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Province bulldozes Agro Woodlot Program

Flag leaf stage applications provide the best protection

Manitoba Woodlot Association “disappointed” that the one-of-a-kind program assisting small-scale forestry has been cancelled

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

Winter wheat is at, or near the stage, for applying fungicides to protect it from various leaf diseases and spring wheat isn’t far behind, says Holly Derksen, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). Some winter wheat fields were at the flag-leaf stage last week and more will be this week, she said. Farmers trying to protect both winter and spring wheat should apply fungicides at the flag-leaf stage to get the best protection against leaf rust. Spraying to prevent stem rust should begin at the first sign of disease until the end of the flowering, according to MAFRI’s 2012 Guide to Field Crop Protection. “Rusts across the West have been showing up two weeks earlier than in a normal year, but crops are also two weeks ahead of where they are in a normal year,” Derksen said. “I’ve had one report of rust near the Dauphin area... It’s unknown if it came in on a wind event or if it overwintered.”

By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF

a n i t o b a’s A g r o Wo o d l o t Program has fallen to the provincial budget axe. Short-term contracts for four forestry technicians based in communities in the southern part of the province were allowed to expire in March, and grants for logging based on beneficial management practices will no longer be offered. A provincial spokesperson con-

firmed the Manitoba Agro Woodlot Program is now being delivered by GO teams across the province. The long-term costs will be much higher than the short-term savings, said Allan Webb, secretary treasurer of the Manitoba Woodlot Association, because the program helped farmers and landowners capitalize on the formerly overlooked economic value of well-managed forests. “I was very disappointed, but I wasn’t terribly surprised because natural resource management isn’t

a priority in this province,” said Webb. The Agro Woodlot Program staff were doing “really good stuff that nobody else was,” he said. That included training people how to operate chainsaws safely, how to estimate the value of standing timber, and providing advice and sample contracts for landowners dealing with private loggers, he said. It’s doubtful that GO team staff, See WOODLOT on page 6 »

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Trees are already undervalued in agriculture. Now that the Agro Woodlot Program has been axed, some fear the situation will only worsen. PHOTO: LAURA RANCE

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4-H members celebrate by helping others

Swarming into summer When it gets crowded, some bees move out

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CROPS Late May frost a setback But agronomists say most fields will recover

FEATURE Finding the best genetic value Using pooled semen for AI in hogs has drawbacks

CROSSROADS Fun Fest is fast approaching 4-H members will be gathering in Carman mid-July

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4-H will be 100 years old in Canada next year

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- H clubs from across Canada are celebrating the organization’s 100th annivesary with a special partnership with Food Banks Canada. Clubs will provide support to local food banks through collection and delivery of food products as well as generating monetary donations, 4-H Canada announced May 28 at an event at the Manitoba legislature. The organization got its start in Roland 100 years ago next year. Today there are over 2,500 members throughout the province ranging in age from eight to 21 years. More than 1,100 volunteer leaders are involved in more than 2,800 projects in the 178 clubs. “Manitobans are benefiting from 100 years of 4-H programs that have provided young people with opportunities to learn and practise a variety of life skills that help them grow as individuals and contributing community members,” said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron

MacDon Industries has unveiled a limited edition of its self-propelled windrower decorated with 4-H images to help celebrate 100 years of 4-H in Canada.

Kostyshyn in a release. “We congratulate the Canadian 4-H Council in reaching this impressive milestone, salute the dedicated volunteers who share their time and expertise, and encourage 4-H members everywhere to carry the spirit of head, heart, hand and health forward as they set their life’s goals.” The event included participation by MacDon Industries Ltd. with the unveiling of its limited-edition, self-pro-

pelled windrower decorated with 4-H images. “Many successful young people with rural roots got their start in 4-H programs which gave them the confidence and encouragement to achieve their dreams,” said Kostyshyn. “As they become adults, many will return to the program as volunteers to contribute what they have learned. As they pay it forward, we will all continue to benefit.”

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There are 42 goslings with this adult pair — quite a hatch, or quite a snatch?

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Viterra shareholders back Glencore The vote in favour of the takeover was nearly unanimous By Scott Haggett and Rod Nickel CALGARY/WINNIPEG / REUTERS

hareholders of Canada’s largest grain handler, Viterra Inc., voted overwhelmingly May 29 in favour of a friendly takeover bid by Swiss commodities trader Glencore International Plc., pushing the biggest deal in years for the global agricultural sector closer to reality. The deal was supported by 99.8 per cent of shareholders, far more than the required twothirds majority. Glencore offered V iterra $16.25 per share, or $6.l billion in March for the company, which owns the biggest share of Western Canada’s grain storage and farm supply outlets, as well as nearly all grain storage capacity in South Australia. The acquisition, which still needs approval by regulators in Canada and Australia, would bring Glencore into the big leagues of agriculture, which are dominated by Archer Daniels Midland Co., Bunge Ltd., Cargill Inc. and Louis Dreyfus Corp., the so-called ABCD quartet of the industry. In Canada and Australia, where Viterra is strong, “ADM, Bunge and Cargill will take notice of Glencore,” said Horst

Hueniken, a former analyst based in Toronto who is working to launch a global agricultural hedge fund. “The other concern will be that Glencore will continue to grow and start penetrating markets beyond Canada, parts of the U.S. and Australia,” he said. Glencore’s move comes in one of the busiest merger and acquisition periods for agriculture since the late 1990s as improving diets and incomes in countries like China and India stoke interest in grain companies. Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. swooped in to buy U.S.-based Gavilon Group for $3.6 billion May 29. The growing use of corn and other crops to make biofuels has tightened supplies of food crops, Hueniken said, making agriculture a likely space for further deal activity. “The economics are not marginal anymore. It’s become a space where merging or acquiring makes sense.” Viterra has been quietly up for auction since late 2011, with approaches made by four bidders, including Glencore, according to public company documents. On May 28, Russian investment group Summa bought a nearly 50 per cent stake in

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Russian state grain trader United Grain Co., while Louis Dreyfus is also looking to tap capital markets for the first time. Glencore would get most of Viterra’s country and port grain storage in Western Canada, some food-processing assets, and its grain-storage and -handling assets in South Australia. “We look forward to becoming part of the agriculture industry in Western Canada and to contributing to the expansion of the grains and oilseeds sector in those communities now served by Viterra, in Canada, Australia and elsewhere,” said Glencore’s director of agricultural products, Chris Mahoney. To win political support in Ottawa, Glencore has cut side deals to sell some of Viterra’s assets to two Canadian companies, Agrium Inc. and Richardson International Ltd. The end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly over Western Canada’s wheat and barley sales is expected to boost profits for grain handlers, who will be able to buy directly from farmers for the next harvest.

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“Glencore will now be a smaller player (in Canada) than Viterra was and they bring a world experience and view of things to Western Canada.” STEPHEN VANDERVALK

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C a n a d a’s f a r m e r - o w n e d co-operatives. But there may be little nostalgia left among farmers after years of consolidation resulted in the emergence of Viterra in 2007 as the dominant player in the Western Canada breadbasket. “I think people are quite e x c i t e d a b o u t G l e n c o r e ,” said Stephen Vandervalk, an A l b e r t a f a r m e r a n d p re s i dent of the Grain Growers o f Ca n a d a . “Gl e n c o re w i l l now be a smaller player (in Canada) than Viterra was and they bring a world experience and view of things to Western Canada.” Instead, farmers are worried about the increased clout that would be gained by Agrium, the dominant nitrogen fert i l i z e r m a k e r i n We s t e r n Canada, Vandervalk said. Agrium would get most of

Viterra’s retail agri-products business, making it the market leader in Canada, including its 34 per cent stake in Canadian Fertilizer Limited, for which it will pay $1.8 billion. Richardson will acquire 23 per cent of Viterra’s grain-handling assets as well as certain processing assets in North America for $900 million. C a n a d a’s i n d e p e n d e n t Competition Bureau has already said it will not oppose Glencore’s takeover of Viterra, but it has not ruled on Glencore’s side deals with Agrium and Richardson. Ap p r ov a l w o u l d a l s o b e needed from Ottawa, which decides if large foreign takeovers are of net benefit to the countr y, and from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The deal is expected to close by the end of July.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Checkoff system needs to be credible

t is laudable that the federal government has moved to set up an interim checkoff to support research, market development and technical assistance for the grain sector. The Western Grain Research Foundation (WGRF), the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) and the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) are major assets to the western grain industry and Laura Rance should be supported by farmers, as well as Editor by other players in the value chain. But the manner in which this proposition has been presented to producers raises some troubling questions. The interim checkoff is designed to replace the role previously played by the Canadian Wheat Board, which will lose its single desk as of Aug. 1 and thus its capacity to serve as a checkoff collector, as well as an investor in these organizations on behalf of all farmers. We are told a voluntary interim checkoff will be in place by Aug. 1, which will be automatically collected from cash grain sales to licensed elevators and turned over for the Alberta Barley Commission to administer. That system will be in place for up to five years, after which it will be up to industry to have a plan in place to support the work of these organizations. While it’s a bit of an enigma as to why the federal minister chose the Alberta Barley Commission as administrator, we have no reason to doubt the commission’s sincerity in wanting to ensure an orderly transition to a new mechanism for funding the important work done by the three organizations left in checkoff limbo. Someone has to do it. And it was the minister’s discretion as to who that would be. But it must be noted the ABC will receive an administration fee of up to five per cent of the checkoff. That’s a sizable admin fee — somewhere in the order of $800,000 to $1 million based on average deliveries of wheat, durum and barley. And while it will be responsible for issuing refunds to growers who request it, it won’t actually be collecting the levy. Its own levy is collected by the Saskatchewan-based Levy Central, an organization that collects checkoff levies for a host of other commodity organizations. Then there’s this surprising statement in the preamble to the proposed regulation in the Canada Gazette, which states: “The ABC would have the authority to determine which organizations would receive the checkoff funds, and how much they would receive.” That implies that if the Alberta Barley Commission deemed there was another cause more worthy than the WGRF, Cigi or CMBTC, it could channel those checkoff funds elsewhere. Some farm groups, including Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers, aren’t happy with the idea of the ABC playing God with farmers’ money. Commission general manager Lisa Skierka assures us that won’t be the case. She points out that is only stated in the preamble to the regulation and it is the regulation the commission will be following. Unfortunately, the regulation doesn’t offer much clarity. It only stipulates that the funds are to be used for research, market development and technical assistance. It doesn’t spell out which organizations are to be recipients. The Co-operator asked the minister’s office for clarification and six days later received an emailed statement from an AAFC communications specialist that confirms the above. But he added: “ABC and AAFC intend to enter into an agreement that will specify what dollars-per-tonne amounts that ABC will provide to Cigi, CMBTC and WGRF.” Nowhere is that stated in the preamble or the regulation. Another area of concern is that the regulation stipulates the ABC will file annual reports to the agriculture minister. Reports to a minister are not required to be made public. Reports to Parliament are. However, the preamble states: “The intent is that AAFC and/or ABC would release information to the public that would show how the checkoff funds are invested and used. These public statements would inform producers about how and where their checkoff money was spent.” Ah, but we’re told the preamble on the ABC’s authority doesn’t reflect the government’s intent. Are we to believe the preamble on this question? The three organizations at risk are worthy causes and innocent victims of the government’s open-market agenda. If their capacity to operate is compromised because farmers don’t trust the checkoff parameters, all of Western Canada suffers. But if the checkoff is intended to support the efforts of these organizations, it should be clearly spelled out in the regulation. Likewise for the annual reports. They should go to Parliament, not the minister. Farmers have until June 25 to express their concerns about this proposal to AAFC. We hope they do. laura@fbcpublishing.com

The 2011 flood battle is not over By Cam Dahl

t has been a year since the flood of 2011. At that time Manitobans were bombarded by flood news every day. Many felt that they personally knew the people impacted around Lake Manitoba, down the Assiniboine River, Lake Dauphin, Winnipegosis or the Shoal Lakes. There was a sense of solidarity with everyone in the province standing shoulder to shoulder to fight against the latest punch from Mother Nature. This is what Manitobans do after all. So where are we a year later? While there still are a few stories about compensation not flowing, for the most part public attention has turned to other things such as the fate of a water park, the Jets, or the rising price of gas. These are the ordinary things of everyday life. It is hard to think of a flood after a mild winter and almost perfect spring. Do we still have the sense of solidarity with the people whose land and houses were sacrificed for the greater good? Frustrated farmers and ranchers around our lakes and in the Assiniboine Valley would shout a resounding “No.” Producers continue to wait for compensation from 2011. They are looking for a plan to get them through 2012 and they are seeking assurances that last year’s flood will not happen again. A tour of the pastures and hayfields around Lake Manitoba is akin to a visit to alien landscape.Thousands of acres are still under water. Recently uncovered as lake levels drop is either bare or growing only bulrushes. Two years ago this land was productive and contributing to the growth and prosperity of the province.Many ranchers need to, once again, move their cattle away to summer pasture that is not covered by water or simply black mud flats. Producers need assurances that there will be forage available to replace the crop that would have been grown on inundated acres. These measures are needed to help ensure Manitoba keeps its cattle herd. Without a plan, many of these ranches which have survived BSE,

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U.S. trade barriers and closed international markets, may not be around for another year. Every part of Manitoba will suffer if we lose these businesses. Yes, nature conspired against us last spring. But the flood was not just an act of nature. It was also an act of government. Governments, for generations, have chosen not to complete the outlet from Lake Manitoba that was called for when the Assiniboine and Red River floodways were built. Last spring many paid the price for these decisions and many are still paying the price today. What plan is in place to ensure an adequate outlet from Lake Manitoba? It seems rather logical that allowances must be made to move water out of the lake if drains are built to push water in. Similarly, what plans are being developed to prevent flooding in the Assiniboine Valley, downstream of the Shellmouth Dam? Is any level of government contemplating an adequate drain for the Shoal Lakes? If governments are not planning to drain water out of the lakes, are they willing to plug the drains they built that bring water in? Manitobans do have a collective responsibility to those who carried the burden of the flood of 2011. In the short term we have a basic responsibility to ensure that they can carry on their businesses. Longer term we have the responsibility for ensuring that they are not flooded again. Manitobans took action after the flood of 1950 drowned Winnipeg. Similar actions are needed today. The message from flood victims to the rest of Manitoba is clear: “Don’t forget us.” These farmers, ranchers and families still need help. This is not a handout. This is simply compensation for accepting a flood so others could stay dry. They have done their part. We, collectively, should not fail to do ours. Cam Dahl is general manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers

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he June 11, 1992 issue reported on the just-issued 2001 Census of Agriculture, which showed 280,046 farms in Canada and 25,706 in Manitoba. That compares with 205,730 and 15,877 respectively in the 2011 census released last month. Also reported on the front page was a plan for United Grain Growers to become a publicly traded company and raise capital through shares sold on the Toronto Stock Exchange. At an international farmers meeting in Quebec City, Canadian representatives called for an end to the grain subsidy war, still raging after the introduction of the U.S. Export Enhancement Program in 1985. Three new herbicide label changes had been approved the previous week, including one for the new product Select and label additions for Bravo to be used on lentils and Roundup as a preharvest treatment for several more crops.

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

How much flood protection is enough? Flood protection practices in the Red River Basin communities and municipalities vary widely

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ow much protection against flooding is enough? This question is often asked in the Red River basin. The Red River Basin Commission’s recent study, Long Term Flood Solutions for the Red River Basin (LTFS), found little consensus on the answer to this question. As a result, flood protection practices in the basin’s communities and municipalities vary widely. While the City of Winnipeg has 700-year protection, a number of basin cities lack permanent protection altogether. The study also found that existing guidelines typically require only minimal levels of protection. For instance, FEMA continues to use 100-year elevation as the baseline for levee certi-

fication, despite the fact that areas in the Red River basin have experienced 250-year, and even 500-year, recurrence floods. Other guidelines, such as those used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, use economic criteria that may make one community eligible for flood protection funding, but not another. And although states/provinces typically have guidelines for funding projects, these guidelines tend to follow federal minimums for levels of protection. In short, the LTFS study found that: 1) guidelines for levels of protection in the basin are few, 2) guidelines often do not match the record of real and potential flood levels in the basin, and thus, 3) communities may have a false sense of protection when they

meet minimum standards of current guidelines. The study concluded that appropriate goals for levels of flood protection in the Red River basin could help reduce risk of damages from future large floods. Such basin-wide goals could guide local, state/provincial and federal governments’ long-term planning and prioritizing of protection projects. To this end, the LTFS study recommends the following guidelines for levels of protection: • Major urban areas: 500 year or greater. • Critical infrastructure: 500 year or greater. • Cities/municipalities: 200 year or greater.

• Critical transportation: 200 year or g reater. • Rural residences and farmsteads: 100 year or greater. • Agricultural cropland: summer flood: 10 year or greater. These guidelines were developed as part of a comprehensive, basin-wide approach to floodplain management that includes recommendation for non-structural measures and retention strategies in conjunction with raising levels of protection. For more details on the LTFS study’s conclusions and recommendations for action, the full report is published on RRBC’s website at http://www. redriverbasincommission.org/Comprehensive_Report_12-15-11_FINAL. pdf.

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However, AGT’s CEO Murad Al-Katib forgot to mention who will be proceeding with the work on implementation once the time is supposedly right, so is there really any realistic, concrete time frame for construction to start? AGT said it could buy grain cheaper from farmers once the CWB’s single desk was gone. The single desk is gone in a few weeks and AGT has financing in place courtesy of Farm Credit Canada, so, why is its plant suspended? The original 2011 announcement had the likes of Stephen Harper’s faithful followers, including Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, Sask. Premier Brad Wall, SARM president Dave Merit, Garth Patterson of WGRF and Regina Mayor Pat Fiaco applauding the value-added project. It is hard to believe they didn’t know the plant was hopeless. Were they just currying favour with Harper or were they jumping gleefully on the bandwagon to avoid Harper’s wrath and retributions? Will Harper now acknowledge that value-added jobs will not be created once the CWB single desk is scrapped? Will he amend his repeated statements in the House of Commons that pointed specifically to the now non-existent pasta plant as the source of these bountiful jobs? If he’s a man of his word and has an ounce of integrity, he will. But like the doomed pasta plant, the probability is small. Kyle Korneychuk Pelly, Sask.

subheading is from the preamble to the regulation. However, it’s the information in the regulatory text itself that the commission will be following when we implement the program. This regulation will be complemented by a contract with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada that will ensure the funds go to the recipient organizations. As a grassroots, producer-led organization focused on research and market development, the commission is pleased to be a part of the solution by ensuring the valuable research, market development and technical assistance programs provided by Western Grains Research Foundation, Canadian International Grains Institute and Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre are maintained in the coming years. We believe in these organizations and the important work they do. Lisa Skierka General Manager Alberta Barley Commission

government wants to start collecting the $80 fee starting this September estimated to be over $20 million. Some provinces continue to keep backdoor registry information on lawful long-gun owners despite calls from the feds to stop this activity. This mandatory possession licence will impact the purchase of ammunition, firearms, hunting licences, transportation, storage, etc. So what has changed? Lawful firearm owners continue to be treated worse than criminals. In my opinion, all firearms laws should be removed from the criminal code. Please call your MP and let him or her know how you feel about this matter. Inky Mark Dauphin, Man.

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Farmers own CWB assets Gerry Ritz, once again, attempts to justify the confiscation of the contingency fund and other assets of the Canadian Wheat Board single desk, “Contingency fund not owed to farmers” in the May 31 issue. He is correct in stating that the fund was not generated by the CWB’s “normal” pooling operation — as if that justifies its confiscation by government. He fails to understand that the generation of the contingency fund is inextricably linked to the single desk and the pools. Under the single desk, all farmers who did business through the CWB were awarded the benefit of the contingency fund as a risk management tool. Ritz, on the other hand, viewed it as “seed money” for his ill-conceived government-run grain company. He was obviously unwilling, or unable, to persuade Treasury Board that government, not farmers, should provide “seed money” for his grain company. It should be noted that other farmer assets of the CWB, rail cars, lake freighters, etc. were generated by the pool directly, but that didn’t seem to hinder their confiscation by government. Ritz’s unethical and illegal action is the reason for the court challenge by the eight former elected directors of the farmer-controlled and -operated singledesk CWB. We are determined to restore farmers’ assets to their rightful owners. Bill Toews Kane, Man.

Pasta plant goes kaput Alliance Grain Traders (AGT) recently announced that its plans to build a pasta-processing plant in Regina in 2012 is officially on hold, at least until next year.

Checkoff administrator seeks to clarify

Your May 31 cover article, “KAP questions checkoff administrator,” included a subheading that reads: “The Alberta Barley Commission will have the authority to decide who gets farmer funds and how much.” To clarify, Alberta barley farmers will not have the authority to determine how the checkoff funds of B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan barley and wheat farmers are spent. Rather, the Alberta Barley Commission will simply oversee the collection and distribution of these funds in an efficient manner consistent with our priorities of streamlining administrative costs and optimizing staff time and resources. The commission’s plan is to help ensure that there is a smooth process in place so that the recipient organizations outlined by AAFC have steady, reliable funding in the coming years. The wording used in the article’s

Gun owners must still register Most gun owners in Canada believe that once the long-gun registry is revoked by C-19, everything will return to normal to pre-C-68 days. How wrong it is to think this way. Killing the long-gun registry has really not changed much in terms of controlling the people who own and use firearms in a peaceful manner. There are an estimated 396,000 possession licences which will expire between now and May of 2013. There’s over 300,000 already expired. These 396,000 firearm owners will become criminals in the eyes of the law as written in C-68. Let’s remember that C-68 has not been repealed in its entirety, a promise that Harper made over and over again before he became the PM. In other words, if you own a long gun (registered or unregistered), you must prove that you also have a valid possession licence (PAL or POL), or you have broken the law and could face a fine or jail time for illegal possession of a weapon. The long gun no longer needs to be registered, but you, the firearm user must be registered. In Canada, firearm owners are seen as potential criminals and therefore all must be registered, so that the police know where all these potential criminals live. The Harper government will not waive the licence fee as it has in the past. Because of budget shortfall, the Harper

Open letter to Gerry Ritz I write today on behalf of Farmers’ Markets Canada (FMC), an organization the federal government helped to create in partnership with the provinces, but which is being allowed to collapse for lack of funding. The national initiatives and partnerships, developed to further the viability, growth and prosperity of the Canadian farmers’ market industry, would suffer a huge loss if FMC is forced to close the doors at this critical point. The investment by the Canadian government of $400,000 over the past few years is about to go down the drain just when its programs are beginning to bear fruit. With an impact in Canadian communities of close to a billion dollars in direct sales, farmers’ markets have an economic multiplier of at least three times that amount. It is also important to recognize that this is one area where we are seeing a return of young people into farming. With the average age of Canadian farmers now sitting at 55 years old it is critical that we invest in any area where young producers are actually able to visualize a viable future in agriculture. Farmers’ markets are also a great way to incubate a small business and support a local economy. I urge you in the strongest terms possible to enable Farmers’ Markets Canada to continue its important work. Even a small amount of money will allow them to keep the lights on for another year. Please be assured you will have my full co-operation to move this important issue forward. Alex Atamanenko Member of Parliament B.C. Southern Interior

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

FROM PAGE ONE FUNGICIDE Continued from page 1

WOODLOT Continued from page 1

The cooler weather that followed that initial finding slowed the disease down, she added. Some farmers spray their wheat with a half-rate of fungicide when applying herbicides. Derksen said she normally doesn’t recommend it because diseases aren’t usually a problem that early in the season. “I want growers to consider rotation and consider your risk management — if you’re willing to put on that extra application cost, but also consider resistance management,” she said. “Is an additional application of fungicide going to limit you later this season, and if not this season, is it going to limit what fungicides are available to you in the future? Resistance is showing up in pathogens and I want to make sure growers are aware of it.” The early half-rate is something to consider if disease is showing up early or if it’s a high-risk situation, such as wheat planted on wheat stubble, Derksen added.

Fusarium decision

It won’t be long until farmers will be deciding whether to apply fungicides to protect their wheat against fusarium head blight, a fungal disease that cuts yields and quality. The first line of defence is variety selection. While no wheat is resistant, some are less susceptible. Planting a less susceptible variety, in combination with agronomic practices and fungicides, is the best approach. Some years winter wheat flowers early enough to avoid the disease, but if the inoculum is present and the weather is right, winter wheat is susceptible. Fusarium head blight is most likely to develop when temperatures range from 15 to 30 C and high moisture is continuous for 48 to 60 hours. If conditions remain warm and moist, the pathogen can continue to sporulate and spread to other kernels or heads, the crop protection guide says. “Under these optimum conditions, crop management has little impact on FHB outbreaks.” Practices that reduce tillering and shorten flowering can reduce the risk period for fusarium infection. They also help fungicides to be more effective. A number of fungicides, including Folicur, Caramba, Proline and Prosaro, are registered for “suppression” of fusarium head blight in wheat. All are Group 3 fungicides and all recommend the same timing for application — when at least 75 per cent of the heads are fully emerged to when 50 per cent of the heads on the main stem are in flower. The crop protection guide says spray equipment must be set to provide good coverage to heads (e.g. forward- and backward-mounted nozzles, or nozzles that have a two-directional spray). allan@fbcpublishing.com

Correction A story in the May 31 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator incorrectly stated that people attending a presentation by Temple Grandin paid $75 per ticket to hear her speak. Although the event was advertised as costing $75 per ticket, in fact sponsors covered the cost of admission for the 700 people in attendance.

Mounds of bulldozed tree stands are a familiar sight across agro Manitoba. Photo: Daniel Winters

who probably aren’t familiar with the intricacies of forestry, will be able to provide meaningful hands-on assistance, he added. Webb also questioned the wisdom of shutting down a o n e - o f - a - k i n d p ro g ra m aimed at turning a neglected and often wasted resource into hard cash and jobs for people in rural areas. Less assistance for people wanting to start up small-scale sawmill operations will likely result in more finished prod-

ucts being imported from Ontario or the U.S., he said. “A lot of landowners didn’t realize that they had a valuable resource,” said Webb, who predicted the result will likely mean more potentially valuable bush pushed into ugly piles and burned.

How valuable is the resource?

A March presentation by Agro Woodlot staff pegged the value of firewood at $150 to $275 per cord, and kiln-dried burr oak at $3.20 per lineal foot.

For example, four cords of ash or oak saw logs are worth $400 to $600, or $100 in stumpage fees for the landowner. If turned into rough cut lumber, that same four cords could fetch $3,000, or $7,000 if turned into tongueand-groove flooring. If an ambitious sawyer were to install, sand and stain that same four cords of sawlogs, it would be worth $14,000, they said.

“I was very disappointed, but I wasn’t terribly surprised, because natural resource management isn’t a priority in this province.” Allan Webb

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CP trains rolling again Commodity groups supported the government’s intervention to end the strike reuters/staff / CP trains were rolling again after Canadian Senate passed backto-work legislation May 31. “There will be a period to catch up on backlog and that is something we’ll be doing once we’re operating again. We’ll be doing that as quickly as possible,” CP spokesman Ed Greenberg said. T h e Te a m s t e r s Un i o n launched its strike on May 23, shutting down freight along CP lines and forcing some customers to reduce operations. The government, concerned about the impact on the Canadian economy, pushed through back-towork legislation May 28 to end the work stoppage. The striking workers have been without a contract since Dec. 31. The main disagreement is over CP demands to

cut pension funding by 40 per cent. CP, whose operating efficiency is the worst in its industry, has said pension costs helped push its expense margins above those of its rivals and made it more difficult to compete with its larger rival, Canadian National Railway Co. CP said it laid off more than 2,000 non-striking staff in addition to the 4,800 striking workers. It had said another 1,400 faced layoffs if the strike was prolonged. Defending the government’s intervention in the strike, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said a long CP rail stoppage would cost the economy $80 million a day. “With no prospect of resolution in sight, the government acted to ensure con-

tinued rail services for businesses, families and the economy,” she said. Teamsters lobbyist Phil Benson told the Senate that the precedent of legislation to end strikes meant CP had not negotiated seriously. “There was an elephant in the room. That elephant was (past) back-to-work legislation that was heavy handed and favoured companies,” he said. The work stoppage came at a bad time for CP, which just two weeks ago concluded a bitter proxy battle. Its chief executive quit in the face of a boardroom coup led by the company’s biggest shareholder, hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, which demanded the company improve productivity. T h e g ove r n m e n t’s b i l l

makes provision for Ottawa to appoint an arbitrator, who has 90 days to work with the company and the union to craft a compromise contract, which will then be imposed. Liberal and other opposition politicians have criticized the speed with which the government has brought in back-to-work legislation for CP and in previous disruptions at the Canada Post mail service and at Air Canada. However, rail shippers, including most farm commodity groups supported the intervention. A study by the C.D. Howe Institute, a Canadian thinktank, found that a back-towork bill triples the likelihood that in the next round of bargaining, legislation or arbitration will again be needed.

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

AFFC clarifies checkoff administrator’s authority

The two will enter into an agreement spelling out which groups get funded and how much By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

he federal government plans to sign an agreement with the Alberta Barley Commission to dict a t e h ow f a r m e r s’ m o n e y collected from the proposed new interim wheat and barl e y c h e c k o f f f o r re s e a rc h and market development is spent. “ABC and AAFC (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) intend to enter into an agreement that will specify what dollarsper-tonne amounts that ABC will provide to Cigi (Canadian International Grains Institute), CMBTC (Canadian Malting B a r l e y Te c h n i c a l C e n t r e ) and WGRF ( Western Grains Research Foundation),” an AFFC communications officer said in an email June 1. The email is a response to a May 26 request from the Manitoba Co-operator to clarify the commission’s role in the proposed checkoff. The g o v e r n m e n t ’s R e g u l a t o r y Impact Analysis Statement says the goal is “to establish a base funding amount for research, market development and technical assistance similar to current levels of funding provided through or by the CWB (Canadian Wheat Board).” The board’s role in that funding ends Aug. 1 when the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act kills its single desk. H o w e v e r, t h e a n a l y s i s statement also says: “ The ABC would have the authority to determine which organizations would receive the checkoff funds, and how much they would receive.”

In an interview May 25, barley commission general manager Skierka stressed the commission won’t use the money for its own programs. “This money is simply coming into us and we’re administering it and we’re sending it out to the recipients and organizations so they can continue to run those programs that farmers value in Western Canada,” she said.

Collection only

Levy Central, administered by the Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan, will collect the checkoff, as it does now for the barley commission and nine other commodity groups in all three Prairie provinces. Levy Central executive director Laurie Dmytryshyn says there was some talk about

the checkoff for administration costs. The statement also says the commission is to report annually to the minister of agriculture on how much money is collected and how it’s spent, including administration. “The intent is that AAFC and/ or ABC would release information to the public that would show how the checkoff funds are invested and used,” the government’s impact statement says. Citizens have until June 25 to submit comments on the proposed interim checkoff to Tom Askin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 303 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3G7; Email: Tom.askin@ agr.gc.ca.

“ABC and AAFC intend to enter into an agreement that will specify what dollars-per-tonne amounts that ABC will provide to Cigi, CMBTC and WGRF.”

AFFC official

her organization administering the new checkoff. “But I was the first to say i t d o e s n o t m a k e s e n s e,” Dmytryshyn said in an interview June 1. “You need an organization, in the interim, that represents producers. We represent provincial agriculture and agri-food organizations here in the province of Saskatchewan, so we don’t have that direct relationship with the producers.”

Adding the new wheat and barley checkoff to Levy Central’s collections will double its operations, Dmytryshyn said. Levy Central ensures checkoffs are collected, but doesn’t cash the cheques, which are deposited to its clients’ accounts. Clients do their own checkoff refunds. The federal government’s analysis statement says the barley commission will be allowed up to five per cent of

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Inconsistency

That inconsistency heightened the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ concerns about having the commission oversee the checkoff in the first place. The proposed new, refundable checkoff of 48 cents a tonne for wheat and 56 for barley marketed through a licensed grain company, will be in place no more than five years, during which time Ottawa expects farmers to develop their own checkoff and determine how the money is used. The current checkoff administered by the wheat board is 30 and 50 cents a tonne for wheat and barley, but doesn’t include funding for Cigi or CMBTC, which the board paid directly. While the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act states the organization that collects the interim checkoff must use the money for research into new and improved grain varieties, promoting the sale of Canadian grain, technical assistance on using Canadian grain and a d m i n i s t ra t i o n , i t d o e s n’t specify which groups should receive the money. Neither does the proposed regulation to the Canada Grain Act to create the new checkoff.

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Innovative poultry farm family named 2012 Farm Family of the Year The Doerksen’s of Blumenort become the 46th Manitoba farm family honoured by the Red River Exhibition

he Red River Exhibition Association (RREA) has named the family behind Doerksen Poultry Farm Ltd., of Blumenort as the 2012 Farm Family of the Year. Orville and Beverly Doerksen, and their children Ken and Lorisa Wall, Alan and Myra Brydges and Joel and Christine Doerksen, join a distinguished list of 46 other Manitoba families who have been honoured with this award since its inception in 1966. “ This annual award not only profiles the diversity and achievements made by forerunners in this important provincial industry, it highlights the values upheld by the successful and resilient people in our rural communities who continually strive for an enhanced way of life for them, their family and their neighbours,” said Garth Rogerson, CEO of the RREA in a release. “As innovators and leaders in the agricultural industry and their community, the Doerksens personify the qualities recognized by this title.” The Doerksens began farming in 1968 and took over the farm from Orville’s parents in 1978. Beverly worked as a registered nurse and then left nursing to raise her family and manage the farm. All of the Doerksen adult children either manage or

work on the farm, in a variety of capacities. The 1,400-acre farm’s crop mix includes: wheat (spring and winter), canola and soybeans in addition to their 27,000 layers and 1,600 (farrow to wean) sows. The Doerksens, nominated by the Manitoba Egg Farmers, are leaders in animal welfare in their industry. Four years ago, they were one of the first Manitoba farm families to purchase and install furnishable housing from Europe. When Orville’s daughter and son-in-law, Myra and Alan, built their layer barn two years ago, they went one step further and installed enriched housing. This latest advancement in housing systems provides hens with furnishings that enable them to express natural behaviours like perching, scratching and laying their eggs in a private nesting area. Enriched housing combines the food safety benefits of conventional cages with the welfare benefits of open housing. In addition, the Doerksens’ layer barn is equipped with a computerized system to track the water and feed consumption of hens and the effectiveness of the heating and cooling systems, not only to provide a comfortable environment for their hens, but also reduce energy consumption.

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To this end, the Doerksens are cognizant of the effects their farm has on the environment. They were among the first Manitoba families to build a manure storage shed to provide effective storage methods and subsequent use of manure to decrease the need for commercial fertilizer. In addition to being very open about sharing their

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knowledge with others in their community about the technology they’ve implemented, all members of the family are actively involved in the agriculture industry and have served on a variety of community boards and committees. “The Doerksens are a perfect example of Manitoba egg and pullet farmers who love what they do, are progressive and

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WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. June 20-22: Canada's Farm Progress Show, Evraz Place, 1700 Elphinstone St., Regina. For more info visit www.myfarmshow.com. June 25-27: Grain Growers of Canada summer meeting, Delta Prince Edward, 18 Queen St., Charlottetown. For more info visit www.ggc-pgc.ca. June 26: Western Beef Development Centre field day, Termuende Research Ranch, Lanigan, Sask. For more info visit www.wbdc.sk.ca or call 1-800567-7264. July 24-26: Great Plains Windbreak Renovation and Innovation Conference, International Peace Garden south of Boissevain. For more info visit http://www.unl.edu/nac/renova tion.htm, call 402-437-5178 (ext. 4024) or email rstraight@fs.fed. us. July 24-27: International Bison Conference 2012, Loews Hotel le Concorde, 1225 Cours de General-De Montcalm, Quebec City. For more info visit www. bison2012.com. Oct. 17-18: Canadian Swine Health Forum, location TBA, Winnipeg. For more info visit www.swinehealth.ca. Oct. 23-24: International Wolf and Carnivore Conference, Riverlodge Place, Thompson. For more info visit www.thompsonspiritway.ca.

Insured projects are covered for hail Crop insurance agencies are pitching in to help CFGB growing projects succeed CFGB release

ver ything was going fine for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) Share growing project near Morden, Manitoba in 2011. Then it hailed. “We had a beautiful crop of wheat,” recalls Ben Friesen, who helps organize the Share project for CFGB, a partnership of 15 churches and church agencies working to end global hunger. “Then the hail came.” Fortunately, the loss was covered in this case from Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), a Manitoba government organization that provides insurance for farmers in the province. “We got $20,000 for damaged crop, which we sent to the food grains bank,” says Friesen. Something similar happened to the Central Alberta Canadian Foodgrains Bank project in Lacombe, Alberta in 2009. “We had an excellent canola crop,” says treasurer Ken Ditzler of the project, which farmed 150 acres for CFGB. “We were on pace for 60 bushels an acre.” The hail damage reduced the yield to 33 bushels. Like in Manitoba, the Lacombe project had free Straight Hail

insurance. In this case, it was from the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), a Crown corporation of the Alber ta gover nment that administers insurance, lending and income stabilization programs to agricultural producers. “It f e l t g o o d k n ow i n g we could still send the full amount to the food grains bank,” says Ditzler, noting that the insurance made up the difference. The Morden and Lacombe projects are two examples of how AFSC and MASC partner with CFGB to ensure that growing projects in the two provinces can keep insurance costs low, and be able to send a donation to CFGB in the event of hail. “We really appreciate AFSC’s generous support,” says Terence Barg, who co-ordinates CFGB growing projects in the northern part of Alberta. “It’s great to have this additional bit of security in the event of bad weather.” “For people who are donating their time and effort to grow a crop for the food grains bank, it can be very dispiriting to see it destroyed by hail,” adds Andre Visscher, who coordinates growing projects in the southern part of that province. “The free insurance m.eans they can still donate

James Nickel, MASC agent from the Altona, Man. office (centre), with Rick Giesbrecht (l) and Cornie Paetkau (r) of the Living Grains growing project — a recipient of free hail insurance from MASC.

something even if the worst happens.” “Farmers work hard to raise money for the food grains bank,” says Manitoba regional co-ordinator Harold Penner. “Support from MASC not only provides insurance, but makes the work of farmers on behalf of people who are hungry more secure, meaningful and enjoyable.” Since 2001, AFSC has supported CFGB by providing the first $80 per acre of Straight Hail insurance free of charge on crops grown by community growing projects in Alberta. Last year this translated to AFSC donating over

$24,000 worth of insurance premiums. In Manitoba, MASC has been offering free hail insurance since 2009 for every project that carries crop insurance, up to a maximum of 160 acres. This year, it has increased the level of insurance coverage from $150 per acre to $175 per acre. “We are indebted to corporations like AFSC and MASC in Alberta and Manitoba,” says CFGB executive director Jim Cornelius. “Their support ensures that we are able to help feed more people in the developing world who don’t have enough to eat.”

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS

EXCHANGES: June 1, 2012

$1 Cdn: $1.0380 U.S. $1 U.S: $.9633 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices Winnipeg

(Friday to Thursday) Slaughter Cattle

June 1, 2012

Steers & Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 72.00 - 84.00 D3 Cows 62.00 - 72.00 Bulls 89.00 - 100.50 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 125.00 - 138.00 (701-800 lbs.) 130.00 - 147.00 (601-700 lbs.) 145.00 - 160.75 (501-600 lbs.) 148.00 - 185.00 (401-500 lbs.) 150.00 - 186.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 115.00 - 120.00 (701-800 lbs.) 122.00 - 133.00 (601-700 lbs.) 125.00 - 137.50 (501-600 lbs.) 138.00 - 163.50 (401-500 lbs.) 145.00 - 165.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

Alberta South $ 118.85 - 113.50 113.00 - 113.25 75.00 - 89.00 67.00 - 80.00 97.14 $ 120.00 - 132.00 129.00 - 145.00 141.00 - 158.00 150.00 - 173.00 160.00 - 184.00 170.00 - 190.00 $ 113.00 - 127.00 121.00 - 137.00 127.00 - 145.00 135.00 - 156.00 144.00 - 166.00 150.00 - 175.00

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

(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.)

Heifers

Analysts also see the weaker loonie as supportive

Close 117.10 118.90 123.70 126.50 128.22 130.10

Change -0.78 -0.90 -0.48 -0.95 -0.93 -0.90

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Feeder Cattle August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 January 2013 March 2013

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Previous Year 49,214 12,230 36,984 — 674,000

Ontario $ 110.78 - 121.20 105.49 - 121.33 61.75 - 83.89 61.75 - 83.89 79.14 - 102.88 $ 122.07 - 139.12 134.82 - 147.59 133.86 - 155.36 136.77 - 170.44 142.73 - 189.18 147.31 - 191.36 $ 119.97 - 128.83 119.64 - 134.42 125.39 - 145.40 131.56 - 150.70 135.14 - 164.28 137.07 - 166.92

Close 156.80 158.12 159.25 160.37 160.52 161.00

Week Ending May 26, 2012 611 23,841 18,694 1,005 492 5,296 303

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Change -2.05 -1.98 -1.93 -1.48 -1.28 -2.00

Previous Year 340 21,409 18,760 1,485 395 2,378 308

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Current Week 180.00E 165.00E 157.24 162.14

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

Futures (May 31, 2012) in U.S. Hogs June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 October 2012 December 2012

Last Week 180.44 165.54 157.29 159.06

Close 89.80 91.00 90.95 82.87 80.02

Last Year (Index 100) 175.77 161.61 162.78 168.40

Change 5.60 4.97 4.85 3.04 2.02

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

Winnipeg No report for the week of May 28

Chickens Minimum broiler prices as of May 23, 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 June 3, 2012 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.980 Undergrade .............................. $1.890 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.960 Undergrade .............................. $1.860 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.960 Undergrade .............................. $1.860 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.920 Undergrade............................... $1.835 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto 62.04 - 102.30 172.71 - 217.89 203.73 - 227.76 200.50 - 222.77 211.53 - 255.50 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 50.00 - 60.00

Goats Toronto ($/cwt) 65.19 - 290.61 — 69.18 - 253.30

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

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Last sale June 13, reopens in August

Toronto ($/cwt) 17.33 - 46.29 25.21 - 46.67

Grunthal

Sales continue every Tuesday throughout the summer

Brandon

Sales continue throughout the summer

Virden

Slowing down to biweekly sales in July and August. No butcher sales on Mondays until fall 2012

Killarney

Regular biweekly sales throughout the summer

Ste. Rose

Will have four more sales between June 7 and 21, then close until fall

Taylor (Melita) Sales continue throughout the summer Winnipeg

Sales continue throughout the summer

Manitoba right now, Hill said, “and with the demand of the hamburger season, prices are holding steady and even improving a little bit.” While most of the demand was seen in the slaughter market, he said, feeder cattle were selling steady to stronger as well. “The feeder cattle market was fully steady, with a lot of strong demand on grass cattle from 550 to 750 pounds. A lot of local buyers participated this week,” said Hill. Many of the auction markets in Manitoba will be closing down or changing their sale schedules for the summer as farmers send cattle into pasture to gain weight and focus on seeding their fields. Hill said Heartland Livestock at Virden will change its sale schedule for the summer. “Starting the first week of July we’ll have five weeks where we have sales one week, and none the next. After that we’ll be back in full swing,” he said. The table here shows which cattle auction markets will be open for the summer, and which are changing schedules or closing, and indicates when the changes will occur. Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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McDonald’s to end sow stalls in 10 years chicago / reuters

Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective June 12, 2011. New Previous A Extra Large $1.8500 $1.8200 A Large 1.8500 1.8200 A Medium 1.6700 1.6400 A Small 1.2500 1.2200 A Pee Wee 0.3675 0.3675 Nest Run 24 + 1.7490 1.7210 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

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he number of cattle heading to auction yards in Manitoba was steady, while stronger prices were seen in both the slaughter and feeder cattle markets during the week ended June 1. Steady to stronger prices were seen in the slaughter cattle market; the summer barbecue season entered full swing and more people are eating beef, which was supportive for prices, said Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden. “We definitely saw stronger demand for the butcher trade and bulls. We’re getting into hamburger season and it is prime time for the poorer cuts of meat from a cow or bull in the hamburger market,” Hill said. Hill said most of the slaughter cattle that were purchased in Virden on May 30 will probably be used during the barbecue season. Cattle auctions in Winnipeg and Brandon also reported an increase in demand for goodquality calves and steady to stronger prices for the week ended June 1. The weaker Canadian dollar, compared to its U.S. counterpart, also contributed to some of the stronger price action in the markets in the week ended June 1. The weaker Canadian currency increased the buying power of the U.S. dollar, making Canadian cattle less expensive for American buyers, analysts said. Hill, however, didn’t think the weaker Canadian dollar enticed more buyers. The amount of buyers from the U.S. hasn’t increased much from the same time last year, he said, as the value of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar for the week ended June 1 saw little change when compared to the closing values for May and June 2011. However, Hill said, cattle prices managed to increase between five and 10 cents this year when compared to the same time last year. The main reason for the increase was a tighter supply of cattle in Canada, he said. Fewer butcher cows are being marketed in

By P.J. Huffstutter

Eggs

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — — —

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Gladstone Now closed until mid-August

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending May 26, 2012 52,368 11,554 40,814 — 636,000

Table: Cattle market schedules

Terryn Shiells

Futures (May 31, 2012) in U.S. Fed Cattle June 2012 August 2012 October 2012 December 2012 February 2013 April 2013

Cattle prices see support from action on the grill

cDonald’s said May 31 that by 2022 it will only buy pork from farmers and other sources that do not use gestation stalls for housing their pregnant sows. In the shorter term, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based fast-food giant said that it would work with producers and suppliers to develop traceability systems to prove that the meat it buys is not from farms that use such structures.

The company also said that, by 2017, it would seek to source pork for its U.S. business from producers that are also working to phase out such gestation stalls. McDonald’s, the top U.S. hamburger chain by sales, vowed in February to work with its U.S. pork suppliers to phase out the use of gestation crates, which confine animals during the breeding and post-birth process. The policy shift will apply only to the company’s U.S. business, company officials said. “We wish the company planned to get rid of these crates tomorrow, but we understand the logistical challenges involved in

making such significant improvements,” said Paul Shapiro, vice-president of farm animal protection for the Humane Society of the United States. McDonald’s said it will take years to shift such production practices in the agricultural industry, in order to ensure that there is enough swine being raised in open-housing in order to meet the volume of pork products that it purchases. “There are not enough sows housed in nongestation crates right now. It’s between six and 10 per cent,” said Bob Langert, vice-president of sustainability for McDonald’s. “It can’t supply our needs.”

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GRAIN MARKETS column

Canola price trend hits backwash of lower demand Investors are limiting risk exposure against Europe’s woes Dwayne Klassen CNSC

anola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform lost some value during the week ended June 1. Losses in the CBOT soybean complex helped to fuel some of the downward price slide, as did sentiment that canola had become overpriced and was in need of a correction lower. Macroeconomic issues were again a big feature of some of the price swings experienced by canola, especially as Spain joined the club of European countries having extreme money problems. Some of the selling in canola was risk-reduction plays. Uncertainty surrounding the weather for the development of canola fields in Western Canada, however, managed to keep a firm floor under the commodity. Bargain hunting by fund accounts was also evident, which further restricted the price declines. There was little in the way of any price action seen in milling wheat and durum contracts on the ICE platform. However, the new barley contracts experienced some small but noticeable volume totals during the week. Most of the action was conducted between commercials.

For three-times-daily market reports from Commodity News Service Canada, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures lost ground during the reporting period. The macroeconomic concerns played a huge role in the downward price slide, as global investors continued to reduce risk. The resulting upswing in the value of the U.S. dollar also did not do soybeans any favours, as the strong U.S. greenback has scared off export customers. There are also ideas circulating that China could still cancel some U.S. soybean purchases that were made at high price levels. Such a move would only further weaken the oilseed sector. It’s believed that at that stage, China would then begin to buy back some of those cancellations. Favourable weather for the development of the U.S. soybean crop contributed to the bearish sentiment in the commodity. CBOT corn futures were also lower on the week with declines in the cash market, the strong U.S. dollar and the absence of export demand behind the bearish price trend. Some brief support was derived from weather concerns, but those were quickly shrugged off by the industry, given that the longer-term outlooks were still seen being more beneficial for growth than hurtful. Chart-related liquidation orders, on top of the

macroeconomic unloading of positions by global investors, also undermine corn futures. Wheat futures at the CBOT, Kansas City and Minneapolis exchanges were lower on the week. Much of the selling interest was linked to the favourable conditions for the development of the wheat crops in the U.S. The arrival of muchneeded precipitation in the major wheat-growing areas of Russia and Europe also added to the bearish sentiment in the market. Further weakness in the wheat market came from reports that the U.S. winter wheat harvest was underway, and that early indications showed yields for the crop were much better than had been anticipated. Some minor demand from the feed sector did slow the price declines, but given that corn values have also dropped significantly over the past couple of weeks, competition for this sector was again beginning to switch over. It appears the economic problems of the globe are not destined to ease anytime soon, and will continue to be dominant factors to be monitored in North American grain and oilseed markets. One has to remember that while Portugal has not been in the news as of late, the financial crisis in that country has not been resolved yet. The situation in Greece has been put on hold while its election process continues. However, even with a new president being elected later in June, the financial situation there will also not be fixed anytime soon. Spain is only the latest of more euro-zone countries that are expected to have money problems. The key to resolving this issue seems to be beyond the capacity of the EU to cope with at this time. As a result, look for more risk reduction by investors on the CBOT and ICE Futures Canada platforms. Demand for canola has also waned significantly, creating a bit of a backwash in the upward price trend the commodity has enjoyed as of late. The demand vacuum has been especially noticeable in the July future, with both export and domestic needs now covered well into newcrop months. The potential for an early canola harvest on the Prairies, assuming the weather continues to co-operate, also does not bode well for any major pickup in canola demand. There are also ideas that once farmers are finished seeding and have taken care of any spraying or late field work, deliveries of old-crop canola will pick up and in turn depress canola values additionally. This is not necessarily fresh news to farmers, but should be considered a reminder if nothing else. There is still plenty of room for a weather scare to help canola futures push back to significantly higher levels, and those are bound to happen. However, with Statistics Canada already working with canola plantings of 20.3 million acres and with that number likely to grow further by the time they release their late June acreage update, the production total will help to offset any supportive impact weather issues may have. Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Export and International Prices Last Week

Week Ago

Year Ago

CWB export 1CW 13.5 St. Lawrence

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$494.60

US hard winter ord.Gulf ($US)

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380.87

All prices close of business June 1, 2012 Wheat

EU French soft wheat ($US)

—

364.00

—

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

236.51

243.59

282.81

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

276.56

284.83

374.56

US corn Gulf ($US)

246.64

265.15

301.66

US barley (PNW) ($US)

270.00

280.00

250.00

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

218.60

227.76

301.77

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

182.04

197.77

246.40

492.32

505.54

516.93

1,084.86

1,089.71

1,298.97

Coarse Grains

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

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business June 4, 2012 Western barley

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2012

237.00

October 2012

210.00

December 2012

212.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2012

607.90

612.20

November 2012

561.50

566.90

January 2013

566.90

571.90

CWB Pool Forecasts May PRO 2011-12

April PRO 2011-12

Total Payments 2010-11

No. 1 CWRS 13.5

321.00

319.00

344.96

No. 1 CWRS 12.5

284.00

283.00

317.73

No. 2 CWRS 13.5

316.00

314.00

337.13

No. 1 CWHWS 13.5

321.00

319.00

344.96

No. 1 CPSR

249.00

277.77

No. 1 CPSW

245.00

244.00

274.67

No. 1 CWRW

253.00

245.00

284.23

No. 1 CWES

291.00

289.00

314.96

No. 1 CWSWS

250.00

268.72

344.00

302.94

Sel CW Two-Row

309.00

265.74

Sel CW Six-Row

294.00

247.98

2011-Wheat

Durum No. 1 CWAD 13.0 Designated Barley

Special Crops Report for June 4, 2012 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

24.70 - 26.00

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

23.50 - 26.00

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

20.00 - 28.75

25.50 - 27.50 —

Desi Chickpeas

26.10 - 27.50

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

8.50 - 12.00

Fababeans, large

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Medium Yellow No. 1

8.00 - 8.30

Feed beans

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No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

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Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel) Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

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Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

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news

Yellow No. 1

36.75 - 37.75

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

—

Brown No. 1

30.75 - 32.75

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

—

Dryness a growing concern for crops in U.S. Midwest

Oriental No. 1

25.75 - 27.75

No. 1 Black Beans

—

No. 1 Pinto Beans

—

chicago / reuters / The U.S. Midwest will see little rain over the next week to 10 days, but moderate temperatures will help slow deterioration of corn and soybean crop conditions, an agricultural meteorologist said June 4.

“It’s not the best of forecasts, but the fact there will not be any extreme heat will marginalize the impact of the dryness,” said John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring. The U.S. Agriculture Department last Monday said 72 per cent of the U.S. corn crop was in good-to-excellent condition, down from 77 per cent in that category the previous week.

3.50 - 5.50

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Small Red

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No. 1 Pink

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Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

25.05

24.85

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Report for June 4, 2012 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

The Manitoba Co-Operator | June 7, 2012

COUNTRY CROSSROADS CONNECTING RUR A L COMMUNITIES

4-H rolls out new three-day Fun Fest event this summer 4-H programming is evolving to meet member needs By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

ow to grow giant pumpkins, take better photos and go geocaching, plus meeting the RCMP K-9 Unit are attractions organizers hope draw a 4-H crowd to the Carman Country Fair this summer. The events are part of Fun Fest, a new 4-H show being launched this summer in conjunction with the Dufferin Agricultural Society in Carman July 11, 12 and 13. Fun Fest includes dairy, horse and beef shows, but also new attractions for non-livestock club members too. Fun Fest is an expanded version of Stockfest, a province-wide stock show first tried in 2008 and held for three years. Stockfest was an effort to revive attendance at previous provincial 4-H livestock shows, said the new event’s chair Diane Kovar, who is also head leader of the Glenboro Beef Club. Kovar, who also chaired the Stockfest events, said when they didn’t get more than 60 out to the Stockfest events, organizers decided to add more attractions and open up the event to multipurpose club members as well. “We’re just trying a new format,” said Kovar, adding continued evolution is a key component of 4-H. “We need to keep up with the needs of members and what their interests are. My hope for Fun Fest is that everyone who comes has a good time and we can grow from this.” They’re hoping to get 100 registered for the events. The Fun Fest organizing committee partnered with the DAS at Carman because of the fair’s long and ongoing connection to 4-H and the livestock shows it continues to host at its annual fair, Kovar added. Fun Fest will also include a trip to Roland 4-H Museum to remind young 4-H’ers of their program’s origins and how it got its start in this part of Manitoba in 1913. Registration deadline for Fun Fest is June 15. For more information, including fees contact 204-571-0854 or log on to www.4h.mb.ca.

Special events for marking the anniversary are still under discussion, but a visit to Roland and the 4-H Museum will definitely be included in the celebrations, Robins said. “What we’re still trying to figure out is what kind of ceremony we’re going to have, and some kind of dedication,” he said. Last week a new partnership between the Canadian 4-H Council and Food Banks Canada was also announced in Winnipeg whereby 4-H’ers across Canada will be collecting donations of food and hosting events to fundraise for food banks. “4-H clubs are recognized for doing a lot of community service,” said Robins, adding it was felt this was a very fitting project for 4-H clubs on the eve of their 100th year to take on.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Drop in on Roland’s 4-H Museum this summer

Young 4-H’ers gather for a club meeting in Roland. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

4-H 2,251 168 63 1,292 649 622 55 470 1,104

By the numbers

total members total clubs per cent of 4-H’ers who are female club members who live on a farm club members who live rurally but not on a farm beef club members dairy club members horse club members multi-purpose club members (includes sheep projects)

The top five projects are Beef series, Equine Adventures, Food, Create-a-project and Exploring 4-H. — Source: Manitoba 4-H Council

Event logo unveiled

Planning for 2013

Meanwhile, the Manitoba provincial council is gearing up to host a gala program next spring in Roland when national delegates arrive in Manitoba to mark the 100th anniversary of the 4-H program in Canada. A provincial planning committee with several subcommittees has been formed and they are meeting with the national 4-H council to plan events to commemorate the centennial next June, said Manitoba 4-H Council executive director Clayton Robins.

Fun Fest July 11 - 13 at Carman fair includes horse, dairy and beef shows alongside other seminars and special events to interest non-livestock 4-H club members. ©THINKSTOCK

The 4-H Museum in Roland is open to visitors most afternoons during the week in July and August or by appointment outside that time. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON THE ROLAND 4-H MUSEUM was opened in 1990 in the village’s former Royal Bank building and now displays over 220 4-H artifacts and memorabilia from across Canada and the U.S. including trophies, uniforms, banners, records, scrapbooks and articles made in projects.The oldest artifact is a medal for a flower competition in 1911 donated by Walter McDonald (an original member of the Boys and Girls Club formed in Roland). Open in July and August (Monday to Thursday) from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m. By appointment the rest of the year by calling (204)-343-2061.

Help build a 4-H e-history

The 4-H Manitoba Fun Fest committee has unveiled the logo for the new provincial event. The logo was designed by 16-year-old Neepawa resident Briana Marohn. Already a talented and skilled artist, Marohn is a nine-year member of 4-H and participates in the Neepawa Silver Spurs and Glenella 4-H Beef Clubs. “This logo represents everything that we wanted for Fun Fest," said Fun Fest chair Diane Kovar. "It’s colourful, it showcases livestock and also has the famous 4-H clover integrated into it."

As it gears up to celebrate the program's 100th anniversary next year the Canadian 4-H Council is seeking contributions of photos, videos, articles and documents to post online and share the 4-H story through a “virtual” history project. The anecdotes will help to tell the 4-H story and build a lasting legacy for the 100th anniversary.

For more information log on to www.4-h-canada.ca/100/e-history

The Manitoba Co-Operator | June 7, 2012

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

RecipeSwap

Send your recipes or recipe request to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. ROG OJO or email: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Crab Devilled Eggs

Lorraine Stevenson

6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled 4 tbsp. light mayonnaise 1/4 tsp. dry mustard 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice Few drops of hot pepper sauce Dash of salt 1/3 c. crabmeat 2 tbsp. finely chopped celery Paprika

Crossroads Recipe Swap

hen the warm weather hits, I start counting the eggs in the fridge for all the ways to put together a light meal without too much effort. Nothing is easier than boiling a couple, of course, but there’s loads of ways to get creative with eggs and still not spend more than a few minutes at it. When runners set off in the Manitoba Marathon later next week many of them will have eaten an egg or two before they’ve left the starting gates too. Manitoba Egg Farmers are supporting the June 16 event as the official sponsors of the marathon’s Breakfast of Champions. The good thing about eggs for athletes — and those of us cheering from the sidelines too — is their high-quality protein, good not only for providing lasting energy, but optimizing the building and maintenance of muscle mass. Scientists use eggs as the standard for measuring the protein quality of other foods. I’ve chosen this antipasto recipe and another for an egg salad roll-up from the Manitoba Egg Producers website this week (www.mbegg.ca), plus two others for another special summer treat — devilled eggs. Enjoy!

Share your recipes... I’m always happy to hear from readers with your recipes and suggestions for columns! Write to:

Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. ROG OJO Or email: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

all photos courtesy manitoba egg producers

Antipasto 2 c. romaine lettuce 1 – 19-oz. (540-ml) can artichokes 1/2 lb. Mozzarella cheese (22.5 per cent b.f.), sliced 1 onion, sliced 1 large red pepper, sliced 2 large tomatoes, cut in wedges 6 hard-cooked eggs, sliced or cut in wedges 1/2 lb. cold thinly sliced meats (ham)

Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks and mash in small bowl. Mix in remaining ingredients. Fill egg white halves; piling high. Cover and refrigerate. Sprinkle with paprika just before serving. Makes 12 appetizers.

Dressing: 2/3 c. olive oil 1/3 c. vinegar 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 tsp. oregano 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper

Line a large serving platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange long rows of artichokes, cheese, onions, peppers, tomatoes, eggs and meat slices. In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad. Refrigerate until serving time. Makes 6 appetizer servings.

Zippy Devilled Eggs Tasty and always kind of cute to look at, a dozen devilled eggs only looks like you fussed in all the 15 minutes it took to make them. 12 hard-cooked eggs, peeled 1/3 c. light mayonnaise or salad dressing 3 tbsp. chili sauce 1 tsp. Dijon-style mustard 1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce Snipped chives or paprika

Slice eggs in half lengthwise; remove yolks and set whites aside. Mash yolks in a small bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise, chili sauce, mustard and hot pepper sauce. Pipe or stuff egg yolk mixture into egg whites. Sprinkle with chives or paprika. Refrigerate until serving. Makes 24 servings. Tips: Place the filling for devilled eggs into a resealable plastic bag, then snip off a corner to pipe the filling into the hard-cooked egg whites. If you have to carry the devilled eggs to a party, place one egg in each cup of a muffin pan. At the gathering, you can transfer them to a plate. Hard-Cooked Eggs: Use eggs that have been in the refrigerator the longest because the fresher the egg, the harder it is to peel. Place cold eggs in a single layer in a saucepan. Fill the saucepan so the eggs are covered with at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) of cold water. Bring to a boil. Cover with lid and turn down heat to simmer; cook for 10 minutes. Immediately drain off hot water and place eggs in an ice bath. Crackle each shell at the large end; return to ice bath. When all eggs are cracked, remove shells. Store in a jar of cold water or closed container for up to one week in the refrigerator.

Egg Salad Roll-ups From Perfect Anytime. You can download your own copy at www.mbegg.mb.ca/recipes-book lets.html. 6 hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped 1 green onion, chopped 1⁄4 c. finely chopped celery 1⁄4 c. finely chopped red pepper 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro 3 tbsp. mayonnaise 1⁄4 tsp. smoked paprika Black pepper, to taste 4 – 10-inch red or green wraps

In a large bowl, mix together hard-cooked eggs, green onion, celery, red pepper, cilantro, mayonnaise, black pepper, and smoked paprika. Spread evenly on four 10-inch wraps. Roll up and slice into rounds. Makes 32 rounds or 8 pieces per wrap.

The Manitoba Co-Operator | June 7, 2012

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Rodeo leaving lasting impression Virden cowgirl thankful for special friend and mentor By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

hroughout its inception the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) has left an imprint on many families. For Rae Lyng, a talented Virden cowgirl, the trail to be a rodeo athlete all began thanks to her cousins Jenna and Kaylee Slater, and her grandma, Lynda Lyng, also of Virden. Beginning with barrels and poles in Grade 6, the Grade 12 student at Virden Collegiate Institute ( VCI) is now an allaround cowgirl competing in five events. As much as the rider brings to the table, success is also due to the four-legged athletes, and Lyng sits tall on the back of a big, beautiful 14-yearold buckskin mare named Bucky.

Special mentor missed

Rae Lyng enjoying the sport of rodeo. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

“Without rodeo, I would never have been introduced to Casey Brown, a man who became a major role model in the cowboy lifestyle that I fancy,” said Lyng. “Like so many other youth, his words of encouragement helped me improve my riding drastically, and convinced me to begin team roping.” Brown, 35, was killed in an automobile accident in Hamiota on May 1, 2011, and his drive and passion for the western lifestyle will be forever missed and

gratefully cherished by many in the rodeo world. Lyng was grateful to have had the opportunity to travel to all the Manitoba Rodeo Cowboy Association (MRCA) rodeos with Casey, Darryl Gerrard of Oak River and her dad, and said that Casey helped her with everything from breaking colts, to driving the truck and trailer.

Life on the farm

She also tips her hat to her parents, Cherie and Kelly Lyng. “Without Mom and Dad to support me and provide for me, there is no way I would be able to compete, let alone compete as well as I do. My grandma, Lynda is my support team, and it’s guaranteed that she will be at every rodeo to cheer both myself and younger brother Kelby on.” Lyng had a one-of-a-kind experience in Gillette, Wyo., when she took on the roll of being a delegate at the National High School Rodeo Finals (NHSRF) in 2011. The experience introduced her to a lot of new people, and she got to participate in the specialevent kids’ rodeo. Lyng shares life on the family farm with her parents, younger brother and older brother Adam Barkley, where they raise a small herd of cattle and about 16 horses. Although her parents don’t compete in rodeo, her dad is a past president of MHSRA, and is picking up roping, while

her mom is learning how to barrel race. For Lyng, high school rodeo emphasizes good sportsmanship, and lifelong friends with a similar interest. Friendships are also made as a member of the Manitoba Barrel Racing Association and the MRCA, and additional friends will be made at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alta. this fall, where Lyng will be taking environmental sciences. She will also be taking her fourlegged rodeo partners — Bucky and a young mare, Nope.

Golden memories

One of Lyng’s memories is showing Iowa kids how “Canucks” kick butt at playing spoons, at a National association event. Her best memory will be of that special man who grew up just down the road at Lenore, and came into her life when she was a Grade 8 student. “Casey’s knowledge of horses, rodeo and having fun indeed allowed me to reach goals. He wasn’t only a mentor… he was a friend,” said Lyng. “I am reminded of Casey daily, and I am happy that I was with him at his last rodeo, when we both did so well, and we were both truly happy for each other and ourselves. It was a great lasting memory.” Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Plant an old favourite California poppy can be direct seeded outdoors and not fussy about soil By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

hen I was just a boy growing up on the farm, I started a flower garden. Of course, this was before the era of designer plants and before bedding plants were available in the spring, at least in rural Saskatchewan! If you wanted to grow flowers you did it the oldfashioned way — you planted seeds. This was a learn-as-you-go proposition for me but I did have some success at growing flowers from seeds planted outdoors, and I soon learned that one of the most reliable and easy-to-grow flowers was the poppy. Although I grew Shirley poppies and Iceland poppies, I became quite fond of California poppies and included them in my flower garden every year. To this day, I cannot walk past a display of bright-golden California poppies without stopping and taking a good look — and remembering my fledgling gardening efforts years ago on the farm. I think sometimes we get too caught up in current trends and ways of doing things and perhaps we need to rethink what we do. There are many glorious flowers

that are easy to grow from seeds planted right in the garden — no need for starting them early or buying expensive plants from the garden centre. I still direct seed quite a number of flower seeds in my garden and delight in the vibrant show they provide. California poppies have attractive ferny foliage that has a slightly bluish tint to it. The plants only get about 25 cm tall so this is a good plant to grow along the edge of the vegetable patch or near the front of a flower border. The bright-golden flowers are single and produced in great profusion. One reason that people shy away from growing some of the more common flowers from seed is that these plants tend to have a shorter bloom time than many of the flowers purchased as bedding plants. The bloom time of many of these popular common flowers can be extended significantly, however, by consistent deadheading. If the spent blooms are snipped off with a pair of scissors so that the plants cannot produce seed, the plants continue to flower for weeks on end. This job is a rather tedious one as the seed heads of California poppies have to be snipped off individually rather than the whole plant being

sheared. However, it will pay big dividends in encouraging a longer blooming period. Some judicious cutting back might also be advisable later in the summer if the plants get rangy and overgrown. Don’t leave this too late, or the plants will not have a chance to develop new growth and set bud before freeze-up. California poppies are tough plants that will withstand light fall frosts. Also, they are not fussy about soil — in fact in their native habitat they grow abundantly on some very poor soils. They are drought tolerant and do not require extra care — like many old favourites, they are relatively “care free.” California poppies — like most other poppies — do not make good cut flowers, and the blooms tend to close up when the sun is not shining, which detracts somewhat from the show they put on. However, their brilliant-gold colour and ease of culture might be enough incentive to persuade you to include this old favourite in your garden this year, even if it is only a bit of a row in your vegetable patch to attract the bees! Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

The bright-gold colour of the California poppy will put on quite a display. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

The Manitoba Co-Operator | June 7, 2012

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Weekend kitchen updates Small changes can really add a fresh, new look

If not paint, then new table linens are definitely an easy option. Chair covers, a new tablecloth and placemats in a new colour palette can bring much needed cheer to a dreary kitchen. Co-ordinate kitchen towels, oven mitts and dishcloths to complete the new look.

Connie Oliver Around the House

Give your kitchen a fresh look in a weekend with one or more of these simple, affordable updates.

Windows

Create a little drama with a new kitchen window treatment. Consider using kitchen linens to make café curtains or toppers that will co-ordinate with your table. Simple café curtains made from tea towels can be quaint. Use clip-on café rings for a nosew treatment that can be updated with ease. Create a mini herb garden on a windowsill to add some greenery to the space, or hang colourful suncatchers to the windowpane to take advantage of natural light.

Walls

Try a different look with a fresh coat of paint in a cheery new colour. You don’t necessarily have to paint the entire room to get the updated look you desire. You can paint just a focal wall or paint a band of the new colour on the wall near the ceiling. If you have a bank of cupboards with an open header then paint the wall behind the cupboards to make them stand out and place accessories along the top of the cupboard for a decorative display. Create more drama by painting a design on a focal wall. A wall of wide stripes or a large geometric design might work. Wallpaper is another option if you prefer not to paint. Wallpaper has come a long way and there are lots of great patterns, textures and designs available so keep your options open. Wall decals are another décor item that might suit your kitchen. I found a new product at sears. ca called Snap — decals that can be repositioned, which is great because they can be easily removed. You can purchase anything from letters and sayings to graphics like coffee cups. They could even be used to update kitchen cabinets doors.

Cabinets

Along with the above-mentioned wall decals, you can update your cabinets with paint or other selfadhesive products. Painting the cupboards inside and out is definitely not a quick weekend job but you can update just the doors, which will give the kitchen a lift. Changing the hardware can make a huge difference as well. Keep in mind that all of the hardware doesn’t have to match. Upper cabinets can be different from lower cabinets. Keep the finishes the same but change up the actual designs, or go eclectic and mix it all up. You may find a clearance bin full of glass knobs in various colours and sizes, for example. This could work to your advantage if you have a brave design spirit. The thing you want to keep in mind is the size of the spacing of the holes

Have some fun

Add some whimsy to the kitchen by including unusual items to the décor. A vintage mailbox might be fun to hold cookbooks, for instance. Small birdhouses or birdcages are charming touches. Use items like cookie cutters, jelly moulds and serving platters as wall ornaments.

Simple but effective changes

Small changes in your kitchen can make a big difference. PHOTO: COURTESY OF KOHLER

in your existing hardware. Bring the old hardware with you when you shop and ask for advice before you buy. This will keep you from having to drill new holes or fill old holes in your cabinets. You can update your current hardware by painting it with the proper metal paint in a new colour or finish. It’s best to remove the hardware before you paint it so the job will be clean and neat. Ask your paint supplier for advice on the right paint for the job. Again, it’s a good idea to bring a piece of the hardware with you to the store when seeking advice.

Furniture

An eat-in kitchen is a great family gathering spot. If you have wooden furniture, consider giving it a lift with some paint. Two-toned dining sets are popular and might just be what the kitchen needs to give it a fresh appearance. If your eating area is crowded, consider replacing the table with a snack bar, installed along one wall and bar stools that can be tucked beneath when not in use.

Reader’s Photos

Returning birds are always a welcome sight!

PHOTO: BARBARA HOFER

PHOTO: EVA KRAWCHUK

Declutter a crowded kitchen to give yourself breathing space. Hang items that might otherwise fill up a countertop. Create a hanging pot display to free up cupboard space and give your kitchen a professional chef’s touch. Replace a dated ceiling fixture with a dramatic new one. Replace old switch plate covers with something more decorative. Sometimes, buying something like a new cutting board can give the kitchen a lift. Install a magnetic knife rack to free up drawer space and keep the knives within easy reach. (Hanging knives versus housing them together in a drawer helps protect the knives from dents and dings and keeps them sharp.)

What bugs you?

Have a look around the kitchen. What is the one thing that bugs you about it? Is it the dripping faucet? Then replace it with something new and sleek. Is it too dark? Perhaps a new light fixture and removal of the heavy window treatment is needed. Is the room crowded? Use some of the tips above to declutter the space. Do you find the room stark and cold? Add some whimsical touches to warm it up a bit. There’s usually a solution to every problem. Sometimes just identifying the problem is the answer. Connie Oliver is an interior designer from Winnipeg

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

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This photo was taken six days after a frost June 6, 2009. Note the original leaves have died but new leafs are starting to appear because the growing point was not killed. PHOTO: PAM DE ROCQUIGNY (MAFRI)

northern Interlake and southeastern Manitoba where it was colder for a longer period. The minimum canola plant population required for a decent yield is four per square foot. That stand is a better option than ripping it up and reseeding this late, Kubinec said. Canola is a crop that can fill in and make up for lost plants. Some corn was also damaged, but MAFRI’s cereal specialist Pam de Rocquigny doesn’t think the growing point was injured. That means most corn plants will recover, she said. Most corn is still small enough that its growing point is below the soil surface, she said. “It might not look very pretty for a while, but it should come back with good growing conditions,” de Rocquigny said. Dennis Lange, a MAFRI farm production specialist who specializes in pulse crops is also optimistic about how soybean and edible bean crops will fare. “So far so good from what I’ve been seeing,” he said. “The growing point still looks OK in many of the plants I’ve looked at. I don’t think we were far away from some losses.” Few farmers had registered insurance claims due to frost damage with the insurance division of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, said claim services manager David Van Deynze. That could be in part because it takes a few days for damage to show up and there’s the possibility plants will recover.

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ields damaged by frost May 29 will likely recover, a weed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says. However, Nasir Shaikh said farmers who moved in too quickly with herbicide applications — within 24 to 48 hours of a frost — could set back the crops while not having the desired effect on the weeds. “Cold weather slows the growth of both crops and weeds,” he wrote in an email May 31. “This can mean that the amount of herbicide absorbed and translocated is reduced resulting in less than the required lethal dose reaching the target site. “This will set back the weeds for the while, but there is a good chance that these weeds will come back. Also the crop is still recovering from the cold shock and has been under stress. Any additional stress due to herbicide-fungicide applications will further set back the crop and delay its recovery for active growth.” Where there has been relatively little crop or weed damage, no more frost is expected and daytime temperatures are in the high teens or low 20s, use the following recommendations for improved weed control and crop safety: • Wait at least 48 hours before spraying in-crop herbicides such as Group 1 graminicides (Achieve, Horizon, Assure, Axial, Centurion, Post, Puma, etc.) and all Group 2 products (Absolute, Assert, Everest, Frontline, Odyssey, Pursuit, Solo, etc.) to ensure that plants have resumed active growth. • Wait at least 24 hours to apply glyphosate products (Roundup Ready canola, soybean and corn). For corn, post-emergent applications should be evaluated carefully until corn begins to demonstrate “normal” growth and development. However, if weed pressure is high, and if weeds are large relative to the optimum size for control, consider application once weeds have resumed active growth. • Wait at least 24 hours to apply Liberty (Liberty canola), if applying both Liberty and Centurion/ Select tank mixed, wait for 48 hours to ensure the Group 1 product will perform optimally. “Use extreme caution if spraying corn with growth regulators such as 2,4-D. The corn must be actively growing and not any larger than the four-leaf stage or crop injury will result. Considering the current staging of the 2012 crop before frost May 19, 2,4-D might not be a viable option. For product-specific questions, call the herbicide manufacturer. Some canola was set back by the frost, but MAFRI oilseed specialist Anastasia Kubinec says it appears in most cases the growing point is still alive and plants should recover. There could be exceptions, especially in areas in the

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New fungicide options available this year Two more combinations and a new product improve coverage on cereals and sunflowers By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

here are a couple new fungicide combinations available to Manitoba farmers this year and perhaps a new one if final regulatory approval comes in time. BASF’s Twinline combines the active ingredients in the fungicides Headline (Group 11) and Caramba (Group 3) into one jug. The product controls a number of cereal diseases including leaf, stem rust and tan spot in all types of wheat, as well as fusarium head blight suppression in wheat, oats, rye and barley. Blanket is a co-pack from MANA consisting of azoxystrobin, a Group 3 fungicide and Bumper (propiconazole) a Group 11. It controls septoria leaf spot and tan spot in wheat and barley and leaf and stripe rust in winter wheat, spring wheat and barley. “It’s nice to see the combination as far as resistance management is concerned,” Holly, provincial plant pathologist Derksen said. Attacking a plant disease w i t h t w o d i f f e re n t m o d e s of action at the same time greatly reduces the possibility of the disease becoming resistant to either group. DuPont’s new Acapela fungicide has been approved for registration but won’t be on the market in time to be used on winter wheat this spring, David Kloppenburg, DuPont’s launch manager for insecticides and fungicides, said in an interview May 30. However, he added Acapela should be available to treat some spring cereals, pulse, corn and soybeans.

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“Our objective is to get it into the hands of a wide spectrum of growers across all three (Prairie) provinces and across the different crops as well,” he said. Acapela, a Group 11 fungicide, contains the new active i n g re d i e n t p i c ox y s t r o b i n . According to DuPont Acapela “provides superior protection against key leaf diseases.” In cereal crops those include cereal leaf rust, powdery mildew, septoria leaf blotch and tan spot. “Acapela has unique movement properties that differentiate it from other fungicides,” Kloppenburg said. “It moves across the waxy layer of the leaf surface and systemically within leaf tissues.” Like most fungicides Acapela works best when applied before plants are infected, however,

the fungicide offers post-infection control on cereal disease, he said. Acapela can’t cure an infection where symptoms are showing, but it can stop a new infection that has occurred but isn’t visible yet, Kloppenburg said. Acapela is also the first fungicide registered to control white mould in soybeans, he said. DuPont is working to add sclerotinia control in canola and stem rust control in wheat to its label, Kloppenburg said. DuPont’s new Vertisan fungicide was registered last fall and is available at many Western Canadian retail outlets. Vertisan’s active ingredient is penthiopyrad (Group 7). Although Vertisan is regi s t e re d f o r c e re a l s, c o r n , soybeans and potatoes, Kloppenburg said DuPont is focus-

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CWB is advising Prairie farmers that important changes have been made to CWB permit and contract processes for the 2012-13 crop year. These changes have been made to streamline CWB processes for the new marketing environment and align with new IT system requirements. • Landlords and interested parties who share in a producer’s returns can no longer be included in the same contract that is signed by the actual producer. Separate contracts must now be signed for each landlord and interested party sharing in the actual producer’s returns. • CWB producer ID numbers (currently 10 digits long) will become eight-digit CWB “customer numbers” for 201213. For existing producer ID numbers, the new customer number will be the same as before, minus the two-digit prefix (e.g. 00- or 01-). This change will be seamless and require no action on the part of the producer. • A CWB delivery permit is no longer required in the new marketing environment, as of 2012-13. Producers with existing CWB customer (producer ID) numbers are not required to renew. New producers can call CWB at 1-800-275-4292 to be assigned a CWB customer number. As of June 18, 2012, any can-

cellations of previously issued cash tickets will not be permitted, unless completed within 15 calendar days from the date of issue. This also applies to replacement cash tickets that change the class, grade and/or protein on previously issued cash tickets. Any protein changes made within this window must be no more than 0.5 per cent from the original protein reported. These provisions apply for the remainder of the crop year. Effective August 1, 2012, CWB will no longer issue export licences for shipments of wheat, durum and barley (including products) leaving Canada. This change is a result of legislation passed by the federal government in December 2011 that significantly changed the mandate of CWB. With the passage of the Ca n a d i a n W h e a t Bo a rd (Interim Operations) Act, all types of export licences currently managed by the CWB, including special licences issued on an annual basis and individual licences issued on an ad hoc basis, will no longer be issued by CWB. All special licences issued by CWB on an annual basis will automatically expire on July 31, 2012. For the current crop year, individual export licences will continue to be issued by CWB up to and including July 31, 2012. Exporters will need to apply through CWB for an export licence until that date.

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Regulatory approval Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, has received Canadian regulatory approval for cultivation, feed and food use of Optimum GLY brand canola, its proprietary glyphosatetolerant canola. Pioneer expects to commercialize the product mid-decade, pending key regulatory approvals from export markets globally. Optimum GLY canola was developed, in part, through exclusive DNA shuffling technology to provide tolerance to glyphosate herbicide and offer greater convenience for growers. As the market continues to grow, Pioneer has aggressive plans to expand the canola business and bring additional value to growers, the company said in a release.

The Canola Council of Canada is looking for anyone willing to collect cutworms for research to help develop best-management practices for control, with a chance to win an iPad as an incentive. Through the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP), which is funded by the provincial canola grower organizations, a three-year scientific cutworm research study has been approved and is starting this spring. Visit the Canola Council of Canada website and scroll down to Recent News & Updates to read full contest information. Photo: John Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture

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Food strategy missing from ag committee report A host of groups are working on a national food strategy By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

h e Co m m o n s a g r i c u l t u re c o m m i t t e e is backing calls for a national food strategy, but says there’s not time to develop one before the launch of the Growing Forward Two program next April. “It’s really a different issue f ro m G row i n g Fo r w a rd , which is a slate of programs to help farmers,” said Tory MP Larry Miller, the committee’s chair. “The food strategy is a topic for another day.” A national food strategy is currently being worked on by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, the Conference Board of Canada, and Food Secure Canada. New Democrat and Liberal members of the ag committee also back such work, saying it would not only help put farmers, processors, retailers and consumers on the same page but help in other areas, such as promoting local food and making it easier for new entrants to get started in farming. “Establishing a food strategy would spark a broader discussion with the public of the role agriculture plays in the Canadian economy and Canadian society, and would facilitate the development of public policy,” the committee’s report stated. The participation of so many groups in the effort should be seen as an early success, said CFA president Ron Bonnett, adding he has spoken to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz about getting “common objectives and principles on paper.” “Fu l l y d e v e l o p i n g t h e strategy will be a long-term

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Tomato genome project bears fruit The domesticated tomato has 35,000 genes By Kate Kelland london / reuters

n international team of scientists has cracked the genetic code of the domesticated tomato and its wild ancestor, an achievement which should help breeders identify the genes needed to develop tastier and more nutritious varieties. The full genome sequence o f a t o m a t o b re e d k n ow n as Heinz 1706, and a draft sequence for its closest wild relative Solanum pimpinellifolium, were publaished in the journal Nature on May 30. Researchers who carried out the work said that together the sequences provide the most detailed look yet at the functional parts of the tomato genome and show order, orientation, types and relative positions of all of its 35,000 genes. The sequences should help re s e a rc h e r s f i n d t h e l i n k s between certain tomato genes and the characteristics they determine, and will also extend scientists’ understanding of how genetic and environmental factors affect the health of a crop. “Tomatoes are one of the most important fruit crops in the world, both in terms of the volume that we eat and the vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals that both fresh and processed tomato p r o d u c t s p r ov i d e t o o u r diets,” said Graham Seymour, a professor of biotechnology at Nottingham University, one of 300 scientists involved in the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC).

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cuits that make fruits ripen and give them their healthpromoting proper ties, the team said. “ Fo r a n y c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of the tomato, whether it’s taste, natural pest resistance or nutritional content, we’ve captured virtually all those genes,” said James Giovannoni from the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell University, who was part of the U.S. tomato sequencing team. Tomatoes represent a $2-billion market in the United States alone, while in Britain the market for tomatoes is worth around 625 million pounds ($980 million) a year. The research also offers some insight into how the tomato and its relatives diversified and adapted to new environments over the years. The scientists said the findings show the tomato genome expanded abruptly about 60 million years ago. Some of the genes generated during that

expansion were involved in the development and control of ripening, making them particularly interesting to tomato breeders. The TGC involved scientists in 14 countries including Argentina, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, Br itain, the United States and others. Giovannoni said the work has implications for other plant species. Strawberries, apples, melons, bananas and other fleshy fruits share some chara c t e r i s t i c s w i t h t o m a t o e s, he explained, so knowledge about the genes involved in fruit ripening could potentially be applied to them, helping breeders and growers to improve food quality and cut costs. “Now we can start asking a lot more interesting questions about fruit biology, disease resistance, root development and nutritional qualities,” he said in a statement.

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oroccan pulse importers and Canadian pulse exporters are working to remove high tariffs that are restricting pulse trade. “Moroccan pulse importers and Canadian pulse exporters have a common view on the value of improved market access for pulse trade between Canada and Morocco,” said Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada in a release. “We need to encourage governments to conclude negotiations and implement a trade agreement,” said Ghalab Benchaib of AIMEXICLE, Morocco’s national association of importers of cereals, pulses and spices. Morocco is one of Canada’s top five markets for small green lentils and a major market for Canadian durum. On average, Canada exports approximately 23,000 tonnes of pulses to Morocco annually.

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Widespread frost early May 30 caused minimal damage Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives – Report for June 4, 2012 Weekly Provincial Summary

• The only remaining acres left to be seeded include greenfeed and millet crops and some isolated acres of canola, edible beans and soybeans. • Reseeding of some fields is still occurring as stands were impacted by either high winds, insect activity, disease, seed placement or dry soil conditions at time of seeding. • Most seeded acres have emerged and the condition of most crop types is rated as good. • Fro s t w a s re c o rd e d i n many areas of Manitoba on May 30. To date, minimal damage to crops has been reported with no reseeding being noted. Injur y symptoms were evident in crops such as corn, soybeans, edible beans, canola and oats. Injury w a s va r i a b l e, b o t h a c ro s s the regions and individual fields. Majority of impacted acres have already resumed growth.

Southwest Region

The Southwest Region received little rainfall over the past week but there were reports of isolated thunderstorms with some hail. Frost was recorded on May 30 in some areas with no reports of significant damage. Seeding in the Southwest

Region is essentially complete with only a few fields of greenfeed and millet remaining to be seeded. Fall rye is heading. Majority of winter wheat in is in the flag leaf stage and in some cases starting to head. Over the next week application of fungicides for disease control will occur. Pastures and haylands are doing well and warm weather will benefit growth. Most producers have moved cows to pasture.

Northwest Region

Heavier showers in the northern areas added to existing wet field conditions. Ra t e o f p l a n t g r ow t h i s i n c re a s i n g d u e t o w a r m e r temperatures. Increased soybean acres have been planted around the Dauphin and Ste. Rose areas; staging ranges from just seeded to emerged. Ap p r ox i m a t e l y 2 0 t o 2 5 per cent of in-crop herbicide treatments on spring wheat were completed as field conditions improved. A few perio d s o f h i g h t e m p e ra t u re s increased flea beetle activity with some insecticide treatments applied on canola. Forage and pasture growth improved with the heat and moisture conditions resulting with livestock being moved to pasture.

Central Region

Most of the Central Region saw scattered showers with minimal accumulations. Storms on June 3 resulted in 40 mm in the northeast part of the region. There was some hail associated with that storm but there are no reports of major damage. Frost was reported in all areas of the region on May 30 with minimal injury in most cases. Some reseeding continued over the weekend due to earlier damage to canola by insects and wind, and patchy germination due to dry conditions and deep seeding. Wheat streak mosaic and barley yellow dwarf continue to be obser ved. Fungicide applications have begun. Canola continues to be reseeded in a number of areas due to damage from wind and flea beetles. In some cases, early seeded canola is also being affected by seedling blights. Flea beetles continue to be an issue in some of the later seeded or reseeded fields. Seeding of the last few acres of edible beans and soybeans is wrapping up. Emergence has not been uniform in some fields due to the earlier dry conditions, and in some cases deep seeding. Leafhoppers are being found B:10.25” wheat and in many winter canola fields. Control measT:10.25”

ures are being undertaken in vegetable crops in the Portage area. The majority of hayfields and pastures are growing well. Grasses are starting to head out. Stands are rated as poor in areas around Lake Manitoba that were impacted by excess moisture last year. Most cattle have been moved to pasture and water supply for livestock is adequate in most cases.

Eastern Region

Rainfall accumulations across the Eastern Region last week varied from 4 to 10 mm. Topsoil moisture condition is rated as adequate. Frost occurred throughout the region May 30. Fall seeded cereal stands continue to demonstrate good condition. The very last of the soybeans acres are expected to be finished this week. Flea beetles in canola continue to be a concern on early seeded canola. Cutworms in sunflower, corn and canola crops also were detected and some spraying occurred. As spraying of spring cereals ends, growers will move into other crop types including canola. Some weed control in corn, sunflowers, soybean and flax has occurred. Spraying by plane is occurring where field access by ground rig is difficult.

The condition of the majority of hayland in northern areas is rated as fair to good while in southern areas most hayland is rated as fair to poor. Pasture conditions across the region are generally rated as fair to good.

Interlake Region

Scattered showers fell through the week with moderate accumulations in most areas. An intense system passed over the northeast portion of the RM of Bifrost north and west of Riverton on June 3. Hail and heavy rain fell damaging crops and leaving water standing on fields. Frost was experienced on May 30. Little crop damage has been reported. Seeding of soybeans and canola resumed mid week, with most crop seeding complete. Herbicide application on winter wheat and annual crops is general. Flea beetle feeding activity on canola is noticeable. Fo r a g e a n d f o r a g e s e e d crops have progressed rapidly with war mer daytime temperatures. Dairy producers will begin first cut operations in the coming days. Pastures have also improved w i t h w a r m e r we a t h e r a n d most cattle are on grass pastures.

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Agricultural research funds escape austerity cuts Public spending is most important for smallholder farmers By Nigel Hunt london /reuters

ublic spending on agricultural research is on the rise, despite austerity drives in many countries, as price spikes and problems linked with climate change propel food security towards the top of government agendas, the head of a leading research body said. “People have realized that feeding the world without destroying the environment is very likely the biggest challenge facing humanity over the next few decades,” Frank Rijsberman, chief executive of the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers said in a telephone interview. The consortium, whose backers include the World Bank, the United States, Britain and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, supports research targeted for the estimated 500 million smallholder farmers with less than two hectares to work.

Rijsberman said governments were responding to the need for a sharp increase in spending on research to boost yields with an estimated 70 per cent more food needed by 2050. He said that to achieve needed productivity increases, the budget of the consortium, which is based in Montpellier, France, needed to rise to $1 billion by 2015 and $1.6 billion by 2020. “We are on track to meet the $1 billion in 2015 target,” he said, adding his organization’s budget should be close to $900 million this year, up from about $700 million in 2011. The consortium’s board allocates and prioritizes funding for research projects carried out by individual centres as well as reporting back to donors on progress. Rijsberman said an increase in yields was vital to prevent farmers from expanding planted area through measures such as the destruction of rainforests or grasslands which can lead to more carbon emissions.

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“There is no chance of winning this battle if we don’t start off with increasing productivity, meaning improved crop varieties that are drought tolerant or resistant to new diseases like late potato blight that creeps up the mountains as climate changes,” he said. “Right now, productivity has stayed flat and farmers are plowing under like crazy. That is a recipe for disaster for the environment,” he said. Rijsberman said recent food price spikes had provided a “wakeup call” to governments, noting an increase in food prices in 201011 pushed 44 million people into poverty. For the poor, about 80 to 90 per cent of their budget goes on food. “It will be harder to get money in that climate (austerity) but we think the warnings (price spikes) have put food security right at the top of the agenda,” he said. Earlier this month, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a new public-private partnership

A Costa Rican farmer plants onions on a plantation in Tierra Blanca de Cartago, east of San Jose. More public and private investment in agricultural research is needed. photo: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

program involving some $3 billion in corporate pledges, seeking to find new ways to help small-scale farmers — particularly women — who may hold the key to improved world food supplies. “It is our job to make sure it stays on the radar,” Rijsberman said. He said the private sector did a good job looking after large-scale farmers but added that small-

holders often had “very different needs, different crops and different diseases.” For small farmers a wide range of crops can be important as well as the big three, rice, maize and wheat, including cassava, bananas and yams. “We are more or less the only ones working on yams, cowpeas and many other smaller crops,” he said.

COLUMN

A classic head and shoulders confirmed downturn The oat market consistently provides reversal patterns David Drozd Market Outlook

o those less familiar with charting and technical analysis, the recent drop in oat prices may have come as a bit of a surprise. What I have found in my 30 years’ experience, is that even though the oat futures market has a relatively small amount of open interest compared to actively traded commodities such as corn, the oat market consistently provides reversal patterns and chart formations that are second to none. Veteran traders will tell you that, “oats lead the way.” One of the biggest mistakes novice traders make is to buy the weaker grain (in this case oats), believing it to be undervalued and expecting it to gain on the stronger grain (corn), when there is good reason for the weaker commodity to be priced where it is. The benefit of relying on charts is it removes the innate emotion we all have, and cuts through the news. Understanding the psychology of the market allows you to understand the dynamics involved, especially as it pertains to human emotion and the flow of money. To a technical analyst, understanding that long liquidation was responsible for the recent collapse of the oat market is reason enough. As illustrated in the accompanying chart, there were telltale signals (warning signs) prior to

each of the oat market’s four downturns. Two-day reversals (Points 1-4) occurred at the top of each successive rally, which provided farmers with timely sell signals. In fact, the most recent sell signal (two-day reversal; Point 4) occurred just before the completion of a head and shoulders top.

CBOT OATS JULY 2012 — Chart as of May 30, 2012

Head and shoulders top

Of all the patterns that form on a chart, the head and shoulders top is considered the most reliable. The main importance is that it indicates a reversal of the trend. The head and shoulders top is composed of three successive price advances, with the second rally reaching a higher level than either of the other two. The left shoulder (Point A), or first rally, normally marks the end of a substantial price rise. A reaction (decline) then occurs. A second rally follows, which will exceed the price level of the first. This forms the head (Point B). The second price reaction should culminate at approximately the same price level as the first decline and always below the top of the left shoulder. The right shoulder (Point C), or third rally, follows. It fails to reach the second rally’s high (the head). The volume on the right shoulder should be less than that of either the left shoulder or head.

Market psychology

On the advance forming the left shoulder, the shorts are

on the run buying back their positions, while longs begin selling to take profits. Resultant trading activity is very h e a v y. A s t h e b u y i n g a n d selling subsides, the market undergoes a normal correction. This downward movement of prices attracts buyers and prices start moving up again. When prices on this upward leg surpass the peak reached by the left shoulder, buyers who not only missed the preceding bull move, but also the opportunity to buy during the first decline jump in. This advance forms the head. A surge of buying climaxes at the head and the second decline begins. The second

reaction runs its course and prices begin to move up for the third and final time. During the third price advance, it will appear to the longs who are suffering losses that the market is going to bail them out, but right shoulder highs tend to fall far short of expectations. Never seeing their positions move into the plus column on the third and final advance unnerves the longs. As prices complete the right shoulder and begin to decline, these longs become willing sellers in order to limit losses. The head and shoulders top is completed when the price penetrates the neckline (Point D); a line connecting

the bottoms of the two reactions. S e l l s t o p s a re t r i g g e re d below the neckline and the ensuing long liquidation causes prices to plummet. Send your questions or comments about this article and chart to info@ag-chieve.ca. David Drozd is president and senior market analyst for Winnipeg-based Ag-Chieve Corporation. The opinions expressed are those of the writer and are solely intended to assist readers with a better understanding of technical analysis. Visit Ag-Chieve online at www.ag-chieve.ca for information about grain-marketing advisory services, or call us toll free at 1-888-274-3138 for a free consultation

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Parkland

ANNOUNCEMENTS IH COLLECTORS OF WESTERN Canada present our 2012 show at the Western Development Museum in Yorkton SK, August 4th & 5th, 2012. Featuring L, R, S trucks & lettered series tractors. Member meeting & banquet, www.ihc38.com. Derald Marin (306)869-2262.

1901 EATONS CATALOGUE, SEARS 1923-1900 tins, best offers; 100-yr old baler; 73 Pontiac, 82 Bronco, $1,200 ea; 2 horse rubber tired show wagon, $950; Implement wheels; Avon bottles; Motor home, $1,850; $1 & $2 dollar bills; 5,000 hub caps, car & truck. Selkirk, (204)482-7251. FOR SALE: 1919 10-18 Case tractor. It was recently painted. In parade condition. It is shedded in rural MB. Asking $20,000 OBO. Eleanor Loewen (204)256-2170. IHC W4; 56 IHC 1/2-ton; Allied loader #680, no bucket; Roper 16-HP lawn mower. Phone (204)855-2212

WALTER & LINDA SHEWCHUK SAT., JUNE 9TH 10:00 FARM & RANCH RETIREMENT SALE. 5-mi NE GARLAND, MB. TRACTORS: 1982 JD 4440 DSL CAHR triple hyd PTO; 1971 JD 4000 DSL; JD 4050 3 PTH hyd PTO w/JD FEL joystick; Antique MMZ gas tractor. HAYING: NH 1431 14-ft. hydra swing discbine; JD 1424 hydra swing haybine 240 header; NH 717 forage harvest PU & 2 row NH corn header sold sep; chariot silage wagon green chain unload & hyd pump; Laurier 12 bale PTO dual side PU bale wagon; Vermeer 605 Super J round baler auto elect tie; Leon 425 silver tandem manure spreader; Rock-o-matic stone picker & rake FULL LINE FARM & CATTLE EQUIP. FOR INFO CALL LAWRENCE EISNER (204)525-2225 MINITONAS or view www.eisnerauctions.com

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AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Parkland DR LEN ZARRY ANTIQUE & Collectible Auction Sale. Sun June 10, 10:00 a.m. at the Rapid City Legion Hall. Offering over 40-yrs of collecting. Dining room suite, complete; wicker baby carriage; vintage dolls; 3 piano stools; pedal cars; cast-iron toy tractor; Elvis memorabilia; a large selection of fancy glassware, plus much, much more! For sale bills phone: Hyndman’s Auction, Box 12 Rapid City, (204)826-2092. GARTON’S AUCTION SERVICE will be conducting a Farm Retirement Auction for Lawrence & Luba Safronetz, Sat., June 16th, 2012 10:30 a.m., located 12.5mi N of Ashville (JCT 5&10) MB on Hwy 10 to Zoria Rd (Rd 160), 3.75-mi E OR North of Dauphin, MB on Hwy 362 (Valley River Rd) to Rd 156, 6.5-mi W to Rd 120, 2-mi N to Rd 160, .5-mi W. The sale will include: 1994 JD 6300, 3-pt, 7,606-hrs, 640 FEL, grapple, fwa; 1975 Case 1175, 5,516-hrs, du-als, ac, std. Trans; 1977 Case 970, white cab, p shift, duals, needs engine O/H; JD 6600 DSL com-bine; JD 535 baler, monitor, c/w kicker, Hyd auto tie, 540 PTO; Case 1470 14-ft. MOCO; Like New JD 912 belt PU (will fit 9600 JD etc.); 14-ft. disc, tandem, NF/NR; CCIL 14-ft. deep tiller; IHC #45 15-ft. cultivator; 12-ft. MF discer; Vers 580 68-ft. sprayer c/w foam markers; Degelman stone picker; 13 section good diamond harrows & bar; JD 8350 rubber end wheel drill c/w GSA GC; Brandt 7x41 PTO auger; 1973 Chev C60 grain truck, 350 engine, 4 & 2 trans, 55,387-mi; Cattle trailer, bumper, 15-ft., elec brakes, tandem axle; Roller mill; 6-ft. swath roller; Genco cultivator 15-ft.; Blanchard tine harrows, 72-ft., auto fold; 14 bale pipe deck round bale wagon; Portable Creep feeder c/w panels; 3-PTH post hole auger; Post pounder- tractor mount; (2) Westfield 2,000-bu grain bin; Behlen 1500 & 1,200-bu grain bins; Summer kitchen- 12’6”x20-ft., on skids, fully insulated; Green house approx 45x14-ft. wide; Antiques & Collectibles. For more info call (204)655-3376 or visit www. gartonsauction.com for complete listing & pictures. ROY & SONIA GREGORY Collectible Auction Sale Sun., June 17th 10:00 a.m. on site 5-kms West of Brandon on Grand Valley Rd. This sale offers lots of collectibles featuring 1959 Edsel Ranger 4 Door Sedan & 1965 Pontiac Parisienne 4 Door Hardtop (Reserve of $5,000 on each vehicle) Sale also in-cludes Victrola gramophone, very old commode stool, pitcher, bowl & basin set, approx. 50 crocks, churns, washboards, collectible car radios & much more. Lots of tools, household & misc. A large sale w/approx 5-hrs of 2-ring selling. See sale bills or the website listed below for listing & photos. Hudson Auction Service (204)7642447 Ken’s Cell (204)764-0288 Shirley’s Cell (204)7640173 Website: globalauctionguide.com/hudson

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Antique Auto & Tractor Auction for Edwin & Rita Friesen Saturday, June 9/12 • 11:00AM Neepawa, MB, Canada

Directions: From jct of Hwy #5 & #16 (on east side of Neepawa), 2 miles east on Hwy#16. Watch for signs. Owner’s Ph#: 204-476-2679. Restored Vehicles & Parts: • 1941 Ford 1 ton truck # t5963,4 spd trans,239 v8, 7795 miles • 1951 Ford Mercury 3/4 ton truck, w/ flathead 239 v8 ,4 spd trans,53,669 miles,pto w/ hoist #pfa83bhp32904 • 1928 Ford Model A Special Coupe,rumble seat #CA13457 • 1928 Ford Model A, 2 dr, good running cond • 1952 Chevy Half Ton,51,906 miles,Chevy 1300,235 6 cyl valve in head engine,3 speed column shift,#2131405772 • 1978 VW Rabbit convertible, new top, not running • collection of vehicle licence plates (1913-current) • 1928 Ford Model A open cab truck #cat512 • Model A motor running, overhauled • 2)flathead V8 motors, all parts • Model A rear end & transmission • Model B transmission • Model A wheels • Model A trunk *2)1940’s Ford 4spd transmissions • 1941 Ford 1 ton truck grill • 1951 Mercury truck hood • Ford flathead V8 motor • 1952 Chevy radiator • 2) Chevy trunks • 1940’s-1950’s Ford tailgate *1990 Chevrolet Hearse, as is • Tractors: • Cockshutt model #1950, 453 GM dsl engine, completely restored, parade ready, call: (204) 476-6314 for info • 1948 John Deere Model M, fully restored, parade ready, call: (204) 476-6314 for info • 1951 W6 live hyd, 540 pto #40285 • 1954 Super W6,540 pto,#80810 • IH WD9, good running order • Misc: • 1966 JD 110 lawn tractor mower/ tiller • tools • 3ph mower fits Ford 8N • Antiques: • McCormick 3 hp stationary engine, running • McCormick 1.5 hp stationary engine, running • Fairbanks Morris 2 hp stationary engine • Canadian Stover stationary engine, fp • JD #4 horsedrawn mower, working • wagon box on homemade trailer See web for full listing & pictures John Lamport 204-476-2067 Tim Dowler 204-803-6915 www.lamportanddowler.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman DAVID DUERKSEN, formerly Killarney, MB Out-standing Lifetime Collection of Over 500 Die Cast Farm Toys [Many Ertl Toys] Complete Dispersal Auction Sat., June 16th, 10:00 a.m. In Killarney Shamrock Centre. Features: Many makes Tractors, Farm Implements, Collector Cars & trucks, Farm Related Replicas Plus Much More- many in original boxes. One of largest collection we have ever sold. Info contact: David Duerksen (604)852-9082. See website for pictures www.mrankinauctions.com Murray Rankin Auctions Killarney, MB. (204)534-7401. Ross Taylor Auction Service Reston, MB. (204)877-3834 COMBINED EVENING AUCTION FOR PHIL & IRENE REIMER & KATHY LOEPPKY Fri., June 15th 6:00 p.m. 2-mi East of MacGregor MB on Hwy 1 till Rd 55 West 3/4-mi North till yard #66147. Tractor & Shop Tools: 1967 3020 JD w/148 JD ldr & bale fork 2 hyds PTO 18.4x30; Mastercraft Work Bench; Air Compressor; Air Reel; Air Hose; Hyd Floor Jack; 99 pc Tool set; Reciprocating Saw; Husqvarna Weed Eater; 10-in. Radial Arm Saw; Compound Mitre Saw; Skill Saw & Jig Saw; 2 Air Nailers; 3/4 box of 2.5-in air nails; Floor model Drill Press; Bench model Drill Press; Drill Bit Set; 4 roller Stands; Bench Grinder; 4-in. Side Grinder; 4-in. Vice; 1/2-in. elect impact; 180A Comet Welder; wood Parts Bin; square 200-gal plastic Tank; Barrel & Pump; Bee Fencer; Burdizzo; 16-ft. Feed Bunk; 75-ft. of HD elect Cord; Jack All; Jack Stands; Wheel Barrow; Saw Horses; Splitting wedge & Axe; 18V Cordless Drill; Mac Tool Box; Combination wrench set; assort of wrenches; Creeper; Nail Puller; Post hole Digger; Cement Trowels; Shovels; Household: upright Freezer; Bedroom Suite; Cup-board; China Cabinet; Wall Cabinet; Pantry; Dining room Table w/6 chairs; Mrs Kathy Loeppky: 495 NH Haybine; 12-ft. IHC Press Drill; 13 sect Diabond Harrows; 2 Farm Wagons; 12-ft. Graham Holmes Deep Tiller; 14-ft. IHC Cult; 12-ft. JD Single Disc; 6x24-ft. auger w/Wis eng; Saw Mandrel; 3-PTH Posthole auger; 75-gal. Slip Tank; Lewis Cattle Oiler; assort of Corral Panels & gates. Terms Cash or Cheque Lunch served. Subject to additions& deletions GST & PST will be charged where applicable. Not responsible for any errors in description. Everything Sells AS IS Where IS ALL Sales Final. Auction company & owners are not responsible for any accidents on sale site. Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd. of Austin Ph (204)637-3393 cell (204)856-6900 website www.nickelauctions.com

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DEE ZEE FARMS LTD. WAWAneSA, MB PREMiuM FARM RETiREMEnT AucTion REMinDER Tuesday, June 12th, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Location: Located 3 miles north of Wawanesa, 1 mile west.

For information please call Don Zachanowich, 204-824-2445 Wawanesa, MB.

Check websites for full listing www.mrankinauctions.com or www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions Killarney, MB. Murray 204-534-7401 Ross Taylor Auction Service, Reston, MB. Ross 204-522-5356 Brock 204-522-6396

STE. ROSE, MB. - MONDAY JUNE 18, 2012 12:00 PM

DIRECTIONS: From Ste. Rose, MB (Jct hwy #5 & #68) South on #5 hwy 6.5kms to hwy #360 (Rd 135W or Ste. Amelie Road) East on #360 hwy 8kms to Stop sign (pavement ends) South 3.2kms (to Seed Plant) East 1.6kms south 0.5kms to Sale site on West side of road ORDER OF SALE: 12:00 – 1:00 PM – Misc, tools, tanks, bins, aeration fans 1:00 PM – Major equipment AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Brook Farms has sold their farm land and wishes to offer up this very good shedded equipment to the highest bidder by public auction. All major pieces were shedded including the entire air drill. Plan to attend this great early summer sale. TRACTOR: * 1993 JD 7800 MFWD Tractor 145hp w/3 remote Hyd, return line, 1000 pto, 20.8R38 duals, 19spd pwrshift, 6129hrs showing, front fender kit * 1995 JD 7200 MFWD Tractor 92hp w/JD 740SL loader/bucket, joystick controls, 3pt, 2 remote Hyd, dual pto, 18.4 x 38 singles, quad range trans, 12087hrs showing (new rear rubber) * 1947 JD G Styled Tractor 36hp w/wide front end, Hyd, pto (was running not seized) HARVESTING EQUIPMENT: * 1998 JD 9610 Maximizer sp combine w/long auger, 2184eng hrs showing, 1626sep hrs showing, chaff spreader, JD sieves * 2000 25’ JD 925 Rigid straight cut header w/bat reels * 1997 25’ Premier 2920 sp dsl swather w/MacDon 960 header, pick up reels, 4203hrs showing * 8’ Metal Swath Roller SEED & TILLAGE: * 30’ JD 1890 Zero Till Air Drill w/JD 1910 Air Cart, 9” Spacings, adjustable trips (like new always shedded) * 40’ Brandt Contour Commander Heavy Harrows * 30’ Leon Field Cultivator w/3 bar harrows * 30’Case Field Cultivator w/3 bar harrows * 40’ Field Sprayer w/PTO Pump, 500 gal poly tank * 30’ Coil Packers GPS SYSTEMS: * Outback S light bar guidance system TRUCKS: * 1985 Ford L8000 S/A Grain Truck w/20’ B&H, pull back slide tarp, Ford dsl eng, Allison auto trans, 593,726kms showing, 22.5 rubber, Safetied * 1974 Ford tag axel Grain Truck w/18’ B&H, roll tarp, V8 gas engine, 4 + 2 trans, 9935 miles showing, Safetied * 2004 GMC 2500, 4 door, 4x4 w/Duramax dsl eng, Allison auto trans, fully loaded leather interior, 284,000kms showing, Safetied * Dodge Truck Parts w/ 15’ Grain Box & Hoist BINS & AREATION FANS: * (4) 5000 bus Westeel Bins on Peloquin Hoppers w/skids & aeration rockets * (6) 1350 bus Westeel flat bottom grain bins (on cement) * (5) 1350 bus Inland flat bottom grain bins (on cement) * (1) 50 Ton Westeel Magnum F Hopper bottom bin * (2) Edwards Grain Guard 5 HP aeration fans GRAIN HANDLING: * 8” x 40’ Brandt Auger w/20 Hp Kohler Pro Engine * 6” Grain Auger w/ B & S Engine * Buhler Farm King Hyd transfer auger * Seed Funnel * Poly Auger Hoppers OTHER EQUIPMENT: * 6” Floating, slough pump w/Kawasaki Engine * JD 4 WH Farm Wagon LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: * 2 Prong Bale Fork * 2 Prong 3 pt Bale Fork * Gallagher 1500 Electric Fencer * Selection of 1” tubing Panels * Jumbo Brand Western Saddle * Assortment of Vet Supplies RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: * Polaris 350 2 x 4 Quad (liquid cooled) * Polaris 350 2 x 4 Quad(air cooled) * Sea Doo XP two seater personal water craft w/EZ Loader trailer (motor needswork * ATV Wagon TANKS: * 150gal Huge L Steel Skid Tank w/GPI 12 Volt Pump (bought new in 2011) * 500 gal fuel tank w/metal stand * (2) 300 gal fuel tank w/metal stand * 135 gal skid tank MISCELLANEOUS: * Field King tow behind Yard Sprayer * Honda 5 1/2 HP Pressure Washer w/water tank * Homemade Metal Chop Saw w/ Frame (1/2 HP Electric Motor) * Aluminum Tool Box for ½ Ton Truck * 12.5L - 15SL Implement tire on JD Rim * 9.00 - 20 Tires (Used) * Igloo style Dog house * Small rack of Misc farm related tools, parts and misc * assorted lengths of roof metal * 6” Tow Strap * 3 rise cement step * Chain Hoist

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT Brook Farms LTD. John – 204-447-2732 or cell# 204-447-7044

TRANSPORT BUSINESS & SHOP CLOSE-OUT for GWB TRANSPORT of PLUMAS, MB. - WEDNESDAY JUNE 20, 2012 10:00 AM DIRECTIONS: From Plumas, MB (Jct of Hwys #260 & #265) West of Plumas, MB 4kms on Hwy #265 to sale site on north side of road. Lunch Served by Local Curling Club FOR COMPLETE LIST WITH PICTURES VISIT www.fraserauction.com TRACTORS: * 2007 Mac CH Rawhide One Owner w/13Spd, 489 Mac Engine, 1800 Watt Inverter, Webasto Bunk and Engine Heater, New Safety *2000 International 9900I New Complete In-Frame 525HP N14 in Late 2010, New Eaton 18Spd Transmission, 46,000lb Rockwell 4:11 Differentials, 3 way lockup, 75% 24” Tires, 72” Bunk, New Safety *2001 Kenworth T2000 *NEW Complete In-Frame (all receipts available) 475HP ISX Engine, Eaton 13Spd Trans, 75% on 24” Tires, Eaton 44,000lb 3:70 Differentials, 3 way lockup, New Safety *1999 Eagle 13 Speed Eaton 475 Cat Engine, 3406 E engine, full locker, 390 Rockwell w/ new wet kit (Just installed never used), New Safety *1998 F150 2wd short box Extended V6 engine, As is *2007 Chevy 2500 HD, New Safety, Warranty, 4x4 Ext Cab short box, 225 kms showing, Very Clean TRAILERS: *2012 Doepker Super B Grain Trailer 24.5” Tires, Like New Condition, New Safety *2009 32’ Norbert Tandem Axle Flat Deck Trailer Beavertail and Ramps *2007 Load-King Prestige Super Bee Grain Trailers 75% on 24.5” Tires, New Safety *1987 Trailmobile 36’ Tri-Axle End Dump, Gravel Trailer, New Safety, All New Brakes, New Tarp *2009 10ft Tilt-Deck Prism Flat Deck Utility Trailer *Car Hauler 7000lb Axles, 5000lb Electric Winch, Hydraulic Tilt Deck New Paint New Tires, s/n Homemade 2002, 16’8” Working Deck *Tandem Homemade Trailer Converter INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT: *Fiat 545-B wheel loader, Complete with Bucket, Grapple Hook, and Forks, Rebuilt Engine (3 Years ago), Rebuilt Trans Pump (last Year) *Clarke Propane Forklift, 2 stage lift *Toromaster Forklift, 2 stage lift *2003 John Deere 250 Skid Steer Bucket, Plow and Fork Attachments OTHER EQUIPMENT: *Farm King 620 PTO Mower 3-Point Hitch *Pull-Behind Electric Fertilizer/Herbicide Sprayer, 75 gal tank, 8’ Boom tow behind ATV ATV’S, LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT: *2000 Skidoo Grand Touring Rotax 0 Miles on Rebuilt Engine *1999 Artic Cat 500 ATV, 4X4, Winch *2011 27HP 60” Swisher Zero Turn Mower *2007 27HP 60” Swisher Zero Turn Mower *8HP Sno-Power 8/26 Snow blower *52” Drive on Quadivater Mower SHOP EQUIPMENT & PARTS: *Hydraulic Drive-On Hoist w/ Built-In Snap-On 6000lb Scissor Hoist *8000 lb 2 Post Hoist *Large Assortment of Semi Parts – Lights, Filters, Starters, etc; *Farmcrest AC 220V Arc Welder *Large Parts Washer *Large Oil Tank - 4 Separate Tanks *3 ton Chain Hoist *Large Engine Hoist *Snap-On Compressor – 2 Stage *Heavy Duty Seal Installer Kit *Heavy Duty Transmission Jack *Large Tire Bead Blaster *Lincoln Electric SP-35 Mig Welder *NEW Ingersoll Rand 1” Impact *2 Ton Engine Crane *Lincoln Electric Power Mig 255 Welder (5 years old – used little *Rim Clamp 5050E Tire Changer *2 20 Ton Air Jacks (1 year old – strong arm) *Contractor Series Diesel Heater (6 Months old) *Truck and Trailer Light Test Station *Semi Tire Jack *John Beam Alignment Machine, Comes with Heads, Cables and 2010 Software *3 Heavy Duty Battery Chargers - 2 Like New *Assortment of Jack-alls *12 Ton Hydraulic Press *Large selection of miscellaneous - Jet, Snap –On & Mac Hand Tools – Wrenches, Sockets, Impact Guns, Torque Wrenches. SEMI TRUCK PARTS: *2 sets of Filters for FLD Chrome Breathers *FLD 112 radiator (Series 60) *FLD 120 Steering Box *FLD 120 Fuel Tanks 100 Gallon + 120 Gallon *Assortment of Freightliner Steering Axles *3 Rear Differentials Eaton 3.90, 2 Unknown Eaton *Detroit Series 60 500HP Injectors (2003 Detroit) *Series 60 Center Exhaust Manifold *Series 60 Starter *Complete Horton Fan Assembly Series 60 X 2 *Series 60 2 Piece Valve Cover *2 Series 60 ECMs 500HP + 430/470HP *Series 60 750 Tru-Flo Air Compressor *Series 60 Flywheel *Cat 3406 Flywheel off E Series *Cat 3406 A Series Oil Pan *2 Cat 3406 E Series Oil pans Need Minor Repair *Cat 3406 Self Adjusting Clutch *2 Mufflers like New *Cat 3406 Engine Stand *Kenworth T2000 Steering Box *Cummins N14 Horton Fan Assembly *2 Sets of Filters for IH Chrome Breathers *Fifth Wheel Play Checking Tool *10Spd Eaton Transmission Needs Input Shaft *Mud Flap Hangers w/tail light (chrome) *Assortment of Chrome Accessories including Handles, Steps, Trims, and Platforms *Webasto Heaters 2 bunk and 1 Engine *Auto-Greasing System *Assortment of Air Lines *Assortment of Exhaust Pipe *Holland Slide Fifth Wheel *3 Holland Fifth Wheel Plates *Lode King Trailer Axle *2 Eaton Diffs in Volvo Frame *2 Michaels Tarps 29 and 27’ Needs Some Repair *Factory Duals 18.4 x 38 Good Rubber fits older Case Tractor *Vending Machine (Pepsi)

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT GREG GWB TRANSPORT PHONE: 204-841-0902 OR EMAIL: buhr1@mts.net Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit.

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MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Estate & Moving Wed., June 13th, 4:00 p.m. Stonewall, MB. #12 Patterson Dr. Yard & Rec; Tools & Misc; Antique Furniture; Antiques; Antique Glassware; Household. Stuart McSherry (204)4671858 or(204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD. Acreage Auction Paul Schmidt Thurs., June 14th 6:30 p.m. Garson, MB. 2-mi West on Hwy #44 then North 1-mi on #212 then West 1/4-mi on RD 74. Auction Note: 1 Hour Auction so be on TIME! Everything Sells to the Highest bidder! Contact: Viewing by Appt (204)482-5036. Tractors: 87 Case 1H 485 DSL Cab 3PH dual hyd 540 PTO GD Rubber w/FEL & Bucket, Exc Con 3,463-hrs; Case DB 995 DSL 3PH hyd 540 PTO, 6,200-hrs; Medium Size FEL & Bucket Haying Equip: NH 1033 Bale Wagon (105 Bales); NH 1022 Bale Wagon (56 Bales); NH 461 9-ft. Hay Bine; 3) NH 273 Square Balers 1) Hyd Tension; JD #5 Semi Mt 7-ft. Sickle Mower; Int Side Delivery Rake; 2) 4 Wheel Trailer 1) 14-ft. Deck 3PH Equip: King Kutter 5-ft. Tandem Disc; King Kutter 4-ft. Cult; King Kutter 66-in. Box Scraper; 2B Plow; 5-ft. Rotary Mower; 5-ft. Blade; Post Auger w/6-in., 9-in., 12-in. Bits; Pallet Fork Quad: 93 Yamaha 350 Big Bear 4x4 Quad F&R Racks GD Cond. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Auction Sale Estate of Peter Marcyniuk Sun., June 10th 11:00 a.m. Dallas, MB. Location: 1-mi North East on Hwy #224 (Hwy #17) then 3/4-mi West then West 1/2-mi then 1/3 West. Auction Note: The Farm is Sold so Everything Sells to the Highest Bidder! Contact: Dave (204)739-3132. Tractors: White 2-65 MFWA Cab 3PH hyd 540 w/FEL 5,598-hrs; JD 4020 Cab 540/1000 Dual hyd 5,358-hrs Equip: PMI RP1141 White Baler, Exc Cond, Under 1,000 bales; NH 116 Hydra Swing Hay Bine; Shaffer 12-ft. Tandem Disc; Hutchmaster 8-ft. Offset Disc; NH 851 RD Baler; MF 43 24 Run Seeder SA FA GA; Degleman PTO Rock Picker; Crown Rock Picker; CCIL Big Yellow Combine w/Deutz DSL Engine; PU Straight Cut; CCIL 500 15-ft. Swather; Westfield 8in. 41-ft. Auger w/16-HP Elec Start; Diamond Harrow & Bar; 16-ft. Cult; Hopper Wagon Box; Granaries; Grain Screener Livestock Equip: 1986 Prairie 16-ft. Bumper Stock Trailer; Reyden Maternity Pen; 50 Metal Corral Panels 10-ft. & 12-ft.; 5 Metal RD Bale Feeders; Calf Puller; Wire Stretcher; Used Barb Wire Rec & Yard: 07 Kubota RTV 900 DSL 4x4 Utility Vehicle w/Dump Box 791-hrs; Artic Cat Puma 399; MTD 5-HP Roto Tiller; 2) Push Gas Mowers; 12 Volts Yard Sprayer; Back Pack Sprayer; Hand Yard Tools Vehicles: 96 Ford 150 6 Cyl Auto 200-km; 76 Ford 3/4-Ton, as is; Tools & Misc: Lincoln 225A Welder; Solar 230 AC/DC Welder; Booster/ Charger; Jonsered 2041 Chain Saw; Bench Grinder; Power Tools; Hand Tools; Port Air Tank; Vise; Jackal; Honda WH 20k Water Pump; Karcher Elec Pressure Washer; 2) Fuel Tanks 1) 300 1) 500-gal; Bags Alfalfa & Grass Seed; Herbicides; Some Lumber; Some Household Furniture; Metal Gun Cabinet. Stuart McSherry (204)4671858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD. Acreage Sale Gordon & Stacy Thiessen Tues., June 12th 4:00 p.m. Balmoral, MB. 1-mi South on Hwy 236 then West 3/4-mi #5031 E. Contact: (204)467-9756 Tractor & Equip: Allis Chalmers 190xT Serious III Cab HL Shuttle 3PH 540 PTO Dual Hyd w/Allied 594 FEL; NH 479 9-ft. Haybine; Int 241 RD Baler Hyd Tie; Int 15 Side Delivery Rake; 6 Wheel Hay Rake; HI-GO 5-ft. 3-ph Rotary Mower; 3-ph 7.5-ft. Foot Blade; Case G.D. Manure Spreader; 4 Wheel Farm Trailer 17-ft. deck; 20-ft. Bale Elevator w/Elec Motor; 6-in. 30-ft. Auger w/Gas Motor Hay & Livestock Equip: 2011 Crop 50 RD Bales Mix Alfalfa, Timothy Bromes; 91 Taunus Bumper Hitch 2 Horse Tandem Trailer; 3,000-lb Cattle Scale; 2) Self Locking Head Gates; 3) Metal RD Bale Feeders; Cattle Oiler; Mineral Wind Guard; Slide in Metal Stock Racks; Western Saddle; Some Tack; Stock Doctor; Medi Equip; Tattoo Set; Ear Tagger Vehicle & Rec: 17-ft. Trihaul Openbow Boat w/85-HP Suzuki & Trailer; 87 Camaro 2D N.R. Tools & Misc: Miller 225 Welder; 70A Welder; Acetylene Torch; Port Air Comp; Power & Hand Tools; Metal Tool Box; Shop Supplies; 2 Sets Tractor Chains 1) 34-in. 1) 28-in.; A Frame w/Block & Tackle; Car Top Carrier; Receiver Hitch; 2) 300-gal Fuel Tanks & Metal Stands; Al Ext Ladders Yard; Household. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD. Consignment Auction Sat., June 23rd 10:00 a.m. Stonewall, MB. 12 Patterson Dr TRACTORS; Equip; Construction; Farm Misc; Tools; GUNS. Call now for ADV Privileges! Consignments Welcomed! Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

BEGGIE & JOSEPHINE ANDERSON Fri., June 8th 11:00 a.m. Arborg, MB. Main St continue North 1-mi then West 1/8-mi. Quality Tools- Formerly Operated Cheyenne Construction. Viewing by Appt (204)480-8874 Bobcat & Trailers: Bobcat 843 DSL w/Bucket & Aux Hyd 1,525-hrs, Sold After 8-ft. hyd Angle Blade, V-Blade; 4) Bumper Hitch; 8-ft. to 16-ft. Flat Deck Tandems; Pintle Hitch 10-ft.x30-ft. Sheet Metal Bunk House Trailer Insulated, Wired; 71 Ford 600 w/20-ft. Freight Box; Farm Hand F11 FEL Antique Car: 63 Chev Impala Convertible Original Solid Stored Inside Rec: 2000 Arctic Cat Pantera 1000cc Triple Long Track Reversible 5,331-mi; 96 Polaris LX Wide Track Reversible 4,103-mi; Go Kart 5.5-HP Honda; 3) Fishing Toboggan; 2) Merc 40-HP Outboard Tools: Com Tire Changer; 55-Ton Hyd Press; 250A Welder; Acetylene Torches; Metal Band Saw; Drill Press; Cut Off Saw; 3) Port Air Comp 1) gas; Power Tools; Air Tools; Lge Amt Hand Tools; 12-in. Thickness Planer; Wood Lathe; Table Saw; Radial Arm Saw; Jointer; Scroll Saw; Alkota Heated Water Pressure Washer; Honda 3.5-HP Water Pump; Kohler 2000 Watt Generator; Home Repair; Household & Some Antiques. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

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ANNUAL PRE HAYING EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION BRANDON, MB. - SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2012 9:00 AM

DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held at Fraser Auction Service Ltd. sales yard ¼ mile north of the junction of highways #1 & #10 on Wheatbelt Road. Brandon, MB.

THIS SALE WILL FEATURE: * Farm Equipment * Industrial Equipment * Trucks & Trailers * Livestock Handling Equipment * Vehicles * Lawn & Leisure * Shop Equipment & Tools * 3pt hitch & Acreage Equipment * Government Surplus * Plus misc. Pallet Lots & more Call our office now to consign to this very well attended consignment auction. 1-800-483-5856 or E-Mail office@fraserauction.com MORE EQUIPMENT IS BEING ADDED TO THIS SALE DAILY!

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TRACTOR: * 6400 JD Tractor, Front Wh Assist, Loader 640, Grapple Fork, New Hyd Pump * 1973 JD 4630 Tractor, dual PRO, 2 - Remote Hyd * 2390 Case Tractor w/duals, 5393 hrs showing, New air compressor for air conditioning, PTO done 3 years ago, used only for baling * Case 2670 Tractor, 20.8 x 34 Duals * 784 IH Tractor w/590 Allied Loader, Bale Fork, Manure Fork * 560 IH Tractor, Hyd, runs good * IHC 284 Tractor, Gas Engine, 3 pt Hitch, Turf Tires, 3076 hrs showing * Ford 8N Tractor, n/a hrs showing * Ford (Blue) Tractor * 1958 Massey Harris Tractor, 33 Stnd * 1950 Massey Harris Tractor, Model 30, row crop w/adj front axle * Farmall A tractor, (approx mid 40’s) HAYING: * 16’ Hesston 1170 Haybine, Hydro Swing * FP230 Forage Harvester, PU header on it, approx 800 Acres, not used for yrs. * JD 1214 Mower Conditioner 14’ * Haybine * NH 1431 Discbine * NH BR780 Rd Baler * NH 855 Rd Baler * NH 850 Round Baler * NH 660 Rd Baler * NH BR 780A Rd Baler * Hesston 565A Baler * Case IH RS561 Rd Baler, 2001 * 566 JD RD Baler, 1998 * 320 NH Sq Baler * NH 276 Sq Baler * Gehl 2870 Baler * NH 1012 BalePicker * Bale Picker * IH V-Rake * Hay Rake - 5 WD * 10 x 34 NH Bale Wagon, PTO attached * Laurier 10 Bale - Bale Mover * Bale Elevator HARVEST EQUIPMENT: * 9600 CCIL PT Combine, PTO & Monitor, s/n 44688 * 1482 IHC PT Combine, 1982 * 30’ Versatile 4750 SP Swather, Ford DAL Eng, UII PU Reel, DSA (Disconnected) * 25’ PT IH Swather, Bat Reels, PTO Shaft * 30’ UII PU Reel for Repair SPRAYER: * Flexi Coil 62 96’ Sprayer, Disc Markers, in cab controls, Hyd Pump SEED & TILLAGE: * 14’ Seed Rite * 14’ Massey Deep Tiller, 3 pt Hitch, Outside Gauge Wheels * 12’ International Deep Tiller w/mounted harrows * Willrich 26’ Field Cultivator * Cultivator (Deep Tiller) * Rock o matic 546 PTO Stone Picker * JD Seed Roller - Fine & Course (40’ Air Drill) * New Soleroid Brandt Drill Fill * Chem Handler LOADER AND ATTACHMENTS: * Bale Fork Attachment for Loader OTHER EQUIPMENT: * 516 JD Brush Cutter * Versatile 580 Sprayer converted to 3-way Yard Sprayer, Tree Sprayer & Pressure Washer VEHICLES: * 1994 Ford F250 Supercab, Diesel, New Injectors & turbo * 2003 Ford F150 Super Cab * 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab * 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 ClubCab * 1992 Dodge W150 4 x 4 Truck with snow plough * 1991 Plymouth Acclaim, 4 Door, 4 Cyl, Red * 1970 Jeep Willy (Air Force Edition) Runs & drives, comes with 2 Motors & 2 transmissions (1pto) * 1989 Ford Blue Bus, 8 Cyl TRAILERS: * 2012 18’ Load Trail Dovetail Utility Trailer, 7000 GVWR * 2012 18’ Load Trail Straight Utility Trailer, 7000 GVWR * 1984 20’ Gravel Pup converted to Grain Trailer, end Dump, Pintle Hitch * 1982 Blair 16’ Stock Trailer * Homemade Fuel Trailer, 500 gal Tank, Pump, auto nozzle * 2 wh Tow Dolly RECREATIONAL VEHICLES & MOTORCYCLES: * 16’ Aluminum Smokercraft Fishing Boat, 1993, with fish finder & trolling motor and nice cover. Boat is completely refinished, new carpet and new treated structural wood frame. Very Clean Boat & Runs Great. With 1999 Trailer * (20 - 24) Golf Carts - Electric & Gas * Yamaha Electric Golf Cart w/charger * New Hub - Golf Cart (Easy Go) * 1982 200M Honda Trike, Good Cond., New tires * 1978 XL100 Honda Trail Bike * Yamaha Enduro 100 * 1975 Yamaha Enduro 175 * Motorcycle for Parts LAWN & GARDEN: * 1250 Club Cadet Lawn Mower, Tiller, Mower, Hydrostatic (Not Running) * 8HP Roper Lawn Mower * Ariens 7HP Lawn Mower * Weed Trimmer ASSORTMENT OF TREES & SHRUBS: * Shrubs * Shade Trees * Fruit Trees * Roses * Evergreens INDUSTRIAL: * Clark Fork Lift (Battery Operated w/ charger) * (2) Clark Fork Lifts * (2) forklift Seat, SC1A Vinyl NEW * 10’ Box Blade * 6’ Farm King Blade * Fork Lift tines * Cement or Gravel Hopper * Extra Large Fuel or Water Tank * Fuel or Water Tank * Attachment Sweep & Extra Sweep * (9) Electric Motor * (5) Electrical Boxes * (2) sets of Skid Steer Tracks * Lincoln Electric Pro Cut 60,3 PT EQUIPMENT: * 5’ Farm King 510 3 pt Mower * 5’ Farm King 3 pt Mower (Can be used as a trailing mower) * 5’ Farm King 3 pt Snow Blower * 3 pt Hitch attachment * Mower AGF 140, PTO * Mower AGF 180, PTO GRAIN HANDLING: * 13” x 71’ 2009 Wheatheart Flex Auger, SAF, Like New * 13” x 71’ 2009 Wheatheart Flex Auger, SAF, Like New * 10 x 50 Farm KingSwing Auger, Mechanical * 10 x 50 Brandt Side Swing Auger * 8 x 41 Westfield Auger * Flexi-Coil 7” x 45’ Auger w/ 18 HP Onan Engine * Sakundiak Auger 7 x 33 w/elec Motor * 6 x 31 Westfield Auger * Electric Drag Auger * Belt Conveyor LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: * Hay Buster Big bit, 1100, Tandem Axle, Tub Grinder * 750 JD Mix Mill * Cattle Feed Wagon * 14 Bale Hay trailer LIVESTOCK HANDLING: * Lewis Cattle Oiler BUILDING MATERIALS: * Sheet Metal * Barrel of Screws * (2) Lynden Doors – Bifold * Bed Frame * 1 box flooring * (7) Counter Tops (Variety of sizes) * (2) Wooden Doors SHOP ITEMS & TOOLS: * Flexible Ratchet Combination Wrench Set, 15 Pce Imperial NEW * Flexible Ratchet Combination Wrench Set, 15 Pce Metric NEW * 1” Air Impact Wrenches NEW * (2) Packs NEW * Hobart 26 x 20 Welder * Miller 250 Gas Welder * Compressor & Motor * Dust Free Dry Wall Sanding Kit * 8’ Beaver Table Saw * SkilSaw * Jobmate Mitre Saw * 2 Ton Heavy Duty Hyd floor jack * Powerfist Manual Tire Changer * Shop Vac 6.5 Gallon, wet/dry vacuum * Mastercraft 6amp reciprocating Saw * Power 6 & 12 Volt Battery Tester * 6’ Wood Stepladder & (2) Wood Sawhorses * Electric Planer * Hand Tools * Upright 60 Gal air compressor, 6 1/2 HP Motor, 240 Volt, Like NEW TIRES & WHEEL: * Duals off MF1105 * (4) 18.4 x 38 Tractor Tires * (4) 18” Tires * (2) Tires, 11L15 * 2 tires * Assortment of Factory Tires, Duals IHC & JD * Unverferth Dual WH Hubs & Bolts for 16.1 Tires for swather, sprayer or air seeder MISCELLANIOUS ITEMS: * (79) Pallets of Patio Blocks * (8) Chains 5/16 x 16’ NEW * (8) Binders, pullover style NEW * (2) Universal Spring Suspension seats, black NEW * Universal Spring Suspension seats, yellow NEW * Bundle of Hydraulic hose, 1/2” NEW * (4) 2” x 25’ Strap Kits NEW * (2) Pallets of Misc - Tools & Farm Parts * Water Tank * Linden Post Pounder * (2) Tanning Beds * Diesel Tanks (2) * (9) Power Steering Pumps * 8 HP Engine * 8 HP Engine for Parts * (3) Alternators * Squirrel Cage Fan * Shop Vac * 2 gal Red Gas Can – Plastic * Stanley Black Plastic Tool Box * Isolator – 12 Volt * Door Knobs * Air conditioner * shelving * Plumbing - Fittings etc * Fuel Tank with Pump * Slide for Swimming Pool * School & Office Supplies * 2 Hyd Pumps * 1 Grd Drive Dempster Pump * 3 Transfer Pump (Honda & B & S) * Pressure System Pump ½ HP & Jucuzzi * Pressure System Pump 1/3 HP & Jucuzzi * Hi Pro 9303C Sprayer Pump (NEW) * New Combine PU Teeth * Pail - Hyd Fittings (ends) * (2) Bike stands * Highjacker 5th wheel hitch * Owen 5th wheel Hitch * Rubber Tire Wheel Barrow * Box of Misc. Hydraulic Pumps and Values * Box of Knife Guards (34) NH * Tire Chains * (2) 18” Aeration Transition Cones w/Aeration floor screens * Quantity of V Belts * Bicycle & Kids Cart * Quantity of Hwy Tractor Mud Flaps * (4) Insulated Steel Doors w/ keys, 36 x 85

THIS IS ONLY AN EARLY LISTING. MORE EQUIPMENT IS BEING CONSIGNED DAILY! CALL NOW TO HAVE YOUR EQUIPMENT ADDED TO THIS HUGE PRE HAYING AUCTION. FOR MORE INFO OR TO CONSIGN CALL 1-204-727-2001

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Balaton Beach Farms - Sat June 16 @ 9:30 am Riverton, Mb - 3 Miles South on Hwy #8 then 2 Miles East on Balaton RD Auction Note: HUGE Retirement Auction ! Contact: Otto (204) 378-2998 or (204) 642-2194 Sprayer: 06 Spray Coupe 7650 dsl 80’ 2189 hrs, Exc Cond Tractors: Ford 846 4WD Quad hyd 8,700 hrs. * Vers 875 4WD Quad Hyd * Ford 8340 MFWA Cab PShift 3PH FEL * Ford 6640 MFWA Cab P Shift 3PH FEL, 7803 hrs * Ford 8210 MFWA Cab 3PH FEL 9,754 hrs * 2) Cockshutt 60 * McCormick W4 * AC WF Combines & Swathers / Mower Cond: NH TX36 Combine 2700 hrs Shedded * MF 760 3,600 hrs * MF750 2234 hrs * Heston 8400 Cab A/C, 5755 hrs * 21’ Grain Header * 16’ Model 840 Mower Cond MF 20’ Straight Cut Header Grain Equip: Air Seeder Morris 9000 35’ 9” Spacing w/ Morris 6130 Cart, Sold After Morris Rangler 111 36’ Harrow Packer * Laurier 70’ Spring Tine Harrows * Coop 204 38’ Chisel Plow * Wil-Rich 30’ Vibra Cult * Int 45 24’ Vibra Cult * Kellobilt 210 14’ Offset Disc * Highline XL 6084 Rock Picker * Rockomatic TM12 Rock Rake * HD 10’w 48” Land Packer * 2) Int 5100 24 Run Seed Drill SAFAGA w/ Gang * Coop 203 16’ Deep Tiller w/ Mulchers * Auto Kickback * Medium Size Equip * Haying & Misc Equip: Delmar 1620 2 Arm Bale Wagon 16 Bale * 2) 02 NH 688 Auto Tie Rd Baler * NH 166 Swath Invertor * Allied 3PH 96” Snowblower * Leon 3100 3PH 9’ Hyd Angle Blade * Heavy Trucks: 00 Int 9400 N14 Cummins Air Ride Rise Bunk 718,000 km, Sft * 96 Int 9200 Detroit 460 Air Ride Rise Bunk 1.5m km Sft * 77 Mack 300 Plus Wet Kit * 78 Mack 300 Plus Tandem w/ Arnes 14’ Gravel B& H * 74 Ford F600 w/ 14’ Grain B&H 51,000 m Trailers: Transcraft Single Drop 10’ Nose 25’ Deck 5’ Beaver Plus Ramps, Sft * 91 Lode King Super B, Hopper Grain Trailer * 94 Lode King Super B Hopper Grain Trailer * 94) Thurway Triaxle Super B Flat Deck Sft * 97) Freuhauf B Train Flat Deck w/ Hay ext Sft * 2) 96 Great Dane 48’ Air Ride Flat Deck, Adj Axle * 91 Freuhauf B Train Flat Deck w/ Hay Ext * 81 Fruehauf B Train Flat Deck w/ Hay Ext Farm Use * Freuhauf 45 Insulated Semi Storage Trailer Construction & Logging Equip: 89 Int 92 60 Serials Crawler 10’ Dozer PTO Hyd * Terrex Wheel Loader 4 in 1 Bucket 5064 hrs * Bradco 11 HD 3PH Backhoe Attach 12”x 24” * 02 Apache Jade 2100 3PH PTO Drive Saw Mill * Portable Sawmill 44’ Rail PTO Drive w/ 16’ Feed Table * 4 Blade Edger PTO * Drott Cruz Air 40 Wheel Drott Grapple & 24” Bucket, 3547 hrs, Sold after Tag Along hyd Slasher 60” * Case 125B Track Excavator Dietz Engine w Delimer Boom * 81 Trailmobile Flat Deck B Train w/ Mounted Barko 26’ hyd Log Picker * Drott 1 Cord Log Grapple * Case Drott 40 Track Excavator Feller-Buncher w/ 5’ Bucket * Grainerys & Augers: 3 Hopper Bins * 24) Bins, 1350 bus to 3300 bus * Farmking 51 MK 10”x60’ * Westfield 7” 41’ * Westfield 6” 41’ Auger * Universal 25’ Leg * Bagger w/ Scale * Vehicles, Yard & Rec: 98 Dodge 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel 4x4 389 K Sft * 86 Chev Passenger Van 6.2 dsl Auto * 79 Dodge 2500 Power Wagon 4x4 360 Std * 60s Int 1100 1/2 ton * Grass Hopper 1820 Zero Turn Hyd Riding Mower 60” * Honda 200 3 Wheeler * Mini Kota 35 12 Volt 3 spd Outboard * 1979 Motor Ski Mirage II Snowmobile * Trailer Blazer Double Snowmobile Trailer Bldg Misc: ATCO 10’x44’ Mobile Building on Skids * 2) Disassembled Walkin 1) 10’x12’ Cooler 1) 10’x20’ Freeze w Compressor Units * 1000 gal Fuel Tank on Trailer w/ 12 v Pump & Metor * Auto EZ-Steer Kit * Along w/ Farm Misc * Semi, Implement Parts * Tools * Goto WebSite for Full Listing

Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

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Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit.

Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com AUCTION SALES SALES AUCTION Manitoba Manitoba Auctions Auctions –– Interlake Interlake

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Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

Paul and annelies VerVaet Farm auction saturday June 9, 11 am directions: Beausejour Manitoba at the Farm from Beausejour 12 miles north till road 82, 2 east, 2 north, 3¼ east. Or coming from North on 12 Turn east on 317 for 5 miles and 2 south on 47E Watch for signs auction day. tractors: *1983 Versatile 875 series 3 tractor, 4 remotes, Adom jet hydraulic kit, new 520/ 85R 38, duals all around, Outback GPS (May connect to auto steer) serial #067952. 6227 hrs, sharp unit *1988 John Deere 4450 MFWD, 3 pth, powershift, dual hyd, pto, 6677 hours 20.8 R x 38 Serial #RW4450P026061 *John Deere 4240, hydraulic drive FWA, quad shift, 3 pth, 18.4 R x 38 Michelin . 9000 hrs. serial #322287 *1965 IHC 806 diesel, cab, lpto, TA, good running order serial #1859S-Y *Case 730 diesel dual range, complete with case model 70 loader *Moline 445 gas, 3pth, lpto, hyd. *Antique and Collector tractors: *1947 John Deere Model A single front wheel. Serial #587759 *Gibson Model I narrow front *Empire Model 90 tractor (all stored inside) trucks: *1993 Freightliner tandem grain truck, 3176 Cat, 9 speed, 886824 km showing, 19 ft steel box and hoist, 66 In sides, roll tarp, 11.5 x 24 tires, air ride, serial # 2FUV3ED89P4447470 saftied *1963 GMC 3 ton truck 12 ft box hoist 6 cylinder, 4 & 2 *1961 Chev 3 ton 6 cylinder 4 & 2, 14‘ box and hoist *1965 IHC 1800, tandem axle, 18’ x 8’ box hoist, V8, 5 & 4 saftied *1983 Ford F-150 V8 automatic pickup Harvesting: *1990 John Deere 9600 Combine, 914 seven belt pickup head, two speed cylinder, newer Trelleborg 414/ 900/ 60 - 32 tires, serial #636844, with 3086 sep. and 4032 engine hrs. *1998 John Deere 930 Flex head, fore/aft. Dam, serial #H00930F676338 *John Deere 230 ridged straight cut header, H00 230R611756 *1989 Versatile model 4750 swather w/ 25 ft head Ull pickup reel, 600/55-26.5 Trelleborg tires. 1660 hours, serial #D440339 *Farm king 8 ft Swath roller sprayer: *Wilmar Special Edition 765 all wheel drive Highboy sprayer wheel orbit motors have been rebuilt, 90 ft unit triple nozzle and 3 extra sets of nozzles. “comes with Centerline 220 GPS” 18.4 x 38 and 9.5 x 44 tire sets. 9.5 set sells after the 765. 3000 hrs. misc. Farm equipment: *Grain handler 5250 grain vac with hoses nozzle etc. *Seeding and Tillage *IH 31 ft deeptiller model 55 walking axles and mulchers *24 ft Allis field cultivator, rubber block shank mount and mulcher *Farm King 60 ft diamond 5ft section autofold harrows *IHC Model 300 disc seeders 2 x16’ hooked in tandem *15 ft white # 253 tandem disk *3pth 60 in, Rotary Ditcher, *Versatile 480 sprayer 68 ft with 500 gal plastic tank and electric controls. *12 ft John Deere end wheel seeding drill *John Deere 5 x 16 plow *Westfield MK 10-61 *Westfield 7-46 with 16 hp Briggs, electric start *Versatile 8-46 PTO *Versatile 7-36 with 12 hp Briggs, electric start *6-26 auger with motor *7 inch electric bin sweep with 2 hp motor *24 bin sheets for 18 ft diameter Westeel grain bin *14 diamond harrows 5 ft wide *23.1 - 26 Dunlop rice tires with 8 hole rims for JD or NH *3pth swath lifter *Older Viking grain cleaner with extra rollers *5 UHF 2-way radios with base station *1250 gallon plastic water tank *Small farm hardware? Please note internet bidding with Bidspotter will begin at 12:00 noon. Paul and Annelies Vervaets wish to sell their farm and will be selling this machinery at their farm auction, the equipment is not new but well maintained. This machinery will serve you for a long time to come. Please do plan to attend. Owners 204 265 3544 See our website www.billklassen.com for photo’s & 2012 Spring Auction Catalog in your Farm Mailbox Bill Klassen auctioneers • 204-325-4433 cell 6230 • bill@billklassen.com

AUCTION SALES SALES AUCTION Manitoba Manitoba Auctions Auctions –– Interlake Interlake MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Auction Sale Public Works - RM of Gimli Sat., June 9th 11:00 a.m. Gimli, MB. Hwy # 8 & 231 West 1-mi on 231 then South into Ind Park. 178 Anson St. Auction Note: Be on Time! No Small Items! All to Sell to the Highest Bidder! Contact: Darcy (204)642-6688. Construction: 74 Champion 740 Grader Blade & Wing Blade, 7,180-hrs (subject to approval of last bid); Bantam S-155 Wheel Excavator 20 5-25 Rubber 60-in. & 24-in. Buckets & Wrist Twist; Cat Model 60 11 1/2-Ton Cable Scraper; 63 Gallian 503 MG39 Grader; Rex RR68 4 cyl Gas 48-in. Packer; Bom Ag DSL 30-in. Vibrating Packer Walk Behind; 11-ft. Gravel B&H; Winch of TD 20; Trailer Tar Kettle Tractors & Equip: 89 Kubota F2400 3 cyl DSL 4WD cab, 2,160-hrs Sold w/Frt Mt 48-in. Snowblower, Frt Mt 72-in. Mower, Frt Mt 48-in. Blade, Frt Mt 60-in. Sweeper; MF 135 Gas ROP 3PH 540 PTO hyd Sold Mid Mount 6-ft. Hyd Lift Sickle Mower; Int Farmall A PTO Sold w/Frt Mt PTO Drive 6-ft. Sweeper; Bushog 3PH 5-ft. Rotary Mower Vehicles & Trailers: Ford 900 531 V8 5x2 Tran w/14-ft. Deck 21,749-m; 74 Dodge 600 360 gas 4x2 Tran w/11-ft. Deck; Pintle Hitch 20-ft. Flat Deck Beaver & Ramps Triple Axle; Trailer; 90 Ford F150 6 cyl 152-km; 89 GMC Sierra 5L 3/4-Ton; 89 GMC SLX 5.7L, Suburban; 79 GMC Van 350 Turbo Previous Ambulance 41,478; 81 Ford Custom 1/2-Ton; 76 White C/O Cummins 555 approx. 15-18 Ton Garbage Packing Truck; 76 GMC 1/2-Ton 350 Rebuilt; 92 Peterbuilt LT Cummins C/O w/25-yd Garbage Box Needs Tran Work, Good Engine Boats & Misc: Sea Nymph Al 13ft. Boat w/18-HP Elgin Out-board & Trailer; JD 4 cyl DSL Engine 1,990-hrs on it; 2) Trailer Style 4 cyl gas 4-in. Water Pumps; 2) 300-gal Fuel Tanks & Metal Stands; Antique Fire Hydrant. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

EvEning farm auction Saturday JunE 14, 6 Pm directions: From Manitou MB. 3 miles north on pr #242 then 3 miles east,1 mile north, 3/4 east or from Manitou 7 miles east on pth #3 to rd #43 then 7 miles north and 1 1/4 west. Signs will be up. *1982 JD 4440 3ph 18/4-38 axle duals approx 9000 hrs #064359rw *1988 JD 4050 3ph 18/4 singles with clamp on duals c/w JD 158 loader with joystick. Approx 6500 hrs *1987 MF 850 Sp combine grey cab melroe pickup. Good looking combine *Versatile 4400 sp 18 ft. swather *Versatile 18 ft. pt swather *1978 Chev 6000 14 ft. midland box and head hoist *Honda 80 motorcycle *IHC 645 28 ft. chisel plow 3 row mulchers *Morris CP 719 19 ft. chisel plow *JD 14 ft.#100 deep tiller *51 ft herman bar *Melroe 6 bottom auto reset plow *IHC 620 28 ft. press drills 1-12 ft 2-8ft *32 ft. drill carrier *Great Northern 60 ft. sprayer *NH 352 mixmill *NH 273 square baler *Big bale trailer 10/12 bale cap *Westfield 10/51 auger with orbit side loader *Brandt 8/31 c/w briggs engine *Antque Steel wheel gravity grain wagon,old pull type grader.Fuller Johnson 1 1/2 hp stationary engine *Good mic. *Craftsman 12.5 hp riding mower *Craftsman 45 litre shop vac *Acetylene Outside *Floor jack *Still and Craftsman chain saws *3 hp air compressor *Sears Welder, table saw, banjo pump and more For info call Jim Wilson 204-362-2449 or auction co, Rep Morris Olafson 204-822-3872 or 325-2141 See our website www.billklassen.com for photo’s & 2012 Spring Auction Catalog in your Farm Mailbox Bill Klassen auctioneers 204-325-4433 cell 6230 bill@billklassen.com

Smith brotherS farm auction Saturday June 16, 10 am directions: at the farm 1 mile west of Woodmore store on hwy 201 or approx 10 miles east of Dominion City on hwy 201. Yard #24034 9N tractors: *1996 John Deere 7200, MFWD w/ 740 self leveling loader, 3 pth, 16 speed (power quad redone in fall of 2010, 12727 hours) *1980 John Deere 8440, 4 WD, 18.4 x 38 duals, triple hydraulics, pto, less than 2000 hours on motor and transmission overhaul, approx 9000 hours total *1979 John Deere 4440, 20.8 x 38 factory duals, dual hyd, dual pto, 1 owner 8500 hrs. harvesting: *1986 John Deere 8820 Titan II combine, 18.4 x 38 duals, 214 pickup head w/ 7 belt pickup, chopper, 3965 engine hours, serial #611892 *1982 Versatile 4400 swather, 22 ft cab, new knife and guards in 2010 *John Deere 590 pt 30 ft auto fold swather trucks & trailers: *1983 Chevrolet 70 tandem 427 v8 5&2 trans. with air shift, 19 ft box hoist roll tarp. With safety 1977 Chevrolet C 60 14 ft box & hoist runs good no safety *1976 Dodge 600 18 ft box hoist tag axle with lift. No safety *Real industries cattle trailer, 26 ft side and full rear door (redone in 2008) *Bale fork for 740 loader *3 pth bale fork *John Deere 780 hydra push manure spreader A real nice clean line of machinery here you will want to purchase at the auction, sorry no internet bidding at this one, owner Garry Smith (204) 427-2457

This is a partial listing please see our Spring 2012 Auction catalog or See our website www.billklassen.com for photo’s & 2012 Spring Auction Catalog in your Farm Mailbox bill Klassen auctioneers 204-325-4433 cell 6230 bill@billklassen.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

ROSS TAYLOR AUCTION SERVICE

FARm EqUIpmENT AUCTION

EdNA BENNER ANd CONSIgNORS

WaWota,SK Monday June 11th, 2012 at 10 aM CSt Sale includeS: • 1978 JD 4440 w/ approx. 10,000 hours • IHC # A wide front • JD 6601 pto combine • 1982 JD 8820 SP combine • JD 224 straight header w/ batt reel • IHC 4000 24 ½’ SP swather w/ air & U2 pickup reel • JD 655 – 25’ air seeder • MF 20’ discer • JD 16’ tandem disc • Morris 50’ hyd. harrows • 1974 GMC 6500 w/ steel box & hoist & hyd. tag • Morris Magnum 11 CP 731 DT w/ packer & air package & Morris 6180 air tank • JD TO31012’ tandem disc • 1984 Dodge Rampage 2.2 ½ ton • 1968 Pontiac Parisienne hard top w/ only 66,147 miles • Large selection of woodworking tools • Plus other equipment, grain bin, shop equipment and much more For inFormation call mrS. Benner at306-739-2156

FARm EqUIpmENT AUCTION VIOLA gALLINgER Carlyle,SK tueSday June 19th, 2012 at 10 aM CSt

Sale includeS: • David Brown 1210 w/ 3 pth & Ezee-on loader • Case 1070 power shift • Case 1070 standard w/ Case loader • Case-o-Matic 830 • Case 400 diesel • VA Case (for parts) • Case LA (for restoration) • 2003 Duncan 24’ tandem gooseneck stock trailer w/ 2 divider gates • Bob-Co tandem 5th wheel flat deck trailer • NH 1033 sq. bale picker • New Idea 4855 round baler • Hesston 4590 Inline sq. baler (needs bearings) • Flexi-coil trailer type post pounder • Hesston 1014 hydro swing • Ford F250 ¾ ton 4 spd. 6 cylinder • Ford F 600 w/ wood box & hoist • Degelamn 3 batt ground drive rock picker • Co-op squeeze chute w/ manual head gate • 3 – 10’ sections High Hog alley • Large quantity of corral panels • Plus other equipment and shop related For inFormation call mrS. GallinGer 306-453-2843

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a farm & live-stock equipment auction for Peter Cozac (306)727-4889 Fri., June 15th, 2012 10:00 a.m. at Sintaluta, SK. Directions from Sintaluta 2-mi N, 3-mi E & 1.5-mi N. Watch for signs! JD 4640 2WD trac-tor w/duals; JD 4250 2WD tractor w/ JD 720 FEL & grapple fork; MF 750 combine w/3,803-hrs; 2007 Honda Foreman w/only 945-kms; 24-ft. IH 4000 SP swather w/UII PU header; JD 435 round baler; JD 346 square baler; 14-ft. Case IH 1590 haybine; JD STX lawn tractor; Allied bale elevator; 1986 Ford Lariat F-250 XLT DSL super cab PU; 1971 Ford 500 grain truck w/33,000mi; Glendale 22-ft. tandem axle gooseneck stock trailer; 26-ft. PJ goose-neck flatdeck trailer w/ramps; Hi Hog maternity pen; Powder River calf tipping chute; Morand squeeze chute; Hi Hog gates; 40-bu. creep feeder; Ritchie water bowls, branding iron pot w/torch & tank, grooming equipment, chute, blower, combs, etc.; Ritchie water bowls, branding iron w/torch & tank, fence posts; steel fence posts; bundle of slabs; rolls of barb wire; rolls of barb wire; calf scale; plastic & wood feed troughs; 1,250-gal water trough; JD Trailfire snow machine; Westward Quad Sprayer; snow sled trailer; Explorer utility trailer; Inland 3-PTH snow blower double auger; 225-bu grain cart; IH 24-ft. cultivator; Cockshutt 12-ft. cultivator; 60-ft. Flexi Coil System 82 harrow packers; Danhauser 3-PTH 8-in. auger; bucket mounted hyd post hole auger; Brandt 8-in. auger w/new 11HP engine; Sakundiak 6-37 auger w/Briggs engine; Brandt hyd drill fill; 8x10 garden shed; temporary grain rings w/ tarps; 1,250-gal poly water tank; 100-gal slip tank; Wolfpac 270 AC/DC portable welder; Monarch water pump; OTC 25-ton hyd press; Poulan chain saw; Coleman portable air compressor. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill, video & photos. Join us on Facebook. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

14 of 28 Upcoming Summer 2012 Auctions

June 15 1997 bourgault 8810 40 ft

June 16 1996 case ih 9330

June 18 1996 caterpillar 85c

June 19 2003 weinig gruppe u-gold

June 19 2008 new holland cr9070

June 19 2004 new holland cr970

June 23 1998 new holland versatile 9482

June 23 2010 case ih 7088

June 28 1996 case ih 9330

June 29 2– 2002 new holland cx840

June 30 2000 John deere 9750sts

July 5 2008 massey ferguson 9220

July 17 2008 case ih 7010

July 19 1994 case ih 7230

Ross Taylor Auction Service 204-877-3834 For full listing and photos www.rosstaylorauction.com MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a house for removal & grain storage auction. Thurs., June 14th, 2012 3:00 p.m. Benson, SK. Directions from Benson, SK. 3-mi N on Hwy 47 & 3-mi E. Watch for Signs! Open house Sun., June 10th, 2012. 3 bdrm bungalow approx 1,132sq.ft. w/2x6 construction. House must be moved before Oct. 1st, 2012. Also selling 3 Westeel Rosco 3,500-bu. hopper bottom bins; 2 Westeel Rosco 2,200-bu. hopper bottom bins; Beh-lin 3,200-bu. hopper bottom bin w/ aeration; harvest hopper; 2,000-bu. hopper bin; aeration fans. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

JUNE: 15 – John & tillie fahlman

23 – roadside farm inc.

Gainsborough, SK - 11 am

Regina, SK - 10 am

28 – bratton farms ltd.

16 – estate of eddie Kozuska

Langbank, SK - 11 am

Sturgis, SK - 11 am

29 – wade & sharlene little

18 – John barber

Hamiota, MB - 10 am

Hamiota, MB - 11 am

30 – denis & rita robert Aubigny, MB - 10 am

19 – nagy land & lumber inc. MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a large equipment yard auction & estate auction for Bryan Law-son Sat., June 23rd, 2012 10:00 a.m. at the Estevan Motor Speedway on the Shand Access Road E. Side of Estevan, Sask. Watch for signs! Up for auc-tion 20-ftx50-ft insulated & lined shop for removal before Oct. 31st, 2012. Up for auction JD 4240 2WD tractor; JD 8440 4WD tractor; JD 8430 4WD tractor; JD 2130 2WD tractor w/JD 145 FEL; JD 4010 2WD DSL tractor w/Case 70 FEL; JD 401 C 2WD industrial tractor; Cat 950 F wheeled loader w/4.5-yd bucket needs some work; Elgin 3 wheel street sweeper; Cockshutt 1550 2WD tractor; Vers 700 4WD tractor w/12-ft dozer blade & rear mount Allied 895 loader; Case 1370 2WD tractor w/ clamp on duals; 2005 Dodge Laramie DSL 2500 quad cab 4WD; 2005 PJ gooseneck tandem flat deck trailer; 1996 Lode King 53-ft. Drop Deck triple axle trailer; 2, 200 barrel oilfield drilling tanks on skids; Belarus 611 2WD DSL tractor w/PTO; Gleaner L-2 SP com-bine; Gleaner 24-ft straight cut header; MF 24-ft 9024 combine header; Vers 20-ft PT swather w/Macdon PU reel; Koenders Poly swath roller; 1986 IH Cargostar 466 DSL 1750 B single axle truck w/Case IH 595 manure spreader & automatic trans; Case 8465 Round baler; MF #12 square baler & stooker; MF 124 square baler; NH 852 round baler; NH 1100 SP haybine; NH hay rake; 5 bundles 1x8-8-ft windbreak slabs; 4 Ritchie livestock water bowls; Sven roller mill; IH 3-PTH snowblower; Minneapolis Moline 3-PTH blade; 1999 Skyjack 7027 scissor lift w/Kubota gas engine; 2007 Polaris Ranger 4WD side by side quad w/332-hrs; Polaris 400 4WD quad; Columbia gas powered golf cart; vintage Honda XL80 trail bike; 1976 440 Sno Jet;1971 338 Sno Jet Star Jet; JD 400 garden tractor; hard top canopy’s to fit Polaris Rangers; 2 place snowmobile trailer; 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass 2 door hardtop car; 1959 4 door Impala 4 door for restoration; Craftsman 15.5-HP garden tractor; 1981 Cargostar single axle grain truck w/Allison automatic; 1995 Chev extended cab short box PU; 1995 Ford 150 4WD truck; 1998 Ford F150 4WD extended cab PU; 1994 Ford F150 4WD extended cab; 1993 Chev 2WD PU; 1993 GMC Safari mini van; 1993 Freightliner single axle 24-ft delivery van w/ramp; 1985 IHC delivery van w/466 engine, 1986 48-ft. Dorsey semi trailer van; 1980 45-ft. Trail Mobile semi trailer van; 1986 3-ton gravel truck; 1967 Dodge 1-Ton dually w/steel box & hoist; 1974 GMC 5000 grain truck w/steel box & hoist; Farm King7-46 grain auger w/Onan engine; Sakundiak 6-33 grain auger; Westfield 7-33 auger w/13-HP Honda engine; Sakundiak 6-36 grain auger; 28-ft JD 655 air seeder; 33-ft Allis Chalmers 2600D Double Disc, 35-ft IH 55 chisel plow cultivator; 27-ft IH Vibra cultivator; 12-ft acreage cultivator; Rockomatic rock picker; 12-ft rock rake PTO drive; Land Pride 3-PTH 5-ft finishing mower; cement mixer; Leon FEL; 100 Barrel tri axle pup trailer; 2002 tilt 24-ft trailer flat deck trailer w/7,000-lbs winch; Well site mobile rig shack w/10x32 living quarters, shopbuilt 20-ft hi-boy flatdeck trailer; Arnold Bros storage reefer van, enclosed B train storage trailers w/fuel storage & parts shelving; tandem axle dolly convertor; Rhino aluminum tub ATV trailer; Aluminum jet ski lift; Cub Cadet zero turn RZT lawn mower w/40-hrs; Eagle gas engine air compressor, slip tanks; 1,250-gal poly water tanks, aluminum ladders & step ladders; Metal Industries 1,500-bu hopper bottom bin. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for complete printable sale bill, photos & video. Join us on Facebook. (306)4877815 or (306)421-2928. Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a premium farm equipment auction for Dean Allen & the estate of Floyd Krell Thurs., June 14th, 2012 10:00 a.m. Directions from Benson, SK. 2-mi N on Hwy 47 & 8.75-mi W on 705 Grid & .5-mi N. Live internet bid-ding at www.bidspotter.com. JD 9100 4WD tractor w/2,065-hrs; Ford Vers 846 Designation 6 4WD tractor w/3,478-hrs; JD 6400 2WD tractor w/580-hrs; JD 4020 2WD tractor w/Leon FEL; JD 60 2WD tractor; Case 970 2WD tractor w/4,243-hrs; JD 9400 SP combine w/713 threshing hrs; 30-ft. JD 930 straight cut header; 21-ft. Case IH 721 swather; 30-ft. JD 9350 disc drills; Case IH 2 14-ft. Hoe Drillls w/factory transport; Case 3 12-ft. 6200 disc drills w/factory transport; 2010 Kubota BX2360 DSL 4WD yd tractor w/only 81-hrs; 2010 Land Pride 3-PTH 50-in. Rototiller; Leon 8-ft. 6 way dozer w/tilt & angle; Farm King 960B 3-PTH snow blower; Farm King trailer type mower; JD Gator TS 4x2 w/328-hrs; Yard Man LT 1238 lawn tractor; Yamaha 4WD Kodiak 400 quad; Honda 250 Big Red ATC; 2001 Ford F150 extended cab 4x4 truck w/only 33,300-kms; 1986 IH S1600 tandem tag axle DSL grain truck w/57,000-km; 1975 Chev C-65 grain truck w/29,300-mi; 2004 Chev Silverado 1500 extended cab 2WD PU; 1987 Ford F-800 grain truck w/24,900-kms; 1956 Chev 1-ton step side truck; 1947 1-ton step side grain truck w/box & hoist; 1992 Chev Silverado 1500 regular cab 2WD PU; 2004 Buick Century Limited 4 door car w/48,885-kms; Vers 400 20-ft. SP swather; NH 109 28-ft. PT swather; Co-op 428 swather; Cushion Air 5000 grain vac; Sakundiak 7-45 PTO auger; Sakun-diak 7-45 auger w/Kawasaki engine; Pool 7-45 auger w/Kohler engine; Brandt 6-37 auger, hyd drill fill; 40-ft. JD 610 cultivator; 41ft. Friggstad DT culti-vator w/Degelman harrows; Morris 36-ft. rod weeder; Cockshutt 247 14-ft. cultivator; Cockshutt 15-ft. discer; 40-ft. diamond harrows; Highline 50-ft. wing up packer drawbar; 50-ft. Wilcar tine harrow sprayer; 14-ft. White cultivator; Rockomatic rock picker; NH 268 square baler; NH 357 mix mill; JD 410 round baler; Summers truck mount sprayer; 1,000-gal poly water tank; 200-gal poly water tank, quantity of 2-ft. poly water hose; oak sideboard; Singer sewing machine; steamer & dome top trunks; cream separators; ice cream maker; crocks. Plus many more hidden treasures, Chicago drill press; portable air compressor; portable air compressor; extension ladders; battery chargers; hand tools, plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompa-ny.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962 WAYNE FRIESEN AUCTION Sat., June 16th, 2012 11:00 a.m. 2.5-mi Northwest on #16 & 1-mi West of FOAM LAKE. FOAM LAKE, SK. CONTACT: (306)272-3927. MACHINERY TRACTORS: JD 4450 2WD DSL, cab, air, hyd, p shift, good tires, 11,000-hrs, real good w/JD 158 Loader; MH 33 tractor; HAYING & CATTLE EQUIPMENT: JD 530 Round Baler; Trail Eze 23 Bale bale wagon 49-ft.,heavily built SER 82000, Trailer tires 10.00R15 TR, trailer size 10ft. 31-ft. 8-ft.; Post Hole Digger 5 bits; 16-ft. Stock trailer; Slabs, gates, panels; Bale feeders; Farm hand mix mill hyd bale conveyor; Calf puller, vet supplies, etc.; New barbwire; New electric wire; 120-gal mineral lick tank 2 wheels; 2 creep panels; 2, 16-ft. grain troughs; calf warmer; 2 saddles; AUGERS: Sakundiak HD8 1800, 8x60 Auger; Brandt 10x60 Swing A Way Auger; EXCAVATING EQUIPMENT: V Ditcher, real good; 2 Prong Rock Digger, good; YARD & RECREATION: JD 850 Yard Tractor 3 cyl, DSL, 3-PTH; 2009 23.5-ft. Camper Trailer slide, canopy, ac, fully loaded mint used only a few times; 16-ft. Coleman Canoe w/mo-tor mount, used 1 time; ATTACHMENTS SOLD SEPARATE: Rotor tiller; Mower; Estate sprayer; Plus Misc equipment, vehicles, plus quantity of misc items. Wayne has sold the farm. This is a clean up sale. Major items are real good. Online bidding at 1:00pm. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for updated listing & pics. Sale conducted by Ukrai-netz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851. Go public with an ad in the Co-operator classifieds.

Mistatim, SK - 10 am

19 – Jonothon & christine roskos Dufresne, MB - 11 am

17 – regina public auction

23 – stan & glenda lofgren

19 – paydirt ventures ltd.

Strasbourg, SK - 10 am

A & L PLUMBING AUCTION Sun., June 17th, 2012 9:30 a.m. “Lee & Judy Pollen” Main St, Kamsack, SK. KAMSACK, SK. TOOLS: 5-in. Brake; Metal shear; Sheet metal lock form; Equipment for forming metal; Ridged #300 pipe threader; Large steel bench for forming sheet metal; 2 Lincoln weld-ers; Post drill; Ridged K750 Sewer router; 3 Legged vice; Come a longs; Pwr generator; 2060-ft. extension ladders; Hand sheet roller; Refrigeration pump; 22 van body, for storage; Cords; Lights, plus misc tools; NEW PLUMBING & HEATING ITEMS: 4 new Byrant #315 mid efficient furnaces 70,000-90,000-btu’s; 5, 40-50-gal water tank, electric & gas; New sewer pumps; New toilets; New bath tubs; New sin-gle, double, kitchen taps; New bathtub taps Plus more! NEW PLUMBING & HEATING SUPPLIES: ABS pipe: 1.5-4-in.; Schedule 80 PVC pipe: 1.5-10-in.; Schedule 40 PVC pipe: 4-10-in.; PVC sewage SDR 35 pipe 4-in.; BWV Copper pipe, 2-3in.; Type L copper pipe 0.5-21/2-in; Type M copper pipe 0.75-3-in.; Type K soft coffer 0.5-1-in.; Soft copper tubing 1/8-1/4-in.; Yellow jacket copper gas line 5/8-in.; Refrigeration tubing 5/16-1 1/8-in.; Schedule 40 galvanized pipe 1.5-2-in.; Schedule 40 Black steel pipes .5-8-in.; 75 PSI hose 0.5-2-in.; Track pipe 0.5-1-in.; Plastic gas line 0.75-1.5-in. Plus heating supplies, fittings, valves, abs fittings, misc, etc. Due to health reasons, Lee is selling his business. This is a partial listing. There are hundreds of items. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for updated listing & pics. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

Preeceville, SK - 10 am

19 – minot consignment auction Minot, ND, USA - 8 am

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a farm & livestock equipment auction for Bar C Ranch (Dick & Diane Coombs) Mon., June 25th, 2012 10:00 a.m. Directions from Wroxton, SK. From Wroxton Juction Hwy #8, #80 & #10 go 3-mi S on Hwy 80 & 1.5-mi E into yard. Watch for signs! 2005 Buhler Vers 2145 Genesis II FWA tractor w/ Vers 3895 SLS loader & grapple; 1998 Valtra Valmet 6400 FWA tractor w/675 SLS loader & 3PTH; Case 2090 2 WD tractor; Minneapolis Moline G-1000 2WD DSL tractor; Yard Works 17.5-HP lawn tractor; 2010 Leon 425 Silver manure spreader w/twin vertical spreaders; 16-ft 2004 Macdon 5020 mower conditioner w/crimpers; Case IH 8465A round baler, new Westward F-1300 3PTH grass seeder; Flexicoil trailer type post pounder; IH 435 square baler; NH 57 3PTH hay rake; Westward trailer type gyro mower; MF 12 square baler; Brillion Sure Stand 10-ft grass seeder; Farm King 3PTH snow blower, chain & diamond harrows; 2001 Chrysler Intrepid SE 4 door car; 1972 IH Loadstar 1600 grain truck; 1971 Ford F-600 that needs work; 2000 Southland 7x20 gooseneck stock trailer; 30-ft Richards Welding tan-dem axle gooseneck flat deck trailer w/ramps & beavertail; 20-ft Innovation Fabricating tandem axle gooseneck flat deck trailer; 30-ft shopbuilt hay trailer w/ triple axle; antique wooden grain wagon; Honda Foreman ATV quad; Honda Fourtrax ES ATV quad; ATV snow plow; ATV utility cart; wireless camera system for calving; 2-solar powered water pumping system; solar powered electric fencers; new Two-W head gate; calf tipping table; 4 saddles & horse tack; 10 free standing windbreaks panels; 6 free standing 24-ft. panels; partial lift of 2x6 lumber; quality of corral panels & gates; quantity of round bale feeders; Lewis cattle oilers; mineral feeders calf pullers; calf scale; fencing supplies; lots of vet supplies; plus much more! Visit www. mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. Phone (306)421-2928 or (306)4877815. Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

JULY: 5 – fuchs farms

Regina, SK - 9 am

Lanigan, SK - 10 am

800.491.4494

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AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1982 CHEVY 1/2-TON, 2WD, motor needs work, after market rims, sunroof, buckets, lots of potential, $1,750 OBO; 1991 GMC Sierra Z71, 4WD, regular cab, runs well, needs tranny, approx 300,000-km, aluminum rims, $1,750 OBO. Phone Bernie (204)825-8558. 1985 FORD F700 GRAIN truck, 8.2 Detroit diesel, 5+2, 47,000-mi, savvied. Phone:(204)755-2910. MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a farm equipment auction for Terry & Bhupinder Dreger (306)335-2512 Sat., June 16, 2012 10:00 a.m. Directions from Lemberg, SK from West side of Lemberg go 4-mi N & 1.5-mi W. Watch for signs! JD 4630 2WD tractor; Fordson Super Major DSL tractor w/FEL; McCormick Deering W6 tractor w/dozer blade; Farmall IHC 766 tractor; Hart Parr Oliver 80 tractor; JD L110 lawn tractor; Cub Cadet tractor w/mower & dozer; Turf Trac lawn tractor; IH 1460 SP combine w/2,507 engine hrs; IH 4000 SP swather w/20-ft. Macdon PU header; 30-ft. JD 590 PT swather; 1968 IH Loadstar 1600 grain truck; 1940 1-ton grain truck w/wood box; 1992 Chev 20 van; 70-ft. Inland Terminator I field sprayer w/800gal poly tank; 14-ft. Miller offset disc; Flexi Coil 60ft. tine harrows; Co-op G-100 18-ft. discer; Co-op G-100 18-ft. discer; Co-op G-100 12-ft. discer for parts; IH trailer type sickle mower; JD 227 rotary mower; poly drum swath roller; 2 Chief Westland 2,300-bu. bins on wood floor; 2 Chief Westland 1,900-bu. bins on wood floor; chore time 10-ton galvanized hopper bin; Baldor 3-HP aeration fan; Sakundiak 8-47 auger w/Wheatheart mover & bin sweep; Allied 6-27 auger w/electric motor; Scoop A Second 6-30 auger w/electric motor; Frehauf 500bu aluminum grain wagon end dump w/PTO, galvanized 100-bu hopper wagon; 2,000 & 500-gal fuel tanks & pumps; 6, 40-ft. Choretime chicken feeders; 6, 40-ft. chicken water troughs; 4, 100-ft. Choretime chicken feeders; 4, 100-ft. watering troughs; quantity of chicken brooders; older chicken barn for removal; Karcher 1750 gas powered pressure washer; JD T105C line trimmer; Detroit drill press; Comet Chop Saw; Testrite bandsaw; bolt bins; antique Vulcan blacksmith anvil; Forever fanning mill; bob sleigh; one way disc; walking plow harness. Plus many more hidden treasures! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962 Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

BULL BARS & BRACKET for a highway tractor, in excellent shape. Phone:(204)868-5040. FOR SALE: BRUSH GUARDS & brackets for vehicles. For more info, Phone:(204)868-5040 T800 KENWORTH 15-SPD, BRAND new box, $50,000 OBO. Phone:(204)436-2364 or (204)750-1019. TRUCKS: 1985 IHC S2500, $2,900. 6V 92 Detroit 10 SPD Trans, 11Rx22.5 Tires, Dayton Wheels, Hend RT380 Susp Air Start; 1981 Ford LT9000, $4,500. 204 WB 762,559-kms 6V 92TA Detroit 335-HP, Fuller RTO 9513 Trans, 11Rx22.5 Tires, Hend Spring Susp, Dayton Wheels, Recent Engine Overhaul; 1982 Western Star, $5,000. 212-in. WB 785,485-kms 6V 92TA Detroit, 335-HP Fuller RTO 9515 Trans, 11Rx22.5 Tires, Hend Spring Susp, Dayton Wheels, Recent Engine Overhaul; (2) 2000 Sterling LT9522, N-14 Cummins 460, Fuller RTO 16908LL Trans, Hendrickson Air Susp, 11x22.5 Tires, Dayton Wheels, 12/40 Axles, Full Lockers, 34-in. Sleeper, 214-in. WB, 3.73 Ratio. #2012, 812,512-kms, $16,000; #2011 917,185-kms, $16,000. SPRING CLEARANCE LAST CHANCE BEFORE AUCTION BOUND ALL MILEAGE IS ACCURATE & TRUE. Call for more info or to set up time for viewing. Trucks located in owners yard in Wpg. Barney (204)793-5562 Craig (204)782-9208.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers 1998 KENWORTH T-2000, new steering tires, newer drives, new tranny, clutch, new injector cups, 1.3m km’s, drives great, safetied, 475-HP Cat, 13-SPD, $13,900. Bernie (204)825-8558. 1 SET OF B-TRAINS; 1 Hi-Boy & 1 step, 30-ft. each, will split; 1985 640 Universal tractor, 2WD; 1991 486 round baler, shedded. (204)252-2266 (204)871-1185.

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012 • 10:30 AM

OPENING: Friday, June 1  CLOSING: Monday, June 11 AUCTION NOTE: This is a condensed listing. See complete list and photos online at www.iqbid.com or www.steffesautioneers.com.

LOCATION: Thompson, ND-From I-29 Exit east 3-1/2 miles & north 2 miles; or from Grand Forks, ND-6 miles south on County 81 (South Washington St), east 2 miles & south 1/8 mile AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: David and Dean have retired from farming & will offer the following clean line of older equipment for sale by public auction. Major machines have been kept indoors & all units are well maintained. Please note the quality Mack trucks & late model end dump trailer! ONLINE BIDDING: Please visit www.resourceauction.com for details on how to register in advance

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662. CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmovers@hotmail.com WESTSTEEL BINS 3-2000-BUSHEL, 1-3850, 1-4450, 2-Belen 2900 Bushel, Oak Bluff. Phone:(204)895-8326 or (204)795-4191. STORE KING HOPPER BINS: 3-5,000-bu skid air; 6-3,200-bu skids & 3 air; 6-2,400-bu, 2 air; 6-4,000-bu, air; 5 flat bottom bins, various sizes. 9 Grain guard fans, used very little. Mover available. Phone:(204)658-3537.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers UTILITY TRACTORS 2010 JD 5085, w/new JD 563 self-leveling loader, 768 hrs. 2007 NH TN95D,S/NHJD080522 2003 NH TN65, w/NH 32LA quick tach loader & bucket 2009 JD 3720, MFWD, JD300 CX quick tach loader, 127 hrs., S/NH622256 2010 Branson 6530, 122 hrs., S/NCP1M00167

ROGATOR AgChem 854 Rogator, 90', 6,383 hrs.

HEAVY EQUIP & CONSTRUCTION 1996 JD 790 ELC excavator, 68" ditching bucket,9,657hrs. 1997 JD 310SE loader backhoe, extend-a-hoe, 24" bucket, shows 4,126 hrs. Caterpillar 416B loader back hoe, 7' bucket, 16" backhoe, 12,230 hrs. 4WD TRACTORS 1984 JD 770A motor grader, 14' 1990 Versatile 946, 4WD, blade, 451 engine hrs. 6,396 hrs., S/ND451628 2004 JCB 506 CHL telescopic 1988 Versatile 976, 4WD, forklift, 42' reach, 1,228 hrs. 11,000 hrs., S/N356544 Dynamite DM54 telehandler, 1979 Versatile 935, 4WD, 4x4, 5,000 lbs., 600 hrs. on 8,785 hrs., S/N71933 engine overhaul, 3,918 hrs. 1972 IHC 4166, 4WD, 5,346 Thomas 245 HDK skid steer hrs., S/N29604154012126 loader, 6' bucket, pallet forks, Versatile 160 bi-directional, shows 1,634 hrs. 4x4, needs engine work Hough 620 self-leveling loader MFWD & 2WD TRACTORS w/forklift mast, 40' lift JD 4630, CAH, approx 7,000hrs. Case 580 utility loader 1980 JD 4240, 6,808 hrs. Bobcat 811 skid steer backhoe 1984 Case 2394, 6,728 hrs. attachment, 12" bucket IHC 5288, MFWD, CAH, 4 hyd. Target concrete saw,1,133 hrs. IHC 1066, CAH, CAH, 2 hyd. New wheel loader bucket, 120" IHC Custom 856, diesel, cab bucket IHC 806, diesel, cab, 3 pt. Virnig snow bucket, 96” IHC 806, dsl, 3 pt.(not working) IHC 656, dsl, 3 hyd., 540PTO COMBINES 1962 Oliver 1800, w/Schwartz 2005 JD 9660 STS,1,759 sep.hrs. 2005 JD 9660 STS, 2,696 sep. hyd. loader, 3,411 hrs. hrs., 3,786 eng. hrs. Oliver 1750, WF, 6,288 hrs. 2002 JD 9650 Walker, 2WD, MF 202 industrial, 6,830 hrs. 2,586 eng. / 2,032 sep. hrs. 1957 JD 720,restoration complete Co-op E4, WF, S/N404372 1999 JD 9610, 2WD, 3,338 1939 IHC M, NF, S/N5853 eng. / 2,579 sep. hrs. 1997 JD 9600, RWA, 2,581 sep. LOADERS FOR TRACTORS hrs. / 3,721 engine hrs. Westendorf XTA 400 loader JD 9600 HarvestTrak JD 240 loader, 7' bucket JD 8820 Titan II, 5,262 hrs. Schwartz 1800 QT loader, 6' JD 8820 Titan II, 5,147 hrs. Bucket (2) IHC 1482 pull-types IHC 2350 loader off 706 tractor Amadas 2105 edible bean combine Miller 12 loader, 7' bucket, Lilliston 6200 edible bean combine less than 50hrs.

HEADS 2002 JD 930 flex head (2) JD 930 flex heads JD 930 flex head (2) JD 930F flex heads JD 930 straight head 2001 Gleaner straight head, 25' 1998 Gleaner straight head,25' SSR sunflower pans, 9" JD 843 corn head, 8x30" 1992 JD 914 pickup head JD 914 pickup head Case-IH 1015 pickup head 2004 Case-IH 1015 pickup head JD 212 pickup head AIR DRILLS & DRILLS Case-IH SDX30/2230 air drill JD 1860/1900 air drillCase-IH 6200 drill SEED EQUIPMENT 2011 Seed Shuttle SS400 seed tender, ST235/80R16 (2)Pro box poly lined seed chutes OTHER EQUIP & ITEMS 2011 Empire LR4245 land roller & various tillage pieces; (6) Field cultivators to include JD960, 980 & 985 & Wil-Rich 4400 & 3400; (3) 12-row planters & (1) 9-row; (4) row crop cultivators; sugar beet & bean equip; swathers & transports; Batco 1865 belt conveyor, plus (14) augers 25’91’; NH3 & chemical equip; hay & livestock equip to include balers, mower conditioners, rotary mowers, bale wrapper, silage blower, dump wagon; various mowers; bins;grain handling equip;(3)grain carts;(3) semi tractors; (4) box trucks; (9) other trucks&vans;(10)trailers;(8) boats & travel trailers; fuel & poly tanks; (8) pickups to include 1950 Chevy 5-window; 1971 MGB project car; lawn&garden equip;shop&small construction equip; various impl. tires & parts

CONSIGN NOW FOR THE IQBID JULY AUCTION! Contact an IQBID Territory Manager Today:

Dave Krostue, Grand Forks, ND ……..(218) 779-6865 Tom Kosir, Farmington, MN…....(651) 307-4242 Lynn Sather, Fargo, ND …………….…(218) 779-9308 Chris Bair, Sioux Falls, SD….….(605) 271-7730 Dale Jorissen, Rogers, ND…...…….....(605) 228-8721 Phil Kappen, Sioux Falls, SD......(605) 201-1017 Eric Gabrielson, Ashley Huhn or Randy Kath, Litchfield, MN..……(320) 693-9371 Clark Sather, General Manager (701) 361-5048

For consignor information, terms, complete listing & photos visit www.IQBID.com IQBID is a division of Steffes Auctioneers 2000 Main Avenue E., West Fargo ND (701) 237-9173 Scott Steffes ND81 www.steffesauctioneers.com

AUTO & TRANSPORT Vans 2000 GMC SLE SAVANA 3500, passenger van w/removable seats for cargo, tow hitch, 166,500-kms, VGC, $6,500. Phone:(204)785-0888, Lockport.

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*1986 Mack R-688ST factory day cab, TILLAGE EQUIPMENT & Mack engine, 9 spd. trans., PTO wet kit *2004 Agco DT180 MFWD, CAH, GRAIN DRILLS: & tower ctrl., 285/75R24.5 tires on alum. powershift, 3 pt. w/quick hitch, 540/1000 *2002 Flexi-Coil Model 82 70’ 5-bar wheels & full rear fenders, Tire Boss PTO, 4 hyd., 380/80R46 rear duals, light duty harrow, w/down pressure control, 717410 miles, long wheel base, 380/85R30 fronts, frt. wts., complete springs, lever sections & auto fold, like BeeLine Arro autoguide w/RTK, 2495 hrs., engine major in 2010, clean, exc. rubber new-very hard to find SN#M066058 *Flexi-Coil 30’ S-tine harrow packer, FARM TRUCKS: *1983 Allis Chalmers 4W-305 4WD, w/3-rank retractable danish tines, 5-bar *1985 Mack R-685T triaxle, EM6-250 CAH, std. trans., 305 hp, 1000 PTO, harrow sections & P30 coil packers Mack engine, 5 spd. trans., full 3rd lift 4 hyd., 20.8-38 duals, 60-70% rubber, *Morris Magnum II CP-722 25’ spring tag, 11R24.5 tires-good rubber, 102 7611 hrs., single owner, SN#1187 std. chisel plow, dual wheels around, widex22’ Load Line box, hoist, 3 pc. *1984 Allis Chalmers 8070 MFWD, 3-bar Morris harrows, nice condition comb endgate, beet equip. & roll tarp, CAH, powershift, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 474044 miles showing, clean older truck *JD 331 30’ heavy tandem disk, fldg. hyd., frt. wts., 14.9-46 rear duals, 14.9wings, dual wheels around, 11” spacing *1981 Mack R-686ST triaxle, 300 hp *JD 9350 30’ (3-10) 6” press drills, 28 fronts, complete BeeLine autosteer Mack engine, 5 spd. trans., steerable w/factory transport, dry fert, fldg. w/RTK, 2700 hrs. on engine major, 7700 3rd pusher axle, 315/80R22.5 fronts, markers & rubber press, kept indoors hrs. total, SN#F53173 11R22.5 rear tires, excellent rubber, 21’ *Wil-Rich 2500 52’ 5-fold field *1991 Ford 8730 MFWD, CAH, Magnum box, hoist, 3 pc. comb cultivator, walking tandems around powershift, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., endgate, beet equipment & roll tarp, *Alloway 2900 36’ RTS field cult./ frt. wts., 14.9-46 rear duals, 14.9-28 frts., 518363 miles showing, clean cond., danish tines & rolling baskets 6955 hrs., sgl. owner, SN#A926301 *1980 Mack R-686ST triaxle, 235 hp *Alloway 2145 21.5’ RTS field cult./ *1983 Allis Chalmers 8010 2WD, CAH, Mack engine, 5 spd. trans., steerable cond., danish tines & rolling baskets powershift, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 3rd pusher axle, 315/80R22.5 fronts, frt. wts., 14.9-46 rear duals, complete 10.00-20 rear tires, excellent rubber, 21’ *Melroe 420 40’ 3-rank multiweeder, w/4-bar hvy. harrow sections & spray kit BeeLine autosteer w/RTK, 10715 hrs., Magnum box, hoist, 3 pc. comb *Melroe 56’ hyd. harrow, w/5-bar single owner, SN#S1333 endgate, beet equipment & roll tarp, diamond tooth lever sections *1979 Allis Chalmers 7020 2WD, CAH, clean older truck powershift, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., *1980 Chev C-70 tandem twin screw, *Melroe 24’ 3 pt. multiweeder frt. wts., 14.9-46 rear duals, 10124 hrs., 427 V-8, 5/3 air shift trans., 10.00-20 rear *JD 1000 26’ field cultivator *JD 16’ 3 pt. stiff shank chisel plow single owner, SN#S3005 tires, 20’ strong box, hoist, 3 pc. comb *1961 JD 4010 diesel, row crop, 3 pt. OTHER EQUIPMENT: endgate, 117381 mi. showing, low miles w/ quick hitch, PTO, 2 hyd, 13.6-38 rear on eng. OH *2010 Wil-Rich 24’ stalk shredder, tires, sells w/Farmhand F258 quick tach *1978 Ford LN880 Louisville tandem 1000 RPM CV shaft, end transport, adj. loader & bucket, SN#18629 twin screw, 534 V-8, 5/2 air shift trans., casters frt. & rear, L knives, exc. cond., SN#459304 COMBINES, GRAIN CART & 10.00-20 rear tires-good rubber, 20’ *Hammerback 16’ heavy duty killifer/ Buffalo box, hoist, 3 pc. endgate & roll HARVEST EQUIPMENT: box scraper, w/hyd. adj. tail wheels tarp, 79265 miles showing *1984 MF 860 combine, 6 cyl., std. *1975 GMC 9500 tandem twin screw, *Eversman 25D 2-1/2 yd. hyd. field trans., chpr. & bin ext., 3212 eng. hrs., scraper, nice condition Detroit 671 diesel, 13 spd. trans., kept indoors, clean, SN#1746-18143 *Late model Woods RB1010-2 heavy 13/80R20 fronts, 10.00-20 rear tires, *1981 MF 860 combine, 6 cyl., std. duty 10’ 3 pt. hyd multi-angle blade, 20’ Polar box & hoist trans., chopper & bin ext., 3443 eng. like new, SN#851274 *1963 Chev C-60 single axle, 6 cyl., hrs., single owner, kept indoors, clean, *Late model Lorenz 108” heavy duty 4/2, 16’ steel flatbed, not running SN#1746-13152 double auger 2-stage 3 pt. *1990 GMC 3500 1T 4x4 pickup, 350 *Late Model Brent 620 grain cart, snowblower, like new, SN#9101885 V-8, 4 spd. manual trans., fuel service excellent 24.5-32 tires, corner unloader, *Farm King 96” 2-stage double auger tank w/pump & tool box very clean unit, SN#B22-040-130 3 pt. snowblower, nice unit *MF 9122 22’ flex head, w/U2 finger SUGAR BEET & ROW CROP *2000 Spray Air 3200 90’ susp. boom reel & 3” cut, SN#E000144 air assist sprayer, Raven mon., triple EQUIPMENT: *3) MF 1859 24’ rigid heads, w/batt nozz. bodies, wet & dry booms, aux. tank *JD 7300 Maximerge II 12R22 reels, SN#1859-57239, 48203, 33308 vacuum planter, 1.6BU boxes w/herb./ & mix cone, 13.6-38 tires, SN#32027 *MF 1859 20’ rigid head, w/sunflower *Summers 90’ 2 pt. semi-mt. sprayer, insect., 250 monitor, lift assist & markers pans, SN#1859-11583 windshields, 500 gal tank, rear casters, *MF 9001 13’ pkp. head, w/Melroe pkp. *Wic 946 6R beet harvester, mini tank, 3-way nozzle bodies, Raven mon., clean *MF 1859 13’ pkp. head, w/Melroe pkp. belted boom apron, rear scrubber, Dee *Melroe 115 Spra-Coupe, 265 gal. tank, row finder, good wheels, SN#010796 *Single header trailer cab & 50’ booms *Hutchinson 10x70 auger, w/PTO & hyd. *Parma M-900 6R beet harvester, mini *Woods BW320 14’ rotary batwing tank, belted boom apron, rear scrubber, lift mower, 540 RPM Dee row finder, good wheels, SN#9501 *Scoop-A-Second 8x66 PTO auger *Donahue 28’ tandem axle implement *Alloway 6R triple drum defoliator, *Hutchinson C-1000 twin screen trailer, twin tube square frame w/ knife scalpers & steel front flails rotary grain cleaner, w/fill auger *18’ slide in drill fill, twin hoppers *Wic 6R triple drum defoliator, rubber *2) 2000 gal. fuel tanks END DUMP TRAILER & flails, 2 rows studded, knife scalpers *2)1000 gal. fuel tanks, w/pumps *Alloway 12R22 high clearance single SEMI TRACTORS: shank cult., w/lg. rolling shields & guide *2) 1600 gal. poly tanks, transfer pump, *2006 Cancade 34’ steel (ag) end mix cone & accessories cones-lift assist & cutaways included dump trailer, 425/65R22.5 super sgls. *Some other farm misc. *Yetter 4421 44’ (24R22) flat fold on alum. wheels, beet chute & grain COLLECTOR TRACTORS: rotary hoe, w/cab guard & lift assist gate, excellent condition, single owner *IHC Farmall M, wide front, PTO & hyd. *2004 Mack Vision CX613 factory day *2) JD 71 unit 12R22 flex planters, w/ markers, gauge wheels & steel cans *JD B, wide front, PTO, starter & lights cab, Mack AC427 engine, Eaton Fuller *IHC Farmall H, w/belly mower 9 spd., PTO wet kit & tower control, dual *2) Alloway 12R22 danish tine cultivators, w/row cranks & tunnel shields *Allis Chalmers WC, narrow front alum. tanks, 11R24.5 tires on alum. *JD B, single front wheel, starter, lights wheels around, good rubber, clean unit, *H&S 36R22 band sprayer *2) IHC Farmall F-20’s *H&S 24R22 band sprayer only 506583 miles

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BUSINESS SERVICES

CASE-IH 8575 LARGE SQUARE Baler, GC; Inland 4000 square bale picker, GC; 2004 1475 NH haybine, VGC. Phone:(204)467-5984 leave msg, Stonewall. JD 1991 535 ROUND baler, nice shape, $9,000; Looking for JD 8820 or a 9600 Combine; Phone: (204)638-8415. NH 495 HAYBINE, 12-FT, in good condition, field ready, comes w/end transport. $3,250 OBO. Phone:(204)856-9385, Portage la Prairie, MB. NH 664 ROUND BALER auto tie, $8,900.00 OBO; NH 688 Round Baler auto tie $8,900.00 OBO. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com NH 853 ROUND BALER, new chain & PU, rebuilt PU last year, $3,500. (204)722-2023 NH BALING WAGON MODEL 1033; Heston small square baler model 4600, centre feed, hyd tension, plus silo guard attachment, like new condition. Phone:(204)886-2960, Teulon. SILAGE SPECIAL JD COVEREDGE net wrap or twine, 2007 #582 SS w/14 spring loaded serrated knives for dense pack option. Reverser. 4-ft. wide x 5-ft. diameter. Shedded & JD inspected. GR (204)534-7843. VERMEER 605 J round baler, good condition, always stored inside. Phone:(204)851-5810 or (204)855-3268. Oak Lake, MB. WANTED: NEW HOLLAND BALE wagons, also accumulator and forks. Roeder Implement, Seneca, Kansas (785)336-6103

FARM MACHINERY Hay & Harvesting – Mower Conditioner 1989 JD 1600 MOWER conditioner 14-ft., new hyd pump, hoses & oil, field ready, $4,000. Phone (204)735-2340, Starbuck. 2009 JD 946 DISC mower, flail conditioning, immaculate shedded condition, has only cut 900-acs, $27,000. Phone (204)824-2208 or (204)573-2208, Wawanesa. FOR SALE: 1997 NH 1475 haybine, 2300 header, good condition, $8,500 OBO. Phone (204)827-2070, Glenboro, MB.

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NH 1475 16-FT MOWER conditioner, shedded & in good condition. Phone:(204)655-3391.

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FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Swathers

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

1980 VERS 4400 SP, cab, 18-ft. draper head, $3,500 OBO. Phone (204)324-1924, leave msg.

BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

2008 BOBCAT T250, 1,100-hrs CAH, hiflo hyd. VG tracks, excellent machine. Asking $31,000. Phone:(701)521-0581.

2002 8152 30-FT MACDON swather w/mounted roller, 1900 engine, bought new, VGC, asking $55,000. Phone:(204)436-2364 or (204)750-1019.

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS

CASE W14 WHEEL LOADER, well maintained, $17,500. Case 450 Crawler dozer, 6-way blade, $17,500. Cat 931 crawler loader, Powershift trans, pedal steer, good undercarriage, $13,500. www.waltersequipment.com Phone (204)525-4521.

4400 VERSATILE ST SWATHER, 22-ft, U2 reel, cab air. Phone:(204)822-3623 or (204)325-6209.

We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals; Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our assistance the majority of our clients have received compensation previously denied. Back-Track Investigations investigates, documents your loss and assists in settling your claim. Licensed Agrologist on Staff. For more information Please call 1-866-882-4779

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Harvest WILL DO CUSTOM HARVESTING: Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured. Phone:(204)433-7557 or (701)520-4036.

CONTRACTING Custom Work C & C DIGGING, ditching, dug outs, clean outs, lagoons, demolition, land clearing, disking, heavy disc rentals, manure stockpiling, verticle beater manure spreading, dirt & gravel hauling w/track hoes, long-reach track hoe, bulldozer, loader, trucks, laser & brush cutter. Phone:(20 4)749-2222(204)856-3646.

HYD PULL SCRAPERS, 6-40-YDS caterpillar A.C./LePlant, LeTourneau, etc. PT & direct mount available. Bucyrus Erie, 20-yds, cable, $5000. PT motor grater $14,900; tires available. Phone: (204)822-3797. Morden, MB. WANTED: OLDER, SMALLER GRAVEL Screener in working order or not. Phone:(204)683-2221 or (204)683-2479.

FOR SALE: 1996 MASSY 220 25-ft swather, diesel, Shumacher drive, 2330-hrs, U2 PU reel, real good condition, asking $25,000. Phone:(204)825-7427 night, (204)825-0132, Charles.

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Various 1984 1480 IH COMBINE, real clean, $20,000 work order, $11,500; 4400 Vers swather 22-ft., new canvas, cab, $2,900. (204)529-2091 or (204)529-2046, Cartwright.

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2002 688 NH BALER, auto-wrap, 540 PTO, always shedded, $9,400. Phone:(204)767-2327.

FARM MACHINERY Fertilizer Equipment

2002 NH DISC BINE model 1432 serial 661357 price $14,000, ready to go to work. Phone Roland (204)372-6201 Kris (204)308-0256.

FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4T, $2000; 5T, $3,000; 6T, $3,500; 6T stainless, $4500; 6T Mobility, $5,000; 10T tender, $2,500; 16T tender, $5,900; 18-ft Drillfill, $2,500. Phone:(204)857-8403.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Augers JG MODULAR AUGER COMPONENTS. Eight sizes up to 12-in diameter. Galvanized tubing. Custom installations our specialty. Performance Feed Works, Wawanesa MB. Phone:toll free 1-866-903-2068.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins

GILBRAITH FARM SERVICES is now taking bookings for manure spreading. 4 Vertical Beater spreaders & high hoe loading. Also call us with your acre #’s for the custom silage season! Phone:(204)379-2843 or (204)745-0092. St Claude.

2009 JD 946 DISCBINE, flail conditioner, 2-pt hookup, like new, only cut 1000-ac.; 2002 NH 688, excellent shape; 2004 RB56 Challenger baler, wide pickup, mesh wrap, fully auto., 9000 bales; Tonuttie 6-wheel V-rake, no broken teeth, ready to rake; 1999 JD 1600 moco, 14-ft cutter. Phone:(204)371-5478. FOR SALE: 1 TUBE line model 5500 bale wrapper. Phone (204)347-5761. FOR SALE: 5-FT FARM King finishing mower, good condition. Phone:(204)745-3671. FOR SALE: 6-ROW 30-IN Cressoni chopping corn head in VGC. Phone:(204)379-2031, St Claude. SELF-LOADING SILAGE WAGON rotary cutter, 30CU meters, good working order, $18,500 OBO. 2010 MF 10 wheel carted V-rake, as new condition, $4,500 OBO. Phone: (204)373-2162. TEN SILAGE 30-IN. STRETCH rolls, $88; Bunker covers 5.3 cents sq.ft.; Also vinyl hay tarps 16 ounces square yard, $280 each. (204)522-8514.

CONTRACTING Custom Work

Rebuilt Concaves

3 Westeel 5000 bu. full areation floors, unloading augers,sweep auger, ladders, temperature probes. $4,500. (204)878-2857; romaniuk65@yahoo,com

BUILDINGS

PRAIRIE SILAGE SERVICES are now taking bookings for the 2012 silage season in Western MB & Eastern SK. We offer full, efficient service at competitive rates, for ensilaging alfalfa, grain & corn crops. Call Alec (204)867-0939.

4-2200-BU HOPPER BINS W/AERATION & fans. 2-2000bu Westeel hopper bins w/aeration, no fans. 2-1650-bu Westeel bins on wood floors. 2-1600-bu Metal Industries hopper bins. Call for pricing Phone:(204)375-6547.

CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

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FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Baling

NH 1441 DISC MOWER conditioner, 15-ft., $15,900 OBO. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www. reimerfarmequipment.com

PASTURE PIPELINE SYSTEMS, we can do complete instillation of your shallow buried pipeline & water trough systems. Howard Ganske, Cartwright, MB. Phone:(204)529-2464. Email hlganske@xplorenet.com.

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD.

NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens 3002,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC. Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.

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2 BEHLEN STEEL BINS, have only been used once, are like brand new, 2,300-bu. each, wanting $4,200 firm. Phone (204)853-7755, Wpg.

2-2000 HOPPER BINS ON skids, Vidir/Sunrise $12,000 OBO Call St. Jean (204)758-3897.

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Combines FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH 2008 CASE-IH 2588 combine w/2015 PU, 476 sep hrs, 594 engine hrs, Pro 600 monitor, y/m, rice tires, shedded, heavy soil machine, $193,000. (204)735-2886, (204)981-5366.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Caterpillar Lexion 2009 LEXION 595R 760ENG, 550Sep, loaded machine, GPS/mapping. All maint. records. $275,000. Headers available. Phone:(701)521-0581.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Ford/New Holland COMBINE FORD NH 1988 TR96, 971 header, 2,276 engine hrs, 1,875 sep hrs, good shape; Also 973 25-ft. flex header. Phone (204)745-6231

FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere 1991 JD 9600 COMBINE, 914 PU, sunny brook cyl, fore & aft, green star moisture & bushels, 3,000 hrs, A1 condition, $45,000 OBO. (204)758-3897, St Jean. 2004 9760 STS LOADED w/PU, big rubber, 1316 separator, asking $139,000; Also 2006 630F w/air bar, excellent condition, $29,000. Phone:(204)436-2364 or (204)750-1019.

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FARM MACHINERY Sprayers

USED JD CRAWLER PARTS for 420, 440, 1010, 350B, 350C; 350 JD bucket; 4 cyl reefer engines & electric motors; 1 truck reefer MD2; used KD2 reefer parts & rebuilt compressors; 1956 Chev 1-Ton truck 6 cyl engine. (204)667-0675, (204)227-7333.

2000 AG CHEM ROGATOR 854, 4,590-hrs, 800-gal SS tank, 2 sets of tires, runs excellent, 60/90-ft. booms, Raven Monitor, $67,900 OBO. Phone Bernie (204)825-8558.

Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd.

96-FT. FLEXICOIL SERIES 62 PT sprayer, wind screens, pump only 4 yrs old, 800-gal tank, foam markers, $2,175. Phone Bernie (204)825-8558.

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

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

WATROUS SALVAGE

2011 JD 9770 COMBINE, Premier cab, 615 PU, small grains concave, Contour Master, 22.5-ft. auger, duals, 55 engine hrs, like new. Phone (204)467-2109, after 8:00pm

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS

930 FLEX HEAD, 2 available, 1 w/carry air reel. Also have Header trailers, 30-ft & 36-ft in stock. Phone:(204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496.

Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

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1998 JD 925 R w/PU reel, new wobble box, always shedded, $8,500; 1994 224 JD header w/Luche sunflower pans, $4,500. Phone:(204)325-2468. 230/930 STRAIGHT CUT RIGID headers, starting from $5,750. Phone Bernie (204)825-8558. GLEANER 327 STRAIGHT cut header, 27-ft bat reel, new knives, shedded, asking $3,000; one header carrier for $1,200. Phone:(204)248-2407 or (204)526-5225.

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IN STOCK FLEX HEADERS w/PU reels, poly skids, Years 2000 & Up Full Fingered, 1993 JD 930 Flex, $7,950; 1995 JD 922 Flex, $5,900; 2000 JD 930 Flex Reconditioned, $17,900; 2006 JD 635 Flex Single point, Looks like new $27,900; 2000 JD 925 Flex, real nice, $15,900; 2007 JD 630 Flex Single point, beautiful platform $28,900. Over 20 platforms in stock, all makes. All prices OBO. Header Trailers also available. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca

FYFE PARTS

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FARM MACHINERY Hydraulics WANTED: 4.5TO 5-IN diameter hydraulic cylinder w/4-4.5ft stroke on cylinder, new or used. Phone:(204)269-2094.

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Tillage & Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Air Drills

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Air Seeders 1997 EEZEE ON 28-ft, 10-in spacing, 175-bu tank, rubber packers, harrows, $30,000 OBO; 1994 Eezee On 24-ft., 10-in. spacing, 175-bu tank, rubber packers, harrows, $17,500 OBO; CCIL 23-ft. cultivator w/110-bu Flexicoil tank, $9,500.00 OBO. Call Gary (204)3267000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfar-mequipment.com

FLEXI-COIL 33-FT 200 W/1610 plus tank, new 3.5-in shovels, new primary hoses, markers. Tank has been sand blasted & painted, new auger, $18,500 OBO. Phone:(204)325-2468.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Tillage FARM KING 60-FT HARROW bar spring harrows, low wear, good condition, asking $1200. Phone:(204)248-2407 or (204)526-5225.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Various FOR SALE: SUNFLOWER TANDEM disc 32-ft c-flex in VGC. Phone:(204)379-2031,St Claude. JD TANDEM DISC AW model, 20-in. blades, 9-in. spacing, 13-ft. wide, good shape, $3,000 OBO. Phone (204)669-9626.

TracTors FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Allis/Deutz 1987 DUETZ 7085 FWA, open-station, 85hp, 5,900-hrs, Allied 794 FEL $17,000. (204)525-4521 www.waltersequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – White

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

Canadian Subscribers

BRANDT SB 4000 PT sprayer, 100-ft. suspended boom, 1,600-gal US tank, rinse tank, Raven controller, Norak boom height, chem handler, wind-cones, triple nozzle bodies, 5 section plumbing, frost kit, 380/85Rx46 tires, excellent condition, $42,000. 30.5Rx32 tires on rims avail. Flexicoil model 65 PT sprayer, 100-ft. wind curtains, hyd pump, double nozzles, foam marker, 800-gal Imp, good condition, $4,300. (204)635-2625, cell (204)268-5539, Stead.

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

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FELIXCOIL 67XL 90-FT. SUSPENDED boom sprayer, hyd drive, wind screens, 1,200-gal tank, $20,000 OBO. Phone Harder Farm Ltd. (204)745-0187, Carman.

210 SERIES FH 424-28 w/2115 tank, extended to 169-bu. new cross auger, new shaft monitor, new clutch, liquid kit, 7-in. fill auger, 3 quarter inch openers used 1 season, field ready, $10,000 firm. (204)967-2009, Kelwood, MB.

Combine ACCessories FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories

SPRAY AIR 90-FT 3-PT sprayer, asking $1,500. Phone:(204)248-2407 or (204)526-5225.

1994 JD 787/730 air disc drill, 44-ft., new discs, carbide scrapes, many bearings, shovels, markers, tank is like new, always shedded, field ready, $21,900. Bernie (204)825-8558.

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JD 222 STRAIGHT CUT header w/Sunflower attachment, asking $3,800. Phone (204)822-3856 or (204)362-0732.

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1996 FLEXICOIL 65 130-FT. 1,000 US gallons, 18.x426 tires 10 ply, basic on/off monitor, disc markers, nozzles XR8003 or 11003-50 mesh, rebuilt pump & solenoids & boom cyls, spent $1,200. (204)746-5507 or (204)746-8122, St Jean. 2006 AG CHEM ROGATOR 1074, 2,900-hrs, 1,080-gal SS tank, 60/100-ft. booms, auto steer mapping equipped. Raven 5000 monitor 4 new floaters, 2 new skinny tires, runs excellent, field ready, $139,900. Phone Bernie (204)825-8558.

1985 4-270 WHITE, 270-300-hp, PTO, 4spd p-shift 4,300-hrs, Asking $26,500. Phone:(204)322-5483 or (204)461-0854.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Case/IH 1990 CASE IH 7140, 198hp, MSWD, 3 remotes, 1,000 PTO, 6875-hrs, new rubber, 420/85R28’s & 520/85R42 singles, $39,500 or $45,500 w/JD Starfire auto-steer system. Phone:(204)955-5562. Rosser, MB.

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FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Case/IH 1997 CASE STEIGER 9390 6,420-hrs, almost new 520/85Rx42 triples, 4 hyds, 24-SPD, weights, very good, $96,000. Phone (204)635-2625 or cell (204)268-5539, Stead. CIH 784 UTILITY, 65-HP, 3-PTH, CIH200 Ldr, $9,900 OBO. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com INTL B414 INCLUDES 3-PTH, forks, bucket, blade, snow blower, $8,000 OBO. Phone (204)766-2397. INTL INDUSTRIAL 484 W/INDUSTRIAL loader factory cab & air, 4,500 actual hrs, tractor is in excellent condition, price $10,500. Phone (204)853-7755, Wpg.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere 1989 JD 3155 CAB, air, Htr, Frt Whl Assist,JD 740 Ldr, grapple. joystick, 7,200-hrs, $38,500 OBO. Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1994 JD 6400 CAB, air, Htr, Frt Whl Assist, JD 640 Ldr, 7-ft. Bucket, 5,200-hrs One Owner, $39,500 OBO. Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1996 JD 8100, MFWD, 7500-hrs, 3PT quikhitch PTO 4Hyd., 14.9x46 duals & front duals, GPS ready. $60,000. Phone:(701)825-6247. JD 4440 W/6000-HRS, FACTORY duals, cab air/heat, 707 Leon loader w/quick-attach bucket. Phone:(204)427-2703. JD 5225 CAB, air, htr, Frt Whl Assist, 3-PTH, 56-HP, JD563 ldr, 200-hrs, like new, $47,900 OBO. Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Massey Ferguson 1985 3545 MF TRACTOR 2WD, 125 PTO HP, 4,500-hrs, trans 16 forward gears 8 reverse, $14,000. Phone (204)727-8038.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Ford FORD F800 3-PTH, like new tires, $3,500; Ford 9N, 3-PTH, runs nice, $2,000. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Versatile 1985 836 DESIGNATION 6, 4WD Versatile w/M10 Cummins engine, showing 6,875-hrs, plummed for air seeder, tires are 18.4x38 Goodyear’s, w/90% rubber left, tractor has PTO & in very good condition, very economical on fuel. Phone:(204)836-2293 & leave message.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 1049 NH BALE PICKER, has new hyd pump, brakes, king pins, runs well; Case IH 685 tractor, w/cab, air, heater, 2255 CIH loader, 3-PTH, only 1,600-hrs. Phone:(204)334-1378.

2012 MANDAKO 45-FT LANDROLLER, low acres, like new. $29,000. Phone:(701)825-6247. 21-FT. AC DOUBLE DISC 1 wing, $2,200 OBO. Phone (204)324-1924, leave msg. 41 POOT 680 JD chisel plow w/summers 3 row harrows anhydrous kit & hitch. NH 680 manure spreader w/double beater. Phone:(204)375-6547.

1980 JD TRACTOR 4440; 1979 JD combine 6620; 1980 GMC 3-ton truck; JD 21-ft Swather; 2 12-ft tandem discers; 7-in 36-ft auger. Phone Gerry (204)736-4296.

60-FT. HERMAN HARROW, $900; 25-ft. JD chisel & harrows, $1,800; 24-ft. Wilrich cultivator w/harrows, $900; 40-ft. Vibra shank w/harrows, $1,800; 41-ft. 7-in. Farm King auger w/13-HP Honda engine, $1,100; 8 wheel V rake, 3-PTH, $1,200; 12-ft. Richardson Hi-Dump, $1,150. (204)529-2091 or (204)529-2046, Cartwright.

1983 MF 860 COMBINE, 9001 belt PU, chopper, chaff spreader, hopper ext, rear traction tires, 6-cyl, standard trans, VGC, always shedded, $6,400; 18ft MF straight cut header w/sunflower attach, VCG, $1,000; JD 444 corn header, 4 x 36-in row, will fit MF combines, VGC, $2,600. Phone:(204)828-3396, Graysville. 1990 28-FT. IHC HOE drill built in transport, has new toews folding markers, asking $1,750; AC cultivator w/anhydrous applicator NH3 35-ft., asking $850. Phone (204)728-1861 or (204)720-3800.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 4 Wheel Drive

79 2670 CASE pwr shift, needs hyd pump, otherwise good, $3,000; 1984 Massey 2745 5,000-hrs, V8, 24-SPD, 150-HP, dual, pwr shift, good shape, but clutch won’t release, motor needs to be split, $5,000. (204)722-2023

2001 NH TS110 MFWD loader w/joystick, CAHR 3-pt, 4,500-hrs, very tight, clean tractor; JD 450 hyd. push manure spreader; 1999 NH 1431 discbine, rubber rolls, well maintained, clean machine; JD 3100, 2x6 bottom plows w/coulters; 1996 Case 8465 baler, excellent condition, only 5,000 bales; NH 116 MOCO, 14-ft cutter; Bueler 510 brush mower, 3-pt or trail type, like new.Phone:(204)381-9044.

1978 FORD(700) 16X8 BOX, $2,900. Mayrath g.auger, 10x60, $1,150. 10-ft, 3P.H D.tiller $275. W/ trade on misc. mach. Phone:(204)347-5995. St. Malo.

1998 FORD XL STANDARD cab 4x4 wheel drive, 4.2 engine 144,000-kms, $4,470; 1 new 16-ft beavertail trailer tandem axles $2,740 retail, spec $2,625. Phone:(204)822-1354.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various

BALERS JD 535, $5,900; JD 530, $3,900; JD 510, $1,500; New Idea 485, $3,500; Row Crop Cultivators 4-12R Lilliston 6-8R, priced to sell; Wishek 14ft. dics, $16,000; IH #760, $5,000; IH #770, $8,000; JD 16-ft. $4,000; Rippers DMI 5 shank, $10,900; 7 shank, $12,900; 10-ft. box scraper, $2,150; 12-ft., $2,450; Cattle squeeze, $1,600; Creep Feeder, $1,200; Hesston 2410 Disc 40-ft., $6,000. Phone (204)857-8403.

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

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

1982 VERS 835, 235-HP, 20.8 tires, 5,100-hrs, air ride seat, outback auto steer equipped, runs excellent, $17,900. Phone Bernie (204)825-8558.

1 FARM KING 7X31-FT auger, 1 Sakundiak 7x41-ft auger, both 5hp w/electric motors; 1 Haysaver 3-PTH, 2-wheel hay rake, like new; 1 4-row row crop rolling cultivator w/new spiders. Phone:(204)745-2851.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

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FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 2 Wheel Drive

1978 VERS 825 SERIES II 250-HP newer inside drives, batteries, new seat, outback auto, 1,600-hrs on new engine, steer equipped, atom jet kit, $13,750. Bernie (204)825-8558.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

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1996 GREAT DANE 53-FT van trailer for storage, insulated, no leaks; 1996 Doepker 50-ft step deck, triple axle air ride, 22 winches, extendable lights, 2 storage compartments, excellent shape; 1995 Wabash 48-ft flat deck, triple axle, air ride winches; also all types of new goose necks, car haulers, utility & dump trailers available. Phone:(204)425-3518.

FOR SALE: 1985 VERSATILE 876 4-WD, 280HP, 20.8-38 tires, PTO, rebuilt power shift, always shedded, $25,000. Phone:(204)743-2173, Cypress River.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

70-FT SUMMERS HEAVY HARROW, $15,000; H-14 & H-17 Phoenix harrows flexheads JD 925, $6,500; JD930, $7,500; IH #1020 25-ft, $6,000; #1015 Pickup header, $3,000; IH #820, $2,000; Vermeer #21 twin hydraulic rake, $4,000; 14 wheel rake, $7,000; 12 wheel, $6,000; Hay conditioners, $800 up; Manure spreaders Meyers 550, $11,900; NH #800, $8,000; New idea #3634, $4,000; H&S 400BU, $3,500; Gehl 310 Scavanger, $2,500. Phone:(204)857-8403. 960 22-FT NH STRAIGHT header, converted to fit TR75 & TR85, $1000; 203 20-ft Co-op deep tiller, $1,500; 3,500-gal Wic manure tank, $2,000; Irrigation system w/forty 40-ft lengths of 6-in aluminum pipe w/pump & quarter mile of hose on reel, $8,000. Phone:(204)371-7374, Landmark. BRENT 876 GRAIN CART w/tarp, 850-bu, excellent condition, $26,900; 2005 Kilbros 1400 grain cart w/tarp, 850-bu, $19,900; Kilbros 575 grain cart, 600-bu, new rubber, $14,900. Can convert all to hyd. (204)746-6605

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CENTERLINE 220 GPS SYSTEM by Teejet, $800 OBO; 95-ft. Flexicoil #62 sprayer w/disc markers & foam markers, $3,800 OBO; New Honda GX120 2in. water pump, $425 OBO; Westfield 8x41 w/25-HP Kohler engine self propelled & wheat heart drag swing auger, $4,700 OBO; JD 9350 drill 3x10ft. w/drill carrier seed, fertilizer & grass seed attachment, $2,700 OBO; Haulall seed tanks 9x8-ft., $800 OBO. (204)746-8721 EQUINOX TANKS: LR 171 915 imperial gallons, vented lid, $495 SPC; LR 177 yellow 1,250-gal tank $660 SPC, LR 175; black, 1,250-gal $425 SPC, all 2-yr warranty. 6-ft Farm King mechanical swath roller mount, $625. A&T Sales LTD. Phone: (204)822-1354 or (204)823-1559. FOR SALE: 22-FT OF Morris 8011 seed-drills; 56-ft field sprayer w/400-gal aluminum tank; Dagelman 4 bat stone picker, ground driven; Swath roller; JD umbrella (like new). All are in good shape. Phone: (204)748-1024. FOR SALE 3350 BUS. Weststeel Rosco bin, new style door, ready to move, open to offers; 10-ft Farm King swath roller, open to offers. Phone:(204)822-3086. FOR SALE: NH 1465 9-ft. haybine, like new; also 12-ft. New Idea discbine #5212, good. Phone (204)526-2169, Holland. GRAVITY WAGONS: NEW 400-BU., $6,700; 600bu., $12,000; used 250-750-bu., $2,000 & up; Grain Carts 450-1,050-bu. Brent 610, $9,500; Brent 410, $8,500; JM 875, $20,000; Grain Screeners, $200 & up; Kwik Kleen 5 Tube, $4,000; 7 Tube, $6,500; Extra Screens, $150 each; Gehl 14-ft. haybine, $3,900; NH 116 Needs some work, $3,000; 9-ft. NH mower, $2,200; IH #1100, $1,500; Melroe plows 7-18, $3,000; 8-18, $3,000; 8-16, $3,000. Phone (204)857-8403. HEAVY DUTY BOX SCRAPERS, built with 5/8 steel, 2 hyd. cyl for larger tractors, 10-ft. $3,950. 12ft & 14ft superduty also available. All Sizes in Available. (204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496. INTL 986 w/2350 Loader 3-pt & duals, NH 195 manure spreader, like new; IH 784 tractor & 2250 loader, 3-pt, 65 hp w/6,800-hrs; Aloe quickie 790 loader & grapple w/JD mounts, like new; JD 3600, 2x5 bottom plows w/ coulters; Schulte rock picker; Vermier H baler, excellent older baler; 1996 Green Valley cattle trailer 6 1/2x24-ft. Phone:(204)425-3466. JD 8430 TRACTOR PTO, runs & looks good, $19,250; NH TV140 tractor w/grapple or manure fork, $60,000; NH TX66 w/Swathmaster PU, $27,500; JD 28-ft. heavy duty tandem discer, $10,500; JD 590 PT swather, excellent condition, $4,000; Sakundiak HD10-2000 PTO auger, asking $3,000. (204)825-4289 LODEKING 14-FT DRILLFILL; NH3 kit w/hyd shutoff; front fenders for JD MFWD tractor; 16-ft MacDon haybine, shedded; 31-ft Co-op deep tiller. Phone (204)386-2412, Plumas, MB. MOWERS WOODS 20-FT BATWING, $7,500; JD #1518, $8,500; Woods 10-ft, $3,500; Woods 6-ft, $1,600; JD 5-ft, $1,000; Allied #2795 loader, $4,500; Dual #340, $2,000; New Skidsteer grapple-bucket, $1,600; Pallet fork, $850; Hydraulic post auger, $2,250; Danhauser 3-PTH auger, $1,200; Shaver post pounder, $800; Doepker 7-yd scraper, $2,500; JD 12-yd, $12,000; Degelman GD rock picker, $2,500; Hay buster #106, $2,500; Rockmaster 56 hydraulic, $4,900. Phone:(204)857-8403. NH 1475 14-FT HAYBINE w/2300 header, shedded & field ready, $12,800; New Concept Industries 150-bushel roller mix mill, shedded & excellent shape, $14,500; Used baler belts from BR780 NH baler, good shape, $150 per belt; Complete Xtra wide PU assembly for BR780 NH baler, in good shape, $1,200; 4, 900x20 truck tires on rims, ready to go, good for farm use, $80 per tire. Phone:(204)425-3802. NH 855 ROUND BALER, field ready, $2,200 OBO. JD 2320 16ft swather, cab, air, $2,000 OBO. 16ft gooseneck stock trailer, $2,500 OBO. Phone: (204)348-2080. NH DISCBINE 1432, BEHLER 10 Wheel Rake, Mole Hill Leveler, all excellent condition. Shellmouth, MB. Phone:(204)564-2540. www.buyandsellfarmmachinery.com. WIRELESS DRIVEWAY ALARMS, calving/foaling barn cameras, video surveillance, rear view cameras for RV’s, trucks, combines, seeders, sprayers and augers. Mounted on magnet. Calgary, Ab. (403)616-6610. www.FAAsecurity.com

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted 91 OR 93 MCCORMICK Deering IHC combine, parts or whole combine. Phone:(204)737-2275 between 6 & 7 p.m.

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IRON & STEEL 2 1/8, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2-in oilfield pipe; 3/4, 7/8, 1in sucker rod; 4.5, 5.5, 7-in., 8 5/8, 9 5/8s casing pipe. (204)252-3413, (204)871-0956. FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots, taking Spring bookings. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440. FULL LINE OF COLORED & galvanized roofing, siding & accessories, structural steel, tubing, plate, angles, flats, rounds etc. Phone:1-800-510-3303, Fouillard Steel Supplies Ltd, St Lazare.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

FEEDER/SLAUGHTER SALES Every Friday 9AM Receiving open until 11PM Thursdays SUMMER SHEEP & GOAT SALES 1st Thursday of Every Month July 5th 1PM Gates Open Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM Thurs. 8AM-11PM Friday 8AM-6PM Sat. 8AM-4PM For more information call: 204-694-8328 or Jim Christie 204-771-0753

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GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD. GRUNTHAL, MB. Agent for T.E.A.M. Marketing Monday June 11th 12:00 Noon Sheep & Goat plus Small Animal Regular cattle sales every Tuesday @ 9 am Saturday, June 23rd Horse and Tack sale Tack @ 10 am / horses @ 1 pm Recieving will be open till 8 pm on Friday, June 22nd, and till noon on Saturday, June 23rd for livestock

Sales Agent for HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

Livestock Handling Equipment for info regarding products or pricing, please call our office. We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural products for your livestock needs. (protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc) For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

930 RIGID STRAIGHT CUT header or draper header to fit 9600 JD combine. Phone:(204)822-3338. Evening or leave message.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus

WANTED: 3-PT HITCH, 9-FT New Holland mower, any condition. Phone: (204)843-2917, early mornings or late evenings.

BATTLE LAKE FARM HAS PB Black & Red yearling Angus bulls & 2, 2 yr old Red bulls for sale. Phone (204)834-2202, Carberry.

WANTED: 6-FT. PRESS DRILL, 3-PTH sprayer. Phone (204)750-4000.

HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale registered Red Angus & Black Angus yearling bulls. Good selection. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s available. Top genetics. Contact Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635.

WANTED: PARTS FOR JD offset disc; 28-ft model 6200 I.H.C drill w/factory transport; 20.8x38 duals for Case tractor. Phone:(204)768-2196.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford

REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale

BLACK HAWK ANGUS HAS for sale Reg Yearling Bulls, all bulls are easy calving, hand fed & quiet. Also selling experienced 2 yr old bulls. Phone Kevin (204)529-2605, Mather.

REG POLLED HEREFORD BULLS, good selection of coming 2 yr olds, naturally developed, quiet, broke to tie, guaranteed, delivery available. Catt Brothers (204)723-2831 Austin, MB.

320-AC ALFALFA GRASS HAY, can be fenced for pasture. St. Laurent. Phone: (204)646-2060 or (204)739-3494.

BLACK MEADOWS ANGUS OFFERS for sale large selection of yearling Angus Bulls & 2 Herd Sires. Blood line’s include HF TIGER, Remitall Rachis, Remitall Hold Mine & others. All bulls are fertility tested. EPD’s & weigh sheets available. Call Bill (204)567-3782.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin

NEW READY TO MOVE homes. 28x44, 1,232-sq.ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath, $68,000; 30x44, 1,320-sq.ft., 3 bdrm, $75,000; 1,520-sq.ft., 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, $85,000. Marvin Homes Inc. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484.

BOTANY ANGUS & LEANING SPRUCE STOCK FARMS have for sale yearling Black Angus bulls. These bulls are fed a grower ration. For performance information and prices contact Ryan. Come early, a deposit will hold your purchase until spring. Contact Ryan Shearer (204)824-2151 or Lyall Edgerton (204)483-2913. DRUMHAGGART LTD HAS 2 yearling Reg AI sired Black Angus bulls for sale. One: March/11(81lbs), sire Sitz Upward, Dam Bennet Total/Dateline. Second: April/11(80-lbs), sire Providence, Dam Bennet Total/Bando. Semen tested & breeding soundness examined. $2,500 each, firm. Beausejour, John or Corina (204)268-4478. FOR SALE:15 Black Angus yearling bulls. Phone Holloway Angus (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622 Souris, MB. FOR SALE: 45 YEARLING Black Angus bulls, excellent quality, $2,000-$2,500 & some 2 to 4 yr old bulls. Merlin Scott (204)835-2087, McCreary, MB. SEMEN TESTED QUALITY Black Angus yearling bulls, good selection. Also Red Angus & Simm/Red Angus bulls. Blue Gentian Angus (204)425-3401 or cell (204)380-2551.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus REG PURE BRED RED Angus yearling bulls & two 2-yr old bulls for sale. Semen tested, guaranteed, papers & delivered. Call Don (204)422-5216. YEARLING RED ANGUS BULLS for sale, semen tested & guarenteed w/papers, Phone: (204)252-3136 or (204)871-2197 after 5:00 p.m.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais

OLDER ONE BDRM HOUSE for sale, to be moved, 38x20, tin roof & newer siding. Located near Dauphin. Phone:(204)638-7320.

AMAGLEN LIMOUSIN BULLS for sale at home or at Douglas Bull Test Station. Black or Red, Polled, birth weights 78-98-lb, semen tested. Home bulls delivered when you need them. (204)246-2312.

REAL ESTATE Motels & Hotels

TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN, OFFERING bulls by private treaty, 30 yearling & 2-yr olds, Limousin & Limousin Angus, black & red, polled, performance or calving ease for heifers, out cross blood lines, your source for quality Limousin genetics. Call Art (204)685-2628 or (204)856-3440.

TAKING OFFERS ON SW 31-11-11 in RM of North Norfolk. Includes 50x100 pole storage building w/cement floor, 36x50 steel workshop w/heated cement floor, creek runs through it, 1/2-mi from paved road & only 1-mi to Trans Canada Hwy. Mostly bush & pasture w/about 40acs cultivated. Excellent hunting & a beautiful place to build a house. Contact Dave (204)239-7874 Austin, MB.

CEE FARMS MAINE-ANJOU HAS for sale yearling & 2 yr old Maine-Anjou bulls, all solid colour, all Polled. Tested & guaranteed, delivery avail. Moderately priced. (204)476-6447, leave msg.

REAL ESTATE Land For Rent

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Salers PUREBRED SALER BULLS FOR sale, yearling & 2-yr old, red or black, birth weight from 78-lbs, top performance bloodlines in Canada, hand-fed for optimum growth, very quiet, semen tested, guaranteed. Phone:(204)762-5512.

LIVESTOCK Horses For Sale

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn

FOR SALE/LEASE TEAM OF PONIES, 45-in mares, friendly w/children. Wagon & harness to suit. Allow hoof trims w/noisy grinder. Phone:(204)748-2504, Box 1731 Virden.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental CONRAY CATTLE CO-FOR SALE by private treaty, PB Red Simmental yearling bulls, polled thick high performance bulls. Will keep until spring. Semen tested & delivered. Call (204)825-2140 evenings, Connor or Gayle.

1, 3 YR OLD Polled Charolais bull & 4 Polled Red factor Charolais yearlings. Phone Springer Charolais (204)768-3177 or cell (204)768-4351, Ashern, MB.

Specialty

HTA CHARLOAIS HAS PERFORMANCE tested polled yearling bulls for sale, sired by Merit 5323R Trademark & Westwyn. Bulls are semen tested. Phone (204)328-7103 or (204)724-3600. MARTENS CHAROLAIS 2-YR OLD & yearling bulls, sired by Specialist, (consistant thickness) Dateline for calving ease & performance. Red-Mist (Red factor). Nobleman 3-yr old bull. For beef bulls Martens Charolais. Phone:(204)534-8370.

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1.888.762.3299

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Gelbvieh FOR SALE: POLLED YEARLING Fullblood & PB Gelbvieh bulls, semen tested & guaranteed. Birth weights from 79-98-lbs. Gofflot Bar 2 (204)854-2530. POLLED YEARLING GELBVIEH BULLS & also Red Angus Gelbvieh cross bulls. Birthweight from 72-lbs. Phone Wayne at Selin’s Gelbvieh (306)793-4568, Stockholm, SK.

LIVESTOCK Livestock Equipment

POLLED 2 YR OLD & yearling, PB & Fullblood Simmental bulls; 10 cow-calf pairs. Acomb Valley Simmentals (204)865-2246, Minnedosa.

FOR SALE: THREE SETS of draft size team harness, two used leather sets, one new biothane set. Phone: (204)523-4211 or Cell: (204)534-7656. HAY BUSTER BIG BITE H1000, new v-belts last year, 2/3 good sides of hammers left. For more info Phone: (204)868-5040. KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various

NOTICES

20 MIXED BRED HEIFERS bred to easy calving reg Hereford bull, start calving 3rd week of July. Phone (204)379-2408, St Claude.

JOHN HILL OF THE RM of Lawrence intends to sell private land “SE 23-28-16 W, NW 23-28-16 W, NW 35-28-16 W” along w/following crown lands, SE 28-28-16 W, NW 28-28-16 W, NE 28-28-16 W, SW 27-28-16 W, NW 27-28-16 W by unit transfer. If you wish to comment or object to this transfer write Director, MAFRI Agricultural Crown Land, P.O. Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB, R0J 1E0.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CALVES?? 300-700 LBS. Steers & Heifers Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400 800-1000 LBS. Steers & Heifers Don: 528-3477, 729-7240

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford

Horses

POLLED HEREFORD YEARLING BULLS. Call Vern Kartanson (204)867-2627 or (204)867-7315, Minnedosa.

LIVESTOCK Horses – Norweigian Ford

REGISTERED YEARLING DE-HORNED herdford heifers & registered horned hereford bulls. Call Wendal Reimer, (204)379-2773, St Claude.

FOR SALE: TEAM of Grey Norwegian Fjord Horses, 4-yrs old. Phone: (204)523-4211 or Cell: (204)534-7656.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES All Terrain Vehicles BRAND NEW ATVS, DIRTBIKES & go-carts; 110cc $699; 125cc $899; 150cc $1,375; 250cc $1,575; 300cc $2,495; W/6 mth warranty. Phone:(204)727-1712.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Motorcycles CANADA’S LARGEST HELMET SELECTION & shields. Trade-ins taken, for new & used parts, etc. For motorcycles, motocross, snowmobiles, scooters, mopeds & much more. CANADIAN, 981 Main St. Winnipeg, R2W 3P6. Phone:(204)582-4130. Parts etc. for most CHINESE MX bikes.

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE at the farm. Good selection, come and take a look. Walking Plow Charolais, Phone:(204)427-2589.

FOR SALE: YEARLING & 2 yr old Charolais bulls, coloured & white, quiet, tested, delivered, $2,100. Wayne Angus (204)764-2737, Hamiota.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

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

FOR SALE: 2 YEARLING Simm bulls (1 Polled) 1 (2 yr old) polled Simm bull. I am calving heifers to this bull now. 1 mature polled Simm bull. I have calves to see, all born unassisted to cows out in the pasture. Also consigning to “Transcon Cattle Country Simmental & Charolais Bull Sale.” Neepawa Apr 12th. 3 yearling Simm bulls (2 polled) Delight Simmentals (204)836-2116 St. Alphonse, MB.

Feed Now!! 530 ac. bush pasture @$10/ac. Full Sorting Facilities. Electronic scale avail. at extra cost. (204)752-2101, rdhsrnch@gmail.com

Swine

2 TWO-YR OLD BULLS. Not overconditioned. One Red factor, above average testicular, semen tested, on grass & ready to go. Excellent feet & legs, delivered. Ian Milliken. Phone:(204)877-3346, Reston. imilliken@mts.net

DEFOORT STOCK FARM HAS 1 of the largest groups of Charolais bulls for sale private treaty in MB. Selling both White & Red factor, moderate birth weights, performance tested & semen tested. 32 yrs in the business. Check out our website for both pics & info www.defoortstockfarm.com Phone Gord & Sue (204)743-2109 anytime.

NOTICE: GILBERT SOUCY of Laurier, MB intends to sell private land (SW 13-22-16W) quarter to Collin Gamache who intends to acquire the following Crown Lands 80-acs of (NW-16-22-16) quarter by unit transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to this transfer write Director MAFRI Agricultural Crown Lands, P.O. Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 or e-mail Robert.Fleming@gov.mb.ca PASTURELAND 1/2 SECTION ON South 10-1713W in the Municipality of Lansdowne. Ken Oswald (204)386-2223.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou

FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD Shorthorn bull, polled, red colour, docile & a proven breeder. Call Uphill Shorthorns, Hamiota, MB. Phone:(204)764-2663 or Cell (204)365-7155.

75.76 ACRES. BEAUTIFUL LARGE yard. Mature shelter belts around yard. Several large buildings wired. Water & hydro. Nice neighbours-me! 10-mi NE of Selkirk, Rd 33-80076. $149,000. Call Harry (204)482-7251.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba

RECYCLING

NOTRE USED60/40 OIL Interlake Farmland DAME Meleb, MB. 157acres, hay & mature trees, alongside water source 3 miles E of & FILTER DEPOT Hwy 7. $59,900.(204)477-9140,shelleyhenn@shaw.ca

BuyUsed Used Oil Oil ••Buy NOTRE •• Buy Buy Batteries Batteries DAME ••Collect CollectUsed Used Filters Filters • Collect Oil Containers • Collect Oil Containers USED • Antifreeze OIL & Southern,Southern Eastern, and Manitoba Western Western FILTER Manitoba DEPOT Tel: 204-248-2110

• Buy Used BLOCK, Oil • Buy Batteries 2600-ACRE ALL GRASS divided into 5 rotational units. Good water,Oil fences, facilities. • Collectgrazing Used Filters • Collect Containers 3-brdm house. Phone:(204)967-2290.

Southern and Western Manitoba

SCENIC MINNEDOSA AREA MIXED farm Tel: 204-248-2110 w/631-acres. House, barns, shop, quonset, cattle sheds, grain storage & more. This is a beautiful property with the Little Saskatchewan River running through. Contact Rick Taylor, Homelife Home Professional Realty, (204)867-7551, email rtaylor@ homelife.com or website www.homelifepro.com

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Wanted GOOD QUALITY GRAIN & Cattle Farms wanted for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential meeting to discuss the possible sale of your farm or to talk about what is involved, telephone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511, www.farmsofcanada.ca or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, www.homelifepro.com Home Professional Realty Inc. RON WIEBE AGENCIES has clients looking for 2 sections of land South of Trans-Canada Highway. Please Call Ron:(204)822-5433, or email rwiebeag@mts.net.

PEDIGREED SEED PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Various JAMES FARMS LTD: AC Barrie & AC Carberry Wheat, Leggett & Summit Oats, Hanley Flax, Various Canola, Sunflower & Soybean seed varieties, Forage seed. Customer processing. Seed treating & delivery available. Early payment discounts. For info (204)222-8785, toll free 1-866-283-8785, Winnipeg. PINNACLE & SUMMIT OATS, Carberry Wheat, CDC Sorrel Flax, Chadburn Soybeans. Krym Farms Ltd. (204)955-5562, Rosser, MB.

PETS PETS & SUPPLIES AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPS, ready early July, Black tri’s & bi’s, males & females, Hangin’ Tree bloodlines, bred to work stock, pictures available, reasonably priced to farm & ranch homes. (204)859-0064 oli.joslin@gmail.com BEAUTIFUL GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, purebred. Black & tan, parents excellent family dogs, ready to go, 4 females & 1 male. Phone: (204)824-2571, Brandon. FOR SALE: APPROX. 150 whole frozen rabbits, suitable for pet food. Average 6-lbs each. Phone Gary:(204)749-2006 or Cell:(204)723-0082.

PUMPS BERKELEY IRRIGATION PUMP, PTO, wheels 4in inlet, 2 20-ft pipes, $1200. Phone:(204)745-3072.

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Cottages & Lots 3 BDRM COTTAGE at Lake Manitoba Narrows, fully winterized & furnished, new 24x24-ft. garage, walking distance to lake, lot size 145-ft.x175-ft. For more info call (204)646-4047 or cell (204)280-9180.

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PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Various PUGH SEEDS: CERT KANE, AC Barrie, Somerset Wheat. Souris Oats. Ronald Oats, Reg & Cert Sorrel Flax. Phone (204)274-2179, Bill’s cell (204)871-1467, Barry’s cell (204)872-1851, Portage.

PEDIGREED SEED Oilseed – Canola Have you considered growing millet in your cropping rotation? There are advantages!! Late seeding (late June or even early July), drought tolerance, forage or grain production options, good yield potential with lower input costs, birdfood market opportunities. We have Red & White Proso, Red Siberian & Golden German Millet seed available. .Call us at 1-866-526-2145 to place your seed order, or for more information!

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted

BUYING:

HEATED & GREEN CANOLA • Competitive Prices • Prompt Movement • Spring Thrashed “ON FARM PICK UP”

1-877-250-5252

Vanderveen Commodity Services Ltd. Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers

37 4th Ave. NE Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Ph. (204) 745-6444 Email: vscltd@mts.net Andy Vanderveen · Brett Vanderveen Jesse Vanderveen

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A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay!

Be sure to drop by or call us to ask about marketing options for your old & new crop production ... of all grains!

CANOLA WANTED

PEDIGREED SEED Oilseed – Various

Heated, Green, Damaged Buying all levels of damaged canola. Excellent Market Prices. Bonded, Insured.

CALL 1-866-388-6284 www.milliganbiotech.com

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Old & New Crop Confection & Oil Sunflowers Licensed & Bonded 0% Shrink Farm Pick-Up Available Planting Seed Available

We are buyers of farm grains.

COMMON SEED COMMON SEED Forage ALFALFA, BROME, TIMOTHY, FESCUE, Sweet Clover, Orchard Grass, Pasture & Forage Blends, German Red & Crown Millet, seed. Leonard Friesen (204)685-2376 or (204)871-6856, Austin, MB. ALFALFA SEED, MULTIFOLIATE CANADA Common #1, bagged & inoculated. Timothy Seed Common #1, Brome Grass Common #1. All seed cleaned to exceed certified standard. Phone (204)378-5207, Riverton.

• Vomi wheat • Vomi barley • Feed wheat • Feed barley • Feed oats • Corn • Screenings • Peas • Light Weight Barley You can deliver or we can arrange for farm pickup. Winnipeg 233-8418 Brandon 728-0231 Grunthal 434-6881 “Ask for grain buyer.”

CERISE RED PROSO COMMON MILLET seed & Common Crown Millet at $0.40/lb. 90%+ germination, 0% Fusarium Graminearum. Makes great cattle feed, swath grazed, dry or silage bale. Very high in protein. Energy & drought tolerant. Sold in 50-lb bags. $0.16 contracts available for 2012 crop year. 2000+ satisfied producers. 9th Year in Business! Millet King Seeds of Canada Inc. Reynald (204)379-2987 or (204)526-2719 cell & text (204)794-8550. Leave messages, all calls returned. www.milletkingseeds.com

2500 MEDIUM SQUARE BALES Timothy hay, horse quality, stored in hay shed. Also 500 large round bales Alfalfa/Timothy mix, no rain, can deliver. Phone: (204)372-6937. FOR SALE: 250 LARGE, ROUND hay bales, Alfalfa brome, no rain, good quality, excellent condition. $45/ each. Can arrange delivery. Phone:(204) 746-5121. FOR SALE: SMALL SQUARE Wheat Straw bales. Phone (204)347-5761. LARGE ROUND ALFALFA/BROME BALES. Phone: (204)859-2724 evenings, Rossburn, MB. PASTURE AVAILABLE FOR 15 cows & calves. Phone: (204)655-3308.

FARMERS, RANCHERS, SEED PROCESSORS BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS Heated/Spring Threshed Lightweight/Green/Tough, Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye, Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale, Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics and By-Products √ ON-FARM PICKUP √ PROMPT PAYMENT √ LICENSED AND BONDED SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER, MINNEDOSA

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SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted

“Your feed grain broker”

RYE GRAIN WANTED

Also Buying Brown & Yellow Flax & Field Peas Farm Pickup Available CGC Licensed and Bonded Call Cal Vandaele the “Rye Guy” Today!

Intertek 973 St. James St., Wpg, MB R3H 0X2

1-866-821-2406 (Toll Free) TRAILERS Livestock Trailers

EXISS ALUMINUM LIVESTOCK TRAILERS. NEW STOCK. 10-yr Warranty. Prices starting at $15,100. Leasing available. Available at Sokal Industries Ltd. Phone: (204)334-6596 e-mail: sokalind@mymts.net RED 7X20 NORBERT TRAILER, $6000 OBO Phone Don Ferguson:(306)435-3634. Moosomin, SK.

TRAILERS Trailers Miscellaneous 2008 TIMPTE 40-FT x 72-in AG hoppers 24.5 alum outsides, good condition. $28,000. Phone: (701)825-6247. 45-FT TRAILMOBILE, HIGHBOY FLATDECK trailer, safetied, $4500; 24-ft flatdeck, also pair of 8,000lb axles. Make your own trailer for $1,500; Slide in livestock racks for Pick-up truck, $200. Andersons (204)385-2685, Gladstone.

TRAVEL

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Cudmore Bros.

Poly Tanks & Water Pumps Sakundiak Augers Farm King Augers • Auger Movers Honda & Kohler Engines Allied Loaders Farm King Grain Vac $17900 with hose pkg

Brokers of high/low vomi wheat and barley, corn, rye, feed pea canola and soybeans. Farm pickup prices available. Darcy Caners 204-415-3485 dcaners@pvcommodities.com Colin Hoeppner 204-415-3487 choeppner@pvcommodities.com Fax 204-415-3489 www.pvcommodities.com Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call. 1-800-782-0794.

CAREERS Sales / Marketing

Precision Ag Specialist, Position 1761 (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

Hemisphere GPS, a leading manufacturer of GPS guidance systems, has an opening for a Precision Ag Specialist. This position is a technical support role with duties including sales and support of Hemisphere GPS and Outback Guidance Products responsible training, developing and supporting channel partners and customers with the technical aspects of Hemisphere’s products. Extensive travel is required. Two years experience in product support or technical documentation and a minimum 2 year post-secondary education in a related field. Above average communication, with advanced electronic, hydraulic and mechanical aptitude, with basic product management experience. Farming or AG knowledge is considered a plus. Salary plus bonus. Apply • Please visit web-site: www.hemispheregps.com and then proceed to Employment and Current Opportunities to apply directly for position. Attn. Sales Manager, Hemisphere GPS 326 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3T2 • No phone calls please

Hemisphere GPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer CAREERS CAREERS Construction CARPENTERS, SKILLED LABOURERS AND SITE SAFETY SPECIALIST REQUIRED. The FWS Group of Companies, a leading design-build contractor, is recruiting for Carpenters, Skilled Labourers & a Site Safety Specialist for our Industrial construction jobsites in Southern Manitoba. The successful candidate will possess: a productive, efficient work ethic with a positive team based attitude. Valid driver’s license & reliable transportation. Suitable qualifications as listed on our website. We offer competitive wages commensurate with level of experience & skills, group health & dental benefits, an employer sponsored retirement plan, as well as opportunities for advancement. Expected project duration is 12-16 months, however potential exists for permanent, full-time employment. For full details & the application process please visit our website at www.fwsgroup.com. We thank all applicants in advance for your interest in working with the FWS Group, however advise that contact will be made only with those under consideration.

CAREERS Help Wanted DAIRY FARM HAS A herdsperson position avail for a highly motivated individual with a keen interest in working w/dairy cattle, herd health, heat detection & AI breeding. Wage negotiable depending on experience, possible accommodations avail, valid drivers license required, full health & dental package. To apply, e-mail resume to rsbraun@nlis.ca or fax resume to (204)3559210 or call (204)355-4133 leave msg.

MB BASE CUSTOM HARVEST Operation looking for Class 1 truck drivers & combine operators, no experience needed, good driving abstract, working in SW MB & South of Wpg, starting July 20th. Phone (204)433-7557 or (701)520-4036.

WHEAT STRAW & RYE grass straw for sale big square bales 4x4x8, delivery avail. Phone Phil (204)771-9700, La Salle, MB.

Box 144, Medora, MB. R0M 1K0 Ph: 204-665-2384

Fast, Accurate Results Prepayment Req’d by Cheque or Credit Card

CAREERS Sales / Marketing

DAIRY FARM NEAR LABROQUERIE is looking for a Herdsman to work in a new robotic barn, has to be A.I. experienced, has to enjoy working with cows & electronics. Please call (204)424-5109 or (204)326-0168.

CROWN & RED MILLET for sale, cleaned & bagged. Phone Doug:(204)745-3370 or (204)745-7602. Carmen, MB.

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Straw

Vomitoxin Testing (+Other Toxins, Falling No.)

www.cudmorebros.com

COMMON SEED Various

SEED / FEED / GRAIN

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Seed Wanted

CRYSTAL CITY, MB 204-873-2395

MILLET SEED: Crown, Red & White Proso variety. Golden German & Red Siberian Foxtail variety. Cleaned & bagged. Harder Farm Ltd., Carman, MB. (204)745-0187, ask for Evan.

CORN SEED, $25/ACRE Lower cost Alternative for Grazing & Silage High Yield & Nutrition –7 to 9-ft Tall– Leafy 2200 to 2350 CHU’s Open Pollinated Varieties Phone (204)723-2831

WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328

Agriculture Tours

Call For Pricing Phone (204)747-2904

Toll Free 1-888-835-6351 Deloraine, Manitoba

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted

WRIGHT SPUD FARMS, a large mixed farm at Wellwood, MB has 2 F/T permanent positions available. 1st position being the operation & maintenance of all equip involved in crop production. 2nd position relates to all duties involved in management of cow-calf herd. Modern equip. Good working atmosphere, competitive wages, complete benefit package, housing is avail. For more information phone (204)834-2257 or e-mail wrightspudfarms@hotmail.com

CAREERS Sales / Marketing

Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited is currently recruiting for a Sales Representative for Gladstone and surrounding area Responsibilities: • Call directly on customers and prospects to promote, sell and provide superior service for line-up of top quality Pioneer® brand products. • Warehouse, invoice and deliver products. • Conduct on-farm yield trials. Qualifications: • Excellent knowledge of local area with an agricultural background. • Motivated and personable with desire to build relationships with customers. • An attitude of continual self-improvement. • Computer skills are an asset. • Candidate must live in area or be willing to relocate. Renumeration: • This is a fully commissioned sales position. Excellent supplemental income opportunity for a local farm operator. Please send cover letter & resume to: John McCulloch, Account Manager John.McCulloch@Pioneer.com Application Deadline June 30, 2012

CAREERS Truck Drivers LOOKING FOR CLASS 1 driver to haul cattle & hay, needed immediately! $20/hr for right applicant. Phone: (204)447-0398 or (204)448-2343.

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June 20 - 22, 2012

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Businesses that exhibit their products at Canada’s Farm Progress Show often choose to use this venue to launch new products to the market. The 35th Anniversary of Canada’s Farm Progress Show is proud to host product launches from several companies. These include; 1) Product: Metered Grain Insertion System. Company: Highline Manufacturing Ltd Location: Arena 4 2) Product: Turbo Max Company: Great Plains Mfg Location: Booth 6010, Lot L 3) Product: Michel’s Crop Catcher Company: Michel’s Industries Location: Booth 30220, Arena 3 4) Product: High rise 8000 Heavy Duty Contractors Special rock Picker Company: Schulte Industries Ltd. Location: Booth 70700, Credit Union EventPlex

A preview of the products that will be introduced in this years Innovations Program Botterill Sales/Tri Star Farm Services/ Blue Jet/Monosem

8) Product: Bin-Sense 1.0 Location: Booth 30121 Arena 3

Todd Botterill Newton, MB Outside Lot L - 6105, 6106

9) Product: nova XP Smart Cart Company: Seed Master Location: Booth 9492-9496, Lot M 10) Product: SXX20 and SXX40 Onboard Tanks Company: Seed Master Location: Booth 9492-9496, Lot M 11) Product: 1910 Air Cart 550 Bushel Company: John Deere Location: Arena 2 12) Product: Farm West Grain Bins Company: Prairie Steel Products Location: Booth 8506-8507, Lot D

•Blue Jet Subtiller 4 with options An inline ripper used to remove deep compaction with little to no surface disturbance. Removing deep compaction in no-til soils to allow for water storage, drainage and improving soil health. •Precision Vacuum Planter for Canola A system to allow a planter to singulate canola, meter it exactly, give exact depth control and place all fertilizer in one pass. With exact seed placement and metering farmers are reducing seed rates to as low as 2 lbs/acre with higher yields and still in one pass.

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5) Products: elmer’s Transfer Tracks Company: Elmer’s Manufacturing Location: Booth 90004-90008, Ag-Ex Pavillion

13) Product: “Cash Flow Plus” Leasing Program Company: Farm West Ag Ltd. Location: Booth 8506-8507, Lot D

6) Product: Pro Grain Bagger Company: Flaman Group of Companies/ Arc Alloy Welding Location: Booth 8400-8510, Lot D

14) Product: Caterpillar CT660 Vocational Truck Company: Kramer Ltd. Location: Arena 2

Pamela Thauberger Regina, SK Arena 3 – 30121 •Bin-Sense™ 1.0 Wireless web based grain storage monitoring system.

M. Devloo Mfg. Ltd. Mark Devloo Somerset, MB Arena 3 – 30220

7) Product: 6100 Multibale Processor Company: Bridgeview Manufacturing Inc. Location: Booth 8313-8315, Lot D

•Rotating Mud Scrapers Rotating bowls shaped scraper that spins when contacted by mud on tires.

Canada’s Farm Progress Show A shuttle service consisting of 20 Chevrolet vehicles will be serving the Farm Progress Show guests and exhibitors. The presenting sponsor: STAYINREGINA. COM will provide the first-class complimentary Shuttle Service to guests who stay in a Regina Hotel Association (RHA) member hotel. The daily service operates from 7am - 10am and from 4pm - 7pm. Shuttle drivers are familiar with show events and tourist attractions in and around Regina. Guests are encouraged to ask their drivers for information, maps and directions. To book the STAYINREGINA.COM Shuttle Service, please contact your hotel front desk.

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BEES: Strong colonies this spring Problem swarms can be captured by local apiarists and put to good use By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

ast summer was a honey of a year for Manitoba beekeepers, but strong colonies this spring could mean bee swarms will be an issue this summer. “Generally the colonies came through the winter better than normal,” said provincial apiarist, Rhéal Lafrenière. “More colonies survived, with less mortality and many beekeepers are reporting good, strong colonies this spring.” But strong colonies in the spring can cause beehive overcrowding, especially if poor weather keeps all of a colony’s bees in the hive instead of out flying. Lafrenière notes colonies also build up their numbers in the spring and early summer during the lead-up to honey season, resulting in a very full hive. “We’re going to have to watch out with how we manage these colonies, because they may actually get stronger earlier than when we normally need them to be... and we’re going to have to be very cautious about swarming,” he said. Swarming is a natural process, where a large number of bees break away from a parent colony and begin to search for a new home. Swarms will collect in trees or on building corners for a few days, while scout bees go out in search of suitable lodgings. “Sometimes you can intervene while they are in that process of trying to find their next home, capture them and put them into a box and they will produce,” Lafrenière said.

Don’t try this at home. Beekeeper She Ping is covered with bees during a challenge to break the world record in Chongqing Municipality, China. He won the competition in April, by covering his body with 33.1 kg of bees. REUTERS/CHINA DAILY

Swarmed

If you are concerned about a bee swarm that has arrived at your home or farm, the apiarist said you can call Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives to connect with a local beekeeper who can come and harvest the swarm. He said swarms captured in May or June have a very good chance of successfully overwintering and may even produce some honey in their first summer. “But we always encourage people, if the bees are in an area where they won’t be a problem, to just leave them be and the swarm will go on its own,” Lafrenière said. But as with all agricultural production, the provincial apiarist said weather will be the determining factor for what kind of season beekeepers have and if swarms emerge in largerthan-usual numbers. “Things could change a lot, there is no crystal ball in agriculture,” he said. “But we do have quite a few of the building blocks for good, strong colonies, peaking a little bit earlier, and if we get some poor weather, we could be seeing a lot of swarms afterwards.” Those same strong colonies could also produce above-average honey yields, provided there is good flying weather and crops such as canola flower well.

A swarm of bees covers a chair in the audience seating at Boston University Commencement 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts May 20. Local bee experts say swarms might be more common this year. REUTERS/JESSICA RINALDI

Statistics Canada showed an overall decline in honey production in 2011, with 78.1 million pounds produced nationwide. That number was down 4.8 per cent, or four million pounds from 2010. On average, each colony had a yield of 124 pounds, down from 132 pounds per colony in 2010. But that trend was bucked in Manitoba, which Lafrenière described as “a bit of an anomaly.”

Manitoba anomaly

Manitoba colonies produced an average of 200 pounds in 2011, up from 2010 and above the province’s usual average of 168 pounds per colony. “Last year ended up being a very good honey-producing year in Manitoba, the season got started being very, very wet, but... the months of July and August, which is our honeyproducing year, we had really perfect flying weather for the bees,” said Lafrenière. Other provinces were not so lucky.

“We always encourage people, if the bees are in an area where they won’t be a problem, to just leave them be and the swarm will go on its own.” RHÉAL LAFRENIÈRE

In Alberta, which accounts for over 40 per cent of Canada’s honey production, yields fell by 13 pounds per colony to 117 pounds according to Statistics Canada. Saskatchewan also saw a decline in production in 2011 with colonies averaging 177 pounds, compared with 214 pounds per colony in 2010. However, the provincial apiarist said a staggered planting season, like that seen in Manitoba last year, helps prolong the honey season by giving bees a continued nectar supply. “People were almost dumbfounded last year, because all they heard about Manitoba in the news was the flooding situation and then almost a drought,” said Lafrenière. “But we just managed to have the right balance between the two. The flooding actually set the stage with ground moisture so crops could continue to produce nectar when it got dry.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

Budget cuts hit Manitoba Forage Council Group’s research funding has shrunk from a peak of $1.4 million to $200,000 By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF

Cuts to research funding by federal and provincial governments have hit the Manitoba Forage Council hard. The group’s research funding has shrunk from a peak of $1.4 million to just around $200,000, said Brent McCannell, executive director of the 400-member non-profit group that has advocated on behalf of the forage industry since 1989. Much of the council’s budget was coming from a 10 per cent fee charged for administering research programs, and that will now shrink to about $20,000 to $30,000 annually. “That doesn’t cover our annual operating costs and we’re eating into our net worth,” said McCannell. The organization, which provides forage- and haymarketing assistance, and helps organize grazing clubs and groups marketing grassfed beef, has three part-time staff and operates out of McCannell’s home. “We’re not top heavy in management,” he said. Unlike the livestock or grain sectors, most forage is sold on a farm-to-farm basis and there is no centralized marketing channel providing records of sale. That makes it almost impossible to levy a checkoff to fund research. “We’re not ruling it out, but it would be extremely difficult to make a levy work,” said McCannell. The council does get some funding from a voluntary checkoff, based on acres, on international sales via the Manitoba Forage Marketer’s Group committee. A sustainability committee looking at possibilities for funding the group’s continuing work has been struck with Jim Lintott as chair. It will look at ways of expanding membership, broadening the group’s scope to include “friends of forages,” and growing the sponsor base. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

“We’re not top heavy in management.” BRENT MCCANNELL

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

China faces tight pork supply on disease, high costs

Analysts say wild swings in China’s pork prices could force small farmers out of business By Naveen Thukral and Coco Li singapore / beijing / reuters

hina is likely to face tighter pork supply in the second half of the year as a disease among piglets reduces the number of animals for slaughter and higher feed grain costs force small farmers in the world’s most populous nation to curb production. A squeeze in China’s pork supply during the high-consumption winter months and near-record feed grain prices could push up prices, prompting authorities to import more meat and supporting the price of U.S. hog futures. Although the porcine epidemic diarrhea among piglets in China has not reached alarming proportions, analysts say it is starting to raise concerns over supplies. “In the second quarter food prices will remain low but in the third and fourth quarter we will see food inflation coming back as pork prices will gradually move higher,” said Jean-Yves Chow, a senior feed industry analyst at Rabobank in Hong Kong. “There is a disease in piglets right now, so in the next four months pork prices will go up as

there will be less pigs available for slaughter.” China’s hog industry, responsible for annually producing 50 million tonnes or half of the world’s pork output, suffered a deadly outbreak of blue ear disease in 2007 and 2008, which reduced the country’s supplies of staple meat and lifted prices. “We need to pay more attention to the disease and if it spreads as it can influence pork price at the end of this year and early next year,” said one analyst with the official think-tank China National Grain and Oils Information Center. China has seen prices of its staple meat slide for 12 consecutive weeks, falling below cost of production. In late April, pork was quoted around 21 yuan a kg, down 22 per cent from the beginning of this year and 30 per cent lower than an all-time high of 30 yuan a kg in September, according to Rabobank. As a result, China will increase state purchases of frozen pork to lift prices, amid mounting concerns that farmers’ profit margins are being squeezed as the prices of live hogs fall. Analysts say wild swings in China’s pork prices could force small

farmers out of business, having an impact on supplies as they still account for around 30 per cent of the supply. “I think the small farmer will be hit the most as they have a weaker management of the disease,” said Rabobank’s Chow.

Surge in demand

China, which is witnessing a surge in pork demand, is likely to source more corn and soybeans from the global market in coming months as domestic supplies shrink. It has already bought more than four million tonnes of corn from the United States this season. For soybean, China’s demand is seen as more bullish as the world grapples with lower supplies after a drought in leading exporters Brazil and Argentina earlier this year curbed output, lifting U.S. prices to a near four-year high. In addition to lower South American supplies, analysts see relentless demand from China — which saw purchases climb 21.6 per cent in the first quarter — as a leading market driver. China’s pork imports from the United States climbed more than threefold in 2011 and the nation

could be in the market for more meat later this year, even though lower prices in this quarter mean a slowdown in shipments. “Imports will rise this year as

happened last year,” said Zhu. “It can’t make a significant difference in supplies because China is such a huge market, but it does have a psychological impact.”

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Sows feed at Whiteshire Hamroc farm in Albion, Indiana. These animals have been bred for one purpose: to be flown halfway around the world, on a journey fuelled by China’s appetite for food independence. In a country where pork is a culinary staple, the demand for a protein-rich diet is growing faster than Chinese farmers can keep up. REUTERS/John Gress

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Tory MP is hoping to win all-party support for a bill that would ban bulk water transfers from Canada. “Canadians need to know that our water is not for sale,” said Larry Miller, who is also chair of the Commons agriculture committee. “It’s not a commodity like coal or iron ore or oil.” Miller has introduced a private member’s bill and says he’s received support from Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Liberal MPs, and will be seeking NDP backing. Opposition support is needed to prevent private member’s bills from languishing on the Commons order paper. His bill adds a key provision to similar government legislation that died when the May 2011 election was

called that would prevent water from being diverted into another watershed. The only criticism of the bill so far comes from the Council of Canadians. Miller isn’t accepting their criticism because it would involve interfering in waters under provincial jurisdiction. “We will continue to work with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure that Canada’s freshwater is protected.” The bill would protect rivers and streams that cross the Canada-U.S. border in the same way as waters that straddle the border, like the Great Lakes. It includes m e a s u re s t o s t re n g t h e n enforcement and fines of up to $6 million for corporate violations. Fines would be cumulative, meaning that a violation that continues for more than one day is seen as a separate offence for each day it continues.

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

Processors fear added costs with meat inspection

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By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

pending change to meat inspection in the province is raising concerns. The current agreement between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the province officially expires June 15, although the CFIA has agreed to continue to oversee inspections until the end of 2013 when the province will take over. (The change doesn’t affect federally registered plants.) Some meat processors are concerned it will mean higher costs for them. “It’s going to really suck for us; they are talking about putting some of the expenses on to the abattoirs,” said Cornie Banman, owner of Banman Meats in Schanzenfeld. Banman said he was contacted by the province for input regarding provincial meat inspection a few weeks ago and was told that passing the increased cost of inspection on to businesses was one of the options discussed. “I told them that if that is what they plan to do, I would go strictly to farm kill... that plan will put people out of business,” Banman said. The business owner said he asked his CFIA inspector about coming changes, but the inspector doesn’t know what’s in store, either. The Agriculture Union, an arm of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, that represents federal meat inspectors currently working in Manitoba is looking for answers. “We’re as much in the dark here as anyone else,” said regional vicepresident Sam Barlin. “We have been asking CFIA what directions are coming from the provinces, and I know there are continuing meetings, but at this time none of the provinces have indicated what plan they have for moving forward.” The union has warned planned changes to meat inspection will widen the gap between federally and provincially inspected facilities, and increase costs for the provinces. Interview requests yielded little information. In an email, a CFIA spokeswoman said, “this will require new agreements be put into place that will govern the relationship between the CFIA and the provinces during the 1-1/2year transition period.” Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn declined to be interviewed, but a spokeswoman said via email that negotiations are ongoing and “MAFRI and CFIA are working together to ensure a smooth transition of these inspection services.” The province recently issued a tender that asks for a review of all inspection services in provincially registered abattoirs, including ante-mortem and post-mortem examination of livestock, oversight of animal welfare, slaughter, and processing procedures. The tender also calls for assessments of other jurisdictions’ meat inspection models. The CFIA is holding similar negotiations with Saskatchewan and B.C.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

Duck harvest coming later in fall Study can’t say if climate change is why ducks are lingering longer up north By Daniel Winters

“Mallard harvest is on average 10 days later in Arkansas, 15 days later in California, 16 days later in Illinois, and 12 days later in Virginia.”

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new study has conf i r m e d w h a t ve t e ra n duck hunters have long suspected — hunting season is significantly later in the year these days than it was decades ago. De l t a Wa t e r f ow l s c i e n c e director Frank Rohwer looked at migration dates by examining data from the annual Parts Collection Sur vey that has gathered comprehensive harvest data from hunters since 1961. “With few exceptions, har vest dates for mallards throughout the mid-latitude a n d s o u t h e r n s t a t e s h a ve become consistently later,” said Rohwer. “Mallard harvest is on average 10 days later in Arkansas, 15 days later in California, 16 days later in Illinois, and 12 days later in Virginia.” The study found most migrant duck species, including gadwall, ring-necked, pintails and green-winged teal, have significantly later harvest dates. Blue-winged/cinnamon teal and mottled ducks were the only species to run against the trend. “Hunters have suspected this was happening, and for the first time, we’ve seen the data that confirms this on a big scale,” said Rohwer. “As

Frank Rohwer

A Delta Waterfowl study has found that migratory birds are heading south later than in previous decades. photo: Daniel Winters

usual, hunters seem to know more than we give them credit for.” The study is a “pretty accurate assessment” of what’s been happening in the past three years, said Frank Baldwin, game bird manager for Manitoba Conservation. “The big question is whether it’s a short-term blip, or a longterm variation,” said Baldwin, adding that it’s not unprecedented for birds to linger longer in the North’s myriad sloughs and grain fields during wet, mild fall seasons.

Ducks are forced to migrate south as their aquatic feeding areas freeze over. If the water stays open longer, they have no compelling reason to pull up stakes, he said. But some species take their cue from autumn’s shorter days — a trait shared with fur-bearing animals. Blue-wing teals head south early in fall even when open water is ample, but Canada geese and mallards prefer to wait until the last possible moment, said Baldwin. Climate change proponents point to problems with winter

roads in the North, and anecdotal evidence gathered by native and Inuit hunters that the North is warming up. While there is “good consensus” that migratory patterns have changed in the past 50 years, that’s not a long enough period to be proof of global warming, said Baldwin. “ We could easily have a really early freezeup this year,” he noted. Rohwer’s report states climate change is a “plausible” explanation, but the harvest data neither proves nor dis-

proves any connection between migration and climate change. The food supply is another suspected factor, with the theory being that field-feeding ducks, such as mallards and pintails, are staying longer in order to fatten up on leftover corn and soybeans in higher latitudes. If food was the driver of migration and harvest dates, said Rohwer, then gadwall and ring-necked ducks that never feed in fields should migrate and be harvested at the same time as in prior decades. The harvest data, however, shows that all four species show similar shifts in delayed harvest. The idea that northern agriculture is holding ducks back is “unlikely,” concludes his report. daniel.winters@ fbcpublishing.com

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Feeder Steers

May-30

May-29

May-30

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Taylor

Winnipeg

May-28

n/a

May-30

Jun-01

No. on offer

100

274

230

188

427

234

n/a

100

130

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

85.00-102.50

n/a

118.00-126.50

n/a

120.00-128.00

n/a

800-900

n/a

100.00-131.50

n/a

124.00-134.75

n/a

125.00-138.00

n/a

700-800

n/a

130.00-154.00

110.00-130.00

130.00-147.00

133.00-146.00

135.00-150.00

n/a

140.00-155.00

140.00-149.00

600-700

150.00-159.00

130.00-160.00

125.00-146.00

142.00-166.00

148.00-162.00

148.00-164.00

n/a

150.00-160.00

145.00-162.00

500-600

160.00-170.00

145.00-179.50

135.00-157.00

160.00-173.00

159.00-178.00

160.00-183.00

n/a

160.00-170.00

150.00-169.00

400-500

174.00-181.00

150.00-175.00

145.00-165.50

172.00-195.00

175.00-205.00

180.00-207.00

n/a

170.00-180.00

n/a

300-400

n/a

160.00-180.00

155.00-179.00

180.00-196.00

n/a

180.00-211.00

n/a

180.00-195.00

n/a

95.00-109.00

n/a

105.00-116.00

n/a

105.00-120.00

n/a

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs. 800-900

n/a

113.00-124.00

120.00-131.00

n/a

115.00-125.00

n/a

110.00-125.00

n/a

700-800

n/a

115.00-131.00

130.00-145.50

117.00-134.50

121.00-132.00

124.00-140.00

n/a

120.00-138.00

123.00-133.50

600-700

n/a

124.00-154.50

140.00-158.00

130.00-152.00

130.00-148.00

137.00-150.00

n/a

130.00-145.00

130.00-138.00

500-600

140.00-152.00

140.00-163.00

155.00-169.00

136.00-161.00

141.00-157.00

145.00-165.50

n/a

140.00-155.00

140.00-149.00

400-500

148.00-164.50

140.00-166.00

165.00-180.00

140.00-170.00

150.00-166.00

155.00-170.00

n/a

150.00-160.00

145.00-155.00

300-400

n/a

145.00-152.00

170.00-194.00

160.00-178.00

n/a

155.00-170.00

n/a

230

n/a

106

112

n/a

128

225

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

68.00-77.00

n/a

77.00-84.00

77.00-82.00

70.00-79.00

n/a

70.00-80.00

74.00-83.00

D3-D5 Cows

55.00-64.00

n/a

70.00-76.00

72.00-77.00

55.00-65.00

n/a

65.00-70.00

64.00-74.00

Age Verified

72.00-82.00

n/a

79.00-85.00

75.00-85.00

n/a

Good Bulls

80.00-100.90

80.00-101.50

88.00-98.00

95.00-104.00

97.00-106.00

90.00-98.00

n/a

95.00-100.00

85.00-99.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

100.00-103.00

101.00-104.75

n/a

102.00-105.00

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

98.00-102.00

99.00-102.50

n/a

100.00-103.00

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

54.00-84.50

75.00-85.00

85.00-96.00

82.00-92.00

n/a

78.00-84.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

71.00-79.00

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

63.00-69.00

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.)

The Manitoba Co-operator | June 7, 2012

Canada pushing Japan to take older Canuck beef Pierre Lemieux also told Japan an open market will continue to deliver high-quality Canadian wheat By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

fforts to get Japan to reopen its borders to Canadian beef less than 30 months of age “are proceeding well,” says Pierre Lemieux. “They are assuring us that progress is being made, that work is underway and there is certainly a good spirit of willingness and co-operation,” said Lemieux, parliamentary secretary to the minister of agriculture. However, Japan has not said when it will decide the issue. Full access could generate as much as $160 million in sales in the first year, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has estimated.

Japan restricts imports of Canadian beef to less than 21 months over fears older animals could be contaminated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Often referred to as “mad cow disease,” the fatal neurodegenerative disease takes at least 30 months to show up in infected animals. Canada was the first countr y to resume impor ts of Japanese farm goods following its tsunami more than a year ago, based on “sound science,” Lemieux said. “This is an explanation we have made with the Japanese in asking them to use sound science in reviewing the way in which they import Canadian beef,” he said. Japan is Canada’s secondlargest agriculture market,

and worth almost $4 billion to Canadian far mers and food processors. “We know there is room for more growth,” Lemieux said. Fi f t y t o 8 5 p e r c e n t o f C a n a d i a n f a r m e r s’ s a l e s

come from exports, he added. “ When farmers succeed our entire economy grows with new jobs and new opportunity, and that’s why our government will con-

“They are assuring us that progress is being made, that work is underway and there is certainly a good spirit of willingness and co-operation.” PIERRE LEMIEUX

tinue to help farmers meet the growing demand for our safe, high-quality food.” While in Japan last month to promote Canadian agricultural goods, Lemieux also reassured the world’s second-biggest importer of farm products that Canada will continue to supply it with high-quality wheat after the Canadian Wheat Board loses its monopoly on western Canadian wheat exports Aug. 1. “I stressed with our customers that the quality of our Canadian wheat is inspected and assured by the Canadian Grain Commission, which operates independently of the Canadian Wheat Board,” he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Agriculture has voices on advisory council By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / OTTAWA

here’s an agricultural flavour to a panel set up to advise Trade Minister Ed Fast on future trade initiatives for small- and medium-size businesses. Kathleen Sullivan, executive director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, will be a member of the panel chaired by Murad Al-Katib, president and CEO of Alliance G ra i n Tra d e r s, w h i c h plans to build a new pasta plant in Regina. Small- and mediumsize enterprises play a critical role in the economy and the government wants to help them enter high-growth and strategic priority markets, said Fast. The 10-person panel, which has a number of high-profile business leaders, will advise Ottawa on its new “global commerce strategy.” Canada has signed free trade agreements with Colombia, Jordan, Panama, Peru, the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), a n d Ho n d u r a s w h i l e launching trade talks with Brazil, China, the countries of the European Union, India and Japan.

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New breeding programs capture more genetic value Using top 15 per cent of boars in AI program could add nearly $550,000 per year in profits in a 10,000-sow production system For the genetic value of the highest index boars to be more Bernie Peet fully utilized, then AI methods Peet on Pigs involving two billion or even one billion sperm must be used. But research shows that using hile artificial insemi- one billion sperm tends to result nation (AI) in pigs has in reduced fertility because become almost uni- sperm from the less fertile boars versal in the worldwide swine in the dose has a bigger impact industry, it has a number of than where a dose of three bildisadvantages, according to lion sperm is used. The current Michael Dyck from the Univer- practice of using three billion sperm in a pooled semen dose sity of Alberta. Changes to the way in which provides a large safety margin boars are used and AI tech- because it masks the less ferniques utilized can capture the tile boars. Identifying the least increased genetic potential of fertile boars and culling them higher-index boars and add sig- would allow lower numbers of nificant dollars to the bottom sperm per dose to be used while still achieving high fertility rates. line, he says. There are three major prob- However, there is a lack of suitlems associated with current AI able methods to evaluate the fertility of individual boars. methodology, said Dyck. “Conventional semen evalu“First, the effectiveness of standard semen evaluation ations, such as concentration, methods is relatively low com- morphology and motility, can pared to other species and poor- establish that a boar is either quality boars will affect the subfertile or infertile, but reproductive outcome of many they cannot identify the relafemales,” he said. “Employing tive fertility of boars that meet the use of subfertile boars and accepted industry standards for low-quality ejaculates reduces sperm and ejaculate quality,” said Dyck. production efficiency.” “There is a long histor y As well, the use of “pooled” semen — where the semen of behind the search to find a sinseveral boars is mixed — breaks gle or combination of tests that the link between known genetic can accurately predict male fervalue of individual boars and tility from a semen sample.” Unfortunately, there appears the paternity of the progeny produced. Finally, the high to be no simple answer to this number of sperm used, typi- very complex question. As a cally three billion per dose, and result, there is no accepted consequently the high numbers methodology for evaluating of boars needed for semen pro- the relative fertility of AI boars. duction, reduces the genetic Therefore in practice, the least GG-Retro - 6x6.625_AGI 12-04-19 4:49 PM Page 1 fertile boars have to be identiimpact of the best boars.

Changing from conventional AI using three billion sperm per dose to a low-dose post-cervical AI technique can be worth $0.80 and $1.30 per pig born, according to Dr. Michael Dyck.

fied through the measurement of standard productivity parameters such as conception rate, farrowing rate, and litter size. The solution is to implement new AI technology, said Dyck. “This involves a move to single-sire inseminations with the lowest possible doses of semen and the use of ejaculates from boars with high genetic value and proven fertility in a ‘low semen dose’ environment,” he said.

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Dyck has developed an economic model based on a 10,000-sow production system with an internal 100-boar stud in order to calculate the benefits. Changes to the boar stud procedures and AI techniques are made in three stages. “The first stage in the transition process is to process semen as single-sire doses of two billion sperm,” said Dyck. “A minimum of 50 single-sire matings is then used to identify the top 66 per cent of boars in the stud and then the lowest-performing boars are removed, increasing the average index of the remaining boars.” Once this stage has been implemented, it would result in an annual value of benefits and cost savings of more than $200,000. An indirect result of removing the least fertile boars is that the number of pigs weaned per sow would rise from an assumed starting figure of 24.5 to 26.5. “The second stage involves moving to post-cervical AI, using one or 1.5 billion sperm cells per dose,” he said. “Again, 50 matings are used to identify the top 33 per cent of boars in the stud and the lower-performing boars are removed,

increasing the average index. This would result in performance benefits and cost savings of over $400,000 per year.” The third and final stage is to move to a single, fixed-time AI protocol, involving the use of a hormone treatment after weaning to synchronize ovulation. Post-cervical AI, using one to 1.5 billion sperm per dose is then used as in stage two. “Fifty matings per boar are used to identify the top 15 per cent of boars in the stud and the remaining boars removed, leaving just 15 boars in the stud,” said Dyck. “This would increase the economic impact to nearly $550,000 per year in the 10,000sow production system. “The evaluation of relative fertility amongst commercial AI boars, and a move to single-sire AI programs in combination with advanced AI techniques holds significant potential economic benefits to the swine industry. Results to date suggest that the relative value of commercial progeny could be increased by between $0.80 and $1.30 per pig born and would largely reflect the genetic merit of elite boars in terms of growth performance and feed efficiency of their offspring.”

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Short heat wave to come to an end Issued: Monday, June 4, 2012 · Covering: June 6– June 13, 2012 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

s forecasted last week, a ridge of high pressure developed over our region during the first half of this week, bringing sunny skies and warm summer temperatures. This ridge of high pressure looks like it will begin to break down starting on Thursday, and we’ll begin a slow transition into cool temperatures. After a really warm start to the week that saw temperatures near or even above the usual temperature range for this time of the year, it looks like we will see a change in the weather pattern beginning on Thursday. The confidence in this forecast is not that high, as the models have been bouncing around a little bit, but here is what they show. Starting Thursday, the ridge of high pressure will begin to break down as a large area of low pressure to our west begins to move eastward. It looks like this ridge will try to stay in place on Thursday and Friday, but we will see increasing moisture and clouds as the low moves closer.

By Friday there will be a good chance of seeing a few showers or thundershowers, along with a mix of sun and clouds. We might see a bit of a break on Saturday, before the main area of low pressure moves into our region on Sunday. We should see increasing clouds on Sunday along with a good chance of showers and thundershowers. This low looks like it will take its time moving through our region, with clouds and showers sticking around until at least Tuesday. The best chance of significant rain looks to be over northern regions. Temperatures will cool down each day, with Tuesday looking to be a fairly cool, blustery day. Looking further ahead, the weather models show us moving back into an early-summer pattern, with temperatures warming back into the low to mid-20s by late in the week. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 18 to 28 C; lows 6 to 15 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

1 Month (30 Days) Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) May 2, 2012 to May 31, 2012

< 40% 40 - 60% 60 - 85% 85 - 115% 115 - 150% 150 - 200% > 200% Extent of Agricultural Land Lakes and Rivers

Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors. Copyright © 2012 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.

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This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during May as a percentage of the long-term average. With the exception of extreme southern regions, all of agricultural Manitoba saw average to above-average amounts of rain. Northwestern regions were the wettest, reporting over 200 per cent of average. These wet conditions continued into much of Saskatchewan before drying out in Alberta.

Warm and dry, or warm and wet? May started off on the dry side and worries about a drought began to intensify By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

ell, depending on where you live, May 2012 either continued the year-long trend of above-average temperatures but just barely, or the streak came to an end with a belowaverage May. When we look back at May’s weather, just like April, we had a little bit of everything. The month started off around average, then summer moved in and by the second week we saw temperatures in the upper 20s for highs. The month also started off on the dry side and the worries about a potential drought began to intensify. The drought worries began to disappear around the middle of the month as thunderstorms moved through a good part of central and eastern regions, bringing muchneeded rain. Around the same time, temperatures began to cool down as low pressure, clouds and showers began to dominate the weather. This cool, wet weather lasted pretty much right up to the end of the month before more summer-like conditions moved in on the 31st. When all the numbers were

a d d e d u p, i t a p p e a r s t h e eastern half of southern and central Manitoba had temperatures that were right on the average, with Winnipeg reporting a mean monthly temperature of 12.2 C, which was 0.2 C above average. Farther west it was cooler and most regions ended up seeing below-average temperatures. Brandon recorded a mean monthly temperature in May of 10.8 C, which was a full degree below the long-term average. While temperatures were near to below average in May, p re c i p i t a t i o n w a s n e a r t o above average. The southern third of agricultural Manitoba experienced near to slightly above average amounts of rainfall in May, with the Brandon region reporting 60.4 mm of rain — about eight millimetres above average. Farther north it was a little wetter, w i t h t h e Wi n n i p e g re g i o n re p o r t i n g 9 8 m m o f ra i n , nearly 40 mm above the longterm average. Farther north, in the Sw an Rive r re gio n, they recorded precipitation amounts in the 130- to 140mm range. So, May ended up a little on the wet side, but I don’t think anyone was really complaining. The timing was

pretty close to perfect and with only the odd exception, we didn’t see any huge and fast dumps of rain like in previous years.

According to Environment Canada, June will see above-average temperatures along with below-average rainfall amounts.

Who called it?

Looking back at the predict i o n s t h a t w e re m a d e f o r May, it appears it is a toss-up between the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac and us here at the Co-operator. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac called for below-average temperatures in May along with unsettled conditions and some heavy rain. Here at the Co-operator I called for near- to slightlyabove-average temperatures, along with near- to aboveaverage amounts of precipitation. As you can see, neither prediction was right on the money, so I’ll leave it up to you to decide who was closest to the mark. Now, on to June’s weather prediction, along with a look further ahead to see what the rest of the summer might have in store for us. According to Environment Canada, June will see above-average temperatures along with belowa v e ra g e ra i n f a l l a m o u n t s. Environment Canada predicts this trend will continue right through July and August. So if

they are correct, we will see a hot, dry summer ahead. Over at the Old Farmer’s Almanac they are once again calling for below-average temperatures (that’s six months in a row for them). Along with the colder-than-average temperatures they are also calling for below-average amounts of rain. Their forecast then begins to transition to warmer and wetter conditions over the summer, with July expected to see near-average temperatures and rainfall, while August is predicted to have above-average temperatures and rainfall. T h e C a n a d i a n Fa r m e r s’ Almanac appears to be calling for above-average temperatures in June, along with above-average rainfall. They mention a very hot end to the month, with highs in the 30 to 35 C range. They also mention strong thunderstorms several times during the month.

Looking further ahead they seem to predict a warmerthan-average summer, with several mentions of either fair or hot weather. It also looks like the summer will see nearto above-average amounts of rain as they call for unsettled weather several times, along wi th severa l men ti o n s f o r thunderstorms. Finally, here are the Cooperator, I am leaning toward a slightly warmer than average June, with near- to slightlybelow-average amounts of rain. For July and August I think I am going to go with persistence and say the current trend of near- to aboveaverage temperatures, along with near- to slightly-aboveaverage amounts of precipitation, will continue. Now, as usual, we just have to sit back and see what curveballs Mother Nature might throw at us this year.