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Local growing knowledge still trying to catch up with rising popularity

This is something farmers have been asking for, especially with the release of earlier-maturing varieties

By Gord Gilmour staff

oybean acreage is soaring in Manitoba, but some basic agronomy — such as how, when, and with what to plant the crop — is still being hammered out. Seeding dates and rates, row spacing, and post-seeding rolling practices are the focus of trials being conducted by Brent VanKoughnet of Agri Skills for the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association. “These are not small plots — they’re 30 to 60 feet wide and a half-mile long, and they’re replicated,” he said at the recent Manitoba Special Crops Symposium. “The goal is to replicate farm management strategies in the field.” For planting, VanKoughnet used an air seeder with eightinch spacing, another with 10-inch spacing, and a vacuum planter that can be adjusted to between 15 and 30 inches in spacing. In the timing trial, he planted the Richer variety, using an inoculant at 1.5 times the standard

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Manitoba farmers are growing more acres of soybeans (l) and corn. This year farmers throughout the province will be able to insure those two crops, as well as edible beans, open-pollinated corn, lentils and sunflowers under a new test program. Photo: Allan Dawson By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

rop insurance on soybeans, corn, open-pollinated corn, edible beans, sunflowers and lentils is being expanded — on a test basis — across Manitoba this year. Until now, those crops were only insurable in areas deemed to be warm enough, and with enough frost-free days. However, farmers from outside those areas have been asking for coverage, especially those growing new, earlier-maturing varieties of soybeans and corn. The test program is being introduced because many farmers have been successfully growing those crops in noninsurable areas, said Craig Thomson, vice-president of insurance operations for the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, which administers the federal-provincial AgriInsurance program.

“If there’s a widespread abuse of good agronomics that costs the program a lot of money, then it’s going to have to be reined back in,” said Thomson. “But we don’t think that will happen.” Coverage in the new test areas will be 80 per cent of the lowest probable yield in any of the currently insured areas. Farmers can select coverage of 50, 70 or 80 per cent of that level. “The premium will be the same despite the fact there’s lower coverage,” Thomson said. “Farmers will have to do some thinking here before they jump in with a whole bunch of new crops. “We’re not guaranteeing a profit.” Theresa Bergsma, secretary-manager of the Manitoba Corn Growers Association said she wants to see more details before commenting, but added at first blush it appears to be an improvement. Corn is one of the few crops where crop insurance coverage is based on each individual farmer’s yield

as opposed to using an area average. That will benefit good corn growers who have not been eligible for insurance before, she said. Keystone Agricultural Producers vice-president Dan Mazier expects to benefit. The change is “fantastic,” said Mazier, whose farm north of Brandon is just outside the insured area. “There hasn’t been a system to introduce new crops to crop insurance, so it has been a disincentive,” said Mazier, who averaged about 100 bushels per acre on his 35 acres of corn last year. Although some farmers might feel the coverage is too low, the test program is better than nothing, he added. “We don’t want to be an impediment for new crops being expanded and producers having the ability to grow what they want with some coverage of the risk,” Thomson said. See INSURANCE on page 6 »

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INSIDE

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Animal fats not so bad after all?

Soil health and farm health linked: holistic rancher

Study raises questions about dietary fats and heart disease guidance

CROPS Hairy vetch gets another look Ideal choice for intercropping or green manure

FEATURE Horsemeat a delicacy for some Special French butchers carry on the tradition

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or several decades, substituting vegetable for animal fats has been the standard advice for preventing heart disease. But a new study published on the British Medical Journal website bmj.com suggests otherwise. Vegetable oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), of which the most common in western diets is omega-6 linoleic acid. British dietary recommendations are cautious about high intakes of omega-6 PUFAs, but some other health authorities, including the American Heart Association, have recently repeated advice to maintain, and even to increase, intake of omega-6 PUFAs. However, the study says an in-depth analysis of the effects of linoleic acid on deaths from coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease has not previously been possible because data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study — a randomized controlled trial conducted from 1966 to 1973 — was missing. A team of researchers from the U.S. and Australia has recovered and analyzed the original data from this trial.

Overdone: New study questions effects of too much omega-6 oil. photo: thinkstock

Their analysis involved 458 men aged 30-59 years who had recently had a coronary event. Participants were randomly divided into two groups. The intervention group was instructed to reduce saturated fats (from animal fats, common margarines and shortenings) to less than 10 per cent of energy intake and to increase linoleic acid (from safflower oil and safflower oil polyunsaturated margarine) to 15 per cent of energy intake. The results show that the omega-6 linoleic acid group

had a higher risk of death from all causes, as well as from cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease, compared with the control group. In an accompanying editorial, Professor Philip Calder from the University of Southampton says the new analysis of these old data “provides important information about the impact of high intakes of omega-6 PUFAs, in particular linoleic acid, on cardiovascular mortality at a time when there is considerable debate on this question.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Farm prosperity will depend on income Developed countries still need to be pulled out of economic slump, says FCC economist By Gord Gilmour staff

arm Credit Canada’s top economist says if you’re a Canadian farmer, you should really be hoping for the best in the Chinese economy. That’s because while popul a t i o n g row t h c a t c h e s a l l the headlines and is credited for growing food demand, it’s looking increasingly like we’ll be able to feed nine billion by 2050. The question is how well. Jean-Phillippe Gervais told the recent Manitoba Special Crops Symposium that there might be some resource constraints that humanity will have to carefully manage around — water resources for example — but that he’s convinced starvation doesn’t await us. But he encouraged farmers to consider where the growth is coming from. He noted that population growth is strongest where people are poorest, meaning they’re not customers for anything but the most basic foodstuffs. If commodity prices are going to remain strong, they’ll be driven by better economic conditions and growing demand for better food, including meat, Gervais said. “So you have to ask, ‘Where’s that growth going to come from, to fuel that demand?’ I would argue that the important growth isn’t population growth, but income growth.” Gervais said much of the First World continues to have dark

clouds hovering over the economy, and the U.S. “fiscal cliff” crisis has only been deferred, not resolved. “If the U.S. winds up in recession, you can expect that slowdown to affect the rest of the world,” he said. The European Union isn’t out of the woods yet either, he said. “Half of the young people are being adversely affected,” Gervais said. “In Europe, in the 18-24 age group, there is 50 per cent unemployment.” Gervais said he expects 2013 to feature more of the same for the EU as it continues to try to muddle through the mess balancing economic and political realities. Here at home the picture isn’t particularly bright either. Gervais pointed out that Canadian households have a now well-publicized problem with debt levels, one that’s attracted the attention of international credit rating agencies. “Moody’s just downgraded five out of six credit ratings of the major Canadian banks,” G er vais said, adding that regardless what the Bank of Canada does with its benchmark rate, banks are going to pay higher prices to attract funds. “We’re not talking about significant rises — maybe 10 basis points (one-tenth of a per cent) or so,” he said. “The point is that it’s going to hurt the financial sector and impact interest rates.”

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Essentially the story is the same throughout the developed world — governments and consumers alike are increasingly tapped out. “This is really putting the onus on business to spend,” Gervais said. “In Canada that’s probably not a bad thing. We have a productivity issue, and businesses need to invest. They’re also sitting on a record amount of cash.” Gervais said Canadian businesses are sitting on a cash hoard equal to 30 per cent of the entire Canadian economy, though the reason isn’t a happy story either. “They just don’t see the growth opportunities out there.” However, the picture brightens when focus shifts to the developing economies such as India and China, Gervais said. Even there it’s just less ugly, with China notching the lowest economic growth numbers in 2012 than it’s seen in the last dozen years, at 7.4 per cent. “Early economic indicators suggest that they bottomed out last year,” Gervais said. “Current growth is at 7.9 per cent and the expectation is they’d be around 8.1 or 8.2 per cent by the end of the year, which is likely a sustainable pace.” This is important to Canadian farms because a vigorously growing Chinese economy means a growing middle class with an appetite for imports, Gervais said. The picture isn’t quite so bright in India. Just a few years ago it was touted to T:10.25” be the other devel-

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oping world juggernaut, but that’s never really panned out. “India was going to be the next big thing,” Gervais said. “But they have systemic problems with things like corruption they’ve yet to overcome.” Even so, India is still posting growth numbers that would be the envy of the developed world. “There, the current pace is 5.3 per cent, and they could be in the range of six per cent for 2013,” Gervais said. “That’s positive for income growth.” During the question-andanswer period following his talk, Gervais conceded that questions even remain over the fast-growing economies, mainly whether their growth was going to be sustainable in light of weak eco-

nomic growth in the economies that had traditionally been their customer base. “It is true that the Chinese economy has depended heavily on exports,” he said. “If you look at the consumer spending in their economy, it’s only about 30 per cent. In Canada it’s 65, in the U.S. it’s 70 per cent. They also have a huge savings rate — about a third of income, compared to only about two per cent in Canada.” He also said there were quiet ongoing concerns about the reliability of Chinese data. “They seem to be very efficient at generating their data,” he said. “When everyone else is still working on Q3 (third quarter), they’ll already have released Q4.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Investing in the future

edro Medrano Rojas, acting assistant executive director, partnership and governance services of the World Food Program (WFP), offers a sobering observation on the Millennium Goal commitment to reduce by half the number of malnourished people in the world by 2015. “We’re not going to make it,” he says as he begins an interview. In fact, the number of hungry people in the world today is Laura Rance between 800 million and 900 million, Editor depending on how you measure it, which is about the same as it was in 2000 when global world leaders made their commitment. Granted, the world’s total population has increased by more than a billion since then, so the percentage of hungry has dropped. But Rojas says the commitment wasn’t to reduce the percentage, it was to reduce the number of hungry people. “What is important is the number,” says the Chilean-born economist who has devoted much of his life to humanitarian development. “Percentages only mask inequality.” What’s frustrating for people who spend their lives doing this kind of work is that there is no shortage of food. Despite the bombardment of messages that the world’s farmers must increase production by up to 70 per cent to feed what is expected to be a population of nine billion people by 2050, Rojas says the key issue is access to nutrition — and that’s a function of priorities, not production. “What I see as the major challenge is today most of the food-insecure people are living in middle-income countries, and middle-income countries are not the priority for the international community,” he says. International food donors such as Canada focus their efforts on the lesser-developed countries or regions of the world in which food insecurity is created by environmental disaster, political instability or military conflict. He noted food production in India has increased fourfold since the Green Revolution and it is now an exporting country. Yet it is home to one of the highest per capita rates of malnourished children. Rojas said the global community has realized that child nutrition is key to a country’s economic growth, but that realization has not yet translated into policies that consider the elimination of malnourishment as an investment, rather than a cost. Cognitive ability, a human being’s intellectual potential, is determined within the first few years of a child’s life. Poor nutrition at that stage has lifelong consequences, not only for individuals, but for a nation’s economic growth, he said. That affects the global community too. In Guatemala, for example, where 53 per cent of the population suffers from chronic malnutrition, the GDP is reduced by 13 per cent. That translates to losses in economic terms of about $6 million a year. “With a fraction of that we could solve the problem of hunger,” Rojas says. Progress is being made, however. Rojas speaks highly of the decision by Canada, the EU and several other international donors to “untie” their aid and move towards stable, long-term funding for the WFP. Canada has pledged to provide a minimum annual commitment of $250 million in food assistance. That shift, which has been solidified in the newly ratified World Food Aid Convention, increases the agency’s flexibility in its programs and its procurement strategies. Last year, the WFP purchased more than two million tonnes of food worth $1.1 billion. Eighty-six per cent of that was sourced in developing countries, a strategy that not only supports local economies and smallholder farmers, but reduces transportation costs and the time it takes to get the food mobilized. An analysis of the WFP’s Ethiopian program in 2010 found that local purchasing saved $40 million, which is the equivalent of feeding 250,000 people for a year. The lead time required to get food into place during a crisis has been reduced by up to 62 days. Of course, Canada’s move to untied aid in 2008 had an impact on this country’s farmers. The WFP procurement from Canadian suppliers has dropped significantly. Last year, 10,000 tonnes of peas and lentils worth about $6.5 million were purchased from Canada. The program’s deputy director of procurement Mary-Ellen McGroarty says future purchases from Canada are most likely to be in the form of nutritionally dense processed foods. But to their credit, most Canadian farm groups supported Canada’s leadership in untying its food aid contributions. In reality, there isn’t much of an economic future in supplying food aid to the chronically poor. The future for Canadian export agriculture lies in marketing to emerging economies, where an increasingly wealthy population seeks to expand nutritional choices. Those economies, those opportunities, won’t develop for as long as children are going hungry. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Multinational food industry accused of tobacco-industry tactics Study says regulation the only way to curb promotion of unhealthy products The Lancet

n international analysis of food, drink, and alcohol industry involvement in non-communicable disease (NCD) policies shows that despite the common reliance on industry self-regulation and publicprivate partnerships to improve public health, there is no evidence to support either their effectiveness or safety. On the contrary, the study, led by Professor Rob Moodie from the University of Melbourne in Australia, found startling evidence that these “unhealthy commodity” industries use similar strategies to the tobacco industry to undermine public health policies and programs. The paper makes a series of hard-hitting and evidence-based recommendations for governments, public health professionals, and society on the involvement of these industries, starting with the proposal that they should have no role in the formation of national or international policy on NCDs. The researchers were unable to find any health benefit to industry involvement in voluntary regulation or public-private partnerships, which has long been suspected, but not confirmed by this kind of research until now. Industry documents reveal how these industries shape public health legislation and avoid regulation. This is done through actions such as “building financial and institutional relations” with health professionals, non-

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governmental organizations, and national and international health agencies; distorting research findings; and lobbying politicians to oppose health-care reform. According to the authors, “regulation, or the threat of regulation, is the only way to change these transnational corporations; therefore the audience for public health is government and not industry.” Public regulation would be the most effective way to change behaviour, say the authors. This approach focuses on directly pressuring industry by raising awareness of their shady practices and maintaining active public pressure — an approach that has worked in changing the behaviour of the tobacco industry. Through the sale and aggressive marketing of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink, multinational corporations are now major drivers of the world’s growing epidemics of NCDs. Worryingly, say the authors, this may only be the tip of the iceberg: “Saturation of markets in high-income countries has caused the industries to rapidly penetrate emerging global markets, as the tobacco industry has done. Almost all growth in the foreseeable future in profits and sales of these unhealthy commodities will be in low-income and middle-income countries (where consumption is currently low).” The study concludes that the failure of industry to regulate itself and the lack of evidence that partnerships with industry can deliver health benefits, should be a renewed wake-up call to governments, the public health community, and civil society to step in and regulate the harmful activities of these industries, rather than collaborate with them.

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he age of websites and email sometimes makes us forget that businesses once relied on making contact with potential customers through ads that would be clipped and mailed, such as this one for Archrib buildings from our Feb. 24, 1966 issue. Elsewhere, we reported that the Canadian Federation of Agriculture in its annual brief to government had asked that the Canadian Pacific Railway be nationalized, joining the CNR in a single, nationally integrated railway. The CPR was under fire for poor performance and inequitable distribution of boxcars, as well as for cancelling the Dominion passenger train. At the Canadian Barley and Oilseeds conference in Winnipeg, speakers mentioned potential new crops for Western Canada, including coriander, caraway, crambe and camelina. A.J. Lejeune, a former Winnipegger who had become director of the Barley Improvement Association in the U.S., said that American breeders were working on hybrid and winter varieties. A promising winter variety developed at North Dakota State University had outyielded the top two-row U.S. spring varieties by 17 per cent. Speakers addressed the need for research on new uses for linseed oil. After strong demand for linoleum in a rebuilding postwar Europe, consumers were starting to purchase more “synthetic” products.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Horsemeat — revolting to some but a delicacy to others Food choices are often a matter of religion and tradition, not one of health and nutrition By Jack Shafer Reuters columnist

isgust, the gag reflex and flights to the vomitorium greeted the news that horse flesh had contaminated burgers and frozen beef meals all over Europe. Some of the “beef” products contained 100 per cent horsemeat, and early forensic tests hinted that the contamination might go back as far as August 2012. Both the British government and the European Union called for “horsemeat summits” to investigate the food scandal. But for all the horsemeat hysteria recorded and amplified by the press, “no risk to consumer health” was posed by the products, as the Food Safety Authority of Ireland reported. The injuries were not physical, they were psychological, and where they were not psychological they were anthropological, or else simply non-existent. According to the Ireland health authority, every beef-and-horse burger it analyzed tested negative for phenylbutazone, a common horse medicine that’s banned from the food chain. Horsemeat — as those who have sampled its pleasures will attest — should not be feared. Looked at rationally, it’s merely the other, other red meat, as our French cousins are forever reminding us. It’s a domesticated and hooved grass and grain eater with a tail, big eyes and a tannable hide, just like the cattle that most of us consume. That’s not to suggest that the folks who were sold horse burgers when they paid for beef burgers have no right to gripe. They were defrauded and deserve refunds, a few pennies’ worth of damages and the satisfaction of seeing the defrauders (if the contamination was deliberate) sent to jail. But that’s about it.

Cultural taboo

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Explaining the outrage and media storm over the horsemeat scandal will send many journalists to their lexicons to retrieve the word “taboo” to decode the current panic. But I don’t think “taboo” adequately describes the aversion of some people and some cultures to a food that is so similar to one they eat several times a day — and which most of them, as the current scandal illustrates, can’t tell from the real thing when smothered in sauce or grilled for a sandwich. “Food Taboos: Their Origins and Purposes,” a 2009 article in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine by Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow,

Horsemeat — as those who have sampled its pleasures will attest — should not be feared. Looked at rationally, it’s merely the other, other red meat…

notes that most human cultures avoid harvestable or easily slaughtered edible items all the time. The Ache people of the Paraguayan jungle limit themselves to only 50 of the several hundred animal species in their habitat, and only 40 of the available plants, fruits and insects. Avoidance of a potential food can turn into a taboo, especially when enforced by a group’s religious, spiritual or cultural rules. Some of these laws can be linked to the protection of human health, resource management and group cohesion, as MeyerRochow notes. The suppression of horse eating in the West can be blamed on Pope Gregory III who, in 723, called the practice “a filthy and abominable custom” and associated it with pagan practices. Back then, horse eaters could be punished with a penance of four years on bread and water. What defies simple cultural explanation is why so many modern French, middle European, Latin American, Chinese or Japanese citizens enjoy nothing better than a nice cut of horsemeat now and again, while a handful of others — those in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States and English Canada — generally oppose its consumption. It’s not enough to say that we relate to our horses the way we relate to our pets (or “animal companions,” as some like to call them) from the canine and feline families. I doubt that many adults who don’t ride horses enjoy any such emotional attachment to them. Our avoidance seems to be rooted in custom, just outside of cultural or religious explanation, the way our nose blowing and spitting norms differ from those of the Chinese. Because we don’t generally eat horsemeat, the thought of eating horsemeat repulses us.

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If you live outside an agricultural market where horses are slaughtered and processed, expect more horsemeat repulsion. Food regulators in Ireland,

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Horsemeat carpaccio is one of the horse dishes enjoyed in some countries.

Britain and elsewhere discovered horsemeat in the beef food chain not because they have French noses but because they now have at their disposal the incredibly powerful, cheap and speedy technology that can help detect minute bits of alien DNA. As recently as two decades ago commercial PCR didn’t exist, and identifying horse inside a purported beef sample likely would have been a long and arduous process. If food fraudsters were horsing around back then — and who is to say they weren’t? — you could have easily eaten some filly without knowing it. Now we’ve got a better take on what we’re eating. Last summer a conser-

GM is about control, not safety Re: “Lynas moves from GM foe to friend,” Feb 7. I would like to definitively state that there are hundreds of thousands of people who are against GM crops, not necessarily because they will hurt our health, although some may be worried about this. Many people are against large companies being in control of the food supply. Not only do they control the seeds of these GM crops, they get into legal battles with small farmers who

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vation group conducted DNA analysis of 150 samples of fresh seafood from 81 establishments in New York City and found that 39 per cent of them were mislabelled. Those findings — that some customers were ordering red snapper but were fraudulently served lowly tilapia — didn’t cause as much of a stir as the horse-beef scandal because no fish eater (at least none I know of ) possesses a religious or cultural objection to tilapia. For other diners, I predict that PCR will herald a disturbing food reckoning. You have no idea how appalled you’re going to be when you finally discover the forbidden foods you’ve been eating. Put your bib on and saddle up!

“cannot control their bees.” Many people are just afraid to say anything for fear of being punished. Also, perhaps we would be able to feed the world by using GM crops but need I remind people that 50 per cent of all food that could be eaten is thrown away. If there was no waste — which there need not be, we may be able to do something to combat hunger. GM crops are not necessarily the saviour of humanity. Anne Bachewich Sandy Lake, Man.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

FROM PAGE ONE SOYBEANS Continued from page 1

INSURANCE Continued from page 1

dose and targeted a surviving population of 170,000 plants. He planted April 30, May 9, 17, 24, and 30. Soil temperatures at planting were 7 C, 10 C, 11 C, 14 C, and 12 C, with emergence, respectively, at 17 days, 13 days, 10 days for both the May 17 and 24 trials, and nine days. Va n K o u g h n e t s a i d h e expected to see clear-cut differences between the treatments, with the best yields coming somewhere in the middle when soil temperatures where higher, yet the growing season was still a bit longer. “We saw flat yields,” he said. “You might look at that and think you can plant whenever you want. But that misses the story behind those numbers. That first planting was exposed to significant risk that doesn’t show up on the yield table.” Those first-seeded soybeans were hit hard by a late frost, and the damage was significant. “I bet 50 per cent of the plants were frozen off to the SEC_CAR11_T_MC.qxd 8/26/11 cotyledon,” VanKoughnet said. “Surprisingly, almost all of

Both soybeans and corn are gaining popularity among Manitoba farmers. A record 836,000 acres of soybeans were grown in 2012, making it Manitoba’s third-largest acreage crop behind canola and wheat. There are forecasts acreage could pass the million market if conditions are favourable his spring. Grain corn also hit a record last year, at 258,053 acres, to place sixth (barley and oats are fourth and fifth, respectively). Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is also them bounced back and grew new branches from each side, which is amazing because as you can see, that growing point is dead.” Another curious wrinkle was other treatments that had emerged enough to suffer damage didn’t seem to be any the worse for wear. VanKoughnet said he suspects the answer might be how much straw was in the row. For example, the 4:23 PM Page 1 May 9 treatment should have been hit but wasn’t.

“I planted it using a waffle coulter, which kicked up just a little bit of black dirt,” he explained. “It really did seem to be the difference between whether 30 or 40 per cent was frozen or not. I’ve never seen stronger evidence of it in the field. “If I hadn’t seen it (the r e c ov e r y f r o m f r o s t a n d dodging frost due to black s o i l ) I n e ve r w o u l d h a ve believed either of those things.”

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

Expanding crop insurance coverage is just one of the changes for crop insurance in 2013 and 2014. Here are some others. Dollar selections per acre have increased to the following: All crops (excluding potatoes, vegetables and strawberries) $120, $160 and $200. For potatoes, the levels are $250, $500 and $750 and for vegetables and strawberries, they are $1,000, $1,500 and $2,000. Hail Insurance is now available for all insurable crops regardless of whether the crop is selected for AgriInsurance. Farmers still must have an AgriInsurance contract to qualify for Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation hail insurance.

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Aerial-seeded crops are no longer eligible for insurance. Broadcast seeding by ground is eligible, provided crop establishment is equal to or greater than the insured farmer’s coverage. Part of the problem with aerialseeded crop is that it’s difficult to distinguish it from a volunteer crop, said Craig Thomson, vicepresident of insurance operations for the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation.

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increasing the dollar values on crops used to determine claim payouts in 2013 by an average of 13 per cent. Combined with an average increase in probable (10-year average) yields of 0.2 per cent, the insurance available to farmers in 2013 is increasing by an average of 13.2 per cent. Dollar values are set by the federal government in December and represent its best guess at what crop prices will be, Thomson said.

The program is being expanded in the Dauphin and Neepawa agencies to test the concept and gauge producer demand.

Forage program

Overseeding of damaged forage crops now qualifies for the Forage

Restoration Benefit. For both Forage Establishment Insurance and the Forage Restoration Benefit, if an insured producer overseeds a damaged forage crop, the indemnity level is 50 per cent of coverage, with the remaining coverage continuing until the earlier of the destruction of the failed overseeded crop or June 25 of the following year. The deadline for filing a Forage Restoration claim is Sept. 30, with late claims, subject to a late fee, being accepted until Oct. 15.

Winter wheat

MASC will continue to insure all winter wheat varieties under one program for 2013 whether they are in the Canadian Western Red Winter or Canadian Western General Purpose class. Starting in the 2014 insurance year for crops seeded in the fall of 2013, MASC will no longer offer a Stage 1 (from the time of seeding until June 20) indemnity of 50 per cent of coverage for winter wheat and fall rye. Farmers will continue to be eligible for a reseeding benefit of 25 per cent of coverage if these crops are damaged before June 20 and need to be reseeded. For 2013, the fall rye and winter wheat that is already seeded will continue to qualify for a Stage 1 indemnity.

Excess moisture insurance

Starting with the 2014 crop year the deadline for selecting the Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) Reduced Deductible Option and EMI Higher Dollar Value Options is November 30, of the previous crop year. Also starting in 2014, land must be added to an insurance contract by March 31 to be eligible for EMI coverage in that year. Land added after March 31 will continue to be eligible for coverage for seeded crops and hail, but not EMI. Thomson stressed for the 2013 crop year, the deadline for selecting EMI options remains March 31, with land that is added until June 30 continuing to qualify for EMI. Farmers will continue to be automatically covered under EMI at the base level. allan@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Finance minister to attend flood meeting Producers still feeling the effects of the 2011 flood hope a public meeting will give them answers on compensation By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

fter a year of promises and tours by officials, producers in the Lake Manitoba region say they have been left adrift in the flood of 2011 — alone and without proper compensation. On Feb. 22, the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee will host a public meeting at the Meadow-Lea Hall near Marquette in an attempt to get some answers and possibly compensation for those still affected by the ongoing effects of the flood. Rancher Tom Teichroeb chairs the committee, which represents nearly a dozen municipalities and villages around Lake Manitoba. He said producers are still incurring costs as a result of high water in 2011. Farmers have been left saddled with

unusable pasture land, while also paying for Crown lands they can’t use and destroyed forage land they can’t insure, he said. “We need to be able to recover these expenses. We have to be able to receive some type of compensation... we paid for Crown land we could not use, I paid bank payments on the land I bought and couldn’t use last year, and over and above that we have to go and rent land to substitute for land we can’t use.”

2012, not 2011

Compensation was promised to producers affected by Lake Manitoba flooding in 2011, and was delivered to producers that same year, said Teichroeb, adding that 2011 isn’t the issue the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee is concerned about. “The issue is with 2012, and

that is where I want to be very, very clear,” he said. Teichroeb said staff from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives toured affected areas last summer, while Minister Ron Kostyshyn toured affected locations in the Interlake, Teichroeb said. Despite that awareness, the rancher said compensation has not been provided for continuing problems in 2012. “My own personal opinion... is that they have simply chosen not to (compensate) and we want to find out why,” he said. Organizers had hoped to be able to put that question to Minister Kostyshyn on Friday, but it appears they won’t have the opportunity to. A spokeswoman for the minister said he will not be attending the meeting. “We do have some of the right people coming to the

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meeting, but we need to get Mr. Kostyshyn there too,” said Teichroeb. “If he’s not at that meeting... he’s really missing the boat.” However, Manitoba Finance Minister Stan Struthers will attend, as will Robert Sopuck, member of parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette. There have been questions about the federal government’s role in providing assistance as well, as the province is reimbursed for as much as 90 per

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cent of its flood compensation costs by Ottawa. Teichroeb hopes the meeting will provide answers. “It’s not about trying to understand what the damage is,” he said. “It’s about understanding they need to deliver compensation.” The meeting is set to begin at 1 p.m., at the junction of Highway 227 and 248, just north of Marquette. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

WFO president optimistic about the future of farming New World Farmers Organization head says demand needs to be met by yield increases in developing countries By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

obert Carlson says it really is different this time. “I’m nervous about saying it but I do believe in my heart and my mind that it is true because we have new factors,” the North Dakota farmer and president of the fledgling World Farmers’ Organization ( WFO) told the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting in Winnipeg last month. Carlson said he has experienced two major run-ups in world grain prices since he started farming in the 1970s. Neither lasted, but a rising world population and ethanol

production have wiped out the surpluses that have dominated the last few decades. Meanwhile, climate change makes future food production less certain. “This is a really exciting time to be a farmer,” said Carlson, former president of the North Dakota Farmers Union. “Every day in this world we add to the dinner table 220,000 people — that’s births over deaths. “ T h a t ’s a t r e m e n d o u s increase and demand for food.” Carlson cited the oftenreported statement that world meat and grain production must increase by 100 and 70 per cent respectively to feed nine billion people in 2050.

“So we have a big challenge for us as ag producers, and big opportunities.”

Not through exports

Some American farmers boast they could feed the world if free trade opened markets for them. That’s not even close to being true, Carlson said. “If we’re going to feed the world we’re going to have to do it by increasing yield in the developing countries,” he said. It won’t be easy. Africa and Southeast Asia, the most fooddeficit regions, lack infrastructure, from roads and grain bins to seed and fertilizer. A lack of property rights is also a stumbling block. Farmers in much of the developing

“If you’re really sincere about wanting to increase food production and food security here’s what you do — make sure farmers make a profit...” Robert Carlson

world can be pushed off their land. In many poor countries most of the farming is done by women, who have even fewer rights than men, he said. Food security is, and will continue to be, a major issue. That’s why Saudi Arabia, China and South Korea are buying or leasing land in

parts of Africa to grow food for their citizens. “They’re so worried they don’t trust the export market and they’re going to what the locals call ‘land grabbing,’” Carlson said. “That really hit Continued on next page »

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Green pea prices hit record highs Argentina crop problems have driven more buyers to Canada By Terryn Shiells Commodity News Service Canada

oth old- and new-crop cash bids for green peas have now reached record highs due to extremely tight supplies. Francis Gaudet with Belle Pulses Ltd. in Saskatchewan said there are almost no old-crop green pea supplies left in Canada, leaving zero carry-over stocks. Gaudet said supplies are extremely tight because acreage has been on a decline, and the quality of peas this year was greater because there was less bleach. Pea supplies are also tight because demand was a little bit stronger because Argentina’s pea crop suffered problems. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire, cash bids for green peas delivered to the elevator across the Prairies ranged from $15.30 to $17 per bushel on Feb. 13. There are still some buyers willing to pay the price, so if farmers have any supplies left now is the time to sell, Gaudet said. Prices are at record highs, and they could move higher to $18 to $19 per bushel. But, then some buyers may back off and it’ll be difficult to move green pea supplies, said Gaudet. New-crop prices are at record highs because more acres are needed in the spring to help replenish stocks. Gaudet said new-crop prices started at $10 per bushel, and have now moved up to $11 per bushel. Gaudet said there could be up to 100,000 additional green pea acres planted in Canada this spring, but it may be difficult since there isn’t a lot of seed around. “There’s not enough seed around because there’s nothing left for carry-over stocks, so seed availability is very tight,” said Gaudet.

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home to me how seriously a potential food shortage is.” It makes sense to establish a food reserve to avoid famine, Carlson told reporters later. The tricky part is setting it up so when stocks are released they don’t undermine grain prices hurting farmers. “If you’re really sincere about wanting to increase food production and food security, here’s what you do — make sure farmers make a profit because if farmers make a profit growing grain or raising livestock I’ll guarantee you they will try to do more the next year,” he said. KAP’s meeting theme “Times are a Changin’,” is apt, Carlson said, noting progress can’t occur without change. “The trick for us (farmers)... is can we control that change so we can make it work for the benefit of farmers?” he said. “Our job now as president of World Farmers’ Organization is to try to make sure that in these changing times farmers have some power to make the changes and not just react to the changes.”

Farmers’ power in the food chain is decreasing along with their share of the consumers’ food dollar, Carlson said. Food retailing and processing is increasingly concentrated, he said. The same applies with the production and retailing of farm inputs. The WFO, which was formed in 2011 to replace the defunct International Association of Agricultural Producers, wants to represent the world’s farmers internationally, Carlson said. Government and non-governmental agencies want farmers’ input. “So when we speak we are listened to... because we represent farmers and farmers more than any other profession are what we need in this world if we want people to have food.” The WFO began with farm organization members from 23 countries. Today it has 54 member organizations from 44 countries and continues to grow, Carlson said. Trade policy will be a major issue when the WFO holds its annual meeting in Japan in April, he said. Finding consensus will be tough. Some mem-

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World Farmers’ Organization president Robert Carlson says now is a great time to be a farmer. He expects strong grain prices will continue. photo: allan dawson

bers want free trade while others are protectionist, he said. “If we can agree on trade I think we’ll be able to agree on just about everything so we’ll see what happens,” Carlson told reporters. While corporate farms are moving into developing countries, Carlson said he expects family farms to dominate in

developed countries. Asked if North American grain production will follow the corporatized poultry and hog model Carlson replied: “I don’t think so. I certainly hope not. I think we’re about as efficient as family farmers at producing grain as any corporation can be, really.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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anada’s processors and importers of “grain-based” products don’t need to resort to precautionary labels on their wares if a low level of soy has made its way into the grain. In a notice to the industry Feb. 13, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised that such labels aren’t required in cases where “a low level of soy is present due to adventitious presence.” The agri-food industry term “adventitious presence” refers to unintentional or incidental trace levels of a type of seed, grain or food product in another. “Health risk assessments have determined that the low levels of soy due to adventitious presence would not be expected to cause an allergic reaction in the soyallergic community,” the agency said. CFIA based that conclusion on surveys it’s run since 2009 for undeclared allergens, meant to evaluate various foods for specific hazards and gather baseline data on the presence and levels of such allergens, soy included. Results of those surveys for soy have turned up the lowlevel presence of soy in some grain-based foods, CFIA said, but “based on the low levels of soy that have been detected, Health Canada has determined that exposure is not likely to represent a health risk for soy-allergic individuals.” Thus, precautionary labels would only be required if warranted by “specific concerns regarding allergen controls or possible crosscontamination at the manufacturing level.” Adventitious presence of soy in cereal grains can happen given the ways in which soy and other grains, such as wheat, are grown, harvested, stored and shipped. Such a situation isn’t unique to soy, but can happen with other cereal grains and is reflected in current grain quality grading standards, CFIA said. Typically when undeclared allergens turn up in foods, CFIA follows up with the foods’ manufacturer or importer and “appropriate action” follows when noncompliance is found or the specific case poses a significant health risk to Canadian consumers. Corrective actions, label changes and/ or product recalls are then ordered. However, if a product is found to have undeclared soy due to adventitious presence, the given situation is “unlikely to pose a health risk,” CFIA said.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices Winnipeg

February 15, 2013

Manitoba feeder cattle prices follow U.S. futures down

Steers & Heifers 90.00 -104.00 D1, 2 Cows 63.00 - 70.00 D3 Cows 58.00 - 65.00 Bulls 78.00 - 85.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 110.00 - 123.50 (801-900 lbs.) 118.00 - 125.50 (701-800 lbs.) 120.00 - 135.00 (601-700 lbs.) 130.00 - 154.00 (501-600 lbs.) 138.00 - 163.00 (401-500 lbs.) 130.00 - 170.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 95.00 - 107.00 (801-900 lbs.) 105.00 - 121.00 (701-800 lbs.) 112.00 - 126.00 (601-700 lbs.) 115.00 - 135.00 (501-600 lbs.) 120.00 - 142.00 (401-500 lbs.) 128.00 - 151.00

Heifers

Alberta South $ 115.00 - 115.00 — 68.00 - 80.00 60.00 - 72.00 81.11 - 81.11 $ 120.00 - 128.00 122.00 - 133.00 125.00 - 140.00 135.00 - 151.00 145.00 - 168.00 159.00 - 181.00 $ 106.00 - 117.00 114.00 - 125.00 117.00 - 128.00 122.00 - 137.00 130.00 - 146.00 138.00 - 158.00

($/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 (February 15, 2013) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change February 2013 125.90 -1.65 April 2013 129.77 -1.75 June 2013 125.65 -1.37 August 2013 126.05 -1.55 October 2013 130.05 -1.85 December 2013 131.77 -1.53 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Feeder Cattle March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013

Feedlots and packers may be reacting to their losses Terryn Shiells

Ontario $ 91.21 - 124.76 106.60 - 125.73 56.30 - 74.31 56.30 - 74.31 71.04 - 85.73 $ 117.48 - 136.83 110.69 - 135.32 116.42 - 138.60 124.80 - 149.90 125.19 - 166.22 124.89 - 163.78 $ 112.66 - 118.90 108.33 - 119.56 106.23 - 119.79 111.66 - 130.96 111.55 - 137.15 120.05 - 143.56

Close 142.67 146.22 149.27 156.22 157.72 158.50

Change -4.53 -4.35 -3.58 -2.73 -2.73 -2.65

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending February 9, 2013 48,978 11,884 37,094 NA 593,000

Previous Year 54,725 14,642 40,083 NA 599,000

Week Ending February 9, 2013 584 21,425 14,729 563 632 10,380 11

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 401 22,746 18,818 725 651 7,836 335

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

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

$1 Cdn: $ .9930 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0070 Cdn.

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(Friday to Thursday) Slaughter Cattle

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

EXCHANGES: February 15, 2013

Current Week 172.00 E 158.00 E 161.52 167.85

Futures (February 15, 2013) in U.S. Hogs February 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013

Last Week 173.38 160.15 162.73 165.91

Close 87.67 84.32 91.97 92.70 92.62

Last Year (Index 100) 172.97 158.56 157.46 163.20

Change 0.07 -5.03 -4.41 -5.40 -5.46

Other Market Prices

CNSC

eeder cattle prices at auction yards across Manitoba saw some major declines during the week ended Feb. 15, following the falling futures markets in the U.S. The cattle that were hit the hardest were those weighing over 700 pounds, with those in the 800- to 900-lb. class getting the worst of it, said Rick Wright, a buyer with Heartland Order Buying Co. Lighter-weight feeder cattle fell during the week as well, but not to the same extent. Wr i g h t s a i d t h e l i g h t e r- we i g h t c a t tle weren’t hit as hard because there’s still opportunity for them to go on grass to gain weight, while the heavier weights have to go on feed right away, which is expensive and in short supply in Manitoba. Most of the losses during the week were linked to the sharply lower futures market in the U.S. Wright said nobody has a really solid explanation of why the futures market fell during the week. “Corn futures in the U.S. were down nine days in a row, and normally when corn is down the (cattle) futures should go up, so it’s very unusual for the market to react the way it did this week,” he said. Wright said the futures market may have fell so sharply during the week because “reports of continuous losses in the feeding and packing side of it throughout the fall, and throughout the month of January, were starting to drive home to some of the feedlot operators and packing companies that they need to do some price adjusting.” The wonky futures market had buyers very cautious, and decreased the demand from the East and the U.S., despite a much weaker Canadian dollar versus its U.S. counterpart. “Buyers from the U.S. were cautious because they’re very sensitive to the futures, so if the futures move down, they move down very rapidly,” Wright said. “And there wasn’t quite as much Ontario interest as there was in previous weeks, just because of

“It’s not the market that’s driving (producers) to sell the cattle; it’s the shortage of feed.” rick wright

that unknown part of what happened in the futures.” The volumes on the feeder cattle were strong during the week because farmers are marketing their cattle earlier and lighter due to high feed costs. Producers, Wright said, “have a real shortage of roughage, hay and silage and even feed grains are costly enough right now that it doesn’t pay to put the weight on the cattle.” Those high volumes now will affect what happens in the cattle markets in Manitoba during the spring, he said. “I expect that we’ll see considerably less cattle go to market in March and April than we did last year… It’s not the market that’s driving them to sell the cattle; it’s the shortage of feed.” Though feeder prices saw a sharp drop during the week, the slaughter side of the market managed to stay fairly steady due to strong demand for killing cows. “The beef market in the retail side is fairly strong, consumers are looking at alternative proteins and hamburger is moving very well,” Wright said. Since mid-January, slaughter cow prices have probably moved up about four to five cents per pound due to the strong demand, Wright noted. There have also been good volumes of slaughter cattle coming to market. Wright said so far in 2013 there have been more killing cows marketed than during the same period in 2012. “In January out of Canada, we exported almost twice as many cows to the U.S. than we did the year before in January. And so we’re seeing a lot of cows coming into the market.” Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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

Winnipeg — Next Sale is Feb. 20 — —

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 February 24, 2013 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 .................................... $2.015 Undergrade .............................. $1.915 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.015 Undergrade .............................. $1.915 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.970 Undergrade............................... $1.885 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto 66.15 - 103.85 122.79 - 136.46 135.15 - 143.88 126.57 - 146.40 150.06 - 217.27 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 40.00 - 60.00

Britain expands horsemeat tests to more products

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

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Winnipeg (100/head) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 129.90 - 239.60 — 54.79 - 142.46

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

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

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Toronto ($/cwt) 18.00 - 43.00 34.00 - 53.00

Tests now to target ready-made meals like lasagne, ravioli London/Reuters / Britain is expanding meat testing to a wider range of products, including ready-made meals, as the scandal spreads over the sale of mislabelled horsemeat, the country’s food regulatory agency said on Tuesday. The Food Standards Agency said that as well as its original plans to check 224 samples of raw beef products for horse and pork DNA, it was now overseeing the testing of 140 meals such as lasagne, cottage pie and ravioli.

“This will give us as full a picture as we can possibly have,” an FSA spokesman said. “We became aware that the issue was bigger than just burgers and it became sensible to look into other products too.” Nestlé removed Buitoni brand beef pasta meals from sales in Italy and Spain on Tuesday, the latest European food company to find traces of horse DNA in its products. The FSA said it would also survey a further 150 samples of products marketed as containing beef as part of an EU-wide testing program. The tests will be carried out by local authorities and include loose food, such as café sandwiches, it said. The regulator said last week that it had found 29 samples of horsemeat in the food chain.

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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All prices close of business February 14, 2013

Expect canola to give back some acres this spring CNSC

CE Futures Canada canola contracts moved off their recent highs during the week ended Feb. 15, with speculative profit-taking and increased farmer selling — brought on by the previous week’s rally — weighing on values. The market ran into support to the downside and was showing signs of stabilizing ahead of the Louis Riel Day long weekend. Farmer selling is thought to have run its course for now, with the line of reasoning from analysts being that producers should have enough money now to tide them over until spring. However, while bins are starting to empty across the Prairies, there is still enough unpriced canola out there to be drawn in the next time basis levels create a good opportunity. From a technical standpoint, the nearby March canola contract finds itself within a broad range between about $615 and $650 per tonne. A break higher or lower will be highly dependent on what happens in the U.S. soy market. If beans drop, canola will lag to the downside, and if beans climb back above US$15 per bushel, canola could see a retest of that C$650 mark. Canada’s tightening supply situation is keeping basis levels strong, with the exporters and crushers still showing good demand. As a result, canola will likely lag soybeans to the downside if the U.S. market keeps trending down. In the U.S., soybeans, corn and wheat were all lower during the week, with the largest losses in beans. Improving crop prospects in South America accounted for some of the declines in beans, while forecasts calling for some much-needed rain across parts of the dry U.S. Plains weighed on the grains. Looking ahead to spring seeding, rotational issues and competing cropping options should turn some attention away from canola in 2013, after acreage to the oilseed has grown steadily over the past decade. In 2012 canola gave wheat a run for its money for the largest acreage, with 21.5 million acres going in the ground, according to Statistics Canada data. That compared with the all-wheat number of 23.8 million. Early government and indus-

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Land suited to wheat will likely return to it in 2013 Phil Franz-Warkentin

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US corn Gulf ($US)

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US barley (PNW) ($US)

—

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

273.52

285.24

250.49

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

246.40

230.19

209.93

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

520.97

525.47

462.28

1,139.99

1,135.35

1,169.75

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business February 15, 2013 barley

try estimates would see wheat area go up in 2013, with some of that area coming from canola. Canola seedings broke their previous record by over two million acres in 2012, but a great deal of that extra area went into marginal land in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Those areas are better suited to wheat and durum, and the fact that the grains can now be marketed as a cash crop at harvest only adds to the interest in growing them. Canola acreage might be down, but average yields would still result in record p ro d u c t i o n i n 2 0 1 3 a s a d ve r s e c o n ditions hampered yields in some cases the previous year. In an early projection, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division forecast Canadian canola production in 2013 at 15.5 million tonnes, which would be up from 13.3 million in 2012. The situation is similar in the U.S., with the usual competing crops, soybeans and corn, both seeing some area shift into wheat in 2013. Early guesses from the U.S. Department of Agriculture would see total wheat area in the U.S. (winter and spring) rise to its highest level in four years. Meanwhile, soybeans are expected to decline slightly from their 2012 record, to 76 million acres. Overhanging the oilseed markets is South Amer ica, where record soybean crops continue to be harvested. Sporadic weather concerns in the continent over the growing season did prop up soybean and canola futures in North America over the winter, but as newly harvested supplies start to become available, those weather issues will become less important.

Last Week

Week Ago

March 2013

241.50

May 2013

242.50

July 2013

243.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

March 2013

630.20

636.90

May 2013

615.80

620.70

July 2013

602.20

605.90

Special Crops Report for February 19, 2013 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

20.00 - 21.00

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

20.00 - 21.00

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

19.00 - 21.75

Desi Chickpeas

25.25 - 28.00 — 27.00 - 28.75

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

Fababeans, large

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Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

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Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

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Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

—

Yellow No. 1

38.70 - 40.75

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

—

Brown No. 1

34.75 - 36.75

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

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Oriental No. 1

27.30 - 28.75

No. 1 Black Beans

—

No. 1 Pinto Beans

—

No. 1 Small Red

—

15.30 - 17.00

Medium Yellow No. 1

8.15 - 9.00

5.00 - 9.00

Source: Stat Publishing

No. 1 Pink

SUNFLOWERS

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Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

22.70

23.60

32.00* Call for details

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Report for February 15, 2013 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed)

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

Spot Market

Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

Lower prices may mean fewer Manitoba corn acres Recent price decline means soybeans or wheat may be more attractive options By Terryn Shiells Commodity News Service Canada

armers in Manitoba may plant fewer acres of corn this spring than anticipated a few weeks ago due to weaker prices. Eldon Dueck, a grain merchant with Linear Grain at Carman, Man., said Manitoba farmers were receiving about $6.70 per bushel for their corn as of Tuesday. “The market has really dropped,” he said. “We paid farmers $7 per

bushel not that long ago and now we’re back down to $6.70, which is the lowest we’ve seen for quite some time.” Dueck noted new-crop prices have also fallen. Both old- and new-crop values in Manitoba have moved lower as they followed the futures market in the U.S. The U.S. corn futures market has fallen in recent weeks mostly due to weak demand from the export and ethanol sectors, analysts said. As long as prices continue to

be on the weaker side, farmers should plant fewer acres of corn in Manitoba than originally anticipated. Dueck said those corn acres could be replaced by soybeans or wheat. But if pr ices climb to higher levels before planting time, farme r s c o u l d d e c i d e t o p u t m o re corn in the ground. Dueck said if there’s another drought in the U.S. and Canada, prices could surge again. “As we get closer to planting, if

the ground is staying dry, that could bring prices back up,” he said. Prices are still strong enough to entice Manitoba farmers to plant more acres of corn this spring than they did in 2012. “Co r n p r i c e s a re s t i l l a t t ra c tive enough and many producers believe they’re going to see stronger corn prices than they are at right now,” said Dueck. According to Statistics Canada, 300,000 acres of corn were planted in Manitoba in 2012.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Goss’s wilt continues to spread Goss’s wilt can be tackled through good management practices, but it may take genetic resistance to subdue the disease By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

Crop rotation and weed control are important components of reducing the virulence of Goss’s wilt. Photo: University of Illinois

t’s been four years since Goss’s wilt made its first appearance in Manitoba corn crops, and the disease shows no signs of abating. “It seems to have spread to most of the grain corn-growing regions of Manitoba,” said Holly Derksen, who spoke about the problem at a recent Special Crops Symposium in Winnipeg. Derksen, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, said at least one producer she’s spoken with lost more than 40 bushels per acre to the disease last summer. That scenario sounds familiar to Wilt Billing, who has spent the last three years conducting an extensive field survey of Manitoba corn crops. “The primary purpose was

to identify where this disease was and if it was moving,” said DuPont Pioneer area agronomist for eastern Manitoba, adding Goss’s wilt has moved both north and west in the province during that period. It was first detected near Roland. And although those moves were not substantial, Billing said there is no turning back the clock on Goss’s wilt. “Once you get it, it’s a bacterial disease and the bacteria doesn’t go away,” he said. But there are ways to manage the disease, even if there aren’t ways to treat for it in crop. One method is to reduce the amount of stubble left on fields. “Anything growers can do to reduce stubble will help, the bacteria thrives on the stubble,” said Billing. “So by leaving it on the field you are basically providing a perfect scenario for the bacteria to multiply.” Re m ov i n g s t u b b l e w o n’t eradicate the disease, but can help reduce the severity of an outbreak the following year, he said.

Resistant varieties

Billing said the only way to truly guard against Goss’s wilt is to use a corn hybrid with resistance to the bacterial infection. Several seed companies provide varieties with varying levels of resistance to Goss’s wilt, including DuPont Pioneer. “The best management strategy is selecting genetic resistance to plant in those fields, or fields surrounding areas of known Goss’s wilt,” Billing said. If producers do go with a resistant variety, Derksen said they should read the fine print carefully, noting there are several different scales used by seed companies to quantify resistance. “Unfortunately, there isn’t a universal system and there is no third-party data,” she said. “So any data on hybrid resistance can only be compared within a single company, you can’t compare company to company, because they aren’t tested at the same location against each other.” Derksen added that crop rotation and weed control are important components of reducing the virulence of Goss’s wilt. Both green and yellow foxtail, and barnyard grass are hosts for Goss’s wilt, so keeping them under control is important, Derksen said. In order for a corn plant to become infected with Goss’s wilt, it must also have a wound through which the pathogen can enter the plant. “Often you’ll see it after a storm, if there’s been hail or wind damage,” she said, adding a few weeks after hail is a good time to scout for the disease. Drier weather has helped lessen the severity of Goss’s wilt in some situations, but won’t prevent an outbreak or the spread of the bacteria from one area to another. “I would say if you grow grain corn in this province, there is a good chance you are going to see it eventually,” said Derksen. “It’s hard to control.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Yellow flowers in February at CanoLABs Space still available for Manitoba dates in canola agronomy diagnostic school featuring live plants By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF

randon is hosting the Manitoba version of the Canola Council of Canada’s CanoLAB, which comes to Manitoba for the first time Feb. 28. “CanoLAB is a truly unique lear ning exper ience,” says Dan Orchard, Canola Council of Canada (CCC) agronomy specialist for north-central Alberta. “You get a full day with an extensive list of professional instructors, and you get to see numerous canola plants exposed to multiple treatments — during the off season.” Events are being planned by the CCC in Saskatchewan and Alberta. In Manitoba, the lab will be co-hosted by the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) and CCC, with help from Assiniboine Community College, on February 28 and March 1 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon. The Feb. 28 date that coincides with the Manitoba Canola Growers Association annual general meeting so far is only about half full, said the association’s communications manager Jay Whetter last week. T h e s e c o n d d a y, p r i c e d at $125 for agronomists, is almost full. T h e o n e - d a y i n t e ra c t i v e workshop — with real plants, real insects and real diseases — gives growers and agronomists the opportunity to learn from a team of experts how to recognize, diagnose and manage canola production issues. CanoLABs will have a number of stations, with a d i f f e re n t t h e m e f o r e a c h . Themes include insects, diseases, and diagnostics, with slight variations in each province. Highly regarded experts lead each station. Registrations are limited to ensure that all participants can see clearly and be fully engaged. “Keeping the groups small will allow participants to interact directly with the researchers and industry experts at each station,” says Tiffany Martinka, CCC agronomy specialist for eastern Saskatchewan. “Every person will have a chance to get up close to touch or examine the insects and live plant materials.” Bill Ross, MCGA executive director, said that if growers are looking for tools to help their farm operations, this educational day could bring

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“You get a full day with an extensive list of professional instructors, and you get to see numerous canola plants exposed to multiple treatments — during the off season.” DAN ORCHARD

more dollars to their bottom line than many other events they attend. “Ca n o L A B w i l l re p l i c a t e symptoms that often show up in fields during the growing season, giving growers and agronomists an ideal way to sharpen their diagnostic skills during the winter.” daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

Danielle Tichit, an agribusiness instructor from Assiniboine Community College, tends to artificially stressed canola plants in the college’s greenhouse. The plants will be used to demonstrate the effects of nutrient deficiencies, salinity, and insect and disease pressure at the upcoming CanoLABs event at the Keystone Centre Feb. 28 and March 1. PHOTO: DANIEL WINTERS

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

WHAT’S UP

PICKED THE RIGHT DAY TO ARRIVE

Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing.com or call 204-944-5762. Feb. 22: H@ms Marketing Services’ Manitoba East annual district meeting, noon, Smitty’s Restaurant, Steinbach. Lunch included. For more info call 1-800899-7675. Feb. 23: Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) annual banquet, 6 p.m., Elkhorn Resort, Onanole. For more info call 204-448-2162 or visit www.oyfcanada.com. Feb. 25-26: Wild Oats Grainworld ag outlook conference, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place. For more info visit wildoatsgrainworld. com or call 1-800-567-5671. Feb. 26: Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association annual meeting, Community Hall, Miami. For more info call Les McEwan at 204-744-2344.

One day old calves enjoy the beautiful day last Saturday. It’s a good thing they didn’t wait until the blizzard on Sunday and Monday. photo: gracie crayston

Feb. 26-28: Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting, Delta Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon St., Ottawa. For more info call 613-236-3633 or visit http:// cfa-fca.ca. Feb. 28: H@ms Marketing Services’ Heartland Marketing annual district meeting, 1:30 p.m., Community Hall, Starbuck. For more info call 1-800-899-7675. Feb. 28 or March 1: Canola Council of Canada’s CanoLAB one-day interactive workshop, UCT Pavilion, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info or to register (deadline Feb. 21) call 204-982-7751.

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March 1-2: Growing Local Conference, Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith St., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.foodmattersmanitoba.ca or call 1-800-731-2638. March 1-2: Manitoba Sheep Association workshops and annual general meeting, 900-1 Research Rd., Monsanto office, Smart Park, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. To register (deadline Feb. 25) call 204-421-9434 or email mb@mbsheep.ca. March 2: Manitoba Organic Alliance forum and AGM, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Riverbank Centre, 1-545 Conservation Dr., Brandon. Call Jacqueline at 204-239-3362 to register for lunch. March 5-6: Soils and Crops 2013 conference, Prairieland Park, Saskatoon. For more info visit www.usask.ca/soilsncrops. March 6: Manitoba Special Crops Production Day, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info call 204-745-6661. March 8-9: Direct Farm Marketing Conference, Parkland Recreational Complex, Dauphin. For more info call 204-867-6572 or visit www.directfarmmarketing.com.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

A new wheat and barley association another step closer

It has interim board and hopes for a checkoff starting Aug. 1 By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

there is significant support for going ahead (with a checkoff) and if the certification agency agrees then they will ask the minister to approve it,” Dewar said. “If they don’t agree and they think there’s Dauphin-area farmer Don Dewar is the chair of the interim board of the enough opposition then they may proposed new Manitoba wheat and barley growers’ association. say we need to have a plebiscite, photo: allan dawson and it’s their responsibility to organize it and run it.” Once wheat and barley grower Three of the seven interim associations are established association directors are from “There’s a lot of Prairie-wide it’s likely they’ll co- KAP, with the Manitoba Pulse work ahead but operate, Dewar said. There’s also Growers Association, Manitoba we’re moving talk of setting up a pan-Canadian Oat Growers Association, Winter association, perhaps modelled Cereals Manitoba and Western forward.” after the Canola Council of Can- Canadian Wheat Growers Associada, whose members include ation each supplying one interim the whole value chain from seed director. Don Dewar developers, farmers, exporters T:8.125” and crushers. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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anitoba farmers are a step closer to establishing a new spring wheat and barley association to collect voluntary checkoffs for wheat and barley research and marketing. An interim seven-member board of directors met Feb. 15 in Winnipeg and Dauphin-area farmer Don Dewar, a former president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), was selected as chair. “There’s a lot of work ahead, but we’re moving forward,” Dewar said in a telephone interview following the meeting. “We’ve got some things to do before the next meeting. It’s all about organization now and the application.” First the association will incorporate and begin the search for an executive director. It must then ask the Manitoba government’s Agricultural Producers’ Organization Certification Agency for certification and the authority to collect a checkoff on wheat and barley sold in Manitoba. The money, refundable upon request, will pay for wheat and barley promotion, research and the association’s administration, said Dewar, who was KAP’s representative to the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). But it won’t debate policy. That will be left to existing farm groups such as the KAP, National Farmers Union and the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, he said. A steering committee to look at establishing the association was struck last spring in the wake of the federal government’s decision to kill the Canadian Wheat Board’s single marketing desk for western wheat and barley destined for export or domestic human consumption. The board had collected a checkoff on wheat and barley to help fund research, including the development of new varieties, through the WGRF. The board, along with the federal government, also funded the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi), which promotes Canadian grains and oilseed to customers around the world. When the wheat board became a grain company Aug. 1, 2012, it stopped collecting checkoffs and funding Cigi. To fill the gap the federal government took over both for up to five years with the expectation farmers would create and administer their own checkoffs. Alberta already had a barley commission and created a new wheat commission, which started collecting checkoffs last Aug. 1. Saskatchewan is also well on its way to forming separate wheat and barley commissions. A survey of Manitoba farmers found 78 per cent of respondents support a single wheat and barley commission so long as the money collected from each crop is spent on that crop, Dewar said. “I don’t see that as a difficult task because that’s what WGRF

does now,” he said. “It keeps track of the money separately and invest its separately.” One association will be cheaper to run, said Dewar adding it’s getting harder to find farmers to help govern associations and commodity groups. The new Manitoba association expects to collect 52 and 44 cents a tonne, respectively on wheat and barley sales, Dewar said. When added to the federal checkoff the total will be $1 a tonne. Before the Agricultural Producers’ Organization Certification Agency grants an association the power to collect a checkoff it must be satisfied the majority of farmers support it. “We think we can show that

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

WEATHER VANE

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Nice weather to end the month Issued: Monday, February 18, 2013 · Covering: February 21 – February 28, 2013 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

ou just have to love Mo t h e r Na t u r e . T h e we a t h e r m o d e l s p redicted an area of low pressure would dive through southern and central Manitoba late last Sunday and into Monday. What the models didn’t predict was just how strong the system would get. They also didn’t do that great of a job predicting the strength of the area of high pressure following behind the low. Combine these two things together and you get a heck of a lot of wind, and that is exactly what we saw with this system, especially over eastern regions. For this forecast period, the overall weather pattern over North America looks to remain fairly active, but for our region I think things just might quiet down a little bit. Cold high pressure that moved in behind the holiday Monday storm system will be pulling off to the East by Wednesday. This should allow temperatures to begin moderating during the second half of the week. By Friday, high tem-

peratures should be in the -10 C range, with -5 C not out of the question for Saturday or Sunday. A storm system is expected to move by well to our south on Friday. The most we’ll see from this system are some clouds and maybe a flurry or two. A second system is then forecast to come in off the Pacific and into southern Alberta over the weekend. The weather models all show this system to slide southeast and miss Manitoba, but it’s something to keep an eye on for late Sunday or into Monday. Slightly cooler air is expected to move in behind this system on Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs expected in the -8 to -12 C range. Luckily it looks like the really cold air will stay to our north. So, while it doesn’t look like an early melt will move in, it also doesn’t look like it’ll be teeth-chattering cold either. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -15 to -1 C; lows, -28 to -10 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

Monthly Mean Temperature Difference from Normal (Prairie Region) January 2013

Stony Rapids

High Level

Temperature (°C)

Churchill Fort Vermilion

Collins Bay

< -5.0 -5.0 to -4.0

Cree Lake Fort McMurray

Peace River Grande Prairie

La Ronge Edson Jasper

Meadow Lake

Edmonton

Prince Albert

Lloydminster Red Deer Banff

Calgary

Swift Current Moose Jaw

Pincher Creek

Maple Creek Consul

Gravelbourg

Coronach

1.0 to 2.0 2.0 to 3.0 3.0 to 4.0

Hudson Bay

4.0 to 5.0 Swan River

> 5.0

Dauphin

Melville Brooks Medicine Hat Lethbridge

-1.0 to 1.0

The Pas

Melfort North Battleford Saskatoon Wynyard Rosetown

Coronation Hanna

-2.0 to -1.0

Flin Flon

Cold Lake

Portage la Prairie Brandon

Regina Weyburn Estevan

-4.0 to -3.0 -3.0 to -2.0

Thompson

Buffalo Narrows

Slave Lake

Whitecourt

Gillam

Lynn Lake

Melita

Morden

Extent of Agricultural Land Gimli Winnipeg Emerson

The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors.

Copyright © 2013 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada. (Normal temperature based on 1971-2000)

Created: 02/04/2013 www.agr.gc.ca/drought

This issue’s map shows the temperature departure from average across the Prairie provinces during January. Pretty much all areas saw temperatures either right around average or above average. The warmest temperatures were over Alberta, where central regions saw mean monthly temperatures as much as 5 C above the long-term average.

Less Arctic ice influencing our weather? The question isn’t whether less sea ice will affect the weather — it’s how By Daniel Bezte co-operator contributor

n the last issue I looked at possible trends in the amount of melting occurring during the winter across the Prairies. In this issue I’m going to look at another question that has repeatedly been asked of me, and I feel it kind of ties into the winter melting trends. This question has to do with Arctic ice melting and the position/behaviour of the polar jet stream. Before we look into this, let’s review just what a jet stream is and how they form. Jet streams form along the boundaries between warm and cold air. Along these boundaries we have a sharp contrast in temperature that results in a rapid change in pressure. This rapid change in pressure sets up a steep pressure gradient, which allows the already strong upper level winds to intensify into a jet stream. Within the jet stream we can see wind speeds as high as 300-400 km/h, but typically they are between 100 and 200 km/h. Two main jet

Comparing the amount of ice this year to the long-term average, we find summer ice extent is now less than 50 per cent of what it used to be.

streams usually form: the polar jet and the subtropical jet. Here in our part of the world we deal mostly with the polar jet. Since these jet streams are partly the result of strong temperature contrasts, the polar jet tends to be strongest in the winter and weakest in the summer. If the polar jet is to our north, then we are in warm air, and if it dives to our south we are in cold air. The stronger the jet stream is, the more zonal a pattern it tends to have. What this means is that the jet stream will have a flatter pattern with fewer undulations or waves in it. If you remember back to last summer, I wrote an article or two about this. A zonal pattern means quicker-moving weather systems and fewer ridges and troughs. A weaker jet stream

usually results in a meridional flow, which means the jet stream is meandering a lot more, making large curves northward and southward. This results in slower-moving weather systems with very pronounced ridges of high pressure and troughs of low pressure.

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OK, now let’s think about w hat’s going on. The jet stream tends to be strongest in the winter due to the large differences in temperature between the polar regions and the tropics. The stronger the jet stream, the more zonal or stable the path or pattern it has. This is the typical setup we would see during the winter. Now let’s see what happens when you remove a large amount of sea ice from the polar region.

The amount of sea ice left in the Arctic after the summer melt season hit a record low this year. Comparing the amount of ice this year to the long-term average, we find summer ice extent is now less than 50 per cent of what it used to be. This means that a huge amount of the Arctic Ocean is now free of ice and able to absorb the sun’s energy rather than reflect it back into space. This extra energy is then released back into the atmosphere during the fall and early winter as the ocean freezes. This results in a war mer atmosphere over the Arctic, meaning the difference in temperatures between the poles and the tropics decreases. The smaller the difference between these two regions, the weaker the jet stream; the weaker the jet stream, the more it tends to meander or the more meridional it becomes. As I have already pointed out, a meridional flow means more pronounced ridges and troughs, which can lead to more fluctuations in weather or more extreme weather.

To f i n i s h o f f I n e e d t o point out a couple of things. First of all, when we discuss these large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns, such as the polar jet stream, we can’t think simply about our own part of the world. T h a t i s, t h i s i s n’t j u s t a change in the pattern over North America or Europe, but rather it is a change to the whole northern hemis p h e re’s c i rc u l a t i o n p a t tern. We have to be careful to differentiate between this large-scale change and how that change shows or manifests itself in different parts of the world. The second point is that this is a bit of an oversimplification of how this all works. As we all know, the atmosphere is very dynamic and there are many different things that affect how it behaves and thus the weather. That said, when you actually sit and think about it, I think Dr. Jennifer Francis sums it up the best when she stated, “The question is not whether sea ice loss is affecting the large-scale atmospheric circulation... it’s how can it not?”

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

CROPS

Hairy vetch opens up opportunities Looking beyond monoculture can open producers up to new ideas and new ways to save on input costs By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

airy vetch has long suffered snickers and quizzical looks at the very mention of its name, but new research shows the legume has potential in Manitoba. Scott Chalmers, a diversification technician with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, told producers at the annual Special Crops Symposium in Winnipeg that plant is a possible cover crop for sunflowers. “It’s used classically as an organic plow-down,” he said. “Organic guys would grow this super-robust, green crop that fixes nitrogen and then plow it under — that would be their fertilizer the next year.” Chalmers thinks the same qualities that make hairy vetch a solid choice for green manure also make it ideal for use as a cover crop in an intercropped system.

“Corn is a very highinput crop, and if you just plant corn, and then you plant, say, wheat the next year, your wheat will be starved of nitrogen.” SCOTT CHALMERS

Field tests were begun last season using hairy vetch with sunflowers, but the final results were a bit inconclusive. “The birds ate the results,” said the technician. But before the birds cut the party short, Chalmers said researchers were able to collect SPAD readings from the test plots, which identify the amount of chlorophyll in a plant’s leaves. “We measured sunflower leaves to see if there was a difference between having hairy vetch in the plot with it or not, turns out there wasn’t a difference, so that is good news,” he said.

Scott Chalmers, a diversification technician at Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, spoke to producers at the annual Special Crops Symposium in Winnipeg about hairy vetch. PHOTO: SUBMITTED

That means the wiry legume isn’t competing with the sunflower for energy, said Chalmers, adding more work still needs to be done to determine what, if any, effect the practice has on sunflower yield. More test plots are planned for 2013. The researcher’s hypothesis is that not only does vetch squeeze

out weeds at the crucial six-leaf stage of development in a sunflower’s life, it may also help reduce input costs for subsequent crops. In more southern climates, some farmers are using hairy vetch with corn for just that reason. “Co r n i s a ve r y h i g h - i n p u t crop, and if you just plant corn, and then you plant, say, wheat

the next year, your wheat will be starved of nitrogen,” said Chalmers. “But if you have a legume component in there, your balance for the next year is offset.” In fact it was the high cost of fertilizer in 2007 and 2008 that led him to the idea of using hairy vetch in the first place. The technician asked the University of Manitoba for some seed to try out and he quickly became hooked on hairy. “I guess that’s when I fell in love with the crop,” he said. “We planted it and it was just robust and prolific, and a very unusual legume.” Now he’s moved beyond just looking at the winding, climbing plant as a nitrogen fixer, Chalmers also sees an opportunity for the production of domestic hairy vetch seeds. Currently, almost all seed comes from the United States, and price ranges between $2 and $3 per pound. That adds up considering it can take up to 35 pounds of seed per acre to achieve ground cover. But if you’re looking to use hairy vetch for grazing, after it’s run its course as a cover crop, seeds are the last thing a producer wants. “That seed can cause poisoning in livestock,” he said. But given that vetch is usually planted in the fall to achieve seed production, that shouldn’t be an issue for a crop that’s planted in the spring as a cover crop. Grazing also takes care of residue, while adding additional nitrogen to the field via the livestock. Chalmers notes the research into hairy vetch and sunflowers is still in the early stages, but said he wanted to get producers looking ahead to new possibilities, and other crop options. “I want them to kind of open up their minds to how we can improve what we’re doing now, with some of the natural systems out there,” he said. “Maybe we have become too focused on the monocrop culture.”

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High costs expected to bite into U.S. farm profit USDA sees farm income falling by a third this year — because of better crops Reuters

he seven-year-old U.S. agricultural boom, driven by recordhigh commodity prices and painfully tight supplies, is expected to peak this year and then come to an abrupt end as high costs start to bite, the government projected Feb. 11. The U.S. Agriculture Department said farm income would soar to a record $127.6 billion this year, up 15 per cent, thanks to high market prices and crop insurance payments that will offset losses from the worst drought in more than half a century. Farm income would fall by onethird next year, to $96.9 billion, said USDA, because corn, wheat and soybeans will fetch dramatically lower prices with bumper crops expected this fall. The abrupt contraction in farm income could prompt operators to slow purchases of equipment such as trucks, tractors and combines, structures such as grain bins, or cropland. Land prices soared along with grain prices since 2006. High production costs, up 12 per cent in two years, will compound the effect of lower earnings for crop farmers. But lower prices for grains

USDA forecasts that U.S. farmers will produce 14.4 billion bushels of corn, up 34 per cent from last year.

and oilseeds will be a welcome relief for livestock producers who have complained of ruinously high prices for feed for cattle, hogs and poultry. “While income declines from the 2013 record through 2015, it remains well above the average of the previous decade,” said USDA in a bat-

tery of projections for farm output, income and exports this year.

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U.S. farm exports are projected at a record $145 billion this fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, up $10 billion from the previous year. USDA said the

record “largely reflects high commodity prices.” Agricultural exports would drop by $3 billion in fiscal 2014, it said, and by an additional $5 billion in fiscal 2015. Assuming yields return to normal this year, farmers will harvest a record 14.4 billion bushels of corn, up 34 per cent from last year; the second-largest soybean crop on record at 3.335 billion bushels; and a medium-size wheat crop of 2.19 billion bushels, said USDA. Market prices would plunge this fall as a result, said USDA. It projected corn would sell for an average $5.40 a bushel at the farm gate, down nearly $2 from the record-high season-average price forecast for this year. Soybean prices would be nearly $3 below the record $14.30 a bushel expected this year. Wheat would be down by 70 cents from the record $7.90 a bushel forecast for this marketing year. “Nonetheless, U.S. prices for corn, wheat, and soybeans are projected to remain historically high, above pre2007 levels,” USDA said. Growers were projected to plant 254 million acres — second only to the record set in 2012 — of the eight major U.S. crops, wheat, rice, corn, sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans and upland cotton this year, said USDA.

U.S. subsidy cap debate pits big versus small farmers Senate plan would cap payments to farmers at $125,000 a year WASHINGTON / REUTERS

.S. farmers would be limited to $125,000 a year in crop subsidies in a significant tightening of farm support rules proposed by four senators from farm and ranch states. There is no effective limit on payments now. Large operators collect the lion’s share of subsidies because they are based on each bushel of grain or pound of cotton grown on a farm. “It’s time to get the program back to its original intent,” said Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican and a sponsor of the bill who is a longtime proponent of strict limits. He said the farm program, dating from the 1930s, was aimed at protecting small and mediumsize family farms. Besides putting a “hard” cap on payments per farmer, the bill would crack down on payments to investors and absentee landlords. Under it, only one person living in town could collect subsidies for providing management on a given farm. Pa s s a g e o f t h e p a c k a g e “would put an end to widespread abuse in farm prog ra m s,” s a i d t h e National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, which represents small farmers. It said the chances for passage of a new Farm Bill would be boosted by the inclu-

sion of meaningful payment limits. T h e s e n a t o r s’ p r o p o s a l would allow grain, cotton and soybean growers to collect up to $50,000 a year for all crop subsidies and $75,000 annually from the marketing loan program, for a total of $125,000 per farmer. The total would double to $250,000 for a married couple. At present, there is a $105,000 limit per farmer, or $210,000 per couple, on crop subsidies and no limit on marketing loan benefits, so there is no overall limit on payments. The senators said a stricter definition of who qualifies for subsidies will reduce the flow of subsidies to investors and absentee owners who take no role in running a farm but who say they provide key management direction. “For too long farm program payments have gone to producers who do not need the support — and sometimes to people who are not involved in farming,” said Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat. Payment limits are a perennially divisive issue in U.S. agr iculture, pitting cotton and rice growers in the South against the wheat, corn and soybean farmers of the Plains and Midwest, and big operators against small farmers. Cotton and rice have the highest support rates but also high costs of production.

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It’s not the heat — it’s the photoperiod Soybeans are particularly sensitive to day length, says an AAFC soy breeder By Gord Gilmour STAFF

ou can breed soybeans to grow just about anywhere, but whether you’d want to is another question, says an Agriculture and AgriFood Canada soybean breeder. Elroy Cober told the recent Manitoba Special Crops Symposium that it’s widely expected that Manitoba will take the No. 2 slot behind Ontario in the coming season. “The short-season areas of Canada are really on a tear right now,” Cober said. That’s creating interest in the crop farther west into Saskatchewan and Alberta, but breeding varieties for those areas can be tricky. The desire for shortseason varieties runs smack into the unique nature of the soybean plant. While other plants respond directly to the amount of heat in a growing season — think corn heat units — soybeans have a more finicky physiology. Their flowering response and reaching maturity depends on day length, a feature known as photoperiod sensitivity, Cober said. “They’re faster to flower in short days which can mean

lower yields, and long days delay development,” he said. Both will hit productivity. This means each line of soybeans has to be adapted to the photoperiod of the particular region it’s being grown in, which varies quickly when moving along a north-south axis. “There’s a very narrow band of adaptivity running from east to west, where it’s ideally suited,” Cober said. “We see this when we bring a variety from Japan and plant it in Ottawa. It won’t flower until September.” This means plant breeders have a challenge on their hands — breeding varieties that will be suited to the new growing areas that will be photoperiod appropriate. “No temperature or maturity genes have been identified,” Cober said. “Only day-length genes have been identified.”

Complex genetics

His use of the plural “genes” isn’t accidental either. So far a total of nine genes which affect photosensitivity have been identified. Some are early genes, some are late, and how they’re combined and interact determines how the plant is adapted to photoperiod.

The green soybean fields in Manitoba have Saskatchewan and Alberta farmers looking enviously over the provincial fence. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

This abundance of genes that affect photoperiod sensitivity is a double-edged sword. On one hand it means creating varieties with the appropriate photoperiod can be challenging because of more possible combinations. On the other hand it also means there’s plenty of material to work with that can create a near-infinite amount of variability.

“We can develop varieties for Saskatoon, but the question is can it yield enough to compete against cool-season crops like canola or wheat and barley,” Cober said. “It’s not its ideal place. This is a tropical plant and it’s heat adapted.” Ultimately Cober says it’s the economic competitiveness of the crop that will likely determine just how far into the

Prairies soybeans creep, not whether the crop will ultimately be agronomically suited to the area. Where canola, for example, does well year after year, it’s difficult to see soybeans replacing that crop, especially in the more northerly belt, he suggested. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

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Food commodities amounted to 411 million euros, or 0.08 per cent of the total in assets BNP Paribas manages, it said. BNP said the move was taken after regular meetings with non-profit group Oxfam, which released a report on Feb. 12 blaming banks for “speculating on hunger.” Oxfam called for more banks to close food-related funds. “Banks have a decisive role to play in the fight against food price volatility, which jeopardizes the right to food for hundreds of millions of people in the southern part of the world,” Oxfam France said. B a rc l a y s s a i d Fe b. 1 2 it was halting trading in agricultural markets with hedge funds in a move to burnish its reputation amid a major overhaul. L a s t m o n t h , De u t s c h e Bank said it would keep dealing in financial derivatives as it had found little empir ical evid ence that financial instruments lead to increases or greater volatility in food prices.

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Scout your sunflowers, expert urges New head-rot fungicides have hit the market but have yet to be put to the test By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

wo dry years in a row doesn’t mean Manitoba sunflower growers can skip scouting for moisture-loving diseases. Producers should always be on the lookout for sclerotinia and rust, Holly Derksen said at the recent Manitoba Special Crops Symposium. “When we do have a wet year, those are ones to watch for,” said Derksen, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. Scouting for rust is especially important because it’s a disease that can be treated. “Rust is not generally a huge issue, but it is one we actually have fungicides for,” she said. If rust appears on the upper four leaves of a sunflower with a one per cent or greater severity at any point before petals start to fall off, it’s time to spray, Derksen said. “I don’t think it happens very often where we get to the stage where disease is that high, but it’s something growers can look for,” she said. “Because like

“I know sometimes later in the year you’re past the point where you can do anything about it... but it’s still important for your future management, things like rotation and tillage.” Holly Derksen

most diseases, by the time you see it, it’s too late.” Unlike other crops affected by rust, sunflowers don’t need to wait for spores to blow into an area for infection to occur. Sunflower rust can complete its entire life cycle on the sunflower plant, infecting each year if there’s not proper rotation.

Sclerotinia

A more serious threat to sunflowers in Manitoba is sclerotinia. “Sclerotinia is our biggest yield robber in terms of diseases in sunflowers,” Derksen said. The fungal disease can cause head rot, as well as basal and mid-stock rot, and thrives in damp conditions. “If the last two years were

any indication, the drier years are definitely very beneficial for sunflower growers, because we don’t have a lot of control options for a lot of our diseases in sunflowers,” said Derksen. “When it’s a wet year, sunflower guys can get pretty hard hit and not be able to do much about it.” Two fungicides for sunflower head rot did hit the market two years ago, but without a bad sclerotinia year to test them out on, Derksen said most producers have yet to make use of them. “But we’re not going to have dry years every year, so eventually we will be able to really test these fungicides and see how they perform,” she said. However, sprayed fungicides won’t help producers treat basal rot. Derksen said that requires a

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different mentality and a longterm plan. Biofungicides, which attack the disease in the soil and deactivate it before it can attack the plant, need to be applied in off years before a sunflower crop is planted to be effective, she said. But in order to know what your land needs next year, the pathologist said it’s important to keep a close eye on what

your crop is doing this year, and which diseases are affecting it. “Don’t just go out and scout once, go out and continually scout,” she said. “I know sometimes later in the year you’re past the point where you can do anything about it... but it’s still important for your future management, things like rotation and tillage.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

Ukraine winter wheat in good condition Spring grain seeding already underway in some areas By Pavel Polityuk Kiev/Reuters

o more than 400,000 hectares of winter grain crops, or up to five per cent of the sown area, are likely to be reseeded this spring against 1.5 million hectares in 2012, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said Feb. 19. “We expect the reseeding of three to five per cent (of winter grain sown for the 2013 grain harvest),” Oleksander Demydov, the head of the ministry’s planting department, told reporters. Ukraine sowed a total of 8.1 million hectares of winter grains, mostly winter wheat, for the 2013 harvest or almost the same acreage as a year earlier. Demydov said much better weather conditions last autumn and this winter had allowed crops to pass through the cold season with minimal losses. Drought in the 2011 autumn and the severe frosts that followed it killed at least 1.3 million hectares of winter grains last year. Crops on another 200,000 hectares failed to thrive and were reseeded as well. Demydov said that 92 per cent of Ukrainian winter grain crops were in good or satisfactory condition as of Feb. 18.

He also said that weather conditions for spring grain sowing were much better this year than in 2012. A senior weather forecaster said temperatures above zero with no deep frosts in the near future had created favourable conditions for spring grain sowings in Ukraine’s central, eastern and southern regions. According to the data provided by the Agriculture Ministry, the first 10,000 hectares of spring grains had been sown in southern Ukraine as of Feb. 15. Maize and barley traditionally dominate Ukraine’s spring grain area while winter wheat amounts to about 95 per cent of Ukrainian overall wheat output. Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said last month the former Soviet republic planned to harvest 19 million tonnes of wheat in 2013 while the total grain output could be at 50 million tonnes. Ukraine harvested 46.2 million tonnes of grain last year, including 15.8 million tonnes of wheat. Ministry officials have said that Ukraine was likely to keep its grain exports at a high level of 21 million to 23 million tonnes this season, despite a decrease in the harvest. Exports totalled 22.8 million tonnes in 2011-12.

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Break in Plains drought seen this week

Up to an inch forecast for hard red winter area this week, with more expected next By Sam Nelson Reuters

gricultural meteorologists said on Tuesday of this week that the precipitation in the next week to 10 days would provide significant relief for crop prospects in the U.S. Plains and Midwest. John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring, said “this will really help add to soil moisture levels.” Dee said .50 inch to one inch of rain could be expected over most of the Plains hard red winter wheat region late this week with a similar system bringing rain and snow again next week. “There also will be a lot of snow in the north, up to a foot in some areas, and this will really help as it will melt close to planting time,” Dee said. He said the driest areas of the Plains, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota, would receive the lion’s share of the precipitation. Commodity Weather Group (CWG) said the most sig-

nificant storm would arrive Wednesday through early Friday and favour the Plains and western Midwest. CWG meteorologist Joel Widenor said there could be at least six inches to 12 inches of snowfall for much of the Central Plains and western Midwest. “Some drought relief will occur,” Widenor said. The chief bread grain hard red winter wheat crop grown in the U.S. Plains soon will break from its winter slumber and enter its rapid growth stage of development. At the same time, farmers are itching to get into cornfields to plant what could be a record crop, assuming big spring rains bring soil moisture reserves back up to normal. Harsh drought conditions persisted in U.S. farm states over the last week but some improvement was noted thanks to recent rain and snow, climate experts said last Thursday. The weekly Drought Monitor report issued by a consortium

of state and federal climatologists showed the key farming states in the High Plains region remain drought stricken, although improvement was noted with severe or worse levels of drought at 82.51 per cent of the region, down from 87.25 per cent a week earlier. Don Keeney, meteorologist for MDA EarthSat Weather said roughly four to six inches of rain are needed in Kansas, the top producer of hard red winter wheat, to bring the state out of drought status. And up to eight inches is needed in a pocket of severe dryness in northeastern Kansas, a big corn- and grain sorghum-growing area. Similar amounts are needed in Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Missouri and the northern reaches of Illinois and Indiana. Significant winter rainfall and snow has eliminated the drought for now in an area roughly from Illinois eastward, according to Keeney.

A local farmer rides a bicycle as he runs a herd of cows outside the village of Dlugi Lug, Poland. Expected cuts to farm programs due to the EU’s efforts to cut spending are raising fears that remote communities will suffer. photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews

Europe fears cutting farm aid will see remote areas wither Land abandonment and an exodus of young people are genuine fears

educing farm supports and moving toward a more market-oriented farm policy is raising fears that remote communities will wither, according to a member of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee. “There are genuine fears about land abandonment, village decline and a lack of young people in remote parts of the EU,” said Mairead McGuinness. Policies such as the planned abolition of milk quotas in 2015 are causing concerns among some European parliamentarians, who fear milk production will end in disadvantaged regions, she said. European Union leaders were unable to reach agreement late last year

on a budget for the 2014-20 period. “Our real dilemma is that we do not know with any certainty how much money will be available for the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) budget post-2013, and more alarmingly we fear that cuts to rural development will be deep,” she said. Owen Paterson, Britain’s farming and environment minister, said his country is the second-largest net contributor after Germany and needs spending cuts as it is borrowing an estimated 400,000 pounds ($651,400) a minute. “Un t i l we s t a r t g row i n g wealth again, we are going to be reducing these programs,” he said.

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CWB announces 2011-12 final payments CWB is issuing final payments to farmers for the wheat, durum wheat and barley delivered during the 2011-12 crop year. Final and total payments for base grades basis Vancouver or St. Lawrence are 1 CWRS, 12.5 per cent $13.79/$290.49; 1 CWAD, 12.5 per cent $14.54/$345.24 and Select CW Two-Row barley $16.34/$312.94. A full list is available at www.cwb.ca. Direct deposits will be made to farmers’ accounts on February 26. Farmers who receive payment by cheque can expect to begin receiving them in the mail on March 7. Farmers who wish to defer their payments have until February 22 to notify CWB by calling 1-800-275-4292 with their PIN and eight-digit Customer Number. Producers can also defer payments online through CWB 2011-12 e-Services.

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Argentine soy crops still thirsty for rain Corn and soy seedings were virtually finished as of last week BUENOS AIRES / REUTERS The scant rains and high temperatures worrying Argentine farmers since January have started to hit the development of corn and soy, particularly laterplanted crops, the Agriculture Ministry said Feb. 15. Rain that fell in the previous few days did not reach many areas in urgent need of water after weeks of dry weather. Later-planted 2012-13 soy and corn plants are being worst affected because they are passing through crucial growth stages just as moisture levels dwindle. Crops seeded earlier in the season benefited from the plentiful rains that soaked

FROM TIBET TO MANITOBA the Pampas Farm Belt in the second half of last year, and most are in better shape. “Rains are urgently needed because unless it rains in the current yieldsetting phase, yields will be seriously affected,” the government said in its weekly crop report, referring to the district of Veinticinco de Mayo, which lies in the centre of top soy province Buenos Aires. In Santa Fe province, the country’s No. 3 grains producer, earlyseeded corn is in excellent condition, but later-sown crops “are starting to show signs of the lack of soil moisture, especially at midday when it’s hottest,” the report said. Farmers in Argentina have virtually finished planting this season’s soy and corn crops. By Feb. 14, they had sown 97 per cent of the 4.58 million hectares earmarked for the corn crop and 99 per cent of the estimated soy area of 19.35 million hectares.

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Drenching continues for British and French wheat and rapeseed Farmers must decide whether to abandon winter crops after second-wettest year on record By Nigel Hunt LONDON / REUTERS

eavy rain and saturated soil are threatening to reduce wheat and rapeseed production in western Europe this year with the most serious problems in Britain, crop analysts said. The outlook in top producer France is also deteriorating. “There are an awful lot of crops out there that are still under water, lots of patches of waterlogging and lots of very slow-growing crops,” analyst Susan Twining of crop consultants ADAS said, referring to conditions in Britain, the third-largest wheat producer in the European Union. Analyst Strategie Grains on Feb. 14 lowered its outlook for soft wheat output in Britain and France by a combined 1.4 million tonnes. “Farmers urgently need the rains to cease in the west EU countries so that the condition of the crops can improve and they can continue working in the fields,” Strategie Grains said. Britain had its second-wettest year on record in 2012, disrupting both the har-

England has more than lived up to its reputation for wet weather in the past year. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

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Rapeseed plants continued to be seen as most at risk of losses after crops endured

both dry sowing conditions in late summer and damp growing weather in autumn and winter. “At the moment, the main cause of concern is rapeseed plants that are in waterlogged fields and which are suffering from root asphyxiation,” French oilseed institute Cetiom said in a note for clients. Rapeseed was in worse condition in the northeastern regions of Lorraine and northern Burgundy, it said, estimating that 10-25 per cent of the rapeseed area there could be resown with spring crops. Strategie Grains cut its forecast for this year’s soft wheat crop in France to 36.3 million tonnes from 36.7 million last month but still kept it above last year’s 35.8 million. In Germany, the EU’s second-largest wheat producer, the outlook is more promising. “From the current standpoint the newcrop picture is positive, provided normal weather is received in coming months,” a German analyst said. “Overall I think the market is taking a relaxed view of the winter up to now with no major concerns about frost damage to grain or rapeseed plants.”

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Drought projected in parts of the U.S. Record $16-billion to $17-billion crop insurance cost in 2012 drought By Charles Abbott REUTERS

.S. farmers will plant crops this spring u n d e r t h e s h a d ow of a persistent drought that grips prime farmland from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, with grain supplies already tight from drought losses in 2012. In all, 56 per cent of the contiguous United States is under moderate to exceptional drought, twice the usual amount, the Senate Agriculture Committee was told Feb. 14. Arid weather was expected to run until May in the wheatgrowing Plains and in the western Corn Belt, where corn and soybeans are the major crops. “In fact, we are forecasting drier conditions,” said Roger Pulwarty, director of the National Integrated Drought

Information System, a federal agency. Above-normal rainfall benefited the southern Plains at the start of this year.

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Some 59 per cent of winter wheat was under drought conditions, said Joe Glauber, Agriculture Department chief economist. “While that also implies that spring planting may be affected by drought conditions as well, there have been improvements in the eastern Corn Belt, where many areas are no longer experiencing drought.” With adequate rainfall during the growing season, U.S. yields will rebound to normal levels, leading to bumper corn and soybean crops. In turn, commodity prices would fall as nearempty grain bins are filled. The corn stockpile is expected to be

smallest in 17 years by harvest time this year. The government’s threemonth outlook says drought will persist in the central and southern Plains and the U.S. Southwest while easing in Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Most of U.S. cattle and hay production areas are under drought conditions, said Glauber. Ranchers and cattle feeders culled herds as pastures withered and feed costs soared in 2012. “Particularly for cattle producers, the next four to five months are critical,” said Glauber. “Hopefully, there will be some spring rains to get pasture conditions back up” while abundant crops in the fall “should help relieve feed prices.” The 2012 drought ranks second to 1934 as the most widespread and severe drought,

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nowfall received so far this year across agricultural Saskatchewan points to an above-normal spring run-off, according to the February forecast from the province’s Water Security Agency. The forecast takes into account the below-normal rainfall seen in the last half of 2012, which left most of the agricultural areas in Saskatchewan with relatively dry conditions going into the winter season, the agency said. However, to date, there has been above-normal winter precipitation and well-above-average water equivalent in the snowpack so far, the agency added. In its report, the agency estimated water equivalent in the snowpack on Feb. 1 to be “generally 150 to 200 per cent of average for this time of year” and snowpack generally at about 200 per cent of normal in agricultural areas. “If the precipitation conditions going forward remain the same as their historical averages, there will be an above-average spring runoff this year.” If the above-normal winter precipitation trend continues, 2013 run-off will likely be well above average, the agency added. Higher run-off would also follow abovenormal precipitation just prior to spring run-off, and/or a fast spring melt. By comparison, following “extremely high” run-off in 2011, Saskatchewan’s 2012 spring runoff from snowmelt was near normal, refilling most water supply reservoirs, the province said. Rainfall in April and May 2012 across the vast majority of Saskatchewan was “well above normal, keeping most reservoirs near full.” Summer rainfall in June, July and August 2012 was below normal for the band along the U.S. border, near normal for the central portion of the province’s agricultural area, and above normal for the area north of a line extending from Rosetown to Melfort, the province said. Fall precipitation in 2012 was then “extremely low” for the area south of Saskatoon, near normal for most areas north of Saskatoon and above normal in an area northwest of Prince Albert and near Meadow Lake. The province’s Ag Ministry classifies moisture conditions for much of the area south of Saskatoon as “short.” In some areas, particularly in the southwest, topsoil moisture conditions are classified as “very short.” The province’s fall moisture map, however, was produced ahead of significant late-autumn rainfall in the east-central region. Recorded snowfall from Nov. 1 to Feb. 1 shows winter precipitation above average for most of the agricultural portion of Saskatchewan and well above normal in the Moose Jaw, Regina and Yorkton areas. Thus, as of Feb. 1, the run-off potential is generally above normal, with pockets of well above normal around Moose Jaw, Regina, Yorkton and Saskatoon, the province said.

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Genesis ow plus • 1981 IHC Model 1900 with 466 DT Automatic, auto steer bank, 3 pth 4 hyds PTO 16.9R30 18.4R46 duals 4841 hrs serial # 500271*BV12210* auto steer bank, 3 pth 4 hyds PTO 16.9R30 18.4R46 duals 4841 hrs serial # 500271*BV12210* 20 ft Double L with electric easy tarp k 1979 -835 Versatile 4 wheel drive 18.4R38 duals 8152hrs, APS banks serial 033901 •kSeeding 1979--835 Versatile 4 wheel drive 18.4R38 duals APS banks, pallet serial forks 033901 • 1985 Mack Econodyne, 400 mack engine, 1990 276 Ford bi-directional w Loader 6073 hrs,8152hrs, serial # D453659 sell seperate , & Tillage Etc. 15 speed, with 22 ft, Double L Live bottom •kk 1086 1990IHC 276cab, Ford bi-directional w Loader serial # D453659 palletkgforks sell seperate , plus out back pto, 3pth, serial # 24527 2002 -- 2210 Buhler Vers. Genesis mfwd6073 superhrs, steer 18spd PS 16frt,110 weights Hydra flow Deere 345 Yard 48'' mower 18.4R46 with catcher , &4841 42'' tiller1997 8770 Ford NH mfwd super steer potato box, with roll tarp and pto •k John 1086steer IHC cab, pto, # 24527 auto bank, 3 3pth, pthtractor 4 serial hydswith PTO 16.9R30 duals hrs serial- # 500271*BV12210* 3 pth 4 hyds 16spd PS, PTO out back bank for auto steer 22-40 kg frt weights inside dual 14.9R46 outside -835 Versatile wheel with drive48’’ 18.4R38 8152hrs,, & APS serial 033901 • 1991 Frieghtliner FL120 Highway tractor, Day •k 1979 John Deere 345 Yard4tractor mowerduals with catcher 42’’banks tiller1997 - 8770 Ford NH mfwd super steer dual frt 14.9R28 serial # D410881. have 36'' #wheel spacers for forks 8770 sell seperate , k 199018.4R42 - 276 Ford bi-directional Loader 6073 hrs, D453659 pallet cab, 425 cat, 9 speed 3 pthDodge 4 hyds Ram 16spd PS, PTO outw5.9 back bank for( new autoserial steer 22-40 kg325,klms frt,weights inside dual 14.9R46 outside dual kk 2004 3500 dually cummins injectors) auto saftied 1086 IHC cab, pto, 3pth, serial # 24527 • 1991 IHC Eagle highway tractor, Day cab, 425 Arborg - 204-376-5073 18.4R42 frt 14.9R28 serial D410881. have 36’’ spacers for 8770 kk 1995 INT tandem truck 350#Cat eng spd trans, with new 20ft Load Line Grain serial #   super steer John Deere 345 Yard tractor with 48''10mower withwheel catcher ,& 42'' tiller1997 - 8770Box Ford NH mfwd cat, 8 speed • 2HSFMATR4SCB13416 5.9back cummins new injectors) auto 325,klms saftied sagtied 32004 pth 4Dodge hyds Ram 16spd3500 PS, dually PTO out bank (for auto steer 22-40 kg frt weights inside dual 14.9R46 outside • 48 ft insulated Live bottom Triple axle potato INT tractor 350 trans. 172 in wheel base 139710 klm MB saftied dual frt 14.9R28 serial #eng D410881. have 36'' wheel for 8770 •k 1995 199518.4R42 INT highway tandem truck 350 CatCat eng 1010 spdspd trans, with new 20ft spacers Load Line Grain Box serial # 2HSFkk 1992 Freightliner tractor wb 756191 klm hauler trailer 2004 Dodge RamHighway 3500 dually 5.9200in cummins ( new injectors) auto 325,klms saftied MATR4SCB13416 sagtied kk 1988 Arrowmax Cab & Cat Chassis for spd 20ft trans, box, 350 transGrain 480,810 11R24.5 MB 1995 Ford INT tandem truck 350 eng 10 withCummins new 20ft 13spd Load Line Box klm serial #   • 1979 IHC 1900 tandem with DT 466, automatic, • Saftied 1995 INT highway tractor 350 Cat eng 10 spd trans. 172 in wheel base 139710 klm MB saftied serial # 1FDYY95W9JVA20583 2HSFMATR4SCB13416 sagtied • k 2011 Apache100ft 100ftSprayer Sprayer 1000gal Tank, running Gravel dump box, Hydraulic Brakes 2011-- AS1020 AS1020 Apache 1000gal Tank, 292292 running hrs •kk 1981 1992INT Freightliner Highway tractor 200in wbspd 756191 Tandem w Gravel Box 6V92 Detroit 13 spdklm trans # CF257KGB23082 1995 INT highway tractor 350 Cat eng 10 trans. 172 in wheel base 139710 klm MB saftied SCS5000 Raven Monitor, CaseCase IH FM750 GPS .auto boom boom shut off, • 2008 farm use only, Load King Prestige 38 ft hrs SCS5000 Raven Monitor, IH FM750 GPS .auto 9000 Tandem w 20ft Live20ft Potatoe Box, 400 Cat 13spd trans 480,810 serial # klm 1FDYA92X9FVA43029 •kk 1985 1988Ford Ford LTL Arrowmax Cab &tractor Chassis for box, 350 Cummins 11R24.5 MB Saftied 1992 Freightliner Highway 200in wb 756191 klm 380/80R38 frt 380/90R46 rear + 520/85R42 serial # 9110321 Hopper bottom Tandem Grain trailer, air ride shut off, 380/80R38 frt 380/90R46 rear +set. 520/85R42 set. serial kk 1979 Tandem w Cab 22ft Load Line Live Potatoe Box,Cummins 238 Detroit 15spd Trans 225,401 serial #MB 1988 Ford Arrowmax & Chassis for 20ft box, 350 13spd trans 480,810 klmklm 11R24.5 serialFord # 1FDYY95W9JVA20583 and loading gauges, air vents V912VFA6242 # 9110321 Saftied serial # 1FDYY95W9JVA20583 k 2011 - AS1020 Apache 100ft Sprayer 1000gal Tank, 292 running hrs •k 1979 1981Ford INT Tandem w wGravel Box 6V92 Detroit 13 spd trans #Detroit CF257KGB23082 Tandem 22ft Load line live Potatoe Box, 238 15 spd trans 415,894 klm serial • 32 ft Semi trailer with two 1750 Gal, ploy tanks k 1981 INT Tandem w Gravel Box 6V92 Detroit 13 spd trans # CF257KGB23082 Bill GPS Klassen Auctions SCS5000 Raven Monitor, Case IH FM750 .auto boom shut off, •k V912vfa6249 1985 Ford Ford LTL 400 Cat 13spd trans serial # 1FDYA92X9FVA43029 1985 LTL9000 9000Tandem Tandemww20ft 20ftLive LivePotatoe PotatoeBox, Box, 400 Cat 13spd trans serial # 1FDYA92X9FVA43029 used as sprayer tender 380/80R38 frt 380/90R46 rear + 520/85R42 set. serial # 9110321 Ph: 204-325-4433 Tandem 22ft Line Flatdeck, 8V71 Detroit 13 spd trans 778,197 klm serialklm # klm MBPGS1N3086 •kk 1979 1979Ford Ford 9000 Tandem ww 22ft Box, 238 Detroit 15spd Trans 225,401 serial # # 1979 Ford Tandem 22ftwLoad Load LineLive LivePotatoe Potatoe Box, 238 Detroit 15spd Trans 225,401 serial • 2001 Ford F-350 Dually, with 11 Ft Deck service k 1978 Ford Tandem w 22ft Load Line live Potatoe box and hoist 350 Cummins 15 spd Trans serial # V912VFA6242 Cell: 204-325-6230 V912VFA6242 body, the truck needs engine, has automatic kk 1998 Dodge diesel 2500 auto ext cab 4x4 ,224257kms, with Stainless steel Service body loaded w Tools gas 1979 Tandemww22ft 22ftLoad Loadline linelive livePotatoe Potatoe Box, 238 Detroit trans 415,894 serial 1979 Ford Ford Tandem Box, 238 Detroit 1515 spdspd trans 415,894 klmklm serial V912vfa6249 Bill Klassen Auctions • air Fax: 204-325-4484 Transmission 28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 1 13-02-01 1:34 PM compressor, cuitting torch , fuel service Tank ,and 1800w Suzuki power plant . truck serial # V912vfa6249 •k 1B7KF23D7WJ157786 1979 Ford 9000 Tandem w 22ft Flatdeck, 8V71 Detroit 13 spd trans 778,197 klm serial # MBPGS1N3086 • 1975 western star Tandem Truck with 22 ft Ph: 204-325-4433 1979 Ford 9000 Tandem w 22ft Flatdeck, 8V71 Detroit 13 spd trans 778,197 klm serial # MBPGS1N3086 A great way to •kk 1982 1978Ford Ford 350 Tandem 22ft box hoist 350350 Cummins spd Trans serial # # Deck 290 cummins gas w 4wspeed 460Line englive with fifth wheel deck 97214 klm serial 15 # 15 2FDJF37Z5CCA69395 1978 Ford Tandem 22ft Load Load Line livePotatoe Potatoe boxand and hoist Cummins spd Trans serial Cell: 204-325-6230 Nickel Auctions F150 Super crew 5.4,224257kms, eng auto trans 292,644 klmsteel saftied serial #loaded 1998 Dodge 2500 extLariat cab4x4 4x4 ,224257kms, with Stainless steel Service body loadedwwTools Tools gas •kk 2004 1998Ford diesel 2500 auto4x4 ext cab with Stainless Service body gas • 48‘ Triaxle dry van semi trailer storage only Buy and Sell Fax: 204-325-4484 Ph: 204-637-3393 1FTPW14554KB26924 saftied air compressor, cuitting torch , fuel service Tank ,and 1800w Suzuki power plant . truck serial # • Planting and Harvesting Equipment air compressor, cuitting torch , fuel service Tank ,and 1800w Suzuki power plant . truck serial #1B7KF23Dk aprox 1989 Ford F-350 Dually v8 4 speed, with service body and electric over hyd, cherry picker, not saftied without the ef for t. 1B7KF23D7WJ157786 Fax: 204-637-3395 7WJ157786 See our website: www.billklassen.com .1982 rustyFord cab,350 serial k gas# 42FDKF37G3JCA2808 speed 460 eng with fifth wheel deck 97214 klm serial # 2FDJF37Z5CCA69395 Nickel Auctions •k 2004 1982 Ford Ford 350 4 speed with klm serialsaftied # 2FDJF37Z5CCA69395 or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 F150gas Super crew460 4x4eng Lariat 5.4fifth engwheel auto deck trans 97214 292,644 klm serial # • 2004 Ford F150 Super 4x4 Lariat 5.4 eng auto trans 292,644 klm saftied serial #1FTPW14554KB26924 Ph: 204-637-3393 1FTPW14554KB26924crew saftied Bill Klassen auctioneers k aprox 1989 Ford F-350 Dually v8 4 speed, with service body and electric over hyd, cherry picker, not saftied saftied bill@billklassen.com Fax: 204-637-3395 rusty1989 cab, Ford serialF-350 # 2FDKF37G3JCA2808 • .aprox Dually v8 4 speed, with service body and electric over hyd, cherry picker, not saftied. For more information please contact rusty cab, serial # 2FDKF37G3JCA2808 Jan Tepper at (204) 871-5361

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Farm Auction for Mel and Ruth Friesen Thurs. April 4th, 10 am

Tractors & Combines: • 2003 - 2360 Buhler Versatile 4 wheel drive out back auto steer bank • 3883 hrs 4hyds 12spd PS 710/70R38 duals • 2002 - 2210 Buhler Vers. Genesis mfwd super steer, 18spd PS 16frt 110 kg weights Hydra flow plus out back auto steer bank 3 pth 4 hyds PTO , 16.9R30 18.4R46 duals 4841 hrs Terms on combines 8010 - $20,000 down on sale day non refundable balance with certified Cheque on or before Aug. 1st 2013 2388 - $15,000 down on sale day non refundable balance with certified Cheque on or before Aug 1st 2013 • 39ft MacDon 973 draper header with m873 Case IH adapter for 8010 • & pick up Reel fore & aft & factory Trans • 30ft Honey Bee draper header with 2388 adapter & Pick up Reel fore & aft Transport • 30ft - 971 NH Header with Batt Reel w Trans • 25ft 971 NH Header U Pick up Reel • 2009 - 9220 25ft Massey Swather cummins eng PU Reel 488hrs shedded Trucks & Trailers: • 1995 INT tandem truck 350 Cat eng 10 spd trans, with new 20ft Load Line Grain Box • w Remote end Gate & Hoist saftied • 1995 INT highway tractor 350 Cat eng 10 spd trans -172 in wheel base 139710 klm • MB saftied • 1992 Freightliner Highway tractor 425 Cat 13 spd 200in wb 756191 klm saftied • 1988 Ford Arrowmax Cab & Chassis for 20ft box • 350 Cummins 13spd trans 480,810 klm 11R245 MB saftied • 1981 INT Tandem w Gravel Box 6V92 Detroit 13 spd trans • 1985 Ford LTL 9000 Tandem w 20ft Live Potato Box 400 Cat 13spd trans saftied

AUCTION SALES Auctions Various

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Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

Bill Klassen Auctions Ltd and Nickel Auctions Ltd. are working in conjunction on this sale

8 1/2 miles south of Gladstone MB or 9 1/2 miles north of Austin MB on Hwy 34

AUCTION SALES Auctions Various

Auction Sale for Loretta (Judy) and the late Peter Dyck and Neighbour consignors Sat. April 13 at 11:00 A M from St Claude 7 miles south on PTH 240 till Rd 38N 1 3/4 miles east till yard #37079 Tractor & Haying & Tillage Equip: • 1973 - 574 INT fact 3 pth GB 800 ldr 1 hyd 18.4 x26 • 1956 WD 45 Allis Chalmers pto fact hyd 16.9x28 • 1860 TDC Gehl Rd Baler gathering wheels & monitor Shop & Misc Equip - Dave McInnes: • 1998 26ft tri-axle Gooseneck flat deck Trailer (8300kgs) • 1973 - 1466 INT tractor w fact 3 pth 2 hyds • TA & clutch done 500 hrs ago 1486 eng update

Farm Auction For Reiner Bros Farms Ltd Sat. April 27 at 12:00 noon

1 mile east of Plumas MB on PTH 260 and 1 1/2 miles north Tractors: • 2001 - MX120 Case IH mfwd L655 Case IH • self leveling ldr grapple fact 3 pth pto 2 hyds 7200 hrs Truck & Trailers: • 1973 GMC C70 15ft stl box & hoist RT 5 spd trans • 2000 Real Industries 21ft x 6 1/2ft Gooseneck stock traler Haying & Tillage Equip: 2006 RBX5630 Case IH Rd Baler shedded (bought new in 08) • 2011 MF Hesston 1372 Discbine w drawbar hitch kit shedded (used 1 season) • M&B 23 Rd Bale Trailer Cattle Equip: • Highline Pro 7000 Bale Shreader • North Star 42ft portable Squeeze/alley & crowding Tub • Hi Hog Squeeze chute w palpation cage • 2 Hi Qual maternity Pens walk thru gates

Evening Hobby Farm Auction for Ray & Marilyn Lusk Fri. May 3 at 5:00 PM

S. of Portage La Prairie on 240 till 331 1 1/2 mile E to Rd 34W then 1/4 mile N to Yd #63043 Tractors & Vehicles: • 1954 - WD45 Allis Chalmers restored 2 pth pto • 2 pth Tool Bar 12ft Cult • 2 pth Allis 3 - 14 Plow • 1950 WF Allis Chalmers • 9 sect Diamond Harrows & Bar • 2000 KIA Sportage EX 2.0L auto Pwd/Pdl cruise/ air 4x4 191,658 klm saftied Shop Tools: • 10in Craftsman Radial Arm Saw • 8/26 Canadiana Snow Blower • 60in Click’N’ Go angle Blade for ATV • 48in Lawn Sweep

Farm Auction for CEE Farms Ltd & Barry Walker Sat June 1st 2013 at 1:00 P.M

3 1/2 miles west of Plumas Mb on PTH 265 Terms Cash or Cheque w I.D lunch served

Equipment: • 1984 - 4450 John Deere quad range 3 hyds PTO • fact duals 20.8x38 inside radials 9375 hrs • 1976 C65 Chev tag axle truck 18ft stl box & hoist Haying & Cattle Equip.: • 2008 - 1441 New Holland Discbine • frt swivel hitch extra high stubble wear shoes (one owner) • 2007 - 3983 MF 12 wheel V Rake (one owner) • 2001 - 688 New Holland Bale Command approx 12,000 bales Seeding/Tillage & Harvest Equip.:• 1983 - 9600 CO-OP PT Combine ( approx 800 hrs) • 1979 - 400 Vers 18ft swather w PU Reel & Cab

Auction Sale for Vaughan & Judy Greenslade Fri June 7th at 12:00 noon

1 mile east of Portage La Prairie MB straight north of the Shell service station on the north side of Hwy 1 Tractors: • 7520 John Deere mfwd IVT trans 741 JD Loader/grapple • fact 3 pth 3 hyds PTO 169R28 520/85R38 Trucks & Trailer: • 1996 Dodge 3500 dually Cummins eng 5 spd standard • 1967 Chev 50 Stl Box & hoist • 1972 GMC Sierra 2500 350eng 4 spd std Haying & Cattle equip.: • 535 John Deere Baler • 1441 NH Discbine • 20ft 400 Ver Swather • JD Hay Rake • 6 - 250 bu Miami Feeders Shop equip.: • upright air compressor • 250 amp Lincoln elect welder

Auction Sale for Bill and Marj Minton Sat June 8th at 11:00 A M

10 miles N of Amaranth on Hwy 50 till S Leifur RD 117N 1 mile E & 1/4 mile N Tractors & Equip: • 1979 Ford F350 9ft stl box & hoist • 351 eng 4 spd 46,150 klm • 1984 - 240 Massey Ferguson 3 pth pto 1 hyd 4770 hrs Cattle Equip & Horse Equip.: • 2 bottom Massey Harris Sulky Plow • Emerson Sulky Plow single furrow • 2 Sulky Plows • Potatoe Scuffler Antiques & Collectables: • 2 hp Fairbanks stationary eng ( not running) • model A engine • model A rad & Hood • model A Tires & Rims • Massey Harris back board for binder

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Farm Auction for Marohn Bros Sat. June 15, 2013

2 miles north of Waldersee MB on PTH 261 1/2 mile east till Rd 68W 1 mile north and 1/2 mile west on RD 109N

Tractors & Combines: • 2006 - 7720 John Deere mfwd 741 JD Loader 3 pth PTO, 2 hyds 16.9 and 18.4 x 38 5000hrs • 1974 - 4430 John Deere quad range PTO 3 hyds 9000hrs • 1980 - 835 Versatile 4 hyds 18.4 x38 duals 7700 hrs Trucks & Haying Equip: • 1987 S2510 INT Highway Tractor 350 Cummins 13spd • 1976 6500 GMC 16ft stl Box & Hoist 366 gas 5+2 spd 94,300 miles • 45ft semi Hay trailer w extentions • 17ft Rathwell Goose neck Stock Trailer • 2006 - 567 John Deere Baler Seeding & Tillage Equip: • 1980 - 4400 Vers 22ft Swather • 21ft John Deere pt Swather • 8ft Swath Roller • 24ft - 6200 IHC Rubber Press Drill fact Trans • 28ft Drill Carrier • 36ft Wilrich Cult w mulchers • 25ft Case Tandem Disc ( new discs on frt) • 807 Co-op 29ft Deep Tiller w NH3 kit & hitch • 25ft Leon Cult w NH3 Kit • 46ft Flex-i-Coil Harrow Packer Bar • 30ft John Deere cult frame mole hill Leveler • 12ft x 5ft Stone Roller • 8051ft Westfield pto Auger • 7x42ft Farm King Auger • 14ft Drill Fill • 1000 gal Fuel Tank w elect Pump Cattle Equip.: • 2290 Hegedorn Hydra Spread 450 Bu Manure Spreader • 358 NH Mixmill w 18in Rollermill • 3 - 250 bu Miami Feeders • 12 25ft Free Standing Panels • 2 - 25ft Free Standing Windbreak Panels • 35 Rd Bale Feeders 3 - 250 bu Miami Feeders • 20 - Corral Panels • Lewis Cattle Oiler w mineral Tub • Portable wood Cattle Chute • Cattle Alley w Head Gate Misc Equip: • 5hp upright Air Compressor • Acetylene Set • Hydro Poles • Bobsleigh • 5 roll Fanning Mill • Ice Saw • large assort of Implement Rims

These are only partial lists please visit our website for full listings

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers 20-yd dump box 17-ft. 20-yd dump box. Great unit: hyd tank on frame with a electric tarp & all the wire to hook it up. The box is in fair shape. Just needs yor truck $8,500 tj@otr-recycling.com (204)768-0600

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

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SAturDAY, April 13, 10 AM

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

Pinterits FArm Auction DeSjarDin roaD at the farm from elie on hwy. #1 north, 7 mileS on #248 anD 1 eaSt on #26.

tHursDAY, APril 11, 10 Am

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

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!! tractors • 2002 John Deere 9520T, 36 in belt tracks, rubber block air ride, 4 remotes, front and side weight package, beacon light, power shift, wired for John Deere star fire auto steer, green lighted in Spring of 2012 at Enns Bros. Morris. 3903 hours at listing, serial #901062 • 2005 John Deere 8520 MFWD 480/ 80 R 50 duals, front 480/85/ R34. Power shift, 3pth, w/cat 3 quick hitch, front weight package, 4 remotes, 4143 hours at listing serial #033734 • 2008 John Deere 6430 MFWD tractor with cab, IVT transmission, 3pth, dual pto, dual hydraulic, complete with JD 673 self level loader and bucket joystick control. 1419 one owner hours • John Deere quick tach pallet forks. Sells after 6430 • 2008 John Deere 2520 yard Tractor, HST, with roll bar, 200 CX loader. Industrial tires, fwa. 62D drive over belly mount mower. Total hours 400 showing • 1983 Case 2390 pto, power shift, front weights, 4868 one owner hours • 1997 IH 9300 Eagle tandem grain truck, air ride suspension, 244 WB, automatic Chassis greaser 425, hp Cummins, 13 speed Cancade unibody 20ft x 8.5 x 66’’, Michelle’s roll tarp. Remote tail gate and hoist control, 11 x 24.5 aluminum buds. Pintle hook up, serial #2HSFBRE7UC036339, MB saftied. • 2004 Mack tandem grain truck, 480 hp mack.13 sp, maxitorque Fuller. 20 x 8.5 x 66’’ Loadline box with remote tail gate and hoist control and Michelle’s roll tarp, air ride suspension, Pintle hook up, 11 x 24.5 albumin buds, serial # 1M1AEO7Y141NO19117 4MR21084 MB saftied. • 2010 Loadline full tandem all around 30 ft dual hopper grain trailer pup, 66 in sides, sight glasses, air gauges, fenders 11 x 24.5 aluminum buds. Micheles roll tarp • 1976 Ford F-700 V8 gas, 5 & 2 transmission, 23000 Gvw. Tag with lift and brakes, 18 ft midland, box with head lift hoist, roll tarp. Good 10 x 20 rubber, good farm runner sells with out safety, VIN #N70EVW85945 • New set of Dual tandem chrome fenders, for truck or trailer • 1989 IH Eagle tandem cab and chassis, runs but needs engine work, 855 Cummins, 13 speed. Sells as is • 2008 Polaris Quad 850 cc etc, loaded machine • Concord 3400 air cart with 47 ft Concord seeder 10’’ space dutch knife openers, single chute, have set of 10’’ shovels for concord seeder • Summers 54 ft super C chisel plow with mounted harrows, and NH3 Kit. hyd winch on rear hitch • Bourgault 7200 super harrows 5/8 x 24in teeth, excellent condition • 27ft IHC Model 5500 chisel plow with mulchers • Collector cars and trucks and Tractors, etc.

This is a partial listing please check our website www.billklassen.com for listing and photos or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Bill Klassen Auctioneers bill@billklassen.com For information call Owner Bernie Friesen (204 ) 746-2045 or 5014 Owner Herman Martens 204 326 154 Our spring catalog coming to your farm mail box mid-March Call our toll-free number to take advantage of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks for free. That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. Call 1-800-782-0794 today!

75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from. B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

FOR DETAILS ON APPLIANCES & FULL LISTING CHECK OUR WEBSITE www.pennerauctions.com

Sale Conducted by: PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD. 218 Brandt St, Steinbach, MB Toll Free 1-866-512-8992 www.pennerauctions.com

SELLING NEVIN SEEDS, a well established bird seed company, included in sale are all bagging & packaging equip, bins, etc. as well as business contacts. Reason for selling: semi-retiring. Phone:(204)763-4470 or (204)761-3931.

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

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

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LINKBELT LS98 CRAWLER CRANE 50-ft. boom, CAT D318 motor, long under carriage c/w all rigging including 3-yd Sauerman bucket for dredging gravel machine, ready to go to work, $20,000 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626.

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Fertilizer Equipment FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-9 TONNE, Large Selection, $2,000 up; 10T Tender, $2,500; Vicon 3-pt Spreader, $350; Valmar 240 Applicator, $1,000; B-Line Trail Type 50-ft., $2,000. Phone (204)857-8403.

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AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts

YARD EQUIPMENT & TOOLS • Craftsmen Garden Tractor 4500 w/ Mower & Bagger • Stihl Weed Trimmer w/ Cutter • 18” Chain Saw w/ Oregon Bar & Chain • Craftsmen Blower & Vacuum 205 MPH • 2” Semi Trash Gas Water Pump • 3500 PSI Gas Pressure Washer • 5 HP 25 gal Air Compressor w/ Roll Up Air Hose • Maxus Contractor Air Compressor 5 gal Twin Stack • 50’ Air Hose Reel w/ Rubber Hose • Mig Welder 135 Amp w/ Gas Attach (new) • 40 gal Industrial Parts Washer w/ Small Parts Basket • 208CC Gas Engine (new) • 5 Gal Abrasive Blaster Sand Blaster • Compound Slide Miter Saw • King Cut Off Saw • 10” Table Saw • 12000lb HD Trailer Jacks • 5 3/4 HP Craftsmen Wet & Dry Shop Vac HOUSEHOLD & APPLIANCES • Newer Fridge & Stove • Washer & Dryer • Freezer • Ping Pong Tables • Goalie Equipment • Couch, Love Seat, Rocker

CATERPILLAR D6B SER#1134, standard shift w/Johnson bar, hydraulic angle dozer, good undercarriage, pup start, tractor in good shape, ready to work, $13,000 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626.

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GLENBORO- MORRIS AUTOBODY. TURN Key includes shop 30x60 w/geo thermal heat, paint booth, office, front end equipment plus all auto body & shop equipment. Tow truck, metal storage shed 40x80, large centrally located lot, all for $100,000. Call today! Dave Mooney (204)824-2094 Countryland Realty.

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• 2010 STEIGER QUAD TRAC 435, 1535 hrs. ,30 “ tracks, diff. Locks, High Capacity Hydr. Pump Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 55 GPM, 1000 RPM PTO, Auto Guidance Nav Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for Conroller, Pro 600, Elec. mirrors, Ground archrib buildings Speed Sensor, all lights HID, Cold Start herbicides Option, 5 remotes, High Capacity drawbar, BEAT THE PRICE dual beacon, radio, EXTENDED WARRANTY. INCREASES CALL NOW Serial # ZAF118248 • 2005 Challenger MT 465 B Front wheel assist, FOUILLARD STEEL Serial # N090020, creeper, left hand reverser, 3pth, 540. 750 & 1000 rpm Pto, with HD SUPPLIES LTD. loader ML 96. and bucket, quick release ST. LAZARE, MB. coupler, Serial # UP7173289, joy stick, soft 1-800-510-3303 ride, 2070 hrs • 1999 John Deere 4700, High Clearance sprayer, 4 Wheel drive, 90 ft boom, • 2001 Cat 485 Lexion, rear wheel assist, 36” tracks, Cebis on board computer, 3098 engine hrs. reading 2649 • 2001 Case IH Model 2388 combine, Vin # JJCO267308, 2274 engine hrs, 1725 rotor hrs., Franklin - 204-476-2668 Specialty Rotor, Rock Trap. Yield and moisture meter. Hopper topper,30.5 x32 Front 14.9. herbicides Rears Chopper and chaff spreader, with 1015 Pickup head and 7 belt pickup. Annual red lighted, info on 2388 with eq, call 701 520 4036 owner Richard Gagnon Farms • 2003 Case IH 1010 straight cut header 30 ft, pickup reel, fore & aft # CBJ O23274 [Gagnon] • Four wheel header transport [Gagnon] • 2002 42 ft Honey bee Draper Header, Cat adapter, Dual knife drive, • 2009 Mac Don M150 tractor Serial # 19204809, 30 ft. draper header D 60 series, pick up reel, Serial #187236-09, Roller electric lift, 93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 5 13-02-01 1:34 only 341 engine hrs., 260 separator hrs., Good Year tires 600/65 R 28, (terms) • 1986 IHC S2500 highway tractor, 855 Cummins, 9 speed, Fifth wheel, saftied Arnaud - 204-427-2337 • 1996 Peterbilt Highway tractor, day cab, air ride suspension, 10.L Cummins 10 speed, MB safetied • 2004 Freightliner Highway tractor. Mercedes Diesel, 13 speed, Air Ride suspension, MB safetied • 1975 Mack Tandem truck 237 engine w/ 5 speed, 20 ft Midland grain box with 1 ft BUILDINGS herbicides extension, MB safetied • 1983 Ford 9000 Tandem Detroit Diesel 13 speed, 21 ft grain box R Tarp., MB safetied AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post • 1975 Ford 9000 Tandem Detroit diesel 13 frame building company. For estimates and inforspeed 19 ft grain box w/ R tarp, MB safetied mation call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: FARM MACHINERY • 2008 GMC Sierra SLT 1500, 4x4, box cover www.postframebuilding.com 93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 3 13-02-01 1:34 PM ,103,000 km MB Saftied Grain Bins • 2007 Air Hoe Drill CIH ATX 700, 60 ft with CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & NH3 Kit, with Dicky john Rate controller 3850 Bushell Westeel - Rosco Bins finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any ,10” spacing, Triple chute, Atom jet seed floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. boots, Serial #Y7S003335 with Morris 8370 204-752-2069. Air Tank, first tank 64 .bushels, second tank 174 bushels, third tank 186 bushels Serial # 8370051047 • 2009 Amity 40 ft Twin disc 64 run seed unit with 32 run Midrow Fertilzer banders, Blockage sensor on each seed and fertilizer Brandon - 204-763-8998 run, Rubber tires on row Packers. serial # TD216208 Sells complete with Morris pull These 6 3850 Bushel Westeel-Rosco grain bins are in between 3 Compartment 320 total bu, series good shape & are ready to be picked up at anytime! XL 80 Model 8240 Seed tank, Trelleborg Please call or email if interested! $0.40/bu. OBO 900/60/32 tires. serial #230091003 from (204)304-0516; kerry@cadieuxfarms.com Neighbour Willie Heickenwalder 204 870 1314 tillage , Trailer, Lazer eq, etc Real good BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS 552 REM VAC COMPLETE w/hoses & pipes, all ofFarm equipment here Building Supplies Building Supplies

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1980 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, 2-DR, 352 motor, could be easily restored. $1,000 OBO Phone: (204)669-9626

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2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV, 150,000-km, warranty to 160,000-km, $14,000 OBO. Phone (204)856-6907.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 2007 GMC CLSC CREW DSL 4x4, cloth seats, 6.6 box, one owner, $19,900; 2006 F350 Diesel Crew Lariat, 6.6 box, leather seats, extended warranty included, $15,900. Trades considered. Financing available. Free delivery to Manitoba, Sask & NW/Ontario. Call Anytime (204)895-8547 Glenn. 2008 DODGE CREW 4X4 6.9 Cummins, 154,000-km, cloth interior, $28,500 OBO. Phone (204)856-6907. FOR SALE: 04 CHEVY 2500 4x4, 4-dr, gas, new safety, new steer tires, flat deck w/tool boxes, $8500. Phone:(204)871-0925. NEW EMERALD GRAIN TRAILERS made in MB 36-ft. 2 hopper t/a air ride 24.5 tires on bud wheels manual tarp. Starting as low as $34,000. Tri axle starting at $49,500 side chutes & dual crank hopper openings avail. Financing avail o.a.c For more details call Glenn (204)895-8547.

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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. 13-02-01 1:34 PM CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmovers@hotmail.com SUKUP GRAIN BINS Flatbottom or hopper, heavy duty, setup crews available, winter pricing now in effect. Call for more info Vince (204)998-9915

FARM MACHINERY Grain Cleaners

SPECIAL OFFER Can-Seed Equipment Ltd. has received some Buhler Sortex Demo machines and we are able to pass this unique sale onto you.

We have a Z+1BL, Z+1B and a Z+1VL available for $65,000 to $93,500 these full colour optical sorters come with 1 year warranty. Call Can-Seed Equipment Ltd today at 1-800-644-8397 for more details on these great deals!

www.canseedequip.com FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers NEW SUKUP GRAIN DRYERS w/Canola screens, LP/ NG, 1PH/3PH, Various sizes, Winter pricing now in effect. Call for more info Vince (204)998-9915

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FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various

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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.

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FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Baling SELLING A 2003 BALE King 3000, left hand discharge, very good shape, 1 owner. (204)855-2073 evenings.

Combines FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH 2000 2388, 2,376 ROTOR hours, yield & moisture, rake-up pick-up, 25-ft straight cut w/pick-up reels. $75,000 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, $170,000 open to offers. (204)735-2886, (204)981-5366. FOR SALE: 2005 CASE IH 8010 combine, AWD, 45-32 front tires, means 45-in wide, 28Lx26 rear tires, approx 1950-separator hrs w/spreader & chopper, 30-ft draper header, $150,000; 2008 Case IH 8010, AWD, 45-32 front tires, 28Lx26 rear tires, spreader & chopper, approx 800-separator hrs, w/30-ft flex draper header, $250,000. Phone:(204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere 1997 9600 W/914 PU, w/header height, 4012/2784-hrs, w/hopper topper & 18.4-38 duals, HID lights, wired for JD ATU autosteer, air-ride seat, VGC, Green-light inspected at local JD dealership fall of 2011 & 2012, inspection papers avail., $59,000 OBO. Phone:(204)324-3264. 1997 JD 9600, COMPLETE w/Trelleborg tires, always shedded, field ready, $65,000 OBO. Phone:(204)745-8333. 2-2008 JD 9870 COMBINES for sale. First w/994/696-hrs, 900/65R32 fronts, 18.4R-26 rears. Second combine w/1248/942-hrs, 18.4/38 duals & 18.4/26 rears. Complete w/harvest smart feedrate & Greenstar autotrac. Both come/w small & lrg wire concaves, 615 PU’s, always shedded, VGC. Asking $240,000 each. If interested please call (204)799-7417. JD 9600 1994 fine cut chopper, chaff spreader, auger extension, 2-SPD cyl, 2,500 sep hrs, 1 owner. Phone (204)638-2513 or (204)572-6576.

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FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Various STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Salvage TRACTORS FOR PARTS: IHC 1486, 1086, 886, 1066, 966, 1256, 656, 844, 806, 706, 660, 650, 560, 460, 624, 606, 504, 434, 340, 275, 240-4, W9, WD6, W6, W4, H, 340, B-414; CASE 4890, 4690, 2096, 2394, 2390, 2290, 2090, 2470, 1370, 1270, 1175, 1070, 970, 870, 1030, 930, 830, 730, 900, 800, 700, 600, 400, DC4, SC; MF 2745, 1805, 1155, 1135, 1105, 1100, 2675, 1500, 1085, 1080, 65, Super 90, 88, 202, 44, 30; JD 8640, 3140, 6400, 5020, 4020, 3020, 4010, 3010, 710; Cockshutt 1900, 1855, 1850, 1800, 1655, 1650, 560, 80, 40, 30; Oliver 66; White 4-150, 2-105; AC 7060, 7045, 7040, 190XT, 190, 170, WF; Deutz DX130, DX85, 100-06, 90-06, 80-05, 70-06; Volvo 800, 650; Universal 651, 640; Ford 7600, 6000, 5000, Super Major, Major; Belarus 5170, 952, 825, 425, MM 602, U, M5; Vers 700, 555, 145, 118; Steiger 210 Wildcat; Hesston 780. Also have parts for combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills, & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728 .

FARM MACHINERY Snowblowers, Plows 12-ft. Rubber Snow Pusher. Cut your snow removal time in half with a 12-ft. snow pusher made from durable mining tires. Each pusher is made with skid steer hook-ups. SAFE ON CURBS AND DRIVEWAYS. A steal at $3200. Call TJ at (204)768-0600

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

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FOR SALE: CAPITAL I one way plow, VGC, ready to plow, currently set up w/wheel loader quick attach brackets, but will remove for greater application, $9,000 OBO. (204)649-2276

Tillage & Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Air Drills 2000 CONCORD CASE IH 2710 drill, 1100 tank, single chute, new low disturbance sweeps & Richland boots 2012. Phone (204)348-2703 2004 SEEDHAWK 45-FT, 10-IN spacing w/Raven NH3 controller, w/Flexi-coil 2320 tank, well maintained, $39,500 OBO. leonplett@gmail.com (204)364-2354.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Air Seeders HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

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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FOR SALE: BOURGAULT 3225 aircart, well maintained, always shedded. Asking $15,000. Also looking for Bourgault cart w/3 tanks, 3-m. Phone:(204)461-0706 or (204)467-5608.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Seeding 7200 JD 12R30 FRONT-FOLD planter, rebuilt 2010, liquid starter kit, $12,000 OBO. Phone (204)526-5017.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Tillage WANTED: 54-FT FIELD CULTIVATOR w/mulchers, in good shape. Phone Days or Evening (204)743-2145 or Cell:(204)526-5298. WANTED: SUNFLOWER-MORRIS EXPRESS DISC Airdrill, 40-45-ft in width, in good shape. Phone Days or Evening (204)743-2145 or Cell:(204)526-5298.

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80 used 4-IN. PAIRED ROW DUTCH openers (bodies & tips) VGC, $80. Phone (204)648-4945. FOR SALE: 1998 30-FT Ezee-On air seeder, double chute, Flexi-Coil stealth openers, 2250 tow between tank, 3500 cultivator, mulchers. Call (204)248-2295, (204)248-2629. FOR SALE: 33-FT FLEXI-COIL 5000 air drill, w/1720 TBH air tank, heavy trips, 3/4-in Atom Jet Carbide hoe-tips on 7.2-in spacing, steel press wheels & liquid fert. kit, good cond., side-slide markers also avail. Call (204)867-2087 (204)867-7117, Horner Cattle Co., Minnedosa. JD 4000 DISC 16-FT. wide, $3,000; Ezee-On disc 14-ft. wide $3,500, will trade for harrow packer bar 50 to 60-ft. Phone (204)856-6907. JD TANDEM DISC AW model, 20-in. blades, 9-in. spacing, 13-ft. wide, good shape, $2,000 OBO. Phone:(204)669-9626. KIP KELLY GRAVITY CLEANER #300, has 2 decks, powered by 7.5-HP electric motor, $6450; 2) Forever Grain cleaners 36x42-in, powered by 1-HP electric motor, $3450; 1) 36-ft 4x6-in all-steel bucket elevator, $3795. 1) 7-inx45-ft Brandt grain loader, $750. Phone:(306)728-3760 lv msg, Melville SK.

TracTors FARM MACHINERY Tractors – White FOR SALE: 2-105 WHITE tractor, complete new engine & frame 10-hrs ago, rear tires approx 80%, LPTO, the high-low shift, nice tractor, $9500. Phone:(204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Case/IH 1982 CASE IH 5288, 160-hp, cab w/heater & A/C. New 20.8 x 38 rear tires w/factory duals, 1000 PTO. Tractor’s in very nice condition, w/9,300-hrs, engine & trans. just recently rebuilt. Asking $18,000. Phone Dave:(204)743-2145 Mornings & evenings or Days (204)526-5298. Cypress River, MB. 93 CASE 7140 MFD, 20.8x42 rear tires, all new tires & batteries, 710 loader w/bucket & grapple, runs & drives excellent, $45,000 OBO. Call (204)526-7139 or (204)827-2629. FOR SALE: 4 USED 30-in scrapper tracks for a Case FTX 450 quad track, no lugs missing or rips, $4,000/each. Phone:(204)871-0925. SELLING 4490 CASE COMPLETE w/duals/14-ft Degelman dozer 5600-hrs, good working order. (204)855-2073 evenings.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere 1974 JD 4430, CAB w/heater & A/C, new 18.4 x 38 rear tires w/factory duals, 540 & 1000 PTO. 12,500-hrs on tractor, engine was rebuilt at 9,000-hrs. Comes w/148 JD loader, manure bucket, dirt bucket & bale prong. W/joystick control. Asking $24,000. Phone Dave:(204)743-2145 Mornings & evenings or Days (204)526-5298. Cypress River, MB. FOR SALE: 4955 JD Tractor, front wheel assist, 3-pth, quick hitch. New radial tires all around, including duals. Powershift, front weight. Clean & mechanically sound. Only $46,000. Phone: (204)376-5458 or (204)642-2091. JD 9300 1998 20.8X42 triples, 5,800-hrs, 12-SPD trans, shedded, nice shape, $85,000 OBO. Phone (204)638-2513 or (204)572-6576.

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.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various 1950 OLIVER 80, DIS-HYDRAULIC; 1986 4x4 Ford truck, new tires; 1986 Dodge van, 318-motor; 1983 Chevy Impala; Suzuki ATV, new tires; Sears riding lawn mower. (204)263-5291 1982 HESTON FIAT 1880 DT w/front wheel assit, 160-hp, comes w/894 Allied motor w/manure bucket, dirt bucket & bale prong. New 20.8 x 38 rear tires, 16.9 x 28 front tires, 70% thread left. 1000 PTO, triple hyd., Cab has heater & A/C. In good running order w/9,900-hrs. Asking $26,000. Phone Dave:(204)743-2145 Mornings & evenings or Days (204)526-5298.

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 2008 DODGE 2500 4X4, 152,000-km, $28,500; 2007 Hyundai Tucson 150,000-km, $14,000 OBO; 2009 Manac tri-axle step deck, all aluminum, left axle, tool box, $42,500 OBO; Hough 90 Wheel loader, $11,000 OBO; JD 4000 16-ft. disc, $3,000 OBO; Ezee-On disc 14-ft. $3,500 OBO. Phone (204)856-6907. Combines: 960 CCIL pull type, always shedded. $4,000 OBO. Tractors: Deutz 13006, always shedded, $5,000 OBO. Box 793 Killarney, MB R0K 1G0. Phone:(204)523-8872. FOR SALE: 4.5-TON DIAMOND shaped slide-in fertilizer box; 12-row, 30-in S-tine row crop cult.; John Blue NH3 kit w/hitch; 100-g slip tank w/hand pump. Phone:(204)535-2453. GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400B, $7,100; 600B, $12,000; Used 350B, $2,500 up; Parker 650B, $10,500; Parker 750B, $14,900; Large Selection Grain Carts Brent 620, $10,000; JM 750, $12,500; JM 875, $20,000; Ficklin 700B Hyd Dr., $13,500; Grain Screeners Hutch #1500, $2,200; Hutch #3000, $5,000; HiCap 5-48, $2,500; DMC 54, $5,000; Kwik Kleen 5-7 Tube, $3,500 up; Valmar Applicator, $850; New Hyd Post Auger for Skidsteer, $2,250; Grapple Bucket, $1,600; Pallet Fork, $850. Phone (204)857-8403. JD MODEL 1050 CULTIVATOR, 61.5-ft, $6,000. Phone:(204)386-2775 or Cell:(204)476-6631. Plumas, MB.

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The Commercial Cattlemen’s One Stop Bull Shop McMillen Ranching Ltd. 19th Annual Bull Sale With Select Females Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

At the Ranch, Carievale, Sask. at 1:00 p.m.

150 Bulls Sell • 45 Red Polled Simmental • 50 Black Polled Simmental • 15 Red & Black Simm/Angus • 10 FB Fleckvieh Simmental • 40 Registered Red Angus • 17 Open Purebred Females Free Delivery, Semen Tested, Sight Unseen Buyer’s Program

SKIDSTEERS GEHL #4510 $7,000; NH865 $12,900; Gehl #6625 $12,900; Snowblowers: JD 7ft $1,500, International 7-ft $1,500: Schweiss 8-ft single auger $800; Scrapers Crown 6-yd $5,000; Fieldmaster 4-yd $3,900; New 10-ft Land Levellers $2,250, 12-ft $2,450; 3PH 9-ft blade $900; Used 7ft 3PH blade $600; 11-ft 3PH rotary ditcher $1,250; Woods 6-ft pull-type mower $1,600, JD 5-ft $1,000, NH 9-ft sicle mower $2,200 IH Mirmill $1,500; Henke 36-in rollermill $5,000; 20-in rollermill $2,000. Phone:(204)857-8403

For more info or Catalogue Contact: Lee (306) 928-4820, Dave (306) 928-2249, Jim (306) 928-4636 Email: mrl@sasktel.net Catalogue at: mrlranch.com Performance & Calving ease bulls in every category

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FORESTRY, LOGGING Firewood conveyor 20-ft. long 10-ft. high with center chain firewood conveyor. Has no motor was electric driven. Call TJ (204)768-0600 $1,000

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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.

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REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS, JAN & Feb born bulls for sale. Hand fed, many half brothers to highest selling heifer calf in last falls Keystone Klassic Sale. Call or E-mail Topview Acres:(204)546-2150 or kltopham@goinet.ca REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS YEARLING bulls for sale, low birth weight, very quiet, no disappointments, EPD’s & delivery available. Also 5-yr old herd sire. Aramaranth (204)843-2287.

2 YR OLD VIRGIN ANGUS BULLS, bred for performance, calving ease and good disposition. Sired by Rachis, Masterplan, Bullwinkle. Semen tested. Delivery available. Wolf Willow Angus, (204)859-2517, Rossburn, MB F BAR & ASSOCIATES ANGUS bulls for sale. Choose from 20, two yr old & yearling Red & Black Angus bulls. Great genetics, easy-handling, semen tested, delivery avail. Call for sales list. Inquiries & visitors are welcome. We are located in Eddystone, about 20-mi East of Ste Rose, or 25-mi West of Lake Manitoba Narrows, just off Hwy 68. Call Allen & Merilyn Staheli (204)448-2124, E-mail amstaheli@inethome.ca PLAN TO ATTEND TRIPLE V Ranch bull sale on Wed., Mar 13 at 1:00 p.m. at the ranch. On offer are 54 Red & Black Angus 2-yr old bulls. The video sale begins at 1:00 p.m., bulls on display beside the sale barn. View the catalogue at www.vvvranch.com Call Dan:(204)665-2448 or (204)522-0092 or Matt:(204)264-0706. STEWART CATTLE CO. & GUESTS BULL SALE 50 Black Angus bulls & 10 Simm Angus bulls, 12 PB Angus Heifers, February 28th, 2013 at 1:30pm Neepawa Ag-plex, Neepawa, MB. Contact Brent Stewart (204)773-2356 home, (204)773-6392 cell. View catalogue 13-02-01 1:34 PM online at www.stewartcattle.com stewartcows@wificountry.ca

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3 2-YR OLD BLACK Angus bulls w/experience. Also, Yearling Black Angus bulls. Holloway Angus. Souris, Manitoba. Phone: (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622. BLACK CROSS-BRED HERD DISPERSAL 180 Black Angus X Maine-Anjou bred cows, 30 bred heifers. Closed herd, full health program. Calving starts April 1. Ph: Marcel (204)981-6953. BOTANY ANGUS FARM & Leaning Spruce Stock Farm have for sale yearling & 2 yr old Black Angus bulls. Come early, a deposit will hold your purchase until Spring. For more info & prices contact Ryan Shearer (204)824-2151 or (204)761-5232.

150 BRED YEARLING BLACK Angus heifers, AI bred June 11th to Final Answer & half of them to Right Answer. Heifers from SW Sask, to start calving March 24th, call Harry Dalke (204)822-3643, cell (204)362-4101, Morden MB.

CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS BULLS for sale on the farm. Bulls are registered, will be semen tested. Choose now, we will deliver at the end of April. Hand fed for longevity, not pushed, these bulls have a great disposition. A.I. sired by Pioneer, Final Answer, Coalition, Mohnen Dynamite, Game Day, natural sires are S Square Tiger & Cranberry Creek Networth. All EPD’s & weights available. For more info please call David & Jeanette Neufeld (204)534-2380, Boissevain.

ANDERSON CATTLE CO. Bull Sale Mar. 28th 2013 at Valley Livestock Sales, Minitonas, MB. 30+, 2 yr old Red & Black Angus bulls. (204)734-2073

FOR SALE: POLLED BLACK Angus & Hereford bulls. Good selection of yearlings & 2-yr olds, semen tested & delivery available. Call Don: (204)873-2430.

EDIE CREEK ANGUS has 28 Meaty, Moderate, Maternal, Black & Red Angus bulls for sale. March 16th at Ashern Auction Mart. Easy Calving, Easy Fleshing. Developed as 2 yr olds to breed more cows for more years! Great temperaments, many suitable for heifers. www.ediecreekangus.com (204)232-1620

HERD DISPERSAL: 33 BLACK Angus cow calf pairs for sale 16 which were 1st calvers. Cows just finishing calving. Also 8, 2 yr old open heifers & 6, 1 yr old open heifers. If interested please call Jeff (204)612-1734

FOR SALE: BULLS, we sold the cows, 8 Black & 1 Red Angus. Phone:(204)748-2873

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18TH ANNUAL CATTLEMAN’S CONNECTION BULL SALE Fri., Mar. 1st, 2013 1:00pm. Heartland Livestock, Brandon, MB. Selling 75 yearling Black Angus Bulls. For catalogue or more info call Brookmore Angus Jack Hart (204)476-2607 or (204)476-6696 e-mail brookmoreangus@mts.net Sales Management Doug Henderson (403)350-8541 or (403)782-3888.

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OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has 2-yr old & yearling bulls for sale. For more information Phone:(204)375-6658.

WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD PB Black Angus bulls for sale. Check out our bull catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. Phone Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD PB Red Angus bulls for sale. Check out our bull catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. Phone Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais DEFOORT STOCK FARM HAS an excellent group of registered Charolais bulls for sale by private treaty. Over 40 bulls on offer, 20 of them are Red. Choose your bull early for best selection. All bulls performace tested, semen tested & delivered. Visit us online at www.defoortstockfarm.com Celebrating 33-yrs in Charolais. Call us at (204)743-2109. FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 1-1/2 yr olds & yearlings, polled, some red factor, some good for heifers, semen tested in spring, guaranteed & delivered, R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB. Phone:(204)466-2883, cell (204)724-2811. Steppler Farms 2nd Annual Bull Sale March 26. View our catalog and video bull pen at www.stepplerfarms.com (204)435-2463 Miami, MB WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD PB Polled Charolais bulls for sale. Check out our bull catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. Phone Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Gelbvieh POLLED RED & BLACK Gelbvieh bulls, yearling, 2-yr old. Semen tested & delivered. Also 10-15 commercial yearling heifers. Call Maple Grove Gelbvieh (204)278-3255.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD & Black Angus bulls. Good selection of yearlings & 2-yr olds, semen tested & delivery available. Call Don: (204)873-2430. FOR SALE: REGISTERED POLLED Hereford bulls, reasonably priced, pick your bulls now, will winter to end of April. Call Martin (204)425-3820 or Lenard (204)425-3809. WLB LIVESTOCK 9TH ANNUAL Bull Sale. 2:00pm, March 26th, 2013. 50 Polled Herefords & Black/Red Simmentals sell. ALL BULLS SEMEN TESTED. Free board till May 1. Catalogue & video available online, www.wlblivestock.com or call Bill Biglieni (204)763-4697 or (204)729-7925.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Holstein ONE SERVICE AGE POLL Holstein bull. Sired by Forest Lawn P latte P-Red & Hickorymea Overtime P; One 1037 New Holland pull-type bale wagon. Phone (204)836-2030 or (204)526-7531.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin BLACK AND RED POLLED BULLS Quiet, Fertility Tested, Guaranteed. View online @ www.cherwaylimousin.ca or phone (204)736-2878 info@cherwaylimousin.ca

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PLAN TO ATTEND the 2013 Triple R Limousin open house bull sale, Apr. 4th, 5th & 6th. Offering 40 bulls, Red & Black, Polled, yearlings & 2 yr olds. Semen tested & guaranteed. Your source for quality Limousin genetics. Call Art (204)685-2628 or (204)856-3440.

200 BRED HEIFERS, REDS, Blacks, Tans, full herd health program, bred to Black & Red Angus bulls, to start calving April 1st, 2013. All heifers were sourced out of reputation herds. Phone:(204)325-2416.

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81 1200-LB BRED HEIFERS, 50%Red 50% Black, bred black, due to calve Apr 12/2013. Fully vaccinated including Scour Guard. $1400 each. Call Blair (204)479-4247.

NOW IS THE TIME to focus on calving ease & feed efficiency while receiving the benefits of the original Aberdeen Angus genes. We are offering for sale Lowline bulls & bred or open heifers. John Frank (204)246-2383 jnfrank@mymts.net, Darlingford, MB.

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL 225 Char X Simm cows. 25 Reds & Blacks, exposed to Char bulls June 25th, young herd. Discount prices on larger lots. Phone (204)732-2481, evenings.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD & yearling polled Black Maine-Anjou bulls, low birth weights & good performance. Guaranteed & delivered in spring. Will take hay on trade. (204)523-8408.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental FOR SALE: RED FACTOR yearling Simmental bulls. Call (204)445-2326, Langruth MB. PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL & FEMALE SALE, MARCH 12/2013. Killarney Auction Mart, 40 low birth weight, Polled power house meat machines. Red, Black, Fullblood Fleckvieh. Also a select group of 20 PB & commercial open hfrs. View bulls online at www.bouchardlivestock.com For info or catalogue call Fraser Redpath (204)529-2560, Gordon Jones (204)535-2273, Brian Bouchard (403)813-7999, Wilf Davis (204)834-2479. For updates check our NEW website www.simmentalbreeders.ca

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots AGASSIZ HOMES custom builds quality RTM homes! Call us about our 1,408-sq.ft. 2013 spec home. Manitoba New Home Warranty on all our homes. agassizhomes@gmail.com or (204)371-8985

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba COUNTRY PROPERTY IN THE Rapid City area. 153-acs w/approx 90-acs cultivated. Beautiful raised bungalow home 2,310-sq.ft. w/new addition in 2005. Double attached garage, workshop, barn etc. Only 35-min. from Brandon. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com

FOR SALE: 60 HOME-RAISED Angus cross heifers, bred to Black Angus bulls, to calve late March. Total health program current, performance guarantee. Call (204)867-2087 or (204)867-7117, Horner Cattle Co., Minnedosa. FOR SALE: ANGUS HEREFORD cross heifers, bred for calving ease, fertility & maternal traits, out of purebred cows & bulls. Guilford Hereford Ranch, Call Don (204)873-2430. HERD DISPERSAL APPROX. 150 Char-cross cows, bred Limousin, start calving April 1st. Bob McQuigge (204)768-2647. HERD DISPERSAL OF 40 young cows, Charolais Angus cross & hereford cross bred Charolais, bulls exposed May 18, vac program, & Ivomec, includes 6 bred heifers & 13 second calvers, herd avg. under 5-yrs old. (204)638-8502 or (204)648-5186, Dauphin.

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HEALTHY HAY (SAINFOIN.EU) SAINFOIN seed for sale. Bloat-free perennial forage. Highly digestible, palatable & nutritious. www.primegrains.com/prime-sainfoin.htm (306)739-2900 jhusband@primegrains.com WANTED: ALL CLASSES OF feeder cattle, yearlings & calves. Dealer Licence# 1353. Also wanted, light feed grains: wheat, barley & oats. Phone:(204)325-2416. Manitou, MB.

ORGANIC Organic – Certified ORGANIC PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA CO-OPERATIVE (OPAM). Non-profit member owned organic certification body, certifying producers, processors and brokers since 1988. Phone: (204)567-3745, Miniota, Manitoba. Email: info@opam-mb.com

RKT SIMMENTALS CONSIGNS 8 bulls to PREMIUM BEEF BULL SALE March 13th 2013 Neepawa MB. 7 Black bulls & 1 Red. Sired by leading AI sires, these bulls are thick butted, wide topped beef bulls w/super temperament. Great balance of calving ease, performance & milk EPDs. Majority are homozygous polled. RKT Simmentals will take bulls home & cover feed costs until May 1st 2013. To view bulls prior to sale date or for more info call Kyle Taylor (204)867-7918. SPRUCE GROVE BULL SALE, MAR. 19TH, 1:00pm Edwards Livestock Centre, Tisdale. Offering 40 Simm & Simm X Angus bulls. As well as a select group of Simm replacement females. Wintering & delivery avail. For info Contact Matt (306)864-7942 or T Bar C Cattle Co. (306)933-4200 (PL #116061) View the catalogue online www.buyagro.com WLB LIVESTOCK 9TH ANNUAL Bull Sale. 2:00pm, March 26, 2013. 50 Black/Red Simmentals & Polled Herefords sell. ALL BULLS SEMEN TESTED. Free board till May 1. Catalogue & video available online, www.wlblivestock.com or call Bill Biglieni (204)763-4697 or (204)729-7925. YEARLING & SEVERAL 2 yr old PB Simm bulls. Reds & Blacks. Thick & Solid coloured w/moderate birth weights. Sired by A.I. Sires: IPU Revolution, In Due Time & Colossal. Semen tested & ready to go. $2,250-3,000. Valley Field Simm Larry Dyck, Morden. Phone evenings (204)822-3657.

LABATTE SIMMENTALS 33rd Bull & Female Sale March 1st 1:00 P.M. Johnstone Auction Mart Moose Jaw, SK

HIGH PERCENTAGE DORPER CROSS ewes, exposed for Apr. or May lambing. Lots of 30 or more, $250/each, your choice. Phone:(204)734-9144. Swan River, MB.

LIVESTOCK Sheep For Sale 36 YEARLING EWE LAMBS, Polypay East Friesian cross, flushed, exposed Nov 15. w/Great Pyrenees guard dog. Call (204)864-2709.

Horses LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions ROCKING W SPRING HORSE SALE Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Huge Tack Sale: Fri., Apr 19th. Horse Sale: Sat., Apr 20th. Catalogue deadline Mar 1st. (204)325-7237 rockingw@xplornet.com www.rockingw.com

Swine LIVESTOCK Swine For Sale FOR SALE: BERKSHIRE BOARS & gilds, also Tamworth. Delivery available at cost. Call Troy Collingridge (204)750-1493, (204)379-2004, (204)750-2759 or (204)828-3317.

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LIVESTOCK Specialty – Bison/Buffalo 20, 2012 HEIFER CALVES, 20, 2011 heifers, 10, 2010 heifers. Excellent stock to add to your herd or a great starting package. (204)447-3332, Ste Rose du Lac, MB.

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75 BEEF BULLS Red, Black & Fullblood Semen Tested & Guaranteed Free Delivery Plus 40 Open Females Featuring 19 FULLBLOODS Plus 21 Reds & Blacks View Catalogue at: www.LaBatteSimmentals.com

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COMING IN MARCH MINIATURE Silky Fainting Goat Kids. Book now to get choice. Check us out at aspenvalleysilkies.com or call (204)773-7872

LIVESTOCK Livestock Equipment 2-350 DEL AIR HEAT exchangers, 3-3-in choretime flex augurs, 70-ft each. Phone:(204)535-2453 ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden. HEAVY BUILT CATTLE FEEDERS/TROUGHS 3/8-in. steel, 500 or 750-gal capacity, 4-ft.x18-ft. size, good for any type of feed or water, lifetime quality, $550 & up. Phone (204)362-0780, Morden.

FARMLAND FOR SALE: NORTHWEST of Elm Creek SE 21-9-5W 80-acs, West half or SW 22-9-5W 160-acs. Phone Bruce (204)799-7148 shearerld22@gmail.com FARM RANCHLAND TENDER Approx 1,354-ac farm including 1993 House, & outbuildings located in the RM of Ochre River, MB is tendered for sale. Tenders must be received at the office of Johnston & Company, Barristers & Solicitors, Box 551, Dauphin, MB, R7N 2V4, Attn: J.D. DEANS on or before March 22nd, 2013. The highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. For detailed info Contact Larry Garton (204)648-4541 or view online: www.gartonsauction.com FARM SPECIALIST: COUNT ON GRANT TWEED, informed, professional assistance for sellers & buyers. www.granttweed.com Call (204)761-6884 anytime. Service with integrity. FOR SALE BY TENDER 334.62-acres of good pastureland in Riverside Municipality. East half of 32-6-17 good water, fences & corrals, holds 40-50 cow/calf pairs, approx 100-acres could be worked up. Very scenic & would be nice for a house or hunting cabin. Tenders close March 1st. Inquiries phone (204)824-2571, send tenders to E. Chalanchuk Box 20 Nesbitt MB, R0K 1P0.

LIVESTOCK Sheep – Dorper RIVERBANK FARMS HAS YEARLING & Extra Aged Red, Red Blaze Face & Fullblood Simm Bulls for sale. Fully Quaranteed. Select your herdsire now, we will feed, semen test & deliver him when you need him. Bulls have not been clipped or trimmed. Assess them in their natural everyday working clothes. Call Ray Cormier at (204)736-2608. Save money by buying direct from the farm. Just 5-mi South of Winnipeg.

FARM LAND FOR SALE by Tender. RM of Argyle, SE & SW 1/4 of 28-6-14, approx 300-acres, organic land, presently in hay, crop insurance G located 2-mi South of Glenboro on Hwy #5; RM of Argyle SE 1/4 29-6-13W, 160-acres all arable, crop insurance F assessment, $87,100; RM of Strathcona SE 1/4 27-6-16W 158-acres, 60-acres cultivated balance pasture, crop insurance F. Hilton Clay. Address tenders to Dave Mooney Box 370 Wawanesa MB. Fax (204)824-2346 email dsmooney56@hotmail.com Tenders close at 1:00pm on April 1st. For viewing or details call Dave Mooney (204)824-2094.

PERSONAL SHARE YOUR LIFE, as it’s meant to be! Look forward to someone special in 2013. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS is here to help you. Confidential, Photos & Profiles to selected matches, Affordable, Local. Serving MB, SK, NW Ontario. Call/Write for info: Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475.

PETS PETS & SUPPLIES 6 WEEK OLD PB Reg Border Collie pups, 2 female, 4 male, 1 female tri colour rest B&W, 1st vaccines, vet checked, dewormed, micro chips, asking $700. (204)378-2918 PB AUSTRALIAN BLUE HEELER pups for sale, parents excellent cattle dogs, have been raising pups for 30 yrs. Phone (204)365-0066 or (204)365-6451.

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KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

REG BORDER COLLIE PUPS from excellent breeding lines. Parents work both cattle & sheep. Guaranteed. 40 yrs experience breeding & training Border Collies. Ready early Apr. $250. For more info contact Martin Penfold (204)722-2036 or go to www.oakwoodgrange.ca

150 BRED HEIFERS. Blacks, Tans, Reds bred to Red Angus heifer bulls. Herd health program, plus pelvic measure & preg checked, start calving March 20. Your choice $1300. Volume Discount. Jim Abbott (204)745-3884 or cell (204)750-1157 Carman, MB.

PORTABLE WINDBREAKS, CALF SHELTERS, free standing rod & pipe panels, fence line & field silage bunks. Also sell Speed-Rite & 7L Livestock fence equipment, drill pipe & sucker rod. Phone (204)827-2104 or (204)827-2551, Glenboro.

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GOOD ACREAGE 7-MI WEST of Brandon just off Hwy 1. 1,750-sq.ft. 5 bdrm bungalow, double attached garage, workshop, 2 quonsets, barn, loose housing, all on 8.5-acs of treed yard site. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com GOOD CATTLE FARM ON the shores of Lake Manitoba. 512-acs deeded & 1,500-acs of crown lease. The land is all in a black & contained on a peninsula. The owners produce enough feed on the farm for 150 beef cows. Mobile home, machine shed built 2009, insulated barn, corrals. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com GOOD FARM OF APPROX. 635-ac only 20-mins from Brandon. The property is all fenced & is currently run as a mixed operation. 450-ac can be cultivated w/the remainder in pasture. Bungalow home in good condition, machine shed, cattle sheds, hay sheds, dairy barn, etc. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753 HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com NOTRE DAME USED OIL

GREAT CATTLE FARM W/11 deeded quarters & & FILTER DEPOT 22 quarters of crown land lease all in a block. Small bungalow home & corrals. Land is • Buy Used Oil w/some •sheds Buy Batteries fenced & there plenty• Collect of water.OilPhone Gordon • Collect Used isFilters Containers Gentles 1:34(204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan 13-02-01 PM and Western Southern Manitoba (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com Tel: 204-248-2110

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Wanted GOOD QUALITY GRAIN & Cattle Farms wanted for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential meeting to discuss the possible sale of your farm or to talk about what is involved, telephone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 www.homelifepro.com or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, www.homelifepro.com Home Professional Realty Inc. WANTED: A MIXED FARM in Western MB or Eastern SK. 1/2-2 sections, consider livestock & equipment also. Contact Phil Schwarz (204)842-3491, Box 40 Birtle MB, R0M 0C0. WANTED: GRAIN & LIVESTOCK farms for both foreign & domestic buyers. Receiving calls weekly from buyers looking to farm & invest. Considering selling? Now is the time to discuss all options. Professional service & confidentiality guaranteed. Contact Rick Taylor:(204)867-7551, Homelife Home Professional Realty. www.homelifepro.com

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby 50-ACRES ON HIGHWAY 16, 2 MILES FROM MINNEDOSA: 20 yr old home w/attached garage, sunroom & carport, garden & mature trees. Also 4000-ft commercial building w/overhead doors, partly lined & insulated. 3500-sq. ft. livestock loose housing w/corrals & drinkers, partly lined & insulated on cement. 900-sq. ft. warm shop w/infloor heat. Plus hay & grain storage. All buildings have running town water, new low maintenance metal & vinyl exteriors & roofs. Land is seeded to hay & fenced. Inquire gibbsc@mymts.net

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale 8 QUARTERS OF ADJOINING pasture land in the RM of Coldwell. 4 quarters hay land in RM of St. Laurent, one hour N of Winnipeg, just E of Hwy 6. Contact Kris:(204)322-5071 after 4:00p.m. or (204)771-8944 on cell.

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale The following Private Land is being offered for sale: SE 25-22-17W, NW 25-22-17W, SE 26-22-17W, NE 26-22-17W, SW 24-22-17W, W1/2 NW 24-22-17W, NE 6-22-16W, SW 25-22-17W, SE 23-22-17W. The following Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the farm unit held by Larry Garton of Makinak, MB. NE 23-22-17W, NW 23-22-17W. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee Larry Garton at Box 543, Dauphin, MB R7N 2V3. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578. The following Private Lands are being offered for sale: NE 8-31-15W, SW 8-31-15W, NW 8-31-15W, NE 6-31-15W. The following Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Duncan & Sandra Gano of Meadow Portage, MB. SW 06-31-15W, NW 06-31-15W, NE 07-31-15W, SE 07-31-15W, NW 09-31-15W, SW 09-31-15W, NE 09-31-15W, NE 16-31-15W, NW 16-31-15W, SE 16-31-15W, SW 16-31-15W, NW 17-31-15W, SE 17-31-15W, SW 17-31-15W, E1/2 20 & W1/2 21-31-15W PT Island No. 1. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee Duncan & Sandra Gano PO Box 39 Meadow Portage, MB R0L 1E0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

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REAL ESTATE Land For Rent 3 PARCELS OF PASTURELAND available for rent in RM of Lakeview. Approx 1000-acres in total. Call (204)445-2326, Langruth MB.

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JODALE PERRY CORP. is currently accepting applications from energetic & qualified individuals to join our Morden team for the following full time position: Materials Manager. The Materials Manager is responsible to oversee the Materials & Inventory Control process as well as the Purchasing & Logistics Departments. This position is critical to the organization in ensuring forecasting & on time delivery of quality goods for use within JDP products. The Ma terials Manager directs the activities of all personnel related to the above departments. The ideal candidate will have 3-yrs experience in disci-plines related to Materials & Inventory control, Pur-chasing and Logistics. Duties include: This position is a member of the JDP management team; Ability to source, quote and provide quality purchased product for manufacturing of JDP Product; Act as a Liaison with external suppliers to ensure quality & accurately specified goods are received in a timely fashion; Manage & maintain adequate stock levels of product to ensure cost efficiency & minimal negative impact to JDP production & or customer experi-ence; Provide assessments of cost of goods vs. manufacturing of product internally; Candidate should have solid computer skills to measure & manage inventory control systems (MRP/ERP) & databases /spreadsheets such as Excel etc.; Re-sponsible to provide methods of continuous improvement in all critical tasks associated with position; Work closely with all affiliated departments to ensure quality & accuracy of purchased products; Oversee activities within Packaging & Shipping de-partment for shipment of products to customers in accordance with delivery commitments; Provide Leadership to department staff to meet all department and corporate objectives; Ability to problem-solving & bring issues to resolution; Must be highly motivated and provide mature leadership to Materials Team. Candidate must be responsible to promote Safety & Health initiatives within the Materials Team; Excellent Communication skills; Ability to be flexible in the work environment & address other duties as assigned; Salary will be negotiated based on experience & will be reviewed during the inter-view process. For more information regarding Jodale Perry Corp., visit our website at: www.jodaleperry.com. Please forward your resume along with references in confidence to: Jodale Perry Corp. 300 Route 100 Morden, MB. R6M 1X7. Fax:(204)8229111. Email: darmstrong@jodaleperry.com We in13-02-01 1:34 PM vite applications from all interested parties however only Candidates selected for inter-views will be contacted. All Internal Applicants will be interviewed. Posting Date is February 5th, 2013. Closing Date is March 1st, 2013, at 5:00pm.

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Work with nature or pay the price, says ex-grain farmer Holistic management instructor calls for adoption of farming methods that restore soil health and make farmers prosperous By Daniel Winters co-operator staff / Russell

on’t talk to Blain Hjertaas about “sustainability.” The farmer and holistic management instructor from Redvers, Sask., can’t stand that word. “I hate the word ‘sustainable,’” Hjertaas told the recent Western Canada Holistic Management conference. “If we’re in the toilet bowl, and we keep sustaining it, we aren’t ever getting out.” Hjertaas’s presentation juxtaposed the decline in soil organic matter in his area from 12 per cent to less than five per cent in just 120 years, the current obesity epidemic and the conversion of North Africa from the “breadbasket of Rome” to what is now known as the Sahara desert. He makes the case for what he calls “regenerative agriculture” undertaken by prosperous farmers who provide “nutrient-dense” food for a burgeoning world population. “Herodotus wrote in 454 BC about the rich, bountiful, flowing springs and black soil of Libya,” he said. “Libya’s a desert today.” Hjertaas said soil health is the ultimate arbiter of a nation’s wealth, because history shows again and again that civilizations collapse when their soil health is compromised, he added. Hjertaas, a former grain farmer who struggled with the contradictions of modern, industrial agriculture for 25 years until he

was “beaten down, broke and done,” said that if the planet’s farmers don’t start working with complex biological systems instead of against them, they’re “hooped.” “Climate change and soil health are the same thing,” said Hjertaas. “We can turn this around.” Modern industrial agriculture creates deserts of the land, food, and people, he charged. It has continuously reduced soil organic matter and masked the problem with chemical fertilizer, he said. As for food, it has created a “nutritionally challenged” food system dependent on just two main species, corn and soybeans. “There’s less of us on the land, so it’s creating deserts of us,” said Hjertaas.

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In contrast, holistic management’s approach to farming improves the soil over time via four key ecosystem processes: the capture of solar energy, interrelationships of living organisms, and optimizing water and mineral cycles. “These are nature’s laws. We can work with them to our benefit, or against them to our peril,” said Hjertaas. As an example of how ranchers can optimize the water cycle, he pointed to his own experience with managed grazing aimed at boosting litter

Blain Hjertaas, a farmer from Redvers, Sask. and a holistic management instructor, discusses “regenerative agriculture” at the recent Western Canada Holistic management conferencet. photo: Daniel Winters

cover to improve moisture infiltration. Conventional wisdom says that snow cover doesn’t figure much in terms of annual precipitation. But on Hjertaas’s farm, where he left the grass high instead of grazing it “carpet short” like many of his neighbours had, he found that

the total of trapped and slightly packed snow cover averaged well over a foot. After filling a pail to that level and taking it in the house to melt, the result was nearly six inches of water. Thanks to litter cover, come spring, that water went into his soil instead of running off, and his pastures perked up early

while everyone else was waiting for rain. “I had already had 5.7 inches of rain. It didn’t cost me one cent to do that. It’s pretty low tech,” said Hjertaas. Some farmers are already benefiting from regenerative agriculture, he noted. Paul Brown of Bismarck, N.D., has figured out how to grow bumper crops of corn without fertilizer by integrating livestock into his crop rotations. The first year, Brown “biologically primed” the land with a cover crop of mainly hairy vetch seeded in late April, then custom grazed it with yearlings until early July, when he no-till seeded a hugely diverse forage mixture of 20 species where the cattle had grazed. “Two months later, they were back in there with cattle again to harvest it,” said Hjertaas, adding that the total returns from both operations was north of $300/acre. The next spring, earthworm populations showed that the soil was rich in biological activity. When no-till corn was seeded into the heavy residue, the crop ended up yielding 142 bu./acre with no added fertilizer. “This to me is intelligent farming using technology to work with natural biological processes,” said Hjertaas. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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Often an abscess is the result of damage to the corium or nail bed within the hoof capsule Owners unfamiliar with this cause of lameness often feel that their horse must have a broken bone.

Carol Shwetz, DVM Horse Health

n abscess within the hoof is a common cause of sudden, severe, nonweight-bearing lameness in horses. Pain is the one unmistakable symptom of a hoof abscess. Horses will completely refuse to bear weight on the afflicted foot. Owners unfamiliar with this cause of lameness often feel that their horse must have a broken bone. Pain may be so severe and unrelenting that veterinary involvement and imaging may be necessary to rule out laminitis, a severe bruise, or a fractured coffin bone. More commonly though, a diagnosis of hoof abscess is made by localizing the source of pain and heat to the hoof and coronary band. Other clinical signs include a bounding digital pulse with swelling and congestion in the pastern/ fetlock region. Hoof abscesses occur for a number of reasons. They can occur when foreign material or bacteria gain entry into the hoof capsule via an entrance point. Such entry can occur through defects along the white line or through hoof wall cracks/ fis-

sures. Hoof abscesses are also a possible sequel when the horse’s sole is punctured or as a result of a misplaced farrier’s nail. More often an abscess is the result of damage to the corium or nail bed within the hoof capsule. Such damage could be caused by bruising/trauma to the sensitive structures within the hoof, a recent episode of laminitis, lack of circulation, or as a result of incorrect hoof form or shoeing. When the underlying corium is damaged or devitalized, the stage is set for the abscess process. Enzymes released in the abscessing process lead to tissue necrosis and the development and a c c u m u l a t i o n o f a g re y / black exudate. Increasing pressure within the unforgiving structures of the hoof capsule leads to pronounced lameness. The acidic nature of the exudate dissects along soft tissue planes, finally exiting out the coronary

One treatment option is to fashion a “poultice boot” using Animalintex or any number of home remedies within a special treatment boot.

band, heel bulbs, or point of the frog, wherever it finds the easiest path. Once drainage is established the horse’s lameness generally subsides.

Treatment

The most important aspect of treating a hoof abscess is to establish drainage. The size of the opening needs to be sufficient to allow drainage, yet not so extensive as to create unnecessary damage to the hoof structures. If pain can be localized in the hoof and a small black line or tract identified, a small, well-

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placed hole may be made with the use of a hoof knife or loop knife. Drainage of a black or brown exudate often provides immediate relief for the horse. When the specific location of the abscess cannot be identified or is too deep in the hoof, no cutting or holes will be made. Abscesses can and do find their own exit. Poulticing is a practice which expedites the body’s own abscessing process, minimizing the amount of discomfort for the horse. Two equally effective options are available to the owner to poultice the hoof. One option is to soak the horse’s hoof a number of times daily in Epsom salts and very warm water. Another option is to fashion a “poultice boot” using Animalintex or any number of home remedies within a special treatment boot. When poulticing the hoof it is important to incorporate the coronary band in the soak or the boot. Poultices are an osmotic which draw the abscess bringing resolve relatively quickly. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alberta.

The Canadian Angus Association on behalf of the Canadian Angus Foundation has announced the youth chosen to represent Canadian Angus in New Zealand for the 2013 PGG Wrightson World Angus Forum. Team members will travel Oct. 2-18, 2013, to Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand, for a five-section contest including general knowledge, parading (presentation, showmanship and sportsmanship with an Angus animal), stock judging, animal preparation (clip an animal for show) and agri-sports (hands-on team challenge involving day-to-day tasks). Team members will also have the chance to visit Angus studs in the area and prepare animals for the World Angus Forum. Members include Stacey Domolewski, Taber, Alta.; Sean Enright, Renfrew, Ont.; Ty Dietrich, Forestburg, Alta.; Erika Easton, Wawota, Sask.; Kaitlynn Bolduc, Stavely, Alta.; Matthew Bates, Cameron, Ont.; Chad Lorenz, Markerville, Alta.; Patrick Holland, Montague, Prince Edward Island; Melissa McRae, Brandon, Man.; Austen Anderson, Swan River, Man.; Michael Hargrave, Maxwell, Ont.; and Jared Hunter, Didsbury, Alta. Initially, the Angus Foundation had committed to sending up to eight individuals for two Canadian teams to the competition. After reviewing applications, the additional four students were made possible by an additional contribution from the CAA board of directors to financially support this program to include funding for three teams of four.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Manitoba Beef Producers hears calls for second Lake Manitoba outlet Resolution calls for lake levels to be maintained no higher than 813 feet CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON

alls for a second outlet to improve the province’s ability to prevent Lake Manitoba from flooding shoreline properties were heard at the recent Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting. Jackie Jonasson, who ranches near Vogar, spoke in support of a resolution that was passed to lobby for keeping the lake’s level at 813 feet above sea level. “Everybody knows that it exceeded that level by extreme amounts in 2011,” said Jonasson. “I want to have a guarantee that they will maintain the lake at that level.” The province’s stance that the epic flood of 2011 was a oncein-500-year event doesn’t mean that it won’t happen again, and continued reliance on the Portage Diversion means that Lake Manitoba residents can expect to bear the brunt of future excess flows from upstream. “The only way to do that is to put a second outlet at the north end of the lake, and I don’t see any movement from the government to do that,” said Jonasson. But Don Guilford, a rancher from Clearwater, said that a second outlet would address the symptoms, but not cure the disease.

from 18,000 cubic feet per second pre-flood to 36,000 cfs postflood will “never change,” and the lack of a secondary drain to keep lake levels from flooding out ranchers, farmers and cottagers around the lake will only end up costing taxpayers more for future flood compensation payouts. “Why would we spend $2 billion at any time?” he asked. Outgoing MBP president Ray Armbruster called on all members to support the resolution and “responsible water management,” noting that the flooded areas that he had toured were an “ecological disaster.” “I spent some time with those folks and saw what happened to their ranches. They still have a monumental task in front of them in rebuilding their livelihoods and that landscape,” he said. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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“It’s not the amount of water going out of the lake, it’s the amount of water going in,” said Guilford, adding that drainage in the upper watershed needs to be halted. Last year’s dry summer in his area saw more drainage works dug and sloughs drained than ever before with seemingly no response from the authorities. Moosehorn-area rancher Glen Metner supported the call for an additional outlet, noting that the existing drainage capacity of the Fairford dam at the north end of the lake is dwarfed by the potential inflow volume coming from the Portage Diversion at the south end. “There’s no way they are going to close the Portage Diversion to protect us on Lake Manitoba, so we need a second outlet to get that water to Lake Winnipeg,” said Metner. Langruth rancher Tom Teichroeb, who is also chair of the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee, said that the province’s decision to increase the Portage Diversion’s capacity

Ranchers worry that a repeat of 2011 could mean more flooded hay and pasture.

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Managing the transition to group sow housing Experience in Europe suggests that converting existing barns does not work well Bernie Peet Peet on Pigs

here is now a growing acceptance in the Canadian pork industry that producers must eventually move away from sow stalls and towards group housing. When the new welfare codes of practice are released this summer, they will likely require that no new stall housing is built after 2014 and that existing facilities are converted to group housing by 2024. Various industry bodies such as research centres, extension services and producer organizations are working towards providing solutions to producers for when the time comes to convert. From what I can see, they are working on the assumption that producers will mainly convert existing stall housing to group housing. But experience in Europe suggests that this will probably not be the case. What is more likely to happen is that there will be an accelerated rationalization of the industry and construction of new sow housing by those who intend to continue beyond 2024.

Lack of investment

As every pork producer knows, the last six years have been highly unprofitable, which has led to a reduction in equity and an inability to borrow. Over this period, there has been very little investment in facilities and that situation is unlikely to change unless producers receive more money for their hogs. Therefore the vast majority of producers will not be

Sows in groups require more space than those in stalls.

rushing to incur additional costs until they are forced to. By the time that situation arises, many barns that were built in the 1990s pork industry boom will be 25-30 years old and their owners will be inclined to close the barn down rather than invest in group sow housing. The result will be fewer producers and fewer pigs. This process of rationalization is normal, but the ‘line in the sand’ of a sow stall ban will precipitate the decisionmaking process.

Practical considerations

Those producers who do stay in business and change to group

housing have to decide whether to convert existing sow stall accommodation or build new. There are a number of practical reasons why conversion often leads to unacceptable compromise. First, the floor layout for stalls — solid and slatted areas, slopes, etc. — is totally unsuitable for any group pen layout, so major structural work is necessary. Second, the airflow patterns within the barn are unlikely to be appropriate for the new pen layout and changes to air inlet positions are needed. Also, sows in groups require more space than those in stalls.

The lessons here are that compromise in group housing comes with a cost and, without the correct space allowance, group housing does not work well.

Typically, the space taken up by stalls, including alleyways, is about 18 square feet per sow, whereas group housing, depending on the system, requires 25-35 square feet. Therefore, to house the same number of sows requires additional space to be built. These factors combined mean that producers may either end up with a compromise or choose to build new because they cannot accept the degree of compromise inherent in a conversion. In Britain in the 1990s, some producers chose to carry out simple conversions by cutting back the stalls to form short ‘head-and-shoulders’ feeding stalls. Thus, two opposing rows of stalls and the alleyway between them were split into pens of about 10-12 sows. They attempted to house the same number of sows as were in the stalls but the results were generally unsatisfactory in terms of sow behaviour, accuracy of feeding and cleanliness. Most of these producers ended up building a new gestation barn or just quitting production. The lessons here are that compromise in group housing comes with a cost and, without the correct space allowance, group housing does not work well.

Expansion or specialization?

The cost of conversion versus new housing is a major consideration. You might think that if conversion can be carried out at less than half the cost of new, then that is the best option. The big problem is that the cost is exactly that; a cost without any return. That was the dilemma we faced in Britain in the ’90s. For the many clients that I helped to remodel their units, the answer for most was to build a new gestation barn and utilize the sow stall building for

additional farrowing and nursery/grower pens. In this way, sow numbers were increased and the additional nursery/grower pens allowed market weight to be raised, thus squeezing more kilos of pork out of the system. The cost of the new barn and the remodelling was paid for by the higher output. An alternative approach, and one which has been followed in countries such as Denmark and Spain, is to specialize in one or two production stages. Thus, a farrow-to-finish producer might change to piglet or feeder pig production. This involves building a new breeding and gestation barn and converting existing dry sow accommodation to farrowing rooms or additional nursery space. Other producers might change to nursery only, or nursery and finishing. With the number of existing two- and three-site production systems in Canada, this option is one that is already well understood and my guess is that it will be a popular one.

Industry evolution

As the industry transitions to group sow housing it will not simply be a case of converting existing space. I believe that it will precipitate structural changes in farm type, with more specialization and a reduction in producer numbers. Producers who choose to continue with a farrow-to-finish model are likely to expand sow numbers and build new gestation housing to avoid major compromise. Those who are positioning themselves to be the source of advice on group housing need to take these likely changes into account. Bernie Peet is principal of Pork Chain Consulting in Lacombe, Alberta.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feb-15

Feeder Steers

Feb-13

Feb-12

Feb-13

Feb-11

Feb-14

No. on offer

2,000

1,106

1293

2,350

3,459

688

1,875

1340

n/a

100.00-104.00

Over 1,000 lbs. 900-1,000

110.00-122.50

110.00-115.50

n/a

110.00-120.00

114.00-122.50

n/a

110.00-119.00

800-900

100.00-125.00

115.00-126.00

115.00-124.50

120.00-128.00

116.00-124.00

n/a

115.00-125.00

112.00-122.00

700-800

118.00-133.00

115.00-130.50

122.00-130.50

122.00-132.00

120.00-134.00

122.00-130.00

122.00-131.00

110.00-131.00

600-700

110.00-146.00

125.00-140.50

127.00-142.00

130.00-142.00

128.00-146.00

132.00-148.00

130.00-147.00

125.00-144.00

500-600

125.00-154.00

140.00-156.50

140.00-158.00

135.00-152.00

138.00-154.00

140.00-160.50

145.00-166.00

135.00-149.00

400-500

135.00-148.00

145.00-170.00

155.00-175.00

150.00-170.00

143.00-163.00

155.00-174.00

140.00-160.00

140.000-150.00

300-400

n/a

145.00-167.50

150.00-160.00

n/a

145.00-176.00

n/a

140.00-155.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

95.00-108.00

100.00-106.00

n/a

95.00-105.00

800-900

n/a

100.00-114.00

105.00-115.00

105.00-118.00

105.00-113.00

n/a

105.00-118.00

102.00-112.00

700-800

n/a

105.00-116.50

110.00-118.00

110.00-121.00

106.00-117.00

113.00-120.00

110.00-120.00

112.00-120.00

600-700

n/a

115.00-132.25

117.00-130.00

115.00-126.00

114.00-124.00

117.00-128.25

115.00-125.00

115.00-127.00

500-600

118.00-138.00

120.00-142.00

128.00-140.00

120.00-135.00

118.00-133.00

122.00-135.50

120.00-132.00

120.00-138.00

400-500

111.00-139.00

125.00-155.00

135.00-152.00

130.00-140.00

125.00-140.00

135.00-150.00

120.00-130.50

128.00-150.00

300-400

n/a

130.00-148.50

135.00-150.00

n/a

138.00-147.00

130.00-154.00

135.00-150.00

Slaughter Market No. on offer

354

n/a

260

D1-D2 Cows

57.00-62.00

45.00-70.50

n/a

66.00-72.50

64.00-70.00

52.00-58.00

55.00-65.00

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

50.00-57.00

n/a

52.00-57.00

58.00-65.00

45.00-64.00

n/a

40.00-50.00

n/a

Age Verified

62.00-70.00

n/a

65.00-73.00

58.00-66.00

64.00-71.00

63.00-68.00

Good Bulls

70.00-87.50

70.00-84.00

62.00-72.00

73.00-83.00

75.00-84.00

n/a

75.00-84.00

80.00-84.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

97.00-104.00

102.00-107.50

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

95.00-103.00

101.00-106.00

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

62.00-72.00

n/a

67.00-80.00

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

61.00-66.50

n/a

55.00-62.00

Lean Export Cows

n/a

48.00-57.00

n/a

48.00-57.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Alberta rancher debuts Power Grazer Alberta inventor comes up with electric fencing solution on wheels By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF / RUSSELL

ant to try managed grazing techniques to boost grass productivity, but don’t want to spend a lot of time and money driving posts and stringing wires? No r m Wa rd , a c u s t o m grazer and inventor from Granum, Alta., has come up with a self-contained portable electric fencing system that makes dividing up quarter section-sized pastures fast and simple. “Ab o u t f o u r ye a r s a g o, we made one and then we n e e d e d a c o u p l e m o re,” said Ward, who had a Power Grazer electric fence trailer on display at the recent Western Canada Holistic Management conference. “Then the neighbour

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wanted one and it kind of grew from there.” Easily pulled by an ATV or tractor with three-point hitch, the device contains everything a rancher needs to get started in mob grazing. A solar panel mounted on the top feeds two 12-volt batteries and a powerful fence energizer stowed in a cabinet underneath and a large reel on the back powered by a two-thirds-hp DC motor can roll up two miles of braided turbo wire at the touch of a button. One hundred pigtailstyle steel fence posts are stashed at the ready on four racks that are easily accessible from the side. The rig, which is capable of being towed at highway speeds, sells for $11,000 with all components included. To use it, Ward first attaches a hook on the end of the

turbo wire to the existing perimeter fence, then drives slowly along to unravel it while a helper jabs the temporary step-in posts at regular intervals. Then, at the end of the new paddock, the ground rod is corkscrewed into the dirt and hooked up to the fencer’s negative terminal, and the positive lead is clipped onto the fence. “With two people, you can easily fence about a mile an hour,” said Ward, adding having so many posts and so much wire handy in a portable unit makes dividing up a quarter section-sized field of crop residue or pasture much easier than if everything was bouncing around loose in the back of a pickup or small ATV trailer. For more information visit www.rangeward.ca. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

Norm Ward, a custom grazer from Granum, Alta., stands next to the Power Grazer portable electric fencing solution that he designed. PHOTO: DANIEL WINTERS

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

North/south split in U.S. cattle trends Weather will continue to be a wild card in cattle prices and numbers By Tim Petry, livestock marketing economist NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

he U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the muchanticipated “Cattle” report on Feb. 1. The semi-annual inventory report confirmed what many cattle market observers had expected: The record-setting drought in the southern Plains in 2011 that expanded into much of the country, including the Corn Belt in 2012, caused lower cattle numbers. All cattle and calves in the U.S. on Jan. 1 totalled 89.3 million head, which is 1.6 per cent below the 90.8 million on Jan. 1, 2012. This was the lowest Jan. 1 inventory of all cattle and calves since the 88.1 million head in 1952. However, it should be noted that beef production totalled 25.9 billion pounds in 2012,

compared with just 9.3 billion in 1952. The near 26 billion pounds in 2012 is just less than the record 27 billion pounds produced in 2002, so the beef industry produces much more beef with the same number of cattle that existed in the 1950s. Beef cows in the U.S., at 29.3 million head, were down almost three per cent from the previous year. By far, Texas is the leading beef cow state, with more than 4.01 million cows on Jan. 1. Compare that to secondplace Nebraska at 1.81 million beef cows. The number of beef cows in Texas was down 12 per cent on Jan. 1, compared with 2012. This was down nine per cent from the previous year as well, for a total two-year decline of more than a million head. Beef cows in Nebraska declined four per cent from last year. Beef cow numbers in third-place Missouri were down five per cent and fourth-place Oklahoma lost one per cent. All

Continued drought meant the number of beef cows in Texas was down 12 per cent on Jan. 1 compared with 2012.

of those states were hard hit by drought conditions. In contrast, northern states that were not as severely affected with drought saw increasing beef cow numbers.

Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Washington combined for a 243,000-head increase in beef cows. Interest in herd rebuilding

was evident where moisture conditions allowed it. Another indication of that interest was that heifers of more than 500 pounds that were kept for beef cow replacements in the U.S. were up 1.9 per cent. Again, several of those same northern states showed increases. Even Texas, where drought conditions improved in some areas, recorded a nine per cent increase. This was the second year in a row of increased beef cow replacements in the U.S. Even though replacements were higher than on Jan. 1, 2011, and 2012, the 2013 numbers still were lower than any other year since 1990.

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Contrast beef replacement heifers in the U.S. with North Dakota, where historically high numbers were recorded the last three years. In fact, the 207,000 replacement heifers in North Dakota on Jan. 1 were the highest since 1974 and the fourth highest since records began in 1920. The inventory of all cattle and calves in North Dakota on Jan. 1 was up almost six per cent, beef cow numbers rose seven per cent and milk cows stayed the same. There were more calves being backgrounded in the state than last year, led by an increase of 2.5 per cent in other (non-replacement) heifers, but cattle on feed for the slaughter market declined. The 2012 U.S. calf crop was estimated at 34.3 million head, which was down three per cent from 2011. However, the combined total of calves less than 500 pounds and other steers and heifers at more than 500 pounds outside of feedlots was up almost one per cent. This was due to lower placements into feedlots the last several months. Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in U.S. feedlots, at 13.4 million head, were down about 5.5 per cent. Weather will continue to be a wild card in cattle prices and numbers. Much of the central U.S., including a number of important beef cattle-producing states, is very dry. Seasonally high calf prices in the spring are dependent on the potential for good grass conditions. Dry pastures in the U.S. will need sufficient rain to prevent further cow liquidation. Corn supplies are historically tight, so a good corn crop also is necessary to support feeder cattle prices.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Cold winter means paying extra attention to thin cows Thick hair coat may mask the reality that cows are actually in poor condition

Alberta Agriculture Agri-News

Producers who have left swaths for cows to graze over the winter need to keep an eye on snow depth.

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here is a combination of factors challenging cattle producers this year. December was considerably colder than normal, and this colder weather has prompted a heavier-than-usual hair coat on many cattle. While cows appear to be in good condition, producers may find, with some hands-on evaluation or condition scoring, that many may actually be thin. “Another reason that cows seem to be in poorer condition this year, is that forage quality is down,” says Barry Yaremcio, beef specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “Protein levels in forage are down 20 to 25 per cent from a five-year average. In many areas, most of the hay

“Another thing that producers can do to help cows gain some of that weight back, is to bring them out of open range and provide adequate shelter and a good bedding pack.”

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was cut later than usual due to weather problems and this has resulted in elevated fibre levels, resulting in less energy per pound in the hay. The result of this lower-quality feed and colder-than-normal temperatures, is cows are in less-thanoptimum condition going into the calving season.”

Add grain to ration

Producers have a couple of options for br inging cows back into better condition. Adding grain to feed rations is the first thing to consider. Depending on how thin cows are, and how soon calving will start, it may be necessary to add five to seven pounds of grain a day to the ration. While there is a cost associated with adding grain, the problems that arise from cows going into the calving season in poor condition are greater. Thin, weaker cows can experience calving problems and produce less colostrum that is lower in quality. When calves don’t ingest enough goodquality colostrum, calves are more susceptible to infections and diseases. “Another thing that producers can do to help cows gain some of that weight back, is to bring them out of open range and provide adequate shelter and a good bedding pack,” says Yaremcio. “Reducing the amount of wind that they have to deal with and providing a good bedding pack can reduce the cows’ needed energy maintenance requirements up to 25 per cent.” Producers who have left swaths for cows to graze over the winter need to keep an eye on snow depth. Cows can graze successfully on fairly deep snow, as long as the snow doesn’t get deeper than up to the cows’ eyes when they are grazing. “While depth of snow can be a problem, a greater problem is the var ying warmer and colder weather that has resulted in a considerable a m o u n t o f c r u s t i n g ,” s a y s Yaremcio. “Producers need to get out and take a look at their cows and look for telltale trouble signs, such as cuts on noses, muzzles and sides of the head. These signs indicate that the cows are having a hard time getting through that ice crust and getting enough to eat. In this instance, it may be time to bring your cows home and start feeding them.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

COUNTRY CROSSROADS CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S

RURAL KIDS PLAY SURVIVOR — only this time it’s in Winnipeg

The Manitoba 4-H Ambassadors have run a weekend-long city orientation for their incoming rural peers since 1984 St. Claude high school student Janelle Gobin (front left) pictured here with U of M student and 4-H Ambassador Kiah Helgason-Stoyanowski (r), were among the rural high school students and Manitoba 4-H Ambassadors embarking on a ‘City Survival weekend’ to help orient farm and rural youth planning a move to the city. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

t’s a bitterly cold February day and a dozen rural high school kids are wandering the aisles of a Safeway in Winnipeg. Their task: Stick to a very tight budget, buy healthy food, and get a feel for a student’s lifestyle. The trip to the grocery store is part of their orientation as participants in City Survival Weekend, an annual event run by 4-H Ambassadors. Each year around this time, these young ambassadors — farm a n d s m a l l - t ow n k i d s n ow attending university in the big city — host their younger peers from clubs around the province. It’s fun and an eye-opener, say participants such as Janelle Gobin of St. Claude. The 17-year-old attended the event last year — “mostly to have fun and meet people.” But this time around, it’s serious business because graduation and a move to Winnipeg is looming larger now, said the Grade 11 student.

“This year I plan to be nerdy and get the notebook out and write down the numbers,” said Gobin. City Survival weekend began 1984 and its sponsor, the 4-H Manitoba Council, estimates about 345 kids have taken part in it over the years. It’s a grassroots program, developed and led by the 4-H Ambassadors, an initiative begun in 1979 by former 4-H’ers who wanted to continue their association with the provincial program. There’s been a few years when there weren’t enough interested kids to run the weekend, but most years there’s a dozen to 20 participants and sometimes turnout hits 30. Moving to the city can be a bit overwhelming, said Kiah Helgason-Stoyanowski, a s e c o n d - ye a r Un i ve r s i t y o f Manitoba student. “Lots of people who grow up on farms don’t come to the city very often,” she said. “City Survival gives them a sense of what it’s going to be like when you move there.” The weekend program covers a lot of ground. By Sunday, they’ll have toured campuses,

“Lots of people who grow up on farms don’t come to the city very often. City Survival gives them a sense of what it’s going to be like when you move there.” KIAH HELGASONSTOYANOWSKI

gone over the basic cost of living (including how to eat well on a small budget), compared the pros and cons of getting an apartment versus living in residence, received tips on dealing with roommates, and talked about personal security needs in a city of strangers. City Survival is one more way 4-H tr ies to meet its young members’ needs in life skills and personal development, said Megan Sprung, a r u ra l s p e c i a l i s t f o r 4 - H a n d yo u t h w i t h Ma n i t o b a Agriculture, Food and Rural

Initiatives (MAFRI) rural leadership specialist (4-H and Youth). “We would hope that it gives them a feeling of confidence and independence that they might not otherwise have gained,” said Sprung, who herself attended the orientation in 2000.

4-H in the city

Forging links between 4-H’ers who’ve departed for the city also benefits 4-H, which is wrestling with the issue of a declining rural population and is considering planting a 4-H program in the city, too. “I think everyone realizes we have to grow the program,” said Clayton Robins, executive director of the Manitoba 4-H Council. “The rural demographic of members who would be eligible to belong is shrinking all the time.” It will take people with a passion for 4-H to build that urban presence, he said. Manitoba is piloting a Future Leaders project at the University of Manitoba that is examining how to offer structured leadership skills devel-

opment and training to university students, said Robins. “We expect we could be getting students on these campuses joining 4-H for the first time if students see the value of this,” he said. “Our goal is that people who come out of these campus clubs would be potentially a new generation of 4-H leaders.” Gobin, who has held every office in the Home Economics 4-H club in her hometown, thinks she’d like to be one of them. She plans on becoming a 4-H Ambassador and wants to stay connected to the club after university. “I really like teaching, although not in a classroom,” she said. “And I totally want to encourage people to take 4-H.” 4-H Manitoba is gearing with the rest of the country to celebrate the 100th anniversary of 4-H in 2013. This is an occasional feature focusing on the program and its achievements in its Manitoba birthplace. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

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A taste of SOUTHERN SUN Lorraine Stevenson Crossroads Recipe Swap

itrus fruits are a treat in our appleeating household, but come February I stock up on oranges. Oranges are usually plentiful in the stores this time of year and they’re exceptional sources of vitamin C to help get rid of a cold often visiting around now. They’re far better for us than a lot of the other comfort foods we cuddle up with to feed our winter-starved cravings. If an orange bore a nutritional label you’d know you’re eating just 80 calories per fruit, and a whopping 130 per cent of your daily vitamin C. Plus, an orange is just pure pleasure to eat on a cold winter day. From that first peel, the scent conjures warmer, greener places with not a snow shovel in sight. If winter wears you down, the aromatherapists tell us the scent of citrus, particularly orange, is an excellent stimulant for fatigue and even low mood too. Many varieties of oranges, as well as grapefruits, lemons and limes are in season right now — somewhere else. We’ll soon be outside again, under stronger suns of our own, but while we wait, here’s a few recipes for a taste of someone else’s sunshine and an end-ofwinter change of pace. These recipes are found on the Sunkist website and reprinted with permission. You’ll find many more recipes and ideas for adding citrus fruit to your winter diet online at www.sunkist.com.

California Fresh Fruit Salad

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Grilled Chicken Breasts with Fresh Orange Salsa Basted with orange juice, lemon and garlic these chicken breasts and salsa are a wonderful taste sensation. 4 small half chicken breasts (about 2 lbs. per 4 breasts) 2 tbsp. fresh squeezed Sunkist orange juice 2 tbsp. fresh squeezed Sunkist lemon juice 2 medium cloves garlic, minced 1/8 tsp. white pepper Fresh orange salsa (see recipe below)

Remove skin and excess fat from chicken. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. In small bowl, combine orange and lemon juices, garlic and pepper. Brush about one-half of the juice mixture on both sides of chicken. Cook chicken in preheated, lightly oiled, nonstick ridged grill pan or barbecue on lightly oiled grill 4 to 6 inches above glowing coals (MEDIUM setting of gas barbecue).

Blender Quick Orange Bread This is delicious as a dessert or sweet breakfast treat. 1 Sunkist orange, unpeeled 1/2 c. freshly squeezed Sunkist orange juice 2-1/2 c. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice* 1/2 tsp. salt 1-1/4 c. sugar 2 eggs 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted 1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans

Serve fresh orange salsa over chicken. Garnish with parsley or cilantro, if desired.

Cut the Sunkist orange into large chunks. In a blender, combine orange chunks and juice; blend until almost smooth. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, and butter; beat until smooth. Add orange mixture and dry ingredients, stirring just until blended. Stir in the walnuts. Pour into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 F for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool on a wire rack.

Serves 4.

Serves 6.

Citrus Honey Dressing

Fresh Orange Salsa

* If unavailable substitute 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. ground ginger, 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves.

1/2 c. vegetable oil 1/2 Sunkist orange, grated peel 1 Sunkist orange, juiced 1 Sunkist lemon, juiced 2 tbsp. honey 1 tbsp. poppy seed or toasted sesame seed 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. paprika

2 Sunkist oranges, peeled and cut into small bite-size pieces 1/2 c. finely chopped red onion 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro or parsley 2 tbsp. fresh squeezed Sunkist lemon juice 1 small jalapeno chilies, seeded and minced 1 medium clove garlic, minced

1 Sunkist grapefruit, peeled, cut into half cartwheel slices 2 Sunkist oranges, peeled, cut into cartwheel slices Assorted salad greens Any other assortment of fruit (nectarines, plums, peaches, bananas, etc.) Citrus honey salad dressing (see recipe below)

On a large serving platter, arrange orange and grapefruit slices on salad greens with any combination of the remaining fruit. Serve with citrus honey dressing. Serves 8.

Cook for 30 to 35 minutes, turning and brushing occasionally with remaining juice mixture, until chicken is no longer pink near bone and juices run clear when pierced with a fork.

In a jar with a lid, combine all the ingredients; chill. Shake well before serving.

In medium bowl, combine all ingredients; cover and chill for 30 minutes or longer to blend flavours.

Makes about 1 cup.

Makes 2 servings.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Journey for Sight roars into communities Lions inspired by Helen Keller By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

i o n s a re re c o g n i z e d worldwide for their humanitarian services to the blind and visually impaired. This recognition began when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become “knights of the blind” in 1925. Keller (18801968), was left blind, deaf and mute by illness when only 19 months of age. Despite these staggering handicaps, Keller went on to graduate with honours from college and to become for years the foremost American advocate for the visually impaired. Accepting her challenge, f o r m o re t h a n 8 5 ye a r s, Lions have been recognized throughout the world for their commitment to blindness prevention. In Manitoba, Lions members continue their services to help those who suffer with vision disabilities through the Lions Eye Bank and the annual fundraising event, the Journey f o r Si g h t , w h i c h p a s s e d through a number of communities between January 16 and 19, culminating in Brandon.

On the final day of the Journey for Sight, sledders embarked from Shoal Lake, taking various routes to Brandon. photo: DARRELL NESBITT

Celebrating the Journey for Sight’s 30th anniversary, the snowmobile fundraising event once again brought out riders from northern, central, and southern regions of the province. In total, 33 sleds were involved in the whole ride, with a number of area riders joining the journey on January 19, after the group fanned out from Shoal Lake in various routes.

“Prior to reaching Shoal Lake, the group was graciously fed supper at Birtle where it all began in the early 1980s by Lion Gordon Boulton, who was in attendance,” said Kris Ostash of Shoal Lake. “When we left Flin Flon it was -33 C, warming up to -18 C at Swan River. Today (final day), we will battle the wind.” At the final destination of Brandon it was announced

that $66,000 had been generated through the snowmobile trip alone, with additional monies still to come in. Kelly Martens of Thompson said the ride presented good winter conditions. He was riding along with another sledder in memory of Richard Salmon, who had planned to take part in the 2013 journey, but passed away on Dec. 12. To date, over $1 million has been raised for the programs

of the Lions Eye Bank, which include corneal eye transplants in Winnipeg. Stamping out preventable blindness and making life easier for the sight impaired has become the foremost cause of Lions in some 200 countries around the globe. It is why Canadian Lions have set up their own guide dog training centre in Oakville, Ontario. It is why Lions collect old eyeglasses. It is why Lions, twice in the past two decades, have set out to raise tens of millions of dollars worldwide to eradicate river blindness and other preventable vision problems. It is why Lions dedicate so much time and effort to help combat diabetes, a major cause of blindness. Known as Knights of the Blind or more commonly Lions, the Journey for Sight has evolved over the years from the original two riders to scores of participants today. Many are seasoned veterans of the trip, undertaking this arduous journey for a great cause. Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Brighten up with a kalanchoe Blooms are long lasting and come in a range of colours By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

uring the winter many folks like to purchase a bright, flowering plant to add a bit of cheer and colour to the indoors of their own homes or those of shut-ins and friends. Many of these are what I call “disposable” plants in that they are inexpensive, so many people enjoy their beauty while it lasts and then dispose of them, often replacing them with another. It is amazing how much one’s spirit can be lifted by having a lovely blooming plant sitting on a table where it can be enjoyed all day long. One such disposable plant is the kalanchoe. They are usually sold in four-inch pots because they are not large plants (about 15 to 20 cm tall) — just the right size to be used on a tabletop. Kalanchoes come in a wide variety of colours, ranging from pure white to pink through lavender, red, yellow and brilliant orange. The flowers are composed of clusters that are held above the foliage on stiff stems and a plant will produce several clusters that provide a very nice display.

Kalanchoe blooms are long lasting and a plant (unless it had bloomed for several weeks in the place of purchase) will be colourful for well over a month. The foliage is quite attractive as well; the darkgreen, lobed leaves are fleshy and closely spaced on the stem, providing an attractive foil for the flowers. The fleshy leaves are a reminder that kalanchoes are succulents, and like most succulents, they must be watered with care.

“The fleshy leaves are a reminder that kalanchoes are succulents.”

Allow the planting medium to dry out before you water the plant again. The leaves of succulents will store water in their tissues and overwatering will lead to root and stem

rot. Locating the plant where there is good air circulation w i l l h e l p t o p re ve n t s u c h problems. If you plan to dispose of the plant after it has finished blooming, you will not need to fertilize it as there will be enough residual fertilizer in the planting medium. Kalanchoes like warm temperatures and sunlight, so locate the plant where it will get some direct sun. They are easy-maintenance plants although you will want to deadhead any spent blooms. If you do want to try to get the plant to rebloom, when the blooms fade cut the plant back to about half its height, water and feed it. Kalanchoes are photosensitive plants that set bloom in response to daily periods of darkness. Place the plant in a dark closet for up to 12 hours each night, bringing it out into sunshine during the day. You may have luck in inducing your kalanchoe to set buds — but if you don’t, you will have already had your money’s worth out of the plant and can discard it without regret. Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

Kalanchoes come in many bright colours and are a perfect height for a tabletop display. photo: ALBERT PARSONS

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

If you can’t BUY IT, MAKE IT If you have a problem area, you may have to create something to solve it Connie Oliver Around the House

hopping for the right item to address a specific decorating dilemma can be a challenge. There are times when the item you need is so specific that it can’t be found in the mainstream stores, leaving you without a solution or having to pay top dollar for a custom item. I’ve had this issue with my kitchen cabinets that has been bugging me for years now. Due to a small renovation project that was done, I was left with a gap between the lower cabinets and the fridge that was about six inches wide. It was a gaping hole that just collected dust bunnies and bread crumbs. In leafing through a decorating magazine one day I happened upon a viable solution that would, in theory, fill the gap nicely. The space was a good spot to incorporate a wine rack. I don’t particularly need wine storage but it was a good way to fill that empty gap. So, shopping I did go. First of all there weren’t a lot of items that would fit into that particular space, so I didn’t have any luck there. I wanted something in wood so that I

could paint it the same colour as the cabinets. There really wasn’t anything out there so I kept my eyes open for options that could be retrofitted to work. Finally, I happened upon a wall shelving unit that was on clearance at a discount store that I thought could be reconfigured. The basic dimensions of the shelving unit were right for my needs and it was on sale for $9.99! It was black, which was a concern, but I knew with enough coats of cabinet paint it could work.

‘There really wasn’t anything out there so I kept my eyes open for options that could be retrofitted to work.”

Because the unit was in pieces I was able to cut each flat shelf to the right width, and used that cut-off piece as a side lip, to keep the wine bottles from rolling off the end. After painting each piece with five coats of cabinet paint I put the unit together and installed it

alongside the cabinet. It looks great and certainly finishes off that end of the cabinets. Not bad for a $10 investment.

Area rug project

I had the same frustration when looking for an area rug for the front foyer. The dimensions of the space weren’t standard so I would have had to spend way more money on a custom rug than I wanted to, so decided to make my own. I decided to latch hook a large area rug that would fit my situation, be less expensive and keep my hands out of the chip bowl when watching television. I needed to buy the specific rug backing needed for latch hooking but found that it was quite expensive and was not non-skid. I happened upon some carpet underlay when visiting a flooring store that I thought would do the trick. It had the necessary open weave for the project, was already non-skid and could be cut to the size I needed. I needed lots of yarn for this project so I headed to the thrift store as they usually had leftover yarn for a good price. I actually found yarn that was made for latch hooking for a few dollars and was well on my way. I ran out of yarn so just picked up a few more skeins at the thrift store and cut them to

There was a six-inch gap between the lower cupboard and the fridge. PHOTOS: CONNIE OLIVER

the needed lengths, using all sorts of colours and creating the pattern as I went along. It took a year of on-and-off work for my rug to be completed but I love it. It’s colourful, cosy and unique. So, although you can’t always find what you need, there are

The gap became the perfect place to store wine.

ways around this. Keep your mind open to unusual ideas to solve your specific dilemma. When they work, it’s quite rewarding. Connie Oliver is an interior designer from Winnipeg

Winter wonderland candle display

PHOTO: LA’COSTA GODBOUT

By La’Costa Godbout FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

hese candle holders are a good way to display votive candles and look especially nice when lit up.

Supplies:

• Baby food jars (or other small jars) washed and dried • Painting mat

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Spray glass frosting Glitter Small shallow container Modge Podge (available at craft supply stores) Paintbrush Old newspaper Ribbon Embellishments Glass plate or tray Epsom salts Votive candles Matches

Instructions:

Place painting mat on work surface in a well-ventilated area and place jars on mat upside down, to prevent spray frosting from entering jars. Spray jars and let dry for five minutes or according to spray can directions. Spray again and let dry for one hour. Tie ribbon around mouth of jar. Embellish as desired. If the embellishments have adhesive tabs on

the back, remove the backing and press against the jar. No adhesive tab? No problem! Use the paintbrush and add a dab of Modge Podge to the embellishment and press against the jar. It may be necessary to hold for a minute or two to ensure that it stays on.

If using glitter:

Cove r w o rk s u r f a c e w i t h newspaper and place shallow container on it. Pour glitter

into container. Using paintbrush, lightly coat outside of jar with Modge Podge. Roll in glitter until coated. Let dry one hour then tap off any excess glitter. Embellish as desired. Fill plate/tray with Epsom salts and place jars on top. Put votives in jars. Light up candles and watch the light reflect off the “snow!” La’Costa Godbout writes from Winnipeg

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

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Rains boost Australian beef prospects Reopening to under-30-month beef from North America may mean fewer sales to Japan By Colin Packham SYDNEY / REUTERS

ustralia’s struggling beef industry has received a boost from recent rains in the east of the country, which will increase grass growth to fatten up herds in the world’s third-biggest beef exporter, producers said. The wetter conditions in the aftermath of Cyclone Oswald mean farmers will keep cattle in herds for longer to add weight, taking some Australian supply out of the market over the next few months before an increase later this year. “I think through March, April and May, we will see a tightening of (Australian) supply,” said David Farley, chief executive of Australian Agricultural Company, the country’s largest beef producer. This has already shown up in local prices with the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, a benchmark collected by Australian Meat and Livestock Authority, rising to A$3.335 ($3.46) in the week ending Feb. 8, the highest since Nov. 26, before edging back slightly. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) forecast in December beef and veal exports would rise two per cent in the 2012-13 marketing season. Australia faces competition, however, from India, which is expected to expand beef exports by 29 per cent this year, according to the U.S. Depart-

Rains following Cyclone Oswald have boosted pasture growth in Australia.

ment of Agriculture, and in Japan, where Australia is the biggest supplier.

U.S. competition

Japan agreed last month to a l l ow U . S . , Ca n a d i a n a n d French beef imports from cattle up to 30 months old beginning on Feb. 1, relaxing a safeguard against mad cow disease that has frustrated North American producers for a decade. Australia is the biggest supplier of beef to Japan and expects exports will fall 4.9 per cent this year, though some doubt the ability of U.S. cattle farmers to meet Japanese demand.

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“Any U.S. imports into Japan will only boost Australian exports into America,” said Greg Campbell, chief executive of S.Kidman and Co. Ltd., one of Australia’s largest beef producers. A strong Australian dollar could, however, price exports out of markets such as Japan, where the dollar is trading at a more than five-year high against the yen, Campbell said. In contrast to the situation in the East, a delay in seasonal rains has stunted grass growth in the Northern Territory, home to 30 per cent of Australia’s cattle. The territory accounts for 80 per cent of live cattle exports

and was hit badly by a cut in Indonesian demand due to a self-sufficiency drive. Indonesia plans to cut import quotas in 2013 by 30 per cent for cattle and six per cent for beef, even as consumption is seen rising 13 per cent. Live cattle exports from Australia are forecast to fall 22.3 per cent to 450,000 in 2012-13, the government has forecast, with the Northern Territory expected to bear the brunt. A re v i va l i n In d o n e s i a n imports was possible if the self-sufficiency drive fails to hit government targets, Farley said. “The self-sufficient policies that have been put in

“Any U.S. imports into Japan will only boost Australian exports into America.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

China’s giant challenge — defining who owns the farmland Over half of rural households lack some documentation of land ownership By Lucy Hornby and Hui Li Yangwang Village, China / Reuters

“Everyone’s gone out to work but with a certificate you know the land is yours, no one can take it away and you can claim it back if you want.”

he bare lightbulbs, u n h e a t e d ro o m s a n d elderly residents of the whitewashed village of Yangwang in eastern China make it seem an unlikely place for an experiment in cutting-edge satellite technology. This tiny village in Anhui province was home to a pilot project that for the first time mapped farmers’ land holdings, putting it on the front line of China’s efforts to build a modern agricultural sector that can underpin the country’s food security — a policy priority for the Communist Party. The mapping is a tedious but crucial task to make farmers feel more secure about their rights so that they become more willing to merge fields into larger-scale farms. It could also help protect them from land grabs by local officials, a leading cause of rural unrest. “If we don’t do this now, and the older generation passes away, the next generation won’t know which plot is whose,” said Pan Shengyu, who oversaw one of Anhui’s land-titling pilots. “Soon no one will be able to figure it out.” China’s annual rural policy document calls for title to farmland to be defined nationwide over the next five years. It is a technical challenge that could cost $16 billion. In another move aimed at the countryside, Beijing recently unveiled sweeping tax reforms to narrow a wide income gap between the urban elite and rural poor. Reforms in the 1980s assigned farmland to households but reser ved formal ownership to the village collective. But land certificates are imprecise at best and over half of rural households lack some d o c u m e n t a t i o n — leaving possession dependent upon

Jian Zongzhu farmer

Satellite mapping may help to formally establish who owns the millions of tiny plots in China. photo: thinkstock

villagers’ knowledge and officialdom’s whims. Lessons learned using satellite positioning to map tiny plots of land in Yangwang have been scaled up in other pilot projects in Anhui and elsewhere, with an eye to rolling out the program nationwide.

Small-plot farming

Most Chinese farmers till about eight mu (15 mu = one hectare or 2.5 acres) per household, an area roughly the size of an American football field. Each household’s land tends to be subdivided into five or more separate plots. Anhui Province alone has 100 million plots of less than one mu each. Nationwide, well over one billion plots have never been mapped properly. The mapping will replace current deeds that often rely on descriptions like “Yang’s field borders Wang’s to the east”

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— an imprecise formulation that makes villagers reluctant to remove the dirt berms that separate each plot for fear they will no longer be able to identify what is theirs. The information will go to searchable centralized registries, allowing farmers to confirm what they own and giving officials better land-use information. Although China legalized transfers in 2008 to formally allow villagers to aggregate land, most Chinese agriculture is still too small-scale to permit investment to boost productivity enough to feed a growing urban population. Those who rent large tracts of land are more likely to invest for the long term if the transfer is documented and legal, a World Bank study found last year. Farming families who feel secure in their land rights send

more members out to find paid work, the study found. Monthly incomes for migrant labourers in cities exceed the amount earned in a year from a one-mu plot. More precise title “makes people feel more secure,” said Jian Zongzhu, a stooped 72-year-old in Yangwang with bleary eyes and thick labourer’s hands. “Ever yone’s gone out to work but with a certificate you know the land is yours, no one can take it away and you can claim it back if you want. That’s important to common people because our life comes from the land.”

Costly process

Assigning title is painstaking work that involves correlating satellite pictures with villagers’ records, issuing certificates and creating databases to register and search land transfers.

A flat field in the North China Plain may be subdivided many times. Hilly south China terrain increases the satellite’s error margin. Trees hide field boundaries. International Land Systems, a company acquired by Thomson Reuters in July 2011, was involved in the initial pilot project in Yangwang, which sought to find the most costefficient mapping method. China’s top rural policymaker Chen Xiwen estimates costs could be kept to eight to 10 yuan per mu, or about 18 billion yuan nationwide. Other officials told Reuters costs could reach 100 billion yuan while respected financial magazine Caixin said it would cost 150 billion yuan. Even the minimum would be too much for budget-strapped rural governments. A pilot in A n h u i ’s M a t o u Tow n s h i p, where flat wheat fields are cheap to measure, would have equalled one-sixth of its annual budget. “Land certification needs to be shouldered by the nation, there is no way local governments could pay for it,” Matou Township vice-chief Wang Hong told Reuters. The project carries a hidden price tag for Beijing, which subsidizes grains production, fertilizer use and irrigation at an average rate of 150 yuan per mu. The subsidies are based on acreage estimates that date from when farmers regularly under-reported to avoid grains taxes. Precise mapping could force China to reassess estimates it has 1.8 billion mu of farmland — roughly the amount that Chinese experts believe is necessary for food security. M a t o u Tow n s h i p a l o n e gained 45 per cent more registered acreage with the more accurate mapping, to the delight of township officials and residents hopeful that greater subsidies will follow. Ya n g w a n g v i l l a g e r Ya n g Changpei worried he’d lose his land when he first heard about the program. Careful explanations soothed his fears, although he didn’t see the point of clearer certificates when villagers all know each other. His neighbour Jian, by contrast, was enthusiastic. The berms that villagers use to identify their plots could disappear when fields are merged, leaving villagers in need of some other way to prove what is theirs, Jian said. “If you explain it, people across China would understand how important this is.”

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

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U.S. farmland values rise for the seventh quarter in a row

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Farmers remain the predominant land buyers Reuters / Farmland values in the U.S. Plains states jumped more than 20 per cent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as farms sold at record-high prices, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said Feb. 15. Irrigated cropland attracted the most interest, given the worst drought in 50 years in the world’s top food producer, the Kansas City Fed said. This was the seventh consecutive quarter irrigated and non-irrigated cropland values posted year-overyear gains of more than 20 per cent as record crop prices kept demand for farmland hot, according to a quarterly survey of bankers by the Kansas City Fed. “Persistent drought sparked a rush in irrigated farmland sales during the fourth quarter of 2012. Stronger sales vaulted irrigated cropland values in the district 30 per cent above year-ago levels, with a 13 per cent jump in the fourth quarter alone,” the Fed said of its survey, which draws on comments from 232 district bankers. Non-irrigated cropland and ranchland also posted strong annual gains between 20 and 25 per cent. The KC Fed district stretches across major wheat, corn and cattle states of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming along with parts of New Mexico and Missouri. The Kansas City district survey follows the Chicago and St. Louis Fed quarterly updates covering the northern Corn Belt and central Delta states, with both reporting similar results. Farmers remain the predominate land buyers, accounting for threefourths of the sales in the Plains in the fourth quarter. Bankers said farmers used more cash to finance purchases compared to a year ago. Non-farmers continued to buy land for investment purposes. “Almost all recent auctions were sold to the largest farmers in the area wanting to get bigger. The buyers are strong and most are cash sales,” said one banker from northwest Missouri.

“Almost all recent auctions were sold to the largest farmers in the area wanting to get bigger. The buyers are strong and most are cash sales.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Horsemeat scandal gives a boost to England’s besieged butchers Britons are flocking to their local butchers after horsemeat was discovered in a wide variety of frozen foods and restaurant items By Costas Pitas LONDON / REUTERS

Business is picking up for the local British butcher.

n one of Britain’s oldest butcher shops, staff in straw hats are rushing to cope with a surge in demand for pricey pies and sausages from customers worried about a scandal over mislabelled horsemeat. Founded in 1850, Lidgates in London’s smart Notting Hill district retains a Dickensian atmosphere, but very different prices. A whole beef fillet sells for more than $160 and half a dozen sausages are $9. But business is booming these days.

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“Sales on items such as minced beef, pies, sausages went up ranging 10 and 20 per cent directly on Day 1,” said Danny Lidgate, 33, the fifth generation of his family to run the shop. The trend towards upmarket meat appears to be gathering pace elsewhere in horse-loving Britain, where many people are so sentimental about horses that they find the idea of eating their meat repulsive. According to the Q Guild, which represents high-end independent butchers, its members say sales of beef burgers and meatballs have risen by 30 per cent since the horsemeat furor started.

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Generally, horsemeat is not a danger to health, but the damage to public confidence has already been done.

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Scrutinizing a cut of rib-eye steak, Jacqueline O’Leary, a housewife from the upscale Kensington district, said she’s changed her shopping habits. “I haven’t bought lately (from supermarkets). I’ve just been buying more here so they’ve probably seen me three times a week and I buy sausages and mince from here now, it’s just easier.” Upstairs in Lidgates’ busy kitchen, a butcher completes a cottage pie, the traditional British dish of minced meat covered in a layer of potato. At $8 a portion, the fresh grass-fed or organic minced beef dish is five times more expensive than the alternative from frozen food giant Findus, at the supermarket. After finding beef lasagne contained horsemeat, the British unit of Findus began recalling the product from supermarket shelves last week on advice from its French supplier Comigel, raising questions over the complicated nature of the European food chain. Elsewhere in London, Mark McCartney, another shopper, said he would rather go to his local butcher than buy meat at the supermarket. “I trust this meat more than I trust anything out of the supermarkets and you can pick and choose and give this man the money,” he said. “It’s cheaper, it’s better quality and it’s better people getting the money.” Many expect shoppers will return to their old buying habits once the controversy fades, but even a temporary reprieve is welcome for the nation’s butcher shops, whose numbers have fallen from 9,000 at the start of the century to 6,800 in 2011. At a bustling London street market, butcher Raymond Roe said he had been in the trade for 37 years but at least eight of his local competitors had closed their doors since 1976. Even though shoppers are angry with supermarkets now, he was pessimistic about the future. “They’ve lost their trust,” he said. “I get a lot of people saying they’re not going to buy from them. But the thing is, supermarkets are convenient for everyone and most people haven’t got much time. A lot of it is, people don’t cook anymore.” Pointing behind him on the wall to diagrams of animals with lines drawn to indicate cuts of meat, Roe described his role as butcher, teacher and chef for his customers. “I show them the charts where the cuts come from to try and educate them because years ago, the older people — a lot of them are dead now — they knew the cuts but no one knows anything now,” he said sadly. “They don’t even know how to cook.”

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Reading, writing and collecting the eggs While other small-town Kansas schools struggle, farm theme boosts enrolment By Kevin Murphy WALTON, KANSAS / REUTERS

he first clue is a sign “Fresh Eggs for Sale” in front of the school. There is a sheep pen on the baseball field and the sounds of farm animals greet pupils every morning. This is not your ordinary elementary school. It is the Walton Rural Life Center, a kindergarten through fourth grade charter school in rural Kansas that uses agriculture to teach students about math, science, economics — and responsibility. The farm theme is so popular that the centre has a waiting list to enrol and has given the town of Walton, population 235, a boost, said Mayor Evan Johnson. “It’s been a priority for us and a source of pride,” Johnson said. Students take turns each week feeding chickens, sheep, pigs and cattle. They wash and sell the eggs, make yarn from sheep wool and raise pigs for market — with pork coming back to the school for meals. They also raise vegetables for school snacks. “The kids love it, and they are learning,” said principal Natise Vogt, pointing to better test scores as one example. At a time when many small towns struggle to keep their schools open due to shrinking enrolment, Walton is turning students away for lack of space. In 2007, enrolment dipped to around 100, putting the school at risk of closing, Vogt said. But the school has 168 students today. Ab o u t h a l f t h e s t u d e n t s come from outside the school’s enrolment boundaries and some live outside the school district, which is based five miles away, in Newton, Kansas. “The parents like the unique curriculum, the project-based learning,” said Jennifer Sauerwein, co-president of the school’s ParentTeach er A ssoc iation. “ The kids get that real-life, handson, day-to-day connection to learning.”

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Working with animals, for example, is a study in math because students count out eggs in dozens, add and subtract money earned and spent, measure animal food in fractions of each container and equate perimeter lengths with animal pens. Fe e d i n g t h e a n i m a l s i s not just a chore, said Walton teacher Amanda Paulus. “It g i v e s t h e m a l o t o f responsibility in that they are actually caring for something that depends on them,” Paulus said. The first 20 minutes of the school day is spent tending to the animals. About 16 students do the work each morning on a rotating schedule while the rest take a walk outdoors to prepare their minds and bodies for the day, Vogt said. On weekends, teachers take turns going to the school to feed the animals. Walton students also learn about recycling, composting and reducing waste. One class

“It gives them a lot of responsibility in that they are actually caring for something that depends on them.” AMANDA PAULUS teacher

went through the school trash for five days and discovered that too much of it consisted of paper towels. So, now there is a sign above ever y dispenser urging students to use only two paper towels. A wind turbine generates power for the school’s greenhouse. “ T h e k i d s b e c o m e m o re interested in science and the environment and the planet Earth and what we can do to make this a better place,” said second grade teacher Staci Schill.

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T h e Wa l t o n s c h o o l ’s s u c cess drew the attention of the U.S. Department of Education, which produced an eight-minute online video about the school, helping to draw visitors from around the country, Vogt said. Walton Rural Life Center is one of 17 charter schools in Kansas and one of only two elementary schools that is ag based, the other being a small kindergarten through eighth grade school in Oswego, Kansas. A charter school gets autonomy from certain school

Third-grade students Cody Eye and Elizabeth Harder feed the hogs at the Walton Rural Life Center Elementary School in Walton, Kansas. Students at the school do farm chores at the beginning of each school day. PHOTO: REUTERS/JEFF TUTTLE

district rules so that it can pursue unique courses of study while still having to meet state education standards. An advisor y board monitors the charter school’s performance. Si n c e Wa l t o n b e c a m e a charter school, its test scores have r isen, Vogt said. For three years straight, 100 per cent of students have tested at proficient or above in state assessment tests, she said. One measure of the school’s success is how the students fare after advancing to other schools in fifth grade, Vogt said. “The teachers tell us they can always tell Walton kids

because they are respectful and know what they need to know, so we feel we are doing our job,” Vogt said. The kindergarten wait list for next year has 35 students, but Walton has room for only 20, Vogt said. Set up as alternatives to traditional public schools, charter schools typically operate under private management and often boast small class s i ze s, i n n ova t i ve t e a c h i n g styles or a par ticular academic focus. But while they are operated privately, they are publicly funded. Nationally, the number of charter schools has more than tripled since 1999 and stood

at 5,618 in the 2011-12 academic year, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. They represent 5.8 per cent of all public schools. Only 15 per cent of all charter schools in the United States are classified as rural, but the numbers are growing faster than for urban s c h o o l s, a c c o rd i n g t o t h e alliance. T h e i r re c o rd o f s t u d e n t achievement is mixed, with some — such as the Kansas farm school — boasting good test scores while others do no better than public schools or worse, according to national studies.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 21, 2013

Horsemeat holds a place of honour in French cuisine, but few eat it now Consumption of horsemeat has fallen by 80 per cent in the last three decades as a more squeamish younger generation turns away By Catherine Bremer PARIS / REUTERS

I In France, horsemeat is sold at the Chevaline, a separate butcher shop.

n a dingy Parisian back street, diners at a one-ofa-kind bistro tuck lustily into breaded horse brain, pan-fried heart of horse and b ro i l e d c h e e k , a l o n g w i t h prime rump steaks the chef cuts from the bone himself. Seasoned aficionados queuing at one of the few horse butchers left in Paris say they

“Young people today eat nothing but processed meals, kebabs and other rubbish — they don’t know what they’re missing.” GERARD MARIN French diner

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