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SERVING MANITOBA FARMERS SINCE 1925 | Vol. 72, No. 26

CTA ruling favours grain company in rail service dispute

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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l t h o u g h C N Ra i l i s appealing a Canadian Transportation Agency interim decision in favour of Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ complaint about last winter’s rail service, other complainants say it bodes well for their cases too.

May 2 the CTA ordered CN Rail to meet its service requirements to four Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) elevators, a decision which could be reversed on appeal. But for now CN must provide LDC with the number of rail cars it is contractually obligated to provide — specifically for “placement of empty cars for loading and pickup of loaded cars at Glenavon, Sask. Aberdeen, Sask., Joffre, Alta. and Lyalta, Alta.

LDC filed a level-of-service complaint with the CTA April 14 claiming CN failed to fulfil its statutory obligations under Sections 113 to 116 of the Canada Transportation Act and a confidential contract it signed with CN in 1999.

LDC also requested interim relief and got it.

“The Louis Dreyfus case is an example of exactly the arguments that we’re making at the aggregate level, concerning both railways for all commodities across Western Canada,” Rick White, executive director of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, said in an See CTA RULING on page 7 »

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Eye in the sky now in reach of farmers Drones can give you the big picture of a field, a small one of seed row spacing, or even check on the cows

Some drones, including this one, are relatively inexpensive providing farmers with a new tool for crop scouting.

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It’s getting easier and cheaper to do with a wide array of drones on the market, says Rejean Picard, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s (MAFRD) farm production adviser in Somerset.

Once almost exclusively used by soldiers and spies, drones could be the next new agricultural innovation to “take off” — pun intended.

Picard is experimenting this summer with a camera-equipped ’copter drone.

“I think it will become a pretty useful unit,” for both farmers and crop consultants,” he said during an MAFRD webinar June 12. “Because it’s not necessarily a very high cost and it can be used right through the whole season I think it has some really good potential.”

In an interview later Picard said drones won’t eliminate the need for farmers to walk their fields.

“It provides a good first overview that can identify areas that need closer attention,” he said.

Drones start at less than $1,000 and go up to tens of thousands of dollars.

More expensive fixed-wing drones can be programmed to fly over a specific area and have geo-referencing software and can take near-infrared (NIR) images,

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used to assess vegetative growth. But in many applications drones are cheaper than hiring a manned aircraft or buying satellite images, Picard said. More expensive drones can be used to map fields, assess crop development and compare against maps generated by combine yield monitors.

The four-propeller, battery-powered DGI Phantom 2 drone Picard flies costs around $700, but adding a gimbal (a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis) and GroPro still and video camera brought the price to $2,500. It also includes a seven-inch screen that allows the pilot to see live what the camera sees. Picard said that See DRONES on page 6 »

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

INSIDE

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Pig parasites could be beneficial to humans

Antibiotics in agriculture A U.S. expert says they face increasing scrutiny

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ew t re a t m e n t s f o r inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and autism could be on the horizon, after a global University of Melbourne — lead study successfully mapped the genes of a parasitic worm in pigs.

“We know that humans infected with the harmless, ‘pig whipworm’ can have significantly reduced symptoms linked to autoimmune diseases. And now we have the genetic sequence of the worm, it opens the door to future human drug d e s i g n s a n d t re a t m e n t ,” lead researcher, Dr. Aaron Jex, faculty of veterinar y science, said.

Although the ‘pig whipw o r m’ c a u s e s d i s e a s e and losses in livestock, it does not cause disease in humans.

In contrast, the ‘human whipworm’ infects around one billion people, mainly children in developing

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nations, and causes dysentery, malnourishment and impairment of physical and mental development.

Co-author, Prof. Robin Gasser, faculty of veterinar y science, said, “ The genes tell us about the

p ro t e i n s t h a t t h i s w o r m uses to interact with our immune systems. Knowing the worm’s molecular landscape could be very useful in starting to understand autoimmune diseases in humans.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

BETTER THAN A POT OF GOLD

A rainbow hints at what farmers hope will come to pass at harvest.

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CWB under fire for not taking delivery Questions are also being raised about an unprecedented final adjusted payment from 2011-12 issued this May

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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he Canadian Wheat Board is dead but CWB, its government-owned, open-market successor, is still a lightning rod for controversy.

CWB is being criticized for not taking delivery of all the grain it contracted this crop year, there are questions about why it issued final adjustment payments from 2011-12, and its 2012-13 financial statements are three months overdue.

CWB is in default of its Early Delivery Pool contracts, according to an unnamed person who emailed a number of news outlets June 20 using the address farmers.for. justice.2014@gmail.com.

“Elevator companies have been refusing to accept delivery of board grain but will take it if you sign a contract with them,” the email said. “If you phone the board and ask about your options they will tell you that you can either roll to next year or buy out of your contract. We don’t want to deliver next year and we don’t want to pay because the board can’t meet its obligations. We want our bins empty before harvest and we want to get paid for last year’s crop.”

The email notes that CWB’s contract states: “If CWB cannot accept delivery within the pooling period due to logistical constraints or other reasons, CWB may extend the pooling period by up to thirty (30) days.”

The email writer refused to identify him or herself, but said he or she was not affiliated with Farmers For Justice, a group that protested the wheat board’s monopoly by illegally exporting wheat and barley to the United States.

Like all grain companies this crop year, CWB encountered delays in shipping grain

by rail, Gord Flaten, CWB’s vice-president of procurement said in an interview June 20.

The contract farmers signed with CWB says if farmers can’t deliver they can roll over the contract and deliver next crop year or buy out the contract, he said. But there’s another option.

“We can keep trying to take delivery and that’s what most people choose to do,” Flaten said.

“We find that we really don’t get into a bunch of legal discussions. That’s not where most people’s minds are at.”

Flaten confirmed that some companies have sometimes not taken delivery of CWB grain despite being under contract to do so.

“There is something to that, but that varies too, company by company, station by station, so there’s no universal statement you can make how things play out in a year like this,” he said.

Former wheat board director Stewart Wells said he and other monopoly supporters predicted CWB would have trouble getting the grain companies it competes with to handle CWB grain.

CWB has been buying elevators and has also announced it’s building two.

When the emailer was asked why farmers don’t just haul their CWB grain to the U.S. and sue CWB he or she replied: “We aren’t in default, the board (CWB) is. Why should we be forced to buy out?”

Pool returns are better than the cash market now too.

Annual report past due

Meanwhile, the pro-monopoly Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA) has written Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz asking why CWB has yet to file its 2012-13 annual report, including an audited financial statement. Stewart Wells says CWB is required

“We don’t want to deliver next year and we don’t want to pay because the board (CWB) can’t meet its obligations. We want our bins empty before harvest and we want to get paid for last year’s crop.”

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under the CWB Act to file its annual report with the minister of agriculture by March 31. The minister is obliged to table it in Parliament no more than 15 days later.

“The CWB continues to prepare its report in this new era,” Ritz said in an email June 18. “When it is received by government it will be tabled in Parliament.”

Former wheat board director and CWBA member Kyle Korneychuk says the delay is suspicious. Perhaps CWB is on the verge of being sold, he speculated. Perhaps the books look bad, he said. Or it could just be CWB incompetence, he added.

“This new conspiracy theory of a small few is just the latest example of their unwillingness to recognize the positive impact marketing freedom is having across the Prairies,” Ritz said.

Either way CWBA is anxious to see CWB’s financial statements as it builds its lawsuit alleging the federal government cost farmers more than $17 billion when it ended the board’s monopoly Aug. 1, 2012.

Final, final payment

Wells also speculates final adjusted payments issued by CWB from the 2011-12 wheat and durum pools might have something to do with the lawsuit.

CWB issued $26.3 million in what it called final adjustment payments in May — $11.7 million and $14.6 million for wheat and durum, respectively.

“As far as I know what they’ve done is totally unprecedented,” Wells said, noting until now wheat board final payments were just that — final.

Flaten said the explanation is straightforward.

“It’s from discovering the (wheat board’s) costs were a bit lower than originally calculated,” he said. “There was some money there that could and should be paid out (to farmers in the pools) so we followed through on that.”

The final payment under the wheat board’s single desk on wheat and durum was 86 cents and $3.61 a tonne, respectively.

The reason the final adjusted payments came almost two years later is because it took time to do the audit and then get federal government permission to approve the payments, Flaten said.

According to Wells, CWB, knowing the lawsuit will scrutinize the cost of converting the monopoly board to open-market CWB, is being extra careful.

“The whole thing doesn’t pass the smell test for no other reason than they haven’t properly explained themselves,” Wells said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Worthwhile trade-off

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ew drainage and water management initiatives announced earlier this month will make it easier for Manitoba farmers to drain low spots in their fields, but harder — much harder — to convert wetlands into annual crop production.

It may seem like a nuanced distinction and it will undoubtedly make many in the farming community nervous — especially since the penalties for undertaking unapLaura Rance proved drainage will also become stiffer.

Editor But the economics and social benefits behind this approach are compelling, from the provincial standpoint and quite frankly for farmers too. It is farmers and rural Manitobans, after all, who are on the front lines of excess water woes. This year’s unseeded acreage is a case in point.

Newly released Saskatchewan-based research on the linkage between wetland drainage and flooding has confirmed what many have long suspected. A long-term monitoring and computer modelling study by the University of Saskatchewan Centre for Hydrology shows wetland drainage is indeed “a major factor in increasing Prairie streamflows and increasing flooding in wet years,” the so-called Pomeroy report says.

“Draining wetlands adds permanent surface connections, reducing the ability for wetlands to store surface water and increasing the land area contributing to streamflow when snowmelt run-off is generated,” the report says. “The land area contributing to streamflow increases in wet conditions and decreases in droughts because of the changing storage of water in wetlands.”

Earlier research conducted here in Manitoba also found wetland drainage contributed significantly to flushing nutrients into streams and lakes.

This latest hydrology work was done in the Smith Creek watershed near Yorkton, Sask., which has undergone substantial drainage over the past 50 years. In 1958, wetlands made up 24 per cent of the basin area. Today they have been reduced to 11 per cent.

These researchers found that the wetland drainage since 1958 increased the 2011 flood peak by 32 per cent and the 2011 yearly streamflow by 29 per cent. Continued drainage of those wetlands would increase the peak flows in future flood events by 78 per cent and the yearly volume by 32 per cent over 2011.

Restoring those wetlands to the 1958 levels would decrease those peak flows by 26 per cent.

It’s unlikely that’s going to happen. Once land has been “improved” or “developed,” which is how our society rationalizes valuing only those things we can draw revenue from, there are currently no mechanisms for returning it to natural services.

But these new proposals will at least stem the losses and form a basis for a much more co-ordinated and strategic approach to water management in both times of excess and shortages. Toward that end, we hope the Saskatchewan government is paying as much attention to this research as its downstream neighbour.

The federal government’s Canvec system categorizes wetlands according to a scale of 1 through 5.

The province is lessening its oversight over Categories 1 and 2 — those low spots — but adding Class 3, which tend to be seasonable wetlands that dry out in some years to the restricted list along with 4 and 5. Most of the Class 3 wetlands are less than two acres in size but there’s a lot of them; Ducks Unlimited officials said there are 275,000 acres of Class 3 wetlands left in Manitoba and a total of 1.42 million acres in Classes 3 to 5.

It’s awfully tempting for a farmer to get in there and consolidate, not only freeing up more cropland but to lessen the burden of working around them.

But if these regulations go ahead, farmers or other developers who want to drain these potholes will need a permit and to replace the wetlands lost by a ratio of three to one. That will consist of either finding another spot on the farm or purchasing wetland “credits” so that wetlands can be developed elsewhere, preferably within the same watershed. In other words, the cost of drainage is going up to reflect the broader costs associated with that drainage.

So protecting Class 3 wetlands comes at a cost to agriculture — that’s 275,000 acres of potential farmland lost. Based on land rental rates of $55 per acre per year, that’s more than $15 million worth of productive capacity lost.

But Scott Stephens, director of regional operations for the Prairies with Ducks Unlimited Canada, said the benefits by way of flood storage (11 times the current capacity of Lake of the Prairies), the carbon and nutrients stored add up to net benefit ratio of nearly nine to one, or $490 per acre per year.

It’s a trade-off all right. Farmers will be restricted from developing more land that they can farm some of the time, given the rising incidents of overland flooding. But in the future, it could mean they can get back to farming the acres they have today all the time. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Province won’t budge on hog barn restrictions

By Gord Mackintosh

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would like to take this opportunity to share with your readers some of the important issues facing our watershed, and the steps our government is taking to maintain jobs while upholding our aggressive measures to protect our lakes and streams from pollution.

Our efforts to clean up and protect our environmentally sensitive lakes can only be effective when combined with a strategy to reduce nutrients released into our environment.

Phosphorus is an important fertilizer to grow crops, but excessive levels run off into rivers and cause algae blooms on our lakes.

Excessive nutrient run-off can increase the cost of water treatment for local municipalities, close beaches and harm commercial and recreational fisheries.

While there has been some resistance to the strict regulations our government has put in place to protect our water, it’s worth noting that when it passed in 2011, the Save Lake Winnipeg Act was unanimously supported by all political parties as a way to address the urgent need to deal with the environmental concerns on Lake Winnipeg and other Manitoba waterways.

This groundbreaking legislation stopped the uncontrolled and rapid growth of the hog industry, a source of controllable nutrients within our borders.

Recently, porcine epidemic diarrhea and other threats have presented supply challenges to the pork industry throughout North America, resulting in calls for a major increase in hog production.

Our government remains committed to working with industry to protect jobs while

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Any pilot project proposal coming forward from the hog industry to the province must demonstrate zero negative impact on water quality and include effective odour control measures.

staying vigilant on water quality. We are not prepared to weaken the Save Lake Winnipeg Act and allow unrestricted province-wide hog production in Manitoba at the expense of the environment.

Any pilot project proposal coming forward from the hog industry to the province must demonstrate zero negative impact on water quality and include effective odour control measures.

In addition to meeting the highest standards for water protection and odour control, the industry will need to work with rural communities to determine the level of support.

Our water is too important to be put at risk, and the wishes of local communities must be respected.

The hog industry is an economic driver in Manitoba and we will continue to work with producers and processors to ensure the industry is strong and environmentally sustainable for the long term.

Gord Mackintosh is minister of conservation and water stewardship

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f you were a borrower in 1980, rates like this were alarming. But if you’re looking for some returns on your retirement savings today, you might look fondly at this ad from our June 26, 1980 issue. It got better (or worse) — the following year Canada Savings Bonds paid 19.5 per cent. However, 1981 inflation was 12.5 per cent. That month the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association called for inquiry into the spread between the Bank of Canada rate and the prime rate charged by chartered banks, which had widened to 2.46 points from .75 points the previous October.

High rates weren’t the only problem. Our lead story that issue was a $40.7-million feed assistance program “featuring the largest hay lift in Canadian history” which was announced by Manitoba Premier Sterling Lyon. The province was suffering from an extended drought, and Lyon said without the program, the province would have to reduce the cattle herd by 200,000 head. The provincial average wheat yield that year was 21.2 bushels compared to the previous five-year average of 27.9.

We reported that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau had

reassured President Jimmy Carter that Canada supported the U.S. embargo to the Soviet Union, imposed in response to its invasion of Afghanistan. Canada had agreed to limit Soviet sales to “normal and traditional” levels, no doubt a moot point given low supplies that year. Nonetheless, the government later paid farmers $81 million as compensation for the restriction in sales.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

New drainage regulations and water management strategy needed Smaller drainage projects will be expedited under proposed regulations in the province’s new water management strategy

By Doug Chorney

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he Manitoba government last week announced two new plans for water management in the province, and while they won’t take effect until a public consultation process occurs, they will be positive for farmers.

In the first document, Towards Sustainable Drainage new drainage regulations are outlined that mean producers will no longer need to complete a lengthy approval, inspection and licensing process for minor drainage projects. They will simply register the drainage work with the province, and then proceed with work in a timely manner.

KAP was a part of the stakeholder group that consulted with the province on these regulations, and I believe we have done our job well.

Since these minor projects account for the vast majority of the drainage undertaken, this will be a huge step forward in getting land into production that may otherwise risk flooding every year.

The second component of the proposed regulations addresses drainage of permanent and semi-permanent wetlands, which only makes up a small portion of the drainage work done by farmers.

Currently, it is challenging to get a licence to drain a permanent or semipermanent wetland, but in the proposed new system a formal process would be established that will strictly define the criteria that a landowner must meet in order to undertake this type of drainage project. This includes ensuring any downstream effects associated with removing a permanent wetland, including flooding neighbours’ land, is mitigated through the reconstruction or reten-

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Bees, neonics, corn and canola The status of Canada’s bee population has received much attention of late, including Laura Rance’s column of May 22.

Dr. Lu at Harvard University has received lots of media attention for his recent research results and claim that neonics are a dominant cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD) in bees. Less widely reported are the views of many bee specialists who

tion of wetlands in other areas of the watershed.

As an example, if there is a permanent or semi-permanent wetland in an area of a field that impedes planting and production, the farmer would be able to drain that area and designate another area in the same field — or at another location within the watershed — as a wetland.

I expect that a system will also be developed which will allow farmers to purchase wetland credits from other farmers and landowners to offset drainage on their private lands, rather than undertaking retention and reconstruction projects on their own.

The province has also proposed an increase in the enforcement of regulations to address illegal drainage projects, and while there have been issues in the past when legal projects have come under unnecessary scrutiny, I anticipate these simplified regulations will provide clarity for both landowners and water resource officers.

KAP is committed to continuing to work with the Department of Conservation and Water Stewardship to ensure that enforcement of these regulations is done fairly and consistently throughout Manitoba.

While we accept these proposed wetland regulations, KAP has always maintained that in any situation where land is taken out of production in the interest of watershed health that will benefit all of society, farmers must be compensated — and we will continue efforts to make this happen.

Another component of the proposed regulations addresses the use of tile drainage. Similar to surface drainage, tile drainage projects that meet basic criteria and do not involve draining permanent or semi-per-

manent wetlands would be allowed through a simple registration process.

I have heard of some municipalities being concerned about tile drainage projects having negative impacts due to incorrect installation, which is why the issue will be the focus of a government-stakeholder working group.

Following farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota, Manitoba farmers have embraced this new technology, and it is encouraging to see the Manitoba government and municipalities attempting to further understand the opportunities and constraints of this type of drainage. This is an important tool, and it should be accessible to all farmers.

The second plan announced by the province is the Surface Water Management Strategy that takes an allencompassing view of water drainage across Manitoba, including that from agricultural, municipal, industrial and all other sources. KAP has been pressing for a comprehensive water management strategy, and we are pleased that it appears it is finally coming to fruition.

Instead of working with individual drainage issues, the strategy proposes to address entire watersheds and their interconnectivity.

It includes 50 specific actions that would be completed between now and 2020, and if done correctly will drastically reduce the effects of flooding and drought. They would also mitigate the effects of terminal basins, such as Whitewater Lake and Shoal Lakes, on surrounding landowners.

To help achieve the actions set out in the strategy, the province will be implementing light detection and radar (LiDAR) digital imagery that produces very accurate data for land elevation. KAP has lobbied for the use

of this technology on a large scale because it is an excellent resource in land and water management planning.

From what I have heard, some farmers are concerned about these new developments in provincial water management, but I am convinced they are positive news. In the short term, we will see expedited minor drainage projects, and in the long term we will see solutions to perennial flooding and drainage issues.

Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Mackintosh made it clear during his announcement of the new strategies that farmers need to be able to be productive on their land, and the goal is to have “sustainable drainage” as a tool for all farmers.

The work being done in Manitoba, however, cannot stop at the borders.

Our neighbours to the south and to the west are also home to the watersheds that eventually flow into this province, and now they must do their parts to adopt similar measures. Manitoba can no longer be a recipient for unwanted water originating beyond its borders, and a multi-jurisdictional effort can recognize and solve this long-standing problem.

This is something that we will continue to press for, but for now, I think that producers in Manitoba should recognize that drainage regulations will be simplified and that a six-year strategy will be put in place to alleviate many of the drainage issues we experience.

have noted that 1) Lu’s bees did not actually display many symptoms of CCD, and 2) the solutions which his bees were force fed (no other food choices) contained levels of neonics far higher than what occurs in the real world.

Randy Oliver, perhaps North America’s best-known knowledgeable beekeeper, has written an excellent critique at http://scientificbeekeeping.com.

I have been especially interested in the big difference reported for beekeepers whose bees forage on canola versus near cornfields. Seed treatment rates (g/acre) are similar with both crops and the amount of neonic in plant pollen and soil is about the same, according to some extensive reporting by the European Food Safety Authority. (“Oilseed rape” in Europe instead of canola.) Yet bees flourish when foraging on canola and don’t do as well near corn.

One obvious difference is that corn has no nectar (canola has lots) so that bees suffer nutritionally, unless there are other flowering plants for them to forage near cornfields. One obvious difference is in the planters, and the dust which can emerge from corn vacuum planters during seeding. I have enlarged on the corn-canola comparison in a column at http:// www.tdaynard.com.

Good steps are being taken by corn growers and industry partners to reduce these dust emissions. I compliment Manitoba corn growers and beekeepers for working together to advance these. We’ve not seen that in Ontario with the main beekeeper association choosing to ally itself with anti-pesticide groups like the Sierra Club. However, thankfully, the new Ontario Independent Commercial Beekeepers, a breakaway group, is acting more like beekeeper groups in Western Canada.

the world” is the biggest and most egregious myth of all.

It bears repeating again and again that the inherent qualities of a seed that contribute to increased yield or nutrition, drought or salt resistance — things that really will help feed the world — are still only being achieved by conventional breeding methods.

Conversely, genetically engineered crops can only be credited with being either Roundup Ready or Bt technologies that help no one but seed and chemical companies.

Our high-quality wheat is in demand throughout the world and it makes no sense to jeopardize our markets by introducing GM varieties that nobody wants.

Canadians are increasingly aware that not one GM crop on the market today provides a single benefit to the consumer. I expect that any talk of introducing GM wheat will be met with fierce and vocal opposition from a public that has had it with being fed a steady diet of inflated industry claims about GM crops. It’s time to put our energy into producing crops that truly do benefit people and also enhance the biodiversity of the food supply.

Terry Daynard Guelph, Ont.

Mythological benefits of GM crops This letter is in response to the story “Tri-country statement supports GM wheat commercialization in June 12 Manitoba Co-operator. Like the snake-oil salesmen of old, those who would unleash another chemicaldependent commodity food crop, this time wheat, onto an unwilling public are once again spouting mythological benefits meant to prey on our humanity. Claiming that such ‘innovation’ is “needed to help feed

Doug Chorney is president of Keystone Agricultural Producers, Manitoba’s largest farm policy organization. He farms grains, oilseeds and soybeans near East Selkirk, Man.

Alex Atamanenko, MP B.C. Southern Interior

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

FROM PAGE ONE DRONES Continued from page 1

helps because once the drone gets farther away, it’s hard to know if it’s flying towards or away from the pilot.

Easy to manoeuvre

The ’copter drone is relatively easy to manoeuvre and can fly several hundred feet high or inches from the ground. It can also hover — a nice feature when the operator wants to take a close look at a part of the field.

“It can hover a couple of feet off the ground, take a picture and then you can upload it to your computer,” Picard said. “I think you could even do plant counts if you know the seed row spacing.”

“I expect drones could turn up on a lot of farmers’ Christmas wish lists this year.”

Rejean Picard

Flying the drone takes practice, he said. Picard has had a couple of rough landings resulting in damaged propellers, but they are relatively inexpensive to replace.

Picard’s ’copter drone has GPS and a compass, which he said helps keep it stable, even under relatively windy conditions.

The 12-megapixel GroPro camera can look forward or straight down. While the wideangle lens captures a big area, it also distorts the view, making it difficult to piece pictures of a field together to get a composite view.

Crop monitoring and assessment are the obvious uses for drones.

“It can be used for scouting various stages of the crop at various heights,” Picard

A ’copter drone provides a bird’s-eye view of a winter wheat field revealing some problem spots. photo: rejean picard — mafrd

said. “A crop like canola at full flower is hard to walk through.

The same with corn or sunflowers when they get much taller. Then you can hardly see beyond the first few rows so this would potentially give us access to see the whole field and even parts of the field because we can hover down to those areas. It could help us identify areas of concern or damage from hail, spray drift, diseases or insects.”

Hail damage is often difficult to assess from the ground, but an aerial view provides “the big picture.”

It’s a quick way to check a crop and it’s non-invasive — something of increasing importance as farmers try to keep visitors from introducing pests to their land.

Aerial pictures also provide a historical record of a field.

Picard’s ’copter can fly for 20 to 25 minutes up to 1.3 kilometres from the operator.

Crop scouting is an obvious use for drones, but it’s not hard to think of more, including checking cows and fences.

“If a cow was having a calf (on pasture) you could check what’s going on without disturbing

the whole herd,” Picard said.

“There’s an element of safety.

You never know when an animal (during birthing) will turn on you. It’s one less time you’d have to be exposed to that risk.”

In addition to being a useful tool, there’s no denying it’s also fun to fly the drone, he said.

“I e x p e c t d r o n e s c o u l d turn up on a lot of farmers’ Christmas wish lists this year.”

No licences are required to operate recreational drones, w h i c h p re s u m a b l y w o u l d include those farmers would fly on their own property, according to information posted on

the federal Office of the Privacy C o m m i s s i o n e r ’s w e b s i t e .

However, drones, or unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) operated for civil or commercial purposes are only authorized to fly with a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) issued by Transport Canada.

“Canada’s privacy laws will, and do apply to UAVs deployed by public or private-sector organizations to collect and/ or use personal information about citizens,” the website says. allan@fbcpublishing.com

NDSU evaluating unmanned aircraft systems The flight information will be shared with federal aviation authorities to assist with regulatory development NDSU release

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orth Dakota State University researchers are taking to the air to monitor crop and livestock research projects on the ground.

Several researchers on campus are working with colleagues at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center to evaluate whether unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can be effective management tools in crop and livestock production.

“There is currently much interest in using UAS in agriculture,” says John Nowatzki, the NDSU Extension Service’s agricultural machine systems specialist and the lead investigator on this project. “However, there is little research to show that UAS can be used effectively or economically for crop or livestock management.”

Researchers are using UASmounted thermal, infrared sen-

sors and cameras that capture image data at specific frequencies to collect data from fields and livestock at specified times.

The researchers plan to identify plant emergence and populations in corn, soybeans and sunflowers, and nitrogen deficiencies in corn and wheat.

They’re also hoping the UAS can help them make early plant health assessments, and spot disease and insect damage symptoms, weed infestations and indications of moisture stress on irrigated crops.

In addition, they plan to use the UAS to determine the impacts of tillage and crop rotations on crop emergence, vigour and yield, and the impacts of soil salinity on crop yields, as well as monitor the dry-down times of individual corn hybrids to determine when to harvest the crops.

“The objective is to find out which observations taken from the plane can trans-

late into immediate management actions, or possibly some observations may lead to corrective action for the following season,” says NDSU professor and Extension agronomist Hans Kandel, who is one of the project’s co-investigators.

Crop production researchers have identified at least 40 research trials at the Carrington centre they want included in the UAS project, according to Blaine Schatz, the centre’s director.

“On the livestock side of our research efforts, we will mostly be observing the beef cattle within multiple projects, and the observations will focus on capturing images that may help to determine animal health contrasts and animal behaviour patterns,” Schatz says.

For example, researchers plan to monitor the breeding activity of the centre’s beef cattle, count the cattle in pastures to make sure they are where they are

supposed to be, detect animals that are ill so they can be isolated from the rest of the herd and treated as quickly as possible, and identify animals that are aggressive toward other livestock or humans so they can be removed from herds.

A Research ND grant from the North Dakota Department of Commerce and a North Dakota Soybean Council research grant funded the project, Nowatzki says. The Research ND grant includes matching funds from two private-sector partners: the North Dakota Corn Council and LW Survey of Duluth, Minn.

The University of Nor th Dakota’s Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research, Education and Training is collaborating on this research by flying the UAS at the Carrington centre. UND also will collect flight information from each flight of both UAS used in the project. The flight information will be shared with the FAA for

its use in developing future UAS regulations. In addition to finding out whether UAS are effective in monitoring crop and livestock production, the researchers plan to develop methods to convert the image data to information that’s useful to producers and crop consultants, and help producers identify how they can make use of UAS on their operations.

She thinks another huge advantage is that UAS potentially could cover a whole farm in a day or a few days and provide the producer with a visual of his or her entire field.

“Monitoring the entire farm is a very time- and labour-intensive job,” she notes.

“It is virtually impossible to look at all the field, even when a consultant is walking the fields.

A UAS will allow the farmer or consultant to identify potential areas of concern and focus on those areas which may otherwise go undetected.”

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CTA RULING Continued from page 1

interview June 17. “This is an important ruling.”

The Canola Growers filed a level-of-service complaint with the CTA May 26, alleging both railways breached the transportation act by failing to provide adequate service for grain this crop year.

The CCGA wants the CTA to order the railways to invest in additional rail capacity to move crops to export markets faster, White said.

The CTA said LDC met the three conditions for interim relief pending a final decision.

One was that irreparable harm would occur in the absence of an interim order.

An LDC official declined to comment on the ruling, but in a letter to producers posted on its website, the company says it was “very dissatisfied” with rail service this winter.

“When LDC was unable to convince CN through direct discussions to meet its service obligations, LDC was left with little choice but to take legal action against CN by filing a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA),” the letter states.

“LDC’s reputation with its producer partners has suffered enough. We want to help Prairie producers clear out last year’s undelivered backlog and get focused on the present and the future.”

CN spokesman Mark Hallman declined to comment on the case because it’s being appealed.

However, in an email he warned the CTA order could have negative consequences.

“To the extent any shipper is afforded preference, by law or otherwise, this will necessarily be at the expense of the rest of the industry,” Hallman wrote. “As such, CN intends to vigorously defend all of its grain customers’ interests in a fair and consistent car allocation.”

As of the end of May, CN’s grains volumes were four per cent better than its previous best and 13 per cent above average performance, Hallman wrote.

CN wants to move 6,000 cars of grain weekly this summer.

Although the CTA issued its ruling May 2 and immediately informed LDC and CN, it didn’t post it on its website until last week.

A CTA official said since the case involves confidential contracts, its decision had to be redacted and translated.

Rail car back orders peaked at about 78,000 this winter.

The railways blamed unusually cold temperatures and a record crop. Grain companies said the railways fell behind their 10,000-car-a-week commitment early in the fall and never recovered.

In March, the federal government ordered the railways to move a million tonnes of grain a week or be fined.

Last month Bill C-30, the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, became law, allowing the federal government, after consulting with the grain industry, to continue setting grain-shipping targets for the railways.

The government also promises regulations under the act, still to be written, will strengthen service-level agreements between shippers and the railways allowing shippers to be compensated for expenses caused by railways’ failing to meet their service obligations.

B.C.-based Ashland Inc. has also filed a level-of-service complaint alleging poor rail service. allan@fbcpublishing.com

Temporary Foreign Worker changes complicate meat packer labour shortage The meat-processing industry is worried chronic worker shortages will make the sector uncompetitive

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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hanges to the Temporary Foreign Worker program have left meat packers and processors scrambling to find out whether the new rules will further complicate the worker shortage already hurting the industry, says Jim Laws, president of the Canadian Meat Council (CMC).

The changes announced June 20 came days after the council warned it needed hundreds of workers immediately and 500 in the coming months or plants would have to reduce shifts, which would hurt livestock producers and the small towns where most plants are located.

The newly announced changes would limit the number of temporary foreign workers large companies can employ, tighten the program’s criteria, increase the fees charged for each foreign worker from $275 to $1,000, implement more auditing and impose stiffer fines for those not in compliance.

It appears the changes will have a significant impact, Laws said. “Our members are working together to assess the full extent to which our operations and capacity will be impacted.

To that end, we will be seeking further information and clarification from the Manpower Minister Jason Kenney, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on an urgent and expedited basis.”

Greatest need

The need for workers is greatest in Central Canada and on the Prairies, said Ron Davidson, CMC’s director of government relations. The industry is offering competitive wages to Canadians or foreigners willing to take the jobs, which include up to a year of paid training.

Before the government’s announcement, the companies, farm groups

“Currently our members’ plants are working at 77 per cent capacity because of the work shortage.

At that level we can’t compete with U.S. plants that have lower wages and can ship freely into Canada.”

Ron Davidson

CMC’s director of government relations

and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union had formed a coalition to raise awareness of the labour shortfall and to convince the federal government to modify its controversy-plagued TFW program to ensure sufficient staff are available. The industry generates more than $33 billion in annual sales, employs 100,000 and is the largest foodprocessing sector in Canada.

“Currently our members’ plants are working at 77 per cent capacity because of the work shortage,” Davidson said in an interview. “At that level we can’t compete with U.S. plants that have lower wages and can ship freely into Canada.”

Canadian livestock is being shipped to U.S. processors and shipped back to Canada, where it competes against domestically processed products. “This is a serious problem for farmers because livestock prices are lower,” he said.

Without more workers, plants will have to cut back their operations, he added. “In some cases dozens, if not hundreds, of workers can sit idle if processors do not have enough manpower on the line to support a full shift. At any given time, the work of five or six employees can be entirely dependent on the shift having a single

worker with the specialized skills and training needed to complete the job.”

For most, the training would last up to a year. Companies have recruitment strategies reaching out to First Nations communities, young people and new citizens, Davidson noted.

Becoming residents

The meat sector has relied on temporary foreign workers to continue operating, he added. “To be clear, these foreign workers do not displace Canadian workers — they help ensure they have jobs.”

Foreign workers account for about 10 per cent of the meat plant workforce. Since 2002, more than 4,080 foreign workers “have received permanent resident status while working for our companies.”

Some plants have reduced shifts because of the shortages. “If Canada were to lose any more domestic processing capacity, the impact on our agriculture sector would be swift and severe,” he said. “Without sufficient domestic processing capacity, Canadian livestock producers would be forced to send more of their hogs and cattle to the United States.

“Moreover, if Canadian cattle and hog producers are forced by insufficient domestic capacity to rely on U.S. companies to process their livestock, they will be at an even greater risk if borders close, as we have seen all too often in the recent past,” he noted. “A border closure would have the potential to decimate them.”

The industry has tried to recruit Canadians and regular immigrants to meet its workforce needs even though the jobs pay above the minimum wage.

In the face of “an ongoing chronic shortage of ‘full-time’ permanent workers,” the industry had no choice but to tap into the Temporary Foreign Worker program.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

Poll provides snapshot of what Manitobans think of municipal leaders’ priorities Canadian Taxpayers Federation also releases policy menu to get voters and candidates thinking about what they want from elected leaders

By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

M

ost Manitobans support the province’s effort to merge municipalities, but not the way it forced the issue, according to a recent poll conducted for the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM).

The AMM asked Probe Re s e a rc h t o s u r v e y 1 , 5 0 0 Manitobans, including 1,004 persons outside Winnipeg, to gauge the public’s views on municipal issues such as amalgamation, council spending priorities and how well local government does its job.

Fifty-four per cent of those polled said they supported amalgamation, with a third opposed and 11 per cent expressing no opinion, said Joe

Masi, AMM executive director who shared the results with mayors, councillors and reeves at district meetings held around Manitoba earlier this month.

Interestingly, 55 per cent of respondents also said the AMM was also right to take the province to court over the matter.

“People said, ‘we support the idea of getting together to be more efficient,’” he said. “But most Manitobans didn’t feel it was a fair process.”

The poll also asked questions about who should control the purse strings.

Most said spending decisions are best left in the hands of local government, including 69 per cent who said monies raised by the PST increase should go directly to municipalities, Masi said.

“The level of trust is very high for local government,” Masi said.

Overall, the poll indicates Manitobans seem quite satisfied with how municipal government does its job. Fifty-nine per cent said they believe their municipality is headed in the right direction and nearly seven out of 10 said they’re optimistic about its economic future.

Masi said those seeking reelection in October should be heartened by the poll’s results.

“We wanted to know how residents perceive their elected municipal officials,” Masi said.

“Much as some days you wonder why you’re doing this job, the majority of people in Manitoba like what their local government is trying to do.”

Manitobans will re-elect

their municipal representatives on October 22.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation meanwhile last week also released a policy menu to get both candidates and voters thinking about what they want most from their elected officials.

The ideas cover a wide range of recommendations including ways to cap spending, and hold councils more accountable, such as by hosting regular “question period” meetings for the public to query councils on municipal matters.

Another suggestion is to hold evening meetings so more of the public can attend.

Prairie director of the CTF Colin Craig said some of their ideas may be more relevant to a larger centre like Winnipeg.

But they hope they’ll get all

municipal candidates looking at it to decide what they might include in their own campaign, he said.

“At the same time voters can look at this too and say, ‘I’d like to see this happening in my municipality and I’m going to try to pressure some candidates to see where they stand on this,’” he said. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

“The level of trust is very high for local government.”

Joe Masi

AMM executive director

WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762.

July 6-8: Pulse and Special Crops Convention, Sheraton Cavalier, 612 Spadina Cres. E., Saskatoon. For more info visit www.specialcrops.mb.ca.

Quality meets quantity.

July 18: Advanced organic crop diagnostic school, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ian N. Morrison Research Farm, Carman. For more info or to pre-register (required) call Monika Menold at 204-745-5663.

July 19: Springfield Country Fair, Dugald. Judging July 18. Call 204-755-3464 or visit www.springfieldagsociety.com July 24-27: Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede, Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin. For more info visit http://ag-museum.mb.ca/ events/threshermens-reunionand-stampede/.

Aug. 9: Southeastern Manitoba Draft Horse Association annual plowing match, Steinbach. For more info call John Hildebrand at 204-346-4323.

Oct. 6-9: International Summit of Co-operatives, Centre des Congres de Quebec, 1000 boul.

Rene-Levesque E., Quebec City.

For more info visit http://www. sommetinter.coop.

Oct. 28-30: Cereals North America second annual conference, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg.

For more info visit www. cerealsnorthamerica.com.

Nov. 17-19: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association conference and AGM, Chateau Bromont, 90 rue Stanstead, Bromont, Que. For more info email c_arbuckle@canadianfga. ca or call 204-254-4192.

Dec. 2: University of Manitoba Transport Institute’s Fields on Wheels conference, Delta Winnipeg Hotel, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.umti.ca.

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Hands-on learning about water

Ag think tank George Morris Centre is winding down

About 211 elementary students from Winkler, St. Claude, Indian Springs, Prairie Mountain, Manitou, Holland, Shady Lane, Kamsley, New Rosedale, Windy Bay, Crystal City, and Harmony schools took part in the fifth annual Binney Siding Water Festival on June 13. The event was co-hosted by the Pembina Valley and La Salle Redboine conservation districts. Elementary school students visited stations led by local experts and volunteers. The festival is designed to show students that water is connected to everything, from micro-organisms living in the dirt to the oxygen we breathe. Photo: Supplied

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The centre said those assets are to be gifted to OAC as per the wishes of its founder and original endowerer, farmer and rancher George Morris.

Morris, a prominent cattle producer and cash-crop farmer at Merlin, Ont. and an inductee in the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame, founded the think-tank in 1990, providing half his estate to fund it before his death in 1999.

The centre’s current chairman, Bob Funk, recounted in Thursday’s release that Morris had envisioned the centre as supporting — in Morris’s words — “free thought, free speech and noncompromised analysis to serve the Canadian agri-food sector, thus enabling those involved to more effectively compete in the global marketplace.”

The centre today offers research, consulting and “custom education” to the private sector as well as to government, producer groups and organizations with commercial interest in agriculture, food and related policies.

The centre, which operated from 1990 through 1998 as a department of the University of Guelph, registered as a non-profit charitable corporation in 1998.

Fulfilling said vision has been an expensive task for the centre in recent years. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2013, centre revenue from operations and a handful of donations totalled $1.529 million, down from $1.652 million in 2012.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South 153.50 — 103.00 - 115.00 88.00 - 104.00 — $ 173.00 - 195.00 185.00 - 200.00 198.00 - 218.00 215.00 - 233.00 225.00 - 245.00 232.00 - 251.00 $ 155.00 - 175.00 168.00 - 185.00 188.00 - 205.00 195.00 - 216.00 205.00 - 230.00 210.00 - 235.00

($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.)

(850+ lbs.)

Feeder values remain high during summer slowdown Active buyers are taking cattle west or south

Close 148.00 147.48 149.38 150.78 152.20 153.85

Change 2.00 2.42 1.32 0.13 -0.25 -0.25

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Feeder Cattle August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 January 2015 March 2015

Close 207.55 208.58 208.68 208.45 203.75 202.85

Change 1.70 2.05 2.01 1.98 2.43 2.15

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending June 14, 2014 53,158 10,405 42,753 N/A 605,000

Previous Year­ 48,740 12,660 36,080 N/A 644,000

Week Ending June 14, 2014 466 21,629 22,078 1,296 893 6,257 128

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 577 23,245 17,923 1,110 742 4,471 42

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)

MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)

ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)

PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

Current Week 241.00 E 223.00 E 230.68 231.77

Futures (June 20, 2014) in U.S. Hogs July 2014 August 2014 October 2014 December 2014 February 2015

Last Week 233.32 215.30 222.18 224.33

Close 128.05 129.75 109.78 97.00 91.75

Last Year (Index 100) 197.86 182.55 192.47 193.73

Change 2.13 -1.05 -1.88 -1.65 -1.85

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

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Winnipeg (wooled fats) — — Next sale is July 2 —

Chickens Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010 Under 1.2 kg................................... $1.5130 1.2 - 1.65 kg.................................... $1.3230 1.65 - 2.1 kg.................................... $1.3830 2.1 - 2.6 kg...................................... $1.3230

Turkeys Minimum prices as of June 15, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.005 Undergrade .............................. $1.915 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.995 Undergrade .............................. $1.895 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.995 Undergrade .............................. $1.895 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.915 Undergrade............................... $1.830 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto — 157.72 - 180.28 185.42 - 199.93 178.85 - 201.14 181.28 - 210.52 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 40.00

Eggs Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective June 12, 2011.

New Previous A Extra Large $1.8500 $1.8200 A Large 1.8500 1.8200 A Medium 1.6700 1.6400 A Small 1.2500 1.2200 A Pee Wee 0.3675 0.3675 Nest Run 24 + 1.7490 1.7210 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Fats) Next sale is July 2

Toronto ($/cwt) 116.11 - 255.86 — 82.80 - 217.58

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

“The eastern market would be great if we could find some volume to put together a quality load for them.”

Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ontario $ 145.09 - 169.91 152.29 - 167.37 78.62 - 113.55 78.62 - 113.55 103.57 - 129.54 $ 170.03 - 197.08 187.41 - 207.75 194.67 - 235.75 196.71 - 248.36 200.74 - 260.78 199.80 - 267.01 $ 174.79 - 182.78 183.21 - 195.54 173.22 - 211.78 184.62 - 226.40 196.87 - 240.07 200.00 - 240.96

$

(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.)

June 20, 2014

Futures (June 20, 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle June 2014 August 2014 October 2014 December 2014 February 2015 April 2015

$1 Cdn: $0.9289 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0766 Cdn.

COLUMN

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers & Heifers D1, 2 Cows $ 97.00 - 105.00 D3 Cows 90.00 - 97.00 Bulls 115.00 - 126.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ — (801-900 lbs.)

165.00 - 194.00 (701-800 lbs.)

195.00 - 217.00 (601-700 lbs.)

210.00 - 235.00 (501-600 lbs.)

210.00 - 245.00 (401-500 lbs.)

210.00 - 245.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

135.00 - 157.00 (801-900 lbs.)

150.00 - 178.00 (701-800 lbs.)

170.00 - 196.00 (601-700 lbs.)

180.00 - 207.00 (501-600 lbs.)

190.00 - 222.00 (401-500 lbs.)

190.00 - 225.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: June 20, 2014

Toronto ($/cwt) 5.00 - 38.00 25.00 - 47.00

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eeder cattle prices at Manitoba’s auction yards remained at record highs during the week ended June 20, although numbers moving through the rings were light as activity slows down for the summer.

“I’ve seen the highest-priced feeder calves of the year this week,” said Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden. “We’ve been saying that for the past four or five months, but it’s the truth.”

Continued strength in U.S. futures markets kept the cattle market well supported, although Hill cautioned on how much higher prices could go as they keep hitting new records.

Hill said about half of the 759 cattle moving through the Virden yard during the week were destined for the slaughter market, with the butcher side of the coin also still very strong.

“Everything is treating the cattlemen right these days, and hopefully it will continue when we have some volumes again.”

The demand is coming from all directions, but most of the actual business was coming from the west and south.

“The eastern market would be great if we could find some volume to put together a quality load for them,” said Hill, noting it was getting harder to find enough animals to make it worthwhile for eastern buyers to make the trip to Manitoba these days.

While activity is slowing down, Hill expected to see at least one more week of somewhat decent numbers — for this time of year — at Virden. With the late spring, marketing cattle

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When’s the next sale?

Ashern

Aug. 20 Regular Tuesday sales through summer

Brandon Gladstone

June 24, July 8, Aug. 19

Grunthal

Regular Tuesday sales through summer

Killarney

Sept. 8

Ste. Rose Virden

Aug. 21 Regular Wednesday sales through summer

Winnipeg

Regular Friday sales through summer

was put off and some producers still haven’t done spring vaccinations on their cows.

Grass and hayland look nice in most areas of the province, though in some areas excess moisture has been a problem. From his standpoint, Hill said pastures were looking great, but were just in need of some heat now.

Only 1,479 head were auctioned off at the three yards reporting sales during the week, down from 2,510 the previous week when eight of the province’s auction yards saw some activity.

Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Thin feedlot margins drop May U.S. cattle placements

By Theopolis Waters chicago / reuters

The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in May declined seven per cent from a year ago as higher-priced calves caused feed yards to bring in fewer of them for fattening, a government report showed June 20.

Improved grazing land in parts of the country allowed ranchers to grow cattle outside of feedlots longer. And, cattle are hard to come by after several years of droughtshrivelled crops, reducing the herd to its smallest in 63 years at 87.730 million head.

May’s lower placements confirm continued tight sup-

plies this fall and the likelihood slaughter cattle and beef prices will remain high, said University of Missouri livestock economist Ron Plain.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed May placements at 1.912 million head, down seven per cent from 2.055 million a year earlier. It was the smallest placement figure for the month of May since 1.810 million in 2011.

Pl a i n a t t r i b u t e d l a s t month’s placement slowdown in part to the lack of readily available animals and ranchers retaining heifers for breeding to rebuild the drought-depleted U.S. herd.

Rich Nelson, Allendale Inc. chief strategist, said feedlots in May did not actively market finished cattle in response to high prices for calves, or feeder cattle, at the time.

USDA put the feedlot cattle supply as of June 1 at 10.594 million head, down two per cent from 10.767 million a year earlier.

The feedlot supply reflected less cattle being placed and the shallow pool of animals for feedlots to draw from, analysts said.

The government said the number of cattle sold to packers, or marketings, was down four per cent in May from a year earlier, to 1.865 million head.

May 2014 marketings tied the May 2010 outcome that was the smallest figure for the month since USDA began the dataset in 1996.

“The report is a nonevent with the dominant f a c t o r b e i n g h ow b e e f moves as we get into the summer doldrums,” said U.S. Commodities analyst Don Roose.

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

column

Speculation on canola stocks levels supports values Chicago grains are mainly in a weather market Terryn Shiells CNSC

I

CE Futures Canada canola contracts were mixed to finish the week ended June 20, with the July contract seeing the biggest move to the upside. Other contracts were slightly lower or higher.

Steady commercial buying interest, as oldcrop canola is still relatively cheap compared to other oilseeds, helped support the July contract. Traders were also rolling out of the position ahead of its expiry.

Talk that Canada’s ending stocks of canola for 2013-14 will actually be smaller than first anticipated, due to good movement and demand this spring, also supported values.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects three million tonnes of canola will be carried out this year, down from a previous guess of 3.3 million. There are also some rumblings that the carry-out will drop below three million tonnes.

Overall, growing conditions remain favourable for North America’s oilseed crops, especially U.S. soybeans, which was bearish for the rest of the market.

There are still enough areas of concern to keep some weather premiums built into the market, as the main thing traders are watching is the weather for U.S. soybean and Canadian canola crops.

There will definitely be some unseeded acres of canola in parts of western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan due to excessive moisture, which may cause canola acreage to drop to about 19 million acres, down from Statistics Canada’s estimate of 19.8 million.

The agency will release updated acreage projections on June 27, which may give a better idea of what was seeded this spring, but the real picture won’t be known until later in the year because StatsCan did its survey in early June, when farmers were still optimistic that they would get everything seeded.

As the growing season progresses, grain and oilseed markets on the Chicago Board of Trade are also now trading largely on weather conditions in the U.S. Soybean futures were mixed during the week, with July values moving lower, and getting closer to the US$14-per-bushel level.

Last Week

All prices close of business June 19, 2014

Week Ago

Year Ago

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

221.38

215.04

257.36

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

257.85

250.59

299.06

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

174.89

174.79

265.06

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

220.62

223.38

255.96

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

503.03

520.02

550.18

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

897.66

850.69

1,067.22

oilseeds

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

Old-crop values saw the only losses, as they are thought to be overvalued and the spread between nearby and deferred contracts needs to move in, especially since the 2014-15 U.S. soybean crop is expected to be very large.

Overall, that crop was looking good, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting more than 70 per cent of the crop was in good to excellent condition as of June 15.

The corn crop was also in very good condition, but speculative short-covering, as the market was looking oversold, caused prices to finish the week higher.

Wheat under pressure

Wheat futures were mixed, with Kansas City and Chicago futures seeing slight changes on both sides of the plus/minus line, while Minneapolis futures were mostly higher.

All three markets were said to be consolidating after breaking below key resistance levels in recent weeks. Large global supplies and a lack of significant demand news kept downward pressure on values.

Short-covering and worries about rain leading to harvest delays and fungal disease problems in the U.S. Winter Wheat Belt were supportive.

Traders will continue to watch weather in the U.S., Canada, and other wheat-growing regions of the world. Supply-and-demand news will also be important for U.S. wheat futures going forward.

USDA’s quarterly grain and stocks report is set for release at the end of June, and has the potential to move the U.S. grain and oilseed markets, with any impact on soybeans likely spilling over to canola as well.

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

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business June 20, 2014 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2014

125.00

135.00

October 2014

132.50

125.00

December 2014

134.50

127.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2014

474.20

463.50

November 2014

461.40

460.60

January 2015

465.10

466.70

Special Crops Report for June 23, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

22.50 - 23.00

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

20.00 - 22.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

15.00 - 16.50

Desi Chickpeas

21.50 - 22.00 — 15.20 - 16.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

8.80 - 12.00

Fababeans, large

—

Medium Yellow No. 1

5.75 - 6.65

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

34.00 - 34.00

Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

52.00 - 52.00

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

38.00 - 38.00

Yellow No. 1

38.00 - 39.00

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

54.00 - 54.00

Brown No. 1

33.30 - 35.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

55.00 - 55.00

Oriental No. 1

28.50 - 30.00

4.25 - 4.35

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Black Beans

37.00 - 37.00

No. 1 Pinto Beans

29.00 - 32.00

No. 1 Small Red

38.00 - 38.00

No. 1 Pink

38.00 - 38.00

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

21.70

19.05

Report for June 20, 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed)

32.00* Call for

Confection

details

—

Source: National Sunflower Association

Satellites help China crop estimates, but stocks still lag The accuracy of China’s data has become a major issue for traders and analysts

By Gus Trompiz london / reuters

T

he use of satellite data has helped hone estimates of China’s crop production, but the global market still lacks reliable numbers on the country’s grain stocks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief economist said June 9.

“While there’s been some progress in trying to estimate production and indicators on where there might be production problems, of course this has very little (bearing) for any of the other variables like consumption or inventory levels,” the economist, Joseph Glauber, said regarding satellite data.

“The Chinese have been very good about their participation in AMIS but we’re still hopeful they will start providing better data on inventory levels,” he told Reuters in London ahead of the International Grains Council’s annual conference.

The Agricultural Market In f o r m a t i o n Sy s t e m , k n ow n a s AMIS, was launched by the Group of 20 leading economies to promote transparency and curb the kind of volatility seen in grain markets in the past decade.

T h e a c c u ra c y o f C h i n a’s d a t a has become a major issue for traders and analysts as surging food demand has made it one of the world’s largest import-

ers of grains. The USDA’s top analyst of world crop statistics last month called on China to improve transparency.

To help China in its grain forecasting, the USDA is working with some Chinese officials similar to the collaboration it has had with other countries, Glauber said.

France, the European Union’s largest grain producer and exporter, last month also said it would reinforce co-operation with China on statistics as part of support for AMIS.

U.S. corn feed survey

The USDA, meanwhile, is facing calls to improve its own data-collection system for animal feed use of

corn in the United States, which has been transformed in recent years by the rise of ethanol byproducts like distillers dried grains (DDGs).

Glauber reiterated that the USDA was looking into whether to introduce a corn feed use sur vey, as called for by a study earlier this year.

But he said fast-changing patterns in feed use in response to varying prices of feed grains made this hard to measure.

“To do that effectively, you’d have to hit effectively not only commercial use but also on-farm use and you’d probably have to do that more often than every quarter so you’re talking about a big investment,” he said.

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Superbugs in hospitals may also be on farms Producers urged to practise antibiotic stewardship

By Ron Friesen Co-operator contributor Starbuck, Man.

I

magine a situation in which meat containing antibiotic-resistant bacteria ends up on the dinner plate of a consumer, who in turn ends up in the hospital with an infection which may not be treatable.

That’s the kind of nightmare scenario Dr. Leigh Rosengren envisions when she warns livestock producers about the risk of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary drugs.

Fe a r s t h a t a n t i b i o t ics given to food animals could produce drug-resistant infections in humans are mounting, following an increase in cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria detected in hospitals.

For livestock producers, who have traditionally given non-therapeutic levels of antibiotics in feed as growth promoters for pigs, poultry and beef cattle, there’s good news and bad news.

The good news is that so far the risk of zoonotic transfer (the transmission from an animal host to a human) of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is small. The bad news is that it’s possible.

“If a person eats a resistant bacteria from an animal, there is a concern for treatment failure,” Rosengren, a veterinary epidemiologist and private consultant, said after a June 13 presentation to a producer meeting sponsored by Elanco.

“The risk, although very slight, is if a resistant bacteria travels from an animal, contaminates a piece of meat, a consumer handles that meat inappropriately and doesn’t cook it properly.

That consumer theoretically can get sick and, if the resistance is to a drug the doctor wants to treat them with, may experience a negative health outcome.”

Miracle drugs

When antibiotics were first introduced in the 1940s, they were considered miracle drugs which saved lives by healing infections. But their steady overuse has resulted in MRSAs (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) — so-called “superbugs” responsible for bacterial infections which are either difficult to treat or not treatable at all.

At present, the most acute

Dr. Leigh Rosengren, a veterinary epidemiologist, urges producers to guard against antimicrobial resistance. Photo: Ron Friesen

problem is in hospitals. But is an epidemic of drug-resistant bacteria occurring on the farm, too? And, if so, could superbugs jump the species barrier from animals to people?

In response to these concerns, Health Canada and the Canadian Animal Health Institute recently decided to gradually remove growth promotion claims from the labels of antimicrobial drugs used in animal production and to bring therapeutic uses of such drugs under veterinary oversight.

The action is in line with a similar initiative by the U.S. Food and Drug Association.

But that still falls short of banning the non-therapeutic use of antimicrobials in livestock, which medical and consumer groups are beginning to demand.

Rosengren admitted Canada has some of the developed world’s most permissive regulations about what may and may not be done with antimicrobials. She emphasized access to these drugs is not a right

and producers need to limit their use because society and governments are starting to question producers’ ability to use them responsibly.

Counter misperceptions

That said, producers should counter public misconceptions about how antibiotics are used on farms, Rosengren said.

She said the notion that antibiotics are fed to pigs throughout their entire growing stage is wrong.

According to industry officials, Manitoba pork producers give nursing pigs antibiotics mainly to prevent diarrhea occurring during the transition from milk to solid feed. Feeders, growers and finishers may receive a few weeks’ worth of preventive medication during commingling. But as a rule, antibiotics are given postnursing only to sick animals requiring individual treatment.

Rosengren said producers should make sure they’re using veterinary drugs responsibly and be more

“If a person eats a resistant bacteria from an animal, there is a concern for treatment failure.”

Dr. Leigh Rosengren

Veterinary epidemiologist

active in communicating that information to the public.

“They need to realize that, although antibiotic-resistant material is a public health threat, they are doing a lot of things right on their farms and they need to speak up about that message,” she said.

“At the same time they’re speaking out, they need to go home and make sure they always use the absolute best practices to minimize any continued use of resistance.”

Rosengren said she believes the danger of drugresistant bacteria on farms

may be overstated. She said a 2013 survey by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention identified 18 major threats posed by antibiotic-resistant infections resulting from heavy antibiotic use. Only three were farm related. The most resistant organisms came from hospitals.

Rosengren said there is also less antibiotic use in livestock than there was five to 10 years ago, especially with the advent of alternative products such as ractopamine (sold by Elanco under the product name Paylean) and ionophores.

Both are non-antibiotic feed additives used to increase feed efficiency and weight gain.

It’s all the more important to use antimicrobial drugs judiciously because there are no new ones on the horizon, she added.

“The tool kit we have today to work with is all we’ve got.

If we burn these drugs out and they don’t work because of resistance, we’ve got no new silver bullet coming.”

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Just hanging out on a hot day

Water quality experts may disapprove, but these cows are perfectly content lazing around the watering hole. photo: jeannette Greaves

Blue-green algae poisoning threatens livestock The algae outbreaks usually occur later in the season, but there have been cases reported already this spring NDSU release

U.S. government approves PED vaccine

By Sybille de La Hamaide paris / reuters

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said June 18 he was confident a vaccine approved by the U.S. administration would help fight a deadly virus which has killed millions of pigs in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said preliminary studies of a vaccine developed by Harrisvaccines “have been promising” in controlling porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv).

He said warmer tempera-

S

everal livestock deaths have been attributed to blue-green algae poisoning in North Dakota recently, putting livestock producers and veterinarians on alert.

Cases usually occur in late summer or early fall, when stagnant ponds and the right nutrient conditions allow for overgrowth of algae, according to Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist. However, this spring’s mild weather and warm water have been ideal conditions for algae blooms to occur.

Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, typically grow in stagnant, warm pond water.

When the algae die, they produce a toxin that is poisonous to most livestock and wildlife, including ducks, geese, rabbits, muskrats, frogs, fish and snakes.

Under favourable conditions, blue-green algae can double in number in 24 hours, and these blooms can turn pond water blue to brownish green.

“A close watch for unexplained livestock deaths is important,” Stokka says.

“Consult a veterinarian to find a cause of death so steps can be taken to prevent additional livestock deaths.”

He also urges producers to take note of any dead wildlife around bodies of water because that could be an indication of blue-green algae in the water. The algae flourish only in the top few inches of water, so toxic concentrations typically are found just in small ponds where waves don’t mix the water thoroughly.

Blue-green algae blooms do not occur in lakes and rivers.

A ve t e r i n a r i a n c a n h e l p determine if a particular pond

news tures over the summer would weaken the virus, while systematic notification by farmers of new PEDv cases and higher biosecurity measures at farms will help in the fight against PEDv. Vilsack ordered farmers earlier this month to start reporting cases of the deadly pig virus and pledged over $26 million in funding to combat the virus, pushing back against criticism of his handling of the outbreak.

Harrisvaccines’ product is the first to win U.S. Department of Agriculture conditional approval, which means it can be sold over the counter but the company must continue to test its effectiveness.

photo: NDSU

“A close watch for unexplained livestock deaths is important. Consult a veterinarian to find a cause of death so steps can be taken to prevent additional livestock deaths.”

Gerald stokka

North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist

has toxic concentrations of the algae, Stokka says.

Another option is to send a water sample to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The lab also can diagnose a blue-green algae problem in dead animals if someone sends a liver sample. For more information on how to submit samples, contact the lab at (701) 231-7527 or (701) 231-8307, or visit its website at http://www.vdl. ndsu.edu/.

If a pond contains toxic concentrations of blue-green

a l g a e, k e e p a n i m a l s f ro m drinking the water by fencing off the pond and providing another source of water.

Because the toxins are concentrated at the surface, water may be pumped from the bottom of deep sloughs or potholes to watering tanks.

G e n e r a l l y, t o x i c a l g a e blooms last only a few days, but they may persist for several weeks.

Small ponds that don’t drain into other waterways or bodies of water may need to be treated with copper sulphate or an algicide. Stokka recommends a treatment rate of two pounds of copper sulphate per acre-foot of water. That approximates a rate of eight pounds per one million gallons.

Toxin levels increase immediately after treatment, so livestock should not be allowed to drink from treated ponds for a week.

For more information on detecting blue-green algae and protecting livestock from its toxins, contact your county office of the NDSU Extension Service. Ask for the publication Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae) Poisoning.

NOTICE TO CATTLE PRODUCERS IN MANITOBA. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 MCEC HAS STOPPED COLLECTING THE $2.- PER HEAD LEVY ON CATTLE SOLD. CATTLE PRODUCERS ARE ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR A REFUND ON ALL LEVIES COLLECTED BETWEEN:

1 JUNE 2013 – 31 AUGUST 2013 THE REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED

BY MCEC WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER THE MONTH END IN WHICH THE FEE WAS DEDUCTED. However, we would like for those eligible to apply for refunds within this time period, to do so as soon as possible, in order for MCEC to be able to process as many refunds as possible in a timely manner.

THE REFUND FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE MCEC WEBSITE: Go to www.mancec.com then click on “Refunds”. Please ensure that in order to process your application quickly, all supporting documents ( receipts) are included, and the name of the applicant(s) is the same as the name on the receipts. The application also needs to be signed by the applicant(s).

THE REFUND FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR LOCAL AUCTION MARTS OR YOU CAN PHONE THE MCEC OFFICE TOLL FREE: 1.866.441.6232 OR 204.452.6353 Please note our new address effective March 14/2014.

Applications for Refund are to be mailed to: Unit H – 2450 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4H7

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

Jun-20

Jun-18

n/a

n/a

Jun-20

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

n/a

243

759*

n/a

n/a

160

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

160.00-183.00

165.00-185.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

180.00-201.00

185.00-201.00(207.00)

n/a

n/a

170.00-198.00

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

200.00-229.00

200.00-218.00(224.00)

n/a

n/a

180.00-222.00

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

225.00-250.00

220.00-245.00(250.00)

n/a

n/a

190.00-238.00

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

230.00-260.00

230.00-260.00(268.00)

n/a

n/a

200.00-245.00

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

235.00-270.00

245.00-285.00

n/a

n/a

200.00-245.00

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-165.00

141.00-160.00

n/a

n/a

130.00-166.00

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

160.00-177.00

160.00-174.00(178.00)

n/a

n/a

145.00-175.00

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

165.00-185.00

175.00-194.00(200.00)

n/a

n/a

165.00-194.00

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

190.00-220.00

195.00-215.00(220.00)

n/a

n/a

175.00-210.00

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

215.00-231.00

215.00-235.00

n/a

n/a

185.00-225.00

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

220.00-240.00

220.00-248.000

n/a

n/a

190.00-230.00

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

n/a

157

n/a

n/a

n/a

160

D1-D2 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

98.00-108.00

97.00-106.00

n/a

n/a

97.00-106.00

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

88.00-97.00

80.0-97.00

n/a

n/a

90.00-97.00

Age Verified

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100.00-107.00(109.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

n/a

n/a

n/a

105.00-117.00

112.00-123.00(126.00)

n/a

n/a

117.00-125.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

140.00-150.25

138.00-146.50

n/a

n/a

135.00-140.00

Feeder heifers

Slaughter Market

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

140.00-148.00

134.00-144.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-127.00

108.00-135.00

n/a

n/a

110.00-125.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

n/a

n/a

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.)

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

June auction attracts positive bidding and prices Although there were animals in all sale categories, the selection was limited on the first monthly sale of the summer season

By Mark Elliot

June 4, 2014

Co-operator contributor

T

he summer season started on June 4 for the sheep and goat sale at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Producers delivered 410 animals for this sale. All categories were represented except one. However, the selection was limited.

Bidding on ewes was for quality rather than wool or hair type. The price ranged from $0.66 to $0.95 per pound.

The ram selection was limited to three animals. Buyers were not bidding as strong for the hair rams as the wool ram.

The 175-pound Katahdin-cross ram brought $152.25 ($0.87 per pound). The 145-pound Dorper-cross ram brought $134.85 ($0.93 per pound). The 135-pound Dorset-cross ram brought $164.70 ($1.22 per pound).

No heavyweight lambs were delivered for this sale.

There were two groups of market lambs. Three 100-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $129 ($1.29 per pound). Ten 106-pound Cheviot-cross lambs (new crop), brought $188.68 ($1.98 per pound).

The quality of the feeder lambs dictated the bidding.

The top bidding was on the new-crop lambs that reached the classification weight

Ewes

$61.75 - $105.07

GOAT DOES meat

/ lb.

animal weight

1.96 / 1.31

91 / 90 lbs.

1.14

110 lbs.

n/a

1.40

84 lbs.

95 - 110

$129 (100 lbs.) $188.68 (106 lbs.)

1.27

65 lbs.

$1.53 / 1.20

90 / 92 lbs.

80 - 94

$113.40 - $170.19 $155.80 - $171 (New Crop)

1.40 / 1.45

84 / 83 lbs.

meat

$1.48 / 1.61

160 / 143 lbs.

dairy

$1.55

145 lbs.

$2.05 / 2.14

60 / 65 lbs.

$2.10

50 lbs.

DAIRY

$2.10

50 lbs.

MEAT

$1.85

48 lbs.

$1.65 / 1.75 / 2.03

40 lbs.

$2.21

33 lbs.

1.97

36 lbs.

1.97

36 lbs.

1.87

30 lbs.

1.72

25 lbs.

Lambs (lbs.)

110+

Under 80 73 - 75 range. These lambs brought $1.90 per pound, as the lambs were well muscled. A group of 90-pound Suffolk ewe lambs brought $1.19 per pound and a 90-pound Dorper-cross lamb brought $1.26 per pound. A group of 93-pound Dorpercross lambs brought $1.85 per pound and two 95-pound lambs brought $1.49 per pound. An exception was nine 87-pound Rideau-cross lambs, which brought $0.98 per pound.

The lightweight lambs attracted strong bidding for high quality. The price ranged from $1.59 to $1.79 per pound for 73-pound lambs. The newcrop lambs that reached the 73- and 75-pound rate brought $1.89 and $1.91 per pound.

Four 66-pound Suffolk (newcrop) lambs brought $1.89 per pound. Ten 68-pound Dorper-

$116.07 - $130.67 $137.97 - $143.25 (New Crop) cross lambs brought $1.85 per pound.

Eleven 57-pound Dorpercross lambs brought $1.88 per pound.

Twenty-five 49-pound Dorper-cross and Katahdin-cross lambs brought $1.60 per pound.

The demand for the goat does was strong, keeping the prices similar to the last sale. Some of the does could have benefited from better finishing as muscle conditioning was limited.

The selection for goat bucks was limited, but quality was noticeable. Goodquality strong prices. Two 143-pound Boer-cross (goat) bucks brought $1.61 per pound. A 160-pound Boercross (goat) buck brought $1.48 per pound. A 145-pound Alpine-cross (goat) buck brought $1.55 per pound.

dairy BUCKS

KIDS - Under 80 MEAT

DAIRY ANGORA

The interest and demand for goat kids remained as strong as the last sale. The dairy goat kids were keeping within the price range or even higher than the meat goat kids in the 40-lb.-plus weight range.

Even the speciality goat kids (Angora cross) at 25 pounds brought some good variety for

the buyers — cute selection.

These goat kids brought $1.72 per pound.

The Ontario Stockyard Report indicated strong demand on the lambs and the goat kids. The sheep and larger goats still showed interest — but the buyers reduced the bidding.

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Australia raises beef export forecast Dry conditions are sending more cattle to slaughter

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ustralia raised its forecast for beef exports in the 201415 marketing year by nearly eight per cent June 17 as dry conditions across the east coast mean farmers are slaughtering livestock at a near-record pace.

Shipments from Australia, the world’s third-largest exporter, are expected to total 1.12 million tonnes this season, the government’s official commodities forecaster said, the second highest on record amid rising demand from China.

About nine million head of cattle are expected to be slaughtered in 2014-15, but an upward revision in Australia’s cattle herd by more than one million head to 28 million animals, means Australia remains well stocked, analysts say.

“Slaughter rates have been very high, while demand from China has been very strong,” said Jamie Pemn, chief commodity analyst at the Australian Bureau of Agriculture, Resource Economics and Rural Sciences (ABARES).

With no pasture and feed grains deemed expensive in early 2014 as a result of prolonged drought, farmers have been culling animals at record levels, driving cattle prices down to a more than three-year low in January at $2.78-1/2 a kg.

ABARES had expected farmers to slow slaughter rates on an easing in drought conditions in Queensland, home to almost half of Australia’s national herd, but much of the state received less than half its average rainfall in May. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology now puts the chance of an El Niño weather pattern forming later this year at 70 per cent later this year, which could lead to a continuation of dry conditions and keep beef shipments high, analysts say.

B.C. farm resumes milk shipments Milk processors refused to take the farm’s milk without animal welfare assurances

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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fter several days of having to dispose of its milk production after allegations employees were abusing its cows, Chilliwack Cattle Sales has been allowed under strict supervisory conditions by the provincial milk marketing board to resume commercial deliveries.

After video of alleged abuse incidents was released by Mercy for Animals, a vegan anti-animal agriculture organization, Saputo and other buyers refused to accept milk from the farm until proper treatment of its 3,500 cows was assured. The milk board had two independent veterinarians inspect the operations. They approved changes instituted by the owners. The board has also required the installation of video cameras for 24-hour supervision of the cows, the immediate adoption of an employee handbook and development of strict poli-

cies to regulate employee behaviour, better training of employees and supervisory monitoring of the farm especially at night.

While eight former Chilliwack employees are under investigation, criminal charges have yet to be laid.

“The past few weeks have been a dark time for the B.C. dairy industry,” the board said in a statement. The abuse incident “has caused our industry to take a long hard look at industry animal welfare issues. We are looking toward the future and focusing on devising the steps necessary to assure that such an incident never happens again on a B.C. dairy farm.”

The board also called for interim third-party on-site audits to assess the current state of animal welfare practices on the farm.

Chilliwack generates five per cent of the daily milk production in the province.

Meanwhile, the B.C. Dairy Association committed to restoring the

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No more upper lows — but still unsettled Issued: Monday, June 23, 2014 · Covering: July 2 – July 9, 2014 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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y the time this forecast period rolls around it looks like we’ll finally be finished with upper lows.

I can’t promise this will be the last one we’ll see, but the current weather models aren’t showing any more, at least out to the middle of July.

This doesn’t mean we won’t see more rain. This is unfortunate, as for some of us a little more rain is no big deal, while for others, one more medium-to-big rainfall might just be the end to what could have been a good growing season.

The models show high press u re b u i l d i n g i n from the north. This should help to keep any precipitation to our south for most of the week.

A northern high, along with midsummer sunshine, will lead to high temperatures in the low to mid-20s, which is right around average for this time of the year.

As this high slides off to the east later this week, we’ll see

winds switch to the south.

This should help boost temp e r a t u re s i n t o t h e u p p e r 20s by Thursday or Friday.

Along with the warmer temperatures, we’ll see increasi n g h u m i d i t y a s m o i s t u re streams north. Combining warm air and moisture spells thunderstorms for the weekend.

The first part of next week looks to be a little unsettled as an area of low pressure slides by to our north. Southern and central regions should stay on the warm side of the low with highs — if we see some sunshine — in the upper 20s, but there will be the chance for thundershowers pretty much ever y day. Looking further ahead, the models keep trying to bring in really hot weather, but they have been trying to do this for several weeks now and we’re still waiting…

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 20 to 29 C; lows: 6 to 15 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

1 Month (30 Days) Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) May 21, 2014 to June 19, 2014

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Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors.

Copyright © 2014 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.

Created: 06/20/14 www.agr.gc.ca/drought

This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies during the 30 days ending June 19. What immediately stands out on the map is just how widespread the wet weather has been. The areas of darker blues, pinks and purples have all seen in excess of 80 mm during this period. The only truly dry area was in northwestern Alberta.

Do your part: Participate in CoCoRaHS What do you do when a low-tech gauge and a high-tech weather geek’s gauge disagree?

By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

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or those of you who have been following me on either this latest weather adventure, or are regular readers, I have some news for you: you are a weather geek! I was reminded by Tiffiny, the person in charge of administrating CoCoRaHS for Manitoba, that it’s OK to be a weather geek. Once upon a time, that would have been a bad term to use to describe someone, but over the years it has become more “cool” and “mainstream” to be a geek. Just what is a geek — and, in particular, a weather geek? The best definition I could find is that a geek is “a person who has excessive enthusiasm for and some expertise about a specialized subject or activity.” When you think about the weather, most of us definitely have the enthusiasm for it, and for the most part, even if you don’t think you do, you have more expertise about the weather than 80 per cent of the people around you.

After all, you do follow and learn from my weather articles!

OK, so we are a bunch of weather geeks. If you remember last week’s article I discovered the CoCoRaHS manual rainfall gauge and my automated Davis Vantage Pro 2 gauge did not agree with each other.

In fact, they were about 20 per cent off. I did remember when I first received the Davis gauge and that I checked the calibration then, so there was no way in my mind it could be off by that much. That said, this manual gauge was so simple to build, there was no way it could be off by that much either. So, with mosquitoes buzzing wildly about me, I set out to see which gauge was correct.

For those of you who are actually weather geeks, here is how you can go about checking your own gauge. First of all, you need to have a basic understanding of Grade 9 math. I teach Grade 9 math and I keep pointing out to the students that they will one day need this math! The first thing we need is the

Once you’ve gathered your data from your gauge, enter it on the CoCoRaHS website.

diameter of the rain gauge, or rather, the distance across the top or opening of the rain gauge. The next thing to do is cut this distance in half to determine the radius of the rain gauge. Now we have to figure out the catchment area of the rain gauge. To do this we simply take the radius and multiply it by itself and then multiply it by pi (3.14). Area equals the radius squared and then multiplied by pi.

For example, if the diameter of your rain gauge is 300 mm, the radius would be 150 mm. Millimetres work best for these calculations; you’ll see why in just a second. Now we figure out the surface area: 150 x

150 x 3.14 = 70,650 square millimetres. The next step is to turn this into a volume by picking a rainfall amount we want to try to duplicate. For this example I will use a 15-mm rainfall, which is 1.5 centimetres or 0.58 inches. Take this depth of rain (15 mm) and multiply it by the surface area of the rain gauge: 70,650 x 15 mm = 1,059,750 cubic millimetres. Now we have to remember (or look up) how many cubic millimetres make up a millilitre and we would find it is 10,000. That means we now take our total volume and divide it by 10,000 (1,059,750 ÷ 10,000 = 106 ml). Once you have this calculation, all you need to do is dump this amount of water into your rain gauge and see if it measures 15 mm of rainfall.

When I did this with my two gauges, it turned out that the CoCoRaHS unit was bang on, and my automated station was way off! I have now recalibrated the automated station and the two are within 0.2 mm for every 20 mm recorded. Not bad! The long and the short of this whole process is that the CoCoRaHS rain gauge is a very accurate instrument as long as it is installed correctly.

The final part of the whole CoCoRaHS experience I want to share with you is the entering of data. To do this, you can either go to the CoCoRaHS website, log in using the user name and password sent to you when you signed up, then click on the “My Data” page. This will bring you to a page that allows you to enter your precipitation data, along with pretty well as much extra information as you would like.

There is a phone app you can use, but I’ll have to admit that as much as I am a tech geek, I don’t use a cellphone for much, so I can’t comment on that part.

The web page is easy to use; you just have to remember to enter your data daily, whether you receive rainfall or not. For me, this is the hard part, but if you build it into your daily routine it’s not that bad.

Next issue, we’ll look at just what an upper-level low is — and why do we see such crummy weather when one comes our way?

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Soybean stages for weed control

It’s important to get an early jump on the weeds before they rob soybeans of their potential yield

A soybean plant in the unifoliate stage. photos: dennis lange, mafrd

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

“Keep in mind surrounding crops — the dry bean versus the soybean,” Lange said. “It sometimes is tough enough to tell them apart from a photograph on the screen never mind when you’ve got a 100-foot boom and you’re trying to figure out if it’s soybeans or dry beans next door.”

Dry beans are not glyphosate tolerant and neither is Liberty Link canola.

There are several in-crop herbicide options for Roundup Ready soybeans. Details are on pages 178 to 179 and page 184 of MAFRD’s Crop Protection Guide. Here’s a summary: • Basagran Forte — Group 6. It cannot be mixed with glyphosate. No crop staging restrictions.

• Odyssey — Group 2. Be aware of recropping restrictions. Apply at the one to three trifoliate stage.

• Reflex — There are label restrictions, including use only in the Red River Valley. Apply at the one to two trifoliate stage but not before the first trifoliate.

• Pursuit — Group 2. Be aware of recropping restrictions. Apply up to and including the third trifoliate stage.

• Flexstar GT — Apply as a pre-seed burn-off or pre-emergent or early post-emergent at the one to two trifoliate stage of glyphosate tolerant soybeans only and only in the Red River Valley.

• Viper ADV — Group 2 and 6. Do not mix with glyphosate. Apply during the three to six true leaf stage.

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A soybean plant in the first trifoliate stage and suffering from iron chlorosis.

“If you’re on top of your weeds twice is usually enough to clean up the field before flowering.”

Dennis Lange

Glyphosate works best when temperatures are warmer, Lange said. Avoid spraying at temperatures under 10 C. Iron chlorosis, which is characterized by interveinal yellowing of soybean leaves, is due to a combination of high soluble salts, high carbonate levels, high soil pH and cool, wet weather, Lange said. Applying Pursuit can add to the yellowing.

Chlorosis tolerance varies between soybean varieties. Seed Manitoba rates each variety for tolerance.

“When you get into some warmer weather typically the new growth looks fine,” Lange said.

“You’ve just got to walk away and come back a week later.”

Farmers should note fields and varieties that are prone to iron chlorosis and consider growing a more tolerant variety on that land in future years, he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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arly weed control is essential to protect Roundup Ready soybean yields, says Dennis Lange, a farm production manager with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) in Altona.

Glyphosate can be safely applied when soybeans are in the first trifoliate stage right up to flowering.

Most farmers split their applications, first hitting weeds when they are small and then again later before soybean flowering.

Roundup Ready soybeans are registered for two applications at the 360 grams acid equivalent per acre rate or one application at 720 grams acid equivalent per acre.

“If you’re on top of your weeds twice is usually enough to clean up the field before flowering,” Lange said in an interview June 18.

If Roundup Ready canola volunteers are flowering in a soybean crop, yield potential has already been compromised, Lange said.

“The horse is out of the barn as they say.”

Farmers should scout their soybean fields before and after spraying for weeds, Lange said. It’s important to know what weeds are there and the stages of the weeds and the crop.

Not all glyphosate is registered for use on Roundup Ready soybeans, so select one that is. Also be aware of what crops are bordering the Roundup Ready soybean field and avoid drift.

A soybean plant in the first trifoliate stage with second trifoliate not yet expanded. Glyphosate is registered to be applied to Roundup Ready soybeans between the first trifoliate and flowering stages.

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If you don’t test, you don’t know

Shuttered North Dakota canola crusher to reopen

Economic truths have forced some producers to cut back on nutrients for their forage, but a little phosphorus can go a long ways

By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

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on’t forget about the phosphorus.

Fo r a g e p r o d u c e r s were reminded of the importance of the much maligned nutrient during the province’s annual Hay and Silage Day at the Friedensfeld Community Centre recently.

“The perception out there is that we’re awash in phosphorus,” said John Heard of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. “But the reality is that in much of Manitoba... we’ve actually been in a phosphorus deficit the last couple of years.

“We’ve had some very high yields and we’ve removed more phosphorus than what has been applied,” the soil fertility specialist said.

Demonstrating the importance of phosphorus in alfalfa stands, he pointed to studies showing a three-times increase in yield with an application of the nutrient.

“Phosphorus is the one we really need to focus in on, it affects not only yield, but protein because it produces a more vigorous plant and quality,” he told producers.

B e e f p r o d u c e r s g r ow i n g their own forage have been most impacted by low phosphorus in recent years, especially when compared to dairy farmers that tend to operate in a more contained system, Heard said.

“With beef producers since

Operators expect to source some supplies from Canada

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Equipment is demonstrated in an alfalfa field near Friedensfeld, during Manitoba’s annual Hay and Silage Day. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

BSE... some producers have actually been operating and managing their forages in kind of a survival strategy, low input and yet still looking for production,” he said, adding that beef producers who have cut back on nutrient application when it comes to their forages have done so due to economic realities.

But properly applied phosphorus has benefits worth the investment, said Heard, stressing the importance of testing feed, plant tissues and soil to determine if you need to apply the nutrient.

“Phosphorus or potas-

sium... those are on your feed test already, and if it looks like they’re in the lower range, that would be the trigger for further investigation. Maybe it’s time for a soil test or a directed tissue analysis to sort that out,” he said.

Testing makes sense, said Chris Kletke, a farmer from Brunkild who attended the session.

“I’m just trying to maximize what we’re growing at our farm... and we’ve seen positive increases,” he said. “So it’s a balance between tissue and soil testing, then the feed analysis and quite literally, yield...

we scale what we haul off the fields.”

But when Heard asked those in attendance for a show of hands to indicate who was testing their soils and plant tissues, few were raised.

“The vast majority of forages aren’t tested in Manitoba... those that are, are usually tested by consultants looking for a place to dump hog manure,” he said.

Testing is also needed to avoid overapplication of phosphorus, as well, in addition to identify depleted areas, Heard added. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Interested parties should take note that the Board does not have jurisdiction over the MPI lines of business denoted as Extension or SRE, or as to MPI’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing operation.

RATE IMPACT: The Corporation is requesting approval for Basic Autopac vehicle and drivers licence insurance rates and premiums effective March 1, 2015, which, if approved, would result in a 2.4% overall increase in MPI’s Basic premium revenue (excluding the impact of vehicle upgrades and an increased overall driver and vehicle population) and a 1.0% Rate Stabilization Reserve Rebuilding Fee.

Persons seeking further information as to MPI’s application, or with respect to the Board’s process, and/or wishing to address the public hearing in French should notify the Board Secretary by August 29, 2014.

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long defunct oilseed-crushing plant in Nor th Da k o t a i s s e t t o re o pen, with plans to begin processing canola at the facility in time for this year’s harvest.

The plant in Northwood, North Dakota, is situated 35 miles southwest of Grand Forks and about 90 miles south of the Canadian border. It originally opened in 2007 as a soybean crusher under the ownership of Northwood Mills. The facility switched to processing canola in 2008, but was closed by January 2009 due to “financial difficulties,” according to reports at the time.

After sitting for five years, Prairie Premium Oil has purchased the plant for “pennies on the dollar” and is currently in the process of training employees, improving efficiencies and getting the plant operational, said the company’s board president Kent Weston. He said investors in Prairie Premium Oil included many farmers.

“We could fire the plant up today,” said Weston, noting that all of the equipment was still in place and only needed minor tweaks.

When fully operational, the plant will have the capacity to process 250 to 300 tonnes of canola per day, with the potential to switch to other feedstocks as well. The focus will be on selling canola oil into the edible market, with specialty oils a possibility.

Weston said the company was not yet bringing in canola, but will start making purchases within the next few weeks before ramping up to full capacity in time for this year’s h a r ve s t . W h i l e l o c a l l y grown canola will likely account for much of the seed crushed at the plant, he anticipated that Canadian supplies would also be sourced.

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New clubroot pathotype confirmed, can stump resistant canolas Equipment sanitation remains the best first line of defence against the disease that can cause losses that can reach 50 per cent Staff

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second round of tests on a clubroot pathotype found in the Edmonton area confirms it’s a new type that can beat canola varieties bred for clubroot resistance.

“This is a different pathotype that none of the commercially available clubroot-resistant varieties in Western Canada are effective at managing,” plant pathologist Stephen Strelkov of the University of Alberta said in a Canola Council of Canada release June 17.

Strelkov had collected samples from several fields in the area earlier this year, verifying higher levels of clubroot infection than would have been expected of clubroot-resistant canolas.

A “focused survey” is now being planned in the Edmonton region to help understand the new pathotype’s “prevalence and distribution,” the council said.

The council also advised canola growers and agronomists to scout fields seeded to clubroot-resistant varieties with “extra effort and vigilance” this summer.

Equipment sanitation remains the first line of defence against clubroot, new pathotype or not.

“We are advising that growers practise good sanitation on their equipment, especially during spraying under wet conditions,” Curtis Rempel, the council’s vice-president for crop production, said in the council’s release Tuesday.

“This applies to equipment moving between all fields, not

just those currently growing canola, since clubroot spores remain in the soil for years,” he added.

The level of sanitation should be based on the level of clubroot risk, the council said. It can range from knocking or scraping off soil lumps and sweeping off loose soil up to fine cleaning with a pressure washer and disinfection.

Other factors that may diminish the effectiveness of clubrootresistant canola include canola rotations with less than a twoyear break; lack of regular scouting in fields; seeding the same resistant canola variety in a rotation; or “any tillage that is more than zero till.”

D u Po n t P i o n e e r, w h i c h launched the first clubrootresistant canola for Prairie

“This is a different pathotype that none of the commercially available clubroot-resistant varieties in Western Canada are effective at managing.”

Stephen Strelkov

University of Alberta, plant pathologist

use in 2009, said in a separate release Wednesday that growers will also want to avoid use of straw, hay, greenfeed, silage and manure from “infested or suspect areas.”

Growers will also want to keep host weeds in check, and to avoid use of seed of any crop — for example, wheat seed — harvested from a known infected field, the company said.

The disease’s first appearance in Canadian canola was in Quebec in 1997. It surfaced near Edmonton, Alta., in 2003.

It’s s i n c e b e e n a d va n c i n g from that point in Alberta at a “fairly steady” 20 to 25 km per year.

Clubroot was confirmed in fields in Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 2011 and 2013 respectively.

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CGC to deregister four flax varieties Registration for the flax variety CDC Valour is being cancelled, the Canadian Grain Commission said in a release.

As of Aug. 1, 2015 delivers will only be eligible for the lowest grade, No. 3 Canada Western.

The commission is also deregistering CDC Arras, Flanders and Somme effective August 1, 2017.

CWB to buy Canadian crop terminal winnipeg / reuters / Canadian grain marketer CWB said June 23 it is buying Great Sandhills Terminal Ltd., a farmer-owned 20,000tonne grain-handling facility in Leader, Sask., for $17.4 million.

The deal is expected to close by Sept. 1. It also includes a majority stake in a short line railway in Saskatchewan.

CWB, which was previously known as the Canadian Wheat Board, has made several deals to piece together a grain-handling network in the past year as it moves toward operating outside of government control. Ottawa stripped the board of its western wheat- and barleymarketing monopoly in 2012 and agreed to guarantee CWB’s borrowings until it is sold or develops a plan to be self-sustaining by 2016.

CWB this year also bought Prairie West Terminal Ltd., which includes five grain-handling facilities in Saskatchewan, and started building grain elevators near Colonsay, Sask., and Portage la Prairie, Man. Last year, CWB bought Mission Terminal Inc. from Upper Lakes Group, giving it grain storage at Port of Thunder Bay, Ont.

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The best pasta is made with durum wheat, just ask Italy. A decree from the President of Italy in 2001 declared that Italian pasta manufacturers are forbidden by law to use any wheat other than durum in dried pasta for domestic consumption. That’s a good thing for Canada, the world’s leading exporter of high quality durum wheat.

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crop report

Seeding done, excess rains slow growth Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development GO Teams & Crops Knowledge Centre crop report for June 23, 2014 Weekly Provincial Summary

Seeding operations are essentially complete for the 2014 season with unseeded acres due to excess moisture occurring across Manitoba. The majority of unseeded acres a re l o c a t e d i n the Southwest Region. However, additional acres of greenfeed may be seeded if field conditions allow.

Thunderstorms resulted in precipitation amounts ranging from nine mm to over 80 mm.

The excess moisture is impacting crop growth, particularly in the lower areas of fields.

Crop yellowing is evident.

Hail was reported in several areas over the weekend; assessments of crop damage are ongoing.

Herbicide applications continued, but are being hampered by rainfall and wet field conditions. Weed control, and fungicide applications are warranted, will remain a priority for producers as crops continue to advance.

Dairy producers have

started first cut of hay with average yields reported to date.

Southwest Region

Thunderstorms resulted in variable rainfall amounts across the Southwest Region. Most areas reported 25 mm, with Brandon, Hamiota and northern parts of the south Parkland receiving 80 mm. High winds and hail were also reported.

Limited seeding progress was made over the early part of last week but the excess moisture resulted in unseeded acres across the region. Seeding operations are now complete with the possible exception of seeding greenfeed crops.

Crops are emerging well, given the compromised seeding conditions. However, there are portions of some fields suffering from compaction and excess moisture. The most recently seeded fields will be dealing with saturated soils and standing water.

Cereal crops range in development. Weeds are growing

rapidly. Because of tight crop rotations, many producers are seeing early disease issues in cereal crops and are adding a fungicide in with herbicide applications.

Early-seeded canola is in the rosette stages. Soybeans are also emerged with most fields in the first trifoliate stage. Corn ranges from six to 16 inches in height.

The winter wheat crop is generally in good condition, although development is slightly behind normal. Most of the crop ranges from the five-leaf to boot stage of development. The fall rye crop also continues to do well with many fields in the flag-leaf to early-heading stage.

There are no major disease issues to date.

Flea beetle populations are noted in some areas; however, populations are declining. Seed treatments and rapid growth of the canola are also minimizing feeding damage. Cutworm feeding activity has increased over the past week; producers are monitoring fields closely.

Pastures and hay fields con-

Wheat breeder wins World Food Prize

tinue to respond to the recent warmer temperatures and rainfall. Alfalfa is in the bud to earlybloom stage with the height of this year’s first cut being 75 to 80 per cent of normal.

Northwest Region

Rain showers and thunderstorms continue to impact most of the Northwest Region, with rainfall amounts late in the week ranging from 25 mm to over 75 mm. There is standing water in the low-lying areas of many fields and crops are starting to exhibit symptoms of excess moisture stress.

The heavy rains ended seeding options for the season, other than potentially some greenfeed acres. Some spraying progress was made last week for weed control, but producers were challenged by wet soil conditions. Unseeded acres remain in The Pas, McCreary, Ste. Rose and Swan River areas.

Fields are showing good germination and even emergence.

Peas are growing well with 100 per cent of the crop in the vegetative stage, and 85 per cent of the wheat crop is in the seedling stage. The canola crop is more variable, with 40 per cent of acres just emerging, 40 per cent in the seedling stage and 20 per cent in the rosette stage.

Approximately 50 per cent of the soybeans are in the vegetative stage.

The North Parkland and Valleys North pastures and forage fields remain saturated due to the continuous rains. There was little to no forage harvesting due to the wet conditions.

Central Region

Sanjaya Rajaram has been awarded the 2014 World Food Prize Laureate. The prize was established in honour of Norman Borlaug, known as “father of the green revolution” for his work at CIMMYT in Mexico.

Rajaram worked closely with Borlaug, succeeding him as head of the CIMMYT wheat-breeding program, and developed 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries on six continents. Photo: Supplied

The Central Region saw nearnormal to below-average temperatures during the week.

Rainfall amounts ranged from 10 to 40 mm. Cloudbursts dropped additional amounts over the weekend, with reports of hail in some areas.

Most of the region has completed seeding, with the exception of the northwest corner at 95 per cent complete. Some acres have switched to greenfeed; others are still too wet to seed. Standing water in fields is more common throughout the region, as more fields are saturated with recent rains. Many crops are showing symptoms of excess moisture stress, particularly the broadleaf crops.

The most advanced spring cereals are in early flag stage.

Canola growth ranges from cotyledon to as advanced as the rosette and early bolting. Most fields are exhibiting some yellowing or iron chlorosis deficiency. Edible beans are emerging to third trifoliate stage.

Corn is in the four- to eight-leaf stage.

Herbicide applications continue, with most of the region reporting 85 to 95 per cent complete. Rutting is evident in the wettest fields.

Most of the winter wheat is in flag leaf to head emergence.

Fields are very stagey. Fungicide applications will target leaf diseases, as timing for fusarium head blight will be challenging.

Flea beetle activity is declining. Diamondback moth numbers increased in monitoring traps, but overall numbers are

still low. Some acres of corn, sunflowers and soybeans were sprayed for cutworms. Grasshoppers are emerging, with high populations noted in some places.

Overall hay and pasture moisture conditions are adequate; there are some areas of fields in a surplus position and standing water is evident. Hay crops are at or near first cut timing with alfalfa in late-bud to early-bloom stage. Grasses are reported to be somewhat shorter in height.

Eastern Region

Rainfall occurred throughout most of the Eastern Region with amounts ranging from 25 to 30 mm. Thunderstorms brought hail in north-central areas with hail ranging from golf ball to nickel sized. Crop damage is currently being assessed.

Topsoil moisture levels on the majority of annual cropland in the region are rated as surplus to adequate. Standing water is evident in many fields; cereals, canola and soybeans are starting to show signs of stress including crop yellowing. Cooler-thannormal temperatures continue to impact crop development.

Many acres were sprayed for weed control over the past week, but limited progress was made in northern parts of the region due to excess moisture. Spraying progress is estimated at 60 per cent complete.

Winter wheat is growing rapidly. Heads are emerging and fungicide applications will continue as field conditions allow.

Haying has begun with most dairy producers taking first cut of alfalfa. Yields are reported as average to above average.

The wet conditions and forecasted rainfall will slow harvest progress. Pastures and hayfields are wet with standing water visible in many areas.

Interlake Region

Rainfall throughout the week resulted in 20 to 50 mm of precipitation in the Interlake Region. Hail was also reported during the weekend in areas surrounding Stonewall and Selkirk.

Rainfall over the last two weeks has resulted in saturated soils.

In parts of the Interlake Region, established crops are starting to yellow due to excess moisture and saturated soils.

Herbicide spraying is sporadic due to frequent rainfall.

Winter wheat has started to head in parts of south Interlake and spraying for fusarium head blight suppression will be occurring over the next week. Alfalfa seed growers are spraying insecticides on fields prior to leafcutter bee release, which should occur in seven to 10 days if weather co-operates. There is cutworm damage in the north Interlake, especially around the Vidir area.

There are reports of damage from cutworms in soybeans, canola, corn and sunflowers fields.

Pasture and hay fields are doing well. In some areas, fields are struggling with excess moisture and overland flooding.

Haying operations have started; good quality is reported with alfalfa yields averaging 3.5 tons per acre and alfalfa/grass mixtures averaging three tons per acre.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

Food industry swamped with CFIA consultations While no one is complaining about being consulted, the sudden barrage is taxing resources

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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arm and food industry groups have been inundated in recent weeks with at least six major consultation documents from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is seeking comments on a wide range of proposed changes in its organization and procedures arising from a bill passed two years ago.

With a federal election due in 2015, there’s a concern that the government is suddenly rushing to complete the overhaul of the CFIA so it can point to it during the campaign as one of its accomplishments.

While no group objected to being asked for its opinions, there was clear frustration from most about having to cope with so many consultation documents at the same time. The groups have to canvass their members on how the proposed changes could affect their operations. It’s especially tough for groups representing smaller processors or farmers rushing to complete planting this year’s crops after a late spring.

“It’s been like a blizzard,” says Albert Chambers, executive director of the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition, which represents a variety of food industry organizations. But he said his organization is pleased to be able to review the proposals before t h e g ov e r n m e n t f o r m a l l y implements the CFIA changes.

“They’re undertaking a massive transformation of it that’s long overdue,” he said, noting some of the issues date back to when the agency was established in 1997.

on particular aspects of the changes it is proposing. “We’re trying to be fully transparent.

We will take the time to get them right.”

Based on the feedback from the forum and the consultation documents, which are due during the next couple of months, CFIA will begin preparing draft regulations that will be posted in the Canada Gazette Part 1 later this year for a comment period before the final regulations are promulgated.

Scott Ross, a spokesman for the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said his organization wasn’t expecting quite the burden that CFIA has dropped on it. While many proposals are quite predictable, “there’s a lot of information involved

Sudden deluge

Marlene Acheson of the Food Processors of Canada, said the last round of consultations was back in December and while the industry has been expecting the consultations, “no one expected the sudden deluge of paperwork. It’s a big job for us contacting all our members about all the pro-

posals and their impacts. This is the biggest revamp of the agency and they’re trying to do it in just a few months. There’s a lot coming down the pipe that we have to go through to see what will come out as regulations.”

Susan Abel, vice-president of safety and compliance with Food and Consumer Products of Canada, said her organization is encouraged with the changes and pleased to be included in the process. “Yes, there are a lot of consultation documents right now, but we see many of these as ‘thoughtstarters’ on a journey.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

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

Do you know where this barn is?

Manitoba historian Gordon Goldsborough is volunteering with the Manitoba Historical Society to map historic sites in Manitoba. He is seeking help from Co-operator readers to relocate barns and other buildings featured in a 1981 photo series that ran in this newspaper.

By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff

I

f you know where that old barn or farmhouse or church in your area is — or was — a Manitoba historian needs your help.

In early 1981 the Co-operator worked with provincial Manitoba Historic Resources Branch staff to photograph and publish a series on rural buildings in Manitoba.

Over about two years, the paper ran photos and a story about why each of the buildings, primarily barns, were rare or unusual.

Now, nearly 35 years later, Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster and journal editor with the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS), wants to find them again.

He’s looking for them as part of his volunteer work to map historic sites for the MHS Society, which already has some 5,000 historic sites photographed and GPS co-ordinates logged.

The idea for including this “ C o - o p e ra t o r s e r i e s” w a s sparked by a chance meeting with now-retired Co-operator editor Bob Hainstock, who took the original 1980s photos that ran in the paper. (Many of the images were eventually included in his 1985 book Barns of Western Canada: An Illustrated Century for which he received a Margaret McWilliams Award.)

Hainstock told him how the newspaper’s photo series was popular with readers who regularly sent letters offering ideas and information about buildings to feature. Now-retired heritage designation officer Ed Ledohowski worked with him on the project, delving into the story of who built each

Found it!

This sturdy 88x30-foot specimen is one example of a barn from the 1980s series that Goldsborough was able to find. It stands in excellent condition, almost as straight and true as when it was constructed in 1927 for Jean Comte of the Notre Dame de Lourdes area.

Sitting on two-foot-thick limestone walls, the barn is now used by son Raymond mainly for grain storage. It is one of many similar barns in the area that were constructed in the mid-1920s by a team of masons from France using local limestone and fir framing from British Columbia.

In addition to the enormous upper feed storage areas, the barn origi-

This is an example of one of the barns included in the 1980s series that historian Gordon Goldsborough recently found in relatively good repair considering it dates to the early 1920s when it was built by Hubert Izon, a returning First World War veteran. Materials used to construct it came from sawmills near Moon Lake in the Riding Mountains, and lime and horsehair were used as chinking materials. As of 2014, the building still stands at its original site. PHOTO: GORDON GOLDSBOROUGH

of the barns and other ways these buildings depicted rural heritage.

The criteria for inclusion in the series was that they had to be 50 years old at the time — which led Hainstock and Goldsborough to ask each other what toll another 35 odd years has taken.

Goldsborough has been looking ever since — sometimes to no avail.

“I am in the process of trying to find them, and I’m having terrible luck,” he said.

“I suspect it’s because a lot of them aren’t around anymore.

But it may also be because I’m not looking in the right place.”

nally had stalls on the lower level for 26 horses, 14 cows, and a hen area.

One of the unusual features of this particular building is the entry to the hayloft. Instead of hinged double doors that open outward or upward, as was the design of most Manitoba barns at the time, the Comte barn had a vertical track and pulley system.

The building is located alongside Highway 244, about three miles south of Notre Dame de Lourdes, the Manitoba village named after a town in France called Lourdes. The barn uses several design features found in barns from other centuries and continents including: ventilation openings under the roof peaks, circular openings for upper illumination, and a large window above the main door entrance.

That’s because, as detailed as the stories were, the geographic information provided in the articles was pre-GP, meaning it was rudimentary at best. “Two miles west of” just isn’t enough information.

Plus, they may not exist anymore, period. Another 35 winters on the backs — or roofs — of buildings already old in the 1980s, no doubt, have taken their toll, says Goldsborough.

He’s found some and been heartened at their condition.

“They’re remarkably intact,” he said. Comparing their presentday condition to Hainstock’s 1980s photo is truly intriguing, he adds.

“Other than trees maybe being a little bigger now, you’d swear that time has just not elapsed.”

Sadly, he’s also gone looking where they should be, and found nothing.

But is he looking in the right place? That’s the nagging question as he continues to drive the back roads with scant directions.

This is where local knowledge could really help.

A case in point was up in Dauphin recently while out looking for an old barn from the series called the Izon barn. He says he was almost ready to give up after a fruitless search using

directions that only said a “couple of miles west” of Dauphin.

He was puzzling over a yardsite where the old buildings didn’t match the description when a local farmer drove by.

He flagged him down and the man immediately knew what Goldsborough was looking for.

“He said, ‘It’s just a mile west.

I drive by it every day,” he said.

“This is the local knowledge that I don’t have.”

Can you help? Later this summer, the Co-operator will begin to republish the 1980s series of photos and stories so that readers can give him a heads up on their whereabouts.

Goldsborough said he’d love to hear by phone, mail or email, from anyone who can give him more precise directions, or tell him if the building is still around.

“I’ve been unsuccessful at finding most of them,” he says.

“So if they have information they would like to share, that would be wonderful.”

What adds interest to this search is what it may reveal about the extent to which we’ve saved or lost this part of our rural heritage over time, he adds.

“These buildings were an interesting story back 35 years ago,” he said. “Now the interesting story is, how many of those buildings are still with us today?” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com for more information: When the Co-operator begins to publish its series you’ll be able to contact Gordon Goldsborough at: (204) 474-7469 email: gordon@mhs.mb.ca Mail: 2021 Loudoun Rd. Winnipeg, Man. R3S 1A3

This barn in the Rural Municipality of Lorne was featured in the Manitoba Co-operator series on rural buildings. As of late 2013, the building was still standing at its original location. PHOTOS: left: bob hainstock., right: GORDON GOLDSBOROUGH

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

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Bring on the barley New cookbook has ideas for eating barley at every meal Lorraine Stevenson Crossroads Recipe Swap

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nita Stewart, a well-known food writer in Canada, has high praise for a new barley cookbook. She calls it “a glimpse into the future of the food life of North America.”

Go Barley: Modern Recipes for an Ancient Grain, with 100-plus recipes, was released this spring, written by home economists Pat Inglis and Linda Whitworth, who is also the market development manager with the Alberta Barley Commission.

Interest in barley is intensifying as we turn our attention to more whole grains and ancient grains, plus spreading awareness about barley’s health benefits, say the two women who were in Winnipeg last week to promote their book.

“There’s been such a huge opportunity to move it up the ranks, ” said Linda Whitworth.

There’s plenty of reasons to eat more barley. It’s packed with vitamins, minerals, many of the amino acids that make up protein. It helps stabilize blood sugar and makes us feel full. Its fibre has been proven to help lower cholesterol.

Barley earned approval from Health Canada in 2012 for a health claim.

“All the dietitians we talk to say barley is just surging forward,” says Linda.

That’s good news for a crop Canadians now consume just a tiny fraction of as food. About 80 per cent grown here is used in livestock feed, and

the rest is used for malt. Less than one per cent is consumed as food.

We don’t eat anything just because it’s good for us, though. Barley has also been rediscovered by cooks and chefs who love its taste, full rich texture and all the ways it can be used.

“Barley was full of surprises for me,” says Pat, a former food editor for the Montreal Gazette who developed recipes for Go Barley.

“I started out, unfortunately, with a very pedestrian image of barley and I didn’t realize the full potential. The more I worked with it, I found it is so compatible with flavours.”

Pearl and pot barley absorbs flavours while the slightly nutty-tasting flour is perfect with spices and chocolate, she said.

“There’s no lack of good recipes, that’s for sure.”

And while barley has had a reputation in the past as poor man’s food, making a household food dollar go further is now a sought-after attribute.

“Barley is very affordable,” she said. “And it helps to extend foods. It makes a little bit of meat go a lot further.”

But don’t think this is a cookbook full of stew recipes. Go Barley will have you eating barley at every meal of the day, from a barley granola for breakfast to fruit- and nut-filled salads for lunch, plus chowders and soups, and casseroles and jambalayas as main dishes. And what do Alberta beef producers think of the mushroom barley burgers? No word on that just yet, says Linda, with a laugh.

Go Barley: Modern Recipes for an Ancient Grain (TouchWood Editions, 245 pages, $29.95) is now available in local book stores.

Here’s the perfect salad to bring to a potluck supper. It can be made ahead, and it’s easy to transport.

Preheat oven to 350 F. On an ungreased baking pan, spread pecans evenly. Bake for five minutes, then coarsely chop and set aside. Rinse barley and wild rice under cold running water; drain.

In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring measured water to a boil and stir in wild rice and barley. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover pan and cook for 35 minutes. Add brown rice, then cover pan and simmer for another 25 minutes. Cool.

This casserole has all the flavours of cabbage rolls without the work. Shredded cabbage is layered with a mixture of ground beef and barley in tomato sauce. It’s served topped with sour cream and chopped green onions.

1-1/2 lb. lean ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 c. pot or pearl barley 1 can (14 oz./398ml) tomato sauce 1-2/3 c. water 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 4 c. shredded cabbage 6 tbsp. sour cream 6 tsp. chopped green onions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat brown beef, onion and garlic. Drain the fat. Stir in barley, then add tomato sauce, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover pan and simmer for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an eight-cup casserole dish. Place half the cabbage in the dish. Layer it with half the barley beef mixture. Repeat layers. Cover dish and bake for 45 minutes. Top each serving with 1 tbsp. of the sour cream and 1 tsp. of the green onions.

photo: go barley

Prairie StreuselTopped Cake This is a perfect cake for using midsummerready saskatoons and rhubarb.

Cake: 3/4 c. whole barley flour 3/4 c. all-purpose flour 4-1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/3 c. butter or margarine 3/4 c. granulated sugar 2 eggs 3/4 c. milk 4 c. saskatoon berries 1 c. sliced fresh (or frozen and thawed) rhubarb

Wild Rice, Barley and Fruit Salad

1 c. pecans 1 c. pot or pearl barley 1/4 c. wild rice 4-1/2 c. water 3/4 c. brown rice 1 orange 2 green onions, chopped 3/4 c. dried apricots, chopped 3/4 c. dried cranberries 1/2 c. orange juice 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 2 tsp. Dijon mustard 1/4 c. olive oil 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/2 c. chopped parsley

Easy Cabbage Casserole

Topping: 3/4 c. whole barley flour 3/4 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 c. granulated sugar 1/3 c. butter or margarine 1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

photo: go barley

Peel and seed the orange and cut it into small pieces. In a large bowl, mix orange pieces, green onions, apricots, and cranberries with barley rice mixture. In a small bowl, combine orange juice, garlic, vinegar, and mustard. Whisk in oil as well as salt and pepper to taste. Toss dressing with barley mixture; sprinkle with toasted pecans and parsley.

Makes 10 servings.

Source: Go Barley: Modern Recipes for an Ancient Grain

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the barley flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine and sugar. Beat in eggs and milk. Gradually stir in dry ingredients. When mixed, pour batter into the baking dish. Sprinkle saskatoon berries and rhubarb over top of batter. To make topping, combine the barley flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, butter or margarine, and cinnamon in a small bowl using a pastry blender or fingertips.

Sprinkle evenly over top of the cake batter. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

Source: Go Barley: Modern Recipes for an Ancient Grain

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 26, 2014

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

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“

ey Pops, what’cha doing?” Jennifer Jackson plopped herself into the Adirondack chair next to her father’s on the front lawn. She reached up to adjust her sunglasses and brush a stray lock of hair from her forehead and then let her head fall back to rest on the chair.

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the big elm tree behind them and a single white cloud drifted lazily past the sun up in the bright-blue sky.

Andrew took a few moments to respond.

“I am surveying my kingdom,” he said.

Jennifer looked sideways at him from behind her glasses. “How’s it looking?”

“Good. God’s in his heaven and all’s right with the world. The universe is unfolding exactly as it should.” Andrew returned her sideways glance.

“I should have grabbed a beer before I came out though,” he added.

“Shall I get you one?” said Jennifer.

“That would require you getting up,” said Andrew, “and you only just sat down.”

“I could get up again,” said Jennifer although she made no move to do so.

“Well, if you did get me a beer,” said Andrew, “then it would only be fair for you to bring one for yourself as well.”

“Done deal,” said Jennifer, popping out of her chair and heading back towards the house. “I will be right back,” and true to her word, within a minute she had returned to hand her father an ice cold bottle of Big Rock Grasshopper Ale. Andrew took a swig and then extended the bottle lazily in her direction.

“Cheers,” he said.

“Cheers,” said Jennifer clinking her bottle against his as she sat back down. A blue jay landed in the elm tree and scolded them for a second before taking off again for parts unknown. Jennifer watched it go. “Summer is finally here,” she said.

“Indeed,” said Andrew. “Once again our patience has been rewarded.”

They sat for a while, just soaking up the sun.

Eventually Jennifer spoke.

“Here’s the thing,” she said.

“What?” said Andrew.

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“Alan wants me to go the Folk Festival with him,” said Jennifer. “What do you think?”

Andrew gave her another sideways look. “Well,” he said. “I’ll have to think about that for a second.

And maybe you could give me a few more details.”

Jennifer set her drink down on the arm of her chair. “OK,” she said. “Al goes every year with his sister and her boyfriend and a bunch of their friends and they camp in the festival campground for the weekend and… they used to go with their parents but their parents camp in the quiet campground and also they’re grown up now so… you get the picture.”

“I get the picture,” said Andrew. “They’re a bunch of hippies.”

Jennifer laughed. “They so are!” she said.

“Alan’s parents have been volunteering at the

Harnessing the ‘horse’ power What’s worse — balking or running away and refusing to stop?

festival for like 20 years. It’s totally a family tradition.”

Andrew allowed himself a grin. “Well,” he said, “it’s not as if your mother never wore a pair of bell bottoms back in the ’70s. So you may have a tiny bit of hippie blood yourself. But you do know that there is occasionally folk music at the Folk Festival. You think you can handle that?”

“That might be a challenge,” said Jennifer, “but I think I’ll be fine.”

Andrew raised his bottle and stared at it for a moment, watching the sunlight dance through the tiny bubbles in the amber liquid. “So I take it you want to go.”

“I do,” said Jennifer.

“So are you asking for permission?” said Andrew.

Jennifer turned her bottle around on the arm of her chair and stared at the label. “Well, sort of,” she said.

Andrew paused, as if considering an answer.

“When did you get so grown up?” he said at length.

Jennifer smiled. “Yesterday,” she said.

“Ah yes,” said Andrew. “I guess that’s why it’s kind of taken me by surprise.”

“If you think it’s a really bad idea then I might not go,” said Jennifer.

“Really?’ said Andrew.

“Well it would depend on why you thought that,” said Jennifer.

“I would think that if I thought you were too young and irresponsible,” said Andrew. “Or if I thought you were prone to bad judgment and selfdestructive behaviour. Or if you were going with people I didn’t trust. Or if I didn’t trust you.” He paused and looked at her directly. “But I do trust you,” he said, “so what more can I say?”

“Thanks Dad,” said Jennifer. “You’re awesome you know.”

“I know,” said Andrew. He grinned. “Are you looking forward to having this conversation with your mother?”

“Um, I thought maybe you would do that,” said Jennifer.

Andrew chuckled. “In your dreams,” he said.

“Oh well,” said Jennifer. “It was worth a try.”

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By Alma Barkman FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

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or years and years friend hubby Leo would unearth his garden tiller from beneath a pile of junk in the backyard. I don’t know what he did to it out there, but the tiller fired right up every year.

But then like a lot of tired old horsepower, it started to balk.

Friend hubby came in bearing a frayed starter rope and lamenting that he’d have to pay $4 for a new one. I took a close look at the remains and immediately remembered a piece of cord in my sewing box that I could never find a use for, but hated to throw away.

“Can you spare it?” he asked.

I was downright glad to get rid of it.

A few minutes later Leo called me outside. “Can you just help me thread that cord through this little hole?”

After a bit of finagling, I succeeded.

“Now if you would just get the scissors and cut the end of this knot...”

He gave the cord a good tug and the motor sprang to life, backfiring once or twice for good measure, like a colt snorting for the pure joy of kicking up its heels. But then the tiller started to gain momentum and that motor was like a runaway steed. It just wouldn’t stop.

A tight rein was necessary to keep things under control.

“Give me that screwdriver!” shouted Leo. I handed him the one with the insulated handle. He used it to ground the spark plug. The motor coughed a bit, wheezed once or twice, and then came to a full stop.

“Sounds as if you choked it to death,” I said.

“Of course not!” said Leo. “I never even touched the carburetor. But that reminds me.

You wouldn’t happen to have a spare sponge lying around, would you? I lost the one that belongs in the air breather.”

I produced a sponge from my cleaning cabinet to use as a filter and cut it to size.

“Now this might work and

PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

it might not,” he told me. “It might just smother it.”

He gave the new starter cord a pull.

The old tiller jumped to life, seeming to paw the grass as if impatient to get going toward the garden patch. But just in case it tried to get away on him again, Leo was keeping a tight rein on it, the insulated screwdriver protruding from the hind pocket of his gardening pants.

I didn’t blame him one bit, because the only horsepower more exasperating than the kind that balks is the kind that wants to run away!

Alma Barkman writes from Winnipeg

Resting in the sun.

PHOTO: LORRAINE HOFER

Welcome to Country Crossroads If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to: COUNTRY CROSSROADS 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 Phone 1-800-782-0794 Fax 204-944-5562 Email susan@fbcpublishing.com I’d love to hear from you. Please remember we can no longer return material, articles, poems or pictures. – Sue

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Add some fruit to the grill Try these ideas to help boost your fruit intake

By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

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PHOTO: EVA KRAWCHUK

July 1 – Canada Day Flying for love of this country By a rose, blooming crabapple tree With thankful heart whispered a prayer The maple leaf flag waved at me!

— Eva Krawchuk, Winnipeg

ating more fruits and vegetables is a worthwhile goal for all of us, and although some people meet the goal, most people shortchange themselves. Think about your own fruit and vegetable intake. Are you eating at least 4.5 cups of fruits and vegetables per day?

Not only do they provide nourishing vitamins and minerals, but their natural antioxidants also serve to defend our bodies against environmental invaders. Eating abundant amounts of fruits and vegetables can reduce our risk for cancer, heart disease and other chronic diseases.

People generally eat more fruits than vegetables though, as most of us are born with a natural preference for sweet foods. According to anthropologists, sweet foods usually were safe foods for our ancestors to eat. Poisonous foods often had a bitter taste and were avoided.

According to the 2009 Youth Risk Behaviour Survey results, 23.5 per cent of North Dakota children ate fruits two or more times per day during the week previous to the survey. Of those same children, just eight per cent ate vegetables three or more times per day during the week previous to the survey.

Among adult participants in the 2009 Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, about 75 per cent reported eating less than one serving of fruit per day. A serving is considered one-half cup.

Fruits add flavour, colour and fibre to your menu. If you are tired of apples or pears, try grilling them. Liven up your outdoor grilling menus with these ideas: • Cut a three-quarter-inch-deep slit down the length of an unpeeled banana. Pry the slit open and stuff with two tablespoons of chopped dark chocolate. Wrap the banana in foil and grill for about five minutes on each side.

• Sprinkle wedges of apple or pear with cinnamon and a touch of brown sugar. Grill for about five minutes per side.

• Brush peeled, whole bananas with canola or sunflower oil and add to the grill just until the fruit turns golden and has grill marks, or about five minutes per side.

• Grill peaches and nectarines for a side dish to go with steak or pork tenderloin. After cooking, the fruit can be diced and made into a salsa or relish by adding fresh herbs, chili peppers and lime juice or vinegar.

Get more ideas about different foods to grill, including corn on the cob, by visiting http:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn1420.pdf.

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.

Create stunning colour with lobelia This plant may be common but it’s a versatile mainstay for many gardeners

By Albert Parsons FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

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ome people might regard lobelia as a rather pedestrian plant, so common that it is hardly worth noting. I, on the other hand, regard this very lovely and versatile plant as one of the mainstays of my summer garden. I use lobelia in my many containers as both filler and foil — a plant whose purpose it is to enhance the other plants in the arrangement.

Sometimes, I simply fill a hanging basket or other container with nothing but lobelia to create a stunning globe of colour.

My vegetable garden also has been known to sport an edging of vibrant-blue lobelia.

Lobelia is a large plant family but for the ordinary gardener, two different types — compact and trailing — are usually the only ones grown and these are commonly available at garden centres as bedding plants in the spring. The seedlings take quite a while to develop into blooming-size plants so if a gardener wants to grow his/her own plants, the seeds need to be planted from 10 to 12 weeks before planting-out time.

The compact form is somewhat upright in growth habit and grows about 15 cm tall.

Trailing forms have longer cascading stems that are perfect to use around the edges of containers where they act as fillers and cascade over the rims. I find that the upright varieties tend to cascade as well — especially if the containers are positioned in a part-shade location — but the true trailing types have longer stems.

Lobelia is a finely textured plant; both the foliage and the flowers are small and delicate looking, making them perfect foils for companion plants with larger, coarser flowers and foliage. The blooms come in a range of colours, including white, various shades of pink and lavender, pale blue, and dark violet blue. My very favourite one is the violet-blue variety called “Crystal Palace.” Quite a number of lobelias produce flowers that have a white eye, which provides a bit of contrast.

Lobelia is an annual and it has a long bloom period. With proper care, it will bloom all summer and into the fall. It prefers cool temperatures and sometimes the bloom is reduced in midsummer during a spell of very hot weather. This is a good time to snip the plants back a bit to encourage new shoots to form that will produce bloom later in the season. Lobelia likes

full sun but will be happy in a part-shade location. Protection from hot midday sun will keep the plants blooming, even in the hottest weather.

Lobelia likes a rich soil that is kept moist. Letting the soil dry out will greatly reduce the performance of the plants.

Although not a particularly heavy feeder, it will be happy with the ordinary fertilizer regime that is in place to keep the rest of the container plants performing at their maximum.

While the most common use for lobelia is in containers, it also makes an excellent edging plant, planting it as an outside row with a taller plant behind it. Such plants should have an upright growth habit, such as marigolds or salvia, as opposed to a sprawling ones, like petunias, which would soon crowd out the lobelia.

Lobelia makes an attractive ground cover if it is mass planted. While the common spacing between the plants is 15 cm, if they are to be used as a ground cover, this spacing should be tightened up considerably, perhaps to 12 cm or even a bit less.

When planting lobelia in a container, position the plants as close to the edge of the pot as possible. This both encour-

Lobelia — even this compact “upright variety” — will cascade nicely over the rim of a container. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

ages the lobelia to cascade over the rim and also lets you place some other plants closer to the pot’s edge, creating a lovely full display. In a hanging basket of just lobelia, the plants should be shoulder to shoulder, spaced eight to 10 cm apart to ensure a nice full basket. Position the plants as close to the rim as possible so that the cascading plants will literally cover the basket with foliage and bloom.

The one downside of using lobelia exclusively in a hanging basket is that the plants may flag toward the end of the growing season. You may have to add other plants or replace the bas-

ket with another that contains plants whose blooms will persist right up until frost. The glorious display — and minimal cost — of a lobelia hanging basket make this drawback a small price to pay.

When you are at the garden centre, pick up a few packs of lobelia. You will find yourself tucking these plants into all kinds of places in your garden, and will likely want to return to the garden centre to get “just a few more” of these wonderful plants!

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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AUCTION DISTRICTS Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242.

Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.

The Pas

Birch River

Minitonas Durban

Roblin

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac

Parkland

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

1

Gladstone

Estate & Moving

Wed,. June 25 @ 4:00 pm

Killarney

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Pilot Mound

Lac du Bonnet

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler

Crystal City

Morden

Altona

www.mcsherryauction.com

Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin Treherne

Westman Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage Carberry

Brandon Souris

Waskada

Interlake

Langruth

Neepawa Rapid City

Melita

AUCTION SALE

(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

Lundar

Erickson

Hamiota

Virden

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

Arborg

Gimli

Shoal Lake

Minnedosa

Reston

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

Yard & Rec * Tools & Misc * Antique Furniture * Antiques * Adv & Collectibles * Good Household * Always Large 2 Ring Auction * Go to the Website for Full Listing!

Winnipegosis

Birtle

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive

Swan River

Russell

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Steinbach

1

Red River

ANTIQUES ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale MULVEY “FLEA” MARKET. Osborne & Mulvey Ave E. Wpg. Sat-Sun-Hol. 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

40+ vendors. A/C. Debit, Visa, M/C. Table/Booth rental info: (204)478-1217. mulveymarket.ca

ANTIQUES Antique Equipment AUGUST 9 &10, 2014 the Eighth Annual IHCC Ch 38 show will be held on the grounds of the Western Development Museum in North Battleford Sask.

We will be joining WDM to celebrate their annual “Those were the days” & join them on the occasion of their 65th birthday. www.nbattleford@wdm.ca All IH machinery, trucks, tractors, household, stationary engines, power units, cub cadets & anything else marketed by IH are welcome. Membership annual meeting w/banquet & guest speaker. More information available from show chairman Gary Algot.

(780)741-2115. www.ihc38.com

AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman ESTATE SALE FOR THE LATE MARGARET HIEBERT & QUEST CONSIGNORS Sat., July 12th at 11:00am In the MacGregor Skating Rink MacGregor, MB. Terms Cash or Cheque. Lunch served.

Margaret Hiebert estate: 1998 Buick LaSabre 234,500-km 3800 eng, safetied; 1992 250 Suzuki w/Hi & low range; 38-in. 13.5-HP Yardworks Riding mower; 8/24 Murray Snowblower; 3/4-HP Air Compressor; 3300watt Western Rugged power plant (like new); Appliances & Furniture; Shop Tools.

Website www.nickelauctions.com Sale conducted

by Nickel Auctions Ltd Dave Nickel auctioneer Ph (204)637-3393 cell (204)856-6900.

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake MEYERS AUCTION 10:00am Sun., June 29th Arden, MB. Antiques Collectibles, Appliances, Household Furniture, Tools, Riding Mowers & more.

Bradley Meyers Auctioneer (204)476-6262 www.meyersauctions.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-782-0794.

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

Steve & Jean Bewsky

Sun., July 6 @ 10:00 am Arnes, MB

3 Miles North on Hwy # 9 then East 3/4 Mile on RD North 40 RD Contact: Debbie (204) 795-8212 or Jeff (204) 795-0626

Tractor & Equip: Ford Ferg 9N 3PH * 3PH 60’ Rotary Mower * Kubota 3PH 72” Finishing Mower * Trailer 4HP gas Trailer Wood Splitter Rec: 2) 84 Honda 250 Big Red 3 Wheelers w/ Reverse * Gas Ice Auger * Quad Trailer * Snowmobile Sleigh * Al Loading Ramps * Fisher Metal Detector * Powder Horns * Compound Bow * Live Traps * Long Horns * Pedal Bikes * Fishing & Camping Items * Snow Shoes Guns: Marlin Model 336, LA, 30-30 * Cooey 840 Double Barrel 410 * Yard: 12’x20’ Yard Shed on Skids * Ariens 5-16 Hydro 16 HP Garden Tractor w/ Mower, Snowblower, Blade & Roto Tiller Attach * Husq YT 150 hyd 42” R Mower * Mastercraft 16HP 1/2” R Mower, New Cond * Canadiana 8HP 26” Snowblower * Honda A214 Push Mower * Trailer Sprayer * Roto Tiller * Mini Roto Tiller * HD Packer 38” Wide Roller 28” * Gas Yard Blower * Yard Sweeper * Weed Eater * Utility Trailer * Danville Express Sprayer * Back Pack Sprayer * Hand Yard Tools * Patio Furniture * Propane BBQ * 20’ Windmill * Yard Orns * 200 gal Poly Tank * Poly Barrels Tools: Metal Band Saw * Welder * Drill Press * Acce Torche * Anvil * Table Saw * Radial Arm Saw * 4” Planer * Mitre Saw * 4) Chain Saw * Air Comp * Air Tools * Snap On Impact Sockets * Power Tools * Ridget 18v Cordless Set * Micrometer * Wrench Sets * Socket Sets * Tap & Die Set * Hand Tools * Vise * Workmate * Tool Cabinet * Floor Jack * Hyd Jack * Misc: Gas Water Pumps * B&S 5HP Gas Motor * Wisc 10HP Engine * Gas Pressure Washer * Welding Material * Ladders * Climbing Spurs * Scaffolding * Patio Bricks * Lumber * HD Cords * Sump Pump * Baldon 3/4 HP w/ Gear Box * Insulated Tarp * 3/8 Cable * Chain Ratchet * Load Binders * Antiques: New House No 5 Bear Trap * HartZell 90” Wood Propeller * 24”Cast Church Bell w/ Cradle * Coca Cola 44 Upright working * Fire Station Alarm * Henry Birks Regulator Clock * Cast Police Box * Hse Mower * Walk Behind Plow * Cream Separator * Oak Barrels * Saw * Book Press * Hockey Stick Signed Dale Hawerchuk Household: 2) Deep Freeze 1) Upright * Oak Double Pedestal Table w/ 6 Matching Press Back Chairs * Pantries * 5 pc Oak BR Suite * Dressers * Beds * Reclining Couch & Matching Chairs * 3pc LR Suite * Curio * Nestling Tables * Oak Coffee & End Tables * Book Shelves * Cedar Chest * Sewing Machine * Large Amt Crafts * Bread Maker * Appliances * Pots & Pans * K Items * Wine Making Equip *

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Of Char Crete Ltd.

At 23078 Garvin Road - Springfield, Manitoba (Approx. 1-Kilometer East of Hwy. #207 off Garvin Rd.)

Saturday, July 5th at 11:00 AM (Viewing Friday at 10 am til 5:00 pm Only)

AUCTIONEERS NOTE* There are No Small Items. Sale will take 1-Hour. “SO BE ON TIME”

Having received instructions from CENTRAL COLLECTION SERVICES LTD. and the SECURED CREDITOR, we will sell the following at the Former Fraser Gravel Pit:

CRAWLER

IHC Series C T.D.-25 crawler w/12ft. Dozer blade w/canopy*

CRUSHERS

Nordberg cone crusher by Symons (4367) on tandem deck w/parts to be installed by purchaser* Cedarapids El-Jay crusher w/rock screener w/1-conveyor*

SCREENER

Greystone screener Aggre Spec III model 44X32T wash plant*

JEN SET GENERATOR PLANT

48’ van trailer w/Cat 12-cyl. diesel motor model 3412, 455 K.V. w/rise control tower office*

TRUCK SCALE

Superior Technologies truck scale approx. 30ft. plus additional scale by Howe Richardson w/dial*

Sat., July 5 @ 11:00 am Meleb, MB

1 Mile North of Meleb then 2 1/4 Miles East Contact: (204) 643-5069

Tractor & Equip: AC 190 XT Gas 3PH Dual Hyd. 540 PTO w FEL, 5800 hrs * AC B 2 PH Pulley * Trailer 15 HP Wood Splitter * Vicon 5 Wheel Rake * MF 3 PH 2 B Plow * A.C 2 PH 5’ Cult * Sprayer w 200 Gal SS Tank Truck & Yard: Utility Trailer * Bonair B.H. Pop Up Tent Trailer * 03 Polaris 700 Edge XC Snowmobile, 4900 mi * JD R72 R Mower * Roto Tiller * Push Mowers * Hand Yard Tools * Patio Table * Pic Tables * Yard Swing Tools: Mastercraft 230 Amp Welder * Air Comp * Chain Saws * Battery Charger * Elec Pressure Washer * Bench Grinder * Power Tools * Router * Air Nailer * Vise * Clamps * JackAl * Hand Tools * Shop Supplies Misc: Slide in Cattle Rack * 6 Metal Corral Panels * Elec Fencers * 20 Fence Posts * Chicken Plucker & Feeders * Cement Mixer * Fuel Tank * JD Saulky Plow * MH Sickle Mower * Dump Rake * Oak Chair * Galv Tubs Household: 3 Deep Freeze * Fridge * Couch * LR Chairs * Coffee & End Tables * K Table * Dressers * Beds * Oak Chair * Organ * Cabinet Stereo * Filing Cabinet * Vacuum * Sewing Machine * Wine Making Carbine * Pics * K Items * Glassware * Orns * Blue Mt * (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

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AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts GREAT PRICES ON NEW, used & remanufactured engines, parts & accessories for diesel pickups.

Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding.

Ph (204)532-2187, Russell MB.

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RPK Shukin Farms– Kurtis & Genevieve Shukin Buchanan, SK | July 8, 2014 · 10am

2— 2005 JOHN DEERE 9420

2010 CASE IH 3230 100 FT

2011 WESTERN STAR 4900 & 2001 DOEPKER 40 FT AUCTION LOCATION: From BUCHANAN, SK, go 8 km (5 miles) West on Hwy 5, then go 2.4 km (1.5 miles) South, then go 2.4 km (1.5 miles) West. North side. GPS: 51.7142, -102.8690 A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: (2) 2005 John Deere 9420 4WD · 2012 John Deere 7130 MFWD · 1998 Case IH C80 2WD · 1960 John Deere 730 2WD · 2010 John Deere 9870STS Combine · 2010 MacDon M150 35 Ft Swather · 2004 Westward 30 Ft Swather · 2011

Western Star 4900 T/A Sleeper · 2010 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup Truck · 2001 Doepker 40 Ft T/A Grain Trailer · 2005 Bourgault 5710 Series II 54 Ft Air Drill · Unused 2014 Bourgault 6550ST Tow-Behind Air Tank · 2010 Case IH 3230 100 Ft High Clearance Sprayer...AND MUCH MORE!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Kurtis Shukin: 306.563.8383 Genevieve Shukin: 306.563.7744 kurtisandgen@sasktel.net Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494

AUTO & TRANSPORT Autos 2009 BUICK LUCERNE CXL in mint condition, very low mileage, fully-loaded, silver gray leather, diamond white ext. Safetied, warranty to 2015, very clean, 32,695-kms. $17,500 OBO. (204)488-8451, Winnipeg.

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Tuesday, Tuesday, July July 15 15 •• Auction Auction Closing Closing Begins Begins at at 7PM 7PM Equipment Locations: Park River, ND • Cando, ND • Rolla, ND Equipment Locations: Park River, ND • Cando, ND • Rolla, ND

(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

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Cat 966D wheel loader, 26.5XR25 tires w/bucket* Volvo BM model L-150 wheel loader w/bucket*

Frances Pikel

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DREDGE DRAG LINE FOR PIT Washington Iron Works model 208A, 6-cyl. Cummins diesel w/cables (drag line)*

OFFICE TRAILER Approx. 48ft. Atco office trailer (8ft. Wide)*

GREYSTONE WASHER/CLASSIFIER Greystone 60ft. Conveyor mobile & 70ft. Conveyor MOBILE Power wash plant model FSG514326 w/1-conveyor*

MISCELLANEOUS Suntract approx. 60ft. Mobile conveyor* 300 ss welder on trailer* 1996 Cummins V-10 motor model 1710 (Seized)* older hopper on single axle, 20-ton* upright air compressor* small Hopper tank* approx. 2000 gal. diesel tank w/pump* 1000 gal. dual fuel tank on steel stand* Airliner 14ft. Aluminum boat & trailer* scrapers (fits Ford F350, F150 & Chev. 1-ton)* approx. 12ft. I-beams* 12” & 14” I-beams* pile of scrap* steel tables & stands* large vise* logging chains* etc.

Please visit our website www.kayesauctions.com for complete listing & pictures TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Debit Paid in Full Same Day of Sale..

Large Transactions we will accept cash deposit & balance by bank draft (Out of Province will require cash Deposit and Balance by wire Transfer) 5% Buyer’s Fee SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS “Everything Sold As Is, Where Is” with no warranties implied or expressed.

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4 WD TRACTORS 4 WD TRACTORS 2011 New Holland T9.505, 4WD tractor, luxury cab, HID lights, auto 2011 New Holland 4WDhigh tractor, luxury HID lights, auto steer ready, 16 speedT9.505, powershift, capacity hydcab, pump, 800/70R38 steer ready, 16 speed–powershift, tires, SN ZBF214255 Park Riverhigh capacity hyd pump, 800/70R38 tires, SN ZBF214255 – Park River 1995 New Holland 9680, 4WD tractor, deluxe cab, radar, 4 hyd, 1995 NewTrelleborg Hollandduals, 9680,4999 4WDhrs, tractor, deluxe–cab, 700/65/38 SN D103077 Parkradar, River4 hyd, 700/65/38 Trelleborg duals, 4999 hrs, SN D103077 – Park River 1980 Versatile 935, 4WD tractor, 24.5x32 tires, approx 8500 hrs, SN 1980 072189Versatile – Cando935, 4WD tractor, 24.5x32 tires, approx 8500 hrs, SN 072189 – Cando MFWD & 2WD TRACTORS MFWD & 2WD TRACTORS 2011 New Holland T8.300, MFWD tractor, luxury cab, auto steer 2011 New Holland T8.300, MFWD autovalve, steer ready, 19 speed powershift trans, high tractor, flow hyd,luxury powercab, beyond ready, 19 speed powershift power beyond valve, 5 remotes, 3 pt, 540 + 1/3/8trans, & 1 3/4high PTO,flow 120”hyd, axles, 380/54 rear duals, 5380/38 remotes, 3 pt, 540232 + 1/3/8 1 3/4 120” axles, 380/54 rear duals, front tires, actual&hrs, SNPTO, ZBRC08233 – Park River 380/38 front tires, 232 actual hrs, SN ZBRC08233 – Park River 2011 New Holland T7.270, MFWD tractor, Auto Command CVT 2011 New Holland T7.270, tractor,hyd Auto Command CVT trans, HD front suspension axle, MFWD high capacity pump, 4 rear electrans, HD front 3suspension high capacity rear elec-3 tronic remotes, mid-mountaxle, electronic remotes,hydhydpump, power4 beyond, tronic remotes,PTO, 3 mid-mount remotes, hyd power beyond, pt, 540/1000 rear fenderelectronic PTO switch, 119” axles, 420/80R46 rear3 pt, PTO switch, axles, 420/80R46 rear tires,540/1000 14.9x30 PTO, frontrear tires,fender 250 actual hrs, SN119” ZBBZ199969Park River tires, 14.9x30 front tires, 250 actual hrs, SN ZBBZ199969- Park River 2011 New Holland T7.210, MFWD tractor, Auto Command CVT 2011 Holland tractor, CVT trans, 2New remotes, 3 pt,T7.210, 540/1000MFWD PTO, 112” rearAuto axles,Command 18.4x38 rear trans, 2 remotes, pt, 540/1000 rear axles,–18.4x38 rear tires, 14.9x28 front3tires, 245 actualPTO, hrs, 112” SN ZBBN07247 Park River tires, 14.9x28 front tires, 245 actual hrs, SN ZBBN07247 – Park River 1987 Case IH 2594, tractor, 12 speed powershift, 3 hyd, 3 pt, 1000 1987 Case IHrear 2594, speed powershift, 3 hyd, 35911 pt, 1000 PTO, 20.8x42 tirestractor, (95%), 12 16.5x16.1 front tires (80%), hrs, PTO, 20.8x42–rear tires (95%), 16.5x16.1 front tires (80%), 5911 hrs, SN 9945872 Cando SN 9945872 – Cando COMBINES COMBINES 2011 New Holland CR9090, Terrain Tracer, complete auto-steer, 2011 Holland CR9090, Terrain auto-steer, yield &New moisture monitor, 22” twin pitchTracer, rotor, incomplete cab electric folding yield moisture 22” twin pitch rotor, in cabHID electric folding hopper& cover, longmonitor, auger, Opti-Spread straw chopper, light pkg, on hopper long auger, Opti-Spread straw chopper, lighttires, pkg,163 on board aircover, compressor w/hose & gun, 620/70R42 dualHID drive board & gun, 620/70R42 eng hrs,air71compressor sep hrs, SNw/hose HAJ103485 – Park River dual drive tires, 163 eng hrs, 71 sep hrs, SN HAJ103485 – Park River 2007 New Holland CR9070, combine, Terrain Tracer, yield & mois2007 New Holland CR9070,long combine, Tracer, ture monitor, straw chopper, auger, Terrain 1970 eng hrs, yield 1599 &sepmoishrs, ture monitor, straw chopper, long auger, 1970 eng hrs, 1599 sep hrs, SN HAJ110094 - Rolla SN HAJ110094 - Rolla 2007 New Holland CR9070, 4WD combine, Terrain Tracer, yield 2007 New Holland Terrain Tracer, yield & moisture monitor, CR9070, hyd fore 4WD & aft,combine, long auger, straw chopper, &1050/50R32 moisture drive monitor, fore & rear aft, tires, long 4160 auger,engstraw chopper, tires,hyd 600/65R28 hrs, 2910 sep 1050/50R32 drive tires, 600/65R28 hrs, SN HAJ110197 – Park River rear tires, 4160 eng hrs, 2910 sep hrs, SN HAJ110197 – Park River 2006 New Holland CR970, 4WD combine, Terrain Tracer, yield & 2006 New Holland 4WD Terrainchopper, Tracer, 20.8x42 yield & moisture monitor, hydCR970, fore & aft, longcombine, auger, straw moisture hyd fore &rear aft,tires, long 1661 auger,eng straw dual drivemonitor, tires, 540/165/30 hrs,chopper, 1212 sep20.8x42 hrs, SN dual drive tires, 540/165/30 HAJ10348 – Park River rear tires, 1661 eng hrs, 1212 sep hrs, SN HAJ10348 – Park River 1991 Case IH 1680, combine, specialty rotor, rock trap, straw 1991 Case 1680, combine, specialty trap,tires, straw chopper, crossIHflow fan, chaff spreader, hopperrotor, ext, rock 30.5x32 SN chopper, cross flow fan, chaff spreader, hopper ext, 30.5x32 tires, SN JJC0115135 - Rolla JJC0115135 - Rolla 2 – John Deere 9600 combines, 1 – 2WD, 1 – 4WD - See website 2or–Contact John Deere combines, 2WD, 1 – 4WD See website Charlie9600 at Park River Imp1 –701-284-6316 for-more info on or Contact Charlie at Park River Imp 701-284-6316 for more info on these combines these combines 1991 New Holland TX36, conventional combine, self leveling shoe, 1991 Holland TX36, combine, selfSN leveling shoe,– straw New chopper, 30.5x32 driveconventional tires, 16.9x24 rear tires, 8607003 straw chopper, 30.5x32 drive tires, 16.9x24 rear tires, SN 8607003 – Park River Park River 1979 John Deere 8820, combine, straw chopper, long auger, 5685 1979 Deere 8820, combine, straw chopper, long auger, 5685 eng hrsJohn - Rolla eng hrs - Rolla

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AUCTION AUCTION NOTE NOTE

This is a NO BUYER PREMIUM Auction. Equipment from Park River Implement, Rolla Implement & This is a NO BUYER PREMIUM Auction.

Equipment from River Implement, Implement Houtcooper Implement.

Many clean one-owner units.

ForPark equipment informationRolla contact Charlie &at Park Houtcooper Implement.

Many one-owner/ units. equipment information Charlie at/Park River Implement, Park River, NDclean 701-284-6316 Chris atForRolla Implement, Rolla, NDcontact 701-477-3116 Bill at River Implement, Park River, NDND 701-284-6316 / Chris at Rolla Implement, Rolla, 701-477-3116 / Bill at Houtcooper Implement, Cando, 701-968-3211.

Equipment locations listed perNDitem below. See complete Houtcooper 701-968-3211. Equipment locations listed per item below. See complete descriptions,Implement, photos andCando, terms atNDauctionblock.com descriptions, photos and terms at auctionblock.com SKIDLOADER SKIDLOADER 2008 Case 440CT Series 3, track skidloader, cab, air, heat, EH con2008 Caseflow 440CT 3, track2300 skidloader, air, heat,–EHRolla controls, high hyd,Series 15.7” tracks, hrs, SN cab, N8M483652 trols, high flow hyd, 15.7” tracks, 2300 hrs, SN N8M483652 – Rolla SWATHERS & HEADS SWATHERS & HEADS Case IH 8230, 30’ swather, finger reel, 1000 PTO, SN CFH066440 – Case CandoIH 8230, 30’ swather, finger reel, 1000 PTO, SN CFH066440 – Cando Case IH 8220, 25’ swather, finger reel, 1000 PTO, CFH0128668 Case IHRiver 8220, 25’ swather, finger reel, 1000 PTO, CFH0128668 – Park – Park River Case IH 8210, 21’ swather, bat reel, 1000 PTO, SNCFH0064383 Case IH 8210, – Park River 21’ swather, bat reel, 1000 PTO, SNCFH0064383 – Park River 2008 New Holland 94C, 40’ draper head, finger reel, transport, SN 2008 New Holland 40CB081454 - Rolla 94C, 40’ draper head, finger reel, transport, SN 40CB081454 - Rolla 2008 New Holland 94C, 40’ draper head, finger reel, transport, NH 2008 New Holland 94C,– 40’ draper head, finger reel, transport, NH adapter, SN 40GB081498 Rolla adapter, SN 40GB081498 – Rolla 2005 New Holland 94C, 36’ draper head, hyd fore & aft, finger reel, 2005 NewNHHolland 36’ draper head, hyd fore & aft, finger reel, transport, adapter,94C, SN 360500066 – Rolla transport, NH adapter, SN 360500066 – Rolla New Holland 994, 36’ draper head, NH mounts, Schumacher cutting New Holland 994,transport, 36’ draperSN head, NH mounts, Schumacher cutting system, finger reel, 436982165 – Cando system, finger reel, transport, SN 436982165 – Cando 2005 MacDon 974, 36’ flex head, finger reel, transport, SN 165733 2005 – RollaMacDon 974, 36’ flex head, finger reel, transport, SN 165733 – Rolla New Holland 973, 24’ flex head, air reeL, - Park River New Holland 973, 24’ flex head, air reeL, - Park River Universal UH 22, 22’ head, JD mounts, SN 1354196 – Park River Universal UH 22, 22’ head, JD mounts, SN 1354196 – Park River New Holland 971, pickup head – Park River New Holland 971, pickup head – Park River Vulcan Head Trailer, 30’ flex head trailer – Cando Vulcan Head Trailer, 30’ flex head trailer – Cando Elmers 30’ flex head trailer, SN 001800 – Park River Elmers 30’ flex head trailer, SN 001800 – Park River SPRAYERS SPRAYERS 2011 Hardi CM4400 Commander, 132’ sprayer, 1200 gallon tank, 2011 Hardi CM4400 Commander, 132’fill,sprayer, 1200 gallon tank, flush & rinse system, triple nozzles, chem SN 0311100299 flush & rinse – Park Riversystem, triple nozzles, chem fill, SN 0311100299 – Park River 1999 John Deere 4700, s.p. sprayer, 90’, 750 gallon s.s. tank, 5 way 1999 John Deereinduction, 4700, s.p.foan sprayer, 90’, 750 gallonlight s.s. tank, way nozzles, chemical markers, Outback bar, 5windnozzles, chemical induction, markers, screens, 3984 hrs, SN X004362foan – Park River Outback light bar, windscreens, 3984 hrs, SN X004362 – Park River 2007 New Holland SF 216, 100’ sprayer, 1500 gallon, dual noz2007 New auto Holland 216, 100’ sprayer, 1500 14.9x46 gallon, dual zle bodies, rate SF control, 4 section booms, tires,nozSN zle bodies, –auto rate control, 4 section booms, 14.9x46 tires, SN Y75005262 Cando Y75005262 – Cando AirGlide 1, s.p. sprayer, 120’, 1000 gal s.s. tank, Midtech controller, AirGlide 1, s.p. sprayer, gal s.s. tank, Midtech controller, 14.9x46 tires, 1992 hrs, SN 120’ 2180, 1000 – Rolla 14.9x46 tires, 1992 hrs, SN 2180 – Rolla Summers 90’ sprayer, 500 gallon tank, triple nozzles, windscreens Summers 90’ sprayer, 500 gallon tank, triple nozzles, windscreens – Park River – Park River

AIR DRILLS & TILLAGE AIR DRILLS & TILLAGE 2011 Great Plains 4000TT, Turbo-Till, 40’, C-shank, rock flex, rolling 2011 Great Plains 4000TT, harrow, SN GP-4874NN – ParkTurbo-Till, River 40’, C-shank, rock flex, rolling harrow, SN GP-4874NN – Park River 2009 Wilrich 657DCR, 33’ disk chisel, 1400# shank assemblies, HD 3 2009 Wilrich 657DCR,– 33’ diskRiver chisel, 1400# shank assemblies, HD 3 bar harrow, SN458267 Park bar harrow, SN458267 – Park River 2002 Case IH 730B, Ecolo-Tiger, 7 shank, 30” a.r. shanks, rear hitch & 2002 Case IH 730B, 7 shank, 30” a.r. shanks, rear hitch & hyd, 385/65R22.5 tires,Ecolo-Tiger, SN JFH0011380 – Park River hyd, 385/65R22.5 tires, SN JFH0011380 – Park River Summers Diamond Disk, 32’ – Cando Summers Diamond Disk, 32’ – Cando Case IH PT, 20’ crumbler, SN JFH0019720 – Park River Case IH PT, 20’ crumbler, SN JFH0019720 – Park River 1999 Flexicoil 5000, 45’ air drill, 9” spacing, 350# shanks, adjust1999 Flexicoil 5000, 45’ airsweeps, drill, 9” 5.5” spacing, 350# shanks, able spread boots, Knock-On rubber press, dual adjustcasters able spread boots, Knock-On 5.5” rubber press, dual casters on main frame & wings, 2 bar sweeps, harrow, 2320 tow between commodity on frame &–wings, cart,main SN U08582 Cando2 bar harrow, 2320 tow between commodity cart, SN U08582 – Cando John Deere 777, 42’ air drill w/JD 1060, SN N00X77700852 – Cando John Deere 777, 42’ air drill w/JD 1060, SN N00X77700852 – Cando BAILERS & MOWERS BAILERS & MOWERS 2011 New Holland BR7090, round baler, Bale Command, wide pick2011 New Holland BR7090, baler, Bale Command, wide pickup, 1000 PTO, 18L-16.1 tires, SNround YAN045635 – Rolla up, 1000 PTO, 18L-16.1 tires, SN YAN045635 – Rolla 2009 New Holland BR7090, specialty baler, Bale Command, net 2009 New wrap, Holland specialty tires, baler,SNBale Command, net wrap, twine wideBR7090, pickup, 21.5x16.1 Y9N042672 wrap, – Parktwine Riverwrap, wide pickup, 21.5x16.1 tires, SN Y9N042672 – Park River New Holland BR780, round baler, auto tie, 1000 PTO, SN 43080 – New Rolla Holland BR780, round baler, auto tie, 1000 PTO, SN 43080 – Rolla Vermeer 605J, Round baler, SN 1VRA121ROK1002970 – Park River Vermeer 605J, Round baler, SN 1VRA121ROK1002970 – Park River 2011 Rhino FR240, 20’ rotary mower, 1000 PTO, front & rear chains & 2011 FR240, rotary 1000–PTO, shields,Rhino air craft foam20’ filled tires,mower, SN 10072 Parkfront River& rear chains & shields, air craft foam filled tires, SN 10072 – Park River Rhino FR162, 14’ rotary mower, 1000 PTO, front & rear chain shields, Rhino rotary mower, 1000 PTO, front & rear chain shields, aircraft FR162, tires, SN14’ 10003 – Park River aircraft tires, SN 10003 – Park River Woods B315, 14’ bat wing mower, front chain shields, SN3804 Woods – Park B315, River 14’ bat wing mower, front chain shields, SN3804 – Park River Owatonna 235, 14’ mower/conditioner, SN 532507 – Cando Owatonna 235, 14’ mower/conditioner, SN 532507 – Cando 2011 Rowse D9, double mower, 9’ bar, NH heads, SN SS-t9-122 2011 – ParkRowse River D9, double mower, 9’ bar, NH heads, SN SS-t9-122 – Park River GRAIN VAC & AUGERS GRAIN VAC & AUGERS 2005 Brandt 5000, grain vac, SN 78976 – Cando 2005 Brandt 5000, grain vac, SN 78976 – Cando 2010 Sheyenne/Westgo 1410, 13”x 80’ auger, low profile hopper 2010 1410, 13”x 80’ auger, low profile hopper w/hydSheyenne/Westgo mover, SN 32571 – Cando w/hyd mover, SN 32571 – Cando Wheatheart SA71-10, 10”x71’ auger, low profile hopper, SN Wheatheart SA71-10, 10”x71’ auger, low profile hopper, SN SA020861 – Rolla SA020861 – Rolla

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AUTO & TRANSPORT Autos IMMACULATE WELL MAINTAINED WIFE’S 2002 Cadillac STS, 110 K’s, fully loaded, $4500 OBO. Sunroof, tinted windows, Michelins 4.5. No GST. (204)694-3979.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1-1956 CHEVROLET MODEL 1433, 1-tonne truck or parts. Phone (204)227-7333.

BEEKEEPING BEEKEEPING Bee Equipment HAVE 68 WOOD TRAYS for sale, manual bee stripper, tumbler, also some black lights. Phone (204)367-2522.

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!!

75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from.

B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD. ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

BUILDINGS CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2008 KOMATSU HYD EXCAVATOR PC 308 zeroturn USLC-3 w/hyd quick attach clean up bucket, 13-ft. stick, A/C, plumbed for GPS, also has auxillary hyd for thumb, $75,000; JD 270 LC hyd excavator, quick attach, hyd thumb, 12-ft. stick, A/C, $55,000; 06 Volvo EC-210 BLC hyd excavator quick attach bucket, hyd thumb, A/C, 3,190-hrs, $75,000. (204)871-0925, MacGregor.

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Fertilizer Equipment FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-8-TON: 4T Tyler stainless, $4000; 5T Tyler Stainless, $4500; 6T Simonsen, $6000; 8T Willmar, $7000; 8T Willmar 65-ft spread, $8500. (204)857-8403. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.

Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com GRAIN BINS WANTED: 1000 or 2000-bushel hopper bottom bin. Also Wanted: 1680 Case combine for parts. Phone (204)636-2637.

WESTEEL GRAIN BIN EXTENSIONS, 14-ft & 19ft, galvinized & plastic culverts, 19-ft & 14-ft roof sheets, $35 & $25/each. Roofing &siding seconds, half price. Phone:(204)257-3634.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Carts M & W GRAIN carts, 500-bu, 1000 Rpm PTO, 18.4x26 tires, $10,000 OBO. Phone (204)864-2498

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers 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.

CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.

From The Ground Up BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES REVENUE PROPERTY IN GRANDVIEW, MB: 2,300-SF building w/3 apartments & a laundromat.

All apartments occupied. $89,000.00.

MLS #1404846 Karen Goraluk, Salesperson.

(204)773-6797 NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate.

TURN KEY AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR business in Roblin, MB established by present owner in 1992.

32-ft x 54-ft commercial steel building, 2 service bays. Built 1997. Site has never had fuel storage on it. 1-Acre lot. Snap on tools. $399,000.00. MLS #1322001 Karen Goraluk, Salesperson.

(204)773-6797 NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate.

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals; Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our assistance the majority of our clients have received compensation previously denied. Back-Track Investigations investigates, documents your loss and assists in settling your claim.

Licensed Agrologist on Staff.

For more information Please call 1-866-882-4779

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Work MANITOBA BASED CUSTOM HARVESTING operation equipped w/Case IH & John Deere combines. Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured. Phone:(204)371-9435 or (204)391-5491.

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794.

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NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

FARM MACHINERY Loaders & Dozers 1978 Case 450 Crawler Loader. Open rops, new tracks, re-built engine. $5400 worth of repairs. $9,500 (204)857-8585

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories 350C JOHN DEERE CRAWLER parts: 1 loader bucket; 2-3-cyl DSL engine block; 1 hyd tank assembly; 1 rear fuel tank & other parts; parts for 420 & 1010 JD crawlers. (204)227-7333 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.

Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd. 1-866-729-9876 5150 Richmond Ave. East BRANDON, MB. www.harvestsalvage.ca New, Used & Re-man. Parts

Tractors Combines Swathers 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.

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EDGE EQUIPMENT SALES 3-170 Murray Park Rd Winnipeg, MB

204-837-1660

435 CAT SCRAPER, CONVERTED to hydraulics, in excellent condition. $35,000.

Phone (204)669-9626.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums

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STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

USED GRASSHOPPERS AVAILABLE JD 105 DSL HYDRO combine, excellent cond., C/W 22-ft and PU headers. 23.1xR30 sprayer tires.

Header trailer. 18.4x34 tire. 27x32 HD 10-bolt rims.

30.5x32 tire. 24-ft triple-axle trailer. 91 Dodge Cummins 5-spd transmission assembly. (204)766-2643 text (204)955-8970.

HAYING & HARVESTING Mower Conditioner 2009 NH MODEL 7560 16-ft. discbine mower conditioner, swivel hitch, flail conditioning, $24,000 OBO; 2003 Case IH model 1701 self propelled 16ft. discbine mower conditioner (same as NH 340) 1,450-hrs, $38,000 OBO. Both in excellent condition. (204)886-7009, (204)886-2245, Teulon.

18-FT CASE DEEP TILLER; 18-ft MF disc; 40-ft JD cult.; 12-ft C.I. discer; 18-ft C.I. discer, tandemhook-up; 8-in x 60-ft Vers. PTO auger; 8-ft stock trailer. Steiger w/3208 Motor, 3200-hrs. Phone:(204)376-2056.

1981 JD 6620 COMBINE, $8000; 1984 Versatile 4400 swather, 18-ft, $3500; 1965 JD 3020 tractor, $6000; 1979 32-ft-fifth-wheel camper, $3000; 1975 MF 2135 tractor(needs motor work)$2500; 1953 JD AR, $1500. (204)685-3024 25-FT MF 125 DEEPTILLER, cold flow anhydrous, hyd. shut-off; 25-ft Sylie Rototiller; 4000 Cadman irrigation, new gun; 8-hp Honda; 25-ft Danish tine 3-PTH cult. & packers; 6-row MF Danish tine cult. w/finger-weeders; 8-ft metal drum swath roller; MF 20-ft straight-cut headers; 1976 Ford Louisvil truck chassi, 429 gas rebuilt engine allison, auto trans. tag. (2) 500-G fuel tanks & stands. Phone: (204)476-0367 or (204)834-2750.

2, 7700 FORD TRACTORS 3-PTH, FEL; 1 IHC 250 tractor, 3-PTH, DSL; NH 851 round baler; PMI round baler; New Idea haybine 14-ft.; 20-ft. cultivator; JD 10-ft. rake; Horse trailer tandem; 2000 Chevy Silverado Suburban. (204)322-5614 45-FT. FLEXICOIL 800 DEEP tiller w/4 bar harrows & rear hitch; 46-ft. Morris Deep Tiller w/3 bar harrows & rear hitch; JD 7000 8 row x30-in. planter w/dry fertilizer attachment. Phone (204)827-2354 or (204)526-5307.

620 SCREEN MACHINE, $5,000; Parallel Flow 245, $7,500; 3, #3s, $7,500; Aspirator, $1,500; 6 legs, $7,500. (604)491-3513 BRANDT 4000 GRAIN VAC, $7,000; 8x31 Westfield Auger, $1,800; Balers JD 510, $1,250; JD 530, $3,500; JD 535, $5,000; IH 9-ft. Sickle Mower, $1,500; JD 450 9-ft. Mower, $2,200; NH 9-ft., $2,200; IH 7-ft., $850; Brush Mowers Wood 7-ft., $3,000; JD #709, $3,000; JD 15-ft., $6,000; Woods #315, $6,000; JD 10-ft. HD $6,000; JD 5-ft. PT, $1,000; JD 6-ft. 3-PH, $650; 6-ft. 3PH, $1,150; Woods 5-ft. Finishing Mower, $650; 6-ft. Finishing Mower, $1,000. Phone (204)857-8403.

DISCS JD 22-FT #330, $9500; 30-ft, $10,500; Versatile 36-ft, $25,000; Bushog 25-ft, $7500; JD 16-ft, $5000; Krause 14-ft, $3500; Krause 15-ft Bifold, $5000; Degelman Rock picker, $2500; JD V Drainage plow, $1500; Phoenix Harrow 53-ft, $12,000; Summers 72-ft Harrow, $12,000; Scrapers 4 yd, $3900; 6 yd Eversman, $6000; 8.5 yd Midland, $8000; 6 yd crown, $5500; Rotary Ditcher 3 PH, $1250. (204) 857-8403.

FIFTH WHEEL COMPLETE VERY GOOD SHAPE, $450; 4 Hydraulic rams, 2-in by 20-in. 2 2.5-in by 34-in, $350. Phone (204)242-2452 FLEXI-COIL #62 SPRAYER, 800-GAL. tank, 95-ft boom, $2000 OBO; JD 9350 drills, 3x10 w/marker, grass seed, fertilizer, plus carrier, $2500 OBO; Westfield 8x41 auger w/self propelled w/25-hp Kohler plus grain drag, $4300 OBO; Honda pump new GX120, $525 OBO; Farm King pencil auger, 8x16, $600 OBO; 3-wheel Caddy wagon, 500-gal. (wont tip), $1800 OBO; Haul-All 17-ft seed fertilizer tank, $1500 OBO. Phone (204)746-8721 FOR SALE: 1982 2290 Case tractor 8,147-hrs, 18.4x38 duals, good condition; 7720 JD combine 4,886-hrs, hydrostatic, 6 belt PU, 24-ft. straight cut header, reverser, chopper & chaff spreader; rear mount hyd drill fill auger. (204)725-6873.

FOR SALE: ARTSWAY GRINDER-MIXER (Same as international) 20-in hammermill, $700; 2 portable platform scales, $100 ea; 2290 Case tractor w/dual wheels, triple hydraulics; 4020 JD tractor w/duals, dual hydraulics & cab. Phone (204)433-7475, (204)746-0511, St Pierre.

FOR SALE: BRANDT QUICK-FOLD sprayer 96-ft w/830-gal. tank; Also good roll tarp for 8x15-ft box.

Phone (204)799-8130, (204)837-9750.

FOR SALE: NH GRINDER/MIXER; 2,500-bu Westeel metal grainery; 310 Fargo truck w/hoist,; 4-Ton Dodge truck, complete w/hoist; L2 gleaner combine; 4490 Case tractor; sprayer complete w/SS tank. Phone:(204)857-7156.

GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400-BU, $7400; 600 Bu, $12,000; 750 Bu, $17,750; Tarps available used; 350 Bu, $3200; 500 Bu, $6000; 750 Bu Parker, $14,000; Used Graincarts: 750-Bu JM, $12,000; 675 EZ, $11,000; JM 650 Bu, $10,500; Brent 450Bu, $7500; Grain Screeners: Hutch 1600, $2500; Hutch 3000, $5000; DMC 54, $5000; Kwik Kleen 5 Tube, $4000; 7 Tube, $5000; 7 Tube Hyd drive, $6500; Extra screens, $150. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com (204)857-8403.

HAYBINES GEHL 14-FT., $3,900; NH 116, $3,000; Hay Conditioners, $800 up; 14 Wheel Rake, $6,500; Vermeer 23R Hyd Rake, $8,500; NH 166 Swath Turner, $3,500; NH 144 Swath Turner, $3,000; Bean Windrower, $5,000; Flexheads JD 925, $6,500; JD 930, $6,500; Case IH 1020 25-ft., $6,000; IH 1020 30-ft., $8,000; IH 820, $2,000; Artsway Mixmill, $1,500; Champion 20-in. Rollermill, $2,000; JD 780 Hydrapush Spreader, $9,000; Phone (204)857-8403.

MARKET GARDEN EQUIP: Irrigation system, approx., 3700-ft of pipe, 3-in, 4-in & 5-in, sprinklers, fittings, parts & 4-in PTO pump, $6800 OBO; Allis Chalmers CA tractor, c/w 2-row cultivators & potato hillers, $2300 OBO; 1987 International 274 tractor, DSL, c/w 3-PTH, belly-mounted cultivators, asking $6000 OBO; Misc potato, cabbage, onion bags & Potato bag sewing machine.

Call Gil (701)213-6826, Portage La Prairie.

VERMEER 605 J BALER, VGC, always stored inside, $4500 OBO. Phone (204)748-5609 or (204)851-5810

2004-2011 JD 630 & JD 635 Hydra Flex w/ or w/o air, CIH 2020 Flex 30 & 35-ft. in stock, one 2020 30-ft. w/air. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

MELROE 6 BOTTOM PLOW, shedded, excellent condition. Phone (204)638-7425.

NEW EQUINOX BLACK 1,250-GAL tank, $390 OBO; New Equinox Yellow HD 1,250-gal tank, special price at $530; New GX 690 Honda Motor 24-HP, extra strong to run 54-ft. air seeder, loaded, hour counter & oil alert, electric start, retail $2,765 special price $2,165; New GX 630 Honda Motor 20-HP, loaded, retail $2,395 special at $1,860; New GX 390 13-HP Honda, rope start, retail $1,312, special $800; New Saga Scooter 50cc, electric start, retail $1690 special at $1,335; All warranty 2 years. A&T Sales Ltd, (204)822-1354 cell (204)823-1559, Morden, MB. QUONSET NEW, 35X52X18; JD 2420 DSL, 25-ft & 16-ft hay; JD 7410 FWA, w/loader; MF 860 p/u $5000, & 20-ft straight cut; Ford 5000 w/loader; Vac, sewer tank & pump; Rotex SR7 power parachute for parts; Chev tandem gravel box & hoist; C7 tree farmer skidder; Bison head squeeze (complete); 2004 Rumblebee shortbox; 16-ft dual axle cattle trailer gooseneck, like new. Cyclone PTO Fert spreader; Skid mount Cummins motor w/transmission; D343 CAT motor for parts; Bantam C366 w/471 Track hoe for parts; 21-ft Carter Hart PU/reel; 1-tonne truck hoist; Ford 6-ft, 3-PT angle blade for 40-HP & bigger tractor; CAT IT 28G loader, 2.5-yd. (306)236-8023.

RETIRED FROM FARMING: 80-FT. belt conveyor, used only for soybeans, VGC, PTO drive, $4,500; 60-in. wood mower. Phone (204)746-8851.

TD 20 IHC CRAWLER for parts or scrap, $3500; Also Cummins 855 Engine 335 HP, 4000-miles on complete overhaul, $5,500 OBO. Phone (204)767-2334.

WISHEK 14-FT. DISC, $20,000; Towner Breaking Disc Kewannee 13-ft. Breaking Disc 36-in. Blades Row Crop Cultivators 4-12R Lilliston 8R Richardton Hi-Dump Silage Wagons 12-ft. $3,000; New Style 12-ft. #700, $7,000; Richardton #770 1050 CF lifts to 15-ft., $21,000; Rex Forage Wagon Front Conveyor w/6 Wheel Wagon, $3,000; JD 3970 Harvester, $8,900; NH 890, $2,500; IH 781, $2,500; Danhauser Post Auger, $650. Phone (204)857-8403.

NEW EQUINOX YELLOW 1250-GAL tank, $878 retail, special at $560; New GX 630 Honda motor, 20-hp electric start, $2395 retail, $1850 special price; New GX 390 Honda 13-hp motor rope start, retail $1514, special $810; New GX 690 Honda motor, electric start, retail $2765, special $2175; New Sega scooters, 50cc, electric start, $2290 retail, special at $1660.

2-yrs warranty as above. A & T Auto Sales (204)822-1354, (204)823-1559.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted WANTED: 12-FT. WIND RAKE for 914 or 212 JD PU. Phone (204)825-2799 cell (204)825-8340, Pilot Mound.

8850 CASE (SAME AS 8500 Hesston) 15-ft. SP discbine, in good working order, low hrs, $40,000 OBO; 1998 Hesston 8830 14-ft. SP haybine, 1,400-hrs, new knife & stubb guards, shedded, $30,000 OBO. (204)526-7139

HAYING & HARVESTING Swather Accessories HALF-MOON CROP LIFTERS, $5.00 each; Keer sheer, $150.00. Phone (204)669-9626

HAYING & HARVESTING Various 2010 MF 1375 15-FT. discbine, has cut approx 1,000-acs, draw bar hitch, hyd tilt, asking $30,000; several 14 wheel V rakes, various prices. Phone (204)526-7139.

BALE WRAPPER 3 YRS old, done less than 500 bales, 3-pt. mounted; Bale hugger for wrapped bales. Both as new, made by AG-wrap. $13,000 OBO for both. (204)483-2494, cell (204)483-0782 FOR SALE: 12-FT. HESSTON disc bine good shape, asking $10,000. Phone (204)749-2097, Rathwell.

FOR SALE: 2011 JD 946 Moco V-10 steel crimper, draw bar hitch, hyd tilt, 1000-PTO, $27,500 OBO. Will consider cattle or hay trade. (204)526-0236 FOR SALE: HESSTON 565A round baler, always shedded; NH 56 side delivery rake. Phone: (204)385-2527.

FOR SALE: JD 567 baler, mega-wide PU, neck wrap & twine-tying system. bought new in 2007, Green lighted June 2014, field ready.

(204)749-2194 FOR SALE: NH 1034 bale wagon, new pump, good tires, VGC. $4,000, OBO. Phone:(204)836-2056.

HESSTON 1008 3PTH DISC mower, 12-ft, excellent condition, field ready. $6,000. Steinbach, MB. Phone:(204)355-8484.

Rebuilt Concaves

Rebuild combine table augers Rebuild hydraulic cylinders Roller mills regrooved MFWD housings rebuilt Steel and aluminum welding Machine Shop Service Line boreing and welding

Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248

Check out A & I online parts store www.pennosmachining.com NH 780A Baler

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment 2003 JOHN DEERE 567 Baler, Mega Wide PU, HYD PU, Push Bar, Shedded, Clean Baler. $18,000. Call (204)825-8121.

2007 HESSTON CHALLENGER LB34B 3x4 square baler, $67,000; 2005 Hesston 4760 3x3 square baler w/accumluater, $38,000; 3 NH Forage boxes, 1 w/tandem wagon, offers.

Ph (204)728-4784, Brandon.

348 JD SQUARE BALER, category 5 PTO shaft, always shedded, VGC, $9800.

Phone (204)324-7622.

CASE 8575 3X3 BALER w/preservative kit, roller chute, low bale count, shedded, $24,000 or interesting trades. Phone (204)526-7139.

FOR SALE: 2000 JD baler model 566 only 18,000 bales, always shedded, VGC, asking $12,000 OBO. Phone (204)967-2157, Kelwood.

NH 780A baler. Purchased new in 2007. 8,906 bales made. Warranty offered. Also have a New Idea 3632 manure spreader, asking price $4,950. $14,500.00 sarksey@xplornet.com

Combines COMBINES Accessories 1989 JD 924, 1992-2003 925’s, 1991-2003 930’s w/ or w/o air, many reconditioned w/warranty. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

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COMBINES Accessories 1993-1998 NH 973 30-FT. in stock one w/air; 1998 AGCO 800 Flex 30-ft. reconditioned; JD 843-893 corn heads in stock. Please call me for any combine platforms you need. If I do not have it I can probably get it for you. We also stock Arc Fab 30-36 ft. header trailers, Harvest International DB 38-42 ft. Platform trailers. Can be used for all heads including drapers. Special pre-harvest pricing in effect now. Delivery avail in all Western provinces at very reasonable rates. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

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1997 ROGATOR 854, 90-FT. booms, 800-gal tank, brand new drop in 5.9L Cummins 200-HP motor, track erasers, 3 sets of tires, outback autosteer, triple nozzles, 4,300-hrs, VGC, $65,000.

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3640 Spra Coupe. 3018-hrs., 5 sp. trans., 110-hp perkins motor, 80-ft. booms, 20-in. spacing on 5 way nozzle bodies, 400 gallon tank, auto rate controller, tow hitch, crop dividers (204)747-4009

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Equipment 42-FT LEON CHISEL PLOW, 4 bar harrows, rear hitch, nice condition. $6000. Call (204)825-8121

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various 33-FT JD 1000 FIELD cultivator w/Herman harrows; 31-ft Case IH 4700 Vibratiller, nice shape, good 3-row harrows; 50-ft Farm King harrows, 60-ft of Herman harrows & 70-ft of Herman harrows, all w/new teeth; Flexi-coil 1610 plus 3-wheeled air tank; 100-ft System 62 Flexi-coil sprayer w/windscreens & hydraulic disc markers. (204)325-2416

TracTors TRACTORS Case/IH 08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $160,000.

Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.

2010 CIH 55 (FARMAL)- cab, MFWD, L320 Loader, 2,095-hrs $35,900 OBO. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

TRACTORS John Deere 1976 JD 444 WHEEL loader- hydro, reverser, $17,500 OBO. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1982 4040 JD TRACTOR 2WD, 90 PTO HP, cab, air, heat, 8-SPD power shift, factory 3-PTH, triple hyds, 5,450-hrs, in excellent condition, $24,000 OBO. Phone (204)886-7009 or (204)886-2245, Teulon.

2004 JD 7320- IVT, MFWD, 3-pt, JD 741 Loader, joystick, bucket 8,400-hrs. Price reduced $59,900 OBO. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 4250 120-HP, NEW TIRES, 20.8x38, front weights; 7405 115-hp, MFWA w/740 loader; 4630 150-hp, good tires w/duals, 20.8x42, front weights. Various JD front end loaders. (204)828-3460 FOR SALE: JD F1145 Front mount mower, snowblower, cab, DSL, 4x4; Polaris RZR side by side, low miles, mint; Clarke Forklift, propane, side shift, 5000-lb; JD 2555 (2) MFWD, CAH, 3-PT w/245 loader; JD 2750 2wd, O.S., 3-PT, Hi/Low shift w/146 FEL; JD 4055 MFWD, 3-PT, 15-spd w/265 FEL; JD 4240 (2) Quad shift, 3-PT; JD 4250 MFWD, 15-spd; JD 4430 Quad shift, 3-PT; JD 4440’s (3) Quad shifts, 3-PT; JD 6420 MFWD, 3-PT, 24-spd w/LHR, loader; JD 6605 MFWD, 3-PT, PQ w/LHR, 740 loader, grapple; JD 7410 MFWD, 3-PT, PQ w/LHR, w/740 FEL, grapple; JD 8400 MFWD, 3-pt, PS. All tractors can be sold w/new or used loaders. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. Box 418 St Claude, MB, R0G 1Z0 Phone: (204)750-2459.

TRACTORS New Holland 1996 NH 3930- MFWD, LH Reverser, 3-pt., Ford Loader, bucket, one owner, only 619 original hrs, shedded, $17,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

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.

TRACTORS 4-Wheel Drive 2009 2375 VERS 4WD, 1,520-HRS, 710X38 Firestones, Weights, 12-SPD, $129,500.

Call (204)825-8121.

TRACTORS Various 2006 MF 6485, 6600-HRS, dyna-shift transmission, 18.4 R42 duals, cab suspension, electronic joystick, 4 remotes, MF 975 loader. Call (204)745-7864, (204)379-2640.

JD 4630, 3-PT, DUALS, $16,500; JD 4430, 23.1 tires, $12,500; JD 4230, cab, air, dual PTO, $11,500; JD 3130, w/add on 3-PT, $8,500; JD 3130 w/Leon loader, cab $8,500; Case 1370, duals, big front rubber, $8,500; IHC 1066, cab, 3-PT, duals, $7,500; Case 730, gas, square fenders w/front mount blower, $4,950.

(204)746-2016, (204)746-5345.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus

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HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TREADMILL FOR SALE, 50-INX17-IN surface, 1.5-Hp, power incline to 15 degrees, 1-10-Mph, $250 OBO. Phone (204)864-2498

IRON & STEEL

WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM STILL has several yearling & 2-yr old Red Angus &Maine-Anjou bulls.

All bulls are semen tested, vaccinated, can be delivered. Phone:(204)373-2631 or check us out at www.wilkinridge.logspot.com

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais COWS ARE SOLD HAVE excellent 3, 4 & 5 yr old PB Charolais herdsires for sale, semen tested, proven breeders. Andres Ranch (204)937-2922, Roblin, MB.

FOR SALE: RIM FROM an old steam engine wheel. Phone Wilfred Wildeman:(204)564-2251. Inglis, MB.

FOR SALE: 2 YR Old Charolais bull, not registered, off of heavy milking cow, $3,000. Phone (204)843-2917.

FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

FOR SALE: POLLED YEARLING Charolais bulls, Silverado grandsons, will be semen tested. Jack Bullied:(204)526-2857.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

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FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 2-yr olds & yearlings. Polled, some Red Factor, some good for heifers, semen tested, guaranteed & delivered. R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB. (204)466-2883, (204)724-2811.

MARTENS CHAROLAIS has 3 YR old, 2-yr old & yearling bulls for sale. Dateline sons for calving ease & performance. Specialist sons for consistent thickness. Also Pleasant Dawn Marshall sons. Call Ben (204)534-8370.

WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT selection of PB Charolais bulls, both Red & white. Pictures & info on the net www.defoortstockfarm.com. Call Gord or Sue: (204)743-2109. Celebrating 34 years in Charolais.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford FOR SALE: REG POLLED Hereford bulls, yearlings & 2 yr olds, current Pedigrees, reasonably priced. Phone Martin (204)425-3820 or Lanard (204)425-3809, Vita, MB. HORNED HEREFORD 2-YR & yearling bulls for sale. Performance tested; fertility tested; guaranteed & delivered. Raising & selling Horned Herefords since 1973.

Call Wendell Reimer: (204)379-2773. Located at St. Cloud, MB. POLLED HEREFORD & BLACK ANGUS bulls for sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural muscled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford (204)873-2430.

POLLED HEREFORD BULLS 20-30 months, quiet, broke to tie, guaranteed delivery avail, naturally developed on forage based feeding program. Catt Brothers (204)723-2831 Austin, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN has 15, 2 yr olds, 21 yearling bulls, Red & Black & Polled, Red bred for performance or calving ease, semen tested, guaranteed & delivery avail. Call Art (204)856-3440 or (204)685-2628.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus

YEARLING & 2 YR Old Polled Limousin Bulls for sale Black, Red. Semen tested, can deliver. 1, 4 yr old herd sire. Diamond T Limousin, Kenton (204)838-2019 cell (204)851-0809.

BATTLE LAKE FARM HAS for sale Black & Red PB Angus yearling bulls & 2-yr olds. EPD’s & semen tested. (204)834-2202.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou

HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale Reg Red & Black Angus yearling bulls. Good selection. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s available. Top genetics, Free Delivery. Contact Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635.

WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM STILL has several yearling & 2-yr old Maine-Anjou &Red Angus bulls.

All bulls are semen tested, vaccinated, can be delivered. Phone:(204)373-2631 or check us out at www.wilkinridge.logspot.com

RIDGE SIDE RED ANGUS: Yearling bulls for sale.

From top AI sires, semen tested, guaranteed, will keep & feed till you need & deliver. Call Don: (204)422-5216 or visit our website@ ridgesideredangus.com

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus BLACK ANGUS & POLLED HEREFORD bulls for sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural muscled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford (204)873-2430.

FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls. Virgin 2-yr olds & herd sires available. www.nerbasbrosangus.com (204)564-2540 or (204)773-6800.

FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD & yearling Black Angus bulls, bunk fed, fertility tested, weigh sheets available, low birth weights, many industry leading bloodlines, delivery available, Black Meadows Angus. Call Bill (204)567-3782.

ONE 2-YR-OLD REGISTERED BULL sired by KLM KRYPTONITE5R, 3 Registered Black Angus 1-yr old sired Ossaiva 41Y, all passed the semen test, Birth WTS from 80-83-lbs, all quiet. Frank Case (204)428-3961, cell (204)856-6931, Portage.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn 1 2-YR OLD WHITE Roan Shorthorn bull, birthweight 83-lbs. Phone (204)365-0066, Shoal Lake.

ALSO BUY:

CALL KEN OR RANDY PHONE: 204-428-3318 CELL: 204-750-1289

LIVESTOCK Horses – Belgian

“Proudly Serving Manitoba & Saskatchewan”

REG BELGIAN STALLION, 6 yrs old, has pasture bred. Richard Reeves (204)748-2166, Virden.

MUSICAL

WANTED TO BUY: All classes of lambs & sheep.

Phone:(204)761-3760.

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

Q-CHORD, $400; DELUXE BANJO, $595; Florentine Mandolin, $489; Trumpet, $200; Flute, $250; Wireless mic, $125; Violin set, $135; Electric Guitars, $99.95-$699; Student Guitar, $69.95; Ukulele, $39.95; Lapsteel, $229; Harmonicas $8.95-$220.

Hildebrand Music, Portage La Prairie Mall (204)857-3172.

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

ORGANIC ORGANIC Organic – Grains

LIVESTOCK Specialty – Goats 50 WOOL SHEEP FOR sale & 16 hair sheep, 3 rams. 67 goats. Also 2014 lambs & kids. Phone (204)372-8929 6 BEAUTIFUL MILK GOATS for sale, Alpine/Nubian/Saanen cross w/new kids at side from Savanah buck. $200/each. No Sunday calls. Phone: (204)656-4430. Winnipegosis, MB. WANTED TO BUY: Phone:(204)761-3760.

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Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., based in Saskatoon, is actively buying Organic Flax from the 2013 crop year.

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 *Please state the Variety & Quantity for Sale

2013 LEON 425V MANURE spreader, only used season, excellent condition. Brian McCarthy (306)435-3590 or cell (306)435-7527.

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.

FOR SALE: 2-IN BANJO water pump w/5-hp motor, $100; 50-Bu creep feeder w/wheels & panels, $575; 750x17-in truck tires. (204)522-8938, cell (204)522-5762.

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.

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306-975-9251 306-975-1166 purchasing@bioriginal.com

PERSONAL SHARE YOUR LIFE, as it’s meant to be! A Lasting Relationship. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS is here to help you. Confidential, Rural, Photos and Profiles to selected matches, Affordable, Local.

Serving MB, SK, NW Ontario. Call/Write for info: Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475.

NEW CONCEPT ROLLER MIXMILL, VGC. Brian McCarthy (306)435-3590 or cell (306)435-7527.

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REAL ESTATE

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the LakeLand FieLd event

July 8th & 9th Stonewall, MB

FOR RENT: VACANT HOG barn 44x108-ft in the Landmark area. Any interest call Alvin Plett (204)355-4980 cell (204)371-5744.

REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

*Free BBQ Lunch!

CABIN FOR SALE: Ready to move- New Cottage, 702-sq.ft, finished exterior, unfinished interior. 10-ft walls, high ceiling, potential for loft. Pics on Kijiji.

(204)564-2540.

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RTM’s - AVAIL IMMEDIATELY. 3 bdrm homes w/beautiful espresso kitchens; Ensuite in Master bdrm; Main floor laundry. 1,320-sq.ft. home, $75,000; 1,520-sq.ft. home, $90,000. Also will custom build your RTM plan. Call MARVIN HOMES Steinbach, MB. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484. www.marvinhomes.ca Building Quality RTM Homes since 1976.

*SpeciaL pricing & proMotionS • Live Cattle & Sheep Handling Demos • Product Specialists On-Site: Equipment | Electric Fencing Scale & RFID Readers | Nutrition

LakelandFielddays.com 1-866-443-7444 LakelandGroup.net

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REAL ESTATE Land For Rent PASTURE AVAILABLE FOR CATTLE 8 mins North of Gimli. Combination of open bush & a pond, also access to other water. Phone:(204)467-5911.

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale

2 YR OLD & Yearling Red Simm bulls; Also 6 cow calf pairs. Bruce Firby (204)867-2203, Minnedosa.

SPECKLE PARK BULLS 1 proven 5-yr old herd sire, 2 2-yr olds, birthweights 70-78-lbs. Phone (204)365-0066, Shoal Lake.

TIN & RURAL LANDFILL SCRAP CLEAN UP

SAVE THIS DATE! Rocking W Horse sale, Sat., Aug 30th, Keystone Centre, Brandon MB. Consignment forms available at www.rockingw.com or Phone (204)325-7237

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Speckle Park

BUYERS OF SCRAP:

• Autos • Farm Scrap • Appliances

• Copper • Brass • Aluminum • Stainless Steel • Scrap Batteries etc...

FOR SALE: PUREBRED YEARLING Shorthorn bulls. Red & Roan, thick & beefy w/moderate birth weights. Get the maternal edge w/Shorthorn sired females. Call Uphill Shorthorns. (204)764-2663 cell, (204)365-7155, rgray4@mymts.net

FOR SALE: 4 QUALITY (2 yr old), 1 long yearling, 2 yearling Simm Bulls. These bulls should add growth & performance, & produce excellent females. Polled & horned, Semen tested. Willing to keep the bulls till May 30th. Delight Simmentals Ph: (204)836-2116 or e-mail: G.Delichte@gmail.com

McLaughlin’s

LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions

LIVESTOCK Sheep Wanted

FOR SALE: YEARLING RED Angus bulls, semen tested, delivery available. Also White Mammoth Jenny donkey.

Phone (204)383-5802, or (204)383-0100.

www.penta.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

Cow calf pairs. I have 19 cow calf pairs. I am asking $2500 a pair or take all 19 pairs for $2400 each (204)250-4796 grumpeltgarry@yahoo.com

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HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

1000 Litre Caged Storage Tanks $60.00 each Call Ken 204-794-8383 #45 Mountain View Rd. Winnipeg, MB

Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc.

DUNCAN & SANDRA GANO of Meadow Portage MB intends to sell private lands: NE 8-31-15W, SW 8-31-15W, NW 8-31-15W, NE 6-31-15W to Kevin Beyak & Jeff Beyak who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: SW 06-31-15W, NW 06-31-15W, NE 07-31-15W, SE 07-31-15W, NW 09-31-15W, SW 09-31-15W, NE 09-31-15W, NE 16-31-15W, NW 16-31-15W, SE 16-31-15W, SW 16-31-15W, NW 17-31-15W, SE 17-31-15W, SW 17-31-15W, E 1/2 20 & W 1/2 21-31-15 W PT ISLAND NO. 1 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.

FOR SALE: QUARTER SECTION of pasture land, house & outbuildings, good water, nice yard, second quarter possibly available. (204)835-2524 (204)496-2147.

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FARMLAND FOR SALE RM OF GREY/RM OF DUFFERIN

Farm is described below with approximate total acres of 798.69 and 795.00 workable acres:

Description

Roll Number

Grey Grey Grey Grey Dufferin Dufferin

NE 2-8-4W NW 2-8-4W SW 2-8-4W NE 3-8-4W NE 35-7-4W SE 35-7-4W

47700.000 47800.000 48100.000 48300.000 74900.000 75100.000

Total Acres

158.76 78.79 80.00 160.00 160.61 160.53

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBOURNE Description

Roll Number

Total Acres

SW 12-14-9W SE 12-14-9W NW 12-14-9W NE 12-14-9W

25000.000 24800.000 24600.000 24500.000

160.00 97.40 160.00 7.00

To request an offer form please call Dylan at 519-733-6551 or email dylan@peleeisland.com.

Offers in approved form will be entertained until July 11th, 2014.

Highest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba

SEED/ FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted

REFRIGERATION

160-ACS OF PASTURE LAND which can be cultivated in the RM of Turtle Mountain. SE 22-1-16W. The land is all fenced. Tel: Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753.

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MD2-KD2-KDSR REBUILT REEFER PARTS & freon compressors; 1) C201 4-cyl DSL Isuzu engine; 1) X426 4-cyl freon compressor. Phone (204)227-7333.

PEDIGREED SEED

EXCELLENT 254-ACS PROPERTY LOCATED in the RM of Alexander at the junction of Maskwa & the Winnipeg River. This would make a first class cottage development or is suitable for other uses.

Tel: Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com

WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328

FARM SALE BY TENDER: Home Quarter: House, garage, insulated shop, barn, hayshed, cattle shelters, corrals SW 28-29-28W1 RM Shell River, north-east of San Clara, Manitoba. Farmland: SE 28-29-28W1, SW 20-29-28W1, NE 20-29-28W1, Part of SE 29-29-28W1 & SW 29-29-28W1. Over 700-acres of land, farm & recreational, river & meadows. Tenders close July 4th, 2014. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Call Roy, (204)937-7054.

COMMON SEED COMMON SEED Forage Seeds CERISE RED PROSO COMMON MILLET seed.

Buy now to avoid disappointment. 93%+ germination, 0% Fusarium Graminearum. Makes great cattle feed, swath grazed, dry or silage bale. Very high in protein. Energy & drought tolerant. Sold in 50-lb bags. 2000+ satisfied producers. 11th Year in Business! Millet King Seeds of Canada Inc. Reynald (204)526-2719 office or (204)379-2987, cell & text (204)794-8550. Leave messages, all calls returned. www.milletkingseeds.com reynald@milletking.com

MODERN HOME ON 80-ACS only 30-min west of the city of Brandon. Another 240-acs of land is avail if required. Land is presently in hay & pasture but has been cultivated in the past. Tel: Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com GRANT TWEED Farm Specialist If you are Buying, Selling or Renting Farm Land You Can Benefit from my Experience & Expertise the Decisions you Make Can Have Long Lasting Impact, So Take the Time to Know your Options.

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FOR SALE: ALFALFA, TIMOTHY, Brome, Clover, hay & pasture blends, millet seed, Crown, Red Prozo, cleaned common seed oats. Leonard Friesen (204)685-2376, Austin, MB. MILLET SEED, TOP YIELDING leafy foxtail, harvests in dryer Aug weather. Forage yield 2013 @ 9670 lbs/ac. Info phone D. WHITE SEEDS (204)822-3649, Morden.

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, Phone Gordon Gentles:(204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan: (204)724-7753. www.homelifepro.com HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc.

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2013 Malt Contracts Available 2014 AOG Malt Contracts Available Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 BoxPhone 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 204-737-2000 Phone 204-737-2000 2014Toll-Free AOG Malt Contracts Available 1-800-258-7434 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 BoxMalt 238 MB. R0G 1C0 Agent: M &Letellier, J Weber-Arcola, SK. 2013 Contracts Available Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 204-737-2000 Phone 306-455-2509 Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 306-455-2509 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Phone 204-737-2000 Agent: M & 1-800-258-7434 J Weber-Arcola, SK. Toll-Free FARMERS, RANCHERS, Agent: Phone M & J 306-455-2509 Weber-Arcola, SK. SEED PhonePROCESSORS 306-455-2509

Farm is described below with approximate total acres of 424.40 and 393.00 workable acres:

Westbourne Westbourne Westbourne Westbourne

NOW BUYING

BOOTH 1309

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FOR SALE: LARGE SQUARE second cut alfalfa bales, 4 cents/lb and up; Also Holstein bull calves for sale. Ph (204)355-4980, (204)371-5744.

HORSE HAY, GREEN FEED comprised of Alfalfa, Timothy & Brome w/Oats. Several hundred small square bales, at $3.75 ea. Paul (204)228-6884.

ROUND & LARGE SQUARE hay bales, delivery avail. Phone (204)827-2629 or (204)526-7139.

Contact Sharon

Email: sharon.komoski@fbcpublishing.com

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