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Manitoba bee mortality down Bee mortality in Manitoba varied greatly from region to region last winter, but most honey producers saw improvements

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espite the prolonged cold weather Manitoba endured last winter, bee mortality actually declined in the province.

“We’re calling it a high normal,” said Rheal Lafreniere, Manitoba’s provincial apiarist.

“When we take all the numbers that got reported to us, mortality came out to around 24 per cent.”

Normal winterkill numbers fall between 15 and 25 per cent, he added, noting that in 201213 the average winter loss — including spring culls — was calculated at 46.4 per cent.

“Twenty-four per cent is still high, so we’re not calling it a great year, but we’re not calling it a bad year either,” Lafreniere said.

Losses are calculated using a mail-out survey. This year 63 beekeepers responded, representing just over 50 per cent of the province’s colonies.

Apiarists also provide the top three causes they attribute bee mortality to, although Lafreniere notes that responses are anecdotal, adding there may be other causes of mortality not yet considered.

Seventeen per cent of bee deaths were blamed on cold See BEES on page 7 »

Southwest Manitoba has traditionally been considered part of the semi-arid Palliser Triangle. Today Wade (l) and Ryan Flannery are among the area farmers whose fields are sprouting cattails, not crops. PHOTO: MEGHAN MAST

Southwestern Manitoba — semi-arid to semi-fluid Dedicated minimum- and zero-till farmers are now dragging out tillage equipment that’s been in store for years

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hen Ryan and Wade Flannery began working on the drilling rigs to supplement grain farming, they did not imagine that several years later they would be working for oil companies year round.

“We (initially) went to the drilling rigs for something to do for the winter and now it’s turned into a full-time deal,” said Wade.

The Flannery brothers and many other farmers in southwestern Manitoba are developing strategies to cope with poor yields and drowned crops after consecutive wet seasons.

Southwestern Manitoba is traditionally recognized as part of the Palliser Triangle, the broad area of Western Canada that

early explorer John Palliser declared as too dry to farm. He was wrong about that, but farming success in the area has historically depended on moisture-conserving practices, and farmers were among the first to develop minimum and zero till.

These days, the tillage equipment is being pulled out of the weeds. Troy Mayes, a grain farmer from Pierson, said his fields are so wet the sandy clay loam swallows his equipment. In the spring he tried to harrow with a small four-wheel-drive tractor with triples.

“It just sunk out of sight,” he said. When he tried to rescue the machine with his larger four-wheel drive, it got stuck as well.

By the end of that night there was a fivevehicle pileup — including a neighbour’s backhoe that tried to excavate the submerged machines.

The next morning he borrowed another neighbour’s tractor and managed to pull everything out.

Later in the season he dug out his dad’s deep-tillage cultivator. “I haven’t used it since I was a kid,” he said.

He added some new shovels, cylinders and hydraulic hoses and cultivated deeper than he ever had. “My dad thought we were going too deep but I thought if I was going to go over it, I’d sink it in good and get it aerated.”

Mayes is reluctant to alter his farming practices too much based on a few wet years, but has made some changes. He added triples on his tractor for better flotation, and he is considering burning for weed control.

See WET SEASON on page 6 »

PRIVATIZATION: FNA WANTS FARMERS TO TAKE OVER CWB » PAGE 9

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LIVESTOCK How to get well fleeced

Conflicts threaten plant genetic resources

Tips on raising sheep for more than just meat

Highest concentration of important wild crop relatives is in Syria and Lebanon

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CROPS Weed spotters’ workshop Public asked to help in war against invasives

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FEATURE International recognition for John Heard MAFRD soil scientist wins CCA of the Year award

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CROSSROADS Quilt show raises cancer funds Honours well-known member of the Hutterite community

uture crop-breeding improvements could be hampered by conflict in the world’s war zones, say researchers from the University of Birmingham in the U.K. Ma n y o f t o d a y ’s m o s t important crops evolved from wild ancestors in the “Fertile Crescent” of the Middle East, arcing around the Arabian desert from Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and ending in Iraq and Iran.

Wild relatives of these crops still grow in the area, and offer important genetic features for future crop breeding.

The researchers say the highest concentration of these wild relatives is in Syria and Lebanon, currently one of the world’s most unstable areas.

The researchers have developed an inventory of 173 crops and their 1,667 priority wild relatives, along with their particular traits. For example Aegilops tauschii, a wild relative of wheat, is resistant to Hessian fly which is a pest of cereal crops, Saccharum

A sample of Aegilops tauschii, a wild relative of wheat, collected in Afghanistan. It has natural resistance to the Hessian fly, a major pest of cereals worldwide. PHOTO: USDA/ARS

arundinaceum is a relative of sugar cane and can survive very low temperatures, and Prunus ferganensis, the wild relative of peach, is tolerant to drought.

In a release, the researchers say that 12 per cent of the wild relatives are threatened with extinction and all are likely to be already suffering a loss of genetic diversity due to habitat loss and alteration, conflict, intensive agriculture, urbanization and mismanagement of the environment.

The Birmingham researchers are now working with the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and governments in the area on a strategy to conserve wild relatives by identifying and promoting the establishment of managed conservation sites in the wild, while taking samples and placing them in gene banks as a safety backup, where the genetic material can be kept for up to 300 years.

“It is very important that we conserve these species in secure gene banks, but it is critical to conserve them in their natural habitat as they will continue to adapt to changes in the climate as well as threats from pests and diseases,” said lead investigator Nigel Maxted.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

Harvest collisions on Manitoba highways Two serious accidents involve farm equipment Staff

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The driver of this truck wound up in hospital after attempting to pass a swather on a curve in the highway near Roblin. PHOTO: RCMP

responded to a collision between a swather and pickup truck on Highway 83 north of Roblin.

The pickup truck was attempting to pass the swather on a curve of the single-lane highway when it struck the back of the swather, spinning both vehicles into the ditch.

The 87-year-old male driver of the pickup truck from Roblin and the 53-year-old male driver of the swather from the RM of Shell River were both transported to hospital with minor injuries.

The driver of the pickup truck is charged with Pass Where Prohibited.

Moving equipment is a high-risk operation

There are many pitfalls that increase the chances of being in a serious accident ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT RELEASE

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ccording to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) program, 13 per cent of farmrelated fatalities across Canada are traffic related, and most involved tractors. During the busy fall harvest season, farmers often travel long distances between fields, and this requires transporting equipment on public roads throughout rural Alberta. Farm equipment is oversized and slow compared to other vehicles using the roads, and when certain procedures are not met, this can lead to collisions and other incidents.

Make it safe

Poor maintenance of equipment such as brakes or tires can lead to loss of control of the vehicle. Check all tires for air pressure, cuts, bumps and tread wear. Always lock brake pedals together for highway travel as sudden braking at high speeds on only one wheel could put the tractor into a dangerous skid. Equip heavy wagons with their own independent brakes.

The No. 1 cause of farmrelated fatalities in Canada is machinery rollovers. To minimize the risk of severe injury or death to the operator, all tractors need rollover protective structures. But operators should always wear a seatbelt as rollover protective structures are ineffective in a rollover without this restraining device.

Make it visible

Equipment must be clearly visible and have proper light-

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collision between a grain truck and pickup truck south of Morden Sept. 7 killed one person and seriously injured another, RCMP report.

Carman RCMP said an initial investigation found that a northbound grain truck attempted a left turn on Provincial Road 432 by moving into the southbound lane. It collided with a southbound pickup truck travelling in that lane. The pickup truck rolled and landed in the ditch.

The 63-year-old male driver of the pickup truck, from the RM of Stanley, was transported to local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The 56-yearold female passenger of the pickup truck, also from the RM of Stanley, was transported to local hospital in critical condition. She was later updated to stable.

The 83-year-old male driver of the grain truck, from Morden, was not injured.

Also on Sept. 7, Russell RCMP

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ing and signage. Use reflective tape and reflectors in the event that large equipment is required to travel in dim lighting conditions. In Canada, reflective material should be red and orange strips. You can purchase reflective tape in kits or by the foot at local farm or hardware stores.

Dust-covered signage and lights make farm machinery less visible to motorists and dust-covered machinery causes poor visibility for the operator, who may not see oncoming traffic.

Regulated requirements for lighting and signage on public roadways include the use of a slow-moving vehicle sign on equipment travelling less than 40 kilometres per hour.

The sign must be properly mounted, clean and not faded.

Plan the route

Routes should be planned to ensure equipment will fit on all roads and bridges and that there are no low-hanging power lines along the route.

If equipment is too wide to fit safely into one lane, approaching traffic could clip the machinery or become blocked while crossing a bridge. Use a pilot vehicle as a guide for large machinery and to warn motorists of oncoming large equipment.

It is highly recommended that equipment be moved during high-visibility daylight hours and during periods of light traffic.

If your route takes you across a rural railway crossing, be aware some crossings have poor visibility. Always stop and make sure the way is clear before crossing.

arl Geddes, chief executive officer of the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi), retired Sept. 8 after more than 35 years in agriculture as a farmer, farm leader, and senior manager at the Canadian Wheat Board.

The Pilot Mound native says he will spend more time with family and friends, but will also use his experience to provide speaking and consulting services.

Geddes, 63, was hired as Cigi’s CEO in 2009 and was at the helm when the Canadian Wheat Board lost its sales monopoly Aug. 1, 2012.

It was a major change given Cigi, founded in 1972, was heavily funded by the wheat board to promote the sale of board and other grains.

“We’ve gone from an uncertain future to becoming an independent technical institute,” Geddes said in an interview Sept. 5. “We’re in charge of our own destiny.

“I’m confident Cigi has the ability to continue to grow and expand as a not-for-profit service to Canada’s grain industry.”

A large crowd of agriculture industry officials attended a reception for Geddes on his

last day, including Cargill and CWB CEOs Jeff Vassart and Ian White, respectively, Elwin Hermanson, chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn.

“I see some really great friends in the audience and see all of you as friends because I don’t think I’m leaving with any enemies,” Geddes told the crowd.

“I can’t imagine having spent a better five years before my retirement than the five years that I just spent.”

JoAnne Buth is Cigi’s new CEO. She left the Senate in August after being appointed to the position by Prime Minister Stephen Harper Jan. 6, 2012.

Buth has spent most of her career in agriculture, including as president of the Canola Council of Canada from 2007 to 2012 and its vice-president from 1999 to 2007.

Cigi promotes Canadian field crops through the delivery of technical expertise, support and customized training to domestic and foreign grain users.

More than 39,000 people from 115 countries have participated in Cigi programs and seminars since 1972.

Cigi is funded by farmers, the Canadian government and industry partners. allan@fbcpublishing.com

The people factor

Anyone moving equipment, especially on public roads, should be trained in how to use the equipment.

Inexperienced operators can make mistakes when they are not used to the speed and manoeuvrability limitations of farm equipment. It is advisable to read the operator’s manual for each machine and observe any precautions indicated for road travel.

Some tractors can free-wheel in higher gears, which can be very dangerous when travelling down a hill. Use lower gear ranges when climbing or descending hills.

Never take extra riders on equipment. Extra riders on farm equipment are a distraction to the operator and are at risk of falling off the machinery and being run over. Each person in the machine should be secured with a seatbelt.

Safe driving tips

Farm machinery operators can make road travel safer for themselves and others by observing safety precautions.

Travel at a speed that will allow the operator to maintain full control at all times.

Slow down when making turns or rounding curves. If needed, pull over when there is a suitable area to allow backed-up traffic to pass.

Make sure the area is sufficiently wide and solid enough to handle the equipment.

Never use a cellphone while transpor ting equipment.

The distracted driving law, along with all other rules of the road, is in full effect while driving farm machinery on public roads and highways.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Hay there!

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everal readers called in about our reference last week to “shovelling hay” into a threshing machine in our frontpage cutline. The general consensus was as a farm paper, we should know better. And we do, most of the time.

Of course, you don’t shovel hay into a threshing machine. You pitch in the sheaves. However, to a fledgling reporter who didn’t grow up on a farm (let alone one Laura Rance in the 1920s), the distinction between shovEditor elling, pitching, hay and wheat that hasn’t been threshed yet is somewhat nuanced.

The reality for most of the young reporters entering journalism these days is that very few of them have come from a farm. If we were prone to pointing fingers, we’d be saying, “right back at ya,” because it’s not our fault that the number of farming families in Canada has dropped to less than two per cent of the general population, or that those who remain on the farm are having fewer kids or that the kids who do come from a farm aren’t opting for a career writing about agriculture.

So when we get applications from smart, talented individuals with a background in journalism who are willing to venture out, wade in and come back with a story, we’re inclined to give them a chance — whether or not they come from a farm. We hope you will too. If agriculture’s story is going to be told, it will involve working with people who may not know all the jargon.

We encourage our writers to never assume and if they don’t know, to ask. The same goes for their sources. Folks often complain reporters “always” get it wrong, as if that’s something we enjoy doing. But sometimes, the misunderstanding is in the telling; the source assumes the reporter gets what he or she is trying to say.

In the end, it’s up to the editors — such as moi — to catch the little faux pas like the one we printed last week. I missed that cutline, pure and simple. There’s not much more that can be said about it than that. When we slip up, we can count on our readers to let us know about it, because it’s out there, in print, for all to see. We don’t know this for sure, but we have a hunch mistakes sometimes happen on the farm too. It’s just that no one else sees them.

While we’re ’fessing up, it’s not the first time something made it into print that shouldn’t have. A few weeks ago, another editor, who shall remain nameless, printed a cutline identifying a bunch of large rodents with rat tails as beaver.

We heard about that one too.

I once mislabelled a rock picker as a manure spreader.

Oops. But my boss said it was OK — a farm kid from the Red River Valley couldn’t be expected to know anything about rock pickers.

By far the worst sin I can remember committing in my editing career technically wasn’t even a mistake. I ran a story (accurately) quoting an individual, and a credible one at that, as suggesting a certain breed of cattle, which again, shall remain nameless except to say it had a European-sounding name, was a little wilder than the rest. My boss returned from holidays just as the fire-breathing dragons — a.k.a. breeders of the said animals — were pushing the switchboard into overload. Maybe he gave the callers the same excuse about me being from the valley.

Which brings me to another point. Even being from a farm these days is no guarantee we’ll get it right every time. It used to be that people on the farm grew crops, livestock, fixed their own machinery and canned their own food.

Everyone in the family knew quite a bit about a lot of things, and even if they weren’t experts, they could certainly talk the language.

Modern agriculture has become highly specialized. There are children growing up on large grain farms these days who have very little involvement with day-to-day operations.

How many grain farmers would know what ked is in sheep?

How many hog farmers can distinguish between different types of openers on a seeder? Who, that is not in supply management, can decipher the code around quota policy, particularly in dairy?

I dare suggest even skills such as cooking a turkey or canning one’s own vegetables can no longer be assumed either.

Increasingly, we ask our writers to spell out the jargon to ensure all our readers can capture the gist of what is being said. It’s not about “dumbing” things down, it’s about using language to communicate, rather than confuse.

While we continue to try to get it right the first time, in the end what matters is whether we’ve managed to get “the story” in its proper context and tell it in a way that it informs and entertains our readers.

The offending cutline accompanied a story that captured the essence of the old-time threshing day at Dauphin — farmers getting together and keeping their spirits up through what continues to be a difficult harvest. We’d like to think that reflects what the Co-operator is all about.

As always, we appreciate your feedback. Keep it coming. laura@fbcpublishing.com

A familiar story from south of the line

By Mikkel Pates AGWEEK/ FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

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fficials aren’t going to do much to make the trains run on time to alleviate the 2014 ag rail problems. Farmers and elevators need to prepare to suffer through 2015 and maybe 2016 and beyond.

That’s my prediction after listening to nine straight hours of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board hearing on the railroad difficulties that have beset farmers and the elevators trying to move grain to markets this year.

There were nine formal panels, not including elected congressional officials and those who want their jobs.

Among those testifying was George Sinner, a state senator running for Congress who admonished the STB to use its emergency powers to do something about a crisis that has hit farmers in the pocketbook this year. A banker by trade and a Democrat, Sinner called upon the STB to do such things as allow other railroads to use tracks operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Canadian Pacific Railroad.

Stevan Bobb, BNSF’s executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, urged the STB to avoid using its powers to add service on the railroad, saying it simply “will not” help the situation, and will add congestion. BNSF and CP are anxious to let people know they are shipping record numbers of grain cars.

BNSF has been friendlier, more transparent than CP and seems to be investing more heavily in infrastructure. But even five per cent increases registered in recent months over previous records are unimpressive if the amount being shipped is simply too little, too late to clean out the 2013 crop to allow for the 2014 crop to get to market. And this is before expected growth in oil production (shipments) takes place.

John Brooks, a CP vice-president for mar-

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keting and sales, said a “common carrier” has responsibilities, but he wondered whether that means his company has to handle 40 per cent annual growth. Good question.

Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., defending his job against Sinner, repeated earlier questions about whether the Canadian government’s ag shipping mandates on the CP and Canadian National railroads have caused a disparity in service for Americans. No penalties here, other than public hearings. While musing about potential U.S. countermoves and government actions, Cramer urged the STB to be very cautious in any actions.

Several testifiers expressed appreciation to the STB for requiring weekly reports on ag shipping.

For its STB filings, CP could only report “open orders” — a figure that included “phantom” orders, that exceeded its entire fleet. CP has cut the open orders by implementing a new ordering system that forced people to cancel these old orders. Shippers chided CP officials by saying the reason there might be phantom orders is that the shipper had to cancel marketing opportunities — put the grain on a truck or move it to another railroad.

For its part, CP denied any bullying to transition shippers to the new program, or any retribution against complainers. If this is true, why are elevator operators so consistently paranoid about sharing thoughts about rail service?

It strikes me that the STB hearing featured several players in the shipping business — elevator representatives, farmers — even the Amtrak (passenger rail) folks and the people who make coal into electricity — all in dire straits from lack of predictability in the system.

The only player missing? Big oil — the one farmers wanted to hear from the most.

Mikkel Pates is a reporter for Agweek, based in Fargo, North Dakota.

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egarding this year’s harvest, as they say, “It could be worse,” and apparently it was in 1977. This photo from our Sept. 15, 1977 issue was of sprouted Neepawa wheat photographed the previous weekend at the Poersch Bros. farm near Rosenort. They had some 500 acres of similar wheat in the swath after “continued rains over the past five weeks which culminated in last week’s downpour which dumped up to three inches on the province’s alreadysodden grain fields.”

Statistics Canada crop estimated the Canadian wheat crop at 26 per cent down from the previous year’s record.

At talks to conclude a new International Wheat Agreement, representatives of the U.S., Canada, Australia and Argentina were said to be preparing a joint position on a plan for an international wheat reserve.

Stocks would be added or released in order to control prices within an agreed range.

If you wanted cattle or hog prices, the Manitoba Department of Agriculture had introduced a toll-free 24-hour recorded line which provided auction mart prices for slaughter cattle, feeder cattle and feeder pigs.

CN was offering its 20th annual tour package to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, including rail and sleeping car fares, dining car meals, hotel, daily admission and a reserve seat at the Royal Horse Show.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Five years lost as farmers wait for better default protection on grain sales Leaving feed mills exempt from coverage under existing licensing and bonding leaves farmers vulnerable to losses

By Doug Chorney

This is an urgent issue, and KAP is not satisfied with the vague CGC statement that it will continue to look at other options. Producers need to know when this will happen, and that it is a priority.

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n 2009, western Canadian farm groups submitted a report to the Honourable Gerry Ritz, minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, outlining options for a program that would provide security to producers when grain buyers defaulted on payments. The main options were fund-based, insurance-based or bond-based programs.

It w a s n o t t h a t t h e re w a s n’t already a form of protection in place. The Canadian Grain Commission did operate a bonding program, in which it required grain buyers to have adequate levels of bond capital prior to receiving a licence permitting them to buy and sell grain. This bond security had to be set aside to be used if a buyer defaulted on payment to a farmer.

The problem was the program had significant flaws. Producers were dissatisfied because they were often not compensated the total amount they lost. In addition, because feed mills were exempt from the program, farmers who sold to them were extremely vulnerable.

G ra i n b u y e r s, e s p e c i a l l y t h e smaller ones, didn’t like the amount of capital that was tied up in bonding. And the federal government was concerned with the cost associated with administering the program.

Fast-forward five years, and the program used in 2009 is not — as one would expect — a thing of the past.

It is still in place because none of the options presented has been adopted.

What happened along the way is the CGC chose to pursue the insurance-based option, but lengthy negotiations with a major insurance player were recently terminated.

The reason, the CGC has indicated, is the proposal it received was not in the best interest of all stakeholders.

With the collapse of the negotiations, it is now very alarming the CGC has not informed the industry what the plan is for going forward.

Producers selling to feed mills are still particularly vulnerable, with no solution in sight. When Puratone filed for creditor protection several years ago, Manitoba farmers lost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is an urgent issue, and KAP is not satisfied with the vague CGC statement that it will continue to

look at other options. Producers need to know when this will happen, and that it is a priority.

Some farm groups, KAP included, suppor t a fund-based program where a levy on grain sales would go into a fund to be used when a producer doesn’t receive payment.

This type of producer security has been used successfully since 1985 in Ontario, where the fund is managed by a producer/industry board of directors which also administers and adjudicates claims.

If Prairie farmers were to adopt this model, the obvious advantage is that insurance premiums would not have to be paid to a third-party organization whose main goal is to turn a profit.

Instead, producer levies would be set to cover administration and producer reimbursement — and that’s all.

T h e p ro g ra m w o u l d i n i t i a l l y require a federal government guarantee, as was provided by the Province of Ontario. After a set amount

of time — most likely five years — the fund would be robust enough to stand on its own.

Transparency is also a strong selling point for this type of program because producers would know in advance what it costs and what the coverage is. This was a concern with the insurance-based option because farmers had no idea what it might look like, and were dependent on an insurance company to make that call. The fund-based program, on the other hand, would be producer owned and managed.

As I have said, KAP supports this option, but we are not opposed to re-exploring the insurance option or fixing the current bonding system.

The point is that it’s critical some form of action be taken immediately. With five years already gone, there is no further time to lose.

In the meantime, I urge the federal gover nment to amend the Canada Grain Act regulations to include feed mills in the licensing and bonding system, so producers can be assured they will receive payment in the event of a default.

Fa r m e r s n e e d f e d e ra l a c t i o n now, so that another half a decade doesn’t slip by.

Doug Chorney is president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. He farms grains and oilseeds, and runs a consumer-direct vegetable enterprise, near East Selkirk, Man.

Report says regulators unaware of antibiotic use Analysis of feed tickets reveals use of drugs considered medically important for humans An excerpt from the introduction to ‘Farmaceuticals,” a Reuters series released this week on the use of antibiotics in the U.S. poultry industry. The full series is too long for us to carry in print but can be found by visiting www. reuters.com and searching for ‘farmaceuticals.’

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ajor U.S. poultry firms are administering antibiotics to their flocks far more pervasively than regulators realize, posing a potential risk to human health.

Internal records examined by Reuters reveal that some of the nation’s largest poultry producers routinely feed chickens an array of antibiotics — not just when sickness strikes, but as a standard practice over most of the birds’ lives.

In every instance of antibiotic use identified by Reuters, the doses were at the low levels that scientists say are especially conducive to the growth of so-called superbugs, bacteria that gain resistance to conventional medicines used to treat people. Some of the antibiotics belong to categories considered medically important to humans.

The internal documents contain details on how five major companies — Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride, Perdue Farms, George’s and Koch Foods — medicate some of their flocks.

The documented evidence of routine use of antibiotics for long durations was “astonishing,” said Donald Kennedy, a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner.

Kennedy, president emeritus of Stanford University, said such widespread use of the drugs for extended

periods can create a “systematic source of antibiotic resistance” in bacteria, the risks of which are not fully understood. “This could be an even larger piece of the antibiotic-resistance problem than I had thought,” Kennedy said.

Feed tickets

Reuters reviewed more than 320 documents generated by six major poultry companies during the past two years. Called “feed tickets,” the documents are issued to chicken growers by the mills that make feed to poultry companies’ specifications. They list the names and grams per ton of each “active drug ingredient” in a batch of feed and specify which stage in a chicken’s roughly six-week life the feed is meant for.

The feed tickets examined represent a fraction of the tens of thousands issued annually to poultry farms run by or for major producers. The confidential information they contain nonetheless extends well beyond what the U.S. government knows. Veterinary use of antibiotics is legal and has been rising for decades. But U.S. regulators don’t monitor how the drugs are administered on the farm — in what doses, for what purposes, or for how long. Made public here for the first time, the feed documents thus provide unique insight into how some major players use antibiotics.

The tickets indicate that two of the poultry producers — George’s and Koch Foods — have administered drugs belonging to the same classes of antibiotics used to treat infections in humans. The practice is legal. But many medical scientists deem it particularly dangerous, because it runs the risk of promoting superbugs that can defeat the life-saving human antibiotics.

In interviews, another major producer, Foster Poultry Farms, acknowledged that it too has used drugs that are in the same classes as antibiotics considered medically important to humans by the FDA. About 10 per cent of the feed tickets reviewed by Reuters list antibiotics belonging to medically important

drug classes. But in recent presentations, scientists with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the use of any type of antibiotic, not just medically important ones, contributes to resistance. They said that whenever an antibiotic is administered, it kills weaker bacteria and enables the strongest to survive and multiply.

Frequent, sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in low doses intensifies that effect, scientists and public health experts say. The risk: Any resulting superbugs might also develop cross-resistance to medically important antibiotics.

Low doses standard

According to the feed tickets reviewed, low doses of antibiotics were part of the standard diet for some flocks at five companies: Tyson, Pilgrim’s, Perdue, George’s and Koch.

“These are not targeted uses aimed at specific bugs for defined duration. They’re multiple, repeat shotgun blasts that will certainly kill off weaker bugs and promote the stronger, more resistant ones,” said Keeve Nachman, director of the food production and public health program at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This month, Perdue Farms announced that it had stopped applying the antibiotic gentamicin to eggs in chicken hatcheries. Gentamicin is a member of an antibiotic class considered “highly important” in human medicine by the FDA. The company said it wants “to move away from conventional antibiotic use” because of “growing consumer concern and our own questions about the practice.”

The move won’t change what Perdue feeds its chickens, however. Some of its feed has contained low levels of one antibiotic, feed tickets show. Perdue said it only uses antibiotics that aren’t considered medically important by the FDA, and at some farms, it uses no antibiotics at all.

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FROM PAGE ONE WET SEASON Continued from page 1

Balancing act

Today the Flannery brothers work at the rig during the day and in the evenings farm what they can on their fields near Pipestone. They alternate working weekends so someone is around to tend to the land.

This year they sowed 1,500 acres but had to make a crop insurance claim for 3,200 acres which were too wet to seed.

Weeds have taken over much of it.

“That’s our field,” Ryan said while on a tour of the area in his pickup, pointing to a field overgrown with cattails. “We sowed this end to end last year and now it’s…”

He trailed off. “If we had a market for cattails we’d be on our way,” he laughed.

While the Mayes brothers managed to seed some of their canola and wheat, they are not sure how well their wheat will sell as fusarium levels are high.

They seeded fewer acres this year, so they won’t have the lost investment they had last year when they seeded everything and then watched everything

I told the boss that we’re one good crop away from quitting (oil) and we’re still looking for that good crop.”

Ryan Flannery

Invasions of weeds like this field of foxtail are prompting some farmers to consider burning for weed control. Photos: Meghan Mast

wash away with heavy rains, hail and even a tornado.

Having a second job helps cushion the financial blow. But juggling two jobs is not easy.

Most days the brothers leave the house before their wives or children are awake. Around seeding and harvest time, once they finish in the fields and return home, everyone is in bed again.

“I told the boss that we’re one good crop away from quitting (oil) and we’re still looking for that good crop,” said Ryan.

The business is a family leg-

acy. Their grandfather settled the farm in 1944 after moving from Ireland. And their father, nearly 80, continues to help out.

The brothers are not ready to give up on farming yet. They hold on, hoping for better conditions in the future.

“I guess in the good years it seems worth it,” said Ryan.

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BEES Continued from page 1

winter weather, according to the survey, while a further 18 per cent were attributed to an unseasonably cold spring.

Starvation was thought to be the cause of colony loss 28 per cent of the time, while only two per cent of the overall losses were believed to be caused by the varroa mite.

Lafreniere said that losses where highest in northwestern Manitoba, where cold weather lingered longest. Winter losses averaged 35 per cent in that area, while the area around Winnipeg had losses in the 10 per cent range.

“But we’ve still got individuals in that northwest area who reported 50 per cent losses… so there are still some hard-hit beekeepers in Manitoba — we haven’t solved all the reasons for the losses,” said the apiarist.

Manitoba’s losses reflect the national average of 25 per cent, but Lafreniere points out that Ontario’s wintering loss sits at a whopping 58 per cent, skewing the Canadian average. Leave Ontario out of the equation and national mortality rate drops to 19.2 per cent.

According to a report issued by the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, “in Ontario and Quebec, some beekeepers cited acute and chronic pesticide damage or lack of sufficient recovery from a pesticide incident the previous year as a contributing factor in winter mortality.”

A class-action lawsuit launched by two large Ontario honey producers against Bayer Inc. and Syngenta International AG earlier this month claims the companies were negligent in making, selling and distributing pesticides, causing beekeepers in that province to suffer damages and losses.

According to Manitoba’s winter loss survey, only five per cent of beekeepers in this province attribute the loss of their bees to pesticide use.

Last week, the federal government announced $250,000 in funding for the Centre de recherche en sciences animales

de Deschambault in Quebec, with the stated goal of improving bee health and optimizing profitability of honeybee colonies. No mention of pesticides was made.

“In partnership with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Beaverlodge Research Farm, this project will focus on the development of sustainable alternative strategies to control some particularly insidious diseases that are responsible for major losses of bee colonies,” said Jean-Paul Laforest, president of the research centre.

Despite winter losses, Lafreniere said Manitoba beekeepers are doing well to replenish numbers this summer.

Although the final numbers won’t be in for some time, this year’s honey harvest is also looking promising.

“I’m generally hearing average production, and maybe even slightly above-average production,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

This year 63 beekeepers representing just over 50 per cent of the province’s colonies responded to a survey on bee losses. photo: laura rance

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

Frost damage reported in a few areas An area around Somerset saw below-freezing temperatures last Friday

By Allan Dawson and Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff

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This Manitoba Agriculture Weather Program map shows blue and green areas where temperatures dropped below freezing last Friday morning.

ost Manitoba producers have dodged an icy bullet for now, but there are reports of some minor injury and areas that received a killing frost.

Long-season crops, including corn, and later-seeded crops in parts of western Manitoba got some frost early Monday morning, but the extent of the damage wasn’t known at press time Monday, said Lionel Kaskiw, MAFRD’s farm production adviser in Souris.

“The phone has been ringing off the hook this morning,” he said.

“We should know better how crops like soybeans, corn and green canola were affected later today.”

It went to -2 early Monday morning, but Kaskiw didn’t know for how long.

“If it was only an hour we should be OK,” he said.

There were potentially cropkilling temperatures at several weather stations last week including Cypress River, Manitou, Pilot Mound and Somerset, which

recorded -2.0, -2.4, -3.0 and -3.1, respectively, said MAFRD’s ag weather specialist Mike Wroblewski.

“It was -2 at Somerset for four to seven hours so that would be a good frost,” Wroblewski said.

“Guys are phoning a lot, they’re worried about it,” said Troy Turner, agronomist with the The National Sunflower Association of Canada.

“But sunflowers are actually quite tolerant to it, at least to a certain point. Temperatures of zero or -1 generally won’t kill them.”

Some corn and soybeans were damaged by frost, said MAFRD farm production adviser Rejean Picard.

“Most of the corn is for silage and if the stalk wasn’t too damaged it may continue to fill for a few days,” he said.

Cereals, canola and flax were mature enough to avoid injury, he added.

“If it’s above -1 or -2, then the duration of the cold will affect how much the pods themselves are affected in the canola,” said MAFRD oilseed specialist Anastasia Kubinec, adding that in stand-

ing canola a light frost would likely only cause minimal damage.

There are signs of some light frost damage to corn and soybean leaves in the Red River Valley, said Dennis Lange, MAFRD’s farm production adviser at Altona.

“I saw the odd top leaf clipped in the soybean plots in Carman on Sunday, but so far I don’t think there has been any major damage,” Lange said.

Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association chair Don Dewar, who farms near Dauphin, said the airport temperature reached 0° last week but he was not aware of any damage in the area.

“I grow edible beans, and they would show frost as quick as anything in our garden, and none of them are showing frost damage,” he said.

Corn in the late-dent stage should continue to mature, even if its leaves were damaged by frost, said MAFRD cereals specialist Pam de Rocquigny. Less-mature corn may continue to mature too; the question is will there be enough warm, frost-free days to get it to maturity.

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Sept. 21: Organic Food Council of Manitoba screening of “Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds” and panel discussion, 6 p.m., Park Theatre, 698 Osborne St., Winnipeg. For more info or to buy tickets visit www.cog.ca/news_ events/events/Open-Sesame/.

Sept. 25: Organic Food Council of Manitoba screening of “Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds” and panel discussion, 6 p.m., Mennonite Heritage Village, Hwy. 12, Steinbach.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

Farmers of North America has a plan for a farmer-owned CWB What isn’t clear is if CWB supports the idea or if the organizations have even discussed it

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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armers of North America (FNA) wants to help farmers get majority ownership of CWB, but neither organization is saying whether they’ve discussed the plan or if CWB supports it.

Saskatoon-headquartered FNA, which describes itself as “a business alliance of farmers dedicated to maximizing farm profitability,” outlines on its website a plan to create a farmer-owned grain-handling and -marketing company to take majority control of CWB and dovetail it with FNA’s ProjectN, a $1.76-billion plan for a farmer-owned firm to manufacture and distribute nitrogen fertilizer.

FNA says the synergies offer farmers a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” but warns they must act quickly because CWB is fast tracking conversion from a government-owned grain company, which was created when the Canadian Wheat Board lost its marketing monopoly Aug. 1, 2012, to a private enterprise.

realized it made more sense to handle and market grain and “If you look at the cost of the basis over the last distribute fertilizer from the year that some have tagged at close to $4 billion same facility, Friesen said. you’re looking at an awful lot of reasons for “Then we decided we better talk to farmers about it,” farmers to own grain handling and marketing.” he said, adding harvest is the worst time of year to reach farmers, but the timing is Bob Friesen beyond FNA’s control.

“In order to take advantage of this opportunity, we are set14 and 2014-15 crop years of the new CWB under market- ting up a farmer-based limited CWB is giving farmers $5 of ing freedom. partnership which will need “The new CWB is increas- a commitment from between equity in a privatized CWB for every tonne of grain deliv- ing its capacity to become a 3,000 and 10,000 farmers, each ered. The amount allocated vibrant marketing option for investing $10,000 to $50,000 or in future years will be deter- farmers,” he added, alluding to more, depending on the size of mined annually, CWB says on CWB’s new elevator construc- their production and the avertion and recent elevator pur- age level of investment,” FNA’s its website.

When asked for comment on chases. website says.

FNA’s plan Agriculture MinisFriesen stressed the proposal ter Gerry Ritz said: “FNA, like Same facility is open to all farmers, not just many others, clearly recognizes When working on plans to sell FNA members. Also, FNA is T:8.125” the enhanced value to farmers and distribute nitrogen FNA asking farmers for a letter of

commitment right now, not money.

“We’re not trying to recreate the CWB and we’re not trying to recreate the Pools (farmerowned co-operative grain companies, which evolved into Viterra, now owned by Glencore),” Friesen said. “We want to build a dynamic state-ofthe-art, world-class, grain-handling and -marketing company.

I think this is what farmers want. I believe nowadays farmers can do this without making the same mistakes that were made in the past.

“If farmers own the grain handling they would be able to capture some of those grainhandling margins, as well as, mitigate the cost of that $4-billion basis.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The pitch comes after shipping delays last crop year saw the basis (difference between elevator and port prices) widen to unprecedented levels, costing farmers, by some estimates, millions of dollars.

“Every time farmers ship grain they’re looking at grainhandling and -marketing margins pushing $40 a tonne,” Bob Friesen, CEO of Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute, said in an interview Sept. 11. “If you look at the cost of the basis over the last year that some have tagged at close to $4 billion you’re looking at an awful lot of reasons for farmers to own grain handling and marketing.”

But when asked if FNA had discussed the plan with CWB, Friesen, declined to comment saying he couldn’t because of a non-disclosure agreement.

Friesen never once mentioned CWB during the interv i e w e v e n t h o u g h F N A’s website does, referring only to a “majority farmer-owned grain company.”

CWB CEO Ian White declined a request for an interview.

“CWB isn’t commenting on the privatization process,” CWB spokesman Richard Martin wrote in an email.

In Apr il when CWB was commenting, White said CWB intends to provide a privatization plan to Canada’s agriculture minister before the 2016 deadline set out in legislation, which also requires CWB to be privatized or wound down by 2017.

“We expect our privatization to happen sooner than that,” White said. “We are expecting to be able to get a plan to government this year and then the process will take place after that.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South $ 162.00 - 165.00 165.00 118.00 - 132.00 102.00 - 120.00 — $ 210.00 - 224.00 220.00 - 235.00 227.00 - 245.00 238.00 - 260.00 258.00 - 279.00 273.00 - 320.00 $ 197.00 - 208.00 204.00 - 219.00 210.00 - 227.00 220.00 237.00 229.00 - 254.00 258.00 - 297.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

(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.)

Futures (September 12, 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change October 2014 157.37 0.32 December 2014 159.70 1.20 February 2015 159.70 3.00 April 2015 157.70 1.95 June 2015 149.85 1.30 August 2015 148.22 1.22

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

Cattle Slaughter Week Ending September 6, 2014 Canada 48,356 East 10,532 West 37,824 Manitoba N/A U.S. 518,000

Ontario $ 135.22 - 167.52 134.32 - 170.85 78.26 - 121.12 78.26 - 121.12 103.69 - 137.28 $ 195.56 - 226.70 190.82 - 234.00 172.23 - 250.20 194.86 - 269.13 208.29 - 293.47 205.57 - 304.97 $ 159.69 - 186.75 159.71 - 205.81 187.17 - 224.71 181.64 - 233.27 202.30 - 241.48 201.06 - 275.40

Close 228.05 225.60 223.92 217.97 216.87 217.37

Change 4.25 3.60 2.92 2.75 1.50 2.40

Cattle Grades (Canada) Previous Year­ 47,023 9,692 37,331 N/A 575,000

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Week Ending September 6, 2014 653 22,970 17,008 985 1,055 5,143 250

Previous Year 459 21,797 17,518 1,005 1,059 4,880 178

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

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

MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)

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

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

Current Week 212.00E 195.00E 197.06 195.89

Futures (September 12, 2014) in U.S. Hogs October 2014 December 2014 February 2015 April 2015 May 2015

Last Week 204.49 188.85 189.11 192.88

Close 106.37 97.20 93.50 92.70 92.00

Last Year (Index 100) 182.65 168.78 173.94 176.03

Change 3.72 4.75 4.45 4.43 2.50

Sheep and Lambs Winnipeg (880 h wooled fats) — Next sale is Sept. 17 — —

Forecasts for feed supplies support feeder cattle Pastures still allow for good gains through grazing Terryn Shiells

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eeder cattle prices continued to strengthen at auction yards across Manitoba during the week ended Sept.

12, especially for yearlings off grass.

“The yearlings off the grass this week were probably three to four (cents per pound) higher than the previous week,” said Rick Wright with Heartland Buying Order Co. “We have a shortage of cattle across the countryside here right now, especially with the yearlings.

“So many of those yearlings were forward priced and contracted back in March and April, and they normally would be cash cattle now. Those cattle are no longer available on the market, so it’s really tightened.”

Another source of support for Manitoba feeder cattle markets came from expectations of very large corn and soybean crops in the U.S., as well an abundance of feed grain in Canada this year, Wright added.

Continuing upward movement in U.S. cattle futures markets and strong demand from U.S. buyers also contributed to the price gains.

There are still some cattle heading west to Alberta from Manitoba, with more interest from Ontario and Quebec also popping up during the week. But those buyers have to compete with U.S. customers, causing Canadians to have to pay more for the cattle.

“The U.S. is putting the floor price on the cattle,” Wright said. “They (other buyers) have to outbid the Americans and that’s what is putting a little upward pressure on the market here.”

As long as feed supplies remain large in the U.S. and Canada, futures remain firm and buyers keep coming to the markets, Wright expects prices for feeder cattle will stay strong, which will be positive for cattle farmers who are selling.

Toronto 91.57 - 121.21 167.99 184.85 187.89 - 197.83 179.26 - 203.99 150.58 - 225.02 —

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Turkeys Minimum prices as of September 21, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.960 Undergrade .............................. $1.870 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.945 Undergrade .............................. $1.845 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.945 Undergrade .............................. $1.845 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.870 Undergrade............................... $1.785 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

“They have to outbid the Americans and that’s what is putting a little upward pressure on the market here.”

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It’s also a little bit scary for those who are on the buy side of the market.

“Everybody is nervous about purchasing cattle at these prices, but certainly if you want to be in the business that’s what you’re going to have to do,” Wright said.

“The cattle are costing 40 per cent more this year than last year, and that’s a significant increase. It means that some of the feedlots may not buy as many, depending on how their cash flow is and their lines of credits are.”

There is still a shortage of cattle in Manitoba, but volume started to pick up during the week, which helped to provide some more options for buyers.

Volumes in the butcher market were also higher than the week prior, with cow prices holding steady at most places in the province, Wright added.

The number of cattle coming to market is still falling behind normal for this time of year, as harvest is later and farmers are keeping their cattle on pasture longer.

“We’re not going to see them come quite as quick because pasture conditions are certainly still good,” said Wright. “The guys are putting on some very reasonably priced pounds as far as pound-per-gain cost goes.

It’s costing you 40 to 45 cents to put a pound on at pasture and you’re selling that pound from between $2 and $3.”

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

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

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

$1 Cdn: $0.90285 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.1076 Cdn.

COLUMN

(Friday to Thursday) September 12, 2014 Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers 153.00 - 156.00 Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 118.00 - 130.00 D3 Cows 108.00 - 115.00 Bulls 133.00 - 145.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 186.00 - 208.00 (801-900 lbs.)

205.00 - 232.00 (701-800 lbs.)

210.00 - 248.00 (601-700 lbs.)

230.00 - 258.00 (501-600 lbs.)

245.00 - 287.00 (401-500 lbs.)

260.00 - 305.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

170.00 - 202.00 (801-900 lbs.)

190.00 - 215.00 (701-800 lbs.)

200.00 - 232.00 (601-700 lbs.)

200.00 - 240.00 (501-600 lbs.)

210.00 - 255.00 (401-500 lbs.)

210.00 - 265.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: September 12, 2014

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Sydney / Reuters

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 (370 h Fats) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 119.61 - 244.33 — 80.40 - 205.46

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 5.00 - 34.00 22.00 - 46.00

Australia raised its forecast for 2014-15 beef exports by one per cent as continued dry conditions force farmers to slaughter animals at a soaring pace, and said the United States was set to emerge as the biggest customer.

Sh i p m e n t s f r o m t h e world’s No. 3 beef exporter are expected to total 1.13 million tonnes in 2014-

15, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture, Resource Economics and Rural Sciences (ABARES) said Sept.

16, up from June’s estimate of 1.12 million tonnes and just below last year’s record of 1.18 million tonnes.

Unable to find enough food and water to keep animals alive, the Australian cattle herd is set to fall to a five-year low of 27.1 million at the end of the 2014-15 season, reflecting two consecutive years of soaring slaughter rates, ABARES said.

“If seasonal conditions fail to improve in the short term, the calving rate will be lower and slaughter higher than currently assumed. This

would result in the beef cattle herd falling below the current forecast,” ABARES said.

Slaughtering in 2013-14 hit a 35-year high of almost 9.5 million head, on unfavourable seasonal conditions, particularly in Queensland and northern New South Wales, ABARES said.

Much of Queensland, which is Australia’s largest cattle-producing state, has received less than half the average rainfall over the last two years.

The United States is set to emerge as the top buyer of Australian beef in 2014-15, ABARES data shows, replacing Japan which has held the position for the past 12 years.

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

column

Cold, snow can’t overcome downtrend for canola Supply projections don’t bode well for wheat Phil Franz-Warkentin CNSC

W

inter came early to parts of the Prairies during the week ended Sept. 12, but the cold and snow in Alberta weren’t enough to divorce canola futures from the bearish influence of the larger oilseed markets and ICE Futures Canada canola contracts fell to fresh contract lows once again.

Snow in September is never a good thing, but a killing frost held off for the most part during the week. The general trade perception is still that the canola crop will end up a bit larger than the 13.9 million tonnes predicted by Statistics Canada at the end of August. However, the crop will still be well behind the record 18 million tonnes grown in 2013.

The U.S. soybean crop, meanwhile, just keeps getting bigger and bigger. The U.S. Department of Agriculture pegged soybean production at 3.91 billion bushels in its monthly report, which would be a new record. Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. crop continue to hit the “good- to excellent-” quality rating in the weekly reports, which is historically strong for this time of year when ratings typically start to deteriorate. The November soybean contract dropped below the US$10-per-bushel level during the week, and some analysts predict the US$9 level as a next possible target.

W h i l e t h e b e a r i s h s oy b e a n o u t l o o k should keep canola under pressure as well, one possible bright spot to watch is soyoil,

Week Ago

Year Ago

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

187.21

194.84

235.78

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

217.80

223.40

259.20

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

134.24

136.41

188.58

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

229.38

221.11

237.97

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

360.64

368.63

529.79

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

694.58

705.60

941.31

Coarse Grains

oilseeds

which rallied on Friday to finish the week with small gains.

The Canadian dollar also lost more than a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart during the week, which would normally be supportive for canola. The softer currency is beneficial to crush margins and also makes exports more attractive to international buyers.

Looking to the grains, the U.S. corn crop is also forecast to be record large, and corn futures continued their downward drift during the week as well, hitting fresh fouryear lows.

On the wheat front, U.S. futures moved lower during the week, with ample world supply projections keeping the bias lower in the wheat pits.

The Canadian and northern U.S. spring wheat crops admittedly face some quality issues, but those will come to play in the quality spreads and basis levels. The general trend in the futures, meanwhile, still points lower.

USDA forecast world wheat production at a record 720 million tonnes for 201415. Demand is also expected to rise on the year, but not to the same extent as production and ending stocks by the close of the 2014-15 crop year are pegged at a very ample 196.4 million tonnes.

Russia and Ukraine both had big wheat crops, and the unrest in that region has yet to cause any problems with exports. While there is potential for supply disruptions due to tensions in eastern Ukraine, grain continues to move for the time being.

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.

Last Week

All prices close of business September 11, 2014

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business September 12, 2014 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

October 2014

123.50

124.00

December 2014

125.50

126.00

March 2015

126.50

127.00

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2014

413.70

422.00

January 2015

418.00

427.20

March 2015

423.50

432.80

Canola

Special Crops Report for September 15, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Spot Market

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

28.50 - 33.75

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

27.00 - 33.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

20.00 - 23.00

Desi Chickpeas

23.00 - 24.25 — 15.20 - 16.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

7.80 - 8.50

Fababeans, large

Medium Yellow No. 1

5.75 - 6.50

—

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

33.00 - 33.00

Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

50.00 - 50.00

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

39.00 - 39.00

4.25 - 4.35

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound) Yellow No. 1

31.40 - 33.00

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

55.00 - 55.00

Brown No. 1

27.60 - 29.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

55.00 - 55.00

Oriental No. 1

29.50 - 31.00

No. 1 Black Beans

34.00 - 34.00

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Pinto Beans

27.00 - 32.00

No. 1 Small Red

36.00 - 36.00

No. 1 Pink

36.00 - 36.00

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

17.45

17.00

Report for September 12, 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed)

32.00*

Confection

Call for details

—

Source: National Sunflower Association

U.S. spring wheat protein premiums soar Cash market premiums for spring wheat with 15 per cent protein have surged to more than $6 a bushel

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

C

ash prices for top-quality U.S. hard red spring wheat are soaring as the rain-delayed harvest throws up lower-than-average protein levels, and traders and analysts said outsized premiums are likely to continue for months.

Farmers are expecting the largest harvest in four years as wet, cool weather swells yields. But that has hit protein levels for some of the crop, forcing millers and exporters to chase supplies of higherprotein product to ensure quality.

In samples from the first 43 per cent of the harvest tested by North Dakota State University, the average protein content was 13.6 per cent, matching the 2013 average, but below the five-year average of near 14.0 per cent. One Minneapolis

trader said he expected a final average approaching 13.2 per cent.

“Spot market bids are pretty aggressive.

It’s got to be that (millers) are trying to get their hands around it,” said Carrol Duerr, general manager of the Colfax Farmers Elevator in Colfax, North Dakota.

Some millers and exporters are looking to the 2013 crop for supplies of higherprotein wheat as the lower content of the 2014 harvest became evident. Many exporters likely committed ahead of harvest and now have to find adequate quality supplies.

Cash market premiums for spring wheat with 15 per cent protein have surged to more than $6 a bushel, or roughly double the price of December spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, which settled last Friday at $5.78 a bushel.

“No one is going to pay $12 for wheat for very long.

Believe me, they will figure out some other mill mix.”

Minneapolis trader

The premium has risen from $5 a bushel two weeks ago and soared from $2.50 a month earlier.

The premiums should remain elevated for months, possibly until the 2015 spring wheat harvest, as the crop in Canada, where harvest has been stalled by rain, is also expected to have high yields and low protein.

Farmers have been holding out for high cash prices, exacerbating the tightness of supplies.

“We will see multi-tiered premium/ discount scales, as we normally do, but maybe more robust than normal,” said Shawn McCambridge, analyst with Jefferies Bache in Chicago.

The premiums should cool slightly from current sky-high levels, however, as end-users find ways to adjust their milling blends and make do with cheaper, lower-grade wheat.

“No one is going to pay $12 for wheat for very long. Believe me, they will figure out some other mill mix,” the Minneapolis trader said.

Only 42 per cent of the harvest was completed by Sept. 7 in North Dakota, behind the five-year average of 74 per cent.

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Fibre production for dummies How one manages the flock can make the difference between getting good fleece or getting ‘fleeced’

By Meghan Mast CO-OPERATOR STAFF

R

andy Eros, a shepherd from just outside Winnipeg, jokingly blames his wife when explaining why they are in the sheep business.

Eros and his wife began raising sheep more than 30 years ago — initially just for wool.

“It’s my wife’s fault,” he told a workshop at the Manitoba Fibre Festival Sept. 6. “She’s a fibre artist and she was having a hard time finding good wool.”

But raising a flock for wool alone is expensive. As their herd grew, it only made sense to sell the less productive lambs for meat.

Today the couple, and their son, make their living off a 2 0 0 - h e a d Is l e De Fra n c e Rideau Arcott-blend herd.

The family, operating under the name Seine River Shepherds, sells meat and value-added wool.

Eros shared some of what he’s learned over the last several decades.

Hay can be your worst enemy

Choosing the right feeder is critical. Hay will embed into the wool, ruining that section of the fleece. Eros uses a feeder with diagonal slats. The sheep must turn their heads at an angle to reach the feed and then do the same once they finish. “When they have to turn their head they tend to drop the feed out of their mouth,” he said.

Prov i d i n g e n o u g h s p a c e for feeding is also important.

Squeezing in next to each other to access food can rip, weaken or even felt the wool.

Eros recommends approxi-

“Hay can be your worst enemy.”

RANDY EROS

mately a foot for every sheep when self-feeding. Sheep that are able to help themselves when they’re hungry won’t all crowd the feeder at the same time. Hand feeding, when the sheep are fed all at the same time, requires double the space.

Don’t abuse your pasture

Eros uses rotational grazing to prevent his paddocks from overgrazing.

Eros recommends, if possible, having sheep graze each section of pasture and having it cut for hay once a year.

His sheep usually graze five to seven days before moving along, depending on the number of sheep and condition of the pasture.

Frequent rotation also minimizes parasites such as worms, lice and ked. Parasites cannot survive without a host so if the herd does not return for a long enough period, the eggs will hatch and die, breaking the cycle.

spine on the back of the sheep near the loin. If a sheep’s spine is easily found, it likely needs to eat more.

Eros puts his ewes on a rising plane of nutrition before breeding because, he said, then they generate more eggs during ovulation and are more likely to have more lambs. They’re given less feed during early pregnancy and then more again for the later part of the pregnancy.

Most of the fetal growth occurs in the last six weeks of gestation, so it’s crucial the ewes get enough to eat during this time.

Wool is comprised of a complex group of amino acids, fat and calcium. To maintain a healthy fibre, sheep must consume minerals, particularly sulphur. Without sulphur

a sheep’s wool will become brittle.

Shear close to lambing

Right before a ewe gives birth all her energy goes to her growing lambs, compromising wool quality. The wool is at its weakest during lambing season so this is the ideal time to shear.

By shearing at the weakest part, the overall tensile strength won’t be affected. Eros recommends shearing two to three weeks before lambing or immediately after. Wait too long after lambing and the little animals will be climbing all over their mom, contaminating the wool with dirt and debris.

Genetics matter

Wo o l t ra i t s a re h e r i t a b l e.

Usually if a sheep produces

The importance of nutrition

A healthy sheep produces quality wool. How much feed an animal needs depends on a number of different factors, including the environment, how many lambs they’re going to have and how cold it is.

The best way to monitor a sheep’s health is through body condition scoring — feeling the

Eros tries to keep one-third of his flock black.

PHOTO: RANDY EROS

Randy Eros speaks with customers at the Manitoba Fibre Festival.

PHOTO: MEGHAN MAST

good-quality wool, its offspring will as well. The volume of wool can be improved in the next generation by using a different ram that produces more wool.

Eros uses tags to monitor productivity. He cuts samples at shearing to compare the quality of wool. Animals that carry finer fibre further down the body are the better animals.

To determine the quality he assesses a variety of factors, including the sample length, fleece weight, fibre diameter, consistency throughout the fleece and crimp frequency — a tighter crimp is better.

Cull routinely

Sh e e p t h a t d o n’t p ro d u c e healthy wool are sold for meat. meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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Good news expected in WTO ruling The official report isn’t out until mid-October, but industry officials are optimistic

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

A

lthough it will be another month before it becomes official, it appears the World Trade O rg a n i z a t i o n h a s u p h e l d a 2012 ruling in favour of Ca n a d a a n d Me x i c o i n a dispute over United States country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules.

Tr a d e a n d i n d u s t r y spokesmen won’t say anything on the record about the conclusions of a report handed to the three countries by the WTO last month, but the Wall Street Journal says it has learned the ruling finds that COOL as amended by the Obama administration last year still violates i n t e r n a t i o n a l t ra d e r u l e s because of its mandator y

labels on meat packages identifying where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered remain.

Canadian industr y estimates COOL has cost farme r s a n d p ro c e s s o r s m o re than $1 billion a year in lower prices and lost sales since 2008.

Report expected

The official release of the report is expected in midOctober, bringing Canada one step closer to legally being able to impose $1 billion a year in countervailing duties on American foods and other goods as early as 2015.

“From all indications, the report rules the U.S. is not in compliance,” says John Masswohl, director of government and international

relations with the Canadian C a t t l e m e n’s A s s o c i a t i o n .

“The issue is what it will take for the U.S. not to appeal this decision and COOL to meet its international trade obligations.”

M a r t i n R i c e, e x e c u t i v e director of the Canadian Pork Council, said release of the report will shift attention to Congress where there is growing support for removing the discriminatory provisions in COOL because it is also harming American processors and retailers.

There have been 112 members of Congress who have written to Tom Vilsack, the U.S. agriculture secretary, urging him to rescind the labelling law if the WTO rules against it. “If the WTO finds the COOL rule to be non-compliant, the resulting

consequences could have a detrimental impact on our economy,” the letter says.

U.S. meat industr y and f a r m g r o u p s , b a c k e d by Canadian counterparts, have been unsuccessful in getting American courts to rule against COOL laws.

While ruling the administration has the authority to implement COOL, several court decisions have said that they weren’t capable of considering the ramifications of the WTO complaint against COOL or the heavy losses American businesses are suffering because of COOL.

Complicated labelling

Ca n a d a f i r s t c o m p l a i n e d to the W TO about COOL in 2009.

In 2012, the trade body

news

World food prices near four-year low rome / reuters / World food prices in August hit their lowest since September 2010 as prices of all major food groups except meat fell, led by a sharp decline in dairy prices, the UN’s food agency said Sept. 11.

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) price index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 196.6 points in August, down 3.6 per cent from July.

A Russian ban on dairy imports from countries which have imposed sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine pulled down dairy prices which were already falling, FAO said.

FAO raised its forecast for global cereal production for 2014 to 2.512 billion tonnes, 14 million tonnes higher than its previous forecast. That put 2014 output on track to be just 0.5 per cent short of last year’s record harvest.

The agency also hiked its world wheat output forecast to 716.5 million tonnes, close to 2013’s record level, from a previous estimate of 707.2 million due to larger-than-expected crops in China, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.

World cereals stocks at the end of the 2015 season are set to be 616 million tonnes, 12 million tonnes above the previous forecast.

Meat prices bucked the trend to rise 1.2 per cent on the month as demand in China supported imports and herd rebuilding in Australia reduced exportable supplies of beef.

t i m Li

v n I ed

found it was not in compliance with the U.S.’s international obligations. In early 2013, the U.S. announced changes that it said brought the program into compliance with the WTO. Canada and Mexico said the changes made the situation worse.

In 2013, Canada released a long list of imported American food and consumer products, which could be hit with 100 per cent duties, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said. The U.S. processi n g g i a n t Ty s o n F o o d s stopped buying beef cattle finished in Canada because of the administrative probl e m s w i t h C O O L . Pa c k ing plants in the U.S. have closed their doors because they couldn’t source livestock from Canada and Mexico.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Feeder Steers

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Sep-10

Sep-09

n/a

Sep-12

Sep-10

Sep-08

Sep-11

Sep-12

No. on offer

209

325*

n/a

984

1,094*

191*

565

590

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

180.00-205.00

900-1,000

212.00-219.00

n/a

n/a

195.00-220.00

196.00-220.00

n/a

n/a

200.00-221.00

800-900

200.00-232.00

161.00-233.50

n/a

210.00-230.00

212.00-230.50

215.00-235.00

190.00-231.00 (235.00)

215.00-235.00

700-800

232.00-255.00

160.00-248.00

n/a

235.00-250.00

225.00-254.00

230.00-250.00

210.00-240.00 (248.00)

230.00-245.00

600-700

210.00-277.00

142.00-274.25

n/a

235.00-257.00

235.00-265.00

235.00-258.00

230.00-255.00 (265.00)

230.00-252.00

500-600

240.00-280.00

107.50-286.00

n/a

245.00-270.00

245.00-290.00

260.00-275.00

255.00-285.00 (290.00)

240.00-279.00

400-500

250.00-299.00

244.00-303.00

n/a

275.00-314.00

280.00-325.00

270.00-295.00

260.00-310.00 (323.00)

255.00-302.00

300-400

n/a

300.00-379.00

n/a

300.00-327.00

290.00-355.00

n/a

225.00-315.00

290.00-355.00 (370.00)

n/a

142.75-178.00

n/a

179.00-195.00

172.00-193.00

n/a

n/a

165.00-206.00

195.00-210.00

129.00-215.00

n/a

195.00-217.00

193.00-217.00

175.00-194.00

180.00-215.00 (218.00)

190.00-213.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

800-900 700-800

200.00-228.00

175.00-223.00

n/a

200.00-226.00

197.00-226.00

205.00-218.50

200.00-225.00 (230.50)

205.00-228.00

600-700

219.00-236.00

114.00-234.00

n/a

220.00-237.00

219.00-238.00

210.00-222.00

200.00-235.00 (240.00)

205.00-235.00

500-600

204.00-230.00

107.50-250.50

n/a

240.00-260.00

220.00-245.00

230.00-250.00

210.00-250.00 (255.00)

210.00-255.00

400-500

n/a

200.00-265.00

n/a

260.00-277.00

233.00-275.00

250.00-275.00

220.00-258.00 (261.00)

215.00-255.00

300-400

n/a

246.00-290.00

n/a

270.00-290.00

250.00-285.00

n/a

225.00-255.00 (260.00)

215.00-265.00

No. on offer

110

n/a

n/a

208

n/a

n/a

354

210

Slaughter Market

D1-D2 Cows

105.00-117.00

50.00-133.00

n/a

120.00-129.00

113.00-126.00

105.00-115.00

118.00-127.00 (133.00)

118.00-126.00

D3-D5 Cows

92.00-105.00

n/a

n/a

100.00-118.00

80.00-113.00

n/a

105.00-118.00

108.00-115.00

Age Verified

117.00-124.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-128.74

110.00-122.00

136

n/a

Good Bulls

120.00-140.50

106.00-138.75

n/a

136.00-150.00

136.00-154.00

135

130.00-149.00 (155.50)

133.00-145.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-154.00

148.00-155.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-153.00

147.00-153.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

125.00-139.00

115.00-125.00

n/a

125.00-135.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

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Hog barn workers carry drug-resistant bacteria even after they leave the farm A small study of North Carolina hog barn workers turned up surprisingly high levels of persistent and resistant bacteria Staff

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small-scale study of hog barn workers in North Carolina found nearly half carry livestock-associated bacteria in their noses, and that this potentially harmful bacteria remained with them up to four days after exposure.

Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health tested 22 workers over a period of two weeks during the summer of 2012 and found 19 carried at least one type of Staphylococcus aureus at some point during the study period, while 16 of them (73 per cent) carried the livestock-associated strain. In contrast, only about one-third of the general population carry a strain of Staphylococcus aureus associated with humans.

Much of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria the workers carried were antibiotic resistant.

Researchers said they were surprised by the persistence of the bacteria, which heightens the possibility of workers spreading it to others.

“Before this study, we didn’t know much about the persistence of livestock-associated strains among workers in the United States whose primary full-time jobs involve working inside large industrial hogconfinement facilities,” said study author Christopher D. Heaney, PhD, MS, an assistant professor in the departments of environmental health sciences and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in a release. “Now we need to better understand not only how persistence of this drug-resistant bacteria may impact the health of the workers themselves, but whether there are broader public health implications.”

Workers in hog barns can become carriers of drug-resistant bacteria.

European limits

The researches noted that in Europe, the children of livestock workers have been diagnosed with a livestockassociated strain of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) that doesn’t match the more widely found community- or hospital-associated strains.

Staph are common bacteria that can live in human bodies without consequence. When they do cause infection, most aren’t life threatening and appear as mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils.

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But staph can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs or the urinary tract. Strains of staph like MRSA, which are resistant to some antibiotics, can be the most damaging because they can be very hard to treat.

MRSA is particularly dangerous in hospitals where the bacteria are hard to get rid of and the people there are the most vulnerable.

How does it spread?

Heaney and the team are doing more research to see

whether hog workers with p e r s i s t e n t d r u g - re s i s t a n t bacteria are spreading it to their family members and communities.

“We’re trying to figure out if this is mainly a workplace hazard associated with hog farming or if it is a threat to public health at large,” he says. “To do that we need to learn more not just about how long workers carry bacteria in their noses, but how it relates to the risk of infection and other health outcomes in workers, their families, and communities.”

“We’re trying to figure out if this is mainly a workplace hazard associated with hog farming or if it is a threat to public health at large.”

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Nice fall weather moving in Issued: Monday, September 15, 2014 · Covering: September 17 – September 24, 2014 Daniel Bezte

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a s t w e e k ’s f o r e c a s t didn’t work out quite as expected. The strong arctic high did build southward, but it remained farther to the west than originally forecast, resulting in more cloud cover.

While some areas did see some light frost late last week, the extra clouds kept most places a little warmer at night and a little cooler during the day.

For this forecast per iod we have to contend with two different areas of high pressure. The first high is another sur face-based arctic high, expected to slide southeastward during the week. This high should take a much more easterly track through northwestern Ontario. At the same time we’ll see an upper ridge of high pressure building to our west try to move eastward. It will be a tough call as to which high will have the biggest influence on our weather. It now looks like we’ll see a mix of sun and clouds from Wednesday to Friday as cold air remains in

For this issue’s map I’ve decided to take a break from looking at rainfall data. Instead here is a graph, created by the University of Alabama in Huntsville, showing the monthly global lower troposphere temperature anomaly since 1978. The data used in this graph are gathered by advanced microwave sounding units on NOAA and NASA satellites and measures the temperature of the atmosphere from the surface up to an altitude of about eight kilometres above sea level. You can see that since about 2001 global temperatures have routinely been above average.

place in the upper atmosphere.

Temperatures will slowly warm as the week goes on, with highs expected to be in the low 20s and overnight lows around the 5 C mark. We could see a bit more clouds along with the odd shower on Friday as a weak low slides through.

Over the weekend and into the first part of next week the western upper ridge should finally move in, bringing mainly sunny skies along with high temperatures in the low to mid20s. Beyond this, the weather models show a fairly strong area of low pressure mov-

ing across the northern Prairies. This low will likely drag a cold front across central and southern Manitoba sometime on Wednesday, bringing a short shot of cooler air.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 12 to 22 C; lows, 1 to 9 C.

Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@ bezte.ca.

Average summer temperatures A post-summer review of the statistics, and a look ahead at predictions for this fall

By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

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he weather over the last week or so has definitely taken on the feel of fall, which isn’t surprising; after all, it is September. We are quickly approaching the autumnal equinox, which is just a fancy way of saying “the first day of fall” from an astronomical point of view. When we talk about weather and climate in our part of the world, we break the year up into winter, spring, summer and fall, with each of the seasons (at least on paper) comprising three months. Winter covers December through to the end of February; spring covers March to May; summer, June to August; and fall, September to November. From an astronomical point of view the seasons are shifted a little bit and defined by the position of the sun. Winter starts around Dec. 21 as this is the point in the year when the sun is at the lowest point in the sky and it marks the shortest amount of daylight. Spring starts around March 21, as this is the day when the sun is directly over the equator and all parts of the world receive approximately 12 hours of daylight. Summer begins around June 21 and in the Northern Hemisphere it’s

August saw warmer temperatures than July, compared to average, but along with the warmer temperatures came more rainfall.

when the sun will be at its highest point overhead. Finally, fall, which occurs around Sept. 21, is just like spring, with the sun now directly over the equator and all regions seeing about 12 hours of daylight.

OK, so much for the science lesson. What does this have to do with this week’s article?

Well, I figured that since, from any point of view, summer is now officially over and fall has begun, it’s time to look back at how the summer measured up, then look ahead to see what the weather has in store for us this fall.

The summer of 2014 was bad, good or average, depending on where you live, when you were spending time outside, and what you consider to be good or bad summer weather! For me, looking back, from a gardening point of view it wasn’t the best summer due to the wet start.

From a camping point of view it seemed like we had pretty nice

weather for every camping trip; therefore, the summer was nice.

If we look at the numbers for the entire summer, they tell us temperatures were right around average for the Winnipeg region, and just a tiny bit below average in the Brandon and Dauphin regions. When I say “a tiny bit below average” I mean about 0.3 C below average. Precipitation, on the other hand, was above average in all three regions, with Winnipeg coming in about 50 mm above and the Brandon and Dauphin regions reporting over 125 mm more rainfall than average.

The problem is, this overall view of the summer doesn’t tell us the whole picture. If we look at each month we get a little better idea. June was a coolerthan-average month with wellabove-average amounts of precipitation. We then transitioned into a dry July that saw well-below-average amounts of precipitation. Usually, if we

have a dry July it is also warm, but this year July was actually a little cooler than average thanks to a couple of very cool days mid-month. Drop these days out and July comes in around average temperature-wise, so if you forget about those days and look back, July was not that bad of a month. August saw warmer temperatures than July, at least compared to average, but along with the warmer temperatures came more rainfall. The dry July weather continued during the first half of August before a couple of strong upper lows moved in, bringing some significant rains to most regions during the second half of the month.

Looking ahead

Now on to our fall weather outlook. First, let’s look at the two almanacs (the Old Farmer’s Almanac and the Canadian Farmers Almanac). The Old Farmer’s Almanac calls for nearto slightly above-average temperatures for September and October, with well-above-average temperatures in November.

It also calls for near- to slightly below-average precipitation.

All in all, not a bad fall forecast!

Over at the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac it appears to call for colder-than-average temperatures in September, as it mentions chilly and colder several

times. October looks like it will start off on the cold side, with temperatures warming toward the end of the month. These warmer temperatures then look to continue into November. On the precipitation front, it seems to call for a wetter-than-average September as it mentions showers and stormy conditions. October looks like it might come in around average as it seems to call for a mixed bag of dry and wet weather. It does call for dust storms over the western Prairies late in the month, and to me, that could only happen if the weather has been dry. Finally, November looks as if it will see near-average amounts of precipitation.

Over at Environment Canada, it calls for fall to start off with below-average temperatures in September, followed by a slow warming pattern that will see near- to above-average temperatures in October and November. EC predicts precipitation amounts to be near average this fall, with southeastern regions seeing the best chance of above-average amounts.

Finally, my forecast (which is simply my gut feeling) calls for near-average temperatures to prevail for most of this fall, along with near- to slightly below-average amounts of precipitation.

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Invasive Species Council declares war on weeds

New weed spotters’ workshops are designed to educate public and raise awareness

By Meghan Mast Co-operator Staff

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“Once leafy spurge invades a pasture it reduces the value of that pasture, reducing the area available for grazing and livestock.”

Julie Pelc

Workshop participants learn to identify invasive species in their region. During the first one Pelc highlighted several problematic weeds in the Pembina Valley region, including leafy spurge, nodding thistle and common tansy.

Leafy spurge, which can grow to just under a metre tall, is believed to have hitched a ride to North America with seed brought in by early settlers. An economic impact assessment undertaken by Brandon University in 1999

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small group met in the Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre August 20 to discuss how to engage the public in tracking a common enemy — weeds.

The workshop was the first of what Julie Pelc, chair of the Invasive Species Council of Manitoba (ISCM), hopes will be many weed spotters’ workshops.

“We really want to increase knowledge and awareness of these priority invasive species,” Pelc said in an interview.

At least 257 invasive plant species substantially affect agriculture in Manitoba, according to the ISCM. These introduced species threaten the local environment and economy but some can also risk human and animal health. They can dominate their environment over time — choking other plants and monopolizing root space.

ISCM is a non-profit organization comprised of federal, provincial, NGO and community representatives. It works to educate the public and spread awareness about harmful weeds.

The plan to develop a weed spotters’ program was part of an updated strategic plan finalized earlier this year.

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estimated it infested 340,000 acres and was costing the economy $20 million in direct and indirect costs — mainly due to reduced grazing capacity.

By 2010, it had spread to more than 1.2 million acres and its economic impact had risen to more than $40 million in lost grazing capacity, cost of control measures, and other indirect costs.

“Once leafy spurge invades a pasture it reduces the value of that pasture, reducing the area available for grazing and livestock,” said Pelc.

Once the classroom portion of the workshop finished, the group headed outdoors to find and pull common tansy weeds. Bright-yellow, button-shaped flowers cluster at the top of these plants. They contain several toxic compounds harmful to humans and animals if absorbed through the skin or ingested.

Pelc emphasized that unsupervised weed removal is discouraged. Some weeds can be dangerous. One example is giant hogweed — which, as of January 2014 has not been seen in Manitoba but has been spotted in Ontario.

This plant burns skin to the touch.

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Richard Warkentin, who attended the weed spotters’ workshop, said he received a call this summer from someone who thought they had seen giant hogweed. Warkentin, who works for the Stanley Soil Management association, said investigation revealed it to be a false alarm.

“It was something called tall water parsnip,” he said. “It can irritate your skin like poison ivy, but it isn’t as dangerous as giant hogweed.”

The small circular, white-flowered cluster looks similar to the corrosive weed.

To avoid risk, Pelc recommends when someone spots what looks like a weed, they take a photo and contact the ISCM that will then pass the weed through a verification process.

Once it’s identified, it will be passed on to the appropriate authority for control. “The weed spotters’ program is about early detection and not enforcement,” she said.

If you think you’ve found an invasive species or if you are interested in hosting a weed spotters’ workshop in your community, contact the ISCM at 204-232-6021 or by email: info@invasivespeciesmanitoba.com. meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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Wal-Mart joins U.S. crop tour fever seeking food chain edge

Retailers, marketers and analysts see it as an opportunity to form relationships with suppliers

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etail giant Wal-Mart joined a group of volunteers counting corn ears and soybean pods in fields in the United States recently in a clear sign traditional crop tours are expanding their appeal from farmers and traders to all those with a stake in the U.S. food chain.

These annual trips to gather detailed on-the-ground information on crops in the world’s biggest grains producer have long been seen as a way to glean market-moving details not found in commodity analyst notes or government reports.

But now their popularity is booming as a chance for those usually far from the field to develop relationships with growers themselves and to earn mud-on-the-boots credibility with clients and suppliers.

The ProFarmer crop tour l a s t m o n t h i n vo l ve d 1 2 0 people, double the number a decade ago, from countries spanning Switzerland to Argentina, who travelled

“You can only really understand a market by getting dirty and in ags that means you go get out and about and literally get mud on your boots.”

Fiona Boal

London-based analyst

roughly 1,500 miles (2,500 km) across the Midwest and waded into more than 1,300 fields.

First time

Wal-Mart, known for its low prices, sent representatives for the first time on this tour, after trying out a wheat trip two years ago. It has a rising interest in food supplies, having grown its grocery business from around seven per cent a decade ago to over 70 per cent of sales now.

“We are always looking for ways to better understand our business. We attend farm tours to learn about crops so we can make smart buying decisions in our efforts to pass on savings to our cus-

tomers,” said Tim Robinson, Wal-Mart’s director of dry grocery, who travelled from Ohio to Minnesota with the tour.

After scouting a cornfield in Ford County, Illinois, a roadside encounter with a farmer gave Robinson just such knowledge. The farmer said his crop, slated for delivery to snacks maker Frito-Lay, whose products pack WalMart store shelves, was by far his best ever.

That revelation echoed what Robinson had encountered all week: massive corn yields that have reduced grain costs for his suppliers to the lowest in years.

Target Corp., which has also expanded grocery in recent years, declined to comment

when asked if it would attend in future. Super valu Inc., whose chains include Cub and Save-A-Lot, also did not attend but a spokesman said it regularly meets growers.

Other new volunteers include analysts and traders a few states away to as far afield as Britain or Thailand who feel they get information which gives them an edge over competitors.

“You can only really understand a market by getting dirty and in ags that means you go get out and about and literally get mud on your boots,” said Fiona Boal, a London-based analyst with asset manager Hermes on her third tour.

Confirm data

Sh e c a l l e d b a c k f a r m e r s she met on the tour to confirm that soybean growth had exploded after the rainsoaked excursion. “That sort of anecdotal information from informed on-the-ground sources is invaluable to an investor,” she said.

Insights gleaned from the tour encouraged first-year participant Angie Maguire, a

trader and elevator manager in Charlotte, Michigan, to lock in first-quarter 2015 corn sales to a commercial buyer, confident that prices were likely to drop.

“Some other folks may not step up and be willing to put sale on but I feel comfortable after seeing the crop,” she said.

The tours are not without critics, however, who say they focus on incomplete information that trickles out via phone, email and social media.

Data from other tours, such as those hosted by Lanworth, a division of Thomson Reuters, or by forecaster MDA Weather Services, tends not to emerge until the end as they draw smaller crowds and information is shared with a limited client base.

Corn and soybean futures each fell more than one per cent during the ProFarmer tour.

“My take on yield surveys.

The more information that’s known about our crops the less we receive for them,” tweeted Tom Burnham, an Arkansas farmer who has never participated.

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Bee foraging chronically impaired by pesticide exposure Another study sheds light on why neonicotinoids and bees don’t mix University of Guelph release

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study co-authored by a University of Guelph scientist that involved fitting bumblebees with tiny radio frequency tags shows long-term exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide hampers bees’ ability to forage for pollen.

The research by Nigel Raine, a professor in Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences, and Richard Gill of Imperial Co l l e g e L o n d o n w a s p u b lished July 9 in the British Ecological Society’s journal Functional Ecology.

The study shows how longterm pesticide exposure affects individual bees’ dayto-day behaviour, including pollen collection and which flowers worker bees chose to visit.

“Bees have to learn many things about their environment, including how to collect pollen from flowers,” said Raine, who holds the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Co n s e r va t i o n , a Ca n a d i a n first.

“Exposure to this neonicotinoid pesticide seems to prevent bees from being able to learn these essential skills.”

The researchers monitored bee activity using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags similar to those used by courier firms to track parcels.

They tracked when individual bees left and returned to the colony, how much pollen they collected and from which flowers.

Bees from untreated colonies got better at collecting pollen as they learned to forage. But bees exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides became less successful over time at collecting pollen.

Neonicotinoid-treated colonies even sent out more foragers to try to compensate for lack of pollen from individual bees.

Besides collecting less pollen, said Raine, “the flower preferences of neonicotinoidexposed bees were different to those of foraging bees from untreated colonies.”

Raine and Gill studied the effects of two pesticides — imidacloprid, one of three neonicotinoid pesticides c u r re n t l y b a n n e d f o r u s e on crops attractive to bees by the European Commission, and pyrethroid (lambda cyhalothrin) — used alone or together, on the behaviour of individual bumblebees from 40 colonies over four weeks.

“Although pesticide expos u re h a s b e e n i m p l i c a t e d

This image shows bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) workers with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. photo: richard gill

as a possible cause for bee decline, until now we had limited understanding of the risk these chemicals pose, espe-

cially how it affects natural foraging behaviour,” Raine said.

Neonicotinoids make up

about 30 per cent of the global pesticide market. Plants grown from neonicotinoidtreated seed have the pesticid e i n a l l t h e i r t i s s u e s, including the nectar and pollen.

“If pesticides are affecting the normal behaviour of individual bees, this could have serious knock-on cons e q u e n c e s f o r t h e g r ow t h a nd s u r v i va l o f c o l o n i e s,” explained Raine.

T h e re s e a rc h e r s s u g g e s t reform of pesticide regulations, including adding bumblebees and solitary bees to risk assessments that currently cover only honeybees.

“Bumblebees may be much more sensitive to pesticide impacts as their colonies contain a few hundred workers at most, compared to tens of thousands in a honeybee colony,” Raine said.

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crop report

Harvest continued at a slow pace last week Crop report as of Sept. 15 — for full summary visit MAFRD website Weekly summary

• Harvest progress is advancing slowly due to unseasonable cool and damp weather.

• A light frost occurred, causing concern for damage to immature soybeans and canola.

• Yields for cereals and canola are average with some quality concerns due to the prolonged wet harvest.

• Winter wheat seeding and fall field work is limited with the late harvest.

Southwest Region

There was marginal harvest progress with well-below-normal temperatures, light showers and generally poor drying.

Frost was minor and generally of short duration.

Winter wheat yields are ranging from 45 to 65 bu./acre with moderate levels of fusarium.

Initial spring wheat yields are 55 to 65 bu./acre range with good quality and low fusarium. Early canola yields range from 40 to 50 bu./acre. Late canola fields are still green with producers swathing to minimize damage from frost. The majority of the soybean crop is in the very late R6.5 to R7 stage.

Winter wheat seeding is minimal to none.

The second cut of alfalfa is in mid- to full bloom. Barley silage operations are ongoing with average yields. Pastures improved with recent rains, but

some frost and cool temperatures are limiting growth. Dugouts remain at capacity.

Northwest Region

Weather over the past week brought wind, rain, frost and harvest weather to parts of the region.

In the Roblin and Swan River areas, some combining occurred, with much of the crop harvested testing tough and put on aeration. Approximately 95 per cent of the wheat crop is ripe, but harvest varies from less than five per cent combined in The Pas to 70 per cent in Swan Valley and 10 per cent in Roblin, Dauphin, Ste. Rose/ McCreary areas. Yield and quality are reported as average.

About 60 per cent of the canola is swathed and less than five per cent combined. The majority of the soybean crop is podded.

Pea harvest is complete, with average yields. Most harvest operations are stopped because of rain over the weekend. There has been little to no seeding of winter wheat or fall rye.

Haying concluded for most of the native hay harvest due to high water levels and saturated fields. Some very limited third-cut alfalfa fields are being harvested.

Central Region

Cooler temperatures and showers kept harvest slow. Rainfall

was the highest in the Portage area. Most other parts of the region received very little. Frost hit the western side of the region hardest on Friday morning with temperatures dipping to -3 C. Lighter and patchy frost was reported in the valley, causing some leaf burn to the corn crop. Much of the cereals and oilseed crops were mature enough and were not impacted. There are reports from around the region on concerns with quality loss in swathed and standing crops.

Much of the cereal grain was harvested tough to damp and requires aeration or drying.

Winter wheat harvest is complete, with yields averaging 50 to 70 bu./acre. Quality is disappointing mostly due to fusarium. Fusarium impact is far less evident in the spring cereals. Barley yields range from 70 to 100 bu./acre; western areas report 55 per cent complete.

Spring wheat harvest continues, with early yields in the 45 to 80 bu./acre range, with good quality. Early protein reports range from 11 to 13.5 per cent.

Oat yields are reported at 90 to 140 bu./acre, with good weight.

A number of canola fields are coming in at 50 to 60 bu./acre.

The first soybeans have been harvested. Edible bean harvest continues with good quality.

Pastures are in good shape.

Adequate amounts of hay,

straw and greenfeed reported in the area. Corn silage may start shortly. Wild hay along Lake Manitoba will be unharvestable after the recent rains.

Eastern Region

Areas of the region received light frosts.

Harvest was slow, with most cereals harvested tough. Some canola is being swathed to minimize frost-induced pod shelling.

Spring wheat yields are averaging 60 to 80 bu./acre and canola is averaging 30 to 50 bu./ acre. Soybeans are in the R7 stage with leaves dropping and pods starting to turn. Corn is in the dent stage. Sunflowers are in the R7 stage with the back of the head starting to yellow.

Winter wheat seeding is underway with some producers making good progress late last week and over the weekend.

With light frosts producers are checking for nitrates in greenfeed. Haying is slow.

Pastures are doing well with the recent rains. Cows are also starting to graze hayfields. Feed stocks are rated as adequate to a slight surplus.

Interlake Region

Cool temperatures along with scattered showers were experienced throughout the region.

Frost was also reported — in

isolated areas the temperature did go below -1 C for several hours.

Harvest progress through the region is close to 40 per cent complete. Fall tillage is estimated at five to 10 per cent complete. Spring cereals continue to get harvested tough. Spring wheat grades are ranging anywhere from No. 1 to 3, due to mildew, fusarium and in some case sprouting. Wheat yields are ranging anywhere from 45 to 65 bu./acre, oats 80 to 110 bu./acre, barley 60 to 70 bu./ acre, and canola at 25 to 45 bu./acre. Alfalfa-seed fields started to get desiccated as plants reach maturity. Soybeans are starting to show colour change and leaf drop as they reach maturity. Winter wheat seeding is minimal, due to the late stages of canola and the delay of harvest. With the recent frost events that occurred last week it’s still too early to determine how severe crop damage is in green canola fields, corn and soybeans.

Frosts on two nights have some producer scrambling to get their greenfeed cut for fear of high nitrate levels. There is very little supplemental feeding for cattle on pastures except creep feeding for calves.

Many hayfields and cropland are still too wet to travel on with equipment.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

Pesticides a concern for aquatic life in most U.S. urban streams

Harvesting around the sloughs

Federal researchers say more research is needed

By Ian Simpson washington / reuters

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he proportion of urban streams in the United States with potentially worrisome levels of pesticides for aquatic life has surged to 90 per cent, a two-decade government study said Sept. 11.

Some of the more than 500 million pounds (220 million kg) of pesticides used yearly in the United States are concentrated at levels that pose a concern for fish and water-dwelling insects, the U.S. Geological Survey report on pesticides from 1992 to 2011 said. The levels seldom topped human health standards.

“We’re at the stage of saying, ‘OK, these (levels) compared to a benchmark indicate more evaluation needs to be done,’” said Wesley Stone, a geological survey hydrologist and the study’s lead author.

Ninety per cent of urban streams had one or more pesticides exceeding an Environmental Protection Agency aquatic-life standard from 2002 to 2011. The proportion was 53 per cent in the 1992-2001 decade.

Stone said the increased use in cities of the insecticides fipronil and dichlorvos was the main reason more urban streams were showing pesticide levels topping EPA benchmarks.

For streams and rivers draining agricultural land, the prop o r t i o n t o p p i n g t h e E PA standard fell to 61 per cent in the 2002-11 period from 69 per cent in the previous decade.

The proportion of streams in mixed land use areas with one or more pesticides topping benchmarks was 46 per cent in the 2002-11 period, almost unchanged from the earlier period.

The potential for damage to aquatic life was likely underestimated since lack of resources meant researchers could monitor fewer than half of the more than 400 pesticides used agriculturally each year, the study said.

The report also only looked at pesticides that dissolved in water. The concentrations of individual pesticides have shifted since 1992 because of regulatory and market changes and the launch of new products, it said.

T h e re p o r t c o m e s a m i d heightened concern by some environmental and consumer groups about contamination of drinking water by agricultural chemicals.

On Sept. 10, a coalition of environmental health groups sued the EPA, asking a Federal Court to require a ban on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that can interfere with brain development. The suit claims that people are exposed to it through dr inking water and other means.

Hillary Bennie heads for the grain truck with a hopper full of grain. Getting around the sloughs is a fact of life in western Manitoba these days. photo: Sharlene Bennie

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

Seaway rebounds from slow start to shipping season This year’s grain shipments are now expected to exceed last year’s

By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

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he St. Lawrence Seaway has continued its remarkable rebound after essentially losing the first four weeks of the 2014 shipping season to heavy ice that plugged the Great Lakes

“The new grain crops will begin shipping in the coming weeks and traffic is expected to be busy for the rest of the autumn.”

BRUCE HODGSON

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Director of market development for the Seaway Management Corp.

through much of April and kept many ships in port.

Total traffic to the end of last month was 20 million tonnes, three per cent above the 2013 figures for the same period. To the end of July 2014 shipments were nearly four per cent behind last year.

Br uce Hodgson, director of market development for the Seaway Management Corp. says there appears to be enough business available until late December when the seaway closes for the winter to put the 2014 tonnage total “slightly ahead” of 2013.

Other projections are higher.

The main drivers behind the improved performance this year are a surge of the ongoing surge of Canadian grain exports, which are 72 per cent ahead of the 2013 n u m b e r s , i n c re a s e d s h i p -

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ments of road salt for Great Lakes municipalities, an influx of specialty steel and other metals for the Canadian a n d A m e r i c a n a u t o m o t i ve and construction industries, and a higher demand for stone and cement for building projects.

The grain moving through the seaway up until now has been from last year’s massive western Canadian crop. “ The new grain crops will begin shipping in the coming weeks and traffic is expected to be busy for the rest of the autumn,” Hodgson notes.

A s we l l , m o re A m e r i c a n grain is passing through the seaway, says Rebecca Spruill, director of trade development for the U.S. Seaway Development Corp. “The USDA’s forecast for near-historic yields of wheat, corn, and soybeans is being proven accurate as nearly four times as much U.S. grain moved through s e a w a y l o c k s t h i s Au g u s t c o m p a re d t o a ye a r a g o.”

After being almost negligible in recent months, American grain shipments should remain strong for the rest of the season.

Hodgson said that more than five million tonnes of grain have been shipped from Canadian Great Lakes ports Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Windsor, Goderich, Owen Sound and Port Colborne so far this year. “Thunder Bay, the largest grain port on the system, is now en route to its strongest year overall since 1997, after playing an instrumental role in clearing a huge backlog of Prairie grain.”

While it’s a fraction of the g ra i n m ov i n g t h ro u g h t h e seaway, general cargoes have nearly doubled over last year to 1.5 million tonnes. Most general cargo is carried by ocean-going vessels entering the seaway and they usually depart with holds full of grain, which help boost the exports.

The increase in cargo has been accomplished with f e we r s h i p s — 2 , 1 1 5 h a ve passed through the waterway to the end of August, eight fewer than last year.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

It pays to have good grain samples Harvest Sample Program gives you an edge when marketing your harvest Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development release

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hen it comes to marketing, it’s important to know the product.

And this is never more important than when selling crops.

“Some crops are more complex than others to grade,” said Neil Blue, market specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development in Vermilion.

“For example, canola is typically graded based on appearance, smell, moisture content, inseparable weed seeds and foreign matter as well as percentage of seeds with distinctly green colour or heat damage when crushed. Some buyers may also test for oil content in canola seed.

“Wheat grades include type, appearance factors, inseparable seeds, ergot, and foreign material, as well as protein content and sometimes falling number.”

O b t a i n i n g a re p re s e n t a tive sample of the product is an essential part of marketing, said Blue. The goal is to have a sample that has the same characteristics as the large volume of product that it represents.

“Taking samples as harvested grain is placed into storage is a practical way to obtain a representative sample for each bin,” he said.

“Commercial samplers or homemade samplers have a similar design, such as a small can on the end of a stick. As the grain is flowing, pass the cup along the stream of grain at regular intervals and dump it into a larger container. Try to take a consistent number of cup samples relative to the larger grain volume from each load.

“After a bin is full, mix the grain well in the sample pail and keep part of that mixed sample as the representative sample for that bin. Make sure that you keep a large enough sample to use in distributing the sample to different graders.

Keep the sample in a sealed container labelled to identify the source bin. This container should keep out rodents and insects and preserve representative moisture content to maintain sample integrity.”

Producers should be aware of the Harvest Sample Program that the Canada Grain Commission offers, said Blue.

“This program gives producers a free unofficial grade on samples from the current year’s crop. Producers can submit samples of newly harvested crop prior to November. Upon registering with the commission by phone, email or via their website, they will send participating producers a personalized kit, including postage-paid envelopes for the samples.

“The toll-free registration phone number is 1-800-8536705, and the commission is welcoming new registrants.”

Up to eight samples per

producer are eligible for this free service, and the program can be used for cereal grains, pulses, canola, flaxseed, mustard seed and soybeans.

Results can be sent by email or obtained by phone or on the commission’s website.

Alternatively, the Canadian Grain Commission’s submitted sample service is available to producers year round for a fee.

Under this program, producers receive a certificate that shows: • Grade (including main degrading reason if relevant); • Dockage; • Mo i s t u re ( i f s a m p l e i s received in a moistureproof container); • Protein content for wheat samples by request; • Oil, protein and chlorophyll content for canola; • Oil, protein content and iodine value for flaxseed; • Oil and protein for mustard seed and soybeans.

“Records of the stored crop samples should be maintained, together with c o m m e n t s a n d re m i n d e r s applicable to each bin,” said Blue. “As grade assessments are gathered from var ious buyers, note those assigned grades in your records. You may find that not all buyers give the same grade to a sample, and that information becomes a factor in your marketing decision.

“I f y o u u s e t h e Ca n a d a Grain Commission grading service, consider its assessment of grade to be the base grade for that crop sample.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

Prairie wheat bids move down again CWRS prices still highest in Manitoba, but down $5 on the week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Commodity News Service Canada

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verage bids for Canad i a n We s t e r n R e d Spring (CWRS) moved down by an average of $2 to $5 per tonne across Western Canada during the week ended Sept. 12, as large global wheat supplies weighed on the North American market.

The highest CWRS prices were still available in Manitoba, but average bids in the province declined by $5,

coming in at roughly $199 p e r t o n n e, a c c o rd i n g t o prices quoted from a crosssection of Prairie elevators.

Average Saskatchewan prices ranged from $180 per tonne in the north to from $189 the south. In Alberta, CWRS prices ranged from $179 in the Peace River district to $188 in the southern part of the province.

Average Canadian Prairie Red Spring wheat (CPRS) bids in Alberta lost about $1 to $2 on average, topping out

at $149 to $158 per tonne. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan, average bids for CPRS ranged from $138 in Manitoba, which was down $5 on the week, to $143 per tonne in south Saskatchewan, which was down $7.

Av e r a g e w i n t e r w h e a t prices ranged from $133 to $141 per tonne across Western Canada, with the best pricing opportunities in Manitoba.

Durum prices in southern Saskatchewan, where the

bulk of the crop is grown, gained about $3 on average to trade at roughly $260 per tonne.

The December spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based off of, was quoted at US$5.7800 p e r b u s h e l o n Se p t . 1 2 , down 33.5 cents from the previous week.

The Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, which are now traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to

CPRS in Canada. The December Kansas City wheat contract lost 45 cents during the week, and was quoted at US$5.9325 per bushel on Sept. 12.

The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$5.023525 on Sept. 12, which was down 33 cents from the previous week.

Fo r a t a b l e o f a v e ra g e weekly cash bids by region, visit www.manitobacoopera tor.ca under the markets tab.

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Fatal grain entrapment near Sandy Lake Yellowhead RCMP report that a fatal farm incident occurred near Sandy Lake, on Sept. 11.

An RCMP statement said a 44-year-old male farmhand from Keeseekoowenin First Nation was in the box of a grain truck that he was unloading when he began sinking into the grain. Attempts to rescue him were unsuccessful, and he was released from the box of grain when the chute was opened.

EMS attended and the victim was transported to the hospital, where he died Sept. 14.

Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health is assisting with the ongoing investigation.

The name of the deceased will not be released.

No major damage from U.S. freeze R euters / T h e f i r s t freeze of the season hit the northern U.S. Midwest Corn and Soybean Belt over the weekend, but the weather did not stay cold long enough to cause major damage to crops, agricultural meteorologists said on Monday.

“There was some frost and a few light freezes but nothing that was permanently damaging,” said Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. Saturday was the coldest morning, with temp e r a t u re s d i p p i n g t o below freezing at 25 to 28 F (-4 to -2 C) in northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin, which are not major crop regions.

However, the big corn and soybean areas of the eastern Dakotas, eastern Nebraska, north-central Iowa and south-central Minnesota had temperatures in the low 30s F.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

CP Rail attacks plan to allow others on more of its tracks Allowing interswitching on up to 160 kilometres will actually hamper its ability to move grain to port

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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anadian Pacific Railway has asked the Federal Court of Appeal to strike down a key provision in Canadian Transportation Agency regulations announced last month to improve grain transportation because it will cause “ i r re p a ra b l e h a r m” t o t h e company.

Un d e r i n t e r s w i t c h i n g , a shipper can choose to route its

CP Rail contends that allowing other railways on its track will cost it $13.3 million per year. file photo

traffic by another railway that is within the zone.

CP says the agency’s extension of interswitching limits to 160 kilometres from the current 30 kilometres to give Prairie shippers more competitive rail services violates the provisions of the Canada Transportation Act and will cost the company $13.3 million a year in extra, unrecoverable costs.

The allegations are contained in a document filed with the court by Saskatoon lawyer

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Doug Hodson of MacPherson Leslie and Tyerman LLP. The new interswitching regulations “are the result of political manoeuvrings by government as opposed to sound economic regulations by the agency,” the appeal contends.

“They are neither aimed at any intelligible purpose grounded in the act nor based on any relevant considerations. They are, in a word, arbitrary and therefore beyond the agency’s jurisdiction.”

The law would require CP to “incur expenses in excess of the rates it receives,” the appeal says. That would cause the company irreparable financial harm because it has no way to recover these costs.

CP doesn’t have the capacity to safely handle the extended interswitching “which may lead to congestion on the rail lines and thus negatively impact the efficiency of the rail network as a whole.”

“(T)he result of political manoeuvrings by government as opposed to sound economic regulations by the agency.”

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T h e c o m p a n y re q u e s t e d an expedited hearing on the appeal and a stay on extending the interswitching zone in the meantime. It said the extended zone “will actually hamper CP’s ability to move grain to port.”

CN, which is also affected by the regulation, declined to comment on the CP action.

While Parliament was debating C30, the Fair Rail for Farmers Act back in the spring to speed up grain shipments by rail, Agriculture Minister Gerry R i t z s a i d t h e g ov e r n m e n t intended to expand interswitching at the request of grain shippers, but the government didn’t include a clause in the bill to authorize it, the appeal notes. “In the last 27 years, the agency has found n o d e m o n s t ra t e d n e e d t o extend interswitching beyond a 30-kilometre radius. There is therefore no pressing policy concern that would weigh against granting a stay.”

CP contends the Canada Transportation Act only permits interswitching within 30 kilometres.

The railway also says the CTA rushed the drafting of the regulations to meet the government’s wish to have the changes ready for Aug. 1, which is the start of the new crop year in Western Canada, the appeal noted. “The agency’s conduct raises serious concerns about its independence as a quasi-judicial tribunal and economic regulator.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

MAFRD’s John Heard wins major international award Soil scientist with creative extension techniques will be recognized by the American Society of Agronomy at its annual meeting Nov. 5 in Long Beach, California

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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MAFRD’s John Heard will receive the International Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) of the year award from the American Society of Agronomy at its annual meeting Nov. 5 in Long Beach, California. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

ohn Heard probably wouldn’t claim he was one of the world’s top crop advisers, but if he did, he’d have the certificate to prove it.

Heard, a soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in Carman, will receive the International Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) of the year award from the American Society of Agronomy at its annual meeting Nov. 5 in Long Beach, California.

“Energetic, enthusiastic, smart, knowledgeable, reliable, practical, innovative, effective, efficient — he’s (Heard) got all those characteristics, but he does have one flaw and that is he’s modest,” said fellow soil scientist Don Flaten of the University of Manitoba.

The award “presented for outstanding contributions to agronomy through education,

national and international service, and research,” couldn’t have gone to a more deserving recipient, said Cindy Grant, a soil and fertility research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Brandon.

“It’s wonderful recognition for a superlative extension person,” Grant said. “He’s technically great but also creative in how he approaches things and he’s energetic and enthusiastic.”

The award comes with a $2,000 honorarium, which Heard has donated to one of Flaten’s graduate students so he can attend the meeting and present his research.

It’s typical of Heard’s generosity, Flaten said. But Heard downplayed it saying as a civil servant he couldn’t accept the money.

Heard is taking holidays to attend the meeting, something he has done before. And often while travelling to scientific meetings, Heard pursues one

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of his hobbies — collecting official provincial and state soils, underscoring the passion for what he does.

Heard is so effective in extending agronomic information to farmers and agronomists because of his creativity, Flaten said. For example, Heard used maple syrup (tapped from his own trees) and water to demonstrate how some unscrupulous sales people can manipulate data. He added his miracle product to test plots and proved, by the data he selected, it boosted crop yields.

“He just has the courage and the initiative to come up with the most creative and effective ideas for getting messages like this across, like you can’t always trust what other people tell you about products,” Flaten said.

Heard credits genetics for his extension acumen; his father was a highly respected farm management specialist in Ontario.

“I tend to use a lot of gadgets and props to make talks more interesting,” as his father did, Heard said.

Heard said he also gets ideas and inspiration from attending conferences.

“I travel and I steal and share good ideas,” he said.

Heard is a civil servant in the old-fashioned sense of the term. He often answers his phone saying, “John Heard at your service.”

“Manitoba farmers are very well served by John,” Flaten said.

He plays an important role not only disseminating research results to farmers and agronomists, but by assisting researchers to connect with farmers to conduct trials, he added.

“And he’s a great resource to bring into classes and laboratory sessions and interact with our students and introduce them to some of the questions and some of the issues that they’ll end up dealing with when they graduate,” Flaten said.

Heard is a great communicator, Grant said.

“I use him as a very important resource in my own work,” she said.

“He can take complex ideas and simplify them without losing their meaning and without losing the nuances. He can carry the detailed science to a farm audience very, very well.

“You have to be able to understand stuff to be able to do that well.”

Heard’s list of accomplishments is long, including years of co-ordinating the Crop Diagnostic School MAFRD and the University of Manitoba to run training for more than 400 private and public agronomists and farmers annually, chairing the annual Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference at the University of Manitoba, attended in person by around 190 agronomists and the same number online.

He chairs numerous committees and held many positions with the Prairie Certified Crop Advisors organization.

Heard is also outgoing in his community, serving as a Boy Scout leader for 20 years and treasurer of his church. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | September 18, 2014

U.S. lawmakers fault rail sector for slow service, profits Sluggish rail movement means storage capacity could be overwhelmed

By Patrick Rucker washington / reuters

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.S. rail operators must put investment ahead of profits to clear the way for grain, automotive and chemical shipments now clogging the tracks, lawmakers said at a congressional hearing Sept. 10 about the health of the rail grid.

Rail backups in the Midwest are particularly acute with farmers expected to harvest record-large corn and soybean crops over the next two months and move much of that grain to market.

The rail sector has promised to spend $26 billion this year to improve service but Senator Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the

Senate Commerce Committee, was not placated.

“You pretty much get what you want and stop what you want around here,” said Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat in his final months in office. He accused the rail industry of having undue influence with Washington regulators and lawmakers.

“You are doing a great job for your shareholders. What about these folks?” Rockefeller said, referring to officials from the farm, auto and chemical industries who also testified at the hearing.

Automakers are spending tens of millions of dollars a month to avoid snarls on the tracks for their cargoes, said

Shane Karr of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

Meanwhile, the massive grain harvest could exceed permanent storage bins by about 694 million bushels this harvest season, or about 3.5 per cent of expected totals, said Arthur Neal, who analyzes market and transportation issues for the Department of Agriculture.

That glut could fill roughly 174,000 jumbo hopper rail cars with South Dakota, Indiana, Missouri and Illinois, among the states most impacted, he said, adding that much of last year’s crop is still lying around.

“It is critical to move as much of the 2013 grain crop as quickly and efficiently as possible,” Neal said.

The grain glut is causing snarls along train lines controlled by BNSF Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Company and driving up other transportation costs.

Barge rates along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, for instance, are about 50 per cent higher than the five-year average.

Higher costs for agriculture deliveries could push some foreign buyers to turn away from United States producers, warned Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat.

“We have to find a way out of this,” she said.

Ed Hamberger, president of the Association of American Railroads, said operators aim to strike a balance between

delivering good service and satisfying investors.

When Rockefeller accused the rail sector of profiteering, Hamberger said operators deliver a return on invested capital about half the average for Fortune 500 companies.

If the railroads were financially weaker it would be more difficult for them to draw investment used to improve service, he said, while acknowledging that service can be improved.

“For a not insignificant group of rail customers, rail service in recent months has not been of the quality they have come to expect,” Hamberger told the committee. “Rest assured, railroads are working tirelessly to remedy these challenges.”

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Hail claims increasing across Western Canada by commodity news service canada

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Hail claims increased across Western Canada in late August, early September, due to a large number of hail events during the time frame, the latest hail report from the Canadian Crop Hail Association said.

Many areas have reported more than one major hail event this season and there have been a high number of aboveaverage payouts, according to the report.

A severe storm in Alberta on August 19 inflicted heavy damage that sparked new claims.

Southern Alberta was also hit by widespread storm cells on August 28 that resulted in widely varying damage estimates. There was hail almost every day during the three weeks prior to September 11, most were fairly isolated.

Claim numbers in Saskatchewan are running slightly above the five-year average, while the intensity of storms and damage estimates are well above the five-year average.

After a mostly quiet summer, Manitoba had a high number of storms in late August, early September, bringing claims up into the five-year average.

A storm seen on September 2 saw the highest number of claims.

Adjusters are making good progress though the recent wet weather is causing some problems. Farmers should continue to check company websites or consult their insurance providers to ensure they are meeting requirements for check strips before harvesting hailed crops, the report said.

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

Selma Maendel

Fond memories of Selma She was a lifelong learner and teacher

PHOTO: EILEEN MAENDEL

First Fairholme Colony quilt show a feast for the eyes It featured nearly 100 full-size quilts from surrounding communities

By Dora Maendel Co-operator contributor

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rom steamy African jungle scenes to a freezing Canadian winter scene celebrating snowmen, through to a series of delicate appliquéd roses and a variety of fascinating friendship quilts among others — the first-ever Fairholme Quilt Show offered a feast of artistry, colour and creativity in fabric.

On August 21 and 22, several women and girls were busy setting up dozens of nine-foot wire racks in preparation for displaying the quilts and wall hangings in the gymnasium of Fairholme Colony School.

The first quilt show hosted by a Hutterite Colony, it featured nearly 100 full-size quilts and wall hangings, as well as three sets of a table runner with six matching placemats. The quilts were made and submitted by numerous quilters from the surrounding communities: St. Claude, Portage la Prairie, MacGregor, and Long Plain First Nation as well as a number of Hutterite colonies.

To accommodate such a large number of quilts, all four walls of the gym were used, with the racks set up in two zigzagging double rows. This arrangement provided an aura of privacy. It gave visitors the sense of being completely alone with each piece and encouraged lingering.

It also made it impossible to view the whole display at a glance. “My goodness!” one visitor commented, “I’ve already walked through four times, and I still find specimens I haven’t seen!”

In honour

A special prominent feature of the Fairholme Quilt Show was the pinkthemed Medallion Flower quilt being raffled off with proceeds to be donated to Cancer Care Manitoba. A poster in familiar Cancer Care pink contained details about the raffle and an invitation to purchase tickets. Some 300 raffle tickets were available for sale.

The raffle represented a special aspect of this quilt show: It was inspired by the loss of a Fairholme resident to cancer this past spring and was held in her honour.

Visitors entering the gym encountered a table featuring a large colour photograph of Selma Maendel with a placard beside it: “All proceeds from this quilt raffle will be donated to Cancer Care Manitoba — in honour of Selma Maendel who died of an inoperable brain tumour on April 29, 2014.

“Material for the quilt was donated

by Arlene Crabbe… and was pieced and quilted by Anna Maendel.”

“There was far more here than Weekend or Scrappy quilts!” one awardwinning quilter enthused, when asked what she found noteworthy about the show. “I did not expect such a wide variety of quilts, intricate appliqué work, Star quilts and even an Arrow and a Kaleidoscope quilt.”

Quiet contrast

Held in conjunction with Fairholme Colony’s sixth annual bake sale, the quilt show offered a stark contrast in atmosphere from the hurly-burly, shoulder-touching experience of browsing among tables of pastries, a

vegetable trailer, dozens of garage sale tables and a smorgasbord lunch line — set up, due to the rainy weather, in the spacious shop and car wash across from the school at the other end of the yard.

The quiet atmosphere and the exposure to a roomful of art, effectively displayed, elicited positive responses from many viewers, including the residents of a local seniors’ home who arrived in a “St. Claude Pavillon” handi-van.

“It is so cool and peaceful in here,” one gentleman commented. “It felt like I was entering a shrine!”

Visitors were invited to walk to one of the residences to watch a longarm quilting machine demo by Anna Maendel, who had quilted many of the quilts on display.

At four in the afternoon, the draw was made and the winner was Dennis Vandermeulen. “I never expected to win!” he responded. “I just decided to make a donation. Cool.”

Judy Sauder of Cancer Care in Portage la Prairie expressed her appreciation for the $500-plus donation.

“The sale went really well!”

Plans for next year include making tickets available in town, as well as at the garage sales and bake sale venues.

It is an effective way to remember someone who was such a vital part of life in this community, including her joy in providing people with delicious food and her role in initiating the Fairholme Bake Sale. Above all, her expertise and support in running the long-arm quilting machine were indispensable — and people continue to benefit.

Readers may remember Selma Maendel, a member of the Fairholme Hutterite Colony, who began writing about her community for the Manitoba Co-operator and Farmers’ Independent Weekly just over a decade ago.

Selma’s writings offered a unique and entertaining glimpse of life on a colony and Hutterian culture. She paved the way for several writers that have followed her onto our pages.

As a newspaper, we appreciated the rare opportunity to share them.

Her gifts, however, went far beyond her skills as a writer.

Selma became head cook of the colony kitchen at the age of 24. She was a talented seamstress, developing a set of jacket patterns for Hutterite men and boys that came with a detailed instruction booklet. She was a teacher, frequently travelling to other colonies to provide sewing classes using the patterns.

In the late 1980s, at a time when farm computing software was onerous, complicated, and expensive, Selma developed Field History Manager, an easy-to-use accounting/management software for Hutterite Weinzedel field managers. It was later offered to the general farming community at an extraordinarily reasonable price compared to other software programs on the market.

Selma was diagnosed with a malignant, inoperable brain tumour in November 2013. She died April 29 this year, at the age of 53. These are some excerpts from her obituary.

“With an older sister as principal of Fairholme School and the subsequent development of our Hutterite Broadband Network for Instructional TV (HBNITV) system, Selma’s unique intellect and technical skills were crucial to its successful organization and smooth operation.

“There were numerous other demands on her formidable computer skills ranging from co-ordinating farm safety and track and field events for children, to organizing catering orders and Fairholme bake sales, to helping Anna figure out her Gammill long-arm quilting machine.

“Selma engaged in these projects as sidelines to her Koàchin (cooking) vocation, which she fulfilled with grace and dedication, handling, for many years, the additional task of KronkenKoàchin, special-needs cook.

“This was Selma. Gifted. Creative.

Generous. She was happiest when working on a project for others, her own needs never a consideration.”

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RecipeSwap

Send your recipes or recipe request to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. ROG OJO or email: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Key Lime Cloud Squares

Is it over for Jell-O?

1-1/3 c. Honey Maid Graham Crumbs, divided 1/4 c. butter, melted 3/4 c. boiling water 1 pkg. (85 g) Jell-O Lime Jelly Powder 1 c. ice cubes 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened 1 can (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk 3/4 c. lime juice 2 c. thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

Lorraine Stevenson CROSSROADS RECIPE SWAP

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ou’ve probably heard about Jell-O’s unsteady fortunes lately.

Business and food writers have been weighing in on that double-digit (19 per cent) drop in sales since 2009 of this one-time mainstay of dessert makers.

We seem to have fallen out of love with Jell-O and although the future doesn’t look good for the wiggly stuff, Kraft marketing teams say it’s not over yet.

They remain confident they can revitalize the brand.

Jell-O was invented in Le Roy, New York in 1897. According to the website for the museum of ‘America’s Most Famous Dessert,’ it was a carpenter, experimenting with a cough remedy for his wife, who first concocted a gelatin-based fruit-flavoured dessert. He sold his rights to the product for $450 because he didn’t have the cash to market it. After that it’s a story of Jell-O’s vault to super stardom and the millions upon millions made after that.

The Jell-O girl would be 100 years old in 2014. She first appeared in ads of the Genesee Pure Food Company in 1904, holding her kettle in one hand and a package of Jell-O in the other.

First flavours were orange, lemon, strawberry, and raspberry. The advent of refrigeration allowed homemakers to easily create fancy, inexpensive sweet desserts, previously the reserve of the rich. Generations of us grew up loving our lime Jell-O marshmallow cottage cheese surprises. Do you remember the Bill Cosby commercials and his “jigglers, a handful of fun?”

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Jell-O’s falling star is about how we have changed the way we eat. People are far more finicky about their food nowadays. They want it wholesome and natural and they want to know what’s in it, where it comes from and how it’s made. That’s a dilemma for marketers of a food made with gelatin, food colouring and sugar or artificial sweeteners.

Still, Kraft executives remain optimistic there’s always going to be room for Jell-O. One of their marketing pushes right now is to link Jell-O with childhood, and with creativity and fun in the kitchen. You need only log on to Pinterest or other social media sites these days to see the weird and wacky Jell-O moments some of us are having. (I love the igloos and the Petri dishes!) That’s the culinary creativity that captured the imaginations of dessert-making homemakers from the beginning.

Whatever you may think of Jell-O — a thing of the past and product of the industrial food system, or retro culinary nostalgia and food to play with, there probably will always be some room in our culinary palates for Jell-O.

It was pure whimsy that sent me into the kitchen to make a “rocky road” version of a Jell-O chocolate pie last week, with marshmallows and chocolate chips. While making it I was thinking of the fluffy concoctions we continue to see on dessert tables at teas and community dinners. There’s more than a few of us still around enjoying a Jell-O dessert. Here are two recipes I think you’ll enjoy.

You can find plenty more at http://www.kraftcanada.com/brands/ jell-o/recipes.

Recipe Swap If you have a recipe or a column suggestion please write to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap, Box 1794 Carman, Manitoba R0G 0J0 or email Lorraine Stevenson at: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Reserve 1 tbsp. graham crumbs. Mix remaining crumbs with butter; press onto bottom of plastic wrap-lined 9-inch square pan. Refrigerate until ready to use. Add boiling water to jelly powder in medium bowl; stir two minutes until completely dissolved. Add ice; stir two minutes or until thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until creamy.

Gradually beat in milk, then lime juice. Add jelly; mix well. Whisk in one cup Cool Whip. Pour over crust. Refrigerate six hours or until firm. Cover with remaining Cool Whip just before serving; sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Use plastic wrap to remove dessert from pan before cutting into squares.

Make ahead: Dessert can be refrigerated up to 24 hours before covering with Cool Whip and sprinkling with reserved crumbs.

Recipe courtesy of Kraft Canada.

Creme Caramel Squares 1-1/2 c. Honey Maid Graham Crumbs 1/3 c. butter, melted 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened 1/4 c. sugar 3-1/4 c. cold milk, divided 3 c. thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping, divided 1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O Vanilla Instant Pudding 1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O Butterscotch Instant Pudding 1/3 c. caramel ice cream topping

Mix graham crumbs and butter until blended; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate until ready to use. Beat cream cheese, sugar and 1/4 cup milk in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in one cup Cool Whip; spread over crust. Prepare each flavour of pudding mix with 1-1/2 cups milk in separate bowls, beating with whisk 2 minutes. Layer vanilla and butterscotch puddings over cream cheese filling; top with remaining Cool Whip. Refrigerate four hours. Drizzle with caramel topping just before serving.

Variation: Substitute Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding for the butterscotch pudding, and chocolate syrup for the caramel topping.

Tip: Save 60 calories and 4 g of total fat, including 2 g of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with Philadelphia Light Brick Cream Cheese Spread, skim milk, Cool Whip Light Whipped Topping, and Jell-O Vanilla and Butterscotch Fat Free Instant Puddings.

Recipe courtesy of Kraft Canada.

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ow did this happen?” Rose Jackson stood at the window staring out into the yard.

Andrew looked up from his newspaper.

“How did what happen?” he asked.

“It’s September the 14th,” said Rose. “I could have sworn that just yesterday it was June. And now it’s halfway through September and Calgary is buried under six feet of snow.”

“Look on the bright side,” said Andrew.

“What bright side?” said Rose.

“Calgary is buried under six feet of snow,” said Andrew.

Rose turned away from the window and sat down at the table. “It’s true that couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of people,” said Rose, “but still it seems awfully sudden.”

Andrew nodded sympathetically. “I know it’s hard to adjust,” said Andrew, “but it’s not like it’s never happened before.”

Rose was undeterred. “It seems like it was just a few weeks ago we were at the lake complaining that it was too hot to sleep at night,” she said.

“That was just a few weeks ago,” said Andrew.

He paused and folded up the paper. “You’re right though,” he agreed, “this is too sudden.” He stared at the window for a moment. “It seems to me there was something we were going to do this summer that we didn’t get done. I can’t think what it was.”

“We were going to move,” said Rose. “But we didn’t get around to it, and now here it is halfway through September, and Calgary is buried under six feet of snow.”

“You already said that,” said Andrew.

“I know,” said Rose, “but it cheers me up a bit when I say it again.”

“We were going to move,” said Andrew. “That’s right. Why didn’t we, again?”

“Because we were going to move in summer,” said Rose, “but summer only lasted a day and a half.”

“Right,” said Andrew. “And it wasn’t the day and a half we were expecting.”

There was a moment of silence while they both stared at the window.

“Seriously though,” said Rose, “I feel like the summer just completely got away from us. I kept think-

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ing, Jennifer’s going to university in September, and then I’d think that’s so far way. And now she’s gone.”

“Look on the bright side,” said Andrew again.

“What bright side?” said Rose.

“Now she’s gone,” said Andrew.

“That’s not funny,” said Rose, and then paused.

“Well actually it is, kind of.”

“So,” said Andrew, “now that summer is over and happiness is a thing of the past anyway, we might as well figure out the moving thing. We need to make a plan.”

“We need to have an official meeting of the Jackson Agricultural Consortium,” said Rose. “To figure out which things everybody wants to move and which things can just stay where they are.”

“Maybe everything can stay where it is,” said Andrew. “Maybe one morning we’ll all co-ordinate our watches and at exactly 10 o’clock everyone will get in their cars and then we’ll drive to Brady and Amanda’s house and Brady and Amanda will drive to Randy and Jackie’s house and Randy and Jackie will drive to our house and... And then we’ll all just stay there. It’ll be the simplest move in history.”

Rose pondered that for a moment. “That would certainly be an upgrade to my wardrobe,” she said.

“I would also get a much better TV,” said Andrew.

“Can you imagine? We’ll have a colour TV! And no rabbit ears!”

Rose laughed. “We will also have a Playstation and a Nintendo and an Xcube,” she said.

“I think it’s called an Xbox,” said Andrew.

“Whatever,” said Rose. “We don’t need an Xbox.

We already have lots of boxes.”

“That’s true,” said Andrew. “Plus, if we suddenly have an Xbox and Brady and Amanda don’t, then they’ll be at our house all the time. Which would be fine if they didn’t just play Xbox all the time.”

“That’s why we need to have a planning meeting,” said Rose. “Because I think we should just leave our furniture here for Randy and Jackie, which means they can leave theirs for Brady and Amanda. But only if everybody thinks that’s a good idea. If somebody has a favourite armchair or something they should be able to take it with them.”

“I don’t have a favourite armchair,” said Andrew, “but I intend to get one after we move.”

“Oh do you now?” said Rose.

“I do,” said Andrew. “I intend to get an electrically powered La-Z-Boy recliner. The kind that I can drive to the fridge to get a beer and that tilts forward and helps me stand up when it’s time to go to the bed.”

“Will it also drive you over to my new hot tub and dump you in?” said Rose.

“Of course,” said Andrew.

“We’ll have to get two then,” said Rose.

Andrew grinned. “I’ll order them tomorrow,” he said.

Easy to prepare and very nutritious Lots to choose from this time of year so try one of the many squash varieties

By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

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eta carotene is the natural pigment in squash responsible for the dark-orange colour of its flesh. Our bodies use beta carotene to make vitamin A, which helps us maintain our night vision and healthy skin.

Squash also provides fibre, potassium and vitamin C. Squash has been used as a nutritious food for thousands of years in North America, and we have several types to choose from. You might find buttercup, butternut, acorn and/or spaghetti squash in your local grocery store.

Choose squash that is heavy in relation to its size. Look for it without bruises, cuts or soft spots.

Squash will maintain its quality for many months if stored in a cool, dry place. However, spaghetti squash has a shorter shelf life of about two months. Do not rinse squash before storing, though, because that will hasten spoilage. Just before use, rinse it thoroughly and use a produce brush to clean the hard outer rind.

Squash is very easy to prepare.

It can be baked whole or cut in half. It can be cooked in a microwave or cut in chunks and boiled on a stovetop. You can freeze cooked, mashed squash in recipe-size amounts in freezer bags or freezer containers. However,

home canning mashed squash (or pumpkin) is not recommended because of safety issues.

To bake a whole squash, simply pierce the skin in several places with a knife and place it in a pan.

Squash has been used as a nutritious food for thousands of years in North America, and we have several types to choose from.

The piercing process releases steam during cooking and prevents a disaster in your oven.

At 350 F, a medium-size whole squash will take about an hour to cook. After baking, peel, remove the seeds and mash or purée, if desired.

Try making an easy oven dinner by preparing a meat loaf, baked potatoes, squash and apple crisp at the same time.

Squash can be baked at a variety of oven temperatures.

Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

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Riding for Manitoba, Sask. student named bareback champion Talented group competed at Canadian High School Rodeo Finals this summer

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

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hile hailing from Langenburg, Saskatchewan, due to the closeness of his home to the Manitoba border, Danny Vandenmeele was a member of the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association that travelled to the three-day show in Nanton, Alberta this summer. By achieving scores of 71, 77 and 74 on his three draws, he was named the bareback champion at the Canadian High School Rodeo Finals.

Bailey Plaisier of Oak Lake and Mason Helmeczi of Esterhazy, Sask. finished second and third respectively in the bareback event.

“I’m extremely proud of our bareback riders, who showcased the passion for the event and dedication to the sport of rodeo, at their finest riding ability,” said Art Cochrane, Manitoba’s national director.

Three cowgirls from the area placed within the top 10 of their respective events. In goat tying, Shannon Jackson of Inglis finished fourth, and teammate, Danielle Moran of Russell was seventh. St. Lazare’s Gage Fouillard finished seventh in girls cutting and 10th in barrel racing.

Additional results were:

Pole Bending – Baylee Graham, Carberry, seventh; Cassidy Gardner, Virden, ninth; Hallie McCannell, Carievale, Sask., 10th.

Breakaway Roping – Baylee Graham,

Carberry, 10th. Barrel Racing – Hallie McCannell, fourth.

Tie-Down Roping – Logan Bridgeman, Rivers, fifth. Bull Riding – Wade Unrau, Boissevain, seventh; Mason Helmeczi, e i g h t h . St e e r Wre s t l i n g – L o g a n Bridgeman, 10th. Team Roping – Trevor Vodon, Virden and Kody Reid, Wawanesa, ninth.

High point cowgirl was Rachel Kerr of British Columbia while Cole Churchill, also of British Columbia, was the high point senior cowboy.

While no Manitoba junior high students claimed 2014 championship status, Rachelle McCannell of Pierson, wrapped up the three days second only to Alberta champion Destiny Stevens in girls’ breakaway roping.

Hannah McCannell of Carievale, Sask., placed eighth in the event, as well as, seventh in barrel racing and earning ninth spot was Rachelle McCannell.

Cooper Millward of Garland finished eighth in chute dogging and Shane McLennan of Stonewall was sixth in boys breakaway roping, followed by Emmett Eyre of Winnipegosis was ninth.

In the ribbon roping event, Shane Mc L e n n a n ( r o p e r ) a n d Ra c h e l l e McCannell (runner) placed fourth overall.

Jenel Boyes of Souris was the sole Manitoban to place within the top 10 in pole bending, placing sixth.

High point honours went to two Alberta contestants — Mikenna Shauer and Quade Kozak.

Danny Vandenmeele, shown competing in bareback at Rapid City, Manitoba in the spring, was named bareback champion at the Canadian Finals. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

Manitoba director Art Cochrane, who calls Onanole home, said it was great to see Team Manitoba pull for one another in Alberta, doing really well as individual competitors. While the provincial association bid farewell to a

number of graduates, it also welcomed a number of rookies in Minnedosa in August, kicking off a new high school rodeo season.

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Achillea blooms well into fall A native that will last till a really hard frost

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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t is wonderful to have some flower colour in the landscape well into September so that we do not have to depend only on the anticipated colour change in the leaves of our trees and shrubs to provide all the autumn interest in our gardens. There are a few hardy perennials whose bloom persists until a really hard frost occurs, which is usually not until very late September or even early October if we are lucky. One of these perennials is achillea.

I have definitely observed over the years in my own garden that achillea — more commonly called yarrow — is one of the longest-blooming perennials in my landscape. It starts to bloom in late June, and it just keeps performing and will still have colourful bloom well into the fall, particularly if it is deadheaded regularly. Some of my favourite achillea are the golden varieties because they do not fade like some of the pink types do and the golden y a r row s a re u s u a l l y m o re sturdy of stem than most other cultivars; they are completely self-supporting.

Its native genes have given domestic yarrows a robust nature.

One of them, “Cloth of Gold” is a solid performer; its heads of bloom have the texture of velvet, which explains its name.

It is quite a tall variety, reaching a height of over a metre when fully grown. Another is “Moonshine,” which sports bright-golden flower heads over finely cut silvery foliage.

Most yarrow varieties do have finely cut, ferny foliage, which is attractive throughout the growing season, even when the plants are not in bloom. Woolly yarrow grows about 30 cm tall and also has silvery-grey foliage while its flowers are bright sulphur yellow.

Wine and pink achillea varieties, such as “Cerise Queen” and “Red Beauty,” also bloom well into the fall, although they will have faded somewhat and not be as brightly coloured.

Bicoloured “Paprika” with its

coral blooms accented by yellow eyes is another favourite but it too fades as it ages. Each yarrow bloom is a flat-topped flower cluster composed of many individual flowers.

Achillea is a native plant and the yarrows we grow in our gardens trace their parentage back to the wild white-flowered yarrow we see growing in ditches.

Its native genes have given domestic yarrows a robust nature. They are carefree plants to include in the garden, requiring nothing more than lots of sun and a well-drained soil.

They are incredibly drought tolerant — a bonus during our often dry autumns — and thrive in poor soil; they should not be given fertilizer as this will cause the plants to put forth too much growth and they will become floppy and not readily support themselves.

Use achillea in perennial borders; they do not object to being crowded among other perennials. They look best when planted in drifts of several plants although some varieties do spread quite readily and will soon create large clumps on their own. Although some gardeners are fearful of their wandering habit, they are relatively easy to control

Achillea “Moonshine” has bright-gold blooms and silvery foliage.

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with a ruthless annual spring downsizing. More recent introductions tend to be clumping as opposed to spreading and invasive.

Yarrow is a good plant to grow in those dry, sunny spots where few other plants thrive. If the plants begin to look bedraggled

and stop blooming later in the fall cut the whole patch off and the plants will still provide a green groundcover until heavy fall frosts finally end the gardening season.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Morris Industries showed off its ProAg 2200 bale hiker. It features an independent push-off, used when operators are stuffing bales into a wrapping machine.

Weather and prices cool some enthusiasm at Big Iron U.S. producers holding off purchases pending decision on accelerated depreciation provision

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he weather was colder and damper than normal for the 34th edition of the Big Iron farm show, reflecting a farm economy that is raising concerns among farmers and delaying equipment purchase decisions.

The biggest sparkle at this year’s event was unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrations, which hold a promise of better precision agriculture — maybe, someday. Closer at hand, experts at marketing events talked about projections of $3-per-bushel corn prices for the next three years, and possibly dealing with crop budgets that won’t project profits. Meteorological experts were talking about threats of early frosts. Even hosting programs for international visitors were scaled back because of unrest in target countries like Ukraine and Liberia.

Allan Haman is territory manager for Morris Industries. Morris, based in Saskatoon, is known for seeding and tillage equipment, but has also diversified into the haying products with its ProAg subsidiary.

“I’ve been coming to this show for 10 years,” Haman said. He said weather had a big impact on show attendance this year, with many farmers involved in a delayed small grains harvest, or with getting up hay. “I think commodity prices being

down will delay decision-making to two months down the road,” he said.

Morris showed off its new seeder technology but also its ProAg 2200 bale hiker, which can pick up 12, 2,800-pound round bales.

Diversification has its benefits this year, Haman said. “The cattle guys are spending money, and they’re normally known for being conservative. The (cattle) customers are buying this because of a concern about labour. These things on an individual ranching basis bring efficiency because you’re cutting down on your need for help.”

Canadian tillage equipment

Bourgault Industries, based in St. Brieux, Sask. was at Big Iron displaying its 7550 air seeder. It features a 550-bushel cart with four compartments with an optional fifth compartment, as well as a new option of sectional control, allowing the operator to shut off sections of the machine in eight- or 10-foot widths.

“We’re definitely seeing interest in the product, however, the interest is down a little from the past — due mostly to the farm economy, but we do attribute a little of it to the Section 179 accelerated depreciation legislation that we’re hoping legislators will put in place,” said Jim Vannett of Minot,

N.D., Bourgault’s eastern U.S. territory representative.

The provision for rapid writedown in the year of purchase expired at the end of 2013 but there is speculation it will be revived.

Section 179 helps the new equipment economics, but without it the used equipment market will benefit, Vannett said. Haman agreed, saying some customers may not buy a new piece of equipment unless Section 179 is renewed. “The bigger operators are more susceptible to dealing with that,” he said.

Seed Hawk, based in Langbank, Sask. was showing off its new air seeder for seeding cereal crops, canola, peas and beans.

“We’ve revamped our air tanks and have what we call an iCon wireless control system — a wireless system that uses an iPad, basically,” said Randy Pistawka, director of international sales. “You can take your iPad out of the tractor, go to the tank, do some troubleshooting on blockages, do some manual calibrations. You can do that next to the tank, not going back and forth into the tractor.”

The new system will come out in the spring of 2015. “If you’re going with the 980-bushel tank, which is the big one, and we can pull an 84-foot tool bar, then you’re talking north of a half-million dollars to buy something like that,” he said.

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Breeding for carcass quality has a payoff Selecting for traits that improve carcass quality can greatly improve profitability, says Livestock Gentec study

By Jennifer Blair staff

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ourcing quality breeding stock has the greatest impact on carcass quality — and having carcass data is “integral” to that process.

But too many producers are flying blind, according to Tom Lynch-Staunton, director of industry relations for Livestock Gentec.

“Most people sell their calves in the fall at weaning and really have no idea how those animals perform further down the line,” said Lynch-Staunton.

“It’s really impor tant to get back to those producers whether their animals actually grade well or yield well. If they don’t know, they have no idea whether they can make improvements or not.”

But there is a major fly in the ointment.

“If you’re a cow-calf producer and you’re selling your calves in the fall and you’re not getting paid for any carcass quality, there’s really no incentive for you to increase those traits,” said Lynch-Staunton.

In fact, traits for improved carcass quality “can sometimes be antagonistic to production traits on the ground,” he said.

However, a recent study by Livestock Gentec found that breeding for carcass quality traits — over the long run — will put some serious money into the pockets of cow-calf producers. The cost-benefit

analysis, conducted last year by the research organization, measured genetic improvement in birth weight, weaning weight, and post-wean gain.

“We found that if you were selecting for bulls with those three traits, you were able to make genetic improvement on your calf crop at about $4 per calf per year,” said LynchStaunton.

That figure didn’t include items such as feed or labour, and it went up to $10 per calf per year when additional traits that improve carcass quality (such as yield grade, marbling, or back fat) were targeted in a breeding program.

Best of all, as genetically superior heifers were retained, the savings started to compound.

“In 10 years, your cow herd could be worth about $100 more (per animal) than it was at year zero,” said LynchStaunton.

“If we can improve the good cattle, even the bad cattle will be a little bit better.”

‘Sore spot’

But there’s another issue to deal with — actually getting carcass data.

“Information transfer is really essential to doing any sort of genetic improvement, whether it’s carcass traits or production traits,” said Lynch-Staunton.

“That can come through a system like BIXS, it can come through other software systems,

or it can come through one-onone relationships between a cow-calf producer and a feedlot.”

BIXS (short for Beef Information Xchange System) is “a bit of a sore spot” for the beef industry, he said.

“It’s taken a long time to get up and running, and the first version didn’t work out very well.”

The initial version was shut down in December following complaints about its slow processing speeds and low uptake among producers. Version 2.0 was given a soft launch in March, but as reported

by Alberta Farmer earlier this month, it has attracted fewer than 1,000 users — only a small fraction of what’s needed to make it viable.

However, Lynch-Staunton said he is cautiously optimistic that cattle producers now have a better system for tracking their cows from pasture to packing plant.

“The second version seems very impressive,” he said. “But regardless of whether it’s BIXS or another system, there needs to be some sort of information exchange system that’s easy for cow-calf producers to use to be able to get information on his or her carcass quality back.

“Some producers may not care, of course, but you can’t make any improvement if you have no idea what your cattle are doing.”

Ultimately, it’s the industry as

There’s money to be made by breeding for traits that improve carcass quality, says Tom Lynch-Staunton of Livestock Gentec. Photo: Supplied

a whole that suffers when producers don’t consider the quality of their end product, he said.

“If we can get people to focus on carcass quality in the greater industry, that only makes our product better for our customers,” said Lynch-Staunton.

“And if we can create a quality product that people will continue to buy — and be happy about buying — that should continue to drive the economic sustainability of the industry.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Big technology in a small package iPhone program allows meat processors to track sales, manage inventory, and have full traceability

By Alexis Kienlen staff

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f y o u’r e a s m a l l m e a t processor, you can now manage your entire operation using your iPhone and a personal computer, thanks to an Alberta-created program called BioLinks.

“I wouldn’t want to run our business without BioLinks,” said Tim Hofer, manager of the Pine Haven Colony Meat shop.

The meat shop was a participant in the pilot project, and worked with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and a private software developer in the creation of the program. BioLinks uses a basic bar-code system to track every cut of meat from a carcass, which allows meat processors to simultaneously track sales and manage inventory while having full traceability.

There are similar systems out there, but they are larger, more expensive, and more difficult to run, said Hofer.

“This program would meet the needs of small or large processors,” he said. “It’s not that large processors would run out of capacity. It’s more suited to small processors because it is affordable to them.”

The system costs about $1,500 to set up, and that’s key, said provincial business development specialist Vince McConnell.

“A lot of the systems that the big boys like Cargill have, they’re $250,000 systems,” he said.

“Now we’ve made a system that can perform as well as their systems, but a smallscale guy can use it and get some information back.”

Now available

BioLinks became commercially available earlier this year and is now being used by small processors in several provinces. The meat shop at Olds College, the Viking Hutterite Colony, and Spragg Meat Shops are some of the Alberta companies using BioLinks, which is being distributed by BIO, a company from Guelph.

The team at Pine Haven worked closely with McConnell and his Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development colleague Bert Dening and Drevertech, a programmer out of Camrose, to perfect the system. Government funds paid for years of program development.

To r u n t h e s y s t e m , a n iPhone is slipped into a sleeve called a “sled,” which contains a bar-code reader. It also connects the iPhone to a webbased database for managing inventory and sales (the phone uses Bluetooth technology to connect to a printer to print receipts).

“The fact that it is web based and can be shared with a computer is a very important feature,“ said Hofer.

The technology allowed him to hire an assistant who can take phone orders, handle inquiries, and generate data about inventory all from her home.

The program has cut down on a lot of paper waste.

“We can fill orders online, fill orders with a scanner and

email an invoice to the customer requesting payment,” said Hofer. “The customer will then give us a call and pay over the phone using a credit card.”

“I wouldn’t want to run our business without BioLinks.”

Unique data management

Processors using the system are finding unique ways to manage some of their data.

For example, QR codes on packaging allow customers to trace information right back to an animal.

“A person who is eating that steak can actually take his iPhone, scan the package, and it brings him to the producer’s website,” said McConnell.

“If he doesn’t like that meat, he can comment on it, and it automatically drops into the database, where the animal and production information is stored.”

Some processors are making marketing decisions based on the information they have g l e a n e d f ro m t h e s y s t e m ,

Tim Hofer

An iPhone and a personal computer are all that are needed to run BioLinks, a new data management program created in Alberta for small meat processors.

Photo: Supplied

said McConnell. VG Meats, a meat processor from Ontario, has been taking pictures of rib-eyes and tracking meat tenderness. The owner has created a price grid which reflects the true value of the cuts.

“He’s actually rewarding the

producers who have true tender steaks and also, he’s doing a discount for the extra fat,” said McConnell. “We’re really getting some solid data on how the actual animals performed. And because we can collect the actual invoices from the sales of these ani-

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The technology has been designed so it can one day be linked to the Beef InfoXchange System. (BIXS).

Transitioning from manual data entry to a scanning technology does take some time, but is worth the effort, said McConnell.

“The data collected gives us some real good information for key production indicators on the farm for retail and for processing plants,” he said. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Cargill sues Syngenta over GM corn CHICAGO / REUTERS / Cargill, the top U.S. grain exporter, sued a unit of Syngenta in a Louisiana state court on Sept.12 for damages stemming from China’s rejection of genetically modified U.S. corn, which Cargill said cost the company more than US$90 million.

Minnesota-based Cargill accuses Syngenta of exposing the grain trader to losses by selling the seeds to U.S. farmers before the Swiss company had secured import approval from China, a major buyer.

The Agrisure Viptera corn variety known as MIR 162 can be found throughout the U.S. corn supply, effectively closing the lucrative Chinese market to U.S. supplies, the lawsuit said.

Cargill is suing Syngenta for negligence; knowing, reckless or wilful misconduct; and unfair trade practices.

The lawsuit seeks to hold Syngenta responsible for “deliberate, knowing and continuing contamination of the U.S. corn supply with a product that it understood all along would substantially impair the U.S. grain industry’s ability to sell corn and other commodities to buyers in China,” according to Cargill’s filing.

Since November, China has rejected imports of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of U.S. corn, including from vessels loaded by Cargill in Louisiana, due to the presence of the MIR 162 trait, according to the lawsuit.

Syngenta, the world’s largest crop chemicals company, said in a statement that the lawsuit was without merit.

Trade disruptions have cost the U.S. grain industry up to US$2.9 billion, according to an estimate by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), which was not immediately available for comment about the lawsuit.

In April, Cargill said the rejection of U.S. corn shipments by China had contributed to a 28 per cent drop in its earnings for the quarter ended Feb. 28.

“I want to be clear about this: Cargill is a supporter of innovation and the development of new GMO seed products,” Cargill AgHorizons’ U.S. chief Dave Baudler said in a company release Friday.

“But we take exception to Syngenta’s actions in launching the sale of new products like MIR 162 before obtaining import approval in key export markets for U.S. crops. Syngenta’s actions are inconsistent with industry standards and the conduct of other biotechnology seed companies.”

Cargill said filing the suit came only after talks with Syngenta “proved unproductive.”

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

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

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

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

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AUCTION SALE FOR PAUL & Betty Oswald. Sat., Sept. 27 at 12:00 noon. Broadway Ave E in Lan-gruth.

1983 Ford F100 302, Auto, 82,000-km, safetied; 14ft Lund boat & trailer w/30-hp Honda outboard; 9-hp Viking outboard; 12 volt Trolling motor; 15-lb anchor; 1953 Ford Ferguson PTO, 3 pth, also PTO Pulley to fit; LT1000 Craftsman Riding mower w/rear bagger; B112 Allis Chalmers Riding mower & Tiller; 6216 Simplicity Riding mower. V type 3 pth Snowblower; 1975 -340 El tigre Arctic Cat snowmo-bile; 1971 Excel V Yamaha snowmobile; 5000 watt power plant (like new); 8/26 Roper snowblower; Shop Tools, Household, Antiques & Collectibles. 2-gal Tender Flake lard Pail; Glass Lamp Shade; Stained Glass window; MISC. CONSIGNED: 3 pth cultivator; 3 pth bucket; 1951 8N Ford 3 pth PTO; 17-hp, 42-in cut Craftsman riding mower; 4-hp Lawn Mower. Check website for full listing. www.nickelauctions.com Terms: Cash or Cheque w/I.D. Lunch served.

Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd. Dave Nickel auctioneer. Ph: (204)637-3393, Cell:(204)856-6900.

Owner Paul Oswald:(204)445-2283.

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Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada at 10:00 AM Owner’s Phone #: (204) 476-2453

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FEATURED ITEMS: • 1975 IH 354 w/fel, 2) buckets, 3ph, pwr steering • JD R (restored) • 3) JD AR Tractors (restored) • 1942 JD B, styled • 1938 JD D • JD H (restored) • JD 70 w/fel (not running) • IH Farmall A • MH 44, row crop • 2) MH 44, standard • MH 33 • 1940 JD Model H, row crop • 1958 JD 420-U Standard, slant steering, 3ph, complete & running ser#: 133564 • IHC two Furrow Plow w/ kick back beams, 3ph • 2) Horse drawn gang plows • Cockshutt two Furrow walking plow (Stamped Brantford Canada) Nice shape • AND selection of mowers, stationary engines, granaries, antiques, plus a threshing machine with more consignments of running collectible tractors expected!

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

www.lamportanddowler.com John Lamport 204-476-2067 Tim Dowler 204-803-6915

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

2ND ANNUAL HEWSONS ENTERPRISES EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT ANGUSVILLE, MB • SATURDAY OCTOBER 4TH 10:00 AM Directions: Sale will be held at Hewson’s Enterprises Shop Angusville, MB.

TO CONSIGN TO THIS SALE CONTACT HEWSONS ENTERPRISES (JAMES AND CAROLINE) 204-773-3025

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

ANTIQUE/FARM AUCTION SALE Charlie Wazney

Sat., September 20 @ 10:00 am East Selkirk, MB Jct Hwy 59 & 212 - East 2 miles on 212 then South 1 1/2 mile on Road 30 Contact: (204) 482-5387

Cabin 24’x24’ on Skids, Interior Not Finished, Wired * Case 1175 * JD A * 1929 JD D All Steel * JD Narrow Frt Row Crop * JD B * MH 44 runs * AC Model * 73 Int Model 1510 Gas 4spd x2 Dually w/ 12’ B&H * Case 6B Plow * Int 55 Vibre Chisel 16’ w Mulchers * Int 45 Vibra Cult 24’ * 60’ Hyd Lift Diamond Harrows * Westfield 7’ 41” Auger Antiques: 50) Items Many JD * 4 Wheel Wagon * Cult * Plow * Breaking Plow * Walk Behind Plow * JD 2 Plow * Sculky Plow * One Way Disc * Double Disc * JD Van Bront Seeder * Planet JD Seeders * Hse Mower * Dump Rake * Digger & Planter * Hillers * Fanning Mills * Scale * Cast Implement Seat * Oil Cans * Magnettos * Licence Plates * Fire Extinguisher * Butterchurn * Cream Cans * Cream Separators * Galv Tubs * Pedal Bikes * Coke Sign * 7-Up Sign * Oak K Hoosier * Oak Buffet * Painted Buffet * Stepback Cabinet * Wood DR / Chair * Table & Chairs * Dresser * Trunks * Oak Coat Stand * Gramaphone * Wood Phone * Radio * Clocks * Wood Cook Stove * Oak Parlor Heater * Railway Switching Lantern * Lamps * Fire Hydrant * Wrought Iron Fencing Tools & Misc: Steel Trusses up to 18’ * Metal Plate * Lumber * Welding Material * Cement Mixer * Al Ratchet Building Jacks * Air Comp * Drill Press & Bench Grinder * Power Tools * Hand Tools Harness: 20 Brass Opened Bells * Bridles * Scotch Tops * Horse Brass * Double Wk Harness * Spread Rings

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

NICKEL AUCTIONS LTD Annual consignment Sale Sat., Oct. 11th at Austin, MB Consign early for advertising Equipment & shop tools welcome This is an unreserved auction To consign, Phone:(204)637-3393 E-mail: nickelauctions@mymts.net Fax:(204)637-3395

PLEASE VIEW WEBSITE www.lamportanddowler.com FOR PHOTOS AND FULL LISTING

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STEFFES BROTHERS FARM AUCTION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27th 10:00 AM Location: Beausejour, MB

TRACTORS & TRUCKS

• 5-16 Bottom John Deere Plow;18ft Massey Disker

• 2005 6420 John Deere Tractor w/ Loader, Fork, Grapple; • 1966 John Deere 4020 w/ Cab; 4000 Ford Tractor w/ Loader & Bucket; • 1971 International 3 Ton Grain Truck

LIVESTOCK HANDLING & MISC EQUIPMENT

HAYING & HARVESTING EQUIPMENT • 2003 BR780 Round Baler;116 New Holland Haybine;1400 Highline Hay Kicker • 110 15ft Versatile Swather;Ford Hay Rake; 7ft International Trail Mower; • 7ft Ford 3 PTH Mower; 357 New Holland Mix Mill

• Round Cattle Feeders;Dehorner & Casterating Tool; • 700 bu Oats;400 bu Seed Barley; • Insulated Cooler Panels; Meat Saw • PLUS TOOLS & SCRAP IRON

SEEDING & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT • 16ft CCIL Double Disc;14ft International Press Drill;15ft Versatile Cultivator

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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.FRASERAUCTION.COM

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for DRUMALIEF HOLS FARMS Ltd. JAMES DOUGLAS BRANDON, MB. • WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8TH 11:00 AM DIRECTIONS: From Brandon, MB. West 6kms on #1 hwy to the Jct of #270 hwy North on #270 approx 50 yards to first road heading west (runs parallel to main hwy) Rd 60N West on Rd 60N 1.6kms to Rd 114W North on Rd 114W 1.2kms to sale site on west side of road. The sale site has 2 big blue silos so look for the silos as well as signs.

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Drumalief Holsteins milked approx 75 cows in their dairy operation. Drumalief ran a very well respected operation and even received “BEST MANAGED HOLSTEIN HERD” a few years ago. When they decided to disperse the herd the cows where purchased by buyers all over western Canada from Eastern Manitoba to Alberta with some cows even being purchased by the Canadian Research Station. This is a real nice sale so plan to come and spend the afternoon with us.

TRACTORS: *2011? Fendt 718 Vario TMS MFWD 155hp tractor w/Fendt Cargo 5X90 loader, bucket, grapple, joystick, 3pt, 4 remote hyd, dual PTO, 650/65R38 rear (90%), 540/65R28 front (70%), 1710hrs showing, s/n727224120 *1990 MF 383 MFWD 73hp tractor w/ Ezee-On loader, 3pt, 540 PTO, 2 remote hyd, ROPs canopy, 18.4-30 rear (60%), 12.4-24 front (15%), 4 spd Hi/Low trans, 4722hrs showing, s/nR28382 *1988 CaseIH 7110 2wd 131hp tractor w/3 remote hyd, dual PTO, 18 spd pwr shift, 520/85R38 singles (85%), 4835hrs showing, s/nJJA0005472 *1983 IH 3688 2wd 113hp tractor w/2 remote hyd, dual PTO, 18.4R38 singles (35%), 9035hrs showing, 8 spd Hi/Low trans, s/nU002488 *2010 Agromec Ind 8’ manure fork w/grapple, s/n10129 (mounts to Fendt) *manure fork w/ grapple (fits Ezze-On loader) HAYING EQUIPMENT: *2011 JD 946 13’ discbine w/Impellers, light kit, 1000 PTO, s/nIVAB370314 (has only cut approx 500 acres) *2006 JD 567 Silage rd baler w/1000 PTO, light kit, s/nX327029 *1993 CaseIH 8545 inline sq baler w/1/4 turn chute, 540 PTO, s/nCHF0045270 *NH 1063 sq bale picker wagon w/in cab controls, 1000 PTO pump *NH 258 side delivery rake *NH 260 side delivery rake s/n455836 *hitch to hook two rakes in tandem SILAGE EQUIPMENT: *JD 716A silage wagon w/540 PTO, s/nB716A013368W *JD 716 silage wagon w/540 PTO, s/nB0716003290W *Gehl Vortex FB1580 silage blower w/1000 PTO, s/n10208 MANURE SPREADER: *2006 Rolland V2-140 vertical beater manure spreader w/1000 PTO, 23.1R26 rubber, s/n2424962 LIVESTOCK FEEDING EQUIPMENT: *Highline 6800 bale processor w/1000 PTO, s/n6BP991372 *Harvestore Systems 441 three auger stationary feed mixer w/Digi-Star scale head, 10hp 1ph motor, auto controls, s/n9063106 (buyer must remove from barn) *1998 WIC model MOU electric driven hammer mill w/10hp motor, s/n1578 (buyer must remove from barn) *Meridian hopper bottom feed bin 15 ton cap (Only used for 2 loads of feed) *Reimer Welding hopper bottom feed bin 5 ton cap *(3) 10’ metal bunk feeders *(2) two bale rd bale feeders *24” feed conveyors with motors and drives (only used 1 ½ years) (1) 45’ long, (1) 33’ long, (1) 28’ long (buyer must remove from barn) *30’x6” feed auger w/5hp electric motor SEED & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: *11’ MF 40 off set disc w/ notched front, smooth rear, s/n1618001089 *21’ Melcam tillage w/harrows *60’ Morris hyd harrows LIVESTOCK ITEMS: *(5) 13’ gates *(2) 18’ gates *(2) 17.5’ Hi-Qual gates *(5) 11’ Hi-Qual gates *(2) 16’ panels *(6) 12’ panels *(6) 10’ panels *(9) poly calf huts *New and used treated fence posts *railway ties *rolls of used barbed wire

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JAMES DOUGLAS 204-720-0217 CELL OR 204-726-5851 HOUSE

UNRESERVED FALL CONSIGNMENT SALE BRANDON, MB • SATURDAY OCTOBER 18TH 9:00 AM 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.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO CONSIGN CALL 1-204-727-2001 FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.FRASERAUCTION.COM

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

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CLOSE OUT AUCTION Interlake Coop Home & Agro

Sat., September 27 @ 10:00 am Arborg, MB - Hwy #68 & Jct Main Street

Granaries & Bin Moving Equip: 4) Westeel 7000 bus appr w Hoppers Unassembled * 4) Westeel Rosco 2500 bus Bins w/ Hoppers * Assorted Granaries Parts * 24’ Aeration Flooring * Auger Flighting * Aeration Fans * North Star Industries Bin Mover - 32’ Pintle Hitch Honda Gas / Hyd Tandem 7000 lb x 2 * Westeel 6000 lb hyd Lift Bin Crane * Bin Moving Dollys Vehicle: 03 GMC 3/4 Dsl 450,000 km on Truck, 100,000 km on dsl Engine & Trans Livestock Equip: 16’ Mesh Panels * High Hog 16’ Gates * Gate Hardware & Posts * Fence Wire Tightener * Elec Fencers * Battery Fences * Solar Fences * Wire * Insulators * Ritchie Water Parts * OTR Tire Waterers * Poly Tanks * Water Troughs * Can Arm Automatic Waters * Game Fencing * Chicken Wire * Semi Loads Mineral * Animal Feed Farm Supply: Swather Canvas * Sisal Twine * Sunfilm Silage Wrap * Baler Twin Lumber: All Dimensions Treated and Untreated * Plywood * Drywall * Finished Spruce * Fir * Cedar Tone * Railway * Assorted Treated Poles * Fence Posts * Corral Post 6-8’ * Yard Shed * Interior & Exterior Doors * Eavestroughing * Shingles * Vent Systems * Vanities * Toilets * Garage Door Openers * Insulation * Sheet Metal * Flashing & Corners * New Hardware * Screws * Nails * Door Hardware Power Tools: Dewalt * Makita * Porter Cable * Griprite * Black & Decker * Chain Saws * Circ Saws * Air Tools * 18 Volt Tools * Lge Amt of Various Hand Tools * Glass Door Com Cooler * New Batteries * Shop Vacs * Submergble Pumps * Heaters * Ladders * Camping Supplies * Work Boots * Dehumidifier * Showerheads * Faucets * Toilet Access * Household Cleaners * Nuts * Bolts * Washers * Load Binders Bungee Cords Wood Finishes Stains Elec Supply: Sheds * Wheel Barrows * Yard Care Products * Garbage Bins - Poly & Galv *

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

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

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FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26th 4:00 PM

Location: From Grunthal, MB 2 miles South on 216 then 1 1/2 miles East. Marker 28051 FEATURING: 6200 John Deere Tractor, MFWD, Cab, Loader, 3 PTH *8ft HD Hutchmaster Disk, 550 IHC Manure Spreader *530 John Deere Round Baler PLUS MUCH 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.

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

BUILDINGS

BUILDINGS

DOWNSIZING: 2001 JD 7410 FWA 740 loader 6,870-hrs; MF 860 6 cyl, PU, $5,000; 20-ft. straight cut PU reel; 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, $3,500; 18-ft. Vac tank & pump, off Ford 750 truck, A1; MF 410 combine PU, runs good, $1,200; Power 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

RETIREMENT AUCTION FOR PENNER HVAC SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th 10:00 AM Location: 10 Heritage Trailer, Niverville, MB

FEATURING: 2014 Novae Suretrac Enclosed Trailer, 6X12 *2013 26ft Cherokee Camper Trailer *2013 Aluma Trailer 10X6 *2013 10X4 Aluminum Tilt Snowmobile Trailer *2005 Ford F250 Ext Cab 5.4L *30in Bench Bar Folder *18in Drive Cleat Folder *52in Tenn Smith Shear 16ga *Brown & Boggs Brake 18ga *36in Sheet Metal Roller *Sheet Metal Spot Welder *Gas Pressure Test Kit *Also remaining inventory Gas Furnaces, Central Air Conditioners, Electric Furnace *Large Selection of Good Shop Tools Plus Many More Tools of The Trade. THIS IS A PARTIAL LIST ONLY.

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.

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a tool & equipment auction for KND Services Inc. (Darrel Applequist) (306)861-5757 Sat., Sept. 27th, 2014 at 110 Evanston Park Road Weyburn, SK. Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com 2006 JD 325 skid steer w/1,770-hrs & A/C; Schulte BX-74 snowblower, pallet forks, unused skid steer dozer blade; JD 4020 tractor w/Leon 707 FEL & rebuilt engine; IH 574 2WD tractor; 2001 Ram Dodge dually extended cab 4WD Cummins DSL truck w/6-SPD manual; 1992 Chev 2500 2WD extended cab long box truck; 2007 Ford F250 4WD truck w/164,000-km; 2002 Chev Suburban 1500 LS 4WD; 2006 24-ft. Demby tandem axle bumper pull trailer w/7,000-lbs axels; 2001 Royal 6x12-ft. cargo trailer; Continental utility trailer; JD 10-ft. land leveler; 40-ft. sea container; Hobbart 10000watt generator welder; Shur Lift Hyd press; Eagle upright air compressor; unused power DSL generator; unused tire changer; unused 36 drawer; tool box parts cabinet; unused 36 drawer tool box on wheels; unused 20 drawer work bench tool box; acetylene torch tanks & cart; Stuart steel work benches; Miller Thunderbolt welder; JD parts cabinet; JD 3200 inverter generator; JD suitcase weights; Snap On Slide Hammer & puller set; Snap On 134 A/C recovery kit; Snap On battery tester; unused water pumps; JD 2500 pressure washer; JD yard scraper; King Canada 2-Ton motor lift; 50ton industrial Power Fist shop press; Shur Lift heavy duty floor jack; A/C service tools & cabiner, hyd power pack, bottle jacks; 300-gal poly tank; Westfield 10-61 swing auger; Sakundiak 7-47 auger w/Kohler engine; belly mount hyd swath roller; party tents; canvas storage buildings; ornamental gates.

CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions WAYLINA LUSHNEY AUCTION. SUN., Sept. 28, 2014. 11:00 AM. 4 N to Becker Rd, 3 1/2 E OF Wroxton. Wroxton, SK. CONTACT:(306)742-5805 .”ACREAGE CLEANUP” MACHINERY: JD 3020 Diesel Tractor: Dual hyd., all new rubber, excellent tin, 4,100-hrs, excellent; Morris 12-ft deep tillage; 4 wheel wagon. YARD EQUIPMENT: JD 4100 HST Tractor: 3 pth, 60-in mower, 316-hrs - with or without PTO 3 pth JD snow blower & PTO 3 pth rotor tiller, excellent; JD 216 Riding Lawn Mower Tractor: rotor tiller, 48-in mower; Craftsman 8x27 rotor tiller; ATV Tilt trailer; Yardman rotor tiller; Yardman 20ton wood splitter, 5.5 HP Engine, mint. ANTIQUES: 1930’s chesterfield & chair, real nice; Shedded IHC PTO Binder, nice; Singer Sewing Machine, Barn lanterns, Scythes, Neck yokes, Cow bells, Trunks, Crocks, Cupboards, Wood boxes, Cream cans, Gas lamps, Wet stone, Cream separator, Waterfall dresser, Plus more! MISC & SHOP: Floor jacks, Tools, Compressor, Roof rake, Chainsaw, Shop vac, Nuts, bolts, etc. HOUSEHOLD: 4 piece bedroom suite, Fridge, Lawn ornaments, Plus more items!! Wasylina is moving. This is a clean-up sale.

JD equipment is excellent to mint condition. Not many small items, machinery will sell early. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1975 INTERNATIONAL CAB OVER, w/350 Cummins motor, 13-spd; also 50-ft x 10.5-ft hay trailer, holds up to 30 bales, asking $7000 for the pair.

(204)868-5040.

FOR SALE: 1974 DODGE D300 1-ton, w/318 motor. 46,000-mi, 7x9-ft box w/removable sides, ball & plate for gooseneck hitch, wired for trailer w/electric brakes, good tires, VGC. Also, 500-gal propane tank. Phone:(204)825-8354 or (204)825-2784.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers 2006 INTERNATIONAL 9900I, C15, 18-spd, 373 ratio, 22.5 tires, recent engine rebuild, good condition. Asking $30,000. Phone:(204)857-1700. Gladstone, MB.

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Building Supplies

75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from.

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B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2

GREAT PRICES ON NEW, used & remanufactured engines, parts & accessories for diesel pickups.

Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding.

Ph (204)532-2187, Russell MB.

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Building Supplies

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD. ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

FORD TRACTORS 4000 & 3600, Diesels; JD 440 crawler loader; 120 Gehl mix mill; NH 660 & 851 balers; hay wagons & more. All shedded & ready to work. (204)372-6912

AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322).

Website: www.postframebuilding.com CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals; Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our assistance the majority of our clients have received compensation previously denied. Back-Track Investigations investigates, documents your loss and assists in settling your claim.

Licensed Agrologist on Staff.

For more information Please call 1-866-882-4779

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Work MANITOBA BASED CUSTOM HARVESTING operation equipped w/Case IH & John Deere combines. Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured. Phone:(204)371-9435 or (204)391-5491.

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, $65,000; JD 270 LC hyd excavator, quick attach, hyd thumb, 12-ft. stick, A/C, $55,000. Phone:(204)871-0925, MacGregor.

EX200 LC HITACHI, W/QUICK attach, bucket, aux. hyd. & thumb, D6 C CAT & D7 E, barber green trencher. Call:(204)352-4306.

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P. 204-638-5303 C. 204-572-5821 F. 204-622-7053 rcook@mcmunnandyates.com

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P. 204-478-8291 F. 204-284-8284 jward@mcmunnandyates.com

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www.fyfeparts.com The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WATROUS SALVAGE WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins

(1) 600V 25-30HWP Square D frequency drive, $2,500; (2) 2,000-g fuel tanks, quarter inch steel, 10-in I-beam stands, $800; Sutton rod & tubing straightener from 1/2-in to 1-1/2-in, $8,000; 1-lot of bin sheets, 3-ft x 8-in around, wide & narrow core, $21/sheet; UII pick-up reel; 1-lot of SS hog feeders, from 25-80-lbs, $35/each. GrainLeg 7,200 bushels/hour 110-ft height, 12-in pockets, $9,000. HaulAll seed tender, 2 compartments, mount on a Manag trailer, $12,000. Arnies low-bed 24-ft, $12,000.

Phone:(204)274-2502, x225.

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.

Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com FOR SALE: 1,650-BU WESTEEL Rosco Grain bin with floor. Phone:(204)526-2810 or (204)526-2658.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers FOR SALE: BEHLEN CONTINUOUS dryer, Model 850, 3 phase, two fans, 230V, $10,000 OBO. Phone:(204)871-0925. Macgregor, MB.

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.

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.

1-866-729-9876 5150 Richmond Ave. East BRANDON, MB. www.harvestsalvage.ca New, Used & Re-man. Parts

McMunn & Yates post frame building systems are the ultimate in post frame construction for the agricultural, commercial and industrial markets.

McMunn & Yates post frame buildings are economocial, functional and attractive. Our attention to detail ensure that you receive a high quality building that will last and perform for many years.

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MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

1979 45-FT WILSON DOUBLE decker cattle trailer, nose decking, doghouse safety gates, $7500; 18-yd tandem Belly dump gravel trailer homemade, $6995; tandem homemade low bed, $6495; 1970 pay Hough loader, Cummins motor, $8995; 30-ft hay trailer, 8 wheels off road, $2995; Ford gas truck 600 w/20-ft cattle box, $1995; Massey Ferguson 44 DSL w/Allied loader, $2000 as is; Oliver 770, $3495 as is; Massey Ferguson w/new rear tires w/loader, $4500; Single off road converters, $2195; Single axle w/push axle converter, $2195. Stoney’s Service (204)448-2193, Eddystone MB. 1980 TR85 COMBINE, 378 Melrow pick-up, 960 20-ft straight cut header, 1986 2400 Versatile 24-ft swather header, fits Ver 256, 276, 9050 bi-directional; 1976 Dodge F700, new rubber, brake controller; 14-ft B&H wagon, hyd cyl for 7414 bidirectional loader. Call Mark:(204)861-2299.

1998 JD 9610 COMBINE, 2,360 engine hrs. $80,000 OBO. Phone Days: (204)764-2544, Evenings/Weekends:(204)764-2035.

1 AC 3400 TANDEM disc, 30-ft. wide. Phone Alfred (204)745-2784.

42-FT TANDEM ALUMINUM CORN husker trailer; 50-ft Cancade trailer w/roll tarp, good for livestock or hauling scrap iron; 30-ft John Deere straight header w/sunflower attachment; 8-in Farmking auger, 13-hp w/Honda motor; 7-in Sakundiak auger, w/Kawasaki motor; 13-inx85-ft Farm King auger ;13-inx71-ft Westfield auger; Hopper feed bins, assorted sizes; 42-ft Ezee-On chisel plow w/distributor fan for granular fertilizer. Call Mark Devloo (204)825-7655, Jamie Devloo (204)825-8765.

Tractors Combines Swathers

595 ALLIED FEL, COMPLETE w/controls, bucket, grapple & Universal Mounting brackets, VGC. Phone (204)348-7680 or cell (204)213-2628.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

620 SCREEN MACHINE, $5,000; Parallel Flow 245, $7,500; 3, #3s, $7,500; Aspirator, $1,500; 6 legs, $7,500. (604)491-3513, located in MB.

FOR SALE: 1979 2290 Case tractor, dual wheels, triple hyds; 4020 JD tractor w/cab, dual wheels, dual hyds; Artsway Grinder mixer w/20-in. hammermill. Phone (204)433-7475 or (204)746-0511.

FOR SALE: HESTON 1014 haybine, 14-ft, good condition; Vermeer 605A round baler, wide belts, good condition. Phone:(204)825-8354 or (204)825-2784.

GRAIN CARTS LARGE SELECTION used carts JM 650, $10,500; EZ 675, $11,000; Brent 620 scales, $11,500; Brent 770, $14,000; JM 875, $18,000; Brent 976, $28,000; Bourgault 1100 $17,500. We have others. Disk rippers DMI 5 shank, $8,900; 7 shank, $10,900; Disks IH 490 25ft., $7,500; Bushog 25-ft., $7,500; JD 330 22-ft., $9,500; JD 30-ft., $10,500; Vers 36-ft., $25,000; Kewannee & Towner breaking discs. Phone (204)857-8403.

GRAIN VACS BRANDT 4000, $7,000; REM 2500 HD, $9,500; Jump Auger, $500; 8x31 Westfield Auger, $1,800; Fertilizer Spreaders 4-9 Ton large selection conveyor grain carts for beans 4-ft. 750-bu. hyd drive, $17,000; Kinze 450 bean cart scales, $12,000; Flex heads JD 925 air reel, $8,500; JD 924, $6,000; Case IH 25-ft. 1020, $6,000; 30-ft., $8,000; IH 820, $2,000; Case IH straight header 25-ft., $4,000; 30-ft., $4,500; JD 930 Rigid, $3,000; Phone (204)857-8403.

GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400-BU, $7,400; 600bu, $12,000; 750-bu, $17,750; Tarps available.

Used 350-bu, $3,200; 500-bu, $6,000; 616-bu., $10,500; Large Selection 250-750 bu grain screeners Hutch #1500, $1,500; DMC 48-in., $2,500; DMC 54-in., $4,000; Kwik Kleen 5-7 Tube Screeners, $4,000 & up; V Drainage plow, $1,500; Scrapers 4-yd, $3,900; 6-yd Crown, $5,500; Eversman 6.5-yd., $6,000; 7.5-yd., $8,000; 10-ft. Landlevellers $2,450; 3-PH 9-ft. blade, $950. Phone (204)857-8403.

HAYBINES GEHL 14-FT., $3,900; NH 116, $3,000; Hay Conditioners, $800 up; 14 Wheel Rake, $6,500; 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; JD 709 mower, $3,000; JD 15-ft. bat wing mower $6,000; Woods 315, $6,000; JD 9ft. #450 mower, $2,200. Phone (204)857-8403.

IH 4000 SWATHER, 19 1/2-ft, no cab, fair condition, $1,500 OBO; 1979 JD 7720 combine, posi, 4,100-hrs, good running order, $6,500 OBO; 220 straight-cut header, 220 flex header, $3,000 for both. IH 12-ft end drill, new tires, $750. Phone:(204)746-4587.

JD 15-FT. AW TANDEM discer; Vers 6x36 gas auger; 2-Ton fertilizer spreader; 8-ft. Canola roller; Loader mt flax pusher; Ford 5 bottom plow. Call Brian:(204)981-6480.

JD 568 ROUND BALER w/net wrap; Heston 1375 15-ft. discbine; Kuhn 12 wheel v-rake. All in excellent condition. (204)828-3483 or (204)745-7168.

JD 930 30-FT FLEX header, asking $4,200 OBO; In good condition. (204)882-2413.

MF 2705 TRACTOR W/794 Allied loader, main clutch redone, but no reverse; 30-ft Co-op press drill - for parts; 1061 Westfield auger w/side delivery hopper. Please Phone:(204)637-2088. Austin, MB. PARTING OUT FARM MACHINERY from harrows to tractors & combines. Pasture & hayland for rent; Wanted Case 2290 tractor for parts. A few cars for sale too. (204)268-1888 QUIT FARMING: 2008 STX 430 4WD, new tires, $160,000; 2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine.(it will drive as far as a track machine in mud), 30-ft flex draper, $200,000 OBO; 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; 30-ft Case IH 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.

Call:(204)871-0925, Macgregor, MB. RETIRED SELLING: 7700 JD combine DSL, JD PU, chopper & chaff spreader, always shedded & field ready w/the duals it almost floats. Earl Cunningham (306)452-7245, Redvers, SK. TOWNER BREAKING DISC KEWANNEE 13-ft. & 16-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; Degelman rock picker, $3,500; Degelman 14-ft. rock rake, $9,500. Phone (204)857-8403.

VERS 4700 30-FT. ALWAYS shedded, ready to go, $9,800 OBO; 4400 Valmar Airflow, always shedded, $6,000 OBO. (204)736-2941.

Call our toll-free number to take advantage of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks for free. That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. Call 1-800-782-0794 today!

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

EDGE

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

EQUIPMENT SALES 3-170 Murray Park Rd Winnipeg, MB

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

204-837-1660

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

Exclusive PowerFold® feature allows operators to lift DuraMax® decks with their fingers not with their backs.

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

USED GRASSHOPPERS AVAILABLE

every TUESDAY at 9 am September 23rd & 30th

New Equinox black 1250-gal tank Retail Price $610 Special Price $440

COMBINES Ford/New Holland

New GX 630 Honda motor, 20-hp electric start Retail Price $2395 Special Price $1600

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, recently re-built rotor boxes, tunnel covers & side covers replaced, c/w 994 30-ft Honeybee draper header, w/U2 PU reel. Headers can be sold seperately. Well maintained machine, $30,000 OBO.(204)632-4390,(204)797-4821.

Tillage & Seeding

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

COMBINES John Deere

TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519

1974 MODEL 6601 always shedded, field ready.

Phone (204)822-3855, Morden, MB.

FOR SALE: REAR MOUNTING Cancade hydraulic drill fills Phone:(204)526-2810 or (204)526-2658.

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

1981 JD TURBO 6620 combine, w/hydrostatic trans, corn concaves, 216 pick-up w/reverser, 16-ft straight header, air design separator adjustment, 3,276-hrs. Repairs have been done as per green light inspection, always stored inside. Asking $10,000,OBO. Phone:(204)822-3387.

TracTors

1986 8820 CHOPPER CHAFF spreader, long auger, air foil, hopper topper, 2-SPD cyl, reverser, $10,500. 914 PU, 212, 224R, 2001 930 flex avail.

(204)635-2600, Beausejour.

08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $150,000. Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.

New GX 690 Honda motor, 24-hp electric start Retail Price $2765 Special Price $2165 New Sega scooters, 50cc, electric start Retail Price $2290 Special Price $1600 2-yrs warranty as above ** Must Sell**

A&T Auto Sales Ltd.

Morden, MB Phone: (204) 822-1354 Cell: (204) 823-1559

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

WANTED: FLAIL TYPE FORAGE harvester or harvester w/PU or sickle, twin bar rakes, NH sickle mower, NH haybine for parts, 3/4 or 1-ton. 3-PTH or small sprayer. Pick-up Phone or Text (204)266-9059

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment 2004 JD 567 BALER, megawide PU, hyd PU, push bar, shedded, excellent condition, asking $19,900 OBO. Phone (204)535-2593, Baldur.

HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers 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 Various 2002 JOHN DEERE 930R straight cut header w/PU reel & trailer. Price $12,500. Phone (204)522-5708 (204)649-2288, Pierson MB. FOR SALE: ALL CROP header 22-ft to fit by-directional versatile w/adapter, VGC, w/pick-up reel. $2,000 OBO. Phone:(204)866-2253.

NH 2355 DISCBINE HEADER, 2008, 15.5-ft., low hrs, excellent condition, was used on NH 8060 swather, sold cows, $23,500. Call or text (204)378-0020 or (204)378-0030, Arborg, MB. VERSATILE SWATHER, 20-FT, PTO, good condition, $600; 430 Case tractor, dual-triple range, good condition, $2100. Call Jack (204)827-2162, Glenboro.

Rebuilt Concaves

Rebuild combine table augers Rebuild hydraulic cylinders Roller mills regrooved MFWD housings rebuilt Steel and aluminum welding Machine Shop Service Line boreing and welding

Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248

Check out A & I online parts store www.pennosmachining.com

1997 JD 9600, 2131 sep. hrs, 914 PU, air foil sieve, fine cut chopper, chaff spreader, new precision rasp bars, auto steer ready (green star). Always shedded, field ready VGC, $55,000. Also, FarmKing 10x60 auger w/hyd. side feed, $1,200 OBO. Phone:(204)324-7999.

WET FIELDS? 2 JD 9600 combines w/Mudhog rear-wheel assist: 1989 w/212 PU, $25,000; 1992 w/912 PU, $35,000. Also, 930 header w/UII pickup reel, $7,000; 925 Flexhead w/transport, $9,500.

Phone:(204)635-2625, Cell:(204)268-5539. Stead, MB.

COMBINES Combines - Various 545 COCKSHUT COMBINE 1970S, no cab, 318 Chrysler motor, doesn’t burn oil, always shedded, $1000 OBO. (204)364-2252.

COMBINES Accessories 1998 994 HONEY BEE 30-ft draper header, UII pick-up reel, for & aft, w/TR, TX adapter, $15,000 OBO; 2005 94C NH 30-ft draper header, UII pickup reel, for & aft, w/TR, TX adapter. $27,500.

Phone:(204)632-4390 or Cell:(204)797-4821.

2007 CAT F540 FLEX Platform, 40-ft., reconditioned, $25,900; Crary 35-ft. Flex Platform w/air bar, $15,900; 2010 NH 74C Flex Platform, 30-ft., $23,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer: (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 2 971 NH RIGID straight-cut headers for sale. Both 25-ft & in excellent condition. One w/bat-reel, asking $3,500, one w/pick-up, asking $5,500. Also, 1997 rake-up pick-up header, $3,500 OBO. Phone: (204)376-5905 or (204)641-4175. Arborg, MB.

COMBINES Caterpillar Lexion 2005 CAT 585R2012/P516 PU header for sale. $180,000. Location: The Pas. 2,345 engine/1,575 sep-hrs. S/N J57600389 Sunnybrook cylinder, HP feeder house, jet stream fan, RWA 400 series adapter included, VGC, serviced by Toromont, Elie, MB. Also available, 2005 F540 max flex S/N 44100235, AWS air reel, laser pilot, $30,000; 2005 HoneyBee SP 36 S/N 360500914 single PU reel, single knives, new guards & knife last year; Cat 500 series adapter, $30,000. Phone:(204)623-4357, (204)623-0664. Can text/e-mail pictures.

Go public with an ad in the Co-operator classifieds.

TRACTORS John Deere 1982 JD 1840, 3-PTH, 146 loader, hi-lo, 5500-hrs; 1995 JD 6300, MFWD w/640 self-leveling loader, bucket, grapple, joystick controls, open station, 3-PTH, dual power take-off, quad transmission, right-hand reverser, 6100-hrs. Phone Vita MB (204)425-3820.

JD 8450, 4WD, DUALS, clean, showing 7,199-hrs, $19,500; JD 4630, duals, powershift, 3pt, $14,950; JD 4430, 3pt, good running, $13,000; IHC 1466, duals, nice shape, $7,950. Phone:(204)746-2016 or Cell:(204)746-5345. Morris, MB.

TRACTORS Massey Ferguson 2007 MF 5455 TRACTOR - 80 PTO HP, Cab, Air, MFWD, LH Reversor, 540-1000 PTO, Front End Loader, 1,541-hrs., consignment unit, priced right for quick sale! $47,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

TRACTORS Various

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

FLEX PLATFORMS IN STOCK, ready for immediate delivery: JD 920-925-930-630-635; CIH 1020 25-ft-30-ft, 2020 30-ft & 35-ft; NH 74C 30-ft; Cat F540-Crary 35-ft; Header trailers 30-ft, 36-ft, 38-ft, 42-ft. w/flex bars & Double beam; Arc Fab-Harvest International, & MD Stud King. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer: (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

PTO,

CASE IH ALL CROP header, 8-rows 30-in, PTO drive, fits on to 8010 or 8120 combine. Good condition, $6,000. Phone:(204)857-1700. Gladstone, MB.

COMBINES Case/IH

2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine.(it will drive as far as a track machine in mud), 30-ft flex draper, $200,000 OBO

have

WANTED: 3-CYL PERKINS DIESEL engine from Massey 200 Crawler or tractor. Will Purchase complete machine; Also wanted 16.9x28, 16.9x24 or 17.5x24 tractor tires. Please call (204)878-9973.

CIH 2020 FLEX PLATFORMS in stock: 2008, 35-ft.

Reconditioned; 2010, 35-ft., nice; 2007, 30-ft. w/air bar- Take your pick, $21,500/each. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer:(204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FOR SALE: WHITE 24-FT. rigid header, Teflon bottom, nice, is like new, fits MF 8570 combine, works nice, $1,000. Phone (204)746-5199.

JD 444 CORN HEADER 1990, 12 row, 20-in. row spacing, poly dividers, excellent condition, will also fit on NH combines, $1,5000. Call or text (204)378-0020 or (204)378-0030, Arborg, MB. RETIRED FROM FARMING: CAT flex 30-ft header w/PU reel, $9500; Grain screener C-1600, Hutch cleaner w/unload auger, to separate weed seeds from grain, mounted on 2 wheels, electric driven, $1100. Phone (204)746-8851, Morris.

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

www.penta.ca

1-800-587-4711

IRON & STEEL 2 1/8, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2-in oilfield pipe; 3/4, 7/8, 1in sucker rod; 4.5, 5.5, 7-in., 8 5/8, 9 5/8s casing pipe. (204)252-3413, (204)871-0956.

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.

AG EQUIPMENT

DEALS ON THE GO!

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

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Horses accepted - Thursday and Friday

***EID forms required at time of delivery*** For more information please call Whitewood Livestock at 306-735-2822 or check our website at www.whitewoodlivestock.com

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

ONE YEARLING INTACT MALE donkey w/cross shaped mark on back. Phone (204)482-5183.

LIVESTOCK Poultry For Sale EXOTIC BIRD & ANIMAL AUCTION. Sun., Sep 28th, 2014, Weyburn Livestock Exchange, Weyburn, SK, 11:00a.m. To Consign, Call Charlotte: (306) 861-6305.

LIVESTOCK Sheep – Katahdin 2014 KATADIN PUREBRED RAMS & Ewes for sale, some born in Feb. Excellent replacement stock. Call (204)322-5364, if no answer please leave message.

1986 CASE IH 3394, 6230-hrs, new tires, MFWD, transmission overhauled, CAHR, 1000-PTO, 24-spd, 3-hyd, good condition. Phone (204)648-7136 both

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LIVESTOCK Donkeys

MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

TRACTORS Case/ IH

4490 & 4690 TRACTORS, $13,000 OBO. (204)730-3139

Fall Horse & Colt Sale

Friday, September 26, 2014 - 1 pm

Sales Agent for

HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

AGCO GLEANER, R SERIES, 27-ft straight-cut header w/bat-reel, $2,950; 1992 Silverado ext cab, original paint, no rust, $4,950. East Selkirk, MB. Phone:(204)268-2853.

DEUTZ-ALLIS FLEX-HEADER, 22-ft, for gleaner combine w/39-in opening, pick-up reel w/poly-tines, $3,500 OBO. Call Evenings:(204)367-8807.

1987 CASE IH 1680 combine w/3,800 engine hrs, 1015 head w/388 Westward PU, excellent condition, fully serviced, greased, oil changed, new chains, new drive belts, new straw chopper bearings, sharpened knives, ready for the field. (204)265-3363.

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

TRACTORS FOR RENT. Different Sizes, Very Reasonable Rates. (204)724-0274, (204)483-2113.

Combines

1980 IH 1480 COMBINE, 3600-hrs, specialty rotor, good condition. Phone (204)352-4249

Monday, September 29th at 12 pm

3-JD 630 HYDRA FLEX Platforms, Priced for quick sale. 1-2004 w/HD auger, Quick sale $12,500; 1-2006 $14,500; 1-2006 w/crary air bar, $18,500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer:(204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

CASE IH MACDON 30-FT. flex draper header fits 8010 combine, model 6220, $48,000. (204)871-0925.

GLADSTONE AUCTION MART Open Horse & Tack Sale Thurs., Oct. 2, 2014 Sale starts at 5:00PM, w/tack Will be receiving from 9:00AM till 4:00PM on sale day For more info, Call Terra Fulton, Manager At the mart:(204)385-2537

GRUNTHAL, MB.

www.edgeequipmentsales.com

New GX 390 Honda 13-hp motor rope start Retail Price $1514 Special Price $800

LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions

SPECIAL HEAVY CALF SALE Fri., Sept. 26, 2014 @ 9:00 a.m.

SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT SALE Wed., Oct. 1, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m

SPECIAL ANGUS CALF SALE

Fri., Oct. 3, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m.

Dispersal of 25 Choice Black Angus Cows, 3 to 8 years old with Black.

Aug-Sept Calves on Side.

SPECIAL RANCHERS CHOICE CALF SALE

KATAHDIN RAMS (204)378-2992.

FOR

SALE.

Call

Jake

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

Mon., Oct. 20, 2014 @ 9 a.m.

(Call Market Reps for More Details) Limited to 2200 Head Consignments Only We have 6 to 8 Cow Buyers, 7 to 8 Feeder Buyers and 4 to 8 Local Buyers with over 1000 Sellers

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

“Where Buyers & Sellers Meet”

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

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

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com Licence #1122

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus 4 SALE, REG RED Angus cows & heifers; bred AI, due Jan & Feb, also heifer calves for sale. Call Don (204)422-5216.

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

JD MODEL 135 SILAGE mixer wagon, good condition, asking $9,500. Phone (204)857-2126.

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais 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 – Simmental 250 SIMMENTAL CROSS COWS, bred Black Angus, bulls complete line of equipment & pasture.

Neepawa (204)402-0780.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL 130 cows, Blacks & Reds, mostly Angus cross, medium frame. Start calving April 1st. Come see them with their calves!

Call Ross Dunn (204)773-0138 sdunn@wificountry.ca

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CALVES??

1000 Litre Caged Storage Tanks $60.00 each Call Ken 204-794-8383 #45 Mountain View Rd. Winnipeg, MB

Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc. PERSONAL TIME TO SHARE YOUR life with someone special.

CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS. 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.

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

300-700 LBS. Steers & Heifers Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400

READY TO MOVE HOME - SUPER SPECIAL! 1320-sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath, main floor laundry, kitchen w/island, completely finished except flooring.

Will also custom build your plan. Call MARVIN HOMES, Mitchell, MB (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484 www.marvinhomes.ca

800-1000 LBS. Steers & Heifers Don: 528-3477, 729-7240

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale

Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald Livestock Ltd. License #1110 LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions MPHB LOUD & PROUD ANNUAL Production sale, Sept 20th, 2014. Moved to Alameda SK Auction mart due to flooding. Late consignments accepted.

Preview 11AM, sale 1PM Saskatchewan time. All foals halter broke lots of broke horses. www.mbpainthorsebreeders.com karene7@mynetset.ca To consign call Karen (204)634-2375, Nadine (306)483-5076 or Diane (204)522-8414.

Grain Land for Sale by Tender near Darlingford, MB NE 1/2 9-3-7W 291-Acres, (277-Acres Cultivated).

Tenders must be recieved by Oct 3rd, 2014. Gordon Hoeschen (204)822-4463 INVITATION TO OFFER TO PURCHASE FARM LAND FOR SALE. 302-ACS LOCATED WEST OF THE TOWN OF OAK BLUFF, MB (SE 1/4 11-9-1EPM, SW 1/4 11-9-1EPM) WITH DRIVEWAY ACCESS DIRECTLY ONTO HWY 3, BETWEEN OAK BLUFF & SANFORD. INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT OFFERS TO AIKINS, MACAULAY & THORVALDSON LLP, ATTN: ADAM LEVENE, 30-360 MAIN ST, WINNIPEG, MB, R3C 4G1 ON OR BEFORE 4:30P.M. ON OCT., 27th, 2014.

OFFERS MUST REMAIN OPEN FOR ACCEPTANCE UNTIL 12:00P.M. ON NOV., 3rd, 2014.

NO COMMISSION WILL BE PAID BY VENDOR VENDOR SHALL BE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT ANY OFFER

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LAND FOR SALE IN PLUMAS area, approx. 150 cultivated acres, no stones, call for more info. SE 34-16-12W. Phone (204)476-6742 or (204)386-2225

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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 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 NEWER HOME ON 160-ACS only 30-min from the city of Brandon & 16-min from Virden. Construction on the custom built two-story home began in 2008 w/some finishing work on the lower level just recently completed. There are 2 dugouts on the property & the crop for 2014 was hay. This is a good property in a secluded location but only 1.5-mi from the TransCanada Hwy. Tel: Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. Homelife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com STONEWALL MB 15-MINS TO Perimeter, 152.3-acs for sale, all cultivated good grain land, some good gravel deposits, great investment. Call Harold (204)253-7373, Delta Real Estate.

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Motorcycles WANTED: 1973-1987 CAN-AM (Bombardier) motorcycles, or any other old motorcycles.

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F/T POSITION AVAILABLE WORKING on a grain & livestock hog operation. Need a valid driver’s license, Class 1 would be an asset. Annual salary starting at $30,000. Phone Luc:(204)248-2107, (204)745-7306 or Email: lluc@mymts.net Notre Dame de Lourdes, MB. HELP WANTED: We are looking to hire a person to take responsibility for the feeding & care of our dairy cattle. The position requires the ability to work efficiently with a front end loader for feeding, bedding, & manure removal, close attention to detail, & reliability. Experience w/cattle an asset. If interested, please call (204)379-2640 or (204)745-7864.

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Philgo Farms has PT & FT employment opportunities available for year-round work on our dairy farm, with competitive salary & benefits. Experience w/machinery necessary; experience w/cattle an asset. Fax resume to (204)379-2293 or Email philgo@inetlink.ca

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Country Origination Manager – Central Canada Malteurop Canada is looking for a Country Origination Manager for Central Canada. This position will manage the Central Canadian commodity program and the inbound/outbound logistics for the Specialty Grain Division of Malteurop Canada (MEC) and Malteurop North America Inc. (MENA). This is a newly created position which gives the right person the opportunity to lead and develop the facility. This position will be located in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan.

Some of the responsibilities include: • Defining and developing the Central Canadian Commodity origination program as it relates to Malteurop’s barley facilities and external customer base.

• Developing and maintaining relationships with new and established customer base. Maintain a high level of customer service to build loyal customer base. Oversee contractual agreements and resolve customer claims.

• Working with producers updating them on market trends, marketing plans, grain quotes and risk management strategies.

• Managing price risk through the use of futures, options, and other hedging strategies. Monitoring commodity position reports and adheres to company risk guidelines.

• Maintaining detailed and accurate production history information such as planting dates, seeding rates, significant weather events, harvest dates and off field quality data as well as periodic bin sample analysis and updates on all producer direct AOG production contracts.

• Promoting and implementing sustainable agronomic practices for commodities. Encouraging initiatives aimed at increasing the natural fertility of the soil.

• Researching, developing and implementing new commodity varieties, including MENA breeding program varieties that are genetically adapted to climactic conditions and their evolution in each growing zone.

• Responsible for directing and managing the Grain Quality Technician and the Grain Contract and Logistics Administrator.

• Seeking new opportunities to capture additional revenue for the Specialty Grain Division of MEC/MENA.

Requirements: • This position requires an education generally equivalent to a four year bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or a minimum of five years direct experience in management and merchandising in the grain industry.

Perks: • Malteurop Canada offers a competitive benefit package, including health, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, pet insurance and RRSP with company match.

• The Malteurop Group is the world’s leading malt producer, with a current annual production capacity of more than 2,200,000 tons. The Group is present in 12 countries in Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia. Visit us at www.malteurop.com for further information.

Please submit your resume to hr.mena@malteurop.com along with salary requirements.

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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 Agent: Phone M & J 306-455-2509 Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509

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FOR SALE: ALFALFA, TIMOTHY, Brome, Clover, hay & pasture blends, millet seed, Crown, Red Prozo, cleaned common seed oats. Leonard Friesen (204)685-2376, Austin, MB.

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