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ith shrinking inventories pushing prices skyward, forage seed contractors say crops such as perennial ryegrass are a lucrative alternative for farmers wishing to diversify their rotation.

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“The spring run-off is impacted by a variety of factors like moisture conditions in the fall, snow accumulation in the winter, as well as the rate of melt and amount of rainfall,” said Ken Cheveldayoff, Saskatchewan’s minister responsible for water security, in a release.

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Saving the planet by working less

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Adopting the European approach of ‘more time off, less stuff’ could help mitigate climate change

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ecently released research finds that significant reductions in carbon emissions are possible through reducing work hours, and that could help to reduce climate change.

The paper, Reduced Work Hours as a Means of Slowing Climate Change, by David Rosnick of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), finds that eight to 22 per cent of every degree of warming through 2100 would be cut by an annual half a per cent reduction in work hours.

Assuming 40 to 60 per cent of potential global warming is effectively locked in, about one-quarter to one-half of the warming that is not already locked in could be cut through this reduction of work hours.

“As productivity increases, especially in high-income countries, there is a social choice between taking some of these gains in the form of reduced hours, or entirely as increased production,” said economist David Rosnick, author of the paper. “For many years, European countries have been reducing work hours — including by tak-

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ing more holidays, vacation, and leave — while the United States has gone the route of increased production.

“The calculation is simple: Fewer work hours means less carbon emissions, which means less global warming.”

But the concept works best in economies in which the gap between rich and poor is small. The pursuit of reduced work hours as a policy alternative would be much more difficult in an economy where inequality is high or growing.

In the United States, for example, just under twothirds of all income gains from

1973–2007 went to the top one per cent of households. In this type of economy, the majority of workers would have to take an absolute reduction in their living standards in order to work less.

“Increased productivity need not fuel carbon emissions and climate change,” C E P R c o - d i re c t o r M a r k Weisbrot said. “Increased productivity should allow workers to have more time off to spend with their families, friends, and communities. This is positive for society, and is quantifiably better for the planet as well.”

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No answer on when producers might receive flood compensation for 2012 Many are worried they’ll see another flood before they can recover from the last one

By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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he federal government needs to pay up before the provincial government can offer more compensation to those still suffering damages from the 2011 flood, says Manitoba Finance Minister Stan Struthers.

Speaking to more than 200 farmers, cottage owners, First Nations representatives and politicians during a crowded meeting at the centennial-era MeadowLea Hall north of Marquette, Struthers said the province has already paid for nine flood-related programs in full, while the federal government has not ponied up its share of the $1.25-billion flood tab under Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) and AgriRecovery.

“By our calculation, they are far short of the amount of money they legitimately owe us,” said Struthers, adding the estimated federal portion of 2011 flood falls between $450 million and $500 million. To date, the province as received only $100 million, he said.

“They have agreed to these programs, but I haven’t seen the cheque,” said Struthers.

Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Robert Sopuck, also took to the stage to say the province hasn’t done the paperwork.

“Quite frankly, what we need from the provincial government is a DFA request and we will see where we go from there,” he said, referring to compensation for 2012.

Struthers responded, stating the

“I didn’t hear a single person promise when they were going to cut a cheque today.”

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province made an application for 2012 compensation for producers under AgriStability last summer, as it was instructed to do by the federal government.

“We’ve been working to make sure we get our application correct,” said the finance minister.

“Given what we’ve been advised by the federal government, we put our application in through AgriRecovery.”

He said the province is now waiting for the federal government to respond to its application.

Those who attended the meeting organized by the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee were not reassured by what they heard.

Committee chairman Tom Teichroeb said he came to the meeting hoping to hear when he could expect compensation for the ongoing expenses his cattle operation has incurred as a result of the 2011 flood.

“I didn’t get that today,” he said, adding there seems to be an alarming amount of disconnect between different levels of government.

And although many ranchers who spoke at the meeting expressed gratitude for provincial compensation received

Politicians wait their turn to speak during a meeting for flood-affected residents in the Lake Manitoba area.

in 2011, frustration with the province was palpable as some attendees heckled and shouted down speakers at the mention of Premier Greg Selinger’s name.

Other producers openly questioned why Manitoba’s minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives did not attend the meeting.

“This has been two difficult years... can someone give us some hope?” asked Lily Schneider, a resident of Twin Lakes Beach. “Is there anyone here who has their finger on this thing?”

Those living around Lake Manitoba also want permanent solutions to flooding in the area, including a dedicated channel to flow water out of Lake Manitoba.

Following the 2011 flood, an emergency channel was built

to lower water levels on Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba, but that channel was closed last fall.

“We are dangerously close to once again experiencing a flood,” said Teichroeb.

The Portage Diversion, which diverts water from the Assiniboine River into Lake Manitoba is also a constant liability, he added.

“We have to change the way we manage the land,” Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard told those at the meeting. He cited increased drainage as one of the issues contributing to flooding in Manitoba and across the Prairies.

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to lessening the impact of floods, Gerrard said.

Jim Lintott of the Manitoba Forage Council agreed, indicating he would like to see more water on the land, while recognizing there are obstacles.

“We’re not going to put the pothole back on the land... I don’t think that’s ever going to happen,” he said.

In the meantime, Lintott urged those at the meeting to continue to put pressure on both levels of government for compensation and prevention.

“I didn’t hear a single person promise when they were going to cut a cheque today,” he said. “We need to hold the government’s feet to the fire.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

Eugene Whelan dies at 88 He was the father of supply management

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uneral services were held Feb. 23 for the man beneath the green Stetson hat who took the helm of Canadian agricultural policy during the Trudeau administration.

Eugene Whelan, Canada’s agriculture minister from 1972 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984, died late Feb. 19 at age 88. According to the Windsor Star , Whelan’s death, at his home in nearby Amherstburg, Ont., was due to complications from a stroke he suffered in 2012.

“As Canada’s agriculture minister and in his trademark green Stetson, Eugene was planted firmly on the side of farmers,” federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in a statement, describing Whelan as “a strong voice for Canadian farmers for decades.”

Interim federal Liberal leader Bob Rae hailed Whelan as “an icon of Canadian politics, a real fighter who devoted his entire life to the service of community and country,” whose “incredible contributions to agriculture and rural Canadians will long outlive this shining example of a man.”

Tributes also poured in from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the National Farmers Union and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Named an officer in the Order of Canada in 1987, Whelan was cited as “The Great Canadian Farmer” who “turned Canada

into a country known the world over for the efficient production of top-quality food” and “devoted himself to the cause of worldwide hunger through long-term agricultural improvement in developing countries.”

“He was very engaged with the international scene,” said Jim Cornelius, executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, who remembers lots of good conversations with the former minister about both Canadian and international agriculture.

“He was a real friend of the food grains bank,” said Cornelius. “We had an ongoing relationship where he would call up or send notes when he thought something should be done differently.”

Whelan’s political career in southwestern Ontario began on a local school board in 1945 and on the council of Anderdon Township in 1949. As a farmer, he served as president of the Harrow Farmers’ Co-operative, as a director with the United Co-operative Board and Co-operators Insurance Association, and as a founding member of the Ontario Winter Wheat Producer Marketing Board.

He first came to the House of Commons in 1962 as the Liberal MP for Essex South, during John Diefenbaker’s Progressive Conservative administration.

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oth Alex Binkley and Allan Dawson relate some memories of the accomplishments of the late Eugene Whelan elsewhere in this issue, but we can’t let him leave us without noting one ambition he failed to achieve. Whelan desperately wanted to be minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (never making a secret of it) but his boss Pierre Trudeau figured a westerner should have the job.

John Morriss The pickings of western MPs got a little slim Editorial Director after the 1980 election (as in none east of Winnipeg), so Trudeau turned to a senator instead.

He chose Hazen Argue, the former CCF MP who had crossed the floor to join the Liberals in 1961. Argue and Whelan were much like two peas in a pod — old-time politicians who at first glance looked a little slow, sleepy and heavy following too many years of rubber-chicken dinners. But put a microphone in front of them and it was as if they’d been poked with a cattle prod, coming to life and prepared to deliver sound bites — or more accurately, full meals — on whatever subject you liked.

The Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan in 1979, and in retaliation the U.S. decided to punish the Soviets with a partial grain embargo. Canada decided to support the move by limiting exports as well, but the government agreed that it would compensate farmers for the income loss. After some (probably dubious) calculation, it was decided to pay $81 million into wheat board pool accounts, but that also included the Ontario Wheat Board.

Whelan was responsible for it, so the announcement had to be a joint one by both he and Argue.

It was made in Winnipeg, with the two on a raised platform at the front of a room usually used for citizenship court, sitting together at a table surrounded by a curtain. They were in their finest form, each trying to hog as much attention as possible.

After it was over I went over to say hello to Whelan’s press secretary, who was looking a little perturbed.

“Did you see what those two were doing?” she asked. I hadn’t, but with a side view of the table where she could see their legs behind the curtain, she had.

“They were trying to kick each other’s chairs off the back of the platform for the whole press conference.”

Recalling that and other colourful Whelan stories goes beyond fond reminiscences. It’s hard to imagine two different individuals, but Pierre Trudeau gave Eugene Whelan his job and let him keep it despite his loose-cannon tendencies. That wouldn’t happen today, when ministers are robotically controlled by the prime minister’s office and much of their communication is through email composed by their staff.

And Whelan got things done. He (with Trudeau’s blessing, it must be said) was responsible for providing many Canadian farmers with the longest, most stable and most profitable period in history. After years of interprovincial “chicken and egg wars” and fruitless attempts to market dairy products into a subsidydepressed world market, Whelan managed to implement the supply management system that is still in place today.

Quite an accomplishment. Dairy and poultry producers should wish him a fond farewell.

Worth a read Sadly, Canada’s hog producers are not in the fortunate position of their supply-managed colleagues, and if their economic circumstances are not bad enough, they are sometimes unjustifiably assailed in the mainstream media for their environmental and animal welfare practices.

Therefore it’s worth mentioning when someone in the national media takes a balanced and sympathetic look at the hog industry. “How Canada produces 5 slices of bacon for every person on the planet” by Charles Wilkins in last week’s Globe and Mail Report on Business magazine is an excellent example.

In a comprehensive piece of more than 6,000 words, Wilkins talks to some of the players in the Manitoba industry, and provides a frank but sympathetic assessment of their situation.

In the past, some in the hog industry have tended to have a “bunker mentality” when approached by the media,

which reinforces the perception that they have something to hide. That doesn’t appear to have been the case with those that Wilkins spoke to for this piece, including producers Rick Bergmann, Marg Rempel and George Matheson, as well as Laurie Connor and Derek Brewin of the University of Manitoba and Andrew Dickson of the Manitoba Pork Council.

Particular credit should go to HyLife’s Denis Vielfaure, who took Wilkins on a tour of the company’s killing plant in Neepawa.

The article is a useful outside perspective on the state of the industry, and the reader is left with the impression that everyone is making money except the farmers. That’s not news to them, but perhaps it is news that the best public relations strategy is to come out of the bunker and speak openly about the realities of their industry. john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com

Remembering Eugene Whelan The man with the green Stetson helped expand the free world

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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onald Reagan gets credit for winning the cold war with the former Soviet Union, but Eugene Whelan arguably played a role.

Whelan was prime minister Pierre Trudeau’s agriculture minister for 12 years beginning in 1972, except for the nine months Joe Clark’s Progressive Conservatives held office in 1979. He died last week at age 88.

In May 1983 Whelan hosted Mikhail Gorbachev, then Soviet Union’s agriculture minister, during a 10-day visit to Canada. It was Gorbachev’s only major foreign visit before becoming the leader of the Soviet Union, which under his watch, collapsed.

Many historians say the “evil empire” crumbled because it ran out of money trying to keep up with Reagan’s arms spending. But others, including former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien say Whelan planted the seed of democracy during Gorbachev’s Canadian trip.

In his book Whelan, written by Whelan and Rick Archbold, Whelan wrote that Gorbachev could see the virtues of the Canadian system and was impressed with the productivity of Canadian farmers.

Whelan told Gorbachev the Soviet Union would never feed itself so long as farms were state controlled.

“Of course, if you adopt our system, you’d never have to buy anything from Canada anymore,” Whelan said. “I tell our farmers to pray for your system all the time.”

Canadian Press described Whelan as “folksy,” CBC said he was “flamboyant.” I’d say he was “one of a kind.”

Eugene Whelan was a big, bull-in-the-chinashop sort a guy with a deep voice and unpolished, plain speaking style.

I’ll never forget chasing him for an interview at the Carman Fair in 1980 where he said he was

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pleased to be at the “101th Carman Fair, instead of the 101st.

When I was farm director at CISV radio, Whelan phoned several times close to Christmas offering an interview if I’d let him wish farmers a Merry Christmas. And I did.

Whelan, who grew up on a farm near Windsor, Ont., was a strong advocate for farmers.

One of his early opponents was Beryl Plumptre who headed the federal government’s Food Prices Review Board, set up after the 1972 election to counter food inflation.

Pumptre attacked supply management marketing boards; Whelan not only defended them, but also oversaw their expansion.

The Western Grain Stabilization Act was established under Whelan. It wasn’t perfect but was amazingly simple compared to today’s AgriStability program. He also extended interestfree cash advances in Western Canada to include non-wheat board grains.

The green Stetson that became Whelan’s trademark has a Manitoba connection. It was presented to him in 1974 by the organizers of the Swan River Agricultural Fair and Exhibition in Swan River. Green stands for charity, fertility, growth, all good things in life and the Irish, Whelan said.

Whelan attended hundreds of farm meetings across the country, many of them in very small places including, Miami, Manitoba.

A Conservative opposition MP criticized Whelan in the House of Commons for using taxpayer money to fly to Miami. It made headlines, but it wasn’t until a couple of days later that a reporter asked Whelan what he had to say about flying to Miami. Whelan replied: “It was cold as hell the day I was there... and when I left the next day it was 40 below.”

The reporter said it never gets that cold in Florida.

“Whoever said anything about Florida?” Whelan said. “I’m talking about Miami, Manitoba.”

Whelan had been there to address the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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his advertisement from February 1972 reminds that the current Bunge oilseed-crushing plant at Altona has origins as Co-op Vegetable Oils Ltd., later to become CSP Foods under ownership of the Prairie Pools.

Among the news items in the Feb. 22 issue was that regular gasoline blended with 10 per cent grain alcohol would be tested in 50 state-owned vehicles in Nebraska. Finance Minister John Turner had introduced tax reforms specifying that when a farmer dies and leaves the farm to children, there would be no capital gains tax.

Plans were underway for every school in Manitoba to have computers within two or three years. Arrangements were underway to lease terminals from MTS at $300 to $400 per month each ($1,700 to $2,270 in 2013 dollars). However, rural schools were at a disadvantage because students could not know the results of their work until punch cards had been sent and returned to Winnipeg, a process that could take five or six days by mail.

In the wake of the “Great Grain Robbery” by the Soviet Union, the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. railways were “choking on the grain being shipped to Russia.”

Earlier in the month, newly appointed Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan had called for farmers to grow grain “to beat the band,” but in perhaps the first of many times of complaining about being misquoted, denied saying that farmers should grow 30 million acres of wheat.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

More than met the eye to Whelan Farmers never had a better friend in Ottawa

By Alex Binkley

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ugene Whelan will be remembered mostly for his green Stetson, inability to speak either of Canada’s official languages and his cheerleading for the farm community.

Too bad because there was a lot more to the former Liberal agriculture minister, who died just weeks after his Conservative counterpart John Wise. He was a lot politically shrewder than he ever acted or got credit for, and his interest in politics went a lot deeper than just agriculture. Although he never articulated the agri-food community concept that we now hear all the time, he spoke of it indirectly often enough, trying to link the health of the Canadian food industry to the well-being of the country’s farmers.

Like Wise, he held the portfolio when agriculture ministers were still expected to manage the expectations of rural voters, which the great minds in Ottawa saw as just farmers. It would take almost two decades after Whelan and Wise left politics before the agri-food industry idea finally sunk in.

The 2008 recession drove the point home. As Whelan would have said, “Even a blind economist on a galloping horse could have seen that.”

Whelan stories would easily fill a page of this newspaper. A favourite comes from another Trudeau-era cabinet minister Romeo LeBlanc. When the prime minister asked him after the 1974 election to be fisheries minister, LeBlanc replied that he wanted to be the minister of fishermen like Whelan was the minister of farmers. The phone line went silent for minute before Trudeau cleared his throat.

“I don’t know if I can stand two of you.” That would have been a big compliment from Trudeau.

Another was watching Whelan literally chasing Trudeau adviser Jerry Grafstein around the Hall of Honour in the Centre Block of Parliament at the Press Gallery dinner in the early 1980s trying to convince him the government was mishandling rural issues.

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Supreme Court ruling shuns farmers It is a clear blow to farmers and Canadian democracy that the Supreme Court decided not to hear the farmers’ appeal on whether the Conservative government had followed the law in abolishing the farmers’ single-desk marketing system.

The Supreme Court usually hears cases which are of national importance. But look at the amazing number of farmer-related issues the Supreme Court apparently thought were not important.

The farmers’ right to vote, enshrined in law, was taken away.

Over $200 million of assets that farmers paid for were confiscated by the Conservatives without compensation.

The federal minister defied a court decision, but then hypocritically appealed that decision at the same time.

Some readers will remember listening to Whelan deliver a speech. A former speechwriter says the trick was to load up the text with numbers and examples. Ideas would come to Whelan at the podium and he would soar off on a tangent until the thought lost momentum. He would glance down at his speech searching for his next idea.

When the Prairies were gripped in a severe drought, Whelan opined it was time for him to do a western tour because it always rained when he was out west. While he didn’t break the drought when he got there, he did get wet.

During the meeting of federal and provincial agriculture ministers in Yorkton, Sask., Whelan and his officials were eating breakfast in the hotel restaurant when a middle-aged farmer approached the minister with a grievance involving the federal government, the Canadian Wheat Board and something else I no longer remember.

Whelan sympathetically listened to the man, described how he would fix the problem in question except for the major hurdle that the issue was in Otto Lang’s domain as he was the minister responsible for the CWB. Dividing up the agriculture and wheat board portfolios only showed Ottawa’s ignorance about the farm industry to Whelan. So he made a good friend of the farmer and passed the blame to Lang. There were smiles all over the restaurant.

Whelan once told me that he’d asked legendary agriculture minister Jimmy Gardiner if he’d ever aspired to another cabinet post. “No one ever asked me,” Gardiner replied. Whelan’s tone in relating the story indicated he too regretted never having been given the opportunity.

When Whelan addressed farm groups, he would refer to himself several times as your agriculture minister. He meant it. He stood his ground on Parliament Hill when angry dairy farmers threw an assortment of milk products at him.

Whelan was one of the first ministers I covered after coming to Parliament Hill with the Canadian Press news service in 1975. He always remembered

There is a question of whether or not the minister of the day in fact had to follow the CWB Act. And finally what about the integrity of a minister who promised a vote by farmers before any move would be made on the single desk while he was campaigning and then changed his mind after the federal election?

Apparently none of these things are of national significance. I would wonder what would happen if the Conservative government confiscated $200 million of Canadians’ RRSPs? Would that be of national importance and deserve a Supreme Court hearing?

Susan Korneychuk Emerald Park, Sask.

How to destroy a community First, the NDP government tried to bully smaller municipalities into amalgamating. If bullying doesn’t work, the NDP will then resort to changing legislation to force the mergers of smaller municipalities.

It would appear the NDP seems intent on destroying communitiesthroughout Manitoba. The NDP has labelled smaller municipalities as “dysfunctional.” They proudly use the example of merging regional health authorities from 11 into five as an example of efficiency and cost cutting.

Perhaps the NDP is embarrassed that local governments balance their books each and every year, something the province has been unable to do.

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what you’d written and never hesitated to get in the last word.

Once I put in the lead of a story that Whelan had turned a deaf ear to protests about something. Whelan did have hearing problems and I was criticized for being insensitive. However, Whelan thought it was hilarious.

You will read many tributes to lean mean Gene. I will leave you with this one from the current minister, Gerry Ritz. “Eugene was planted firmly on the side of farmers. His more than 12 years as agriculture minister serve as a clear testament to the passion and dedication he brought to the job every day. I am privileged to continue Mr. Whelan’s efforts in putting farmers first, because as Eugene would agree, a strong farm gate is the backbone of our economy.”

Whelan didn’t provoke neutral feelings and left behind many fans and critics. His imprint on Canadian agriculture deserves remembering. Farmers never had a better friend.

Alex Binkley is an Ottawa-based agricultural journalist.

Perhaps, through forced amalgamations, the province has discovered yet another way to download even more costs to remaining local governments and ratepayers. Policing costs come to mind.

Local governments and ratepayers have always been astute to changing local dynamics. When mergers are proposed by local governments, it is the duty of the province to assist, not the other way around. Bullying by the province is not acceptable and changing legislation to achieve their goal of forcing amalgamations will destroy many communities across the province.

The NDP government needs to show respect for hard-working local governments and their ratepayers. They need to show respect for the value of communities across Manitoba. Bullying is never acceptable.

Blaine Pedersen MLA Midland

When gospel becomes reality Throughout history belief has often trumped truth. Galileo, the father of modern science, proved by observing the nearby planets that the earth revolved around the sun. The church would hear none of it. Proof was irrelevant, or worse, blasphemous if it upset man’s central place in the universe. In 1633, Galileo was forced to recant and the evidence was suppressed.

I worry that we haven’t come so very far since the end of the Dark Ages. One has to go no further than the CWB

debate to find half-truths and opinions vigorously defended as ‘gospel.’

Some blamed the CWB for not being able to ship the whole harvest right off the combine. But a glance at a map will soon show that that is just not possible. CP officials actually laughed when the notion was brought up at a Canada Grains Council meeting.

The CWB and its supporters have been disproving many of the same spurious arguments for years. For some people it seems veracity is irrelevant; they just shut their eyes and believe.

Many ‘believers’ will hold to an unproven but rational sounding assertion or anecdote or some statistical anomaly and ignore the bulk of provable truth.

At times the American price for wheat was higher than ours, but in a recent U.S. Department of Commerce study CWB wheat delivered to northern U.S. points was higher priced than the local stuff 59 out of 60 months.

Some farmers may have been underpaid slightly for protein, but now the protein and grade premiums are just a fraction of what they used to be. Now we are all underpaid. We also have to expensively reinvent all the marketing and development work the old CWB used to do for us.

It’s long past time for rationality. The earth really revolves around the sun.

Elvis died in 1977. There’s no nicotine in Tim’s coffee. And on the whole the CWB, the CGC, and the PFRA did just what they were supposed to do on behalf of the farmer. They increased knowledge and power.

Glenn Tait Meota, Sask.

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ahead of grain corn, soybeans, canola, wheat, oats. It could be a really positive margin contributor for farmers.”

Perennial ryegrass for turf uses is a leading product for the company, and has traditionally had a base of contractors growing it year after year.

But since 2006, when there were 50,000 acres contracted in Manitoba’s prime growing areas, mainly the Parkland, eastern Manitoba, and the Red River Valley, the total has slumped to around 19,000 acres last year.

Bell said the recession in 2008 hit demand for turf grass from institutions, cities and especially golf courses, just as the commodity super cycle pulled crop prices out of a long slumber. In places like Oregon, formerly a huge turf grass production area, many farmers jumped on the bandwagon and abandoned forage and turf grass in favour of wheat.

“Europe has seen a similar trend, so it’s a worldwide phenomenon,” said Bell.

The latest Statistics Canada numbers show that forage seed acres across the country have fallen from 800,000 acres in 2001 to 325,000 in 2011.

Manitoba saw 64,000 acres taken out of forage seed production between 2006 and 2011.

Dwight Nahuliak, general manager of Interlake Forage Seeds, recently returned from a conference hosted by the Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Association in Reno, Nevada.

“The alfalfa industry continues to decline. It’s been declining across North America for the last 10-15 years,” said Nahuliak, whose Fisher Branch-based company mainly sells seed wholesale on international mar-

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kets. With alfalfa acres down by almost two-thirds over that period, prices are naturally rising and stand at around $3 per pound retail due to reduced supply. Keeping a lid on prices is a slump in demand as the dairy industry turns to more corn silage in rations.

Higher commodity prices, and the expansion of corn production on both sides of the border due to improved technology is having the biggest impact on alfalfa, and he credits that trend to the fact that corn, which self-pollinates, is much less work to grow.

But Kurt Shmon, a forage contractor with Imperial Seed in Winnipeg, said he’s optimistic that the forage seed industry will see a strong rebound.

“Overall, I wouldn’t say the picture is too bad,” said Shmon, who fills contracts for global buyers.

He believes that the dip in forage acres represents mainly a decline in common seed production, which for alfalfa is related to the demise of the pelleting and dehydration

exporting industry in northern Saskatchewan. That sector accounted for as much as 100,000 acres. The common timothy and creeping red fescue industry in Alberta’s Peace River country has also declined.

Statistics Canada numbers often can’t be trusted, he said.

Looking at the Canadian Seed Growers Association figures for inspected pedigreed seed acres 2012, he sees an increase in alfalfa, trefoil, clover, fescues, and timothy, but a dip in brome grass and wheat grass.

“There is a rebound. We’re seeing increased acres for a lot of these crops because they are offering very competitive pricing,” said Shmon.

Although alfalfa seed acres have fallen by around half in North America, there hasn’t been a corresponding reduction in demand, and inventories that had built up over the years are dwindling.

The adoption of corn and soybeans in traditionally strong forage seed areas such as the Parkland may actually lead to a resurgence for forages as a

Staff A potential game changer for turf grass production is the application by Syngenta for Pesticide Management and Regulatory Authority (PMRA) approval of the growth regulator trinexapac-ethyl widely used in the United States under the name Palisade.

If it is made available to Canadians, it could offer growers a 20 per cent seed yield boost and greater ease of harvest due to shorter stand height, said Harley Bell, a product marketing manager with Brett Young.

good rotation alternative, said Shmon.

As well, disease issues in canola may lure more growers back into forage seed production in order to give their land a break from tight rotations, Bell said.

“This is something where they don’t have to take a year off from making good money,” he said.

Perennial ryegrass is typically underseeded with a nurse crop, then swathed and combined with regular equipment in July the following year. Yields in Manitoba average 800 pounds per acre with a nitrogen application that is slightly higher than for spring wheat.

Only one harvest is recommended with perennial ryegrass, but tall fescue typically gives three harvests before it’s played out, he said. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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forecasts will be able to better predict high water events.

However, some pieces of the flood preparation puzzle are still missing.

“We’re still working with the province to construct a permanent dike system around residential areas and the sewage treatment plant,” said Parham.

That work is progressing slowly, and won’t be completed in time for spr ing should another flood be on the horizon, she said.

But it would take a series of weather events to create a flood like that seen in 2011, even with a higher, denser snowpack in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

“The accumulation of snow is higher this year than last year, but the farmers say the ground is drier than it was in 2010, before we had the flood of 2011,” said Parham.

Meteorologist Greg Gust, with the American National We a t h e r S e r v i c e ( N W S ) , agreed. He noted last summer’s dry conditions have left many rivers and tributaries in the region with below-normal water levels.

However, that may not be e n o u g h t o p re ve n t f l o o d ing south of the border, in the southern portion of the Red River.

In January, the NWS said the potential for flooding in Fargo, North Dakota was only at six per cent. Last week, the organization increased the risk of major flooding in Fargo to a 79 per cent chance.

But the Grand Forks-based Gust cautions against jumping to conclusions, noting flooding of the Red River in Fargo doesn’t translate into flooding north of the border.

“A big flood in Fargo... is something in the neighbourhood of 33,000 cubic feet of water per second, but a big flood in Grand Forks is three times that much water,” Gust said. “So if you bump up Fargo, it doesn’t mean that much when you get to Grand Forks, and by the time you get to Winnipeg, the contribution becomes less again.”

A 50 per cent increase to the flood risk in Fargo only results in a one or two per cent increase in Winnipeg, he said, explaining the Red River widens as it heads north, giving water more area to expand.

Manitoba had not released its 2013 flood forecast at the time of publication, but a spokesperson for Manitoba C o n s e r v a t i o n a n d Wa t e r Stewardship said the province has begin lowering water levels in the Shellmouth Reservoir in preparation for spring run-off from the west.

The annual ice-cutting effort has also begun on the Red River north of Winnipeg, as part of the province’s strategy to mitigate ice jams and related flooding.

“A t b e t w e e n 2 4 a n d 3 0 inches, the ice is thicker than we’ve see in previous years,” said Premier Greg Selinger, adding the province’s ice cutters and Amphibex will work around the clock as the spring thaw approaches. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Tyler and Dorelle Fulton this year’s OYF winners Part-time H@MS marketing manager and his accountant wife take top honours

By Daniel Winters co-operator staff / Onanole

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irtle-area ranchers and hay exporters Tyler and Dorelle Fulton have been chosen as Manitoba’s 2013 Outstanding Young Farmers.

“We’re really excited and energetic about agriculture in Canada, and we’re going to do our best to pass that message on,” said Tyler, shortly a f t e r re c e i v i n g t h e a w a rd from Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn at this year’s ceremony held at Elkhorn Resort.

The Fultons, with five-yearold twins Evan and Mae, have been running a 450-head cowcalf operation and backgrounding lot in a joint venture with Tyler’s parents for six years, as well as a hay export business.

Tyler grew up on a mixed farm with beef cattle, grain and strawberries. His father was involved with the Manitoba Cattle Producer’s Association and his mother worked on the Federal Farm Debt Review Board.

In 1999, Tyler got a bachelor of science in agribusiness. With his off-farm career focused on risk management in the livestock sector, he is completing his Derivative Market Specialist designation.

He w o rk e d f u l l t i m e i n Winnipeg for H@MS Marketing Services for 10 years and still works for the organization part time managing the futures trading and feed merchandising activities at H@MS, developing tools and strategies for assisting hog producers in managing market price risk.

Dorelle works part time as a financial adviser for Parks Canada and takes care of the children. Dorelle was raised i n Wi n n i p e g a n d g o t h e r Chartered Accountancy designation there, working with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and later for CanWest Global.

Tyler serves as vice-chairman for Park West School Division and Dorelle is chair of the local library board.

Their farming philosophy values a balance between family and work, environmental and economic sustainability, risk management and operational innovation.

In his comments, Farm Credit Corporation’s Tyler Thompson, one of three judges, cited the Fultons’ impressive “professionalism, attention to detail, and care for the environment.”

As in past years, judging for the 33rd annual event was based on progress in agricultural careers, environmental stewardship, production history, financial and management practices, contributions to the well-being of the community, and financial progress.

The Fultons will travel to the upcoming National OYF event, where two out of seven honourees from all regions of the country will be chosen as Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers.

Finalists for the 2013 OYF Manitoba award were Bryce

Lobreau, a Pipestone-area organic farmer who raises cattle and grain on 4,500 acres; Allan and Carolyn Nykoliation, ranchers from Crandall; and Steven Boerchers and Ellen Gorter, a couple who run a dairy farm and highend genetics operation near Beausejour.

Last year’s winners were Dustin and Laura Williams from Souris.

OYF nominations are open to any individual, couple or managing partner/shareholder who makes the majority of farm management decisions, derives at least two-thirds of gross revenue from farming and is less than 40 years old on Jan. 1. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

Tyler and Dorelle Fulton, the 2013 winners of the Manitoba region’s Outstanding Young Farmers competition, accept the award from Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Ron Kostyshyn. photo: Daniel Winters

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Statistics show foreigners not driving farmland prices sky high Changes to the immigration rules introduced in 2002 have not resulted in a flood of foreign farm buyers

By Daniel Winters co-operator staff

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ho is buying up all the farmland in Manitoba?

Coffee shop gossip aside, statistics from Citizenship and Immigration Canada show that the vast majority of farmland buyers in Manitoba are not new permanent residents. In fact, there has been barely any interest from abroad in recent years.

Gordon Gentles, a Brandonbased realtor specializing in farm properties, said that he has heard of only one Chinese buyer who recently picked up a large property on the west side of the province.

“It’s local people who are driving up land prices at the moment,” he said, adding that

the buyers have tended to be large farmers expanding their holdings and Hutterite colonies.

In 2002, the creation of the self-employed farmer category of the Business Immigrant Program under the revised Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) saw a spike in approvals of foreign-born farmers and farm managers.

In 2002, 110 applications were approved Canada-wide, but that number has since dwindled to just 25 in 2011.

The year the program was launched, 15 new farmers or managers ended up in Manitoba, but since 2007, there have been anywhere from zero to less than five arrivals per year.

In Saskatchewan, there have never been more than a couple under the same program, and

in most years the number was zero.

Gentles said that apart from some South African farm buyers, foreign interest from traditional farm immigration countries such as Ireland and Great Britain has dwindled due to slumping property values in some areas following the 2008 financial crisis, and less favourable currency exchange rates.

In Manitoba, foreign ownership rules limit acquisitions by non-Canadians and nonpermanent residents to just 40 acres. The rules enforced by the Farmlands Ownership Board are strict, he added, so it is unlikely that anyone would attempt to skirt them.

“We always advise people to try and get permanent residency before they buy,” said Gentles.

Also, the Canadian government makes it “fairly easy” for prospective farm buyers to gain permanent residency, he added.

The changes to the IRPA may seem like a two-for-one deal: buy a farm, get a green card to boot.

But Julie Lafortune, a spokesperson from CIC, said that’s not the case.

“Although IRPA established an avenue for individuals with farm management experience to apply for PR status, it is still not an automatic process,” she wrote in an emailed response.

Prior to the rule changes, buying a farm did not guarantee an applicant would be granted PR status, but the changes opened up a path that would allow them to settle and work here on their farm operations.

“People applying for Permanent Resident status as a selfemployed farmer through the Business Immigration Program must meet certain eligibility criteria in order to qualify,” she added.

Applicants must have relevant experience, the intention and the ability to become selfemployed in Canada, and meet the selection criteria for selfemployed persons as well as medical, security background checks.

Family members must also have a medical exam and obtain police certificates, and must be able to show that they have enough money to support themselves and their dependants after their arrival in Canada. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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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 204982-7751.

March 1-2: Growing Local Conference, Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith St., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.foodmattersmani toba.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.

March 28: Prairie Improvement Network (Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council) annual general meeting, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Canad Inns, 2401 Saskatchewan Ave., Portage la Prairie. For more info or to register (deadline March 22), call 1-800-216-9767 or email ejohnson@prairienet work.ca.

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MP’s water bill passes

Harbinger of a wet spring?

The bill would prevent bulk water withdrawals from Canadian lakes and rivers

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The NDP and Liberals voted for the amendments to the Transboundary Waters Protection Act even though they want the government to impose a country-wide prohibition against bulk transfers from all Canadian bodies of water.

Miller had opposed giving the bill a wider reach because that would bring it into conflict with provinces, which have jurisdiction over most waterways.

The bill still has to pass the Senate and receive royal assent before becoming law, which should happen by spring. Not only is the passage of a private member’s bill rare, getting unanimous support for it and having Prime Minister Stephen Harper show up for the recorded vote are extra kudos for Miller.

“Canadians need to know that our water is not for sale,” said Miller, who is chair of the Commons transport committee and previously presided over the agriculture committee. “It’s not a commodity like coal or iron ore or oil.”

His bill added environmental and conservation powers to government legislation that died when the May 2011 election was called. It will create new powers for inspection and enforcement and introduces tough new penalties for violations, including fines of up to $6 million for corporate violations.

Fines for contravening the law will continue to be cumulative, meaning that a violation that continues for more than one day is seen as a separate offence for each day it continues.

In his third-reading speech on the bill, Miller said he received support from all the parties plus many outside groups. The backing “reflects the opinion of the vast majority of Canadians, who strongly oppose the bulk removal of water from Canada’s freshwater basins.

“Not only do bulk water removals pose a significant threat to ecosystems, but water is also an important component in the fight against invasive species. By removing a potential pathway for these species, we could help prevent the devastation these species’ movement between basins could cause,” he said.

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices Winnipeg

February 22, 2013

Long weekend meant shorter sales at Manitoba markets

Steers & Heifers 95.00 - 102.00 D1, 2 Cows 62.00 - 67.00 D3 Cows 50.00 - 58.00 Bulls 75.00 - 83.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

105.00 - 115.00 (801-900 lbs.)

112.00 - 123.00 (701-800 lbs.)

117.00 - 128.00 (601-700 lbs.)

125.00 - 145.00 (501-600 lbs.)

135.00 - 152.00 (401-500 lbs.)

140.00 - 155.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

100.00 - 112.00 (801-900 lbs.)

105.00 - 112.00 (701-800 lbs.)

110.00 - 117.00 (601-700 lbs.)

114.00 - 124.00 (501-600 lbs.)

117.00 - 133.00 (401-500 lbs.)

120.00 - 140.00

Heifers

Alberta South $ 114.25 - 114.25 113.50 - 114.25 69.00 - 79.00 60.00 - 71.00 — $ 118.00 - 127.00 122.00 - 131.00 125.00 - 139.00 134.00 - 150.00 145.00 - 166.00 155.00 - 179.00 $ 107.00 - 117.00 112.00 - 123.00 117.00 - 129.00 121.00 - 137.00 130.00 - 145.00 135.00 - 157.00

($/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 22, 2013) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change February 2013 125.30 -0.60 April 2013 127.82 -1.95 June 2013 124.07 -1.58 August 2013 125.14 -0.91 October 2013 129.47 -0.58 December 2013 130.90 -0.87 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

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

Traffic is seen resuming, then tapering off again in March Terryn Shiells

Ontario 107.91 - 127.45 104.45 - 121.37 53.80 - 71.32 53.80 - 71.32 74.32 - 85.72 $ 122.57 - 136.27 109.91 - 130.38 112.42 - 136.16 113.16 - 145.78 115.46 - 153.50 129.77 - 160.32 $ 113.28 - 119.78 108.90 - 121.92 99.13 - 123.51 101.80 - 127.12 109.37 - 138.31 106.92 - 138.06

Close 140.70 143.17 146.50 153.47 155.02 156.07

Change -1.97 -3.05 -2.77 -2.75 -2.70 -2.43

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending February 16, 2013 49,234 10,744 38,490 NA 596,000

Previous Year­ 53,248 13,181 40,067 NA 610,000

Week Ending February 16, 2013 433 23,191 14,260 432 634 9,579 31

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Previous Year 327 22,823 17,399 580 611 7,942 501

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.)

Current Week 166.00 E 153.00 E 157.08 163.15

Last Week 172.71 159.68 161.09 167.85

Last Year (Index 100) 173.05 158.24 157.77 162.21

Futures (February 22, 2013) in U.S. Hogs February 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013

Close 82.37 89.90 91.70 91.55 91.57

Change -5.30 5.58 -0.27 -1.15 -1.05

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

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$1 Cdn: $ .9818 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0185 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 21, 2013

Winnipeg 75.00 - 82.00 108.00 - 112.00 108.00 - 112.00 112.00 - 118.00 115.00 - 122.00 —

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 March 3, 2013 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.020 Undergrade .............................. $1.930 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.010 Undergrade .............................. $1.910 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.010 Undergrade .............................. $1.910 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.975 Undergrade............................... $1.890 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto 65.06 - 94.67 127.87 - 137.51 129.13 - 143.11 131.88 - 159.11 146.14 - 190.89 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 40.00 - 60.00

Eggs Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective June 12, 2011.

New Previous A Extra Large $1.8500 $1.8200 A Large 1.8500 1.8200 A Medium 1.6700 1.6400 A Small 1.2500 1.2200 A Pee Wee 0.3675 0.3675 Nest Run 24 + 1.7490 1.7210 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

Goats Winnipeg (100/head) Kids 110.00 - 130.00 Billys 160.00 - 180.00 Mature —

Toronto ($/cwt) 75.16 - 245.83 — 71.96 - 227.00

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 5.50 - 34.00 18.00 - 36.00

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he total volume of cattle that went through the rings at auction yards across Manitoba saw a drop-off during the week ended Feb. 22. Many farmers took Louis Riel Day off on Monday, so they didn’t have their cattle ready to go in time for some of the week’s sales.

Not everyone took the day off, as Killarney Auction Mart still held a sale on Feb. 18 that saw about 859 cattle marketed, up from 688 the week before.

Some areas, though, saw steep drop-offs in volume, such as Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, which reported selling just 761 cattle during the week, down from 3,459 the week prior.

A storm that brought a lot of snow and high winds to many regions across the province was also responsible for some of the drop-off in volume. Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart didn’t provide a market report during the week, but said it only had just over 100 cattle due to the storm.

Ste. Rose Auction Mart, Heartland Livestock Services at Brandon, Ashern Auction Mart, Winnipeg Livestock Sales and Gladstone Auction Mart all reported lower volumes than a week ago as well.

But, that trend shouldn’t last long, and volumes should increase again next week, said Robin Hill, manager of Heartland at Virden.

“We’ll have at least 2,500 head kicking around (Virden) next week,” he said.

The strong volumes should start to drop off in mid-March, though, because a lot of farmers marketed their cattle earlier this year due to shortages of hay and high feed prices.

The cattle that did come to market during the week found a bit of relief from last week’s significant declines, and were steady to slightly higher. Hill noted prices were one to two cents per pound higher on some classes.

“I would say that the U.S. will be bigger players at a 98-cent dollar.” robin hill

Heartland Livestock Services, Virden

“The feeder trade looked stabilized here this week,” he said. “Last week prices were down, and it didn’t gain it all back, but it gained some of it back.”

Prices saw some significant declines last week, as they followed along with the U.S. futures market, which dropped sharply.

There was still a strong buying presence from Western Canada during the week, and some cattle went out east as well, Hill said.

There was some local interest on the grass cattle as well, with cattle weighing 650 pounds and under most popular for the grass market.

There was some U.S. interest noted as well, and buyers from the south should become bigger players as the Canadian dollar continues to weaken.

“I would say that the U.S. will be bigger players at a 98-cent dollar, so we’ll definitely see a little more interest from the U.S. buyers and U.S. feedlots at that level,” Hill said.

On Feb. 22, the Canadian dollar fell below the US98-cent level, and currency analysts noted they expect it to fall as low as US97 cents and beyond in the near term.

The slaughter cattle market was mostly steady during the week, with some auction yards reporting slight losses in some classes.

Hill noted fairly large numbers of slaughter cattle still coming on to the market and preventing prices from moving higher.

Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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U.S. budget cuts could affect trading contracts chicago / reuters / Automatic U.S government spending cuts may affect some CME Group livestock and dairy contracts that depend on U.S. Agriculture Department grading and inspections, the exchange operator said Feb. 21.

A spokesman for the CME did not say if the exchange would be forced to halt trading in some contracts due to the cuts.

“It’s possible mandatory spending cuts — should they begin on March 1 — could have an impact on the physical delivery and cash settlement mechanisms of certain CME livestock and dairy products,” Tim Andriesen, CME’s managing director, agricultural products said in a letter to customers.

The $85 billion in automatic across-theboard spending cuts, known as the “sequester” are set to take effect on March 1 unless Congress can come up with a deal to avoid them.

Food inspections, air traffic control, law enforcement and education programs also would be among those hit.

The CME’s live cattle contract is dependent on USDA staff that may be furloughed due to the spending cuts. CME said exchange rules allow it to modify the delivery and settlement rules pertaining to the contracts if the USDA staff is not available.

CME did not say if other contracts that could be impacted by the cuts had rules that could be modified to allow for trading. Cash settled livestock and dairy products require data that may be unavailable because of the sequester. Additionally, furloughs for the USDA’s grading inspection staff will impact the exchange’s spot call dairy markets. The daily calculation of the CME Feeder Cattle Index and CME Lean Hog Index, as well as the monthly calculation used to determine settlement prices for CME dairy futures products, could also be disrupted if the USDA’s regular schedule of reports is altered by the sequester.

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 37

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Last Week

All prices close of business February 21, 2013

Precipitation elsewhere drags on oilseed momentum USDA’s outlook also weighs on soybeans and corn Dwayne Klassen CNSC

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anola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform posted small advances during the week ended Feb. 22. The gains would have been significantly higher had it not been for some late-week taking of profits by a variety of market participants.

So m e o f t h e s t re n g t h w a s re l a t e d to the downward swing in the value of the Canadian dollar, which as of Friday h a d w e a k e n e d t o b e l ow U S 9 8 c e n t s and was sitting at 7-1/2-month lows.

T h e l o o n i e’s d r o p c e r t a i n l y e n c o u raged some additional domestic processor demand and may have also encouraged some fresh export sales, although no new business had been confirmed as of Friday.

T h e s t r e n g t h d i s p l a y e d b y C B OT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean futures had also encouraged some of the gains in canola, with ongoing concerns about tight old-crop canola further underpinning values.

The upward price action in canola was also capped by overhead technical resistance which sits in the May future in the $640- to $645-per-tonne range. The contract managed to hit as high as $649.90 but was unable to hold that level before retreating back down to the $621.40 area on Friday.

The upside in the global oilseed market, including canola, also was restricted by the arrival of beneficial precipitation in the soybean-growing areas of Argentina during the week.

Activity in the milling wheat, durum and barley markets on the ICE Canada platfor m continued to be non-exist ent. Only some minor arbitraging of durum occurred during the reporting period.

Continued worries over tight old-crop supplies provided some of the upward momentum that took CBOT soybean futures to higher ground dur ing the reporting period. Steady demand from the export sector, with China said to be concerned about moving soybeans from Brazil given growing labour unrest at Brazilian ports, also lent support.

The upside in the deferred soybean contracts was definitely limited by comments made at the U.S. Depar tment of Agriculture’s outlook forum, held in Arlington, Virginia during the week.

USDA chief economist Joseph Glauber, who reported his agency’s findings, forecast U.S. soybean production would increase by 13 per cent from the year-ago level to 3.4 billion bushels. The estimate was based on normal weather conditions returning to the U.S. soybean belt, compared to the drought seen hurting last year’s output. USDA pegged soybean area

in the U.S. at 77.5 million acres, which represents a 0.4 per cent jump from the acreage seen a year ago.

Soybean prices, meanwhile, were forecast by Glauber and his agency to average out at US$10.50 a bushel, which would be down 27 per cent from the previous season.

CBOT corn futures were generally lower, with continued poor demand and the prospects of increased acreage linked to the bearish price sentiment. The continued rise of the U.S. dollar discouraged demand for U.S. corn from the export market, with steady decline in demand from the ethanol sector also adding to the weakness.

USDA also didn’t do corn any favours with its predictions at the outlook forum.

U.S. corn output in the upcoming season was seen rising 35 per cent from last year’s level to 14.5 billion bushels. U.S. farmers were expected to plant 96.5 million acres of corn, based on estimates from Glauber.

If this area prediction holds, that would actually be a 0.7 per cent drop from the 75-year high planted last season.

Glauber also projected that with more traditional production levels, corn values would average out in the US$4.80-abushel range, once the season starts in September.

Wheat futures snowed in

The price trend in wheat futures on the C B OT, Mi n n e a p o l i s a n d Ka n s a s C i t y exchanges continued to be to the downside. Some of the price decline was influenced by the arrival of much-needed snowfall in the main U.S. winter wheatgrowing areas. The strong U.S. dollar also continued to scare off export demand, with the high values also causing the feed sector to back off to some degree.

The improved moisture situation for Argentina’s wheat crop also helped to generate some price weakness in the U.S. wheat market.

Glauber forecast all-wheat area in the U.S. would climb to 56 million acres in the spring, which would be an increase of 0.5 per cent from last year’s level. However, he felt leftover dry conditions would result in U.S. wheat production falling seven per cent to around the 2.1-billion-bushel level.

CBOT oat futures posted some advances, with supply concerns also helping to fuel the gains. The advances in CBOT oats had a direct bearing on some of the strength seen in the cash oat sector in Western Canada.

Reports surfaced during the week that cash bids for oats, particularly in southern Manitoba, managed to move above the $4-a-bushel level. No word was available on how long those kind of values would be paid out, but U.S. demand was linked to some of those gains.

Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Year Ago

Wheat

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

264.99

268.94

235.78

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

296.31

300.99

294.29

Coarse Grains US corn Gulf ($US)

—

—

—

US barley (PNW) ($US)

—

—

—

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

271.95

273.52

251.77

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

252.56

246.40

207.82

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

546.60

520.97

469.08

1,131.39

1,139.99

1,195.11

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business February 22, 2013 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

March 2013

241.50

241.50

May 2013

242.50

242.50

July 2013

243.00

243.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

March 2013

632.00

630.20

May 2013

621.40

615.80

July 2013

609.80

602.20

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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 - 20.75

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

—

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

—

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

—

Oriental No. 1

27.30 - 28.75

No. 1 Black Beans

—

No. 1 Pinto Beans

—

No. 1 Small Red

—

Medium Yellow No. 1

15.30 - 17.00 8.40 - 9.00

5.00 - 9.00

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Pink

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Goodlands, KS

22.35

23.45

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Report for February 22, 2013 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

Britain makes rare North American soft wheat purchase Supplies of highquality soft wheat in EU are tight

By Nigel Hunt london /reuters

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cargo of 20,000 to 25,000 tonnes of North American soft wheat will be shipped to Britain shortly with a poorquality domestic harvest forcing millers to look to imports, trade sources said Feb. 6.

Britain’s wheat imports this year have been running at their fastest pace for nearly 20 years after the harvest was hurt by high disease levels due to extremely wet conditions.

England had its wettest year on record in 2012.

The soft wheat purchase is very unusual although millers in Britain regularly buy high-quality North American hard wheat, usually from Canada.

The sources said the soft wheat could be of either U.S. or Canadian origin.

The wheat may be shipped in March but is likely to be used towards the end of the season when supplies are expected to become tight.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

Barry Todd retires March 1 MAFRI’s deputy says the outlook for agriculture has never been better

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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arry Todd knows what he’s going to miss most as he prepares for retirement after serving Manitoba’s agricultural sector more than three decades — the people Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural initiatives’ (MAFRI) deputy minister retires March 1 after almost 32 years with the department, including the last 10 as acting and then the permanent deputy, serving three different ministers.

Todd, who turned 60 last fall, wants to spend a little more time with family.

But after a break away from the pressure cooker environment in government, he hasn’t ruled out working on projects that interest him.

“There are always issues emerging,” Todd says.

The trick is not to get so bogged down one loses sight of the long term, he adds.

“It’s a lot like being in university every day of your life because you’re always learning something new every day, which I found to be positive, to be honest with you. I like learning and I like new things — but at the same time it is pretty constant in terms of the demands on you.”

It has meant shorter vacations, which included taking work along and never really being disconnected from the office.

“I’m thankful for an understanding family,” he says.

Todd, who has a PhD in weed science, grew up on the family farm near Harding, northwest of Brandon. He took Grades 1 through 8 in a nearby, one-room country school with the appropriate name, Education Point.

Todd liked the farm but recognized his own shortcomings.

“I’m not very good mechanically, truth be known, and when I did think about farming I thought if I can’t be good at mechanical things this isn’t going to work out very well,” he says.

But the farm also exposed Todd to science and his interest was piqued by the goings on at the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Brandon.

After graduating from the University of Manitoba in 1977, Todd joined a chemical company to co-ordinate its research. Two years later he was an assistant professor of weed science and agronomy at the University of British Columbia.

Weeds

Todd joined Manitoba Agriculture in June 1981 as a weed specialist with the Soils and Crops Branch. He became chief of the weeds section in 1987 and later branch director. In 2004, he became deputy minister of agriculture for the province.

“It has been a really interesting period... and a pleasure and a privilege to be involved in agriculture over that period of time,” he says. “Our producers, as you know, have faced lots and lots of challenges, but we have such a strong industry here in terms of producers who are innovative and resilient and change with the changing times.”

Asked about career highlights, Todd says it has been the good relationship between MAFRI, the agricultural industry and rural communities.

One of Todd’s first responsibilities as deputy was overseeing MAFRI’s reorganization. A new emphasis was placed on

“I think we have excellent staff in the department that I’m just really, really proud of.”

Barry Todd

Barry Todd photo: mafri

adding value, rural economic development as well as farm business management.

“I still think agricultural extension activities along that continuum do make a difference for our producers and for our industry, but I do think we have to keep evolving with how we work with industry on how we provide that information and those services,” he says. “The new technologies and communication methods have to be adapted and adapted quickly.”

Critical role

Despite the rise in private-sector extension services, there’s still a critical role for publicly funded extension in areas such as conservation, crop rotations and weather monitoring, which plays a role in disease and insect outbreaks, Todd said. “One of the roles of a department like ours is to really support the industry agronomists,” he said.

The annual Crop Diagnostic School, which operates in co-operation with the University of Manitoba, is open to farmers, but the bulk of the pupils are company agronomists.

Agriculture has seen a lot of ups and downs, but it has never looked brighter than now, said Todd, thanks to a growing world population and rising middle class in many poorer nations.

“When I look ahead I think the opportunities in the agri-food sector are just tremendous,” he says.

“In addition to having a really good industry in Manitoba and a really bright future I think we have excellent staff in the department that I’m just really, really proud of.

“Over this last period of time when we’ve had a lot of difficult situations hit the province I just can’t say enough good about the role that those staff have played in working with producers and their families. We tend to take them too much for granted I think.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

Red spring wheat quality raising concerns Customers don’t want to see a repeat of what happened to Australian wheat quality after deregulation

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By Alexis Kienlen STAFF / EDMONTON

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sian customers are making it clear that wheat quality and consistency remain vital following changes to the Canadian marketing system, and they are already raising red flags about recent shipments.

Dave Hatcher, program manager for Asian products and wheat enzymes with the Canadian Grain Commission, told the first annual meeting of Alberta Wheat Commission that representatives of the CGC, Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) and other industry organizations travelled to Japan, Korea and China, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany last fall.

“One thing that did come through constantly from our customers was that they had liked dealing with the single desk and they were now concerned about the quality they would receive with this new changing system,” he said. “They definitely did not want a repeat of the Australian Wheat Board model that they had experienced.”

“One thing that came in loud and clear, both this year and last year, was that customers were not happy with the weaker dough strength in CWRS.”

Following the deregulation of the AWB in 2008, many customers reportedly complained about a decline in Australian wheat quality.

Hatcher said there have already been concerns.

“One thing that came in loud and clear, both this year and last year, was that customers were not happy with the weaker dough strength in CWRS. They wanted to know about how this would be resolved.

“This puts a blemish on Canada. We’ve got to be aware of the quality,” Hatcher said.

“It’s not any one thing that has reduced the quality. We’ve had some different environmental conditions and a shift in the dominant varieties.”

He said growers are making variety choices based on agronomics rather than quality. The top three varieties in Western Canada are Unity, Harvest and Lillian, which are prone to problems that result in weaker dough strength.

Competition

Hatcher said customers have told him there are other suppliers in the world who will sell them quality wheat at a better price. To keep customers it is crucial to answer their questions

Dr. Dave Hatcher of the Canadian Grain Commission says customers say quality wheat is also available elsewhere. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN

and convince them that buying Canadian is the best choice.

“As a group, we the (grain) commission and you as the Alberta Wheat Commission need to work together to address this because we’re all interested in the benefits to the Canadian farmer,” he said.

Customers had concerns about grain safety and genetically modified wheat.

“Grain safety is first and foremost on every buyer’s shopping list,” he said.

Hatcher said some customers did not fully understand the Canadian grading system, and wanted to know the influence of the American grading system on the Canadian grading system.

Some customers also had the perception the Canadian Wheat Board was a one-stop shop, and had no idea quality complaints actually came through the grain commission.

“It behooved us to make sure they understand that,” said Hatcher.

He s a i d c u s t o m e r s a re extremely interested in varietyspecific data, since their research and development departments are focused on creating specific products.

Some international customers had an appreciation of the Canadian grading system and detailed quality evaluation and appreciated that the Canadians make their products such as noodles, steam buns and pasta for evaluation.

Hatcher said the missions also told customers about other classes of Canadian wheat.

“Most customers, because of the previous marketing strategy, are not aware of all the different classes of wheat and what they are capable of being used for,” he said. They wanted to know about the new varieties, and how they could be used in their products.

One large company in South Korea is very interested in CPS red.

“We have not traditionally even been in South Korea. We have a product that interests them greatly. We don’t want to lose this market opportunity and must take steps to capitalize on it,” he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

Seaway opening on an upbeat note Officials are hopeful last year’s four per cent rise in traffic will be repeated

By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor

S

t. Lawrence Seaway officials are optimistic last year’s four per cent surge in traffic was no fluke as the export route gears up for a March 22 opening.

A late-season surge in grain exports from Western Canada lifted the seaway traffic to 38.9 million tonnes of cargo for the 2012 season, a haul that bested the Seaway Management Corp’s (SMC) forecast by 300,000 tonnes.

Overall the waterway finished 1.4 million tonnes ahead of 2011’s result of 37.5 million tonnes. And it accomplished that with 4,083 vessel transits, 144 lower than in 2011, a sign that ships are moving more cargo.

“Canadian t ra f f i c h a s rebounded since the low point of 2009. The North American economy is growing at a steady pace and conditions do appear reasonably certain going forward. However, there are so many variables and as always some uncertainty,” Raymond Johnston, president of the Chamber of Marine Commerce, said in an interview.

Most discussions he’s heard about seaway prospects “suggest there’s nothing to be pes-

simistic about at this time,” he said. Iron ore and coal should continue flowing to China as they did last year. There’s still plenty of Canadian grain left from the 2012 harvest.

President Obama’s State of the Union address comments about a revved up American infrastructure program and talk of a renewed infrastructure building plan in Canada could translate into more cargo moving on the lakes.

Mike Broad, president of the Shipping Federation of Canada, says reports that the U.S. economy is picking up steam make him think there could be a modest improvement in tonnage. That could include more steel imports. The biggest uncertainty is grain exports from both Canada and the United States because of ongoing worries about a repeat of last summer’s drought.

Glen Nekvasil, vice-president of the U.S. Lake Carriers Association, notes that his members are still struggling from a drop in cargo last year.

However, the No. 1 issue this year will be the water levels.

“We have lost four feet of draft in lakes Huron and Michigan and the St. Mary’s River and that means our ships have to carry 18 per cent less cargo to enter most Great Lakes ports.”

In its January report, the Canadian Hydrographic Service says water levels on the lower lakes and in Montreal are below their all-time average for this time of year although still above the level of Chart Datum. Lake Superior and Lake Michigan-Huron are below their all-time average for this time of year and are below the level of Chart Datum.

The service said shipping lines have to be especially cautious in high winds during low water periods “when water levels can rise or fall significantly in a short period of time.”

Meanwhile, about eight per cent of the Great Lakes were ice covered in late February, which is below the average of 12 per cent since 1980, but above last year, when only five per cent of the lakes were ice covered, the Canadian Ice Service reports.

Meanwhile, the Internat i o n a l Jo i n t Co m m i s s i o n says the organization hasn’t decided yet whether to recommend remedial measures to Ottawa and Washington to reverse falling water levels on the Great Lakes. It has to report on the findings of its Upper Great Lakes study board, which examined the water level issue during 2012.

The St. Lawrence Seaway is due to open March 22 this year. photo: thinkstock

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

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Snow welcomed but more needed to end drought

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Nearly a foot of snow fell in some areas

By Carey Gillam kansas city / reuters

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heavy winter snowstorm that swept across the U.S. midsection was a welcomed event for U.S. winter wheat farmers worried that their droughtstricken fields were too parched to produce a healthy crop this year.

Nearly a foot or more of snow fell across key growing areas in Oklahoma and Kansas Feb. 21.

“I feel a lot better this morning,” said Kansas wheat farmer Scott Van Allen, who has about 2,300 acres planted to winter wheat in southcentral Kansas. “It snowed all night on us. I was getting very concerned with the lack of moisture we’ve had.”

“Most of the snow has been in Kansas and into Missouri so far,” said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the University of Nebraska Drought Mitigation Center. “With the weather and the snow we’re really looking at a good shot of moisture.”

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell more than two per cent to their lowest level in nearly eight months Feb. 21 morning due to the beneficial nature of the storms for the wheat crop in the U.S. Plains.

Still, Fuchs and wheat agronomy experts said that the ongoing drought has been so pervasive that soil moisture deficits will not be replenished without several large storm systems.

“This is not going to put a big dent in the drought,” said Fuchs. “The moisture is welcomed, but is it a drought buster? No it is not. We need several more storms like this to really start turning the tide.”

Kansas State University wheat agronomist Jim Shroyer agreed. A foot of snow translates to only about an inch of water for the soil, he said.

“To fill the profile you would need 10 feet of snow,” said Shroyer.

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Out like a lamb and in like a lamb Issued: Monday, February 25, 2013 · Covering: February 27 – March 6, 2013 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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hen we have a quiet weather pattern with n o s t ro ng systems affecting our region, it can sometimes be a little tough in the late winter and early spring to figure out just what will happen in regards to the weather.

While last week’s forecast wasn’t too bad, it did miss out on a lot of the little details that resulted in temperatures being warmer than anticipated.

It l o o k s l i k e t h i s q u i e t weather pattern will continue for most, if not all, of this forecast period. There is currently a split flow in the jet stream, with one stream well to our south and the other just to our north.

A split stream usually means storm systems following either of the streams will not be that strong. Add in that we are in between the two storm tracks, and the result is not a lot of active weather.

A storm system will track along the southern stream during the second half of this week. It will be too far away to have any direct effect on us,

but it will pull slightly cooler air into our region. This means that on Thursday and Friday high temperatures will likely only be in the -8 to -10 C range.

An area of low pressure is then forecast to form to our west over the weekend and then track only the northern branch of the jet stream. This low will begin to draw in milder air over the weekend, and as the low approaches Manitoba on Monday or Tuesday, southern regions will likely see high temperatures around the 0 C mark. Depending on the track and strength of this low, southern regions could see some light snow as the low passes by but not much in the way of accumulation is expected.

Cooler high pressure will build in behind this low during the middle of next week, resulting in high temperatures falling back into the -10 C range.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -13 to 0 C; lows, -27 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.

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Precipitation Compared to Historical Distribution (Prairie Region) September 1, 2012 to February 21, 2013

Record Dry Extremely Low (0-10) Very Low (10-20) Low (20-40) Mid-Range (40-60) High (60-80) Very High (80-90) Extremely High (90-100) Record Wet Extent of Agricultural Land Lakes and Rivers

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies since Sept. 1, 2012 compared to historical amounts.

Manitoba has seen average amounts, with a good portion of this area seeing mid-range amounts. Much of Saskatchewan is similar to Manitoba, but overall it has been a little wetter, with large areas seeing high amounts and a few areas reporting very high amounts. Finally, in Alberta, a good portion of its southern and central regions has been quite dry, with low to extremely low amounts reported. Farther north around Slave Lake it has been wet, with very-to-extremely high amounts of precipitation received so far this fall and winter.

Study confirms Arctic sea ice collapse Satellite technology has confirmed the old ice volume modelling system’s estimates

By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

MONTHLY AVERAGES FROM JAN. 1979 TO JAN. 2013

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e l l , A rc t i c s e a i c e made the headlines again this week, as a new study has confirmed what some climate models have been predicting about the amount of it. When you hear discussions about summer melt season ice loss in the Arctic, they are talking about ice extent — that is, how much the surface area of ice has either melted or changed compared to the average. In September 2012 the Arctic hit an all-time low for ice extent.

This all-time record low meant about half of the surface usually covered in ice during the summer has disappeared compared to the 1979-2000 average.

While ice extent is a relative easy way to see how much ice loss occurs, it is really not the best measurement to use.

What we need to know is how much ice volume there is. Ice extent considers just the surface area of the ice; ice volume also looks at how deep or thick the ice is. Determining ice volume is much more difficult compared to ice extent and up to 2010 there wasn’t really any reliable, easy way to measure

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volume, so Arctic ice volumes were estimated using the University of Washington’s PIOMAS model (Pan-Arctic Ice Modelling and Assimilation System).

This model suggested the volume of Arctic sea ice loss may be approaching 75 to 80 per

cent, which is a rather shocking number. A lot of people, especially climate change skeptics, pointed to this model as being unrealistic and thus another reason why we should not believe anything being reported about Arctic ice conditions.

In 2 0 1 0 a n e w s a t e l l i t e, CryoSat-2, was launched by the European Space Agency, bouncing microwave energy off the ice to measure its thickness. It is able to determine the thickness because the beam bounces off both the top of the ice and the water below the ice. The difference in the timing of these two bounced beams allows scientists to measure the ice thickness.

After two years of collecting data and then analyzing and validating it by comparing the satellite measurements to actual ground — or rather, ice — measurements, it appears the estimations of 75 to 80 per cent ice volume loss were very close indeed!

In 1979, ice measurements estimated the total amount of Arctic sea ice during the summer minimum as around 17,000 cubic kilometres. The latest numbers from 2012 show summer minimum volume had dropped to an astonishing low of around 3,300 cubic km. That works out to an 81 per cent decline in ice volume. In an article published on the Think Progress website, author Joe Romm describes these results with the headline “Arctic Death Spiral Bombshell: CryoSat-2

Confirms Sea Ice Volume Has Collapsed.” If you wonder why they call it a death spiral, just check out the accompanying graphic that shows the loss of ice for each month of the year over time. You can see how the lines are slowly spiralling in toward the zero ice-over in the centre.

The article goes on to state this story should be the story of the day, month, year and decade. It is now estimated that instead of seeing a mostly ice-free summer Arctic by 2050, we will likely see it within the next 10 years, and that it is almost certainly too late to make any changes that will stop it from happening. What the outcome of this will be is still uncertain, but most climate and weather scientists agree it will definitely result in a permanent change in weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere.

We talked in the last issue about how the loss of Arctic ice appears to be affecting the jet stream, causing it to become more meridional.

Just what will happen when all the summer ice is gone is anyone’s guess, but I don’t think it is crying wolf to say we’ll see significant changes to our general weather patterns.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

CROPS IP program portends changes to registration system Seed Depot’s John Smith has entered the American wheat Faller in registration trials

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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n identity-preserved production contract a Manitoba company is offering for the U.S. wheat variety Faller this spring could be a sign of things to come as Canada’s variety registration system faces unprecedented pressures for change.

Farmers selling Faller, a highyielding, lower-protein, unregistered American spring milling wheat, would normally get a feed wheat price.

But those who grow it this spring under an identity-preserved (IP) program offered by the Seed Depot in Pilot Mound will earn the same top dollar as wheat in the premier Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class, says Seed Depot president John Smith.

At least one grain company will offer a Faller IP program in 2013 with seed coming exclusively from Seed Depot and there could be more, Smith, who owns the Canadian distribution rights for the variety, said in an interview Feb. 22.

“This is the only legal way to sell certified Faller seed prior to Canadian registration. We are pleased that there is enough flexibility within the current system to allow this,” he said.

Faller yields 15 to 20 per cent more than Glenn, an American milling wheat registered in Western Canada’s CWRS class.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has approved the Faller IP program because Seed Depot will enter the variety into Western Canada’s variety registration trials this spring, Smith said.

It’s illegal to import Faller wheat seed from United States into Western Canada for the purpose of growing it, an official from the Canadian Food Inspection agency said in an email.

It’s also illegal for American seed growers, or ordinary farmers, to sell Faller seed to Canadian farmers who want to grow it, said Dale Zetocha, executive director of the NDSU Research Foundation, which developed Faller.

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Observers predicted it would be a watershed event.

The PGDC consists of experts in plant diseases, agronomy and end-use quality who recommend whether new varieties of wheat, and a number of other crops, should be registered.

The contention is around milling wheat. Some western Canadian farmers say they should be able to grow, without penalty, what they believe to be higher-yielding wheats from the United States. But others warn that could undermine Canada’s brand.

It’s not illegal to grow or sell an unregistered wheat but farmers must declare the var iety when they deliver to an elevator.

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Only a couple of American wheats — the most recent being Glenn — are registered in Western Canada. Often rejected varieties fail to meet the strict Canadian milling and baking standards.

Pressure for reform has been building, but came into sharper focus after the Canadian Wheat Board’s sales monopoly ended last Aug. 1.

Last spring the grain industry reached a consensus that Canada’s premier wheat classes — CWRS and Canada Western Amber durum — should be preserved, but also agreed quality standards in the Canada Prairie Spring (CPS) class should be broadened making it easier to register American milling wheats. The PGDC was expected to discuss the idea, along with other reforms, including possibly cutting the number of years to two from three before a new wheat is considered for registration.

Smith said he’s counting on changes to the CPS class to get Faller registered.

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“But we need to remember a certain percentage of the market still wants the higher quality,” he said.

“It’s important to keep our higher classes of wheat because if we lose that we will lose some of the best markets for Canadian wheat.”

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation data show Faller averaged 65.6 bushels on 12,901 acres last year. That’s 26 per cent higher than the 52 bushels an acre Glenn averaged across the province.

Glenn was Manitoba’s most popular wheat in 2012 insured on more than 398,000 acres.

The highest-yielding registered CWRS wheat in Manitoba last year was CDC GO at 56 bushels an acre.

Yield potential is Faller’s main advantage, but it also has less protein than most CRWS wheats, something potential growers need to consider, Smith stressed.

“For sure if traditional protein premiums came back into play there’s less of an advantage to the variety,” he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

2012 Manitoba barley yields highly variable Farmers in the Red River Valley harvested a bumper crop, but it was the exception.

Overall yields were below average.

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

M St. Jean farmer Ron Sabourin harvesting Celebration, a six-row malting barley, last July 24, 2012. Farmers in the Red River Valley reaped a bumper barley crop in 2012, but poorer yields in other parts of Manitoba resulted in a belowaverage barley yield province-wide. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

anitoba’s 2012 barley crop averaged 54 bushels an acre — 14 bushels higher than in 2011, but almost nine per cent lower than the 10-year average of 59, Manitoba Agricultural Ser vices Corporation (MASC) data shows.

The provincial average yield doesn’t tell the whole story.

Many Red River Valley farmers harvested a bumper crop of

barley last fall, despite a year that was warmer and drier than normal.

In the RM of Montcalm, all barley varieties averaged 88 bushels an acre. That same rural municipality had the highest-averaging barley yield by variety — the six-row malting barley Celebration — at 89 bushels from 5,379 acres.

The Red River Valley RMs of Morris, Richot, Macdonald, Roland and Tache, averaged 84, 83, 80, 73 and 71 bushels an acre. Celebration was the

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CN and CP announce new senior officers

By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

A couple of familiar figures have moved into highranking, top executive positions at CP and CN. Keith Creel has left his role as CN’s executive vicepresident and chief operating officer to become CP’s president and chief operating officer.

“Keith joins CP after a very successful operating career where he rose from a management trainee in the operations department at Burlington Northern in 1992 to becoming EVP and COO at CN in 2010,” Hunter Harrison, CP’s CEO, said in a statement.

“I have worked with many talented operating people in this industry over the last four decades and Keith is by far one of the best young operating talents that I have ever seen,” Harrison said.

Replacing Creel at CN is Jim Vena, who has been promoted from within the ranks to become CN’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer.

Vena, 54, is a native of Jasper, Alta. and joined the railway in 1977 as a brakeman in 1977 after graduating from high school. He’s a qualified locomotive engineer and has worked all over the CN system, holding progressively senior positions in operations and marketing.

“Jim has a wealth of railway experience and strong leadership skills,” said CN president and CEO Claude Mongeau. “I am confident that he will help us drive our agenda of operational and service excellence forward.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

“The provincial average yield doesn’t tell the whole story.”

Crop

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2011 yield

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10-year average

% change

Record yield

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Barley

54

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231,076

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Ethelbert

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highest-yielding barley in all of them averaging 83.75 bushels from 8,838 acres.

In fact, Celebration, which was grown mainly in the valley, had the highest average yield across Manitoba at 71 bushels from 35,622 acres.

In sharp contrast, barley yields suffered in the northwest where wet weather dominated. In the RM of Ethelbert, which received 138 per cent of normal precipitation early in the growing season, barley averaged just 14 bushels an acre.

Pam de Rocquigny, cereal s p e c i a l i s t w i t h Ma n i t o b a , Food and Rural Initiatives, says pockets of the Red River Valley received timely rains that probably boosted barley yields. Other crops generally

yielded well in the valley too, she noted.

We t c o n d i t i o n s i n t h e northwest hurt yields, de Rocquigny said.

“Ba r l e y d o e s n’t l i k e we t feet,” she said.

In 2012 Manitoba farmers insured 483,130 acres of barley under the federal-provincial AgriInsurance program administered by MASC. That’s double the 231,076 insured in 2011 when excessive moisture contributed to a decline in plantings.

While barley plantings were up, they were still well below

the 10-year average of 636,060 acres.

In 2009 Manitoba barley farmers harvested a record average yield of 73.6 bushels from 558,668 acres.

Although Celebration had the highest average yield in Manitoba, Conlon, a tworow feed barley, accounted for almost a quarter of Manitoba’s 2012 barley acres at 108,288. Conlon averaged 62 bushels an acre last year.

Newdale, a two-row malting barley, had the second-highest number of acres at 52,596, averaging 55 bushels.

Champion, a two-row feed, was third at 39,381 acres averaging 57 bushels.

AC Me t c a l f e, a t w o - r ow malting barley, had the fourth most acres at 36,271 and averaged 43 bushels an acre.

For more information on Manitoba’s 2012 crop yields see Yield Manitoba 2013 inserted in the Feb. 14, 2013 issue of the Manitoba Coo p e ra t o r o r g o t o h t t p : / / www.mmpp.com/mmpp.nsf/ mmpp_publications.html. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Vitol plans grain market debut, hires Viterra traders Non-traditional traders are getting into the grain business

By Emma Farge and Sarah McFarlane LONDON / REUTERS

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op oil trader Vitol is building a global grains desk and has taken advantage of Glencore’s takeover of Canadian grains giant Viterra to hire a team of its traders, trading sources said Feb. 20.

Vitol, which has an annual turnover of nearly $300 billion, will vie for market share along with rival trading firms Gunvor and Mercuria, which have also expanded in agricultural commodity markets as they seek to expand across new markets.

The Swiss firm’s advance into agriculture could help it spot niche opportunities in both energy and soft commodity markets, which are seen as increasingly connected due partly to the growth in cropbased biofuels.

“Markets are now linked in ways that they never were before. Ten years ago an oil trader could lead a happy existence without ever knowing what was happening to the corn p r i c e. T h o s e d a y s a re gone,” said Robert Piller, director of Aupres Consult and commodities lecturer at the Geneva Business School.

Vitol, already present in the sugar market, is hiring around 15 staff as part of the expansion, one of the sources said.

T h e t ra d i n g s o u rc e s said it had hired at least five traders from Viterra’s Geneva, Hamburg and Singapore offices following Glencore’s $6-billion takeover last year.

The first grain-trading staff are expected to join next month, two of the industry sources said.

Vitol declined comment. Glencore officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Vitol’s expansion in the agriculture market follows an upturn in the fortunes of dominant companies in the global grains markets.

In the Glencore-Viterra tie-up — one of the largest deals in the global agriculture business for years — many Viterra traders discovered that Glencore traders had similar roles to their own, the industry sources said.

“A lot of the main grains people at Viterra are not being taken on by Glencore because of direct overlaps,” said a trader who formerly worked for Viterra.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

Soybeans still picking up acres Edible beans are finicky and canola doesn’t handle wet soils as well as soybeans

By Gord Gilmour staff

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t one time the edible bean workshops would have been the hot ticket at the Manitoba Special Crops Symposium and you’d be fighting for a chair.

This year there were just a few scattered groups of growers listening to presentations on everything from harvest methods to seeding techniques and there were likely more empty chairs than attendees.

The day before however, it was standing room only for similar presentations on soybean production.

“It just goes to show how these things can change over just a few years, and who knows when that pendulum will swing back?” observed SEC-RR2Y-MBLead12J_MC.qxd

consultant Brent VanKoughnet, who presented both days.

MAFRI pulse crops specialist Dennis Lange echoed that observation a little later when he took the stage to deliver his dry bean production update.

Lange, a well-known figure in the province’s pulse industry, worked widely in the edible bean business in the private trade before joining MAFRI. These days he spends a lot of time working on soybean issues.

“As you can see, I’ve dressed appropriately,” Lange joked with the audience, referring to a more subdued version of his trademark Hawaiian shirt.

“This shirt actually has a fair bit of black in it, so I guess I’m in mourning.”

It’s not that soybeans are anything new to the province, it’s just that lately they’ve been

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on a tear, while field bean acres have been on the wane.

This year close to a million acres of soybeans are expected to be planted, while edible bean plantings are expected to continue a long, slow decline.

Michael Reimer, acting executive director of the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association, says when he’s talked to the association’s members about the trend, a number of key points highlight why growers have been making this decision.

First and perhaps foremost, there’s the wetter weather cycle the province has been stuck in for the past number of years. While canola can fare well in the heavy clay soils of the Red River Valley during drier years, they haven’t done as well when the ground’s been wetter, Reimer said.

“Soybeans have been much more reliable in these wetter conditions,” he said. “I think that may be the biggest reason we’ve seen this switch.”

In that case, it’s agronomics causing the crop to steal acres from canola, he says. At the same time there’s a clear economic trend causing it to capture other acres too. Dry beans were for a number of years seen as a winning crop for growers, especially in the Red River Valley. At a time when even canola could be challenging to pencil out some seasons, they returned more dollars to growers. But the resurgence in commodity crop prices have put some pressure on this trend, Reimer said.

“There are some acres going into soybeans that would have been growing edible beans a few years ago,” Reimer said.

That’s because relatively speaking, dry beans are a finicky crop to grow that require a higher level of care and management than the tougher commodity crop soybeans. They’re also headed towards entirely different markets with different quality specifications. Dry bean buyers, for example, don’t want split seed coats, whereas a soybean crusher has far fewer concer ns about cosmetic appearances.

In the end growers will continue making their planting decisions while balancing agronomic and economic considerations just like they always have, Reimer said.

Which crops win will vary over time as factors outside the control of farmers, such as weather and markets, change with time.

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i t h s oy b e a n a c re s continuing to soar in Manitoba, it appears soybeans are catching on in Saskatchewan too.

Actual acreage data is scarce given the crop’s recent expansion into Saskatchewan, but Dale Risula, a crops specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, estimated that about 70,000 acres were sown in 2012.

“The interest in soybeans seems very strong,” said Risula adding that area could rise to 90,000 acres. However, most Saskatchewan growers interested in the crop likely haven’t planted soybeans before, and Risula is recommending they start with a small area.

“A lot of work needs to be done in the area of variety identification and development before (soybeans) become one of the more major crops grown here consistently,” said Risula adding that “it’s a big risk to jump into soybeans in a big way.”

Risula said the cost of production right now favours soybeans over canola, as soybeans do not require expensive nitrogen inputs. Soybeans are also easier to harvest than other pulse options, such as peas or lentils.

Seed supplies will likely need to be imported from other jurisdictions, such as Manitoba and North Dakota, to meet the demand, said Risula. Those varieties may not have been tested in Saskatchewan, which creates performance uncertainty.

Farmers in neighbouring Manitoba have been growing soybeans for over a decade, with acreage rising from 50,000 in 2001 (the first year of official survey results) to 800,000 in 2012, according to Statistics Canada data.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

Streamlined approval process leads to expanded labels for horticulture products Fruit and vegetable growers can now use three Bayer products on multiple crops

By Dave Bedard Co-operator staff

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slimmed-down federal approval process will a l l ow Ca n adian fr uit and vegetable growers some expanded uses of an insecticide and two fungicides this spring.

Bayer CropScience credited recent “regulatory synchronization” between Canada and the U.S. for the expanded labels on Admire insecticide and Reason and Flint fungic i d e s a n n o u n c e d Fe b. 1 9 .

T h e a p p r ov a l c ov e r s u s e s for which the products were already approved in the U.S. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has modified how product registrants can satisfy their data requirements over the past five years, Bayer said.

A “zonal approach” may now be used allowing U.S. data to be submitted in a Canadian registration.

“This gives the indust r y a g re a t e r o p p o r t u n i t y to address the technology gap between the U.S. and C a n a d a ,” B a y e r s a i d , c i t ing “co-ordinated efforts by all stakeholders” including the PMRA, Pest Management Ad v i s o r y Co u n c i l ( P M AC ) , Canadian Horticulture Council, regulatory bodies, grower groups and ag chem companies.

Several new processes such as joint review registrations have allowed Bayer CropScience’s fruit and vegetable team to share registration data with colleagues in the U.S. for a “quicker, more comprehensive review, which has increased the opportunity to obtain many of the same use patterns for both U.S. and Canadian growers.”

The imidacloprid (Group 4 ) i n s e c t i c i d e Ad m i re, f o r example, has been approved for 17 years for use in Canadian potato crops, and the label has expanded over time to cover its use in ginseng, brassica leafy vegetables and highbush blueberries.

However, the new “technology gap” expansion of the Admire label means Canadian growers may now apply Ad m i re o n m u l tiple crops from the same crop groups, such as all pome fruit instead of apples alone, Bayer said.

Furthermore, a new “national” label allows growers from coast to coast to use Admire on the same crops, where its uses have previously been restricted by region.

Admire is also now cleared in Canada to protect against leafhoppers on berries and small fruit, including grapes.

The Canadian label for Flint — a Group 11 trifloxystrobin fungicide previously registered for control of powdery mildew, scab and rust on crops such as pome fruit, grapes, cherries and hazelnuts — will now expand to cover its use on strawberries against powdery mildew, and on asparagus against stemphyllium purple spot and rust.

Reason 500SC, a Group 11 fenamidone fungicide, may now also be used as a foliar

fungicide on tomatoes and turnip greens for control of diseases like late and early blight and downy mildew, the company said. “ C a n a d a ’s h i s t o r i c a l regulatory approach to satisfying registration requirements often meant Canadian growers were sometimes restricted from using the same products available to their U.S. counterparts,” David Kikkert, Bayer’s Canadian portfolio manager for horticulture, said in the company’s release.

“Closing the technology gap between the U.S. and Canada is an important aspect of the registration process,” he added. “We are committed to capturing regulatory opportunities to further enable Canadian growers to participate in a strong and competitive fruit and vegetable market.”

The Canadian label for Bayer Crop Science’s Flint, a trifloxystrobin fungicide, is being expanded to include control of powdery mildew on strawberries. photo: thinkstock

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Demand for Prairie flax to increase

WHAT GOES DOWN MUST COME UP

Production problems elsewhere are sending customers to Canada

By Terryn Shiells COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA

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It’s a long walk up those hills but that’s no deterrent to youngsters enjoying the milder winter temperatures.

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xport demand for western Canadian flax is expected to increase this year, Jonathon Driedger, senior market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions said in a presentation at the annual Wild Oats Grain World Conference in Winnipeg on Feb. 25.

Driedger expects exports of western Canadian flax to increase to 436,000 tonnes in 2012-13, from 391,000 in 201112.

The increase is linked to growing demand for the oilseed in China, and a jump in buying interest from Europe due to production problems in the former Soviet Union.

“In December 2012, we saw more exports of Canadian flax to Europe than we did in all of 2011-12,” Driedger said during his presentation.

But the strong export demand could be short lived, as European demand could start to drop off in 2013-14 if the former Soviet Union has a better crop.

Dr iedger expects expor t demand to see a slight decrease, to 400,000 tonnes in the 2013-14 crop year.

But, he said there is the potential for that figure to increase.

The demand for Canadian flax from China could continue to grow, as it is on the cheaper side of the oilseed price scale.

Canadian flax could also regain more market share in Europe if the former Soviet Union experiences crop problems again.

Driedger said that Europe may not want to become too dependent on the former Soviet Union for their flax needs, and could start to look into importing crops from elsewhere, including Canada.

The increase in demand should leave tight ending stocks in 2012-13, with Driedger projecting about 91,000 tonnes to be left over at the end of the year, from 137,000 tonnes in 2011-12.

A n i n c re a s e i n a c re s i s expected in 2013-14, which should relieve the tight stock situation. Driedger expects 1.1 million acres of flax will be planted in 2013-14, up from 980,000 in 2012-13 and ending stocks should rise to 137,000 tonnes.

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New herbicide option from MANA Canada Priority’s active ingredient is florasulam, a Group 2 herbicide, designed to be tank mixed with the farmer’s choice of glyphosate

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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estern Canadian farmers will have another pre-seed, chemfallow and post-harvest weed control option starting this spring by tank mixing MANA Canada’s Priority herbicide with glyphosate.

Florasulam, an off-patent Group 2 weed killer, is Prior ity’s active ingredient, which when tank mixed with glyphosate will have the same active ingredients as PrePass, Andrew Mann, MANA Canada’s general manager told reporters during a briefing Feb. 20.

“From a weed management, resistance management scenario it (Priority) should always be tank mixed (with glyphosate),” he said.

“Florasulam plus glyphosate is a proven tank mix that uses two modes of action to control hard-to-kill weeds that glyphosate alone does not control.”

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Priority herbicide lets farmers decide which glyphosate they want to use, Mann said.

That’s consistent with MANA Canada’s philosophy of providing farmers with options in off-patent pesticides, he said.

The combination of florasulam and glyphosate controls a wide range of hard-to-kill broadleaf and grassy weeds, including dandelions, cleavers and glyphosate-tolerant volunteer canola.

“Florasulam plus glyphosate is a proven tank mix that uses two modes of action to control hard-to-kill weeds that glyphosate alone does not control,” Phil Somerville, MANA Canada’s new product development manager, said in a news release. “Bringing Priority to market allows farmers to use their preferred brand of glyphosate without compromising weed control.”

Priority can be applied preseed or post-harvest before seeding wheat (spring, winter and durum), barley and oats.

Priority is also registered for use with glyphosate in chemfallow.

Pr ior ity will be sold in cases containing two, 6.4litre jugs, which can treat 320 acres.

In a low-disturbance seeding system, application may occur just before seeding.

In all other seeding systems application should occur one week before seeding, according to MANA Canada’s website.

Priority can be applied post-harvest after Oct. 1 but before freeze-up.

Priority can only be applied with ground equipment.

Do not apply if rain is fore-

cast or if there is heavy dust on the weed leaves.

For improved control of larger annual and established perennial weeds, Priority can be tank mixed with a higher rate of glyphosate.

MANA hopes to add to its stable of off-patent pesticides over the next few years, Mann said.

“The next two to three years are very promising,” he said.

MANA Canada is owned

by Israeli-based Makhteshim Agan Industries, the world’s largest chemical producer of off-patent chemicals, according to Mann.

The firm sold almost $2.7 billion of pesticides globally in 2011, accounting for about five per cent of the pesticide market. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba government is financing the distribution of 1,000 heart defibrillators in public spaces across the province as part of a $1.3-million program to make the life-saving devices more accessible to cardiac arrest victims.

“We know the chance of survival is increased by almost 75 per cent when a heart defibrillator is used with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It can really mean the difference between life and death,” said Health Minister Theresa Oswald in a release.

The free defibrillators will make it easier to acquire the life-saving devices for non-profit and community-owned public facilities that will soon be required to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) available on site under new provincial legislation.

The province of Manitoba was the first in the country to develop legislation to require hightraffic public facilities like schools, hockey arenas, community centres, fitness clubs and curling rinks to have a defibrillator on site.

A full list of designated public places required to have a defibrillator on site, as well as information about the types of defibrillators that are acceptable and how they must be installed and registered is available at www.gov.mb.ca/health/ aed/. Information about the free defibrillator initiative is available at www. heartandstroke.mb.ca/ AEDlegislation.

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Rising hemp acres not keeping up with demand for hemp products Acres could increase 10 to 15 per cent this year in Western Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA

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ising demand and good returns will see more acres devoted to industrial hemp production in Western Canada this spring, industry sources say.

Canadian hemp plantings have risen steadily over the past few years, with about 55,000 acres licensed in 2012, according to government data. Due to industrial hemp’s association with its cousin marijuana, farmers need to be licensed through Health Canada and pass a criminal record check in order to grow the crop. Testing is also required to confirm THC levels, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, are below the allowable 0.3 per cent.

“We’re anticipating a 10 to 15 per cent increase (in acres),” said Kim Shukla, of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. She said ris-

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ing demand for the food products was behind rising demand for growing the crop.

“We’ll see similar (acres) or a slight increase,” said Anndrea Hermann, of The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting and president of the Hemp Industries Association. She said licensed acres in Canada could come in as high as 70,000 acres in 2013, but larger gains would come in future years. Most of the current industry is geared towards grain produc-

tion, but as the demand for the fibre expands that will be where the growth occurs.

“That dynamic will change as we move forward and there’s more demand for the fibre component,” said Hermann pointing to a number of international developments, including using hemp fibre for building materials.

On the grain side there is also room to create more demand.

Hemp is currently not registered as an animal feed, but chicken feeding trials are underway in Canada. Hermann said hemp was producing comparable results to feeding flaxseed to chickens.

Farmers can expect to bring in $200 to $300 per acre gross margin growing hemp, said Hermann, noting that those returns compare favourably with other options and only take into account grain production.

“Farmers will only grow something that will be lucrative for

them,” said Shukla, adding, “hemp has proven to be a great rotation option and provides a good return as well.” From a rotational perspective, hemp is a heavy nitrogen user and is best suited following a legume, such as soybeans, said Shukla.

A rising global demand for Canadian-made hemp products, as more countries approve it as a human food, has helped make it an attractive crop to grow for producers. With hemp production still restricted in the U.S., endusers around the world generally look to Canada first for quality hemp seed and products, said Hermann.

While efforts are underway in the U.S. to gain federal approvals for growing hemp, Hermann said there is more than enough demand to support increased production. “We’re not even scratching the surface,” she said.

Pre-seed

Priority # 1

Rains bolster Paraguay soy crop A record crop of more than eight million tonnes is expected

By Mariel Cristaldo ASUNCION / REUTERS

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araguay’s soy farmers should gather a record 2012-13 crop of more than eight million tonnes after recent rains eased concerns that yields could take a lastminute pounding from dryness in the world’s No. 4 exporter.

While the South American country’s harvests are small when compared with those of neighbouring soy giants Argentina and Brazil, the Agriculture Ministry forecasts record output of 8.4 million tonnes, more than twice last season’s drought-hit crop.

Three weeks before the bulk of harvesting will come to an end, average yields are running at three tonnes per hectare. In some southeastern farming areas, yields of 4.5 tonnes per hectare have been recorded.

Government farming officials say the tinder-dry weather of recent weeks only hurt crops in northern areas, which account for about 10 per cent of the country’s soy area.

“These 30 or 40 days without rain did have an impact, but not to a great extent. With these rains, things have recovered,” said Edgar Mayeregger, director of the Agriculture Ministry’s risk management unit.

Pa r a g u a y c u r r e n t l y crushes about 30 per cent of its soy harvest, but industry analysts expect that to reach 60 per cent due to the new plants.

Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said last month it expected soybean crushings to more than double between February 2013 and January 2014, probably reaching a record 3.2 million tonnes.

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SATURDAy APRIL 27, 2013 10 AM Beausejour 3 easT oN #44 aNd 5 NorTh oN 45e VERy NICE LINE OF MACHINERy JAMES 204-268-3415 • ALLEN 204-268-1975

HARVESTING:

• 1989 John Deere 8760 four wheel drive tractor quad shift 24 speed 3 remote hyd, 650/65/R38 Michelin 90% rubber, serial #001081 only 5389 one owner hours • John Deere 6420 MFWD cab, 3 pth, Joy stick travels at 30 Mile Per hour 1824 hours, originally purchased as demo unit at 300 hours • John Deere 1830 diesel 3 pth. and 145 loader low hours, Hd front axle, and rims Canopy roll bar • Case IH Model 7230 MFWD 18.4 x 42 rear axle duals, power shift, 3 remote hyd, only 3577 one owner hours Note front suitcase weights sell after 7230 • IHC Model TD261 Crawler 4 cylinder Diesel, with angle dozer, very good under carriage,16 in pads, newer rollers, remote Hydraulics, 4923 hours on clock, shedded, serial #40220 HARVESTING EQUIPMENT: • Trelleberg Tires, $14,000 work order on following up dates done in last 300 hours, fine cut Reddekopp chopper, Sunny Brock HD Cylinder./ concave/Beater & Grate, Feeder plate. One owner unit w/ 1718 sep and 2229 engine hrs. Combine serial #668115, header serial #666448 • Single Pole header transport • John Deere 930F flex head vin # HOO930F672339, 30ft with pickup reel good teeth, fore & aft, very good skid plates (Gagnon) • Case IH 1020 flex head 30 ft pickup reel, good teeth, fore and aft, very good skid plates, crop Dividers, serial # JJCO312084 (Gagnon) • 2005 Case IH 2388 Combine, vin # HAJ293441 2402 engine hours, 1788 sep hours, Specialty Rotor, rock trap, Yield and moisture meter, hopper topper, 30.5 front, 14.9 rears. Hydraulic Reverser, chopper, chaff spreader, sells with CIH 14 ft 1015 pickup head, 7 belt pickup header, Red lighted annually, # JJ0312084, Owner Richard Gagnon 701-520-4036 • 2000 Case IH Model 8825 swather, 25 ft w/ DSA, pickup reel, Trelleberg 600/55-26.5 drive tires, only 1517 one owner hours. Serial #127394 • John Deere model 590 pto 25 ft swather, autofold, shedded • 1998 Freight liner FL80, Cat 3126 engine 300 hp. 6 speed automatic, also Full Lock up Diff, air & cruise, 20000 lb front w/ 385/ 22.5 ’’ tires, and 40,000 lb rears with 11.5 x 22.5, air ride suspension, complete with Midland 20 x 8.5 x 66 in sides, roll tarp, saftied, Note 44000 one owner kms.

• 1980 Chev 7000 single axle, 366 v8 5 & two, only 83000 one owner km, with 16 ft Midland box hoist newer, roll tarp, hyd. Drill fill outlet, 10 x 20 tires, saftied SEEDING AND TILLAGE: • Bourgault model 7200 super harrow 60 ft 24’’ x 5/8 in teeth, very good condition • John Deere model 1610 deep tiller, 40 ft with 3 row mulchers • Summers Vibra tine multi weeder seed bedder, 3 row S tines w/ 5 bar tine harrows real good condition autofold • Case IH Model 6300 double disc opener Press drills, two x 14 ft units with dry fertilizer, markers and factory transport • John Deere 30 ft model 335 tandem disc in shed nice condition • 903 Melroe 8 bottom auto reset plow

Our Spring 2013 Catalog will be in your farm mail box starting March 15th This is a partial listing see our website for more listings and photos www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Bill Klassen Auctioneers bill@billklassen.com

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AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers

• 2003 Frieghtliner Tandem grain truck, 60 series Detroit, 10 speed, Cancade 20 ft x 8.5 x 66’’ box, Roll Tarp, MB Saftied • 1995 GMC Topkick tandem, 427 gas 6 speed w/ hi/ lo/ shift, 20 ft Midland box, roll tarp. This truck was purchased as demo unit and comes with 31000 one owner km, MB Saftied

SEEDING AND TILLAGE:

• Bourgault 8810, 40 ft seeding tool, 4 row Mulchers, 350 lb trip, 8’’ spacing, complete with Bourgault 3225 seed cart with loading auger • Bourgault 40 ft model 9800 deep tiller, w/ 4 row super Mulchers • Summers mid size tine harrows 80 ft 5 bar, autofold • Tormaster 80 ft Diamond section Harrow packer bar, p-20 Packers. Autofold

GRAIN HANDLING:

• 2007 Conveyair Ultima 6 pto drive Grain Vac with tubing etc.

• Westfield J 208 loading auger with Wheatheart self propel Kit. • Westfield MK 10 x 61 auger • Jump auger 8’’ with 2 hp electric motor • 18 ft dual tank slide in drill fill with rear augers • Unferveth 7000 Grain cart, 30.5 x 32 tires, pto drive Roll Tarp • Garwood 15 yard Hyd Push off scraper serial #615

YARD AND MISC FARM HARDWARE:

• Lucknow 6 ft single auger snow blower, 3pth, hyd chute • 6 ft 3 pth curl shank cultivator • Woods 3 pth M-5 Rotary mower • Farm King 7’ 3pth finish mower • 2000 gal galvanized water tank • Rear tine yard machine walk behind garden tiller • 10’’ Craftsman radial arm saw • Wood working lathe • Chem handler unit • 2’’ water pump • Some 12’’ aeration tubing • Roll away top and bottom tool chest and other tools and farm hardware

Very Low Acreage Low houred mostly one owner Equipment at this Sharp looking farm equipment auction. This will be a rare opportunity to purchase these quality name brand machines in this kind of condition, used in Red River Valley soil zone, major items are shedded, and therefore limited photo’s available.

We at Bill Klassen Auctions are very pleased to have been asked to conduct this top notch Auction on Behalf of the Baleja Family. Please do plan to attend, owners Dave Baleja 204 745 8677

INTERNET BIDDING BEGINNING AT 10:45 AM

See our website www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Bill Klassen Auctioneers bill@billklassen.com

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Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

BUILDINGS AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322).

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

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TRUCKS:

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

Beausejour - 204-268-3497

Boom, two set of Nozzles, 320/90/P42 tires, Hyd, thread adjustment, wired for outback auto steer, serial# ------ only 400 hrs

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FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD.

Viterra

SPRAYER: • 2006 Case IH model SPX 3185 , 750 gal tank, 90 ft

Arnaud - 204-427-2337

75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 20-yd dump box 17-ft. 20-yd dump box. Great unit: 100,000PSI high hyd tank on frame with a electric tarp all the wire to Classified 93&(28328) PPAC 2013 MB.indd 3 tensile roofing & hook it up. The box is in fair shape. Just needs yor siding. 16 colours to choose from. truck $8,500 tj@otr-recycling.com (204)768-0600

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• 2009 John Deere 9770 STS combine, Bullet Rotor, fine cut chopper 615P Header with JD belt pickup, hopper topper, two sets of Concaves, 900/65/32 rice tires, 600 hrs, serial #726924. Terms on combine, 25.000 down auction day balance upon possession before August 1, 2013.

• John Deere 930 flex head with pickup reel • 2002 MacDon Harvest pro 8152 swather, 500/70 R24 tires, Wired for Outback auto steer, power unit serial #150002, only 850 hours, equipped with 972 Harvest header 30 ft with dual Reel and dual knife drive • 2005 Case IH 2388 Combine, Vin #HAJ 92443, Specialty Rotor, Rock Trap, yield and moisture meter, Hydraulic reverser, Chopper, Chaff spreader, Hopper Topper, 800- 65 R32 Fronts 18.4 -26 rears 4 wheel drive axle, sells with CIH 1015 pickup head 14ft 7 AUCTION SALES belt pickup. Combine has had annual Red light.

Manitoba Auctions – Interlake Consigned by Richard Gagnon Farms 701-5204036.

• Case IH 1010 Straight header, 30 ft pickup reel fore & aft, (Gagnon) • 4 Wheel Header trailer • John Deere 930 flex head, 30 ft with Pickup reel Fore & 93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 2 aft Good skids, #HOO930F681616 (Gagnon) • Poly 10 ft Tapered fully mounted swath roller

Not Much small selling please be on time

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herbicides

GJ Chemical Co. Ltd.

FOR SALE: 04 CHEVY 2500 4x4, 4-dr, gas, new safety, new steer tires, flat deck w/tool boxes, $8500. Phone:(204)871-0925.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Vehicles Various

TRACTORS:

• 2009 John Deere 9430 4 wheel drive power shift, deluxe cab, 710/70R42 duals, auto steer. 4 remotes one owner 475 hours • 2008 John Deere 5603 mfwd yard tractor, cab, power Quad, left hand reverser, 3pth single remote hyd, with JD 542 self leveling loader Joy stick, 18.4 x 30 rears, loaded unit only 360 one owner hours • Ford 8870 MFWD, 3 pth, dual pto, triple Hyd. Remotes, power shift, wired for outback auto steer system, 20.8 x 42 duals, 1700 one owner hours

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AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks

Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

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Waskada

Interlake

Erickson Minnedosa

Virden

Arborg

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

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

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

Rapid City

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

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AUTO & TRANSPORT Autos

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Hamiota

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Birch River

Reston

Paterson Global Foods Inc.

Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

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INDUSTRIAL

13-02-01 1:34 PM

SHOP EQUIPMENT - TOOL AUCTION BUSINESS AUCTION - MARCH 13 9: 00 AM

DIRECTIONS: * 1 mile west of Carberry, MB. On highway 351. North side of highway at driveway marker #84095 THIS SALE WILL HAVE A LOT MORE ITEMS THAN WE COULD POSSIBLY LIST. PLEASE PLAN TO COME AND SPEND THE DAY WITH US AT THIS PREMIUM INDUSTRIAL AND TOOL AUCTION. Manual Chain Hoist: *1 ton x 8’ lift - steel CM 35 *1 ton x 12’ lift - steel CM 10 *2 ton x 10’ lift - steel CM 9 *2 ton x 10’ lift - aluminum CM 2 *2 ton x 20’ lift - aluminum CM 8 *5 ton x 30’ lift - steel CM 1 *10 ton x 30’ lift - aluminum CM 1 Electric Chain Hoist: *1/2 ton x 15’ lift aluminum KITO 1 *1/2 ton x 30’ lift - aluminum KITO 1 Lever Chain Puller: *3/4 ton x 5’ lift - steel KITO 10 *1.5 ton x 5’ lift - steel CM 5 *1.5 ton x 5’ lift - aluminum CM 1 *3 ton x 5’ lift - steel CM 4 *3 ton x 5’ lift - aluminum CM 1 *6 ton x 30’ lift - aluminum CM 2 Wire Rope Pullers: *3 ton x 25’ lift - aluminum 1 *3/4 ton x 66’ - aluminum Westward 15 Gantry Cranes: *2200 lbs X 7’6”-12’ 4 Hilti: *DD ED-1 (with water Pump) 1 Gang Box: *Large 21 *Small 6 Enerpac Jack: *50 ton double pull Enerpac 1 *50 ton RSM300 1 *10 ton RC102 5 *30 ton RCS302 2 *15 ton RC15A 2 *30 ton RCH302 1Enerpac Hand Pump: *2 speed 2 stage ENPP142 8 Electric Threading Machine: *535 Rigid Rigid 1 Equipment Mover: *40 ton 4 roller Delux kit with case Hillman 2 *30 ton x 4 total weight capacity 120 ton Hillman 1 Transformer: *575 to 208 volt step down with 10 - 110 volt plugs & 6 - 208 plugs with 100’ power cable with 575 plug (Simplot Portage) 1 208 Electrical Cords: *208 Electrical Cords 100’ each with plugs 12 208 Electrical Cable: *208 Electrical Cable 4-wire (on spool) 700’ Angle Grinder: *5” Makita 9000 5B Makita 40 *7” Dewalt Dewalt 2 *6” Makita Makita 1 Portable Band Saw: *Makita MKT2107FK 1Heavy Duty 12 Point offset Striking Wrenches (slug wrench) in Steel Box: *1 1/16” Proto 2 *1 1/8” Proto 1 *1 1/4” Proto 1 *1 5/16” Proto 1 *1 7/16” Proto 1 *1 1/2” Proto 3 *1 5/8” Proto 2 *1 11/16” Proto 2 *1 3/4” Proto 1 *1 13/16” Proto 1 *1 7/8” Proto 2 *2” Proto 3 *2 1/8” Proto 1 *2 3/16” Proto 2 *2 1/4” Proto 1 *2 5/16” Proto 1 *2 3/8” Proto 2 *2 1/2” Proto 1 *2 9/16” Proto 2 *2 5/8” Proto 1 *2 3/4” Proto 1 *2 15/16” Proto 1 *3” Proto 1 *3 1/8” Proto 1 *3 3/8” Proto 1 1” Drive Impact Socket Set in Steel Box: *1” Proto 1 *1 1/16” Proto 1 *1 1/8” Proto 1 *1 3/16” Proto 1 *1 1/4” Proto 1 *1 5/16” Proto 1 *1 3/8” Proto 1 *1 7/16” Proto 1 *1 1/2” Proto 1 *1 5/8” Proto 1 *1 11/16” Proto 1 *1 3/4” Proto 1 *1 13/16” Proto 1 *1 7/8” Proto 1 *2” Proto 1 *2 1/16” Proto 1 *2 1/8” Proto 1 *2 3/16” Proto 1 *2 1/4” Proto 1 *2 5/16” Proto 1 *2 3/8” Proto 1 *2 7/16” Proto 1 *2 1/2” Proto 1 *2 5/8” Proto 1 *2 11/16” Proto 1 *2 3/4” Proto 1 *2 13/16” Proto 1 *2 7/8” Proto 1 *3” Proto 1 Universal Joint: *1” Drive Impact Proto 1 1” Drive Impact Extensions: *7” Proto 1 3/4” Drive Impact Socket Set in Steel Box: 1*” Proto 1 *1 1/16” Proto 1 *1 1/8” Proto 1 *1 3/16” Proto 1 *1 1/4” Proto 1 *1 5/16” Proto 1 *1 3/8” Proto 1 *1 7/16” Proto 1 *1 1/2” Proto 1 Universal Joint: *3/4” Drive Impact Proto 1 3/4” Drive Impact Extensions: *7” Proto 1 3/4” Drive Impact Adapters: *3/4” F x 1” M Proto 2Structural Wrench: *1 7/16” Proto 1 *1 1/2” Proto 1 *1 5/8” Proto 1 *2” Proto 1Air Impact Wrench: *1” Extreme Duty CP CNPCP7775 2 *3/4” Extreme Duty CP CNPCP772H 3 *1/2” Extreme Duty CP CNPCP7750 4 Torque Multiplier 3/4” to 1”: *Input rating - 200 ft-lb rate output 1000 ft-lb James Morton JM1000 1 Needle Scalers: *Lever 17”/Piston stroke 1 1/8 CP CNPCP9356NS 2 Air Grinder: *CP 1 Die Grinder: *1/4” diameter with air whips CP CNPCP860 8 *Ratchet: *3/4” 4 *1” 1Combination Wrenches – Standard: *1/4” 2 *3/8” 4 *1/2” 6 *9/16” 4 *5/8” 19 *11/16” 4 *3/4” 5 *13/16” 3 *7/8” 3 *15/16” 24 *1” 10 *1 1/16” 3 *1 1/8” 21 *1 1/4” 11 *1 5/16” 2 *1 3/8” 12 *1 1/2” 5 *1 5/8” 16 *1 13/16” 3 *1 7/8” 5 *2” 8 *2 1/16” 3 *2 3/8” 1 *2 1/2” 1 *2 5/8” 1Combination Wrenches – Metric: *7mm 7 *8mm 4 *10mm 13 *12mm 11 *13mm 15 *14mm 7 *15mm 4 *17mm 14 *18mm 6 *19mm 15 *21mm 3 *22mm 5 *24mm 16 *26mm 6 *27mm 7 *30mm 4 *32mm 7 *36mm 2 *41mm 4 *46mm 3 *50mm 5 *55mm 3 *60mm 4Pipe Wrenches: *24” Rigid 6 *36” Rigid 1 *48” Rigid 1 *18” Rester 3 *24” Rester 2 Selection of Precision tooling: *Inside/outside micrometersDepth guages Large selection Plasma Cutter: *Powermax 1900 Hypertherm 1900 1 Precision Tools: *Electronic Digital Theodolite incl Tripod SOKKIA DT5 1 *First-order Precision Level incl Tripod SOKKIA PL1S 1 *Automatic Level incl Tripod SOKKIA C31 1 *Outside Micrometers (11) from 1” to 12” CHUAN 1 *Outside Micrometers (6) from 1” to 6” 1Hydraulic Bottle Jacks: *2 ton 1 *8 ton 1 *12 ton 8 *22 ton 2 *50 ton 1 Body Harness: *Universal size 59 Lanyards: *Shock Absorbing 48 4-Wheel Steel Carts: *5 ton each 4 4-Wheel Steel Carts: *1.5 ton each 4 Steel Wire Rope Slings: *3/8” to 2” Lot 1 Pipe Cutters: *1/8” to 2” Rigid 2 *3/4” to 2” 1 *1” to 3” 1 *2 1/2” to 4” 1 Ratchet Pipe Reamers: *Rigid 1 *Mueller 2 Pipe Plugs: *2” 2 Lever Type Tube Benders: *3/16” Rigid 3 *3/8” Rigid 1 *1/2” Rigid 2 *5/8” Rigid 3 *18mm Rigid 1 * Thin Wall Conduit Bender: *1/2” Ideal 1 *1/2” Greenlee 1 *3/4” Greenlee 1 Pipe Stand: *20” to 38” 2500 lb capacity Rigid VJ-98 10 Tristand Top Screw Chain Vise: *1/8” to 6” Rigid 460 2 Ratchet Threader Sets: *3/8” to 1 1/4” Rigid 1362 1 Telescoping Tri-Pod Folding Stands: *44” adjustable pipe stand with V head DSP DVS33102 8 Concrete Bits/Core Bits: *Assorted sizes 56 Rebar Cutters: Assorted sizes 21 Screw Lock Clamps: *2 ton 2 *3 ton 4 Beam Trolly: *1/2 ton 6 Natural Gas Burner: *28 million btu incl gas train & controls (will expand up to 12.5’ ID) used at Tolko, Tembec, TrusJoist & LP Swan River 1 Hand Operated Hydraulic Tube Bender: *Incl 3/4” to 3” shoes 1 Welder: *250 amp Lincoln 10 Carts: *for 250 amp lincoln Lincoln 3 * Welder: *600 amp - dimension 452 (with remotes) Miller 2Welder - Gas Driven: *400 amp incl trailer lights Miller 1 4 pack Welder Frames: *4 machines/frame incl switch gear (fits 250 Ideal Arc Lincoln) 3 Welder Plugs: *Male 575 35 Welding Cable: *lengths approx 75-100 ft 7200 ft Ground Clamps: *approx whip length 20 ft 30 Electrode Holders: *approx whip length 20 ft 10 Tig Torches: *200 amp DC 150 amp AC 25 ft length with flow meters Fibre-Metal 12 2-way Radios: *4 channel incl mic, chargers & spare batteries Kenwood 17 * Misc Hand Tools (Lot): *Cutting torches, hoses, carts, gauges, sockets, wrenches, torque wrenches, drift pins, electrical cords, stinless shim packs, grout, pipe insulation, light stringers, exhaust hose, lock out locks, gaugers, tugger cable, snatch blocks, magnetic base drills 1 Cylinder Storage Shed: *Capacity - 30 cylinders 1 Cylinder Storage Shed: *Capacity - 40 cylinders 1 Storage Trailers: *8’ x 20’ incl steel shelving 1 *8’ x 16’ incl steel shelving 1 *8’ x 16’ incl wood shelving 1 *8’ x 15’ incl steel shelving 1 *8’ x 16’ safetied Soko 1 Semi Trailer: *28’ Trail Mobile 1 Office Trailer: *10’ x 52’ incl 1 office Atco 1 Office Trailer: *10’ x 48’ incl 1 office Atco 1

FRASER AUCTION SERVICE LTD. BRANDON, MANITOBA

Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A., A.A.C.PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: office@fraserauction.com Auctioneer: Scott Campbell

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

West Fargo Red River Valley Fairgrounds, on the West edge of West Fargo, ND, I-94 Exit 343. Enter Fairground from the East at Grand Stand Avenue!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013 • 10AM

TRACK & 4WD TRACTORS

2010 JD 9630T, deluxe cab, buddy seat, powershift, 4 hyd., integrated AutoTrac, radar, wide swing drawbar, rear HID lights, front suitcase weights, 36” belts, 2,001 hrs., S/N912431 2000 JD 9400T, 24 spd., 5 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, wide swing drawbar, radar, front suitcase weights, 36” belts at 90%, shows 3,287 hrs.

2003 Caterpillar 765, powershift, 4 hyd., return flow, 3 pt., quick tach, 1000 PTO, front suitcase weights, 18” belts at 75%, 7,546 hrs., S/N30627 1993 Caterpillar 75, 10 spd. powershift, 4 hyd., 24” belts at 95%, shows 9,000 hrs., New brakes 2008 JD 9530, deluxe cab, powershift, 4 hyd., integrated AutoTrac, rear HID lights, power mirrors, diff lock, 800/70R38 metric press steel duals, 2,800 hrs., S/N4406 2003 JD 9420, 24 spd., 4 hyd., return flow, integrated auto steer, diff lock, weight pkg., Firestone 800/70R38 metric duals at 40%, 5,483 hrs., complete maintenance records JD 8650, quad range, 3 hyd., PTO, 20.8-38 duals, extensive reconditioning 2003 NH TV140 bidirectional, hydro, 3 hyd., 3 pt., front & rear PTO, 7614 loader, 2 buckets, one w/ grapple, shows 2,480 hrs.

1985 Versatile 836, 15 spd. gear, 4 hyd., return flow, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, inboard planetaries, 18.4-38 hub duals, 6,850 hrs.

MFWD & 2WD TRACTORS

2007 JD 8230, MFWD, IVT, standard front, deluxe cab, active seat, 4 hyd., power beyond, 60 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated AutoTrac, diff lock, front & rear HID lights, 320/95R42 fronts, 320/90R54 press steel duals, 3,483 hrs., S/N15005 2002 JD 8520, MFWD, deluxe cab, active seat, powershift, ILS, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, integrated auto steer, (22) front suitcase weights, 380R34 front duals, 380R50 rear duals, 5,285 hrs., Greenlight program, S/N4961 1983 AC 8070, FWA, powershift, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, front suitcase weights, 20.8-38 hub duals, one season on inner rear and front tires, S/N2020 IHC 5088, updated hyd., 3 pt., 10,500 hrs., New batteries, S/N2540002U00089 1978 IHC 1586, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-42 press steel hub duals 1974 JD 4430, powershift, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, 10:00-16 fronts, 18.4-38 press steel duals, New injectors last fall White 2-135, 3 pt., PTO, 500 hrs. on new set 18.4-38 insides, hub duals at 20%, approx.

8,000 hrs.

1989 Ford 445C, EROS rollover protection, 48 hp. diesel, HiLow 4 spd., 3 pt., loader, 16.9-24 rear tires, 11L-16 front tires, 776 hrs.

50 HP & LESS TRACTORS & ATTACHMENTS

2000 JD 4600, MFWD, hydro, 1 hyd., 3 pt., PTO, 72” midmount mower, JD 460 loader, 1,766 hrs.

1998 JD 4400, MFWD, HST, 1 hyd., rock shaft, PTO, joystick, turf tires, 2,557 hrs., S/N240494 2004 NH TC33DA, MFWD, 3 pt., PTO, joystick, NH14LA quick tach loader, turf tires, 1,443 hrs.

JD 660 rear tiller, 3 pt., off JD 4600 Pallet forks for JD 460 loader JD 430 hyd. loader & bucket Westendorf 148 loader w/ grapple, mounts for Oliver 1850

COMBINES

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Auctioneers will run multiple rings with two live online rings powered by IQBID.com. There will be no loading assistance until 4:00PM on sale day. Cars & pickups may enter grounds at 2:00PM for self loading. Registration, terms and details at www.steffesauctioneers.com. Equipment removal by Friday, March 15, unless other arrangements are made. Hauling and loading are available. Contact auctioneers for owner information, new consignments, or changes at (701) 237-9173 or (800) 726-8609.

COMBINES (CONT.)

straddle duals, 18.4-26 rears, 920 sep. hrs., 1,220 engine hrs., S/N735816 2005 Case-IH 2388, axial flow, AFX rotor, AHH, fore/aft, RS, rock trap, chopper, auto steer, AgLeader Y&M, Trimble 262 controller, ext. wear pkg., Field Tracker, unload auger ext., hyd. reverser, Crary double chopper ext., riser auger, 2 sets concaves, 30.5-32 singles, 18.438 hub duals, 1,651 sep. hrs., 2,134 engine hrs.

1992 Case-IH 1680, specialty rotor, chaff spreader, single tires, 3,500 hrs., S/NJJC0117800

FLEX & PICKUP HEADS

2010 JD 635 flex head, fore/ aft, poly bottom, S/N736862 2009 JD 635 flex head, fore/ aft, poly bottom, S/N731271 2008 JD 635 flex head, fore/ aft, poly bottom, S/N726184 2008 JD 635 flex head, fore/ aft, poly bottom, S/N726039 2005 JD 630 flex head, CWS air bar, Case-IH or JD mounts Case-IH 1020 flex head, 25’, Crary air reel, S/NJJC0320665 Case-IH 1015 pickup head, 7-belt pickup, S/NJJC0310874 Case-IH 1015 pickup head, 7-belt pickup, S/NJJC051510

CORN HEADS

2008 JD 612C chopping corn head, 12x22”, S/N725208 2006 Geringhoff RD chopping corn head, 16x22”, S/N909761622

GRAIN CARTS

2009 Brent 1082 grain cart, 35.5-32 diamond tread tires UFT grain cart, 450 bu., roll tarp, PTO

DRILLS & AIR DRILLS

JD 9350 press drills, 30’, dry fertilizer, JD transport JD 9350 press drills, (4) 10’s w/hitch JD 9300 press drill, four 10’s, 6” space, rubber press, factory transport, markers JD 9350 drills, three 10’s, liquid fertilizer, dry fertilizer, JD markers, drive-on hyd. transport 1999 Case-IH 4006 disc air drill, 40’, 6” space, rubber press, Fargo markers, Case-IH 2300 twin compartment 230 bu. commodity cart, hyd. pump, hyd. fill auger, offset axles, one season on new discs Case-IH 8600 air drill, 30’, 6-1/2” spacing, full run monitor, fertilizer, markers Case-IH 8500 air hoe drill, 45’, 7” spacing, full run monitor, 145 bu. seed hopper, hyd. pump, liquid fertilizer, hyd. fill auger, rubber press, markers 1998 Case-IH 2400 commodity cart Concord 3310 with towbehind 2300 cart, all hyd. split 90/140 tank, edge-on shanks, disc levelers, Yetter markers, LB sweeps

PLANTERS

Case-IH 1200 planter, 16/31 split row, 15” or 30” rows, Pro 600 monitor, 36 gpm PTO pump, telescoping hitch update, varirate seed drive, 4-drive section control, single wheel trash whippers, fertilizer, rear hitch, bulk fill, corn & soybean plates 1990 JD 7300 planter, 12x20”, 1.5 bu. hoppers, insecticide boxes JD 7300 MaxEmerge planter, 18x22”, 3 pt., vertical fold, lift assist, twin vac, 1.6 bu. hoppers, insecticide, JD 200 monitor, markers, corn/soybean discs JD 7200 vacuum planter, 12x30”, front-fold, 1.6 bu. hoppers, insecticide & herbicide, row cleaners, JD 200 monitor, markers, JD corn/bean/sunflower discs Case-IH 950 planter, 8x30”, draw bar hitch, dry fertilizer w/ ext., 2 spd. fertilizer augers, Yetter sharktooth cleaners, Early Riser monitor, markers, corn/ bean/sunflower drums White 5100 planter, 24x22”, front-fold, plumbed for liquid fertilizer, markers, ground drive, soybean discs

2010 JD 9870, STS, premium cab, deluxe controls, integrated AutoTrac, Y&M less display, 5 spd. feeder house, fine cut chopper, high cap. unload, hopper ext., round bar concaves, HID lights, PRWD, 20.8-42 straddle duals, 28L-26 rears, 1,000 sep. hrs., 1,300 engine hrs., S/N736645 2010 JD 9770, STS, premium FIELD cab, deluxe controls, integrated CULTIVATORS AutoTrac, Y&M less display, 2008 JD 2210 field cultivator, fine cut chopper, high cap.

55-1/2’, full floating hitch, unload, hopper ext., round bar tandems across, AccuDepth, concaves, HID lights, 20.8-42 2-bar harrow, rolling basket, S/N8087 TERMS: All items sold 2004 JD 2210 field cultivator, as is where is. Payment of 48-1/2’, full floating hitch, cash or check must be made tandems across, AccuDepth, gauge wheels, 3-bar harrow, sale day before removal of S/N0401 items. Statements made JD 2210 field cultivator, auction day take precedence 50’, full floating hitch, tandems over all advertising. $35 across, Accu-Depth control, documentation fee applies to 5-bar harrow all titled vehicles. Titles will JD 1010 field cultivator, be mailed. ND sales tax law 36-1/2’, Gandy applicator applies. Canadian buyers JD 985 field cultivator, 60’, need a bank letter of credit to 5-section, JD shovels, Summers 3-bar harrow

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CULTIVATORS (CONT.)

SEMI TRACTORS (CONT.)

Case-IH 4900 field cultivator, 1993 Volvo, tall sleeper, Detroit 50’, tandems across, 3-bar 60 Series, 430 hp., 13 spd., harrow, New knock-on shovels air ride, air seats, A/C, twin Case-IH 4900 field cultivator, aluminum tanks, 24.5 tires at 44-1/2’, tandems across, 4-bar 60%, steel rims, 800,000+ miles harrow 1984 Peterbilt 362 cabover, Case-IH 4900 field cultivator, Cat, 400 hp., 9 spd., air ride, air 38’, tandems across, 3-bar slide 5th, 11-24.5 tires on steel, harrow new batteries Glencoe field cultivator, 36’, DAY CAB SEMI walking tandems across, 3-bar TRACTORS harrow Wil-Rich 3400 field cultivator, 2007 Sterling 9500 single 50’, 5-section, Nichols shovels, axle day cab, Mercedes, 370 Wil-Rich 4-bar harrow hp., 10 spd., air ride, fixed 5th wheel plate, twin aluminum CHISEL PLOWS fuel tanks, 167” WB, 3:73 ratio, Wil-Rich chisel plow, 35’, shows 278,276 miles walking tandems across, 2007 Sterling, Mercedes, 450 Summers 3-bar heavy duty hp., 10 spd., jake brake, air ride, harrow 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, IHC chisel plow, 30’ 172” WB, shows 554,712 miles Wil-Rich 4400 chisel plow, 2006 IHC 8600 tandem axle 25’, walking tandems across, day cab, ISM Cummins, 370 Morris 3-bar harrow hp., Eaton 10 spd., engine brake, air ride, A/C, power steering, OTHER TILLAGE cruise, heated mirrors, 197” EQUIPMENT WB, 4:11 ratio, 22.5 tires on 2011 Salford RTS vertical aluminum, 561,908 miles tillage tool, 41’, weight pkg., 2005 Freightliner Columbia, big carrier wheels on main frame, day cab, 450 hp., 10 spd., 1,500 acres on new blades engine brake, air ride, air slide Degelman land roller, 45’ 5th, 11-24.5 tires on aluminum, Laydown-style land roller, 40’, new batteries 36” OD x .515 wall drums, New 2005 Sterling AT9513 single Wil-Rich 2900 hinged auto axle, Mercedes, 350 hp., 10 reset plow, 10x18” spd., jake brake, air ride susp., Rugby hyd. harrow, 50’ air ride cab, air slide 5th, A/C, Herman multiweeder, 50’ custom interior, tilt, cruise, dual fuel tanks, 21,000 lb., SLEEPER SEMI aluminum 168” WB, 22.5 tires TRACTORS (2) 2005 Volvo VNM64T day 2009 Kenworth T660, Aerocab, cab conventional, Volvo ISX Cummins, 485 hp., Eaton 10 VED12, 435 hp., RTX-16709B spd. autoshift, engine brake, 4 trans., engine brake, air ride bag air ride, air slide 5th, power susp. w/dump valve, air ride cab, steering, cruise, 250” WB, 3:55 air slide 5th, single chrome stack, ratio, 22.5 tires on aluminum, AM/FM radio, 40,000 lb. rear, shows 954,749 miles 180” WB, 3:58 ratio, 22.5 low pro 2007 Freightliner Columbia, tires, aluminum disc fronts 70” mid-roof XT sleeper, 14.0 (3) 2004 Volvo VNL64T, Detroit, 500 hp., autoshift, jake VED12 Volvo, 465 hp., 10 spd., brake, air ride susp., air ride cab, air ride, air slide 5th, A/C, tilt, air slide 5th, A/C, custom interior, cruise, engine block heater, dual tilt, cruise, dual aluminum fuel aluminum fuel tanks, 40,000 lb. tanks, dual chrome stack, 40,000 rear, 160” WB, 3:73 ratio, 22.5 lb. front, 232” WB, 3:55 ratio, low pro tires 22.5 tires, shows 557,000 miles 2003 Volvo VNL64T day cab 2007 Freightliner Columbia conventional, ISM Cummins, conventional, 60” sleeper, 10 spd., engine brake, air ride C13 Cat, 430 hp., 10 spd., susp., air ride cab, A/C, power engine brake, air ride, air slide steering, air ride seat, power 5th, aluminum fuel tank, 212” windows, AM/FM radio, single WB, 3:58 ratio, 11-22.5 tires on chrome stack, full screw, 40,000 aluminum, shows 815,000 miles lb. rear, 3:73 ratio, 22.5 tires on 2007 IHC 9400I, 72” mid-roof aluminum discs, 324,000 miles sleeper, ISX Cummins, 2 pedal on engine OH autoshift, jake brake, air ride, 2003 Volvo VNM64T day cab 40,000 lb. rear, 22.5 tires on conventional, ISM Cummins, aluminum wheels 10 spd., engine brake, air ride 2007 IHC 9400I, 60” integral susp., air ride cab, A/C, power bunk, ISX Cummins, 435 hp., steering, air ride high back seat, Eaton 10 spd. autoshift, jake power windows, AM/FM radio, brake, cruise, tilt, power windows single chrome stack, full screw, & mirrors, 232” WB, 3:55 ratio, 40,000 lb. rear, 3:73 ratio, 22.5 low pro 22.5 tires tires on aluminum discs, 304,000 2007 Volvo VNL630 miles on engine OH conventional, integrated 2003 Kenworth T600, day cab, sleeper, Volvo, 465 hp., 13 spd., 12.7 Detroit, 10 spd., air ride, engine brake, air ride, air slide air slide 5th, 11-22.5 tires on 5th, APU, inverter, grill guard, aluminum, shows 800,000 miles 11-22.5 tires on full aluminum, 2002 Freightliner, 12.7 liter shows 480,000 miles 60 Series Detroit, 10 spd., 2005 Kenworth T600, Aerocab, jake brake, wet kit, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, 185” WB, Cat C15, 10 spd., engine brake, aluminum wheels air ride, air slide 5th, air up/ 2001 Mack CX613 Vision, 60” down steerable 3rd axle, twin mid-roof sleeper, Mack E7-427, aluminum fuel tank, 11-22.5 427 hp., Eaton Fuller 10 spd., tires on full aluminum, shows jake brake, air ride, 12,000 lb.

700,000 miles front, 40,000 lb. rear, 230” WB, 2004 IHC 9900I Eagle, 51” aluminum wheels sleeper, ISX Cummins, 435 hp., 2001 Freightliner Columbia, 10 spd., engine brake, air ride day cab, Detroit, 430 hp., 10 susp., air ride cab, air slide 5th, spd., engine brake, air ride, air A/C, power steering, cruise, AM/ slide 5th, twin aluminum fuel FM, 40,000 lb. rear, 226” WB, tanks, wet kit, 11-22.5 tires on 24.5 tires on aluminum discs aluminum, approx. 300,000 2004 IHC 9200I, 51” sleeper, C12 Cat, Meritor 10 spd., air ride, actual miles 2001 Kenworth T800, day cab 295R22.5 low pro tires, white conventional, C12 Cat, 410 hp., 2003 Peterbilt 379, standard 10 spd., air ride susp., air ride hood conventional, Unibuilt 70” cab, A/C, power steering, AM/ sleeper, C15 Cat, 600 hp., 13 FM radio, chrome bumper, single spd., engine brake, air ride, air chrome stack, full screw, 40,000 slide 5th, dual exhaust, dual air lb. rear, 3:90 ratio, 22.5 tires on cleaners, aluminum fuel tanks, aluminum discs 3:55 ratio, 11-22.5 tall tires at 2001 Kenworth T800, day cab 75% on full aluminum, shows conventional, C12 Cat, 410 hp., 1,070,000 miles, complete 10 spd., air ride susp., air ride maintenance records w/updates cab, A/C, power steering, AM/ 1999 IHC 9200, 42” sleeper, FM radio, chrome bumper, single C12 Cat, 10 spd., jake brake, chrome stack, full screw, 40,000 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, lb. rear, 3:90 ratio, 22.5 tires on 210” WB aluminum discs 1999 Volvo mid-roof conventional, Volvo 425 hp., 2001 Kenworth T600, day cab conventional, Cummins, 40 13 spd., air ride, air slide 5th, hp., 9 spd., engine brake, air engine brake, 11-22.5 tires on ride, A/C, power steering, AM/ aluminum, 1,100,000 miles FM radio, single chrome stack, 1997 Kenworth T2000, 67” exterior visor, full screw, 40,000 condo sleeper, 3406B Cat, lb. rear, 24.5 tires, aluminum 550 hp., Eaton 13 spd., engine disc fronts brake, 8 bag air ride, A/C, power steering, cruise, 235” WB, 3:55 2001 Kenworth T600, day cab conventional, ISX Cummins, 400 ratio, 22.5 tires on aluminum hp., 9 spd., engine brake, air 1995 Peterbilt 379, 63” flat ride, A/C, power steering, AM/ top sleeper, 3406E Cat, 10 FM radio, single chrome stack, spd., engine brake, air ride, air exterior visor, block heater, full slide 5th, A/C, power steering, screw, 40,000 lb. rear, 24.5 tires, cruise, chrome bumper, dual aluminum disc fronts air cleaners, dual aluminum 2000 Freightliner FLD120, fuel tanks, dual high back air day cab, Detroit, 430 hp., 10 ride seats, 40,000 lb. rear, 248” spd., engine brake, air ride, air WB, 3:70 ratio, 11-22.5 tires on slide 5th, twin aluminum fuel aluminum discs tanks, wet kit, 11-22.5 tires on 1995 Peterbilt 379, ext. hood, aluminum, approx. 300,000 63” Unibilt sleeper, 3406E Cat, actual miles 13 spd., air ride, air slide 5th, 260” WB, 3:70 ratio, shows 1,900,000 miles

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SEMI TRACTORS (CONT.)

2000 Western Star 4900, 3406 Cat, 13 spd., air ride, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, 260” WB, aluminum wheels 1996 Freightliner FLD120, N14 Cummins, 10 spd., jake brake, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, 189” WB 1995 Freightliner, Cummins, 9 spd., jake brake, wet kit, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, 210” WB 1994 Freightliner FLD120 tandem axle day cab, 60 Series Detroit, 325 hp., Rockwell 10 spd., engine brake, spring ride, air slide 5th, wet kit, 11R22.5 tires on steel 1993 Freightliner FLD120 day cab, 3406B Cat, 13 spd., jake brake, air ride, air slide 5th, twin aluminum fuel tank, 11-24.5 tires, aluminum fronts, steel rears, shows 124,000 miles 1989 IHC F2375, Cummins, 300 hp., 9 spd., spring ride, wet kit, PTO, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, 148” WB 1988 Peterbilt 377, 3406 Cat, 9 spd., jake brake, wet kit, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, 198” WB, aluminum wheels 1979 Mack R, day cab, 237 Mack, 5 spd., camelback susp., fixed plate, 11-22.5 tires on steel

BOXED TRUCKS

1993 Kenworth T800 quad axle, 3406 Cat, 9 spd., spring ride, 18’ aluminum box, hoist, power roll tarp, 425/65R22.5 steering tires, 11-22.5 rears on aluminum tires, 800,000 miles 1988 Kenworth T800 tri-axle, 3406B Cat, 9 spd., air ride, 22’ box, hoist, roll tarp, 11-22.5 tires on steel 1989 Ford LN8000 twin screw, air up/down 3rd axle, 7.8L Ford, Eaton 8LL, diff lock, spring ride, 19-1/2’ Knapheide box, hoist, roll tarp, single pc. combo gate, beet equipped, 334,273 actual miles 1974 IHC 2050 twin screw, 3208 Cat, 13 spd., air up/down 3rd axle, spring ride, 24’ Buffalo box, hoist, roll tarp, 11-22.5 tires on steel, shows 614,722 miles 1974 Ford 880 twin screw, 534, 5&4 spd., 20’ Frontier box, hoist, roll tarp, twin tip tops, plumbed for drill fill, 10:00-20 tires, 113,301 miles 1974 GMC 6500 twin screw, 427, automatic, 18’ box, hoist, roll tarp, plumbed for drill fill, beet equipped 1973 GMC C6500 twin screw, 427 V8 gas, 5&4 spd., power steering, 19’ Strong box, roll tarp, 10:00-20 tires, 71,700 miles

OTHER TRUCKS

1999 IHC Paystar, air lift tag, M11 Cummins, 9 spd., 20,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, cab & chassis w/20’ frame from rear of cab, heavy duty frames 1996 Freightliner FL70, Cummins, 190 hp., 6 spd. manual, 234” WB, 4:63 ratio, shows 209,000 miles 1995 Ford U82 twin screw w/ air lift tag, Cummins, 6 spd., 20,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, cab & chassis w/20’ frame from rear of cab, heavy duty frames 1994 Freightliner FL70 single axle, Cummins, 6 spd., spring ride, 24’ flatbed, 12,000 lb. front 1998 IHC 4700, 190 hp., 6 spd. manual, spring ride, 8,000 lb. front, 17,500 lb. rear, 254” WB, 24’ van body, shows 665,000 miles 1990 GMC Topkick, GM 454 gas, 5 spd. manual, spring ride, beverage body, shows 115,700 miles 1987 IHC 2 ton, DT466 diesel, 5&2 spd., 12’ bed, bad engine 1987 GMC 7000 single axle, 5.7 liter 6 cyl. diesel, split 5 spd., two 50 gal. fuel tanks, 15’ flatbed & sideboards, 10:00-20 tires, 324,683 miles 1983 IHC F2574 twin screw w/air lift tag, Cummins, 6 spd., 20,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rear, cab & chassis w/20’ frame from rear of cab, heavy duty frames 1973 Chevrolet C65 single axle cabover, 366 V8, 5 spd., 16’ box, roll tarp, 135,000 miles 1968 Ford F600 single axle, 300 6 cyl., 4&2 spd., 15’ box, 98,000 miles 1949 IHC single axle, truck, hoist, drill fill auger

SERVICE TRUCKS

2003 Ford F550 dually, diesel, 4WD, aluminum flatbed 1988 Kenworth TA100 tandem axle day cab, 300 Cummins, 9 spd., spring ride, service body w/crane, 650 gal. fuel tank w/20 gpm pump, strobe light bar, solar panel for recharging batteries, Miller welder generator, air compressor, hose reels, air grease gun, work lights, 11R22.5 tires on aluminum, New batteries 1989 Ford CF8000 tandem axle, 7.8L Ford diesel, 210 hp., 4 spd. automatic, (2) 40 gal. fuel

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SERVICE TRUCKS (CONT.)

UTILITY TRAILERS (CONT.)

tanks, flatbed removed, 11R22.5 1987 Fechtner tandem axle tires, 178,684 miles trailer, 16’, ramps 1989 Ford CF8000 tandem OTHER TRAILERS axle, 7.8L Ford diesel, 210 hp., 5 spd., two 40 gal. tanks, 1999 Utility 2000R reefer flatbed removed, 11R22.5 tires, trailer, 48’, air ride, standard 283,920 miles slider, Thermo-King with 13,000 hrs., 11-22.5 tires on aluminum PICKUPS 1994 Heil pneumatic tandem 2005 Ford F350 XLT, 4 door, axle trailer, 1,625 cu. ft., (4) 8’ box, diesel, automatic, 4WD, 10” product lines, 4” discharge shows 150,000 miles line, 3” hot line, (4) top covers, 2002 Chevrolet 1500, reg. cab, air ride, 11-22.5 tires on V6, automatic, 4WD, 161,000 aluminum, New recaps miles Fuel trailer, 775 gal. with 100 2000 GMC 2500 SL, Vortec gal. side tanks for DEF fuel, New 5.7 liter V8 gas, power steering, 2000 Boss tandem axle steel gooseneck livestock A/C, AM/FM radio, tilt, cruise, trailer, 22’ utility box w/side compartments, Header trailer, 32’, tandem LT245/75R16 tires wheels, lights, fenders, 1999 Ford 250 Super Duty telescopic hitch, New Lariat, 3/4 ton, crew cab, V10, automatic, 4WD, 181,000 miles (3) Header trailers, 36’, tandem wheels, lights, fenders, 1996 Chevrolet K3500 crew telescopic hitch, New cab dually, cab & chassis, 6.5 1999 Dorsey dry van, 48’x102”, turbo diesel, 4WD, automatic roll-up door, sliding tandem, (3) locks & windows, approx.

2,200 gal. water tanks, 3” Honda 240,000 miles pump, mix cone, 3” valves, hose, 1993 Ford F150, reg. cab, 8’ box, 6 cyl., automatic, 4WD, tires 22.5 tires Hobbs water trailer, 40’, (3) at 40%, 165,000 miles, New 1,500 gal. poly tanks, hose alternator reel, pump 1992 Chevrolet, 1/2 ton, ext.

1999 Fruehauf tri-axle dry cab, 6.2 liter diesel, automatic, van, 28’x102”, roll-up door, shows 225,000+ miles 1990 Chevrolet 3500, 350 V8, 4 24.5 tires spd., 2WD, service body, shows PULL-TYPE 240,000 miles SPRAYERS & 1990 Ford F250, ext. cab, long SPREADERS box, 7.3 diesel, 5 spd., 4WD, 5th wheel ball, approx. 200,000 2001 Summers Ultimate NT pull-type sprayer, 90’ dual miles, engine needs work boom, double nozzle, 1,000 1985 Chevrolet 3500 gal. poly tank, 200 gal. tank, Scottsdale one ton, crew hyd. pump, mix cone, Raven cab, 350 V8, 4 spd., 2WD 440 monitor, 14.9-46 singles, 1983 Dodge, 3/4 ton, reg. cab adj. axle 1978 GMC pickup, gas 2001 Summers Ultimate HOPPER pull-type sprayer, 90’ boom, BOTTOM 1,000 gal. poly tank, triple nozzle TRAILERS bodies, rinse tank, foamer, mix cone, hyd. drive, Raven 450 auto 2007 Wilson Pacesetter rate controller, aluminum hopper bottom, 43’x78”, roll tarp, 2 spd. hopper, 14.9-46 tires, adj. axle, new pump last year air ride, SS radius panels, front Summers sprayer, 2 pt., 90’ & rear ladders, front & rear boom, 500 gal. tank, triple catwalk, 11R24.5 tires nozzle body, rear caster wheels, 2005 Jet tandem axle steel MicroTrak MT3000 auto rate hopper bottom, 38’, ag monitor hopper, site glass, power roll Summers pull-type sprayer, tarp, spring ride, 11-24.5 tires 110’ boom, 1,000 gal. poly tank, on steel hyd. pump, wind screen, Raven 2004 Jet tandem axle steel controller hopper bottom, 34’, ag NYB skid sprayer, 90’, 500 hopper, site glass, roll tarp, spring ride, 11-24.5 tires on steel gal. tank, Honda engine, foam markers, Raven 440 controller, 1977 Timpte hopper bottom, 40’x72”, spring ride, (3) standard touchdown wheels hoppers, power roll tarp, 11-24.5 RSI band or broadcast sprayer, 36 row, 500 gal. tank tires on steel Cornhusker hopper bottom, Band sprayer, 8x30”, 3 pt.

Tyler fertilizer spreader, 5 38’, new tarp in 2008 ton, mild steel, dual spinner 50’ DUMP spread, flip-top covers, 540 PTO, TRAILERS 235/75R15 truck tires Willmar 600 spinner 2003 Sidump’r Extreme spreader, 6 ton, tarp, PTO Model SDR325 tri-axle side dump trailer, 36’, air ride, SELFelectric roll tarp, 1/4” AR 400 PROPELLED Hardox tube/body, 25,000 lb.

SPRAYERS & axles, oil lube sight glass caps, SPREADERS 11R22.5 tires 1996 Loadline end dump 2006 Apache AS1010 selftrailer, 34’, 24.5 tires propelled sprayer, 90’ boom, 1986 Fruehauf tri-axle end 1,000 gal. tank, rinse tank, dump, 32’, roll tarp, combo Raven 4400 rate controller, gate, beet equipped, new poly Raven boom height sonar, liner, spring ride, 11-22.5 tires Raven QuickTrax auto steer, on steel Raven Swath Control, high 1984 Midland tandem axle clearance, manual width adj., gravel trailer, 40’ 380/80R38 front tires, 380/90R46 single rear tires, 1,057 hrs.

RGN, STEP 2001 Ag Chem Rogator 1254, DECK, & 275 hp., 100’ boom, 1,200 gal.

SS tank, 20” spacing, triple FLATBED nozzle, 5-section boom control, TRAILERS 110 gal. aux. tank, 36-1/2 gal.

2000 Talbert RGN foamers, 3” fill, shows 5,300 hrs., mechanical, 35 ton, 29’ well, S/N125032401 air ride, low pro 205R22.5 tires 2000 F&S Hytrux selfon aluminum, new deck propelled sprayer frame 1986 Transcraft step deck, on 1990 E350 chassis, 6.9 approx. 47’, spread axle, diesel, 90’ F&S hyd. fold boom, 11R22.5 tires 750 gal. tank, triple nozzle 2003 Transcraft flatbed body, TeeJet 844 rate controller, trailer, 48’x102”, aluminum/steel foamer, rinse tank, SatLoc light combo, spread axle, air ride, bar, 9.5-42 bar tires, 4,000 acres grain side kit, aluminum wheels on rebuilt transmission 1999 Utility flatbed trailer, 1993 IHC 4900 cab & chassis 48’x102”, aluminum/steel combo, self-propelled sprayer, spread axle, air ride, aluminum DT466 diesel, 5 spd., F&S 90’ wheels full hyd. boom, 1,000 gal. tank, 1976 Tandem axle flatbed triple nozzle body, T-Jet 844 trailer, 40’, wood deck, spring rate controller, foamer, rinse ride, 11-22.5 tires tank, SatLoc light bar, Michelin 1974 Fruehauf tandem axle 405/70R20 front tires, Michelin stretch flatbed, 40’ to 60’, 495/70R24 rear tires spring ride Willmar 765XT self-propelled Shop-built tri-axle fifth wheel sprayer, 75’ boom, 600 gal. SS flatbed trailer, 35’ tank, air ride, Raven controller, 1959 Miller tilt bed semi Raven low volume chemical trailer, 22’ bottom deck, 8-1/2’ induction, Case-IH EZ Guide top deck, 15” tires Plus w/remote, 2,810 hrs., New product pump UTILITY Melroe 115 spra-coupe, 60’, TRAILERS Raven 330 controller, foam 2012 DCT gooseneck markers & end nozzles tandem axle trailer, 31’ Ag Chem 8103 fertilizer deck, 5’ dovetail, fold-up ramps, spreader, JD 8.1 liter, 300 hp., pop-up center, (2) 8’x2’x2’ Delta 70’ air spread boom, Terrashift, 2-door toolboxes, (2) 10,000 lb.

Falcon II controller, GPS & light dual axles, electric over hyd. disc bar, 66-43 rears at 70%, 66-43 brakes, spare tire, 2 spd. 12,000 steering tires at 40%, shows lb. jacks, chrome wheel covers 6,500 hrs.

Diamond C tandem axle tilt bed car trailer, 12’ plus 4’ front deck, electric brakes, 70% tires

SPRAYERS (CONT.)

1986 Loral fertilizer spreader, rebuilt DT466 motor, approx. 9 ton box, 50’ Benson boom, new radiator, $15,500 in parts 2007 Horvick 3400 liquid fertilizer trailer, twin 1,700 gal. poly tanks, John Blue ground drive pump, 21.5-16.1 fronts, 28L-26 rears Krause SS fertilizer weigh hopper, 5 ton, no scale or digital readout Pull-between liquid cart, 750 gal. fiberglass tank, hyd. pump, bar tires 250 gal. fertilizer tank w/ stand, includes rinse tank

NH3 EQUIPMENT

CONST. EQUIP. (CONT.)

1990 Isuzu 4000 single axle, diesel, 4 spd. automatic w/OD, Mr. Air Sweeper, 4 yd. cap., rear dump, 62,542 miles Clark CY60 forklift, LP, 6,000 lb. cap., 147” max. height, 7.5-15 NHS front duals, 7-12 NHS back tires 1976 Lull 400 crab steer lift, gas, S/N1676NF 1997 SkyJacker 7027 scissor lift, 4WD, gas/LP, 27’ platform height, 1,500 lb. platform cap., 12v system, remfg. June 2002 Truss jib, 8’, New

SKID STEER LOADERS

2007 NH C185 track skid DMI 5310 NH3 strip-till steer loader, cab, heat, A/C, toolbar, 40’, 16 shank 30” foot controls, aux. hyd. & 4 pin spacing, dual Raven NH3 cooler electric, 72” dirt bucket, quick system w/dual NH3 breakaway tach, 2,100 hrs., couplers, Raven 440 monitor, S/NN7M1450217 high clearance shanks 1997 Bobcat 763 skid steer 1-1/4” x 2” w/20” coulters, loader, cab w/heat, diesel, front 18” double disc sealers, rolling hyd., 3,277 hrs., S/N512224107 baskets, hyd. rear winch, AK94 1999 JD 250 skid steer Chrome NH3 knives loader, diesel, standard bucket, Continental NH3 setup, 3,500 hrs., S/N150637 complete, off 33’ Concord drill

HAY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

Tonutti V-rake, 12-wheel 1984 NH 851 large round baler, used in 2012, always shedded 1983 NH 851 large round baler, used in 2012 NH 851 round baler, chainstyle, S/N640090 1990 Case-IH 8545 square baler, hyd. chute pressure & acid tank Farmhand square bale accumulator MF portable grinder mixer, 96 bu., electronic scale, long unload auger, concentrate hopper, 540 PTO, always shedded (140) sections of continuous fencing, 20’, clips & connectors, New, 10 section bundles, sold per section (8) rubber tire water tanks

GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT

MC 600B grain dryer, single phase Handlair 560 grain vac, 1000 PTO, cleanup pkg., (3) 6” pipe pkg.

Westfield MK Flex 130-91 auger, 91’x13”, double-jointed swing hopper Westfield MK Plus 130-91 auger, 91’x13”, swing hopper, parts missing, S/N202471 Westfield MK auger, 71’x10”, standard swing hopper, PTO Westfield MK auger, 61’x10”, low pro hopper, PTO Westfield 100-61 auger, PTO, swing hopper, oil drive 2009 Westfield auger, 31’x6”, 2 hp. electric, single phase Rapat belted conveyor, 60’x10”, PTO

SEED HANDLING EQUIPMENT

ConveyAll BTS405 twin compartment planter filler, 180 degree swing, belted ConveyAll BT240 seed tender, Honda gas engine, S/N99-745 HaulAll seed tender, 475 bu., 2 compartment, S/N3400316 PrairieBuilt seed tender box, 7’x9’, Westfield brush auger, hyd.

DRILL FILLS

Anderson drill fill, 16’, twin compartment, hyd. augers, one poly flighting, roll tarp Frontier drill fill, (2) augers w/ electric control, poly flighting Westfield endgate drill fill auger, steel & brush flighting Drill fill, 16’x6”, hyd.

Drill fill, 12’x4”, starter motor Drill fill, 20’, 2 compartment, hyd. unload

CONSTRUCTION & RELATED EQUIPMENT

Caterpillar 914G wheel loader, EROPS, cab, A/C, Caterpillar general purpose bucket w/bolt-on cutting edge, light package, 17.5R25 tires, 2,900 hrs., S/NPDF01063 Dresser IH 60 Series wheel loader, new tires & batteries 1987 Komatsu 220-3 excavator, mechanical thumb, 38” bucket, approx. 9,000 hrs., cyl. rebuilt, planetaries inspected 1990 JCB 1550B loader backhoe, 4WD, cab, heat, A/C, 4 spd., extend-a-hoe, 14-17.5 front tires, 19.5L24 rear tires, 44” ditching bucket, 21” bucket, 3,350 hrs.

1979 JD 410 tractor loader backhoe, open station ROPS, 24” bucket

SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS

2013 Accessories Unlimited brush mower, 60”, for skid steer loader, New (5) 2013 Accessories Unlimited standard pallet forks, 48”, 4,000 lb., for skid steer loader, New 2013 Accessories Unlimited dual cylinder root grapple, 74”, for skid steer loader, New (5) Accessories Unlimited universal quick tach plate, New Bobcat dirt bucket, 67”, reversible cutting edge Lowe 750CH hyd. auger, 9”, 12”, & 15”, skid steer quick tach, New Lowe 750CH hyd. auger, 12”, skid steer quick tach, New Lowe 750CH hyd. auger, 9” & 12”, skid steer quick tach, New Lowe 1650CH hyd. auger, 12” & 18”, skid steer quick tach, New (2) Redline Mfg. solid quick tach plates, New Redline Mfg. rock/brush grapple, 84”, New (5) Redline Mfg. set 48” pallet forks, New Stout grapple attachment add-on, New (2) Stout receiver hitch plates, New Stout snow bucket, 96”, double cut edge, skid steer quick tach, New (2) Stout regular weld-on skid steer plates, New (2) Stout solid weld-on skid steer plates, New Stout standard pallet forks, 48”, skid steer quick tach, New Stout bale spear, square, skid steer quick tach, New Stout heavy duty rock bucket, 72”, skid steer quick tach, New Stout material bucket, 84”, double cut edge, skid steer quick tach, New Stout extra heavy duty rock bucket grapple, 82”, skid steer quick tach, New Stout heavy duty rock bucket/brush grapple combo, 72”, skid steer quick tach, New Stout grapple bucket, 72”, skid steer quick tach, New Stout extra heavy duty brush grapple, 84”, skid steer quick tach, New Stout heavy duty brush grapple, 72”, skid steer quick tach, New Pallet forks, 48”, skid steer quick tach, New Snow pusher, 6’, for skid steer loader Set of Loegering tracks for skid steer loader

GPS EQUIPMENT MOWERS LAWN & GARDEN OTHER EQUIPMENT SUV, CAR & RECREATION ENGINES SHOP EQUIPMENT TANKS TIRES PARTS

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BUILDINGS

BUILDINGS

FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere

FARM MACHINERY Snowblowers, Plows

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.

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

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.

Combine ACCessories FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories

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 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FARM MACHINERY Grain Augers

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.

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.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Tillage

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

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Feeding

FARM MACHINERY Grain Handling herbicides

For custom herbicides as unique as your fields, visit: Viterra

Franklin - 204-476-2668

precisionpac.ca FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins 552 REM VAC COMPLETE w/hoses & pipes, all offers. Phone (204)436-2067 or cell (204)745-0424.

herbicides

AGRI-VACS

Tired of shovelling out your bins, unhealthy dust and awkward augers?

Walinga manufactures a complete line of grain vacs to suit your every need. With no filters to plug and less damage done to your product than an auger, you’re sure to find the right system to suit you. Call now for a free demonstration or trade in your old vac towards a new WALINGA AGRI-VACS Fergus, ON: (519) 787-8227 Carman, MB: (204) 745-2951 Davidson, SK: (306) 567-3031

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Baling

BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOIS93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 5 13-02-01 1:34 SELLING A PM 2003 BALE King 3000, left hand disTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details charge, very good shape, 1 owner. (204)855-2073 (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662. evenings.

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.

Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 FARM MACHINERY or E-mail Requests binmovers@hotmail.com

For custom herbicides as unique as your fields, visit: Westman Aerial Spray Ltd.

Brandon - 204-763-8998

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Haying & Harvesting – Various

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 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 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.

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794.

FARM MACHINERY

Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH

FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-9 TONNE, Large Selection, $2,000 up; 10T Tender, $2,500; Vicon 28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 4 13-02-01 1:34 PM 3-pt Spreader, $350; Valmar 240 Applicator, $1,000; B-Line Trail Type 50-ft., $2,000.

Phone (204)857-8403.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

25C Penner Drive, Blumenort, MB

YOU DREAM IT! WE'LL HELP YOU GET IT DONE!

WE REVIVE TIRED HEATERS PARTS & SERVICE FOR: Desa, Reddy, Remington, Master & more!

We are also the warranty centre for most brands of space heaters sold in Manitoba.

Providing Quality Equipment for Construction, Home and Farm Use for 30 Years.

~ Contact Us Today ~

Ph: (204) 326-2266 • Email: rentals@egpenner.com www.penn-cotoolrentals.ca

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.

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.

Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Various

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

Tractors Combines Swathers

FYFE PARTS

1-800-667-9871 • Regina 1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton “For All Your Farm Parts”

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

WATROUS SALVAGE WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

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

1997 JD 9600, COMPLETE w/Trelleborg tires, always shedded, field ready, $65,000 OBO. Phone:(204)745-8333.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

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.

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.

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.

WANTED: GOOD USED 10-IN. Knock on shovels to fit 24245 bracket. Selling hard surface roto tiller blades w/ 5/8 holes on 2-in. centers. Lloyd Atchison (204)854-2947, Pipestone.

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

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 Combine – John Deere

WANTED: 54-FT FIELD CULTIVATOR w/mulchers, in good shape. Phone Days or Evening (204)743-2145 or Cell:(204)526-5298.

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

Check out A & I online parts store www.pennosmachining.com

Combines

FARM MACHINERY Fertilizer Equipment

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Rebuilt Concaves

Rebuild combine table augers Rebuild hydraulic cylinders Roller mills regrooved MFWD housings rebuilt Steel and aluminum welding Machine Shop Service Line boreing and welding

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

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.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

IRON & STEEL

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.

50-FT. FLEXICOIL PACKER HARROWS, P30s, good shape. Contact (204)773-2957.

HD,

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.

FULL LINE OF COLORED & galvanized roofing, siding & accessories, structural steel, tubing, plate, angles, flats, rounds etc. Phone:1-800-510-3303, Fouillard Steel Supplies Ltd, St Lazare.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions BRED COW SALE Gladstone Auction Mart Ltd

Friday, March 15th at 11:00am Complete Herd Dispersal for

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.

H Merke Farms Ltd

100 Mostly Charolais & some Char Simm X Cows Cows are bred to Simmental Limo & Shaver Beef Blend Bulls Bulls where exposed July 10th The cows are from 4 to 10 yrs old & are age verified To consign to this sale Phone Gerald at the Mart (204)385-2537 or (204)385-2043 The cows should be in the by 1:00pm on Thurs for preg checking License # 1108

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

JD MODEL 1050 CULTIVATOR, 61.5-ft, $6,000.

Phone:(204)386-2775 or Cell:(204)476-6631. Plumas, MB. NEW HONDA MOTORS, 13HP, can be ordered.

For Sale: 2013-GX620, 20hp, V-twin oil alert, hour counter, electric start, Retails at $2,395, Special at $1,640. New Equinox LR-175 black tank, 1,250-g Retail at $620, 1 left @ $420 special. New Equinox LR-177 yellow tank, 1,250-g, Retails at $799, special $599. Equinox holding & septic tanks available to order. 1 2012 GX620, 20hp, twin oil alert, Retails at $2,244, Special $1,670. 1998 Ford LX 4x4 143,998kms, V6 4.2L engine, w/warranty on motor & trans, Retails at $5,290, Special at $4,350 OBO. Private deal, 1 owner. Phone:(204)822-1354 or Cell:(204)823-1559.

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

REGULAR SALE Every Friday 9AM

NEXT SHEEP & GOAT SALE Wednesday, March 6 @ 1:00 pm

BRED COW SALE

Monday, March 11 Gates Open: Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM Thurs. 8AM-10PM Friday 8AM-6PM Sat. 8AM-4PM We Will Buy Cattle Direct On Farm For more information call: 204-694-8328 Jim Christie 204-771-0753 Scott Anderson 204-782-6222 Mike Nernberg 204-841-0747

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com Licence #1122

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted

3-PTH

SPRAYER.

WANTED EQUIPMENT INCLUDING STALLS for tie stall dairy barn. Phone (204)728-8448.

WANTED TO BUY LARGE instant freezer. Koshowski Potato Growers (204)638-8415.

WANTED: USED FORAGE BLOWER. Call evening (204)243-2634.

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

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

The Icynene Insulation System®

herbicides

For custom herbicides as unique as your fields, visit: Domain Coop Oil Company Ltd.

Domain - 204-736-4321

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Mar Mac & Guests Annual Bull Sale

March 6, 2013 1:30PM • Sprayed foam insulation at Mar Mac Farms, Brandon • Ideal for shops, barns or homes Guests: • Healthier, Quieter, More 93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 7 Downhill Simmentals Energy Efficient®

Perkin Land & Cattle

www.penta.ca

1-800-587-4711

80 Lots of thick functional Beefy Red and Black Simmental, Red Angus and Black Angus Bulls.

These bulls are selected for feed efficiency, temperament and structural soundness. Bulls are semen tested, and ready to go to work. Only the top end of our bull crop sell.

Call Mar Mac Farms

204-728-3058

or view bulls online at www.marmacfarms.net herbicides

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LIVESTOCK Cattle Various

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus 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.

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.

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.

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

FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK Angus yearling bulls. Moderate framed w/good dispositions, EPD’s avail., will be semen tested & delivered. Blood lines include Kodiak, KMK Alliance, Peacemaker, Aberdeen, Pioneer, Final Product, Dynamite. Also registered open heifers. Phone Colin at Kembar Angus (204)725-3597, Brandon MB.

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Lowline

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. In Pursuit of Perfection Bull Sale will be held on Mar 7th/13, 1:00pm at the Spring Creek Ranch near Moosomin, SK. 130 Red & Black Simm, Red & Black Angus and Red & Black Bestbeef bulls will sell. Spring Creek Simmentals (306)435-3590 or Black Sand Cattle Co. (204)761-5991.

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

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

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 Red Angus Bulls, Ridge Side Red Angus has consigned 10 bulls @ the South West Bull Development Centre; all from top AI sires. Sale date Apr.13 in Oaklake, MB. This group is as good or better than last years bulls. For more info visit our website: www.ridgesideredangus.com or the South West website, or Call Don:(204)422-5216 or Ron:(204)855-2404. Everyone welcome to see the bulls. The bulls are on test, semen tested, parent verified, ultrasound & tested negative for BVD. Thank You, have a great day & hope to see you there!

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 semen tested & delivered. Visit 13-02-01 1:34 tested, PM us online at www.defoortstockfarm.com Celebrating 33-yrs in Charolais. Call us at (204)743-2109.

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

HERD DISPERSAL APPROX. 150 Char-cross cows, bred Limousin, start calving April 1st. Bob McQuigge (204)768-2647.

HIGH QUALITY BLACK ANGUS & polled Hereford 2-yr old bulls for sale. Bar H Land & Cattle Co. Phone:(306)743-2840. Langenburg SK. RED & BLACK ANGUS cow/calf pairs for sale, can feed till grass time. Call Doug evenings (204)447-2382, Ste Rose, MB. ATTN: FARMERS & RANCHERS Along with our regular sale on Wednesday, March 6th we will be selling a complete herd dispersal of 135 Char X cows bred to Limousin bulls.

The herd has been on a full health program.

Cows are to start calving April 1st & will sell after the feeder sale.

Cows are 4-8 years of age.

For more info call: Bob McQuigge (204)768-2647 or Interlake Cattlemen’s Co-op (Ashern Auction Mart) Buddy Bergner (204)768-0018 or Kirk Kiesman (204)768-0019 Can also be viewed on www.globalauctionguide.com or www.ashernauction.com

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted 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

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 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.

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.

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

LIVESTOCK Horses – Donkeys FOR SALE: 2 BRED Mammoth Jenny’s, 4 & 5-yrs old, due 2013 spring. Also, 3-yr old castrated Jack; All halter broke. Call Don:(204)422-5216.

Swine LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

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Specialty 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. To purchaser of the cow calf pairs, able to supply good quality hay. If interested please call Jeff (204)612-1734.

Steppler Farms 2nd Annual Bull Sale March 26.

View our catalog and video bull pen at www.stepplerfarms.com (204)435-2463 Miami, MB

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.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin

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.

IHC 660 TRACTOR. Phone (204)664-5447 WANTED: 250-300-GAL. Phone (204)724-5673.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus

LIVESTOCK Specialty – Goats

PREMIUM BEEF SIMMENTAL BULL SALE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1PM NEEPAWA, MB Offering 86 semen tested bulls Red, Black & Fullbloods

For Catalogues Contact: Transcon Livestock 403-638-9377 Or View Online at www.transconlivestock.com LIVESTOCK Cattle Various 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. 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.

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.

BLACK BALDIE OPEN REPLACEMENT heifers, approx 700-lbs. Phone:(204)873-2487.

BRED HEIFERS, 55 BLACK Angus & Baldies, top genetics bred to Black easy calving Simmental Maple Lake Bull. You pick $1500, take all- discount.

(204)792-8312, Stonewall.

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.

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.

MANURE SPREADERS- BOTH ARE in excellent condition! New Holland 195 double beater w/factory steel extensions- $12,500. Dual 600- used very little, very clean- $3950. Brandon Trailer Sales (204)724-4529.

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.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE PATCH WORK QUILTS HAND-QUILTED, twin & double sized, various patterns.

Phone (204)776-2161.

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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

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REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba COUNTRY PROPERTY IN THE Rapid City area. 153acs 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

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 insu-rance 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. Ad-dress tenders to Dave Mooney Box 370 Wawanesa MB. Fax (204)824-2346 email dsmooney56@ hot-mail.com Tenders close at 1:00pm on April 1st. Forviewing or details call Dave Mooney (204)824-2094.

FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER The NE1/4 of 10-23-2 WPM consisting of approximately 160 cultivated acres is herby offered for sale. Tenders must be received no later than March 15, 2013 and must include a deposit of 10% of the tendered price paid by certified cheque to D’Arcy & Deacon LLP. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Closing of the sale and transfer of possession of the property shall be April 15, 2013 or earlier by mutual agreement. Tenders should be submitted to: D’Arcy & Deacon LLP: 2200-One Lombard Place, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X7, Attention: John C Stewart. Tenders Close: March 15,2013 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.

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 8.5acs of treed yard site. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)7610511 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 cul-tivated 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 GREAT CATTLE FARM W/11 deeded quarters & 22 quarters of crown land lease all in a block. Small bungalow home w/some sheds & corrals. Land is fenced & there is plenty of water. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)7610511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com FARM RANCHLAND TENDER Approx 1,354-ac farm including 1993 House & Outbuildings located in the RM of Ochre River, Manitoba is tendered for sale.

Tenders must be received at the office of Johnston & Company, Barristers & Solicitors Box 551, Dauphin, Manitoba 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

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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

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.

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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.

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FOR RENT: 90 CULTIVATED acres in the R.M. of Franklin NE 1/4 of section 2-2-4. Ph (204)346-9678, cell (204)346-3509.

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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 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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GRAIN LAND FOR SALE in Interlake region of Manitoba, RM of Fisher: NE29-24-1E, NW29-24-1E, NW3-26-1E, SW3-26-1E. Direct inquiries to swarj@mts.net. No phone calls please.

JOHN PROCYSHYN of Winnipegosis, MB intends to sell private lands: NE 13-30-17W, NW 13-30-17W, NE 25-30-17W, SW 30-30-16W, SE 7-30-16W, NE 5-30-16W, NW 5-30-16W; & transfer the following Crown lands: SE 23-30-17W, NE 24-30-17W, NW 24-30-17W, SW 24-30-17W; NE 27-30-17W, SE 27-30-17W, SE 34-30-17W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this unit please write to: Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

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Tel: 204-248-2110 FARM LAND SALE BY TENDER

PASTURELAND 1/2 SECTION OF SE 10-17-13W & SW 10-17-13W in the Municipality of Lansdowne Ken Oswald (204)386-2223.

Sealed, written tenders for property in the RM of Pembina will be received by

RM OF GRANDVIEW MB, NE1/4 32-23-25, NW1/4 33-23-25 grainland 320-acres, 208-acres cultivated, rest bush & creek. Yardsite w/power, SW of Grandview MB, near riding mountain national park.

Phone:(204)546-2284 before 8am or after 8pm.

Call cell(204)572-4174.

351 Main St., PO Box 297 Manitou, MB. R0G 1G0

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.

WANTED TO BUY: 20-50-ACRES South/Central Manitoba. Prefer partly treed. Call after 6 pm.

(204)854-2350.

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.

Holland, MB Phone: 204-526-2145 Toll Free: 1-866-526-2145 Email: info@zeghersseed.com Fax: 1-204-526-2524 Use Pedigreed Seed! It simply makes sense.

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PROPERTY NE ¼ 23-4-9 WPM, Exc. all M. & M. (being 103 cult. acres, 15 acres trees/ pasture and 42 acres slough and grass land) TENDERS CLOSE: March 8, 2013

We BUY used oil & filters

For further information contact Larry J. Selby at Phone:(204) 242-2801 Fax: (204) 242-2723 Email: selbylaw@mts.net

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FARMLAND FOR SALE 5 Mile eaSt of Gretna MB and 1 north on road 1e

SAtuRDAy MARch 23RD 10 AM 79 acres with 9 acre Yard , 70 acres Cultivated being SE Section 18, Township 1, Range 1, East the most southerly 80 with Yard and Buildings on West 9 acres , 832 square ft Bungalow style home, older 32 x 112 ft Hog Barn and a few out buildings.

This small farm will be offered at auction on Saturday March 23, 2013 10 am at the farm. Terms are $20,000 non refundable down payment, the successful bidder will enter a purchase agreement, balance at closing preferred in 30 days. Title will be transferred at the law Firm Peter Cole, Altona, Manitoba. Owners wish to have a reserve bid of $175,000. Attention investors, Renters are available to care for the farmland. Persons interested in private bidding may call Auction Co. for options.

Bill 204 325 4433 cell 6230

See our website www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Bill Klassen Auctioneers bill@billklassen.com

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COURT SEEDS CERTIFIED Muchmore, Carberry, Specialty GO, Glenn Wheat, Celebration, Conlon Barley, Souris, Triactor Oats, Soybeans, Forages & Canterra, Dekalb & Invigor Canolas.

Phone: 93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 9 13-02-01 1:34 PM (204)386-2345. Plumas,MB. DURAND SEEDS: CERT AC Carberry, Harvest wheat; Souris Oats; Conlon Barley; CDC Bethune & Sorrel flax; Mancan & Koma Buckwheat; Canola & Forage seed. (204)248-2268,(204)745-7577, NotreDame, MB. ELIAS SEEDS CERT A.C. Carberry & Kane Wheat, Cert, CDC Copeland Barley. Call (204)745-3301, Carman.

JAMES FARMS LTD: Carberry & Pasteur Wheat, Tradition Barley, Souris & Summit Oats, Hanley Flax, Various Canola, Sunflower & Soybean seed varieties, Forage seed. Customer processing. Seed treating & delivery available. Early payment discounts. For info (204)222-8785, toll free 1-866-283-8785, Winnipeg.

PUGH SEEDS: CERT AC Barrie, Carberry, Kane, Somerset, HRS Wheat. Souris Oats, Conlon Barley, Sorrel Flax. Phone (204)274-2179 or (204)871-1467, Portage.

SANDERS SEED FARM Cert, Reg, FDN Carberry, Domain, Kane, Harvest, Glenn Wheat, Cert Celebration Barley Canterra Canola varieties also.

Phone (204)242-4200, Manitou, MB. Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds.

Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifed section. 1-800-782-0794.

Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., based in Saskatoon, are looking to contract Borage acres for the upcoming 2013 growing season.

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Great profit potential based on high yields, high prices and low input costs.

Attractive oil premiums and free on-farm pick-up.

Flexible contracting options available as well.

For more information, please contact Bioriginal at:

306-229-9976 (cell) 306-975-9271 (office) crops@bioriginal.com

COMMON SEED COMMON SEED Forage FOR SALE: ALFALFA, TIMOTHY, brome, clover, hay & pasture blends, millet seed. Leonard Friesen, (204)685-2376, Austin MB.

SEED / FEED / GRAIN SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Feed Grain LESS FUSARIUM MORE BOTTOM LINE. Wheat seed available. Suitable for ethanol production, livestock feed. Western Feed Grain Development Coop Ltd. 1-877-250-1552 www.wfgd.ca

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SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Feed Grain

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• Corn, wheat, sunflower, canola,

soymeal, soybeans, soy oil, barley, rye, flax, oats (feed & milling) • Agents of the CWB • Licensed & bonded 5 LOCATIONS to serve you!

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Soybean Crushing Facility (204) 331-3696 Head Office - Winkler (888) 974-7246 Jordan Elevator (204) 343-2323 Gladstone Elevator (204) 385-2292 Somerset Elevator (204) 744-2126 Sperling Elevator (204) 626-3261

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Vanderveen Commodity Services Ltd. Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers

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

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The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) offers programs and services that support sustainability and growth for Manitoba’s agricultural and rural economy. “Lending and Insurance – building a strong rural Manitoba.”

Contact Denis or Ben for pricing ~ 204-325-9555

NOW BUYING Confection and Oil Sunflowers, Brown & Yellow Flax and Red & White Millet Licensed & Bonded P.O. Box 1236 129 Manitoba Rd. Winkler, MB. R6W 4B3

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

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TYPICAL DUTIES: Working directly with agricultural producers and associated industries, Adjustors are responsible for assessing crop loss for the AgriInsurance, wildlife and hail programs as well as inspections for additional programs such as cash advances and farmer’s markets, all in accordance with established policies and procedures. This position requires a high degree of thoroughness and accuracy in completing detailed claim or inspection forms and measuring grain bins and fields. This work requires the ability to climb bins, walk on rough terrain and work in various weather conditions.

QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified candidates will have a high school education or equivalent, proficiency in working with numbers and computers, and a general knowledge of Manitoba agriculture. Demonstrated ability to perform work requiring attention to detail and excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. A valid driver’s license and vehicle, a willingness and ability to travel throughout the Province, and being physically capable of performing the assigned duties in a safe manner are also required. Post secondary education in agriculture and a farm background is desirable.

MASC provides employee training. Work is assigned on a casual basis throughout the year with the main workload from spring until late fall. Workloads vary depending on the number of claims and inspection requests MASC receives.

Interested candidates should submit their résumé and cover letter indicating location preference(s) by mail, fax or e-mail no later than Friday, March 15, 2013 to: Human Resources Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation Unit 100 - 1525 First Street S. Brandon, MB R7A 7A1 Fax: (204) 726-6849 E-mail: hr@masc.mb.ca

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WE BUY OATS 93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 11 for pricing Call us today SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 Hay & Straw 204-373-2328 *6-Row* *6-Row* 4X4 SQUARE WHEAT STRAW bales, about 300 Celebration Celebration&& Tradition Tradition for sale, asking $20 per bale. Phone:(204)248-2407

Toll Free: 888-974-7246

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LARGE QUANTITY OF WHEAT straw bales, 4x4x8. Can deliver. Phone Phil:(204)771-9700.

La Salle, MB. OAT STRAW BALES for sale, baled w/DR780 NH baler, hardcore, approx 1,300-lbs, can deliver. Call for pricing (204)362-4192.

OAT STRAW & BARLEY Straw for sale, medium square bales. Phone (204)483-2990.

SECOND & THIRD CUT alfalfa in 3 x 4 square bales. Hay is tested, stored inside, delivery available. Morris, MB. Phone:(204)746-4505.

WHEAT & OAT STRAW bales for sale, 3 x 3 x 8.

Phone (204)343-2144 or cell (204)745-0085.

WHEAT STRAW FOR SALE: large 5x6 round bales tied w/net wrap in the Rosser & Oak Bluff area. Trucking available. Lyle (204)739-3016 Mike (204)739-3082.

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!

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Agent: Mbuyers & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509 Phone:(204)334-6596 or Email soka93 (28328) PPAC Classified 2013 MB.indd 13 Phone 306-455-2509 lind@mymts.net

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FOR SALE: LARGE ROUND bales of Grass Hay, Perennial Rye Grass Straw & Millet Straw; Wanted: Deutz 100-06 tractor for parts & round bale tubulater. Phone (204)278-3438, Inwood.

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*6-Row* Celebration & Tradition We buy feed barley, feed wheat, oats, soybeans, corn & canola

FOR SALE: ALFALFA & Corn silage; Corn & Wheat Straw large square bales. can deliver all of the above. Also selling bull calves. Phone Alvin Plett (204)355-4980 or (204)371-5744, Landmark.

We feed feed wheat, Webuy buy feedbarley, barley, feed wheat, MALT BARLEY MALT BARLEY oats, corn oats,soybeans, soybeans, corn & canola canola *6-Row* *6-Row* Celebration&&Tradition Tradition Celebration COME SEE IN COME SEEUS US AT AT AG AG DAYS DAYS IN We buy feed barley, feed wheat, CONVENTION HALL We THE buy barley, feed wheat, THEfeed CONVENTION HALL oats,soybeans, soybeans, corn & & canola canola oats, BOOTH corn 1309

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• Vomi wheat • Vomi barley • Feed wheat • Feed barley • Feed oats • Corn • Screenings • Peas • Light Weight Barley You can deliver or we can arrange for farm pickup.

Winnipeg 233-8418 Brandon 728-0231 Grunthal 434-6881 “Ask for grain buyer.”

WANTED: GOOSE NECK V-NECK aluminium 6 x 16 tandem axle stock trailer. In good shape. Phone Days or Evening (204)743-2145 or Cell: (204)526-5298.

TRAILERS Trailers Miscellaneous 1995 TRANSCRAFT, 53-FT TRIDEM aluminumsteel combo, air-ride, tool box, bale ext., $8500 OBO; 2002 Doeppker, 53-ft Tridem aluminum-steel combo, air-ride, tool boxes & bale ext., $12,000 OBO. Phone (204)526-7139 or (204)827-2629 2009 MANAC TRI-AXLE STEP deck, all aluminum, sliding winches, lift axle, tool box, $42,500 OBO. Phone (204)856-6907.

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24-FT HEAVY DUTY FLAT-DECK, 2) 7000-lbs axles w/10 ply tires, leveling king-pin, VGC. Phone:(204)768-9090.

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STOCK TRAILERS GOOSENECK 6X16 $3,500; 7x22 $3,300; 48-ft Loboy $6,500; 8.5x25 GN flatbed w/ramps $5,500; single axle converter $1,900; double $2,000; decks for 3/4-1-ton trucks: 9-ft $2,350, 11-ft $2,850. Phone:(204)857-8403.

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HELP WANTED: BEEF OPERATION near Dauphin. 2 F/T jobs w/management opportunities. $18/hr to start, housing available. Call Tim (204)596-8213 or email: tim@areaonefarms.ca

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Dr. Claire Ainsworth veterinarian with Mayerthorpe Veterinary services, demonstrates calf-pulling techniques and malpresentations during a UFA Cattle College. Photo: Alexis Kienlen

Dealing with calf malpresentations (but with no pressure) The Cattle College uses a plastic model to demonstrate different calving situations

By Alexis Kienlen staff / mayerthorpe

U

FA’s recent Cattle College here gave producers a hands-on demonstration on dealing with calf malpresentations, but it wasn’t exactly on a cow.

Dr. Claire Ainsworth, a veterinarian with Mayerthorpe Veterinary Services, demonstrated using UFA’s educational plastic model, which contains a calf inside a cow. It was purchased

by UFA and is now used by Olds College.

Ainsworth said when a cow is pacing around with her tail up and looking uncomfortable, she’s in stage one of calving, which can last anywhere up to 24 hours.

Once things progress, a producer will see a water bag and feet.

“You should see progress within a short period of time, usually within an hour,” she said.

When feet and a water bag appear, it’s generally only a few hours until the calf is born, but if there doesn’t seem to be any progress and the cow appears to be straining for longer than

40 minutes, producers need to check.

“One thing I’m going to harp on is cleanliness,” Ainsworth said. “When you go to check your cow, get your rubber gloves and your OB sleeves out, and make sure that you are cleaning her up really good because you are the first source of potential infection into her.”

Ainsworth wears elastic bands around her wrists during calving season to keep her sleeves up. She prefers small latex gloves over OB sleeves, because the gloves enable her to have more feeling inside the cow.

In a normal birth presentation with a forward-facing calf, the two front feet should have two bends in the same direction. The back feet have bends in different directions.

“Just because they’re coming hoof side up doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re back feet,” she said. “That’s one way that you can get screwed up right from the very start.”

The size of the feet can also indicate whether they are front or back feet.

If a puller is needed, two strong people should be able to

“When you go to check your cow, get your rubber gloves and your OB sleeves out, and make sure that you are cleaning her up really good because you are the first source of potential infection into her.”

Claire Ainsworth

Cleanliness is important to avoid introducing infection. file photo

get the shoulders of the calf into the pelvis.

“If you can’t do that, that’s an indication that you should be calling us (a vet),” she said.

Once the two feet and the head are engaged in the pelvis, the puller can be applied. With a forward-facing calf, there is no need to pull too fast.

“Make sure she’s nice and dilated and there are no bands and rings in there and you can crank it out,” said Ainsworth.

“Tighten up your tension and when she starts to strain, you can crank it to where there’s more tension on it.”

A little arc can work, as long as the calf’s legs are out. Arcing down too soon can break the calf’s legs.

Once the head is out, the producer should clear away all membranes and mucus from the nostrils. The calf is still supplied with oxygen from the umbilical cord inside, so there

is no rush. The trick is to go nice and slow, Ainsworth said.

When a calf is facing backwards, two strong people need to be able to get the hips into the pelvis.

“When you get the hips into the pelvis, you can see the hocks outside the vulva of the cow,” she said.

Producers should also be careful when poking around in a cow’s uterus, as it is easy to put a finger through a uterine wall.

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Smithfield says it will meet China’s deadline on pork China wants third-party verification that imports are free of the additive that promotes lean muscle growth

By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO / REUTERS

S When grown under irrigated and rain-fed conditions of Western Canada, LRC 3902 outyielded Nova, the check variety, by 22 to 42 per cent in pure stands and 30 to 39 per cent in mixed stands with alfalfa.

New sainfoin cultivar promises bloat-free alfalfa pasture grazing Mountainview — a new variety from Dr. Surya Acharya at AAFC in Lethbridge

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cientists have developed a new variety of sainfoin that offers bloat-free grazing for cattle when paired with alfalfa in a mixed stand.

Development of the new cultivar, tested as LRC 3902, was led by Dr. Surya Acharya of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Lethbridge. Acharya announced the variety and its proposed name of Mountainview at the Alberta Forage Industry Network AGM, Feb. 5, in Ponoka, Alta.

“This new sainfoin cultivar is truly one of a kind and represents an exciting new opportunity for cattle producers,” Acharya said in a release. “It is the first sainfoin cultivar that will survive in alfalfa pasture and grow back at

the same rate after cutting or grazing. It will prevent bloat in mixed stands to provide producers with their first real, economically viable option to allow for highly productive, bloat-free alfalfa pasture grazing.”

Sainfoin is a high-quality forage legume crop that features a condensed tannin concentration. This is very effective at preventing deadly pasture bloat in ruminants. However, until now, sainfoin cultivars have not survived well in alfalfa pasture or grown back after the first cut.

When grown under irrigated and rain-fed conditions of Western Canada, LRC 3902 outyielded Nova, the check variety, by 22 to 42 per cent in pure stands and

30 to 39 per cent in mixed stands with alfalfa. It also showed strong regrowth. Mountainview reaches flowering 10 days earlier than Nova and has a seed weight with pod of 20-24 g per 1,000 compared to 18-22 g for Nova. “ M o u n t a i n v i e w ’s r a p i d regrowth after cutting is very different from Nova and is one of its greatest benefits,” says Acharya. “I think cattle producers will find a lot to like in this new cultivar.”

Acharya and his forage research colleagues at AAFC Lethbridge are part of Alberta Forage Industry Network (AFIN), which was formed in 2010 to represent the forage industry in the province.

More information is available at www.albertaforages.ca.

mithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork processor, said Feb. 21 it will be able to supply pork that is free of the feed additive ractopamine in time to meet a March 1 deadline by China.

China, the world’s largest pork consumer and the thirdlargest market for U.S. pork with sales of over $800 million last year, wants pork from the United States to be verified by a third party from March 1 to be free of ractopamine, an additive that promotes lean muscle growth.

Russia, which imported $550 million worth of U.S. beef, pork and turkey last year, has banned imports of meat from the United States due to the presence of the food additive.

Smithfield said in a statement that it is in the final stages of converting its plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, the world’s largest porkprocessing facility, to be ready to meet China’s new requirement before the March 1 deadline.

Smithfield also said its plant in Clinton, North Carolina, has been producing pork free of ractopamine since last year and has regularly shipped product from there since then.

“As the largest hog producer in the world, Smithfield is uniquely positioned to deliver differentiated products to meet customer specifications — both domestically and abroad,” C. Larry Pope, the company’s chief executive and

“As the largest hog producer in the world, Smithfield is uniquely positioned to deliver differentiated products to meet customer specifications — both domestically and abroad.”

C. LARRY POPE

Smithfield’s chief executive and president

president, said in the statement.

T h e t w o No r t h Ca ro lina plants combined are expected to supply the market with more than 43,000 ractopamine-free hogs per day.

Hogs will come from company-owned farms as well as contracted producers and will be fed from feed mills that do not contain ractopamine, Smithfield said.

China’s new requirement comes even though there have been no recent reported findings of the feed additive in any pork from the United States, stirring speculation among industry analysts that the move stems from a political agenda or is designed to protect China’s pork industry.

Officials from China’s quarantine bureau, which oversees the safety of food imports, declined to comment earlier in the week. A spokesman said the country’s Commerce Ministry was unaware of the move.

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WAITING FOR MORE RAIN IN TEXAS

Cattle grazing a winter wheat field in Texas. The Feb. 20 report from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomists said that despite recent rains that greened up much of the wheat crop, a below-normal crop is expected in the state this year. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, about 75 per cent of the state remained under severe to extreme drought. Photo: Robert Burns/Texas A&M AgriLife

RM wants answers over horse seizure Lakeview letter to seek clarification on a number of concerns regarding horse seizure

By Daniel Winters co-operator staff

T

he RM of Lakeview is seeking answers from the Office of the Chief Provincial Veterinarian regarding the recent seizure of 10 horses from a local property owner.

The council unanimously approved a motion brought forward by a delegation at its regular meeting last week that raised a number of concerns about the seizure, ranging from allegations of mistreatment during the roundup, to charges that some of the horses were missing, or had been substituted with animals not from the original herd when they were sold at auction.

R i c h a r d C a l l a n d e r, a councillor from the RM of Lakeview, who bought six of the horses in order to match them with new owners, described the behaviour of animal welfare officers and the person they hired to round up the herd as “hooliganism.”

“Somebody has to be accountable,” said Callander.

The delegation, which included Rhonda Arnason, the daughter of the elderly couple from whom the horses were seized on the grounds of failing to provide adequate care, and her husband Norman, the property owner, as well as a letter from local resident Kim Hiebert.

I n h e r l e t t e r, H i e b e r t charged that the horses had been “chased hard” with snowmobiles and one colt had been “bumped” with a pickup. She also alleged two mares, two studs and one colt “disappeared” sometime between the roundup on Jan. 8 and the official seizure on Jan. 14, and

“Somebody has to be accountable.”

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Funds for dairy mastitis tracking Staff / The Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) is getting up to $54,000 from the federal government to develop software that tracks mastitis in dairy cattle, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Feb. 21.

Farms across Canada will report each incidence of mastitis, enabling CDN to

eventually determine diseaseresistant traits in cattle, allowing farmers to better select animals for breeding. This will result in better milk quality, reduced use of antibiotics and improved animal welfare, ultimately helping to boost the bottom line of dairy farmers, a federal release says.

“This initiative will add to the comprehensive portfolio of genetic and genomic evaluation services offered by CDN to

help Canadian producers have more profitable dairy farms and places Canada amongst the first countries in the world with a national system to improve disease resistance,” said CDN general manager, Brian Van Doormaal.

This project is supported through the Agricultural Innovation Program (AIP), a $50-million initiative announced as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2011.

Richard Callander

that horses not included on the seizure order were sent to the auction in Gladstone.

“Some of the studs I knew did not show up as well at the auction. They were there to buy them. They knew the horses they wanted to buy,” wrote Hiebert.

Karen Brown, owner of Bluff Creek Miniatures in Silver Ridge, had hoped to secure one of the horses for her daughter.

She was outraged over the “beyond appalling” condition of the horses at the auction despite being in the care of the province for almost a month.

“He was condescending, and just downright rude,” said Brown.

Reeve Philip Thordarson said the letter to be submitted to the chief provincial veterinarian expresses the council’s concern that the process for seizing animals on the grounds of animal welfare was not followed correctly.

“People and animals were not treated the way they were supposed to be and there seems to be no recourse,” said Thordarson.

“It needs to be dealt with.

We expect that animal control is going to care about the welfare of the animals.”

A provincial spokesperson said the council’s letter will be reviewed by provincial officials.

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SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Will lamb prices be affected by a lower loonie?

The demand for heavyweight lambs was not as strong as it was at the last sale

One-quarter of the bloc’s 12 million sows are still being kept in individual cages

By Mark Elliot

February 6, 2013

CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

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EU threatens legal action to enforce sow welfare rules

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roducers delivered 200 sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction for the Feb. 20 sale. Manitoba buyers have started to follow Ontario price trends.

New-crop lambs have not shown the same high prices as last year in the Ontario market.

The quality of wool and hair ewes on offer was good and prices were similar to the last sale. The price ranged from $0.70 to $0.83 per pound and the weight ranged from 129 to 190 pounds.

There was one 165-pound Dorset-cross ram on offer which brought $115.50 ($0.70 per pound).

The demand for the heavyweight lambs was not as strong as at the last sale. A mixed group of 25 115-pound lambs brought $123.05 ($1.07 per pound).

A 115-pound Romnova-cross lamb brought $121.90 ($1.06 per pound). A group of three 118pound lambs brought $130.98 ($1.18 per pound).

The demand for market lambs remained fairly constant. Three 100-pound Katahdin lambs brought $107 ($1.07 per pound).

A 105-pound Romnova-cross lamb brought $118.65 ($1.13 per pound).

Feeder lamb prices were much stronger than the last sale. The price ranged from $1.10 to $1.20 per pound with weights ranging from 84 to 93

$95.46 - $144.42

$102 - $134.75 $63.50 - $88.56

LAMBS (LBS.) 110+

$121.90 - $130.98

$140.28 - $142.80

95 - 110

$107 - $118.65

$102.82 - $114.48

80 - 94

$99.96 - $105.09

$76.50 - $96.46

71 / 79

$83.07 / $97.17

$81.90 / $81 (70/75 lbs.)

60 - 60

n/a

$83.75 (67 lbs.)

$58.24

$64.96 / $71.92 (58 lbs.)

Under 80

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pounds. There was no differences between the wool and hair lambs in bidding.

The prices for lightweight lambs were stronger. Four 71-pound Rideau-cross lambs brought $83.07 ($17 per pound). Nine 79-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $97.17 ($1.23 per pound).

Four 56-pound Rideau-cross lambs brought $58.24 ($1.04 per pound).

Two groups of Boer-cross does represented the classification.

Four 184-pound Boer-cross does brought $125 ($0.68 per pound).

The nine 124-pound younger Boer-cross does brought $102.50 ($0.83 per pound).

There was an improved selection of bucks. Producers had supplied dairy and meat varieties which attracted strong bidding. Prices for dairy bucks were lower than for meat bucks. Three 93-pound Alpine-cross bucks brought $118 ($1.27 per pound).

A group of five 85-pound Saanen-

cross and Alpine-cross bucks brought $98 ($1.15 per pound).

Three 85-pound Boer-cross bucks brought $110 ($1.29 per pound).

A 95-pound Boer-cross buck brought $123 ($1.30 per pound).

Four 73-pound Boer-cross doelings brought $114 ($1.56 per pound).

Eight 79-pound Boer-cross bucklings brought $118 ($1.49 per pound).

Four 68-pound Boer-cross wethers brought $111 ($1.63 per pound). Eight 66-pound Boercross wethers brought $107 ($1.62 per pound). Seven 58-pound Boer-cross wethers brought $104 ($1.79 per pound).

The Ontario Stockyard Report continues to show a continued downward trend for heavy lambs.

The demand from the buyers allowed the lightweight lambs to develop a steady price. Once again, the goat prices remained steady due to the constant demand.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank

30for30 Challenge A Christian Response to Hunger

2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Over the past 30 years we have provided over $682 million of assistance, including 1.1 million tonnes of food and seed, to millions of people in 78 countries.

We’ve come a long way since 1983, but there’s still a long way to go—too many people around the world still don’t have enough to eat.

During our 30th anniversary, we thank you, the farmers of Manitoba, for helping to make these programs possible for 30 years—and we invite you to be part of our 30 for 30 challenge.

You can do this by donating the proceeds from 30 acres of land, either by yourself or together with some neighbours.

Be part of the effort to end global hunger!

For more information, visit foodgrainsbank.ca/30 or contact Harold Penner at 204.347.5695 or harold@rockyrise.ca.

A pregnant pig can be seen in a pen at a farm near Brussels October 2012. Brussels is among nine European countries that faces legal action from the EU for failing new rules banning sow stalls as of Jan. 1, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS/YVES HERMAN BRUSSELS / REUTERS

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ine European Union countries, including France and Germany, face potential legal action for failing to implement new rules on pig welfare, the European Commission said Feb. 21.

A quarter of the bloc’s 12 million sows are still being kept on farms where individual cages, known as sow stalls, remain in use, even though they were banned from Jan. 1, 2013, EU sources said last month.

Final written warnings were sent to Poland, Denmark, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, Ireland and Cyprus as well as Germany and France.

If the nine countries fail to respond adequately within two months, the commission said it would start formal legal proceedings.

“Despite repeated calls by the commission, (these)... member states have failed to adequately comply with EU law,” the EU’s executive said in a statement.

There are fears some producers will not be able to afford the investment in new stalls and be forced to close, which could reduce pork production, increase prices for European consumers and dent soaring EU exports to Russia and China.

Sow stalls, or gestation crates, are metal cages roughly two metres (6-1/2 feet) long and 60 cm (two feet) wide used to hem in pregnant pigs and make them easier to control.

Britain outlawed sow stalls in 1999, while several other countries, including Sweden and Luxembourg, banned them before the EU deadline.

U.S. seeks upgrade in its BSE rating The recommended upgrade would be seen as proof the U.S. meets the highest safety standards

By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON / REUTERS

T

h e Un i t e d S t a t e s i s expected to get the top safety rating for mad cow disease in spring, under a recommendation from international livestock health experts that was greeted Feb. 20 as a surefire boost to U.S. beef exports.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the recommended upgrade, to “negligible” from “controlled” risk, was proof that U.S. beef meets the highest safety standards in the world. A trade group, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, said the move was “a big step forward towards enhancing our export opportunities.”

T h e Wo r l d O rg a n i z a t i o n for Animal Health (OIE) was expected to formally adopt the recommendation at its annual meeting in May in Paris. OIE’s scientific arm recommended

the upgrade after reviewing U.S. safeguards.

The United States would be the 20th country to get a negligible risk rating for the fatal, brain-wasting disease, formally named bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), according to data on OIE’s website.

Four cases of BSE have been reported in the United States since 2003. The most recent was April 24, 2012, in an elderly, lame dairy cow in southern California.

The United States requested an upgrade in its OIE rating last year. Vilsack said the OIE panel agreed U.S. safeguards and surveillance systems were strong.

U.S. safeguards include a ban on using ruminant parts in cattle feed and keeping spinal cords, brains and nervous tissue, the items most at risk of infection, out of the food supply. USDA tests about 40,000 head a year for the disease.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

n/a

Feb-21

Feb-20

Feb-18

Feb-21

Feb-22

Feeder Steers

Feb-20

Feb-19

No. on offer

1,140

442

n/a

531

761

859

945

1,100

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100.00-117.00

Over 1,000 lbs.

900-1,000 800-900

n/a

105.00-115.00

n/a

105.00-123.00

115.00-122.00

n/a

n/a

110.00-122.00

105.00-131.00

105.00-124.50

n/a

110.00-125.00

118.00-125.75

n/a

115.00-127.00

115.00-126.00

700-800

120.00-139.75

112.00-130.25

n/a

115.00-133.00

122.00-134.00

147.00-160.00

122.00-135.00

118.00-133.00

600-700

128.00-149.25

125.00-140.50

n/a

128.00-144.00

130.00-147.00

138.00-151.00

130.00-144.00

124.00-143.00

500-600

133.00-162.00

135.00-156.00

n/a

135.00-155.00

138.00-155.00

132.00-148.00

145.00-157.00

130.00-151.00

400-500

140.00-160.00

140.00-165.00

n/a

145.00-165.00

143.00-160.00

119.00-130.00

140.00-160.00

130.00-150.00

300-400

n/a

145.00-163.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

130.00-150.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

91.00-106.25

n/a

95.00-110.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

95.00-108.00

800-900

n/a

104.00-111.75

n/a

100.00-117.00

109.00-117.00

n/a

105.00-113.00

100.00-112.75

700-800

100.00-122.50

100.00-121.00

n/a

108.00-120.00

112.00-120.00

113.00-123.50

110.00-118.00

105.00-116.00

600-700

100.00-125.75

100.00-131.00

n/a

115.00-130.00

117.00-126.00

115.00-126.50

115.00-125.00

112.00-123.50

500-600

120.00-130.00

115.00-136.50

n/a

120.00-135.00

120.00-135.00

121.00-134.50

120.00-135.00

120.00-134.00

400-500

125.00-136.00

125.00-145.00

n/a

125.00-140.00

125.00-139.00

125.00-145.00

120.00-140.50

120.00-134.00

300-400

n/a

125.00-136.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

130.00-154.00

120.00-135.00

Slaughter Market No. on offer

170

n/a

n/a

98

n/a

n/a

n/a

260

D1-D2 Cows

55.00-62.00

40.00-68.00

n/a

67.00-72.50

63.00-68.00

53.00-58.00

65.00-71.50

64.00-72.00

D3-D5 Cows

45.00 and up

n/a

n/a

55.00-65.00

45.00-63.00

n/a

40.00-64.00

55.00-62.00

Age Verified

60.00-71.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

64.00-71.00

58.00-66.00

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

70.00-82.50

70.00-80.50

n/a

n/a

75.00-84.00

74.00-81.00

75.00-81.00

80.00-84.75

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

98.00-103.00

100.00-105.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

94.00-102.00

99.00-103.75

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

67.00-80.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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New leaders at NCLE Martin Scanlon of the University of Manitobaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department of food science, has been appointed chair of the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE) for a three-year term. Scanlon replaces Don Flaten, who has held the position over the past four years. Christine Rawluk, a beef-forage systems researcher, has been appointed research development co-ordinator at NCLE.

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For more information on these positions contact: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Programs Branch, Community Pasture Program, at 306-780-8829 For further information on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, visit www.agr.gc.ca Open to persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

We thank all candidates who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration in the process will be contacted. The Public Service of Canada is committed to Employment Equity. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, please advise of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

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NEWS

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Dairy supports up slightly April 1 Skim milk powder, butter support prices to rise 0.78 per cent

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STAFF / Canada’s dairy producers can expect about a 0.9 per cent uptick in their overall per-hectolitre revenue from industrial milk, coming somewhat later than usual this year.

The Canadian Dairy Commission on Feb. 14 laid out slight increases in the support prices it sets for skim milk powder and butter, to take effect April 1.

The CDC support price for butter will then increase from $7.2810 to $7.3379 per kilogram, and its support price for skim milk powder will move from $6.3673 to $6.4170 per kg — both up 0.781 per cent.

“The change in support price reflects the increase in the cost of inputs, especially the cost of feed,” CDC chairman Randy Williamson said in the commission’s release.

“However, it remains considerably lower than the rate of inflation for food, which currently stands at 2.4 per cent.”

The CDC, he added, is “determined to continue to seek efficiencies in dairy production and processing, in order to support market growth for milk and dairy products.”

The commission’s supports are the prices at which the CDC buys and sells butter and skim milk powder in order to balance “seasonal changes” in domestic demand.

Provincial marketing boards also use the CDC’s support prices as their reference points to price industrial milk — the milk used to make products such as yogurt, cheese, butter, ice cream and skim milk powder — thus the commission’s increase “should translate” to about a 0.9 per cent increase in industrial milk revenue for the farmer.

The 0.9 per cent expected increase in industrial milk prices follows increases of one per cent in 2009, zero in 2010, and 1.5 per cent in 2011 and 2012.

“Although this is the second-lowest increase in 15 years, it will cost the restaurant industry $23 million,” the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, a longtime critic of Canada’s dairy pricing frameworks, said in a separate release.

“We recognize that this may appear as a modest increase, but we’re disappointed that dairy prices are still going up,” CRFA CEO Garth Whyte said.

“Canadian dairy is already among the most expensive in the world, and any increase at all will drive up costs for our members that use dairy products in their menu items.”

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U.S. cattle herd declines but northern states see increases Weather will continue to be a major influence on cattle prices and numbers

By Tim Petry

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.

livestock marketing economist ndsu extension service

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he U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the much-anticipated “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 second-place 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 fourthplace Oklahoma lost one per cent.

All 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.

Surge in North Dakota

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

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

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 (nonreplacement) 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.

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Falling lamb prices make U.K., Irish sheep farmers fear for future Farm gate prices have fallen and import competition from New Zealand is rising

By Natalie Huet and Nigel Hunt london / reuters

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heep farmers in Britain and Ireland fear for their future as oversupply of lamb in Europe drags farm gate prices to three-year lows while production costs soar, giving efficient New Zealand exporters a vital edge.

Most British sheep farmers have been selling at a loss since November because an influx of cheap imports coincided with the delayed sales of homegrown lambs that had been held up by wet weather causing poor feeding conditions.

Meanwhile, much of the European Union, the biggest market for British lamb, is in recession.

Lamb prices at British farms were down 24 per cent year on year in early February while Ireland recorded a 20 per cent drop.

Britain and Ireland are the EU’s top lamb producers and major exporters alongside world leaders New Zealand and Australia.

But farmers and analysts say falling incomes could push hundreds to leave the business and thousands more to reduce their flocks, making the animal that shapes much of the cur-

rent landscape of the islands, through its grazing, a rarer sight.

“If this trend continues, and producers are forced to sell lambs at less than the cost of production, then ultimately they will look at alternative ways of making a living,” said Charles Sercombe, a sheep breeder in central England in charge of livestock issues for Britain’s National Farmers Union (NFU).

The drop in farm gate prices to 3.40 pounds per kg ($2.35 per lb.) has yet to show on British supermarket shelves, where lamb fetches between seven and 15 pounds a kg. According to the NFU, while December wholesale prices for legs of lamb slid 17 per cent from a year ago, retail prices edged down only two per cent.

“Farmers’ costs are rising, but retailers’ costs are too,” said Richard Dodd, spokesman for the British Retail Consortium, adding that the country’s supermarkets regularly ran promotions on lamb but that higher costs for processing, transport and running stores needed to be reflected in headline shop prices.

Rising costs

Input costs for British and Irish sheep farmers have increased

by around 30 per cent in the past five years, with feed, fuel and fertilizers biting particularly hard.

“Those are the three things that have really put the guys under pressure here with the reduction in (lamb) price,” said Gabriel Gilmartin, president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association.

The situation for producers could get worse as New Zealand has leeway in its export quotas to further increase shipments to the EU, where appetite for lamb remains solid but incomes are squeezed.

Despite a strengthening currency, export-driven New Zealand farmers can produce lamb more cheaply than those in Britain and Ireland, largely through economies of scale.

In Ireland a large farm might have 500 to 600 sheep, compared with 3,000 to 5,000 in New Zealand, Gilmartin said.

The Agriculture Ministry forecast last month that average incomes for English farms with grazing livestock would fall by up to 52 per cent in 2012-13 to between 14,000 and 18,000 pounds.

The ministry cited lower sheep values and higher feed costs.

Sheep breeder Patrick Donnelly poses with a lamb on his farm, near the town of Ballymena in County Antrim, northern Ireland. British and Irish sheep farmers fear for their future as an oversupply of lamb in recessionhit Europe drags farm gate prices to three-year lows while production costs have soared. Photo: REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Great Backyard Bird Count goes global, shatters records The annual event was a global affair for the first time thanks to a new real-time reporting system cornell university release

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rom Antarctica to Afghanistan, birdwatchers from 101 countries made history in the first global Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), Feb. 15 to 18, 2013.

In the largest worldwide bird

count ever, birdwatchers set new records, counting more than 25 million birds on 116,000 checklists in four days — and recording 3,138 species, nearly one-third of the world’s total bird species. The data will continue to flow in until March 1.

Building on the success of the

GBBC in the United States and Canada for the past 15 years, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, and Bird Studies Canada opened the count to the world for the first time this year, powered by eBird, a system that enables people to report birds globally in real-time and

explore the results online.

Birdwatchers are invited to keep counting every day of the year at www.eBird.org. “ This is a milestone for citizen science in so many respects — number of species, diversity of countries involved, total participants, and number

of individual birds recorded,” said Cornell Lab of Ornithology director John Fitzpatrick.

“We hope this is just the start of something far larger, engaging the whole world in creating a detailed annual snapshot of how all our planet’s birds are faring as the years go by.”

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Dock worker strike exposes weak link for Brazilian export powerhouse The government wants to privatize 158 ports to attract private investment, but workers fear a loss of jobs

By Gustavo Bonato and Roberto Samora santos, brazil / reuters

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ock workers shut down the movement of global commodities through Brazilian ports early Feb. 22 during a six-hour strike to protest the government’s plan to overhaul regulations and put more than 150 terminals in the hands of the private sector.

The short-lived work stoppage provided a glimpse of what could turn out to be a tense harvest for Brazil, one of the world’s biggest exporters of agricultural crops. With a record soy harvest on tap and brewing labour disputes at ports, doubts are mounting about Brazil’s ability to meet delivery contracts and quell growing unease in global commodity markets.

The strike halted 17 of the 26 ships berthed to load and unload in Brazil’s main port of Santos and slowed the flow of soy, corn, sugar, coffee and containers at other big ports, including Paranagua, port authorities said.

Even before stevedores walked off the job, commodities brokers had reported lines of trucks waiting to unload soy shipments and more than 100 ships either waiting or arriving to load bulk commodities for international markets.

Expectations of delays at Brazil’s ports caused top buyer China to cancel at least two soy cargoes ordered from Brazil last week and buy from the United States instead.

A union plan for an openended strike in mid-March still

looms if talks with the government break down.

The local farm sector has managed over the years to dominate much of the world’s agricultural commodities markets by leveraging tropical sun, savanna and rains. But insufficient investments in local roads, railways and ports to keep up with the rapid expansion in the country’s farming potential has raised the costs and risks of doing business with Brazil.

The government’s decision to launch a major push for port reform that was likely to rile some of the country’s biggest unions could not have come at a more delicate moment for Brazil or global commodities markets.

Brazil’s Grain Belt is struggling to ship record corn and soybean crops that are likely to make it the world’s No. 1 exporter of those grains, surpassing the United States for the first time.

At the same time, global grain stores are at record lows due to severe droughts that hit North and South American output in the previous season, raising concerns over food inflation.

Brazilian dock workers fear a government drive to privatize some 158 terminals starting later this year will lead to a loss of jobs and benefits because private operators would not have to hire through the centralized agency “OGMO” and might bring in labour from abroad.

The Brazilian government says the planned changes for ports are needed to boost competitiveness as it seeks to attract billions of dollars in private investment to expand capacity to cope with burgeoning commodity exports.

Pashmina goats like these are believed to be lost due to heavy snowfall and a shortage of feed in northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: REUTERS/Kamal Kishore

Pashmina goats perish in the heaviest winter on the Indian frontier since 1962 The loss of 10s of thousands of the prized goats could result in a shortage of Kashmir wool jammu, india / reuters

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housands of Pashmina goats may have perished in recent heavy snowfall around the nomadic areas of Changthang on the SinoIndian frontier of the Ladakh region, officials said Feb. 22.

The area is a production hub for the finest quality of Pashmina (Kashmir) wool in India and is used in manufacturing of popular Kashmiri shawls sold across the world.

“We have no information of several places in the area.

Many places are still snowbound and inaccessible. There is no communication link with them,” said Tsering Samphel,

a former lawmaker from the region.

“Si n c e 1 9 6 2 , t h i s i s a n unprecedented snowfall in the area and it has severely affected our nomadic way of life and livestock. Pashmina goats who get impregnated before the onset of winter have also perished,” he added.

“We may face (an) acute shortage of Pashmina wool this year.”

He said up to 10,000 domesticated animals including Pashmina goats have perished due to fodder shortages and the freezing cold.

“A b o u t 1 , 0 0 0 q u i n t a l s (100,000 kg) of fodder were dispatched immediately by

L a d a k h Au t o n o m o u s H i l l Development Council (LAHDC) to the affected areas but the same could not be distributed due to snowbound pastures where these animals are scattered these days,” said Samphel.

He said the federal Ministry of Textiles had earmarked 40 million rupees last year for nutrition supplement to save Pashmina goats during pregnancy and to meet such exigencies.

This money, Samphel said, helped in procuring about 10,000 quintals of cattle feed, 2,500 quintals of barley and 3,000 quintals of alfalfa fodder for the purpose.

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Master Gardener program growing strong in Manitoba Manitoba now has 50 graduates from its newly offered Master Garden program, administered by Assiniboine Community College

As the number of graduates grows, the Master Gardener program now offered in Manitoba will have dozens of skilled volunteers ready to engage in community programs of all types. photo: thinkstock

By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

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articipants in a new program training Manitobans to be better gardeners are hitting the ground running — literally.

That’s because those who study to certify as a Master Gardener take their classroom learning out into the community both as students and later as community volunteers.

Master Gardeners are trained horticulturalists who are educated and certified through accredited universities or colleges.

It’s a relatively new program in Manitoba.

On t a r i o h a s m o re t h a n 800 Master Gardeners and Saskatchewan more than 700.

Manitoba currently has about 50, some of whom began studying for it prior to 2008 in other locations.

Assinibo i n e C o m m u n i t y College agreed to broker the program from University of Saskatchewan and launched it in Manitoba in the fall of 2010.

It has produced graduates in both 2011 and 2012 and there are plenty more to come.

Uptake for the training has been excellent and they expect to see those numbers double again shortly, said Colleen Zacharias, co-chair of the Manitoba Master Gardening Association.

“I do feel that in 24 months we’ll have 100 Master Gardeners in Manitoba,” said Zacharias, who is scheduled to speak at the Growing Local Conference in Winnipeg March 2.

Those studying for Master Gardener certification can take up to three years to complete their studies in botanical Latin, common plant diseases, garden fundamentals, insect and tree identification, safe use of pesticides, theory, and communications. Students also complete a 40-hour internship and must continue putting in hours in community involvement to retain certification.

It’s that community volunteerism that distinguishes a Master Gardener from graduates of other types of horticultural programs. Demand is growing to have those with the certification lend a hand to community projects, says Zacharias.

“If you were to define a Master Gardener it would be as a trained volunteer,” she said.

“It means service to the community, by sharing information and helping to grow the love of gardening.”

Word has spread about what their students can offer and their services are in high demand, she said. “We have organizations coming to us asking to partner with them on a community garden initiative or a park.”

Master Gardeners get involved with a whole range of projects from tree planting at Habitat for Humanity projects, helping families learn to grow some of their own food through Food Matters Manitoba’s Dig-In Challenge, and caring for unique urban oasis like Pollock Island, a treed area bounded by the Red and La Salle rivers in St. Norbert.

They have students of all ages, multiple backgrounds and from all parts of Manitoba, Zacharias added.

A s s i n i b o i n e Co m m u n i t y College (ACC) delivers the program, which is open to anyone with an interest in gardening. A recent change is that students can now write their exams,

which are mailed out from ACC, at home.

Previously, Master Gardeners i n Tra i n i n g ( M G I Ts ) we re required to write their exams at a designated location.

The total cost for all courses and the large manual that accompanies them is around $900.

Local Master Gardener training now includes Manitoba in a much larger organization that first began in Washington State University in the 1970s after staff there found themselves overwhelmed by questions from the public hungry to learn about gardening.

Master Gardener groups are also found in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia and 46 U.S. states.

The Manitoba Master Gardener Association, which facilitates communication between Master Gardeners around Manitoba was formally organized in 2011.

For more information about the program log on to its website at http://www.mgmani toba.com/. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Student contest promotes watershed stewardship The winners receive cash prizes as well as money to implement their ideas for improving watersheds STAFF / Agrium and the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre have teamed up to offer the Caring for our Watersheds competition for high school students in Manitoba.

Geared for Grade 7 to 12 students, individuals interested in the environment can submit their ideas to the Caring for our Watersheds program for a chance to win $1,000 for themselves and $1,000 for their school. More than $15,000 in cash awards are up for grabs plus an additional $10,000 in funding is also available to help implement the contest ideas, the organizations say in a release.

The international competition has been offered in Manitoba since 2010.

Last year, Jayden Dobson and Daria Hildebrand from Thomas Greenway Middle School proposed a project focused on partnership and education. Their proposal was to create simple but effective signs identifying locations that are key drinking water areas while educating citizens about protecting our essential resources. With the help of the community, the students were able to make their idea happen. Other participating communities have included Winnipeg, Gimli, Virden, Manitou and Selkirk.

“Through the years students have provided viable answers to the question — What can you do to improve your watershed?” said Lindsey Metheral, Agrium program adviser. “It is apparent how much future generations care about watersheds, their world and their place in it.”

“The creativity this contest affords students is beneficial for our environment and the communities we serve,” said Nathalie Bays, OHMIC. “Any time we can engage and involve our younger generation in environmental conversation benefits us all. They are actively seeking ways to make our communities sustainable for future generations and we are here to help them.”

The entry deadline for students living in the province of Manitoba is March 8, 2013.

The top 10 finalists will be judged by the community and the winners will be announced on April 20, 2013.

For more information go to www.CaringForOurWatersheds.com.

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RecipeSwap

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

LIVE WELL? EAT WELL?

Become the next ‘Be Well’ storyteller Manitoba Canola Growers is holding a contest in search of more video stories

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veryone loves a great story and it’s even better when the one telling it also lives it.

That’s what you’ll hear and see in the ‘Be Well’ Stories told by Manitobans now found online at http://canolarecipes.com.

The three inspiring video stories are those of Doug Chorney, East Selkirk farmer and Keystone Agricultural Producer’s president, Getty Stewart, a Winnipeg home economist who started a ‘fruit rescue’ program, and Mary-Jane Feeke, best known as MJ, a red seal chef and owner of Benjamin’s Gourmet Foods in Selkirk.

They tell them via the latest instalment of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association on its online ‘Be Well’ newsletter, blog and magazine.

The ‘Be Well’ site is a link on the MCGA’s website where you’ll find lots of recipes — many have been included on these pages — as well as lots of stories and information about healthy eating and healthy living.

The idea to create video stories was inspired after tremendous feedback about ‘Being Bruce,’ a story posted to the site after Newdale farmer Bruce Dalgarno retired as a director with MCG. These stories aim to build those partnerships and meaningful connections between farmers and the broader community, said Ed Rempel, MCGA president at a special ‘Be Well’ video launch in Winnipeg last month where Doug, Getty and MJ were special guests.

“Farmers know that today’s consumers want to get to know us better,” said Rempel. “We want that too.”

The story Doug shares is of his family’s 100year tie to their farm and how, in the 1960s, his mom began a roadside vegetable stand that remains a key part of their family farm’s business. Getty’s story is about starting Fruit Share, and how and why she mobilized hundreds of volunteers to pick and share what would otherwise have been thousands of pounds of wasted homegrown fruit in Winnipeg’s backyards. MJ’s story is of her lifelong love of great food and how her restaurant — perhaps best known for her sumptuous pizzas — has become the place to share that love and loads of great food.

The next part involves you. The MCG is looking to create more video stories in the future and is holding a contest, that includes a $5,000 prize package, in a search for new stories.

So after you’ve been inspired by what you hear and see from Doug, Getty and MJ please nominate someone who you think would be the perfect next ‘Be Well’ storyteller. The contest began February 15 and lasts until April 5.

They’re simply looking for stories about living well, eating well and being well while living passionate lives, says Ellen Pruden, MCG’s education and promotion manager.

“Doug, MJ and Getty are everyday people doing great things,” she said.

“Our intention now is to find that next ‘Be Well’ story. We’re looking to our community to suggest that person.”

To see the ‘Be Well’ stories and find out more about the MCGA’s contest in its search for future stories please log on to at http://canolarecipes.com.

Here are two recipes selected from one of the complimentary magazines available through the MCGA’s Live Well, Eat Well... Be Well site.

Cool Canola Pastry This pastry makes a dough that’s easy to roll out for a sweet pie or a savoury dish like a tourtiere.

1/2 c. slivered almonds (skin on) 1-1/2 c. whole wheat flour 2 c. all-purpose flour 3 tbsp. wheat germ 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2/3 c. frozen canola oil, chilled in the freezer for two hours* 1/4 c. ice water 1/4 c. low-fat milk 1 egg, beaten slightly 1 tbsp. vinegar

In a food processor, add almonds and pulse once or twice for a coarsely ground consistency. Add flours, wheat germ, baking powder and salt. Pulse once or twice to combine ingredients. Add cold/frozen canola oil. Pulse again once or twice. In a small bowl, combine water, milk, egg and vinegar. With food processor running, pour liquid ingredients through the chute. Turn machine off as soon as ingredients are mixed, about 10 seconds. Turn dough onto floured board. Divide dough in half. Roll out dough on floured surface.

Makes 2 pie crusts or 24 individual tart shells.

You can freeze unused dough.

Nutritional analysis: Based on 1 tart shell Calories ..................130 Total fat ..................8 g Cholesterol ............10 mg Fibre ........................1 g

Protein....................... 3 g Saturated fat ........... 0.5 g Carbohydrate .......... 14 g Sodium ..................... 85 mg

*Measure out your canola oil in a container and freeze it. Canola oil will freeze solid overnight.

In its frozen state, it mimics a solid fat for baking, giving the light, flaky texture with better health properties.

PHOTO: MANITOBA CANOLA GROWERS

Jenn’s Chewy Granola Bar Jennifer Dyck is the education and promotion co-ordinator at Manitoba Canola Growers. She created this recipe when she needed nut-free granola bars to send to school. You can make up a batch with these easy-to-find ingredients.

3/4 c. brown sugar 3/4 c. honey 2/3 c. smooth peanut butter 1/3 c. canola oil 2 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 c. coconut flakes 1/2 c. raisins 1/2 c. chocolate chips 1/2 c. sliced almonds, skin on 1/2 c. sunflower seeds 1/3 c. wheat bran 2 tbsp. sesame seeds 3 c. large-flake oats

Preheat oven to 325 F. In an extra-large bowl, mix brown sugar, honey, peanut butter, canola oil, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well. Add coconut, raisins, chocolate chips, almonds, sunflower seeds, bran, sesame seeds and oats. Stir until blended. Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper and spray lightly with canola oil. Press mixture into pan, making sure it is even. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan. Cut into individual bars. Can be stored in the freezer.

Makes 36 bars.

Nutritional analysis: Based on 1 bar or 1/36th of recipe Calories ..................240 Total fat ..................13 g Cholesterol ............0 mg Fibre ........................3 g

Protein....................... 5 g Saturated fat ........... 3 g Carbohydrates ........ 30 mg Sodium.....................40 mg

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ose Jackson set her coffee cup down on the table and stared at her husband Andrew across the table for a moment. “So let me get this straight darling,” she said. “You told the kids that I wanted to move to town?”

Andrew nodded apprehensively.

“And then,” said Rose, “you suggested that Randy and Jackie could move in here with their family and look after the farm?”

“Something like that,” said Andrew.

“And then,” Rose continued, “you suggested that instead of coming with us to town, Jennifer should stay here and help Randy look after the farm?”

Andrew furrowed his brow sheepishly. “We were just… you know… shooting the breeze. Sorry.”

Rose picked up her coffee cup and took a sip.

“Well then I guess we better start looking for a place,” she said.

Andrew raised his eyebrows. “Right now?” he said.

“No time like the present,” said Rose.

“So you like my plan?” said Andrew.

“I think it might be the best plan you’ve ever had,” said Rose, “aside from your plan to marry me and have a bunch of kids. That was also a good plan.”

“Wow,” said Andrew. “I can’t believe it took me 29 years to come up with a second good plan.”

“No kidding,” said Rose. “But hey, your first plan was still working, so what the heck, why panic?”

Exactly,” said Andrew. “That was my thinking.”

He paused. “So you’re serious?” he said. “You actually want to move to town?”

Rose took another sip of coffee. “Face it,” she said, “I’ve spent way too much of my life outdoors. I want to move into a nice apartment that’s attached to a grocery store and a shopping mall and maybe a swimming pool and a curling rink, so I never have to go outside if the temperature is below freezing or if it’s windy or if somebody reports seeing a mosquito anywhere within the last week.”

Andrew got up to get himself another cup of coffee. “OK, now you’re just being silly,” he said.

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“We are not going to move to Edmonton and live in the West Edmonton Mall.”

Rose put on a crestfallen look. “A girl can dream, can’t she?” she said.

“Absolutely,” said Andrew. “Dream on. But realistically, there isn’t a shopping mall or a swimming pool in town and that glorified Quonset they call a curling rink has no attached housing as far as I’m aware, so you may have to settle for a little house somewhere close to the Safeway.”

“Oh all right,” said Rose. “But you have to promise to take me to the West Edmonton Mall at least once a year.”

“No problem,” said Andrew. He sat back down in his chair. “You going to miss the kids?” he asked.

“Brady and Amanda will be just a few blocks away,” said Rose. “And every day that the temperature outside is between 75 and 85° with no wind and no clouds and no mosquitos I’ll drive out to the farm to see Randy and Jennifer and all of them. So no worries. It’s time we grow up and move out on our own.”

Andrew nodded. “My thinking exactly,” he said.

“I think we should get a dog,” said Rose. “A little Bichon or something. An inside dog.”

“How about we get a chihuahua?” said Andrew.

Then we wouldn’t have to worry about people wanting to come visit us.”

Rose pondered that for a second. “There is something to be said for that,” she said, “but the problem is, if there’s a chihuahua in the house we may not want to live there either.”

“That would kind of defeat the purpose,” said Andrew. He leaned back in his chair. “So, just one question,” he said. “Who’s going to live in Randy and Jackie’s trailer?”

Good question,” said Rose. “Hey, maybe Brady and Amanda would want to move out here to the country. It’d be cheaper than where they are now.”

“Maybe we could play musical houses,” said Andrew. “Randy and Jackie move in here, Brady and Amanda move into the trailer and we can move into Brady and Amanda’s house in town.”

“All in the family,” said Rose. “I like it.” She paused momentarily. “One other thing,” she said.

“In all seriousness, when would we do this?”

“Well, not tomorrow,” said Andrew.

“How about Saturday?” said Rose.

Andrew laughed. “Goodness, you are in a hurry suddenly,” he said.

Rose grinned. “I’m kidding,” she said.

“I was thinking not this summer, but the next one,” said Andrew. “Gives us some time to work out all the details.”

“Sounds about right,” said Rose. “And here I was just planning to have a quiet cup of coffee this morning.”

“You know what they say,” said Andrew. “The best laid plans…”

Interesting and unique GASTERIA The perfect houseplant — undemanding and forgiving

By Albert Parsons FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

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asteria plants are succulents — a term applied to plants that have the ability to hold large amounts of water in their tissues. They belong to a number of different plant families and within each plant family are a number of genera and within each genus are many species. The genus gasteria belongs to the Liliaceae or lily plant family.

They make great houseplants as they can go for weeks without being watered — good for people who are away for long periods or for those who simply forget to water on a regular basis. They are very undemanding and tolerate a wide range of growing conditions.

“It is the unique colouration and texture of gasteria leaves that make them so interesting and unique.”

Gasteria will perform well in cool environments — mine are in my cool, all-season sunroom during the winter — but do not object to warmer temperatures either. They are not at all fussy about soil and as long as the potting mix and container provide good drainage, they will be happy. When I am potting cacti and succulents, I always mix a bit of sand into my potting mix and usually cover the soil surface with sand to create a desert-like landscape. The sand helps to increase the soil’s drainage. Succulents need only be fertilized infrequently and when they are fed plant food, care must be taken as any water containing fertilizer can mark the leaves if it is allowed to drip onto the foliage.

Smaller gasteria plants can be included in dish gardens with other succulents or cacti, while individually potted specimens can be displayed alone or combined with other plants within a larger plant grouping to add interest and texture.

It is the unique colouration and texture of gasteria leaves that make them so interesting and unique. G. maculata has blunt-tipped, tongue-shaped, glossy leaves that are dark green and marked with white

spots or bands. The leaves are 15 cm long and five cm wide and arranged in two opposite, flattened rows one leaf atop the next. G. verrucosa is another interesting gasteria whose leaves are about the same size as those of G. maculata, but a bit narrower and somewhat concave on the top.

This plant has the common name “Ox Tongue” because the dark-green leaves are covered with small white warts — giving the leaves the texture of a cow’s tongue. I have a large specimen of this variety and it has been in the same pot for over 10 years and other than the clump getting larger due to the production of more offshoots, it doesn’t change very much from year to year.

Another plus for this plant genus is that its members do not need to be repotted very often; they have a very slow growth rate so they do not outgrow their space. Every once in a while I give the leaves a quick wipe with a damp cloth to get rid of the dust and make them more attractive. They are indeed low-maintenance plants.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

G. maculata (l) has smooth-banded leaves while G. verrucosa, more commonly called Ox Tongue, (r) has an interesting rough-leaf texture. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

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More questions for Reena Here’s the answers and also some tips Reena Nerbas Household Solutions

Dear Reena,

My husband decided to put a really hot cardboard pizza box on my brand new solid wood table. I removed the thin tablecloth off of the table to shake out the crumbs and found a white square imprint.

After trying to figure out what it was and using some Pledge with natural orange oil, I soon remembered the wonderful pizza we had a few days prior and figured out that this is a heat spot on my table.

Help! Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Sincerely, Christine

Dear Christine,

Place a tea towel onto the area and press with a warm iron over the pizza box spot.

The warmth of the iron should draw out the mark.

Dear Reena,

I have the most embarrassing situation; my kids came home from school with lice!

I feel like a terrible housewife and mother and now I am taking on the dubious task of getting rid of it. If I freeze all of the clothes and pillows and teddy bears will that kill all of the lice? Signed, Elaine

Dear Elaine,

First of all rest assured, it is a myth that lice only attach to dirty areas. They can make their homes on very clean heads.

Although lice are a pain, there are much worse challenges in life. However, be prepared for an in-depth cleaning of your house. Vacuum everything and when you are finished, discard the vacuum bag outside of your home. Be sure

to vacuum mattresses, vents, and all crevices in furniture, as well as your vehicles. You can purchase sprays to kill lice but they are expensive and carry a strong odour. Sprays do come in handy for nonwashable textiles.

Myth No. 2, freezing kills lice. When you put lice outside, they go into a hibernating state and wake up when they are back at room temperature. Therefore, instead of carrying items outside, place teddy bears, jackets, blankets etc. into large plastic bags, close tightly and leave at room temperature for two weeks. Wash everything that can be washed in your washing machine each day until the problem is gone. Throw pillows and blankets into the dryer daily; the heat of the dryer kills lice.

Use lice shampoo according to directions and on all members living in the house, not just the kids. Check with your physician about shampooing babies. By shampooing everyone, you will save yourself a lot of headache for future outbreaks.

Check all heads every day for two weeks near a window or under fluorescent lights.

Put all hair utensils in the dishwasher every day. Wash all tuques, scarves, mitts, area rugs, towels. Do not reuse towels and do not hang towels beside other towels.

Soon this problem will be gone. Neem shampoo is a great deterrent of lice.

Hairspray in the hair, length of hair and cleanliness of hair do not make a difference. However, for young boys if you shave their head, lice are easier to see. Lice are non-transferable to pets.

Hello Reena,

I have a tall, clear, single-stem glass vase and I have been unable to remove etched cloudy water marks on the inside. I have tried everything from baking soda, salt, vinegar, denture tablets, with no success.

Any ideas? Eunice

WINTER MORNING MEMORIES

Use lice shampoo according to directions and check heads every day for two weeks.

PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

Dear Eunice,

When you used vinegar, did you heat the vinegar first? Soaking the vase with hot vinegar and then gently rubbing the surface with fine 000 sandpaper is a good solution for slightly etched glass. You can also soak the vase in hot water and citric acid (available at your local pharmacy, you may need to order it in). If the etching remains, the condition is permanent. Also see tip below.

Fabulous tips of the week:

• Hi Reena, I thought I would take a minute and send you a tip that my daughter learned while working in the restaurant busi-

ness. If you want to “refresh” seldomused glassware or crystal which has developed a slight film while sitting in the cupboard, but is not dirty, just hold the piece over the mouth of a steaming kettle, and polish quickly and easily with a paper coffee filter. Your glassware will sparkle again! Love your column, Reena!

Frances • When I was newly married and preparing to decorate cakes, I often beat whipping cream too long and noticed that after a while it turned into a lumpy mess. Not knowing that I had made butter I threw out the mess and started again. After a few years I learned that overwhipping the cream transforms it into a delicious bowl of homemade butter. Now when I have guests over I love to serve homemade butter. For anyone with the same desire, here’s how to make butter from scratch: Purchase whipping cream and add a pinch of salt so that it tastes less bland. Pour the cream into your food processor and let it run for a while until it thickens. It will then break into liquid buttermilk and butter. From here, you are able to separate the butter from the milk and use the fresh butter to spread. Reena • Make fancy butter shapes just like restaurants! Using soft butter, fill up chocolate moulds or silicone moulds. Make sure that the top is smooth and even.

Place butter into the freezer for one hour. Pop butter out of the mould and store in fridge until guests arrive. Serve on a silver platter. Flower shapes such as roses are very popular.

I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them coming! Missed a column? Can’t remember a solution? Need a speaker for an upcoming event? Interested in grocery coupons? Check out my brand new blog/website: reena.ca.

Reader’s Photo

PHOTO: CINDY MURRAY

My nose was cold, my cheeks were cold But the rest of me was warm When I woke on a winter morning In my bedroom on the farm.

I’d snuggle deep in layers of quilts I knew I’d hear Mom call, “Time to get up, my sleepy heads” From her bedroom down the hall Dad was already up and dressed and ready for the day He’d been tending to the furnace but it always had a way Of being slow to warm the house On those icy winter mornings We’d think that all was going well, and then, without a warning The silly thing would smoulder out We’d dress with extra speed And hurry to the kitchen stove to find the warmth we’d need Now we wake up in tropic warmth. We’ve left the northern chill But our memories of Prairie winters stay with us and always will.

— Edie Mowat, Brandon, Manitoba

Two hundred sleds turned out for the Gainsborough Community Club and Gainsborough 4-H Club Poker Derby last month at the Gainsborough Hall just south of Portage la Prairie, Man. PHOTO: BARBARA JACK

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Country Crossroads, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, Phone 1-800-782-0794, fax 204-944-5562, Email susan@fbcpublishing.com I’d love to hear from you. Please remember we can no longer return material, articles, poems or pictures. – Sue

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 28, 2013

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