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SERVING MANITOBA FARMERS SINCE 1925 | Vol. 72, No. 31

Grain drain — are carry-over projections off the mark?

Market analysts still expect a lot of wheat and canola to be carried over July 31, but the mountain is being whittled away

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Threshermen remember farming during wartime First World War and Second World War changed the way we farm

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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anada will carry over more grain than usual when the crop year ends July 31, but analysts say it may be less than some people think.

That mountain of western grain created from a record harvest last fall, combined with poor rail service until spring, is being whittled away. In its July Outlook for Principle Crops, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) forecasts 21.6 million tonnes of principle crops will be carried over, more than double last year’s 9.5 million tonnes.

That’s big, but it’s two million tonnes or 8.5 per cent lower than its March estimate, probably because the railways started moving a lot more grain in March. That’s when the federal government ordered them to pick up the pace, but also when weather conditions started to improve.

Anecdotal reports say Manitoba farmers have little grain left in their bins, leading to speculation carry-over stocks See GRAIN DRAIN on page 7 »

Colin Farquher has operated a steam engine at the Threshermen’s Reunion every year since 2008. photo: meghan mast

By Meghan Mast Co-operator Staff / austin, man.

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im Down, 64, remembers hearing stories of the time his Uncle Art returned from the war to help with threshing on the farm. Down’s father, only five at the time, wore a small uniform, fashioned by his sisters, for the occasion.

“We have pictures from the old photo albums of Uncle Art standing beside our 20-40 (engine),” says Down.

That same machine now rests at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum here where it was featured during the celebration of military machines and wartime farming equipment at this year’s Threshermen’s 60th Annual Reunion and Stampede.

Not every family was lucky enough to have a loved one return home to help with harvest. Farming in the early 1900s required a lot of manpower.

Unfortunately so did the war. As men left to fight overseas for the First World War and the Second World War, Prairie agriculture fundamentally changed.

Farmers were being encouraged to sell their horses to help with the war effort and many did. Canada sent around 82,000 horses and mules overseas during the First World War. Almost none returned home.

Alternative horsepower for the farm — tractors — were initially very expensive but as demand grew, prices dropped and manufacturers created more efficient models.

Farm equipment was sometimes used in the war as well. The Holt Caterpillar became the British army’s towing tractor in the First World War. The caterpillars, with their long, tracked wheels, could climb hills and cross terrain that most vehicles couldn’t. These machines eventually inspired what we know today as army tanks.

Gerald Dueck, a mathematics and science professor at Brandon University, runs a steam engine at the Threshermen’s Reunion. He says many steam engines were disassembled during the Second World War. The machines were too labour intensive and inefficient to use. They required two See THRESHERMEN on page 6 »

WEATHER: Forecast is for dry and warm » PAGE 7

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LIVESTOCK Recycling nutrients Livestock play an important role

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CROPS Boosting organic productivity Composted manure can restore lost nutrients

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FEATURE

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Fungus in your forage?

Try moose drool Moose saliva causes rapid decline in toxicity

Neonics in the news And the water, U.S. government researchers find

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ork University researchers have found a surprisingly effective way to fight against a certain species of toxic grass fungus — moose saliva.

Their paper published this month in Biology Letters shows that moose and reindeer saliva slows growth and reduces toxicity of a fungus in red fescue.

“Plants have evolved defence mechanisms to protect themselves, such as

thorns, bitter-tasting berries, and in the case of certain types of grass, by harbouring toxic fungus deep within them that can be dangerous or even fatal for grazing animals,” York U biology professor, Dawn Bazely says in a release. “We wanted to find out how moose were able to eat such large quantities of this grass without negative effects.”

Working in partnership with the Toronto Zoo, the team collected saliva samples from moose and reindeer,

which they then smeared onto clipped samples of red fescue grass carrying the toxic fungus, simulating the effect of grazing. They found that the application of saliva produced rapid results, inhibiting fungus growth within 12 to 36 hours.

“In addition, by applying multiple applications of saliva to the grass over the course of two months, we found we could lower the concentration of ergovaline (fungus) between 41 and 70 per cent.”

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KAP still pushing AgriRecovery The Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments say they’re still assessing the damage

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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eystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) continues to build a case for an AgriRecovery program to assist Manitoba farmers who couldn’t seed or lost crops due to flooding or excessive moisture this season.

“We’re continuing to engage as many members as we can to get information and provide supporting rationale for a program,” KAP president Doug Chorney said in an interview July 24.

Meanwhile, the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments, while not rejecting AgriRecovery, haven’t committed to it either.

“There were enhancements made to Agr iInsurance to address impacts to unseeded land and forages since the 2011 flood,” Mike Lesiuk, an acting assistant deputy minister with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, said in a statement. “We are continuing to work with industry to assess the conditions, and monitor progress on crop and livestock feed needs to determine the most effective and appropriate response for recovery.”

Not at this time

Saskatchewan is doing much the same, an official said in an email, adding: “At this time an AgriRecovery assessment is not being pursued.”

Despite earlier reports to the contrary, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz hasn’t ruled out AgriRecovery — a program designed to fill gaps in other farm programs.

Two weeks ago at the conclusion of the federal, provincial, territorial agriculture minister meeting in Winnipeg, Ritz left the impression with KAP and reporters that AgriRecovery was not an option. But Ritz’s office said later the minister was ruling out AgriRecovery for the same event over multiple years.

“I think they (Ritz’s office) definitely felt the heat after all the media coverage last week,” Chorney said. “I’m sure a lot of supporters were phoning them

Souris River flooding north of Melita, Man. Photo: Sylvia MacBean

and emailing. There are a lot of people pretty worked up about it.”

KAP is working on ideas for AgriRecovery in co-operation with the Manitoba Beef Producers and thinks the 2011 AgriRecovery program is the place to start. It topped up Excess Moisture Insurance and helped cattle producers get winter feed.

But changes under Growing Forward 2, the federal-provincial agreement on farm p ro g ra m s, a p p e a r t o p re vent AgriRecovery payment in areas covered by existing plans such as AgriInsurance.

Chorney argues that with an estimated $1 billion in losses AgriInsurance and AgriStability aren’t enough.

Half as much

Today’s AgriStability program would only pay farmers half as much as it did following the flooding in 2011, Chorney said.

That’s because farmers’ program year margins will have to decline 30 per cent, instead of

15 per cent, to trigger a payout and because payments are now based on either a farmer’s reference margin or his or her allowable expenses, whichever is lower. Allowable expenses cover only 60 to 70 per cent of farmers’ operating costs and are usually lower than their reference margins.

“This year will be the litmus test for AgriStability,” Chorney said. “I think a lot of farmers will be surprised by what they get from AgriStability. Farmers complained a lot about the program before the changes.”

Farmers who have experienced several years of flooding and/or excessive moisture have seen their crop insurance coverage decline, premiums increase and higher deductibles for Excess Moisture Insurance. KAP’s policy is that coverage be adjusted in municipalities declared a disaster area. And AgriRecovery could be the way to deliver it, Chorney said.

“We don’t want to mess with crop insurance because that

means everybody would have to pay for it,” he added.

But can a case be made to offset losses due to excessive moisture and not other perils such as early frost? Chorney says yes, noting that no other loss has been as frequent or widespread as flooding and excessive moisture.

Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) agreed, saying one-in-400-year floods are occurring every couple of years.

APAS believes flooded farmers in eastern Saskatchewan should have AgriRecovery too, Hall said. The organization is watching what KAP and the Manitoba government come up with.

“We hope we can follow and get a regional AgriRecovery program,” he said.

Chorney said he hopes the Saskatchewan government pursues AgriRecovery, underscoring how widespread the damage is.

“This year will be the litmus test for AgriStability. I think a lot of farmers will be surprised by what they get from AgriStability. Farmers complained a lot about the program before the changes.”

Doug Chorney

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New reporter joins Manitoba Co-operator She will soon be based out of Brandon Staff

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he Manitoba Co-operator’s awardwinning editorial team has a new staff writer.

Meghan Mast joins the publication after receiving her master of journalism from the University of British Columbia.

She will be based in Brandon.

Mast’s rural roots stretch back to her childhood in Ontario, where she developed an interest in the farms that surrounded her family’s country home.

But it was at an airport in Minneapolis that Mast’s passion for

agriculture and writing collided. She struck up conversation with a woman in the waiting area who eventually hired her to write profiles for agribusiness in Alberta.

“I got my start in journalism writing about local food,” she says.

Most recently, she worked as a freelance producer and storyteller for the CBC radio show “DNTO,” but Mast has also contributed to The Globe and Mail, The Edmonton Journal, The Winnipeg Free Press and TheTyee.ca.

Prior to its indefinite hiatus, Mast spent two years working for OpenFile

Vancouver, an online news provider that focused on story ideas provided by the public.

Since venturing into journalism, Mast has covered issues ranging from local food systems, public health and the sport of parkour, to homelessness and civic elections.

Now the avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast is turning her full attention to agricultural writing. She is looking forward to delving into Manitoba’s rich farmscape and rural communities.

She can be reached at meghan.mast@ fbcpublishing.com.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Who is confused?

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he final report to Agriculture and AgriFood Canada from a series of consumer focus groups it commissioned last year is enlightening, but not because of what it tells us about how domestic customers view this country’s agriculture sector.

Rather it speaks volumes about the people asking the questions.

The final report “Modern agriculture and agricultural awareness focus groups” Laura Rance was delivered to the department in April, Editor but never publicized. It now sits quietly tucked away in the online archives — perhaps for good reason.

It reflects a department and an industry that is remarkably out of step with what is arguably its most important constituency: the Canadian consumer and taxpayer.

The conclusion — again, not surprising given the prevailing culture in agriculture today — is that better propaganda is needed to convey the “correct” message.

AAFC awarded a contract worth just under $100,000 to “undertake a series of focus groups to gauge public perceptions of the industry in order to feed into strategies aimed at shifting current public perceptions (from views of the sector as a traditional farm enterprise to an industry with strategic priorities focused on innovation, competitiveness and market development) and the development of communications approaches and products,” the final report says.

Interestingly, the focus group participants expressed a fair bit of confusion over what the term “agri-food” actually represents. We concur. After all, is there any other kind of food?

The report concluded Canadians are clinging to “quaint” images of agriculture. “When participants think about the sector there is a tendency to envisage farms, livestock, crops, green pastures, endless wheat fields, and Prairie landscapes. This type of imagery reinforces a view of the sector as traditional, rather than modern, progressive and innovative.”

This, apparently, is a problem.

“Recent surveys of the Canadian public have underscored a number of misperceptions about the agricultural sector and a relatively pessimistic public view with respect to its future outlook,” the report says.

It cites “alarmist documentaries and media reports” as the culprits.

The first question that comes to mind is why public perceptions of a particular industry are a $100,000 concern for government. Does it undertake perception-changing communications on behalf of the auto sector or shoemakers?

Some of the focus group participants raised the same question.

When asked for recommendations on how best to raise awareness and understanding of agriculture’s contribution to the economy, “some participants immediately questioned what the actual goal of this type of initiative would be and questioned whether this would be a good or appropriate use of government funding,” the report said.

Secondly, what misperceptions are we talking about? The focus groups raised concerns about genetically modified organisms, consolidation in the agricultural sector, encroachment of development on agricultural lands, declining interest among current and future generations in the sector, unsustainable farming practices and global population growth.

The last time we checked, other than perhaps genetically modified organisms, many in agriculture shared the same concerns.

Another “misperception” the authors cite is the belief among many consumers that Canada lacks food self-sufficiency.

“Unclear on the facts, there was a tendency among many to conclude that Canada must be a net importer of agricultural goods,” the report says.

Consider this data from the Hellman’s Eat Real, Eat Local campaign: • Canadians import 53 per cent of their vegetables and 78 per cent of their fruit, including basics that can be grown domestically; • Over the past four decades, red meat imports have risen 600 per cent; • Over the past 15 years, Canadian food imports rose 160 per cent while the country’s population rose 15 per cent; • For every apple Canada exports, it imports five; for every pear exported, we bring in 700; • In the last half of the 20th century, Ontario paved over 49 per cent of its prime farmland to accommodate expansion of the Toronto area; • There is a continuing decline in the number of people who know how to grow food.

So while Canada may be a net exporter of agricultural goods measured in dollars, thanks largely to production from those quaint “crops, green pastures (and) endless wheat fields,” consumers rank the sector’s import/export balance according to the food going into their grocery carts. By that standard, it’s not measuring up very well.

The perception seems to be that this is something that can be fixed with a better PR campaign. In this case, however, it would appear it’s not the consumers who are confused. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Pesticide labels and our reputation The costly consequences of breaking the rules

By Cam Dahl

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ill Rogers once said, “It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.” That is a quote that applies to every part of the Canadian grain industry, including farmers.

Canada has a strong reputation for consistently delivering high-quality grains, oilseeds and special crops to our domestic and international customers. There are circumstances when this reputation can be damaged by things outside of the control of an individual producer. Individual producers can’t control the impact weather has on quality. Individual farmers can’t speed up rail car delivery. Foreign governments might apply non-science-based rules that cause some consumers to question the safety of imports from other countries.

But there are some factors that impact our international reputation that farmers can control entirely. Religiously following the labels on pesticide products is the most prominent example of this.

In the fall rush, some farmers might think to themselves, “Combining a few days before the pre-harvest interval is up won’t really make a difference right?” Or perhaps, “I really don’t have time to clean out the truck, that little bit of treated seed won’t matter will it?” They couldn’t be more wrong.

Shipments of Canadian grain are tested for pesticide residues in parts per billion or even parts per trillion. Most of us can’t quite grasp the magnitude of a billion. It might help to think of a part per billion as one second in 32 years.

Customers of Canadian grain will complain if samples of vessel shipments contain pesticide residues that are at, or are close to, international maximum limits. There is only one reason why this happens, and that is because of individual producers not following applica-

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tion guidelines on pesticide labels. Fortunately this is a rare occurrence — but it’s an entirely preventable problem — and it should simply never happen.

Individual producers can’t control everything that goes into our international reputation and brand. But they do control some of the most important factors. Think about this reputation as you meet the demands of getting a crop in the ground, through to harvest and into the hands of customers. Some key critical management practices include: • Following the label for the application of every pesticide; • Ensuring the pre-harvest interval is respected in every case; • Never allowing fertilizer or treated seed to be delivered to an elevator, processor or feedlot; and • Ensuring the accuracy of all declarations for class eligibility.

Adhering to these guidelines will not just protect your reputation, it will protect your neighbour ultimately, the entire Canadian grain industry.

Canada’s reputation for reliable, safe, highquality food is well earned. Our agricultural products come from clean air, clean water and clean land that are the envy of most of the world. Our rigorous science-based regulatory and food safety systems are second to none.

Canadian farmers deliver high-quality products through sustainable management practices that respect the natural environment in which we live and make the most efficient use of the resources needed for production. Preserving this hard-won reputation is in everyone’s best interest. The cost of losing or even damaging this reputation would be enormous.

Cam Dahl is president of Cereals Canada.

August 1995 In August 1995, Versatiles were blue and said “Ford” on the side, and were advertised by New Holland.

The front page of our Aug. 3 issue had some good news and some bad news. Wheat board initials were the highest in years at $160 per tonne for top-grade wheat, up $50 from a year earlier. The bad news was that as of Aug. 1, any farmer delivering it was seeing, for the first time in decades, the full freight bill. The Crowsnest freight rates ended with the new crop year, part of Finance Minister Paul Martin’s aggressive campaign of cutbacks to slay Canada’s massive deficit.

Prices had risen because of tight world stocks, and for the first time since 1985, the U.S. had made a wheat sale to Egypt without an export subsidy.

Interlake livestock producers, many of whom had lost acres to Lake Manitoba flooding earlier that year, were now facing an extended drought. Hay yields were said to be 30 to 50 per cent of normal.

This week we report on the long-term rotation trial at Glenlea. In the same week in 1995, Laura Rance reported on the same trial, which was then it its fourth year. Co-ordinator Martin Entz had organized an event in which groups of conventional and organic farmers toured the plots and compared notes.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

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The neonic debate:

science or sensationalism?

Laying the blame for a collection of environmental issues at the feet of a single technology is very convenient, but hugely overly simplistic

By Pierre Petelle

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Letters

old, apocalyptic headlines make for great front-page news stories, there’s no question. Unfortunately, when it comes to highly complex and scientific issues, these kinds of headlines usually do a disservice to the topic at hand.

Scientific research is filled with intricacies and rarely yields answers that can be conveyed in a single headline. Far too often in this day and age we’re seeing sensationalism trump science. The issue of neonicotinoids (a type of insecticide) and bee health is a prime example of this.

Earlier this year, a study out of Harvard University claiming to show negative impacts of neonicotinoids on bees captured media attention across the globe. The media overwhelmingly concluded that neonicotinoids are at the heart of bee health challenges.

The Harvard study dramatically overexaggerated typical exposures of bees to neonics and made a link to colony collapse disorder that simply isn’t supported by the evidence.

In June, a group calling itself the

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Lots of blame to share for hog shortages

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t’s easy to point a finger for blame, but what about all the rollercoaster ups and downs the industry has been going through with herd reductions, producers voluntarily leaving, and barns shutting down?

The hog industry also has to start accepting responsibility for its part of the hog shortage. This issue has become a sounding board for the opposition to take advantage

tinually call for independent research on the topic. While the pest control industry certainly welcomes new research on our products, it is naive to think that research done external to industry cannot be biased. Many of the so-called independent researchers looking at neonics have built their careers on reinforcing the message that pesticides are bad. Producing research that supports this message is what keeps the flow of research funding coming.

In Canada, pesticides are regulated

by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). We have one of the most rigorous scientific evaluation processes in the world. The PMRA reviews all available scientific data when assessing whether or not a pesticide is safe for both humans and the environment. This is a key point. The PMRA looks at all available research and makes its decision based on the weight of scientific evidence, not by cherry-picking individual studies. This is at the very heart of Canada’s science-based regulatory system.

The plant science industry is steadfastly committed to the safe

and responsible use of our products.

Insecticide-treated seed is an important part of agricultural production, innovation and sustainability. It has been successfully used by Canadian farmers for about a decade, most notably in Western Canada where neonics are used to treat canola, and bee populations continue to thrive.

One need only look to Australia where the bee population is healthier than ever despite the widespread use of neonics. The reason? Likely because in Australia there’s no varroa mite, the most pervasive bee-killing pest.

Bee health is undisputedly a topic of great importance. Our industry has taken a number of important steps to protect bee health both directly and in partnership with other stakeholders.

This is an issue that requires collaboration and co-operation. To ensure the health of Canada’s bee population as well as the continued success of our agricultural sector, it’s critical that science prevail over sensationalism.

producing industry can only squeal of. There is plenty of blame to be when provincial action is finally shared. taken to protect our most important Historically, the province and taxand vital finite resource — water. payers have been very accommodating to the factory hog producers in John Fefchak Manitoba.

Virden, Man. We are told by a Maple Leaf spokesman that Canada remains one of the lowest-cost locations in the world for pork producers and that is a very good competitive advantage.

Unfortunately however, governments, business enterprises and industry will never consider “all the true costs” when plans are under“ onfirmation bias” means to taken in the name of economics. gather information to confirm The immense impacts to human existing beliefs. health, the environment, our precious To judge if a business is good is water, and other shared assets (public based on money, whether it makes us good) — all those things are taken for more, or saves us more. That is how we granted. No one would dare include should look at our grain-handling systhese externalities as a cost factor. It’s tem. There are farmers on both sides part of progress, we are told. of the fence about the old Canadian What is our environment and Wheat Board (CWB). water worth in dollars? Billions, I Some complain about grain movewould suggest. ment this past winter. In 1996-97 CN Why are Canadians so generous to and CP could make more money movthe Manitoba hog industry when it’s ing things other than grain. On behalf clear this meat-exporting industry is of farmers, the old CWB filed a levelnot economically sustainable withof-service complaint. CN paid volout taxpayers’ cash and environmen- untarily, CP went to court and paid a tal subsidies? hefty fine. They never pulled that trick It’s shameful and insulting that the again until last winter when there was Manitoba Pork Council and the hogno old CWB to contend with.

One expense we are saddled with is demurrage, $15,000 to $25,000 per day per ship. Barring a heavy rain, the old CWB could get a ship on its way in four days. This year it took 65 days for one 55,000-tonne ship to be on its way.

The old CWB knew when ships were going to arrive so sourced the proper grain from country elevators. Just in time it would be in Vancouver, cleaned and ready to load when the ships arrived. This year, at one time there were over 50 ships anchored, waiting.

This cost, probably more than $1 million a day, is passed along to farmers in what is called “the basis.”

There are many other examples of expenses included in the basis. Now, the bigger basis is why farmers are getting less of the export price than the 80 per cent they used to get with the old CWB. I have not seen any numbers showing an economic benefit to the farming community due to the current system.

Because of the huge increase in the basis charged for selling wheat, if I conclude the old grain-marketing system was better than the new, can I be accused of confirmation bias?

IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides began a media tour touting the findings of its study into the decline of the global insect population. The polished news conferences, highquality video and co-ordinated calls for action against pesticides by known anti-pesticide activists made this look a lot more like a sophisticated public relations effort rather than meaningful scientific dialogue.

At the time of this media tour, the report had not yet been made publicly available. It seems to me to go against the ethical code of scientists to embark on a worldwide media tour promoting research findings without giving the scientific community an opportunity to validate the findings.

This, however, did not stop the decisive and conclusive headlines about the impact of neonicotinoids on a number of creatures, including bees, other insects and birds.

To lay the blame for a collection of environmental issues at the feet of a single technology is very convenient, but hugely overly simplistic.

Activists lobbying to ban neonicotinoids — and other pesticides — con-

System performance confirms beliefs

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Pierre Petelle is vice-president, chemistry, for CropLife Canada.

Lorne Jackson Riverhurst, Sask.

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FROM PAGE ONE THRESHERMEN Continued from page 1

to three men to operate and labour shortages were a persistent problem. Almost 10 per cent of Canada’s population enlisted in the Second World War — about 1.1 million men and women.

Metal scavengers stripped abandoned machinery of anything that could be reused. The brittle cast iron components of steam engines were ground down and used as shrapnel for anti-aircraft fire and hand grenades.

“Some of the old farmers say, ‘Ya, I used to have a steam engine but Hitler got it,’” says Dueck.

But Hitler didn’t get all the engines. One stationary steam engine was saved when employees at a flour mill covered the machine with bags of wheat. The engine was used to power all the equipment at the mill. That same engine sits on museum land today, large enough that the shed that houses it was built around it so it didn’t have to be moved.

Colin Farquher, a power engineer, operates a steam engine built during the First World War at the end of 1915. He and his wife Danielle, decked out in overalls, plaid shirts and cowboy hats, have attended the reunion every year since they joined in 2008. And they cook food just as the farmers once did — inside the engine.

However, the menu might be different. This day, pizza was on the menu.

Danielle spreads pesto on the crust and sprinkles goat cheese, chicken and red peppers before putting the pizza on a round stone and sliding it onto bricks in the oven. “ We’v e c o o k e d a w h o l e

Steam engines fell out of favour by the Second World War and their parts were used towards making weapons.

Jim Down first visited the museum as a small child. PHOTOS: MEGHAN MAST

Gerald Dueck is a mathematician with a keen interest in steam engines.

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Threshing engine used by Jim Down’s uncle. Above: a First World War poster.

chicken in here and even a cake!” says Colin.

While they make a handy pizza oven, steam engines largely fell out of favour with farmers by the Second World War, according to Elliot Sims, the feature attraction chair for the Thresherman’s Stampede.

They were not used for farming,

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but sometimes used to power sawmills in remote camps.

“We have a steam engine — it’s not running now,” he says, “but it was used to power a sawmill in a PoW camp in Riding Mountain during the Second World War.” meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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will be lower than earlier forecasts suggested.

“We could be surprised on the smaller commodities, but not likely on the wheat and canola,” Bruce Burnett, CWB’s weather and crop specialist said in an interview July 23.

“We’ve started to move more grain, but there’s still a pretty large pile.”

AAFC is forecasting 8.9 million tonnes of wheat, excluding durum and three million tonnes of canola will be carried into the 2014-15 crop year. That’s down six and 10 per cent from its March forecast.

“A lot of grain is moving now,” said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association. “Thunder Bay is humming and Vancouver and Prince Rupert are operating at historic levels.”

Statistics Canada’s reported July 24 grain deliveries between January and June 2014 are up 27 per cent compared to the same period a year ago. But the big difference between the two years started this March.

January and February 2014 deliveries were almost 7.6 and 12 per cent lower than in 2013, but 2014 March, April, May and June deliveries were 34, 68, 52 and 53 per cent higher than in 2013.

Grain shipping is expected to remain brisk even after the new crop, said Mike Jubinville, president of ProFarmer Canada.

Harvest in many parts of the West will be delayed, which means more elevator space for old-crop deliveries and more time for farmers to deliver.

“Manitoba and Alberta are drained of grain, but there is still a surplus in Saskatchewan,” he said.

Canadian wheat and durum exports to the U.S. so far this crop year (to June 30, 2014) of 3.3 million tonnes, up 47 per cent from the same period a year ago.

Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, the firm hired by the federal government to monitor western grain transportation estimates that could work out to five million tonnes for the crop year.

This year’s crop carry-over could be smaller than earlier predicted. photo: laura rance That would leave a Western Canadian all-grain carry-over As for carry-over projections, In some parts of Manitoba of 15 million tonnes — close to double the average 7.9 million Jubinville said they could con- and Alberta the canola basis is positive. tonnes, but well under earlier tinue to shrink.

While the wheat basis has “I think canola exports could forecasts of 23 million tonnes be the biggest in history at nine improved, it’s still generally or more.

During the first year of the million tonnes, despite the slow wider than usual, but it varies — a sign that some areas open market for wheat starting start,” he said.

“I suspect the carry-over still have a lot of wheat around, Aug. 1, 2012 the two markets arbitraged, Jubinville said. But could be 2.2 million to 2.5 mil- Jubinville said. For example, the this crop year the delay in ship- lion tonnes versus the three basis at Fannystelle, Man. July ping forced Canadian elevators million projected by Agriculture 22 was $32 under the futures, compared to $51 under at a to widen their basis to discour- Canada.”

The narrowing canola basis point in Saskatchewan. age deliveries to plugged elevaEarlier this year market anators. Even with extra trucking for both new and old crop supports PM the Page idea that canola sup- lysts were predicting the grain costs many Manitoba farmers SEC_MOAFLO14_MC.qxd 7/8/14 12:59 1 plies are tightening, he added. backlog to persist well into the earned more shipping south.

new crop year based on a huge carry-over and an averageyielding crop this year.

But AAFC has revised its 2014-15 carry-over forecast too. In March it predicted the carry-over of all crops would total 20.1 million tonnes as of July 31, 2015. But its July report dropped the number almost in half to 12.3 — just 2.4 million tonnes over the 2013 carry-over.

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A lot of southern Manitoba farmers, frustrated by the wide basis (difference between elevator and futures prices), shipped their grain to the United States. Even more would have gone had there been more trucks available, Jubinville said. Some grain went out in producer cars from short line railways.

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SUMMERTIME COUNTRY ROAD

Agriculture Hall of Fame Five new members of the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame were inducted July 17 at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie. We’re featuring each in successive issues.

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Taken from a road leading out of the Turtle Mountains , southeast of Goodlands, Manitoba. PHOTO: Sharlene Bennie

Ron DePauw honoured for wheat-breeding contribution He’s called the ‘billion-dollar man’ for the varieties he helped develop Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada wheat breeder Ron DePauw is the recipient of the annual Canadian Plant Breeding and Genetics Award. The award is co-sponsored by the Canadian Seed Trade Association and Germination Magazine. It is presented annually to a public or private-sector researcher who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of Canadian plant agriculture through research in plant breeding and genetics.

“You could call him the billiondollar man. That’s the value of grain produced annually from wheat cultivars developed by Ron DePauw,” said Jeff Reid of Secan who nominated him for the award.

DePauw is the co-developer of AC Lillian — the first solid-stem red spring wheat variety to become widely grown across the Prairies.

For four years it was the most

popular variety across all wheat classes.

DePauw and his team discovered genetic resistance to the orange wheat blossom midge, reducing the devastating impact of this insect on commercial crops, and minimizing the need for insecticide applications.

DePauw’s most notable contribution to Canadian agriculture was the development of AC Barrie — the variety that literally changed the face of wheat production in Canada. By 2000, AC Barrie was grown on nearly half of the red spring wheat acres in Canada. It was the most widely grown variety between 1998 and 2005. All new wheat cultivars that have come along since are measured against the new standard set

by AC Barrie.

DePauw received his award in Banff, Alberta at the 91st annual meeting of the Canadian Seed Trade Association.

on Helwer was born and raised at Libau, Manitoba.

He married Vera Katazinski in 1956 and together they raised three children, Sherry, Reg and Gail.

Ron began his business career in 1952 as a partner with his father Fred and brother Harvey in Libau where they operated a Massey Harris dealership. In 1956 they expanded their business to include a dealership in Selkirk. In 1960, he purchased a bulk fuel dealership in East St. Paul; it operated until 1968.

Since 1968, Ron, along with family members, has operated ShurGro Farm Services in Brandon.

Munro Farm Supplies became part of Shur-Gro Farm Services in 1990. Another of Ron’s enterprises is Can-Pro Equipment, a sales and service business for field-spraying equipment.

Ron has been an innovator and supporter of new agricultural technologies. Shur-Gro was one of the first retailers to provide custom application, soil testing, field scouting and precision-farming techniques.

This raised the farmers’ knowledge as well as the productivity and profitability of farms in the entire area. An integral part of Ron’s philosophy is staff training.

His company has set the standard for service and innovation.

Ron has travelled the world to

Ron Helwer 1933 –

observe producers and the agricultural practices they employ.

Besides making a significant contribution to the agriculture industry, Ron has contributed to the communities where he does business. He was a coach of little league baseball and community club hockey teams for many years, a director and president of the Brandon Ski Team and a member of the organizing committee for the 1979 Canada Winter Games in Brandon. He was rewarded with a lifetime membership in the Brandon Cham-

ber of Commerce and voted Brandon Business Person of the Year in 1986. Ron served as president of the Brandon University Foundation (BUF) in 1995 and 1996 and received the Apex Award in 2002 for meritorious service and outstanding leadership to the BUF. He was a director on the Manitoba Provincial Exhibition board from 1980 to 1990.

In 1978, Ron helped establish the Western Fertilizer and Chemical Dealers’ Association and then served as its president from 1979 to 1980. He served as a director of the National Fertilizer Solution Association in the U.S. from 1977 to 1991. Ron has had a long association with the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR). He was the recipient of the Association’s President’s Award in 1981; in 2008 he was recognized with the Retailer Hall of Fame Award and in 2012 Shur-Gro was recognized with the CAAR’s President’s Award. Ron was one of the driving forces behind the formation of The Grow Community of Independent Dealers.

Ron Helwer has been an energetic and powerful force in bettering the lives of rural people near and far.

Nominated by the Helwer family, colleagues and friends — 2014.

Neonic insecticides widespread in Iowa waters Government researchers say the broad use of neonicotinoids should be closely examined

By Carey Gillam reuters

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class of insecticides popular with corn and soybean farmers in the U.S. Midwest but feared as a factor in the decline of U.S. honeybee colonies and other crop pollinators, has been found to be widespread through rivers and streams in Iowa, according to a government study released July 24.

The study, released by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, marks the first broad-scale investigation of multiple neonicotinoid insecticides in waterways in the Midwestern U.S., and is one of the first conducted within the entire United States, according to the government scientists.

In the report, 79 water samples from across Iowa, the top U.S. corn-producing state, were collected during the 2013 growing season. Researchers said the use of neonicotinoid insecticides has grown in recent years, and they found them to be both “mobile and persistent” with “a strong pulse of neonicotinoids associated with crop planting” in streams.

The researchers said the broad use of the neonicotinoids, “needs to be closely examined in relation to environmental impacts.”

Similar studies by the U.S. Geological Survey have found

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many other types of common agricultural chemicals in stream samples in Iowa, but researchers said there was a “substantially greater neonicotinoid detection frequency” observed in this study compared to historical detections of other insecticides.

Neonicotinoids, also known as neonics, are sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of staple crops, but are also used widely on annual and perennial plants in lawns and gardens.

Neonics, chemically similar to nicotine, are commonly applied to the seeds before they are planted.

As use of the neonics has grown, some scientists have linked the insecticides to large losses in honeybee colonies that are considered critical for the production of many U.S. crops. Honeybees pollinate plants that produce about a quarter of U.S. consumer foods, according to the U.S. government.

Many agrichemical companies, including Bayer, whose neonic products are top sellers around the world, say there are a mix of factors killing off the bees and that neonics are important tools for boosting crop production.

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No pressed apple juice this year Jean-Guy Cote says his family still deciding whether to rebuild after April 22 fire destroyed their apple press at Landmark

By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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fire that destroyed Manitoba’s only government-permitted apple press this spring means customers with bags of backyard apples will be hard pressed to find anywhere to process them later this summer.

Apple Junction, owned by John Boy Farms at Landmark, along with Mom’s Country Pantry at the same site burned to the ground April 22 in a fire investigators determined was related to electrical wiring.

Apple Junction was the only processing facility in Manitoba with a permit to process fresh-pressed apple cider and a popular fall jaunt to the countryside for some 500 walk-in customers.

Owned and operated by the Cote family since 2011, the family also processed its own apples and sold apple cider and syrup retail and at

WHAT’S UP

farmers’ markets including Le Marché St. Norbert Farmers’ Market.

The Ste. Agathe family spokesman Jean-Guy Cote said they’re very sorry to have to tell customers the 2014 year is lost.

“Unfortunately, 2014 is going to be a writeoff for other people’s crops.

They’ll have to find other uses for them as best they can,” said Cote.

Customers loved to line up and chat while their small volumes of apples rumbled through the press. It’s as much a loss of an excuse to visit the countryside as it is the loss of the province’s only apple-processing capacity.

The Cotes themselves did have enough juice processed and frozen left over from 2013 to be able to continue making John Boy Farms apple cider and syrup for this year’s sales Cote said he and his family haven’t yet decided whether to rebuild and equip a second apple press. They’ll need to crunch some numbers and look at what insurance may cover, he said.

If they do go ahead, they’d move the site from Landmark to their own market garden farm at Ste. Agathe. There are other considerations including special flood protection for that area, he said.

“We’d definitely like to see the apple press business continue in some capacity but we’ll have to see,” he said.

“There’s several options to see if we can save it. We’re working to come up with a solution. If the economics are there we’re going to make it happen.”

The Cotes annually processed anywhere from 50,000 to 80,000 lbs. of apples annually, including those they grow in their own orchard.

Jean-Guy and Ainsley Cote are fifthgeneration owners of their Ste. Agathe farm which they operate with JeanGuy’s parents Rita and Emile.

The cider mill was more than 15 years old. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Aug. 1-3: Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup and Canadian Shorthorn Association national junior heifer show, Beautiful Plains Complex, Neepawa. For more info call Lois McRae at 204-728-3058.

August 1-4: Ponderosa Days in Cartwright, Man., featuring a Ranch Rodeo and Drill Team Demonstration. For more information, visit www. cartwrightroblin.ca.

Aug. 7: Manitoba Pulse Growers Association summer field tour (east), 9 a.m. to noon, AAFC Research Station, Morden. Free registration, lunch provided. For more info call 204-745-6488 or visit www.manitobapulse.ca.

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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. ReneLevesque 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 204-2544192.

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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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South 164.00 — 112.00 - 128.00 100.00 - 118.00 — $ 185.00 - 205.00 198.00 - 220.00 208.00 - 230.00 225.00 - 252.00 240.00 - 260.00 250.00 - 270.00 $ 175.00 - 190.00 184.00 - 205.00 195.00 - 219.00 203.00 - 230.00 215.00 - 240.00 217.00 - 246.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

Futures (July 25, 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change Feeder Cattle August 2014 156.55 5.90 August 2014 October 2014 158.05 4.35 September 2014 December 2014 157.77 3.92 October 2014 February 2015 156.15 2.40 November 2014 April 2015 155.45 1.53 January 2015 June 2015 147.22 1.67 March 2015 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

July 25, 2014

Steady demand from all directions Waterlogged pastures will force some producers to market early

Ontario $ 144.21 - 174.57 149.27 - 172.84 82.16 - 120.41 82.16 - 120.41 115.68 - 143.91 $ 191.97 - 218.29 191.58 - 227.07 172.20 - 228.64 207.64 - 269.33 224.61 - 296.31 233.33 - 310.38 $ 169.67 - 189.04 180.78 - 202.88 188.10 - 219.16 181.72 - 221.71 199.29 - 252.32 205.98 - 262.10

$

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

Close 217.32 218.05 217.62 217.02 211.27 208.92

Change 5.72 5.70 5.27 5.22 4.50 4.32

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending July 19, 2014 50,087 10,583 39,504 N/A 576,000

Previous Year­ 49,892 10,714 39,178 N/A 641,000

Week Ending July 19, 2014 641 21,232 19,362 1,062 1,054 6,230 141

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 452 20,552 20,157 1,333 1,209 5,543 131

Hog Prices Current Week 260.00 E 240.00 E 256.97 262.70

Last Week 264.09 242.72 260.58 262.65

Last Year (Index 100) 195.20 180.33 187.54 192.32

Futures (July 25, 2014) in U.S. Hogs August 2014 October 2014 December 2014 February 2015 April 2015

Close 123.20 107.90 98.62 94.30 93.27

Change -5.65 -5.82 -4.28 -4.75 -3.48

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

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Dave Sims CNSC

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alues were well supported, yet again, at Manitoba stockyards during the week ended July 25, as steady demand prompted top-end bids for both feeder and slaughter animals.

Virden, Brandon and Winnipeg all held auctions this week while other yards in the province were quiet due to the summer schedule.

Seven-hundred-pound steers were bringing $215 (per hundredweight) to $225, said Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock Service in Virden, Man. He said this week’s sale on July 23 saw about 200 feeder cattle brought in and 100 butchers. That is a slight change-up from the previous weeks which typically saw more butchers than feeders, he said.

Hill said prices continue to stay strong for yearlings, leading him to believe there will be a small yearling trade in the fall.

“Looks like the prices will stick around on the yearlings for sure.”

Demand continues to be steady from all directions, although Hill notes higher numbers are needed. He estimates numbers will pick up in six weeks with calves likely not coming until mid-September at the earliest.

As ranchers in the southwest portion of the province continue to deal with lingering chal-

lenges posed by recent flooding, Hill said his office is starting to get a few phone calls from producers in wet areas. He said some have pastures that are waterlogged which could prompt some to bring their animals in a little sooner than they initially planned.

Hill said customers south of Virden are generally in a worse situation than those situated to the north when it comes to hay supplies.

Overall though, he said the feed supply looks stable in most areas.

“There’ll be areas where the supply of feed looks plentiful and there’ll be areas in Manitoba where the supply won’t be plentiful because of all the moisture that they’ve had. It depends where you’re at.”

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

Summer Schedule: Ashern

Next sale August 20 Next sales August 19

Gladstone Grunthal

Regular Tuesday sales through summer Regular Tuesday sales through summer

Brandon Virden

Regular Wednesday sales through summer

Killarney

Next sale September 8

Ste. Rose

Next sale August 21

Winnipeg

Regular Friday sales through summer

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.)

$1 Cdn: $0.9247 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0814 Cdn.

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(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers & Heifers No sale July 18 Next sale July 25 D1, 2 Cows — D3 Cows — Bulls — Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ — (801-900 lbs.)

— (701-800 lbs.)

— (601-700 lbs.)

— (501-600 lbs.)

— (401-500 lbs.)

— Heifers (901+ lbs.)

— (801-900 lbs.)

— (701-800 lbs.)

— (601-700 lbs.)

— (501-600 lbs.)

— (401-500 lbs.)

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

EXCHANGES: July 25, 2014

Winnipeg (wooled fats) — — Next sale is August 6 — —

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 July 27, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.990 Undergrade .............................. $1.900 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.975 Undergrade .............................. $1.875 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.975 Undergrade .............................. $1.875 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.905 Undergrade............................... $1.820 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto 80.68 - 101.00 133.71 - 181.81 181.18 - 193.45 177.21 - 197.29 172.38 - 220.95 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 50.00

Eggs Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective November 10, 2013.

New Previous A Extra Large $2.00 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 A Medium 1.82 1.87 A Small 1.40 1.45 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Fats) — — —

<1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Tyson to sell Mexico, Brazil poultry businesses to JBS The divisions lacked the scale needed to gain leading market share Reuters / Tyson Foods Inc., the biggest U.S. meat processor, said July 28 it would sell its Mexican and Brazilian poultry businesses to bigger global rival JBS SA’s Pilgrim’s Pride for $575 million.

Proceeds from the sale of Tyson’s Mexico and Brazil poultry operations will be used to help pay down debt associated with its $7.7-billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands Co., which is expected to close before Sept. 27.

The Mexico and Brazil poultry operations being sold were good businesses for Tyson but lacked “the necessary scale to gain leading share positions,” chief executive Donnie Smith said on a conference call with analysts.

Tyson in June outbid Pilgrim’s Pride with its $63 per share offer for Hillshire, the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hotdogs, in what would be the biggest deal yet for the global meat business.

Springdale, Arkansasbased Tyson also reported net income of $260 million, or 73 cents per share, for the quarter ended June 28.

During the quarter, Tyson’s supplies of fully cooked chicken products fell because its existing factories were at capacity and unable to compensate for problems at two plants.

“We’ve endured long, sizable production shortfalls in one of our highest-revenue, most profita-

ble businesses during a time when high-priced beef and pork accelerated the demand for chicken,” said Smith, who expects the business to fully recover next fiscal year.

Smith said demand for beef was “robust” during the summer grilling season.

That was despite recordhigh prices due to rising feed costs and the shrinking size of the U.S. domestic cattle herd, now the smallest since 1951.

Strong demand also helped drive pork prices higher in the latest quarter, Smith said.

The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), which threatens pork supplies because it is deadly to piglets, seemed to have slowed during the warmer months but may reappear during the winter, Smith said.

Tyson July 25 said it was shuttering three of its U.S. factories that make processed meat products such as sausages and hotdogs.

Toronto ($/cwt) 115.50 - 242.57 — 97.63 - 226.88

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

LIVESTOCK brief

Toronto ($/cwt) 29.00 - 41.00 38.00 - 51.00

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 15

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Last Week

All prices close of business July 24, 2014

Crushers forced to pay up if they want supplies Farmers are reluctant to make sales at these low prices Phil Franz-Warkentin CNSC

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he ICE Futures Canada canola market hit some fresh contract lows during the week ended July 25, but values managed to bounce off of those poor levels to settle narrowly mixed by Friday.

The weakness in canola was primarily a function of the declining U.S. soy market, as expectations for a massive soybean crop keep the oilseeds under pressure. However, there are also more than enough bearish factors at play in canola itself, including the large old-crop supplies, speculators adding to short positions, and ideas that new-crop production may not end up as bad as many had feared.

On the bull side of the canola market, flooded acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, together with dryness in Alberta, were helping temper the declines. A lack of significant farmer selling, as producers continue to be cautious sellers, was also supportive. The reluctance to make sales at these low prices was finding its way into the cash market, with basis levels moving above the futures at many locations.

The crushers, especially, are being forced to pay up if they want to keep bringing in supplies. More basis opportunities are likely going forward, as the futures appear to have more room to the downside, according to most market participants.

Soybeans were mixed during the week, posting sizable gains in the front months on the back of good export demand but continuing their downward slide in the newcrop months as the favourable U.S. crop prospects weighed on prices. A survey of U.S. analysts placed average soybean yields in the country at a record 45.5 bushels per acre, well above the previous record of 44.0 bushels seen in 2009.

Corn and wheat futures in the U.S. both hit some of their weakest levels in four years during the week, but managed to claw back from those lows to see some consolidation and modest short-covering by Friday.

More corrective bounces are possible, but the path of least resistance appears pointed lower for the two grains. The U.S. corn crop is looking the best it’s looked in

Week Ago

Year Ago

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

194.28

202.37

238.53

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

227.72

234.06

271.05

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

142.32

149.40

195.28

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

218.52

218.68

219.17

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

408.41

431.65

497.92

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

799.75

801.96

966.01

oilseeds

over a decade, with expectations growing for record production. Three-quarters of the U.S. corn crop was rated good to excellent as of mid-July, according to the USDA, and weather conditions remain close to ideal in many areas. Average yields were being forecast at 170.5 bushels per acre, well above earlier guesses and the 164.7 level reached in 2009.

The U.S. winter wheat crop was admittedly hurt by poor conditions this year (drought, followed by untimely rain), but harvest results have been beating the low expectations. Meanwhile, world wheat supplies remain more than sufficient to meet demand, and conditions for the North American spring wheat crops have also shown some improvement.

Crop scouts touring Minnesota and the Dakotas during the week placed average hard red spring wheat yields in the region at 48.6 bushels per acre if the crop makes it to harvest without experiencing any harsh weather. That’s a big ‘if,’ but if realized, the average yields would mark a new record.

Just as in Canada, much of the U.S. spring wheat crop was seeded late this year, which increases the chances of frost damage at the other end of the year.

North of the border, CWB is running its first crop tour of Western Canada from July 28 to 31. The tour consists of three legs covering Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta — and should provide some much needed midsummer information for the markets that are typically lacking in ‘official’ news between Statistics Canada’s June acreage report and the late-August production survey results.

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

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

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business July 25, 2014 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

October 2014

137.50

137.50

December 2014

139.50

139.50

March 2015

140.50

140.50

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2014

442.50

443.30

January 2015

446.00

446.80

March 2015

446.80

446.40

Canola

Special Crops Report for July 28, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Spot Market

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound) Large Green 15/64

22.60 - 23.75

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

21.50 - 23.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

19.00 - 22.00

23.50 - 24.00 —

Desi Chickpeas

15.20 - 16.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

8.80 - 10.50

Fababeans, large

—

Medium Yellow No. 1

6.00 - 6.50

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

32.00 - 32.00

Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

49.00 - 49.00

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

38.00 - 38.00

Yellow No. 1

38.00 - 40.00

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

53.00 - 53.00

Brown No. 1

32.30 - 34.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

53.00 - 53.00

Oriental No. 1

28.50 - 30.00

No. 1 Black Beans

35.00 - 35.00

4.25 - 4.35

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Pinto Beans

26.00 - 32.00

No. 1 Small Red

35.00 - 35.00

No. 1 Pink

35.00 - 35.00

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

18.85

17.45

Report for July 25, 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed)

32.00*

Confection

Call for details

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Source: National Sunflower Association

U.S. spring wheat yield prospects best in 22 years But the crop has a long ways to go before harvest

By Mark Weinraub fargo, north dakota / reuters

T

he 2014 U.S. hard red spring wheat crop was projected to yield 48.6 bushels per acre, scouts on an annual crop tour said July 24, the tour’s highest forecast in at least 22 years.

The estimate was based on samples from 373 spring wheat fields assessed during the Wheat Quality Council’s three-day tour of North Dakota, the top spring wheat state, and adjacent areas in Minnesota and South Dakota. The figure exceeds the tour’s 2013 forecast of 44.9 bushels per acre and its five-year average of 44.7.

The tour projected an average durum wheat yield of 36.6 bushels per acre, based on samples of 17 fields. The durum figure was down from 41.7 last year and below the five-year tour average of 38.1.

The spring wheat yield estimate is the highest in Wheat Quality Council records dating to 1992. The figure surpasses the previous tour record of 47.0 set in 1992, according to the group’s website.

Scouts cautioned that the current crop was at least four to six weeks from harvest.

“A lot of things could happen between now and then, and most of

them are not good. But if it just keeps going, we could have a tremendous crop,” said tour leader Ben Handcock, executive vice-president of the Wheat Quality Council.

Much of the crop was developing later than usual due to planting delays in the spring, although growing conditions since then have been ideal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 79 per cent of North Dakota’s spring wheat had reached the heading phase by July 20, behind the five-year average of 83 per cent.

“Some of that late, late stuff has a ways to go,” said Mark Weber, director of the Northern Crops Institute and a

scout on the tour, adding, “A lot can happen.”

North Dakota is the largest producer of high-quality hard red spring wheat, which is used in bread and for blending, and durum wheat.

Spring wheat prospects became more significant after drought in the southern Plains curtailed this year’s harvest of hard red winter wheat, the largest U.S. wheat class, which is also used for bread.

The USDA projects 2014 production of hard red spring wheat at 520 million bushels, up 30 million bushels from 2013. The USDA sees U.S. all-wheat production at 1.992 billion bushels.

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

Mixed crop and livestock farming can be good for the soil. Photo: Laura Rance

Conservation and livestock can be a good mix While intensive livestock production can cause waste and nutrients to pile up, mixed farms are better able to recycle nutrients

By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

W

hen Ian Grossart harvests alfalfa on his farm in southwestern Manitoba, he knows where most of the nutrients he’s just removed are going to end up — back on his land.

“With the cattle we compost all of our own manure, so that becomes a big part of our fertility program,” he said. “And because we’re not shipping it down the road… it’s more of a closed system.”

Using natural cropping methods and organics, Grossart’s farm is practising conservation agriculture, which Professor Martin Entz notes has three major components: minimal soil disturbance, permanent ground cover and plant diversity.

“It’s a movement across the world and across the planet, and when you think about the things that really allow conservation agriculture to flourish, it’s perennial plants, because they give plant diversity, they give permanent ground cover and they result in minimal soil disturbance,” said Entz, who teaches and researches natural cropping systems at the University of Manitoba.

Livestock need perennial crops, like grasses and alfalfa, which can be key to conservation by replenishing nutrients, he emphasized.

So much so, that geologist David Montgomery believes

much of the soil degradation seen around the world can be traced back to farmers moving away from incorporating animals into their production systems.

“One of the things that actually led us down the path to the place we are with agriculture today is the divorce of livestock husbandry and cropping,” he said.

And while some areas of cropland may be suffering from nutrient deficiencies, others are awash in nutrients resulting from concentrated livestock facilities such as feedlots, Montgomery said. “(Manure) becomes a pollutant, instead of a nutrient just by the virtue of concentrating it in huge amounts in small areas,” he added.

The resulting perception is often that livestock production and sustainability are somehow incompatible. But that isn’t always the case.

Outside of the Red River Valley, Entz notes that mixed farms are still common and that more growers are moving towards methods that can be integral to conservation, like no till.

But the overall tendency of North America to rely on grainfed livestock means that animal production often involves intensive feeding areas that don’t assist in building up soils and can result in serious nutrient management issues, he said.

The flip side of intensive grainfed livestock operations is that

they require equally intensive grain-growing operations to support them.

“The conventional livestock system, in which animals are eating a lot of grain during their lives… and mixed farms, those are very different agricultural landscapes and the one that is very grain based is very fragile — extremely fragile and we see evidence of that around the world,” said Entz.

“Farmers who have only grains they tell me that, well I’m not interested in livestock, I’m a grain farmer… I remind them that if they’re growing wheat or canola or soybeans or corn, they are neck deep in the livestock business, because at least half of what they grow goes for livestock feed,” he said.

Beyond ecology, some farmers are also drawn to conservation agriculture for financial benefits, creating incentives for producers to incorporate conservation techniques like cover crops into mixed farming operations, said Steve Groff who has a 200-acre vegetables farm in Pennsylvania.

“You would have to really screw it up bad not to make cover crops pay in livestock.

Livestock, cover crops, they’re gonna pay, it’s just a no-brainer, this is the low-hanging fruit,” he said.

Back in southwestern Manitoba, Grossart is trying new methods of increasing conservation, while also improving his margins.

This year he’s incorporating a

grazed green manure that uses oats, rye, peas and vetch.

“Our hope is that we’ll be able to graze it in the next couple weeks and then the vetch and the rye will keep going,” he said.

“So when the rest of the pastures are done in the fall, they’ll still be something green there, so that’s what we’re hoping to take advantage of.”

Grossart hasn’t always been a practitioner of conservation agriculture; he started out as a conventional farmer. However, he said organics and conservation agriculture have proven an ideal fit for his farm. “ T h e re ve n u e i s b e t t e r, because we’re relying on biology rather than putting chemical fertilizers and all that on. There’s more dollars left in your pocket,” he said. “Now we’re looking at building our soils with our green manures and all that… when we were conventional we really weren’t looking at that. You put on enough fertilizer for the year and you weren’t looking to improve the soil in the long term.”

He said he has noticed an increase in available nitrogen, which he tests for each fall, since moving towards a more integrated, natural, cropping system.

“We’ve even got a couple fields where phosphorus is starting to be released, so there’s more that’s showing up as available as well,” Grossart said.

Entz would like to see more farmers look at how to integrate livestock into cropping systems

Martin Entz speaks about organic crop rotation during a field day at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment.

Photo: Shannon VanRaes

in a way that sees nutrients returned to the land with minimal disruption. But he realizes it will require changes to how livestock is raised, who sells and processes it, and how consumers choose what they eat.

“But the changes are worth fighting for, because of the benefits to the environment, to human health and the benefits to animals are worth it in anybody’s measured opinion, because the data speaks for itself,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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column

The most common cause of lameness in horses

There are many things horse owners and riders can do to prevent the onset of arthritis Carol Shwetz, DVM Horse Health

R

ecent estimates show that approximately 60 per cent of lameness problems in horses are related to arthritis.

As a result the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis in horses has become a multibilliondollar industry. Since arthritis is rarely curable and at best manageable, it is worthwhile to consider the contributing factors that place horses at risk for arthritis.

Arthritis is a broad term that describes inflammation of one or more joints. The joint is a highly evolved partnership of many specialized tissues.

Limping is not necessarily the first sign of arthritis. Initially the horse’s gait will appear asymmetrical and “off” as the horse attempts to find a way of going that feels best.

A slight stiffness, which resolves when the horse warms up, or a reluctance or resistance to perform manoeuvres that were previously unchallenging are further telltale signs of arthritis. As the arthritis advances and the horse attempts to spare the painful joint(s) a cascade of compensating patterns in movement occurs. Limping, tenderness over the joint, and pain with joint flexion becomes more obvious over time.

Decisions regarding nutrition, environment, movement, and foot balance influence joint health in every stage of a horse’s life. However, it is the young horse that is especially vulnerable to factors which contribute to arthritis.

The developing bones and

joints of a youngster’s frame require the appropriate balance of macro- and micronutrients found in a proper diet.

Rich diets, over nutrition, or poorly balanced nutr ition results in bones and joints that are structurally weak and vulnerable to damage.

Although sensible exercise is advisable for all ages of horses, it is the young horses that are least forgiving when placed under unreasonable expectations and demands. The practice of starting two-year-old horses into competition and performance has many unfortunate consequences for the horse with arthritis being a common career-ending malady. The hock joint is particularly sensitive to arthritis, as it is a complex joint requiring four years to fully develop and become stable.

Proper conditioning and good training practices are key to developing a horse’s body to effectively carry a rider. Proper biomechanics of the equine frame is an essential component of sound movement and thus joint health.

Riders have a major influence on the way a horse carries and moves its body. Joints are designed to function optimally around a specific angle. Incorrect postures and poor biomechanics of the horse’s frame places the joints in a disadvantaged position, subjecting them to unreasonable stressors.

Chronic repetitive stress injuries and fatigue further compound the cascade of ill effects.

Joint therapies address the painful symptoms that arise from the wear and tear to the joint structures, yet do little to address and correct the ongoing poor biomechanics that initiated the damage to the joint.

Standing in stalls for prolonged periods of time followed by the intensive exercise asked of many performance horses, places unreasonable stressors on joints and denies them of their means to maintain optimal health.

Routine warm-up and cooldown are of immense value to the performance horse. Horses are large animals with large muscles that require effective warming up to optimally engage muscles, ligaments and tendons, which are instrumental in protecting and supporting efficient joint mechanics.

Proper hoof care is instrumental to reducing strain on joints. Hoof angles and aligned break-over points allow joints to move freely without interference. Ideally, the hoof itself is designed to absorb the forces of impact. This design spares the joints, which are ill equipped to absorb reverberations of impact. The healthier the hoof, the better able it is to absorb the forces of impact, thus protecting the joints from harm.

Moderate body condition is important for all age of horses.

Weight greater than the healthy range creates, compounds and accelerates arthritis as it chronically overloads and stresses joints and bones. Weight loss is as appropriate for the treatment of arthritis as it is for prevention.

Ar thr itis is an unnecessary outcome. Awareness of the factors which contribute to arthritic joints provides the opportunity to create changes that favour sound healthy joints in horses.

Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alta.

Staff / A herd of cattle was found wandering along the Trans-Canada Highway in the Camp Hughes area east of Brandon July 23 after thieves made off with the gates to their pasture.

Brandon RCMP are looking for two 4x12-foot blue metal tube gates that were stolen from the site located about 20 km east of Brandon in the RM of North Cypress. Investigators are asking anyone with information on this “hazardous act of thievery” to contact Brandon RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

New president for CSTA CSTA release / Dave Baute, the owner and president of Maizex Seeds in Tilbury, Ont. has been elected president of the Canadian Seed Trade Association. Mr. Baute was elected at CSTA’s 91st annual meeting in Banff, Alta.

In his acceptance

Photo: Carol Shwetz

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Many equine athletes have their careers cut short because of arthritis.

speech, Baute stressed the importance of working with all of our value chain partners.

He foresees a challenging era for innovative agriculture, and he called on the association and the agriculture industry to come together to support modern agriculture as a steward of health, safety and the environment.

“We need to take a proactive approach to bring this entire industry together with a unified voice and a profound positive message.

A mostly uninformed public is beginning to speak out with an emotional, almost fearful cry. We need to listen, and we need to address it together.”

June cattle placements drop chicago / reuters The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in June fell six per cent from a year ago as plentiful grazing land allowed animals to be fattened outside of feed yards longer, a government report showed on Friday.

Feed yards are drawing from a shallow pool of market-ready animals after years of drought in parts of the country shrunk the herd to the lowest level in 63 years.

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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

Jul-22

Jul-23

n/a

n/a

n/a

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

n/a

160

279

n/a

n/a

n/a

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

160.00-175.00

170.00-190.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

190.00-210.00

190.00-211.00 (215.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

195.00-215.00

210.00-224.00 (228.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

215.00-228.00

220.00-240.00 (242.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

225.00-250.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

235.00-275.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

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

150.00-165.00

150.00-170.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

175.00-185.00

180.00-202.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder heifers

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

180.00-200.00

185.00-205.00 (208.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

200.00-220.00

200.00-220.00 (224.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

210.00-237.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

220.00-250.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

108.00-121.00

109.00-116.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

95.00-107.00

98.00-108.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Age Verified

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

112.00-117.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

n/a

n/a

n/a

125.00-134.00

132.00-145.00 (148.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

148.00-158.00

149.00-156.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-156.00

147.00-152.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-135.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

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.)

HOW CUSTOMERS USE CANADIAN FIELD CROPS

It’s durum but it’s not pasta Durum wheat is famous for making good pasta, but there’s another market which is almost as large.

Couscous is a staple food in the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria and Libya. It’s made by steaming durum semolina (coarse flour) and is served with a meat or vegetable stew.

cigi.ca

Canadian International Grains Institute

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Surging Alberta cattle prices spark slight rise in thefts: RCMP Rustlers range from high rollers who take cattle worth millions to ‘grocery shoppers’ taking one at a time

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada

A

member of the RCMP’s c a t t l e i n ve s t i g a t i o n s unit in Alberta says the high price of cattle seems to have drawn some unwanted attention.

Corporal Dave Heaslip has noticed a slight influx of cattle reported thefts this year, and he believes it is due to the record-high prices being offered for heifers and steers.

“There is a marked increase, which could indicate more cattle are being stolen or that more thefts are being reported,” he said.

Fortunately, Heaslip and his counterparts are making convictions.

In late May, an Alberta court sentenced a man to two years in jail for a $1-million cattle theft. In that instance, the man

U.S. explosion of ‘superweeds’ Farmers may go back to tillage

By Carey Gillam Reuters

Farmers in important cropgrowing states should consider the environmentally unfriendly practice of deeply tilling fields to fight a growing problem with invasive “superweeds” that resist herbicides and choke crop yields, agricultural experts said last week.

Resistance to glyphosate, the main ingredient in widely used Roundup herbicide, has reached the point that row crop-farmers in the Midwest are struggling to contain an array of weeds, agronomists say.

Extreme controls are needed to fight herbicide-resistant weeds in some areas, University of Missouri weed scientist Kevin Bradley said in a report to farmers. One particularly aggressive weed that can grow one to two inches a day is Palmer amaranth.

“Palmer amaranth is our No. 1 weed to watch in Missouri and the Midwest right now,” Bradley said.

He said farmers facing extreme out-of-control weeds should try deep tillage, a practice that removes weeds but can also lead to soil erosion and other environmental concerns.

Farmers moved away from heavy tillage of the land decades ago, and the more sustainable ‘no-till’ farming has become the norm. But it relies on heavy use of herbicides like glyphosate, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture says 70 million acres of U.S. farmland had glyphosate-resistant weeds in 2013.

Palmer amaranth is also “exploding” across Kansas this year, according to Dallas Peterson, a weed specialist with Kansas State University. “We have had numerous calls about poor control of Palmer amaranth with glyphosate this year,” he said.

posed as a spot buyer, financed some cattle, rented trucks, and then took them down to feedlots in the U.S. At first, everything looked like it was in order, but the cheque never got back to the Canadian financer, Heaslip said.

So far this year, there wasn’t a firm number on the amount of missing head in Alberta, but Heaslip says it’s sizable. One of the problems investigators encounter is owners who file reports of missing animals, but then later find them, and don’t tell the RCMP. It makes it difficult to know at times, who is missing what, he said.

When it comes to the task of stealing cattle, Heaslip says it isn’t as hard as it sounds.

“You could fit 60 heifers, 400 to 500 pounds in a straight-haul trailer. As soon as you’ve got the first few loaded the rest will follow them up there,” he said.

Some thieves only take one animal at a time as part of a longer-term business plan.

Heaslip came recently across a husband and wife team near Mayerthorpe, Alta. who would drive around to go “grocery shopping.” He says if they could get close to a younger animal they would lasso it and then put it in their trailer.

They’d then drive to a deadend road. If the animal was branded they would butcher it on the spot and process the meat. If it wasn’t, they would take it home and give it to a mother cow to raise it. Heaslip says that’s how they were slowly trying to build up their herd.

Heaslip says it’s clear all cattle should be branded with CCA Canadian Cattle Identification Agency tags placed in the ear.

He notes a lot of ranchers

“You should consider branding your cattle.

Those cattle are worth a lot of money.

That’s like leaving thousand dollar bills all over your yard.”

Dave Heaslip RCMP Corporal

photo: Thinkstock

are too trusting, which is what thieves count on. “ T h a t’s w h a t we r u n u p against is the old wester n trust. That goes from Manitoba west. The trust of a handshake.”

He says without a brand, it can be nearly impossible to

return cattle to their rightful owners even if they are found. “ Yo u s h o u l d c o n s i d e r branding your cattle. Those c a t t l e a re w o r t h a l o t o f money. That’s like leaving thousand dollar bills all over your yard.”

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June 2014 was third consecutive record-warm month Aside from record-breaking rainfalls, extreme weather events have been few and far between this summer

By Daniel Bezte

W

ith nice quiet summer weather finally moving in, I thought it would be a good time to break away from looking at local weather happenings and see what’s been going on weatherwise on a more global scale.

We’ll begin our look at the top and bottom of the world, namely, what is happening with Arctic and Antarctic ice? It’s summer in the Arctic and we’re right in the middle of the annual summer thaw. Summer ice amounts continue to run well below average over the Arctic Ocean despite air temperatures running a couple of degrees below average in a number of areas.

As of July 15, ice coverage in the Arctic was 1.54 million square km below the 1981-2010 average. This works out to almost two standard deviations below average. Ice melt has slowed during the second half of July, so unless we see a rapid decline in August, this shouldn’t be a record year for ice loss in the Arctic.

On the opposite side of the planet, it is the middle of winter, and the aerial extent of ice in the Antarctic is reaching its maximum.

At the beginning of July, ice coverage in this region was 16.16 million km2 or 1.37 million km2 above the 1981-2010 average. This continues the recent trend in this region

of well-above-average ice cover.

While the Antarctic has shown signs of warming, including warmer air temperatures, ice sheet loss, and faster-flowing glaciers, the trend in increasing ice coverage is a bit of a puzzle, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. There are some possible reasons for increased ice cover in this region, but I think I’ll leave that discussion for another article. Suffice it to say that while the extent of winter ice coverage is greater, the actual mass of ice in this region is notably declining.

Warmest on record

Globally, it turns out that according to NOAA’s National Climate Data Center, June 2014 was the warmest June on record (records begin in 1880). NASA had this June as the third warmest on record, while the University of Alabama Huntsville ranked June as the fourth warmest based on satellite measurements of the atmosphere going back 36 years. Looking at NOAA’s data, this would make June the third straight month in a row with record-breaking global temperatures.

The last time this happened was during a four-month period in 2010. The parts of the globe that seemed to warm the most during June were the oceans.

Global ocean temperatures during June were 0.64 C above the 20th century average, which is the greatest departure from average ever recorded. When I looked at the global temperature anomaly map for June, the only below-average land regions I could find were in central North America from the southern Canadian Prairies southeastward towards Florida, Alaska and eastern Siberia, and a small part of eastern Europe.

Billion-dollar event

As far as extreme weather goes, there was only one “billion-dollar” weather event in June, and that was a severe thunderstorm outbreak across Germany, France, and Belgium. Closer to home, parts of Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan saw record-breaking rainfalls in June.

The largest number I was able to find was a remarkable 499 mm, or half a metre of rain, that fell at a weather station located just northwest of Canton, South Dakota.

Over the Pacific Ocean, El Niño conditions are currently in neutral phase but are coming close to the 0.5 C threshold for El Niño. NOAA is continuing its El Niño watch and is placing the odds at 70 per cent that an El Niño event will develop before the end of summer and an

80 per cent chance of developing during the fall.

According to Jeff McMasters of the Weather Underground, the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) tends to become negative during an El Niño, but up until the beginning of July, it has remained positive. Since then, the SOI has started to become negative which could mean that the atmosphere is beginning to respond to the ocean temperatures. El Niño conditions during the winter can, but not always, lead to milder winters across Western Canada — something I think most of us wouldn’t mind!

Finally, for those of you who keep an eye on the Atlantic hurricane season, you may have noticed it has been a fairly quiet start to the year, with only one named storm so far.

While it’s still early in the hurricane season, with early September being the peak time, conditions over the tropical Atlantic have not been favourable for hurricane development. Add to this the probable development of El Niño conditions in the Pacific by early fall, which usually helps to inhibit hurricane development in the Atlantic by creating strong upper level winds, and it looks like it will continue to be a quiet hurricane season.

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A warm and sunny forecast A boring forecast can be a good thing Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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t’s been awhile, but it finally looks like we’ll see a prolonged period of dry, warm summer weather. After yet another stronger-than-usual upper low moved across the Prairies last weekend, it looks as if our region will be stuck right in the middle of a blocki n g p a t t e r n . Tw o s t a t i o n ary areas of low pressure are expected to develop — one off the West Coast and the other over northeastern Canada.

This will place our region under a building ridge of high pressure that should bring plenty of sunshine, fairly light winds and warm temperatures — for the most part.

As the American forecasters are putting it, this forecast period looks to be boring.

For most of us, I think that is probably a good thing. From Wednesday to Friday of this week all regions should see mainly sunny skies, with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s, es-

pecially by the weekend. On Sunday and Monday we could see a few thundershowers as a weak impulse slides southeastwards along the edge of the upper-level ridge. This system will help to push the upperlevel ridge back to the west a little and bring some slightly cooler air into our region. High temperatures on Sunday and Monday are expected to be in the low to mid-20s, depending on cloud cover.

Cool high pressure will move in to start next week and under this high, we can expect plenty of sunshine along with slowly warming temperatures — similar to this week. The western upper ridge will then start to rebuild eastwards as the week progresses. This means daytime highs will start off in the low 20s and warm into the upper 20s to low 30s by the end of the week.

LAND and OCEAN TEMPERATURE PERCENTILES JUNE 2014

TEMPS Usual temperature range for this period HIGHS

21 to 31 c

LOWS

9 to 16 c

Usually we look at a map that has to do with precipitation, but I thought I would take a break from those maps and look at a map that shows the global temperature anomalies as determined by NOAA for the month of June. Looking at the map, the red-shaded regions saw above-average temperatures while those areas in blue were below average. As you can see, most of the map is red. June 2014 was the warmest June on record, according to NOAA.

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CROPS Manure improves organic forage-grain crop production ‘Experimental lakes of agriculture’ find organic crops can produce on par with conventional crops

By Meghan Mast co-operator staff

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study, organic system crops yielded 10 to 15 per cent less than conventional crops because weeds slowed production. By the 12th year, however, the forage-grain system had become increasingly weed resistant and produced comparably to grain-only conventional crops.

“Forage in the system does a terrific job of dealing with the wild oats,” said Entz.

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But repeated alfalfa hay harvesting can also remove up to four times as much phosphorus as the grain crops. After 15 years, the soil began to run out of phosphorus, which in turn reduced the amount of nitrogen available to crops. Crop productivity suffered. Subsoil carbon levels had also dropped.

At that point the researchers applied manure and began seeing better results.

They have also started growing hairy vetch. A plot of the legume adds about 160 kg of nitrogen to the soil. At the end of every year the vetch is harvested. Wheat is planted in its place and the cycle continues.

Entz hopes to have sheep grazing on the alfalfa soon to recycle nutrients that would otherwise be removed back onto the land. Even in an intensive grazing system, animals remove only 15 to 25 per cent of the nutrients.

Composted manure can also change the weed dynamics.

When composted manure was spread on flax crops, wild mustard thrived. Mustard is a brassica, which does a poor job of working

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with mycorrhizal populations to access soil phosphorus. So depleting the phosphorus actually had a weed-suppressing effect.

Overall, Entz said weed pressure was comparable to the conventional plots. But energy efficiency was higher.

Near the end of the tour, Entz led the group to a plot of wheat.

“Look at the difference between the front half of the plot and the back half,” he said. The difference is staggering. The crop started small and nearly doubled halfway through, where the soil was treated with manure. meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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rganic crop producers can match the productivity of their conventional farming neighbours with a little help from some four-legged friends.

Composted beef and dair y manure restores important nutrients that can be mined from the soil under organic management systems, Martin Entz, an agronomy professor with the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea research station told participants in a recent field day.

But he said when treated with composted manure, the foragegrain organic crop rotation can produce just as much as conventional grain-only crops.

The Glenlea plots, which were started 23 years ago, are home to Canada’s oldest organic rotation study. The replicated trials compare the performance of four-year rotations of annual crops against a rotation that includes two years of perennial legumes under conventional and organic management.

“We’re like the experimental lakes of agriculture,” Entz said.

Crops rotate between classic Prairie crops — Waskada wheat, Bethune flax, Leggett oats and soybeans combined with forages such as alfalfa and hairy vetch. The ongoing study, now into its fifth rotation, allows researchers to more accurately measure long-term effects of different approaches.

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Soybean acres up despite cool, late spring Feed wheat acres doubled in 2014 as farmers tripled and doubled their plantings of Faller and Pasteur wheats

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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anitoba farmers planted 25 per cent more soybeans this spring than a year ago, despite a cool, late start, which also saw a big jump in unseeded land due to excessive moisture.

The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) says based on assessing 97 per cent of farmers’ seeded acreage reports 1.3 million acres of soybeans were planted — up almost 261,000 acres or 25 per cent from 2013.

(Farmers with at least one crop covered by crop insurance are obliged to report all their

seeded acres whether they are insured or not by June 20.)

It’s believed even more soybeans would have been seeded had the weather been better.

Soybeans, which were a minor crop 10 years ago, have d o u b l e d i n a c re a g e s i n c e 2005 and remain solidly in third place behind canola and wheat, which saw acres decline in 2014.

Soybeans are popular because they provide good returns and tolerate wet conditions better than most other crops.

Canola plantings dropped six per cent to 3.08 million acres, while spring and winter wheat plantings fell 16 and 27 per cent

respectively to 2.2 million and 385,222 acres.

Plantings of two other pulse crops — dry edible beans and field peas are also up, along with flax, sunflowers and perennial ryegrass (see table).

While wheat plantings are down, “feed wheat” plantings doubled this year. MASC defines wheats that are registered in the Canada Western General Purpose class or are unregistered as feed wheat.

MASC says 281,000 acres of feed wheat were seeded in 2014, compared to 138,000 last year. Two varieties — Faller and Pasteur — account for 90 per cent of the 2014 acres. Both are potentially high yielding.

Faller is an American Dark Northern Spring wheat, typically used for bread making. It is grown under contract.

Pasteur is a general-purpose wheat developed in Europe for milling. Depending on its quality, Pasteur is sometimes sold in Manitoba for milling, but it’s also used to make ethanol.

Faller plantings tripled to a projected 139,800 this year, while Pasteur acres doubled to 123,600.

As reported two weeks ago, MASC says 980,000 acres were too wet to seed. That’s quadruple last year’s unseeded acres.

The Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) program has received 2,400 claims so far. An esti-

mated $65 million will be paid to farmers.

“We’re trying to pay out farmers quickly,” David Van Deynze, MASC’s manager of claim services said in an interview.

“We know people are in a tough spot.”

As of July 23, $24 million had been paid to 1,600 claimants.

Last year 219,241 insured acres were too wet to plant.

In 2012 117,623 acres weren’t seeded due to excessive moisture.

A record three million acres were too wet to seed in 2011 triggering $162 million in payments under the EMI program. allan@fbcpublishing.com

MASC ESTIMATED 2014 SEEDED ACREAGE FOR SELECTED MAJOR CROPS (Based on 97.2% of SAR data keyed - as @ July 22, 2014)*

Crop

Projected 2014 SAR Acres*

RS WHEAT

97.2% 2014 SAR Acres*

2013 SAR Acres

% Change

2,195,584

2,134,108

2,625,756

84%

WINTER WHEAT

385,225

374,439

614,986

63%

OATS

346,009

336,321

368,185

94%

BARLEY

318,782

309,856

454,360

70%

FLAX

77,200

75,038

73,636

105%

FALL RYE

57,725

56,109

85,352

68%

3,079,036

2,992,823

3,269,758

94%

87,711

85,255

75,012

117%

254,436

247,312

334,454

76%

52,336

50,871

60,564

86%

145,584

141,508

93,830

155%

FIELD PEAS

51,907

50,454

45,536

114%

SOYBEANS

1,317,408

1,280,521

1,056,850

125%

GREENFEED **

38,386

37,311

62,543

61%

PER. RYEGRASS SEED

17,627

17,133

15,652

113%

980,000

980,000

228,002

430%

CANOLA SUNFLOWERS GRAIN CORN POTATOES DRY EDIBLE BEANS

TOO WET TO SEED

* Includes all acres reported by insureds — uninsurable and insurable. Does not take into account reseeds or non-insureds. ** deadline for reporting not complete — more acres are likely.

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Crops respond to improved growing conditions Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development GO Teams & Crops Knowledge Centre crop report for July 31, 2014 Weekly Provincial Summary

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nother week of generally good growing conditions have advanced crops, as well as allowed crops impacted by excessive moisture to continue their recovery.

Good weather conditions have also permitted producers to make excellent progress with haying operations. Reported yields are average to above average with good quality.

Disease pressure and insect activity continue to be monitored.

Southwest Region

Crops throughout much of the Southwest Region continue to show a significant improvement as a result of the mild and dr ier weather exper i enced over last week. Rainfall amounts were variable, ranging from five to 15 mm and were generally viewed as favourable for crop development. Temperatures in particular were ideal for crops that are now into the critical reproductive stage of development. Although the potential for above-average yields is reduced due to the excess moisture and flooded acres, those with crops remaining and who continue to manage disease through the use of fungicides are anticipating at least long-term average yields.

Disease levels across most

crops are at low to moderate levels due to the drier, less humid conditions.

Wheat midge numbers increased over last week; however, the vast majority of wheat fields are flowering and are beyond the stage for concern.

Good progress continues to be made harvesting this year’s forage crop. Average to aboveaverage yields and quality are reported in newer stands, while older stands are reporting average to below-average yields and good quality. Native pastures are generally still in good condition for this time of year, due mainly to the moderate temperatures and above-normal precipitation throughout much of June.

Northwest Region

Rainfall amounts in the Swan Valley over the past weekend ranged from negligible to over 76 mm in others. Excessive moisture is once again evident in that area with potholes and low-lying areas inundated with water.

Fungicide applications on all crops are mostly complete.

Weed control is adequate, although wild oats are visible in some cereal crops. There are no reports of significant insect activity in annual crops and bertha army worm monitoring traps continue to show low moth numbers.

Ha y i n g o p e r a t i o n s p r o gressed quite rapidly. Producers have to travel around many wet spots in the fields where hay canopy is very thick. Areas along the lakes are still inundated with water and inaccessible, as well as in The Pas. Yields are reporting average to above average and quality is average.

Central Region

Rainfall accumulations occurred mostly Monday and over the weekend, with total amounts ranging from 10 to 50 mm. Low overnight temperatures slowed crop growth.

Crops are looking good, except in areas where excess moisture has caused damage.

A few areas with lighter soils would welcome additional rain, and irrigation has begun on potatoes on light-textured soils.

Wild oats are evident above the canopy of many cereal fields. More grassy weeds, including green and yellow foxtail and barnyard grass, are showing up as well after the recent rains. Volunteer canola is flowering in many fields.

Fungicide applications in spring wheat and canola are wrapping up. Many laterseeded canola fields will not receive fungicide treatment as the crop stand didn’t warrant

it. Spraying for white mould in dry beans continues in fields where disease potential is high.

Symptoms of fusarium head blight is reported in many winter wheat fields, even those fields receiving a fungicide treatment.

Blackleg lesions are evident on leaves in many canola fields. No reports to date of stem lesions.

Cereal leaf beetle larvae were found in several fields at low levels not requiring treatment.

There was good progress with haying operations.

Eastern Region

Varying amounts of rainfall occurred throughout most of the Eastern Region, ranging from three to 35 mm.

All crops are responding well with the more favourable growing conditions, particularly soybeans. Sunflower and cornfields that were not impacted by earlier excess moisture are also looking better. Soil conditions are starting to dry and standing water has virtually disappeared or will soon be gone. Desiccation of the most advanced winter wheat fields started on the weekend.

Volunteer canola has been noted as a concern in soybean fields.

There are some reports of sporadic grasshopper outbreaks.

Approximately 75 per cent of the hay crop is harvested.

Interlake Region

During the weekend, rainfall amounts ranged from three to 10 mm. Crop conditions range from very poor to good.

Although crops have improved over the entire region with more favourable weather, less than average yields in certain areas are expected.

Most spring cereals have headed and flowered. Winter wheat is close to the proper staging for desiccation. Forage grass seed fields are approaching timing for swathing with some earlier grasses already cut. Leafcutter bees are still working hard with the warm temperatures in alfalfa seed fields.

Haying across the region is ongoing. With good drying weather, producers were able to make good-quality hay. Yields and quality reports a re c o m i n g i n g o o d w i t h yields reaching 2.5 tons per acre. There is generally good pasture conditions, with the exception of areas flooded due to high lake levels. This is causing a reduction in grazeable area which is putting increased grazing pressure on available acres. Hay acres flooded by lake water are not harvestable. Dugout conditions are good.

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

Going on western Manitoba’s Milk Run Fourth and fifth generations keep agricultural fairs thriving

By Joan Airey Co-operator contributor

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gricultural fairs in this province date back to the 1800s and a string of them in western Manitoba has shown they’ve got what it takes to stand the test of time.

Reading through the Blanshard Municipality history book one finds that the Oak River Agricultural Society was organized July 6, 1892. Many changes have taken place over the years, from how livestock is transported to the fairs to what type of classes are available. Oak River erected its first agricultural judging building in 1904. Since then a new rink has been built where exhibits are shown in horticultural and domestic classes; all others are shown on the fairgrounds.

Oak River is the first fair on the Milk Run held each year during the third week of July. Tuesday is Strathclair Fair, Wednesday is Shoal Lake Fair, Thursday is Hamiota Fair, Friday is Harding Fair and Saturday is Oak Lake Fair.

“I believe the fair week got the name “Milk Run” because everyone in the dairy business in the ’50s would show their prize cows. I remember dairymen staying at our place overnight after Oak River Fair when I was growing up.

Local dairy farmers would put up the dairymen when they were showing at the fair in their town,” said Dick Heapy.

All fairs start the day off with a pancake breakfast at which you’ll often find third and four generations visiting with family and friends. Oak River has a pet show for children 12 and under which always draws a large crowd. By 10 a.m. each morning, the horse and cattle shows are well underway.

Before the shows start, exhibitors spend hours grooming their animals for the show ring. Kelsey Howell was

Kim and Grant Gee and their son Nicolas prepare one of their Belgian mares Patsy for the show ring at Harding Agricultural Fair. photos: joan airey

washing her gelding “Bucky” at Oak River. Her plan was to participate in the week of fairs.

“I’ve been involved with horses for about 15 years now, and in that time have taken part in 4-H, high school rodeo, barrel-racing jackpots and horse showing. My sisters and I spend most of the summer attending local fairs travelling from one show to the next. It’s a lot of work, especially when you own a white horse! But it’s worth it when you’re doing something you love,” said Howell.

The commercial cow-calf pen show at Oak River, Hamiota, and Harding always has a large number of entries.

A three-person team judges them and the public get to judge them for a loonie, plus, at some fairs, they can guess the weight of one pair. The winner gets half of the jackpot. All the agricultural fairs are unique in their own way, having something for everyone.

“The 4-Horse Hitch Jackpot draws big entries at several fairs on the Milk Run. Teams must be 100 per cent owned by the exhibitor and attend four of the five fairs: Minnedosa, Strathclair, Shoal Lake, Hamiota and Harding.

Each fair donates $250 for a total pay-

Five-year-old Jessica Wright of Rapid City was helping a friend she’d made on the Milk Run work with her horse.

out of $1,250 to be split and presented to the team or teams with the highest total points received from the five fairs listed. The number of splits is based on the number of entries,” said Wendy Harder, a director for Strathclair Ag-Society.

“Our light horse show entries were up from the past few years at Strathclair. The quality of horses was exceptional. The weather was fantastic — sunshine all day. Many people use the Milk Run to get young horses out and expose them to distractions, preparing them to be calm mounts as they move forward in their training. The same core people attend so it is a time to visit and catch up with old friends,” said Harder.

Receiving Supreme Champion Female or Supreme Champion Bull of

all breeds at Harding Fair along with the Ron Sangster Memorial award means you can compete in the RBC Supreme Champion Show at Agribition in Regina. Ron Sangster’s family started the award when he lost his battle with cancer. He had worked tirelessly for years to help make Harding cattle show a success. His family still continues to show cattle on the Milk Run and at larger shows such as Brandon Livestock Expo.

Every agricultural fair continues to be a success because of the thousands of hours volunteers put in year round.

Talking with volunteers along the Milk Run underscored how they all had the same goal in mind — to have the best fair possible.

Joan Airey writes from Rivers, Man.

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ver wondered why we get to spend next Monday sleeping in, watching parades, and setting off fireworks? We have Toronto City Hall — no, not the current installation — to thank.

Way back in 1869, the council of the day decided everybody needed “a day of recreation” and declared the first Monday of August a civic holiday.

Eventually, another bunch of guys stuffed into suits in far-away England’s House of Commons heard about it, and thought that a pretty good idea. Two years later, they declared their own bank holiday on the same date.

In Canada, most provinces eventually adopted the first Monday of August as their civic holiday.

More recently, a well-known food writer in Canada has called on Canadians to make the Saturday of the long weekend a feast day.

You may recall how, back in 2003, Ontariobased Anita Stewart got us pumped to take part in a big nationwide backyard affair she called the World’s Longest Barbecue, in support of the BSE-

Lentils and Barley Salad with Roasted Tomatoes, Spinach and Goat Cheese FOR THE SALAD: 1/2 c. dry green lentils 1/2 c. pot or pearl barley 1 garlic clove, peeled 4-6 roasted or sun-dried tomato halves, sliced or left whole 1 packed c. fresh spinach or Italian parsley, chopped 1/2 c. crumbled soft goat cheese 1/4-1/2 c. walnut halves or pieces, toasted Freshly ground black pepper DRESSING: 1/4 c. canola or olive oil 1/4 c. balsamic vinegar or lemon juice 1 tsp. grainy mustard 1 tsp. maple syrup or honey

In a pot of boiling water, cook the lentils, barley and garlic clove for 40-45 minutes, or until tender. Drain well and set aside to cool. In a large bowl, combine the cooled lentils and barley, tomatoes and spinach. Shake up the dressing ingredients in a small jar or whisk in a bowl; pour overtop and toss to coat. Divide among shallow bowls and crumble goat cheese evenly over each; top with toasted walnuts and a grinding of black pepper. Serve immediately.

Makes 3-4 servings.

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beleaguered Canadian beef industry, held on the August long weekend.

She eventually changed its name to Food Day in Canada, but her challenge each year remains — use this date to have a distinctly Canadian meal.

The whole idea is to celebrate the food we grow and eat wherever we live, says Anita. We already do. This weekend is feast day for a cold country, a high point of summer that often involves gatherings of friends and family around a barbecue to grill our favourite meat and fish, and feast on the fresh and ripe fruits and vegetables in season.

“This is the weekend that Canadians are celebrating their own food because the harvest is coming in everywhere,” says Anita.

This lady knows what she’s talking about. A prolific writer, cookbook author and speaker, Anita Stewart has literally eaten her way across the country. Ask what’s for dinner in the tiniest outpost of Newfoundland, or the remotest village in northern B.C. and she’ll know. She’s been there.

I checked out her Food Day in Canada website to see what she’s inspiring others to do this year.

One post from B.C. says they plan to put the “Brit” into British Columbia this weekend, serving Victoria gin cocktails, with B.C.-raised beef roasted on the grill, alongside chilled minted pea soup and homegrown berry trifle.

At a farmers’ market in Halifax they’ve organized a Prix Fix (a multi-course meal served at a fixed price) that includes Atlantic scallops and blueberry tarts. A tree-planting crew’s cook in northern Ontario plans to serve a Mile High Black Fly Pie. Farm and Food Care will have 2,000 people sit down to Ontario’s Breakfast on the Farm in Avonmore, Ont. You get the idea. You may also be turning the page about now. If you’re like me, this is the one holiday of the year when we don’t need to shop, plan or cook.

But here’s the thing. Most of us will probably sit down to a good feed this weekend. Maybe it includes a sizzling steak from your own grassfed beef, or a favourite salad from your garden, or a dessert from the berries from the nearest U-pick. At any rate, whatever you’re eating likely is mostly homegrown.

Food Day in Canada is about all of that, and only that. Tell Anita about it. She’s hoping Manitobans will join with fellow food lovers across the rest of Canada to swap some recipes, and post the weekend supper menu details on her website. Find out more about Food Day in Canada plus its links to Facebook and Twitter on its website http://fooddaycanada.ca which has lots of great recipes to check out.

Here’s a few to get a taste.

Barbecue Sauce

Prairie Spice Cake

Whatever you’re grilling this weekend, this barbecue sauce recipe will make it extra tasty. If you’ve got lots of mouths to feed, double or triple it.

This chewy cake can also be made in a fluted 8-cup (4-l) bundt pan.

2 tbsp. canola oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 tbsp. brown sugar 3/4 c. ketchup 1/4 c. lemon juice 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard 1 tsp. chili powder 1/8 tsp. Tabasco or to taste

In a saucepan heat canola oil over medium-high heat and sauté onion for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add brown sugar and continue to cook, stirring for 2 more minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes.

Yield: 2 cups.

Serving Size: 2 tbsp.

Source: CanolaInfo www.canolainfo.org

Wild Cranberry Vinaigrette Wild cranberries are foraged all across Canada’s north. If you can’t find wild, substitute commercially grown berries.

1/2 c. rolled oats 1-1/2 c. whole wheat flour or multi-grain flour 1/4 c. barley flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 c. flax 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 c. ground flax 1/2 c. canola oil 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2/3 c. honey 1-1/2 c. lentil purée* 1/2 c. raisins 1/2 c. chopped dates

BROILER ICING: 2/3 c. packed brown sugar 1/4 c. margarine 2 tbsp. cream or milk 1/4 c. coconut 1/4 c. walnuts or pecans

In bowl combine rolled oats, whole wheat flour, barley flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, flax, baking powder and ground flax.

In another bowl mix together canola oil, eggs, vanilla extract, honey and 1 cup lentil purée.

Mix and add remaining 1/2 cup of lentil purée.

Combine flour mixture, raisins and dates to lentil purée. Spread mixture into a 9x13-inch cake pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes in 350 F oven. Ice with Broiler Icing.

1/2 c. wild cranberries 1/2 c. red wine or cider vinegar 1/2 c. canola oil 1/2 c. liquid honey 1/4 tsp. cumin Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

TO MAKE ICING: Combine all ingredients together in small saucepan. Heat and stir until hot and sugar is dissolved. Spread over cake. Return to oven until it bubbles well, about 3 to 5 minutes.

Combine cranberries, vinegar, canola oil, honey, cumin, salt and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth. Great on mixed greens.

TO MAKE LENTIL PURÉE: Wash lentils. In a saucepan

Yield: 1-1/2 cups.

Source: CanolaInfo www.canolainfo.org

Yield: 16 servings. cover lentils with 3-3/4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer until lentils are tender about 40 to 50 minutes. Drain, reserving the stock. Blend lentils, adding enough stock to make purée the consistency of canned pumpkin. As purée forms, stop and mix often until purée is smooth.

Source: CanolaInfo www.canolainfo.org

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

By Carol MacKay Freelance contributor

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enealogy has been one of my favourite pastimes for years. I love the detective work. One of my side passions is reuniting old photographs and other items of genealogical value that I find in thrift stores and antique shops. I’ve even started a blog (http:/familyphotoreunion.blogspot.ca) to help reunite these items with genealogists. Several months ago, while browsing in a Victoria, B.C. antique store, I found an 1897 wedding invitation from Melita, Manitoba.

Mr. & Mrs. A. Trerice invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Mary Grace Beattie to Mr. Joseph Campbell, on Wednesday evening, January the twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, at half after eight o’clock, Melita, Manitoba

PHOTO: CAROL MACKAY

The Manitoba connection A wedding invitation from 1897? From Melita?

Summer road adventures mean dashboard dining Keep these tips in mind as you and your family head out on the highway

By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU Extension Service

Any time you leave the home routine, with its somewhat regular schedule and mealtimes, nutrition can be affected. If you have summer travel plans that involve lots of driving, you’ll probably encounter fastfood restaurants, convenience stores and vending machines, with numerous food options to grab and go.

While healthful food options are available, many more tempting high-fat, high-sodium or highly sweetened options will tempt us. Convenience store items can stretch a family budget too, as foods such as crackers or cookies, and paper products, such as towels and tissues, may be 1.5 to two times more expensive than at a grocery store. As well, grocery stores have a much larger selection of food products, so taking a side trip to one when rations run low is a good plan and provides a chance to stretch your legs.

If you’ll be doing a bit of “dashboard dining” along the way this year, gather snacks for your “pantry” before you go, being conscious of the mess factors associated with eating in a vehicle. However, having

older kids usually means fewer chances for some sticky upholstery and carpet.

Begin with an ice-filled cooler with 100 per cent fruit juice, string cheese, tubes of yogurt, a package of baby carrots, low-fat deli meat (such as ham or turkey) and other perishables. Also, bring a thermos filled with ice water.

Single-serving containers of applesauce and dried fruits, whole-grain crackers and single-serving cereal boxes are a good idea and packets of nuts and seeds are portable and nutritious snacks. Apples, bananas and grapes are other portable snacks for the road.

Plain tortillas spread with peanut butter can be a kid-favourite snack but be conscious of the mess factor, and always bring paper towels and moist towelettes for wiping hands.

With a little preparation and making some conscious shopping choices, you’ll have a less expensive and healthier holiday.

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.

I knew Charles Estlin was the invitee because his name is written on the accompanying envelope. I discovered that Alexander Trerice was an early settler to the Melita-Arthur area, and built the first framed house there in 1882. He was Mary Grace’s stepfather, and her mother was Hannah Beattie.

Recently, I attended my local genealogical society monthly meeting. Each meeting features a speaker, usually from outside our small-town group, and that night, a woman from Victoria, B.C. was giving a talk and mentioned that her family’s name was Estlin and talked about Melita, Manitoba.

After her talk, I approached her and asked if she had Charles Estlin in her family tree. She looked at me a bit puzzled and said, “Yes, I do.”

Had she ever heard of the Campbells or Beatties from Melita? “I certainly have,” she replied. We were both amazed by this strange coincidence.

After the meeting, I mailed her the wedding invitation. It’s gratifying to know that the item has been returned to a family member — kind of like a family reunion!

Tips to help protect your basement With so much heavy rainfall this summer, pressure is put on the home CAA Manitoba Insurance release

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any parts of Manitoba are receiving heavy rainfall this year, and CAA Manitoba Insurance offers tips to homeowners to prevent basement flooding.

“Heavy rainfall puts pressure on many areas of your house,” says Wendy Shrimpton, vice-president of property and casualty insurance for CAA Manitoba. “Water always flows down, which for some, unfortunately means into basements.”

Here are some tips to prevent water in your basement:

What you should do before it rains • Clean eavestroughs and gutters. This will allow water to flow away from your house. Downspout connections should carry water at least five feet away from the home’s foundation.

• Check on your backwater valve. It prevents sewage from entering into your

home. Ensure that no debris is trapped in it.

What you should do when it starts raining • Watch your basement for signs of water. Have a dehumidifier and oscillating fans ready, especially if your home is prone to basement flooding.

• Check eavestroughs. Ensure water is flowing and is not being plugged anywhere.

What to do to further prevent basement flooding • Proper ground slope around your house. This will ensure rain is flowing away from your house, instead of against it.

• Fix cracks in your home’s foundation and window wells. These are common areas for water to come in.

Homeowners are encouraged to talk to their licensed insurance broker if they have any questions about their insurance coverage.

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS Food safety tips for fresh produce Hot weather means outdoor eating, but do it wisely Government of Canada release There’s nothing like a fresh salad in the summer or a juicy watermelon to refresh you on a hot day. Whether you’re camping or having a picnic or a barbecue, fresh produce is often part of an outdoor summer meal. But did you know that food poisoning from fresh produce tends to increase in the warmer months? That’s because harmful bacteria can grow in as little as two hours when produce is not kept refrigerated or properly chilled when eating outdoors.

Lower your risk of food poisoning by following these food safety steps when handling and preparing your fresh produce: Clean: Before handling your produce, always wash your hands with warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds. In most cases, antibacterial soap is not necessary for safe and effective hand hygiene.

Frequently wash surfaces where you are preparing your produce to avoid the spread of bacteria.

No water nearby? Alcohol-based hand cleansers are useful when soap and water are not available. If your hands are visibly soiled, use towelettes to clean your hands, and then use an alcohol-based hand rub.

Disinfectant wipes can be used to clean surfaces and utensils.

Remove and throw away any damaged portions of fresh produce. Always wash raw fruits and vegetables with clean running water. Use a vegetable brush on produce that has a firm skin such as carrots and melons. You cannot tell whether food is carrying harmful bacteria by the way it looks, smells or tastes.

If you are preparing your salads away from home where clean drinking water is not readily available, wash your fruits and vegetables at home first. While camping, you can use commercially bottled drinking water to wash your fruits and vegetables.

Wash all plates, utensils and cutting boards that touched or held raw meat, poultry, fish or seafood before using them again for other foods, including fruits and vegetables.

Reader’s Photo

Hard at work. PHOTO: CINDY MURRAY

Queen of the Prairie This regal perennial blooms mid- to late summer and continues to look good later in the year

photo: thinkstock

Separate: Keep your produce separate from raw (uncooked) meats. When you pack a cooler for an outing, it is important to keep your raw meats separate from your fresh produce and other ready-to-eat foods. If possible, use a separate cooler for your raw meats such as hamburger patties, poultry, fish and seafood. If this isn’t possible, be sure to wrap raw meats securely and put them on the bottom of the cooler to prevent raw juices from dripping onto other foods.

Chill: Keep your produce cold. When outdoors, perishable foods that are normally in the refrigerator, such as produce, must be kept in an insulated cooler with freezer packs or blocks of ice to keep the temperature at 4 C (40 F) until ready to serve.

Place leftover salads back in the cooler as soon as you are finished eating. On hot summer days, don’t keep food unrefrigerated for more than one hour.

Keep coolers out of direct sunlight and avoid opening them too often. Ideally, use separate coolers for drinks since these are opened often.

There is one simple rule: When in doubt, throw it out!

Be aware of the symptoms of foodborne illness. The most common symptoms include: stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever and headaches. The symptoms can vary from mild to severe.

The panicles of bloom are produced on top of sturdy stems. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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find the common names of perennials fascinating, like the common name for Filipendula rubra, which is Queen of the Prairie. This herbaceous perennial surely reigns as queen in any Prairie garden when she is in bloom, her pale-pink panicles dominating the scene during mid- to late summer. As her blooms fade, they gradually turn a cinnamon colour and because deadheading does not produce more bloom on this particular plant, the spent blooms may as well be left on the plants to grace the fall and winter garden. She will continue to reign over her spot in the garden even as summer fades.

The Filipendula family includes a number of well-known plants including the popular wildflower meadowsweet, which has white panicles of bloom.

There are cultivated varieties of meadowsweet on the market but it is Queen of the Prairie that is most commonly chosen for perennial borders. The large, astilbe-like panicles of pink bloom are produced in profusion atop sturdy, self-supporting stems that can be well over a metre tall. The foliage is deeply cut and each bright-green leaf is made up of seven to nine leaflets of finely cut foliage. Even after the blooms fade, the foliage stays attractive for the remainder of the season.

Filipendula performs best in a moist area that is not allowed to dry out. It likes humusy soil and responds well when the soil is rich and moist.

Although it does well in a sunny location it much prefers a spot where it is protected from harsh midday sun, as the leaf edges may brown if it is exposed during the hottest months of the year.

I have mine underplanted near a small tree where it gets filtered light during midday and it seems to be happy there.

Although classified in many catalogues as a Zone 3 plant, I have not had trouble wintering my Filipendula without winter protection in my Zone 2 garden. Its companions in my garden are dragon’s head, ribbon grass, Echinacea, yarrows, nepeta, and grassy iris. The bed has a “naturalized” look to it, and the Filipendula seems to fit right into this style of border. The tall, upright, clumpforming plants are the tallest specimens in the border, so they are planted toward the back and centre of the bed.

Although I always marvel at the beauty of the pink panicles, I am equally amazed at the attractiveness of the spent blooms. They make a wonderful contribution to the fall and winter garden. They also come in very handy used as a filler in flower arrangements at my mid-August horticultural show — Filipendula will have finished blooming by mid-August.

I do like perennials that are selfsupporting and Filipendula has that characteristic. Its stems remain vertical and are very sturdy, refusing to lean even when carrying the heavy panicles of bloom. The individual flowers are tiny but each panicle is made up of hundreds of flowers to create flower heads that are up to 25 cm across. Although not strong or overpowering, the scent is pleasant.

Filipendula is somewhat invasive but easily controlled. Each spring I simply reduce the size of the clumps and that seems to keep it contained. It is not difficult to remove any errant specimens that crop up where you do not want them. If you like informal clumps of tall plants in your garden that contribute to a naturalized appearance, obtain a clump or two of Filipendula rubra when you begin the fall restructuring of your garden. You will like this plant for sure.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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ANTIQUES

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

Swan River Minitonas

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

Durban

JD M SERIAL #33476 restored; Fordson F unique.

Phone (204)467-9900.

Winnipegosis

Roblin

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

Interlake

Erickson Langruth

Minnedosa Neepawa

Hamiota

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Reston Melita

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Brandon

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

ANTIQUE 1976 BUICK LASABRE, 4-door hard top, V8 engine, new brakes, new parts where needed. VGC, always shedded. Phone:(204)746-8851.

AUCTION SALES

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

Gail Oleksuk (Late Leonard)

Sat., August 2 @ 10:00 am Lac du Bonnet, MB - #6 Drabyk Road Contact: (204) 981-7953

Boat & Trailer: Al 19’ Open Bow Boat, Johnson 120 HP V4 & Trailer * Al 12’ Boat * BH 11’ Flat Deck * Utility Trailer * Trailer Gas hyd Wood Splitter * Outboards Merc 110 Viking 9.2HP * Evinrude 35HP * Johnson 35 HP * Boat Propeller Rec: Port Ice Fishing Shack * 8’x8’ Ice Shack * Fish Finders * 2) Gas Ice Augers * Fishing Rods & Tackle * Folding Picnic Table * Lawn Chairs * Propane Heaters * Camping Items Guns & Access: Browning, SA, 30-06 *Savage Model 99E, LA, 308 Win *Stevens PA, Cal 22 S&L * Single Shot, Cal 22 * Ithaca, 37, PA, Cal 16 ga *Rem, SS, Cal 12 ga * Rem Model 812, PA, Cal 12 ga * Mossberg, Model 190 K-A, BA, 16 ga *vSportized, BA, 12 ga, BL 30 * Knives * Ammo * Decoys * Gun Vise * Hunting Clothes * Related Items * Meat Grinder * Hobart Meat Tenderizer Household: 2) Deep Freezers 1) Upright * 50s Working Stove * Garland Com Elec Grill * Dehumifier Yard: JD 116 R Mower * 2) Snowblowers 26”* 6) Older R Mowers * 3) Push Mowers * Mosquito Magnet * 2 Wheel Yard Trailer Tools: Simoniz 2900 Gas Pressure Washer NEW: Welders * Stihl T 5350 Cut Off Saw * Accetylene Torches* Sliding Mitre Saw * Chain Saws * Generators * Drill Press * Power Tools * Scroll Saw * Air Tools * Impact * Cordless Tools * Shop Vac * Hand Tools * Floor Jacks * Shop Supply * Home Repair Misc: 3000 lb 12V Winch * Poly Truck Tool Box * Al Folding Ramps * Small Gas Engine * 2) 12”x24’ Metal * Wood Heater * Shelving *

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HUGE ANTIQUE AUCTION SALE George Desimplaere

Sun., August 3 @ 10:00 am Gimli, MB - Farmer’s Hall Jct # 231 & 8, 2 Miles West on 231

Variety of Exciting Antiques Partial List - Go To Our Website Contact: (204) 642-5797 Antique Furniture: Oak Buffet * Pantry * Hallway Stand * Drop-leaf Table * Oak Deacon’s Desk * Dresser w Mirror * Cast School Desk * Chair * Rocker * Humidor * Pioneer Trunk * Steamer Trunk Adv Signs: Firestone * Co-op * Texaco * Mail Pouch * Coca-Cola Clock * Coca-Cola Button * Pepsi-Cola Cap * Mission Orange * Willard Batteries * Ice Cream Clock * Harley Davidson Clock * Dionne Quintuplets Calendar * 7Up Cooler * Coca-Cola Tray * 1914 Trolley Car Bus Coin Meter * Oil Cans * Mobiloil * Pennzoil * Archer * Wolf’s Head * Oil Jar * Tobacco Cans Toys Die Cast Vehicles * Dinky Toys * Tonka * Canadian Pacific Ride-on * Structo * Wyandotte * Reliable * Friction Tin Toy * Cast Tractor * Pull Toy * Marx * Model in Box * Lionel Train Set Antiques: Gramophone * Telephone * Hudson’s Bay Barrel * Clock * Leaded Glass Window * Hand Crafted Wooden Store Greeter, 5’ * Lantern * Bulls Eye Lamps * Switchman’s Railway Lantern * 22” Church Bell * Scale * Raisin Grinder * Belt Buckles * Razor * Spinning Wheel * Butter Churn * Stanley 45 Plane * Wooden Levels * Wrenches * Block & Moulding Planes * 6’ Propeller * Snowshoes * TD Manual * Paintings, Pictures, Newspapers * 5 gal RWing Jug * RWing Crock * Medalta * Salt Glaze * Medelta Vases * Hummell * Carnival Glass * Planter’s Peanut Jars * Milk Bottles * Rare Drink Bottles * Vegetable Lables * Hockey Cards * Vintage Fishing Tackle * Fishing Lure Comics * Military Items: Bayonette * Helmet * WWar II Transceiver * Military Post Cards * Compass * Military Books * Car Spot Lights * CAA & RAC Plaques * Cast Iron Seat

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AUCTION SALE

Warren & Linda Willis

Sun., August 10 @ 10:00 am

FOR the Late Charlie Reid

Dugald, MB (1½ - Miles South of Dugald on Hwy. #206)

Saturday, August 16th at 11:00 AM (Viewing Friday ONLY 9:00 am - 6:00 pm) (SIGNS’S POSTED) RAIN DATE Sunday, August 17th at NOON

TRACTORS

BALE WAGON

2-New Holland bale wagons Super 1049*

John Deere model 4440 diesel tractor w/cab, air, dual wheels (showing 3412 hours) nice shape* John Deere model 4250 tractor, 3-PH, dual wheels, cab, air (showing 1775.3 hours)* John Deere model 4055 tractor, cab, air dual wheels, 3-PH, 2-wheel drive (showing 3836.6)* John Deere model 4240 tractor w/cab, air w/148 loader (no bucket), nice shape*

HOPPER GRAIN BINS

6-hopper bottom grain bins (3-approx. 1800 bushel & 3-approx. 1250 bushel)*

EQUIPMENT

Versatile 400 self-propelled swather* 12ft. Deep tiller* Massey seed disker* 8ft. 3-PH cultivator* 10ft. Cultivator* older cultivator* John Deere 1610 cultivator* Allied 2-wheel water sprayer tank & pump* Allis Chalmers tandem disc model 340* New Holland 114 hay binder* stoker*

COMBINES

Massey Ferguson 860 diesel combine (showing 1741.1 hours) w/chopper* Massey 850 diesel combine*

MISCELLANEOUS

BALERS

Versatile grain auger w/gas motor* 2-compartment fertilizer box w/grain fill auger (2-ton)* 5-older grain augers* 1-small sprayer tank* etc.

2-New Holland square balers model 320* Hayliner 277 square baler*

TERMS: Visa, Mastercard, Debit or Cash Paid in Full Same Day of Sale.

“Everything Sold As is, Where is” with no warranties implied or expressed “SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS”

KAYE’S AUCTIONS 204-668-0183 Wpg.

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AUCTION SALE

Highline Veg Tables Estate of Late Joeseph Yendrowich

Sat., August 9 @ 10:00 am

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Winnipeg, MB - 573 Fraser Rd.

Auction Note: Large Auction! Main Items Shedded. Lots will be running but some will not due to sitting. Contact: (204) 257-7740 Tractors & Crawlers: INT TD5 dsl FEL Crawler 1000 PTO Hyd Outlet nr * MF 65 Dsl PS HL 3PH Dual Hyd 5373 hrs * Ford 3000 dsl PS HL 3PH Hyd 2675 hrs * Ferguson 35 Ind HL 3PH w FEL * 5 Ferguson 8N & 9N 3PH 540 PTO * Int Farmall 140 Wide Frt Row Crop w Belly Attach * 3- Int Farmall H Wide Frt Row Crop 1) Hyd 1) Under Mount Hiller * 2- AC B Pulley 540 PTO 3PH Equip: JD 5’ Rotary Mower * Woods Cadet 5’ Rotary Mower Pull Type * MF 8’ Tandem Disc * 2) 7’ Cult * 2B Plow * 15’ Harrows * 2) Sprayers 1) 24’ 1) 15’ Storage & Trailers: Fruehauf 45’ * Fruehauf 40’ * Fruehauf 24’ Semi Freight Trailer * PHitch 16’ Tandem Trailer * 4 Wheel Farm Trailers * Utility Trailers * Car Dolly Market Garden Equip: Over 125 -40’ Al Irrigation Pipe * Clark Mdl 4015 4 Cyl Gas Fork Lift * Big Joe’s Battery Fork Lift * Howard G-24 Walk Behind Garden Tractor * Simplicity Garden Tractor * PTO Potato Diggers * Specialty Planter * Trailer PTO Dirt Shaker Conveyor * Crown Elec Table Potato Cutter * Roller Conveyor * Wheel Hoe Planter * JR Seeder * Chipper/Shredder * Hand Yard Tools * Scales Heavy Truck & Modern Vehicles: 96 Ford F 150 Lariat Ext Cab 80,000 km * 96 Pontiac Transport Passenger Van * 2- 94 Ford Econoline 150 Vans * 73 White Freightliner c/o w sleeper Semi Trailer 365,000 miles * 70’s GMC 6500 Gas Tandem w Arnes12’ Gravel B & H * Merc M600 Dually w 10’ Gravel B & H * 60 Dodge 600 Tandem w 18’ Box Vintage Vehicles: 40’s Merc MI Step Side 1/2 Ton * 66 Plymouth Valiant 2D Convertible * 4- Plymouth Valiant 4D * 60 Chev Mdl 10 Delv. Wagon * 60 Chev Apache Delv. Wagon * 4- 60’s Chev Vans * 4- 60’s Ford Vans * 66 Rambler American * 67 Mercury Cougar 2 D * 2- VW Beetles * 70’s Chev Impala 2D * 70’s Mercadian * 70’s Mercury Montego Antiques: 60’s Ski Doo Nordic Snowmobile * MH Hse Mower * Hse Dump Rake * Int 6’ One Way * Int 10’ Oneway Disc * JD 4 Row Corn Seeder * Cult * Walking Plow * JD 3 B Plow * 2 B Plow * Harrows * Plane JR Seeder * Steel Wheels * Vintage Auto Parts Misc: Al 11’ Boat w Outboard * 84 Honda 200 3 Wheeler * 77 Honda Z 50 Mini Bike * Honda Goldwing G 1000 * Cement Mixer * 250 Poly Tank * Fuel Slip Tank * Various Tools * Shop Items * Fence Posts * Snow Fence *

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

27TH ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

Contact: (204) 886-2602

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36TH ANNUAL KILLARNEY HARVEST Antique & Collector Auction Sat., Aug. 2nd 9:30am DST. Located Killarney Shamrock Centre, MB. Features: Beautiful Antique Furniture 1/4 cut oak, walnut etc., curved glass chinas, secretary-bookcases; stacking bookcases, roll top, hall seats, dining tables & chairs, dining room suite, plus much more. Glassware: Royal Albert, Nippon, Limoges, Carnival, etc. Clocks. Lamps. Advertising Porcelain & Metal Signs. Toys & Die Cast Replicas. Money & Coins features: Very Rare 1947 & 1948 Canadian silver dollars plus more. Crocks include 1-gal RW. Great variety Other Antique & Collectibles. See Websites: www.mrankinauctions.com www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions Killarney, MB Murray (204)534-7401 Ross Taylor Auction Service Reston, MB (204)522-5356.

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Winnipeg Beach, MB Jct 8 & 229 West 3 Miles on 229 then 1/2 South on Huminicki Rd.

Wheel Loader: 86 Fiat Allis FR11 4 spd P Shift, 3 Yard Loader w/ Quick Tache Bucket, 14,000 hrs Combines & Grain Equip: 97 NH TR98 4 WD 2/ Duals Chaff Spreader, 2300 Threshing Hrs * NH TR95, 2200 Threshng hrs * NH970 24’ Straight WT Header w/PU Reel * Wilrich 37’ 4 Row Cut w/ Mulchers * Field Master 50’ Spring Harrows * Allied 50’ Diamond Harrows * 3) Int 310-16’ Discer Seeder * 3 Yard Hyd Scraper * JD 5B Plow * Vers 3000, 800 gal 68’ Sprayer * Morridge Grain Dryer * 2) Hopper Wagons * Swather Carrier * 10’ Swath Roller Granaries & Augers: 2) NRW 2000 bus Hopper Bin 1) 2010 * 2) Westeel Bins on NRW Hopper Approx 2000 bus w/ Aireation * 2) Westland 3000 bus Bins * 2) Westeel 6000 bus Bins * 1) Westeel 1650 Bus Bins * Grain Handler Grain Vac w/ Hose * 2) Westfield Augers 1)7” 48’ * Honda 11HP 1) 6” 26’ Honda 6HP * 3HP Aireation Fan * Forever 48” Grain Cleaner w/ Screens * Westfield Tail Gate Drill Fill * 3) Westfield 4” 16’ Pencil Auger w/ Elec Motors & Transp * Hyd Bin Sweep 3PH & Haying Equip: Buhler 3PH 7’ Cult * Buhler 620 3PH 72” Rotary Mower * JD 3PH 8’ Blade * 3PH 2 Wheel Swath Turner * 3PH Bale Prongs * NH Side Del Rake Trucks & Cars: 80 Chev C70 Gas 5/2 Trans w/ 15’ B&H * 78 Chev C65 Gas 5/2 Trans Tag Axle w/ 18’ B&H * 70s Western Star Semi, nr * 10’ Gravel B&H Trailer * 94 Pontiac Bonneville 4D Car Livestock Equip: 2000 Real Ind. 5th Wheel 20’ Stock Trailer NH 352 Mix Mill * HM Portable Loading Chute * 3) 25’ Self Standing Metal Panels * Over 30 Corral Panels * Some Gates * 6) RD Bale Feeders * 2) Norris Double Cattle Oilers * Loader MT 60 bus * Hopper w/ Hyd Auger * New Born Calf Heaters Hut * 12) 16’ Mesh Panels * Elec Fencers * 100 Fence Posts * 50 Corral Posts * 50 Railway Ties * Page, Barb Wire Misc: 20’ Insulated Frt Box (Storage) * 1000 gal Fuel Tank w/ Elec Pump * 200 gal Water Tank * Honda Gas 2” Water Pumps * Al Folding Ramps * Propane Heater * 3PH Arms off Tractor * Implement Parts * 18.4 38 Clamp on Duals * 9HP 4600 Watt Generator * 2) Sand Blasters * Tool Boxes * Hand Tools Yard & Rec: Snapper Turf Cruiser dsl 3 cy Zero Twin 72” Mower * 2014 Cub Cadet RZT 21 1/2 HP Zero Twin 42” Mower w/ Bagger * EZ-GO 4 Wheel Gas Golf Cart w/ Canopy * Honda Push Mower w/ Bagger * 5HP Rear Tine Tiller * Utility Trailer * ATV 12 volt Sprayer * Trailer Yard Sprayer Household: Deep Freeze * Leather Recliner *

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UNRESERVED ESTATE FARM & EQUIPMENT

Beausejour

Carman

Mariapolis

Pilot Mound Crystal City

Lac du Bonnet

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Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Westman

Waskada

Arborg

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MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 9 AM

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 • Drott Cruz-air, 45 E Wheel loader complete with 6 ft Ditching and 24 in digging bucket, outriggers etc, nice clean machine, serial #6295276 showing 2367 hrs • Ditch Witch 6510, 72 hp, Duetz Diesel, quad steering, trenches and digs 8 ft 3’’, serial #654886 • 1996 Daewood Excavator c/w parts, service manual, serial #5045 • 1972 Cat 951B loader, 95 hp, serial #84146, 2 yard bucket power shift • 1979 Grove RT 522 Crane, 22 ton, serial #42873 • Cmi SP 2004 Crawler concrete paver, serial #42873 • Double axle Jeep, serial # n/a • Jaeger air compressor with rebuilt transmission • Detroit Diesel, hydraulic power pack

3/4 MILE SOUTH OF JCT 3 AND 14 HWYS WINKLER/MORDEN, MB TRACTORS BEGIN SELLING AT 9 :45 AM AND CONSTRUCTION LINEUP SELLING AT 11:00 AM

• 1995 Topkick 3 ton truck, with 18 ft flat deck, cat engine, automatic trans • 2007 C5500 GMC 24 Passenger bus, duramax diesel automatic, new batteries, saftied, serial #1GDEV5V1937F418136

Partial listing - please view our website for updates www.billklassen.com See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

1-800-782-0794 FARM & TOOL AUCTION FOR THE ESTATE OF THE LATE RAY CHAPMAN Sat., Aug. 9th at 10:00am. From Brandon Husky: 4-mi W on Hwy 1 till PR 270, 5-mi N till Rd 65N, 4-mi W till Rd117W, 1-mi S till Rd 64N, 1-mi W. From Rivers: 2-mi E till Rd 119, 5-mi S to Rd 64 & 1-mi E till yard 117160.

Tractors: CC225 Bear Cat 11 4WD, 3 hyds; 3208 Cat (Toromont reman Eng), 20.8x38, 3-hyds, 3,254-hrs, Ser#45061; 1965-64-63 Super 90 MF hyds & PTO; 1968 900B Case; 1968 & 67 900 Case tractors (some not running); 1940 9N Ford tractor, 3-PTH, PTO/pulley; 1948 8N Ford 3-PTH, PTO; 1970 JD 350 Crawler (gas) w/loader, 7,824-hrs, D6?; Cat crawler Ldr (not running); Equipment: 1972 Ford 350 Truck w/9-ft stl box & hoist, 360 eng, 4-SPD, 48,434-mi; 950 Co-op Combine; 36 MF 18-ft Swather; 6200 INT 24-ft rubber Press Drills; 204 CCIL 36-ft Chisel Plow; 24-ft IHC Tandem Disc; 25-ft MF Cult; 24-ft Melcom Deep Tiller; 60-ft Herman Tine Harrows; 12+14-ft MF Seeder Discers; 14-ft IHC Cult on stl; 6-ft IHC Duplex cult. on stl; Breaking Plow; 40-ft Valmar; Diamond Harrow sections; Melcom Stone Picker; CCIL Stone Picker; 3632 New Idea Manure Spreader; #19 New Idea Manure Spreader; 410 JD Rd Baler; 67 NH Square Baler; 9-ft NH Haybine; 7-ft MF Sickle mower; Ferguson 2 bottom 3-PTH Plow; 6-ft Ferguson 3PTH Cult.; 48-in Laser 3-PTH Roto Tiller; 5-ft Agri Five 3-PTH Rotary Mower; 8-ft Cancade Blade; 6-ft 3-PTH Blade; Trailer Type Post Pounder; 2, 7x40-ft Sakundiak Augers; 18-in Macleods Hammer Mill; 3,200-bu Westeel Rosco Grain Bin; Panther Arctic Cat snow machine; 25, 10-ft Corral Panels; 22 boxes of 2,800-ft Baler Twine; 2 pallets of Avadex; Head Gate; 40-ft Antenna Tower; Windmill Tower; Antique Roll Top Desk. Antiques & Collectables: Horse drawn Adams Wagon w/grain box; Bobsleigh w/wagon box; Wagon Tongue; Cutter Shafts. Shop Equipment & Tools: Metal Lathes; Wood Lathe; Mig 136 Welder; Forney Welder; 50-gal Industrial Air shop Compressor; 10-10 Coates Tire Changer; Shop Press; Floor model Drill Presses; approx 50 anvil; Bench Vices, Tool Boxes; Lots of Power Tools; Wrench Sets; Socket Sets; impact socket sets; 1-in Socket Set; Large amount of tools, Misc.

Website: www.nickelauctions.com Auctioneers note: The Bromleys are selling these items which were acquired along with the purchase of the farm from the Estate of the late Ray Chapman. Subject to additions & deletions. Not responsible for any errors in description. GST & PST will be charged where applicable. Everything Sells AS IS, Where IS, All Sales Final. Auction company & owners are not responsible for any accidents on sale site.

Statements made on sale day will take precedent over all previous advertising. Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd. Dave Nickel Auctioneer. Ph (204)637-3393, cell (204)856-6900, Owner: Josh Bromley (204)729-0767 cell (204)724-3053.

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

UNRESERVED FARM EQUIPMENT DISPERSAL for McCONNELL FARMS

REMINDER ESTATE FARM AUCTION FOR THE LATE JOE POCZIK

RESTON, MB. • FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH 12:00 NOON (DST)

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6th 5:00 PM

Location: From La Broquerie, MB North on Hwy #302 for 1 mile, then East on hwy 36N for 3 1/2 miles and 1 1/4 miles North on rd 45E.

DIRECTIONS: From Reston, MB. 3 kms west on #2 Hwy to Rd 162W. 13 kms north on Rd 162 West into Yard. Watch for signs.

ORDER OF SALE: There will only be about ½ hour of Misc selling to start this sale and then we will be right into the major items. Please plan to attend sale early to get registered prior to 12:00 NOON. Remember the sale start at 12:00 NOON Manitoba Time. All Items must be removed from sale site within 2 WEEKS. Arrangements can be made for the bins and dryer to be moved later if needed. Discuss with Peter McConnell.

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Oils and filters will be changed in all the major equipment. Most of the rolling stock has been shedded and is field ready. This is a premium sale and you don’t want to miss your opportunity to bid. Mark this date on your calendar! For online bidding at this sale go to www.fraseronlineauctions.com

TRACTORS: *1995 Ford Versatile 9880 4WD Tractor 400hp w/4 Remote Hyd, Return Line, 6370Hrs showing, 12 Spd Std Trans, Ezze Steer 500 Guidance System, 710/70R38 Duals *2009 McCormick TTX230 Xtra Speed MFWD Tractor 213hp w/Dual PTO, 3 Remote Hyd, Return Line, 3PT , Cab Suspension, 32 Spd Trans, Shuttle Shift, 1400Hrs showing, 710/70R38 Singles Rear, 600/65R28 Front, Front Weight Kit, Fender Pkg, Outback Guidance System*1980 JD 4440 2WD Tractor 130hp w/2 Remote Hyd with 3rd Valve Electric Switch, Dual PTO, Quad Range Trans, 10,030hrs showing, 20.8–38 Singles, New Hyd Pump, *1980 MF230 2WD Tractor 38hp w/Allied 380 Loader, 3PT, 4311Hrs Showing, 540 PTO, 2 Spool Hyd Valve HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *2007 CAT Lexion 570 SP Conventional Combine w/Cat 514 P/U, 3D Sieves, Long auger, Mev Chopper, Chaff Spreader, Fold Down Hopper Cover, 1706 Eng Hrs Showing, 1172 Sep Hrs Showing, 866 Chopper Hrs Showing, Cebis Monitor Pkg, 900/60R32 & 500/85R24 Rubber *2006 35’ MacDon D60-S Rigid Straight Cut Header w/Self Transport, Hydraulic knife angle, Lexion Throat Adapter, Poly skid Plates *NH/CaseIH Throat Adapter for MacDon D60-S Header *CAT 1230 Corn header w/12 Row, 30” Spacings, Knife Rolls *Unverferth GC4900 Grain Cart w/1000 PTO, approx. 500 Bus, Roll Tarp *1996 30’ Westward 9300 SP Turbo Swather w/ MacDon 960 Header with Gauge Wheels, Crop Lifters, Pick-Up Reel, 2 Speed Hydro, 2556Hrs showing *8’ Metal Swath Roller GRAIN DRYER & GRAIN AUGERS: *2013 Farm Fans CF/AB–370 Automatic Propane Grain Dryer w/1PH Power, Fully Automatic, Regulates incoming product by moisture level, Vision Network Dryer Controls with Micro Soft Window CE Touch Screen Display, will send operator text message about drying cycles or problems, only done 28,754 Bus, sells with electrical jct box & HD Safety Switch. Also sells with Farm King 8”x26’ Wet Auger w/electric motor *2012 10”x70’ Farm King PTO Swing Hopper auger w/540 PTO, Reverser, DBL augers in Low Pro Hopper *8”x61’ Farm King Auger w/14HP, 1PH, Electric Motor, Pivoting Wheel *8”x31’ Buhler/Farm King Auger w/Self Propel Kit, 30HP Kohler eng SEED & TILLAGE: *20’ Kuhn Optimer 6002R High Speed Compact Disc (Bought NEW 2013) Drawbar & 3PT Hitches, Rollers & Harrows *45’ Flexi Coil 5000 Air Drill w/Flexi Coil 2320 air Cart, 9” Spacing, 3” Packers, Green Drop Liquid Kit, Atom Jet side Band Openers (will do NH3 as well as liquid) Drill Tank *1998 JD 1780 Max Emerge Plus Vacuum Planter (16 Row Corn, 31 Row Bean) Approx 40’ w/Zero Till Disc Openers, 240 Valmar Granular Kit, Draw Bar Hitch, Disc Markers *35’ JD 1600 Tillage w/Green Drop Liquid Kit, Knock-On shovels, 3 Bar Harrows *1750 Gal Liquid Fertilizer Caddy Wagon w/Dual Castor Front End with 18.4 – 16.1 rubber, Single 18.4-26 Rear Rubber, John Blue DBL Piston S/S Ground Drive Pump, Honda 3” Fill Pump *Degelman 6800 Super Picker Rotary Stone Picker w/ hyd drive, New Bucket Teeth *72’ Herman Harrows w/good teeth *48’ White Deep Tillage w/3 bar Flexi-Coil Harrows, Rear Hitch for Tank *20’ IH 645 Vibra Chisel w/2 bar Harrows *10’ Rite-Way D68 H/D Offset Breaking Disc *Flow Serve Chemical Pump & Meter System *Chem Handler III Chemical System INDUSTRIAL: *JD 3420 Tele-Handler w/bucket & Pallet Forks, 17.5-L24 Rubber, 24’ reach, 5500lbs Cap, 7913Hrs Showing, 40Kms/Hr. Trans, Air-Cond *CAT T60B Propane Forklift w/Solid Rubber Tires *Ashland Hyd Scrapper Approx 5 Yard Cap TRUCK & TRAILERS: *2001 Volvo 610 Highway Tractor w/VE D12 465 HP Engine, 13 Spd Trans, DBL Bunk, 1,410,353Kms Showing (2nd Owner) 24.5 Rubber, VIN#4V4NC9GH81N313092, SAFETIED *2000 Doepker Super B Grain Trailer w/roll tarps, DBL Hoppers, 24.5 rubber (Rear Trailer has been repainted & rebuilt) Lead: VIN#2GEDBSZ28Y1012256, Rear: VIN#2GEDBSZ28Y1012257 (Since Rear Trailer is all Rebuilt unit will be sold choice front or back or both times bid) SAFETIED *30’ Peerless Equipment Float w/Beavertails & Flip up Ramps, 10.00-15 tires *2001 Chev Silverado 3500 4x4 4 Door Dually w/8’ Flat Deck, Tool Boxes, Hide-away 5th Wheel Ball, Mounted Skid Tank, Auto Trans, 235,173Kms showing, VIN#1GBJK33U61F141673, (30,000Kms on rebuilt trans & 75,000Kms on Motor, SAFETIED *1997 Dodge Dakota 2WD Pick-Up Truck w/Ext Cab, Auto Trans, Pwr Window & Locks, Air-Cond, 299,383Kms showing, VIN#1B7GL23Y7VS106816 *2012 20’ Express by Rainbow T/A Flat Deck Trailer w/2–7000lbs Axles, VIN#2RGBH2029C1000199 *18’ Grain Box Wagon Trailer w/Hoist, 10.00-20 rubber, Draw Bar Style Hitch, 60” Sides, Roll Tarp (Hoist recently rebuilt) FARM USE ONLY – NO TOD *Silage End gate & Extension for Grain Truck BINS & AREATION FANS: *(2) Meridian 1620 (4100bus) Epoxy Coated Hopper Bottom Bin w/inline Aeration *(4) Meridian 4100bus Grain Max Hopper Bottom Bin w/Aeration Rockets *Westeel 6000bus Flat Bottom Bin, Bolted on cement w/ full floor aeration, center unload, auger, Caldwell 5HP Aeration Fan *(2) Behlen 5760bus Flat Bottom Grain Bins on cement w/ Keho Aeration removable interlock floor system *(2) Behlen 5760bus Flat Bottom Grain Bins on Cement *Complete 3 Bottom Rings for Westeel 21’ Diameter bin *(2) 24” Grain Guard Model GC150511, 5HO, 1PH Aeration Fans *REM MW5 Aeration Fan, 5HP *Field King Aeration Fan, 5HP *(2) Twis-Aire 3000 Aeration Fan, 5HP 3PT EQUIPMENT & ATTACHMENTS: *9’ Front Mount Blade (fits on front end loader w/manual angle) ALO style brackets *6’ Landpride 3PT Rotary Mower *6’ 3PT Garden Cultivator *Yard Sprayer w/12 volt pump ASSORTMENT OF MISC ITEMS: *1750 Gal Black Poly Tank *Assorted Misc Farm Related Parts & Tools *Pallet of 18”x18” Patio Blocks *Assorted Steel *Assorted Lumber

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT PETER McCONNELL: 204-851-2327 CELL – 204-877-3639 HOUSE – pmc6400@hotmail.com

ANNUAL PRE HARVEST CONSIGNMENT SALE at FRASER AUCTION BARN BRANDON, MB • SATURDAY AUGUST 23 9:00 AM RD

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PARTIAL LIST INCLUDES: *2008 GMC Sierra 1500 Long Box, 2WD, only 26,500km *855 Versatile 4WD Tractor, 5411hrs, 250 HP Cummins Diesel *530 John Deere Round Baler, 16ft New Holland 116 HydraSwing Haybine (field ready) *35ft John Deere 1000 Cultivator *24ft Allis Chalmers 3300 Discer *26ft JD Field Cultivator *Walinga Agri-Vac Grain Vac (like new shedded) *977 F-750 Ford, Tag Axle, 22ft Box & Hoist *1979 IHC 1824 Series w/ 16ft Box & Hoist *1950 D6 Caterpillar Dozer, Canopy, 10ft Blade *1951 D6 Caterpillar Dozer, Canopy, 12ft Blade *1938 D6 caterpillar Crawler *760 Massey Ferguson Combine, 354 Perkins Diesel

PLUS MANY MORE TRACTORS, 3 POINT EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES, GRAIN TRUCKS & MORE!!

Full Listing At www.pennerauctions.com

PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD. 218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.3061 Toll Free: 1-866-512-8992 www.pennerauctions.com

Sale Conducted by: PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.

UPCOMING AUCTION EQUIPMENT & AG CONSIGNMENT AUCTION SATURDAY AUGUST 16th 10:00 AM Live Internet Bidding Location: 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, MB

BOOKED IN SO FAR: • • • • •

784 International Tractor, 2250 Loader, 3 PTH New Holland 1475 Haybine International 1440 Combine w/ pickup header New Holland Stackliner 1033 Bale Wagon Fella 3 PTH Disc Mower

TRUCKS • 2006 Ford F250 Powerstroke Diesel, Crew Cab, 4X4, 270K, Safetied • 2004 Dodge Ram 2500, Laramie, Cummins Diesel, 4dr, Leather, Safetied, 340K

BUILDINGS & MISC • 329 CU Ft Storage Container NEW • 462 CU Ft Steel Storage Container NEW • 60ftX40ftX21ft Gable Truss Storage Building NEW • 30ftX85ftX15ft High Ceiling Double Door Storage Building • Heavy Duty Wheel Balancer

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Heavy Duty Tire Changer Bi Parting Wrought Iron Gates Large Heavy Duty Toolbox approx 8ftLX8ftH Large 10 Ton Platform Scale 2007 Yamaha 4 Stroke Snowmobile w/ electric start, reverse • Gas Powered Pressure Washers • Welders & Welding Tables • Stainless Steel Tables & Shelving

NEW SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS • • • • • • • •

48in Pallet Forks Walk Thru & High Back Stout Tree & Post Puller for Skid Steer Stout Stump Grinder SG-13R Stout Rock Bucket Grapple HD72in Stout 84in Brush Grapple XHD84-6 Stout 84in Material Bucket w/ double cut edge Lowe Hyd Auger 750CH w/ 12in Bit 84” Hydraulic Skid Steer Snow Plow Dozer

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PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD. 218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.3061 Toll Free: 1-866-512-8992 www.pennerauctions.com

Sale Conducted by: PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.

DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held at Fraser Auction Service Ltd. sales yard 1/2 mile north of the junction of highways #1 & #10 on Wheatbelt Road. Brandon, MB. THIS SALE WILL FEATURE: Dispersal of nearly new equipment from Keywest Farms plus consignments of Farm & Industrial Equipment *Trucks *Trailers *Livestock Handling Equipment *Vehicles *Lawn & Leisure *Shop Equipment & Tools *3pt hitch & Acreage Equipment *Government Surplus *Large Selection of Toy Tractors, etc. Plus misc. Pallet Lots & more. Taking consignments daily - view website for complete list.

TRACTORS: *1998 NH TV 140 BIDI Tractor *JD 8430 4 WH Loader, New Motor & trans (5000 hrs ago) HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *IH 1420 Combine, Good Shape, Low Hrs. *36’ MacDon Straight cut Header with Transport (fits NH TR Combine) *30’ Prairie Star 4600 PT Swather, PU Reel, 1998 HAYING EQUIPMENT: *Richardton Multi Purpose Dump Wagon, Model 1400SEED & TILLAGE: *JD Tandem Disc *Prasco Air Seeder, Model FA *100’ Bougault 850 Centurion III, 800 Gal, Monitors & Manual *Inland 800 Gallon 90’ Field Sprayer *80’ Spray-Air PT Sprayer, PTO Fan, Hyd Pump *68’ Vicon PT Sprayer *58’ Morris Harrows *12-14’ International One Way disc *Crop Lifters *Inland 50’ Harrow Packer Bar GRAIN HANDLING: *13 x 70 Buhler/Farm King Swing Auger *8 x 52 Farm King Auger VEHICLES & TRUCKS: *2004 Freightliner Classic Flat Top w/Bunk, Series 60 Detroit Motor, 435/500 HP, 4-Way Lock Up Rear End, 13 Speed Trans, 22.5x11.00 Tires, 1,281,004 Kms Showing, NEW Batteries & NEW Front Diff, VIN# 1FUJF6CK24DM80830, SAFETIED TRAILERS: *1996 Lode King Tri Axle Grain Trailer, SAFETIED LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: *NEW (91) Light Duty Panels *NEW (1) Light Duty Panel w/ Gate *NEW Prairie Panel w/ gate *NEW Squeeze *NEW (7) Rolls - Farm Fence *NEW (30) 7’ Panels *NEW (10) 4’ Prairie Gates *NEW (10) 6’ Prairie Gates *NEW (10) 8’ Prairie Gates 3 PT & ATTACHMENTS *NEW Lowe Hyd Auger 1650ch w/ 9in & 12in & 18in w/ skid steer quick attach, designed for 14-25 GPM/2,000-3,300 PSI and uses augers up to 36” in diameter, solid unit structure, heat-treated alloy shaft, HD reduction drive, 9”, 12” & 18” hex bit, Universal Quick attach plate *NEW Lowe Hyd Auger 1650ch w/ 9in & 12in & 15in w/ skid steer quick attach, designed for 14-25 GPM/2,000-3,300 PSI and uses augers up to 36” in diameter, solid unit structure, heat-treated alloy shaft, HD reduction drive, 9”, 12” & 18” hex bit, Universal Quick attach plate INDUSTRIAL: *(2) NEW 10FT 20 DRAWER HEAVY DUTY METAL WORK BENCH *(1) NEW 32 Drawer Heavy Duty Tool Box and Cabinet c/w: 89’’x24’’x87’’, top cabinets SHOP TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: *2 Ton Hyd Floor Jack w/ 2 Jack Stands *Stanley 4 Gal 4HP Wet/Dry Vacuum *Generac Generator/Welder *Transmission Jack *2” Ridgid 535 Pipe Cutter & 3 Heads LAWN, GARDEN & LEISURE:*Golf Course Mower *JD L120 Lawn Tractor w/ 48” Deck *Ezee Go Electric Golf Cart, charger included *Toro 4 Amp Electric Grass Whip *Earthway Hand Pull Grass Seed Spreader TREES, ROSES, EVERGREENS & SHRUBS PUMPS & GENERATORS: *(4) NEW 3’’ GAS ENGINE WATER PUMP, C/W: 6.5HP *(2) Water Pumps *(2) NEW KING POWER 10000LN DIESEL SILENT GENERATOR TIRES: *(4) NEW LT 275/75R16 10ply BUILDING MATERIAL: *9 Lifts Spruce Lumber *(13) Lifts Tin TENTS & GATES: *(2) NEW 30FT X 85FT X 15FT Peak Ceiling Double Door Storage Building C/W: commercial fabric, waterproof, UV and Fire Resistant, 12’ x 12’ drive through doors at two ends, 3’ x 6’ entry door *(2) NEW 20 ft x 40 ft Fully Enclosed Wedding Party Tent, C/W: doors, windows, 4 side walls TOY TRACTOR COLLECTOR’S DREAMS – LARGE SELECTION: *Case 1170 Black Knight Collector’s Edition Ertl #0597 *Case International (red) 4WD Ertl 4994 #1388 *Minneapolis Moline G750 Ertl, 1994 National Farm Toy Show Collector’s Edition FWA (New in box w/ Certificate of authenticity, Rope Canopy #3004 *3010 JD Diesel 1992 Special Edition MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: *NEW ITEMS (Donated from Hardware Store, Proceeds going to Non-Profit Organization) Pliers, Screwdrivers, Pry Bar, Square, Saw, hammers, Saw Handles, Drywall Cutter MORE EQUIPMENT IS BEING CONSIGNED DAILY!

UNRESERVED FARM EQUIPMENT DISPERSAL for KEYWEST FARMS LTD BRANDON, MB • SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD 2:00 PM SALE SAME DAY IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE ANNUAL PRE HARVEST CONSIGNMENT SALE at FRASER AUCTION BARN TRACTOR: *1982 JD 8640 4WD w/ Big 1000 PTO, 3 Remote, return line, Quad range trans, 20.8-38 Duals, 6250 Hrs Showing, (High Gear – NEEDS WORK) *2008 Case IH Puma 165 MFWD w/ Case IH L760 Loader bucket, Joystick Controls, 3PT, 4 Remote Hyd, dual PTO, 165 HP, Pwr Shift w/ shuttle, 2438 Hrs showing*1940 JD A Styled Tractor w/ Row Crop Front End, 24HP, 540 PTO, good Rubber HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *2013 JD W150 SP BI-DI Swather w/ 35’ 435D Header, 332 Eng Hrs Showing, 254 cutting Hrs showing, mounted swath roller, fore/aft Star Fire GS1 Auto Steer SEED & TILLAGE: *2012 Amazone ZA-M 1501 3PT Fertilizer Broadcaster w/ 540 PTO, Light Kit *70’ Morris Rangler II Harrow Packer Bar *61’ JD 2410 Soil Management System (New Fall of 2013) w/ 12” Spacing, 3 Bar Harrows w/ NH3 Kit, Green Star Rate Controller, Raven Accu Flow Super Cooler *28’ Ezze-On Tandem Disc w/ Smooth Blades, Model 1600 *Chem Handler III, 2” Chem System GRAIN HANDLING: *2003 13” X 90’ Brandt PTO Swing hopper auger w/ hyd hopper mover, hyd winch, reverser, 540 PTO *2009 REM 2700 Grain Vac w/ 1000 PTO, 185 Hrs Showing INDUSTRIAL:*2002 Volvo EC330B Track Excavator w/ Toothed Bucket with thumb, 5274 Hrs showing TRAILERS: *2014 Neville Built Triple Axle Hopper Bottom Grain Trailer w/ 3 Hoppers, electric openers, electric Roll Tarp, 24.5 Rubber, Drivers side deflector, chutes on hoppers, hopper lights VIN# 1N9GT4535EH175594, SAFETIED *2006 53’ Transcraft Triple Axle, single Drop Aluminum Flat Deck Trailer w/ strap winches, under deck boxes, 22.5 Rubber, VIN# 1TTE5330161078377, SAFETIED VEHICLES: *2009 Ford F150 4x4 4 Door Truck w/ cloth interior, Fully Loaded, Box Liner, Tow Pkg, Black & Chrome, 189,000 Kms showing, VIN# 1FTPW14V59KA46496, SAFETIED *2005 Cadillac Escalade ESV SUV w/ Full Load, Tan Leather Interior, Bose Sound System w/ in dash screen, 223,070 Kms showing, VIN# 3GYFX66N65G140769, SAFETIED *1968 Ford F250 Ranger 2WD Reg Cab Truck, 390 Eng Auto Trans, Pretty Straight Truck, (Truck was imported from USA. Never registered in Canada. Some Documents supplied, Sells with No TOD for licensing) VIN# F25HRD26371 ATTACHMENT: *Snow Bucket for Case IH Loader *12’ Box Blade Scraper LEISURE: *2001 Yamaha Kodiak Ultra-Matic Quad 4x4, Auto trans, Front & Back Racks TANKS & PUMP: *Freeform Gen 2 Hook together 3000 Gal Poly Tanks (White) *(2) 1750 Gal Poly Tanks (Black) *2” Honda GX160 Water Pump

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO CONSIGN CALL – 204-727-2001 or EMAIL – peter@kt-as.no

FRASER AUCTION SERVICE LTD.

BRANDON, MANITOBA Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A., A.A.C. PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: office@fraserauction.com Auctioneer: Scott Campbell Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents.

GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit.

Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com

ANNUAL MULTI PART AUCTION MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 12 AM 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF JCT 3 AND 14 HWYS WINKLER/MORDEN, MB

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 Grain Bins located at K-TEC Rosenort, MB. Auction will held at our Winkler/Morden location by photo on August 4th at 12 noon. The Vider 4000 bin will be located at the auction site.

Should you be interested in the behlin bins at K-tec take a look and come to bid August 4th at 12 noon.

All bins must be removed from site by August 31st, 2014.

Questions call Bill 204-325-6230 See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS ESTATE AUCTION FOR THE LATE ROLAND RICARD

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 10 AM Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 • 2005 Ford F-150 extendacab one owner 64164 km, saftied • JD 955 Compact tractor with 70A Loader, mower tiller etc.

• ALLIS 185 diesel W/ Loader

• IHC B414 diesel, ps, 3 pth dear born 2 bottom plow, rotary mower & blade • Horse drawn wagons, cutters etc., good single horse trailer • JD 337 SQ Baler

3 MILES SOUTH OF ST. CLAUDE, MB ON HWY. 240 ON WEST SIDE OF YARD #41160

See pictures and list on www.billklassen.com For information on this auction please call Clement Gobin at 204-379-2785

See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

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LARGE EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION

THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 2014

IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA USA INDOORS AT THE ALERUS CENTER - 1200 SOUTH 42ND STREET

FULL LIST & PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND IN THE JULY 24 ISSUE OF MANITOBA COOPERATOR

“Decades of Knowledge - Steady Innovation - Top Results” 2702 17th Ave S • Grand Forks, ND 58201 LIVE ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE Register at Ph. 701-757-4015 Fax 701-757-4016 www.resourceauction.com Email: info@resourceauction.com

Canadian buyers are always welcome, please furnish a letter of credit for registration. Some purchases require payment by wire. Most units move easily across the border, feel free to ask in advance for document assistance if necessary.

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GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.

FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION Tuesday, August 5, 2014 – 11:00 a.m.

Location: ½ Mile North of Penn, ND Owners: Lee & Bonnie Gessner - 701-350-0448 or 701-393-4307 Auctioneers Note: Lee and Bonnie have been outstanding well-know farmers from the Penn area. They have recently made the decision to discontinue their operation so Lee can pursue his welding business. This is a nice line of highly maintained equipment. Auction sale order will be misc. farm items from 11:00 to 12:00, with main line beginning at 12:00 pm. Please be on time. Hope to see you there.

Internet bidding: This auction will feature live internet bidding. For live bidding the day of the auction, go to www.proxibid.com. Pre-registration is required prior to auction day.

TRACTORS: 1990 Case IH 9170 4wd tractor, 650/75/radial duals (95%) power shift, 4 hyd’s plus two return, 6,629 total hrs, nice *1974 JD 4430 2wd tractor, quad range, 2 hyd’s, 18.4 38 duals, 10-16 fronts (30%), aux tank, one owner tractor, 11,193 hrs *1972 JD 4020 diesel 2wd tractor, 8 speed Syncro, two hyd’s, 18.4 34’s, 10:00 16 fronts (50%), complete w/ 148 loader w/ grapple and extra bucket, nice unit *1972 JD 3020 gas 2wd tractor, 8 speed Syncro, 2 hyd’s, factory 3 pt., 16.9 38’s, 11 L 15 fronts (60%), 3,000 hrs on major, extra nice *1964 JD 3020 gas 2wd tractor, power shift, single hyd’s., 15.5 38 tires, 11L 15 fronts (40%), factory 3pt., 1,274 hrs COMBINES AND HARVEST EQUIPMENT: 2002 model 2388 Case IH combine, 18.4 38 radials hub duals (80%), hopper topper, rotor balance, 200 hrs on auto oiler for chains, 1,932 rotor hrs, 2,477 engine hrs *1972 JD 6600 combine, gas, fully equipped w/ 6 belt JD pickup head, 18.4 26 tires(95%) *25’ Case IH 8220 pull type swather w/ finger reel, 540 P.T.O *Case IH 1015 6 belt pickup head *30’ 1020 flex head w/ finger reel, 2 sets dividers *30’ header trailer TRUCKS, SEMI & HOPPER TRAILER: 1978 IH tandem twin screw grain truck, Cummins engine, 13 speed Fuller Road Ranger trans., roll tarp, dual tanks, 420,957 miles *1971 Ford 2 ton single axle grain truck, new front tires, complete swing out gate, 390 V8, 4+2, one owner truck, shedded, 54,205 miles *1990 Ford L9000 tri-axle gravel truck, Cummins motor, 13 speed, 425/65/ radial front tires, new hoist cylinder, box vibrator, plastic liner, single wheel lift tag, 687,468 miles *1999 IH model 8100 day cab semi, 22.5 tires, good, wet kit w/35 gal tank, M-11 Cummins motor, 9 speed Eaton Fuller trans., 647,417 miles *1974 Chevy tandem grain truck, roll tarp, 366, 5+4 *1976 IH tandem grain truck, new tires, roll tarp, V8 gas engine, 5+4 *2008 36’ Maurer hopper trailer, roll tarp, spring ride, AG hoppers AIR SEEDERS & TILLAGE: 2002 Bourgault l5300 air seeder, 300 bu. tank (120, 120, 60), fully equipped w/ Bourgault 40’ 5710 series II seeding tool, 10” space, NH3 mid-row banders, hoe openers, super clean excellent unit *Morris Maxim 7240 air seeder, fully equipped w/ morris Maxim 39’ seeding tool, recent new meter body, new unloading auger *2011 Summers 50’ Super Coulter plus, double fold, 3 bar heavy harrows * 47’ Case IH 5600 chisel plow, 3 bar harrows *16’ JD 1640 tandem disk, new hydraulic cylinders, side by side duals *48’ 4 bar Herman harrow *16’ Herman harrow *16’ JD chisel, decent shape HAYING & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: New Holland 12’ model 499 hydro swing haybine, shedded *Vermeer model 605 super G round baler, wide belt, shedded *New Holland model 1033 bale wagon, nice shape *9 wheel Euro rake *JD 336 square baler, nice cond. *9’ JD model 37 trailer type sickle mower *7’ JD model 37 trailer type sickle mower *JD model 54 manure spreader, 1000 P.T.O. AUGERS: 10x61 Westfield P.T.O. auger *10x60 Brandt P.T.O. auger *8x51 Farm King auger *Batco model 1314 jump conveyor auger *7x28 Bandt auger with plastic & steel flighting OTHERS MISC. EQUIPMENT: 1986 Toyota 4 wheel drive pickup w/ tow bar *Crown reel type hyd drive rock picker *2011 Bush Hog 15’ model 12515 batwing mower *2008 20’ tandem axle heavy duty car hauling trailer *Walk on trailer with hyd. lift, enclosed *JD 7’ 3pt P.T.O. flail mower *7’ Sovema 3pt tiller *Self propelled swather transport *7,500 gallon fuel tank w/ high output electric pump *Set loader mounts

Your North Central North Dakota Auction Leader Visit our websites at www.midwestauctions.com/dakota OR www.globalauctionguide.com OR call the Auction Company for a sale bill.

Dakota Auctioneers, Larry Swenson, owner/ operator Lic. 508, 525 Main St., Cando ND 58324 701-968-4224 Office or 701-303-0379 Cell

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JACK MALYK AUCTION. Farm Auction plus Antique Truck & Tractors. Sun., Aug. 10, 2014 9:30am. Directions: 2-mi N on Hwy 9, 1-mi E of Yorkton. Yorkton, SK. Contact:(306)782-7454.

FARM EQUIPMENT: MF 1805 FWD Tractor: cab, air, hyd, PTO, good inside, 23.1x34 tires, good; MF 1500 FWD Tractor: cab, air, hyd, 3150 CAT engine, runs good; JD 5010 Tractor: cab, cooler, live PTO, large rubber, shedded; Newfield 3PTH, PTO. SEEDING: Willrich 4152 air seeder. CONSTRUCTION: 1969 Case 780 Backhoe: Shuttle shift, extend-a-hoe, 3,000-hrs on rebuilt motor, looks good; Case 1000 Crawler w/loader, teramatic drive, looks good; 1971 Kenworth Semi: 250 Cummings, tandem w/gravel box; 1968 Kenworth Semi: 250 Cummings, tandem, wet kit, fifth wheel; 1965 IHC Loadstar: 1800 gas, tandem, gravel truck (weak motor); Oliver Cletrac- running, shedded. Includes combines, misc. equipment, potato equipment, plus approx. 30-40 antique truck & tractors, running & not running. Plus misc. antiques, horse equipmentbuggies, sleighs, and a restored 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook Car. NOTE: This is a lifetime collection & this is definitely a partial listing. Two rings will sell. Online bidding 1:00pm. Visit ukrainetzauction.com for complete pictures & listing. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851

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R P GALYE FARMS AUCTION. Wed., Aug. 6, 2014 10:00a.m. Directions: 6N of junction 8 & 10 or 18-mi S of Kamsack on Hwy#8, Wroxton, SK. Contact: (306)742-4576.

MACHINERYTRACTORS:1994 JD 8970 FWD 7.10x38 factory duals, 4 hyd, 12-spd, 7,500-hrs, recent bottom end, auto steering, GPS outback system, real nice; JD 8640 Tractor: cab, air, 3 hyd, quad shift, auto steering, outback mapping system, 3,000-hrs on motor & transmission; 1976 JD 4630 Tractor: cab, air, hyd, PTO, 20.8x38 duals; 1979 Deutz 7206 Tractor: cab, air, 18.4x30 tires, 7,200-hrs JD AR. COMBINES: 1986 Case IH 1680 SP Combine: cab, air, straw chopper, Case IH 1015 header, 4,200 engine hours, nice; 1981 Case 1480 SP Combine: cab, air, spreaders, Melroe pickup, 4,300-hrs; 1981 IH 1482 PTO Combine. SWATHERS: Westward #3000 25-ft PTO Swather auto fold; White 30-ft PTO Swather, auto fold. HARROWS: Degelman 70-ft heavy tine harrow; Rite Way 58-ft tine harrow bar; Rite Way 58-ft harrow packer bar- B20 packers. SPRAYER: Flexicoil #67 110-ft 1,200-gal poly tank, 3 sets of nozzles, flo control, chemical & disc markers; Water tandem trailer: 1,250-gal tank, pump, chem handler hoses. AUGERS: Wheatheart 8x46 25-ft HP, ES, w/auto auger mover; Secundiak HD8-1200 39-ft 18 HP Briggs & Stratton engine; Secundiak HD7x37 ES, Kawasaki engine; 2-Westfield 10x60 swing away augers. SEEDING: Bourgault #8800 52-ft cultivator: air package, granular kit, harrows w/3225 Bourgault tank, nice; Bourgault Vibra Master 40-ft cultivator: air package, harrows, 230 trips w/Eagle TB58-92SG tank. TRUCKS: 1981 Ford 9000 Tandem Diesel: 350 Cummings, 13-spd, 20-ft box, hoist, tarp w/pup hookup; PUP: 8 1/2x20 box, hoist, tarp (sold separate); 1971 Chev 3 Ton: tag axle, 8 1/2x16 box, hoist, tarp, 350 engine- 5x2 transmission; 1951 Chev 1500 2-Ton: wood box & hoist; 1953 L120 1-Ton: box & hoist, not running. Plus: Crawler, dryer, tillage, misc. equipment, shop.

NOTE: Ray & Pat rented the land, semi-retired & selling their equipment. Major equipment shedded & looks good. JD tractors looks nice. Online bidding 1:00p.m. Visit ukrainetzauction.com for complete pictures & listing. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851 Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s best-read farm publication.

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AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1976 GMC 1-TON TRUCK 350, 4-SPD, steel box & hoist, good rubber. Phone (204)745-2851.

1982 R600 MACK TANDEM Grain truck, 19-ft box, 8 1/2-ft wide, 60-in deep, w/roll tarp. $16,500.

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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; 2001 Volvo 210 excavator, w/quick attach $45,000. Phone:(204)871-0925, MacGregor.

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Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

COMING TO OUR 27TH ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT SALE MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 9 AM

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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; 2001 Volvo 210 excavator, w/quick attach $45,000. Phone:(204)871-0925, MacGregor.

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FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

13 Fertilizer Spin Spreaders from 3 to 6 ton all been at work in Spring of 2014, also Ford diesel tandem with good 10 to fertilizer tender unit.

Please view our website to see pictures www.billkalssen.com

See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins

3 BEHLEN 3700-BU. BINS mounted on brand new PRP hopper cones c/w aeration, ladders & remote lids, $7,500 each. Phone or text Wpg area, (204)782-1015 evgs.

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

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.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Elevators 80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase 10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.

10-IN X 51-FT FARM King swing auger, $2,200 OBO. Grain Vac, $5000 OBO. (204)378-0325, (204)364-2292.

1975 CASE 1070 TRACTOR: 3-PTH, 5566-hrs; 1981 3/4 Ton GMC 4x4 truck: brand new tires, 52,244-kms, 5th wheel ball in box; 1999 Bobcat 873 Loader: 6036-hrs, 3 attachments - bale fork, bucket, and grapple; New Idea haybine.

Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon.

2001 JD 9650 COMBINE, 2300-hrs, $67,000; JD 925 Flex head, excellent shape, $7400; 1997 45-ft Lode King aluminum combo trailer, good condition, $7500; 4000 IHC 24-ft swather, PU reel, $6900; 20ft UII PU reel, nice condition, $2,000; Flexicoil 65 100-ft. sprayer, $2,700; JD 8 row 22-in. all crop head, $4,500; JD 15-ft. head w/sunflower pans, $1,500; Grain Dryer CMS14E continuous multi stage, $5,000; JD 7100 18 rule planter, $4,000; 3-PTH 90-ft. sprayer, $3,500. (204)325-8019.

2006 HESSTON SOFT-CENTRE BALER, excellent shape, stored inside shed, $6500 OBO; Also crimper off 400 Versatile swather; Massey 750 combine w/extension hopper; 2 Goodyear tires 16.9x28 off tractor, radials (no brakes) $300 for pair; Case IH small square baler $1700 OBO. (204)886-2083, Teulon.

2014 LEON M165 3-PT. rear blade 9-ft., 6 way hyd, $4,600; 2012 GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab, 4x4, box cover, one owner, warranty remaining, 50,112-km, $28,000. (204)247-0023.

5-WHEEL HAY RAKE; BEHLEN 3750-bu bin; 1500-gal., liquid fert bandwagon w/23x26 flotation tires, Honda fill pump, John Blue ground drive metering pump, tow-between, shedded. (204)386-2412.

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.

DOWNSIZING: 2001 JD 7410 FWA 740 loader 6,870-hrs; MF 860 6 cyl 2,201-hrs, PU, $5,000; 20ft. straight cut PU reel; JD 2420 DSL 25-ft. UII reel; 21-ft. Hart Carter PU reel; New Quonset future steel 52x35x18 in crate; GMC 1981 7000 series 17-ft. factory grain box & hoist, A1; 1980 Chev 6500 tandem gravel box & hoist, propane, $3,800; 18-ft. Vac tank & pump, off Ford 750 truck, A1; MF 410 combine PU, runs good, $1,200; PWR parachute Rotex SR7, as is $3,000; Steel mounted skid mount cummins w/trans $2,200; 1999 Cat loader IT28G, A1; 2003 Hitachi ZX200LC, A1. (306)236-8023 FOR SALE: JD 7700 dsl; Co-op & White MF dsl; Versa & Co-op swather; 30-ft IH; discer co-op; JD & Nelroe plow; Moline G 1000 tractor; Case 1030 tractor; Staman sprayer, and much more! Also, pasture & hayland for rent. Phone:(204)268-1888.

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.

JD 3010 EXCELLENT PAINT, good condition, good tires, $5,900; AC 21-ft. disc model 2600, good blades approx 22-in., $5,500; A&L 850S grain cart 30.5x32 tires, good flighting, roll tarp, 850-bu., $13,900. (204)529-2046.

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

TRACTORS Various

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

TRACTORS Various

TRACTORS COMING TO OUR 27TH ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

MANITOBA’S LARGEST 27TH ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 9 AM

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 9 AM Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

3/4 MILE SOUTH OF JCT 3 AND 14 HWYS WINKLER/MORDEN, MB

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

• Farm Equipment • Industrial Equipment • Miscellaneous Farm Items • 450 ft of Good Warehouse Racking

Partial listing - please view our website for updates www.billklassen.com

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

2000 CASE IH 8750 Forage Harvester, 1000 PTO, shedded, $6,500. www.waltersequipment.com Phone:(204)525-4521. Minitonas, MB.

QUIT FARMING: 2008 STX 430 4WD, new tires, $160,000; 2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine, 30-ft flex draper, $200,000; 2011 Farm King Auger, 13x85, hyd. swing & hyd. lift on swing, $18,000; 2013 Geringhoff corn chopping header, 8x30-in, w/row stompers, $80,000; (2) 105 White tractors, rebuilt eng., $7,000; Roadrunner header haul, $8,000; 30ft MacDon draper header, $20,000; IH 4240 tractor w/15-ft mower, $12,000; 16x30 Westco cult., $1,500; 16x30 Band sprayer, $1,500; 32-ft Ezee-on tandem disc cushion spring loaded gangs, almost like new, $25,000; 1998 T-800 Kenworth w/N14 Cummins, 18-spd, 4-way locks, SS paving Box, 30in. live belt, $33,000; 2006 CAT 320 excavator, 10,000-hrs w/QA cleaning bucket, nice, $60,000.

Call:(204)871-0925, Macgregor, MB.

2008 946 JD 13.5-FT discbine, good condition, low acerage, shedded. Phone:(204)732-2407, leave message.

RETIRED FARMING. CALUMET 4500 manure tank, complete w/tandem 445-65-22.5 tires, parts only $1000; Friesen Hopper bottom bin, 1500-bu, $2500; Friesen Hopper bottom bin, 1000-bu, $2000; 6-ft Winkler pull-type swath roller, $300; 300/500 steel fuel tank stands, $200; Dempster Fertilizer pump SMD1 rebuilt, $300. Phone (204)388-4291 leave message.

SUPER M FARMALL GOOD, running, $1,200; Farmall H Wide Front, all new tires, good, running, $1,800; Super C Farmall wide front, good tires & metal, $1,400; McKee 6-ft. single auger snow blower, $800; 7-ft. PT cultivator, $250; 2,500-gal & 1,000-gal fuel tanks w/stands. Phone (204)736-2619 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.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted WANTED: 1949-1954 CHEV OR GMC half-tonne truck, running or not. Phone (204)223-0923.

WANTED: NH BALER, MODEL 855. Must be good. Also TD6 crawler. Phone (204)378-5543.

WANTED TO BUY: 21 or 18-ft. Co-op swather must be field ready, preferred green colour, must be gas engine; Also wanted swather carrier. Call Cliff (204)269-1481 or (204)423-2195.

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment 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.

FOR SALE: 1998 CASE IH 8455 rd baler, 540 PTO, 4x6 hardcore, twin hyd tie, bale kicker, gathering wheels, excellent condition, $7,500 OBO; 2003 Case IH RBX462, auto electric dual tie, 540 PTO, 4x6 bales, bale ramp, extra wide PU, auto chain oiler, as new $11,500 OBO. Phone (204)383-5875, Woodlands.

HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers 1987 CASE IH 4000 Swather, 16 1/2-ft draper header, bat reel & hay conditioner. C/W a/c, new knife, guards & canvasses. Field ready, VGC. Asking $7,000. Also, 1984 IH 4000 Swather, 19 1/2-ft header with p/u fingers. C/W a/c, VGC. Asking $7,000. Phone Haywood, MB (204)379-2613 or phone/text cell (204)745-8775 anytime.

2007 WESTWARD (MACDON) 9352C SP swather c/w Cummins 4.5 turbo DSL engine, 25-ft. 972 header & Bourgault mounted swath roller, only 600 eng hrs, shedded, mint condition; 992 Case/IH 725 PT swather c/w PU reel & 1974 CCIL 30-ft SP swather. Phone or text Wpg area (204)782-1015 evgs.

2008 MF 9435, 25-FT, PU reel, roto-shears, 445-hrs, asking $79,000. Phone:(204)248-2372 or (204)723-0277.

FOR SALE: 1992 PRAIRIE Star Swather DSL 1,800-hrs, MacDon 960 25-ft. double swath table PU reel, new knife, new Trelleborg tires. Phone (204)773-2868, Russell.

HAYING & HARVESTING Swather Accessories 14-FT JD AUGER HEAD w/crimper, built by Mac Don, also fits older MacDon machines; 14-ft Case auger head w/crimper fits 8820 Case & 8100 Hesston machines. Phone (204)721-2629 or (204)730-3139

Our list is updated daily as machinery comes in so please view our website for current listings www.billklassen.com See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

HAYING & HARVESTING Various

MISC EQUIPMENT. IHC 4366 4WD, 180-Hp, 7531-hrs, $13,500; Case 1070, standard, 107-Hp, std trans, 6180-hrs, $7500; 1978 White 2-105 6780-hrs, 105-hp, $7500; JD Model 215, 16-ft tandem disc Duracushion, $7500; NH 795 TA manure spreader $7250. www.waltersequipment.com Minitonas, MB, (204)525-4521

RETIRED FARMER. 1989 IHC 1680 combine, 3100-hrs, shedded, done canola & wheat only; 1991 MF200 26-ft SP swather, U2 reel, canola auger, new tires, knife, wobble box, 250-hrs, 2053 total hours, shedded; 1995 Prairie Star PTO 25-ft swather, U2 reel; IHC 5600 35-ft deep tiller. Used on small farm, offers. For info & more machinery call Manitou (204)242-2221

Ford 8000, 8N MF super 90, 135 Bobcat 753, 48 ft Flexicoil 820 Deep tiller • Case 39 ft • IH 25 ft

And for sure many more by auction day. Also large amount of Industrial Loaders, Cranes and Tract Hoes etc.,

See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

JD 500 ROUND BALER, good condition, shedded, $1000 OBO; Armstrong hytrac tire 16.9x30, 6-ply, 70% tread, $300. Phone (204)854-2350 after 6pm.

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• John Deere R, D, 3010, 4010, 4020, 2120 w/fork lift • Clark 8500 lb fork lift • Case 4494 • Cockshutt 40 • IH 806 w/ loader • Super WD9

5 Rings Selling:

3/4 MILE SOUTH OF JCT 3 AND 14 HWYS WINKLER/MORDEN, MB

COMBINES Accessories

2000 JD 930F full finger auger, HHC, Crary air reel, $3,000 work order, new wobble box, VGC, $14,500.

Phone (204)324-3647.

FOR SALE: 1150 HESTON hay conditioner; 7900 Matador swath turner; 404 NH crimper. Phone (204)835-2345 ask for Merv.

FOR SALE: 166 NH Swath Turner, excellent condition, always shedded, quit faming. Phone Lawrence Allen (204)745-3056, Carman.

FOR SALE: 2005 JD 635 flex-head, $14,000 OBO; 1 JD power board straw chopper, fits JD 60 or 70 series combine, $2500.

(204)745-8334, (204)745-8381, Carman MB. FOR SALE: (2) 5-ton trailers w/aircraft tires, 8x20ft hay rack decks; Gooseneck tailer, 8x20-ft deck; Farmhand 8-bale accumulator & grapple, VGC, always shedded. Phone:(204)736-4227.

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

Tillage & Seeding TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Equipment 43-FT 5 PLEX IH 4900 Vibra-chisel, $7500. Phone (306)898-2123 FOR SALE: 34-FT. CASE IH 4600 cultivator w/3 row harrows, VGC. Phone (204)425-3837

Combines

WANTED: FLEXI-COIL 800 OR 820 or JD 1610 deep tillage cultivator, 12-in spacing, heavy trips, 37-41-ft. Must be in very good condition.

(204)748-5520, (204)556-2622.

1985 CASE IH 1480 combine, 3,980-hrs, specialty rotor, new rub bars, new elevator chains & cross augers, large drum pick-up header, 24-ft large drum straight head, new front tires, needs to be seen.

Contact Clint:(204)362-4532.

WANTED: BIG, HEAVY DISC approx 22-ft or bigger, Rome or Wishek. Phone:(204)372-6201, (204)308-0256.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various FOR SALE: 7-FT. 3-PTH cultivator, 6-in. spacing, $390 OBO. Phone (204)257-5916.

2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine, 30-ft flex draper, $200,000. Phone:(204)871-0925.

IHC 300 DISCERS 16X2 SA FA, $1,000 OBO. Phone (204)864-2498.

MUDHOG 4WD DRIVE axle for Case IH combine, complete w/tires, $5,000. Also, various rotor belts, separator belts, assortment of all sorts of belts for 2388 combines. Brand new sickle & wobble box for 1010 & 1020 header. Call:(204)391-5491.

TracTors

COMBINES Ford/New Holland 1995 TR97 NH, 4WD, rotors re-done, newer feeder chain, 2,300 threshing hrs, chaff spreader & reverser, always shedded, asking $30,000 OBO. Phone:(204)364-2292 or (204)378-0325,.

1998 NH TR98, 914 header w/Swathmaster PU, has 900 Trelleberg on front, 600 Trellebergs on rear, Harvest services, wide spaced, wide wire cocaves, terrain tracer, long auger, hopper extensions, electronic stone trap, high-speed chopper, new chopper blades & flails, jewel chaff spreader, rotors balanced last week, recently re-built rotor boxes, tunnel covers & side covers replaced, c/w 994 30-ft Honeybee draper header, w/U2 PU reel.

Well maintained machine, $47,500 OBO (204)632-4390, (204)797-4821.

NH TR 70 COMBINE chopper air Melroe 378 7 belt rubber PU, low hrs, grain moisture tester, JD 5-16 hyd plow, Cockshut 225 discer hyd seed box.

Phone (204)265-3302, Beausejour.

COMBINES Gleaner 1983 GLEANER L3 COMBINE, gear drive, 2,969 engine hours, 12-ft Victory Super 8 pick-up, good condition, field ready, $8,500 OBO. Evenings: (204)367-8807.

COMBINES John Deere 1974 MODEL 6601 always shedded, field ready.

Phone (204)822-3855, Morden, MB. 1986 JD 8820 CHAFF spreader, chopper, topper, 2-spd, new belts, lawn auger, 224 header, JD 22-ft flex-head, sickle drive, PU reels, $18,000 OBO. (204)635-2600, Stead.

1997 JD 9600 914 PU head, 2,500-hrs, Sunnybrook cyl & concave, new Hopper Topper, fine cut chopper, F&A, Auto header height control, shedded, VGC, $52,000. Phone (204)324-3647.

FOR SALE: 7700 JD combine 3,043-hrs, shedded, good condition, $4,000 OBO. Phone Jake after 5:00pm (204)324-6353.

JD 9600, 2600 SEP.HRS, hopper ext., chopper upgrade, new tires, chaff spreader, recent inspection, VGC. (204)386-2645, (204)476-0029.

COMBINES Accessories 2001 CAT FLEX HEADER 30-ft., $10,000; 1997 30-ft. Cat Flex header $8,000. Both w/PU reels, always shedded, VGC. Phone (204)746-8851, Morris.

FOR SALE: JD 853 & 853A all-crop header, 8 rows, 30-in, PTO drive, excellent condition, $8,500 for 853A, $6,000 for 853. Phone:(204)758-3943 or (204)746-5844. St. Jean, MB. UPGRADED COMBINE HAVE 30-FT. 960 Macdon draper header w/Bat reel, good canvasses, good knife w/TR & TX adapter, always shedded, in good condition, asking $14,000 OBO. Phone (204)427-2778 or (204)746-4084.

Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

JD 630 HYDRA FLEX header c/w fore aft PU reel, full finger, HD auger, header height sensing, single pt hookup & poly skids, excellent condition, stored inside. (204)723-5000, (204)248-2364 (evenings), Notre Dame.

COMBINES Case/IH

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

TRACTORS Case/ IH 08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $160,000.

Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.

1995 5220 CIH MFWD, Cab, A/C, 2,700-hrs, Owl quickie loader, $42,500. Phone (204)427-3311.

INT. 186 HYDRO 1978, 6400-hrs. Cab, 100-Hp, 540-1000 PTO, good shape, $15,500 OBO. (204)888-8577, Wpg.

AG EQUIPMENT

RED OR GREEN 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement parts for your Steiger drive train.

2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.

1-800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com

TO BE REMOVED: 3+ miles of 5 strand high-tensile electric fencing & fence line materials; 1+ mile single strand high-tensile w/off-set insulators and 3 strand barb wire: poles, insulators, line tighteners, swinging gates. 8300 PowerBox solar energizer w/new deep cycle battery and/or Speed-Rite electric energizer. Also plastic step-in fence posts & electric fence tapes, handles, insulators, & two 4-mile solar energizers. Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon.

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive

The Icynene Insulation System® • Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

every TUESDAY at 9 am August 5th, 12th,19th & 26th Monday, August 25th at 12 pm Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural products for your livestock needs. (protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc)

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

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TRACTOR ALLIS CHALMERS CA. Comes w/3-PTH for a 2-sheer plow, rear cultivators, plus side cultivators, $2,250; 12-ft wide cultivator, must be pulled by a tractor, $100 OBO. Phone:(204)661-6840.

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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 Various

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3 JD TRACTORS for sale: Model 1630 w/loader; 1982 Model 1840 w/146 loader, 5,500-hrs; 1995 Model 6300 w/loader, MFWD, grapple & 6,100-hrs.

Phone:(204)425-3820.

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1996 JD 7800 MFWD w/740 JD loader 16-SPD PWR quad, triple hyds, 3-PTH, 6,800-hrs, $68,000; 1982 JD 4440 2WD, w/158 JD loader, quad range, 3-PTH, 7,200-hrs, $30,000. Both in excellent condition. Phone (204)886-7009 or (204)886-2245, Teulon.

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IRON & STEEL 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.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus RIDGE SIDE RED ANGUS has 18 month old bulls for sale, semen tested, ready to go. Call Don (204)422-5216.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais FOR SALE: PB REG yearling charolais bulls, One Polled Solomon 2S grandson, all are semen tested & guaranteed. K.E.H. Charolais (204)748-1024 Keith Hagan.

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.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford 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.

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794.

LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions 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. In conj. w/Northern Lights Barrel Futurity.

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PETS & SUPPLIES FOR SALE: PUREBRED SCOTCH collie pups, 9-weeks old, 3 males. $200 each. Call (204)835-2036.

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REAL ESTATE

CERTIFIED SEED Cereal Seeds

Wed., Aug. 6, 2014 @ 1 p.m.

(Last sale – Strong local and Eastern demand on all classes)

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a flock dispersal of 150 PolyPay X Suffolk ewes, 2-5 years old and Culled heavily.

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REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

CERT FLOURISH WINTER WHEAT seed for sale, 2012 crop, cleaned, ready to seed, wholesale or retail. Jim Wilson (204)362-2449 Darlingford, MB.

We Buy Cattle Direct on Farm For more information call: 204-694-8328 or call Mike at 204-807-0747

Court Seeds

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com Licence #1122

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

RTM’S - SUMMER SPECIAL 3 bedroom homes, ready now! 1320-sq ft, Reg $79,200.00 - Now Only $70,000.00. 1520-sq ft, Reg $91,200.00 - Now Only $85,000.00 MARVIN HOMES, Steinbach, MB (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484

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REAL ESTATE Land For Sale LAND FOR SALE:

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 2013 LEON 425V MANURE spreader, only used season, excellent condition. Brian McCarthy (306)435-3590 or cell (306)435-7527.

8-FT, 10-FT, 12-FT, 16-FT, varied length gates; 16ft light duty panels; cattle oiler: free-standing, hanging: brand new still in box; calf puller: no chains; varied tagging and castration pliers. Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon.

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.

NEW CONCEPT ROLLER MIXMILL, VGC. Brian McCarthy (306)435-3590 or cell (306)435-7527.

TATZ BARN CLEANER, CHAIN elevator, gear box & motor, 16-in flights. Phone:(204)733-2428.

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3 quarters, NW 7-24-27 W1, NE 7-24-27 W1, SW 7-24-27 W1. RM Shellmouth-Boulton. 7-mi N of Inglis MB, on PR#592. Call Barry or Pat Sawchuk:(204)564-2228.

MANITOBA FARM LAND- FOR sale 2000-acs 1977 cultivated R.M. of Stanley & Pembina, Good productive land, Manitoba Crop insurance C & D, Option to lease back to vendor. Contact: Melvin Toews at Golden Plains Realty Ltd. Tel:(204)745-3677.

STEVEN SILWORSKY & TRACY Bartels of Rorketon, MB intend to sell private lands: SE 1-29-17W, NW 31-28-16W to Cameron Gillrie who intends to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: NE 19-28-16W, NW 19-28-16W; SE 19-28-16W, SE 30-28-16W, SW 30-28-16W, NE 31-28-16W, SW 31-28-16W, SW 05-29-16W, NW 17-29-16W, SW 17-29-16W by Unit transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 or Fax (204)867-6578.

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MUSICAL 3 ROW ACCORDION, $650; Q-cord, $400; Washburn banjo, $350; Ovation electric mandolin, $699; German violin, $500; trumpet, $200; flute, $250; clarinet, $299; trombone, $299; saxophone, $599; drums & cymbals, $400; Gretch lapsteel, $250; guitar banjos, $250-500; Huge guitar sale, all sizes. Hildebrand Music, Portage La Prairie Mall (204)857-3172.

MODULAR HOME: 1999 Bowes/SRI mobile home w/vaulted ceiling. 3 bdrms, 2 bthrms w/Jacuzzi in ensuite; abundant cupboard space w/2 pantries in kitchen area. Single family owned- to be moved.

(204)571-1254 Brandon, MB.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba 960-ACS RANCH IN MOOSEHORN area excellent house, barns, hay sheds, very well maintained property, endless possibilities. Contact Henry Kuhl Farm Specialist Royal Lepage Alliance (204)885-5500.

Quality Cereals, Oilseeds and Specialty crops State-of-the-art Seed Cleaning Plant Agronomy Services 30 Years of Customer Service

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba 716-ACRES MIXED FARM, fenced elk, bison, cattle, 1064-sf bung, outbldgs, 2nd yard site, McCreary: 24-15-11W, RM of Lakeview, Section of pasture in block, fenced, 4 dugouts, MLS 1320985: SW 5-14-17W, RM of Odanah, 160-acres grainland, possession January 2015, MLS 1408620: SW 22-14-10W. Westbourne, 160-acres fenced pasture w/dugout, 1982 3-bdrm bung, MLS 1411329. Call Liz (204)476-6362, John (204)476-6719, Gill and Schmall Agencies

Plumas, MB courtseeds@gmail.com courtseeds.ca 204-386-2354 SEED / FEED / GRAIN

FOR SALE: 500 HEAD goat dairy at Minto, MB. Also would consider a partner. Milk contracts for fluid milk & cheese. Complete operation w/land, livestock, & buildings or operation can be moved.

Contact David (204)534-7531 or drsrourke@gmail.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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Head Office - Winkler (888) 974-7246 Jordan Elevator (204) 343-2323 Gladstone Elevator (204) 385-2292 Somerset Elevator (204) 744-2126 Sperling Elevator (204) 626-3261

22-FT WESTWIND CAMPER, 5-TH wheel, VGC. Phone:(204)745-3671.

ESTATE SALE, MUST SELL. 2002 Jayco 26.3-ft double slide camper, 1 owner, well kept. $12,000 OBO. Phone (204)723-2820, leave message.

ROUND & LARGE SQUARE hay bales for sale, delivery avail. Phone (204)721-2629 or (204)730-3139.

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted

WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328

Vanderveen Commodity Services Ltd. Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers

37 4th Ave. NE Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Ph. (204) 745-6444 Email: vscltd@mts.net Andy Vanderveen · Brett Vanderveen Jesse Vanderveen

A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay!

BUYING:

HEATED & GREEN CANOLA MALT BARLEY “ON FARM PICK UP”

Specializing in: • Corn, wheat, sunflower, canola,

soymeal, soybeans, soy oil, barley, rye, flax, oats (feed & milling) • Agents of the CWB • Licensed & bonded 5 LOCATIONS to serve you!

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Campers & Trailers

LARGE ROUND TIMOTHY GRASS hay bales, no rain, excellent for horses, 1,700-lbs, trucking arranged. Also taking orders for small square hay.

Feed barley, oats & wheat. Phone:(204)345-8532.

• Competitive Prices • Prompt Movement • Spring Thrashed

HAMMOND REALTY: Shire Farm, RM 92 Walpole, near Moosomin, SK. 1,280-acs, featuring 610 cult. acs & 625 hay/pasture acs (300-acs could be cropped), $61,863 avg 2013 assessment. Grass carries 100 pair. Yard includes: 1,180-sq.ft. bungalow (1983), 4 bed, 2 bath, 12,850-bu. steel bin storage, exc. water & cattle facilities. MLS #501213.

Reduced to $1,240,000.

Alex Morrow (306)434-8780 http://Shire.HammondRealty.ca

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

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.

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Soybean Crushing Facility (204) 331-3696

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*6-Row* 1-877-250-5252 MALT BARLEY

Celebration & Tradition *2-Row* AC Metcalfe &BARLEY CDC feed Copeland We buy feed barley, wheat, MALT MALT BARLEY oats, soybeans, corn & canola We buy feed*2-Row* barley, feed wheat, *6-Row* oats, soybeans, cornCopeland & canola AC Metcalfe & CDC & Tradition COMECelebration SEE US AT AG DAYS IN We buy feed barley, feed wheat, THE CONVENTION HALL SEE barley, US AT AG DAYS IN WeCOME buy feed feed wheat, oats, soybeans, corn & canola CONVENTION HALL BOOTH 1309& oats,THE soybeans, corn canola BOOTH 1309 COME SEE US AT AG DAYS IN COME SEE US AT AG HALL DAYS IN THE CONVENTION THE CONVENTION BOOTH 1309 HALL

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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 FARMING ENOUGHSK. OF 306-455-2509 Agent: Phone M & J IS Weber-Arcola, A GAMBLE...

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SUMMER IS MEANT to be shared. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS is here to help. 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.

SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT DISPERSAL

NOTRE DAME USED OIL & FILTER DEPOT

BuyUsed Used Oil Oil ••Buy NOTRE •• Buy Buy Batteries Batteries DAME ••Collect CollectUsed Used Filters Filters • Collect Oil Containers • Collect Oil Containers USED • Antifreeze OIL & Southern,Southern Eastern, and Manitoba Western Western FILTER Manitoba DEPOT Tel: 204-248-2110

DIVORCED 46 YR OLD farmer (2 kids) Seeks down to earth, mature, slim, attractive, marriage/family minded female, late 20s or older. Reply to Ad# 1024, c/o Manitoba Co-operator, Box 9800, Station Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3K7

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Hay & Straw

*6-Row* Celebration & Tradition We buy feed barley, feed wheat, oats, soybeans, corn & canola

LIVESTOCK Sheep Auctions

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4 WHEELED JERALD FINE harness buggy in new condition, 2 sets of single driving harness, misc tack. Phone (204)745-2851.

PERSONAL

2013 Malt Contracts Available Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 204-737-2000 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509

LIVESTOCK Horses For Sale

www.delmarcommodities.com

Toll Free: 888-974-7246 SEED/FEED/GRAIN Hay & Straw

Advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator Classifieds, it’s a Sure Thing!

400-ACRES STANDING HAY FOR sale. Glenboro area. Phone (204)721-2629 or (204)730-3139.

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TENDERS

TENDERS

FOR LEASE BY TENDER AGRICULTURAL FEDERAL CROWN LANDS

TERRES AGRICOLES DE LA COURONNE FÉDÉRALE À LOUER PAR SOUMISSION

The Correctional Service of Canada has identified certain parcels of land for agricultural purposes under a cash lease arrangement. These parcels of land are located at or near Stony Mountain Institution, Highway #7, Stony Mountain, Manitoba.

Approximately 181 hectares (447 acres) in total area; certain parcels are deemed to be hay land and certain parcels are to be seeded to hay land.

They will be leased to one individual, partnership, organization or company for the purpose of hay land only.

Le Service correctionnel du Canada a désigné certaines parcelles de terre à des fins agricoles dans le cadre d’une convention de bail commercial. Ces parcelles sont situées à l’Établissement de Stony Mountain, ou près de ceux-ci, sur la route no 7, à Stony Mountain, au Manitoba. L’ensemble des parcelles s’étendent sur une superficie totale d’environ 181 hectares (447 acres); certaines sont considérées comme des champs de foin et certaines devront être semées afin d’en faire des champs de foin. Elles seront louées à une personne, société en nom collectif, organisation ou entreprise à cette fin uniquement.

Interested individuals, partnerships, organizations or companies can contact hay.land@csc-scc.gc.ca to obtain a complete tender package. This package will include land description, eligibility criteria and information regarding method of selection.

Les personnes, sociétés en nom collectif, organisations et entreprises intéressées doivent communiquer avec hay.land@csc-scc.gc.ca pour obtenir un dossier d’appel d’offres. Ce dossier contient la description des terres, les critères d’admissibilité, ainsi que des renseignements sur la méthode de sélection.

Offer to lease must be received by Friday, August 15, 2014, at 15:00.

The Correctional Service of Canada reserves the right to reject any or all offers.

Les offres doivent être reçues au plus tard le vendredi 15 Août 2014 à 15 h.

Le Service correctionnel du Canada se réserve le droit de rejeter la totalité ou une partie des offres.

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SEED/FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted

FARMERS, RANCHERS, SEED PROCESSORS BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS Heated/Spring Threshed Lightweight/Green/Tough, Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye, Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale, Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics and By-Products √ ON-FARM PICKUP √ PROMPT PAYMENT √ LICENSED AND BONDED SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER, MINNEDOSA

1-204-724-6741

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Seed Wanted Mail:

BUYERS OF:

• Rye (all grades) • Flaxseed

• Field Peas • CGC Bonded • Farm pickup

Call The Rye Guy - Cal Vandaele 204-522-5410 or 204-665-2384 Box 144 • Medora, MB • R0M 1K0

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TRAILERS Grain Trailers

SPORTING GOODS

CAREERS Farm / Ranch

ATTENTION TRAPPERS: personal trapping instruction avail for Coyote & Fox w/snares or traps, 55 yrs experience, June 15th-Sept 30th. Call for details Guilliland Lures (204)634-2425 Pierson, MB.

TIRES

Kroeker Farms Limited has an opportunity for a farm manager on their seed production farm in Riverhurst, Saskatchewan.

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

2 FIRESTONE 30.5X32, 60% tread, asking $1000 for the pair. (204)825-8340 or (204)825-2799, Pilot Mound.

8, 18.4X38 FIRESTONE FIELD & Road, 50% rubber, $850 OBO. Phone (204)794-7911.

TRAILERS

SELLING AT 27TH ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

Responsibilities include: • Coordinating and leading staff • Maintenance of all equipment and resources • Assisting in budgeting and managing expenses • Assisting in agronomic decisions • Coordination of all aspects of crop production • Building relationships with landlords and neighbors

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 9 AM

TRAILERS Grain Trailers

3/4 MILE SOUTH OF JCT 3 AND 14 HWYS WINKLER/MORDEN, MB

1982 R600 MACK TANDEM Grain truck, 19-ft box, 8 1/2-ft wide, 60-in deep, w/roll tarp. $16,500.

Phone:(204)871-0925.

A great way to Buy and Sell without the ef for t.

Farm experience desired includes general maintenance, equipment operation, irrigation scheduling, basic agronomy, budgeting, and supervision of staff. Production, agriculture and

See this 30 ft Grain Trailer End Dump at our Large Auction on Monday August 4th.

Partial Listing - please view our website for updates www.billklassen.com

See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

management experience are essential.

Potato experience is not necessary.

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and RRSP’s.

Relocation assistance may be provided if necessary.

Kroeker Farms is a progressive vegetable farm that specializes in table potatoes. Production also includes chip potatoes, onions, seed potatoes, and a large organic department. Kroeker Farms produces crops in five locations in both Canada and the USA. For more information go to www.kroekerfarms.com

If you are interested in a challenging and rewarding career with a progressive company, please forward your resume to:

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

Ed Klassen

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KING SALMON CHESAPEAKE CHARTERS

**ALL INCLUSIVE** 3 & 4 DAY CHARTERS 778-983-2018 or 250-600-2055 claudegourlin@hotmail.com www.salmoncharters.ca PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA

CAREERS Farm / Ranch

Kroeker Farms Limited HR Manager Phone: (204) 325-4333 Fax: (204) 325-8630 Email: edwin@kroekers.com

We thank all applicants for their interest! Only those being interviewed will be contacted.

TRAILERS Livestock Trailers

CAREERS Help Wanted

EXISS ALUMINUM LIVESTOCK TRAILERS 2014 Stock has arrived! 7-ft wide x 20-ft & 24-ft lengths.

10-Yr Warranty. SOKAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Phone: (204)334-6596, Email: sokalind@mymts.net

HALARDA FARMS IS SEEKING full-time/year round mechanics helper/large equipment operator.

Mechanically inclined a requirement. Class 5 drivers licence required. The successful applicant will be self-motivated & a team player. Competitive wages & an extensive health & benefit package offered. Halarda Farms is a modern, large mixed farm, located in the Elm Creek area. E-mail resume to: office@halarda.ca or Fax to:(204)436-3034 or Call:(204)436-2032.

CAREERS CAREERS Help Wanted HALARDA FARMS IS SEEKING a full-time/year round employee to work with dairy cattle & milking robots. The successful applicant will be self-motivated & a team player. No experience needed.

Competitive wages & an extensive health & benefit package offered. Halarda Farms is a modern, large mixed farm located in the Elm Creek area. Email resume to office@halarda.ca or Fax to:(204)436-3034 or Call:(204)436-2032.

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