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Grain companies ask Ottawa to get grain moving again Elevators and farmers are suffering because grain sales were made on railway shipping projections that fell short

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week will place special emphasis on keeping older workers safe on the farm BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

riving combine or truck into the wee hours of the morning never used to faze Paul Gregory. He knows he can’t put those long hours in anymore. See SAFE SENIORS on page 9 »

The railways say a tough winter has slowed grain traffic. Shippers say a jump in other cargoes has played at least as big a role in derailing grain traffic. PHOTO: allan dawson

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n the spring of 2014 Western Canada was suffering from a massive grain-shipping backlog and it’s happening all over again. On March 7, 2014, almost four years ago to the day, that backlog forced the federal cabinet to do something radical: order Canada’s two major railways

to transport at least 5,500 cars of grain a week totalling one million tonnes, or face fines of $100,000 per infraction. They’d been spurred to action by losses estimated to have cost farmers more that $5 billion. Bill C-30, the ‘Fair Rail for Farmers Act’ soon followed. It codified and added to the emergency measures in the order-in-council. However, the law contained a sunset clause and, after one extension, expired last July 31.

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new study from Colorado State University is breathing new life into the concept of biofuels produced from switchgrass instead of grain crops. The team says the non-edible native grass which grows in many locations throughout North America could be a better alternative than corn and other cereal and oilseed crops when it comes to powering motor vehicles and even airplanes. The scientists used modelling to simulate various growing scenarios, and found a climate footprint ranging from -11 to 10 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule — the standard way of measuring greenhouse gas emissions. To compare with other fuels, the impact of using gasoline results in 94 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule. The study was published online Feb. 19 in Nature Energy. John Field, research scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Lab at CSU, said what the team found is significant. “What we saw with switchgrass is that you’re actually storing carbon

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in the soil,” he said. “You’re building up organic matter and sequestering carbon.” His CSU research team works on second-generation cellulosic biofuels made from non-edible plant material such as grasses. Cellulose is the stringy fibre of a plant. These grasses, including switchgrass, are potentially more productive as crops and can be grown

with less of an environmental footprint than corn. “They don’t require a lot of fertilizer or irrigation,” Field said. “Farmers don’t have to plow up the field every year to plant new crops, and they’re good for a decade or longer.” Researchers chose a study site in Kansas since it has a cellulosic biofuel production plant.

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Agriculture an also-ran in budget There were few tangible investments made to meet the government’s own targets to grow food exports BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

“We will continue to monitor the activities of Canada’s agri-food economic strategy table and other key initiatives launched in 2017 to ensure the $75-billion export target for agri-food and other growth targets are realized.”

“Grain farmers welcome the budget’s commitments on trade, regulatory reform and tax changes. However, these commitments are baby steps at a time when a giant leap is needed.” Jeff Nielsen Grain Growers of Canada

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latory reforms, small-business tax changes, the Low Carbon L e a d e r s h i p Fu n d a n d t h e changes to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Nielsen added that grain farmers are waiting on Ottawa on several fronts. “What farmers want t o s e e a re ra t i f i c a t i o n o f the Comprehensive and P r o g r e s s i v e Tr a n s - Pa c i f i c Partnership before Parliament breaks for summer, the launch of free trade negotiations with China and the passage of Bill C-49 to secure a rail transportation system that works,” he said. GGC is also disappointed that $100 million earmarked for funding for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada programs for 2018 will go unspent, he said. The organization “looks forward to more details on the impact this will have on farmers across Canada and on what opportunities may be missed to promote the growth of the rural economy.” The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association offered a blunter reaction. President Levi Wood said the WCWGA “was appalled that the 2018 fed-

eral budget contained nothing for agriculture. Grain growers alone contribute over $30 billion to the Canadian economy and the federal government has chosen to ignore this major contribution. “Ignoring the farming community is something that farmers are used to but refuse to accept,” Wood said. “Canadian farmers are amongst the most competitive and efficient in the world. Farmers are productive and successful small businesses and the federal government hasn’t even recognized them in the 2018 budget.” He added if the federal government really wanted to help farmers, it would remove trade barriers and ensure they can move products to market, rather than face transportation delays that cost them both time and income. There could be a consolation prize in the budget’s support for science and innovation. Serge Buy, president of the Agriculture Institute of Canada, said some measures announced in the budget don’t directly mention agriculture “but they could have an impact.” The science announcements included a $540-million increase in funding for the

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fter enjoying headline status last year, the agrifood sector found itself once again on the back burner in the 2018 federal budget. There was none of the bold talk of 2017, when the agrifood export target of $75 billion by 2025 was set. Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said that while the new budget includes moderate investments that will support the agricultural sector, it doesn’t set the stage for meeting the government’s own professed goal of growing the sector. “ T h e g ove r n m e n t h a s n’t directly followed up on the vision from last year’s budget, which set ambitious targets to grow the industry for the benefit of all Canadians,” said Bonnett. CFA had proposed a range of strategic options to the government to expand the sector’s profitability and competitiveness but noted the sector received relatively few mentions in the minister’s speech and budget plan. “We will continue to monitor the activities of Canada’s agri-food economic strategy table and other key initiatives launched in 2017 to ensure the $75-billion export target for agri-food and other growth targets are realized,” Bonnett said. Jeff Nielsen, president of the Grain Growers of Canada, said it too was concerned about the lack of action on key priorities for farmers. “Budget 2017 established an ambitious target to increase agri-food exports to $75 billion by 2025 but Budget 2018 did little to deliver on it and other priorities for the sector,” he said. “Grain far mers welcome the budget’s commitments on trade, regulatory reform and tax changes. However, these commitments are baby steps at a time when a giant leap is needed.” In a media release GGC said it looked forward to better understanding upcoming regu-

“Ignoring the farming community is something that farmers are used to but refuse to accept.” Levi Wood Western Canadian Wheat Growers

National Research Council and additional support for training of researchers, creation of a new tri-council fund to support research that is international, interdisciplinary, fast breaking and higher risk, a longtime AIC request. The Canada Research Chair Program will receive an additional $210 million over five years, which could result in an additional 250 research c h a i r p o s i t i o n s f o r e a r l ycareer researchers by 202021. The Canadian Foundation for Innovation will receive $763 million over five years to attract more researchers and students. The gover nment will also fund construction of multi-purpose, collaborative, federal science and technology facilities to bring federal scientists and science facilities together including those of AAFC. Expansion of rural broadband is due to receive an additional $100 million during the next five years and Farm Credit Canada will offer lending programs aimed at women entrepreneurs in agriculture and agri-food. B o n n e t t s a i d C FA w a s pleased to see more access to capital for women entrepreneurs as well as commitments to modernize regulatory systems, recognize innovation and support the pursuit of new markets. While the budget contained more information on smallb u s i n e s s t a x re f o r m s a n d

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changes regarding passive investment incomes, “more time is needed to review the legislation with more scrutiny,” Bonnett said. Two reviews of the budget by former cabinet ministers found it hadn’t focused on the fundamental issues facing Canada’s economy. Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and a minister in the former Mulroney gover nment, said the budget came up short on dealing with Canada’s growing competitiveness gap, the need to attract more private sector investment and presenting a realistic plan to balance the government’s books. “The cost of running a business in Canada is rising rapidly. Without a strong private sector, there’s no way to pay for all this spending, except by sending the bill to our kids,” he said. John Manley, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada and a minister in the Jean Chretien government, said the government “missed an opportunity to shore up Canada’s eroding competitiveness and improve the country’s ability to attract jobs and new investment. “ T h e b u d g e t ’s t i t l e i s ‘Equality + Growth,’ but on the growth side the government’s agenda is disappointingly thin,” he said. “Nowhere in the budget’s 367 pages is there even a passing acknowledgment of the fact that Canada faces an intense fight internationally for investment, jobs and talent.” Over the last two months, business groups and a wide range of economic commentators have urged the government to respond to recent U.S. corporate tax reforms, which for the first time in many years have given the United States a significant competitive edge over Canada. Yet the budget includes only a single brief mention of U.S. tax cuts, buried deep in an annex on the domestic and global economic outlook. It says that “over the coming months, Finance Canada will study the U.S. reforms to assess any potential impacts on Canada.”

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or a brief and shining moment, Canadian agriculture truly was “this year’s model,” to quote singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. Just a year ago, the sector was the belle of the ball during the federal government’s annual budget, having for the first time in living memory, captured the imaginations of the nation’s policy-makers. Gord Gilmour At that point the Trudeau government Editor was touting its new “Innovation and Skills Plan” to bolster the middle class. It was under this umbrella that agriculture was suddenly seen not as a poor cousin perpetually in crisis, but instead as one of the cylinders of the nation’s economic engine. Alongside advanced manufacturing, digital industries, health/ bioscience and “clean” technologies and resources, the agri-food sector had been identified as a key area that would increase productivity, grow the economy and provide opportunities. Budget documents noted its federal Advisory Council on Economic Growth had recently “highlighted the sector’s potential for growth, citing Canada’s natural endowment of water and arable land, research strength and accomplishments and strong network of entrepreneurs.” That budget also set out a target even the government itself characterized as “ambitious” — growing agri-food exports to “at least $75 billion by the year 2025.” The government further justified its faith in the sector by noting global food demand was forecast to “rise significantly” by 2050 in the face of a growing world population and better economic conditions for many. Farm sector observers said at the time the budget was long on rhetoric and short on concrete plans, as these documents frequently are. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s response was typical, noting the government had failed to “specify details on certain policy targets” but noted they were otherwise “pleased with the emphasis on the contributions of agriculture.” In the end the sector received a putative $100 million in funding commitments, but only $70 million — over the course of six years — was new money. The sector was also promised a small piece of the government’s $200-million pledge to fund “clean growth” initiatives. What a difference a year makes. Last week federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled his third budget, and it would appear the government’s focus has moved on to other things. This year farm groups talk of having to dig deep into the budget to find any direct mention of the sector (see story by Alex Binkley on page three). The Grain Growers of Canada’s Jeff Nielsen expressed concern over the lack of action or even acknowledgment of certain key issues, noting the federal government’s “commitments are baby steps at a time when a giant leap is needed.” Levi Wood, president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers, took it one step further, implying the government’s actions were borderline neglectful to a sector that’s supposed to play a key role in growing the economy of tomorrow. As Wood put it, “ignoring the farming community is something that farmers are used to but refuse to accept.” It is only natural the sector should be disappointed by a dismal showing after what was a promising start under this federal government. Compounding this sense of betrayal is the fact the sector is facing pressing issues on many sides. Key trade agreements are under a cloud of uncertainty, threatening the existing markets of many farmers and agri-food companies. An ongoing grain transportation meltdown is stirring memories of the shipping crisis of 2013-14, made all the more critical by the expiry of emergency measures and the slow journey of Bill C-49 through Parliament and the Senate (see front-page story). There’s no doubt the buck stops with the federal government on these issues. They’re the ones with the mandate to regulate railways and negotiate trade deals. These problems need federal action and farmers are right to expect it and lobby for it. But when it comes to growing the sector, and the role of government in reaching that goal, it might be time for a reality check. Was the government ever going to add tens of billions to the total of annual agriculture and food exports from Canada? Or was the heavy lifting always going to be up to the sector itself? Too often the attention of policy-makers is fleeting. Like a fickle romantic interest, they can flit from one new and shiny thing to the next, failing to ever make a true connection. Like a jilted lover, perhaps the best advice to the sector is that it’s time to work on itself, rather than pining for the attention of others. Don’t sit there, craving the recognition that may never come. Better to get out there, make new connections and continue doing what they’ve always done — building their businesses. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

Supply management protects few, could harm more BY DANNY LEROY AND JASON CLEMENS FRASER INSTITUTE

hy are broad trade agreements that benefit almost all Canadians being jeopardized to protect a small subset of farmers, estimated at just 13,500 across Canada? The United States has repeatedly indicated that a key tension in North American Free Trade (NAFTA) renegotiations is Canada’s protection of dairy, poultry and egg producers. These protectionist policies were also an irritant in the TransPacific Partnership negotiations. Supply management is a set of governmentimposed production quotas and structured prices to limit domestic supply while impeding consumer access to foreign imports through high tariffs. The outcome is reduced choice and higher prices for consumers, and higher revenues for producers. An often overlooked aspect of this protectionism is that it disproportionately affects the poor. A 2012 analysis by economists Christopher Sarlo and Larry Martin concluded that poorer families spend almost 25 per cent of their income on food compared to less than six per cent for high-income families. Policies that raise prices of milk, butter, cheese, eggs and chicken affect lower-income families, and those with children, to a greater degree than other families. A more recent analysis calculated the annual grocery bill for lower-income families was $339 higher due to supply management. Both studies, as well as others, characterized supply management as highly regressive – meaning that it falls most heavily on lower-income families. A common defence is that supply and border controls ensure an appropriate availability of high-quality, domestically produced goods.

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However, this response ignores the reality in other jurisdictions where consumers and producers enjoy the benefits of more open, freeflowing exchange. In Australia and New Zealand, for example, the agricultural protectionism systems were dismantled, with residents enjoying the resulting benefits of lower costs and improved choices. These experiences provide insight on the best and most efficient ways to eliminate supply management in Canada. The federal government should deregulate the production and marketing of supply-managed commodities, and tariffs should be abolished on imports of dairy and poultry products. These two measures would offer all consumers and all producers in Canada a wider, more competitive market to buy and sell. During the transition, a temporary tax – in the strictest sense – could be introduced so prices for supply-managed consumer goods wouldn’t change for a short specific time, perhaps three or four years. The collected proceeds could be used to compensate producers for the loss of quotas. The amounts provided should reflect the length of time each producer benefited from the quotas; the longer a producer enjoyed that benefit, the smaller the payout. Dismantling supply management would provide tremendous opportunities for Canadians. While all consumers would gain, lower-income households and those with children would benefit most. It would remove a major irritant at a critical time in trade negotiations. And it would expand existing agri-food markets and open new markets for Canadian producers. Danny LeRoy is an agricultural economist at the University of Lethbridge and senior fellow of the Fraser Institute. Jason Clemens is the executive vice-president at the Fraser Institute.

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his photo on the front page of our March 4, 1965 issue showed Jack Spigelman (l), president of the Winnipeg Beef Company and Canada Department of Agriculture livestock grader John Tropak with the first lot of hogs to be marketed through the Manitoba Hog Commission’s new teletype system. The Winnipeg Beef Company bought the hogs for 25 cents per pound. Below that photo was a story quoting federal Trade Minister Mitchell Sharp speaking about why he was refusing export subsidies for Canadian wheat. He said this would reduce the incentive to sell as much as possible at the best prices. “There would be a running battle between the producers and the taxpayers which the producers wouldn’t always win. Sooner or later there would be irresistible demands for acreage and production controls.” We reported on the annual meeting of the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Seed Growers Association, which was attended by about 400 growers in Portage. The story said University of Manitoba agriculture dean, Len Shebeski outlined breeding work on hybrid wheat, with 14 hybrid combinations tested in the past year, and one outyielding Pembina by 25 per cent. The issue carried a 17-page supplement prepared by the Manitoba Department of Agriculture, with explanations on the value of certified seed, fertilizer, soil testing and herbicides and chemicals for weed and pest control. That included in the garden. In an article titled “Home gardeners, give the hoe a rest,” amine and sodium salt formations of 2,4-D were praised for their stability, and that they could be stored in the basement for the winter without fear of killing houseplants.

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What StatsCan and Loblaw numbers are really telling us While food prices are rising, a newly competitive food retailing landscape makes increasing margins difficult BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dalhousie University

ecent StatsCan numbers indicate that grocers are in trouble. Food inflation is now above two per cent for the first time since April 2016. This is typically good news for grocers as it gives more room for them to increase margins. But given major headwinds affecting the industry, grocers will need to get even more creative to reassure investors. Loblaw has reason to be particularly worried, having recently posted underwhelming 4Q results. Food retail sales dropped by 1.2 per cent and total revenues slipped by 0.9 per cent. Despite strong Shoppers Drug Mart sales, company executives indicated reforms affecting the price of generic drugs will impact profits. But it is higher wages that seem to be the big worry for the company, as provincial governments are exploring options, figuring out how an economy with a $15/hour minimum wage would work. In fact, StatsCan numbers may be suggesting where things are headed with minimum wage increases. It may too early to tell, but Ontario minimum wage hikes likely pushed menu prices higher in January, especially in fast food, where most of the income earners are paid minimum wage. And this is likely just the beginning. After a 22 per cent hike on January 1 of this year, Ontario’s minimum wage is due to increase again to $15/hour on January 1, 2019. Alberta will join the $15/hour club in October of this year, and British Columbia intends to pass the $15 mark in 2021.

“Eating out is costing more, as are tomatoes for some strange reason. Here’s the good news. Bread is cheaper. But one thing is clear though: 2018 is turning into a very challenging year for the food industry.”

Other provinces like Quebec and Nova Scotia are thinking about following suit. The $15 campaign will not go away any time soon. Obviously, most people don’t object to the concept that people should earn a decent living. The challenge with Ontario, though, is how quickly wage hikes are being implemented. A 32 per cent increase in 12 months is simply irresponsible. Restaurants, and many of them are family-owned businesses in regions across the province, will have a hard time coping. The grocery business is also being affected by higher minimum wages, but indicators are subtler. Here’s one example. The price of tomatoes, one of the most popular produce items, jumped by more than 30 per cent in one month. It’s hard to tell, but this was likely an effect of minimum wage increases, as it is unusual to see any fruit or vegetable price increase by even four per cent in one single winter month. Even imports have a critical impact as the value of the Canadian dollar remained relatively stable against the U.S. greenback. Margins are typically much higher in this section of the store. It would seem 2018 is turning into a very challenging year for grocers, espe-

cially Loblaw. Results we saw last week from Loblaw are indicative of what is to come. For the Brampton-based giant, it is a godsend to see food inflation rise again, so that it can tweak certain price points, and increase margins without most people noticing. Loblaw will need to get creative — very creative — in order to continue to deliver over the next few quarters. Results indicate that store traffic is an ongoing issue, so converting store sales to online activity will be critical, especially with what is on the horizon. Meanwhile, in the U.S., Amazon is continuing to create havoc in the grocery landscape. Bloomberg just reported that two grocers, Winn-Dixie parent Bi-Lo and Tops Friendly Market, could declare bankruptcy this month. This is likely due to the ominous shakedown in the grocery industry caused by Amazon and its newly acquired Whole Foods subsidiary. This is only the beginning, and Amazon is slowly capturing more market share in groceries, destroying historically well-established players one by one, as it did in other sectors like bookstores. Loblaw is realistically concerned Amazon will make its way into Canada — a further threat to this major grocer. But there is still hope. Higher menu

prices may slow down the food-service sector’s string of successes in recent years. As food and labour are a restaurant’s highest expenses, this may be an opportunity for a grocer like Loblaw to commit more seriously to both ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook spaces. Increasing food retail sales will become more and more difficult. While menu prices go up, exploiting the nexus between food service and retailing may give Loblaw an advantage. This could be Loblaw’s next move, but it clearly needs to think differently about how to grow the business. Interestingly though, while posting its 4Q results, Loblaw made no mention of its $25 gift certificate campaign, launched because of its selfconfessed involvement in the bread price-fixing scheme in December. Nonetheless, StatsCan numbers confirmed what many suspected. Bread prices are dropping across the country. BMO stated earlier this year that bread prices were down 2.5 per cent since December, after Loblaw made the disclosure. According to StatsCan, bread prices dropped 1.7 per cent in January alone. In fact, it seems most bakery products are cheaper than they were a month ago. This may be a sign that grocers are trying to make amends with the public, since the story has garnered so much attention. It is unclear whether the aggressive discounting we have seen in many stores will continue — only time will tell. Sylvain Charlebois is dean of Dalhousie University’s faculty of management and a researcher in food distribution and policy. He writes regularly about food and agriculture.

U.S. to stay stuffed with soybeans despite Argentine losses Demand for U.S. soybeans remains stubbornly depressed due to high global stocks BY KAREN BRAUN Reuters

he soy complex may be rallying on the Chicago Board of Trade, but the outlook for U.S. supply retains its bearish feel, despite significant losses to Argentina’s soybean crop amid parched conditions. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut domestic soybean exports to 2.1 billion bushels, some three per cent smaller than last year’s record. But this number might need to come down further as recent shipments have been unremarkable. In the meantime, U.S. soybean crush is going strong with hefty margins, but it is unlikely to outweigh a possible downward revision in exports. A significant drought in Argentina, the No. 1 supplier of soybean products, has catapulted CBOT futures. This past week, CBOT soybean futures for May delivery hit lifetime highs

and May soybean meal did the same. The Argentine drought has sent commodity funds on a major buying spree in the futures and options arena in recent weeks, especially when it comes to soybeans and meal. But there is still an elephant or two in the room. For one, industry estimates of the soybean crop in lead exporter Brazil have started edging past last year’s record of 114.1 million tonnes. And back in the United States, supplies are plentiful. USDA predicts that 530 million bushels of soybeans will be left over when the current marketing year ends in August. If realized, it would be an 11-year high and 75 per cent larger than the previous year. But despite Argentina’s troubles, recent demand for U.S. soybeans has not yet shown any signs of significant strengthening, which places year-end supply in danger of rising further. According to the National Oilseed Processors Association

(NOPA), its members have crushed a new record volume of soybeans during the first five months of 2017-18, some two per cent more than a year ago. Crushing soybeans certainly appears profitable. Early last week, nearby CBOT crush margins reached into the upper US$1.60-a-bushel range, substantially higher than usual for the time of year. This was driven by a surge in soybean meal and suggests that processors should be crushing pretty close to capacity. USDA predicts that domestic crush will rise to a new record 1.95 billion bushels during this marketing year. But this estimate is likely already near maximum, and any further upside may have a lot of trouble offsetting potential cuts in exports. In order to achieve an annual crush of two billion bushels – assuming it is physically possible – monthly volumes would have to break records by an average of three per cent from February through August. But the recent totals have not

been impressive to that degree. So far this marketing year, the largest margin over a month’s previous highest crush volume came in November at 1.5 per cent. Even if similarly modest records could be set in the final seven months of 2017-18, annual crush probably cannot push much past 1.96 billion to 1.98 billion bushels. That means that all of the efforts from U.S. soybean processors to increase domestic soybean use can be wiped away with a not-so-inconceivable 30-millionbushel reduction to exports, at least judging by USDA’s current balance sheet. In the week ended Feb. 22, just 761,961 tonnes of soybeans were inspected for export at U.S. ports, which is the smallest full-week volume yet this marketing year. Through the same date, annual soy inspections lagged year-ago pace by 13 per cent. In the week ended Feb. 15, U.S. soy export sales showed net cancellations for the first time in 2017-18. While February cancellations are not necessarily uncom-

mon, they might not pave a path to 2.1 billion bushels, especially with a big Brazilian crop about to flood the market. This is the time of year that the United States hands Brazil the title of leading soybean source, but buyers have already been choosing the South American beans. Trade data released over the weekend showed that China’s import price for the Brazilian product in January was cheaper than the U.S. one for the first time since September. There is evidence, however, that demand for U.S. soybean meal has increased in the wake of Argentina’s woes. In the current marketing year through Feb. 15, the United States has sold seven per cent more meal than in each of the previous two marketing years. But this ultimately translates to increased crush demand, something that is either unnecessary, impossible, or potentially both. Karen Braun is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed here are her own.

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FROM PAGE ONE GRAIN Continued from page 1

Elevator Association, said in an interview March 1. “Some farmers haven’t delivered (grain) in months. “I know some (grain) comp a n i e s t h a t re c e i ve d ze ro cars on CP (lines) last week... because the railways are... trying to fill back orders.” In shipping week 30 CN and CP Rail delivered just 17 and 50 per cent of their weekly car orders on time, respectively, the Ag Transport Coalition reported. “We really feel like somet h i n g n e e d s t o b e d o n e,” Sobkowich said. “The government needs to take a look at this to see how to get the grain moving again.” The crisis has been building since early fall, with CN Rail consistently failing to meet orders. It blamed train derailments early in the season and later poor weather, but also acknowledged more non-grain traffic, including containers and frac sand, than expected. “So far this year, 75 per cent of days have had cold so severe that we’ve needed to run shorter trains on significant portions of CN’s network to ensure safe operations,” Kate Fenske, CN Rail’s manager for media relation

in Western Canada, said in an email Feb. 16. CN is buying and leasing more locomotives and hiring and training hundreds of new employees, she added. CP Rail, which has fared better, is also blaming cold weather and a bigger-thanexpected crop — 71 million tonnes instead of 65 million. “On top of the crop size (and) increased production in the north, weather and other challenges have created issues for the entire transportation supply chain over the last couple of weeks,” Murray H a m i l t o n , C P ’s a s s i s t a n t vice-president of grain sales and marketing, wrote on CP’s website. “We continue to add both crews and locomotives to support volumes across all commodities and are confident that with the weather on our side, service and network fluidity will continue to improve.” Sobkowich said the railways didn’t have enough resources for grain after shifting capacity to service non-grain traffic, knowing grain is captive. Grain movement now is the worst it’s been since 2013-14, Sobkowich said. As of April 1, 2014 there were about 70,000 unfilled car orders, which translates into

38,000 using the current tracking system, he said. “Today we are behind by about 28,000,” he said, just 10,000 fewer than four years ago. Is i t a s b a d a s 2 0 1 4 ? It depends on how you measure it, said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, hired by Ottawa to monitor the grain pipeline. Grain shipments to Thunder Bay and West Coast ports are down five per cent year to date, while total movement, including to Eastern Canada and the United States, is down 13 per cent, he said. But last year there was 80.5 million tonnes of grain to move — the second-biggest supply on record — and the system set a grain-shipping record. Grain movement this year is worse than last year, worse than the three-year average and about equal to the fiveyear average, he said. “Eve r y ( o t h e r ) i n d i c a t o r that you look at, including the severity of the weather, it’s not as bad as it was in ’13-’14,” Hemmes said. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. CN and CP told the grain companies they would move 5,500 and 5,000 cars a week until Christmas, respectively,

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and then do around 4,000, Hemmes said. They didn’t, yet the grain companies were relying on that guidance to manage their operations, he said. “Gra i n c o m p a n i e s m a d e sales, they made contracts with producers and booked ocean vessels based on the guidance given to them by the railways,” Hemmes said. “That is really what the critical issue is.” Because the railways didn’t deliver on their guidance to the rest of the supply chain, the other players in that system are now starting to suffer. Grain companies are paying contract penalties and ‘demurrage’ fees for ocean-going vessels that are waiting at port for cargoes. Back in the country farmers have made plans and purchases inputs on the assumption they’ll be able to market their crop, Hemmes said. “This is where it all starts to fall apart,” Hemmes said. Although the basis — difference between the elevator and terminal price — isn’t as wide as in 2014, it is widening as grain builds up, Hemmes said. Country elevators are almost plugged at 87 per cent of working capacity, about a million tonnes higher than it was in 2014, he said.

“You put that all into context and it’s not a great situation,” Hemmes said. While the WGEA wants the g ov e r n m e n t t o i n t e r v e n e, it isn’t saying how. If Ottawa ordered the railways to move a certain volume of grain, the WGEA’s member companies would want more control over where it’s picked up and delivered, Sobkowich said. In 2014 the railways controlled that, cherry-picking the grain that was the fastest to turn over. A s a re s u l t m o s t o f t h e grain moved from Alber ta and Manitoba, leaving Saskatchewan farmers with m u c h o f t h e c a r r y - o v e r, Hemmes said. “If they are going to go down that road there has to be a far more clinical and structured method of doing it...” he said. “Be careful what you ask for.” In the meantime, while the WGEA wants speedy passage of Bill C-49, Sobkowich stresses it won’t fix the current backlog because the law’s remedies aren’t retroactive. “We are in a place where we need some relief right now, not two months, four months, six months from now,” he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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New framework will involve veterinarians and feed mills in controlling and tracking drug use By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

ith the Pan-Canadian framework to reduce antimicrobial resistance coming into effect Dec. 1, 2018, veterinarians and feed mill operators are working on plans to reduce the use of medicine used in treating farm livestock as well as to collect the data that shows the progress. The framework is part of an international campaign to reduce the use of human crucial medicines in treating livestock and companion animals to try to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR.) Without a c t i o n , t h e Wo r l d He a l t h Organization fears 10 million people could die annually by 2050 from diseases resistant to existing medicines, surpassing deaths from cancer. The framework will allow medicines to be administered to livestock under veterinary supervision, and end the importation of antimicrobial drugs to treat sick animals. To make that approach work, feed mills need to be involved so they supply treated feed only when needed. Duane Landals, past-president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), said in an interview that vets, feed mill representatives, commodity groups and government officials discussed how to bring the changes about during a recent Ottawa workshop. “We have reached a common goal on how the new system should operate,” he said.

However, making the system work smoothly will require a lot of work on collecting data on the use of medicine usage and educating vets and producers on the new system. “We have already seen reductions in the use of medicine in livestock production as farmers respond to what processors and retailers want,” he said. Once funding is secured for a data-collection model, a number of veterinary firms have offered to test drive the system with clients, he said. No timeline for this step has been set although the Dec. 1 deadline gives the vets and feed mills a goal to work toward. “The workshop participants all agreed that we’d work together to move this project forward,” Landals said. There is also a lot of work to be done on the use of medicine in livestock production and ensuring farmers have medicated feed when they need it. Later this year Health Canada is to announce specific commitments and measurable outcomes for the Pan-Canadian framework. Health Canada says antimicrobials “are an essential tool against infections in both humans and animals, but they are losing their effectiveness more quickly than we are identifying and developing new drugs or other treatments.” The new framework will allow manufacturers to import and sell low-risk veterinary health products such as vitamin and mineral supplements, for companion and food-producing animals. These treatments can keep animals healthy and may reduce the need for antimicrobials, it said.

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Farmers call for action from Ottawa on grain transportation Grain movement has ground to a halt on the Prairies, causing some to recall the crisis of 2013-14

than an hour trying to explain and then answering questions from CFA delegates about the railway’s position. She began with an apology and said the situation was a shock after last year’s record-setting delivery performance. In addition to the cold and heavy snow in British Columbia, she said the grain companies have been focused on moving as much grain as possible through their terminals in Vancouver and shipments through Prince Rupert are down as a result. “Every effort is being made to get us back on track,” she said. “The fluidity is improving.” She said growth in freight traffic in the Edmonton-WinnipegChicago corridor this year has been a surprise. The railway plans to double track more of its Prairie main line this year.

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

he federal government needs an immediate action plan to restore adequate grain transportation and ensure Prairie producers have the funds to plant the 2018 crop, farm leaders said March 1. A l a r m e d by A g r i c u l t u re Minister Lawrence MacAulay’s lack of awareness about the gravity of the grain transportation delays when he spoke to the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Feb. 28, they made a public appeal for help March 1. In addition to CFA president Ron Bonnett and Keystone Agriculture Producers president Dan Mazier and leaders of other Prairie groups, Jeff Nielsen, president of Grain Growers of Canada, joined in a call for action at a news conference on Parliament Hill. Their call for urgent action was reinforced by Conservative ag critics Luc Berthold and John Barlow, with the support of NDP spokesman Alistair MacGregor. They will ask the Commons agriculture committee “to hold an emergency committee meeting to recognize and address the worst grain backlog in years.” In a statement, Berthold and Barlow said, “Time is of the essence.” The government needs to “take immediate action to resolve the backlog in grain delivery and provide the necessary tools to hold railways accountable for inadequate service levels.” Answering questions in the Commons March 1, MacAulay said he and Transport Minister Marc Garneau “have contacted CN to indicate how serious it is, and that it needs to move grain faster. I have spoken to grain farmers, and indicated to them that we are fully aware of the seriousness of the situation.” Bonnett said the action plan has to do more than deal with the transportation crisis. “It has to address the financial and marketing issues facing farmers,” he said. He was especially concerned about young farmers who are carrying high debt loads. Mazier and other leaders said that planting will be starting in 60 days and farmers need money to pay for seed, fuel, fertilizer and other inputs. As they haven’t been able to market much of the grain harvested last year, they will need financial assistance. Nor m Hall, head of the Association of Saskatchewan Agriculture Producers, didn’t hold much hope of AgriStability helping western grain farmers. “While it’s supposed to be a disaster program, it’s a disaster of a program,” he said. Nielsen said the situation also sends a big signal to foreign buyers about Canada’s reliability as a grain supplier. The farm leaders said the priority has to be preventing another grain crisis in Western Canada like the winter of 201314. The then Harper government resorted to an order-in-council to impose minimum grain haul-

Prairie grain movement is preventing farmers from marketing their grain and could mean a spring cash crunch. PHOTO: laura rance

age numbers and stiff fines on the railways to make sure they were respected. However, the Trudeau government didn’t renew that special cabinet order because measures in its transport modernization bill would achieve stronger shipper protection. However, that bill, often referred to as C-49, is currently under study by

the Senate transport committee, which has concerns about other sections of the sweeping legislation. Parliament began a two-week break March 2. Even if it passes the bill before the end of the month, it will still take time for approval of the regulations that will give its provisions teeth. The Ag Transport Coalition

said hopper car order fulfilments from CN and CP dipped to about 38 per cent during the week of Feb. 12. CN managed to deliver only 17 per cent of the rail cars that grain shippers ordered, while CP managed 66 per cent. Janet Drysdale, CN vice-president of corporate development and sustainability, spent more

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Confusion over CN rail cars to Manitoba CN delivered cars to Manitoba in Week 30, but they were back-ordered cars and not the cars ordered for Week 30 “Through the first 30 weeks of the current grain year CN has rationed a total of 17,110 hopper car orders for ATC shippers, nearly six times as many as during the same time period last year…”

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

here’s confusion over how many rail cars CN Rail sent to Manitoba in shipping Week 30. According to one news report last week, CN sent no grain cars to Manitoba elevators in Week 30. The Ag Transport Coalition (ATC), which monitors grain shipping for a group of grain shippers and farm commodity groups, says CN sent no cars to Manitoba in Week 30. However, ATC s h i p p e r s d i d re c e i v e 254 back-ordered cars, Greg Northey, Pulse Canada’s director of industry relations, said in an interview March 5, 2017. CN Rail shipped 356 cars to Manitoba in Week 30, Kate Fenske, CN’s Manitoba media manager said in an email March 3. The difference of 56 cars between what ATC and CN reported is for cars that went to non-ATC members, Northey said. “ The statement that CN did not deliver any cars to Manitoba in Week 30 was not an ATC statement,” Northey said. “It was a misinterpretation of the data within the article in question. The ATC is in full agreement with CN and would dispute any claim that CN did not deliver any cars to Manitoba.” In her email Fenske said February was CN’s most challenging month in meeting car orders, but added there have been successes. “Crop year to date, CN has moved over 20,000 carloads of grain out of the province (Manitoba) — approximately 3.5 per cent more than last year,” she wrote. “Overall, crop year to date,

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western Canadian bulk grain moved on CN’s network is four per cent below the prior threeyear average. It’s also important to note that we can move 4,000 cars of Canadian grain per week in winter. Through this winter, we are averaging 3,973. In February, our average was 3,016 or about 75 per cent of the 4,000 plan.” Shippers aren’t as sanguine. Comparing grain movement one year to the next doesn’t reflect timely shipper demand, Northey said. The true benchmark is how many cars were delivered on time compared to the shortfall, he said. Grain companies made sales based on what the railways said they would deliver. Failure to meet those expectations has meant contract penalties and demurrage for grain companies and delayed sales for farmers, Western Grain Elevator Association executive vicepresident Wade Sobkowich said in an interview March 1. “Through the first 30 weeks of the current grain year CN has rationed a total of 17,110 hopper car orders for ATC shippers, nearly six times as many as dur-

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March 21-23: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association annual general meeting, Ottawa Marriott, 100 Kent St., Ottawa. For more info visit www.cattle.ca or email jenkinsp@cattle.ca.

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March 29-31: Manitoba Bison Association annual general meeting, Clarion Hotel and Suites, 3130 Victoria Ave., Brandon. Held in conjunction with Great Spirit Show and Sale. For more info visit www. manitobabison.ca.

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ing the same time period last year and more than four times as many as all of last year,” the Week 30 ATC report says. “It is noteworthy that the discrepancy in year-over-year performance and the material increase in asset rationing is occurring during a year when shipper

demand is effectively identical to that seen last year.” In o t h e r w o rd s, t h e c a r demand is unchanged, but all the cars ordered for a specific week aren’t showing up on time. Northey also said CN’s plan to deliver 4,000 cars a week,

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“Evenings are tougher,” admits the Fisher Branch farmer and owner of Interlake Forage Seeds Ltd. He recently turned 60. “I’m definitely not feeling as much energy as I used to. And certainly I don’t have the appetite to work the long days like I did.” Otherwise fine, and healthier than those a lot younger, he’s just being realistic about what his hearing-aid- and bifocalwearing self is now capable of. Now it’s important to assess the job at hand and figure out how — and who — should do it. “You can work smarter,” said Gregory.

Supporting Seniors His candid self-evaluation of capabilities and limitations as he ages is what this year’s national safety week campaign is all about. The theme of the 2018 Canadian Agricultural Safety Week starting March 11 to March 17 is supporting the senior farmer. This is the last year of the Be an AgSafe Family initiative that placed an emphasis on children in 2016 and adults in 2017. Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a yearly awareness campaign supported between the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)

and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) urging families to think about best ways to organize and assign farm work and get the job done safely. This year’s special emphasis is being placed on Canada’s burgeoning numbers of active operators who continue to farm often well into their 60s, 70s and 80s. Canada’s senior farmers bring a vast range of skills and knowledge to the industry — and there are more older farmers than ever. The 2016 Agriculture Census showed for the first time since 1991, the proportion of farmers under the age of 35 rose, but it also found there were more farmers over age 70 than under 35, meaning more older farmers are farming more acres and often farming well into their 70s and 80s. At the same time, an older farm population is also one at higher risk for injury; data collected by the Canadian Agricultural Injury Report (CAIR) shows farmers over age 60 consistently had higher fatality rates than children and adults within the agricultural population.

Define older There is no number that means you’re older, however. “We all age at a different rate and changes happen,” says Glen Blahey, agricultural safety and health specialist with the Cana-

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week’s 2018 focus is on supporting senior farmers to continue to contribute to the farm team in safe and productive ways. PHOTO: CASA/SMAEEL

dian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). “There’s no magic number that designates someone as being older.” That’s why it’s so critical to pay attention to what’s going on with your own body. Everyone eventually experiences declines in muscle strength as they age, and that affects one’s ability to do the same physical work they’ve done all their lives, he said. Neurological changes also eventually alter one’s capacity for work, making jobs that require multi-tasking or require a quick response more challenging. Reflexes slow and the aging body and mind may not react

as quickly as before to a sudden situation, said Blahey. A resource now available to farm families through CASA is the ‘job safety analysis’ (see sidebar below) developed to get farm families talking about how to best assess and assign farm work, said Blahey. “Its purpose is to start a conversation, looking at a job and saying, what’s the minimum skill sets necessary to do that job?” he said. “It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a more mature farmer or a youth or a migrant seasonal worker who perhaps doesn’t have a good command of the English language,” he said. What’s important is asking, “what is the minimim ability and what personal risk factors do those people bring to the job and how do we choose the best kind of work to maximize the person’s skills?”

Manitoba Farm Safety Program Keith Castonguay, program director with the recently established Manitoba Farm Safety Program (MFSP) said it really boils down to looking at each and everyone’s capabilities and limitations. “The senior farmer brings a lot to the table,” he said. “Everyone understands that. It’s important that they be involved and active. It’s just that roles have to be identified.” Next week the MFSP, launched through Keystone Agricultural Producers last year, will release via social media a series of infographics related to the safety week theme. Take the time to evaluate body, mind, and the farm. Take breaks. Ask for help. Consider slowing down. All are messages the national campaign will put out in hopes of reaching the country’s bur-

“We all age at a different rate and changes happen. There’s no magic number that designates someone as being older.” Glen Blahey Canadian Agricultural Safety Association

geoning population of senior farmers and their families.

Taking things in stride Gregory jokes about he won’t arm wrestle the 22-year-old six-foot-four son he farms with now. “I just don’t have the brute strength and the stamina that a young person has.” But older can mean being better at many things too, he stresses. For one, getting organized for another ag year is getting easier. “When I look at this spring, I think I’m the most prepared I’ve ever been in terms of manpower and all the resources I need,” he said. Plus, he just feels more serene about the whole affair. When you’re older you’ve seen it all — and then some. “We’ve seen the price cycles and market conditions and poor crops,” he said. “It used to be we were so stressed out and the world was coming to an end. We’re kind of able to cope better. You learn to take things in your stride.” Growing older is a reminder to stay healthy too, he adds. Because it doesn’t matter how old you are if you’re not. “Look after your body,” he said. “I don’t know how to say this politely... but ‘keep the weight off.’ “Just be more physically active,” he continued. “Especially in the off-season because then you’re ready to go. Go curling or get into old-timers’ hockey.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 75.00 - 81.00 D3 Cows 65.00 - 76.00 Bulls 95.00 - 102.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 150.00 - 174.00 (801-900 lbs.) 160.00 - 183.00 (701-800 lbs.) 177.00 - 198.00 (601-700 lbs.) 188.00 - 225.00 (501-600 lbs.) 215.00 - 252.00 (401-500 lbs.) 220.00 - 266.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 130.00 - 154.00 (801-900 lbs.) 140.00 - 165.00 (701-800 lbs.) 160.00 - 178.00 (601-700 lbs.) 170.00 - 201.00 (501-600 lbs.) 185.00 - 238.50 (401-500 lbs.) 190.00 - 230.00

Heifers

Alberta South 165.00 - 167.75 — 80.00 - 95.00 70.00 - 85.00 — $ 160.00 - 178.00 173.00 - 185.00 183.00 - 201.00 204.00 - 224.00 224.00 - 246.00 243.00 - 267.00 $ 153.00 - 165.00 158.00 - 171.00 168.00 - 181.00 179.00 - 196.00 197.00 - 214.00 207.00 - 230.00

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

Futures (March 2, 2018) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change April 2018 123.33 -2.05 June 2018 115.50 -1.30 August 2018 112.98 -0.53 October 2018 115.33 -0.08 December 2018 117.63 0.13 February 2019 118.13 0.17

Feeder Cattle March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018

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Close 145.05 146.75 148.00 151.73 151.98 151.73

Change -0.95 -1.32 -1.13 -0.83 -0.38 0.35

Cattle Grades (Canada) Previous Year 53,654 12,845 40,809 NA 576,000

Week Ending Feb 17, 2018 939 26,130 14,139 695 553 10,359 307

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Previous Year 756 26,979 13,198 426 590 10,445 280

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

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

Current Week 172E

Last Week 174.81

Last Year (Index 100) 186.28

160E 158.23 161.95

162.75 161.60 166.28

175.68 179.22 185.08

Futures (March 2, 2018) in U.S. Hogs April 2018 May 2018

Close 66.98 74.55

Change -4.30 -2.88

June 2018 July 2018 August 2018

80.08 81.13 81.38

-2.88 -2.80 -2.33

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

he effects of this winter’s cold temperatures are starting to become evident as cattle in Manitoba seem to be showing up at auctions weighing slightly more than last year. “Cattle eat well in the cold and they eat more when it’s cold,” said Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart. Last year’s winter was difficult on the animals due to all the blowing snow and wind, he added; if cattle are uncomfortable and trying to keep out of the wind, they don’t eat. Fortunately, that has changed this year as frigid temperatures have kept cattle eating feed more often than not. Dry conditions in southern Manitoba have also impacted the movement of this year’s herd, he said. “There were cattle pulled off wheat fields and put into feedlots earlier than they normally would have been due to the dry situation down there.” That’s pushing a lot of cattle that would normally finish in the summer months into fall, he added. Prices held relatively firm compared to last week at most of the province’s eight major auction outlets. Heavier steers saw some weakening along with the middle weights. Slaughter bulls ticked slightly higher along with some heifers. However, cattle with heavy flesh, horns and coarse heads were being discounted. Cattle in the 400- to 500-lb. range have steadily been gaining strength, Munroe said. Floor bids were generally in the $230-per-hun-

Brazil arrests former poultry executive

Reuters Winnipeg Wooled Fats — Next Sale March 7 — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of February 27, 2018 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.920 Undergrade ........................................$1.830 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.900 Undergrade ....................................... $1.800 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.900 Undergrade ....................................... $1.800 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.895 Undergrade...........................................$1.810 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 121.33 - 159.75 168.61 - 214.36 221.46 - 244.86 242.85 - 291.78 269.00 - 348.71 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

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

“There were cattle pulled off wheat fields and put into feedlots earlier than they normally would have been due to the dry situation (in southern Manitoba).” allan munroe Killarney Auction Mart

dredweight range, stretching up to as high as $272.50. “The guys are optimistic that down the road those cattle will continue to pay,” he said. Prices are quite a bit stronger on a yearly basis, he added. Demand is coming from all directions, even the U.S. “We’re starting to see some cattle moving south, and the East wants cattle, but pen space is an issue,” he said. “We get a load or two that head out to Alberta every week.” Over 14,000 head made their way to market compared to 10,600 the week before. Feed doesn’t appear to be an issue for most ranchers right now, according to Munroe. Some weakness could come the next week or two, as U.S. futures have been weakening recently. April-dated contracts fell 4.5 per cent on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week due to supply issues in the U.S. There are fears that the U.S. supply of cattle is rising too quickly and the pressure could be felt into summer. Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

briefs

BY PEDRO FONSECA AND ANA MANO

Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs

Cattle arrive at market carrying more poundage Auction markets now see demand coming from the U.S.

Ontario $ 132.40 - 153.97 122.83 - 157.64 57.13 - 78.85 57.13 - 78.85 82.19 - 108.66 $ 162.46 - 190.02 181.97 - 199.00 170.23 - 208.40 191.62 - 237.73 194.69 - 250.50 189.28 - 252.48 $ 136.42 - 163.07 156.56 - 171.16 157.60 - 183.72 164.85 - 202.25 168.94 - 214.72 173.33 - 213.45

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

Week Ending Feb 17, 2018 54,050 13,124 40,926 NA 596,000

$1 Cdn: $0.7757 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2891 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: March 2, 2018

Federal police arrested the former chief executive of Brazilian food processor BRF SA Mar. 5 on charges that he and other executives were aware the company committed fraud in trying to evade food safety checks. Shares in BRF, the country’s largest chicken exporter, whose board and management were already under fire after the company posted its worst-ever annual results, plunged 15 per cent. The company did not reply to emails and calls seeking comment.

The charges open a new chapter in the federal police investigation of the Brazilian meat industry — dubbed “Weak Flesh” — which started in March 2017, wreaking havoc on the sector and temporarily closing export markets to Brazil, the world’s largest beef and chicken exporter. In a statement, the police cited evidence that five laboratories accredited by the Agriculture Ministry colluded with the analysis department of BRF to “falsify” test results related to its industrial process. Pedro Faria, BRF’s chief executive between 2015 and 2017, was one of several people targeted in the new phase of the probe and was taken into custody in Curitiba, Paraná, police said.

“The fraud had the intention to cheat inspection services so as to prevent the Agriculture Ministry from controlling the quality of the industrial process of the company under investigation,” the police said. In a court ruling authorizing the arrests, Judge André Duszczak said Faria and other BRF officers sought to cover up claims of possible food contamination, as shown in certain laboratory tests. A lawyer for Faria could not immediately be identified. Maurício Moscardi Grillo, a federal police investigator, said officers “at all hierarchical levels, from the chief executive to the quality control manager” had knowledge of efforts to dodge food inspections.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Hd Fats) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 90.33 - 366.63 — 101.65 - 245.52

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

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 42.50 - 62.50 35.00 - 64.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Chicago soy, lower loonie give boost to May canola

Average quotes as of March 2, 2018 ($/tonne) Future

Basis

Cash

E. Manitoba wheat

227.81

22.39

250.20

W. Manitoba wheat

227.81

-10.76

243.82 508.50

E. Manitoba canola

523.60

-15.00

W. Manitoba canola

523.50

-23.95

In U.S. dollars, the commodity’s value is actually down

503.15 Source: pdqinfo.ca

Port Prices Phil Franz-Warkentin CNSC

CE Futures Canada canola contracts moved to their highest levels in three months during the week ended March 2, having posted gains for 10 straight sessions. Losses in the Canadian dollar and gains in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans helped keep speculators on the buy side. While the May canola contract rose by $25 per tonne over the month of February, the commodity is actually cheaper from an endusers’ perspective than it was at the beginning of the month. The Canadian dollar lost four cents relative to its U.S. counterpart since the beginning of February. May canola, trading at $527.10 per tonne on March 2, works out to US$408.50 with the Canadian dollar at 77.5 U.S. cents. At the beginning of the month, that same contract trading at $500 on Feb. 1 was actually worth about the same in U.S. dollars, at US$406.30 per tonne, with the currency at 81.3 U.S. cents. Factor in sharp advances in soymeal and a relatively steady tone in soyoil, and canola crush margins widened to about $90 per tonne over the futures, from only $65 a month ago. Those good margins should be keeping processors on the buy side, although export demand has tapered off in recent weeks. Problems moving grain out of Western Canada were causing some headaches for both farmers and grain companies, with the backlog on rail movement slowing exports. The vessel lineup in Vancouver widened to 31 boats waiting to load in the latest weekly grain-handling report compiled by the Quorum Corporation. That’s well above the average for the year. Canada has exported six million tonnes of canola during the crop year to date, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission report. That’s about 200,000 tonnes behind the pace seen at the same point a year ago.

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

As of Friday, March 2, 2018 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

n/a

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

271.35

5.63

Canola Thunder Bay

537.10

15.40

Canola Vancouver

557.10

15.40

Closing Futures Prices Domestic disappearance, at 5.1 million tonnes, is also falling behind the year-ago pace, which saw 5.5 million tonnes crushed by this point. If the crush and exports don’t pick up, ending stocks projections could see upward revisions going forward, with the official estimates already rather large at two million tonnes. In the U.S., concerns over dryness in Argentina provided the catalyst for advances in both soybeans and corn as production estimates out of the South American country continue to be revised lower. Wheat posted sharp gains over the course of the week as well, with dryness across the southern U.S. Plains giving the Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts a boost. Minneapolis spring wheat lagged to the upside, with the spreads between the spring wheat and winter wheats starting to narrow back in to more traditional levels after a drought in the northern Plains last year caused spring wheat to rally. Looking ahead, the mounting possibility of a trade war — brought on by threats of tariffs on steel and aluminum by U.S. President Donald Trump — will be followed closely by the agricultural markets. China in particular is a major buyer of U.S. soybeans and corn, but could impose tariffs of its own. Stock markets already dropped in response to Trump’s comments, while the currency markets also saw large moves.

As of Thursday, March 2, 2018 ($/tonne)

ICE canola

Last Week

Weekly Change

527.10

15.40

ICE milling wheat

n/a

ICE barley

n/a

Mpls. HRS wheat

227.90

7.17

Chicago SRW wheat

183.72

17.55

Kansas City HRW wheat

196.12

23.79

Corn

151.67

7.48

Oats

174.10

5.51

Soybeans

393.53

12.77

Soymeal

432.98

19.17

Soyoil

712.22

-1.32

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, March 2, 2018 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

Feed barley

175.45

-1.84

n/a

470.80

2.36

n/a

190.64

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas Oats Soybeans

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

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

409.70

9.92

FH 17.25/LH 17.65

unch

Ask

Prairie wheat bids rise as dollar falls Threats of U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports drag on the Canadian dollar BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

ost wheat bids in Western Canada rose over the week ended March 2, following the lead of U.S. futures and taking strength from a weak Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose in Western Canada by $1-$5, according to price quotes from a crosssection of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $239 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $254 in northern Alberta. Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but rose to range from $11 to $16 above the futures when using the grain company methodol-

Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $239 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $254 in northern Alberta.

ogy of quoting the basis 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$185 to US$197 per tonne, which was down on a U.S. dollar basis on the week. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$31-$43 below the futures. Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels

across Western Canada range from $40 to $55 below the futures. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids rose across Western Canada by $8-$12. Prices across the Prairies ranged from $207 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to $224 per tonne in southern Alberta. Average durum prices were mixed, with some unchanged and others falling $1 or rising $1 in most of Western Canada; bids ranged from about $255 to $265 per tonne. The May spring wheat contract in

Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts Canada are based, was quoted March 2 at US$6.2025 per bushel, rising seven 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 May K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$5.3375 per bushel on March 2, rising almost half a dollar compared to the previous week. The May Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$5 on March 2, up by almost 36 U.S. cents on the week. The Canadian dollar settled March 2 at 77.57 U.S. cents, falling 1.37 cents over the course of the week. The loonie was dragged down by global fears of a trade war after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will impose tariffs of 25 per cent on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminum.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

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

Pay attention to timing to boost immunity That vaccination is wasted if applied at the wrong time, one expert says BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

accination programs may look less like a road map and more like a maze to producers. There are questions on what illnesses they should target. Is a live or killed vaccine best? When should they be given? How long do they last? If it is a killed vaccine, how far apart should the doses be? The latest educational foray by Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives hoped to cut through some of that confusion. Producers took a break from the cold Feb. 20 to take in an afternoon of immunization information at the Brookdale site. “It’s appropriate to vaccinate your herd for things that could potentially affect them, so we talked about blackleg; we talked about BVD; we talked about IBR,” Minnedosa veterinarian and workshop attendee Dr. Troy Gowan said. “But it’s not only important to vaccinate them; it’s important to vaccinate them at the right time, so if you give them a vaccine at the wrong time, you’re still potentially opening yourself up to still having disease issues.”

For the fetus Rob Tremblay, representative of Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. and the guest speaker of the day, said vaccination programs will depend on a producer’s goal. A modified live vaccine will offer more protection for an unborn calf and needs only one dose, unlike a killed vaccine that needs several, but cannot be given to a cow that is already pregnant or to a calf nursing off a pregnant cow, unless the cow has already been vaccinated by that vaccine (or one almost identical) in the past. Tremblay pointed to IBR virus in vaccines meant to protect against BVD. The live virus has been linked to abortions when used to vaccinate pregnant cattle or heifers that have not seen that vaccine before. Killed vaccines are safe for pregnant animals, regardless of vaccination history, but may not convey the same protection to the fetus, he added. That balancing act makes timing key if the goal is to protect the unborn calf. Vaccinating a cow after calving, but before the bull is turned out for the next season, is one of the safest options for a modified live vaccine, the room heard. “There are some other times that would provide good protection too,” he said. “With some people, if they’re in a situation where it’s safe to vaccinate the pregnant cows, then it could be when they’re giving the scours vaccine, for example.”

Rob Tremblay, bovine and equine specialist with Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., lays out timing concerns when vaccinating cows to protect the unborn calf. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Un d e r i d e a l c i rc u m s t a n c e s , Tremblay would vaccinate cattle 30-45 days before bulls are put out to allow for immunization before conception, but not so long before that immunity might trickle off while it is still needed. “The reason that I talk about alternative times is that over the last eight or nine years I’ve been asked by ranchers, by farmers, that say, ‘Yeah, well, I know that’s the ideal time, but I can’t necessarily always vaccinate at the ideal time. Are there other times that might not be as good, but I’m still going to get some value from the vaccination program?’” he said.

Countdown He suggested producers count backward to find their window to vaccinate. The unborn fetus needs at least 150 days of protection after conception, plus an extra 42 days, or two estrus cycles, between when bulls are turned out and when at least 80 per cent of cows can be safely assumed pregnant. Farmers can compare that 192 days (rounded up to 200 or down to 190, according to the producer’s comfort), to how long each vaccine’s protection lasts to determine a window to vaccinate. For a BVD vaccine with effective protection for just over a year, that window should start about six months before bulls are turned out. “In this case, we’re talking about if you’re going to protect the unborn calf, then you’re going to have to make sure that you’re targeting the timing so that the vaccine that

you’re going to use has an opportunity to actually work,” Tremblay said. The method casts a critical eye on more popular vaccination timings, such as vaccinating during pregnancy checks, something producers may gravitate towards, since they are handling the animals anyway. Unless pregnancy checks fall within six months of bulls being turned out for the next breeding season, however, Tremblay has serious questions about that timing. “If you start to count backwards from when you actually need the protection, it’s not very many years where preg check time would be the best time to vaccinate, so you’re giving away protection,” he said. “You’re paying for it, but you’re giving away protection because it’s not likely that the cows will be protected enough to get you through the risk period when the unborn calf would be vulnerable.”

Calves too? Should you vaccinate young calves? And, if so, when? The question got a sober second look during the workshop. Tremblay maintains that calves do get protection, pointing to his own company’s research, which has shown an effective vaccination response if vaccinated at seven days old. At the same time, he said, calves cannot be expected to get the same period of protection as they would at six months. “Part of the information we don’t have is how long that protection actually lasts,” he said. “In fairness, it would be a difficult question to answer any-

way because it’s probably influenced by how much colostrum that calf got, how much protection was actually in the colostrum, so it’s going to be a bit of a moving target anyway.” It’s a question that Gowan has also faced. Many of his clients’ calves are vaccinated young, he said, although with the understanding that they will have to return for a booster. Those calves are usually vaccinated again both before they go out to pasture and when they return in the fall. “There’s many takes on it,” he said. “Obviously, there’s the concern with maternal interference. We give colostrum. That provides immunity, but does that immunity interfere with the vaccines that we’re giving? I think it’s not black and white. It’s a complex situation.” Pipestone-area producer Trevor Atchison said most of the information presented Feb. 20 was not new, although he is taking home some reminders on timing. “It’s always good to review what vaccines you’re using and what they’re supposed to do — the proper timing of when they should be used to get the most benefit out of them for the protection of not only your calf crop after they’re born, but your cow herd leading up to that.” He is already working on vaccination coverage during pre-breeding for the 800 calves that drop on his farm each spring. “That was made evident today, that that’s as critical as vaccinating those calves — getting that immunity into that calf for BVD especially,” he said. astockford@farmmedia.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

COLUMN

Calf hutches provide many benefits

You will be amazed how many calves make use of these shelters and be pleased with the many benefits

ROY LEWIS DVM Beef 911

alf hutches are utilized by many producers at calving season and for very good reason. They are especially imperative if calving early in inclement weather and with the increasing size of our herds, young calves need to get away from the stress of crowding. Even summercalving herds will make use of hutches for shade and to get out of severe rainstorms. Unless you have lots of bush, hutches serve a valuable purpose as they are the only place for calves to get totally away into a dry and warmer environment. There are a few design strategies which will afford better utilization and fewer issues with disease transmission. This article appears before calving season to give you time to be able to consider hutches before calving begins. Calf hutches should be put out as soon as the cows start calving. Young calves will find them quickly and in a storm, you will be amazed how many of them will utilize these warmer dry areas away from the stresses of weather, wild cows

stepping on them, being bunted around, etc. I have seen various-size hutches or sheds utilized — everything from the very lowset ones which only calves can enter to one-half to one-third of large open-ended pole sheds or in-between sheds where planks are put across so only calves can enter. All can have a place and are worth the effort to keep maintained. Each type has their own advantages and disadvantages. T h e v e r y l ow o n e s a re warmer and have fewer problems with drafts. But because of poorer air movement, dise a s e t ra n s m i s s i o n c a n b e greater and it is more difficult to spot sick calves back in the dark corners. A good time to check is early in the morning at feeding time when all the calves should be out nursing. If they are not, check them out. Calves are harder to catch in these hutches as the whole fronts are open and you are working in a cramped space. The higher ones provide more accessibility to the calves and their mothers can easily see them. In the larger sheds, producers often creep them so cows can get close to the calves on two sides (front and side) by only creeping a portion of the shed. Make sure and quickly check before calving

for any protruding nails which could rip hide or holes in the wood or tin where legs could become entrapped. This quick check could avoid unnecessary injuries. A good trick is to have calves access the area in only one or two locations by making the access areas narrow so only calves can get through. You could, depending on the group size, have two or three areas side by side (looking like starting gates at horse races). Some producers use metal panels to close off the area and incorporate metal access areas which clip onto the panels. That way they are portable, and the area can easily be dismantled for cleaning (which is a highly important procedure, especially after calving season, to set you up for next year). These controlled access areas can be closed off and the calves are in a confined space if you need to catch and treat them. Remember calves with scours should be pulled out and isolated if possible. Any area of diarrhea should be cleaned up as best as possible, then disinfected and heavily bedded. Smaller portable hutches can easily be moved a few times a calving season, and that automatically removes the contaminated bedding. It is good if they can be air-dried and I would do

a quick spray of Virkon disinfectant, especially if you have had some disease issues. The best method for biosecurity is to clean them after the calving season and let them air-dry and bake in the sun for the whole year until the next calving season. This should kill even the hardiest bacteria or viruses. Make sure any manure packs are scraped off as these can harbour infectious organisms for a long time. Both fungi (ringworm) and protozoa (coccidiosis) are much more resistant and physically removing by cleaning is the only sure way to combat them. Hutches are good places to start with small amounts of creep feed. Small amounts should be used at first to keep it fresh. Diatomaceous earth is used by some. If coccidiosis is a problem it can be treated through this feed as well. The feed mill in our area mixes Deccox in the creep feed, and it is a great prevention and treatment for coccidiosis. Treating this way is always a bit hit and miss as not all calves, especially the very young ones, eat much creep feed. But it is a start. Calves are very inquisitive so products such as diatomaceous earth keep them occupied and cut down on them eating dirt or drinking stagnant

water, which can be a negative for the health of the young calf. The use of hutches will cut down on injuries such as broken legs or bruising from being stepped on in crowded conditions. It also gives calves a place of solitude. They will perform better, have more resistance to disease, and can more easily be observed and treated for sickness. I am convinced creep areas cut down on traumatic injuries from being stepped on or crushed. Keep the areas well bedded, which is easy as young calves don’t stir up the straw much. You will be happy with the end result — a healthier calf crop to turn out to summer pastures. With the most recent snowstorms in Alberta and the huge blizzard in Manitoba, creep areas may have saved many a calf. They are a sound investment even though they are only used a few months of the year. The number and size of creep areas are totally dependent on the number of cow-calf pairs in the group. Young calves will figure out creep areas in less than a day. Roy Lewis practised large-animal veterinary medicine for more than 30 years and now works part time as a technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

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

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feb. 28

Feb. 27

Mar. 1

Feb. 28

Feb. 26

Mar. 1

Mar. 2

1,500

n/a

1,489

2,318*

3,958*

625*

2,200

1,450

n/a

900-1,000

140.00-174.00

160.00-172.50

125.00-166.00

158.00-172.00

163.00-172.75

n/a

162.00-175.00

150.00-169.00

800-900

153.00-183.00

160.00-182.25

135.00-179.00

170.00-184.00

172.00-181.00 (184.00)

165.00-176.00

170.00-182.00

160.00-181.00

700-800

160.00-207.00

180.00-197.75

160.00-197.00

185.00-202.00

183.00-200.00 (206.00)

180.00-194.50

185.00-198.00

175.00-198.00

600-700

170.00-220.00

200.00-225.00

190.00-231.00

200.00-219.00

207.00-226.00

195.00-217.00

200.00-226.00

185.00-225.00

500-600

180.00-249.00

230.00-253.00

215.00-265.00

220.00-240.00

215.00-248.00

220.00-245.00 (253.00)

225.00-250.00

210.00-255.00

400-500

190.00-252.00

240.00-268.00

230.00-272.50

235.00-265.00

235.00-266.00

240.00-260.00 (266.00)

210.00-255.00

230.00-275.00

300-400

n/a

250.00-268.00

240.00-277.50

n/a

235.00-270.00

n/a

130.00-154.50

n/a

145.00-160.00

153.00-161.00

n/a

140.00-155.00

800-900

140.00-165.00

140.00-158.00

130.00-162.50

150.00-165.00

157.00-164.00

155.00-164.00

155.00-160.00

150.00-163.00

700-800

150.00-170.00

160.00-172.50

145.00-177.50

160.00-175.00

160.00-172.00

160.00-172.50

160.00-178.00

158.00-177.00

600-700

170.00-206.50

170.00-196.00

170.00-202.00

180.00-193.00

176.00-192.00 (195.00)

180.00-197.00

180.00-195.00

170.00-205.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

500-600

171.00-214.00

190.00-209.50

180.00-215.00

190.00-207.00

189.00-209.00

190.00-210.00

185.00-221.00

400-500

180.00-228.00

200.00-228.00

210.00-265.00

200.00-220.00

207.00-227.00

200.00-222.00

200.00-225.00

200.00-229.00

300-400

n/a

210.00-235.00

220.00-267.00

n/a

200.00-230.00

128

n/a

186

200

D1-D2 Cows

70.00-76.00

n/a

70.00-82.00

77.00-86.00

79.00-84.00

77.00-84.00

75.00-84.00

77.00-82.00

D3-D5 Cows

55.00-63.00

n/a

70.00-85.00

63.00-75.00

75.00-79.00

n/a

70.00-78.00

n/a

Slaughter Market No. on offer

Age Verified

n/a

Good Bulls

95.00-103.00

n/a

80.00-97.00

95.00-107.00

96.00-109.00

95.00-102.50

90.00-106.00

95.00-101.00

n/a

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

78.00-83.00

n/a

70.00-78.00

Lean Export Cows

n/a

35.00-50.00

n/a

64.00-70.00

Heiferettes

135

n/a

100.00-140.00

n/a

90.00-135.00

n/a

* includes slaughter market

(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

Cattle versus climate: Where’s the beef? Livestock production’s environmental impact is complicated but done right, it’s good for the planet, says author

“If you graze badly, you degrade the soils. If you graze well, you build the soils. It’s that simple.”

BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff / Red Deer

t’s become accepted wisdom that cattle production is worse for the environment than gas-guzzling SUVs — but it’s not true. “We’re told over and over again that cattle are bad for the environment and, therefore, everybody should eat less beef,” said Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production. “We’re being bombarded with this message every day, but this is an issue that has become dramatically oversimplified. The facts are often lost in the conversation.” The ‘beef is bad for the planet’ message came to the forefront about a decade ago — but it didn’t arise out of the work of environmentalists or scientists, said Hahn Niman. Rather, it came from animal rights activists who found their ‘meat is murder’ message wasn’t persuading meat eaters to become vegetarians, she told attendees at Organic Alberta’s annual conference earlier this month. Since then, the mainstream media — outlets like CNN, the Atlantic, the Guardian, and Maclean’s — have also picked up this message, sharing this ‘fake news’ as though it’s fact, she said. The truth is a little more complicated. “It’s reductionism,” she said. “It’s about taking a really complex issue and simplifying it to the point where it’s minimized, obscured, and most especially distorted.” Hahn Niman has been one of the most prominent — and unlikely — advocates for the cattle sector. First, she’s a vegetarian — and became one out of concern that livestock production was indeed bad for the planet. She’s also a rancher and married to the founder of Niman Ranch, an iconic American brand of naturally raised, sustainable livestock production.

Greenhouse gases While agriculture is a contributor of global greenhouse gas emissions, “it’s a relatively small

Nicolette Hahn Niman

Beef isn’t bad for the planet if you take a holistic approach to raising cattle, Nicolette Hahn Niman told Organic Alberta conference attendees. Photo: Laura Rance

piece,” Hahn Niman told conference attendees. In Canada, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2015 was mostly due to a 76 per cent increase in emissions from the oil and gas industry along with a 42 per cent increase in the transportation sector, she said. In comparison, the total agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 were sitting at 8.1 per cent. The projection for 2030 is 8.0 per cent. “It’s not increasing. It’s actually slightly decreasing.” However, carbon emissions from farming are going up, and are expected to rise to 2.5 per cent in 2030 (versus 1.7 per cent in 1990), mostly as a result of increased mechanization and higher use of commercial fertilizers. “It’s projected to increase, and it’s an important increase — but not huge,” she said.

In 1990, methane accounted for a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, but that’s projected to rise by only one per cent in 2030. Nitrous oxide emissions, on the other hand, are a cause for concern. In 1990, 52 per cent of nitrous oxide emissions came from agriculture. That’s projected to shoot up to 70 per cent in 2030. “I suspect the vast majority of that 70 per cent is about fertilizer use in crops,” said Hahn Niman. “We need to be thinking about the amount of fertilizer we use in our crop production. This is where the focus should really be in terms of climate work in agriculture.”

However, in the U.S., domesticated ruminants contribute about two to three per cent of that, she said. And a National Academy of Scientists study concluded that eliminating all farm animals would only reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 2.6 per cent. But you also have to factor in what would happen if pastures were plowed under so crops could be grown, she added. A University of Wisconsin study estimates that 30 million tonnes of greenhouse gases are released each year when grasslands are converted to crop production. The current conversations around cattle and climate change ignore that. “Agriculture across the world has been practised in problematic ways, including grazing,” said Hahn Niman. “This is an urgent problem that needs to be addressed. But when it comes to grazing, there are some really positive opportunities there.” Perhaps the biggest opportunity is the growing trend toward holistic agriculture, she added. “Problems need to be looked at holistically, especially this question of livestock management,” she said. “You can’t look at a problem in isolation. You can’t just reduce it down to one component. You really have to think about how everything is connected.”

Graze well In nature, nothing works in a vacuum — everything is part of a system, said Hahn Niman. That can be seen in the nutrient and water cycles, and in microbial populations in the soil. “You can’t take cattle and talk about them like they’re

human-made machines,” she said. “It doesn’t work that way in nature. Everything is part of a system.” People are just starting to understand those connections, particularly the importance of grazing management on soil health, and vice versa. “The understanding of the importance of the microbiome of the soil is really new. All of modern agriculture has focused on the physical and chemical properties of soil and has almost ignored the biological properties up until very recently. But that is by far the most important of those pieces.” To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, livestock producers need to move away from current high-input practices to ones that regenerate ecosystems and build more resilient soil biology, she argued. “Cattle play an essential role on the Earth because they graze,” she said, adding grazing protects and improves the soil by keeping a permanent cover of forage plants, which increases water retention and soil fertility while decreasing soil erosion. “If it’s a well-managed animal, it’s actually benefiting the ecosystem by being there,” she said. “If you graze badly, you degrade the soils. If you graze well, you build the soils. It’s that simple.” But there’s not nearly as much focus on soil health as there should be, she added. “The answer is well-managed soils. If you’re going to be addressing climate change, that should be at the very top of the list.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

‘Positive opportunities’ St i l l , t h e U N ’s Fo o d a n d Agriculture Organization estimates that 14.5 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

WEATHER VANE

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Quiet early-spring weather Issued: Monday, March 5, 2018 · Covering: March 7 – March 14, 2018 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

e saw a little bit of everything last week with spring-like temperatures late in the week followed by a complex storm system that brought a return to winter-like conditions to begin this week. For this forecast period, it looks like quiet weather will move back in after a very unsettled start to the week. Weak high pressure will meander around the Prairies, bringing with it mainly sunny skies from Wednesday to Friday and daytime highs in the -2 to -6 C range and overnight lows around -15 C. Along with the sunny skies and mild temperatures, it looks like winds will remain on the light side, which will make for some very nice early-spring weather. This could result in some overnight fog if enough melting can occur on any given day. The mild and quiet weather s h o u l d c o n t i nu e ove r t he weekend as a large area of low pressure slowly drops southward out of the Gulf of Alaska toward northern B.C. This low

will help to develop a ridge of high pressure across the central Prairies that will maintain the mild spring-like temperatures. We could see a few clouds and maybe the odd flurry on Saturday as a weak trough of low pressure moves through the westerly flow. High pressure will build back in on Sunday bringing a return to sunshine, light winds and mild temperatures. This area of high pressure will slowly slide off to our east early next week. This, combined with the area of low pressure dropping southwards along the B.C. coast, will help to develop a significant southerly flow across the central U.S. and up into the southern Prairies. Expect daytime highs to inch up a little bit each day, with highs forecast to be in the +3 to +5 C range by late in the week, which is well above the usual temperature range for this time of the year. # Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -11 to +2 # C; lows, -23 to -8 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell during the month of February across the Prairies. With the exception of far western and southern Alberta, it was a dry month, with a large part of the Prairies seeing less than 10 mm.

Spring, the snowiest time of the year Winnipeg, over its last 140 Marches, has seen 12 single-day snows of 20 cm or more BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

rom a meteorological perspective, winter has come to an end and spring is here. Winter is classified as the three-month period from December to February, and across parts of southern and central Manitoba this past winter turned out to be one of the driest winters on record. Looking at the three main reporting centres, Dauphin recorded 31.8 mm of water-equivalent precipitation, which was about 73 per cent of the long-term average for this region. Brandon recorded 22.6 mm of water-equivalent precipitation, about 43 per cent of the long-term average. The Winnipeg region was the dry spot, with only 13 mm of waterequivalent precipitation, a meagre 24 per cent of the long-term average. Winnipeg’s 13-mm total easily breaks both the modernera (1938-present) record of 25.9 mm set back in 1983, as well as the St. John’s College days (1872-1938) of 26.2 mm in 1930. In fact, if we add in November’s precipitation, the total for this four-month period only increases to 22.2 mm, which is also a record for the driest November-to-February

As warm, moist air begins its yearly push northward, cold air from the Arctic sometimes has a hard time letting go.

period. If Winnipeg does not get at least 27.4 mm of precipitation this March, it will end up being the driest extendedwinter season on record. With a major spring storm knocking on our doorstep as I write this, it is difficult to say whether the Winnipeg region will see its driest extended winter on record. The driest Decemberto-February period for Brandon was nine mm, set back in 1914, and in Dauphin it was 24.8 mm, set back in 1983. Since some or possibly all parts of agricultural Manitoba will be recovering from the first major storm of the year, I thought it would be time to look back once again at what is the snowiest time of the year. March and April are when we tend to see some of the biggest snowstorms. As warm, moist air begins its yearly push northward, cold air from the Arctic sometimes has a hard time letting go. When the two combine we can get some truly big snowstorms. To look back at these

spring snowstorms I will once again rely on our three main centres, Dauphin, Brandon and Winnipeg, as these locations tend to capture most of the significant weather events that affect our region.

Snow days Let’s begin by looking at Winnipeg. Over the last 140 years there have been 12 times that Winnipeg has recorded 20 cm of snow or more on a single day in the month of March — the most recent being March 8, 1999, when 20 cm of snow fell. The largest March snowstorm I was able to find occurred back in 1935, when 53.1 cm of snow fell between March 3 and 6. Interestingly, the next largest snowstorm occurred at nearly the same time (March 4) in 1966, when 35.6 cm of snow fell. Winnipeg has recorded some of its greatest snowstorm totals in April, with five days having snowfall greater than 20 cm. The two largest April snowstorms over the past 140 years have

occurred fairly recently. Both of these storms occurred early in the month, with the 1997 storm recording 46 cm of snow between April 4 and 6. Nearly the same amount (45 cm) fell between April 1 and 4 of 1999. Now, on to Brandon. Since 1890, Brandon has recorded 17 days with snowfall greater than 20 cm in March. The most recent occurrence, interestingly enough, was just one year ago when on March 7, 2017, 23.6 cm of snow were recorded. Combine this with the 16 cm of snow that fell on the previous day and you get the largest March snowstorm, with a grand total of 39.6 cm. This just edges out the previous record of 39.3 cm of snow that fell between March 26 and 28, 1953. April in Brandon has also seen its fair share of large snowfalls. During this month there have been nine days with more than 20 cm of snow recorded, most recently April 27, 1984, when 29.7 cm fell. The largest springtime snowstorm I was able to find occurred back on April 26, 1961, when a whopping 47 cm of snow fell in just one day! The next largest spring snowstorm occurred on April 26-27, 1984, when the Brandon region saw nearly 36 cm of snow fall. To round out our records is the city of Dauphin. Unlike its massive fall snowstorms,

D a u p h i n’s h i g h e r e l e v a tion seems to work against it for springtime storms. This makes sense, because as warm air streams northward in the spring, the higher elevation in this region allows the warmer air to mix down to the surface easier, keeping temperatures warmer and precipitation in the liquid state longer – which means less snow. Given that Dauphin is missing a lot of years of snowfall data, I’m not sure how many days it has recorded 20 cm or more of snow. While precipitation data is available, it often doesn’t indicate how much of the precipitation actually fell as snow. That said, I did go through the available snowfall data and pulled out some significant snowfall events. The most recent event I could find occurred on March 1, 2006, when 25.5 cm fell. The biggest spring snowstorm ever recorded in Dauphin that I could find in the records was 29 cm that fell on March 6-7, 1983. In April there have been a couple of big storms. The first occurred between April 19 and 21 in 1967, when 26 cm of snow fell. Coming in basically tied for first was the snowstorm of April 26-27, 1961, when the Dauphin region saw another 26 cm of snow. We’ll see if I have to update these stats in the next issue.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

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

Coding the future:

Robo-tractors invented by farmers are already here

Software-savvy producers aren’t waiting for equipment makers — they’re writing code and automating their machines BY JENNIFER BLAIR

With open-source software and hardware, anyone can tweak the recipe however they want. Closed source, on the other hand, is like buying a box of cookies — you can eat them, but you can’t make them yourself, and you can’t change them to suit your tastes. Agriculture is mostly closed source. “Open source is the absolute unicorn of agriculture,” said Tischler. “It basically does not exist. But it’s starting to.”

Open-source future For most farmers, that’s fine — they don’t want to rig up an autonomous tractor on their own anyway. Moreover, in some cases, tinkering with your tractor to automate it could void your warranty.

But for others, open-source technologies will usher in the high-tech future of the agriculture industry. “It will change agriculture,” said Tischler. He started exploring opensource options when he hit a wall with ISOBUS, a system that helps ensure precision tools (such as displays) are compatible with different types of machinery. All he wanted to do was track where he had last seeded into the heavy residue on his field. “It was the most frustrating experience of my life,” he said. “You can’t get the codes; it’s so locked down. To begin to play, you need at least $100,000 to start.” So he decided to make his own app. The first thing he did was grab some open-source compu-

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ter code. Well, almost. A quick Google search into open-source precision-seeding code turned up nothing. “There was nothing out there. In terms of open source in agriculture, it didn’t exist.” Tischler looked instead to the marine sector, which uses GPS in a lot of its systems. After scouring YouTube and online forums, he finally found the answers he was looking for. AgOpenGPS was born. “It’s literally a game. Instead of you running a game controller, the tractor is the controller.” Using a visual display on a smart device or computer, the GPS system maps what has been seeded (in green) and what has not (in black.) See Robo-tractors on page 18 »

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Indiana farmer Kyler Laird posted this video in November after making a new remote control for his automated combine because he wanted something more user friendly than his laptop. In the video, he uses the joystick on the game controller to back the combine out of the shed, bring it alongside a grain cart, and then transfer grain to the cart. To find this and other videos by Laird, go to YouTube.com and search for ‘Kyler Laird.’ PHOTOS: From ‘portable joystick system’ on youtube.com

TOUGH ON WEEDS.

yler Laird did it the John Deere way when he re t u r n e d t o t h e f a m i l y farm in Indiana after his father’s death in 2010. But after five years of sitting in a tractor, planting crooked rows of corn, he decided to do it his way instead. “Even when I was a kid out discing or out drilling, I thought, ‘There’s got to be a better way,’” Laird told FarmTech attendees in Edmonton earlier this winter. “I spent all this money on RTK (real-time kinematic) guidance, but I thought I could do better.” S o h e d i d . In 2 0 1 5 , L a i rd — who worked as a computer p r o g r a m m e r b e f o re c o m i n g back to the farm — automated his grandfather’s Massey tractor using less than $1,000 in parts and some basic computer programming. That’s when things got really interesting. He sent the tractor out to plant 50 acres of corn in the field across from his house using the simplest algorithms he could come up with. And it worked. His first ‘tractobot’ was up and running. “Automated tractors do not have to be expensive or complex,” said Laird. You just need the know-how — and the freedom — to build one. That’s where open-source software and hardware come in, said Mannville, Alta.-area farmer Brian Tischler, who also spoke at FarmTech. Think of it a little like a cookie, he said. If you want a cookie, you need the recipe, and if you want a better cookie, you need to change the recipe.

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Robo-tractors Continued from page 17

“I turn the section on when it’s black and turn the section off when it’s green. It’s so simple.” And the possibilities are pretty much endless — marking rocks in the field using Google Earth; tracking weed resistance in the field; controlling the sprayer or seeder; even automating the tractor itself. “All of these things are doable with open source,” said Tischler. “You can build whatever you want.”

‘It should be simple’ And that’s what has farmers excited about this type of doit-yourself technology. “The more traditional approach is to wait for the big companies to come up with it,” said Ken Coles, general manager of Farming Smarter. “These guys don’t want to wait. They realize what’s possible.” In a lot of ways, agriculture technology is behind the times, and farmers are starting to get frustrated by the snail’s pace of true innovation in the industry, said Coles, who also farms near Coaldale, Alta.

“I look at smartphones and what they can do, and then when I go into a tractor monitor and try to do the same thing, it’s like going back in time to the Apollo space mission,” he said. “All these technical barriers are there. It’s ridiculous. It should be simple.” This growing trend toward DIY equipment automation is one of the ways farmers are pushing back against this perceived lack of progress. “These guys are going outside the box and bending some rules to do what they want to do,” said Coles, adding that the legality of reprogramming your equipment is still up in the air. “It highlights the limitations that are placed upon us by big corporations.” Right now, the people who are doing these on-farm automations tend to be “really techy,” but there are already some examples out there of what’s possible — and how easy it could be. “R i g h t n ow, t h e t e c h n i cal guys are doing it, but if enough people start doing it, there will be more easy solutions out there,” said Coles. “I

think it will get to the point where it’s not that hard to do.” Eventually, companies will s t a r t o f f e r i n g m o re a u t o mated solutions for farmers (the industry is already seeing some of that now), but the inevitable march toward automation will be taken in baby steps, said Coles. “I feel pretty strongly that this path toward automation is the single biggest opportunity that’s going to shape agriculture over the next 20 years. That makes some producers a little nervous, he added. “I think some of them are terrified by this,” said Coles. “They’re wondering, ‘Well, what am I going to do now?’ There’s a fear of being replaced.”

Still lots to do But the family farmer won’t become obsolete any time soon, Laird said. “A l o t o f p e o p l e t h i n k , ‘Great, I can go on vacation and check in from the beach,’” he said. “I think of it as I can do all the things that it takes a human to do instead of trying to be a robot and stay on the line.”

“It’s literally a game. Instead of you running a game controller, the tractor is the controller.” Brian Tischler

Instead of relaxing on the couch while his tractor does the work, Laird is out in the field to check that seed is being properly placed or running to get fertilizer — things he can’t do from the cab of a tractor. “I’ve been in the cab, and I planted very poorly,” said Laird. “If you want to know if you’re planting well, you need to get on the ground.” For Laird, who has also done some automation on his grain cart and his combine, autonomous equipment eliminates the tedious parts of farming. “I could only spend a few hours in a tractor before getting pretty fatigued,” he said. “With this auto steer, I could

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go all day and all night. What a huge difference.” By supervising the operation from his truck or from the field itself, Laird is able to go about the business of farming. “I’m in the truck answering calls or emails, and I look up and it’s done another 10 acres. The ability for me to concentrate on other things is a whole lot different.” So far, the results speak for themselves. “This year, I planted all of my corn — 535 acres — without being on the tractor while it was planting.” A n d y e s, t h e r ow s w e re perfect. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

India to double state purchases of oilseeds, pulses Purchases are seen as preventing ‘distressed sales’ NEW DELHI/REUTERS

ndia’s cabinet approved on Feb. 28 doubling state purchases of oilseeds and pulses from farmers, in a bid to boost local output and prevent distressed sales. The amount that state agencies guarantee to buy at pre-set prices will double to 190 billion rupees (C$3.7 billion) for a fiveyear period ending in 2021-22, government spokesman Frank Noronha said in a tweet. India is the world’s biggest edible oil buyer and frequently imports pulses, or lentils, because many Indian farmers tend to swing from one commodity to another depending on government incentives, leading to oversupplies one season and shortages in the next. The government has been s e e k i n g w a y s t o e n c o u rage farmers to invest in those commodities. “This will help in protecting the farmers producing these commodities from making distressed sales during peak arrival periods and to provide remunerative prices with a view to encourage higher investment and production…” Noronha said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been trying to cut India’s edible oil import bill of more than US$10 billion a year, but consumption has far outpaced demand in the country known for its love for deep-fried food. India imports vegetable oils mainly from Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Argentina. Pulses are bought from Australia, Russia, Tanzania, Canada and the U.S.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

Feeding yield, not disease Agronomist Peter Johnson explores what he calls the synergy between nitrogen and fungicide and what it means for yield BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD

“... if we want to get that yield out from the nitrogen — we want to utilize the nitrogen — it’s all about keeping the plant healthy so that it has the leaf tissue to photosynthesize and take that nitrogen and turn it into grain yield.”

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gronomist Peter Johnson thinks fungicide and nitrogen are a match made in heaven and a late fungicide pass may help bolster yield in wheat. Johnson, of RealAgriculture, turned his talk to wheat yield during the recent BASF K n ow l e d g e Ha r v e s t e v e n t in Brandon. The cereal has become a gap filler in between crops like soybeans and canola, he said, a state of affairs that he would like to see changed. Johnson suggested late fungicide application (unless there is disease concern early in the season) to keep crop green and filling for as long as possible. The practice will require the crop to be desiccated, he admitted, putting the ideal desiccation date when the peduncle, or upper stem just under the seed head, yellows. A fungicide pass may also save producers from disease trouble after fertilizing, according to Johnson. Nitrogen meant to feed the crop may also benefit the fungi, either directly or through environment as the newly lush growth makes for a more favourable habitat.

Peter Johnson agronomist

“Re a l l y, n i t r o g e n i s t h e driver,” he said. “The problem is, as you add more nitrogen, you run into other issues. Lodging is one. Disease is the other one, so realistically, if we want to get that yield out from the nitrogen — we want to utilize the nitrogen — it’s all about keeping the plant healthy so that it has the leaf tissue to photosynthesize and take that nitrogen and turn it into grain yield.” Not all crops see the same yield-boosting benefit, he added, although cereals have reacted well.

High yield, high nutrients P r ov i n c i a l e x p e r t s a r g u e that producers are not using enough nitrogen to unlock the genetic potential in their wheat. Jo h n He a rd , c ro p n u t r ition specialist with Manitoba

Agriculture, points to new, higher-yielding wheat varieties that have burst onto the scene, while fertilizer use has not always kept up. While Heard acknowledges farmer concerns with too much nitrogen, lodging and economic risk among them, he says some producers are splitting application to help deal with those risks. “They’re putting on a good base rate of nitrogen and then they’re maybe assessing the crop and saying, ‘No, this crop has extra yield potential,’ and they will do some in-season application,” he said after a soil fertility update in Brandon Jan. 30-31. Johnson agreed that higheryielding wheat will need more nitrogen to meet genetic yield potential. Phosphorus will raise another challenge, he said, since new varieties

Agronomist Peter Johnson wants producers to think about fungicide and wheat yield potential. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

will also take up more of that nutrient, but extra phosphorus also comes with environmental concerns. “Big yields take bigger nutrients out of the field. They remove more, so you have to apply more,” Johnson said. “As you apply more, even though it genetically has more yield potential, it still gets that disease, so it becomes even more critical on high-yield varieties to have that fungicide in there, because we just don’t have good enough genetic resistance.” Like Heard, the

RealAgriculture agronomist pointed to split nitrogen application, not only to mitigate economic risk, but to jumpstart development during pollination and the next 14 days, a period Johnson says is critical to maximize kernel numbers and fill in wheat. Jo h n s o n a l s o a d d re s s e d delayed-release nitrogen fertilizers, something that may also spread the nutrient’s impact, but faces concerns with consistency, since weather will impact that release, he said. astockford@farmmedia.com

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Online tool to help organic hopefuls navigate transition The Canadian Organic Growers has spent the last year delving into the risks that come with transition and how to manage them BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

Prairie Organics speakers Ashley St. Hilaire addresses questions on the Canadian Organic Growers’ fact-finding mission on transitional risk Feb. 23 in Brandon. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

rganic growers want better risk management for transitioning farms, and the Canadian Organic Growers (COG) hopes an online tool will fit the bill. COG has spent the last year collecting data on the issue, drawing from 40 business case studies, eight producer focus groups, one certifier focus group and evaluations of transitional pilot programs in both Alberta and Ontario. Initial results were presented at the 2018 Prairie Organics Conference in Brandon Feb. 23-24. The project noted obstacles ranging from production concerns and crop insurance to stigma. The decision to go organic may be perceived as a political statement or criticism of conventional agriculture, said Ashley St. Hilaire, director of programs and government relations with COG. Supply chains may be immature. Producers must take a new approach to marketing and processing. There might be confu-

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“Information is lacking. It’s hard to find the right people to give you the right answers and get everything that you need in one place.” Ashley St. Hilaire COG director of programs and government relations

sion over organic inputs or certification and the learning curve of organic production often hits producers’ bottom line during transition, the room heard. Extension support was among the most common themes during farmer focus groups, St. Hilaire said. “It’s what we’re hearing all across Canada,” she told attendees in Brandon. “Information is lacking. It’s hard to find the right people to give you the right answers and get everything that you need in one place.”

Information lacking Fellow presenter Markus Weber echoed the statement. “People considering transitions, or then especially in that last year before the certification year, they just don’t have the information that they need to make decisions,” he said. “Sometimes it’s just to bolster your own decision. Sometimes it’s to come up with a long-term plan. You need production information. You need business information and those really aren’t available to them or at least they don’t know how to access it.” Transitioning farms have not exactly exploded in Canada, according to 2013-15 data from the Canada Organic Trade Association and transition remains among the largest hurdles for groups, like COG, that would like to see the number of organic growers increase. With the exception of Quebec, which had 121 farms in transition, and B.C., which reported 54, all other provinces sat well below 50 transitioning farms as of 2015. In Manitoba, those numbers sat in the single digits. Only four farms were in transition, down from six the year before. In many cases, Weber said, farmers are turning to established organic growers to make up the lack of extension support. “Beyond everything else that

we’ve heard, those who successfully transitioned did that with the help of some, either coaches or mentors or peers, but some other grower who’s either been through it or is going through it and together, find the information that they needed,” he said. The certification process also needs more clarity, he added. Weber suggested that dealing with certification red tape and production issues are both linked to the need for greater extension. Paperwork issues are among the main reasons transitioning farms miss out on certification, certifying bodies have told COG “You just don’t have the paperwork to prove that you did what you say you did,” Weber said. “No. 2 on that list is people who have used inputs that aren’t allowed, and that’s not necessarily something that’s unique to transitioners. That also happens to people who have been certified for some time.”

Going online COG hopes to integrate its findings in an online tool. A prototype is slated for release this spring, although the form and features of the tool are still under discussion, St. Hilaire said. “The tool is still somewhat abstract because we’re just in our final few days of data collection and we demonstrated the tool today at the focus group to the farmers, some of the snapshots of what it might look like,” she said. St. Hilaire says the tool will walk farmers through risks they may encounter during transition on their farm, how those risks relate to their circumstances and possible actions to manage that risk. Farmers at the Brandon focus group worried that the tool might be too academic, St. Hilaire said, adding that those same producers would rather see more access to expert advice, connectivity and the ability to search topics through the tool to make it more usable day to day. “We talked a lot today about the tool being, in part, something that directs people to the resources that they should be looking at based on what it is that they’re producing,” she said. COG is gathering that feedback and will be watching through the prototype to see if the tool performs as intended, St. Hilaire said. COG plans to offer the tool free of charge. astockford@farmmedia.com

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Manitoba poised to meet advancing soybean cyst nematode The pest’s arrival is imminent if it hasn’t happened already BY RICHARD KAMCHEN Co-operator contributor

microscopic parasitic roundworm that’s the top soybean yield robber in the U.S. is already present on the ManitobaNorth Dakota border and the province is readying for its imminent arrival. S oy b e a n c y s t n e m a t o d e (SCN) is often cited for causing approximately US$1 billion in U.S. soy production losses ever y year, and it’s that kind of devastation Ma n i t o b a h o p e s t o a vo i d , according to a University of Manitoba applied soil ecology professor. “I don’t think that’s going to happen here because we’re expecting it and looking for it,” says Mario Tenuta, who recently spoke at CropConnect. Current surveys show SCN hasn’t reached Manitoba, but its presence across the U.S. border implies it soon will be established here. Manitoba is likely to be the first of the Prairie provinces to get hit, and the western expansion of soybean acreage will be followed by SCN establishment.

“The nematodes will compromise the root system and the plant then struggles to take up water and nutrients.” Mario Tenuta University of Manitoba

Chemically speaking, there are some nematicides that are commercially available, but it’s not entirely clear what efficacy they’d have here or the other two Prairie provinces, or to what degree their use would be warranted. “They might be useful in the strive to keep the population from growing, together with resistant varieties.”

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Past experiences One of the difficulties in dealing with SCN has been misdiagnosis. When poor yields a p p e a re d i n affected U.S. fields, SCN wasn’t immediately thought of as the problem. Symptoms are often mistaken for something else, like a rooting problem, compaction or lack of nutrients. “The nematodes will compromise the root system and the plant then struggles to take up water and nutrients,” says Tenuta. “It takes awhile for the buildup of nematodes to get to levels that are affecting the yield significantly.” Nevertheless, by the time SCN has been found to be the problem in some cases, the population levels became high enough to cripple yields, he says.

Manitoba and Prairies The plan north of the border is to manage SCN before it causes yield reductions. “Once it gets into fields it’s challenging because it will in effect stay there forever,” Tenuta says. “So what we try to do then is go to a management where we keep the population levels down so that they won’t be high enough to cause field damage.” One of the most important strategies is for farmers to incorporate a rotation plan that ensures they avoid growing soybeans in back-to-back years. He recommends soybeans once every four years and no more than once every three. Another management strategy is to seed a resistant variety of soybean. Although it won’t prevent growth of SCN populations, it will slow it down, Tenuta says. He adds farmers should also try and prevent cross-contamination of soil from one field to another.

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Farmer-based plant breeding fills organic variety need Project leaders say the on-farm breeding program will help fill a gap for organics BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

artin Entz of the University of Manitoba sees little difference between a farmer breeding bulls, an industry alive and well in Manitoba, and breeding crop varieties. One of the leads in the University of Manitoba’s participatory plant-breeding program, Entz has been putting variety development in the hands of farmers since 2011. Years later, some participants have now completed the process of whittling down genetics and are now starting to increase seed on their newly developed variety. “The way it works is we ask the farmers what parents they would like — and we work with

two main crops, wheat and oats, although we do a little bit with potato as well,” Entz said. The University of Manitoba, along with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, provide the genetic crosses, leaving farmers to select those that best perform on their farm. Farmers spend the next three years selecting genetics, taking about 400 of the best seed heads that first year from the 5,000-7,000 seeds the program provides. The successful 400 heads are processed and threshed through the University of Manitoba, then returned to the farmer to plant the next year, where the selection process repeats.

From the farm About 70 producers have signed on coast to coast with the program.

“The farmer has to be taking an interest in this to, first of all, do a good job of selection.” Dr. Martin Entz

Loïc Dewavrin is among the furthest along. The organic farmer from Quebec is now increasing his wheat seed, having already developed the genetics over the last number of years. “Since you are talking about grams rather than tonnes, it’s a long process to increase (seed),” he said. He currently has 100 kilograms of the new variety, a number he

hopes to increase to well past a tonne by the end of next year. The owner and operator of a fully vertically integrated organic farm, Dewavrin expects to mill at least some of that wheat into flour, a final test of whether the variety meets his standards. “If that test doesn’t go (well), then we have to start over again... it’s a continuous process,” he said. Entz also stressed the level of farmer involvement inherent in the program. “The farmer has to be taking an interest in this to, first of all, do a good job of selection,” he said. “Be out in those plots, monitoring what’s going on and we do try and visit every farm at least once every two years... we’ve had farmers who have just done an amazing job of selection and those are the ones who have paid more attention to the process.”

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Organically grown and bred Entz has flagged his program for organic producers, although he added that any type of farming could make use of the same system. Organic seed varieties lag behind conventional agriculture, Entz said, and commercial varieties may have been developed in different growing environments and under different management systems than in the farmer’s field. “Farmers will produce a variety or a line, a population, that is suitable to their place and when we test these things against commercial varieties under organic conditions, the farmer-selected varieties do much better and we’ve been testing them now for the last three years,” he said. The program may also come with marketing capital, should a successful variety emerge, Entz added. In a sector where “locally produced,” can become a buzzword, Entz suggested that locally bred grain may draw extra interest from consumers. For Dewavrin, at least, signing on to the program was also about autonomy. The Montrealarea producer has made self-sufficiency a point of pride, sourcing his own seeds, building a mill to process his own product and moving past the University of Manitoba project to attempt breeding his own corn hybrids, although he admits he has run into contamination issues. “When we started the farm, there wasn’t sufficient revenue for everybody,” he said. “We were four families living off the farm and we needed to find ways to cut cost, reduce the cost and be able to get decent revenue for all of us and that’s the starting point for this quest for autonomy. “You have to be really dedicated to what you do,” he added, acknowledging the time commitment he has had to put in to make the farm self-sufficient. “It becomes your entire life to do that. If you want to have other occupations, it’s not possible to do that.” Plant breeding is among the projects that he says have eaten up his time, pointing to the effort he spends maintaining plots and selecting genetics.

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While program participants are looking forward to getting their home-bred seed in the field, Entz reminded that the varieties are unregistered and will not be appearing on the commercial market any time soon. Organic producers like Dewavrin, however, will dodge those issues with their vertically integrated structure, he said. “There are farmers in Manitoba who have done this exact same thing and they have flour mills and they’re milling it themselves or they have a contract with a flour miller, but it can never enter the commercial grain system and farmers know that,” Entz said. Entz did not, however, rule out future registration. “They may use their co-op to actually do some finer selection of one of these lines and actually go through the registration process and pay all those fees and actually have a registered variety,” he said. astockford@farmmedia.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

Prairie flax market flat Flax acres appear poised to decline BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

flat flax market in Western Canada has buyers feeling indifferent about this year’s prospects. “There’s no big hurrahs right now on flax… I hate to say it, I’m a very optimistic type of person, but it’s kind of a flat market right now,” said Ben Friesen, senior market manager at Scoular Special Crops. For the past year the flax market has been pretty steady

with no big changes, according to Friesen. Brown flax has hung around the $12.50- to $13.50-per-bushel range. At Ilta Grain, senior commodity trader Mike Allaire said they have been buying flax at prices even lower than that over the last year. Current bids, he said, are around the $11.50- to $12-perbushel range, with bids on average falling around $12 to $12.50 per bushel for the past year. However, he doesn’t remember buying any flax in the last year for more than $12.25 per bushel.

The low prices and flat market are due to loss of market share overseas. The Black Sea region has upped its production of all crops, including flax, and is undercutting Canada’s prices in the Chinese and European markets. “It’s just a lot cheaper to ship from (the Black Sea), freightwise, and they’re happy with quality as well. So that’s taking away from us,” Allaire said. Last year’s crop was one of the best Allaire has seen, quality-wise, but as a trader he just hasn’t been able to beat the

prices at which other countries are selling flax. “We’re (exporting) a little bit more to the U.S. this year because of its small crop. But the unfortunate thing about it is that we probably have the best flax quality I’ve ever seen in my life and we’re not able to export it overseas.” The outlook for principal field crops released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on Feb. 16 predicted flaxseed prices will be between $12 and $12.75 per bushel for 2018. Flax acres are expected

to decrease from 1,040,300 in 2017 to 1,037,800 this year. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s prediction doesn’t surprise Friesen, who expects to see a slight dip in flax acres. “I do believe that they will, due to different reasons… I don’t know if (acres will drop) terribly significantly but they will probably slack off a bit.” Neither Scoular nor Ilta have new-crop pricing out yet for flax. Allaire hasn’t heard any inquiries yet from grain buyers with Ilta about flax prices.

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Baker Colony undisputed corn champ It had a record-breaking 306.4-bushels-an-acre yield, marking the first time a competitor has hit 300 or higher BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

t’s a three-peat for Baker Colony. The Hutterite Brethren community near MacGregor, Man., has won the Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s corn yield competition for the third time in as many years with a record 306.4 bushels an acre in 2017, beating its own record of 274.69 set in 2016. The colony won with DuPont Pioneer’s P8387AM variety grown in 30-inch rows. That’s not the only broken record. This latest win is the sixth for Baker Colony, making it the winningest entrant in the competition that has run every year since 1971, except 2004 because of a province-wide corn crop failure. Wes Martens of Altona and Rosebank Colony near Miami have each won the competition five times. Baker Colony first won in 1988 with a yield 147.24 an acre. It won again in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The 2017 competition results were announced Feb. 14 during

“It has been a dream a long time already to break that 300 (bushels an acre) mark and with Pioneer’s help we have been able to accomplish that.”

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the 2018 CropConnect banquet in Winnipeg. John Bergen of Roland and McCutcheon Farms Ltd. of Carman were second and third with yields of 257.9 and 236.2, bushels an acre, respectively. Bergen grew DeKalb DKC3378RIB, while McCutcheon Fa r m s p l a n t e d D e Ka l b DKC35-88RIB. Baker Colony received $1,000 from DuPont Pioneer, a wall plaque and its name on the competition trophy, which the colony keeps for a year. Continued on next page »

Baker Colony won the Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s (MCGA) corn yield competition for the third year in a row with a record yield of 306.4 bushels an acre. The results were announced Feb. 14 at the CropConnect banquet in Winnipeg. Mack Waldner (second from right) received the competition trophy from MCGA president Myron Krahn (second from left) along with MCGA director Leonard Wiebe (l) and $1,000 from John McCulloch of DuPont Pioneer. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

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Bayer on Feb. 28 said it would need more time to wrap up its takeover of seeds company Monsanto after the drug maker reported lower-than-expected fourthquarter earnings which were hit by pesticide pricing pressures in Brazil. The Monsanto deal will now close before the end of June, Bayer said, compared with previous ambitions to finish it early in 2018, but negotiations with antitrust authorities in jurisdictions such as Europe, Russia and the United States are dragging on. “Operationally, 2017 was a year of ups and downs,” chief executive Werner Baumann said after the company reported a 1.3 per cent fall in fourth-quarter adjusted core earnings, slightly worse than expected by analysts, and flagged stagnant earnings this year. Bayer’s shares dropped 3.4 per cent, hitting their lowest in almost 15 months. “We see this full-year set of numbers as disappointing and guidance for 2018 uninspiring,” said Bryan Garnier analyst Eric Le Berrigaud. The US$63.5-billion Monsanto deal will boost Bayer’s agriculture sales to the same level as its core health-care business, but the acquisition has not been universally popular among shareholders,

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Bergen and McCutcheon Farms received $500 and $250, respectively, plus plaques. Mack Waldner, who received the award on behalf of Baker Colony, said surpassing 300 bushels an acre was the goal. “It has been a dream a long time already to break that 300 (bushels an acre) mark and with Pioneer’s help we have been able to accomplish that,” Waldner said in an interview. “The growing year was actually excellent for the corn. The heat units were there. It was on the drier side, but the yields that came out were phenom-

higher-yielding corn crop in 2018, but given how dry the soil is now that could be a challenge. While the corn competition set a yield record, Manitoba’s average insured corn yield in 2017 of 133 bushels an acre did not. The provincial record of 145 was set in 2016. Still, the 2017 yield exceeded the 10-year average of 118 bushels an acre by 14 per cent. Corn yield contestants are allowed to select cobs from two, 50-foot rows in a field. The corn is hand picked. And while the result is a higher yield than would occur if the corn was combined and collected from

enal. We had some new varieties that we tried with (DuPont) Pioneer and this particular variety turned out excellent. Just looking at it grow and with a bit of good luck, good fertilization, the weather co-operated with not that much wind and it turned out better than we expected.” There were timely rains too, Waldner added. “But one thing that really helped was we had a lot of dew and moisture from the air,” he said. “I noticed that helped the corn stay greener. I think that made it pull through too.” Like every farmer, Waldner said he hopes for an even

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a larger area, it shows corn’s yield potential in Manitoba and serves as a measure of how Manitoba corn yields have steadily increased over the years. M. M. Barkley’s winning corn competition yield in 1971 was 142 bushels an acre. The five-year average competition yield from 1971 to 1975 was 124.34. The five-year average, 10 years later, took a big jump to 145.0. In 10 more years the average was 152.2. The four-year average between 2000 and 2003, excluding 2004 — the year of

he prime ministers of Canada and India have agreed to sort out new and predictable rules governing exports of Canadian pulse crops. Pr i m e Mi n i s t e r Ju s t i n Trudeau, on a state visit to India, released a joint statement with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb. 23 calling for the two countries to reach a new arrangement on pest-free pulse shipments “within 2018.” Since Canada’s climate doesn’t allow certain specific pests to survive, its pulse exports to India in recent years have been granted a series of short-term exemptions from India’s standing requirement that deliveries be fumigated with methyl bromide in their country of origin. Methyl bromide, long used as a fumigant against pests in agriculture and shipping, is a known ozone-depleting chemical many countries have phased out of use. Canada and other exporting nations were granted another exemption in early January, this one running through to the end of June. In their Feb. 23 joint statement, Trudeau and Modi emphasized “transparency and predictability of market access conditions… are key in advancing the food security goals of both countries.” India and Canada, they said, “will work closely t o g e t h e r t o f i n a l i ze a n arrangement within 2018 to enable the export of Canadian pulses to India free from pests of quarantine importance, with mutually acceptable technological protocols.” Chris Chivilo, CEO of Canadian pulse processor W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions, took part in a CEO panel at a Prime Minister’s Round Table during the visit and hailed the announcement as “an important milestone in pulse trade relations between Canada and India.” Chivilo, in a release Feb. 23 from industry group Pulse

“… transparency and predictability of market access conditions… are key in advancing the food security goals of both countries.” Canada/India joint statement

Canada, said he addressed the issues of “fumigation, exemption from changes to government policy that result in increased costs for cargo en route to India, and the need for predictability and transparency in changes to government policy impacting pulses.” The prime ministers, he said, “have recognized the importance of food security and science-based approaches to plant protection policy. We will need to continue this collaboration and finalize solutions that will work for both Canada and India.” Pulse Canada chair Lee Moats, a Saskatchewan producer, said in the same release it’s “clear to me that we can count on (Trudeau) to be in our corner.” Neither the prime ministers’ joint statement nor the Pulse Canada release mentioned India’s recent imposition of tariffs on pulse imports, which include a 50 per cent tariff on peas and 30 per cent on lentils and chickpeas, announced in November and December respectively. The chickpea tariff was raised to 40 per cent in February, and again on March 1 to 60 per cent. The Feb. 23 joint statement also announced the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) will keep working closely to “facilitate access” for exports of organic products from India.

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Farmers once again railing against slow grain movement Last year was good, but grain movement has again slowed and given some producers flashbacks to 2013-14 BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff

espite recent improvements to rail transportation in Canada, farmers are still forced to rely on a largely unreliable system. “Rail is the backbone of the economy, but it’s also the Achilles heel,” said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation. The 2016-17 crop year was one for the books. Despite a slow start, the system set records for total grain movement by rail, car cycle times, West Coast movement, and lowest-ever total time in the system. But it’s a different story this year. CN Rail has had challenges since last year, partly owing to the weather and congestion, but more because of a shortage of trains and a focus on other commodities. CP Rail initially maintained its fast pace but started to slide this month.

“We’re not seeing the performance this year that we saw last year,” said Hemmes. “Even so, we still moved a fair amount of grain, although we’re not setting any records.” But with 80.5 million tonnes of grain to move — second only to the 81.9-million-tonne bin buster seen in 2013-14 — producers (particularly those in the northern Prairies) are starting to get nervous. “Farmers are having a hard time getting deliveries to the elevators,” said Hemmes. “As a result, things are starting to get congested right now.” It’s a vicious cycle that points to systemic failings in Canada’s rail transportation system, said one analyst. There’s been a heavy investment in port terminals and inland grain-handling facilities, but not as much in the rail system, said Steve Pratte, manager of policy development for the Canadian Canola Growers Association. “On the grain side, the companies have made those investments,” he said. “Now we’re

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really just trying to get the railway providers to respond on a more consistent basis.” Canada’s agriculture industry could export roughly $75 billion in commodities annually, but poor rail service is a “known risk” both at home and abroad. “It’s about how we can consistently and reliably, from year to year, execute on those contracts that are signed by the exporters and serve those markets globally that have access to other products,” said Pratte. “If this cycle continues, it really affects our reputation in the global community,” Hemmes added.

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It’s a major concern for Jeff Nielsen, who farms near Olds, Alta. “We face a lot of competition in the world. There’s a lot of crop being grown out there,” said Nielsen, who is also president of Grain Growers of Canada. “Those customers know that those other countries are out there, and if they get better service from them, why would they come back to us?” The backlogs that are happening now have given Nielsen flashbacks to the 2013-14 crop year when grain wasn’t moving at all. “2013 was not a one-off. There have been other years where this was a problem,” he said. “I was caught by it then. I had a lot of contracts delayed, too. It was really frustrating.” It also means reduced cash flow that can not only push back input purchases for spring but also rent. “Landlords don’t really care if you move the grain or not,” Nielsen noted. Last month, Nielsen joined a delegation of farmers, processors, and industry representatives in Ottawa to present these and other concerns at a Senate transportation hearing on Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act. Although the bill’s passage wouldn’t have necessarily changed the current situation, it would have an effect, said Pratte, who was also part of the delegation. “The bill has a lot of good things in there that the grain industry — both shippers and producers — have been looking for, for years, things like reciprocal penalties and improved transparency,” he said. “Producers and shippers would like to know what the playing field looks like before the next crop year so they can start thinking about some of the tools that C-49 provides as they start to plan out their shipments and sales programs for 2018-19,” said Pratte. While the bill hasn’t given producers ever ything they wanted, reciprocal penalties will help keep the railways more accountable, said Nielsen. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to see some better reaction from our railroads. If not, there will be penalties.”

Tough competition But these changes to Canada’s rail transport system might not be enough to compete with heavy investments in infrastructure around the globe. Over the past 15 years, Russia has increased its export capac-

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ity ninefold. In the past year alone, it shot up another 23 per cent. In Brazil, new rail connections are coming online, and the BR-163 highway is mostly paved now, allowing Brazil to transport grains more quickly to their northern ports. The Chinese ‘Silk Road’ will connect central Europe to China by rail, going through Russia, Kazakhstan, and East Asia. “By 2021, they want to be able to transport all the way from Rotterdam into China for $10 a tonne. Think about what that means,” said Marlene Boersch, owner of Mercantile Consulting Venture. “This is the trade environment that we’re increasingly facing.” Canada isn’t expanding its capacity the same way. And that means missed opportunities for Canadian producers. “We’ve had declining prices in recent years, and in such an environment, buyers usually buy hand to mouth, meaning they don’t have a super long lead time because they want the lowest price possible,” said Boersch. “But it takes us a long time to get grain from source to port. In a down market, that could put some people ahead of us.” Canada’s agriculture industry is planning on more production and increased exports — but the same level of planning isn’t going into how to get that increased production to port, she said. “As other people’s capacities increase and we don’t keep pace, the inevitable effect will be that we lose market share.”

Better next year? Despite its challenges, Hemmes still believes that Canada has one of the best grain transportation systems in the world, particularly on the West Coast. “As a country, we’re right up there — if not way ahead of where they are in the Black Sea as far as investment is concerned,” he said. “The issue is, what happens between the country and the port?” Right now, the railways are doing “all the right things” to combat these slow ser vice times, including adding 400 more train crews and more locomotives, he added “It’s too late for any of it to make a difference on the new crop year, but next year and going forward, they’ll have some good things in position,” said Hemmes. And frankly, it’s long overdue, said Pratte. “Grain is a fundamentally different supply chain,” he said. “There’s no other commodity out there where the producer has no legal standing with respect to the shipping of it. Farmers don’t book the boat and they don’t book the train, but they pay for it. “When there are those hiccups, it does come back to the farm gate.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Dow, DuPont pick new married name for agribusiness Their spun-off agriculture division will be Corteva Agriscience next year STAFF

ow Chemical and DuPont’s combined agriculture chemical and seed businesses will take a new name when they spin off from the merged parent firm next summer. DowDuPont announced Feb. 26 the agribusiness, which will include DuPont Crop Protection, DuPont Pioneer and Dow AgroSciences, will rebrand as Corteva Agriscience after its spinoff, expected by June 1 next year.

T h e n a m e, t o b e p r o nounced coreTAYvah, combines cor and teva, a Latin root word for “heart” and a Hebrew word for “nature” respectively. T h e c o m p a n y, w h i c h closed on its merger deal in September, unveiled the ag division’s name and logo Feb. 26 at the Commodity Classic farm trade show in Anaheim. The company earlier last month unveiled a combined premium seed brand, Brevant, which will replace the Dow Seeds brand in Canada and some countries in Europe and the Coodetec

and Biogene brands in Brazil this year. The Corteva brand “acknowledges our history while looking forward to our commitment to enhancing farmer productivity as well as the health and wellbeing of the consumers they serve,” James Collins Jr., the agriculture division’s chief operating officer, said in a release. DowDuPont billed Corteva as “a market-shaping, stand-alone agriculture company with leading positions in seed technologies, crop protection and digital agriculture.” Corteva, Collins said, will

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You need to up your game on managing people, say producers Top-down management doesn’t cut it anymore, but fewer than one in five farms have a human resources plan BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff / Edmonton

ive years ago, Kevin Serfas tried to manage human resources on his farm. It was a “train wreck.” Wo r k e r s w e r e w a l k i n g away from the job. The people who stayed weren’t happy. And Serfas found himself on Facebook, “begging people to come run a tractor.” Finally, he went to one of his remaining workers and said something that would change his farming operation: “I’m no good at this.” “You’re a farmer, but you’re not only managing the crops that you grow or the agronomy or the marketing,” the Turin, Alta.-area farmer said at

“Your most valuable asset isn’t the combine you have in the shed. It’s the people you have working with you.” Sterling Hilton

according to a 2015 survey conducted by the Agri-Food Management Institute and Farm Management Canada. “When it comes to the everyday things on the farm — production decisions, agronomy decisions — we’re fairly good,” said Heather Watson, executive director of Farm Management Canada. “But when it comes to business and human resource planning, taking time to assess, and

FarmTech in Edmonton earlier this winter. “You’re also a manager of people. I don’t think there are many people in ag who went to school to work in human resources. You just don’t think of things like that.” That’s true on most Canadian farms. Only 18 per cent of farmers have a for mal human resources plan — making it the weakest area of business management on their farm,

using outside help, we could use some improvement.” The survey identified seven business practices that separate the most profitable 25 per cent of farmers from the bottom 25 per cent. The seven were lifelong learning; making business decisions based on accurate financial reports; working with professional farm business advisers; using formal business planning; knowing your cost of production; assessing and managing risks; and having a solid financial plan. “This is your recipe for success. These are things that the top performers are doing that the bottom farmers aren’t doing,” Watson told FarmTech attendees. “It’s the difference between $10,000 return on assets and $100,000 return on assets.”

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While HR management didn’t make the top seven, it should, said both Serfas and the other farmer on the FarmTech panel. “I’m no good at HR either. It just wasn’t a skill passed down from the old man. But it is becoming more and more important,” said Sterling Hilton, who farms with his family near Strathmore, Alta. “Your most valuable asset isn’t the combine you have in the shed. It’s the people you have working with you.”

Times have changed Some of this shift toward worker-focused farming is being spurred by the up-andcoming generation, said Hilton. “What I see on the farm today is an opportunity in agriculture that’s unprecedented — the amount of young people who are coming back to the farm with post-secondary education,” he said. “That’s a huge opportunity.” Increasingly, these young people have training in things such as human resources, finance, and business management. “It’s so important to recognize the skill set that you have around your farm management table and put the right people in the right seats,” said Hilton. “That’s what is going to accelerate your business to the next level.” It was a different story 20 years ago when Serfas was graduating from high school. His family was then farming 2,000 acres and had two employees. Going to college wasn’t part of the game plan. “Human resources was the furthest thing from my mind,” he said. “You paid a guy $7 an hour to do the work, and at the end of the day, he went home. “A lot has changed in 20 years, and we’ve had to change and adapt as we’ve gone along.” Today, Serfas farms around 56,000 acres and has a mix of around 40 seasonal, part-time, and full-time employees for his grain operation and 6,000-head feedlot. And he still wishes he had gone to college. “Unless you go back to school, it’s tough to find a lot of the skills that you need to succeed in this modern era of farming,” he said. “A lot of what I did was learning on the go.” And one of the biggest things he learned is that you have to accept “there are certain things you’re good at and certain things you’re not good at.” A big part of that is trusting your workers, added Hilton. And quite often, that’s the hardest part of human resource management. “It used to be top-down management, but moving forward, it’s going to be a more collaborative approach — trying to get ideas from everyone to move forward in a positive direction,” he said. “If you’re not going to give people some autonomy over what they do, good luck keeping them around.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Farm Sa fe ty Week

Statistics show senior farmers need safer practices An aging farm population and workforce bring new challenges BY ALANA FEARNALL CASA

he good news is statistics indicate that farm fatalities are declining. The bad news is that for older farmers the fatality rate is much higher than any other age group. Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) found that fatality rates are highest for older adults, aged 60 and over. In 2012, the fatality rate for older adults was 22.2 per cent. Compare that to adults in the 15-59 age range, which was only 4.2 per cent. Both groups, despite a sizable variation in fatality rates, are continuing to see fatality rates decrease at a 1.1 per cent average each year. Glen Bl a h e y, a g r i c u l t u re h e a l t h and safety specialist for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), says it is important for senior farmers and their families to have conversations about aging and discuss making modifications to daily routines to keep everyone safe. “A s p e o p l e a g e , t h e r e are changes that occur in their body,” he said. “These changes can present significant hazards because people attempt to perform tasks with the same degree of skill, or dexterity, that they did earlier in their lives.” However, the good news is that overall, agriculturerelated fatalities are declining, and Blahey says there are two major reasons for this. “The work environment is getting safer — equipment design, and technology. And because of heightened awareness,” he said. “Discussing farm safety is no longer considered a taboo.” Even though senior famers experience fatalities higher than other age groups, that does not mean older farmers have to stop contributing to the farm. Learning how to identify hazards in the workplace can be a useful practice for all operations and can keep experienced farmers contributing longer and in a safe way. More importantly, having someone with the life experience, and wisdom, still working in agriculture helps to make the transition process smoother from one generation to the next. “Wisdom, experience, and physical presence is important to the farm,” Blahey said. “Take advantage of all experienced farmers have to offer, and suit the work to the best of their abilities.” CAIR indicates that these older adults (aged 60 and up) consistently have higher fatality rates than children and

Older farmers are at more risk than any other group when it comes to farm fatalities. photo: thinkstock

“As people age, there are changes that occur in their body. These changes can present significant hazards because people attempt to perform tasks with the same degree of skill, or dexterity, that they did earlier in their lives.” Glen Blahey CASA

adults. Clearly, a prevention strategy on the farm that specifically addresses older farmers’ safety is needed. Blahey explains that work has been done on injury prevention strategies; a project report titled Making Farming Safe for Senior Farmers lays out some advice. According to Blahey, performing a job safety analysis is essential. There are five critical steps. The first step is identifying specific jobs. Look at your farm and figure out what jobs each person performs on the operation (and wr ite it down). The second step is to break down each job into tasks. In the third step, each task is then examined to determine the minimum ability to safely perform the task, any potential hazards and personal risk factors. The fourth

step involves deter mining an action plan to eliminate or reduce the hazards of each task. Finally, the fifth step is

about making the necessary changes and taking the time to provide effective training to all employees, young or old. Blahey reminds ever yone that farming has been a different experience for every generation. Although younger farmers may be used to working around large machines, a senior farmer most likely got started in times when these large and technologically advanced machines weren’t nearly as common. “Fifty years ago, farming w a s a n e x t re m e l y l a b o u rintensive practice and it

didn’t matter what type of farming you were doing, there was just a lot of physical involvement,” he says. As the times change, technology advances, farms grow, and farmers age, the hazards change as well. Learning how to adapt to these changes can ensure a longer and rewarding career. For more information about supporting seniors including a job safety analysis template, visit agsafetyweek.ca. Alana Fearnall writes on behalf of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association.

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Farm Saf et y W e e k

Taking steps to prevent slips, trips, and falls You can change the environment or change your behaviours to stay safe CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION

In theory the prevention of falls is simple. Nearly all falls result from conditions or practices whose hazard is obvious or readily discoverable. In practice, however, prevention is difficult because the detail involved is very great and it is necessary to improve the performance of practically everyone. – From “Safety Subjects,” U.S. Division of Labor Standards, 1944

alls are a serious concern for all seniors, including senior farmers. According to a report published by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Seniors’ Falls in Canada, “falls remain the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among Canadian seniors.” These falls and their consequences affect physical and mental health and even financial well-being.

A Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program report says that between 1990 and 2000, falls made up the majority of hospitalized farmrelated injuries among seniors aged 60+.

The report says that there are complex risk factors that lead to falls and they can be categorized as biological, behavioural, environmental and social. “Each older person may face a unique combination of risk factors according to his or her life circumstances…” the report reads. Pre v e n t i n g f a l l s i s n’t a s simple as telling someone to be careful. Preventing falls requires attention to detail and changes to the environment and behaviours. A Ca n a d i a n A g r i c u l t u ra l Injury Surveillance Program re p o r t s a y s t h a t b e t w e e n 1990 and 2000, falls made up the majority of hospitalized farm-related injuries among

seniors aged 60+. These falls were from machines, from heights and on the same level. Many factors that lead to falls are very complex – like how machine vibrations affect balance. However, there are steps that people can take to help prevent slips, trips, and falls on the farm. With the scope of the problem clear, there are some solutions that can be implemented on farms to prevent these very serious slips, trips, and falls. First, address the environment. Environmental hazards can be ever ything f ro m p o o r s t a i r d e s i g n t o inadequate lighting to uneven surfaces. It can also be h a z a rd s l i k e p owe r c o rd s, spills, or even a family pet

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t h a t g e t s u n d e r f o o t . Ta k e a look around the farm and identify those environmental hazards and then address the hazard. Addressing the hazard could be as simple as changing a light bulb. However, there are hazards that might be costly, time consuming or even impossible to address, and this is where changing b e h a v i o u r b e c o m e s m o re important. Be h a v i o u r s l i k e we a r i n g the appropriate footwear can help reduce the likelihood of a fall. Eating well and drinking enough water are also behaviours that can help prevent falls. (Being hungry and thirsty make you feel weaker.) Some medications can interfere with your ability to keep your balance. ( Talk to your doctor, explain your activities and develop a plan to reduce the impact of medications on your daily activities.) And very importantly, watch your risk taking. The PHAC report says, “For an older person, behaviours such as climbing ladders… paying little attention to the surrounding environment… are all risk-taking behaviours that lead to falls and injuries.” Sometimes seniors take risks that they know could lead to injuries. “But I used to do this all the time!” or, “I’ve done this before!” are comments that seniors make

when asked why they take such risks. Biological changes are a part of the natural aging process. As we age, risk factors for falls like balance changes, chronic conditions and vision changes occur. Sometimes these risk factors can be managed, but sometimes, they cannot. A part of healthy aging is creating conditions so that people can make choices and behave in a way that prevents falls — this includes not taking risks that could lead to a fall, or injury, or even worse, death. A slip, trip, or fall can be p re ve n t e d . It t a k e s a t t e ntion to detail and the commitment of everyone on the farm to prevent slips, trips, and falls. Environmental factors can be addressed through managing hazards. Biological factors can be addressed by adjusting behaviours and the environment. Remember, this isn’t a “onesize-fits-all” solution. Each farm, each senior, and each scenario is unique. Protect yourself, your farm and your legacy by taking steps to prevent slips, trips, and falls. Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is a public awareness campaign focusing on the importance of farm safety. CASW takes place every year during the third week of March. In 2018, CASW takes place March 11 to 17.

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Farm Sa fe ty W E ek

Keep your grandchildren safe on the farm Grandparents are a vital building block in creating a family safety culture Canadian Agricultural Safety Association

f you talk to any grandparent, they say that having children was wonderful, but having grandchildren is pure joy. There’s nothing better than having a grandchild throw their arms around your neck and whisper “I love you.” These young people are a farm’s future and a grandparent’s legacy. It’s important that grandparents understand their role in keeping kids safe on the farm. The farm is an incredible place for kids to grow up or visit. Nothing is better than being the one to introduce your grandchild to a baby chick, or show them how to successfully pull a carrot on the first try. The farm is a great place to learn about the value of hard work and nothing is more wonderful than experiencing the joys of farming life alongside a grandchild. Talking about children and farming can be an emotional experience. There is one thing that we can all agree on – the death of even just one child is a horrible tragedy. Grandparents are vital to the success and safety of their grandchildren. Of course it’s hard to say no when grandchildren jump up and down and plead, “Oh please Grandpa! Just one ride in the tractor!” However, your legacy depends on keeping these young people safe from harm. So what can you do as a grandparent to keep your grandchildren safe? First of all, children aren’t miniature adults. Even the most advanced eight-year-old is still a child. Children don’t have the experience, physical strength or understanding to always make the right choice, handle large equipment or be entrusted with farming jobs. If you’d like to introduce your grandchildren to farming, there are tasks that can teach the fundamentals without endangering their lives. The North American Gu i d e l i n e s f o r C h i l d re n’s Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) is a great tool to determine such tasks. Establishing boundaries is essential in making sure that children understand that farming is an occupation and can be hazardous. It’s not “mean” to tell children that certain areas of the farm are off limits. Talk to your grandchildren about hazards around the farm, it’s a great learning opportunity for the children and a good reminder for you. Supervision is key in preventing injuries. Even if you have an established play area for your grandchildren, it is no substitute for supervision. A watchful eye can prevent a tragedy. Children model the behaviour that they see around them. Often grandchildren want to do things just like Grandma or Grandpa. It’s important that they see you perform tasks safely. If you model safe behaviour, your grandchildren are more likely to behave in safe ways too. Rethink your traditions. If they’re risky, build new traditions. Talk about farm equipment, show them safety gear, explore the farm together in a safe and controlled

way. You don’t have to put a child in a potentially hazardous situation in order to establish traditions with your grandchildren. Grandchildren are one of life’s greatest joys. Being able to see your grandchildren grow and thrive and enjoy the farm is incredibly satisfying. Take the time to teach age-appropriate tasks, establish boundaries, provide supervision, model safe behaviour and build safe traditions. These steps will not only help keep your grandchildren safe, but will help safeguard your legacy. Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is a public awareness campaign focusing on the importance of farm safety. CASW takes place every year during the third week of March. In 2018, CASW takes place March 11 to 17.

Grandparents are key to keeping their grandchildren safe on the farm. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

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Bunge’s coveted Argentina plants lure ADM acquisition attempt ADM has almost no crushing capacity in the key Latin American nation, making the assets key targets in the takeover BY HUGH BRONSTEIN AND P.J. HUFFSTUTTER Reuters

n the banks of the Parana River, machines hum 24 hours a day in Argentina’s grain ports, churning out soy-based animal feed and shooting it straight into the hulls of ships bound for buyers worldwide. The wind stirs up fine meal dust, creating a protein-filled haze. Rosario is the biggest soy-crushing hub in the Americas, where 22 plants process 157,500 tonnes of soybeans per day into soyoil and feed that fattens livestock in markets from the United Kingdom to Indonesia. These plants are a key reason why top U.S. grains merchant Archer Daniels Midland is attempting a takeover of longtime rival and soy-crushing powerhouse Bunge, industry executives, analysts and grains trading sources told Reuters. The deal, estimated at US$16 billion, would be the biggest ever by one of the world’s four agricultural trading giants. ADM and Bunge are the “A” and “B” of the so-called “ABCD” group of firms that dominate global grains trading, along with Cargill and Dreyfus. ADM’s advance on the financially faltering Bunge reflects larger profit pressures across the grains sector amid a global glut now entering its fifth year, holding commodity prices at sustained multiyear lows. Such conditions are widely expected to drive a wave of consolidation among agricultural firms. ADM is the only one of the ABCDs that has no crushing capacity in Argentina, where Bunge has four plants. “Where is the value in Bunge from ADM’s point of view? It is in South America, including crushing and elevator capacity in Argentina,” said a Buenos Aires market source with knowledge of the situation. ADM would also take on Bunge assets in Brazil, which include factories, mills, silos, distribution centres and port terminals. Bunge is bigger than ADM in Brazil as well as in Argentina. Juan Luciano, the Argentinaborn CEO of U.S.-based ADM, told investors this month that ADM aims “to plug holes in our value chain,” although he

A Bunge plant is pictured in Rosario, Argentina, February 14, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

made no reference to reports the firm has approached Bunge. “The hole in their value chain is called Argentina, because ADM hasn’t any crushing facilities here,” said Buenos Aires-based August Remijsen, former Southern Cone chief executive of trading group Toepfer, which was recently absorbed by ADM. “The most efficient crushers in the world are located in Argentina.” Representatives of ADM and Bunge declined to comment on the reported merger talks. Bunge last year turned down overtures from Switzerlandbased Glencore. Argentina is the world’s top exporter of soymeal and soyoil, used for cooking and making biodiesel. Most is shipped from Rosario, located in the Pampas Farm Belt. The nation’s massive soy crushers and grains elevators are right next to the deeply dredged Parana. The setup offers logistical advantages over the United States and Brazil, where moving grains involves more costly ground transportation and loading products on and off barges.

Losses make Bunge a target Bunge, founded in 1818 in the Netherlands, is the world’s top industrial producer of soymeal and soyoil. But a series of quarterly losses have made the sto-

“The most efficient crushers in the world are located in Argentina.” August Remijsen former Toepfer executive

ried firm vulnerable to a takeover, analysts said. “It’s the inexorable path ahead, because it would be hard for Bunge to reverse a full year of losses,” said Pablo Adreani, head of Argentine farm industry consultancy Agripac. Argentina has launched reforms meant to attract foreign investors under businessfriendly President Mauricio Macri, who is lowering export taxes on soybean meal and soybean oil. Bunge exported 11.2 per cent of the 32.8 million tonnes of soymeal shipped from Argentina last year, and 7.8 per cent of the 5.9 million tonnes in vegetable oils, according to Agriculture Ministry data. About 60 per cent of Argentine soyoil went to India and Bangladesh last year, emerging markets where ADM is keen to increase access. Soymeal was destined mainly for Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Italy. ADM exported 9.1 per cent of the overall 47.9 million tonnes of raw grains shipped from Argentina in 2017, close

to Bunge’s 9.7 per cent. A combination of the two firms would be Argentina’s No. 1 raw grains exporter, a title currently held by COFCO-Nidera, which combined early last year to capture 17 per cent of the market. Un d e r t h i s s c e n a r i o, Dreyfus would be left in the dust with 9.5 per cent of the 2017 raw grains export market. But the ADM-Bunge tie-up could face regulatory scrutiny in the United States, where ADM is already the largest grain merchant. The biggest overlap between ADM and Bunge in the United States is in grain origination and oilseeds processing, and regulators could force ADM to divest substantial assets as a condition of approval, according to antitrust experts. The firms would have to overcome opposition from U.S. farmers who fear that giving more market share to ADM could hurt wheat, corn and soybean prices, said Peter Carstensen, who teaches antitrust law at the University of Wisconsin Law School. The deal could also face

opposition from farmer groups in key agricultural m a rk e t s, i n c l u d i n g t h e European Union, China, India and Brazil, he said. Regulators in Argentina would also have to approve any deal. A spokesman for the country’s regulators declined to comment on the matter.

Dredging cuts the path Ocean-going vessels can reach the crushing plants that dot the banks of the Parana because the river is dredged to a depth of at least 34 feet from the port of Timbues, just north of Rosario, to Buenos Aires, 287 miles (462 km) to the south. Bunge can process 18,000 tonnes of soybeans at its Rosario-area facilities every day, according to the local grains exchange. At the current export price, that means Bunge can crush US$7.3 million worth of soybeans in 24 hours. Despite the industry’s sustained bout with oversupply and low prices, the soymeal business has room to grow, said Adreani, the farm analyst. That’s because a growing world population — now approaching eight billion — will continue to drive demand for meal-fed beef and pork, he said. “ADM is looking at the advantage it would have over the 15 or 20 years ahead,” Adreani said. “It’s a smart strategy.”

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White House pushes for more talks after ‘no deal’ on biofuels

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Ongoing talks White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders confirmed the meeting on biofuels and said: “We’re going to continue having conversations.” Under the RFS, refiners must cover the costs of blending increasing volumes of biofuels such as ethanol into the nation’s gasoline and diesel each year. To prove compliance with the program, they have to acquire credits called RINs, either by earning them through blending or by buying them. As biofuels volume quotas have increased over the years, so have prices for the credits. That has been good news for companies that blend the fuels, but refiners that do not have blending facilities are facing rising costs. O i l re f i n e r P h i l a d e l p h i a Energy Solutions Inc. (PES), which employs more than 1,000 people in the Philadelphia area, filed for bankruptcy protection last month and blamed the regulation for its demise. Reuters reported that other factors may also have played a role in the bankruptcy, including the withdrawal of more than US$590 million in div-

As biofuels volume quotas have increased over the years, so have prices for the credits. That has been good news for companies that blend the fuels, but refiners that do not have blending facilities are facing rising costs.

idend-style payments from the company by its investor owners. Sources told Reuters the PES would have a representative at the next White House meeting. Er nst and Grassley have both said they disagree with critics who say RINs are harmful to refiners, underscoring the fact that the two sides cannot even agree on the facts, let alone the solutions. They p o i n t o u t o t h e r re f i n e r s , such as Valero Energy Corp. a n d M a r a t h o n Pe t r o l e u m Corp., are pulling in solid profits despite the biofuels regulation. A m e r i c a’s b i g g e s t e t h a nol producers include Archer Daniels Midland Co. and POET LLC.

Handful of options At least four options aimed at reducing the cost of RINs were up for consideration, two sources familiar with the agenda of the White House meeting said. One was to count U.S. ethanol exports toward annual biofuels volume mandates, something not currently permitted under the policy. Another was to place a hard cap on the price of an RIN, and a third was to limit RIN trades to blenders and refiners — essentially to remove market speculation, the sources said. To sweeten the deal for the corn industry, any deal would have likely included a waiver to allow gasoline containing 15 per cent ethanol to be sold year round. Sales of highethanol blends are currently restricted during the summer due to concerns over smog. Discussions could also look at solutions focused more directly on refiner PES, like waiving its current RIN obligation valued at about US$350 million, the sources said. But such a move would likely draw a backlash from other refiners who have no hope of receiving such a waiver. W h i l e t h e W h i t e Ho u s e meetings have focused on fixes that could be implemented with executive or regulatory action, there is a separate legislative effort to alter the RFS, led by Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas. But it too faces stiff resistance from corn states.

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U.S. judge halts plan to require glyphosate warnings

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The labelling requirement could have affected every farmer who uses the product BY TOM POLANSEK Reuters

federal judge has temporarily blocked California’s plans to require cancer warnings on products containing the popular weed killer glyphosate, in a win for manufacturer Monsanto. U.S. District Judge William Shubb said the warnings would be misleading because glyphosate is not known to cause cancer, according to court documents filed Feb. 26 in California. He still allowed the state to keep glyphosate on a list of cancer-causing products. “Given the heavy weight of evidence in the record that glyphosate is not in fact known to cause cancer, the required warning is factually inaccurate and controversial,” Shubb wrote. The judge’s decision is important for Monsanto because warnings could discourage use of glyphosate, which is widely used by farmers on genetically engineered crops and by consumers on lawns. The company’s agricultural productivity segment, which includes glyphosate, had net sales of US$3.7 billion in fiscal year 2017. Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer AG, and U.S. farm groups sued California in November to stop the warnings. The state added glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, to its list of cancer-causing chemicals in July 2017 and had planned to require that products containing the chemical carry warnings by July 2018. C a l i f o r n i a’s O f f i c e o f Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said on Tuesday its actions were lawful and that it was pleased the judge denied Monsanto’s request for an injunction against including glyphosate on the list. The state acted after the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded in 2015 that glyphosate was “probably carcinogenic.” Other studies have found the opposite, including one released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in December. A large, long-term study on glyphosate use by U.S. agricultural workers, published in November as part of a project known as the Agricultural Health Study, or AHS, also found no firm link between exposure to glyphosate and cancer. Reuters reported in June that an influential scientist was aware of new AHS research data while he was chairing a panel of experts reviewing evidence on glyphosate for IARC in 2015. He did not tell the panel about it. “Glyphosate is a vital tool that growers have trusted to provide safe, affordable food,” said Chandler Goule, chief executive officer for the National Association of Wheat Growers.

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Eye worm, known only in cattle, found in U.S. woman’s eye North Americans may be more vulnerable than we’ve thought to such infections BY GINA CHERELUS New York / Reuters

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n Oregon woman has become the first person worldwide known to have had an eye infestation by a tiny worm species previously seen only in cattle that is spread by flies that feed on eyeball lubrication, U.S. government researchers said Feb. 12. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists said 14 translucent parasitic worms of the species Thelazia gulosa, all less than half an inch long, were extracted from the 26-yearold woman’s eye over a 20-day

period before her symptoms dissipated. This species of Thelazia worm was previously seen in cattle throughout the northern U.S. and souther n Canada, the research ers reported in a study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. They said the study indicates that North Americans may be more vulnerable than previously understood to such infections. If the worms remain in a person’s eye for a prolonged time, they can cause corneal scarring and even blindness, according to T:9.875” the researchers.

“Cases of eye worm parasitic infections are rare in the USA, and this case turned out to be a species of the Thelazia that had never been reported in humans,” said study lead author Richard Bradbury, who works with the CDC’s division of parasitic diseases and malaria. Bradbur y said previously it was thought there were only two different species of these eye worms that infected humans worldwide, and that Thelazia gulosa is now the third. The researchers said the woman noticed a small, translucent worm in her left eye after experiencing irritation.

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Set an example for the younger generation during Ag Safety Week Canada’s agricultural population is now made up of more farmers over age 70 than under 35 STAFF

ith an average age of 53.8 years, Manitoba has the second-youngest population of farm operators in Canada. T h a t m e a n s t h i s m o n t h’s Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a way to set an example for the next generation, says Manitoba’s minister of agriculture. “Everyone in our farming community, and especially our young farmers, has the opportunity to set an example on working safely for this and future generations,” said Ralph Eichler. “We should be encouraging our farmers to take an active role in setting that example while harnessing the wisdom and experience senior operators bring to family farms.” There’s no mandatory retirement age for a farmer, and many work well into their 70s and even 80s, note staff with the Manitoba Farm Safety Program, which during the March 11 to March 17 awareness will be sharing information across social media to encourage more farmers to think about making safety a habit and help create a safer workplace on the farm. This year’s theme for Ag Safety Week is “Supporting Seniors,” a nod to the fact Canada’s agricultural population is now made up of more farmers over age 70 than under 35. The wisdom and exper ience seniors bring to farming is vital to preparing the younger generation and preserving the quality of the agricultural industry, says Keith Castonguay, program director with the MFSP. But it’s also important for these older farmers to manage their health and recognize with aging comes a natural decline in some motor skills and other functions. “E a t i n g p r o p e r l y, f o l l ow i n g instructions for medication use, asking for help when needed, and recharging through rest are simple personal risk management practices that can help reduce farm accidents.” Due to natural changes that come with age, farming past the average retirement age has led to a trend in farm accidents involving seniors. Farm deaths involving farmers 65 and older now account for more than half of fatal accidents on farms in Canada. One study

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The MFSP offers the following precautions and modifications to consider for seniors working on the farm: • Increase light in low-visibility areas and complete tasks during ample daylight; • Be aware of which prescription drugs slow reaction times and cause fatigue; • Work with others or, if this is not possible, arrange more frequent checkins; • Increase frequency of contact using a cellphone or radio; • Allow any injuries time to fully heal and ensure ample rest. Assess abilities and limitations on a regular basis.

on work-related mortality in older farmers found that of 151 deaths that occurred while performing farm work, 125 were owner-operators. Most were found to be working alone at the time. T h e M a n i t o b a Fa r m S a f e t y Program was established in 2017 to provide workplace health and safety services to the agriculture industry in Manitoba. The program is hosted by Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), and funded through a grant under the Manitoba Agriculture GF2 program for an initial two years. Canadian Agricultural Safety We e k i s p r e s e n t e d b y Fa r m Credit Canada, Canadian Agricultural Safety Association and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture with assistance from the Government of Canada through Growing Forward 2.

“We should be encouraging our farmers to take an active role in setting that example while harnessing the wisdom and experience senior operators bring to family farms.” Ralph Eichler Minister of agriculture

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Prairie fare Canned, fresh, frozen and dried are all good options All have similar nutritional values and none are a poor choice BY JULIE GARDENROBINSON NDSU Extension Service

h a t ’s f o r d i n n e r, Mom?” one of my daughters asked on a weekend evening. I was in the middle of a house project and I hadn’t even thought about dinner. Then I heard the click of our dogs’ nails on our wood floor as they trotted around nervously. I glanced at the clock and saw it was approaching 5 p.m. They wanted their dinner, too. I had seven mouths to feed: four humans and three dogs. I filled the dog bowls with dog food and got the dogs settled with their dinner. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a bag of “people food” to fill bowls for my family. That night, I was like about one-third of people who decide what to make for dinner at the last minute I went to our pantry and freezer. I noticed I had a fair amount of canned food available, including black beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, chili peppers and tomato sauce. I gathered my canned goods because I had an idea to get food ready quickly. I thawed a pound of ground beef in our microwave oven,

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b r ow n e d t h e b e e f w i t h a chopped onion, drained and rinsed the beans, and added the tomatoes and some chili powder. I had some bread that was a little stale, so that became garlic toast. We had chili and bread on the table in short order. According to current dietary advice, we all should aim for at least 4-1/2 cups of vegetables and fruits per day. All forms of fruits and vegetables, including canned, fresh, frozen and dried, count toward the recommended amount. The good news for my family: The canned beans and tomatoes in our chili counted as vegetables, so we were well on our way to the goal. We also had a meal that cost under US$10 for four people and I had enough leftovers to top baked potatoes a couple of days later. Canned food is a convenient option that also stretches our budget. In an interesting cost comparison, researchers determined the number of portions of food that could be purchased for US$10. At the time of the study (2012), the researchers purchased 15 portions of fresh fruits and vegetables for US$10. They purchased 18 portions of a mix of fresh, canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, and they purchased 23 portions of canned food for US$10.

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But what about the nutrition? Does canned food have fewer nutrients than their fresh, frozen or dried counterparts? Actually, they are similar in nutrition. Fruits and vegetables are canned at their peak ripeness and best flavour, so sometimes canned food comes out better than fresh, depending on how long the fresh food was transported and stored. Look for reduced-sodium options and canned fruit packed in juice to maximize the nutritional value with less salt and sugar. By draining and rinsing canned beans with water, you can rinse away about 40 per cent of the added sodium. Researchers analyzed the cost per nutrient in another study of 10 different canned foods. For example, canned pinto beans offered a lower cost per nutrient for fibre, folate, potassium

Potato Volcanoes 3 large baking potatoes (about 10 ounces each), rinsed and dried 1 tsp. canola oil or other oil 1 pound extra-lean ground beef 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning 1 (8-ounce) can peas, drained 1 (8-ounce) can sliced carrots, drained 1 (8-ounce) can cut green beans, drained 1 c. canned diced tomatoes, drained 1 (15-ounce) can or jar fat-free beef gravy

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Preheat oven to 450 F. Place the potatoes in a microwave-safe, ovenproof glass baking dish. Microwave the potatoes at full power for 10 minutes (the amount of time the oven takes to preheat). Transfer potatoes to the conventional oven and bake until tender, about 20 minutes. About 15 minutes before the potatoes are done baking, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

and protein than other forms of beans. Canned tomatoes had a lower cost per nutrient for fibre and folate, and tied with fresh or frozen in potassium and vitamin A content. Canned food has a fairly long shelf life, too. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the shelf life for canned vegetables is up to five years for best quality, and 18 months for acidic foods such as canned tomatoes and fruit. Explore all the alternatives for reaching the goals for fruits and vegetables as you plan menus. Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ familytable for a wide variety of ideas, including menu plans and easy, healthful recipes to get meals on the table quickly. This creatively named, easyto-make recipe is courtesy of the Canned Food Alliance at www.Mealtime.org.

Add the ground beef and cook until lightly browned, chopping and turning as needed with a spatula so the beef browns evenly, about five minutes. Add the seasoning to the skillet, followed by the drained peas, carrots, green beans, tomatoes and gravy to make the stew. Stir gently to combine and simmer for five minutes. Keep warm. Cut each potato across its equator and set each half, cut-side down, on a plate so that it looks like a small mountain. Cut a slit in the top of each potato half and squeeze the sides gently, forcing some of the potato to “erupt” from the top. Ladle 1 cup of the stew over each potato to resemble flowing lava; serve immediately. Makes six servings. Each serving has 330 calories, 8 grams (g) fat, 27 g protein, 39 g carbohydrate, 6 g fibre and 770 milligrams sodium. Julie Garden-Robinson is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

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Rossburn producer breaking ground in cattle industry Drawing on farm background woman is carving niche for herself as purebred producer By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

ver since she was a young girl growing up on the family farm at Solsgirth, Amy Bonchuk has made a name for herself. Whether showing cattle as part of a 4-H beef project or at an elite show, or more recently making a presentation at Manitoba Ag-Ex’s Taste of Beef event this past year, Bonchuk is known as a woman creating her own niche in the purebred cattle industry. Operating under AJB Livestock, which she runs with partner Devin Saley near Ro s s b u r n , B o n c h u k s a y s , “Without some amazing mentors and fellow breeders accepting me in my natural state of cow crazy for decades, I wouldn’t be doing what I love. A lot of people doubted my commitment and authenticity; simply because it’s not traditional for a woman to raise livestock independently.” While her partner is crucial to the operation, as a mechanic, plumber, welder, and the calm to her intensity… Bonchuk does all her own work – processing, breeding, vaccinating, treating, halter breaking, etc. Operating a purebred Simmental and

Gelbvieh cattle business takes grit. “Working with cattle is hard, but so is having to always prove your life’s work to strangers,” said Bonchuk. “I have had numerous people come into my yard looking for the man who is going to sell them a bull and show them cattle… to then have them find out it is really just me here working with my cows.” Bonchuk has been farming independently for six years, beginning northwest of Rossburn in the winter of 2011. The herd has expanded from the original 23 head to her breeding 93 females this year. The 2017 show and sale season was a great success, winning Reserve Little Lady Jackpot Champion at Manitoba Ag-Ex and President’s Classic Bull Jackpot Gelbvieh Champion at Agribition. “I market our elite show females at Shades of the Prairies in Brandon in December, as well as the Harvest Hoedown in Neepawa. We sell all our bulls out of the yard private treaty,” Bonchuk said. “It is crucial for the youth of our industry to have an accessible outlet to participate and learn more about the bigger shows that are held in the same style as Ag-Ex. It is one of

Amy Bonchuk of AJB Livestock won the President’s Classic Bull Jackpot Gelbvieh Champion at the Canadian Western Agribition. PHOTO: COURTESY AMY BONCHUK

Canada’s most impressive livestock events; with a barn culture that welcomes new people with open arms and allows for greater possibilities in learning,” she said. Learning over the years, Bonchuk knows that showing cattle is a talent, but it’s the clipping and fitting that she defines as an art form. While she used to love to show, she now watches from ringside as someone else takes the halter, taking immense pride in hearing AJB being called on the loudspeaker, regardless of the placing. Bonchuk is a huge advocate

of 4-H, and having completed the program, she has been a leader of the FoxwarrenSolsgirth Club. “My addiction to showing cattle hit when I was 12. Meeting more ‘hardcore’ cattle enthusiasts through 4-H, I attended conferences, junior shows and then, once I attended my first Manitoba Ag-Ex, I got truly hooked on the art of showing cattle,” she said. Bonchuk developed her skills growing up on the family farm (Bonchuk Farms) at Solsgirth. Her father Dave let her operate the chore tractor, and gave her the chance to calve cows when she was very young. Her Uncle

Wayne taught her how to artificially inseminate and develop critical herd heath protocols. BSE shifted the entire axis in which the beef industry operated. She knew, as a young woman, that no bank would lend to a female who wanted to get into the industry, so as a backup plan she went to Culinary School for four years at Assiniboine Community College. Bonchuk feels that only recently the industry has regained some equilibrium. “While prices are decent at the auction; I remain continually cautious, as all it takes is one day, one cow, one bad test to have the entire economy come crashing down. Being in the startup phase of a new business, we would not be as resilient to a market crash like the one that redefined the entire beef industry in 2003.” What advice does she have for someone wanting to become a beef producer? “I will be honest; if a young person doesn’t have an existing herd, or an investment partner, this business is damn near impossible to break into. Especially as a female! But despite all that, my advice remains: for every person who tells you no… just try harder.” Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Planning a theme garden

Too early to get outside in the garden but the perfect time to design and plan The use of accessories can also suggest a theme such as using agricultural artifacts and equipment, or, how about a Mediterranean theme?

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

ardeners are waiting impatiently for winter to finally give up its grip so they can begin creating their 2018 outdoor gardens. In the meantime, March is perfect for planning and designing. How about a theme garden this year? Choose a colour and make that your theme — purples and burgundy-toned flowers and foliage for a dark and moody space, or a sunshine garden of yellows and oranges. The use of accessories can also suggest a theme such as using agricultural artifacts and equipment, or, how about a Mediterranean theme? Decide on where you are going to under take your project (will it include the whole garden or just one area of the landscape?) then establish what plants would be suitable for that particular location. Will it be a shade garden or one in full sun? Will it be a large rectangular space or a long narrow section, such as a side yard? Will there be

Karl Forrester feather reed grass is useful when establishing a xeriscape garden. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

space for larger plants such as shrubs and large herbaceous perennials or will you be limited to using smaller annuals and perennials? How much space will be available for accessories? A colour theme is one of the easiest. A vibrantly bright sunshine garden can be produced using plants with yellow flowers. For the best impact, varying hues and tones of the colour should be used to

add interest. Perhaps brightyellow Inca yellow and Lulu marigolds can be combined with pale-yellow daylilies, some taller Lorraine Sunshine heliopsis — using variegated foliage will add to the overall effect — and golden rudbeckias. Golden-leafed hostas and bright-yellow creeping Jenny are two plants that have great yellow foliage. For a darker-colour theme, burgundy-leafed ninebark, Othello ligularia with its large leaves having deep-burgundy undertones, and appropriate varieties of heuchera might be companions for purple-flowering plants like salvias, monkshood, campanulas (including Blue Clips) and sages. Annuals, including lisianthus, petunias, and

pansies might also be used. Include plants with bluetinted foliage such as dwarf blue spruce and blue hostas. A Mediterranean-theme garden could be created by using reclaimed bricks and lots of herbs and brightly coloured flowers such as nasturtiums and marigolds. Maybe you’d like to try creating a xeriscape? Select an area of the garden that is challenging to successfully grow plants. Lay down landscape fabric and cover it with attractive rock or mulch of some kind. Then select a few specimen plants and some suitable objects (these might be rocks) and create your xeriscape. Perennial grasses are very suitable, as are small shrubs such as barberry. Perennials

with substantial foliage that stays attractive all season, such as daylilies, are another possibility. Have you ever wanted to create a very formal-looking space, inspired by pictures of the formal gardens in France and Italy? Planting low hedges of perennials, such as catmint, or shrubs such as cotoneaster, to form hedgerows around flower beds or along walks will be time consuming, but rewarding when you finally see the finished product. Perhaps you could create a square rose garden surrounded by a low hedge. Maybe whimsy is more to your liking and you have some whimsical garden accessories that you would like to use. This theme would be informal and fun and the plant choices could be an eclectic mix of your favourites — no formality here. Whatever theme you choose, make it your own and enjoy the process of planning it while you wait for spring to arrive. Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Reena answers more questions Plus, feedback and handy hints from readers

projects. Because of the way thread is twisted when made, threading the needle with the end that comes off the spool first will help prevent tangles. Otherwise you are going against the weave, hence knotting and tangling. This is an Old Tailor’s Trick; try it! — Mary

reena nerbas Household Solutions

Hello Reena, I was brave and ordered a glass kitchen table. It will be delivered soon but I am now having second thoughts. Do you have any advice on how to take care of a glass table? We will be using it as our everyday table, not as an occasional dining room table. Thank you. — Karen Dear Karen, Glass tables are timeless and often create the illusion of a larger room, however, they do require extra attention. Use placemats and coasters whenever possible. Clean with a soft cloth and 50/50 vinegar and water. For stuck-on grime use a non-scratching pad and baking soda and vinegar to clean. Buff the surface with a soft, dry cloth or newspaper. Dear Reena, How can I repel spiders in my garden this summer? They are so ugly and creepy and I can’t stand them. They might be poisonous, I don’t know but I dread going to work in the garden just in case I see a spider. Thanks. — Frank Dear Frank, Spiders in your garden are a great sign of a healthy area! They eat mosquitoes, aphids and other bugs that may harm your plants. When planting

Re: Prevent tearing while cutting onions This is the ONLY WAY TO PREVENT TEARING EYES. Put the peeled, halved onion in the freezer for about 20 to 30 minutes depending on the size; remove and immediately chop. I do this all the time and it works every time. It’s amazing — never any tears. The larger the onion, the longer time in the freezer, but usually not over 30 minutes. Try it, it really works! — Donna A reader has a solution to help prevent watery eyes when chopping onions. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

your garden keep in mind, spiders are repelled by the following smells: citrus, eucalyptus and lavender, curry, peppers, tobacco and pepper. Did you know? Some people living in the South Pacific use spiders’ silk to weave fishing nets. Spiders are also cooked and said to have a nutty, sticky taste much like peanut butter. In areas of Southeast Asia, spiders are fried and sold by street vendors. Dear Reena, Guests were arriving at my house and I was busy making my famous “Chocolate

L a s a g n a” s u p p e r. In t h a t moment, I wondered if there is one food that encompasses all four food groups. I couldn’t think of a single answer. Any ideas? — Tarrissa

and when I brought it home, I noticed a wad of gum stuck onto the leather upholstery. How should I remove the gum, without damaging the leather? Thanks. — Jerrod

Dear Tarrissa, Chocolate Lasagna sounds like a yummy supper! Many foods carrying all four food groups come to mind (depending on how they are prepared). On my list: pizza, lasagna, soup, casseroles and omelettes. Great question!

Dear Jerrod, Press an ice cube onto the gum. When the gum hardens, peel it off. Clean the leather with saddle soap.

Dear Reena, I purchased an older vehicle

Feedback from readers Re: Tangled thread I have been a seamstress for over 75 years. Here is a simple solution to prevent threads from tangling during sewing

Handy hints of the week • Fluff a flat pillow. Toss the pillow inside the dryer with a couple of tennis balls on the air setting. — Submitted by Erin • Remove pilling balls on fabrics by wiping the areas with a pumice stone (available at dollar and beauty stores). — Submitted by Mandy Note: Every user assumes all risks of injury or damage resulting from the implementation of any suggestions in this column. Test all products on an inconspicuous area first. Reena Nerbas is a popular motivational presenter for large and small groups. Check out her website: reena.ca. Ask a question or share a tip at reena.ca.

This Old Elevator

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

A 40,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at McTavish, in the Rural Municipality of Morris, was built in 1937 by Manitoba Pool Elevators. For increased storage capacity during the Second World War, two temporary balloon annexes were built in 1940-41 and 1941-42. They were replaced by a single crib annex in 1966, joining an Overgaard annex built in 1954, raising its total capacity to 158,000 bushels. Extensive renovations were made in 1970 and 1977. Closed by Agricore in 2002, the elevator was demolished in 2003. Source: Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

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ONLINE TIMED AUCTION: One Owner Estate Auction of Vintage Model Trains, two online auctions. Sale #1 closes 6 PM, March 20 & sale #2 closes 6 PM, March 22. A huge collection of vintage steam, diesel locomotives and accessories. Bachmann, Tyco, Mantua, Mikado, Varney, IHC, LifeLike, Mehano, and more. Brass and die-cast, many with original boxes and in various conditions. Many train parts. All are on display at the 2S Auctioneers Ltd Online Auction House, 522 Grand Avenue, Indian Head, SK. Call Brad: 306-551-9411. www.2sauctioneers.ca PL# 333133. AGRO WESTERN - AUCTION RESULTS! Auction season is here. Know your equipment values! See our website for one stop 2012 DOEPKER SUPER B grain trailer, valid safety, job ready, $69,500. 204-743-2324, auction pricing, www.agrowestern.com Cypress River, MB. D & J WARRIAN Mechanical Inc. Closeout and Yamaha ATV Stock Reduction Auction Conducted by Ukrainetz Auctioneering. Karla’s Auction House, 121 Railway Ave., Springside, SK. Sunday March 18th, 2018. 10:00 AM. Plumbing closeout & ATV stock reduction. Featuring: Rotor rooter, power plant, large supply of tools and plumbing supplies, also many Yamaha ATV parts. For updated pictures and listing visit: www.ukraintezauction.com PL 915851. 2008 DOEPKER SUPER B grain trailer, alum. rims, lifting axle, valid safety, road ready! Very good condition, $64,000. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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WANTED: FIBER GLASS HOOD for 1990 International 7200 truck. 204-385-2335, Gladstone, MB. WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. NEW BERG’S 30’ end dumps, Michels tarp, Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, air ride, QT100 frame, 22.5 steel wheels & Churchbridge, SK. decal, $39,100. 204-325-5677 Winkler, MB BRAND NEW VINTAGE car and truck windshields for 1960’s and newer vehicles. Phone or text 306-921-7688. Melfort, SK.

NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in years body and paint experience. We do obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. daycab conversions. Sandblasting and to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used paint primers and topcoats. A one stop heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel mo- Endura shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. tors and transmissions and differentials for all makes! Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 750 BU. J&M grain trailer, good strong 1-800-938-3323. trailer, $12,000 OBO. Call 306-726-3203, Raymore, SK. WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, SASKATOON TRUCK PARTS CENTRE and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture Ltd. North Corman Industrial Park. and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. New and used parts available for 3 ton 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. trucks all the way up to highway tractors, for every make and model, no part too big 2014 10” HOPPER AUGERS with remotes. new, never used. or small. Our shop specializes in custom Purchased rebuilt differentials/transmissions and 306-536-1699, Edenwold, SK. clutch installations. Engines are available, 2006 DOEPKER SUPER B grain trailer, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on steel, air ride, scales, 11R24.5, c/w 2018 the lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for safety, $29,800. Call 1-800-667-4515, parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. www.combineworld.com call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023. www.saskatoontruckparts.ca DL #914394 HOT DEAL! New 2018 Berg’s 45’ tri-axle, air ride, 98”H, gauges, tarp, loaded, financWRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all ing, $51,900. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com 2002 DOEPKER TANDEM AXLE grain Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and trailer, new Michelin 24.5 tires, repainted others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, & refurbished, new alum. slopes, Call Henbuses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, ry at 403-588-0958, Alix, AB. mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK. 2015 WILSON all aluminum tri-axle, 3 hoppers, very low mileage, exc. cond., $58,000. 780-787-0347, Vermilion, AB.

20’ DURALITE ALUMINUM tandem axle stock trailer, w/two gates, mint condition. 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK.

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24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; 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 2015 B&B, STEP deck trailer, two 3250 US USED 2016 20’ Berg’s grain/silage box, gallon tanks, 3" pump electric start, Handler w/hyd. silage gate, Michels tarp & decal, III 3" plumbing, 45' tandem, air ride, $42,500. Call 403-350-0336, Red Deer, AB. $13,600. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. Hit our readers where it counts… in the clas- 6 - 2006 53’ Reefer Trailers, good condisifieds. Place your ad in the Manitoba Co- tion, $9500/each OBO; 2 converters, operator classifed section. 1-800-667-7770. $9000/each. 204-325-5264, Winkler MB

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2012 JD S670, STS, Contour-Master, TRACK TRACTORS premium cab, deluxe controls, HD 2014 JD 9560RT, premium CommandView variable speed feeder house, integrated II cab, powershift, premium radio, buddy auto steer, GS3 7” touch screen, 3 spd. seat, leather, 5 hyd., integrated auto steer, trans., HID lighting, 26’ high cap unload (26) front suitcase weights, premium HID auger, 812 sep. hrs., 1,267 engine hrs. light pkg., Cat 5 wide swing drawbar, 36” 2010 JD 9870, 2WD, STS, Contour-Master, 5500 Series tracks, 1,580 hrs. deluxe cab, deluxe controls, ProDrive, 2014 JD 9560RT, deluxe CommandView 5 spd. feeder house, integrated auto II cab, powershift w/efficiency manager, 5 steer, TouchSet, Y&M less display, diff hyd., 48 gpm hyd. pump, integrated auto lock, round bar concaves, 26’ high cap. steer, Cat 5 wide swing drawbar, 7” color unloading auger, 2,230 sep. hrs., 3,006 touch screen display, 100CC steering engine hrs., S/N1H09870SKA0736266 pump, (26) front suitcase weights, (4) 2009 JD 9770, 2WD, STS, Contour450 lb. idler weights, track frame weight Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, brackets, 36” Durabilt 5500 tracks, 4,035 high torque variable spd. feeder house, hrs., 0 hrs. on remfg. transmission integrated auto steer, extra high cap. lift 2012 Case-IH 550 Quadtrac, luxury cab, cylinders, Y&M less display, 22-1/2’ high buddy seat, powershift, 6 hyd., large cap. unloading auger, 2,792 sep. hrs., hyd. pump, integrated auto steer, front & 4,230 engine hrs., S/N1H09770S725633 rear diff lock, tow cable, HID lights, front 2008 JD 9770, 2WD, STS, Contour-Master, weights, clear cap idlers, 30” tracks, 2,550 deluxe cab, deluxe controls, high torque hrs., front (2) tracks are new variable spd. feeder house, integrated 2014 Case-IH 540, Quadtrac, deluxe cab, auto steer, extra high cap. lift cylinders, heated leather seat, 6 hyd., 1000 PTO, Y&M less display, Custom Cutter ext. auto steer, Pro 700 monitor, 30” tracks, wear pkg., 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading 1,930 hrs., shedded, Cenex transferable auger, 2,830 sep. hrs., 4,014 engine hrs., warranty until 2022 or 8,000 hrs. 500 hrs. on New engine installed at JD dealership, S/N1H09770S725633 4WD TRACTORS 2015 JD 9620R, premium CommandView III cab, 18 spd. powershift, premium radio, active seat, 10” color touchscreen display, 4600 processor, 5 hyd., diff lock, wheel weight pkg., rear suitcase weights, 1,830 hrs., PowerGard powertrain warranty until 4/30/18 or 2,000 hrs. 2014 JD 9560R, premium CommandView cab, leather, buddy seat, powershift, high flow pump, 5 hyd., return flow, integrated auto steer, diff lock, premium HID light pkg., motor seal drain, right/left hand, front weight bracket, Cat 5 drawbar, greasable heavy duty steer pin, rear weight pkg. of (4) 1,400 lbs, (4) 165 lbs., (4) 450 lbs., (20) rear suitcase weights, 2,699 hrs. 2008 Case-IH 485, deluxe cab, 5 hyd., auto steer ready, Pro 700 monitor, 3,300 hrs. 1998 JD 9300, 24 spd., 4 hyd., diff lock, 4,442 hrs., S/NRW9300H010553 1995 JD 8970, 24 spd., 4 hyd., Outback auto steer, diff lock, 8,100 hrs. 1989 Versatile 876, 12 spd., 8,190 hrs., overhauled at 6,600 hrs., S/N330427

FLEX DRAPER HEAD

2015 JD 640FD, 40’, AHH, ﬁnger reel

FLEX HEADS

2013 JD 635F, 35’, low dam, finger reel 2011 JD 635F, 35’, low dam, finger reel 2010 JD 635F, 35’, AHH in rigid mode 2008 JD 635F, 35’, low dam, finger reel 2004 JD 630F, 30’, high dam, finger reel

CHOPPING CORN HEADS

2013 JD 612C, 12x30”, RowSense, AHH 2012 JD 612C, 12x20”, RowSense, AHH 2011 JD 612C, 12x30”, RowSense, AHH 2005 Geringhoff RD1200B, 12x22”

OTHER HEADS

NH 971 rigid head, 25’, bat reel NH 971 pickup head, 12’

GRAIN CART

2014 Brent 1196, 1,100 bu., 21” auger, hyd. spout, electric scale, roll tarp

AIR DRILL & DRILLS

2011 Case-IH SDX40, 41’, with ADX3380 tow-behind cart, 3-compartment, 380 bu. 2011 JD 8360R, MFWD, IVT, ILS, deluxe JD 9400 press drills, (4) 10’s, dry fertilizer CommandView II cab, buddy seat, 4 hyd., JD 520 soybean drill, 3 pt., 20’, 10” spacing return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, PLANTERS diff lock, rear wheel weights, front suitcase 2008 White 8524 CCS, 24x22”, spring weights, 2,550 hrs. 2014 JD 6190R, MFWD, 16 spd. PowrQuad down pressure, electric/hyd. drive, 1/3 width disconnect, converted to tractor hyd. Plus, deluxe cab, 7” display, 3 hyd., Cat JD 7300 MaxEmerge II vacuum, 24x22”, III 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, front vertical fold, ground drive, plumbed for fenders, HID lights, 5,818 hrs. in-furrow liquid fertilizer, JD 250 monitor 2016 JD 6155R, MFWD, AutoQuad plus, JD 7300 MaxEmerge II vacuum, 12x22”, premium cab, premium radio, GS3 3 pt., eSet plates, 250 gal. fertilizer, 7” display, Greenstar ready, 3 hyd., insecticide, lift assist, rubber closing wheels 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 pt., rear wheel JD 7100, 12x30”, 3 pt., 1.6 bu. hoppers weights, 516 hrs., basic warranty until JD 7000, 12x30”, front fold, 2 pt., no till 5/26/2018 or 2,000 hrs. coulters, finger pickups, insecticide boxes 2009 JD 8530, MFWD, deluxe cab, buddy JD 1780 vacuum, 16x30”/31x15”, frontseat, IVT, ILS, 5 hyd., 60 gpm pump, fold, hyd. variable rate, 3 bu. hoppers return flow, power beyond, 3 pt., quick JD 7100, 4x30”, bean cups & finger pickups, hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, dual beam radar, diff lock, HID lights, front 1.6 bu. hoppers, no insecticide units suitcase weights, rear 1,400 lb. weights, FIELD CULTIVATORS outside rear weights, shows 4,850 hrs. JD 2200, 50-1/2’, floating hitch, 6” spacing, 2001 JD 7410, MFWD, deluxe cab, AccuDepth, walking tandems across PowrQuad, 3 hyd., 3 pt. less third link, 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, long axles, front JD 980, 45’, walking tandems, knock-on shovels, Summers 3-bar harrow weight bracket, shows 1,800 hrs. 2000 Case-IH MX270, MFWD, buddy seat, 2002 Wil-Rich Quad X, 46’, 7” spacing, C-shank DBL springs, floating hitch 3 pt., 1000 PTO, LED lights, tach shows Wil-Rich Quad X, 58’, 2-section fold, 7” 4,180 hrs., 8,500 total hrs., New fuel spacing, C-shank DBL springs pump January 2018 Case-IH 4900, 36’, wing fold, walking 2000 Case-IH CX100, MFWD, CAH, tandems, Summers harrow syncro shuttle w/creeper, LH reverser, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 8,600 hrs. DISCS, COULTER CHISELS,

MFWD TRACTORS

2WD TRACTORS & LOADERS

1973 JD 4430, CAH, quad range, 2 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, JD 158 hyd. loader, 8’ bucket, shows 5,445 hrs. 1980 JD 2940, open station, synchro, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 7,715 hrs. 2011 JD 6130D, open station ROPS, 9F/9R power reverser, 3 hyd., 3 pt. less third arm, 540/1000 PTO, shows 4,732 hrs. IHC B, hyd. lift, 12v electrical system, Woods 59” belly mower, New ring gear 2009 Koyker 645 loader, 8’ quick attach bucket w/grapple, 2-tine bale fork JD 158 hyd. loader, 8’ bucket, 4-tine grapple, 40 Series mounts

HARVEST EQUIPMENT

RIPPERS, & OTHER TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

2009 Wishek 862NT disc, 22’, wing fold, 26” blades, rotary scrapers Summers Supercoulter Plus, 40’, 10” disc spacing, 20” discs, rolling baskets Wil-Rich 957 DDR disc ripper, 9 shank, V rippers, walking tandems, 3-bar harrow Flexi-Coil coil packer, 44’ Summers coil packer, 40’, wing fold Flexi-Coil 820 chisel plow, 34’, ﬂoating clevis hitch, walking tandems on main & wings Flexi-Coil harrow, 82’, 5-bar harrow JD tandem disc harrow, 12’, adj. angle 1990 Summers culti-harrow, 70’ Case-IH crumbler, 45’, 5-section fold

ROW CROP EQUIPMENT 2012 JD S690, Contour-Master, premium Alloway 2130, 12x22” cab, PRWD, ProDrive with Harvest Smart, IHC 183 cultivator, 12x30”, 3 pt. Command Touch 5 spd. feeder house, integrated auto steer, 2630 display in armrest, SLEEPER SEMI TRACTORS power fold hopper, 26’ high cap. unloading 2009 Freightliner Cascadia condo auger, 1,210 sep. hrs., 1,726 engine hrs. sleeper, 14.8L Detroit, Eaton 10 spd.,

engine brake, air slide 5th wheel, cruise, diff lock, AliArc aluminum bumper, 1,088,072 miles 2013 IHC ProStar, tandem axle, mid-roof sleeper, MaxxForce, 450 hp., Eaton 10 spd., engine brake, air susp., cruise, 3:55 rear ratio, 483,050 miles 2006 Volvo VN, mid-roof integral sleeper, D12 Volvo, 465 hp., 13 spd., engine brake, air slide 5th, cruise, diff lock, 3:58 rears, 473,500 actual miles

DAY CAB SEMI TRACTORS

2006 Freightliner Columbia, day cab, Mercedes, 10 spd., engine brake, air susp., cruise, diff lock, single aluminum fuel tank, approx. 1,100,000 miles, overhaul at approx. 650,000 miles 2006 Freightliner Columbia CL120, factory day cab, MBE4000 engine, 410 hp., 10 spd., jake brake, air ride cab & susp., cruise, diff lock, power steering, good A/C, chrome bumper, tilt/telescoping steering, PTO, 896,000 miles 2004 Freightliner Columbia CL120, factory day cab, MBE4000 engine, 410 hp., 10 spd., jake brake, air ride cab & susp., cruise, diff lock, power steering, good A/C, chrome bumper, tilt/telescoping steering, (2) 100 gal. aluminum fuel tanks, 3:58 ratio, 40,000 lb. rear, 679,000 miles 2005 IHC 8600, day cab, C13 Cat, 430 hp., 10 spd., air ride cab & susp., Saf-T-Pull front hitch, wet kit, 596,000 actual miles 2005 IHC, day cab, ISX Cummins, 400 hp., 10 spd., engine brake, air ride cab & susp., air slide 5th, twin aluminum fuel tanks, diff lock, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, shows 450,000 miles 2005 Sterling AT9500 tri-axle day cab, Mercedes, 10 spd., jake brake, cruise, 294,114 actual miles, white 2004 Volvo, tandem axle, day cab, D12 Volvo, 10 spd., engine brake, air susp. 2000 Freightliner C120064ST, day cab, N14 Cummins, 13 spd., jake brake, air ride, 12,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 lb. rears 1994 Peterbilt 379, day cab, 3406E Cat, 10 spd., diff lock, safety pull hitch 1989 Freightliner FLD120, tandem axle, day cab, Cat, Eaton 9 spd., air susp. Freightliner FLD120 tandem axle, day cab, N14 Cummins, 10 spd., air ride, twin aluminum fuel tanks, 480,000 miles

OTHER TRUCKS

1993 Ford F450 single axle, reg. cab, 7.3L diesel, manual, 120,234 miles 1993 GMC C6H02 single axle, propane, 5 spd. manual, bench seat, 237,616 miles 1978 IHC S Series tandem axle septic truck, diesel, 13 spd. manual, 2,800 gal. tank, hoist, hyd. pump 1973 White 4000 tandem axle cab & chassis, 290 Cummins, 13 spd., spring susp., double frame, shows 394,752 miles

PICKUPS

2002 Ford F250, 4 door, ext. cab, 5.4L V8 gas, automatic, 4WD, 6-compartment service body, shows 108,000 miles 2000 Ford F150, XLT, 4 door, ext. cab, short box, Triton 5.4L, automatic, 4WD 1995 Ford F350, XLT, 4 door, crew cab, 8’ box, 7.3L Powerstroke diesel, automatic, 4WD, auto locking hubs, cruise, dual fuel tanks, 145,020 miles 1982 GMC, one ton, crew cab, long box, automatic, radio, cloth interior, duals, needs ﬂy wheel

CHEMICAL/FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT

2015 Schaben LA9000 liquid applicator, (23) coulters, 30” spacing 2014 Farm King 2620 liquid applicator, 24x30”, 5-section Raven controller 2014 Kongskilde F3450 side dresser/ knifer, 12 or 16 row, 30” spacing 2012 Blu-Jet liquid side dresser, 24x22” Horvick Duolift tandem axle fertilizer tender trailer, 1,250 gal. main tank

FORAGE & HAY EQUIPMENT

NH 790 pull-type forage harvester Vermeer 605F round baler, wide belts

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

2005 Meyers 3550 tandem axle manure spreader, 550 bu., slop gate (120) Continuous fence panels, 20’ (60) Interlocking corral panels, 12’, New Kit Container calf feeders, New

SEED TENDERS, GRAIN VACS

2012 Unverferth 3750XL tri-axle gooseneck seed tender HOPPER BOTTOM TRAILERS Unverferth 335 seed tender, dual comp. Yetter Seed Jet seed system, 4 box cap. 2004 Frontier steel, 40’, ag hopper, electric roll tarp, spring ride, sight glasses Brandt 5000EX grain vac, hyd. fold auger 1992 Timpte Super Hopper tandem axle, Handlair 560 grain vac, manual fold spout Handlair 3000 grain vac, 5” tubing, PTO 42’x96”x78”, roll tarp, spring ride

IMPLEMENT TRAILERS

Jantz Mfg expandable platform combine/sprayer trailer, pintle hitch Rust Mfg combine/sprayer trailer, farm use & Bill of Sale only, No Title Shop-built implement trailer, 53’ Trail Tech tri-axle double combine trailer, 53’, No Title, Bill of Sale only SSR Pump tri-axle combine trailer, 33’, spring susp., No Title, Bill of Sale only SSR Pump tandem axle combine trailer, 28’, spring susp., No Title, Bill of Sale only

BIN EQUIPMENT & AERATION

(2) low speed centrifugal fans, 10 hp. Low speed centrifugal fan, 20 hp. Double hopper unload tube, 8”x27’, New (2) Carry-in bin sweeps, 18’ w/ext., New Superior full floor aeration floors (8) Pallets approx. 200 floor supports (8) bundles grain bin floor flashing (16) grain bin roof vents, 18”, metal, New (2) 10’ wall ladders for grain bins, New Grain bin, 21’ dia., 5 rings high (5) sections aeration tubes, 12”x48”

AUGERS

DROP DECK & STEP DECK TRAILERS

Pit Express 313 hyd., 7-1/2” low profile Westfield MK100-61 auger 2001 Doepker tandem axle drop deck, Wheatheart X130x84 auger, 84’x13” 48’x102”, aluminum/steel combo Wheatheart X130x74 auger, 74’x13” 1970 Load Trailer double drop trailer, Wheatheart R8x46 loadout auger, 46’x8” 38’6”, air ride, 9’6” front deck, 20’6” well Wheatheart R8x41 loadout auger, 41’x8” 2000 Talbert step deck, 48’x102” spread Wheatheart R10x51 loadout auger axle, (4) 1,650 gal. tanks Wheatheart R10x41 loadout auger Wheatheart R10x36SP loadout auger SIDE, BELLY & END DUMP BOX TRUCKS Wheatheart BH10x36SP loadout auger TRAILERS Peck TA1243P loadout auger, 43’x12” 1996 IHC 8100 tri-axle, air up/down tag 2011 Sidump’r 325 tri-axle trailer, air ride Peck TA836E loadout auger, 36’x8” axle w/duals, M11 Cummins, Eaton 10 1997 R Way tri-axle belly dump, spring spd., air susp., A/C, cruise, diff lock, 22’ susp., rear push block CONVEYORS Strong box, hoist, roll tarp, 430,000 miles 1979 Raven tri-axle aluminum end Batco 2475 belt conveyor, 65’x20” 1993 Ford L9000 lifting tag axle, 3306 dump, 28’x54” sides, spring susp. Batco 2065 belt conveyor, 65’x20” Cat, 10 spd., diff lock, full locking rears, 1555 belted conveyor, 55’x15” 23’ Cancade box, hoist, roll tarp, combo REEFER & DRY VAN TRAILERS Batco Convey-All 1045 Field Loader conveyor, gate, safety pull hitch, 373,300 miles 1985 Dorsey tandem axle reefer, 48’x96”, 45’x10”, electric motor 1988 Kenworth T800 twin screw tandem, spring susp., swing doors Batco PS2400 drive over belt conveyor air up/down steerable pusher, air ride Great Dane van trailer, 32’, aluminum Batco 1835FLTD belt conveyor, 35’x18” seat, L10 Cummins, 9 spd., 22’ Frontier floor, (2) 1,750 gal. tanks, (2) mix cones Batco 1545 FLTD belt conveyor, 35’x13” box, combo endgate, roll tarp, diff lock, 1978 Theurer tandem axle container Batco 1540TD belt conveyor, 40’x15” Safe-T-Pull hitch, shows 549,709 miles trailer, 20’, Haul-All 2-compartment drill fill Batco 1540 FLTD belt conveyor, 40’x15” 1976 IHC Loadstar 1600 tandem, 345, 1980 Utility tandem axle dry van, 36’, air Batco 1540 FLTD belt conveyor, 35’x13” 4&2 spd., Reyco tag tandem, power susp., (2) 1,650 gal. poly tanks Batco 1335 FLTD belt conveyor, 35’x13” steering, tilt hood, 16’ stake box, Agri1335 FLFMD belt conveyor, 35’x13” Cover SRT-2 roll tarp, Schwartz double FLATBED & UTILITY TRAILERS Batco (4) Batco 1530 paddle belt conveyor, 30’x13” acting hoist, 28,873 actual miles 2008 ABU tandem axle gooseneck Batco 1340 belt conveyor, electric motor 1972 GMC 6500 tandem axle, 366, 5&2 trailer, 40’, ramps spd., power steering, 19’ box, tip tops, 1998 Fontaine flatbed trailer, 48’x102”, WHEEL LOADER & ATTACH. Heil hoist, roll tarp, plumbed for drill fill, spread axle, air susp., sliding winches 2002 Komatsu WA320-3MC, CAH, aux. hyd. power brakes, 86,022 miles 1988 Wilson spread axle aluminum/steel (2) JRB quick tach forks combo flatbed, 48’x96”, air susp. FERTILIZER & SEED TENDER TELEHANDLER & MANLIFTS 1988 Utility tandem axle steel flatbed, TRUCKS Ingersoll Rand VR-843C telehandler 48’x96”, spring susp. 1990 Freightliner FLD120 tandem axle, 1987 Lufkin tandem axle steel flatbed, 1999 Grove manlift, 86’, 4,500 hrs. Cat, Eaton 9 spd., air susp., diff lock, 1999 Grove manlift, 116’, Cummins diesel 48’x96”, spring susp. Willmar Side Shooter 16 ton fertilizer 1974 Transcraft tandem axle flatbed, DOZER & EXCAVATOR tender, hyd. folding side auger 42’x96”, spring susp. BUCKETS 1987 Freightliner FLC tri-axle, day cab, 1973 Brown tandem axle flatbed trailer, Caterpillar D4H Series II LGP dozer air up/down pusher, NTC350 Cummins, 40’x96”, wood deck, spring ride Dirt bucket, 65”, 2-1/2 pin, 10” apart Eaton 9 spd., engine brake, diff lock, 2010 1972 Hobbs tandem axle steel flatbed, WF ditching excavator bucket, 72” Willmar 1600 fertilizer tender, 214” WB, 45’x96”, spring susp. shows 486,518 miles 1971 Delta flatbed trailer, 40’x8’, fixed SKID STEER LOADER 1997 Ford AeroMax tandem axle, 60 tandem axle, 2 spd. landing gear Series Detroit, 365 hp., 9 spd., air ride, 1996 Road Boss tandem axle gooseneck 2008 Caterpillar 297C track, CAH, 1,600 hrs. Friesen Seed Express 375 bu. twin trailer, 35’x102”, 5’ beavertail ALSO TO INCLUDE: compartment belt conveyor seed tender, 2005 Overbuilt tandem axle pintle hitch 180 degree swing, Honda GX160 electric trailer, 26’x102”, 25 ton, air ride HEADER TRAILERS start engine, 129,429 miles 2013 Big Tex tandem axle deckover NH3 TANKS Freightliner M2, day cab, C7 Cat, cruise, trailer, 24’, 7,000 lbs. heavy duty axles mirror heat, fog lamps, Simonsen US Cargo enclosed gooseneck SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS SMC4816 seed tender, 16’ snowmobile or car hauler, 30’x8’6” BLADES 1975 Chevrolet C60 single axle, 366, 5&2 spd., set up with Haul All 250 seed tender, SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYERS OTHER EQUIPMENT belt conveyor, Honda 5.5 hp. & SPREADERS VEHICLE & RECREATION 1997 Terragator 1803 floater, JD 8.1L diesel BOOM & DUMP TRUCKS LAWN & GARDEN 1997 TerraGator 1803 fl oater, Cummins 2004 Manintex boom truck, 30 ton, cab, 1995 RoGator 844 sprayer, 90’ boom mounted on Sterling L9500, 124’ main SHOP EQUIPMENT 1994 RoGator 664 sprayer, 90’ boom boom, 55,086 miles, 8,870 hrs. TANKS / TIRES / PARTS 1993 Ford LTL9000 Aeromax, 12.7L PULL-TYPE SPRAYERS Detroit, 435 hp., 9 spd., air susp., 474,533 FARM SUPPORT & ITEMS 2002 Spray Air 3400, 90’ boom miles, Title in transit, will be delayed Spray Air 3290, 90’ suspended booms 1981 Ford 8000 dump truck, 3208 Cat, View Full List & Photos at Riverbend, 2 pt., 800 gal. tank Allison automatic, 12’ gravel box, 12’ hyd. Summers, 2 pt., 65’ suspended booms front blade, side fold wing blade, 76,000 miles

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

Steffes Group, Inc., 2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, ND 58078 | 701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.com Scott Steffes ND81, Brad Olstad ND319, Bob Steffes ND82, Max Steffes ND999 Ashley Huhn ND843, Eric Gabrielson ND890, Randy Kath ND894, Scott Gillespie ND1070, Shelly Weinzetl ND963

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 8, 2018

COMPONENTS FOR TRAILERS. Shipping daily across the prairies. Free freight. See “The Book 2013” page 195. DL Parts For Trailers, 1-877-529-2239, www.dlparts.ca ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 2011 Lode-King Trombone step deck trailer. Call Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. 1999 DOEPKER SUPER B Flatdecks, 2003 Quick Draw tarp system, rakes and tires 75%, 24.5 alum. rims, four large storage boxes, $28,500 OBO. Call 306-547-8419 or 306-547-5404, Preeceville, SK. 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. PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca 130 MISC. SEMI TRAILERS, flatdecks, lowbeds, dump trailers, jeeps, tankers, etc. Check www.trailerguy.ca for pictures and prices. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

2007 MACK GRANITE, 380 Mack, 13 spd., heavy axles, long enough for grain box, gravel or decks, clean western truck, last year before all of the emissions $26,000 OBO. Neil 306-231-8300, Humboldt, SK.

2013 F-550 CREW CAB, V10, gas, 4x4, in showroom condition. Truck c/w 4500L transport compliant fuel tank w/35 gal./min. pump and hose reel, 400L DEF tank w/pump and hose reel. Also lots of tool box storage and field lighting. Also DODGE GRAIN TRUCK: 1974, 2 ton, 4 has JD Welderator with compressor. spd., 318, 920 rubber all around, steel box. 306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. Open to offers or willing to take tractor on VACUUM SEPTIC TRUCK: 1996 Mack tantrade. Call 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. dem, 3000 gal. tank, hoist, open rear door, REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND 1200 Fruitland pump, new tires, Smith hoist systems can save you time, energy Ind. 306-373-7622, Saskatoon, SK. and keep you safe this seeding season. Give Kramble Industries a call at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net 2010 SUBURBAN, loaded, leather, DVD, seats 8, 172,000 kms, $22,500. Call 2007 KENWORTH T800; 2005 IHC 9200; 306-698-7787, Wolseley, SK. 2007 Macks. All with Eaton AutoShift, new CIM grain boxes, new Sask. safeties. Call Allan at: 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. Website: 78truxsales.com DL#316542

2009 FREIGHTLINER, new 16’ gravel box; 2007 International; 2002 Western Star; 1998 IHC; Also used 17’ Cancade tri-axle pup. Call Yellowhead Sales, 306-783-2899, Yorkton, SK. yellow.head@sasktel.net

2004 PETERBILT 379L flat top, Cat 525 TANKERS, stainless steel or galvanized, 2 heavy spec. 18 spd. full locker, 390 gears, & 3 axle, 4000-8000 gal, $10,000-$20,000, air trac susp., new 24.5 rubber, wet kit, 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 580,000 kms. Really clean and mint, $110,000 OBO. 306-621-0487, Yorkton, SK. Jbuckfarming@gmail.com

CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place and finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069. FUTURE STEEL BUILDING: Model X3218, 36’Lx32’Wx18’H, $18,000 OBO. Call Rick 780-201-0995, Cold Lake, AB.

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Turn key 28 room motel along with 4 rental houses with up to 20 rentable rooms. Available for imme2011 FREIGHTLINER DAY-CAB, Detroit diate possession, located in the heart of DD15, 455 HP, 13 spd., 12 front, 40 rear, large oilfield in SW Manitoba. Closest offer 175” WB, 715,800 kms., $44,900. DL# to $995,000 takes everything. Call/text 1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. 204-483-0228 or 204-741-0412. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 2006 Western Star, 550 Cat, 46,000 rears. Call Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832.

LOOKING FOR A Profitable Business? Berg’s Hatchery in Russell, MB. hatches and distributes close to a million chicks a year. In business since 1953. Incl. land, buildings and equipment. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson, 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. north-star.ca MLS® 1711944 SUCCESSFUL MARKET GARDEN: 45 ac. w/equip., buildings & 2 houses. Farmers market, wholesale & retail business. MLS®#L121179,$1.475M. 780-835-1992, henryvos1@gmail.com Beaverlodge, AB.,

2000 IHC 4900, cab chassis, S/A, 275 HP, 530 IHC 6 cyl auto, 132” back cab to center axle, fresh safety, $22,900. Cam-Don 1991 KENWORTH T800, Cat 3406 DITA, Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 425 HP, 18 spd., 22’ grain box, Michel’s tarp, $49,000. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. CAB AND CHASSIS: 2010 Chev 3500 1 ton dually, will take 10’-12’ deck, 6L gas, 195,000 kms, fresh Sask. safety, $8900; 2010 Chev 3500 1 ton dually, 2 WD, 6.6L Duramax, 330,000 mi., $6900; Mechanic’s Special: 2001 Sterling L8500, will take 20’ box, C12 Cat eng., 13 spd. Eaton, 454,000 kms, needs motor work, $12,900 OBO. Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net NORTHERN TRUCK & EQUIPMENT is now your connection to LOAD LINE grain, gravel boxes & trailers. 1-New 29’ end dump tandem gravel trailer w/electric tarp, $49,500; 2011 Kenworth T660 w/550 HP Cummins, 18 spd., 3 way lockers, alum. wheels, moose bar on front, nice shape, $54,500. 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; 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. AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com 1975 DODGE 800, Nordic hoist, 52,000 GVW, 1200 front, 1000 rear, Lux box (18Lx4Hx8), 4x5 speed, asking $7500. 306-423-5444, Domremy, SK.

2000 BOMAG BW90AD-2 vibratory roller, 1100 hrs., Kubota diesel, 36” drums, $7980. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com

2009 WELLS Cargo food concession trailer, fully self-contained, 19 cu. ft. fridge, 19 cu. ft. freezer, 2 fryers, 42” grill with oven, 7500 KW General power plant, hot and cold water system, fire suppression system. More info. please call 204-546-3109 home, or 204-572-1654, Grandview, MB.

WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP: Owner wanting to retire after 38 years. EstabLEAFCUTTER BEES: 0 parasites, 0 chalk- lished clientele. Located in Maple Creek, brood. Good L.C. Call Reg Greve at SK, close to Cypress Hills Park. Serious in306-528-4610, Lanigan, SK. quiries only. Phone Dale at 306-662-2727, 306-662-7522, or 306-662-2398. WANTED: 1200 gallons good quality leafcutter bees; Also plastic shelters & nesting SASKATCHEWAN OPPORTUNITIES: boxes. Reply to: Box 2101, Western Pro- Restaurant in Assiniboia, successful operaducer Classifieds, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 2C4. tion; Large industrial building in the heart of Balken oil play for lease/sale; Kenosee Lake cabin& campground for sale, includes carwash and laundry mat; Development lands around Regina/Saskatoon; Large building and property on Broadway Ave., Yorkton; Sherwood Greenhouse, Regina; Hotel in Biggar; Former senior care home ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” on 3.4 acres in Biggar. Brian Teifenbach, boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, in 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK., stock. Custom sizes & log siding on order. www.collierscanada.com V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

2015 VOLVO 730, D16-600HP, 2050 torque, I-Shift auto, 13.2 & 46 all on air ride w/disk brakes, new rubber all around on 22.5, aux WIDOW MUST SELL: Navy blue 2013 engine and bunk heaters, full load cab. Full Dodge Ram, 4x4, 4 door, 43,000 km, fen- Warranty til May 2019, 580,810 km. der flares, box liner, excellent condition, $90,000 OBO. 403-664-0490, Oyen, AB. shacon.hertz@gmail.com $24,900 OBO. 306-698-2626, Wolseley, SK CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no exposed screws to leak or metal overlaps. 2015 FORD XLT CREW F350, 8’ box, Ruby Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churchRed metallic, 71,000 kms., Pristine cond., es, pig barns, commercial, arch rib build$53,900+GST. 403-638-2028, Sundre, AB. ing and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK. 2015 DODGE RAM 3500, crew, Longhorn, 6.7L Dually, Aisin auto., 58,500 kms, $59,995. Hendry’s Chrysler 306-528-2171, Nokomis, SK. DL #907140. 3 PICTURE WINDOWS for sale, triple pane Low-E, 62” square with 2 casement windows for venting on top third. $850 each, stored inside. 306-375-2910, ext. 704 or 2015 RAM 3500, dually, 4x4, diesel, fully equipped for RV hauling w/job, 270,000 2012 MACK CXU613 day-cab, Mack MP8, 307, Kyle, SK. 455HP , Eaton 13 spd., $39,900. DL#1679. km, $42,500 OBO 306-561-7733 Bladworth Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

2001 FREIGHTLINER AUTO shift with 2015 pup, both MB safetied Dec. '17. Truck has electric tarp, remote lift and end gate, new brakes & drums (Fall 2016), all new tires (May 2017), 830,312 miles. Cancade pup used little, approx. 2500 miles, manual tarp, remote tail gate and lift, spring ride. Both units come with hydraulic cross augers, $76,000. 204-648-3292, Dauphin, MB. gartmore@mts.net

1978 CHAMPION 740 motor grader, Detroit 6 cyl., 2568 hrs. showing, 14’ moldboard, scarifier, cab, new rear tires, $13,900. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com

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2013 JD 210K EP skip loader, 1336 hrs., 4WD, 70 HP, canopy, forks, 3 spd. powershift, c/w personnel carrier, $29,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2008 JD 850J WLT crawler dozer, c/w ROP’S, 12’ 6-way blade, SBG pads, 8700 hrs., $95,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, various shapes and sizes for different excavators. Call 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB.

HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt 2007 CASE CX 210 excavator, vg cond. for years of trouble-free service. Lever Comes with new hyd. thumb, new UC, Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. used 32 digging & wrist twist bucket, Frost 2010 JD 870GP Grader, 6635 hrs., very tooth ripper, QA, AC, heater, aux. hyd., good condition, $95,000. 306-372-4502, 6091 hrs. AC good cond., $109,000. Can Luseland, SK. deliver, please serious inquires only. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. CASE 2870 w/Degelman dozer; Fassi hyd. arm & 10’ 1-ton steel deck. 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK. WANTED: MOBILE EXCAVATOR w/rubber tires, similar to medium sized track hoe. 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK WANTED: COMPLETE CAB or parts of a cab for 2012 Case backhoe model 590SN, 306-824-4711, Mayfair, SK.

CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good credit or bad credit. We also have great leasing programs, excellent competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or visit us online at: www.canworldfinance.com

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. DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call WANTED: BIG BREAKING PLOUGH for D8 us to develop a professional mediation Cat, must be in good shape, Please call plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. 204-669-9626, Winnipeg, MB. Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. CAT 463 PULL SCRAPER, hyd. machine, 21 FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. yard capacity, very nice shape, $50,000. Management Group for all your borrowing OBO. 204-669-9626, Winnipeg, MB. and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, REDUCED TO CLEAR, partial listing only, Regina, SK. much, much more!! 1990 Ford HWY tractor with 50 T-winch, 3406 engine; 1985 Mack dump truck, 18’ box; 1985 Mack dump truck, 16’ box; 1985 IH S1900 12’ blade & 13’ box; 2-1986 Ford 9000 HWY tractor; 1986 GMC fuel tanker truck; 1986 GMC tandem dump truck; 2003 IH 4300 truck; 2006 GMC 1500 V6 ext. cab, LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom dump only 40,000 miles; 2-FWD 4x4 trucks with hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. snowblowers, gas & diesel engines; 3-Sicard 4x4 trucks with v-plow and side wing, NH 250 Cummins diesel; 4-Oshkosh 4x4 trucks with snow plows and side wing, JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster auto trans., diesel; Ford 800 truck, diesel, with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call with box; IH deck truck, crew cab, DT466 diesel; Full tandem, 8 1/2x16 1/2 deck, 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. large; Fassi crane, rear hyd. winch; Ford 8000 tandem, with near new 140 Hiab crane; 1995 Ford flat deck truck, gas; 1979 IH Cargo Star 1950B with 15’ van, DT466, only 34,000 kms; 2-100’ ladder trucks; 10fire engines; Parting out over 25 graders, new and used parts, big discounts. 2 yards over 50 acres of dismantled equipment. Cambrian Equipment Sales, 494 Panet Road, Winnipeg, MB. Ph. 204-667-2867 or fax: 204-667-2932 MOVE YOUR DIRT real cheap! Low prices! (3) Cat 641 motor 28 yard scrapers; Cat 235 excavator w/digging bucket, not used in 5 yrs.; Cat D9-G hyd. dozer w/tow winch; (2) Cat 980B loaders w/bucket; Cat 977-K loader. Equipment of all types. New MOBILE GRAIN/SEED CLEANING SERVICE, & used parts. 2 yards over 50 acres. Cam400 - 600 bu/hr capacity cleaning cereals & brian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) pulses. Call Marc at MAC Seed Services to 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932. book your appointment. 306-716-2269, Saskatoon macseedservicesltd@gmail.com INTERNATIONAL CLOSED DOOR baler, model NA1450; 2 hydraulic pin presses; 1 hydraulic track press; 3 Goodman NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, portable locomotive carts w/hundreds of payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and battery feet of track. Equipment Sales, vertical beater spreaders. Phone Winnipeg, MB. Cambrian (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. 204-667-2932. BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective way to clear land. Four season service, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca ACE ENTERPRISES - ACE gravel truck box gravel release is a liquid product called C6040, a melting agent that works wonders in releasing gravel that builds up at the front and sides of the truck box. Can be applied with a spray system that eliminates the need for climbing in and out of the truck box, $2.15/L, costs less than $1.50/trip. Ask about our asphalt truck box release. Call 1-844-291-6582, Saskatoon, SK., E-mail: jkelsey@sasktel.net Visit us online: www.aceenterprises.com REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us on FB at saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK

2 ONLY! Cat D6R LGP; And 1 only! D6H LGP crawler tractors, $80,000/ea; 2005 JD 700J LGP crawler w/6-way dozer, EROPS, 4000 hrs., $82,500; 1998 Cat 963B LGP crawler loader, 2.5 cu. yd., EROPS, air, heat, $32,500. Robert Harris, Gimli, MB. toll free: 1-877-614-4203, or cell: 204-470-5493. For details & pics of all our equipment: robertharrisequipment.com 2015 JOHN DEERE 130G track hoe, w/quick attach bucket, hyd thumb, c/w 50” ditching bucket, excellent shape, 600 hrs. $122,250. Lawrence 204-856-9176 or Micheal shop, 204-871-6483, Austin, MB. Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-667-7770.

2008 G940 TANDEM drive articulated, Volvo D7E eng., net 165 HP, HTE 1160, shuttle auto shift trans. (11 fwd, 6 rvs), 14’ mold board, 5688 hrs., $74,800. DL#1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 2011 BSW lowbed, 10’ wide tri-axle. Call Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832.

2011 KOMATSU TC308 excavator, hyd. thumb, guarding, very clean, 5300 hrs., $140,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Camrose D6R LGP CRAWLER Tractor, 9000 hrs, 90% UC, angle dozer, winch, fully guarded, $110,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Westlock. 1998 CAT D7R angle dozer ripper, 11,000 hrs., $127,500. Call Randy 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. CAT D4 comes w/6 way hyd. dozer, draw bar, full canopy, low hrs, one owner machine, $19,000. 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 2005 CAT 930G wheel loader, c/w QuickAttach forks and bucket, 12,000 hrs. Call Randy at 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB.

JCB 512-56 TELEHANDLER, 770 hours, lifts 12,000 lbs., extends to 56’, CAHR, AWD and AWS, $119,000 (cost $230,000+). Call 403-938-3888, Calgary, AB. 2007 JOHN DEERE 710J backhoe, 4x4, new tires, ex-city, 6445 hrs., $47,500. Call 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB. 2008 KOMATSU WA200 Loader, 10,000 hrs., 2 yard, QA, 17.5 tires, $48,000. 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB. PORTABLE TOILET SALES: Selling 5 Peaks Technologies new portable toilets and accessories. Phone 403-680-0752 for details. Visit on-line: 5peaksdistributors.ca 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. KELLO/ ROME/ TOWNER/ KEWANEE disc blades and bearings: 22” to 36” Ingersoll notched. Oilbath, regreaseable and ball bearings to service all makes of construction and ag. discs. 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call. 1-800-667-7770.

GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Russell, MB. 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK

ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 2008 EMT tandem axle jeep. Call Larry, FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. motor sales, service and parts. Also sale ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale 2008 Auburn 12’x60’ accommodation. Call Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca Website: www.tismtrrewind.com 2006 JD 300D 6x6 articulating rock truck. Call Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca For the customer that prefers quality. 1 of 2 - 1998 Terex TS14 scraper(s). Call 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. STEEL CLADDING: New Grade A, 3/4” high SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock rib, 29 gauge Galvalume, White-White and buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. au- a wide selection of colours for sale. Cut to gers, brush cutters and more large stock. your length! All accessories available. Call Top quality equipment, quality welding Prairie Steel, Clavet, SK. 1-888-398-7150, and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, or email: buildings@prairiesteel.com 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, 1999 JOHNSTON STREET Sweeper, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction 16,126 miles, 3037 hrs., Cummins 4 cyl., and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, hyd. pump, $9980. 1-800-667-4515, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK. www.combineworld.com 2007 CAT D6N LGP Dozer, new undercarriage, 34” pads, diff. steer, 6-way blade, 16,131 hrs., $89,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

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2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 air spreader, 2004 PHOENIX GRAIN Dryer, 12 tier high, dual bin, 70’ spread, 3960 engine hours, 24' long, c/w moisture controller, 2-60' 204-368-2353, 204-841-3014, Arden, MB. legs, 1 conveyor, spouting & 3-way valve. 2011 CASE/IH 8120, 2700 eng. hrs, 1900 $185,000. 780-618-7377, St. Isidore, AB. USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS: 4-8T; New sep., AutoSteer, farmer owned, $125,000 Loftness 8T; used Wilmar 16T tender. Call USD, 605-226-0695, Aberdeen, SD, USA. 1-866-938-8537, Portage, MB. BOOKING NORCAN SOYBEAN Common #1. Put the new big red in your shed, not FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS- 5000 US the seed dealers! Buy a bigger Case/IH gal., $3000; 6000 US gal., $3600. Pick up combine! Early discounts. Call Norcan at factory. Ph 306-253-4343 while supplies Seeds, 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. last. www.hold-onindustries.com 1988 JD 8820 Titan II, mint condition, must be seen to be appreciated, always shedded. 3800 engine hours. 3 year old pick up belts, extended auger, feeder house tin work all new. Many new parts. Replaced all belts and Greenlight this year. $1500 in new spare parts, shop manuals, $30,000 Canadian. Athabasca, Alberta. 2004 CIH 2388 w/2015 PU header, AFX 780-689-7381, Email: bbahry@mcsnet.ca rotor, lateral tilt feeder house, HHC, chopper, rock trap, grain tank ext., roll tarp, DMC II moisture tester, exc. cond, vg tires $62,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2000 CIH 2388 w/1015 header, $55,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $95,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $110,000; 2002 2388 w/2015 PU header, $80,000; 2008 2588 w/2015 PU header, $135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and gal., $6500 pick up at factory or $7000 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call free freight to farm. 1-800-383-2228 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. www.hold-onindustries.com 306-253-4343

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes. 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. For sales and service east central SK. and MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738. NEW CROSS FLOW AERATION, up to 75% less electricity, up to 75% faster drying/cooling, up to 75% better for canola/corn/cereals. Runs very powerful 365 days/year without power. Call to find out why this is the only aeration for you! Gatco Mfg. 306-778-3338, Swift Current, SK. SPRING SPECIAL on all post or stud frame farm buildings. Choose: sliding doors, overhead doors, or bi-fold doors. New-Tech Construction Ltd. Phone: 306-220-2749, Hague, SK.

BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer conveyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- com- RM45 MERIDIAN, $35,000; RM55 Memercial. Construction and concrete crews. ridian, $36,500; 1645 TL Convey-All, Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saska- $29,500. Call 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg. toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, 2011 BRANDT 15-85’, belt swing auger, very good condition, Call 780-877-2339 or Osler, SK. 780-877-2326, Edberg, AB. WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

3 - WESTEEL ROSCO GRAIN BINS, 3350 bu. $500/each; 2 - 3850 bu. $750/ea. All 19’ diameter. All to be moved. 204-669-9626, Morris, MB. area. TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Haul- 2013 FARMKING 2460, 60' liquid applicator, ing Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 20" spacing injector tips, 2400 US gal. 3" fill, very low acres, excellent condition, binmover50@gmail.com $85,000 OBO. 780-307-4343, Barrhead, AB. GRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diame- forwardseedfarm@gmail.com ter bin setup, concrete, and repairs. Now booking Spring 2018. Quadra Development Corp., 1-800-249-2708. FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free: 1-888-304-2837. 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 Hopper Combo SPECIAL: 5000 bu., $14,990. We manufacture superior quality hoppers and steel floors for all makes and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We also stock replacement lids for all makes & models of bins. Leasing available. Hoffart Services Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK.

2013 Raven NH3 autorate kit w/5 section control, electric shutoff, Impellicone mani- WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of new folds, Trimble EZ-Boom control, Call grain dryers w/advanced control systems. 780-878-1479, Camrose, AB. Updates for roof, tiers, auto moisture controller. Economic designed dryers avail. NH3 CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com Bourgault air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB. CONT. FLOW BEHLEN M700, propane, single phase, good cond., Canola screens, TIRES, TIRES, TIRES, Radial, Bias, New, Used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, $10,000. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available 16.9x28, 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24, with self-propelled mover kits and bin sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipaw- FEED BLOWER SYSTEMS, Sales and Ser- 16.5x16.1, 18.4x16.1, and more! Semis, skid steers. Best price & value guaranteed! in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837. vice. Piping, blower and airlock repairs. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com John Beukema 204-497-0029, Carman, MB FEBRUARY CLEARANCE: New SLMD 1272 and HD10-53. Used augers: 2013 Sa- KONGSKILDE 500 GRAIN VAC, good con- 2011 CASE/IH 9120, 1056 threshing hrs. Rock ingestion spring 2017 (repaired by kundiak SLMD 1272, loaded, $14,800; dition, 306-454-2743, Ceylon, SK. Redhead Equipment Saskatoon). Engine Farm King 10x70 S/A, $6900; HD 8x39 w/20 HP Kohler and mover $6950. Also a REM 3700 complete with dust cyclone, dusted out fall 2017, (replaced with CIH dealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing exc. cond., 315 hrs., pictures available, crate engine), no DEF, small tube rotor, duals, small and large wire concaves, c/w available! Call Dale at Mainway Farm $23,000. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 3016 PU table and CIH 2166 40’ draper Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, flex header, spare table converter. DownDavidson www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca sizing farm, Complete unit $375,000. Contact Blair 306-831-9497, Tessier, SK. MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033. (2) 2009 LEXION 585R Track Combines, MERIDIAN TRUCKLOADING AUGERS BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all 1700 sep./2400 eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, alTL10-39, loaded, $18,300 HD10-46, load- loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing. ways shedded, exc. condition, $149,000 ed, $19,500; HD10-59, loaded, $20,425; Call now 1-866-443-7444. CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710. TL12-39, loaded with 37 EFI engine, BALE SPEARS, high quality imported 2006 LEXION 590R, 1850 sep. hrs., 2900 $20,370. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, ex- eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, $89,500 CAD OBO. NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Su- cellent pricing. Call now toll free Delivery available. 218-779-1710. per Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. PRICED TO SELL! Multiple Lexion 700 & warranty; Magnetic Camera Pkg. - One man positioning of auger (even at night); 2013 Highline 1400 bale mover, $22,000; 500 series combines. All in excellent conHopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins 2011 Tubeline 5000 silage bale wrapper, dition. 218-779-1710. Delivery available. without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED $19,900. 306-768-7726, Carrot River, SK. (4) 2012 760TT Terra Trac, 2000 sep. hrs., Light - Position your swing auger at night nice condition, $159,000 CAD OBO; Also, from the comfort of your truck. Safety and (4) 1200 40’ Max Flex headers. convenience are the name of the game. 218-779-1710. Delivery available. www.brownlees.ca Brownlees Trucking Inc Unity, SK., 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598 2009 570R, like new, only 400 sep. hrs., 4x4, duals, excellent condition, $159,000 MICHEL’S THREE HOPPER alum. 8” auger CAD OBO. 218-779-171. Delivery available. system for Doepker trailer, used very little, shedded. 306-372-7715, Luseland, SK. 2012 CLAAS/LEXION 740, 400 sep./700 eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, exc. cond, $215,000 REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710. movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly NEW CR9090, CR9080 and CR8090, to you. Safety, convenience, reliability. RECON 300/400. Cut drying time by LIKE very low hours. Discounted prices, save Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, 35-65%. One pass with the optional all $$$. Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available. Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net mounted tedder for fastest dry down. Crush stems and move swaths to dry ground. Make quality hay dry faster! 1-888-907-9182, www.agshield.com GRAVITY WAGONS: New 400 bu, $7,400; 600 bu., $12,500; 750 bu., $18,250. Large SCHULTE XH1500 BAT WING 15’ mower, selection of used gravity wagons, 250-750 nice condition, new blades, clutches and bu. Used grain carts, 450 to 1110 bushel. universals, 1/3 price of new at $11,500. View at: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com Call Randy 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB. 2003 FRONTIER GC1108 grain cart, 875 bu., PTO drive, 30.5x32 radials, roll tarp, field ready $22,900 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com

2012 NH CR9090 Elevation, 1200 hrs., AutoSteer, 650R42 duals, European-built, MacDon/CNH pickups and headers avail, $198,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com

HART EMERSON UNIFLOW Model PK3 aspirator, good cond.; Gustafson seed treater. 204-525-2480, Minitonas, MB. DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good credit or bad credit. Special program for Grain Cleaning Equipment & Facilities. We also have great leasing programs, exc. 2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 w/AirMax Preci- competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or sion 2 bed (2 bin), 4400 hrs., $93,500 online at: www.canworldfinance.com USD; 2014 Rogator 1300 New Leader G4, 3220 hrs., $137,000; 2012 AgChem Roga- HARVEY GJESDAL 5-IN-1 cleaner, very tor 1300, 2000 hrs., 120’, $148,000. Call good cond., w/conveyor auger for screen406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, ings, $5000. 306-246-4881, Speers, SK. MT. Visit: www.fertilizerequipment.net CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

2009 CHALLENGER SP115C, 30’, Outback AutoSteer, UII PU reels, roto-shears, gauge wheels, 2364 hrs., $39,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

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AGCO GLEANER-MF FLEX PLATFORMS: 500 25’-30’; 800 25’-30’; 8200 30’-35’. Some with air systems. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach, MB. JOHN DEERE FLEX PLATFORMS: 920F-925F-930F-630F-635F. Some with air systems. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000. NEW HEADER TRANSPORTS 30’-42’: 30’ ESB 30 Arc Fab, $30,000; 36’ SB 36 w/dolly, $4950; 36’ Mankota 36’, lights, brakes, $5450; 42’ Harvest International 3842, brakes, lights, $7500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy. #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000. JD FLEX PLATFORMS: 922 - 925 w/wo air; 630F - 635F w/wo air reel. CIH Flex Platforms: 1020 25’ w/wo air reel - 30’ w/wo air reel; 2020 30’ w/wo air reel - 35’; 3020 30’ - 35’. NH Flex: 973 25’ - 30’; 74C 30’ 35’; 740CF 30’ air reel. Agco Flex Platforms: 500 25’ - 30’; 800 25’ w/air reel 30’; 8000 25’ - 30’; 8200 35’. After season specials including free delivery in spring with deposit. We also have header transports starting at $3000 for new 30’ w/flex bar kit. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000. NEW HOLLAND FLEX PLATFORMS: 74C 30’-35’; 973 25’-30’; 740 CF 30’-35’. Some with air systems. Call Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach MB.

2002 JD 9650, 5300 eng./3300 sep. hrs., walker, PRWD, c/w 914 PU, field ready, $53,000; 25' flex head w/air, like new, $15,000. 204-324-9300, Altona, MB. gpwiebe@sdnet.ca

CIH FLEX PLATFORMS: 1020 20’-25’-30’; 2020 25’-30’-35’; 3020 25’-30’-35’. Some with air systems. Call Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach MB.

2003 JD 9750 STS, 2215 sep. hrs., yield/moisture, MacDon PU, ready to go, $72,000. 306-269-7801, Foam Lake, SK.

BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK.

2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $143,000; CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All 2010 Case 3520, 3-bin, 2670 hrs., sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated $115,000; SPECIAL: 2010 Case 4520, 1bin, 70’ booms, 1920 hrs., AutoSteer, stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK. $138,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’- FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, $78,000; 2010 International New Leader G4, 3000 hrs., $88,000; 2004 Case 4010, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2002 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS Loral AirMax 1000, 70’ boom, $63,000; and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. 2009 AgChem 3 wheeler, 4000 hrs., Gforce spinner bed, $88,000; 2013 Wilmar Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. Wrangler 4565, loader, 1600 hrs., bucket 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and and fork, $29,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holdmodified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina ing tank, $34,500. All USD prices. and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, 306-933-0436. MT. Visit: www.fertilizerequipment.net

PEA AND CROSS AUGERS. Harvest bushy crops w/a draper header. 50 to 100% increase in productivity. Pay for themselves in 400 acres or less. In stock and ready for delivery!! Call 1-888-907-9182, www.agshield.com

2008 MACDON PW7 16’, good belts, nice cond., for JD STS combines, $16,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2003 NH/HB 94C 30’ rigid draper, PU reels, hyd. F/A transport, for CR/CX/AFX; Other kits available, $19,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2006 JOHN DEERE 936D 36’ rigid draper, transport, PU reel, hyd. F/A, gauge wheels, $24,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com

2013 MACDON FD75 35’ flex draper, transport, pea auger, AHHC, tilt. For JD, MULTIPLE S-SERIES, 60 Series, 70 Series, CNH, AGCO and Claas available, $69,900. & Conventional Series JD combines, field 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com ready, very low hours, various options in exc. cond., delivery avail. 218-779-1710. RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports. 2011 JD 9770 STS, Ser. # 743566, 1 own- Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK er, 1047 sep./1415 eng., hrs. Goodyear www.straightcutheaders.com 520x42 factory duals, Greenlight every year since new (just done Nov. 2017), Sunnybrook concaves, always shedded, c/w JD 615 PU header, $220,000. Phone Randy, 204-734-8624, Swan River, MB.

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1996 JOHN DEERE 9600, SP, 4800 eng. hrs, optional with 960 36' MacDon draper header, good condition, $28,000. 306-452-7705, Redvers, SK. countrygirl@sasktel.net

2010 JD A400, 1132 hrs., AutoSteer, 36’ HB header, UII PU reels, new knife & 2008 JD 9870 small grains combine, 1762 guards, $53,400. Call 1-800-667-4515 or eng./1186 sep. hrs., AutoTrac ready, 20.8R/ visit www.combineworld.com 42 duals, 28L/26 rears, 2009 JD 615 PU platform, Michel's roll over tarp. Has never done peas. Has been Greenlighted every 2nd year and has many product improveNEW AG SHIELD cross auger, fits Mac- ment and software upgrades. Always shedDon D60 header, $4400 OBO. Call ded, like new cond., $200,000.; 2009 JD 630D draper straight cut header, single 306-726-3203, Raymore, SK. knife drive, PU reel, slow spd. transport w/ full skid shoes, exc. cond., always shedded, $50,000. 780-518-0635, Sexsmith, AB. tnvavrek@coool.ca

Welcome to the new standard in flexible grain storage 2004 24 ton WILLMAR on 3 axle trailer $37,500; 2009 24 ton, Willmar on 3 axle self-contained $43,500; 2004 KBH semitender, self contained, $32,500; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi-belt tender, self conPOLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain tained, $33,500 and $44,000. Call cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treat- 406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, ed seed. Call 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. MT. Visit: www.fertilizerequipment.net www.buffervalley.com

1978 JD 7700 TURBO COMBINE: Must be seen to be appreciated, one owner, always shedded, great shape. 4100 eng. hrs. All belts new in last 5 years, runs beautiful. Standard transmission, rebuilt 100 hours ago, $9,000 Canadian. Athabasca, Alberta. 780-689-7381, bbahry@mcsnet.ca

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1994 JD 9600 with 3900 threshing hrs., Sunnybrook cylinder, MAV chopper, new tires 5 years ago, asking $37,500; JD 930 “For All Your Farm Parts” rigid header including transport, $5000. 42" outdated canvas. HCC and Will sell both for $40,000. 306-989-4332, 70% OFF www.fyfeparts.com Universal Harvester reels to fit HoneyBee cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK. machines; Weasler and Walterschied drive2014 JD S690, 753 hrs., duals, Contour- shafts; Eaton hyd. motor, gear box 1:1 ratio, Master, 2630 monitor, ProDrive, premium 1" spline output; various pulleys. All prodcab. JD/MacDon pickup & headers ucts reduced to sell. Call 306-296-2019, available, $289,900. 1-800-667-4515, Frontier, SK. Email: parts@honeybee.ca www.combineworld.com PROPANE/CNG DIESEL INJECTION, $949. 2011 JD 9770 STS, 615 PU, 850 sep. hrs., www.dieselperformanceproducts.com Call duals, Contour-Master, excellent condi- 1-800-606-0858, Free Shipping. tion, 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. PARTING OUT: Bourgault air carts 2155 WILLING TO TAKE A TRADE on JD 4WD (155 bu.) & 5350 (180 bu.). Combine 30, 40 or 50 series. As well as Stieger 6 World - the drill and tank parts source cylinder Cat or Cummins & Versatile 6 cyl. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Cummins. Selling JD 9600 w/PU table, 30’ JD 9000 rigid header, batt reels, straw COMBINE WORLD INC. Friendly service, great prices & 1 year warranty. For all your spreaders. 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. new and used harvesting parts. And give 1990 JD 9500, 4140 sep. hrs., dual spd. us a try for your tillage, sprayer and traccyl., chopper, chaff spreader, recent tires, tor needs. We want to help you! Only 20 all belts good, 912 PU. Taking offers. Call minutes east of Saskatoon, SK. or text Wes at 306-587-7401, Cabri, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

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PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Koshin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers. M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111. SWIFT FOX INDUSTRIES: Skid steer, tractor & excavator attachments for sale. Augers & bits, brush cutters, buckets, grapples, hay spears. North American built with warranty. Call/text Kevin 780-674-1568, Vermilion & Mayerthorpe, AB.

2006 SPRAY-AIR 3600-90TS Trident, 90’ booms, 4920L tank, 12.4R46 tires, good tubes & booms, SCS 440 controller, $9900. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com FLEXI-COIL 67XL, 1200 gal., w/rinse tank, triple nozzles, autorate, windscreens, disc marker, $4800. 306-937-2890, Cando, SK. 2014 NH SP240F 120’, 1200 gal. SS tank, IntelliView IV , AccuBoom, AutoBoom, Stk 024111, $299,000. 1-888-905-7010, Lloydminster. www.redheadequipment.ca

120' SPRAY-AIR TRIDENT 3600 sprayer, w/ 1300 gallon tank, $16,000 CAD. Scobey, MT. 406-783-5510, charlie@cahillseeds.com 2014 JOHN DEERE 4730, 110 Hours, 800 gal tank, 100 ft booms, next to new condition, $270,000. 403-704-3537, Ponoka, AB. 2013 CASE/IH 3330 high clearance sprayer. Has active suspension, sectional control, AutoBoom height, 100’ boom, 2 sets of tires, crop dividers, Outback S3, leather interior, 580 engine hours. Mint condition, bought new, always stored inside. Rented farm out. $255,000 OBO. 204-662-4474, or 204-851-0211, Antler SK. 4640 SPRAY COUPE, 80’, Outback GPS with sectional control, duals, crop dividers, hitch, field ready, $42,500 OBO. 306-873-5788, Tisdale, SK. 2006 JD 4720, 90’ boom, 800 gal. poly tank, 20” spacing, AutoTrac, two sets of tires, $120,750. Radville, SK., 306-869-3000, www.nelsonmotors.com 2008 JD 4930, 2100 hrs., 120’ boom, SS tank, 20” spacing, HID lighting, traction control, $189,000. Estevan, SK., 306-634-6422, www.nelsonmotors.com

DEUTZ TRACTOR SALVAGE: Used parts 2015 JD R4045, 120’ boom, SS tank, 20” for Deutz and Agco. Uncle Abe’s Tractor, spacing, 651 hrs., $447,300. Avonlea, SK. 519-338-5769, fax 338-3963, Harriston ON 306-868-5000, www.nelsonmotors.com 1994 PATRIOT 150XL, 3438 hrs., 750 gal., 70’, JD 4.5L, decent affordable sprayer! $24,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com 2008 APACHE AS1010, Cummins eng., 2443 hrs., 1000 gal. poly tank, 100’ boom, GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always Outback GPS w/AutoSteer, Raven controlbuying tractors). David or Curtis, Roblin, ler, sec. boom w/sec. control, 6 speed MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734. electric shift, work light package, fender kit, fence row nozzle both booms, G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors $86,400. 306-741-0387, Swift Current, SK. only, models 2010-8640, incl. some 2 cyl. 2014 CASE 4430, $260,000, 2035 engine parts. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. hours, 120’ boom, AIM, Viper Pro, fan re2 sets of tires, dividers, loaded, SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge verser, inventory new and used tractor parts. exc. cond., 306-398-7677, Cut Knife, SK. 1-888-676-4847. 2016 CASE/IH 4440, 120’, AIM Pro, Accuguide, AccuBoom, Trelleborg 710’s, Stk# PARTING OUT: Flexi-Coil 3450 air carts, 022565, $495,000. 1-888-905-7010, SasTBH and TBT. Combine World - the drill katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca and tank parts source 1-800-667-4515, 2013 CASE/IH 4430, 120’, HID lights, Auwww.combineworld.com toBoom, AccuBoom, 380 duals Stk# 022733, $279,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca used parts for most makes of tractors, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. 2010 JD 4830, 100’ booms, 1000 gal. 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, tank, AutoSteer, Swath Pro, AutoBoom St: SK. We buy machinery. 021520, $169,000. 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE FLOAT TIRES TO fit newer model JD high Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. clearance, 850/55R42, 2 yrs old, vg cond, We sell new, used and remanufactured $18,000. 306-741-7743, Swift Current, SK. parts for most farm tractors and combines. 2010 MILLER G75, 103’ air booms, Raven AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac- AutoSteer, AutoBoom, section control, tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/oth- 1200 gal. tank, FWA 1350 hrs., $165,000 er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle- OBO. 403-318-8390, Red Deer, AB. ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769. PARTING OUT OLDER tractors, combines, swathers, haying equipment, cultivators, ploughs, packers, drills, farm trucks, and front end loaders. Call/text 204-871-2708, or call 204-685-2124. Austin, MB.

TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims & tires: JD etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 4045, 710/60R46, $20,500; 800/55R46, $22,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals available. 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. COMPLETE LINE OF potato equipment. Planting, sorting, harvest. 306-873-5527, Tisdale, SK. 1996 BOURGAULT 5710, 42', 3/4" carbide spikes, 3" packers and Haukass disc markers. 1993 Bourgault 2155 air tank, always shedded, very clean, very little rust, $35,000 OBO. Phone 204-734-0013 or 204-238-4258, Bowsman, MB.

MOBILE RUST & Corrosion Control Service. A mobile service at your place of business, specially formulated products designed for the protection of vehicles and equipment against corrosion. Please call 403-596-9081 or Email: shawnpurdy@profleetcare.com 2003 BOURGAULT 5710, 64', 9.8" spacing, Online: www.profleetcare.com Penhold, AB 3.5" packer wheels, MRB 2, NH3 setup, 2001 5440 tank, 491 monitor, hitch, $35,000. 306-398-7449, Cut Knife, SK. garewerts@sasktel.net 2011 BOURGAULT 5810 & 2005 6450 tank, 62', 10" spacing, 3.5" packers. Variable rate liquid kit, low acres, exc. cond., $145,000 OBO. Call 306-529-2871, Southey, SK.

2011 NEW HOLLAND P2050, TBH, dual shoot dry, 3.5" steel packers, dual fans, paired row dutch carbides, INT IV monitor, low acres, field ready, $79,000 OBO. 306-827-7704, 306-827-7425, Radisson, SK. cwsch@sasktel.net DEGELMAN SIGNATURE 7200 rockpicker, completely redone. All new hard faced fingers, hydronic drive, new paint, tires 95%, field ready, in mint condition!! 2 to chose from $24,500. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

2012 BOURGAULT 5810, 72', 9.8" spacing, 4.5" packer wheels, MRB3, NH3 kit, $30,000. 306-398-7449, Cut Knife, SK. garewerts@sasktel.net

2012 JOHN DEERE 1830/1910, 10" spacing, 430 bu. TBT cart, single shoot, 2015 SCHULTE 2500 giant rock picker $120,000 OBO. 780-806-9720, Czar, AB. w/wide grate spacing, excellent condition. 306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. SCHULTE SRW 1400 Rock Rake, exc. cond., $10,000 OBO. 204-647-4274, Ochre River, MB. Email: wolff.ron.odile@gmail.com

DI-ACRO HAND shear 36”x16 gauge & 24’’ BerkRoy finger break c/w HD cabinet on castors $2500. 204-800-1859, Winnipeg.

HEPSON EQUIPMENT INC. - 100% Field Ready Harvesters. Brandon, MB. 2016 Claas Jaguar 970, 775HP, 1600 hrs, $395,000; 2014 Claas Jaguar 940, 516 HP, 2300 hrs., $285,000; 2008 Claas Jaguar 900, 623 HP, 2700 hrs., $175,000; 2002 Claas Jaguar 870, 442 HP, 3300 hrs., $157,500. Ph 204-727-1050 for details We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

2004 CASE/IH 5000 double disk air drill, 50’, 6” spacing, asking $28,000 USD. Bill 204-746-5126, Dufrost, MB. FLEXI-COIL 5000, 33’, 7” spacing, 3” rubber packers, 1610 air cart, new auger, new header, new opener, $22,000 OBO. 204-385-2753, Gladstone, MB. 21’ EDWARDS hoe drill, Bourgault air tank, eng. fan drive, liquid fert., 7.5” spacing, steel packers, $7500 OBO, 204-476-6907. WANTED: 3RD TANK for Harmon air tank. 306-335-2777, Abernethy, SK.

2010 JD 1830, 61’ on 7.5” spacing, 3” rubber packers, 1930 tank, 430 bu., TBH, blockage sensors, $52,000. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB. 2015 BOURGAULT 60’ 3320 QDA, Devloo mud scrapers, DS, 5.4” semi-pneumatic packers, 10” spacing, w/6550 TBH tank, 4 tank metering, deluxe auger, shedded, exc. $245,000. 204-937-7184, Roblin, MB. 2000 FLEXI-COIL, 40’, 9.7” spacing, double shoot, carbide tips, 3” rubber packers, set up for TBH cart, $22,000. 204-734-8125, Swan River, MB. 2013 JOHN DEERE 1830, 50’, 12.5” spacing, 4” paired row Atom Jet openers, double shoot, seed primary blockage monitors, floatation tires, steel packers, c/w 550 JD 1910 air cart, conveyor auger, hydraulic meters, duals on tank, $150,000. 204-851-5520, Cromer, MB. 33’ FLEXI-COIL, 550 shanks, 12” spacing, DS, 1720 tank, Poirier boots, $2000 worth of extra new boots, shedded, low acres. 306-877-2014, 306-745-7505, Dubuc, SK. 2008 SEEDMASTER 8012, 2004 NH 430 tank, 3 compartments with 5 rollers, Raven NH3, $79,000 OBO. 306-272-7225, Foam Lake, SK. 2000 BOURGAULT 5350, dual fans with 3 tank metering, with 1997 5710, 54’, steel packers, rubber packers optional, $45,000. 306-876-4517, Goodeve, SK. 2010 SEED HAWK 60’ Toolbar, 12” sp., 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. 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, also NH kit, $175,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2006 JD 1820, 61’, 12” space, single shoot, steel packers, new hoses, all dual wheels, excellent cond., $19,500; JD 1900 air tank, single shoot, loading auger, excellent cond., $22,500 or $39,500 for both. Call 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2008 SEEDMASTER TXB 66-12, 66’, 12” spacing, dual wheels, double shoot, all new manifold and new hoses, mint cond., $78,000, or $125,000 with JD 1910 air tank. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. FLEXI-COIL 2320 TBH air tank, double shoot, excellent condition, $11,500 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2009 SEEDMASTER 60-12, 60’, 12” spacing, DS, new manifold, new hoses, vg cond., $68,000 or w/JD 1910 air tank, $115,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. CONCORD 56’, 12” spacing, Bourgault 3” paired row tips, duals on wings, scraper on each packer wheels, exc. cond., $14,500; 3400 Concord tank, $9500, or both for $22,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 66’ Bourgault, front delivery, single shoot, bolt on, 3/4” openers, like new, $4500 OBO. Call/Text 306-736-8088, Kipling, SK. 2004 EZEE-ON 7550, 60’, 10” spacing, 4” packers, 4000 TBH tank, var. in cab rate control, 33,800 total acres seeded, exc. cond., 1 year on Atom Jet rate high rate side band openers. Retiring, $40,000. 306-424-7761, Montmartre, SK. FLEXI-COIL 5000, 33’, 9” spacing, DS, 3.5” steel packers, 3” paired row openers, 1720 air tank with 7” auger, 306-836-4613, Simpson, SK. 2- 60’ EZEE-ON 7560 Air Drills, 400 bu. 4000 TBH tanks, var. rate ctrl, new in 2007, 2000 ac./year per drill, 3” steel packers, 8” spacing, 2” paired row openers, excellent for organic farming, $40,000 per drill OBO. Charles Cattle Co. Ltd., for answering service call 306-457-2935 or cell: 306-457-7529, Stoughton, SK. 2010 SEED HAWK, 40’, 12” spacing, liquid kit, w/340 bu. JD 1910 cart, $112,000 OBO; Pattison 2100 gal. liquid fert. cart, $23,500. 306-698-7787, Wolseley, SK. 2008 SEEDMASTER TBX8012, w/430 bu.. JD 1910 air cart, double shoot, 12” spacing, $143,000. Oxbow, SK., 306-483-5115, www.nelsonmotors.com 2010 JD 1830, 60’, 10” spacing, single shoot, w/430 bu. JD 1910 air tank, $115,000. 306-868-5000, Avonlea, SK., www.nelsonmotors.com 2010 JD 1870, w/1910 430 bu. TBH air cart, 56’, 12” spacing, double shoot, $185,000. Avonlea, SK., 306-868-5000, www.nelsonmotors.com 1999 SEED HAWK 40-12, 40’, 12” spacing, DS, 360 bu. tank, 7” fill auger, fine and course roller, $49,000. Redvers, SK., 306-452-3418, www.nelsonmotors.com 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 BOURGAULT 6550 seed tank, 4 tanks, 3 meters, poly augers, $82,000. 306-472-7642, Lafleche, SK. WANTED: 40-50’ SEEDHAWK Air Drill. With or without liquid. Call 306-230-7401, Saskatoon, SK. 2001 JOHN DEERE 1820, 54’, 10” spacing, 3/4” Bourgault knives, 1900 340 bu. cart, $24,000 OBO. 306-291-9413 Aberdeen, SK PACKER TIRES ON RIMS for Bourgault, Seedmaster and Seed Hawk drills at extremely low prices. New & like new cond. Air drilled 4.8x8 - $19/each. Volume discounts! Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com PARTING OUT: 1996 Bourgault 5710 54’ air drill, 3.5” steel packers, 10” spacing, SS, MRB’s, carbide tipped knives. Combine World - the drill and tank parts source 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2002 BOURGAULT 5710 59’, MRB, single shoot, double shoot w/liquid MRB’s, 3” rubber packers, 330 lb. trips, $14,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2001 BOURGAULT 5350, 3 tanks, 3 meters, double shoot, rear rice tires, rear hitch, very good cond., $31,250. Call/text 306-921-5402, St. Brieux, SK. 2000 BOURGAULT 8810, 32’ with 2135 air cart on row gang packers, harrows, FlexiCoil markers, knife openers, knock-on sweeps. 306-867-8477, Outlook, SK. 2015 K-HART 66’ GEN 2 Disc Drill with 2013 Bourgault 6700 ST tank. 12” spacing, 8 seed towers and lines, mud scrapers, blockage monitors included, $260,000 OBO. Will sell drill & cart separately if requested. 306-774-3903, Pennant, SK.

2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber packers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 020407, $73,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

1997 JD PLANTER, 1770 NT, 16 R 30", single disk dry fertilizer openers, Yetter row cleaners, precision meters, new seed openers and seed tube guards, new gauge WANTED: OLD DEUTZ TRACTOR, 65wheels, pneumatic down pressure and var. F4L514, 8005, 130-06 DX, 230, 250, 4.30. 2008 NH SD550, 60’, 10” spacing, DS, rate drive, $28,000 OBO. Call 204-526-0848 750-927-7519, Leedes, ON. SC430 TBT cart, duals, Stk# 023331, 204-526-7805, Cypress River, MB. Email: 39,900. www.redheadequipment.ca or wyndview@hotmail.com 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. 1995 Flexi-Coil 5000, 57’, 9” spacing, 2320 TBT cart, Stk# 017438, $18,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2006 JD 1780 Planter, 12 row, 30" spacing, vacuum tanks w/liquid fert., & row cleaners, good cond., $35,000 CAD. Scobey, MT. 406-783-5510, charlie@cahillseeds.com

2014 CIH STEIGER 600 Quadtrac, 1950 hrs., PTO., PS, leather, 30" tracks, 6 SCV, 58 GPM pump, Pro 700, $335,000. Killaly, SK., 306-730-7871, deandouhaniuk@live.ca

2012 CASE/IH PH800 70’, 12” spacing, DS, 3430 TBH cart Stk: 020409, $89,000. 2013 BOURGAULT 6550, two fans, X-20 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. monitor, extra ECM for liquid or gas, $85,000. 306-398-7449, Cut Knife, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca garewerts@sasktel.net 2009 SEED HAWK 80-10 80’, 10” spacing, DS, Viper sectional control, Stk 020802, $190,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca

1999 CASE/IH MX220, MFWD, powershift, 3PTH, 540/1000 & big 1000 PTO, 4 hyds., duals, 8500 hrs., nice condition, $56,500. 204-324-7410, Ridgeville, MB.

2009 SEED HAWK 72-12 72’, 12” sp., twin wing, pneum. packers, 600 TBT cart, stk: 021477, $179,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 76’, c/w L6550ST TBT cart, MRB, duals Stk: 2013 CIH 1245 Planter, 18 rows, 20" spac023731, $295,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift ing, 4276 ac., used to seed canola, c/w trash managers 660 gal. liquid fert. tanks, Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca canola plates included. $95,000 OBO. 2016 BOURGAULT 3320 66’, 10” sp., c/w Please call 780-307-4343, Barrhead, AB. 7800 tank, DS, HS & HC fans, Stk: 027668, forwardseedfarm@gmail.com $478,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 7200 MAX EMERGE II JD Planter, 12 row, 2003 BOURGAULT 5710 64’ 9.8” spacing, 30" spacing. Dry fertilizer boxes w/3 PTH & 3” rubber packers, 5350 tank Stk: 37529C, row cleaners, $18,000 CAD OBO. Scobey, $42,900. www.redheadequipment.ca or MT. 406-783-5510 charlie@cahillseeds.com 1-888-905-7010, Lloydminster, SK. 40’ PACKERS w/10” spacing, off 8810 2010 SEEDMASTER 72-12 72’, 12” space, Bourgault cultivator, asking $6500. JD 1910 air cart, 3-tank metering, Stk: 204-745-6231, 204-745-3773 Carman MB. 020958, $98,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca JD 7300 PLANTER, MaxEmerge 2, 12 row, kit, 2 PTH, seed box ext., corn & FLEXI-COIL 5000 51’, 9”, w/2320, 4” rub- liquid discs, granular applicators, $12,500. ber packers, in-row liquid phos. $16,500 bean Matt at 204-723-5002, Notre Dame, MB. OBO. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. WANTED: NEWER FLEXI-COIL 5000, JD 1780 MAXEMERGE+ planter with air 33-39’, 9” spacing, DS or TS, large tank. bags, 31 row, equipped for beans & corn, c/w mounted Valmar granular applicator, 780-405-8089, Tofield, AB. $41,000. 204-525-2446, Swan River, MB. 2016 BOURGAULT 6550ST, loaded, 1 owner, $127,500; 2006 Bourgault 54’ 5710 II, PARTING OUT: 1998 Bourgault 5710 50’ DS, MRB II, 2” carbide tips, 3” rubber air drill, 3.5” steel packers, MRB’s, 1” single packers, $35,000; 2013 Raven NH3 auto- shoot carbide openers. Combine World rate kit w/5 section control, electric shut- the drill and tank parts source off, Impellicone manifolds, Trimble EZ- 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Boom control, 780-878-1479, Camrose, AB WANTED: 2000 OR NEWER Flexi-Coil 40’ to 45’ air drill and TBT cart, 7” spacing. Call 780-841-9594, La Crete, AB.

JD 1910 AIR CART, SS meter body, & other parts avail. 519-682-2404, Online: www.lumamfg.com Tilbury, ON. FLEXI-COIL 5000 33’, 9” spacing, TBH 1720 tank w/monitor and harness, 4” rubber packers, 3” spreader carbon tips. New feed housing, newer hyd. fan, single shoot, TBH liquid caddy hitch, liquid fertilizer pots, DS openers available, $23,000 OBO. 204-967-2009, Kelwood, MB.

2001 MX120 w/loader; 2000 MX135; 2001 MX170 w/loader; and 2003 MX255, MFWD w/loader. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 1997 CASE/IH 9350, 310 HP, 5480 hrs., 4 remotes, tires at 50%, c/w AutoSteer, $67,000. 306-620-5407, Kamsack, SK.

2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $42,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK.

2009 SEED HAWK 66’, 12” spacing, single knife, only 1 season on new knives, 600 bu. TBH tank, 30.8 rear tires, always shedded, field ready, $160,000. 780-812-4471, Bonnyville, AB.

1990 CASE/IH 9150, 300 HP, PowerShift, EZ-Steer, $48,500 OBO. 204-385-2753, Gladstone, MB.

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1989 CIH 9170, PS, AutoSteer, 8180 hrs., $45,000. Located near Minot, ND. Call 306-563-8482.

2012 CIH 500HD, 1915 hrs., 4 remotes, tow cable, luxury cab, red leather heated seats, 16 spd. PS, 57 GPM hyd. pump, 710 tires, buddy seat, gd cond., $228,000 OBO. Ph/tx Brandon 306-577-5678, Carlyle, SK. 1990 CASE/IH 9150, Outback AutoSteer & mapping, 8000 hrs., usually shedded, $48,500. 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. 2004 CASE/IH STX 450, quad track, 7065 hrs., Cummins, 16 spd. PS, 4 hyd. outlets, plus return line, 30” tracks, exc. cond. $115,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2010 CASE/IH QUADTRAC 535, 30” tracks, PTO, 3PTH, 6975 hrs., 535 HP, $194,000. Radville, SK., 306-869-3000, www.nelsonmotors.com INTERNATIONAL 684 TRACTOR with IH front end and 3 PTH, good rubber, runs good, $6500. 306-640-7350, Flintoft, SK. 2010 CASE/IH 535HD, 1800 hrs., luxury cab, AutoSteer, 113 GPM, twin flow hyd., 850 Trelleborg tires, $250,000. Call 306-264-7869, Kincaid, SK.

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2008 BOURGAULT 6350, 2 fans, 3 TM, 26' 842T WISHEK disc, s/n 3970126, new blades and bearings, new rims w/new 315/ $46,000 OBO. Call 306-563-8482. 80R22.5 truck tires, $65,000. Stony Plain, 2015 JD 1910 TBT air cart. Has 650 duals, AB. 780-445-0979 or 780-914-3557. hydraulic variable rate, sectional control capability, 10” remote hydraulic auger with conveyor flip out. Only did 6000 acres, al- 42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD douways shedded, new condition. Rented farm ble spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 out. $98,000 OBO. Call 204-662-4474, or CAD OBO. 218-779-1710. Delivery avail. 204-851-0211, Antler, SK. BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 15’ and MORRIS 7180 air tank, new meter body on 12’; Rome 12’; Towner 16-18’; Wishek 18’ fert. tank, good hoses & recent loading au- and 30’. 1-866-938-8537. ger, $5000. 306-276-7788, 306-769-8887 Arborfield, SK. breavie@live.ca PARTING OUT: John Deere air carts: 1900 340 bushel, 2 compartment, TBH, 40’ BOURGAULT 36-42 AIR SEEDER, 8” 8” load auger, variable rate, blockage senspacing, with 3225 tank, QA, on row pack- sors; 1900 430 bushel, 3 compartment, ers, $13,000. 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. TBH, blockage sensors; & 1900 340 BOURGAULT 3225 TBH tank, with 3rd tank, bushel, 3 compartment, TBH. Single fan good condition, $7000. 306-561-7780, and green metering rollers for all. Combine World - the drill and tank parts source Davidson, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2003 BOURGAULT 5300, single shoot, TBH, rear hitch, $20,900. Redvers, SK., 7 SERIES MORRIS, brand new HoneyBee dead rod, needs shovels, $3500. Willing to 306-452-3418, www.nelsonmotors.com trade for smaller 7 series Morris cultivator. BOURGAULT 40’, w/harrows, packers and 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. granular app., 3225 tank, has 3rd tank, field ready, $20,000. 306-937-2890 Cando. 2012 JD 1870 SEEDER, 1910 cart, 430 bu. TBT, 18,000 ac., paired row openers, 56’, 12” spacing. 403-396-0828, Rimbey, AB. NH3 CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ Bourgault air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB.

TRACK UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS for JD, CIH, and Challenger track machines in stock. Bogeys, idlers, bearings, seals, tracks, factory direct. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2016 CIH MAXXUM 115 MFWD, 692 hours, 115 HP, FEL, 540/1000 PTO, 3PH, excellent condition, $99,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2015 CIH PUMA 185 MFWD, 1490 hrs., 185 HP, CVT, 540/100 PTO, 3PTH, duals, factory warranty, $149,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2009 CIH L760 front end loader, FEL quick attach, aux. hyds., 6050 lb. lift, very good cond. For Puma 115-155, $14,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 1997 CIH 9380, 5200 hrs., w/500 hrs. on rebuilt engine, four new inside duals, full AutoSteer and Outback GPS, very good condition, $92,500. Call 306-921-5402, or email assiea@sasktel.net St.Brieux, SK. 2016 CASE/IH STEIGER 420, triples, Accuguide, HID lights, PTO, Stk# 023174, $359,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2015 CASE/IH STEIGER 540, PTO, HID lights, Accuguide, duals, Stk# 016410A, $429,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2014 CASE/IH STEIGER 620 Quadtrac, 36” tracks, PTO, Accuguide, HID lights, Stk# 025032, $489,000. 1-888-905-7010, Estevan, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2011 BOURGAULT 6000 Mid Harrow, 70', LANDROLLERS IN STOCK. Don’t get caught exc. cond., $25,000 OBO. 204-647-4274, without a roller this spring! Be the grower who rents to others, not the one who waits Dauphin, MB. wolff.ron.odile@gmail.com too long for a rental. All sizes available, with or without leveling blade option. Order soon to avoid disappointment. Call now 888-907-9182, www.agshield.com

2016 CASE/IH STEIGER 500, triples, Accuguide, HID lights, 342 hrs., Stk# 023022, $380,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2016 CASE/IH STEIGER 580 Quadtrac, 36” tracks, PTO, Accuguide, Stk# 022922, $565,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

CIH 5600 33’ Chisel Plow, c/w Gaber verti- 2015 CASE 580 QT, 1029 hrs., full load, cal tillage discs and Bourgault harrows, ext. warranty, PTO, eng. brake, $420,000 very good condition; Valmar 2455, good OBO. 403-575-5491, Coronation, AB. condition, ready to mount on harrow or cultivator. Call 306-595-2180, Pelly, SK. NEW SEED BOOTS and fertilizer openers for SeedMaster drill. Plus various other STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and used, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to parts. 306-547-7235, Sturgis, SK. 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or 2016 DEGELMAN HEAVY harrow, 84', barely 2000 DEGELMAN 45’ land roller, $29,500. www.bigtractorparts.com used. $47,500 OBO. 306-563-8765, Canora, Good cond., 306-812-9877, Arborfield, SK. SK. 60’ EXCEL LAND ROLLER w/5 plex rollers, FORD TANDEM DISC 13’ wide, new front great for following the land contour. Like 2017 JD 6175R, H380 loader w/grapple, notched blades, plain back blades, 20” dia. new, $60,000. Arborfield SK 306-276-7788 85 hrs., IVT, Triple Link, $159,500 USD; blades front and back, nice shape, $4000 or 306-769-8887. Email: breavie@live.ca 2016 JD 6155R, 640R loader w/grapple, 348 hrs., IVT (50K), Triple Link, AutoTrac OBO. 204-669-9626, Winnipeg, MB. Leasing available. $144,500 USD. Call 320-848-2496 or 2017 DEMO 80’ Degelman landroller; PARTING OUT: 2000 Flexi-Coil 7500 50’ 320-894-6560, www.ms-diversified.com New 51’ Degelman landroller. Odessa air drill, 4” packers, double shoot. Combine Rockpicker Sales, 306-957-4403 or World - the drill and tank parts source 2013 JD 9410R PS, 1480 hrs., 1000 PTO, high-flow w/5 remotes, leather trim, pre306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com mium HID lights, 620/70R42’s w/duals, 2003 BRANDT 5000 Heavy Harrow, 50’, $199,500 USD. www.ms-diversified.com hyd. tine adjust, $28,000. Redvers, SK., BOURGAULT 3195 TANK, w/monitor, load- Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560. ing auger, $5000. Call 306-937-2890, 306-452-3418, www.nelsonmotors.com Cando, SK. 2016 JD 9620R, 332 hrs., 800 metrics, 2014 DEGELMAN STRAWMASTER 7000 hyd. suspension, weight pkg., 1000 PTO, Heavy Harrows, 82’, hyd. tine adjust, WANTED: USED K-HART air drill, with or 58 gal. pump, $319,500 USD. Call $53,000. Estevan, SK., 306-634-6422, without cart. Call Jim at 306-882-5101, 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560, or visit D’arcy, SK. www.nelsonmotors.com www.ms-diversified.com

JD 9420, 6200 hrs., 710/70/42's, 24 spd., axle weights, ATU 200 AutoSteer system w/ receiver and display, good cond., $125,000 OBO. 204-461-0834, Marquette, MB.

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2013 NH TV6070, loader/bucket/grapple, 4100 hrs., very good condition, $100,500. Please call 306-263-3232, Tyvan, SK. Email: youngslandc@gmail.com 2008 NH TV145, MFWD, 145 HP, 6115 hrs., cab, front and rear PTO, 3PTH, grapple, $74,000. Redvers, SK., 306-452-3418, www.nelsonmotors.com

1985 VERSATILE 856, 4 WD, 8725 hrs., 12 spd., PS, PTO, and 20.8/38 tires, 30%. Very JD 6140R, 50 km, 994 hrs., 20 SP Auto- well maintained, good condition. $30,000 Quad (50K), triple link suspension, premi- OBO. Call 204-734-0013 or 204-238-4258, um cab, HID light package, 520/85R42 Bowsman, MB. Michelin’s, H360, 3rd function available, loaded American tractor, mint condition. 1991 FORD/VERSATILE 1156, 8900 hrs., 20.8x42 triples, 470 HP, $69,000 CAD $144,000. 888-242-1571, Gadshill, ON. OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710. BOOK NORCAN SOYBEANS Common #1 so you keep more green. Buy a bigger JD 1977 VERSATILE 500 4WD, 18.4x38 tires, with the savings! Early discounts. Norcan 15 spd., circulating block heater, 2 new batteries, newer radiator & hyd. pump, adSeeds at 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch MB. justable axles, big 1000 PTO, 3 PTH, Cum2013 JD 9460R, 1200 hrs., PTO, big hyd. mins engine runs great, $10,000 OBO. pump, 520x46 triples, fresh Greenlight, 204-967-2009, Kelwood, MB. $295,000 OBO. 204-242-2784 Manitou, MB WANTED: SERIES 800 - 875 Versatile STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER special- tractor in good shape. Call 306-847-2112, izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series or 306-567-7830, Liberty, SK. 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. 1990 JD 8760, 300 HP, PTO, 3 PTH, 24 spd. trans., exc. cond., good rubber, 9500 hrs., $52,000. 204-476-0107, Eden, MB. 2003 JD 7420, MFWD, rear inner wheel weights, 3 remotes, 741 self-levelling loader w/grapple, IVT trans., 9550 hrs., $75,000. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB. 2004 JOHN DEERE 9420, 24 speed, 620/70R42 duals, 5 hydraulics w/return, integrated AutoSteer, 4092 hrs., $145,000 OBO. 204-572-7999, Grandview, MB. 2000 JD 7710, 5130 hrs.; 2000 JD 8310; 2001 JD 7810; 2009 JD 7830, 3900 hrs.; 2013 VARIOUS LS MTRON, MFWD, 550 2003 JD 7810, IVP trans. All MFWD, can hrs., FWA. This unit has all the bells and be equipped with loaders. 204-522-6333, whistles except 3 PTH, exc. cond., 96 HP, Melita, MB. w/loader, cab, only 550 hrs., replacement UTILITY TRACTORS: John Deere 6200, 2 $80,000 +. Would look at cash offers/ WD, open station with loader; JD 5524, possible trade or some financing, $55,000. MFWD w/loader; 5400 MFWD JD open More info call Bill 780-482-5273 or call David at 780-349-5244, Edmonton, AB. station, 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. Email: dwrhine41s@live.ca 2008 JOHN DEERE 9430, 4WD, 24 spd., 4 hyds., 710/70R42 duals, 2340 hrs., Auto- MULTIPLE HIGH HP track & 4WD tractors. Steer equipped, $195,000. 204-483-2717, Various options, various hours. All are in excellent condition and priced to sell! Brandon, MB. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710. NICE JD 3130 w/very nice JD 148 loader, 3 PTH, good tires, dual hyds., both PTO’s, new seat, good value at $12,500. Call Randy 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. 1997 JD 9400 4WD, 425 HP, 8562 hrs., 12 spd., diff. lock, 4 hyds., 20.8x42 triples new 400 hrs. ago, does light duty work, mint condition, always shedded, $100,000. 306-675-6136, Kelliher, SK. 2011 JD 9530T, 18 spd. PS, 36” tracks, 4 hyds. plus return line, front weights, end idler weights, AutoTrac ready, mint cond., $175,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2000 JD 9400, 425 HP, 12 spd. powershift, FENDT 1050, 800 hrs., Variogrip, reverse EZ-Steer 4 hyd. outlets, plus return line, drive; MF 8690, 2950 hrs., CVT 50k, new new hyd. pump (48 GPM), 8 new tires, tires, $128,500; 2017 Claas 950, 150 hrs., 710/70R38, mint cond., $105,000. 300 HD, loaded, $375,000; 2013 JD 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 8360R, 1300 hrs., IVT 50k, $233,500; 2011 JD 9430, 3000 hrs., 710x42 Fire- 2011 Fendt 939, 1300 hrs., 65 km/h, stones, 18 spd. PS, Active Seat, rubber $235,000; 2016 Fendt 936, 500 hrs., load70%, exc. cond., $225,000 OBO. Charles ed, call for price; 2014 Magnum 370 and Cattle Co. Ltd. For answering service call 315, low hrs., $185,000; 2016 MF 8737, 900 hrs., loaded, $223,000. Please call 306-457-2935, 306-457-7529, Stoughton. 519-955-1331, www.rozendaalclinton.com 2012 JD 9360R, duals, 1200 hrs., 24 spd., deluxe cab, 360 HP, 4WD, GS3 Command MF 1085, CAB, 3PTH, MF loader, $7500; Centre, $227,000. Oxbow, SK., JD 4010, cab, Leon loader, $5500; INT 1086 w/aftermarket 3PTH, $6500. Austin, 306-483-5115, www.nelsonmotors.com MB. Call/txt 204-871-2708, 204-685-2124. 2014 JD 9560R, 1700 hrs., 18 spd. Power Shift, duals, 1000 PTO, 560 HP, HID lights, 2006 MCCORMICK MTX 150 and 2004 $417,700. Redvers, SK. 306-452-3418, MTX 140 with loader. Both low hours. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. www.nelsonmotors.com 2017 JD 9620RX, 36” tracks, 870 hrs., 1979 UNIMOG 406 Case MB4-94, 1400 PTO, 620 hrs., Performance Package, hrs, 5600 mi, 20 spd. trans., disc brakes, leather, $689,000. Avonlea, SK, front & rear 540-1000 PTO, high volume hyds., c/w Schmidt VF3C snowblower 306-868-5000, www.nelsonmotors.com w/840 hrs. on OM352A turbo, 1600 1993 JD 8870, 7305 hrs., 20.8x42 Fire- tons/hr; Schmidt angled snowplow; stone radials, LED lights all around, 12 Schmidt loader bucket; Case Extend-aspeed, asking $65,000. 306-989-4332, hoe; and Case dozer blade. Will separate. cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK. Everything works great, $55,000 OBO complete. Call 204-748-2454, Virden, MB. 2015 6140R MFWD, 150 HP, 1870 hrs, 20 spd, Quicke Q66 FEL with forks and 2011 MCCORMICK X10.25 Utility Tractor, bucket, 3PH, 540/1000 PTO, diff. lock, 540 PTO, MFWD, 48 hours, 22 HP, front axle susp., 50 KPH+, $149,000. $10,000. Avonlea, SK., 306-868-5000, 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com www.nelsonmotors.com 2014 JD 8370R MFWD, 370+ HP, front axle/cab susp., 3PTH, PTO, IVT trans., diff lock, front/rear weights, excellent cond., $289,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit QUICKE 860 TL loader, bucket/grapple, off NH T7030; JD 640 loader, bucket/grapple, www.combineworld.com off JD 6420; Allied 795 loader, off NH 1979 JD 4440 with 158 loader and joy- 8360; Also other older loaders. Austin, MB. stick, 10,000 hrs., excellent tractor, Call/text 204-871-2708 Call 204-685-2124 $25,000. 306-233-7774, Cudworth, SK.

1983 MASSEY 4900, 23.1-34 duals in good shape, 100 hrs. on complete 903 motor (cost to rebuild eng. $18,000). New Turbo, starter & alternator. Low hrs. on rebuilt trans. and hyd. pump & fuel injection pump & nozzles, low hrs on front planetaries, good cab and paint. Clutch useable but sometimes slips under heavy loads, otherwise excellent tractor, asking $25,000. 306-937-2795, Battleford, SK.

12’ DEGELMAN 46/5700 4-way dozer blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer blade, trip cutting edge, can be mounted on industrial loader, $15,000. Wandering River, AB. 780-771-2155 or 780-404-1212.

SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., www.luckemanufacturing.com ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. PARTING OUT: JD 1820 61’ air drill, 3” rubber packers, Flexi-Coil single shoot 9032 openers, 10” spacing. Combine World - the drill and tank parts source 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com FOR POST-EMERGENCE WEED management- Harriston 60’ tine weeder, excellent condition. 306-382-9024, Saskatoon, SK.

100 BLACK ANGUS bred heifers, Feb-Mar. calvers, some with calves at foot already. 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK.

ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 1997 Doepker Super B log trailer. Contact BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 2007 Doepker Super B log trailer. Contact 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. BISON HAULING & Exporting Services. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Canada/USA. Call or text 306-736-3454, Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca Andres Trucking. Timberjack 618 feller buncher. Contact Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. (11) 2015 CERTIFIED Bred Heifers. Nice group of heifers weighing 1150-1270 lbs. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Bred to Irish Creek & XY bison bulls. DelivApr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca ery available. 204-773-6725, Binscarth, MB. 1992 Lakewood Super B log trailer. Call Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. BRED HEIFERS: WX and Pure Woods Bison available Nov 1, 2018. 780-581-3025, ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca Vermilion, AB. irishcreekbison@gmail.com Timberjack 450C grapple skidder. Contact www.irishcreekbison.com Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we 2004 Tigercat 630C DFG skidder. Contact want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and 2005 JD 2054 w/Denharco X-treme delim- cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buyber. Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. ing compromised cattle that can’t make a long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147. 1989 Timberjack 450B grapple skidder. BUYING BISON for processing. Call for Call Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. options and prices, Ian 204-848-2498 or ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: 204-867-0085. Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 1999 Timberjack 450C DFG skidder. Call QUILL CREEK BISON has 50 bred heifers Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. for sale. Call Doug, 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK.

22 BLACK ANGUS Virgin 2 year old bulls, slow grown, free delivery. 306-577-9141, Wawota, SK.

USED, LOW HOUR Generator. 20 kW - 2000 kW. Diesel, propane, and natural gas. CAT, Cummins/Onan, Kohler, Detroit Diesel, and more. All units have been ran, serviced, and load bank tested. See the complete inventory online! www.abrahamindustrial.com 701-371-9526, 701-367-4305, Cooper- NEW AND USED generators, all sizes from stown, ND., info@abrahamindustrial.com 5 kw to 3000 kw, gas, LPG or diesel. Phone for availability and prices. Many used in stock. 204-643-5441, Fraserwood, MB.

WANTED: IGNITION COIL (Prestolite) for We know that farming is enough of a gamble P51 Pioneer chainsaw. Call 204-742-3738, so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Ethelbert, MB. Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have WANTED: Older and newer tractors, in friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770. running condition or for parts. Goods Used Tractor Parts, 1-877-564-8734. WANTED: MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847. WANTED: JD 9660 Combine; 8’ metal break; mobile excavator, 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK. WANTED: 30’ BATT REEL, for Case 8230 PTO swather or a 1200 Hesston PTO swather. 403-485-1028, Champion, AB. WANTED: T810 VOLVO Tractor, in good running condition. 780-806-3439, 780-842-4088. Wainwright, AB.

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NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. For spring delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-873-3184. APPROX. 46 CALVES for sale, a nice group. Available end of March. Contact Marvin 306-960-2759, Prince Albert, SK. KEEP JOBS IN CANADA. Elk Valley Ranches a Canadian Co. finishes bison in Canada. We are now buying cull cows, cull bulls, yearlings and calves. Paying top $$ with prompt payment. Kitscoty, AB, Frank at 780-846-2980. elkvalley@xplornet.com www.elkvalleyranches.com

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Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-667-7770.

BLOCKED & SEASONED PINE FIREWOOD: Bags $90. Delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com 2007 CAT 938G, 2550 hrs., $115,000. Call Website: www.vwpltd.com 1-800-510-3303, St. Lazare, MB. SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: discounts. Call V&R Sawing, Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca Volume 2010 Cat D7R dozer with winch. Call Larry, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood PreONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, Dresser/IHC 530 wheel loader. Call Larry, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832.

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BLACK ANGUS Yearling bulls, moderate frame, quiet, $2000; Also 1 purebred registered Angus 3 year old, Feb 15th, 2018, Prime Ridge South Dakota 128C, good for cows, excellent breeding bull c/w papers. 204-886-2083, Teulon, MB. PUREBRED BLACK & RED Angus bulls. We have a good selection of 2 yr. old bulls for sale. Check out our catalogue online at www.reddiamondfarm.com Semen tested, guaranteed and delivered. Call Michael Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. OSSAWA ANGUS, MARQUETTE, MB. has for sale yearling and 2 year old bulls and open yearling heifers. Call 204-375-6658 or 204-383-0703. FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, virgin 2 yr olds and herdsires avail. Genetics w/maternal and calving ease traits. 204-564-2540, 204-773-6800, Shellmouth, MB. Website: www.nerbasbrosangus.com BLACK ANGUS BULLS YEARLINGS & Long Yearlings, some Heifer Bulls, semen tested & performance records avail. Please Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch 204-873-2430, Clearwater, MB. REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bulls: 2 year olds and 1 year olds w/moderate BW on home test. Semen tested. Delivered within 200 kms. Call Holloway Angus, Souris MB., 204-741-0070 or 204-483-3622. (10) 2 YEAR OLD BLACK ANGUS bulls, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. High quality. Reasonably priced. B/B Duncan, Cromer, MB. Please call 204-556-2342, 204-748-2911 or 204-851-0306. 2- TWO YEAR OLD Registered Black Angus Bulls, quiet disposition, good feet, should calve easily. Sired by Black Creek All The Way, who gained 4.3 lbs a day at Douglas Test Station. $3500 each. Call Les Case 204-428-3625. Portage la Prairie, MB REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS yearling bulls and open replacement heifers. Moderate framed with good dispositions, EPD’s available. Semen tested and delivered. Bloodlines include: Resource, Brand Name, South Dakota, Patriot and Upward. Phone Colin at Kembar Angus, 204-725-3597, Brandon, MB., ackirkpatrick@rfnow.com

SEMEN TESTED 2-4 year old Plains breeding bulls. Call MFL Bison Ranch Ltd. 403-747-2500, Alix, AB.

SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, DRILL STEM FOR SALE: 2-3/8” & 2-7/8” SPIRIT OF THE NORTH BULL SALE, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen available. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. Sunday, April 8th at 1:00 PM at the Spiritph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. wood Stockyards, Spiritwood, SK. Selling 70 Black Angus, Charolais, and Simmental yearling & 2-year-old bulls. For more info or a catalogue contact T Bar C Cattle Co. T AND L 1/4 sec. center pivot, 8 towers, at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue on100 HP Deutz/Berkley pump, good cond., line at www.buyagro.com PL#116061 $18,000. 306-424-7761, Montmartre, SK. COW-BOYS Angus Bull & Female Sale BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. Friday March 23rd, 1:00 PM, Virden, MB. Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump Selling 80 Red & Black Angus bulls, as well and used mainline, new Bauer travelers as 15 Red & Black heifer calves. Presented dealer. 25 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, by Ramrod Cattle Co., Cor Vet Cattle Co. Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca and Fraser Farms. Wintering & delivery 16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $4.50/ea., 125 per WESTERN IRRIGATION: CADMAN Dealer. available. For a catalogue or more info bundle; 3-4” $9.50/ea, 100 per bundle; We BUY and SELL traveling guns, pumps, contact Tony Dekeyser 204-264-0270, Jeff 204-522-5964, Corey Jones 4-5” $11.50/ea, 75 per bundle. Vermette pipes, etc.; EcoSmart water purification Fraser Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., systems, no salt, no chemicals; Large sup- 204-264-0444 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com ply of good used buyback centre pivots at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid onwebsite: www.vwpltd.com low prices. 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, at line at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061) GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence Outlook, SK. derdallreg@hotmail.com posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner PUMP MOTORS, propane & diesel, wheel Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron moves, all sizes of alum. pipe. Call Dennis Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. to discuss your needs! 403-308-1400, Manitoba’s best-read farm publication. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Taber, AB. Transcon’s Winnipeg Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca Simmental Bull Sale

2008 Hitachi ZX 270 LC-3, new hyd. thumb, QA WBM, vg cond. Eng. Proheat, job ready, approx 10,000 hrs on Isuzu eng. (Warranty), $124,000. Can deliver, call anytime 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS and Hereford yearling and 2 yr old bulls. Calving ease and performance. Rod Guilford 204-873-2637 or rodg@mymts.net Crystal City, MB.

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2007 HUSQVARNA YTH1542 mower and tiller, hydro. transmission, 2WD, gas, $3500. Redvers, SK., 306-452-3418, www.nelsonmotors.com

ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Apr 4-10, 2018 www.championassets.ca 2005 NEW HOLLAND TG210, 5600 hours, 2011 JD 850J dozer w/H6H winch. Call Powershift, rear duals, $59,000. Please call Larry, 306-865-7660, Lic# 334832. 204-921-0233, Rosenort, MB. 2 BLADES: Degelman 7200, 14’ 6-way, 1998 NH 9682 4WD, 710 duals, mint con- mounts JD 9320 4WD, $19,500; Degelman dition, $75,000 OBO. 306-277-4503, Gron- 5700, 12’ 4-way, mounts JD 7720, lid, SK. $11,000. Call 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB.

QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK.

40 BLACK COWS: 20- 2nd & 3rd calvers, $2050; 10- 4th, 5th, 6th calvers, $1,800; 10 cows that are in good shape, $1,500. Most cows were exposed June 10th to black bulls. 306-476-2020, Rockglen, SK.

WANTED: TWO BISON BULLS, Please call 403-586-2404, Olds, AB.

LOOKING FOR AN Investment Partner: We are looking for a partner with a profitable 2016 WOODS FZ28K, 2WD, gas, front investment proposal. Contact Lewis Natch blade, soft cab, $18,900. Radville, SK., at lewis.natch@vclsgroup.com Calgary, AB. 306-869-3000, www.nelsonmotors.com

2011 JD 9530 4WD, 1580 hrs., clean, one owner tractor since new, shedded, inner wheel weights, GPS ready and available, 800 Firestone metrics, big hyd. pump, $245,000 OBO; 2009 9530 4WD tractor, inner weights, GPS ready, 800 Michelin metrics, shedded, $195,000 OBO. Call Neil 306-231-8300, Humboldt, SK. REDUCED PRICE! 1983 JD 4450 MFWD w/Ezee-On FEL 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, 3 hyds., 7925 hrs. showing, 14.9-26F, 20.8R38, duals available. 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395. Langham, SK. PRICE REDUCED: JD 4650, 8650 hrs., 15 spd PS, 3 hyds., 1000 PTO, 20.8Rx38 rear duals, 14Lx16.1 front, tires vg. cond., 8’ blade. 306-882-2358, Rosetown, SK. 1988 JD 4650, PS, 3 hyds., Greenlighted, like new rubber, hard to find one better! $36,500. 403-504-9607, Medicine Hat, AB. 2005 JD 7220, IVT trans., 3 PTH, 741 loader/grapple, $52,000; JD 7710, FWD, LHR, 3 PTH, JD 740 loader/grapple avail. 780-674-5516, 780-305-7152 Barrhead AB

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2012 VERMEER 372 stump grinder, Yanmar diesel eng., SP, very good cond., $18,500. 204-243-2453, High Bluff, MB.

TREES: Shelterbelt, hedges and small fruit trees for acreages, farms, towns and developers. A great assortment of seedlings,: Spruce, pine, ash, maples, flowering crabs, lilacs, caraganas and more. Commercial varieties of Saskatoon berry seedlings. All 15-60 cm high. Select Seedling Nursery, 306-978-1940, Saskatoon, SK. www.selectseedlingnursery.com

On offer 59 Simmental Bulls (Red, Black & Fullblood)

Transcon’s Premium Bull Sale

Wednesday, March 14th @ 1:00pm Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB

On offer 85 Simmental Bulls (Red, Black & Fullblood)

High Bluff Stock Farm Charolais & Simmental Bull Sale Friday, March 16th @ 2:00pm At the farm, Inglis, MB

On offer 36 Charolais & 21 Simmental Bulls

Oakview/Perkin/Triple R Simmental Bull Sale Saturday, March 17th @ 2:00pm Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB

On offer 92 Simmental Bulls (Reds, Black & Fullbloods)

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SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need. We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. Also can deliver in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ spruce available. Now taking spring orders while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com

CRESCENT CREEK ANGUS 20th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Saturday, April 7th, 2018, 1:00 PM, Goodeve, SK. Selling 62 Black Angus yearling bulls and 35 top cut open replacement heifers. All bulls semen and performance tested. For video or catalogue visit: www.crescentcreekangus.com Call Wes 306-876-4420 or 306-728-8284. 35 BLACK BRED Heifers, bred Black Angus, April calving. $2200 OBO. 306-547-2799, Preeceville, SK. YEARLING AND LONG YEARLING Reg. Black Angus bulls. Excellent quality, calving ease, fully guaranteed. Phone MCS Angus at 306-554-2934, Wynyard, SK. 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. VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select now. Get later. Great selection. Superior quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. Scott Fettes 306-815-7023; Dwayne 306-969-4506. 2 YEAR OLD Black Angus bulls, bred for performance calving needs & longevity. Hextall Livestock, call Andy 306-697-7897, Grenfell, SK. 2 YEAR OLD Purebred Black Angus Bulls for sale, call David at: 306-963-7739 or Luke at: 306-370-6301, Imperial, SK. GERLEI ANGUS selling 18 thick, well grown, PB, yearling Black Angus bulls at Candiac Choice Bull Sale, March 31, at 2:00 PM, Candiac Auction Mart. Call Gerald at 306-424-7676, Montmartre, SK. RED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK.

For more information call: Jay Good (403) 556-5563 Cody Haney (403) 556-8809 Darren Paget (403) 323-3985 Glenn Norton (780) 542-0634

DOUBLE ‘F’ CATTLE CO. 9th Annual Bull Sale, March 29th, 2:00 PM at Northern Livestock Sales (Heartland Livestock), Prince Albert, SK. Selling 50 rugged Black Angus bulls and an elite group of replacement heifers. Kelly Feige 306-747-2376, 306-747-7498. Catalogue online after Mar 1. www.doublefcattle.com SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca 21ST ANNUAL Triple A Angus Bull Sale, Saturday, March 31st, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. On offer 80 Black and Red Angus yearling bulls. Performance tested. For a catalogue or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com Sale day watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061).

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10TH ANNUAL TRIPLE J FARMS Black PB BLACK ANGUS yearling bulls, 84 1b. Angus Bull Sale: Wednesday, March BW, Koupal Juneau 797 breeding. 28th, 1:00 PM at the farm, Whitewood, SK. 306-445-8425, North Battleford, SK. (12 miles south of Whitewood on Hwy#9). Offering 60 yearling Black Angus bulls as well as 10 purebred heifers. For more information contact Brad and/or Sharon Jeannot 306-735-7760, Ben Wright 519-374-3335, or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com Watch and bid online at www.dlms.ca PL#116061 ANDERSON’S FOUR BAR X Ranch & CMT Farms Annual Bull Sale: Monday, April 2nd, 1:30 PM at the Spiritwood Stockyards, Spiritwood, SK. 70 Black Angus bulls on offer. All bulls are semen tested, wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact Kevin at 306-883-7335, Chad at 306-441-9837, or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PL#116061

BURNETT ANGUS 34TH Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, April 7, 2018, 2:00 PM, The Ranch, Swift Current, SK. 60 yearling bulls, many genetically developed for breeding heifers. Sires represented: Shipwheel Chinook, OCC Missing Link, Sooline Motive, Stevenson Rockmount, Bruiser, Optimum (Chisum son), Crowfoot Fred. Bryce 306-773-7065 or Wyatt 306-750-7822, HOLLINGER LAND & CATTLE 6th Annual wburnett@xplornet.ca Bull & Female Sale, Tuesday March 20th, 1:00 PM at the ranch, Neudorf, SK. Offer- CANADA’S LARGEST SOURCE of moderate ing 40 Black Angus yearling bulls, 10 pure- frame maternal cattle. 40 Red & Black Anbred females and select pens of open com- gus 2 year olds selling by private treaty. mercial heifers. For more information or a Ole Farms, Athabasca, AB., 780-675-4664. catalogue, contact Chad at 306-331-0302 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online go to: www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid online 75 YEARLING RED ANGUS bulls. Guaranteed, semen tested, and delivered. Call at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061). Bob Jensen, 306-967-2770, Leader, SK. 10TH ANNUAL IMPACT Angus and Charolais Bull Sale, Saturday, March PUREBRED RED & BLACK Angus bulls. 24th, 1:30 PM at Saskatoon Livestock We have a good selection of 2 yr. old bulls Sales. 50 Black & Red Angus yearling bulls. for sale. Check out our catalogue online at For catalogue or more info. contact Randy www.reddiamondfarm.com Semen tested, Tetzlaff at 306-944-2734, Jason George at guaranteed and delivered. Call Michael 306-567-7939 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online RED ANGUS PUREBRED 2 year old bulls. at: www.buyagro.com (PL #116061). Contact DBM Angus Farms, Holland, MB., DURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus Brian 204-526-0942, David 204-723-0288. Bull Sale, Friday March 16th, 1:30 PM at Online catalogue: www.dbmangusfarms.ca the farm, Vegreville, AB. Selling 60 Red and Black Angus bulls. Wintering and de- F BAR & ASSOCIATES ANGUS BULLS. livery available. For a catalogue or more Choose from 20 two-year-old and yearling information contact Dave Durie at Red and Black Angus bulls. Great genetics, 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at easy handling, semen tested, delivery 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at avail. Call for sales list. Inquiries and visitors are welcome! Contact Allen & Merilyn www.buyagro.com PL#116061 Staheli, Eddystone, MB. Call 204-448-2124 JOHNSON LIVESTOCK ANNUAL Angus Email: amstaheli@inethome.ca Bull Sale, Thursday March 15th, 1:00 PM at the ranch near Peebles, SK. Presenting VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select 150 Black Angus bulls including extra age now. Get later. Great selection. Superior fall born and yearling bulls. Wintering and quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls delivery available. For a catalogue or more at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. information contact Andrew at Scott Fettes 306-815-7023; Dwayne 306-736-7393 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-969-4506. 306-220-5006. To view catalogue online, T BAR K RANCH 10th Annual Bull Sale, visit us at www.buyagro.com and on the April 5th, 2:00 PM at the ranch. 80 bulls on sale day, watch and bid at www.dlms.ca offer, 54 Red Angus and 26 horned HereANDERSON CATTLE CO. Bull & Female ford, 2 year old and yearling bulls; View Sale, Tuesday, March 27th, 1:00 PM, at catalogue on: www.tbarkranch.com Sale the farm, Swan River, MB. Selling 60 two live on dlms. Contact Kevin Dorrance at year old and yearling Black & Red Angus 306-577-9861, Wawota, SK. bulls, open heifers and cow/calf pairs. RED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, For more info. or a catalogue contact the Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, Andersons at 204-734-2073 or T Bar C 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred 26TH ANNUAL COMMON SENSE Bull Sale to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. presented by Everblack Angus Monday, 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, March 26th, 2:00 PM, at the farm south of SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Vermilion, AB. Offering 75 two year old, 10 RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seyearling bulls, as well as 15 open Angus men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery heifers. For more info. or a catalogue con- available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, tact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca PL#116061. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com EXCELLENT QUALITY Red Angus Bulls: ease bulls with 66-80 lb. BW’s; 1ST ANNUAL STRONGBOW FARMS Calving bulls with 83-103 lb. BW’s; Bull & Female Sale: Wednesday, April Performance Also 1 exciting Red carrier black bull. Se4th at the farm, Hartney, MB. Featuring 25 men tested in April. Delivered free. $1500 Black Angus yearling bulls as well as an deposit holds bulls. Call Wiebe, EKW elite group of 10 open heifers. For more Red Angus, 306-381-3691,Elmer Hague, SK. information or a catalogue contact Devon at 204-747-4371 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 21ST ANNUAL Triple A Angus Bull 306-933-4200. View the catalogue online Sale, Saturday, March 31st, 1:00 PM, at www.buyagro.com PL#116061 Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. BLAIRS.AG CATTLE CO. Pursuit of On offer 80 Red and Black Angus yearling Excellence Bull Sale: Tuesday, April 3, bulls. Performance tested. For a catalogue 1:00 PM at the Jackson Cattle Co. sale fa- or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. cility in Sedley, SK. Featuring 75 two-year- 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online old and 10 yearling Black and Red Angus at www.buyagro.com Sale day watch and bulls. For more sale information or a cata- bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061). logue, call Kevin 306-365-7922, Blake ANDERSON CATTLE CO. Bull & Female 306-528-7484, or T Bar C Cattle Co. at Sale, Tuesday, March 27th, 1:00 PM, at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online the farm, Swan River, MB. Selling 60 two at www.buyagro.com PL#116061 year old and yearling Red & Black Angus BLACK ANGUS BULLS on moderate grow- bulls, open heifers and cow/calf pairs. ing ration, performance info available. Val- For more info. or a catalogue contact the leyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Adrian or Brian Andersons at 204-734-2073 or T Bar C and Elaine Edwards, 306-441-0946, Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) 306-342-4407, www.valleyhillsangus.com 20th ANNUAL 49th PARALLEL Black DURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus Angus Bull Sale, Monday, March 26th Bull Sale, Friday March 16th, 1:30 PM at 2018, 1:00 PM, Mankota, SK. On offer: 70 the farm, Vegreville, AB. Selling 60 Red Black Angus yearling bulls; 70 commercial and Black Angus bulls. Wintering and deopen replacement heifers. For more infor- livery available. For a catalogue or more mation or catalogue contact Glendar An- information contact Dave Durie at gus 306-478-7722 or Ross River Ranch 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at 306-741-6251. www.buyagro.com PL#116061 26TH TOP CUT BLACK ANGUS Bull Sale, Friday, March 23, 12:30 PM CST at 10TH ANNUAL IMPACT Angus and Cowtown Livestock Exchange, Maple Charolais Bull Sale, Saturday, March Creek, SK. On offer 75- 2 yr. old bulls & 23 24th, 1:30 PM at Saskatoon Livestock yearling bulls. 60 quality commercial re- Sales. 50 Red & Black Angus yearling bulls. placement heifers. For info. contact: Craig For catalogue or more info. contact Randy Angus 306-622-2021; Bear Creek Angus Tetzlaff at 306-944-2734, Jason George at 306-558-0011; Hawkeye Ranching Co. 306-567-7939 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at Ltd., 306-622-2632; Forbes Ranching Ltd. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com (PL #116061). 306-558-2063. Catalogue at BuyAgro.com MANTEI FARMS ANGUS at the Alameda Bull Sale, March 24th, 1:00PM, Chopper K, Alameda, SK. 23 Angus bulls from Mantei Farms, Cecil 306-461-5501; 9 Charolais bulls from Philips Farms, Kurtiss 306-421-6416; 9 Simmentals from Tableland Cattle Co., Wade 306-421-7967 or Heather 306-471-9891. Catalogues on-line at: www.buyagro.com or blackharvest.ca SQUIRREL CREEK ANGUS and Silver Creek Farms are selling Black & Red Angus two year old, yearling bulls and open heifers in the Tri-N Charolais & Guests Multi-Breed Bull Sale, Saturday, March 31st, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. Also selling Charolais & Simmental bulls and heifers. Catalogue online: bylivestock.com More info call Chris Moore, 204-856-3178 or Sadie-Jo Luba, 204-859-0089. PALMER CHAROLAIS/NIELSON LAND AND CATTLE CO., Charolais and Black & Red Angus Bull and Heifer Sale, Monday, March 12, 2:00 PM, at the Palmer farm, Bladworth, SK. Offering 45 Black & Red Angus yearling bulls, 9 Black & Red PB Angus yearling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred commercial heifers, and 60 two year old & yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some red factor. Top quality cattle with great pedigrees that will work. Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca . Please call Larry Nielson at 306-567-7493 or Velon Herback at 306-567-7033. Catalogue and videos online at www.bylivestock.com

BLAIRS.AG CATTLE CO. Pursuit of Excellence Bull Sale: Tuesday, April 3, 1:00 PM at the Jackson Cattle Co. sale facility in Sedley, SK. Featuring 75 two-yearold and 10 yearling Black and Red Angus bulls. For more sale information or a catalogue, call Kevin 306-365-7922, Blake 306-528-7484, or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PL#116061 RED ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing ration, performance info available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407, www.valleyhillsangus.com

HOWE RED ANGUS & Whitecap/Rosso Charolais 28th Annual Bull Sale. April 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw on #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. Selling 45 yearling and 2 year old Red Angus; 50 two year old Charolais and 25 yearling Charolais. Contact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779. Catalogue online at: www.howefarm.ca

BELLEVUE BLONDS HAS AN excellent group of performance and semen tested polled PB Blonde yearling and two year old bulls for sale. Call Marcel 204-379-2426 or 204-745-7412, Haywood, MB. POLLED YEARLING BLONDE BULLS for sale, Estevan, SK. area. Phone 306-634-2174 or cell 306-421-6987.

CEDARLEA FARMS GIT R DONE Bull Sale, Tuesday, April 3, 1:00 PM, at the Windy Willow Angus farm, Hodgeville, SK. 60 Charolais yearlings sell. Most are polled, some red factor. Bulls that will calve well, give you added performance, hair and docility. Also 65 Black & Red Angus bulls and a group of open Angus heifers from Windy Willows. Garner or Lori Deobald, 306-677-2589. View videos and catalogue online: www.cedarleafarms.com PRAIRIE DISTINCTION CHAROLAIS Bull Sale: Tuesday, March 27th, Neepawa, MB Ag Society. 19 two-year-olds and 48 yearlings from 8 Manitoba breeders. Sale online at www.dlms.ca View catalogue at www.bylivestock.com, Call 306-536-4261. PALMER CHAROLAIS/NIELSON LAND AND CATTLE CO., Charolais and Black & Red Angus Bull and Heifer Sale, Monday, March 12, 2:00 PM, at the Palmer farm, Bladworth, SK. Offering 60 two year old and yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some red factor, 45 Black and Red Angus yearling bulls, 9 Black and Red PB Angus yearling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred commercial heifers. Top quality cattle with great pedigrees that will work. Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca . Please call Velon Herback, 306-567-7033 or Larry Nielson at 306-567-7493. Catalogue and videos online at www.bylivestock.com

POLLED PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls. We have a good selection of 2 yr. old bulls for sale. Check out our catalogue online at www.reddiamondfarm.com Semen tested, guaranteed and delivered. Call Michael Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. REGISTERED PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls: 40+ yearling and 5 coming 2 year olds, for sale by private treaty. Belmont, MB. Brad 204-537-2367 or 204-523-0062 MCTAVISH FARMS CHAROLAIS and Red Angus Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, www.clinecattlecompany.ca Tuesday, March 13th, 1:30 PM at the farm, TWO YEAR OLD Char. Bulls, sired by Sil- Moosomin, SK. 37 Charolais yearlings and ver Bullet and Roundup, calving ease and 4 two year olds; 9 Red Angus yearlings and growth, exc. selection. Martens Charolais 3 two year olds. View videos and cataand Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. logue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca CATTLEMEN! SPRING IS JUST around Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842 the corner. It’s time to think about your STEPPLER FARMS 7TH Annual Charolais spring breeding needs. Again this year we Bull Sale, Sunday, March 11, 1:00 PM, have an excellent selection of registered Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB. 75 yearCharolais bulls. On offer are 18 2-year olds lings and 15 two year olds, sound, good and 30 yearlings. Both red and white. All haired and thick, most are polled. Sale sold by private treaty. Shop early for best broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For catalogue selection. A small deposit will hold until or info. contact Andre Steppler, cell spring delivery. Visit on the web at 204-750-1951. View videos and catalogue www.defoortstockfarm.com or call Gord or online at: www.stepplerfarms.com Sue at 204-743-2109, Cypress River, MB. PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS for sale. CREEK’S EDGE LAND & CATTLE CO. Bull Polled and horned. Some red. 40+ bulls to Sale, Thursday, March 15, 1:30 PM at the choose from. Over 30 yrs. in the Charolais farm, Yellow Creek, SK. 45 yearling and 10 business. Wilf Neilson, Cougar Hill Ranch, two year old Charolais bulls that combine calving ease, performance, meat, have 204-732-2663, Toutes Aides, MB. great dispositions and most are polled. COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For a bulls, some red factor. Call Kings Polled catalogue or more info call Stephen WielCharolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. gosz 306-279-7709. View videos and catalogue online www.creeksedgecharolais.ca HORSESHOE E CHAROLAIS 20th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday March 10th at 2:00 HTA CHAROLAIS & GUEST Rammer PM. Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, Charolais Bull Sale, Wednesday, March 21, SK. Selling 70 bulls, including 16 two year 1:00 PM. Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, olds. For catalogue contact Layne or Paula Neepawa, MB. 58 yearling bulls, most are Evans at 306-252-2246 or go online to: polled, some red factor with good disposiwww.horseshoeecharolais.com tions. These are the best in performance JTA DIAMOND CHAROLAIS BULL SALE genetics. Live Broadcast at www.dlms.ca 12:00PM on the farm, Monday, April 2nd, Contact Shawn Airey 204-724-8823 or 2018. 28 bulls, tan and whites; 6 two year Matthew Ramsey 204-365-0976 Catalogue olds and 22 yearlings. Start calving March & videos online at: www.htacharolais.com 10th, actual average weaning weight PLEASANT DAWN CHAROLAIS 16th AnNov.10th, 838 lbs. No creep. Will keep un- nual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 17th, 2:00 til May 1st. Must be insured. For more in- PM, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. All fo. call Jerome and Cindy Tremblay polled, some red factor. Offering 51 year306-394-4406, Courval, SK. lings bulls. Wintering, delivery and sight 9 PB CHAROLAIS Heifers, very quiet. Bred unseen purchase program available. Bred to easy calving Ledger son. Due to start for calving ease with growth, hair and calving at beginning of March. Call Qual- soundness. Sale broadcast live on www.DLMS.ca Contact Trent Hatch man Charolais 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK 204-855-3078 or (cell) 204-721-3078. 10TH ANNUAL IMPACT Angus and Catalogue & videos available online at: Charolais Bull Sale, Saturday, March www.pleasantdawn.com 24th, 1:30 PM at Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Selling 40 yearling Charolais bulls. DIAMOND W BULL SALE - 16th Annual For a catalogue or more info. contact Mike Tuesday, March 20th, 1:30 PM DST, Valley at 306-241-1975 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering: 45 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online Charolais yearling and two year olds. Many at: www.buyagro.com (PL #116061). polled, some red factor; 22 Red & Black Angus two year olds and yearlings. Sound NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais and semen tested. Delivery available. For Bull Sale, Monday March 19th, 1:00 PM at catalogues and info. contact Orland Walker the Ranch, Hwy #47 south of Willow- 306-865-6539. Sale broadcast live on brook, SK. Offering 32 coming 2 year old www.dlms.ca Catalogue available online Charolais bulls, all semen tested and vet at: www.bylivestock.com inspected. For a catalogue or more info. contact Mike at 306-783-0331 or T Bar C ELDER CHAROLAIS 8th Annual Bull Sale. Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid Thursday, March 22nd, 1:30 PM, at the online at: www.dlms.ca View catalogue farm, Coronach, SK. 40 Yearling bulls most online at: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) are polled, some red factor. Top quality TAN, WHITE & RED Charolais Bulls, year- bulls that will calve and then give you the lings and 2 year olds, Wheatheart Charo- performance you want. Ron 306-267-4986 lais, 306-882-6444, or cell 306-831-9369, or Mike 306-267-7730. View catalogue & videos online at www.eldercharolais.com Rosetown, SK. TEN OPEN REPLACEMENT Charolais heif- WHITECAP/ROSSO CHAROLAIS and ers. Wheatheart Charolais, 306-882-6444, Howe Red Angus 28th Annual Bull Sale. April 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe or cell 306-831-9369, Rosetown, SK. farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw, on #2 POLLED PB YEARLING Charolais Bulls, Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. Sellperformance and semen tested. Can keep ing 50 two year old Charolais and 25 yearuntil May, $3000-$4000. Charrow Charo- ling Charolais, plus 45 yearling and 2 year lais, Call Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, old Red Angus. Contact Darwin Marshall, SK. 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779. View catalogue and PHILIPS FARMS CHAROLAIS at the Alameda Bull Sale, March 24th, 1:00PM, video at: www.howefarm.ca Chopper K, Alameda, SK. 9 Charolais bulls from Philips Farms, Kurtiss 306-421-6416; 23 Angus bulls from Mantei Farms, Cecil 306-461-5501; 9 Simmentals from Tableland Cattle Co., Wade 306-421-7967 or Heather 306-471-9891. Catalogues on-line at: www.buyagro.com or blackharvest.ca TRI-N CHAROLAIS AND GUESTS MultiBreed Bull Sale, Saturday, March 31st, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. Offering 41 Charolais yearlings, most are polled, many red factor with calving ease and hair. Also selling Simmental, Black & Red Angus bulls and open heifers. View catalogue and videos online at bylivestock.com or call Merv Nykoliation, 204-851-2290. HUNTER CHAROLAIS BULL SALE, Thursday, April 5th, 1:30 PM DST, at the farm, Roblin, MB. Offering 44 yearling bulls from over 30 years of breeding. Most are polled, some red factor. Also 7 Polled Hereford yearling bulls. These are top quality, quiet, good haired bulls that will calve well and then add performance. Call Doug at 204-937-2531. View catalogue & videos at: www.huntercharolais.com

REG. RED ANGUS bulls, calving ease, good weaning weights, no creep feed, quiet. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK

DIAMOND W 16TH ANNUAL BULL SALE, Tuesday, March 20th, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering: 22 Red & Black Angus two year olds and yearlings; 45 Charolais yearling and two year olds. Many polled, some red factor. Sound and semen tested. Delivery available. For catalogues and info. contact Orland Walker 306-865-6539. Sale broadcast live on WILGENBUSCH Charolais 15th Annual www.dlms.ca Catalogue available online North of the 49th Bull Sale, on Monday, April 2nd, 1:00 PM at the farm, Halbrite, at: www.bylivestock.com SK. Saskatchewan’s largest Charolais bull MCTAVISH FARMS RED ANGUS & sale offers a top set of bulls that are Charolais Bull Sale with Charla Moore sound, good haired and guaranteed to Farms, Tuesday, March 13, 1:30 PM at the work. Selling 100 two year old and yearfarm, Moosomin, SK. 9 Red Angus yearling bulls, most are polled, some red facPUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling lings & 3 two year olds; 37 Charolais year- tor. Sale online at dlms.ca View videos & bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. lings and 4 two year olds. View videos and catalogue at: wilgenbuschcharolais.com Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 catalogue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca For more info. or a catalogue call Craig or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842 Wilgenbusch at 306-458-7482.

TWIN VIEW LIVESTOCK 7th Annual Gelbvieh Joint Production Bull Sale, Tuesday, March 12th, 1:00 PM, Brooks, AB. 40 purebred red & black Gelbvieh bulls. View our catalogue online at: www.twinviewlivestock.com Call Aaron 403-485-5518. SELIN’S GELBVIEH HAS polled yearling bulls, black’s and red’s. Call Wayne at 306-793-4568, Stockholm, SK. 3rd ANNUAL FLADELAND LIVESTOCK Bull Sale, Wednesday March 14, 2018, 1:30 PM, Johnston Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 29 Red and Black yearling and long yearling Gelbvieh bulls. For more information call Del, 306-869-8123 or Clint, 306-861-5654. View catalogue online at: www.fladelandlivestock.com TWIN BRIDGE FARMS and Twin View Livestock 7th Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Monday, March 12th, 2018, 1:00 PM at the Silver Sage Community Corral in Brooks, AB. Selling 45 yearling Gelbvieh bulls. Red and black genetics on offer. Guest consignor Keriness Cattle Co. For information contact: Ron and Carol Birch 403-792-2123, Aaron Birch 403-485-5518, or Don Savage Auctions 403-948-3520. View catalogue online at www.donsavageauctions.com Sale will be broadcast on Live Auctions.TV

18TH ANNUAL SASKATOON Gelbvieh Bull and Female Sale, Saturday, March 17, 2018, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Pre-sale viewing and customer appreciation Friday, March 16, 2018. Gelbvieh bulls add pounds at weaning, feed efficiency, and superior maternal strength. Selling 35 stout polled red and black yearling PB and balancer Gelbvieh bulls and select females. Also new this year selling a select group of Angus bulls. Sale can be viewed online via DLMS. For more info. and catalogue: Darcy 306-865-2929 or 306-865-7859, or Darrell 780-581-0077, www.gelbviehworld.com or sales consultant Kirk Hurlburt 306-222-8210. www.stonegatefarms.ca

32ND ANNUAL PRAIRIE Gold Limousin Bull Sale, has 40 performance and calving ease yearling and 2 year old bulls. Selling March 23 at Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. View catalogue online at: buyagro.com More info 306-567-7456 or Email: lredwards@sasktel.net GOOD SELECTION OF stout red and black Limousin bulls with good growth, dispositions, calving ease. Qually-T Limousin, Rose Valley, SK. Call 306-322-7563 or 306-322-7554.

3 POLLED RED LIMOUSIN herdsires. 2, 3, GELBVIEH BULLS Reg. 2 yr. old and year- & 4 year olds. Can be used on heifers and ling polled bulls from our 39 year breeding cows; 1 black 3 year old Simmental, program. Reds and blacks. 780-672-9950, Phone 306-755-4203, Tramping Lake, SK. Camrose, AB. gwinder21@gmail.com SELLING POLLED LIMOUSIN yearling bulls in the Prairie Gold Limousin Bull Sale, March 23, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Also FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD Bulls bulls for sale on the farm. Please Email: Yearlings & Long Yearlings, semen tested kendoc@sasktel.net or call Ken Gillies & performance records avail. Call Don 306-221-1159, Saskatoon, SK. Guilford, Hereford Ranch, 204-873-2430, STONEYVIEW LIMOUSIN BULLS for sale at Clearwater, MB. Prairie Gold, March 23rd, 2018. Young two REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS. Airriess year olds & yearlings from herdsires BlackAcres has a strong group of yearlings and smith and calving ease Alabama, w/gestatwo year olds for sale. All Bulls are thick tion period from 5 days up to 9 days shorttopped, structurally sound, quiet and are er than average. These will work on heifers bred for calving ease and performance. or cows. Dale 306-371-4101 or Bob Semen tested before delivered. For more 306-621-3595, Saskatoon or Lockwood, SK info call: 306-338-3496, Wadena, SK. Email: airriessacres@hotmail.com REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD yearling bulls: Thick topped, big rumped, easy calving, lots of hair with good temperaments. Priced at $3300. 50% down, balance when the bull leaves farm in spring 2018. Pick them early! V&G Polled Herefords, Garnet and Jordan Keller, 1 Mile north of Melville, SK. on Hwy #47. Phone 306-728-3657, 306-728-9057 or 306-728-0108. Email: garnetkeller@hotmail.com

2 YEAR OLD AND YEARLING BULLS, calving ease and performance. Vet inspected. Guaranteed. Will feed and deliver. Melfort, SK. 306-921-7175, 306-752-3808, mspratt@sasktel.net or donarofarms.com

RED POLL BULLS: Thank you to all our buyers - recent and former. Due to health POLLED HEREFORD BULLS, 2 year olds issues, 2018 will be our last year offering and yearlings, Holmes farm, Semans, SK., bulls. A limited number of yearling and 2-year-olds are available. Larry and Linda 306-746-7170 or 306-524-2762 Fleming 780-892-3447, Wabamun, AB. TWO YEAR OLD BULLS: Easy calvers, fed for service not for show. Polled Herefords since 1950, Erwin Lehmann, Rosthern, SK. 306-232-4712. 2 YR. OLD SALERS Bulls, 18 Red and Black CRITTENDEN BROS. POLLED HERE- bulls, mostly polled. Excellent dispositions. FORDS “Supplying The Seed” Bull and Fe- Bulls for cows and heifers. See Facebook, male Sale: Thursday, April 5th, 1:00 PM at 403-872-1549, www.skywestsalers.com the Crittenden Sale Barn, Imperial, SK. Red Deer County, AB. Please email: Selling 60 polled Hereford yearling and fall travisdepalme@outlook.com born bulls and females. For more info or a catalogue call Howard at 306-963-7880 or POLLED POLLED POLLED- Salers bulls T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View for sale. Call Spruce Grove Salers, Yorkton, the catalogue at www.buyagro.com Watch SK, 306-782-9554 or 306-621-1060. and bid online at www.liveauctions.tv PL#116061 WILSON-LEES VALUE ADDED BULL SALE: Friday, April 6th, 2:00 PM at the Right Cross Sale Facility in Kisbey, SK. Offering 75 Hereford yearling and two-yearold bulls. All bulls are semen tested, vet inspected. Volume discounts and delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PL#116061 ANL POLLED Herefords Annual Bull Sale with guest Brooks Farms, Sunday March 18th, 2:00 PM at the farm in Steelman, SK. Selling a great selection of yearling and 2 year old bulls live in our new sale facility! Wintering & delivery available. For a catalogue or more information contact Karl at 306-487-2670, Jeremy at 306-485-8003 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue and videos online at: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061).

BENDER SHORTHORNS & STAR P FARMS Online Bull & Female Sale, March 23 & 24, Neudorf, SK. Phone 306-728-8613 or 306-231-3933, www.bendershorthorns.com E-mail: bendershorthorns@sasktel.net POLLED PB SHORTHORN BULLS: Red, white, & roans. Thick, beefy, & muscular, w/moderate birthweights. 4 bulls in Douglas Development Centre, as well as on the farm. Reasonably priced. Uphill Shorthorns, Hamiota, MB. 204-764-2663 (H), 204-365-7155 (C). rgray4@mymts.net FOR SALE by some of Manitoba’s top Shorthorn breeders, 17 Shorthorn yearling bulls & 4 heifers at the Douglas Bull Development Center, March 31st, 2018 at 1:00 PM. Bulls performance and semen tested, structurally sound and ultra sounded. Visit www.manitobabulltest.com 204-895-8191.

SELLING FOR THE ESTATE of Harvey Blanchette. One 3 year old white bull, very sound and quiet. PB name is BMC11C, Sire BRAUN RANCH Horned Hereford Bull Sale. BMV1274, Dam-uphill rose 6Z. March 9, 1:00PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 306-342-4918, Glaslyn, SK. 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 Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

WHO’S YOUR DADDY’S 15th Annual Bull Sale will be selling 60 Shorthorn bulls, 2 yr olds and yearlings and open replacement heifers, on April 5, 2018 at the Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Richard Moellenbeck 306-287-7904, Carl Lehmann SQUARE D BULLS FOR SALE: 2 year olds, 306-232-3511 or Scot Muri 306-741-6833. fall & spring yearlings. Quiet, performance View catalogue: www.muridale.com Online and semen tested. Delivery can be bidding at www.dlms.ca arranged. Group of young females to calve in March. Please contact Jim Duke at 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, Langbank, SK. Email: square.d@sasktel.net Website: PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL SALE. Red, Black, square-dpolledherefords.com FB, Sim/Angus, Charolais bulls and a select group of open heifers. March 13, 2018, 1:00 PM, Killarney Auction Mart. Sale broadcast on DLMS.ca Visit the farms of FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. Gordon Jones Simmentals & Silver Lake Cows and quota needed. We buy all class- Farms prior to the sale for your chance to es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F win a $500 bull purchase credit. Please call Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. 204-535-2273 or 204-825-8012, Killarney, MB. Online: www.bouchardlivestock.com Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620. POLLED YEARLINGS AND 3-YEAR-OLD Simmental Bulls, reds and blacks. Bulls are AMAGLEN LIMOUSIN has for sale: polled fully guaranteed, semen tested, and inbulls, Red or Black, at the Manitoba bull sured until delivered. Call Ray Cormier at test station & at home. 1-204-246-2312, 204-736-2608, La Salle, MB. Visit our website at www.riverbankfarms.com www.amaglenlimousin.ca Darlingford, MB. SPRINGER LIMOUSIN has very quiet yearling and 2 year old PB Limousin bulls. Red or Black. Call Merv at 306-272-4817 or 306-272-0144, Foam Lake, SK.

RED AND BLACK Simmental Bulls: 50 twoyear-old's & 14 yearlings. March 21, 2018, 1:00 PM, Provost Livestock Exchange. Call Ken at 403-575-5470 www.adairranch.com

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HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and aluminum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

H. S. KNILL TRANSPORT, est. 1933, specializing in purebred livestock transportation. Providing weekly pick up and delivery service across Canada/USA and Mexico. Gooseneck service available in Ontario, Quebec and USA. US and Canada customs bonded carrier. Call 1-877-442-3106, fax WLB LIVESTOCK ANNUAL SIMMENTAL 519-442-1122, email: hsknill@pppoe.ca or Beef Bull Sale, 2:00 PM March 20, 2018. visitus on-line: www.hsknilltransport.com Free board to May 1. 5% 2nd bull discount. 155 King Edward St., Paris, ON. N3L 0A1. Selling 55 Black & Red Simmental PB and yearling beef bulls at the farm,(6 miles N, TOP 500 BRED COWS out of our 1000 1 mile E, 1/2 mile N)from Douglas, MB. cow herd for sale. These cows have been Bill & Nancy Biglieni at: 204-763-4697 or culled to look after themselves and bring Cell: 204-729-7925. Catalogue and videos home 500 to 550 lb. calves in October. online at: www.wlblivestock.com They start calving in April but most calve in May. There are 130 Charolais or SimDARK RED POLLED yearling Simmental mental crosses and 370 Black or Red Anbulls, off cross roads degree, good disposi- gus crosses. $2200 for pick with discounts tion, good hair coats, also 1 polled solid for volume. Could feed till end of March at Red 2 year old, will guarantee breeders, cost, can deliver. Please call Randy at down payment will hold till spring. Green 204-483-0228 or 204-741-0412, Elgin, MB. Spruce Simmental, Call 306-467-4975 or 306-467-7912, Duck Lake, SK. REGISTERED SIMMENTAL FEMALES includes cow/calf pairs, bred cows & WANTED: SIMMENTAL RED ANGUS cross heifers, open & commercial heifers. March bull. 306-283-9276, Langham, SK. 21, 2018, Provost Livestock Exchange. Call Ken at 403-575-5470. www.adairranch.com BLACK 2 YEAR OLD’s; Also Red, Black and fullblood yearling bulls. Moderate birth weights, excellent temperaments. All bulls sold private treaty. Call Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK. POLLED BLACK SIMMENTAL herdsire for sale. Rising 3 year old, 94 lb. BW, Phone 306-755-4203, Tramping Lake, SK. 19TH ANNUAL KUNTZ-McINTOSH-SAJ Simmental Bull Sale on Tuesday March 13th, 1:00 PM CST, Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds. 65 yearling red, black fullblood, and full Fleckvieh Simmental bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For info contact Trevor Kuntz at 306-441-1308, Blair McIntosh at 306-441-7755, Stuart Jamieson at 306-397-2706, or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid online at www.dlms.ca and view the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com

50 HOME BRED AND RAISED Sim/Angus bred heifers. Reds & Blacks, bred black. Bulls were put out on June 1st. Heifers have been pregnancy checked and received Ivomec as well as first shot of Scourbos, $2400 OBO. Call or text 306-269-9059, Parkman, SK.

100 PLUS OPEN replacement heifers, Red Angus/Simm. cross. Home raised, full health program, no implants, no THE SOUTH SASK Simmental Annual herd Contact Brian at: 306-432-0001 or Bull Sale, Monday March 12th, 1:00 PM, brands. David at: 306-723-4727, Cupar, SK. Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 70 Red, Black Simmental and Red & Black Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For more information or a catalogue call T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006 (PL#116061). View catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PROUDLY WESTERN BULL SALE, Saturday March 17th, 1:00 PM at the Whitewood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Selling 64 yearling, Red, Black & Simm-Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061). calves! 306-739-0020, Wawota, SK. Email cozycaps@outlook.com 14th ANNUAL Wheatland Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Thursday, March 22nd, 2:00 PM 350 GOOD BLACK Angus Bred Heifers. at the farm, Bienfait, SK. Offering Black & All one herd, home raised, preg. checked, Red Simmental, SimmAngus and Angus Ivomeced and Scourguard. Calving end of Bulls. Also selling customer commercial April - May $2100. Bernard 306-984-7272, heifers. For more information or a cata- Spiritwood, SK. Email: tetrb@hotmail.com logue, contact Vernon at 306-634-7765 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View 400 REPLACEMENT QUALITY heifers: the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com 800 lbs. by mid-March, You pick. Can feed until grass time. Will finance feed and cat(PL #116061). tle until they go. Trucking available. No SIMMENTAL BULLS FOR SALE by private TBA implants/ balance growing rations/ treaty. Red, Black & Blaze face. Please con- complete vaccination program. Not asking tact for pedigree and performance data. A a fortune for these heifers, just a premium down payment will hold for spring deliv- over market. Phone Blaine 306-621-9751 ery. Semen tested, guaranteed. Bulls are or Steve 306-621-2522, Yorkton, SK. bred and fed to last. All bulls sell at the ranch. EDN Simmentals, Dean Neitz, Maple 100 BLACK ANGUS 3rd and 4th calvers; Creek, SK., Please call 306-662-3941 or 250 Black & Red Angus 2nd calvers. Swift Current, SK. 306-773-1049, 306-741-6513. 306-662-7036. TCCO SIMMENTALS at the Alameda Bull Sale, March 24th, 1:00PM, Chopper K, Alameda, SK. 9 Simmentals from Tableland Cattle Co., Wade 306-421-7967 or Heather 306-471-9891; 9 Charolais bulls from Philips Farms, Kurtiss 306-421-6416; and 23 Angus bulls from Mantei Farms, Cecil 306-461-5501. Catalogues on-line at: www.buyagro.com or blackharvest.ca EHR SIMMENTALS is selling FB and Fleckvieh influence bulls and open heifers in the Tri-N Charolais & Guests MultiBreed Bull Sale, Saturday, March 31st, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. Also selling Charolais, Black & Red Angus bulls and heifers. Online catalogue: bylivestock.com or call Blaine Ehr, 306-575-9601.

THE SUPREME SPECKLE PARK Bull & Female Sale: Saturday, April 7th, 2:00 PM at Notta Ranch, Neilburg, SK. Selling Speckle Park yearling and two-year-old bulls, with a select group of females. These genetics are being offered by Notta Ranch, Spots ‘N Sprouts, Ravenworth Cattle and Guests. For more information or a catalogue, contact T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com Watch and bid online at www.liveauctions.tv PL#116061

TOP CUT SPECKLE PARK Bull and Female Sale, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 1 PM, Dryland Cattle Trading Corp, Veteran, AB. Offering: 34 semen tested bulls, 8 fancy purebred females, 70+ Speckle Park influenced commercial replacement females. More info contact: Merl 780-205-4868, Curtis 306-228-9402, Drew 306-946-7438, Leroy 780-808-4222. View catalogue online at: www.topcutspecklepark.com

WAGYU BULLS ADD HYBRID VIGOR Calving ease, vigorous calves and excellent carcasses. 587-877-2649, Red Deer, AB.

WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage. Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372.

ARE YOU SINGLE and would rather be in love? Camelot Introductions has been successfully matching people for over 23 years. In-person interviews by Intuitive Matchmaker in MB and SK. Call 306-978LOVE (5683), 204-257-LOVE (5683) www.camelotintroductions.com

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SW 1/4 of 25-27-27-W2, RM 252. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Send written tenders to: Box 459, Davidson, SK., S0G 1A0 or call 306-567-7792. Tenders close March 15th, 2018. LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER. Located in the RM of Willner #253, described as: SW-36-27-03-W3 & NW-36-27-03-W3(one 2500 bu. bin on cement located on the NW 1/4). Full quarters with no trees and minimal water. Land has been used as hayland for the last ten years, was previously cropped and able to be cultivated now. Please submit tenders in writing, with a certified cheque for 5% of the tendered offer to: Dellene Church Law Office, Box 724, 200 Garfield Street, Davidson, SK., S0G 1A0. Tenders will be accepted until 4:00 PM on March 23, 2018. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

USED PORTABLE TOILETS, mostly poly John, some good, some not so good, $300 each, take choice. 403-680-0752. TRANSLOADING, WE HAVE capacity to transload third party grain onto rail cars at our Saskatoon facility. Conventional or organic, $20. Call 306-933-4644, Saskatoon, SK. bryce.kohle@grainmillers.com 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 WANTED: MALE GOLDEN Retriever/Labra306-460-4166, Kindersley, SK. dor cross pup, can wait for upcoming litter. 306-278-2423, Porcupine Plain, SK.

WANTED: WILLOW STANDS (2-3m tall) to harvest. Will compensate land owner. BORDER COLLIE/BLUE HEELER puppy, NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for Yellow, sandbar, & diamond willows. 2-3 tricolor, born Oct. 27, 2017, $250. Call Cody over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you hrs. radius from Calgary. 403-437-9052, 306-948-6944, Biggar, SK. have them, we want them.” Make your fi- eileen.tannas@esrseeds.com nal call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, REGISTERED BORDER COLLIE Pups Ready Winnipeg, MB. to go, vet checked, 1st shots, microchipped and dewormed. Out of working parents used daily, $500. 306-843-7606, Wilkie, SK. I CAN ASSIST you in finding the best mar• Buy Used Oil daveycattle@outlook.com kets for all classes of elk livestock. Call for options and prices. Ian 204-848-2498, • Buy Batteries 204-867-0085. BORDER COLLIE puppies, from • Collect Used PUREBRED good working parents, ready to go. FOR SALE: Small closed young Elk herd, 10 Filters 306-267-5748. Coronach, SK. bulls & 12 females. Call 306-839-7794, Pierceland, SK. • Collect Oil GREAT PYRENEES PUPS born to workContainers ing parents. Vet checked, shots up to date, • Antifreeze $400/each. Please call 403-308-4781 or Email: heathernelsonfarm@gmail.com KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WASouthern, TERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases Eastern and pasture productivity, extends dugout life. Western St. Claude/Portage, MB. 204-379-2763.

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ALTERNATIVE POWER BY KELLN SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Service and repair on all makes/models. Carl Driedger, 204-556-2346 or 204-851-0145, Virden, MB.

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SVEN-APOLLO ROLLERMILLS, NEW and used, electric and PTO, all sizes, can ORGANIC PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION deliver. Manitoba distributor direct. Call of MANITOBA COOPERATIVE (OPAM). Non-profit members owned organic certifiRandy 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. cation body. Certifying producers, proces(5) DOUBLE ROUND bale feeders, $550 sor & brokers in Western Canada since Miniota, MB. Contact: each; Hi-Hog self-catch head gate and 1988. neck extender, $1100; Hi-Hog calf squeeze 204-567-3745, info@opam-mb.com chute, $600. 306-335-7875, Lemberg, 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

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. BIG BOY CATTLE FEEDER, 6’ diameter wheel, holds 100 bu., tow it behind tractor or truck, $5600. 306-734-7721, Craik, SK.

FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will SIM-ANGUS BRED HEIFERS & COWS. custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. Horner Cattle Company offers top quality, home raised, reds, blacks and baldies. FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner Heifers exposed in 2 groups to proven calv- in agriculture. Stocking mixer, cutter, ing-ease Black Angus bulls, calving early feed wagons and bale shredders. We are March to mid April or mid April to mid May. industry leaders in Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. Cows bred to Angus and Simm bulls to 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca calve mid May to early June. Cows, $1800$2200. Heifers are $2400. Please call PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. 204-867-7117, 204-867-2087, Minnedosa, We manufacture an extensive line of cattle MB. horner.ranch@gmail.com handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowding tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book- equipment, Texas gates, steel water ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com

QUARTER SECTION IN RM of Bjorkdale, SK. #426. SW 19-45-09 W2, 147 acres, approx. 100 cultivated. Phone 306-864-7922. UP TO 350 ac. of grain land near Hudson Bay, SK., $1000/ac. 50 ac. green spruce timber w/sawmill, hydro & home on riverbank, lots of snow and elk, 306-865-7469.

EXOTIC/SMALL ANIMAL & Sheep/Goat Auction, Apr 29, Prairieland, Saskatoon. May 5 Prince Albert Ex Grounds. May 13 Battleford Ag Grounds. Sale Time: 1 PM. CATTLEVACBOX VACCINE/MED COOLER 306-299-7253, www.jackauctiongroup.com and organizer, $375. Protect your vaccine, your livestock and your workers. Anyone who vaccinates any type of livestock needs a CATTLEVACBOX. 780-702-1206, Provost, AB. Email: cattlevacboxcanada@gmail.com Website: www.cattlevacboxcanada.ca

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LAKEFRONT ACREAGE: 113.7 acres, custom built home, 3 bedroom/3 baths. $975,000 OBO. Please call 306-441-2163, Meota, SK. www.dreamrealtysk.com

RM 402 WAKAW SK., 4 quarters for sale by tender: SE-14-42-01-W3, NE-11-42-01-W3, NW-12-42-01-W3 and SW-34-42-28-W2, w/yard, power, VG metal quonset 40’x60’ and 3 bins. Will sell altogether or in different parcels. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30, 2018. Submit tenders to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com RM 96 FOR RENT: 5.5 quarters south of Creelman, SK., east 1/2 5-10-10-W2, SE-8-10-10-W2, parts of NE-8-10-10-W2, and south 1/2 of 7-10-10-W2. Can be rented altogether or different parcels. 306-861-4592 or submit offer to my Email: patrick.sask@gmail.com RM 193 Eyebrow, SK., 6 quarters for sale by tender: SE-18-21-02-W3, SW-18-21-02-W3, NE-07-21-02-W3, NW-07-21-02-W3, NW-26-21-02-W3, SW-26-21-02-W3, with yard, power, old house, barn and 3 grains bins. Will sell all together or in different parcels. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30, 2018. Send tenders to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com RM 370 HUMBOLDT, SK.(NE of Bruno), for sale by tender: NE-18-39-24-W2 and PT of SE-18-39-24-W2, approx. 220 ac. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30, 2018. Submit tenders to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com RM 486 TOBIN LAKE SK., 3 quarters for sale by tender: NW-04-52-12-W2, NW-09-52-12-W2, NE-09-52-12-W2. Will sell altogether or in different parcels. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30, 2018. Submit to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com

RANCH FOR SALE by owner: 1374.3 acres in the south Cariboo region, Green Lake Meadows Ranch. Has adjacent 10,000+ acres, east Coulson unit for 100 Cow/Calf. $3,000,000. 250-456-7341, 250-456-7727, 70 Mile House, BC. searon@bcinternet.net RM 256 DINSMORE, SK. 2 quarters for sale by tender: SE-05-25-12-W3, SW-05-25-12-W3. Will sell all together or TIRED OF -25? This is your exclusive invita- in different parcels. Highest or any tender tion to Creston BC. Our mild winters are not necessarily accepted. Tenders close hard to beat, daily temp's usually above March 30th, 2018. Submit your tenders to: freezing, woke up to plus 9! Ready for a farmlands.sask@gmail.com warmer winter? I would love to help you find your new home in our spectacular CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a valley! Call me, Century 21 Veitch Realty. farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs 250-435-3535, 250-428-9331, Creston, BC. for the season? We can finance it all! Good Email: carlawielerc21@gmail.com credit or bad credit. We also have great leasing programs, excellent competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or visit us online at: www.canworldfinance.com

LOG SIDING, LOG cabin logs, Fir timbers, Fir flooring, Cedar. Special orders. Check out more info. at: rouckbros.com GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Lumby, BC., 1-800-960-3388. ORGANIC CO2 FERTILIZER: CropPlus. A Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: 100% natural, organic, mineral based, fokraussacres@sasktel.net liar applied fertilizer. It contains carbon PREVIOUS DAIRY FARM located north of dioxide, which is very beneficial in plant health. Apply with any sprayer. $10/acre. YELLOWHEAD MODULAR HOME SALES, Saskatoon. 10 acres with a beautiful Cory Wiebe 204-247-2142, Roblin, MB. Canadian built by Moduline. Last chance at house. For more info, call 306-361-4619. elite pricing: 960 sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, TENDER: CRANE VALLEY farmland for LOOKING FOR: ORGANIC hay & grain. $79,900; 1216 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath, rent. 10 quarters, approx. 1320 acres cultiPhone Sam, 204-326-9270, Steinbach, MB. $91,900; 1520 sq. ft., 3 or 4 bdrm, 2 bath, vated and 70 acres fenced pasture in the $114,900. 306-496-7538, weekend calls. RM of Excel. Land located roughly 5 miles WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and www.yellowheadmodularhomesales.ca west & 3 miles south of Crane Valley, SK. chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, AssiniRental tenders invited in writing for the boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437. WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular above land with preference given to tendhomes/lake houses/RTM’s. Visit our sales ers involving all lands. Tenders close CERTIFIED ORGANIC fall rye, buckwheat, lot, or check online for stock, homes and 5:00PM March 9th Successful bidder to canola and sweet clover seed for sale. Call all other plans. Factory direct orders built complete rental agreement with ven306-621-7310, Yorkton, SK. to your specs! Trade-ins welcome, buy and dor/landlord by March 21st, 2018. Rent sell used homes. Hwy 2 South, Prince Al- tenders to specify $/acre cash rent. HighCOMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa bert, SK. Call 306-764-2121 or toll free est or any bidder not necessarily accepted. 3-5 year term offered. Respondents must (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red 1-800-249-3969. rely on their own research and inspection. and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, For more information contact Colleen or 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. Rod at 306-937-7400. Submit tenders in writing to: Box 932, Battleford, SK. S0M RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 0E0. Land locations: NE 07-09-27, SE 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures 07-09-27, NW 05-09-27, SE 08-09-27, SE 09-09-27, SE 16-09-27, NE 17-09-27, NE and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca 05-09-27 and SE 05-09-27. J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most 8500 ACRE RANCH in RM of Reno, all trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. grass, lots of water. $474 per acre. View at: www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 306-299-4445, www.ranch-for-sale-sk.ca

SUNDOG SOLAR WATER SYSTEMS, portable winter/summer. Call Shadow SENIOR LADY, would like to meet 70’ish A TOUCH OF CLASS Performance Horse Ranch, 306-354-7500, Mossbank, SK. male companion, to talk, laugh, socialize Sale, Apr 28, Preview: 11 AM, Sale: 2 PM, Prairieland, Saskatoon SK. Enter by: April 1 2005 HIGHLINE 7200 bale processor, and travel with. No smoking, social drinking, please reply with photo and phone 306-299-7253, www.jackauctiongroup.com $6900. 306-423-5444, Domremy, SK. number. Box 5004, c/o Western Producer CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on Classifieds, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 2C4 site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: SENIOR GENTLEMAN would like to meet TWO PUREBRED STALLIONS w/beautiful www.warmanhomecentre.com 70’ish lady for companionship, who likes to markings. Born July 4 and Aug. 26, 2015, travel, camp & enjoy the outdoors. Please Info. call 306-267-5748, Coronach, SK. STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, reply with photo and phone number. Box windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder pan- 5004, c/o Western Producer Classifieds, els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom or- Box 2500, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4 ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, WANTED: Older female miniature donkey SK. www.steelviewmfg.com for companionship. Will provide an excellent home. 204-523-0200, Killarney, MB. FREESTANDING PANELS: 24’ corral panels; 30’ windbreak panels w/wo boards; 24’ Email: archibaldjj22@gmail.com fenceline feeders; 24’ bunk feeders. 306-441-9327, 306-386-2490, Cochin, SK canada’s ag-only listings giant SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 5 YEAR OLD Black Team of Percheron Ca- years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. search from over nadian cross, 1900 lbs., 17.1 & 17.2 HH, Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to match team. 306-862-5975, Codette, SK. run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove aG listinGs and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com .com 1-800-667-7770 | GYPSY VANER X TEAM, broke to drive and ride, 2 matched reg. Quarter Horse dun WANTED: NEW HOLLAND manure spreadfollow on: mares, several bred mares, stallions and er, approximately 250 bu. 780-985-2848, Calmar, AB. geldings. 306-435-3634, Moosomin, SK.

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HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cottages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go online for floor plans and specs at: www.northbattlefordhomehardware.com

CROPLAND FOR SALE - 3 quarters in the RM of Big Stick #141: S1/2 of 29-14-27 W3; NE 1/4 of 29-14-27 W3. Approx. 460 acres of newer land, broke in 1990 & 1991. c/w 7 gas wells. Call 306-662-8650.

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1 QUARTER SECTION farmland in the RM of Mount Pleasant (SW-35-01-34-W1). Macfarlane Land and Farm Equipment Auction, Wednesday April 25th, 2018. Glen Ewen, SK. For sale bill & photos visit: www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us on FB! 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815. Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

PARK MODEL, 2015 Cavco turn-key ready fully furnished, lots of upgrades, washer and dryer, outdoor patio, shed, awning, gazebo. Located in LasQuintas Oasis RV resort, Yuma, AZ. $39,900 USD. Rent paid until November 2018. Call 306-960-6316.

QUARTER SECTION #1: SW-04-18-11 W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA 219,000. 2017 crop - 140 acres (Green peas 65 acres & Nexera canola 75 acres). 2017 taxes $1078.02; Quarter Section #2: NW-04-18-11 W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA 248,800. 2017 crop - 160 Acres Nexera Canola. 2017 Taxes $1224.72. Briercrest Farms Farm Equipment Auction, Saturday April 14th, 2018, Sintaluta, SK. For sale bill & photos visit: www.mackauctioncompany.com Info at 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack Auction Co. PL 311962. Join us on FB!

5 ACRE FARM, fenced, 4 bedroom, home, cabin, barns, fruit trees, river frontage, NEAR PILOT BUTTE 68 acres with yardsite; Near Pilot Butte 80 acres with yardsite; $329,000. 403-304-9665 msg., Slocan, BC. 1/2 section pasture on Hwy near Perdue. Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com LARGE GRAZING LEASE and deeded quarters for sale, 6941 leased and 471.66 deeded. 1439 AUM, $26,250/yearly revenue. All offers submitted will be reviewed on April 9th, 2018 at 12 noon, $2,200,000. 780-614-0399, JL@cartierrealty.ca

6 QUARTERS LAND for sale in RM of Shellbrook, SK. Includes home quarter with house, 2 car garage, machine shed, cattle sheds, barn, corrals, steel bins. 18 miles North of Shellbrook. Submit inquires to: Land Info, Box 338 Asquith, SK, before March 24, 2018. Or call 306-314-0212.

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LAND FOR SALE at Sandy Lake, MB. 5 quarters of land on east side of Thomas Lake with approx. 500 ac. cultivatable, currently in seeded pasture, eligible for organic farming. Great potential for lakeside development or just having your own space. Willing to sell your pick of quarters or all 5 as a package. Please call/text 204-483-0228 or 204-741-0412.

NE 19-02-17-W2, RM of Lake Alma #8: 146 acres, home quarter, 3 bedroom bungalow, 1242+/- sq. ft., partially finished basement, electric heat, central air, laminate flooring, vinyl siding, 4 appliances included, shallow well w/quality water, small barn, water bowl & cattle shed, pasture, SE 19-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 159 acres, FVA 75,400, 100 acres tame hay, balance pasture, NW 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 141 acres, FVA 66,900, dugout, pasture. SW 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 160 acres, FVA 58,600, dugout, 100 acres tame hay, balance pasture. Maurice Ranch Land and Equipment Auction Wednesday April 18th, 2018. Lake Alma, SK. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill and photos and join us on FB. Info. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

142 ACRES IN & overlooking beautiful Assiniboine Valley- Binscarth, MB: 3090 sq.ft. home. 2 car garage. 50x80 insulated shop/in-floor heat, built in 2006. 400 amp, single phase power. 28x80 insulated shop. 40x60 storage. Close to mines at Esterhazy. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson, 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate, north-star.ca MLS#1726260

CANADIAN FARMLAND LEGACY INVESTMENT 6,236 acres of pristine agricultural land in MB. Near and surrounding Portage La Prairie. Over 35 years to accumulate. Available as a complete block or can be purchased in parcels. Call for details.

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1-204-371-5930 stacey@canadianfarmrealty.com Royal LePage Riverbend Realty www.canadianfarmrealty.com Visit our farm listings & videos at www.canadianfarmrealty.com FARM LAND FOR SALE, 4 quarters of prime farmland, Carman, MB. area. SE-27-6-6W, SW-27-6-6W, NE-28-6-6W, and SW-33-66W. Shed and bins in yard on SE-27-6-6W. Taking offers until March 31, 2018. 204-781-2903 or 204-299-6853, Email: carolgend1@gmail.com FOR SALE OR RENT: 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. JOE SAWCHUK OF Riding Mountain, MB. is offering the following private land for sale: NE 29-17-15 W; NW 29-17-15 W; NW 31-17-15 W; and SE 31-17-15 W. The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: SE 32-17-15 W; and SE 33-17-15 W. If you wish to purchase the private land contact the Lessee, Joe Sawchuk c/o Taylor Law Office, Box 309, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer, write the Director Manitoba Agriculture, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB., R0J 1E0 or fax 204-867-6578. FARM FOR SALE at Plumas, MB. 1/4 Sec. of flat corner to corner stone free land incl. mature treed yard with livestock facilities, incl. 50x155 Biotech, 40x60 heated shop & modern 3 bedroom mobile home. Land is suitable for corn, beans or cereal crops with 560 ac. adjoining available for long term lease. Only 50 min. from large supplies of vegetable & grain livestock feed products at Portage La Prairie, MB. Complete unit for $550,000. Call/text 204-741-0412 or 204-483-0228. 276 CULT. AC., 2 1/2 miles N of the Trans Canada on Hwy 10, 1 mile of hwy frontage. Jim McLachlan, 204-724-7753, ReMax Valley View Realty Inc., Brandon, MB.

CERTIFIED CDC MAVERICK. Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe, CDC Polarstar, AAC Connect, CDC Fraser. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

2012 APLINE 3700RE, 2 A/C’s, fireplace, 3 tv’s, keyless entry, double fridge, lots of storage, sleeps 4, very low use, no smoke, pets or kids, $32,900. Would look at heavy truck or farm tractors on trade. Call 306-237-7667, Perdue, SK. CERTIFIED #1 METCALF. Pratchler Farm, 306-682-3317 or 1996 KODIAK 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, used Seeds very little, $10,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, 306-231-5145, Muenster, SK. Leduc, AB. CERTIFIED #1 CONLON, ROSSER, smooth on barley. Kerber Seeds, 306-232-4474, Rosthern, SK.

3 QUARTERS w/YARDSITE: 477 acres in a block. Mixed farm, 300 arable acres. Fenced and cross fenced, 2 shallow wells., 40’x60’ machine shed, 34’x44’ pole shed, barn, corrals, hay fence. 24’x32’ bungalow, w/double attached garage. Located beside 2008 BEARCAT, 570 fan cooled, 20x156” the Riding Mtn. National Park. Contact track, 800 miles, nice shape, $5000. Call Karen Goraluk-Salesperson, 204-773-6797. Rick, 306-734-7721, Craik, SK. NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. MLS ®1800563. www.north-star.ca

4 1/2 QUARTERS- BIRTLE, MB: 706 total acres. Mixed farm. 3000 sq.ft. dwelling, 5 bdrm, 3 bath. 30x215 pole shed. 2nd yardsite, 2 - 32x55 pole sheds, 40x60 machine shed. Grain storage. Gravel pit. 2 LAND FOR SALE The Public Guardian and wells. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson, Trustee of Saskatchewan as Administra- 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real tor for the Estate of Earl Lehman, will Estate, north-star.ca MLS#1729624 accept bids on the following land in the: RM of Canwood, NE 07-53-05 W3, ext 0. As described on Certificate of Title 150130123 - 124 cultivatable acres. Property will be sold in “As Is” condition. No minerals included in sale. Sealed bids, clearly marked “Earl Lehman Tender”, should be received in our office by 5:00 PM on March 26, 2018 accompanied by a deposit of 10% of the bid in the form of a money order or certified cheque to the address below. (Deposits will be refunded except for that of the successful bidder). The highest or any bid is not necessarily PRIME SECOND GENERATION farm for accepted. For further information phone: sale, 1200 acres of gently rolling, clean, Faye Mintzler 306-787-7920 or email: well drained productive soil complete with faye.mintzler@gov.sk.ca or ph: Rowena excellent buildings & grain storage. LocatCollins-Huber 306-787-5761, or email: ed south of Souris MB, $3400/ac. plus rowena.collins-huber@gov.sk.ca Public buildings. For more info. contact Henry Guardian & Trustee of Saskatchewan, Carels 204-573-5396, Canadian Farm Real100 - 1871 Smith Street, Regina, SK. ty, Royal Lepage Riverbend Realty S4P 4W4. Fax 306-787-5065. RM OF EMERALD: NW 13-30-14 W2 and SE 18-30-13 W2. Will sell individually. Tom Neufeld Coldwell Banker Signature, 6 QUARTERS OF pasture & hay land in one block, lots of water, w/wo buildings, in RM tom@saskfarmland.com 306-260-7838. of 338 near Quill Lake, SK. 306-383-2368. 24.9 ACRES, 10 MINS south of Saskatoon, 8 minutes north of Dundurn. $298,000. For 1600 ACRES OF PASTURE available at more information, call 306-249-1971. Aylesbury, SK. 1000 acres seeded to oats, and 600 valley pasture with 1 1/2 miles of 5900 ACRE RANCH SW Saskatchewan, river. Creep feeders, fly control, and cattle ID#1100582 GOVENLOCK, SK. MLS®: care. Call Cliff at 306-734-2997. 5900 acre ranch 15 kms from the AB-SK border & 40 kms from USA border. There PASTURE FOR RENT, 6 quarters, cross are 4892 acres deeded and 1012 acres fenced, all new fence, for 120 yearlings or government lease with 61 acres flood irri- 60 pairs. 306-427-4923, Shell Lake, SK. gated alfalfa. Property comes with a 4 bedroom home, corrals, heated barn & a MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. massive steel shop. Real Estate Centre, Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings www.maverickconstruction.ca visit: www.farmrealestate.com PASTURE FOR 60 - 90 SMILEY HOBBY FARM: Quarter section on WANTED: pairs for summer 2018. highway. Private. Partially fenced. Oil leas- cow/calf 780-753-8650, Provost, AB. es. Lots of water. Ravine, house, buildings, machinery and much more! 306-838-0352. 1/2 SECTION in the RM of Bratt’s Lake #129 for sale: South of Gray, SK. Land location is SW and NW 36-13-19 W2. Con- ACREAGE WITH FARM House: 4.92 acres, farm house with garages & grain bins tact Sandy Krenning 780-672-9500. for sale on beautiful, well-maintained piece 2 QUARTERS OF LAND in RM Grayson, SK. of land 9 miles from the US border in SE NW-29-21-05-W2, NE-30-21-05-W2, Sask., $235,000. Call 701-741-3498, 306-685-2002, Gainsborough, SK. $350,000. Email:kaa.mpmiller@gmail.com

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CERTIFIED #1 Metcalf(2R) & Legacy(6R). Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERT. #1 Copeland: 94% germ., 95% vigor, 48.3 TKW, 100% Copeland. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Austenson, Ennis Seeds, 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK.

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TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. AC METCALFE, CDC COPELAND, CDC POLAR STAR, top quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austenson, AC Ranger. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, AAC Synergy. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net

D&L DOUBLE CUT ONE MAN SAWMILL, on wheels, 32 HP, diesel, 16’ bed, VG cond., CDC COPELAND, Fdn., Reg., Cert. top $20,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, Leduc, AB. quality seed. Widely accepted malt variety. Inquiries welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

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CERT. MAVERICK, COWBOY, Austenson, 2012 JOHN DEERE XUV 825i, gas, 674 Copeland. Excellent germ, fusarium free. hrs., 4WD, Bighorn radial tires, heavy duty Call Don at 780-853-0971 or Eric at front brush guard, $12,500. Oxbow, SK., 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. 306-483-5115, www.nelsonmotors.com CERTIFIED #1 CONLON, 99% germ., 2012 ARCTIC CAT 1000 V Twin HD, 163 53.8 g/1000k. Pugh Seeds Ltd., Portage la hrs., 4WD, stereo, winch, Extreme Terrain Prairie, MB., 204-274-2179. tires, $13,900. Estevan, SK., 306-634-6422, www.nelsonmotors.com CERTIFIED # 1, high germ: AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland. Seed Source, Archerwill, 4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, SK., 306-323-4402. like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK. CERTIFIED & REGISTERED: AC Metcalf. B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. 1997 JAYCO EAGLE, model 263 TK, new CERTIFIED CDC Copeland & AC Metcalf. tires and hot water tank, excellent condi- Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, tion, no smoking, $8000. 204-855-2212, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca Oak Lake, MB. CERTIFIED CDC Austenson & Maverick 2012 ZINGER 260BH, 1 slide, air condi- feed barley. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, tioning, excellent condition, $19,500. Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. CERTIFIED AC Metcalfe, AC Newdale, CDC ICE FISHING HUT SALE. Reg. $2200, sale Copeland, Legacy, CDC Austenson, CDC $1695. While supplies last. Call Maverick, CDC McGwire. Van Burck 306-253-4343, toll free 1-800-383-2228. Seeds, Star City, SK 306-863-4377. www.hold-onindustries.com www.vanburckseeds.ca

FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER Municipality of Pembina

PROPERTY Approximately 200 cultivated acres and a 10 acre yard site in one block of land: Parcel 1: The NW 1/4 of Section 14-1-9 WPM, excepting all mines and minerals Parcel 2: Parcel Lettered “A” Plan 1932 MLTO in S 1/2 14-1-9 WPM Excepting – all mines and minerals and other reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act. For further information contact LARRY J. SELBY at: McCulloch Mooney Johnston Selby LLP 351 Main Street, PO Box 279 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0 Ph: 204-242-2801 • Fax: 204-242-2723 Email: Larry@mmjslaw.com

CERTIFIED #1 CARDALE, 97% germ., CERTIFIED CDC GLAS, $16/bu., test results 35g/1000k. Pugh Seeds Ltd., Portage la available, delivery available. 403-634-1643, Prairie, MB., 204-274-2179. Enchant, AB. admin@cailliaufarms.ca www.cailliaufarms.ca REGISTERED CARBERRY HARD Red Spring Wheat, $10.75/bu., 1000 Kernel Weight = CERTIFIED CDC SORREL. Van Burck 42.14, 98% germ., 0 fus., test results avail- Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star City, SK. able, delivery available. 403-634-1643, www.vanburckseeds.ca Enchant, AB. admin@cailliaufarms.ca CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. www.cailliaufarms.ca Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia. Call Grant, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, CERT. #1 BETHUNE, 98% germ., 95% vigor. Sandercock Seed Farm, Balcarres SK., 306-746-8070, Semans, SK. 306-334-2958. CERT. # 1, high germ: CDC Landmark VB, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Jatharia VB, CDC CERTIFIED # 1 CDC GLAS - The variety to Utmost VB, AAC Brandon. Seed Source grow! Top yield, excellent lodging resistance. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. Archerwill, SK. 306-323-4402. CERTIFIED CDC Landmark, AAC Cameron, CERTIFIED #1: CDC Glas & CDC Bethune. Jatharia, Brandon CWRS wheat. Contact Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. Lenore, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERT. CDC Sanctuary, CDC Sorrel, CDC BeFDN, CERT & REG. CDC Landmark VB, CDC thune, AAC Bravo. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, Utmost VB, CDC Plentiful, AAC Redberry, SK, 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net AAC Tenacious. B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, CDC GLAS, Reg., Cert., top quality seed. 306-921-9424, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. High yield, exc. standability, easy to harCERTIFIED CARDALE, AAC Redwater, CDC vest. Great reviews from customers. InUtmost VB, CDC Landmark VB, Pasteur. quiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Van Burck Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star Ltd., North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net City, SK. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 CDC Landmark VB, CDC Plentiful, Cardale, Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon: 99% germ., 99% vigor, 38.58 TKW. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Blackstrap, earliest black CERTIFIED #1 CARBERRY, Ennis Seeds, bean, direct harvest, high yield, excellent disease pkg.; CDC Super Jet & CDC Jet 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK. also available. Martens Charolais & Seed, Cert. CDC LANDMARK VB: high yielding, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. midge resistance, semi-dwarf, 99% germ., 0% disease. Printz Family Seeds, Gravel- CERTIFIED Snowbird fababeans & Amarillo Peas. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, bourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERTIFIED # 1 AAC Jatharia VB wheat, new. Midge tolerant. Shewchuk Seeds, CERT. NSC StarCity, NSC Leroy Soybeans. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1: AAC Brandon, AAC Cameron VB & Carberry. Lung Seeds Ltd. CERTIFIED #1: SNOWBIRD. Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

AAC SYNERGY, Cert. top quality seed. Very high yielder, gaining acceptance with maltsters. Contracts available. Inquiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net FOUNDATION, REGISTERED & CERTIFIED, Amisk, Gadsby, CDC Cowboy & Maverick, 0 CERTIFIED #1 SHAW CWRS, high yieldfusarium, 780-405-8089, Tofield, AB. ing. Pratchler Seeds Farm, 306-682-3317 CERTIFIED METCALF. Inland Seed Corp., or 306-231-5145, Muenster, SK. 204-683-2316, Binscarth, MB. NEW WHEAT KING! Certified #1 AAC Brandon, 98% germ. Nakonechny Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. MINIMIZE INPUT COSTS & maximize yield AC VESPER VB, WASKADA. Fdn., reg., potential. Grain & grazing/silage corn. The cert. #1. High yielders, good protein, exleader’s in non-GMO technology. A more cellent quality! Nakonechny Seeds, sustainable way of farming! Free delivery. 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. Call De Dell Seeds Inc. 204-268-5224. EXCELLENT QUALITY Cert. #1, CWRS: GRAZING CORN CM440 conventional va- CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC riety. Early maturity, whole plant is pal- Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Caratable making for easier cleanup in the dale, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Connery & AAC spring, high quality forage during winter Redberry. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, months. No planter required. Low seed Watson, SK. cost. CanaMaize Seed Inc., call 1-877-262-4046 www.canamaize.com EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1: AC Andrew, SY Rowyn, Faller, Penhold & AAC Sadash. Call Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. MAXIMIZE ON YIELD with CDC PRECI- NEW CERTIFIED CDC LANDMARK VB; SION, CDC ALLOY, AAC SPITFIRE. Prov- AC Andrew soft white, very good quality. en variety - TRANSCEND. All exc. germ, 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca 0% fus. gram. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg SK, 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. AAC JATHARIA VB, certified #1, 99% Stoll’s Seed Barn Ltd., CERT. AAC SPITFIRE, excellent germ & germ. vigour, 0% fus gram. Myles 306-648-8337, 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. Gravelbourg, SK., www.foxfamilyfarm.ca CDC LANDMARK VB, AAC BRANDON, CERTIFIED TRANSCEND, very good AAC PREVAIL VB, top quality. Wiens quality. Call 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. www.herle.ca REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: CDC LandAAC SPITFIRE, TRANSCEND, top mark, AAC Brandon, AAC Jatharia, Cardale, quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, CDC Utmost. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. Herschel, SK. CERT. & REG. CDC Precision; AAC Spitfire. AAC BRANDON CWRS, Cert. top quality High germ. & 0% F.G., Fast Seed Farm Ltd., seed, very high yielder and protein. Highly recommended by growers. All inquiries 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire CERT. FDN, REG. CDC Precision; CDC Al- Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell loy; AAC Spitfire; Transcend. Exc. germ., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516 or email: 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, gregfarms@sasktel.net Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net AAC ELIE, CWRS, CERT. top quality seed, sister wheat to AAC Brandon. Very high yielder with high protein. Positive reviews from growers. All inquires welcome. Vol#1 CERTIFIED CS Camden oats, 99% germ. ume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, Available at Sunset Road Seeds, Richard, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, SK, more info call Randy at 306-481-5252. 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

CERTIFIED AC MORGAN & Haymaker. Exc. SY ROWYN CPSR, Cert. top quality seed, germ, fusarium free. Don: 780-853-0971 or high yielder with vg protein. All inquires Eric: 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell REGISTERED & CERTIFIED #1 Summit, 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. Email 99% germ. Wilmot Milne at 204-385-2486 gregfarms@sasktel.net or 204-212-0531, Gladstone, MB. REGISTERED & CERTIFIED, AC Shaw VB, 0 CERTIFIED #1, high germ: CS Camden, fusarium. 780-405-8089, Tofield, AB. CDC Ruffian, CDC Morrison. Seed Source, SELECT CDC GO seed, hand picked from Archerwill, SK., 306-323-4402. breeder seed. Contact: mastinseed.com CERTIFIED CDC RUFFIAN. B4 Seeds, Call or text 403-994-2609, Olds, AB. 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, REGISTERED, CERTIFIED Summit. Inland 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. Seed Corp., 204-683-2316, Binscarth, MB. CERTIFIED Camden, Morgan, Baler and Haymaker. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERT. CDC RUFFIAN, CDC Minstrel, AC Morgan. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 CDC Ruffian, AC Leggett & TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass CDC Orrin. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED CDC HAYMAKER. Hickseeds CERTIFIED ALGONQUIN ALFALFA Seed and 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 grass blends, $2.50/lb, bulk discounts, all blends available, delivery available. Please (Dale), Mossbank, SK. call 403-634-1643, www.cailliaufarms.ca CERTIFIED CDC BALER, forage oat for admin@cailliaufarms.ca Enchant, AB. sale, call Dennis at 306-231-7475, Humboldt, SK. CERTIFIED #1 MULTI-LEAF and creeping alfalfa seed variety, $2.75/lb., volCERTIFIED #1: C.S. Camden. Lung Seeds root ume discounts, pre-inoculated (in 50 lb. Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. bags). Delivery available. 204-642-2572, CERTIFIED MORGAN, RUFFIAN, HAYMAK- Riverton, MB. ER, Kerber Seeds, 306-232-4474, RosCERT. ALFALFA and GRASSES. Elie, MB. thern, SK. Free delivery. Dyck Forages & Grasses Ltd. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS 1-888-204-1000 www.dyckseeds.com Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruffian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. CDC NORSEMAN & CDC BOYER, CERTIFIED #1, 99% germ. Stoll’s Seed Barn Ltd., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: Summit Leggett, CDC Haymaker (Forage). Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. FOUNDATION, REGISTERED & CERTIFIED AC Morgan, CDC Haymaker & Murphy, 0 fusarium. 780-405-8089, Tofield, AB.

HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), Dekalb & Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. TOP YIELDING CANOLA from Canterra Seeds. Check out yields in the seed guide and purchase from Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

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

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CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled; Certified CDC 4371-4, red. Call Grant, Semans, SK. 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERT. CDC PROCLAIM CL Red, high yielding, exc. quality. Myles 306-648-8337, Gravelbourg, SK. www.foxfamilyfarm.ca CDC MARBLE, reg. #1, 99% germ., exc. quality! Limited supply. Nakonechny Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda,SK. CDC PROCLAIM CL, new Red. 100% germ., 0% ascochyta. Nakonechny Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. CERT. CDC IMPULSE Clearfield red lentil, best in it’s class. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca CDC IMPULSE, CDC PROCLAIM, CDC MAXIM(small reds), top quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. CERT. CDC PROCLAIM CL Reds, high germ. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. CERT. CDC GREENSTAR, CDC Impulse, CDC Proclaim, CDC Maxim, CDC Redmoon. 98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

APHANOMYCES RESISTANCE Cert. CDC Blackstrap black bean, early maturity, high yield; Cert. & Reg. CDC Greenwater, Cert. CDC Striker Peas. Martens Charolais and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. CERTIFIED CDC INCA, CDC Greenwater, CDC Mosaic. Call Grant, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070, Semans, SK CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK. 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 CDC Spectrum, CDC Acer (Maple), CDC Amarillo and CDC Meadow. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED AAC ARDILL yellow peas. Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Limerick. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. CDC AMARILLO, CDC INCA, certified #1, excellent quality! Nakonechny Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. ABARTH, CDC SPECTRUM, AAC Carver certified yellow peas, very good quality. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca FDN. & CERT. CDC Spectrum; CDC Amarillo. High germ. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: AAC Ardill, CDC Inca, CDC Spectrum, CDC Limerick (green), CDC Proclaim Lentil (red). Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CERTIFIED CDC INCA & CDC Greenwater, Exc. germ. & disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

GREEN PEAS, yellow pea prices down, try new green pea varieties! CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater & CDC Spruce. Select, CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AC Elie, CarberFdn., Reg. and Cert. Ask about CDC Forest. ry, Stettler & AC Andrew. All high germ, low CERTIFIED GLAS and CDC Sorrel flax. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, to no fus. 306-441-6699, 306-441-6799, Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. Paynton, SK. farmerdutton@gmail.com www.trawinseeds.ca gregfarms@sasktel.net

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CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK CERTIFIED #1: CDC Calvi & CDC Cibo. Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. REG. & CERTIFIED CDC Calvi (itchless), high yielder. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK.

LOADING AND HAULING 50 tonnes of hay. And Selling: approx. 700 grass 4x4 squares; 300 alfalfa grass/hay rounds; 600 COVER CROPS. HICKSEED LTD., greenfeed rounds; 600 square 2nd cut alMossbank, SK. Now has on the floor falfa; Also Wanting: straw bales. Hay Vern for organic plowdown: Daikon radish 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB. (zero till); Hairy Vetch; Austrian Winter peas; Buckwheat; Yellow Blossom sweet LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom clover. Also, green feed blends available. hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. For all your seed needs call Hickseed Ltd. Barry 306-354-7998 or Dale 306-229-9517

RANCH/ FARM HAND Wanted. Job includes but not limited to: Calving cows; Herd health: Feeding; General ranch management; Feeding & caring for horses: And farming. Drivers license & references required. Call 403-760-1224 or email: horses@brewsteradventures.com 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.

BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buying all varieties of mustard. Also canary and some other specialty crops. 204-745-3662, Brunkild, MB WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker CDC CIBO, CDC CALVI, top quality. Wi- involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. POST SHAVINGS: Cattle feedlot, horse & ens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 poultry bedding. Bulk pricing and delivery available; Landscaping Mulch: Available SK. or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK. 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, JAMES FARMS FOR QUALITY SEED. Spruce Home, SK.. 1-800-667-0094. Email: Brandon, Cardale, Faller and Penhold info@vwpltd.com Visit: www.vwpltd.com Wheat. Summit and Souris oats, Haymaker Forage Oats. Tradition Barley, Glas flax, NEWLY ESTABLISHED ALFALFA stand, McLeod RR2 and Barker R2xtend Soyseeded at 12 lbs./acre in 2017. Now acbeans. Forage and Grass Seeds, Various • Competitive Prices cepting limited confirmations for 2018. Canola and other Cereal Seed Varieties 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. • Prompt Movement available upon request. Custom Processing, seed treating, inoculating. Delivery is • Spring Thrashed available. Early payment discounts. Call NEW HAY FOR SALE; Round bale picking 204-222-8785 or 1-866-283-8785 Winniand hauling, small or large loads. Travel “ON FARM PICK UP” peg, MB. email djames@jamesfarms.com anywhere. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. 1-877-250-5252 Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? HAY FOR SALE - DELIVERED! Also custom Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, hauling. V-V Trucking Ltd., 306-631-8544, Manitoba’s best-read farm publication. peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Moose Jaw, SK. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay. WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call ALFALFA/ TIMOTHY/ BROME/ Crested Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. wheat grass mix, small squares, shedded, MORTON OATS SEED, 98% germ, 99.7 $5/ea. Rounds $45/ea. Very minimal rain. purity, 42 lbs. Wild oat & rain free. ExcelPhone late evenings, 780-942-4107, locatlent variety for hay & seed prod. Delivery & ed NE Edmonton, AB. area. Vanderveen samples avail. Spencer Bina Seed, Park River, ND. Call or text, 701-331-9385. Commodity 350 LARGE ROUND HAY BALES, approxiTREATED OAT SEED for sale: Souris and Services Ltd. mately 1650-1700 lbs., good condition. Morgan, treated with Raxil Pro. Call Justin Call 780-523-2650, High Prairie, AB. Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers 306-469-0105, Big River, SK.

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TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. COMMON #1 TIMOTHY, orchard grass, meadow brome and tall fescue. Delivery available. Call 204-642-2572, Riverton, MB CANADA COMMON #1 multi-leaf and creeping root Alfalfa seed varieties, $2.25/lb. Volume discounts, pre-inoculated (in 50 lb. bags). Delivery available. 204-642-2572, Riverton, MB. ALFALFAS/ CLOVERS/ GRASSES, hay blends and pasture blends. Custom blends no charge. Free delivery. Dyck Forages & Grasses Ltd., Elie, MB, 1-888-204-1000. Visit us at www.dyckseeds.com ALFALFA: TAPROOT, COMMON #1, 3 variety blend, 96-98% germ. 25 kg bags or 1000 kg minibulks. Call Reg Greve 306-528-4610, Lanigan, SK. COMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK.

HAY BLENDS AND PASTURE BLENDS, no charge custom blends. Dyck Forages & Grasses Ltd., Elie, MB. Free delivery. 1-888-204-1000, www.dyckseeds.com

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

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A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay! 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

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BIG SQUARES: DAIRY, beef & horse quality, 5-9¢/lb., cheap freight. Deacons Corner, MB. 204-270-0115, demplett@hotmail.com

ITCHY HIGHEST YIELDING variety Canary seed, high germ, 30¢/lb. 306-335-2777, Lemberg, SK.

MAKE SERIOUS HAY! Contact Nuhn Forage for all your forage preservation needs. Featuring the #1 liquid and granular products/applicators on the market. For Serious Hay: 800-965-9127 www.juicehay.ca

SOLD! DAIRY QUALITY & beef hay: 500 round bales, approx. 1500 lbs. Feed test available. Faubert Farms, Marengo, SK. Call Murray 306-463-9691. ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK.

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WANTED: ALFALFA 3x3 and 3x4 bales. Will arrange for pickup at farm/field. Phone Chris 204-746-0462, Brunkild, MB. LARGE ROUND BALES, hard core, 5x6, alfalfa/grass mix and alfalfa 1st and 2nd cut, no rain; also grass bales. 204-749-2194, 204-526-0733, Rathwell, MB.

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2 USED RADIAL 18.4/38, $200 each; 2 R.580/80.42 Michelin, $250 each, recent take offs. 204-476-6907, Neepawa, MB. 20.8x42 CLAMP-ON DUALS with rods and spacers, for triples, taken off 9370 Case tractor, $8000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. MR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, call Mylo at 306-921-6555 or Jeremy at 306-921-0068. Serving all Saskatchewan. ACE ENTERPRISES CLEAR OUT SALE: John Deere 4WD triple set, complete of 12 tires & wheel hubs, hub ext.; Used Goodyear tires, approx. 50% wear, $10,800. New tires, $1800/ea. installed; 3 sets of dual wheels & tires for combines, carts & tractors, 520/85R38 Trelleborg, $5000; 6 new 18.4x26 wheels for MacDon swather, $450; 2 hub ext. 24” long for MacDon swather, $450. Will accept any reasonable offer. Call toll free 1-844-291-6582, Email: jkelsey@sasktel.net Saskatoon, SK.

TIRE SHOP CLOSING! All in stock tires at greatly reduced prices, 520/85R/38 Titan HT; 30.5L/32 Goodyear Dy.ii; 14.9R/28 NUVISION COMMODITIES is currently purchasing feed barley, wheat, peas and FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS - 5000 US Firestone ALL TR FWD; 14.9/26 Firestone FWD. All in new condition. Call for milling oats. 204-758-3401, St. Jean, MB. gal., $3000; 6000 US gal., $3600. Pick up SAT, sizes and prices, Paul 306-625-7691, at factory. Ph 306-253-4343 while supplies other Ponteix, SK. Email: rabt@sasktel.net WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds last. www.hold-onindustries.com and cereals. All organic cereals and specialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297. gal., $6500 pick up at factory or $7000 free freight to farm. 1-800-383-2228 www.hold-onindustries.com 306-253-4343

GROW SOYBEANS? If you grow 1000 acres earn a free new pickup truck every year and give last year’s away. Free report at www.profitfromthebean.com or call 204-856-3396. TIRED OF HAULING 20-40% of your soybean crop to market only to pay the soybean seed bill? There’s an alternative! Visit: www.profitfromthebean.com or phone 204-856-3396. GLYPHOSATE 1 SOYBEANS: Top yields, delivered. Common #1. Keep your own seed! Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, 204-739-3519. Fisher Branch, MB. MARROWFAT PEA SEED (common) for sale, 91% germ. Call or text for details. 403-528-0085, Medicine Hat, AB.

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200 ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS mixed bales, 1100 lbs. each, mostly net wrapped, about 50 are twined, 3 cents/lb. Please call 204-922-0227, Ste Rose du Lac, MB.

POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER: Completed tenders and a $10,000 deposit toward the tender price for each property for which a tender is being submitted are invited to be received up to 12:00 PM (noon) on March 29, 2018 (the “deadline”) on the property described below, which tenders and deposits shall be received at: Greenberg & Greenberg, Box 158, 231 Saskatchewan Ave. E, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 0L7, Attention: John Jones. Property #1: Parcel A, Plan 1622 PLTO, in SW 1/4 12-11-3 WPM, Exc. Firstly: Parcel A, Plan 1669 PLTO; Secondly: Lot 1, Plan 35537 PLTO, subject to the reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act located in the RM of Cartier and consisting of 55.63 ac. Property #2: All that portion of the SW 1/4 12-11-3 WPM lying north of Road Plan 1332 PLTO Exc., all that portion lying to the west of a line drawn parallel with the west limit of said quarter section through a point on the north limit distant Ely 850’ from the NW corner. Subject to the reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act, Title No. 1549303/3, 1549274/3, 1549299/3, located in the RM of Cartier and consisting of 37.29 ac. Property #3: Lot 1, Plan 2391 PLTO, in SW 1/4 12-11-3 WPM, subject to the reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act as to the Ely 90’, Title No. 1896904/3, which lot is in Elie, MB. Property #4: Lot 2, Plan 2391 PLTO, in SW 1/4 12-11-3 WPM, subject to the reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act as to the Ely 90’ Title No. 1896914/3 which lot is in Elie, MB. Conditions of tender: Financing must be pre-approved, tenders to be in the form prepared by Taylor McCaffrey LLP. To obtain tender form or more info, contact Taylor McCaffrey LLP, 9th Floor, 400 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4K5, Attn: David C. King, 204-988-0420. Each tender must be accompanied by a certified cheque, payable to Taylor McCaffrey LLP (in trust), in the amount of $10,000, for each property for which a tender is being submitted. Deposits of tenders not accepted will be returned to the tenderers. Highest tender or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Sales subject to reserve bids. The possession date and the due date of the balance of tender price shall be April 16, 2018. The maker of any tender relies entirely upon his/her/its personal inspection and knowledge of the land, independent of the representations made by the vendor or the solicitor and agent of the vendor. The land will be sold “as is” and the bidder is solely responsible to determine the value and condition of the land, land quality, land use, environmental condition and any other information pertaining to the land. Properties 1 & 2 noted above are being tendered together, not separately.

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PLASMA CUTTER, 8x20 table, vg cond., $25,000. 204-243-2453, High Bluff, MB.

KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, expert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% government grant now available. Indian Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 It doesn’t get any better than this. Prepay your ad for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! Call today! 1-800-667-7770.

OPPORTUNITY FOR MOTIVATED, hard working person to manage/work on mixed farm. Cattle experience and machinery operation and maintenance are necessary. Class 1, mechanical and welding skills an asset. Housing provided; wages dependant on experience. Call 403-575-0214, Veteran, AB. E-mail: letfarm@netago.ca LOOKING FOR PEOPLE interested in riding feedlot pens in Strathmore or Lethbridge, AB. area, w/above average horsemanship skills, willing to train. 2 positions available. Wages depending on qualifications. 403-701-1548, Strathmore, AB. HELPER WANTED ON mixed farm. Steady job for right person. Room and board avail. 403-631-2373, 403-994-0581, Olds, AB. EMPLOYMENT FOR GRAIN farm in east central AB. Full time or seasonal. Very modern equipment. Experience operating large equip., Class 1A license an asset. Very competitive wages. Housing available Fax resume to: 780-922-4036 or call 780-777-5227 for details. Irma, AB.

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. WANTED FULL TIME herdsman for a medium size purebred and commercial cattle FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANIC: Diagnose, operation in central Saskatchewan. Wages adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery are negotiable dependent on experience. and vehicles, such as trucks, tractors, Seeking a self-motivated, positive person, dozers, implements and irrigation. Call who is physically capable and has experi250-567-2755 or 604-720-3119. ence in all aspects of feeding, treating and calving of cattle and able to operate NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA farm work. machinery. Furnished housing is available. Dairy, sheep, crop, beef. 4-12 mths. Inter- Only those applicants with the passion & national Rural Exchange, 306-489-4407. desire to work with livestock and live the farm/ranch lifestyle need to apply. Please FARM LABOUR REQUIRED: FT, 1A license & email resume, including contact informaat least 2 years farm experience is neces- tion to: cattlemanfarms@gmail.com sary. Operation of all farm equipment, tractors, sprayer, combines, grain cart, semis and augers. Equipment maintenance & repairs. Need someone who is able to work independently, takes pride in their job, 25,000 HEAD FEEDLOT at Bethune, SK is strong work ethic, positive attitude & will- looking for a Full-time Pen Checker. Send resume to michelle@bpcattle.com or fax ingness to learn. Call 306-272-7038. 306-624-2389. FARM MANAGER: PAGE Farms is seeking a EXPERIENCED FARM HAND wanted on Farm Manager for the 3000 ac. grain farm Purebred Black Angus farm, southern AB. SW of Winnipeg. Candidate must have exp. Full ad at: www.banduraranches.com in all aspects of grain farming, as well as plan and execute for all areas of the farm (inputs, supplies, marketing, relationship GRAIN & OILSEED Farm Worker Needed: building, employee mgmt., maintenance of Full-time, year round employment on equip., building & facilities, record keeping, grain/oilseed farm. Equipment operation & book keeping & more) in an efficient & cost maintenance. Starting at $30/hr starting effective manner. Must be mechanically plus benefit package. 306-745-2528. inclined & have a class 1A license (or be FARMHAND APRIL 15th - FALL, repeat willing to obtain one). The position is next year. Mechanically capable, clean lisalaried (will depend on experience) and cense, good work ethic, capable of operatalso includes housing, vehicle & cell phone. ing most grain farm equipment, some Great opportunity for a family, has a manual labour, 3-5 yrs. exp., own transsupportive community & schooling nearby. portation, $18-$20/hr. Call 306-335-2777 To apply, forward resume with references & or Fax: 306-335-2773, Abernethy, SK. cover letter to pagefarm@mymts.net or mail to: PAGE Farms, Box 59, Starbuck, MB R0G 2P0. Deadline: March 15, 2018. FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock operation. Duties include: operating, maintaining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB. ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mi south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAllister Ave. 7 positions required for 2018 season, May-October. $13-$18/hr. depending on experience. Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping & splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, applying mite control & wrapping hives for winter. No education required, but experience would be an asset. WCB coverage. Ph Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, email: althousehoney@sasktel.net FULL-TIME RANCH HAND wanted for cow/calf operation and caring for Draft horses. Involves all aspects of general ranch duties. Experience with calving an asset. 306-731-2821, Lumsden, SK. FARM & RANCH HELP Wanted in southern Saskatchewan. Must have some experience and drivers licence is an asset. 306-537-2624. WANTED: Farm Equipment Operators, experience required. Full-time available for the right person. Class 1A not required but an asset. Competitive wages. For more information phone Mike, 306-469-7741 or Justin, 306-469-0105, Big River, SK.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, Great Western Railway Ltd. Great Western Railway Ltd. is located in SW SK and has been serving Saskatchewan businesses since its establishment in 2000. Locally owned, operated and maintained, GWR operates on over 400 miles of track. GWR is positioned for significant growth and is seeking a Business Development Manager to assist in the next stage of transformation as we continue to seek ways to foster growth and support to our vital current customer base, as we seek out new and exciting growth opportunities. While the core of our business is freight haulage of grain and other ag products, this position will eventually be responsible for business growth across all current lines of revenue streams including all freight rail carloads, railcar storage, trans-load service, gravel sales and maintenance services. This position will be based in either Shaunavon or Assiniboia, SK. GWR offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is eligible for incentive bonus. The position will include use of a company vehicle, interim accommodation, and conditional relocation assistance. Please send resumes with cover letter to: PO Box 669, Shaunavon, SK. S0N 2M0 or Fax: 306-297-2508.

FARM LABOURER REQUIRED with previous experience in operation of large farm equipment and cattle handling. Preference given to those with Class 1 license. Wages negotiable. 4 bedroom house available. Email resume and references to: shopdonkeytom@gmail.com or phone 306-421-3282, Estevan, SK. LODGE MANAGER REQUIRED for a seasonal fly-in fishing lodge in north-eastern Manitoba. 50-bed, light housekeeping lodge with a staff of 10. Guests cook own meals, guide own boats. Management experience important. Mechanical, carpentry experience an asset. 20-week season, May - September. Salary plus room and board provided. Family owned for over 50 years. Located in Atikaki Provincial Park. Hiring for all positions. Couples/friends resumes accepted EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY! Sas- together. Email: bigfish@saslodge.com or katoon Co-op is inviting applications for visit www.saslodge.com the position of Fertilizer Facility Manager at their Fertilizer Site in Hepburn, SK. Successful candidates must have extensive agriculture experience with extensive knowledge of physical plant management AG MECHANICS NEEDED in SE Sask. and fertilizer handling protocols. Prefer- Performing advanced diagnostics, repairs ence will be given to applicants who pos- and maintenance on agricultural & turf sess applicable post-secondary education. equipment. John Deere Ag experience Additional requirements include: 1) Strong preferred. Perm./Full-time. Submit resume organizational, interpersonal, communica- & cover letter on company website as soon tion & negotiation skills with a demon- as possible: www.nelsonmotors.com strated collaborative approach when working with Team Members, colleagues, NEWTEC ENVIRONMENTAL requires two farmers and business partners. 2) Strong production line workers immediately. Must customer service-orientation, motivated, have welding experience and be prepared and capable of serving and assisting cus- to work in assembly as well. Job is located tomers in a positive, courteous and effi- in Osler, SK. Phone Bert at 306-230-8652 cient manner. 3) Minimum 2 years of or email resume to mjsharma@sasktel.net managerial/ administrative experience. Saskatoon Co-op offers a comprehensive salary & benefits package as well as ongoing training, personal and professional 1A TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED: Minimum 2 yrs development and excellent opportunities flat deck experience hauling ag equipment for advancement. Please Apply online at: in US and Canada. Local and long hauls, www.saskatooncoop.ca under careers company benefits, competitive wages. Must or submit a detailed resume in confidence have clean abstract and valid passport. on or before March 8th, 2018 to: 306-776-2349, 306-536-3484. d.dale@sasktel.net or Saskatoon Co-op Agro Saskatoon, SK. S7T 0J1. Fax: LOOKING FOR LEASED Operators to run 306-933-3857. flatdeck, bulk, and container work, inter provincial or across Canada for offices in FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER required Saskatchewan call Denise 306-757-1448. for mixed farm. Valid drivers license re- Sign up bonus of $1000! quired. Housing avail. Provost, AB. Fax resume: 780-753-2962 or ph 780-753-2952 OWNER/OPERATORS NEEDED to haul Suor email: p_murray@live.ca per B end dumps & hoppers, in BC, AB, SK, & MB. Must have experience. Please Call WANTED: SELF MOTIVATED and respon- 403-236-4028. sible person for mixed cattle & grain farm. Experience with modern machinery, class 1A license an asset, non-smoker, work well with others, wage is $20/hr. plus bonus on production & dependability. House CARETAKER COUPLE LOOKING for new available, please call 403-575-1964 or position in SW Alberta starting June. 403-558-0191, itsmefred224@gmail.com 403-575-4183, Consort, AB. FARM LABOURER WANTED: Must have valid 1A with driver’s abstract. Mechanical knowledge and experience with farm equipment an asset. Wage based on experience starting at $20-30/hr. Located in Weyburn/Fillmore area, SK. 306-861-7317

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