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Don’t write NAFTA’s obituary just yet ‘Absurd’ demands have heightened fears that President Trump aims to kill the trade pact, but experts say that’s premature

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AND GLENN CHEATER AF STAFF

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tay calm and keep negotiating’ seems to be the mantra of Canadian farm groups even as a growing number of experts warn NAFTA may be doomed.

U.S. negotiators dropped a series of bombshells in the fourth round of talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement — demands that Canada and Mexico had said were non-negotiable “red lines.” Those include a fiveyear sunset clause; reserving the

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THE GOLDEN CROP: The story keeps getting better for canola Near-record crush and increasing global demand show that canola’s successful run is far from over

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anola is king across Alberta — and there’s no reason to think it won’t have a long and healthy reign.

“Canola offers a leading and consistent mix of superior agronomics and strong demand,” said Greg Kostal, president of Kostal Ag Consulting.

“Yeah, it has its ups and downs, and there’s little micro-reasons for it. But if you filter out all the noise, there’s a growing demand.”

The market for Canadian canola is on the rise, while demand for wheat for human consumption is “relatively flat,” growing only as incomes and populations grow.

“If our (canola) crop were one million or two million tonnes bigger, I wouldn’t have a problem finding a demand slot for it,” said Kostal.

“That doesn’t mean prices need to giddy-up and go, but we’re almost in a position at a 21-million-tonne crop size threshold where more canola is not more price negative. It just caps how high we go.”

A visit to any crush plant shows just how strong demand is.

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Prairie farmers keep growing more canola — but world markets want it all. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK In mid-October, Canadian canola crushers were processing near-record levels of the oilseed, topping out at 204,820 tonnes — only a little short of the 208,268-tonne weekly record set in March. And that happened even as margins were $40 a tonne lower than yearago levels.

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“I think that’s a strong testament to the companies involved feeling confident that not only is off-shore demand strong, but also there is a consistent push to provide the supply,” said Kostal.

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Mandatory seatbelt use is among several ‘pretty big’ regulations that don’t make sense, says the AgCoalition

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Farmers on a committee dealing with workplace safety regulations argued that wearing a seatbelt while operating farm equipment doesn’t make sense much of the time. But the committee is recommending making buckling up mandatory. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK The recommendation is to make producers carry logbooks in farm equipment that operators can show to an inspector to prove they’re compliant with OH&S regulations, including regulations around hours of work.

“We see in the trucking industry that there’s duplicate logbooks in trucks — it happens all the time,” said Erickson, who farms near Irma.

“If and when they do get stopped, they have a ‘legal’ logbook, and our industry doesn’t want that. We don’t want to see any regulations that just automatically push farmers and ranchers to break the law.”

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The province said it waited until harvest was mostly over before releasing the recommendations. The public has 11 weeks (until Jan. 15) to offer its views.

“Since receiving the reports, government has been reviewing the recommendations, and we now look forward to hearing directly from Albertans on what they think,” said Labour Minister Christina Gray.

“We encourage all Albertans — whether they’re involved directly in farming and ranching, or whether they go to farmers’ markets — to go online and provide their feedback on these reports.”

Opening the consultation to the general public “is going to be a challenge,” said Erickson.

“Relating it to how it’s going to work on the farm is really tough for somebody who isn’t in the industry,” he said.

“It would be kind of like asking me to

comment on a regulation that’s going to affect, say, a coal mine. I don’t have any insights into how a coal mine is run.

“So I’m a little concerned that the responses we might get may be a bit uninformed because people don’t understand how things work on the farm.”

The sheer number of recommendations — 142 in all — and the technical language of the reports will be another hill to climb for people providing their feedback.

“Making sure you have the OH&S code while reviewing potential changes to the code is going to be an important part of reviewing this work,” advised Gray.

That’s not practical for most Albertans, said Erickson.

“Our group took half the code and we broke it down line by line as we went through it, and even I was confused and misinterpretin g and misunderstanding how we’re going to apply that to a farm. It’s really tricky,” he said, noting his group had over a year to review the material.

“For a farmer, it’s going to be a challenge. There’s a lot of nuances and a lot of wording in the code that is hard to interpret on a farm.”

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Buckle up — workplace safety rules may be in for a rough ride ver the objections of its farmer members, a committee has recommended the province make seatbelt use mandatory in tractors, combines, and other farm equipment.

Forcing farmers to buckle up is just one — although likely the most controversial — of 142 recommendations from four “technical working groups” established to turn Bill 6 into actual occupational health and safety (OH&S) rules on Alberta farms.

There was a lot of agreement on which parts of the OH&S rulebook should apply to farms, but there were also some key disagreements, said Kent Erickson, a member of one of the working groups and co-chair of AgCoalition (Alberta Farm and Ranch Safety Coalition).

“I’m not against regulation,” he said.

“But if it’s going to cost us more, we have to make sure we’re getting back increased farm safety, not just a regulatory burden.”

And that was exactly the argument made against mandatory use of seatbelts.

The report of that working group notes some of its members view wearing seatbelts as “impractical, inconvenient, uncomfortable, and unwarranted.” The report doesn’t detail the debate, but the farmers on that group appear to have unsuccessfully argued that seatbelts don’t make sense in the everyday world of farming.

“The reason for this is that farm equipment in open fields is travelling very slowly and farmers are multi-tasking — primarily monitoring equipment that is being pulled behind tractors,” the report says of the “considerations” taken into account.

“Up to 80 per cent of the time, the farmer is turned in the seat facing backwards. It is not uncommon for farmers to be operating equipment in this way many hours at a time.”

The committee considered a recommendation to just require seatbelt use when on roads or when on terrain that is “susceptible to rollover.”

Nevertheless, the majority voted for mandatory seatbelt use all the time, saying they have been shown to save lives, their use in cars is now widespread, and if required in farm equipment, it will “force innovation” on equipment manufacturers and make them come up with restraints that are “practical (and) comfortable.”

Erickson wasn’t on the committee that came up with that recommendation, but has his own example of a recommended rule that doesn’t make sense in real life — logbooks.

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While the technical working groups covered everything from education, training, and current best practices, the real meat and potatoes is in applying the safety code to Alberta farms.

In many cases, the groups were able to do that with no or only minor wording changes, said Erickson.

“There was consensus on a lot of parts, but we also made a lot of changes,” he said. “So a lot of the consensus was on the changes. We didn’t agree to OH&S verbatim.”

But there were also about 20 recommendations where the groups were not able to reach consensus, “and those are some pretty big ones.”

“We want to analyze it and ask, ‘Is it creating an issue?’ If it is, we want to fix it, but if it isn’t, why put a regulation in place that’s just going to cost people money?” said Erickson.

Other recommendations — including retrofitted rollover protection on older equipment, fall arrest systems on bins, and requiring independent engineering for certification of equipment and machinery repairs — underscore ongoing concerns about cost and practicality.

And how the government eventually implements those provisions will be the difference between compliance and noncompliance for the agriculture industry.

“The OH&S code book is intense,” said Erickson. “If you just throw that in any industry’s face and say, ‘You have to meet every single code to the letter,’ they’re just going to throw it back at you.”

Next steps

That’s why it’s critical — despite the challenges — for farmers to sit down with these reports and share their views, Erickson added.

“I think there’s going to be a lot of public feedback from people who don’t understand our industry very well,” he said. “So because we understand our industry, it’s very important for farmers and their workers to pick some big issues and go through them.

“Hopefully we can build some farmand ranch-specific wording and requirements — just like other industries have — to make it work for farms and ranches.”

The government will continue to review the recommendations, said Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier.

“A great deal of work has been done, but a great deal remains,” he said.

AgCoalition will remain heavily involved.

“We’ve had a very good dialogue with the Ministry of Labour. Our dialogue has been very open. But what happens next is going to be key,” said Erickson.

“Hopefully we can be part of that very deliberate process.”

The full reports can be found at www. alberta.ca (search for ‘farm and ranch’). jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Veterinarian school funding decision creates controversy

Video offers ranchers’ side of the environmental story

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lberta’s Kelly Hall and Hugh Lynch-Staunton are among the ranchers featured in a new video on environmental sustainability from the Beef Cattle Research Council.

“What beef producers need to know about environmental footprint” offers both a cinematic look at Canadian cattle production and the sector’s response to its critics.

Hall, Lynch-Staunton, and three Ontario cattle producers talk about what they do on their operations to protect or enhance the environment.

“Healthy food is raised on healthy land,” Hall says in the video.

School’s dean says it makes sense to consolidate in Calgary but association says it’s capping training in the midst of a vet shortage

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he dean of the province’s vet school is defending the NDP government’s decision to consolidate veterinarian education in Alberta — but the association representing the profession says it’s short sighted.

The province announced last month it will be pulling its $8 million in funding from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon to expand the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine. The government says the move will save taxpayers $3.3 million a year while still producing the same number of veterinarians.

And while the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association supports the expansion of the Calgary program, it wants the province to continue funding the school at the University of Saskatchewan — which was created by the four western Canadian provinces more than 50 years ago.

“Our concern has always been about capacity for educating veterinarian students and we believe that by moving that funding there’s effectively been a cap placed — Alberta will not be able to educate more than 50 veterinarian students per year,” said Dr. Phil Buote, deputy registrar of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association.

“There reasonably could have been an announcement increasing funding for Calgary while keeping 20 seats in Saskatoon.”

But Alberta is already doing more than other provinces and they “need to step up,” said the dean of the University of Calgary program.

“For a province like Alberta to fund 70 seats is I think a bit unfair for Alberta taxpayers,” said Dr. Baljit Singh.

Currently, each of the four western provinces fund “seats” at the Saskatoon school. (Alberta, B.C., and Saskatchewan pay for 20 while Manitoba pays for 15 spots.) Over the next four years (as Alberta students currently in the program graduate), the province will withdraw its funding, shifting some to the Calgary program (which will go from accepting 30 students per year to 50).

“There is no reduction in capacity,” said Singh. “Alberta will still be receiving 50 graduates from veteri-

For Hall and husband Glen that includes rotational grazing and off-site watering at Timber Ridge Land and Cattle.

“Does it create some challenges? Absolutely,” she says.

“Does it cost money? Absolutely. Is it worth it? Absolutely.”

“We live off this land,” LynchStaunton says in a portion of the video featuring panoramic shots of Antelope Butte Ranch.

“And if we destroy it, it destroys our living and ourselves.”

The seven-minute-long video can be found at www.youtube. ca by searching for ‘beef producers footprint.’ Those search terms will also bring up videos that are critical of beef production. — Staff

Baljit Singh, dean of University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine, gave Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt (l) a tour of his school last month after Schmidt surprised the province’s vet community with his decision to pull funding from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. PHOTO: GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA nary medicine. Instead of coming from two colleges, they will be coming from one closer to home — I’m sure many families, and many students, will find it easier to study at home.”

While the two men use different definitions of ‘capacity’ (the actual number of vets being trained versus the ability to train more), both agree there is a shortage of veterinarians in Alberta.

His association’s website currently has job listings for 40 vets, noted Buote.

“We hear quite commonly from veterinarians from across the province that they have difficulty finding veterinarians to work in their practices,” he said.

And that’s even though Alberta has been attracting more than its share of University of Saskatchewan grads, he added.

In the last four years, 97 grads from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine have located in Alberta, said Buote. That means Alberta “would have paid for 80 but got 97 in return” during those four years, he said.

“So is Alberta doing enough to educate veterinarians? It would seem that some veterinarians that are being funded by other provinces are actually locating in Alberta,” said Buote. “Are they doing enough?

It would seem that they’re not.”

His association also questions how much money the province will save, noting the University of Calgary will have to expand its lecture hall and training facilities to accommodate another 20 students.

The school will need to expand,

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said Singh, but there will be ongoing savings.

“If you look at Saskatoon — where I taught for 17 years and was associate dean — they have a class size of 78 to 80 and the size of their academic staff is about 82,” he said. “If you look at the UCVM, for a class size of 30, we are at 72 or 73 (staff). So we gain efficiency in the operation as the number goes from 30 to 50 to 70 (students).”

Calgary is following the pattern established by other Canadian vet schools (the others are in Ontario, Quebec, and P.E.I.) — starting with about 30 students and expanding once the program is established, said Singh.

The school (which accepted its first set of students in 2008) has also established a stellar reputation in a very short time, he said.

“It is very uncommon for any new facility of veterinary medicine to make its mark on teaching, research, and service components within a decade,” said Singh. “UCVM has put Alberta on the map of veterinary medicine excellence globally.”

Buote questioned why the provincial government would take the decision to pull its Saskatoon funding without consulting his association. (It was asked for input but only learned of the province’s decision the day of the funding announcement.)

“We would have expected that in making a decision such as this that will have such an impact on the profession that the profession would be consulted,” he said.

Most of Antelope Butte Ranch is native grassland and protecting it is the top priority, Hugh Lynch-Staunton says in a new video on environmental sustainability in the cattle sector. VIDEO: Beef Cattle Research Council

Fund set up for family of James Hargrave

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GoFundMe account has been set up to help the family of rancher James Hargrave, who died in a vehicle crash while helping to fight wildfires along the Alberta/ Saskatchewan border.

Hargrave, 34, was chairman of the Alberta Grazing Leaseholders Association and first vice-president of the Western Stock Growers Association. The Walsh-area rancher “was community minded and joined the fire services to help and protect residents far and near,” Cypress County officials said in a statement.

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“This tragic loss of life speaks to the danger that this emergency posed and also to the heroism of the volunteers who sacrifice in service of their neighbours,” RCMP said.

To contribute to the fund set up to help Hargrave’s wife and young family, go to www. gofundme.com/in-memoryof-james-hargrave. — Staff

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ou’d be hard pressed to think of a document that could be more innocuous and apolitical than Canada’s Food Guide.

The modest booklet has the distinction of being the federal government’s second-most-requested document and is available in a dozen languages.

This staple of home economics classes and cooking schools should simply be a straightforward recitation of the best science available on human nutrition — what to eat, how much and how often, and, of course, those foods to avoid for one’s health’s sake.

However, the process is a bit more complex and controversial than that, and it sometimes features plenty of less wholesome ingredients, like undue influence. The federal government acknowledged as much, banning meetings with food industry lobbyists in the lead-up to development of the latest version.

However, that apparently didn’t stop the pressure — and from some unexpected sources.

A recent story in the Globe and Mail newspaper featured the headline “‘Secret’ memos reveal efforts to influence Canada’s Food Guide.”

The article outlined some of the interesting back-and-forth between Health Canada, which determines the guide, and Agriculture and Agri-

Food Canada. We don’t think of AAFC as being a food industry lobbyist, but in reality it is mandated to providing “leadership in the growth and development of a competitive, innovative and sustainable Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector.”

In particular, the article highlighted a series of memos, some stamped “secret,” where AAFC staff tried to explain to their counterparts in Health Canada some of the consequences, intended or otherwise, that accompanied some of their proposals.

“Messages that encourage a shift toward plant-based sources of protein would have negative implications for the meat and dairy industries,” one June 2017 memo reads.

“Changes to the way in which foods are represented in the national food guide will have a significant influence on consumer demand for food.”

While many will be eager to paint these AAFC activities as a nefarious attempt to influence public policy for “big ag” that’s the most uncharitable interpretation possible. After all, this feedback comes specifically after AAFC was invited by Health Canada to submit input.

Some will no doubt disagree with that input, but AAFC is simply doing its job.

A more trenchant criticism would be whether it should protect the interests of some farmers while undermining the interests of others,

such as pulse producers who have struggled mightily to build domestic demand for their products.

It’s not the first time the two departments have clashed over the topic of the Food Guide.

The last time it was revamped, in 2007, the flashpoint was a proposed recommendation that Canadians “choose local or regional foods when available.”

Back then both AAFC and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency weighed in to remind Health Canada the focus of the Food Guide is about healthy eating, not environmental policy, and ultimately the “choose local” advice was dropped.

One thing that does seem to have changed with this most recent revision of the Food Guide is the amount of public scrutiny the process is garnering. Not only is the national newspaper of record writing frontpage investigative articles on the process, plenty of interveners are lining up to have their say.

One of the sources quoted in the Globe article is Nick Saul, the president of the Community Food Centres Canada, who participated in Health Canada’s public consultation process.

In his comments, Saul suggested the AAFC involvement represented unwholesome lobbying of Health Canada, and called for the agency to resist, going on to add the issue was a “battle” and that his organization and others would “encourage” Health Canada to ignore it.

The truth is, there will be fierce differences of opinion from ministries and departments around all aspects of government policy and every area of public life. That’s how the sausage we call democracy is made. While it might on occasion appear messy, it’s still better than all the other alternatives, to paraphrase Winston Churchill.

To suggest that one of the federal government departments with the most intimate knowledge of our country’s food system should remain silent on the sidelines is to do a disservice to the men and women working for both Health Canada and AAFC. It implies that AAFC is captive of the food industry and incapable of formulating its own thoughts and policies. And it further implies Health Canada is so spineless that it will immediately roll over in the face of conflicting information or opposition.

In reality, it would appear the process is working. Health Canada has made proposals. AAFC has given its feedback on them, pointing out how they’ll play out if they’re implemented, including the very real potential they’ll affect the income of farmers.

In the end, there’s a place for farmers’ welfare in this discussion, but Canada’s Food Guide should reflect the best available nutritional advice. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

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likely can’t count the number of times I have spoken or written the words science based.

It is a mantra of sorts, and for good reason. Technology is the most important competitive advantage for Canadian agriculture. This is how we are going to compete with emerging exporters like the Black Sea countries.

Modern farming tools and methods are also the reason why Canadian farmers have a fantastic sustainability story to tell. In order to keep these tools and the ability to use new and emerging techniques, we must have science-based regulations, both within Canada as with our trading partners.

The alternative to science based are regulations that are born out of the whims of the latest internet expert. To say that most of these socalled experts are in the category of the snake oil salesmen would be a bit of an insult to the purveyors of snake oil.

Moving away from science-based regulations also opens Canadian farmers up to protectionist measures that are loosely cloaked as environmental regulations or solutions to health concerns. We see

living examples of this in the campaign against high-quality Canadian durum wheat in Italy and the Italian government’s regulations on country-of-origin labelling.

Glyphosate is one of the products that the internet likes to hate.

The theories abound: glyphosate is responsible for autism, glyphosate causes celiac disease, glyphosate is causing cancer, and so on.

Glyphosate is registered for use in more than 160 countries and there is no major regulatory agency in the world that considers glyphosate a health risk. The product has been recently reviewed by the European Food Safety Authority, the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority. All have concluded that glyphosate is safe for both people and the environment. The European review stated, “glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans.”

Yet doubt was cast on this scientific consensus by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

In 2015, IARC classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” This statement set off a storm of controversy, spawning lawsuits in U.S., raising doubts

about the product’s approval in the European Union, and opening up potential trade barriers to Canadian exports.

The U.S. lawsuits have brought information to light that call into questions the scientific processes that IARC followed to reach its conclusions. Did IARC fall into the trap of coming to a conclusion and then looking for evidence?

Evidence coming out of court processes show that IARC dismissed results from a draft of its review that was at odds with its final public conclusion. Reports indicate that the conclusions of multiple scientists — showing no link between glyphosate and cancer in laboratory animals — were edited or deleted. Comparisons of the draft report and the final publication show 10 changes that reversed or deleted scientific conclusions that differed from the final publication.

This evidence calls into question both the conclusion reached by IARC as well as the basic scientific process that is followed by the agency. Its credibility is at stake, but it is more than that. In the mind of the public, the credibility of science-based regulatory review is also at stake.

The processes for all of the regulatory agencies listed above — European, Australian, Canadian and American — are all public. Citizens

and scientists are able to see the processes each of these agencies used to reach their conclusions. The scientific process is open and transparent. This is how it should be. This is the scientific method.

IARC does not share the same level of transparency. Since the revelations in the U.S. legal proceedings, the only statement it has made is that the draft versions of its monographs are confidential. This is not acceptable — IARC must open up its processes and conclusions to peer review. And the agency must be willing to adjust its conclusions if that is the direction that science leads.

Science is a process of examining the facts to determine the best answer we have today. It does not mean that our understanding cannot evolve over time or that our understanding can’t change. An open and transparent process that is willing to review research that might not support current beliefs are key hallmarks of a science-based agency.

The credibility of science and public confidence in science-based regulations depend on agencies, both within Canada and abroad, meeting these basic standards of transparency. Revelations of recent weeks show that IARC’s processes do not reach this bar.

This must change.

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Temper tantrums: There’s way too much drama on some farms A Facebook post on hand signals prompted an outpouring of comments from farm women subjected to angry tirades

By BRENDA SCHOEPP AF columnist

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his summer, a young female farmer posted the following message on Facebook: My husband is the worst ever at hand signals. Ten yrs. farming together and I still have no freaking clue what he is trying to signal to me. It would help if he actually used conventional signals and not his own secret signal code that nobody can decipher.

Within hours of this post there were 578 comments from farm women around North America. I asked permission to share some of those comments so we could talk about the risks involved when communication breaks down on the farm and recognize the conversation that needs to take place to ease the frustration for farming families.

Misunderstood hand signals are a source of tension on the farm because they are often invented and not shared. In rushed times partners may assume that they are understood but as the post indicates, those on the receiving end of the signal are left bewildered and lost.

Many women just call it quits. In the responding posts, they spoke of walking back to the house in

frustration after suffering “the name calling and ridiculous faces.” But most were just tired of “being yelled at” and quit, leaving hubby to his own solutions. As one woman stated, “Over 30 years of trying to figure out which way I was to go… finally I just walked back to the house… it was a long walk.”

I would assume the walk was also a wee bit sad as we would all prefer to get along with our farming partners.

But the misinterpretation of signals was a common theme as many farmers make up their own hand signals and don’t use a standard set. One young mom thought that middle finger rotated in a circle meant “one more round” and she just kept going on with her swathing. Another talked of the “strange gang signs” that her husband used which only confused matters and ended in some lip reading exercise to save the day.

All women talked about the extensive levels of exaggerated movements and anger that they were exposed to while working with their farming partners.

This causes stress and anxiety, especially when the driver is asked to do things that are unsafe. Excessive verbal abuse and exaggerated body signals caused one gal to be so frustrated that she accidentally dumped her man out of the front-

end loader. He wasn’t hurt and she cheerfully chimed in that “after 43 years of marriage, I don’t get the finger any more.” Lesson learned.

I most certainly am not saying that this is solely a male issue nor do I believe all men use irrational man signals and angry words. But as one woman reflected, it “seems to be global. It is especially interesting when he is in a bucket 10 feet in the air. I just say my crystal ball is broken… just yell like he usually does.”

My first question is: What is he doing in the bucket 10 feet in the air?

The unsafe practices of farmers were an underlying theme throughout the comments. We have guys in buckets and on top of buildings. And children “in skid steers and on top of rickety old roofs trying to hook up chains.”

This speaks to more than the issue of misunderstood hand signals and gets to the core of safety on the farm.

What conversation needs to take place before we step into the twilight and try to back a truck into a new bin or before cattle are sorted or children are deployed? Some equipment is not meant for the space it is in, lighting may be poor, mirrors may be broken, and the exact location of the machine may not be clear. It is important to light

areas, ensure the discussion takes place ahead of time regarding the expectation of the driver and the one signalling. Ensure the children are not playing around the bins and equipment. Sometimes it just takes a few extra tries to do it on our own rather than pulling a young mom out of the house at night with children on her hip for help to back something up.

As for that bucket being 10 feet in the air, I have seen this — with a ladder set up inside! That’s not safe, it is insane. To be fair to the farm children, not participating in the demise of one’s spouse might be a valid option.

And how about those kids “on the rickety roof” — why were they there? As adults we must stop to consider what we are asking our children to do.

There are solutions and it starts with a conversation.

First, what are the expectations of the day? Is someone expected to be called out to help right when the baby needs a bath? If so, what is a fair way of ensuring the safety and comfort of the family during this time? What is going to happen?

Does someone need a spare driver, parts, or food delivered at a specific time? Help moving stock or equipment? Are there cattle to be sorted? Why? Which ones go where? What does that look like

and what are the roles and responsibilities?

If there is to be some sort of signalling, then what are the signals that this family uses? Cutting the drama and the temper can make for an enjoyable experience for the one lending a helping hand. It is not fair to ask someone to understand your language without ever exposing them to it.

Farm Credit Canada has a poster with standard hand signals (Google ‘FCC hand signals’). Our family uses another set — but uses them consistently.

And maybe that is the point, whatever the signals are, they should be shared, discussed, and displayed. In all types of farming, it is important to have these little meetings at the beginning of the day and to brief the family if things change.

On the farm, we are all in this together. And respecting the rights and needs of each other by providing a safe, caring environment in which adults and children can flourish is based on respect and communication — be that by word or hand signal.

Brenda Schoepp works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www. brendaschoepp.com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2017

We haven’t seen anything like this in a generation The rise of the ‘grocerant’ appears poised to revolutionize both grocery chains and the restaurant business

BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dalhousie University

F

ood trends are difficult to follow these days. As with hip sectors such as the hightech industry, the food industry is coming up with its own peculiar lingo when describing market shifts.

One of the latest examples is ‘grocerant,’ a word combining ‘grocer’ and ‘restaurant.’ The term has been around for a few years, but it seems to have gone mainstream in recent months. Or at least, it is a term most of us will be hearing more often.

But the term ‘grocerant’ is in fact quite relevant and accurately captures what is happening in the food industry these days.

The numbers are staggering.

According to the NDP Group, a research outfit in the U.S., grocerants generated 2.4 billion new visits and over $10 billion U.S. in sales in 2016 — a massive shift.

In attempts to offer more convenience, we have not seen these numbers since the drive-through phenomenon several decades ago.

In Canada, while the numbers are a little more obscure, we are seeing similar trends and many retailers are on the move. Given that convenience seems to have more currency than ever before, two worlds are currently colliding in the ready-to-eat space at grocery stores, which caters to people seeking portable solutions to accommodate their hectic daily lives.

Grocerants offer a one-stopshopping solution for consumers driven by either curiosity or a lack of time. An increasing number of grocery stores now allow customers to buy and eat on the spot.

Some facilities brilliantly merge both food retailing and food service under one roof. Research suggests many consumers generally perceive grab-and-go food products to be healthier than meals you can get at a restaurant. This works well for grocers.

Price wars constitute the other driving issue for grocers. Over the last 15 months in Canada, food retail prices have barely moved.

But the price of food purchased at restaurants has increased significantly, more than double the general inflation rate. This would suggest that menu prices are much

more immune to market cycles than retail food prices. Demand in food service is inherently more elastic, so margins can be kept up and defended, no matter what the economy is doing.

But restaurants aren’t staying quiet in the face of this new trend.

Restaurant operators are fighting back by using technology to their advantage. Many are responding by using UberEats, even expanding their market by offering meal kits and developing omni channels. In other words, they are trying to go where the money is instead of just waiting for the consumers to come to them.

Some say it is all about the millennials. It is about offering fresh, healthy, reasonably priced products for the largest generation which is slowly taking over the economy.

But the changes are more deep rooted. Millennials certainly have the economic influence to trigger the changes we are seeing, but many demographics are mutating and behaving differently around food. Families with older children don’t mind the enhanced experience while aging boomers need the convenience. It is across the board.

Millennials were the first generation not willing to put up with what was being offered to them. The rise of the grocerant represents the awakening of an industry which has been dormant for quite some time.

In the realm of convenience, mixed into the grocerant movement, the ready-to-cook market is also emerging as an interesting opportunity, but not without some headaches. In the U.S., Blue Apron, the largest and most well-known meal kit provider in the world, is waging an uphill battle. The company has just laid off six per cent of its staff and its stock has gone nowhere since going public in June. On the other hand, we are seeing evidence that grocers are liking what they see from meal kit outlets. Plated, the five-year-old meal kit company, was recently acquired by a U.S. grocer for approximately $200 million.

Grocers do have the capacity to cover a broader market with product offerings, but have not yet made much of a play on meal delivery and quality. Grocers are often not hard-wired to successfully meet this challenge. But this is slowly changing. Metro made

a significant move this year by acquiring Miss Fresh, and many expect other grocers to follow suit.

The trend is evident in processing as well. Campbell’s Soup, Unilever, and many others are investing in meal kits to explore what could become a $10-billion industry by the end of next year.

This is clearly a growth opportunity which cannot be overlooked by grocers. Recent layoffs will provide an opportunity for grocers to hire the right people, with the right mindset, in order to capitalize on these opportunities. Because of metamorphosing consumer expectations and behaviours, survival seems unlikely for standalone meal kit outlets.

So, the convenience food battle is alive and well. Grocers were losing for a while, but the emergence of grocerants across the country is a sign that the industry is listening to what the modern consumer is telling them. But that battle will last for quite a while.

Sylvain Charlebois is professor in food distribution and policy and dean of the faculty of management, Dalhousie University. He writes regularly about food and agriculture.

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GOLDEN CROP } from page 1 While the crop’s profitability is obviously its biggest attraction for growers, strong and consistent demand is another big plus.

“Farmers depend on it for a big chunk of their income,” said John Guelly, who farms near Westlock.

“It’s a really handy crop — it’s very liquidable when you need some cash flow. It’s pretty easy to just pick up the phone, sell some, deliver it, and pick up a cheque.”

Industry investment in crush plants over the past five years has helped with that, Guelly added.

“We’ve got a lot of domestic infrastructure in place. There are a lot of crush plants across Western Canada now.”

And, knock on wood, it may even get better.

China is starting to transition from soybean crushing to canola crushing, converting at least two — and possibly three — soycrushing plants to process canola instead.

“You can’t talk about canola — or any markets, for that matter — without China,” said Kostal.

“China has been a steady market, but that just opens the door for another incremental leap in canola.

“When you look at what China imports out of Canada, it has been consistently around four million tonnes for the last three years. That could catapult us to maybe five million tonnes.”

‘Room for growth’

But China is just one potential growth market, Kostal added.

“If our crop were one million or two million tonnes bigger, I wouldn’t have a problem finding a demand slot for it.”

“It’s pretty easy to just pick up the phone, sell some, deliver it, and pick up a cheque.”

John Guelly

Greg Kostal

“As long as Canada has the export capacity to move it — which we have been — China is just one demand growth variable that sits very well with the Canola Council of Canada’s 2025 target of 26 million tonnes,” he said.

“Where China can come and swing a big bat, all these other little places take 50,000 tonnes or 100,000 tonnes here and there. It all adds up.”

Kostal also sees possibilities for more canola going into the U.S. biofuel sector, although for Guelly, the biodiesel market is “a tough one.”

“One never knows these days what the Americans are going to

do,” he said. “I’m not sure that the growth of biodiesel in Canada is necessarily going to get much larger than it is now. It has its place, and I think it’s holding its own. But what the Americans do probably has a much larger effect on it than what Canada does.”

And there will be “speed bumps and hurdles” in the canola market, said Kostal.

“I’m not concerned, but you can’t just put the blinders on and think everything is going to be good forever. You do have some of these hiccups you have to contend with.”

Even in growing markets, supply and demand don’t move in

photo: thinkstock unison, he said, and gyrations in both palm and soyoil markets affect canola.

But Guelly, too, sees canola’s Cinderella tale continuing to get better.

“Canola oil certainly has room for growth,” he said. “There’s a lot of other countries out there that are still not using as much canola oil as they could. So market-wise, I think there’s a lot more opportunity out there.”

Alberta Canola’s upcoming Powering Your Profits series will help producers pinpoint some of those opportunities, by “getting people thinking in miles instead of feet,” said Kostal, who is speaking at three of the 12 provincewide events running from Nov. 14 to Nov. 23. (For details, go to www.albertacanola.com.)

“Anybody who’s in Western Canada can have a bit of a backyard, local bias,” said Kostal.

“What I hope to do is elaborate on some of the bigger-picture trends that provide a global perspective to complement or augment the domestic thinking.”

These free one-day workshops will focus on three key pillars — agronomy, marketing, and management.

“It’s probably one of the best meetings of the winter,” said Guelly, who sits on the Alberta Canola board. “There’s a lot of great information packed into one day, and it’s always something pertinent to canola growers.”

Kostal agrees.

“If you can get a couple of bigpicture points to better understand the risk and reward of certain decisions, you’re going to leave a better-informed producer.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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In the past year, police recovered 115 detonators and have dealt with 10 files involving detonators and dynamite. In addition, the Explosives Disposal Unit recovered a total of four hand grenades within one week in Devon, Red Deer, and Didsbury.

“It is so important for people to understand how dangerous these materials can be no matter how much time has passed since they were stored,” Cpl. Paul Zanon of Explosives Disposal Unit said in a news release Oct. 20.

“Two weeks ago, we recovered two hand grenades in Devon with the assistance of the Cana-

Even though it had been encased in concrete, this grenade recently found in Devon could still have detonated. PHOTO: RCMP dian Armed Forces, and one of them was still active despite being encased in concrete some 60 years ago. We can’t stress it enough. If you find such materials on your property, do not touch or move them. Immediately report it to police.”

The RCMP is well equipped to dispose of degraded dynamite and all other types of explosives, and will do so at no cost. When advising police, take photos if possible, and inform them of the age of the device, its location, and the amount that is present.

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“I think it’s too early to make that call as to what is going to happen.”

lion’s share of auto manufacturing for the U.S.; lowering the bar for imposing import barriers against Canadian and Mexican goods; and scrapping supply management.

“We have seen proposals that would turn back the clock on 23 years of predictability, openness, and collaboration under NAFTA,” said Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign minister.

The demands were so extreme, many observers questioned whether the White House is serious about renegotiating NAFTA or just setting the stage for U.S. President Donald Trump to kill the trade deal.

“Issues are being put on the table that are practically absurd,” said Jaime Serra, who was Mexico’s trade minister when the original trade pact was drawn up.

“I don’t know if these are poison pills or whether it’s a negotiating position or whether they really believe they’re putting forward sensible things.”

But the chief U.S. negotiator accused Canada and Mexico of being unreasonable and unwilling to give up the “one-sided benefits” of NAFTA. “Frankly, I am surprised and disappointed by the resistance to change from our negotiating partners,” said U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

But it would be premature to write the obituary for NAFTA, said an official with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association who has been on the ground during the trade negotiations.

“I’m optimistic. I think it’s too early to make that call as to what is going to happen,” said John Masswohl, director of government and international relations for the CCA.

John Masswohl

As usual, all eyes are on U.S. President Donald Trump, who calls NAFTA the “worst trade deal ever made.” That view has been translated into explosive demands by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (centre) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (far right). Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst His organization has been working closely with its U.S. and Mexican counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (National Confederation of Livestock Unions).

“The three of us are united in saying that NAFTA is extremely beneficial for cattle producers in the beef sector in all three countries,” said Masswohl. “We like it the way it is. We see some opportunities to improve it, but we like what we have.”

Even while ‘what’s Trump really up to’ theories generate headlines, the CCA has been making the case for improvements to the original trade deal such as eliminating the reinspection of meat at the border. It is also seeking changes that

would benefit the Canadian beef industry.

“We’ve made some proposals in terms of having access to the U.S. government procurement market, so for things like federal school lunch programs, military food purchases, all of those sorts of things,” said Masswohl, who is based in Ottawa.

He also noted Washington still hasn’t assembled its full negotiating team, including a chief agriculture negotiator. That role is expected to be filled by Greg Doud, a Washington insider who was once chief economist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and has close ties to the U.S. Senate. Doud is in the process of being confirmed while state directors of agriculture for Nebraska and Iowa have also

been nominated to take important trade posts in the administration, which will also be positive, said Masswohl.

“We need folks like that, who know the benefit (of free trade) and can instil the benefit into the U.S. negotiating position,” he said.

The Dairy Farmers of Canada, which has also had representatives at the first four rounds of NAFTA negotiations, isn’t sounding alarm bells yet either.

U.S. negotiators have gone from wanting to modernize the trade deal to pushing for radical change, the organizations’ western Canadian vice-president said at a recent meeting of Manitoba dairy farmers.

“All of you would have heard the U.S. has asked Canada in the last round of negotiations to actually completely open up our market to the U.S., and for the Canadian government that is a complete non-starter... that is something it simply won’t even respond to,” said David Wiens, chair of the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba.

While the U.S. demand to scrap supply management “obviously is something that demands our attention,” he said, “it’s really hard to say how the Americans are going to approach this in the future.”

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And dairy, poultry, and egg producers aren’t alone when it comes to demands from U.S. trade negotiators, he added.

“We shouldn’t feel singled out,” said Wiens. “There are other areas of the trade agreement where, as one of the Canadian trade negotiators put it, there are exotic demands — or in other words, ridiculous demands that don’t really make any sense, particularly not in the context of a trade discussion.”

And there’s still a long way to go, said Masswohl, adding efforts of industry groups like his can make a difference.

“A lot of those American jobs depend on Canadian livestock and other inputs coming into the United States, which Americans transform into something else,” he said.

“I’m not sure we have fully heard that yet. There may come a point where that has to happen.”

Other industry groups have decided the time to go public is now. Shortly after the fourth round of talks concluded, a group of automakers — including General Motors, Ford, and foreign companies with U.S. assembly plants — launched a ‘Driving American Jobs’ campaign. Its ad campaign has the theme, ‘We’re winning with NAFTA,’ and is aimed at persuading the American public that the trade deal has proven to be a good deal for the U.S. “We’ve got to see how this plays out,” said Masswohl. “It’s in the negotiation — we’re not at the end of the negotiation.”

The fifth round of talks will be held in Mexico City beginning Nov. 17. — With files from Shannon VanRaes and Reuters akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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End of the line for grain futures

New Alberta rep on pork council

‘If you build it, they won’t always come’ turned out to be the case with ICE Futures Canada’s grain contracts, as they were finally delisted last month after years of little to no activity. Milling wheat and durum futures were introduced by ICE Futures Canada in 2012 in response to the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single-desk powers for marketing those crops, but last saw any activity in 2014. Barley futures were around in one form or another, dating back to the original Winnipeg Grain Exchange, since 1904, but had not seen any trade since 2016. Both were designed to be similar to ICE’s well-used canola futures, but were unable to gather enough liquidity to provide a valuable hedge. — CNS

Dan Majeau is the new Alberta rep on the Canadian Pork Council, a federation of nine provincial pork industry associations representing 7,000 farms. Among the council’s priority issues are pushing Ottawa to take a leadership role in completing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

The organization has also been working the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to resolve issues in regard to CETA, the trade deal with Europe. Canadian pork producers export about 70 per cent of their production, about $3.8 billion worth in 2016. — Staff

U.S. biofuel trade fight benefits canola futures ICE Futures Canada pulls the plug on barley and wheat

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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CE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed to their highest levels in more than two months during the week ended Oct. 27, as declines in the Canadian dollar and gains in U.S. soyoil provided double the support.

The currency was the biggest driver, falling below 78 U.S. cents for the first time since July. The drop in the loonie was tied to the Bank of Canada’s decision not to raise interest rates and its accompanying statement, which took a bit of a softer stance on the possibility of future rate hikes.

As for soyoil, the gains there were tied to news that the U.S. was officially imposing anti-dumping duties on soyoil-based biodiesel from Argentina. Preliminary duties have already been in place since August, effectively shutting the South American fuel out of the U.S. and creating opportunities for domestic biodiesel producers.

Even with canola posting solid gains during the week, the combination of the sinking loonie and rising soyoil still saw crush margins improve by about $10 per tonne, to $84 above the January contract.

Daily volumes were large in the canola market during the week, as participants were busy rolling out of the nearby November contract and into January ahead of the expiry of the front month.

Off the board

However, the active canola market was mirrored once again by the complete lack of trade in the milling wheat, durum and barley futures. ICE Futures Canada finally announced it was pulling the plug on those long-dormant contracts during the week, taking them off the board on Oct. 26.

Introduced in response to the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk in 2012, the milling wheat and durum futures never really caught on. Barley futures had been around in one form or another for the past century, but volumes dropped off since the futures market went electronic in 2004, with the last actual open interest seen in 2016.

The chicken-and-egg argument as to why the grain futures never gained traction was that the markets needed liquidity in order to be viable, but nobody was willing to be the first to stick their neck out and provide that liquidity, because there was no real open interest — a vicious cycle of inaction.

The relatively smaller acreage seeded to durum and barley in Western Canada may be the simplest and least conspiracy-prone explanation for why those futures failed. Those two commodities act more like special crops in many ways, with relatively few players in the durum market and with much of the barley trade taking place directly between growers and feedlots.

However, milling wheat is a different case and the lack of a Canadian futures market is detrimental for farmers from a price discovery standpoint. Grain companies were already comfortable dealing with the Minneapolis spring wheat futures for their hedging needs, which meant a Canadian market always had an uphill battle in front of it. While it may be true that there’s only enough spring wheat grown in North America to support one futures contract, the fact that the contract is based in the U.S. can distort price signals from a Canadian perspective.

Post-single desk, the general practice for pricing hard red spring wheat in Western Canada has been to present a basis level relative to the Minneapolis futures. Due to the exchange rates, that

basis often comes out as a positive number showing the difference between the U.S.-dollar futures and Canadian-dollar cash price. In a normal market, a positive basis is a sign that the buyer really wants the product. However, when accounting for exchange rates, the actual cash price often turns out to be below the futures.

The calculations to figure out the true market are not that hard, but the optics presented and the fudge-factor in calculating exchange rates create difficulties for the Canadian farmer that could have been at least somewhat rectified by a functioning domestic futures market.

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

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.albertafarmexpress.ca.

Wheat bids rise across Prairies as loonie dips December spring wheat was up 5.75 U.S. cents on the week in Minneapolis

BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

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ard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ending Oct. 27. A drop in the Canadian dollar and gains in Minneapolis futures propped up prices.

Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices were up $11 to $13 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $232 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $256 in southern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but

generally held steady to range from about $5 to $29 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollardenominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids.

When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids ranged from US$180 to US$199 per tonne, which was up on a U.S. dollar basis on the week. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$28-$47 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $36 to $60 below the futures.

pHOTO: Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids ranged anywhere from $3 to $8 higher. Prices across the Prairies ranged from $168 per tonne in southeastern

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Saskatchewan to $186 per tonne in southern Alberta.

Average durum prices rose $2 to $5, with bids in southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and west-

ern Manitoba coming in at about $261 to $271 per tonne.

The December spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts Canada are based off of, was quoted Oct. 27 at US$6.17, up 5.75 U.S. cents from the previous week.

Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada. The December K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.2525 per bushel on Oct. 27, up 2.5 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.2725 on Oct. 27, up 1.25 U.S. cents on the week.

The Canadian dollar settled Oct. 27 at 79.36 U.S. cents, down 1.68 U.S. cents on the week.

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Is a strong loonie a bad thing for Canadian farmers?

There’s no doubt our currency’s fluctuation has effects, but they’re not always well understood

BY DAVID DERWIN PI Financial

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rom a high of 1.10 to lows of 60 cents per U.S. dollar over the past several decades, the value of the loonie has always had an impact on Canadian farmers.

While these fluctuations certainly will influence crop prices we receive here in Canada, what effect does it really have? Is a strong loonie really a bad thing?

What happens to farm commodity prices in a weak U.S. dollar environment?

Sometimes you hear producers say a strong Canadian dollar has a big impact on the prices they receive; others say it doesn’t matter as much as you’d think. Let’s crunch some numbers to see what it all really means.

In the last couple of years, the weak loonie has benefited Canadian farmers in the short and medium term, helping to offset the recent drop in global grain prices. Historically, though, what has been the longer-term effects of a strong U.S. dollar on grain prices?

The Canadian dollar tends to move in five- to 10-year cyclical trends. Interestingly, during those longer-term trends, a weakening U.S. dollar and rising Canadian dollar has typically been associated with higher grain prices.

Using 30 years of historical data, wheat, corn and soybean futures actually have a strong negative correlation or connection with the U.S. dollar of about -60 per cent. (Correlation ranges from a low of negative 100 per cent, meaning prices are moving in the exact opposite direction, to a high of positive 100 per cent, indicating prices are moving lockstep in the same direction.)

This means that most of the time, corn, wheat and soybean futures move in the opposite direction of the U.S. dollar, often going up when the U.S. dollar goes down and vice versa, as you can see in the accompanying chart.

Looked at another way, a similar chart (Grain Prices in Canadian dollar versus Canadian Dollar Index 1986-2017) shows an overall trend toward better domestic prices for wheat, corn and soybeans for Canadian farmers when the Canadian dollar is higher.

Sometimes you hear producers say a strong Canadian dollar has a big impact on the prices they receive; others say it doesn’t matter as much as you’d think.

This all makes sense given commodities are priced around the world in U.S. dollar. People in Europe and Asia buy more and push up prices — if the U.S. dollar weakens at a greater rate then the strong Canadian dollar hurts Canadian farm prices.

Taking a look at one more chart, in the past 20 years, the highest equivalent grain prices in Canadian dollar have been when the Canadian dollar was near par, as per the

green circles. Meanwhile, cyclical low grain prices often occurred when the Canadian dollar was at quite low levels as well (shown in red boxes).

So, over time, would you rather have the Canadian dollar at par or 70 cents U.S. dollar?

Of course that’s a loaded question because with the Canadian dollar near par, soybeans were C$12 to C$15/bushel, corn was C$6 to C$8, wheat C$7 to C$9 and canola C$12 to C$15/bushel. With the Canadian dollar near 70 U.S. cents, those Canadian grain prices might be 20 per cent to 30 per cent or even 40 per cent lower.

While this analysis doesn’t factor in local basis levels and there can be other issues involved, based on the historical evidence, a strong Canadian dollar is not as scary as you think.

In fact, another potential positive of a stronger Canadian dollar is that it provides a good opportunity to buy equipment and supplies since most of it is directly or indirectly priced in U.S. dollars.

Bottom line, a strong Canadian dollar is not necessarily a bad thing for Canadian producers despite

what anecdotal evidence suggests.

Certainly there are times when a high loonie coincides with cyclically low grain prices. Most of the time, however, what we lose on a strong Canadian dollar, we tend to gain from higher grain prices, and then some. Whether this relationship holds into the future or not remains to be seen. This type of historical analysis is a guide to support objective decision-making and improve farm marketing strategies.

So, as always, it is prudent to have a marketing plan in place that prepares you for hedging opportunities in both the currency and grain markets.

David Derwin is a portfolio manager and commodity/investment adviser with PI Financial Corp. (dderwin@ pifinancial.com / www.commodityoptions.ca ), a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Age certification no longer required

Producers wanted for cow-calf survey

The age certification requirement for cows being sold to U.S. buyers has been lifted. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently agreed to the change as the number of cattle born prior to March 1, 1999 has dwindled to virtually nothing. While it remains a requirement that the cattle be born before then, the export certificate will no longer have to state the age of the cattle. The move follows the presentation of a statistical analysis done by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and presented to U.S. and Canadian regulators. It showed there would no longer be any dairy or commercial beef cattle of that age and that fewer than 20 purebred Angus, Hereford, Simmental and Charolais cattle of that age would still be alive. — CCA

Do you wonder how your cow-calf operation compares with others in your region, province or herd size on matters like conception rate and weaning weight? Producers who participate in the second Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey will receive a complementary report that allows them to compare their own operation with benchmarks. The survey takes about 45 to 60 minutes to complete and asks questions related to the 2016 breeding season all the way through to weaning of 2017 calf crop, as well as typical management practices. The deadline to participate is Feb. 28. For more info or to complete the survey online go to www.wcccs.ca — BCRC

Big or small, data makes all the difference, says veteran cattleman Doug Wray is a well-known intensive grazing expert but he’s also an advocate of using genomics to push herd performance

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF/EDMONTON

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f you want to make more money on your ranch, get more data.

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” Irricana cattleman Doug Wray said at the recent Livestock Gentec conference.

“We measure a lot of things.

To have a successful ranching operation, you have to manage the resources you have. Every ranch is different.”

Wray farms with wife Linda and a nephew and his wife, and the family is focused on driving down costs through year-round grazing.

“We manage our forage intensively,” said Wray, the recipient of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s 2016 Leadership Award.

“If cattlemen are going to compete for land with the grain guy, they have to manage every bit as intensively as the grain guy does.”

A failure to measure is the Achilles heel of the beef industry, he said while acknowledging that isn’t easy to do.

Wray began using Herdtrax software on his farm in 2008 because he wanted to get out of commodity beef.

“We’re closer, but I’m not sure how much at this point,” he said.

Wray, who grazes 300 cows year round on 2,000 (rented and owned) acres, retains ownership of his feeder cattle. He now has DNA on his 2015 and 2016 calf crops, and data that has begun to provide complete feed efficiency of their herd.

That information, combined with retained ownership, allows the family to capture and analyze cattle data from conception to harvest.

“If you want producers to buy in, retaining ownership sure clarifies a lot of things about how good your cattle are,” he said.

The Wrays cull heavily for cattle that are open, old, and have poor feet or udders but their herd management software

photo: Thinkstock and genomics testing gives them a host of other data. That means “you need some way to handle all that information,” Wray said.

“When you get in this game, you need someone who is number savvy, computer savvy and who likes to do it.”

His software generates spreadsheets that can be manipulated to build data­ sets of different factors — for example parentage; weaning and carcass weights; and carcass data.

“The program is built around the index of the cow at the back end and so you can start to use that as a selection tool,” said Wray.

He said he uses data to select heifers, manage cattle to opti-

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.”

Doug Wray

mize their genetic potential, decide which animals to cull, and see if maternal traits are being manifested in the cow’s offspring.

“We can see that we have a pretty powerful cow, but her calves aren’t getting it done at

the feedlot,” he said. “When it comes to selected breeding, we might breed that cow a little different to try and optimize her values there. Without selecting quite a bit of information, you don’t have a lot of information that this is going on.”

Using DNA to determine the sire of a calf also allows the Wrays to tailor the management of that animal.

“We’ve got an idea how the cow performs, and the potential of that heifer.”

The Wrays also use genetic data to maximize hybrid vigour in their herd and pick the right replacement heifers. Sorting cows by eyeballing them isn’t good enough, he added.

“You have to be DNA’ing those calves,” he said. “You can ascribe that calf back to that bull. That DNA allows you to sort out — and now you know with some confidence what is going on.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Checking the dugout should be on the winter prep list Provincial water specialist offers his inspection to-do list and tips for protecting water quality Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

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f you haven’t already, now is a good time to inspect your dugouts, says a provincial water specialist.

An inspection should start with a check of the area that feeds into the dugout, said Dan Benson.

“Make sure that this area is free of debris that might flow into your dugout,” he said. “A properly graded, mowed grassed waterway is an excellent best management practice that can reduce turbidity and nutrient-rich water from entering your dugout. Not only will it improve your water quality, it’ll extend the life of your dugout.”

You also don’t want trees right next to a dugout as falling leaves add nutrients and reduce water quality.

“Deciduous trees should be kept back 165 feet (50 metres) and conifers should be no closer than 65 feet (20 metres),” said Benson.

A gated culvert is a good feature to have and if you have one, it should be inspected to confirm that it operates correctly.

Also inspect the aeration system.

“Confirm that the pump is working. You should also remove your aeration line by pulling it to shore.

Once on shore, check the soundness of the line and the check-valve.”

The diffuser should also be checked and cleaned (or replaced if not working properly).

“Deciduous trees should be kept back 165 feet (50 metres) and conifers should be no closer than 65 feet (20 metres).”

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“Also, check that the diffuser is located on, or near, the bottom of the dugout,” said Benson. “Research has shown that year-round continuous aeration with a diffuser located on the bottom of the dugout provides the best water quality.”

The operating system should also be inspected.

“If you use a floating intake, it should be inspected and cleaned. If possible, this is best done by pulling your floating intake to shore.

Your intake should be lowered, so it is about four to five feet below the water surface. In most situations, this’ll give sufficient depth to provide water after the float freezes in the ice. You should also ensure that the intake line is weighted correctly, so it stays below the ice during winter.”

Finally, remember that aeration systems produce weak ice or open areas, which pose a danger to children and pets, and when snowmobiling at night.

“It’s essential to educate your children about these hazards and post the area with highly visible warning signs and a fluorescent snow fence around the open water area. For greater safety, it’s best if farmyard dugouts are fenced to avoid unauthorized access.”

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Solar watering can save stress during droughts

When the herd is a province away, you need reliable water Beiseker rancher has solar waterer for 100 cow-calf pairs he grazes across the Saskatchewan border

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Staff

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he phrase ‘remote watering’ takes on a new meaning on Duane Kent’s farm.

Kent lives in Beiseker (northeast of Calgary) but also has a four-quarter pasture more than 500 kilometres away in Biggar, Sask.

The site has no natural surface water and it would cost $30,000 to bring in electrical power. So he relies on a solarpowered stationary waterer to service the 100 cow-calf pairs he runs on a two-paddock rotational grazing system.

“It’s been fairly reliable,” said Kent. “You’ve got to realize it’s not a walk-away system. You do have to pay attention to it, but at the cost, we couldn’t even begin to run power there.”

The well and piping were already in place when he bought the land, but the previous owners were at the mercy of their water pump. It only kicked in when trough levels were low and meant that water ran out quickly in the case of a problem.

Kent has since added 3,000 gallons of storage on site, enough for a one-day grace period should he need to make the drive. He’s also strategically placed cameras on the pasture and synced the water system controls to his smartphone.

“One issue that we ran into is if we get too much solar, the pump doesn’t like too high of voltage and it would lock up,” he said.

Long viewed as a band-aid solution for droughts, solar watering systems can help raise your grazing game

The problem is quickly fixed by turning the pump off and on — save for the fact it’s in another province.

“A five-hour drive to take 10 seconds to flip the switch on and off is not a lot of fun,” said Kent. “Now, this season, we’ve added a control system that has relays I can control over the internet.”

Solar panels have also seen an upgrade this year. The system previously had 12 panels producing up to 750 watts but improved solar technology has allowed him to swap those dozen panels for just four (which produce 1,000 watts). The change will help deal with those hot but cloudy days when demand for water is high and solar energy is low, he said.

A battery backup was also added this year and is able to run the system for two days without sunlight.

“The nice thing about the well is we’re not worried about water quality,” Kent said.

“This year was bad. There were a lot of dry areas and salt in the water in the dugouts and that became pretty bad.”

In fact, for some it was tragic. Poor dugout water quality is believed to have killed more than 200 cattle (worth $300,000) in southern Saskatchewan in July. The deaths occurred at the height of this summer’s drought.

Tests found the water contained lethal levels of sulphate and high levels of dissolved solids.

BY JENNIFER BLAIR

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attle grazer Tim Hoven has a love-hate relationship with solar watering systems.

“When it works great, it’s amazing. But when there’s complications, it’s extremely frustrating — just like any piece of technology,” the Eckvillearea producer said in an interview last month.

“Yesterday, I was literally out fighting a frozen water line that had drained the battery, and I had 180 animals that hadn’t had a drink yet.

“It posed a bit of a challenge for a cold Tuesday morning.”

Hoven has been using alternative watering systems for more than 20 years, and made the move to solar waterers in 1997 because of some remote locations in his pasture land.

“It gives us better control,” said Hoven, who now has three solar waterers.

“We can put the water where we want to, instead of only having one or two locations that they have to graze around.

The solar waterers help us get our grazing management a step above what we could do without them.

“It gives you the freedom to better manage your grazing.”

Despite some of the challenges with solar waterers (particularly in the winter), the technology has moved “leaps

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Cattle grazer Tim Hoven uses three solar waterers in remote pasture lands, giving him the flexibility to better manage his grazing. PHOTO: Supplied and bounds forward” in recent years, says Marvin Jackson, owner of Sundog Solar. And that “changes how a producer can manage his land.”

“We’re constantly being pushed to do more with less, and solar water pumping helps to do that,” said Jackson.

“It will make you much more competitive in the marketplace, through decreased time for management, increased herd health, and increased rate of gain.

“That all boils down to increased efficiency and profitability.”

Right sizing equipment

But in order to get the job done right, the system needs to be designed both in size and with appropriate equipment to match your specific needs.

“The system does need to be sized properly, just the same as a grain farmer would size his tractor,” said Jackson. “We have to match what the actual producer needs on how many sites for how large a herd. But it’s often overlooked.”

Hoven’s advice? “Buy a system that’s bigger than what you need.

“Don’t just say, ‘I think this tiny system will do my herd,’” he said. “There’s nothing worse than when it’s 35 above and your pump can’t keep up with the demands of your cattle.”

Producers need to do their research and make sure “it’s going to work within their operations,” said Hoven. That means getting a big enough tank and reserve for the right level of storage capacity, and big enough panels to power the pump.

“You need to plan for how much capacity you’re going to need on the hottest day of the year,” he said. “You might only get that circumstance once every 10 years, but if you don’t have that capacity, it’s going to be a problem.

“As soon as the tank goes dry, the cows start getting aggressive.”

And ultimately, you get what you pay for, Hoven added.

“If you buy cheap equipment, you’re going to have more problems than if you had a bigger capital expense in the beginning,” he said.

“You can cheap out a bit, but you’re not going to be as efficient because it won’t work as well.”

Plan for worst case

Producers don’t need to make a huge upfront investment, said Jackson. But solar watering should be just one part of an overarching long-term water management plan.

“Quality water solar pumping is not really new,” said Jackson. “Most people just don’t put enough time into a plan as they should.”

Plans don’t need to be “in depth or engineered,” he said.

“If they mark on a blank piece of paper the land they have and the water they use now, and then mark how it would change if they had water in a different location, they can think about how to best meet in the middle on that criteria,” said Jackson.

Water management plans would have helped many more cattle producers weather the drought seen in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan this summer, Jackson added.

“This past summer, I talked to a lot of producers who were stressed to the max that they didn’t have water for their cattle,” he said.

“I strongly feel that if producers had a water management plan where they planned for the worst-case scenario, I would not have talked to as many stressed producers who were in panic mode long after they should have been.”

And by incorporating solar watering systems into that overall plan — rather than simply relying on them in a crisis — producers can respond quickly to watering challenges as they crop up.

“In the past, solar water systems have been looked at as a bit of a band-aid when there’s either way too much water and things are muddy or when there’s a drought and producers need a quick fix,” said Jackson.

“If people approach it as part of having a water plan, it makes your life much less stressful.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Genomics testing now available for commercial herds Knowing more about your cattle’s DNA can help you make better decisions, says non-profit developer of test

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN/EDMONTON AF STAFF

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elta Genomics has released a new genomics tool that will help commercial cattle producers determine breed composition and fertility of their cattle.

EnVigour HX, which was released in February, allows producers of crossbred cattle to tap into the power of genomics, said Michelle Miller, chief executive officer of the not-for-profit genomics service division of Livestock Gentec.

“What we want to do is make it possible for commercial cattle guys to start asking more complex questions,” Miller said at Livestock Gentec’s recent annual conference. “Like which heifers should I keep, or which are my best heifers?”

EnVigour HX is a package of three services; parentage, breed composition, and a measure of heterosis (hybrid vigour). The three services cost $45. Producers provide semen, hair, or blood so Delta Genomics can analyze the animal’s DNA. Knowing the parentage of a bull can be used to gauge both its ability to sire calves and sire ones with good performance.

“It costs about $1,800 to maintain a herd bull,” said Miller. “If that bull is going to eat your feed and cost you money, he better be putting $1,800 of calves back on the ground. We can help you identify those bulls.”

Knowing the breed mixtures of the cows they are breeding to their bull helps producers maintain the crossbred attributes they’ve developed in their herd, she said. EnVigour HX can identify Angus, Charolais, Galloway, Gelbvieh, Here­ ford, Limousin, Maine-Anjou, Salers, Shorthorn, and Simmental.

The hybrid vigour score can be used to forecast feed efficiency and weaned weights, but the real value is on the fertility side.

“We can increase your revenue

“It costs about $1,800 to maintain a herd bull.

If that bull is going to eat your feed and cost you money, he better be putting $1,800 of calves back on the ground.”

Genomics testing is now practical for crossbred herds, says Delta Genomics. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK because you have more fertility and a higher proportion of your cows are getting pregnant,” said Miller. “So you have more calves to sell at the end of the day.”

It also means fewer young cows are put on the truck because they’re open, she said.

“We don’t have to replace them as often, and we’re reducing our replacement costs there,” she said.

When producers get their results certificate, they will get animal information, breed composition, and a chart.

“If we can verify the calf and the sire, we don’t need a sample from the dam. We can estimate her without ever sending a sample in. You can get the bull from the calves.”

The process also identifies the average hybrid vigour score for the herd, so people can benchmark the individual against the average for the herd.

Olds College has partnered with Delta Genomics to offer EnVigour HX as well, said Shannon Argent, the college’s manager of the Technology Access Centre for Livestock and Poultry

“We’re going to be able to ers. That service will be available offer sampling services as well to sheep and beef producers. as consultations with producers Delta Genomics accepts semen who are looking to do that kind straws if thawed. Whole blood of research in their own herds,” in the purple-top tubes is also she said. acceptable. It also offers various Olds College is investing in tag options and takes hair from research and development, in the tail switch provided it is in a order to help producers col- bundle, in a paper envelope, or lect more data and benchmark on a card. However, the hair must towards increasing efficiency, be from the follicle and strands — said Argent. The college can also snips from a cow’s clipping will assess residual feed intake for not work. There are YouTube vidpurebred cattle and will be devel- eos showing how to take a proper oping an in vitro fertilization lab sample, said Miller. toCAHOF test feed additives produc- 1 2017-07-07 Delta Genomics willPage be hosting 2017 English for Ad.qxp_Layout 4:41 PM 1

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six information sessions in November in Edmonton (Nov. 7), Grande Prairie (Nov. 15), Olds (Nov. 16), Vermilion (Nov. 27), Rocky Mountain House (Nov. 28), and Claresholm (Nov. 29). For more information or to register, contact Delta Genomics at 780-492-2538 or at info@ deltagenomics.com. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Carbon dioxide levels rising fast

New York creates storm buffers

The amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere grew at a record rate in 2016 to a level not seen for millions of years, potentially fuelling a 20-metre rise in sea levels and adding 3° to temperatures, says a new study. Concentrations of carbon dioxide hit 403.3 parts per million, up from 400.0 in 2015, the UN World Meteorological Organization said. That growth rate was 50 per cent faster than the average over the past decade, driving CO2 levels 45 per cent above preindustrial levels and further outside the range of 180 to 280 ppm seen in recent cycles of ice ages and warmer periods. — Reuters

Nearly 80 per cent of Staten Island residents in flood-prone areas have taken up an offer from New York state to buy out their property in the wake of Superstorm Sandy five years ago. The late-season hurricane killed at least 159 people on the East Coast and damaged or destroyed more than 650,000 homes. Much of the impetus for the buyout program — which will create uninhabited buffer zones — was an expectation that storms like Sandy will become more common, said a state official. One study forecast New York City will see storm surges of at least 7.4 feet once every five years by 2030, compared to once every 500 years before 1800. — Reuters

The forecasts for early winter are all over the map You might have to throw a dart to pick a temperature forecast for the first part of winter on the Prairies this year

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n the last issue we began our look at different forms of frozen precipitation. Before we continue with that look, it is time to peer ahead to see what the different forecasters are predicting for the first part of winter.

According to Environment Canada, there is a slightly better than even chance for aboveaverage temperatures along with above-average amounts of precipitation during November and December. This transitions to near- to even slightly belowaverage temperatures to begin the new year.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for cooler-than-average temperatures in both November and December, followed by much above-average temperatures in January. It predicts# precipitation to be near aver# age in November and January, and slightly above average in December.

The CFS (Climate Forecast System) model is currently calling for well-below-average temperatures in November, with a slow moderation towards near-average temperatures by late January. Along with the cold start to the winter, it is also calling for above-average precipitation to start and then trending towards near average as we work our way towards January.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is calling for near-average temperatures during this period, along with above-average amounts of precipitation. The Weather Network is calling for near-average temperatures across Alberta along with nearaverage amounts of precipitation.

Finally, my forecast is calling for below-average temperatures to start the winter, along with above-average amounts of snow. Temperatures will then moderate to near average by January, but snowfall will continue to be above average.

OK, now on to cold weather precipitation.

In the last issue, we discussed the general process that produces most of the precipitation in our region, and that was the

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Created: 2017-10-27 www.agr.gc.ca/drought

This map shows the total precipitation so far this fall as a per cent of average. Compared to the summer, fall has been wetter, with only a few areas of Saskatchewan along with parts of southern and extreme northern Alberta seeing less than 60 per cent of average. Parts of southern Manitoba, central Saskatchewan, and north-central Alberta have been wet with amounts greater than 150 per cent of average.

Bergeron process. This is the process that allows for the rapid development of ice crystals that in turn, leads to the development of snowflakes. While snow is the most common form of winter precipitation, it is not the only frozen form of precipitation we see. Before we go into the details on these forms of precipitation let’s remove one type of frozen precipitation that just doesn’t belong in the winter — hail.

Hail, while being ice, does not form during cold weather. For hail to form you need strong up- and downdrafts in the atmosphere that can take an ice crystal repeatedly between the liquid and frozen areas of a cloud. This allows the buildup of ice into layers to create a hailstone. In order for this to happen, you need a warm section of cloud that contains large amounts of liquid water, along

photo: Thinkstock with strong updrafts, which are only found in thunderstorms.

While hailstones are not a winter- or cold weather-type of precipitation, there is a close relative that is similar to, and

often confused with, hail — ice pellets.

Ice pellets, also known as sleet, look somewhat like hailstones as they are made of solid ice. But they are not large, tend-

ing to be only a few millimetres across, and do not form in the same way. Ice pellets form when falling snow encounters # a shallow layer of warm air that either partially or entirely melts the snowflake. This melted flake then re-enters a layer of cold air near the ground where it freezes again, forming the hard ice pellets. Ice pellets are hard enough that they will bounce when they hit the ground and are difficult to break, making them seem like hailstones.

The next form of frozen precipitation is the snow pellet.

These form when a snowflake partially melts and then refreezes, creating a small layer of ice over top of a small pellet of snow. These snow pellets can be hard enough to bounce when they hit the ground, but are soft enough to break easily. As well, where ice pellets will typically be clear, snow pellets are white due to the inner layer of snow.

Next issue we’ll finally get around to looking at the longterm trends in the overnight low temperatures across the Prairies as it seems that a number of readers feel that our nighttimes are becoming warmer.

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

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Balance your soil nutrient budget this fall through soil testing Nitrogen prices have reached lows not seen in over a decade

BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF Staff

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our soil keeps a budget for nutrients, and how much you will need next year depends on how much you took out this year.

“Most of the time when it comes to assessing what soil nutrient levels might be like, typically what you can do is look at your yields,” said provincial crop specialist Mark Cutts.

“Depending on where you are in the province and what your yields are, that will definitely have an impact on what’s in the soil from a residual standpoint.”

Areas where yields were below normal — like in southern Alberta — will likely see higher nutrient levels in their soil, and vice versa where yields were above average.

“In southern Alberta, the yields were roughly 75 per cent of the five-year average, so there’s a 25 per cent decline in yield compared to normal. That tells me there should be some nutrients left in the soil,” said Cutts.

“In southern Alberta where it was drier, the warm, dry conditions obviously impacted yield, so what’s there for nutrients is definitely worth investigating.

“Central Alberta was somewhere around average, so if you applied fertilizer for your crops based on average yield, you should be in the ballpark. Up in the northeast, northwest, and the Peace, their yields are a little bit above average, so nutrients may be lower.”

That quick analysis will work in a pinch, he said, but ultimately, a soil test will give you a more reliable

If you had low yields, you may be able to cut back a bit on fertilizer for 2018, but only a soil test will tell you for sure. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK sense of how much nutrients are left in the soil.

“Doing a soil test and getting the actual nutrient levels is better,” said Cutts.

“Ideally — and it never works out perfectly — if you can match up the crop requirements to what’s being supplied by the soil and what’s being supplied by fertilizer, you could be a little more confident that you’re getting close to what that crop is going to require.”

By soil testing this fall, producers can start to figure out their fertilizer programs for next spring — potentially taking advantage of some cost savings along the way.

“If you can get the soil samples collected this fall, get the analysis back, and make your fertilizer plan, there’s typically an economic benefit of purchasing fertilizer at this time of the year versus paying spring prices,” said Cutts.

Across the western Prairies, nitrogen prices have reached lows not seen in over a decade.

“One retailer I talked to said it was the cheapest nitrogen prices in 15 years,” said Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers.

Prices also seem to be softer for phosphate, though not nearly to the same extent as nitrogen, he said.

Having a good canola crop this year has helped sharpen attention on fertilizer, he said.

“Everybody is doing their best to get those nutrients back into the system before spring seeding.”

Figuring out exactly how much nutrients your soil actually needs is worth the $20 to $25 price of the soil test, Cutts added.

“It’s a good idea to get an idea of what’s in the system and make your fertilizer blends from there,” he said. “If you don’t soil test and just make some assumptions that

“If you don’t soil test and just make some assumptions that nutrient levels are normal, then potentially you’re putting some fertilizer in that you don’t need to.”

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“Any time you’re potentially putting down more fertilizer than what you need for next year’s crop, there’s an economic component — you’re spending money on nutrients that you don’t necessarily need.” — With files from Commodity News Service Canada

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Olds College to become a hub for ‘smart agriculture’ A new $32-million institute is being created to put the college on the bleeding edge of high-tech agriculture

BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

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You can find an old red barn on the grounds of Olds College, but the school is planning to be a leader in the cutting-edge world of ‘smart agriculture.’ PHOTO: OLDS COLLEGE

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Smart agriculture, as it is defined today, is the optimization of technology and science for the efficient use of land and water for both economic and environmental sustainability. If it sounds a little vague, that’s because in many ways it’s still being defined.

But it’s still real — and for proof look no further than Olds College’s $32-million Werklund Institute, which is being created to help define smart agriculture and then apply it in real life.

“We’re looking at it as supporting integrated learning in agriculture and food systems by using big data, technology, and the Internet of Things to both increase the quality and quantity of ag production,” said Debbie Thompson, the college’s vice-president academic and student experience.

The Werklund Institute is a way for students to get a better educational experience, interact more with the industry, and innovate within the industry prior to graduation.

“We really feel that Olds College can be that bridge from science and technological development to how you use it, how you apply it, how you can create value from it on your farm,” said Tanya McDonald, vice-president research and external relations.

“We really feel that Olds College can be that bridge from science and technological development to how you use it, how you apply it, how you can create value from it on your farm.”

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“As students become part of that learning process and go out into the industry, they can take this knowledge with them and help the industry become more efficient in reaching our food goals.”

‘Bigger-picture’ leadership

The institute is being paid for by its namesake — oilfield industry leader David Werklund and his partner Susan Norman. Earlier this year, Werklund and Norman donated $16 million, the largest-ever personal donation to an Alberta college or technical institution. That sum will be doubled by leveraging other funding sources.

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Olds College } from page 16 “We have a donor who, although his fortune was not made in agriculture and he was never a student at Olds College, recognizes the values he learned growing up on a farm as a young boy,” said McDonald. “He’s very interested in the bigger picture of how agriculture benefits the world and is very invested in seeing that industry be successful.”

Werklund worked with college officials for about 18 months to shape the vision of the institute, said McDonald.

Smart ag versus precision ag

The plan includes a business incubator, ‘thought leader,’ mentorship program, and a new approach to teaching

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he Werklund Agriculture Institute is currently in its pilot stages and expected to start up in 2019. It will feature four key components: • Werklund Growth Centre: a hub for companies, entrepreneurs, investors and students to access college land and facilities for development, scaling, and demonstration of smart agriculture technologies, products, and services.

This is something Olds College is heavily involved in already.

“We have a small business incubator to help students develop their ideas,” said Debbie Thompson, vice-president

academic and student experience. “We had one student — Alex Villeneuve — who has developed a new company here during his time at Olds College growing mushrooms out of spent brewing substrate out of our brewery and he’s been very successful. It all started with an idea and some incubator support.”

• Thought leader: this soonto-be-hired person will be a connector and adviser on smart agriculture technology, innovation, and business. The successful candidate will “certainly have” an agriculture background and worked at a level in industry that exposed him or her to both a national and international ag perspective, said Thompson.

“Although we don’t expect he or she to have all the answers, this thought leader would be able to anticipate that agriculture in the future will be different from what it is today,” she said. “We need them to be a big thinker and have connections to industry.

They could come from any facet of the agriculture industry.”

• P roducer mentorship program: a year-long partnership between producers (or agriculture industry leaders) and students.

“We’re looking at an integrated program that involves students working directly with producers as mentors,” said Thompson.

A four-month pilot with one student is underway, and sec-

ond pilot with more students will be run next year.

• Olds College Agriculture and Food Enterprise: a vertically integrated “gate to plate” agriculture and food learning enterprise in which students engage in business decisionmaking and management.

“Our students who graduate from here say they’re not just the GPS guy, they’re not just the sales guy. They need to be able to do sales and IT and communications and negotiations — a broad range of skills,” said Tanya McDonald, vice-president research and external relations.

“We really feel this is going to be a highly unique learning experience and the model we’re going to want to aspire to with all our programs.”

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Although the two terms are often used interchangeably, smart agriculture means something more, said Thompson.

“Twenty to 25 years ago when people were asking about precision agriculture, it was really around geographic information systems (GIS) and that sort of thing. Today it’s about variable-rate technology, GIS and geomapping, auto steering, centimetre-accuracy planting, nutrient management, yield monitoring, soil and nutrient mapping, prescription mapping and multiple vehicle coupling.”

It’s also about interpreting the multitude of data available through modern ag technology.

“Never before have we been able to collect this amount of data — whether it’s moisture data, soil temperature, topography, topsoil depth, and all of the variable seed and fertilizer rates,” said McDonald.

“But how do you make sense of it? How do you make good decisions? Should you invest in this $30,000 technology? How are you going to create value out of that?”

There’s “a huge gap” between what technology can do and how it can be used in a practical way, she said.

One of the goals of the Werklund Institute is to bring in leaders from different industries, come up with solutions, test solutions, and tell farmers about those that can work in agriculture.

“The people we need in agriculture to solve today’s problems are not just agronomists — they’re physicists, chemists, and software developers,” said McDonald. “We believe bringing those interdisciplinary teams around the table to solve a common problem is going to have much more value than doing it in a traditional way with only traditional partners.”

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Unexpectedly big crop moving slower than last year That worries one farm leader, but shippers and the federal grain monitor aren’t overly concerned — yet

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estern Canada’s biggerthan-expected crop is moving to export slower than at last crop year’s record pace — and while grain companies aren’t panicking, a Manitoba farm leader says it’s costing farmers.

“It may not be a crisis, but it’s still taking money out of farmers’ pocket,” said Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers.

Elevators on a CN line that Mazier wants to — but currently can’t — deliver to are plugged with grain so he and others can’t deliver.

Even if they could, prices have dropped because buyers widened the basis (the difference between the elevator and port price) to discourage deliveries.

What was expected to be among the smallest crops in the past five years turned out better than expected and could be the third largest in five years.

Quorum Corporation, which the federal government has hired to monitor Western Canada’s grain pipeline, estimates farmers harvested around 67 million tonnes, up from earlier estimates of 62 million.

“If I was a betting man I’d say it could go to 68.5 million tonnes or even 69 million,” said Quorum president Mark Hemmes.

That compares to last crop year’s 72.6 million tonnes, the second largest on record.

For most of the current crop year, which began Aug. 1, Mazier said CN Rail hasn’t delivered as many cars as it did a year ago, based on data published by the Ag Transport Coalition. In Week 10 and the previous six weeks, CN’s car fulfilment percentage never exceeded 87 per cent, remaining mainly in the low 80s, and in Week 6, the company hit just 66 per cent.

To fulfil an order a car must be delivered in the week it was ordered for.

Moreover, CN has cancelled 1,596 car orders — equivalent to about 3,800 super B loads of grain, Mazier said.

“That is just crap,” he said.

“Something is going on. Why is CN cancelling orders?

Grain movement is already prompting some concerns this season, with a larger-than-average crop in the bin. PHOTO: Laura Rance hopper order fulfilment time Grain year 2017-18

Grain companies are monitoring grain movement closely, said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevators Association.

“We’re not at that point yet where companies are losing sales or there are huge backlogs, but the elevators are pretty full and we need to make sure we get the capacity... to keep the system fluid,” he said.

Last year CN’s car fulfilment percentage was seldom below 90 per cent, while CP Rail rarely hit 90. It’s the reverse this crop year.

Sobkowich said he understands Mazier’s concerns, but added it’s not unusual for some elevators to be plugged in fall.

“I think, on average, elevators are at about 82 per cent operating capacity,” Sobkowich said.

“So long as we don’t go down into the 60s and 70s for an extended period of time and we return to the 90s at some point, I think we’ll be able to manage through it without major issues.

“We want, like Dan, to avoid a repeat of 2013-14, but we don’t want to cry wolf.”

Most car orders so far that didn’t get filled in the week requested have been filled the following week, Sobkowich said.

As of Week 10, CN and CP were eight and three per cent, respectively, behind in filling car orders.

Grain-moving conditions have been ideal, he said, adding he hopes the railways are prepared for cold weather, which slows trains.

“We won’t be setting any (grain movement) record this (crop) year,” said Quorum’s Hemmes.

In 2016-17 Western Canada put a record 36.9 million tonnes through export terminals at Vancouver, Prince Rupert, and Thunder Bay. Movement is closer to the fiveyear average, Hemmes said.

“It’s not a horrible year,” he said. “There are some concerns out there. Is it working as well as last year? No, it isn’t. Are we seeing the kind of performance we saw from CN last year? No, we’re not.

(But) we’re not having a bad year.

Things are moving along.

“Are shippers ecstatic about the (railways’) performance? No, they’re not. But are we panicking?

Are we looking at a repeat of 201314? Not by any stretch.”

As for CN and CP trading places, Hemmes suspects it relates to last crop year. CN had moved most of

the grain from its area by June and started storing cars. However, CP was still working flat out when the new crop was coming off.

“They (CP) never slowed down, so they could really hammer it out,” Hemmes said. “There isn’t an on/off switch with railways.

When they slow it down it takes a few weeks to start it up again.”

In September, CP moved a record 28,122 carloads of western grain and grain products beating the previous record of 27,068 set in May 2014.

“We gained momentum,” CP president and CEO Keith Creel told shareholders last month.

“We established a rhythm, and in September on the Canadian side, we set an all-time grain record for grain loading for this company, an accomplishment that was entirely supply chain driven and related and we all should be proud of working in concert both with the ports, as well as our partners in business, the grain shippers.”

Neither railway accepts data generated by the Ag Transport Coalition, in part because the railways don’t count every car order placed, Sobkowich said.

CN says it can only deliver a maximum of 5,500 cars a week, dropping to 4,000 in winter.

CN has delivered 88 to 97 per cent of “planned orders” in the last six weeks, CN spokeswoman Kate Fenske said in an email last last month.

“And we have been able to address all unfulfilled orders in the following week,” she wrote.

“There was no backlog coming into the month of October.

“The overall Canadian economy is strong which is driving increases in traffic across many supply chains and a wide variety of commodities, especially in Western Canada. Having said that, CN recorded its second-best September of all time for moving Canadian grain.”

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EU Commission proposes five-year extension for glyphosate Efforts to extend the licence for glyphosate have been stymied by mounting opposition to the widely used herbicide Reuters/Brussels he European Commission has proposed extending the licence for weed killer glyphosate by five years after its initial plan for a 10-year approval did not secure sufficient support.

EU countries failed twice last month to vote on a licence extension, delaying a decision that needs to be taken before the end of the year on the widely used herbicide.

The commission said in a statement that it had now submitted to EU countries its proposal for a five-year approval, with a vote now expected at the next sitting of the relevant committee on Nov. 9.

Europe has been stuck over what to do with the chemical, a key ingredient in Monsanto top-selling weed killer

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Grain handle helps lift CN quarterly revenue An increase in Canadian grain traffic helped support CN Rail’s third-quarter revenues, though the costs of increased traffic ate at its bottom line.

CN reported net income of $958 million on total revenues of $3.22 billion for the quarter ending Sept. 30, down from $972 million on $3.01 billion in the year-earlier period.

CEO Luc Jobin said the increase in revenue came from segments such as frac sand, intermodal, coal and Canadian grain.

Revenue also saw support from freight rate increases and higher fuel surcharge rates, though operating expenses rose 10 per cent to $1.76 billion, mainly on “higher costs from increased volumes and higher fuel prices,” the company said.

CN didn’t break out figures for Canadian versus U.S. grain traffic, which saw about 145,000 total carloads in Q3, down from 150,000 in the year-earlier period.

The railway booked revenue of $492 million in its grain and fertilizers segment, booked revenue of $492 million for the quarter, down from $497 million, for rail freight revenue per carload of $3,393, up from $3,313.

CN will spend $2.7 billion on infrastructure and equipment this year.

— Staff

Roundup, after the World Health Organization’s cancer agency concluded in March 2015 it was a substance that probably causes cancer.

The EU passed an 18-month extension in June 2016 pending further scientific study. That research came in the form of a European Chemical Agency conclusion in March that there was no evidence to link glyphosate to cancer in humans.

The European Parliament is now calling for glyphosate to be phased out over the next five years, with an immediate ban on sales to consumers and for use in public spaces, such as parks.

France, one of the countries opposing a 10-year approval, said it was prepared to accept a four-year licence extension.

Farmers’ groups have said the product is safe and that removing it would put EU farmers at a competitive disadvantage.

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Climate FieldView data system ready for Prairies The digital ag platform is central to Monsanto’s multibillion-dollar bet on a big data revolution in farming Staff

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limate FieldView crop data system from Monsanto’s Climate Corp. has gone live on the Prairies.

The platform can be purchased on a per-acre basis, allowing farmers to start using it for the 2018 growing season.

Climate FieldView, first launched in the U.S. in 2015, was rolled out in Eastern Canada a year ago and has been tested in Western Canada by “hundreds of farmers across nearly one million acres,” the company said.

The beta testing was used to further develop the platform’s compatibility with all types of farm equipment and crops, including canola and wheat, to collect and analyze data from multiple sources, Climate Corp. said.

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“The Climate FieldView platform instantly transfers the field data gathered from my farm equipment into my Climate FieldView account, which is especially useful during harvest season because I’m able to see where various crop inputs were used and analyze the corresponding yield,” said Hilgartner.

On the Prairies, users will be able to collect, store, and visualize field data using the Climate FieldView Drive, which streams field data directly into the Climate FieldView platform. Seed performance and analysis tools are meant to show users “what worked and what didn’t at the field level or by field zone, and apply those insights to better understand field variability by quickly and easily comparing digital field maps side by side.”

Satellite imagery allows users to “instantly visualize and analyze” crop performance, identify issues, and take action, the company said.

“The Climate FieldView platform instantly transfers the field data gathered from my farm equipment into my Climate FieldView account, which is especially useful during harvest season because I’m able to see where various crop inputs were used and analyze the corresponding yield.”

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The system is also meant to help users manage inputs to optimize yield using manual variable-rate seed and fertility scripting tools.

Farm equipment maker Agco last month announced a “digital partnership” agreement, giving Agco equipment users the option to connect with Climate FieldView using either FieldView Drive, Agco’s Precision Planting 20/20 SeedSense Display, or through application program interfaces (APIs), starting later this year.

The Climate Corp. last year also reached an agreement with John Deere allowing users to transfer current and historical field data between the John Deere Operations Center and Climate FieldView. Agreements have also previously been reached for connectivity between Climate FieldView and agronomic software and equipment platforms including AgIntegrated OnSite, Agrian, SSI AgVance Mapping, FS Advanced Information Services, MapShots AgStudio and SST Summit.

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Canola growers call for co-ordinated food policy The national rethink of food policy is a perfect opportunity to get rid of a conflicting regulatory and promotional mishmash

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A dry fall caused Prairie producers to hesitate before pulling out the seeding rig

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ollowing concerns in September about seeding winter cereals in dry conditions, acres are down but crops seeded in Western Canada are doing good heading into the winter.

“Very little moisture is required in the fall to get that seed to germinate and start growing, especially if it’s been seeded shallow,” said Amanda Swanson, a southern Saskatchewan winter wheat agronomist with Ducks Unlimited.

A mid-October report from

Manitoba Agriculture said germination and stand establishment of winter cereal crops was good but seeded acres were down across the province.

In mid-September reports from southern Saskatchewan and Alberta said limited acres of winter cereals had been seeded due to dry conditions.

A brief reprieve happened in the second half of September as rain fell.

“We always recommend guys to seed first and then usually the rains will come. Even if the rains don’t come and it doesn’t germinate in the fall it will germinate, come up in the springtime,” Swanson said.

“We always recommend guys to seed first and then usually the rains will come.”

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If moisture doesn’t come until spring it doesn’t mean the crop won’t come up, Swanson said, adding it’ll just act more like a spring wheat than a winter wheat.

Last fall farmers in Western Canada seeded 535,000

acres of winter wheat, eventually harvesting 398,000 acres, according to Statistics Canada.

Production in the three Prairie provinces came in at 546,400 tonnes, which was well below the 1.02 million tonnes grown in the previous year.

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There’s no shortage of government and private sector initiatives to boost agricultural competitiveness — what’s needed is a “wholeof-government approach to food in Canada,” Jack Froese told the Commons agriculture committee last month.

“Any new activity must build on existing initiatives and not duplicate efforts or create burdensome new requirements on the agriculture sector,” said Froese, who farms near Winkler, Man. “Ambitious export targets and free trade agreements must be coupled with the resources needed to address market access problems as they arise… And government proposals from one department should not impede the goals of another by eroding the competitiveness of the sector or create unnecessary uncertainty.”

He said governments need to rely on sound science in setting goals for protecting the environment. Advances in plant breeding, particularly genetic modification, are key achievements that reduced the environmental footprint of farms and enabled canola growers to become “world leaders” in sustainability, he said.

“While there is always room for improvement, current environmental practices must be recognized when determining targets and actions,” Froese said.

Government also needs to educate the public on food production, the “world-class” regulatory system Canada employs to ensure food safety, and what constitutes healthy food choices.

“Food literacy will be key to help consumers make more nutritious food choices and be more aware of modern agricultural practices,” he said. “We need to build understanding between consumers and farmers.”

He also pitched for greater farmer involvement in the process of setting the national food policy.

“Farmers are the driving force behind food production in Canada,” he said. “It is critical that farmers and farmer organizations be actively involved to get buy-in to the outcomes.”

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Despite a wet spring and problems with dryness in the summer, barley in central Alberta is looking fairly good, says a Red Deer-area grower.

“We had a really good malt crop this year, the quality is excellent,” said Matt Hamill of Red Shed Malting. “It is high yield, high weight, looks really good for malting.”

That’s in stark contrast to some areas in the southern Prairies where questions remain about the quality of the harvest. The wet spring also eliminated some intended acres, leaving this year’s crop roughly 10 per cent smaller than last year.

Stats Canada says 5.77 million acres of barley were seeded in Canada in 2017. Of that total, Alberta accounted for 2.85 million.

American buyers are reportedly looking for Canadian malt due to the drought problems plaguing barley in the northern U.S. However, prices are on the softer side right now, likely due to the recent harvest.

“Malt is a little higher than $4 (per bushel); it’s more in the $4.75 range right now,” said Hamill. “I think most farmers will probably want $5 before they let it go, though.”

Unlike other seasons, fusarium wasn’t much of a problem this year, which was another bonus for growers, he added. — Commodity News Service Canada

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Cheerios to remove ‘gluten-free’ claim One concern is that other grains can contaminate oats at harvest, in transport or in processing Staff

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he maker of Cheerios cereal is pulling a controversial “gluten-free” claim from the product’s Canadian packaging starting in 2018, over what it says is a lack of “consistent” testing protocol for oat products.

General Mills said it will remove the gluten-free claim even though its products still comply with gluten-free standards in both Canada and the U.S. “Each serving of Cheerios products in Canada are gluten free, as defined by the current regulatory standard of containing less than 20 (parts per million) of gluten,” the company said on its website.

The company said it will “voluntarily remove the gluten-free label from our Cheerios products in Canada until Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency publish a consistent testing protocol for products containing oats.”

The company emphasized its product is not changing, “just the label on the box,” and that it plans to again label Cheerios products in Canada as gluten free “once consensus is reached on a consistent testing protocol.”

been developed in Canada, under controlled conditions to eliminate cross-contamination with other cereal grains, Ag Canada said, but regulations do not distinguish between regular and “pure” oats.

The department cited the celiac association as indicating adults with celiac disease can safely consume half to three-quarters of a cup of pure dry rolled oats per day, and that children can consume onequarter cup per day.

However, oats “should only be introduced when celiac disease is well controlled, and with supervision from a health-care professional,” said Ag Canada.

As an interim measure, products containing “pure” oats can bear the label “wheat, rye and barley free.”

In the U.S., any foods that come in under 20 ppm for gluten are eligible to carry a gluten-free claim, including “inherently gluten-free foods.” In Canada, however, oats are on the list of gluten-containing grains and the term “gluten free” is not permitted on packaged food products containing oats.

General Mills says its iconic cereal is gluten free, but won’t call it that in Canada until there’s “a consistent testing protocol” to confirm that. PHOTO: General Mills via Flickr

General Mills said it will remove the gluten-free claim even though its products still comply with glutenfree standards in both Canada and the U.S.

The Canadian Celiac Association, which represents people with celiac disease — a medical condition in which exposure to gluten can damage the absorptive surface of the small intestine — hailed General Mills’ decision.

The association objected to General Mills’ gluten-free claim and has “strongly recommended” that people with celiac disease not consume Cheerios products.

“We believe that there is not adequate evidence to support the current gluten-free claim,” the group’s executive director said in a release.

The celiac association said it has received a grant from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to examine the scope of gluten contamination in oats, pulses, and other grains grown in Canada. The study, to be completed in March, will also try to determine where such contamination occurs as grains are processed, such as in the field, at harvest, in transport or in processing.

In regular commercial oats, cross-contamination with glutencontaining grains “can occur at any point in the production chain, as they are typically grown, harvested, transported, stored, milled or packaged in close proximity with other cereal grains, under practices accepted by Canadian regulations,” according to Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.

Another concern is that the avenin protein in oats is believed to trigger a similar reaction in some people’s small intestines as from wheat, rye and barley.

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Doing your own research? Then keep it simple You can collect lots of data but much of it may be of no use — or worse, it might lead you down the wrong path

BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

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Two members of the Farming Smarter research team collect seed samples for a field-scale trial. PHOTO: FARMING SMARTER

here’s a big world of information out there today, more so than ever before.

When it comes to precision ag, universities, applied research institutions, governments, and companies all have their own research recommending everything from the best VRT settings to the right seed depth in specific soil profiles. And all those reams and reams of data can make IT difficult to separate what’s valuable from what’s not.

As a result, producers have never been more motivated to use on-farm trials to find out what works best on their own farms. However, research is a process — one that can easily be upended if the right questions aren’t asked in the first place.

As an on-farm research specialist with Farming Smarter, a non-profit applied research association in Lethbridge, Lewis Baarda knows a few things about on-farm trials. And he has a few pieces of advice for producers looking to conduct their own trials.

No. 1 is to keep it simple by setting your trial up to answer one specific question.

“Try not to do too much,” he said. “On-farm research is not easy. It takes a big commitment of time and resources.”

And because you’re more likely to act on your own research, you want to get it right.

“You’re probably going to trust it more than you’re going to trust information from any other source because you’ve had a part in it from start to finish. So you probably don’t want to take on too much or try to answer too many questions at once. Answer one question and make it as simple as you can.”

“On-farm research is not easy. It takes a big commitment of time and resources.”

Lewis Baarda

Plan, plan, plan

On-farm trials soak up time at the busiest periods of the year and so you want to do some bigtime planning beforehand “On-farm trials tend to happen just when resources on the farm are spread really thin,” said Baarda. “The more planning producers can do to make that seeding and harvest easier the better.”

It’s “super important” to have everyone on the farm involved with planning so everyone is on the same page, he added.

“If you want to collect good data with which you can make good decisions, you’re going to want to know what your plan is and execute it.”

He also recommends flagging research plots as a backup to GPS plotting.

“GPS technology is excellent

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precision ag } from page 24 and works well, but something can always happen so flags can act as good backups.”

Baarda encourages producers using prescription operations to have them loaded into the tractor at least a week ahead of time.

“One of the big challenges with GPS and precision agriculture is that you’ve got all these data files and all these programs, but everything doesn’t always communicate with each other quite the way you might think.

So to have everything primed a week or a month or however long ahead of time can save a lot of headaches during the critical times.”

He also recommends conducting trials on random plots.

“If you have different treatments and different things you’re testing, randomly locate those in the field and replicate,”

he said. “Don’t just do one test strip but do three test strips just so you can verify what happens.

That’s one of the basic tenets of on-farm research.”

“Answer one question and make it as simple as you can.”

Small plots first?

Not all trials are necessarily conducive to large-scale research — at least not in the first go-round.

“Certain questions lend themselves more to a small plot or plot research environment where variability can really be controlled,” said Baarda. “If you’re looking to find, say, an ideal seeding rate or an ideal fertilizer rate for a crop, that might be something where you first want to see research done in a controlled environment before taking it to your farm.

“That way, you might know from prior research that there’s sort of a ‘sweet spot’ range where you might want to test a couple of rates rather than try

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to answer the whole question on the farm.”

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ommends getting as much help as possible. That could be from your equipment dealer, internet searches, or someone on your farm qualified to get you through the hiccups that often come with unfamiliar technology.

“Sometimes putting that all

together can be a real challenge,” said Baarda. “It’s not as easy to work with as you might think. It does take some expertise, and again a lot of the work for an on-farm trial comes at those critical times so you definitely want somebody on board with some training and expertise with that equipment and technology to make sure things go smoothly.”

There’s also a risk in collecting too much information — which is another reason why Baarda recommends a simple, concise question for the trial to answer.

“You want something that’s clearcut and asking a very defined question. Because it is so easy to collect data, I think it’s so easy to trick ourselves into thinking that data has value when it doesn’t always have that value.

“Just because it’s there doesn’t mean it’s answering questions.”

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CHS to shed Prairie crop input retail sites Richardson International to buy the company’s nine retail locations in Alberta, along with one in Saskatchewan STAFF .S. farm co-operative CHS is stepping back from the Prairie crop input retail sector with a deal to sell its 10 retail locations to Richardson International.

Winnipeg-based Richardson on Tuesday announced it would buy CHS’s Alberta retail sites at Alix, Beiseker, Bow Island, Carseland, Craddock, Lacombe, Rolling Hills, Standard and Vauxhall, and the co-op’s lone Saskatchewan site at Edenwold, northeast of Regina.

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“We look forward to expanding our presence in these areas and working with local producers to provide them with leading seed, fertilizer and crop inputs technologies, supported by our CropWatch agronomy team and best-in-class service,” Tom Hamilton, Richardson’s vice-president for agribusiness operations, said in a release.

St. Paul, Minn.-based CHS had bought several of those retail outlets from Calgary fertilizer and crop retail firm Agrium in 2014, after the company was ordered by the federal Competition Bureau to sell several retail sites after making a deal to buy Viterra’s retail agri-products business. Those sites had included Agrium’s CPS stores at Bow Island and Lacombe and the Viterra stores at Alix, Craddock, Edenwold and Vauxhall.

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CHS had already set up a stake in Prairie ag retail at that time, having bought the Alberta ag retail operations of DynAgra Corp. in 2012, including its sites at Beiseker, Standard, Rolling Hills and Carseland.

CHS’s remaining businesses in Canada include its energy operations, based in Calgary; a grain-marketing office in Winnipeg; its stake in flour miller Ardent Mills; and a joint venture stake with Alberta co-operative UFA on Bridgeland, a retail and fertilizer operation in the province’s Peace region.

Richardson has been expanding its Richardson Pioneer network on the Prairies in recent years through both new builds and buys. The company this summer bought outlets at Vermilion and Forestburg, opened a new site at Elrose, Sask. last summer and plans to open a new site at Pasqua, Sask. next month.

Hamilton said Richardson “will continue to target strategic locations to expand our presence and ultimately offer our services, products and expertise to more producers across the Prairies.”

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Ottawa’s changing tax policy even has specialists confused Despite farm corporation policy change backtracks, a lot of impact remains unknown

BY JOHN GREIG

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he Canadian Association of Farm Advisors’ annual tax update showcased the confusion and frustration at the federal government’s shifting plan to change how small business is taxed.

“I was very, very offended by all of this,” said Kurt Oelschlagel, of BDO Canada, who was part of a panel on the government changes at the event last month. Many of the slides in his presentation were made redundant as Finance Minister Bill Morneau, backtracked on yet another part of the changes.

The Liberal government’s proposed changes to small-business corporations were initially aimed at high-income earners who have created personal corporations to manage their incomes to pay taxes at the lower corporate tax rate.

However, when accountants started examining the potential changes, they were much further reaching and complex than expected. They included changes to capital gains tax, tests that determine whether dividends distributed are to people who have contributed to the business and punitive tax rates on savings made within a corporation.

Morneau has backtracked on some of his proposals, including capital gains. The government will now allow up to $50,000 per year to be saved in passive investments in corporations. The federal finance minister said that means that only five per cent of small-business corporations will be affected by the higher passive investment return taxation levels.

Morneau’s announcement of the changes was played live at the tax update.

“We live in a representative democracy and it looks like politics is coming into play,” said Stephen Sweeney, a partner at Miller Thomson LLP, a law firm that works with agriculture clients.

Sweeney said it will take 10 years to sort out all the implications of such significant tax changes and instead he suggested that time be taken to do thorough and well-thought-out tax reform, adding that the modern version of the Income Tax Act came into force in 1972.

“More complexity in the tax system means more creativity for tax advisers,” he said. “I’m not sure if it is good that tax advisers prosper by uncertainty felt by ordinary Canadians.”

Farmers were warned that their accounting bills would rise due to the increased complexity and on-and-off changes.

“More complexity in the tax system means more creativity for tax advisers. I’m not sure if it is good that tax advisers prosper by uncertainty felt by ordinary Canadians.”

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One of the significant changes made by the government is in how it will measure who has meaningfully contributed to the business and therefore deserves remuneration in the form of dividends.

John Mill, a Guelph lawyer who works with farmers and farm advisers on tax reorganization, told the meeting that “family members who meaningfully contribute will not be impacted,” but that there will be little legal flexibility if family members are paid without contributing. If there hasn’t been a meaningful contribution, then the money will be added to “split income” and taxed at a higher level.

He had concerns about how the amount that’s reasonable to be paid for work will be decided.

Would it be possible for the Can-

ada Revenue Agency (CRA) to find someone who would do the work at minimum wage? Then anything above the hours worked at minimum wage rate could be taxed at a much higher rate.

The test for “reasonableness” will take in functions like assets contributed, risks assumed and prior compensation. Documenting hours could become necessary, which is a challenge when farmers live at their work and are on call all the time.

“The CRA is missing the point that farmers grow up in the family business. We train farmers in the family business and on family farms,” said Mill.

“Eight hundred million dollars per year (the total of the revenue increase of the new policy) is idiotic with the enormous societal cost of these idiotic policies.”

There were also questions about payment of children of farmers who farm under a corporate structure.

Sweeney said the new reasonableness test will likely drive businesses from paying them through income sprinkling and to making them actual salaried employees of the farm.

Scott Ross, director of business risk management and farm policy with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said moving family members to employees, if they deserve to be paid, is one of the main goals of the government.

They want to drive activity away from dividend sprinkling and back to salaries, he said.

There was relief at the meeting that some of the most problematic provisions of the Liberal proposals were off the table, but also anger at the time wasted.

“How much non-billable time have we spent on this since it came out?” asked Oelschlagel, adding that many meetings were held with clients to prepare them for potential quick changes to their business organizations by the end of the year.

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PotashCorp, set to merge with rival Agrium to withstand a fertilizer slump, has reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit and narrowed its full-year forecast, pressuring its stock.

Prices of crop nutrient potash have levelled off this year after hitting eight-year lows late last year due to low crop prices and excessive production capacity.

The slump, which has extended to nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers, has led PotashCorp to seek consolidation and idle capacity.

Potash said the all-stock merger with Agrium, valued at $25 billion when it was announced last year, was on track for completion by the end of the year, forming a new company called Nutrien.

Pressure on Potash stock is likely to be short lived as investors quickly turn their attention to the merger, combining PotashCorp’s fertilizer capacity with Agrium’s network of stores to sell fertilizer and seed to farmers, said Brian Madden, portfolio manager at Goodreid Investment Counsel, which owns PotashCorp shares.

“The bigger prize is the combination of the two businesses,” Madden said. Nutrien “is going to be bigger, and less volatile.”

The regulatory review and approval process for the Nutrien merger is still underway in the U.S., as well as in China.

PotashCorp’s sales volumes exceeded expectations, but the opening of new mines owned by K+S AG and EuroChem will add competition early next year, said BMO analyst Joel Jackson.

The company’s third-quarter revenue rose 8.6 per cent to $1.23 billion, helped by higher sales volumes and average realized prices of potash. However, net income fell to $53 million versus $81 million a year earlier.

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Clubroot — just assume it’s on the way Rotation is more important than ever, and that includes variety selection

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lubroot is on the move.

After the first discovery near Edmonton in 2003, the deadly canola disease has spread in Alberta, and last summer it moved into northwestern Saskatchewan and jumped across hundreds of kilometres of bush to the Peace River area.

Doug Moisey, a DuPont Pioneer area agronomist in central Alberta, says he has watched the spread first-hand. “Within the county of St. Paul, they have gone from four or five known fields to 25 known fields with clubroot in the last year.”

That means farmers across the Prairies should start taking precautions. Step one is minimizing soil movement between fields, including from equipment, vehicles, footwear, and wind and water. “Most of the places we see the early signs are in the entrances to the field. With the initial spread of clubroot you can see which way the guy turned to start seeding in the field — the affected areas spread out from there as the seeding equipment is dragging in the diseased soil.”

Race shifts and platforms

Step two is rotation. Moisey says canola is a one- in threeyear rotation on most acres and he ideally recommends a onein-four rotation, but recognizes many producers grow canola one year in two because of economics. “Knowing this we need to make sure growers use a clubroot-resistant hybrid as part of their rotation and now should include products with new sources of clubroot resistance as well.”

The challenge for plant breeders is that there are many strains of clubroot, so they are developing different resistance “platforms” that need to be included in the rotation cycle.

The resistance genes can come from other brassica plants such as cauliflower or cabbage. For each platform, they will look to a different plant that has resistance to known races that will become a different source of resistance other than what is being utilized at this time.

“The bottom line is that there are only so many sources of resistance. We are now offering a new source of resistance to provide a different platform,” says Moisey. More platforms are needed to provide growers with options to spread out the different clubroot resistance options,

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“We usually tackle clubroot one year too late.

It’s there and we ignore it.

If we start using clubrootresistant products early, we potentially minimize any issues.”

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but it takes years to bring new platforms to market. “We now have two separate platforms and the goal is to have more.”

This means that a grower on a three- or four-year rotation growing base genetics resistance A in year one and then comes back three or four years later with base genetics resistance B is actually on a six- or eight-year rotation for clubroot resistance.

In the past few years, resistance packages have been quite good at managing clubroot races 2, 3, 5 and 8.

“However, we have seen a race shift, especially in the Edmonton area,” says Moisey.

“Because of the selection pressure we have put on (with a twoyear canola rotation), the clubroot pathogen has made a natural selection for a phenotype that can attack canola. Our new canola hybrid 45CM36 is still effective against 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 but also is resistant against the 2, 3 race variations because of the change in the clubroot pathogen population. ”

The volunteer problem

Controlling canola volunteers in subsequent crops is critical part of clubroot management.

“When using the resistance package effectively, the spores

do germinate, they do attack the canola but the resistance doesn’t allow them to re-infect, and doesn’t allow for spore production — which means you actually achieve a net reduction of spore load after growing a clubroot-resistant product.”

Moisey says the key is to have a multifaceted resistance strategy. “Use different hybrids that contain different resistances packages to clubroot which allow growers to manage the disease with the rotations they are using — often two years instead of three is what happens in the field which we do not recommend or encourage as we want to have a greater break between canola crops .”

Rotation more important than ever

Moisey says with the shift of clubroot races over the last two years and with more fields being discovered with the race shifts has made rotation even more important.

“I recommend a three-year rotation, but the trick is to find a third crop that is economically viable on your farm, some crops may be peas or soybeans that have the geographic ability to grow the crop or something else for the third year. That’s where we really see the reduction in clubroot spore loads.”

He says he knows growers who have moved back to a three-year rotation using clubroot-resistant hybrids, and as a result are not seeing the clubroot pressures on plants even though they have the disease in their field.

Wheat and cereals are not susceptible to clubroot. However, certain weeds are considered hosts, such as shepherd’s purse, stinkweed, Tansy mustard, perennial ryegrass and others, which means that controlling weeds in the noncanola years is as important as controlling volunteers.

Resistant hybrids are not completely immune and under heavy disease pressure some galls may show up on the root.

As well, there will be some nonresistant plants in any population and if you push, rotations that strain will multiply and resistance will build.

“It’s so important to take a rubber mallet and spend a half hour knocking all the dirt off the equipment before moving into the next field; it reduces the risk of moving the disease around by 80-90 per cent.”

“We usually tackle clubroot one year too late. It’s there and we ignore it. If we start using clubroot-resistant products early, we potentially minimize any issues.”

Moisey recomments that if you have a known clubroot field(s), plant your new canola field early into cool soil conditions as the clubroot spores germinate in warm wet conditions. By seeding early it allows the young canola seedlings to establish and grow without the disease pressures early in the season to establish a healthier stand.

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Some growers seed grass in field entranceways where all equipment and vehicles get cleaned to avoid soil contamination. “As an agronomist, I suggest that farmers maintain grass fencelines and treelines to prevent spores moving into the field; they create a barrier to soil movement,” he adds.

Avoid purchasing hay from known regions that have clubroot and take extra care in cleaning any purchased equipment from affected areas or when moving equipment from a known clubroot area to other areas.

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Workshop on strategic leadership

Pork seminar offers ‘powerhouse program’

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is again offering a full-day Strategic Leadership Workshop with Brynn Winegard on Nov. 23, 2017, at the Agriculture Business Centre in Leduc. His presentation focuses on leadership and key issues facing leaders. Before the workshop, participants will receive an assignment to familiarize themselves with the framework and to get them thinking about their own strategic leadership challenges. The workshop features numerous individual exercises and group activities. To register, call 1-800-387-6030 by Nov. 10. Registration is $30. — AAF

The 47th Banff Pork Seminar from Jan. 9 to 11 at the Banff Springs Hotel will once again have a “powerhouse program,” says co-chair, Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra of the University of Alberta. It will feature “innovation, latest technology, challenging thinking on the big issues of the day combined with production information that producers can implement immediately,” he said.

Among the presenters are strategic trainer Jeff Ansell and economist Larry Martin, who will talk market trends and futures. For program details and registration info, go to www.banffpork.ca.

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U.S. farmers tighten belts to HEARTLAND compete but they’re still high cost Brazilian and Argentine farmers spend one-third less to grow corn and soybeans and they, too, are cutting costs

BY MARK WEINRAUB AND P.J. HUFFSTUTTER Reuters

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hen Kansas farmer Tom Giessel drove over a deer carcass and punctured a tire on his combine during harvest this fall, he did not have the time or cash to fix it. He borrowed his neighbour’s tractor to finish.

U.S. farmers are cutting costs any way they can to compete against cheaper producers in Argentina and Brazil. Four years of global oversupply have pushed down grain prices, reduced agricultural revenues and put more expensive producers under financial pressure.

In response, U.S. farmers have bought cheaper seeds, spent less on fertilizers and delayed equipment purchases as they seek to ride out the downturn. But more bumper harvest forecasts and rising energy prices herald another tough year for farmers in 2018.

“The logical thing to do is stop farming,” said Giessel, 64, who farms about 5,000 acres and has worked on the land all of his adult life.

Giessel has cut spending on what he can control — seeds, chemicals, fertilizer, rented land — and chewed through his farm’s savings. He stands to lose $93 an acre (all figures U.S.), or nearly $15,000, on one cornfield alone this year.

“My burn rate is a raging fire.

And I am no different than anyone else out here,” Giessel said.

Some farmers have had to sell assets to keep afloat. Others have gone into bankruptcy.

U.S. farmers have taken another hit this year because of rising prices of labour, fuel, and electricity. Those costs together account for about 14.5 per cent of total expenses and are largely out of farmers’ control. Interest expenses have also risen as banks have tightened credit to the agricultural sector.

These items were expected to push overall costs up 1.3 per cent in 2017, which would mark the first year since 2014 that farmers have failed to reduce total costs.

Farmers cut $40.2 billion to bring total costs down to $350.5 billion between 2014 and 2016, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.

The downturn in spending has hurt farm equipment manufacturers.

A combine harvests corn in a field in Illinois. American farmers have been tightening their belts for years, but they’re not winning that race.

PHOTO: REUTERS/Jim Young

Sales in the agriculture division at Deere & Co. and CNH Industrial fell sharply during 2015 and 2016. Deere expects farm equipment sales in the U.S. and Canada to be down another five per cent this year, and CNH said in July that sales in North America were down.

“The logical thing to do is stop farming. My burn rate is a raging fire. And I am no different than anyone else out here.”

Crop prices, yield

Falls in crop prices have outpaced the cuts farmers have made in spending.

Corn futures have dropped about 12 per cent during 2017 from 2014 averages while soybean prices are 17 per cent lower and wheat has tumbled 24 per cent.

Farmers are looking for bigger yields through better seed and pesticide technology to improve their ability to compete with their counterparts in Latin America and elsewhere. But they are struggling to afford the expensive latest varieties as they tighten their belts.

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Tom Giessel

yields have for years boosted U.S. farm productivity. But they have also contributed to the massive oversupply in global grains markets.

Saving money on capital purchases is one thing. But cuts to farm inputs — from reducing seeding rates to cutting back on fertilizer use — will eventually hurt productivity, say farmers.

“You find yourself in a catch22,” said Jeff Fisher, who grows

corn and soybeans on 1,600 acres in Illinois.

“You just hope the yield won’t be hit too bad next year.”

David Miller, who grows corn and soybeans on 500 acres in southern Iowa, saved about $8 per acre for beans and some $20 per acre for corn by using cheaper seeds.

The risk is that they will produce a smaller harvest. Adding to that concern: After a dry summer, he expects his poorest soybean field to yield around 20 bushels per acre, 65 per cent off the state average.

Even with the cuts, U.S. farmers are still spending more per acre than their competitors in Latin America.

In Argentina, corn was expected to cost just under $200 per acre in the 2017-18 season, according to Ezequiel de Freijo, analyst at farm association Sociedad Rural’s Institute of Economic Studies.

That’s well below the around $310 per acre in the United States in 2016.

Soy farmers in the Latin American country are spending around $115 an acre, compared to around $163 in the U.S. during 2016.

The lower costs have helped Latin American producers take market share from their American competitors. Brazil and Argentina combined are expected to capture nearly 42 per cent of the global corn export market in the 2017-18 crop year, up from under 38 per cent in 2014-15.

During the same period, the U.S. share of global corn exports drop to around 31 per cent of the market from 33.5 per cent.

Latin American farmers, like their counterparts in the north, are also searching for ways to cut costs to boost their margins and take more of the global market from competitors.

“We are cutting use of fertilizers, for example,” said José Fernandes, who farms nearly 1,000 acres of soy in Brazil’s key Mato Grosso production region.

“We have been ‘burning fat’ for a long time here on costs.”

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Fears of economic meltdown in China on the rise China’s central banker warns of ‘Minsky moment’ as all eyes are on the Chinese economy

BY KEVIN YAO AND ELIAS GLENN Reuters

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hina’s top central banker is warning of asset bubbles in the world’s secondlargest economy and key driver of global demand in everything from energy to agriculture commodities.

Speaking on the sidelines of the closely watched, twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress, People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan spoke of the risks of a “Minsky moment” in the economy, referring to a sudden collapse in asset prices after long periods of growth, sparked by debt or currency pressures.

Zhou’s comments refer to a theory on prices derived by American economist Hyman Minsky and follow official data that showed China’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter from a year earlier, as expected, but remained on track to post the first full-year pickup in seven years.

Coming on the 30th anniversary of the Black Monday Wall Street crash, the comments from the governor echo concerns expressed in the past by international economic bodies about relative levels of corporate and household debt in the Chinese economy.

But while hedge funds sometimes refer to Minsky in warnings about a China credit bubble threatening the global economy,

China is at or near the top of most major commodity markets, including the market for agriculture commodities.

Seen here is a Chinese cargo ship taking on a hold full of soybeans at the Brazilian port of Santos. PHOTO: REUTERS China has so far proven doomsayers wrong.

“I would doubt they really think China is in for a Minsky moment, but maybe he is trying to impress (other leaders in Beijing) on the need to start reining in credit growth,” said Louis Kuijs, head of Asia economics at Oxford Economics in Hong Kong.

“It’s not really up to (the central bank)... We would have to look at what the leadership says about these things.”

Recent efforts to curb financial

risks and cool the property market are beginning to weigh. While the economy grew a solid 6.8 per cent from the previous year in the third quarter as expected, growth in new construction slowed and property sales dropped for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in September.

In all, growth was still on track to comfortably beat the government’s target of around 6.5 per cent for this year and 2016’s rate of 6.7 per cent, which was a 26-year low.

‘Urgent’ reform needed

Analysts and global economic bodies such as the International Monetary Fund warn Beijing is stimulating credit too heavily in its aim to meet fixed growth targets. Rating agencies estimate the overall debt burden at almost three times economic output.

“China’s high debt burden is an area where reform is most urgently needed but progress has been the slowest,” said Chi Lo, senior economist at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

There are, however, signs that policy-makers are making needed changes in other parts of the economy.

Beijing’s push to consolidate and restructure its industrial sector has paid dividends as factory output beat expectations, while strong fiscal spending and sustained public investment helped boost domestic demand.

The economy slowed slightly from 6.9 per cent in the second quarter, however, and analysts say it could ease further due to an expected softening in property investment and construction as more cities try to cool housing prices, while a government campaign against riskier lending pushes up borrowing costs.

“Unequivocally, the property boom has peaked,” said Rosealea Yao, a property analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics.

China’s economy has surprised global financial markets and investors with robust growth so far this year, driven by a renaissance in long-ailing “smokestack” industries such as steel and strong demand from Europe and the United States.

At the same time, there are concerns about the state’s growing role in the economy: the acceleration in year-on-year state investment growth outstripped private investment growth in September.

However, while expressing support for market reform and private firms, President Xi Jinping also called for stronger, bigger state firms.

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Pulse industry’s future remains uncertain with India The country says it won’t need imports in two years, but the head of Pulse Canada says that’s unlikely

By Ashley Robinson

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s worries mount in regards to Canada’s pulse exports to India, reports from the country point toward a precarious future.

India’s agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh, recently announced his country wouldn’t need to import any pulses within two years’ time as it would be able to grow enough for domestic demand.

Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada, isn’t surprised to hear the minister’s statement, as India has had a policy objective for years to reach self-sustainability. However, it would take a lot of work for India to be able to reach that goal, he said.

“India’s population growth, growing economy and pulse production that is highly dependent on the monsoon rain are all kinds of considerations for India being able to achieve that goal,” he said.

India is also coming off a record harvest year in which it produced 23 million tonnes of pulses. The Indian government also imported 6.6 million tonnes of pulses and stockpiled two million tonnes of pulses last year. The government has announced it will sell 700,000 tonnes of that stockpile, which reduces the need for further imports.

The record harvest doesn’t worry Bacon, as India has a variety of pulses it grows, including tropical pulses such as pigeon pea and mung beans, which Canada doesn’t grow.

“What Canada can do is offer peas and lentils primarily to augment domestic production in India,” he said.

A fumigation exemption, which allowed pulses shipped to India from Canada not to be fumigated before arrival, expired at the beginning of October, placing Canadian pulse exports to India in a precarious position.

The access to trade with India in regards to the fumigation issue worries Bacon. As far as Bacon and others in the Canadian pulse industry know, Canada doesn’t harbour any of the pests India is trying to keep out with fumigation.

“That really gets us to the point of (trade) discussions and certainly we’re hopeful that in the upcoming ministers’ visit to India… (it) will include some discussion on this issue,” he said.

A Canadian trade mission to India from Nov. 13 to 17 includes Francois-Philippe Champagne, minister of international trade; Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development; and Marc Garneau, minister of transport.

“I think (we) need to have predictable trade policy that allows product from any origin to come into India when it’s going to be short (of a crop). And (then) understand that when India has a big crop that not as much will need to be imported,” Bacon said.

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Constellation hedges bets on pot boom with Canopy stake Alcohol company says it’s not pushing for legalized marijuana but just wants to ‘stay ahead of early-stage consumer trends’ Reuters

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onstellation Brands has bought a nearly 10 per cent stake in Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. for about $245 million, making it the first major wine, beer and spirits producer to invest in legal cannabis.

The move by the maker of Corona beer and Svedka vodka comes as Canada — and a growing number of U.S. states — move to legalize marijuana for recreational use, raising question marks over its illegal status at the U.S. federal level.

Constellation said it had no plans to market cannabis or lobby for its legalization in the U.S. in the near future and analysts said the relatively small stake would allow it to take advantage of any future boom — or to exit if one does not materialize.

“One of the hallmarks of our success over the years has been our commitment to identify and stay ahead of early-stage

consumer trends,” the company said in a statement. “This is another step in that direction.”

Eight states, including California and Nevada, have legalized marijuana, already widely approved for medicinal use, for recreational use and some studies show consumers would buy the drug instead of alcohol if it was freely available.

A number of pharmaceutical companies have products that are cannabis derivatives and smaller investors have poured money into Canadian producers this year. But major firms in other sectors have kept their distance, worried by the connotations of involvement with a banned substance.

“We’re obviously trying to get first-mover advantage,” Constellation CEO Rob Sands told the Wall Street Journal, adding that he expects cannabis to be legalized nationwide in the U.S. in coming years.

Threat and opportunity

Eight Capital analyst Daniel Pearlstein said that the

The maker of Corona beer and Svedka vodka has gone where other alcohol companies have feared to tread — the cannabis business. PHOTO: CanopyGrowth.com move validated the cannabis industry as both a threat and opportunity for larger established companies in industries including alcohol and tobacco.

“This move is a complete game changer, not only for Canopy, but also for the entire industry,” he said.

Vivien Azer, an analyst at

brokerage Cowen, said that data showed 18- to 25-yearolds — a key market for spirit makers — perceived alcohol as increasingly risky compared with cannabis, for which risk perceptions have halved in a decade.

Industry watchers also say cannabis consumers have

reduced their alcohol intake in U.S. states following legalization.

“We were… able to show in our research in Colorado, Washington and Oregon that there has been a negative impact in alcohol consumption… post the legalization of adult-use cannabis,” Azer said.

Analysts said a more immediate option for Constellation could be to develop nonalcoholic cannabis-infused beverages for the Canadian cannabis market, which consultants estimate could be worth around $5 billion to $10 billion.

The deal also comes ahead of the widely anticipated move by Canada, to legalize cannabis for recreational use nationwide by July. The following year, edible and drinkable products are expected to become legal.

Canopy Growth is the biggest licensed producer of medical marijuana in Canada and is publicly traded (TSX: WEED) a market capitalization of $2.2 billion. — With staff files

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Renamed Seed Hawk now flies the flag of parent company S

askatchewan equipment maker Seed Hawk has been rechristened as Vaderstad Industries Inc. The company was started in the tiny community of Langbank by farmer Pat Beaujot, his brother, and two friends in 1986. They were frustrated by the lack of suitable seeding equipment for no till at that time and decided to build their own air seeder in Beaujot’s shop.

In 2006, Beaujot sold 49 per cent of the company to Väderstad, a family-owned business that had become a major European equipment maker. The Swedish company acquired 100 per cent ownership in 2013.

“We are pleased to become a part of Väderstad. Both businesses are leaders in the development of some of the world’s most innovative agricultural equipment,” said Nigel Jones, CEO of Vaderstad Industries.

“The joining of our businesses will positively impact the advancement and availability of our equipment for farmers in North America and around the world,” said Jones.

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Little farm on the big database Plenty of farmers would like to get their heads into the cloud. So what’s keeping them grounded?

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Staff

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hen it comes to big data on the farm, the final destination is sunny, but the road ahead is full of bumps.

That’s according to David Saxowsky, a North Dakota State University ag professor who’s written on the topic of data and its coming impact on agriculture.

Saxowsky imagines a time when farmers are so well informed about their land that they can tailor seeding rates and inputs not just according to field, but according to patches within the field.

Likewise, the farmer can predict the impact of those variations, not just on yield, but on profit by taking cost data into account.

Still, the concepts remain exactly that — unrealized concepts, said Saxowsky.

“I don’t think we’ve figured out yet how to do that,” he said.

Nevertheless, big data will be a key trend on farms, he added.

Data management is not a new conversation in agriculture. By 1994, U.S. company Satshot had already released aerial mapping software, about the same period that the first farms integrating GPS in Canada began to appear.

The conversation picked up steam as technology improved and practical applications emerged.

Today’s farmers are using historical and current weather to predict disease and insect risk. Farmers can identify spots with too much or too little moisture, measure the effect of input level on production and track soil nutrients over time.

Most recently, Manitoba company Farmers Edge announced it would offer customers daily satellite imaging — once an unheard of luxury — to measure the impact of farming practices, monitor crop stress and predict yield.

But despite this growth and the advent of the smartphone, which puts much of the necessary data in the farmer’s back pocket through a growing number of available apps, there are still major challenges in the way of the average farmer embracing big data.

No connection

Broadband internet is a basic service in urban areas, but there are huge coverage gaps in farm country.

“A huge amount of this information — this whole logic around ‘Ag 4.0’ or digital agriculture evolution

Agritruth’s Adam Gurr (l to r) and Stephen Vajdik hope to generate robust, field-scale data on everything from nutrient management to varieties and product testing. PhotoS: Alexis Stockford or whatever crazy exciting terms you want to put on it — is predicated on being able to get data on and off the farms,” said Evan Fraser, scientific director with the University of Guelph’s Food From Thought initiative.

“If a combine harvester or whatnot isn’t connected to the internet, it can’t do that.”

The federal government announced $76.6 million a year ago to launch Food From Thought, tasking it with advancing the “digital revolution” in agriculture and food production. That mandate extended into big data and how it could be used to reduce inputs, monitor watersheds, isolate better-performing crops in changing climate conditions, track food through the supply chain and monitor disease threats in livestock, among other projects.

Fraser added that some companies have turned to Bluetooth, which does not need a constant signal, to link yield monitors with mobile devices, which then store the data and sync when the farmer returns to an area with internet.

Farmer’s Edge has also noticed the problem, according to chief operating officer Patrick Crampton. The company has introduced off-line capability to help overcome the issue.

“We’ve developed our scouting app (so) you can download those

“Two years ago, the complaint on imagery was not enough imagery. I can guarantee you that the complaint going forward will start to be too much imagery.”

Patrick Crampton

images at home into your app on your phone and then go out into the field and not worry about connectivity,” Crampton said. “GPS works anywhere. You can go to the spot that you want to scout and investigate it.”

The company faced a similar problem in Brazil, and had to adjust its products to work on a mesh network, a system where each data node relays information to the rest of the nodes in the network. A similar system could be used in low-reception areas in North America, he said.

More accurate

Different brands may also give back different data, Fraser said, raising the need for a more standardized system before true “big data,” can be used at more than just a farm level.

“A lot of the benefits that we

imagine coming out of these technologies are only going to be realized if we can start pooling multiple farms’ worth of data,” he said.

“The idea of identity preservation requires a whole lot of players — farmers, grain handlers, shippers, the whole value chain has to be agreeing to a common set of metrics and a common set of protocols.”

Farmers have been frustrated with inconsistent data over brands, acknowledged Crampton, adding overcoming that issue is one of his company’s priorities.

At the same time, researchers are concerned about data quality should a growing number of farms begin to feed in.

Among that number is Mike Duncan, a precision agriculture expert and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council research chair at Niagara College.

Provincial land use specialist Marla Riekman (r) takes a soil sample, part of new cover crop testing at Agritruth’s home site east of Brandon, Man. There is a need for more robust data at the farm scale, he said.

“How often is the average yield monitor calibrated, for example?” he said. “If you want really good data, it should be calibrated before you start every field. I doubt that will happen and I bet that most yield monitors aren’t even calibrated once a season.”

Variety may also matter, according to Stephen Vajdik and Adam Gurr of Agritruth Research in Brandon, Man., which bills itself as an independent agronomic research company.

“Variety A may require a different calibration value than Variety B,” Vajdik said. “We have examples of variety trials where we would have come to a different conclusion simply based on whether we used the scale or yield monitor data.”

Poor data may result in poor management decisions, particularly if a trial is focused on a specific site rather than measuring the performance of one variety or another across a region, Vajdik added.

Saxowksy echoed Duncan’s concerns. Big data will require more information from more farms, but also over many years to properly map trends, he noted.

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Little farm } from page 36 “Producers are telling me that, that they’re going to be concerned about the accuracy of their data,” he said. “But, again, we’re going to, with experience, refine those practices, improve those practices, improve the technologies.

We’re just on the cutting edge.”

Finding meaning

Farmers may face a steep learning curve as technology presents them with more and more information. As a result, packaging data has become a key role for the companies like Farmers Edge, that translate raw data into easier-to-understand insights and visuals.

Even so, the company has found the need for technicians to help customers sort through the services they’ve bought.

“Two years ago, the complaint on imagery was not enough imagery,” Crampton said. “I can guarantee you that the complaint going forward will start to be too much imagery.”

He predicts farmers will need advisers to help them sort through an ever-growing mountain of information.

Data may also hit a wall when projects designed by experts or academia fail to live up to expectations once they hit the farmer’s field, something Fraser said he hopes to avoid by integrating farmers in development.

“History is littered with examples of experts coming up with solutions to problems that farmers don’t have, or the solution doesn’t fit and whatnot,” Fraser said.

Agriculture is also one of many sectors to face the larger debate on data rights and ownership.

Who owns the data? Who has rights to access it? Who has rights to share it?

The answers are still largely unclear and, at least according to Fraser, that uncertainty is putting up another barrier to farm data use.

“Many of the farmers that I’m talking to are, understandably, very suspicious about giving away the data that then becomes ‘monetarized’ and sold back to them,” he said. “I’m not necessarily saying that’s what happens, but there’s a perception that could happen, and that’s a very legitimate concern.

“Unless we get decent data sharing and data governance agreements sorted out, this will forever be a potential technology and never be real.”

Agritruth relates to both sides of the equation. Its name in research has grown over the last two years, driven by farmers looking for field-scale data and companies looking for third-party research.

At the same time, Gurr and Vajdik are farmers.

Ownership has come up in conversation, Vajdik said, although Agritruth has avoided any major debates over unacceptable use so far.

“We have taken steps to protect data with user agreements and terms of use,” he said. “Industry professionals will contact us if they want to use our data in their presentations, as I believe they understand the value of the data.

“If people are blatantly posting information that is meant to be private, then there are legal measures that can be taken. But that is a last-resort option and fortunately one we haven’t had to use.”

All parties should be clear on what data is being collected, what it is to be used for, and who has the right to share it when entering a business arrangement, he said.

Answers become even more blurred when data begins to travel across international borders.

Crampton said there have been times where a copy of Farmer’s Edge data had to be held within one of the five countries they operate in.

“Working with global partners like Microsoft or Amazon, you understand how you need to store the data in certain areas and follow those regulations,” he said. “The biggest concern in my mind that we hear is, of course, around the whole data privacy issue, etc., and that’s where we pride ourselves in growers owning their data.”

He says the company aggregates data to provide insights, but growers control permissions and how data is shared. There have also been instances where a customer has requested their data remain on a Canadian server.

“If it’s their agronomist that they want to have access to their data, their local retail partner... they give those permissions and then we enable those partners to work with them,” he said.

Regulation has been slow, although Fraser says some protocols are emerging from industry and conversation is starting in government.

At the grassroots level, Ontario’s soybean growers have launched their own data management stan-

call, rose garden. It’s like Apple users. Apple has this all sorted out within Apple, but you don’t really have much interconnectivity between Apple and Google.”

Like most things around big data, it is still unclear what that will ultimately mean for farmers.

Both Saxowsky and Fraser are of the opinion that agriculture s has yet to really explore the type of changes that producers are likely see in the next five to 10 years as ownership and data rights become more clear.

“Five years ago, we weren’t talking about this,” Fraser said. “This wasn’t even a conversation. Now we’re having the conversation.

Five years from now, what will this conversation look like? What will the data landscape look like? I think it’ll be very different. I think it will be more integrated than it currently is. It will be less farm specific and more generic.

“I guess the real question is will this go like Facebook or Google where there are these user agreements that we sign and our data immediately vanishes from ownership of the individual and is then presented back to us with lots of advertising and the map to help us drive our tractors.”

Agritruth’s Adam Gurr (r) shows off this year’s wheat variety trials, one of the company’s many large-scale, multi-year projects. photo: Alexis stockford dards in a bid to access Japan’s lucrative edamame market.

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At the same time, Fraser said large companies are developing inhouse standardization, pointing to Monsanto’s purchase of digital agriculture company Climate Corporation in 2013.

“There’s a lot of examples of this being what the computer sciences call a very fractured landscape,” he said. “My sense is that there’s so much interest in this from major corporate players — John Deere and Monsanto and Bayer and Syngenta and whatnot — all those players working on things within the confines of their, what you might

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The Newell Foodgrains Growing Project is one of three dozen in Alberta this year — although this group should be counted three times. It raised $2,500 in donations this spring when a horse-drawn seeder was used to plant four acres near Rosemary. Another 100 acres of barley were conventionally planted near Gem. In late August, 15 farmers brought their combines to harvest the 103-bushel-an-acre crop, which was sold for a very handsome $7.38 per bushel (raising nearly $76,000). Then the group raised more than $43,000 (and counting) at a harvest supper at the end of October. PHOTOS: Andre Visscher

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he world has got a little smaller for some Alberta farmers.

And that’s a good thing.

Alberta farm communities continue to be huge supporters of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank — raising more than $2.6 million last year.

One of the foundations of that support has been “food study tours,” where farmers (who pay their travel costs) go on tours of Foodgrains Bank projects.

“They meet people and see how our assistance changes lives — meeting with people like that makes a deep impression on them and they bring back those stories to Alberta,” said Andre Visscher, the organization’s co-ordinator for southern Alberta.

“It’s very important. We must have had 20 to 30 farmers, maybe more, who have gone on these food study tours and seen what we are doing with the money.

“When you visit some of these communities, it makes the world a lot smaller.”

Visscher has heard many of those farmers share their experiences with members of their communities.

“When you hear people tell the stories of their visits, you know they’re speaking from the heart.

It’s quite touching.”

Groups in 39 communities across Alberta undertook fundraising pro­ jects this year. Most were growing projects where a group of farmers

provide the equipment and labour to seed, grow, and harvest crops on land (rented or donated for the season). Companies typically donate the seed and most of the inputs; write cheques; or pay premium prices for the crop. Barley is the crop most often grown, followed by wheat. In Linden this year, it was canola.

“They had the best year ever,” said Visscher. “On two quarters of land, they raised close to $200,000.

They had a large event, about 500 people came out — it was pretty much the whole town.”

The first growing project harvest came off in early August and the last few are just wrapping up.

“Everybody was surprised at the yields, even in central Alberta,” said Visscher.

While Mother Nature throws some curveballs every year, one thing remains constant with every project in every village or town, he said.

“You have a group get together to grow a crop — that’s what they know how to do. But to do it together builds community. They make real friendships in these groups.”

The need also remains constant, although Visscher said “this was such a strange year, there were so many events around the world.”

That included famines in four African nations — more than 20 million people in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen are at risk of starvation — and the situation in Myanmar has seen more than half a million Rohingya people flee their homes to seek refuge in Bangladesh.

But the message that farmers bring back from food studies tours isn’t that the world is an awfully cruel place, but that giving can bring real and enduring change, said Visscher.

He points to the tour to Ethiopia that he went on two years ago.

Participants saw ‘food-for-work’ projects, including one community where villagers were digging irrigation canals that will alleviate the threat posed by drought.

But it was one small thing that made a deep impression on Visscher.

“I met with a family that had received a couple of beehives from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank,” he said. “They didn’t need the honey, they sold it and that income allowed them to become food secure.”

The family has a plot that is only a little more than two acres in size, and can only produce enough food to last seven or eight months of the year. The income from selling

honey got them through the rest of the year.

But it didn’t stop there.

“At the same time, the farmer was training others in the village how to look after the bees. When I met them, they had 11 beehives. So they had made quite a bit of progress.”

Visscher and Terence Barg, the regional co-ordinator for the northern half of Alberta, “are always looking for new projects.”

They can be reached at alberta@ foodgrainsbank.ca.

Loads of grain can also be donated at elevators and cash donations can be made at www.foodgrainsbank. ca.

“For every dollar we raise for food assistance programs, the Canadian government gives us another $4 — up to $25 million a year,” said Visscher.

The website has details of the organization’s work and an interactive map of growing projects across the country.

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In addition to widely missing profit and revenue estimates, the agricultural trader offered a gloomy 2018 forecast, sending its shares dropping further.

Four years of bumper grain and oilseeds harvests have squeezed profits for ADM and main rivals Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus. Traders expect more of the same next year, prompting cost cuts and talk of consolidation.

To become more competitive, ADM reconfigured an Illinois ethanol facility and cut its global workforce, bringing total charges to earnings of more than $100 million in the third quarter.

It will also reduce capital spending next year by about 20 per cent to $800 million and reallocate funds to its high-value business from oilseed crushing, chief executive officer Juan Luciano told analysts on a conference call.

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Bunge, which lags its peers in terms of returns to shareholders, fended off a bid from Glencore earlier this year and promised extensive cost cutting in a sweeping restructuring announced in July.

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Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

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A domestic technical obstacle has been cleared out of Canadian pork’s export path to the Europe­ an Union, says the Cana­ dian Pork Council.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has made changes to its man­ ual of procedures, which will allow pork packers to apply health mark labels after pork has been frozen, the council said.

The previous provision, which required such labels to be applied to boxes before the product was eligible to be exported, has until now “effectively pre­ vented the industry from benefiting” from the Com­ prehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the EU, the pork council said.

For export to the Europe­ an Union, Canadian pork must undergo a cold treat­ ment, which usually takes place in a cold storage facility, Ron Davidson, the Canadian Meat Council’s director for international trade, explained earlier this month on the pork industry program Farm­ scape.

The pork industry “needs to be able to apply that health label to the boxes in the cold storage, because all of the production that’s eligible for the EU won’t actually be sold to the EU,” he said.

“We’ll only be selling certain cuts from each carcass, so it’s very impor­ tant that we apply the EU health label only to the boxes that are going to Europe, not to those that will be going someplace else.”

The change is a critical one, said council chair Rick Bergmann, a Stein­ bach, Man. hog producer.

However, with this issue resolved, “industry and government must focus (their) efforts on hav­ ing the EU approve the full suite of antimicro­ bial interventions used in Canada to enhance food safety,” meat council CEO Chris White said in the same release, noting those “interventions” are accept­ ed by food safety authori­ ties in Canada, the U.S., Japan and several other countries.

“We also use antimicro­ bial treatments in Canada which have not been approved by the European Union so there is addition­ al research required on the antimicrobial part,” David­ son said on Farmscape.

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Corn an option for extended grazing But there are a few dos and don’ts to keep in mind, according to research out of the Western Beef Development Centre Adjusting cattle to corn

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f a cow is grazing, you don’t have to feed it.

It’s a deceptively simple statement, and the basis for many cattle producers looking at extended grazing to cut costs.

Farmers have looked at bale grazing, forage stockpiling and swath grazing, among others; but another grazing system has caught the interest of some beef producers, standing corn.

Bart Lardner, senior research scientist with the Western Beef Development Centre in Lanigan, Sask., is among those who would like to see more cows in the cornstalks during winter.

“Why would you graze standing corn? Well, you’re doing two things,” he said during a recent Beef Cattle Research Council webinar. “You’re trying to reduce the cow cost per day. We’re also trying to capture those manure nutrients.”

In a test of five corn varieties in 2011-12, Lardner found standing corn yielded an average five tonnes of dry matter per acre, about double the dry matter from cereals, and grazing costs ran between 70 cents and $1.42 per head per day.

The Western Beef Development Centre estimates corn grazing is 26 per cent cheaper than moving cattle back into the lot and beats out bale grazing barley (a practice it estimates is eight per cent cheaper than drylot overwintering). Swath grazing barley, however, drew almost even with corn at 25 per cent cheaper than drylot.

In an industry where feed cost is among the greatest expenses, Headline: those numbers appeal.

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In a comparison of bale grazProtein, however, fell short.

Corn had the lowest protein of all ing, bale processing and applied three feeds at 8.2 per cent, com- manure, the Western Beef Develpared to 11.2 per cent in grazed opment Centre found that overbarley and 10.9 per cent in drylot wintering cattle had a larger increase of nitrogen in the first six feed.

Lardner’s corn variety trial inches of soil than either a 30-tonechoed that trend. His plants per-acre manure application or averaged 7.4 per cent protein 10 tons per acre of compost. The and 69.4 per cent total digestible next year, cattle overwinter sites increased forage dry matter yield nutrients.

“Protein is a little bit low on the by 270 per cent which compared corn, especially for a gestating to a 60 per cent increase on sites beef cow coming into calving,” where nutrients were applied.

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challenges, particularly in a province where not all farmers are familiar with the crop and the risk of early frost may make some beef producers balk.

It is a high-input crop, Larder warned, urging producers to seek out agronomists and seed reps to choose the right variety and management.

Lardner referred to the “milkline,” the point where a corn plant moves starch into the kernels out from the cob’s core. The resulting colour change is easily seen when a cob is cut in half. In grazed corn, that milkline should be halfway through the cob at freezing for the best nutrition, Lardner said.

Variety should be chosen with that in mind.

“I strongly, strongly suggest if you’ve never grown corn, start small — five to 10 acres in year one,” Lardner said. “Get comfortable with this. You have to get used to growing corn. You have to be comfortable with it. The cows have to be comfortable with grazing it.”

Winter adds another wrinkle.

Stalks alone will not provide enough wind relief in a climate where wind chills commonly dip below -30 C and windbreaks and a close water source will be a critical part of making the system work, Lardner said.

For cattle, a cornfield is often unexplored territory.

“Our cows certainly weren’t used to grazing corn when we first put them out there,” Lardner said. “In fact, what they did is they grazed all the dead grass around the fence post and they avoided those cornstalks like you wouldn’t believe. About 24 hours later, one cow went over and took a bite and guess what? It tasted pretty good.”

Farmers may want to add round bales to help transition. Animals should be fenced in with the familiar feed and several rows of corn. The herd can then be weaned off hay.

Once cattle get a taste for corn, there is a different problem.

Cows will be drawn to the energy-rich cobs first, and most cobs in a paddock will be consumed after the first day, Lardner said. After that, cattle will aim for the husks and leaves and will not stoop to eating the stalk until last.

Rotational grazing will keep cattle from gorging on cobs, Lardner advised. After three days, cows should have stripped 90 per cent of edible material in a paddock and be ready to move.

“These guys are very selective about what structure on the plant they’re going to consume,” he said. “They will go after cobs first. They will figure out that’s the ice-cream part of the plant.

If you give them 40 acres, if you give them 100 acres, they’re going to go out and eat cobs for two to three days. Then you’re going to wind up with issues.”

Too much cob can lower stomach pH, in some cases below the 5.5 baseline for rumen acidosis, according to Lardner’s work.

The potentially fatal illness can cause animals to lose condition, go off feed and experience diarrhea, higher breathing and heart rates, depression and lethargy.

That risk puts a higher priority on transition. Animals should be adapted for a week to 10 days before being exposed to corn and cattle should be fed before going out to the field. Fibre supplements or limiting grazing at first may also lower the risk. astockford@farmmedia.com

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Workshops pitch less stress for cattle and farmer Working with cattle instincts makes handling easier, and can lead to better immunity and performance

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Staff/Brandon, Man.

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t’s time to start thinking like cattle when it comes to moving animals.

That’s the message Tom Noffsinger had for cattle producers during a string of low-stress cattlehandling workshops and talks last month.

Handlers should focus on leading, not driving cattle, Noffsinger said, a method he says is more aligned with cattle’s natural instincts and will therefore take less time and result in less frustration for both human and animal.

Understanding prey and predatory behaviour is part of that, he said. Approaching directly, speaking, and stalking all fall under predator behaviour, while a handler should also take proper distance from cattle, body position and posture, angles and speed of movements into account.

“Apply pressure to initiate a response; release pressure to reward a positive response,” he said.

The method is also based on the idea that cattle will return to where they came from if met with an obstacle and will half-turn around a handler, which means being positioned in front of a corner if cattle need to turn.

Noffsinger, a feedlot vet from Nebraska, is a believer in approaching cattle from the front.

Workshop presenters urged participants to make eye contact with a single animal in the front of the herd and shift position until the animal’s head is pointed in the right direction. The handler then moves alongside the animal to encourage it to slip past and in the right direction.

“In order to create voluntary cattle movement, what we do is go to the front of the group and satisfy their instinct to see what is guiding them,” Noffsinger said. “We just go so we’re available to their eyes and we create a relationship with the front influential animals and get them to volunteer to go, and then all we have to do is encourage the front of the herd to move and orderly cattle movement is a huge magnet. It’ll just bring all the cattle.”

He’s critical of close-sided corridors, which do not allow an animal to see people alongside the enclosure, for similar reasons.

Likewise, attendees were instructed to look over the entire herd when entering a pen. If heads come up, relax pressure until the herd is relaxed. Moving against the flow of the herd will speed them moving past, while moving parallel with animals will stop them short, producers were told.

“I hope that they respond to the smallest change — so as they approach cattle and the cattle aren’t doing anything, the minute the animals change, that they respond in a positive (way,)” Noffsinger said.

He said his method is based on the pioneering work of Bud Williams, who spearheaded the concept of low-stress cattle handling before his death in 2012, along with his own observations and testimony from Australian producers.

“The leading thing is very confusing,” he admitted. “What the Australians do is they create a relationship with the front of the herd in such a way that when cattle go someplace, whether the handler is in front of them, beside them, out here, in their minds they’re being led.”

Noffsinger also explained the ins and outs of the “bud box,” a method of moving cattle through a chute or into a trailer.

The open chute or trailer door is in a closed pen door, adjacent and in the same end to the pen’s entry. Cattle are herded inside, while the handler closes the gate and moves to stand just past the chute or trailer opening.

The box is based on the assumption that an animal will return in the direction it just came from once hitting the dead end of the pen. When the animal turns, however, the gate is closed and the only remaining opening is the chute or trailer door, while the stockman is positioned in a way that encourages the animal to turn around them and into the chute.

The system can be effective even with skittish animals, Noffsinger said. If an animal balks, added pressure (such as another stockman moving in front of the closed gate) can move the animal back into the dead end to try again.

Noffsinger, however, urged producers to avoid building a bud box unless handlers are trained in leading, rather than driving.

“You would teach them never to put cattle in that bud box if there wasn’t room for them in that alley,” he said. “You would teach them to never expect movement until they shut the gate, step over to the side and hesitate three to seven seconds to harness the energy of cattle coming back where they came from and you just guide the front in(to) the alley.”

Common mistakes include getting behind cattle in the bud box rather than guiding the front, something Noffsinger says only fosters confusion.

The technique also calls for producers to run animals, particularly calves, through the chute without interference several times before locking in the headgate for vaccination or castration. astockford@farmmedia.com

Tom Noffsinger introduces the basics of low-stress cattle handling during a workshop in Manitoba last month. Photo: Alexis Stockford

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Cargill to buy natural feed maker Reuters

Cargill is buying a maker of natural animal feeds, another in a string of deals to capitalize on rising demand for higher-margin natural foods and antibiotic-free meat and dairy products.

The recent push by privately held Cargill, including the Oct. 24 deal for Iowa-based Diamond V, has centred on its animal nutrition and protein unit, with expansions in feed production and aquaculture and divestitures of its U.S. pork business and cattle feedlots.

Cargill and rivals such as Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Louis Dreyfus have moved to diversify amid a global grains glut that has weighed on margins and dragged profits.

“As populations grow, there’s growth in protein-based diets and feed is important to that,” Standard & Poor’s analyst Chris Johnson said.

“They have a favourable long-term view of the feed industry as a result and have been investing there.”

Cargill did not disclose terms of the Diamond V deal, but said it was among the five largest acquisitions in the Minnesota-based company’s 152-year history. It is Cargill’s latest investment in its animal nutrition and protein segment, which has posted higher profit in five straight quarters and is a major focus of the company’s long-term growth strategy.

“We anticipate that we will continue to invest in this space,” said Chuck Warta, president of Cargill’s premix and nutrition business Cargill invested in feed additive company Delacon in July, bought the animal feed business of U.S. farm co-operative Southern States in August and expanded feed milling in Thailand in September.

McDonald’s sets new welfare standards for chicken suppliers Policy means Canadian, U.S. suppliers will need to adopt controlled atmospheric stunning Reuters/Chicago

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cDonald’s Corp. will require suppliers to improve the living conditions and slaughter process for chickens raised to be served in its restaurants — the latest changes affecting popular menu items such as McNuggets.

Under new guidelines for animal welfare, suppliers such as Tyson Foods and Cargill must by 2024 meet new standards for the amount and brightness of light in chicken houses, provide access to perches that promote natural behaviour among birds, and take other steps, according to McDonald’s.

The fast-food chain said it will set targets for chickens’ health, including how well they walk and whether they have broken wings, and use third-party audits to ensure that farms comply. It will work with suppliers and technology companies to develop monitoring systems that automatically gather data on chickens’ behaviour on farms.

Such requirements often raise costs for chicken producers because they must buy new equipment and retrofit chicken houses to comply. However, McDonald’s said it would not raise menu prices as a result.

Tyson and Cargill said they supported McDonald’s moves.

The requirements are the latest changes to affect McDonald’s menu that address consumers’ concerns about human and animal health. The com-

McDonald’s in 2015 launched a billboard campaign in Canada profiling products made using Canadian meat and potatoes. PHOTO: Dave bedard pany previously stopped buying chicken meat for U.S. restaurants from birds raised with antibiotics that are important to human health and said it would shift to using cage-free eggs in the U.S and Canada.

The world’s largest restaurant chain by revenue has been working to boost flagging traffic at its U.S. restaurants, where it gets most of its profit, after customers defected to fast-food rivals.

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Under the changes, McDonald’s also will buy chickens in the U.S. and Canada that have been rendered unconscious before slaughter with gas, a process called controlled atmospheric stunning that some consider more humane than electrical stunning. The company said several European and

Australian suppliers already use the CAS process.

The changes cover birds that account for more than 70 per cent of McDonald’s global chicken supply, according to the company. It declined to reveal the number of chickens.

“I think it’s one of the most comprehensive programs that I’ve seen for chickens,” said livestock researcher Temple Grandin, who pioneered humane slaughterhouse practices and works with McDonald’s.

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SPRAYER/HIGH CLEARANCE 2013 NH SP240, 1000 Hrs, 1200 Gal, 100” ........................$309,000 2011 NH SP.240F .........................$208,000 2011 NH SP240F, 1920 hrs ..........$185,000 2009 Spraycoupe 4660, 440 gal, 80’.................................$84,500 2009 Rogator 1084, 3160 hrs.......$159,000 2001 John Deere 4710, 800 Gal, 100’ ..............................$94,000

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TRACTOR 2011 NH T7.270 AutoCommand - LDR, 2360 hrs ...................................$178,000 2012 NH T7.235, 2341 hrs ...........$168,000 2012 NH T7.170, 2975 hrs ...........$118,000 2011 Versatile 305, 1800 hrs ........$149,500 2012 NH, T7.235, 5800 hrs ..........$109,000 2006 NH TM175/860TL, 7700hrs ...$58,000 2012 CIH U105, 3622 .....................$59,000 1977 Ford 8700 ..............................$12,500

TRACTOR 4WD 2009 CIH STX535Q, 3103 hrs ......$248,000 2012 NH T9.505 ...........................$339,000 1994 NH 9680 ................................$89,000 1995 CIH 9270 .............................. $75,000

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2013 HIGHBOY 53’ flatdeck trailer w/re- 2013 FREIGHTLINER TANDEM, automatic movable bale rack, fresh safety, like new, trans., 20’ Courtney Berg grain box, silage $32,000. Call 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. gate, remote hoist, grain door silage extension, LED lights, powder coat, Michelin BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and tires, 25,000 kms., $125,000. Call Dave at pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, 403-556-3992, Olds, AB. tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy 3 TRIDEMS, 3 TANDEM stepdecks; tan- and keep you safe this seeding season. dem, tridem and Super B highboys; 28’ to Give Kramble Industries a call at 53’ van trailers. Tanker: tandem alum. 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us 8000 gal.; 2012 Manac lowboy tridem, 10’ online at: www.kramble.net wide, beavertail and flip-up ramp; Single axle and tandem converters. Ron Brown 2005 IH 4400, Allison auto., 19’ BH&T, low Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL kms; 2008 IH 7600 tandem, ISX Cummins #905231. www.rbisk.ca 10 spd., new 20’ BH&T; 2007 Peterbilt 330 S/A, Allison auto., new 16’ BH&T. Ron 36’ TANDEM DUAL Gooseneck Trailer, Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, DL #905231. $7500. Call/text Terry at 306-554-8220, www.rbisk.ca Raymore, SK. AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com

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PIAPOT LIONS 21st Annual GUN AND HOBBY SHOW with antique tables upstairs, Sat., Nov. 25, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Sun., Nov. 26, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the Maple Creek Armories. Admission $5.

Lions food booth. Info call 306-558-4802.

2014 38’ EMERALD tandem grain trailer, asking $31,900 plus GST. For more info. call 780-679-4714, Daysland, AB. NEW WILSON and CASTLETON tridems and Super B’s. 2014 Wilson Super B; 6 other used Super B’s; 2005 Lode-King lead trailer; 2001 Castleton tridem 2 hopper Ron Brown Imp. call 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK., DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca

RESTORED 1952 JOHN DEERE MTN, single front wheel. 403-660-8588, Calgary, AB.

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306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. ONLINE AUCTION: “Ready-Aim-Consign” Monthly Firearms Sale. Bids Close No- 2014 LODE-KING PRESTIGE Super B grain vember 30th. 203-60th Street East, bulkers, lift axles, chrome rounded fenSaskatoon; Call Derek 306-227-5940. ders, premium condition, $78,000 OBO. PL #331787. McDougallAuction.com Call 306-874-7696, Quill Lake, SK. AGRO WESTERN - AUCTION RESULTS Know Before You Go! The insights you need to heighten your farm equipment buying power. See our website for fast NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 price info: www.agrowestern.com years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to daycab conversions. Sandblasting and paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip.

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FORD TRACTOR PARTS. Specializing in 8N, 9N, and 2N tractor parts and engine kits. Plus all other Ford models. Manuals. www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com Call 1-800-481-1353.

ALLISON TRANSMISSION. Service, Sales and Parts. Exchange or rebuild. Call Allied Transmissions Calgary, 1-888-232-2203; Spectrum Industrial Automatics Ltd., Blackfalds, AB., call 1-877-321-7732.

1964 MASSEY FERGUSON diesel, home built cab, FEL, bucket and rear blade, showroom condition, $10,250.

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New and used parts available for 3 ton 1956 COCKSHUTT 50, 2 WD, gas, new trucks all the way up to highway tractors, battery, #1534 tires, runs, good condition. for every make and model, no part too big or small. Our shop specializes in custom Phone 306-693-1582, Moose Jaw, SK. rebuilt differentials/transmissions and clutch installations. Engines are available, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on the lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for SELLING: I&T TRACTOR Shop Manual col- parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. lection, 800 manuals, asking $11,500. call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023.

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PRIVATE SALE: 2017 Dodge Ram Longhorn Ltd., loaded, only 946 kms. For more details call 780-862-8575, Tofield, AB. 2011 GMC 2500 HD Denali Duramax dsl., fully loaded, 140,000 kms, asking $43,000.

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2003 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA

TANDEM AXLE GRAIN trucks in inventory.

New and used, large inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 1998 FREIGHTLINER, N14 Cummins, 18 spd, Jakes cruise locks, 22.5 tires, 18' BH&T, new clutch, 475,000 kms, $40,000 OBO. 306-849-4732, Sheho, SK. kol@sasktel.net

CM TRUCK BEDS. Starting at $2895. Call TANDEM AXLE GRAVEL trucks in inventoJason’s Agri-Motive, 306-472-3159 or visit ry. New and used, large inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or us at www.jasonsagri-motive.ca call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 28’ V-NOSE ROYAL Cargo Enclosed Trailer, 2 floor tie downs, two wall tie downs on each wall, left front ramp door, rear barn door, 2x7000 lbs. axles, exc. rubber, would a great sled trailer. $12,500+GST, $500 USD Mail-In Rebate! EXTENDED! make Full line-up of Wilson Trailers, including PST paid. Bill, 306-726-7977. Southey, SK. the Ranch Hand, Foreman, and Roper PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and models. Receive a $500 USD mail-in re- bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now bate upon the purchase of any Wilson own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. trailer. With over 15 years of Sales and 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca Service, we will not be undersold! Bassano, AB., 1-888-641-4508, www.desertsales.ca ALL ALUMINUM TRAILERS: tridems and Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim CALL GRASSLAND TRAILERS for your best Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or see deal on quality livestock trailers by Titan, www.maximinc.com 2009 VOLVO 430, D16 535 HP 18 spd., Duralite (all aluminum riveted) and Circle D. Fall Special in stock- 25’ Duralite, 2003 28' MANAC pup current safety, $7000 46,000 rears, 4-way locks, 290,000 kms, $23,500; 20’ Titan smooth wall classic OBO. Contact Shaun or Wade 306-653-8500 PTO, $68,900. 780-206-1234, Barrhead AB steel stock, $14,500. 306-640-803 cell, or 306-290-8827, Saskatoon, SK. Email: 2011 IHC T/A Dump Truck, 160,000 kms., 306-266-2016, Wood Mountain, SK. Email wade@customcourier.ca auto. trans., very nice truck! $45,000. Call gm93@sasktel.net Randy at 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 2016 WILSON 408 w/flat floor, full rail, 1975 SCHWARTZ, SPRAYER Drop deck 2006 KENWORTH W900, 455 Cummins, 13 water trailer, 2x freeform water tanks (1500 winter kit, long back end, 197,000 kms, spd., 40’s rears, nice truck! $35,000. Call $105,000. 306-287-7553, Humboldt, SK. & 2800) US Gal. chem handler III, Sotera Randy at 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. chem pump & 5.5 HP 3" water pump, in jdtransport11@gmail.com good condition. Call Carl for price & more 2006 WESTERN STAR 4900FA, 200,000 info. 306-398-7713, Cutknife, SK. kms., 475 Cat., 18 spd., 46 rears, alum.

2007 WILSON 408 livestock cattle/hog front bumper, 42” flat top bunk, 11R24.5 trailer, full rail, winter kit, full fold down 2009 DOEPKER 53', 35 tonne RGN double tires on aluminum wheels, wet kit, asking dog house. Will have fresh safety, $57,900.

Call for more details, 306-287-7553, drop tridem trailer, 2 position King Pin $59,900. 306-825-5355, Lloydminster, SK., setting, AR, rear susp. dump valve, load Dealer #328771. For more pictures go to: Humboldt, SK. jdtransport11@gmail.com guage, 60" sp., 255/75R22.5 alum. rims, www.heavyoilfieldtrucks.com 10" swing outs, strap winches, D-rings on deck, 10' neck, 25' deck, 13' tail, current Sask. safety, good cond., $42,000. Rouleau, 24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; SK., call 306-536-0548, 306-536-3484 or Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 306-776-2349. Email: dkti@sasktel.net lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 WATER TRUCK AND TRAILER: IHC 2500 Factory direct.

1-888-792-6283. truck, 855 Cummins, Fuller 13 spd., trailer www.monarchtrailers.com has (3) 1700 Imperial gal. water tanks. New 1981 NEIL’S 61’ double drop flat deck, brake pots, cams, bushings and slack adjussnap-off neck, 36’ working deck, $7000. tors. Brakes 80%. Tires good to fair, $10,000 OBO. Call 306-536-5475, Regina, BAILIFF SEIZURE Auction, 2013 Western 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. SK. dstrauch@accesscomm.ca Star 4900 SF Constellation, 42” bunk, wet kit, extra nice. bailiffservices@sasktel.net

TRADE-INS FOR SALE 1998 CANCADE 30’ TANDEM GRAIN SPRING RIDE.

ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several trucks with auto. trans. available with C&C or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900; Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net

2005 IH 4400 tandem, new motor, Allison auto., gravel box; 16’ IH 9200 Detroit, 10 spd., 16’ gravel box; 2013 Decap tridem belly dump; Used tridem end dump. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL 905231. www.rbisk.ca

2018 SUNDOWNER HORIZON 3 horse 3HGN8010RS, #J1HA7099, $79,900.

Luxury living quarters! 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com 2015 AHV LODE-KING aluminum Super B hoppers, extra light pkg., round stainless fenders, current safety, excellent 11Rx22.5 tires w/aluminum wheels, excellent condition, no air lift or elec. tarps, $89,000 OBO. 1-866-236-4028, Calgary, AB.

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1990 LOADLINE TRIAXLE HOPPER 2 - Volvos with new Berg’s Grain Box and Pintle plate, 18 spd Std - Pre-emmission Cat Engine.

2 - Peterbilts - 18 Speed std Eaton Fuller - with new Berg’s Grain Box and 5/8” Pintle plate - Pre-Emission Cat Engine.

2 - International - 2006 Eagle 18 Speed Eaton Fuller Automatic NEW BERG’S GP20 SINGLE/ Trans- New Berg’s Grain Box SINGLE GRAIN PUP 5/8” Pintle plate - Cat Engine.

20’ Double Your Payload! GOOD USED & TRADE-INS FOR SALE. CALL FOR PRICING.

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KENWORTHS: 2009 388 Pete, 46 diffs., 18 spd., lockers; 2003 Pete 379, 6NZ Cat, 18 spd., wet kit; 2013 IH 5900i, 18 spd., full lockers, 46 diffs., 400,000 kms.; 2009 T660, new pre-emission, 525 ISX, new 18 spd. and clutch, 46 diff., lockers; 2008 Freightliner Cascadia, daycab, Detroit 515, 18 spd., lockers; 2007 IH 9900i, 525 ISX, 18 spd., 3-way lockers; 2005 Mack CH613, 18 spd., lockers, wet kit, 450,000 kms; 2- 1996 FLD 120 Freightliners, 425 Cat’s, 430 Detroit’s, lockers. Ron Brown Implements, Delisle, SK., 306-493-9393.

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2003 CHEV SILVERADO V6, reg. cab, 1/2 ton, longbox, 42,000 orig. kms, AC, cruise, mint cond. 306-525-8063, Regina, SK. SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING of heavy trucks, trailers and equipment. Please call for details. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. 2015 DODGE RAM 3500, crew, Longhorn, 2013 PETERBILT 389, 63” stand-up bunk, 6.7L Dually, Aisin auto., 58,500 kms, 455 Paccar, DEF deleted, 13 spd., 40 rears, $64,995. Hendry’s Chrysler 306-528-2171, 950,000 kms., $74,000. Call/text Terry at Nokomis, SK. DL #907140.

306-554-8220, Raymore, SK. 2001 DODGE RAM 3500 Quad Cab, Dually SLT Laramie, manual, diesel, loaded, new tires and transfer case, fair cond., $8500 OBO. Call 780-913-1839, Kingman, AB.

SLEEPERS AND DAY CABS. New and used. Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

2008 STERLING A9500, daycab, 10 spd.

AutoShift, 12 fronts, 40 rears, 3-way lock2007 MACK, 10 speed Eaton auto., new ers, MBE4000 455 HP, deleted, tires 80%, 20’ CIM B&H, 940,000 kms., fresh Sask. Beacons, $39,000 OBO. Wade or Shaun safeties. Call 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, 306-653-8500, 306-290-8827, Saskatoon, SK. wade@customcourier.ca SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

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2008 IH 7600 tandem 24’ van body, power tailgate, 10 speed ISX; 2007 Freightliner auto. trans., 24’ flatdeck. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca SLEEPERS AND DAY CABS. New and used. Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

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A NEW BOOK: “A Contract for Ethan”. A short story for when your down and out or just looking for some good reading. 100 page tale of a busted up rancher and a hardscrabble gal from Kansas finding their way among the fat cats and high rollers during a time when more than 3 million head of cattle were moved from Texas to the rail head at Abilene Kansas. $6.75/print or $1.99/e-book, to order your copy visit: www.saltyoldman.com

2017 GMC & Chev 1/2 ton Crew 4x4 5.3L V8, loaded, cloth, STK #H2022 MSRP $48,625 *50 in stock Cash Price $37,149 or $248 b/w @ 0% 84 MO

meDium DutY trucKs 2014 KENWORTH T370 TANDEM GRAIN TRUCK Paccar PX-8 350hp 1000 lbft Torque Allison 6-Spd 3000RDS Air seat, dual pass. seat cloth interior ACT, P.W P.L. 22” Alum Wheels Front Tires 315/80R22.5 Rear tires 11R22.5 Power-Heated Aerodynamic Mirrors, AM/FM/CD/Bluetooth Radio Full Gauges 100 Gal. Alum Fuel tank 14,600F.Axle 40,000R.Axles with Air Suspension Jacobs brake, Cab Corner windows, Trailer Brake Controls, 8 1/2 X 16 X 65” CIM ULTRACEL BOX ELECTRIC TARP, TAILGATE & HOIST, Cloth Interior, Red, 33,579KM Stk #M7323A $140,395

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all in stock. Custom sizes and log siding on order. Call V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

SELLING DUE TO HEALTH: Industry leading header loss shield. Price includes existing inventory. Canadian and US patents good until 2032. Jig tables and templates.

Current owner will train in the manufacturing and marketing processes. This is a perfect diversification opportunity for a large family farm or a Hutterite colony. Call Bill at 306-726-7977, Southey, SK. LARGE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING in heart of Balken oil play for lease/sale; Kenosee Lake cabin and campground for sale, incl. carwash and laundry mat; Development lands around Regina/Saskatoon; Large building and property on Broadway Ave., Yorkton; 3 lots on South Service Road, Weyburn; Tempo/Tire shop #48 Windthorst; Hotel and Restaurant on #48. Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com

BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective way to clear land. Four season service, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804.

1971 CAT 140 grader, runs excellent, rebuilt top end, controls have rebuilt dog clutches, new tires, all new fluids. Needs brakes.

Great cond. for its age, $15,000. St. Denis, SK., 306-230-3355, rick@metering.ca

NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Spevertical beater spreaders.

Phone cializing in Cummins, have all makes, large inventory of parts, re-powering is our spe306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. cialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB.

DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, 2009 JD 710J Backhoe, ex-city, 7100 hrs., parts Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts $46,500. Call 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB. and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: CAT D6N CRAWLER Tractor, heated cab, 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. LGP, $58,000.

Call Randy at 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK 2000 D6R LGP DOZER c/w angle dozer, winch, UC 85%, full canopy, 9471 hrs.

WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 $125,000. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, 2002 VOLVO 290 EXCAVATOR, 7500 DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323.

FARMERS AND BUSINESS PERSONS need hrs., hydraulic thumb, 2 buckets, 90% UC, financial help? Go to: www.bobstocks.ca $65,000. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines or phone 306-757-1997, 315 Victoria Ave., and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 1996 CHAMPION 740 motor grader, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. Regina, SK. 75% rubber, new clutch and rebuilt trans., pro-heat, c/w snow wing, 14’ blade, $34,000. Call 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB.

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Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churches, pig barns, commercial, arch rib building and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK. NEED A LOAN? Own farmland? Bank says CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some no? If yes to above three, call older Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers. FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale 1-866-405-1228, Calgary, AB. 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale www.windandweathershelters.com DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too 1980 D6D DOZER, wide pad, winch; 1993 Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., COMMERCIAL GRADE Wind and weather high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call D37 P6 6-way dozer, cab. 306-304-1959. 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005Ashelter buildings available in widths from us to develop a professional mediation Goodsoil, SK. 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan.

Website: www.tismtrrewind.com have bought an auction building and need Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. to upgrade to more durable material or parts, we can help! Contact Paul FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. 306-641-5464 or Ladimer 306-795-7779. Management Group for all your borrowing and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Located in Yorkton, SK. ELECTRICAL WIRE & CABLE: Underground, Regina, SK. indoor, outdoor. Copper, aluminum. Motors, generators, transformers. Regina, SK., 306-421-0210, bradgrimes@sasktel.net

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LIFE INSURANCE, Are you paying too much for your term policy? Call for a free quote. Perry Harris, Life Insurance Agent, HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, 306-535-0811, Regina, SK. custom conversions available. Looking for 100 GALLON FUEL Tank w/tool box combo, Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., Delta model 498000, rated for 50 psi.

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306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK 403-837-7559 email: rumscheid@telus.net HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. CUSTOM FEEDING COWS: Taking 100-200 CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes cows Nov-Mar. Feed, minerals, salt, daily ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull DIAMOND from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any checks incl. in flat daily rate. Will be grazing behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ ranging length.

Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. corn, fed greenfeed/grass hay and sainfoin. blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK www.starlinesales.com 306-229-1528, Arelee, SK. Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca

CAT D7E with bush protection, 13’ tilt and angle dozer, winch, new starter and batteries, runs well, $30,000 OBO. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom 306-629-3752, Morse, SK. www.watrousmainline.com hay hauling.

306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. BUSINESS FOR SALE with great growth in DL#907173 1948 HD11 Allis Cat, 12’ dozer, in running consumer and pet industry. Priced at condition. Call 306-868-4507, Avonlea, SK. 48” BELTING DOWN to 32”. Good for cattle $120,000. In Saskatoon, SK. area, but can feeders. Call 403-346-7178, Red Deer, AB. If you want to sell it fast, call 1-800-667-7770. be run anywhere. Call Bert 306-664-2378.

SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. au$2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, gers, brush cutters and more large stock. $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes Top quality equipment, quality welding avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us at on FB at and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK 306-731-8195, Craven, SK.

INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or built on site, for early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. 821 B CASE PAYLOADER, 23.5x25 tires, 4 Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: yard bucket, $36,000. Call 306-786-6510, www.maverickconstruction.ca POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, Yorkton, SK. hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction COTEAU VALLEY ORGANICS: We do 590 SUPER L Case backhoe, extend-a-hoe, and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, custom cleaning of conventional & organic 4x4, $35,000. Call 306-786-6510, Yorkton, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, seed. Phone 306-859-7447, Beechy, SK. SK. Hague, SK.

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BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews.

Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskatoon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, Osler, SK.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. For sales and service east central SK. and MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346.

RM45 MERIDIAN, $34,500; RM55 Meridian, $36,500. Call 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. FALL SPECIAL: All post & stud frame farm buildings. Choose sliding doors, over- BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” head doors or bi-fold doors. New-Tech and 10” end units available; Transfer conConstruction Ltd 306-220-2749, Hague, SK veyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries www.masterindustries.ca Phone AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. Inc. For the customer that prefers quality. 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our tollfree number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

FLOATER: IHC NAVISTAR, 2014 with new Leader L4000g spin spreader box, only 39,850 kms, 295 cu. ft. box with tarp, AutoSteer, Mapping, Vari-rate, exc. cond., $199,000. Agriterra Equipment High River, AB., call 403-652-2414 or 403-336-5106.

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306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2010 NH (HONEYBEE) 88C 42’ flex draper, cross auger, vg cond., c/w factory transport, field ready, $27,500 Cdn OBO.; Also available late model Class/Lexion, MacDon & John Deere flex heads and flex drapers for various combines. Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

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2014 & 2016 MacDon FD75 headers, 40', JD adapter, dbl. knife, spare knife, cross auger, all options, exc. cond. 4- 2014, $72,000; 1- 2014 NH SP240F 120’, 1200 gal. SS tank, IntelliView IV , AccuBoom, AutoBoom, Stk 2016, $82,000. 306-533-4891, Gray, SK. 024111, $299,000.

1-888-905-7010, 974 MACDON 36' flex draper JD 50 series Lloydminster. www.redheadequipment.ca single point, lots of new parts, 873 adapter 2011 NH S1070, 120’, susp. boom, 1600 $15,000. 306-459-7604, Ogema, SK. US gal. poly tank, AutoBoom, Autorate, mdmellon@sasktel.net triple nozzle bodies, rinse tank with Trimble 750 w/field IQ sect control, good tires, $31,000. 306-648-2768, Gravelbourg, SK.

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OEM prices. Call us now! 1-800-667-4515, AGCO EAGLE 8500, 2001, 1844 hrs., 90’, www.combineworld.com SS plumbing, 800 gal., new Trimble 750 EZ-Steer c/w 3 sec. controls, Raven AutoBoom, newish 520/85R46 floaters, 320/90 R54 skinnies in good shape, fenders, front fill, very nice overall condition, $79,000.

RECONDITIONED COMBINE HEADERS. Agriterra Equipment High River, AB., RIGID and flex, most makes and sizes; 403-652-2414 or 403-336-5106. also header transports. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK. or web2007 CASE/IH 7010, dual wheels, w/2016 CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to site: www.straightcutheaders.com mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK.

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AFTER HARVEST CLEARANCE: 2000 CIH 2388 w/1015 header, $55,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $95,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $110,000; 2002 2388 w/2015 PU header, $80,000; 2008 2588 w/2015 PU header, $135,000. C & H financing at 2% for 48 months. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS- 5000 US gal., $3000; 6000 US gal., $3600. Pick up at factory. Ph 306-253-4343 while supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US gal., $6500 pick up at factory or $7000 free freight to farm. 1-800-383-2228 www.hold-onindustries.com 306-253-4343

DEMO COLOUR SORTER: Available Now: VistaSort 2 Chute Full Colour LED Sorter used as a demo machine only. Capacity up to 250-300 BPH based on wheat, $48,000 CAD in Saskatoon. VistaSort 5 Chute Full Colour LED Sorter used as demo machine only. Capacity up to 600 BPH based on wheat. $65,000 CAD in Saskatoon. Please call Chris at LMC. 800-667-6924, ext. 24, 306-222-6193, chris@lewismcarter.com www.lewismcarter.com Saskatoon, SK.

LEXION 400 & 500 Salvage, wide & narrow body, walker & rotary. Lots of parts!

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com PRICED TO SELL! Multiple Lexion 700 & 500 series combines available. All field ready in excellent condition, with available options. Delivery available. 218-779-1710.

LIKE NEW CR9090, CR9080 and CR8090, 2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 w/AirMax Precision 2 1000 bed, 4400 hrs., $93,500 USD; DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, all very low hours. Discounted prices, save 2012 AgChem Rogator 1300, 2000 hrs., great for pulse crops, best selection in $$$. Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

120’ booms, $152,000. Call 406-576-3402 Western Canada, 306-946-7923 Young, SK or 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net SUPERB GRAIN DRYERS: Grant Service Ltd. winter pricing has started. We have the largest single phase dryer- SQ28D, 30 HP, quiet fan, 576 bu., 12,000,000 BTU. Call 306-272-4195, Foam Lake, SK.

CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now available. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2013 4530 1-bin, 70’ booms, 1470 hrs., 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. ext. warranty, $155,000; 2012 4530, 3-bin, booms, 2000 hrs., ext. warranty, BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS 70’ 2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, and accessories available at Rosler Con- $152,000; $145,000; 2010 Case 3520, 3-bin, 2670 struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. hrs., $115,000; SPECIAL: 2010 4520 1bin, 70’ booms, 1800 hrs., $125,000; 2010 273 M T WESTEEL Magnum fert.; 4 West- Case 4520, 1-bin, booms, 1920 hrs., eel Magnum F #1616; 2 Westeel Magnum AutoSteer, $138,000;70’2006 Case 4510, Augrain bins #1616. All on triple skid bases. toSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., Will sell separate. 306-296-4640, Frontier $77,000; 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2002 cone and steel floor requirements contact: AirMax 1000, 70’ boom, $63,000; 2009Loral AgKevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll Chem 3 wheeler, 4000 hrs., G-force spinfree: 1-888-304-2837. ner bed, $88,000; 2004 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, $32,500; 2009 and 2012 6- 4000 BU. WESTEEL BINS, flat bottoms. Merritt semi belt tender, self-contained, RM 129. 8 miles south, 8 miles west of $33,500 and $44,000; 24 ton Wilmar tenRegina. Pick up. Good cond., $4000 OBO. der beds, $18,500 ea; 2010 Wilmar Wran306-536-5475. dstrauch@accesscomm.ca gler 4560, loader, 1600 hrs., $25,500; 2009 Wrangler, 2400 hrs., $23,500; Looking for a hand around the farm? Place 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, $34,500. All a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call USD prices.

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406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. Visit online: www.fertilizerequipment.net 20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly to you. Safety, convenience, reliability.

Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net SAKUNDIAK 8”x45’, 18 HP Kohler/mover, HD clutch, reverse gearbox, lights, $4250; Sweep avail. 306-296-4640, Frontier, SK.

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes.

306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory.

Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600.

1990 JD 9501 combine, great condition, $14,000. Call Albert 306-254-2179, 306-230-0154, Dalmeny, SK.

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Kello-Bilt Industries Red Deer, AB 403-347-9598 Toll free: 1-877-613-9500 www.kello-bilt.com

MULTIPLE 9870 & 9770 JD combines, field ready with very low hours (700-900 sep. hrs.), various options in excellent condition. Delivery available. Ph 218-779-1710.

MEDICINE HAT TRACTOR Salvage Inc. Specializing in new, used, and rebuilt agricultural and construction parts. Buying all sorts of ag and construction equipment for dismantling. Call today 1-877-527-7278, www.mhtractor.ca Medicine Hat, AB.

WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of new grain dryers w/advanced control systems.

Updates for roof, tiers, auto moisture controller. Economic designed dryers avail.

1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com

TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, 2013 CHALLENGER 560C (Massey 8560) combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. fully loaded, 587 sep. hrs., c/w PU header, etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, duals. Retired, mint unit. $300,000 OBO. 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. 306-345-2039, Pense, SK. AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older tractors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/other Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battleford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

SELLING GRAIN LEGS, distributors, conveyors and truck scales. Also other elevators parts. 403-634-8540, Grassy Lake, AB.

LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107.

We sell new, used and remanufactured parts for most farm tractors and combines.

CHOICE OF TWO Honey Bee ST 30’ draper ELEVATOR FOR SALE: Kenaston, SK. Built headers, JD STS adaptors, PU reels, vg COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and in 1966. Call Ken at 306-567-8240 or Ole cond., field ready, $19,000; Also straight used parts for most makes of tractors, header transport, vg cond. 780-221-3980. combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. at 306-221-8968.

306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most SK. We buy machinery. makes and sizes; also header transports.

Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge inventory new and used tractor parts.

CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, acces- www.straightcutheaders.com 1-888-676-4847. sories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com 2005 & 2006 JD 635 HydraFlex, $11,000 G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. each. Call 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK. We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our tollfree number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

HEAVY DUTY WHEEL DOLLY. Change your sprayer tires in less than an hour! Over 250 units sold. Perfect tool for safely and quickly moving or changing large wheels and tires, $1499. Phone 403-892-3303, Carmangay, AB., www.hdwheeldolly.com 2013 JD 4940 120’, BoomTrac, sect. control, AutoSteer, 2630 monitor, Stk: 02415, $240,000. 1-888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2015 CASE/IH 4440 120’, AIM, AutoBoom, AccuBoom, Pro 700 Stk: 023153 $475,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2010 JD 4830, 100’ booms, 1000 gal. tank, AutoSteer, Swath Pro, AutoBoom St: 021520, $215,000. 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 1998 CASE/IH SPX3185 90’, 2 sets tires Stk: 017817, $79,000. 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2014 NH SP 240F-XP, 275 HP, 120’, 1600 stainless, fully loaded incl. AIM Command, both sets tires, $225,000. 306-948-7223.

2013 JD 4930, 1700 hours, $299,000.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2010 JD 4930, 1400 hours, $237,900.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2003 APACHE 859, 90’, 2600 hrs., $72,500. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 1997 WILLMAR 6400, 3092 hrs., $23,900.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2008 JD 4930, 2039 hours, $189,000.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 1999 JD 4700, 3100 hrs, $97,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2013 JD 4730, 1164 hours, $248,900.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2015 JD R4045, 617 hours, $447,300.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2015 JD R4045, 728 hours, $444,900.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2013 JD 4830, 1324 hours, $274,000.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2007 JD 4930, 3202 hours, $155,000.

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MERIDIAN TRUCKLOADING AUGERS TL10-39, loaded, $17,450; HD10-46, loaded, $18,050; HD10-59, loaded, $19,500; TL12-39, loaded with 37 EFI engine, $19,500. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK.

MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca

JD 9600, with PU table (brand new PU belts), $40,000; Also straight cut header available. 306-460-9027, Kindersley, SK.

PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Koshin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers.

M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111.

2008 JD 9870 STS, 1650 rotor hrs., 5 spd. feeder house, duals, loaded, $155,000. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK.

NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Su- WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP per Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel warranty; Magnetic Camera Pkg. - One drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401. man positioning of auger (even at night); Hopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED Light - Position your swing auger at night from the comfort of your truck. Safety and convenience are the name of the game. www.brownlees.ca Brownlees Trucking Inc Unity, SK., 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598

USED AUGER: 2014 MERIDIAN HD853, loaded, in excellent condition, $10,995.

306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK.

HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call 306-757-2828, Regina, SK.

SANDBLAST PAINT AND Repair. We offer sandblasting, painting and repairs to all trailers ie: Flatdecks, horse trailers and farm equipment. 306-472-5506, Lafleche, SK. dectra@sasktel.net decaptrailer.com

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FALL SPECIALS: New SLMD 1295, SLMD 1272 and HD10-53. Used augers: 2013 Sakundiak SLMD 1272, loaded, $14,800; 16’ CASE/IH 8380 hydraswing haybine, SLMD 10x66, loaded, $11,500; Farm King 1000 PTO, $3750 OBO. Call 306-395-2668 10x70 S/A, $6900; HD 8x39 w/20 HP Koh- or 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. ler, $3900; Brandt 10x60 S/A, $2500. Also a dealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing available! Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson.www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca

MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All with self-propelled mover kits and bin 2011 9120, w/PU header, 2011 eng./1558 sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipaw- threshing hrs., 620 duals, field ready, stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK. $210,000 OBO. 403-588-9497, Bashaw AB. in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

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2013 JD 4730, 1555 hours, $238,900.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com

CIH 970, 2 WD, 10,800 hrs., PS, good tires, good on fuel, AC, good cond., $4500. Mortlach, SK., 306-631-0416, 306-355-2255.

2013 JD 4730, 1864 hours, $236,900.

Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com

FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: JD 4045, 710/60R46; 800/55R46; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals available.

2014 MERIDIAN 375RT Seed Tender, mint.

Phone 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. all options, always stored inside. Asking $27,500. 204-825-0173, Crystal City, MB.

2005 JD 7220, IVT trans., 3 PTH, 741 loader/grapple; JD 7710, FWD, LHR, 3 PTH, JD 740 loader/grapple available.

780-674-5516, 780-305-7152 Barrhead AB JD 9520, 800/70R38 duals, 18 speed, powershift power beyond, GreenStar ready, 3250 hrs., $187,000. 403-680-4318, near Calgary, AB.

JD 7810, FWA, only 4500 hrs., duals, IHC 310 DISCER, 3x12', good condition, shedded; Also JD 6310 w/loader, only $2000 OBO. 306-536-5475, Regina, SK. 1900 hrs. 780-990-8412, Edmonton, AB. dstrauch@accesscomm.ca 2008 JD 7230 Premium, MFWD, 3 PTH, 3 hyds, w/JD 741 FEL, bucket, grapple, 2677 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, hrs vg. 306-625-7277, Stewart Valley, SK. steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 1983 JD 4450 MFWD w/Ezee-On FEL WANTED: STEIGER OR HESSTON V-disc.

1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. Call Robert 780-870-1407 or 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, 3 hyds, 7925 hrs showing, 14.9-26F, 20.8R32, duals avail.

2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., 780-745-2574, Lloydminster, AB. 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395 Langham SK c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: ROME BREAKING DISC, extra heavy duty, 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, 48” blades, 23” spacing, 9’ wide, hard to 1980 JD 4440, duals, dual hyds., PTO, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 9800 hrs., good cond., $21,000. Call/text find, $35,000. 780-821-0767, LaCrete, AB. 2009 SEED HAWK 72-12 72’, 12” sp., twin 31’ KRAUSE 4990 tandem disc, 1998 mod- Terry at 306-554-8220, Raymore, SK. wing, pneum. packers, 600 TBT cart, stk: el, disc scrapers, 19 1/4” front disc, 22 2015 JD 9620R, duals, PTO, 814 hrs., 021477, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince 1/4” back disc, nice condition, $15,000, $510,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 306-297-7949, Shaunavon, SK. 2010 SEEDMASTER 72-12 72’, 12” space, COMPLETE SHANK ASSEMBLIES; JD 1610, 2013 JD 7200R MFWD, IVT, 3000 hrs., JD 1910 air cart, 3-tank metering, Stk: Morris Magnum, $135; JD 610, Morris $177,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 020958, $132,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Magnum II, $185. 306-946-7923, Young 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca JOHN DEERE MODEL 637 tandem disc, 35’, 2014 JOHN DEERE 7290R MFWD, IVT, 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber pack- very good cond, $32,500. 306-643-2763, duals, 2070 hours, $272,500. Call Nelson ers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 306-648-7595, Gravelbourg, SK. Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 16’ MORRIS DOUBLE DISC, notched front www.nelsonmotors.com blades, $5500. Call 306-395-2668 or 2012 JD 9560R, duals, PTO, 2250 hrs., 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sin- 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. $360,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince 2015 DEGELMAN PRO-TILL, 33’, notch 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca discs front & back w/rubber rollers; 2012 Degelman 70’ Strawmaster, ext. wear tips, 2010 JD 9430, duals, 2775 hrs., $258,000.

Motors & Equipment, 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber pack- 3255 Valmar w/tarp, Valmar platform, Nelson ers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: only seeded 60 ac. canola. Odessa Rock- 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift picker Sales, 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097 2012 JD 9560R, duals, PTO, 3007 hrs., Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca FLEXI-COIL SYSTEM 95 40’ harrow packer $354,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS bar, good cond., new tires 1500 ac. ago. 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 306-873-2208, 306-873-0077, Tisdale, SK. 2012 JD 9560R, duals, PTO, 3007 hrs., 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift 42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD dou- $349,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca ble spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, Cdn OBO. 218-779-1710 Delivery available semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, 2014 JD 9460R, 4 WD, Pre DEF, 1087 hrs., Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 53' FRIGGSTAD CULTIVATOR, harrows, Premium cab, HID lighting package, 800 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca $8000. Phone 306-459-7604, Ogema, SK. metrics, 5 hyds., rear wheel weights, PTO. mdmellon@sasktel.net Tractor loaded as you could get at the time.

2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS Always shedded, exc. cond., $307,500 OBO. dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 2012 KELLO-BILT 225 TSW, 26" front and 306-631-9210, 306-681-8444, Drinkwater, 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift rear serrated blades. Oilbath bearings. SK. Tysonthul@gmail.com Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Excellent cond.! 306-529-2871, Southey, SK 2008 JOHN DEERE 9530, 4WD, 2664 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., hrs., Active seat, HID lights front and back, c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: high flow hyds., 800 rubber, mint cond.

02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Brand new engine at 2200 hrs. done by SCE Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Moose Jaw, $230,000. Caron, SK. Email: 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, camphaugfarms@gmail.com steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or IHC 756, REBUILT motor, always shedded, 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. excellent condition, FEL also available.

403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 2015 SEED HAWK 84-12 84’ 12” spacing, 2014 KUBOTA B2650, 4 WD, 145 hrs., AC, steel seed and fertilizer knives, Stk: 1998 CASE/IH 9370 QuadTrac, 9700 hrs., radio, 1 owner, well taken care of, no prob022334, $352,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sas- new tracks, PS. For sale or trade on tractor lems. Has optional fully enclosed cab. katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca with tires. 780-821-0767 LaCrete, AB. Attachments included: FEL, snowblower lawnmower, $37,000. 306-230-3355, 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sin- QUAD TRAC UNDERCARRIAGE parts in and gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: stock. Bogies, idlers, bearing, seals, rick@metering.ca St. Denis, SK. 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince tracks... in stock, factory direct.

Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca

LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have rebuilt tractors and parts for sale.

306-784-7841, Herbert, SK.

2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12” spacing, mid row shank banding, double 2294 CASE FWA w/Allied 894 loader, shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, needs powershift work, $15,000 OBO. Cha$135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, plin, SK. 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610.

306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, 2010 SEED HAWK 60’ Toolbar, 12” sp., 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm w/Seed Hawk 400 cart, 2 fans, seed & fer- Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. tilizer distributing kit auger. Also NH kit & winch $175,000. 306-449-2255, A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment Ltd., Storthoaks SK. 2011 SEED HAWK 50’, 12” sp., tool bar with 600 cart dual wheels auger and bag lift. $229,000; 1997 39’ Morris Magnum air drill, 10” spacing, Atom openers w/Morris 180 cart, $23,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

2009 SEEDMASTER, 4 product VR, 50', 12" 8370XL 440 bu. Morris TBH, 1600 liq. cart, Raven monitor, $180,000. Lemberg, SK. For more info, call Arne at 306-335-7494.

2003 TJ450 with PS, 4700 hrs., 900x42 Firestone’s, front weights, 103 GPM hyd. flow, $129,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. 2010 NH T8030, MFWD, PS, GPS, 4000 hrs., duals front & back, shedded. Call Stephen at 306-731-7235, Earl Grey, SK. 2009 NH T9060, PS, GPS, 800 metric tires, shedded, 3405 hrs., exc. condition. Call Stephen at 306-731-7235, Earl Grey, SK.

2009 435, 800R38 Goodyear duals, 12 spd. synchro. trans., 4100 hrs., 2 Case drains, plumbed w/large hydraulics for drill, serviced at dealer annually, records available, $159,000. Call 306-821-2566, Watson, SK. 1992 FORD/VERSATILE 946, 400 HP, 20.8x42 duals, JD AutoSteer (valued at over $6000), very nice, $44,500 Cdn. OBO. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

2012 CIH 500HD, 1915 hrs., 4 remotes, Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in tow cable, luxuary cab, red leather heated the Alberta Farmer Express classified section. seats, 16 spd. PS, 57 GPM hyd. pump, 710 It’s a sure thing. 1-800-667-7770. tires, buddy seat, gd cond., $248,500 OBO. Ph/tx Brandon 306-577-5678, Carlyle, SK.

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WANTED: NH BALE WAGONS & retrievers, any condition. Farm Equipment Finding Service, P.O. Box 1363, Polson, MT 59860. 406-883-2118.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing www.maverickconstruction.ca markets. Contact Roger Provencher at GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying feeder, finished and cull bison. Call or text 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. 306-736-3454, SE Sask.

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QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, yearlings and calves. Now dealer for Redmond Bison mineral. Call Elk Valley Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. 16’ PEELED RAILS, SPECIAL 2-3” $3 ea., 125/bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea, 100/bundle.

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KEEP JOBS IN CANADA. Elk Valley Ranches a Canadian Co. finishes bison in Canada. We are now buying cull cows, cull bulls, yearlings and calves. Paying top $$ with prompt payment. Kitscoty, AB, Frank SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire at 780-846-2980. elkvalley@xplornet.com and all accessories for installation. Heights www.elkvalleyranches.com from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen HAGMAN’S TRUCKING for all your bison ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. transport. Local and long distance. Humane and ease of loading/unloading. Can haul up to 50,000 lbs. to the USA. Call 306-773-5909, Swift Current, SK. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre- on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-873-3184.

WANTED ALL CLASSES of bison: calves, yearlings, cows, bulls. Willing to purchase any amount. dreyelts1@rap.midco.net Call 605-391-4646.

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2004 BOURGAULT 6550, dual fans, rear hitch, X15 monitor, $46,000; 2008 MacDon D60 header 25’, PU reel, dbl. knife dr., fore/aft, triple delivery, $26,000; 2009 Farm King 13”x70’ auger, reverser, hyd. winch, hyd. mover, full bin sensor, camera, M5 DIESEL, good rubber, runs good, $11,500; MacDon 973 39’, PU reel, trans$2500; M5 diesel w/FEL, $3500. Chaplin, port wheels, fore and aft, headsight AutoHeight control, c/w MacDon/NH adapter, SK. Call 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610. $27,000. 403-665-2341, Craigmyle, AB. MULTIPLE HIGH HP track & 4WD tractors.

Various options, various hours. All are in ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTIexcellent condition and priced to sell! VATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

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2-25’ Hesston PT Swathers, 540 and 1000 PTO’s .............................. $3,000 each 40’ Morris 3100 Hoe Drills, mover and hitch, nice shape .............................$10,000 560 Hesston Round Baler, 1,000 PTO ........................................................ $5,500 660 NH Round Baler, 540 pto, nice shape ......................................................$5,500 60’ S82 Flexicoil Harrow Draw Bar, Nice shape .........................................$5,250 44’ 820 F.C. Deep Till Air Seeder, harrows ......................................................CALL 2320 F.C. TBH Air Tank, complete with 320 - 3rd tank ........................................CALL 41’ Flexicoil 300 B Chisel Plow, 3 bar harrows ..........................................$12,500 100’ 65XL Flexicoil Sprayer, complete with windguards, elec. end nozzles single tips, auto rate, excellent condition ..................................$12,500 29’ 225 DOW Kello- Bilt Tandem Disc, 28” smooth front & rear blades, 10.5” spacing, oil, bath bearings, as new ........................................................ $60,000 47’ 820 Flexicoil Chisel Plow, 4 bar harrow, low mileage.............................$67,500 8-1400 (46’) Meridian Grain Auger 27 HP Kholer, E-Kay mover, belt tightner, power stearing, lights, no spill hopper, spout, as new........................$12,800 13“ X 95’ FarmKing HydraulicSwing Auger, reverser, low proflie hopper, spout, full bin alarm, 1 season................................................................................CALL 10”-50’ Sakundiak Hydraulic Swing Auger..............................................$1,750 New E-Kay 7”, 8”, 9”Bin Sweeps available.................................................CALL 3 Used E-Kay Bin Sweep Extensions ..............................................................CALL 8” Wheat Heart Transfer Auger, hydraulic drive, good condition .....................$1,000 New Outback S-Lite guidance ....................................................................$1,250 Factory Recon. Outback STS GPS and Mapping ........................................$2,250 New Outback STS Guidance, c/w E-Drive TC & VSI steering wheel ...................$7,000 New Outback STS Guidance, c/w E-Drive TC & hydraulic kit ............................$6,000 New STX Guidance, c/w E-Drive XD & hydraulic kit, 3 year ESP .........................$9,200 Used Outback E-Drive Hyd. kits .......................................................................$500

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5th ANNUAL ANGUS Harvest Classic Sale, Nov. 12th, 2:00PM at Johnstone Auction Market, Moose Jaw, SK. Offering: 50 outstanding heifer calves, bred heifers, select cow/calf pairs & embryos. For more info. or a catalogue contact Glen Gabel 306-536-1927 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid live NEW AND USED GENERATORS: 500KW at: www.liveaucitons.tv (PL#116061) Caterpillar, Perkins, Cummins, Magnum In stock. Call 250-554-6661, Kamloops, 29TH ANNUAL Keystone Klassic Black BC. Email: denis@bcdieselgenerators.com & Red Angus Sale, Saturday December www.bcdieselgenerators.com 2nd, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Offering 75+ females, including an elite selection of foundation bred heifers and fancy heifer calves, herd WWW.NOUTILITYBILLS.COM - Indoor & prospects and cow calf pairs. Junior disoutdoor - coal, grain, multi-fuel, gas, oil, counts available. For a catalogue or more pellet, propane and wood fired boilers, info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at cook stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, heaters 306-933-4200. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com PL# 116061 and stoves. Athabasca, AB, 780-628-4835.

BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (incl. refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also avail. Vermette Wood Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK.

RIGHT CROSS RANCH Commercial Bred Heifer & Long Yearling Bull Sale December 4, 1:30, Right Cross Ranch sale facility, Kisbey, SK. Offering 20 long yearling Red & Black Angus bulls and 100+ commercial Black & Red Angus cross Simmental heifers, bred to calving ease Angus bulls. For catalogue or more info. contact 2 & 7/8” OILFIELD TUBING, cement and Jim at 306-575-7608 or T Bar C Cattle Co. WANTED: CASE 4 WD tractor with crab plastic lined, $25. Call 306-861-1280, at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue onsteering and PTO, in good condition. Weyburn, SK. line at: www.buyagro.com PL# 116061 Phone 780-305-4106, Barrhead, AB. USED PIPE AND SUCKER RODS: 2-3/8", 2- PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly trac- 7/8", 3-1/2" used pipe, $36 ea; 7/8", 1" bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. tors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor sucker rods, $12 each. 306-460-7966, Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

306-460-4166, Kindersley, SK. or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Straw- TUBING FROM 1-1/4” to 3-1/2”. Sucker master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. rod 3/4”, 7/8” and 1”. Line pipe and Casing 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. also available. Phone 1-800-661-7858 or 780-842-5705, Wainwright, AB.

20 FANCY HEIFERS, bred Black Angus, bull turned out June 20, polled in 45 d., preg. checked, $2000. 306-281-8224 Delisle, SK.

MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar 649 Allis diesel motors with pump, all sizand pick from anywhere. Phone Mike es of alum. pipe. Call Dennis to discuss BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. your needs! 403-308-1400, Taber, AB. men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

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SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK.

RETIREMENT DISPERSAL of Angus genetics. 305 straws of semen from 7 Angus sires. 45 embryos from 4 high profile Angus cows. Ph/text for list 780-216-0220.

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29TH ANNUAL Keystone Klassic Black & Red Angus Sale, Saturday December 2nd, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Offering 75+ females, including an elite selection of foundation bred heifers and fancy heifer calves, herd prospects and cow calf pairs. Junior discounts available. For a catalogue or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at 306-933-4200. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com PL# 116061

WANTED: RED OR BLACK Angus cross younger cows, lease to own. References available. 306-542-7007, Veregin, SK.

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4200 sq. ft., 4 bdrm., 3 bath, 1/2 acre, ocean view; Plus adjoining 1/3 acre C3 HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alu- commercial with buildings. MLS® 378889 minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. & MLS® 381189. Call 250-642-5172.

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SET OF BRASS spotted work harness, lines, bridles and collars; Other horse related RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- items. 306-845-2624, Spruce Lake, SK. men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

LOG SIDING, LOG cabin logs, Fir timbers, Fir flooring, Cedar. Special orders. Check out more info. at: rouckbros.com Lumby, BC., 1-800-960-3388.

YOUR PROPERTY to MLS for a flat fee REGISTERED HORNED HEREFORD Bulls, PIGS VARIETY ETC. Butcher and Weaners, LIST it out at: choicerealtysystems.ca or one 4-year-old and two yearlings. Jensen range fed, no hormones. 306-342-4662, Check call 306-975-1206.

Farms, Carstairs, AB. 403-337-3766.

Glaslyn, SK. LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, 11 WEEK OLD Mixed Pigs, some uncastrat- SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or ed, $60/ea.; Butcher Sows, live pick-up, call 306-222-6558. $200 OBO. 306-540-6216, Hazel Dell, SK.

ELK WANTED! If you have elk to supply to market let AWAPCO be your first BIG GULLY FARM BULL SALE Thursday, choice. $11.50/kg. Call our office at Dec. 14th, 5:00 PM MST. 12 miles North of 780-980-7589, info@wapitiriver.com Maidstone, SK. Horned and Polled, long yearlings and bull calves. FREE wintering, delivery, BSE and carcass ultrasound. Volume Discount of 5% on 2+ head. Repeat FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully susBuyer Discount of 2%. View videos, info. tainable livestock watering. No power reand catalogue at: www.biggullyfarm.com quired to heat or pump. Prevents contamiLance Leachman: 306-903-7299 or email: nation. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. biggullyfarm@gmail.com Online bidding www.frostfreenosepumps.com at: www.LiveAuctions.tv STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panels, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. SK. www.steelviewmfg.com Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. site.

For early booking call Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com NEW HOLLAND 358 mix mill, 1000 PTO, excellent condition, like new, $8700.

TWO PUREBRED RED Polled bull calves off 306-827-2180, Radisson, SK. the cow for sale. Call 306-675-4884, 306-795-7117, Kelliher, SK. PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. We manufacture an extensive line of cattle handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowdPOLLED PB THICK Butt Salers long year- ing tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, ling bulls, excellent disposition, tested. gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison DynaRich Salers. Richard Andersen, equipment, Texas gates, steel water troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage in403-746-2919, Eckville, AB. cinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: 20TH ANNUAL SHORTHORN ALLIANCE ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com SALE, Thursday December 14th at 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. On offer NH 357 MIX MILL, always shedded, excelwill be bull calves, heifer calves and bred lent working condition. Willmott Ranch, females. Top genetics from Western Cana- Pense, SK. Call 306-345-2046. dian Breeders. NEW this year will be Commercial open and bred heifers from some FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak of Saskatchewan’s leading commercial panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ breeders. For more info. contact Richard and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Moellenbeck 306-287-7904 or view cata- Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will logue on line at www.saskshorthorn.com custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, $470; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe w/5- 1” sucker rods, $340; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 6- 1” rods, $375; 30’ 2 or 3 bar windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters.

Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

JEWELS & DIAMONDS Simmental Production Sale, Friday November 17, 1:00 PM Ponoka Ag Events Center, Ponoka, AB. Selling Red PB, Fleckvieh, Fullblood, bred cows & heifers, open heifer calves, embryos, plus pens of commercial bred heifers. For catalogue or information, contact T Bar C Cattle Co., 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com 354 NEW HOLLAND mix mill, always shedded, Call 306-840-7533, Redvers, SK. PL#116061.

We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express CWA SPECKLE PARK SALE, Wednesday classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our tollNovember 22 at 4:30 PM. Featuring fancy free number today. We have friendly staff heifer calves, bred heifers, herd sire pros- ready to help. 1-800-667-7770. pects, embryos & semen. For more info. or a catalogue, contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com PL#116061.

WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. www.albertatexaslonghorn.com TEXAS LONGHORN & RANCH HORSE WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and Fall Select Sale, Saturday, Nov. 18two chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniyear th, 1:00 PM, Crossroads Centre, Oyen, boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

AB. On offer: Reg. cattle including heifer calves, bred heifers and cows, bull calves, 2 yr. old bulls. Crossbred Longhorn heifers bred Longhorn. Also good ranch broke and team roping horses. For more information, or catalogs contact: Ron Walker 403-548-6684 or 403-528-0200. Email: walkersu7texaslonghorns@gmail.com Website: www.walkerslonghorns.com

WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage.

Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372.

HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cottages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go online for floor plans and specs at: www.northbattlefordhomehardware.com J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969.

View at www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322

J&H HOMES: Save $10,000-$17,000 off RTM showhomes. Trusted builders since 1969. www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca

WINTER GETAWAY IN Arizona for Sale, Park Model & Lot in 55+ gated community.

Access to pools, golf course, all recreational, craft & hobby facilities. 520-868-4134, winterfun@juno.com

PARK MODEL for sale, friendly smaller park Yuma, AZ. Includes Arizona room, carport, fully furnished, 2 pools, rec hall, $25,000.

780-467-1915, Sherwood Park, AB. 2002 CAVCO MANUFACTURED Home.

Tuscany MH Park, Yuma, AZ., 1066 sq. ft., 2 bed,2 bath, new A/C & heat unit (Nov. 2016). Unique park w/only mobile homes.

All offers considered. Call 306-325-4450.

5 ACRE FARM, fenced, 4 bdrm home, cabin, barns, fruit trees, Slocan River frontage, $430,000. 250-304-4669, Castlegar.

COUNTY OF VERMILION RIVER for sale by tender with bids closing Dec. 5, 2017.

130.70 titled acres. Current use is pasture.

Revenue from one natural gas surface lease of $2700. Vern McClelland, RE/MAX of Lloydminster, 780-808-2700. Details at: www.forbeslandtender.ca 1/4 SECTION NORTH of Halkirk, AB. Cropland, grass and trees. Natural watercourse.

9 miles from Big Knife Prov. Park. In WMU 204 - one of the most desired big game hunting areas in AB. Phone 403-633-2421.

WATER PROBLEMS? ELIMINATE rust, smell, bad taste, hardness, sodium odor.

The Water Clinic, 1-800-664-2561, www.thewaterclinic.com FOR SALE BY TENDER: NW 4-44-15-W4, Strome, AB. 155 acres prime crop land.

Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Tenders. Deadline Nov. 24/17. Submit bid to: MLeeb200@gmail.com

PIG BARN: 200 acres in Palmarolle, Quebec, built in 2001, maternity 850 places.

Includes: High health herd (PRRS negative), quarantine, heated garage, shed, fixed generator, drag line manure spreading system. $775,000. 819-333-8106.

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a land and oil revenue auction for the Estate of Elizabeth Debusschere. Thursday Dec. 7, 2017 at the Stoughton Legion Hall, Stoughton, SK, 7:00 PM. Up for auction are 5 quarters of farm land and pasture in the heart of the oil patch near Stoughton, SK. 1) NE 26-08-08 W2, RM of Tecumseh No.65: 160 titled ac., approx.

110 cult. ac., FVA 77715, 2017 taxes $331.45, 2017 crop canola, 2 Westeel 1650 bu. bins on wood floors, surface lease revenue $23,250; 2) SE 26-08-08 W2, RM of Tecumseh No.65: 157 titled ac., approx. 120 cult. ac., FVA 77385, 2017 taxes $330.05, dugout, surface lease revenue $6750; 3) NW 06-09-06 W2, RM of Brock No.64: 160 titled ac., FVA 30420, 2017 taxes $171.26, pasture, partially fenced, surface lease revenue $6800; 4) NE 06-09-06 W2, RM of Brock No.64: 160 titled ac., FVA 54450, 2017 taxes $306.55, pasture, partially fenced; 5) SW 06-09-06 W2, RM of Brock No.64: 160 titled ac., FVA 34200, 2017 taxes $192.55, pasture, partially fenced, surface lease revenue $6400.

10% non-refundable down on sale day, balance due in 30 days. For sale bill & pics visit www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us on Facebook and Twitter.

306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815. Mack Auction Company, PL#311962.

2014 POLARIS RANGER Model 570 EPS, side-by-side, half windshield, canopy, powersteering, approx. 600 miles, like new cond. 306-625-7277, Stewart Valley, SK. 4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK.

ICE FISHING HUT SALE. Reg. $2200, sale $1695.

While supplies last.

Call 306-253-4343, toll free 1-800-383-2228. www.hold-onindustries.com

RM FOAM LAKE #276: NE-18-29-11-W2, 160 acres (145 cult.), along Hwy. #310.

Mostly oats and barley grown on it. Summerfallow- 2017. Info. call 306-272-4704.

115 CULTIVATED ACRES and remainder in hay and pasture near City of Humboldt in RM of Humboldt No. 370. SW 12-38-23 W2.

Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Mail bids by November 30, 2017 to Box 686, Humboldt, SK. S0K 2A0.

2018 THOR ARIA 3901, 39’ diesel pusher, quad slides, Allison trans., # JCJP4904, $289,000. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com

LAND FOR SALE by tender. Approx. 480 acres, RM of Willner #253. N1/2 11-25-3W3, SW 11-25-3-W3. Grass and pastureland with dugout and some fencing.

Tenders accepted until December 15, 2017.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Submit written tenders to: Box APARTMENTS FOR RENT, Langham, SK. 134, Loreburn, SK. S0H 2S0 Quiet, well maintained, close to schools. 1 2 bedrooms starting at $650. Contact 313 ACRE FARMLAND for sale by online and auction on: http://www.bidwin.org Qing Blaise at 306-349-9351.

Zhang, Landmart Realty, 306-684-0136,

BY TENDER: RM of Three Lakes, No. 400. Foam Lake, SK.qing.canada@gmail.com NE 14-42-22-W2, SE 14-42-22-W2. 316 http://www.bidwin.org acres, approx. 230 cultivated acres. Owner reserves the right to reject highest or any LAND FOR SALE By Tender, 472 acres in RM tenders. Deadline is November 30, 2017. of Maple Bush No. 224: SW-2-23-4-W3 and Send tenders to: Leo Briens, 33 Hunting- S1/2-3-23-4-W3. Highest or any bid may ton Place, Saskatoon SK, S7H 4L7. For in- not be accepted. Bids may be submitted to: quiries, call 306-373-4371. crystal0722@hotmail.com (due by Nov. 22, 2017). For details call 306-796-7317.

TENDER: KINDERSLEY/EATONIA Farm Land For Rent - 2 section/8 quarter block. RM 261 Chesterfield: Section 29-27-25 & Section 32-27-25. Land located approx. 12 miles SW of Kindersley; 7 RURAL water, farms, acreages. Multi-pure miles North of Eatonia. Rental tenders in- membrane system; 2000 gal./day. No vited on the above land (preference given more water softeners. The Water Clinic, to tenders involving all lands); Tenders www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561.

ATTENTION SNOWBIRDS: A warm winter close at 5:00 PM November 30, 2017. and soft breezes await you in Osoyoos, BC Successful tender(s) to complete rental WATER PROBLEMS? Multi-Tech no salt this winter season. The Bella Villa Resort, agreement with vendor/landlord by De- softening system. Never purchase or haul right on the lake, offers a variety of rooms cember 14, 2017. Rent tenders to specify water or softener salt ever again! Call The all equipped with full kitchens. Bella Villa $/acre cash rent. Highest or any tender Water Clinic, 1-800-664-2561.

Resort is close to shopping and restaunot necessarily accepted. 5 year term ofrants and a very short drive to other comfered. Respondents must rely on their own munities in the Okanagan. Make your resresearch and inspection. For more info. ervations now by calling 1-888-495-6751. contact Chris Selness at 306-539-1972. WANTED TO RENT pasture in AB or SK. For Monthly rates starting at $600.

Tenders to be submitted to: Chris Selness min. 40 or max. 150 pairs. Prefer superFOR RENT: CITRUS GARDENS, Mesa, AZ., /Topsoil Land Tender, 1925 Victoria Ave- vised. 403-634-1642. gcaillia@telus.net dbl. wide mobile, 2 baths, 2 bdrms. Dec. nue, Regina, SK., S4P 0R3.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Special price, $1400/US. 306-585-6382.

NEAR KRONAU SK, 1/2 hr. from Regina 80 Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: acres w/character home and outbuildings; www.maverickconstruction.ca YUMA, ARIZONA- 38’ 5th wheel for rent.

Near Pilot Butte 68 acres with yardsite; Includes utilities plus Arizona room on 2 Near Pilot Butte 80 acres with yardsite. acres of land across from Yuma Lakes RV Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Park. Available November 1, 2017. Rent Int. Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com WANTED TO PURCHASE FARMLAND $900/month US. Call 306-867-3748 or with lots of oil wells and battery sites on email: conrad.nadeau@sasktel.net FOR SALE BY TENDER: Tenders are be- property. 780-499-2367, Edmonton, AB. ing accepted on the following farmland: SE 03-41-20 W2, RM of Lake Lenore, LOOKING FOR CROPLAND to rent No. 399. Approx. 145 cultivated acres. between Olds and Calgary. Prefer west of Forward your marked and sealed Tender, Hwy. 56. Call 403-994-0085, Didsbury, AB. together with a certified cheque deposit of 5% of your bid to: Eisner Mahon For- MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. syth, 101 MacLeod Ave. W, PO Box Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: 2680, Melfort, SK., S0E 1A0, Atten- www.maverickconstruction.ca tion: Tender 2017-11. Deadline: November 15th, 2017, 5:00 PM. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

Offers not accepted will be returned week DWEIN TASK REALTY INC. Saskaof November 20th, 2017. toon/Conquest: Mint 1560 sq. ft. bungalow on 10 acres. Absolutely all the bells FARMLAND NE SK (Clemenceau) 4 qtrs and whistles! 40x60’ straight wall shed, plus 36 acre riverside parcel with 5 bdrm. c/w 16’ wall. Mature yard. MLS SK. 709771 home. Featuring: bins on concrete with di- $599,900; Saskatoon/Asquith: Nicely uprect hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly dated 1504 sq. ft. bungalow on 80 acres, mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bor- 40x60’ dream shop and 32x100’ storage dering Etomami River and 50 miles of pro- building. MLS SK 707238. $549,900. Call vincial forest, exc. elk hunting and other Dwein 306-221-1035.

PRINT | MOBILE | ONLINE big game and goose. 580 acres wheat, mustard, barley and peas. Full line of farm We know that farming is enough of a 1-800-667-7770 | .com and sawmill equipment also available. Will gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express separate. Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469. follow on: classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our tollGo public with an ad in the Alberta Farmer free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

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have combined forces!

WANTED: 4000-4500 ac. (+/-) for young farmer, east of Luseland or Unity area. Assess: $100,000. Call 780-625-6767.

BURNETT 4TH ANNUAL Bred Heifer Sale, Sunday December 3, 2017 at 2:30 PM at the Ranch, 12 miles south west of Swift Current, SK. Featuring 70 Heifers bred to Black Angus and Red Angus calving ease bulls; 10 purebred Black Angus; 30 commercial Black Angus; 17 F1 Black Angus cross Tarentaise; 10 Red Angus cross Hereford; 3 Black Angus cross Shorthorn.

Pregnancy tested, sound and quiet. For more info: Wyatt 306-750-7822 or Bryce BORDER COLLIE PUPS from working par306-773-7065, wburnett@xplornet.ca ents, ready to go Dec 6th, vet check & 1st 21 BRED HEIFERS, RWF, BWF, black. Bred shots, $500. 587-219-0562, Consort, AB. Polled Hereford Red Angus, very quiet.

IRISH WOLFHOUND & GREYHOUND’S for Erwin Lehmann306-232-4712 Rosthern SK sale. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. 29 RED ANGUS Simmental Cross Heifers, TRUE BLUE HEELERS last litter of 2017 bred Red Angus, calving ease bull, due is here! With 1st shots, de-wormed, $400.

April 1st. 306-283-9276, Langham, SK. 306-492-2447, 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK. 21 BRED HEIFERS: 8 true F-1 RA cross Simm.; Also 13 straight bred Red Angus.

Bred to proven calving ease bulls, with 68 & 72 lbs. birth weights. Heifers weigh 1000-1100 lbs. These are a great set of heifers. Call Harv Verishine 306-283-4666 or 306-281-5424, Langham, SK.

WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular homes/lake houses/RTM’s. Visit our sales lot, or check online for stock, homes and all other plans. Factory direct orders built to your specs! Trade-ins welcome, buy and sell used homes. Hwy 2 South, Prince Albert, SK. Call 306-764-2121 or toll free 1-800-249-3969.

BY TENDER: The Sale of Lands by BKS Trucking Ltd., Shaun & Katie Bassett, Remerge Rehabilitation Inc., and Derek Kurpjuweit. The owners of farmlands will accept offers to purchase, as a block, the following deeded lands briefly described as SW 13-7-6 W3, SE 14-8-6 W3, NE 14-8-6 W3, SW 35-7-6 W3, NW 35-7-6 W3, NW 20-8-6 W3, NE 20-8-6 W3, NW 14-8-6 W3, SW 14-8-6 W3, NW 7-7-5 W3, SW 7-7-5 W3, SE 19-7-5 W3, SW 19-7-5 W3, SE 12-7-6 W3, SW 12-7-6 W3, NW 13-7-6 W3, NW 26-7-6 W3, NE 31-7-5 W3, SE 31-7-5 W3, NW 29-7-5 W3, and NW 13-8-6 W3 as well as certain bins all of which are located in the RM of Wood River No. 074 and detailed in the Tender Package. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Tenders, and to waive formalities as the interest of the Owner may require without stating reasons. The highest or any Tender may not necessarily be accepted. The Owner shall not be liable for any costs, expenses, loss or damage incurred, sustained or suffered by any bidder prior, or subsequent to, or by any reason of the acceptance or the non-acceptance by the Owner of any Tender. The bidders whose Tenders have not been accepted by the Owner will be notified within a reasonable time after Tender opening. The successful bidder shall pay a non-refundable deposit of 5% of the Tender price to Stringam LLP in trust by way of bank draft or solicitor’s trust cheque with the tender submission. The closing date shall be January 2, 2018, the balance of the tender price shall be due and payable on said closing date. The taxes shall be adjusted at the closing date. The Owners shall retain all surface lease rentals up to and including the closing date without adjustment and any subsequent payments will be provided to the Purchaser. Tenders shall be marked “BKS Trucking Tender” and delivered on or before 12:00 noon MDT on December 1, 2017 to: Stringam LLP, 35 7th Street SE, Medicine Hat, AB., T1A 1J2, Attention: Kipling B. Wiese.

P: 403-488-8200. F: 403-488-8215.

Email: kbwiese@stringam.ca and/or colleen@stringam.ca. Only tenders for the entire block of parcels for the above lands will be accepted. Separate tenders will be considered for the blocks of bins specified above. In the event that a successful tender is accepted on all parcels.

Tenders which are submitted to Stringam LLP may be opened by the owners and accepted by the owners prior to December 1, 2017 at the Owners’ option. The successful bidder will be notified as such time as stated below. If the owner shall not open or accept tenders prior to December 1, 2017, the owners will notify the successful bidder by email, phone, or fax when the tender has been accepted.

RM OF FOAM LAKE #276 for sale SE-35-28-12-W2 160 acres (approx. 102 cultivated). Call 780-724-3735 for info.

RM OF BLUCHER 343: 2 quarters.

SW-29-35-01-W3M, NW-29-35-01-W3M, 310 acres cult. 3 hopper bins totaling 17,000 bus. Call Bob 306-717-1987.

RURAL WATER, FARMS, acreages. Multipure membrane system, 2000 gal./day.

The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561.

NEVER...HAUL OR purchase those heavy bags of water softening salt or expensive bottle water again! The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561.

TOM@SASKFARMLAND.COM For sale RM of Mariposa SW-7-36-20-W3, SE COLLIE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD cross 7-36-20-W3. $355,000 MLS. Coldwell Signature.

Tom Neufeld puppies, ready to go Nov. 10th, $50 each. Banker 306-260-7838.

Call 306-532-4843, Wapella, SK. COLLIE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD cross 10 TAKING OFFERS ON section of land in RM month female pup, $50.

Call 129: 33-14-19 W2. Looking to lease back.

306-532-4843, Wapella, SK. Phone 306-596-4231.

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WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant.

Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK. WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? You are selling feed grains. We are buying feed grains. Also buying chickpeas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payment, with prompt pickup, true price discovery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Lethbridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email info@marketplacecommodities.com or VAN RAAY PASKAL Farms in Iron Springs area is looking for Feed Barley. Put more $$$ in your pocket and sell direct to us with no brokerage fee. Call 403-330-9147.

WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds and cereals. All organic cereals and specialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. 4000 BU. of Oats; 10,000 bu. of Rye & 50 bales of pea straw. 306-283-4747, CERT. FDN, REG. Precision; CDC Alloy; 306-220-0429, Langham, SK. AAC Spitfire; Transcend, all exc. germ., 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. BuyPambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net ers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or CERTIFIED TRANSCEND. Proven variety. Christopher Lent at 306-862-2723.

Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERT. CDC PRECISION & AAC SPITFIRE Exceptional yield potential and standability. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERTIFIED CDC ALLOY. Good disease package. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruffian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Cardale and AC Andrew. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

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Clubroot impact on canola yields can be devastating and incidence of the disease is increasing. The presence of the spore that causes clubroot can now be quantified with a proprietary soil analysis service performed by Exova.

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ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid BUYING SPRING THRASHED CANOLA NEVER...HAUL OR purchase those heavy core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. and grain “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed bags of water softening salt or expensive Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. bottle water again! The Water Clinic, LARGE ROUND Alfalfa Mixed Hay Bales, 1st FEED GRAIN WANTED! Also buying light, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561. & 2nd cut, mesh wrapped. 50 miles north tough or offgrade grains. “On Farm Pickup” WATER problems? Canada’s Largest rural of Edmonton. 780-698-2279, calls in AM. Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. water purification company. No more water softeners or bottles. The Water Clinic, GOOD QUALITY ALFALFA 2nd & 3rd cut BUYING HEATED/DAMAGED PEAS, 1-800-664-2561, www.thewaterclinic.com 3x4 sq. bales, approx 1450 lbs. Tests avail. FLAX & GRAIN “On Farm Pickup”. Westcan $160-$190/ton. 403-793-1508, Tilley, AB. WATER PROBLEMS? ELIMINATE total disFeed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. solved solids and E.Coli, plus many more!

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FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US GREEN FEED BALES: Last years crop, gal., $6500 pick up at factory or $7000 U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, baled in spring (variance of 20-60% Oats). free freight to farm. 1-800-383-2228 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week Good for tub grinding, asking $30/bale. www.hold-onindustries.com 306-253-4343 upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and Call Stewart 306-845-3305 or air brakes. One on one driving instructions.

306-845-7507, Turtleford, SK. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. SQUARE HAY BALES alfalfa/brome mixed, tarped, $3 to $5/each. Call 306-837-7418 or 306-837-7634, St. Walburg, SK. EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN Care giver with 12 yrs experience, is looking to care for a sen65 BARLEY BALES, net wrapped, 2090 lbs., ior lady. Please call 306-551-7300. $65 each. 306-397-2677 or 306-441-0677.

Edam, SK. ROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay for sale. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. REASONABLY PRICED HAY in big squares. Variety of grades available, including greenfeed from newly established alfalfa stands and horse hay; 65 bales of 2015 crop at 10.2% protein. Can arrange for trucking. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK.

LARGE ROUND Oat straw bales net wrapped, $40; Large grass & weed bales TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, for sheep or buffalo, $40. 306-283-4747, service, installations, repairs. Canadian company. We carry aeration socks and 306-220-0429, Langham, SK. grain bags. Also electric chute openers for HORSE QUALITY HAY bales - small grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000. squares, grass or alfalfa.

Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. CUSTOM HAULING, Super B trailer with racks for hire, can haul up to 44 bales, 306-544-2598, 306-227-0744, Hanley, SK. GOOD QUALITY ALFALFA/GRASS mix, round bales, netwrapped, no rain, approx.

1700 lbs. 306-482-7492, Carnduff, SK. ALFALFA HAY: 650 large rounds, 1350 lbs. avg.,1st cut, baled w/Vermeer 605N. No rain, netwrap, analysis available. $130/ton.

Call 403-510-6965 Parkman, SK. area.

1ST & 2ND CUT alfalfa round bales, nice green pure alfalfa, $0.06¢/lb., Norquay, SK., 306-594-2362, sales@wamcoltd.ca

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CARETAKER FARMHAND required for a hobby farm w/small cow/calf operation in Penticton area of BC’s Okanagan Valley. On site home & garage available. Ideal for semi-retired couple with farm background.

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COUPLE OR FAMILY WANTED for cattle 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com operation in Saskatchewan. Must have exMR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, perience in herd health, cattle nutrition call Mylo at 306-921-6555 or Jeremy at and cattle handling. Knowledge in running haying equipment essential. Must be self306-921-0068. Serving all Saskatchewan. motivated, ambitious and able to work with little or no supervision in a smoke free environment. Accommodations supplied. 403-844-7818, billr@eldp.ca CHECK OUT OUR parts specials at www.Maximinc.Com/parts or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

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Coco. Finish in Santiago de Cuba w/city Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspectour & 2 nights 5-star Melia. Fly to Havana tion, unwrapping, and splitting, supering, for 3 nights 5-star Hotel Nacional. All in- building supers and honey frames, honey clusive. Deductible. 20th year. Escort: removal and extracting, fall feeding, applyAward-winning farm columnist Wendy ing mite control and wrapping hives for Holm. Hurry! 25 only! Call 604-417-2434, winter. No education required. WCB coverBowen Island, BC. Visit: wendyholm.com age. Phone Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, Email: althousehoney@sasktel.net E-mail: wendy@wendyholm.com

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CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD is seeking 2 Professional Turbine Helicopter Ag Pilots for the 2018 spray season flying a Jet Ranger, from June 1st - September 27th, completing aerial application on fields across Sask & occasionally other provinces. Requirements: Must be committed to entire season or make prior arrangements; Commercial helicopter licence; Provincial pesticide licence; Current aviation medical; Endorsement on Jet Ranger considered an asset and turbine experience preferred. Turbine experienced pilots will be given preference based on hours of experience, (500 hrs. Ag spraying required). If no suitable candidate is found training, mentorship and/or apprentice program will be considered for the right individual.

Strong ability to adapt to changing situations and maintain a positive attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.

Strong communication and problem solving abilities, with quality service delivery as the utmost priority. Proficiency in English reading and writing. Capable of operating Satlock guidance systems or equivalent. Must be insurable. Accommodations and vehicle provided during employment.

Wage $60/hr. 40 hrs./week. Bonuses based on performance. Workers compensation provided. Contact Clayton Rempel, Clayton Air Service Ltd., Box 87, Leask, SK. S0J 1M0. Phone 306-497-7401, Fax 306-466-9994. Please e-mail resume to: applyclaytonairsk@gmail.com CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD. is seeking 4 Professional Turbine Ag Pilots for the 2018 spraying season, using Air Tractor 502B’s.

Requirements: All 5 positions from May 16 through to Sept. 11, completing aerial application on Sask fields & occasionally other provinces. Requirements: Must be committed to entire season or make prior arrangements. Provincial pesticide licenses required. Current aviation medical. 1000+ hrs. aerial application experience preferred. Training, mentorship and/or apprentice program will be considered for the right individual. Strong ability to adapt to changing situations and maintain a positive attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors. Strong communication and problem solving abilities, with quality service delivery as the utmost priority. Proficiency in English reading and writing. Capable of operating Satlock guidance systems or equivalent. Must be insurable. Accommodations and vehicle provided during employment. Wage $60/hr.

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E-mail: applyclaytonairsk@gmail.com CONTRACTOR INTERNET INSTALLER. Looking for a Contractor in various locations across NE Alberta. Must have or be willing to obtain: Limited Company, Commercial insurance policy; WCB account; Clean Criminal Record; Vehicle suited to perform field work (truck or van); Tools to perform installation. Working Conditions: Primarily outside in weather, also some indoor work, climbing ladders, working on roofs and towers (40'). Responsibilities and required attributes for this position: Mounting equipment on roofs and running cable, selfdirected organization, familiarity with tools, computer knowledge. 1-866-390-3928, www.mcsnet.ca

FULL-TIME OILFIELD TRUCK DRIVERS Shock Oilfield Inc. in Elk Point, AB. is hiring Coil Operators, Coil Swampers (prefer Class 1, but must have Class 3), Pressure Truck Drivers, Flushby Operators and Swampers.

We offer health care benefits, scheduled shifts and competitive wages. Email resume to cody.shock@hotmail.com or fax to: 780-724-4924.

FARM LABOURER WANTED near Goodeve, SK. Call 306-795-2710 or 306-795-5210.

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including tractors and other farm equipment, as well as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour depending on experience. Must be able to cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB. Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0.

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CERT. CDC INCA; CDC Greenwater, exc. germ. and disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

PASTURE MANAGER: Now accepting Tenders for Smiley Grazing Corp Pasture Manager position. Duties will include, but not limited to all aspects of care and supervision of 1000 cow/calf pairs between May 1st to October 31st of each year. Modern home on premises. Tenders will close November 15th at Midnight. For more info., contact Wade Boisjoli at 306-460-9936, harmony.wade@sasktel.net; Or Jason Stimson at 306-628-8212, stimson99@sasktel.net BEEF CATTLE OPERATION in Central SK requires full-time year round help. Please send resume to blacklock@sasktel.net or 306-492-4833.

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98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

Looking for off grade mustard, lentils or chickpeas. Custom color sorting of all types of crops. Ackerman Ag Services, 306-631-9577, Chamberlain, SK.

FARM BOSS WANTED at Stump Lake Ranch, Stump Lake, BC. Duties include: Seeding/Fertilizing/Irrigation/Harvesting crops for cattle & horse feed; Responsible for care & maintenance of all farm machinery & implements; Winter feeding of livestock; Passion for farming, equipment & ranch life a must; Compensation commensurates with skills and experience; Other farm duties as may be required. Submit CV/resume to: info@stumplake.com Suitable candidates will be contacted.

GENERAL FARM WORKER: Full-time position at Michaelsen Farms Ltd., 10,000 ac. farm in Lampman SK. Successful candidate has: Driver's licence w/clean abstract; Farming apprenticeship or equivalent education; Experience operating JD & Case equip. w/ability to program and operate JD's AMS technology. Duties include: Equipment & building maintenance; Seeding; Spraying; Swathing; Harvesting and tillage.

Extended working hours during seeding, spraying and harvesting. English required. $18/hr. Box 291 Lampman, 306-487-7816, michaelsen.farms@gmail.com

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