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Biosecurity lapses are proving costly By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

orcine epidemic diarrhea h a s s p re a d to a fifth Manitoba hog barn with devastating effects. “They’re seeing high mortality rates, in the order of 70 to 80 per cent in some cases,” said Andrew Dickson, general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council. “In the feeders barns, they’ve noticed it b e c a u s e i t’s h u r t p r o d u c tion a bit… whereas in the sow barns, they’re noticing mortality.” Some of the affected barns have seen death rates among piglets approaching 100 per

There is good news for quality wheat growers, but not so good news for most other commodities

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This year’s crop is smaller than last year’s but it’s still a big crop. Combined with a late harvest and higher-than-usual carry-over from last year, there are more grain bags in use as well as open piles like these oats near Oak Bluff. PHOTO: LAURA RANCE By Meghan Mast Publication Mail Agreement 40069240

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rairie farmers who harvested high-quality wheat this year will be among the lucky few able to cash in on a world market sagging under record production, lower quality and a drop in demand from key importers.

“The world has not produced a particularly good crop in terms of quality, so there are some quality premiums in the market,” CWB analyst Bruce Burnett told the final Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural De v e l o p m e n t Cro p Ta l k webinar Oct. 1. “ H i g h - q u a l i t y, h i g h -

protein wheat is looking at prices that are significantly higher than what the futures values are,” he said. For example, he said No. 1 red spring wheat with 15 per cent protein is fetching around $11 per bushel on the cash market in Minneapolis, whereas the Minneapolis contract

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An apple a day could keep obesity away

A new eye on stock stress Researchers can measure animal stress through body heat

CROPS Into the organic field A researcher delves into how one farm family is making it work

FEATURE Bread warfare How wheat has been enlisted in the battle for Iraq

CROSSROADS The rural dimension Alzheimer’s victims and their families face extra risks in the rural setting

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Grain Markets Weather Vane Classifieds Sudoku

Apples, especially Granny Smiths, promote friendly bacteria

pples, especially Granny Smith apples, may help prevent disorders associated with obesity, new research published in the journal Food Chemistry says. “We know that, in general, apples are a good source of these non-digestible compounds but there are differences in varieties,” said Washington State University food scientist Giuliana Noratto, the study’s lead researcher, in a release. “Results from this study will help consumers to discriminate between apple varieties that can aid in the fight against obesity.” The tart green Granny Smith apples benefit the growth of friendly bacteria in the colon due to their high content of non-digestible compounds, including dietary fibre and polyphenols, and low content of available carbohydrates. Despite being subjected to chewing, stomach acid and digestive enzymes, these compounds remain intact when they reach the colon. Once there, they are fermented by bacteria in the colon, which benefits the growth of friendly bacteria in the gut. The study showed that Granny Smith apples surpass Braeburn, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, McIntosh and Red Delicious in the amount of non-digestible compounds they contain. “The non-digestible compounds in the Granny Smith apples actually changed the proportions of fecal bacteria from obese mice to be similar to that of lean mice,” Noratto said.

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The discovery could help prevent some of the disorders associated with obesity such as low-grade, chronic inflammation that can lead to diabetes. The balance of bacterial communities in the colon of obese people is disturbed. This results in microbial byproducts that lead to inflammation and influence metabolic disorders associated with obesity, Noratto said. “What determines the balance of bacteria in our colon is the food we consume,” she said. Re-establishing a healthy balance of bacteria in the colon stabilizes metabolic processes that influence inflammation and the sensation of feeling satisfied, or satiety, she said.

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‘Disappointing’ show of interest among women in municipal elections AMM tasked itself with trying to encourage more women to run after 2009 report By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

“I’m really disappointed. I think we need that mix of male and female on council.”

ven if every female candidate running for office this month is elected in the upcoming October 22 municipal elections, women will remain a tiny minority of the leadership in local governments across Manitoba. About 17 per cent, or 267 of the 1,507 candidates hoping for a seat around town, village and RM council tables this year are women. In the 2010 elections just 13 per cent of all elected officials were female. Shirley Kalyniuk, town of Rossburn mayor, says it’s disheartening to again see so few women wanting to participate in local government. “I’m really disappointed,” she said. “I think we need that mix of male and female on council,” she said. But she’s also not surprised. Kalyniuk, who is also a midwestern director on the Association of Manitoba Municipalities board, chaired a task force in 2009 that led to the AMM’s report Ballot Box Barriers that looked into why so few women want the job of councillor, mayor or reeve.

Municipal level

The report noted that while female representation at provincial and national levels is also lower than male, “the problem seems to be more profound at the municipal level.” At the time only 15 per cent of elected officials were women, and just seven per cent were heads of council in Manitoba. As part of the task force’s research, serving municipal

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How to get more women interested in municipal politics remains a perplexing question, says AMM director and town of Rossburn mayor, Shirley Kalyniuk, who chaired the 2009 Ballot Box Barriers report of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

leaders were asked to fill out questionnaires about what they felt the problem might be, and there appeared to be none, according to the small number (13 per cent) who responded. The vast majority (91 per cent) said there were no barriers facing women, and women “were free to run for office just like men.” But those who did respond said the problem stemmed from perception of municipal councils as “old boys’ clubs,” plus lack of time for the job was also a significant barrier, the report said. Kalyniuk said time to devote to the role really does

seem to be the clincher. She approached various women over the past four years urging them to consider municipal service and lack of it was their most oft-cited reason for declining. She understands that, although she’s held her own role in office since 1983. “If I had a full-time job and small kids, I probably would say I can’t give more of myself to my community too,” she said. The demands on municipal officials’ time is an issue for both genders a n d n e e d s a d d re s s i n g a s municipal officials’ duties expand, she added.

Systemic problem

But the matter of who gets elected goes beyond perceptions, or individual’s personal challenges too. Ballot Box Barriers also looked at how municipalities hold elections, comparing places with proportional representation systems (where the total number of seats are assigned to top candidates from the list of those seeking office), versus those with wards, or single races. It found that 69 municipalities electing officials “at large,” had at least one woman in office. By contrast, just 35 of the

97 municipalities electing officials by ward had a female representative. Most Ma n i t o b a t ow n s a n d v i l lages elect officials using a t - l a r g e s y s t e m s . Wa r d s are more common in rural municipalities. Kalyniuk said the whole matter of how to get more women interested in municipal politics is extremely challenging. It needs champions. But it goes back to that matter of time. Elected officials who might care about this enough to take it on are already busy enough with their own councils. “I really don’t know how we address it,” she said “And it’s a very sensitive issue.” Ballot Box Barriers recommended the AMM tackle the matter directly, with an eye to the 2014 elections, and host workshops and learning sessions “to promote municipal government and provide information about its role in people’s lives.” But after hosting a couple of workshops and networking sessions at AMM conventions, the whole thing was shelved. “We started, then it just kind of petered right out,” said Kalyniuk. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Co-operator writers win CFWF awards Reporter Lorraine Stevenson and editor Laura Rance won first place in their categories Staff

anitoba Co-operator writers received two gold-place awards at the annual Canadian Farm Writers Federation awards banquet Oct. 4. Reporter Lorraine Stevenson won the Weekly Press Reporting category for her coverage of a Pilot Mound farm family trying to rebuild its onfarm prosciutto-making business after resolving a dispute with provincial health inspectors over how food safety regulations are applied. Co-operator editor Laura Rance won the Press Editorial category for an editorial that explored how the different voices in the debate over genetically modified organisms are portrayed. On l i n e n e w s e d i t o r Da ve Be d a rd received a bronze award for his work on Alberta Farmer Express. Manitoba farm writers and photog-

raphers generally scored big in this year’s competition. Winnipeg Free Press photographer Ruth Bonneville won gold in the feature photograph category and silver in the electronic media visual category. Columnist Bartley Kives won bronze in the Press Column category. Business writer Martin Cash won silver in Daily Press Reporting. Karli Reimer of Ducks Unlimited won bronze in the news release category. Jay Whetter, editor of Canola Wa t c h , w o n g o l d i n t h e G e n e ra l Periodical category. Robert Arnason, Brandon reporter for the Western Producer won bronze in the Technical Feature category. Toban Dyck, a Roland-area farmer who writes for Grainews, won silver in the Press Column category. Jen Skerritt, who fills the Manitoba bureau for Bloomberg News won gold

in Daily Press Reporting, while Rod Nickel, who covers the Prairie farm beat for Thomson Reuters won bronze in the same category. CFWF represents almost 350 English-speaking agricultural journalists, broadcasters and communicators from across Canada through six regional associations in Atlantic Canada, Eastern Canada, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Winners were chosen by 26 judges from across Canada and the United States. These judges included journalists, professors, farmers and communicators from different media and publications, and a mix of agricultural and non-agricultural backgrounds. The awards ceremony capped off the federation’s annual meeting and tour, held this year in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Don’t get mad, get organized

t will be bitterly disappointing to many farmers that the Canadian Transportation Agency chose to reject a level-of-service complaint filed by the Canola Growers of Canada over last winter’s rail service. The Canola Growers’ level-of-service complaint was the one opportunity farmers had to extract some compensation for their losses in last winter’s debacle, even Laura Rance if it proved to be more symbolic than Editor significant, given the scale of impact last winter had on their bottom line. It was courageous of the association to step up to represent producers, taking the similar role — albeit with far fewer resources — as the former Canadian Wheat Board in these matters. However, whereas the former CWB had a relatively simple mechanism for flowing compensation back to producers through the pool accounts, it remained unclear how the Canola Growers would distribute any redress, had their claim been successful. But that’s all moot given the CTA’s decision to reject the complaint on what some would call a technicality. The Canola Growers’ complaint was aimed at both national railways and dealt with the overall consequences of poor rail service, which cost the system an estimated $7 billion. The CTA ruled the Canola Growers’ complaint couldn’t proceed because there wasn’t enough evidence. Not enough evidence? Let’s see now, farmers’ grain was stuck on the farm, while dozens of ships were lined up charging demurrage at port. At the peak of the crisis, the railways were behind by more than 70,000 rail car orders. Country basis levels were punishingly wide, although some debated whether that mattered if farmers weren’t selling anything. Grain handlers pass their costs back to farmers, so you could argue it will be farmers, and farmers alone, footing the bill for failed railway performance. But these costs are intangible to an entity such as the CTA, which rejected the Canola Growers’ complaint because it failed to link the allegations of poor service to specific railway service breaches. As a case in point, the CTA ruled in favour of a complaint against CN by Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada Ltd., that the railway had failed to supply it with the number of rail cars it had contracted. The agency rejected CN’s justifications for the service failures and reportedly made some pointed remarks about how CN manages its fleet capacity to be the smallest possible in order to maximize revenue from hauling grain under the revenue cap. As well, it acknowledged that with so many captive shippers there is no incentive for the railways to invest in capacity because they face no threat of losing business. “In a monopoly situation, the railway company does not receive the same signals it would in a competitive environment,” the decision states. “The opportunity costs to the shippers of unfilled orders do not affect the railway company’s revenues and the costs of demurrage for vessels awaiting shipments are borne by shippers alone.” In short, the CTA gets it. But as evidenced by how it handled the Canola Growers’ complaint, the regulatory system, as it is presently structured, doesn’t allow for the farmers’ voice to be heard. That’s a problem that the federal government has failed to address in any of its response to date. In fact, it would seem the federal government is backing away from its ‘get tough with the railways’ rhetoric of last winter. Consider the subtle, but significant, change in how those $100,000 penalties are assessed if the railways fail to meet their weekly targets. Despite their repeated use of the words $100,000 per week in press releases and statements last winter, the wording now reads $100,000 per violation. Officially, no one will confirm or deny conjecture that that means those fines will be imposed per week, which if is the case, places their effectiveness somewhere in the vicinity of that toothless six-year-old singing the “All I Want for Christmas” song to Santa. Larry Weber of Weber Commodities Ltd., has a hunch this has something to do with lots of lobbying by the railways. We agree. In a recent blog post, he ran a four-page long list of railway lobbying meetings with federal officials gleaned from the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying database. It includes 16 meetings between CN and the federal transportation minister. Which brings us to the question of what farmers need to do. We’re encouraged by the unified voice that is emerging from the farm organizations on the need for policy change. There is no longer one organization that can do it alone. But in the meantime, we would suggest there needs to be a concerted effort at developing a mechanism to document and quantify the costs incurred by farmers — in a language the regulatory system understands. laura@fbcpublishing.com

A cull cow is still a cull cow High beef prices all the more reason to stick to the plan By Kris Ringwall

urrent discussions focus on increasing cow numbers, but it may be ill advised to change cow culling schemes. When a cow is determined to be market beef, sell her. Maintaining old cows that are subject to more structural problems, already are having difficulty keeping up with the herd and more than likely are going to wean a lighter calf are headaches cattle producers do not need. In addition, relaxing expectations that a cow should conceive and raise a live calf every year eventually will lead to reproductive inefficiencies in the cow herd. Fortunately, cattle producers have been diligent in maintaining rigid culling principles. In fact, it is remarkable just how consistent those culling numbers have been. If one looks at the long-term historical benchmark values since 1995 for the annual culling rate percentage of cows exposed to the bull, the culling rate was 13.9 per cent. The percentage comes from North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association beef producers involved in the North Dakota State University Extension Service CHAPS program. The more recent 2013 benchmark value for culling rate was 13.5 per cent. These numbers are rolling five-year averages that are intended to reflect what is happening historically with CHAPS herds. By presenting the continually rolling five-year average, the highs and lows are buffered and a more understandable trend is generated. In reviewing the older data back to 1995, the lowest culling percentage benchmark was 13.2 per cent in 1996 and the highest was 14.8 per cent in 2010. Is the current market demand for beef strong enough to let more cows go or should a producer

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hold on to more cows to increase the herd? If past history means much in answering the question, one only is talking the difference of two cows per 100 head. The culling rate has been very constant when one views previous years because producers seem to have culled 13 to 15 per cent of the herd annually for quite some time. What if the culling rate could be changed and the long-term average was dropped to an arbitrary 10 per cent? That would mean four cows that normally would be culled would not be. Because changing the culling rate does not change the stocking rate, the four extra cows do not change total herd productivity based on available grazing units. All that really happened was four potentially headache-type cows were retained. These cows would have an above-average risk of losing their calves or having additional structural problems. In addition, lower milk production resulting in a lighter calf weight weaned would be the norm. Also, when the producer finally markets the cow, her market value would more than likely be lower. That being said, the goal still should be to maintain current culling standards, but decreasing the culling rate by increasing the number of years a cow will stay in production. Can that be done? Some cows are being selected because of breed longevity. When one looks around, there is a noticeable variation in the longevity of living things. However, the real question is: Can a producer increase the number of years a cow will be productive, but not the number of years a cow will live? Those are two different traits. Regardless, keep a rigid cull criteria and then turn your attention to the replacement heifer selection. Keep the good ones. Kris Ringwall is a North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock specialist and the Dickinson Research Extension Center director.

October 1985

here wasn’t much good news on the front page of our Oct. 3, 1985 issue. Drought in 1984 had reduced grain company handles by about 25 per cent. The 1985 harvest was plagued by wet weather, and high-quality wheat was in short supply. In the Oct. 10 issue, we reported reasonably good harvesting progress in the Red River Valley but elsewhere only 55 per cent of the wheat was harvested, and Manitoba Pool reported only 10 per cent of samples coming in as No. 1 CW. Manitoba farmland prices had dropped another eight per cent from 1984 levels. In the RM of Thompson, values were reported at $361 per acre versus $549 in 1980, and a 3,000acre farm near Miami had recently sold for almost half its value in 1980. The Western Grain Stabilization Administration was expected to pay up to $200 million on top of a $450-million payment earlier in the year. A proposed flax plant between Crystal City and Pilot Mount apparently never came to pass, but something else reported on the front page did. The Mulroney government officially announced that it wanted to enter into a free trade agreement with the U.S.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Sustainability is a worthy goal, but beware of simplistic solutions Intensive, large-scale production employing the latest technology is key to feeding a hungry world By Al Mussell Co-operator contributor

he view that we need to change how we produce food in the name of sustainability has become ubiquitous in Canada and other developed countries. Indeed, spurred on by the perceptions of some consumers, the food industry has become keenly interested in how farmers produce food. They want to know about their carbon footprint; animal welfare and labour practices; and how they use water, pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics, hormones and growth promotants. It’s an understandable response to increased public awareness of natural resource scarcity and of food security. But aspects of this movement are simplistic, misguided, or simply wrongheaded. Some of the ideas being put forward could, if followed through to their logical extent, lead to calamitous results. The four fallacies we should be especially wary of are: • We should tread more lightly on the agricultural land base; • Small farms are better; • Farm technologies can be picked from a menu; • New technology will solve all problems.

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Sustainability is a worthwhile goal, but society needs to recognize the benefits brought by large farms and the complexity in changing systems such as poultry housing, says Al Mussell, who argues there are four fallacies that if followed through to their logical conclusion, would lead to calamitous results.

Don’t use more land

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and others estimate the food supply may need to double by 2050 to meet the needs of a growing, and hungry, planet. To do that, we will either have to get more from the land we already farm or greatly increase the agricultural land base. ‘Greatly’ is the key word here. Indeed a recent study estimated that genetic improvements in major field crops between 1965 and 2004 saved between 18 million and 27 million hectares from being converted to agricultural use. But intensive farming has prevented that. In Ontario, corn yields have doubled (to 160 bushels an acre) since 1970. In Alberta, wheat yields have gone from around 30 bushels an acre to nearly 50 in the last four decades. And livestock production gets more out of each bushel. In 1980, it took 185 days for a pig to reach 100 kilograms. Today, it’s 155 days. Intensifying agricultural land use has not only made food cheaper and saved farmers the cost of needless land base expansion, it also means agriculture’s carbon and water footprint has been reduced and wildlife habitat and natural areas preserved. Greater intensification comes with increased risks (such as run-off or leaching) and technologies can fail (for example, by triggering pest resistance). But we need appropriate management and metrics to mitigate these risks, rather than just turning our back on all the benefits of intensification.

Not necessarily small

Small farms conjure up an appealing view of rural communities and agrarian enterprise, and food marketers are buying into this messaging heavily. In fact, small operations — those with less than $100,000 in farm cash receipts — still account for more than half of all farms. But once expenses are paid, there’s not much left to support a family. As well, all of those small farms together generate less than 10 per cent of farm cash receipts. Farms have increased in size over time for a reason. It is folly to suggest that we somehow step out of or attempt to manipulate the process in which farms adopt improved technology, use less sweat labour, and generally become larger and more competitive. We should appreciate the diversity of Canadian farms — large and small. But we should also be thankful for the advancing development of a professional farmer segment, improved competitiveness, and the technologies and the increasing size of farms that have underpinned the growth in the standard of living we enjoy.

A package deal

Food marketers are increasingly keen to restrict certain farm technologies. But the nature of agriculture makes this much more challenging than,

say, a store deciding it won’t sell baby bottles made using bisphenol-A. Agriculture exists in a dynamic environment in which the many elements of the production system have complex links. That means changing one technology has a ripple effect. One example is genetically modified crops. Weeds don’t go away just because glyphosate-tolerant crop varieties cannot be used — and other herbicides for post-emergent weed control generally have higher toxicity characteristics than glyphosate. Going GM free also means creating rules, tolerances, enforcement to control fraud, penalties, and appeal procedures. And it will create price distortions that can take years to sort out. Moving from battery cages to cage-free systems presents similar challenges. Ventilation, building style, lighting, and flock breed must all be considered, as well as disease and pest control and implementing new flock management regimes. European livestock industries have not collapsed in the face of restrictions on antibiotic use, and many countries have significant crop industries without using GM technology. But the adjustment is difficult — it takes time and learning; can be costly; and must be implemented in a market context rather than simply dictated. Food marketers may not get what they expected as this process of adjustment rolls out.

No silver bullets

The list of technological advances in agriculture — from the seed drill and modern mouldboard plow to innovations in chemistry and microbiology — is long and very impressive. But many seem to take a very different view of this. They see it as “messing with Mother Nature” and creating risks which we may not perceive until it is too late. There is certainly risk. Nature and biology are populated with unknown relationships and

uncertain carrying capacities, and this new technology could shift biological equilibriums on a sudden or episodic basis. But this is not something new. Rather, it is the history of agriculture. Employing European tillage technology contributed to soil erosion and the dust bowl of the 1930s. Atrazine was viewed as something of a miracle product when it was introduced in the 1960s, until extensive use resulted in resistant weeds, residues in groundwater, and fears about its health effects. There are countless other examples. Agriculture impacts and is impacted by the biology of natural systems, Mother Nature responds, and the situation changes. This has been true since the Mesopotamians began farming 10,000 years ago. The biological world is not static. We should be cautious about new technologies and alert to the perils they might pose. But because farming is built on a base that is constantly shifting, with interrelationships we do not fully understand, we must constantly be innovating new technologies. If we are unwilling to take on the risk of new technologies, we then take on a potentially greater risk — that existing technology will continue to “work” indefinitely.

Looking forward

Increased attention to environmental, social, and economic sustainability is appropriate — and if approached properly will benefit both the agrifood sector and Canadian society. But producing food is a complex business, and basing our agricultural policies and food marketing on past perceptions and fear of our own technology is a perilous move. Al Mussell is senior research associate at Agri-Food Economic Systems, an economic research organization based in Guelph, Ont. To read his four papers on the Four Fallacies of Agricultural Sustainability, go to www.georgemorris.org.

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cent, he added. Others have been lower. Chief veterinary officer Megan Bergman confirmed the province’s fifth on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea last week after receiving a report by the herd veterinarian as is required by provincial regulation. PEDv is a reportable disease in Manitoba. The province’s veterinary lab later verified the findings. How the virus arrived at this nursery finisher barn, which is located outside the five-km buffer zone containing the two previously confirmed cases, remains a mystery. “What we don’t understand is why the outbreak occurred,” said Dickson, adding it will take time to track down where all the animals from the farm went to as well. “We’re in the pretty early stages of the investigation, and right now we are following up

on all of our leads in terms of movement on and off the farm and direct and indirect contact,” Bergman said. But she added it’s not surprising that new cases of the virus are emerging at this time of year, noting the virus prefers cool, wet weather.

It’s here

This fact, combined with the knowledge that eight high-traffic or environmental sites have also tested positive for PED in the province, make it absolutely crucial that producers remain vigilant when it comes to biosecurity measures, the chief vet said. “We need to continue to remember that we do have the virus in Manitoba, so the biggest piece we need to emphasize is that biosecurity is our best friend and we need to continue to be very vigilant in our practices, because that’s the best way we can keep it out of our barns,” Bergman said.

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“Know who is coming onto your farm, know where they were before coming onto your farm, and ensure that they haven’t had any exposure to high-traffic sites… or another barn, or an assembly yard, and these are all pieces that are important.” That means making sure any visitors — from trades people such as electricians or carpenters, to couriers, to family and friends — follow strict biosecurity protocols, she said. “You could be located somewhere with a dozen hog barns in the area, but everybody practises super-high biosecurity and… you’re perfectly safe,” said Dickson.

Meticulous attention

That means meticulous attention to wearing booties, washing vehicles, drying vehicles, not travelling between assembly yards and barns — the kind of measures that can be difficult to maintain on an ongoing basis.

“ I n d u s t r y g e t s b u s y, they’re trying to move animals, they’re marketing, and s o m e t i m e s y o u f o r g e t . So our responsibility is to continue to remind folks,” said Bergman. “Farmers need to be stopping people at the farm gate, seeing where they have been and telling them what needs to be done.” Veterinarians have observed producer lapses in following these protocols, Dickson said. “Put on booties before you get out of that truck at an assembly yard… don’t get out in your boots, tramp around all over the place and then get back in the truck. I’ll be frank, pig farmers have been identified as doing this by veterinarians,” said Dickson. Getting rid of the virus isn’t easy, he added. And an encounter with porcine epidemic diarrhea isn’t cheap. Dickson said in addition to mortality, sows that have had the virus are difficult to sell

“Put on booties before you get out of that truck at an assembly yard… don’t get out in your boots, tramp around all over the place and then get back in the truck.”

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and disinfecting a barn could cost in excess of $30,000. However, while the cost to producers is high, Dickson said it is important to remind people that porcine epidemic diarrhea presents no public health risk. “This is not something that affects humans,” Dickson said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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TRENDS IN CORN AND SOYBEANS

the latest bout of wet weather hit and will grade No. 1 or 2. Protein levels are generally higher than they were last year, he noted. Much of that wheat is in Alberta, however, where farmers are about 80 per cent finished with their harvest.

Running behind

Harvest across the rest of the Prairies is running behind. Farmers need a week to two we ek s o f g o o d har vesting weather to get the job done, which current forecasts suggest won’t occur until mid- to late October, he said. Burnett said the outlook for most crops farmers have produced this year, however, is less optimistic. Canada’s crop is smaller that last year’s record levels, according to Statistics Canada data released Oct. 3. StatsCan pegged all-wheat production at 27.48 million tonnes and canola production at 14.08 million tonnes. But the crops would still be the third-largest wheat harvest in 18 years and third-biggest canola crop ever and they are feeding into a world market that is already well supplied. “We do have a supply-side glut coming here,” Burnett said. “We are now at the point where global stocks are built back up and are expected at the end of the year to be at record levels.” Although demand is relatively strong, two key importers — China and Brazil — are expected to cut back their purchases of wheat and corn this year. “Without demand for corn from China, we are not going to make a dent in these stocks. “ We think the December corn will probably dip below $3 maybe for a session or two, but in likelihood we’re going to remain in this $3.20 environment for most of the U.S. harvest season,” he said.

“Unless we start to see supplies contract (prices are) not really going to go upwards too much.” Bruce Burnett

Pretty normal

Farmers will no doubt find that disappointing, but Burnett noted it’s actually pretty normal. “I’ve been in this business for more than 20 years, and those are levels I am more familiar with,” he said. “The low $3 on the corn side historically is a pretty good price.” On top of record production, the world economy has been slow to recover from the financial crisis. The strengthening U.S. dollar has the effect of lowering commodity prices — because most commodities are traded in U.S. currency. And while China’s economic growth at between seven to eight per cent seems strong in the North American context, “for them, it’s a real slowdown,” he said. The global corn carry-over is estimated at just under 190 million tonnes, which is 51 million tonnes higher than two years ago. “Unless we start to see supplies contract, (prices are) not

Global corn production is beginning to exceed consumption.

We need to be down in the 2.2-2.4 range in order to curb soybean acres.

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selves under the U.S. market in terms of the higher-quality wheat so we should see a fair amount of demand.” B u r n e t t i s p re d i c t i n g a major acreage rotation away from corn in 2015 into soybeans, which will put down-

really going to go upwards too much.” The same goes for most grades of wheat. However, Canadian wheats are priced competitively. “Price-wise Canada is very competitive. We’re pricing our-

ward pressure on the oilseed complex. Global soybean production is already increasing. Brazilian and Argentinian producers have begun planting soybeans after giving up on corn. The USDA recorded a Brazilian soybean

production at a record 94 million tonnes in September. That’s up eight per cent from last year. “Pr i c e s r i g h t n ow a re n’t doing the job to restrict that movement,” he said. meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. Oct. 6-9: International Summit of Co-operatives, Centre des Congres de Quebec, 1000 boul. ReneLevesque E., Quebec City. For more info visit http://www.sommetinter. coop. Oct. 7-9: Canadian Agricultural Safety Association annual conference and AGM, Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin St., Ottawa. For more info visit http://conference.casaacsa.ca. Oct. 9: MAFRD beef meeting, 7 to 10 p.m., Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart, PR 205, Grunthal. Topics: Nutrition, herd health, backgrounding economics, price insurance. For more info call 204425-5050.

CWB building fourth Prairie grain elevator The new facility will be near St. Adolphe By Commodity News Service Canada

WB, formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board, is building a fourth new grain elevator, which will be located in Manitoba’s Red River Valley, a news release from the company said Friday. The announcement comes just one month after CWB said it was building its third elevator in Pasqua, Saskatchewan. The new elevator will be

near St. Adolphe, Manitoba and feature 34,000 tonnes of storage. It is scheduled to open in early 2016, according to the release. The company has completed the geotechnical survey for the elevator and construction is set to begin in mid-October. The facility will also feature a 134-car loop track, a loading rate of up to 1,600 tonnes per hour and cleaning facilities. The elevator will have access to CN and BNSF Railway, which will move grain

to the CWB’s Thunder Bay terminal, western ports, as well as destinations in the U.S. and Mexico, the release said. The new CWB facility adds to three new elevators already under construction, one in Colonsay, Saskatchewan, another in Bloom, Manitoba and the Pasqua, Saskatchewan facility. T h e c o m p a n y ’s o t h e r re c e n t l y a c q u i re d a s s e t s include Mission Terminal in Thunder Bay, Les Élévateurs des Trois-Rivières in

Quebec, Great Sandhills Terminal in Burstall, Saskatchewan, as well as a minority i n t e re s t i n P r a i r i e We s t Terminal.

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Oct. 16: Red River Exhibition Association/Manitoba Agriculture Hall of Fame Harvest Gala, Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Ave., Winnipeg. For more info or to buy tickets email foundation@ redriverex.com or call Judy at 204888-6990. Oct. 28: Manitoba Pork fall producer meeting, 2 p.m., Heritage Centre, 100 Heritage Trail, Niverville. Meeting for producers east of Red River. For more info or to register call 204-237-7447 or email info@manitobapork.com. Oct. 28: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Town Hall Meeting, 3 to 6 p.m., Credit Union Place Arena, 200 First St. SE, Dauphin. For more info visit www.cattle. ca/news-events/town-hallmeetings/. Oct. 28-30: Cereals North America second annual conference, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg. For more info visit www.cerealsnorthamerica.com. Oct. 29: Manitoba Pork fall producer meeting, 2 p.m., Glesby Centre, 11 Second St. NE, Portage la Prairie. For producers west of Red River and Hutterian Brethren producers. For more info or to register call 204-237-7447 or email info@manitobapork.com. Nov. 6-8: Manitoba Livestock Expo, Brandon.Call 204-726-3590 or visit www.brandonfairs.com. Nov. 12-14: Canadian Seed Trade Association semi-annual meeting, Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, 900 Rue de la Gaucheterie W., Montreal.For more info call 613829-9527 or visit cdnseed.org. Nov. 17-19: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association conference and AGM, Chateau Bromont, 90 rue Stanstead, Bromont, Que. For more info email c_arbuckle@ canadianfga.ca or call 204-2544192. Nov. 20: Canadian Association of Farm Advisors “Current and Connected” conference, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Heritage Centre, 100 Heritage Trail, Niverville. For more info call Liz Robertson at 1-877474-2871 or visit cafanet.com/ Conferences.aspx. Dec. 2: University of Manitoba Transport Institute’s Fields on Wheels conference, Delta Winnipeg Hotel, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.umti.ca. Dec. 3: University of Manitoba Transport Institute’s Fields on Wheels Agribusiness Conference, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/ management/ti/.

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Health forces Phillips to leave Grains Council His fight with cancer is not yet finished By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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ichard Phillips has stepped down as president of the Canada Grains Council to deal with a reoccurrence of the bladder cancer that delayed his taking the post last year. In a letter that sounded upbeat about his prospects, Phillips says, “My wife and I talked it over and agreed that I simply must focus on getting better, and I don’t have the mental or physical energy to

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do that properly and be working full time.” His treatment will begin right away. “I am truly sorry to be leaving the Canada Grains Council as I really believe it can be the driving force of bringing together the value chain across all commodities and be the national presence and voice that our industry needs and frankly, that the government also needs for direction,” he says. “The council is well positioned to provide valuable input in some cases, and to lead in other cases,

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on issues like sustainability, low-level presence, sanitary and phytosanitary/market access, transportation and the future of our sector.” The council is well organized and “there are strong financials in place for decision-making processes,” he added. Patti Miller, president of the Canola Council of Canada and chair of the Grains Council, said an executive search committee is getting started. Meanwhile, the board of directors is looking for people in the industry who can help oversee the council until a new president can be hired. No deadline for that has been set. In his short time in the job, Phillips “had moved a number of files forward and worked out a strategic plan,” she added. “He gave us a much tighter focus and organized our symposium last year. He has really left us in such great financial shape.” Phillips worked on Parliament Hill before becoming executive director of Grain Growers of Canada which he helped make into one of the country’s most influential farm organizations. In 2013, he was appointed as president of the Grains Council, succeeding the retiring Dennis Stephens. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer on his final day with Grain Growers and delayed starting the council until medical treatment appeared to have eliminated the cancer. “At that time, I knew there was a chance that the cancer would return and unfortunately, a new spot has unexpectedly appeared. I am hopeful that with the excellent medical care available, I will get on my feet again in the coming months.” He concluded his letter with a recommendation. “My final word of advice for you personally and for your loved ones, is that if you ever see any blood or small brown clots in your urine, no matter how insignificant, get to your doctor immediately.”

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Driving offences keep RCMP busy

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From Victoria Day long weekend, May 16, 2014, to Labour Day long weekend, September 1, 2014, Manitoba RCMP issued approximately 10,000 tickets for provincial traffic charges. Roughly 6,300 of those tickets were issued for speeding offences alone, while several were issued for driving 50 km/h over the speed limit. The RCMP also charged 489 individuals with Criminal Code impaired drivingrelated charges and issued an additional 263 alcohol- and drug-related administrative suspensions, which vary in length from 24 hours for a first offence to 15 to 60 days for those with multiple offences. During that time frame, the RCMP responded to 28 fatal motor vehicle collisions which resulted in 30 deaths. In 2013, there were 43 fatal motor vehicle collisions and 51 deaths. — RCMP release

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South — — 116.00 - 135.00 102.00 - 118.00 — $ 215.00 - 229.00 230.00 - 243.00 243.00 - 260.00 251.00 - 274.00 273.00 - 298.00 313.00 - 338.00 $ 202.00 - 217.00 215.00 - 229.00 220.00 - 236.00 231.00 - 250.00 248.00 - 272.00 281.00 - 311.00

($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.) (850+ lbs.)

Futures (October , 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change October 2014 162.85 7.40 December 2014 166.42 7.32 February 2015 166.27 6.27 April 2015 164.25 3.88 June 2015 153.10 1.25 August 2015 153.50 1.75

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

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October 3, 2014

Producers dial up the cattle volumes at auctions Demand from all directions is supporting prices Dave Sims

Close 241.10 240.07 233.87 232.27 231.80 232.32

Change 11.00 11.47 10.70 10.67 10.90 10.60

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending Previous September 27, 2014 Year Canada 53,879 53,762 East 13,040 12,992 West 40,839 40,770 Manitoba N/A N/A U.S. 572,000 625,000

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Week Ending September 27, 2014 792 24,777 18,133 1,121 1,234 7,163 205

Previous Year 550 22,886 19,715 1,196 1,208 7,489 262

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Current Week 237.00E 219.00E 221.35 222.95

Futures (October 3, 2014) in U.S. Hogs October 2014 December 2014 February 2015 April 2015 May 2015

Last Week 228.95 211.50 214.38 214.28

Close 106.77 94.92 91.95 91.80 90.80

Last Year (Index 100) 224.40 207.04 207.44 208.35

Change 0.45 1.32 2.35 0.80 -0.20

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Choice Lambs (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)

Winnipeg (880 h wooled fats) — Next sale is Oct. 15 — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of October 5, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.970 Undergrade .............................. $1.880 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.950 Undergrade .............................. $1.850 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.950 Undergrade .............................. $1.850 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.885 Undergrade............................... $1.800 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto 83.05 - 126.15 153.23 - 203.24 211.02 - 231.55 218.35 - 245.10 153.29 - 247.46 —

“I think it’s the year to sell the big ones and hold the small ones and put some pounds on.”

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Ontario $ 143.21 - 169.26 146.47 - 167.19 82.53 - 124.81 82.53 - 124.81 115.12 - 140.74 $ 208.47 - 238.76 227.01 - 250.10 215.01 - 264.26 218.94 - 284.13 246.55 - 313.19 271.73 - 346.27 $ 185.14 - 216.97 212.27 - 230.79 200.66 - 240.47 192.75 - 248.69 199.99 - 281.54 219.08 - 289.20

(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.)

E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

$1 Cdn: $0.8884 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.1256 Cdn.

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(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 118.00 - 126.00 D3 Cows 107.00 - 116.00 Bulls 142.00 - 152.50 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 170.00 - 223.00 (801-900 lbs.) 220.00 - 246.00 (701-800 lbs.) 235.00 - 249.00 (601-700 lbs.) 240.00 - 265.00 (501-600 lbs.) 250.00 - 280.00 (401-500 lbs.) 190.00 - 320.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 170.00 - 205.00 (801-900 lbs.) 190.00 - 217.00 (701-800 lbs.) 200.00 - 230.00 (601-700 lbs.) 225.00 - 245.00 (501-600 lbs.) 235.00 - 255.00 (401-500 lbs.) 240.00 - 280.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: October 3, 2014

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Eggs Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective November 10, 2013. New Previous A Extra Large $2.00 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 A Medium 1.82 1.87 A Small 1.40 1.45 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

rices remained strong at Manitoba stockyards for the week ended Oct. 3. Cattle volumes were the real story, though, as producers sent at least 3,000 more animals to market than the previous week. “I won’t have much room for October cattle anymore,” said Allen Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart, noting the yard was already booked solid for Monday’s sale (Oct. 6) and was approaching a full load for the Thanksgiving sale as well. Demand is coming from the West, East and U.S. and keeping prices strong. “They seem to be stronger every day. We saw some calves right off the cow bringing over $1,800 apiece. It’s just mind boggling,” Munroe said. At least six auction marts saw bids for steers in the 300- to 400-pound range beginning at the $300-per-hundredweight (cwt) mark and in one case receiving top-end bids of $410/cwt. Heifer prices also stayed robust, with animals in the 400- to 500-lb. range topping out above the $300 mark at every stockyard in the province. Off the cuff, Munroe estimated six-weight steers averaged $110/cwt more than during the same time last year. There aren’t as many cash yearlings around right now, but Munroe said he believes that’s due to contract issues. “Many were contracted ahead of time because the prices looked so good,” he said, adding he expects to have more coming out this week (Oct. 6-10). “We’re probably going to have 250 year-

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lings this week, which is more than we’ve had. Calves are really starting to roll now.” Ranchers should be patient, he said, as there is still money to be made, particularly on feeder animals. “I think it’s the year to sell the big ones and hold the small ones and put some pounds on,” he said. Dave Nickel of Gladstone Auction Mart said he believes the weak Canadian dollar is helping the market stay buoyant. He noted many herds have also thinned down, which should support values moving forward. “I expect the cattle market will stay where it is because there just aren’t the numbers out there,” he said. He noted the second- and third-cut cattle were “a little soft,” but it was a good week overall. Feed problems that plagued many producers earlier in the year have largely been resolved, too. Warm weather during the final week of September and early October helped producers who had wet fields begin to establish some hay, said Munroe. “The guys who were really panicking at the end of June now have some feed.” Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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More weakness expected for Canadian dollar: analyst By Phil Franz-Warkentin commodity news service canada

The Canadian dollar has weakened relative to its U.S. counterpart over the past few months, but could still be headed to softer levels not seen in over four years, according to a currency analyst. The Canadian dollar was trading below US90 cents in late September, putting it at its weakest levels since March 2014. “For the remainder of the year, we’re looking at C$1.15 (US87 cents… or three per cent weaker than

current levels),” said Mark Chandler, head of fixed income and currency strategies with RBC Dominion Securities. While there have been some Canada-specific factors at play, including weakening commodity prices, Chandler said the activity in the currency markets wasn’t necessarily a matter of weakness in the Canadian economy, but rather it had to do with the relative strength seen in the U.S. “It’s clear that ever yone is still taking a backseat to the U.S. dollar,” said Chandler, noting that the U.S. was seeing better economic expansion than other areas of the world, which was supportive for the U.S. currency. He added that the

Canadian economy is doing OK, but is just not doing as well as the U.S. “Over the past month, we’re the second-strongest major currency — taking a backseat to the U.S.” Chandler also noted that with the U.S. being Canada’s largest trading partner, “it’s a good thing overall for Canada.” In order for the narrative of the weakening Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. to change over the next few months, “you’ll need to see some sort of surprises in Canada that would outshine those in the U.S.,” said Chandler. However, he added that any such surprises would likely only slow the pace of the U.S. dollar apprec i a t i n g re l a t i v e t o t h e Canadian currency.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (370 h Fats) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 165.55 - 318.67 — 140.38 - 267.67

Horses <1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 6.00 - 21.00 20.37 - 41.56

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

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Bullish StatsCan outlook, strong demand lift canola Wheat moved higher against the global supply outlook Terryn Shiells CNSC

anola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform saw their first weekly gain in a while during the week ended Oct. 3, as the Canadian dollar dropped sharply. The Canadian currency closed at US88.82 cents on Oct. 3, which helped to underpin crush margins and made canola more attractive to foreign buyers. Unfavourable weather for harvest in Western Canada and ongoing quality concerns were also lifting values. Some of the support was linked to a bullish Statistics Canada report as well. On Oct. 3, Statistics Canada pegged 2014-15 canola production at 14.1 million tonnes, slightly above its August guess of 13.9 million tonnes, but at the low end of trade expectations. StatsCan also upped its 2013-14 canola production number slightly, which went against thoughts that the crop size was overstated. That doesn’t mean the 2014-15 canola crop will be 14.1 million tonnes this year, because at the time of the survey, barely any harvest activity had occurred. It’s still not clear how big the crop will be, as yield reports are a mixed bag across Western Canada, but general thoughts are for 14.5 million tonnes. Still, if demand continues to be as robust as it is, carry-out could fall below one million tonnes for 2014-15, which would be considered tight. Going forward, canola will likely continue following Chicago soybean futures, but its own tight fundamental situation could provide support at certain points, especially in the cash market. Soybean futures in Chicago held steady during the week, as the market was consolidating after dropping sharply the week prior. Continued downward pressure came as yield reports from the advancing harvest continue to come in better than expected. Values could drop further as the harvest progresses, barring any significant weather issues that could halt activities or do some kind of damage.

Last Week

Week Ago

Year Ago

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

177.38

174.17

252.04

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

196.76

197.04

274.36

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

127.06

128.34

172.83

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

223.38

214.79

203.44

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

339.70

339.06

467.98

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

723.24

721.04

862.60

All prices close of business October 2, 2014

Coarse Grains

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The same story is echoed in the corn market, which also held steady compared to a week ago. Traders will continue to watch harvest progress in the U.S., though the focus will star t to shift to South America as its planting season will soon be underway. There are some worries about possible production problems in the region already, as dry conditions in Brazil may make it hard for crops to get off to a good start. But there is still time for rain, and it’s too early to get too worried about that now. Dryness was starting to become a concern for U.S. winter wheat crops seeded recently, though beneficial rain arrived l a t e r i n t h e w e e k t o h e l p i m p r ov e conditions. Better weather didn’t stop Kansas City, Minneapolis and Chicago values from moving higher during the week. Shortcovering following recent losses and signs that export demand for U.S. wheat is improving were bullish. Further support came from news of slowing exports out of Russia, due to political problems, as well as smaller-thananticipated wheat production figures in Canada. StatsCan pegged all wheat production at 27.48 million tonnes, down from its previous estimate and below expectations. It’s also over 10 million tonnes below what was grown last year. But wheat supplies remain very large in the world at the moment, preventing further advances during the week, and should continue to overhang wheat futures going forward. Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business October 3, 2014 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

October 2014

114.50

123.50

December 2014

116.50

125.50

March 2015

119.50

126.50

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2014

403.80

395.30

January 2015

409.90

402.90

March 2015

416.60

410.90

Canola

Special Crops Report for October 6, 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

35.50 - 36.75

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

33.00 - 36.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

23.00 - 25.50

Desi Chickpeas

23.00 - 24.00 — 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

6.15 - 6.25

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Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

25.00 - 25.00

Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

42.00 - 42.00

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

39.00 - 39.00

4.00 - 4.10

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

30.40 - 32.00

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

52.00 - 52.00

Brown No. 1

27.60 - 29.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

58.00 - 58.00

Oriental No. 1

29.50 - 31.00

No. 1 Black Beans

25.00 - 25.00

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Pinto Beans

24.00 - 32.00

No. 1 Small Red

43.00 - 43.00

No. 1 Pink

43.00 - 43.00

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

17.25

16.70

Ask

—

Report for October 3 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

Russia exits wheat export markets early, Europe to benefit Farmers have already sold 50 per cent of the expected exportable surplus By Sarah McFarlane and Polina Devitt london/moscow / reuters

trong domestic demand for Russian wheat has priced one of the world’s leading suppliers out of export markets far earlier in the season than usual, ceding market share to European competitors, traders said. Active exports in July, August and early September have left Russian wheat now too expensive to compete with main rival origins despite a near-record crop and a recent price decline.

“The local market in Russia is well supported due to short-covering of higher-priced export contracts,” said Swithun Still, a director of Solaris Commodities S.A. Farmers have already sold 10 million tonnes of wheat during the first three months of the season — half of this year’s exportable surplus, a Moscow-based trader said. According to official data, the country has supplied 10.7 million tonnes of grain, including 9.2 million tonnes of wheat, between July 1 and Sept. 24. The country will have a 2014-15

exportable surplus of 27 million to 30 million tonnes of grain, of which wheat will account for 70 per cent, if the crop exceeds 100 million tonnes, Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov told Reuters last week. It has already harvested 96.1 million tonnes of grain before drying and cleaning, including 57.8 million tonnes of wheat, from 81 per cent of the planned area. Russia is priced out of the world wheat market at a time when new harvests are available in the European Union as a quick alternative source of supply, traders said.

“I think we will see Russian business being transferred to Germany, Poland and the eastern EU such as Romania while France also has large supplies of poorer-quality wheat which can be sold in cheaper markets,” a German trader said. According to another G er man trader, early in the 2014-15 season there were Russian wheat sales to new markets in South America and Central America. “But it now does not look likely that these will b e re p e a t e d i n c o m i n g m o n t h s as current pr ices are too high,” he added.

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Stress tool could have a big impact Infrared thermography provides a quick and non-invasive way to measure stress, and that has big implications for livestock producers By Dianne Finstad CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

new ‘eye’ on how animals respond to stressful situations is providing researchers with a valuable tool that could one day have a big impact on how livestock are treated. Infrared thermography — or IRT — can tell a lot of stories by measuring body heat in a specific area. Using a device that looks like a radar gun, it’s a noninvasive way to learn what animals are going through. And it’s giving scientists like Drs. Christy Goldhawk and Ed Pajor of the University of Calgary a window on what animals are experiencing. Goldhawk is conducting post-doctoral research through a fellowship position partnership between the university’s faculty of veterinary medicine and the Calgary Stampede. So she spends half her time in and around the Stampede facilities and events. In July, that meant using her IRT tool behind the chutes during the Stampede rodeo. “Specifically, what we have been looking at, at the Stampede is the idea behind, ‘Are the animals aroused and stressed?’” said Goldhawk. “When they do react, it takes energy — both mental energy as well as physical energy. So infrared measures that heat response.”

Heat response

Having a way to physically measure stress would bring measurable evidence to what has been a matter of opinion — with critics claiming rodeo animals are mishandled, and those from the rodeo world insisting they like to perform, said Pajor, an animal welfare expert. Their work initially focused on rodeo animals in the chutes. “We started with wanting to describe what the animals are experiencing prior to their performance in the rodeo,” said Pajor. “So the first couple of years we looked at the behaviour of the animals in the chutes just before they started bucking: Were there fear behaviours being shown?” Their studies then expanded to include IRT, and also to look at the behaviour of the animals in the back pens and the loading area. “We had to do it in a noninvasive manner because this is a real rodeo with real timelines, rather than a controlled setting for an experiment,” he said. “But that’s the beauty of IRT as an indicator of physiological response.” The reading is taken off the eyes, so it’s a lot easier to do than other response indicators, such as blood tests or heart rate monitoring. Plus it doesn’t add

Infrared thermography is non-invasive, which allows Christy Goldhawk to gather stress data on animals at the Calgary Stampede as rodeo events are taking place. PHOTO: EMMA MCGEOUGH

any additional stress for the animals. So what has the Stampede study found?

Calm in the chute

The behavioural study found experienced animals were calm in the chute setting, while the novices had more of a response. The IRT results found the same thing, which is evidence it is a credible method to measure stress. Pajor is now using IRT in another study on castration in cattle to see whether the age of the animal impacts the stress it experiences. “IRT is one of a number of measures, but it allows us to look at the animal’s immediate response to the procedure, whether it be surgical or banding. It also allows us to look at how things progress in terms of the healing rate.” The next phase of the project will examine the effect of using some pain mitigation along with the procedures, and again IRT will be one of the measurement tools. It’s a key to developing a whole picture of what’s happening with the animal, he said. Both Pajor and Goldhawk said being able to accurately and easily measure stress could affect a wide range of animal management practices, from how to best move show animals in and out of buildings to developing recommendations for animal care codes of practice.

Not always negative

Goldhawk has a cowgirl background, and adheres to the teachings of legendary natural horseman Ray Hunt, who said when handling and working with animals you want to fly

under their radar, so they don’t react as much. But she is also quick to say that just because an animal’s response is heightened, it’s not always a negative thing. “As a researcher I get sticky on the term ‘stress’ because there’s good stress, especially when you’re thinking about learning,” she said. “It’s stressful to learn something you don’t know, and it’s a challenge, but it’s good to learn. “If we use infrared as a standalone measurement, that’s not a great idea, because you have to put it in context of other parts of what the animal is doing, and what’s being done to the animal.” That includes factoring in long-term implications, such as whether stress diminishes after the animal figures out the handling system, or becomes familiar with the new pasture, or, in the case of rodeo, knows what to expect when the chute gate opens. Pajor agreed, calling it dangerous to take a single-minded approach to animal behaviour. “The more technology, the more approaches we have to try to understand what’s going on, with behaviour or physiological response, the better we can understand whether this is good stress or bad stress.”

Good and bad stress

But if it’s the latter, the ‘it’s always been done that way’ defence isn’t good enough, said Pajor. “In agriculture there’s an awful lot of tradition in terms of how things have been done,” he said. “Often, there’s not a lot of evidence for that. Sometimes what we’re doing with research is just finding evidence that demon-

strates the ranchers are correct in terms of why they were doing things. But other times we find the evidence says maybe this is a technique or a process that could be done better.” Infrared technology is also rapidly improving, said Goldhawk, an early adopter who has been using it for five years. Used in everything from home inspection to military operations, the measuring tools are getting less cumbersome, the images better, and the software and editing functions easier to use.

However, it’s not useful on the ranch level just yet, she added. “Don’t go buy one today or tomorrow, but get thinking about it,” said Goldhawk. “Because there are a lot of applications, and research is working on it. Like with the wireless technology we have in our smartphones now, a lot of it can come from ranchers’ own ingenuity about how (best) to apply it.” Videos of Goldhawk’s work at the Calgary Stampede can be found at YouTube. Go to www. youtube.com and type her name in the search box.

“The more technology, the more approaches we have to try to understand what’s going on... the better we can understand whether this is good stress or bad stress.” ED PAJOR

A new definition of a ‘hot look’ What else is infrared thermography being used for? One of the initial users of the technology was the U.S. military, which used it to see if people were truthful, said Ed Pajor. It turns out there are eye temperature differences between those who are telling a lie and those being honest.

IRT is a valuable tool in all kinds of animal production research and is currently being used in projects in reproduction, growth and performance selection, illness and pain detection, emotion and learning in performance horses, and even zoo animal behaviour.

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Huge auction draws steady bidding Buyers and sellers converged on a whopping big volume of animals on offer By Mark Elliot Co-operator contributor

h e re we re more than 1,600 sheep and goats delivered to the Oct. 1 Winnipeg Livestock Auction sale. GOAT DOES meat

DAIRY

The upper prices on ewes ranged from $.60 to $1.05 per pound. The lower price ranged from $0.50 to $0.59 per pound. There was a good selection of rams, and the price ranged from $0.60 to $1.69 per pound. There was only one 135-

/ lb.

animal weight

$1.86

70 lbs.

$1.86 / $1.13

80 lbs.

$1.00

90 lbs.

$0.99

100 lbs.

$0.94

108 lbs.

$0.91

118 lbs.

$0.95

130 lbs.

$0.68

133 lbs.

$0.96

70 lbs.

$1.16 / $0.75

75 lbs.

$0.97

76 lbs.

$1.19

80 lbs.

$0.81

93 lbs.

$0.66

110 lbs.

$0.95

113 lbs.

$1.00

125 lbs.

$1.59

115 lbs.

$1.46

134 lbs.

$1.32

165 lbs.

$1.24

185 lbs.

$2.01

74 lbs.

$1.97

80 lbs.

$2.25

73 lbs.

$2.38

74 lbs.

BUCKS meat

PYGMY

p o u n d R i d e a u - c ro s s l a m b that brought $171.45 ($1.27 per pound). The prices on market lambs ranged from $1.62 to $1.80 per pound for all lamb breeds. The upper price range for feeder lambs was $0.77 to $1.29 per pound. The lower price ranged from $1.66 to $1.93 per pound. Prices for lightweight lambs ranged from $1.57 to $1.94 per pound for the 70-lb.-plus lambs. T h e re w a s a s l i g h t d ro p in the price bidding for the 60-lb.-plus weight lambs. The price ranged from $1.47 to $1.90 per pound. The 50-plus weight lambs brought prices ranging from Ewes

$1.59 to $1.95 per pound. An exception was two 52-pound Katahdin-cross lambs that brought $58.50 ($1.125 per pound). Tw e n t y - f o u r 4 7 - p o u n d Cheviot-cross lambs brought $78.49 ($1.67 per pound). Twenty-six 37-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $38.85 ($1.05 per pound). Dairy goat does attracted similar bidding as meat goats. There were no dairy goat bucks delivered on offer but there were two groups of large-size Pygmy-cross goat bucks delivered. Goat kids were in high demand with dairy goat kids bids only slightly lower than for meat kids. $81 - $144.15 $52.80 - $75.40

Lambs (lbs.) 110+

$171.45

95 - 110

$159.74 - $187.62

80 - 94

$154.38 - $171.90 $63.91 - $109.65

Under 80 70 - 79

$116.18 - $144.75

60 - 69

$89.67 - $128.34

50 - 59

$84.50 - $115.05 $58.50

$78.49

$38.85

KIDS - Under 80 MEAT

DAIRY MEAT

DAIRY

$1.97

75 lbs.

$2.16

70 lbs.

$1.74

72 lbs.

$2.18

62 lbs.

$2.22

63 lbs.

$1.42

65 lbs.

$1.84

63 lbs.

$2.43

68 lbs.

$2.10

69 lbs.

PYGMY

$1.44

69 lbs.

MEAT

$2.18

50 lbs.

$1.51 / 2.19

53 lbs.

$2.18/$2.02/$1.41/$2.26

55 lbs.

$2.20

56 lbs.

$2.17

59 lbs.

$2.09 / $1.23

53 lbs.

$1.50 / $1.59

55 lbs.

$1.00

50 lbs.

$2.08 / $1.50

40 lbs.

$2.09 / $1.81

43 lbs.

$2.23

44 lbs.

$1.38

45 lbs.

$2.19 / $2.25

48 lbs.

DAIRY PYGMY MEAT

$2.31

49 lbs.

$1.42 / $1.33

30 lbs.

$1.29 / $1.40

35 lbs.

$1.57

37 lbs.

$1.53

38 lbs.

$1.51

39 lbs.

DAIRY

$1.32

38 lbs.

MEAT

$1.45

20 lbs.

$1.60

25 lbs.

$1.39 / $1.25

28 lbs.

$1.88

25 lbs.

MEAT

DAIRY

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New scholarship for farm management Staff / A new scholarship is being offered to farmers who want to improve their farm business management skills. The Robert L. Ross Memorial Scholarship offers free tuition to the CTEAM (Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management) program and up to $4,000 towards travel expenses. “Bob Ross was instrumental in the creation of CTEAM. His passion for farm business management excellence was exemplified as he encouraged and supported the participants through his many years of involvement with the program,” says Heather Broughton, AME principal. “This scholarship is a tribute to his dedication and commitment.” Ross, an Ontario dairy farmer and farm business consultant, died of cancer in March. The scholarship was created by his family, AME, and Farm Management Canada, and will be offered annually. The application deadline is Oct. 31. Applicants must demonstrate they have a progressive operation and entrepreneurial spirit; community or industry involvement; and say how the value gained from the program will be used. The application and scholarship criteria can be found at www.agrifoodtraining.com.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Feeder Steers No. on offer Over 1,000 lbs.

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Oct-01

Sep-30

Oct-01

Sep-29

Oct-02

n/a

952*

538*

655*

1,778*

2,441

465*

1,600

n/a

900-1,000

180.00-223.00

n/a

200.00-224.00

198.00-224.75

n/a

800-900

200.00-236.75

215.00-261.50

210.00-237.00

225.00-248.00

220.00-244.00 (249.00)

230.00-240.00 (245.00)

220.00-248.00 (255.00)

n/a

700-800

210.00-250.00

240.00-267.50

220.00-240.00

245.00-269.00

245.00-268.00 (273.00)

240.00-260.00 (265.00)

230.00-265.00 (273.00)

n/a

600-700

240.00-298.50

240.00-274.00

235.00-270.00

255.00-285.00

250.00-288.00 (295.00)

255.00-275.00 (288.50)

250.00-295.00 (310.00)

n/a

500-600

250.00-302.00

270.00-300.00

260.00-307.00

280.00-320.00

265.00-316.00

270.00-305.00 (318)

285.00-315.00 (320.00)

n/a

400-500

280.00-319.00

290.00-321.00

280.00-330.00

300.00-335.00

288.00-345.00

295.00-325.00 (333)

290.00-335.00 (340.00)

n/a

300-400

300.00-367.00

310.00-346.00

300.00-410.00

325.00-370.00

325.00-390.00

320.00-350.00

225.00-325.00 (330.00)

n/a

900-1,000 lbs.

190.00-212.75

n/a

175.00-209.00

177.00-204.00

n/a

800-900

195.00-224.75

n/a

190.00-215.00

215.00-230.00

198.00-220.50

n/a

190.00-225.00 (227.00)

n/a

Feeder heifers

700-800

200.00-246.00

200.00-220.00

215.00-236.00

214.00-235.50

218.00-234.00

200.00-240.00 (250.00)

n/a

600-700

214.00-243.00

210.00-257.00

225.00-240.00

225.00-245.00

225.00-244.75

230.00-246.00

210.00-250.00 (255.00)

n/a

500-600

220.00-276.00

220.00-261.00

235.00-270.00

245.00-265.00

229.00-260.00

240.00-263.00

220.00-255.00 (306.00)

n/a

400-500

240.00-305.00

240.00-298.50

250.00-310.00

285.00-310.00

258.00-305.00

250.00-295.00 (307.00)

230.00-280.00 (312.00)

n/a

300-400

250.00-304.00

250.00-309.00

260.00-360.00

290.00-340.00

270.00-320.00

n/a

240.00-285.00 (310.00)

n/a

No. on offer

200

n/a

148

116

n/a

209

n/a

Slaughter Market

D1-D2 Cows

110.00-125.00

90.00-130.00

n/a

118.00-128.00

113.00-126.00

103.00-112.00

118.00-131.00

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

95.00-105.00

n/a

110.00-117.00

105.00-113.00

n/a

105.00-119.00

n/a

Age Verified

111.00-134.00

n/a

115.00-129.00

110.00-122.00

137

n/a

Good Bulls

130.00-145.25

115.00-139.50

132.00-141.25

135.00-152.50

138.00-152.00

135.00-145.00

135.00-152.00 (153.00)

n/a

Butcher Steers

n/a

145.00-156.00

149.00-156.00

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

145.00-153.00

148.00-154.00

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

120.00-130.00

n/a

125.00-139.00

120.00-128.00

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

118.00-125.00

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

108.00-115.00

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

105.00-132.00

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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Significant animal welfare issues found at Austin hog barn It was more than two years ago that provincial officials had to shoot 1,300 hogs near Austin By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

o charges will be laid following a two-year investigation into circumstances leading to the mass euthanization of hogs at a barn near Austin in September 2012. A spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Veterinarian said the case was handed over to Manitoba Justice last summer after a significant investigation, which included interviewing multiple witnesses.

“The case was discussed in detail with Manitoba Justice that completed a thorough review of the matter,” revealed an emailed statement. “While significant animal welfare issues where found, it was concluded that due to the nature of how those issues occurred there was not a reasonable likelihood of conviction.” A reasonable likelihood of conviction is required to proceed with charges. It was in September 2012

that officials responded to reports of animals in distress at the barn near Austin, which was in the midst of being depopulated by its operators — brothers Bernie and Menno Bergen. The brothers had been ordered to vacate the property, which is owned by HP Farm Equipment Ltd. At the time, a representative for the company said the Bergens were six years behind in their rent. P r ov i n c i a l o f f i c i a l s h a d offered the operators assis-

tance in depopulating the barn, but the offer was declined. W h e n o f f i c i a l s f ro m t h e Chief Veterinary Office entered the barn they encountered a disturbing situation, requiring the euthanization of the 1,300 young hogs left without food after the sows were shipped in the preceding days. Neither Bernie or Menno Bergen could be reached for comment. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

“While significant animal welfare issues where found, it was concluded that due to the nature of how those issues occurred there was not a reasonable likelihood of conviction.” CVO spokesperson

New EU health nominee won’t budge on hormones or chemical treatments Food safety has been a divisive issue in EU-U.S. trade negotiations By Robin Emmott brussels / reuters

he EU’s nominee for health chief pledged Sept. 30 to oppose the import of some U.S. foodstuffs such as chemically treated meat that Washington hopes to be able to sell to Europe under a planned multibillion-dollar transatlantic trade deal. In comments at his confirmation hearing in the European Parliament that will delight EU heavyweights France and Germany, Vytenis Andriukaitis also said genetically modified crops posed a “philosophical problem” that threatened Europe’s biodiversity. The United States, now in negotiations with the European Union on a free trade pact that would create a joint market of 800 million people, wants the 28-nation bloc to take a

more science-based approach to GM crops and hormone-treated meat. “I cannot make any compromises on this issue, whether it is hormones in meat or chlorine baths for poultry,” Andriukaitis told EU lawmakers in the hearing on his nomination to be head of health and food safety policy in the next European Commission. Asked repeatedly by EU lawmakers from across the political spectrum where he stood on GM crops, which are widely grown in the Americas and Asia, the Lithuanian nominee urged caution. “Cultivation of GMOs is a huge problem from a philosophical point of view,” said Andriukaitis, a doctor by training. “If we want to interfere with biodiversity, we have to be very vigilant and cautious.” T h e re i s s t ro n g o p p o s i t i o n i n a number of EU member states,

including France and Germany, to GM foods, growth hormones in cattle and to chicken that is disinfected with chemicals. Europe uses antibiotics. Andriukaitis’s stance signals further tension in the talks to clinch the free trade pact, which proponents say must also break down farm trade barriers to deliver the greatest benefits.

GM approvals

An accord would allow the EU to sell more of its luxury cars, trains and chemicals in the United States, a very attractive prospect for an economy whose slow recovery from the euro zone debt crisis is faltering. Selling the benefits of a deal, which could generate $100 billion a year in economic growth for both the EU and the United States, has also been complicated by concerns

about U.S. companies becoming too powerful via the accord. Andr iukaitis also promised to review the EU’s GM approval process in the first six months of his mandate. The European Union decided in May to make approval of GM crops easier but to allow some countries to ban them. In the case of GM crops, the EU has cleared for import some 50 of about 450 commercial strains. The EU imports about 30 million tonnes a year of GM grains for its cattle, pigs and poultry, but EU retailers hardly stock any GM food because of stiff consumer resistance. The United States says it is unacceptable that GM strains take years to gain access to European markets after winning clearance from the European Food Safety Authority, compared to about 18 months in the United States.

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A nice start to the long weekend Issued: Monday, October 6, 2014 · Covering: October 8 – October 15, 2014 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

s we begin to transition from fall to winter the weather can often behave unexpectedly, and we definitely saw this happen last week. Around this time last week the forecast called for a fairly strong area of low pressure to move northward out of the States, then move off to the northeast. Well, this low did track as expected, but then the system stalled and deepened significantly over northwestern Ontario, which ended up changing the whole pattern of weather across much of Canada and the northern states. This forecast period begins with us still dealing with the large low wobbling over northwestern Ontario. We will see partly cloudy days along with northwesterly winds as we remain on the back side of the low. This will keep temperatures on the cool side, with highs expected to be around 10 C. Overnight lows will be a little trickier and will depend on cloud cover. If skies are clear at night, we’ll see lows in the -2 C range; otherwise, lows will be around +3 C. This low looks as if

it will weaken and finally move off to the east by about Friday. Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, the weather models show a ridge of high pressure building to our southeast and extending back into the southern Prairies. This should bring mainly sunny skies along with slightly warmer temperatures, and highs expected to be in the 10 to 15 C range. A large area of low pressure is also forecast to begin moving in off of the Pacific sometime on Sunday. This likely means we’ll see increasing clouds with the chance of showers on Monday. A southerly flow ahead of this system could also mean we’ll see fairly mild temperatures Monday, but that will depend on the timing and amount of cloud cover and any precipitation. Looking further ahead, the models show this low deepening and stalling out to our east, meaning a return to cool unsettled weather. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 8 to 17 C; lows, -4 to 5 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.

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The Arctic/Antarctic sea ice paradox Warmer air and a warmer ocean but more ice don’t seem to make much sense, do they? By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

t appears the amounts of sea ice in both the Arct i c a n d A n t a rc t i c h a v e reached their seasonal lows and highs, respectively. In the Arctic, ice coverage bottomed out on Sept. 17 at approximately 5.02 million square kilometres. This was the sixthlowest amount since reliable s a t e l l i t e re c o rd s b e g a n i n 1979. Around the Antarctic, it appears the sea ice maximum for 2014 was hit on Sept. 19, with a record-breaking amount of just over 20 million square km. As I mentioned in a September article, this seemingly strange paradox of low sea ice in the Arctic and record-high sea ice in the Antarctic tends to confuse people, which allows incorrect information about what is going on to easily spread. Fo r u s t o b e g i n u n d e rstanding what is going on, we first need to look at and compare these two regions of our planet. At first glance, it seems both poles should have similar weather conditions. After all, they receive the same amount of daylight, just occurring at opposite times of the year. However, this

The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land, whereas the Antarctic is a land mass surrounded by ocean — a very significant difference.

is about all the two regions have in common. If we look at the Arctic, it’s an ocean surrounded by land, whereas the Antarctic is a land mass surrounded by ocean — a very significant difference. In the Arctic, the amount of ice growth in the winter is largely controlled by the boundaries the land places on the ice, thus allowing only so much ice to form. In the summer this land also keeps a lot of ice from leaving the Arctic, as there are only a few places where currents and/or winds tend to be favourable for the movement of ice out of the Arctic. This means ice can get trapped in the Arctic for several years, allowing thick multi-year ice to form. In the Antarctic, the area around the pole is covered by land, which allows huge thick sheets of ice to form, since this ice is essentially locked in place on the land. The

water that surrounds Antarctica is wide open and, during the Southern Hemisphere winter, ice growth is not confined by any land masses. Ice can spread out, covering much greater areas than it can in the Arctic. In the summer, since there are no land masses to trap the ice, a very large amount of the winter ice melts or is pulled away to melt later by the surrounding oceans. To put this into perspective, in the Arctic, the maximum ice cover tends to be around 15 million square km, with a summer minimum of about five to six million square km. This gives us an annual difference of around 10 million square km. In the Antarctic, the winter maximum is around 18 million to 19 million square km, while the summer minimum is about three million. This gives us an annual difference of about 16 million square km. This huge

seasonal change in ice around the Antarctic is noted to be one of the biggest natural changes observed on Earth. A n o t h e r d i f f e re n c e t h a t ar ises from the var iations in geography between these two regions is that the location of the ice is much more variable in the Antarctic. In the Arctic, most areas have s e e n d e c l i n i n g i c e c ov e rage in the summer year after year, while in the Antarctic, some areas have seen large increases while others have seen declines. Also, the areas seeing increases and declines are not always consistent.

Faster than average

So the question is, just what is going on in the Antarctic? According to global warming, both the Arctic and Antarctic should be seeing melting ice as global temperatures increase. Does the increase in winter sea ice around Antarctica mean that temperat u re s a re n o t w a r m i n g i n this region? According to the analysis of satellite-based t e m p e r a t u re o b s e r v a t i o n s of this region between 1981 and 2007, temperatures have been war ming at between 0.5 C and 1 C per decade and ocean waters around Antarc-

tica have been warming by as much as 0.17 C per decade — faster than the 0.1 C per decade global average. Warmer air temperatures and a warmer ocean, yet we are seeing more ice — it doesn’t make much sense, does it? Since at first glance it doesn’t make much sense, a number of people out there simply point to this data and say it must be incorrect, and since this data is incorrect then all the data in regards to global warming is incorrect, therefore global warming is just a bunch of bologna, case closed. Let’s simply forget about what is happening in the Arctic and simply say it is natural variation. Let’s ignore that in the Arctic, summer sea ice coverage has been declining at a rate of about 1.8 million square km per decade, while in the Antarctic, the winter maximum has been increasing by only about 285,000 square km per decade. It seems I’m running out of room. We’ll continue our look into this paradox in the next issue as we examine melting continental ice, the ozone hole and how these and other factors affect sea ice coverage around Antarctica.

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biology professor from Brandon is going into the field, literally, to study how operators of a small organic farm in southern Manitoba make it work. Terence McGonigle, from Brandon University, became interested in Howpark Farms, a certified organic operation in the Brandon Hills, when he heard the owners Ian and Linda Grossart operate profitably without commercial fertilizers and herbicides. “I became interested to learn about how (they) could be successful without the inputs of conventional agriculture,” he said. “They’re doing it right, so how are they doing it right?” Funding of $140,500 has been committed over four years from Organic Science Cluster II, an industry-supported research and development endeavour initiated by the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada in collaboration with the Organic Federation of Canada, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The study focuses on determining which components are vital to the farming system’s success. Field staff will monitor the changes that result from adding varying rates of manure application — sampling soil to determine how much nitrogen and phosphorus is available, where it is coming from and how much is appearing in the plants. “We’re going to try to figure out what are the essential components,” said McGonigle. “Maybe there are multiple essential components that are needed to make things work.” Howpark Farms is considered almost an entirely closed-system farm, meaning it is close to being self-sustaining without outside inputs. It was established in 1879 but has only transitioned to organic over the past 10 years. The Grossarts raise grass-fed cattle for beef and use the composted manure to feed their grain crops. They rotate between alfalfa, flax, oats, clover and then wheat over

Ian and Linda Grossart run a nearly closed-system organic farm. Photo: Supplied

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a seven-year cycle. Nothing goes to waste. The alfalfa is harvested, baled and used to feed the cattle over the winter. The Grossarts use straw and flax fibre as bedding for their cattle. The last crop in their rotation is a legume green manure used to restore nutrients to the soil. Since the Grossart’s can’t benefit from a crop during this stage, they let

the cattle graze on the area — returning most of the nutrients via manure. “There’s also an opportunity to follow the soil and plant nitrogen during the period after the legume plow-down,” said McGonigle. His study focuses on one of the fields, beginning at the end of the three years of alfalfa and the following four years of the cycle. The

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CTA rejects Canola Growers’ railway complaint Farmers feel abandoned by Ottawa in the wake of dismal railway performance By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

he Canadian Transportation Agency’s dismissal of the Canadian Canola Growers Association’s service complaint against the railways is a huge blow to farmers, the association says. “Many of these far mers experienced both short- and long-term economic hardship resulting from the breakdown of rail service by both major railways during the 2013-14 shipping season,” said Rick White, CEO of CCGA. Industry statistics show there is plenty of evidence that this past shipping season was a failure, he said. “At the peak, over 70,000 rail car orders were unfilled while ships waited at port because stocks at grain

terminals were at historic lows.” In a decision released more than four months after the complaint was received, the agency said the complaint “failed to link the allegations in its complaint to specific railway breaches in their levelof-service obligations, which constitute necessary facts… (there) must be supporting facts.” The Canola Growers’ complaint was not supported by any grain companies and dealt with the overall consequences of poor rail service. Some estimates have put the total loss of grain companies and farmers at $7 billion. White said the canola association fears the agency’s dismissal means “broader systemic problems with rail service will

not be addressed. He said the group will continue to press for changes to ensure there are no repeats of 2013.

Broader frustration

The CTA decision “will add to the frustration that many rail customers are feeling,” said Bob Ballantyne, president of the Freight Management Association of Canada and chairman of the Canadian Association of Rail Shippers. Another industr y insider says the Prairie grain industry already regards the agency and its shipper protection provisions “as a joke.” In August, the cabinet without any public disclosure changed a provision allowing a fine of up to $100,000 a day on CN or CP for failing to meet grain-shipping minimums to

$100,000 per incident, which many observers say amounts to $100,000 a week. “This is a paltry amount when compared to the average weekly freight revenue earned by CN ($184 million) or CP ($115 million),” points out Levi Wood, president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers. The organization wants a $1-million-per-violation fine. Wood said his association still wants “the federal government to give shippers the ability to gain reciprocal penalty provisions in service agreements with the railways. As it currently stands, shippers are not able to seek arbitration with respect to the inclusion of such penalties in service agreements. This means shippers cannot hold the railways to account for their performance in any meaningful way.”

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Dreyfus wins complaint against CN, details secret By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

The Canadian Transport Agency has ruled that CN must supply Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada Ltd. with the quantity of grain hopper cars agreed to under a confidential contract after failing to do that last winter. The decision, released late Oct. 3, contains lengthy blanked-out sections that cover the details of the confidential contract between the grain company and the railway. The CTA dismissed a complaint against CN and CP from the Canadian Canola Growers Association for failing to provide adequate grain transportation last winter. Decisions on complaints by Viterra and Richardson are still pending. CN did not provide acceptable reasons that would “justify the service failures,” the agency said. However, the sections spelling out what CN is supposed to do to rectify the situation are blanked out. CN apparently cited the large 2013 crop plus harsh winter weather last year for its failure to supply all the cars Dreyfus requested. The agency said CN had an obligation under the contract and had failed to fulfil it. The CTA noted CN’s goal is “the smallest fleet consistent with moving the tonmiles required to maximize revenue under the Maximum Revenue Entitlement program and the highest possible utilization rates throughout the year.” However, that position followed in practice “would be a formula for systemwide delays.” The Canada Transportation Act guarantees shippers the right to have their freight moved. However, with so many captive shippers, the railways have “no incentive to invest in resources to avoid service delays and the railway company may maximize its profit without the threat of losing its business. “In a monopoly situation, the railway company does not receive the same signals it would in a competitive environment,” the decision states. “The opportunity costs to the shippers of unfilled orders do not affect the railway company’s revenues and the costs of demurrage for vessels awaiting shipments are borne by shippers alone.” The agency also observes shippers would benefit the most from a larger car fleet and more motive power, but it blanks out further comments. It also said “a practice that would consist of reducing service to one shipper to improve service to another shipper would be inconsistent” with the Canada Transportation Act.

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Canadians support helping farmers in developing world An Ipsos-Reid survey polled Canadian attitudes towards global hunger issues Staff

he majority of Canadians surveyed wants to do more to help farmers in the developing world, an IpsosReid poll sponsored by hunger relief groups has found. According to the survey, 61 per cent of respondents think Canada should do more to help farmers in the developing world to grow more and better food; 52 per cent say they would donate to help that cause. The survey, sponsored by Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) and one of its member agencies, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, was

answered by a random sample of just over 1,000 Canadians. Additionally, 56 per cent of respondents said they would be willing to advocate to the Ca n a d i a n g ove r n m e n t t o support programs that help farmers in the world’s poorer countries. According to Ipsos-Reid, “d o n a t i n g t o c h a r i t a b l e organizations to help smallscale farmers in impoverished nations is one of the solutions deemed most effective in the struggle against world hunger.” Although Canadians are concerned about world hunger, they don’t feel the situation is getting any better.

Forty-two per cent think there hasn’t been any improvement, while 39 per cent think it is getting worse. “It isn’t surpr ising that many people feel this way,” says John Longhurst, who directs Resources and Public Engagement for the CFGB. “There are actually fewer hungry people in the world today than 20 years ago, but almost the only time hunger is in the news is when people are starving.” Sixty-six per cent of respondents believe that multinational corporations also have a role to play in ending world hunger, but 43 per cent think that the activities of big agricultural

companies in developing countries are detrimental to local populations. Thirty-five per cent think their activities are beneficial. When asked what type of agriculture is best suited to solving world hunger, half of respondents suggested a mix of big and small farms is the best approach, along with a mix of traditional and scientific knowledge. Said the pollster: “For the purpose of ending world hunger, Canadians have greater faith in a balance between smaller- and larger-scale agriculture, and between traditional know-how and scientific research.” Re s p o n d e n t s a l s o s a i d

U.S. to pay $300 million to settle Brazil cotton trade dispute

he United States will pay Brazilian cotton producers $300 million in compensation to end a dispute over cotton subsidies enjoyed by U.S. growers, two officials familiar with the settlement said Sept. 30. In exchange for the one-off payment to the Brazil Cotton Institute, or IBA, Brazil agreed not to take any further trade measures against the United States. In 2004, Brazil won a challenge against U.S. cotton subsidies at the World Trade Organization, giving it the right to impose $830 million in sanctions against U.S. products. Brazil agreed to suspend the penalty if the United States paid into an assistance fund for Brazilian cotton farmers. The United States stopped paying the monthly compensation due to budget disagreements in Congress, prompting the Brazilian government to threaten to slap higher tariffs on U.S. products.

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they trust non-governmental organizations and international (UN) bodies the most when it comes to operating programs that address poverty and hunger. As well, 63 per cent of re s p o n d e n t s b e l i e v e t h e church has a role to play in the effort to end hunger around the world. “Due to its core values of sharing, the church has a part to play in the fight against world hunger,” said the pollster. The CFGB is urging Canadians to celebrate World Food Day Oct. 16 with a “harvest of letters” promoting more federal support for small-scale farmers in the developing world.

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hamburg / Rapeseed crops in Germany are suffering unusually high levels of insect damage this autumn following the European Union’s ban on a controversial insecticide previously used to protect the oilseed, German farming association DBV said Oct. 2. Some farmers may suffer lower yields in the upcoming 2015 rapeseed harvest, it said. Germany is the EU’s largest producer of rapeseed, used for cooking oil and biodiesel production. The EU has decided to restrict the use of a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids which have been linked to a drop in bee populations and which were widely used as rapeseed seed treatments. Rapeseed planted this autumn is the first to be grown in recent years without neonicotinoids. “The damage that was feared to rapeseed crops planted only four weeks ago has occurred in the first year of the ban on the proven crop protection chemical,” said Wolfgang Vogel, chairman of the DBV’s arable farming committee in a statement. The overall level of damage was unclear, but insect damage to plant roots could make rapeseed more vulnerable to frost damage in winter, he said. “In some regions large areas of rapeseed crops have been damaged and some individual fields had to be plowed up to enable resowing with winter grains,” he said. — Reuters

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kiev / Ukraine’s grain harvest is likely to reach a record-high 64.4 million tonnes this year, Agriculture Minister Ihor Shvaika was quoted as saying Sept. 30. Shvaika told the Interfax Ukraine news agency the harvest would include around 30 million tonnes of maize. Last week Shvaika said the ministry reduced its forecast for 2014’s harvest to 60 million tonnes from the previous estimate of at least 63 million tonnes. The minister gave no explanation for the sharp changes in the forecasts. Analysts said the official forecast was overstated and the harvest was unlikely to exceed 61 million tonnes. — Reuters

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China launches media campaign to back genetically modified crops China has spent billions developing its own GMO crops but has delayed bringing them to market By Dominique Patton beijing / reuters

hina’s government has kicked off a media campaign in support of genetically modified crops, as it battles a wave of negative publicity over a technology it hopes will play a major role in boosting its food security. The Agriculture Ministry in late September announced it would try to educate the public on GMO via TV, newspapers and the Internet. It hopes to stifle anti-GMO sentiment that has gathered momentum in the wake of incidents such as reports that genetically modified rice had been illegally sold at a supermarket in the centre of the country. Beijing has been a longtime proponent of GMOs, which it sees as broadly safe and as potentially key in helping feed the world’s largest population. But critics have alleged the technology could pose health risks, and while China allows imports of some GMO crops it is yet to permit domestic cultivation. China has imported millions of tonnes of GMO soybeans each year for the past decade to feed the world’s largest stock of farmed pigs and to produce around 40 per cent of the county’s vegetable oil needs. China consumes around a third of the world’s soybeans, and snaps up roughly 65 per cent of all imports each year. “( We will create) a social atmosphere which is beneficial for the healthy development of the genetically modified industry,” the Agriculture Ministr y said in a statement.

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China has spent billions of yuan developing its own GMO crops and approved two pestresistant varieties of rice and a biotech corn for commercialization in 2009, but, wary of strong opposition to the GMO technology, never proceeded to cultivation. The safety certificates on the products expired last month. In comments from a speech made months ago but only published this week, Chinese president Xi Jinping urged the industry to be bold in competition with foreign GMO developers.

A worker transports packs of rice at a market in Hefei, Anhui province in this photo taken in November 2009, shortly after China, the world’s largest rice producer and consumer, approved a locally developed strain of genetically modified rice. But it has not yet been commercialized. photo: REUTERS/Jianan Yu

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Monsanto launches Mexico centre for developing improved corn seeds The company says it will not be focusing on GMO traits at this time mexico city / reuters

Farmers and activists hold up corncobs while protesting against Monsanto Co. during an event commemorating “Dia Nacional del Maiz” (National Corn Day) in downtown Mexico City September 29, 2014. photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero

lobal seed technology giant Monsanto said Sept. 29 it has launched a global centre in Mexico for developing conventional hybrid strains of corn, part of the company’s push to boost output of the planet’s most widely produced grain. The $90-million centre, based in Tlajomulco de Zuniga on the southern fringe of the western city of Gu a d a l a j a ra , w i l l b e u s e d to centralize development o f Mo n s a n t o’s c o r n s e e d research, mainly for the U.S. market, the company said. The announcement coincided with National Corn Day in Mexico, which activists marked with protests against the company in downtown Mexico City. The new research centre will not develop new corn

seeds that harness genetically modified organisms (GMO) and is not connected to Monsanto’s pending applications to expand beyond pilot plantings of GMO corn in Mexico, company spokeswoman Erika Campuzano told Reuters in an emailed response to questions. The centre “aims to create new conventional varieties of corn that are tolerant to diseases as well as biotic and abiotic stresses that affect the cultivation of corn all over the world,” said Campuzano. Scientists say modern corn comes from teosinte, a tiny wild grain native to southern Mexico. U . S . - b a s e d Mo n s a n t o i s among several multinational agricultural firms seeking permission for widespread planting of corn that harnesses genetically modified organisms (GMO) to boost desirable characteristics of the

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osaic Co., the world’s largest maker of finished phosphate products, said on Sept. 30 it will reduce phosphate output, and it dampened sales expectations. The U.S. fertilizer producer said the curtailment, due to the high costs of raw materials sulphur and ammonia, is not expected to result in worker layoffs. The reduction comes as corn and soybean prices have fallen to multi-year lows due to expected record U.S. production. Softening prices reduce the income farmers have to spend on fertilizer, although big crops offset the price drop somewhat. The costs of sulphur and ammonia, however, have escalated despite slumping crop prices, said Mosaic chief executive officer Jim Prokopanko. “In the near term, we will be margin focused and will limit inventory buildup during the seasonally slow part of the year,” he said. Mosaic also expects thirdquarter potash and phosphate sales volumes to fall to the lower end of its previous forecast due to weather-driven outages in potash production and to reflect the timing of phosphate shipments. The company, based in Plymouth, Minnesota, said on July 31 it expected phosphate sales to range from 3.3 million to 3.6 million tonnes in the third quarter, up from 2.7 million a year ago. Potash sales looked to reach 1.8 million to 2.0 million tonnes, up from 1.4 million tonnes a year earlier. Prices of the nutrients should remain near the midpoint of its previous outlook, Mosaic said.

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USDA slashes final soybean stocks Corn stocks are 50 per cent higher than last year even before the record harvest underway By Ros Krasny washington / reuters

.S. soybean stocks ended the 2013-14 marketing year much smaller than expected despite an upward revision to the prior year’s crop, while corn stocks were larger than forecast, government data showed Sept. 30. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s wheat crop estimate was in line with traders’ expectations, while wheat stocks as of Sept. 1 were two per cent larger than projected. “There’s definitely a bearish slant to (the report). The ending stocks were on the higher end of the range for corn. The wheat stocks number indicates lower-than-expected usage,” said Shawn McCambridge, analyst at Jefferies Bache. Soybean stocks ahead of harvest were a razor-thin 92 million bushels, versus the trade guess of 126 million. Indicated usage during JuneAugust was 313 million bushels, up six per cent on the year. Still, the United States has just started to harvest a binbusting 2014 soybean crop of almost four billion bushels, dampening the impact of the bullish figure. “The soybean number, on its face is supportive... but all of it is very immaterial compared to what is going on with harvest right now. Everything else is just sidebar issues right now,” said Jim Gerlach, president of A/C Trading. USDA raised its estimate of the 2013 soybean crop to 3.358 billion bushels, up 69.2 million bushels. The change was based on analysis of data from several sources, USDA said. Analysts had forecast the crop at 3.362 billion bushels. Quarterly corn stocks have a history of shocking markets but the Sept. 30 figure, just 0.4 per cent above expectations at 1.236 billion bushels, was not a major surprise. Even so, stocks were up 50 per cent on the year. This, along with the record-large 2014 harvest now underway, underlines large U.S. corn supplies, a turnaround after several years of short supplies.

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Quarterly stocks compare with USDA’s estimates m a d e t h re e w e e k s a g o o f 1.181 billion bushels for corn and 130 million bushels of soybeans. “The increase in corn stocks is a little surprise. It would reflect lower feed and residual demand than expected for the fourth quarter,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist with Allendale Inc. In a c o m p a n i o n re p o r t , USDA said this year’s wheat crop totalled 2.035 billion bushels, up five million bushels from its previous estimate and just below the analysts’ average guess. The winter wheat crop was below expectations and the spring wheat crop somewhat larger than expected. U.S. oat production, at 70.5 million bushels, was up nine per cent from a year ago but still the fourth lowest on record, USDA said.

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Slow going through windy, wet weather Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development GO Teams & Crops Knowledge Centre crop report for Oct. 6, 2014 Weekly Provincial Summary

Cool, windy and wet weather conditions impacted harvest progress over the past week in Manitoba. Some producers continue to harvest crops at higher moisture content, requiring artificial drying or aeration to achieve safe storage moisture levels. Fall field work, including fall fertilizer applications, tillage, baling of straw, and soil testing is ongoing.

Southwest Region

Rainfall amounts varied, ranging from 10 to 25 mm. Producers got back into the fields on the weekend. Reports are that most grain was damp with cereals in the 18 to 20 per cent moisture range and canola in the 12 to 15 per cent moisture range. There are some reports of blowing canola swaths due to high winds over the weekend. The cereal harvest is estimated at 60 to 70 per cent complete. Quality to date is generally good although recent rains, heavy dews and morning frosts are likely to result in lower quality in the cereals. Canola harvest is 30 to 35 per cent done. Yields remain average to slightly above average in the early crops but declining yields in the laters e e d e d c ro p s. Gre e n s e e d issues are relatively minor.

The majority of soybean acres has reached full maturity with yield reductions expected in the later-maturing varieties due to the earlier light-frost events. There are below-average acres planted to winter cereals due to the late harvest. Straw is being baled. More reports of feed for sale as producers start to determine needs for the winter. Average yields are reported from ongoing silage operations in barley and corn.

Northwest Region

General rains and showers at the start of the week contributed to already wet field conditions in localized areas of the region and continued to challenge producers. The Pas received snow Sunday night. The wheat harvest is estimated at 70 per cent complete. Reported wheat yields range between 40 and 70 bu./acre of average-quality grain. About 85 per cent of the canola crop is swathed and 35 to 40 per cent is combined. Reported canola yields range from 20 bu./acre to over 40 bu./acre with good quality. The majority of the soybean and flax acres is still standing. Harvest of field peas is complete with an average yield of 40 bu./acre and good quality. Greenfeed harvest is con-

tinuing, with dry-down cont i n u i n g t o b e s l ow. So m e second-cut alfalfa remains on fields waiting for proper drying. Cows are still on pasture; however, growth has slowed and supplemental feeding is occurring.

Central Region

Rain accumulations ranged from three to 15 mm. Snow squalls were reported in the southeast on Friday, and hail hit south of Manitou on Saturday. A killing frost has yet to occur. Harvest is reported as 70 to 85 per cent complete. The northwest part of the region lags behind due to late seeding and wet conditions. Cereal grain quality has declined, w i t h d ow n g ra d i n g f a c t o r s including sprouting, mildew, fusarium damaged kernels and ergot. Yields are above average. Canola harvest continues with good yields and quality reported; yields are in the 40 to 45 bu./acre range and higher. Quality is good. Soybean harvest continues in all parts of the region. Yields are reported at 25 to 55 bu./ acre, with an average yield of 35 bu./acre. Later-seeded and longer-maturing varieties have benefited from the late-season rain. Moisture ranges from 12 to 15 per cent. Some green

beans are evident in harvested samples. Grain corn harvest is at least 10 days to two weeks away, and a killing frost would be of benefit. Fewer acres of winter cereals have been seeded. Early soil test reports indicate low nitrate levels and declining phosphorus levels. Ammonia applications continue, as do phosphate applications in preparation for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soybean crop. Gre e n f e e d , s e c o n d - a n d third-cut hay is still being harvested in the northwest part of the region. Quality is impacted by the rainy weather. Straw baling continues, as does corn silage harvest and forage testing. Growth on pastures is slowing. Most producers in southern areas of the region expect to have adequate hay supplies, with some small amounts of surplus reported. Some producers in the northwest area face less-than-adequate supplies.

Eastern Region

Recorded rainfall in the Eastern Region ranged from six to 30 mm this past week with some eastern parts of the region receiving up to 50 mm. There was good progress on soybeans in spite of the weather. Sp r i n g w h e a t y i e l d s a re reported in the 60 to 80 bu./

a c re ra n g e, o a t y i e l d s a re averaging 100 bu./acre and higher, and canola yields are in the 30 to 50 bu./acre range. Soybeans are in the R8 stage with 95 per cent brown pods with early yields reported at 25 to 35 bu./acre. Corn is progressing with fields reaching physiological maturity. Sunflowers are in the R9 (mature) stage. Winter wheat fields are in the two to early three-leaf stage. Pastures are still doing well as some producers are using regrowth on hayfields. Winter feed stocks are rated as adequate with a 20 per cent surplus for hay stocks.

Interlake Region

Average rainfall ranged from 18 to 25 mm. Frosts have been occurring every other day. Harvest is estimated to be 60 per cent complete. Lateseeded oats are still in the milk and soft-dough stages in areas and will probably have to be cut for animal feed. Canola swaths or standing canola fields remain to be harvested. Limited soybean harvest took place. Cor n silage har vest started. Fall tillage is also off to a slow start. Feeding on pastures is general, except for those producers who are grazing hayfields or stockpiled forages.

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman MEYERS AUCTION. 10:00A.M. SAT., Oct. 11, 2014. Carberry, MB, At the Fairgrounds, 4H Bldg. Estate of Frances Stadnyk & Consignors. 2007 Toyota Yaris, 121,077-km, Saftied; 20-ft Fifth Wheel Deck Trailer, 3,500-lb, Tandem Axels; Wood Lathe, Meat Slicer, Poulin Chain Saw; 26ft Toshiba Flat Screen TV; China Cabinet, Oak Style Kitchen Table - Sun Burst Pattern w/4 Chairs & Leaf, Duncan Phyfe Drop Leaf Table w/2 Leaves, Chrome Framed Chairs, Traditions Electralog Fireplace, Kenmore Apt Deep Freeze, Sm electric fireplace, lazy boy rocker, recliner, foosball table; 12 milk bottles, Sask butter box, 4 crocks, bakers rack, old kitchen table; Garmin personal navigator, E-reader, wooden barstool, little wooden stool, ceramic Santa [20-in height], buffalo skull, touch lamp, ornametal bells, 6 Clarance Boon books [2 signed], horses & wagon[30-in x11-in], 9 cast iron ornamental pcs. MUCH, MUCH MORE! CHECK THE WEB. Meyers Auctions & Appraisals. Bradley Meyers, Auctioneer.(204)368-2333 or (204)476-6262. www.meyersauc-tions.com Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

1-2795 HDE loader* 3-2695 loaders* 1-2095 loader* Various loader accessories (hose kits, valve kits, adaptor kits)* approx. 53-mounting kits* etc.

SCISSOR LIFTS

MEC 2548HT scissor lift* 2-Sky jack scissor lifts model 46-26?*

TRACTOR PARTS

Assortment of 9-tractor cabs, radiators, coolers, wheel hubs, rims, tires, PTO shafts, etc.*

Sale Conducted by: PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE Eva Bernier

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Pacific 200ton hyd. Brake* Niagara M60 punch press* EW Bliss 28.5M punch press* Johnson 60ton punch press* No.7 blow punch press* 2-Brown Boggs & Chicago small punch presses* Lincoln Ideal arc D/C 400 welder & feeder* Eutectic + Castolin smoke remover & welders* Hyd. Hose crimpers* Homemade disc sander* assorted welders & wire feeders* etc.

MISCELLANOUS

Pallets of New nuts & bolts, washers, hyd. Cylinders, assorted gear boxes, mower & auger parts, etc.* Tires & rims* Work benches* Hyd. Hoses* large Toledo platform scale* chrome rack shelving* approx. 100 plus skids of tractor parts ( pins, exhaust, 3-PTH parts, Steel hyd. Lines, close out panels, side panels, fenders, alternators, hyd. Fittings, etc.)* Tracing cutter* hose reels* paint mixers & others* wire* hand winches* 4-pallets of forklift forks* etc.

TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Debit Paid in Full Same Day of Sale. “SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS”

KAYE’S AUCTIONS 204-668-0183 Wpg.

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AUCTION SALE HB Construction LTD

Thurs., October 9 @ 10:00 am Winnipeg, MB - 2116 Logan Ave

1st time Huge Inventory Reduction Auction!! Contact: Colin (204) 557-1463 Vehicles & Forklifts: 04 Chev C1500 139,000km * 05 Chev 1500 Silverado 112,000km * 03 Chev C1500 254,000km * 03 Ford F-150 199,000km * 04 Chev C2500 Crew Cab 186,000km * 05 Ford F150 Crew Cab 268,000km * 04 Chev C2500 Crew Cab * Caterpiller 30 Ton Forklift * Yale 5000 Propane Forklift Power Tools: OVER 500 POWER TOOLS * Milwakee * Bosch * Dewalt * Sullair 185 Dsl Air Compressor * Equiv TE25 Drill * 25+ Elec Band Saws * Ripsnorter Metal Saws * Metal Chop Saws * Ridget Hole Cutting Drill * Impact Guns *Greenlee Bender * Ridget Power Threader * Ridget Threader Die Heads * Ridgit 161 Threader Die Head * 40+ Ridget 811 Threading Die Heads * Tube Cutters * Ridget Pipe Cutter * Welders & Plazma Cutters * Lincoln Ideal Arc R3 R-500 * 17) Lincoln Ideal Arc 250 * Miller Dialarc 250 * 3) Lincoln Classic 300 D Diesel 300Amp * 3) Lincoln 250 Propane Welder * Lincoln Ranger 8LPG Propane Welder * 2) Thermal Dynamics 625xR Plazma Cutters * New 5th Wheel Truck Mount Welding Skid * 5th Truck Mount Welding Skid w/ Lincoln Classic 300D dsl Welder Hand Tools * Pipe Wrenches * Shackles * Test Plugs * Greenlee Ratchet Knockout Punch Set * Greenlee hyd Punch Driver * Greenlee Punch Set * Greenlee Knockout C-Frame * Greenlee 1731 Knockout C-Frame * 20) Stud Punch Model 710 * OVER 700 Combo Wrench Sets * Torque Wrenches * Surveying Equip: 2) “Trimble” Machine RTS Laser Surveyor Like NEW, w/ Tripod * Misc: Job Boxes * Slip Tank * Wire Unroller Racks * Rod Ovens * Box Fans * Pedestal Fans * Beam Trolliers * Beam Clamps * Chain Falls * Bevalling Bands * Reel Stands *

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AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts GREAT PRICES ON NEW, used & remanufactured engines, parts & accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. Ph (204)532-2187, Russell MB.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 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. Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s best-read farm publication.

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.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Sport Utilities 2009 Ford Flex Limited

Sat., October 11 @ 10:00 am Fisher Branch, MB 1 Mile South on HWY 17 Then West 2 Miles on Desjardins Rd Then 1/2 Mile South

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

“Everything Sold As is, Where is” with no warranties implied or expressed

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

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EQUIPMENT

LOADERS

• Calving Pen Fronts • 3’ Gates & Panels • Calving Pen Rear Panels • Steel Trusses • 10’ X 20’ Building • Misc. Ducting • Left Over Steel Tubes, Various Lengths

218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.3061

Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Dr.

(Viewing at 9:00 am Same Day of Sale Only)

1-85” manure bucket* 7-67” manure buckets* 25-60” snow buckets* 3-84” snow buckets*

• Alley Panels, Frames • Hydraulic Chute Side Panels • Calving Pen Panels • Inline Gates • Continuous Fence • Ride Through Gates • Rail Dividers

PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.

OVER 250+ GUNS * 22s * Shotguns * Winchester * Military * Restricted * Ammo * Accessories * Mts * Compound Bows * Safes * Consignments Welcome!

Saturday, October 18th at 11:00 AM

BUCKETS

• Air Exchange Units • Door Openers • Industrial Gas Heaters • Neck Tubes For Feeders • Gate & Panel Racks • Lumber Racks • Steel Sheeting • Crowd Tub Panels

FULL LISTING AT www.pennerauctions.com

Sun., Oct. 19 @ 9:30 am

1201 Regent Ave West (Rear door by Security office)

43-Farm Farm King finishing mowers model 450 3-PTH* Y 755 finishing mower* Farm King 3-PTH rototiller*

BOOKED IN SO FAR: • Gate End Posts • Welding Tables • Steel Shelving • Ribbed Metal Sheeting • Overhead Door Hardware • Gate & Panel Jigs

ANNUAL FALL GUN AUCTION

OF Buhler Versatile

MOWERS & TILLER

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18th 10:00 AM

Location: 399 Ravenhurst St, Winnipeg, MB R2C 5K3 (1/2 Mile West of the Perimeter Hwy on Dugald Rd.)

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE 4-New Inland 60” & 72” round balers*

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

HIQUAL ENGINEERED STRUCTURES LTD.

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

UNRESERVED SURPLUS

BALERS

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Contact: (204) 280-0934

Tractors & Crawler: Int T5 gas Crawler 1000 PTO w/ Dozer * Int 660 dsl * Int B275 Dsl 3PH * 2) Int Super W6 * Int W6 * Int W4 * 1929 McCormicks 2236 All Steel Complete * Equip: Int 403 Combine * Int 16’ Vibre Cult * Int 12’ Chisel Plow * Int 10’ Deep Tiller * 2) JD 5B Plow * 2) Int 15’ One Ways * Farm King 15’ Ponycart Harrows * Dimond Harrows * Swather Carrier * Toxik 550 Grain Dryer * Older Augers * Haying & Misc Equip: JD 14T Sq Baler * Ford 3PH 7’ Sickle Mower * JD 503 5’ 3PH Rotary Mower * JD 9 7’ 3PH Sickle Mower * 3PH 6’ Blade * McCormick Semi MT 7’ Sickle Mower * 16’ Bale Elevator * 200 gal Water Tank Trailer * Wheel Farm Wagons Vehicles: 83 Dodge Ram 350 Crew Cab 4x4 * 49 Chev Step Side One Ton * 51 Chev Step Side One Ton * 51 Chev Deluxe * 57 Dodge Regant * 60s Hilman w Auto Trans * 10 More OLDER Vehicles Yard & Rec: Crafts 16HP 42” R Mower * 1984 Yamaha 125 Trike * 2) JD 110 R Mowers * 67 Snow Cruiser runs * JD 32” Roto Attach * Tools & Misc: Cement Mixer * 3/4” Socket Sets * Power & Hand Tools * Gas 2” Water Pump * Com Meat Grinder * Wood Heaters * Implement Parts * Granary Bolts * Auto Implement Tractor Used Tires * Auto Parts * Various Lumber * Fuel Tanks & Stands * Large AMT Scrap: Combines * Tractors * Implements * Vehicles * Antique Equip: JD Threshing Machine * Cult * One Way * Seeder * Breaking Plows * Fanning Mill * Garden Cart * Wet Stone * Blow Torche * Stationary Engine * Steel Wheels * Magnetos * Cream Separator * Antiques: Dresser * Enamel Top Table * Trunk * Cast Bath Tub * Coal Oil Lamps * Oil Can * Silver Chest Set * China * Household: Deep Freezers * Recliner * Hide a Bed * Dressers * Filter Queen Vaccum * Sewing Machine * K Items

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

UPCOMING AUCTION

FARM AND COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT AUCTION SATURDAY OCTOBER 25th 10:00 AM Live Internet Bidding Location: 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, MB

Partial List:

EQUIPMENT • • • • • •

Case W14 Wheel Loader 7700 John Deere Diesel Combine w/ Header 550 CCIL Self Propelled Swather w/ Cab Flexi Coil 300ft Sprayer (check actual model) Trailers Tor-Master 300ft Field Sprayer

NEW LOG SPLITTERS • 30 Ton Vertical/Horizontal Hydraulic Log Splitter w/ Honda Engine • 24 Ton Vertical/Horizontal Hydraulic Log Splitter w/ Honda Engine • 22 Ton Log Splitter w/ Gas Engine • Hydraulic Log Lift For Log Splitter

NEW AIR COMPRESSORS & PRESSURE WASHERS • 7 GPM 4000 PSI 2 Gun Hot Water SKID Pressure Washer w/ 23.5 HP Kohler Electric Start Engine • 4000 PSI Honda GX630 Hot Water SKID Pressure Washer w/ CAT 66DX Pump, Chemical Injector • 2750 PSI 2.5 GPM Electric Wet Steam & Hot Water Pressure Washer w/ CAT 4DNX Pump • 3000 PSI 4 GPM Honda Wet Steam & Hot Water Pressure w/ CAT Triplex Pump • 3000 PSI Gas Powered Pressure Washer w/ Electric Start • 3000 PSI Cold Water Electric Pressure Washer w/ CAT Pump • Honda 3000 PSI Gas Pressure Washer • 30 gallon Gas Powered Stationary Air Compressor w/ Electric Start, Air Dryer • 20 Gallon Horizontal Belt Drive Air Compressor 5 CFM • Rockworth Air Compressor 4 Gallon Twin Stack

NEW GENERATORS, ENGINES & WATER PUMPS • 13,000 Watt North Star Generator w/ 23 HP Honda Engine, Electric Start, Dual Fuel Propane & Gas • 10,000 Watt Honda Powered Generator w/ Electric Start Dual Fuel Propane & Gas • 3in Semi Trash Extended Run Pump w/ Honda Engine • 1 HP Shallow Well Pump w/ Pressure Tank • Honda GXV160 OHV Engine Vertical Crankshaft • Honda GX240 Engine 6:1 Gear Reduction for Cement Mixers 270cc 1in X 3 5/32in Shaft

STUMP GRINDERS & ASHPALT EQUIPMENT

• Asphalt Sealcoating Skid Sprayer With Trailer Package 225 Gallon Honda Engine • Honda Powered Compact Stump Grinder • NorthStar Walk Behind Stump Grinder w/ Tow Package, Honda 390cc, Engineered to be fastest, safest, portable

STORAGE CONTAINERS & BUILDINGS

• 2014 40ft Shipping Container w/ Double Doors at Both Ends • 30ftX85ftX15ft High Ceiling Canvas Covered Storage Building • 30ftX40ftX15ft Peak Ceiling Canvas Covered Storage Building • 30ftX40ft Container Roof Shelter Fabric Building • Large Bi-Parting Rot Iron Driveway Gates

SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS

• Stout Full Back Pallet Forks 48in w/ Skid Steer Quick Attach • Stout Walk Thru Pallet Forks 48in w/ skid steer Quick Attach • Stout Regular Weld-On Skid Steer Plate • Stout Receiver Hitch Plate • Stout Rock Bucket Grapple HD72-3 w/ Skid Steer Quick Attach • Stout Skid Steer Snow Bucket 96in Double Cut edge • Stout Brush Bucket Grapple HD66-9 w/ Quick Attach • Lowe Hyd Auger 750CH w/ 9in, 12in & 15in Bits • Lowe Hyd Auger 1650CH w/ 9in, 12in & 15in Bits • Set of 4 Forerunner SKS-1 Skid Steer Tires 12-16.5

LIVESTOCK HANDLING EQUIPMENT • • • • • • •

Approx 48 6 Rail 10ft Corral Panels NEW 48 5 Rail 10ft Corral Panels NEW 20 5 Rail 6ft Corral Panels Misc Gates Light Duty 10ft Corral Panels 330ft Rolls Farm Fence Approx 15 Rolls ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS OF TRACTORS, FARM EQUIPMENT, WHEEL LOADERS, CRAWLERS, SKID STEERS, TRUCKS, & 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.

7 passenger AWD vehicle, mint condition. Back-up camera, leather seats. Saftied & full warranty. 76,000kms. $17,500. (204)727-0116 franbilla@gmail.com

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!! 75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from. B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD. ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

BUILDINGS 2004 HI-QUAL 36 X 22 Fabric Quonset; Agri-plastic calf hutches w/pails & doors; 2 metal calf sheds. Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon. 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

BUSINESS SERVICES Financial & Legal HAVE CANOLA? NEED CAPITAL? We buy Canola. We pay you before delivery. Canola for cash before delivery. Need Capital? www.inputcapital.com 844715-7355.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 1995 CASE 621B WHEEL loader, 11,500-hrs, light farm use the last 10-yrs, tires 85%, new cutting blade, 3rd valve, excellent condition, $48,000. (204)824-2018, (204)761-6709. 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. FOR SALE: 2009 D6T Caterpillar LGP 16-ft. 10-in. blade, 36-in. tracks, w/winch, very mint machine, $185,000; D50 Kamatsu w/bush canopy, ripper in the back, root-rake dozer & standard dozer blade, very mint shape, $22,500. Call:(204)871-0925.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 9, 2014

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937 • Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential Overhead Doors & Operators. • Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available. • Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available. • Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators. • Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts. • Commercial/Agricultural Steel Man Doors and Frames. • Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service. • 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com

FARM MACHINERY Grain Carts 760 HYDRA Grain Cart

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

FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.

Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd. 1-866-729-9876 5150 Richmond Ave. East BRANDON, MB. www.harvestsalvage.ca New, Used & Re-man. Parts

Tractors Combines Swathers The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WATROUS SALVAGE WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

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

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

$12,500.00 Great Condition (204)746-5001 bvermett@mymts.net

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443

FYFE PARTS

1-800-667-9871 • Regina 1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton “For All Your Farm Parts”

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

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AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

Farm Retirement

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Most equipment was purchased new with an excellent maintenance program in place. Please note the late model combine and tillage equipment. Major equipment begins selling at 11:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com. LOCATION: 1044 163rd Ave SE, Grandin, ND. From I-29 Exit 92 (Grandin, ND), 3 miles west, 1-1/2 miles north.

750/65R26 rear tires, 315 rotor hrs., 417 engine hrs., all current 2014 updates, warranty through November 2014, S/NAGM9540000CH11017243 2012 MF 9250 DynaFlex draper head, 35’, fore/aft, poly skids, double sickle drive, single pt. hookup, all current updates, S/NAGCM92500CHDD01417 GRAIN CART 2010 Parker 739 grain cart, 750 bu.

2008 Summers Super Roller land roller, 45’, hyd. fold, S/NH0436 JD 3100 plows, 5x16” & 4x16” JD 3100 plow, 5x16”, pull-type, for parts JD F145 semi-mount plow, 5x16” Caulkins field cultivator, 28-1/2’ Herman cultiharrow, 42’, 3 rank Landoll Soil Saver, 21’, with harrow Melroe hyd. fold harrow, 48’ MF surflex disc, 15’ CC cultivator, 6’, 3 pt.

AIR SEEDER Case-IH 4010 air seeder, 40’, 10” TRUCKS space, disc levelers, manifold 2000 IHC 9400I, factory day cab, N14 monitor, radial packer tires, Haukaas Plus Cummins, 9 spd., air ride cab & updated sidearm markers, Case-IH susp., shows 333,127 miles 2300 commodity cart, 230 bu. twin 1993 White GMC tri-axle, L10 compartment, cart S/N001104, Cummins, 310 hp., 9 spd., 22’ Knight S/N14084 steel box, hoist, roll tarp, rear controls PLANTER PICKUP White 5100 pull-type hyd. fold 1996 Dodge 2500 reg. cab, V8, auto. planter, 12x30”, dry fertilizer, coulters, insecticide boxes, updated depth wheel TRAILERS HARVEST EQUIPMENT bushings, soybeans & (3) sets corn 2011 Timpte hopper bottom, 2012 MF 9540, Trident processor, plates, double cell, Dickey John monitor, 40’x96”x66” sides, ag hoppers, air ride deluxe cab, deluxe controls, Y&M, mechanical drive, hyd. markers 2010 Horst header trailer, 35’, integrated STS Outback auto steer, 4-wheel lateral tilt feeder house, feeder house TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 1986 Fruehauf single axle van 2013 JD 2210 field cultivator, & rotor reverser, dual spinner, chaff trailer, 28’, spring ride, roll-up door, 44-1/2’, less than 700 acres, spreader, HID & LED lights, power (2) 1,500 gal. poly tanks, 30 gal. S/N1N02210LPD0755161 fold hopper, long unload auger, mix tank, Briggs 3.5 hp. 2” pump, 2011 Summers Super Chisel, 38’, MAV fine cut chopper, grain & corn 11-24.5 tires tandems across, S/NL-1895 concaves, 520/85R42 straddle duals,

Combines

1975 CASE 1070 TRACTOR: 3-PTH, 5566-hrs; 1981 3/4 Ton GMC 4x4 truck: brand new tires, 52,244-kms, 5th wheel ball in box; 1999 Bobcat 873 Loader: 6036-hrs, 3 attachments - bale fork, bucket, and grapple; New Idea haybine. Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon. 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. DISCS VERSATILE #1800 36-FT, $25,000; Wishek 842 26-ft, $39,000; IH 25-ft #490, $7500; Bushog 25-ft, $7500; JD 330 22-ft, $9500; JD 15-ft DOT, $5000; Kewannee breaking discs 12 & 15-ft disc rippers DMI 5-shank, $8900; 7-shank, $10,900; Phoenix Harrow 35, 42 & 53-ft; Bat Wing mowers, John Deere 15-ft, $6000; Woods 15-ft, $6000; Woods HD 3180, $7500; JD 2018, $11,000; Bushwhacker 20-ft, $12,000; JD 709, $3000; JD 3-PH 6ft, $650; JD 5-ft Pull-type, $1000. (204)857-8403. 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 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 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. GOAT/SHEEP MILKING PARLOR Call David Rourke (204)534-7531.

FOR

SALE.

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.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 | 10AM

TRACTORS & LOADER 2005 Buhler Versatile 2425, deluxe cab, 12 spd., cruise, integrated Outback auto steer S3 with all updates, 4 hyd., return flow, HID & LED lights, 710/70R38 metric duals, 2,833 actual hrs., updated axle seals, complete history, S/N302144 1997 White Workhorse 6195, MFWD, 8.3 liter Cummins, 230 hp., 18 spd. powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, integrated AutoTrac with Outback S3 with updated software, front suitcase weights, 380/85R30 front tires, 380/90R46 press steel duals, 80%, shows 5,030 hrs., S/N6443 1987 White 2-135 Field Boss, 6 range/3 spd. powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, rear weights, 18.4-38 hub duals, unknown hrs., S/N400910 2002 Westendorf WL-42 quick tach loader & bucket, 7’ bucket, tractor hyd.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

Single axle trailer, 7’x11’, flip-up ramp, spare tire SPRAYERS Shop-built band sprayer, 12x30”, 300 gal. tank, hyd. pump 1976 Ford F250 390 V8, set up with NYB 80’ sprayer, 500 gal. tank, 8 hp. Honda ATV sprayer, 12v, boom & wand NH3 EQUIPMENT John Blue nitrolator, 24-section Raymac NH3 hitch Shop-built NH3 side dresser, 12x30” HOPPER BINS & BINS (SOLD TO BE REMOVED) GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT 2004 Westfield MK100-71 auger 1992 Westfield auger, 31’x7” Westfield belted tube auger, 35’x15” Bin sweep, 7’ Screw-in aerator Briggs motor, 9 hp. Poly auger hoppers OTHER EQUIPMENT LAWN & GARDEN SHOP EQUIPMENT TANKS & PARTS

JON MCSPARRON FARM INC. Jon & Joy McSparron, 701.238.3414 or Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173

Steffes Group Inc., 2000 Main Ave E, West Fargo, ND 58078 Scott Steffes ND81, Brad Olstad ND319 | 701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.com

TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

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 930 30-FT FLEX header, asking $4,200 OBO; In good condition. (204)882-2413.

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. Phone (204)871-0925 2009 CASE IH AF8120, 1,440 separator hrs, Firestone 520 85R42 duals, RWA, pro-600, sharp looking combine, auto-steer, Phone:(218)770-4771. Ask for Mick.

COMBINES Caterpillar Lexion 2005 CAT 585R2012/P516 PU header for sale. $165,000. 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.

COMBINES John Deere 1974 MODEL 6601 always shedded, field ready. Phone (204)822-3855, Morden, MB. 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 Massey Ferguson FOR SALE: 1979 MF 760 combine V8 Perkins, hydrostatic, grey cab, includes extra spare parts, field ready, asking $3,000 OBO. Phone (204)265-3365, Beausejour.

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 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 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. 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. CASE IH MACDON 30-FT. flex draper header fits 8010 combine, model 6220, $48,000. (204)871-0925. 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 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

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. RICHARDTON 770 HI-DUMP, $21,000; 12-ft, $3000; Jiffy 14-ft, $4900; JD 3970 Harvester 3RN, $8900; NH 890, $2500; IH 791, $2500; Balers JD 535, $5000; JD 530, $3500; Corn Shredder attachment for JD Baler, $500; 10-ft Land-levellers, $2450; 12-ft, $2650; 12-ft w/tilt, $3650; V-Ditchers, $1500 up; Scrapers 4-yd, $3900; 4.5-yd, $4500; 6-yd, $6000; Snowblowers JD 2-Auger 7-ft, $1500; 8-ft Single auger, $1000; (204)857-8403. 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. USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-9 Ton: 8T Willmar, $8000; 4T Tyler, $3500; 5T Dempster, $3000; 6T Willmar, $6500; Valmar 3255 Applicator, $3000. No Jet Applicator, $1500. (204)857-8403.

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

Tillage & Seeding TILLAGE & SEEDING Air Seeders 1996 36-FT. BOURGAULT AIR seeder, 8880 cultivator w/2155 tank, good condition, $25,000 OBO. (204)745-7445.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Equipment 1988 CASE IH 5600 deep tiller, 53-ft, heavy harrow mulchers, good condition, $15,500. Call: (204)534-8115. Killarney, MB. 60-FT. HERMAN HARROW BAR, $750. Phone (204)825-3867 or (204)825-4386, Pilot Mound.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various 2012 20-FT SALFORD 5100 disc 3 bar harrows rolling baskets. Has only done 600-ac. Excellent condition. Phone:(204)673-2406.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted

2, 42-FT. CASE IH 7200 hoe drills, $3,000 each OBO; Case IH 36-ft. 6200 disc drill for parts, $700; 65-ft. Tourmaster diamond harrows, $1,500 OBO; JD 220 tandem disc good condition, $3,500 OBO; 21-ft. CCIL deep tiller, $1,500 OBO. (204)745-7445.

20-26-FT TANDEM DISC MEDIUM duty. Also Haybine. Phone (306)876-4707

TracTors

WANTED: 10-FT DEEP TILLER, either Cockshot or International. Phone:(204)526-2169.

TRACTORS Case/IH

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers 1994 MACDON 1900 WINDROWER, 25-ft, PU Reel, 2485-HRS, $21,000. Call (204)825-8121. 2008 MF 9220 WINDROWER 30-ft, 860 ENG HRS, PU Reel, $57,000. Call (204)825-8121.

08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $150,000. Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor. 1976 1066 INTL, $5,000. Phone (204)825-3867 or (204)825-4386, Pilot Mound. 1986 CASE IH 3394, 6230-hrs, new tires, MFWD, transmission overhauled, CAHR, 1000-PTO, 24-spd, 3-hyd, good condition. Phone (204)648-7136

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TRACTORS Case/IH 2011 CASE IH 550 motes, 36-in tracks, lighting, pro-700 nav. powershift, excellent Ask for Mick.

quad track, 1,469-hrs, 6 recab w/A/C, 360 degree HID controller, 262 GPS receiver, condition. Call:(218)770-4771.

FOR SALE: 1949 VA Case tractor, good running order, good rubber, PTO & pulley, $2000. Call (204)641-0204 or (204)376-2971.

TRACTORS John Deere 1997 9400 4WD, very good tires, 7,000-hrs, VGC, $95,000 OBO. (204)745-7445. FOR SALE: 1976 JD 8430 4WD tractor, 20.4x34 tires, c/w 12-ft. Degelman blade, VGC, asking $16,000 OBO. Phone (204)265-3365, Beausejour. FOR SALE: POLARIS RZR 800 side by side, low miles, mint; JD 2355- MFWD, 3pt, O.S. w/loader; JD 2550- 2WD, 3pt, w/loader; JD 2750- 2WD, O.S., 3pt, Hi/Low shift w/146 FEL; JD 2955- MFWD, 3pt, CAH, w/265 FEL; JD 4230- quad shift; JD 4240quad shift, 3pt; JD 4250- 2WD, 3pt, quad; JD 4250MFWD, 15spd; JD 4255- MFWD, 15spd, 3pt; JD 4440- (2)quad shifts, 3pt; JD 6420- MFWD, 3pt, 24spd, w/LHR, loader; JD 8650- 4WD, PTO, quad. All tractors can be sold with new or used loaders. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude, MB. Cell:(204)750-2459. www.mitchstractorsales.com JD 3020, PWR SHIFT, never had a loader, only used for swathing, excellent paint & tires, no 3-PT, always shedded, $9000. (204)824-2018, (204)761-6709. 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.

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

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

GRUNTHAL, MB.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

LIVESTOCK Specialty – Alpacas

every TUESDAY at 9 am October 14th, 21st & 28th

Saturday, October 25th at 10 am

Tack and Horse Sale (Horses to follow) Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

Sales Agent for

2003 BALE KING 3100 hay processor, right hand delivery, large tires, very nice shape, $8,500. Call (204)346-4050, Kleefeld, MB.

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

8-FT, 10-FT, 12-FT, 16-FT, varied length panels & gates; 16-ft light duty panels; cattle oiler brand new. Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon.

HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

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

300-700 LBS. Steers & Heifers Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT SALE

Wed., Oct. 15, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m Sale Will Feature 2 Flock Dispersals 55 - 2 to 4 Years Rambouillet x Polypay Ewes & 40 - Suffolk x Ewes 2 to 4 Years (Oct. 1st Sale 1460 Head) Fat Lambs - 175-190 Feeder Lambs - 185-195 Lambs - 150-175

TRACTORS Various FOR SALE: 1962 MINNEAPOLIS Moline Jet Star tractor, 43-HP, 1 set hydraulics, good tires, runs good, comes w/JD 7-ft sickle mower, $1,650. (204)256-1691.

TO CONSIGN CALL

TRACTOR ALLIS CHALMERS CA. Comes w/3-PTH for a 2-sheer plow, rear cultivators, plus side cultivators, $2,000; 12-ft wide cultivator, must be pulled by a tractor, $100 OBO. Phone:(204)661-6840.

Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

RED OR GREEN 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement parts for your Steiger drive train. 2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.

1-800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com FENCING 300 GREEN PRESSURE TREATED sharpened, fence posts, 8-ft. by 5 to 6-in., never been used, still in bundles, $8.50 per post. Call (204)346-4050, Kleefeld, MB.

For more information call: 204-694-8328 or call Mike at 204-807-0747

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com

ONE YEARLING INTACT MALE donkey w/cross shaped mark on back. Phone (204)482-5183.

Licence #1122

LIVESTOCK Sheep Auctions

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus

milked

cows.

SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT SALE Wed., Oct. 15, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m Phone

SPECIAL ANGUS CALF SALE

Fri., Oct. 17, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

SPECIAL RANCHERS CHOICE CALF SALE

250 SIMMENTAL CROSS COWS, bred Black Angus, bulls complete line of equipment & pasture. Neepawa (204)402-0780.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various HERD REDUCTION PICK 15 of out 35 Angus cross Limousin cows, pasture exposed to Purebred Limousin bull, June 20th on. $2350 each. (204)422-8643 evenings.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted WANTED- ALL TYPES & classes of cattle: cows, calves, yearlings, heifers, steers. Phone: (204)873-2542 or Cell:(204)325-2598.

Mon., Oct. 20, 2014 @ 9 a.m. (Call Market Reps For More Details) Cattle Must Be Consigned Limit of 2000

SPECIAL HOLSTEIN STEER SALE Fri., Oct. 24, 2014 @ 9 a.m. We Have 6 to 8 Cow Buyers -

7 to 8 Feeder Buyers - 4 to 8 Local Buyers And Over 1000 Sellers

For more information call: 204-694-8328 or call Mike at 204-807-0747

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com Licence #1122

FARMING

IS ENOUGH OF A GAMBLE... Advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator Classifieds Classifieds, it’s a Sure Thing!

1-888-413-3325 LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

BOYNECREST STOCK FARM COMPLETE SIMMENTAL HERD DISPERSAL & FINAL BULL SALE

1-800-587-4711

IRON & STEEL FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

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Classifieds Tenders for property in the RM of Pembina, will be received by:

SELBY LAW OFFICE

1 877 695 2532 www.ezefeeder.ca

MUSICAL FOR SALE: ELECTRIC GUITAR $99.95, amplifier $50, Mandolin $129.95, banjo $229, Violin set $125, student guitars from $69.95, 5 piece drum set & symbols $399.99, harmonicas $10-$185, lapsteel $229, electric acoustic guitar $175, ukulele $29.95, wireless mike $50, accordions $200-$1,250, 25W amp $129.95, Hildebrand Music & Accessories. Portage La Prairie Mall. Phone:(204)857-3172.

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Holstein HAND

For further information contact Larry J. Selby at SELBY LAW OFFICE 351 Main St., PO Box 279 Manitou, MB. R0G 1G0 Phone: (204) 242-2801 Fax: (204) 242-2723 Email: selbylaw@mts.net

RECREATIONAL/FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER

12V. or Hydraulic Electronic Scale Opt.

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

LOCATION: Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB www.penta.ca

HART POULTRY FEEDING EQUIPMENT drive units, motors, corner wheels, chain, winches, cables, Stainless Steel scrapers, etc. Call (204)346-4050, Kleefeld, MB.

REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

FOR SALE: 2 (204)482-3735.

TENDERS CLOSE: October 24, 2014.

CORRAL CLEANER W/3-YD LOADER, & 3 vertical spreaders, taking new customers. South-Central or South-Western Manitoba. (204)730-3139.

4 SALE, REG RED Angus cows & heifers; bred AI, due Jan & Feb, also heifer calves for sale. Call Don (204)422-5216.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

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

LIVESTOCK Donkeys

204-694-8328 or Mike 204-807-0747

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

The Icynene Insulation System®

800-1000 LBS. Steers & Heifers Don: 528-3477, 729-7240

Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald Livestock Ltd. License #1110

2ND CUT

Sheep - 60-80 (94) Goats - 200-240 (265) All Buyers Are Represented At Our Sale West, East & Local.

NW ¼ 28-1-8 WPM, in Manitoba, exc. M. and M. (approx. 120 cult. acres, 30 acres pasture and 10 acre yard).

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

Monday, October 27th at 12 pm

TRACTORS Massey Ferguson

STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER PROPERTY:

HERD DISPERSAL DUE TO personal health issues dual registered, champion bloodlines, 26 females, 17 males, open to offers as must sell. For more info alpacas@eidnet.org

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CALVES??

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Wheat warfare: Islamic State uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq The militant group now has control over 40 per cent of Iraq’s wheat supplies By Maggie Fick shekhan, iraq / reuters

or Salah Paulis, it came down to a choice between his faith and his crop. A wheat farmer from outside Mosul, Paulis and his family fled the militant group Islamic State early last month. The group overran the family farm as part of its offensive that captured vast swathes of territory in northern Iraq. Two weeks later, Paulis, who is a Christian, received a phone call from a man who said he was an Islamic State fighter. “We are in your warehouse. Why are you not here working and taking care of your business?” the man asked in formal Arabic. “Come back and we will guarantee your safety. But you must convert and pay $500.” When Paulis refused, the man spelled out the penalty. “We are taking your wheat,” he said. “Just to let you know we are not stealing it because we gave you a choice.” Other fleeing farmers recount similar stories, and point to a little-discussed element of the threat Islamic State poses to Iraq and the region.

Control

The group now controls a large chunk of Iraq’s wheat supplies. The United Nations estimates land under IS control accounts for as much as 40 per cent of Iraq’s annual production of wheat, one of the country’s most important food staples alongside barley and rice. The militants seem intent not just on grabbing more land but also on managing resources and governing in their selfproclaimed caliphate. Wheat is one tool at their disposal. The group has begun using the grain to fill its pockets, to deprive opponents — especially members of the Christian and Yazidi minorities — of vital food supplies, and to win over fellow Sunni Muslims as it tightens its grip on captured territory. In Iraq’s northern breadbasket, much as it did in neighbouring Syria, IS has k e p t s t a t e e m p l oye e s a n d wheat silo operators in place to help run its empire. Such tactics are one reason IS poses a more complex threat than al-Qaida, the Islamist group from which it grew. For most of its existence, al-Qaida has focused on hitand-run attacks and suicide bombings. But Islamic State sees itself as both army and government. “Wheat is a strategic good. They are doing as much as they can with it,” said Ali Bind Dian, head of a farmers’ union

A farmer loads wheat grains onto a truck near the town of Makhmur, August 27, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

in Makhmur, a town near ISheld territory between Arbil and Mosul. “Definitely they want to show off and pretend they are a government.” The Sunni militants and their allies now occupy more than a third of Iraq and a similar chunk of neighbouring Syria. The group generates income not just from wheat but also from “taxes” on business owners, looting, ransoming kidnapped westerners and, most especially, the sale of oil to local traders.

Seizing crops and livestock

I n e a r l y Au g u s t , Ku r d i s h farmer Saeed Mustafa Hussein watched through binoculars as armed IS militants shovelled wheat onto four trucks, then drove off in the direction of Arab villages. Hussein said he does not know what became of his wheat. But he knows that IS runs flour mills in areas it controls and he believes that his wheat was likely milled and sold. He had 54 tonnes of wheat on his farm in the village of Pungina, northeast of Arbil, wheat he had been unable to sell to a government silo or private traders because of fighting in the area. The militants also took 200 chickens and 36 prized pigeons. “What made it worse was that I was helpless to prevent this, I couldn’t do anything. They took two generators from the village that we had recently received from the Kurdish government after a very long process,” said Hussein.

Residents are too scared to return even though Kurdish fighters are now in control.

Military and economic power

IS is demonstrating that controlling wheat brings power. As its fighters swept through Iraq’s nor th in June, they seized control of silos and grain stockpiles. The offensive coincided with the wheat and barley harvests and, crucially, the delivery of crops to government silos and private traders. IS now controls all nine silos in Nineveh Province, which spans the Tigris River, along with seven other silos in other provinces. In the three months since overrunning Nineveh’s provincial capital Mosul, IS fighters have forced out hundreds of thousands of ethnic and religious minorities and seized hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wheat from abandoned fields.

Smooth transition

In many ways, IS is replicating in Iraq strategies it developed in Syria. In the year it has controlled the town of Raqqa in nor theaster n Syr ia, for instance, IS militants say they have allowed former employees from Assad’s regime to continue to run its mills. The group has set up a wheat “diwan,” or bureau, in charge of the supply chain, from harvesting the crop to distributing flour. The same push to keep things running smoothly can be seen in Iraq. IS fighters have regularly avoided destroying government installations they have captured.

“Wheat is a strategic good. They are doing as much as they can with it. Definitely they want to show off and pretend they are a government.” Ali Bind Dian

head of a farmers’ union

When IS took over Iraq’s largest dam it kept employees in place and even brought in engineers from Mosul to make repairs. Baghdad, too, has tried to minimize upheaval. Hassan Ibrahim, head of Iraq’s Grain Board, the Trade Ministry body responsible for procuring Iraq’s wheat internati o n a l l y a n d f ro m l o c a l farmers, said that government employees in IS-held areas keep in regular touch with head office. “I give instructions to my people to try to be quiet and smooth with those people because they are ver y violent people. It is not good to be violent with violent people because they will come to kill you. Our aim is to keep the wheat.”

Winning hearts and stomachs

In some places, the IS stranglehold on wheat appears to be winning support among Sunnis. Ahsan Moheree, chairman of the government-affiliated Arab Farmers Union in Hawija, says IS has gained in popularity since its fighters took over. Baghdad’s dismissive attitude towards the country’s Sunni Arabs had forced people towards IS, he said. But

IS’s ability to provide food had also helped. “They distribute flour to the Arabs in the area. They get the wheat from the Hawija silo... And they run the mill and they distribute to people in a very organized way,” he said.

The year ahead

The big worry now is next season’s crop. In Nineveh Province, home to the capital of the group’s self-declared caliphate, 750,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) should soon be sown with wheat and 835,000 hectares with barley, an Iraqi Agriculture Ministry official said. The official said that the province normally has 100,000 farmers. But thousands have fled. Getting the seeds and fertilizer into the right hands will be a problem. Mohamed Diab, director of the World Food Program’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East, North Africa, Ce n t r a l A s i a a n d E a s t e r n Europe, said that it is “highly unlikely” that displaced farmers would return. “The picture is bleak regarding agriculture production next year,” he said. “The place where displacement has happened is the main granary of the country.”

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Stanford scientists say greenhouse gases worsen California drought New research suggests greenhouse gases are changing weather patterns

By Joaquin Palomino SAN FRANCISCO / REUTERS

A digital traffic sign usually used for commuter travel information informs travellers on a California highway to conserve water as they pass through Del Mar, California September 10, 2014. California is in its third year of a devastating drought that has forced farmers to leave fields unplanted and left communities reliant on well water with little to drink. PHOTO: REUTERS/MIKE BLAKE

alifornia’s catastrophic drought has most likely been made worse by man-made climate change, according to a report released Sept. 29 by Stanford University, but scientists are still hesitant to fully blame the lack of rain on climate change. The research, published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society as part of a collection of reports on extreme weather events in 2013, is one of the most comprehensive studies linking climate change and California’s ongoing drought, which has caused billions of dollars in economic damage. The report found that highpressure ridges like the one that

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Despite the findings, Thomas Peterson, principal scientist at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center and one of the report’s editors, said it is still hard to definitively link rainfall to climate change. “There is so much variability in rainfall,” Peterson said. “Finding a signal and attributing how much of the signal is climate change is difficult.” Marty Hoerling, a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospher ic Administration who edited some of the reports in the climate study, said atmospheric pressure has increased everywhere due to global warming, so the systems need to be studied in that context. “It’s not the pressure, per se, that determines which way the storms will move,” Hoerling said during a press conference. “But it’s the difference of how the pressure changes from one location relative to another.”

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Co-operator barn series revival Do you know this barn?

f you do, a Manitoban historian wants to hear from you. In early 1981 the Co-operator worked with provincial Manitoba Historic Resources Branch staff to photograph and publish a series on rural buildings in Manitoba. Each week a photo and a story was published about why each of the buildings were rare or unusual. Now Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster and journal editor with the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS), is looking for Co-operator readers to help him find the GPS co-ordinates for these barns. He has looked for them during road trips in rural Manitoba, but because the site’s location details are scant, he has been unable to find them. He wants to include the buildings, with their GPS co-ordinates on a map of historic sites being prepared for the MHS. This photograph was taken by now-retired Co-operator editor Bob Hainstock who took the photo in the 1980s for the earlier project. Many of the photos were eventually included in Hainstock’s 1986 book Barns of Western Canada: An Illustrated Century. We are including the original “caption” that ran with his photo, hoping a reader can answer these questions:

1. Does the building still stand? 2. If so, where is it? 3. What are its GPS co-ordinates? 4. What other information can you provide on its state of preservation or other details about its history since the original story in the 1980s? Please send your responses to Gordon Goldsborough at: email: gordon@mhs.mb.ca Telephone: (204) 474-7469 Mail: 2021 Loudoun Rd. Winnipeg, Man. R3S 1A3

When the T.E. Doran family of Isabella was digging the large root cellars for their new barn in 1919, they found an arrowhead in the excavations. The Arrowhead farm has been part of the Doran family since that day and is currently operated by E.P. Doran. Built in the bank barn tradition, this view of the 96x56-foot structure shows the earth ramp leading up to the east doors and the second-level storage where enormous amounts of feed were once stored for the horsepower of an earlier era. The root cellars were used to store feed for people — with the two of them each 40 feet long, 4.5 feet wide and seven feet deep. In addition, a 16-foot-deep cistern was located in the barn’s lower level. At the time Hainstock’s book was published, the Doran family was maintaining the 62-year-old barn in top condition, converting it to a hog operation in the mid-1960s. Material for the structure was railed from B.C. to Isabella which is four miles south and one mile east of the farm site. The original owners had decided to get the structure up in a hurry, hiring 13 carpenters to build the barn. Original value is estimated to be about $12,000. One of the most unusual features of the Arrowhead barn is the arched skylight directly above the sliding doors of the driveway. Unlike many bank barns that had the earth ramps piled directly against barn walls, the Arrowhead barn was of the modern version which provided a bridge between the driveway and wall, and prolonged the life of the wood-framed structure.

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U.S. agricultural co-operatives post record 2013 sales washington/reuters U.S. farmer, rancher and fisher y co-operatives set a new sales record in 2013 of more than $246 billion, four per cent more than the 2012 high, the Department of Agriculture said Sept. 30. It marked the third consecutive year of re c o rd s a l e s by U . S . agr icultural co-opera t i v e s a n d m i r r o re d increased sales in the overall farm economy in 2013, a year when U.S. crop production and livestock sales both rose by six per cent. That streak is expected to be broken this year given much lower grain and oilseed prices, USDA said. Co-ops are also major players in the farm supply market, and sales of petroleum, feed, seed and crop protectants such as insecticide were all up in 2013, although fertilizer sales declined. “Sales and net income records for ag co-operatives, combined with strong gains in employe e s f o r 2 0 1 3 , u n d e rscore the strength and productivity of the n a t i o n’s f a r m e r- a n d rancher-owned cooperatives,” said U.S. Agr iculture Secretar y Tom Vilsack. Ag co-ops posted record net income, before taxes, of $6.2 billion, besting the previous high of $6.1 billion, set in 2012. Co-op income is either reinvested in the co-op or returned to the memberowners.

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Alzheimer’s and dementia wreak additional ruin on the farm

Isolation along with access to farm equipment, guns and animals increase risk for people with dementia in rural areas By Alexis Kienlen staff

atching Alzheimer’s steal away a loved one is always painful, but there are additional challenges when you’re living on a farm. Trent, a grain farmer from east-central Alberta, knows this all too well. He farmed with his father, now in his late 70s, until five years ago. “I knew Dad was getting older and getting a bit more forgetful,” said Trent, who requested that neither his last name or his father’s name be published. “The first clue to me was that he wanted a GPS. He had a cellphone that he struggled with and he wasn’t a technology guy. He just never embraced it.” His father said he wanted to use the GPS when he was in the city, which seemed reasonable. But in reality, he was driving into the town where he was born and raised, but couldn’t remember how to get home. He often ended up in the next town, although he kept such incidences from his family. “Looking back, I could see it coming on, but I didn’t realize it — I just thought it was old age and forgetfulness,” Trent said. “We worried a lot about his safety and the safety of others. Driving around not knowing where you are can’t be safe.” There are higher risks associated with dementia in rural areas, said Arlene Huhn, client and program manager with the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories. “Take all the same things that urban people have to worry about, but put these worries in a rural environment and there’s just more to worry about,” she said. People with dementia will often forget a step in a series of steps, and may stop doing one activity because they don’t know what the next step is. “Since safety on farms is so important, if you miss one safety step, it could mean a difference of life or death,” said Huhn.

Many risks

Operating equipment is an obvious risk, but there are others. Huhn knows of one case where the father would sit awake at night with a gun — convinced that there were things out on his land that threatened his family. Trent’s father had some vision problems so wasn’t running large equipment. As his Alzheimer’s progressed, his driver’s licence was restricted, allowing him to drive the four

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miles into town. Even that was risky, Trent said. “It’s really hard on them when they take it away, so they don’t,” he said. “He had to cross a busy highway. There was a lot of traffic on the road.

“Take all the same things that urban people have to worry about, but put these worries in a rural environment and there’s just more to worry about.” Arlene Huhn

“That was my biggest concern — him driving. With farm equipment, if you’re in your field or in your yard, you’re putting yourself in peril. On the road, it’s everybody who’s at risk.” People with dementia will often wander off. This is hazardous in urban areas, but can become even more dangerous in a rural setting. “If you wander when you’re out on an acreage or a farm, you’ve got a lot more land to

cover,” said Huhn. “The people who tend to wander and not get found — or who get found upon death — tend to be more rural.” While Trent lived on the home quarter, his father lived on an acreage with sloughs and bushes, in the type of terrain where it would have been difficult to find him. “The constant worry was always there,” he said. About five years ago, Trent’s father was helping with harvest and had a small accident which resulted in a mild concussion. He was never the same after that. “It seemed to accelerate it. He got a lot more reclusive.” About two years ago, after treatment for an unrelated health problem, his doctor told Trent that his father should be moved into town. Along with the risk of wandering, spotty cell service in the country and blocked roads in winter could turn a crisis into a tragedy. “The doctor said, ‘This is hard, but it’s going to get harder.’” His father now lives in an e x t e n d e d - c a re h o m e i n a nearby town.

Warning signs

Short-term memory loss and forgetting details are common

warning signs. Appointments a re m a d e, b u t n o t k e p t . Something as simple as making coffee or turning on the oven becomes a major challenge. Things such as forgetting to feed animals or closing gates are other clear signals, but there are also little incidents that ever yone experiences once in a while that become commonplace. “It’s very common to see bills double paid or not paid at all,” said Huhn. “When a bill comes in, they can’t make sense of what it is saying. They can’t process it or make sense of what the bill is trying to tell them, even though they can read the words.” Although it’s human nature t o c ov e r u p s u c h t h i n g s, those close to someone with Alzheimer’s often sense “there’s something off,” she said. “People really need to listen to that voice that tells them that something is wrong.” Th e s t i g m a s u r ro u n d i n g the disease often seems to be stronger in farming communities. People suffering from Alzheimer’s may be more reluctant to ask for help or be fearful about losing the respect of their neighbours. There is a lot of stigma about mental illness in rural areas, said Trent, and in some ways,

Alzheimer’s provokes a similar reaction. “This isn’t a mental illness, but it’s such a taboo thing and people think they’re going to catch it,” he said.

Getting help

The stigma is one of the reasons why Trent said he wanted to share his father’s story. He also wants to urge people to see a doctor sooner rather than later, if someone in their family shows signs of the disease. A family doctor can provide a diagnosis, but if the doctor has known the patient for a long time, he or she may be fooled. Often those with Alzheimer’s are adept at steering conversations to old times, and it may not seem like they have memory problems, said Huhn. There are specialists available, and staff at any Alzheimer Society location are available to help or answer questions before or after diagnosis, she said. “ We’l l h e l p g e t f a m i l i e s through the initial process,” said Huhn. “We want families to be able to call us and we’ll follow them along their journey. We help families put things into perspective, so they can change as the disease grows.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Talk about walking Lorraine Stevenson CROSSROADS RECIPE SWAP

alking is good for us. That was the news on the radio the other day. “Walking is the superfood of exercise,” the commentator said. The only thing new here is the catchy turn of phrase. Hundreds of studies and reports tout the benefits of walking. One that garnered a lot of interest looked at the health and fitness of Old Order Amish, who, much as our grandparents did, live without cars or modern conveniences, and whose farming methods are labour intensive. They walk a lot. Among nearly 100 adults in southern Ontario, the men took over 18,000 steps a day, the women over 14,000, or well over the 10,000 recommended. Very few were overweight or obese. The radio was talking about a new book out by Katy Bowman, a fitness expert, Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement. She warns of the “actively sedentary” lifestyle so many of us live.

Instead of having movement built into our day-to-day activities, we are sedentary, seated inside vehicles or at desks much of the time. We may try to make up for it with a bit of exercise here and there. But you can’t offset 10 hours of stillness with one hour of exercise, says Bowman, who describes walking as a biological imperative, just like eating. As winter closes in, it gets tougher to move around, or literally even move. Many of us experience many hours of stillness, huddled indoors away from the cold. But winter needn’t become a sentence of solitary confinement and return to sloth. The good news is that jaunt to the end of the lane and back, or across town, every day, and preferably several times a day, counts too. The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines recommend adults accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more. Brisk walking is a top recommended moderate-intensity activity. That’s because it’s an accessible form of exercise to us all. There are new books and reports telling us what to eat and what not to eat all the time. They frequently contradict each other and can confuse us and make us cynical. Studies on walking are different. They build on and support each other. If there’s one activity to choose and stick with, say researchers, it should be to walk as much as possible.

The potato is never “out of season.” Those first little potatoes of early summer are yummy, but so is a steaming bowl of gently seasoned and roasted, or fluffy and mashed, when fall and winter roll in. Potatoes are perfect ingredients for soups too. Here are three recipes found on www.potatogoodness. com to enjoy potatoes.

Mashed Potato Casserole

Baked Potato Nachos

A delicious side dish to consider serving this upcoming Thanksgiving.

1-1/2 lbs. russet potatoes 1-1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1/2 tsp. garlic salt 1 tsp. Mexican seasoning blend 1 c. Mexican blend shredded cheese 1/4 c. rinsed and drained canned black beans 1/4 c. diced tomatoes 1/4 c. sliced black olives 1/4 c. sliced green onions 3 tbsp. canned diced green chilies Salsa, guacamole and sour cream (optional)

1-1/2 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 1-1/2 lbs. red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 1/3 c. half-and-half cream 1/3 c. chicken broth 1/2 c. unsalted butter, cut into cubes 1 small garlic clove, minced 1-1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard 1-1/2 tsp. salt 3 large eggs 2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives (optional)

Heat oven to 375 F. Bring potatoes and water to cover by one inch to boil in large pot over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Heat half-and-half cream, chicken broth, butter, garlic, mustard, and salt in saucepan over medium-low heat until smooth, about five minutes. Keep warm. Drain potatoes and transfer to bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle and mix on medium-low speed, slowly adding half-andhalf cream, until smooth, about 1 minute. Beat in eggs one at a time for about 1 minute. Add in chives. Transfer potato mixture to greased 2-quart baking dish and use fork to make peaked design on top. Bake until potatoes rise and begin to brown, about 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Serve. Yield: 6 servings. Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 55 minutes. Ready time: 1 hour, 5 minutes.

Preheat oven to 425 F. Scrub potatoes and cut into half-inch-thick wedges. Place potatoes into a medium-size bowl with the oil, garlic salt and Mexican seasoning. Stir well to coat potatoes with oil and seasonings. Transfer to a large baking sheet and spread into a single layer. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring several times, until crisp and golden brown. Top with cheese, beans, tomatoes, olives, onions and chilies. Bake for five minutes more to melt cheese. Optional, serve with salsa, guacamole and sour cream. Calories: 308, Fat: 16 g, Cholesterol: 32 mg, Sodium: 659 mg, Vitamin C: 37 per cent, Fibre: 5 g, Protein: 13 g, Potassium: 913 mg. Yield: 4 servings. Prep time: 25 minutes. Cook time: 35 minutes. Ready time: 1 hour.

Recipe courtesy of the United States Potato Board

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Fast and Fit Clam Chowder Use a russet-type potato for this kid-friendly soup that’s ready in half an hour. 1 tbsp. butter or margarine 1 c. chopped leeks or onions 1 c. diced red and/or green bell peppers 2 cans (6-1/2 oz. each) chopped clams in clam juice 2 lbs. (6 medium) potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) reduced-sodium chicken broth 2 tsp. dried thyme 1 c. low-fat milk 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen whole kernel corn, thawed and drained 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper Salt and pepper, to taste

Place butter in 2-1/2- to 3-quart microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH one minute. Add leeks and bell peppers; microwave on HIGH three minutes. Drain juice from clams into microwaved vegetables, reserving clams. Stir in potatoes, broth and thyme. Cover with plastic wrap, venting one corner. Microwave on HIGH 20 minutes. With slotted spoon remove four cups cooked potatoes; set aside. Pour contents of bowl into container of electric blender; add milk, and holding lid down tightly, blend until smooth. Return mixture to bowl. Stir in reserved clams and potatoes, the corn and cayenne; season with salt and pepper. Microwave on HIGH three minutes until heated through. If desired, pass bowls of shredded cheddar cheese, chopped parsley and/or crumbled cooked bacon to stir into soup. Calories: 308, Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 15 mg, Sodium: 799 mg, Fibre: 7 g, Protein: 13 g. Yield: 6 servings. Ready time: 30 minutes. Recipe courtesy of the United States Potato Board www.potatogoodness.com

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

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A good time to watch for eagles Bald eagles usually migrate south in October so be on the lookout for these majestic birds By Donna Gamache FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

utumn is a good time to watch for raptors such as eagles, but sometimes it can be confusing as to which species one is seeing, especially if the bird is a juvenile one. Manitoba has both the golden eagle and the better-known bald eagle.

Adult bald eagle.

My husband and I have seen both species this fall — golden eagles in Riding Mountain Park (flying above Lake Audy) and bald eagles in a variety of places. The two eagles in these photos were both seen in autumn. The adult one was flying south of Melita a couple of years ago, and the immature eagle was near Asessippi Provincial Park this year in early September.

The adult bald eagle has the easily recognizable white head and tail, but the immature bird is a mottled dark brown, with white streaks. It will usually keep this mottled colour until its fifth year (occasionally the fourth) when it reaches maturity. The head and tail gradually turn white. As the picture shows, the head of this bird is partially white, as is the tail, so we assumed it was a couple of years old, probably more. The beak of an immature bald eagle is also less yellow, sometimes almost black in the youngest birds. This one is mostly a dull yellow, again indicating it may be approaching maturity. An adult bald eagle will measure about 70 to 102 cm (28 to 40 inches) with the female typically being somewhat larger than the male. Wingspan can range up to two metres or more. You may have noticed more eagles in recent years. In the early ’70s bald eagles were considered endangered, a result of hunting, loss of habitat and the use of pesticides such as DDT. These chemicals are ingested by eagles when they eat fish or other scavenged animals, and result in weakened eggshells, thus limiting the birds’ reproductive rate. Restrictions in DDT use since 1972 and laws against shooting the birds have resulted in their numbers rebounding, and their status has been upgraded to “threatened” or “of

Immature bald eagle.

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special concern,” depending on individual provinces. Bald eagles usually migrate south during October, returning in April. In Manitoba, they are particularly noticeable along large river valleys, such as the Red River and Pembina River, or along lakeshores. Another place to be on the lookout is close to

highways, where the eagles may sit in trees while watching for roadkill. Spring is usually considered the best time to watch for migrating eagles, but it is still worthwhile to watch in fall for these majestic birds. Donna Gamache writes from MacGregor, Manitoba

Wintering a potted citrus tree These plants can be expensive so try and get at least one more year out of them By Albert Parsons FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

any gardeners have followed the trend of buying and exhibiting large potted tropical plants in their outdoor living spaces during the growing season. It is not uncommon to see banana trees, hibiscus, and other exotic tropical plants on patios and decks during the summer even in Manitoba.

Such potted plants are purchased at garden centres in the spring and they cost a substantial amount of money. While some gardeners will be content to use the plants for the summer and then let them succumb to fall frosts, other, more frugal gardeners — and there are many of us — will endeavour to overwinter these plants indoors so that we can at least get one more year out of our investment. Among the most popu-

Citrus trees have both fruit and flowers on them at the same time. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

lar are citrus trees, lime, lemon and orange trees that when purchased in the spring had both blooms and fruit on them. It is hard to resist the urge to move such a tree indoors when cold weather arrives. Do not try to winter a citrus tree if you do not have a south window in which to place the plant. Citrus trees require a minimum of eight hours of direct sunlight a day and will perform best if they get 12. In Manitoba our day length in mid-winter is barely eight hours so this requirement is a challenge. In front of a sunny south window, however, a citrus tree can be kept alive and reasonably healthy during the winter, even with the reduced sunlight available in our part of the world. Hopefully the tree that was purchased is a dwarf variety, perhaps a Meyers lemon, a kaffir lime or a calemondin orange. The dwarf varieties are much more suitable to growing in pots and will be much happier than a regular-size tree confined to a pot, no matter how large. The tree should be in a pot that has excellent drainage and be planted in a rich potting soil that also drains well. During the winter the soil should be kept on the dry side of moist. Fertilizing, which should have been carried out regularly dur-

ing the summer, should cease. During the bright days of summer these trees respond well to a high-nitrogen fertilizer — one that is formulated for tomatoes would be suitable. Before bringing any plant indoors, check it for insects. This is doubly important when dealing with a citrus tree because these trees are susceptible to infestations from a variety of pests, including spider mite, scale, mealy bug, and aphids. Thoroughly hose down the tree with the garden hose before bringing it indoors and spray it with an insecticide — insecticidal soap works well. Since citrus trees are so prone to insect infestation, gardeners are usually observant during the summer so hopefully an infested plant will not be brought indoors. Be vigilant for signs of insect pests. Look for sticky residue on the leaves, curled leaves, mottled foliage, and webs on the leaves. If you notice any of these symptoms, examine the tree carefully and take immediate action. Citrus trees are tropical plants so they resent cold drafts. Position the tree away from doorways or other sources of cold air. They do, however, like good air circulation and high humidity. Placing the pot on a pebble tray will increase the humidity around the tree.

Such potted plants are purchased at garden centres in the spring and they cost a substantial amount of money.

Citrus trees often have both fruit and flowers on them at the same time. Lemons and limes take about nine months from flower to fruit; oranges take 12 months. Ripe fruit can be left on the tree for months, and although it can be used in the kitchen, most people prefer more palatable varieties available at the supermarket and do not use the fruit in the kitchen. When spring arrives, wait until all danger of frost or cold weather has passed before putting your citrus tree outdoors. Expose it to direct sunlight gradually to prevent leaf scorch. After having successfully wintered your citrus tree, you can again enjoy it in your outdoor living area — the return on your investment will have doubled! Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Original big-top circus visits Manitoba towns With a diverse blend of acts Family Fun Circus lives up to its billing By Darrell Nesbitt FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

pplause and positive feedback are a circus performer’s personal gift, said Brian LaPalme, ringmaster of the Clark & Barnes Family Fun Circus that stopped at a number of Manitoba towns this summer. The circus is a happy place, where families go to enjoy entertainment together and is a place that can make most anyone smile.

After beginning in Ontario in mid-January, it has slowly worked its way west and will wrap up the 10-month tour in mid-November.

Jesse Medrano grew up in a circus family. He has performed as a clown and a daredevil, and now is promoting the Family Fun Circus from Texas,

which is currently in its third year of touring Canada. After beginning in Ontario in mid-January, it has slowly worked its way west and will wrap up the 10-month tour in mid-November. “It’s a traditional circus without the animals,” Medrano explained. “When I say traditional circus you think of elephants, tigers, lions, giraffes, when in reality a traditional circus has very few animal acts, maybe one or two and the rest are the performers.” However, the Family Fun Circus does have a couple of animal acts including one that is unconventional — the first artificial elephant in a circus. The other act showcased at stops in Rossburn, Hamiota, Miniota, Russell and Shoal Lake involved dogs. Other performances included juggling, a contortionist, a daredevil, an aerialist, and a magician. “Zaira is our contortionist and she would be a young lady of about 15 and she has been doing this since she was eight,” Medrano said. “Johnny is the daredevil and he’s been doing that since he was five.” R i n g m a s t e r L a Pa l m e i s a l s o a magician and has earned the nickname, Human Dragon, for his firespitting abilities.

Ringmaster, Brian LaPalme, is also known as the Human Dragon for his fire-spitting abilities. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

“Show business has been my life for 38 years, starting back in 1976. My dad, also a magician, performed on the “Ed Sullivan Show,” and loving the circus life, I have hit the large cities — Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, but the small-town stops are just as remarkable,” said LaPalme. Although it takes two hours to set up the large tent and an hour to tear down with the help of eight strong arms from the community, LaPalme loves it. “Today, there are only a dozen family circuses in the United States, compared to 24 when I started my career,”

said LaPalme. “Home may be a travel trailer for 10 months of the year, working seven days per week, but for myself and families sharing the road, it’s not work.” “I’m on the front line and get to talk to people every day and the Canadian feedback I’ve gotten, everybody’s very happy,” Medrano said. “There’s something for the kids to do and with that same token the adults can be kids themselves again.” Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Try some ‘X-ray vision’ carrots for dinner Researchers found that giving fun names to vegetables encourages kids to eat them PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

Thoughts on Thanksgiving By Addy Oberlin FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

The leaves on the trees are changing colour and the farmers are trying to get onto the fields to harvest. Some crops will be very poor this year, even though I have seen many hay bales in our area. The southern part of the province had so much more rain than what they needed. Some might feel like skipping Thanksgiving Day this year. Not much to be thankful for. Really? When I look around I see many things that we can be thankful for. I have never appreciated my freedom in Canada more than

I have this last year. We have a roof over our head and have freedom of speech and worship. We can rejoice in the fact that we have a sovereign God who is still in control and will be the Judge in the end. We can be very thankful that we do not experience major earthquakes, typhoons or severe hurricanes. My wish for each one of us is that we can be thankful to God for His faithfulness and love for us and He will continue to supply our needs if we will let Him. Addy Oberlin writes from Swan River, Manitoba

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By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

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e’re all going to have X-ray vision now,” my husband said as our 16-year-old daughter and I prepared carrots for dinner. I smiled when he said that. I’m not sure if he knows that Cornell University did a study in which researchers gave fun names to vegetables on serving lines in a school cafeteria. In their study with 147 children ages eight to 11, the researchers found that giving vegetables names, such as “X-ray vision carrots,” resulted in kids eating more carrots. In fact, 66 per cent of the “X-ray vision” carrots were eaten, compared with 35 per cent of “food of the day” carrots. As I scrubbed and pared carrots fresh from the garden, my daughter ran them through a salad shooter to make thin carrot coins. I have found that having fun kitchen devices in the house entices my children to help prepare vegetables, but I only have tested my theory with my own children. Researchers have shown that children who help prepare vegetables are more likely to eat them. Our thin carrot discs were deposited into a steamer for a very tasty side dish with a little added butter and parsley flakes. What is special about carrots that lead to their “starring role”

as a vision protector? They are high in the pigment beta carotene, that our bodies use to make vitamin A. Although you will not gain X-ray vision, be aware that vitamin A is part of a component of rhodopsin, a protein in our eyes that absorbs light. A vitamin A deficiency can result in night blindness. Vitamin A also is needed for the functioning of our cornea and eye membranes. Orange sweet potatoes, beef liver, spinach, carrots and pumpkin are among the very best sources of vitamin A. Although too much of it from vitamin pills can be a health risk, we do not worry about eating too many carrots and other beta carotene-rich foods. Eat and enjoy all you like because many people don’t get enough dark-orange and green vegetables. Besides carrots, most dark-orange and gold vegetables and many dark-green vegetables also provide vitamin A as well as other vision-promoting chemicals. You may want to add some spinach, kale and romaine lettuce to your menu because these greens are excellent sources of other vision-promoting pigments, such as lutein and zeaxanthin. Long term, pigments from dark leafy greens may reduce your risk of macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness. Carrots can be eaten fresh or cooked. In fact, cooking them

PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

results in very little loss of nutritional value. With cooking, carrots become more digestible and a little sweeter tasting. Try steaming, grilling, stir-frying or roasting them. For longer-term storage, carrots can be frozen or canned. Experts suggest cutting the tops from fresh root vegetables such as carrots at least 1/2 inch from the crown. Carrots can last several weeks in your crisper drawer in perforated plastic bags. Visit http://www.ag.ndsu. edu/food and click on “Food Preservation” for free directions about how to preserve almost any kind of food. 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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