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o what would you rather have — new lucrative ‘plant protein’ markets or a way to turn Big Data into bigger profits? Those are the goals of the two agriculture and agri-food proposals vying for a slice of $950 million of federal cash that Ottawa will spend on ‘superclusters’ — business-led collaborations that aim to turn innovative ideas into powerful engines of the Canadian economy. “Canada needs to continue to be competitive on the world stage,” said Ron Styles, acting president of an organization backing a supercluster proposal to boost both production and processing of pulses and other crops in Western Canada. “The whole idea is to increase economic growth. That is at the heart of it.” Similarly, the Smart Agri-Food supercluster aims to greatly accelerate an existing trend — in this case, the use of Big Data — to make Canada a world leader. “Farmers and ranchers have

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Forget those dungeons and dragons games — you can now go farming New smartphone game teaches players about sustainable food production — and you can trade points for (virtual) land! BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

ot everyone is cut out to be a farmer, but thanks to a new game, anyone with a smartphone can get a taste of what it means to feed the world. “There’s definitely a disconnect between consumers and what happens on the farm, and I think people are curious,” said Lindsey Verhaeghe, corporate social responsibility specialist for Agrium (now called Nutrien following a merger with PotashCorp), which developed the game with a long list of agriculture industry partners. “They want to know where their food is coming from, and this game is a cool way for them to see inside a farm, in a fun, virtual environment.” Launched in the fall, Farmers 2050 is a free mobile game that aims to educate people about the realities of farming. “We want to teach the public and kids about where their food comes from and get them talking about world food sustainability,” said Verhaeghe. “It’s all about that whole question of how we’re going to sustainably feed nine billion people by 2050. “A game like this introduces that topic. It gets people thinking and gets the discussion going.” And so far, the game seems to be a hit for people of all ages. Since October, there have been 95,000 downloads, and that number grows every day. “Farming games are really popular,” said Verhaeghe. “This one is free. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. Often when you’re playing games, if you want to level up or need a special item, you need to use your credit card. That’s huge for a parent.” But she’s quick to point out the game is not age specific. “We have adults playing and little kids playing. It’s really just fun for anyone to play.” Verhaeghe credits the game’s focus on “real agriculture” for its popularity (and addictiveness). Players buy land (the higher your level, the more land you have) and then choose how they want to use it. They can grow up to eight different field crops and a variety of fruits, and raise dairy cows, chickens, and bees.

With more than 95,000 downloads since October, Farmers 2050 is proving to be popular for people of all ages. PHOTOS: Supplied Players can also play the market, selling their commodities directly to an end-user or to other farmers around the world who have their own unique commodities to sell. Or, if they’re feeling crafty, players can make their own goods with help from business owners in the city. “If you grow wheat and harvest your apples, you can go into the city and make apple pie. You can then sell that apple pie in the market,” said Verhaeghe.

‘Pasture-to-plate story’ Along the way, players complete tasks in the three key pillars of sustainability — economic, social, and environmental. “We wanted to make sure they knew it wasn’t just about being rich and making lots of money — that they also had to give back to the community and make sure the environment was protected and preserved. “That’s really the foundation for sustainability. That’s the only way we’re going to feed nine billion people by 2050.” Players are rewarded for following a crop rotation, diversifying commodities, watching markets, buying insurance, and being environmentally friendly. Storage space, land, money, and

A new mobile farm game is giving consumers a first-hand glimpse of what it takes to manage a farm. water are limited resources — and there’s nothing quite like the sense of relief that comes from getting another grain bin or acre of land, selling your canola high, or relishing a well-timed rainfall. But droughts occur, pests cause problems, and hailstorms decimate your crop. “I think it will give consumers an appreciation of all the work that goes into agriculture across the

whole value chain,” said Verhaeghe. “It’s really that pasture-toplate story.” The game is geared toward education but somehow, they’ve made that part of the fun, too. “People like that it’s based on real agriculture. There are reallife videos that pop up. In the animated world, if you decide to purchase chickens, a 30-second video pops up of a real chicken

barn. You actually get to see inside the chicken barn. “It’s just a really wholesome, fun game to play.” The game’s creators have big plans for down the road. If interest in the game remains high, players will see new levels, new commodities, and new adventures in farming. “We have a huge icebox of ideas, but we have a few that are going to come in 2018 that are going to change the game world. They’ve never been done before,” said Verhaeghe. “I think it’s going to blow people away.” The hope is the game will continue to help bridge the gap between farmers and consumers. “It’s really important for people to appreciate what happens in agriculture across the value chain — from the farmer to the transporters to the processors to the marketers,” she said. “There are a lot of people working really hard to feed the world sustainably, and these kinds of games just showcase that.” Farmers 2050 is available for download in your smartphone’s app store or online at www.farm ers2050.com. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Veterinarians won’t be dealing doggy dope any time soon Vets are being asked about giving cannabis products to pets — but there’s no research, it’s not legal, and it could be dangerous

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igh-strung heeler hounding you day and night? Crazy old barn cat climbing up the walls? You might be tempted to put on some Pink Floyd, dim the lights, and give them a little something to mellow them out. All of the attention on the pending legalization of marijuana has pet owners asking their vets about whether edible cannabis products are suitable for dogs or cats with behavioural problems or medical issues. But before dealing doggy dope or carrying kitty cannabis, think again, says the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. “There is a real lack of evidence and information about cannabis use in animals,” said veterinarian Dr. Phil Buote, the association’s complaints director. “Veterinarians are in a situation where they’re being asked for a product that really doesn’t have sufficient research behind it to be able to safely make the recommendation to administer to pets.” His association has been fielding calls from vets across the province about the safety and effectiveness of administering cannabis to companion animals, said Buote. “If an animal owner has exhausted other treatment options, they may look for alternatives, as they might do for themselves in human medicine,” he said. “The issue is whether or not there’s sufficient information that a veterinarian can comfortably and confidently oversee the treatment of an animal with a cannabis-based product.” And the answer is a definite no can do doggy dude. “The research is not there to ensure that those products are safe or effective for the treatment of any kind of condition,” he said. The benefits of administering cannabis to animals are still theoretical as there is a “gross

The extreme cold that gripped Alberta last month will kill some pests, as long as they don’t have a nice blanket of snow to protect them. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

Record cold temperatures provide silver lining by killing off bertha army worms and alfalfa weevils You can easily find cannabis products for pets — often treats containing cannabidiol (also called CBD) — on the internet, but don’t give them to your dog or cat, says the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK lack of randomized clinical trials and evidence that they are safe and beneficial,” the association said in a recent statement to its members. Moreover, the pending legalization of cannabis only applies to people, not pets, and there’s been no approval from Health Canada’s veterinary drug directorate — which is typically required for any drug given to pets or livestock. Veterinarians not only want to see solid research on the safety and efficacy of cannabis products, they also need information such as how to administer it, what dosage to prescribe, and how long the animal should be treated, said Buote. He also advises against pet owners going on the internet to find products containing cannabis for their animals. There’s no evidence those products actually work and they might be dangerous. “There’s nothing on the market that’s approved by Health Canada to treat pets,” said Buote. “There are some products that might barely be described as ‘natural’ health products, though none are approved through natural health product regulations. “They could be administered to pets, but there’s still no data on the safety or efficacy of those products.”

And the potential sideeffects go beyond a case of the munchies. There has been “a significant increase in the number of incidences of marijuana toxicity” in jurisdictions where cannabis has been decriminalized or legalized, he said. The biggest concern is for dogs, as cats are less likely to eat something that has fallen to the floor or been left lying around. “We know that dogs aren’t really discerning when it comes to eating things, so they could potentially ingest a discarded butt of a joint or consume some edible products that contain cannabis,” said Buote. Symptoms in animals include sleepiness, salivation, dilated pupils, bloodshot eyes, a fast heart rate, sensitivity to light or sound, increased vocalization, wobbling, pacing, and agitation. “Some of those side-effects probably aren’t surprising, but dogs are thought to be very sensitive to THC, one of the active compounds in cannabis,” said Buote. And while there is some potential for therapeutic uses of cannabis in companion animals, that’s a long ways off, said Buote. “We don’t really have any research into the risks.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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ast month’s cold weather snap could pay some dividends for crop producers. “It could be good news. The bad news is that we got snow at the beginning of it, so snow tends to insulate,” said Scott Meers, insect pest management specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. The deep freeze gripped the entire province, with -40 C being a common reading and records being set in southern Alberta (for example, Lethbridge saw a low of -38.5 C). That kind of cold can kill overwintering pests, but the jury is still out on whether the extreme cold will pay dividends in the growing season. Research out of Manitoba shows that bertha army worm populations can be reduced by cold soil and cold temperatures. Alfalfa weevils have a certain threshold if the crown of the alfalfa plant gets cold enough. Others may or may not be affected. Wheat stem sawfly and wheat midge are probably not affected by cold temperatures. “It’s very pest specific,” said Meers. But cold temperatures won’t make a difference in terms of disease, said Sheau-Fang Hwang, research scientist in plant pathology with Alberta Agriculture. Again snow cover provides a good insulation, and so the deep cold won’t have an impact on disease loads. Alberta Agriculture has posted its first wheat stem sawfly and wheat midge forecast maps, as well as putting up a pea leaf weevil forecast map early because many producers start treating seed for that pest at

this time of year. (The maps can be found at www.agriculture.alberta.ca — search for ‘insect forecast.’) Pea leaf weevil levels have increased in central Alberta and expanded their range. Last year was a lower year for pea leaf weevil on a whole, but that fluctuates from year to year. “We don’t particularly forecast the trend, but we have been watching in central Alberta. That will probably continue into 2018,” said Meers, who is based in Brooks. Wheat stem sawfly is expected to be on the increase this year, in the Willow Creek and Vulcan area. In the traditional areas, there will be a little bit of an increase. Wheat midge levels are expected to be similar to 2017, with the area east of Edmonton most at risk. “That’s kind of the same, but maybe a little less intense in 2018,” said Meers. He said he can’t make predictions on what cabbage seed pod weevils or diamondback moth populations will look like come spring. Grasshoppers are also difficult to predict, but have been increasing moderately in southern Alberta. “We had a fairly big year in northern and central Alberta and up into the Peace with grasshoppers,” said Meers. “We’ve been seeing an alternateyear cycle there and we’re uncertain whether that will continue. If that continues, then grasshoppers will be low next year in northern Alberta and the Peace. If it goes the traditional way, then grasshoppers will be high in 2018. It could go either way.” There’s just been a really strong pattern of alternate-year outbreaks for grasshoppers, he added. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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attle producers, there seems to be some disagreement as to what a female is called after she delivers her first calf and is pregnant with her second. Is she a cow? Is she still a heifer? Is she something else? What do you call her? A Twitter poll with 144 respondents revealed that 39 per cent of producers call them “second calvers” while 36 per cent call them “cows.” A smaller percentage (17 per cent) call them “second-calf heifers.” David Latendresse and Terry James have a foot in both of the first two groups. “They are a second calver in my books. After that, they are just a cow,” said Latendresse, a cattle producer from Edam, Sask. “I don’t think we have a name for that stage of life in our animals,” added James, who ranches at Lavoy in the Vegreville area. “Although I think technically they are not heifers after their first calf, we still refer to them as heifers, probably right up to when that

first calf is weaned. After that they are just ‘cows.’” Jaylyn Ettinger calls them cows after the first calf, but her reasoning is closely tied to how she and her husband raise their Highland cattle at their ranch near Czar. “With the Highlands, we aren’t breeding until they are at least two years (sometimes three years old if they are on the small side),” said Ettinger. “Mentally, they are mature; we’ve never had a mothering-up issue. They’ve spent a lot of time with older calving cows. The only time I’ve ever had to assist with a calving is malpresentation (and that was with mature cows). They generally come in fat in the fall with that first calf.” Her comments zero in on why what you call a young cow carrying a second (or even third) calf is important. In a blog post this fall, the Beef Cattle Research Council made the case for additional management because “these young females are still growing themselves.” In the article, Bart Lardner of the Western Beef Development Centre states they shouldn’t be managed the same as mature cows

and that heifer management is actually a three-year project. (It was posted on Oct. 5 in the blog section of www.beefresearch.ca.) However, when the article was reprinted in this paper and posted on its website, one reader took issue with the term ‘second-calf heifer,’ saying no one uses that term and “the writer needs to learn basic English.” But some producers do use that term, including Dennis Houtzel from Montana. “When they are pregnant with their second calf, they are secondcalf heifers,” he said. “When they are in their third pregnancy, they become cows.” Some producers had other names for their females, including “heiferette,” which prompted more disagreement. “Heiferette is not applicable in this case,” said Jesse Bussard from Montana. “That term only applies to heifers that did not successfully raise and wean their first calf (such as when the calf died before it could be weaned). Technically speaking, she’d be a cow.” Quite a few producers called

them “three-year-olds,” including Saskatchewan producers Adrienne Ivey and Tim Oleksyn. “After first-calf heifers, we call them three-year-olds,” said Ivey, adding they are managed differently. “They are their own herd, so their nutrition can be managed accordingly.” Oleksyn does the same. “Most definitely the first-calf heifers are managed within their own grouping,” he said. “Most three-year-olds enter the main herd, but with some flexibility. Some are pulled because of body score condition and go into a ‘celebrity’ pen with other older or suspected thinners.” Second-cow heifer, second calver, three-year-old, or cow — whatever you call her is fine as long as you recognize that her nutritional needs might be different than the rest of your older cows. Jill Burkhardt and husband Kelly raise cattle, direct market beef, and grow grain on Crooked Lake Farm near Wetaskiwin. She is also a regular contributor to Alberta Farmer and frequently tweets at @crookedlakecows.

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BY GORD GILMOUR Manitoba Co-operator editor

hat will the farm of tomorrow look like? There’s certainly no end of opinions on offer when that question gets asked. Will the average Prairie farm become a massive undertaking, measured in tens of thousands of acres, wired in every corner to harness the power of big data? That’s certainly one possibility, and if history is any guide, many contend, it’s the likely outcome. After all, farms have been getting bigger since the land was first broken, a trend that really picked up speed with the postwar era of mechanization, fertilization, and chemistry. In that world, which has been the dominant paradigm for North American agriculture for decades, bigger really has been better. It allows spreading fixed costs over more acres, lowering the overall cost structure and partially dodging the perennial challenge of finding enough labour by increasing equipment size. Others contend there may be a better way, and just recently there’s been an inkling of what those future farms may look like.

First, there’s been the runaway success of the organic sector, and other similar sustainabilitybranded efforts, which reveals a substantial public appetite for something different when it comes to food. You don’t have to agree with the folks making these purchase decisions, but it would be a mistake to not at least try to understand them. After all, they’re pretty interesting creatures, no matter how you slice it. In a cheap-as-possible, lowest-common-denominator era, they’ve proven willing to open their wallets and pay more for a product that is, based on most analysis, near identical in functionality. Secondly, there are the farmers who are trying something a bit different. This group includes, but is in no way limited to, organic producers. A helpful way to characterize them might be the farmers looking for a better way of growing crops that’s less on a wartime footing, mobilized against Mother Nature. Examples of this include farmers sowing cover crops, intercropping, and incorporating livestock into grain operations. In the case of the latter, that doesn’t necessarily mean a return to the classic mixed

farm, but may take the form of an operational arrangement with a nearby livestock producer. Proponents of these strategies say they’re able to increase diversity, thus lowering their susceptibility to diseases and pests. In the case of intercropping, they say they’re able to harvest other benefits by also making better ‘spatial’ use of the land by planting crops that benefit each other, increasing yields and lowering costs. Another interesting wrinkle is the explosion of high technology that’s starting to sweep across the agriculture sector. It’s now possible to plant, tend, and harvest a crop without a single human foot setting in the field, as proven by researchers in the U.K. — although this was a proof-of-concept experiment and farm-scale applications are probably a few years away. Closer to home SeedMaster inventor and entrepreneur Norbert Beaujot is touting his DOT system that does away with the tractor — and tractor operator — in a similar manner. Both of these approaches share one common facet — they’re centred around smaller, lighter, more energy-efficient machinery. They’re the most radical departure in how to grow crops since horse teams were retired for tractors and

raise the question whether, eventually, the big tractors we’re all so used to will be just as rare. When it comes to innovation, it can be tough to pick winners and losers. Something that initially seems promising may not pan out over time, in real-world conditions. One good example of this is winter-sown canola on the Prairies. A few years ago everyone was pretty excited about it and a few early trials were promising. Over time however, our harsh winters proved too much to reliably overwinter the plants, and it’s all but forgotten now. Designing a new and better production system will take a lot of time and effort, and no single individual or organization is going to make it happen. Instead, it’s going to be a process of building on the work of others. It’s going to involve many parties, public and private. In the end, it’s probably going to look a lot like the early years of zero till where government and university researchers and extension personnel, farmers, and farm equipment developers all played a role. One can only hope the Prairies again is front and centre in this evolution. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

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Farming is not a one-size-fits-all business

There is room for organic, conventional, and GM technology because each of them offers different benefits By BRENDA SCHOEPP AF columnist

continue to witness arguments over different methods of farming. But considering the variety of farms around the world, and that most of them are very small compared to the Canadian average, combative conversation is really rather unwarranted and, in many cases, an uneducated dialogue. When one disparages farms that are organic or ones that use full-on technology, this does not take into consideration the importance of all food systems. What is important to discuss at this point and time in history is the need to revisit the conservation and protection of diversification particularly in seeds, the building of soil, and regeneration of agriculture. Standing in a field of GM canola in Western Australia, we were discussing genetically modified versus non-GM crop production. On this farm, the high salinity of the soil was addressed using saltbush in a natural rotation. The restriction in production was offset with a GM canola variety

that yielded more. The combination of natural and technical practices allowed the farmer to thrive. Down the road, a young farmer was rearing fungus to incorporate into soil and interact with bacteria. It was a long-term project to understand the relationship between soil function and microbial diversity, and he was willing to suffer a few years of lower production for the sake of the soil. In time, he may be ahead of the game in terms of production. In Southern Australia, I stood in a field of non-GMO canola used in a rotation for production of alfalfa (called lucerne there). The natural untreated crop was integral to production because the compressed legume was exported to Japan, a country which does not tolerate a long list of applications in its imported products. The Netherlands prohibits the planting of engineered seed and products must be labelled, including animal products. From recent public and farmer demand, the GM soybean is being replaced by use of non-GM protein sources such as quinoa.

Travelling through the English countryside non-GM crops are evidently flourishing. One of the strong reasons for opposition to GM crop is the effect on wildlife, including bees. Animal feed containing GM grain or legume may be sent to the U.K. Despite some ongoing trials, the chance of GM crops in the English countryside is not on the radar, even postBrexit. One stop was at an English eco-farm of organic and permaculture design focused on the social aspect of farming. The output of the farm was just a part of the main revenue stream as this was a place for people to come and work or heal. It was home to a variety of plants, animals, and insects; and welcomed the elderly, the infirm , the challenged, and the overwhelmed. You may argue that the reduced output was proof that one needs high-cost inputs and technology to farm. But that was not the purpose of this farm. Social farming is a growing trend in Europe. Taking a positional approach to the eco-farm is to say that there is not a societal need or place for agriculture. Agriculture is a part of nature

and is indeed part of society — be that in the products of the farm or in the space it provides, the sequestering of carbon, and the cleaning of air or the building of soil. Standing in a banana plantation talking to farmers and exporters, I observed organic trees that used hot peppers at the base to ward off pests, and that produced 24 kilograms of bananas and two crops, pepper and banana. The other cultivars produced one crop of 10 to 18 kilograms of bananas. The difference in the nonorganic or treated crop was in the flesh and the skin. The commercial banana that was also sprayed had a thick skin that did not bruise during transport making it eye appealing on the outside and it had few seeds, making it eye appealing on the inside. Despite this hybrid variety being less productive, it was more favourable for export and consumer demand for perfection, putting pressure on farmers to increase inputs to produce fewer thick-skinned bananas. There are more than 570 million farmers in the world and 90 per cent of them work on family

farms. As countries and regions strive for food security, and even food sovereignty, the building up of soil will also play an important role in the overall picture. Bringing it home, I think of Newfoundland, which has recently opened Crown land for agricultural production. The original farmed soil in the province was created from cod waste. A GM seed, or the use of chemical or fertilizer will not create this much-needed base. This is nature’s gentle reminder that food security starts from the ground up. I have come to appreciate the complexity of every farmer’s story. Arguing against GM, conventional, or organic farming is moot. We must always allow farmers and societies both the opportunity of education and the choice of how they want to farm so they can best invest, divest, or initiate change on their farms. Brenda Schoepp works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www. brendaschoepp.com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2018

Environmental benefits of precision agriculture must be promoted New data management tools could help position Canadian agriculture as a sustainable supplier in the global marketplace By Laura Rance Editorial director

s momentum behind the tools and concepts of precision agriculture continues to grow, one of the most exciting — but least talked about — opportunities is their ability to improve farming’s environmental footprint. That’s a shame, because that’s one attribute of this latest revolution in agriculture that is most likely to resonate with an increasingly skeptical public. Much has been said about the new digital technologies’ ability to increase productivity and efficiency in farming through more strategic application of fertilizers and pesticides. Some even continue to trot out the worn rhetoric about feeding the world, even though there is growing recognition that the productivity increases needed to accomplish that will have more to do with building roads and storage facilities in Third World countries than variable-

rate applications of fertilizer in North America. But few, at least so far, have taken the premise of better precision to the logical next step of articulating how these tools might be used to protect the environment, rather than simply furthering the interests of Big Ag. That point is not lost on Robb Fraley, the executive vice-president of Monsanto and the company’s chief technology officer. As one of the founders of genetically modified crops, he knows all too well the fallacy of thinking the science can operate independently from the public engagement. Even though genetically modified crops were the most rapidly adopted technology in the history of agriculture and are now grown in 30 countries worldwide, the technology remains mired in controversy 25 years after its introduction. “We did a great job on the science and we did a miserable job on the communication,” Fraley said in a recent interview. “The good news is that we have the opportunity to tell that story differently and better.”

“There are acres on most farms that are actually costing farmers more than they earn to farm.” Clarence Swanton

Monsanto subsidiary ClimateCorp recently had its western Canadian rollout of FieldView, a digital data management platform designed to improve farmers’ ability to collect and analyze data generated by their farms. While smartphones have paved the way for public acceptance of new digital technologies in food production, Fraley is keenly aware that the benefits they bring by way of environmental performance and improved traceability must be spelled out. The intersection between the data management and biology

allows scientists and farmers to make decisions faster and more accurately. It also allows them to measure what’s working or not on their land with precision. Clarence Swanton, a weed scientist with the University of Guelph, outlined how that might play out on the landscape recently at the Canadian Weed Science Society meeting in Saskatoon. He believes precision agriculture offers a way to convince farmers that environmental protection and profitability go hand in hand. Most farmers equate conservation with lower profits. However, Swanton says there are acres on most farms that are actually costing farmers more than they earn to farm. Those pieces could be mapped and diverted back to habitat that increases biodiversity, which stabilizes the ecosystem. Swanton says the key to this approach is to shift farmers’ focus from commonly used yield maps to building profitability maps of their fields. Farmers look at yield maps with a view to what they need to do to fix areas where yields are low. But

some of those areas aren’t fixable. He showed examples of one Ontario farm where the farmer spent more than he earned on small sections of the field in three years out of four. “Why are we farming that? Can I use that land for something to benefit ecosystem services to build diversity in the landscape?” he said. “These profitability maps can be used to help identify areas in our landscape that we can convert back to a natural habitat.” That opens the door to creating a brand for Canadian agriculture that is sustainable, verifiable, and socially responsible — attributes that could well give Canadian farm exports a competitive edge in an increasingly environmentally conscious global marketplace. However, Swanton acknowledges his hypothesis goes against the prevailing psyche in agriculture. Farmers might need tax breaks or other incentives under proposed environmental goods and services programs to make the change. laura@fbcpublishing.com

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SUPERCLUSTERS } from page 1 access to a lot of data and are generating a lot of data,” said Rob Davies, interim CEO of that initiative. “So how do we make it simple to have that tracked through the value chain, allowing them to get paid for what they’re already doing and increasing the value proposition for them? “How do we make it simple for all of the systems involved in our industry to communicate with each other and, at the end of the day, drive improvements in the value chain for everybody?”

Five spots, nine candidates Both proposals have made a shortlist of nine finalists — winnowed down from more than 50 proposals involving more than 1,000 companies, organizations, and learning institutions. The federal Liberal government is due to make its final selection by the end of March, splitting the $950 million between five superclusters over the next five years. The hope is that each will act as a catalyst in different economic sectors by concentrating innovation and entrepreneurship in the way Silicon Valley was able to power the development of software and computer technology. “Through the superclusters initiative, we’ve started conversations and created solid partnerships between government, the private sector, academia, and communities,” Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development, said in October when announcing the finalists. “In today’s knowledge-based economy, this collaboration is essential.” But while capturing two of the nine finalist spots shows agriculture and agri-food is prominent in the federal Liberals’ economic thinking, they face tough competition. Among the other finalists are proposals involving artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and transforming the mining, infrastructure, and aerospace sectors. There are also provincial interests to consider, with Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada, and B.C. all having dogs in the hunt. The backers of the two ag proposals both say Canada needs to leverage its strengths in food and farming. “One of the critical pieces for Canada longer term is being able to drive ourselves forward in the agriculture and agri-food sector,” said Davies, who was previously CEO at Saskatchewan’s Weyburn Inland Terminal. “There’s an opportunity for Canadian agriculture to step into a leadership position in a number of areas.” One of the key advantages of the supercluster approach is “allowing all these pieces to talk to each other in a meaningful way and work together on meaningful solutions,” added Styles, who is acting president of Protein Industries Canada. “There are a lot of great ideas, but there often isn’t a way to leverage that for larger markets,” he said. “All these groups have a good understanding of various sectors, and they have an idea of what they need. “We’re the connecting point. We help them get together to do the work.”

Smart Agri-Food supercluster Davies likens this supercluster to the adoption of auto steer — initially, the benefit seemed pretty limited to many farmers. “‘I can drive my own tractor,’ they said. Once we saw the value

proposition of less overlap and less use of fertilizers, it was a value proposition that made sense to producers. And now auto steer is incredibly common.” Enhanced traceability is a little like that, Davies said. “With traceability of food sources, right now they’re saying they don’t make money from it,” he said. “So how do we find a way to build systems that allow producers to be appropriately compensated? How do we get producers to say, ‘Obviously I’ll do that because the value proposition is there.’?” The key to that is improving the way the agriculture industry works on a “digital platform basis,” he said. The Smart Agri-Food supercluster has also a large number of backers, including Agrium, Telus, BIXSco, AgriTrend, FarmLead, Bayer Crop Science, Cargill, and other companies, policy groups, and academic institutions. “The Smart Agri-Food cluster is really designed to build a backbone that will allow us to cross a lot of different industries, and sectors within our industry, and build links through the value chain to drive our performance over the longer term,” said Davies. An existing pilot project that tracks cattle ‘from birth to burger’ is a good example of that. “That’s a great chain of custody example on the livestock side, but we really struggle with that on the grain side,” he said. “Walmart has sustainability goals. General Mills has sustainability goals. At the end of the day, they want to be able to provide that traceability. “How do we make that simple for producers so they can track the work they’re doing? We need to get all the systems talking to each other.” The supercluster will focus on four different ‘innovation communities’ for its projects — digital technologies; sustainable livestock; genetics; and processing and the bioeconomy. And the systems that come out of this supercluster will be “durable forever,” said Davies. “It’s certainly a lofty goal, but it’s where agriculture is going to be,” he said. “We need to make sure we’re looking far enough ahead of the curve that we’re able to meet those objectives longer term.”

Protein Innovations Canada supercluster Development of plant-based proteins has been taking place “for a long time,” but the sector is poised to take off, said Styles, because of population growth; an increasing scarcity of land and resources for livestock production; and growing consumer interest in plantbased proteins. “This kind of population growth is very difficult to address solely with meat production,” he said. “Plant protein is going to have to be a larger and larger part of that base. We see a lot of that already developing in other countries. And this trend is going to continue.” The two key crops for this market right now are canola and pulses, but others — such as hemp and quinoa — also have rich potential. But it’s not enough to grow these crops, there also needs to be domestic processing, said Styles. “In Western Canada, we grow the crops, but we don’t extract the protein — we don’t get that value add,” he said. “There’s really no reason why we can’t be an international player in that part of the market. It’s large. It’s growing. We’re well positioned. It’s just a matter of building on that.” This proposal has more than 125 supporters, including AGT Foods, Parmalat, Stantec, Viterra,

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file photo Parrish & Heimbecker, Maple Leaf Foods, Loblaw, Microsoft, and many other companies, academic institutions, and policy groups. “After the Phase 1 proposal was approved by the federal government, we had just over 60 different contributors and supporters,” said Styles. “By the time we got to the point of finishing off our Phase 2 submission, we had more than doubled the number of contributors and supporters. These are companies that have approached us to join and participate. They saw the opportunity that is here.”

The proposal is focused on four pillars — improving seed quality and yield; sustainable production; processing technology innovation; and commercialization. Farmers would share in the benefits of making Canada a leader in the global plant protein sector, said Styles. “We’re talking about a crop that, at the present time, we export as a fairly raw commodity,” he said. “By moving up the value chain, we’re going to end up getting more out of it, so primary producers should

be able to benefit economically a lot more than they have been in the past. “We think economically it should be very good for producers.” Western Canada should be the “go-to location for crop protein in the future,” he added. “It’s where it’s being produced. It’s where it should be processed. And it should be the place where the research, the technology, and the innovations are developing.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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T “It’s an opportunity that we just need to reach out and grab on to.” Ron Styles

“There’s an opportunity for Canadian agriculture to step into a leadership position in a number of areas.” Rob Davies

he federal government hopes its ‘supercluster’ plan will result in “bold and ambitious proposals that will supercharge regional innovation ecosystems.” There are a couple of key elements to the plan. One is that by having big companies team up with numerous smaller ones, the initiatives will provide a sector-wide boost rather than just serving the interests of a few large players. The other is that the partners in each successful supercluster will pony up their share — in “industry contributions” — on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis. (Each of the five chosen superclusters will receive between $125 million to $250 million

over five years.) The government is expecting to see four outcomes: — “a shared competitive advantage for their cluster that attracts cutting-edge research, investment and talent” to create “a world-leading innovation hotbed” — increase business R&D investments that boost productivity, performance and competitiveness — new companies, and commercialization of new products, processes and services — “a critical mass of growth-oriented firms,” and increased collaborations between private, academic and public sector organizations. — Staff

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MEAT TAX } from page 1 firms. He bankrolls an organization called Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return Initiative which recently released “a white paper” claiming it’s “highly probable” that governments will one day tax meat just as they do tobacco. “The pathway to taxation typically starts when there is global consensus that an activity or product harms society,” the document states. “This leads to an assessment of their financial costs to the public, which in turn results in support for some form of additional taxation. Taxes on tobacco, carbon, and sugar have followed this playbook.” However, there’s no sign of that happening any time soon, said Sylvain Charlebois, a well-known commentator on the food sector, and a professor of food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University. “Statistics show that demand for meat in Canada is still stubbornly robust,” Charlebois recently wrote in one of his widely published columns. “The average Canadian would typically consume about 87 kilos of meat products in one year, which is just slightly lower than the amount from five years ago.” Thanks to stable beef prices,

That means the beef sector needs to consider other things that consumers want, he said. “Sustainable beef is of value, but you also need to look at health options,” said Charlebois. “I can’t remember the last time I saw a study that told people to eat more meat.” The beef sector has a good story to tell on that front, replied Laycraft. “Beef is one of the most nutrient-dense foods there is and in terms of meeting requirements, it’s also one of the most affordable ways of doing that.” But he agrees consumers have an increasing number of choices and the sector has to listen closely to what they want. “We have to produce products that are available in a form that consumers want when they want it,” he said. “We’re going to see a lot more e-commerce and we’ll work with our partners on that. “At the same time, it does come down to the best dining experience. And if the best dining experience and something they crave each week is beef, then we’re doing our job really well.” Expect that job to get tougher, said Charlebois. The needle is shifting for industries offering animal protein,

CBC News was one of a host of media outlets that picked up on a report from a group opposed to conventional livestock production that predicted meat will one day be taxed like cigarettes. PHOTO: CBC VIDEO including dairy products, and more people will be including more plant-based foods in their diets both for health reasons and because they’re concerned about humane treatment of livestock, he said. “Demand is becoming more fragmented and more complicated,” he said, adding the industry also needs to focus more on transparency since ethical treat-

ment of animals is an increasing concern for consumers. Livestock producers have done the right thing by engaging consumers through social media, but there needs to be even more transparency, he said, pointing to Cargill and Tyson Foods slaughter plants in the U.S. that are allowing cameras into their operations. Still, many new plant-based

“I can’t remember the last time I saw a study that told people to eat more meat.”

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consumption might actually go up this year, Charlebois said in an interview. “That’s good news for beef producers,” he said. The top official with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association also points out there is strong demand, with 2017 being one of the highest years on record for meat consumption in North America. Moreover, veggie burgers and plant-based proteins have been around for a long time — everyone thought tofu was going to take off, but it didn’t, said Dennis Laycraft, the association’s executive director. The sector has made great strides in showing beef is sustainable, and is working with organizations like the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Ducks Unlimited to get the story out about how critical grazing is for the health of grasslands. But the consumer landscape is rapidly changing, and consumers are more curious and willing to try new foods, said Charlebois, who was in Alberta before Christmas and will be speaking to beef producers here this month. “What I’m telling them is it’s not about ‘this or that’ for consumers — try to advocate or even present options where animal protein coexists with other types of dietary options as well,” he said. “I know that there’s lots of advocacy going on and frankly, there’s some denial. … What we need to do is look at what makes consumers buy what they’re buying.”

protein products won’t find a market and will quickly fade away. And despite headline-grabbing stories like the one predicting a meat tax, Canadians will continue to love their burgers and steaks, he added. “I don’t think the demand for Canadian meat is going to die any time soon.”

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CME Group expands private trades in grain markets, raising worries The latest trend is a far cry from the quickly disappearing open-outcry trading of yore Reuters

xchange-operator CME Group is allowing a type of privately negotiated transaction in all its agricultural markets for the first time, splitting traders who predict the move will either improve or hurt transparency. The company, which owns the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, will expand the use of transactions called block trades in its grain and livestock futures and options, such as corn. It already permits the trades in other markets ranging from Black Sea wheat to Eurodollars. Block trades are large, privately negotiated deals struck away from the broader market by phone or otherwise and cleared by the exchange. They must exceed exchange-set size limits and be reported publicly after completion. The transac-

tions help traders execute large-lot orders at a “fair and reasonable” single price and avoid disrupting prices in markets with lower liquidity, such as deferred-contract months, according to CME Group. The company has lost liquidity in deferred futures spreads as the rise of computerized algorithmic trading has driven activity to front-month contracts, said Gary Sandlund, president of brokerage Futures International. “The exchange is doing a very good thing here in attempting to try to bring that back into the exchange and create a bit more transparency on some of these back-end spreads,” he said. The transactions should account for a small percentage of overall trading and not reduce liquidity, CME said. The National Grain and Feed Association says the change threatens transparency by removing business from the public marketplace.

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Argentina begins phasing in cuts to soybean export tax Argentina has cut its soybean export tax to 29.5 per cent from a previous 30 per cent, the first step in a plan to gradually reduce the levy to 18 per cent over two years. The plan will see the tax cut by one-half percentage point per month for 24 consecutive months. “The reduction is one of a number of measures taken over the last two years to increase competitiveness and predictability in the sector,” the government said. Soon after his inauguration two years ago, President Mauricio Macri chopped the soybean export tax to 30 per cent from 35 per cent. He said he wanted to get rid of the levy altogether, but that his government needed the revenue raised by the tax in order to reduce Argentina’s deep fiscal deficit. The government is also cutting the export tax on soyoil and soymeal, down as of this month to 26.5 per cent (from a previous 27 per cent). Under the plan, the levy on soy derivatives is due to fall to 15 per cent by 2020. Argentina is the world’s top exporter of soymeal livestock feed and its third-biggest supplier of raw soybeans. — Reuters

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New technique can quickly detect impurities in ground beef The system would help fight food fraud and ensure food safety STAFF

f you’re worried about just what your ground meat or sausage may contain, help may be on the way. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef. Food science students led by professor Xiaonan Lu used a laser-equipped spectrometer and statistical analysis to determine with 99 per cent accuracy whether ground beef samples included other animal parts. They were able to say with 80

per cent accuracy which animal parts were used, and in what concentration. Their new method can accomplish all of this in less than five minutes, which makes it a potentially transformative food inspection tool for government and industry. “By using this innovative technique, the detection of food fraud can be simpler, faster and easier,” said the study’s lead author Yaxi Hu, a PhD candidate at the university. Food fraud is the intentional misrepresentation of food products for economic gain. When producers hold an excess sup-

ply of meat or byproducts for which there is relatively little market demand, the potential exists for unscrupulous operators to try to pass those products off as something else. In the past five years, high-profile scandals in the U.K., Ireland, and Russia have seen lamb, chicken and even rat meat substituted for higher-quality meat products. DNA testing has proven efficient and accurate in identifying foreign species in meat products, but it can’t identify offal mixed in with meat of the same species. To establish their method, the UBC researchers aimed a

“By using this innovative technique, the detection of food fraud can be simpler, faster and easier.” Yaxi Hu

spectrometer at meat samples they had prepared by grinding together beef and offal from

local supermarkets at various concentrations. Because animal products all have different chemical compositions, their molecules absorb and scatter energy from the spectrometer’s laser in different ways. The spectrometer captures these signals — or spectra — to produce an “image” of each substance. These spectral images can serve as a library for comparison with other samples. Whether a meat sample is authentic or adulterated with offal can be determined by comparing its spectral image with the pre-established library, to see if there’s a match.

Monsanto profit misses estimates as farmers face squeeze Low crop prices have hurt Monsanto’s bottom line. Recently announced quarterly earnings were weaker than expected and the company, which is being acquired by Bayer, does not have “great hope for significant price improvement” for its U.S. corn seeds, said CEO Hugh Grant. U.S. farmers are facing corn prices around $3.50 a bushel, down from more than $8 in 2012, making it harder for companies to sell higher-priced seeds, fertilizer, and equipment. “It is a tough year, so everybody is fighting for the last acres,” Grant said. Still Monsanto’s firstquarter earnings rose to $169 million from $29 million a year earlier. Total net sales were nearly flat at $2.7 billion. Monsanto said it benefited from strong demand for its Intacta brand soybean seeds in South America and glyphosate. It said it expects sales of its dicamba to rise this year, despite lawsuits over crop damage caused by the herbicide. “We continue to expect strong adoption of our newest technologies and improved pricing for glyphosate to be tempered by challenging global corn and soybean prices, even as demand for both continues to grow,” Grant said. — Reuters

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Traders turn their back on Egypt

Cheap soft winter wheat sold as feed

Egypt, the world’s largest wheat buyer, received no offers in an international purchase tender for wheat earlier this month. Traders said they were hesitant to present offers amid ongoing disagreements over demurrage payments related to vessels halted at ports in recent months, which have added up to as much as $500,000 per cargo. Egypt’s Ag Ministry says it will revise legislation governing its quarantine service, which has rattled grain markets in recent years by applying tough import rules and rejecting shipments. Inspection procedures have also got more lengthy and costly. — Reuters

U.S. export sales of soft red winter wheat were the largest in more than three years, as low prices prompted livestock producers in Asia to buy the grain as animal feed. Normally used to make flour for cookies and crackers, the wheat has become a feed option as futures have fallen by more than half since reaching a four-year peak in 2012. In mid-December, the CBOT March SRW wheat futures set a life-of-contract low of US$4.105 a bushel. Feeders have taken advantage of low prices for U.S. corn and grain sorghum, too. But high-protein hard wheat remains in short supply. — Reuters

Canola futures improve despite bearish production estimates However, early forecasts pointing to another big canola crop could overcome modest recovery By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the first trading week of 2018, as speculators covered short positions and the market saw a modest recovery off late-December lows. Bitterly cold temperatures across much of Western Canada and the resulting slowdown in country movement were also supportive, although the latest grain-handling numbers still show ample supplies in the commercial pipeline. The general outlook remains relatively bearish for canola, despite the early-2018 pop higher, with the narrowing old/newcrop spread worth keeping an eye on. As recently as November 2017, the July 2018 canola contract routinely traded at a premium of $30 to the November 2018 contract. That was before Statistics Canada raised its production estimates and concerns over tight supplies by next summer started to fade. The old/new-crop spread hit a session low of $2.50 over at one point during the week, but eventually settled with the July contract trading at a premium of $7.90 per tonne to new-crop November.

In addition to expectations that canola supplies won’t be that tight by the end of the crop year, the narrowing old/newcrop spread also ties into ideas that farmers will likely seed a big canola crop again this spring. While prices may not be that great, the alternatives are worse in many cases and early forecasts suggest another large canola crop in 2018. All that should keep canola under pressure in the near term, barring activity in outside markets. Movement in the Canadian dollar could be another bearish influence, if the first trading week of 2018 is any indication. The currency climbed well above the 80 U.S. cents mark on some favourable jobs data, and could be due for some more strength if improving economic indicators also result in an increase in interest rates from the Bank of Canada. In Chicago, excitement these days is all weather related. Argentina is either too dry or seeing just enough water, depending on the day and the forecast. South American soybeans are still being planted in some areas, and day-to-day shifting weather outlooks which sway

the futures could lead to longer-term trends once the outlook from the continent gets a bit clearer. A batch of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports (to be released Jan. 12), including quarterly stocks, winter wheat acres and updated production estimates, could provide some nearby direction for grains and oilseeds. Wheat futures were also keeping an eye on weather forecasts, with cold tem-

peratures across the U.S. Plains raising concerns over winterkill. However, world wheat supplies remain large and all three U.S. wheat contracts ran into resistance and drifted lower in the latter half of the week. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Prairie wheat bids follow U.S. futures higher The Canadian dollar rose almost one U.S. cent on the week but prices still advanced BY ASHLEY ROBINSON

Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $231 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $252 in parts of Alberta.

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ard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose during the first week in the new year, following the lead of U.S. futures markets despite gains in the Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose by about $3-$4 per tonne in some areas of Western Canada, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $231 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $252 in parts of Alberta. Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but fell slightly, to range from about $1 to $22 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis

PHOTO: THINKSTOCK as the difference between U.S. dollar-denominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids. When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars,

CWRS bids ranged from US$186 to US$203 per tonne, which were down on a U.S. dollar basis on the week. That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about US$27-$44 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $33 to $54 below the futures. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids were up by $3-$4. Prices across the Prairies ranged from $175 per tonne in southwestern Saskatchewan to $195 per tonne in parts of Alberta.

Average durum prices were up across Western Canada, with bids ranging from about $268 to $275 per tonne. The March spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted Jan. 5 at US$6.2675 per bushel, up 12 U.S. cents from the previous week. Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada. The March K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.375 per bushel on Jan. 5, up 10.25 U.S. cents compared to the previous week. The March Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.3075 on Jan. 5, up 3.75 U.S. cents on the week. The Canadian dollar continued its rally, settling Jan. 5 at 80.63 U.S. cents, up by almost a whole cent compared to the previous week.

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When it comes to canola prices, the future looks sideways But even in the current price pattern, the market can go up or down $50 a tonne over a few months BY DAVID DERWIN PI Financial

question I get asked a lot is, “Where are canola prices going?” That’s not something you can answer just by looking out your back door, throughout your province, or even across the Prairies. You really have to look around the world at all oilseed markets to get a better sense of where our canola prices could go. So many factors worldwide combine to affect prices. From production science, to consumer trends, to shipping and logistics, from new product uses, government regulations and trade barriers, to commodity substitutability — all affect the marginal supply and demand of that last ounce of a commodity. And, it’s at that last marginal amount where prices get determined. Given all these factors, how much is someone willing to pay for that last bushel compared to the next bushel? Any and all of these factors can be an issue. But in the markets, something isn’t an issue until it becomes an issue, and then it can be a real issue. In the big picture, while canola is a major crop in Canada, global canola/rapeseed oil production is only about 50 per cent of soybean oil production and 40 per cent of palm oil production worldwide. When you combine all the top 10 largest oils like sunflower, palm, peanut and coconut, rapeseed oil production worldwide is about 15 per cent of the global edible oil market. While Canada is the secondlargest canola/rapeseed producer, it only represents about 25 per cent of global production. Even though production and growing condition across the Prairies will affect potential canola supply and therefore domestic prices, external global production and price influences can often offset these domestic factors, unless weather conditions here are really extreme. At the end of the day, our canola represents around five per cent of this global consumable oil market, based on USDA figures. Finally, given Canada exports 90 per cent of its canola as seed, oil or meal to 50 markets around the world, domestic consumption doesn’t have much impact on our canola prices. So, again, you really do need to look around the world to get a sense of other oilseed factors impacting our prices here at home. To start, let’s look at a close competitor to us both in terms of product substitutability and proximity: the U.S. soybean market. The size alone of U.S. soybean production means it will have an impact on our canola prices. U.S. soybean production of about 120 million tonnes is about six times the 20 million tonnes of Canadian canola production. Based on price charts in equivalent U.S. dollars, you can certainly see this influence: where soybean oil futures go, canola

futures tend to move in the same general direction. The same is true of the European rapeseed market. Europe produces about 22 million tonnes of rapeseed and is the world’s biggest producer of rapeseed oil at over 10 million tonnes. The European rapeseed oil price has been in a channel chart pattern for the past several years. In fact, all the largest oil markets including soybean, rapeseed, palm and sunflower have a similar price pattern. All these global oilseed markets have been going sideways over the past couple of years, so expect more sideways canola price action until a definitive change in oilseed trends occur. Where they go, canola will tend to follow.

Sometimes it also helps to look at what forward prices curves are doing to get a sense of underlying market fundamentals. Futures curves for canola, soybean and soyoil are all relatively flat or slightly upward sloping, suggesting that there aren’t any particular imbalances in current market conditions. Once again, sideways prices can be expected, for now. Finally, with oilseed production and consumption so global in nature, currencies will also affect our canola prices. A look at the Canadian dollar can also help answer the canola price question. Interestingly, the Canadian dollar too looks very similar to all these other charts: basically choppy for the past three years.

Bottom line, until we get some evidence that this directionless trend has ended, expect canola prices to continue to go sideways. However, canola prices often move up or down $50/tonne in any given three-month period. A $50/tonne swing can easily occur even as canola stays within its longer-term technical sideways price pattern around $500/tonne. Use flexible options and futures strategies to take advantage of any price rallies while being prepared to protect revenues against a breakdown in prices. In conjunction with cash sales, deferred delivery and basis contracts you may already use, options and futures give you the extra downside price protection you need but with the upside potential you want.

So remember, in our world of interrelated markets, think globally about what’s going on around the global oilseed market, but act locally to protect revenues, manage risk and take advantage of pricing opportunities. David Derwin (dderwin@pifinancial. com) is a portfolio manager and commodity/investment adviser with PI Financial Corp. (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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Ranchers and farmers in Cypress County and the MD of Acadia, which were hit by wildfires in October, can now apply for interest-free rebuilding loans of up to $25,000. Applications under the Hilda Wildfire Support Loan Program will be accepted until March 31. The loans can go to fund working capital, pay expenses and/or help replace lost assets. The Hilda wildfires burned more than 86,000 acres in the two municipalities; killed almost 200 head of livestock; damaged pastures, fields, fences and buildings; and destroyed one home. The loans are interest free for 24 months. For more details, go to www.afsc.ca or call 1-877-899-2372. — AFSC

Forage research programs boosted by new hires Peace Region scientist Nitya Khanal says there’s lots of catching up to do, but there are big payoffs for producers BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF

fter many years of decline, forage research is on the upswing. And that will produce a payoff for livestock producers, said forage researcher Nitya Khanal, who was hired in 2015 at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s research station in Beaverlodge. “As of last year, we are revising this program and we are looking forward to recovering this program as well as the forage seed research of the past,” said Khanal. “For the last 10 years, the focus was on the immediate production of practical issues of producers. We want to go deeper into the science aspect.” Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada now has half a dozen forage researchers, and others have been hired at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba. The Beaverlodge research farm’s main focus is on forage seed production and improving forage seed quality and yield. A major project — which included a cropping systems study, plant growth regulator effects, plant nutrient management, and weed control — is wrapping up. “We’re actually selecting a new product for forage seed weed control and another aspect is evaluating proprietary varieties so our producers may potentially grow on contract,” said Khanal. Another colleague is looking into insect pest management while Khanal and other researchers are looking at a number of forage species, including creeping red fescue. “Canada is the largest producer and exporter of creeping red fescue in the world,” he said. “Within Canada, the Peace Region is the largest growth area for the project.” Beaverlodge researchers are also continuing a cropping systems study started in 2014 that evaluate the effects of different practices on soil quality. They’re also looking into a plant nutrient management study, and are

Nitya Khanal is one of a new crop of researchers working on developing new forage varieties. PHOTO: COURTESY Nitya Khanal working with the beef cluster project, collaborating with other scientists. “We are hoping to grow quite rapidly in the coming few years,” said Khanal. Producers will be able to expect a new variety of creeping red fescue in about five years, after researchers have undertaken mass selection and developed an appropriate population. They are also trying to develop a higher sugar content in orchard grass, and expect to see another variety of that in about five years. The federal government is investing in forage research because it recognizes its contribution to livestock production, he said. Forages also benefit cropping systems because they have a high proportion of roots compared to annual crops, which boost carbon sequestration in the soil as well as aeration and water-holding capacity. There’s also a growing recognition that integrating forage in a cropping system can increase profitability. “There is a lot of nitrogen ben-

“Canola and wheat have new varieties and so much research going on, and the forage sector is not keeping pace with innovation.” Nitya Khanal

efit if you have forage legumes in the rotation. You have a higher yield with less fertilizer input for the following crops,” said Khanal, pointing to one study that found yield boosts of 70 to 80 per cent with very little fertilizer application. Forages are particularly beneficial in the Peace Region, because of the region’s soil quality, which is highly acidic. “Even some of the annual crops may have difficulty producing good yield here,” said

Khanal. “And you can have profitable production in forage seed crops in this region.” But there are challenges. Enhancing multi-harvest seed yield is a concern as production tends to drop off after a few years. “To be competitive, yields should be higher,” said Khanal. As well, red and alsike clovers are major seed crops in the Peace Region and cannot be produced for more than one year because of insect and disease problems.

Whitehead is a disease that affects many grass forages, which results in a loss of developed seeds. These are concerns for both seed crop and hay quality. There’s also a need to improve stress tolerance, and researchers have had success improving stress tolerance in alfalfa and bromegrasses. Competing with other crops is another challenge, because crops such as wheat and canola receive more funding and investment. “Other crops have received so much attention and innovation,” said Khanal. “Canola and wheat have new varieties and so much research going on, and the forage sector is not keeping pace with innovation. “That’s why some of the good production lands are not given to forage seed crops. They are given to other crops even though there is good profitability given for forage seed crops. They are losing ground.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Nip forage diseases at the bud, says plant pathologist Spoiled feed can mean wasted profit and, depending on the pathogen, animal health issues BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Staff

ny farmer who has opened a bale only to find it spoiled knows that moisture is the enemy when it comes to forage diseases. Fungi are the culprits for most forage diseases, Agriculture Canada plant pathologist Linda Jewell said during a Beef Cattle Research Council webinar last month. Baling or ensiling wet plant matter creates a breeding ground for fungi, some of which may produce dangerous chemicals for livestock eating the feed, she said. “When you’re talking about, for example, ensiling, you’re expecting a natural fermentation process to happen,” she said. “However, if there is more moisture there than there should be, the organisms that are responsible for the actual fermentation won’t necessarily end up being the major species that ends up being there.” That can result in spoilage. “That can be kind of an insidious problem, especially if you’re feeding from, say, a bunker or a siled bale,” she added. “That’s because it can be really difficult to examine the entire face surface and you might not realize that there’s a centre of rot that’s taken hold.” The problem can also crop up after samples are taken to verify nutrient value. In general, Jewell advised reducing surface leaf moisture (for example, timing irrigation so that moisture burns off in the hottest part of the day) and proper field drainage. Farmers should also choose varieties resistant to local disease threats, and rotate annuals to avoid building disease reservoirs. However, resistance is only beneficial if there is a clear threat of that disease in a farmer’s region, Jewell added. “If a plant is resistant to a disease, it’s resistant because it’s likely making something extra,” she said. “For example, it might be making a defensive enzyme that’s going to allow it to attack that pathogen when that pathogen tries to attack it, but there’s a cost to making that extra enzyme. “If the plant is always sort of on high alert, looking out for this pathogen, it’s kind of stressing itself out, and if that stress is never there, you’re actually going to get a lower yield than if you planted a susceptible cultivar.” The fight against fungi may also mean stepping away from the fertilizer tank. Late fertilization can keep plants growing when they should be getting ready to go dormant. That can not only impact the first cut the following year but foster fungi growth “You may be thinking that you’re fertilizing to encourage the plant to grow and fight back, but what may be going on — depending on the specific pathogen that’s there — is you’re just giving that fungus a delicious, healthy green salad to munch on,” she said.

Among the things to keep watch for are rust’s orange, powdery spores, or the discolouration heralding snow mould. Alfalfa may face black stem (marked by expanding dark spots on a plant’s lower leaves), leaf spot and downy mildew or verticillium wilt (causing yellowed and wilting foliage and dry tissue in the root). Ergot, noted for dark structures in the seed head and infamous for its dangerous toxins, can show up in cereal crops, including any grown as part of a forage mix. Purple spot, commonly found in Timothy grass and named for its bull’s-eye pattern, is less dangerous, although it has been linked to light sensitivity in animals, Jewell said.

Glen Friesen, forage specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, named root rots as one of his top disease risks. “Aphanomyces is one that I think we’re seeing,” he said. “People just generally think that stands sort of time out — they age and they time out... the crown dies due to age — but more often than not it’s a disease in the crown that is causing the problem.” The “water mould,” so named for its actively swimming spores, draws more attention during the wet conditions that allow it to spread. Most hay stands are cut before a disease can really take hold, and an early cut is among the most common forage disease management strategies

“If a plant is resistant to a disease, it’s resistant because it’s likely making something extra.” Linda Jewel

“If you were planning to cut in a week from now and you’re looking out over your beautiful alfalfa field and you see that there’s a disease outbreak on the go and there’s a high chance that you’re going to start seeing defoliation soon, the reduction in yield and nutrient value that you’re going to see from cutting a little bit ear-

lier than you would have liked to is going to be worth it if you cut it before the disease becomes very severe,” said Jewell. Disease is a greater threat for forage seed growers, Friesen added, since plants reach fullseason growth before harvest. atockford@farmmedia.com

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La Niña set to weaken into spring

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The Prairies will see a weakening of the La Niña weather phenomena in the coming months, which will mean more moisture come springtime, says Drew Lerner of World Weather in Kansas City. That doesn’t mean Western Canada is out of the woods though. Multiple areas of southern Saskatchewan are still considered to be in a drought while southern Alberta also has low moisture levels. However, Lerner expects many of those areas will see better moisture levels than if La Niña hung around in full force. On the other hand, if La Niña totally disappears in the next few months there will probably be a wetter end to the spring, he said. — CNS

The U.S. experienced a historic year of weather and climate disasters, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. There were 16 separate billion-dollar disaster events last year, tying the 2011 record number of billion-dollar disasters, said the government agency. The cumulative cost of weather-related disasters exceeded $306 billion in 2017 — which is a new record. The previous record (in inflation-adjusted dollars) was $215 billion, which was set in 2005 due to the impacts of hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. — NOAA

Hurricanes, wildfires, and high temperatures dominated 2017 The extreme cold snap over Christmas was an exception on a planet that continues to run a high temperature BY DANIEL BEZTE

nother year has come and gone, which means it is time for our annual look back at the top weather stories of 2017. For this glance back we’ll begin by looking at the top global weather stories and then zoom in on the top Canadian and then Prairie weather stories. Before we dive in we’ll need to take a quick look back at December’s weather across agricultural Alberta. After a very warm start to the month, temperatures took a nose-dive just before Christmas and never really recovered over the holidays. I won’t call it the worst cold snap we have seen, but it certainly was an annoying one due to the timing. It just happened to hit over the Christmas holidays when a number of us like to get out and visit or just enjoy the outdoors. Due to the cold temperatures and wind, getting outside and enjoying it for any length of time was nearly impossible. When the numbers were added up, it turned out that the Calgary region was the cold spot, at least compared to average. Calgary’s mean monthly temperature in December was -7.4 C, which was about 0.5 C below average. Central and northern regions were the warm spots with Edmonton coming in about 3.5 C above average while the Peace River region saw temperatures that were about 2.5 C warmer. Precipitation was below average over the Edmonton and Peace River regions, but farther south it was much wetter, with the Calgary area receiving wellabove-average precipitation (about 30 millimetres ). Looking ahead to the rest of January, the Canadian Farmer’s Almanac along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are the only forecasts that are calling for below-average temperatures in January. That means, that despite the cold start to the month, there is still hope for

For this issue I have included two different maps. The first was produced by the National Snow and Ice Data Center and shows sea ice concentration maps that compare the lowest September minimum Arctic sea ice extents for the periods 1850 to 1900, 1901 to 1950, 1951 to 2000, and 2000 to 2013. The second map shows global temperature anomalies during the peak of the holiday cold snap across parts of North America. Note that our region was one of the only cold spots on Earth at that time.

milder temperatures to move back in. The only forecaster that I found calling for above-average snowfall in January is the Canadian Farmer’s Alma nac. The rest are either calling for near- to below-average amounts. Now on to the top weather stories of 2017 from around the world. No. 1 on the list is actually a series of weather events — the hurricanes that devastated parts of the Caribbean and the southern U.S. from August to October. Near-record warm sea surface temperatures combined with favourable upper-level winds allowed for several intense hurricanes to develop. Hurricane Maria inflicted more than $100 billion in damages across Dominica, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. It is estimated that more than 1,000 lives were lost. Hurricane Harvey was the next big one that brought recordsmashing rainfall to southern

Texas, estimated to be a one-in2,000-year event. Lastly, there was Hurricane Irma that had a peak wind speed of nearly 300 km/h — the highest recorded winds speed on Earth in 2017. Next on the list was the global heat. Despite a La Niña weather pattern, which usually results in cooler global temperatures, the Earth continued to run a temperature in 2017. Final numbers are not all in yet, but it looks like the year will be the third warmest on record. This would make the top four warmest years on record all occurring over the last four years. Despite these numbers, it appears that it still only takes a two-week cold snap over a small portion of the Earth (Canada and the eastern U.S) to make people argue that there is no global warming going on. Tied into the warm global temperatures is the next weather story, sea ice extent. After a record-breaking start to the year, regarding

monthly low levels of Arctic sea ice, the summer melt season turned out to be cool and stormy, resulting in less than optimal melt conditions. This resulted in 2017 coming in as the eighth-lowest level for Arctic sea ice over the satellite record. Combine this with lower-than-average ice thickness and lower-than-average Antarctic sea ice extent and it adds up to record- or nearrecord low global ice volumes. Check out one of this issue’s weather graphics to put the ice loss over the last 167 years into perspective. I have room for one more big weather story of 2017 and that would have to be wildfires. Warm and dry conditions in several different parts of the world led to devastating wildfires. Here in Canada, we saw several large fires this summer across parts of B.C. Farther south, after a wet winter which provided good moisture for rapid growth of vegetation, very dry conditions moved in

across much of California creating the perfect conditions for wildfires. From October into December, dry weather and high winds resulted in several wildfires that consumed more than 5,000 structures and killed at least 44 people. Wildfires were not just confined to North America. Dry conditions in Portugal and Spain helped to fuel two outbreaks. The first was in June, in which 64 people were killed. The second occurred in October when thousands of small fires flared up under strong winds coming off the Sahara Desert — 49 people were reported killed by these fires. Next edition we’ll look at some 2017 weather events that occurred a little closer to home. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park, Man. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

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Seed growers get access to CDC pulses

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A new licensing system gives Alberta growers access to new CDC pulse varieties, but raises seed costs. In early 2016, Alberta Pulse Growers pulled its research funding from the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC), prompting concerns from Alberta Seed Growers members about access to new varieties. However, they now have access again. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers has licensed distribution rights for select CDC pulse varieties in provinces outside of Saskatchewan to SeCan and SeedNet for a 10-year period. With the added royalty, farmers will pay more for certified seed. For more information on the varieties licensed to SeCan and SeedNet, go to www.saskpulse.com (click on Growing and then SPG Released Varieties). — Alberta Seed Growers

Tools to estimate yield loss and pinpoint the strain infesting your fields can help reduce the economic hit BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

Although swathing is the ideal time to scout for blackleg, a new lab test can determine the strain of blackleg in your field from any infected residue, even up to three years after harvest. PHOTO: Courtesy Nick Larkan And (again unsurprisingly), the yield losses were significantly higher in the susceptible varieties, he added. “Blackleg severity was lower and seed yield was over 120 per cent greater in moderately resistant and resistant varieties versus the susceptible checks.” The Canola Council of Canada is now using the model to determine how economically important blackleg is to Canada’s canola sector. The hope is it will give producers a tool that accurately estimates losses so they can “make informed crop management decisions,” Strelkov said. “It’s not predicting whether or not there’s going to be blackleg. It’s

not a risk model. But it’s useful to know that if you have X amount of disease, it’s going to cost X amount in yield loss.”

Blackleg race test The second new tool will make it easier for producers to match the race of blackleg in their field with the resistance in the varieties they choose. “Over the last decade or so, our understanding of the genetics involved in the interaction between the fungal pathogen for blackleg and canola has really leapt forward,” said Nick Larkan, a researcher at Armatus Genetics in Saskatoon. “We’re at the point where we

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have enough information to be able to predict how different races of the fungus will react to the different canola varieties that are on the market.” One of the best ways to manage blackleg is through rotation, he said — “not just rotation of different crops, but rotation of different varieties as well.” Up until now, producers have had to do that almost completely blindly, he said. “There’s quite a large risk that, in selecting a new variety of canola, they might actually still be using the same resistance.” But with a simple lab test of infected plants, producers can determine which strain of blackleg is present in their field and choose the right resistant variety. The canola council has also been encouraging seed companies to label their bags with the resistant genes they use in their varieties, which will help as well. “Once a producer has the information on the races of the pathogen that are in the field and the different resistances that are available to him in canola varieties, he’s able to pick a suitable variety for his field,” said Larkan. The test will be available for the 2018 growing season, he added. “The technology has been transferred to a number of testing labs around the Prairies and is being launched as a commercial test for producers,” he said. “It will be a widely available commercial test for producers across the Prairies by spring.”

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Better ag data is good, but also a challenge Precision agriculture has both sky-high potential and some very down-to-earth obstacles By Alexis Stockford Staff / Portage la Prairie, Man.

hen it comes to precision agriculture, there’s no such thing as too much quality data — assuming you have the software and internet connection to process it. “It’s gone from satellite, really huge zones, to really small zones,” Matthew Johnson of M3 Aerial Productions said at a precision ag workshop here last month. “And the ability to micromanage — especially with the ability to use drones to spray — all that has totally changed, and that will continue to change, how the precision agriculture data collection and management processes are actually executed.” His drone company uses NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetative Index) imaging, which measures near-infrared light and visible light reflected from a crop. The resulting image maps crop health through different zones in a field. A healthy plant will reflect more near-infrared light compared to visible light, which it tends to absorb, while the ratio of visible light reflected to nearinfrared light reflected will be higher in a stressed plant. NDVI alone, however, will only tell a producer that there is a problem, not what the problem is. Soil mapping, soil tests, and elevation mapping help more accurately diagnose problems, Johnson said. Elevation mapping works particularly well with NDVI, he said. A region may show red on the map because it is high and

Don Campbell relays the peaks and valleys he had to navigate while starting up an emerging aerial application company using drones Photo: Alexis Stockford dry or highlight low-lying spots with drainage issues. Some of that elevation mapping may now come from LiDAR, which uses laser pulses to measure the range from an aerial vehicle to the ground. The new technology is as accurate as RTK, but gives higher resolutions, with accuracy down to one centimetre, said Simon Knutson, precision agronomist with Vantage Manitoba, which uses LiDAR data to create elevation maps. While the technology was tapped mainly for drainage, it could be applied to any scenario where elevation mapping is used, he said.

Two drawbacks Processing NDVI is data intensive, Johnson said. It takes 500

to 700 pictures to cover a field, and his company might upload 1,500 photos at a time, at five to 10 megabytes each. That alone has led some farmers to give up on the technology, he said. “If you don’t have that highpowered computer that can process the imagery on your computer using a very expensive software, then you have to rely on uploading the data to be processed through a cloud server somewhere else and that’s thousands of megabytes’ worth of data that people have to upload,” he said. “And if they don’t have a good internet connection, then it’s totally not even an option.” Transport Canada regulations have also had a chilling effect, Johnson said.

Commercial drone rules — which Transport Canada changed last year — apply to any use outside hobby flying, including use for agriculture. To use an agricultural drone, farmers must now have a special permission (SFOC), or meet 63 exemption conditions, including a site suitability assessment, line-of-sight operation, at least $100,000 of liability insurance, and no flying over 300 feet, within five nautical miles of an aerodrome and at least three miles from a heliport. Even with an exemption, operators must take some ground school training.

Spraying by drone Still, the technology could be a “game changer” for farmers, said Don Campbell, founder of ROGA Drone.

His startup is based on the idea that drone application has advantages over plane or field equipment, such as no compaction and the ability to easily handle corners or irregular fields. “The one that I’m kind of excited about is night spraying,” said Campbell. “I’m just working on my next SFOC and there’s a section in there where you can tick off whether you want to do day or night flying. “You still have to stay within visual line of sight, but if you have LED lights on your sprayer and as long as you can see it, Transport Canada’s biggest concern is lighting the ground control area where you’re working.” Tank size is an obvious limitation. Campbell has a 15-kilogram tank on his drone, spraying at ultra-low volume. Drift is another issue. The drone applies product at 70 miles per hour and is subject to some wind shear, causing small droplets. The drone flies only three feet over crops to overcome this and has a threefoot spray buffer. Campbell will test his technology with Bayer next year in a field near Calgary. “We’re going to have to prove that we can reduce drift to an acceptable level,” he said. “On the commercial side of things, because we’re using ultra-low-volume applications, it’s going to be off label right now. It’s going to be with minimal water applications, so we’re going to have to get endorsements from chemical companies to perhaps put it on their label in the future.” astockford@farmmedia.com

Explosion of innovation coming to the farm Monsanto’s chief technology officer says the interface between data and biology will be a powerful tool BY LAURA RANCE Editorial Director / Calgary

here is an explosion of innovation coming to the farm as a new age of sensors and satellite imagery intersects with the world’s oldest industry, according to Monsanto’s chief technology officer. But investments in ag research and development are well below the amount spent by the communications, pharmaceutical and energy sectors, said Robb Fraley in an interview. “I had my team look up all the different agriculture and food companies around the world; they quit after 4,000, so it’s a very fragmented industry that needs to consolidate,” he said. Fraley, recognized as one of the founders of genetically modified crops, noted Monsanto spends about US$1.5 billion annually on research and investment in advanced plant breeding, microbials, and digital data management tools. “I look at what we spend in the digital ag space and then I look at what an Amazon or a Google

spends... they’re spending US$10 billion to US$12 billion. Pharmaceutical companies are spending US$8 billion to US$10 billion,” he noted. But times are changing as digital technology becomes more commonplace in agricultural systems, allowing scientists and farmers to make better decisions more quickly, he added. “I think what is so exciting about being in agriculture today is we’re seeing a wave of startup companies coming and lots of innovations. I’m talking thousands of new startup companies in this space.” In addition, established companies are merging and recapitalizing. Monsanto and Bayer are merging, as are Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Pioneer. Syngenta has been purchased by ChemChina. Fraley disagrees with critics who argue the mega-mergers could lead to less investment because they remove competition from the marketplace. “The outcome of that is going to be that they are going to be able to invest in more research and development,” he said, noting the digital tools used by scientists today

“I think what is so exciting about being in agriculture today is we’re seeing a wave of startup companies coming and lots of innovations. I’m talking thousands of new startup companies in this space.” Robb Fraley is the executive vice-president and chief technology officer for Monsanto. Photo: Laura Rance vastly increase the scale and pace of innovation. Monsanto subsidiary Cli mateCorp launched its FieldView platform in Western Canada this year. “I think once farmers see these tools and get the benefits, it’s going to move really, really quickly,” Fraley said.

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The digital platforms not only help farmers control costs and improve productivity, they help farmers make better environmental decisions, a benefit he predicts will resonate with the non-farming public. As well, Fraley said the public has already embraced the digital revolution, whereas the first

products of the biotechnological revolution a quarter-century ago were harder for the general public to grasp. As a result, he said the introduction of innovations such as vitamin A-enhanced Golden Rice that could vastly reduce blindness in Third World countries has been delayed. Fraley said it’s important going forward that the industry get both the science and the communications strategy right, because ongoing innovation is necessary to ensure food security while improving the environmental footprint of farming. “We did a great job on the science but we did a miserable job on the communication,” he said. “The good news is we have the opportunity to tell that story differently and better. “There’s a real opportunity as we all become better with our public communications and particularly our digital communications I think to reposition the tools of modern agriculture so that people have both an understanding and an appreciation,” Fraley said. laura@fbcpublishing.com

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Flax Council of Canada to shut office ‘Significant loss of funding’ required cost-cutting measures, says council chair STAFF

he national promotional agency for Canada’s flax industry plans to move forward without a bricks-and-mortar office starting next month. The Flax Council of Canada is closing its Winnipeg office, which it shares with the Manitoba Flax Growers Association, on Jan. 31. Going forward, the council said it will “continue to operate on a reduced-service basis” it said in a new release. It did not specify what “reduced service” will mean but thanked staff members for their work and said it “wish(es) them well in their future endeavours.”

The council has not replaced former president Don Kerr, who retired in July. Its staff includes a financial administrator, an executive assistant, and, extension agronomist Rachel Evans. The council, funded by a voluntary levy on export sales, has operated since 1986, promoting the crop’s nutritional and industrial uses in domestic and export markets. The organization had been in discussions to form a combined oilseed council but it was apparent that “would not materialize in the foreseeable future,” said council chair Brian Johnson, a Manitoba flax producer. “The result of this is a signifi-

cant loss of funding to the council, necessitating cost-reduction measures,” Johnson stated in the release. The council since 2013 has managed over $6.2 million in research and market development programming, with support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the agriculture ministries and its affiliated flax grower associations in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Canada’s flax growers harvested an estimated 1.03 million flax acres in 2017, up from about 850,000 in 2016 but down from 1.595 million in 2015. Last year’s production was about 548,200 T:10.25 intonnes versus 942,300 in 2015.

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Subjectivity in grain grading may be in the eye of the beholder Visual grading of wheat is more accurate than what any machine can do, argues grain commission inspection specialist BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff / Brandon, Man.

or 40 years Western Canada’s grain industry has dreamed about the black box — an affordable machine that would take a handful of wheat and quickly and accurately spit out its end-use quality on the elevator driveway. Like flying cars and cellulosic ethanol, it’s just around the corner, but never arrives. The black box is seldom raised now, but the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association and Alberta Wheat Commission are calling for an “objective” wheatgrading system, especially for falling number (see accompanying story), a measure of bread-making quality, and determining levels of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON). Calling for a more objective testing implies the current system is subjective. But the Canadian Grain Commission says the current system is not only objective, but able to take into account degrading factors that no machine currently can. And even though inspectors aren’t testing grain, the grades assigned based on appearance, are connected to previous and ongoing testing by the commission’s grain research laboratory, said inspection specialist Usman Mohammad. “We always tie it back to the science,” Mohammad said at a graingrading school last month. Asked for an example, Mohammad said: “A test has shown that light and moderate mildew, there is no impact on end use, so we can literally increase the amount of heavy mildew into a sample (without lowering the grade).” The commission’s Western Grains Standards Committee (which represents the grain supply chain, including farmers) recommended the change for mildew in 2016. Similar tests are done on other degrading factors affecting milling and baking functionality, such as frost/heat stress, midge damage, and hard vitreous kernels. To assist both its staff and grain elevator inspectors with visually grading, the commission prepares samples of wheat displaying specific degrading factors. “Elevators should have these for comparison purposes,” Mohammad said. “They shouldn’t be applying a grade if they don’t have these tools. Even the most seasoned inspectors will use the tools. “That is why we create them — to have consistency across the country. Everybody is comparing it against the exact same tool.” Mildew is one of many degrading factors. It’s caused by fungi under high-moisture conditions in standing mature wheat, giving kernels a grey appearance. “It’s not a health concern,” Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) technician Robyn Makowski told the meeting.” It doesn’t produce any toxins, but it can… decrease your flour yields. “But the main issue is that it affects the esthetics of the flour and the end products that are made with it.”

Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) technician Robyn Makowski spoke about how wheat degrading factors affect end-use functionality at a grading school last month. Nuances important Even if a machine could assess mildew, it couldn’t distinguish nuances around severity or frequency, Mohammad said. For example, most kernels in a sample might have a light amount of mildew, but on almost every kernel. Another sample might have a high amount of mildew, but only on a small percentage of kernels. “That’s where with inspectors, your knowledge and experience come in,” he said. Frost and heat stress cause similar damage in wheat. The impact of both hinges on wheat maturity, the temperature and how long it was very hot or cold, Makowski said. “The big thing is the decreased baking performance and decreased handling properties,” she said. Harder kernels are damaged more when milled. Some damage is needed for water absorption, but too much can result in too much absorption making dough sticky and difficult to handle, she said. Fusarium head blight is a fungal disease, and unlike mildew, can cause mycotoxins (DON). Tolerances vary among countries. The disease can also produce thin, chalky kernels, which have a negative effect on wheat protein, starch, test weight, and milling and baking, she said. Sprouting, which is sometimes accompanied by mildew, affects alpha amylase, an enzyme in wheat that converts starches to sugars. It also results in too much carbon dioxide in the breadmaking process, producing holes inside the bread, Makowski said. Extra sugars can also caramelize resulting in white bread turning brown. To measure the potential impact of higher levels of alpha amylase, flour and water are mixed in a slurry and the time it takes for a plunger to drop through it is measured. That’s the falling number. The faster the plunger falls, the poorer the breadmaking quality is. The minimum falling number is 250 seconds. “Unfortunately if we have sprout damage and low falling numbers, there’s not much that can be done,” Makowski said. “We can try to blend it out but a very small amount of sprouted sample can ruin the whole batch. “Unfortunately when we have sprout damage it is difficult to work with it.”

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When steel meets fungi, soil health suffers

Falling number, objective grain-grading debate not new BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

alls for “objective” grain grading at elevators, especially for falling number, have been around for years, ebbing and flowing with the quality of the wheat crop. These days it’s the Alberta Grain Commission and Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association advocating for the change. They say since grain companies sell wheat to customers based on falling number and DON levels, they should buy from farmers the same way to ensure fair payments. It’s the same argument made 13 years ago by the Canadian Wheat Board. Falling number is calculated by recording the time it takes a plunger to fall in a test tube containing a slurry of water and wheat flour. The faster the plunger falls, the lower the viscosity of the solution and the poorer the bread-making quality. The test is an internationally recognized proxy for determining alpha amylase, an enzyme that affects bread making. In 2005, the wheat board argued that machine testing for alpha amylase at elevators should replace visual inspection of sprout damage when grading wheat. Later that year, the Canadian Grain Commission and grain companies conducted a pilot project to assess how well Rapid Visco Analyzers measured alpha amylase. However, the pilot showed machines were inaccurate (at least in an elevator setting as opposed to a laboratory) and also expensive at about $50,000

Tillage produces short-term gain but eventually the organic matter gets so low ‘you’ve built a brick,’ says soil scientist BY SHANNON VANRAES Staff / Winnipeg

Rapid Visco Analyzers are just one small step towards the longed-for ‘black box’ for grain testing. each. As a result the grain commission stuck with sprout damage as a grading factor. Grain companies now do the testing. They are represented by the Western Grain Elevator Association and the organization is willing to take another look at machine testing, said its executive director. However, visually assessing sprout damage is quick, inexpensive, and not subjective in that the results are repeatable, said Wade Sobkowich. So adding testing machines would only add cost without generating more money for farmers collectively, he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Initially, he said, yields were strong because tillage allowed for the mineralization of nutrients. “We were harvesting off the nutrients with crops every other year,” he said. “That went along pretty good for 30 years and then, all of a sudden, you’ve built a brick, because all organic matter is pretty much gone. “When we till we make more food available and we get this burst in CO2 because the soil food web goes on a feeding frenzy... the protozoa and the nematodes, the big guys that couldn’t get at all of the bacteria because it was locked up into little pore spaces, now they can because you’ve tilled it and opened it up.” Ultimately, the frenzy is unsustainable and after releasing a burst of CO2 into the atmosphere, the soil is left dead and deprived of organic material. But that’s not the only change that soil experiences with tillage, said the soil specialist. Tillage also leaves fields open to water erosion, said Fuhrer, who advocates for the use of cover crops. Wind erosion, standing water and crusting can also be side-effects of tillage. “Minimizing soil disturbance is a good start to rebuilding soil aggregates, pore spaces, soil glue, and soil organic matter,” he said. “This is an essential step for longterm soil productivity.” Typical soil is composed of about 45 per cent minerals — such as sand, silt, and clay — five per cent organic matter, 25 per cent water, and 25 per cent air. “The water and air portions exist in the pore spaces between the soil aggregates,” said Fuhrer. “Over time, tillage implements reduce and remove the pore spaces from our soils, restricting infiltration and destroying the biological glues which hold our soils together.” But short-term interests often outweigh concerns for the longterm health of our soil, he added. “Short-term economics at the expense of the resource is one of the things that I’ve never been able to compete with, because I’m not taking that carbon out, I’m putting carbon back,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Peace Country farmers told the time to halt clubroot is now Workshops are being held across the region to arm farmers with best practices for combating the devastating canola disease BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF

lubroot was found in the Peace last summer — and that’s prompted an all-out effort to mobilize the farm community to do everything possible to halt the spread of the disease. Officials from the ag research group SARDA and local municipalities along with ag fieldmen are hosting workshops at seven different locations so producers can be informed. “Because it’s been on the back burner, most people know about it a little and we need to get good information out to the public,” said Shelleen Gerbig, extension co-ordinator for SARDA. Clubroot was first confirmed in Big Lakes County. That prompted neighbouring counties to step up their testing, which determined it was also in Greenview County. The sessions will feature talks from plant pathologists Michael Harding and Krista Zuzak, Canola Council of Canada agronomist Greg Sekulic, and each county’s ag fieldmen. The ag fieldmen will talk about their county’s protocols, tests, and what they are doing if clubroot is found. Peace County has had an ongoing

Local ag and municipal officials are holding workshops across the Peace in a bid to contain the spread of clubroot, which was first found in the region last summer. FILE PHOTO

problem with many farmers employing a snow/canola/snow rotation because the crop offers the best returns. But that also means they can’t afford a major outbreak of clubroot and why officials are now recommending a four-year rotation, said Gerbig. Since SARDA is an applied research association, it is constantly testing

alternative crops for the region. Gerbig recommends wheat, barley, oats, and peas as replacement crops. SARDA also is testing flax, lentils, fababeans, and industrial hemp, although those markets are somewhat limited. Forage seed crops do well in the Peace Country soil, although the region was hurt by the closure of an alfalfa-processing plant several years ago. “We had a lot of land that was put into alfalfa for about four years, and that was put back into cropping rotations. We lost that option, so the number of forage acres went down,” said Gerbig. Producers are being urged to grow clubroot-resistant varieties but are also being warned they shouldn’t just rely on that measure because clubroot resistance breaks down over time. They’re also being asked to take reasonable containment measures, such as knocking clumps of dirt and mud off equipment before moving to the next field. “It’s pretty unrealistic to expect people to steam clean and wash equipment between every field, but if they have clubroot, they should take the time to do that,” she said. Any equipment that is purchased should be steam cleaned before being brought to the farm, she added. Most clubroot is found at the entrances

to fields and so if producers see any spots that are not looking healthy, they should consider testing, said Gerbig. “General good agronomy processes keep crops thick, healthy, and strong,” she said. Weed control is also important to make sure that brassica family plants are not carrying the disease, even through non-canola years. Gerbig expects that the sessions will attract a lot of interest. When clubroot was first confirmed in the Peace in the summer, 116 people showed up at an information session held in Guy. “That was right at the end of August, when people were really busy during harvest, and they still came out,” she said. Thirty more people attended a session in Big Lakes County in November. The workshops are being held in Debolt and Valleyview on Jan. 23; in St. Isidore and High Prairie on Jan. 24; in Rycroft and Sexsmith on Jan. 25, and in La Crete on Jan. 26. Additional sessions are being planned. For more information on the workshops or about clubroot, producers can contact their local ag fieldman or SARDA at 780-837-2900. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Health Canada proposes some neonic restrictions But field crops such as corn and soybeans have dodged the regulatory hammer, at least for now BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

ealth Canada is proposing some restrictions on the use of three neonic pesticides for horticultural production, but they would still be registered for use on field crops such as corn and soybeans. “Since the introduction of new planting practices for corn and soybeans in 2014, the number of bee death incidents have remained well below the high levels of 2012 and 2013,” the department said in a statement. “The number of bee death incidents related to sprayed pesticides also dropped during 2016.” No single factor has been identified as the cause for a decline in pollinators, the Health Canada statement said. “The available science suggests that multiple factors acting in combination may be at play, including loss of habitat and food sources, diseases, viruses and pests, and pesticide exposure.” Grain Farmers of Ontario commended Health Canada for recognizing “there are situations where the use of a neonicotinoid seed treatment would be critical to producing a viable crop,” said Debra Conlon, the farm group’s manager of government relations. The department also acknowledged that bee “incidents” are down and the best management practices Ontario farmers have instituted are working, she added. The department’s announcement validates what the industry has been saying all along, said Pierre Petelle, president of CropLife Canada. “It will have definite impact on the horticulture sector,” Petelle said. “Overall the department is saying it wants to make sure its information on neonics is current but overall pollinators aren’t at risk.” He said the department’s announcement undercuts the limits imposed by the Ontario government on neonic use. “It shows they got it wrong.” However, the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association blasted the department’s announcement as a gift to pesticide manufacturers. The decision “goes against overwhelming scientific evidence showing acute and chronic effects on bees, and the experience of Ontario beekeepers whose bees continue to suffer from a decade of overuse of neonicotinoids on soy, corn and winter wheat.” There are three important neonicotinoids currently approved for agricultural use in Canada, imidacloprid, clothianidin, and thiamethoxam. They have been under review since 2012. The numbers of bee death incidents reported between 2014 and 2017 during the planting period were between 70 and 92 per cent lower, compared to 2013, Health Canada said. The Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency “continues to track and investigate bee mortality incidents with the support of the appropriate provincial ministry and plans to complete in 2018 a comprehensive analysis of the incidents that occurred between 2012 and 2016.” The agency said as a result of comprehensive scientific assessments of the effects of clothianidin

and thiamethoxam on bees and other pollinators, it is proposing to phase out some uses of these pesticides. The PMRA is also looking at the potential for neonicotinoids to affect other parts of the environment including aquatic life such as fish, insects, and other organisms. An environmental risk assessment of it “had showed that, in aquatic environments in Canada, imidacloprid is being measured at levels that are harmful to aquatic insects,” the agency said. It is proposing a phase-out of foliar application of thiamethoxam and clothianidin to orchard trees and strawberries as well as municipal, industrial and residential turf sites. Pre-bloom application would be reduced from two to one for cucurbit (cucumbers, squash, etc.) vegetables.

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Better trade deals coming for U.S. farmers, Trump says Canada’s agriculture minister promotes NAFTA in Nashville with facts and P.E.I. charm BY ALLAN DAWSON STAFF

n a 40-minute speech to the United States’ biggest farm organization, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about free trade for 49 seconds. In 120 words, Trump told the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Nashville earlier this month that he was working to get U.S. farmers better trade deals. “To level the playing field for our great American exporters, farmers and ranchers as well as our manufacturers, we are reviewing all of our trade agreements to make sure that they are fair and reciprocal,” Trump said. “Reciprocal, so important. “On NAFTA, I am working very hard to get a better deal for our country and for farmers and for our manufacturers.” That remark triggered applause from the 5,000 attendees. “It’s under negotiation as we speak. But think of it, when Mexico is making all of that money, when Canada is making all of that money, it’s not the easiest negotiation. But we’re going to make it fair for you people again. Now we want to see even more victories for the

U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates after signing a pair of documents meant to promote rural internet access, after his remarks to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Nashville on Jan. 8. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst American farmer and for the American rancher.” The farm bureau, like many other U.S. farm organizations, has urged the U.S. government “to do no harm” in the North American Free Trade Agreement talks triggered by Trump soon after his election last year.

Trump, who pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has said he will tear up NAFTA if he can’t negotiate better terms for the U.S. While most observers agree Trump can abrogate the 23-yearold agreement by giving Canada and Mexico six months’ notice,

it’s also believed the U.S. Congress could save the agreement that resulted in US$60 billion in agricultural trade between the three countries last year. In an address prior to Trump’s, farm bureau president Zippy Duvall stressed the importance of trade to farmers.

“Without those global markets, our already-depressed farm economy would go down even more,” he told the meeting. “Trade should not be a dirty word. “We sell about half of what we produce to foreign markets around the world. If we lose those markets, where is that agricultural production going to go? Ag trade is an American success story.” Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay also spoke at the annual meeting, and also promoted free trade. “Canada is committed to working with you to strengthen (the) Canada-U.S. relationship for the good of our people, our businesses and our economy,” said MacAulay, the first Canadian agriculture minister to address the 99-year-old farm organization. “The fact of the matter is we’re friends whether we like it or not. We’ve worked together too long. “No two nations depend on each other more for their prosperity and for their security than Canada and the United States. And today that is even more vital than ever.” MacAulay emphasized NAFTA and trade are important for Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

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trade deals } from page 24 Since NAFTA came into force, its partners’ agricultural trade with each other tripled, while U.S. ag trade to Canada and Mexico quadrupled. “Last year more than US$47 billion (C$60 billion) worth of agricultural products passed over our borders,” he said. “That includes more than $600 million right here in Tennessee.” MacAulay said the U.S. has an $8-billion goods and services trade surplus with Canada; Canada is the top export market for two-thirds of U.S. states; and trade with Canada supports nine million jobs — 170,000 in Tennessee alone. But his speech wasn’t all facts and figures. He employed some ‘down east’ charm delivered in a warm Prince Edward Island lilt that garnered laughter and applause. “I think you are fortunate to have Sonny Purdue as your secretary of agriculture in Washington,” MacAulay said. “And he’s a good friend of mine. And he’s a farmer and I am. And he knows what we think.” Noting trade is a two-way street, he said Canada has exported “pretty important stuff” to Nashville “like Shania Twain.” And with the Nashville Predators looking like they could be in the Stanley Cup playoffs thanks to former Montreal Canadiens player P.K. Subban, MacAulay said: “I can tell you I want the Predators to help me on any trade deal.” Later at a news conference in Nashville, he said Canada will not forsake Canada’s supplymanaged dairy sector. All countries have sensitive areas, he said, especially in agriculture, includ-

ing the U.S., which protects sugar production. Former Canadian agricultural trade negotiator Mike Gifford, noting Canadian dairy production is rising, has suggested a Canadian compromise would be to allow more U.S. milk to enter Canada by increasing tariff-rate quotas. Asked about the idea by Canadian reporters, MacAulay said, “We see absolutely no reason to change our system. All counties have certain things that they wish to protect. The fact is, why would you dismantle a system that is so efficient?”

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‘Regulatory assault’ Much of Trump’s speech focused on the improving U.S. economy and reduced unemployment, for which the president took credit. He also said farmers would be among the beneficiaries of the recently passed federal tax cuts, including farm family estates. Trump also touted his cuts to regulations, including some aimed at protecting the environment, which he said got in farmers’ way. “We are also putting an end to the regulatory assault to your way of life,” Trump said. “For years many of you have endured burdensome fines, inspections, paperwork, and relentless intrusion for an army of regulators at the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), FDA (Food and Drug Administration), and countless other federal agencies. “We are streamlining regulations that have blocked cutting-edge biotechnology, setting free our farmers to innovate, thrive and to grow. Oh, are you happy you voted for me? You are so lucky that I gave you that privilege.”

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alf of U.S. soybeans exported to China this year would not meet Chinese rules for routine delivery in 2018, signalling new hurdles in the US$14-billiona-year business. More stringent quality rules, which took effect on Jan. 1, could require additional processing of the U.S. oilseeds at Chinese ports to remove impurities. This could raise costs and reduce sales to the world’s largest soybean importer, according to U.S. farmers and traders. Half of the 473 vessel shipments in 2017 and half the total 27.5 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans exported to China this year contained more than one per cent of foreign material, exceeding a new standard for speedy delivery, according to USDA data compiled by grain broker McDonald Pelz Global Commodities.

“It’s going to raise the costs of sending the soybeans to China,” said Richard Wilkins, a Delaware farmer and former chairman of the American Soybean Association. Growers often receive a higher price for selling soybeans with one per cent or less foreign material, known as No. 1 grade, because importers pay more for better quality. Wilkins said the change would deliver higher-grade soybeans to Chinese buyers without requiring a premium price. “They basically want to pay us for No. 2 grade but they want it to be No. 1 grade,” he said. But Osama El-Lissy, a deputy administrator at the USDA, said farmers should not face additional burdens under the new standards. “Nothing in the agreement we have with China would lead anyone to believe that there would be a change in whatever price arrangement (is) currently being agreed to,” El-Lissy said.

However, Chinese buyers already may subject some shipments to additional processing, he said. China will routinely accept U.S. soybean shipments with one per cent or less foreign material, according to the USDA. Existing specifications for No. 2 soybeans, the type most common in U.S. export contracts, have allowed for up to two per cent of dirt or weed seeds. The new agreement by the USDA to label cargoes with more than one per cent foreign material came after China raised concerns about weed seeds in September. U.S. soybean farmers and export traders fear the deal will hurt incomes already strained by low crop prices brought on by four years of bumper crops. One analyst estimates it could increase costs by 15 cents a bushel. China accounts for roughly two-thirds of global soy imports.

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ere’s a tip for canola growers about dockage, conspicuous admixture and grades — pay attention to the sieves. If your canola is downgraded due to conspicuous admixture, or if you feel your dockage is too high, check with the buyer about what sieves were used to determine dockage — material that isn’t canola and buyers don’t pay for. When assessing dockage in canola, sieve selection is key. In some cases farmers will earn more money selling a higher grade of canola, even if it results in more dockage, but to be sure they should do the math. “You can potentially increase the dockage percentage on a sample of canola if that will help improve the grade and value of your product,” said Usman Mohammad, a Canadian Grain Commission inspection specialist. When determining dockage, grain company and commission inspectors are required to clean canola so the farmer gets the best possible grade and an accurate assessment of dockage, he said. Most years, including 2017, most canola grades No. 1. “But there might be rare cases where you won’t have a No. 1 because of too much conspicuous admixture remaining in the sample even after normal cleaning,” said Mohammad. “There are a lot of considerations for grade improvement. The last thing you want is to not get a No. 1 because the cleaning sequence wasn’t done according to the CGC-approved method.” The provision is called “cleaning for grade improvement” and states the following: “If the grade of a delivery can be improved by additional cleaning, perform the cleaning and add the additional

“You can potentially increase the dockage percentage on a sample of canola if that will help improve the grade and value of your product.” Usman Mohammad

material to dockage. Cleaning for grade improvement can be done at any time after the cleaning assessment has been completed. After the cleaning assessment has been completed, examine the material to be removed and select your equipment according to the material you want to remove.” The equipment consists of six commission-approved roundhole sieves and five slotted sieves and the Carter dockage tester. The grain commission defines conspicuous admixture as “material that remains in the sample after cleaning and it is easily distinguished from canola without the use of magnification.”

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Canadian Grain Commission inspection specialist Usman Mohammad demonstrating one of several approved sieves used to determine canola dockage. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON Conspicuous admixture is removed by hand after the canola sample has been cleaned to determine the dockage. (Conspicuous admixture is included as dockage.) The tolerances for conspicuous admixture in No. 1, 2 and 3 canola is 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 per cent respectively. With such tight tolerances it’s important to use the right combination of sieves when determining dockage, Mohammad said. Inspectors are to use the round-hole sieve that allows “reasonably sound canola” to pass through while removing large material. The slotted sieve reduces the “admixture of conspicuous inseparable material within the grade tolerance with a minimum loss of reasonably sound canola.” When selecting a roundhole sieve, the goal is to separate larger material on the top while allowing the canola to fall through, Mohammad said. What’s on top of the round-hole sieve is part of the dockage. If a lot of canola doesn’t fall through the round-hole sieve it will also become dockage, reducing what the farmer is paid. To prevent that, the inspector can try a larger round-hole sieve, he said. However, that can increase the admixture. The dockage captured on top of the round-hole sieve is kept in a bowl. What falls through will be mostly canola with smaller material such as weed seeds. The sample — approximately 250 grams at a time — is then poured over a slotted sieve,

which is moved from left to right 30 times using a sifting motion. The total distance from left to right is 20 centimetres (eight inches). The fine material that falls through is also dockage and kept in a separate bowl. Dockage is kept separately making it easier to try differentsize sieves later if the canola is downgraded or if other adjustments need to be made. Now the ‘screened’ canola is placed in a Carter dockage machine with settings pre scribed by the grain commission. The machine’s riddle removes any large material that’s left and it’s added to the dockage captured by the roundhole sieve. Material removed via Carter machine aspiration is placed in a bowl and counted as dockage too. Now the cleaned material is divided into portions of at least five grams and not more than 50. From this portion the inspector hand picks the conspicuous admixture, such as cow cockle, lamb’s quarters, cleavers, smartweed, ball mustard, and pigweed seed. The admixture is weighed and the percentage calculated. If admixture exceeds grade tolerances the inspector should consider using a larger slotted screen to reduce the admixture and improve the grade. For example, say the admixture is 1.5 per cent, making the canola a No. 2. The inspector might have used a .028 slotted sieve, which is the smallest option. Using the largest slotted

sieve — .040 — will allow a lot of material to fall through, reducing the admixture. Say the admixture drops to 0.2 per cent, now the grade goes to a No. 1, but dockage has increased. By using a .035 slotted screen the admixture might increase to 0.8 per cent. That’s still under one per cent so the grade remains No. 1 and there’s slightly less dockage. “That’s an example of what an inspector needs to think about when assessing dockage on canola,” Mohammad said. “The point I am making is when you go straight to the .040 slotted sieve from the .028 there are other sieves in between you can use (.032, .035 and .038). “If you select the .040 slotted right away you’ve really reduced your conspicuous admixture percentage well below the tolerance to improve your grade to a No. 1 but your dockage may be higher than what it actually should be.” You might have some room to make further adjustments. For example, you can use a .035 slotted sieve instead to reduce the admixture while achieving the same grade improvement and lowering the dockage percentage to help out the producer, he said. For more information on determining dockage, see the Official Grain Grading Guide. It can be found at www.grainscanada.gc.ca (click on the ‘Directives’ pull-down menu, then on ‘Policies and Procedures,’ and finally on Chapter 10). allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Farm equipment manufacturers looking to boost exports These manufacturers are a small-town Canada success story and major employers for their home communities BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

anada’s farm machinery makers want to grow their export market in the coming years, a development they say would be a good news story for rural Canada as a whole. “Canadian-made farm equipment is among the highest quality and most sought out in the world,” Leah Olson, president of the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada told the Senate agriculture committee last month. “In 2016, Canadian farm equipment manufacturers exported more than $1.8 billion worth of implements to 151 countries, this in spite of just over 50 per cent of agricultural equipment manufacturers being located in rural communities of less than 10,000.

Some of our members are located on the family farm or in communities where the number of people the manufacturer employs is larger than the community it is in.” One reason is that being close to the producers creates a sense of innovation that is reflected in “how we manufacture and manage our day-to-day operations,” she said. “It is what drives us to develop some of the best agricultural equipment in the world.” Olson’s organization wants Ottawa to support industry efforts at key international farm shows and clear obstacles it says prevent smaller and medium-size agricultural equipment manufacturers from reaching their full potential. “For example, visas and getting entry into a country more easily for business purposes,” Olson said. “Another example is supporting Export Development Canada in

“Canadian-made farm equipment is among the highest quality and most sought out in the world.” Leah Olson

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Soy Canada charts ambitious growth plan

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The organization’s goal for doubling production in a decade hinges on a big jump in Prairie acres, including in Alberta BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

oy Canada has unveiled a plan to encourage soybean production to nearly double to 10 million acres by 2027 and set in motion growth in the crushing sector rather than exporting raw beans. The plan is intended to serve as a discussion paper during the next few months with all segments of the soybean sector in Canada. Last year, 7.7 million tonnes of soybeans were harvested nationally. Ontario at 3.7 million tonnes and Manitoba at 2.2 million tonnes dominate the sector followed by Quebec and Saskatchewan. Alberta is expected to become a bigger player in the future. Under the plan, seeded acreage in Eastern Canada will reach four million acres in a decade up from the current 3.6 million acres while Western Canada should see six million acres in soybeans in 2027 compared to 1.9 million acres seeded in 2017. The sector has a solid foundation for increased production in its skilled growers, a natural environment, a strong value chain “heavily invested” in seed, food and feed research and innovation, a strong processing sector and a good international reputation, Soy Canada said. It wants the amount of food grade tonnes to reach 1.8 million in 2027 from the 1.25 million tonnes last year and processing capacity increased to the point where it can handle 2.5 million tonnes annually with the rest being exported. Plant breeding is “dramati

“Working together, we can leverage these opportunities to grow our industry and make an even greater contribution to Canada’s economic growth.” Soy Canada

cally changing the boundaries of where soybeans can be profitably cultivated in Canada,” it said. “New short-season varieties have expanded soybean acreage to new regions of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, and significantly across Western Canada. “Over the next decade, Soy Canada has set a yield growth target of five bushels per acre. To achieve this target, growers will need the right yield-boosting tools, including new varieties with improved genetics, new plant protection products and improved agronomic practices.”

ucts such as tofu, miso, tempe, natto and their end-use products, said the organization. Demand has also been increasing in the U.S. and Europe, fuelled by consumer interest in high-quality soybean foods, vegetable protein sources, organic foods, and functional foods. However, there are some tough issues to deal with. Crop protection options are more limited and quality standards are rigorous. Another is to ensure that the value of food grade soybeans remains high so that these specialty crops continue to be an attractive choice for growers. Global imports of whole soybeans almost doubled between 2006 and 2015. The world soybean trade is projected to rise by 25 per cent during the next decade, climbing to 179 million tonnes. “The value of Canadian soybean and soybean product exports doubled between 2009 and 2015 and has grown more than fourfold since 2006,” Soy Canada said.

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razil’s soybean harvest is expected to surpass 110 million tonnes, the second largest in history, according to an average of 11 forecasts. Farmers here are likely to collect 110.19 million tonnes of the oilseeds this season, just shy of last year’s all-time record of 114 million tonnes. Planted area is estimated at 86.23 million acres, also a record, as corn acres fell. Seeding began in September but because of a drought in certain regions the work only gathered steam the following month. This may potentially delay harvesting in certain areas, analysts say.

“For the time being, the general conditions are very good for the crop,” said Flávio França Junior, partner at consultancy firm França Junior Consultoria. In Rio Grande do Sul rains returned after a drought, with analysts not expecting major damage to the crop there. “Even with delays in planting… currently the conditions are very favourable and the weather is contributing to a positive outlook,” said an analyst at INTL FCStone. Corn acres fell an estimated 11 per cent and production is expected to drop by 17 per cent to 25.27 million tonnes, analysts said. — Reuters

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Bakers, farmers struggle to make a little dough A poor crop is wreaking havoc on bakers and creating market opportunities for high-protein wheat BY ROD NICKEL AND JULIE INGWERSEN

“It’s a low-margin, pennies business, but now you’ve got even more disruption.”

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hicago’s iconic sandwiches — Italian beef heroes dripping with gravy, and hotdogs loaded with pickles and hot peppers — wouldn’t be such culinary institutions without the bread. But this fall, bakers faced a crisis getting the right kind of bread to delis and sandwich shops locally and across the U.S. Gonnella Baking — which supplies the buns to Major League Baseball’s Wrigley Field — faced an unusual problem in October when flour from this year’s U.S. wheat harvest arrived at its factories containing low levels of protein. That meant bakers couldn’t produce bread with the airy texture customers demand, setting off two weeks of tinkering with temperatures and the mixing process, and the eventual purchase of gluten as an additive. By the time the alchemy was done, Gonnella had thrown away more than $20,000 worth of substandard bread and buns, said president Ron Lucchesi.

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A Chicago-style hotdog just wouldn’t be the same without the right bun. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK “That really was a headache,” Lucchesi said. The problem spans the US$23billion American bread market and highlights a paradox in the global wheat trade. Despite a worldwide grains glut, high-protein hard wheat is scarce after two years of poor U.S. harvests.

Wholesale bakers such as Grupo Bimbo, Flowers Foods, and Campbell Soup’s Pepperidge Farms are feeling the squeeze on margins, said Stephen Nicholson, senior grains and oilseeds analyst with Rabobank. All three have seen their stock prices fall over the last two

years, a period when the benchmark S&P 500 index gained more than 26 per cent. Millers such as Archer Daniels Midland, Ardent Mills, and General Mills have been able to pass on much of their higher wheat costs in sales of flour to bakers, he added. But bakers have not been able to pass those costs to grocers, who have been unwilling to pay higher prices because of increased competition and price deflation. Global wheat inventories have risen to record-high levels due in part to heavy production from Russia. Meanwhile, U.S. per capita consumption of wheat flour in 2016 fell to its lowest level in nearly three decades, and U.S. farmers planted their smallest winter wheat crop in more than a century. “It’s a low-margin, pennies business, but now you’ve got even more disruption,” said Robb MacKie, CEO of the American Bakers Association. Ardent Mills — a joint venture of Cargill, CHS, and ConAgra Foods — is finding enough high-protein wheat but also incurring higher costs, said Buck VanNiejenhuis, Ardent’s general manager in Canada. ADM faces a similar situation, said Aaron Brown, its manager for Canadian origination and exports. Campbell Soup has forecast costs to rise by two to three per cent in 2018.

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Two years of heavy spring rains in Kansas, the largest producer of hard winter wheat, have sapped the protein levels of a crop that thrives in arid conditions. Hard winter wheat makes up about 40 per cent of the $10-billion U.S. wheat crop, which peaked in value at $17.4 billion in 2012 amid higher prices and plantings. Total wheat plantings in Kansas fell this fall to 7.6 million acres — down from 9.4 million acres in 2012 and the secondsmallest planting since the USDA started keeping records in 1919. Kansas farmers have seen their returns steadily diminish, with some incurring losses. Farmers received an average of $3.20 per bushel for the 2016 harvest, down from $6.07 two years before. Data for the 2017 harvest is not yet available. Farther north, farmers have

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Gluten fee The additional gluten that some millers and bakers are using to compensate for the wheat’s low protein content comes at a cost. Gonnella paid up to 20 per cent more for gluten than usual because of the surge in demand, Lucchesi said. But bakers can’t necessarily charge retail outlets more to make up those costs. Bread lacks the consumer loyalty of other food staples, such as meat and fruit, and sales would likely slide if grocers raised prices, said Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Export markets are also affected. The limited amount of high-protein wheat available has caused the market to ration demand, maintaining shipments to countries willing to pay a premium, such as Japan, and sending less than usual to price-sensitive markets such as Mexico, said Rhyl Doyle, a wheat trader at Winnipeg-based Paterson Grain. Some bakers are tapping a protein pipeline to farms. Warburton’s, the largest bakery in the United Kingdom, buys flour from mills that is made from wheat grown to the bakery’s specifications in a dedicated supply system. Others, though, are counting on a drier spring than the last two years. A third straight lowprotein crop would leave millers hard pressed to scrounge up enough supply to meet blending needs, said Foote, of Stafford County Flour Mills. “If next year’s crop is low like this, we’ll have a problem,” he said.

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Turns out your canola plants just need to get a little rest. When high temperatures, especially at night, prevent them from “sleeping” properly productivity takes a hit, and now researchers from Kansas State University are trying to figure out why. What exactly is the plant doing at night? It’s not sleeping like humans do, but it is carrying out important processes. During the night, the plant performs maintenance at the cellular level, allowing it to grow new cells and repair damaged ones. In the case of canola, it must also flower, produce pollen, be pollinated, generate a pod, and fill it with seeds. All of these important steps are limited when the temperature increases, including during nighttime. “High night temperature stress changes different physiological processes that ultimately lead to decreased seed-set, grain number, grain filling duration, grain filling rate, and final grain weight in canola,” said Meghnath Pokharel, a doctoral student in agronomy. In their research, the scientists studied many different aspects of canola. For example, they looked at what time of day the plants flower under normal conditions compared to high nighttime temperatures and quality of seed produced. “The temperatures caused the flowering to shift to earlier hours of the morning,” Pokharel said. “The timing of flower opening is important for the plant, as it determines aspects related to fertilization and ultimately seed-set.” The researchers say the higher nighttime temperatures will have a long-term impact due to global climate change. Ultimately they hope to explore how to breed canola that isn’t as severely affected.

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NH T4.75 Powerstar 2016 10 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000 NH T7.260 2011 5387 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$132,000 MF 8670 2013 2535 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$215,000 Versatile 946 1993 3500 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,000 Challenger MT765C 2009 2735 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$165,000 NH TJ530 2007 3355 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$215,000 NH T9.480HD 2015 1415 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$365,000

NH HB30 2009 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 MF 220 1997 3806 hrs 22.5’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 CaseIH 8825 1997 3169 hrs 21’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 MF 220II 2000 1275 hrs 26.5’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 MACDON 2952i 2004 1998/1488 hrs 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000 MACDON 2952i 2004 1928/1380 hrs 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000 MF 9435 2009 1267 hrs 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,000 NH H8040 2008 2675 hrs 25’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000 MACDON M150 2009 1890/1408 hrs 13’ R80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 NH H8040 2011 1253/921 hrs HS14, HB25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 MF 9435 2011 977 hrs 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 MACDON M150 2011 925/711 hrs 25’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,500 MF WR9740 2012 609 hrs 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97,000 NH H8040 2013 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97,000 NH H8040 2013 750 hrs 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 CaseIH WD1203 2012 367 hrs 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 MACDON M150 2011 1085/780 hrs 35’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 MACDON M155 2012 30’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$129,500 MACDON M205 2012 40’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135,000 MACDON M205 2013 35’, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135,000 MACDON M155 2013 782/612 hrs 30’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$138,000 MACDON M155 2014 550 hrs 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,000 MACDON M205 2013 592/475 hrs 35’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000

COMBINE NH TX66 1997 3250/2500 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 Case IH 2388 1998 3932/2936 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,000 JD T670 2011 2244/1565 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000 NH CR970 2005 2140/1692 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$115,000 NH CR9060 2007 1935/1425 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$115,000 NH CR9070 2007 2978/2193 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$120,000 NH CR9070 2011 1091/893 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$245,000 NH CR9090 2012 1667/1170 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$240,000 NH CR9080 2011 1267/834 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$285,000 NH CR9090 2013 1050/837 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$315,000 NH CR9090 2013 1312/1028 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$345,000 NH CR9090Z 2013 1130/840 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$359,000 NH CR9090 2013 762/577 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$369,000 NH CR8090 2014 693/520 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$375,000 NH CR8090 2014 974/680 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$389,000 NH CR8.90 2016 714/560 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$459,000 NH CR8.90 2016 394/288 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$479,000 NH CR9.90 2015 721/575 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$505,000 NH CR9.90 2015 600/431 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$515,000 NH CX840 2003 2630/1920 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 NH CX8080 2007 1956/1519 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,000 NH CX8080 2010 1061/828 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$235,000 NH CX8080 2013 761/583 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$315,000 NH CX8080 2013 744/596 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$315,000 NH CX8080 2015 660/511 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$369,000 NH CX8080 2015 654/508 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$369,000 NH CX8.80 2016 532/415 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$419,000

99,000

SEEDING EQUIPMENT JD 787 1993 170 Bushel Tank, tow behind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 NH P1050 2009 380 Bushel, VR, TBH, 6 Run, Dual fan, Intelliview Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 NH P1060 2009 430 Bush, TBH, Mech, Intelliview Plus II . . $52,500 NH P1060 2009 430 BU, VR, TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,500 NH SD440A/SC430 2006 51’x10”, DS, 4.5” Steel Pkrs, TBH, VR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,000 NH P2060 2011 70’x10”, 4” Rubber Packers, 3.5” Dutch Boots, DS, with Liquid, Liquid has Raven sectional control . . . . . . . $92,500 NH SD440A/P1060 2004/2013 58’x9”, DS, 4”Stealth, 4.5” Steel, TBH, VR, Hyd Auger, Duals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000

2011 New Holland H8040 Windrower

CaseIH 700/ADX430 2011 60’x12, DS, 4.5” Stealth, 5.5” Rubber, VR, Basic Blockage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135,000 NH P2060/P1060 2012 60’x10”, DS, 4” Stealth, 4.5” Steel, TBT, VR, Dual Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 NH P2060/P1060/P1060 2009 70x10, DS, 4” prd row Stealth, steel pkr, harrows, VR, NH blockage, 1 Intelliview Plus II . . . . . .$175,000 JD 1870/1910 2010 56’x12” , TBT 430 Bus, DS, Full Blockage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$205,000 NH P2050/P1070 2015/2013 57x10, DS, 3” Stealth Carbide Opener, 4” Rubber Packer. 580 BU Cart, DS, VR, 7 Run. . . . . . . . . . . .$230,000 SeedHawk 6510/600TBT 2011 65x10, Sectional Control, Conveyor, TBT, 600BU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$245,000 SeedHawk 6612/600TBT 2012 66x12”, Sectional Control, DS, TBT, Sideband Knife, semi pneumatic packers, Viper Pro . . . . .$255,000 JD 1870/1910 2014 56’x12”, TBT, Double Shoot, Sectional Control, 430 Bush Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$275,000 SeedHawk/NH 7012/P4760 2016 8,300 hrs Twin Wing, Mud Scrapers, 7 Run, 100% Intelli Ag Seed Blockage, Intelli Ag Basic Block on Fert, TBH, Conveyor, Sectional Control, no monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$440,000

SPRAYERS Spray-Coupe 4640 2003 1780 hrs 80’, 400 GalEKay Crop Deflectors, foam marker, Outback STS, Automate, telescoping hitch . $61,500 Spray-Coupe 4655 2007 1640 hrs 80’ Boom, 5 Speed, Crop Deflectors, 400 Gallon Tank, Outback GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000 Miller/Nitro 2275HT 2006 2500 hrs, 100’ Boom, 1400 Gal SS Tank, Raven GPS, Air Dividers, 320 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 Hagie STS12 2000 2721 hrs 1200 Gal SS Tank, 90’ Boom, 320 Tires, Crop Div, Ind tank, Triple Nozzles, Outback S3 with E Drive and Automate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 Miller/Nitro 4275 2009 1685 hrs 1600 Gal SS Tank, 120’ Boom, Triple Nozzles, Raven Controller with smartrax, Auto boom Height, Stainless Steel Boom, 320’s and 20.8/R38 Tires . .$209,000 NH SP.345F 2015 269 hrs 1200 gal, 120’ boom, Lux Cab, Elec Mirrors, Boom Blowout, Ultraglide, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399,000

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CLARK PIPKE

MIKE GOTTSELIG

TRAVIS GIEBELHAUS

KEVIN MARTIN

VEGREVILLE, AB 1-877-632-6772

COLTON DRAVES

DANIEL WEBB

MILES MACKOW

VERMILION, AB 1-888-853-5196

RANDY REICHEL

PETER D. POLISCHUK

GRANT MILNE

LAMONT, AB 1-855-895-2189 *For commercial use only. Offer subject to credit qualification and approval by CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. See your New Holland dealer for details and eligibility requirements. CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. standard terms and conditions will apply. Depending on model, a down payment may be required. Offer good through March 31, 2018, at participating New Holland dealers in Canada. Offer subject to change. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in price. © 2018 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Industrial Capital and New Holland Agriculture are trademarks registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates.

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USED FARM EQUIPMENT *For commercial use only. Offer subject to credit qualification and approval by CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. See your New Holland dealer for details and eligibility requirements. CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. standard terms and conditions will apply. Depending on model, a down payment may be required. Offer good through March 31, 2018, at participating New Holland dealers in Canada. Offer subject to change. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in price. © 2018 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Industrial Capital and New Holland Agriculture are trademarks registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates.

AIR DRILL

2014 Bourgault 3320 ....................$169,000 2009 Bourgault 3310, 65’, 10” .....$128,000 2008 Bourgault 3310, 55’,10” ........$99,000 2007 Bourgault 3310, 55’, 10” .......$89,000 2013 Bourgault 3320, 76’, 12” .....$198,000 2013 Bourgault 3710, 50’, 10” .....$189,000 2015 Bourgault 3720, 70’, 12” .....$189,000 2015 Bourgault 3720, 70’, 12” .....$189,000 2002 Bourgault 5710, 29”, 10” .......$32,000 2008 Bourgault 5710, 64’, 10” .......$69,000 2005 Bourgault 6350 ......................$43,800 2010 Bourgault 6550 ......................$89,800 2014 Bourgault L6550 ..................$118,000 2015 Bourgault L7800, TB, TRKS, SLDT .............................$226,000 2015 Bourgault 3720 ............................ Call 2008 CIH 3430 ...............................$39,500 2000 Flexi-Coil 6000/3450, 40’, 10”, Pillar Openers ............$115,000 2010 Flexi-Coil P2060, 60’, 10”......$68,000 2004 Flexicoil 6000, 40’, 10” ..........$39,000 2011 NH P2070, 70’, 12” ...............$85,000 2005 NH SD440, 45”, 10” ..............$48,000 2008 Seedhawk, 50’, 10”, Leading Air .$89,000 2014 Seedmaster CT80-12/520 Tank ...$279,000 2014 FRLCL 350 .................................. Call 2010 FlexiCoil 5000 .............................. Call 2017 Valmar 8611...........................$89,000

AIR TANK/CART

2012 Bourgault 6450, ..................$115,000 2008 Bourgault 6450 ......................$68,000 2008 Bourgault 6450 ......................$79,000 2005 Bourgault LFC 2000 ..............$15,000 2011 NH P1070, Tow Behind .........$98,000 2008 CIH ADX3430, Mech,No Rust .....$45,000 1995 Flexi -Coil 5000/1330, 33’, 9” $19,500 2004 Flexicoil 3850, Tow Behind DS....$39,500 2014 Flexicoil 4350 ...................Please Call 2003 Flexicoil 3450 ........................$48,000 2002 Bourgault 5440 ......................$48,000

BALER/ROUND

2014 NH RB560, Wide, BC, Net, Spec ...$45,800 2013 NH BR7090 ...........................$39,800 2005 NH BR780, ...........................$13,500 2003 NH BR780, ...........................$11,800 2006 NH BR780A, .........................$14,500 2004 CIHRBX562, 12,600 Bales ...$13,800 2008 NH BR7090 ...........................$28,500 2003 NH BR780 ................................... Call

BLADES

2015 Grouser 770HD, 14’, 8-way ...$45,000 2007 Leon 4000 STX425- Frameless $13,800 2011 Leon Q5000 STX Quad .........$30,000 2013 Leon Q5000, .........................$33,000 2013 Leon Q4000 ...........................$16,800 2012 Leon Q500 .............................$19,500 2016 Kubota BB2763 ........................... Call

GRAIN AUGER/HARROW

2007 Bourgault 6000 ......................$25,800 2013 Bourgault 7200, 72’ ...............$41,800 2010 Salfrod 570RTS .....................$68,000 2011 Salford RTS570 .....................$56,800 2007 BOURGAULT 6000 ...................... Call

COMBINE

2012 NH CX8080, 748 hrs............$278,000 2011 NH CX8080, 1438/1030hrs .$259,000 2010 NH CX8080, 1875/1348 hrs $228,000 2010 NH CX8080, 1755/1237 hrs $228,000 2010 NH CX8080, 1297/939 hrs ..$238,000 2009 NH CX8080 1,301 hrs..........$228,000 2008 NH CX8080, 1726/2348hrs .$238,000 2007 NH CX8080,1341/1949 hrs .$215,000 2007 NH CX8080,......................Please Call 2010 NH CX8080, 1237 hrs..........$228,000 2010 NH CX8080,......................Please Call 2013 NH CX8090, 846/627 hrs ....$359,000 2013 NH CX8090, 942 hrs............$359,000 2013 NH CR8090, 1162/904 hrs ..$289,000 2012 NH CR8090, 1144/917 hrs .$289,000 2012 NH CR8090, 1314/1041 hrs $299,000 2004 NH CX860, 2688/2035 hrs ..$119,000 2004 NH CX860, 3685/2869 hrs ....$98,000 2004 NH CX860, 2528/1924 hrs ..$138,000 2001 NH TX66, 2270/3018hrs ........$58,000 1997 NH TX66, 3754/2781 hrs .......$28,500 1998 NH TX66, 2796/2188 hrs .......$48,000 1998 NH TX66, 2921/2344 hrs .......$48,000 1987 NH TR96 .......................... Please Call 1997 NH TR97 ................................$38,000 2011 NH CR9070, 749 hrs ...........$258,000 2011 NH CR9070, 1519/1153hrs .$239,000 2009 NH CR9070,1673/1238hrs ..$189,500 2008 NH CR9070, 2279/1562 hrs $228,000 2010 NH CR9070, 1622/1199 hrs $179,500 2007 NH CR9070, 948/780 hrs ....$198,000 2008 NH CR9070, 1434/1023 hrs $189,500 2008 NH CR9070, 2251/1583 hrs $169,500 2007 NH CR9070, 1510/2267 hrs $148,500 2009 NH CR9070, 1554/1137 hrs $198,000 2011 NH CR9070, .....................Please Call 2011 NH CR9080, 1522/1063hrs .$228,000 2010 NH CR9080, 1659/1150hrs,$228,000 2009 NH CR9080, 1347/980 hrs ..$249,000 2011 NH CR9090Z, 1311/967 hrs $289,000 2012 NH CR9090Z, 632 hrs .........$339,000 2012 NH CR9090Z, 811/576 hrs ..$369,000 2013 NH CR9090Z, 680 hrs ............ $379,000 2013 NH CR9090Z, 1138 hrs .......... $298,000 2012 NH CR9090, 1046/740 hrs ..... $345,000 2012 NH CR9090, 2050/1418 hrs ... $315,000 2011 NH CR9090, 1806/1244 hrs ... $269,000 2014 NH CR9090E, 804/556 hrs ..... $379,000 2010 NH CR9090E, 1187/1703 hrs . $269,000 2010 NH CR9090E, 1064/1518 hrs . $268,000 2013 NH CR9090Z, 1484/1138 hrs . $298,000 2013 NH CR9090Z, 1128/804 Hrs$369,000 2015 NH CR8.90, 620/414 hrs .....$483,000 2016 NH CR8.90, 489 hrs .........Please Call 2016 NH CR8.90, 465 hrs .........Please Call 2016 NH CR8.90E, 266 hrs .......Please Call 2015 NH CR9.90E, 607/452 hrs ...$559,000 2004 CIH 2388, 2547/2146 hrs ......$98,000 2010 CIH 7088, 1784/1316 hrs ....$187,000 2012 CIH 8230, 1304/962 hrs ......$278,000

2013 JD S680, 933/653 hrs..........$387,000 2012 CLASS 770, 1131/657 hrs ...$369,000 2012 CLAAS 670, 764/475 hrs .....$339,000 2002 NH CX840, 3700/2500 hrs ....$78,000

2013 NH H7460, 16’ .......................$39,800 2007 NH 1475/HS18 ......................$23,800 2012 MacDon A40D 18’ .................$23,800 2008 CIH SCX100, 18” ...................$23,800

VERTICAL TILLAGE

SKID STEER/ COMP. TRACTOR

2010 Salford 570 RTS, 30’ .............$68,000 2011 Salford RTS570 .....................$56,800 2007 Bourgault 6000 ............................ Call 2013 Bourgault 7200-72................ $41,800 2007 Bourgault 6000 ......................$25,800 1986 Bourgault FH-48-52...............$12,500

HEADER COMBINE

2010 Honeybee, HB30, Gleaner adaptor, 30’...................$49,500 1999 Honeybee SP36, 36’ .............$29,000 1994 Honeybee SP30, ....................$9,800 2009 NH 88C, 42’ ...........................$68,000 2003 NH 94C, 30’ ...........................$29,500 2005 NH 94C, 30’ ...........................$29,500 2009 NH 94C, 36’ CX/CR ...............$39,500 2008 NH 94C-36’, .........................$39,500 2003 NH 94C-36’, .........................$39,500 2009 NH 94C, 30’ ...........................$28,000 2008 NH 94C, 30’ ...........................$29,500 2007 NH 94C ..................................$28,000 2003 NH 94C, 30’ CX/CR ...............$29,500 2005 NH 94C, 36’ ...........................$39,500 2004 NH 94C, 30’ CX/CR ...............$29,500 1998 NH 994 CX/CR ......................$19,000 1999 NH 994-30’, ..........................$29,500 1998 NH 994-36’, ..........................$19,000 1995 NH SP25 ................................$15,000 2014 MacDon D6530G, 30’ ............$69,800 2014 MacDon D6530G, 30’ ............$69,800 2014 MacDon D6530G, 30’ ............$69,800 2014 MacDon D6530G ...................$65,000 2014 MacDon D6530G ..................$69,900 2014 MacDon D6535G ...................$69,900 2013 MacDon D6530G ...................$69,900 1998 MacDon 960, 25’ .....................$9,500 1998 MacDon 960, 30’ ...................$25,000 2012 MacDon FD70, 45’ ................$79,000 2010 MacDon FD70, 45’ ................$69,000 2014 MacDon FD75 .......................$79,500 2015 MacDon FD75 .......................$92,000 2014 MacDon FD75 .......................$78,500 2010 CIH 2142, 35’ ........................$58,000 1998 H 994, 30’ TX/TR ...................$18,000 2014 CLASS 1200, 35’ ...................$59,500 1997 Westward Adapter ...................$4.000 2009 Case IH 2142 ............................... Call 1997 NH SP25 ................................$15,000 2007 Honey Bee SP30 CX .............$55,000

MOWER CONDITIONER

2004 NH 1475, Toung only ...............$6,500 2006 NH 1475, ..............................$21,500 2002 NH 1475, Toung only ...............$2,000 1995 NH 2216, ................................$7,500 1995 NH 2216, ................................$9,500 2012 NH H7460 ..............................$33,500

2014 Kubota L3800HST, 200 hrsPlease call 2014 Kubota B3350, 240 hrs .... Please call 2011 Kubota L3940, 380 hrs, .... Please call 2008 Kubota B2360, 1,257 hrs . Please call 2012 Kubota F2680 . Please call for pricing 2008 Kubota BX2660 ................ please call 2013 NH L223 ................................$39,800 2002 Bobcat 773, 3,289 hrs ...........$23,500

SPRAYER/HIGH CLEARANCE

2013 NH SP240, 1000 Hrs, 1200 Gal, 100” ........................$309,000 2011 NH SP.240F .........................$208,000 2011 NH SP240F, 1920 hrs ..........$185,000 2009 Spraycoupe 4660, 440 gal, 80’ ...$84,500 2005 Sprayer 201 ................................. Call 2005 Sprayair 2010 ........................$85,000 2010 CIH 4420 .......................... Please call 2014 CIH 4430 .......................... Please call

SWATHER

2011 MacDon D60, 35’ ..................$34,000 2013 MacDon D65, 40’ ..................$49,500 2010 MacDon M150, 2068/1213 hrs ...$85,000 2010 MacDon M150, 35’, 1848/1213 hrs ............................$85,000 1998 MacDon 960, 25’ .....................$9,500 2013 MacDon M155/D6540, 520 hrs .$138,000 2014 NH SR200/440HB ...............$169,000 1999 NH 994, 25’ ...........................$15,000 2007 NH HW325, 1200hrs .............$58,000 2008 NH H8040/HB36, as is ..........$69,000 2014 NH SR200............................$175,000 1995 MF 200 ..................................$15,000 2010 NH H8060, 30’, 1075hrs ......$104,800 1997 MacDon 690, 36’ .....................$9,800 2012 MF WR9740/5200 ...............$102,800 2004 MacDon 9352 .............................. Call 2009 MacDon M150/D60 .............$128,000 2000 MacDon 9350 ..........................$8,800 2011 MacDon M205, 1,078 hrs . Please call

TRACTOR

1981 NH TW10, 8,500 ......................$6,500 2011 NH T7.270 AutoCommand - LDR, 2360 hrs ...................................$178,000 2012 NH T7.235, 2341 hrs ...........$169,000 2011 Versatile 305, 1800 hrs ........$149,500 2012 NH, T7.235, 5959 hrs ..........$109,000 2006 NH TM175/860TL, 7700hrs ...$58,000 1977 Ford 8700 ..............................$12,500 2005 CIH MXU 110, 7200hrs .........$43,800 2011 Massey 2650 .........................$48,000

TRACTOR 4WD

2008 Versatile 2375 ......................$139,000 2009 CIH STX535Q, 3103 hrs ......$248,000 2012 NH T9.505 ...........................$339,000 1994 NH 9680 ................................$89,000 1995 CIH 9270 .............................. $69,000

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Effective April 1, producers will need an Environmental Farm Plan completion letter dated within the last 10 years to be eligible for cost-share funding with the Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change programs of the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (the successor to Growing Forward). Alberta has been the only province without a renewal period. If you cannot find your completion letter, you will also need to complete a new EFP. For information on how to renew or undertake a plan as well as a video on the process, go to www.albertaefp.com (click on Start an EFP). — Alberta EFP

HEARTLAND Because I love you: Preparing for the worst Angela Fox shares the hard lessons learned losing her husband in 2011 in a sudden farm accident BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Staff / Brandon, Man.

ngela and Jay Fox thought they were well prepared for a worst-case scenario. They had braved the uncomfortable talk about last wishes — Jay wanted no part of a regular hearse. Instead, he wanted his coffin and family brought to the graveyard in an old farm truck. They had wills and life insurance. They knew where they wanted to be buried — a potential flashpoint, since they had broken away from their childhood homes in Saskatchewan to take over a beef operation at Eddystone, Man. — and had decided a family friend, not a relative, would care for their kids in the case of an accident, until their oldest son turned 18, something that would keep their four children in the region. They even had plots at the local cemetery, although Angela thought Jay was being ridiculous when he bought them, since the pair was only 30 years old. On Dec. 23, 2011, all that planning was put to the test and that worstcase scenario became terrible reality. In the time it takes for a frontend loader bucket to drop, and the aftermath following, Fox lost her husband, became a single mother of children ranging from two to 14 years old, and became the sole proprietor of their farm. “I think that lots of times people overlook the impact that it’s going to have on their operation to lose one person, because everybody’s grieving,” she said. “I think we overlook that. We think, ‘Well, the operation

Angela Fox shares her story and advice on planning for the future with this year’s crop of Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference attendees. Photo: Alexis Stockford will go on. The operation will be fine.’ But nobody in that operation is fine, so it’s a big change.”

Unexpected issues Fox has since found out that they were, in fact, comparatively well prepared for the worst. But it was not enough to avoid a laundry list of logistical, legal, and financial problems in the wake of her husband’s death. She found herself cut off from the farm’s money, a joint account set up so that both partners were needed to approve transactions. “Everybody should have their own bank account and everybody should have their own credit card because if you run off of a business account,

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you have to be able to operate that next day,” she advised attendees at the Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference earlier this winter. If they do find themselves in the same situation, she added, stop any flow into the locked account until the issue is sorted out and give new money to a lawyer to hold in trust. Next, she ran into a possible will probate, a common course when someone might contest the will or its execution. Fox was furious at what she saw as an unnecessary measure and an extra cost for the farm and turned to her sister-in-law, a lawyer, for help. The looming probate was eventually dropped. In Manitoba, probate fees claim $70 for the first $10,000 of an estate,

plus 0.7 per cent of every $1,000 value after that. On a farm, where a $1-million value is not uncommon, those fees can add up. There is little difference between selling an asset and transferring ownership due to death in terms of tax, said Laura McDougald-Williams in the small Manitoba community of Souris. Many of her clients have run into that trap when it comes time to execute an estate. “Whatever goes into your estate at the time of your death would be any assets that you own in your name alone at the time of death,” she said. “Unfortunately, I’ve had a few estates where all the farmland was in

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the husband’s name. The husband passes away and the wife is then left having to probate the husband’s will because land titles always require a probate order on the will to have it transfer over to the beneficiaries.” In one, memorable case, probate tax turned into a $20,000 price tag for a client, including $7,000 for the tax itself, plus $13,000 in administration fees, a number McDougaldWilliams said is also government mandated. “This is so preventable,” she said. “If the land had been owned in joint names, for less than $500 we can do a land transfer form, which adds the spouse on to the title. There’s no land transfer tax paid because, even if the spouse isn’t involved in farming, she’s the spouse of a farmer, so she’s exempt from land transfer tax.” The family had life insurance in place, but there were still challenges. “It takes a lot of money to die,” Fox said, urging conference-goers to keep contact with their family doctors to help with documentation. “We might think that we have insurance that will come, but it takes time. It takes a lot of time to get all the paperwork done and everything before money can start flowing back into your operation.”

‘Because I Love You’ Fox, along with another farming widow, Maggie Van Camp who is also an associate editor with Country Guide magazine, now hopes her story can help others avoid those pitfalls. The pair has launched the “Because I Love You List,” a checklist of important information they urge

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Angela Fox } from page 33 farm partners to share while both are still whole and healthy. Some of those line items should come as no surprise, although Fox noted that some basic precautions — such as having an up-to-date will; sharing contacts for family physicians, lawyers, and others; recording bank account numbers; and determining funeral wishes — are often overlooked. Others may slip through the cracks, particularly if a partner is only casually involved with the farm, she said. Mechanics’ names and veterinarian contacts may fall by the wayside if another partner always takes care of those thing, she said. Both partners might not be aware of rental agreements or landownership issues. How many payments are left on that combine? Are there investments or RRSPs? What kind of shortterm or long-term help is available from neighbours and friends? What are the passwords to any online accounts? The answers to those and many other questions need to be written down, she said. “Rather than thinking about it as a burden, to go over this list and sit down, you need to think about it as a gift to your loved ones, to your fam-

“We think, ‘Well, the operation will go on. The operation will be fine.’ But nobody in that operation is fine.” Angela Fox

ily,” Fox said. “Because if anything ever happens and you have this list that has absolutely everything on it for them, it makes their life so, so much easier in a time where they’re going to need a lot of help.”

Decisions must be made Even though the surviving partner is struggling with grief and often shock, death brings a surge of questions on the future of the operation. The first question is whether the remaining partner will continue to farm at all, said Jacqueline Gerrard of agribusiness advisers Backswath Management who also spoke at the conference. If so, to what degree will they farm? Can they maintain the farm at its current levels? “Pre-thinking” a loss may help smooth over that decision, said

Gerrard, who advised attendees to map out what they know about the operation, what they don’t know, and what kind of help they would need if they suddenly find themselves managing the farm alone. Some, like Fox, might be an equal partner and fully able to take over the farm. Others may have a primary off-farm job and maintaining the farm would require a career change. “I think if you were thrown into a management role that you weren’t really prepared for, you would find out a whole bunch of stuff that you didn’t know that you didn’t know,” Gerrard said. If farming is not in the future, what happens to the land? Will it be sold or rented? Will the family have to move? Fox faced similar questions,

despite being an active farm partner. Her family was in Saskatchewan, and few would blame her for wanting to move closer to that support. At the same time, Eddystone was home to her and the company she had built with her husband. If she was to stay, she was “all in,” she said. She would need to keep cattle, since the ranch depended heavily on their Crown land leases and livestock were part of the deal. Otherwise, she would significantly devalue their ranch. In the end, she opted to stay where she was. “My message will always be, ‘Preplanning gives you choices and choices give you time.’ So make sure you do your preplanning so that you can make good choices at the end,” she said.

Know where you sit All farm partners should be familiar with the operation’s value and there should be annual finance review with the farm’s banker and all partners, regardless of how involved they are on the farm, Gerrard said. The advantage of that is twofold — it will familiarize a non-farming partner with the business financials, and also ensure the lender is familiar with all farm partners. “Talk to your farming team about, ‘What is the vision?’” she said. “What

are the things that have been put in place already for the future of the farm that I don’t want to mess up if something happened and I was to take over or that a new management team came in?” Likewise, all parties should be aware of operating income, financing agreements, debt, tax situation and who the farm deals with for business. Land deeds, and which assets are in whose name, also warrant a second look, McDougald-Williams said. An accountant might single out tax breaks and ways to defer or spread out capital gains taxes, she said. A will, she added, is also critical, and not having one may cause problems starting with disagreement on who will administer the estate and running through beneficiary designations and additional administration costs. “If you don’t have a will, your spouse, your children, your next of kin are your beneficiaries, but that can be problematic in the case of, say, a blended family,” she said. Additionally, fair does not always mean an equal split, Fox said. In the case of multiple children where some have moved away and others stayed on farm, she argued that it wouldn’t make sense to split the farm evenly, since the on-farm child has invested more in the operation and might count on it for his or her livelihood.

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Fox became intimately acquainted with the flood of sudden decisions while still operating a farm. In the midst of mourning her husband and raising her stricken children, Fox not only had to deal with farm chores but also the start of lambing and, being winter in Manitoba, a frozen waterer. “We had a big ranch that also needed to be run and it didn’t sit still the next morning,” she said. “At the time, we had about 400 momma cows. We had just shipped calves, so we had the feedlot pens full and every single morning when I would go out, I swear the waterer was frozen.” There were many other challenges. Marketing was never Fox’s strength and was not something she enjoyed, but she has had little choice but to take it on if she wanted the farm to survive. Likewise, anything her husband once handled is now up to her to do or find help to accomplish. The farm now spends more on mechanics’ bills, she said, and the herd has gone from 400 cow-calf pairs to about 200, although the 11,000-acre land base has stayed the same. There are many difficult days, and Fox said she is still learning how to accept assistance from family, friends, and neighbours. “I think that I would definitely tell myself to take more help, to let other people help me and to be easy on myself, I think — that I don’t have to do it all right now. It takes time.” Looking back, she said she was fortunate that she and her husband had planned as much as they did, but there were still a host of issues that she never thought might become a problem. At the same time, her family’s farm has survived. “Right from the moment it happened, I knew that I didn’t want this moment to define us,” she said. “I didn’t want this to be the only thing that people remembered about Jay, and I didn’t want it to be the only thing that people remembered about our family or what we had done with our lives. “There’s more to us than that moment and there’s more to Jay than his death.” astockford@farmmedia.com

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Greenhouse gas policies should reflect local conditions Government should tailor policies to encourage farmers to seek cost-effective ways to lower emissions BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

he old environmental mantra of think globally, act locally is the best way to approach the impact of agriculture on climate change, say experts from a leading intergovernmental economic organization. Agriculture is projected to be the second most economically damaged sector by climate change while at the same time being a significant contributor to it, Guillaume Gruere, a senior policy analyst with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, told the Senate agriculture committee recently. Governments should require climate change adaptation measures by farmers but should account for local conditions, he said. “Changes in temperature,

Outside panel named for farm risk management review Two Albertans are among a panel of 11 experts from across the country picked to offer guidance and feedback on farm business risk management programs. Federal and provincial agriculture ministers want an outside assessment of the programs’ effectiveness and “impact on growth and innovation.” The review’s early focus is to be on the “ability of the programs to respond to market risk, with a specific focus on AgriStability,” the government said, but it will also look at AgriInsurance and AgriInvest. The findings are to be presented this summer. The five-year Canadian Agricultural Partnership — the successor to Growing Forward — goes into effect in April. The two Albertans on the panel are Chris Simpson, an accountant and beef producer, and Anita Wickersham, a senior manager in Alberta with KPMG Consultations. Other members include Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Mark Brock; Saskatchewan grain farmer Lane Stockbrugger; crop producer and Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council chair Mary Robinson; and Manitoba cow-calf producer Tyler Fulton, who is also director of risk management for H@ms Marketing Service. — Staff

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other policies that discourage climate change adaptation because agriculture is one of the major greenhouse gas-emitting sectors, he said. “Direct emissions from the sector present about 10 to 12 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions,” he said. “It is the largest emitter of methane, mostly from ruminants, and nitrous oxide, mainly from manure and fertilizers — two gases with significantly higher global warming potential than CO2.”

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vation and investment toward lower carbon technologies for the future, he said. “The most desirable and direct carbon pricing approach is either tax emissions or to use an emission trading scheme with auction permits,” he said. “However, there are presently challenges associated with the measurement of agriculture emissions, but ongoing development of protocols for the measurement of these emissions could and should eventually ease these constraints, allowing greater participation by agriculture.” There are two broad strategies agriculture can follow in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Henderson said. “One is to improve the productive efficiency of the livestock sector. The other is to look for ways to reduce emissions, absorb emissions from the atmosphere through sequestration opportunities, such as building up soil carbon.”

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Millions go hungry in India as food rots or is wasted India produces enough food to adequately feed itself, $14 billion of food goes to waste each year as a pest-resistant agent. We also use dry chilies to kill any insects infecting the grains,” said Rajan, talking in a field near his house. He said he preferred to do this as the 1,900 or so storage facilities built by the government around the country are mostly city based and using them incurred transport costs. “Moreover, there is no surety that our crops won’t rot in these facilities,” he added.

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or Bhaskar Kumar it is a struggle to name green leafy vegetables found in India for his homework as his staple diet is rice and salt with vegetables served only on festive occasions. But the eight-year-old from Pilakhana village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh decides not to ask his mother Shakuni Bai, aware she skipped dinner four times that week. For Bai is among 194 million Indians going hungry daily, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) — despite India wasting food worth about $14 billion a year, according to government figures. India, one of the world’s largest food producers, is trying to tackle waste during production, processing, retailing and consumption by funding internal initiatives and by partnerships on best practice and technology with overseas investors. But many of those struggling to get enough to eat are concerned that progress is too slow in India which ranked 100 among 119 countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index, with 14.5 per cent of the population undernourished. Bai said her problems getting food came when three years of inadequate rainfall were followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “demonetization,” when two of the highest denomination notes were scrapped in November 2016. “I had my own land where I used to grow rice and wheat alternately but with three years of consecutive drought I mortgaged my land to pay the mounting debt,” Bai, 42, said during an interview at her mud-and-brick hut in Pilakhana. “I decided to give myself a last chance and was planning to pay the mortgage by farming as the forecast suggested good rain in the coming months but then demonetization hap-

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Massive waste The paradox of millions going hungry in India while food goes to waste is receiving increasing amounts of attention as the FAO stresses that one-third of food produced globally for human consumption is wasted every year. As the World Economic Forum has highlighted, food production is clearly not the main issue as India needs 225 million to 230 million tonnes of food per year to feed its population — and farm output in 2015-16 hit more than 270 million tonnes. Sharad Pawar, a former agriculture minister, once told parliament that nearly 40 per cent of the value of annual production was wasted, with crops left to rot in the sun

without storage or transportation, or eaten by insects and rats. But while India’s Amul, the world’s largest dairy co-operative, has been widely praised for successfully processing huge amounts of milk quickly and safely for years, spurring the so-called “White Revolution” in India, authorities have struggled to stop vast amounts of grain wasting every year. The Food Corporation of India, the nation’s main grain procurement agency set up about 50 years ago, now sits on mounds of rice and wheat and has faced criticism for being too weighed down by process and bureaucracy to solve the problems. An official with the agency, who wished to remain anonymous, said a key reason for food waste is damage caused by a lack of infrastructure which it is trying to overcome by investing in building new cold storage facilities over the next five years.

Children stunted But while this food is wasted, millions of people are going hungry, with 38.4 per cent of children aged under five

stunted, according to the Global Hunger Index. “This reflects the chronic lack of balanced food,” said Ashish Agarwal, a food rights activist with Aligarh-based n o n - p r o f i t g r o u p UDAAN Society that focuses on rural development. “The under-five mortality rate is 4.8 per cent in India, partially because of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environment.” Critics are concerned that it is not enough to just focus on boosting grain storage, as 350 million of India’s 1.3 billion people live in rural locations where electricity is unreliable and erratic so the use of cold storage facilities is limited. They want to see improved transportation to move food supplies faster, and faster food processing so less is wasted. Raghav Rajan, a farmer from Chakwas village in India’s western Rajasthan state, shies away from government storage, saying traditional storage methods are better to preserve food. “We store fruits and vegetables with neem leaves (a medicinal herb) which act

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EPA says glyphosate not likely to be carcinogenic The U.S. agency has found no ‘meaningful risk to human health’ in a draft report BY TOM POLANSEK Reuters

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, contradicting a World Health Organization panel. The EPA, in a draft risk assessment report issued last month also said it found “no other meaningful risks to human health” when glyphosate is used according to its label instructions. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (or IARC) fuelled concerns about health risks when it said in 2015 that glyphosate was “probably carcinogenic.” Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer AG, rejected the conclusion along with groups representing U.S. corn, soy and wheat farmers, citing other reviews. The EPA’s latest assessment “confirms exactly what we’re saying: that agencies across the world say glyphosate is safe and the IARC report is a flawed analysis,” said Gordon Stoner, president of the National Association of Wheat Growers. In November, the wheat growers’ association, Monsanto and other U.S. farm groups sued California to stop it from requiring cancer warnings on products containing glyphosate. California, the top U.S. agricultural-producing state, added glyphosate to its list of cancer-causing chemicals in July and will require that products containing glyphosate carry warnings by July 2018. Europe wrestled for two years over what to do with glyphosate amid a debate over whether it causes cancer. The European Commission recently renewed the licence for five years. A large, long-term study on glyphosate use by U.S. agricultural workers, published last month as part of a project known as the Agricultural Health Study, or AHS, found no firm link between exposure to glyphosate and cancer.

Reaching consumers a complicated challenge Consumers are tribal these days, which makes talking to them tough BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

armers and food companies striving to better connect with consumers need to prepare for dealing with a diverse audience, says the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. “There is no single consumer group,” the centre says in a report based on a survey of public attitudes on food issues. “Today’s consumers are diverse, yet engage and communicate similar viewpoints on food by forming tribes. Each consumer is unique and every consumer will display characteristics of other tribes, but ultimately everyone has a primary tribe to which they return.” Reaching out to the tribes has to be key “when planning who and how to engage with to be most effective in earning trust,” the centre said. The 2017 survey built on the centre’s inaugural 2016 survey of public trust attitudes on food. It found that “the rising cost of food and keeping healthy food affordable ranked as the top two concerns for the second year in a row over a long list of others including health care, energy and the economy.” Keep these findings in mind when engaging the public, “particularly those who don’t work

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armers shouldn’t be too concerned yet that the recent merger of Agrium and PotashCorp of Saskatchewan merger will cause an increase in the price of fertilizer, says one farm leader. “(The merger is) a hard one to find a whole bunch of negatives or positives about it. A year from now it might be a different story,” said Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Initially announced in 2016, the merger between the two Canadian-based international companies received final regulatory approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in late December. The new company,

Nutrien, was officially formed as of Jan. 1. In order for the merger to go through, the companies had to receive clearance from Canada, India, and China, as well as Washington. Producers had concerns before the merger, but the view is now mixed, said Lewis, whose organization initially feared a lessening of competition but welcomes a stronger Canadian player. That view was echoed by Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers, Manitoba’s largest farm group. “I understand that they don’t plan on shutting down any mines or shutting down any nitrogen manufacturers. It’s actually letting Sask (Saskatchewan) potash into the network of Agrium and vice versa,” he said. “So probably at the end of the day it’ll be a much more robust company. The companies have said they expect to see the merger generate operational efficiencies of up to US$500 million. Nutrien is now Canada’s third-largest natural resource company with a value of approximately US$36 billion.

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UN redoubles efforts to restore land in Sahel

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Mechanization hasn’t been without controversy but officials say millions of hectares need to be restored BY BOUREIMA BALIMA Thomson Reuters Foundation

adjara Ali watched with displeasure as a tractor dug trenches through the parched earth in her remote Niger village, preparing ground for planting where grass has not grown in years. She was not unhappy with the results, however. Land projects such as this one have turned large tracts of Niger from brown to green in recent years and made parts of the hot, dry West African nation productive again. But 45-year-old Ali and the other women in Doumba village used to do the digging themselves, earning a few hard-earned dollars a day for each half-moon-shaped trench they made, until the tractor was brought in a few months ago to replace them. “We worked in pairs. Sometimes we would dig six (trenches) a day, which earned us 2,600 CFA francs (US$4.50),” she said. “I know it’s not much, but it allowed me to be a bit independent.” In a push to combat desertification, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is investing in tractors and plows to speed up land restoration in Africa’s Sahel, a semi-arid belt below the Sahara that stretches from Senegal to Sudan. Intensive farming, overgrazing and changing rainfall patterns driven by climate change have made much of the land barren in recent decades, experts say. But the damage can be reversed with simple practices to retain soil moisture. Digging half-moon trenches is a traditional technique that aid agencies have encouraged throughout the region, often paying farmers or herders in food or cash for their labour. By using machines, women will no longer be obliged to do the back-breaking work left by men who leave their villages to herd livestock or look for jobs, say the FAO and local officials. But women of the Tillaberi region are far from pleased. “We will certainly rest but we will have a loss to make up,” said Salamatou Idrissa, another Doumba resident.

Great Green Wall With the use of machines, FAO hopes to restore 18,000 hectares of degraded land in the region next year, three times the territory restored this year, said Moctar Sacande, international co-ordinator of the agency’s program Action Against Desertification. In a project dubbed Africa’s Great Green Wall, areas of the Sahel three times the size of France or Kenya that decades ago were covered with forests, crops and grasslands have been identified for restoration. The mechanized approach is already used in Senegal and will be expanded to Burkina Faso, Sudan and Nigeria in 2018, Sacande said. “We already have some results, that’s why we want to scale it up now,” he said. FAO foresaw that villagers would lose wages due to the mechanization and planned for them to earn money instead by collecting seeds for planting, said Sacande.

Women seen at the site of a land restoration project in Doumba, Niger in November. PHOTO: THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/BOUREIMA BALIMA

In the long run, this will be more profitable than digging, said Arouna Compaore, an environmental technician in the local mayor’s office.

But the women in Doumba said that they had not yet been paid for the seeds they collected and were unsure when they would be, but a government official said they will in mid-May when the rainy season starts and the seeds can be used. Meanwhile, the difference made by tractors is plain to see. It used to take about 100 people one day to dig a hectare of land, said Sacande. Now, a single tractor can cover up to 15 hectares a day. To halt and reverse the impact of decades of overgrazing and deforestation, and meet the UN sustainable development goal of reversing land degradation by 2030, around 10 million hectares will need to be restored each year, according to the FAO.

fter years of talk, federal officials are ready to roll out measures to beef up safeguards to prevent the spread of animal and plant disease. Officials, who have spent two years discussing the plant and animal health strategy with farm groups and other organizations, are aiming to launch the strategy in April. The goal is to advance disease preparedness and biosecurity measures to the same level across the country, Debbie Barr, director of the Animal Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Division of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency told the recent conference of the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council. “We also want to see more emphasis on collaboration among those involved in the sectors,” said Jaspinder Komal,

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The guardian angels of the rodeo grounds BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Staff / Brandon, Man.

odeo always has an element of unpredictability and danger and there’s nowhere that’s more evident that in bull riding. Typically the event kicks off with a sense of nervous anticipation, accompanied by pulse-quickening hard rock like AC/DC, and an excited announcer asking spectators, ‘Are you ready for some bull riding?’ The chute opens and everyone holds their breath for eight seconds, wondering if the rider can hang on. Dennis Halstead is not there for those eight seconds. He’s there for what happens next. With his makeup and trademark yellow shoes, the retired Calgary firefighter is easily singled out as a rodeo clown, one of those responsible for protecting a dismounted or downed rider. “It’s my job to make sure that a cowboy’s safe in the arena,” he said. “With my barrel, it’s to make sure that barrel’s in a position so if the cowboy or bullfighter’s in trouble, they can get behind the barrel and I take the hit.” And Halstead has certainly taken hits. Over the 20 years of his second career, he’s had a multitude of near misses, including one memorable instance where a bull’s horn came within a hair’s breadth of his face. Even within the safety of his padded barrel, being hit is like, “being thrown in a dryer, turn the dryer on and then throw it down a flight of stairs,” he said. Halstead himself has a long list of battle wounds, including numerous broken bones. “That’s the nature of my business,” he said. “They estimate it’s like being hit by a small truck doing 25 to 30 miles an hour.”

Clown versus bullfighter There are two key players when it comes to keeping bull riders safe after they’re off the animal’s back. There’s the beloved rodeo clown and the bullfighter, who sports a cowboy hat and cleats, rather than makeup. A bullfighter will actively draw the bull away after the rider is thrown or dismounts, relying on the rodeo clown, or barrelman, to distract the bull if necessary. Lyle Sankey, founder of the Sankey Rodeo School based in Missouri, trains both. “The term ‘rodeo clown’ used to encompass a lot of things,” he said. “It’s kind of morphed now and divided into (these) two groups. “When you use the term bullfighter, that’s the guy who does the cowboy protection — draws the bull away from a fallen rider and also freestyle bullfighting,” he said, referencing the one-on-one matchup between fighter and bull

Dennis Halstead plays up the comedy angle of his sometimes serious work as a rodeo clown.

“They estimate it’s like being hit by a small truck doing 25 to 30 miles an hour.” Dennis Halstead provides comic relief between rodeo events, part of his role as a rodeo clown. Photos: Dennis Halstead Dennis Halstead

that has become a form of crowd entertainment and a sport in its own right. Bullfighting is by far the more popular of the two options at his school, he said. It’s becoming a stand-alone sport, one looking to be on par with bull riding in terms of spectator appeal — and risk. In freestyle bullfighting competitions, there is no rider to protect and competitors are graded on their daring, willingness to risk themselves, and ability to stay as close to the bull as possible during a 60-second encounter. It has turned bullfighting into a quickfire, almost dance-like series of dodges, daredevil stunts (including selfies as the bull barrels in from behind), and aerial flips. The job of barrelman shares that strange contrast of switching between his sometimes lifeand-death role and lighthearted clowning. “Here this weekend I get to blow myself up in an outhouse,” Halstead said while appearing at Ag Ex here this fall. “I get to ride a motorbike through a wall of fire. Of course that’s all the fun stuff, and then, of course, the serious job is the bull riding.”

Preparing for the job Sankey’s courses are all three-day clinics, regardless of whether the student is drawn to bullfighting or life as a rodeo clown. For many, that turns into a string of camps that makes up their only formal education. A bullfighter or clown might take a course, return home, get more field experience, and then return to Sankey’s school for another round.

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Dennis Halstead dons his makeup before bringing out his barrel. “We deal with the fundamentals, give them the right foundation, the right start, and then students who have more experience or are more advanced, we work with them on what they’re able to work on at that point in time,” Sankey said. Most of the training programs weren’t in place back when Halstead got his unplanned start in the business at the Calgary Police Rodeo. The annual fundraiser sees police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, and corrections officers ‘give it a go’ in rodeo events. And that’s pretty much how Halstead got started. “They had a big-name rodeo clown scheduled and he backed out a week before,” he recalled.

Having grown up around rodeo, Halstead volunteered to fill in. It was the start of a career that would eventually see him named among the top five rodeo clowns, become a four-time Canadian Professional Rodeo Association entertainer of the year and make multiple appearances at the Canadian Finals Rodeo, RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo, and other high-profile events. The 57-yearold spends as much as 10 months of every year on the road, performing as many as 140 times annually. And he has no plans on putting away those bright-yellow shoes any time soon. “I’m living the dream,” he said with a grin. astockford@farmmedia.com

A new scholarship from 4-H Canada and the Coca-Cola Foundation will give 150 students $1,000 towards their post-secondary education. Any 4-H member who is the first in their immediate family to attend a post-secondary institution or a postgraduate program is eligible to apply. The scholarship program will focus on supporting students interested in making a positive impact in communities across Canada through skills and knowledge gained in their education. “This new partnership with the Coca-Cola Foundation supports 4-H Canada’s work to help youth explore their career interests, develop new skill sets, prepare for the workforce and become leaders in a wide range of sectors,” 4-H Canada said in a news release. The application period starts March 1 and closes on May 31. For more information, go to 4-h-canada.ca, click on the ‘Programs and Events’ pull-down menu, and then on the ‘Grants, Scholarships, and Awards’ link. — Staff

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Jan. 16: FCC Youth Summit, Northlands, Edmonton. Website: www.fcc-fac.ca Jan. 16: Advice From AgInform Professionals (tax, insurance, and safety sessions), Bassano Elks Hall, Bassano (also Jan. 30 in Foremost, and Feb. 6 in Acadia Valley). Contact: Janet Adams 403-527-8114 Jan. 16: Using Shopify to Build Your Own Online Store, Red Deer College, Red Deer. Contact: Karen Goad 780-538-5629 Jan. 16-17: 2018 Irrigated Crop Production Update, Lethbridge Lodge and Conference Centre, Lethbridge. Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Jan. 18: 2018 Peace Agronomy Update, Dunvegan Motor Inn, Fairview. Contact: Nora Paulovich 780-836-3354 Jan. 18: Pricing Principles (for retail markets), Agriculture Centre, Airdrie (also Jan. 30 in Grande Prairie). Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Jan. 18: Getting Into Local Foods, Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Hall, Calgary. Contact: Eileen Kotowich 780-853-8223 Jan. 23: Clubroot Information Session, Debolt Centre, Debolt (also Jan. 23 in Valleyview; Jan. 24 in St. Isidore and High Prairie; Jan. 25 in Rycroft and Sexsmith; and Jan. 26 in La Crete). Contact: Smoky Applied Research and Demonstration Association 780-837-2900 Jan. 23: Cow-Calfenomics 2017/2018, Vermilion Regional Centre, Vermilion (also Jan. 24 in Westlock, and Jan. 25 in Stettler). Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Jan. 25: Verified Beef Workshop, MTM Hall, County of Barrhead. Contact: County of Barrhead 780-674-3331 Jan. 25: Cattle Herd Health and Nutrition, St. Michael Hall, Lamont County. Contact: Lindsay B. 780-895-2585

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Jan. 25: Cover Crops (with Kevin Elmy), Mallaig Unity Hall, Mallaig. Contact: Kellie Nichiporik 780-826-7260 Jan. 25: Wetlands and your Farm, Millet Agriplex, Millet. Contact: Kim B. 780-352-3321 ext. 3321 Feb. 7: Organic Master Garden Course, Multicultural Heritage Centre, Stony Plain. Contact: Jennifer Burns-Robinson 780-9632777 Feb. 13-14: Leading Edge Farm Management Conference, Holiday Inn & Suites on Gasoline Alley, Red Deer. Contact: Rick T. 780-4540844 Feb. 15: Getting Into Farmers’ Markets, AFSC Building, Camrose. Contact: Eileen Kotowich 780-853-8223 Feb. 21: Sour Cherry and Haskap Production Workshop, Pomeroy Inn & Suites, Olds. Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Feb. 21: Building a Working Destination Farm, Agriculture Business Centre, Leduc. Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Feb. 21-23: Alberta Beef Industry Conference, Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, Red Deer. Contact: Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association 403-2502509. Feb 28: Lakeland Agricultural Research Association AGM, Craigend Hall, Craigend. Contact: Kellie Nichiporik 780-826-7260 March 6: Potato Pest Management, Festival Place, Sherwood Park (also March 8 in Lethbridge). Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800387-6030 March 7-8: Western Barley Growers Association 40th Convention: A New Era in Agriculture, Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary. Contact: WBGA 403-912-3998 March 26-27: Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference, Hyatt Regency, Calgary. Contact: Iris Meck 403-686-8407

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Dr. Duane Landals receives the 2017 Carl Block Award. PHOTO: ABMVA

n Alberta veterinarian has been named the recipient of a national award for outstanding contributions to animal health. Dr. Duane Landals of Onoway has been given the 2017 Carl Block Award by the Canadian Animal Health Coalition. For more than 37 years Landals has “contributed significantly” to veterinary medicine, both in Canada and internationally. He has served as president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association; vice-president of the World Veterinary Association; and president and then registrar of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. He continues to

serve with many organizations, including Veterinarians Without Borders; the Registry of Approved Continuing Education Committee of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards; the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Veterinary Pharmaceutical Stewardship Advisory Group; and the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council antimicrobial-resistance working group. Landals was also the owner and operator of two multi-species veterinary practices for 35 years and owned a rural veterinary practice and a beef cattle and horse ranch for 25 years. — Staff

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Brazil using satellite data to monitor land use Deforestation and evictions are the ugly side of the country’s rapid expansion of agriculture BY KARLA MENDES Thomson Reuters Foundation

A member of an Indigenous Munduruku tribe is seen near a placard as they occupy the construction site of the hydropower plant in the state of Mato Grosso in the Amazon in July. PHOTO: REUTERS/LUNAE PARRACHO

razil — the world’s fifthlargest country — has launched a digital tool to monitor changes in land use, amid simmering violence over landownership, corruption, and evictions. The interactive platform is the first to map the entire country, not just special areas like the Amazon, said the government’s Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. “The main purpose is to indicate where things are happening, at what speed and what is happening... if there was deforestation or if pasture or agriculture has entered (an area),” said the IBGE’s Maurício Zacarias Moreira. “We can analyse the past, see the present and do (data) modelling for the future.” Rising violence between Indigenous people and other land users, combined with often hazy prop-

erty ownership and what activists consider high levels of impunity, have made Brazil the world’s deadliest country for land rights campaigners. London-based campaign group Global Witness said in July that 49 of 200 land activists killed last year were from Brazil. Farming plays a key role in Brazil’s economy, pitting the government, which wants to boost foreign investment in agricultural land to rekindle growth amid biting recession, against opponents fearing deforestation and displacement. The tool combines satellite and field data to visualize all 8.5 million square kilometres of Brazil, which occupy about half of South America. Users can see vegetation cover, occupation, and agricultural activities from the year 2000, and combine the information with other databases monitoring forests, Indigenous lands and mines, Moreira said. It will be updated every two years, he said.

“The main purpose is to indicate where things are happening, at what speed and what is happening.”

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The tool should help policymakers to plan future land use, said Clarissa Gandour, a senior analyst in Brazil with the Climate Policy Initiative, a U.S.-based think-tank. Given the delay in updating data, the Science Ministry’s existing space-based assessments will remain more important for monitoring Amazonian deforestation, she said.

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Jim & Karyl Bleakley

Wade & Laura Bleakley

P: 780-372-4175 - C: 403-741-9864 P: 780-372-4417 - C: 403-318-8775 P.O. Box 513, Bashaw, AB T0B 0H0 lazyebarranching@msn.com • www.lazyebarranching.com

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BULL*SALE AT THE FARM • INNISFAIL, AB

Gavin & Mabel Hamilton • Colton • Quinn PHONE 403.224.2353 EMAIL belvinangus@xplornet.com WEB www.belvinangus.com

P.O. Box 6134, Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 GAVIN’S CELL 403.556.5246 COLTON’S CELL 403.507.5416 BRENDYN ELLIOT 250.449.5071

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LLB Angus

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Offering 700

• 150 yearling bulls

BULL & FEMALE SALE

MARCH 10, 2018 head of Quality Black & Red Angus Cattle

• 75 two year old bulls

• 250 commercial yearling heifers

Black & Red Yearling Bulls

• 110 yearling heifers

• 50 purebred bred heifers

• 75 commercial bred heifers

Commercial Heifers

LEE, LAURA & JACKIE BROWN TRISH & TIM HENDERSON Phone: 403-742-4226 Fax: 403-742-2962

at the farm Erskine AB

Black & Red Two year old Bulls

Box 217, Erskine, Alberta T0C 1G0 catalogue online www.llbangus.com

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Cam, Kerrie, Emma, Jill & Josie Sparrow 306-668-4218 Cam’s Cell: 306-227-3607 Vanscoy, Saskatchewan www.asparrowfarms.com

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On the Ranch, Russell, Manitoba Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Black and Red Simmental, Angus and Simm-Angus Bulls

Miles, Bonnie & Jared Glasman Home: 204.773.3279 Miles’ Cell: 204.773.6275 Jared’s Cell: 204.796.0999

mjsimmentalangus@gmail.com

www.mjsimmentalangus.com mlg@glasmanfarms.com

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Matthew & Leanne Glasman Home: 204.773.3209 Matt’s Cell: 204.773.6055

Sale Managed By: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. Chris: 306-220-5006

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Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch

BULL SALE

29th

1:00 SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018 AT OUR BULL YARDS (WATCH FOR SIGNS), PONTEIX, SK, CANADA

Selling... 100+ PUREBRED BLACK & RED

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CONSISTENT & PREDICTABLE SEMEN TESTED PERFORMANCE TESTED NEW & PROVEN GENETICS

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www.lonesomedoveranch.ca Sale will be broadcast online at DLMS.ca

Vernon & Eileen Davidson Box 681, Ponteix, SK S0N 1Z0 Ph 306.625.3755 Cell 306.625.7863 • Cell 306.625.7864 davidsongelbvieh@sasktel.net www.davidsongelbvieh.com

Ross & Tara Davidson & Family Box 147, Ponteix, SK S0N 1Z0 Ph 305.625.3513 R 306.625.7045 • T 306.625.7345 lonesomedoveranch@sasktel.net www.lonesomedoveranch.ca

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Selling 90 Rising Two Year Olds: (April May Born) Black Angus • Red Angus • Polled Limousin ~ Red & Black These sires represent calving ease, performance and high maternal rate

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NORdAL LiMOuSiN & ANguS PO Box 85 Simpson, SK S0g 4MO Rob garner Cell: 306-946-7946 nordallimousin@sasktel.net www.nordallimousin.com

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JANUARY 2018 24th Annual Bull Sale

Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 1:00 pm

At the Ranch, Carievale, SK (heated sales arena)

180 Bulls Sell Herd Bulls Designed by Ranchers for Ranchers

Red & Red Blaze Simmental Bulls

50 20

Polled Yearlings Coming Two Year Olds

• All bulls born, bred & developed right here at MRL • Large sire groups 1/2 and 3/4 brothers Penfulls of uniform bulls in every category • Sight Unseen Buyer’s Program (Can’t make it sale day, give us a call. Almost 25% of our bulls sell SUS. Quality in Quanity and 95% go to Many repeat customers year after year.) Commercial Cowb oys. • Semen evaluated and guaranteed • Free Delivery in Western Canada. Cost sharing to the East Black & Black Blaze 50 Polled Yearlings (Our trailer is most likely going right past your gate.) Polled Simmental Bulls 20 Coming Two Year Olds • Sound rugged Bulls developed on a high roughage ration (Born, bred and fed to work and stay working) • Extra age bulls ready to cover some ground. Offering 50 May/June coming Two Year Olds and January/February born yearlings. • Genetically engineered to excel for the commercial cattleman. Calving ease, performance and packed full of maternal traits.

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“THE BULL BUSINESS” IS WHAT WE DO! Supplying Quality Herdbulls to progressive Cattlemen for over 40 years! For over 40 years we have been committed to and focused on providing herd bulls that will excel for commercial cowboys. Over the years we have listened to our customers to provide herd bulls that work in today’s industry under real world ranching conditions. Our breeding program isn’t influenced by the showring or the flavour of the month but rather genetics that work for everyday cattlemen who make their living in the cow business. Herd bulls that will sire calves with moderate birth weights, explosive growth, structural soundness with eye appeal and packed full of maternal power. Extra age bulls Jan/Feb born yearlings and check out the large group of May/June coming two year olds for 2018. Sound, rugged herd bulls that will cover some ground. No fluff, no puff. The top 170 bulls from our highly regarded cowherd of almost 700 mother cows and the most elite herd bulls in the business. Come see for yourself what keeps the commercial cowboys coming back year after year. Give us a call, text or email for a full color catalogue and bull video.

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60 Charolais

25 Angus

Two’s & Yearlings March 03, 2018 Long yearlings 1:00pm Fairgrounds

2 Ranch Horse Prospects Blaine & Moira Pickard

403-627-4766

Pincher Creek, AB A&L Robbins Ranching 403-627-7398 Turnbull Charolais 403-627-6951 Char-Lew Ranch 403-627-9412 View the Catalogue & Videos online @ www.charolaisbanner.com

15 th

Annual

Spady Bull Sale

Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Progeny sells:

Selling 120 Black Angus Bulls

SAv tEN SPEED 3022 Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 S A MGS: SAV Bismarck 5682

110 Yearlings, 10 2-yr Olds

DuRALtA 1441 REvENuE

BW WW YW MILK TM 1.5 67 126 20 54

vIN MAR O’REILLY FACtOR Sire: SAV Final Answer 0035 BW WW YW MILK TM MGS: Circle A 216 LTD 9374 0.5 56 109 26 54

www.rivercrestangus.com Craig Spady 403-740-4978 Tom Spady 780-879-2180

Sire: SAV Resource 1441 BW WW YW MILK TM MGS: Minburn Yellowstone 56S -0.3 22 51 21 32

Sale 1:30 pm at the Ranch Alliance, AB

KBJ PREDO 105A Sire: Atlasta Predominacnt 31W BW WW YW MILK TM 2.4 44 78 23 45 MGS: FRL Traveler 416

DuRALtA 307R uPDRAFt 45A Sire: SITZ Upward 307R BW WW YW MILK TM MGS: KMK Alliance 6595 187 2.5 71 123 27 63

Valleymere Angus Travis Spady 780-879-2298 Brian Spady 780-879-2110

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220 Coming 2 Year Old Red And Black Angus Bulls Sell 175 Commercial Bred Heifers (May Calving) Red And Black Bulls Sired By... XO Crowfoot 0102X

Ole Farms Ltd.

Red U-2 Foreigner 413B

Kelly & Anna Olson Athabasca AB Ph: 780-675-4664 Travis: 780-689-8324 Graham: 780-675-0112 Kelly: 780-689-7822 E: info@olefarms.com

DDA Emblazon 27C DDA Pinebank 50H SAV Resource 1441 HF Kodiak 5R WAF Zorzal 321U

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35th Annual Performance Tested Charolais Bull Sale

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the ranch, Strome, AB On offer: 160 TWO YEAR OLDS

Philip & Marie Harty (780) 376-2241

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Box 1638 - Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 (403) 843-4756 • (403) 783-1217 anchordranch@misslink.ca

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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.

This year only six varieties came before the cultivar voting panel (CVP), a subgroup of the PRCWRT, whose members represent the entire wheat value chain including farmers, breeders, agronomists, plant pathologists, exporters and end-users. Up to 23 of the PRCWRT’s members serve on the CVP. The CVP’s creation is another streamlining measure. It reduced the number of people voting, while still allowing all PRCWRT members to give expert insight. The CVP also addresses Ritz’s concern that the process reflect the industry and its needs. At the PRCWRT meeting in 2013 Fairfax, Alta., seed grower Henry Vos said farmers and endusers should decide what varieties to grow, not a committee. But this year Vos said creating the CVP and having wheat commission representatives on it, is an important change. He said in the past, farmers had little for-

mal involvement or voice on the committee. Today he represents the Alberta Wheat Commission’s 14,000 farmer members on the CVP. “I like the committee structure,” Vos said. “I like the input of all the individuals. On varieties where there are concerns we have the cultivar voting panel, which represents the whole value chain. That is the most important part.” Much of what Ritz sought has been accomplished, said Brian Beres, a former PRCWRT chair and member of the ad hoc committee working on reforming the PRCWRT, following this year’s meeting. He said the group worked very hard along with the PRCWRT’s outgoing chair Curtis Pozniak, who is a durum breeder at the University of Saskatchewan, to streamline the process. “We wanted to get ahead of See committee on page 7 »

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February 11, 2018

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new this year! Selling 40 Commerical Heifers!

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Feb 20, 2018

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JANUARY 2018

February 24, 2018

33rd annual bull sale

A SAMPLE OF OUR 2018 SALE BULLS

LFE 847D RAVEN X DARK NIGHT

LFE 803D

MCDAVID X FULL THROTTLE

LFE 856D RIDDLER X HOUSE

120 Simm. Yearlings 110 Simm. Extra Age

LFE 385E BLOOD RUSH X SPRINGSTEEN

EXTRA AGE

LFE 328E

LFE 809D

TRESTLE X STUBBY

VEGAS X BLACK LAKOTA

20 Angus Yearlings 40 Angus Extra Age EXTRA AGE

LFE 598D HILTON X JUSTIFIED

LFE 319E

LFE 3002D

SOUTH DAKOTA X DATELINE

RENOWN X LEGACY

LFE 418E

KELLY X ODYSSEY

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50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE Canadian Livestock Curling Bonspiel in Saskatoon, SK. February 2nd-4th. Calling all previous Curlers and Associates! For more information contact Darin Pedersen 306-528-7997 or email: cattlecurl@gmail.com SEEKING CONSULTATION & DISCUSSION with Canola Producers having difficulty understanding Canola Streaming Agreements and relationships. Please contact via email: saskcanolafarmer@yahoo.com

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WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and OLDER GRAIN TRAILER, tandem, nice conothers. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, dition, priced to sell! Call 306-654-7772, buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, Saskatoon, SK. mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK.

SASKATOON TRUCK PARTS CENTRE Ltd. North Corman Industrial Park. New and used parts available for 3 ton trucks all the way up to highway tractors, for every make and model, no part too big or small. Our shop specializes in custom rebuilt differentials/transmissions and 1976 CITABRIA 7ECA, 1637 hrs., some as- clutch installations. Engines are available, sembly required, $8000. 519-595-8580, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on the lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for Milverton, ON. parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023. www.saskatoontruckparts.ca DL #914394 WIRELESS DRIVEWAY ALARMS- 1/2 TRUCK PARTS: 1/2 to 3 ton, new and mile range. Easy to install. Calving/foaling used. We ship anywhere. Contact Phoenix barn cameras, backup cameras for RVs, Auto, 1-877-585-2300, Lucky Lake, SK. trucks and combines, etc. Free shipping from Calgary, AB. 403-616-6610. ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel motors and transmissions and differentials for all makes! Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323.

2010 DAKOTA 38’, all aluminum TA, $29,800; 2010 Lode-King 28’ tri-axle lead, $24,000; A-Train wagon, $2900, Saskatoon, SK., 306-222-2413. Pictures online DELIVERY AVAILABLE ON ALL TRAILwww.trailerguy.ca ERS. Full line-up of Wilson Trailers also in BC! Call for more info on getPRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. available a trailer delivered to you! With almost Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes ting 2 decades of Sales & Service, we will not and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, be undersold! Call 1-888-641-4508, Bassaand trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture no, AB., www.desertsales.ca and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Alberta Farmer Express classified section. 24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; It’s a sure thing. 1-800-667-7770. Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 Factory direct. 1-888-792-6283. www.monarchtrailers.com

NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to daycab conversions. Sandblasting and TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. 2 JOHN DEERE D’s, 1948 models, not run- obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. ning, $1000 for both or $600 each. for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. 780-871-4300, Lloydminster, SK. WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. COCKSHUTT GRAIN CHOPPER & endless Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, belt; 15’ #36 MH discer w/packers; 14’ Churchbridge, SK. MH DD drill w/steel wheels. All in good shape; Various horse equip., Chamberlain, SK. 306-734-2970, cell 306-734-7335. ANTIQUE TRACTORS: 1923 Rumely 20- SCHOOL BUSES: 20 to 66 passenger, 40;1925 Case 18-32; 1929 Case 25-45; 1998 to 2007, $2700 and up. 14 buses in 1946 JD AR. 604-798-2027, Chilliwack, BC. stock! Call Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK. 1-877-585-2300. DL #320074. JIM’S CLASSIC CORNER - We buy or sell your classic/antique automobile or truck. 2016 SUBARU IMPREZA consumer reports Call 204-997-4636, Winnipeg, MB. as best small call starting at $23,360! Call for best price!! 1-877-373-2662 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. WANTED: TRACTOR MANUALS, sales bro- SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and nearchures, tractor catalogs. 306-373-8012, new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to Saskatoon, SK. $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. BEEHIVE BOOK 1945; Planter jars; Heinz ketchup bottles; Polish & Hungarian reader books; Round window w/frame (24x24); Old CDN & US road maps; 8 Pepsi-cola bottles; Old scratch 649 tickets; Air wave radio. 306-654-4802, Prud’Homme, SK.

1981 NEIL’S 61’ double drop flat deck, snap-off neck, 36’ working deck, $7000; 1998 Trailtech tandem 12’ sprayer trailer, $8000. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB.

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES, Piapot Lions Club 19th Annual Show and Sale, at Maple Creek Armories, Sat. January 27th 10:00 to 5:00, Sun. January 28th 10:00 to 3:00, 306-558-4802, Maple Creek, SK. AGRO WESTERN AUCTION RESULTS, Know before you go! Recent results; 2014 Versatile 550 Delta Track 550, 1080 hrs., $268,837 CDN sold at auction Nov 2017 in North Dakota.; 2013 Versatile 500 Delta Track, 1669 hrs., $272,500 CDN sold at auction Nov 2017, in Saskatchewan. The 2014 Versatile 550, 1 year, newer, $3663. less, 589 hrs. less, 50 HP more, which one would you buy? Check out our website: www.agrowestern.com Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds.

ALLISON TRANSMISSION. Service, Sales and Parts. Exchange or rebuild. Call Allied Transmissions Calgary, 1-888-232-2203; Spectrum Industrial Automatics Ltd., Blackfalds, AB., call 1-877-321-7732. BRIDGE CITY DRIVELINE specializing in drive shaft repair and custom build; including aluminum, diff service and overhaul. 306-933-4440, Saskatoon, SK

WRECKING LATE MODEL TRUCKS: 1/2, 3/4, 1 tons, 4x4’s, vans, SUV’s. Cummins, Chev and Ford diesel motors. Jasper Auto Parts, 1-800-294-4784 or 1-800-294-0687. WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call. 1-800-667-7770.

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YEAR END GRAIN TRUCK CLEARANCE! 2007 Mack 400 HP, Mack eng., AutoShift, A/T/C, new 20’ BH&T, new RR tires, 716,000 kms., exc shape, was $67,500, NOW $63,500; 2007 IH 9200 ISX Cummins, 430 HP, AutoShift, alum. wheels, new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, 1M kms., real nice shape, was $67,500, NOW $63,500; 2009 Mack CH613, 430HP Mack, 10 spd., 3 pedal AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, 1.4M kms. has eng. bearing roll done, nice shape, was $69,500, NOW $65,500; 2007 Kenworth T600, C13 Cat 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0M kms., excellent truck, was $71,500, NOW $67,500; 2005 IH 4400 tandem, w/570 IH eng., 320 HP, 10 spd., new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels., 423,000 kms., very clean truck, excellent tires, was $54,500, NOW $51,500; 1996 Midland 24’ tandem grain pup, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, new paint, new brakes, excellent tries, was $18,500, NOW $16,500; 1999 IH 4700 S/A w/17’ steel flat deck, 230,000 kms., IH 7.3 diesel, 10 spd., good tires, was $19,500, NOW $18,000; 2005 IH 9200 tractor, ISX 430 HP Cummins, 13 spd., alum. wheels, flat top sleeper, good rubber, was $22,500, NOW $19,500. All trucks SK. safetied. Trades considered. Arborfield SK., Phone Merv at 306-276-7518 res., 306-767-2616 cell. DL #906768.

2013 KENWORTH T660, 550 Cummins ISX, 18 spd., Super 40’s, 804,630 kms.; 2016 Lode King Super B grain trailers, 205,301 kms. $145,000 for both. Will sell separate. 306-741-6297, Swift Current, SK 2015 VOLVO 630, D13 500 HP, I-Shift, 335,000 kms, 2016 Doepker Super B grain hoppers, Air Max, like new, $191,000 unit. Will separate. 204-761-6695, Brandon, MB FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, 530 HP Detroit deleted eng., 46,000 lb. diff., 18 spd., full fenders, new tires and beacon, $80,000. 306-642-8551, Assiniboia, SK.

2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great selection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662, www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

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HUGE FARM TOY AUCTION: Friday, Feb. 9th, Yorkton Auction Centre, Hwy. 10 East, Yorkton, SK. Doors open 4 PM, Auction starts at 6 PM. Over 250 lots! Pictures and info at www.jakz.ca or ph. 306-641-5850.

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BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and 2018 SUNDOWNER RS 8’x30’ GN, triple 7K pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, axles, spare tire, 8/11/11 compartments, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: #J1KB6153, $34,500. 1-866-346-3148 or 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336. shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com HI-BOY TRAILER, w/2-2500 gal. tanks, 3” Banjo ball valves & hoses. Tires good, 2008 NORBERT GOOSENECK stock trailer, $12,000 OBO. 306-834-7810, Dodsland, SK 7000 lb. axles, 16', 306-662-2951, Maple Creek, SK. cnschock@xplornet.ca 130 MISC. SEMI TRAILERS, flatdecks, lowbeds, dump trailers, jeeps, tankers, etc. Hit our readers where it counts… in the clas- Check www.trailerguy.ca for pictures sifieds. Place your ad in the Alberta Farmer and prices. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. Express classifed section. 1-800-667-7770. 2012 ADVANCE TC407, tri-axle alum. tanker, 41,600L, pump, loaded, new condition; 2011 Stainless TC407, tri-axle tanker, 11,100 USG, 2 comp., pump, scrubber. Cell 306-921-7721, 306-752-4909, Melfort, SK.

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1995 DOEPKER 48’, 102”, tandem machinery trailer, single drop, hyd. tail/flip, alum. outriggers, 12,000 lb. winch, good cond., $30,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

1995 VOLVO, 350,000 original kms., 9500 hrs., wet kit, 370 HP, 14 spd., one owner, farmer owned, exc. cond., 780-206-1234.

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” 2008 PETERBILT 386, yellow, daycab, 18 boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all spd., 850,000 kms., 46k rears full locks, vg in stock. Custom sizes and log siding on cond., $24,900. 780-206-1234, Barrhead. order. Call V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. 2005 PETERBILT 379, C15, 18 spd., Super 40 locks, 70” bunk, $40,000 OBO. Owner/operator. 780-914-7861, Viking, AB. 2013 PROSTAR MAX FORCE 13, 18 spd., 4-way lockers, 46 rears, new rubber, 52” high rise bunk, fresh safety, white colour, v. clean, Wabasco heater, 800,000 kms., $40,000 OBO. 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK 2002-2003 FLD 120/60 series trucks; 2007 W900, only 690 km, 2009 T800 single turbo CAT; 2009 Cascadia, only 309,000 km; 2011 T800 550 Cummins; 2011 Pro Star rebuilt Cummins. All units no emissions, Very good shape. Call 306-752-4909, cell 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK.

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. We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

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IMPORTANT BOTH SALES ARE SELLING FROM 75 ST. LOCATION VIEWING OF MACHINE SHOP ONSITE AT 5830 – 92 STREET, BEING SOLD AT 75 STREET LOCATION JANUARY 18 FEATURING SPECIAL MENTION LATHES: 2006 ACER 4560 DYNAMIC LATHE, 9.2” BORE 45”/63” SWING X 60” C.C. * “UNUSED” 1997 ZMM SLIVEN MOD CU800 ENGINE LATHE 35” X 118” C.C. LATHES: * MAZAK 30-160 GAP BED ENGINE LATHE 30/44” X 160” C.C * NARDINI ND1785E ENGINE LATHE 18” X 92” C.C. * NARDINI ND1760 ENGINE LATHE 18” X 66” C.C. * ELLIOTT CU-401 GAP BED ENGINE LATHE, 18/24” x 66” C.C. * SIDNEY TOOL ROOM LATHE, 17 x 30 in. C.C. * MILLS: CINCINNATI VERSA POWER HORIZONTAL MILL WITH VERTICAL HEAD, 20 X 86 TABLE * UNIVERSAL TABLE TYPE HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE, 48” X 80” BED * STANKO MOD 6R82SH UNIVERSAL MILLING MACHINE 12 X 60 TABLE, * MILWAUKEE MODEL H HORIZONTAL MILL * SUMMIT VS-244 VERTICAL MILL * OTHER: HYD-MECH S-20 BAND SAW * ARCHDALE 60” RADIAL DRILL * NIDER GEAR HEAD DRILL PRESS * APPROX. 80 TON HYDRAULIC PRESS * OVER $30,000 MEASURING EQUIPMENT * 3- 1,000 POUND TORQUE WRENCHES * 4– 600 POUND TORQUE WRENCHES * BESSEY CLAMPS * TORCH SETS * ESAB 350 MPI MIG POWER SOURCE WITH ESAB 4 HD DUAL WIRE FEEDER * 10 MISC. MILLER RECTIFIER WELDERS * 20- 3 & 4 JAW CHUCKS & INDEXING HEADS * LOTS OF MACHINE SHOP SMALLS * NEW GULCO ROD OVENS JANUARY 23 FEATURING SPECIAL MENTION: 4– NEW POP-IT FLANGE SPREADERS * SURVEY EQUIPMENT * FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE CABINETS * NEW 42” DRUM FANS * NEW OILY RAGS CANS * 4000 lb TIG ROD * LJ 10,000 lb DOUBLE ROLLERS * CONSUMABLES: DRILL BITS * 1,000 PEACE’S OF TIG TORCHES AND ACCESSORIES * EQUIPMENT: 10– 1,000, 600 & 250 lb. TORQUE WRENCHES * 100 NEW DEWALT 5/6” GRINDERS * 100 USED (BUT TESTED) ANGLE GRINDERS, DIE GRINDERS, IMPACTS, DRILLS * MAKITA 3/4” ELECTRIC IMPACTS * LARGE LOTS NEW HAND TOOLS * PALLET JACKS * BANDING * NEW PHOENIX ROD OVENS * 50 USED ROD OVENS * PIPE CLAMPS * LARGE QUANTITY OF MATHEY PIPE CLAMPS TO 12” * FIRE EXTINGUISHERS * 150 WELD JACKETS * 100 JOB BOXES ALL SIZES * HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND RAMS * ENERPAC FLANGE SPREADERS * TIGER TORCHES STEEL BENCHES * 100 DOZEN GLOVES * WELD CABLE * NEW VICTOR TORCH SETS * 50- CHAIN HOISTS & COM-A-LONGS * www.foothillsauctions.com FOR UPDATES THIS AUCTION IS SIMULTANEOUS BIDSPOTTER AND LIVE

2009 DODGE 3500 diesel, 1 ton, 4WD, with 5th wheel deck, 196,000 kms., new clutch, tires & glass, recent front suspension upgrade, $29,500; Double A 5th wheel trailer w/elec. winch, rear loading ramps, $12,500. Lamont Farm Centre Ltd, Lamont, AB. 780-895-7338, 780-940-6372.

1980 INT TANDEM Grain Truck, Cummins dsl., 13 spd., good BH&T. Call for a good price! 306-654-7772, Saskatoon, 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. 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 AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several trucks with auto. trans. available with C&C or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900; Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net

SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS * EVERYTHING SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES OFFERED OR IMPLIED. * CASH * VISA & MASTERCARD TO $3,000 WITH NO CREDIT CARD FEES, 3% OVER $3,000 * BANK DEBIT CARD * CERTIFIED CHEQUES WITH CASH DEPOSIT SALE DAY * CHEQUES WITH LETTER FROM BANK GUARANTEEING PAYMENT * SETTLEMENT ON SALE DAY, NO EXCEPTIONS!!! * 13% BUYERS PREMIUM ON ALL PURCHASES *

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MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock. www.maverickconstruction.ca Top quality equipment, quality welding BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, way to clear land. Four season service, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket at- 1998 D6RLGP TWIN TILT angle dozer, tachments. Bury rock and brush piles and winch, full cab canopy, would trade for fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting D6N. 306-278-7740, Porcupine Plain, SK. Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804. 1986 CASE 450C dozer crawler, 6-way blade $9500. www.waltersequipment.com PROVEN FARMING SKILLS but need land? NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, 204-525-4521. Minitonas, MB. Operator with growth to ownership oppor- payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and tunities available; May require relocation. vertical beater spreaders. Phone Call 403-775-0536. 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. www.windandweathershelters.com COMMERCIAL GRADE Wind and weather shelter buildings available in widths from 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you have bought an auction building and need to upgrade to more durable material or parts, we can help! Contact Paul 306-641-5464 or Ladimer 306-795-7779. Located in Yorkton, SK.

Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-667-7770. RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 PTH Paratills in stock; Parts for Bigham & Tye paratills; 6 & 8 leg paratills available for farm use. 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. 2006 KOMATSU D65 EX-15. Approx. 5950 org. hrs., 24” pads, straight tilt blade, 3 tooth ripper, excellent working cond., very good UC, $139.500. Bush canopy available. Trades considered (warranty). Can deliver. 2009 JOHN DEERE 710J backhoe, 4x4, Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. new tires, ex-city, 7100 hrs., $47,500. Call 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB. JCB 550-17 EXTENDED boom forklift, very good condition, $85,000. 204-243-2453, CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some High Bluff, MB. older Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers. 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB.

FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. Management Group for all your borrowing 1980 CAT D6D, PS, hyd. angle dozer and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, w/tilt, wide pad, & winch, very low hrs. USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. SpeRegina, SK. Call Scott, 306-533-6397, Regina, SK. cializing in Cummins, have all makes, large inventory of parts, re-powering is our spe1980 D6D DOZER, wide pad, winch; 1993 cialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB. FARMING OPERATING LOSSES For Sale: A longstanding farm that has now ceased its D37 P6 6-way dozer, cab. 306-304-1959. operations has substantial operating losses Goodsoil, SK. DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and in a #'d company available for purchase parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, and utilization by another farming opera- HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts tion. These losses can be used to offset 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: farm income and/or farming capital gains. for years of trouble-free service. Lever 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. $97,500. 250-999-4777, Vancouver, BC. Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. just.p@shaw.ca 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

BUILDING FOR SALE, 100’x125’, to be taken down, $40,000. 204-997-9689, Winnipeg, MB.

WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

WINTER SPECIAL: All post & stud frame farm buildings. Choose sliding doors, overhead doors or bi-fold doors. New-Tech Construction Ltd 306-220-2749, Hague, SK

STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK.

STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call STEEL CLADDING: NEW Grade A, 3/4” 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: high rib, 29 gauge Galvalume $0.82/SF or White-White $0.99/SF cut to your length! www.warmanhomecentre.com All accessories available. Prairie Steel, ClaINSULATED FARM SHOP packages or vet, SK. Call 1-888-398-7150, or email built on site, for early booking call buildings@prairiesteel.com 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

KELLO/ ROME/ TOWNER/ KEWANEE disc blades and bearings: 22” to 36” Ingersoll notched. Oilbath, regreaseable and NEED A LOAN? Own farmland? Bank says ball bearings to service all makes of conno? If yes to above three, call struction and ag. discs. 1-888-500-2646, 1-866-405-1228, Calgary, AB. Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. Call toll free 1-888-577-2020.

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3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK.

HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, custom conversions available. Looking for JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005Ablade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca Website: www.tismtrrewind.com REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, PULL TYPE ROAD GRADER, conversion by $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes CWK Enterprises, Humboldt, SK. 16’ blade, avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us on FB at used 1 day, new condition, $35,000. saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK 306-476-7728, Fife Lake, SK. DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

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2011 JD 9770 STS, 900 sep. hrs., duals, Michel’s electric topper cover, Sunnybrook concave’s, Redekopp chopper blades, Contour Master, shedded, Greenlight each year, 615 PU, loaded, excellent. First $228,000. 780-208-4808, Two Hills, AB.

CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now available. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Con2012 CASE 4530, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 2000 struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. hrs., ext. warranty, $152,000; 2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $145,000; 2010 Case 3520, 3-bin, 2670 hrs., $115,000; SPECIAL: 2010 4520 1- bin, 70’ booms, 1800 hrs., $125,000; 2010 Case 4520, 1-bin, 70’ booms, 1920 hrs., AutoSteer, $138,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2002 Loral AirMax 1000, 70’ boom, $63,000; 2009 AgChem 3 wheeler, 4000 hrs., G-force spinner bed, $88,000; 2004 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, $32,500; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi belt POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain tender, self-contained, $33,500 and cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treat- $44,000; 24 ton Wilmar tender beds, ed seed. Call 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. $18,500 ea; 2010 Wilmar Wrangler 4560, loader, 1600 hrs., $25,500; 2009 Wranwww.buffervalley.com gler, 2400 hrs., $23,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, holding tank, $34,500. All USD prices. w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. 406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. Visit online: www.fertilizerequip306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. ment.net BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2018. Top quality MERIDIAN bins. Price includes: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER Hopper Combo SPECIAL: 5000 bu., movers, trailer chute openers, endgate $14,990. We manufacture superior quality and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, hoppers and steel floors for all makes and swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call motorized utility carts. All shipped directly and find out why our product quality and to you. Safety, convenience, reliability. price well exceeds the competition. We Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, also stock replacement lids for all makes & Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net models of bins. Leasing available. Hoffart NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin SuServices Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK. per Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper warranty; Magnetic Camera Pkg. - One cone and steel floor requirements contact: man positioning of auger (even at night); Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll Hopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED free: 1-888-304-2837. Light - Position your swing auger at night GRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diame- from the comfort of your truck. Safety and ter bin setup, concrete, and repairs. Now convenience are the name of the game. booking Spring 2018. Quadra Develop- www.brownlees.ca Brownlees Trucking Inc Unity, SK., 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598 ment Corp., 1-800-249-2708. MERIDIAN TRUCKLOADING AUGERS TL10-39, loaded, $18,300 HD10-46, loaded, $19,500; HD10-59, loaded, $20,425; 20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale TL12-39, loaded with 37 EFI engine, in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, $20,370. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

FARM-KING MODELS: 96”, $3900; 84”, 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sin$3450; 74”, $3200; 50”, $1900. gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca SCHULTE 9600 3PTH, used very little, $3900. 306-752-4909, cell 306-921-7721, 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber packMelfort, SK. ers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 2013 JD S670, w/615 pickup, full GPS, 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift loaded up nice, 1200 sep., $199,000; 2010 Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca JD 9870 STS, 1500 sep., no pickup head, $125,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: MULTIPLE 9870 & 9770 JD combines, field 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift ready with very low hours (700-900 sep. Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca hrs.), various options in excellent condi- 2014 NH SP240F 120’, 1200 gal. SS tank, IntelliView IV , AccuBoom, AutoBoom, Stk tion. Delivery available. Ph 218-779-1710. 024111, $299,000. 1-888-905-7010, 2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, Lloydminster. www.redheadequipment.ca Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca

HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401. SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’- 2013 JOHN DEERE 569, net wrap & twine, 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For Mega Wide plus pick-up, only 5500 bales, inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, variable core, kicker, 1000 PTO, exc. cond., Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca $41,000. 306-834-7204, Kerrobert, SK. CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK.

PRICE REDUCED! 2002 CIH 2388, low hrs., chopper, very good PU, always shedded. 306-654-7772, Saskatoon, SK.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 2004 CASE/IH 2388, AFX rotor, lateral tilt feeder house, HHC, chopper, rock trap, 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738. grain tanks extension w/roll tarp, DMC II KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. moisture tester, exc. cond, very good tires, For sales and service east central SK. and $65,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 2000 CIH 2388 w/1015 header, $55,000; 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. 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. RM45 MERIDIAN, $35,000; RM55 Me- A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, ridian, $36,500; 1645 TL Convey-All, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. $29,500. Call 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg. BOOKING NORCAN SOYBEAN Common BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” #1. Put the new big red in your shed, not and 10” end units available; Transfer con- the seed dealers! Buy a bigger Case/IH veyors and bag conveyors or will custom combine! Early discounts. Call Norcan build. Call for prices. Master Industries Seeds, 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. 2012 CASE 8120, 3016 table, 1106 sep. hrs., duals, lat. tilt, Pro 700, 262 AutoSteer, power fold top, exc.cond., $195,000 OBO. 403-340-9484, Trochu, AB.

PRICED TO SELL! Multiple Lexion 700 & 500 series combines. All in excellent condition. 218-779-1710. Delivery available. 2012 760TT, Terra Trac, 3000/1500 hrs., new tracks, $40,000 w/o, nice, $159,000 Cdn. OBO. 218-779-1710. Delivery avail.

WANTED: 1370 or 1570 Case, blown eng or in running condition. 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. 2001 MX120 w/loader; 2000 MX135; and 2001 MX170 w/loader. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

2010 JD 1830 drill, 61’ 10” spacing, w/430 bu. 1910 grain cart, duals, double shoot, $69,000 OBO. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK. 2012 SEEDHAWK 50’ toolbar, 10” spacings, 2012 CIH 500HD, 1915 hrs., 4 remotes, 500 SeedHawk tank, sec. control, shedded, tow cable, luxury cab, red leather heated vg cond. 306-865-6603, Hudson Bay, SK. seats, 16 spd. PS, 57 GPM hyd. pump, 710 tires, buddy seat, gd cond., $228,000 OBO. 2010 SEED HAWK 60’ Toolbar, 12” sp., Ph/tx Brandon 306-577-5678, Carlyle, SK. w/Seed Hawk 400 cart, 2 fans, seed & fertilizer distributing kit auger. Also NH kit & winch $175,000. 306-449-2255, A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment Ltd., Storthoaks SK.

2004 JD 7300, 1497 cutter head hrs., always stored in heated shop, owned for 10+ yrs., many new parts over last two years, c/w KP and 2004 JD 686 corn head and 2011 JD 630C grass head, excellent cond., $195,000 OBO. For details call 604-819-8870, Chilliwack, BC. HEAVY DUTY WHEEL DOLLY. Change your sprayer tires in less than an hour! Over 250 units sold. Perfect tool for safely and 2013 CHALLENGER 560C (Massey 9560) quickly moving or changing large wheels fully loaded, 587 sep. hrs., c/w PU header, and tires, $1499. Phone 403-892-3303, duals. Retired, mint unit. $280,000 OBO. Carmangay, AB., www.hdwheeldolly.com 306-345-2039, Pense, SK. 2010 JD 4830, 100’ booms, 1000 gal. tank, AutoSteer, Swath Pro, AutoBoom St: 021520, $215,000. 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK www.straightcutheaders.com 2010 HONEYBEE 88C 42’ flex draper, pea auger, vg cond., $25,000 Cdn OBO.; Also available late model Class/Lexion, MacDon, CIH, NH & JD flex heads and flex drapers. 218-779-1710. Delivery available. 2014 & 2016 MacDon FD75 headers, 40' models, dbl. knife, spare knife, cross auger, all options, exc. cond. 2014: $69,000; 2016: $79,000. 306-533-4891, Gray, SK.

CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/KoCert. organic and conventional. shin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new mustard. washers, steam washers, parts washers. and used sea containers, all sizes. 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111. HUTCH C-1600 ROTORY grain cleaner, 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and $4500. 306-773-9058, 306-741-0897, modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina Stewart Valley, SK. tdwall@sasktel.net and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, accessories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

2015 220 PUMA, 4300 hours, deluxe cab, 3 point, Trimble GPS, $162,500. Please call 306-682-0738, Humboldt , SK.

2010 BOURGAULT 3310 66’ 12” spacing W/MRB, 6550 cart w/liquid kit. $165,000 OBO. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK.

RECONDITIONED COMBINE HEADERS. MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available RIGID and flex, most makes and sizes; with self-propelled mover kits and bin also header transports. Ed Lorenz, sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipaw- 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK. or website: www.straightcutheaders.com in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

SELLING GRAIN LEGS, distributors, conveyors and truck scales. Also other elevators parts. 403-634-8540, Grassy Lake, AB.

2015 CASE 580 QT, 1029 hrs., full load, ext. warranty, PTO, eng. break, $430,000 OBO. 403-575-5491, Coronation, AB.

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2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12” spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

2011 SEED HAWK 50’ toolbar, 12” spacing, w/600 cart, dual wheels, auger and bag lift, $225,000; 2010 Seed Hawk 66’ toolbar, 12” spacing, w/400+ Seed Hawk seed cart, 2 fans, seed and fertilizer kit, 2013 JD 4940 120’, BoomTrac, sect. con- also NH kit, $175,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm trol, AutoSteer, 2630 monitor, Stk: 02415, Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. $240,000. 1-888-905-7010, Prince Albert, JD 1830/1910, 61’, 10” spacing, 4” SP, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca dutch paired row, DS if wanted. TBH 430 2015 CASE/IH 4440 120’, AIM, Auto- bu. cart, variable rate conveyor, power cal. Boom, AccuBoom, Pro 700 Stk: 023153 Will separate, negotiable, $65,000 OBO. $475,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2009 JD 1835/1910, MRB, NH3, 4" rubber 1998 CASE/IH SPX3185 90’, 2 sets tires packers, double shoot, 430 tank size, Stk: 017817, $79,000. 1-888-905-7010, $65,000 OBO. 306-921-6693, Melfort, SK. Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2014 CASE 4430, $270,000, 2035 engine 2010 NEW HOLLAND P2060 air drill, 70', hours, 120’ boom, AIM, Viper Pro, fan re- 10" spacing, single shoot, 3.5" carbide tips, verser, 2 sets of tires, dividers, loaded, 4" rubber packers, scraper & harrow kit, TBH hitch, low acres, shedded, mint condiexc. cond., 306-398-7677, Cutknife, SK. tion, $58,000. 306-372-4868, Luseland, SK. 2014 NH SP 240F-XP, 275 HP, 120’, 1200 marjandsheldonreiter@gmail.com stainless, fully loaded incl. AIM Command, both sets tires, $209,000. 306-948-7223. 2002 JOHN DEERE 1820 air drill, 54', 10" 2011 ROGATOR 1396, 132’ alum. recir- spacing, auto rate, 2012 Agtron primary culating boom, 1300 SS tank, Raven Viper blockage system, Bourgault 3" carbide Pro, Raven SmarTrax steering w/slingshot, knock on spoons, JD structural reinforceAccuBoom sec. control, AutoBoom height ment kit on drill and cart, 1900 JD 350 bu. control, HID lighting, DeKoning air lift crop cart, $27,000 OBO. Call 306-268-4350, dividers, both sets of Michelin tires, one 306-268-7858, Bengough, SK. owner. Call 204-937-3429, 204-937-7047. Roblin, MB. 2014 55' K-HART drill, Paralink 4612 openers, Quick depth changing, Bg MRB, high 2011 SPRA-COUPE 4660, AutoSteer, Auto- floatation, 3" V-packers, great shape. Boom 400 gal tank, 700 hrs., 125 HP Awesome for high speed fertilizer banding Perkins diesel, 5 speed Manual, Master or seeding. Seed in tall stubble, $70,000 Switch, JD Greenstar 2600 display w/ OBO. Del. possible. 204-526-0575, Swift Starfire ITC receiver, 9.00x24-8 ply front, Current, SK. marcelrejean@hotmail.com 320/85Rx24 rear, $95,000 Cdn. Paradise Valley, AB. Text or email only: 2010 BOURGAULT 3310, 74', MRB's with 780-871-3963, teasdalejw@gmail.com granular and liquid kits., 2" carbide tips, 4" round air filled packers. No frame cracks, $75,000 OBO. 204-526-0575, Regina, SK. marcelrejean@hotmail.com FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims & tires: JD 4045, 710/60R46, $20,500; 800/55R46, $22,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals available. 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK.

2012 CIH STEIGER 550 Quadtrac 1995H, 30" tracks, dual hyd. pumps, leather, shedded, $289,000 OBO. Call 780-204-0391, Mayerthorpe, AB. jekfarm@gmail.com www.buymyfarmequipment.com

1986 PANTHER 1000, with 3406 CAT engine, PowerShift transmission (no PTO), 20.8x38 rubber, 9800 hrs., 335 HP, 40 GPM hydraulic, new batteries, and tires are decent. 306-594-7716, Norquay, SK. STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and used, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or www.bigtractorparts.com

2014 MT965C, 800’s, 5 hyds., GPS, 1025 hrs., 525 HP, loaded, $329,900; 2013 MT 545D, loader & grapple, 24 spd., dual PTO, 1512 hrs., cab susp., 155 HP, $129,900; 2012 MT955C, 2400 hrs., 800’s, PTO, $279,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK.

2005 JD 9520T, 5380 hrs., 3PTH, no PTO, needs 36” tracks, new head, exc. cond., $96,000. 780-919-6639 Sherwood Park AB JOHN DEERE 7810, FWA, only 4500 hrs., loaded with duals, shedded. Phone 780-990-8412, Edmonton, AB. REDUCED PRICE! 1983 JD 4450 MFWD w/Ezee-On FEL 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, 3 hyds., 7925 hrs. showing, 14.9-26F, 20.8R32, duals available. 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395. Langham, SK. 2011 7430 PREMIUM, loader and grapple, 6X4 trans. 4500 hrs., 20.8x38 rears, $124,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. 2008 JOHN DEERE 9530 4WD, 2700 hrs., 800 metrics, powershift, good condition throughout, $198,000 OBO. Call Neil 306-231-8300, Humboldt, SK.

2009 SEED HAWK 66’, 12” spacing, single knife, 600 bu. TBH tank, 30.8 rear tires, al- 2009 SEEDMASTER 6912, expandable to ways shedded, field ready, $160,000. 80’, 300 bu. on frame w/tracks; Bourgault 6550 tank, many extras, CTF ready. 780-812-4471, Bonnyville, AB. 780-206-1234, Barrhead, AB. MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 54’ 2008 BOURGAULT 5710, good shape, years experience. Call Bob Davidson, new points, c/w 2013 6550 tank, X30 Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746. monitor, $125,000 OBO. 306-567-7703 or 306-567-7184, Davidson, SK. WANTED: 40’ SEEDMASTER, 10” spacing, with on board seed and fertilizer tanks. Call 780-518-2816, Hythe, AB.

BOOK NORCAN SOYBEANS Common #1 so you keep more green. Buy a bigger JD with the savings! Early discounts. Norcan Seeds at 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch MB. 2 JOHN DEERE 8970’s: 5400 hrs., powershift, $79,000 Cdn OBO; 6800 hrs., 24 spd., $69,000 Cdn. OBO. Both have PTO and 3PTH. 218-779-1710. Delivery avail. 2013 JD 9410R, 4 WD, 2100 hrs., power shift PTO, excellent condition, $279,000 OBO. 306-921-6693, Melfort, SK.

2015 SEED HAWK 84-12 84’ 12” spacing, WANTED: 26’ VIBRASHANK cultivator, steel seed and fertilizer knives, Stk: in good shape. Preferably in Southern Al022334, $352,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sas- berta. Call or text 403-501-6011. katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD dou2009 SEED HAWK 72-12 72’, 12” sp., twin ble spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 2012 M135X, loader and grapple, 3PTH, 16x16 PS trans., 2400 hrs., 20.8x38, 135 TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, wing, pneum. packers, 600 TBT cart, stk: Cdn OBO. 218-779-1710 Delivery available HP, $73,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. 021477, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac- c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 2010 FENDT 820, CVT, loader and grapple, 2014 MF 7616, deluxe cab, cab susp., tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/oth- 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, 710’s, 4 hyds., dual PTO, 200 HP, loader & grapple, CVT, 150 HP, 2510 hrs., er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle- Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca $139,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK $137,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769. 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE steel www.redheadequipment.ca or Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. $60,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. DEUTZ 72-06, engine shot, good tires; 1998 NH 9882, 4 WD, 6151 hrs., 425 HP, We sell new, used and remanufactured parts for most farm tractors and combines. 2010 SEEDMASTER 72-12 72’, 12” space, WANTED: A/C 7010, 7030, 7040 for parts. new 20.8 triples, good condition, $90,000 OBO. 306-921-6693, Melfort, SK. JD 1910 air cart, 3-tank metering, Stk: 306-395-2668, 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and 020958, $132,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift used parts for most makes of tractors, Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., 2016 CASE/IH STX 420, 4 wheel drive, SK. We buy machinery. c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 710/R42 Firestone tires, full AutoSteer, 875 VERSATILE SERIES III, 20.8x387 du02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, PTO, high capacity pump, 4 remotes, full als, 3400 original hrs., ultra premium conSMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca LED light package and deluxe cab. Field dition. Dozer available. 403-823-1894, inventory new and used tractor parts. Drumheller, AB. 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, ready, 410 hrs., $350,000. 403-901-5390, 1-888-676-4847. steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart Strathmore, AB. 1984 VERS. 875 4WD, w/Atom Jet hyd. www.redheadequipment.ca or G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors $60,000. Go public with an ad in the Alberta Farmer kit, $27,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equip1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. Express classifieds. Phone 1-800-667-7770. ment Ltd., 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. DEUTZ TRACTOR SALVAGE: Used parts 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS WANTED TRANSMISSION FOR 835 Versafor Deutz and Agco. Uncle Abe’s Tractor, dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: tile, 12 speed. Please leave a message 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift 519-338-5769, fax 338-3963, Harriston ON 204-822-1343, Thornhill, MB. Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sinin the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting 1992 FORD/VERSATILE 946, JD Autogle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: for your call. 1-800-667-7770. Steer, 6000 hrs., very nice, $44,500 Cdn. 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710. Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

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2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 w/AirMax Precision 2 bed (2 bin), 4400 hrs., $93,500 USD; 2014 Rogator 1300 AirMax, 60’ booms, 3220 hrs., $127,000; 2012 AgChem Rogator 1300, 2000 hrs., 120’ booms, $152,000. Call 406-576-3402 or Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted 7’ SCHULTE FRONT MOUNT snowblower 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. www.fertili- equipment in the Alberta Farmer Express for 60-90 HP tractor, in working order, $2750. Call 306-845-2404, Livelong, SK. classifieds. zerequipment.net

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SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Angus coming 2-year-old bulls for sale. Good selection. Call Shane 306-869-8074 or Keith 306-454-2730. Ceylon, SK.

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

REG. RED ANGUS bulls, calving ease, good 17 BRED PLAINS BISON heifers for weaning weights, no creep feed. Little de sale. Call Spruce Vista Seed Farm Ltd., Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. Berwyn, AB. 780-338-3657. RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seKEEP JOBS IN CANADA. Elk Valley men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery Ranches a Canadian Co. finishes bison in available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Canada. We are now buying cull cows, cull Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca bulls, yearlings and calves. Paying top $$ with prompt payment. Kitscoty, AB, Frank BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred at 780-846-2980. elkvalley@xplornet.com to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. www.elkvalleyranches.com 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, yearlings and calves. Now dealer for NORDAL LIMOUSIN & ANGUS 2018 Bull Redmond Bison mineral. Call Elk Valley Sale, Feb. 15th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. Saskatoon, SK. Offering 60 Black & Red COMPLETE BISON COW herd dispersal Angus 2 year old bulls, low birth weights, Productive herd, culled annually, 125 performance & maternal combinations Contact Rob Garner cows, 50 yearling heifers. Royal Black Bi- available. 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue & son Ranch Inc. 306-441-7128, Paynton, SK information at: nordallimousin.com 20 - 2016 PLAINS Bison females. Average weight December 13th, 749 lbs. $3250 each. Call 306-441-1408, Meota, SK. LOOKING FOR ALL classes of bison from COMING YEAR OLD Charolais bulls for calves, yearlings, cows and herd bulls. sale, wintering available. Call LVV Ranch Phone Kevin at 306-539-4090 (cell) or Forestburg, AB. 780-582-2254. 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. POLLED PB YEARLING Charolais Bulls, NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison performance and semen tested. Can keep on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. until May, $3000-$4000. Charrow CharoFor winter delivery and beyond. Smaller lais, Call Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, groups welcome. Fair, competitive and as- Marshall, SK. sured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-873-3184. COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais bulls, some red factor. Call Kings Polled QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for fin- Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. ished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK.

2 - 2017 PB Quarter Horse chestnut fillies, $750 each. Will consider young bred cow on trade. 306-865-4168, Hudson Bay, SK.

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 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com 100 BISON COWS, $5000 each. Call 250-263-3152, Melville, SK.

GOOD USED FARM EQUIPMENT, selling because I’m retiring. 9530 JD 4WD tractor; 1870 JD Conserva Pak 56’; 1910 JD Air Cart TBH; 7720 JD FWA tractor w/loader; 13x85 Farm King Auger; 9400 IHC tandem. 306-452-7515, Redvers, SK.

LOOKING FOR DIKA root rake. Call 780-305-6931, Barrhead, AB. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

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MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar 12’ DEGELMAN 46/5700 4-Way dozer and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. blade, trip cutting edge, $15,000. WanderWANTED: NH BALE WAGONS & retrieving River AB 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212 ers, any condition. Farm Equipment Finding Service, P.O. Box 1363, Polson, MT CAT DOZER BLADE: Ideal for making a pull 59860. 406-883-2118. dozer, 12’x3’, good shape, cutting edge never turned, good bolts, C-frame for blade, $1200. 306-722-7770, Osage, SK. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca

WANTED: 4020 JOHN DEERE, powershift gas model. 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner 2006 CAT CHALLENGER MT845B, 5163 Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron hrs., Outback AutoSteer, Steinbauer mod- 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. ule (500 HP), $97,500; 2008 MacDon D60 header 25’, PU reel, dbl. knife dr., fore/aft, triple delivery, $22,000; 2009 Farm King 13”x70’ auger, reverser, hyd. winch, hyd. mover, full bin sensor, camera, $9500; MacDon 973 39’, PU reel, transport wheels, fore and aft, headsight AutoHeight control, c/w MacDon/NH adapter, $22,000. 403-665-2341, Craigmyle, AB.

50-2016 BISON FEMALES, weight on Nov.30/2017 was 815 lbs. $4000, please call 306-342-4253, donjanzen@gmail.com Glenbush, SK. SUNDANCE BUFFALO RANCH 2016 yearling Bison heifers: Top quality framey 2016 born M Line bison heifers for sale. Ready to breed in 2018. 403-502-2486, Irvine, AB. rick@porterandmacleanlivestock.com DAVIDSON GELBVIEH/ LONESOME DOVE RANCH 29th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 3, 2018, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 2nd. Selling 100+ purebred Gelbvieh yearling bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen tested. Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. Bidding in person or on-line: www.dlms.com View catalog and video on our websites: www.davidsongelbvieh.com and www.lonesomedoveranch.ca

ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTIVATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB. 16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $4.50/ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.50/ea, 100 per bundle; NH 273 SQUARE baler with hydraulic ten- 4-5” $11.50/ea, 75 per bundle. Vermette sion, $1000; 546 Rock-O-Matic rock pick- Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., er, $3800; MF88 diesel tractor, w/FEL, 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com good rubber, $2200 OBO. 306-395-2668 or website: www.vwpltd.com 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New De- from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, gelman equipment, land rollers, Straw- sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. 41’ JD CULTIVATOR, with 1500 gal. NH3 tank, $12,500. Call 306-963-7724 or MORTGAGE INVESTORS WANTED: Earn 306-963-7880. Imperial, SK. 8-15% per annum, investing in first and second mortgages. All investments secured SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call by Canadian farmland with interest paid for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., monthly. Call 888-393-8686, visit website: www.luckemanufacturing.com http://www.farmlender.ca/investors/ info@farmlender.ca Brampton, ON.

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BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, 100 BLACK ANGUS heifers, bred to registered Black Angus bulls. Can winter and SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. calve out. 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK. SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65. bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. BLACK 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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NEW AND USED GENERATORS: 500KW Caterpillar, Perkins, Cummins, Magnum In stock. Call 250-554-6661, Kamloops, BC. Email: denis@bcdieselgenerators.com www.bcdieselgenerators.com

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20 YOUNG PUREBRED Black and Red Angus cows, $46,000. 1 Black Angus bull, $4000. $50,000 takes all. 306-865-4168, Hudson Bay, SK.

SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com HIGHLINE BAIL PRO 6600, LH discharge, average condition, $2400 OBO. Whitkow, SK. 306-445-9833, cell 306-445-9814.

POLLED PB THICK Butt Salers long yearling bulls, excellent disposition, tested. STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, DynaRich Salers. Richard Andersen, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder pan403-746-2919, Eckville, AB. els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, 2 YR. OLD Salers bulls, 18 Red and Black SK. www.steelviewmfg.com bulls, mostly polled. Excellent dispositions. Bulls for cows and heifers. See Facebook, 403-872-1549, www.skywestsalers.com CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on For early booking call Red Deer County, AB. Please email: site. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: travisdepalme@outlook.com www.warmanhomecentre.com CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call REGISTERED SHORTHORN OPEN heifers for 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com sale, 3 early 2017 open heifers, 2 Roans and 1 Red, weighing 800-900 lbs. Please call 204-748-3136, gwtough@rfnow.com PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. Hargrave, MB. We manufacture an extensive line of cattle handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowding tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison SIMMENTAL COWS FOR SALE: Offering equipment, Texas gates, steel water your pick of 110. 10 head calving March & troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage inApril; Feeder bull calves, polled FB semen, cinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric universe breeding. Dale at Silver Swiss branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze Simmental, 780-853-2223, Vermilion, AB. chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: 6 BLACK SIMMENTAL/ANGUS bulls, out of ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com Angus cows and a score black Simmental sire, $3500. Call LV Ranch, Forestburg, AB. FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak 780-582-2254. panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; BLACK 2 YEAR OLD’s; Also Red, Black Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feedand fullblood yearling bulls. Moderate ers; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will birth weights, excellent temperaments. All custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. bulls sold private treaty. Call Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK. WANTED: FB SIMMENTAL commercial cows, big red and white ones, no Angus cross, must be young. Call 306-734-2970, cell: 306-734-7335, Chamberlain, SK.

ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association BRAUN RANCH Horned Hereford Bull Sale. 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. March 9, 1:00PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. www.albertatexaslonghorn.com 20 two year olds bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 5 purebred open heifers, 25 commercial open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos on-line at: www.braunranch.com WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage. Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132. Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com MISTY VALLEY FARMS 42nd Annual Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372. Production Sale of Horned Herefords, Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 at the ranch, 1:00 PM MST. On offer: 60 long yearling bulls including Lanni Bristow’s sale group; 50 bred registered heifers; 65 CATTLEMENS FINANCIAL CORP. Programs bred commercial Hereford heifers; 15 for cow/calf operators and feedlots, proopen heifer calves from Mark Law. Bulls ceeds as you sell and equity draws. semen tested. Heifers pregnancy tested. 780-448-0033 or www.cattlefinance.com Misty Valley Farms, RR #1, Maidstone, SK. S0M 1M0. Call Harold Oddan at 20 BLACK COWS, will feed until March; 306-893-2783 or Maurice Oddan at Also 4 black bull calves. 306-441-6608, 306-893-2737; or Lanni Bristow at North Battleford, SK. 780-943-2236; Mark Law 204-743-2049. 60-80 RED & BLACK ANGUS cross, Red AnBANNERLANE HORNED HEREFORDS gus bulls went out on July 6th. Leave a Annual Sale, Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 2018, 2:00 message, 306-834-5156, Kerrobert, SK. PM CST (1:00 PM MST) at the farm, Livelong, SK. 30 coming 2 year old bulls, semen tested; 35 bred heifers, preg. checked; 3 registered heifers. Dinner at noon. Central point free delivery. Email: bannerlane@littleloon.ca or phone Rob Bannerman, 306-845-2764, 306-248-1214. Catalogue online at: www.hereford.ca

GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 24’ & 30’ corral panels and windbreaks; Also grain and silage troughs; as well as calf shelters. Call for pricing, 306-768-8555, delivery available. Carrot River, SK. NH 358 MIX MILL with PBF, very nice cond. Still on first corner of hammers, extra screens, $9000, hard to find. Call Randy at 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB.

USED PIPE AND SUCKER RODS: 2-3/8", 27/8", 3-1/2" used pipe, $36/ea.; 7/8", 1" sucker rods, $12/ea. Call 306-460-7966, or 306-460-4166, Kindersley, SK.

WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org

WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

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SIMMENTAL/ANGUS BRED HEIFERS, 45 home bred and raised, Reds and Blacks. Quality functional group of heifers that will get out and work. Bred to calving ease MRL Black Simmental. Bulls were put out on June 1st. Heifers have been preg. checked and received Ivomec as well as first shot of Scourbos. $2600 OBO. Call or text 306-452-7905, Redvers, SK.

ORGANIC BORAGE PRODUCERS: DSC is looking for organic Borage producers for the 2018 harvest season. 306-697-3152, Grenfell, SK. dandilee.colby@outlook.com

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NORDAL LIMOUSIN & ANGUS 2018 Bull Sale, Feb. 15th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales Saskatoon, SK. Offering 60 Black & Red Angus 2 year old bulls, low birth weights, performance & maternal combinations available. Contact Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue & information at: nordallimousin.com

NORDAL LIMOUSIN & ANGUS 2018 Bull Sale, Feb. 15th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales Saskatoon, SK. Offering 25 polled Red & Black 2 year old Limousin bulls. Contact Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue & info at: nordallimousin.com

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NEW DATE! LAZY S RANCH 49th Annual Bull Power Sale, January 26th, at the ranch, Mayerthorpe, AB. 200 polled red & black Simmental, Angus and Beefmaker (Simm Angus) bulls. 780-785-3136. Video online: www.lazysranch.ca

BULLS FOR SALE: 2 year olds, fall & spring BUY & SELL: Horses, saddles and tack. yearlings. Quiet, performance and semen Also horse and stock trailers. Call Skip tested. Delivery can be arranged. Group of Arntsen, 306-221-9251, Delisle, SK. young females to calve in March. Contact Jim Duke 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, Langbank, SK. Email: square.d@sasktel.net Website: square-dpolledherefords.com HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and aluminum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com 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.

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ROUGH COLLIES: BEAUTIFUL Lassie pups, in S/W and Tricolour, available Jan.15/18 to approved homes, $500. 306-201-9207, Regina, SK. Email: fonehill@canwan.com

IRISH WOLFHOUND PUPPIES, 3 females, have shots, $1200. 780-954-2415, Jarvie, AB. Email: michellelovin36@gmail.com

GREAT PYRENEES PUPS born to working parents. Vet checked, first shots, ready January 15th, $300/each. 403-308-4781, E-mail: heathernelsonfarm@gmail.com

LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEWELL: 301.91 acres, irrigated m/l with 231 acres EID first water rights. For sale by owner $2,500,000. Three titled parcels: Parcel A 159.8 acres (NW 3-21-15 W4); Parcel B 107.71 acres (Portion of SW 3-21-15 W4); Parcel C 34.4 acres (portion of NE 3-21-15 W4). Irrigated #1 soil well suited for any forage, cereal or specialty crops including very successful potato crops on this unique elevated land with sandy #1 soil. The best historical use of this agricultural land has been potatoes and alfalfa seed. T-L pivot covers approximately 192 acres. Wheel move irrigation covers approximately 39 acres. EID water service is provided by two water delivery points. 3 phase electricity provides power for the electric irrigation pump and hydraulic system that runs the pivot. Additional surface lease rental income of $17,000 per year. The 107.71 acre Parcel B has delivery of fresh water from the County of Newell Water Project (CNWP). This parcel would make an excellent building site for a residence and additional support buildings. Access to the land is on Range Road 153 North off secondary Highway 550, approximately 4 kms West of the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 550. Contact Greg Neufeld by phone or email: 403-862-0811, gneufeld@cgeng.ca

NOTICE OF TENDER SW-08-40-09 W2, RM of Porcupine #395. Closing Feb14/18. For more info, contact Selling Officer: David Hnatyshyn-assistant Heidi, Hnatyshyn Gough, #601-402 21st St E, Saskatoon, SK. Ph: 306-653-5150, fax: 306-652-5859, email: heidi@hglaw.ca

CERTIFIED #1: CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe, CDC Polarstar, AAC Connect, CDC Fraser. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

CERT. # 1, high germ: CDC Landmark VB, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Jatharia VB, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Brandon. Seed Source REG. & CERTIFIED CDC Calvi (itchless), Archerwill, SK. 306-323-4402. high yielder. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., CERT. #1 Copeland: 94% germ., 95% vig- CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia. 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. or, 48.3 TKW, 100% Copeland. Sandercock Call Grant, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. 306-746-8070, Semans, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Calvi & CDC Cibo. Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake CERTIFIED #1 Metcalf(2R) & Legacy(6R). Lenore, SK. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

238 ACRE FARM on Drifting River. 200 workable ac., 100 yr. old shelter belt, w/ older useable house, and 11 out buildings. New wiring to out buildings, new 200A panel in house, new base boards, and very good well. 431-738-1888, Dauphin, MB.

CERTIFIED CDC Austenson & Maverick TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass feed barley. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Copeland & AC Metcalf. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERTIFIED # 1, high germ: AC Metcalfe, TOP YIELDING CANOLA from Canterra CDC Copeland. Seed Source, Archerwill, Seeds. Check out yields in the seed guide and purchase from Lung Seeds Ltd. SK., 306-323-4402. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. CERT. AC METCALFE, 99% germ., 96% vigor, 0% smut, 0% fus., 49.4 kernel weight, HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola will be cleaning late Jan. $8.25/bu. Oly- varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), Dekalb & Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, nick Seeds, 306-338-8078, Quill Lake, SK. 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

MINIMIZE INPUT COSTS & maximize yield potential. Grain & grazing/silage corn. The CERTIFIED CDC GLAS. Nutrient densified leader’s in non-GMO technology. A more for enhanced emergence and yield. PRIME FARMLAND SALE: Manitoba crop, sustainable way of farming! Free delivery. 403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com beef or mixed-use farm with a history of Call De Dell Seeds Inc. 204-268-5224. excellent production. A great start-up, CDC GLAS, Reg., Cert., top quality seed. expansion or investment opportunity! High yield, exc. standability, easy to har204-945-0891 Email: bwords@mymts.net vest. Great reviews from customers. Inwww.greenfarmforsale.com CERT. FDN, REG. Precision; CDC Alloy; quiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms AAC Spitfire; Transcend, all exc. germ., Ltd., North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1: CDC Glas & CDC Bethune. Prime Manitoba farmland in the CERT. & REG. CDC Precision; AAC Spitfire. Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake heart of the Canadian prairie. High germ. & 0% F.G., Fast Seed Farm Ltd., Lenore, SK. For more info and tender details: 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. CERTIFIED # 1 CDC GLAS - The variety to AAC SPITFIRE, TRANSCEND, top grow! Top yield, excellent lodging resisemail: dtg@greenfarmforsale.com quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, tance. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. Herschel, SK. CERT. #1 BETHUNE, 98% germ., 95% vigCERTIFIED TRANSCEND. Proven variety. or. Sandercock Seed Farm, Balcarres SK., Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., 306-334-2958. 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. CERTIFIED CDC ALLOY. Good disease MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. package. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. www.maverickconstruction.ca CERT. CDC PRECISION & AAC SPITFIRE Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. Exceptional yield potential and CERTIFIED GLAS and CDC Sorrel flax. standability. Printz Family Seeds, Gravel- Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. bourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. www.trawinseeds.ca

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PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE pups for sale, WANTED: 1000 ACRE grain farm w/yard Elvin Kopp bloodlines, can be papered, in northwest Saskatchewan. Call anytime: c/w 1st shots, vet checked, micro chipped, 780-205-4296 or email 3star@telus.net $750. Call 403-575-1309, Consort, AB. RM OF ELDON: SW 22-49-24 W3 Ext 24 and NE 09-49-24 W3 Ext 8. 298.88 acres. GREAT PYRENEES/AKBASH CROSS pups, Surface lease revenue. For sale by Tender born Nov. 17 with sheep, both working with bids closing Feb 1, 2018. Details at parents, $250; Two 8 month old bonded www.forrestlandtender.ca or contact Vern dogs, $600 ea. 306-845-2404, Livelong, SK McClelland, RE/MAX of Lloydminster, 780-808-2700. RED BLUE HEELER PUPS: From good workOF FRENCHMAN BUTTE: ing and good natured parents, ready to go, RM SW 35-52-25 W3 Ext 5 and NW 35-52-25 $300. 306-725-4510, Bulyea, SK. W3 Ext 2. 207 acres. For sale by Tender with bids closing February 6, 2018. For deREGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: Summit tails, visit www.moorelandtender.ca or 4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, Leggett, CDC Haymaker (Forage). Ardell contact Vern McClelland, RE/MAX of like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK. Lloydminster, 780-808-2700. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS WANTED: Saskatchewan grainland, housCamden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Rufing, and vacant lots. Will pay min. 10% fian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, premium on current pricing. Within 25 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, miles of Leader SK. Box 5001, c/o The SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or Western Producer, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4 CERTIFIED #1: C.S. Camden. Lung Seeds call 306-222-6558. Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. RM MAPLE CREEK #111. For sale N 1/2 CERTIFIED CDC HAYMAKER. Hickseeds HOME FOR RENT: Furnished, 2 bed + den, 35-11-26-W3. 320 cult. acres, 60x100’ 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 steel quonset on 2’ cement fdn, power, 2 bath, close to U of S, Saskatoon, SK. (Dale), Mossbank, SK. water for up to 100 head of cattle, 1 mile $1300/mo. + utilities. Call 306-270-4323. of Hwy #1 frontage. Will be sold by FebCERTIFIED #1 CDC Ruffian, AC Leggett & ruary 20th. Call 403-866-2214. CDC Orrin. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. OF BLUCHER 343: 2 quarters. WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular RM SUN BEACH MOTEL, 1 bdrm suite, $695, CERTIFIED Camden, Morgan, Baler and SW-29-35-01-W3M, NW-29-35-01-W3M, homes/lake houses/RTM’s. Visit our sales 305 acres cult. 3 hopper bins totaling Lakefront 2 bdrm, $850. 250-495-7766, Haymaker. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, lot, or check online for stock, homes and 16,000 bu. Call Bob at 306-717-1987. Osoyoos, BC. www.sunbeachmotel.net Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca all other plans. Factory direct orders built CERTIFIED #1, high germ: CS Camden, to your specs! Trade-ins welcome, buy and InterestCDC Ruffian, CDC Morrison. Seed Source, sell used homes. Hwy 2 South, Prince Al- TOM@SASKFARMLAND.COM Archerwill, SK., 306-323-4402. bert, SK. Call 306-764-2121 or toll free ed in the value of your farmland and considering selling? Up to date market evalua1-800-249-3969. tions done at your farm. Coldwell Banker SAWMILLS from only $4397 - Make Money and Save Money with your own Signature. Tom Neufeld 306-260-7838. bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In FOR RENT BY TENDER: RM of Nipawin, SK. stock, ready to ship. Free info. and DVD: CERT. BOBCAT BEARDLESS fall triticale, #487, NE-14-49-15W2, NW-14-49-15W2, www.NorwoodSawmills.com/168 or call excellent for cover crop. Nutrient densified for enhanced emergence and yield. HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cot- & SW-14-49-15W2, comprising of 472 1-800-567-0404. 403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com tages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go on- cult. ac. There are no buildings on the land line for floor plans and specs at: other than a house and barns on the 5 acre NEW AAC DELIGHT, beardless spring. Nuwww.northbattlefordhomehardware.com yard site. All of the land is currently trient densified for emergence & yield. farmed. Tenders are to be submitted in en403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most velopes marked “Nipawin Tender”, to DeCERT. SUNRAY TRITICALE. Nutrient densitrusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. zarae Senft at Miller Thomson LLP, fied for enhanced emergence and yield. 600-2103 11th Ave., Regina, SK., S4P 3Z8, View at: www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com on or before noon on Fri., Feb. 23, 2018, and shall include: tender price, length of rental term, any other terms you are prepared to offer and a certified cheque/bank draft payable to “Miller Thomson LLP in REG./CERT. AAC BRANDON. Nutrient dentrust” for 10% of the tender price (being sified for enhanced emergence and yield. 10% of the annual rent pmt. you are ten403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com dering). No conditional tenders will be acSY ROWYN CPSR, Cert. top quality seed, cepted and the highest, or any tender, will high yielder with vg protein. All inquires not necessarily be accepted. Tenders will welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire not be opened in public. The deposit of all Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell unsuccessful tenderers will be returned by 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. Email mail. The successful tenderer shall enter gregfarms@sasktel.net into a lease agreement on or before Mar. 16, 2018. The 10% deposit will constitute a AAC BRANDON CWRS, Cert. top quality J&H HOMES: Save up to $31,000 on select deposit towards the first years rental payseed, very high yielder and protein. Highly RTM showhomes. Limited time offer!! View ment. For further information, please conrecommended by growers. All inquiries at: www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322. tact Dezarae Senft, 306-347-8309. welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call RM #68 OF BROKENSHELL, 1/4 section 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516 or email: 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures SW- 1-7-16-W2, approximately 160 cultigregfarms@sasktel.net vated organic acres. The highest or any bid and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca not necessarily accepted. Submit tenders AAC ELIE, CWRS, CERT. top quality seed, to Box 661, Weyburn, SK., S4H 2K8. Tendsister wheat to AAC Brandon. Very high RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call ers will close Feb. 1st, 2018. For more inyielder with high protein. Positive reviews call 306-842-5771, or 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures formation from growers. All inquires welcome. Vol306-861-7072. Weyburn, SK. and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca ume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, 8500 ACRE RANCH in RM of Reno, all 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net grass, lots of water. $474 per acre. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: CDC Land306-299-4445, www.ranch-for-sale-sk.ca mark, AAC Brandon, AAC Jatharia, Cardale, 2 DEEDED TIMESHARES for sale: 1 in CERT. #1 CDC Austenson. Nutrient densiCDC Utmost. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, WOOD RIVER RM #74. By tender S1/2 Nashville & 1 in Las Vegas. Call Barry for 12-8-6-W3; N1/2 12-8-6-W3; N1/2 fied for enhanced emergence and yield. Vanscoy, SK. details, 250-423-1771, Grasmere, BC. 403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com 7-8-5-W3. Please bid on each half secCDC LANDMARK VB, AAC BRANDON, tion separately. Tenders must be reCONDO IN BEAUTIFUL Palm Springs area ceived by 1:00 pm, Feb. 8, 2018. Mark AAC SYNERGY, Cert. top quality seed. AAC PREVAIL VB, top quality. Wiens (Rancho Mirage): 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 1016 tenders “Filson Brothers Tender”. Highest Very high yielder, gaining acceptance with Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. sq.ft. Open beam cathedral ceilings, moun- or any tender may not necessarily be ac- maltsters. Contracts available. Inquiries EXCELLENT QUALITY Cert. #1, CWRS: tain views, 55 plus gated community. Fully cepted. Send tenders to Duane Filson, welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC furn., $115,000 USD. Gym, tennis court, lg Box 340, Lafleche, SK., S0H 2K0, or by Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Carheated pool, spa and clubhouse. For info email to duane.filson@sasktel.net For 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net dale, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Connery & AAC and pics, evezpalmsprings@kwrealty.com info call 306-472-7772. Woodrow, SK. Redberry. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, or call 306-725-7707, Govan, SK. Watson, SK. RM OF ROSEDALE #283 By Tender: SE CDC COPELAND, Fdn., Reg., Cert. top quality seed. Widely accepted malt variety. VEGAS TIMESHARE: INT’L exchanges, 2 1/4 22-29-4 W3, 160 cult. ac. Highest or Inquiries welcome. Volume discounts. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1: bedroom, 2 bath, full kitchen, laundry, any tender not necessarily accepted. Sub- Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, AC Andrew, SY Rowyn, Faller, Penhold & fireplace, pools, selling due to health. mit tenders to: Box 37, Hawarden, SK., SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. AAC Sadash. Call Frederick Seeds, S0H 1Y0. Tenders close February 1, 2018. 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. 306-453-2958, Carlyle, SK. gregfarms@sasktel.net For more info, call Larry at 306-229-9926. CERTIFIED #1: AAC Brandon, AAC CameCERTIFIED #1: CDC Copeland, AAC Syn- ron VB & Carberry. Lung Seeds Ltd. ergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austenson, AC 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. Ranger. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, CERTIFIED # 1 AAC Jatharia VB wheat, new. Midge tolerant. Shewchuk Seeds, GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Vanscoy, SK. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: AC METCALFE, CDC COPELAND, CDC kraussacres@sasktel.net POLAR STAR, top quality. Wiens Seed CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon: 99% germ., 99% vigor, 38.58 TKW. Sandercock Seed QUARTER SECTION IN RM of Bjorkdale, SK. Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. #426. SW 19-45-09 W2, 147 acres, approx. 100 cultivated. Phone 306-864-7922. TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Landmark VB, CDC ORGANIC LAND in MD of Mackenzie, north AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, Plentiful, Cardale, Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, of Peace River: 1200 seeded ac., 1800 Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. sq.ft house w/garage, 6800 sq.ft. shop, 4 QUARTERS FARMLAND for sale, 40 miles 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Landmark, AAC Cameron, 60x120 cold storage, 100,000+ bu. grain SE Weyburn. Grains, canola, legumes. 9 oil well leases. House, electricity, water, CERTIFIED CDC MAVERICK. Hickseeds Jatharia, Brandon CWRS wheat. Contact storage, power, phone, natural gas, dugout, on school bus route. 780-928-2538 or $998,500. 604-971-2870, Benson, SK. 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. rickzimmerman6@gmail.com (Dale), Mossbank, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca 780-841-1180.

Looking for off grade mustard, lentils or chickpeas. Custom color sorting of all types of crops. Ackerman Ag Services, 306-631-9577, Chamberlain, SK.

CDC CIBO, CDC CALVI, top quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK.

TREATED OAT SEED for sale: Souris and Morgan, treated with Raxil Pro. Call Justin 306-469-0105, Big River, SK. SEED BARLEY FOR SALE, 99% germ, phone 306-435-9122, Rocanville, SK.

TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded grain company. Call, email, text Now for competitive pricing at the farm! Market Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. info@marketplacecommodities.com COMMON YELLOW FLAX seed, 2500 bushel, golden flax seed from 2017 crop, 98% germ., 87% vigor, 1000 kernel weight 5.8g, brown count .04%. $28.00 FOB, Lemberg area, $28/bu., pickup. Call 306-730-8375, or 306-730-8375, Lemberg, SK. Email: Rhfarms1884@sasktel.net

LARGE KABULI CHICKPEA seed, 94% germ. 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, CERTIFIED #1: SNOWBIRD. Call Lung SK., 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. GLYPHOSATE 1 SOYBEANS: Top yields, CERTIFIED Snowbird fababeans & Amaril- delivered. Common #1. Keep your own lo Peas. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, seed! Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca 204-739-3519. Fisher Branch, MB.

Now Agents For: CDC Inca Yellow Pea CDC Proclaim Red Lentil CDC Palmer Chickpea ALso: AAC Lacombe Yellow Pea CDC Precision Durum Guttino and KWs Daniello Hybrid Fall Ryes and so much more! Phone: 403-715-9771

COVER CROPS. HICKSEED LTD., Mossbank, SK. Now has on the floor for organic plowdown: Daikon radish (zero till); Hairy Vetch; Austrian Winter peas; Buckwheat; Yellow Blossom sweet clover. Also, green feed blends available. For all your seed needs call Hickseed Ltd. Barry 306-354-7998 or Dale 306-229-9517 CORN SEED - Open pollinated. Approx. $28/acre, at 26,000 PPA. Tall leafy plants, 7'- 9' with 8"-10" in cobs. Excellent grazing/ silage. Delivery Available, 204-723-2831, Austin, MB. cattcorn18@gmail.com

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WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. CERT. CDC IMPULSE, CDC Proclaim, CDC Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 Maxim, CDC Redmoon, CDC Greenstar. or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK. 98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, PamWHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? brun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net You are selling feed grains. We are CERT. CDC PROCLAIM CL Reds, high buying feed grains. Also buying chickgerm. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., peas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payment, with prompt pickup, true price dis306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. covery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, CDC IMPULSE, CDC PROCLAIM, CDC David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom MAXIM(small reds), top quality. Wiens at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Lethbridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. info@marketplacecommodities.com or CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, VAN RAAY PASKAL Farms in Iron Springs area is looking for Feed Barley. Put more Tisdale, SK. $$$ in your pocket and sell direct to us CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled; with no brokerage fee. Call 403-330-9147. Certified CDC 4371-4, red. Call Grant, Semans, SK. 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds 306-746-8070. and cereals. All organic cereals and specialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297. GREEN PEAS, yellow pea prices down, try new green pea varieties! CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater & CDC Spruce. Select, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. Ask about CDC Forest. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK.

CERT. CDC INCA; CDC Greenwater, exc. germ. and disease. Fraser Farms, Pam- WANTED: FEED BARLEY, 48 lbs. plus. Phone 306-345-2523, Stony Beach, SK. brun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: AAC Ardill, CDC Inca, CDC Spectrum, CDC Limerick (green), CDC Proclaim Lentil (red). Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. FDN. & CERT. CDC Spectrum; CDC Amarillo. High germ. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK.

LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buyers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or Christopher Lent at 306-862-2723. clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com

CERTIFIED #1: CDC Limerick. Lung Seeds ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. CERTIFIED AAC ARDILL yellow peas. Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or FOR SALE, 200 large round mixed hay bales, 780-826-0883, Cold Lake, AB. 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Spectrum, CDC Acer HAY FOR SALE - DELIVERED! Also custom (Maple), CDC Amarillo and CDC Meadow. hauling. V-V Trucking Ltd., 306-631-8544, Moose Jaw, SK. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED CDC INCA, CDC Greenwater, NEW HAY FOR SALE; Round bale picking CDC Mosaic. Call Grant, 306-746-7336, and hauling, small or large loads. Travel anywhere. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070, Semans, SK

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HORSE QUALITY SMALL square bales for BUYING SPRING THRASHED CANOLA sale. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. and grain “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

PASTURE RIDER REQUIRED for 2018 season. Monet Pastures Ltd., Elrose, SK., requires a full-time seasonal pasture rider to help care for 1950 cow/calf pairs May 1st to November 1st. Must supply own horses and tack. Experience with cattle disease is mandatory. Valid driver’s license required. Must be able to rope and treat cattle in open pasture. Housing available. Wages $23 to $30/hour based on experience. For more information contact: Luke Ellingson 306-378-7451, Tim Calwell 306-378-7554, or email calseeds@sasktel.net

FEED GRAIN WANTED! Also buying light, tough or offgrade grains. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. BUYING HEATED/DAMAGED PEAS, FLAX & GRAIN “On Farm Pickup”. Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. POST SHAVINGS: Cattle feedlot, horse & poultry bedding. Bulk pricing and delivery available; Landscaping Mulch: Available in 1 yard bulk bags for $45, delivery available; Colored Landscaping Mulch: Available in 1 yard bulk bags for $115, delivery avail. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK.. 1-800-667-0094. Email: info@vwpltd.com Visit: www.vwpltd.com LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. DURUM STRAW BIG square bales w/ roddicut, no rain, w/some durum seed, $25/bale, 306-861-4592 Fillmore, SK. FIRST AND SECOND cut Alfalfa, 5x6 round bales, no rain, excellent quality. 306-865-6603, Hudson Bay, SK.

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2 SEASONAL FARM Machinery Operators required. Must be able to operate grain cart, tandem grain truck, FWA tractor 4 WD tractor for harrowing. CHILE AG TOUR Feb. 17 - 26. Santiago, w/rockpicker, manual labour for upkeep of leafcutElqui Valley, Wineries, and farms. Costs Also ter bees and servicing of equip. may be tax deductible. 1-833-AGTOURS May 1 to Nov. general 15. $15-$18/hr. 101008187 BUYING WILD FUR, whole frozen carcass, (833-248-6877). www.rwthomastours.com SK Ltd., 303 Frontier Trail, Box 372, Wadecash paid. Must have fur license. na, SK., S0A 4J0. Fax: 306-338-3733, ph DL#6168, call 306-852-8802, Tisdale, SK. 306-338-7561 or cfehr9860@hotmail.com Email: madtrapper@hotmail.ca KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, exPOLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder pert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water government grant now available. Indian and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call. 1-800-667-7770.

WANTED: ALFALFA 3x3 and 3x4 bales. Will arrange for pickup at farm/field. TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, service, installations, repairs. Canadian Phone Chris 204-746-0462, Brunkild, MB. company. We carry aeration socks and 2017 SMALL SQUARE straw bales, about grain bags. Also electric chute openers for 600 small square straw bales. Good solid grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000. bales. Shedded, $3 each. Delivery available, 306-862-1998, 306-609-0244, Codette, SK.

U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and air brakes. One on one driving instructions. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK.

3X4 SQ. BALES: Alfalfa, Orchard, Timothy. MR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, Exc. beef/dairy, 150 RFV, 24% pro., 1600 - call Mylo at 306-921-6555 or Jeremy at CARETAKER WANTED FOR small ranch 1700 lbs., 7-9¢. 204-270-0115, Lorette, MB. 306-921-0068. Serving all Saskatchewan. near Lac la Hache, BC. Home provided in exchange for chores. 250-315-0238. 20.8x42 CLAMP-ON DUALS with rods and spacers, for triples, taken off 9370 Case HELPER WANTED ON mixed farm. Steady tractor, $8000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm job for right person. Room and board avail. BOW VALLEY TRADING LTD. Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 403-631-2373, 403-994-0581, Olds, AB.

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DAIRY HERD MANAGER wanted on a progressive dairy farm. Milking 240 cows in a new facility with an automated milking system in SE Manitoba. Management responsibilities include herd health, breeding program and some barn equipment maintenance. Be part of a management team that includes the owners, a veterinarian, a nutritionist and equipment specialists. For more info. contact Charles at 204-371-0711 or David at 204-371-6081. 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. FARM LABOURERS WANTED. Lincoln Gardens is a seasonal vegetable farm located at Lumsden, SK. Seeking 8 seasonal field labourers, starting April 15, 2018. Duties include: Planting, weeding and harvesting vegetable crops. Sort, wash, weigh vegetables. Hand move irrigation pipes. 50 to 60 hrs./week. Must be available weekends. Starting wage is $11.00/hr. Send resume with references to: Lincoln Gardens, Box 750, Lumsden, SK., S0G 3C0.

MOWER/UTILITY OPERATOR in Rural Municipality of Pittville #169: The Municipality invites applications from qualified individuals for the position of full-time seasonal mower/utility operator. Grader Operator experience would be an asset. Must be able to take direction from RM Council/Administration and work well with others. Must be safety conscious, mechanically inclined, able to work unsupervised and possess a Power Mobile Equipment Certificate or be willing to obtain same. Must possess and maintain a minimum class 5 driver’s license. Applications close at 4:00 PM February 12th, 2018. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Email, mail or fax resumes with qualifications, references and salary expectations to: Mower/Utility Operator c/o R.M. of Pittville #169, Box 150, Hazlet, SK., S0N 1E0. Fax: 306-678-2132. Email: rm169@sasktel.net

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25’ Heston PT Swather, bat reel, 540 PTO .................................................$3,000 275 Case IH (MacDon) PT Swather, bat reel, 1,000 PTO ........................ $3,000 40’ Morris 3100 Hoe Drills, mover and hitch, nice shape .............................$10,000 560 Hesston Round Baler, 1,000 PTO ........................................................ $5,500 660 NH Round Baler, 540 pto, nice shape ......................................................$5,500 60’ S82 Flexcoil Harrow Draw Bar, 5 bar Bent, Nice shape..........................$5,250 44’ 820 F.C. Deep Till Air Seeder, 5 bar harrows ..............................................CALL 2320 F.C. TBH Air Tank, complete with 320 - 3rd tank ........................................CALL 41’ Flexicoil 300 B Chisel Plow, 3 bar harrows ..........................................$12,500 100’ 65XL Flexicoil Sprayer, complete with windguards, elec. end nozzles single tips, auto rate, excellent condition ..................................$12,500 29’ 225 DOW Kello- Bilt Tandem Disc, 28” smooth front & rear blades, 10.5” spacing, oil, bath bearings, as new ........................................................ $60,000 47’ 820 Flexicoil Chisel Plow, 4 bar harrow, low mileage.............................$67,500 HD8-1400 (46’) Meridian Grain Auger, 27 HP Kholer, E-Kay mover, belt tightner, power stearing, lights, no spill hopper, spout, as new..............................SOLD HD8 - 1200 (39’) Sakundiak Grain Auger, 25HP Robin-Subaru, E-Kay mover, belt tightener, power steering, light kit, spout, excellent condition ...............................$12,000 HD8 - 1400 (46’) Sakundiak Grain Auger, 31 HP Vanguard engine, E-Kay mover, belt tightener, power steering, spout, 10 gallon fuel tank.....................................$10,800 13“ X 95’ FarmKing HydraulicSwing Auger, reverser, low proflie hopper, spout, full bin alarm, 1 season ...................................................................................................CALL New E-Kay 7”, 8”, 9”Bin Sweeps available.................................................CALL 3 Used E-Kay Bin Sweep Extensions ..............................................................CALL 8” Wheat Heart Transfer Auger, hydraulic drive, good condition .....................$1,000 New Outback S-Lite guidance ....................................................................$1,250 Factory Recon. Outback STS GPS and Mapping ........................................$2,250 New Outback STS Guidance, c/w E-Drive TC & VSI steering wheel ...................$7,000 New Outback STS Guidance, c/w E-Drive TC & hydraulic kit ............................$6,000 New STX Guidance, c/w E-Drive XD & hydraulic kit, 3 year ESP .........................$9,200 Used Outback E-Drive Hyd. kits .......................................................................$500 **Outback GPS Systems, E-Kay Custom Augers, Movers, Clutches, Bin Sweeps & Crop Divider Kohler, Vanguard, Robin Subaru Engines, Headsight Harvesting Solutions, Greentronics Sprayer Auto Boom Height, Kello-Bilt Discs**

CUSTOM HARVEST HELP: Carlson Harvesting, Inc. is looking for combine, truck and tractor drivers for 2018. Must have clean driving record and ability to obtain a CDL. Apply online at www.carlsonharvesting.com or call with questions, 218-686-9189. FULL-TIME PERMANENT GRADER Operator in the Rural Municipality of Pittville #169: The Municipality invites applications from qualified individuals for the position of full-time permanent grader operator. Grader experience will be an asset. Must be safety conscious, mechanically inclined and able to work unsupervised and possess a Power Mobile Equipment Certificate or be willing to obtain same. Must possess and maintain a minimum class 5 license. Applications close at 4:00 PM February 12th, 2018. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Email, mail or fax resumes with qualifications, references and salary expectations to: Grader Operator c/o R.M. of Pittville #169 Box 150, Hazlet, SK., S0N 1E0. Fax: 306-678-2132. Email: rm169@sasktel.net

NORTHLAND LOGISTICS CORP is hiring Class 1 Drivers for its Grande Prairie, AB. locations. On-site accommodations available for out-of-town workers. We offer competitive wages, & benefits. Contact Cindy @ 780-957-3334 or email your resume safety@northlandtank.ca

SEEKING FULL-TIME WORK: Experienced with cattle & calving, and most farm machinery. Clean Class 5. Ph. 204-731-1781. KNUDSEN’S HONEY INC. is looking for 4 apiary workers for April-October 2018. Work includes: building equipment, supering beehives, extracting honey, moving and feeding hives, 1 year of exp. Wage starts at $15/hour, workers comp. Farm is located: SW 9-41-9 W2 in RM of Porcupine, SK. Please apply online before March 1, 2018 to: AnnaBolvin@hotmail.com

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