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Still some potential pitfalls in proposed federal tax reforms Accountant hopes effects are manageable BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff/Portage la Prairie

he federal government’s revised tax change proposals have got rid of the most egregious problems, but a few provisions could still cost farmers money. That’s according to Mike Poole, a Brandon-based accountant with MNP, at a recent Keystone AgriSee TAX REFORM on page 7 »

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Beef Producers sees carbon policy as a win, but still has some worries Manitoba Beef Producers saw some of its priorities reflected in the province’s proposed carbon plan, but say input prices are still a concern BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD

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anitoba Beef Producers has checked exemp tions for on-farm emissions and farm fuel off its carbon policy wish list, but it’s not done yet. MBP general manager Brian Lemon says there’s still plenty of advocacy work to be done on the details on the plan.

The province unveiled its climate and green plan Oct. 27, including two major agricultural exemptions. Under the provincial strategy their purple farm fuels are exempt from carbon taxes and the sector won’t be directly targeted for emission reductions. There’s also a suggested biodiesel mandate jump from two to five per cent, a suggested multi-instituT:10.25” tional research hub dubbed

the Manitoba Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, an ecological goods and services program, modelled on ALUS, encouraging conservation practices, more support for precision farming and developing biocomposites, risk assessment for severe weather impacts and support for beneficial practices adapting farms to climate change, a cautious encouragement to tile drainage access and more focus on

watersheds to deal with water quality and flooding. “I think there’s a lot of details that we still need to see, but where we’re at in exempting our emissions is absolutely appropriate, especially given that our emissions, for the most part, are a function of the digestive system of our animals and that’s cyclical carbon,” Lemon See CARBON POLICY on page 6 »

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University of Saskatch ewan PhD chemistry student has devised a new and more energy-efficient way to separate water from ethanol. Leila Dehabadi is using starch-based materials such as corn, and can extract the water without using additional energy to isolate the ethanol, which could reduce the cost of biofuels. “Compared to distillation, this new approach based on green chemistry and engineering will be a significant saving to biofuel and alcohol production in Saskatchewan and globally by changing the way water is separated from ethanol mixtures,” said Lee Wilson, U of S chemistry professor and Dehabadi’s supervisor. In traditional distillation methods, fermented plants create a mixture of water and ethanol which is then heated to separate out the ethanol. However, some water remains, Dehabadi said. She solved this problem by using non-toxic starch-based materials that do not require energy to remove water. Published in ACS Sustainable

Leila Dehabadi puts corn at the centre of new, more efficient technology for separating water from ethanol. PHOTO: DAVID STOBBE

Chemistry & Engineering, her results show the new technology is 40 times more effective than materials previously studied and achieves an efficiency comparable to traditional distillation. Dehabadi has modified different types of starch (corn) and cellulose (plants) to create materials with varying chemical compositions and textural properties.

During trials, she found that her materials act like “selective sponges,” and remove water better than cellulose-based ones. When immersed in a mixture of water and ethanol, her new materials suck up 80 times more water than ethanol. “You can repeat the process in a ‘loop’ to get more ethanol,” said Wilson.

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Manitoba Beef Producers sets eyes on 2021 TB-free goal Manitoba Beef Producers hopes to get the province back on the USDA’s tuberculosis-free list, saying negative tests from wildlife proves its point BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

eef producers around Riding Mountain National Park have their hopes rid ing on a good hunting season. Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is waiting on the new est round of bovine tuberculo sis tests, sampled from deer and elk harvested near the national park, in a bid to convince the U.S. Department of Agriculture that Manitoba is free of the disease. Infected wildlife has been known to spread that patho gen to cattle, leading to several past cases of tuberculosis in Manitoba.

Disease free Brian Lemon, MBP general man ager, says Manitoba’s domestic cattle are free of the pathogen, but the U.S. is so far uncon vinced. With the exception of slaughter animals, spayed heif ers and steers or calves between the age of five days and four weeks, all cattle shipped to the United States must have been tested for tuberculosis within 60 days of shipping, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. “It’s a big issue,” Lemon said. “Live animals need to be tested for tuberculosis before they’re allowed to go into the States. Depending on the market, the volume of live cattle going south, (the impact) fluctuates. Depending, again, on the exact timing of the market, there’ll be more or less animals going south. It’s huge for those pro ducers who ship live animals into the U.S., every one has to be tested for tuberculosis.” By 2021, the producer group hopes enough wildlife samples are gathered through Manitoba Sustainable Development to get testing requirements lifted. The U.S. Department of Agri culture introduced testing requirements in 2002, after the Riding Mountain area suffered a number of occasional outbreaks and the province noted an increasing number of infected elk. A farm in southeastern

Bovine tuberculosis was one of two major issues brought up during a recent meeting of the Manitoba Beef Producers and Manitoba Sustainable Development, members are told during a Nov. 8 district meeting in Roblin. Photos: Alexis Stockford

anti-deer fencing have become facts of life on his operation. Likewise, he said, his opera tion felt the impact of U.S. test ing requirements although he has since shifted his operation away from sales that would require the tests.

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Manitoba also tested positive in the early 2000s, an infection that was later linked to cat tle movement out of the Riding Mountain area.

Disease zone In f e c t i o n s e v e n t u a l l y l e d the province to create the Riding Mountain Tuberculosis Eradication Area in 2003, an area surrounding the national park from Highway 83 to the west to Highway 5 to the north and Highway 45 and PR 357 to the south. The area became the focus of surveillance and prevention pro grams. Both wildlife and cattle herds have been tested periodi

cally, while the province intro duced programs to prevent tuberculosis from spreading to cattle from wildlife. Today, pro ducers can access funds for onfarm risk assessments, fencing and the purchase and veteri nary costs for certain breeds of guardian dogs as part of those programs. “The government, I would say, is working on that part to try and keep the contact of the elk and beef cows at a limit,” producer Teren Garlinski said. Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic concern for Garlinski, who houses his cattle southwest of Grandview in one of the province’s highestrisk zones. Hay fences and 3D

Reporting is mandatory for hunt ers and hunters are informed of the requirement when they receive an animal tag. According to Allan Preston, MBP’s tuberculosis co-ordinator, Manitoba has not had a domestic cow test positive for the disease since 2008, while the last case found in deer was reported in 2009 and tuberculosis was found in elk in 2014. The wildlife program has run into an obstacle in the last two years, however, as poor hunting limits the number of samples. No elk or deer tested positive last year, although deer samples were too low to meet the needed targets. In total, 119 deer and 55 elk were sampled last year from around the national park. “What we’re going to do this year to try and improve our sub mission rate is to resort back to live capture and testing,” Preston said. The live capture will cover

both the core risk area, the area following the Birdstail River in the RM of Rossburn and RM of Grandview, as well as the rest of the Riding Mountain Eradication Area. “It gets a little complicated in terms of grading different sam ples,” Preston said. “And what I mean by that is if we have a sample from a mature cow shot in the core area of the park, that’s much more valuable than a very young animal shot in the far eastern end of the park because it’s outside of the core,” Preston said. “Again, we’re try ing to get samples from across the jurisdiction, but the really valuable ones are from the core area.” Preston says the USDA has been open to the idea of lifting test requirements if Manitoba can prove itself tuberculosis free. Preston also pointed to pro posed changes to the U.S. pol icy on tuberculosis and bru cellosis, proposals that have been in discussion for years and that, according to a 2016 document by the U.S. Animal and Health Inspection Service, would set up a five-category system for tuberculosis sta tus. A region’s status would be determined by its tuberculo sis program and threshold of bovine tuberculosis (Level 1 regions would have a tuber culosis prevalence of less than 0.001 per cent of the herd over the last two years). astockford@farmmedia.com

Correction In a story titled Remembering the Men of Margaret in the November 9, 2017 issue the story did not include the seventh name on the Margaret War Memorial monument. It belongs to Pte. G. Wilkins who died on September 28, 1918 at the age of 26. We regret the error.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 16, 2017

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anada’s current debate over carbon pricing, and Manitoba’s response to the federal requirements, highlight the complexities of making public policy. The federal government wants Canadian businesses, households and individuals to emit less carbon. That’s going to mean burning fewer fuels, using what we do use more efficiently Gord Gilmour and many other changes large and small Editor throughout our society. Some contest whether this is really necessary, including those who accept climate change is real, yet don’t believe it’s caused by human activity. Others say we should be taking this path regardless, because in the end we’ll all be better off for it. A more efficient society will be more resilient and less susceptible to things like oil price shocks. To the surprise of many who view conservatism and conservation as two mutually exclusive things, the Pallister government appears to have invested considerable effort into understanding the issue and formulating a response. It’s also shown considerable leadership in tackling a thorny question that’s sure to exhaust at least some political goodwill amongst its voting base. One of the thorniest sticking points appears to be just how carbon production will be reduced and from what point the measurement and tracking will begin. To understand this, we need to understand how governments incentivize citizens to take desired action. In simplified form, they pick a behaviour they want to modify or encourage, start from a baseline and begin piling on penalties and incentives to punish and reward. In some ways it makes a lot of sense, as it will surely result in a modification of the desired behaviour. However, some critics point out that it’s a bit of a blunt instrument approach which assumes a black and white world, where nothing is already being done to try to prevent the problem. Too often it can punish those who are already doing the right thing. That’s really in many ways one of the central themes of the Pallister government’s climate proposal. It wants Manitoba’s already considerable investments in things like hydroelectric generation taken into account, saying that the raw carbon emission numbers already tell the tale of our smaller footprint. Pallister has a point. Alberta and Saskatchewan, which are the provinces that most closely resemble us, have a far higher carbon footprint per capita. According to the Conference Board of Canada, in 2013 Saskatchewan emitted 67.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, and Alberta 66.7. Compared to that, Manitoba’s annual per capita emissions, at 16.9 tonnes per capita, were positively miserly. But those raw numbers don’t tell the whole tale. One thing that’s frequently conveniently left out of the discussion is that Alberta and Saskatchewan are outliers. In fact the Conference Board went so far in its analysis to note that our Prairie peers “... are in a league of their own. With per capita emissions of over 65 tonnes CO2e, these provinces are the lowest ranked across all jurisdictions and score ‘D-’ grades.” Partly the problem for these provinces is they’re still burning coal and other fossil fuels to generate electricity. If Manitoba hadn’t invested in hydroelectricity, we’d be just as coal dependent. The other part of the problem is the provincial economies are largely dependent on energy, mining and agriculture — all energy-intensive businesses that have the commensurate high greenhouse gas emissions, the conference board states. Here Manitoba shares some of these realities. As a result, when you look at the whole picture, our provincial emissions aren’t quite as rosy as many would like to suggest. The same report pegged our 2013 emissions at 16.9 tonnes per capita, which earned us just a ‘C’ grade, about the middle of the pack. If we want to improve that showing, changes will need to come, and here’s where it gets really complex, and with some unintended consequences. For example, many contend agriculture should get credit for its changes to management practices such as adopting lower tillage, which sequesters carbon. That might be nice, but is it fair or necessary? After all, the early adopters of the system might have been chasing its soil conservation benefits. But most farmers adopted it because it made more economic sense. It makes sense to use an ALUS-like program, as the province is suggesting it may, to reward producers for taking uneconomic actions, but less sense to reward prudent financial decisions. One thing that is certain is this debate is far from over. While the Pallister government has made the concession of taking action on this file, the federal government has already stated it’s not enough. They can quibble over the numbers, but the Pallister approach merits a thorough airing before being rejected out of hand. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

An open letter to the prime minister BY BRIAN INNES President, CAFTA

n behalf of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), the voice of Canadian agriculture and agri-food exporters, I write to urge the Government of Canada to take a leadership role in securing a free trade agreement with the remaining 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP) members and to implement it without delay. As the second-largest economy in the group, Canada ought to be at the forefront of securing this deal. The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Vietnam presents a unique opportunity. With uncertainties surrounding NAFTA, it’s essential for our globally competitive agriculture and agri-food sector to have improved access to markets in the dynamic Asia Pacific region. CAFTA represents farmers, ranchers, producers, processors and agri-food exporters who want to grow the economy through better access to international markets. This includes the beef, pork, meat, grains, cereals, pulses, soybeans, canola as well as the sugar, malt, and processed food industries. More than 90 per cent of Canada’s farmers depend on world markets, and the sectors CAFTA represents support over a million jobs in urban and rural communities across Canada. While implementing progressive trade rules with all participating countries is important, Japan is a critical high-value market – demanding nearly $4 billion in Canadian agri-food exports in 2016. Fortunately, Japan has been pressing for a deal for months and is eager for the TPP-11 to become a reality. Unfortunately, Canada’s competitors are

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well ahead of us in obtaining free trade agreements with Japan. Australia and Chile already have free trade agreements and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement will slash 85 per cent of Japanese tariffs on European agriculture and food products. Retaining competitive access to Japan is essential for Canada to achieve the target of $75 billion of agri-food exports in 2025 contained in the 2017 federal budget. The status quo is not an option. The more time slips by, the more time our competitors have an advantage and the further we fall behind in the Japanese market. This means lost opportunities for economic growth and jobs here in Canada. We agree with Minister François-Philippe Champagne when he says, “there has never been a better time for Canada to diversify its trade.” A TPP-11 that incorporates the market access outcomes of the original TPP is the best and perhaps only option available for Canada to secure access to Japan and many other fast-growing Asia-Pacific countries, such as Vietnam and Malaysia. Implementing an agreement in the near future will prevent our exports to Japan from eroding and boost our ability to create jobs in the future. It will also show that Canada is committed to breaking down barriers while building up relationships with our trading partners. Prime minister, this historic opportunity can only be realized by your government’s willingness to lead the way in securing a progressive agreement with the remaining TPP countries. Brian Innes is the president of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance. The organization includes members of the Canadian food sector, including primary producer groups.

November 1927

he Delco-Light generator advertised in the November 1927 issue of The Scoop Shovel would provide “brilliant, safe evening light which makes reading a pleasure — enables the children to study better.” The unnamed writer of “The Pool Woman” column reflected on media reports that a national church assembly in Spain had met to discuss the “deplorable” morals of the day’s youth. “It seems to be the widespread belief that youth of today — and especially feminine youth — has thrown all the precepts of civilization into the discard and is rapidly going to the dogs. Magazines and newspapers carry stories of this ‘revolt of modern youth’ and the dress, conduct and morals of ‘the rampant flapper’ are being discussed, criticized and condemned.” But the writer went on to quote two similar examples of despair over modern youth, one written 59 years and the other 800 years earlier. She also reflected on the ninth anniversary of the 1918 Armistice Day. “And yet the world is as much an armed camp as it was in 1914… For a certainty all the sorrow and the sacrifice, the misery and the terror of war will be repeated in the next 50 years if men and women do not set themselves determinedly to prevent it.” Among the ideas quoted from a Tennessee College of Agriculture list on “how to go broke farming” were “Grow only one crop,” “Don’t plan farm operations, trust to luck,” and “Mortgage your farm for every dollar it will stand to buy things you would have cash to buy if you followed a good system of farming.”

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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

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ood trends are difficult to follow these days. As with hip sectors such as the high-tech 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 stagger ing. 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 readyto-eat space at grocery stores, which caters to people seeking portable

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CWB losses adding up Five years after the loss of the Canadian Wheat Board, farmers have turned back the clock 100 years. The farmers missed the boat by letting politicians get rid of the CWB — at what cost to them? Commodity prices posted publicly are usually the lowest available. Farmers shipping their grain wind up begging for a good price. Today No. 1 wheat with 11 per cent protein is selling for $4.23/bu. Wheat export price in Vancouver is $9.44/bu. and in Thunder Bay $11.80/bu. Six years ago I sold my No. 1 wheat to the CWB at $8.50/bu. So much for the open market but not so open information. The blame is on every farmer who was sleeping at the switch. In the last election Ritz announced you could sell all the grain you produced — but at what price? For example, the average farmer today produces 70,000 bushels of wheat. Five years ago No. 1 wheat 13.5 per cent was $8.50/bu., so if you sold 70,000 bushels you would get

solutions to accommodate their hectic daily lives. Grocerants offer a one-stop-shopping 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.

$595,000. Today you are likely to get $5.10/bu., so 70,000 bushels would bring $350,000. Instead of getting $595,000 for his crop the farmer gets $350,000 — a loss of $245,000. This amount of loss over the five years without the CWB comes to $1,225,000 — one and a quarter million dollars. Under the CWB, farmers would get paid 88 per cent of export prices. Today under the open market we get 40 per cent. Farming without the Crow rate and the CWB is hard to do. Other farm leaders were destroying what our forefathers fought for. How can anyone’s farm survive on wheat at $5/bu. and canola at $12/ bu.? A four-wheel-drive tractor costs $700,000. With $5 wheat you need 140,000 bushels to buy the tractor. At 30 bushels an acre, you need 4,700 acres to grow the crop to pay for this tractor. The big farmers have been sleeping since the loss of the CWB. Big volumes of grain do not pay the outstanding bills. Because the big farmers did not support the CWB their only option is to sell out or to downsize. We have to thank both the federal and provincial Conservative governments for this.

Alliance and its members are focused on the longer-term, “big-picture” opportunities for hemp. Increased acreage in the United States is an important and positive step in advancing the crop in North America and ultimately benefiting Canadian hemp producers and processors. For 60 years it was illegal to grow hemp in North America and most other countries around the world. In that time, other crops like wheat, corn, soybeans and canola expanded dramatically in terms of production and value-added products. Hemp was sidelined. In 1997 the Canadian government opened the door to the hemp industry with the Industrial Hemp Regulations Act. The hemp industry is now where canola was in the early 1960s. Long term, the potential for hemp could exceed the success of canola due to: • Food — high-quality protein, omega and fibre content; • F ibre — complex building materials, textiles, nanotechnology and cosmetics; • F eed — nutritious animal feed products that introduce omegas into meat and dairy products while improving animal health; and • Health — nutraceutical and even pharmaceutical applications of cannabinoids. But major producers of food, composites and health products (e.g. General Mills, Ford Motor Co., Pfizer) won’t entertain using hemp until the supply has reached tipping-point levels. By that we mean one million acres. The goal of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance is to build our industry in Canada to $1 billion in value by 2023, based on reductions in regulation and classifications (as a con-

Edward Sagan National Farmers Union National Board, Saskatchewan Region

Hemp has bright future A recent article in the Manitoba Co-operator addressed the potential for increased production of hemp in the United States as “side-swiping” Canadian markets. In the short term this may be a possibility, but the Canadian Hemp Trade

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 hardwired 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.

trolled substance) as well as allowing whole plant use. We need consumptive demand to send the signal to farmers to grow hemp but we have to educate the consumers on the benefits and advantages of hemp. That’s the job at hand. We may have hiccups along the road with overproduction from year to year (we’ve already seen that) and shortfalls in supply (we’ve seen that too in organic seed) but the North American trends reflect a rapidly growing demand and reduced regulatory control necessary to unleash hemp and create unprecedented demand for hemp food, fibre, feed and health products. Australia is opening its door to hemp as a legal product and last year South Korea discovered the benefits of hemp and increased imports from $600,000 to $42 million. Europe is also importing record volumes of Canadian hemp products. The export demand for value-added products is just getting going. Our national convention in Ottawa in November will address these extraordinary opportunities, bringing people together from all over the world to discuss hemp. Additionally, the Canadian legalization of marijuana in 2018 will, hopefully, disconnect these two varieties of cannabis (hemp and marijuana) and allow hemp production, processing and export to parallel other grain and oilseed crops. For the CHTA, the real story is the big picture five and 10 years down the road, not the small curve just ahead of us. Russ Crawford, President Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)

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said. “That’s not carbon that’s been added to the biosphere. That’s carbon that’s been in the environment all along. All we’re doing is changing its form as part of a cycle, so that shouldn’t even be part of the conversation.” The province gave a nod to grassland management and rotational grazing as a tool to trap carbon in the soil, something the beef industry has long argued. The plan calls for soil benchmarking as a “useful first step in assessing the potential and value for more carbon sequestration.” “Analyzing the impacts of current and prospective land development activities is also needed,” the plan reads.

Middle path? The province has pitched the plan as a balance between environmental impact and economic health. The flat $25-per-tonne carbon tax will sit at half the price mandated by the federal government by 2022 while the province estimates that carbon emissions will drop by over a megatonne cumulatively over the next five years, a number it says is 80,000 tonnes more than the proposed federal plan. “When it comes to addressing the challenges of climate c h a n g e , w e m u s t u n d e rstand just how unique we are as a province,” Sustainable Development Minister Roch elle Squires said in an Oct. 27 release. “This plan sets out a made-in-Manitoba solution to climate change that respects our clean energy investments, supports our economy and reduces emissions. It will protect the environment while also building a prosperous low-carbon economy in Manitoba.” In O c t o b e r 2 0 1 6 , Pr i m e Minister Justin Trudeau gave the provinces until next year to have a carbon policy or risk having one imposed by the federal government. The fed-

“I think there’s a lot of details that we still need to see, but where we’re at in exempting our emissions is absolutely appropriate, especially given that our emissions, for the most part, are a function of the digestive system of our animals and that’s cyclical carbon.” Brian Lemon Manitoba Beef Producers

eral government has called for a cap-and-trade system or a carbon price floor of $10 per tonne in 2018, rising by $10 per tonne annually to reach $50 per tonne by 2022. The federal mandate is part of efforts to cut Canada’s carbon emissions to 30 per cent below 2005 levels over the next 13 years, part of the country’s commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement. Squires said Manitoba’s proposed carbon price would start at $25 per tonne and would not rise, but will be re-evaluated in 2022.

Some reservations MBP president Ben Fox said he was pleased with the exemptions for farm gas and on-farm emissions. MBP made exemption for onfarm emissions a key point in its own six-point carbon policy, released in March 2017. The same policy included a call for more research on greenhouse gas reduction through forage, plant varieties and grazing, better tools for producers to deal with climate change and severe weather, aligning any additional costs with other provinces and major trading

partners, encouraging producers to maintain pasture or turn land back to rangeland, and rewards for farm practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The producers’ group is still concerned over input cost, prices that are still set to go up with Premier Brian Pallister’s proposed plan, producers heard during MBP’s 14 district meetings held around Manitoba in October and November. “There’s going to be a piling on where we’re going to be required to actually pay the carbon tax from all of our suppliers, from all of our service providers, from all of our inputs — where we buy our inputs,” Lemon said. “We’re going to get stuck paying the carbon tax that they’re going to pass through to the producer, so with that in mind, we still recognize the value that producers provide in terms of sequestration. If you’re going to charge people to put it in the air, compensate people who are bringing it back out of the air and putting it in the ground.” The “carbon credit” concept, linked with the use of grassland and grazing for carbon sequestration, has been a rallying call among beef producers since the federal government first announced mandatory carbon taxing last year. The province’s plan does not lay out specifics for a carbon credit, but does include a promise to explore carbon offset programs for agricultural land, forests and wetlands. The document used farm practices like low till or zero till, wetland restoration and capturing methane gas from livestock manure facilities to destroy or use as fuel as examples. “Agricultural operations will also be able to contribute to carbon sequestration and offset trading systems to be established in Manitoba and other provinces,” a government news release said Oct. 27. “I’m happy to hear they’re exploring it, because at some point you need to explore

before you can actually determine what the policy’s going to look like,” Lemon said. “We’re a lot happier to hear that they’re exploring it rather than they’re not considering it.”

Kickback Manitoba’s proposed plan has not been popular in Ottawa. The federal government has threatened to impose a higher tax or a “backstop” to make up the gap if Manitoba does not raise its carbon price to match federally mandated levels. “Manitoba’s approach is good for the first two years — we’ve set a federal standard — but after that they will have to go up,” federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna told media at the end of October, CBC reported. Squires called the move “very misguided,” according to media reports days later. The province argues that Manitoba’s efforts on hydro electric power, along with other climate measures, justify the lower number. Lemon plans to use a similar argument to gain more traction with the provincial government. The Manitoba Beef Producers hopes to make programming retroactive for farmers who have already been working to reduce emissions. “If the basis of their plan is that Manitoba is invested already and thus needs to have a special deal or needs to be considered as unique in terms of the federal law into Manitoba, if a big part of their justification for that is past investment and the past good that they’ve done, then it’s inconsistent to then say that they’d only compensate producers for incremental improvements to the grass and not compensate them for the good they’ve already been doing,” Lemon said. The plan is back under the public eye for another round of consultations. A public survey is available at www.manitobaclimategreenplan.ca. astockford@farmmedia.com

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cultural Producers (KAP) advisory meeting. “I think it’s relatively small and manageable,” Poole told reporters after speaking at the meeting here Nov. 2. “The biggest item is going to be that tax on split income.” Poole also suspects the federal government, perhaps as early as the next budget, might make changes in how dividend income is converted to capital gain, although the change won’t interfere with parents selling family farms to their children. That was one of the unintended consequences of the first proposal, which triggered massive, widespread opposition from the entire small incorporated business sector, and especially farmers.

“The biggest item is going to be that tax on split income.”

The problem was it caught parents selling their farms to their children, making it more expensive tax-wise to sell to a family member than to an unrelated third party. “If you went around our group at the firm level and you said, ‘what are you expecting coming put of the budget?’ my opinion would be we’re going to get something that’s more pointed at that income conversion into capital gains,” Poole said. “It might be me just being a pessimist, but I’d rather be a pessimist than surprised. “I think they will shut the door completely on it.” In an interview later he said if such a change is made the government could easily write the legislation so as to not affect farm sales to the owners’ children, or to add additional cost to a farm estate. The incentive to convert dividend income to capital gain has evolved over time because the corporate small-business tax rate has been falling, while tax

the rate on dividends has been rising, Poole said. “Ten to 15 years ago when the dividend rate and capital gain rate were close enough together you’d never do this type of planning (conversion) because it just wouldn’t be worth it,” he said. “But when you get a 20 per cent differential now you have a huge incentive for taxpayers to use the income tax act as it is worded and achieve that type of a tax savings. I just don’t feel like they are going to allow that to continue. I hope I am wrong.” If the federal government does shut down that conversion, there are ways for farmers to deal with it, including taking smaller amounts of money from the corporation over a longer period so the farmer is in a lower tax bracket. What’s left after paying the taxes can then be placed in a Tax Free Savings Account. “With tax planning, time is your friend,” Poole said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

While the most concerning proposed small corporation tax reforms have been shelved there are still a couple of areas of concern, MNP accountant Mike Poole told KAP’s recent advisory council meeting. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

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Plan ahead If it occurs, there are strategies to mitigate the impact, but they require advanced planning, Poole said later in a followup interview. The biggest issue still in play is income splitting. Poole used an example of parents retiring from the farm and converting their common shares in the farm corporation to preferred shares to give them retirement income. “We’re concerned right now that retirement stream could fall under the split income rules, which would then make all that retirement income subject to the top personal tax bracket on dividends, which would be in Manitoba about 46 per cent,” Poole said. “That could be a huge impact because if they’re thinking their tax rate is going to be much lower because they are drawing the money out over time now they have essentially reduced the value of that nest egg...” A similar scenario could exist if preferred shares are issued as part of an estate plan to non-farming kids, he said. Any amount that goes to them could be deemed unreasonable by the Canada Revenue Agency and be subject to top personal tax. “So we’re (MNP) bringing up these other items so that when they (government) do finalize the legislation we’re not going to get this retroactive effects happening,” Poole said. “What happened was there were a lot of unintended consequences as a result of the (proposed) legislation. And that is something the minister of finance said — ‘there were items and results in there we just didn’t see.’”

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Still plenty of ‘dirt’ on farming

The Ontario initiative remains an example of agriculture effectively telling its story BY JOHN GREIG Glacier FarmMedia

he latest edition of the Real Dirt on Farming is out, and it continues to be a printed copy success story in a digital world. There are more than three million copies of the agriculture information resource in print and the demand doesn’t appear to be dropping. Farm & Food Care Ontario creates the publication designed to answer consumers’ questions about farming and food with forthright, easy-to-understand stories. Kelly Daynard, executive director of Farm & Food Care Ontario, says the content is based on surveys with 2,500 Canadians on their biggest questions about farming in Canada. There have been topics that have been taken out of the publication and new ones have been added.

They hear no concerns about BSE anymore, says Daynard, but there’s more information needed on urban gardening, alternative protein sources like insects and sea farming. The big four concerns remain the same from 2006. They include genetically modified organisms, pesticides, antibiotics and hormone use. T h e l a t e s t e d i t i o n c ov ers farmers across the country and the resource is used nationally. It was supported by $100,000 donations from Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd. and CropLife Canada. It was released at the Farm & Food Care Harvest Gala and at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. “In 2006 with this online world, we thought we wouldn’t need print, but it’s a lasting document,” says Daynard. “They want to keep it around. They want it handy. I can give it to somebody. I’m not sending them to a website that they may or may not go to.”

The new cover of the Real Dirt on Farming was unveiled at the Farm & Food Care Harvest Gala in Toronto. Doing the unveiling was Farm & Food Care chair Brian Gilroy (l), Christine Schoonderwoerd, vice-chair, and representing funder Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd., Pierre Petelle, president of CropLife Canada. Farm & Food Care executive director Kelly Daynard is at the podium. Photo: JOHN GREIG

The organization blankets the country, sending copies to teachers, registered dietitians, mayors and other municipal

leaders, along with inserting the document in major urban newspapers. “It’s the stories. It’s the guy

who takes it on the plane and leaves it in the seat pocket. It’s the person who leaves it in their doctor’s office. It’s something we create and then everybody owns,” says Daynard. The resource is popular with farmers and industry workers because it helps them deal with the difficult questions they get from consumers, family and friends. “Pe o p l e w a n t t o ow n i t because they are asked tough questions. We’re in an industry where we’re asked tough questions. Sometimes they are afraid to answer. They can say this book will have the basic answers you’re looking for, with way more resources if you want anything else.” The organization has had requests for other versions of the document and so a digest version and a French version will be available in January. There is also a website where the document can be downloaded at www.realdirtonfarm ing.ca.

WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. Nov. 19-21: Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info visit www. manito bafarmwomens conference.ca. Nov. 23-25: National Farmers Union annual convention, Holiday Inn Ottawa East, 1199 Joseph Cyr St., Ottawa. For more info visit www.nfu.ca.

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Nov. 29-30: Western Canada Cleantech Innovation Forum, RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit meia.mb.ca/event/127 or call 204-783-7090. Dec. 5-7: CanolaWeek (including Canola Industry Meeting, Canola Discovery Forum and Canola Innovation Day), Hilton Garden Inn, 90-22nd St. E., Saskatoon. For more info or to register visit www.canolacouncil.org. Dec. 5-7: Western Canada Conference on Soil Health/Western Canadian Grazing Conference, Radisson Hotel Edmonton South, 4440 Gateway Blvd., Edmonton. For more info call 780-836-3354. Dec. 14: Hog Days, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Manitoba Room and UCT Pavilion, Keystone Centre, 117518th St., Brandon. For more info visit www.hogdaysbrandon.ca. Dec. 15: Fields on Wheels Conference, Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg South, 2935 Pembina Hwy., Winnipeg. For more info visit ctrf.ca/?page_id=4668. 2018 Jan. 16-18: Manitoba Ag Days, Keystone Centre, 1175-18th St., Brandon. For more info visit www. AgDays.com. Jan. 24-25: Keystone Agricultural Producers annual general meeting, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-697-1140 or visit kap.mb.ca/ meeting.cfm. Feb. 7: Ignite: FCC Young Farmer Summit, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www. fcc-fac.ca/en/ag-knowledge/ events/ignite.html.

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Door opens to hog expansion After much debate and an all-night legislative session, Bill 24 has passed into law BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

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ew hog barns will be built Manitoba. After an all-night session at the Manitoba legislature, Bill 24 has passed its final reading and received royal assent. Better known as the Red Tape Reduction and Govern m e n t Ef f i c i e n c y Ac t , Bi l l 24 covers legislation ranging from consumer protection and labour relations, to residential tenancies and transportation of dangerous goods, but it has been proposed changes to hog production that garnered the most attention as the legislation made its way towards becoming law. “It’s good news for us of course, to be allowed to build barns without the requirement of an anaerobic digestor, so it’s a step in the right

“It’s one thing to be allowed to build barns, it’s another thing to get them built and go through the permitting process.” George Matheson

d i r e c t i o n ,” s a i d G e o r g e Matheson, chairman of the Manitoba Pork Council. “It didn’t surprise me that it passed.” The newly passed act amends The Environment Act, removing general prohibitions for the expansion of hog barns and manure storage facilities. Bill 24 also strikes the winter manure application ban from the Environment Act, although

winter application would continue to be prohibited for all livestock operations in Manitoba under the Livestock M a n u r e a n d Mo r t a l i t i e s Management Regulation. While hog producers have never been banned outright from building new barns, the previous requirement that all new barns install costly anaerobic digesters effectively made new barn construction unattainable, the pork council has said. Matheson said it’s possible that some new construction will begin as early as next year. “I think that in 2018 we might see a few,” he said. “We’ve got the swine development corporation in place to assist producers with that. It’s one thing to be allowed to build barns, it’s another thing to get them built and go through the permitting process.” He hopes to see an aver-

age of 10 new barns built each year for the next 10 years, enough to cover the current hog shortfall experienced by processors in the province. “I’d say that’s a realistic goal. I hope we build more than that, but I think that’s v e r y d o a b l e ,” M a t h e s o n said. Keystone Agricultural Pro ducers was also pleased to hear the bill had passed its third reading. “Clearly the government has made a commitment to tak i n g a g r i c u l t u ra l i s s u e s seriously and dedicating the legislative time necessary to find resolutions to them,” said KAP general manager James Battershill. The activist group Hog Watch Manitoba had opposed Bill 24, but could not be reached for comment before press time. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) will have an improved membership checkoff in place Dec. 1, the start of its new fiscal year, thanks to legislation that was passed and given royal assent Nov. 9 and 10, respectively. Bill 35, the Agricultural Producers Organizations Funding Act, passed third reading unanimously in Manitoba legislature, following a marathon “all-nighter,” as MLAs debated a number of bills before the end of the current legislative session. “It (new act) will allow us to get more up-to-date exemption reports out to designated purchasers in a more timely basis, which will help reduce the number of instances where they are mistakenly overdeducting from members,” KAP general manager James Battershill said in an interview Nov. 10. Under the old system designated buyers of farm products, such as grain companies, were obliged to collect from farmers, on behalf of KAP, threequarters of one per cent of the value of all the goods they were selling. However, KAP’s annual membership fee is $210, which is reached after a farmer sells $28,000 worth of products. Although KAP notifies buyers when a farmer has reached $210, often it’s too late, or in some cases buyers aren’t set up to stop the deductions, Battershill said. As a result many farmers are overdeducted and KAP refunds the money. It makes more work for KAP, increasing its operating costs and it frustrates members, Battershill said. “In the past two full membership years, we collected $2.85 million from Manitoba farmers, and issued $1.37 million in refunds which equals 48 per cent of the total checkoff,” Battershill told the committee reviewing the legislation. The new legislation, announced in January at Ag Days by Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler as part of the Manitoba government’s plan to cut red tape, will streamline KAP’s checkoff, Battershill said. “The biggest complaint (by farmers) is certainly making deliveries to multiple purchasers in a couple of months’ span where the information about the first purchase hasn’t been reported to us and then their name hasn’t shown up on the exemption report to the other purchasers,” Battershill said. It will take time to implement the new system and some educating of KAP members and designated buyers, “but hopefully it will reduce some of the duplication,” he added. The new legislation will also make it easier for KAP to retain supporters’ contributions, Battershill said. Those are farmers whose checkoff falls short of the $210 membership fee. Now farmers whose contributions are under $210 will have to write KAP if they want the money refunded — the same applies to fully paid members who want their money back. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 75.00 - 81.00 D3 Cows 65.00 - 77.00 Bulls 90.00 - 97.50 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 165.00 - 182.00 (801-900 lbs.) 185.00 - 205.00 (701-800 lbs.) 190.00 - 215.00 (601-700 lbs.) 210.00 - 232.00 (501-600 lbs.) 220.00 - 250.00 (401-500 lbs.) 230.00 - 285.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 170.00 - 196.00 (701-800 lbs.) 175.00 - 196.00 (601-700 lbs.) 180.00 - 208.00 (501-600 lbs.) 195.00 - 237.50 (401-500 lbs.) 205.00 - 253.00

Heifers

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

Alberta South — 148.00 - 148.25 80.00 - 95.00 70.00 - 85.00 — $ 191.00 - 203.00 198.00 - 212.00 207.00 - 220.00 215.00 - 231.00 224.00 - 246.00 243.00 - 271.00 $ 177.00 - 189.00 180.00 - 194.00 185.00 - 199.00 191.00 - 205.00 198.00 - 218.00 206.00 - 234.00

(901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.)

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Previous Year

59,117 12,984 46,133 NA 617,000

53,458 12,775 41,183 NA 614,000

Change 2.28 4.40 4.90 5.00 5.35 5.00

Week Ending Oct 21st, 2017

Previous Year

1,318 30,576 16,314 885 1,074 7,740 471

1,157 28,633 12,992 487 1,133 8,087 241

Hog Prices (Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)

Source: Manitoba Agriculture Current Week 176E 164E 160.91

Last Week 172.06 161.06 154.61

Last Year (Index 100) 141.15 131.19 123.47

163.78

152.89

126.75

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

Futures (November 3, 2017) in U.S. Hogs

Change

December 2017

65.80

0.75

February 2018

72.05

1.52

April 2018 May 2018 June 2018

75.73 80.28 82.98

1.32 1.78 1.55

Other Market Prices

he first real snow of the season wasn’t enough to put a damper on the Manitoba cattle markets during the week ended November 10, with good volumes and solid prices reported across the province. “It’s certainly nice to have not only a stronger market, but a steady market,” said Allan Munroe, of the Killarney Auction Mart. “We haven’t seen the volatility at all this year,” he added, noting that the predictability in marketing cattle was welcomed by all sides. “There is plenty of supply and the market is still holding steady,” said Munroe linking the strength to good demand from both eastern and western buyers. He said Ontario buyers were looking for the better-quality heavier animals 550 pounds and up, while the middleweights were off to Alberta and the lightweight cattle stayed local. However, U.S. interest was not that pronounced, with very few cattle heading south. Butcher cows were also seeing solid demand, with prices still holding steady after perking up in early October. Munroe said such strength in the cow market at this time of year was unusual, but welcome. Feed supplies are looking good in most parts of Manitoba heading into the winter, with hay and silage described as “adequate” by Munroe. He said the poorer conditions in neighbouring Saskatchewan had led to expectations for an increase in feed moving west, but that isn’t happening yet.

Choice (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)

Winnipeg Wooled Fats — — Not Available This Week — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of November 6, 2017 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.910 Undergrade ....................................... $1.820 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.890 Undergrade ........................................$1.790 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.890 Undergrade ........................................$1.790 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.890 Undergrade......................................... $1.805 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 111.91 - 146.00 174.45 - 199.33 186.32 - 205.65 197.23 - 232.33 157.88 - 248.81 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

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

Allan Munroe Killarney Auction Mart

The onslaught of colder and snowier conditions shouldn’t put a damper on the active cattle trade, and Munroe expected to be running at full capacity into December. He said the fall run would usually quiet down a bit earlier, but more animals were coming to market this year. Part of the increased movement may be tied to memories of last winter, which was tough for feeding cattle, according to Munroe. He said a few producers, who would normally sell in the spring, were bringing some animals in earlier this fall. Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell off of their nearby highs over the course of the week, which could signal an end to the firm tone in the Canadian market as well. Live cattle futures lost about US$7 per hundredweight over the course of the week, while feeder cattle were down by about US$5 per hundredweight. Declining margins for packers and the seasonal slowdown ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday were cited for the weakness in the U.S. markets. Ashley Robinson writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

briefs

McDonald’s sets new welfare standards for chickens

Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs

“There is plenty of supply and the market is still holding steady.”

CNSC

Close 155.43 157.18 156.10 153.08 153.00 152.00

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Snow didn’t dampen cattle volumes Ashley robinson

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending Oct 28, 2017

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

$1 Cdn: $0.7834 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2764 Cdn.

The fall cattle run is still in full swing to the delight of the sector

Ontario 119.58 - 141.85 118.08 - 137.98 46.21 - 69.43 46.21 - 69.43 70.87 - 95.85 $ 166.85 - 204.24 180.98 - 210.60 195.33 - 223.13 210.18 - 247.93 220.28 - 262.22 227.92 - 280.17 $ 151.51 - 180.30 165.36 - 197.78 158.83 - 192.09 187.24 - 218.83 197.85 - 227.48 207.49 - 236.92

Futures (November 3, 2017) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change October 2017 114.15 2.95 December 2017 120.70 4.55 February 2018 126.10 5.45 April 2018 125.63 4.43 June 2018 117.58 3.25 August 2018 114.55 3.02

Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

EXCHANGES: NOVEMBER 3, 2017

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Cattle Prices

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

Numbers below are reprinted from November 9th issue.

BY TOM POLANSEK Reuters

McDonald’s will require suppliers to follow new standards for raising and slaughtering chickens served in its restaurants, the company said Nov. 3. Animal activists said the mandates fall short of commitments made by other restaurants, such as Burger King and sandwich chain Subway, and failed to address their primary concern about chicken production: birds bred to grow quickly to large sizes. Under McDonald’s

updated guidelines, suppliers such as Tyson and Cargill must comply by 2024 with rules dictating the amount and brightness of light in chicken houses, provide birds with access to perches that promote natural behaviour, and take other steps to improve animal welfare. The world’s largest restaurant chain by revenue also pledged to conduct trials with suppliers to measure the well-being of different chicken breeds. “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. The treatment of animals in the food chain

has become increasingly important to some consumers in recent years as animal welfare groups have released undercover videos showing abuse. McDonald’s requirements are the latest changes to affect its menu that address concerns about animal and human health. It previously stopped buying chicken meat for U.S. restaurants from birds raised with antibiotics deemed important to human health and said it would shift to using cage-free eggs in the U.S and Canada. Such moves generally raise costs for producers. McDonald’s, which has been working to boost flagging traffic at its U.S. restaurants, said it will not raise menu prices as a result of its new standards.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg ( Hd Fats) 129.17 - 217.63 93.76 - 216.34 —

Toronto ($/cwt) 88.39 - 279.47 — 106.35 - 234.72

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

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) — 32.50 - 48.13

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

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Numbers below are reprinted from November 9th issue.

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GRAIN MARKETS

Manitoba Elevator Prices

USDA report surprises oilseed market Traders were expecting a lower yield number and when they didn’t get it, they reacted

Average quotes as of November 6, 2017 ($/tonne) Future

Basis

Cash

E. Manitoba wheat

229.56

20.55

250.11

W. Manitoba wheat

229.56

7.18

236.74

E. Manitoba canola

516.80

-22.38

494.42

W. Manitoba canola

516.80

-28.26

488.54 Source: pdqinfo.ca

Port Prices As of Friday, November 3, 2017 ($/tonne)

DAVE SIMS CNSC

CE Futures Canada canola contracts may have finally topped out after the USDA’s monthly supply-and-demand report put the entire oilseed sector under pressure. Canola futures began climbing back in the early part of September, eventually rising above the $520-per-tonne mark. However, that changed on Thursday, November 9, when the USDA left its prediction for soybean yields in the U.S. untouched. Traders had generally been expecting the yield number to fall slightly, but when that didn’t happen they started selling almost immediately. The front-month January contract fell $5.30 on the day. It could have fallen more, but seemed to find a level of technical resistance at the $515 mark. Demand for canola remains strong though and growers have been moving some supp l i e s. Cr u s h e r s a n d b u ye r s h a ve b e e n putting on a few “specials” too, in order to keep things moving. Many in the industry want to get some more canola out of the bins before the dead of winter sets in. Crush margins have been improving in recent days as the Canadian dollar has softened a bit from a few weeks ago. In the U.S., both the soybean and corn markets were pressured by the USDA’s monthly supply-and-demand report. The agency surprised many in the oilseed industry by leaving the yield number untouched. The USDA also issued a slight revision to the carry-out in the U.S. which further undermined prices. On the international scene, soybean production estimates for Brazil and Argentina stayed relatively neutral, although rain in northern Brazil has improved growing conditions for the soybean crop. Brazil is expected to produce around 108 million tonnes while Argentina’s output is pegged at 57 million tonnes. The corn market dropped from its usual

Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

181.60

7.90

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

275.45

n/a

Canola Thunder Bay

526.80

-2.40

Canola Vancouver

536.80

-5.40

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, November 2, 2017 ($/tonne)

For three-times-daily market reports and more from Commodity News Service Canada, visit the Markets section at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

perch near the US$3.50-per-bushel mark after the report came out. The USDA raised its yield estimate by a larger amount than expected. The agency pegged yields at 175.4 bushels an acre, up from the previous estimate of 171.8 bushels. If that prediction holds true it would be the biggest national average yield ever. The USDA also raised its estimate for the U.S. carry-out to 2.487 billion bushels, up from the October estimate of 2.295 billion bushels. Chicago wheat futures continue to be pressured by the increasing size of the Russian wheat crop. SovEcon consulting agency raised its projections for Russian wheat production to a record 82.9 million tonnes. That exceeds the USDA’s prediction and comes at a time when the Russian ruble is relatively weak. Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

ICE canola ICE milling wheat ICE barley

Last Week

Weekly Change

514.30

4.10

n/a

Mpls. HRS wheat

229.56

0.55

Chicago SRW wheat

156.44

-0.55

Kansas City HRW wheat

156.81

0.55

Corn

137.10

-0.20

Oats

170.53

-1.46

Soybeans

358.99

0.64

Soymeal

345.92

1.98

Soyoil

758.96

-9.26

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, November 3, 2017 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

Feed barley

160.76

2.76

Rye

n/a

463.76

-13.78

n/a

Oats

188.69

-4.54

Soybeans

382.51

-4.04

Flaxseed Feed peas

Sunflower (NuSun) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)

17.15

n/a

Sunflower (Confection) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)

Ask

Wheat bids rise across Western Canada U.S. futures rose, pulling Canadian prices right along with them BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

ard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ending Nov. 9, following increases in the United States markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were up C$8 to C$9 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 $245 per tonne in western Manitoba, to as high as $269 in northern Alberta. Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but generally held steady to range from about $7 to $24 per tonne above the futures when using the grain

... average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were up C$8 to C$9 per tonne across the Prairie provinces...

company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between the U.S. dollar-denominated futures and the Canadian dollar cash bids. When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars (C$1=US$0.7879) CWRS bids ranged from US$193 to US$212 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$26 to US$45 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 $33 to $57 below the futures. Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat bids were anywhere from $1 higher to $6 lower. Prices across the Prairies ranged from $165 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to $185 per tonne in northern Alberta. Average durum prices rose $3 to $6, with bids in Saskatchewan and Manitoba ranging from about $268 to $279 per tonne. The December spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, which most CWRS contracts Canada are based off of, was quoted at US$6.48 per bushel on Nov. 9,

which was up by 23.25 U.S. cents from the previous week. The Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, which are now traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPRS in Canada. The December Kansas City wheat contract was quoted at US$4.29 per bushel on Nov. 9, up by 2.25 U.S. cents compared to the previous week. The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.29 on Nov. 9, which was up by 3.25 U.S. cents on the week. The Canadian dollar settled at 78.79 U.S. cents on Nov. 9, which was up by roughly half a cent compared to the previous week. Ashley Robinson writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 16, 2017

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

Import changes looming for veterinary drugs Canadian producers have used the U.S. to access cheaper veterinary drugs, but the list of approved drugs is about to change Nov. 13 BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

ivestock producers are still in the dark on incoming changes to the list of approved veterinary drugs they may source from the U.S. Health Canada is tightening regulations on own-use importation, a practice allowing producers to buy approved drugs in the United States and carry them into Canada. As of Nov. 13, that list of approved drugs will change. The new list is incoming, Health Canada says, but has yet not been released. Own-use imports were a handy tool for beef producers to keep costs down when a drug was approved and available on both sides of the border, said Brian Lemon, Manitoba Beef Producers general manager, who noted the U.S. version of the drugs was frequently significantly lower cost. Now those meas ures are up in the air, he told the Co-operator. “The issue here is that list of drugs where that was available to producers was being redone,” Lemon said. “Basically, the industry had to reapply, so they wiped everything off the list and the industry had to reapply to get items put back on the list.” Producer groups or individuals may petition for a drug to be included. Prescription drugs do not qualify, according to Health Canada, nor do drugs meant to be blended with animal feed or any that contain “medically important antimicrobials” (drugs deemed important for human use). Likewise, the drug must be approved in its home country, have maximum residue limits set in Canada, have a comparable drug approved in Canada and have no unresolved safety issues in either its home country or Canada. The beef industry is one of several sectors expected to feel the impact of the new rules, which will affect any food-producing animals or animals bound for human consumption, as well as horses. The Manitoba Beef Producers has been told there will be no gap between the old list expiring and the new list coming into effect, Lemon said.

More in 2018 The move is part of national efforts against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the fear that critical human medications are becoming less effective against adapting bacteria. The World Health Organization ( WHO) has already raised the alarm, citing concern that increased

Incoming changes to veterinary drug rules were discussed during the recent Manitoba Beef Producers district meeting in Austin Nov. 3. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

resistance may cause treatment to become ineffective against a range of diseases (including tuberculosis, HIV and malaria) and cause problems with organ transplants, chemotherapy and surgeries, among other issues. The WHO estimates about 480,000 cases of antibioticresistant tuberculosis appear each year across the world, while several countries have noted increased resistance in E. coli, leading to ineffective treatment in more that half of diagnosed urinary tract infections in those regions. The problem has been linked to overprescription in human medicine, although agriculture has also felt the push to cut down on antibiotic use.

Canadian plan In 2015, Canada threw support behind the WHO’s Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance. As part of that, the federal government committed to develop its own national action plan. “Tackling Antimicrobial Resis tance and Antimicrobial Use: A PanCanadian Framework for Action” was released in September. Agriculture has already begun to move on tighter antimicrobial policy, driven by social, market and trade pressures, the report noted. “To address the challenges of AMR, effective treatments and management approaches must be fur-

ther implemented to demonstrate appropriate use of antimicrobials in order to ensure the health and welfare of animals, preserve and ensure a safe food supply and keep livestock producers competitive,” the document reads, in part. “It’s all related to the scare on the human health side of things where some important drugs are increasingly becoming less and less effective,” Lemon said. “Across the board, many of the same drugs that are used in animal agriculture are used in human health and so it’s really about really trying to put more rigour around the use of those important drugs.” Health Canada estimates that 73 per cent of drugs prescribed for animals are also used for humans.

Sector impacts The Chicken Farmers of Canada is partway through its three-phase plan to limit antibiotics. In 2014, the organization phased out Category 1 antibiotics, those considered the most critical for human health. High- and medium-importance antibiotics will be phased out over the next three years, leaving farmers access to only low-importance drugs by 2020. Beekeepers h a ve a l s o c o m e up against the issue. Apiarists in Manitoba and in other provinces have protested incoming rules, which would require them to have a

veterinarian prescription for certain antibiotics. Allan Campbell of the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association expressed concern earlier this year, citing veterinarians’ relative lack of beekeeping knowledge. “ Virtually ever y veterinarian knows nothing at all about bees, so on the one hand, yeah, they know drugs; they know antibiotics, but if they don’t know the animal, then it’s kind of disturbing,” he said. The beef industry will come up against a similar dilemma. As of Dec. 1, 2018, any medically important antimicrobials, including inwater drugs or medicated feed, will need to be checked off by a veterinarian. Labels will no longer mention a drug’s use for growth promotion or related instructions, while responsible use statements will be added. “I don’t think at the end of the day it’s going to have a huge impact on the industry. That’s what we’re hearing,” Lemon said. “It’s going to take some time to figure out and let the dust settle. For those producers who maybe didn’t have regular relationships with a vet, it’s going to require that they establish relationships with vets and have a vet onside that can come out and do the herd health and be comfortable to actually write the prescription.” astockford@farmmedia.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 16, 2017

Customer first, says lamb packer

Simcoe Street Meat Packers begins with the customer and works all the way back to farmer partners BY JOHN GREIG Glacier FarmMedia

ahab Zamani’s family knows what it wants in a lamb. And family members go to great lengths, partnering with sheep farmers, to get it. The Zamani family runs Simcoe Street Meat Packers and processes lamb in Kawart ha Lakes, Ont. for its retail stores in Toronto. They specialize in “truly halal products,” he told the Ontario Sheep Convention as part of a panel on marketing lamb. Zamani, an accountant who studied economics at the University of Guelph, says that working directly with farmers they know and who want to supply top product means a better product for their customers. “We are consumer-centric,” says Zamani. “We figure out what consumers want and t h e n we d o ever ything in our power to get them that. We go to demand and work backwards.” Their ability to supply what consumers want is aided by building strong relationships with supplying farmers. He says their success hasn’t been complicated. “Take that really nice product that those consumers want and price it fairly and then your business grows.” However, market forces push faster and cheaper production, which has meant Zamani, like people who work in most family businesses, has had to pull out the welder and modify equipment and create new processes. “ M y d a d ’s f i r s t d o z e n lambs took him three hours. I wonder how he stayed in business.” Za m a n i w a s a s k e d w h a t made an ideal lamb for him and he had a rapid-fire and detailed response, including dressing at 48 lbs., with at least a quarter-inch, but no more than an inch, of fat. The stomach will have less than 1.5 lbs. of suet and the lamb will be leaner looking than many of the lambs he is seeing. It will be a light-pink colour and well framed. He encouraged more crossbreds. “Straight Rideaus and straight Suffolks will not make the cut,” he says.

she says, and couldn’t see herself doing direct marketing, but she says she knows that she needs to spend time on the financials and marketing. “I’d rather be in the barn.”

Buyer feedback Zamani says he leaves the farming to the sheep experts, but he will tell them what he wants to see arriving at his plant. How they get the sheep to those specifications is up to the farmer. For example, he appreciates receiving sheared or clean lambs to minimize potential for E. coli contamination. “Keeping those lambs clean is very important and it starts on the farm. In order to put out a really safe product, we need clean animals,” he says. Unfortunately, the areas that are often most dirty on a lamb are also where processors need to cut into the animal, including the back and down the back legs and the area from the neck to the belly.

Wahab Zamani and his family run Simcoe Street Meat Packers. PHOTO: JOHN GREIG

A producer who gets different definitions of halal from different buyers asked Zamani to define the term for her. Halal is a Muslim standard for meat production. “The discussion could last for hours on what is halal,” says

“If they don’t appreciate it or like how we’re doing it, they can go elsewhere,” he says. The focus for Zamani always comes back to the customer. “The difference is that a really good lamb brings back customers and a poor lamb doesn’t.”

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Farmer endorsed Bill McCutcheon, a sheep farmer who also co-ordinates a lamb value chain between producers and processors, says Zamani’s numbers are a c c u r a t e . He s a y s l a m b s should be 20 to 24 kg warm dressed weight with a GR measurement (a tool used to measure fat) of seven to 15 mm. McCutcheon was also on the panel, along with sheep farmer Sandi Brock, who was named the Ontar io Sheep Farmers Shepherd of the Year. Brock, who sells her lambs through McCutcheon’s system, says she appreciates hearing from processors, and that one of their farm’s biggest advantages is its relationships. “Align yourself with people who want to see you succeed,” she says. Marketing is not her forte,

Zamani. “Not all Muslims are the same. What it means to us is that the animal is treated in the most humane, respectable way possible.” Zamani has a window into their kill floor for customers to watch.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

Nov. 8

Nov. 7

Nov. 8

Nov. 6

Nov. 9

n/a

No. on offer

2,023

1,521*

1,442

2,833

3,622*

1,167*

2,450

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

120.00-151.00

n/a

180.00-188.25

n/a

140.00-167.00

n/a

182.00-194.00

n/a

800-900

187.00-201.00

185.00-200.50

160.00-197.00

195.00-215.00

196.00-214.00 (218.00)

200.00-210.00

190.00-207.00

n/a

700-800

186.00-223.75

190.00-213.50

180.00-219.00

212.00-225.00

210.00-224.00 (227.00)

210.00-226.00

205.00-217.00

n/a

600-700

180.00-239.25

190.00-218.50

200.00-235.00

218.00-232.00

217.00-232.00 (236.00)

215.00-230.50

210.00-230.00

n/a

900-1000

500-600

190.00-256.00

210.00-244.00

220.00-270.00

230.00-245.00

224.00-247.00

220.00-246.50

225.00-250.00

n/a

400-500

200.00-265.00

240.00-279.00

230.00-275.00

250.00-277.00 (280.00)

247.00-274.00

240.00-270.00 (280.00)

240.00-270.00

n/a

300-400

n/a

250.00-286.00

275.00-375.00

260.00-300.00

265.00-295.00

255.00-290.00 (301.00)

240.00-280.00

n/a

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

n/a 164.00-178.50

n/a

142.00-179.00

n/a

165.00-182.00

n/a

800-900

170.00-181.25

160.00-179.25

148.00-180.00

165.00-180.00

175.00-186.00

n/a

700-800

187.00-190.00

170.00-192.00

152.00-187.00

170.00-185.00

177.00-186.00

180.00-190.50

195.00-215.00

n/a

600-700

175.00-218.25

180.00-210.50

160.00-190.00

185.00-203.00

180.00-201.50

185.00-200.00 (205.00)

190.00-206.00

n/a

500-600

179.00-235.00

200.00-231.00

180.00-214.00

190.00-215.00

192.00-215.00

200.00-232.50

200.00-228.00

n/a

400-500

180.00-242.25

210.00-241.00

200.00-232.00

217.00-235.00

212.00-238.00

215.00-240.00

215.00-235.00

n/a

300-400

n/a

220.00-249.00

230.00-325.00

220.00-240.00

n/a

230.00-255.00

215.00-230.00

n/a

No. on offer

110

n/a

192

n/a

175

n/a

D1-D2 Cows

78.00-86.00

65.00-90.00

70.00-88.00

75.00-85.00

78.00-82.00

80.00-86.00

85.00-89.00

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

70.00-77.00

n/a

40.00-70.00

60.00-74.00

65.00-78.00

n/a

70.00-81.00

n/a

Slaughter Market

Age Verified

88.00-94.00

n/a

Mature Bulls

95.00-113.50

80.00-105.00

85.00-90.75

90.00-103.00

93.00-104.00

100.00-112.00

75.00-99.00

n/a

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

120.00-174.00

n/a

85.00-121.00

n/a

80.00-125.00

n/a

100.00-141.00

n/a

Heiferettes * includes slaughter market

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rdinarily voting over whether to recommend new wheat, rye or triticale varieties for registration can stretch on well into the afternoon. This year it was over before the morning coffee break at the annual meeting of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) in Winnipeg Mar. 2. Many participants said they thought it was a record for the group, and in no small way former federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz is the reason why. The process has been streamlined — one of several reforms Ritz asked the PRCWRT and 16 other recommending committees to do when he wrote them in 2013. “I am challenging you to think about the future of variety regis-

tration and how best to ensure that Canada has an approach going forward that encourages innovation in variety development and balances the interests of producers and the entire value chain,” Ritz wrote. Some saw the letter as the beginning of the end for recommending committees, which its critics alleged were bureaucratic and an impediment to getting new, higher-yielding varieties to farmers faster. This year there were just 18 candidate cultivars before the PRCWRT, and a dozen weren’t up for voting because they’d already been supported for registration by the agronomic, disease and end-use evaluation teams, which results in an automatic registration recommendation, just one of the streamlining measures introduced since Ritz threw down the gauntlet. Before they’d come back to the full committee for further discussion and voting.

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Marketed cattle jump cited as Manitoba Beef Producers ends strong on financial year

An increase in marketed cattle let the Manitoba Beef Producers buck an expected deficit 2017, according to the first financial statements “It’s more a function of how we estimate and the conservative approach of the board in terms of estimating revenues for our budget.”

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anitoba Beef Producers is back in black — black in, that is. A surprise swing in marketed cattle left the organization well ahead on its financials, after initially projecting a $136,100 deficit in 2017. Instead, MBP ended the year with a $214,700 surplus, according to financial documents presented during regular district meetings this fall. MBP general manager Brian Lemon pointed to a higherthan-expected provincial checkoff in 2016-17. The Manitoba Beef Producers is funded solely by the $3-per-head fee collected for each animal sold in Manitoba. In 2016-17, MBP collected $1.48 million, 8.8 per cent higher than the year before and 11.6 per cent higher than the $1.33 million five-year average. The producer group saw 493,000 head sold in the last year, up from 453,300 the year before. The surplus is a departure from last year, when MPB reported an $18,400 deficit. Lemon said extra funds will buffer against future deficits and possibly bolster MBP’s programming. Lemon said the organization cannot point to any major shift that might explain the increase in marketed cattle. “It’s more a function of how we estimate and the conservative approach of the board in terms of estimating revenues for our budget,” he said. “The board, when we put it together,

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Manitoba Beef Producers general manager Brian Lemon sums up the year for members in Roblin Nov. 8 during one of 14 district meetings. Photo: Alexis Stockford

we have quite a discussion around what do we think the marketing is going to be for the next year and the board has typically been a fairly conservative board.” The board typically opts for the lower end of its estimated revenue range when developing the budget, Lemon added. The checkoff applies to all cattle sales, although Lemon noted that there are likely a number of sales they do not benefit from, such as small private sales between two farmers where the checkoff is neglected. The Manitoba Beef Producers is unsure how many sales might be skipping over the fee. The organization also “held the line” on refunds, members were told.

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MBP typically returns 10-12 per cent of checkoff dollars on average. The producer group sat solidly in that range in 2016-17, with $161,200, or 10.9 per cent of collected funds, sent back to 161 producers across the province.

National checkoff increasing Farmers are bracing for the expected national checkoff increase, promised to take effect in early 2018. The national checkoff, applied alongside the provincial checkoff, is set to increase from $1 to $2.50 per head. The increase is meant to support National Beef Strategy objectives, including research, industry promotion, market development and issues management.

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), one of the groups set to benefit from the jump, says funds will support continued research in forage and grasslands, feed grains and efficiency, sustainability and productivity, animal health, alternatives to antimicrobial use, food safety and meat quality, as well as better disease and antimicrobial resistance monitoring. “Some research outcomes identified under the National Beef Strategy cannot be achieved at current funding levels,” the BCRC said in a published fact sheet on the increase. “There simply aren’t enough industry research dollars available to support all the research projects,

positions, and facilities that we need. The increased Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off will build research capacity and program funding in areas that have been on the decline in Canada.” Currently, each national check off dollar sends 14.5 cents for research. Of that, MBP streams 7.5 cents to specific projects, while the rest is allocated through the Beef Cattle Research Council. Canada Beef has also pitched the increase. The organization says its portion of any jump will go to opening markets, supporting consumer-directed programs, driving up demand and brand building. MBP already backed the move in 2016. It has also said, however, that Manitoba will make no move to increase the national checkoff until Alberta and Saskatchewan adopt the new price. MBP is looking for public input on the national checkoff jump. A town hall is planned for Dec. 7 in MacGregor. astockford@farmmedia.com

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La Niña developing in time for winter Just how powerful the weather phenomenon will be this season is still up in the air BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

must begin with a bit of an apology. I had promised for this issue that we would be looking at trends in overnight temperatures across the Prairies, but we will not be able to cover that in this issue. As I was work ing on the final crunching of the data I realized that I had made a mistake early on in my analysis, which had a significant impact on the final results. Combine this with an earlier-than-usual dead line and I just didn’t have the time to recrunch the numbers. I promise that we’ll look at this in the following issue. For this article, I thought we could begin with a look at some weather gift ideas for the upcom ing holiday season. For those of you interested in a full-blown weather station, the top choice once again is the Davis Vantage Vue system. Running between $500 and $700 this station has consistently ranked as one of the best. It pretty much measures everything you would want and is easy to install. While there are

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cheaper systems out there that do the same thing, I can say from experience, the Davis stations just keep on working year after year, with minimal maintenance. In fact, I could probably count on one hand the number of times my Davis station has caused me problems since I bought my first one back in 1998. If a big-budget station is not what you are looking for then there are plenty of low-cost sta tions out there. Over the last five or so years there has been an explosion of these relatively low-cost stations. It has got to the point now that it is almost next to impossible to review all of them. Most of these stations have an indoor console to display the

U.S. weather forecaster sees La Niña chances at 65-75 per cent

data and simply measure indoor/ outdoor temperatures, humidity, and barometric pressure. They will often also give basic forecasts based on this data. Canadian Tire often has these systems on sale for some great prices. Just remember, just like most things in life, you get what you pay for. If you buy a weather station for $20 or $30 then don’t be surprised if it ends up only working for a couple of years before something goes wrong. Finally, there are the tradi tional style of weather instru ments ranging from simple rain gauges to flashy barometers. One of the most interesting ones that I came across is the Fischer Instruments 115.01 laboratory-

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U.S. government weather forecaster has added its voice to a growing chorus calling for La Niña conditions to continue through the winter. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, in a monthly forecast pegged the chance of La Niña developing at about 65 per cent to 75 per cent on Nov. 10. The agency in its October advi sory had projected a 55 per cent to 65 per cent chance of the phe nomenon developing during the Northern Hemisphere’s fall and winter. “La Niña is likely to affect tem perature and precipitation across the United States during the upcoming months,” the agency said. La Niña emerged last year for the first time since 2012. The phe nomenon, characterized by unu sually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, is linked with floods and droughts. Australia’s Bureau of Meteor ology (BOM) made a similar call in late October, saying climate indicators were near the levels associated with a La Niña weather event and pegged the chance of

now in place and that there is a 65 to 75 per cent chance that these conditions will last throughout the upcoming win ter. Currently, it looks like it will be a weak La Niña, much like we saw last winter. La Niña means that there are colder-than-average sea surface temperatures across the east ern tropical Pacific. This setup historically results in a colderand wetter-than-average win ter across Western Canada and the northwestern U.S. If we use last year, which also had a weak La Niña as a comparison, the winter ended up being a mixed bag. December was very cold, January relatively mild, and February mild in the central and northern regions while southern regions were colder than aver age. Precipitation over central and northern regions was near to slightly below average, while southern regions saw aboveaverage amounts. I will keep an eye on just how strong this current La Niña becomes over the next month or so and give everyone an update when I revisit the winter forecast in early December.

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The Climate Prediction Center is just the latest in a list of international forecasters to make this observation the weather pattern developing this year at 50 per cent. This is around double the nor mal likelihood of the weather event, the BOM said. La Niña is the opposite of an El Niño, which is characterized by warmer waters in the tropi cal Pacific. While a La Niña can be less damaging than an El Niño, severe La Niñas are also linked to floods, droughts and# hurricanes. # Analysts say a La Niña could impact the supply of global grains, particularly wheat and corn — where the United States is the largest exporter of both crops. The weather event is associated with lower-than-average rainfalls over North America. “A La Niña would be bad for U.S. grain growers, which would help global wheat prices,” said Phin Ziebell, agribusiness econo mist, National Australia Bank. Benchmark global wheat prices hit a decade low in August last year amid ample global supplies. Japan’s weather bureau said earlier this month that there were growing signs of a La Niña pat tern emerging as sea water tem peratures being monitored near the equator in the Pacific Ocean were cooler than their benchmark levels.

grade outdoor thermometer with human hair hygrometer. It runs for around $100, looks nice, and is just a neat, accurate, conversa tional weather instrument. They claim that the use of human hair to measure humidity is one of the most accurate methods avail able. The hygrometer has a nonlinear scale that allows you to get a more accurate measurement when humidity levels are low. As I have said, there are literally hundreds of different weather instruments available, along with many different websites and stores that sell them. One website that has a very compre hensive listing of weather instru ments, along with good to very good descriptions, is ambient weather.com. As an FYI, I have no affiliation with this website, it just carries the largest collection of weather hardware that I know of. To finish up this issue, it is looking more and more cer tain that there will be a La Niña episode this winter across the tropical Pacific. The NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center has issued a La Niña advisory declar ing that La Niña conditions are

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this fall as percentiles. So far it has been an interesting mixture of wet and dry conditions especially across Alberta. Southern Alberta, minus the foothills has been relatively dry while north-central regions extending northwestwards into the Peace River region has been wet to near-record values in some areas. Extreme northern regions have been the exact opposite with precipitation amounts ranging from low to extremely low.

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

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 Co-operator contributor

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 onfarm 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 nonprofit applied research association in Lethbridge, Alta., 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.”

Plan, plan, plan On-farm trials soak up time at the busiest periods of the year and so you want to do some big-time planning beforehand. “On-farm trials tend to happen just when resources on the farm are spread really thin,” said Baarda.

“Answer one question and make it as simple as you can.” Two members of the Farming Smarter research team collect seed samples for a field-scale trial. PHOTO: FARMING SMARTER

“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 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.”

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 to answer the whole question on the farm.” GPS has made on-farm trials considerably easier, almost to the point where it’s become unthinkable to attempt one without it. Baarda said he’s as excited about

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precision technology as anyone, but he still recommends 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 onfarm 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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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 BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff

anola is king across the Prairies — 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 microreasons 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. 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 year-ago levels. “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.

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

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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, Alta. “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 — soy-crushing plants to pro cess 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.”

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Ontario farmers showing interest in cellulosic sugars A producer co-op in that province is promising annual income of $83 to $88 an acre for crop byproducts BY JOHN GREIG Glacier FarmMedia

ntario farmers continue to sign up for a co-operative that will pay them for their corn stover and wheat straw. Brian Cofell, general manager of the Cellulosic Sugar Producers Co-operative (CSPC) says that the co-op has about 40 per cent of the acres committed that it needs by next fall, when it plans to harvest its first crop of stover. The stover will be turned into sugars for industrial uses. “There is a lot of momentum with the co-op right now,” says Cofell. “A lot of people are excited. You know things are turning when people are reaching out to you and calling you and asking you to speak to them.” Far mers will have to be members of the co-op in order to deliver to the Comet BioRefining Plant in Sarnia, Ont. Membership will cost $500 and then farmers will have to put in $200 per acre committed and will have to commit 100 acres minimum. They also have to grow 1.5 tonnes per acre of corn stover and 1.2 tonnes per acre of wheat straw. For that production they will be paid $25 per tonne for corn stover and $40 per tonne for wheat straw. Comet BioRefining has committed to a preferred dividend of $50 per acre. Cofell says that means corn stover a n d w h e a t s t ra w w i l l p a y about $83 to $88 per acre per year. The dividend has improved in the past few weeks, says Cofell, which has helped drive more interest in the co-op. Farmers have to be within 125 km of Sarnia in order to qualify. “ We b e l i e v e t h e r e a r e enough acres to handle the co-op in that area,” he says. The co-op will own 27.5 per cent of Comet BioRefining, which plans to build a plant in Sarnia, to start up in 2019. Comet will be creating highpurity dextrose, hemi-cellulose and lignin from the corn stover, as part of the move to creating high-value chemicals from biomaterials instead of petrochemicals. The co-op will do all the harvesting and movement of the stover. “We think cost-wise it is very efficient for us to do it ourselves,” says Cofell. “That way we know that the right product will come to the plant. There are certain specs we want inside of the bale. We want to control the flow of the biomass coming in as well.” Convincing far mers that the co-op will take good care of their land while they are harvesting the stover is important, says Cofell. The c o - o p i s s h ow i n g f a r m e r s what that will look like with a series of stover-harvesting demonstrations. There’s more information at the CSPC website at www.cspcoop.com.

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Pea exports hit with India duty The move took the pulse industry by complete surprise BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNSC Canada

A street vendor prepares radada, a dish made of onions, potatoes and peas, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. India has imposed a large duty on pea imports. PHOTO: REUTERS/Amit Dave

he Canadian pea industry woke up Nov. 8 to the surprising news that India had imposed a 50 per cent duty on pea imports. “ T h i s s o r t o f m ove s u s beyond even where India has been before in pulse import duties... more than a decade ago we were at 10 per cent. So to sort of move to the maximum allowable for peas under WTO rules has surprised us all,” said Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada. One major Prairie pulse exporter also expressed grave concern over the unexpected move. “That is a very horrible news for us as exporters... India is our

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biggest buyer of pulses, of peas. So if India doesn’t want to buy, where will our yellow peas go?” said Meiyun Li, general manager with ADM Ag Industries in Saskatoon. T h e In d i a n g ov e r n m e n t imposed the 50 per cent import tax on peas due to pulses falling below the government-set support level in the local market, according to Reuters. India mainly imports peas

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from Canada, Russia, the United States and France. Last year the country’s pea imports jumped up 41 per cent from the previous year to a record of 3.17 million tonnes, according to reports. The latest news from India comes on the heels of silence for the last month in regards to Canada’s pulse fumigation exemption. At the start of October the fumigation exemption Canada had for importing pulses before arrival into India expired, and since then the industry had been waiting to hear if it would be extended. With the latest news, Bacon said Canada is left with more questions than answers. “We’re in contact with Ottawa to understand the operational details of all of this... the questions (we’re asking are) does it have any impact on India’s fumigation rules? Does it apply immediately, including vessels on route or that may be docking in India imminently?” he said. In October it was reported Canadian pea exports were down from previous years. As of Oct. 29 Canada had exported only 849,000 tonnes of peas, which is half a million tonnes behind exports from the same time last year. In 2016, Canada exported a total 3.345 million tonnes of peas, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. According to Li, the outlook for the Canadian pea export market is bad. Ukraine and Russia have had big crops and can offer peas for export at lower prices. As well, Li said demand in China is down. “I’m hearing the destination price is going down because of the big importers (in China who) import cargo in bulk vessel… the volume is big, and the bulk vessel just arrived… the importers will sell the product at a lower price. They won’t get their cost back,” she said. The only place where there is interest for Canadian peas is in the U.S., according to Li. The U.S. pea crop is down this year due to the drought. “Right now (the U.S. is) buying yellow peas from southeast Saskatchewan only because that origin is closer to the U.S. But they cannot consume all of our pea production. We still need to find other demand,” she said.

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Mosaic surprises with big profit, shares surge Higher prices and lower costs were a winning combination for the U.S. fertilizer maker BY ROD NICKEL AND JOHN BENNY Reuters

.S. fertilizer maker Mosaic has posted bigger-than-expected profit on higher prices, and slashed costs to ride out an agriculture slump, sparking a jump in its shares Nov. 3. Mosaic, the world’s large s t p ro d u cer of finished phosp hate products, cut its dividend 83 per cent, idled a Florida phosphate plant and said it would focus on repaying debt after it completes a $2.5-billion (all figures U.S. funds) purchase late this year

of Brazil fertilizer facilities from Vale SA. Prices of phosphate and potash fertilizer, Mosaic’s two main products, have risen year over year but still hover near multiyear lows due to excessive global capacity and weak crop prices. “We are taking actions to make this company as competitive as it can be in any business environment,” said chief executive Joc O’Rourke on a call with analysts. The company’s results may reassure investors that downside in the fertilizer industry is limited, offset partially by weak guidance for the current quarter, said BMO analyst Joel Jackson. Mosaic will idle for at least a

“We are taking actions to make this company as competitive as it can be in any business environment.” Joc O’Rourke Mosaic CEO

year its Plant City, Florida facility, which can produce up to two million tonnes of finished phosphate products annually, because it is among the company’s costliest plants to operate, O’Rourke said. Mosaic said fourth-quarter sales for phosphates are expected to range from 2.3 mil-

lion to 2.6 million tonnes, compared to 2.5 million tonnes last year. Potash sales will range from 1.9 million to 2.2 million tonnes for the fourth quarter, compared to 2.0 million tonnes last year, it said. Operating earnings in the third quarter rose $70 million,

despite a $26-million hit in its phosphates business from Hurricane Irma. Mosaic sold diammonium phosphate at an average price of $329 per tonne, up from $326 a year earlier. Its average potash selling price was $182, up nearly 14 per cent from last year. Net earnings rose to $227 million, or 65 cents per share, in the third quarter, from $39.2 million, or 11 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, the company earned 43 cents per share, beating analysts’ estimates of 18 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Sales rose to $2 billion from $1.95 billion.

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Canadian fertilizer producer and farm supplier Agrium said Nov. 7 it will sell its Idaho phosphate production facility for $100 million (all figures U.S. funds) to fertilizer company Itafos, to address concerns of U.S. regulators about its merger with PotashCorp of Saskatchewan. Separately, Agrium will sell its North Bend, Ohio, nitric acid plant to a subsidiary of Trammo Inc. for an undisclosed price. The combination of Agrium and PotashCorp is expected to close by year-end, and requires U.S. approval. Agrium did not specify what concerns U.S. regulators have, but Potash is already one of the biggest U.S. phosphate producers. Earlier on Tuesday, China’s Commerce Ministry said it has approved the merger on the condition that Potash divest certain stakes in other companies. Agrium’s U.S. listed shares fell 1.7 per cent to $106.01. Under the deal, Itafos gets Agrium’s Conda, Idaho, phosphate production plant and adjacent mineral rights. The deal includes an agreement for Agrium to supply ammonia to the Conda facility and buy the monoammonium phosphate it produces. Agrium said it will take a $178-million impairment charge on the Conda sale and retain its historic environmental obligations. Agrium’s sales to both Itafos and Trammo are subject to approval by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the company said. The merger combines PotashCorp’s fertilizer production capacity, the world’s largest, with Agrium’s network of farm supply stores, the biggest in the United States.

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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

limate FieldView crop data system from M o n s a n t o’s C l i m a t e 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. C l i m a t e Fi e l d V i e w, f i r s t launched in the U.S. in 2015, was rolled out in Eastern Can ada 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. Part of the challenge with field data is “managing all of the numbers and having an adequate cloud system to store and effectively analyze the information,” beta user Camrose producer D’Arcy Hilgartner said in the company’s news release. “ T h e C l i m a t e Fi e l d V i e w 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.

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The 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 soon-to-behired 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.” • Producer 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 second 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 decision-making 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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Alberta’s 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 Co-operator contributor

ou’ve heard about precision agriculture. Now get ready for what leading educators and thinkers are calling the next step beyond precision ag — smart agriculture. 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 Col lege 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, vicepresident research and external relations. “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.”

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

“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 variablerate technology, GIS and geomapping, auto steering, centimetre-accuracy planting, nutrient management, yield moni-

toring, 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, topog-

‘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. “ We have a donor who, although his fortune was not made in agriculture and he was never a student at Olds Col lege, 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.

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raphy, 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 Werk lund 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.”

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 16, 2017

Cash ticket deferral option to remain unchanged

The federal government says it’s backing off threats to eliminate the strategy to manage income flow Deferred cash purchase tickets help farmers and grain companies, WGEA executive director Wade Sobkowich, said April 11 on the sidelines of the Canadian Global Crops Symposium in Calgary.

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he federal government is leaving its deferred c a s h p u rc h a s e t i c k e t policy unchanged. When listed grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, canola, rapeseed) are delivered for payment at a licensed elevator, an elevator operator can issue either a cash purchase ticket or a deferred cash purchase ticket, payable in the year following the year in which the grain is delivered. Un d e r c u r r e n t t a x l a w, a farmer who opts for a deferred cash purchase ticket is then able to include the amount of the ticket in taxable income in that following year. The tax treatment of defer red cash purchase tickets “is a departure from the general rule with respect to taxpayers (including other farmers),” the government said after unexpectedly announc

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ing in the March 2017 budget that the measure was under review. The talk of eliminating the option alarmed many in the g r a i n i n d u s t r y, i n c l u d i n g KAP members who debated

the policy a month later at an advisory council meeting April 20. “It’s not avoiding taxes (by being able to defer grain sale payments into the next tax year),” said Foxwarren farmer

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George Graham at the time, who moved the resolution. “It’s just a way to balance out taxes.” “ We all know how tough marketing is and… if you’re going to start timing grain sales because of when you need the income, it’s just going to cause problems,” Starbuck far mer Reg D yck said while debating the resolution. Others in the grain industry added their voices to the chorus calling for retaining the system. D e f e r re d c a s h p u rc h a s e tickets help farmers and grain companies, WGEA executive d i re c t o r Wa d e So b k ow i c h , said April 11 on the sidelines of the Canadian Global Crops Symposium in Calgary. “We’ll be required to pay farmers (who can’t defer payment) sooner than we do today, all things being equal, a n d t h e re f o re t h e c o s t o f financing will go up (for grain buyers),” Sobkowich said. “Farmers who defer delivery until the next tax year mean we are altering delivery patterns and we may not be taking advantage of peak price periods. Grain companies will have less control as to when

they call the grain forward and that can impact their ability to extract revenue from the marketplace. So it can complicate delivery patterns and it can increase the cost of financing to grain companies and all of those costs get shared by the industry.” Given ups and downs in grain production and grain prices, farmers need tools to even out their income, he added. The government quietly made the announcement yesterday as part of a larger announcement titled “Additional Tax Support for Canadian Farmers.” In that document the government also committed to “providing tax relief” for livestock producers who received compensation for having to destroy their herds in the 2016-17 bovine tuberculosis outbreak in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Livestock producers in areas where farmers qualified for a livestock tax deferral to rebuild their herds following flood or drought will now also be able to defer a portion of their 2017 proceeds from the sale of breeding stock into 2018.

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innipeg-based Richardson International is expanding its crop inputs footprint across the Prairies. The company recently announced it is buying 10 retail locations from CHS Canada, and the transaction is expected to close sometime this month. Nine of the locations are in Alberta and a single location is in Edenwold, Sask. All 10 locations are full-service retailers providing growers with crop protection products, fertilizers and seeds. “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,” said Tom Hamilton, vice-president of agribusiness operations. The purchase is part of an ongoing strategy that’s seen the company expanding its retail presence.

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 16, 2017

Back to winter chores!

The pastures are surely done now, and it’s back to a winter feeding schedule here on the farm. photo: Jeannette Greaves

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A Portage la Prairie company is one of the front-runners for a European innovation award for organic food products. Best Cooking Pulses’ certified organic pea hull fibres has been named a finalist in the Fi Europe 2017 “Organic Champion” innovation awards. The Fi Europe Innovation Awards honours professionals and companies for their ability to demonstrate and stimulate innovation, and for their contributions to the food industry. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Nov. 28 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany. The product, which contains 90 per cent total dietary fibre, is dry milled from the outer seed coats of dried peas “using a proprietary process that is inherently sustainable.” Best Cooking Pulses operates mills in Portage la Prairie and Rowatt, Saskatchewan. The Rowatt operation has been certified organic for 26 years and the Manitoba plant produces both organic and conventional products, including split peas and other pulse crops and the company touts its commitment to sustainability and the partnership with growers that makes it possible. “In partnership with our farmers, we are strongly committed to environmental stewardship, in terms of the crops we mill and how they are grown, and through our proprietary dry-milling processes,” said Margaret Hughes, the company’s vice-president of sales and marketing. Best Cooking Pulses, Inc. is a family-owned company that has been active in the international pulse trade for 81 years.

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 16, 2017

Monsanto asks Arkansas to ban herbicide critic from regulatory hearing The company claims the member of a state regulatory body is too biased to participate BY TOM POLANSEK Reuters

Monsanto has asked Arkansas to block a member of a state regulatory body from participating in a hearing that could ban a weed killer linked to crop damage, saying he is biased, the company’s latest attempt to defend the product. Monsanto wants to prevent Terry Fuller, a member of the state’s plant board, from taking part in action involving new versions of herbicides that contain a chemical known as dicamba, according to a letter from the company seen by Reuters. Fuller, in an interview on Nov. 3, said he represents Arkansas seed growers on the board and believes the herbicides are a threat to crops. The United States has faced a weed killer crisis this year caused by the products, which farmers and weed experts say have harmed crops because they are volatile and can evaporate and drift away from where they are applied. Monsanto and BASF, which also manufactures a dicambabased weed killer, say the products are safe when properly applied. “Not one weed scientist that I know says it’s not volatile, not one out of any state that I can find,” Fuller said. Monsanto is banking on the herbicides and soybean seeds it engineered to resist them to dominate soybean production in the United States, the world’s second-largest exporter. The company is battling to stop a proposed ban on sprayings in Arkansas after April 15, 2018, that would threaten sales, part of a wider attempt to convince U.S. regulators the product is safe. The state plant board will hold a hearing on the proposed ban on Nov. 8. Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer AG for US$63.5 billion, sued Arkansas officials last month to stop the ban. In September, the company questioned the objectivity of two Arkansas weed experts, Jason Norsworthy and Ford Bald win, who said the chemical could drift. Monsanto said it was improper for Fuller to solicit public comments in favour of the proposed deadline. The company included with its letter a copy of an email Fuller sent that contained sample statements farmers could submit to the board in support of the restriction. Fuller said he emailed people to encourage them to comment on the proposed spraying deadline, no matter their opinion. Arkansas previously prevented farmers from using Monsanto’s dicamba herbicide in 2017 because the company did not submit studies the state wanted on volatility.

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askatchewan equipment maker Seed Hawk has been rechristened as Vaderstad Industries Inc. The company was started in the tiny community of L a n g b a n k by f a r m e r Pa t 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 com-

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Documentary shows Manitoba farms adopting ecological practices The documentary film features Manitoba producers changing farm practices to rejuvenate both farms and community

Producer and director of “From Seed to Seed” Katharina Stieffenhofer (r) and cinematographer Bryan Sanders (l) pose with two of the film’s subjects Brandon-area organic farmers Ian and Zach Grossart. ≠PHOTO: LINDA GROSSART

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

innipeg documentary filmmaker Katharina Stieffenhofer came home from a farmers’ conference two years ago so inspired by what she’d heard and seen she wanted to tell others. She’d listened to talks by Martin Entz, plant scientist at the University of Manitoba, at the 2016 Prairie Organic Think Whole Farm conference. It wasn’t the first time she’d been in his audience. Keenly interested in the environment and organic farm systems, she’d been on farm tours at Ian N. Morrison Research Farm at Carman too. What impressed her in the winter of 2016, however, was how interested other farmers were too, and the sheer numbers attending that particular conference. She spoke to those already certified and those just thinking about transitioning a few acres. “The event was sold out and filled beyond capacity,” she said. “I realized there was a growing momentum i n o rg a n i c a n d e c o l o g i c a l agriculture.”

For the next two years she’s began interviewing and filming subjects for “From Seed to Seed,” a feature-length documentary film being released this month. The film features Manitoba farmers now changing farm practices to rejuvenate their farms and farm communities.

“I want to inform people about what is possible and why this is important.” Katharina Stieffenhofer

Impossible? “Fr o m Se e d t o Se e d” f o l lows several farmers over the course of a growing season, who are changing their farm practices. Its core subjects are Terry Mierau and Monique Scholte, small-scale farmers at Neu bergthal. The couple has an interesting life story of giving up life as opera singers in Europe to pursue small-scale farming. They now live with their three children in the traditional Mennonite village in southern Manitoba, own 37 acres and farm, as they say in the film, in a way others might say isn’t possible anymore. “I was told it wasn’t possible. Your dad doesn’t have land. You can’t be a farmer,” Mierau says in the film. “What I realized is you don’t have to inherit land and you don’t

need 1,600 or 5,000 or 10,000 acres in order to farm. That’s one mentality of what farming is and it’s one kind of farming.” Other farmers in the film include Brandon-area certified organic producers Ian and Linda Grossart, Andrew and Colleen Granger who are converting land, cattle producer Jared Puhach and Jonah Langelotz who is being mentored by Mierau. Wa y n e Re m p e l , C E O o f Poplar Grove/Kroeker Farms, speaks about that farm’s gradual conversion of more and more acres to organic production while Martin Entz talks about how farmers are converting a few acres at a time. “Farmers are interested,” Entz says in the documentary. “One of the messages is ‘don’t convert your whole farm to

organic, just convert a portion.’ I’ve seen a lot of real success stories like that.” Wi n n i p e g - b a s e d c l i m a t e scientist Ian Mauro and activist Vandana Shiva of India are also interviewed in the film which takes the viewer through these farmers’ experiences from seeding to harvest, illustrating the variety of practices and scales of their different farms, and the complexities and challenges they face.

New system Stieffenhofer calls her film an exploration of a social movement in agriculture. “It’s a hopeful story about farmers and scientists working together to regenerate the land, agriculture and communities towards a healthier future for all of us,” she said. She hopes it will reach a wide viewing audience that those seeing it will better u n d e r s t a n d t h e w o rk n ow underway between farme r s a n d s c i e n t i s t s t o c re ate new farm systems based on natural processes built around diversity and animal integration. “I want to raise awareness about what we are already

able to do in terms of growing our food without chemicals and the innovations that we’ve already attained,” she said. “I want to inform people about what is possible and why this is important.” Stieffenhofer grew up on a mixed family farm on a Rhine island in Germany, coming to Canada when her parents moved to southern Manitoba to become grain farmers. This is her second featurelength film. Her first documentary about a school gardening project in northern Ma n i t o b a “ . . . A n d T h i s Is My Garden” was released in 2010. “From Seed to Seed” will premiere during an invitational event November 19 at Park Theatre in Winnipeg. The film will be delivered to MTS Stories From Home this month with an air date announced on the website fromseedtoseed.com. The film will be available free of charge to MTS TV customers http://www.storiesfromhome.ca/. To learn more about the film and view a trailer visit: http://fromseedtoseed.com/. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Prairie fare Warm yourself with some soup Soup is high in liquid, which means it usually is lower in calories than other foods BY JULIE GARDEN-ROBINSON NDSU Extension Service

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om, now my hands will smell like onions!” my older daughter said as she chopped a particularly fragrant onion we had grown this summer. She has been my long-term vegetable chopper, even when we have gadgets that will do the work for us. We had onions, bell peppers and potatoes to chop as we tried this week’s recipe on a cool afternoon. I was rinsing and chopping homegrown potatoes. Yes, I chose the easy vegetable to prepare. Next time, I think my daughter will be handing me an onion. “Isn’t this supposed to have ham in it?” my daughter asked as she reread the recipe. “This is a different recipe. It has peas in it, too,” I replied. She looked at me strangely. I could read her mind. What kind of potato soup recipe was this, anyway? She tasted it a couple of times and seasoned it with some extra pepper and salt. That’s the nice thing about cooking; you get to adjust it to your taste. Soup is comforting, good-for-us food as we settle into colder outdoor temperatures in the upcoming months. It is high in liquid, so that means it usually is lower in calories than other foods. Vegetables are at least 90 per cent water and, of course, water has no calories. In fact, having a cup of broth-based soup before a meal can take the edge off your appetite. Vegetables and broth are high in volume but low in calories. According to Pennsylvania State research, using the concepts of “volumetrics,” having a serving of broth-based soup can reduce the amount of calories you consume in the main meal by 20 per cent. As I explored the type of soup to make out of the numerous options, I decided on potato soup because we had fresh potatoes, onions and chicken broth ready to be used. I just needed a red pepper. Potatoes are among the best sources of potassium, a mineral that helps control blood pressure. Red bell peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C, which helps repair skin and blood vessels and helps wounds heal. Onions also are

There's nothing like a homemade soup to warm up a cold day. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

good sources of vitamin C, as well as diseasefighting phytochemicals (plant chemicals). As part of an overall healthy lifestyle, eating more vegetables can reduce our risk for several chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Soup is an excellent way to incorporate more vegetables in your diet. Yes, you can buy many types of canned soup, but homemade soup is preferred by my family and maybe yours. Who can resist the aroma of a simmering pot of your favourite soup and some fresh crusty bread or rolls? You might still have fresh vegetables from a garden or farmers’ market. Perhaps you would like to make your own home-canned soup. If you do, be cautious. First, keep in mind that food preservation requires special equipment and research-tested recipes. If you would like to make home-canned vegetable soup, a pressure canner and current processing directions are required for safety. See https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food/foodpreservation/can for more information about home canning. A fairly recent botulism outbreak involved improperly home-canned potatoes. In 2015, one person died and 24 were hospitalized in Ohio after eating home-canned potatoes made into potato salad at a church potluck.

Super Potato Soup 5 c. of cubed potatoes, boiled and drained (canned potatoes or leftover boiled, baked or mashed potatoes can be used) 1-1/2 tbsp. butter 1 c. onion, chopped 1/2 c. red bell pepper, chopped 1 (14-1/2-ounce) can chicken broth, reduced sodium 1 c. non-fat milk (or more for a thinner soup) 1 c. frozen peas, thawed 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper 4 slices processed cheese Salt and additional pepper (to taste)

The ingredients in this potato soup recipe are good sources of vitamin C and the mineral potassium. PHOTO: NDSU

Optional garnishes (shredded cheese, sliced green onion, bacon bits)

Vegetables and most mixtures of food must be pressure canned for safety unless they have added acid. Pressure canning brings the temperature to 240°, which is high enough to inactivate the bacteria that can produce a deadly toxin in the air-free environment of a jar or can. Water-bath canning is not safe for vegetables, so if you water-bath canned any potatoes, beans, carrots, corn or other vegetables, I have bad news for you. We do not consider them safe to use. Improperly handled leftover baked potatoes also can become a food safety hazard. A foodborne illness outbreak in a food-service operation was associated with foil-wrapped baked potatoes left in a turned-off oven overnight. The potatoes were unwrapped and made into potato salad the next day. To avoid the risk of foodborne illness, always remove the foil from baked potatoes before storing them, and place them in a refrigerator at 40 F or lower. Enjoy some potatoes in this colourful, hearty soup recipe that can use fresh, canned or baked potatoes. The recipe is adapted from one provided by the Iowa State University “Spend Smart. Eat Smart” program.

Prepare potatoes. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and red pepper and cook until softened. Stir in the broth and heat to a boil. Add milk, potatoes, peas, salt and pepper. Add cheese slices. Continue heating and stir about two minutes until cheese melts. Garnish each bowl with shredded cheese, sliced green onion and bacon bits as desired. Makes six servings. Without added salt or garnishes, each serving has 250 calories, 9 grams (g) fat, 12 g protein, 33 g carbohydrate, 4 g fibre and 570 milligrams sodium. Julie Garden-Robinson is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

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ndrew Jackson looked up from the newspaper he was reading at the kitchen table. “Did you hear that?” he said. “Hear what?” Andrew’s wife Rose did not look up from the pot she was stirring at the stove. “That noise,” said Andrew. “It was like a thump. Or a crunch. You didn’t hear it?” “No I did not,” said Rose, still stirring. “I was listening to the soup.” Andrew gave her a quizzical look. “Is the soup speaking to you?” he asked. “Should I be worried?” “Nah,” said Rose. “It’s just bubbling in a particularly pleasant way. She looked up at the clock. “They should be here any minute honey,” she said. “Could you get the table set?” “Sure thing.” Andrew put the paper down, got up, and headed towards the cupboard but was only halfway there when the doorbell rang. “Oh oh,” he said. “Too late.” “Come in! It’s open!” Rose turned her head to call out towards the entryway. The door swung open and the Jacksons’ daughter-in-law Amanda stepped inside carrying little Michaela, still in her car seat. Amanda put the car seat down as her husband Brady stepped in behind her. Andrew crouched down to look at the child. “Hey there little one,” he said. “You look right comfy there don’t you?” “Ooag?” said Michaela, squirming and trying to reach upwards with her hands which were being hindered by her thick snowsuit and the straps of the car seat. “Ahg,” she added. “Correct me if I’m wrong, Michaela,” said Andrew, “but I believe you are saying Grandpa is your favourite person in the world and please get me out of this car seat before I give myself a hernia.” Michaela did not correct him. “I knew it,” said Andrew as he lifted her out of the seat and unzipped the snowsuit. The little girl pulled her arms out of the sleeves and immediately held them out towards Rose who had appeared behind Andrew. “Somebody put a dent in your garage door, Dad,” said Brady who was busy hanging up coats. Andrew stopped what he was doing to stare at Brady. Rose took this opportunity to relieve Andrew of little Michaela. “Really? How can that be?” Andrew was clearly puzzled. “Why would I not have noticed that?”

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Brady looked sheepish. “Probably because it was me,” he said. “Like, just now.” “Uhuh,” said Andrew. “I thought I heard something go crunch.” He furrowed his brow. “How bad is it?” “Pretty minor,” said Brady. “That’s a tough door you got there. I figured it’d be way worse. I mean I smacked it pretty good.”

“Didn’t I tell you, you should do something about that ice on the driveway Andrew?” said Rose. “Yes you did,” said Andrew. “And if I had remembered that Brady was coming over I would have done it today instead of putting it off till tomorrow.” “Ah well,” said Amanda, “it’s too late now, and Brady probably won’t come again till next weekend so you can put it off for another week.” “Good thinking,” said Andrew. “And by next weekend it will have melted on its own. Put it off till it’s no longer necessary is my motto anyway.” “Maybe we should go check if your garage door still opens,” said Brady. “First we should have some soup,” said Andrew. “If we go check the door now and find out it doesn’t open then we’ll have to fix it right away instead of eating soup.” “The soup smells amazing,” said Amanda. “It is amazing,” said Andrew. “In the entire time we’ve been married, Rose has never made soup that wasn’t amazing.” “Andrew likes his soup,” said Rose. “Last week we were in the city and we had dinner at a Japanese restaurant and he ordered the consommé... ” “And they didn’t bring me a spoon,” Andrew interrupted. “So I was going to eat my soup with chopsticks but when I unwrapped my chopsticks they were defective. It was just one chopstick. So there I sat, holding one lone chopstick, like some aging Harry Potter who’s forgotten the spell for eating soup with a stick. You would think,” he added, “that a culture which is so technologically advanced that they have invented robot arms and hands that you can wear, to add to the arms you already have, would be able to do better, utensil-wise, than two slightly tapered sticks.” “You would think that,” said Brady, “but the important question is, how was the consommé?” “Fantastic,” said Andrew. “And the other important question is, are you going to buy us a new garage door if ours is shot?” “Definitely not,” said Brady. “That’s what I thought,” said Andrew. “Let’s eat,” said Rose. “Soup’s on.” “A good bowl of soup will cure a world of ills,” said Andrew. “Amen,” said Brady. “Amen indeed,” said Amanda. “Aargog,” said Michaela.

‘Lime Sculpture’ pelargonium

This scented geranium has a refreshing scent and makes an attractive specimen plant By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

ne summer I was camping with family just west of Regina and visited a nearby garden centre. There I came across a large specimen plant; it was about a metre and a half high and had the most unique sculptural appearance. Its small leaves were in round clumps on the ends of its branches so that it almost looked like a bonsai. On closer examination I realized that it was a scented geranium — but a most unusual one — called “Lime Sculpture” pelargonium. I was able to purchase a pot containing a small plant of “Lime Sculpture” to add to my collection. I had other scented geraniums at home — one of my favourites being “Apple Sun.” They all spend the summer outdoors in pots, producing small, dainty flowers all season. “Apple Sun” has white flowers but others have purple or mauve, as does “Lime Sculpture.” It also differs from “Apple Sun” in that its growth habit is upright, but like other scented geraniums, is not difficult to grow. I use a porous soilless mix which I keep moderately moist, and in spring and summer use a soluble 20-20-20 fertilizer every three weeks.

All pelargoniums like full sun; when placed outside, mine get sun until late afternoon, and when indoors, face a south window. Scented geraniums will tolerate less sun, but they will not bloom as profusely — the less sun, the less bloom. Although I grow scented geraniums mainly for their wonderful aromatic foliage — and in the case of “Lime Sculpture,” for its unique form — the small blooms add to the attractiveness of the plants so I give them as much light as I can. “Lime Sculpture” has such a pruned and sculpted appearance that it must be displayed as a specimen plant, becoming a real focal point in the interior landscape. The architectural quality of the plant is created by the sparse deliberate branching — no random side shoots or irregular side stems. The foliage is strongly scented, and the leaves emit a refreshing citrus scent so be sure to place where the fragrance can be fully enjoyed. Because “Lime Sculpture” is such a phenomenal specimen plant is reason enough to own it, but it does have other uses. I took mine to a couple of horticultural shows last summer and it was a hit with the judges, so it is a good plant for exhibition. All scented pelargonium leaves can be used to flavour sugar, infused to create flavoured vinegars,

“Lime Sculpture” has such a pruned and sculpted appearance that it must be displayed as a specimen plant, becoming a real focal point in the interior landscape.

and a few leaves can even be put in the bottom of baking pans to contribute a delicate flavour to baked goods (remove the leaves before serving). When dried, the scent becomes more pronounced so the leaves can be used in potpourri and sachets. I mostly use my scented geraniums, including my “Lime Sculpture,” for my own version of aromatherapy; every time I pass by the plants I run my fingers through their foliage. This self-administered therapy will surely get me through the long, cold winter! Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

“Lime Sculpture” pelargonium makes a unique display plant. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

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Manitoba Little Buckaroo rodeos

Kindergarten to Grade 5 division now a part of high school association By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

triving to keep interest of the sport of rodeo at the forefront and ensure its future, the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association continues to offer events geared to the younger ages. Designated rodeos allow students in kindergarten to Grade 5 to participate instead of just watching from the rail. The Manitoba Little Buck aroo (MLB) rodeos are only featured at some of the MHSRA rodeos — the first being held in Oak Lake in September 2016, with the Westman community hosting another one last September. With between 25 to 40 girls and boys, action is found in calf riding, barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, goat undecorating, dummy roping, and mechanical bucky riding. For their efforts, the youth are awarded prizes from tack to treats. Over the 2016-17 year, MLB rodeos were held in four communities — two spring, two fall — including Pierson, Gilbert Plains, Swan River and Oak Lake. Initially the MLB division started for the siblings of the MHSRA members to see if the interest was there. Soon there was so much outside interest from fellow cowboys and cowgirls, that entry was opened to

Designated rodeos allow younger students to participate instead of just watching. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

any youth interested in taking part and promoting the cowboy heritage. Participation gives these yo u n g a n d t a l e n t e d a t h letes the spark to become fully involved in the Junior High division of the MHSRA. Focusing on students from Grades 6 to 8, this division came to light within Manitoba in the fall of 2004 at Russell. Much like the MLB program feeding the Junior High, the Junior High has fed the High School division that dates back to 1995 within the province. A number of Manitoba athletes have represented the

province at nationals in the United States and Canadian finals held in the western provinces, and went on to college backed by rodeo scholarships. Today, MHSRA alumni can be found in professional, semi-professional, and amateur rodeo associations. No matter the division, the MHSRA continues to present the opportunity for contestants to participate and learn about rodeo, encouraging great horsemanship, sportsmanship, and fun, in a family environment. Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Shoal Lake Pioneer Club not just for seniors Group looking to attract new members, ideas By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

he Shoal Lake Pioneer Club (SLPC) is looking to update its image and that of the Shoal Lake Drop-In Centre in an effort to attract new members and new ideas. SLPC president Ross Short said there is concern that the centre, which is owned and operated by SLPC, may not survive without new membership. With just 40 current members, the cost of maintaining and operating the building is difficult. The site of many regular SLPC activities such as pool, cards and shuffleboard, the building also serves as home base for Services to Seniors co-ordinator Susan Richardson. Available for a reasonable rental fee and ideal for smaller groups, the drop-in centre has hosted anniversary celebrations, birthday parties and family get-togethers. Short feels both the SLPC and the drop-in centre play a significant role in the community, and he and his wife, and others who frequent the facility, would be lost without it. “Some days it’s a full house with both card tables, the pool table, and socializing day and night being enjoyed,” said Short. He’d like to see it stay that way. So would SLPC directors, which is why they are adopting a more open-door policy. At one time the age membership was 55-plus but not any longer. “The board doesn’t stress about the age of a possible future member,” he said, adding that SLPC is hoping to evolve into

Oakburn resident, Tony Tutkaluk takes in a game of pool. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

a more community-friendly organization. Established in the mid-1970s to create a place where retired persons could socialize and enjoy some type of recreation, the SLPC made arrangements with the Legion to use the building. When the local branch of the Canadian Legion saw its membership drop off, it asked the SLPC to take over, with the understanding that the Legion and Ladies Auxiliary could use the facility at any time. The local Lions Club also got involved a few years ago, holding regular meetings at the drop-in centre, which was expanded and renovated, funded in large part by New Horizons grants. While the centre may be seen as solely a seniors’ hangout, that is not the case, said Short. “Anything this facility can accommodate, planners are most welcome,” he said. It will take new ideas and involvement to assist in keeping the facility in the hands of the SLPC, and all ages are most welcome. Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

This Old Elevator

n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of. MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has developed a website to post your replies to a series of questions about elevators. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community. Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable). There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community's collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba. Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www. mhs.mb.ca/elevators. You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received. Goldsborough is interested in hearing all sorts of experiences about the elevators — funny, sad, or anything in between. Readers willing to share their stories can leave messages at 204-474-7469.

The first grain elevator in McConnell was built by J. H. McConnell and sold to the Canadian Elevator Company. Between 1926 and 1927, it was taken over by McConnell Cooperative Elevator Association. In 1928, the old elevator was demolished and a new one was constructed on the same site. A balloon annex was built beside it in 1940. Major renovations in 1968 included construction of a new driveway and office, and installation of a 40-ton scale. The final grain delivery occurred on December 16, 1978, the same day as the final train passed through town. The tracks were removed in May 1979 and the elevator was sold to a local farmer. Source: Gordon Goldsborough

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Building their community one potato at a time Mark and Yanara Peters are turning a potato giveaway into an annual event in Portage la Prairie and beyond Uncertainty BY SANDI KNIGHT Co-operator contributor

ow does it feel to give a w a y 35,000 lbs. of potatoes in just under five hours? “It was awesome... a lot of fun,” recalls farmer Mark Peters with a wide smile. Peters and his wife Yanara, of Spruce Drive Farms, grow certified seed potatoes 12 miles northwest of Portage la Prairie. On Saturday, October 14, they brought in two potato trucks and a conveyor to a vacant lot in Portage and set up for their second Community Potato Give-Away. Word about the event spread throughout the week and people were already lined up by 8:30 – a half-hour before the giveaway was slated to start. While many had driven, others walked, pushed strollers, rode bikes or scooters. As the potatoes were unloaded from the truck onto the 36-foot conveyor, folks gathered around filling bags, boxes, containers of all sizes and even backpacks.

Community effort Vo l u n t e e r s w o rk e d a l o n gside the Peters, helping load and carry the spuds as well as encouraging those who were unsure of what to do to find a place along the conveyor and help themselves. The atmosphere was light and jovial. It didn’t matter who you were, or where you came from, everyone was welcome to as many potatoes as they wanted. “What I loved about it, is that we’re not just targeting one sector of our community. We had people of all ages, all income brackets and walks of life stop by,” said Mark. Many people on fixed incomes and social assistance came up to him to express

Mark and Yanara Peters say a community potato giveaway has been fun and fulfilling. PHOTO: SANDI KNIGHT

just how much this was helping them out, shake his hand and thank him. Others stopped by out of curiosity or because they knew the Peters. Some didn’t even need the potatoes but just thought it was a cool idea. For Yanara, the feeling of community was incredibly gratifying. “Discovering how people are there for each other, like those taking potatoes for perogy fundr aisers to support other needs in our area. Or the grandmothers who cook extra meals for the children in their community,” she said. “We’re all the same and we all have a story.” “You had people who come back two or three times,” Mark added. “But they’re not coming back for themselves. They’re coming back for their neighbours, their fr iends, their families.” And that is

exactly what the event is all about. The inspiration to reach out and help others. Filling a need. Building and extending community.

Farmer outreach Inadvertently it also bridges the farmer-consumer gap. The young ones in the crowd often opened up the best conversations. “Why are the potatoes dirty?” “How come there are so many different shapes and sizes?” “Why are you giving them away?” Many discussions ensued on food waste, what happens to produce before you find it on your store shelves, and why it feels good to give back when you can. The inaugural event in 2016 was a result of circumstance. Seed potato production standards are very precise. That year, some of the Peters’ crop did not

meet seed specifications but was perfectly suitable for the consumer market. However, without a contract to sell consumer potatoes, there was no place for those spuds to go. They could have left them in the field and avoided incurring any more costs, but that type of waste didn’t sit well with the Peters. They opted to dig the crop and the “Community Potato Give-Away” was born. Being cognizant of local vegetable fundraisers in the community, they waited until those were over before proceeding. The event was a success, in more ways than the Peters could have imagined. The heartfelt gratitude and connections made were powerful and lasting. “It was always on my heart,” said Mark. “I really wanted to do that again.”

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How e v e r, t h i s p a s t s u m mer rains eluded his area. Only the smaller of his two potato fields had access to irrigation. The potatoes in the larger field suffered under the intense summer heat, not looking healthy at all. Peters worried, unsure if he would even have enough to fill his seed contracts. Once har vest was underw a y, t h o s e w o r r i e s s l ow l y receded. Whether it was divine intervention or answered prayers, that field with little to no rain produced amazingly well. On the last day of harvest, Mark had a good idea of what was left in the field and didn’t think it could all fit in his storage bin. The giveaway would happen. He set up a sizer to separate the larger potatoes (less desirable for seed) as they were unloaded. One and a half truckloads were set aside for donation. Along with the Portage la Prairie event, six 2,000-pound totes were filled to be delivered to remote reserves across the province. The fact that the Peters don’t even mention the effort, cost and time that goes into this, speaks volumes. Many asked if this will be an annual event. When it comes to farming, it all depends on the year and success of the crop. The Peters remember and appreciate how generous people were with them when they were young adults, so when they are in a position to give back, they definitely will. “It’s only potatoes, but it just brought so much to the community,” Mark said. “It’s a great opportunity to interact with people and hear their stories. The most basic need is being met with the most basic vegetable.”

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Big trends drive diverging income-based food interests When it comes to food, like much of the rest of society, inequality has been growinging BY JOHN GREIG Glacier FarmMedia

here are larger issues driving food trends that should give farmers opportunities to open conversations with people in the food movement. The challenge is starting that conversation. Jayson Lusk, the head of the department of agricultural economics at Purdue University, told the G eorge Morr is AgriFood Policy Lecture on the future of food that influencers are younger, higher income and urban and often involved in the food movement. The lecture was put on by the department of food and agricultural resource economics at the University of Guelph with funding from an endowment from the dissolution of the George Morris Centre. Lusk was the keynote speaker and also part of a panel on communicating about the future of food. Lusk says that there is a growing divergence between eaters and growers, with a decrease from 75 farms per 100 people in the U.S. in 1900 to 6.7 farmers per 100 people in 2010. Add to that, that only 7.5 per cent of farmers produce 80 per cent of agricultural output. “There are a lot of people with less knowledge of where food comes from,” he says.

There are other areas where farmers have little influence, but are important to understanding the complexities of food conversations. The first is that there’s increasing inequality and divergence in food preferences of the rich and the poor. “ The people influencing the conversations in food and agriculture are eating out of a very different bowl than people affected by food movements,” says Lusk. That means while some people pay more for niche foods, including organic and nonGMO, there are others who are just trying to get an appropriate level of food into the mouths of their family. They are motivated by price. It’s not just the quantity of food that’s the issue, but the quality of food. A higher diversity of diet is related to the healthfulness of a diet. “Advocating for food systems that are more expensive is not a big deal to higher-income people, but it is a much bigger deal to lower income,” says Lusk. A third larger issue affecting communication with the food movement is diverging population growth in high- and lowincome countries. As income increases, birth r a t e d e c re a s e s , s o No r t h America and Europe have stagnant population growth, while

“The people influencing the conversations in food and agriculture are eating out of a very different bowl than people affected by food movements.” Jayson Lusk Purdue University

other areas of the world continue to have young populations with increasing population. That falls in with the argument popular in the agriculture world that productivity increases are needed to feed nine billion people on the planet by 2050. Lusk says he doesn’t argue that there won’t be food needed to feed that many people, but he says it doesn’t resonate in Canada and the United States where population is stagnant. “If you are producing food that you want people to buy, you might want to think about what this narrative is saying to them,” he says, referring to North American consumers. “We need to feed the world, but it’s hard for people in relatively rich countries to feel that message,” he says.

“Productivity is the forgotten cornerstone of sustainability.” Communicating about food and agricultural productivity means appealing to consumer values, which is the direction that Lusk took in his most recent book Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving up Super Foods to Save the World. Lusk was joined on a panel by University of Guelph professors, Dr. Mike von Massow and Dr. Iris Joye. They agreed with Lusk on the scale the challenge communicating to consumers with little connection to the food system. “People have a profound disconnect from how we produce food,” says von Massow. When we want to have a discussion with consumers about how productivity and health can

be improved based on a type of technical change, and they are going ‘huh?’ it can be a challenge, he says. There’s also a lack of trust in experts and academics. “People aren’t looking to academics for answers, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a responsibility to communicate more broadly.” Joye says academia has work to do, especially with the specific language of their expertise. Teaching students with “very big words” and then releasing them to the industry, means there can be communication disconnections, she says. Oversimplification can also be a challenge, says Joye, as it can create problems when the public isn’t given the whole story. All three of von Massow, Lusk and Joye agreed that there is opportunity to create more conversations about the food system, as there is so much interest in food. When Lusk graduated as an agriculture economist, he felt like there were people wondering why he didn’t want to be a “real” economist. That’s no longer the case, as Lusk publishes columns and is a source in major mainstream media. “People seem to care about what we do. In some ways there’s never been a better time to be an agriculture economist.”

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Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers Overuse in animal agriculture is threatening vital medications and causing the rise of ‘superbugs’ BY KATE KELLAND AND TOM POLANSEK Reuters

h e Wo r l d He a l t h Organization urged far mers on Nov. 7 to stop using antibiotics to p r o m o t e g r ow t h a n d p re vent disease in healthy animals because the practice fuels dangerous drug-resistant superbug infections in people. Describing a lack of effective antibiotics for humans a s “a s e c u r i t y t h re a t” o n a par with “a sudden and d e a d l y d i s e a s e o u t b re a k ,” WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “strong and sustained action across all sectors” was vital to turn back the tide of resistance and “keep the world safe.” The WHO “strongly recommends an overall reduction in the use of all classes of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals, including complete restriction of these antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention without diagnosis,” the United Nations agency said in a statement. Any use of antibiotics promotes the development and spread of so-called superb u g s , m u l t i d r u g - re s i s t a n t infections that can evade the medicines designed to kill them.

erroneously conflate disease prevention with growth promotion in animals,” Chavonda J a c o b s - Yo u n g , t h e U . S . Department of Agriculture’s acting chief scientist, said in a statement. In the United States, Tyson Foods Inc. has stopped using a n t i b i o t i c s t o p ro d u c e i t s retail line of chicken. Perdue Farms, a competitor, said it eliminated the routine use of antibiotics in chicken last year. Sanderson Farms Inc., the third-largest U.S. poultry producer, is the only large U.S. chicken producer that has not made a commitment to limit its use of medically important antibiotics. The company had no immediate comment.

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“The recommendations erroneously conflate disease prevention with growth promotion in animals.” Chavonda Jacobs-Young USDA

According to the WHO’s statement, in some countries around 80 per cent of total consumption of medically important antibiotics is in the animal sector. They are largely used in healthy animals to stop them getting sick and to speed up their growth. The WHO said such use should be completely halted. It said in sick animals, wherever possible, tests should first be conducted to determine the most effective and prudent antibiotic to treat their specific illness. The WHO’s new guidelines “illustrate the degree to which our regulators and large food animal producers are falling short,” said Cameron Harsh, a senior manager for the Center for Food Safety, a U.S. advocacy group. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that medically important antibiotics should not be used for growth promotion in animals. “The recommendations

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Increase farm cash flow with covered calls This stocks and bonds strategy can fit the world of agriculture commodities too Comparing s&P 500 stock market strategies:

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he benefit of living in both the commodity trading world and the stocks and bonds investment world is you get to see similarities between different markets and how they are all connected. Strategies in one can often be used successfully in the other. This makes sense since all markets are basically just people (and computers) making decisions. One trading approach that has historically worked very well in the world of stock investing is the covered call. Basically the strategy allows you to collect some extra cash up front today in exchange for giving up some potential upside tomorrow. While you may give up some potential upside if that market has a big move higher, historical analysis, data research and my own experience show that markets don’t usually make big moves. So the covered call strategy can be one method to increase the revenue from your assets. Ev e n t h o u g h m o s t p e o ple just buy options, selling options as part of an overall hedging or investment strategy can be effective as well. With covered calls, you aren’t buy-

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Resources available Most covered call research is focused on the stock market. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has some excellent studies, data and online resources for the U.S. stock market. In particular, using CBOE data, an analysis of an S&P 500 covered call strategy versus just a plain S&P 500 buy & hold approach shows that over the past 30 years, the cover call can improve annualized returns adjusted for risk by 25 per cent, as seen in the accompanying chart. So, you

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get more return for the same amount of risk. This theory and approach to selling calls on the stocks you own can also apply to the farm commodities you own. Given you have the physical grain sitting in the bin or in the field, the position is essentially covered. While there are some additional risks and margin required if the market moves higher, your physical grain is moving up as well to more or less offset the calls you sold. So, if your commodity account is properly capitalized and you have access to financial resources, it might just be a cash flow timing issue if the market moves significantly higher.

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The second char t shows what some three-month covered call numbers with strike pr ices about five per cent a b ov e t h e m a r k e t l o o k e d like at the beginning of September. The premiums themselves could yield an extra two per cent to three per cent over three months, or between five to 15 per cent annualized. These numbers can look even better when option premiums are more expensive and implied volatilities are at higher levels.

A better way to set target prices You can also think of the covered call strategy as a better way to set target prices. With a target price, you are committing to sell your grain at a higher level. This is similar if you sell a call above the market, except for the fact that you get paid to do it. Another advantage is that if the market goes sideways, lower or up only a little but not enough to reach your target level, you still keep the premium and those premiums can add up.

B o t t o m l i n e, i f y o u a re expecting a down, sideways or even slightly rising markets, selling covered calls on grain in the bin or on equities is a sophisticated strategy to increase cash flow. While selling covered calls strategies won’t work every time and does have risk associated with it, it’s one of those strategies that can be effective over time. Either on its own or as part of other hedging strategies, selling options is a way to get more out of your marketing efforts knowing that you are increasing cash flow from your assets. 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. The risk of loss in trading commodity interests can be substantial. You should therefore carefully consider whether such trading is suitable for you in light of your financial condition. This is intended for distribution in those jurisdictions where PI Financial Corp. is registered as an adviser or a dealer in securities and/or futures and options.

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KAP creates new Grassroots Advocacy Team The effort is hoping to get more farmer-members involved in the group’s lobbying efforts BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff/Portage la Prairie

eystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), which advocates on behalf of Manitoba farmers, is asking interested members to join its new Grassroots Advocacy Team and play a direct role in lobbying too. “We’re asking members who are willing to pick up the phone and make a call, who are willing to send a letter, let us know so we can reach out to you, especially when you’re in a riding where we are lobbying a minister specifically,” KAP general manager James Battershill told KAP’s advisory council here Nov. 2. “If it’s something you are willing to do the time commitment is not onerous. Picking up the phone does not take a lot of time and we will make sure that you are prepped with lots of material and information when we encourage you to go out and make those calls and send those letters.” The most effective way to lobby elected representa tives is for concerned citizens to telephone or mail them letters. That’s the message KAP got when it met with the federal Conservative opposition in Ottawa last month to discuss Ottawa’s proposed tax changes for small-business corporations, Battershill said. “They just can’t be emails because it’s easy for a frontdesk person to put emails in a folder and just tell somebody ‘you got 13 emails on this topic,’” Battershill said. “Something physical and tangible in a minister’s office has impact.” KAP has some “big-dollar” issues it will be lobbying the provincial government on, including ending education taxes on farmland and production buildings and reducing high municipal farmland taxes, he said. It would help if a number of individual KAP members phone the responsible ministers’ offices on those topics before KAP president Dan Mazier meets with them, “so when we show up they’re primed and they already have in their minds that their constituents care about these things,” Battershill said. “It’s especially helpful if you’re a party member, or if you volunteered on a campaign I will probably be asking you aggressively to do some work for us because we know that your voice will resonant more with decision makers,” he said. “If you’re not comfortable with sharing that information don’t feel as though you are obliged to. It’s just to supplement the things that we could use.” Lobbying can work, he added. KAP, along with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, business groups, provincial governments and opposition parties, succeeded in convincing the federal government to modify controversial proposed tax changes expected to hurt incorporated farms, including a provision that would have made it less profitable to sell a farm to a child than a non-relative. It was not straightforward or easy, Battershill stressed. “It took a much more comprehensive, co-ordinated approach to achieving some success on this one,” he said. “I think a

big part of the reason that we saw success on this file… was because everyone was speaking from the same perspective. Everyone was concerned in the same direction. There weren’t a lot of dissenting voices amongst the farm community about these changes. I think it’s important that we recognize that co-ordination really does pay off and the steps that we took really did achieve something this time.” Connecting with elected politicians via Twitter, can also be effective, said Fisher Branch farmer Paul Gregory. He told KAP that’s the message he recently received from a senior civil servant. Later in the meeting Gregory moved a resolution, which passed, calling on KAP to “compile and make available to members a list of ministerial Twitter accounts for provincial and federal ministers responsible for portfolios affecting farmers.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 16, 2017

FCC highlights food and agriculture challenges Canada is competitive on many fronts, but can’t afford to sit still, according to two reports BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

here is room for improvement in the Canadian agricultural export market with competition from new markets globally, according to a pair of reports released by Farm Credit Canada. The FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Agriculture and FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Manufactured Food give overviews of Canada’s global agricultural trade in 2016. “(The reports are) really just saying, ‘Hey, this is where we are now and if we’re going to grow this is perhaps the most likely candidates (for growth),’” said J.P. Gervais, chief agricultural economist for FCC. Canada ranks as the world’s fifth-largest exporter of agricultural commodities, according to FCC. Canada exported US$24.6 billion worth of agricultural commodities in 2016, which accounted for 5.3 per cent of the world’s total agricultural commodity exports. W h i l e Ca n a d a i s s i t t i n g well overall, other nations are increasing their productivity which has boosted their expor ts. Canada fell from third place over the last few years as places, such as Brazil and China, increased their productivity. “If you look at the last 30 years or so our rate of growth and productivity is still positive. We’re being more and

The world could use a little more of Canada on its plates, but there are some issues that need to be worked out first. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

more productive every year but at a slower, or declining, rate,” Gervais said. For exports of manufactured food products Canada sits at 11th globally, according to FCC. In 2016, Canadian businesses exported US$19.1 billion worth of manufactured food products, accounting for 3.2 per cent of the world’s total food exports. Both reports highlighted canola as an important export for Canada. Canola oil was listed as one of Canada’s highest-valued manufactured exports, while canola seed was one of Canada’s highest-valued trade export products.

Canola oil was Canada’s second-highest-valued export in 2016, at US$2.3 billion, representing 37.1 per cent of the global canola oil market. As well, Canada ranked in the top three globally for canola seed exports, exporting US$4.3 billion in 2016. “No questions asked, we’re competitive, we have competition there for sure. You have to look at canola as part of the entire oilseed complex but we’re competitive,” Gervais said. Canola is a major crop in Canada with the country having produced 19.6 million tonnes of canola in 2016, according to Statistics Canada.

“If you look at the last 30 years or so our rate of growth and productivity is still positive. We’re being more and more productive every year but at a slower, or declining, rate.” J.P. Gervais FCC

As well, the trade report highlighted the growing interest in soybeans in Canada. Canada ranked fourth for soybean exports globally. “ Yo u’re s e e i n g s oy b e a n s more and more in the Prairies and that’s just a result of the technology and growing practices,” Gervais said. Soybeans were Canada’s fifthhighest-valued agricultural commodity export at US$1.9 billion. Canada produced 6.6

million tonnes of soybeans in 2016, according to Statistics Canada. Despite its growing import a n c e, C a n a d i a n s oy b e a n exports only represented 3.7 per cent of the total global market in 2016. This compares to global soybean expor ts which sit at 64 per cent of the total oilseeds trade at US$51.5 billion. Manufactured food exports for Canada are at a disadvantage however, according to FCC. Canada doesn’t produce or export five of the top valued global exports — palm oil, cheese and curds, sweetened milk and cream, cane or beet sugar, and poultry. According to Gervais though, Canada does have a large impact globally for manufactured foods with animal proteins. “I think we were able to grow based on the demand for protein that continues to grow. 2016 was an amazing year for pork,” Gervais said. C a n a d a ’s t o p g r o s s ing exports for animal protein included bovine meat at US$1.2 billion, pork at US$2.4 billion and edible offal at $380 million. Beef offal was listed as one of Canada’s highest-valued exports. “Offal is one of the areas that have seen the most growth. Which is kind of interesting as well, because from a profitability standpoint it does help as well to see those tier products sort of grow,” Gervais said.

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GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2017- 9:00 AM LOCATION: Indoors at the Alerus Center, 1200 S. 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND (Just off I-29) AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: The auction will take place indoors at the Alerus Center ballroom by huge video screen & photographs. All units will be on hand for running inspection from noon to 5pm November 26th and 8am to 10am auction day.

SPECIAL NOTES: All items must be removed by Monday, December 4th at 1pm- loading dock on site. Alerus Center is equipped with hotel & restaurant facilities. We will accept absentee bids until 6pm November 26th! ONLINE BIDDING: Please register in advance to bid live online by visiting www.resourceauction.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY LISTING! AS THIS AD WENT TO PRESS WE WERE ADDING MANY UNITS & GATHERING NUMEROUS SPECS. www.resourceauction.com FOR ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS & CHANGES TO DESCRIPTIONS! FOR MORE PHOTOS, INFORMATION & UPDATES- VISIT OUR WEBSITE WHICH WILL BE UPDATED OFTEN UNTIL AUCTION DAY!!!

ATTENTION: As this issue went to press we were negotiating two separate deals for Case IH 550 Quad Tracs. Please visit our website for final details and availability. We may have none, one or two!! TRACTORS **2014 Versatile 550 Delta Trac, deluxe cab w/ leather, power shift, 5 hyd, hiflow hyd, auto guidance, 30” belts, 998 hrs, single owner local farm tractor, SN#705219*2011 Case IH 550 4WD, power shift, luxury cab w/ leather & inst seat, 4 hyd w/ return line, high capacity pump, 360 HID lights, auto guidance ready w/ 372 WAAS receiver, Nav controller & PRO 700 color touch screen, Firestone R1W deep tread 520/46 triples, 2162 eng hrs, SN#5826597*2013 Case IH Magnum 235 MFWD, luxury cab, inst seat, cab susp, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 3 PTO’s, hi cap hyd pump, 4 hyd, guidance ready w/ Nav controller & receiver, front axle susp, 380/80R38 front duals, 380/90R54 rear duals, front & rear weights, 4215 hrs, SN#ZDRD03050*2012 Case IH 225 MWFD, CVT trans, luxury cab w/ leather int, inst seat, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd, front weights, 480/80R46 rear duals, front singles, 2265 hrs, SN#2031098*2013 NH T7210 MFWD, Range Command power shift w/ left hand reverse & shuttle, 4 hyd, NH840 TL loader w/ grapple, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, elec control for hyd, auto guidance ready w/ monitorno receiver or controller, 380/85R28 fronts, 460/85R38 rear singles, only 340 total hrs, like new, grapple never used, SN#ZBBN04984*2005 Case IH STX275 4WD, power shift, PTO, 4 hyd, HD drawbar, 20.8-42 duals, recent trans rebuild, new Cummins QSL 9.0L 325hp engine at 8000 hrs, used mostly on beet & grain cart, 10693 hrs showing, SN#JEE0102584*2004 Case IH MXM190 MFWD, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 3 hyd, 540/1000 PTO, 14.9-30 front singles, 14.946 rear triples, 4800 hrs showing,

SN#ACM209563*1992 JD 8760 4WD, 24 spd trans, 4 hyd, 20.8-42 duals, 7842 hrs, SN#005253*1991 Case IH 9270 4WD, 12 spd std trans, 4 hyd, 520/85R42 duals, maintenance records available, SN#JCB0027757*1991 Cat Challenger 65C belted ag tractor, 3pt, 4 hyd, 50-60% tracks, 7500 hrs showing- tach replaced*1980 IHC 1086, 18.4-38 factory duals, 9248 hrs showing*Restored JD R w/ pony motor, running 3 yrs ago- have not used since COMBINES: EXPECT ADDITIONAL COMBINES!*2010 Case IH AFX8120, luxury cab w/ leather, lateral tilt variable speed feeder, rock trap, duals, bin ext, Pro 700 color touch screen, Y/M, chopper, chaff spreader, only 1674 eng hrs, 1100 sep hrs, recent repair tickets, local combine,SN#10503178*2011 JD 9870 STS 2WD, high torque 5 spd feeder house, premier cab, power cast, reverser, high cap lift cyl, 6.9M high capacity auger, round bar concaves, gen purpose chaffer, HD final drive, Goodyear 520/85-42 front duals, Goodyear 28L26 rears, 2462 sep, 3982 enghrs,SN#1 H09870SEB0741477*1998 Case IH 2388 combine, Ag Leader auto steer, AFX rotor, chopper, bin ext, new hydro in 2017, work orders available for last 5 yrs, local combine, 2648 sep, 3528 eng hrs, SN#JJC0197503*1997 Case IH 2188 combine, rock trap, chopper, chaff spreader, header reverse, 30.532 front tires, 14.9-24 rears, 2726 sep, 3770 eng hrs, SN#JJC0196551*1993 Case IH 1666 combine, 4400 eng hrs HEADS & HEADER TRAILERS: EXPECT ADDITIONAL HEADS!! *2004 Case IH 1020 30’ flex head, SN#JJC0334017*2004 JD 630F head w/ Vulcan header trailer, SN#H00630F708150*2006 Honeybee SP42 42’ draper head w/ finger reel, F/A, JD adapter & transport, SN#K23420401128*NH 94C 36’ draper head w/ pkp reel & transport, SN#36GB071173*JD 930 30’ flex head*JD 930 30’ rigid head*Case IH 1015 pickup head*JD 914 pickup head, 7 belt pkp, single pt hookup,

SN#914B650247*JD 914 pickup head, 7 belt pkp, single pt hookup, SN#914W665578*Unused America 842 42’ HD 6-wheel header trailer w/ brakes & lights*2) Unused America 840 40’ HD 6-wheel header trailers w/ brakes & lights*Unused America 836 36’ HD 6-wheel header trailer w/ brakes & lights*2) Unused America 835 35’ HD 6-wheel header trailers w/ brakes & lights*Unused America 845 45’ HD 6-wheel header trailer w/ brakes & lights*2) Unused America 440 40’ 6-wheel header trailers*2) Unused America 435 35’ 6-wheel header trailers*Unused Elmers 30’ single header trailer*Header trailer SEMI TRACTORS: *2010 IH Prostar day cab, Cummins ISX eng 400hp, auto trans, jake brake, 3:70 ratio, dual alum fuel tanks, 180 WB, 11R22.5 rubber, alum wheels, only 250588 actual miles*2010 IH Prostar day cab, Max Force eng, 13 spd, 170 WB, EGR & DPF deletes done, 405000 miles showing*2010 IH 8600 day cab, Cummins ISM eng 370hp, Ultrashift auto trans, air ride, dual alum fuel tanks, 172 WB, 11R22.5 rubber, alum front wheels, steel disk rears, approx 400000 miles*2009 Peterbilt 387, 72” Condo sleeper, 485 Cummins, 13 spd, fuel tanks, 230 WB, alum wheels, 728000 miles showing*2008 Kenworth T660, $4700 in recent repairs including new A/C compressor, new DTF filter system & new batteries, service records available, 941656 miles showing*2008 Peterbilt 367, ISX Cummins, 10 spd trans, dual stacks, stainless steel fenders, 228 WB, 11-24.5 tires, alum wheels, approx 400000 miles showing*2007 IH 8600 day cab, Cat C13 eng, 10 spd trans, dual fuel tanks, sliding 5th wheel, 167 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum front wheels, steel disk rears, miles unknown*2007 Sterling AT9513 triaxle day cab, Cat C13 eng 335hp, 10 spd trans, air ride, wet kit, 3:90 ratio, dual alum tanks, 232 WB, 3rd axle pusher, 275/80R22.5 rears, 255/70R22.5 pushers, 11R22.5 fronts, alum wheels around, 638337 miles showing*2007 Peterbilt 386, Cat C13 ACERT eng, Eaton Fuller 10 spd trans,

eng brake, air ride susp, 12000 lb fronts, 36000 lb rears, 196 WB, alum outer rims, 902000 miles showing*2007 IH 9400, 60” midroof sleeper APU, ISX Cummins, 10 spd, cruise, jake brake, dual tanks, 11-22.5 tires, alum wheels, 800000 miles showing*2006 Sterling AT9500 day cab, Mercedes OM460 eng, 10 spd trans, jake brake, dual alum tanks, 180 WB, 11R22.5 rears, 275/80R24.5 fronts, alum front wheels, steel disk rears, 407707 miles showing*2005 IH 8600 day cab, Cat C13 eng 430hp, 10 spd trans, jake brake, wet kit, 168 WB, new 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, 596000 actual miles *2005 Kenworth T800, 60” flattop sleeper, Cat C15 eng, 10 spd, dual tanks, 175/11-22.5 tires, alum wheels, large cabinet, headache rack, 835000 miles showing*2005 Peterbilt 378, set back axle, Cat C13 eng 430hp, 10 spd, cruise, jake brake, dual tanks, 225 WB, alum wheels, 835000 miles showing*IH 9200 day cab, ISX Cummins eng 400hp, 10 spd, cruise, 165 WB, 11-22.5 tires, 6 alum wheels, 450000 miles showing*2002 Freightliner Classic XL, 63” sleeper, 500 Detroit eng, 13 spd trans, cruise, air ride cab, air ride susp, jake brake, 120 gal tank, sliding 5th wheel, 1124.5 virgin tires 90%, all alum wheels, loaded, new battery, recently aligned$4000*1999 Freightliner FL112 daycab, M-11 Cummins, 10 spd, air ride, PTO wet kit, 120 gal tank, sliding 5th wheel, fast dump 80%, 11-22.5 tires, new batteries, new bumper*1999 Freightliner FL112 daycab, M-11 Cummins, 10 spd, air ride, 2-way wet kit, 2- 120 gal tanks, sliding 5th wheel, 75% tires, new batteries*1997 Freightliner day cab, M11 Cummins, 10 spd, dual fuel tanks, 161 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum fronts, steel disk rears, 922450 miles showing*1997 Ford Aeromax daycab, M11 Cummins, 10 spd, twin screw, wet kit*1974 Ford 880, 477 gas engine, 5/4 trans, twin screw, 22’ flatbed w/ 2- 1500 gal water tanks & 30 gal mixing cone SEMI TRAILERS: *2016 Timpte Super Hopper 40’ x 96” alum hopper bottom trailer, 66” sides, ag hoppers, air ride, elec tarp, 8 steel

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION For more information call 701-757-4015 office, 701-215-2058 Dennis, 701-317-0418 Mark AUCTIONEERS & CLERK: Main Resource Equipment Auctions, Dennis Biliske- Auctioneer, 2702 17th Ave S, Grand Forks, ND 58201, ph 701-757-4015, fax 701-757-4016, Dennis Biliske ND Lic 237, ND Clerk Lic 624, EMAIL- INFO@RESOURCEAUCTION.COM, WEBSITE- WWW.RESOURCEAUCTION.COM

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disk wheels, very clean*2015 Maurer Agri-Lite 42’ x 96” alum hopper bottom trailer, 68” sides, ag hoppers, spring ride, 11-24.5 tires, 4 alum wheels, 4 steel disk wheels, elec roll tarp*2015 Wilson Pacesetter 40.5’ aluminum hopper bottom trailer, ag hoppers, front & rear ladders, roll tarp, air ride, 66” side, 96” W, all alum wheels *2015 Wilson Pacesetter 40.5’ aluminum hopper bottom trailer, ag hoppers, front & rear ladders, roll tarp, air ride, 66” side, 96” W, all alum wheels*2012 Maurer 42’ x 96” hopper bottom trailer, 66” sides, ag hoppers, spring ride, elec tarp, elec traps, 11-24.5 tires, 8 steel disk wheels, very clean*2007 Wilson Pacesetter 41’ x 96” aluminum hopper bottom, 68” H, alum sub frame, roll tarp, 2 hoppers- 17” clearance, spring ride, front & rear ladders & catwalk, LED lights, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels*2005 Trail King RGN detachable lowboy trailer, 48’ overall length, 102” wide, 29 ½’ well, 8 ½’ tail deck, 10’ front deck, 255/70R22.5 tirews, alum wheels, mechanical detach*1999 Load King 102” x 48’ flatbed, Canadian spread, tool box, steel disk wheels, good tires & brakes*1999 Load King 102” x 48’ flatbed, Canadian spread, tool box, steel disk wheels, good tires & brakes*1991 Fontaine 53’ step deck trailer, split axles, 255/70R22.5 tires & steel wheels*1979 City 28’ aluminum end dump trailer, elec over air endgate, new plastic liner 2016 FARM TRUCKS, OTHER TRUCKS & TENDER: *2007 Freightliner Columbia CL120 triaxle farm truck, Detroit 60 Series eng 470hp, 10 spd trans, jake brake, 2017 Loadline 21’ x 96” box w/ 63” sides, 3pc endgate, roll tarp & rear controls, 247 WB, 11R22.5 rear duals, 255/70R22.5 pusher, 315/80R22.5 oversize fronts, alum wheels around, 618771 miles showing, super sharp*2005 Kenworth T800, ISX Cummins 400hp, 10 spd auto shift trans, 21’ Reiten box & roll tarp, new aggressive cap tires*1999 Mack triaxle gravel truck, E7 mack eng 350hp, 10 spd, Hendrickson 4 bag air ride, 15’ steel gravel box & air tailgate, 275/11-22.5 tires, 6 alum wheels*1993 GMC Topkick C7H042 contractor body utility truck*1990 IH 4300 van truck, Navistar 360 eng, 5 spd trans, 16 ½’ van, 96” W, 84” H, side entry door, fold down power gate/door, 2 steel fuel tanks, 188 WB, 295/75R22.5 rubber, steel disk wheels*1974 IHC TransStar cabover semi tractor, 855 Cummins eng*1974 Ford F600 single axle, 330 eng, 4 spd*Willmar 1600 fertilizer tender w/ enclosed power unit to run hyd PLANTERS & SPRAYERS: *2011 Case IH 1250 12R30 planter w/ Central fill, in row fertilizer & trash whippers, SN#YBS028127*2008 Case IH 1250 24R30 planter w/ 2pt hitch, Central Fill & Redball liquid fert, SN#Y8S007012*JD 1760 12R30 planter w/ in row liquid fert, trash whippers, 3bu boxes & markers, SN#665163*White 8700 18R22 vacuum planter w/ liquid fert & multiple plates for corn, beans & sunflowers, SN#HT72200115*2008 Summers Ultimate NT 110’ sprayer w/ 1500 gal tank, 200 gal rinse tank, 3-way nozzle

bodies, spray wand, 5 section control, Raven 450 controller & 380/90R46 tires, SN#H0121*2000 Summers Ultimate 90’ sprayer w/ 1000 gal tank & Raven 440 controller, SN#A0519*Top Air TA1600 90’ sprayer w/ 1600 gal tank, Raven 440 controller & 380 duals, SN#B22070101*JD 70 30’ fldg toolbar w/ markers from 12R30 planter, no units TILLAGE EQUIPMENT:*2013 Great Plains TM4000 Coulter Till 41’ vertical tillage tool w/ Phoenix harrow & rolling baskets, SN#GP-2615H*2013 Elmers Super 7 70’ heavy tine harrow, auto fold, SN#HS770016624*Summers 38 ½’ diamond disk, cushion gang, 10” spacing, SN#L1777*JD 2400 60’ 5 section fold chisel plow w/ 3 bar harrow, front casters, walking tandems around, elec depth control & Soil Management control for non JD tractor, SN#1303*DMI Tigermate 48’ field cultivator w/ 5 section fold, walking tandems around, 3 bar factory harrow, depth control, knock on shovels, wing gauge wheels, floating tongue & rear packer hitch*Case IH 5850 chisel plow w/ 3 section fold & 3 bar harrow, SN#CKB0020541*Ezee-On 4600 36’ disk, dual wheels around, 10” spacing, floating tongue, cushion gang, 3 section fold*2012 Tebben TR52 52’ land roller, SN#3-12-420*2010 Summers 72’ Super Harrow, 9/16” x 22” drag teeth, SN#J1189*Melroe 403 50’ harrow GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT *2004 Brent 1080 grain cart w/ 20” auger, TRS tarp & 900/60R32 Trelleborg tires, SN#B21700127*2014 Brandt XT Plus 10 x 80 grain auger w/ elec winch, like new, SN#11114214*2008 Brandt XL 13 x 70 grain auger w/ hyd hopper mover & hyd winch, SN#90638-08*2008 Westfield 10 x 71 low profile hopper*Westfield 10 x 71 mech swing dual auger w/ hydro lift & 540 PTO*Westgo 8 x 61 auger w/ 540 PTO & winch*Friesen 240 Seed Express seed tender w/ 5.5hp Honda engine, SN#22930*Kwik Kleen 5 tube grain cleaner OTHER ROW CROP EQUIPMENT: *2014 Harriston 240 clod hopper w/ star table, 48” fold up conveyor, rubber flashing on dirt conveyors & light pkg, SN#451408*Elmers model 062235 24R22 tow behind row crop cultivator, single shank unit w/ large rolling shields, SN#FCDBSP2055*Alloway 22’ stalk shredde FORKLIFT & BLADES: *1976 JD 480-AD diesel forklift, single stage, 17.5L-24 front tires, 1507 hrs, SN#183389T*Unused America 160R 16’ multi angle pull type blade w/ hyd angle adj, weight box & oversize tires*Unused America 140R 14’ multi angle pull type blade w/ hyd angle adj, weight box & oversize tires*3) Unused America F12 12’ pull type box blade/killifer*3) Unused America F10 10’ pull type box blade/killifer*2) Unused America F8 8’ pull type box blade/killifer*2) Unused America 10F 10’ heavy duty box blade/killifer w/ hyd tilt*2) Unused America 12F 12’ heavy duty box blade/killifer w/ hyd tilt LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT:

*2008 Case IH RB564 round baler*Unused America 24’ steel hay feeder on 4-wheel transport*Unused 30’ steel cattle alley way *16) Bundles of 10 continuous fence panels- 20’ x 6 bar w/ 1 ¼” x 14 ga round tubing, 5 uprights, clips & connectors, galvanized finish OTHER TRAILERS, PICKUPS & TRUCK ACCESSORIES: *2017 Unused H&H 22’ tilt deck bumper hitch flat bed tandem trailer w/ 2- 7000# axles & ground bearing ramp*2) Unused 2015 H&H 5’ x 8’ steel utility trailers w/ side rails & ramp gates*2014 H&H 8 ½’ x 20’ speed loader trailer*2013 ABU 14’ x 8 ½’ bumper hitch utility trailer, flatbed deckover, LED lights, spare tire mount, 6 lug axles, good tires*2011 Ford F-150 XLT EcoBoost 4-door 4x4 crew cab pickup, V-8, auto trans, P/W/L, cloth interior, approx 200000 miles, single owner*2002 Ford Ranger ext cab 2WD pickup w/ step side box*2001 Delta 25’ gooseneck trailer w/ torsion axles, 14320 GVW*1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo*1989 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo*Unused tandem axle dump trailer w/ 12V hyd lift & single wheels, farm use only- No title*Rainbow trailer- No title*Hyd tilt bed car trailer w/ good floor, dovetail, lights, 2 5/8” ball & 50% tires *3rd axle for semi trailer w/ air up & down*Defender 14’ cattle guard bumper, fits Peterbilt 388/389 w/ closed end framing & extra lights, used on only 1 truck*Western 9’ snow blade for pickup*Peterbilt 389 stock chrome bumper*150 gal fuel tank from Peterbilt truck w/ straps*50 gal tank for pickup*Pickup box trailer SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS: *Unused Lowe 750ch hyd auger w/ 9” & 12” bits & skid steer quick attach*Unused Stout XHD84-6 brush/ grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach*Unused Stout HD72-4 close tine brush/grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach*Unused Stout 72-3 rock/ grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout 66-9 brush/ grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach*Unused Stout tree & post puller w/ skid steer quick attach*Unused Stout add-on fork grapple*Unused tree & post puller w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*Unused HD double tine bale spear w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*2) Unused HD solid weld on quick attach skid steer plates *2) Unused receiver plate trailer movers w/ premium powder coated paint finish*2) Unused HD 48” 5500lb walk through pallet forks w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*Unused 48” 4000lb walk through pallet forks w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*Unused 102” snow bucket w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*Unused 96” snow bucket w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*Unused 90” snow bucket w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*Unused 84” snow bucket w/ skid steer quick attach & prem powder coat finish*2) Unused tree & post pullers w/ skid steer quick attach*Unused tree saw w/ skid steer quick attach*Unused 72” skid steer

angle broom*Unused 68” snow blower w/ skid steer quick attach*2) Unused 72” fork extensions*4) Unused 94” hyd skid steer loader/dozer/blade*Unused 84” 4 in 1 bucket w/ skid steer quick attach*4) Unused skid steer buckets*3) Unused tree & post puller w/ skid steer quick attach*Bucket & grapple*Shop Built 16’ quick attach snow pusher for Buhler Allied loader*2016 Meteor model SB108DF 8’ 3pt snow blower, used very little, SN#SBB151800108DF*Loftness 6’ 3pt snow blower*Buhler/ Farm King 960 96” 2 stage snow blower w/ 3pt, hyd direction & chute tilt, SN#20401158*JD 270 7’ 3pt snow blower, PTO shaft does not have shield, SN#1860*JD 686 86” 3pt snow blower*Bobcat 14’ hyd drive snowblower HOOP BUILDINGS & TENTS: *Unused 30’ x 65’ x 15’ peak ceiling double door storage building w/ commercial fabricwaterproof, UV & fire resistant & 12’ drive through doors at two ends*Unused 30’ x 40’ x 15’ peak ceiling double door storage building w/ commercial fabricwaterproof, UV & fire resistant & 12’ drive through doors at two ends*Unused 20’ x 30’ x 12’ peak ceiling storage shelter w/ commercial fabric & roll up door*2) Unused 10’ x 20’ commercial instant pop up tent*2) Unused 10’ 20-drawer HD work bench w/ 40’ high hanging wall, stainless steel drawer panel & metal handles*Unused 20’ HD 2 piece wrought iron driveway gate OTHER EQUIPMENT, TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS: *Unused HD 110V 60HZ tire changer*Unused HD 110V 60HZ wheel balancer*Unused 9000lb HD two post auto lift*Unused 50T hyd shop press*2) Unused 3/8” x 50’ air hose reels*8) Unused 3” x 30’ tow straps*Unused HD wood chipper w/ 3 PTO, fits 40-70hp*2) Unused 125K BTU propane space heaters*2) Unused 20T air hyd jacks*Unused 1” air impact wrench set*2) Unused 3T floor jack*Unused 10T digital floor scale w/ 78” plate*Parts washer*2) Sets of 25 used JD knock on cultivator sweeps, 50%*12) CIH suitcase weights w/ bracket*2) 5hp bin fans*110hp 220V motor w/ box*210V 3 phase motor w/ starter*Nearly new 220V to 3 phase converter w/ panel, complete*Makino CNC vertical machining center*12 KVA generator w/ 540 PTO on trailer*12 KVA generator w/ 1000 PTO & extra drive shaft, set up to bolt on rear of JD 20-50 series tractors*Outback light bar*3 phase air compressor*Motor & compressor from 500 gal air tank*NH3 tank running gear, excellent tires*40 gal chemical mixing cone*Shop built 8’ 3pt S-tine cultivator*1997 Polaris 440XC snowmobile, Extra 10 susp, 1377 original miles, VIN#3170957 TIRES: *2) Sets of 4 each- 445 super singles on alum wheels*2) 16.9-38 tires w/ rims*8) 20.8-42 tires*6) 24.5-32 combine tires *2) 14.9-46 tires*2) 28-26 20 ply tractor tires w/ rims 80%*Firestone 480/80R46 tractor tire*9.5-24SL single rib tires w/ rims*7.5-16 single rib tires w/ rims*16” tracks for 8335RT*4) 275/80R22.5 tires 70%*4) 11-24.5 tires 90%*4) 295/75R22.5 tires on alum pilot hole rims 70%*Pair of Goodyear 18.4-38 tires of JD 9 bolt rims*JD 16” factory axle spacers, fits any combine new than 9750STS

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION For more information call 701-757-4015 office, 701-215-2058 Dennis, 701-317-0418 Mark TERMS: Cash, cashier’s check, wire transfer, approved check in US funds. All sales final. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. ND Sales tax laws may apply on some construction & consumer units. Document fee on vehicle titles will apply & vehicle titles will be mailed to buyers. Due to some conflicts at press time, please note some file photos, see website for originals. Canadian buyers are always welcome, please furnish a letter of credit for registration. Some purchases require payment by wire. Most units move easily across the border, feel free to ask in advance for document assistance if necessary.

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SUCCESSFUL PART-TIME VENDING route -Saskatoon- 13 locations. Most w/both snack and pop machine, Simple cash business w/minimal labour for a nice income. $25,598.70. Info email monmaz@shaw.ca BUSINESS FOR SALE with great growth in consumer and pet industry. Priced at $120,000. In Saskatoon, SK. area, but can be run anywhere. Call Bert 306-664-2378.

AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com 2005 IH 4400, Allison auto., 19’ BH&T, low kms; 2008 IH 7600 tandem, ISX Cummins 10 spd., new 20’ BH&T; 2007 Peterbilt 330 S/A, Allison auto., new 16’ BH&T. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season. Give Kramble Industries a call at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net

2010 IHC PROSTAR new longblock 485 Cummins w/0 miles, new 24.5 rubber all around, new clutch, ready to go! Fresh safety, $64,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

2007 MACK, 10 speed Eaton auto., new 20’ CIM B&H, 940,000 kms., fresh Sask. safeties. Call 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

TANDEM AXLE GRAVEL trucks in inventory. New and used, large inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 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

1995 FL106, 315 HP Detroit, 13 spd., 24’ deck, good unit, fresh safety, $26,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

1985 FREIGHTLINER FLC, Cat 3406B eng., 350 HC, 15 spd. trans., wet kit, safetied, $8950. 204-467-2452, Stony Mountain, MB.

HEAVY SNOW IS COMING! Be ready! JD, Champion, Galion graders. Work ready and snow equipped; 8’ Wolverine 3PTH snow blower; QA 8’ snow blower w/dsl. eng.; Snow blades, buckets, and attachments; Sicard 4WD truck w/Cummins eng.; Front and side plows; Parting out over 25 graders; Parting out Bombardier SW48 track units; Trackless 4x4 dsl. w/blower; 1985 IH S1900 dsl. w/blade & 13’ B&H; (2) FWD 4x4 trucks w/snow blower, gas & dsl. engines; (3) Sicard 4x4 trucks w/v-plow and side wing, NH250 Cummins dsl.; (4) Oshkosh 4x4 trucks w/snow plow & side wing, auto trans., dsl.; New replacement parts, big discounts! Central Canada’s largest wreckers of older construction equipment, FARMERS AND BUSINESS PERSONS need Cambrian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. financial help? Go to: www.bobstocks.ca Call 204-667-2867, Fax 204-667-2932. or phone 306-757-1997, 315 Victoria Ave., Regina, SK. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock. Top quality equipment, quality welding DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. us to develop a professional mediation ATTACHMENTS PARTS COMPONENTS plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. for construction equipment. Attachments Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. for dozers, excavators and wheel loaders. FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. Used, Re-built, Surplus, and New equipManagement Group for all your borrowing ment parts and major components. Call and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Western Heavy Equipment 306-981-3475, Prince Albert, SK. 2008 IH 7600 tandem 24’ van body, power Regina, SK. tailgate, 10 speed ISX; 2007 Freightliner auto. trans., 24’ flatdeck. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca LIFE INSURANCE, Are you paying too much for your term policy? Call for a free SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near quote. Perry Harris, Life Insurance Agent, new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to 306-535-0811, Regina, SK. $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2008 STERLING A9500, daycab, 10 spd. AutoShift, 12 fronts, 40 rears, 3-way lockers, MBE4000 455 HP, deleted, tires 80%, Beacons, $39,000 OBO. Wade or Shaun DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage 306-653-8500, 306-290-8827, Saskatoon, trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call 2007 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY Class, 500 Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946. SK. wade@customcourier.ca HP, 60 series Detroit, 18 spd., 46 rears, 225” rubber, 550,000 kms., fresh safety, $27,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 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 2004 IH 7600 tandem truck, 670,000 kms, Cat’s, 430 Detroit’s, lockers. Ron Brown 13 spd., 425/65R22.5 front (20,000 lbs.), Implements, Delisle, SK., 306-493-9393. 11R22.5 rear (46,000 lbs.), $55,000. DL 905231. www.rbisk.ca 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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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, BAILIFF SEIZURE Auction, 2013 Western Rosthern, SK. Star 4900 SF Constellation, 42” bunk, wet kit, extra nice. bailiffservices@sasktel.net

2012 VOLVO 630, mid-roof, Volvo D13 500 HP, I-Shift, 785,000 kms, $49,900. DL# 1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

2006 FORD F-650 XL Superduty Dump Truck, V8 diesel engine, 6 spd. manual, hydraulic brakes, 65,384 kms., $32,000 OBO. Call 306-537-5248, 306-501-8264, Regina, SK. mkuzma@taigabuilding.com DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946. 2007 INT 21’ steel deck truck, sliding-tilting, new injectors, low profile, air ride, air 2012 MACK PINNACLE CXU613 day-cab, brakes, 306-590-8987, Kamsack, SK. Mack MP8-455HP, Eaton 13 spd., $39,900. DL# 1679. 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

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2012 FL CASCADIA day cab, DD15-505 HP, 13 spd., 798,000 kms., $42,900. DL# 1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

2005 F250 4x4, service body, 5.4 auto., only 88,000 kms., good rubber, fleet maintained, $13,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, 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 manufacturSLEEPERS AND DAY CABS. New and ing and marketing processes. This is a perWANTED: MACK COMPLETE or parts used. Huge inventory across Western fect diversification opportunity for a large 1985-1990 R-688; 1990-1999 RD-688 and Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call family farm or a Hutterite colony. Call Bill 427-454 engine. Selling: Camelback Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946. at 306-726-7977, Southey, SK. susp., 4:42 diffs, 15 spd. Eaton, 350 HP CAN-AM TRUCK EXPORT LTD., Delisle, LARGE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING in heart of engine. 306-960-3000, Borden, SK. SK. 1-800-938-3323. 2004 Freightliner day Balken oil play for lease/sale; Kenosee cab, 60 Detroit 13 spd. Eaton, SmartShift, Lake cabin and campground for sale, incl. 46 rears, low kms., $36,000; 2006 Lode- carwash and laundry mat; Development King Super B, new safety, $37,000; 2006 lands around Regina/Saskatoon; Large Lode-King tridem, 4 hoppers, new safety, building and property on Broadway Ave., $35,000; 2016 Canuck tridem, end dump, Yorkton; 3 lots on South Service Road, like new, $54,000; 1992 Volvo tandem Weyburn; Tempo/Tire shop #48 Windw/3000 vac. unit, low kms., $19,000; 1997 thorst; Hotel and Restaurant on #48. Brian FL80, 5.9 Cummins, auto, 40 rears w/lock, Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. air ride, 16’ grain box, new tires, $30,000; Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com 2006 IHC 4200, VT365, auto, 12’ deck, 260,000 km., $12,500; 1985 IHC S1700, 6.9 diesel, 5&2, w/45’ manlift bucket, exSaskPower unit only 109,000 km., 2001 FL80 S/A tractor, 3126 Cat, Allison $14,000; 1998 Timpte 48’ convertible auto, 300,000 kms., fresh safety, very grain trailer, tandem, air ride, $17,000; good, $23,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 2009 Western Star C&C, 60 Detroit, 18 spd., 46 rears w/4-way lock, 460,000 km., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. $50,000; 2003 Freightliner Columbia, 60 SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING of heavy Detroit, 13 spd., 40 rears, $18,000; Gen trucks, trailers and equipment. Please call sets avail. from 45KW to 800 KW. Financfor details. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., ing available OAC. DL #910420. 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. www.can-amtruck.com

WANTED GRADER 8.3 motor, Case 580 3.9 turbo motor, cab drs, more, Bobcat, 300 Savage or. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil SK Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-667-7770.

GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Russell, MB. 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. DYNAMIC INJECTION SERVICE, fuel injection repairs, injection pumps, injectors, nozzles and turbo chargers. 306-868-4849, 306-205-5624. Email: osirus1@sasktel.net Website: dynamicinjection.ca Avonlea, SK. WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Website: www.tismtrrewind.com

2007 CAT D6N LGP DOZER, NEW UC, 34” pads, diff. steer, 6-way blade, 16,131 hours, $94,900. 1-800-667-4515, LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom www.combineworld.com hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. ELECTRICAL WIRE & CABLE: Underground, indoor, outdoor. Copper, aluminum. Motors, generators, transformers. Regina, SK., 306-421-0210, bradgrimes@sasktel.net JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. 100 GALLON FUEL tank w/tool box combo, Delta model 498000, rated for 50 psi. 25"x33"x48"bottom, vg cond., $1000. 403-837-7559 email: rumscheid@telus.net

COTEAU VALLEY ORGANICS: We do 2006 KOBELCO SK290LC excavator, custom cleaning of conventional & organic 5708 hrs., tracks and undercarriage 75%, digging bucket, nice condition, $59,800. seed. Phone 306-859-7447, Beechy, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.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. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us at on FB at 2013 WACKER NEUSON 750T Telescopic wheel loader, 164 hours, Deutz 60 HP saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK turbo, 4 wheel steer, like new! $59,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 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 4- 2006 JD 400D and 1- 2005 Cat 740 40 ton Art; Rock trucks; 3- 1996, 1997 and 1998 Cat 621F motor scrapers; Coming soon 1972 Cat; D6C LGP crawler. Many more items with prices. Robert Harris, 204-642-9959, 204-470-5493, Gimli, MB. 2008 GENIE S45 BOOM LIFT, 4048 hrs., 45’ lift, Deutz diesel, 8” platform, 500 lb. Pics/info. at: robertharrisequipment.com capacity, $19,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, various shapes visit: www.combineworld.com and sizes for different excavators. Call 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB.

CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no exposed screws to leak or metal overlaps. 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.

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and nearnew 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. place and finish of concrete floors. Can acwww.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. commodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069. 2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great se- Hit our readers where it counts… in the claslection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662, sifieds. Place your ad in the Manitoba Cowww.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. operator classifed section. 1-800-667-7770. 2013 VOLVO 730, mid-roof Volvo D13, 500 2007 DODGE 3500 diesel, dually, 4x4, HP, 13 spd., 726,000 kms, $68,800. DL# with deck, new tires, safetied, good farm 1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. truck, $15,000; 40’ gooseneck flatdeck trailer, dually, $8500. 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB.

1986 GRADALL G660C wheeled excavator, 7605 mi./4404 excavator hrs, GM 8.2L frt/4.7L rear engines, air brakes $14,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders. Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK.

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.

2006 WESTERN STAR 4900FA, 200,000 kms., 475 Cat., 18 spd., 46 rears, alum. front bumper, 42” flat top bunk, 11R24.5 tires on aluminum wheels, wet kit, asking $59,900. 306-825-5355, Lloydminster, SK., Dealer #328771. For more pictures go to: www.heavyoilfieldtrucks.com

CUSTOM FEEDING COWS: Taking 100-200 cows Nov-Mar. Feed, minerals, salt, daily checks incl. in flat daily rate. Will be grazing corn, fed greenfeed/grass hay and sainfoin. 306-229-1528, Arelee, SK.

2005 290 LX Link-Belt hoe; 1999 D3C Cat dozer, cab, 6-way blade; Fassl Model F5022 hyd. arm.306-304-1959 Goodsoil SK

AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. For the customer that prefers quality. 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK.

2010 CAT D7R 2 LGP crawler tractor, Packard winch, AC, cab, canopy, sweeps, Adozer 16.6”, 36” pads, UC as new, 6282 hrs., very clean, $285,000; 2008 JD 850J WLT crawler dozer, c/w ROP’S, 12’ 6-way blade, SBG pads, 8700 hrs., $95,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB.

1978 CHAMPION 740 motor grader, Detroit 6 cylinder, showing 2568 hours, 14’ moldboard, scarifier, cab, new rear tires, $16,900. Call 1-800-667-4515, or visit: www.combineworld.com

ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca FALL SPECIAL: All post & stud frame 1980 D8K CRAWLER, dirt tilt blade, bush farm buildings. Choose sliding doors, oversweeps, good undercarriage, $38,000. head doors or bi-fold doors. New-Tech 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB. Website: Construction Ltd 306-220-2749, Hague, SK www.waltersequipment.com POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, MOVE YOUR DIRT real cheap! Low prices! hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction (3) Cat 641 motor 28 yard scrapers; Cat and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, 235 excavator w/digging bucket, not used MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, in 5 yrs.; Cat D9-G hyd. dozer w/tow Hague, SK. winch; (2) Cat 980B loaders w/bucket; Cat 977-K loader. Equipment of all types. New BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, & used parts. 2 yards over 50 acres. Cambrian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- com204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932. yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, mercial. Construction and concrete crews. BRUSH OR ROCK rake to fit WBM boom on custom conversions available. Looking for Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskatrackhoe; QA off CX210 hoe. Call Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, 306-620-2218, Ituna, SK. SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, Osler, SK. LETOURNEAU PULL SCRAPER, 15 yd. cap., HYDRAULIC 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt $21,500. 306-947-4644, 306-222-3885, for years of trouble-free service. Lever WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built Langham, SK. on site. For early booking call Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: CAT 941B 1-3/4 yard bucket, ready for www.warmanhomecentre.com work, $19,900; Wisconsin equipment trailer to haul Cat, Sask. certified, $6900; INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or Also 23.5x25 loader tires, $900/each; built on site, for early booking call Gravel screener, Lode-a-screen, 4x8 dou- 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: ble deck, 45’, self-contained, can be seen www.warmanhomecentre.com running, $35,000. Call 306-233-5116, 306-233-7213, Wakaw, SK. STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or SEARCH 1980 D6D DOZER, wide pad, winch; 1993 built on site. For early booking call D37 P6 6-way dozer, cab. 306-304-1959. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: Goodsoil, SK. www.warmanhomecentre.com

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6- 4000 BU. WESTEEL BINS, flat bottoms. RM 129. 8 miles south, 8 miles west of Regina. Pick up. Good cond., $4000 OBO. 306-536-5475. dstrauch@accesscomm.ca

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.

TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Hauling Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 binmover50@gmail.com

2008 JD 9870 STS, 1650 rotor hrs., 5 spd. feeder house, duals, loaded, $155,000. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK.

FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll 2008 WALINGA TRIDEM live bottom, 107,493 kms, alum., 12 comp., hydraulic free: 1-888-304-2837. control, very good condition, $54,900. BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

2010 JD 9870, 615 PU, 1600 sep. hrs., 2300 eng., self-levelling shoe, ProDrive, duals, recent Greenlight, excellent cond., $175,000. 306-497-3322, Blaine Lake, SK.

273 M T WESTEEL Magnum fert.; 4 Westeel Magnum F #1616; 2 Westeel Magnum grain bins #1616. All on triple skid bases. Sell separate. 306-296-4640, Frontier, SK.

TORO-MASTER NH3 CADDY w/twin 2000 tanks, high flotation tires and big plumbing, like new condition, $65,000 OBO. 204-648-7085, Grandview, MB.

LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. with self-propelled mover kits and bin sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in NipawBROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837. and accessories available at Rosler ConFALL SPECIALS: New SLMD 1295, SLMD struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. 1272 and HD10-53. Used augers: 2013 Sakundiak SLMD 1272, loaded, $14,800; SLMD 10x66, loaded, $11,500; Farm King 10x70 S/A, $6900; HD 8x39 w/20 HP KohCONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All ler, $3900; Brandt 10x60 S/A, $2500. Also sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated a dealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing available! Call Dale at Mainway Farm stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK. Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’- Davidson.www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033. USED AUGER: 2014 MERIDIAN HD853, loaded, in excellent condition, $10,995. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. MERIDIAN TRUCKLOADING AUGERS TL10-39, loaded, $17,450; HD10-46, loaded, $18,650; HD10-59, loaded, $19,500; TL12-39, loaded with 37 EFI engine, $19,500. 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. 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Super Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year warranty; Magnetic Camera Pkg. - One 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

WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of new JD 9600, with PU table (brand new PU grain dryers w/advanced control systems. belts), $40,000; Also straight cut header Updates for roof, tiers, auto moisture con- available. 306-460-9027, Kindersley, SK. troller. Economic designed dryers avail. 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com 2007 MF 9790, 1864 threshing hrs., hopFEED BLOWER SYSTEMS, Sales and Ser- per cover, shedded, auger ext., well mainvice. Piping, blower and airlock repairs. tained, sold here from new, field ready, $89,900, 0% OAC. Call Cam-Don Motors John Beukema 204-497-0029, Carman, MB Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

HORST BALE WAGON, 18 bale capacity, 3 axle, adjustable bunks, very little use since new, $8800. 306-276-2080, Nipawin, SK.

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2014 MF 9740 windrower, 30’ header, low hrs, GPS, Roto-Shear, PU reel, c/w header trailer $115,000. 306-563-8765, Canora SK 2014 & 2016 MacDon FD75 headers, 40', JD adapter, dbl. knife, spare knife, cross auger, all options, exc. cond. 4- 2014, $72,000; 116’ CASE/IH 8380 hydraswing haybine, 2016, $82,000. 306-533-4891, Gray, SK. 1000 PTO, $3750 OBO. Call 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610, Chaplin, 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.

2012 MACDON FLEX draper header cross auger, split reel, JD hook up, spd. transport, very good condition, ready, $72,000. Can deliver. Call any 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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2008 JD 635F 35’, hydra flex, PU reel, fore/aft, fits JD 60/70/S, $24,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

SIMON-DAY 612 GRADER, 6 - 5.5 slotted shells, excellent shape, $5500 OBO. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK.

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2012 BOURGAULT 3320, 76’, 10” space, 2” tips, 4.5” packers, DS dry, MRB #3’s; 2014 Bourgault 7950 air tank, 5 tank meter, saddle, conveyor, scale, rear hitch. $340,000 PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Ko- for both. 204-648-7085. Grandview, MB. shin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers. CIH ATX700, 60’, 12” sp., 5.5” rubber packM&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, ers, Raven NH3, closers and single bar harrow. $28,000. 204-648-7085, Grandview. SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111.

2011 SEED HAWK 50’, 12” sp., tool bar Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? with 600 cart dual wheels auger and bag Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. lift. $229,000; 1997 39’ Morris Magnum air Manitoba’s best-read farm publication. drill, 10” spacing, Atom openers w/Morris 974 MACDON 36' flex draper JD 50 series 180 cart, $23,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm single point, lots of new parts, 873 adapter Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. $15,000. 306-459-7604, Ogema, SK. mdmellon@sasktel.net 2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12” TRACTORS, COMBINES, SWATHERS, spacing, mid row shank banding, double ploughs, cultivators, tires and rims, hyd. shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, cylinders, balers, older trucks, crawlers. $135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 204-871-2708, 204-685-2124, Austin, MB. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

2013 CASE 8230, duals, ext. auger, fine cut chopper, 640 sep. hrs, $299,000. Take trade or financing. 306-563-8765, Canora 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.

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G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors 2010 SEED HAWK 60’ Toolbar, 12” sp., only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. w/Seed Hawk 400 cart, 2 fans, seed & fertilizer distributing kit auger. Also NH kit & SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge winch $175,000. 306-449-2255, A.E. Chiinventory new and used tractor parts. coine Farm Equipment Ltd., Storthoaks SK. 1-888-676-4847. 2015 SEED HAWK 84-12 84’ 12” spacing, seed and fertilizer knives, Stk: COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and steel $352,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sasused parts for most makes of tractors, 022334, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sinSK. We buy machinery. gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. We sell new, used and remanufactured 2010 SEEDMASTER 72-12 72’, 12” space, parts for most farm tractors and combines. JD 1910 air cart, 3-tank metering, Stk: 020958, $132,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac- Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/other Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle- 2009 SEED HAWK 72-12 72’, 12” sp., twin wing, pneum. packers, 600 TBT cart, stk: ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769. 021477, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 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

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

2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS FARMKING 96” 3 PTH snowblower, hyd. dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: chute, used 1 hour, $3300. 306-561-7733, 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Bladworth, SK. Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

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2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, 1998 CASE/IH 9370 QuadTrac, 9700 hrs., semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, new tracks, PS. For sale or trade on tractor Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., with tires. 780-821-0767 LaCrete, AB. 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca

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2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., single knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince 2014 JD 9460R, 4 WD, Pre DEF, 1087 hrs., Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Premium cab, HID lighting package, 800 metrics, 5 hyds., rear wheel weights, PTO. 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber pack- Tractor loaded as you could get at the time. ers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: Always shedded, exc. cond., $307,500 OBO. 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift 306-631-9210, 306-681-8444, Drinkwater, Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca SK. Tysonthul@gmail.com 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 2013 JD 9410R, 4WD, PS, 1480 hrs., 1000 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift PTO, high flow hyd. w/5 remotes, leather trim, premium HID lights, 620/70R42’s, Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca $199,500 USD. www.ms-diversified.com 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560. steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK.

2009 SEEDMASTER, 4 product VR, 50', 12" BOOK NORCAN SOYBEANS Common #1 8370XL 440 bu. Morris TBH, 1600 liq. cart, so you keep more green. Buy a bigger JD Raven monitor, $180,000. Lemberg, SK. For with the savings! Early discounts. Norcan Seeds at 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch MB. more info, call Arne at 306-335-7494. 54’ 2008 BOURGAULT 5710, good shape, STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specialnew points, c/w 2013 6550 tank, X30 izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series monitor, $125,000 OBO. 306-567-7703 or 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. 306-567-7184, Davidson, SK. 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB.

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MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

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BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65. Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying feeder, finished and cull bison. Call or text 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. 306-736-3454, SE Sask. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre- QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, ished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. WANTED ALL CLASSES of bison: calves, SAWMILL CUMMINS power unit & edger, yearlings, cows, bulls. Willing to purchase $14,700; Forano feller buncher, $13,125; any amount. dreyelts1@rap.midco.net 1982 Tanga slasher 100, $17,250. All pric- Call 605-391-4646. es OBO. Call 204-222-0285, Winnipeg, MB. BELDON BISON RANCH is offering 30 Select bred 2 y/o heifers. Call Nathan for more information. 306-812-7092, Nipawin, SK. beldonbisonranch@gmail.com

M5 DIESEL, good rubber, runs good, $2500; M5 diesel w/FEL, $3500. Chaplin, SK. Call 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610. 2014 CASE QUADTRAC 600, 1931 hrs., PTO, 6 SCV, 30" tracks, leather, AutoSteer. $325,000 OBO. 306-730-7871, Killaly, SK. 2016 CIH FARMALL 75A, MFWD, 20 hrs., 8 forward gears/2 reverse, 3PTH, 540 PTO, $29,000 OBO. 204-648-7085, Grandview 2001 MX120 w/loader; 2000 MX135; and 2008 Maxim 140 w/loader. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm 2014 CHALLENGER MT765D, 620 hrs., Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 3502 HP, Trimble Autopilot, 18” tracks, 2294 CASE FWA w/Allied 894 loader, PTO, 3 PTH, $229,800. 1-800-667-4515. needs powershift work, $15,000 OBO. Cha- www.combineworld.com plin, SK. 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610. LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have CAT DOZER BLADE: 12’x3’, good shape, rebuilt tractors and parts for sale. cutting edge never been turned, good bolts, C-frame for blade, $1200. 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. 306-722-7770, Osage, SK. QUAD TRAC UNDERCARRIAGE parts. Bogies, idlers, bearing, seals, tracks... in DEGELMAN 6900 4-WAY blade, 16’ off JD stock, factory direct. 1-800-667-4515, 9630, little use, good shape, S/N #26153, $21,500. 306-389-7733, Maymont, SK. www.combineworld.com

1976 CASE 586 rough terrain forklift, 4 speed hydro, 6000 lbs. 15’ lift, 4 cylinder diesel, 5760 hrs., nice condition, $7980. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our tollfree number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

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BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 15’ and 12’; Rome 12’ and 9’; Towner 18’-40” 1992 FORD/VERSATILE 946, 400 HP, blades; Wishek 14’ , 18’, and 30’. DMI 5, 20.8x42 duals, JD AutoSteer (valued at and 7 shank rippers.; 1-866-938-8537. over $6000), very nice, $44,500 Cdn. OBO. EZEE-ON 6650 TANDEM disc 32’, 10” Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710. space, 24” front notched blades, $46,000. 1980 875, 6000 hrs., 20.8x38 at 80%, 4 reCall 306-620-2218, Ituna, SK. motes, local trade, $19,900. Call Cam-Don FLEXI-COIL SYSTEM 95 40’ harrow packer Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. bar, good cond., new tires 1500 ac. ago. 2009 435, 800R38 Goodyear duals, 12 spd. 306-873-2208, 306-873-0077, Tisdale, SK. synchro. trans., 4100 hrs., 2 Case drains, 16’ MORRIS DOUBLE DISC, notched front plumbed w/large hydraulics for drill, serblades, $5500. Call 306-395-2668 or viced at dealer annually, records available, 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. $159,000. Call 306-821-2566, Watson, SK. JOHN DEERE MODEL 637 tandem disc, 35’, very good cond, $32,500. 306-643-2763, 306-648-7595, Gravelbourg, SK. MULTIPLE HIGH HP track & 4WD tractors. COMPLETE SHANK ASSEMBLIES; JD 1610, Various options, various hours. All are in Morris Magnum, $135; JD 610, Morris excellent condition and priced to sell! Magnum II, $185. 306-946-7923, Young Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710. ROME BREAKING DISC, extra heavy duty, 48” blades, 23” spacing, 9’ wide, hard to 2005 MCCORMICK MTX120 with Quicke loader, 3100 hours; 2006 MTX150. Call find, $35,000. 780-821-0767, LaCrete, AB. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

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2014 KUBOTA B2650, 4 WD, 145 hrs., AC, radio, 1 owner, well taken care of, no problems. Has optional fully enclosed cab. Attachments included: FEL, snowblower and lawnmower, $37,000. 306-230-3355, rick@metering.ca St. Denis, SK.

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2003 JD 6920 MFWD, 160 HP, front susp., IVT trans., 5700 hours, $47,500 OBO. FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB. Building now. Place orders and don’t delay! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. UTILITY TRACTOR: JD 6200, 2 WD, open station with loader. Call 204-522-6333, ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New DeMelita, MB. gelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. 2000 JD 7710, 5130 hrs; 2000 JD 8310; 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. 2001 JD 7810; 2008 JD 7830, 5200 hrs. All MFWD, can be equipped with loaders. RETIRING - SMALLER FARM EQUIPMENT: 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 1999 MX220 Case/IH tractor; 27’ FlexiCoil air drill w/7120 tank; 1995 Ford S/A 2010 JD 9630, 530 HP, Michelin dsl., grain truck; Plus more! 306-842-5036, 800/70R38 tires, JD AutoSteer, $239,000. 306-861-6466, Weyburn, SK. 2014 MERIDIAN 375RT Seed Tender, mint. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in all options, always stored inside. Asking 2012 JD 1026R, 88 hrs., shedded, like new the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. $27,500. 204-825-0173, Crystal City, MB. condition, c/w loader, mower, and back- It’s a sure thing. 1-800-667-7770. IHC 310 DISCER, 3x12', good condition, hoe. 306-590-8987, Kamsack, SK. $2000 OBO. 306-536-5475, Regina, SK. 1983 JD 4450 MFWD w/Ezee-On FEL dstrauch@accesscomm.ca 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, 3 hyds, 7925 hrs showing, 14.9-26F, 20.8R32, duals avail. WANTED: OPEN STATION 60-70 HP tractor with 3PTH and PTO, under 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395 Langham SK $10,000. Phone 204-937-2739 or email: 2008 JD 7230 Premium, MFWD, 3 PTH, 3 gert@gmseedcleaning.com hyds, w/JD 741 FEL, bucket, grapple, 2677 GAUGE WHEEL hrs vg. 306-625-7277, Stewart Valley, SK. & GAUGE 3” & 4” OPTIONS

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2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber packers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift 2005 JD 7820 w/ 746 loader, 2200 hrs, Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 20 SP AutoQuad w/LH reverser. Greenstar FLEXI-COIL 51’, 9”, w/2320, 4” rubber & AutoTrac, passenger seat, Cat 3N/3 packers, in-row liquid phos., exc. cond., quick hitch, 110” rear axle, new Michelin $20,000. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. rubber, 520/85R46 rear axle duals. Original & genuine, $136,000. Call AgriQuip Ontario Inc., 226-750-3310.

RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

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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

PUREBRED COWS AND CALVES, will give up to three years to pay. Call Jack 204-526-2857, Holland, MB. PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS for sale by Private Treaty. 6 coming 2 year olds & 40+ yearlings. Call Brad 204-537-2367 or 204-523-0062 cell. Open house November 25th starting at noon. Belmont, MB. www.clinecattlecompany.ca CATTLEMAN! JUST IN TIME for your fall breeding needs. We have an exc. selection of long yearling bulls. Both red and white, all polled, some suitable for heifers. Call Defoort Stock Farm, Cypress River, MB., 204-743-2109. WILGENBUSCH CHAROLAIS Volume II Female Sale, Monday, December 11th, 1:00 PM, at the ranch, Halbrite, SK. 35 bred heifers & 9 heifer calves of breed leading genetics from the largest Charolais herd in Saskatchewan. For catalogue or information contact Craig Wilgenbusch 306-458-7482 or view catalogue & videos online at: www.wilgenbuschcharolais.com

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STEPPLER FARMS - A Piece of the Program Sale, Wednesday, December 13th, 1:00 PM, at the farm, Miami, MB. An elite offering of 45 genetic leading Charolais females. Proven producers, bred heifers & heifer calves with a Junior incentive program. For catalogue or info contact AnPUREBRED BLACK ANGUS bull, very dre Steppler, cell 204-750-1951 or view quiet, 3 years old, easy calver, $3000 OBO; catalogue online: www.stepplerfarms.com Also 9 Black Angus heifers, bred to calve April 2018; 3 pipe gates, 14’ w/hinges, 38TH STERLING COLLECTION Charolais $175/ea.; 1 manual head gate, $100. Female Sale, Friday, December 1st, 1:30 PM, at Saskatoon (SK) Livestock Sales. 204-886-2083, Teulon, MB. Over 54 head of quality breeding stock. SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Fancy show prospects to proven producAngus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, ers. For catalogue or info., contact Helge 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. By 306-536-4261, or view the catalogue online at: www.bylivestock.com BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, NO BORDERS CHAROLAIS SALE, Tuesday Dec. 5th, 1:00 PM, Heartland Livestock, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Virden, MB. 48 head of registered females 20 FANCY HEIFERS, bred Black Angus, bull from 12 breeders. Polled, Full French, Red turned out June 20, polled in 45 d., preg. Factor from fancy heifer calves to proven producers. For catalogue or info., contact checked, $2000. 306-281-8224 Delisle, SK. Helge By, 306-536-4261, or view the cataPUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling logue online at: www.bylivestock.com bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 TULLY & ARLENE HATCH’S, Pleasant or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. Dawn Charolais Dispersal Sale, SaturROYAL ANGUS COMPLETE DISPERSAL, day, December 9th, 1:00 PM, Heartland Saturday December 16th, 1 PM at SLS, Livestock, Brandon, MB. 194 head includSaskatoon, SK. Selling over 100 head of ing: bred cows & heifers, heifer calves, bull proven Angus genetics, cow/calf pairs, calves and herd bulls. Great polled, materbred heifers plus bull calves and herd nal herd developed over 35 years of breedbulls. Calving ease with performance, For ing. Excellent opportunity to start a new more information or a catalogue contact T Charolais herd with proven cow families. Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006 or Mel Sis- For catalogue or info contact Tully Hatch son at 306-852-9047. View the catalogue 204-855-2402 or view the catalogue ononline at: www.buyagro.com Watch and line at: www.bylivestock.com bid online at: www.dlms.ca PL# 116061 license #1413

JOHNSON LIVESTOCK FEMALE SALE, Tuesday December 12th, 1:00PM at the ranch near Peebles, SK. This sale features 350 head, which includes 100 bred heifers, cow/calf pairs & bred cows. Mostly AI sired and AI bred. These females will sell individually and in groups accommodating all buyers and all price ranges. There are also 200 commercial bred heifers selling from D&N Livestock, many of which are AI sired and AI bred to the great calving ease sire Final Answer. For more information or a catalogue contact Andrew at 306-736-7393 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid on- BIG GULLY FARM BULL SALE Thursday, Dec. 14th, 5:00 PM MST. 12 miles North of line at: www.dlms.ca Maidstone, SK. Horned and Polled, long 29TH ANNUAL Keystone Klassic Black yearlings and bull calves. FREE wintering, & Red Angus Sale, Saturday December delivery, BSE and carcass ultrasound. Vol2nd, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Keystone Centre, ume Discount of 5% on 2+ head. Repeat Brandon, MB. Offering 75+ females, in- Buyer Discount of 2%. View videos, info. cluding an elite selection of foundation and catalogue at: www.biggullyfarm.com bred heifers and fancy heifer calves, herd Lance Leachman: 306-903-7299 or email: prospects and cow calf pairs. Junior dis- biggullyfarm@gmail.com Online bidding counts available. For a catalogue or more at: www.LiveAuctions.tv info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at 306-933-4200. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com PL# 116061 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 Jim at 306-575-7608 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com PL# 116061

BREED HOLSTEIN HEIFER, and some jerseys for sale. Call 519-323-3074, Heifer Ville Holstein Inc., Holstein, Ont. FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

PUREBRED SALERS HERD DISPERSAL. 24 RED ANGUS Heifers bred Red Details at: www.sweetlandsalers.com Ken NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for Angus, start calving April 1st, $2200 each. Sweetland, Lundar, MB., 204-762-5512. over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, 306-421-6416, 306-636-2213, Estevan, SK. grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt 20TH ANNUAL SHORTHORN ALLIANCE payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. SALE, Thursday December 14th at 1:00 HAGMAN’S TRUCKING for all your bison PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. On offer transport. Local and long distance. Huwill be bull calves, heifer calves and bred mane and ease of loading/unloading. Can females. Top genetics from Western CanaBRED COW SALE haul up to 50,000 lbs. to the USA. Call dian Breeders. NEW this year will be ComMonday Nov 20th @ 10:00 306-773-5909, Swift Current, SK. mercial open and bred heifers from some of Saskatchewan’s leading commercial - 25 red and black cows 4 to 7 breeders. For more info. contact Richard years old calf March and April Moellenbeck 306-287-7904 or view catalogue on line at www.saskshorthorn.com - 20 mixed exotic cows WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and bred black and limo cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buy- 40 mainly red angus x cows ing compromised cattle that can’t make a bred black calf March and April long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, SIMMENTAL BLACK ANGUS cross 150 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147. - 5 simmental bulls 2 to 3 years cow/calf pairs bred Black Angus. Phone Brandon at 204-402-0780, Brandon, MB. old next cow sale December 11 NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. Cattle sales every Friday sheep, DOUBLE R FARMS Complete Dispersal For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller lamb Goat sale every 1st and & High Country Cattle Production Sale groups welcome. Fair, competitive and as3rd Wednesday oF the month. Monday December 14, 2017 at 2:00PM, sured payment. Contact Richard Bintner Innisfail Auction Mart, Innisfail, AB. Selling 306-873-3184. “Where Buyers & Sellers Meet” 75 cow/calf pairs, bred heifers plus bull 60 PLAINS BISON CALVES for sale by calves. Wintering & terms available on all To Consign or for more Tender. Sale will also include 2 yearlings. bull calves. For more information or a information call: 204-694-8328 Mike Free range and grass fed. Please submit catalogue contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. tender bids by November 4, 2017. Email 306-220-5006, Rob Young 780-517-0758 www.winnipeglivestocksales.com to: kylie.garchinski@natureconservancy.ca or Stacy Young 780-718-0622. Catalogue Licence #1122 or phone 306-551-3425, Claydon, SK. online at: www.BuyAgro.com PL # 116061

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DOUBLE BAR D FARMS Sharing The Herd Fall Female Sale, Wednesday December 6th, 1:00PM, at Double Bar D Sale Barn, Grenfel, SK. Offering 58 lots of the finest Fleckvieh, Red & Black Simmental, & Simm-Angus females available. Featuring fancy open heifers, powerful bred females and exclusive semen packages. For more information or a catalogue contact Ken Dimler 306-697-7204 or T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online: www.BuyAgro.com PL # 116061

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.

FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will CWA SPECKLE PARK SALE, Wednesday custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. November 22 at 4:30 PM. Featuring fancy heifer calves, bred heifers, herd sire pros- NH 357 MIX MILL, always shedded, excelpects, embryos & semen. For more info. or lent working condition. Willmott Ranch, a catalogue, contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. Pense, SK. Call 306-345-2046. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com PL#116061. FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner in agriculture. Stocking mixer, cutter, feed wagons and bale shredders. We are industry leaders in Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca 3J SIMMENTAL FARMS has for sale 200 plus Simmental and Simm./Red Angus cross bred heifers, bred to Red or Black PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. Angus. All one iron, excellent quality. They We manufacture an extensive line of cattle don’t come any better! Call Gordon handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowd306-327-8005, 306-327-9211, Lintlaw, SK ing tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison equipment, Texas gates, steel water troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. 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: ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com

COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn calves! 306-739-0020, Wawota, SK. Email cozycaps@outlook.com 110 BRED RED ANGUS Simmental cross heifers, bred Red Angus for 30 day calving period, bulls out July 1st. 306-355-2700, 306-631-0997, Mortlach, 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. 29 RED ANGUS Simmental Cross Heifers, bred Red Angus, calving ease bull, due April 1st. 306-283-9276, Langham, SK.

WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For bookings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK.

PUREBRED BLUE HEELER PUPS, from good working parents, ready to go, have raised Blue Heelers for 45 years. 204-365-0066, Shoal Lake, MB.

PARTS FOR NH 359 MIXMILL: Belt, lugs, BULL MASTIFF/AMERICAN SHEPHERD bearings, fan, etc. Phone 306-367-2043, puppies for sale, parents are excellent leave message. Middle Lake, SK. watchdogs, 8 weeks old and ready to go! asking $500. Call 204-428-3688, Portage CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on la Prairie, MB. site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 10-WEEK-OLD AUSTRALIAN HERD Pups, $500/each, allowance for longer distance www.warmanhomecentre.com pickup. 204-827-2805, Glenboro, MB. STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, COLLIE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD cross windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder pan- puppies, ready to go Nov. 10th, $50 each. els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom or- Call 306-532-4843, Wapella, SK. ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, SK. www.steelviewmfg.com COLLIE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD cross 10 month female pup, $50. Call SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 306-532-4843, Wapella, SK. years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to LARGE PUREBRED ALASKAN malarun. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove mute/cross pups. Born Oct 10, these and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo well marked pups, possess strong stamina, Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. and loyalty, reasonably priced at $400. Call www.apollomachineandproducts.com 306-947-2190, Hepburn, SK.

21 BRED HEIFERS, RWF, BWF, black. Bred Polled Hereford Red Angus, very quiet. NEW 8’ TRUCK cap, white in colour; Wheelchair new; Scooter; Treadmill, like Erwin Lehmann306-232-4712 Rosthern SK new. 306-233-5241, Wakaw, SK. 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 • Buy Used Oil bulls; 10 purebred Black Angus; 30 commercial Black Angus; 17 F1 Black Angus • Buy Batteries cross Tarentaise; 10 Red Angus cross • Collect Used Hereford; 3 Black Angus cross Shorthorn. Pregnancy tested, sound and quiet. For Filters more info: Wyatt 306-750-7822 or Bryce 306-773-7065, wburnett@xplornet.ca • Collect Oil

WANTED: RED OR BLACK Angus cross younger cows, lease to own. References available. 306-542-7007, Veregin, SK.

ARE YOU SINGLE and would rather be in love? Camelot Introductions has been successfully matching people for over 23 years. In-person interviews by Intuitive 5 ACRE FARM, fenced, 4 bdrm home, cabMatchmaker in MB and SK. Call 306-978- in, barns, fruit trees, Slocan River frontLOVE (5683), 204-257-LOVE (5683) age, $430,000. 250-304-4669, Castlegar. www.camelotintroductions.com

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BORDER COLLIE PUPS from working parents, ready to go Dec 6th, vet check & 1st shots, $500. 587-219-0562, Consort, AB.

RETIRING/SNOWBIRD? Call local realtor Bob Granholm to help you find your new home in the south Okanagan of BC. Mild winters and only true desert area of Canada! 250-983-3372, rbgtroper@gmail.com RE/MAX Wine Capital Realty, Oliver.

AFFORDABLE HOMES AND COTTAGES 1560 sq.ft. ready-to-move bungalows. 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath. Open concept plan with signature modern, rustic finishes. With or without covered porch. Optional dormers. $100,000 to $110,000. For photo tour, visit www.marvinhomes.ca Marvin Homes, Mitchell, MB., Phone: 204-326-1493, or Email: info.marvinhomes@gmail.com 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.

11 WEEK OLD Mixed Pigs, some uncastrated, $60/ea.; Butcher Sows, live pick-up, WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert LIST YOUR PROPERTY to MLS for a flat fee $200 OBO. 306-540-6216, Hazel Dell, SK. for information on organic farming: pros- Check it out at: choicerealtysystems.ca or OUTSIDE BUTCHER PIGS for sale. Dress pects, transition, barriers, benefits, certifi- call 306-975-1206. out 200+ lbs. Can butcher. Phone cation and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org 306-369-7449, Bruno, SK. PIGS VARIETY ETC. Butcher and Weaners, range fed, no hormones. 306-342-4662, Glaslyn, SK.

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

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CERTIFIED ORGANIC YELLOW FLAX. Also Wanted: Organic Producers under contract. Reynald 204-878-4839 or 204-794-8550, reynald@milletking.com St. Claude, MB.

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.

CERTIFIED Organic Red Prosco Cerise millet seed. Wanted: Organic Producers under contract. Reynald 204-878-4839 or 204-794-8550, reynald@milletking.com RTM OR SITE BUILT Custom Homes and St. Claude, MB. Cottages. 40 years experience. Call or text 204-324-7179, Don Ginter Construction, WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and Altona, MB. chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, AssiniAFFORDABLE HOMES AND COTTAGES boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437. 1560 sq.ft. ready-to-move bungalows. 3 Call our toll-free number to take advan- bdrm, 2 1/2 bath. Open concept plan with tage of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay signature modern, rustic finishes. With or for 3 weeks and we’ll run your ad 2 more without covered porch. Optional dormers. weeks for free. That’s 5 weeks for the $100,000 to $110,000. For photo tour, visit www.marvinhomes.ca Marvin Homes, price of 3. Call 1-800-667-7770 today! Mitchell, MB., Phone: 204-326-1493, or Email: info.marvinhomes@gmail.com

NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB.

VARIOUS BALE PROCESSORS: Highline and Bale King. Call Willie 204-750-2384, St. Claude, MB. www.gmdurnofarms.com KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases AMBITIOUS RESPONSIBLE FARMER pasture productivity, extends dugout life. with profession, never married, with outSt. Claude/Portage, MB. 204-379-2763. standing moral background would like to meet intelligent responsible ambitious SCHWARTZ SILAGE FEED WAGON, farm gal with a passion for country living. working scales, excellent condition, Serious relationship only. Reply to Box $12,000. 204-828-3483, 204-745-7168, 2008 c/o MCO, Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2C4. Stephenfield, MB. RENN 12’ 10 HP rollermill, large rolls, new style, vg cond., half price of new, $6500, can deliver; FarmKing PTO rollermill vg SINGLE MEN.. SINGLE LADIES.. Happy relationships. Candlelight Matchmakers cond, $2950. 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. can help you find each other! Recent wedSVEN-APOLLO ROLLERMILLS, NEW ding Sept 16. In person interviews/phoand used, electric and PTO, all sizes, can tos, profiles, confidential, affordable, servdeliver. Manitoba distributor direct. Call ing MB, SK, NW. ON. 204-343-2475. Email Randy 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. candlelightmatchmakers@gmail.com

RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. View at www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cottages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go online for floor plans and specs at: www.northbattlefordhomehardware.com

2 HALF SECTIONS pasture for sale in RM of St. Laurent. Treated posts, high tensile barbwire, crossed fenced, good water and some trees. For info. call 204-981-9378.

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.

1) LARGE DAIRY FARM west of Brandon; 2) 1/2 Section close to and west of Winnipeg. Henry Kuhl: Farmland Specialist, Royal LePage Alliance, Winnipeg, MB. 204-885-5500, 204-856-3140.

1/4 SECTION NORTH of Halkirk, AB. Cropland, grass and trees. Natural watercourse. RM OF FOAM LAKE #276 for sale 9 miles from Big Knife Prov. Park. In WMU SE-35-28-12-W2 160 acres (approx. 102 204 - one of the most desired big game cultivated). Call 780-724-3735 for info. hunting areas in AB. Phone 403-633-2421. BY TENDER: The Sale of Lands by BKS A RANCHERS PARADISE - RIMBY, AB. Trucking Ltd., Shaun & Katie Bassett, ID#1100601. This excellent cow/calf Remerge Rehabilitation Inc., and Derranch has about 945 acres (all adjacent in ek Kurpjuweit. The owners of farmlands 1 row) & can handle about 250 cow/calf will accept offers to purchase, as a block, pairs. All quarters have access to water & the following deeded lands briefly defences are in good shape. Surface lease is scribed as SW 13-7-6 W3, SE 14-8-6 W3, about $41,000/yr. Also includes a 3 bed- NE 14-8-6 W3, SW 35-7-6 W3, NW 35-7-6 room home, a 40’x80’ shop and various W3, NW 20-8-6 W3, NE 20-8-6 W3, NW other outbuildings; CENTRAL ALBERTA! 14-8-6 W3, SW 14-8-6 W3, NW 7-7-5 W3, 477 ACRES OF PRIME LAND, SW 7-7-5 W3, SE 19-7-5 W3, SW 19-7-5 ID#1100566. Prime Farm Land! Excellent W3, SE 12-7-6 W3, SW 12-7-6 W3, NW location only 15 minutes west of Olds. 477 13-7-6 W3, NW 26-7-6 W3, NE 31-7-5 W3, acres of #2 soil is a rare find! There are 5 SE 31-7-5 W3, NW 29-7-5 W3, NW 13-8-6 separate titles, a very nice 1384sq.ft. W3, NE 11-8-6 W3 and SE 11-8-6 W3 as home, 2 car garage, and numerous out- well as certain bins all of which are located buildings. Current production of all the in the RM of Wood River No. 074 and land is hay with 3 cuts sometimes pos- detailed in the Tender Package. The Owner sible. Real Estate Centre, reserves the right to reject any or all Tend1-866-345-3414. To view all of our ers, and to waive formalities as the interlistings visit: www.farmrealestate.com est 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, ex115 CULTIVATED ACRES and remainder in penses, loss or damage incurred, sustained hay and pasture near City of Humboldt in or suffered by any bidder prior, or subseRM of Humboldt No. 370. SW 12-38-23 W2. quent to, or by any reason of the accepHighest or any offer not necessarily accept- tance or the non-acceptance by the Owner ed. Mail bids by November 30, 2017 to Box of any Tender. The bidders whose Tenders have not been accepted by the Owner will 686, Humboldt, SK. S0K 2A0. be notified within a reasonable time after LAND FOR SALE by tender. Approx. 480 Tender opening. The successful bidder acres, RM of Willner #253. N1/2 11-25-3- shall pay a non-refundable deposit of 5% W3, SW 11-25-3-W3. Grass and pasture- of the Tender price to Stringam LLP in land with dugout and some fencing. trust by way of bank draft or solicitor’s Tenders accepted until December 15, 2017. trust cheque with the tender submission. Highest or any tender not necessarily The closing date shall be January 2, accepted. Submit written tenders to: Box 2018, the balance of the tender price shall be due and payable on said closing date. 134, Loreburn, SK. S0H 2S0 The taxes shall be adjusted at the closing LAND FOR SALE by Tender: RM of Hoodoo, date. The Owners shall retain all surface NE 14-43-26-W2. Approx. 150 cult. acres. lease rentals up to and including the closApprox. 6 miles NE of Wakaw. Title clear, ing date without adjustment and any subtaxes paid 2017, currently rented. Highest sequent payments will be provided to the or any tender not necessarily accepted. Purchaser. Tenders shall be marked “BKS Send tenders to: PO Box 302, Wakaw, SK. Trucking Tender” and delivered on or before 12:00 noon MDT on December 1, S0K 4P0. markowskym@gmail.com 2017 to: Stringam LLP, 35 7th Street RM OF LIVINGSTON: Pelly, SK., 6 miles N. SE, Medicine Hat, AB., T1A 1J2, AtKipling B. Wiese. P: SW and SE 26-34-32-W1. 320 acres, 265 tention: F: 403-488-8215. cultivated, $399,000. Phone 778-848-2535. 403-488-8200. Email: kbwiese@stringam.ca and/or FARMLAND NE SK (Clemenceau) 4 qtrs colleen@stringam.ca Only tenders for plus 36 acre riverside parcel with 5 bdrm. the entire block of parcels for the above home. Featuring: bins on concrete with di- lands will be accepted. Separate tenders rect hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly will be considered for the blocks of bins mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bor- specified above. In the event that a sucdering Etomami River and 50 miles of pro- cessful tender is accepted on all parcels. vincial forest, exc. elk hunting and other Tenders which are submitted to Stringam big game and goose. 580 acres wheat, LLP may be opened by the owners and acmustard, barley and peas. Full line of farm cepted by the owners prior to December and sawmill equipment also available. Will 1, 2017 at the Owners’ option. The successful bidder will be notified as such time separate. Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469. 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 GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of when the tender has been accepted. Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: RM MAPLE CREEK #111. For sale N 1/2 kraussacres@sasktel.net 35-11-26-W3. 320 cult. acres, 60x100’ RM CANWOOD #494, 3 quarters: Grain, steel quonset on 2’ cement fdn, power, pasture and hay, 265 acres cult. On school water for up to 100 head of cattle, 1 mile bus route. UG power and phone on 2 good of Hwy #1 frontage. Call 403-866-2214. yard sites, 2013 assessment $203,700. 306-747-2775 after 6 PM, Shellbrook, SK. PRIME FARMING LOCATION! Great opportunity for a start-up farmer who wants to be not too far out of a major city. This farm is perfect if you are in the market for a start-up farm or want to add more land to your existing land base. Property has a 1/4 section of good cultivated land and an older dairy with other outbuildings complete the package. ID#1100599, Osler, SK. MLS® Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings visit: www.farmrealestate.com 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. NEAR KRONAU SK, 1/2 hr. from Regina 80 acres w/character home and outbuildings; Near Pilot Butte 68 acres with yardsite; Near Pilot Butte 80 acres with yardsite. Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com TAKING OFFERS ON section of land in RM 129: 33-14-19 W2. Looking to lease back. Phone 306-596-4231. BY TENDER: RM of Three Lakes, No. 400. NE 14-42-22-W2, SE 14-42-22-W2. 316 acres, approx. 230 cultivated acres. Owner reserves the right to reject highest or any tenders. Deadline is November 30, 2017. Send tenders to: Leo Briens, 33 Huntington Place, Saskatoon SK, S7H 4L7. For inquiries, call 306-373-4371.

VEGAS TIMESHARE: INT’L exchanges, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, full kitchen, laundry, fireplace, pools, selling due to health. TOM@SASKFARMLAND.COM Kenaston, 958 acres. Individual 1/4’s available. Ten306-453-2958, Carlyle, SK. ant available. $930,000 MLS. Coldwell Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Banker Signature. Tom 306-260-7838. Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and Interestplace your ad with our friendly staff, and TOM@SASKFARMLAND.COM don’t forget to ask about our prepayment ed in the value of your farmland and conbonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks sidering selling? Up to date market evaluations done at your farm. Coldwell Banker free! 1-800-667-7770.22 Signature. Tom Neufeld 306-260-7838.

2002 CAVCO MANUFACTURED Home. Tuscany MH Park, Yuma, AZ., 1066 sq. ft., 2 bed, 2 bath, new AC and heat unit (Nov. 2016). Unique park w/only mobile homes. All offers considered. Call 306-325-4450.

TOM@SASKFARMLAND.COM Meadow Lake hunting land. Pines, heavy big game, trails. 160 acres. $84,500 MLS. Coldwell Banker Signature. Tom 306-260-7838.

TOM@SASKFARMLAND.COM For sale RM of Mariposa SW-7-36-20-W3, SE 7-36-20-W3. $355,000 MLS. Coldwell Banker Signature. Tom Neufeld 306-260-7838. FOR RENT: 4 Quarters in the RM of Blucher Phone 306-374-0339. Cash offers only.

FARMLAND FOR SALE: SE 1/4 1-13-16 WPM Municipality of North Cypress/Langford. 160 acres (135 cult). Sealed, written offers will be received until Nov. 22, 2017, including a deposit of 5% by certified cheque or bank money order. Possession Jan. 15, 2018. Purchaser responsible for own legal fees, other applicable costs, GST and 2018 property taxes. Unsuccessful bids will be returned. Highest or any other offer not necessarily accepted. Charlie & Kathleen Swanson, 506-3590 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB. R3K 2J1. Ph 204-831-5354 MANITOBA FARMS: 1. Excellent mixed farm, 5 quarters, 390 cultivated acres, class B soil. Very good 1400 sq. ft. 3 bdrm home, garage, good water. Possibly more land available. Located in Shoal Lake area. 2. Half section of good grain land. Class B Newdale clay loam, yardsite w/machine shed and 13,400 bushels storage. North of Shoal Lake. 3. 3 quarters of pasture land on same section. Cross fenced with dugouts and well for winter watering. SW of Rivers. Contact listing agent Rick Taylor, 204-867-7551 RE/MAX Valleyview Realty, ricktaylor@remax.net www.remax.ca EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARMS: 1) Horse ranch in Erickson, MB., Riding arena & buildings in fantastic cond. 2) Modern house & 160 acres of pasture, 15 mins. to Brandon. 3) 320 acre farm, Carnduff, SK. Jim McLachlan 204-724-7753, Re/Max Valleyview Realty Inc., Brandon, MB. RM NORTH CYPRESS-LANGFORD 4.5 qtrs prime land in a complete block near Sidney, MB. 510 acres in crop. Avail. for 2018 crop year. $1,200,000 OBO. Elesmerefarm.com

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca

29 ACRES FOR SALE: South of Craik, SK. Well treed yard w/1200 sq. ft. 3 bdrm. bungalow, 45’ carport, 1.5 baths, sand point well, high efficiency wood burning fire place, new metal roof & vinyl siding. New septic system. 32x40 heated shop w/new metal roof. Steel quonset 35x50. Garage 25x50 w/cement floor & new metal roof, $350,000 OBO. Call 306-734-2932. DWEIN TASK REALTY INC. Saskatoon/Conquest: Mint 1560 sq. ft. bungalow on 10 acres. Absolutely all the bells and whistles! 40x60’ straight wall shed, c/w 16’ wall. Mature yard. MLS SK. 709771 $599,900; Saskatoon/Asquith: Nicely updated 1504 sq. ft. bungalow on 80 acres, 40x60’ dream shop and 32x100’ storage building. MLS SK 707238. $549,900. Call Dwein 306-221-1035. RM OF SPIRITWOOD No. 496- 36.8 acres featuring a 2 storey house, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 2100 sq. ft. and attached double garage! All major appliances including a fireplace are natural gas and included! 32 x48 heated shop w/cement floor, 40x60 steel quonset w/dirt floor, 2 water wells plus 3 water bowls. MLS® 610213. Lloyd is in need of good grain land/livestock operations with early spring or earlier possession! Call Lloyd Ledinski, RE/MAX of the Battlefords, North Battleford, SK., 306-446-8800 or 306-441-0512.

LAND FOR RENT: 132 ac., NW 1/4 5-35-4 W3, RM of Corman Park No.344. 10 miles from Saskatoon. Call/text 403-462-0570. WANTED: 4000-4500 ac. (+/-) for young 4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, farmer, east of Luseland or Unity area. As- like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch sess: $100,000. Call 780-625-6767. dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK. 2014 POLARIS RANGER Model 570 EPS, side-by-side, half windshield, canopy, IMMEDIATE POSSESSION in RM of ARM- powersteering, approx. 600 miles, like new STRONG. Cozy mid 1950’s farmhouse on cond. 306-625-7277, Stewart Valley, SK. 80 acres of fenced pasture and hayland. Asking $160,000 OBO. Call after 6:00 PM, 204-643-5697, Fraserwood, MB. EQUINE FACILITY, KELWOOD PTH#5: 2012 FORD EXPLORER LTD. Brown. Extras: 34 acres, 6 corrals w/waterers. Fenced & Blue OX hitch & wiring for towing, 90,000 cross fenced, MLS® 1725242, $204,000; kms., $23,000 OBO. 306-272-7333, Foam Also 2 bdrm. modern 2 bath bungalow Lake, SK. nearby, MLS® 1700991. Call Liz Sumner, Gill-Schmall Agencies, 204-476-6362. HARVEY YOUNG, SR. of Roblin, MB is offering the following private land for sale: SE 25-29-28W; N 1/2 24-29-28W; SE 24-29-28W; S 1/2 23-29-28W; NE 23-29-28W; SE 26-29-28W. The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease consists of the following: SW 24-29-28W, N 1/2 26-29-28W. If you wish to purchase the private land, contact the lessee Harvey Young, Sr., Box 1678, Roblin, MB. R0L 1P0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, Manitoba Agriculture, Agriculture Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB. R0J 1E0 or fax 204-867-6578. GARRY DIDYCHUK of Rorketon, MB. is offering the following private land for sale: NW 2-28-16 W; E 1/2 of 3-28-16 W; NW 10-28-16; NE 17-2B-15. The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: NE 10-28-16 W; SE 10-28-16 W; SW 11-28-16. If you wish to purchase the private land contact the Lessee Garry Didychuk, at Box 101, Rorketon, MB. ROL 1RO. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director. Manitoba Agriculture, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB. ROJ 1E0: or Fax 204-867-6578. NOW IS THE TIME to list, give your farm the right exposure. Get your farm listed now for the early spring buying spree. Local and foreign buyers are looking for large and small grain and cattle operation, small holdings and just land. Call Harold 204-253-7373, Delta Real Estate. www.manitobafarms.ca

LOOKING FOR ALL JD Snowmobiles Models. Years range from 74-84 machines. Looking for NOS parts for JD snowmobiles. Text or email only. 780-617-1400, Manning, AB. silver2@outlook.com We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our tollfree number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

REGINA 1400 sq.ft. bungalow, 2 bdrm, 3 bath, garage, all utilities, snow removal incl. Dec 29/17 - Mar 6/17. 306-585-6382 APARTMENTS FOR RENT, Langham, SK. Quiet, well maintained, close to schools. 1 and 2 bedrooms starting at $650. Contact Blaise at 306-349-9351.

YUMA, ARIZONA- 38’ 5th wheel for rent. Includes utilities plus Arizona room on 2 acres of land across from Yuma Lakes RV Park. Available November 1, 2017. Rent $900/month US. Call 306-867-3748 or email: conrad.nadeau@sasktel.net FOR RENT: CITRUS GARDENS, Mesa, AZ., dbl. wide mobile, 2 baths, 2 bdrms. Dec. Special price, $1200/US. 306-585-6382.

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TIMESHARE FOR SALE: Christie Lodge in Vail, Colorado. Floating week, 1 bdrm., Queen, fireplace, kitchenette, maintenance fees $458/yearly. Never had the chance to TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass use, but must sell for health reasons - can seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse no longer leave Canada. Make offer and I 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. will consider. Call 403-242-9234.

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TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austenson, AC CERISE RED PROSO COMMON MILLET. Ranger. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Book early to avoid disappointment. 92%+ germ., 0% Fus. makes great cattle feed, Vanscoy, SK. swath grazed, silage, dry and silage bales, drought tolerant, very high in protein and AAC SYNERGY, Cert. top quality seed. energy. Delivered in 50 lb. bags at nearest Very high yielder, gaining acceptance with points in SK. and AB. Call Reynald at Millet maltsters. Contracts available. Inquiries King Seed of Canada Inc., St. Claude, MB, welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North 204-878-4839 or 204-794-8550 (cell), all Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or calls returned. Over 2000 satisfied produc306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net ers and our 15th year in business. www.milletkingseeds.com or email: CDC COPELAND, Fdn., Reg., Cert. top reynald@milletking.com quality seed. Widely accepted malt variety. Inquiries welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. GLYPHOSATE 1 SOYBEANS: Top yields, gregfarms@sasktel.net delivered. Common #1. Keep your own seed! Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, 204-739-3519. Fisher Branch, MB. CERT. CDC PRECISION & AAC SPITFIRE LARGE KABULI CHICKPEA seed, 94% Exceptional yield potential and germ. 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, standability. Printz Family Seeds, Gravel- SK., 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net bourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? CERTIFIED TRANSCEND. Proven variety. Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., Manitoba’s best-read farm publication. 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. CERTIFIED CDC ALLOY. Good disease package. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

(2) NEW 25,000L Westeel fuel tanks, 3/4" (2) Westeel fuel tanks, highNEW flow25,000L pump/meter, Arctic hose, 3/4" LED high flow pump/meter, Arctic hose, Carl, LED light ladder system, $35,000. Contact light ladder system, $35,000. Contact Carl, 306-421-4562, Oxbow, SK. 306-421-4562, Oxbow, SK. POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, service, installations, repairs. Canadian company. We carry aeration socks and grain bags. Also electric chute openers for grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000.

20.8x42 CLAMP-ON DUALS with rods and 4000 BU. of Oats; 10,000 bu. of Rye & 50 spacers, for triples, taken off 9370 Case bales of pea straw. 306-283-4747, tractor, $8000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 306-220-0429, Langham, SK. WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, MR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone call Mylo at 306-921-6555 or Jeremy at 306-921-0068. Serving all Saskatchewan. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. TIRES TIRES TIRES Radial, Bias, New, WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, Cattle Company is looking to purchase 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call 800/65R32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. 16.9x28, 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24, and WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds more! Semis, skid steers. Best price and and cereals. All organic cereals and spe- value guaranteed! Semis, skidsteers. Best and value guaranteed! cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, price 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid CHECK OUT OUR parts specials at core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. www.Maximinc.Com/parts or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946. Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. LARGE LATHE, asking $1500. 1ST & 2ND CUT alfalfa round bales, nice 306-722-7770, Osage, SK. green pure alfalfa, $0.06¢/lb., Norquay, SK., 306-594-2362, sales@wamcoltd.ca 200 HAY BALES from 2016, 100 from 2015. Tame hay, 5x5.5', avg. 1300 lbs., good cond., tested. 204-223-9253, Sundown, MB. ALFALFA HAY: 275 - 1st cut alfalfa lg rd, $80/bale. 100 - 2nd cut alfalfa (200 RFV) lg rd, $125/bale. Baled w/Vermeer 605N, no rain, net wrap, analysis avail. Call 403-510-6965 Parkman, SK. area. DAIRY QUALITY ALFALFA bales, 3x4 square, stored inside.1st cut 201 RFV. 2nd cut 183 RFV. 3rd cut 193 RFV. Sold in semi loads. Delivery available. 204-746-4505, Morris, MB., siemens426@hotmail.com

FIRST AND SECOND CUT small square alfalfa bales, can deliver. 204-326-3109, Steinbach, MB. 1000 ROUND GRASS HAY bales, net wrapped, avg. 1350 lbs., no rain, $40 per WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker bale OBO. 204-642-2572, Riverton, MB. involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 LARGE ROUND BALES, 5x6’ alfalfa grass mix and alfalfa, 1st and 2nd cut. Feed test or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS available. 204-749-2194, 204-526-0733, Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC RufRathwell, MB. fian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, 300 ALFALFA GRASS BALES, 1500 lbs., 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. no rain. Ph 204-836-2434, Swan Lake, MB. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: Summit 300 ROUND TAME HAY bales, 1200 lbs., Leggett, CDC Haymaker (Forage). Ardell no rain, $45 ea; 200 canary grass bales Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. WE BUY OATS w/Alsike clover, 1200 lbs., no rain, $35 ea; Call us today for pricing 150- 2016 tame canary hay bales w/Alsike Looking for a hand around the farm? Place $25 ea.; 150 wild hay bales, $25 a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 clover, ea.; Farmking 3 PTH 7’ snowblower, $1150 1-800-667-7770. 204-373-2328 OBO. 204-767-2208, Silver Ridge, MB. HAY AND ALFALFA round and large square bales for sale. Can deliver. Call 306-434-6038. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 TOP QUALITY HORSE HAY in small CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC squares, $5; Also Alfalfa hay for sale, $5. Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Car204-734-5139, Swan River, MB. dale and AC Andrew. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. GOOD QUALITY ALFALFA/GRASS mix, round bales, netwrapped, no rain, approx. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: CDC Land1700 lbs. 306-482-7492, Carnduff, SK. • Competitive Prices mark, AAC Brandon, AAC Jatharia, Cardale, LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom CDC Utmost. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, • Prompt Movement hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. Vanscoy, SK.

CERT. FDN, REG. Precision; CDC Alloy; AAC Spitfire; Transcend, all exc. germ., 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net

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. 701-756-6954. 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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REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: AAC Ardill, CDC Inca, CDC Spectrum, CDC Limerick (green), CDC Proclaim Lentil (red). Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CERT. CDC INCA; CDC Greenwater, exc. germ. and disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

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.

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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

FULL-TIME HERDS PERSON REQUIRED on organic dairy farm. Duties include monitoring cattle health, artificial insemination & milking. Exp. required, 3 yrs. minimum as herd manager and diploma, $15.50/hr. Mail resume: St. Brigids Dairy Ltd., 42352 Brandon Road, Brussels, Ont., N0G 1H0. CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD. is seeking 4 stbrigidsdairy@gmail.com Professional Turbine Ag Pilots for the 2018 DUFFERIN MARKET GARDENS is ac- spraying season, using Air Tractor 502B’s. cepting applications for seasonal farm Requirements: All 5 positions from May 16 workers. Duties include: planting, weed- through to Sept. 11, completing aerial aping, harvesting and packing vegetables. plication on Sask fields & occasionally othLong hours, much bending & heavy lifting. er provinces. Requirements: Must be comStart: February 2018. Wage: $11.25/hr., mitted to entire season or make prior Please send resume with references to fax: arrangements. Provincial pesticide licenses 204-745-6193. Or mail to: Box 1051, Car- required. Current aviation medical. 1000+ hrs. aerial application experience preman, MB., R0G 0J0. ferred. Training, mentorship and/or apRIVER VALLEY SPECIALTY FARMS: prentice program will be considered for Seeking seasonal workers for 2018. Posi- the right individual. Strong ability to adapt tion will be seasonal full-time, 40+ to changing situations and maintain a hrs/week. Wage $11.18/hour. Period of positive attitude with customers, co-workemployment anticipated to be from April ers, and supervisors. Strong communica2018 until August 2018. Duties include: tion and problem solving abilities, with Harvesting and packing of asparagus, quality service delivery as the utmost priplanting and weeding of pumpkins, squash ority. Proficiency in English reading and and onions as well as weeding of organic writing. Capable of operating Satlock guidfields. Must be willing to work long hours ance systems or equivalent. Must be inand do repetitive tasks as well as bending surable. Accommodations and vehicle proand some heavy lifting. Applicants must be vided during employment. Wage $60/hr. able to work in a variety of conditions in 40 hrs./week. Bonuses based on perforoutdoor environments and must be able to mance. Workers compensation provided. work well with others. Education require- Contact Clayton Rempel, Clayton Air Serments not applicable, experience an asset. vice Ltd., Box 87, Leask, SK. S0J 1M0. Location of work is MacGregor and area, Phone 306-497-7401, Fax 306-466-9994. Manitoba. Please apply by e-mail to: E-mail: applyclaytonairsk@gmail.com admin@rivervalleyfarms.ca or in writing The Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s bestto: Box 33, Bagot, MB. R0H 0E0. read farm publication. FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock operation. Duties include: operating, maintaining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle FULL-TIME OILFIELD TRUCK DRIVERS Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB. Shock Oilfield Inc. in Elk Point, AB. is hiring FARM LABOURER WANTED near Goodeve, Coil Operators, Coil Swampers (prefer Class 1, but must have Class 3), Pressure Truck SK. Call 306-795-2710 or 306-795-5210. Drivers, Flushby Operators and Swampers. ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 We offer health care benefits, scheduled mile south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAl- shifts and competitive wages. Email resume lister Avenue. 7 positions required for to cody.shock@hotmail.com or fax to: 2018 season, May to October. Wages 780-724-4924. $13-$18/hr. depending upon experience. Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping, and splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey FAVEL TRANSPORT is hiring Leased Operaremoval and extracting, fall feeding, apply- tors. Livestock, Bulk, Reefer. Call us at ing mite control and wrapping hives for 306-692-8488, Moose Jaw, SK. winter. No education required. WCB coverage. Phone Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, LOG TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED for winEmail: althousehoney@sasktel.net ter run. Tractor/trailer experience a must. FULL-TIME RANCH HAND wanted for Will train for logs. Ph 780-836-2538. Send cow/calf operation and caring for Draft resume to: Albert Greschner Holdings Ltd., horses. Experience an asset but can also Box 447, Manning, AB. T0H 2M0 train. Beautiful Lumsden, SK. area. Call We know that farming is enough of a 306-731-2821 or 306-596-0507. gamble so if you want to sell it fast place PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator clasavailable on cow/calf grain farm, Tyvan, sifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our tollSK. Position focused towards the farming free number today. We have friendly staff & equipment side of the operation. Oppor- ready to help. 1-800-667-7770. tunity to advance and take on more responsibility for the right, willing to learn, dedicated applicant. 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LARGE ROUND Oat straw bales net wrapped, $40; Large grass & weed bales KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage for sheep or buffalo, $40. 306-283-4747, and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabili306-220-0429, Langham, SK. tation, witching. PVC/SS construction, exREASONABLY PRICED HAY in big pert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% squares. Variety of grades available, in- government grant now available. Indian cluding greenfeed from newly established Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 alfalfa stands and horse hay; 65 bales of 2015 crop at 10.2% protein. Can arrange for trucking. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. 35 TON WINCH, 2 speed reversible gearROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small box, 75’ of new cable still on the roll, $750. or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay Call 306-722-7770, Osage, SK. for sale. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. 65 BARLEY BALES, net wrapped, 2090 lbs., $65 each. 306-397-2677 or 306-441-0677. U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, Edam, SK. 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week SQUARE HAY BALES alfalfa/brome mixed, upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and tarped, $3 to $5/each. Call 306-837-7418 air brakes. One on one driving instructions. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. or 306-837-7634, St. Walburg, SK. GREEN FEED BALES: Last years crop, baled in spring (variance of 20-60% Oats). Good for tub grinding, asking $30/bale. EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN Care giver with 12 Call Stewart 306-845-3305 or yrs experience, is looking to care for a senior lady. Please call 306-551-7300. 306-845-7507, Turtleford, SK.

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