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Cross-Canada tractor pull Little house on the trailer: Couple travels across the nation to document farmers’ stories and speak to city dwellers about rural issues

By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

crowd is forming in the downtown Winnipeg parking lot, but it can’t obscure what has sparked the interest — a small red tractor pulling a tiny farmhouse. For more than a year that tiny farmhouse — veranda included — has been home to John Varty and his fiancée Molly Daley. The couple is driving across Canada in an effort to speak to farmers about the issues that concern them, while bringing rural issues to the attention of urbanites. “I have loved for the last year now, taking off my professor hat and putting my listening cap on,” said Varty, who had been teaching agricultural history and farm economics at McMaster University prior to embarking on the trans-Canada journey. He said the idea for the journey came to him suddenly. “One night in November about two years ago, I sat up in bed and said, ‘I’m going to drive a tractor and a small farmhouse that I’m going to build on a trailer across Canada and we’ll just interview farmers along the way,’” Varty said. Molly Daley and her fiancé John Varty are travelling across Canada by tractor to raise awareness about rural issues. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

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KAP on board with N.D. fertilizer plant project Cheap natural gas from North Dakota’s booming oilfields to feed $1.5-billion fertilizer plant By Daniel Winters co-operator staff / brandon

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eystone Agricultural Pro d u c e r s i s j o i n i n g the North Dakota Corn Growers Association’s bid to build a farmer-owned nitrogen fertilizer plant. With a feasibility study already completed, and sites in eastern North Dakota being examined for the $1.5-billion plant, the project is moving towards the business-planning stages. Following consultations with commodity groups with the organization, KAP has moved to

secure a seat on the proposed plant’s board, said president Doug Chorney. “We think there’s a real appetite among farmers to take control of some of their costs, and I think this facility will be just the kind of opportunity we need to address nitrogen fertilizer prices,” said Chorney. Retired industry veteran Don Pottinger, a former manager of the Brandon fertilizer plant now owned by Koch, is serving as a consultant for the project. There’s a strong business case See FERTILIZER on page 6 »

“We think there’s a real appetite among farmers to take control of some of their costs, and I think this facility will be just the kind of opportunity we need to address nitrogen fertilizer prices.”

Doug Chorney

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

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Berlin gripped by family feud over sausages

Are your pastures range ready? Keeping that grass growing is a balancing act

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CROPS Choosing a spring wheat variety There are some new names worth checking out

FEATURE The Shellmouth flood continues Provincial data says flooding this year was inevitable

CROSSROADS What an achievement 4-H clubs celebrate the end of a successful year

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The bust-up over bangers is spicing up the German city’s summer

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all it the battle of the bangers. A family feud over sausage succession rights is adding some spice to Berlin’s summer. After months of bitter legal wrangling with his mother, Mar io Zier vogel opened a fast-food outlet serving Berlin’s famous dish, the currywurst: fried pork sausage sliced up and smothered in ketchup and curry powder. His shop is just a few blocks away from his family’s restaurant, Konnopke’s Imbiss, one of the city’s most famous eateries because it was the first to introduce the currywurst to then-communist East Berlin in 1960. Hungry Berliners would queue for up to an hour to buy the spicy sausage in communist times and Konnopke’s remains a popular tourist destination to this day. Ziervogel’s mother Waltraud, 76, has sued him for wanting to name his new outlet “Ziervogel’s Cult Curry — since 1960.” Her lawyer Fabian Tietz argued that the son, 48, was not even born in 1960, let alone serving sausages.

Worth fighting over? A German currywurst (curry sausage) that is at the heart of a bitter family feud. PHOTO: REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH

The local court ruled recently that Ziervogel could keep the name for his new restaurant, but must drop the year. “In this regard, Ziervogel was anti-competitive,” Tietz told Reuters. “We are glad that we won.” The son’s lawyer, Christian Weizberg, also claimed victory, saying the mother had also wanted to prevent him

naming his shop Ziervogel’s Cult Curry. At t h e c o u r t h e a r i n g , Waltraud Ziervogel revoked her son’s inheritance rights and said she would hand over the reins of the family business instead to her daughter. “In the end, it will be for the clients to decide whose currywurst tastes better,” said Weizberg.

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So simple... It’s in the bag. The Technology Fee is now included in the price of a bag of Genuity® Roundup Ready® canola seed. You said make it simple. Western Canadian farmers were asked their opinion about different purchasing processes and the seamless “in-the-bag” model was the clear preference.

Purchasing Genuity Roundup Ready canola is now simplified for everyone. Growers typically make input decisions by the acre cost and value. This change in purchase process means growers can more easily assess the per acre value of the Genuity Roundup Ready canola system and compare it to other options. In addition, growers and retailers will no longer need to pay GST on the seamless model because seed is GST zero rated.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Time to think about PR

erhaps one shouldn’t tempt fate by talking about a crop that isn’t in the bin yet. It won’t be a bumper for everyone, and let’s not forget those still struggling with the aftermath of last year’s flood, or those on the wrong side of the feed grain price equation. That said, there are some eye-popping crops out there. Those with even an average yield this year will have good reason John Morriss to count their blessings. We appear to be Editorial Director headed for that rarest of confluences — a good crop and good prices. Unfortunately, the reason is the dreadful outlook for farmers elsewhere, including the U.S., which is having one of the worst droughts on record. This year’s drought has mostly spared us on the Prairies. Meanwhile, farmers in the Black Sea region are also facing drought, while British and other European farmers are seeing record rain. Most seriously, drought has hit Africa’s Sahel region, where the size of a crop is literally a matter of life and death. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says 18.7 million people in the region are facing food shortage, and more than one million children under the age of five are at risk of severe acute malnutrition. If that’s not enough reason for Manitobans to count their blessings, a Globe and Mail online headline last week read “Alberta gets burned as Manitoba emerges as Canada’s economic star.” The story was about an Environics analysis which showed Manitoba has the fastest-growing prosperity in Canada. The author said the province’s “everyman economy” helped drive its rise in net worth. It’s nice to see Manitoba being recognized for its diversified economy and conservative fiscal management by governments of all stripes over the years. With all due respect to our “Conservative” neighbours to the west, it’s been a bit grating to see their prosperity being attributed to fiscal rectitude. Potash and $100 oil might have something to do with it as well. On top of all this, even the mosquitoes aren’t too bad lately. So these days, many Manitobans can say — and should say — that we are literally among the most fortunate people on Earth. That includes farmers, and they should think carefully about that over the next while. Despite our overall prosperity, there is also extreme poverty in our society. There are also many people looking for jobs these days, having been laid off in some industries, especially agriculture. Those are the same “spinoff” jobs that farmers claimed responsibility for in tougher times when they were looking for government assistance. Elsewhere in the country the unemployment list is even longer. Therefore, this is no time for farmers to appear anything less than grateful for their good fortune, especially if this crop comes off in good shape. Let’s not see a repeat of the too-familiar pattern we’ve seen in the past after a favourable news report on yields or prices. Farm organizations get phone calls from farmers complaining that “All those people in the city are going to think we’re rich out here.” To keep them happy, the organization issues a release saying it’s not really that good after all. That’s apparently what happened after a recent Winnipeg Free Press feature written from Niger in the parched Sahel region of Africa, reporter Bart Kives wrote, “If a Niger farmer can coax millet from what appears to be sand by pruning trees and capturing water in hand-dug puddles, a Manitoba farmer can learn to stop draining wetlands, and find other ways to keep water on the land.” Sure enough, last week there was a letter to the editor from KAP president Doug Chorney, in effect saying farmers will keep draining until the public sends money to stop them. This is a dangerous response. Farmers have received a lot of taxpayer support in the last few years, and risk appearing ungrateful for asking for more when they are making good profits. Whether farmers like it or not, most of the data that the public and government see these days indicates that they are much better off than the rest of society. That’s why governments are looking at tightening the margin trigger for AgriStability. Farmers should also be aware that they’ve achieved what they’ve always asked for, which is to be viewed as business people, not hayseeds. The recent Census of Agriculture results, and the national news coverage about them, underlined that. In essence, it was, “It’s not Mom and Pop farm anymore, but big business.” That will make it increasingly difficult for farmers to argue for support programs that other businesses don’t receive. Farmers worked pretty hard and successfully at public relations when times were bad. They should work even harder when times are good. john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com

Measuring food safety By Ronald Doering FOOD LAWYER

ow safe is our food? What is the economic cost of foodborne illness? How does Canada’s food safety performance compare to other countries? In spite of what you may have read recently, we don’t have clear answers to any of these questions, nor will we anytime soon. Not everything that counts can be counted, as they say, but that doesn’t stop the economists from trying. Estimating the incidence of foodborne illness is back in the news again because the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced that due to “new data and improved methodology,” it is revising its long-standing estimate of the incidence of foodborne illness from 76 million to 48 million annual episodes. Not to be outdone, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is now working on changes to its methodology, and we are told already by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that the long-standing estimate of foodborne illness in Canada “will likely be reduced.” To get safer food, you just have to change your methodology. Quick off the mark, the Conference Board of Canada adopted part of the new CDC methodology, made a number of assumptions and, voila, we are told that Canada has only half the annual cases of foodborne illness that PHAC has estimated and widely reported for well over a decade. The conference board estimate is still based on the old data from three telephone surveys in which Canadians were asked if they had a recent episode of acute gastrointestinal illness and then a number of debatable assumptions are made to determine which of these may have come from food. Notoriously unreliable telephone surveys are

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used because actual data based on authenticated reports are even more unreliable. The most common symptoms of foodborne illness include stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever, and because these symptoms also resemble hangovers, stomach flu and many other ailments, most cases of foodborne illness go unreported. Only the serious cases or large outbreaks of illness are investigated. To be included in Canada’s national statistics, a person must be infected, become ill enough to consult a doctor, and then be sent for lab tests. The lab test must identify the illness-causing bacteria, recognize it as foodborne, be reported to the local Health Department (most are unreportable) and then these results must be sent to PHAC. Estimates among epidemiologists vary widely on the percentage of actual cases that are reported, but there is a clear consensus that foodborne illness is seriously underreported. The World Health Organization has estimated “that the reported incidence of foodborne diseases represents less than 10 per cent, or maybe even less than one per cent, of the real incidence.” What is the economic cost? With the deep uncertainty on the basic matter of incidence, and with the many other obstacles to meaningful measurement, only a few hardy souls have tried to estimate the economic costs. Can we meaningfully compare Canada’s food safety performance to that of other countries? No, but that hasn’t stopped academics from trying and the media reporting on their “scientific” results. But this discussion will have to come in a later column. Ronald L. Doering, a past president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, practises food law in the Ottawa offices of Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP. Contact him at Ronald.doering@gowlings.com.

June 21, 1956

ur June 21, 1956 issue featured the 50th anniversary of the Manitoba Agricultural College, which had recently been renamed the faculty of agriculture and home economics. At jubilee celebrations, plans were on display for a new three-storey building which would ease fragmentation of facilities over several places on campus. Dean J.R. Weir had described it as having “a profoundly deleterious effect on the teaching and training of agricultural students.” The issue contained several photos and reminiscences from the faculty’s past, including a series of tongue-incheek questions about who might know the identity of students perpetrating several stunts over the past 50 years. These included taking over a street car from the operator in order to return to the college on time, putting white rats in a sugar bowl at the girls’ training table and throwing a chicken on the stage during a performance at the Walker Theatre. “We know, but we’re not telling,” said the headline. In other news, a group of U.S. scientists had concluded that it was possible to increase rainfall by seeding clouds with silver iodide, the Canadian Wheat Board Act had been upheld by the Court of Appeal and “no great influx of rust” was expected that year.

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Heat waves emphasize need for retooled climate research Focus needs to move from debating the cause to dealing with the effects By Gerard Wynn Reuters

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major heat wave and drought has sent world grain prices skyrocketing for a second of three summers suggesting it is time to address supply through repurposed climate research. Tackling high food prices among the leading G20 nations has so far bent on fixing demand issues, including grain trading, export bans and the role of biofuels in consuming corn. Strangely absent is a concerted focus on the role of more frequent severe droughts in constricting supply. That new focus could include a shift from a tiresome debate about human attribution in global warming, all but proven, to pinpointing local and regional impacts, plus turbocharged plant breeding to shorten a decadeslong path to market. Two heat waves illustrate the threat. The Russian drought and wildfires in 2010 saw temperatures more than three standard deviations beyond historical data, in general exceeding 99.9 per cent of observations, according to a vivid paper by NASA scientist James Hansen last year. A price spike followed when the country banned wheat exports. The present U.S. Midwest event has been equally intense and sent corn prices soaring. A Texan heat wave in 2011 was also beyond third standard deviations, but more local. Clearly, it is impossible to predict an extreme event at any given location in any year. But NASA’s Hansen showed how average summer temperatures were one standard deviation higher globally in the last decade compared with 1951-61, in a consistent trend towards

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Province active in Growing Forward discussions A letter (“Where is the vision?” July 5) from the PC member from Midland, Blaine Pedersen, failed to provide Manitobans and producers in our province with helpful information when it comes to Growing Forward 2. Growing Forward is often referred to as the single most important Agricultural Policy Framework agreement of our time between federal, provincial and territorial governments. It describes the common vision for the agriculture and agri-products indus-

Strangely absent is a concerted focus on the role of more frequent severe droughts in constricting supply.

higher summer mean temperatures and more frequent extremes.

Events

The Russian summer in 2010 was the hottest in 130 years of records, and July rainfall in western Russia as little as four per cent of the monthly norm, according to the U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). More than 20 per cent of the country’s harvest was destroyed, and economic losses from lost crops and wildfires amounted to $15 billion, it said in its 2010 “State of the Climate” report. The cause was the same stable, highpressure blocking system which had caused previous heat waves, bringing hot air from central Asia. It was the severity of the heat wave, not the weather pattern, that was exceptional. Texas last year endured its driest ever summer, with just 62 millimetres precipitation compared with the previous driest summer in 1956 of 88.4 mm. This year, U.S. crops have withered in the worst drought since 1956. The January-June period was the warmest on record across the United States, where scorching temperatures have broken scores of individual station records.

try and enables the development of programs and services that support this vision. This agreement expires March 31, 2013 and I along with the federal minister of agriculture and my other counterparts across the country are focused on ensuring Growing Forward 2 is in place and ready to respond to the needs of our farmers. The future is bright, and with many markets showing strong growth, now is the time to make sure we’re there for our farmers. New trade opportunities continue to be pursued and the growth of innovation and partnerships in the agriculture sector are strong. This advances the entire industry, starting with the farmers right through to the quantity and quality of products they produce. All governments have looked to industry leaders for advice, and I’m pleased so many stepped forward in our province providing their advice on risk-management program options. Final decisions on exactly how the framework will look are still under active discussion, and this will, in no doubt, be front and centre of our talks in the fall at the upcoming federal/ provincial/territorial ministers’ meeting. As a farmer myself, I know what challenges our industry faces, and as your minister of agriculture I’m at the table speaking on behalf of all farm-

Corn plants are seen in a drought-stricken farm field near Evansville, Indiana, July 18, 2012. More frequent and intense droughts are seen as part of the bigger climate change picture. photo: REUTERS/John Sommers II

The U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month cut expected corn yields by 12 per cent, and FAO revised its expected global cereals harvest.

Entrenched minority

Part of the problem is climate research which still dwells on attribution in a largely settled debate which long ago ran into the sand with an entrenched minority refusing to believe. Farmers need specific regional and local information about possible projected temperature ranges, in the day and night, given the specific survival thresholds for individual crops. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) earlier this year seemed to take a step in the right

ers. By working together we can help farmers continue to do their jobs, growing quality products that benefit us all. Ron Kostyshyn Minister of Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives

Bad math and good spin In basic elementary grade school math I recall learning Area = ∏r² (pi r squared). So; no ifs, ands or buts, when you double the radius you quadruple the area. However, when the Co-operator in the July 12 story “Open wheat market increases risk for those who cannot wait to sell,” without this simple fact check, yet straight face reports, “I had one buyer tell me that his trading area would triple in size because instead of knowing just what... (grain) samples were in a 50-mile radius of his elevator he now needed... a hundred.” As a reader I cannot help but wonder how blurred the line between reliably objective news and spin has become during the run-up to the privatization — as in theft of the Prairie farmers’ central desk in a global grain market controlled almost exclusively by giant private “persons” billed as your local grain companies.

direction, in its report “Managing the risks of extreme events,” which largely sidestepped attribution, focusing on the problem. But it wrote in sweeping terms and strangely missed impacts on food production, spending just two out of 594 pages dealing with food security, with no link to agronomic research. The IPCC’s main mandate is to publish a blockbuster report once every six years, split three ways between documenting the physical understanding of climate change, including cause, and a third each spent considering impacts and a human response. Such an encyclopedia is worthwhile but a luxury when so little is understood about systemic food risks.

Conversely, having warned and predicted a significant basis creep would coincide with the removal of the farmer-run central desk, I do much appreciate the Co-operator years ago pointing out that the basis is a licence to steal, adding now that U.S. wheat basis in the last five years alone has moved from an annual 40-cent spread to as much as $3 (a bushel). Yet the headline screams “open market.” Once the truth be told, what part of this Harper-legalized, nearly unfettered gouging is truly an open market? The CWB arbitraged, but the Canadian leg of the global private trade and the buyback was a simple method to arbitrage the CWB. How can farmers now arbitrage any segment of the privately controlled pipeline? I readily understand the private margin traders wanting to advance the spin, naming their private trade an “open market.” But the Cooperator, with a straight face, letting them choose the name by which they describe the system they game for private advantage with what public oversight is left being axed by Harper? May I dare encourage a bit more openness and balance? Especially when the court-challenged blood has not yet dried and the crosshairs are already well focused next on supply management. Eduard Hiebert St. Francois Xavier

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

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One concern he’s heard consistently from farmers since beginning his trek last July, is that producers are having serious issues maintaining credible and stable farm income, especially those running mid-size, commercial operations. “You take simple examples like... the number of people who work off the farm full time to support cheap, secure food in our grocery stores,” he said. “There needs to be awareness about this.” Varty has also heard concerns regarding the amount of political power wielded by farmers, who make up less than a per cent and a half of the Canadian population.

Small numbers

He said small numbers make it difficult for farmers to direct political issues and debate. Although people may be aware of the issues affecting farmers in a vague or abstract way, the academic hopes his Varietyand reclassification [6”] travels research will – help put faces and names to stories struggle and survival in 2012of Western Producer

“The only way things are going to change is if enough city people are willing to listen and maybe even vote along an agriculture issue.” John Varty

Canadian farming, changing the way non-farmers think about food issues. “The only way things are going to change is if enough city people are willing to listen and maybe even vote along an agriculture issue,” said Varty, who grew up on a farm near Kingston, Ontario. So far, the couple has received positive responses during their urban stopovers. “The number of city folks who have said, ‘you are doing a really good thing,’ and ‘keep going’ has

been really, really encouraging,” said Daley. “It’s a great experience, and in a way, I’m sort of an example of one of the city people who we would like to reach with what we’re doing.” A Florida native, Daley had been living in New York City before moving to Canada two years ago. She has no family history with farming. “I used to be completely unaware of where my food was coming from; I paid no attention to it,” she said. “I always say this, and apologies to my mom, but

I come from a family who made their mashed potatoes from a box.” All that has changed now, and Daley is working to bring urban dwellers closer to those who produce their food. Varty added that current social trends have been a good fit with the project’s goals. “There is this energetic food movement everywhere, from sort of neo-hippie market gardeners to the foodies, and I think there is a great deal of sympathy out there for food issues,” he said. “And what we’re keen to do, is to try to link some of the energy and enthusiasm, and quite frankly resources, that are in that movement and have them available to a wider array of farmers; conventional farmers even.”

First focus

But the story of farming in Canada can’t be limited to people purchasing the occasional heirloom tomato or organic garlic, Varty said, adding mid-size, conventional farms need to be the first focus of farm revival.

Va r t y a n d D a l e y h o p e t o re a c h V i c t o r i a , Br i t i s h Columbia this fall, where they will sell the Massey-Ferguson 1660 that has towed their wood-framed, barn board clad home across the country. “It’s my nest egg,” said Varty. Originally, he had intended t o u s e h i s g r a n d f a t h e r ’s Massey-Ferguson 35, but after contacting Agco about their plans, the company donated a new tractor for the journey. The couple is hoping to market a documentary-style miniseries about their travels, while Varty also plans an academic publication based on his interviews with farmers. Daley is compiling a cook book based on the experience. A n d a l t h o u g h t ra v e l l i n g by tractor and sharing a tiny house has had its challenges, like 29 flat trailer tires, neither is looking back with any regrets. “For me, it’s been such a learning journey and a great experience,” said Daley. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

FERTILIZER Continued from page 1

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Attention: Grain producers

Reminder of upcoming variety reclassification Effective August 1, 2013, the following wheat varieties will move from the Canada Western Red Winter class to the Canada Western General Purpose class: CDC Kestrel  CDC Clair CDC Harrier  CDC Raptor CDC Falcon, currently a CWRW variety, will move to the CWGP class on August 1, 2014. Working together, we all play a part in maintaining Canada’s grain quality.

For more information, contact the Canadian Grain Commission: 1-800-853-6705 or 204-983-2770 TTY : 1-866-317-4289 www.grainscanada.gc.ca Stay informed. Check the variety designation lists on the Canadian Grain Commission’s web site.

for the plant thanks to growing nitrogen demand and expectations that natural gas prices will stay low for several decades, he said. “In western North Dakota, the amount of natural gas coming out of the ground that is being flared is simply unbelievable,” said Pottinger. With corn sucking up an estimated one pound of nitrogen fertilizer per bushel, and new high-yielding canola varieties not much further behind, there is a strong need for alternative supplies, added Pottinger, noting two-thirds of North American supplies are currently imported. “Those products have to be ordered and paid for months in advance, and come through sometimes perilous waters and gulfs to get to ports here,” he said. The proposed plant, roughly double the size of Koch’s Brandon plant, would service Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, the “gap” in the Dakotas, and parts of Minnesota and Montana where no nitrogen fertilizer plant exists today. Farmers may be offered shares in the plant at a cost of $50,000 each as early as next February. Construction, which would require an estimated 1,500 workers, is expected to take about two

Retired industry vet Don Pottinger — project consultant photo: allan dawson

years. Once opened, prices for its products will be indexed to global markets, and farmer-investors will benefit from dividends earned via equity ownership. Brian Chorney of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association has been chosen to represent KAP on the project’s board. Doug Chorney said that there will be a “hefty” cost associated with securing that seat, including administration, business planning, technical and legal expertise, as well as per diems and travel. “It’s going to mean a great opportunity for Manitoba farmers to have influence on how the new fertilizer plant is structured,” he said, adding that KAP will push for a co-operative-type structure. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

Manitoba Agriculture Hall of Fame Five Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions.

dward Philip Hudek was born and raised on a farm at Hafford, Saskatchewan. He received his B.Sc. in agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan in 1940. Ed married Christine Chamard in 1942 and together they raised three daughters and five sons. They have 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. After graduation, Ed taught short courses for the Extension Department of the University of B.C. and conducted lectures and laboratories in agricultural engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. From 194245 he assumed the operation and management of the family farm, a research substation of the federal Department of Agriculture. In 1945 while still farming, Ed began teaching in the agricultural engineering

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department at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1956, Ed accepted a job in Winnipeg as an extension agricultural engineer with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture where he stayed until his retirement in 1981. An effective administrator, he moved up to become chief agricultural engineer, director of the technical services branch, assistant deputy minister, deputy minister, associate deputy minister and special adviser to the minister. He served as chairman of the Farm Machinery Board, chairman and manager of the Manitoba Water Services Board, chairman of the Milk Control Board, and chairman of the Crown Lands Appeal Board. In Manitoba, Ed became

known as an expert in vegetable storage structures, loose housing for livestock, hay-handling equipment, seed-cleaning plants, hog barn design, farm safety, farm drainage and rural water systems. He was involved in rewriting the Farm Machinery Act to ensure that it was easily understood and fair to all. He was responsible for increasing rural water services and developing farm business groups. He was not only a major resource to staff in the Department of Agriculture, but also to countless farmers across the province. Ed was always careful to ensure that development projects and programs had practical applications. From 1984-86, Ed and Christine lived in Sudan, Africa, where he managed a Canadian

International Development Agency (CIDA) research and development project producing sorghum and sesame seed. In 1988, a CIDA contract took Ed to Tanzania to assess a wheat production project. The University of Saskatchewan Alumni presented Edward Hudek with the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. Ed was also involved in his church. He served on the parish council and Winnipeg a n d Na t i o n a l c o u n c i l s o f the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace. In 1971, Ed was presented with a Papal Medal. Ed was always polite and treated everyone with respect. He readily offered people his help and professional advice

Edward Philip Hudek, P.Ag. 1916

and the benefit of his extensive experience. Many rural communities are better off today because of Ed Hudek.

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There is a slight chance of El Niño weather conditions developing between July and September but the strength of any such event, usually associated with significant changes in precipitation, is unknown, the World Meteorological Organization said June 26. El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. In its previous update in May the WMO said it foresaw an equal chance of El Niño or neutral conditions in the second half of the year, with little chance of a return to the 2011-12 La Niña conditions that ended in April. “Now we’re saying El Niño has a slight edge over neutral conditions,” WMO spokeswoman Clare Nullis said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

Province says Shellmouth flooding couldn’t have been prevented Farmers downstream maintain that province’s “blame it on the rain” position doesn’t hold water By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF

A chart provided by Manitoba Water Stewardship shows that the flood of 2012, which deluged 40,000 acres of Assiniboine River Valley crops from Shellmouth Dam to Brandon, would have happened even if reservoir levels were lower going into the summer. PHOTO: CHART SUBMITTED BY MANITOBA INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION

his year’s flooding of cropland along the Assiniboine River downstream from the Shellmouth Dam couldn’t have been prevented, according to the province. “The Assiniboine Valley producers are farming vulnerable, low-lying Assiniboine Valley lands. In the 2011 and 2012 flood years, the inundation of crops was a natural occurrence,” according to a new report by the Department of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation. Department officials created a “what if” model which showed that even if the Shellmouth Reservoir had been lowered to 1,386 feet above sea level — leaving it virtually empty — it

“They would have flooded us deliberately, but we would not have received compensation because of the way the act is written.”

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would have only reduced runoff from 7,630 cubic feet per second to 6,810 cfs. “This scenario represents significant flooding for a long duration of Assiniboine Valley producers’ lands with a minor reduction of water levels at all points along the Assiniboine River,” the document stated. T h e p r ov i n c e h a s b e e n blamed for the flooding because it kept reservoir levels

too high (1,402 above sea level) this spring. Cliff Trinder, who farms at Millwood and also sits on the Shellmouth Reservoir Operations Liaison Committee, said he wants to see an independent review of the report — which the province has promised to obtain — before commenting on it. See SHELLMOUTH on next page »

WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublish ing.com or call 204-944-5762. Aug. 1: Manitoba Pulse Growers annual pulse tour, AAFC Research Station, Morden. For more information, contact the MPGA office at 204-745-6488 or visit www. manitobapulse.ca. Aug. 6-10: North American Prairie Conference, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. For more info visit www.napc2012.org or call 204-832-0167. Aug. 8: Pipestone Creek Watershed Evaluation of BMPs (WEBS) project field day, 2 p.m., Mercer farm, Whitewood, Sask. For more info or to pre-register (deadline Aug. 2) call Sheldon at 306-452-3292. Aug. 10: Soil and Manure Management Field Clinic, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., University of Manitoba Glenlea Research Station, St. Adolphe. For more info or to preregister, visit www.gov.mb.ca/agri culture/soilwater/nutrient/index. html or email Indra.Ariyaratne@ gov.mb.ca. 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. Oct. 30: Harvest Gala fundraiser benefiting Red River Exhibition Association scholarships and Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Ave., Winnipeg. For tickets call 204-888-6990. Dec. 3-4: Manitoba Conservation Districts Association conference, Keystone Centre, Brandon. Keynote speaker: David Suzuki. For more info visit www.mcda.ca or call 204-570-0164. Dec. 10-12: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association annual general meeting, Radisson Plaza Mississauga Toronto Airport, 175 Derry Rd. E., Mississauga, Ont. For more info visit www.canadianfga. ca or call 204-726-9393.

Yield Gain – The Role of Genetics In January, the DEKALB® brand celebrated a century of innovation – a century dedicated to the improvement of crop yields and profitability for North American farmers. 100 years strong. While it’s important to take note of where DEKALB came from, it’s more importantly to look to the future and navigate a path for the next 100 years. DEKALB is committed to continue providing the best technology to its customers. Here’s a look at how improvements in corn breeding and genetics are leading to rapidly improved yields. Genetics and research technology combine to play an important role in driving corn yields When Ontario’s average corn yield tipped the scale at a hefty 173 bushels per acre in 20101, it marked a more than 30 bushel increase over the previous year – a significant change from the usual average of two bushels per year over the past 30 years1 (as stated by Greg Stewart, Corn Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the Ontario Grain Farmer publication).

Of course, near-perfect growing conditions played a key role in those 2010 yields, as did the fact that the majority of the crop now carries pest management traits2 . But when it comes to increasing yield, there’s no mistaking that improved corn genetics are of utmost importance. There’s likely not enough room on this page to list all the factors that impact yield. But thanks to technology, farmers have an everexpanding, elite germplasm pool for traits that will help corn hybrids deliver higher yields. “It is often said that breeding is a numbers game,” says Monsanto Line Development Breeder Jon Popi who is based at the company’s London, Ontario research facility.

“There’s certainly some truth to that – and today we handle even bigger numbers, bigger nurseries, and more yield trial plots. But we also have better tools, such as molecular markers, for managing and understanding the data.”

New breeding toolkit helps pinpoint beneficial traits Today’s molecular markers are far superior to the ones breeders began using only a decade ago, says Popi.“They can create a much denser map of the chromosome and are much more accurate.” Better markers now make it easier for breeders to pinpoint beneficial traits that directly or indirectly affect yield and select for them in the DEKALB lines they are developing. Improvements in genotyping techniques have also played an important role in increasing the capacity to test and analyze more samples thus

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allowing breeders to move quickly and significantly decrease the cost of this part of their work – in effect making their budgets and research dollars go farther. Another important new technology is seed chipping. “In the past, to see what was in the seed, you had to destroy it,” explains Popi.“That’s okay when you have a pure line where all the seeds are the same, but when you’re dealing with developing lines you don’t want to destroy that seed.” With Monsanto’s seed chipping technology, a small part of the kernel can be removed and its DNA analyzed using hundreds of molecular markers and the seed can still be grown to produce a plant. The foundation of corn genetic improvement lies in the genetic material that breeders can access to develop superior corn hybrids. With Monsanto’s vast germplasm, Popi and his colleagues can access diverse corn genetics from across North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. “Without a large germplasm pool, these new tools and evaluation methods are not going to help you develop superior lines,” asserts Popi. “If you don’t have the genetics, if you don’t have the yield potential, it doesn’t matter how many biotech traits you put on it.” Popi notes that a corn breeder can’t replace the time that needs to be spent in the nursery and walking plots, however various computer software tools now help breeders to select the best lines and provide information indicating how the plants would perform in a field, as well as the impact of field variability. “The software itself is not going to tell you this is the line you need and everything else should be ignored. But when we add the wealth of information we have in our database, you get a better picture and we can make more informed decisions,” says Popi.“It’s simply a better way to identify better lines with superior characteristics.” Breeders are also finding new ways to improve and apply existing breeding technology, such as the double haploid process, to make breeding more reliable, faster and efficient. Thanks to improved methodology, DEKALB breeders are making extensive use of this

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SHELLMOUTH Continued from previous page

B u t t h e r e p o r t d o e s n’t absolve the province for failing to find a solution to the situation, he said. For example, the province was urged in 2008 to buy out lands immediately downstream from Shellmouth to gain greater flexibility in dam operations. Had the narrow stretch of the river from Shellmouth to St. Lazare, which has a capacity of 1,500 cfs, been available to officials as a controlled flood plain, much of the farmland further downstream to Brandon could have been spared, he said. “If they had done that, they could have prevented it,” said Trinder. However, the province says that option was considered but not deemed feasible. But Trinder says the way compensation is handled is hindering the effort to find a sensible solution. The Shellm o u t h D a m Ac t p rov i d e s compensation only in cases of “man-made” flooding — but that’s defined as outflows exceeding inflows. (The province says that wasn’t the case this year and “the reservoir did

provide flood damage reduction benefits to downstream lands up to July 1.”) Sacrificing 7,000 acres upstream of the dam would cost $2 million in compensation but would have prevented producers from losing an estimated $16 million in farm receipts on 40,000 flooded acres in the valley. Shellmouth liaison committee member Keith Pearn, whose 2,000 acres of canola and other crops near Virden were still under two feet of water last week, said many valley farmers spent heavily on inputs this season after the province estimated there was only a 10 per cent chance of a flood. Moreover, the whole situation could have been prevented if the province had moved more quickly on a 2004 plan to install floodgates on the spillway that would add six feet of additional retention capacity, he said. “It’s been eight years now and nothing has happened. They don’t want to take any responsibility,” said Pearn. The province said environmental studies of the gates are “still underway,” but construction is expected to start in 2015.

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This photo from MAFRI’s July 13 Insect and Disease Update shows larvae of a species of parasitic wasp, quite possibly a species of Cotesia, emerging from an army worm on timothy. The updates are available every Friday on MAFRI’s website. Photo: courtesy Jim Hardy of Kaljent Ag Services

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Ag issues remain unresolved in Europe trade talks particular process to produce pure inbred lines faster. To develop a finished inbred line, traditional corn breeding approaches require breeders to self pollinate the breeding material seven to eight generations before reaching the desired homozygosis at all chromosomal positions. Double haploid technology allows this to be achieved in two generations. Developing a new DEKALB corn hybrid continues to be a time consuming process, but Popi says the quality of the products emerging from the product pipeline continues to accelerate. “The process of developing a commercial hybrid still takes up to 8 years because we do need time to identify the performance of the lines and hybrids,” says Popi, ”but we have better tools to ensure we get more from that process and drive better consistency and better performance.”

“It’s a big jump from where we are now, but we have the genetic foundation in our germplasm, and technology is helping us to mine it. And with the increasing number of test plots we have, we’re basically testing in all regions, right in farmers’ backyards,” adds Mateo. “That combination will help us deliver the products farmers need to continue to increase yield.” Over the year, DEKALB will be celebrating its century birthday in a variety of ways. Join in the celebration of 100 years of innovation. Visit www.DEKALB.ca for more information on our history and our future. DEKALB and Design®, DEKALB®, and Monsanto and Vine Design® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. ©2012 Monsanto Canada, Inc. 1

New technology has also certainly helped expand field testing. “Fifteen years ago, I would never have dreamed of handling as many plots as we do today,” says Popi who has seen the number of test plots he administers more than double in his tenure. “I never would have been able to properly look at the data, analyze it and make good decisions.”

Ability to mine germplasm paying dividends for growers That better performance that Popi refers to is already benefitting Canadian farmers according to Rafael Mateo, Commercial Breeder with Monsanto at the same London, Ontario, facility. Mateo says it can be attributed to breeders’ access to germplasm and their enhanced ability to mine it. “In Ontario and Quebec, we’ve certainly been able to plant later-maturing hybrids. Warmer weather has certainly helped, but breeding has also played an important role,” explains Mateo. With the tools and germplasm they have at their disposal, Mateo feels breeding will have an even greater impact on corn yields over the next 10 years. “We’ve been able to select for faster grain drydown, earlier flowering and superior grain quality.”

“On the horizon, some of the things we’ll see emerge will include GPS-mechanized planting, different row spacings, higher plant densities, drought tolerance and nutrient efficient crops. All this will have a positive impact on yield, but it won’t be possible without continued genetic improvements.” - Mateo

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By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

anada and Europe remain on course to complete a free trade deal before the end of the year, but agriculture issues have yet to be dealt with, says Canada’s chief negotiator. The EU wants greater access to the Canadian cheese market while “we’ve expressed a lot of interest in their beef market and in their pork market in particular, among others,” Steve Verheul told the Commons agriculture committee. “No formal offers have been put on the table in these areas, but I think from our perspective we have to look at this across the balance of the entire agreement,” he said. The top priority for Europe is better access to government procurement followed by intellectual property protection, he said. Negotiations have been ongoing for more than three years but steady progress is being made, he said. Since last fall, the two sides have focused on settling the most contentious issues. “We have been making some good forward progress on rules of origin, including on agricultural products, fish and industrial products,” he said. “Both sides are making compromises to close the gaps between us, but there is no substitute to doing this product by product, and that takes time.” There will be challenges when the agriculture negotiations get serious “as there are sensitivities on both sides,” he added. “ We h a v e m a d e l i m i t e d progress on EU demands on geographical indications for a g r i c u l t u ra l p ro d u c t s,” h e said.

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

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EXCHANGES: July 20, 2012

$1 Cdn: $1.0151 U.S. $1 U.S: $.9851 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices Winnipeg

(Friday to Thursday) Slaughter Cattle

July 20, 2012

Steers & Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 65.00 - 72.00 D3 Cows 55.00 - 65.00 Bulls 90.00 - 96.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 125.00 - 135.00 (701-800 lbs.) 125.00 - 140.00 (601-700 lbs.) 125.00 - 145.00 (501-600 lbs.) 130.00 - 155.00 (401-500 lbs.) 140.00 - 160.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 110.00 - 119.00 (701-800 lbs.) 110.00 - 125.00 (601-700 lbs.) 115.00 - 127.00 (501-600 lbs.) 120.00 - 135.00 (401-500 lbs.) — Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

Heifers

Alberta South — 110.00 74.00 - 85.00 65.00 - 75.00 — $ 117.00 - 137.00 125.00 - 142.00 135.00 - 155.00 150.00 - 170.00 160.00 - 180.00 170.00 - 190.00 $ 110.00 - 125.00 120.00 - 135.00 125.00 - 142.00 132.00 - 152.00 142.00 - 165.00 150.00 - 172.00

($/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.)

Futures (July 20, 2012) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change Feeder Cattle August 2012 118.95 1.93 August 2012 October 2012 124.40 2.75 September 2012 December 2012 128.07 3.10 October 2012 February 2013 131.05 2.50 November 2012 April 2013 133.80 2.43 January 2013 June 2013 132.00 3.15 March 2013 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Producers who didn’t contract earlier might be wishing they had Terryn Shiells CNSC

Ontario $ 89.50 - 123.18 90.96 - 116.34 52.91 - 72.76 52.91 - 72.76 72.72 - 94.70 $ 121.46 - 136.54 129.38 - 141.52 123.44 - 148.23 123.15 - 157.15 139.50 - 166.81 121.69 - 178.17 $ 111.43 - 121.07 114.49 - 129.83 118.34 - 137.59 113.75 - 143.05 120.94 - 144.43 122.94 - 149.89

Close 139.10 141.52 143.50 145.27 148.17 150.00

Change -2.12 -2.60 -3.27 -3.13 -3.18 -4.00

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending July 14, 2012 53,170 12,322 40,848 N/A 641,000

Previous Year 64,312 13,935 50,377 N/A 672,000

Week Ending July 14, 2012 437 22,494 20,843 1,207 859 6,367 356

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 405 26,230 26,683 1,986 981 3,243 387

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Current Week 189.00E 174.00E 175.57 183.64

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

Futures (July 20, 2012) in U.S. Hogs August 2012 October 2012 December 2012 February 2013 April 2013

Last Week 197.35 181.29 183.88 190.05

Close 93.05 80.00 76.82 80.97 85.25

Last Year (Index 100) 178.09 164.09 164.90 168.36

Change -4.25 -12.27 -4.53 2.17 1.88

Other Market Prices Winnipeg Next Sale Aug. 2

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 July 29, 2012 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.025 Undergrade .............................. $1.935 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.010 Undergrade .............................. $1.910 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.010 Undergrade .............................. $1.910 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.975 Undergrade............................... $1.890 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

anitoba cattle auction marts operated in routine holiday mode during the week ended July 20 with feeder cattle seeing steady prices and average volume for this time of year. But, butcher cows on the slaughter market saw above-normal volume, and weaker prices, an industry official said. Rick Wright, a buyer with Heartland Buying Order Company, said slaughter cow prices eased because of the higher-than-average number of cattle for sale during the week. Some of the price weakness was also influenced by what happened in U.S. cattle markets during the week, Wright said. “Drought conditions in the U.S. pushed a lot of cows into the slaughter market,” Wright said. “With a higher supply, the demand wasn’t as strong and that pushed U.S. prices down, which influenced the Canadian market.” Drought conditions in the U.S. Midwest caused a rally in U.S. corn prices, making it a very expensive feed option for the U.S. livestock sector. The strength in U.S. corn prices spilled over to push Manitoba corn prices higher, making it a very expensive feed option for Manitoba farmers as well. But, corn isn’t the only feed option that is becoming very expensive for Manitoba producers, Wright said. “There’s way less acreage of barley that’s been planted here in Canada, so barley prices, with the drier conditions, have also skyrocketed,” he said. “Anything that can be used to feed the cattle is being affected by the weather in the U.S. and that’s pushed the prices considerably higher than what was anticipated two months ago.” A stronger Canadian dollar, which peaked at US98 cents during the week, also contributed to the weakness in the slaughter cow market because it made the investment more expensive for foreign buyers. Wright said the high feed prices and the stronger Canadian dollar also had a “very” negative impact on forward contracts that are being offered for cattle. There were sig-

Table: Cattle market schedules Ashern

Now closed until August

Gladstone

Now closed until August

Grunthal

Sales continue throughout the summer

Brandon

Sales continue throughout the summer

Virden Slowing down to biweekly sales in July and August (Note: no butcher sales on Mondays until fall 2012) Killarney Regular biweekly sales throughout the summer Ste. Rose

Now closed until fall

Taylor

Closed from June 21 to August 21

Winnipeg

Sales continue throughout the summer

nificantly less contracts made during the week when compared to a month ago. “A lot of the producers that did not contract earlier are second guessing themselves now,” Wright said. “But, they don’t like the new price so they still haven’t stepped up to the table.” Wright said though producers who didn’t contract yet may be wishing they had, they might have made the right decision. “I don’t know whether it’s right or wrong that they’re not contracting today because there is a lot of volatility left out there,” he said. “This thing could go either way. If we get another two weeks of this extreme hot weather throughout the U.S. Midwest and the grain-growing belts of Canada, it’s going to have a very detrimental effect on the quantity and quality of feed grains.” Wright said the drought in the U.S. has caused fall prices to drop compared to what was being predicted in the spring. But, he said it’s not a disaster yet and prices will be very close to what producers got for cattle in the fall of 2011. Many cattle auction marts in Manitoba are closed over the summer and Wright expects August is going to be a very quiet month. He said auction marts in Manitoba probably won’t start seeing an increase in cattle for sale until September 1, 2012. Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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

High feed prices push more cattle to slaughter

Toronto 78.47 - 110.91 131.26 - 154.49 145.96 - 159.73 143.86 - 163.89 147.69 - 211.58 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 30.00 - 40.00

Eggs 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

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) $160.15 - 284.65 — 118.35 - 233.69

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

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 15.11 - 38.75 24.22 - 43.80

USDA opens idle land for livestock feed washington / reuters / U.S. farmers facing the worst drought since the 1950s can use environmentally fragile land for livestock feed, the U.S. Government said July 23, as it also asked crop insurers to give growers more time to pay premiums. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced those steps during a teleconference from Iowa and called on the House of Representatives to vote in the next two weeks on the $491-billion farm bill. If Congress enacts a new farm law, it could revive disaster relief programs that have lapsed. Corn and soybean futures prices hit record highs last week, driven by relent-

lessly dry and hot weather in the Farm Belt and fears of a short crop, which could push up food prices. The U.S. corn supply is forecast to be the smallest in 16 years at the end of the summer. Wheat prices are up 55 per cent in a month. USDA will allow haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve land in counties affected by drought, said Vilsack. Until now, haying and grazing were restricted to Conservation Reserve land in harder-hit counties. Landowners will be allowed to sell hay harvested from the Conservation Reserve, he said. As a step to help growers conserve their cash, Vilsack sent a letter to crop insurers asking them to allow farmers until Nov. 1 to pay premiums without penalty. Ordinarily, payment is due Aug. 1 with a 30-day grace period.

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

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

GRAIN MARKETS column

Hot U.S. temperatures make for hot markets Canadian canola fields are looking better than average Dwayne Klassen CNSC

anola futures on the ICE Canada platform continued their upward trek during the week ended July 20 with the weather concerns in the U.S. Soybean Belt providing much of the price strength. The gains in canola ranged from $20 to $24 per tonne. The new long-range weather outlooks (as of July 20) for the main soybeangrowing regions in the U.S. called for very little precipitation and continued hot temperatures through to September. Soybeans have entered into the crucial pod-filling development stage and need adequate moisture during this growth period. The absence of rain, as a result, provided strong support. The rally in CBOT soybean futures pulled canola upwards with fresh commodity fund and speculative demand helping to generate some support for canola. While U.S. soybean yields continue to be threatened by the weather, conditions for the development of the canola crop in Western Canada were said to be better than average, especially with the recent arrival of timely precipitation. The humidity that has accompanied the weather patterns on the Canadian Prairies has accelerated the maturity of the crop with a number of regions looking at an early harvest. This in turn restricted the upside price potential in canola during the week. Steady farmer deliveries of canola into the cash pipeline, as producers empty out bin space and try to take advantage of recent strength in the cash market, also limited the price gains. Commercials continue to be the only participants willing to engage in activity in the new barley contracts on the ICE Canada platform. There was some volume seen at mostly firmer price levels. The gains in CBOT corn and the tight feed barley supply situation in Western Canada remains supportive. Arbitrage pricing accounted for the price jump in ICE Canada milling wheat and durum futures. No actual trade was seen during the reporting period. Soybeans were the dominant force on the CBOT futures market during the week, with a number of contracts establishing new all-time record highs. The rally was linked mainly to the weather and in part to demand, which does not seem to be easing at these high prices. Old-crop soybean stocks are already on the tight side, and with the weather threatening to reduce new-crop production, the need to ration demand has never been greater. There are already ideas that soybean values could move significantly higher yet if the yields are indeed reduced and demand fails to decline. There were ideas making the rounds that Brazil’s soybean crop was so small that it has had to begin importing the crop from Argentina. The thinking is that it’s only a matter of time before Brazilian end-users start looking at U.S. soybean stocks to cover immediate needs. This would only put further upward pressure on prices. Corn futures also benefited in terms of price from the weather situ-

ation, but the gains in soybeans really helped to propel those values to higher ground. Tight old-crop corn stocks in the U.S. contributed to the upward price action. The advances in corn were capped by the sharp drop-off in demand from the ethanol and livestock sectors, especially as futures continued to climb. Sentiment that the damage to the U.S. corn crop has now been factored into the market, also restricted the gains in those values. Export interest in U.S. corn has also seen some significant declines. Wheat futures on the CBOT, MGEX and KCBT posted significant gains during the week with a lot of the upward price momentum associated with the strength displayed by Chicago corn. The advances in wheat also continued to be linked to the uncertainty facing wheat output in some of the other major global wheat producers. Flooding in the Black Sea region, drought in Australia have all contributed to this uncertainty. The upward action in spring wheat futures in Minneapolis were tempered by the fact that the crop in the northern tier U.S. states was developing quite nicely. Demand from the U.S. livestock sector has also picked up, which helped to provide wheat values with some underlying support. Weather issues continue to be the main influence on the grain and oilseed markets in Chicago and Winnipeg. There will be little in the way of other fundamentals that will get in the way, unless there is a major change in the U.S. weather pattern. The rally in soybeans will last only so long, and has already sparked ideas that South American farmers will seed record acreage to the crop this fall in hopes of capturing some of these strong prices. This could result in a bumper soybean harvest from this region in January or February. From a logistical viewpoint, this will be more than enough to temper any U.S. soybean shortage. However, on the other hand, a crop yield failure in South America would then send soybean values to new heights. Meanwhile, an advantage for canola is that values have definitely lagged behind that of soybeans and have become a much cheaper alternative for end-users, which in turn could promote some fresh export demand from non-traditional importers. But even with all the supportive fundamentals in the market, the macroeconomic picture continues to hang over the upside potential. The financial situation in Spain continues to be unsettled at best and has the potential to throw a lot of bearish sentiment into the commodity markets at a drop of a hat. On a different note, the Canadian Wheat Board while touting its wheat, barley and durum programs that will begin on August 1, 2012, continues to hold back details on its canola program. The organization continues to say it will indeed provide a program for canola, but details remain scarce. Officials with the CWB have indicated that their sales people who handle wheat, durum and barley, will have no problems covering canola sales abroad. Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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

Export and International Prices Last Week

Week Ago

Year Ago

CWB export 1CW 13.5 St. Lawrence

—

425.28

US hard winter ord.Gulf ($US)

—

323.55

All prices close of business July 19, 2012 Wheat

EU French soft wheat ($US)

—

290.00

—

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

343.52

305.95

248.82

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

375.48

342.69

306.32

US corn Gulf ($US)

361.99

336.80

312.98

US barley (PNW) ($US)

280.00

260.00

290.00

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

318.01

303.64

267.42

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

248.67

238.46

227.92

636.98

597.30

507.10

1,199.52

1,171.96

1,245.38

Coarse Grains

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

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business July 20, 2012 Western barley

Last Week

Week Ago

October 2012

257.00

251.00

December 2012

262.00

255.00

March 2013

267.00

—

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2012

644.80

623.90

January 2013

647.10

625.70

March 2013

647.00

—

Canola

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 July 23, 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

21.00 - 22.75

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

20.00 - 22.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

19.00 - 20.00

23.50 - 24.25 —

Desi Chickpeas

24.20 - 25.50

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

9.00 - 12.00

Fababeans, large

—

Medium Yellow No. 1

7.15 - 8.50

Feed beans

—

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

—

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

No. 1 Great Northern

—

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

4.80 - 5.00

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

—

Yellow No. 1

34.90 - 36.75

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

—

Brown No. 1

30.75 - 31.75

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

—

Oriental No. 1

24.75 - 26.75

No. 1 Black Beans

—

No. 1 Pinto Beans

—

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Small Red

—

No. 1 Pink

—

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

24.55

—

Report for July 23, 2012 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

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Know your plants Understanding how grasses grow is key to maximizing pasture production Grazing expert says producers need to gauge “range readiness” and carefully monitor the amount of defoliation By Alexis Kienlen FBC STAFF / VEGREVILLE

ood pastures start with a good understanding of how plants grow. Attendees at the recent Original Grazing School for Women were given some key pointers by Edward Bork, who is director of the Rangeland Research Institute at the University of Alberta and also operates a grain and beef operation with his family near Chipman. Grasses can be grazed because they grow from the base — not the tip of the plant — and recover quickly because of their large root mass — which account for up to 85 per cent of the plant’s mass and typically extend two to four feet deep. But producers need to understand concepts such as “range readiness,” said Bork. “At the minimum, we should wait until the plants reach the rapid growth phase,” said Bork, noting that defoliation impacts both shoots and roots. “If we remove a lot of the leaf area, the plant has to sacrifice some of those roots, because it doesn’t have enough energy to keep all of those roots alive.” Plant growth is slow at the start of the spring, and slows again as plants

reach maturity. The rapid growth phase occurs in between and effective grazing keeps grasses in that state much longer. “You want to take off enough biomass to keep them in a vegetative state and actively growing,” Bork said. Grazing too early comprises grasses and prevents them from achieving maximum production. And growth rates vary among species — crested wheat grass, meadow brome and smooth brome are fast growing while some of the native grasses, such as rough fescue, take much longer to build leaf area and root mass. Native grasses can be grazed to about the 50 per cent level while tame pastures, such as brome, can be grazed to around 60 per cent. Bush pasture should only be grazed around 30 per cent. “The objective is to remove enough green leaf area so plants are still healthy and have the ability to recover,” said Bork. “This is a balancing act.” Moderate stocking rates can help maintain proper grazing. “If you overgraze one year, you’ll pay a significant price the next year and the year after that,” Bork said. Plants that grow from the top, such as aster and alfalfa, present an additional challenge and require more careful management, he said. Producers also need to keep in mind that cows are picky eaters, and have a taste for fresh shoots and certain species. “This selectivity complicates things a lot, but it also helps us,” said Bork. “Selective grazing is a good thing because it allows animals to pick out the highest nutritional items and put that into their diet.”

“The objective is to remove enough green leaf area so plants are still healthy and have the ability to recover. This is a balancing act.” EDWARD BORK

Still, it’s important to ensure relatively even grazing or else some species will decline while less-favoured ones go to seed and spread. Properly managed rotational grazing prevents this from happening, said Bork. “It increases the control of where the animals graze, what they graze, how long they graze for and the rest period in between,” said Bork. Rotational grazing can also be used to combat unwanted plants such as Canada thistle or leafy spurge — although those species are better controlled by goats and sheep rather than cattle, which find them very unpalatable and may lose condition if forced to graze such weeds.

Traceability initiatives announced STAFF / New regulations will soon make traceability mandatory for pigs, the federal government has announced. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is proposing regulations that would require custodians of pigs to identify all farmed pigs and farmed wild boars using approved methods and record and report all movements of pigs from birth or import, to slaughter or export. Mandatory identification systems are already in place in the cattle, bison and sheep sectors. The proposed regulations are being introduced through an amendment to the Health of Animals Regulations, which has been published in CANADA GAZETTE, Part I, for public comment. Comments will be accepted until August 13, 2012. More information is available on the CFIA website or on www. canadagazette.gc.ca. Comments can be sent to trace.consultation@inspection.gc.ca. The Manitoba Pork Council is on record as supporting the move. “A federally recognized traceability system supports supply chain confidence for our topquality Manitoba pork and live animal exports,” said council chair Karl Kynoch.

New data management

The federal government has also announced it is investing in improved data management technology called Canadian Agri-Traceability Services (CATS). The investment will help track information, ultimately protecting the bottom line of our beef, dairy, bison, sheep, and other animal producers, a federal release says. CATS will bring together the combined experience of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) and AgriTracabilite Quebec (ATQ) to reduce costs and simplify data reporting. Once established, the new, independent CATS organization will provide traceability data services for the CCIA, ATQ, and other stakeholders. The federal government is providing $500,000 to create the single data system and $265,000 to help the CCIA and ATQ improve their data management capabilities. The CCIA and ATQ have set up a joint project steering committee to guide the creation of the new integrated data service. This Growing Forward investment of $765,000 is being made through the Government’s Canadian Industry Traceability Infrastructure Program, which supports the development of industry-led systems that collect and verify identification and movement data, and that accelerate and increase industry’s tracking and tracing capacity. This program is part of the Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative.

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

U.S. ranchers cull cattle as drought shrivels crops, pasture Some cattlemen started feeding hay in June as their grass pastures burned up in 100 F heat By Carey Gillam

cows were slaughtered, three per cent more than a year ago during the peak of the Plains drought, USDA data showed. “We’re just going to get down to tiny, tiny amounts of beef available per person in the country,” said Chris Hurt, agriculture economist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

centerville, iowa / reuters

anchers are rushing to sell off some of their cattle as the worst drought in nearly 56 years dries up pastures, thins hay supplies and sends feed costs skyrocketing. The more desperate in the Midwest are hauling water into areas where creeks have run dry and are scrambling to secure scarce and high-priced hay to keep their cattle fed and watered. But some are giving up, or are about to. The drought in the Midwest follows another one last year in the southern Plains. The 2011 drought was centred in the heart of cattle country in Texas and helped to shrink the U.S. herd to about 91 million head, the smallest in about 60 years, while sending beef prices to record highs. A rush by ranchers to sell cattle, and in some cases hogs, could force consumers to dig deeper into their wallets next year as smaller herds can lead to higher beef and pork prices. “The blasted heat... and no rain. The drought is really drying the pastures and stuff up,” said Larry McCarty, who sold off more than a quarter of his 900head cattle herd July 12. He got $100 per head less than he did a month ago as the

Hay shortage

Cattle graze in a field near Paris, Missouri. U.S. ranchers are rushing to sell off some of their cattle as the worst drought in 56 years dries up pastures, thins hay supplies and sends feed costs skyrocketing. The drought in the Midwest follows another one last year in the southern Plains. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

high cost of feed has spooked away potential buyers. McCarty’s cattle were part of an auction that sold more than 500 head in Centerville, Iowa, at the Appanoose County Livestock sale barn, said owner Clarence Ballanger. Ballanger says a lot of his customers are really getting hurt by the drought. “That is a lot of people’s livelihoods... livestock.” He says there was no sign of any large-scale liquidation of cattle yet as ranchers were trying to hold on to their animals, but that could change if rain does not arrive in time to

save the corn crop in the United States, the world’s largest.

Big sell-off looms

“What will happen here… if it does not rain… we’ll probably have some big runs,” said Ballanger, wearing a hat to shade him from the sun as pens of year-old black cattle breathed heavily behind him in the heat. There has been a big jump in the number of cows slaughtered in the United States. Cows are critical to growing the beef herd, fewer cows means fewer beef cattle later. In the week ending June 30, 52,700

A key and growing concern for livestock producers is the supply of hay necessary to feed the millions of cattle that are produced across the U.S. Midwest. Though hay is fed primarily through the winter months when pastures are covered in snow or are insufficient for grazing, this year, some cattlemen started feeding hay in June as their grass pastures burned up in 100 F heat. Rainfall tallies through the Midwest are well below normal for this time of year, and grassland where hay is harvested is producing roughly half of what is typical. The combination of a short hay crop to begin with and the early feeding have many in the industry fearing serious shortages of hay for feeding cattle this winter. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said farmers were struggling already to locate hay, and producers who did have hay

were holding tight to limited supplies. The drought has prompted USDA to declare disaster areas in 1,297 counties across 29 states, many of which are in the Midwest. Missouri and many other states in the drought area have asked for federal approval to open up thousands of acres held for conservation in a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to allow for haying and grazing. The aim is to help ease the shortage and prevent widespread sell-offs of herds. Seventy-five counties in Missouri will be released on an emergency basis Monday, and all Missouri counties will be opened for potential levels of haying and grazing depending on individual producer’s circumstances, according to the Missouri Farm Service Agency. “There is no way we would have enough hay to feed cattle without the CRP land,” said Eddie Hamill, state executive director, Missouri Farm Service Agency. It may not be enough, said some agricultural experts. As cattle prices keep dropping and corn prices keep climbing, the only real solution, many say, will come from the skies. “The markets are in complete turmoil,” said McCarty. “We need rain. We just need a soaker to really help things out.”

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Getting weanlings off to a good start The first week after weaning can have a large impact on performance and profitability Bernie Peet Peet on Pigs

hen we think of nurturing young pigs, it’s always the piglets in the farrowing rooms that take centre stage. Yet, in just the time it takes to move piglets into the nursery, those same piglets find themselves in a strange environment, without their mother and her generous milk bar. Not only is this stressful and disorientating, but the change in environment and food source can lead to health problems that can impact performance through the rest of a pig’s life. Time invested in care during the first week after weaning can have a large impact on performance and profitability. Thorough preparation of the nursery room for a new batch of pigs is the first important step to success. After cleaning and disinfection, all equipment should be checked over and necessary repairs made. Young pigs are very susceptible to damage from sharp edges on feeders, flooring or steelwork in the pen, which can cause infections and abscesses. Feeders should be completely dry before putting feed in them because the slightest dampness will hasten deterioration of the feed. Also, drinkers should be at the correct height for the size of pig — about shoulder height depending on the type of drinker — and drinker operation should be checked.

Feeding newly weaned pigs very few hours using a shallow tray can dramatically improve early feed intake.

Finally, the ventilation controller must be set up for the correct starting temperature and heaters turned on to check they are fully operational. It is normal to pen weaned pigs according to weight, because that allows the feed budget to be applied based on size, not time. It is important to separate the smallest pigs and those that are compromised in any way — lame, thin, or injured, for example — so that they can be given special care in a less-competitive environment. In addition, a small pen should be available to use as a treatment pen later on.

Temperature

The thermal environment is one of the largest influences on successful establishment of the nursery pigs. The correct starting temperature will depend on weaning weight. For example 29

C is appropriate for a five-kg pig, while a later-weaned 7.5-kg pig requires about 27 C, both assuming that there are no drafts. Variations in temperature can have a detrimental effect on performance and maximum/minimum temperatures should be recorded every day on a temperature chart and action taken if there is more than a 2 C variation. Some modern ventilation controllers have a monitoring function, which make this job easy, however, the key point is that action must be taken if variation occurs. Nursery temperature is often kept high for too long after pigs are weaned, which will reduce feed intake. Temperature can be reduced from as little as two days after weaning, provided pigs are eating well. The special-care pen should have an infrared lamp or heat pad to provide a warmer local environment for the small-

est pigs. Assuming a starting temperature of 29 C, a reduction of 1 C can be made about every three days, reaching 27 C by day seven and 25 C by day 14. After four weeks, when pigs are consuming large amounts of feed, a temperature as low as 21 C may be adequate. Observation of pig behaviour is a key part of monitoring the environment and ensuring pig comfort. Groups of nursery pigs that are comfortable will lie mainly on their side, together as a group, but not in a heap. If they are too cold they will huddle to reduce their heat loss.

Feed and water

Time spent on encouraging newly weaned piglets to eat and drink will be well rewarded. Pigs are usually dehydrated and tired after weaning and benefit from being offered water from shallow feed trays once sorting is completed. Many will then tend to rest or sleep for several hours before becoming active again. Where possible, weaning should be carried out early in the morning so that nursery staff have time to work with the pigs. If this is practised, newly weaned pigs tend to become active again in the afternoon and staff may use this opportunity to teach pigs to find feed and water. Ideally pigs should have several small meals on the day of weaning before they settle down again in the evening. Pigs can be taught to recognize feed by using the same feed tray(s) that water was given in. Calling the pigs to feed will help to

persuade them to come and eat solid feed. A small quantity of prestarter feed (10 g/pig) should be placed into the feed tray and prestarter feed should also be placed into the normal feeder. Because early feed intake has such a large impact on overall nursery growth rate, it is worth spending the time to stimulate higher intake. It is possible to increase day one intakes dramatically by repeating the first stimulation feeding routine every two hours for as long as possible. Assuming that pigs are weaned in the morning, feeds at 1 p.m, 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m are recommended. Where weaning is carried out later in the day, this same routine can be performed on day two. Even in situations with good management and environment, about one per cent of pigs will fail to adapt to solid feel and will “fall back.” It’s essential to differentiate these pigs from those that are small or disadvantaged physically because they need different treatment. Early recognition of fallback pigs is critical and if not treated by day four they are unlikely to survive. Removal to a separate pen and providing regular feeds of warm gruel will get these pigs eating before they can be transitioned back to dry feed. In my next article, I’ll look at nursery feeding in more detail and describe how to implement a feed budget successfully. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal.

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Feeder Steers

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

n/a

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Jul-17

n/a

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Taylor

Winnipeg

n/a

Jul-20

No. on offer

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

800-900

n/a

115.00-124.00

n/a

110.00-124.00

700-800

n/a

125.00-141.00

n/a

130.00-141.00

600-700

n/a

130.00-149.00

n/a

135.00-152.00

500-600

n/a

145.00-159.00

n/a

140.00-155.00

400-500

n/a

155.00-168.00

n/a

140.00-160.00

300-400

n/a

900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

95.00-105.00

800-900

n/a

100.00-117.00

Feeder heifers

700-800

n/a

112.00-125.50

n/a

105.00-121.00

600-700

n/a

125.00-140.00

n/a

115.00-132.00

500-600

n/a

130.00-142.50

n/a

120.00-135.00

400-500

n/a

132.00-144.00

n/a

300-400

n/a

155

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

n/a

74.00-77.00

n/a

64.00-70.00

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

65.00-73.00

n/a

57.00-63.00

Age Verified

n/a

Good Bulls

n/a

90.00-95.50

n/a

87.00-95.75

Butcher Steers

n/a

102.00-107.25

n/a

96.00-101.00

Butcher Heifers

n/a

98.00-105.75

n/a

92.00-97.00

Feeder Cows

n/a

78.00-80.00

n/a

70.00-80.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

Lean Export Cows

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 | July 26, 2012

Looks good, smells good, isn’t good No free lunch — Hay yields may be good, but nutritional content can suffer Staff

n Alberta Agriculture beef specialist says that ideal growing conditions in many areas should mean above-average first-cut hay yields, but nutrient content is another matter. “ Wi t h h i g h e r y i e l d s, t h e nutrients available from the soil are distr ibuted in the plant material, and nutrients are diluted down and are not as concentrated a s i n o t h e r y e a r s ,” B a r r y Ya re m c i o s a y s i n a n A g r i News release. “For example, protein content in the hay can be at eight to 10 per cent rather than an average of 12 to 14 per cent. Macro- and micronutrients can be onethird to one-half lower than average.” Yaremcio recommends a fortified trace mineral salt with selenium is strongly recommended, as blue salt will

NEWS

NDP, Liberals push for rail service bill By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / OTTAWA

The NDP has introduced a bill that would require the railways to negotiate service agreements with their customers. The bill would essentially implement the provisions of the Rail Freight Service Review report, which called for a more balanced relationship between the carriers and shippers, said NDP Transport Critic Olivia Chow. The Liberals have also been calling for the government to move on implementing the service review. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says legislation is coming, but Transport Minister Denis Lebel says he’s waiting for a report on efforts to get the railways and their customers to voluntarily agree on what a service agreement should include. Chow said the railways have been vigorously lobbying against the service proposals, instead of thinking about how to improve service. “The railways are making their best profits ever, but not sharing any gains with their customers,” she said. Spokesmen for CN and CP said the railways have made huge improvements in service reliability during the last few years and legislation won’t improve the situation. The legislation would require service agreements to include performance standards, consequences for non-performance including penalties, proper notification for service changes, and a requirement to use a dispute-resolution process in the event of a disagreement.

not meet the animals’ trace mineral requirements in most situations. “This year’s hay that has a nice smell and good colour may not have the kick it needs to keep the cows in good condition and calves growing,” Yaremcio says. “Just because the hay is green does not mean that it has adequate amounts of protein and energy — the two most important nutrients. Hay that is overmature, or if there were cool, cloudy conditions for most of the growing season, can result in low-protein and high-fibre (low energy) hay.” Yaremcio says that as hay matures, protein, energy, calcium and phosphorus levels decline. The reduction in quality becomes more pronounced after grasses have headed out and legumes have set seed. Cut the hay accord-

You can’t judge a swath by its colour, says an Alberta beef specialist.

ing to maturity and weather conditions not the date on the calendar. “ T h e o n l y w a y t o k n ow what your animals are receiv-

ing in their ration is to send samples away for analysis,” adds Yaremcio. “Spending $50 to $60 per sample of hay or silage is the only way to know

the quality. Balance the ration and prevent feed-related problems before growth rates, reproduction, or herd health are reduced.”

A Message to Western Grain Farmers As of August 1, 2012, you can now choose how to market your crops. Whether through the CWB or on the open market, you can decide what is best for your farming operations. Marketing freedom is helping build a stronger economy for Canadians.

Your Crop, Your Choice For further information, please visit www.agr.gc.ca/freedom or call 1 800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232) TTY: 1-800-926-9105

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

Deaths by drowning rise in July Swimming lessons and water safety education restricted to a few days in summer By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

he tragic death of a little girl from the Poplar Point Hutterite colony last week is a reminder of how quickly innocent water play can turn deadly. An initial RCMP investigation said Becky Waldner, 11, had been with a group of children who were swimming and playing on an inner tube near the shore of the fast-moving Assini-

boine River on the evening of July 14 when she went under water. Her body was discovered two days later about three kilometres downstream. Unfortunately, more similar incidents are likely to occur, especially at this time of year, according to Carl Shier, executive director of the Lifesaving Society (Manitoba Chapter). “The third week in July is traditionally that week that drowning spikes,” said Shier. “We

often hear of two or three this time of year.” It’s peak season for vacationers and the heat is sending droves to pools and lakeshores. Unfortunately, many going in the water, both old and young, don’t have any water safety skills. Only 13 per cent of the population has taken swimming lessons and not surprisingly, nearly half of all drowning victims are nonswimmers, according to the Lifesaving Society.

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The province sees about 20 drownings yearly and all are preventable, said Shier, who says learning to stay safe around water is a life skill every child should have. However, rural kids’ access to swimming lessons is restricted to small windows of time in summer when lessons are offered at local pools or nearby lakes, unless parents are willing and able to drive them considerable distances to indoor facil-

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Provincial cereal specialist Pam de Rocquigny discusses the finer points of how to select the right spring wheat variety in a changing environment with participants at the 2012 Manitoba Crop Diagnostic School near Carman. PHOTO: GORD GILMOUR

per cent is a refuge crop,” de Rocquigny said A growing number of general purpose wheat varieties are also coming to market, generally out of the CPS wheat-breeding programs. They’ve yet to widely tempt growers however, since the markets are less clearcut than for the standard hard red spring wheat. In the end, there are a few key characteristics to look for and strategies to consider. One is the variety’s disease package, including fusar ium

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resistance. That’s a trickier question than it might seem. “You might actually see that being a more important question somewhere like southwestern Manitoba, rather than in the Red River Valley where they’re already applying fungicides as a matter of course,” de Roquigny said. “Growers in areas where they’re making that decision season by season might want a good disease package so they have to spray less.” Another key question is the end-use market. Growers without nearby domestic and commercial

markets — which are few and far between in Manitoba — are likely going to keep growing spring wheat. “We’ve got an ethanol plant in the province, and it’s using 80 per cent corn,” said de Rocquigny. “We also don’t have many feedlots.” One thing that is certain is farmers can’t expect a return to the good old days of a single variety capturing most of the acres. “This is going to be a more complex decision,” de Rocquigny said.

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Is soil fumigation worth it in Manitoba potato crops? Early trials show a reduction in verticillium, but no improvement in yields By Gord Gilmour FBC STAFF

hould Manitoba potato growers be following the example of their counterparts south of the border and begin incorporating soil fumigation with Vapam into their management practices? Mario Tenuta, a soil scientist with the University of Manitoba, has been looking into the question, but says drawing conclusions would be premature. “We’re really just starting to get the information to evaluate,” he told growers attending a production meeting last winter. Manitoba soils contain many of the same soil-borne organisms our American cousins are trying to take care of, in particular the disease nexus known as potato early dying complex. It appears to be the work of a number of soil-borne pathogens, the most prominent of which is verticillium, which then works either alone or in concert with other soil-borne pathogens like black dot or soft rot. It shows up in August as vascular wilting and browning and is often evident in patches in the field. When the stem is cut to see what’s going on, the water-conducting tissues known as xylem are found to be clogged. “It robs overall yield and yield of large tubers,” he said. “It impacts late tuber bulking. The plant isn’t able to grow as long, which really impacts putting extra weight on the tubers.” One trial near Carberry found the highest incidence of early

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dying coincided with the lowest number of six- to 10-ounce tubers at harvest. “When you have higher disease incidents, the number of tubers really starts dropping and it really shows up in the six- to 10-ounce range,” he said. “It is a concern and it’s robbing you of yield. How do we tackle it?”

Biggest problem

Predicting whether there’s going to be a problem is difficult, Tenuta said. Soil testing for the verticillium inoculum in the spring, for example, has shown poor correlation with disease later in the season. In some cases there can be huge loads

and the disease doesn’t show up, and in other cases it can be all but absent and the disease surfaces. There’s also the question of just how high the verticillium counts are in Manitoba soils. American growers frequently said if there are 10 or 15 found in a soil sample, it’s time to fumigate before planting. They’re being found at levels as high as 300 or 400 in Manitoba. “I shake my head when I see those numbers,” Tenuta said. “It’s quite interesting, we’ve got some peculiar circumstances in Manitoba.” One place where verticillium counts and disease do correlate

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This difficulty has led growers in other regions to essentially embark on a program of soil fumigation as a matter of course, using metam sodium, more commonly known by its trade name Vapam. It’s either applied through irrigation pivots or is shanked in. Soil temperature and moisture must be “decent” to ensure efficacy, Tenuta said. “It combines with water and produces something similar to mustard gas,” Tenuta said. “It’s not specific, like a biocide or pesticide. It will kill lots of things, including verticillium.” Tenuta ran his first trial in 2007, near Shilo, on sandy soil irrigated through a centre pivot, with treated and untreated areas. Soil testing showed a substantial reduction in verticillium, with a 50 per cent kill within three days. Petiole testing in July and early August, however, showed that soil inoculum control didn’t necessarily translate to inoculum control in the plants. “Where there was no Vapam, there were incidents in 74 per cent of the samples,” Tenuta said. “Where there was Vapam, there were incidents in 84 per cent.” Early dying also followed this trend with just 61 per cent of the control showing early dying, and a near-ubiquitous 90 per cent early dying seen in the Vapam treatment. Yields also didn’t get better with Vapam. If anything, they got worse. “Was it a phytotoxicity issue?” Tenuta said. “We have to be extremely careful here — it was our first experience.”

No yield improvement

That fall they followed up with a program of fall Vapam applications on ground where potatoes would be planted in the spring of 2008 and ran head-to-head trials with other treatments that saw compost and mustard meal. Again the Vapam treat-

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ment didn’t fare that well when soil counts were done in the fall of 2008, despite all but eliminating the inoculum from the soil. “Vapam was the one that went up,” Tenuta said. “It appears the soil was reinoculated by plants from that season. The best treatments were compost and mustard meal.” Lately he’s been doing headto-head comparisons of the soil fumigant and compost, using both hog and cattle manure, which he said he suspects will be a strong indicator of the effectiveness of Vapam. Summing up his research he told growers Vapam does reduce inoculum, but the accompanying disease reduction hasn’t been found. He also stressed that the high levels of verticillium in our soils are concerning and may be due to the higher organic matter levels Manitoba enjoys. He also said there are questions about Vapam use and the “legacy effects” such as what it’s going to do to helpful organisms in the soil that might prevent disease outbreaks. “Are we going to see a situation where we have more disease, so we’re going to be locked into applying Vapam?” he said. He also conceded that there’s no clear reason that compost seemed to lower disease incidents. “It’s not toxic, and the verticillium didn’t die — it just hung out there in the soil,” Tenuta said. “Maybe the compost contributed to keeping the fungus sleeping, or maybe it made the plant itself more efficient at keeping verticillium out.”

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

Standing water can lead to drowned bees Leafcutter bees fare well in high temperatures, better pollination follows By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

ot weather might be slowing some Manitobans down, but soaring temperatures have kept leafcutter bees flying high. “Leafcutter bees like the hot weather, more so than honeybees,” said David Ostermann, a pollination expert with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “Honeybees, if it gets too hot, will shut down, but leafcutters tend to keep going,” he said. Greg Shirtliff would agree. The Starbuck-area producer has 430 acres of alfalfa on the go this year, including fields of Actis alfalfa for seed production. He is using leafcutter bees for pollination. “You need the bees for pollinating,” he said. “Honeybees will do a little bit of pollinating, but not much, mainly because of the shape of the alfalfa flower.” Having grown alfalfa since 1995 and maintained his own bees since 2000, Shirtliff said that last year was an exceptionally good one for leafcutters. This year is on the right track as well. “The way it was last year, it was kind of like California weather. It turned hot and dry, and the sun would be out all day,” said the forage-seed producer. “In weather like that the bees would be out all day long, every day.” This summer has seen weather similar to that of 2011, although there was about a week of rain and wind that briefly slowed leafcutter bees down, Shirtliff said. “But if the forecast holds true, we’ll have a pretty good return this year,” he said. Previous wet years had presented some challenges for forage seed producers using leafcutters. “ They’re not ver y water savvy,” Shirtliff explained. “Put it this way, they don’t swim well.” The producer notes that in years when water pools on fields, bees can end up drowning after mistakenly landing on water instead of terra firma. “Leafcutters don’t like water too much, and in wet years you can lose quite a few,” he said. But a good flying season means leafcutter bees are able to pollinate most of the sum-

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mer. It also leaves them in a strong reproductive position at the end of the season. Leafcutters stockpile food for larval and pupa bees inside their nests, and a good harvest for the bees translates into lots of food for the next generation, said Ostermann. “I think the most important thing is good flying weather, so they’re visiting the flowers and out pollinating,” he said. “That way it collects the nectar and stuff to provide for its offspring.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 26, 2012

CROP REPORT

Winter wheat harvest kicks into high gear Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives – Report for July 23, 2012 Weekly Provincial Summary

• Winter wheat harvest continues. Yields are ranging from 50 to 100 bushels per acre with good test weights, low levels of fusarium-damaged kernels and protein levels ranging from eight to 13 per cent. • Swathing of the earliestseeded spring wheat, barley and canola fields has started. • Symptoms of heat and moisture stress, including flower loss, leaf rolling, incomplete seed development and premature ripening are evident in many crop types. Impact to yields remains undetermined. • Continuing wet conditions in the northern areas of the Northwest Region are impacting crop yield potentials. • In other areas of Manitoba, precipitation would be welcome.

Southwest Region

Most of the cereal crops are in good condition. Majority of canola crops are going out of bloom with some later-seeded crops in full bloom. Bertha army worms are being reported in several areas with spraying being done this past week. Aster yellows symptoms are showing up with levels higher than normal Sunflowers and corn benefited from the recent warm weather.

First-cut hay is 80 per cent done and yields to date are reported to be average to below average. Seed weevil and winterkill of alfalfa have impacted yields. Pastures are doing well in most of the region.

Northwest Region

Above seasonal temperatures and high humidity prevailed through the southern sector with mid-week precipitation amounts ranging from 15 to 35 mm with local reports as high as 75 mm. The Swan River area received upwards of 75 mm of rain along with local amounts as high as 200 mm, including some hail. Many fields are beginning to ripen. Much of the hemp crop is into flowering and seed development staging. Fields continue to be scouted for aphids, lygus bugs and bertha army worms. As canola fields develop, aster yellows are becoming more evident. In the northern areas of the region, timing delays and nontreatments have occurred due to poor weather and wet field conditions. High humidity and rain affected dry-down and harvest operations. Hay yields continue to be average or below average. Forage quality has declined. Low-lying native hay

stands along Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis remain poor.

Central Region

Most of the region received little or no rain, other than some isolated showers and storms. Winter wheat harvest continues. The majority are averaging in the 75 to 85 bu./acre range. Quality is good to excellent with little to no fusarium head blight reported. Protein levels are mostly in the eight to 10 per cent range. Spring wheat and barley fields are turning. Some reports of flower loss in canola due to the hot, dry conditions may have an effect on yield. Swathing has started in some of the earliest-seeded fields. Monitoring continues for diamondback larvae in canola fields and some damage is visible. Aster yellows are evident in most fields. Hot weather has caused fields to mature more rapidly than normal. Pod colour change is deceiving in some fields; pods are yellow while seeds are still green. Flax continues to flower and bolls have formed. Edible beans and soybeans are flowering and pods are forming. Where moisture conditions are better, edible bean rows have closed and producers have applied fungicide for white

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Rainfall accumulations ranging from five to 18 mm occurred. Most of winter wheat crops are mature. Reported yields range from 60 to 80 bu./acre. Bushel weights are in the 60-lb. range with very low levels of fusarium head blight. In general, the condition of annual crops is rated as good but the condition ratings of cereals, canola, flax, soybeans and grain corn are reduced to reflect the stress occurring because of high daytime temperatures and reduced rainfall. Spraying for lygus bug in canola continues where levels deemed it necessary. For beef producers, firstcut hay is close to complete.

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Overall quality is rated as fair to good. It was expected that about 10 to 20 per cent of hay lands will not be cut due to dry conditions. Some producers are not expecting a second-cut opportunity on some hay lands. Some reports o f f e e d i n g o n p a s t u re i n southern districts are noted. Availability of livestock water is below average across the Eastern Region.

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Hot and humid conditions prevailed. A general rainfall was received this past Monday. Many fields of cereals were still being sprayed for army worms. Damage is evident on many fields of cereals, established timothy seed and seedling grass crops. The majority of canola will start to be swathed within two weeks. Producers continue to scout canola for bertha army worm, zebra caterpillars and diamondback larvae as they have been found in many canola fields. S oy b e a n s a re p r o g re s s ing well. Corn is at the tassel stage and sunflower crops are headed out. Hay yields on older stands are well below average. Greenfeed oats and barley harvest is underway. Average yields are being reported.

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More than 1,100 farmers in Nebraska have been ordered by the state’s Department of Natural Resources to halt irrigation of their crops because the rivers from which they draw water have dropped due to a worsening drought. The orders come as the central United States is enduring the worst drought since 1956, which has parched corn and soybean crops and sent prices of both commodities to near-record highs. As of July 13, orders had been sent to a total of 1,106 farmers in the country’s No. 3 corn-producing state and fourth-largest soybean state, the department confirmed. The orders affected only irrigation systems that draw from surface water, mostly rivers and creeks, and not systems that draw from wells, a department spokesman said. Since more than 90 per cent of Nebraska’s irrigation systems draw from wells and not surface water, the impact on the state’s overall crop yield would not be as severe.

Many of the affected farms also increased irrigation in recent days in anticipation of the shutdown order. “Farmers, seeing the rivers falling, anticipated the situation and pretty much watered everything up. We’re probably good to go for about two weeks without any real problems,” said Paul Hay, a University of Nebraska extension educator. “After that, if the river doesn’t come back up and they can’t resume irrigating, the crop will start paying the price. Probably 30 to 40 per cent of the (corn) yield potential of their crop would be at risk,” he added. Soybeans do not reach their most critical development phase until August so their yields can still rebound. As of Sunday, 70 per cent of Nebraska’s corn was in the delicate silking stage, during which the crop pollinates and heat and lack of water can be most damaging to yields, according to a government crop progress and condition report on Monday. Nearly the entire state is under some level of drought, more than half of it classified as severe drought or worse, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor. Roughly half of the cropland and pasture in Nebraska is irrigated, unlike other top crop-producing states like Iowa and Illinois which rely largely on rainfall.

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Club members have been very busy getting ready for their achievement day at the Carman fair. We have been working with our animals all winter (steers or heifers) but now is the time when we work the hardest to get them ready for the show. We have to groom them (give them a haircut) and train them to behave in the show ring. It’s a lot of work, but it is also fun. We also learn all about handling animals and what their needs are. We held one of our last meetings of the year on June 13 at the farm of Wes McCullough, our head leader. We discussed what we need to do for the fair, then we had a practice judging session. At the fair, in addition to showing our animals, we also compete with other clubs in a judging competition. We have four things we look at (steers, cows, hay, etc.) and then have to decide which ones to judge as first, second and third in each category. Then we list them out in order and why we placed them there, then compare to what others thought. It’s fun and easy, and interesting to hear what others have to say. — Stephane Le Heiget

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May is an unpredictable time of year: one minute we have sunshine and great weather for working on our 4-H cattle and the next minute it’s a downpour. On May 7 we gathered at the Rapid City Library and held our May meeting. We discussed getting jackets for the club and finalized our plans for our clinic weekend, held May 12 at the rodeo grounds. At the clinic we did a showmanship class. The seniors and intermediates did a demo for the younger members; Shannon Carvey gave the members pointers of what to do and what not to do. We then moved on to clipping. Justin Kristjansson and Sean Horner clipped a non-4-H heifer; then, to show the kids what it should look like at the show, Justin Carvey, Taylor Carvey and Laura Horner gave that demonstration. We rounded off the clinic with a judging competition, done by Allan Horner and Darren Carvey. We judged four heifers and four steers. While we judged, the parents fired up the barbecue and cooked us up some wonderful burgers and hotdogs. — Taylor Lynn Carvey

Elm Creek 4-H celebrates 60 years Members did very well in showmanship, grooming and judging competitions By Nolan Vandersluis Club reporter

he Elm Creek 4-H Beef Club recently finished up their 60th consecutive year as a club. The members had a practice show beside the Elm Creek Community Hall June 30, which was judged by Brodie and Amanda McCollough. The winners in the Steer, Heifer, two-yearold with calf and showmanship classes were given trophies that were generously donated by Mr. Ernie Esau. Elm Creek 4-H Beef Club also participated in the recent Carman Country Fair. The judge for the Interclub competition was Sean Thompson of Hamiota. Mr. Thompson took time to talk to the members and give them showing tips and advice. Club Champion steer went to Nolan Vandersluis and Reserve Club Champion went to Brittney deRuiter. Club Champion heifer went to Helena Borst and Reserve Club Champion went to Taylor Carlson. Helena went on to receive Reserve Grand Champion honours in the Interclub competition. Club Champion two-year-old went to Nolan Vandersluis. The members also did very well in showmanship, grooming and judging competitions. One major highlight in these events was junior member Taylor Carlson receiving Reserve Overall Judge in the judging competition. Not an easy task for a junior member!

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Some of the members joined in the first annual Fun Fest competition that took place at Carman Fair and all of the participants had a wonderful time meeting new people and learning new skills. Team Grooming and Supreme Showmanship were just some of the highlights of Fun Fest. Friday was also the Fat Stock Sale where 4-H mem-

bers sold the steers that they have been feeding and training for the past year. A big thank you to our sponsors and all who bought a steer from one of the 4-H members. Your support is invaluable in making the 4-H program work. Next year we are looking forward to celebrating 100 years of 4-H in Canada!

First annual 4-H Manitoba Fun Fest proves successful 4-H has signed a three-year deal with the Dufferin Agricultural Society

he first annual Fun Fest, held in Carman July 11-13, proved to be a success despite sweltering heat. With temperatures reaching about 33 C each day, both the livestock and human participants had their share of challenges. “Thankfully the Dufferin Ag Society has a great facility,” said Fun Fest chair Diane Kovar. “We had shade, water and everything we needed to host a great event.” Fun Fest included horse, beef and dairy shows plus a banquet and several seminars. “We offered sessions on photography, how to judge livestock, and even had a demonstration from the Office of the Fire Commissioner K-9 Search and Rescue team. “The geocaching session was very popular, as was the trip to Roland to meet a giant pumpkin grower. Based on the evaluation forms, we feel that the first Fun Fest was a success and we look forward to learning from this year’s event and planning an even better one for next year,” she said. The Manitoba 4-H Council has signed an agreement with the Dufferin Agricultural Society to hold the event for two more years in conjunction with the Carman Country Fair. “I want to thank all of the volunteers who worked so hard, and all of the sponsors who helped fund the event,” said Kovar. “We hope to see everyone back again next year.” Here is a list of the winners of Fun Fest competitions:

Beef Judging Competition: Senior — Helena Borst, Elm Creek Beef Club. Intermediate — Amanda McCullough, Graysville Beef Club. Junior — Taylor Carlson, Elm Creek Beef Club.

Brenda Whitehead of Roland explains her methods for growing a giant pumpkin. Some 4-H members took part in a tour to Roland to visit the 4-H Museum and learn about how to grow a giant pumpkin. The activity was part of the first annual 4-H Manitoba Fun Fest held in Carman July 11-13. Supplied photo

Horse Judging Competition: Senior — Helena Borst, Elm Creek Beef Club. Intermediate — Amanda McCullough, Graysville Beef Club. Junior — Jodie Davis, Rapid City Rodeo Club. Project Books: Senior — Isabelle Lewis, Archie 4-H Light Horse and Pony Club. Intermediate — Bethan Lewis, Archie 4-H Light Horse and Pony Club. Junior — Alex McKay, Archie 4-H Light Horse and Pony Club. Best Stall Card: Taylor Kinkead, Eriksdale Midnight Riders. Equine Showmanship: Senior — Meghan Lee, Archie 4-H Light Horse and Pony Club. Intermediate — Kaelyn

Dreger, Interlake Trailblazers. Junior — Meghan Sandercock, Morden Achievers. Dairy Showmanship: Senior — Mark Sweetnam, Southeast Dairy Club. Intermediate — Cody Borst, Central Manitoba Dairy Club. Junior — Braden Hamming, Central Manitoba Dairy Club. Beef Showmanship: Senior — Helena Borst, Elm Creek Beef Club. Intermediate — Naomi Best, Rivers 4-H Beef Club. Junior — Brady McLeod, Neepawa and Area Beef Club. Supreme Showmanship: Overall and Senior — Isabelle Lewis, Archie 4-H Light Horse and Pony Club. Intermediate — Chris Jermey, Lakeside Beef Club. Junior — Brady McLeod, Neepawa and Area 4-H Beef Club.

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Chill, separate, clean and cook Be extra careful with how food is prepared and served outside

e had several recipes sent to us by Jean Jack of Portage la Prairie last week and these two salad recipes are perfect for a summer picnic. Thank you Jean.

Creamy Southwestern BBQ Pasta Salad 1/2 c. Kraft Ranchers Choice Dressing 3 tbsp. Kraft BBQ sauce 4 c. elbow macaroni, cooked and drained 1 can (19 oz./540 ml) black beans, drained, rinsed 1 can (12 oz./341 ml) corn, drained 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 4 green onions, finely chopped

Mix dressing and barbecue sauce in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, mix lightly. Refrigerate 1 hour. Toss lightly before serving. A special extra — add chopped ham or grilled chicken to salad before refrigerating.

Colourful Vegetable Salad ©thinkstock

Lorraine Stevenson Crossroads Recipe Swap

any of us have a memory of a must-have food at family picnics. Ours was a particular sandwich made with Klik, lettuce and tomatoes, which we called “by the highway” sandwiches because they were usually eaten seated somewhere next to the open trunk of Dad’s Super ’88. They were always soggy by the time we ate them, but somehow festive and yummy. And, if memory serves, they were always cold. I’m sure I’d remember the consequences, had those Klik sandwiches basked too long in the depths of a too-warm picnic cooler. Presented with all the great salads, finger foods, fresh fruit, meats and sandwiches at picnics, potlucks and outdoor lunches, it can be so easy to forget there’s always a higher risk of getting a foodborne illness eating outdoors. It may seem repetitive but it’s absolutely worth repeating — harmful bacteria grow in the warm, moist conditions that outside dining creates and it’s always important to take the necessary precautions. We’ll save ourselves and everyone else we’re feeding this summer by being extra careful with how food is prepared and served outside. Remember — chill, separate, clean and cook — and the few essential particulars of these foodhandling directives — and you’ll keep on enjoying lots of great meals outdoors.

put meat, poultry and seafood at the bottom of the cooler to keep juices from dripping onto other foods. Never put ready-to-eat or cooked food on the same plate that held raw meat, poultry or seafood. For cooking outdoors, consider taking along several sets of utensils, cutting boards or plates. This can help prevent cross-contamination.

Clean

Make sure that your hands, plates and utensils are clean. This will help reduce the risk of foodborne illness. Follow the same washing instructions outdoors as you do at home. Bring soap and wash your hands with warm, clean water for at least 20 seconds.

Cook

Bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella and listeria can be killed by heat. Raw meat, poultry and seafood must be cooked properly to a safe internal temperature (see chart below) to eliminate these bacteria. SOURCE: Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca

Internal cooking temperatures You can't tell by looking. Use a digital food thermometer to be sure!

Chill

Keep raw foods cold. This can be a challenge when you are outdoors, especially with raw meat, poultry and seafood. Use a cooler to store your food. Use plenty of ice packs to make sure it is kept out of the temperature danger zone of 4 C to 60 C (40 F to 140 F). Keep the cooler out of direct sunlight, and avoid opening it too often. If you use two separate coolers for food and drinks, the one with the food will not be opened as often, so it will stay cold longer. On hot summer days, don’t keep food unrefrigerated for more than two hours.

Separate

Make sure to keep your raw meat, poultry and seafood away from other foods so that you don’t spread foodborne bacteria between foods. You can avoid cross-contamination by packing or wrapping meat, poultry and seafood separately or by using separate containers which will prevent leaks. If you are packing vegetables in the same cooler, always

FOOD

TEMPERATURE

BEEF veal and lamb (pieces and whole cuts) Medium-rare

63 C (145 F)

Medium

71 C (160 F)

Well done

77 C (170 F)

PORK (pieces and whole cuts)

6 c. broccoli florets 6 c. cauliflower 2 c. cherry tomatoes, halved 1 large red onion, sliced 1 can (6 oz.) pitted ripe olives, drained and sliced 1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix 2/3 c. vegetable oil 1/4 c. vinegar

In a large bowl, toss the broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, onion and olives. In a jar with a tightfitting lid, combine dressing mix, oil and vinegar. Shake well. Pour over salad and toss. Refrigerate for at least three hours.

Lentil and Havarti Salad Salad: 1 c. dried green or brown lentils 1/2 tsp. salt 1 bay leaf 1/2 c. red onion, finely chopped 1 c. chopped yellow bell pepper 1 c. halved cherry tomatoes 5 oz. Canadian havarti cheese, diced small 2 tbsp. fresh thyme, finely chopped Dressing: 1/4 c. olive oil 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar or lemon juice 1 garlic clove, minced Salt and pepper, to taste

Cook lentils in four cups of water with salt and bay leaf until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Drain and chill. Mix dressing ingredients together. Combine lentils with remaining salad ingredients. Toss with dressing and serve. Prep. time: 15 minutes / Cooking time: 30 - 40 minutes / Yields: 4 servings Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada

71 C (160 F)

POULTRY (e.g. chicken, turkey, duck) Pieces

74 C (165 F)

Whole

85 C (185 F)

GROUND MEAT and MEAT MIXTURES (e.g. burgers, sausages, meatballs, meat loaf, casseroles ) Beef, veal, lamb and pork

71 C (160 F)

Poultry

74 C (165 F)

EGG DISHES

74 C (165 F)

OTHER (e.g. hotdogs, stuffing, leftovers)

74 C (165 F) dairy farmers of canada

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e was a big man in every way, both tall and wide, and when he spoke any corner of the café not occupied by his considerable build was effectively filled by the sheer volume of his voice and character. He took only a second, upon entering the room to decide where he was going to sit, and only a few more seconds to install himself at the table where Andrew Jackson and Grant Toews were having a quiet morning coffee. “Howdy y’all,” he said. “Fine mornin’.” He extended a large, beefy hand in Andrew’s direction. “Name’s Carpenter,” he said, “just up from Texas. People call me Carp.” Andrew shook the extended hand. “Andrew Jackson,” he said. “People just call me Mr. President.” Carpenter looked confused for a second, then laughed, a big, hearty, booming laugh. “Good one,” he said. “Nice to meet you Mr. President,” he added, then turned and extended the hand towards Grant. Grant shook the hand in turn. “My name is Grant,” he said. “Welcome to Canada.” Carpenter laughed again. “Don’t tell me,” he said. “Yer first name’s Ulysses and they call you Mr. President too!” Grant smiled. “Nope,” he said. “Grant is my first name. My surname is Toews. People call me Grant, except for the checkout clerks at the Safeway. They call me Mr. Toews.” “Grant it is then,” said Carpenter. “I ain’t much for formalities.” “I can see that,” said Andrew. “What brings you to Manitoba?” Carpenter raised his eyebrows. “Is that where I am?” he said. “Good to know. I’m on my way to Saskatchetoon fer a weddin’. Niece of mine is marryin’ a Canadian fella she met at a rodeo in Santa Fe… eh?” He laughed again. “That’s what y’all say up here, ain’t it?” Andrew shrugged. “Sometimes we do, sometimes we don’t,” he said. “And I think you mean Saskatoon. But that’s OK. Saskatoon is in Saskatchewan so it’s an easy mistake to make.” “Yeah that’s right,” said Carpenter. “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I am finally fulfillin’ my childhood dream of visitin’ a country that was invented by Dr. Seuss,” he said. He picked up the

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Jacksons BY ROLLIN PENNER

coffee cup that the waitress had placed in front of him a few moments earlier and took a sip. “Wow,” he said. “That is a powerful brew.” “We have a saying up here, eh?” said Andrew. “Drinking American coffee is like building a dam beside a river.” “Why is that?” said Carpenter. “Because it’s dam near water,” said Andrew. Carpenter laughed again. “I’m beginnin’ to see why every other comedian I see on the television is Canadian. Apparently every other Canadian is a comedian!” He turned to Grant. “No offence,” he said. “We can’t all be funny.” “None taken,” said Grant. “Anyway, my wife thinks I’m hilarious.”

Carpenter studied him for a second. “I can sort of see why,” he said, then paused and took a slightly more serious note. “Can I ask y’all a question?” “Sure,” said Andrew. “Fire away.” “I was watchin’ the television last week and they were interviewing this author guy, the one who wrote the movie “Independence Day” among other things, and he has a new book out called Canada. So the interviewer asked him what he thought about Canada and he said that every time he goes to Canada, when he crosses the border he feels like the weight of the world has been lifted from his shoulders. So I figured I would see, when I crossed the border, if I felt the same way.” Here Carpenter paused for a second, then leaned forward in a conspiratorial way and continued almost in a whisper. “I did!” he said. “I felt this crazy sense of peace and serenity! My question is, why do you think that is?” Andrew and Grant looked at each other. “Maybe it’s because we’re all unarmed,” said Grant. Carpenter looked shocked. “Really? Y’all are unarmed?” “Really,” said Grant. “Unarmed.” “ T h a t s e e m s a w f u l d a n g e r o u s ,” s a i d Carpenter. “How can y’all protect yerselves?” “From what?” said Andrew. Carpenter looked stumped for a second. “”Everything?” he said. “Don’t y’all get Fox News up here? Ain’t you afraid of the Terrorists and the Communists and the Nazis who are plottin’ to take over the government? Not to mention the Democrats who already have?” “We get Fox News,” said Andrew, but nobody watches it.” Carpenter looked at him in disbelief. “So y’all are just sittin’ ducks?” he said. “Pretty much,” said Andrew. Carpenter pulled an American $5 bill from his pocket and slapped it down on the table. “Well, thanks very much,” he said bitterly, getting up and turning on his heel. “There goes my sense of peace and serenity.” Andrew and Grant watched him go. When he got out onto the sidewalk Andrew raised his coffee cup and saluted him through the window. “Happy Canada Day to you,” he said.

Stay hydrated, avoid overheating We’re always ready to enjoy the outdoors in the summer, but take precautions By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

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ou’d better come inside. You look sunburned,” my husband said earlier this season. “I’m just going to finish planting a couple of things, and then I’ll be done,” I replied. I was wearing sunscreen, and I wasn’t feeling really warm, either. In fact, I almost felt a little chilled. The day was very hot and humid, but I was on a mission to finish my yardwork. As I arose from planting the last seeds in the hot, black soil, I suddenly felt weak, dizzy and nauseated. I clumsily stumbled over the fence around our garden and reached for my water bottle. I wasn’t feeling very thirsty. I recognized these symptoms, so I left my gardening tools behind to enter the cool environment of our home. When I looked in a mirror, my face

was as red as the radishes that would grow eventually. I finally cooled off with the help of a shower and lots of beverages. I learned that I didn’t have a sunburn; I was overheated. Fortunately, there was just one casualty from my overzealous gardening. I survived, but a pepper plant didn’t make it. I drank a lot of water and some cold milk, too, because I know that milk acts like a sports beverage to replace electrolytes lost through perspiration. I generally don’t put myself in peril to have a topic for my column, but I thought I would share the lesson I learned by accident. Overheating can occur fairly quickly, especially among those who aren’t acclimated to hot, humid summer weather. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 700 people die every year due to heatrelated illnesses. People most at

risk are infants and young children, older adults and people on certain kinds of medications. In a worst case, you can go beyond overheating and suffer a heat stroke as a result of overexertion in hot, humid weather. Heat stroke can result in unconsciousness, hallucinations, confusion, coma and, potentially, death. Your heart, liver or kidneys can suffer permanent damage. Stay inside an air-conditioned space when the weather is very hot (often between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.) or take regular breaks inside a cool location. You can cool down with baths, showers or even a sprinkler. Staying hydrated is critical during the hot summer months, as is avoiding strenuous activities during the hot hours of the day. I should have been planting early in the morning before the day temperatures climbed. In most cases, the best hydrating fluid is plain, cold

BEATING THE SUMMER HEAT

Consider these beverage tips: • Drink water instead of sugary drinks when you’re thirsty. Regular soda pop, sports drinks and other sweetened beverages provide more calories than most people need. • Pay attention to your thirst. Everyone’s needs are different, but most of us get enough water from the foods we eat and the beverages we drink. Drink plenty of water if you are very active, live or work in hot conditions or are an older adult. • If you are a parent of young children, remember that they can’t always tell you they are thirsty, so provide fluid regularly. • Make water, low-fat or fat-free milk or 100 per cent juice an easy option in your home. Have reusable ready-to-go containers filled with water or healthful drinks available in your refrigerator. • When water just won’t do, enjoy the beverage of your choice but cut back. Select smaller cans, cups or glasses instead of large options.

water, but all water in food and beverages counts toward hydration. Most men need 13 cups of fluid from beverages and food per day, while women need about nine cups.

Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and associate professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

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Chairs in the

Landscape? Perfect as a decorative piece or for use in an awkward growing location By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

hen is a chair not a chair? When it is used as a plant stand or as a decorative object in the landscape. A chair is a good accent piece to incorporate, sometimes in a difficult area where hardly anything will grow, on a hardscape surface where some colour and interest are required or maybe even right within a flower border as a focal point. Whichever way you use a chair, it is sure to become a conversation piece for visitors to your garden. This year I have used chairs in my garden, and I will explain how I used them to illustrate what I mean. I have a double-wide interlocking brick driveway that creates a large hardscape area. I do position containers of plants around its periphery to add colour and interest, but there is one corner where the driveway meets a concrete retaining wall adjacent to the garage. Although I have a planter there, it still seemed like

A chair is a good accent piece to incorporate into a difficult area where hardly anything will grow.

an “empty” corner so I placed my willow chair there. The plants in the planter behind the chair are still visible but the chair serves to fill the space. For a bit of fun I often have a large, stuffed brown bear sitting in the chair. Another hardscape area in my yard is a cement pad in front of the garden shed. Although I have used large terra cotta pots of plants on the pad, I began to think the look was too “cluttered.” This year I have only two large pots positioned on either side of the shed door and I placed a wooden chair on the pad. On the chair seat I placed an old cream separator bowl planted with bright-pink flowers and having golden creeping Jenny cascading down the front. I painted the old chair bright purple (it was obtained at a garage sale several years ago for $1) to create a colourful focal point, which it does. A chair can be used in two different ways — as a bright focal point as my purple chair is, or simply as a stand for a container, with the container taking centre stage. In that case, the chair would be left a natural wood colour or painted a muted green to make it almost disappear into the background. Another area in my garden where I use chairs is a corner that is beneath mature spruce trees and behind a perennial border. The area, covered with crushed limestone rock, can be reached by a short reclaimed brick path, which winds around the side of the flower border. I took two

Sweet smell of nature

Above and below: A couple of ideas for using chairs in the landscape. photos: albert parsons

old metal patio chairs that are no longer used and painted them bright fire engine red. Since they are wrought iron, not solid, the effect is not overwhelming. I set an old log stump between them on which sits a bright-red enamel cup. In early summer the vignette is quite visible, but as the solidago, heliopsis and verbascum in the flower border grow, the chairs are hardly visible and can only be seen clearly by walking up the patch to view them. A chair could also be used right within a flower border — perhaps holding a container or maybe having climbing plants twining through the chair back. Surrounding plants will make the chair look like it is “tucked in” and has been there for some time. Probably a wicker or willow chair or an old wooden one would work best in this instance. Yes, chairs can be useful in the overall design of a landscape. Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Man.

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By Alma Barkman Freelance contributor

This morning as I inched along on my hands and knees, pulling weeds from our waterlogged flower beds, I was not exactly happy with my chore. It would have been far easier using a hoe, had the ground been drier; but then I might have missed something. As I worked my way along, inwardly grumbling about all the mud on my hands, my aching back and my sore knees, I eventually came within a few feet of a peony plant. Its blossoms looked a little like I felt — downcast and discouraged. Instead of murmuring about its heavy load, however, the peony, although droopy from the weight of rain in its huge blossoms, was nevertheless perfuming the entire area. I felt invigorated by that refreshing fragrance, just one more example of nature’s “aroma therapy.” Alma Barkman writes from Winnipeg

PHOTO: ALMA BARKMAN

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck… PHOTO: LILLIAN DEEDMAN

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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.

ANTIQUES ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale 1 COMPLETE SET OF mule harness w/cable tugs attached; 1 complete set of parade harness w/Breechen; neck yokes & eaveners; buggy poles; brass bells; scotch tops; ivory spread rings; several large leather halters, good condition. (204)242-2809 Box 592 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0. MULVEY FLEA MARKET, Manitoba’s Largest year-round indoor flea market, weekends 10-5. Collectables, Antiques & More. Lots of great stuff new & old. Fun place to shop. Osborne @ Mulvey Ave. E. Wpg. 204-478-1217. Visa, MasterCard, Interac accepted. Visit us online at www.mulveymarket.ca

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MEYERS AUCTION 2 Combined Farm Auctions for Norm & Valerie Poersch & Guest Lloyd Keast 10:00am Sat., Aug 11th, 2012 Woodside, MB. 4366 IHC 4WD Tractor; Case 730 Tractor; NH 1400 Combine; Walinga 4-in. Corn & Grain Vac; NH 850 Round Baler; NH Hayliner 276 Square Baler w/quarter turn chute; NH 1002 Bale Wagon; 235 JD 25-ft. Tandem Disc; IHC Model 55 Deep Tiller 29-ft.; Willrich 30-ft. Cult; IHC 28-ft. Hoe Drill; Drill Transport 31.5-ft.; Westfield Tote Tank; 28-ft. Highboy Semi Truck Trailer; BINS & BARN; 3.5-in. Labtronics 919 Grain Moisture Tester; 1998 C230 Mercedes Elegance; 1997 Ford Crown Victoria; IHC 986 Tractor 3-PTH; Deutz DX 4.70 Tractor w/Loader & 3-PTH; Deutz 1006 Tractor; JD 245 Loader fits 2140 series- sells separate; White 8650 PT Combine; 18-ft. Co-op 550 Swather; 1974 Ford F100; JD 6 Bottom Plough; JD #55A-B-H 3 Bottom Plough; JD 110 Garden Tractor; Deutz 181616-HP Hydrostatic Garden Tractor; Much More. Meyers Auctions & Appraisals, Arden, MB. Bradley Meyers Auctioneer (204)368-2333 or (204)476-6262 cell. This is a partial list. Detailed List & Pictures at meyersauctions.com

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NEW TRACTOR PARTS and engine rebuild kits, specializing in hard to find parts for older tractors, tractor seats, service and owners manuals, decals and much more, our 38th year! 1 800-481-1353, www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com

KILLARNEY HARVEST 34TH ANNUAL Antique & Collector Auction, Saturday August 4th, 9:30am in Shamrock Centre, Killarney MB. Features: Outstanding º cut Oak furniture, Beautiful Estate Glassware & Lamps plus other unique Antiques & Collectables. Website for full listing & many pictures www.mrankinauctions.com www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions (204)534-7401 Killarney, MB. Ross Taylor Auction Service Reston, MB.

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1949 MM-U TRACTOR, always shedded, original owner, V.G.C.; N-H 68 small square baler, shedded, V.G.C.; JD 12-ft press drill, works well. Phone:(204)379-2702. St. Claude, MB.

Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242. Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.

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locatEd 1st road south of rr tracks at Elkhorn and 5 MilEs WEst Sale includeS: *1985 Verstatile 856 w/ 6300 hours *1990 JD 4455 w/ 5500 hours *2007 Kabota M9540 MFD w/ 3 pth, hyd. scuttle, 18.4 x 30 rear, 12.4 x 24 front rubber only 1700 hours. Sells w/ Allied 2596 loader, bucket and bale fork *1997 JD 9600 SP combine w/ JD 914 PU header *2004 JD 930 straight header w/ PU reel and trailer *1994 Prairie Star 4900 SP swather w/ 30’ Mac Don 960 crop header, PU reel and Kear shear, 3200 hours *16’ MacDon 922 hay header w/ hyd. clean out *NH 1033 bale wagon *NH 276 sq. baler *RT9 – 9 wheel rake *2010 JD 2320 MFD yard tractor w/ 3 pth , 62D ramp mower, rear mount tiller & JD 200 loader (60 original hours) *Kabota T2080 riding mower ( new ) *2004 Ford F150 XLT 4 x 4 w/ 100,000 km’s *1994 GMC Top Kick w/ Cat diesel, 6 speed, 16’ Cancade box & hoist, 11R22.5 rubber, 81,000 km’s *Morris 8900 41’ DT w/ floating hitch *Leon 850 scaper w/ hyd. push off *Plus 2 fishing boats, Quad, lots of livestock equip., livestock panels and much more For inFormation call Bill 204-845-2260

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Steinbach

Red River

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DuPont Pioneer is currently recruiting for a sales representative for Manitou North/Somerset 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.

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman NICKEL AUCTIONS LTD ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Sat., Aug 11th 11:00am 2-mi East of Austin on Hwy 1 on NTL’s yard to consign Phone (204)637-3393 E-mail nickelauctions@mts.net Pete Penner Consignment: 350 Universal Tractor 1,662-hrs 3-PTH PTO (needs hose for power steering) rear tires 2 yr old; 445DT Universal Tractor mech frt 3-PTH PTO (needs front end work & fuel Pump) rear tires 1 yr old; 155 Case Lawn Tractor/mower; 6-ft. Farm King buhler 3-PTH Rotovator; 7-ft. JD 3-PTH sickle mower; 5-ft. shop bilt 3 PTH Cult; MF 3 bottom 3-PTH Plow; 10-ft. Oliver single disc; 5-ft. Case oneway; 10-ft. IHC steel wheel Cult; 3-PTH mount PTO/over hyd Log Splitter; Utility Trailer; 3-PTH Potatoe Digger & Planter; 1,000-gal Water tank on trailer; 3-HP Banjo Pump; Pencil auger; 250A LKS Welder; Acetylene Welder; Air Compressor; Woods 6-in. elect Oat Roller; Table Saw Radial arm saw; 6-in. Bench Grinder; 026 Stihl Chain Saw; Gas weed Eaters; Tool Box; Socket sets; assort of wrenches; 1/2-in. elect Drill; 1/2-in. air impact; 20-ft. alum ext Ladder; Load Binders; Scotch Tops; Garden Hose & Reel; Red Wagon; 3, 5-gal Cream Cans; 2, 3-gal Cream Cans; Other Consignments: 1979 4000 IHC Swather; 400-bu Hopper Bin; 28-ft. of hyd fold up Coil Packers; 35-ft. 645 INT Cult; 35-ft. of Fold back Coil Packers; 3-PTH 2 wheel Rake; #56 NH Hay Rake; 100 bale Anderson Bale Wagon; 40, 12 to 14-ft. Corral Panels; 3, 10-ft. Gate Panels; 3 Feeder Panels; 2 Rd Bale Feeders; 100 plus Fence Posts; executive buggy 36-in wheels & chassis; owner Joan Henry: TG3000 power generator; Chainsaw; cordless hedge trimmer; small air compressor; power tools; bench model drill Press; hyd floor Jack; twin propane heater; estate sprayer; Hidden Hitch; Fridge (4 yr old); Stove; Household: Oak Dining room table w/6 chairs; Roll top Desk; Elect Fender guitar; 4 string Banjo; Plus more household furniture. Check website for daily updates. Come & check us out something for everyone. Terms Cash or Cheque Lunch served. Subject to additions & deletions Everything sells AS IS Where Is All sales Final. GST & PST will be charged where applicable. Owners & auction company are not responsible for any accidents on sale site for full listing check our website at www.nickelauctions.com

DuPont Pioneer is currently recruiting for a sales representative for the Mariapolis/Baldur 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. Remuneration: • This is a fully commissioned sales position. Excellent supplemental income opportunity for a local farm operator. Submit your resume online at: www.pioneer.com/careers. Click on “Search for a Job”, then “Independent Sales Rep” and submit your resume. Refer to the Independent Sales Representative – Mariapolis/Baldur area posting. Application Deadline: Aug. 14, 2012

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BOB & ARLENE ANDERSON, MacGregor, MB. Antique & Collector Equipment Auction Mon., July 30th, 10:00am. 1-mi W of MacGregor; 1-mi South. Feature Item: Large Cast “J.I. CASE EAGLE” 4.5-ft. high, excellent condition. Antique Tractors, Attachments & Crawler. Antique & Collector Cars & Parts & Camper. Antique & Collector Farm Machinery, Stationary/Steam Engines, Boilers, & Related Parts. Also Other Items Includes collector tools & toys. Farm & Shop tools. On July 30th we are selling all Anderson’s antiques & machine collectablesmany rare & interesting items here. For info contact: Bob & Arlene Anderson (204)685-2137. Website for full listing & pics www.mrankinauctions.com or www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions (204)534-7401 Killarney, MB. Ross Taylor Auction Service (204)877-3834 Reston, MB.

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Sale includeS: *1984 Versatile 895 Series 3 w/ Outback S2 and auto steer *1984 JD 4250 w/ 158 loader & bucket *1967 JD 4020 power shift *2006 JD 4895 SP swather w/ Honey Bee 30’ draper header only 913 cutting hours *1997 JD 9600 SP combine w/ 914 PU header, 1980 original hours *1986 JD 8820 Titan 11 w/ 214 PU header , approx. 3300 hours *JD 224 straight header w/ batt reel & trailer *2001 JD 1820 – 40’ air drill w/ Atom jet openers, packers & 1994 JD 787 air cart Brandt Commander 7000 – 70’ heavy harrow *Flexi-coil Series 65 – 110’ sprayer *Mac Don 14’ 5000 hydro swing *1994 JD 535 round baler *Model 919 moisture tester *Plus a full line of farm and livestock equipment *Shop equipment and much more

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Sale will will be be held held at at Fraser Fraser Auction Auction Service Service Ltd. Ltd. sales sales yard yard ¼ ¼ mile mile DIRECTIONS: Sale junction of of highways highways #1 #1 & & #10 #10 on on Wheatbelt Wheatbelt Road. Road. Brandon, Brandon, MB MB north of the junction THIS SALE SALE WILL WILL FEATURE: FEATURE: THIS Equipment *Industrial *Industrial Equipment Equipment *Trucks *Trucks &&Trailers Trailers *Livestock *Livestock *Farm Equipment Handling Equipment Equipment *Vehicles *Vehicles *Lawn *Lawn && Leisure Leisure *Shop *Shop Equipment Equipment &&Tools Tools Handling hitch & & Acreage Acreage Equipment Equipment *Government *Government Surplus Surplus *Plus *Plus misc. misc.Pallet Pallet Lots Lots *3pt hitch more *Note: *Note: Collector Collector Toys Toys -- complete complete DISPERSAL DISPERSAL for for ESTATE ESTATE OF OF & more STAN LAWSON LAWSON (Killarney, (Killarney, MB) MB) STAN

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COMBINED FARM AUCTION FOR DOUG & DIANE NESBITT AND DOUG & PAULINE HEAD. Wed., Aug 8th 10:00AM 3-mi east of Treherne MB on Hwy 2, 6.5-mi North on 242 till Rd 50N & 1/2-mi west. Terms Cash or Cheque, Lunch served, the main equipment sells at 1:00pm. Doug Nesbitt Phone: (204)723-2221. Tractors: 1997 8920 CASE IH mfd PS fact 3-PTH; 2895S Allied Ldr Grapple Joystick fact duals, 3 hyds dual PTO 420/85R28 & 18.4R42 fact duals 10,500-hrs; 5020 JD 24.5x32 2 hyds 1000 PTO 10,764-hrs (not running); 1965 4020 JD loader 2 hyds PTO 18.4x34 8,500-hrs; 1959 630 JD gas single hyd PTO 16.9x30 3,700 org hrs; 1979 4386 INT. 4WD 18.4x34 fact duals; 3 hyds 7,440-hrs (500-hrs on rebilt eng); 1974 7030 AC fact 3-PTH (not running) w/18.4x38 clamp on duals; Tillage & Grain Equip: 60-ft Flex-i-Coil Tine Harrows; 60-ft Harrow Packer Bar; 30-ft Leon C78 Cult; 30-ft 645 IHC Vibra Chisel; 30-ft E30 Case Tandem Disc; 880 MF 8x18-in hyd kick back Plow; 3-PTH 8 R S Tine Cult; 3-PTH 8 R Lilliston Cult; 3-PTH 4 R Lilliston Cult; 7000 JD 8R 36-in Corn Planter; Ferguson 3-PTH 2 bottom Plow; Trac Eraser; C1600 Hutchinson Corn/Grain Screener; 100-61 Westfield PTO Auger; 70-46 Westfield PTO auger; 7x41-ft Brandt auger w/16-HP B&S 10-in hyd drive Transfer auger; MC 600 Continous Grain Dryer; 2, 1-ton NH3 Tanks on wagons; 30-ft NH 970 Straight Header w/Trans; 18ft 400 Vers Swather; Pony Harrows; 40-ft Grain Trailer w/frt Dolly; 16-ft Truck Box Trailer w/hoist; 18-ft Drill Fill; 919 Grain Tester; Cattle & Haying Equip: 1993 20-ft Norbert Stock Trailer; 664 NH Rd baler; 660 NH Rd Baler; 858 NH Rd Baler; Jiffy Rd Bale Shredder w/Grain dispenser; 14-ft NH 7450 Discbine; 892 NH 3-row Corn head Forage Harvester; 12-ft Dump Chief Silage Wagon; 359 NH Mixmill; 7-ft AC trlr type sickle Mower; 18-ft & 16-ft metal Self Feeders; 40-ft flatdeck Hay Trailer w/frt Dolly; Farm Hand Manure Spreader; School Bus (no eng); YT3000 42-in Riding Lawn Mower. Misc Equip & Shop Tools: 72-in Allied 3-PTH Snowblower; Tandem axle Trailer w/8x10ft Deck; 1,250gal Poly Tank; 1,000-gal metal Tank; 400L Poly Tank; 20-ft Storage Van; 2, 1000-gal Fuel Tanks w/elect Pumps; 3, 500-gal Fuel Tanks w/metal Stands; aeration Flooring for 5,000-bu Bin; Banjo Pump; 6, 16.9R28 Tractor Tires; 30 pcs of oil field pipe; 3, 50-ft steel trusses; 8 &12-ft 6x6-in lumber; 4x4 & 3x4-ft Straw board; quick attach 3-PTH adapter; JD 3-PTH posthole auger w/18-in bit; Welding Table; Work Bench; Metal Shelving; Tire Changer; Hyd Hose Crimper; elect Cutoff saw; AC/DC 250A LKS Welder; upright Air Compressor; Neck Yoke; Misc; Doug Head Ph (204)723-2350 cell (204)526-7552. Tractors & Combine: 1985 7720 JD Titan ll, PU & Chopper 2,547 eng hrs shedded; 222 22-ft JD Straight header; 1989 7110 Case IH 18.4R38 fact duals, 3 hyds PTO 12-frt weights 3,530-hrs; 1972 970 Case standard w/780 Allied Ldr, 20.8x38 2 hyds dual PTO add-on 3-PTH 9130-hrs; 1966 930 Case 2 hyds PTO 6-SPD 23.1x30, 12,000 total hrs has been overhauled; 1957 600 Case DSL 18.4x34 2 hyds PTO; 1953 W6 McCormick 16.9x30 PTO, w/Dual Ldr (ldr has new cylinders). Seeding & Tillage Equip: 20-ft 6200 IHC stl pan Press Drill & carrier; 16-ft IHC Seeder Discer; 54-ft NH3 Applicator; 5-14 Case Plow; 23-ft IHC Vibra Shank Cult & mulchers; 25-ft IHC 645 Vibra Chisel & mulchers; 21-ft Hutchmaster Tandem Disc & mulchers; 16-ft CCIL Tandem Disc; 53-ft Herman Tine Harrows; 80-ft Blanchard Sprayer quick fold; 1976 400 Vers Swather; 290 20-ft JD PT Swather; Swath Roller; L700 Behlen PTO Grain Dryer; Rem 1026A Grain Vac; 36-in Forever Fanning Mill; 2 hyd Drill Fill Augers; 8x51-ft Allied PTO auger; 8x41-ft Westfield PTO auger; 7x35-ft Allied auger w/12-HP Kohler es 919 Grain Tester; Misc Equip & Shop Tools: 20-ft flatdeck Real Industries Gooseneck Trailer; 1993 Yamaha 350 Big Bear 4x4 4 wheeler; 1000-gal metal Water Tank; 8-ft Pit Pump; Stiga Park frt mt 42-in Riding mower (new eng 2 yrs ago); 50-ton Power Pak; Power Pak; 180 amp LKS Welder; misc. Subject to additions & deletions. Not responsible for any errors in description. GST & PST will be charged where applicable. Everything sells AS IS Where IS All Sales Final. Auction company and owners are not responsible for any accidents on sale site. Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd of Austin MB. Dave Nickel & Marv Buhler auctioneers. Ph (204)637-3393 cell (204)856-6900, e-mail nickelauctions@mts.net website www.nickelauctions.com

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Auction Sale Walter Handy Sun., Aug 5th 11:00am Lac Du Bonnet. 15-mi East on Hwy #313 then 1-mi North on 315 then left on Sunset Bay to Aspen Rd then left on Wallace Way #27. Rec: 01 AC Pantera 550 Liquid Cool Snowmobile w/Reverse 895-mi; 16-ft. Boat Trailer; 50-HP Merc Outboard nr; 2) Fish Finders; Jiffy Gas Ice Auger; Hand Ice Augers; Fishing Rods & Tackle Box; Camping & Fishing Items; Coleman Lanterns & Heaters; Tents; Snowmobile Suits AC; 40 Below Sleeping Bag; Sleeping Bags; Coolers; Tools: 400amp Welder; 2-HP Port Air Comp; Canadian Buffalo Drill Press; Acetylene Torches; Elec Pressure Washer; Stihl 023 Chain Saw; Homelight Super 2 Chain Saw; Table Saw; Angle Grinder; Bench Grinder; 1/2-in. Drill; Power Tools; Circular Saw; CC Buffer; Cordless Tools; Shop Vac; Ext Cords; Many Hand Tools; Socket Sets; Wrenchs; Pipe Wrenchs; Bolt Cutter; Workmate; Stabilizing Jack; Hyd Jack; Chain & Hooks; Come Along; Yard & Trailer: Metal Bumper Hitch Utility Trailer 15-in. Tires; Toro 425 20-HP 40-in. R Mower; Ariens 5-12 Hyd 38-in. Newer 5-ft. Blade R Mower; Roper 8-HP 26-in. Snow Blower; Push Gas Mower; Log Splitter gas; Yard Fertilizer; Wheel Barrow; Trailer Yard Sprayer; Hand Yard Tools; Propane BBQ; Patio Set; Misc: Al Ladders; Sump Pump; Propane Tanks; Kerosine Heater; Out House; Antiques: Blow Torche; Household: 3 pc LR Suite; Coffee Table; K Table & Chairs; Futon; Dresser; Robert Baicman Prints; K Items; Glassware; Silver Tea Set. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

ERNIE & MERV SPRINGER AUCTION Realignment Farm Auction Fri., Aug 3rd, 2012 11:00am Leslie, SK. 2-mi East, 1/2-mi North of Leslie, SK. CONTACT: ERNIE (306)272-4774 OR MERV (306)272-4817. MACHINERY TRACTORS: 2006 NH TM 140 FWA Tractor 18-SPD shuttle shift, 18x4x38 rear tires, 3-PTH w/Allo (quickie) Q65 FEL, grapple, bucket, forks, 3,275-hrs, Excellent; 1981 JD 4440 Tractor large 20.8x38 rubber, inside cast weights, quad range, dual hyd w/JD 158 Loader, 2,000-hrs on major overhaul, tractor showing 12,000-hrs, Good; JD 3020 DSL dual hyd, 7,500-hrs; JD A, tricycle; TRUCKS: 1992 Kenworth Series 60 430 Detroit, 13-SPD, good rubber, 1.2-KMS, Good; 1981 ESLER Grain Trailer 40-ft. tarp, narrow top; 1972 Dodge 3-Ton 15-ft. steel box, hoist, tarp, 318 V8, 4x2, rear hitch, plumbed for drill fill; 1966 Chev 2-Ton 14-ft. steel box, hoist, wood floor, V8, 4x2; *1997 Ford F250 4x4 7.3 DSL, power stroke 5-SPD, 320-kms, Good* AIR SEEDER: 1997 Morris 9000 53-ft. cult w/7240 Morris Air tank, 9-ft. spacings, shovels & spoons, VERY NICE; HAYING EQUIPMENT: RB9000 Anderson bale wrapper; Bale tabulator; 2006 Heston 1365 Hydro Swing discbine, Excellent; NH 166 swath inverter; 2006 NH DR 780A baler silage special, extra sweep PU, Nice; Gehl 95 MX mix mill; SHREDDER: 2009 Degelman 3100 Heavy Duty right hand delivery, Excellent; HAY TRAILERS: Fruehauf 40-ft. Trailer bale deck: hauls 22 round bales; Craig 24-ft. bale wagon; Homemade truck frame 11 bale wagon; STOCK TRAILER: 1998 Bergen 18-ft. Gooseneck tandem axle stock trailer; SWATHERS: 1997 MF 220 SP Swather 25-ft., Schumcher knife drive, U2 PU reel, new drive tires, 1,750-hrs, Real good; Sold separate: MF 205 16-ft. hay header MF 24-ft. PTO Swather; TILLAGE: Malcolm 53-ft. deep tillage w/John blue anhydrous kit, Jen cult tips; AUGERS: Buhler farm king 10x70 mechanical swing, 2 yr old, Mint; Scoop a second w/5.5 Honda motor (mix mill auger); SPRAYER: High tech computer sprayer 60-ft. markers, hyd shut off; STONE PICKER: Degelman hyd drive, Excellent; DISC: Easy on #1600 20-ft. offset disc, real nice; DISC: Easy on #1699 20-ft. offset disc, real nice. PLUS MISC & ESTATE SHOP TOOLS INCLUDING WELDERS, COMPRESSORS, POWER & CARPENTRY TOOLS. This is a realignment sale. Ernie is retiring & Merv is continuing farming. Machinery is very nice & above average condition. Not many small items. ONLINE BIDDING 1:00pm. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Estate Auction of Walter Kletke Sun., July 29th 10:00am Inwood, MB. 1/2-mi East on Hwy 17 then North 2-mi then East 1/2-mi then South 1/2-mi. Contact: (204)888-4599. Vehicles, Boats & Trailers; Rec; Yard; Tools; Horse Items; Auto & Farm Related Misc; Household; Antiques. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Farm Equip & Land Auction R & C Quenett Sat., July 28th 10:00am Teulon, MB. 1-mi South on Hwy #7 then West on 415, 6-mi then 3-mi North on RD 3E. 480-acs All 1 Block w/6 Separate 80-ac Titles. Photos & Details on Website. Also Selling JD 4020 w/FEL; JD 310 Backhoe Loader; JD 630; Trucks; Trailers; Haying Equip; Livestock Equip; Farm Misc. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s best-read farm publication.

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MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Antique Tractors & Vehicle Vintage Service Station & Coca Cola Saturday, August 4th 10:00am Stonewall, MB #12 Patterson Dr Modern Tractor: JD 2130 3PH w/JD FEL; Vintage Vehicles: 20 Ford Model T Touring Restored; 29 Nash 400 Restored; 76 Mercedes LSC 2D Started Restore; “Whizzer” Motorized Pedal Bike Antique Tractors & Equip: 28 JD D; JD B Restored; 45 JD AR Restored; 25 Case 1832; 37 McCormick 2236; 51 Int W6; McCormick 22-36; McCormick 10-20; 48 Case Restored; 37 Fordson; Case C; JD B154 Hse Sickle; Saulky Plow Stationary Engines: 1915 Waterloo Boy 7-HP; JD 1 1/2-HP; 1914 Waterloo Boy 2-HP; 1) Nelson Broth 1) 1 3/4 1) 2 1/4-HP; 2) Int; 1) LB 1 1/2 1) M 1 1/2; 2) Fairbanks 1) 1 1/2 1) 3-HP; Vaughen 4-HP; Various Parts Oil Signs & Gas Bowsers: 20s Red Indian Visable Gas Bowser; 20s BA Visable Gas Bowser; BA Elec Gas Bowser; Rare Red Indian Oil Rack & Bottles; Eco Air Meter; Red Indian Bowser Shield; 1953 Traffice Lighter; White Rose Clock; Oil Signs; Red Indian; Enarco; White Rose; BA; North Star; Fire Texaco; Gulf; Imperial 3 Star; Packard; Star Car; Ford; A Chalmers; General Tire; Good Year; Grizzly Gas; Hwy Signs; Oil Cans; Pop Coolers & Signs: Upright Coca Cola Vending Cooler; 50s Coke Police Crossing w/Cast Base; 4-ft. Coca Cola Button; Coca Cola Flange; 6) Coca Cola Signs; Pepsi; 7Up; Buckingham; Wynola Palm Press; 6) Push Door Bars; Clocks; Thermometer; Winchester Adv; Toys: Lincoln Crane; Dump Truck; Semi Car Hauler; Rail Crane on Bed Truck; Buddy L; Lil Brown Hwy Dept; Marks; Stucto; Die Cast Cars; Various Antiques Growing List on Web Tools & Misc: Rosamaster Injection Pump Tool Kit; Armature Grawler; Crown & Pinion Setting Tool; Vandorn Valve Refacer; Souix Valve Seat Grinder; Ring Tool; Ridge Reamer; Int Fridge; Freeze Tool; OTC Sleeve Puller; Old Tractor & CC Parts; Service Manuals; Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions WALTER & VANGE SHIPOWICK AUCTION Mon., Aug 6th, 2012. 10:00am. From Yorkton 6-mi North on Hwy 9 to Mehan Corner, 2-mi East, 1/4 South (end of road) CONTACT: (306)782-7495. FARM EQUIPMENT ETC: N6 Gleaner AC Combine 1,800-hrs, cab, air, PU chopper, nice; AC WD 45 Tractor; 50-ft. Riteway harrow packer bar; 36-ft. Morris rodweeder multiplex & harrows; IHC 20-ft. 620 press drills; 125-bus grain tank & trailer; 70-ft. Vers sprayer 300-gal tank; Morris 24-ft. rodweeder; Morris 30-ft. rodweeder w/harrows; Spring tooth cultivator; 20-ft. grain auger no motor; IH 2, 4 furrow plows; ANTIQUES: Hillman Car to be restored; Old tractor steel tractor seats; Wagon wheels; Old sleigh; Old wagon w/wheels; 2 JD antique discs; Filing cabinet; Cream cans; Cream separator; 2 old arm chairs; Beatty mangler (iron like they use in dry cleaners); 8-gal cream can; Square table has 5 round legs w/3 leafs; Oak desk w/6 drawers; China cabinet w/hutch; 2, 40-in. round tables; PLUS CATTLE & HAYING EQUIPMENT WOODEN BINS, MISC SHOP. This is an acreage/farm cleanup sale. This is a partial listing, many more items. “OPEN TO CONSIGNMENTS” CALL WALTER (306)782-7495 OR DOUG (306)647-2661. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851. Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

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Gary and Janet Bartleman yard & household auction saturday auGust 11, 10 am directions: 79 Conners Hill Drive Morden Manitoba trucKs: *1991 Chev Silverado extendacab Pickup truck, two wheel Drive, 350 automatic, less than 69000 one owner Kilometers tools: •Delta Wood turning Lathe on stand 36’’ variable speed . chisel etc sell separate *12 in Thickness plainer *4’’ belt 6’’ disc sander *10’’ Beaver table saw complete with Router Deck on side *10 gal shop vac airPlanes: *Airplane NC 70 865 with Piper 65 engine , 5 ft wing span and 6 other airplanes moWers: *Cudet riding lawn mower etc owners Gary and Janet Bartleman 204-822-3873 household with lovely dining suite see photo’s www.billklassen.com owner’s 204-712-6852 Bill Klassen auctioneers 204-325-4433 cell 6230

Monday, August 6 at 9 am Directions: 3/4 mile south of Boundary Trails Hospital Yard opens for receiving Monday, July 30 to Friday, August 3 8 am to 5 pm Daily

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BUILDINGS AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: www.postframebuilding.com CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069. C.S.A CONSTRUCTION, SPECIALIZING IN concrete, flatwork & foundations. We also postframe & frame buildings. Anywhere in Manitoba. Phone:(204)212-2970 or Email:csapenner11@hotmail.com.

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Ron Carriere Sat., Aug 11th, 2012 10:00a.m. Directions from Estevan, SK go 15-mi North on Hwy 47. JD 8560 4WD tractor w/4,850-hrs; Case 2290 2WD tractor w/Allied 894 FEL; JD AR antique tractor; Fordson 2WD tractor w/PTO & 3-PTH; Case LA 2WD tractor; Case IH 1680 SP combine; 30-ft. Case 1010 straight cut header; Vers 20-ft. PT swather; Koenders poly drum swath roller; 40-ft. Bourgault 8800 air seeder w/Bourgault 2155 air tank; 41-ft. Case IH 5600 cultivator w/Degelman harrows; IH 300 discers; Flexicoil 60-ft. tine harrows; Degelman 570-S ground drive rock picker; Rite Way rock rake; Rockomatic rock picker; Behlin 6,500-bu hopper bottom bin; Westeel 2200 & 200-bu hopper bottom bins; Westeel Rosco 3900 & 3,300-bu bins on cement; Stor King 70-Ton fertilizer hopper bin; Flaman 7.5-HP aeration fan; Grain Guard 3-HP aeration fan; Sakundiak 7-41 auger w/Kohler engine & bin sweep; Sakundiak 10=60 swing auger; Brandt 6-35 auger; Vers 7-40 auger w/Briggs engine, trailer mounted grain vac; 2000 Dodge club cab 1500 4x4 truck; 1987 Dodge 250 truck regular cab w/flat deck; 1978 Ford F-700 tag axle grain truck w/63,500-kms; 1974 Dodge 600 single axle grain truck; 1992 Blue Hills 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailer; Highline bale pro 7000 bale processor; NH 660 auto wrap round baler; NH 490 12-ft. hay rake; Gehl 120 grinder mixer, IH side delivery hay rake; JD 54 manure spreader, trailer type post pounder; Miami Welding 600-bu self feeder, portable 30-ft. corral panels & windbreak panels; quantity of gates & panels; round bale feeders; roping & western saddles; new single driving harness; trailer mounted grain roller; NH square baler; complete line of shop equipment. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for complete printable sale bill, photos & video. Join us on Facebook. (306)487-7815 or (306)421-2928 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts REMANUFACTURED DSL ENGINES: GM 6.5L $4,750 installed; Ford/IH 7.3L $4950 installed; GM Duramax/Ford 6.0L, $8,500 installed; new 6.5L engines $6500; 24V 5.9L Cummins, $7,500 installed; other new/used & reman. engines available. Thickett Engine Rebuilding, 204-532-2187, Binscarth. 8:00am-5:30pm Mon.-Fri.

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LoCated 12 miLeS South oF WaWota on # 603 and one haLF miLe eaSt Sale includeS: *2003 JD 9200 w/ 2871 hours *1983 JD 4650 w/ 9479 hrs. *1983 JD 4250 w/ 4998 hrs *JD 4020 w/ blade *IHC 706 w/ IHC 2250 loader *1994 JD 9500 SP combine w/ 1870 seperator hours *2005 Westward 9352 diesel SP swather w/ MacDon 972, 25’ header & PU reel, only 609 hours *2008 Ford F150 4 x 4 quad cab Lariet loader 139,241 km’s *2001 GMC 8500 tandem w/ Cat diesel, auto trans., 20’ Cancade box, 66,086 km’s *2008 Morris Magnum 11 40’ air drill w/ 10” spacings, packers, double chute & Morris 8336 tank ( Done less than 2500 acres) *Brandt OF1000 sprayer w/ 800 gal. Tank, 80’ booms, wind cones and markers *Case IH 5600 47’ DT w/ degelman harrows *Flexi-coil 85 heavy harrows 50’ *Ezee – On 20’ tandem disc *MF 30’ tandem disc *2011 JD 1330 SE snowblower *JD 2445 zero turn yard mower 54” deck 31.1 hours *Ski-Doo Bombarder GSX 380 snowmachine (new) *Suzuki 400 quad *Honda 200 ATV *Plus other equipment, augers, shop equipment and much more For inFormation call HugH at 306-577-7471

STEEL SERVICE TOOLBOX FOR 1/2, 3/4 or 1-ton truck, 6-compartment, 79-in wide, 8-ft long, front of box to middle of axle 58-59-in, good shape, $1000 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1975 FORD F700, 63,000-MILES, excellent shape. Will safety, price $6000. Phone:(204)822-3338. 1975 GMC 366 ENGINE, 5 & 2 transmission, 1020 tires, 16x8 Midland box & hoist; 1994 Kustom Koach camper w/stove, fridge, freezer & air. Mint condition, $6000. Phone:(204)745-2784. 1998 MACK CH 613 Midland Uni-Body box, 19x8.5x6, 350 engine, 10-SPD trans, 22.5 tires 90%, 490-km. (204)265-3316 2011 SILVERADO LF 1500, club cab, extras include box liner. 65,000-kms, 1 owner, asking $18,500. Phone:(204)885-5076, Wpg.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Vehicles Various OVER 200 VEHICLES LOTS OF DIESELS www.thoens.com Chrysler Dodge (800)667-4414 Wynyard, Sk.

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Peter toews evening Hobby farm auction wednesday, august 8, 6 Pm directions: 3 ½ Mile east of Winkler MB on Highway 14 yard # 16120 • 6 pm Household • furniture & misc items • 6:30 pm tools •7 pm tractors & equipment *1976 chev 70 yard truck box and hoist, allis d 17 gas w/ 3pth, case 930 comfort King *two row Jd Potato planer *two smaller hopper bins etc

see photo’s www.billklassen.com owner’s 204-712-6852 bill Klassen auctioneers 204-325-4433 cell 6230

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 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. CATERPILLAR D6B SER#1134, standard shift w/Johnson bar, hydraulic angle dozer, good undercarriage, pup start, tractor in good shape, ready to work, $15,000 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626. 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.

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2008 JD 6430 PREMIUM  2002 JD 9220 1997 JD 8200 2005 JD 9860 STS CONTOURMASTER GPS EQUIPMENT HARVEST EQUIPMENT 2002 BRENT 620 GRAIN CART SEMI TRACTOR & TRUCKS  CAR, PICKUPS & SUV TRAILERS  AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS PLANTERS TILLAGE EQUIP ROW CROP EQUIP SPRAYER SPREADER & APPLICATOR HOPPER BINS GRAIN HANDLING OTHER EQUIPMENT TANKS SHOP EQUIPMENT & MORE! 

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6, 5000 BUSHEL GRAIN bins, 4 are Westeel & 2 are SGI. Whatever the best offer is, it will take them all. We also have 2 90-ft diameter 4-ft high grainrinks, which hold about 60,000 bushels each. New, were $8000ea, would like at least $5000 for both. We also have a used bucket elevator, 150-ft high. Asking around $15,000 will take it. Phone:(204)267-2527.

USED 4930 PRAIRIE STAR swather 1998 w/2002 25-ft 972 header w/PU reel, 2-spd transmission, excellent cond. 1728-hrs. $41,000 OBO. Phone:(204)436-2050.

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 FOR SALE: NEW 10,000-BU bale& grain ring, complete w/new tarp. Used 10,000-bu bale& grain ring, but no tarp, $3,200. Phone Dennis:(204)792-3050 or Kerri: (204)792-3039. GRAIN BIN LIDS FOR SALE. Update your old bins to open lid from ground level. Heavy duty spring w/all hardware included. $160 and up depending on size. Easy to install, even on full bins. Installation available. Phone Terry (204)362-0780, Morden.

WEST STEEL GRAIN BINS, parts & extensions, 19-ft & 14-ft bin roof panels, steel & plastic culverts, colored & galvanized metal roofing & siding. Larger discount on bigger orders. Ridgeville, MB. Phone: (204)373-2685.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers Grain Dryers New Sukup Grain Dryers for sale. Propane/NG, canola screens, 1 or 3 phase. Also some used dryers available. Call for more info: (204)998-9915

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TWIN VALLEY FEED LOT CLEANING We have 3 Vertical Beater Manure Spreaders Excavator w/7-ft. Extra Large Bucket for Loading & Track Skid Steer. For Fast & Efficient Service Call Ron (204)362-0820. Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. It’s a sure thing. 1-800-782-0794.

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MF#35 - 25-FT PT swather w/UII pickup reel, $2,250. Phone:(204)746-5605 or (204)324-5209.

WESTWARD 9,000 SELF PROPELLED swather, 1,140-hrs, 25-ft, triple delivery, would sell mounted roller for Canola or Flax, always shedded, excellent condition, 21.5Lx16.1 front tires, 9.5L14 rear tires, MacDon 960 header. (204)444-2238. WESTWARD 9250 SWATHER, 25-FT., 972 header, shedded, 1,170-hrs, Canola roller, canvas & knife very good. (204)745-3543 Home (204)745-8007 Cell

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Various 1170 HESSTON HAYBINE, 16-FT, 1992, good condition. Call (204)372-8502 or (204)308-0666.

R50 DEUTX ALLIS, 1304 engine hours, 200 bushel tank, 190-HP air-cooled diesel engine, rake-up PU, $27,500 OBO; Labtronics model 919 moisture metre w/triple beam scale & book, $650. Phone:(204)669-2366.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Ford/New Holland 1992 NH TR96, 1465 sep. hrs, rice tires, chaff spreader, 388 Melroe pickup w/30-ft 971 straight cut header w/lifters & trailer, $36,900 OBO, will sell separately. Brian (204)269-3158, (204)981-6480. ‘95 NH TX66 COMBINE, in good condition, shedded, 2,500 separator hrs, good rubber, hopper extension, Westward pickup, $42,000 OBO. Phone: (204)966-3887 or (204)476-6098. COMBINE FORD NH 1988 TR96, 971 header, 2,276 engine hrs, 1,875 sep hrs, good shape. Phone (204)745-6231

18-FT 4400 VERSATILE SWATHER w/cab, always shedded. Phone:(204)242-2440. Manitou, MB

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1975 CCIL SP SWATHER w/cab, 21-ft w/batt & pickup reels, runs good, $2,500 OBO. Ajax 10 bale round bale picker/mover, works good, $3,000 OBO. Phone:(204)876-4637.

1980 8820 COMBINE, 2-SPD cyl drive, good condition, $13,000; 2-224 rigid heads w/pickup reels, $3000 each; 212 PU head, $1500. Phone: cell (204)362-2316, or (204)822-3189.

1988 CCIL 26-FT SWATHER, diesel, PUR lifters, GC, ready to go, $12,500. Phone:(204)343-2002.

1983 JD 7721 PT combine, Redekop Chaff saver, always shedded, lots of new parts. Phone:(204)529-2375 or (204)825-7804.

2001 NH 648, Silage Special, Ramps, 4x5, Sale $7,750; 2001 NH 688, Tandem Wheels, Ramps, 5x6, Sale $7,750; 2001 JD 567, Std PU, Monitor, Push Bar, 5x6, only 11,000 Bales, Shows NiceLike New, Sale $15,750; 1996 NH 664, Autotie, Ramp, 5x6, Sale $7,750; Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com 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. 849 NH BALER AUTO twin tie, new chains & bearings, $2,900; 5114 New Idea hay bine, 14-ft. knife, hydro swing, field ready; 84 Toyota DSL truck, not safetied. Phone (204)425-3016. 892 NH FORAGE HARVESTER, w/hay & 2-row corn head, 12-ft Richardton high-dump, $3500; 595 Allied loader w/quick-tach bucket & bale fork, $3500. Phone:(204)427-2074.

1985 JD 7720 Titan II, 2-SPD cyl, air foil sieve, 212 PU, cab fan control & sieve adjust, very nice condition, always shedded. (204)436-2621 (204)436-2552. 1986 JD TITAN II 8820 combine, good condition. Phone (204)882-2413. 1989 JD 9600 COMBINE, 212 PU, tires 30.5x32 front, mud hog rear wheel drive w/18.4x26 rear. $38,000. Phone:(204)635-2625 or cell (204)268-5539, Stead. 1993 JD 9600, 3700 engine hrs, duals, fine cut chopper, yield monitor, header height, shedded & field ready, $49,000 OBO; JD 30-ft. straight header also available. Phone (204)745-8334, (204)745-2869, Carman. 1998 JOHN DEERE 9610 maximizer, 914 PU chaff spreader, auto-height control, double-knife chopper, 1980 separating hrs, VGC, asking $85,000 OBO. Phone Murray (204)372-6051. 2006 JD635F

CASE IH 8480 ROUND baler, shedded, not used since 2009, real good, $4,500; Case IH 19.5-ft. 4000 swather (no cab) 2 Keer Sheers, shedded, not used since 2009, VGC, $3,500; Canola Roller, $200. (204)368-2226. FOR SALE: 1985 NH square baler model 3/6; 1978 NH stackliner 160 bale wagon model 1063. Phone (204)842-3626. FOR SALE QUIT FARMING: Highline bale mover, only hauled 200 bales, asking $27,000; 16 wheel rake, 2 yrs old, never used, asking $12,000; 2008 Vermeer baler, only made 1,100 bales, asking $25,000; Rowse double 9-ft. mower w/Case Intl heads, used 1 yr, asking $17,000; Single Intl 9-ft. mower w/Rowse kit, asking $2,500; All equip like new condition. Phone (204)535-2298 or (204)535-2474. JD 2002 567 MEGA Wide Round baler w/silage kit, 21,611 bales, asking $12,500; JD 2003 567 Mega Wide Round baler w/silage kit, 10,154 bales, asking $17,500; JD 1999 4890 Tractor Unit (motor 1896-hrs) w/890 Hay Header 16-ft (1456-hrs) asking $41,000. Please call (204)656-4989 for details. JIM’S CONCAVE REPAIR: Complete concave rebuilding & repair. All concaves rebuilt to original manufactures specs. Most older models in stock. Half or less of new price. All workmanship guaranteed. (204)523-6242, (204)523-8537, Killarney, MB. NH SUPER 1049 SP Bale Wagon

635F flex platform, HH&CM, 70 series HU, full finger drum, PU reel, good poly dividers & bottom. Excellent cond. $21,900. (204) 324-7248 tim_doris@hotmail.com 207 JD 9760 COMBINE, hopper topper, big auger , auto-steer ready, duals, yield & moisture monitor, bullet rotor, 820 separator hours, $180,000 OBO; JD 590 25-ft swather, VGC, $1900 OBO; JD 35-ft PU reel, like new, $3500. Phone:(204)822-3868 cell (204)325-6237. 2 1994 9600 JD combines complete w/914 PU & 930 Flex headers, excellent condition (always shedded). Call (204)981-9930. 8820 TITAN II 1986 including 925 header 4,300-hrs, chaff spreader, long auger, air foil chaffer, $25,000. Phone (204)573-6097, Brandon. 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. FOR SALE: 1986 TITAN II 7720 JD Combine. Field ready, very good condition. Call Greg (204)825-8311.

REM 1026A GRAIN VAC 1998, good condition, $5000 OBO. Phone:(204)433-7083.

JD 1980 7720 COMBINE, in good shape, PU header only, good belts all around. (204)876-4798.

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Baling

JD 1986 8820 TITAN II, 2-SPD cyl, air foil sieve, 3,800-hrs, very clean unit, always shedded, 914 PU head available. Phone (204)324-9300 or (204)324-7622.

1990 NEW IDEA 486, 3 sets of new belts, rebuilt cutters, twine arms & twine holders, 50-60% new bearings. Phone:(204)727-6988. 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. NH MODEL 847 ROUND baler, 600 to 800-lb bale, $3500. NH haybine model 179, 9-ft cut, $1800. Phone:(204)785-9036.

VERMEER 605 J round baler, good condition, always stored inside. Phone:(204)851-5810 or (204)855-3268. Oak Lake, MB.

CONTRACTING Custom Work

CUSTOM SWATHING, Phone:(204)362-3107, Norden.

Walinga agri-Vac! Fergus, On: (519) 787-8227 carman, MB: (204) 745-2951 Davidson, SK: (306) 567-3031

SILAGE SPECIAL JD COVEREDGE net wrap or twine, 2007 #582(#854) SS w/14 spring loaded serrated knives for dense pack option. Reverser. 4-ft. wide x5-ft. diameter. Shedded & JD inspected. GR (204)534-7843.

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.

ALLAN DAIRY IS TAKING bookings for the 2012 silage season. For more information call (204)371-1367 or (204)371-7302.

Tired of shovelling out your bins, unhealthy dust and awkward augers? Walinga manufactures a complete line of grain vacs to suit your every need. With no filters to plug and less damage done to your product than an auger, you’re sure to find the right system to suit you. Call now for a free demonstration or trade in your old vac towards a new

REEVES 2552 WRAPPER, PERFECT order, 2 safety remotes, hyd wheel brakes, plastic sensors, $20,000 OBO. Phone:(204)522-8514.

CONTRACTING Custom Harvest

FOR SALE: TOP SIEVE to fit Case IH 1680 - 2388. Phone:(204)535-2453.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Deutz

FARM MACHINERY Grain Handling

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS

4750 VERSATILE DSL 25-FT w/pickup reel, Honey Bee knives & guards, roto shears, new 17.5Lx24 tires, cab, air, heater, radio, asking $15,000; also NH 1090 21-ft 13.5Lx16.1 tires, cab, air, heater, radio, $1500. Phone:(204)476-6907.

FOR SALE: 1987 1682 PTO IH combine, 1 owner, always shedded, low acres, $5,000 OBO. Phone:(204)535-2085.

CASE IH PT SWATHER 8220, 25-ft, always shedded. Phone:(204)248-2160, Notre Dame.

NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens 300-2,000 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.

BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

2003 MacDon HarvestPro 8140 swather 25-ft. 972 w/pickup reel and canola auger, 1380/1061 hrs. Always shedded since new, excellent condition. $58,000. (204)526-7169

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins

TEMPORARY GRAIN STORAGE RINGS 60-ft. diameter including tarps. Phone (204)573-6097, Brandon.

FARMYARD AERIAL SCENIC APPOINTMENTS

CASE IH 2188 3,040 engine hrs, Hopper Topper, stone trap, AFX style rotor, always shedded & field ready, $48,000 OBO; 30-ft. straight header available. Phone (204)745-2869, (204)745-8334, Carman.

CASE IH 721 PULL-TYPE swather, new MacDon PU reel, cut low acres, always shedded. Phone (204)526-2506.

Sukup Grain Bins - Heavy Duty, hopper or flat bottom, setup available, good pricing. Call for more info. (204) 998-9915

BUSINESS SERVICES

2000 PREMIER 2940 SWATHER, 2825-hrs, 30-ft 3 way canvas, PU reel, heater, A/C, Vern swath puller. Phone:(204)776-2047 cell (204)534-7458, Minto MB.

FARM MACHINERY

STORE KING HOPPER BINS: 3-5000-bu skid air; 6-3200-bu skids & 3 air; 6-2400-bu, 2 air; 6-4000bu, air; 5 flat bottom bins, various sizes. 9 Grain guard fans, used very little. Mover available. Phone:(204)658-3537.

Toll Free:1-877-239-0730 www.mcdiarmid.com/farm

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH

SELLING MY BABIES, 1995 & 1996 2188’s, heavy clay, no stones, no peas, exceptional maintenance, lots of upgrades, low hours, each comes with 3 heads, best you’ll find. Phone Ed (204)299-6465. Starbuck, MB.

NEW HOPPER BOTTOMS FOR grain bins, 16-ft. & 14-ft. in stock. Call for prices & options. Phone:(204)966-3254 or (204)476-6878.

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FARM MACHINERY Hay & Harvesting – Mower Conditioner 2009 NH MODEL H7560 16-ft pull-type disc bine w/Flail conditioners, warranty remaining, shedded, in excellent condition, $27,000. Phone:(204)886-7009 or (204)886-2245, Teulon.

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Swathers 1999 CASE IH 8220 25-ft. PT swather, PU reel, always shedded, VGC, used very little in last 4 yrs, $6,000 OBO. (204)476-6989, Neepawa. 590 JD SWATHER 25-FT. header w/UII PU reel & 1000-acs on new honey bee cutting bar, $5,000 OBO. Phone (204)526-2046, leave msg.

Good working condition, 160 bale, good rubber, new brakes. Glyn Wileman, Russell, MB. $12,000. (204)773-2805

JD 843 CORN HEAD 8 rows 30-in., high Tim, oil bath, field ready for fall 2012, asking $8,500 OBO. (204)324-3264.

NH 1431 DISCBINE, 13.5-FT, in excellent cond; NH BR780A round baler, bale command, wide tires, in good cond. Phone:(204)825-2010.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Massey Ferguson

SHOP BUILT CROP LIFTERS, made w/1/2-in steel rods, $5.00 a piece. Phone:(204)669-9626.

1980 MF 760 COMBINE, V8, hydro. 4207-hrs. Has rodono header reverser. Renn PU. Always shedded & in good condition. 70-hrs since green light. Also have 4-row corn head & 24-ft straight head. Phone:(204)745-2919, Carmen.

Combines FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH 1984 IHC 1482 P.T. combine rock trap, chopper, reverser, grain loss monitor, 2 sets of concaves, tires like new, shedded & in good condition, asking $4,500; Screen-O-Matic to fit 2390 Case tractor, $200. (204)467-8051 or (204)461-3464 1986 CASE IH 1680 combine w/2015 PU, 2,600 engine hrs, shedded, chaff spreader, stone trap, additional set of 3 coarse concaves, reverser, good condition, asking $19,500. (204)838-2211 1997 CASE IH 2188, 1590 rotor hrs, yield & moisture monitor, rock trap, 1015 PU, always shedded, $58,000 OBO; 2000 Case IH 2388, 1490 rotor hrs, yield & moisture monitor, SwathMaster PU, always shedded, $88,000 OBO. (204)735-2487 (204)612-8379, Starbuck, MB. 2000 2388, 2881-2264-HRS, rake-up pickup, 25-ft 1010 straight cut pickup reel, both $90,000 OBO. Phone:(204)638-9286. 2008 CASE-IH 2588 combine w/2015 PU, 476 sep hrs, 594 engine hrs, Pro 600 monitor, y/m, rice tires, hopper topper, shedded, heavy soil machine, $184,000. (204)735-2886, (204)981-5366.

1981 MF 750, 8 cylinder Perkins standard, chopper & box extensions, 2300 separator hrs, PU was reconditioned 2-yrs ago, tires are 23.1 x 30, has been shedded. Phone:(204)866-2253 or (204)422-8123. 77 MF 750 COMBINE, 6 cyl, hydro-static; 78 MF 750 combine, 6 cyl, standard. Both always shedded. Phone:(204)242-2440. Manitou, MB. FOR SALE 2 860MF V8 hydro combines, well maintained & shedded; 2 9024 straight cut headers, 1 w/U2 PU reel. Phone:(204)856-3997 or (204)445-2314. MASSEY 850 COMBINE, COMES w/24-ft straight cut header. Phone:(204)867-0209.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Various JD 8820 TITAN II, 2-spd cylinder, grain loss monitor. Also 224 straight cut header w/PU reel, excellent cond; Case IH 1480 w/specialty rotor, axceller kit, chopper, chaff spreader, airfoil, Melroe PU, light pkg. Phone:(204)526-7135 or (204)526-7134. JD 930 RIGID HEAD w/intersteel sunflower attachment, 9-in. pans, good condition, $7,200. Phone (204)324-3647.

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FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

JD936 DRAPER HEADER, AS new; 30-ft Honey Bee canvas header, as new; JD930 flex head, real nice, complete w/transport; assortment of grain augers; JD9400 w/1600-hrs; 22-ft Universal header complete w/22-ft Sund PU for peas. Phone:(204)665-2360.

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.

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FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Massey Ferguson

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

06MF 573MFWD 72-HP W/CAB, air, heat, 3-PTH, 8-spd, hi-low, forward & reverse w/MFN70 quick attach loader, excellent cond w/1425-hrs. Will take trades, asking $37,900. Phone:(204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496.

CASE 725 PT SWATHER 25-ft, always shedded, VGC, $2,500; Westfield J-208x51-ft. PTO grain auger, $1,000. Phone (204)444-3183 or (204)791-0820.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – New Holland 2008 NH T6040 ELITE CAH, MFWD, LH Rev, 3-PTH, NH 840 TL Ldr, 2,440-hrs, One Owner, Sale $64,750. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Ford 1992 946 FORD VERSATILE tractor w/or w/o autosteer, VGC. For more info call (204)822-3868, cell (204)325-6237.

COMBINE WORLD located 20 min. E of Saskatoon, SK on Hwy. #16. 1 year warranty on all new, used, and rebuilt parts. Canada’s largest inventory of late model combines & swathers. 1-800-667-4515 www.combineworld.com

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 2 Wheel Drive 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.

NEW WOBBLE BOXES for JD, NH, IH, MacDon headers. Made in Europe, factory quality. Get it direct from Western Canada’s sole distributor starting at $995. 1-800-6674515. www.combineworld.com

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1-866-733-3567 Combine ACCessories FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories 1997-2002 CIH 1020 Flex Platforms 25-ft., 30-ft., Reconditioned, Sale $9,950-$14,900; 2009 CIH 2020 Flex Platforms, 35-ft. Sale $28,900; 1990-1995 JD 922, 925, 930 Flex Platforms, Steel Pts, Poly Skids, Sale $6,900; 1996-1999 JD 925, 930 Flex Platforms, Poly Pts, Reconditioned, New PU Teeth, Poly Skids, Cutter Bar, Mint, Sale $12,900; 2000-2003 JD 925, 930 Flex Platforms, F.F. Auger, PU Reel, Poly Skids, Sale $13,900-$17,900. 2007 JD 630 Hydra Flex Platform, Reconditioned, Like New, Sale $28,900; 2004 JD 635 Hydra Flex Platform, Reconditioned, Sale $24,900; Install a JD Flex Platform on your combine any make. We make adapter kits. Delivery anywhere in Western Canada. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1998 MACDON 960 30-FT draper header w/pickup reel, always shedded, excellent shape, Asking $15,500. Phone:(204)534-8402. FOR SALE: HONEY BEE 30-ft header w/pickup reel, transport. Good & straight. Adaptor for JD, asking $15,000; Also: New 215 guards. Fits, NH, Macdon, Heston, Case, MF, $10.00 each. Phone:(204)752-2143, Alexander. MACDON 2004 30-FT 963 header, PU reel, 2388 Case IH adaptor, easy-trail transport, $22,500. Phone:(204)636-2448.

FARM MACHINERY FOR PARTS: COMBINES IHC 1682, 1482, 1480, 1460, 915, 914, 715, 403, 402, 150, MF 860, 760, 850, 751, 750, 550, 510, 410, 405; JD 7701, 7700,6601, 6600, 630, 96, 65; WHITE 8900, 8800, 8600, 8650, 7800, 5542, 545, 542, 431; NH TR95, TR85, TR70, 1500, 990, 980; Coop 9600, 960; Gleaner L2, N6, F, C2; VERS 2000, 42; Case 1600, 1060; FORD 642 BELARUS 1500 Don; SWATHERS VERS 4400, 400, 330, 103, 10; IHC 4000, 230, 210, 175, 201, 75; COOP 550, 500, 601; MF 655, 36, 35; JD 800, 290; NH 1090; WHITE 6200; COCKSHUTT 503 HESSTON 300. We also have parts for tractors, square & round balers, press drills, cultivators, sprayers, haybines, & misc machinery. We handle new & rebuilt parts for tractors & combines. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727, toll free 1-877-858-2728. GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.

Tillage & Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Air Drills CASE IH/CONCORD ATX5010, 10-IN, 50-ft, excellent condition, w/Case IH/2300 tank, 3 1/2-in Dutch openers, lots of maintenance done. $34,900. Phone:(204)391-1011 or Email: pro_terra@hotmail.com WANTED: CASE INTERNATIONAL 6200 double disc press drill or JD 9350 press drill w/seed, fertilizer & grass seed attachments from 16-ft to 28-ft, w/factory transport. Must be in excellent condition. Phone:(807)275-7948.

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Tillage & Seeding - Harrows & Packers 82-FT FLEXI-COIL HEAVY HARROW, good cond. $24,000 OBO. St Jean, (204)758-3897.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Tillage IH 5500 39-FT DEEP tiller w/5600 shanks & NH3 kit; 12 row, 30-in S-tine row crop cultivator; Case IH 5600 39-ft deep tiller. Phone:(204)535-2453. USED ANHYDROUS KNIVES, 35 approx, $5.00 a piece. Phone:(204)669-9626.

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

FARM MACHINERY Irrigation Equipment 60-HP DSL IRRIGATION PUMP, Izuzu 4-cyl engine, Berkley pump. This unit has less than 20-hrs. Murphy panel, warranty, $7400. Phone (204)792-7471.

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories WISCONSIN MOTOR PARTS FOR VG4D: crank shaft, heads, fly wheel, starter, manifold and carb, $1000 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626.

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

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

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – White WHITE 2-50, MFWD, 50-HP, 3-pt., loader, new clutch, front tires & PS, excellent mechanicals, $8,950. (204)848-2715, (204)848-0116

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Case/IH 1086 FACTORY 3-PT W/TILT, 540 & 1000 PTO, duals, air, 7700-hrs, $8750, nice shape. Phone:(204)746-8733, Rosenort MB.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere 1976 JD TRACTOR 4430, 2 wheel drive w/ 3-PTH, $14,000. Phone:(204)825-3867, Pilot Mound. 1979 JD 2130 W/ALLIED 595 loader, 3-PTH. Asking $9,500. Phone:(204)435-2140. Miami, MB. FOR SALE: 7810 MFWD, PQ, LHR, 3-pt, new tires, low hrs; 2, 7710 MFWD, PQ, LHR, 3-pt, new tires, low hrs; 7710 MFWD, PQ, RHS, 3-pt, v.g rubber, low hrs; 4650 MFWD, 15-SPD; 4455 MFWD, 3-pt, 15-SPD; 4250 MFWD, 3-pt, 15-SPD; 2, 2950 MFWD, 3-pt; 4240 quad, 3-pt; 2555 MFWD, 3-pt, w/245 FEL; 2555 CAH, 3-pt, 4,600 hrs, w/146 FEL; All tractors can be sold w/new or used loaders. BEN PETERS JD TRACTORS LTD (204)828-3628 shop, (204)750-2459 cell. Roseisle, MB.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 4 Wheel Drive FOR SALE: VERS 976 4WD designation 6 cab, 12-SPD, 24.5-32 tires, field ready, 8,000-hrs, $37,500. Phone (204)324-9300 or (204)324-7622.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various 1980 JD 4440 TRIPLE hyd., 3-pt., extra gas tank in front, $19,400; 1975 GM Tandem, 18-ft box & hoist $5,900; 1980 Chevy, single axle, 3-ton, box & hoist, low mileage, $8,400; 22-ft NH PT swather, $1,500; 18-ft Vers. swather, SP, pick-up reel, $2,500; Track eraser, 3PTH, $750; Heston manure spreader, like new. All equipment in good shape. Phone: (204)325-8602. NEW TRACTOR PARTS and engine rebuild kits, specializing in hard to find parts for older tractors, tractor seats, service and owners manuals, decals and much more, our 38th year! 1 800-481-1353, www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com WANTED: WHITE 700 UTILITY MFWD tractor or 780 DT Heston. Will negotiate for whole tractor or parts. Phone:(204)534-7227.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 16-FT MACDON HAYBINE, SHEDDED; 31-ft Coop deep tiller; front fenders for JD MFWD tractor. Phone (204)386-2412, Plumas, MB. 1950 FARMALL H W/HYD, mint condition, $1,800; 1954 Chevy 1-Ton dual wheel, engine 3,000-mi, 10-Ton hoist, 7x9 box, good tires, all original, mint condition, $6,000; Cockshut 12-ft. drill & Intl 12-ft. cultivator, both antiques, $50 ea; Melroe Kickback 5x16 plow, $2,000; Big Bee tag along 5-ft. rotary mower, heavy duty gearbox, VGC, $750; MF 15-ft. 360 discer, good cond, $650; 8 wheel weights were on 8630 JD & 11 suitcase 7.0weights were on 1570 Case, Offers; 18-ft. U-Haul drill fill 6-in. augers, 440-bus, $600; 70-gal. portable fuel tank w/new hand pump, $250; New tractor dual wheel remover w/hyd jack, $650; Blue Ox tow hitch for motor home like new, cost $1,050, Offers; 2007 Chevy Colorado truck, extended cab, 4 cyl. 2.9L, 45,000-mi., like new, 30 mi/gal., $12,500. (204)758-3897, St. Jean 1972 FORD 1/2-TON TORINA w/cap Intl drill w/end wheel; farm hand stacker w/hay baskets, steel tines; Massey 44 for parts; gooseneck hay trailer. (204)834-3034. 1984 WHITE MACDON 30-FT. SP gas swather, PU reel, VGC, $9,000 OBO; 730 Case IH PT 30-ft. swather, VGC, $2,000 OBO; Farm King 8-ft. swath roller, VGC, $950 OBO; 30-ft. Bat reel, $600 OBO; Westfield auger J8x41 25-HP Kohler engine, SP & hydra drag, $4,950 OBO; Labrontics 3.5 moisture meter w/scale, $900 OBO. (204)746-8721 1985 MF 4840, 8 new radial tires, $26,000; 1985 MF 3545, 16-spd weights, 3-PTH, 1000 + 540 PTO, $19,000; MF 20-ft straight cut header, $1000; MF 180 tractor & loader, $6000; 20-ft Lockwood live bottom potato box & insulated top, $17,000; swath roller; 3 500-gal fuel tanks, metal stands, $150 each; 1976 Ford 600 Louisville 429 gas engine rebuilt, auto trans, tag axle, $6000; MF 25-ft deep tiller w/cold flow anhydrous. Phone:(204)834-2750 or (204)476-0367. 1989 IHC 1660 COMBINE, cummings engine, always shedded, 2400-hrs; 1978 IHC 1700 Loadstar 3-ton grain truck, box, hoist, new roll tarp 74,000-km, safetied; older Sakundiak 41-ft 7-in grain auger, 14-hp Kohler engine; 8-ft plastic swath roller. Phone (204)867-5018 or (204)867-7610. 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; 115 Melrose Spray Coup w/foam marker system, asking $2,500 OBO. Wanted to Buy good used Dropdeck Trailer at reasonable price. Phone (204)728-1861 or (204)720-3800. 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. 2001 NH TS110 MFWD loader w/joystick, CAHR 3-pt, 4500-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 5000 bales; NH 116 MOCO, 14-ft cutter; Bueler 510 brush mower, 3-pt or trail type, like new. Phone:(204)381-9044. 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. Phone:(204)746-6605. 32-FT KELLO BILT TANDEM disc; 13-in x 85-ft Farm King auger; 60-ft Flexi-Coil cultivator complete w/air kit. All items VGC. Phone:(204)522-8640, Melita, MB. 75 CCIL SELF PROPELLED swather w/cab, 21-ft bat & pickup reel & crop lifters. Runs good, $2,500. Phone:(204)886-2528. 7X36 WESTFIELD GRAIN AUGUR, 17HP Briggs & Stratton motor. Phone:(204)886-2528 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.

FOR SALE: MF TRACTOR 210 35-HP, 3-PTH, PTO, $5,000 OBO; Westfield TF100-41 PTO auger, $3,500 OBO; Westfield J210-41 PTO Auger, $2,900 OBO; 2008 155 Seadoo 55-hrs w/trailer, $7,500 OBO; Nadeau Rotary Ditcher 42-in. w/deflector, $5,500 OBO; Honda outboard motor 15-HP, $1,900 OBO; 2, 2911 Behlen bins, offers; 2, 1650 Westeel bins, offers; 1, 3300 Westeel bin, offers; 30-ft. autofold Macdon swather w/new canvass bat reel shaft needs work, offers; 350-gal water poly tank for PU, offers; 100-ft. Bourgault centurion sprayer booms, offers; Bourgault sprayer monitor system w/autorate, offers; New pressure washer 13-HP engine, offers; New DSL generator 60H2 electric start, offers; Kirchner V-Plow, $1,100 OBO; Metal band saw, $150. Phone (204)746-5465. 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. HAYBINES: GEHL 2270, $3900; NH 116, $3000; JD 1209, $3000; NH 144 Swath Turner, $3000; Hay Conditioners $800 up; NH 9-ft mower 2200; IH 9-ft $1650; GEHL 12 wheel rake, $6000; Rotary mowers. JD #1518, $8500; Woods 20-ft batwing, $7500; 10-ft batwing, $3500; 6-ft pull type, $1600; JD 5-ft pull type, $1000; Woods ditchbank 3-PTH, $1500; 6-ft finishing mower, $1000; Woods 6-ft 3-PTH, $750; Bush hog 9-ft disc mower, $2000. Phone: (204)857-8403. HEAVY DUTY BOX SCRAPERS, built with 5/8 steel, 2 hyd. cyl, 1 for lift & 1 for angle, 10-ft. $3,950. 12ft & 14ft superduty for larger tractors also available. All Sizes Available. (204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496. HURRICANE DITCHER’S 3PTH, OR pull type, simple and efficient design, Taylor Farm Supply, 701-642-8827, please leave message. IH 1460 COMBINE 1984 w/reverser, new feeder chain, rice tires, 810 PU, 810 straight header, asking $12,000; 1978 MF 1105 tractor, rebuilt engine & new rad, asking $5,000. (204)334-6885, (204)794-5098 IHC 730 30-FT SWATHER 25-ft; Universal header 24-ft; MF 760 510 combine; White 8600; Moline G1000; Discer 5 bottom plow; 930 Case & parts; Pasture & hayland for rent & much more. Phone:(204)268-1888. INTL 986 w/2350 Loader 3-pt & duals, NH 195 manure spreader, like new; IH 784 tractor & 2250 loader, 3-pt, 65 hp w/6800-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 158 LOADER W/BALE fork, new. $5000. Phone:(204)825-3867, Pilot Mound. JD 925 FLEX HEADER, $6500; 930, $2500; Case IH 25-ft flex, $6000; Case IH 30-ft rigid, $5000; IH 820 flex $2000; Case IH #1015 PU, $3000; #810 PU, $1000; Summers 72-ft heavy harrow, $14,000; Phoenix #17-#14 harrows; 6 yard scraper, $5000; JD 12YD, $12,000; 4 YD, $4500; Manure spreaders. Meyers #550 horse/poultry manure spreader, $11,900; New Idea 3634, $4000; HS 400-bu, $3000; GEHL scavenger, $3900. Phone:(204)857-8403. MAYRATH PTO AUGER 60X10, in very good shape, $1180; 10-ft 3-PH D-Tiller $265; 1482 Case IH combine, $2800. W/trade for misc same value. Phone:(204)347-5995, St Malo. MC 675 CONTINUOUS FLOW grain dryer, single phase, Canola screens, needs some work, $3,500 OBO. Phone (204)324-3647. SAKUNDIAK GRAIN AUGER 7X43 w/18-hp Brigg twin cyl eng. $1000; JD 800 Swather, 18-ft head, $1000; NH round baler 851, $1000; Melroe harrows #403, 60-ft w/hyd cyl. $1000; Coil packers 3x7-ft, $600; Swath roller, $100; Hayrack, $300. Phone:(204)828-3396, Graysville. SOLD FARM: 1996 2188 Intl combine, 1,792-hrs/ 2,017-hrs, $55,000; 1988 4700 Vers swather w/attached swath roller, 1,622-hrs, $10,000; FarmKing auger, 8/51-ft., 20-HP Honda, $2,000; FarmKing auger 8/51-ft. w/18-HP Kohler, $1,200; Swath roller, $250; 13-HP Honda auger motor, $250. Call (204)738-4605, Petersfield, MB.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted 91 OR 93 MCCORMICK Deering IHC combine, parts or whole combine. Phone:(204)737-2275 between 6 & 7 p.m. WANTED: 7700 7720 COMBINE in decent shape. Call Brain (204)348-7053. WANTED: MOWER CONDITIONER 1590 Case IH or 514 or 5514. New-Idea in good working condition. Phone:(204)352-4215. WANTED: SINGLE AXLE MANURE spreader, in good shape. Phone (204)257-5916.

GENERATORS 115 K.W. GENSET, JD model 6068T Powertech, low hours, Leroy Somer gen end, 400amp main breaker, fuel tank, new controller, $13,400; 75 K.W. JD Genset, new rebuilt engine, new pump, rad, turbo. Stanford gen end, 4045T Powertech engine, Dynagen 300 controller, warranty, $12,200; 50 K.W. JD Genset, skid mounted, model 6329, 6-cyl, new rad, new panel, 120-240-208-480 volts, $7800. Phone (204)792-7471.

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IRON & STEEL 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. 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.

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden FOR SALE: 2006 WHITE riding lawn mower, w/19-hp Briggs & Stratton motor, 46-in deck, full hydrostat w/cruise control, in mint condition, $1400. Phone:(204)529-2460 or (204)529-2415.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO attend the Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup 2012 & Canadian Junior Gelbvieh Weekend. Aug. 3-5th, Neepawa Fair Grounds, Neepawa, MB. Come out & see Beef Youth in Manitoba participating in Competitions & Educational Events Cattle Show. Starts 10:00am on Sun. August 5th. For details go to www.mbangus.ca, “What’s New” or Call:(204)728-3058.

FEEDER/SLAUGHTER SALES Every Friday 9AM Receiving open until 10PM Thursdays SUMMER SHEEP & GOAT SALES August 2nd 1PM Gates Open Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM Thurs. 8AM-10PM Friday 8AM-6PM Sat. 8AM-4PM Starting in September our Sheep and Goat sales will be held every 2nd WEDNESDAY of the month For more information call: 204-694-8328 or Jim Christie 204-771-0753

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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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus 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. MANITOBA ANGUS ASSOCIATION SUMMER field day & gold show. July 28, 2012 at Neepawa Fair Grounds, Neepawa, MB. Event starts at 1:00pm. Come out & view Manitoba Black & Red Angus Cattle (bulls & females) along w/Commercial Angus females. Everyone is welcome to attend & enjoy a visit while viewing some top notch Angus Cattle. For details go to www.mbangus.ca or Phone: 1-888-622-6487.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus FOR SALE: 15 Black Angus yearling bulls. Phone Holloway Angus (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622 Souris, MB. FOR SALE: 3 REGISTERED Black Angus yearling bulls, 14 month old with birth weights from 83-90 lbs. Also 1 Registered Black Angus herd bull, 7 years old still quite active. If interested call (204)428-3961, if no answer leave message.

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED LOOKING FOR A 5 wheel hay rake in good working condition, not the type that the road wheels swivel must have fixed position road wheels. (204)434-6693.

NOTICES 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” to Richard Letkeman 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, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB, R0J 1E0.

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PETS PETS & SUPPLIES BLUE HEELER PUPPIES, ready to go, both parents good working dogs. Call (204)835-2748, McCreary, please leave msg. GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES for sale, 1 male, 1 female left. Puppies have their first shots & vet check. Parents are working, livestock guardian dogs. Asking $250. Phone:(204)208-0852. JACK RUSSELL TERRIER PUPS for sale, 1st shots, tails docked & dewormed, 8 to choose from, can see both parents. Call (204)385-2659, Gladstone. PURE BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES for sale. Both parents on site, from great working dogs. $120 each. (no Sunday calls please) Phone: (204)656-4430, Winnipegosis.

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ACREAGE NEAR GRANDVIEW: 1350-SQ-FT. bilevel home with 5-BR , 3 baths, full finished basement, attached double car garage, deck. Along Pleasant Valley Creek. Near Riding Mountain National Park. Well maintained. Workshop optional. Karen Goraluk-Salesperson. (204)773-6797, (204)937-8357. NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. www.north-star.ca

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REAL ESTATE Land For Sale ROBERT BRUCE AITKEN OF Lansdowne Municipality intends to sell private land W1/2 30-17-13W, N1/2 25-17-14W, E1/236-17-14, SW1/4 36-17-14W to Darwin & Lori Gork, who intend to acquire the following Crown land: NW 29-17-13W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment or object to this transfer, write Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 or email robert.fleming@gov.mb.ca.

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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

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CAREERS Help Wanted DAIRY FARM HAS FULL-TIME & part-time milking positions available. Shift work required. $10-$16 per hour depending on experience, plus bonuses. To apply email resume to rsbraun@nlif.ca or fax resume to (204)355-9210 or call(204)355-4133 leave message. DAIRY FARM LOOKING FOR a full-time mechanically inclined person who enjoys operating farm equipment & performing milking & general farm chores. $10-$16 per hour depending on experience, plus bonuses, possible housing accommodations. To apply email resume to rsbraun@nlif.ca or fax resume to (204)355-9210 or call(204)355-4133 leave message. 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.

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Warm weather to continue Issued: Monday, July 23, 2012 · Covering: July 25 – August 1, 2012 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

he first part of last week’s forecast played out pretty much as expected, but the second part of the forecast, well that was a bit of a bust! The upper area of low pressure did cross north-central Manitoba over the weekend, but it lost a fair bit of its energy as it did so. The result was that there was not much of a push of cold air behind the system, so temperatures for the first part of the week remained fairly warm. For this forecast period, we’ll have another upper low to deal with. These upper lows can be tough to figure out. This low is expected to travel across southern Manitoba on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, bringing with it a mix of sun and clouds along with a fairly good chance of seeing the odd shower or thunderstorm. The current model runs have been pulling back on the amount of showers and thunderstorms, but as I said, these lows can be tricky and a lot will depend on its exact track and when it crosses our region.

Temperatures will be slightly cooler on Wednesday and Thursday mainly due to the increase in cloud cover, with highs expected in the mid-20s. By Friday the upper low should have moved off to the East and we will once again see the ridge of high pressure begin to rebuild across our region. This will bring a return to mostly sunny skies over the weekend, with highs moving back to the upper 20s to low 30s. Monday and Tuesday of next week are looking like they’ll be hot and muggy as moisture increases. Along with this moisture will come a good chance of thunderstorms, some of which could be severe. Looking further ahead the models are hinting at a slow cooldown starting late next week, but that is a long way off and plenty can change between now and then. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 22 to 31 C Lows, 9 to 16 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

Precipitation Compared to Historical Distribution (Prairie Region) April 1, 2012 to July 19, 2012

Record Dry Extremely Low (0-10) Very Low (10-20) Low (20-40) Mid-Range (40-60) High (60-80) Very High (80-90) Extremely High (90-100) Record Wet 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.

Created: 07/20/12 www.agr.gc.ca/drought

This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this growing season compared to historical amounts. Much of eastern Alberta , most of Saskatchewan, and western Manitoba have seen very high to even record-high amounts of rain. The only really dry areas are the extreme northern parts of Alberta and southeastern Manitoba.

Overnight low of 41 C – yikes! It’s no wonder they call it Death Valley, California. And we’ve been warm By Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

ith the weather being f a i r l y q u i e t a c ro s s much of agricultural Manitoba over the last two or three weeks, I thought this would be a good time to take a look around and see what has been happening weatherwise around the world. First stop is right in our own backyard. While the weather has been fairly quiet, it has also been fairly war m. So far in July, most of southe r n Ma n i t o b a h a s s e e n a mean average temperature of around 22 C. If we continue with these temperatures right through to the end of the month, then we could beat our current record for warmest mean monthly temperature, at least in what is considered the modern records. The warmest mean monthly July temperature record was 22.2 C which was recorded in both 1988 and 1953. If we go back a little further using data from before 1938 (when the recording station switched from St. John’s College to the current site at the airport) then the record for the warmest mean monthly July tempera-

ture was 24.2 C recorded in 1936. Nonetheless, July 2012 is turning out to be one warm month! Luckily for us we have so far missed out on the really intense heat that has been plaguing much of the central U.S. The heat wave that started in June has literally broken thousands of daily records and has resulted in the warm-

decent rains in June and early July, with only the southcentral and eastern regions missing out. Over much of the U.S. they have been missing out on a lot of rain. Combine this with the intense heat and the U.S. is now in the second-greatest drought ever recorded. As of July 19, 64 per cent of the contiguous United States

Luckily for us we have so far missed out on the really intense heat that has been plaguing much of the central U.S.… Besides the intensity of the heat, the biggest difference between our warm weather and theirs is the lack of rainfall.

est 12-month period in U.S history. I’ll crunch our numbers next week, but as you may remember, we have also been breaking the same records here in southern Manitoba. Besides the intensity of the heat, the biggest difference between our warm weather and theirs is the lack of rainfall. Most regions of southern and central Manitoba saw

is now reporting moderate or greater drought conditions and this is second only to the 80 per cent in the dust bowl of July 1934. If you look at the area of the U.S. that is reporting severe or greater drought condi tions, then 2012 ranks as the fifth-worst drought on record. Current long-range forecasts are not that optimistic, and

they show warm, dry conditions continuing for much of the summer and fall. NOAA predicts that while there will be some improvement in the drought over the southwestern parts of the U.S., drought conditions are expected to continue over much of the northern U.S. (and probably parts of the southern Canadian Prairies). Moving farther north, over at Greenland it seems that record heat is also the main story. At the Summit Station, which is known as the coldest place in Greenland, and often the Nor ther n Hemisphere, they rarely see temperatures above the freezing mark, even in summer. According to a report by Jeff Masters, during the last 12 years they have only seen above-freezing temperatures on four days. So far during the first two weeks of July they have experienced f i v e d a y s a b ov e f re e z i n g ! This record warmth has also resulted in record melting of the ice. This meltwater has created some major flooding. One example is the Watson River, which recorded a flow rate of 3.5 million litres per second, nearly twice the previous record. Staying in the North, the

amount of ice in the Arctic is also making some news. A fairly cold winter allowed ice coverage to increase and by the end of winter amounts were near the long-term average. Spring then saw a fairly average melt rate, which kept ice amounts only slightly below average. By June, warm we a t h e r a c ro s s l a rg e p o rtions of the Arctic brought on a very rapid melt of the thin one-year-old ice. By the end of June, the Arctic had lost 2.86 million square km of ice, which is the largest June loss since satellite records began. Ice loss in July has slowed a little from June’s rapid pace, but so far 2012 is on pace to come close to or break the record for least amount of ice coverage in the Arctic previously set in 2007. Finally, if you have trouble when the overnight lows stay around the 20 C mark then you will love, or rather hate this. On the morning of July 12 in Death Valley, California, the lowest temperature re c o rd e d w a s a n a m a z i n g 41.7 C! This ties the world record for warmest overnight low. This was preceded by a record high of 53.3 C on July 11. Things aren’t that bad here now are they?