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Which crop is your biggest money-maker?

(Hint: It’s almost certainly not barley or oats) Based on MAFRI cost-of-production estimates, winter wheat tops the charts followed by soybeans, sunflowers, and canola By Daniel Winters co-operator staff

ith highly variable costs and prices, choosing the most profitable crop to grow each spring is a bit like throwing darts at a moving target. But farmers who seeded winter wheat last fall will be pleased to hear that their dart is likely to land dead centre, says Gary Smart, a farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives in Somerset. “Winter wheat — it’s pretty tough to plant that now — but whoever’s got it in the ground is looking pretty good,” Smart said during a presentation at the recent Young and Beginning Farmers Conference. On Smart’s cost-of-production spreadsheets, winter wheat should net $76.25 an acre (total returns of $393.96 per acre minus $317.71 in costs). In a list of the top eight best-performing crops based on net returns per acre, Smart pegged soybeans as the next best, followed by sunflowers and canSee MONEY-MAKER on page 6 »

Gary Smart, a MAFRI farm management adviser, presents his analysis of the most profitable crops this season. photo: Daniel Winters

A slow melt is needed to reduce flood risk The province is preparing for spring flooding, as heavy helpings of snow and a late melt buoy the likelihood of high water By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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ecent snowfall has increased the risk of flooding in Manitoba this spring, according to government officials. Although the widespread and prolonged flooding of 2011 isn’t expected at this time, the province is preparing to close community ring dikes in the Red River Valley and expects

Highway 75 to be closed for a period of weeks. “We’re preparing for that eventuality and we’re lining up contractors to do the closures now,” said Doug McNeil, deputy minister for Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation. But at this time, it’s not expected that ring dike communities will have their access points cut off, he said. “We’re expecting that our

levels could be somewhere between 2009 and 2011 on the Red River,” he added, noting 2009 saw higher water levels than 2011 and went down as the second-largest Red River flood on record, after the 1826 deluge. Last week, the U.S. National Weather Service updated its flood forecast, indicating the risk of major flooding in Fargo, North Dakota has increased to 98 per cent. Water there has a 50 per cent chance of reaching

20 feet above flood level, just shy of the 23 feet above flood level reached during the 2009 flood, which caused significant damage. But one U.S. official notes even a 50 per cent increase in Fargo’s flood risk only translates into a two per cent increase in risk for significant flooding in Winnipeg, adding the Red River broadens as it heads north. See SLOW MELT on page 6 »

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Caffeine gives bees a buzz that improves their memory

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The benefits are synergistic to both bees and plants

cientists have shown that caffeine improves a honeybee’s memory and that helps the plant recruit more bees to spread its pollen. Publishing in Science the researchers show that in tests, honeybees feeding on a sugar solution containing caffeine, which occurs naturally in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers, were three times more likely to remember a flower’s scent than those feeding on just sugar. Study leader Geraldine Wright, reader in neuroethology at Newcastle University, U.K., said the effect of caffeine benefits both the honeybee and the plant. “Remembering floral traits is difficult for bees to perform at a fast pace as they fly from flower to flower and we have found that caffeine helps the bee remember where the flowers are. “In turn, bees that have fed on caffeine-laced nectar are laden with coffee pollen and these bees search for other coffee plants to find more nectar, leading to better pollination. “So, caffeine in nectar is likely to improve the bee’s foraging prowess while providing the plant with a more faithful pollinator.” In the study, researchers found that the nectar of citrus and coffea species often contained low doses of caffeine. They included ‘robusta’ coffee species mainly used to produce freeze-dried coffee and ‘arabica’ used for espresso and filter coffee. Grapefruit, lemons, pomelo and oranges were also sampled and all contained caffeine. The effect of caffeine on the bees’ long-term memory was profound with three times as many bees remembering the floral scent 24 hours later and twice as many bees remembering the scent after three days. Typically, the nectar in the flower of a coffee plant contains almost as much caffeine as a cup

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of instant coffee. Just as black coffee has a strong, bitter taste to us, high concentrations of caffeine are repellent to honeybees. “This work helps us understand the basic mechanisms of how caffeine affects our brains. What we see in bees could explain why people prefer to drink coffee when studying,” Wright said. The project was funded in part by the Insect Pollinators Initiative which supports projects aimed at researching the causes and consequences of threats to insect pollinators and to inform the development of appropriate mitigation strategies. “Understanding how bees choose to forage and return to some flowers over others will help inform how landscapes could be better managed. Understanding a honeybee’s habits and preferences could help find ways to reinvigorate the species to protect our farming industry and countryside,” said co-author Professor Phil Stevenson from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the University of Greenwich’s Natural Resources Institute, U.K., in a release.

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Budget misses opportunity to assist new farmers

Is spring coming or what?

But farm leaders like increase in capital gains exemption and more funding for genomic research By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

ast week’s federal budget came up short on a tax change that could assist aspiring farmers to get started, says the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Fi n a n c e Mi n i s t e r Ji m Flaherty doubled the amount that can be claimed under restricted loss rules for farmers with off-farm income — and then tied it up with restrictions that make the change “a case of one step forwards and two back,” says the CFA. Section 31 of the Income Tax Act has been a sore point for farm groups and many rural MPs since the late 1970s. It’s supposed to allow someone who buys a farm to claim losses during the startup phase against off-farm income. The 2013 budget will double the amount that can be claimed to $17,500, but that “only slightly improves the situation” because of restrictive conditions on how the losses can be claimed, said CFA president Ron Bonnett. “For the majority of new entrants to the industry and small-scale farmers, off-farm income represents a critical support in funding startup costs, making farm expansions, and simply maintaining the viability of many of Canada’s family farms,” said Bonnett. “This reinterpretation may prevent these farmers from being able to claim more than $17,500 in losses, and may pose a challenge to entering or staying in the industry. “As agriculture is the sector facing the largest number of impending retirees in the next 10 years, we had hoped the measures would have gone further in addressing this.” The CFA had recommended the limit be set “at a more realistic $40,000 for new entrants to agriculture.” But Bonnett and Stephen Vandervalk, president of the Grain Growers of Canada, praised other measures.

They welcomed a $50,000 increase (to $800,000) in the capital gains exemption, which Vandervalk said will be helpful in succession planning this time around. He also said it appears ag research will be spared from government cost cutting. “We are reassured to see this year’s federal budget document does not include any further erosion to agricultural research infrastructure, but we will have to wait and see more details about how previous budget cuts are put into practice before we weigh in one way or the other,” said Vandervalk. Bonnett said an additional $165 million for Genome Canada is good news. “Considering the domestic and global challenges with climate change and doubling food production for an increasing population, basic research into plant breeds is a priority,” he said. The executive director of Grain Growers said his organization was hoping to see action on variety registration. “There is an urgent need for the cereals variety registration system to be reformed in the near future,” said Richard Phillips. “To unleash the power of private industry investment in cereals and wheat research, we need to do a rethink of the current system. For innovation to happen, we need to be able to provide more certainty in the registration process.” Another area that will need more work in the near future is the Canadian Grain Commission, he said. With the sweeping changes to the grain sector, more review needs to be done on the commission’s structure and mandate. Bonnett welcomed tax incentives for clean energy generation equipment and technologies. “We hope it is structured in a way that allows Canada’s farmers to take advantage of the benefits in a timely fashion,” he said.

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Shippers suggest amendments to beef up Fair Rail Freight Service Act Shippers say rail service has declined since January By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

he worst rail service in three years prompted shippers to propose amendments to toughen Bill C-52, the Fair Rail Freight Service Act, to help balance their relationship with the railways, says Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA). “Service is very poor on both railroads,” he said in an interview March 22. “Overall the railways are delivering less than 50 per cent of the rail cars in accordance with their own service plans.” Bill C-52 is supposed to compel the railways to reach service level agreements with shippers making it easier to resolve rail service complaints. But to do that the Coalition of Rail Shippers, which includes the WGEA, farm commodity groups, as well as mining, fertilizer, forestry and car companies, wants six amendments to the legislation currently before the House of Commons transport committee. The amendments are as follows: 1) Better define “adequate and suitable accommodation” and “service obligations.” 2) Allow the arbitrator to rule on a wider range of items in a Service Level Agreement (SLA). 3) Allow the arbitrator to

“Traffic patterns have been disrupted due to recent and ongoing extreme winter conditions across the Canadian Prairies.” CN Rail

include a mechanism for resolving disputes within an SLA. 4) Allow single shipper tariffs to be eligible for Final Offer Arbitration. 5) Allow the shipper to identify the matter in dispute before the arbitrator. 6) Remove the ability for the railways to use “the network” as an excuse for poor service. There are many examples of poor railway service, Sobkowich said. In one recent case a railway failed to deliver a train to an elevator one week, then delivered the next week’s train to the elevator and soon after delivered the late train. When the elevator couldn’t load all the cars on time, the railway penalized the elevator, he said. In another case a railway failed to pick up a loaded train, delaying its delivery to Vancouver, delaying exports. “We had a vessel waiting three weeks for grain and incurring demurrage charges,” Sobkowich said. “The bottom line is the rail-

ways can charge the shipper even if it’s not the fault of the shipper and we still have no way to get compensation for our damages.” Thankfully ship demurrage is only $7,000 a day, he added. It’s normally around $30,000 and has been as much as $120,000 a day, he said. Rail service started to decline in January, Sobkowich said. “It’s at the point now where it’s extremely bad,” he said. CN Rail is blaming bad weather. “Traffic patterns have been disrupted due to recent and ongoing extreme winter conditions across the Canadian Prairies,” CN said in a news release. “Trains running along our main line between Edmonton and Winnipeg have experienced delays as a result of particularly heavy snowfalls and strong wind conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan.” CN said it’s deploying extra resources when possible to fix the problems. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Spring and reality floods

here’s lots of speculation these days over when the viewing public will grow tired of the so-called “reality TV” phenomenon, when ordinary people open up their lives for the world to watch while they choose a life partner, sing in a glorified karaoke contest, vote someone off the island or eat weird stuff for cash. Of course, what we don’t see is the Laura Rance behind-the-scenes drama, the preparaEditor tion work or the psychological aftermath of laying it all out on the line, only to come up short. If the public is starting to tune out, the message hasn’t reached television producers, because there are more of these programs filling the air space all the time. One thing we see all too frequently, however, is a phenomenon we’ve come to call “reality floods” — the regular, if not annual, flooding that’s coming at us once again this year, as sure as springtime on the Prairies. We also know that this is the kind of event — with enough drama, heartache and high stakes to make the reality TV producers salivate — in which rural Manitobans are wholeheartedly tired of being cast in a starring role. People “out here” can grumble all they like about whether the right political party gets elected to power, but when it comes down to minimizing the collateral damage during a flood emergency, no politician is going to choose flooding a major population centre to spare a few sparsely populated rural communities. So for now and the foreseeable future, the reality is that rural Manitobans live floods. We live the economic damage, the social and emotional cost, the lost productivity, the lingering mess to clean up, the inconvenience and the uncertainty. People in Winnipeg watch floods on TV. It’s a point worth remembering when discussions turn to things that can be done to reduce both the intensity and frequency of spring flooding. The spotlight is increasingly focusing on agricultural drainage. While not the sole culprit, there is a general consensus that the push by farmers to get their land cleared of water as quickly as possible in the spring is exacerbating the problems caused when too much water is flushing through the system at once. Ironically, it is also exaggerating the effects of droughts because with sloughs and wetlands disappearing at what many would say is an alarming rate, there are no reserves left to replenish falling water tables. Farmers who irrigate were struggling last fall to fill their reservoirs from streams that were bone dry in spots. And to the extent that off-farm drainage carries nutrients and other contaminants with it, it becomes a pollutant that has helped Lake Winnipeg earn its designation as one of the sickest lakes in the world. It’s fine for farmers to argue that society has a stake in clean water and that farmers alone shouldn’t shoulder the burden of maintaining ecological goods and services. We agree. But we would be remiss in not pointing out there are two ways of looking at this, and unfortunately, they are polar opposites. The other view holds that it is politically hazardous for governments to get involved with programs that essentially pay an industry not to degrade the environment. It is also important to keep in mind that governments are generally short of cash these days. The Manitoba and federal governments haven’t finished paying off the last billion-dollar flood yet. Are they ready for another one? How many billion-dollar floods can this province afford before it starts cutting into things like funding for schools and hospitals? Again, we come back to that messy question of choosing between the most good and the least harm. The saddest part of this whole scenario is that there are demonstrable benefits to both farmers and society from keeping some water on the land — once we get past the short-sighted economics of maximum acres growing a handful of annual crops. There are measurable economic and ecological benefits to rural communities from enterprises such as harvesting cattails for biomass fuel. The point we are making is that although programs like Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) may have merit, they are a hard sell to governments. And judging from the mounting deficits, farm lobbyists could be waiting a long time before governments come around to their point of view. In the meantime, it is the rural community, of which farmers are an integral part, that is getting washed away, both physically and figuratively. It’s happening one pasture, one bridge, one family that leaves never to return at a time. Reality bites. laura@fbcpublishing.com

OUR HISTORY: 1992 April Fool’s spoof no joke in 2013 Four feral wild boars were shot by provincial officials earlier this month The following contains excerpts from a Manitoba Co-operator editorial about “Europeanized” pigs running wild in rural Manitoba that ran as an April Fool’s spoof in 1992. While the anecdotes contained in the article are fabricated, it turns out they aren’t that far out in today’s context. According to news reports, Manitoba Conservation officials shot four wild boars earlier this month that were found during an aerial survey near Lake of the Prairies in western Manitoba. Feral wild boars, offspring from animals that have escaped from domestic breeding operations, have taken up residence in several locations in the province, including the Duck Mountains, Turtle Mountains, Spruce Woods and in the Interlake near Ashern. These animals are considered a menace because of their ability to tear up vegetation and eat ground nesting birds and ungulate fawns. Armed with sharp tusks, they can also be very aggressive. Humans are advised to retreat if one is encountered.

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Another European menace

o one would question the need for more diversification of Prairie agriculture, but we do object to the ceaseless rhetoric about “initiative,” and “marketing,” and “value added” and so on… This is not to deny the benefits of small enterprises to the individuals who undertake them. The Prairies as a whole are not going to get rich on saskatoons, or raspberries, or pheasants, or llamas, or ostriches. But the few who undertake such enterprises may be able to do nicely and more power to them… But while government should keep its fiscal and rhetorical mitts out of these businesses, it may be time for it to take on a larger supervisory role. The disturbing news of the emergence of a “Europeanized” strain of pigs in Manitoba is a case in point. This has parallels with the “Africanized” strain of bees which threatens to invade domestic colonies. Similarly, the Europeanized pigs, while virtually identical in appearance to domestic breeds can suddenly become extremely aggressive and difficult to handle… Of most concern are the two wild herds which have become established in the province. There have been several reports of a large herd roaming around the south and east sides of Riding Mountain National Park. The

aggressive pigs, like their wild cousins, charge head long through the bush and there have been two cases of injuries when riders from Wasagaming were thrown from their terrified horses. This same herd is thought to be responsible for the decimation of vegetable gardens around McCreary. Potato and beet patches are said to look like they have been rototilled after the pigs come through, usually at night and in cover of darkness. A smaller herd has also become established in Winnipeg, along the banks of the Seine River near the Manitoba Pork receiving yards. A Europeanized boar escaped when being delivered two years ago and was able to lure several females along with him. They have apparently raised several litters in the wild, and are surviving by knocking over garbage cans and rooting up gardens. This winter, several cross-country skiers were knocked down when the charging pigs appeared suddenly from one of the bends in the river. Besides terrorizing children on the bicycle trails along the river, they have also stolen several golf balls from the greens on adjoining golf courses… All this could have been avoided if the government, rather than going along with diversification at any cost had identified the potential problem of wild boars and taken steps to regulate this type of operation. In conclusion, we are supportive of the notion that the entrepreneurial vision of progressive, aggressive and innovative stakeholders in the agri-food sector must be facilitated in order that they are able to realize their vision of adapting to the unstable, everchanging dynamic of a globalized, integrated, efficient and complex world value-added infrastructure. But caution is needed. You’ll start to believe anything if you hear it often enough.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Conference discusses keeping water on the land As a people, we need to look at fresh water as a valued asset, not something to be flushed down the river By Les McEwan

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o flood or not to flood, and will spring ever come? Those were the thoughts on many minds as we entered Canada Water Week. Held annually on the third week of March to coincide with World Water Day on March 22, the Manitoba Eco-network celebrated with a conference in Brandon entitled “Keeping Water on the Land.” With large snow accumulations in eastern Saskatchewan, western Manitoba, and revised flood forecasts from the U.S. Weather Service, this may be one spring when we will be unable to keep water off the land. People still dealing with the 2011 flood won’t want to hear this, but Brandon Mayor Shari Decter-Hirst vocalized what a lot of people have feared. This could be the year that both the Red and Assiniboine rivers flood at the same time. Factors still working in our favour are the dry soils, lack of frost in the ground, and forecasts for a continuing slow melt with cool weather, but the closer we get to April, the likelihood of a rapid melt increases. We often talk about the intensity of summer rains and acknowledge the damages a fast deluge can cause, but spring melts also have a degree of intensity. And intensity is everything. The billion-dollar flood of 2011 comes on the heels of some extensive drainage projects upstream and has focused attention on landscape management. Greg Bruce from Ducks Unlimited Canada described our country’s wetlands as the kidneys of our watersheds, and called for the protection of existing wetlands. He argued that the ongoing drainage of wetlands is not only increasing the amount of water being dumped into the drainage system, but increasing the nutrient movement as well. If we continue to flush out lowland areas that have withheld nutrients for hundreds of years, those nutrients will end up in our

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Farmers well represented by commodity groups I am replying to your recent article regarding farmer’s voice splintered. I am a grain farmer from Alberta growing wheat, canola and peas and have been involved in the canola and newly formed wheat commission in this province for the past 20 years. I take exception to your comments because I live and actively participate in this sector and can honestly say that the lobby and investment efforts in the grains and oilseeds sector creates value to producers. CFA has always poorly represented

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major lakes of Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg. His concerns are supported by AAFC’s data from the Tobacco Creek Model Watershed where small dams on the escarpment have reduced peak flows and flooding, and the dams act as nutrient sinks capable of holding back 10 to 20 per cent of the nutrients in the waterway. If the construction of artificial wetlands can benefit the waterway, then the converse is most likely true when they are removed. The call for action was echoed by Co-operator editor Laura Rance who described the human cost of flooding. While governments begrudgingly add up the expenses of floods like 1997 and 2011, many people are still reeling from their losses that will never be recovered. Rance noted that cities are protected and flooding is essentially a rural issue. Rural people may have to show the initiative to deal with it. At some point we need to move beyond paying for the damages of the last flood, and start investing in flood mitigation before the next one happens.

We are reminded that while the agricultural landscape is in the business of producing food, we also share that landscape with future generations. How they eat, how they produce food, and how they live will be determined by the legacy we leave behind. That landscape needs to be developed in such a manner that we can sustain the times of excess water, and save it for the next drought when we know we will need it. While Canada is said to be home to about 20 per cent of the world’s fresh water, only about seven per cent is available for our use. Much of that water is tied up in lake bottoms, deep aquifers and glaciers. In short, it is still a valuable commodity and its perceived abundance should not be taken for granted. While our freshwater supplies continue to flow north into Hudson’s Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, most of our population lives in the south where reserves are highly in demand and often stressed. As a people, we need to look at fresh water as a valued asset, not something to be flushed down the river.

the grains and oilseeds sector. It is funded by supply management to a large extent and that’s who it represents, especially at the WTO trade talks. I know because I have attended the last three World Trade Organization negotiations and left every time wondering how CFA claims to represent all farmers. You also claim that commodity groups have similar functions in research and market development. This is ridiculous when you compare canola, an oilseed crop, and wheat, for example. They are entirely different crops with completely different end uses. The canola industry works closely with all of industry i.e. the Canola Council of Canada, which I think you are well aware of yet fail to acknowledge. The Canadian Canola Growers Association, which is also based in Winnipeg, represents all growers throughout Canada and also does the administration for cash advances for all commodities. It is also a member of GGC (Grain Growers of Canada), which is based in Ottawa and lobbies on behalf of all grain and oilseed producers in Canada. The Alberta Wheat Commission is also a member, along with numerous other commodity groups throughout Canada. GGC has never had a higher profile than now and has the ear of the minister of agriculture because it is proactive

and looking for solutions, instead of protecting supply management, which CFA is primarily focused on. The wheat and barley industry is currently working on forming national value chain councils similar to the successful CCC. Grains and oilseed producers are represented better now in Ottawa than they have ever been because of unified lobbying by commodity groups represented by GGC. They share an office with CCC and CCGA to be efficient as well. Finally checkoffs are not costing producers $20,000 per year; they are approximately $1.20/acre, therefore are approximately $6,000 on a 5,000acre farm. This is an excellent return because it provides value to producers by investing in research, market development and lobbying efforts for the grains and oilseeds sector. And it is refundable for accountability. Greg Porozni Willingdon, Alta.

No need to start another farm group I read with disappointment but not surprise Danny Penner’s plea for a unified farmer voice printed in the March 14 Manitoba Co-operator. I was surprised

The sentiments of the meeting may have been summarized best by Conservative MLA Ian Wishart. He acknowledged that while the province has made improvements to the licensing of both drainage and retention projects, much more needs to be done. Exactly what more remains to be seen, but the masses are becoming very concerned about the impacts of what the weather patterns are throwing at us. Until we can assist and streamline projects that retain water on landscape to the point that they are easier to build than drainage ditches, we are going to continue to see drainage outweigh retention by a factor of 10. Ultimately that means more flooding, more expensive damages, and higher tax costs to deal with the issue. We can pay now, or we can pay later, but rest assured we will be paying. Floods are not getting cheaper. Les McEwan farms near Altamont. He is chair of the Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association.

when the next week’s editorial pondered some of Mr. Penner’s points, but still failed to mention the very capable nonpartisan, non-commodity specific voice we already have in the National Farmers Union. OK, maybe still not surprised, but annoyed. The NFU has members of every political stripe and nearly every type of agricultural production across Canada. We are who you are and we’re already up and running. Our capable leaders and resourceful office staff have produced many in-depth analyses of agricultural policy and economics and has been proven right time after time. The collapse of the protein premium in CWRS, the downturn in the durum outlook, and the never-was-ever-reallygoing-to-be-built pasta plant in Regina have earned the NFU a bittersweet “we told you so” about the demise of the Canadian Wheat Board. Our next warning is about the soon-to-land-on-us Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement ( CETA). This agreement trades away much of our sovereinty for almost nothing in return. The CETA report and many others are on the NFU website, as are our phone numbers. Give the site a once-over. Call the NFU director closest to you and give yourself a voice. Glenn Tait, NFU Director Region 6 Meota, Sask.

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Excess moisture could be a problem for farmers again this spring. photo: laura rance

McNeil said high water is also expected on the Assiniboine River at Brandon, but not to the same extent as two years ago. “Although we don’t expect 1st and 18th streets to be inundated this year... we already have sandbags and supersandbags in stock and we will be locating them out there as a precaution,” he said. In 2011, water crested nearly 12 feet above road level at that location. Although much of the Prairies has received aboveaverage snowfall this winter, Canada’s senior climatologist David Phillips notes that what really matters is how much of that snow is still on the ground when the spring melt arrives. Winnipeg has received 156 centimetres of snow this winter, but only 60 centimetres remain, said Phillips, which is a number that draws a strong comparison with 1997’s flood of the century. “It’s interesting that the amount of snow on the ground that April, after that snow event, is the same amount of snow that’s right there in Winnipeg today,” said Phillips. But dry conditions at freezeup should help mitigate spring run-off and a slow melt would

further reduce the impact of the snowpack, he added. “What you want in an ideal, perfect world would be to have maple syrup-kind of weather, where you’ve got the plus-5 C days and minus-5 C nights,” said the climatologist. Temperatures are expected to continue to be below normal across Manitoba in the coming week, and so far, a quick or drastic rise in temperature isn’t in the forecast. However, M a n i t o b a f l o o d f o re c a s t ers note the longer the cold weather continues, the greater the possibility of a rapid melt. “It’s shaping up to look like a difficult spring,” said Doug Chorney, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. Many farmers send soybeans, oats, flax and wheat to the United States via Highway 75. A disruption could mean delays and detours, Chorney said, adding prolonged flooding could also delay seeding. “The closure of Highway 75 is always frustrating,” Chorney said, adding domestically it makes delivery difficult for the canola-crushing plant at Altona. He expects farmers in the west of the province will also be

affected by river flooding this spring, noting farmers around Lake Manitoba and the Shoal Lakes are still being affected by high water from 2011. “But there is still a long ways between now and spring, and things can change quickly,” said Chorney. Flood experts agree. “We’re not getting too excited at this time, staff are accessing the impacts of recent snowfall... and looking at conditions south of the border as well as in Saskatchewan,” said McNeil. “We’re not expecting the magnitude of the 2011 flood this year, but we are preparing for flooding on both the Assiniboine and Red rivers, as well as their tributaries.” An while some note the similarities between this spring and the late melt of 1997, McNeil points out many upgrades have been made to infrastructure such as community dikes, highways and the floodway in the last 16 years. What remains to be seen now is how the spring thaw unfolds, said Phillips. “And that is a bit of a crap shoot,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

at roughly $68, $63 and $57 respectively. Using prices from a couple of weeks ago, red spring wheat at $329 an acre (versus costs of $329.96) would leave the farmer almost a dollar poorer per acre. Oats and barley were at the bottom of the list, with losses per acre of $21 and $44, respectively. The projections are just rough estimates that vary according to yields and production requirements in different areas, and a dollar’s change in prices can alter the outcomes dramatically, Smart added. But knowing cost of production down to the penny is critical for developing a profitable marketing strategy, especially when locking in sales for a future date. The other key part comes on the front end — purchasing inputs. Fertilizer, at roughly 30 per cent of total operating costs for most crops, is the biggest variable and over the past three years, timing those purchases has been as important as good marketing, said Smart. In eight of the past 10 years, fertilizer prices were lower in the fall than in the spring. “You could get burned, but it’s something to watch,” said Smart. Past records show the average-size farm that bought 160 tonnes of 46-0-0 urea and 50 tonnes of phosphate 11-52 every fall for the past nine years would have saved almost $90,000, he said. Add in the cost of interest on a line of credit — roughly

$27,000 — and the farm still nets $63,000 over those nine years. Even with an extra $10 to $20 per tonne to store it at the dealer, the strategy results in significant savings. “Would that buy a few extra bins that you can use in the fall for grain and during the winter for storing fertilizer?” asked Smart. Fixed costs — the value of land investment and machinery depreciation along with investment and storage costs — vary widely from farm to farm, but MAFRI’s average for the eastern part of the province is $97 an acre. When choosing whether to buy new or used equipment, Smart urges young farmers to compare the depreciation risk with pricey, shiny iron, against production risk with the cheaper, rustier versions. In Manitoba, machinery expense averages range from 200 per cent to as low as 50 per cent of gross revenue. For example, a 2,000-acre farm with $1 million in equipment would be in the upper range at 143 per cent on an average gross revenue per acre of $350. “It’s whatever your farm can handle, or whatever you’re comfortable with. There’s risk and rewards on both ends,” said Smart. Farmland prices are up 40 per cent since 2008, and where they will go from here is anybody’s guess, he said. “Can you afford $3,000 per acre land? Pencil it out on your farm. It all depends,” said Smart. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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M E G r o u p In c . s a i d March 5 that it plans to pare its nearly nonstop trading cycle for grains and oilseeds to 17-1/2 hours per session after traders complained a move to extend activity had hurt liquidity. CME, owner of the Chicago Board of Trade, sought to shorten the trading day less than a year after adding hours in response to a c h a l l e n g e f ro m a rc h - r i va l IntercontinentalExchange. Many traders said the increase to 21 hours to 17 hours, implemented last May, had spread out volume, reducing liquidity and increasing volatility. The longer cycle also kept futures and options markets for crops like corn, wheat and soybeans open for the first time during the release of key monthly reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which often cause sharp swings in prices. Traders formerly had two hours to analyze the reports before trading resumed, and

some have called on CME to pause trading so they can digest such data. Under CME’s proposed hours, trading would still be open when USDA releases major crop reports at 11 a.m. CST. As proposed, electronic trading will run from 7 p.m. CST to 7:45 a.m. CST Sunday to Friday. Trading will then pause for 45 minutes before resuming on the screen and in the historic Board of Trade open-outcry pits until 1:15 p.m CST. Currently, electronic trading runs non-stop from 5 p.m. CST to 2 p.m. CST. Managers of country grain elevators are among those who want to maintain longer hours. The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), which represents thousands of elevators and processors, said a “significant segment” of its members prefer the current 5 p.m. CST start time for overnight electronic trading to the planned 7 p.m. start time. The shorter cycle reduces the period of time that cash grain dealers can lay off price risks in the futures markets, according to NGFA.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

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Arysta launches broadleaf/grass/ burn-down combo Arysta LifeScience has launched Inferno Duo Herbicide for spring wheat growers in Canada. Arysta says it combines the enhanced broadleaf activity of tribenuron (the same active ingredient in Express SG) with broadleaf and longer-lasting soil activity on grasses of flucarbazone. Inferno Duo also provides wide-spectrum burndown when mixed with glyphosate. “Together with glyphosate, Inferno Duo will get tough weeds like dandelion, hawk’s beard, foxtail barley and Roundup Ready canola while adding extended control of wild oats and green foxtail,” Arysta’s Craig Brekkas said in a release. Inferno Duo can be applied up to one week prior to planting, or immediately after planting prior to crop emergence in spring wheat (excluding durum wheat). It is rainfast in one hour. Arysta says not to apply more than 15 g/ha of flucarbazone sodium herbicide, the equivalent of one application, or 31.5 g/ha of Inferno Duo pre-plant or post-plant pre-emergence per growing season.

Where, oh where, has the roadkill gone? Birds are demonstrating an ability to evolve shorter wingspans and learn how not to become a traffic fatality Cell Press Journal release

illions of birds die each year as they collide with moving vehicles, but things have been looking up, at least in the case of cliff swallows. Today’s swallows are hit less often, thanks to shorter wingspans that may help them take off more quickly and pivot away from passing cars. The findings, reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on March 18, show that urban environments can be evolutionary hot spots. “Evolution is an ongoing process, and all this — roads, SUVs, and all — is part of nature or ‘the wild’; they exert selection pressures in a way we don’t usually think about,” says Charles R. Brown of the University of Tulsa. Brown and his colleagues, including Mary Bomberger Brown from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, have been studying cliff swallows in Nebraska since 1982. The birds there build clusters of mud nests attached to vertical walls under bridges, overpasses, or railroad tracks, often in colonies of thousands. Every year, for the last 30 years, the researchers have travelled the very same roads to collect dead birds and compare them to birds that died accidentally in other ways. Those roadkill surveys now reveal a sharp decline in mortality over the last 30

“Longer-winged swallows sitting on a road probably can’t take off as quickly, or gain altitude as quickly, as shorter-winged birds, and thus the former are more likely to collide with an oncoming vehicle.” Charles R. Brown University of Tulsa

years, a drop that can’t be explained by declines in the bird population or in traffic volume. The birds that continue to die on the roads are those with longer-thanaverage wingspans. “Longer-winged swallows sitting on a road probably can’t take off as quickly, or gain altitude as quickly, as shorter-winged birds, and thus the former are more likely to collide with an oncoming vehicle,” Brown said. It’s possible that other factors are also at play. For instance, swallows do learn from each other. Regardless of the underlying causes, the study’s findings definitively show that traffic-related mortality can lessen over time even when traffic does not. The researchers say that may be good news for other species — including turtles and snakes — which are also known to suffer significant mortality on the nation’s roadways.

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Ethanol maker plans controversial water wells to maintain production through drought Archer Daniels Midland is taking steps to ensure its plants can keep operating By P.J. Huffstutter decatur, illinois / reuters

n a bid to churn out ethanol even in the worst of droughts, Archer Daniels Midland Co., the nation’s largest producer of corn-based biofuel, is preparing to break ground on two new water collector wells to aid a key Illinois corn-processing plant. The 40-foot collector wells, to be dug on the company’s property in the Decatur area, will tap into a glacial aquifer located beneath Lake Decatur, ADM officials said March 22. The corn wet mill plant — which also makes high-fructose corn syrup, animal feed ingredients and other products — is one of the largest corn-processing plants in the world. It is also one of ADM’s eight production facilities in the U.S. that produces ethanol.

Altogether, the company’s plants have the capacity to produce 1.72 million gallons of ethanol a year, according to data from the Renewable Fuels Association. Ethanol production, which hit rocky times as corn prices rose amid last year’s devastating drought, is showing hints of a rebound as corn prices soften and biofuel companies source for sorghum and other grain alternatives. But making ethanol, regardless of the grain used, is a waterintensive process. And the industry’s concerns over maintaining steady water supplies are growing, fuelled by mounting demand for water access from drought-fearing cities and farmers. News of ADM’s wells comes as the Decatur City Council is working on sweeping changes to its water system, which includes

raising water rates by 120 per cent over the next three years. Such changes come in the wake of last year’s devastating drought that forced lawmakers to institute the most severe restrictions on water access in the city’s history. Decatur City Council approved ADM’s wells plan earlier this month, as part of a broader agreement with ADM to try to ease the strain on the city’s overall water supply. The new wells could pull as much as seven million gallons of water per day to the company’s North Water Treatment Plant, which typically draws more than 14 million gallons a day from Lake Decatur, according to city officials. The aquifer that the wells will draw from is not connected to the lake, according to the company. ADM will pay Decatur for the water from these wells, though

the city will allow ADM to access the water for free if severe drought once again plagues the region and the city enacts water restrictions, said city manager Ryan McCrady. The company, in turn, has agreed to pay Decatur $2.5 million to use in developing alternate water supplies, and potentially pay up to $1 million annually in connection to any dredging and lake improvement costs. “It is important for ADM to have the equipment and policies in place so we can minimize our use of water from Lake Decatur during times of drought while continuing to operate our business at normal levels,” the company said in a statement. As the worst drought in more than half a century crippled Midwestern crop fields last year, Decatur’s water restrictions shuttered car washes, hurt law services

and had lawmakers scrambling to find ways to ease customers’ dependence on Lake Decatur as a primary water source. The wells that ADM plans to dig “have been years in the making,” McCrady said. “This is something that has been studied for a long time, and is a smart move for both the company and the city.” But environmental organizations have raised concerns over the allocation of additional water resources for ethanol production, particularly at a time when area lawmakers are trying to find alternative sources of water themselves. “It makes little sense in the context of the greater public good for large corporate producers of the fuel to wrest more water from the public to produce their product,” said Don Carr, senior adviser for the Environmental Working Group.

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March 25-30: Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info visit www. brandonfairs.com or call 1-877729-0001. April 2-3: Canada Grains Council annual general meeting, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place. For more info visit www.canadagrain scouncil.ca. April 2-4: Hudson Bay Route Association annual general meeting, Parkland Recreation Complex, 200 First Ave. SE, Dauphin. For more info visit www.hbra.ca or call 204-748-8345. April 4-5: Western Canadian Dairy Expo (formerly Western Canadian Livestock Expo), Prairieland Park Ag Centre, Saskatoon. For more info call 1-888-931-9333 or visit www.saskatoonex.com/wcle. April 6: La Riviere Raptor Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Blair Morrison Hall, La Riviere. For more info or to register call 204-242-3272. April 6: Manitoba Giant Growers Association/Roland Pumpkin Fair seminar for giant pumpkin growers, 1:30 p.m., Roland Arena, 36 South Ave., Roland. For more info email agtech@mymts.net. April 10: Manitoba Pork Council annual general meeting, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place. For more info or to register call 204237-7447. April 16: Prairies East Sustainable Agriculture Initiative annual general meeting, 5 p.m., Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, 196 Innovation Dr., Smart Park, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. For more info or to register (deadline April 12) visit www. pesai.ca or call 204-376-3300. April 25: Agriculture in the Classroom - Manitoba annual general meeting, 5 to 9 p.m., Western Canadian Aviation Museum, 958 Ferry Rd., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.aitc.mb.ca or call 1-866-487-4029. May 28-June 1: 4-H Canada annual general meeting, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place. For more info call 613-234-4448.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

GMO issue won’t be going away, says consumer trends analyst

Consumers keen to know what’s in their food, where it comes from, says canola convention speaker By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff / vancouver

hole Foods Market recent announcement that by 2018 all products in its stores will be labelled if containing genetically modified ingredients is a sign of “an issue that isn’t going away,” said a speaker at the Canola Council of Canada convention earlier this month. “If there is anyone in this room who thinks that GMOs are not going to be an issue, I’m telling you you’re smoking dope,” said Elizabeth Sloan, president of Sloan Trends Inc. a Californiabased consulting firm specializing in food and nutritional developments who spoke about shifting consumer trends at the convention. Sloan was recently at a major North American trade show — the Natural Products Expo West — in Anaheim, California, where as much as 90 per cent of products there had GMO-free labels, she said. “Thirty states in the U.S. have proposed bills to label GMOs,” she said. However, concern about GE ingredients does not appear to be a top-of-mind issue among mainstream consumers at least at this time, she said. “It’s still pretty low, but we’re going to have a lot of noise about this issue,” she said. Sloan said it’s also important to recognize there’s been a shift by consumers away from avoidance of specific foods or ingredients to eating in ways that reflect social concerns, quality and ethics of production. It’s all part of what she calls “the new health” with label statements such as farm raised or free range or fair trade all having important connotations in consumers’ minds. In an interview, Sloan added what’s behind the rise of concerns about GE ingredients is a bigger issue of consumers wanting to know where their food comes from. “Consumers want to know... what’s in it, how it’s processed,” she said. Sloan also said she thinks the canola industry needs to do more to tell its own story, not just about the health attributes of the oil, but where canola oil comes from. The imagery around canola production and its strikingly beautiful fields needs promotion, she said. And there’s a segment of the population who doesn’t even realize that vegetable oil comes from plants, she said. Darryl Rowe, president of McCain Foods Canada also spoke about consumer trends at the convention. With roughly three per cent of North America’s annual canola oil production used by his company, canola production and potato processing are “joined at the hip,” he said. So slumping sales of products such as french fries are something both industries need to care about, he said. Sales of french fries have dropped by about 10 per cent since 2006. Rowe said while french fry production remains a core product for his firm, it is looking to innovate while adopting a more “con-

“If there is anyone in this room who thinks that GMOs are not going to be an issue, I’m telling you you’re smoking dope.” Elizabeth Sloan

sumer-centric” approach to doing business. McCain hopes to collaborate with the canola industry, he said. The health attributes of canola oil are an important part of how the company engages consumers. He also urged the canola industry to continue improving its own product. “We need to work with the

entire value chain to come up with consumer-based solutions that make a meaningful difference.” Rowe also said many companies are starting to talk about the implications of Whole Foods’ plans to label for GE ingredients. Right now it doesn’t appear to be a top-of-mind concern among consumers, he said. “I think we’ll have to start spending more time digging deeper to understand what the consumer really thinks and understands,” he said. Rowe also described the launch of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) an industry-supported advocacy group promoting the science-based nutrition and health attributes of potatoes among consumers. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

President of Sloan Trends Inc. Elizabeth Sloan spoke of ‘the new health’ and perceptions of food during the Canola Council of Canada convention in Vancouver March 15. photo: lorraine stevenson

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices Winnipeg

March 22, 2013

Slaughter cows just keep coming to Manitoba markets

Steers & Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 67.00 - 74.00 D3 Cows 60.00 - 66.00 Bulls 80.00 - 86.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 105.00 - 118.00 (801-900 lbs.) 110.00 - 122.50 (701-800 lbs.) 115.00 - 133.00 (601-700 lbs.) 120.00 - 144.50 (501-600 lbs.) 130.00 - 163.50 (401-500 lbs.) 135.00 - 160.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 105.00 - 114.00 (701-800 lbs.) 108.00 - 118.00 (601-700 lbs.) 112.00 - 128.00 (501-600 lbs.) 115.00 - 138.00 (401-500 lbs.) 120.00 - 140.00

Heifers

Alberta South — 113.00 - 113.00 70.00 - 83.00 64.00 - 75.00 — $ 115.00 - 122.00 119.00 - 128.00 125.00 - 139.00 134.00 - 151.00 144.00 - 164.00 150.00 - 170.00 $ 105.00 - 115.00 110.00 - 120.00 114.00 - 125.00 120.00 - 134.00 127.00 - 142.00 133.00 - 146.00

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

Futures (March 22, 2013) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change April 2013 126.42 -1.63 June 2013 122.00 -1.15 August 2013 123.52 -0.85 October 2013 127.40 -1.10 December 2013 128.62 -0.90 February 2014 129.62 -1.03 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

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

Participants wonder where all these cows are coming from Terryn Shiells

Ontario 97.20 - 126.63 105.55 - 120.46 59.20 - 77.38 59.20 - 77.38 72.93 - 90.38 $ 120.05 - 134.50 114.69 - 139.98 113.06 - 142.78 113.04 - 151.61 126.44 - 157.59 131.53 - 165.87 $ 104.97 - 118.20 102.97 - 122.49 96.19 - 128.11 106.65 - 132.12 113.60 - 138.40 119.34 - 139.90

(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.)

Close 135.15 138.30 140.47 148.10 150.25 151.30

Change -3.12 -3.25 -2.83 -2.37 -2.35 -2.80

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending March 16, 2013 51,536 12,112 39,424 NA 606,000

Previous Year 51,615 14,749 36,866 NA 618,000

Week Ending March 16, 2013 900 27,345 14,332 481 640 7,275 71

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 630 26,285 14,270 524 662 5,981 296

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

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

$1 Cdn: $ .9780 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0225 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: March 22, 2013

Current Week 153.00 E 142.00 E 141.21 146.31

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

Last Week 155.98 144.64 143.34 148.85

Close 78.35 88.30 89.55 89.87 89.67

Last Year (Index 100) 173.74 159.02 157.07 161.74

Change -2.52 -1.50 -0.97 -1.28 -1.38

Other Market Prices

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he number of slaughter cows coming on to the market in Manitoba continued to remain strong during the week ended March 22, which had some industry members surprised. “Everybody is asking the same thing: ‘Where do the cows keep coming from?’” said Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Brandon. “Everybody is surprised. You would think those numbers would have to slow down.” Some producers may be selling their cows in the slaughter market instead of breeding them this spring because they’re worried about feed supplies. “A lot of guys are just nip and tuck, so even if she is a decent cow and she lost a calf or whatever the reason, she’s getting sold because of feed supplies,” said Cleaver. Slaughter cow prices are also strong right now and continued to move higher during the week, which may be why more producers are selling their cows. “If you get C75 to 80 cents per pound for her, it’s not feasible to leave her open for a year, even if she is decent,” Cleaver said. Much of the strength in slaughter cow prices during the week was linked to good demand for hamburger meat. The story was different for the feeder cattle market in the province during the week; while most classes of feeder cattle managed to keep steady prices, the value of heavier feeders fell a couple of cents per pound. Values for heavier cows were weaker, following declining futures prices. Some of the softness was also linked to dwindling feed supplies and high feed costs. The demand for Manitoba feeder cattle was coming from all directions, with buyers from Eastern and Western Canada and the U.S. in the mix — but none of them were willing to pay more for cattle, which kept a lid on the market, Cleaver said. There were also signs of some local demand during the week, mostly for grass cattle. Some local buyers may be showing

“If there had been no snow cover, guys might not have been as eager to buy.”

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interest because good snowpack levels are promising for grass production this year. “If there had been no snow cover, guys might not have been as eager to buy,” said Cleaver. “We definitely have the moisture to get grass started, but there’s no guarantee it’s going to last all summer.” Many areas in Manitoba received a lot of snow over the winter months, including a snowstorm that passed through the province on March 17 and 18.

After the storm

Because of the snow earlier in the week, some cattle auction yards that had sales earlier in the week saw a sharp decline in volume. “A lot of guys are calving right now and they just didn’t have time to get their yards pushed out to get the trucks out,” said Cleaver. Heartland Livestock Services at Brandon saw only 408 cattle go through the ring, while Killarney Auction Mart, Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart and Gladstone Auction Mart had 100 cattle or less. But, Winnipeg, Ashern, Virden and Ste. Rose still managed to have good numbers, because their sales were held later in the week after the storm. Those that saw fewer numbers should see more cattle at their next sales to make up for it, but the strong volumes won’t last for much longer. “Volume will dwindle down here fairly quick because a lot of the cows are already gone,” said Cleaver. “There’s probably going to be decent numbers, not huge numbers, but decent until the end of April.” Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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

Winnipeg (410 head) 60.00 - 65.00 107.00 - 116.00 112.00 - 120.00 115.00 - 122.00 117.00 - 125.00 150.00 - 192.00

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 24, 2013 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.025 Undergrade .............................. $1.935 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.000 Undergrade .............................. $1.900 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.000 Undergrade .............................. $1.900 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 49.85 - 86.61 129.40 - 142.25 153.48 - 163.35 155.20 - 177.31 162.34 - 245.15 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 40.00 - 60.00

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

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (240/head) 85.00 - 107.00 150.00 - 175.00 —

Toronto ($/cwt) 57.50 - 237.50 — 47.33 - 222.39

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

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 12.00 - 40.00 26.00 - 45.00

U.S. February cattle placements at 17-year low, pork stocks swell chicago / reuters / The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in February fell to the lowest for the month in 17 years, a government report showed March 22, a sign that prolonged drought continued to impact the industry. A separate U.S. Department of Agriculture storage report showed that pork stocks at the end of February were record

high for the month, which analysts attributed to a slowdown in pork exports and sluggish domestic demand. USDA’s monthly cattle-on-feed data showed the number of animals placed in U.S. feedlots in February fell 14 per cent year over year to 1.482 million head. It was the smallest placement figure for the month of February since USDA began the dataset in 1996, analysts said. The placements surprised analysts and were expected to be bullish for prices. USDA put the supply of cattle in feedlots on March 1 at 10.857 million head, or 93 per cent of the year earlier.

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Last Week

All prices close of business March 21, 2013

Anxiety rises over possible Prairie seeding delays Concerns over Canadian crops now have market traction Phil Franz-Warkentin CNSC

CE Futures Canada canola contracts posted good gains during the week ended March 22, as solid end-user demand, the weaker Canadian dollar, a slowdown in farmer selling, bullish technical signals, ongoing concerns over tightening old-crop supplies, new concerns over possible planting delays this spring, and logistical issues moving soybeans out of South America all served to keep the path of least resistance to the upside. However, while the nearby bias may be higher, canola remains range bound overall, awaiting a larger catalyst to push it out of the $20-per-tonne range it’s been in for the past month.

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That catalyst could come with the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report on March 28. The report will include the first official survey-based estimates from the government agency on the size of this year’s soybean crop. After seeding 77.2 million acres in 2012, pre-report trade guesses are generally anticipating a new record-large acreage base for the oilseed. How much larger remains to be seen, but a bearish or bullish surprise from USDA could lead to some volatility ahead of the Easter weekend. CBOT soybean futures dropped to their softest level in a month during the week, before uncovering some technical support and recovering to post small gains overall. Soybeans also find themselves trading sideways overall, and positioning ahead of that acreage report will likely keep that directionless trend intact until there is something new to drive the market. In addition to the acreage numbers, soybean traders are following the news out of South America closely. Farmers in Brazil are said to be over half finished bringing in their potentially recordlarge crop, but logistical issues in the country have hampered export movement so far. There are reports that over 100 boats are waiting to load beans at some port facilities — and while that bottleneck sorts itself out, some business is being diverted north.

For corn and wheat in the U.S., the trend was mostly higher during the week. Both commodities were said to have reached price points recently that brought in some new end-user demand. Short-covering off of those nearby lows was another supportive feature. Corn traders will be following the USDA acreage estimates closely as well, with prereport opinions divided as to whether there will be an increase or decrease on the 97.2 million seeded in 2012. If corn acres go up, some of that area would likely come from land already seeded to winter wheat that was abandoned.

Possible delays

North American supply/demand issues will become more important in the grains and oilseeds over the next few months, as spring seeding starts up in the southern U.S. and works its way into Canada. With much of the Canadian Prairies still covered in a layer of snow, concerns over a wet spring and possible seeding delays have started to gain traction. However, there is still plenty of time to go before anyone starts writing off this year’s crop. Aside from the concrete fundamentals, the shaky global economic situation reared its head again during the past week, providing a reminder that grains and oilseeds don’t trade in a vacuum. The tiny Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus found itself as the latest euro-zone country at the brink of collapse and in need of a bailout. The country represents only 0.2 per cent of the entire European Union economy, but there is a legitimate concern that a failure with the banks there would snowball into problems elsewhere — and the shifting reports on the situation caused volatility in the international financial and commodity markets during the week. A plan that would see the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund provide a 10-billion-euro bailout failed to gain approval of the Cyprus government, as it would have seen an unpopular levy placed on all savings accounts in the country to drum up more money. Russia is also in the mix, as a large portion of money held in Cyprus’s banks was put there by Russian investors as a safe haven. Banks in Cyprus were closed all week as the politicians and bankers tried to work out a “Plan B.” A solution will inevitably be found, but the question over how long the EU can keep plugging its proverbial dike before it breaks remains to be answered. Such a development would definitely have repercussions in the agriculture sector here in North America as well. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Egypt to spend $1.6 billion on local wheat purchases cairo / reuters / Egypt’s government has allocated 11 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) to buy 4.5 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers this year, state media said March 24 as the most populous Arab country struggles to ensure supplies. Economic turmoil and a weakening local currency has made it harder for the

government to import wheat, a sensitive issue in the North African country as rising food prices have sparked unrest in the past. Earlier this month, the cabinet said Egypt’s strategic stocks of wheat had fallen to 2.207 million tonnes, enough to last 89 days. This compares with 2.292 million tonnes reported in end-February. Egypt needs to import half of its wheat needs to feed its population of 84 million people.

Week Ago

Year Ago

Wheat

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

262.42

237.43

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

294.10

296.49

Coarse Grains US corn Gulf ($US)

—

US barley (PNW) ($US)

—

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

288.48

253.74

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

277.85

212.84

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

535.39

495.81

1,082.43

1,189.82

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

Last Week

Week Ago

May 2013

243.00

July 2013

243.50

October 2013

243.50

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

May 2013

634.30

623.20

July 2013

620.30

609.40

November 2013

564.50

551.90

Special Crops Report for March 25, 2013 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

21.00 - 22.00

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

—

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

29.20 - 30.75

Medium Yellow No. 1

15.30 - 17.00 8.50 - 9.00

5.00 - 8.10

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Black Beans

—

No. 1 Pinto Beans

—

No. 1 Small Red

—

No. 1 Pink

—

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

22.80

23.60

32.00* Call for details

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

Black Sea 2013-14 grain exports to rebound moscow/kiev / reuters The Black Sea region’s top three grain producers — Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan — will see output and potential export volumes restored in the 2013-14 marketing year with improved weather conditions benefiting crops. The three countries were hit by drought in 2012 which slashed their combined grain crop by one-third to 130 million

tonnes, sending prices to record highs. Ukraine is seen as the main driver for growth in 2013-14, with some help from Kazakhstan. However, Russia’s exportable surplus will be limited by low carryover stocks and plans to replenish strategic stocks. During the 2013-14 marketing year their combined exportable surplus is expected to rise to at least 48 million tonnes from 44 million tonnes seen for 2012-13, early forecasts show. The combined crop is expected to be 149 million tonnes in 2013, up 15 per cent, Reuters’ calculations show.

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CLA

It may be good for you, but you won’t get it from steak

Research has ended into boosting a beneficial fatty acid with grass- or sunflower-fed beef By Victoria Paterson STAFF / CALGARY

he health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and other beneficial natural fats still look promising, but grass-fed beef may not be the way to get an extra dose. The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) has stopped funding studies into whether diet can increase CLA content in beef, said science director Reynold Bergen. “We are content with our knowledge of CLA,” Bergen said. He said grass-finished cattle do end up with more CLA in marbling fat than grain-finished beef. However, he said since there’s less marbling in grass-finished beef, the effect is a wash. “On a per-steak basis you get just as much CLA in grain fed as grass fed,” Bergen said. The BCRC supported a number of CLA projects for about five years, but haven’t initiated any since about 2008. While trans fat from hydrogenated vegetable oil is a serious health threat, natural trans fats such as CLA have been claimed as reducing cardiovascular disease risks. However, there’s some doubt humans could consume enough CLA in beef to make a difference. “The doses of CLA that they fed those lab animals are way higher than you’d ever get in any kind of realistic diet,” Bergen said. Bergen said while feeding cattle things like sunflower seeds can increase CLA levels, it’s still miles away from the level where it’s a benefit. And he noted that many people trim the non-marbling fat from steaks anyway. “There’s never been a verified human health benefit and there’s certainly no Health Canada label claim for CLA,” Bergen said.

Another challenge would be for a big packer to keep the CLA-enhanced carcasses separate, but there might be an opportunity for a niche market producer. However, the Beef Cattle Research Council continues funding research into fatty acids in general, in part because Health Canada had wanted to impose trans fat labelling on products, though items like beef and pork were excluded because the fats were naturally occurring. “We are still funding research into beef fatty acid composition, but it’s more just so we can understand what’s there rather than so we can find a marketing angle,” Bergen said.

“The doses of CLA that they fed those lab animals are way higher than you’d ever get in any kind of realistic diet.” REYNOLD BERGEN

Research continues

At the University of Alberta, research into CLA and other natural trans fats continues at the Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Laboratory. Flora Wang, a post-doctoral fellow who studies natural trans fats, said her group is looking at more than just CLA. “People found it might reduce risk for cancer or certain cardiovascular disease and that’s why our group is interested,” she said. She said studies looking at CLA have been going on worldwide for about 10 years.

University of Alberta research continues into whether CLA in dairy fat can be boosted with sunflower or flaxseed. PHOTO: ©THINKSTOCK

Wang said their research has found CLA and another trans fat called vaccenic acid are two of the most abundant natural fats in dairy fat. In her group’s work, like the research funded by the BCRC, they’ve been looking for ways to increase CLA in dairy fats by feeding the cattle a diet high in products like sunflower seeds or flaxseed. “All dairy products that contain fats would contain a higher proportion of natural trans fats if we modulate the diet of the cows,” she said. Concern over what increasing CLA means for other trans fats led to her examining vaccenic acid. She has a rat-based model that shows the rodents that were treated with the natural trans fats in the early stages of obesity and pre-diabetes had their major cardiovascular risk factors reduced, which she said was “quite surprising and exciting.” Animal trials with trans fats continue, and they have received Canadian Institute of Health Research funding to go ahead with human trials testing vaccenic acid, Wang said. If clinical studies show natural trans fat is actually beneficial, it could be a driving force to get the industry to produce products high in natural trans fats, she said. One of the group’s side projects is communicating with Health Canada to try and change the way trans fatty acids are labelled on food, separating out the natural trans fats. “Most of them are natural trans fats and may not be bad for you,” Wang said. victoria.paterson@fbcpublishing.com

Cold start to spring slows demand for high-quality U.S. beef Wholesale prices for choice grade have dipped below lowerquality cuts By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO / REUTERS

Persistently cold weather and snowfall on the first day of spring have crimped demand for high-quality cuts of beef in the United States at a time of year that typically sees increased purchases for socalled grilling season, analysts and traders said March 21. In a rare move, wholesale prices for choice-grade beef dipped below those of leaner but lesser-quality select cuts, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. The wholesale choice beef cut-out declined to $192.94 per cwt, the lowest level since the first day of the month, while select beef was priced at $193.21. “We need some nice grilling weather, some spring weather that facilitates the scraping off of backyard barbecues. Grilling season is an important turning point (in beef demand) and it’s certainly delayed this year,” said Jim Robb, economist at the Livestock Marketing Information Center. Late-winter snowfall on the East Coast and below-freezing temperatures on the spring equinox in the Midwest contributed to a slow start to the grilling season while an early Easter holiday also limited buying during Lent, when many Christians eat less meat. Beef prices remain near record highs after ranchers culled the U.S. cattle herd to the smallest in 60 years when last summer’s devastating drought sent animal feed prices soaring. And the high cost of beef — retail prices hit a record of $5.24 per lb. in January — may lead to more consumers grilling chicken or pork this summer while grocery stores give more advertising space to cuts with a better chance of selling. Rising gasoline prices and the expiration of a payroll tax break are also keeping a lid on U.S. discretionary spending. Top U.S. meat company Tyson Foods Inc. late last month said margins were “compressed” this year in its beef business. “With cheaper pork and broiler meat around, the retailers are likely to go away from beef. Beef is priced out,” said John Ginzel, an analyst at brokerage The Linn Group in Chicago. Choice beef was priced 27 cents per cwt below select and discounted for the first time since April and only the 14th time in history, USDA data shows.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

Major pork processor to ditch gestation stalls Quebec-based Olymel becomes the latest major processor to bow to consumer pressure to change how it houses pregnant sows By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

n o t h e r m a j o r Ca n a dian pork processor has announced it will ban the use of gestations stalls in the coming years. The Quebec-based Olymel says it will phase out gestation stalls over the next decade. “We’ve been thinking about this for a long time, we’ve been talking to our partners and reading expert opinion,” said Olymel spokesman Richard Vigneault. “And we plan to deliver animals that have no relation to this method of breeding.” Gestation stall-free pork is also something Olymel’s clients have been asking for, while their suppliers have been expecting the move, Vigneault said. “This path is inevitable, there is no turning back on this,” he said, noting the European Union already has a ban on sow crates in place. Many big-name retailers have also adopted purchase policies excluding the use of pork produced with gestation stalls. Companies such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Costco, Sysco and Wendy’s all have plans to phase out gestation stall pork, or have already banned the use outright. Sm i t h f i e l d , Ho r m e l a n d Maple Leaf have pledged to end the use of gestation crates at their company-owned facilities by 2017, while Cargill is already 50 per cent crate free. Nine U.S. states have also passed laws to ban gestation stalls. Olymel’s announcement drew praise from Humane Society International (HSI), which has long opposed the use of gestation stalls. “Olymel’s decision further highlights the fact that gestation crates have no future in the pork industry,” said HSI Canada campaigner Sayara Thurston. “No pregnant sow should spend even one day in a cruel gestation crate, and we encourage the rest of the industry to heed Olymel’s call and take immediate steps to shift away from their use.” HSI is also urging the federal government to assist the pork industry in moving to grouphousing systems by providing transition funds. The Manitoba Pork Council (MPC) estimates it will cost approximately $600 per sow for producers to transition to an open-housing system and is working to help producers make the transition by 2025 as consensus on the issues becomes clear. “Confining an animal for most of its life in a box in which it is not able to turn around does not provide a decent life... We’ve got to treat animals right, and the gestation stalls have got to go,” said Temple Grandin, speaking to HSI about the issue. Last winter, a video shot in an Interlake weanling facility by activist group Mercy For Animals (MFA) was broadcast nationally, bringing the issue of gestation stalls back into public view. MFA hoped the grainy footage showing sows in gestation stalls would spur people to pressure grocers and processors into banning the practice.

Olymel, which recently purchased Big Sky Farms in Saskatchewan, said it has now included its decision to phase out crates in its animal welfare policy, which indicates that open housing would provide benefits including allowing “sows to better express natural behaviours, benefit from greater freedom of movement, better socialization and a higher level of welfare.” HSI, in its release, noted “the importance of Olymel’s decision in view of the ongoing review of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs in Canada.” “If the updated code is to be relevant for Canadian producers and respected in international markets, the code development committee must take into account the overwhelming global trend away from the use of gestation crates and include a timeline for the complete elimination of these confinement sys-

tems from the Canadian pork industry.” The National Farm Animal Care Council, which oversees the development of codes of practice for farm animals, said in December it expects to meet a June 1 target to begin the public comment period on the revised code for pigs. Big Sky’s founder Florian Possberg, in his role as chair of the NFACC pig code committee, said in a release last week that gestation stalls, along with space allowance and pain mitigation, are “the most sensitive (issues) and we have looked at them in depth to find the best approach.” Those three issues, he said, “will likely be the lightning ro d s w h e n t h e d ra f t c o d e comes out for public comment and that feedback will help shape the final document.” With files from Dave Bedard shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Pork Council promotes its position on gestation stalls during an event in Winnipeg. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Brandon

Virden

Feeder Steers

Mar-20

Mar-19

n/a

Mar-22

No. on offer

1,400

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs. 900-1,000

Heartland

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Mar-20

Mar-18

Mar-21

Mar-22

220

984

186

2,593

1,200

n/a

105.00-118.50

n/a

108.00-120.00

110.00-118.25

n/a

110.00-118.00

114.00-127.00

n/a

110.00-125.00

114.00-123.00

n/a

140.00-169.00

115.00-125.00

700-800

120.00-133.00

117.50-120.50

n/a

120.00-131.00

120.00-132.50

122.00-132.00

145.00-166.00

118.00-135.00

600-700

130.00-147.00

n/a

125.00-145.00

129.00-144.00

133.00-142.00

130.00-156.00

125.00-150.00

800-900

500-600

140.00-155.00

141.50-153.00

n/a

135.00-155.00

138.00-150.00

139.00-153.00

145.00-166.00

145.00-168.00

400-500

145.00-162.00

144.00-156.00

n/a

155.00-170.00

145.00-161.00

145.00-165.00

140.00-169.00

145.00-168.00

300-400

n/a

95.00-112.00

98.00-108.00

n/a

105.00-111.00

95.00-106.00

108.00-115.00

n/a

100.00-116.00

104.00-112.50

n/a

105.00-115.00

100.00-112.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs. 800-900 700-800

110.00-125.00

n/a

110.00-125.00

108.00-117.00

113.00-120.00

110.00-129.00

110.00-126.00

600-700

118.00-125.25

119.00-120.50

n/a

115.00-135.00

113.00-127.00

118.00-125.00

118.00-132.00

500-600

122.00-128.50

115.00-128.00

n/a

125.00-143.00

120.00-130.00

121.00-134.00

120.00-135.00

120.00-140.00

400-500

n/a

120.00-132.00

n/a

130.00-146.00

125.00-138.00

130.00-137.00

120.00-140.00

120.00-141.00

300-400

n/a

125.00-130.50

n/a

130.00-147.00

120.00-140.00

160

n/a

188

n/a

250

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

60.00-68.00

58.00-66.00

n/a

68.00-79.50

66.00-72.00

56.00-65.00

68.00-78.00

68.00-75.00

D3-D5 Cows

50.00-60.00

45.00-65.00

n/a

60.00-68.00

45.00-66.00

n/a

40.00-68.00

65.00-70.00

Age Verified

68.00-78.00

65.00-71.50

n/a

68.00-74.50

60.00-68.25

n/a

Good Bulls

80.00-90.50

n/a

74.00-87.75

78.00-86.00

77.00-82.00

78.00-87.00

80.00-86.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

100.00-107.00

100.00-106.00

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

98.00-105.00

99.00-104.00

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

70.00-80.00

n/a

65.00-75.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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ducer said independent tests had come back clean. The genetic material of the ASF pathogen was identified in samples from pigs supplied this month to a meat-processing plant in the Penza region, the VPSS said. A Cherkizovo representative, however, said tests at independent laboratories found no ASF.

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People aren’t the only ones to get late-winter blues Some winter weight loss is normal, but young and old horses need extra attention Carol Shwetz, DVM Horse Health

ate winter and early spring mark an interesting conundrum on the equine calendar. Prolonged winter weather conditions, declining nutritional values in feed, and lack of movement within confining snow boundaries and winter paddocks challenge the health of even the hardiest of horses. So it is not uncommon that particular illnesses occur and are aggravated as winter advances. Dentally challenged horses will generally show their struggle during this time of the year as sudden ‘unexplained’ weight loss and ill-thrift. They are unable to maintain their body condition as winter progresses due to ineffective chewing of drystem forages. Younger horses between the ages of two and four and the elderly horses are particularly afflicted. When youngsters are teething, newly shed baby teeth give way to erupting adult teeth. As a result it may be months before adult teeth come into full occlusion and during this time young horses lose grinding efficiency. This is most noticeable in three-year-olds who present with weight loss and lack of lustre as spring arrives. Fortunately body condition improves dramatically as the adult teeth come into full wear. Aged horses who repeatedly have difficulty maintaining body weight during late winter often have a dental challenge. It is of benefit to have the teeth of these horses thoroughly examined. Dental intervention and special dietary management may be necessary to support their health. Supervision of a horse’s body condition is of utmost importance as winter progresses. A body condition score of five is generally ideal. At this body condition the ribs are felt, body fleshing is moderate and the back is level. Straying too far from this ideal is cause for concern. Too fat is equally disruptive as is too thin to the horse’s health. Reasonable weight loss is never too troubling in horses during the winter. It is in fact part of a horse’s natural cycle to lose weight over the winter. Horses that continually oppose seasonal flux in body weight, steadily carrying more weight over the years, become prone to endocrine and metabolic illnesses. Winter can be the opportune moment to effectively reduce the extra weight a horse may be carrying. Feeding a horse 1.5 per cent of its ideal body weight in hay or allowing them to paw on well-stocked winter pastures are two available options. Combination of these two options will also produce favourable results. Moderate body condition benefits all horses, especially those with arthritis more so. Weight carried beyond which is

healthy taxes inflamed joints. Reduced movement, frozen terrain, and reduced intake of green grasses amplify the discomfort of arthritic horses during winter. Encouraging moderate exercise, supervision of weight, and addition of flaxseed to their diet brings welcome relief. Flaxseed is rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, a natural anti-inflammatory. The only other source of omega-3 essential fatty acids in a horse’s diet is green grass. Greater attention to your horse’s health at this time of the year is extremely important and may determine your horse’s lustre and attitude come spring. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alberta.

Greater attention to your horse’s health at this time of the year is extremely important and may determine your horse’s lustre and attitude come spring. photo: thinkstock

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

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Winter’s still hanging on Issued: Monday, March 25, 2013 · Covering: March 27 – April 3, 2013 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

t looks like spring is going t o t a k e i t s t i m e m ov ing in this year. The main weather story for this forecast period is cool arctic high pressure, which looks to be the dominant player. A large ridge of arctic high pressure has been dominating our weather for the last week and looks as if it will stay in control for at least another week. The only thing keeping us from really cold weather is the strong spring sunshine moderating the arctic air. We will start to feel this moderation of arctic air during the second half of this week. With high pressure in place, light winds and plenty of sunshine, t e m p e r a t u r e s w i l l s l ow l y warm up each day. By Friday we should see high temperatures around +5 C. With the deep snow cover still in place it will be tough for temperatures to get much warmer. Over the weekend an area of low pressure will track across

northern Canada, dragging a cold front behind it. This will slide through our region on Sunday and will drop our daytime high temperatures back below freezing. These cool temperatures will continue into next week. We will then have to watch an area of low pressure forecast to come in off the Pacific and slide southeastward during the middle of the week. Confidence is not that high in this system, but depending on the strength and track, we could see some more snow next Wednesday or Thursday. Looking further ahead, the weather models are still not showing any big push of warm air. In fact, they lean toward a fairly active pattern that could bring more snow or maybe some rain. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -4 to 9 C; lows, -15 to -1 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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14 Day Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) March 8, 2013 to March 21, 2013

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the two weeks ending March 21. This was a fairly wet period for a large part of the agricultural Prairies, as the main storm path ran from north-central Alberta southeastward to southwestern Manitoba. With cold air in place, most if not all of this precipitation fell as snow, with amounts in some areas pushing 50 cm.

Looking like a late start to spring Usually under mid-April sunshine, even the deepest snow can disappear in less than a week By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

ost of us can hardly wait until the snow melts and warm spring temperatures move in for good. It seems as though a lot of us are just assuming spring should be arriving early each year — after all, isn’t that what global warming is supposed to be about? As we learned last March, if the right conditions come together all at once, we can see some pretty remarkable weather! Last year we saw record March warmth and a record early start to spring. This year… who knows? Just when should we expect the snow to melt and disappear across southern Manitoba? I’ve looked at this a couple of times over the last nine years, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to look at it again. Using data going back over the last 30 years to determine when spring starts, I decided that for spring to have officially sprung, the majority of snow needs to have melted and daytime high temperatures (for the most part) need to be con-

“… it takes almost as much heat to melt snow as it does to bring water to the boiling point.”

sistently above +5 C or better. Using Winnipeg’s data as an average for southern Manitoba, I found that spring has arrived as early as March 14 in 2012 and as late as April 29 in 1996 and April 26 in 1997. When I tried to determine the average date for spring’s arrival, I found the majority of dates fell into the week of April 5-12. When I did comparisons against Brandon’s records, I found that spring usually arrived around one week earlier in the southwestern region, due mostly to lower snow cover and higher elevation. I also found that nearly every year with a late spring had significant snow cover going into April. What always amazes me is how quick the snowpack can disappear. Most years, it seems that when spring decides it’s time to make an appearance, it

only takes a few days for it to take hold. Whether it’s March or April, or whether we have 10 or 40 cm of snow on the ground, when spring arrives it’s usually with a vengeance! Under the strong spring sunshine (mid-April sunshine is equivalent to late August in strength), even the deepest snowpack can be literally wiped out in less than a week. An example of this was in 1955, a record year for snowfall. On March 29 that year there were 51 cm of snow on the ground in Winnipeg; by April 4 pretty much all of it had melted. So, when should we expect to see temperatures warm enough to melt all this snow? Well, the basic answer lies with the snow — literally. How many of us have headed out on a warm spring day and have gone for a visit to the local swimming hole or lake?

What did you end up experiencing? I would bet that if there were a wind blowing off the lake you would have noticed how much colder it felt. This is due to the cold water and ice on the lake cooling down the air around it. The same thing holds true when there is snow on the ground. Snow acts in a number of ways to keep temperature down. First of all, snow, being the frozen state of water, is by its very definition cold. Secondly, if you remember back to your junior high or high school science, you’ll remember that to change a solid to a liquid (melting) requires energy, and in this case the energy is heat. Thirdly, snow is usually white and white objects do a remarkably good job of reflecting sunshine. So if we have a large area, such as Manitoba, covered in snow, and we have above-0 C air moving into the region, the snow itself acts to cool the air as it comes into contact with it. Along with this, as the heat of the air interacts with the snow, that heat is used to melt the snow instead of warming the air — and it takes a

lot of heat to melt snow. In fact, it takes almost as much heat to melt snow as it does to bring water to the boiling point. Finally, if the ground is covered in snow, it acts as a very efficient reflector of sunshine, reflecting much of the sun’s energy back toward space, whereas black soil will absorb the sun’s energy and in turn, heat the air around it — something we really saw last March! Now, there can always be exceptions to this. Very warm air can move into our region and even with all the snow around, temperatures can get quite warm, but to see temperatures over 10 C you pretty much need no snow on the ground. Will we see any really warm air moving into our region any time soon? If you take a look at this week’s forecast, it doesn’t look that promising. All I can say is I really hope this spring isn’t the reversal of last spring, but knowing how our weather works, it wouldn’t surprise me if we go from a record-early spring one year to a record-late spring the next! Please don’t shoot the messenger!

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

CROPS New varieties aim to push CDC Falcon from its perch As of Aug. 1, 2014, CDC Falcon moves to the Canada Western General Purpose class from Canada Western Red Winter By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF / PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE

inter wheat growers in Ma n i t o b a h a ve s o m e new options to consider after their overwhelming favourite, CDC Falcon, moves to the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) class Aug. 1, 2014. That class is usually composed of feed and ethanol feedstock wheats, which don’t fetch the premiums paid for milling and baking wheats in the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW ) class. The knock on CDC Falcon is that it tends to produce lower protein than what the CWRW class requires, but producers love it because of its short straw and high yield — which is why it accounted for 67 per cent of the 550,222 insured acres of winter wheat seeded last fall. And while it’s possible millers will still use CDC Falcon, they may lower the price they are willing to pay. So enter Flourish, a new winter wheat eligible for the CWRW class developed by Rob Graf with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge and distributed by SeCan. Flourish yielded 98 per cent of CDC Falcon in the western winter wheat co-op trials (2007-09), but in last year’s Manitoba Crop Evaluation Trial it yielded 103 per cent, provincial cereal specialist Pam de Rocquigny said at the recent Winter Cereals Manitoba annual meeting. (In the eastern Prairie co-op trials Flourish yielded 105 per cent of CDC Falcon, according to SeCan.) A cross between CDC Kestral and CDC Falcon, Flourish is rated “intermediate” for stem and leaf rust resistance, which is lower than some newer varieties, de Rocquigny said. It’s susceptible to fusarium head blight, which is not uncommon for a winter wheat, she added. However, Flourish is “moderately resistant” to common bunt, making it one of the few varieties with improved resistance to that disease. Flourish is similar agro-

Winter Cereals Canada chair Dale Hicks is excited about the potential for Emerson, a new Canada Western Red Winter wheat being distributed by Canterra Seeds and touted as a replacement for CDC Falcon, which is moving to the Canada Western General Purpose class Aug. 1, 2014. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

nomically to CDC Falcon, with the same maturity and “fair” winter survival rating. Just two inches taller than CDC Falcon, Flourish is strong strawed. Flour ish seed supplies are expected to be “decent” this fall, but demand is expected to be “strong,” said Todd Hyra, SeCan’s Western Canada business manager.

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Moats, another new SeCan variety eligible for the CWRW class, will be available this fall, but it’s a replacement for CDC Buteo, Hyra said. Moats, developed by Br ian Fowler at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development

Centre, has the potential for high yield and high protein, according to SeCan and has “an excellent disease package.” In co-op trials, it yielded 106 per cent of CDC Buteo and 101 per cent of CDC Falcon. Moats is similar to CDC Buteo in height and lodging resistance. There’s lots of buzz around Emerson, another potential replacement for CDC Falcon. When Emerson, formerly known as W454, was recommended for registration in 2011, it was hailed as the first western Canadian wheat of any type with resistance to fusarium head blight. Emerson’s fusarium tolerance continues to look good, although last year it didn’t perform quite as well against the disease as in previous tests, said Graf, who developed the variety. While a variety rated ‘R’ for stem rust won’t display any symptoms of the fungal disease, that’s not the case with fusarium and “does not equal immunity,” he said. “The great thing is progress is being made (in improving fusarium tolerance),” said Graf, adding the

challenge is that fusarium resistance is conveyed by multiple genes, not just one. Emerson is being distributed by Canterra Seeds, and a limited amount will be available this fall, with full commercialization expected next year, said Brent Derkatch, the company’s director of operations and business development. MCVET data on Emerson won’t be available until this fall, de Rocquigny said. (Results will be published in the Manitoba Co-operator.) In the western co-op trials, Emerson yielded 95 per cent of CDC Falcon, had one per cent more protein, matured two to four days later, and was four inches taller with strong straw, she said. A cross between CDC Osprey and McClintock, it is rated as “resistant” to stem rust and has an “intermediate” rating against leaf rust. “The resistance to fusarium is extremely good,” said Dale Hicks, Winter Cereals Canada chair and a farmer from Outlook, Sask. Emerson has strong gluten, which could earn it a premium in some markets, he said. “Emerson has stronger mixing properties than other registered CWRW varieties,” Graf confirmed in an email. “(British baker) Warburtons has looked at Flourish, Emerson, AAC Gateway and Moats and is cautiously optimistic about them, but I would suggest it is still too early to say for sure. But it is good news!” AAC Gateway, another winter wheat developed by Graf, won’t be commercially available until 2014, said John Smith, president of Seed Depot, which will distribute the variety. AAC Gateway yields slightly more than CDC Falcon and produces one per cent more protein, Smith said. It’s similar in height to CDC Falcon and is rated “very good” for lodging resistance. AAC Gateway stands up well against diseases and will likely be rated as “intermediate” or “moderately resistant” to fusarium, he added.

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World demand for biodiesel bodes well for canola Leading world economist speaks to 46th annual Canola Council of Canada convention By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF / VANCOUVER

Canola is an ideally suited crop for the production of biodiesel, said James Fry, chairman of LCM International, who spoke at the Canola Council of Canada’s convention in Vancouver last week. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

or good or ill, oilseed and grain growers now have their fortunes tied to the energy market, says a renowned international trend watcher. The rise of biofuels has fundamentally altered the business of agriculture and not just by pushing up market prices, economist James Fry, chair of LMC International, a leading international consulting firm, told attendees at last week’s Canola Council of Canada convention. Fry said the world was able to feed itself without cultivating more land until 2002, but since then has been adding nine million to 10 million hectares annually to its production base. “There was a tipping point around 2002,” said Fry. “Suddenly the world, which had been in a kind of equilibrium, became a world of more demand for land.”

So far, it’s all been good for oilseed and grain farmers. But watch out, warned Fry. “The biodiesel tail is wagging the dog of vegetable oil prices,” he said, adding “biofuel demand can be… switched off and on at very short notice.” And being tied to the energy market also increases volatility. “If petroleum prices go up, I guarantee the entire complex, oilseeds and grains, will see their prices rise,” Fry said. “The converse is true as well. If the price of crude oil falls, then the price of these crops will come down. It’s because biofuels are now big enough as an enduser to create this price link.” The link is particularly strong for canola as more than 35 per cent of the canola and rapeseed oil produced last year was used as biodiesel, he said. “Of all the major agricultural commodities, your product is the one that is most heavily going into fuel uses on a global basis,” he said.

However, biodiesel may have a brighter future than ethanol, Fry suggested. Ethanol has run into what’s known as “the blend wall” as car manufacturers refuse to provide warranties for engines using more than a 10 per cent blend, he said. “To meet the mandates, you’re going to see some switching of demand out of ethanol — where it’s difficult to use much more because of the blend wall — to biodiesel,” Fry said. Canola and sunflower oil are well positioned to take advantage of any surge in biodiesel demand because competitors such as palm oil require years to rev up production. “There are only two oils which can balance the market in the short term,” Fry said. “If there’s a sudden price spike and people need oil, canola and sunflower are the only annual crops which are primarily driven by oil values.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

CGC issues warning on excessive canola dockage

The commission says buyers need to adjust for smaller but still sound canola seed harvested last fall By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

he Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is warning canola growers to be on guard for excessive dockage deductions this crop year. “Unexpected dockage levels are a common concern among canola producers this year,” CGC chief commissioner Elwin Hermanson said in a news release last week. “Were the dockage levels in your canola a little higher this year than you expected? If so, you’re not alone.” Hot, dry growing conditions last summer resulted in many canola fields producing smaller seeds than usual, Hermanson said. However, those seeds are still sound. Canola buyers should be adjusting their sieves before assessing dockage, which is unwanted material such as weed seeds, in a crop. Hermanson said the Official Grain Grading Guide states that when choosing sieves: 1. Use the round-hole sieve that will achieve maximum removal of large material with minimum loss of canola. Sieve each portion until maximum cleanout has been achieved. 2. Use the slotted sieve that will reduce the admixture of conspicuous inseparable material to within the grade tolerance with a minimum loss of reasonably sound canola. “If a slotted sieve with larger openings is used, many sound, smaller seeds will fall through and be included as dockage,” Hermanson said. “Therefore, a smaller slotted sieve should be used to minimize the loss of reasonably sound canola.” Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) president Ed Rempel suspects he is among the victims of excessive dockage. “I just know that my dockage levels (this crop year) have doubled,” from around 1.7 to four per cent, the Starbuckarea farmer said in an interview March 22. “If I’m the owner of a grain elevator... I would not go out of my way to reduce the dockage I was removing unless I heard a lot of complaining. It’s just human nature.” The CGC advises farmers to know their rights and be prepared. Farmers should familiarize themselves with the proper procedures for determining dockage on the commission’s website at grainscanada.gc.ca. They should also know the quality of their grain and the dockage before delivering. The CGC will provide both for $24.40, plus GST. Just prepare a representative sample and send it to the CGC. If farmers disagree with the grade or dockage at the time of delivery they can request the CGC determine the grade or dockage. The CGC’s ruling is binding on the canola buyer and farmer. That service, referred to as “subject to inspector’s grade and dockage,” also costs $24.40, plus GST. “When a sample is being graded at the elevator, dockage assessment should not be a mystery,” Hermanson said. “Pro-

ducers have the right, under the Canada Grain Regulations, to ask to observe the elevator operator assessing grade and dockage.” Farmers should print out the CGC’s procedures for determining dockage, take it to their elevator and ask the buyer if he or she is following the rules, Rempel said. “I would urge all Manitoba canola growers to do this,” he said. “And as a matter of fact next week that’s exactly what I’m going to do and then I will ask them to show me the method they’ve used to calculate the dockage to see if they are indeed following grain commission guidelines.” For smaller farmers getting the CGC to determine the dockage might be a wash given the cost,

but for bigger farmers it probably would pay, Rempel said. In Rempel’s case, the extra two per cent is costing him 28 cents a bushel on $14-a-bushel canola. That’s $154 on every load he delivers. “At the end of the day that costs me the opportunity to take out my wife for a steak dinner,” he said. In 2012, 12,998 Manitoba farms insured almost 3.5 million acres of canola with an average yield of 27 bushels an acre. If they all, on average, suffered one per cent in unjustified dockage they’d be out more than $13 million assuming they sold canola at $14 a bushel. Even if the average price was $10 that’s $9.45 million less for farmers. allan@fbcpublishing.com

Manitoba Canola Growers Association president Ed Rempel says when farmers deliver to the elevator they should go armed with the Canadian Grain Commission’s procedures on the proper way to calculate dockage. photo: allan dawson

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Exchanges duke it out over Canadian wheat futures market Three exchanges with wheat contracts addressed a Winnipeg market outlook conference recently By Phil Franz-Warkentin COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA

fter decades of marketing wheat through the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk, the western Canadian grain sector is still working out the best way to hedge the commodity seven months into the new open market. Representatives of the CME Group, Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX), and ICE Futures Canada were all on hand at the annual Wild Oats Grainworld conference in Winnipeg, Feb. 25, to highlight the benefits of their futures and options markets. The CME Group, which owns both the Chicago Board

of Trade and the recently acquired Kansas City Board of Trade, is by far the winner when it comes to volumes, with 88 per cent of the wheat traded globally executed through CME Globex, according to Susan Sutherland, senior director of grain and oilseed products with CME Group. In addition to the futures and options, a benefit of hedging through the CME Group are the numerous additional pricing options, including futures spreads, weekly wheat options, shortdated options, and calendar spreads, that are not available on other exchanges. The MGEX can’t boast the sheer volumes of Chicago, but business development

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volumes are still lacking, the wheat futures do have a high correlation with the cash market. He said the fact that commercials have taken deliveries against both the spring wheat and barley contracts was a sign that they were ‘testing’ the market to see how it works and remained optimistic that volumes would eventually come to the Winnipeg-based exchange. Vannan pointed to the success of the ICE Canada canola contracts. “We believe that in time, we’ll see some of that success in our wheat contracts.” The European Matif milling wheat futures provide a good comparison to the

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Some forecasters are predicting record U.S. corn acreage for the coming growing season, while others say the balance is tipping in favour of soybeans. PHOTO: REUTERS/DARREN HAUCK

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The Farm Futures sur vey f o u n d g r ow e r s m a y p l a n t 11.91 million acres of spring wheat, down three per cent from 2012 and durum 2.06 million, down 2.8 per cent. The survey also suggests a b a n d o n m e n t o f h a rd re d winter wheat acres could be as much as 1.35 million more than usual due to poor conditions last fall. The sur vey showed total wheat seedings at 56.12 million, down one million from earlier surveys.

All winter wheat seedings were pegged in the survey at 42.15 million, up two per cent from last year ; white winter wheat at 3.54 million, up 5.8 per cent; hard red winter wheat at 29.1 million, down 2.5 per cent; and soft red winter wheat at 9.51 million, up 17.2 per cent. For South America, Lanworth raised its estimate of Argentine corn production to 25.5 million tonnes from 24.9 million and upped its Argentine soybean production view to 50.5 million tonnes from 49.4 million. Lanworth boosted its forecast for Brazil soybean production to 81.1 million tonnes from 80.8 million but trimmed its corn harvest estimate from that country to 76.4 million tonnes from 76.9 million. Lanworth left its forecast for Russian and Ukrainian wheat production unchanged at 49.8 million tonnes and 23.3 million tonnes, respectively.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

Deputy minister eyes challenges ahead for canola industry With its competition in global markets gaining ground quickly, Canadian agriculture must work fast to stay ahead in the game By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF /VANCOUVER

anada needs “a more business-friendly” regulatory environment that spurs innovative research and rewards commercialization, a federal representative told canola industry delegates earlier this month. “That doesn’t mean getting rid of regulations because as soon as you do that markets all over the world are going to close,” said Greg Meredith, assistant deputy minister for strategic policy with Agriculture and AgriFood Canada while taking questions after his address to about 300 delegates at the CCC convention. “You’ve got to have strong regulations. But they have to be transparent and they have to be fast,” he said. “The regulatory climate has simply got to be more business friendly.” A big challenge facing government right now is its capacity to simply keep up with the pace of technological development, he said. “For countries where the regulatory environment is fast and efficient and transparent that’s where the research and development is going to take place and that’s where the commercialization of these new inputs is going to take place. “We’re going to lose out if we don’t have that part of the equation right.” Meredith also said he believes Canada can vastly improve its intellectual property protection. “It has to be transparent how value extraction is going to take place,” he said. “The producer has to benefit, companies have to benefit. This is an industry that knows that very well. There’s got to be synergy throughout the supply chain.“ Government’s role is ensuring there’s a policy, regulatory and legal environment in place that leads to that, he said. Meredith said the successful partnership between government and the industry’s life-science cluster will continue and the industry can expect ongoing funding for it. “It takes a lot of input to develop new crops and new genetics these days, it’s certainly cross disciplinary,” he said. “We’re going to continue that, both from a funding point of view and from the point of view of providing specialized resources to the cluster. Meredith also spoke to what he sees as the significant challenges facing the canola sector. The industry “can’t rest on its laurels” and needs to stay vigilant for those “sideswipes that come out of nowhere,” he said. There are certainly tremendous growth opportunities in the countries the industry is targeting for market expansion, such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, he said.

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New WCWGA president STAFF / The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has elected Levi Wood of Pense, Sask. as its new president. Wood, who farms with his father on a fifth-generation farm, replaces Kevin Bender, who stepped down after four years at the association’s convention in January. Wood graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in commerce. He obtained his MBA from the University of British Columbia. He returned to farming in 2007 after previous work as a foreign exchange trader. The Wheat Growers will continue to work on policy issues to enhance the prosperity of Prairie grain farmers, including work to create a more attractive investment climate, further Canadian Grain Commission reforms, trade agreements and a sciencebased regulatory approval system for seed and other farm inputs.

IGC says wheat stocks will rise LONDON / REUTERS / The International Grains Council forecast March 21 that world wheat harvested area would climb to a four-year high for the 2013-14 season but global stocks would only rise modestly. The IGC, in a monthly update, forecast a rise in global wheat stocks of three million tonnes by the end of the 2013-14 season, which would only partially offset a decline of 20 million tonnes in 2012-13. A sharp rebound in U.S. maize production was anticipated in 2013-14 with the IGC forecasting the world’s top grower could boost production by as much as 30 per cent, year on year, from a drought-affected 2012-13 harvest.

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But these are also going to prove to be tough markets “fraught with risks and challenges” to serve. Punishing tariffs and restrictive port access notwithstanding, just physically moving product into the marketplace is going to present its own set of challenges, the deputy minister said. “India’s consumption of edible oils looks like an enormous opportunity, because at a billion people, they’re going to surpass China soon, in terms of its middle class,” he said. But this is also a country lacking retail infrastructure, and it cannot be presumed that the predominant open or ‘wet’ markets will be changed easily or quickly there, he said. “In order to get our product to those consumers there will have to be an enormous development of infrastructure in these countries,” he said. Another reality is that Canada will be competing for this market access alongside other emerging world commodity producers. The government is keeping an eye on expanding productivity elsewhere in the world, Meredith said, noting that on other commodities such as wheat, countries such as Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia are expected to double production by 2021. They presently lack the technology of North American farmers but perhaps not for long, he said. “The issue there is they have the same kind of soil as us. They don’t have the same kind of institutional infrastructure and don’t have the agronomic tools that we have, but they’re gaining on us,” he said. “As a country, we don’t

“The producer has to benefit, companies have to benefit. This is an industry that knows that very well.” GREG MEREDITH

Assistant deputy minister for strategic policy at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

have a sense of urgency about how quickly they could be gaining.” Moreover, some of the same countries Canada sees as potential markets are also investing very heavily in competing biotechnologies and other technologies for agronomic improvements, he said. China, India and Brazil already exceed the rest of the middleincome world in those types of investments, he said. “These countries are investing very, very heavily in competing technologies.” Meredith later told reporters the challenge for Canada is not so much that investment in research and development is flattening out, but that competitors around the world “are being very aggressive.” “We have got to look out and say who are we going to be competing with in the world?” he said, adding that he wants to see the maximum possible return on current partnerships between universities, governments and the private sector. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

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U.S. farm banks’ business is booming Lending is up nearly 14 per cent By Christine Stebbins chicago / reuters

Coultern Nault and his horse Snoop on a late winter’s day. photo: bonnie nault

.S. agricultural banks boosted farm lending by about 14 per cent in 2012 to $81.8 billion, reflecting a strong farm economy despite drought-related stress in the livestock and dairy sectors, the American Bankers Association said on March 19. “ T h e a g r i c u l t u ra l s e c t o r continues to outperform the broader national economy and, as a result, farm banks posted solid performance in 2012,” the ABA said in its Fa r m B a n k P e r f o r m a n c e Report. It cited a U.S. Agriculture Department forecast for nearrecord 2012 U.S. net far m cash income of more than $133 billion on the strength of high commodity prices and increasing global demand for food. “This has translated into a solid performance on the p a r t o f o u r n a t i o n’s f a r m banks. Farm banks reported

a strong increase in earnings and improved asset quality in 2012. In addition, farm banks, as a group, remained well capitalized through 2012,” the ABA said. The main competition for private banks in lending to farmers and ranchers remains the giant Farm Credit System, a government-linked nationwide network of co-operative banks which dates from the early 20th century. Far m Credit assets total more than $245 billion. The ABA said the nation’s 2,215 farm banks added more than 3,615 jobs in 2012, a 4.2 per cent increase, and employed 90,569. More than 95 per cent of farm banks were profitable last year, with 67 per cent reporting an increase in earnings. Income before taxes and extraordinary items totalled $3.6 billion, up 7.4 per cent. The non-performing-loan ratio declined to 1.49 per cent of total loans, close to pre-recession levels, it said.

“Farm real estate loans grew at a faster rate than farm production loans. Outstanding farm production loans grew at a pace of 13.7 per cent, or $4.8 billion, to a total of $40.0 billion. Farmland loans rose by 14.0 per cent, or $5.1 billion, to $41.8 billion,” the ABA said. Fa r m b u s i n e s s b a l a n c e sheets improved due to strong farm income and the continued appreciation in farmland values. The farm debt-to-asset ratio is projected to fall 40 basis points to 10.2 per cent in 2013. This would be a new historical low, confirming the strength of the farm sector’s s o l v e n c y, t h e a s s o c i a t i o n said. “ T h e c o n t i n u e d g r ow t h in farm loans demonstrates the important role banks play in the success of farms and ranches both large and small,” said John Blanchfield, s e n i o r v i c e - p re s i d e n t a n d director of ABA’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking.

CME expects volume to return in time The group is scaling back operating hours By Mark Weinraub chicago / reuters

M E G r o u p’s p l a n t o scale back its trading day for grain contracts will likely provide a boost to volume and liquidity, but traders said it will take time for investors to return to the market. “I think if they compress the hours again... it serves the needs of the customers who actually use this market,” said Chris Robinson, senior trader at Top Third Ag Marketing. “I think it is going to be good for the markets.” CME announced this month that it plans to reduce the trading cycle for the grain markets on its Chicago Board of Trade, which are used to set food prices around the world, to 17.5 hours a day from 21 hours a day starting on April 8. The exchange operator lengthened its trading day to 21 hours in May 2012 to compete with arch-rival IntercontinentalExchange, which last year launched look-alike grain contracts and nearly roundthe-clock trading. T h e n e w s c h e d u l e i rk e d many long time customers

who complained that liquidity quickly dried up as trades were spread out across the long day. Overall volume also dropped off as investors cut back their exposure to the volatile market. “It was kind of out of control,” said Jason Britt, president of Central States Commodities. “I had some longtime customers... who really scaled their volumes back because you did not know if you were going to wake up in the middle of the night and see that beans were down 30 or 40 cents.” CME, which sur veyed its customers about the effects of the expanded trading session, said earlier this week it had “quantitative evidence” that supported the customer complaints. So far this year, CBOT corn, soy and wheat futures volume has totalled 3.16 million contracts, down 4.6 per cent from the same period in 2012. Vo l u m e f o r C B OT c o r n futures, the heaviest traded a g r i c u l t u ra l c o n t ra c t , h a s fallen the most, dropping 14 per cent in the first three months of 2013 compared to a year earlier.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

Ethanol eyed for lowering U.S. surplus sugar mountain Large sugar crops worldwide have depressed U.S. prices to below the guaranteed price By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON / REUTERS

“One way or another, the government is going to spend some money.”

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he U.S. government is readying a tool created during last decade’s biofuels craze — a never-used program to sell sugar at a loss to ethanol makers — as a way to whittle a looming sugar surplus down to an affordable size. The sugar-for-ethanol program could be a lowercost way for the Agriculture Department to meet its obligation, by law, to assure a minimum price for U.S.grown sugar. Due to large crops worldwide, New York futures prices are below the federal guarantee of 20.94 cents per lb. If markets remain weak, sugar processors could forfeit to USDA tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of tons of sugar used as collateral on USDA price-guarantee loans. In the last major glut, forfeitures cost USDA $465 million in fiscal 2000 on a program that is supposed to run at no net cost. Other options to handle the surplus are on the table, including a buyback from foreign nations of the right to ship sugar to the United States, payments to ship sugar to other nations and rules changes to curb the flow of “re-export” sugar that is processed in the United States, analysts said. Some $864 million in loans was in danger of forfeiture by one estimate. The sugar supply at the end of this marketing year is forecast for 2.4 million tons by USDA. At 20 per cent of annual use, it would be the largest carryover since 2001. “One way or another, the government is going to spend some money,” said Tom Earley, a sugar policy analyst at Agralytica. The government has yet to settle on a course of action. Agr iculture Secretar y Tom Vilsack said this week it was inappropriate to talk about specific steps, such as taking surplus sugar off the market, “until we get the plan out.” “We will be in a position soon to put the structure for the Feedstock Flexibility Plan in place. The fact it’s in place doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to get triggered,” Vilsack told reporters at a luncheon March 19, using the formal name of the sugar-for-ethanol plan. USDA will need approval from the White House budget office to operate the sugar-

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Sugar policy analyst at Agralytica

for-ethanol scheme, which has not yet been transformed from statutory language into f e d e r a l re g u l a t i o n . W h i t e House review of proposed regulations can sometimes take months. A sugar-for-ethanol program could buy 247,300 tons of surplus sweetener at a net cost of $66 million under a scenario outlined by USDA economist Steve Haley. He estimated ethanol makers, who mainly use cor n as a feedstock, would pay six or seven cents per lb. for sugar acquired by USDA for 20.9 cents. At a projected yield of 135 gallons per ton, the sugar would produce 33 million gallons of ethanol, a small amount of the biofuel that would be added to a market facing its own glut. Bumper crops in the United States, traditionally a large importer, and Mexico, which is guaranteed free access to the U.S. market, are combining to create this year’s huge surplus. Production in both countries is up by 20 per cent in two years, and against that background U.S. sugar prices are down 50 per cent from its high in 2011. On March 20, U.S. sugar futures prices in New York closed at 20.8 cents. If USDA wants to minimize for feitures, it will have to begin work by June to reduce the sugar supply by as much as 500,000 or 600,000 tons and bolster prices, said two analysts. The sugar-for-ethanol p ro g ra m w a s w r i t t e n i n t o the 2008 farm law in part to encourage new biofuel feedstocks and in part as a safety valve with the opening of free trade in sweeteners with Mexico. When Congress created the sugar-for-ethanol program, skeptics warned it could be a costly and impractical program because U.S. price supports made sugar too expensive. A 2006 USDA study said sugar ethanol would cost three times as much to make as corn ethanol.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

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A Canadian-owned company hopes to begin production out of the mine by 2017 By Sabrina Lorenzi rio de janeiro / reuters

Brazilian fertilizer deposit owned by Canada’s Brazil PotashCorp has potash reserves equal to at least 18 years of Brazil’s potassium-fertilizer needs, a source with direct knowledge of the project told Reuters. The mine project has total potassium reserves of about 500 million tonnes of which at least 125 million, or a quarter, is made up of at least 25 per cent potassium chloride, a high-enough grade for commercial production, the source said. Toronto-based Brazil Potash, whose investors include C a n a d i a n m e rc h a n t b a n k Forbes & Manhattan as well as Australian investors, hopes to begin production at the site near Autazes, Brazil in the state of Amazonas in 2017 or 2018, according to the source. The Brazil Potash asset is one of several potential potash projects in a 400-kilometre (250-mile) Potash Belt south of the Amazon River. Brazil’s Mines and Energy Ministry believes the region could produce enough potash to eventually make Brazil one of the world’s largest producers. “If we had a plant we could supply the whole country with potash for 100 years,” said Daniel Nava, mining secretary of Amazonas state. The Brazil Potash project is expected to cost $2 billion to $3.5 billion to build and Brazil Potash hopes to sell as much as $1 billion of stock in its Brazil-based Potássio do Brasil operating unit in the next year to help finance construction, the source said. Depending on financing, the mine, close to the Madeira River, a major Amazon tributary, could produce between two million to four million tonnes a year, the source said. Brazil’s extensive soils are derived from mostly ancient geological for mations and lack high levels of the three main plant nutrients: potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus. Brazil uses about seven million tonnes of potash a year to help make up for this nutrient deficit. Top-quality potash reserves are rare. Much of the world’s supply comes from a handful of countr ies including Canada, Belarus and Jordan. Arriving in ports on Brazil’s southeast coast, a large portion of Brazil’s potash imports must be trucked 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) or more to fertilize fields in farming regions such as Mato Grosso state.

Louise and Patrick Lachance from Thalberg, Man. were treated to a trip to the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California last month after booking their seed and crop protection through Parrish & Heimbecker. The company’s Canola Rewards contest selected winners from the three Prairie provinces to participate in the trip. Supplied photo B:17.4” T:17.4”

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RUBBED OUT • RUN DOWN THE CURTAIN • SIX FEET UNDER • SEEN THE LIGHT - SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES • SLIPPED AWAY QUIETLY • SNUFFED • SNUFFED OUT • SPROUTED WINGS • STIFF • STIFF AS A BOARD • SUCCUMBED • SWAN SONG • CLEANED UP • TAKEN OUT OF PRODUCTION • TAKING A DIRT NAP • TERMINATED • THAT GOOD NIGHT • THAT WAS ALL SHE WROTE • THE BIG NAP • THE LONE COUCH OF THIS EVERLASTING SLEEP • TOOK A HARP • TRADED TO THE ANGELS • TURN ONE’S FACE TO THE WALL • TURN TO DUST • TURN UP ONE’S TOES • TURNED THEIR TOES UP • TURNING UP DAISIES • WANDERING THE ELYSIAN FIELDS • WAS A GONER • WINNING ONE FOR THE REAPER • WITH THE ANCESTORS • WITH THE ANGELS • YIELD ONE’S BREATH • YIELD UP THE GHOST A RACE WELL RUN • NOT GOING TO PRODUCE SEED • WITHERED • ATE IT • BE NO MORE • SMOKED • BECAME A ROOT INSPECTOR • BELLY UP • BITE THE DUST • DECIMATED • BOUGHT THE FARM • BREATHE ONE’S LAST • BUMP OFF • WITHERED • BURIED • BUY A PINE CONDO • TO AN END • CASH IN ONE’S CHIPS • CEASED TO BE • CHECKED OUT • CHECKING OUT THE GRASS FROM UNDERNEATH • CARCASS • CROSSED OVER • CROSSED THE RIVER STYX• CUT OFF • DANCE THE LAST DANCE • DECEASED • DEFINITELY DONE DANCING • DEFUNCT • DEMISED • DEPARTED •DIRT NAP • DONE • DONE FOR • END ONE’S EARTHLY CAREER • ERASED • STOPPED GROWING • EXPIRED • EXTINCT • FALLEN OFF THEIR PERCH • FEELING NO PAIN • FINAL CHAPTER • FINAL CURTAIN CALL • FINALLY GOT HIS TAB CALLED AT THE BAR OF LIFE • FINISHED • FLATLINE • FLEW THE COOP • FRAGGED • GATHERING THE ASPHALT • GAVE UP THE GHOST • GET YOUR WINGS • GO HOME IN A BOX • GO OFF THE HOOKS • GO OUT LIKE THE SNUFF OF A CANDLE • GO TO DAVY JONES’S LOCKER • GO TO MEET ONE’S MAKER • GO TO ONE’S JUST REWARD • GO TO ONE’S REST • GO TO THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND • GO TO THE LAST ROUNDUP • GO WEST • GOING TO THE BIG BARLEY FIELD IN THE SKY • GONE • GONER • GONE INTO THE WEST • GONE TO A BETTER PLACE • GOT A ONEWAY TICKET • EXAMINING THE RADISHES FROM BELOW • HE’S JUGGLING HALOS NOW • NOT COMING BACK • STAMPED RETURN TO SENDER • PASSED THE SELLBY DATE • NOTHING LEFT • IMMORTALLY CHALLENGED • IN A BETTER PLACE • IN REPOSE • IN THE HORIZONTAL PHONE BOOTH • IT WAS CURTAINS • JOINED THE CHOIR INVISIBLE • JOINED THE MAJORITY • KICKED OFF • KICKED THE BUCKET • KICKED THE OXYGEN HABIT • LATE • LEFT THE BUILDING • LIFELESS • LIGHTS OUT• LIQUIDATED • LIVINGIMPAIRED • LOST • MEET ONE’S END • MEET YOUR MAKER • MORTIFIED • MUMMIFIED • NO LONGER WITH US • NO MORE • NOT BLINKING ANYMORE • OFF THE TWIG • ON THE HEAVENLY SHORES • ON THE UNABLE TO BREATHE LIST • ONE’S HOUR IS COME • OUT OF HIS/HER MISERY • PAID CHARON’S FARE • PASSED AWAY • PAYING A DEBT TO NATURE • PERISHED • PERMANENTLY OUT OF PRINT • PICKING TURNIPS WITH A STEP LADDER • PUSHING UP THE DAISIES • PUT DOWN • CEMENT BOOTS • REACHED THE FINISH LINE • RESTING IN PEACE • RETURN TO THE GROUND • RETURNED TO DUST • RETURNED TO THE SOURCE • RIDING THE PERMA-PINE

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Egypt courts unrest by limiting subsidized bread The government needs to cut subsidies to secure an IMF loan, but rationing could provoke riots By Tom Perry and Asma Alsharif cairo / reuters

gypt plans to start rationing subsidized bread, taking a risky step to curb the budget deficit by restricting supplies of cheap loaves vital to the poor. The government will start rationing “after two months,” Supply Minister Bassem Ouda said. Trials of a rationing system using electronic smart cards will begin in the restive Suez Canal city of Port Said and its suburb Port Fouad. Food supply has long been an explosive issue in Egypt, and the change means anyone wishing to buy subsidized loaves will need a ration card — to which all Egyptians are entitled but which the better off have usually let lapse. Ouda did not say how many loaves citizens would be entitled to. Cutting subsidies is seen as vital for Egypt to secure the $4.8-billion loan it is seeking from the International Monetary Fund — but carries huge risks. “Every ruler of Egypt has resisted cutting these subsidies because of fears of social unrest,” said Elijah Zarwan, a Cairo-based analyst.

“It’s clear that the subsidy system is sick, the economy is sick. But the cure in this case may be as painful as the disease.” Curbs on bread subsidies provoked riots in 1977 and Egyptians are now angry about falling living standards as the economy heads into crisis under a new Islamist leadership since the overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak two years ago. The cheapest subsidized loaves are sold for five piastres, or less than one cent.

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Though Egyptians are technically each entitled to three subsidized loaves a day, there are in practice no curbs on how much of the cheap bread people can buy. Tempers are already rising over higher prices. Bakers are threatening to strike, accusing the government of owing them nearly $60 million in overdue subsidies. They’re also upset with the price for subsidized flour, which they say is too high. “If they don’t change this, we will close our shops,” bakery owner Mohamad Sharaf said. “We will not be able to work because we will not pay out of our own pockets.”

Men sell bread as they balance the trays on their heads near Al Hussein mosque in Old Cairo March 17, 2013. Egypt plans to start rationing subsidized bread, a minister said March 19, restricting supplies of cheap loaves upon which many Egyptians depend as the cash-strapped state tries to curb spending. Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

The bakers, who had travelled to Cairo from around Egypt, also complained of corruption in the bread sector. Rising fuel and ingredient costs have hit their businesses hard, bakers say. The government spends over $5.5 bil-

lion a year on food subsidies, which also cover items such as rice, oil and sugar. A slide in the Egyptian pound’s value is pushing up the bill, as much food has to be bought for dollars on international markets.

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f this spring should turn muddy, any cereal growers who may not be able to get at broadleaf weeds with a ground sprayer will have three additional Group 4 options for an aerial strike. Dow AgroSciences announced last week it has picked up registrations for aerial use of Prestige XC, Attain XC and OcTTain XL, all of which are approved for sale for use only in the Prairie provinces and B.C. Peace River region. “Aerial application provides another option to minimize weed competition and get crops off to a good start,” Lorne Thoen, product manager for Dow Agro’s Calgary-based Canadian arm, said in a release. “The ability to apply these products by air helps ensure that broadleaf weed populations do not get out of control on growers — regardless of spring conditions.” Attain XC, which combines fluroxypyr and 2,4-D ester, is thus approved to be ground or aerial applied to durum, spring, winter wheat, barley and forage grasses in the early-four-leaf crop stage for control or suppression of over 40 broadleaf weeds, at a rate that can be adjusted to 40 or 53 acres per case, depending on weed conditions. Prestige XC, a tank mix of fluroxypyr, clopyralid and MCPA billed as providing “exceptional” control of Canada thistle and sow thistle, has application rate options of 27 or 20 acres per case. OcTTain XL, also a co-formulation of Group 4 actives fluroxypyr and 2,4-D, is registered for control or suppression on 30 broadleaf weeds and is billed as “particularly well suited for the southern regions of Saskatchewan and Alberta.”

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The rains caused economic pain in England

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Wheat production will plummet while livestock producers are being hammered by the sky-high cost of imported feed By Nigel Hunt LONDON / REUTERS

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ast year’s record rains will squeeze Britain’s farmers well into 2014 and force makers of bread and biofuels to buy more costly imports. Production of wheat is set to fall to its lowest level in more than a decade this summer, forcing purchases of bread-quality grain from Europe and North America. Livestock farmers have also seen their incomes plunge after wet conditions forced them to purchase more feed a t i n f l a t e d p r i c e s f o l l ow ing last year’s U.S. drought. The rains could also lower conception rates with fewer lambs and calves this spring. “I’ve never worked in an environment where the weather has been as bad, so we are in uncharted territory. This is going to impact cash flow in 2013-14 in both sectors (livestock and crops),” said Allan Wilkinson, head of agriculture at banker HSBC UK. Sodden soil last autumn cut the winter wheat area in England and Wales by 25 per cent and hurt what was planted. “When you drive around the countryside now, clearly the arable part of the U.K. looks in a patchy and fairly poor state compared with how it would normally look at this time of year,” Wilkinson said. Rain has also made it harder for livestock to feed on grass, increasing the reliance on purchased feed at a time when its cost has soared following last year’s U.S. drought. “Weather-impacted output coupled with increased input costs have hit farming over the last year. Livestock producers are among the hardest hit,” National Farmers Union economist Anand Dossa said. Hog far mers saw their incomes halved in the past year, and producers of milk, beef and lamb suffered drops of 40 per cent or more. “Over the long term, most farms have a strong balance sheet, but just at the moment the cash position is really quite a squeeze,” said economist Graham Redman. “There will be casualties.”

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Mosaic to mine phosphate in Saudi Arabia reuters / U.S. fertilizer producer Mosaic plans to invest up to $1 billion in a joint venture to produce phosphate in Saudi Arabia, giving the Minnesota-based company a road into India and other growing Asian markets. Mosaic will own one-quarter of the $7-billion project, with the remainder held by two Saudi companies. Phosphate production has not increased as quickly as nitrogen and potash production in recent years, said Mosaic chief executive Jim Prokopanko. “The only way we’re going to increase the food supply is with more technology, principally crop nutrients applied to fields around the world,” said Prokopanko.

Beekeepers ask courts to ban controversial pesticides Lawsuit says clothianidin and thiamethoxam are to blame for colony losses By Carey Gillam reuters

.S. environmental regulators are failing to protect honeybees and should immediately suspend use of some toxic insecticides tied to the widespread deaths of bees, charges a new lawsuit. “It is a catastrophe in progress,” said migratory beekeeper Steve Ellis, who maintains 2,000 hives for pollinating crops from Minnesota to California. “We have an ongoing problem that is worsening.” Bees are vital for pollinating a host of crops, but over the last several years both their number and vitality have markedly declined. Many studies have linked the prevalence of some new insecticides with the loss of the bees. Beekeepers and environmental groups unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Envi-

ronmental Protection Agency last year to restrict the insecticides, and now four professional beekeepers and five environmental and consumer groups want the courts to order the EPA to take action. They filed their lawsuit in California demanding the regulatory agency suspend the use of pesticides clothianidin and thiamethoxam, part of a class of systemic insecticides known as neonicotinoids. The pesticides first came into heavy use in the mid-2000s, at the same time beekeepers started observing widespread cases of colony losses. They are absorbed by plants and transported throughout a plant’s vascular tissue, making the plant potentially toxic to insects, the groups said. Syngenta and Bayer, leading global producers of the pesticides, say the harmful effects on bees are unproven. But in Europe, the European Commis-

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sion recently proposed banning neonicotinoids on many crops, saying they pose an acute risk to honeybee health. In the U.S., neonicotinoids are routinely used on more than 100 million acres of corn, wheat, soy and cotton and are in some home gardening products.

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4-H reports

he Co-operator will publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to news@fbcpublishing.com, by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/o Manitoba Co-operator, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, or by fax to 204-954-1422.

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For our Christmas party on Dec. 22, we went to Brandon for a horse-drawn sleigh ride with Terry Marshall. After we warmed up at Tim Hortons we went to the outdoor skating oval and skated for about an hour. At our Jan. 27 meeting we discussed holding an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of 4-H. We are thinking of hosting a trail ride during the summer. All the members are looking forward to a barrel

clinic with Michelle Davey; the date is to be decided. Our club will also be participating in the horse show during the Gladstone Fair in August. The club communications night was held Feb. 19 at Gladstone United Church. All five m e m b e r s p re s e n t e d t h e i r speeches and everyone was able to move on to the Central Plains 4-H Zone Communications on March 16 in MacGregor. At our most recent meeting on March 5, we met at Megan Hall’s where we had a chili supper, then we travelled to Barry Tully’s, near Marquette, to see how saddles are made. He makes saddles, bridles, reins, purses and other things from leather. We saw the tree of a saddle — the wooden part inside a saddle. He also had a saddle he was working on and we saw how many layers of leather are needed to

make it. We also saw lots of reins, bridles and purses that he had finished. The date for our next meeting is still to be decided. Madison Teichroeb

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Our fourth meeting was held Feb. 12 in the library basement. Project books were handed out to the members. Communications was also on the agenda, with judges Ron Kristjansson and Darcy Hickson. Speeches were on various topics such as pets, 4-H projects and school trips. Two members will have to give their speeches in March as they couldn’t be there. After the speeches, awards were handed out: the junior winner was Thijs Vandelamgemheem; the intermediate winner, James Reid; and the senior winner, Laura Horner. At our March 12 meeting we will be making rope halters,

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and at our April meeting Ashley George will give a presentation on animal health. We will be doing the canteen at the high school rodeo in May. Wyatt Inglis

Fun Fest

The Manitoba 4-H Fun Fest will take place at the Dufferin Agricultural Society Fairgrounds at Carman on July 11 to 13 in conjunction with the annual Carman Country Fair, featuring activities such as horse shows, beef shows, dairy shows, a banquet and a Supreme Showmanship competition, plus multi-purpose competitions, a pool party and a Grand March. Registration fees are being lowered to make the event as affordable as possible; members bringing livestock will only pay $30 per person while all other members will pay

$20. Registration fees include entrance to all activities, one ticket to the banquet, one ticket to the pool party and a souvenir T-shirt. All participants of Fun Fest will also be eligible to win a trip to the Pro Show in Bridgewater, N.S., Sept. 27-29. This is also the centennial year for 4-H in Canada and some special events are planned to honour the milestone. “We’re inviting former 4-H members to bring us their old 4-H projects to showcase them and share memories,” Fun Fest chairperson Diane Kovar said in a release. “And since we’re running in conjunction with the Carman Country Fair, we have the opportunity to promote 4-H in their parade.” Registration forms are expected to be online at www.4h.mb.ca by the end of March.

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John Deere Canada is sponsoring a scholarship program for the 2013-14 school year to mark its long-standing support of 4-H, as well as 4-H Canada’s centennial anniversary. John Deere Canada will match funds with 11 John Deere dealers in seven provinces to award up to 12 scholarships of $2,000 each to 4-H members. To qualify for the program, applicants must be entering their first year of post-secondary education or currently be enrolled in an undergraduate program in the 2013-14 school year, and must be a current member in good standing of 4-H Canada. Preference will be given to students majoring in agriculture, engineering, business or an agriculture technician program. “We are very pleased to be able to celebrate our longstanding partnership with John Deere Canada and the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada in such a meaningful way,” Roger Shier, interim CEO of 4-H Canada, said in a release. “This scholarship program helps 4-H youth pursue their dreams and their studies, and ultimately become leaders in agriculture and other industries.” Manitoba Deere dealers now participating in this program include Enns Brothers, Greenland Equipment and Greenvalley Equipment. The Deere scholarship program is administered by the Canadian 4-H Council, which also will choose the scholarship recipients. Applications and additional information can be found at www.4-h-can ada.ca. Applications will be accepted until May 31, 2013 and up to 12 scholarships will be awarded, depending on dealer participation and the number of qualified applicants.

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A swinging bridge with more lives than a cat Crossing the original structure in the early 1900s required cat-like balance too

By Ed Ledohowski, MUNICIPAL HERITAGE CONSULTANT, HISTORIC RESOURCES BRANCH

he Souris suspension bridge has graced the picturesque riverside community of Souris, Man. for the past 109 years. At 178 metres (582 feet) in length, it was once considered to be the longest suspension bridge in the British Commonwealth, and until recently it retained the title of “Canada’s longest historic suspension bridge.” Constructed in 1904 by “Squire” William Sowden, Souris’s founder and major landowner, the bridge quickly became a popular attraction and the town’s iconic landmark. For more than a century, Souris’s suspension bridge attracted thousands of visitors who have trod across the springy span to become honorary Souris citizens. It was also nationally recognized in a postage stamp issue. Squire William Sowden is closely associated with the early history and development of Souris. In 1880, he and several Millbrook, Ont. associates established a settlement syndicate, proposing to facilitate the settlement of a large block of land in southern Manitoba for the federal government with the aid of certain exclusive land administration rights. Sowden spent the early summer “out west” scouting possible colony sites. He selected 12 townships in the area of the big bend in the Souris River and then travelled to Ottawa where he was able to secure most of that area.

He and the syndicate directors then turned their efforts to signing up potential homesteaders. On April 5, 1881 the 36-member Sowden-Plum Creek Colonization Party left Millbrook for what proved to be a very arduous and wet three-week journey. Their destination was the mouth of Plum Creek, where Sowden had planned to establish a townsite and construct a waterpowered mill on land which he largely owned.

Founder

He started construction of the mill soon after arrival, but within months, he sold out to new arrivals. By 1883, he spearheaded the establishment of the RM of Glenwood and the district’s agricultural society, serving as first reeve and first president alternatively. He also built a crude, but apparently secure, log toll bridge and a ferry, before eventually selling them to the town for $1,000. Sowden soon established a large home yard with many outbuildings. He went on to invest in several local businesses including a brickyard, which supplied the bricks for

the construction of many town buildings including the threestorey brick opera house built by Sowden in 1892. Squire Sowden passed away suddenly in 1907 before plans for a large new residence were completed, but the project was taken over and fulfilled by his son Fred Sowden. The large castle-like residence, known as Hillcrest, is now a community museum and a municipally protected heritage site. During the summer of 1904, on his own initiative, Squire Sowden constructed a ‘wire footbridge’ from a point on the north bank near his residence spanning the river to the south bank giving access to his buildings and properties located in the new municipal subdivision known as Idywylde. He nailed planks to sturdy 4x4s and supported them by means of two heavy wire cables and timber piers. He nailed high strips of page wire along each side of the walk to prevent crossers who lost their footing from toppling into the water. People were immediately intrigued with the bridge and one citizen recalled how the first pedestrians warily ventured out

on it, as it swayed and bounced with every step taken.

Flipped

Only a month or two after its erection “a strong wind blew down from the northwest tossing the bridge up to the sky like a long, dark ribbon, and finally flipped it completely over,” prompting an old-timer to later comment wryly, “In those days we really HAD a swinging bridge in Souris!” Undaunted, Squire Sowden added guide wires on either side of the bridge to help steady it. Local history has it that one man wagered he could ride his horse across the bridge, and succeeded too, but witnesses credited the horse more so than the rider for the accomplishment. There is also an account of a harassed delivery boy who attempted to save delivery time by cycling across the bridge carrying a sack of flour. He apparently made the crossing — but the flour didn’t! The swinging bridge became quite popular with visitors and challenged the adventurous to pit their sense of balance against its uncertain footing. It was also useful in its primary purpose as a safe, year-round river crossing for the residents of Souris and Idywylde. In 1907, the bridge was gifted to the town and through “private subscriptions” council repaired and further improved its safety by anchoring the cables to cement blocks buried in the riverbanks. But flood waters struck in 1912, or thereabouts, and swept away the decking, necessitating a reconstruction. It lasted 50 years until 1961, when a cable break prompted new renovations and repairs.

Flood damage

In 1976, flood waters and ice again severely damaged the bridge, and the repairs subsequently undertaken lasted another generation, until 2011. Unprecedented water levels experienced on the Souris River required emergency diking in town and eventually forced town officials to cut the east side moorings to prevent the bridge’s anchors from being ripped out of the earth and taking part of an essential earth dike with them. After the flood waters receded, the bridge was deemed damaged beyond repair. The continued existence of the town’s bestknown landmark was in serious doubt as modern construction codes prevented a historically accurate reconstruction. However, like Squire Sowden in 1904, the citizens of Souris and the RM of Glenwood remained undaunted and were soon formulating plans for a modern replacement, despite the thoroughly modern price tag of $4.5 million. Construction on the footings for a new suspension bridge commenced in the autumn of 2012. The cabled spanning is being erected over winter. The new suspension bridge won’t hold the historic value of its predecessor, but it will have grown by 21 feet. The new bridge is expected to be 184 metres (603 feet) and be in operation in time for the 2013 tourist season.

Additional information on Squire Sowden and the Souris suspension bridge is available online at: www.sourismanitoba.com/ suspension-bridge; and www. mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant/02/ swingingbridge.shtml.

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IT’S SPRING (no, really!)

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. S . E l i o t s a i d Ap r i l i s t h e c r u e l e s t month, but the Amer ican poet and playwright didn’t live in Manitoba. March is meaner and just because we’re done with winter, doesn’t mean winter is done with us. Teased one day with rising temperatures, we’re punched down the next with more snow and ice. Meanwhile, spring is a tantalizing spectacle of pastels and fresh budding trees — somewhere else. We remain buried to our armpits (no exaggeration there) in snow on a day the

calendar absurdly calls the first day of spring. “Just 280 days until Christmas... and the snow won’t likely be gone by then, either,” a cheerful chap in the coffee shop remarked last week. Here’s the thing. Complaining about a hard winter is as futile as trying to do something about it. Some of us take a different tack. Like Esther Hofer, who sent me a photo last week of a half-dozen fellows shovelling tons of snow off a roof, saying she and others had a good laugh watching them. Then there’s the invitation that arrived from Ev Janzen for the La Riviere Raptor Festival, a community-inspired event coming up Saturday, April 6 when they bring in magnificent, live red-tailed hawks, American kestrels, great horned and bur-

rowing owls; host a photo contest; and offer fun activities for the kids. They’re not whining about winter in La Riviere either. They’re already celebrating spring. A thought on food and eating this time of year — food writers on other planets are gushing about homegrown greens, fiddleheads and edible flowers. Ignore them. We’re still smack dab in the midst of hot soup season, the comfort food-craving, ‘carnivory’ part of the year. Let’s not chew on the leather straps of our summer sandals and wish — or try to eat — as if we were living some place else. When that first, delicious day of a true Manitoba spring does arrive, we’ll be asking ourselves, “who’d want to” anyway. Here’s a couple of warm, filling recipes to keep you stoked during these first (har, har) days of spring.

Hearty Chicken Soup

Whole Wheat Soda Bread

Root Vegetable Gratin

2 tbsp. butter 1/2 onion, chopped 1-1/2 tsp. curry powder 2 medium potatoes, skin on, cubed 4 carrots, sliced 4 stalks celery, sliced 1/2 tsp. dried oregano 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 2 c. chopped cooked chicken 3 c. chicken stock 1-3/4 c. evaporated milk (skim or 2%) 2 tbsp. flour

2 tbsp. vinegar 2 c. milk 2-1/4 c. whole wheat flour 1-3/4 c. white flour 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 c. butter, melted

A delicious side dish!

Melt butter in a soup pot. Add onion and curry powder and stir-cook over medium heat until onions are softened. Stir in potatoes, carrots, celery, oregano, parsley, chicken and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes). Mix evaporated milk and flour until free of lumps. Pour into soup and stir-cook until slightly thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with whole wheat soda bread (see recipe). Freezes well.

Stir together vinegar and milk and let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Put oven rack on the middle shelf and heat oven to 400 F. Grease a large pie plate. In a large bowl, stir together flours, baking soda and salt until there are no lumps. Stir melted butter into milk mixture then add it to flour mixture. Mix until the dough holds together in a ball (about two to three minutes). Transfer dough to pie plate and gently pat down. Using clean scissors or a sharp knife, slice an X across the top, edge to edge and about one-half inch deep. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the bread makes a hollow sound when tapped (or digital thermometer inserted into bread reads 190 F). Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing. Can be made a day ahead. Freezes well.

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes Serves: 4 to 6

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes Serves: 8

Source: Manitoba Chicken Producers

1 onion, thinly sliced 4 c. potatoes, thinly sliced 2 c. rutabaga, thinly sliced 1 c. parsnips, thinly sliced 1 c. carrots, thinly sliced 1 c. sodium-reduced beef broth 1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped Freshly ground pepper 6 oz. Canadian provolone,* sliced

Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large, oven-safe baking dish or in individual gratin dishes, layer the vegetables, alternating with half the sliced provolone. Mix the beef broth with parsley and pepper. Pour into dish. Top with remaining cheese and cover with aluminum foil. Bake in oven 60 minutes, remove foil and continue cooking for another 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender and the cheese browned. Note: For even thinner slices of vegetables, use a mandoline. *Or try Canadian cheddar, mozzarella or Swiss cheese. Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Serves: 6 to 8 Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada

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old enough for ya?” Grant Toews grinned as Andrew and Rose Jackson sat down at the table in the café where Grant and his wife Karen were already halfway through their breakfast. Rose shivered, and scowled at the same time. “If I had a dollar for every time somebody’s asked me that in the last two weeks I could go back to Mexico.” She set her coffee cup down. “And I would,” she added. “It’s the first day of spring,” said Karen, peering out of the window at the snow blowing along the street. “Why does anyone even live in this frozen wasteland?” “If you can call it living,” said Rose. Andrew snorted. “You’re complaining about the cold?” he said. “People used to live here, through winters like this, in teepees. Or sod houses. We’re just spoiled.” “Not spoiled enough for my taste,” said Karen. “I told Grant yesterday that if we don’t have a hot tub in the house by next year I’m going to move into the Heartland Motel in Winkler for the winter.” “Oooh good idea!” said Rose. “I think I’ll join you.” “A month from now we’ll have forgotten all about this,” said Grant. “True enough,” Andrew agreed. “We’ll be too busy sandbagging.” “Don’t even say that,” said Karen. “In fact I suggest we talk about something else.” “Good idea,” said Rose. “So, how are the kids?” Karen grimaced. “On second thought,” she said, “lets’ go back to talking about the weather.” “That bad huh?” Rose paused as the waitress set a plate of bacon and eggs down in front of her, and another in front of Andrew. “What are they now, 13 and 17? Thirteen has to be the worst.” “No kidding,” said Grant. “Kendra was difficult at 13, but Danielle is a holy terror. She’s got the cognitive abilities of a 20-year-old and the maturity level of a five-year-old.” “The problem with children,” said Andrew through a mouthful of hash browns, “is that the different areas of their brains don’t develop at the

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same speed. And the real problem is that the part of their brain that recognizes consequences is the last part to develop. Sometimes it doesn’t really kick in till they’re 30 or 35.” “Ain’t that the truth,” said Grant. “Which is why teenagers get pregnant. Not all teenagers,” he added quickly, giving his wife a reassuring look. “Just some of them… sometimes. Because their brains don’t work properly…” “Stop talking now honey,” said Karen. There was a brief pause. “It gets better,” said Andrew. “Eventually.” “In the good old days,” said Grant, “if your teenagers didn’t behave the way you wanted them to

you could take them out to the woodshed and whup some sense into them.” There was another pause. “I’ve always wondered about that,” said Rose, picking up a crisp piece of bacon with her fingers and taking a bite. “If those were actually the good old days and whupping sense into teenagers was such a good idea, then why did teenagers back then still get pregnant? We know they did.” The others thought about that for a moment. “Maybe there just wasn’t enough whupping,” said Grant. “Maybe when you use whupping as a preventive you have to sort of build up a critical mass before it works.” “Or maybe,” said Rose, “whupping teenagers is just as ineffective a way of getting them to not… OK, I’m just going to say it… have sex… as any other method that’s been tried. Maybe there is no critical mass that’s guaranteed to prevent that.” “You’re not making me feel any better here Rose,” said Karen. “Keep in mind that I have not one, but two teenage girls I have to try to keep track of.” “Well,” said Andrew, “I think the trick is to have as many mortifyingly awkward conversations with your kids about it as you can. That way when they think about doing something risky, they’ll be thinking, if this goes wrong I’m going to have to have another one of those horribly uncomfortable conversations with my father which is so not worth it. I’ll just rather wait till I’m grown up and on my own. It seemed to work for the boys.” Rose looked surprised. “You had mortifyingly awkward conversations with the boys about this?” she said. “You have no idea,” said Andrew. “I could do that,” said Karen. “Heck at this point I might even enjoy it.” “Go for it,” said Grant. “I know it works for me.” “What do you mean it works for you?” said Karen. “I mean,” said Grant, “there’s all kinds of things I don’t do because I’d rather avoid awkward conversations with you.” “Really? Well then,” said Karen, looking momentarily relieved, “maybe there’s hope after all.”

Success with a phalaenopsis By Frieda Martens FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

ittle did I know when I received a phalaenopsis as a gift about three years ago, that it was as tough as the perennial wild orchids that I was familiar with from my childhood. In my mind nothing could compete with the yellow and pink lady’s slippers that popped up every spring in the deep grass and graced the drab Manitoba

countryside with their elegance. When I was honoured with this phalaenopsis, a stark hybrid on a single stem couched on thick green leaves native to tropical Asian countries, I knew it had met its match. My ‘phal’ is still in the same pot, gets watered every Saturday, just like my other plants, and sits in the sunroom by the south window in sunlight part of the day. Apparently, most orchids sold today are hybridized, which

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Ya, we’ve pretty much had enough of winter.

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makes them into more resilient plants. I can attest to that. Right now mine is budding again for the fourth year in a row. I am already looking forward to the 10 buds emerging into sprays blooming for at least two months. Here’s some tips: Since it is an air plant, it is critical that its roots are able to breathe. The pot should have a good drainage system. Water the plant weekly; biweekly during the

flowering season. This orchid enjoys the same temperatures we do — warm during the day and cooler at night, and to induce a flower spike the plant needs a few cooler nights down to 13 C. An all-season sunroom is the perfect environment. You definitely don’t have to have a ‘green thumb’ to enjoy this gorgeous, low-maintenance orchid. Frieda Martens writes from Winnipeg

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Food safety for older adults A reminder of the importance of safe food handling Health Canada release

ealth Canada is reminding Canadians of the importance of food safety for older adults. As we age, it becomes harder for our immune systems to fight off harmful bacteria. This means that older adults can come down with a serious illness if they eat contaminated food. For this reason, it is very important for older adults, and those who prepare food for older adults, to pay close attention to food safety when handling and preparing food. To minimize the risks of foodborne illness, older adults and caregivers should follow the four key steps to food safety: Cook, Clean, Chill, Separate. • Cook — Always cook food to

the safe internal temperatures. You can check this by using a digital food thermometer. Colour alone is not a reliable indicator that meat is safe to eat. Meat can turn brown before all the bacteria are killed. • Clean — Properly clean anything that comes in contact with the food (your hands, kitchen surfaces and utensils, reusable grocery bags, etc.). This will help eliminate bacteria and reduce your risk of foodborne illness. In addition, fruits and vegetables should be washed under running water that is suitable for drinking. • Chill — It is extremely important to keep cold food cold and hot food hot so

that your food never reaches the “temperature danger zone,” which is between 4 C and 60 C (40 F and 140 F). Defrosting raw meat, poultry and fish should be done in the refrigerator, in the microwave, or immersed in cold water (replaced every 30 minutes), never at room temperature. • Separate — It is important to always separate your raw foods, such as meat and eggs, from ready-to-eat foods, such as cooked meat and vegetables, to avoid cross-contamination.

Caution

Older adults should also pay close attention to what they are eating. Some foods are at a higher risk for foodborne bacteria than others.

Yes, we still need to limit salt intake Here’s some tips to help you manage that

• Avoid raw sprouts such as alfalfa and mung beans. It is estimated that there are approximately 11 million cases of foodborne illnesses in Canada every year. Many of these cases could be prevented by following proper food-handling and preparation techniques. For more information on food safety tips for older adults, please visit: Healthy Canadians • Food Safety for Adults 60+, • Video - Safe Food Handling for Adults 60+. It’s Your Health • Food Safety for Older Adults. Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education • B e Fo o d S a f e C a n a d a Campaign, • Food Safety for Older Adults Guide.

Thoughts on Easter By Addy Oberlin

By Julie Garden-Robinson

Freelance contributor

NDSU Extension Service

e all have memories of highlights in our lives that may have happened last year or a few years ago. Let’s think about a historical moment happening some 2,000 years ago. Jesus Christ was innocent, but was charged, convicted and sentenced to death on a cross. He took the punishment for our sins and paid the price so that we can be reconciled with God. After three days in the grave He arose and is in heaven to be our mediator.

ou may have heard the advice to leave your salt shaker in the cupboard, however, most of the salt in foods is not added at the table. Most sodium comes from highly processed foods, such as dinner mixes, or from restaurant or fast foods. Most table salt contains iodine, an element our bodies cannot manufacture. Our body uses iodine to make thyroid hormones, and if we do not consume enough iodine, our thyroid gland can enlarge to form a goiter or large growth at the side of the neck. Goiters are still common in some parts of the world. A deficiency in iodine may result in fatigue, weight gain and cold hands and feet. If a pregnant woman is low in iodine, her baby may be born with a mental disability. It is found in the soil in some areas, so depending on where food was grown, food such as dry edible beans and potatoes may provide iodine. It also can be found in variable amounts in seafood, dairy products, eggs and some multivitamin/multimineral supplements. Be sure you look for “iodized” on the label of the salt containers that you buy. The salt in processed foods typically is not iodized. Here’s some tips to help manage your sodium intake: • Eat highly processed foods less often and in smaller portions. • Cook more often at home where you are in control of what’s in your food. Eat plenty

• Avoid non-dried deli meats, such as bologna, roast beef, and turkey breast unless they are fully cooked. • Avoid hotdogs straight out of the package. Make sure to cook hotdogs until they are steaming hot before eating them. • Don’t eat raw or undercooked meat, poultry, fish or seafood. • Avoid refrigerated smoked fish or seafood. • Avoid unpasteurized juice, cider and milk. • Avoid all soft and semi-soft cheeses made from raw or unpasteurized milk. • Avoid refrigerated pâtés and meat spreads. • Avoid uncooked foods made from raw or unpasteurized eggs.

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of fresh or frozen vegetables and fruits. • Choose more fat-free or lowfat milk and yogurt in place of cheese, which is higher in sodium. • Cut back on salt little by little, and pay attention to the natural tastes of various foods. Your taste for salt will lessen through time. • Use spices, herbs, garlic, vinegar or lemon juice to season foods or use no-salt seasoning mixes. Try black or red pepper, basil, curry, ginger or rosemary. • Read the labels to find packaged and canned foods lower in sodium. Look for foods labelled “low sodium,” “reduced sodium” or “no salt added.” • Ask for low-sodium foods when you eat out. Restaurants may prepare lower-sodium foods at your request and will

serve sauces and salad dressings on the side so you can use less. • Pay attention to condiments. Foods such as soy sauce, ketchup, pickles, olives, salad dressings and seasoning packets are high in sodium. • Boost your potassium intake. Potassium is needed to maintain normal blood pressure levels. Potassium is found in vegetables and fruits such as potatoes, beet greens, tomato juice and sauce, sweet potatoes, beans (white, lima and kidney) and bananas. Other sources of potassium include yogurt, clams, halibut, orange juice and milk.

He has risen, just as He said. (Matthew 28:6) Wishing you all a blessed Easter. Addy Oberlin writes from Swan River, Manitoba

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

HAPPY EASTER FROM COUNTRY CROSSROADS If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to: 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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States agree EU farm policy vision to keep reform on track EU governments have agreed to negotiate mandate in reform talks By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS / REUTERS

he European Union is on course to complete reforming its 55-billioneuro-a-year farm policy from the start of 2014, after EU governments agreed a joint negotiating position March 19. Farm ministers from the 27 EU member states backed the main lines of the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) first proposed by the European Commission in 2011, although they weakened the changes in several areas. The agreement provides government negotiators with a mandate for talks with the commission and European Parliament to finalize the reform, which are due to begin next month with the aim of reaching final agreement in June. “We should rightly acknowledge our achievement today. But we should also acknowledge that it is only an interim success,” said Simon Coveney, farm minister of Ireland, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. “We need to move on quickly from here and build on the momentum of the last week, which has also seen the European Parliament finalize its position on the CAP reform package,” he said in a statement. Agreement was only reached

after various concessions were made to individual governments to weaken elements of the reform. These included allowing countries not to apply a proposed cap on annual subsidies to individual farmers of 300,000 euros. The commission and parliament both say it should be mandatory. Ministers also voted to delay the abolition of national sugar production quotas and minimum sugar beet prices until 2017 — two years after the deadline of 2015 proposed by the commission, but sooner than the 2020 favoured by the parliament. Britain’s Farm Minister Owen Paterson said some countries had wanted to keep the quota system until the end of the decade, but that London and other capitals had opposed the move. “Sugar beet quotas are bad for business and bad for consumers. They are driving up the wholesale price of sugar by 35 per cent and adding one per cent to hard-pressed families’ food bills,” he said in a statement.

Grain mountains

Governments deleted a plan to move to flat-rate, per-hectare subsidies by 2019 to reduce inequality in payments to farmers. In major beneficiary countries such as France, Italy and Spain, the most productive

Farmers and stockbreeders attend a protest in February against proposed cuts in their sectors, outside the headquarters of the European Union in Madrid. Leaders are moving ahead with a watered-down version of earlier proposals for cuts. PHOTO: REUTERS/SUSANA VERA

farms currently receive far more EU cash than the rest, thanks to a link between subsidies and 2000-02 production levels. Moving to a flat-rate system could see the subsidies paid to Europe’s biggest grain and livestock farmers cut by up to 40 per cent, EU officials have said. Rather than ending the link between subsidies and production levels — blamed for creating the EU grain mountains of the 1970s and 1980s — governments agreed to increase the level of “coupled” payments in certain areas to 12 per cent of total direct subsidies. “This is a significant change, since the European trend until recently has been to cut cou-

pled subsidies in a bid to end them altogether,” French Farm Minister Stephane Le Foll, who was among the ministers pushing for the change, said in a statement. Ministers backed the commission’s plan to make 30 per cent of future direct subsidies conditional on farmers meeting new environmental criteria, and agreed to financial penalties for those producers who fail to comply. But they watered down the environmental steps that farmers must take — such as crop diversification and leaving land fallow — and agreed that producers could be paid twice, under both the direct aid and

rural development programs for the same steps. EU farm lobby Copa-Cogeca praised the compromise, saying it would help ensure that farmland would not be taken out of production unnecessarily. But environmental groups panned the agreement. “At a time when austerity prevails throughout Europe, it is extraordinary that the council seems to have no shame in endorsing paying farmers twice for the same measure,” said Faustine Defossez of the European Environment Bureau. “Continuing down this path will surely spell the end of public support for funding European agriculture.”

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Curbing farm use of antibiotics heats up again Ontario Medical Association says incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is on the rise and must be stopped By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / OTTAWA

he Ontar io Medical Association is calling on government to impose sweeping restrictions on nonessential farm and other uses of medicines before bacterial resistance to life-saving antibiotics threatens human health. Growing resistance to antibiotics endangers “one of the most fundamental and lifesaving tools in medicine,” the association warns in a report entitled ‘When Antibiotics Stop Working.’ Infections “with antibioticresistant bacteria are becoming more frequent and difficult to treat, resulting in serious illness and even death,” the report states. The report was released hours before livestock groups and veterinarians met with Health Canada to discuss a plan to prevent farmers from importing antibiotics. The government

wants farmers to have permits for the products, which would have to be used under the supervision of a vet. The USDA is also moving to restrict the use of antibiotics in American farm production.

Drastic limits

This change would meet one of the association’s recommendations, but it also wants the Ontario government to impose drastic limits on farm use of antibiotic medicines. In the past, the Canadian Medical Association has urged Health Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to develop a comprehensive national strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance. It also has urged severe limits for the use of medically important antibiotics on farm livestock. And last week, the British Medical Journal warned antibiotic resistance “has the potential to undermine modern

health systems.” Experts fear an increase in resistant organisms coupled with a big fall in the number of new antimicrobial drugs “suggests an apocalyptic scenario may be looming,” the journal stated. But critics paint antibiotic use in the livestock industry with too broad a brush, said Rob McNabb, general manager of operations with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.

Weaned off

The industry has worked hard to wean itself off medicines that are important to human health, he said. “Farmers understand the need for prudent use of antibiotics,” he said. “We would support a better surveillance system to ensure unauthorized use of medicines.” Other groups, including the Chicken Farmers of Canada and the Canadian Pork Council, take a similar stance. “Hog producers take anti-

Doctors and scientists warn that the threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is growing faster than their ability to develop new medicines. PHOTO: REUTERS/SUZANNE PLUNKETT

microbial use and antimicrobial resistance very seriously,” the pork council said in a statement. “Producers follow CQA, an on-farm food safety program, which requires proper use of medications

on farm. The CQA program requires producers to establish medication treatment plans with the assistance of the farm’s veterinarian, maintain treatment records, and consult with veterinarians regarding product selection and the proper use when it is necessary to treat an animal.”

Uncontrolled import

Veterinarians support ending the uncontrolled import and use of sub-therapeutical medicines as growth promoters in livestock production, said Dr. Warren Skippon, manager of national issues and animal welfare with the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. “ We need to keep these important medicines for treating humans,” he said. “We need to preserve them for the future.” The issue is complicated by the use of some antibiotics that are effective in treating similar diseases in animals and humans, he said. The Ontario Medical Association also wants Ottawa to fund more research and educational campaigns focused on antibiotic resistance, and also strengthen surveillance of resistance patterns. Existing antibiotics “are not as effective as they once were because bacteria are adapting to them,” the association’s report states. Government needs to close “the loophole that allows farmers to feed these medications to their livestock without prescriptions simply to promote growth,” it states. As well, the Ontario government should “develop a system for farm industry surveillance to keep track of the identities and quantities of antibiotics being purchased, and those being moved into or out of Ontario.”

Prescription only

The association also wants the province to require a veterinary prescription and/or supervision of the use of all antibiotics on farms. The current practice allows for unsupervised, unscientific, and ultimately dangerous application of important medications, it says. It also says amendments to Ontario’s Livestock Medicines Act must be made to close the “own use” loophole created by the Food and Drugs Act and its regulations, to ensure that large volumes of antibiotics cannot be freely imported into the province and be applied to animals en masse without surveillance or regulation.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

Traders prepare to go long lean hogs They anticipate a drop in fresh meat supplies once the barbecues start cooking By Gavin Maguire

as ground beef prices reach record levels and steak prices hit eight-year highs at the grocery store. Pork chop prices, by comparison, are slightly lower versus year-ago levels — about equal to ground beef prices and just over half the price (per pound) of sirloin steak at the grocery store. This means that cost-conscious shoppers planning any early-season grill-outs will likely be tempted to scale back on any beef purchases in favour of pork over the near to medium term. That should not only fuel upbeat sentiment in the hog market but also underscore any bearish rumblings in the cattle and beef markets.

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he lean hog market is approaching a welldefined seasonal bottom that usually occurs during the opening half of April, and a number of traders are gearing up to go long that commodity over the coming weeks. They hope to be in position ahead of any upturn in values fuelled by a drop in fresh meat supplies and the start of the U.S. spring grilling season. But this year many traders are looking to marry any long position in the hog market with a short stance in cattle, as multiyear high beef prices look set to crimp beef demand and further accentuate pork’s appeal.

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Spring rally

April lean hog prices have lost more than 12 per cent since the beginning of the year on the back of increases in domestic production and stocks, as well as a slowdown in U.S. exports. But traders are anticipating a turnaround within the next month as demand picks up once the spring grilling season gets underway and Americans increase their consumption of pork chops, hotdogs and other popular meat cuts. So pronounced is this pickup in outdoor cooking during spring that lean hog prices tend to display one of the most welldefined seasonal rallies of all commodities around that time,

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with April lean hog futures having rallied during the first half of April in four of the past five years. Fur ther more, this year’s pickup in demand is expected to be especially strong given lingering cold weather across the country that has kept a majority of Americans locked indoors for longer than usual, adding

to pent-up demand for sunshine and barbecues once the weather warms up.

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Steaks and burgers usually also feature heavily on U.S. h o m e - c o o k e d m e n u s d u ring the spring and summer, but they may suffer from a drop-off in demand this year T:10.25”

Traders are gearing up to exploit this potential simultaneous run-up in pork demand and decline in beef consumption by going long lean hogs and short live cattle. They’re also drawn to this trade by the fact that the value of a one contract position in each market (long hogs and short live cattle) is at its lowest level in more than 10 years, and so has abundant potential upside room from current levels, and very little precedent for declining further at this point in the calendar year. One potential negative for the hog market over the near to medium term is the relatively high level of pork inventories

currently in cold storage facilities across the United States. But those stocks look set to be chewed through quite quickly if the expected swell in pork product purchases takes place once spring weather sets in. Furthermore, while speculative traders have been actively funnelling money out of the hogs’ arena in recent weeks, managed money traders are already sitting on their largest net short position in lean hog futures and options in close to a year and so are unlikely to ratchet up short exposure at this juncture, given the wellknown tendency for hog values to rally over the coming weeks. Indeed, speculative money flow is likely to pour back into the hog arena as those traders pile on to the seasonal bandwagon as well, further accentuating any upthrust in hog values over the opening half of April. So while the recent bias of lean hog values has been to the downside, the approach of the U.S. grilling season is prompting a number of traders to brace for a turnaround in that market before long. At the same time, with beef prices close to record highs, many traders are adding a short cattle component to that hog trade so as to benefit from any drop-off in beef purchases that may be seen just as pork demand picks up. Gavin Maguire is a Reuters market analyst.

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SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Easter lamb prices disappoint producers Easter lamb prices were well below previous years, but demand for goat kids remains high By Mark Elliot CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

h e re w e re 7 0 0 s h e e p and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction for the March 20 sale. Ontario price trend carried over to result in low bidding. The Easter lambs fell short of past Easter lamb sale prices. The high demand and interest for the goat kids continue, similar to the past few sales. April 3, 2013 is the next sale, which is before the Orthodox Easter season. The lightweight lambs might be of more interest for this sale, as indicated by the auctioneer. The buyers were interested with the quality ewes, similar to the last sale. The higherquality ewes at this sale price ranged from $0.51 to $0.90 per pound. These ewes ranged in weight from 110 to 200

pounds. The ewes that were placed into the lower class, had a price range of $0.30$0.49 from the bidding. There were numerous further culled ewes, receiving much lower prices per pound, at this sale. The limited selection of rams did not increase bidd i n g . T h i s s a l e h a d t h re e rams. A 105-pound Katahdinc ro s s ra m b ro u g h t $ 7 8 . 7 5 ($0.75 per pound). A 205pound Katahdin-cross ram brought $153.75 ($0.75 per pound). A 215-pound Rideaucross ram brought $137.60 ($0.64 per pound). The wool lambs dominated the heavyweight classification. The bidding on the heavier-weight lamb was lower than for the lighter-weight lambs. The 140-pound lamb b ro u g h t $ 1 . 0 7 p e r p o u n d , while the 115-pound lambs brought $1.17 per pound.

The market lambs were high on demand. The price ranged from $1.10 to $1.21 per pound for lambs in the weight ranging from 95 to 110 pounds. The five 107-pound Dorsetcross lambs produced the highest price in this classification. These well-developed lambs brought $129.47 ($1.21 per pound). The auctioneer clearly indicated the quality of the market lambs throughout the sale. Once again, the Dorsetcross lambs led the way to some strong prices and the highest bidding in the feeder lamb classification. All feeder l a m b s s h ow e d h i g h q u a l ity and the producers were a w a rd e d f o r t h e s e l a m b s. The price ranged from $1.12 to $1.40 per pound, with a weight ranging from 84 to 9 3 p o u n d s. T h e a u d i e n c e was given a treat when two

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brought $63.84 ($0.84 per pound) and the six 60-pound Jacob lambs brought $48.60 ($0.81 per pound). The lambs in the 70- to 7 8 - p o u n d ra n g e p ro d u c e d a price range from $1.18 to $1.25 per pound. Demand for this weight classification was strong and the bidding maintained proper prices. Lambs that were much lighter, the prices declined from the lack of interest in the lower weights. The prices for the 60- to 66-pound lambs could not continue this pattern. The lambs in this weight class brought a price range from $1 to $1.325 per pound. Five 52-pound Dorset-cross lambs brought $59.80 ($1.15 per pound). Three 58-pound Dorper-cross lambs brought $71.05 ($1.225 per pound). A group of two 58-pound Cheviot-cross and Rideau-cross lambs brought $87.50 ($1.50 per pound). Continued on next page »

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THE SUN IS WINNING Continued from previous page

The arrival of the new-crop lambs is supposed to indicate that spring has arrived under the influence of the Easter season. But new-crop lambs were not drawing the high prices of previous years. Five 65pound Dorset-cross lambs brought $124.80 ($1.92 per pound). Fourteen 63-pound lambs brought $94.50 ($1.50 per pound). Eleven 59-pound Suffolk-cross lambs brought $95.88 ($1.625 per pound). Tw e l v e 5 9 - p o u n d Su f f o l k cross lambs brought $94.40 ($1.60 per pound).

Goats

In the classification of goats ( d o e s ) , t h e re a p p e a re d t o be no major differences between the milking varieties and the meat does. The quality of the does was the major influence in the price bidding and the heavyweight does were producing lower prices. The Boer-cross does were representing the heavier animals, in the weight range of 145 to 200 pounds, with a price range from $0.55 to $0.59 per pound. The goats (does) in the weight range from 83 to 130 pounds prod u c e d a p r i c e range from $0.60 to $0.83 per pound. Goats (does) that were showing an age or physical defect, were quickly classified as culls and reduction in the bidding. The buyers clearly expressed their lack of interest with price ranging from $0.20 to $0.40 per pound. Whenever there is a package sale such as an Alpinecross doe with small kid bidding goes a little wild. The 110-pound package deal brought $105 ($0.96 per pound). The quantity of the goat bucks provided a great selection for the buyers. The demand on the lightweight goats (bucks) created stronger price bidding than the heavier bucks.The bucks that were in the weight range from 68 to 93 pounds brought a price range from $1 to $1.77 per pound. An exception was a 68-pound La Mancha-cross buck which brought $50 ($0.67 per pound). The heavier bucks, in the weight range from 95 to 160 pounds, produced a pr ice range from $0.76 to $0.97 per pound. The interest for dairy breeds in the classification of doelings was consistent with past sales. A 65-pound Alpinecross Boer doeling brought $100 ($1.54 per pound). A 40-pound La Mancha-cross doeling brought $80 ($2 per pound). Yet, a 70-pound Boercross doeling brought $52.50 ($0.75 per pound). Bidding remained steady for kid goats. Kid goats in the weight range from 61 to 68 pounds brought $1.08 to $1.71 per pound. Goat (kids) in the 50- to 58-pound range brought $1.36 to $1.72 per pound. An exception was a 55-pound Boer-cross kid that showed p h y s i c a l d i s a b i l i t y, w h i c h brought $42.50 ($0.77 per pound). Goat (kids) in the 40- to 48-pound range brought the

pr ice range from $1.03 to $1.77 per pound. An exception was a 40-pound Boercross goat (kid) that brought $35 ($0.88 per pound). A group of five 35-pound goat (kids) brought $47.50 ($1.36 per pound). A 3 5 - p o u n d A l p i n e - c ro s s L a Mancha goat (kid) brought $40 ($41.14 per pound). A group of nine 36-pound goat (kids) brought $46 ($1.28 per pound). A group of three 25-pound goat (kids) brought $42.50 ($1.70 per pound). A group of 28-pound goat (kids) brought $40 ($1.43 per pound). The Ontario Stockyard Report indicated that there was some improvement in the sheep prices at its last sale. However, the heavier l a m b s c o n t i n u e d t o s h ow some declining prices. The well-developed new-crop lambs brought a strong bidding from the buyers, price ranging from $1.79 to $2.39 per pound ($179 to $239/cwt). Once again, the bidding on the goats was steady.

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1999 John Deere 9610

1995 ForD VersATiLe 9030

AucTion LocATion: From STE ROSE Du LAC, MB, go 30 km (18.7 miles) North on Hwy 276, turn left on Million Road,then go 4 km (2.5 miles) West, then 1 km (0.6 mile) North, East side. A PArTiAL equiPMenT LisT incLuDes: 1998 John Deere 9100 4WD · 1995 Ford Versatile 9030 Bi-Directional · 1986 Case IH 3594 MFWD · 1990 Massey Ferguson 231 2WD · 1999 John Deere 9610 Combine · 1978 John Deere 7701 Combine · 1992 John Deere 922F 22 Ft Rigid Header · 1999 New Holland HW320 25 Ft Swather · 1995 Freightliner FLD112 T/A Truck Tractor · 1985 GMC General T/A Grain Truck · 2000 Cornhusker

40 Ft T/A Aluminum Grain Trailer · 1997 Dynaweld Inc 53 Ft T/A Dually Step Deck Trailer · 1975 Komatsu D65E-6 Crawler Tractor · 1995 Case 1845C Skid Steer · 1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 33 Ft Air Drill · 1998 Spra-Coupe 3640 60 Ft Sprayer · 2003 John Deere 567 Round Baler · 1998 New Holland 900 Forage Harvester · Grain Handling Equipment · Livestock Equipment · Tanks · Pumps · Shop Tools · Haying Equipment...AnD Much More!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Fred Taylor: 204.732.2664 (h), 204.447.7097 (h) etcallhome4me@hotmail.com Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Daryl Martin: 306.421.5066 800.491.4494

K. & F. FARMS Ltd., Clearwater, MB. Ken & Fay Gardiner Farm Retirement Auction Sale Tues., Apr 16th, 2013 11:00am DST Located 2-mi West of Clearwater Corner at PTH #3A, 1.75-mi North. Tractors: 1986 Case 4694, 4WD, 1000 PTO, P/shift trans, 4 spool hyd, 18.4x38 duals, 6,702-hrs; 1985 Case 4694 4WD, 1000 PTO, P/shift trans, 4 spool hyd, 20.8x34 duals, 6,796-hrs; 1982 IHC 684 DSL tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO, hyd 1,653 original hrs, excellent GPS EZ Steer w/250 monitor system; 1992 Bourgault 8800 36-ft. air seeder cultivator w/Bourgault 2115 tow behind tank, sells complete unit w/packers, tine harrows & markers; 1984 Morris Model 731 35-ft. deep tiller w/3 row harrows & dual manifold NH3 kit; 1982 Morris Model 631 35-ft. deep tiller w/4 row harrows & dual manifold NH3 kit; 1981 Western 63-ft. hyd harrowbar complete; Summers 112-ft. tine harrowbar, hinged wing bar & pressure springs; Morris 36-ft. field cultivator L233 Challenger II w/Morris 3 row harrows; 1977 Case 18 ft. tandem disc w/ front notched blades; Melroe Model RR 6x16 bottom plough; 35-ft. coil packers; 1988 Case-IH 1660 SP combine, 3,389-hrs, header reverser, chaff spreader, not used until 1990, always shedded; 1988 Case-IH 1010 25-ft. S/cut header & transport trailer; 1994 Case-IH 8820 25-ft. SP swather, DSL, PU reel, swath lifter guards, new batteries, w/throat puller; 1989 Case-IH 725 25-ft. PT swather w/self-contained transport; Bulher FK 9ft. tapered swath roller; Westfield 10-in.x60-ft. grain auger; Westfield 7-in.x41-ft. auger w/B&S 16-HP motor; 1990 Morridge 400-bus. grain dryer; Bushel Master grain vaccuvator; 2003 Honda 4x4 ATV Quad ES Four Trax, 3,000-kms; 1979 Chev C70 4Ton truck, 16-ft. steel box, hoist, roll-over tarp, V-8 motor, safetied; Boat Vanguard 15-ft. boat & trailer, 60-HP motor; 1928 Ford Model A PU truck, restored & running; 1952 Chev 1-ton truck w/wide wooden box; IH McCormick “M” tractor, wide front, PTO, running; Minneapolis “U” tractor, restored & running; IH McCormick “H” tractor, to restore; Linden trailer type post pounder w/3 way tilt; 4 wheel flat deck trailer; 4 wheel trailer w/army box, 1,000gal. fuel tank w/metered electric pump; 150-gal. slip tank w/electric pump; 1,000-gal. poly tank; ATV mounted sprayer, 16-ft. Labtronics 919 moisture tester, 3.5-in. cell, w/Ohaus scale; Good shop equipment & misc. Friends: The Gardiners have a very well kept line of equipment w/tractors & combines always shedded. Please contact: Ken Gardiner (204)873-2019. Websites: www.mrankinauctions.com or www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions (204)534-7401 Killarney, MB Ross Taylor Auction Service Ross (204)522-5356 Reston, MB.

NEIL & JEFF FRIESEN, Wawanesa, MB. Farm Retirement Auction Sale Tues., Apr. 23rd, 12:00pm noon, 2-mi North of Wawanesa on PR 340, 3/4-mi East. 1979 JD 4240 DSL w/3-pt., dual hyd., quad range, 540/1000 PTO., complete engine o/haul @ 10,000-hrs; JD 3130 DSL w/Leon FEL w/bucket & bale fork; 1997 Kenworth T600 hwy tractor, Detroit 60 series engine, sleeper cab, 13-SPD trans; 1967 Chev C65 full tandem grain truck, 20-ft. steel box w/roll-over tarp; Great Dane 48-ft. step deck trailer; 40-ft. logging trailer w/steel uprights, tandem axle; 1982 JD 7720 SP combine, DSL, hydrostatic, JD PU, 3,700 engine hrs., shedded; 1982 Vers 4400 SP swather, 22-ft., new knife, guards & canvas; 1978 JD 7721 PT combine, JD PU; MF 751 PT combine; 2000 JD 13.5-ft. discbine 946 MoCo impeller hay conditioner; JD 1600A 16-ft. mower conditioner w/new pump; Hesston 4755 square baler, medium square 33x31-in.; PMI RP1411 round baler; Neimier rotary hay rake; Westfield 7-in.x41-ft. auger w/near new Honda 13-HP engine; Edwards 28-ft. HD Cultivator w/air seeder package & Morris 7130 tow behind tank w/fill auger; JD 15-ft. Model 310 tandem disc; JD 16 ft. 9350 DD press drill, pan press & shop made transport; Haul-All 12-ft. dual hopper tank drill fill; Morris 21-ft. CP719 deep tiller; Morris 29-ft. CP625 deep tiller; Herman 61-ft. tine harrowbar; 1,000-gal. Stainless water tank on 4 wheel trailer; Toledo {Techmaster} 3,000-lb. scale; Good roller mill 5-HP 220V motor; 10x15-ft. truck axle scale; Speeder band saw 7x12-in.; Wheatheart hyd bin sweep w/hoses; 2 mower decks for JD garden tractor 30-in. & 47-in.; 2 furrow JD 3-PT plough. 3-pt. Hitch blade; Extension for JD bucket; 2011 Husqvarna RZ30-16 0 turn lawn mower, like new. Mr. Neil Friesen is retiring from farming & Jeff has also decided to sell his equipment. For info contact: Neil (204)824-2339 or cell (204)761-8635. Check websites www.mrankinauctions.com & www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions Murray (204)534-7401 Killarney, MB. Ross Taylor Auction Service Ross (204)522-5356 Brock (204)522-6396 Reston, MB.

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Estate & Moving Sat., Apr. 6th 10:00am Stonewall #12 Patterson Dr. More Items than Listed. Oak Claw Foot DR Table; Oak Triple Curve Claw Foot China Cabinet; Oak Buffet; Walnut Drop Leaf Table; Lawyer’s Stacking Bookcase; Oak 2 Drawer Book Case; Dresser ; Opening Fainting Couch; Parlor Chair & Rocking Chair; Press Back Chair; Cast Legged Sewing Box; Wash Basin & Stand; Oak Gramophone; Singer Sewing Machine; Store Brass Scale; Candy Scale; Radio; General Store Coffee Grinder; Coal Oil Lamp; Titano Accordion; License Plate; Coin Operated Cig Dispenser; Drewrys Wooden Barrel; Indian Chief Paint Tins; B/A Oil Tin; Train Set; Dolls; Crocks; Early 1900 General Store “Cheese Cutter”; Eaton Table Top Cream Separator; Unique Brace w 20 Bits; Hand Water Pump; Baby Snowshoe; “CAA” Car Emblem; Oil Bottle; Highway Signs; Military Medal; Artillery Scope; Knife w/Sheath; Trench Art; Native Water Colour Pic; # Prints; Books; Plus Tools; Yard; Household; Appliances; Furniture. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD HUGE Vintage Service Station, Coca Cola & Toys Saturday, March 30th 10:00am Stonewall, MB. #12 Patterson Dr OVER 175 Signs; Red Indian; White Rose Texaco; BA; Pure Oil; Husky; RCMP Goodrich United Motors; Rambler Service; Ford Oldsmobile; Chev Flange; Champion; Michelin JD; Farmall; Delavel; RCA; Insurance Winchester; Coca Cola; 7Up; Orange Crush Drewerys; Cigarette; Highway; Door Bars Clocks; Thermometers; Menu Boards; Calendars Orange Crush Coolers Coca Cola UpRight & Chest Coin Operated Vending & Arcade Castrol Oil Rack; Oil Cans; License Plates Lincoln Toys; Diecast; 2) Arctic Cat Mini Bikes. Much More than Listed GO TO Web; Growing List Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

all equipment Field Ready: 2009 Case-IH Steiger 435- 4WD, 4 spool hyd., standard trans., 900 hours, immaculate. 1981 IHC 5088 diesel tractor, 540 & 1000 PTO., w/ IH 2355 quick attach. loader. Willmar Model 8100- 90 ft. Hi-clearance sprayer, crop dividers, EZ Boom auto. rate control, 2300 hrs. 2002 Flexi-coil 5000- 51 ft. air seeder, 9.8” spacing, 4” rubber packers, Carbide 1” tips, with 2003 Flexi-coil 3450 tow behind air cart w/ variable rate- 345 bus. 2002 Degelman 70 ft. heavy harrow. Flexi-coil 800 Series 51 ft. medium duty cultivator, 10” spacing. Allis Chalmers 24 ft. tandem disc. Degelman reel-type stone picker. JD #100026 ft. med. duty field cultivator w/ Degelman harrows. 1999 New Holland TR99 combine, hydrostatic, Big Top hopper extension, Swathmaster pick-up, 1874 machine hrs., shedded. 1999 New Holland TR99 combine, Swathmaster pick-up, header tilt, hydrostatic, hopper extension, 2422 machine hrs., shedded. 400 hours since both combines fully overhauled. 2007 NH HW325 SP 30 ft. Windrower power unit, hydrostatic, diesel engine, w/ 2007 30 ft. draper header, pick-up reel, gauge wheels & header transport, 1397 hrs. New Holland 16 ft.- 2300 series haybine header fits above unit, w/ 9 ft. rolls. 4 wheeled HD swather transport. 1994 & 1993 MacDon 960- 30 ft. headers- both w/ pick-up reels and NH TR adapters. Farm King 13” X 70 ft. auger w/ hydraulic swing-out hopper. Brandt 10” X 60 ft. auger, w/ swing-out hopper. Brandt 8” X 45 ft. auger w/ Kohler 20 hp motor. 1995 Kenworth tandem diesel truck, T600, Detroit Series 60-470 hp. engine, 13 spd. trans., w/ Midland Unibody 8 ft. X 20 ft. box, air conditioning redone, saftied. 1975 Dodge tag-axle truck, V-8- 418 motor, 8 ft. X 20 ft. steel box, set up as sprayer service truck- equipped with 2- 1250 gal. poly tanks, saftied. 1998 GMC 2500 SLE diesel truck, 4 X 4, new tires in 2011, saftied. Norberts 7 ft. X 20 ft. livestock trailer, tandem axle, saftied. 2006 New Holland BR780A round baler, auto. tie. 2007 Jiffy fold out 12 wheel tine hay rake. Inland Hayliner 2000- 14 bale picker w/ mover. Degelman Model 3100 bale shredder. Van Daele silage wagon. Tuff green portable squeeze chute w/ headgate and palpation cage, alley w/ crowding tub. Hi-Qual maternity pen w/ headgate. More cattle handling equip. Plus very good list of shop equipment. Consigned: 2000 Morris Model 8900- 58 ft/ deep tiller w/ Morris 3 row tine harrow. IHC #645 Vibra Chisel 39 ft. cultivator w/ Summers harrows. JD 3010 diesel tractor - Premium Condition.

For equipment information please call Wayne 204-523-7164 or Kelvin 204-523-8678 Check websites for full listing www.mrankinauctions.com or www.rosstaylorauction.com

Murray Rankin Auctions Killarney, MB. Murray 204-534-7401 Ross Taylor Auction Service, 204-522-5356 Reston, MB.

Unreserved pUblic farm aUction

ryan farms

Winnipeg, MB | Friday, April 12, 2013 · 11am

1996 New hoLLAND VeRsAtiLe 9882

THURSDAY APRIL 4, 2013 10 AM

8 MILES NORTH OF AUSTIN MANITOBA ON HWY #34 OWNERS MEL AND RUTH FRIESEN: SHOP PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE 204 385 2623

PARTIAL LIST ONLY: • Versatile 2360 4x4, 835 4x4 • 276w/loader • Buhler 2210 fwa • Ford 8770 fwa, loaded • IHC 1086 • JD 345 Yard tractor • MF 9220 swather 25ft 488 hrs • CIH 8010 AND 288 Combines, and heads • 2011 Apache sprayer only 292 hrs • Large assortment of Trucks and Trailers

• 44ft and 36ft JD Airseeders • Cat 966 wheel loader • Cat 120 Road grader • 11 yard scraper • Irrigation pipes and pumps • Two highway tractors • 40 ton Double drop triple axle trailer • 9 tandem trucks with grain and live bottom boxes • Potato equipment and hauling trucks • Much much more!

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Brian Dreger (306)464-4919 Mon., Apr 22, 2013, 10:00a.m. Direction from Hwy 39 at Lang, SK. Go 1-mi North & 7-mi East. Watch for signs! Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com. 2002 Case IH STX 375 Quad Trac 4-WD tractor w/Trimble 750 Autosteer; 2009 NH TV 6070 bidirectional tractor w/FEL & 965-hrs; Case IH 2188 SP combine w/2315 rotor hrs; 36-ft Macdon 960 Draper harvest header; 25-ft Macdon draper harvest header; Macdon header adapters for Case IH; Macdon header adapter for NH; 1983 IH S1900 tandem grain truck w/466 DSL & on board grain vac; shop built header trailer; steel drum swath roller; 39-ft Flexi-coil 5000 air drill w/tow between Flexi-coil 3850 air tank; 40-ft Co-op 204 cultivator; Case 4490 4-WD custom built SP 80-ft sprayer w/Trimble GPS & 1000-gal., poly tank; Wheatheart BH 8-36 auger w/25-HP Kohler & mover, Brandt 10-60 hyd swing auger; Sakundiak 8-60 swing auger; Sakundiak 6-20 auger w/electric motor; Demco 300-bu hopper wagon w/unload augers; Haul All tote tank mounted on shop built trailer; DMC #44 high capacity grain cleaner; Good Will Fanning Mill; Carter Disc; NH pallet forks; JD 10-ft land leveller; shop built 14-ft pull scraper; 3-PTH 12-ft cultivator; 3-PTH 5 bottom disc plow; tandem axle utility trailer; 1250-gal. poly tank; steel waste oil tank; antique JD auger; antique stove & washing machine; IH stationery engines; 2010 Kubota 26-HP DSL F2680 front mount lawn mower w/122-hrs; 2010 4-WD Yamaha Rhino Special Edition 700 EFI side by side; Yamaha 225 Tri Moto. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962. Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds. Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifed section. 1-800-782-0794.

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Grain Truck · 2003 Ford F350 Lariat Super Duty Crew Cab 4x4 Pickup · Seedmaster 6012 60 Ft Air Drill · 1994 Willmar 765HT 80 Ft High Clearance Sprayer · (2) 1750 Gallon NH3 Tanks · 2009 Wheatheart 13 In. x 81 Ft Flex Grain Auger · 2006 Arctic Cat 650cc Quad · Attachments...AND MuCh MoRe!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Chris Ryan: 204.791.5352 Neill Ryan: 204.632.8569 Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Daryl Martin: 306.421.5066 800.491.4494

FARMING

IS ENOUGH OF A GAMBLE... Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

CRAIG STORY FARM AUCTION THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2013 10 AM

1 MILE SOUTH OF DARLINGFORD AND 5 NORTH ON ROAD 39 OWNERS: 204-246-2219 CELL 204-362-8342

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A PARtiAL equiPMeNt List iNCLuDes: 1996 New Holland Versatile 9882 4WD · Massey Ferguson 5200 4WD · 1993 Ford 8240 MFWD · 2009 New Holland CR9080 Combine · 2009 New Holland 88C 36 Ft Flex Draper Header · 1998 Premier 2930 30 Ft Swather · 2004 Caterpillar 257B Skid Steer · 1990 Mack CH600 T/A Sleeper Truck Tractor · 1988 Ford F800 S/A

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1990 MACk Ch600 & 2008 tiMPte 45 Ft

AuCtioN LoCAtioN: From WINNIPEG, MB, take Perimeter Hwy 101 approx 6.4 km (4-5 miles) North to Inkster Blvd (Hwy 221), then 4.8 km (3miles) West.

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

LARGE FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION

2009 New hoLLAND CR9080

Buy one province, buy two provinces or buy all three. Great rates whatever you choose

• 1990 – CASE IH- 9170, 4X4, 6750 hours, 855 A cummins / BIG CAM, 12 speed powershift trans. • 1997- CASE IH- 9370, 4X4, 6211 hours, N14 cummins, 24 speed • 1992 - CASEIH - 1680 combine, 2687 hours, cummins engine, 1015 P/U • MF - 220, S/P swather, 1633 hours, 25ft., UII-Pick-up Reel, • Bourgault Air Seeder - 8800 cult., 36ft., floating hitch • 2011 Fusion, 70ft., Heavy Harrow Bar, 9/16” X 24” tines • 1980 HC - 2575, Semi-Truck-Day Cab, 3406 CAT Engine, this truck is Safetied • 1992 - Load King Lode Handler 40ft, Grain trailer, this trailer is also Safetied

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

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 28, 2013

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

Mustard Seed Cleaning & Milling Facilty SOUTHEASTERN FARM EQUIPMENT

Inventory Reduction Sale WEDNESDAY APRIL 3 10:00 AM

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

thursdAy, APril 11, 10 Am

• 2010 STEIGER QUAD TRAC 435, 1535 hrs. ,30 “ tracks, diff. Locks, High Capacity Hydr. Pump 55 GPM, 1000 RPM PTO, Auto Guidance Nav Conroller, Pro 600, Elec. mirrors, Ground Speed Sensor, all lights HID, Cold Start Option, 5 remotes, High Capacity drawbar, dual beacon, radio, EXTENDED WARRANTY. Serial # ZAF118248 • 2005 Challenger MT 465 B Front wheel assist, Serial # N090020, creeper, left hand reverser, 3pth, 540. 750 & 1000 rpm Pto, with HD loader ML 96. and bucket, quick release coupler, Serial # UP7173289, joy stick, soft ride, 2070 hrs • 1999 John Deere 4700, High Clearance sprayer, 4 Wheel drive, 90 ft boom, • 2001 Cat 485 Lexion, rear wheel assist, 36” tracks, Cebis on board computer, 3098 engine hrs. reading 2649 • 2001 Case IH Model 2388 combine, Vin # JJCO267308, 2274 engine hrs, 1725 rotor hrs., Specialty Rotor, Rock Trap. Yield and moisture meter. Hopper topper,30.5 x32 Front 14.9. Rears Chopper and chaff spreader, with 1015 Pickup head and 7 belt pickup. Annual red lighted, info on 2388 with eq, call 701 520 4036 owner Richard Gagnon Farms • 2003 Case IH 1010 straight cut header 30 ft, pickup reel, fore & aft # CBJ O23274 [Gagnon] • Four wheel header transport [Gagnon] • 2002 42 ft Honey bee Draper Header, Cat adapter, Dual knife drive, • 2009 Mac Don M150 tractor Serial # 19204809, 30 ft. draper header D 60 series, pick up reel, Serial #187236-09, Roller electric lift, only 341 engine hrs., 260 separator hrs., Good Year tires 600/65 R 28, (terms) • 1986 IHC S2500 highway tractor, 855 Cummins, 9 speed, Fifth wheel, saftied • 1996 Peterbilt Highway tractor, day cab, air ride suspension, 10.L Cummins 10 speed, MB safetied • 2004 Freightliner Highway tractor. Mercedes Diesel, 13 speed, Air Ride suspension, MB safetied • 1975 Mack Tandem truck 237 engine w/ 5 speed, 20 ft Midland grain box with 1 ft extension, MB safetied • 1983 Ford 9000 Tandem Detroit Diesel 13 speed, 21 ft grain box R Tarp., MB safetied • 1975 Ford 9000 Tandem Detroit diesel 13 speed 19 ft grain box w/ R tarp, MB safetied • 2008 GMC Sierra SLT 1500, 4x4, box cover ,103,000 km MB Saftied • 2007 Air Hoe Drill CIH ATX 700, 60 ft with NH3 Kit, with Dicky john Rate controller ,10” spacing, Triple chute, Atom jet seed boots, Serial #Y7S003335 with Morris 8370 Air Tank, first tank 64 .bushels, second tank 174 bushels, third tank 186 bushels Serial # 8370051047 • 2009 Amity 40 ft Twin disc 64 run seed unit with 32 run Midrow Fertilzer banders, Blockage sensor on each seed and fertilizer run, Rubber tires on row Packers. serial # TD216208 Sells complete with Morris pull between 3 Compartment 320 total bu, series XL 80 Model 8240 Seed tank, Trelleborg 900/60/32 tires. serial #230091003 from Neighbour Willie Heickenwalder 204 870 1314 tillage , Trailer, Lazer eq, etc Real good Farm equipment here

See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Bill Klassen Auctioneers bill@billklassen.com For more information please contact Peter at (204) 791-5469

E LIN N O LY!! ON

Location: 300 Hwy 12 North, Steinbach, MB FREE LUNCH AVAILABLE

AUCTION SALE FOR LORETTA (JUDY) & THE LATE PETER DYCK, DAVE & MARG MCINNES & CONSIGNORS SAT., APR. 13TH AT 11:00AM from St Claude 7-mi South on PTH 240 till Rd 38N 1.75-mi East till yard #37079 Terms Cash or Cheque w/ID Lunch served. Tractor & Haying & Tillage Equip: 1976 574 INT fact 3-PTH GB 800 ldr 1 hyd 18.4x26 1956 WD 45 AC PTO fact hyd 16.9x28; 1860 TDC Gehl Rd Baler gathering wheels & monitor; 5212 New Idea Disc bine; 6-ft. New Idea trailer Crimper; 25-ft. IHC 645 Vibra Chisel w/mulchers; 18-ft. Pittsburg Tandem Disc; 18-ft. Case Cult; 10-ft. Case Cult; 9-in. Cult Shovels; 21ft. IHC 100 Press Drill; 2 Pony Harrows; 15 sect Diamond Harrows hyd bar; 3 bottom JD Plow; 7x36-ft. Scoop-a-second Auger; Pencil Auger; Seed Spreader; Grapple Fork; Squeeze Chute; Hay Tester; Shop & Misc Equip: Assort Shop Manuals; Shop Manuals for IHC 5088, 1086, 1566; TD24 INT Crawler manual; 450 McCormick Manual; Automotive manuals; 4010 JD Parts Catalogue; 125 Suzuki 3 wheeler; 1995 250 Kawasaki 4 wheeler; Cub Cadet Riding mower; Clarke 95 Mig Welder; Acetylene Torch & cart; Shop bilt 50-ton hyd Press; 10-in Industrial metal Band saw; 8+6-in Bench Grinders; Combination Gear Puller set; Hyd Shop Crane; Hyd Hose Crimper; XL2 Homelite Chain Saw; Side Grinders; Sand Blaster; Tire Changer; Bubble wheel balancer; 135-gal. Slip Tank; elect bulk Fuel pump; 60 pc Tap & Die set; Reciprocating Saw; Floor Jack; Hyd Jacks; Hyd Cyl; elect Pressure Washer; Baler belting; 5-HP Garden Tiller; mini Garden Tiller; 2 gas Weed eaters; small Scaffold set; 14 pcs of 32-in x20+16-ft corrugated tin; Solar Panel; Two W Livestock Squeeze Chute; Elect Fencer; approx 200 Fence Posts; Parts Manuals; Sump Pump; Head Gate; 4 Rd Bale Feeders; IHC 18.4x38 fact duals; Silage Bucket; House Trailer axles; utility Trailer; 7 cement Hog Slats; 26 single cement hog slats; Valley comfort stove; Meat Bandsaw; Feed Cooker; #32 Meat Grinder on stand; Household: Wringer Washer; 2 sewing machines (1 w/cabinet); Sofa & 2 Chairs; Swivel Rocker; 75 cup Coffee Maker; Bedding & Linen; Office Chair; Games & Toys; 5-gal Cream Cans; Horse Collar & Hames; Kids Bikes; Consigned: Floyd Cox; 4665 New Idea Baler (shedded); 676 NH manure Spreader; 21-ft. of coil Packers; 8-ft. frt mt Cancade Blade; 7x36-ft. Westfield Auger; 20-ft. Pencil auger; 3-PTH Posthole auger; 63 treated posts; 10 RR ties; Penning Rails; 27 Corral Panels; 2 Head Gates; 10-ft. Feeding Trough; 5 Rd Bale Feeders; 2, 18.4x26 tractors tires; Horse dump Rake; 3, 1,650-bu metal Bins; 1-Ton Fert Spreader; 100-gal Slip Tank; Dave McInnes: 1998 26-ft. tri-axle Gooseneck flat deck Trailer (8,300-kgs); 1973 1466 INT tractor w/fact 3-PTH 2 hyds; TA & clutch done 500-hrs ago 1486 eng update 18.4x38 fact duals; 2001 8480 Case IH Rd Baler (shedded); 575 Case IH manure spreader 300-bu; 6-18 AC Plow; 5 16 Melroe Plow; 18-ft. AC Tandem Disc; 20-ft. Vers Cult; 18-ft. Wilrich Cult; 15-ft. IHC Vibra shank Cult; 16-ft. INT 100 Press Drill; 18-ft. Coil Packers; 8-ft. P30 Coil Packer; 18-ft. 75 Case IH Swather; 68-ft. Vers. 580 Sprayer; 301 JD Fert Spreader; 2 wheel 3-PTH swath turner; Trailer dolly w/16-in. duals. Dave McInnes (204)828-3461. Subject to additions & deletions Not responsible for any errors in description. GST & PST will be charged where applicable everything sells AS IS Where Is All sales Final Owners and auction company are not responsible for any accidents on sale site. Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Dave Nickel & Marv Buhler auctioneers Phone (204)637-3393 cell (204)856-6900 Owner: Loretta Dyck (204)828-3532 Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. It’s a sure thing. 1-800-782-0794.

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

Tractor • 1961 John Deere 4010 Tractor, PTO, 3623HRS, 80HP, SN 4765 Farm Machinery • New Demo T6060 Teagle Tomahawk Drum Shredder • 1992 Morris 8900 Air Seeder 39’ w/ Ezee-On Ground Driven Cart • 1997 Prairie Star 4600 Swather 30’ • Leon 40’ Chisel Plow • 1991 Flexi-Coil S65 Sprayer 100’ Boom • 1986 Versatile 2100 Sprayer • 1989 New Holland 499 Mower Conditioner • Green Belt 10-4 Silage Blodeck • Kewanee 3200 Cultivator RowCrop • New Farm King Grain Auger 10”x70’ Yard Equipment • 60” Skid Steer Hydraulic Snow Blower • Land Pride PD35 3PTH Post Auger • Simplicity L1528E Snow Blower 15HP 28” • Farm King 8ft 3PTH Blade • 6ft Farm King Tine Harrows • Vettetoe Shaft Spreader • 3 Point Quick Hitch Cat. 3 MISC • Case Tractor Duals • Allied Tines • Tractor Duals • Flexicoil Openers • 3PTH Arms • Dual Spreader 600 • Westward Bale Spike • Garden Tractor Chains • Used Tracks • Kawasaki ATV Winch Kit • Electric Starter • Highline Winch Kit • Summers Weights • Stuart Down Spout • Liquid Fertilizer Pump • New Holland Pickup for BR780 • Cylinder Jacks • Rims • Tires • Hoses • Valves Plus Much More!!

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

MUSTARD CAPITAL INC. Equipment Located at:

VAGUARD, SK • GRAVELBOURG, SK • MOSSBANK, SK Viewing: April 11, 12 & 13 at all locations (9AM-5PM)

Featured Equipment: (Vanguard Facilty) Gravity Tables Model G • Seed Cleaning Equip. • Bemis 4600 Sealer • Bemis 7115XC Scale • Roller Mill • Phantom Gravity Feed Metal Detector for Flour Fortress • 9 Cyclones • Great Western Model 711M/5 • Crippen 588 Precision Cleaner • Crippen Gravity Table and 8” Leg • 3TB90 Browning & Martin Sheaves & Bushings • GMC 6500 Top Kick Truck • Peterbuilt Tractor Trailer • Meritt Tandem Grain Trailer • Featured Equipment: (Gravelbourg Facility) Great Western Sifter Model 711 • Richardson Bagging Scale • Kilotech Electronic Platform Scale • Great Western Tray, Transition Hole & Bagging Scale • Gerald Daniel Upgrade to Exisiting Screens • Toyota Forklift • Sakundiak & Westfield Grain Augers •Mobile SingleStage Dust Collector • Large Inventory of Seed, Bran & Oil • For more Info call Kelly @ (306) 380-5255, call Hodgins toll free or go to hodginsauctioneers.com

1-800-667-2075 hodginsauctioneers.com

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4-GMC DSL TRUCKS 1989 to 1996, all trucks need repairs, but all have some good usable parts. Ph: (204)485-1490.

Established in 1905, Westeel maintains its head office and two production facilities in Western Canada as well as a branch office in St-Simon, Quebec and in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. In addition to a longstanding commitment to quality and a reputation for innovative engineering, Westeel’s application of the latest technology has made it a leader in the steel products manufacturing industry and helped it become one of the first ISO 9001-certified companies in North America.

EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE WILL BE SELLING INCLUDE: *New Westeel Galvanized Augers – Conventional 8” & 10” & PTO Swing hopper 10” & 13” *New Westeel Grain Vacs *New Westeel Grain Cleaners *Other Westeel Portable Grain Handling Equipment, Parts and Accessories *Assorted Corrugated Westeel Grain Bin Parts *Assorted Westeel Petroleum Storage Tanks and Accessories

2005 TMC SLE NEVADA edition Z71, 4 door crew cab, short box, 4WD, towing package, 97,000-km, very nice condition, safetied, asking $18,000. Phone Dave (204)526-5298 or evenings (204)743-2145. FOR SALE: 04 CHEVY 2500 4x4, 4-dr, gas, new safety, new steer tires, flat deck w/tool boxes, $8500. Phone:(204)871-0925.

20-yd dump box 17-ft. 20-yd dump box. Great unit: hyd tank on frame with a electric tarp & all the wire to hook it up. The box is in fair shape. Just needs your truck $8,500 tj@otr-recycling.com (204)768-0600 FOR SALE: 1980 WESTERN Star Highway tractor. Cummins engine, 13-spd, w/wet kit, 46000 rears, safetied, good running condition. Phone (204)348-2064, cell (204)345-3610.

Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

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Westeel’s agricultural storage solutions include grain bins, hopper cones, grain handling accessories, and smoothwall hoppered bins for wet holding, seed and fertilizer. The company also manufactures a range of liquid storage solutions for the petroleum industry.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers

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

LOCATION: * MORRIS STAMPEDE & EXIBITION GROUNDS, MORRIS, MB.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts

NEW EMERALD GRAIN TRAILERS made in MB 36-ft. 2 hopper t/a air ride 24.5 tires on bud wheels manual tarp. Starting as low as $34,000. Tri axle starting at $49,500 side chutes & dual crank hopper openings avail. Financing avail o.a.c For more details call Glenn (204)895-8547.

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

WESTEEL

WHO IS WESTEEL? Westeel is a division of Vicwest Inc. The division is one of Canada’s foremost manufacturers of steel storage solutions, offering a wide range of on-farm and commercial storage solutions for today’s agricultural industry. Today, Westeel exports its agricultural products across North America and to more than 30 countries around the world.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks

AUTO & TRANSPORT Vehicles Various

UNRESERVED AUCTION for

AUTO & TRANSPORT

PARTING OUT TRUCKS: FORD CL9000, L800, L880, F350 Dually, also complete for restoration IHCB170. (204)685-2124, cell (204)871-2708

Opens: Wed. April 10th CLO ANT SIN Closes: Tues. April 16th G!!

SK PL # 915407 AB PL # 180827

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE PRODUCTS CONTACT CURTIS STARKELL (Regional Sales Manager) Westeel 1-204-292-0196 or E-Mail cstarkell@westeel.com

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

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a premium farm equipment auction for Don & Kate Gardiner (306)332-2925 or (306)335-7792 Mon., Apr. 8th, 2013 at 10:00am Directions from Lemberg, SK. go 3-mi West on Hwy 22. Watch for signs! Live internet bidding at www.Bidspotter.com JD 9200 4WD tractor w/3,740-hrs & Green Lighted in 2012; McCormick MTX 125 FWA tractor w/Buhler FEL & 1,280-hrs; JD 2120 2WD tractor w/4,975-hrs; 2003 JD 9650 STS SP combine Green Lighted yearly w/1,471 sep hrs; 40-ft. 2005 Morris Maxim Air Drill w/Morris 7240 air cart w/double shoot Bourgault liquid openers; Pattison CB 2150 liquid fertilizer caddy w/John Blue pump & Honda engine; 2004 MF 9220 SP swather w/30-ft. PU reel & 765-hrs; JD 930 straight cut header w/PU reel, straight cut header trailer, steel poly drum swath rollers; JD high rise 4700 SP 90-ft. sprayer w/2,900-hrs & Cultiva auto steer GPS; 1999 IH Eagle highway tractor w/415-HP Cat engine; 40-ft. Castleton tandem axle grain trailer; 1986 Ford 9000 LTL tandem axle grain truck w/remote hoist & end gate; 1978 GMC 6500 single axle grain truck; High Boy single axle flat deck trailer w/1000 & 1,600-gal enduro plastic tanks; 35-ft. Morris 8900 DT cultivator w/Morris 4 bar harrows; Morris 50-ft. tine harrows w/240 Valmar; Schulte 9600 3-PTH snowblower; Degelman 3 batt high lift ground drive rock picker; Degelman 3 batt ground drive rock picker, trailer type 6-ft. gyro mower; Kirchner pallet forks; 2009 Brand EX grain vac; 2009 Wheatheart 10-61 swing auger; Sakundiak HD 8-33 auger w/Wheatheart mover & 27-HP Kohler engine; Sakundiak 7-33 auger w/Kawasaki engine; Lockart seed treater; Labtronics, moisture tester; Labtronics moisture tester; Chem Handler I, chemical pump; 2010 Arctic Cat Prowler 700 XTX UTV side by side w/only 290-mi; Honda Foreman 450 ES quad 4x4 electric shift; 2011 Cub Cadet RZT zero turn mower; Club Car gas golf cart; 3-PTH 8-ft. cultivator; quadavator cultivator; estate & quad sprayers; Danville Express roller; PWR grease gun; drill press; floor jack; Megasave furnace; upright piano; household & much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

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Unreserved pUblic farm aUction

rosser farms ltd. – Tom & Barb Rosser Ponteix, SK | Tuesday, April 9, 2013 · 10am

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a large multi farm equipment auction for Eugene Fradette & the Estate of Dennis Cherpin Mon., Apr 15th, 2013 10:00am. Directions from Radville, SK. 4-mi South of Radville on Hwy 28 & 2-mi West. Watch for Signs! Live internet bidding at www.Bidspotter.co Vers 836 Designation 6 4WD tractor; JD 8430 4WD tractor w/PTO & 12-ft. dozer blade; JD 7520 4WD tractor w/PTO; Case 2394 tractor w/duals; JD 4440 2WD tractor w/4,343-hrs; JD 4010 2WD tractor w/JD 46 FEL & approx 800-hrs on overhaul; JD 180 lawn tractor; JD 7720 Titan II combine w/JD 212 PU header; 30-ft. JD 930 straight cut header; 29-ft. Morris Maxim Air Drill w/Morris 7180 air cart & Atom Jet Side Band openers; JD 7721 PT combine; MF 760 SP combine; 30-ft. MF straight cut header; 24ft. MF straight cut header; 20-ft. Vers 400 SP swather; 24-ft. Vers PTO swather; 18-ft. Vers PTO swather; 1983 Chev C-70 grain truck; 1976 Dodge 600 grain truck w/39,100-mi; 1976 GMC 6500 grain truck w/34,215-mi; 1966 Dodge 500 grain truck w/steel box & roll tarp; 1966 Fargo 500 grain truck w/steel box & hoist; 1970 IH Loadstar 1600 grain truck w/wood box & 36,200-mi; 1980 Chev Cheyenne 1500 PU; 1980 GMC Scotsdale 1500 PU; 28ft. IH 150 hoe drills; 60-ft. Riteway harrows; 24-ft. AC tandem disc; 37-ft. DT cultivator w/1655 Valmar & harrows; Morris CP-725 cultivator w/tine harrows; Morris B3-36 rod weeder; 32-ft. Massey cultivator, CCIL 18-ft. discers; Rolo Flex 16-ft. cultivator; JD steel wheel drill w/PWR lift; Leon 550 earth scraper; Riteway hyd 2 batt rock picker; Crown fork type rock picker; Varuna 6-in. PTO irrigation pump & pipe; Comet drill transport; Vers 1,000-gal tank trailer & pump; Vers poly tank on tandem trailer; Sakundiak HD 7-47 auger w/Kohler 16-HP engine; Sakundiak 7-47 auger w/16-HP engine; Sakundiak 7-45 auger w/16-HP Briggs engine; Farm King 7-40 auger w/Kohler engine; 2, Behlin 3,100-bu bins wood floors; 2, Westeel 2,000-bu bins steel floors; Westeel 4,000-bu bin steel floor; Westeel Twin Air 2,000-bu hopper bottom bin; Bader 2,000-bu hopper; Butler 2,700-bu bin wood floor; Twister 2,200bu wood floor; Metal Ind. 1,400-bu hopper bottom; Westeel 2,700-bu wood floor; Butler 2,700-bu bin wood floor, 3, Rosco 1,300-bu bins wood floors; Metal Ind. 3,300-bu bin wood; Rosco 1,650-bu on wood. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Champion Acres Ltd. (Rod Boll) (306)722-3867 Wed., Apr. 10th, 2013 10:00am Fillmore, SK. Directions from Fillmore, SK. 1/2-mi South on Main St. Watch for signs! Live internet bidding www.Bidspotter.com JD 8450 4WD tractor w/PTO & Outback Auto Steer; JD 4440 2WD tractor w/JD 725 FEL; JD 9500 SP combine w/914 PU header; 39-ft. Flexicoil 5000 double shoot air drill w/Flexicoil 2320 air cart JD 930 rigid straight cut header; JD 930 flex straight cut header; 33-ft. JD 680 double shoot air seeder w/JD 787 air cart; JD 25 straight cut header trailer; 30-ft. Westward 7000 SP swather w/Macdon 960 header; 50-ft. Degelman Strawmaster 7000 heavy harrow w/Valmar 3255; 40-ft. Degelman 7640 land roller; 30-ft. Bush Hog tandem disc; 1975 Dodge 600 3-Ton grain truck; 1976 IH Cargostar fire truck; 1986 GMC 1500 Sierra PU truck; 40-ft. 1978 Loadmaster tandem axle grain trailer, shopbuilt pintle hitch 5th wheel dolly convertor; 15-ft. Hiniker 6800 3 shank sub soiler; 36-ft. JD 590 PT swather; Martin 400-bu grain wagon; Poly drum swath roller; Kalteich air reel; 55-ft. Blanchard harrow packer bar w/tine harrows & P-20 packers; 3-Friesen 40-ton hopper bottom bins; Westeel 3,800-bu hopper bottom bin; Westeel Rosco 4,000-bu bin on cement; Westeel 350-bushel hopper bottom seed bin; Brandt 10-70 swing auger; Sakundiak 8-45 auger w/10-HP electric motor; Sakundiak 7-51 auger w/Honda 24-HP engine; Batco 1314 hyd drive transfer auger; Neuero 8120 grain vac; Labtronics elevator moisture tester; 5-HP aeration fans, hyd drill fill; 2006 Gulfstream Conquest 26RLS travel trailer w/single slide; 2012 Polaris Ranger 4WD 500 EFI UTV w/only 320-km; 1995 4WD Polaris Sportsman 400 quad w/winch; Degelman 3500 10-ft. dozer blade w/tilt & angle; JD EZ Track Z425 Zero turn mower w/85-hrs; JD 318 garden tractor w/rototiller, single axle trailer w/185-gal poly tank & Honda 2-in. water pump; JD side delivery mower; Allied bale elevator; Lincoln 225 AC welder; 125-gal slip tank w/electric pump; cattle oiler; wind charger tower; plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Bob & Donalda Johnston (306)842-5810 Fri., Apr. 12th, 2013 10:00am. Directions from Weyburn, SK. 3-mi East on Hwy #13 & 2-mi North. Watch For Signs! Live Internet bidding at www.Bidspotter.com Vers 936 4WD tractor; Vers 756 4WD tractor w/PTO; Case 1490 2WD tractor w/Leon 700 FEL & 3-PTH; JD 440 2WD tractor w/FEL & backhoe attachment; Case IH 1660 Axial Flow SP combine w/2,740 engine hrs; 25-ft. Case IH 1010 straight cut header, shopbuilt straight cut header trailer; 24.5 IH 5000 SP swather w/PU reel, steel drum swath roller; 39-ft. Morris Maxim air drill & Morris 6180 air cart w/double shoot; NH 90-ft. SF 110 PT suspended boom sprayer; 83-ft. Bourgault 850 Centurion II PT field sprayer; 35-ft. JD 1600 cultivator w/Morris tine harrows; 32-ft. Friggstad cultivator w/tine harrows; MF 2-18-ft. discers, end tow diamond harrow packers, EZ Guide 250 GPS & auto steer; 1980 Chev C-60 grain truck w/65,400-mi; 1975 Ford F-750 single axle grain truck w/roll tarp & steel box; Mazda B-2200 PU truck; 15-ft. wing up Schulte XH1500 rotary mower w/Schulte FLX15 offset hitch; Degelman ground drive 570S rock picker; Demptster 5-Ton fertilizer spreader on tandem axle trailer; Victory 10-ft. PU header, shopbuilt hyd dump grain truck box, 18.4-38 clamp on duals; tri hull 14-ft. boat w/40-HP Mercury engine not running; 1976 Ski Doo, 2-Westeel Rosco 2,700-bu bins on wood & steel floors; 2,000-bu Twister bin on steel floor; 3-Westeel Rosco 2,000-bu bins on wood floors; Westeel 1,650 & 1,350-bu bins on steel floors; Sakundiak 8-49 PTO auger; Sakundiak 8-49 PTO auger; Sakundiak 8-49 PTO auger; Sakundiak 7-41 auger w/Kohler engine; Wheatheart bin sweep, hyd drill fill, Labtronics elevator type moisture tester; Monarch 5-HP water pump, crop lifters, antique freight cart, plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

2001 John DeeRe 9400

2004 new hoLLAnD CR960

1999 CAse ih mX120

AuCTion LoCATion: From the Intersection of Hwy 13 & Grid 628 South of Ponteix, SK, go 25.75 km (16 miles) South, then 2.41 km (1.5 miles) West. GPS: 49.4941389, –107.5220333 A PARTiAL equiPmenT LisT inCLuDes: 2001 John Deere 9400 4WD · 1999 Case IH MX120 MFWD · 1997 Case IH 8920 MFWD · 2004 New Holland CR960 Combine · 2010 Honey Bee SP30 30 Ft Draper Header · 1989 Case IH 8230 30 Ft Swather · 2005 International 9400I T/A Truck Tractor · 1997 Freightliner T/A Truck Tractor · 2001 Dodge 3500 Extended

Cab Dually 4x4 · 2000 Lode King 38 Ft T/A Grain Trailer · 2010 Wilson 50 Ft T/A Aluminum Ground Load Stock Trailer · 1999 Flexi-Coil 7500 Air Drill · 2004 New Holland SC380 380 Bushel Tow-Between Air Tank · Flexi-Coil 67XLT 90 Ft High Clearance Sprayer · Grain Handing Equipment · Recreational Vehicles · Tires · Tools...AnD muCh moRe!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Tom Rosser: 306.625.3759 (h), 306.625.7973 (c) rosserfarms@hotmail.com Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Darren Clarke: 306.529.5399 800.491.4494

UNRESERVED PUBLIC FARM AUCTION

Robert & Carole Atkinson Dysart, SK | Thursday, April 18, 2013 · 10am

1995 JOHN DEERE 8970

1997 JOHN DEERE 9600

1999 APACHE 760 90 FT

1996 PREMIER 2920 30 FT

1996 BOURGAULT 8810 30 FT w/3225

1997 JOHN DEERE 6400

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AUCTION LOCATION: From Dysart, SK, go 9 km (5.6 miles) North on Grid 639. Yard on East side OR From Lipton, SK, go 17 km (10.6 miles) West on Hwy 22, then 9 km (5.6 miles) North on Grid 639. Yard on East side. GPS: 51.0323056, -104.0306833 A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 1995 John Deere 8970 4WD Tractor · 1997 John Deere 6400 MFWD Tractor · 1996 John Deere 9600 · 1999 John Deere 930 30 Ft Flex · 1996 Premier 2920 30 Ft Swather · 1978 Ford F600 S/A Grain Truck · 1986 Ford F150 · 1999 Doepker T/A Grain Trailer · 1996 Bourgault 8810 30 Ft Air Seeder · White 470 20 Ft Cultivator ·

Massey Ferguson F620 12 Ft Tandem Disc · Rock-O-Matic 546 Rock Picker · 1999 Apache 760 90 Ft Sprayer · Qty of Hopper Bins · Brandt 10 In. x 60 Ft Mechanical Swing Grain Auger · 8 Ft Steel Tapered Swath Roller · Frontier Pallet Forks...AND MUCH MORE!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a clean well maintained farm equipment auction for Garth & Marla Hurford (306)332-7900. Sat., April 20, 2013 10:00am. Directions from Balcarres, SK go 5-mi North of Balcarres on Hwy 310. Watch for Signs! Live internet bidding at www.Bispotter.com. 2009 Kubota M108X FWA tractor w/Kubota M45 FEL w/only 710-hrs; Case IH 7130 2WD tractor w/Auto Steer GPS & duals; JD 322 lawn tractor w/50-in mower; 1999 JD 9610 SP combine w/2362 sep hrs; 30-ft 2005 Honey Bee NH94C straight cut header w/UII PU reel w/pea cross auger & flex finger lifters; 30-ft Westward 3000 PT swather w/PU reel & Roto Shear, Douglas poly drum swath roller; 1993 GMC Topkick tandem axle grain truck w/3116 Cat DSL engine & 96,900-kms; 1980 Western Star tandem axle grain truck w/automatic trans & Cummins engine; 1974 Dodge 600 3-ton grain truck; 33-ft Case IH 5600 seeding tool & JD 787 air tank w/Atom Jet Side Bank liquid openers; Pattison CB 1300-gal. liquid fertilizer caddy w/Honda engine; 60-ft Flexi-Coil tine harrows; Graham Hamey 14-ft cultivator w/Morris Harrows; Rolo Flex 14-ft cultivator w/tine harrows; 60-ft Jetstream 20th Anniversary computer sprayer; Sakundiak HD 10-2000 swing auger; Sakundiak 8-1600 auger w/25-HP Subuaru engine & Wheatheart mover; Sakundiak 7-45 grain auger w/Kohler engine; 29-ft tandem axle tow compartment grain trailer w/roll tarp; 100-bu hopper grain wagon; Schulte hyd drive rock picker; Buhler Farm King 720 3-PTH mover; 3-PTH angle blade; 1000gal. water tank; Honda 11-HP pressure washer; Forney welder; Dewalt chop saw; Honda generator; plus much more!! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

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MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Stan & Carol Doughty (306)442-4785. Wed., Apr 17, 2013 10:00am. Pangman, SK. Directions from the Junction of Hwy 6 & Hwy 13 go 6-mi North on Hwy 6 & 1.5-mi East. Watch for signs! Live internet bidding www.Bidspotter.com. NH 9682 4-WD tractor; 2008 NH TV6070 bidirectional tractor & NH 82LB FEL w/only 750-hrs; JD 425 yard tractor w/PTO & 3-PTH; Case 195 lawn tractor w/mower & tiller; NH TR98 SP combine w/2,502-hrs; 30-ft Honey Bee 994 straight cut draper header; 30-ft MacDon 960 harvest draper header; MacDon header adapter for NH 6070 bidirectional tractor; straight cut header trailer; 1995 Willmar 785 Air Trak SP 85-ft sprayer w/2,896-hrs & 5.9 Cummins engine; Titan 12.4-42 set of four tires & rims; 1981 IH S1900 DSL tandem axle grain truck w/auto trans; 2003 Chev 2500 HD gas extended cab PU truck; 1972 GMC 5500 2-ton grain truck w/22,000-mi; 2007 18-ft Precision tandem axle flat deck bumper pull trailer w/7000 axles; Quick Way 16-ft triple axle grain trailer w/hyd dump; 43ft Harmon 4480 air drill & Harmon 3100 air tank w/double shoot; 70-ft Degelman Straw Master heavy harrow; 47-ft Morris Magnum II CP-743 DT cultivator; 32-ft JD 332 off set disc; Co-op 39-ft cultivator; Sakundiak HD8-1600 auger w/Wheatheart mover; Westfield 10-51 swing auger; Sakundiak 7-37 auger w/Kohler engine, Big Chief batch grain dryer; Sakundiak 4,300-bu hopper bottom bin; Friesen 60-Ton hopper bottom bin; Behlin 3,500-bu hopper bottom bin; temporary 6,500-bu hopper bottom ring; Rockomatic 12-ft rock rake; Speed Spred 1-ton fertilizer spreader; 1,000-gal., fuel tank w/electric pump; Chem Handler I; Floating slough pump w/1/2-mi of lay flat hose; Honda 3-in water pump; Briggs engine w/2-in banjo pump; 850-gal. oval water tank; NH pallet forks; JD disc parts; Generac 5500XL generator; Simonz 2900 PSI gas powered pressure washer; Trojan metal band saw; Sanborn upright air compressor, plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook and Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962. 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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MACK AUCTION CO. presents a very large farm equipment auction for Darald & Marlene Marin Sat., Apr. 13th, 2013 10:00am. Directions from Radville, SK. 1-mi North on Hwy 28. Watch For Signs! Live Internet Bidding www.Bidspotter.com. JD 8770 4WD tractor w/Outback Autosteer; JD 9600 Combine w/3,314 sep hrs; Honey Bee SP 36 draper header w/pea cross auger; JD 930F flex header w/PU reel; Vers 875 4WD tractor w/6,000-hrs; Case 3594 FWA tractor w/Outback Autosteer; Westward 9300 SP Turbo swather & 30-ft. Macdon 960 header w/1,772 hours; Case IH Patriot SPX 3185 SP Sprayer w/Outback Autosteer & 90-ft. boom; 90-ft. Summers Ultimate PT Suspended Boom Sprayer; 40-ft. JD 1820 air drill w/2, 787 air tanks & double shoot w/Atom Jet openers; AC EP 40- 2PS fork lift; 2010 JD LA 175 lawn tractor w/only 10-hrs; Collection of Antique Tractors, JD M w/3-PTH & mower, JD A; JD D; JD AR; JD R; Massey Harris 44; Massey Harris 55; 50-ft. Melroe 215 Spray Coupe w/488-hrs; 2001 IH Eagle truck 9900IH tandem axle truck w/sleeper; 1984 IH S2500 tandem axle grain truck w/Cummins; 1984 Mack Tandem Axle grain truck; 2001 Castleton 36-ft. tandem axle grain trailer w/2 compartments; 2001 Loadking 48-ft. drop deck tandem axle trailer w/bale extensions; 1976 Dodge 600 grain truck; 1965 Ford F-750 fire truck w/20,000-mi; Trailtech 18-ft. bumper pull flat deck trailer, shop built tandem axle grain pup trailer; 2005 Cadillac Escalade SUV; 2001 Dodge Ram 4WD Laramie SLT 1-Ton dually Cummins DSL automatic w/115,000-mi; 1997 Cadillac Deville 4 door car; 1984 4WD Ford F-150 truck regular cab; 45-ft. Case IH 5600 cultivator w/2420 Valmar & Degelman harrows; 45-ft. Riteway tine harrow packer bar; 70-ft. Morris Ranger II harrow packer bar; Garwood 9-11 hyd earth scraper; 42-ft. Agri Tech 4200 land roller; Crown hyd rock picker; Kello-Bilt 5 shank sub soiler; Kello-Bilt 12-ft. offset disc; 15-ft. Schulte wing up rotary mower; 12-ft. Degelman dozer blade; Ag Shield Recon hay conditioner; JD swath fluffer; Farm King steel drum swath roller; Chem Handler II; Elias round bale scale; 40-ft. storage container; 3, 1,400-gal liquid fertilizer tanks; 1,000gal poly water tank; Buhler Farm King 3-PTH finishing mower; JD 205 3-PTH gyro mower; Land Pride 3-PTH rototiller; JD 3-PTH buker scraper; 10-ft. 3-PTH cultivator w/harrows; Sakundiak 10-65 swing auger w/electric mover; Walinga 510 grain vac; Flexi Coil 10-65 PTO belt conveyor; Flexi Coil 10-65 PTO auger; Flexi Coil 10-50 PTO auger; Wheatheart 8-51 auger w/25-HP Kohler engine & mover; Sakundiak 8-50 auger w/25-HP Kohler; Sakundiak 8-in. transfer auger w/electric motor; Sakundiak 8-60 PTO auger; Sakundiak 7-45 auger w/Kohler engine & seed treater; Sakundiak 6-33 auger w/ electric motor; Pool 6-28 auger w/electric motor; Tox-o-wix 570 grain dryer; Easy Load 2 compartment grain fertilizer tote tank; Labtronics elevator type moisture tester; 4, Westeel 2,700-bu hopper bottom bins; 5 Friesen 1,800-bu hopper bottom bins; 2, Weningger Magnum 3,300-bu hopper bottom bins; 5 Behlin 3,100-bu bins on wood floors; 3, Westeel 1,800-bu hopper bottom bins; Friesen 500-bu hopper bottom bins; 5, Keho aeration fans; 4, Axiel aeration fans; Golden Grain Fan; quantity of 220V electrical cords; antique restored covered grain wagon; 26-ft. 1988 Fleetwood resort 5th wheel camper; JD construction heater; engine hoist; quantity of rail road ties; Plus much more!! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962 We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-782-0794.

Rob Atkinson: 306.331.6990 (c), 306.432.2114 (h) Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494

Unreserved pUblic farm aUction

neuls brothers

Grenfell, SK | Thursday, April 4, 2013 · 10 am

1996 JohN deere 8970, 2006 JohN deere 9420 & 2012 JohN deere 9560r

1 oF 2– 2011 New hoLLANd cr9080

2011 cAse ih 4420 PAtriot 120 Ft

2009 Premier m150 35 Ft

2– 2009 BourGAuLt 3310 Phd 55 Ft & 2– 2009 JohN deere 1910

2006 KeNworth w900 & 2010 Lode KiNG PrestiGe 36 Ft

2009 J&m 875

AuctioN LocAtioN: From GRENFELL, SK go 14.5 km (9 miles) South on Grid 616, then 4 km (2.5 miles) East. South side of road. GPS: 50.2791667, -102.8869444 A PArtiAL equiPmeNt List iNcLudes: 2012 John FLD120 T/A Grain Truck · 1985 Kenworth C510 T/A Grain Truck Deere 9560R 4WD · 2006 John Deere 9420 4WD · 1996 John · 2- 2009 Bourgault 3310PHD 55 Ft Air Drill · 1994 Flexi-Coil Deere 8970 4WD ·1979 John Deere 4440 2WD · 2- 2011 New 5000 60 Ft Air Drill · 2- 2009 John Deere 1910 430 Bushel Holland CR9080 Combine · 2008 MacDon D60-D 40 Ft Draper Tow-Behind Air Tank · 2006 Ezee-On 4600 32 Ft Tandem Disc Header · 2010 New Holland 94C 36 Ft Draper Header · 2009 · 2011 Phillips 4505 45 Ft Rotary Harrows · 2009 J&M 875 Premier M150 35 Ft Swather · Caterpillar 80 20 CY Hydraulic 875± Bushel Grain Cart · 2012 & 2010 Brandt 1545 15 In. x Pull Scraper · 2001 Freightliner FLD120 T/A Truck Tractor · 2006 45 Ft Grain Conveyors · 2011 Case IH 4420 Patriot 120 Ft High Kenworth W900 Sleeper T/A Truck Tractor · 1994 Freightliner Clearance Sprayer... ANd much more! For up-to-date equipment listings · please check our website: rbauction.com Ken Neuls: 306.697.7517, khneuls@yourlink.ca Neil Neuls: 306.697.7141, nbneuls@yourlink.ca Glen Neuls: 306.697.7445 Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Luke Fritshaw: 306.260.2189 800.491.4494

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Hilderman Hilderman Acres AcresLtd. Ltd.––ltd. Ray, Ray,Lorne Lorne&&Perry PerryHilderman Hilderman Urschel enterprises Duval, Duval,SK SK| |Wednesday, Wednesday,April April3,3,2013 2013· ·10am 10am Grenfell, SK | Friday, April 5, 2013 · 10am

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Peter Crushing & Hauling Ltd. Peter Crushing & Hauling Ltd. Wed. April 10 @ Percival, SK (Whitewood Area) Wed. April 10

@ Percival, SK (Whitewood Area)

Peter Crushing & Hauling Ltd. 2– 2–2011 2011CASE CASEIHIH8120 8120

Wed. April 10

2005 2005CASE CASEIHIHSTX450 STX450&& DEGELMAN DEGELMAN6900 69001616FTFT&&2008 2008CASE CASEIHIH485 485

2012 John deere 9560r

2– 2–2008 2008MASSEY MASSEYFERGUSON FERGUSON9435 943536 36FTFT

2011 cLAAs Lexion 750tt

2011 2011CASE CASEIHIH4420 4420120 120FTFT

2008 John deere 1830 61 Ft w/1910 430 bUsheL & 2010 PAttison cb3200 1998 1998DOEPKER DOEPKER

2003 cAse sPx3200 2008 2008ih BOURGAULT BOURGAULT PAtriot 90 FtFTFT 3310PHD 3310PHD 66 66

@ Percival, SK (Whitewood Area)

19952006 Premier 30 Ft 2006CASE CASE2900 IHIHADX3430 ADX3430 AUction LocAtion: From grenfell, sk, gogo8go11.3 km (5 miles) South on Grid 616, then 1.6 kmthen (1 miles) West, then 0.8West, km AUCTION AUCTION LOCATION: LOCATION: From From Strasbourg, Strasbourg, SK, SK, 11.3 km km (7(7miles) miles) North North ononHwy Hwy2020 totoDuval, Duval, then 10.5 10.5km km(6.5 (6.5 miles) miles) West, (0.5 miles) South. Yard on West side. -105.1366778 Yard Yard ononNorth North Side. Side. GPS: GPS: 51.1549556, 51.1549556, -105.1366778 Cab Cab 4x4 4x4· 1998 ·Air 1998 Doepker Doepker 28 28FtFtSuper SuperBBGrain Grain Trailer Trailer APARTIAL PARTIAL EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENTList LIST LISTINCLUDES: INCLUDES:2005 2005John Case Case 430 Bushel Drill, 2010 Pattison CB3200 Air Tank, 1979· · AAPArtiAL eqUiPment incLUdes: 2012 2008 2008Bourgault Bourgault 3310PHD 3310PHD 66 66 FtFtAir AirDrill Drill· 2006 · 2006 IHIHSTX450 STX450 4WD 4WD2011 · 2008 · 2008 Case Case IHIH485 485Quadtrac Quadtrac Ford · Ford Kenworth W900 Grain Truck, 2010 Brandt 1390XL 13 In.Case xCase 90 Deere 9560R 4WD, Claas Lexion 750TT Combine, ·1997 ADX3430Tow-Between Tow-BetweenAir AirTank Tank· ·Blanchard BlanchardTowTow9030 9030Bi-Directional Bi-Directional· ·2005 2005Case CaseIHIHMX210 MX210MFWD MFWD· · IHIHADX3430 John Deere 9100 4WD, 2003 Case IH SPX3200 Patriot 90 FT ft Grain Auger, 2008 Degelman 7000 70 FT Harrows, 2009 BetweenAir AirTank Tank· ·1996 1996Riteway RitewayJumbo Jumbo8000 800070 70FtFt 1983 1983Yanmar Yanmar276D 276DMFWD MFWDUtility Utility· 2– · 2–2011 2011Case CaseIHIH8120 8120 Between 4505 45 Ft Rotary Harrows, 245 50· Ft PullCase Type Sprayer, 1995Case Premier 2900 30 Swather, 2010 J&M 750 Phillips Heavy Heavy Harrows Harrows · Riteway · Riteway 1818FtValmar FtRock RockRake Rake 2011 · 2011 Case · 2– · 2–2008 2008 Case IHIH2152 2152 40 40 FtFtFT Draper Draper · 2– · 2– 2008 2008 Massey Massey Trucks, Bins, Grain Dryers, GPS Grain Cart, 1996 Peterbilt9435 379 Truck 2008 Castleton Fertilizer, IHIH4420 4420 120 120FtTrailers, FtHigh HighClearance Clearance Sprayer Sprayer · 2000 ·equipment, 2000FlexiFlexiFerguson Ferguson Hesston Hesston 9435 36 36FtTractors, Ft· ·1987 1987 International International Coil Coil 67XL 67XL 120 120 Ft Ft Field Field Sprayer Sprayer ...AND ...AND MUCH MUCH MORE! MORE! 1954 1954 S/A S/A Fuel Fuel Truck Truck · · 2003 2003 Ford Ford F350 F350 Lariat Lariat Crew Crew 3675A 36 ft Grain Trailer, 2008 John Deere 1830 61 FT w/1910 Tanks, Tires, Tools ...And mUch more! For Forup-to-date up-to-dateequipment equipmentlistings, listings,please pleasecheck checkour ourwebsite: website:rbauction.com rbauction.com For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Ray RayHilderman: Hilderman:306.725.7440, 306.725.7440, Lorne Lorne Hilderman: Hilderman: 306.725.7936, 306.725.7936, Paul Urschel: 306.697.2950 (h), 306.697.7289 (c) Perry PerryHilderman: Hilderman:306.725.7210 306.725.7210 purschel@sasktel.net Ritchie Bros. Territory Manger ––– Ritchie Ritchie Bros. Bros. Territory Territory Manger Manger Luke Fritshaw: 306.260.2189 800.491.4494 Dan Dan Steen: Steen:306.361.6154 306.361.6154 800.491.4494 800.491.4494

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Hilderman Acres Ltd. Ray, Lorne Perry Hilderman ––––Ray, Lorne && Perry Hilderman Hilderman Acres Ltd. Ray, Ray, Lorne Lorne && Perry Perry Hilderman Hilderman Hilderman Acres Ltd. – Ray, Lorne & Perry Hilderman

WHEEL LOADERS: 2007 John Deere 844J • 2007 John Deere 824J •2001 John Deere 644H • HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR: 2008 Deere John Deere D John LC • CRAWLER TRACTOR: 1996 CAT • WHEEL LOADERS: 2007 John 844J •240 2007 Deere 824J •2001 John Deere 644HD8R • HYSKID STEER LOADERS: 2005 S130 •TRACTOR: Bobcat 743 1996 • AGGREGATE DRAULIC EXCAVATOR: 2008John JohnDeere Deere325 240•D2004 LC •Bobcat CRAWLER CAT D8R • EQUIPMENT: 2011 Gator PE2436 Jaw Crusher • Two Nordberg • Three SKID STEER LOADERS: 2005 John Deere 325 • 2004 Bobcat S130 Symons • Bobcat54” 743Cones • AGGREGATE Screen Decks • 2009 Surge Bin • Two Elrus Control •Vans • Seven Stacking Conveyors EQUIPMENT: 2011 Gator PE2436 Jaw Crusher Two (1-2009) Nordberg Symons 54” Cones • Three up to 125 ft. • 2004 ElrusSurge Feeder • CONSTRUCTION: Tilt Blades Rippers • Conveyors Light Towers Screen Decks • 2009 Bin • Two Elrus Control Hydraulic Vans (1-2009) • Seven• Stacking up WHEEL LOADERS: 2007 John Deere 844J990 • 2007 John Deere 824J •2001 John Deere 644H• •2000 HY• TRUCK 2006 • 2004 Interntional ISX • 2003 Mack to 125 ft. • TRACTORS: 2004 Elrus Feeder •International CONSTRUCTION: Hydraulic Tilt Blades • Rippers •Granite Light Towers DRAULIC EXCAVATOR: 2008Mack JohnR600 Deere• GRAVEL 240 D LC •TRUCKS: CRAWLER TRACTOR: 1996 CAT D8R • Mack Vision • 1999 Mack 2006 • Two 1984 • LIGHT TRUCKS: • TRUCK TRACTORS: International 990 • 2004 Interntional ISX • Mack 2003 Mack Granite • 2000 SKID STEER LOADERS: 2005 John Deere 325 Two • 2004 Bobcat S130 • •Bobcat 743 • AGGREGATE Eight GMC/CHEV 2500 • GRAVEL TRAILERS: 2009 Gravhauls Tree Decaps • One Arnes • Mack Vision • 1999 Mack • Two Mack R600 • GRAVEL TRUCKS: 1984 Mack • LIGHT TRUCKS: EQUIPMENT: 2011 Gator PE2436 Jaw Crusher • Two Nordberg 54” Cones •Norac Three10’ LOWBOY TRAILERS: Fruenhaufs • TRAILERS: Too many toSymons list • SCALE: Eight GMC/CHEV 2500 •Two GRAVEL TRAILERS: Two 2009 Gravhauls • Tree Decaps2005 • One Arnes • Screen • 2009Miller SurgeGas Bin 250 • Two Elrus Control Vans (1-2009) • Seven Stacking Conveyors up X 60’ • Decks WELDERS: amp • •Lincoln Gas 250 • GEN 20082005 Wacker G5010’ • LOWBOY TRAILERS: Two Fruenhaufs TRAILERS: TooAmp many to listSETS: • SCALE: Norac to 125 ft. • 2004 Elrus Feeder • CONSTRUCTION: Hydraulic Tilt Blades • Rippers • Light Towers 2005 550RU6CTDT2 • 2000 400DSEGas • John • Lister Skid Mounted X 60’ •Volvo WELDERS: Miller Gas 250Detroit amp • Lincoln 250Deere Amp •Enclosed GEN SETS: 2008 Wacker G50 • • TRUCK TRACTORS: 2006 International 990 • 2004 Interntional ISX • 2003 Mack Granite • 2000 2005 Volvo 550RU6CTDT2 • 2000 Detroit 400DSE • John Deere Enclosed • Lister Skid Mounted • Mack Vision • 1999 Mack • Two Mack R600 • GRAVEL TRUCKS: 1984 Mack • LIGHT TRUCKS: For of Auction, Photos,TRAILERS: Complete Descriptions & More Information, Visit our• EightTerms GMC/CHEV 2500 • GRAVEL Two 2009 Gravhauls • Tree Decaps • One Arnes website or Call Hodgins Auctioneers Inc. For Terms of Auction, Photos, Complete Descriptions & More Information, Visit our LOWBOY TRAILERS: Two Fruenhaufs • TRAILERS: Too many to list • SCALE: 2005 Norac 10’ Call Hodgins Inc. X 60’ • WELDERS: Millerwebsite Gas 250 or amp • Lincoln GasAuctioneers 250 Amp • GEN SETS: 2008 Wacker G50 • 2005 Volvo 550RU6CTDT2 • 2000 Detroit 400DSE • John Deere Enclosed • Lister Skid Mounted •

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Duval, SK Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Duval, 3, ···10am Duval, Duval, SK SK|||Wednesday, |Wednesday, Wednesday, April April 3,3,2013 2013 2013 ·10am 10am 10am Duval, SK |SK Wednesday, AprilApril 3, 2013 · 10am

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MULTI PARTY FARM EQUIPMENT hodginsauctioneers.com SK PL # 915407 • AB PL # 180827 AUCTION Thursday, April 4, 2013 – 11:00 AM

2005 CASE IH STX450 CASE IH STX450 && 2005 2005 CASE CASE IHIH STX450 STX450 && 2005 2005 CASE IH STX450 & 2– 2011 CASE IH 8120 DEGELMAN 6900 16 FT 2008 CASE IH 485 2– 2011 CASE IH 8120 2– 2– 2011 2011 CASE CASE IHIH 8120 8120 DEGELMAN DEGELMAN 16 FT && CASE 485 DEGELMAN DEGELMAN 6900 6900 16 16 FTFT &2008 & 2008 2008 CASE CASE IHIH 485 485 2– 2011 CASE IH 8120 6900 6900 16 FT & 2008 CASE IH 485IH

2– 2008 MASSEY FERGUSON 9435 36 FT 2– 2008 MASSEY FERGUSON 9435 FT 2– 2– 2008 2008 MASSEY MASSEY FERGUSON FERGUSON 9435 9435 36 36 FTFT 2– 2008 MASSEY FERGUSON 9435 36 FT 36

2011 CASE IH 4420 120 FT 2011 CASE IH 4420 FT 2011 2011 CASE CASE IHIH 4420 4420 120 120 FTFT 2011 CASE IH 4420 120 FT120

2008 BOURGAULT BOURGAULT 2008 2008 BOURGAULT BOURGAULT 20082008 BOURGAULT 3310PHD 66 FT 2006 CASE IH ADX3430 1998 DOEPKER 3310PHD FT 3310PHD 3310PHD 66 66 FTFT 2006 CASE IH ADX3430 2006 2006 CASE CASE IHIH ADX3430 ADX3430 DOEPKER 1998 1998 DOEPKER DOEPKER 3310PHD 66 FT 66 2006 CASE IH ADX3430 1998 1998 DOEPKER AUCTION LOCATION: From Strasbourg, SK, go 11.3 km (7 miles) North on Hwy 20 to Duval, then 10.5 km (6.5 miles) West, AUCTION LOCATION: From Strasbourg, SK, go 11.3 km (7 miles) North on Hwy 20 to Duval, then 10.5 km (6.5 miles) AUCTION AUCTION LOCATION: LOCATION: From From Strasbourg, Strasbourg, SK, SK, go go 11.3 11.3 km km (7 (7 miles) miles) North North on on Hwy Hwy 20 20 to to Duval, Duval, then then 10.5 10.5 km km (6.5 (6.5 miles) miles) West, West, AUCTION LOCATION: From Strasbourg, SK, go 11.3 km (7 miles) North on Hwy 20 to Duval, then 10.5 km (6.5 miles) West, West, Yard on North Side. GPS: 51.1549556, -105.1366778 on North Side. GPS: 51.1549556, -105.1366778 Yard Yard on on North North Side. Side. GPS: GPS: 51.1549556, 51.1549556, -105.1366778 -105.1366778 Yard onYard North Side. GPS: 51.1549556, -105.1366778 Cab 4x4 Doepker 28 Super Grain Trailer PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 2005 Case Cab 4x4 ··Doepker 1998 Doepker 28 FtFt BBBGrain Trailer ··· · AAAPARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: Case Cab Cab 4x4 4x4 ·1998 1998 · 1998 Doepker Doepker 28 28 FtSuper Ft Super B Grain Grain Trailer A PARTIAL PARTIAL EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT LIST LIST INCLUDES: INCLUDES: 2005 2005 Case Case4x4 Cab · 1998 28 Ft Super BSuper Grain Trailer · Trailer A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 2005 2005 Case 2008 Bourgault 3310PHD 66 Air Drill 2006 Case IH STX450 4WD 2008 Case IH 485 Quadtrac Ford Bourgault 3310PHD 66 FtFt Drill ···2006 Case IH STX450 ···2008 Case 485 Quadtrac 2008 2008 Bourgault Bourgault 3310PHD 3310PHD 66 66 FtAir Ft Air Drill Drill 2006 · 2006 Case Case IHIH STX450 STX450 4WD 4WD 2008 · 2008 Case Case IH IH 485 485 Quadtrac Quadtrac Ford ·2008 Ford 2008 Bourgault 3310PHD 66 Ft Air Drill ·Air 2006 Case IH STX450 4WD ·4WD 2008 Case IH 485IH Quadtrac · Ford···Ford IH ADX3430 Tow-Between Air Tank · Blanchard Tow9030 Bi-Directional · 2005 Case IH MX210 MFWD · ADX3430 Tow-Between Air · ·Blanchard Bi-Directional Case IHIHIH MX210 MFWD ADX3430 ADX3430 Tow-Between Tow-Between Air Air Tank Tank ·Blanchard Blanchard TowTow9030 9030 Bi-Directional Bi-Directional ·2005 2005 Case Case MX210 MX210 MFWD · · IHIHIH IH·ADX3430 Tow-Between Air Tank ·Tank Blanchard Tow- Tow9030 9030 Bi-Directional · 2005· ·2005 Case IH MX210 MFWD · MFWD Between Air Tank 1996 Riteway Jumbo 8000 70 1983 Yanmar 276D MFWD 2011 Case IH 8120 Air ··Riteway Riteway 8000 FtFt 1983 Yanmar 276D MFWD Utility ··2– 2011 Case IH Between Between Air Air Tank Tank ·1996 ·1996 1996 Riteway Riteway Jumbo Jumbo 8000 8000 70 70 FtFt 1983 1983 Yanmar Yanmar 276D 276D MFWD MFWD Utility Utility ·2– 2– ·Case 2– 2011 2011 Case Case IH8120 IH 8120 8120 Between Between Air Tank ·Tank 1996 JumboJumbo 8000 70 Ft 70 1983 Yanmar 276D MFWD Utility ·Utility 2– 2011 IH 8120 Heavy Harrows · Riteway 18 Ft Rock Rake · 2011 Case · 2– 2008 Case IH 2152 40 Ft Draper · 2– 2008 Massey Heavy Harrows · Riteway 18 Ft Rock Rake · 2011 Case · 2– 2008 Case IH 2152 40 Ft Draper · 2– 2008 Massey Heavy Heavy Harrows Harrows · Riteway · Riteway 18 18 Ft Ft Rock Rock Rake Rake · 2011 · 2011 Case Case · 2– · 2– 2008 2008 Case Case IH IH 2152 2152 40 40 Ft Ft Draper Draper · 2– · 2– 2008 2008 Massey Massey · 2– 2008 Case IH 2152 40 Ft Draper · 2– 2008 Massey Heavy Harrows · Riteway 18 Ft Rock Rake · 2011 Case IH 4420 120 High Clearance Sprayer 2000 FlexiFerguson Hesston 9435 1987 International IH 4420 FtFt High Clearance Sprayer FlexiFerguson Hesston FtFt ···International 1987 International IHIH 4420 4420 120 120 FtClearance Ft High High Clearance Clearance Sprayer Sprayer 2000 · 2000 FlexiFlexiFerguson Ferguson Hesston Hesston 9435 9435 36 36 FtFt ·1987 1987 International International IH 4420 120 Ft120 High Sprayer · 2000···2000 FlexiFerguson Hesston 9435 9435 36 Ft 36 ·36 1987 Coil 67XL 120 Field Sprayer ...AND MUCH MORE! 1954 S/A Fuel 2003 Ford F350 Lariat Crew Coil 67XL FtFt Field Sprayer MUCH MORE! 1954 S/A Fuel Truck ···2003 Ford F350 Lariat Crew Coil Coil 67XL 67XL 120 120 FtSprayer Ft Field Field Sprayer Sprayer ...AND ...AND MUCH MUCH MORE! MORE! 1954 1954 S/A S/A Fuel Fuel Truck Truck ·2003 2003 Ford Ford F350 F350 Lariat Lariat Crew Crew67XL Coil 120 Ft120 Field ...AND...AND MUCH MORE! 1954 S/A Fuel Truck ·Truck 2003 Ford F350 Lariat Crew For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com For up-to-date equipment listings, check our website: rbauction.com For For up-to-date up-to-date equipment equipment listings, listings, please please check check our our website: website: rbauction.com rbauction.com For up-to-date equipment listings, pleaseplease check our website: rbauction.com

Ray Hilderman: 306.725.7440, Ray Hilderman: 306.725.7440, Ray Ray Hilderman: Hilderman: 306.725.7440, 306.725.7440, Ray Hilderman: 306.725.7440, Lorne Hilderman: 306.725.7936, Hilderman: 306.725.7936, Lorne Lorne Hilderman: Hilderman: 306.725.7936, 306.725.7936, Lorne Lorne Hilderman: 306.725.7936, Perry Hilderman: 306.725.7210 Perry Hilderman: 306.725.7210 Perry Perry Hilderman: Hilderman: 306.725.7210 306.725.7210 Perry Hilderman: 306.725.7210 Ritchie Bros. Territory Manger Bros. Territory Manger –––– Ritchie Ritchie Bros. Bros. Territory Territory Manger Manger RitchieRitchie Bros. Territory Manger – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494 Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494 Dan Dan Steen: Steen: 306.361.6154 306.361.6154 800.491.4494 800.491.4494 Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494

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sky farms inc.

Canora, SK | Tuesday, April 9, 2013 · 10 am

2002 John Deere 9750StS

2004 BourgAuLt 5710 SerIeS II 59 Ft w/5440

BUSINESS SERVICES 2– 1998 cASe Ih 9370

AuctIon LocAtIon: From CANORA, SK, at the Jct of Hwy 5 & Hwy 9, go 0.8 km (0.5 miles) West OR from YORKTON, SK, go 48 km (30 miles) North on Hwy 9 to Hwy 5, then 0.8 km (0.5 miles) West. GPS: 51.6312528, -102.9434861 A PArtIAL equIPMent LISt IncLuDeS: 2- Case IH 9370 Rock-o-Matic R560 Rock Picker · Ag Shield 90 Ft Field Sprayer 4WD · Versatile 835 Series 3 4WD · Case 2470 4WD · Massey · 2004 Bourgault LFC2000T 1920 Gallon Liquid Fertilizer Cart · Ferguson 1135 2WD · Massey Ferguson 1100 2WD · Minneapolis- 745 7 In. x 45 Ft Grain Auger · 150± Bushel Hopper Grain Wagon Moline M670 2WD · 2- John Deere 9610 Combine · Westward · Brent 1080 1000± Bushel Grain Cart · Pool 640 6 In. x 40 Ft 9300 Swather · Westward 9300 30 Ft Swather · Monohopper Grain Auger · Sakundiak HD7-1600 7 In. x 51 Ft Grain Auger · Tri/A 42 Ft Grain Trailer · 2004 Bourgault 5710 Series II 59 Ft Vertec VT5600 Grain Dryer · Westfield MK100-61 10 In. x 61 Ft Air Drill · Morris Magnum CP750 Deep Tillage Cultivator · Morris Mechanical Swing Grain Auger · Wheatheart 840 8 In. x 40 Ft 70HWR 70 Ft Heavy Harrows · Degelman R570 Rock Picker · Grain Auger...AnD Much More! For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Michael Yaholnitsky: 306.563.7770, miccar@sasktel.net Ian Yaholnitsky: 306.563.7983 Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for the Estate of Warren Domres, Fri., Apr 19, 2013 10:00am. Directions from Lemberg, SK. 3-mi West on Hwy 22 turn South on Gardiner Road & go 5-mi South, 1-mi West, 1-mi South, 1-mi West, & 3/4-miles South. Live internet bidding at www.bidspotter.com. Case 4490 4-WD tractor w/PTO; Case 2390 2-WD tractor; Case 1270 2-WD tractor; Case 1070 2-WD tractor; David Brown 990 DSL 2-WD tractor; IH 1066 2-WD tractor; Case 830 DSL 2-WD tractor w/FEL & round fenders; Ford 8N 2-WD tractor; 1984 Ford 9000 LTL tandem grain truck w/13-spd Cummins & 2 seed compartment box; 27ft Flexi-coil 5000 double shoot air drill w/JD 787 air tank; JD 8820 Titan II SP combine; 30-ft JD 230 Rigid straight cut combine header; 2006 4-WD Duramax Chev auto Silverado crew cab truck w/leather & sunroof; 1974 GMC 6000 3-ton grain truck w/wood box & roll tarp; 1966 IH 1500 grain truck w/steel box & hoist; 1987 Ford Lariat F-150 4-WD extended cab truck; 1976 GMC half ton truck; 2006 Ski-Doo Rotax 550F w/725-mi; Polaris Sportsman 800 quad w/winch & heated handle bars; Parker 400-bu grain cart; JD 7721 PT combine; Farm King steel drum swath roller; 30-ft Case 730 PT swather w/UII PU reel; 24-ft Vers PT swather; 29-ft IH 75 PT swather w/batt reel; 3, 3 wheeled header transports; 2, Goebel 4,400-bu bins on steel floors; Twister 4,000-bu bins on steel floor; Westeel 4,000bu bin on steel floor; Westeel 2,700-bu bin on steel floor; Westeel 1,950-bu bin on steel floor; Westeel 1,850-bu hopper bottom bin; Friesen 2,000-bu hopper bottom bin; Flaman & Caldwell aeration fans; OPI bin monitor system; Walinga 510 grain vac; Brandt MD 10-50 swing auger; Brandt 8-52 Supercharged PTO auger; Sakundiak 7-37 auger w/Kohler; Sakundiak 6-41 auger w/electric motor; Hart Uniflow 3 roller grain cleaner; Labtronics 919 grain moisture tester; Load Trail tandem axle car trailer; 2 steel 110-bu hopper wagons; 3-hyd dump wagons; 500-gal. poly tank on walking axles; 100-ft Brandt QF 1500 field sprayer; 85-ft Brandt field sprayer; 20-ft 3-PTH sprayer; 2, 1200-gal. poly water tanks; Chem Handler I mixer; banjo pumps & hoses, shopbuilt flax straw buncher; hyd. log splitter; front mount snow blower; 3-PTH 3 bottom plow; 3-PTH road scraper blade; 3-PTH 7-ft cultivator; 3-PTH Riteway mower; Charge Air 60-gal. air compressor; ATV floor jack; 20-ton air bottle jack; hyd porta power; plus a large complete line of shop tools. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

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

Location: From Edinburg ND, 2 north, 3 west, ¾ south and ½ east Owners: Arvid Swendseid, Edinburg ND- 701-331-0553 Wayne Brandvold, Edinburg ND-701 -331-0159, Gordon Gemmill estate, Edinburg ND-701-993-8115 Auctioneers Note: This three party + farm equipment auction features some highly maintained, shedded equipment. If you are looking for a specific piece, be sure to check out each of the owners items, as they are listed according to owners. Internet bidding: This auction will feature live internet bidding. To bid on line, go to www.dakotaonlineauctions.com/ Pre- registration is required. Lunch will be served!

Arvid Swenseid - 701-331-0553

Tractors *5088 MFD tractor, tires (80%), hub duals, 4 hyd, dual PTO, (2 shafts) factory 3 pt., excellent Buhler 895 loader w/ grapple, 10,200 hrs, highly maintained *1175 case tractor, tires (80%) Dual 3100 loader, standard trans., dual PTO, factory 3pt, 5,400 hrs. *Ford 500 2wd tractor, PTO, factory 3pt Haying and Livestock Equipment: *451 New Holland 3 PT. pto sickle mower -14’ Hesston 1014 haybine *Columbia 9 wheel rake *New Holland 56 side delivery rake *New Holland 269 square baler *Sturdi double bale feeder *(4) Round bale feeders *16’ Verns Metal feed bunks *Verns head gate Trailers: *8’ x 24’ goose neck flatbed, outriggers *Bale hauling trailer, 17 bale Combines, Tillage, and Misc. Equipment: *(3) 914 IHC combines *26’ IHC Vibrashank w/ harrows *16’ JD Chisel *Winco 15,000 watt PTO generator *8x40 Feteral PTO auger *Self propelled swather transport *8’ Farm king 960 3 pt. snow blower *Lincoln arc welder

Wayne Brandvold, Edinburg ND 701-331-0159

Truck, JD Grain Drill, Westfield Auger:*1975 Ford F-700 single axle grain truck, 360 V8, 39,000 miles, super clean *20’ JD 9350 grain drills, exceptional *10’x61’ Westfield w/ swingout Tillage, Batwing, Gravity Box: *26’ 1000 series JD field cult, harrows *16’ JD chisel *50’ Melroe harrow *15’ Rhino batwing mower *200 bushel gravity wagon Haying And Livestock Equipment: *Vermeer 505 Super i round baler *New Holland 519 manure spreader *12’ New Holland 499 hydro swing hay conditioner *New Holland 55 side delivery rake *New Holland 354 feed grinder *Verns squeeze chute *11’ New Holland rake *Verns 2 ½ ton Creep feeder w/ gates *(2) round bale feeders *(2) double bale feeders *50 cattle panels Livestock Trailer And Bale Rack: *16’ livestock trailer, double wall, tandem axle *24’ Round bale rack for a truck or flatbed trailer *Prong type rock picker

Gordon Gemmill Estate, Edinburg ND 701-993-8115

Tractors: *(3)Ford 8N’s restored *(2)Allis WD45’s, one has loader *Allis WD, 12 volt converted, has loader w/ hydraulic tilt bucket Haying And Livestock Equipment: *6’ X16’ WW cattle trailer (19’ total length), *IHC sickle mower, 7ft *Sturd-I round bale feeder *3 pt bale fork *Pole trailer for bales *Shop built trailer for bales Other Misc. Equipment And Supplies *1964 IHC 2 ton grain truck *Erskine 7’ V snowblower *18” old wood saw, tractor belt drive *1 ½ rolls of high tensile-mesh game fence, 6’6” high, (330’ in a roll) *Dakon , 4 wheel, hopper trailer *Finger reel for 15’ swather Other Misc. Hay Equipment Owned by Local Farmer (701-331-0962) *Tonutti 9 wheel T9 rake * 9’ JD 1219 hay conditioner *JD 500 round baler *JD 510 round baler

Visit our web site at www.midwestauctions.com/dakota OR www.globalauctionguide.com OR call Auction Company for a sale bill. Your North Central North Dakota Auction Leader, Dakota Auctioneers, Larry Swenson Ag Land & Farm Equipment Auctions, Lic # 508, 525 Main St., Cando ND 58324, 701-968-4224 Office or 701-303-0379 Cell

9TH ANNUAL SPRING EQUIPMENT AUCTION Drayton, ND.

Saturday, April 13th • Tractors • Trucks • Tillage • Sprayers • Row Crop • Headers • Recreational • Lawn & Garden. Full listing after March 23rd on midwestauctions.com, Agweek, or Farm & Ranch. online bidding on major items.

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Work Custom Grain Cleaning. Cleaning a variety for different grains and special crops. Rosetown MB. (204) 327-6488 or (204) 312-0726. schgrain@gmail.com

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662. CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmovers@hotmail.com

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!

SUKUP GRAIN BINS Flatbottom or hopper, heavy duty, setup crews available, winter pricing now in effect. Call for more info Vince (204)998-9915

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BUILDINGS

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere

Tillage & Seeding

BUILDINGS

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Air Drills 36-FT & 44-FT JD 730’s w/787 carts, $18,000$19,000; 787 carts $12,000- $14,000. 57-ft. Flexicoil 5000 w/2320 cart, 1-in. knife, 3-in. rubber, $23,500. Can deliver. Brian (204)856-6119 or (204)685-2896, MacGregor, MB.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Seeding 06 JD 1770 NT 16-30in planter. 2x2 liquid fertilizer w/Yetter all wheel steer caddie. 3-bu hoppers, Esets, row cleaners. Excellent condition, always shedded. $76,000US. Phone:(218)773-8160 or (701)741-7957. Grand Forks, MN. JD 610 AIR SEEDER 41-ft harrows, Haukaas markers, c/w Flexicoil aircart, 3 tanks, 2320 model. Good working condition, $14,000 OBO. Oakbank, MB. Phone:(204)792-4257.

Combines

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

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH

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.

FOR SALE: 2005 CASE IH 8010 combine, AWD, 45-32 front tires, means 45-in wide, 28Lx26 rear tires, approx 1950-separator hrs w/spreader & chopper, 30-ft draper header, $150,000; 2008 Case IH 8010, AWD, 45-32 front tires, 28Lx26 rear tires, spreader & chopper, approx 800-separator hrs, w/30-ft flex draper header, $250,000. Phone:(204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Handling

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

Combine ACCessories

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 FOR SALE: JD 567 Baler, silage special, megawide PU w/hyd lift, bale kicker, 1000 PTO, $15,500; JD 930 disc bine, 11.5-ft wide, 1000 PTO, $5500; 10-wheel V rake, 3-PTH, $2500. Call Don (204)873-2430. NH BR750, 4X6 BALES, auto-wrap, bale monitor, wide p/u, always shedded, in excellent condition. Phone (204)782-1336 or (204)269-5317. Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Various

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories

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

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

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

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

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd. 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

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

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Versatile 1982 855 VERS. 9,042-HRS showing, 20.8x38 tires, w/approx 60% rubber left. Phone: (204)763-8846 or Cell: (204)721-0940 1985 836 VERSATILE W/PTO, 4 remotes, plumbed for air seeder, showing 7030-hrs, w/L-10 engine & standard transmission. Tire size 18.4x38 w/75% rubber left & tractor is in VGC. Phone:(204)836-2293, cell (204)825-7875.

WANTED: SUNFLOWER-MORRIS EXPRESS DISC Airdrill, 40-45-ft in width, in good shape. Phone Days Cell:(204)526-5298 or Evenings (204)743-2145.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 2 Wheel Drive

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Various 28-FT IHC 6200 PRESS drills, factory transport, hyd. markers, shaft monitor, shedded & field ready. 25-ft IHC 725 swather, shedded & very nice. Massey Ferguson 852 pull-type combine, full monitor, new pickup, shedded, really nice condition. Reason for selling: Quit farming. Phone:(204)858-2117. FOR SALE: 33-FT FLEXI-COIL 5000 air drill, w/1720 TBH air tank, heavy trips, 3/4-in Atom Jet Carbide hoe-tips on 7.2-in spacing, steel press wheels & liquid fert. kit, good cond., side-slide markers also avail. Call (204)867-2087 (204)867-7117, Horner Cattle Co., Minnedosa.

Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Salvage

RETIRED, HAVE FOR SALE: Green-lighted JD7800 MFWD tractor w/GPS; 36-ft Continental Anhydrous applicator on Morris cultivator frame w/mounted harrows; 54-ft Morris 4-bar harrows; 18ft Ezee-On model 400 heavy disc; 30-ft JD 9450 press hoe drill. Wilmot Milne (204)385-2486, cell (204)212-0531, Gladstone MB. 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.

GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. PARTING OUT TRACTORS: CASE 930, 1270, Cockshutt 30, MM-U, also cultivators, harrows, seed drills, some older trucks, misc hyd cyl., some combine parts, older swathers, etc. (204)685-2124 cell (204)871-2708.

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 – 4 Wheel Drive 2008 JOHN DEERE 9530T, 2890-hrs, 36-in tracks, AT ready, wide swing drawbar, 4-hyd, 1000PTO, HIDs, deluxe cab, buddy seat, $230,000. (701)825-6247. 2011 VERS. 435 TRACTOR. 300-hrs, 800x38 Firestone tires, 4 hyd, deluxe cab, like new, w/complete JD auto-steer. $196,000US. Phone:(701)741-7957 or (218)773-8160. Grand Forks, MN.

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 Potato & Row Crop Equipment DAHLMAN 6-ROW, CUP STYLE potato planter; Better Built potato seed cutter. Also assorted potato equipment. Ph (204)757-2887, spudway@mts.net

Is your ag equipment search more like a needle in a haystack search?

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various 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

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

• 2009 Amity 40 ft Twin disc 64 run seed unit with 32 run Midrow Fertilizer banders. Blockage sensor on each seed and fertilizer run, Rubber tires on row Packers. Serial #TD216208. Sells complete with Morris pull between 3 Compartment 320 total bu, series XL 80. Model 8240 Seed tank, Trelleborg 900/60/32 tires. Serial #230091003 from Neighbour Willie Heickenwalder 204-870-1314 • 2005 CHN Chisel Plow 50 ft, model PTX 600

40-FT JD 1050 FIELD cultivator, 3-row mulchers, like-new shovels, $3500; 90-ft Powermatic, diamond harrows, $2200; 80-ft Powermatic, tine harrows, heavy coil, $3200; 24-ft JD press drill, rubber packers, plus 16-ft JD drill for parts, grass seeders; 18-ft Drill-fill, $500; All items in good cond. & ready to use. Phone:(204)373-2502, pls lv msg. FOR SALE: 70-FT HEAVY diamond $1,825 OBO Phone:(204)745-2784.

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FOR SALE: DEUTZ 13006, back tires 23.1x34, 9,200-hrs, always shedded, $5,000. Phone (204)523-8872 or Box 793 Killarney, MB R0K 1G0.

THe PinTeriTs FArm AucTion

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.

APril 11, 2013

locaTion: 7 mileS norTh oF elie. 1 mile eaST oF JcT. 248 and highway 26. For listings & Photos See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230 Bill Klassen Auctioneers bill@billklassen.com

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.

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.

PIECES OF AG EQUIPMENT!

JD 8650 Tractor 4 hyd. outlets, 1000 PTO, rubber vg: Firestone 7000 radials 20.8x38 duals, new radiator, very good condition. Call Daniel (204)526-2746 home or (204)526-5257 cell katvd13@hotmail.com

FLEXICOIL 49-FT MODEL 800 chisel plow. 650-lb trips, 19-in spacing, harrows, Raven NH3 & distribution kit, Atom-Jet non-freezing blades. $35,000. Phone:(204)842-5251 or Cell:(204)847-0188. Birtle, MB.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Case/IH

OVER 43,000

83 JD 4650 JD 4650 MFWD, POWER SHIFT, 7,562HRS., 18.4-42 DUALS, 16.9-28 FRONT TIRES, 3 PT QUICK HITCH, CLEAN TRACTOR, $29,900. Phone (204)324-7781 or (204)324-5194.

JD 7000 CORN PLANTER. 8 row, Excellent condition, field ready, small fingers & large fingers, heavy disc. $12,000 OBO Phone:(204)573-0454 or (204)354-2254.

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443

www.fyfeparts.com

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

We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-782-0794.

2009 MACDON FD70 FLEXDRAPER Header, 40ft, CR/AFX adaptor, dual knife drive, transport, $54,000. (701)825-6247.

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FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Tillage

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.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere

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

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1995 JD 7200 MWFA, 740 loader & bucket, 3-PTH, 12,355-hrs, 13.6x28 front, 18.4x38 rear, tractor excellent condition, $29,800. Phone (204)448-2348.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

SITTLER

Compost Turners, Spreaders, Screeners, Baggers

Brent Hansen Environmental

204-726-3335 www.globalrepair.ca FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

LOOKING FOR SMALL SQUARE balers & pulltype swathers, end-wheel drills. Phone (204)325-4526, ask for Corny.

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

WANTED EQUIPMENT INCLUDING STALLS for tie stall dairy barn. Phone (204)728-8448. WANTED OLD DEAD GRAIN trucks. Landmark MB. (204)355-4667 fax (204)355-4131. WANTED:TD6, 835 VERSATILLE, swather. Phone:(204)378-5543.

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GRUNTHAL, MB.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

REGULAR CATTLE SALES with Holstein Calves every TUESDAY at 9 am

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

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions 7TH ANNUAL PROUDLY WESTERN BULL SALE, 70 Simmental yearling bulls & a select group of yearling heifers sell Saturday, March 30th, 1:00pm at the Whitewood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. For more info contact one of the consignors: Johnson Stock Farms, (306)224-4272, Prairie Wind Farms Ltd., (306)634-4410, Scissors Creek Cattle Co., (306)735-4434, Sun Rise Simmentals, (306)534-4700, Tableland Cattle Co., (306)421-7967 or KBR Kattle Kompany, (306)458-7503. Catalogue can be viewed at www.transconlivestock.com.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus 2 YR. OLD VIRGIN ANGUS BULLS

2 YR. OLD VIRGIN ANGUS BULLS, bred for performance, calving ease & good disposition. Sired by Rachis, Masterplan, Bullwinkle. Semen tested. Delivery available. Wolf Willow Angus, (204)859-2517, Rossburn, MB ANGUS PINE FARM HAS yearling Black & Red Angus bulls for sale. Semen tested & delivered, we also have 4 bulls at the MB Bull Test Station, Sale April 6th. Check them out at www.manitobabulltest.com , Also yearling purebred heifers for sale, call Peter or Florence Petrash (204)425-7765, Sundown. RED & BLACK ANGUS bulls, 2 yr old, semen tested & guaranteed. Triple V Ranch Dan at (204)665-2448 cell (204)522-0092, Matt at (204)264-0706. ROHAN ANGUS HAS ON offer Black & Red 2-yr old bulls, no seconds all 2-yr olds. Phone (204)467-5093 after 7 pm. Stonewall, MB.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin

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

DB MICHIELS RED ANGUS PB 2 yr old bulls for sale. Catalogue info available by e-mail. Yearling bulls & heifers also for sale. Contact David (204)870-7070 or Brian (204)526-0942, Holland, MB. E-mail dmichiels10@gmail.com

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.

SILVER CREEK FARMS Angusville, MB Have on offer yearling Registered Red Angus Bulls for sale These bulls have been selected for: feed efficiency, temperament & structural soundness. For more information (204)773-3252

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. BLACK HAWK ANGUS HAS for sale registered yearling bulls & one 2-yr old heifer bull. Check out the results of our bulls at the Douglas test station. (www.manitobabulltest.com) Call Kevin (204)529-2605, Mather. 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.

Saturday, April 13th Wilkinridge Stock Farm Bull Sale at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20th Bred Cow & Heifer Sale at 10:00 a.m.

FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls. Virgin 2-yr olds & herd sires available. Phone: (204)564-2540. www.nerbasbrosangus.com

Sales Agent for

1-800-587-4711

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus

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.

Monday, April 8th & 29th Sheep and Goat Sale with Small Animals at 12:00 Noon

Saturday, April 27th Horse & Tack Sale at 10:00 a.m.

www.penta.ca

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus

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We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural products for your livestock needs. (protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc) For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

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REGULAR SALE Every Friday 9AM

NEXT SHEEP & GOAT SALE Wednesday, April 3 @ 1:00 pm

NO SALE MARCH 29 DUE TO GOOD FRIDAY

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

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. GOOD SELECTION OF 2 yr old & yearling Black Angus bulls; Also Black X Simm hybrid bulls. Guaranteed breeders. Semen tested. B/B Duncan (204)556-2348 (204)556-2342, Cromer. 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. N7 STOCK FARM HAVE 30 top quality yearling Black Angus bulls for sale by private treaty. Sired by some of the Breed’s leading AI sires, bulls are developed on a homemade oat ration & free choice hay. Performance records available, will be semen tested, delivery available. Contact Gerald & Wendy Nykoliation (204)562-3530 or Allan’s cell (204)748-5128. NEW ZALK ANGUS FARM has consigned 15 yearling bulls to Douglas test station & 7 bulls to SW station. Moderate size w/good growth & excellent EPDs. Douglas Sale April 6th, SW Sale April 13th. Check out these quality animals online www.manitobabulltest.com or www.southwestbulldevelopmentcentre.com or phone us (204)685-2537. OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has 2-yr old & yearling bulls for sale. For more information Phone:(204)375-6658.

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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 Auctions

Licence #1122

TRANSCON'S CATTLE COUNTRY SIMMENTAL & CHAROLAIS BULL SALE Offering 93 Bulls, 68 Simmental & 25 Charolais

Tuesday April 9, 2013 at 1:00 pm Neepawa, MB

Please visit our website for more information www.transconlivestock.com Or give us a call at 403-638-9377 FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

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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! REG RED ANGUS BULLS for sale both yearlings & 2 yr olds. Also have bred cows & cow/calf pairs for sale. Phone (204)641-5725, Arborg, MB. WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM ANNUAL Bull Sale Sat., Apr 13th, 1:00pm at Grunthal Auction Mart. Featuring 10 Red yearling Maine-Anjou bulls; 1 Black 2 yr old Maine bull; 7 Black yearling Maine bulls; 19 yearling Red Angus bulls. All bulls are polled, performance tested & will have passed breeding evaluation. Bulls are selected for growth, breeding soundness, calving ability & structural correctness. Bulls can be viewed online at www.wilkinridge.blogspot.ca For more info or sale catalogue Contact Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631 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 – Blonde d’Aquitaine BELLEVUE BLONDES HAS AN excellent group of performance tested, polled Blonde yearling bulls for sale. Call Marcel:(204)379-2426 or (204)745-7412. Haywood, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais CLINE CATTLE COMPANY has for sale purebred yearling Charolais bulls. Quiet, good feet, will be semen tested & guaranteed. Call Brad (204)537-2367 or Cell (204)523-0062. DEFOORT STOCK FARM HAS an excellent group of registered Charolais bulls for sale by private treaty. Over 40 bulls on offer, 20 of them are Red. Choose your bull early for best selection. All bulls performace tested, semen tested & delivered. Visit us online at www.defoortstockfarm.com Celebrating 33-yrs in Charolais. Call us at (204)743-2109.

POLLED, BLACK & RED LIMOUSIN BULLS Light to moderate birthweights, quiet, semen tested, delivery available. Also a package of replacement heifers. View cattle at www.cherwaylimousin.ca or call (204)736-2878; info@cherwaylimousin.ca

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. SECTION 19 CATTLE CO. offers its first set of yearling Maine Anjou bulls originating from the reputation Cee Farms cow herd. Thick, deep & quiet. Blacks & Reds w/moderate birthweights. Call Cam at (204)239-1553 or e-mail section19cattleco@gmail.com WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM ANNUAL Bull Sale Sat., Apr 13th, 1:00pm at Grunthal Auction Mart. Featuring 10 Red yearling Maine-Anjou bulls; 1 Black 2 yr old Maine bull; 7 Black yearling Maine bulls; 19 yearling Red Angus bulls. All bulls are polled, performance tested & will have passed breeding evaluation. Bulls are selected for growth, breeding soundness, calving ability & structural correctness. Bulls can be viewed online at www.wilkinridge.blogspot.ca For more info or sale catalogue Contact Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Salers YEARLING & 2-YR OLD polled Salers bulls for sale. Sons of the top performing sires in Canada. Red or Black, hand fed & quiet, birth weights from 79lbs. www.sweetlandsalers.com or Phone:(204)762-5512

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn FOR SALE: RED, POLLED, 2 yr old & yearling bulls. Developed on a growing ration. Birth weights as low as 63-lbs. We also have bulls at Douglas Test Station. Check out our website at www.poplarparkfarm.com (204)764-2382. Prairie Acre Shorthorn Bull sells at Douglas

FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD Purebred Charolais bulls. Polled, colored & white, quiet, $2,250 -$2,500. Wayne Angus:(204)764-2737. 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.

Prairie Acre Clydes & Shorthorns has a Reg. roan polled Shorthorn bull for sale at the Douglas Bull Test Station on Apr. 6. Sale starts w/Shorthorns 1:00pm. Wt 1232 end of test. For details (204)828-3573.

FOR SALE: PUREBRED YEARLING & 2-yr old Charlois bulls, semen tested & guaranteed. Wawanesa, MB. Phone:(204)824-2115.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

MARTENS CHAROLAIS EXCELLENT YEARLING & 2-yr old bulls for sale. Dateline sons for calving ease & performance. Specialist sons for consistent thickness. 3-yr old Red Mist son. Call Ben (204)534-8370.

10 YEARLING SIMMENTAL BULLS FOR SALE 3 Fullblood Full Fleck bulls are sired out of JNR Canon, the high seller from the 2010 National Trust Sale in AB. 7 PB bulls are sired by high seller KOPS Livewireson 57W. Birth weights ranging from 84-104 lbs for calving ease, all bulls are semen tested & ready to go. Contact Dallas Ehr from Forty Creek Ranch to learn more about the pedigree & come down to the farm to check them out. Phone: (204)212-0107.

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Galloway FOR SALE: GALLOWAY BULLS. Purebred yearlings & 2-yr olds. Blacks & Duns now available. Willow-Mar Farms. Tom Morrish -Devlin, Ont. Phone:(807)486-3622.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Gelbvieh

2-YR OLD & YEARLING polled Simmental bulls, w/A.I. backgrounds. Papered cows also for sale. Acomb Valley Simmentals, Minnedosa (204)867-2203. CONRAY CATTLE CO. HAS for sale 2-yr old & yearling polled red factor bulls. These bulls are quiet, structurally sound & have great hair coats. They are sired by a proven calving ease sire. They will be semen tested & delivered. Connor:(204)825-2140 or Gayle:(204)825-0163.

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. PRAIRIE GELBVIEH ALLIANCE BULL Sale, Apr 6th 1:30pm. Johnstone Auction Mart, Moosejaw SK. Catalogue at www.johnstoneauction.ca or Selin’s Gelbvieh 306-793-4568. SELIN’S GELBVIEH FARM, RED & Black Polled yearling bulls, semen tested & also selling bulls at PGA sale in Moosejaw. Call Wayne (306)793-4568.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford 2 yr old Hereford Bulls For Sale. Good selection of 2 yr old Polled Hereford bulls for sale. Most are suitable for breeding heifers or cows. Excellent blood lines, performance tested & ready to go. Winterning available until you need them. Call early for best selection. Rod (204)873-2637 or rodg@mymts.net FOR SALE: EXCELLENT SELECTION of yearling & 2-yr old purebred, polled Hereford bulls. Good performance, tie broke, quiet, up to date on vaccinations. Will deliver & winter until May 1st. Can be viewed online at www.rocknabh.com. Call Allan /Bonnie at (204)764-0364 or Kevin/Holly at (204)764-0331.

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. 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.

For Sale: Red, Polled, Simmental Bulls

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 HORNED Hereford bulls, 2-yr old & yearlings. Semen tested & delivered. Phone M. Wilson:(204)246-2142. 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. POLLED HEREFORD BULLS & Black Baldi females for sale. Phone Wally:(204)523-8713 or Cell:(204)534-8204. Check website @ www.roselawnfarms.com for pictures & details. QUALITY PUREBRED POLLED QUIET bulls. 2 5-yr old herd Sires. 1 herd Sire from Crittenden herd in SK. 1 from our Grand Champion Lacombe bull in AB. 1 2-yr old horned bull purebred no papers, extremely thick & deep, heavy quarters from our heavy milking polled cow. 3 yearling polled bulls sired by our reserved senior bull from Toronto Royal Fair. Thick beef, good round butts. All bulls from heavy-milking purebred no-papered dams. 53-yrs breeding Herefords. Phone Francis Poulsen (204)436-2284, cell (204)745-7894.

1, 5 yr old herd sire (pictured) Also yearling bulls, deep, thick & semen tested. Call Kelly @ Boynecrest Stock Farm (204)828-3483 or (204)745-7168

LIVESTOCK Cattle – South Devon BULLS FOR SALE: 2, 3 yr old Solid Red South Devon bulls, will semen test, $2,000 each. Phone (204)425-3362 or cell (204)371-6424.

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

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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. 30 BLACK & BLACK Baldi & 30 Red angus X Simmental. Excellent quality open replacement heifers. Very quite, pail fed, willing to feed until Apr 15. $1,150 choice, or $1,100 take all Phone:(204)825-2799 or (204)825-8340. Pilot Mound, MB. FOR SALE: 20 BRED cows & cows w/calves. Red Angus cross Simmental. Phone (204)749-2033, Rathwell. FOR SALE: 60 BLACK bred hfrs, $1,350 each. Phone (204)937-7688, Roblin, MB. FOR SALE: 60 HOME-RAISED Angus cross heifers, bred to Black Angus bulls, to calve late March. Total health program current, performance guarantee. Call (204)867-2087 or (204)867-7117, Horner Cattle Co., Minnedosa. FOR SALE: ANGUS HEREFORD cross heifers, bred for calving ease, fertility & maternal traits, out of purebred cows & bulls. Guilford Hereford Ranch, Call Don (204)873-2430. 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. SWATH GRAZING? BOOST THE YIELD & double the Protein & Calcium by adding Yellow Blossom Clover seed to the Millet. Other Plus’s: can be kept “year two” if a drought & leaves field “Nitrogen” rich. Processing soon. Bags or totes. Also some top yielder Foxtail Millet & Oats off breaking! For prices & delivery call early D. White Seeds (204)822-3649, Morden. SOUTHWEST BULL DEVELOPMENT SALE 50 Red & Black Angus, Hereford Bulls April 13, 2013 at 1:00pm. Video sale at Oak Lake Community Hall. Bulls viewed at Batho Farms Ltd. Catalogue & Video online at Southwestbulldevelopmentcentre.com Contact Ron (204)855-2404 or cell (204)748-5208 Albert cell (204)748-7640.

WANTED, BELTING 3/4-IN THICK & approximately 42-in wide. Ph: (204)485-1490.

ELIAS SCALES “NO WEIGH LIKE IT”

Platform Scales Several sizes to choose from (no electrics)

Bale scales

Crate scales stationary & portable

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE PATCH WORK QUILTS HAND-QUILTED, twin & double sized, various patterns. Phone (204)776-2161.

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 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.

Horses LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions ROCKING W SPRING HORSE SALE Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Huge Tack Sale: Fri., Apr 19th. Horse Sale: Sat., Apr 20th. Late entries accepted. (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.

LIVESTOCK Horses – Quarter Horse 4 NICELY started Quarter horses & 1 thoroughbred. For more information Phone:(204)467-2650 or (204)467-5136. Call after 8:00p.m.

Swine LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123 LIVESTOCK Poultry For Sale EXOTIC BIRD & ANIMAL AUCTION, Apr. 21st, 2013. Skating Rink at Indian Head, SK. 11:00am. Lunch available. To consign call Yvonne (306)347-1068. For info call Gord (306)695-2184.

Specialty LIVESTOCK Specialty – Bison/Buffalo FOR SALE: 6 BRED bison cows, $1,500 each OBO & 1 bull. Phone (807)548-4435 or (807)466-7610

LIVESTOCK Specialty – Various FOR SALE: REGISTERED BELTON Galloway bull, Mouflon sheep & yaks. Phone:(807)548-4435 or (807)466-7610.

LIVESTOCK Livestock Equipment 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. HIQUAL CLASSIC CALVING PEN, 10x12 auto head gate w/squeeze gate, left & right doors for calving sucking. Phone (204)836-2523. 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.

1000 Litre Plastic Caged Storage Tanks $74.50 ea. Call Ken 204-794-8383 #2 Mountain View Rd Winnipeg, MB

Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc. MUSICAL BANJOS, $229-898; MANDOLINS, $125-599; Electric Guitars, $98-569; Amplifiers, $29.95-1,200; Violins $69.95-1,295; Harmonicas, $8.98-220; Ukuleles $39.95-179; Student Guitars, $59.95-$149.95; Base Guitars, $129-299; Auto Harps, $299-500; Drums, $399; Trumpet, $199; Trombone, $299; P.A. Microphones, Strings, Cases, Music Books, Accessories. Hildebrand Music Portage La Prairie Mall (204)857-3172

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

REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots READY TO MOVE HOMES: starting at $75,000 for 1,320-sq.ft., 3 bdrm, 1 full bath, plus mudroom bath . Will also custom build top your plan. MARVIN HOMES INC, Steinbach, MB. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484 www.marvinhomes.ca

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba FARM LAND FOR SALE by Tender. RM of Argyle, SE & SW 1/4 of 28-6-14, approx 300-acres, organic land, presently in hay, crop insurance G located 2-mi South of Glenboro on Hwy #5; RM of Argyle SE 1/4 29-6-13W, 160-acres all arable, crop insurance F assessment, $87,100; RM of Strathcona SE 1/4 27-6-16W 158-acres, 60-acres cultivated balance pasture, crop insurance F. Hilton Clay. Address tenders to Dave Mooney Box 370 Wawanesa MB. Fax (204)824-2346 email dsmooney56@hotmail.com Tenders close at 1:00pm on April 1st. For viewing or details call Dave Mooney (204)824-2094. FARMLAND FOR SALE IN Fisher Branch area by Tender. SE 4-26-3W approx 134-acres, 120 cultivated, currently seeded to fall Rye. NW 12-25-3, approx 153-acres, currently wheat stubble. SW 13-25-3W approx 110-acres, 100-acres cult. 45 stubble, 55 grass. E 1/2 7-25-2W, 255-acres stubble, 15-acres grass, balance bush. Please submit tenders to PO Box 505, Fisher Branch MB, R0C 0Z0. Closing date April 3rd 2013. Highest bidder not necessarily accepted. FARM SPECIALIST: COUNT ON GRANT TWEED, informed, professional assistance for sellers & buyers. www.granttweed.com Call (204)761-6884 anytime. Service with integrity. FOR SALE: POTATO SPECIAL CROPS LANDCARMEN. 470-acres potato & special crops land in 1 block in the Carmen area. Spring 2013 possession. Contact Melvin Toews at Golden Plains Realty Ltd. (204)745-3677.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba

If interested, please send a 5lbs sample* to the following address: Attn: Sandy Jolicoeur Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. 102 Melville Street Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 0R1 *Please state the Variety & Quantity for Sale

For more information, please contact Sandy at:

306-975-9251 306-975-1166 sjolicoeur@bioriginal.com

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

PETS PETS & SUPPLIES QUALITY ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL pups, all vet work done, born Jan 15th, asking $500, deposit will hold. Phone:(204)845-2278, (204)556-2417, Elkhorn Mb.

REAL ESTATE

FARMS FOR SALE

FARM LAND SALE BY TENDER

PROPERTY OWNED BY PETKAU ENT. LTD.

RM of Park - Half section with approximately 270 cultivated acres. Yard site with hydro and quonset. Legal: E 1/2 28-19-19w

Parcel 3: SE ¼ 27-3-6 WPM, in Manitoba (being approx. 140 cult. acres and 20 acre yardsite with 5 steel bins on cement)

SELBY LAW OFFICE

351 Main St., PO Box 279 Manitou, MB. R0G 1G0 Parcel 1: NW ¼ 27-3-6 WPM, in Manitoba (being approx. 162 cult. acres) Parcel 2: SW¼ 27-3-6 WPM, in Manitoba (being approx. 160 cult. acres)

Including all mines and minerals on each quarter. Adjacent to Municipal water lines. Located six miles NW of Morden, Manitoba. CONDITIONS OF TENDER 1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property. 2. Tenders may be placed and accepted on one, two or all of the above described parcels of land. 3. Tenders must be received on or before 2:00 p.m. on April 5, 2013. 4. Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit of 5% of the amount offered, payable to Selby Law Office Trust. Deposit cheques accompanying unacceptable bids will be returned. 5. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 6. The purchaser(s) shall be responsible for payment of GST or shall self-assess for GST. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. The bidder(s) whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering terms and conditions of sale. 2. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender must be paid on or before the date of closing which shall be April 12, 2013, or evidence provided that the purchase funds will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance of the accepted tender is not paid within the set time limit the deposit paid may be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. 3. Possession is not authorized until acceptable arrangements for full payment are made following acceptance of tender. 4. Successful bidder(s) will be responsible for real property taxes commencing date of possession.

RM of Clanwilliam - Four quarters with approximately 385 cultivatable acres. Good farmland! Legal: NE 1-17-18w, SE 1-17-18w, NW 1-1718w and SW 12-17-18w.

Rick Taylor 204-867-7551 rtaylor@homelife.com

HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Wanted

For further information contact Larry J. Selby at Phone:(204) 242-2801

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.

FARMLAND FOR SALE RM OF GRANDVIEW 1) SW 34-23-24W 160-acs 135-acs Cultivated 2) NE 5-24-24W 160-acs 105-acs Cultivated 3) SW 8-24-24W 160-acs 150-acs Cultivated old yardsite w/municipal waterline & hydro 4) SW 12-24-25W 160-acs 155-acs Cultivated 5) NE 12-24-25W 145-acs 142 Cultivated 6) PT NE 12-24-25W 15-acs yardsite c/w 1,376-sq.ft. bungalow home. Built in 1998, 3 bdrm w/finished basement, deck & pool. Municipal water line, steel grain storage & Quonset implement storage. Sealed written tenders will be accepted on individual as well as any combination of parcels. Tenders will be accepted until midnight Monday, April 22nd, 2013. Mail tenders to: PO Box 784 Grandview, MB R0L 0Y0 Marked “Land Tenders” For more info call (204)648-6271. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

WANTED: A MIXED FARM in Western MB or Eastern SK. 1/2-2 sections, consider livestock & equipment also. Contact Phil Schwarz (204)842-3491, Box 40 Birtle MB, R0M 0C0.

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale Lowe Farm Land 230 Acres south of Lowe Farm. Open to offers. Call for information after 6:30pm (204)746-6800. lmunrau@xplornet.com NE1/4 36-16-10 W/HYDRO & fenced approx 100-acs cultivatable 2-mi North & 1.5 West of Langruth, priced reasonably. Not needed any more. Phone (204)386-2713. WANTED TO BUY: 20-50-ACRES South/Central Manitoba. Prefer partly treed. Call after 6 pm. (204)854-2350.

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BASELINE CATTLE CO. Gilbert Plains, MB

Fri. April 12 @ 2pm Sharp! Auction Held at Legion Hall, Gilbert Plains Directions to Feedlot Quarter: At HWY Junction 5 & 10, Go 2 Miles South, 1/2 Mile West

1119 ACRES IN TOTAL!

All LAND IN RM OF GILBERT PLAINS Parcel

Legal 2012 Land Cult. Total Description Assessment Acres Acres 1 NW 35-24-21 W1 $29,900.00 90.00 159.92 2 NE 35-24-21 W1 $23,900.00 40.00 159.82 3 SE 35-24-21 W1 $48,000.00 140.00 159.89 4 NE 36-24-21 W1 $32,100.00 80.00 159.89 5 SW 2-25-21 W1 $43,200.00 80.00 160.00 6 SW 3-25-21-W1 $40,500.00 120.00 160.00 7 SE 5-25-21 W1 $27,000.00 100.00 160.00 TOTALS $244,600.00 650.00 1119.52 Most of the cultivated land is presently seeded to hay/pasture & Fenced • All the land could easily be converted back into grain land • Bush land could be developed into prime grain land. • PARCEL 1 • 2500 Head Feedlot PARCEL 5 • Has Facilities for 300- 400 Head Cow/Calf Operation Land will be offered as individual parcels, combinations of parcels, and as an entirety.

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

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

RM of Minto - Minnedosa area mixed farm section of land with home, shop, quonset, calving barn, cattle sheds. Very scenic with river running through it. Legal: 19-16-18w

FARM, RANCHLAND & FEEDLOT

ORGANIC Organic – Grains

Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., based in Saskatoon, is actively buying Organic Flax from the 2012 crop year.

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DON’T MISS OUR SPRING SALES UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for G.S. TARDIFF FARMS LTD of STE. ROSE, MB - TUESDAY, APRIL 9th 11:00 AM - Complete listing and pictures visit our www.fraserauction.com

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for DEAN HUNTER of BRANDON, MB - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10th at 12:00 NOON

DIRECTIONS: (From Brandon, MB) Jct of 18th St North & Hwy #459 (Grand Valley Road) Also known as 18th St North & Kirkcaldy Drive at Home Depot - Wal-Mart mall. Turn West 3.7kms on Hwy #459 (Grand Valley Road) to sale site on North side of road. Watch for signs. (From #1 Hwy & #459) Grand Valley Road – West of Brandon at the bottom of the valley Turn East 6kms on #459 Grand Valley Road to sale site on North side of road. Watch for Signs TERMS ON HARVEST EQUIPMENT: Dean would like to offer terms on the combine, straight cut header and swather. Terms will be as follows: A non refundable deposit of 25% down sale dale with balance due by certified cheque payable to Dean Hunter on or before August 1st 2013. Units will stay in the possession of the seller until which time full settlement is made. Buyers must insure units on their own policy at time of sale. TRACTORS: *2004 JD 9220 4WD 325hp Tractor w/1573hrs showing, 24 spd Quad Range Trans with Hi/Low, 620/70R46 Good Year Duals, Rear Wheel Weight Pkg, 4 Remote w/return line, Green Star Ready, s/n021243 *1983 JD 4250 2WD 120hp Tractor w/15 Spd Power shift Trans, dual hyd, dual PTO, 18.4R38 Duals, 10.00-16 Front, 3008hrs showing, s/n003922 (Front rubber is new) HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *2010 JD 9770 STS SP combine w/89 eng hrs showing, 61 sep hrs showing, JD 615P pick up header with air ride, Green Star ready, Hopper Topper, Long auger, Extended 5 yr transferable warranty (eng & trans) Good till Aug 16, 2015 or 1250 hrs, Halogen Light Pkg, 900/60R32 Good Year Drives, 600/60R Rear, s/n0736807 *2006 JD 4895 SP Swather w/30’ Honey Bee WS30 Header, 2 Spd Hydro, 290 Cutting hrs showing & 373 engine hrs showing, Mounted 10’ Swath roller, fore & aft, header tilt, s/n320151 *2007 30’ JD 930D Straight cut Header w/fore & aft, air ride, pick up reels, self transport, s/n721060 *10” x 60’ Buhler/Farm King, PTO Swing Hopper Auger, s/n21505002 *7” x 37’ Sakundiak auger w/ 13HP Honda Engine, Wheatheart bin Sweep, s/n42780 *(3) Big Daddy Poly Auger Hoppers SEED & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: *2004 41’ JD 1820 Air Drill w/ 10” spacing, 4” splitters with carbide tips, single chute, 4” rubber packets, 2004 JD 1910 air Tank w/ duals on front castors, 120 & 150 Bus Tanks (Never had fertilizer in them) (approx 9000 total acres on these drills, always shedded) drill s/n705275 – tank s/n705146 *43’ JD 2410 Deep Tillage w/ HD 3 Bar Harrows, 12” Spacing, 4 rows of shanks, Accu-Depth Pkg, (also has Accu-Depth controller for Case IH/NH tractors) s/n000528 *67’ Herman Harrow Bar *20’ Brandt 3 PT Sprayer w/ 130 gal poly tank, wind cones, PTO Pump, s/n74265-05 TRUCKS & GRAIN TRAILER: *2005 IH 9200i T/A Grain Truck w/ 20” Cancade box, 10 Spd Auto shift (no clutch), 435 Hp Cummins ISX eng (Red), 960,590kms showing, air, cruise, air ride seat, pwr windows, 12,000 front, 40,000 rear, 11R22.5 rubber, aluminum rims, rear hoist controls- both sides, air ride, hitch, engine brake, s/n2HSCEATR25C050463 *1997 Peterbuilt 377 w/Cat C12 385 Hp eng, 13 Spd Trans, Cruise, Engine Brake, 12000 lb Front Axle, 38000 lb Rear Axle Rating, air Ride, Single Bunk, 11R24.5 Rubber, 1,015,820kms showing, s/n1XPCDU9X8VN440601 *2008 Load King Prestige 36’ T/A Hopper Bottom Aluminum Grain Trailer w/ air ride, Air dump roll tarp, 11R22.5 Rubber, SAFETIED, Air Gauge Pkg (Hoper openers both sides), only pulled 2400kms, Like New, Grain only never been used for fertilizer, s/n2LDHG36238F048135 INDUSTRIAL: *Benford 171 Vibrating Packer Roller w/ 28” Roller, Gas Engine, two wheel trailer s/nTKX-186975B GRAIN BINS & AREATION FANS: (none of the bins have ever seen fertilizer) *(4) Weninger 3500 Bushel Hopper Bottom Bins w/ Super Twin high output drying systems on 3 ring skids *(2) 4500 Bushel Westeel-Rosco Flat Bottom Bins w/ Canola screen aeration floors (on cement) *(2) 4400 Bushel Westeel-Rosco Flat Bottom Bins on cement *24” Gold’n Air 5HP, 1PH, Aeration Fan, s/nIL9651135 *(2) 24” PMA 5HP, 1PH, Aeration Fans, s/nIL9351110 & IL9351111 *24” POOL 5HP, 1PH, Aeration Fan, s/nIL9451146 *(2) Caldwell 24”, 5 HP, 1 PH Aeration Fans, s/n03K95 & s/n03J64 LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: *Highline Bale Pro 7000 HD Bale Processor w/1000 PTO, Left Hand Discharge, s/nBPHD000731 *Hi Qual 10’ x 10’ Maternity Pen w/head gate *Hi Qual Calf Squeeze/tilt table chute *Selection of panels & Gates *(13) 30’ Free Standing Windbreak panels *30’ Free Standing Pipe Panels *(3) Metal Calf Shelters on skids *Metal Feed bunk *(6) Round Bale Feeders *(2) Hi Qual Poly Water Tanks *Calf Scale w/sling *Poly Calf Sleigh *Calf Hot Box *Ideal Calf Puller *Assorted Vet Supplies ASSORTMENT OF MISC ITEMS: *50 gal Skid Tank w/ 12 volt pump *175 gal Skid Tank w/20 gpm 12 volt pump *Farm related Tools *Parts *Shovels *Tires *Hoses *Misc farm related items

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL Dean Hunter 204-724-2072 After 6:00 pm Monday to Friday or anytime on weekends.

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for ROBERT & BEVERLEY HALL of GOODLANDS, MB - FRIDAY, APRIL 12th at 12:00 noon

DIRECTIONS: (From Goodlands, MB. Jct Hwy #251 & Rd 140W 6Kms South on Rd 140W to Sale Site on East Side of Road. Watch for signs. TRACTORS: *2009 CaseIH 435 Quad Trac 430hp Tractor w/ 1540 Hrs Showing, 16 Spd Pwr Shift, Shuttle Shift, Deluxe Cab Pkg, 4 Remote Hyd, Return Line, Std. Good Year Trackman Tracks, s/ nZ8F111963 *1997 NH 8670 MFWD 145hp Tractor w/ Buhler Allied 2895 SL Loader, Joystick Control, 3 PT, 3 Remote Hyd., Dual PTO, 2635 hrs Showing, 16 Spd Pwr Shift, Trelleborg 750/65-38 Rear, Trelleborg 600/55-30.5 Front, s/nD412519 *Narrow Rubber on rims for NH 8670 Tractor, Good Year 380/90R54 Rear, Good Year 380/80R38 Front *Pallet Forks for Allied Loader SPRAYER: *2009 100’ Apache 715 AS1010 SP High Clearance Sprayer w/ 1000 Gal Poly tank, JCB Drop box, Rear Wheel Dual Kit, Triple Nozzle Bodies, Trimble EZ-Steer Auto Steer System, Auto Variable Rate System, Raven Auto Rate System, Trimble 5 Unit Auto Boom Controls, Norac Boom Leveler, 544 hrs Showing, s/n909-4138, Titan 380/90R46 duals on rear, Titan 380/80R38 singles front *2” Chem Handler I Chemical System SEED & TILLAGE: *2010 30’ Summers Super Coulter Plus Vertical Tillage w/3 Bar Harrows & Basket Rollers, HD Wheel Pkg, Light Kit, Weight Pkg, s/nK0578 *2009 50’ Seed Hawk Air Seeder w/ Seed Hawk 400 Plus Triple Comp. Air Tank, 2000 Gal frame mounted Liquid Fert Tank, 3” Splitter Boots, 12” Spacings, Inline Fert Knives, Shank Mount Packers, Quick Change Depth Controls, Seed Hawk Rate Controllers, 6.5hp 3” Fill Pump, Tillage s/n291214, Tank s/n 291215, Vadenstad Metering system, Std Hopper on load auger, Seed Hawk hitch upgrade done on tank *28’ Versatile Tandem Disk w/ Smooth Disks Front & Back HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *2001 JD 9750 STS SP Combine w/JD 914P Pickup, Hopper Topper, Long Auger, Fine Cut chopper, Std. Monitor Pkg, 3677Eng Hrs Showing, 2743 Thrashing Hrs Showing, s/nH097505691226 *1999 30’ JD 930 Ridged Straight Cut Header w/ Bat Reels, Elmers transport, s/nH00930R681600 *2004 NH HW320 SP DSL Swather w/30’ Honey Bee Header, 1247 eng Hrs Showing, auto Steer Ready, UII Pickup Reel, Roto Sheers, 2 Spd Hydro, Freeform MT 2000 Mounted Roller, s/n1170443 *Dickey-John Moisture Tester *Labtronics 919 digital Moisture Tester *Sample Screens *Smart Chart 919 Digital Moisture Chart *Smart Scoop Bushel Weight Tester TRUCKS & GRAIN TRAILER: *1995 Freightliner T/A Grain Truck w/21’ B&H, Roll Tarp, Remote Tailgate, Rear Hoist Controls, Pintle Hitch, Rear Air, 425 HP Cat Engine, 8 Spd Eaton Trans, 22.5 rubber, Cancade Rear Auger, 466239kms showing, s/n2FUY3ECB95A657268, SAFETIED *18’ Cancade T/A Grain Pup Trailer w/ Roll Tarp, 24.5 Rubber, Remote Tailgate, s/n8586, SAFETIED *1989 White Volvo T/A Highway Tractor w/165911kms showing, 3406 Cat 425HP Engine, 13 spd Eaton Fuller Trans, 24.5 rubber, Integral bunk, s/n4V1WDBCHXKN624195, SAFETIED *1990 Hobbs 40’ T/A Aluminum Grain Trailer w/ Roll Tarp, DBL Hopper, Roll-Rite electric openers, 22.5 Rubber, s/n BLV601202, SAFETIED *2000 28’ Doepker T/A Flat Deck Trailer w/ two 1650 Gal Black Poly Tanks, 2” and 3” Banjo Plumbing, 24.5 Rubber, s/n2DEHBFA25Y101238 PASSENGER VEHICLES: *2010 Chevrolet Equinox LT, 4 Door SUV, All Wheel Drive, 85,000kms Showing, Fully Loaded, Leather Interior, XM Sat Radio, s/n2CNFLNEW2A6280021, SAFETIED *2007 Chev Silverado LT 1/2 Ton Short box, 4 Door, 4 x 4, V8, Auto Trans, 185,000kms showing, Air, Cruise, tilt, Pwr Windows & Locks, Cloth Interior, s/n2GCEK13M871519008, SAFETIED GRAIN HANDLING: *Rem S2100 Grain Vac w/1000 PTO, s/n7314 *13” x 71’ Wheatheart pto swing Hopper Auger w/540 PTO, Reverser Kit, Full Bin Sensor and Camera System, Electric Hopper winch, Hyd Swing, s/n203276 *HD8-1400 Sakundiak Auger w/20HP Kohler Twin Engine, Hawes Agro Self Propel Kit, Electric Winch *Shop Built Seed Treater w/6’ Westfield Auger, 1.5HP Electric Motor, Chem Handler I chemical System OTHER EQUIPMENT, ATV & YARD: *11’ Schulte HX1000 Rotary Mower, Single Wing, s/nC30200457204 *96” Farm King 9620 3 PT Snow blower, Dbl auger, 540 PTO *Polaris Xplorer 400 4wd Quad *JD Z465 Zero Turn Mower w/62” Deck, 130 hrs showing, s/nT060409 *ATV Yard Sprayer SHOP ITEMS & MISC ITEMS: *Hobart 235 AC/DC ARC Welder *Lincoln Handy Core Mig Welder *Assortment of Farm Related Hand & Shop Tools, Wrenches, Hammers, Screwdrivers, Pliers, etc. *Assortment of Pipe Wrenches *Battery Tester *Anvil *Air Hose & Reel *Shop Press 20 ton *Rechargeable Grease Gun *Grease gun *Shop Roller Stands *Truck Tire Jack and Dolly *Sandblaster Tank *Rechargeable Water filled Fire Ext. *DSL Engine Pressure Washer *18Gal Shop Vac *Barrel Pumps *24” Drum Fan *Stihl MS170 Chainsaw *Air/Hyd Jack *Trampoline w/side net *Aluminum Ladders *10HP Electric Motor *Assorted Electric Motors *2” Discharge Water Hose *Basketball net *Poly Water Trough *Crop Lifters *75 Gal Skid Tank w/ 13gpm, 12 Volt Pump

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ROBERT & BEVERLEY HALL BY E-MAIL: hallfarmsale@gmail.com

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for NELSON HULME of MACGREGOR, MB - SATURDAY, APRIL 13th at 11:00 AM

DIRECTIONS: : From Macgregor, MB (Jct #1 & #350 Hwys) South 10 Kms on #350 to stop sign (dead End). Turn West 100 yards to sale site on South side. Driveway#57072, Watch for Signs. TRACTORS: *1985 Versatile 895 4WH Tractor, 9984 hrs showing (engine has 6500hrs showing), 20.8-38 Duals, 4 remote hyd. s/n093500 *JD730 tractor w/ Pwr Steering, Runs Good, Good Rubber, s/n7319504 HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *JD 9600 SP Combine w/Long auger, JD Sieves, rubber like new (2 seasons old) 2860 Sep hrs showing, 4064 eng Hrs showing, air conditioning system Redone, s/n651097 *JD 7720 Titan SP Combine w/ Long Auger, 2 Spd, Cyl, JD sieves, 6028 hr showing, s/n 600357 SEED & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: *40’ JD 1060 Disc Drill Air Seeder w/ rear packers, JD 787 Air Tank, 7” spacing, Hyd Fan, Haukaus Disc Markers, Tank s/n 000467 Drill s/n ST000957 *40’ Elmers Row Crop Sprayer set for 30” rows, 500 Gal Poly Tank, Hyd Pump *25’ JD 235 Tandem Disk w/ 22” Smooth Disk Front & Back, s/n020367A *24’ IH 620 DBL Disc Press Drill w/ Transport Disk Markers *14’ JD HD Tandem Breaking Disk w/ 26” HD Notched Blades, s/n 101965 *10’ Gobal Breaking Disk *3PT 8 Row 30” Spacing S Time Row Crop Cultivator w/ Packer Wheels*96’ Vicon LS3810T PT Sprayer w/New Hyd pump, Foam Markers, chem. Mix Tank, s/n49001-00104 *50’ Melroe 103 Spray Coupe w/ VW Engine, s/n7655-77 *Terraflex High Clearance Sprayer Trailer INDUSTRIAL: *D7 17A Cat Crawler w/ 24” Track, Turbo engine, Std Shift, Bush Equipped, Under carriage 65% - 70%, s/n17A13148 *4 1/2 Yd Power-Matic Hyd Scraper, Model 425-D, s/n146-75 *King 50 Ton Equipment Float w/ tandem dueled axles, Model TD50RGRA, 18’ Working Deck (FARM USE - NO TOD) GRAIN HANDLING: *14’ Easyload Seed & Fert Tender w/ Hyd Auger *Sioux Rotary Grain Cleaner w/ extra Screens *Walinga 510 Grain Vac w/newer hoses, s/n 8106504 *800 Gal Liquid Fert Caddy w/ John Blue Ground Drive Pump *Old Grain Cleaner SHOP ITEMS, TANKS, PUMPS, TIRES & MISC ITEMS: *Lincoln 225 Welder w/ Onan engine *Air/ Hyd Pumper Jack *Engine Stand *Floor Jack *Hyd Cylinders *Hyd Power Pack w/ Electric Motor *Hyd Oil Tank w/Valves *300gal fuel tank on Steel Stand *Fuel Wagon w/ 300 Gal Tank *130 Gal Skid Tank *100 Gal Fiberglass Water Tank *(2) 18.4 - 38 Tires on Rims (Only used 1 Season) *Assorted Combine & Tractor Tires *(150) Treated Fence Posts *Barrel of Insulators

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL NELSON HULME House: 204-685-2794 cell: 204-871-4199 RYAN HULME cell: 204-871-4237 anytime on weekends. Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit. Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com

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