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Testing confirms clubroot in Manitoba soils By Laura Rance CO-OPERATOR EDITOR

Some argue the system needs tweaking, others want a complete overhaul

esting has confirmed levels of clubroot capable of producing disease in two soil samples collected from Manitoba canola fields last year, provincial officials say. “It is significant in that we can no longer consider ourselves free of clubroot in Manitoba,“ said Holly Derksen, a plant pathologist with the Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Soils and Crops Branch. The two samples were among six samples found to contain clubroot DNA that were collected as part of a survey of Manitoba canola fields last See CLUBROOT on page 7 »

The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale met in Saskatoon last week to decide which new varieties to recommend for registration but spent a lot of time discussing the future of the registration following a letter from Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz seeking changes. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF / SASKATOON

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new review for the Prairie wheat varietal registration process could prove contentious, with defenders calling it key to Canada’s quality brand and its detractors saying it is a barrier to innovation. The industry was already looking at the system in anticipation of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly ending. A year ago, it agreed to broaden the end-use quality parameters in the Canadian Prairie Red Spring (red) class making it easier to register what some believe to

be higher yielding, but lower-protein American wheats. But the industry also agreed the premier Canadian Western Red Spring and Canadian Amber durum wheat classes should be preserved to protect Canada’s brand. The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale’s (PRCWRT) quality evaluation team unanimously agreed here last week to revise the quality standards for CPS wheat. Right now under the Seeds Act, the industry decides, which varieties should be recomSee WHEAT on page 6 »

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n e w Un i v e r s i t y o f Alberta study shows that busy beavers are helping Canada geese get an earlier start when the birds fly home and begin spring nesting. Ponds in Alberta where beavers were active tended to result in earlier thaw of winter snowpack, giving the geese a better chance at reproductive success, according to the study, published re c e n t l y i n M a m m a l i a n Biology. The study is the first to link beavers to early-season nesting habits of Canada geese in a northern climate. A team led by Glynnis Hood, an associate professor in the department of science at the U of A’s Augustana Campus, surveyed 32 active and 39 inactive beaver ponds at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park in east-central Alberta.

The study showed that open water occurred 10.7 days earlier in active beaver ponds, especially the water that was next to main beaver lodge entrances and food caches. As well, snowpack was on average almost six centimetres shallower in active ponds. The activity of the beavers warmed and thawed the water, which makes it more welcoming habitat for the geese to nest, Hood said. The open water and the active ponds, which housed island lodges, provided food resources and nests away from land predators for the geese. “Having access to safe nesting grounds and ample food is necessary for Canada geese to raise at least one set of offspring before fall migration,” Hood noted. The open water was also used by several other ani-

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mals, Hood noted, including coyotes, fox, weasels, moose, deer, ravens, and other birds. The findings reinforce earlier research indicating that beavers are a vital keystone species that contribute to the success of other wildlife and help protect boreal wetlands against drought.

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Minor to moderate flood risk for province this spring April showers could bring more than May flowers in Manitoba this spring, as a heavy snowpack elevates the potential risk of spring flooding in some areas By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

anitoba’s flood forecasters say there is a risk of minor to moderate flooding in some areas of the province this spring, including along the Red River, the Souris and Assiniboine rivers, as well as in the Interlake region. Although the actual 2013 flood forecast is still some weeks away, Manitoba’s minister of infrastructure and transportation (MIT) headed up a flood outlook at the province’s legislature last week. “You really can’t be too prepared,” Minister Steve Ashton told reporters, emphasizing the determining factor this spring will be weather. Describing the risk of spring flooding as less than in 2011 and greater than the risk experienced in 2012, he said how the snowpack melts will be a crucial factor in how the spring unfolds. “An above-average snow-

“We’re in a much better situation than we were in 2011 in terms of Lake Manitoba.” Flood forecaster Phillip Mutulu (l) speaks to reporters about Manitoba’s 2013 flood outlook, while Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton looks on. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

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pack with high moisture content in many parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota have increased the potential for flooding this year,” explained Manitoba’s senior flood forecaster, Phillip Mutulu. But low soil moisture at freezeup, along with decreased flow in many rivers, will help absorb the spring melt, said Mutulu, especially if it is a slow one, with sunny days and cold nights. The exception to that is in northern Manitoba, where the forecaster said higher soil moisture will increase the likelihood of flooding, especially in agricultural areas around The Pas. “I’ve been advised that the Pascua region in The Pas area could see significant flooding,” said Steve Topping of MIT’s water management division. Running along the Carrot and Pascua rivers, that area encompasses 30,000 acres of arable land, but is largely protected by a dike system and drainage structure, he said. Mutulu added there is also the potential for moderate flooding along the Souris River as a result of above-average overwinter precipitation south of the border. With unfavourable weather conditions, communities along the Souris River could see flooding similar to that experienced in 2009. Lakes will also be affected by spring run-off.

The Shoal Lakes are expected to rise less than one foot with favourable conditions and two feet if the weather turns wet. Lake Manitoba is expected to peak below the top of its operating range of 812.5 feet. But if flooding on Lake Manitoba does become an issue, Ashton said the emergency outlet channel built for the lake system in 2011 and closed last fall, will be reopened. “We’re in a much better situation than we were in 2011 in terms of Lake Manitoba,” said the minister. Residents and farmers in the Lake Manitoba area have expressed concern over flooding in the region, and have formed the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee in an effort to push for permanent solutions and obtain compensation for land affected by flooding in 2011. “We’re still very much focused on the recovery,” said Ashton, adding that some areas of the province, including those around Lake Manitoba are still dealing with the effects of the 2011 flood. He also noted that a low flood potential now, won’t mean much in the face of a late spring blizzard. “A lot could change between now and the spring melt,” Mutulu added. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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anitobans with a flair for inventing new food products are encouraged to participate in the seventh annual Great Manitoba Food Fight. “Every product on store shelves today started off as an idea,” said Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn. “Whether it’s an old family recipe or a solution to a health issue, new foods are launched daily and we want to help talented Manitoba food entrepreneurs get their products to market.” In addition to the competition, this year’s event will include a workshop called How to Effectively Communicate with Decision Makers from the Grocery and Food Service Industries. The workshop will be held on April 17 and the competition on April 18 at Assiniboine Community College’s Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts (MICA) in Brandon. The Great Manitoba Food Fight (GMFF) provides food entrepreneurs with an opportunity to fast track their products to commercialization by competing for product development and service awards. Participants provide their products to a panel of judges, as

well as to students from the MICA. Students are then challenged to create a new food product using the GMFF competitors’ products as a significant base or ingredient. This competition is open to all Manitobans and more than 97 entrepreneurs have taken part in this event since it began in 2007. In recent years, winning products have included Walleye Wonders, Buckshots, Boreal Berry Bar, Manitobar, The Great Gorp Bar, Maple Mead, Good Old Fashion Red Millet Beer, Apple Breakfast Sausage, Rawdical Chocolate Hemp Cookies, Imperial Cookies and Millet King Crunchies Cereal. Applications for the GMFF are due by March 11. A complete business plan that outlines how the participant plans to commercialize the new food product and a $50 entry fee must accompany the application. The number of finalists who compete in the GMFF 2013 will be limited to 10 competitors. Applications not accepted will have their entry fee returned. The application form, rules and eligibility, and the business plan template are available online under Enter Your Food Product at www.manitoba.ca/foodfight or by contacting Kathy Sawchuk at 1-204-871-5015 or Kathy. Sawchuk@gov.mb.ca.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Truth and trust hit the dirt

he ongoing horsemeat scandal crippling the European food industry brings several rather awkward questions to mind. First of all, what’s wrong with horsemeat? On the surface, nothing, except many of us, if given the choice, would prefer not to eat it. The problem is that people weren’t given the choice. In fact, they were lied to by food industry labels that said one thing Laura Rance and delivered another. This issue is first Editor and foremost about trust and truth in labelling, not food safety. Or is it? We are told horses sold for meat can’t have been treated with phenylbutazone, commonly known as ‘bute,’ a commonly used anti-inflammatory in sport horses that is considered a health hazard if consumed in meat. Consumers are told there is a paper trail of declarations that ensures horses that have been treated with the drug do not enter the food supply. But if processors are lying about the content of beef products, why should consumers presume the horse traders were honest about bute? Is there even such a thing as honesty in horse trading? One of the defences offered by some of the companies whose products tested positive for horse DNA was that it was accidental — a result of cross-contamination from equipment in plants that handle both horses and cattle. Unfortunately, the ‘oh-my-gosh-we’re-as-surprised-as-you’ defence, and the ‘oh-maybe-it-was-an-accident’ defence result in the same questions for the consumer. If processors can’t get the bits of dead horse out of equipment before processing cattle, what else can’t they clean up? And how long has this been going on anyway? The widespread nature of the contamination would suggest mixing and matching of species in minced meat products has been rather a common practice. A South African university recently found soya, donkey, goat, water buffalo and plant material in minced meats, burger patties, delicatessen meats, sausages and dried meats. None were listed as ingredients. “Our study confirms that the mislabelling of processed meats is commonplace in South Africa and not only violates food-labelling regulations, but also poses economic, religious, ethical and health impacts,” said co-author Louw Hoffman. IKEA pulled its meatballs from stores in 21 countries — North America, Australia and Japan excluded — after finding horse DNA. Perhaps the real puzzle is why people would associate a home-furnishing store with meatballs in the first place. IKEA obviously doesn’t make its own meatballs, just like it doesn’t manufacture the furniture it sells. But the big problem with outsourcing is quality control. You might be able to make up with your customers if they get substandard furniture, but feed them food that turns them off, and you’ve quite likely lost them for good. In a move with significant implications for the global meat trade, British retail giant Tesco says it will now be sourcing its meat products more locally so it can keep a closer eye on suppliers. The North American meat industry has not been implicated, but no one can claim it remains unscathed. You can bet someone is testing meat products here too to see what DNA they find — a scary thought. University of Colorado researchers found in 1998 that the number of animals that contributed to a single four-ounce patty of ground beef ranged from 58 to 1,082. The meat industry can only hope there’s nothing in there that’s not on their label. If this public relations disaster, albeit largely on European soil, isn’t keeping people whose livelihoods depend on livestock industry awake at night, why not? Animal industry routinely looks to science to support its credibility in the eyes of the consuming public, but there is nothing scientific about the public’s aversion to horsemeat. It’s a lean source of protein that apparently tastes enough like beef that people didn’t notice the difference. People don’t like eating horses for emotional reasons; and emotion is a powerful force in the marketplace. It is by far the biggest weapon of those who would like us all to stop eating meat altogether. So if that’s the case, why does animal industry persist in emphasizing the ‘cute and cuddly’ factor with touch-the-farm displays at public events? And what happens to all those baby animals after they have been handled by thousands of germy little hands during those fairs and festivals anyway? It’s highly unlikely they find their way back into biosecure barns. But what’s the alternative? The challenge of communicating with a public increasingly distanced from the farm has never been greater, and the line between food animals and pets has never been more blurred. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Variety registration process under review The emphasis will be on streamlining and removing barriers to innovation Variety registration recommending committees meeting in Saskatoon Feb. 26 were greeted with this letter from Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. I want to first recognize the variety recommending committees for the time and effort that has been spent on this process over the years to support innovation in the Canadian crop sector. As leaders in your respective areas, your contributions to the development of the crop sector are invaluable. As you know, the government has committed to a transformational shift in Canadian agricultural policy, with a renewed emphasis on research and innovation, competitiveness and market development. We continue to make efforts to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden as part of our commitment to a science-based regulatory framework that promotes research and innovation and allows for an efficient, transparent and predictable interaction between government and industry. As development of new crop varieties is a key component in innovation, it is important that we examine the regulatory system affecting the development and adoption of new varieties, including variety registration, as we work to improve the crop sector. To do this, I have committed to an industry consultation process to gather views on the current process and potential areas for regulatory change.

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These formal and informal consultations will take place over the next several months. I am also asking that each recommending committee support the government’s efforts to enhance innovation by undertaking a review of their respective committee structures and procedures with a view to removing barriers that unnecessarily encumber innovation in the crop sector. I am challenging you to think about the future of variety registration and how best to ensure that Canada has an approach going forward that encourages innovation in variety development and balances the interests of producers and the entire value chain. I would like committees to consider all aspects of the workings of the committee including: • Utilizing the flexibilities available under the current system for streamlining the procedures for the committees; • Reassessing and, if possible, reducing: data requirements, number of years of preregistration field trials and acceptability of foreign data if applicable; • Adjusting committee structure and membership in order to ensure full and balanced value chain representativeness; and • Seeking opportunities to streamline merit assessment where appropriate and applicable. I would appreciate hearing back from you about the ideas and reforms that your committee is expecting to implement over the next year to assist in the advancement of the crop sector. Thank you in advance for your work in helping to renew and transform the crop sector, and I look forward to reading your report and seeing the resulting improvements in innovation.

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ur March 8, 1979 issue featured a crop-management special, and this advertisement from that issue reminds of when Treflan was one of the most popular herbicides in Western Canada. Other ads in that issue included Avenge, Eradicane, Asulox, Hoe-Grass, Lorox, Torch and Buctril M. There was extensive information on growing rapeseed — it had not yet been renamed canola — with one article by John Rogalsky of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture noting that many farmers would be growing it for the first time that year. Other articles addressed production of faba beans, lentils soybeans and sunflowers as well as the more common crops such as wheat, barley and flax. Elsewhere in the issue we reported on the initial payment for wheat being set at $3.50 per bushel for the next crop year, the the acclamation of seven directors and pending elections for seven more for the newly formed Manitoba Cattle Producers Association. Another story quoted a CIA report estimating the Soviet Union would import between 15 million and 25 million tonnes of grain through to 1985. Today those figures are still about right — except as exports in the other direction.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Conference board food strategy consultation a smokescreen Why the National Farmers Union won’t be participating in the conference board discussions towards a national food strategy By Ann Slater

or those of us who care deeply about locally based food systems and who recognize the role food can play in strengthening our communities, ecosystems and economies, it can be tempting to jump at each and every opportunity to get a piece of our vision mentioned in larger discussions about food and agriculture. As part of its Canadian Food Strategy project, the Conference Board of Canada is inviting organizations and individuals to public consultations across Canada this winter. The National Farmers Union received such an invitation. Some local food activists have suggested it is important to attend. Others have turned down invitations, citing concerns that the strategy is a Canadian Food Industry Strategy, not a strategy to provide sufficient, healthy, safe and culturally appropriate food to all Canadians. The Conference Board of Canada’s food strategy work is funded by private companies and government bodies. The board describes itself as an applied research organization. The Canadian Food Strategy it is developing is really just another private-public partnership project whereby private interests benefit from public research dollars. Given that the project is being funded by companies such as Loblaw (Can-

ada’s largest food retailer), Maple Leaf Foods (one of Canada’s largest food processors and agribusiness companies), Nestlé (the world’s largest food-processing company) and Heinz (a U.S.-based multinational food-processing giant), it is not a surprise that the focus of the strategy is to create more profit opportunities for these research ‘investors.’ Calls for the Canadian government to adopt a national food strategy are coming from a variety of places including Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, and the Peoples Food Policy, a project led by urban and rural food and farming advocates. No doubt the Conference Board of Canada hopes that by including public consultation in its research project it will build support for its own vision for our food system. Instead of harnessing the widening public energy and interest in food to create a food strategy for the public good, the government has invested in the Conference Board of Canada’s project, once again putting the interests of corporate Canada ahead of the interests of Canadian citizens advocating for a just and ecologically sound food system. Nutritionists and food activists would be happy to see Canadians eating at least five servings of fruit and vegetables per day, which is

No doubt the Conference Board of Canada hopes that by including public consultation in its research project it will build support for its own vision for our food system.

one of the desired outcomes under the Healthy Foods section of the consultation. Those five servings could easily come from unprocessed or minimally processed fruits and vegetables grown by local farmers and distributed directly to eaters through local food co-ops, farmers’ markets or small retailers. However, other “desired outcomes” listed under the Healthy Foods section include industrydeveloped healthier food choices, quicker approvals for foods with health benefits and food product innovations. Unprocessed food is both healthier and more affordable, but encouraging its consumption limits opportunities for food processors and manufacturers to make money by breaking fresh produce into components and rearranging the components into innovative but healthy edible products. Adding a few local and healthy food references to the list of desired outcomes in this food strategy does not alter its overall focus.

As a farmer committed to providing food to my local community, my whole farm — not just a small piece of it — is geared towards working with nature to grow food for local people. Those of us committed to a food system that gives citizens a say in how our food is produced and where it comes from need to continue to work together to bring our vision forward. We also need to consider whether providing our input at each and every discussion of food and food strategies will help bring about a real shift in thinking about food. The Conference Board of Canada’s food strategy consultation should be understood as a sophisticated and expensive “push poll.” Under the guise of seeking our opinions, its true purpose is the promotion of the vision of its corporate investors. It is not a genuine opportunity to advocate for an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable food system. Ann Slater is an Ontario farmer and National Farmers Union board member.

Land and water ‘grabbing’ affects 62 countries Smallholder farmers can be excluded when large companies take over and establish large-scale farming Science Daily

s world food and energy demands grow, nations and some corporations increasingly are looking to acquire quality agricultural land for food production. Some nations are gaining land by buying up property — and accompanying water resources — in other, generally less-wealthy countries. Sometimes called “land grabbing,” this practice can put strains on land and water resources in impoverished countries where the land, and needed water, has been “grabbed” for commercial-scale agriculture. A new study by the University of Virginia and the Polytechnic University of Milan, and currently published in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides the first global quantitative assessment of the water-grabbing phenomenon, which has intensified in the last four years largely in response to a 2007-08 increase in world food prices. “Over less than a decade, the rates of land and water grabbing

“By losing control of part of their land and water, in many cases local people are giving up to wealthier nations their most precious natural resources.” Paolo D’Odorico

have dramatically increased,” said Paolo D’Odorico, Ernest H. Ern Professor of Environmental Sciences in the University of Virginia’s College of Arts & Sciences, and a study co-author. “Food security in the grabbing countries increasingly depends on ‘grab-land agriculture,’ while in the grabbed countries, local populations are excluded from the use of large parcels of land. Even just a fraction of the grabbed resources would be sufficient to substantially decrease the malnourishment affecting some of the grabbed countries.” The study shows that foreign

land acquisition is a global phenomenon, involving 62 grabbed countries and 41 grabbers and affecting every continent except Antarctica. Africa and Asia account for 47 per cent and 33 per cent of the global grabbed area, respectively, and about 90 per cent of the grabbed area is in 24 countries. Countries most affected by the highest rates of water grabbing are Indonesia, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The highest rates of irrigated water grabbing occur in Tanzania and Sudan. Countries most active in foreign land acquisition are located in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe and North America. Overall, about 60 per cent of the total grabbed water is appropriated, through land grabbing, by companies in the United States, United Arab Emirates, India, United Kingdom, Egypt, China and Israel. D’Odorico said that in most cases where land has been acquired, there is a switch from natural ecosystems — such as forests and savannas — or smallholder agriculture run by local communities, to large-

scale commercial farming run by foreign corporations. He said one possible positive effect of foreign land acquisition is that “corporations can afford investments in technology, such as irrigation systems, that increase agricultural productivity while creating employment opportunities for local populations.”

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However, there also are negative implications, D’Odorico said, such as that the local populations are excluded from the direct use and management of their land and water resources and concern that in the long run, foreign land acquisitions could lead to overuse of water and land with negative effects on the environment (whereas local smallholder farmers are often in a better position to be good stewards and managers of their land and water). “By losing control of part of their land and water, in many cases local people are giving up to wealthier nations their most precious natural resources — resources that could be used now or in the future to enhance

their own food security,” D’Odorico said. He noted that countries such as Sudan and Tanzania have the potential to become new “breadbaskets” because of either rain or river flow, but lack investments in agricultural technologies that would enhance productivity. For this reason, he said, foreign corporations see in them strong potential for high-profit investments and thus are rushing to “grab” these lands and water. “It is hard to think that this phenomenon may be stopped,” D’Odorico said. “However, both the United Nations and the national governments should ensure that some of the wealth generated by foreign investments in agricultural land are used to benefit local populations, for example by sustainably improving their food security and enhancing the productivity of smallholder agriculture. “There is also the need for institutions that can make sure that locals are involved in decisions about the reallocation of rights on land and water resources.”

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review its operating procedures last week. Instead chair Brian mended for registration and the Beres, an Agriculture and Agriprocess leading up to that. But Food Canada (AAFC) biologist Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz at Lethbridge, said he’ll form a has his own ideas and laid them working group of 10 to 12 comout in a Feb. 25 letter to all 17 mittee volunteers to respond to Ritz’s request. recommending committees. There’s room for improvement, “I am challenging you to think about the future of variety regis- but some of the concerns about tration and how best to ensure variety registration “are just nonthat Canada has an approach sense,” Beres said. “I think you going forward that encourages collect data properly that adheres innovation in variety develop- to proper scientific principles or ment and balances the interests don’t do it,” he told the PRCWRT of producers and the entire value meeting. Committee member Leo chain,” Ritz said in his letter sent on the eve of the annual Prairie Meyer, a farmer from Woking, Grain Development Committee Alta., was critical of Ritz’s letter (PGDC) meeting, which includes saying the minister was influenced by people who don’t the PRCWRT. He wants “unnecessary regula- understand the registration tory burden” to be removed and system. “They’re calling this (recomsaid he’ll consult with the indusmending committee) meettry over the next several months. Committees should consider ing ‘red tape,’” Meyer said. cutting the number of years new “That couldn’t be further from varieties are tested, the amount of the truth. We need proper data collected and to accept for- information.” The registration process is eign data where appropriate, Ritz said. He wants committee chairs transparent with procedures to report to him on the reforms publicly posted on the PGDC website. The committee’s meetthey plan over the next year. SEC_CAR11_T_MC.qxd 8/26/11 4:23 PM Page 1 The PRCWRT planned to ings are open to the public,

including reporters. Committee membership is open to qualified experts, including farmers. But some, including the We s t e r n Ca n a d i a n W h e a t Growers Association, claim the process is subjective, unpredictable, political and dominated by experts from publicly funded institutions biased against private-sector varieties. The PRCWRT has three evaluation teams with expert members from public and private institutions as well as farmers. One team assesses the agronomy of a new wheat, another diseases and the third examines end-use quality. Each team meets separately to assess up to three years of data. Members vote by a show of hands on whether to recommend a variety for registration. Then the three teams meet collectively and, in a secret ballot, vote whether to recommend a variety for registration. The number of voting team members is capped, so no one team has a veto. With up to 49 different standards being assessed, some wonder if the PRCWRT committee

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AAFC wheat breeder Ron DePauw played devil’s advocate at last week’s PRCWRT when he suggested ending merit assessment for new wheats seeking registration. photo: allan dawson

couldn’t streamline the process, said Brian Lemon, a senior official with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which administers the Seeds Act. Canada’s wheat registration system makes it less competitive than the United States, Norm Dreger, Syngenta’s head of cereals for North America, told the meeting. “In some jurisdictions (U.S.) it’s about reputation (of seed companies), in others it’s about regulation and I think we know where Canada sits,” he said, adding the private sector has nothing to gain from promoting substandard varieties. “We just don’t put poor product on the market. You do it once and then you’re done, so you just don’t.” If Canada’s wheat sector agrees, it can adopt a U.S.-style system. Ron DePauw, an AAFC wheat breeder at Swift Current said one option is moving, wheat, rye and triticale registration to Tier 2 under the Seeds Act. With that change, new wheats would still undergo some preregistration testing, but would no longer be scrutinized for merit or require the blessing of a recommending committee. But in an interview, DePauw said he’d oppose moving wheat. He suggested it so people would consider the alternative. Farmers, seed companies and end-users would still need data to decide which class a new variety belongs in and whether it meets farmer and end-user needs, he said. “Farmers don’t want more, they want better,” he said. “So how do you determine, which of these new ones are just ‘me too’ or is it better? You need the performance information. “You can’t get around the cost. Right now we’ve got a very efficient way of doing it.” Fairview, Alta. seed grower Henry Vos said farmers and endusers should decide what varieties to grow, not a committee. Western farmers pay $1 billion a year for canola seed but only $100 million for wheat seed, he said. More is spent on canola because it pays better, Vos said. Farmers will invest more in wheat if they see a benefit.

“I am challenging you to think about the future of variety registration and how best to ensure that Canada has an approach going forward that encourages innovation in variety development and balances the interests of producers and the entire value chain.” Gerry Ritz

Implementing UPOV ‘91 (International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants), would encourage more wheat research in Canada by ensuring breeders get a return on investment, he said. Funding is the issue, Oak River, Manitoba seed grower Eric McLean told the meeting. “I don’t think the (registration) process is broken...,” he said in an interview later. “I think the process is broken with respect to the funding model.” The perception that canola yields are increasing faster than wheat is another knock on the system. But Rob Graf, an AAFC wheat breeder at Lethbridge, presented data to show the gap isn’t that big. The annual yield increase per year for canola in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba was 1.9, 1.2 and 1.7 per cent, respectively between 1981-82 and 201213. Spring wheat gained almost as much — 1.6, 1.1 and 1.2 per cent. The rate of gain in winter wheat beat them all at 1.9, 2.3 and 3.3, per cent, respectively. “So I guess the message is let’s be careful with what we do,” he said. “We’ve got a good system. It needs some tweaking, but let’s not throw it out completely.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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summer. Further testing was done under greenhouse conditions using highly susceptible plants. While the tests are considered positive cases of clubroot, with the spores capable of producing disease, Derksen noted the symptoms of disease were weak and probably wouldn’t show up in a canola field. “I think it is more of a warning,” she said. It is now more important than ever that canola producers acknowledge that clubroot could be present in their fields and take steps to avoid spreading it around or allowing disease levels to build up to a point where serious infections surface. MAFRI issued a release March 1 and warned producers attending the CanolaLabs event in Brandon to follow disease-prevention practices such as proper equipment sanitization — especially the removal of soil from farm equipment when moving from field to field. Derksen said that also goes for any field services farmers have contracted with outside suppliers.

POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INFESTED SOIL

Source: Government of Manitoba

The department is also urging the use of disease-resistant varieties when growing canola, proper crop rotation and good weed management of alternate hosts to decrease the likelihood of a soil-borne disease infesting a field. “These practices will also help prevent heavier infestations from developing within a field where a disease may already be present at undetected levels,” the department says.

This is why they call it clubroot. And it can last for years in the soil. file photo

The four out of the six soil identified will be monitored, samples taken from six unre- with additional soil samples lated fields that were confirmed tested in 2013, the department through polymerase chain reac- says. Clubroot, which was first tion (PCR) analysis to contain clubroot DNA, that did not pro- identified in Alberta canola duce disease symptoms are con- fields in 2003, can cause presidered ‘non-symptomatic fields mature crop ripening and economic losses due to reduced of concern.’ In 2011, two soil samples were yield in host crops including identified as non-symptomatic canola. The spores are soilfields of concern, but retesting in borne and long lasting, survivspring 2012 resulted in negative ing in the soil for up to 20 years. T:8.125”Once the disease is established PCR results. All fields previously

in a field, it requires long-term management solutions, MAFRI says. Since 2009, 566 canola crops have been surveyed and 321 soil samples have been analyzed for clubroot DNA. MAFRI, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the Canola Council of Canada will continue the Canola Disease Survey in 2013, surveying both in field for canola diseases and collecting soil samples for clubroot DNA analysis.

Heating up the COOL dispute Ottawa is asked to up the pressure By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

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he Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the Canadian Pork Council want Ottawa to up the pressure on Washington to end its discriminatory country-of-origin labelling regulations. The World Tr a d e Organization has given the U.S. until May 23 to amend its COOL legislation or face retaliation from Canada and Mexico. “Canada still expects the U.S. to meet the terms of the W TO r u l i n g ,” A g r i c u l t u re Minister Gerry Ritz said at a recent Canadian Federation of Agriculture meeting, but he admitted his government is aware of political manoeuvring in the U.S. to block the administration from complying. He said that given the looming deadline, the only fix may have to be done through a regulatory amendment to the law by the Obama administration. That would be insufficient and little more than a “delaying tactic,” both the cattle and pork producers say. Ottawa needs to push the matter into the spotlight, said Martin Rice, executive director of the Pork Council. “ We need to do more to m a k e p e o p l e i n Co n g re s s aware of the situation,” said Rice. “We would like to see more public messaging by the government about it. We prefer to avoid retaliation because that won’t help our industry.” It’s estimated that COOL has cost the Canadian beef and pork sectors $5 billion since the law was enacted in 2008. Trade expert Peter Clark says Ottawa should consider slapping tariffs on goods coming from the constituencies of congressional leaders.

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Seed of the Year - West scholarship winner announced CDC Bethune flax breeder Gordon Rowland had the honour of selecting this year’s scholarship winner WGRF release

eed of the Year - West is proud to announce CDC Bethune Flax as the winner of Seed of the Year in 2012. Part of the western award is a $4,000 scholarship awarded to a student enrolled in a western Canadian university currently completing a masters or PhD in plant breeding or genetics. Marley Boyce, a University of Manitoba student in her first year of graduate studies is this year’s Seed of the Year scholarship winner. Boyce’s research involves the identification, characterization and genetic mapping of a new leaf rust resistance gene in spring wheat. “My hope is to identify a new and useful source of resistance to be used in future breeding efforts,” said Boyce. “I am honoured to have been awarded this schol-

arship and to represent the next generation of plant breeders dedicated to this invaluable cause.” As the breeder responsible for CDC Bethune, Gord Rowland was asked to select the scholarship winner. “I was very impressed with Marley’s strong academic record, as well she has very good, practical experience in plant breeding through her summer employment,” said Rowland. Rowland was given the Seed of the Year Award during the luncheon at the Flax Research Workshop in Saskatoon February 26, 2013. Seed of the Year is designed to provide recognition to publicly developed varieties that have made a significant contribution to the economy, agriculture, and the Canadian public in general. Although the name, Seed of the Year indicates the contribution in a particular year the program

is much broader reaching and considers total lifetime achievement and contribution over time. It is important to recognize the value of the contributions of our public plant-breeding pro-

grams, as well as encourage the entry of new plant breeders to the industry. Seed of the Year is sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Barley Com-

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Ag Canada predicts good times will continue in farming

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The federal government expects grain and oilseed prices to stay high, input inflation to moderate and a rebound for cattle and hog producers By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices Winnipeg

March 1, 2013

High feed costs, lower beef demand pressure prices

Steers & Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 64.00 - 72.00 D3 Cows 55.00 - 62.00 Bulls 80.00 - 84.75 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 100.00 - 122.00 (801-900 lbs.) 115.00 - 126.00 (701-800 lbs.) 118.00 - 133.00 (601-700 lbs.) 124.00 - 143.00 (501-600 lbs.) 130.00 - 151.00 (401-500 lbs.) 130.00 - 150.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 95.00 - 108.00 (801-900 lbs.) 100.00 - 112.75 (701-800 lbs.) 105.00 - 116.00 (601-700 lbs.) 112.00 - 123.50 (501-600 lbs.) 120.00 - 134.00 (401-500 lbs.) 120.00 - 134.00

Heifers

Alberta South — 115.75 - 115.75 69.00 - 81.00 60.00 - 71.00 84.79 - 84.79 $ 118.00 - 126.00 121.00 - 131.00 125.00 - 139.00 135.00 - 150.00 145.00 - 166.00 152.00 - 175.00 $ 107.00 - 117.00 110.00 - 123.00 116.00 - 129.00 121.00 - 136.00 129.00 - 145.00 135.00 - 158.00

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

Futures (March 1, 2013) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change February 2013 128.00 2.70 April 2013 129.85 2.03 June 2013 124.95 0.88 August 2013 125.75 0.61 October 2013 130.47 1.00 December 2013 131.90 1.00 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

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

Demand from the U.S. picked up for Manitoba cattle Terryn Shiells

Ontario 96.11 - 129.08 108.25 - 123.11 56.13 - 73.89 56.13 - 73.89 75.52 - 87.27 $ 123.31 - 142.44 118.33 - 130.64 103.68 - 134.19 114.12 - 151.16 120.33 - 157.43 115.84 - 162.82 $ 109.37 - 116.28 107.21 - 119.65 106.54 - 121.15 104.63 - 126.68 104.57 - 130.57 109.03 - 138.67

(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 142.00 144.92 148.05 154.87 156.87 157.80

Change 1.30 1.75 1.55 1.40 1.85 1.73

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending February 23, 2013 43,068 9,926 33,142 NA 573,000

$1 Cdn: $ .9723 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0285 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 1, 2013

Previous Year 50,475 12,387 38,088 NA 587,000

Week Ending February 23, 2013 459 20,388 12,281 522 477 8,290 74

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 390 24,210 14,709 444 505 6,996 352

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Current Week 161.00 E 148.00 E 149.51 157.78

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

Futures (March 1, 2013) in U.S. Hogs April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013

Last Week 166.44 155.02 156.50 163.15

Close 81.00 89.30 91.47 91.85 92.15

Last Year (Index 100) 173.81 159.22 157.42 163.41

Change -8.90 -2.40 -0.08 0.28 9.50

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eeder cattle prices across Manitoba were starting to see a slight recovery during the week ended March 1, from the market’s “crash” in mid-February, but haven’t managed to move back to the levels that were seen prior to the fall. Prices weren’t able to climb back to precrash levels because feed costs are still extremely high, beef movement is sluggish and the finished futures market has not been strong enough to bring prices back up, said Rick Wright, a buyer with Heartland Buying Order Co. “Eve r y t h i n g s e e m s t o h a ve f o u n d a level but (the market) certainly isn’t rapidly increasing by any means, and we don’t think it’s going to either,” he said. The future of cattle prices in the province, he said, is largely dependent on the weather situation this spring. “The whole market is pivotal around the weather because basically it’s going to determine how much it will cost us to feed these cows.” Prices were described as steady compared to a week ago, amid strong volumes and good demand for feeder cattle. Routine demand came from buyers in Eastern and Western Canada, but there was a pickup in demand from south of the Canada/U.S. border. “ With the Canadian dollar dropping and the futures recovering slightly, the Americans were able to purchase some cattle,” Wright said — and most of the increased U.S. demand was for Manitoba cattle, he added. “In some classes of cattle, we’re bringing the same price per pound as they are in Alberta and that’s because the calves are going into Ontario or going into the U.S.,” he said. “So freight differential is neutralized when you get to that.” There was very little local demand during the week, but it’s not because Manitoba

“There’s a want to expand but (producers are) going to have to have feed and pasture to do that.” rick wright

farmers aren’t interested in rebuilding their herds, Wright said. “There’s a want to expand but they’re going to have to have feed and pasture to do that,” he said. “So, it’s very pivotal to what the weather is doing here because that’s going to dictate how much it will cost to feed these cows.” Another reason why local farmers aren’t out buying is because the backgrounding lots are all full in Manitoba. Farmers are keeping the big cattle around since they aren’t able to make a profit off them with current prices, Wright said. Demand for cows on the slaughter market was strong, which helped prices see some gains during the week. A lot of the demand was linked to U.S. buyers bringing some age-verified cows across the border. Boxed beef prices were higher in the U.S. during the week, which sparked an increased demand for the cheaper alternative of hamburger meat, said Wright. Volumes were strong again for slaughter cows during the week, as farmers are opting to sell cows instead of trying to feed them to increase their value because of high feed prices, he said. Feeder cattle numbers were also abundant during the week, but that shouldn’t continue for much longer. “I think a lot of the March and April cattle have come already,” said Wright. “We’ll see probably another week of the high numbers that we’ll see at the markets, and then we’ll start to decline from there.” Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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

Winnipeg — Next sale is March 6 —

Chickens Minimum broiler prices as of May 23, 2010 Under 1.2 kg................................... $1.5130 1.2 - 1.65 kg.................................... $1.3230 1.65 - 2.1 kg.................................... $1.3830 2.1 - 2.6 kg...................................... $1.3230

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

Toronto 61.37 -95.05 121.06 - 141.58 144.67 - 156.66 145.48 - 164.60 163.26 - 222.89 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 40.00 - 60.00

South Korea offers loans to squeezed farmers

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 (100/head) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 44.75 - 233.16 — 62.11 - 224.39

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

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

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Toronto ($/cwt) — —

The country imports most of its feed grains seoul / reuters / South Korea will offer $156 million in soft loans this year to farmers squeezed by record prices of feed grain and a weak domestic market for pork, the Agriculture Ministry said on Feb. 28. Livestock farmers in South Korea, the world’s third-largest importer of corn and a leading buyer of soybean meal and wheat, suffered last year as feed grain prices surged to a record amidst the worst U.S. drought in five decades.

The initiative is the country’s first measure to help farmers tackle high feed costs and will be accompanied by efforts to cut pork supply and boost consumption, so as to pull pork prices off fiveyear lows. The funds on offer are sufficient to buy around 500,000 tonnes of corn at current prices. South Korea bought 7.6 million tonnes of corn in 2011-12. South Korea, the world’s fifth-largest importer of pork last year, accounted for about seven per cent of global trade, U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows. The 500,000 tonnes of pork the country imported in 2012 covered about a third of annual consumption, the USDA said.

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Last Week

All prices close of business February 28, 2013

Boats backed up in Brazil may buoy business in canola Speculators are still skittish over U.S. budget battles

Week Ago

Year Ago

Wheat

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

260.03

264.99

242.21

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

293.83

296.31

299.06

Coarse Grains US corn Gulf ($US)

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US barley (PNW) ($US)

—

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

283.27

271.95

257.38

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

254.02

252.56

212.20

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verbought price sentiment and steady farmer deliveries into the Prairie grain elevator system were just enough to cause canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform to move slightly lower during the week ended March 1. The steady deterioration of Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed values during the reporting period helped to undermine canola as well. Downward price action was restricted in part by steady demand from the domestic processing sector and from talk of fresh export business coming forward. While confirmation of the business was not available, there was some speculation in the market that China was the outlet that made the purchase. Steady erosion in the value of the Canadian dollar during the week was also beneficial to canola. Canola futures have certainly tested the patience of chart watchers during the week, with the May contract testing support numerous times. Support in the $608to $610-per-tonne range held, despite a push down as far as $604. There are ideas that should the future drop below $600, the more aggressive bears would take the opportunity to sell. There were ideas that, at the lows seen on charts this week, canola can still attract export business. With Chinese processors concerned about shipping delays out of Brazil, it’s possible there could be more purchases of old-crop U.S. soybeans in the next few weeks. If that occurs, canola may find some additional upward price action. Reports from Brazil indicate vessel lineups at various ports continue to build. Over 90 vessels were waiting at Paranaqua while at Santos, 59 grain vessels were anchored waiting to load. Wait times to load ships were said to be 40 days and longer. The backlog was caused by a series of mini-strikes at various Brazilian ports, but there were reports union leaders have agreed to halt further planned work stoppages until at least March 15. Activity in milling wheat, durum and barley on ICE Futures Canada continued non-existent. It was interesting to hear testimony at the Wild Oats Grainworld conference held early in the week from the MGEX, CBOT and ICE about each exchange’s wheat contracts. Feedback from the meeting noted that while ICE Canada officials defended their wheat and durum contracts well, MGEX spring wheat contracts were declared the clear choice of market participants. Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT ) experienced some fractional declines during the reporting period, with much of the bearish sentiment coming from the strong U.S. dollar and the improved weather for the development and harvest of the soybean crops in South America. Economic worries in the U.S. also fuelled some price weakness, albeit late in the week. The U.S. government had to make some serious budget decisions March 1, with the debate likely to continue through the weekend and worries spilled over into U.S. grain and soybean markets. Losses in soybeans were contained by Brazil’s problems in shipping soybeans and by China picking up some old-crop U.S. soybeans to cover nearby needs. There are ideas that U.S. soybean values are looking for new fundamental inputs to

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

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work with. That includes keeping a close watch on the ability to move soybeans out of South America and more seasonal items such as planting of the next U.S. soybean crop. There remains some lingering concerns about dryness in some of the U.S. soybean-producing regions. However, while the consensus is that U.S. soybean acres will be up from the year-ago level, there is still time for some weather issues to develop and scare values up a bit. CBOT corn futures experienced some strength with tight old-crop supplies providing much of the upward momentum in value. The lack of deliveries of corn into the cash pipeline in the U.S. and the resulting jump in cash bids, also helped to generate some support for the futures market. Chart-based speculative and commodity fund buying was also evident and contributed to the price strength. The strong U.S. dollar and the continued absence of demand from the export sector restricted the upside price push in corn. Most of the price strength seen during the reporting period was confined to the nearby months. The upside in the deferred was minimal at best, given the potential for record corn area to be planted in the U.S. this upcoming season. There also continue to be some lingering issues about dryness in some of the main corn-growing areas, which devastated the potential for huge production last year. However, it appears there have been some timely rains in corn-growing areas of the U.S. Midwest, and more are forecast ahead of seeding. There are already ideas U.S. corn acreage will hit brand-new record levels and should normal yields be harvested, CBOT corn values could easily be back trading in the US$4.50- to $5.75-per-bushel area come autumn. Wheat futures on the CBOT, MGEX and KCBT continued to trend to the downside during the week. While the losses were not as large as in previous weeks, absence of fresh export demand and improved soil moisture in the U.S. Winter Wheat Belt were viewed as bearish for values. There were numerous attempts to rally, but each attempt seemed to run out of steam. Fundamentals for wheat appear to be on the bullish side, given that world wheat production estimates are on the decline in response to damaging weather patterns. However, analysts in the U.S. point to the reluctance of speculative investors to hold positions in commodities, given the U.S. government’s money problems. The potential for overabundance of corn in the new season also is limiting upside price opportunities for wheat. Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

541.64

546.60

483.77

1,076.48

1,131.39

1,189.38

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business March 1, 2013 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

March 2013

241.50

May 2013

242.50

July 2013

243.00

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617.60

621.40

July 2013

609.40

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Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

20.00 - 21.00

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

20.00 - 21.00

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

19.00 - 20.75

Desi Chickpeas

25.25 - 28.00 — 27.00 - 28.75

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

Fababeans, large

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Feed beans

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Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

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Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

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Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

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Yellow No. 1

38.70 - 40.75

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

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Brown No. 1

34.75 - 36.75

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

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Oriental No. 1

27.75 - 28.75

No. 1 Black Beans

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No. 1 Pinto Beans

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No. 1 Small Red

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Medium Yellow No. 1

15.30 - 17.00 8.40 - 9.00

5.00 - 8.10

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No. 1 Pink

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Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

22.50

23.40

32.00* Call for details

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Agrium blasts hedge fund’s breakup plans By Euan Rocha toronto /reuters

The war of words between fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. and its biggest shareholder, Jana Partners, escalated March 4 with Agrium slamming the hedge fund’s plan to split the company in a letter to investors ahead of its annual meeting next month. Calgary, Alberta-based Agrium, which has begun mailing its proxy circular to shareholders ahead of the meeting on April 9,

said Jana’s plan is an “illconceived scheme” that will destroy shareholder value. The activist U.S. hedge fund, which owns some 7.5 per cent of Agrium’s shares, has for months demanded a number of changes at the company, including a split between its wholesale fertilizer production arm and its retail business, which sells seeds, crop protection chemicals, fertilizers and other farm products. Talks aimed at developing a truce between the two sides broke down in February and Jana has proposed five candidates for election to Agrium’s 13-member board.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

Canada to end biofuel subsidy in 2017, report says

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h e Ca n a d i a n g ov e r n ment plans to end its subsidy for production of biofuels when its current program ends in 2017, the Globe and Mail repor ted Feb. 23. The newspaper quoted a letter from Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver to the biofuels industry dated Feb. 21 saying Ottawa needed to cut spending to tame its deficit. Oliver said that the ethanol industry now produces the necessary volume of renewable fuel for Canada to meet its target of five per cent ethanol in the country’s gasoline supply, the newspaper reported. But the minister also noted that the Canadian biodiesel industry had been unable to produce enough of that fuel, forcing some refiners to import to meet a two per cent biodiesel target. The production of fuel from feed stocks such as corn, wheat, canola and animal fat has been lauded as a way for Canada to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, ethanol and biodiesel fuel producers have required government subsidies and some critics complain that demand for fuel production has driven up the price of grain. The government’s ecoEnergy for Biofuels program was originally to have spent $1.5 billion supporting the industry between 2008 and 2017. It has actually committed only $1 billion and stopped taking new applications for support in 2010, the newspaper said. Ottawa plans to keep its existing commitments but wind down the program in 2017, the paper said. According to the program’s website, it has committed funding to about two dozen projects, including some owned by Suncor Energy, Husky Energy, Maple Leaf Foods and Biox Corp. Plans have also been announced for new plants, notably a biodiesel plant that U.S. agri-food giant Archer Daniels Midland plans to build in Alberta.

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Expert panel identifies gaps in water management A better understanding is needed of how climate change could affect the availability for water in agriculture Staff

n expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies is urging more research into the potential impact of climate change on water available for agriculture. In a newly released report commissioned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the panel concludes that water and land resources in Canada can be more sustainably managed by developing forwardthinking policies and effective land and water management strategies, adopting effective governance mechanisms, and harnessing technological advancements. “Agriculture and water provide us with our most basic n e e d s, a n d a re i n t i m a t e l y connected, said Howard W h e a t e r, w h o c haired the exper t panel in a release. “While most farmers are their own water managers, using rain and snow for crop production, irrigation and livestock farming are major water consumers and face increasing competition from other water uses. “Agriculture has changed much of our land area and can affect the water environment in many ways. It also faces major challenges due to the uncertain impact of climate variability, including floods and droughts, and climate change.” As the world’s population grows, so does the demand for food. Rising incomes are causing a shift in global patterns of food consumption towards higher-value forms of agricultural production. There is also increased demand for non-food agricultural products such as biofuels and natural fibres. T h e re p o r t l a ys out five areas in which it sees a need for additional research and action on the part of governments. • The risks and uncertainties of market conditions, competition for land and water resources, and climate change; • Im p r ov e d m o n i t o r i n g , modelling and forecasting to facilitate adaptive management; • The interaction between land management and water resources — includi n g a s s e s s m e n t of beneficial management practices (BMPs), conservation agriculture, and ecosystem services approaches; • Promising farm-scale technologies that could contribute to efficient water use, reduced environmental impacts, and sound investment decisions; • Governance structures, valuation techniques, economic incentives, and knowledge transfer strategies that would help to facilitate better management decisions and uptake of sustainable practices. The Council of Canadian Academies is an independent,

not-for-profit organization that began operation in 2005. The council suppor ts evidence-based, expert assessments to inform public policy development in Canada. Assessments are conducted by independent, multidisciplinary panels of experts from across Canada and abroad. T h e c o u n c i l’s b l u e - r i b b o n panels serve free of charge and many are Fellows of the C o u n c i l ’s M e m b e r A c a d emies: the Royal Society of Canada; the Canadian Academy of Engineering; and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The council’s vision i s t o b e Ca n a d a’s t r u s t e d voice for science in the public interest. For more information visit www.scienceadvice. ca.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

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Wheat: Short-term trend down – long-term trend up! Lots has changed since prices peaked last July and it’s all pointing up David Drozd Market Outlook

he wheat market has been under pressure since prices peaked in July 2012 So what has changed since last summer’s high? • Wheat futures prices have declined $2.50 per bushel and cash prices have declined $1. The $1.50 difference in price is due to a better basis and a lower Canadian dollar. • We have an open market and it has been working as well as anyone could have hoped. The $40/ tonne improvement in basis levels since harvest is an indication of strong export demand and yearto-date producer deliveries are two per cent ahead of last year. • Wheat is now cheaper than corn on the nearby futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and this anomaly never lasts for long. • USDA in its February Supply & Demand report is estimating a global wheat carry-out of 176.73 million tonnes in 2012-13, which is a 10 per cent reduction from the 196.54 million tonne carry-out in 2011-12. In fact, world wheat ending stocks have declined in each of the past three years. • The technical indicators such as the RSI and stochastics are in an oversold position. The funds

have gone from having a net long position in wheat to a net short position, while the commercials have been adding to their long positions and getting out of their short wheat positions at the CBOT. Herein lays the potential for a short-covering rally. From a technical perspective, the short-term trend is down and the long-term trend is up. Chart analysis can be used to determine the price trend and where support and resistance to the trend may be anticipated. Support is illustrated as “A” in the accompanying chart. Within the major trend there are a series of prominent peaks and valleys that can be of several weeks’ duration. The lesser swings are the intermediate trends. Finally, there are small fluctuations within the intermediate moves that are the minor trends. Over the past 30 years I have witnessed on numerous occasions where the news was incredibly bearish and the hype was for prices to continue the short-term downtrend, but instead prices turned up with the major uptrend on the long-term charts remaining firmly intact. I was reminded of this in early January 2013 when the canola futures market dropped down to $575 per tonne. Many in the industry were expecting prices to go lower, but they instead bounced off an area of support (the lower boundary of

CBOT Wheat monthly nearby (Chart as of February 28, 2013)

the uptrending channel, which depicted the major uptrend on the monthly chart) and quickly rallied $75 to $650 in only four weeks. The wheat market is in a similar situation now. Given the short-term downtrend, the news is incredibly bearish. However, prices are approaching a major uptrending line of support “A” on the monthly chart. I’ve also illustrated a very similar line of support that was challenged for six years (2000-05) without being breached. T:10.25”

Back then wheat prices were unprofitable at $2.95 per bushel and I recall meeting farmers in Saskatchewan who were willing to rent their land out to anyone who would cover their taxes. During those days I remember explaining at farm meetings I held across the Prairies that this line of support would soon be the foundation for higher prices. In January 2006, prices turned up and rallied until they peaked at a new historical high in 2008. This is a classic example of the

benefit of understanding trends, both short and long term. Send your questions or comments about this article and chart to info@ag-chieve.ca. David Drozd is president and senior market analyst for Winnipeg based Ag-Chieve Corporation. The opinions expressed are those of the writer and are solely intended to assist readers with a better understanding of technical analysis. Visit Ag-Chieve online at www.ag-chieve. ca for information about grain-marketing advisory services, or call us toll free at 1-888-274-3138 for a free consultation.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

Farmers read to students

Forty Manitoba schools are participating in Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week Staff

armers and agricultural industr y representatives are in classrooms in schools across the country this week as part of Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week. The second annual event M a rc h 3 t o 1 0 , w h i c h i s d e l i ve re d i n Ma n i t o b a by Agriculture in the ClassroomManitoba, focuses on Grade 3 to 5 students in more than 40 schools in the province. “CALW is a hands-on program that encourages children to learn about and celebrate agriculture in various ways, including reading books about farming, watching videos and meeting with farmers and other agricultural representatives,” an AITC-Manitoba release says. “An important element to the success of the CALW is the connection between students and local farmers and/or agriculture industry representatives.”

“ We are thr illed to participate in the second annual Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week in Manitoba,” said Johanne Ross, AITC-M executive director. “In Canada, most families are two or three generations away from the farm. CALW provides an opportunity to help all young Manitobans understand the importance and value of agriculture. The initiative is sponsored by Farm Credit Canada. “Never has Canadian agriculture mattered more to Canada and the world,” said Ron Podbielski, FCC vice-president, communications and corporate social responsibility. “And, what better way to get young people involved and learn more about agriculture than through Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week. “At FCC, we’re committed to increasing students’ ag literacy today as part of our long-term commitment to the future of agriculture.”

Roland farmer Bob Bartley reading to a class in 2012. photo: aitc-manitoba

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Canola outlook bearish despite tight supplies By Terryn Shiells commodity news service canada

Canadian canola supplies for the current crop are looking very tight — but that’s not likely to do much for prices, says a market analyst with Cargill. That’s because traders have already priced tight supplies into the market and are looking ahead to what’s going to happen next, David Reimann said in a presentation at the recent Wild Oats Grainworld conference. Moreover, stocks may not be as tight as forecast, because farmers have a history of under-reporting their supplies to Statistics Canada, he said. Canola ending stocks for 2012-13 are expected to be 350,000 tonnes — half of year-earlier levels — according to StatsCan data. Farmers looking for price signals should keep a close watch on the U.S. soy market, which reflects not only conditions in that country but responds to South American production, he said. So far, the weather picture in South America is looking good, and soybean crops in Brazil and Argentina are receiving beneficial moisture during key pod-filling stages, Reimann said. That’s setting the stage for a record crop that will push oilseed values down, he said. The U.S. outlook has also improved, thanks to precipitation in many droughtstricken areas. American soybean production is also expected to rise, to 92.7 million tonnes compared to about 80 million tonnes last year. With current canola prices at fairly high levels, Reimann said it’s a good time for farmers to sell and buyers to be patient.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

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ithout a rebound of the equine oat market, oat growers could see the crop slide into special crops territory and lose its spot on the Chicago Board of Trade. Losing the CBOT oat contract is a development that would cost producers and processors dearly, according to Randy Strychar of Ag Commodity Research, who spoke about the issue at the annual Wild Oats Grainworld conference in Winnipeg. Although not perfect, Strychar said the Chicago contract plays a valuable role in price discovery. “It’s the best we’ve got and I’d hate to lose it,” he said. “It is flawed, it’s got problems, but it’s visible. You can go on right now and find the price of oats.” Without a simple to access system for identifying oat prices, Strychar said farmers will move on to other crops that provide a clearer indication of a return on investment. But what frustrates the commodity researcher most is the lack of action by major food companies that have a stake in the issue. “They should care because it’s going to raise the cost of procuring that commodity anywhere between 90 cents to $2.60 per bushel, and at 90 cents I’m being conservative,” he said. The idea of having to contract hundreds of thousands of oat acres should be enough to scare food processors into action, but with only a few exceptions, Strychar said little had been done by oat buyers to help boost production. Even with good prices, acres are declining. St r yc h a r p re d i c t e d Ca n a dian oat plantings would fall to a record low 2.66 million acres this year. Production is esti-

mated at 2.389 million tonnes, the second lowest on record. He s a i d o a t g r ow e r s a re attempting to boost demand. “They are tr ying to get the equine market back, it’s the only sector that can really save the industry,” Strychar said. Oats were once the mainstay of horse feed, but with pelleted feed formulas becoming more complex, the demand for equine oats has plummeted. Would-be oat growers also have more options open to them than ever before, while research into oats and other specialty crops has diminished. “Even scientists don’t want to work on oats or barley, they want to work on sexy things, w h i c h a re t h e m a j o r c o m modities,” said Patrick Rowan, senior manager of Canadian Barley Operations for BARICanada Inc. As genetically modified crops like canola and corn continue to increase, Rowan said specialty crops are facing stiffer competition for acres. Strychar noted an increased interest in biofuel crops has also cut into the number of oat acres being planted. Ratification of the Comprehensive European Trade Agreement (CETA) could open new markets for Canadian oats if it strikes down the current tariff system, giving demand a boost. But so far the trade agreement is a long ways away from finalization. If something doesn’t change soon, Strychar said food companies are going to be surprised two or three years down the road when they realize they’re paying 30 per cent more for oats. “It’s time for a wake-up call in the oat industry,” he said. “We’re really becoming irrelevant.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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ome countries are still slapping import-limiting tariffs on Canada’s canola, but the industry warns this country’s most valuable commodity crop is “uniquely susceptible” to non-tariff barriers emerging at an increasing rate. Both types of barriers in key export markets are targeted in the Canola Council of Canada’s new market access strategy — and will require government support to overcome, the council said Feb. 25. Canola remains Canada’s largest earner of cash receipts, and more than 85 per cent of canola growers’ annual production now goes for export as seed, oil or meal. Between t h e c r o p’s p r o d u c t i o n , processing, handling and marketing, canola contributes $15.4 billion to the Canadian economy per year, and “nearly all of this is dependent on market access,” council president Patti Miller said. The first of four priorities in the council’s plan calls for an end to tariffs that make Canadian canola more expensive for importers — an issue that’s “especially relevant for oil in Europe, seed and oil in China, oil in Japan, and oil in Korea.” The council also flagged tariffs on meal bound for Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia and on oil into India and Thailand. In China, for example, soybean imports are hit with a three per cent tariff whereas canola draws a nine per cent tariff. Chinese crushers will switch from canola to soybeans based on price. In 2011 alone, the tariff differential made canola about $34 per

tonne more expensive than soybeans. A second priority focuses on importing countries’ sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures around concerns such as insects, foodborne pathogens, plant diseases and weed seeds as well as maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides. “ While such provisions can ensure the safety of the food supply and environment within Canada and importing countries, it’s important that these measures support an open, unencumbered and predictable international trade environment for canola and canola products,” the council said. Most notable among those has been China’s concerns about canola seed testing positive for blackleg, which led to a quarantine order in 2009-10. The industr y and government have since “worked to build understanding and implement provisional measures” which helped clear the way for over 2.9 million tonnes of canola seed, worth over $1.8 billion, bound for approved Chinese destinations in 2012, the council said. Third, the council noted how importing countries are more often factoring in environmental considerations when formulating trade policies. The council wants to see a standardized, international methodology adopted to define “sustainability” so such policies can’t be used to bar market access, or as “tools for protecting uncompetitive agri-industrial sectors.” Thus the strategy also calls for monitoring of U.S. and EU policy development “to ensure that the environmen-

tally sustainable practices of the Canadian industry are recognized.”

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The council’s strategy also urges an international focus on regulations — for biotechnology and other “new innovations” — that are “based in science and do not restrict market access.” Priorities in the strategy include “synchronous” international approvals for biotech traits, joint recognition of risk assessments, and effective policies on the “low-level presence of unapproved biotech traits.” Where the industry is “best positioned to identify and prioritize market access issues,” government is “instrumental in working toward solutions,” the council said. The federal Agriculture Department’s Market Access Secretariat, set up in 2009, is an effective co-ordinating body for the government, the council said, bringing together policy intelligence, expertise and commitment from across government. The council is urging the federal government to continue its focus on free trade with “significant economies.” “To be able to profit from Canadian innovation and competitive business practices, Canada needs to be more effective at achieving meaningful free trade agreements,” the council said. Furthermore, the council said, while Canada is “blessed with an excellent public service and highly skilled trade negotiators,” if the government hopes to handle the volume of bilateral and regional trade negotiations underway now and in the future, “there remains a need for more well-trained trade negotiators.”

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

Richardson Pioneer, Seed Depot working on Faller IP program All the contracted seed will be delivered to Richardson Pioneer, which is selling it to British baker Warburtons By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF /SASKATOON

ichardson Pioneer, in co-operation with Seed Depot, expects to contract around 10,000 acres of Faller, an unregistered, American wheat, through a new identity-preserved (IP) program this spring, says Peter Entz, Richardson International’s assistant vice-president of seed and traits. “It’s going to work like any other identity-preserved program,” Entz said in an interview Feb. 27 on the sidelines of the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s annual meeting. “The farmer will buy certified seed from Seed Depot and then they will enter into a contract with Richardson Pioneer. You have to have a contract to get the seed. You can’t grow it on spec.” All the contracted Faller wheat will be delivered to Richardson Pioneer, and then shipped to British baker Warburtons, which for years has purchased specific varieties of Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat through IP programs. Growers will be paid the equivalent of the CWRS price for Faller, which normally would receive a feed grade price at the elevator. In addition those in the program will have an assured market. Richardson Pioneer and Seed Depot will hand pick the farmers who get a contract, Entz added. “The thing with any IP program is you just have to make sure you have the right guy who respects what he’s doing, and knows if there’s leakage, it’s not good,” he said. Containment is even more critical in this case because Faller, a Dark Northern Spring w h e a t d e v e l o p e d by t h e North Dakota State University Research Foundation, is not registered in Western Can-

“You have to have a contract to get the seed. You can’t grow it on spec.” PETER ENTZ

ada. Its presence could downgrade other shipments, costing exporters money and hurt their reputation as reliable suppliers. Faller will enter the co-op variety registration trials this spring to see if it qualifies to be in the Canada Prairie Spring wheat class. That makes it eligible under Canadian Food Inspection Agency rules for an IP program, so sufficient supplies are available for test processing and marketing. Seed Depot, which is based in Pilot Mound, has the Canadian distribution rights for Faller, company president and CEO John Smith said in a recent interview. A lot of people, including Entz, are anxious to see how Faller performs in Manitoba. “We’re going to do some (yield) comparisons at Kelburn farm this summer and see what this spread is between DNS (U.S. Dark Northern Spring wheats) and our top CWRS products,” he said. “We’re just really curious to see what the spread is under Manitoba conditions. It might be different.” Smith said U.S. data shows Faller yields 15 to 20 per cent more than Glenn, another American wheat, which is registered in Canada as a CWRS wheat. Faller has less protein than Glenn, but still makes good bread. “This is what the motivation is to try and get some of this germplasm into the Canadian system because if it does in fact add 10, 15, 20 per cent more yield we’ve got to make room for it,” Entz said. Smith cautions however, that while Faller has greater yield

potential than Canadian CWRS wheats, some years’ discounts for low protein could wipe the yield advantage. Normally it takes three years of trials before a new wheat is considered for registration and then there are no guarantees since it must meet specific agronomic, disease and quality standards. If Faller is registered it could have a good run in the Manitoba market, building slowly from the Warburtons market, Entz said. The new open market for wheat and possible reforms to the wheat variety registration system could offer new opportunities for farmers, he said. But it remains important for farmers to know what wheat variety they’re growing and be sure there’s a market for it, he said. Canada’s wheat customers expect a consistent product. “Once it drops into the elevator pit it doesn’t magically disappear,” Entz said. “It is going to a destination, and whether we like it or not customers have high expectations of Canadian wheat. As grain companies we’re competing against everyone else growing wheat and you want to make sure you maintain your competitive advantage.” The current wheat registration process is about finding varieties farmers want to grow and ones that customers want to buy. “And you can’t have a disconnect there,” Entz said. “At the end of the day those are the two big stakeholders in this whole thing and Faller is an example of how that can work.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

Wheat could be the next canola Industry insiders say $2.2 billion will be pumped into wheat research in the coming decade and that will be a game changer By Terryn Shiells COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA

f research into the crop pays off, King Wheat is ready to elbow aside canola, say some industry experts. Seed and chemical companies are pumping up their research and will soon be turning out new seed varieties, treatments and fungicides, Todd Ormann, head of crop portfolio for cereals at Syngenta Canada, told attendees at the recent Wild Oats Grainworld conference. The industry is expected to invest $2.2 billion in technology for cereals over the next decade, with much of it focused on fungicides, seed care and especially seed varieties. There’s less

interest in herbicides because they don’t combat the disease and fungus problems causing the most damage in wheat, Ormann said. The best way to help control diseases such as blackleg and leaf rust is through a combination of seed care, new varieties and fungicides, he said. Hybrid wheat is the holy grail of research as it’s hoped that, as with the hybridization of canola, it would be a revolutionary step forward, said Daryl Domitruk, director of Agri-Food Innovation and Adaptation with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. New wheat varieties with 20 per cent higher yields could be available as early as 2020 — and that would generate an addi-

tional $2 billion for Canadian farmers, said Ormann, who also predicted Canada may soon be a world leader in wheat research and development. But not everyone had the same positive outlook. There still needs to be some significant changes on the logistics side of things to help the industry function at full capacity in the post-wheat board world, said Gary Williams, senior market manager with Scoular Canada. Railroad efficiencies need to be found; Canada and the U.S. need to work together to streamline grades to help reduce confusion for international buyers; and elevators need to become more specialized, he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

The quest is on to improve rate of canola emergence

Looking for the perfect row-crop planter for canola? Do your homework first, say the experts By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON

anola seeds may be tiny, b u t t h e y d o n’t c o m e cheap. That’s prompted more farmers to use row-crop precision seeders in order to get more bang for their buck. There are many row-crop seeders on the market, but the problem is none of them do a perfect job, said Pipestone-area farmer Frank Prince, who offered his opinions at the recent CanoLABS event hosted by the Canola Council of Canada. “All planters have their goods and bads, whether red, blue, or green — look at the big picture of what you want to do, and customize them to work in your soils,” said Prince, a Precision Planting parts dealer who does a lot of custom work with a John Deere 1780 he modified to seed canola. Research shows canola emergence rates are a dismal 50 to 60 per cent when a typical air seeder is used to sow the crop, generally because of inaccurate seeding depth, rough handling of the seeds due to high air velocity, or poor singulation. “If you’re planting canola, you’re basically a guinea pig,” said Prince. “There’s not one company out there that can say they’ve got a disc that has worked 100 per cent for one year.” Seed monitors, too, have trouble with canola, he added. Brand new sensors may be 90 per cent accurate the first season, but trouble tends to add up over the years. If monitor numbers drop from 150,000 to less than 50,000, it’s time for an upclose inspection. “It’s more of a glorified blockage monitor. When it reads zero, it’s definitely not seeding,” said Prince. Seed population is also a matter of debate. With 15-inch spacing, Prince seeds at 260,000 seeds per acre, or six seeds per square foot, just over the crop insurance minimum of four. “I’m not an expert,” he said. “There needs to be a lot of research on correct populations because some guys are seeding 200,000 an acre and others 300,000 an acre. What’s the right number? Nobody knows.” Yield data is “all over the place,” and the main contributing factor seems to be weather, rather than seeder type. “Seed your canola with your air seeder,” said Prince. “You’re going to get higher yields just by putting it in on the right day with the right amount of rain than by saving one or two pounds of seed.” Andrew Dalgarno, who farms near Newdale, ran a small trial last year using a variety of rowcrop planters. “If you talk to corn guys, 97 per cent emergence means you did something wrong,” said Dalgarno. “Here we are in Western Canada... if we get 50 per cent emergence, we’re happy.” His trials were designed to see if better depth control and gentler handling would boost emergence. Dalgarno used a variety

of seeders, including a demo unit from Seed Hawk, a Bourgault 5710, and a John Deere 7300 vacuum planter. In the Seed Hawk plots, seeding rates were gradually stepped down from six pounds an acre to two pounds. Interestingly, each pound reduction in seeding rate resulted in the crop flowering one day later and fully maturing two days later. “So by the time we got to swathing, there was 10 days difference from that six pounds down to the two-pound rate,” Dalgarno said. “Depending where you are, you might need to go at a higher rate to avoid fall frost risk.” The planter plots had the lowest yields, but he said he believes that had more to do with delays in seeding, which resulted in missing some perfect rains early on. He added an expanded trial of more equipment is being planned for June 5 at his farm. Todd Botterill, of Botterill Sales in Newton, showed off a Monosem row-crop precision planter that features a rotating steel plate that picks up individual seeds and holds them in place via vacuum pressure. But even that cutting-edge technology has trouble keeping up with the demands of seeding 200,000 canola seeds per acre, he said. The tiny hole sizes in the plate limit suction pressure, and high speeds in a rough field can lead to seeds dropping off the plate. What’s more, with just 120 holes on a plate, seeding at any faster than 4.5 miles per hour means the plate has to “zip along pretty good.” Their latest improved plate is designed to seed up to 380,000 seeds per acre — roughly four pounds — at six m.p.h. “Think of a planter as a hot rod,” said Botterill. “You can buy the basic unit, and then fine tune it with row cleaners, gauge or closing wheels or many of the other options out there. Our company looks at every planter as a custom build.” Ron Thomson, a product specialist with Case New Holland, showed off the latest features on a 1240 split row planter with 31 rows on 15-inch spacing with hydraulic drive. Mainly used by U.S. farmers for corn and soybeans, it has gained popularity in Alberta with canola growers, he said. The unit offers total electronic control of seeding rate, he said. Whereas an air seeder is metered for pounds per acre, the row-crop planter’s monitor can be set for seeds per acre using the number of holes in the seeding disc as a starting point. For canola, it uses a 140hole disc. Seeding canola at a rate of 209,000 seeds per acre means two-inch spacing. Verifying that is simple. After running for 15 minutes, use a ratchet strap to hold up a closer wheel and then count the number of seeds dropped in a row 34 feet and eight inches long, which translates into 1/1,000 of an acre.

Frank Prince, a farmer from Pipestone and dealer for Precision Planting, offers his views on row-crop equipment for seeding canola at the recent CanoLABS event.. PHOTO: DANIEL WINTERS

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Got bald patches on eroded knolls? Ammonium sulphate may be the cause University of Manitoba researchers says ammonium toxicity a risk when seeding eroded knolls By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON

f you’ve always assumed canola emerges poorly on eroded knolls because the soil there is poor, think again. Toxicity from ammonium sulphate fertilizer could be the real reason behind those bald patches, especially on Newdaletype soils with high amounts of calcium carbonate in the subsoil zones, according to University of Manitoba student Laryssa Grenkow. “The ammonium sulphate is reacting with the lime and increasing ammonium toxicity,” Grenkow said in a presentation at the recent CanoLABS event hosted by the Canola Council of Canada. In her lab-based experiment, she compared canola seedling growth using various amounts of different fertilizer types in the seed row, ranging from phosphorus and sulphur at higher-

than-recommended rates to ammonium sulphate anywhere from nine to 18 pounds per acre in pots filled with normal topsoil and also dirt from highly calcareous eroded knolls. The rich, dark topsoil was about 0.5 per cent lime, while the whiter-looking eroded soil tested much higher at 21 per cent. The phosphorus fertilizer didn’t affect emergence in either type of soil, but the ammonium sulphate wiped out almost all the plants that were sown into the pots containing the lime-rich, highly eroded soil. The take-home message is that when seeding fields with lots of eroded knolls that have a high percentage of calcium carbonate, using ammonium sulphate as fertilizer is probably not a good idea, she said. For farmers wondering how much fertilizer they can put in the seed row and still not

cause damage to the canola stand, check out an online spreadsheet-based calculator offered by South Dakota State University, said John Heard, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. (Go to www.sdstate.edu and type ‘canola fertilizer spreadsheet’ in the search box.) “Seed-placed fertilizer is usually a compromise between a bit of damage but a lot of fertility value. We just don’t want to tip that balance,” said Heard. Users enter crop, fertilizer type, seed-fertilizer spread, row width, and the amount of stand reduction that you can live with. “ It t h e n c a l c u l a t e s t h e amount of fertilizer that will fulfil your wishes and gives you that stand reduction,” said Heard. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

University of Manitoba student Laryssa Grenkow explains the results of an experiment that show ammonium sulphate fertilizer combined with high lime soils can kill canola seedlings. PHOTO: DANIEL WINTERS

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ttractive prices and weather issues are expected to help farmers in Canada take a serious look at seeding more acres to wheat this summer than in previous years, according to industry sources. “Last year a lot of farmers took a chance with canola given the high financial returns, but the drier-thananticipated conditions across parts of the Canadian Prairies resulted in yields for that crop coming in well below normal,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of GAP Grains and Produits in Winnipeg. The potential for drier conditions is prompting farmers to consider a crop that has more tolerance to dry soils, he said. “Farmers who planted canola in the marginal producing areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta are likely the ones considering the switch to wheat from canola,” he said. Agriculture Canada in its Ja n u a r y s u p p l y- d e m a n d outlook pegged 2013-14 allwheat area at 25.326 million acres, which would compare with all-wheat-seeded area in 2012-13 of 23.826 million acres. Klassen said wheat area in Canada would be up three per cent in the spring of 2013.

Neil Townsend, a wheat analyst with CWB, agrees attractive prices and crop rotation requirements should translate into more wheat and durum seeded in Western Canada. “A lot of the canola area that was planted in marginal areas, included the southern regions of both Alberta and Saskatchewan,” said Mike Jubinville, an analyst with ProFarmer Canada. Those areas have traditionally been seeded to wheat and durum and the expectation is that this area will again see wheat and durum plantings. Durum area in Canada is expected to be at least seven per cent higher in 2013 than the 4.579 million acres seeded in the spring of 2012, Klassen said. Agriculture Canada estimated 2013 durum plantings in Canada at 4.819 million acres. Jubinville also projected that durum area will be up significantly at the expense of both canola and barley. “The key to wheat areas climbing this spring is the fact that farmers have planted canola too many years in a row and need to change the rotation in order to prevent disease and other crop issues with that land,” Jubinville said. “Wheat and durum just happens to be an attractive financial alternative at this time.”

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

Demand and prices are positive for peas — but seed is in short supply There’s good money to be made in peas these days but producers such as Jason Hodsen are struggling to find sufficient supplies of seed By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

small green and yellow pea crop in 2012 and increased demand is pushing old-crop prices to new heights this spring, while limiting the amount of available seed. “There is a potential for a very strong market for the next few years,” Jackie Kress, senior grain manager for Legumex Walker, said at the recent Wild Oats Grainworld conference. “It’s just a perfect storm for where the prices are right now.” Yellow peas are averaging $8.75 per bushel and old-crop green peas are selling for as much as $16 per bushel. Green seed peas are reaching prices of $25 per bushel. Some producers would like to increase their pea acres for 2013, but Kress said seed is in short supply.

“All the growers that we talk to who have grown green peas last year are going to be maxing out their acres with the seed available this year,” Kress said. She said the seed shortage is most acute for green peas, but Jason Hodsen is struggling to find enough of the right variety of yellow pea seed. “I wish I had more,” said the Virden-area farmer, who grows between 200 and 400 acres of yellow peas annually. “My dilemma is I cannot get certified seed to increase my acres to help meet demand.” Aside from good returns, the crop is also a good nitrogen fixer. “For crop rotation purposes and for soil health, we wanted a legume that would have a different impact on the soil, rather than regular cereals or oilseeds,” Hodsen said. Although the value chain for peas is well developed, he

“All the growers that we talk to who have grown green peas last year are going to be maxing out their acres with the seed available this year.” Jackie Kress

said he would like to see more research and development of the special crop. Some is, said Kress, but it’s tough competing against crops such as canola and wheat for research dollars. But she noted demand for special crops, such as peas and lentils, has increased by 65 per cent in the last decade.

Jackie Kress speaks to a Winnipeg audience during the annual Grainworld conference. photo: Shannon VanRaes

“We have to take that into consideration and believe that, yes, the production is going to increase and demand is going to increase,” said Kress. “And

we have to better utilize this, and better manage our positions.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

Trouble in your canola crop? There’s an app for that Look at a broader range of possibilities with new online diagnostic tool By Daniel Winters co-operator staff / brandon

anola growers and agronomists have a new online tool for diagnosing problems in their crops. “Often symptoms will look similar for a number of different problems,” said Jay Whetter, communications manager for the Canadian Canola Council. “You’ll go into a field and it will look like something you’ve seen before. You’ll go, ‘I know what that is.’” But jumping to the wrong conclusion can be costly. The new website, www.can oladiagnostictool.ca, offers a “sober second thought” for diagnosing problems such as disease, pests, nutrient deficiencies, or herbicide injury, said Whetter. The website, which can

be accessed from the field with a 3G-enabled smartphone or tablet, employs a question-andanswer format. Users select from a list of multiple-choice questions as they progress through the diagnostic tool to eventually narrow down the list of possibilities. “This tool gives a more analytical and objective look based on what you’re seeing in the field,” said Whetter. “You may end up with 10 or 15 different causes, 12 of which you may not have even thought of before.” Using the tool may give growers and agronomists more “peace of mind” in making diagnostic decisions by helping them to go beyond their own potentially narrow range of experience, he added.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

Ritz is uncomfortable paying for same flood twice

Flood-affected farmers around Lake Manitoba continue to wait for clear answers and compensation By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

he federal government says it is uncomfortable paying for the same flood twice, following calls for 2012 flood compensation in the Lake Manitoba region. Speaking to Harry Siemens for the blog Siemens Says, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said, “this is the second claim for the same flood, there was not a second flood, it’s the second claim for the same amount of water.” During the same interview, Ritz also indicated he was committed to assisting farmers continuing to face financial difficulty as a result of the 2011 flood, adding “we’re more than happy to help.” Ritz was on a trade mission to Japan this week and not available for comment. The comments were made by Ritz after a public meeting of politicians, producers and residents held near Marquette in late February. During that meeting conflicting statements were heard from Manitoba Finance Minister Stan Struthers and Robert Sopuck, member of parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette. Struthers said the province is waiting

“I’m not going to get involved in a spitting contest between Stan and Bob, but I can assure you they are talking about two different programs.”

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for the feds to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding flood costs and that Manitoba has yet to be advised if its AgriRecovery application will be approved. Sopuck indicated the province should file a Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) claim for 2012. “I’m not going to get involved in a spitting contest between Stan and Bob, but I can assure you they are talking about two different programs,” Ritz said in the online interview. He went on to say the province could apply for assistance under either DFA or AgriRecovery. But in either case, the province’s application would have to fit the parameters of the program to qualify, he said. Those suffering the lingering effects of the 2011 flood are not impressed by the disconnect between officials.

“The 300 people at the Marquette meeting clearly saw the lack of cooperation between the two levels of governments,” said Tom Teichroeb, chairman of the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee, who urged the province to follow the advice of the federal minister by providing the information necessary for successful applications. “It is clearly evident the province has not fulfilled its obligation to the federal government with respect to the application for compensation,” said Teichroeb. “Provincial Agriculture Minister Kostyshyn, has not been diligent with his efforts to find a solution, clearly evident by staying away from the Marquette public meeting February 22.” Kostyshyn commented on the situation February 26, following a presentation at Grainworld in Winnipeg.

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“I want to assure you that our government has been in consultation with the federal government staff since August, moving forward and we’re still compiling some information that the federal government is requesting,” he said, adding the ball is in Ritz’s court now. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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he Canadian Pork Council, along with the Canadian Wheat Board and the Canadian Horticultural Council, are no longer members of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Not only do the departures throw a big spanner into CFA’s finances, they have some observers questioning whether it can still claim to be the country’s main national farm organization. The CWB dropped out during 2012 citing the loss of its Prairie wheat- and barley-marketing monopoly while the Horticultural Council has fallen on hard times and couldn’t afford the annual dues. On the positive side, the Canadian Sugar Beet Producers Association reversed its plans to leave CFA after discussions with the executive. The pork council decided last December not to renew its membership, but didn’t formally announce it. News of the move slowly filtered through the CFA membership until becoming public just before the CFA convention in Ottawa in late February. The council and CFA are to meet in the near future to talk about ongoing co-operation but there seems little prospect of the council returning to the fold along with its $76,000 annual membership payment. On the surface, the federation’s ongoing support for protecting supply management in trade talks seems to lie at the heart of the dispute. The pork industry took a terrible beating financially in recent years

and some question how well the national organization pushed government for full support. “Talks are taking place and the two groups have agreed to meet to discuss CPC’s decision,” an official said. “We are not planning on issuing a statement on the board decision or the current discussions.” At the CFA conference, president Ron Bonnett said the organization has made a priority of diversifying its revenue base. The organization’s 2013 budget was set at $1.3 million, a 7.3 per cent cut from last year. It faces an operating deficit of about $80,000. There has been speculation in the past that the pork council, the cattlemen and other livestock groups would join with the Meat Council in a counterpart to the Grain Growers of Canada. That doesn’t seem to be in the cards at the moment. Veteran CFAers admit the loss of the three groups undercuts CFA’s position as the national voice of agriculture, but argue that it still has strong provincial associations along with the supply-managed commodities. In his speech to the annual meeting, Bonnett noted that what CFA brings to the table is a consensus on what farmers will support. Without CFA fulfilling that role, agriculture could be at risk of getting polarized on issues. Meanwhile the organization will focus on farm tax issues, trade policy and offering the federal government ideas for regulatory reform. “For our message to resonate with government, we must have clear, concise requests and a targeted approach.”

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N and CP will spend $3 billion this year on new locomotives and freight cars and to upgrade their rail networks. “Infrastructure investments, the acquisition of new locomotives and equipment, and the enhancement of information technology systems will help support our agenda of operational and service excellence,” said Claude Mongeau, president and CEO of CN, which is planning to spend $1.9 billion. “They will also make our c u s t o m e r s m o re c o m p e t i tive in domestic and global markets, and position us to maximize further business opportunities in intermodal, energy and other resource and manufacturing markets in 2013 and beyond.” CP boss Hunter Harrison said his company’s $1.1-billion outlay will lower its costs while “providing a premium, reliable product” to shippers. CP has opened 24/7 service centres in Winnipeg, Toronto and Minneapolis, and is promising a speedy resolution of any problems shippers encounter. Cu s t o m e r s w h o c o n n e c t with a centre and require onthe-ground assistance “will be put in touch with someone in the field who can provide swift problem resolution,” said spokesman Ed Greenberg. “We want to deliver competitive and more consistent service for our customers and solutions that resolve their issues faster,” he said. CN will spend $1 billion on track infrastructure and network improvements, and $700 million on services and facilities. Another $200 million will be spent on other infrastructure upgrades to buy or refurbish locomotives, intermodal equipment and vehicles. It expects to take delivery of 40 new and 37 second-hand high-horsepower locomotives over the next 24 months, after also acquiring 25 new and 123 second-hand high-horsepower locomotives in 2012. CP has unveiled faster intermodal train services connecting Vancouver to Toronto or Chicago. That will remove a day from the 2,600-mile Toronto-to-Vancouver run and two days from the 2,200-mile Vancouver-to-Chicago run.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

POTATO FOCUS

PVY control depends on better understanding of aphids After years of decline, the industry is seeing infections, not only increase but become more difficult to detect By Gord Gilmour STAFF

ussell Groves has noticed a troubling trend for potato seed growers in his home state of Wisconsin in recent years. The University of Wisconsin entomologist specializes in insect-transmitted vegetable plant diseases, and he says after a period of decline, potato virus Y (PVY ) infections have begun to increase for seed potato growers. “From about the year 2000, there was this perceptible drop in PVY in seed lots,” Groves told the 2013 Manitoba Potato Production Days m e e t i n g i n Bra ndo n. “But recently — starting in about the 2007 season — it’s been climbing sharply again.” Groves sees two main reasons for this trend. First there was an increase in the acreage of asymptomatic varieties like Shepody, which could bear the infection but didn’t show signs of it. That meant it was very difficult to weed out infected seed lots, which over time had a cumulative effect on overall PVY loads. “That made seed certification a tremendous challenge, because you simply didn’t see the symptoms as well,” Groves said. At the same time another — and perhaps even more challenging — reality asserted itself. New strains of the disease not affected in the same w a y by g e n e t i c re s i s t a n c e in the potato varieties, have begun moving in. “ We’re definitely starting to see a transition in strains,” Groves said. “Strains without recombination are replacing recombinant strains — the ‘ordinary’ strains.” Tongue fir mly lodged in cheek, Groves assured local growers this would never happen in Manitoba. “I’m sure the virus views that border as hard and fast and there are none up here.” What’s all this mean down in the farm fields? More infections, less symptoms on inspection, but more symp-

“We’re definitely starting to see a transition in strains, strains without recombination are replacing recombinant strains — the ‘ordinary’ strains.” RUSSELL GROVES

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toms — such as net necrosis — on final use such as processing. G r ov e s s a y s t h e r o o t o f the problem is likely due to changing insect behaviour. PVY is transmitted by aphids

and a couple of behaviour changes have become apparent. “Climate change is affecting this, no question,” he said. “It’s changing when aphids are flying and so on. We’ve

seen some novel vectors too — for example we’ve seen soybean aphids fly, en masse, in mid-season, into potatoes. It’s highlighted the need for a better understanding of how the disease is transmitted, Groves said, something his research work has been examining closely. One thing that is clear is that a clearer and earlier warning system of aphid flights is needed if chemical control methods are going to work. That’s because so far all the existing monitoring systems have too much lag time in them — five to seven days — to be useful for a grower,

who requires real-time information to make control decisions. “If you get a nice map a few days later, that’s just telling you you’ve gotten your head knocked off,” Groves said. However, Groves also says preliminary work indicates that while there can be some variability when the flights start in the growing season, there’s a clear-cut pattern of how and when they fly emerging. “Every year there’s a bit of variability, especially by week, but this tells me they fly in a very predictable way,” he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

POTATO FOCUS

Devastating new potato disease headed north The disease, which causes brown stripes in potatoes, has spread like wildfire since being found in Texas in 2000 By Gord Gilmour STAFF

anitoba growers haven’t seen zebra chip disease yet — but it’s only a matter of time, says John Nordgaard. T h e t ra n s p l a n t e d No r t h Dakotan manages a potato operation for Black Gold Farms near Piersall, Texas, which he describes as one of the epicentres for the disease, which results in striped chips that look like a white and brown zebra. The disease was first observed in Mexico in 1994, in Texas in 2000, and from there it spread like wildfire, he told growers at the annual Manitoba Potato Production Days. “Within three years it was in New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming,” Nordgaard said. In 2011, it was found in the biggest potato production states — Idaho, Oregon and Washington, which produce more potatoes annually than all the other states put together. “It’s amazing to me how fast this went from an observation to making headlines,” Nordgaard said. “It became a national disease almost

overnight, going from non-existent to being a national presence in just 10 years.” The first signs of the disease are leaves that turn yellowish, with stunted plant tops and purple tips. “Initially this disease was thought to be purple top,” Nordgaard said.

Telltale signs

Another telltale sign is swelling at the plant nodes, with branching out of them. It also causes dead spots in fields with 100 per cent kill. “I can say from experience that when you see that, a very large number of the tubers below are infected,” he said. And it’s the tuber infections that are really going to hurt the grower. This is where the dark stripe-like symptoms appear in the tissue, likely a result of starch being converted to sugar. For fry and chip makers, it’s an unsightly cosmetic problem for an industry that’s all about first impressions, and even for baking potatoes it’s a big problem, Nordgaard said. “There just isn’t enough sour cream to cover up the brown,” he said. Researchers are still trying to

discover the cause of the disease, but have found a clear correlation between the presence of the psyllid insect and outbreaks. That’s not good news because those insects are found intermittently in all three Prairie provinces, blowing in on southerly winds. They’re also commonly found in the northern tier of the U.S. Great Plains, and appear to becoming established in the Pacific Northwest, all of which bolsters Nordgaard’s suggestion Manitoba will soon see the disease in its potato fields. It’s suspected psyllid carries a pathogen called Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, a bacteria more commonly called LSO. “LSO is a new pathogen, and it’s very difficult to study,” Nordgaard said. “Mainly because it can’t be cultured.” The link to zebra chip was first identified in New Zealand, then confirmed in the U.S. and other countries. It’s made the New Zealand growers the front line in developing defences against the disease, and early reports aren’t good, said Nordgaard. “They’re spending $500 to $600 an acre on insecticides and they’re still not stopping it,” he said.

Researchers Godfrey Miles (l) and Venkatesan Sengoda evaluate symptoms in fried chips. PHOTO: USDA ARS

Resistant varieties

Some varieties are proving to be more resistant than others, but again the news isn’t good for Manitoba growers, especially those with french fry contracts, Nordgaard said. “Russet Burbank is very susceptible — we’ve shown that again and again,” he said. “Shepody is fairly susceptible too.” The USDA is studying integrated pest management programs that might target psyllids, including bio-based products that don’t harm beneficial insect populations. For example, one research team is doing lab and field tests on a clay-based powder product known as “kaolin particle film” which is mixed with water and sprayed on plant leaves. When it dries it forms a protective coating that disrupts feeding and egg laying by certain pests — and as an added benefit it appears to limit

water losses, heat stress and sunburn damage. Another study showing promise uses biopesticides based on ingredients from sources such as natural plant extracts, plant essential oils and mineral oil. Beneficial fungi could also act as biopesticides and another research team is looking at two products in field trials in Texas. Both have significantly reduced the number of eggs and nymphs found on plants, and one product appears to outperform a commercially available chemical pesticide. While all these tools will likely play a role in grappling with the zebra chip problem, the USDA still describes genetically resistant varieties as a “cornerstone defence” for this and other insectrelated production issues. The most promising development so far is a potato clone that appears to have resistance to the LSO bacteria.

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POTATO FOCUS

Irrigation challenges highlighted in 2012 Blazing heat through the summer months increased water losses due to evapo-transpiration By Gord Gilmour STAFF

fter a couple of challenging wet seasons, the spring of 2012 looked like it was off to a good start. Dry, workable soils led to one of the earliest planting completions in the history of the potato business in Manitoba, and growers were looking forward to a successful season. However, that planting season was only made possible by a dry fall, and lower-than-average snowfall that winter, Keystone Potato Producers Association extension agronomist Andrew Ronald told growers at the 2013 Manitoba Potato Production days. It set up a challenging irrigation season, with growers fighting to keep up with water demand as dry conditions and blazing heat took water away from the fields. “Twenty inches of rainfall equivalent was lost to evapotranspiration, compared to 13-14 inches the previous year,” Ronald told growers. “This wasn’t a year you had a chance to catch up.” John Goff, of Corduroy Plains Farm near Carman, said it was a season to open the taps and keep them running — something that was a bit of a challenge when you’ve got 13 circles and only 10 pivots. “That was definitely a challenge, but we got pretty good at it,” he said with a chuckle. “We had it down to an hour and 45 minutes from turning the water off to turning the water on.” Ronald said that as growers struggled to get enough water onto their crops, the heat really got turned up. Too high, actually. In the first half of July, about two-thirds of the daily highs were above 30 C, and even into August temperatures remained unseasonably high. “Potatoes are no corn crop,” Ronald said. “They prefer to not be always under the heat lamp.” That’s why heat units — which were about 250 units above normal for the season — are such a poor measure for potato growth, since the crop grows best when temperatures are between 7 and 30 C. “We had all the wrong kind of heat — the extreme heat,” Ronald said. It also fell at the wrong time of year, during the tuber set and initiation stage, then continuing on through the tuber bulking period. It definitely had an impact on the potatoes coming out of the field this past fall. “The tubers, especially the Russet Burbank, were longer and skinnier — those more stressed shapes,” Ronald said. Growers grappled with water constraints. Growers relying on retention ponds for irrigation were disappointed by the limited snowfall, which mean limited water during the growing season. Wayne Derkson, of Hespler Farms near Winkler, shares a reservoir co-owned with neighbouring growers and operated in season by a hired manager. It has a capacity of 450 acre-feet. “In 2012, we just ran out of water,” Derksen said. “I would have loved to do at least one more inch.”

Back in Carman, John Goff was able to irrigate most of his fields all year, since he only has one reservoir system, with the rest of the water coming from the Boyne River. And while there was some nervous chatter about limiting flows from the Lake Stephenfield reservoir, the 10-cubic-foot-persecond flow was largely unaltered all season and he and other irrigators on the river worked together to ensure adequate water supply. “It’s a great group of guys on the river, and I think we work together really well,” Goff said. “We didn’t shut the water off from the end of June.” Andrew Ronald said the quality question essentially boiled down to who had the capacity and systems in place. Where growers put the water on early, and weren’t forced to shut down early because

More growers are supporting irrigation with reservoir storage.

of supply constraints, the crop was good quality. “There were lots of Russet Burbank where we were able to do what we needed to with water,” he said. It has made for some storage challenges, though, with plenty of examples of jelly end rot, stem end rot, low solids and high sugars.

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There were also more runners and sprouts than usual, which limited tuber set and affected yield, as well as tuber chaining which sees small, secondary potatoes form beyond the primary tuber and compete for resources and limit bulking. Gary Sloik, KPPA manager, recently wrote in the Spudsmart

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

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

Local histories of Manitoba communities find new life on the web

Posting your history book on the Manitobia website will make your town’s story available on the desktops and tablets of genealogists, historians, and researchers anywhere in the world

Betty Mayes (l to r), Gordon Goldsborough, and Bill Warren were among those attending the launch of a local history book digitization project recently. Mayes and Warren are from Melita and have contributed books to the project. photo: gordon mcbean By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

ike the pioneer days they chronicled, local community history books are often in danger of fading into the forgotten past. But a new project spearheaded by the University of Manitoba’s archives and special collections is ensuring these books will be available forever — and to anyone in the world — via the website http://manitobia.ca. These books are a fascinating record of Manitoba history, and will interest genealogists, historians, researchers, and former Ma n i t o b a n s, s a i d G o rd o n Goldsborough, webmaster and past president of the Manitoba Historical Society. “These books, unfortunately, don’t tend to have a very wide distribution and this limits their usefulness especially in a modern, globalized world,” he said. About 200 books have been digitized over the past two years and more will be added. “We know there are at least 1,200 books that are out there

— I’m sure that’s an underestimate by a large margin,” said Goldsborough. And that’s just the hardcover, professionally printed texts. There’s likely an equal number of small, local histories in spiral-bound books, he said. Each offers a glimpse into a world that seems light years removed from modern times. For example, ‘Arizona - 18821982’ contains a letter written by Alfred Michie 63 years after he arrived in Manitoba as a 15-year-old on a late-March day in 1889. With a few hours to kill before heading to his brother’s farm southeast of Carberry, he and a chum “who came across the big pond with me” set out on an unsuccessful quest to explore Winnipeg. “Winnipeg was then so small, that we walked right through it and wondered where the town was,” writes the retired farmer. A ‘just the facts’ writing style dominates the histories. So the record of MacGregor’s civic administration at the turn of the last century includes documenting a bylaw that stated

“no person shall run or race on the streets or sidewalks so as to jostle other foot passengers,” that a Mrs. Hunt was awarded a $15 “gift” after giving birth to triplets, and that a new well site was chosen after “an outbreak of typhoid fever in 1898 caused great concern.” Project officials sought books by sending a letter to every municipality in the province. “ We h a d a re a l l y g o o d response,” said Goldsborough, adding that many offered thanks the books would be ‘saved’ in this way because they had become rarities with only a few copies known to exist. One of the challenges was that digitization nor mally necessitates slicing off the book’s spine to create single pages for faster processing. “Initially, when we were starting this, it did require destroying the book,” said Goldsborough. “But more recently a colleague at University of Manitoba has developed a technique that can photograph the pages relatively quickly. It’s really good quality, but just a little slower and more

manual and as a result it’s more costly. But it saves the book. ” Some communities have the opposite problem — they still have lots of unsold copies and don’t want an online version undercutting potential sales. In such cases, project officials will digitize the book but not post it online until the community gives its OK. Any group wanting to create its own digital format, which newer photocopiers now can create, is welcome to send a CD or USB of the document too, he added. “In that case they’ve done our work for us,” he said. But the main thing is to preserve the past before it disappears, said Goldsborough. “And the reality is that we hear more and more of how communities are changing in Manitoba and some are disappearing,” he said. “These books may be the only record that will exist of some communities that were thriving at one time and are no longer.” In addition to its new treasure trove of local histories, the website also has 100,000 pages of

historical, rare and unique documents, including rural newspapers, pamphlets, select maps and thematic articles. All are available free of charge in fulltext searchable versions. The project is a partnership between University of Manitoba, the Manitoba Hi s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y ( M H S ) and the Legislative Library of Manitoba, and was funded by the Winnipeg Foundation. It is managed by the Manitoba Library Consortium Inc., a group made up of government, public, school, college and university libraries across the province.

If you’d like to know more about making a local history book available for posting online at http://manitobia.ca/ please contact: Gordon Goldsborough 204-782-8829 cell, or email webmaster@mhs.mb.ca or Terry Kennedy, Manitoba Library Consortium, Inc. 204433-7488 ext. 280, or email terry.kennedy@prov.ca. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

RecipeSwap

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

RRC and Granny’s cooking up new food ideas Lorraine Stevenson Crossroads Recipe Swap

any of us love the scent of chicken roasting in the kitchen. It’s an aroma that always makes me think of a Sunday supper. Chicken (or turkey) is always popular for family meals, but how tastes have changed! Thai Chicken Curry Fried Rice or Jamaican Jerk Turkey anyone? Those are the kinds of recipes you now regularly find on the websites of Manitoba Chicken Producers or Manitoba Turkey Producers, both of which recognize the ever-expanding diversity and new flavour demands among consumers of their poultry products. There’s more to come. Granny’s Poultry, Manitoba’s largest poultry processor cooperative plans to start working together with students at Red River College’s Paterson Global Foods Institute to come up with even more new ways to put chicken and turkey on our dinner tables. It all begins this month when a team from Granny’s and the college’s Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management and Professional Baking and Apprenticeship staff and students will start imagining and developing new ways to prepare and enjoy chicken and turkey — on the home front as well as in restaurants. It’s building on the success with other already introduced new products like Ginseng-fed chicken and omega 3-infused turkey. Granny’s will conduct its independent research in its own space in the downtown Winnipeg institute to put more of these kinds of flavourful, unique chicken and turkey products on our dinner tables. The farmer-owned co-op is investing $200,000 in the educational initiative, which is the single largest donation ever made in its 50-year history. Red River College’s culinary arts program has had a long history of using locally produced foods and working on food innovation in partnership with Manitoba food commodity groups. In a news release Craig Evans, CEO of Granny’s Poultry Co-operative, said the aim with this venture is to tap into the creativity of RRC’s students to develop unique recipes and menu ideas, new ways to eat and enjoy all parts of the bird, and more ways to make poultry an everyday protein in a healthy diet. Sounds like our dinner memories will continue to include chicken and turkey — but with spices and flavour combinations Mom never dreamed of. There are countless ways to make delicious meals with chicken and turkey. Here are two recipes reprinted from the Granny’s Poultry website (www.grannys. ca). There you can also find cooking videos, the Great Taste Healthy Living magazine, new products and advice from dietitians. You can also post your questions and consult with Granny’s in-house chef Jason Wortzman.

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Tomato Chili Relish 1 tsp. garlic, minced 2 tbsp. onion, minced 1 tbsp. olive oil 1-1/2 tsp. dried red chili flakes 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar 1-1/2 c. canned Italian tomatoes, finely chopped 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1/4 tsp. cracked black pepper

Sauté garlic and onions in oil. Add chili flakes, vinegar, tomatoes, sea salt and black pepper. Simmer over low heat until thick. Cool. Serve relish over Chicken and Sweet Potato Fritters. Source: Granny’s Poultry www.grannys.ca

Chicken And Sweet Potato Fritters With Tomato Chili Relish This recipe comes from Great Taste Healthy Living Issue 3 which contains all sorts of food entertaining ideas for including poultry on a special occasion. But at 15 minutes to make and another 15 to cook, you won’t want to wait for a holiday to try this. 3/4 lb. Granny’s fresh boneless, skinless chicken thigh, diced small 1/2 c. sweet potato, peeled and diced small 4 tbsp. flour 2 eggs 1/4 c. green onion 1 tsp. garlic, minced 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp. ground allspice 1/2 tsp. ground coriander seed Freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 tsp. sea salt 1/4 c. vegetable oil

Microwave diced sweet potatoes on high for two minutes and let cool. Beat eggs in a bowl, then add flour and mix. Add diced chicken, sweet potato, onion, garlic, lemon juice and seasonings. Mix well. Heat a frying pan on low then add oil. Carefully drop fritter mixture into the oil one tablespoon at a time. When cooked on one side, flip over and continue until fully cooked. Serve warm with Tomato-Chili Relish.

Slow Cooker Turkey Drumstick Cassoulet This family meal recipe was created by Jason Wortzman chef and director of marketing and new product development at Granny’s Poultry. Jason describes this as a rustic gourmet recipe that’s easy to make and costs only about $3 per serving. (I’ve made this recipe several times. It is so easy to make, absolutely delicious and is a lovely dish to serve with its contrasting red and green colours. — Lorraine) 1.5 kg Granny’s turkey drumsticks 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 c. onion, diced 2 tbsp. garlic, diced 1/4 c. red wine 1 796-ml can low-sodium whole tomatoes 1 c. homemade or low-sodium turkey or chicken stock 1 540-ml can romano beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 2 c. chopped Swiss chard or baby spinach

Brown drumsticks in a deep frying pan over medium-high heat, then place into slow cooker. Sauté onion and garlic until translucent. Add red wine, simmer for 5 minutes and scrape the bottom of the pan. Drain tomatoes. Chop and add to pan. Add stock, beans and seasoning, then stir. Add tomato and bean mixture to slow cooker and cook on low for 5.5 hours. Set on high for 20 minutes and stir in Swiss chard or spinach. Serve with mashed potatoes or fresh cooked pasta and Parmesan cheese. Source: Granny’s Poultry www.grannys.ca

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Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794 Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 or email Lorraine Stevenson at: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Grasses in the landscape Wide variety of shapes and sizes will put on a display throughout the year By Lillian Deedman Freelance contributor

rasses are invaluable in a wide diversity of designs for the garden landscape, putting on an extended winter show of various-shaped blades, once vibrant with many summer colours. Now is an ideal time to plan garden and landscaping ideas. I use graft paper to design how the garden could look in reality, as it’s much easier to move plants around on paper, than back-breaking work in the garden. Use one square on the graft paper for each square foot of garden space. Sketch the rocks and other artifacts onto the paper as well as plants. Taller plants such as perennial Karl Forester grass make an attractive backdrop placed several feet behind a large rock. If it were in front of the rock, this five-foot giant would eventually conceal it. For dimensional interest, plant tall and medium grasses midway, being careful not to obstruct the view of the attractive rocks. Position shorter plants among the foreground rocks for additional unity. Gravel and small stones surrounding the plants work well as a tidy, natural mulch and help to prevent soil erosion. Each clump of grass has m a s s e s o f f i b ro u s ro o t s. Some, called rhizomes, spread underground, while others spread by stems on top of the ground (stolons). Regular thinning and divid-

The grass garden on the farm near Belmont, Manitoba is almost as attractive at -20 C as in the summer. photo: LILLIAN DEEDMAN

ing is necessary to maintain healthy, attractive grass gardens. Using grasses with other varieties of plants has become popular in non-formal styles of gardening. While waiting for perennial grasses to develop in their first year, a few annual bedding plants placed among the rocks will provide extra colour. The rounded blossoms of achillea, rudbeckias, and daisies blend in well with the more slender, vertical blades of grasses. There are many hardy perennial varieties of grasses

suitable for wintering over on the Prairies, including native grasses. From low-growing clumps, to taller plants with light, airy, plume-like spikes, each is unique in its own form and structure. Blue oat grass spreads readily, making it a good filler for in between rocks. Blue lyme grass is another blue-bladed grass with a vigorous, bushy height of four feet, and one-inchwide blades. Four-foot variegated white, pink and green foliage on St r a w b e r r i e s a n d C re a m Phalaris provides a first-rate

backdrop behind shor ter grasses, while one-foot Elijah blue fescue with its dense, brilliant-blue needle-like foliage is best placed near the front of the border. Annual grasses live for one season, with countless varieties of beautiful and attractive foliages. Many are sown from seed early indoors. Bunny Tail grass is easy to start for beginners, producing 15-inch plants with dense, woolly, bunny-like tails. Fibre Optic sedge grass grows well in beds and containers but is not hardy

enough to winter over in our Manitoba gardens. Seeds can be sown in early spring, or established plants are available at nurseries. Optic grass has beautiful, dense mounds of foliage with unique blooms that resemble fibre optic strands. Pennisetum is another that will not overwinter, but this beauty is well worth the price as its feathery seed heads put on a display from midsummer to fall, on four-foot foliage. Lillian Deedman writes from Killarney, Manitoba.

Basil adds zest and flavour Many varieties to choose from and easy to grow indoors By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

ith variety names like “Magical Michael,” “Siam Queen,” “Red Rubin,” and “Genovese,” is it any wonder that a few sprigs of basil will perk up a salad made from store-bought greens in late winter — particularly if the basil is homegrown? The names of these basil varieties alone are enough to whet the appetite and since this particular herb is quite easy to grow indoors, perhaps you will plant some basil seeds so that in a few weeks you can add some zest and flavour to your salads. There are quite a number of varieties available in the seed departments of garden centres, but they fall into just a few categories: green or purple, plain leaf or ruffled, and large or small leafed. Flavour varies according to variety as well, so read the package instructions

carefully. Do you want a Thai flavour such as you will get with “Siam Queen” or a more traditional sweet basil flavour offered by “Magical Michael?” You may even want to try several varieties. For this purpose, large-leafed varieties work

best. I use “Sweet Basil,” which grows about 40 cm tall and withstands constant harvesting quite well. Plant basil seeds in a soilless mix, cover the seeds and water well. Keep the seed tray warm and in good light. It

Sweet basil has large, green leaves that add flavour to any dish. photo: ALBERT PARSONS

won’t be long before the seedlings appear and when they get a couple of sets of true leaves, transplant the plants into sixinch pots, putting about a dozen in each pot. Alternately, simply plant the seeds thinly in the pots to avoid the task of transplanting. Some judicious thinning may be required but that can wait until the extra seedlings are large enough to offer a bit of greenery for a salad. The number of pots you plant will depend on how much basil you want and the space you have to grow it. My suggestion seems to indicate the plants will be quite crowded, but you are not growing them as bedding plants to put out in the garden. If you do, plant them in trays to give them adequate space to grow into healthy transplants. No, the basil you are growing is going to be harvested and used in your kitchen as soon as it is big enough to withstand

some snipping. In fact, I often sow the seeds even closer in the pots; when the seedlings get about three or four sets of true leaves I snip half of them off at soil level and use them. This thins out the plants enough and yet gives me the earliest possible harvest. As the plants grow, you can snip off the tops and use them. The plants will bush out and produce many side shoots. The alternative is to snip off some of the leaves; new branches will form in the leaf axils of the harvested leaves. You may want to fertilize the plants to encourage vigorous growth, as there isn’t much nutrient value in soilless mix. Keep the plants watered and give them all the light you can. They will keep producing succulent, fresh basil well into early summer, when your main crop will come into production. Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba.

The Manitoba Co-operator | March 7, 2013

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Calving season!

Challenging, often frustrating but definitely rewarding By Tanya Unrau Freelance contributor

very year, around this time, I have to share my husband with the other females in his life — almost 400 of them to be exact! It’s calving season on our farm. Raising cattle is one of the primary incomes for our farm. It is our job, our choice of occupation, and especially this time of year, it is basically our life. A successful calving season is essential to our end-of-year profit. Everyone knows that cattle farmers raise beef as an income, but few people realize the time and dedication involved in getting that beef from birth to their table. Our calving season occurs in the coldest months of winter. We chose this for several reasons: the calves wean at a heavier weight in the fall, calves often stay healthier because of less ‘muck’ in their pens and this time of year we are not busy with grain farming, so we can watch the cattle more closely. Calving in the cold months has added risks, however, so not every farmer chooses this time of year. In extreme temperatures, a calf born outside is at risk of almost instantly freezing his ears, or even freezing to death. Adequate calving facilities are essential and we are fortunate to have a large, open, calving barn, where approximately 50 to 60 cows can be safely confined in the warmer inside temperature. Even with proper barns, the cattle need to be checked every couple of hours, day

and night, as problems can still occur. A calf can suffocate in the birthing sack, or a cow may need assistance in calving. This can mean many, cold, middle-ofthe-night trips to the barn. An excellent addition to our operation is a camera system that allows us to zoom in on the cows and scan a 360-degree range of the pens, inside and outside the barn. This has paid for itself many times with the amount of calves it has helped save. Calving season is a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week commitment, but there is nothing like witnessing the safe arrival of a newborn calf. Ideally, a calf will stand up and nurse shortly after birth but that is not always the case. Some calves are born weak, or are a bit slow in learning how to drink from its mother. Occasionally, a cow will want nothing to do with her new baby and does not allow it to nurse. These situations require extra ‘human’ intervention, whether coaxing it to suck, or bottle feeding with extra colostrum (first milk) or milk replacer. My husband often has a warm barn ‘nursery,’ full of cows and calves that require extra help. This can be time consuming, but important for giving those calves a head start, and eventually the cow and calf are able to join the rest of the herd. Successful calving involves keeping the calves healthy. This begins with a proper feeding, mineral and vaccination program for the bred cows, prior to calving and keeping the pens well bedded and clean to aid in virus prevention. Vaccines and products are

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available that can be given to calves shortly after birth to help prevent some common illnesses, but infection and viruses are still common. When a calf gets sick, it is important to recognize the signs early and provide proper treatment. Sometimes electrolytes are required if the calf is weak and not drinking enough and often antibiotics are needed. It takes a lot of time to treat these illnesses, and despite our best efforts, we may occasionally lose one. It is truly disheartening to have a month-old calf die that was healthy a week before. Watching our healthy calves graze with their mothers in the summer pasture is a wonderful reward for our labour. The hard part is over, and now we can let the cows and the green grass

do the rest of the work until fall. Our financial reward is obtained when those calves are loaded on the trailer headed to market, and as in all of farming, our success is affected by the market prices. The cattle industry has good years and bad years, dependent on feed availability, U.S. dollar prices and market demand. It’s important to manage our operation properly and watch our ‘bottom line’ so a profit can be made. The feeding program needs to be cost effective yet provide the cattle with the best nutrition, and careful herd selection is essential, keeping cows that are good mothers and put good weight on their calves, and choosing bulls that produce quality offspring. But raising cattle is more than just an income. My husband knows each cow individually, their tag number, their history, what kind of calf they raised last year and whether they are a good mother. He takes pride in his herd and strives to improve the quality of animals he raises. Cattle farming is not without its challenges, definitely its frustrations — but also its rewards. It’s a way of life on our farm that will hopefully continue for generations. Next time you sit down to enjoy a beef dinner, take a minute to think of the effort that went into its production. And if you ever get a chance, be sure to thank a farmer! Tanya Unrau writes from Boissevain, Manitoba.

Here’s the scoop Protect yourself from injuries this winter as you remove snow By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU Extension Service

now blowers or snow throwers are linked to more than 6,000 emergency room visits, according to a report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. While sprains and strains often accompany snow blower accidents, many injuries involve the hands and fingers. According to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), 3,000 hand injuries, including 283 finger amputations, were reported in a 1999 study. To avoid snow blower injuries, keep all safety guards in place, don’t use your hands or feet to unclog snow in the auger, and don’t disable the “dead man’s switch.” This required safety feature turns off the motor if you were to slip or lose your grip on the machine. Be cautious of the muffler, which can become very hot and pose a burn hazard for children and adults. Protect your eyes and ears with goggles and ear protection. Be sure to keep children and pets clear of snow blowers because, in addition to snow, these machines throw rocks, sticks, ice and other objects.

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Steer the chute away from windows, too. Be cautious about what you wear. Be careful about loose clothing, long scarves or long hair, which could become entangled in the moving parts. If you have to deal with snow but lack a snow blower, shovelling is another option that also doubles as physical activity. However, shovelling puts stress

on the heart. Consider these additional health and safety tips when you are removing snow. • Avoid caffeine or nicotine before beginning to remove snow. These are stimulants, which may increase your heart rate and cause your blood vessels to constrict. This places extra stress on the heart. • Dr ink plenty of water. Dehydration is just as big an

issue in cold winter months as it is in the summer. • Dress in several layers so you can remove a layer as needed. Synthetic fibres help wick away perspiration better than natural fibres. Be sure to wear boots with slipresistant soles. • Warm your muscles before shovelling by walking for a few minutes or marching in

place. Stretch the muscles in your arms and legs because warm muscles will work more efficiently and be less likely to be injured. • Pick the right shovel for you. A smaller blade will require you to lift less snow, putting less strain on your body. • Begin shovelling slowly to avoid placing a sudden demand on your heart. Pace yourself and take breaks as needed. • Protect your back from injury by lifting correctly. Stand with your feet about hip width for balance and keep the shovel close to your body. Bend from the knees (not the back) and tighten your stomach muscles as you lift the snow. Avoid twisting movements. If you need to move the snow to one side, reposition your feet to face the direction the snow will be going. • Most importantly, listen to your body. Stop if you feel pain. 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.

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Prices, drought and trade dominate hog meeting The industry continues its struggle for stability following another round of losses By Ron Friesen CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / STARBUCK

severe drought in the United States and increased Chinese restrictions on pork imports are casting a long shadow over Manitoba’s beleaguered hog industry. The drought, which sent feed prices skyrocketing last year, continues in the U.S. Corn and Soybean Belt, despite improved precipitation this winter. More than half of the continental United States is in a state of drought, following near-record dry conditions last summer. Timely spring rains are urgently needed to ease feed prices and provide relief to financially squeezed hog producers as they struggle to regain their financial footing, a producer meeting last week was told. “It’s critical, given current fundamentals in the hog market, that feed prices get down to more reasonable levels. Otherwise, the profitability of the hog industry will continue to be challenged,” said Perry Mohr, general manager of h@ms Marketing Services. Meanwhile, China’s latest action against ractopamine, a feed additive commonly given to North American swine, further increases market uncertainty for pork producers.

Ractopamine

China last month announced it would stop importing U.S. pork, effective March 1, unless it is verified ractopamine free by an independent third party. China has had a zero-tolerance policy to ractopamine, a growth promotant sold under the brand name Paylean, since 2006. Its latest move to demand third-party verification adds further uncertainty to an already-struggling industry. It’s unclear if China’s action could affect pork from Canada. Some Canadian packers require ractopamine-free hogs; others do not. But Tyler Fulton, risk management director for h@ms Marketing Services, told the meeting China’s move could seriously disrupt markets. He said prices could decline by $10/cwt if U.S. sales of pork to China were halted for five months. E a r l i e r i n F e b r u a r y, R u s s i a announced a ban on U.S. meat imports because of ractopamine. Trade woes and feed prices are two of many issues affecting Manitoba’s longsuffering hog farmers. The industry continues to experience the effects of the U.S. country-of-origin food labelling rule, which severely curtails livestock exports. Live hog shipments from Manitoba to the U.S. were

Perry Mohr says lower feed prices are critical to the hog sector’s recovery.

down over 20 per cent in 2012, mainly because of COOL. Low market prices and a strong Canadian dollar depressing exports, in addition to feed costs and trade issues, have produced the biggest shakedown in the industry’s history. Producers have closed barns and left the industry in droves after losing $30 or more per hog over the last five years. According to Statistics Canada, there were 575 hog producers in Manitoba as of July 1, 2012, down from 635 in 2010, 830 in 2009 and 1,500 in 2003. h@ms Marketing Services, a producer co-operative, which last year marketed 72 per cent of the hogs sold in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, saw a 1.8 per cent increase in volumes last year. But its membership fell from 287 producers two years ago to 197 in 2012. Nearly half of them are Hutterite colonies.

Weathering crisis

Colonies may be better positioned to weather the crisis because many grow their own feed grains. But even Hutterites, who dominated last week’s meeting, will need to make hard decisions in the coming years about whether to continue raising pigs, Mohr said. “I think it’s critical, even for this group, that they see some profitability in the hog side of things because there’s been a tremendous amount of equity eroded in the industry in the last three, four or five years.” Mohr said hog prices have improved recently and could average $163.41/ cwt, or roughly $175 an animal, in 2013. Slaughter numbers in 2012 were up

“How do you pay off $20 to $30 losses with zero to $15 profits?” PERRY MOHR h@ms GM

1.3 per cent in Western Canada, which included a 3.9 per cent increase in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. But feed prices increases have more than outstripped market gains for pigs, Mohr added. He said an informal survey of producers by h@ms found their feed costs average $130 a hog. That leaves $45 to pay for other expenses. Some producers are able to show positive margins at the end of the day. But Mohr said many carry huge debt loads resulting from years of borrowing to cover losses and will need much greater revenues to see the light of day. “We’ve seen zero to $15 hog profits. But how do you pay off $20 to $30 losses with zero to $15 profits? It takes twice as long and we haven’t been able to get any momentum going.” Another problem is that many of Manitoba’s hog barns are nearing the end of their normal 25-year lifespan. Given the pressure to switch to open housing systems, producers will have to think hard about whether to rebuild, Mohr said. The Feb. 28 meeting was the third of five annual district meetings held by h@ms this winter.

U.S. plains feedlot cattle suffer in blizzard Two storms in one week stress cattle By Sam Nelson CHICAGO / REUTERS

Cattle in the vast U.S. High Plains region were stressed by this week’s severe blizzard, leading to big weight losses and boosting Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures prices, feeders and livestock experts said on Feb. 27. The storm dumped up to 20 inches of wet snow in some areas, accompanied by winds approaching 80 miles per hour. “The cattle we weighed yesterday were 70 to 100 pounds lighter than they would have been before the storm. There is no question there will be a tremendous amount of tonnage lost over the next month,” said Johnny Trotter, president of Bar-G Feedyard in Hereford, Texas. Hereford is about 40 miles south of Amarillo, Texas, in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. It is the largest cattle-feeding and beef-processing region in the United States and the area hit hardest by the blizzard, referred to as Rocky by some media. “We’re just now getting reports in, they’ve been busy feeding but so far we’re hearing about a 20- to 40-pound loss on average, depending on the extent of the storm,” said Jim Brett Campbell, spokesman for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. “We’ll have a better idea at the end of the week, when the show lists come in.” “Feedlot cattle are all outdoors, they can take a cold and dry snow but this snow was cold and wet. They burn more energy to stay warm rather than put on weight,” said Ron Plain, professor of agricultural economics at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. “They don’t feel like moving around or feel like eating, they’re just more uncomfortable in a wet snow rather than a dry snow,” he said. The storm also slowed the number of cattle moving to processing plants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the number of cattle slaughtered in the United States on Tuesday was an estimated 102,000 head, down from 121,000 a week ago and down from 125,000 a year ago. (Editing by Maureen Bavdek and Andrew Hay)

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Feed withdrawal saves costs and contamination Lower carcass contamination and optimum pork quality are achieved with 14 to 18 hours of fasting Table 1: Cost of undigested feed in gut wasted at evisceration

Bernie Peet Peet on Pigs

ot withdrawing feed for a period prior to shipping market hogs can cost up to $5 per head, according to Dr. Eduardo Beltranena of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. Not only that, he says, it can also increase transportation losses and compromise pork safety. However, while packer contracts stipulate that feed withdrawal should be carried out, many finisher barns were not designed to implement this practice, so producers tend to avoid it. Producers not practising hog feed withdrawal take two main hits to their pocket, says Beltranena. “Any feed left in the gut at the time of slaughter goes entirely to waste, and if 10 kg of finishing feed is left in the gut, this results in a loss of $3 per hog at current high feed prices,” he says. “Second, there is a drop in dressing percentage. Feed in the gut increases live hog weight, but after evisceration results in a lower carcass weight.”

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Beltranena points out that a one per cent point drop in dressing percentage equates to $2 loss per hog. More feed in the gut increases defecation during transport and leads to skin contamination. Also, pigs that gorge on feed before leaving the farm are more prone to vomiting. “Truckers tell us that hogs with full guts are much harder to move, increasing loading time and prod use,” says Beltranena. “These hogs are more susceptible to die in transit or in the lairage due to their reduced ability to cope with the stress of transportation and mixing.” Feces on the skin of the pigs increases contamination in the plant lairage pens and in the scalding tank, thus increasing the pathogen load at the packer, he adds.

Problems in the packing plant

During slaughter and processing, feed in the gut leads to a number of problems in the plant. “Feed in the gut at the time of slaughter increases the chances of someone nicking or cutting it during evisceration,” says Beltranena. “The weight of the hanging full guts can create tears in the intestines. According to the extent of contamination with digestive material, a part of or the whole carcass could be condemned, reducing the payment to the producer.” Even slight carcass contamination reduces line speed because someone has to trim it off, and this increases labour cost and compromises line efficiency, Beltranena says. Despite the most rigid hygiene procedures employed at packing plants, a single contami-

Pig stomachs full of feed after evisceration. Not withdrawing feed before shipping is costly.

nated carcass can contaminate others during the cutting and packaging process. In addition, contaminated pork may then spoil in transit to an export customer. “Fresh pork boxed for export may take up to 30 days to reach Asian consumers,” says Beltranena. “A pork contamination scandal could cost Canada access to treasured export markets, which are difficult to secure and retain.” Lack of a fasting period prior to slaughter impacts meat quality. “Hogs that gorge on feed prior to slaughter have a higher incidence of pale, soft and exudative (PSE) pork,” Beltranena says. “Consumers then see whitish, mushy pork sitting in a pool of juice at the retail counter and avoid it.”

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Lower carcass contamination and optimum pork quality are achieved with 14 to 18 hours of fasting. Therefore, producers should work out the time of day that hogs should have feed withdrawn, based on the estimated time of slaughter. “First, communicate with your packer or marketing agency and find out at what time hogs must be at the plant by to be slaughtered the same day,” Beltranena says. “Also, ask what is the minimum lairage time at the plant. Packers typically require hogs to rest for a minimum of three hours and drink to rehydrate after transport to ensure animal well-being and minimize pork quality problems.” Next, the time taken to load and transport hogs to the plant

should be taken into account. Adding this to the lairage time, and subtracting the total from the 14- to 18-hour optimum fasting period, determines the time of feed withdrawal. For example, if hogs need to be loaded by 7 a.m. for a same-day kill, feed access should be denied as of late afternoon the day before. Ideally, pigs should be fasted in dedicated loadout pens where they only have water access, Beltranena says. However, it is still possible to ensure fasting without this facility. “If you must fast pigs in finishing pens, weigh and tattoo the hogs to be shipped in advance,” he suggests. “Deny feeder access by 7-8 p.m. and turn the lights off. The next morning, remove hogs promptly for shipping after turning the lights on. Restore feed access for the remaining pigs to limit their time without feed to the time they were sleeping. This achieves the necessary fasting period for hogs destined for slaughter.” For the producer, the high cost of not withdrawing feed justifies investment in a specialized loadout area, Beltranena says. “A farm that ships two truckloads of hogs per week would save $1,000 per week, which could quickly pay back a $50,000 investment in a loadout area with holding pens to fast hogs overnight.” For the packer, the outcome is increased plant efficiency and a reduced risk of food safety issues, both in domestic and export markets. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal.

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Banned drug found in horsemeat paris / reuters / Meat from three horse carcasses contaminated with a banned drug has entered the human food chain in France but there is no danger to the public, the French farm minister said on Saturday. The meat, which came from a lot of six British carcasses exported to France, contained traces of phenylbutazone — known as bute — an anti-inflammatory painkiller for sporting horses, banned for animals intended

for eventual human consumption. French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll said there was no danger to public health. “One would have to eat 500 horse hamburgers every day in order to run a risk,” he told reporters at the Paris farm show. The six carcasses arrived in January at a firm in northern France that specializes in horsemeat products. Three were intercepted in time. Earlier this month, Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) said six horses slaughtered in the U.K. that tested positive for phenylbutazone were exported to France.

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China not yet seeking checks on Canada pork — minister But Gerry Ritz says he expects that will change By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, MANITOBA / REUTERS

China is not yet requiring a third-party review of Canadian pork imports to ensure they are free of the feed additive ractopamine, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Feb. 25. But Ritz said he expects China to require third-party verification of Canadian pork at some point, as it will require of U.S. pork shipments starting March 1. “We haven’t seen that. We fully expect it to happen,” Ritz told reporters at the Grainworld conference in Winnipeg. Most Canadian pork shipments to China are free of ractopamine, a drug that promotes lean muscle growth, Ritz said. The minister said he expects to discuss the issue with Chinese officials when he visits China in spring. Canada has not received any formal notification from China of a change, he said. Russia banned U.S. meat imports earlier this month over fears about ractopamine, but has not taken as strict a position on Canadian shipments, Ritz said. “We haven’t shied away from stating our displeasure (with Russia) at the way this is being done, but you have to be able to adapt and facilitate trade. We’ve been able to do that.” Canadian beef and pork is still moving to Russia, Ritz said, while U.S. shipments to Russia are “spotty.” Canada is the world’s third-largest exporter of pork. Ritz is hopeful China will approve more of its domestic crushing facilities to accept Canadian canola with blackleg, a fungal disease that is present in much of the Canadian crop, a spokesman for Ritz said. China, the No. 2 canola/ rapeseed grower behind Canada, has restricted imports of Canadian canola with blackleg to a handful of crushing plants since late 2009. Those limited concessions are temporary exceptions to an outright ban, and are up for annual renewal.

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acing the fact that the disease has become “e s t a b l i s h e d” i n U . S . herds, Canadian inspectors will no longer respond to new cases of anaplasmosis starting next spring. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced Feb. 25 it will remove anaplasmosis from Canada’s list of federally reportable diseases effective April 1, 2014, placing it instead on the “immediately notifiable” list. “The decision reflects the fact that anaplasmosis is established in the United States,” the agency said in a statement. “There is a strong probability that anaplasmosis will enter Canada from the

U.S. and the continuing to attempt to eradicate the disease within Canada may not be feasible.” Once that happens, only laboratories will be required to report suspected or confirmed cases of anaplasmosis to the CFIA, thus allowing Canada to still meet the annual reporting requirements of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on the disease. As of April next year, CFIA will no longer respond to anaplasmosis cases, nor run surveillance to verify Canada’s status for the disease. Anaplasmosis, caused by a micro-organism parasitic to red blood cells, affects ruminants including cattle, sheep, g o a t s a n d d e e r, b u t o n l y causes clinical signs in cat-

tle and giraffes. It remains of “economic importance” to the cattle sector in infected countries, including the U.S. Even after an infected animal recovers, it remains a source of the disease for life. The disease can be spread by ticks, biting flies or contaminated instruments such as hypodermic syringes and dehorning equipment. The types of ticks that can amplify and transmit anaplasmosis exist in Canada, CFIA said.

Interim approach

CFIA today regulates imports of livestock and related products from countries where anaplasmosis is known to occur, through port-of-entry inspections by the Canada Border Ser vices Agency or

CFIA. Right now, given its status as a reportable disease, suspected cases of anaplasmosis must be reported to CFIA for immediate investigation. Since 1997, a class of “restricted feeder” cattle has been allowed for import without anaplasmosis tests but under certain post-entry conditions, by licensed feedlots to be fattened for slaughter only. Until March 31, 2014, CFIA will still respond to new cases, but will follow only a scaledback “interim approach.” It will still test infected herds and run traceouts, but will no longer test susceptible animals in the areas surrounding an infected herd, nor test susceptible animals who may have come into contact with the infected herd.

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107.00-119.00

n/a

113.00-120.50

110.00-121.00

110.00-122.00

600-700

105.00-124.00

110.00-136.25

122.00-134.00

112.00-125.00

n/a

117.00-126.50

115.00-129.00

117.00-132.00

500-600

120.00-137.00

110.00-133.50

135.00-144.00

120.00-135.00

n/a

122.00-134.50

120.00-143.00

120.00-144.00

400-500

126.00-140.00

120.00-146.00

130.00-156.00

125.00-140.00

n/a

125.00-135.00

120.00-144.50

135.00-152.00

300-400

n/a

120.00-143.00

135.00-150.00

n/a

130.00-147.00

135.00-155.00

Slaughter Market No. on offer

322

n/a

310

D1-D2 Cows

58.00-64.00

45.00-75.00

n/a

67.00-72.50

n/a

53.00-58.00

68.00-77.50

65.00-73.50

D3-D5 Cows

45.00 and up

n/a

50.00-59.00

55.00-65.00

n/a

40.00-68.00

59.00-64.00

Age Verified

65.00-73.50

n/a

58.00-66.00

n/a

Good Bulls

70.00-85.50

69.00-84.00

80.00-85.00

74.00-83.50

n/a

76.00-83.25

75.00-89.00

80.00-90.00

n/a

98.00-104.00

n/a

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

95.00-103.00

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

60.00-67.00

n/a

65.00-75.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

60.00-66.00

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

54.00-60.00

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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Horsemeat found in lasagne dishes in Bulgaria The product scandal has spread across Europe in recent weeks sofia / reuters

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ome 86 kilos of lasagne dishes will be destroyed in Bulgaria, after its food safety agency confirmed Feb. 21 the dishes taken from shelves recently contained horsemeat labelled as beef. Horsemeat has been found in beef products across Europe in recent weeks, damaging confidence in the continent’s vast and complex food industry. “This morning we received t h e re s u l t s f r o m t h e t w o tests taken from the already

banned products,” the Bulgarian agency said in a statement. “Both samples were positive for horsemeat, indicating 80 per cent and 50 per cent content.” The tests were conducted by a German laboratory after the “beef ” lasagne dishes were withdrawn from an unidentified supermarket chain recently. The agency said that 30 samples from domestic meat products were also tested in Bulgarian laboratories in the last 10 days, but all of them were negative.

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A horse is standing on a trailer behind a tractor after being sold at Skaryszew horse fair February 18, 2013. Horse breeders have been coming to the open-air fair on the same day every year for the past three centuries, but the tradition is under pressure from activists and, this year, from concern about the Europe-wide trade in horsemeat. Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews

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U.S. animal rights groups: ‘Nay’ to horse slaughter plan A New Mexico operator is seeking USDA inspection for a slaughter plant converted from beef to horses REUTERS

nimal rights groups are threatening to sue t h e U . S . gover nment if officials move ahead with plans to allow meat-packing c o m p a n i e s t o re s u m e t h e slaughter of horses for human consumption, a practice that was banned in 2006. “It’s a big fight,” said Wayne Pa c e l l e , p r e s i d e n t o f t h e Humane Society of the United States. “We will sue if we have to. We’re also working with Congress to stop this.” Congress lifted a 2006 ban in the fiscal 2012 appropriations act and since then “several” companies have asked for government inspections that would allow them to start slaughtering horses, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Without new action by Congress, the department has no choice but to allow slaughterhouse inspections to proceed, USDA said. Though horsemeat cannot be sold in the United States for human consumption, it could be exported. Indeed, USDA notified Valley Meat Co. of Roswell, New Mexico, this week that the company’s application for inspections would be approved after an extended d e l a y, a c c o rd i n g t o Va l l e y Meat owner Ricardo De Los Santos. Va l l e y M e a t f i l e d s u i t against the USDA for delaying the process after it shut down beef operations and retrofitted its plant to allow for horse slaughter, said De Los Santos. The company slaughtered cattle for two decades but closed that business down as drought and poor m a rk e t c o n d i t i o n s e ro d e d profits, said De Los Santos. With roughly 130,000 horses c u r re n t l y e s t i m a t e d t o b e shipped out of the United States annually to slaughterhouses in Canada and Mexico, horse slaughtering seems like a viable market, he said. “We’ve always killed cows. But business has slowed down

and we’re looking at things we can do to keep operating,” De Los Santos told Reuters. The last U.S. plants to slaughter horses for human consumption were shut in 2007, after Congress banned the USDA from funding the required inspections of the p l a n t s. T h a t m e a s u re w a s renewed every year until 2011. Ho r s e m e a t i s s o l d f o r human consumption in China, Russia, Mexico and other foreign countries, and is sometimes used as feed for zoo animals. A scandal continues to roll in Europe after testing in Ire-

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U.S. sheep numbers resilient despite drought Some sheep industry analysts expected a larger decline in numbers By Tim Petry LIVESTOCK MARKETING ECONOMIST / NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

he U.S. Department of Agr iculture’s National Agr icultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its annual “Sheep and Goats” inventory report on Feb. 1. According to the report, all sheep and lamb inventories in the U.S. on Jan. 1, 2013, totalled 5.34 million head, down just 0.6 per cent, or 30,000 head, from a year ago. Some sheep industr y analysts expected a larger decline in numbers due to the severe drought that impacted the southern Plains in 2011 and expanded into much of the country, including the Corn Belt, in 2012. However, sheep producers exhibited their commitment to the industry and ability to persevere despite challenging weather conditions and lower lamb prices. The U.S. breeding sheep inventory decreased a slight 0.5 per cent to 3.98 million head on Jan. 1. At 3.14 million head, ewes one year and older declined by 25,000 head. The number of replacement lambs under one year of age, at 660,000 head, was identical to one year ago. Texas is by far the leading lamb-producing state, with 440,000 ewes on Jan. 1. Compare that with secondplace California, with 265,000 ewes, and Utah and Wyoming, which tied for third place with 225,000 head. Se v e re d r o u g h t i n 2 0 1 1 caused Texas producers to reduce the ewe flock from 515,000 on Jan. 1, 2011, to 425,000 (an upward revision from last year’s estimate of

415,000) in 2012. Improved moisture conditions in some parts of Texas during 2012 encouraged producers to add 15,000 ewes and 5,000 replacement lambs back into the flock. Of the 32 states where NASS reports numbers, 10 states increased total breeding sheep and lamb numbers, 15 states recorded decreases and seven stayed the same. These numbers likely reflect the variations in moisture conditions that exist around the country.

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In North Dakota, the sheep and lamb flock, at 74,000 head, increased by 1,000 head on Jan. 1. Breeding animals declined by 2,000 head and market lambs increased by 3,000 head. At 1.285 million head, the number of market lambs in the U.S. was very close to last year’s 1.286 million head. From a price standpoint, an encouraging sign was that market lambs weighing more than 105 pounds on Jan. 1 were down about 3.5 per cent from the previous year. Last year, a

backlog of heavyweight lambs was developing. It led to overfinished lambs and sharply declining prices in the second half of 2012. A n i n c re a s e i n d re s s e d weights of lambs in 2012 led to a five per cent increase in commercial lamb production and about a 30 per cent decline in the average annual lamb prices from 2011. So far in 2013, lamb dressed weights have returned to normal but are averaging about 4.5 pounds less. Fed-lamb prices in 2013 have

recovered seasonally from the very disappointing fall 2012 seasonal lows. Expectations are for prices to continue to improve into the spring ethnic religious holiday season, which is usually a strong consumer demand time for lamb. Wholesale lamb prices are lower than last year, which should spur interest in featuring lamb for the holidays by supermarkets and restaurants. Wholesale boxed leg prices, which would be a typical cut served at home-holiday meals, are about 29 per cent below last year. Wholesale boxed medium rack prices, a popular white tablecloth restaurant menu item, are down about 35 per cent. Wholesale boxed loin prices, with lamb chops being popular at home and restaurants, are about 13 per cent lower than last year. L a s t y e a r, f e e d e r l a m b prices were hit with a double whammy of declining fedlamb prices and increasing corn prices due to the severe drought in much of the Corn B e l t . Im p r ov i n g f e d - l a m b prices and moderating corn prices have been supportive for feeder lamb prices, which also have increased nicely since last fall’s seasonal lows. Weather will continue to be a wild card in sheep and lamb numbers and prices. Much of the central U.S., including a number of important lambproducing states, is very dry. Dry pastures and ranges in the U.S. will need sufficient rain to maintain or increase the sheep flock. Corn supplies are historically tight, so a good corn crop with lower corn prices will be necessary to support feeder lamb prices this fall.

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U.S. oil group petitions Supreme Court WASHINGTON / REUTERS A leading U.S. oil industry group will petition the Supreme Court to take up a case over the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of higher-ethanol blends for older cars, a source said Feb. 21. A U.S. federal Appeals Court in January denied a request by food and oil groups that it reconsider a decision upholding a federal measure allowing gasoline to be mixed with a higher percentage of ethanol, producing a blend known as E15. The API says that tests show E15 can damage engines.

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Looking after the other half of your genetic pool

Bulls need 365-day attention so they’re in shape for the few days they need to do their job Roy Lewis, DVM Beef 911

ince bulls are half the genetic value of your herd, they are definitely worth looking after. There are various steps and management procedures which will give your bulls more longevity and make them more productive. If you can get more years and/or more cows bred from these top genetic bulls it will benefit you greatly, as superior bulls will improve the growth and value of your calf crop. In t h e b re e d i n g s e a s o n , stocking density or the bullto-cow ratio will vary greatly depending on several factors. The younger yearlings need to be run with 15 or so cows to make sure they are capable. This won’t burn them out but allows them to grow so they can be used much heavier as two-year-olds. Then depending on terrain, size and quality of pasture, ability of the bull to walk and whether some cows were AIed previously, these factors will determine handling capacity of your bull. Every bull must be evaluated yearly then for his probable ser ving capacity. The results of the semen evaluation and scrotal size will also provide valuable information to help make your decision. It has been said that if a cow is serviced by two bulls, you are running too many bulls or too few cows. The two bulls serving the cows mean they are in close proximity and the worry is fighting and injuring each other. Bulls are especially vulnerable at damaging their penis when mounting and breeding. In my opinion, using bulls of as varied ages as possible with multiple-sire groups will keep fighting to a minimum and the young yearling bulls will start by breeding cows on the periphery of the herd. The huge size difference between yearlings, two-year-olds and mature bulls generally keeps fighting to a minimum as the pecking order is quite obvious.

Multiple-sire herds have the advantage if one bull goes down for any reason the others can pull up the slack. The disadvantage is if the dominant bull has poor semen he may prevent the others from breeding and conception rate is hindered. The opposite side of this is the single-sire herds, which many purebred breeders use. If that bull develops a problem such as a cut penis or his testicles degenerate and it goes undetected for any length of time, the resulting open cow percentage can be very high. I know of several cases where bulls had scarreddown penises from previous cuts and were not semen tested prior to breeding season. The result was a 100 per cent open rate. These outcomes we all want to avoid. For cleanup, even purebred herds can run bulls together and then parentage test the offspring to determine the exact sire for registration. These days with DNA testing that is a very easy thing to do. Some commercial breeders are even parentage testing the calves to help determine which bulls truly do produce the most vigorous and productive calves. Calving ease also can be highlighted once parentage is known by looking at last year’s calving records.

Keep fevers down

A bit of a misnomer that circulates about breeding bulls is that treatment with antibiotics damages the sperm. It really is the severity of the ailment coupled with an increased temperature which damages sperm. The quicker you treat an ailment and keep a fever from developing the better. Ancillar y products like steroids have been proven to be detrimental especially in long-term use so avoid these if possible and any drastic treatment should be overseen by your herd veterinarian. When checking bulls at pasture they should always be with the cows otherwise something is wrong. Always look at the prepuce area for signs of swelling, which indicates a problem.

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Any lameness can scuttle breeding performance. Be especially vigilant of the feet and legs before breeding season and have any trimming done. Some clinics recommend foot rot vaccination for the breeding bulls. Any lameness you can avoid by these two preventive measures will go a long way to avoiding downtime during the breeding season. The three biggest causes of breeding days missed is injury from fighting, penile injuries and lameness not necessarily in that order.

The off season

Managing the bulls during the “off season” also deserves some attention. The bigger the area to house bulls when not breeding the better. More room means less fighting and more exercise, keeping bulls fitter and their feet healthier. If away from cows they will be quieter and fight less. B u l l s n e e d a g o o d f o rage diet at two per cent body weight daily. There is a tendency to provide grain which in many instances gets bulls too fat. If too fat they are not fit, lack any stamina and the fat in the scrotum insulates the testicles resulting in poor temperature regulation and poor-quality sper m. Overfit bulls need to lose weight before getting fit to breed.

“Any lameness can scuttle breeding performance. Be especially vigilant of the feet and legs before breeding season and have any trimming done. “

This is why many show champions are poor breeders early in the breeding season. Over wintered bulls need some areas of protection from wind chills such as bush or even a portable porosity fence. We always see some evidence of wind chill in the spring with herd sires having badly frozen testicles. This can result in permanent sterility. It is worthwhile protecting your investment. Standard mineral supplementation is required as bulls need vitamin A for instance for optimal semen production. Give all the shots you do to the cow herd with the exception of scours vaccinations. An ideal time is at semen checking when the bull is restrained and this is just prior to the breeding season when protection for the cows is paramount. Also a pour-on endectocide for internal and external parasites should be

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mandatory. Bulls will always have a higher proportion of horn and face flies so treatment at turnout for breeding with a product like Cylence is probably a good idea as well. When purchasing breeding bulls check into the health program they are on as tests for a BVD carrier if vaccination history is sketchy may be advisable and if hardware disease is a problem on your farm a rumen magnet may be indicated. Start with virgin bulls from purebred breeders. This greatly improves your genetic gain and avoids bringing in venereal diseases like trichomoniasis. Avoid used or rental bulls for that ver y reason. After that, a little care goes a long way to keeping and maintaining useful functional bulls to improve your genetic base. Roy Lewis is a practising large-animal veterinarian in Westlock, Alberta.

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Forced government furloughs could cause meat shortages The USDA may stagger layoffs to minimize the impact on industry WASHINGTON / REUTERS

mericans should expect to experience spotty shortages of meat due to furloughs of food inspectors caused by federal budget cuts, but the government will stagger the layoffs to minimize the impact, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Feb. 27. Automatic budget cuts began to take effect March 1 when the nation’s largest employer, the U.S. government, began notifying its vast and varied workforce to prepare for reduced hours and slashed paycheques over the next seven months as big budget cuts that were once an abstraction became a reality March 1. Some 115,000 employees of the Department of Justice — including prosecutors across the country — were among the first to get the official word in notices that actually started going out last week, hours before the $85 billion in cuts were set to take effect. They were told they would be furloughed for “no more than 14 workdays” between April 21 and Sept. 30. During an interview with Reuters TV earlier in the week, Vilsack said furloughs of meat inspectors, and the cascading impact on the meat industry, were unavoidable although shortages were unlikely to occur immediately. “At some point, you’re going to have shortages,” said Vilsack. “The reality is there are going to be disruptions.” The White House says USDA’s meat safety agency would have to furlough its 8,400 inspectors for

the equivalent of 15 days to compile the savings required under the automatic cuts. But those days off could be structured in various ways. Vilsack says USDA would try to minimize the impact on consumers and the meat industry. It will depend, he said, on “how many days we have to furlough and how we stagger those days.” It was the first time Vilsack mentioned staggering the furloughs, although officials have said the furloughs might occur on non-consecutive days. A mass layoff of inspectors would shut down nearly 6,300 meat-packing and -processing plants because companies cannot ship meat that lacks the USDA inspection seal. The White House estimates the industry would lose $10 billion in production with a two-week shutdown. Meat processors say the government is required by law to provide meat inspection and USDA should find other ways to save money and keep inspectors on the job. Vilsack did not specify how furloughs at other USDA agencies might be structured. For example, the Agricultural Marketing Service generates prices used as benchmarks for livestock futures at CME Group Inc. USDA personnel also perform key roles in inspecting exports of U.S. grains and cotton. The across-the-board cutbacks were mandated by an August, 2011 deficit reduction law, structured to be so disruptive that Congress would ultimately replace them with more targeted savings.

Bill Schroeder weighs fresh ground beef on the scale at Casey’s Market in Western Springs, Illinois. Americans could face meat shortages as a result of federal budget cuts requiring government meat inspectors to take unpaid leaves. PHOTO: REUTERS/JEFF HAYNES

Congress postponed them for two months in the January “fiscal cliff” deal, but that delay ended March 1, after Democrats, who control the White House and the U.S. Senate, and Republicans, who control the U.S. House of Representatives, failed to agree on a way forward. Notices of “intent to furlough” have gone to many of the unions representing government employees, with whom officials of each agency are required to consult as they plan the reductions in work days designed to achieve the savings mandated by Congress in August, 2011. The Department of the Army informed unions that all civilian units may need to schedule up to 176 “non-contiguous hours”

of furlough, equating to 22 eighthour days between April and the end of the government’s fiscal year in September. The military employs roughly 800,000 civilians, and with half the $85 billion in cuts concentrated on defence, those workers are expected to be among the hardest hit. U.S. ports of entry, with thousands of immigration, customs and transportation-related employees will also be heavily impacted. The full extent of the disruption the furloughs might cause won’t be clear for some weeks, as federal rules require that 30 days pass before they can be implemented. According to government offi-

cials, no employees will be taken off the job before then, though hiring freezes are already in effect at many federal agencies in anticipation of the cuts. The White House and heads of top agencies in Washington have said that if the cuts continue for the full seven months mandated under the law, the furloughs could disrupt virtually every federal activity in the country, from patrols along the borders to inspections of meat in plants to the movement of cargo and people through airports and customs. Theoretically, the sequestration could continue for another nine years under the law establishing the cuts, though that is considered unlikely.

Russia eyes recovery from drought and return to exports in 2013 Officials are targeting an ambitious harvest of 95 million tonnes By Polina Devitt BELOKURIKHA, RUSSIA / REUTERS

here are concerns over Russia’s grain export volumes if the country harvests a modest crop this year, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ilya Shestakov said. Feb. 28. Russia’s officials are targeting an ambitious harvest of 95 million tonnes this year, after last year’s 71 million tonnes when the country was hit by drought. “If the harvest will be below (95 million tonnes), in this case risks of excessive export will start to increase,” Shestakov told a grain conference in the Siberian city of Belokurikha. He did not say whether the government would need to consider export restrictions in such a case. In this current marketing

year, which lasts until July 1, Russia is expected to export 14.8 million tonnes of grain, of which 13.7 million tonnes have already been shipped, Shestakov said. The drought has slashed Russia’s harvest and stocks, sent domestic grain prices to record highs and forced the country, one of the world’s key exporters, to import more to cover domestic demand. Russia’s 2012-13 grain imports are expected to reach 1.2 million tonnes, of which 0.6 million tonnes have already been imported, mainly from Kazakhstan, s i n c e Ju l y 1 , Sh e s t a k ov added. About 88 per cent of Russia’s winter grain crops are in a good state as of Feb. 18, while the multi-year average is about 90 per cent, Shestakov added.

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

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

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Rose Valley FaRms ltd. KillARney, MB

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Wayne & KelVin nichol FaRm RetiRement auction sale Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 10:30 am DST. LOCATION: 9 miles south of Killarney, 2 miles east. THE MANITOBA FORAGE SEED Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 7th annual MFSA & Trade Scholarship. The scholarship acknowledges one outstanding individual that is en-rolled, or is applying to enroll, in a degree or diploma program in the Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba. The recipi-=ent of this scholarship receives a financial award of $500. Congratulations goes out to Virginia Janzen of Morris, MB.

ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale TOTAL NON-RESERVED COIN & paper money auction in Rapid City, Sat., April 6th 9:30am. Featuring a large selection of early Canadian & American silver. Over 50 extra-fine Newfoundland silver plus 50 units of paper money. Mint sets, nickel sets, large selection of silver dollars. This will be a large sale of quality silver. Phone or write to Hyndman’s Auction for sale bills, Box 12 Rapid City MB R0K 1W0. Ph:(204)826-2092 please leave message if not in.

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Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794. 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.

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Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac

MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Estate & Moving Sat., Mar. 9th 10:00am Stonewall #12 Patterson Dr. Yard & Rec; Tools & Misc; Antiques; Household; *Annual Spring Gun Sale Sat., Mar 23rd 9:30am* Booking 2013 Auctions Free Consultations; Competitive Rates. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

• 2004 New Holland TG285 MFWD Power shift. 4 remotes, 380/90R54 duals, on 36’’ spacing, 380r38’’ front, with dual rims no tires, Intellus computer auto steer, Front axle rebuilt at 3450 hrs total hrs 3694, serial # 31511 • 2004 Thomas skid steer loader #175 high lift, w/ Bucket 9460 lb Capacity, with cab heat etc., only 1200 hrs serial #0000338 • 2000 Thomas Skid steer 173 HLS with Bucket 1720 hrs serial #2345 • Kubota L4200 FWA, 3pth 540 pto, Left hand reverser, Diamond turf tires, only 2290 hrs. • Hesston model 180-90 turbo, 3pth, 540 pto, 20.8 x 38, FWA may need attention Trucks and Trailers • 1985 Frieghtliner Tandem, 400 cummins, 9 speed, 22 ft Lockwood live bottom, potato Box, Roll tarp • 1985 Frieghtline tandem, 400 cummins, 13 speed, a 2001 Lodeking 22 ft self unload live bottom potato box, with easy tarp • 1988 Frieghtline tandem, 400 cummins 13 speed, a 2001 Lockwood live bottom, with electric easy tarp • 1981 IHC Model 1900 with 466 DT Automatic, 20 ft Double L with electric easy tarp • 1985 Mack Econodyne, 400 mack engine, 15 speed, with 22 ft, Double L Live bottom potato box, with roll tarp and pto • 1991 Frieghtliner FL120 Highway tractor, Day cab, 425 cat, 9 speed • 1991 IHC Eagle highway tractor, Day cab, 425 cat, 8 speed • 48 ft insulated Live bottom Triple axle potato hauler trailer • 1979 IHC 1900 tandem with DT 466, automatic, Gravel dump box, Hydraulic Brakes • 2008 farm use only, Load King Prestige 38 ft Hopper bottom Tandem Grain trailer, air ride and loading gauges, air vents • 32 ft Semi trailer with two 1750 Gal, ploy tanks used as sprayer tender • 2001 Ford F-350 Dually, with 11 Ft Deck service body, the truck needs engine, has automatic Transmission • 1975 western star Tandem Truck with 22 ft Deck 290 cummins • 48‘ Triaxle dry van semi trailer storage only • Planting and Harvesting Equipment

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Bob & Donalda Johnston (306)842-5810 Fri., Apr. 12th, 2013 10:00am. Directions from Wey-burn, SK. 3-mi East on Hwy #13 & 2-mi North. Watch For Signs! Live Internet bidding at www.Bid-spotter.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 com-bine 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 cul-tivator 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 ele-vator 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)4212928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

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.

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Dauphin

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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

Russell

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Langruth

Minnedosa Neepawa

Gladstone

Rapid City

Reston Melita

Brandon

Carberry

Treherne

Killarney

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

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St. Pierre

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Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Winnipeg

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Westman

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Interlake

Erickson

Hamiota

Virden

Arborg

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

Steinbach

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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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SHOP EQUIPMENT - TOOL AUCTION BUSINESS AUCTION - MARCH 13 9: 00 AM DIRECTIONS: * 1 mile west of Carberry, MB On highway 351. North side of highway at driveway marker #84095

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BRANDON, MANITOBA

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

MARCH IQBID Auction OPENING: FRI, Mar 1

CLOSING: MON, Mar 11

TRACK & 4WD TRACTORS 2004 Caterpillar MT845 deluxe cab, 36” Camoplast Extreme tracks at 75%, shows 4,545 hrs. Caterpillar 85C, CAH, powershift, 4 hyd., 30” tracks at 90%, shows 9,800 hrs. 1995 Case-IH 9280, 855 Cummins, 12 spd., S/NJEE0034384 1990 Case-IH 9150, 4WD, S/NJCB0004817 1973 Versatile 900 12 spd., 903 Cummins Turbo, shows 4,323 hrs., needs AC compressor, S/N500963 Case-IH Steiger 9180, 4WD, 12 spd. powershift, 4 hyd., owner states 14,826 hrs., S/NJCB0004801

MFWD & 2WD TRACTORS 2008 NH T8030, MFWD, 2,258 hrs., S/NZ7RW05250 2004 Buhler 2145, MFWD, 16 spd. powershift, 12,930 hrs. 2003 Case-IH MX255, MFWD, S/NJAZ125792 Case-IH 3594, MFWD, 8’ bucket, grapple fork, shows 11,000 hrs. JD 4840, CAH, shows 7,458 hrs., S/N001401R 1973 JD 4430, 8,250 hrs., S/N4430H016178 JD 4020, cab, shows 805 hrs., S/N225510R 1961 JD 4010, WF, S/N40102T13611 JD 3010, gas IHC 766, cab, shows 5,633 hrs., S/N2490187U01568 AC D17, gas, open station AC D17 Series 3, gas, open station, Dual loader Farmall F30, dual narrow front, S/NFB8840

AIR DRILLS 2010 JD 1895 air drill, 43’, 10” spacing, tow-between 1910 cart set up for seed & fertilizer, 430 bu., towbetween 1910 cart set up for urea, 430 bu. 1998 Case-IH 4006 air drill, 40’, 6” spacing, tow-between 2300 hyd. drive cart, 230 bu. Flex-Coil 6000 air drill, 40’, 7-1/2” spacing converted to 15” spacing, Flexi-Coil 2320 twin compartment tank, 230 bu. 1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill, 57’, 7” spacing, 5-section, 2320 tow-between tank, S/NN051061 1993 Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill, 39’, 9” spacing, 10” sweeps, 1720 tow-between tank, S/NN05113 Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill, 57’, 9” spacing, 2320 tow-between tank S/NAP054694, S/N0P056894 1992 JD 777 air drill, 32’, w/ JD 1060 tillage tool, 7.2” spacing, 3-section, 777 towbetween tank, 160 bu. Concord air drill, 47’, 7-1/2” spacing, tow-between 2000 cart, S/N1286 Case-IH 4010 air drill, 40’, 10” spacing, tow-between 2300 cart, 230 bu., 7” auger, S/NCKB0014075 Case-IH 8600 air drill, 30’ Concord 1502 cart, 150 bu.

DRILLS JD 1520 drill on JD 1570 coulter cart, 20’, 7-1/2” spacing, S/NH01520X670247 JD 9350, three 10’s, 6” spacing, S/NN09000X041451 JD 9350 drills, 20’ w/transport IHC 620, three 12’s, no UTILITY fertilizer, transport TRACTORS Melroe 224 end wheel drill, 2010 Bobcat CT440, MFWD, 14’, double disc, w/9TL loader, 65 hrs., S/N24412267 S/NABHE12004 2009 JD 5101E, MFWD, w/JD PLANTERS 563 self-leveling loader, 365 JD, 24x30”, 2 pt., front-fold, hrs., S/NLU5101E160689 double disc, S/N345765 2002 JD 4110, MFWD, 62” JD 7000, 16x30”, front-fold, deck, 2,163 hrs., totally tubular liquid fertilizer S/NLV4110H111775 JD 7100, 8x30”, liquid fertilizer, 1988 JD 755, MFWD, (2) 125 gal. mtd. Tanks loader, 800 hrs., JD MaxEmerge II, 24x22”, 2 S/NM00755D490499 pt., S/N1136

SEMI TRACTORS & TRUCKS 2002 Volvo, sleeper, Volvo, 465 hp., 10 spd. autoshift 1999 IHC 9900 Pro Sleeper, 48” integrated flat top bunk, 60 Series Detroit, 450 hp., Super 10 spd., 690,173 miles 1998 Western Star 3406E, 550 hp., 18 spd., 750,000 miles on engine 1995 Ford L9000 Aeromax, day cab, M11 Cummins, 370 hp., 10 spd. 2004 IHC 8500HT530 tri-axle w/rear lift tag, 315 hp., Allison 3560 push button automatic, 1972 IHC tri-axle, 671 Detroit, 10 spd., 19’ steel box & hoist 1999 Ford 550, 7.3 diesel, 6 spd., Ledwell 19’ aluminum tilt bed, 140,000 miles 1982 Ford L800 twin screw, 429 gas, 5&2 spd., 20’ steel box w/wood floor, 5’ sides w/2’ steel mesh extension, silage endgate, Scott Level Lift hoist, shows 57,000 miles 1973 Chevrolet, 427 gas, 5&4 spd., 18’ Omaha box, hoist & endgate w/Load King HDF14-8/6 drill fill, 2-compartment, 5” poly augers, 92,173 miles 1982 Ford F600 single axle, 370 V8, 5&2 spd., 15’ Knapheide box, 59,000 miles 1970 Chevrolet C60 single axle, dump truck, 427 gas, 5&2 spd., 9’-5 yard box

PICKUPS 2011 Ford F250 crew cab, regular box, 6.7 liter, automatic, 4WD, 85,214 2010 Dodge SLT, 3/4 ton, crew cab, 6.7 Cummins, automatic, 66,369 miles 2010 Ford F250 XLT, crew cab, regular box, 6.4 liter, automatic, 4WD, 116,607 2008 Ford F350 XLT, crew cab, long box, 6.4 liter, automatic, 4WD, 178,839 2008 Ford F350 Lariat, crew cab, long box, 6.4 liter, 4WD, 179,530 miles 2007 Ford F350 crew cab, long box, 6.0 liter, automatic, 4WD, 171,230 2006 Chevrolet 2500HD Silverado, crew cab, regular HARVEST box, Duramax diesel, TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 175,089 miles EQUIPMENT 2010 JD 9770 STS, Contour- 1998 JD 985 field cultivator, 2006 Ford F350 crew cab, Master, 1,298 sep. hrs., long box, 6.0 liter, automatic, 50’, 7-1/2” spacing, 1,708 engine hrs. 4WD, 162,908 tandems across, S/N1H09770SAA0737958 2006 Ford F350 King Ranch, S/NW00985X000716 2009 JD 9770 STS, Contour- 1996 JD 980 field cultivator, crew cab, regular box, 6.0 Master, 1,459 sep. hrs., liter, automatic, regular box, 42-1/2’, tandems across, 2,083 eng. hrs., 149,060 S/NN00980X002487 S/NH09770S731534 2003 Chevrolet Silverado LS JD 1000 field cultivator, 36’ JD 9860 STS, ContourWil-Rich 4400 chisel plow, 17 1/2 ton, 5.3 V8, automatic, Master, shows 2,300 sep. IHC 700 auto reset plow, Z71 Off Road pkg., 4WD, hrs., S/N705701 shows 301,482 miles 7x16” JD 212 pickup head, 6-belt 2003 Ford F350 ext. cab, short JD 2450 semi-mount plow, pickup, S/N491221 box, 6.8 liter, automatic, 6x16”, S/N101397A JD 212 pickup head, 6-belt 4WD, 212,525 Summers harrow, 45’ pickup, S/N535011 2000 Ford F350 Lariat, crew Alloway 2900 RTS, 29’, cab, long box, 5.4 liter, shovels, S/N10110 GRAIN CART automatic, 4WD, 231,940 IHC 183 row crop cultivator, Unverferth 5000 grain cart, miles 8x30” 1000 PTO

1985 Ford F350 XL, crew cab, long box, 6.9 diesel, automatic, 4WD HOPPER BOTTOM, REEFER & OTHER TRAILERS

2003 Cornhusker Ultra-Lite 42’x96”x80”, air ride, 7,400 lb., Shur-Lok roll tarp, low miles 1995 Great Dane reefer trailer, 48’, spring ride 1994 Great Dane reefer trailer, 48’, spring ride 1979 Schwartz Heavy Hauler step deck trailer, 43’, DOT’d till Aug 2013 Shop-built tri-axle double header trailer, pintle hitch Loadtrail tandem axle trailer, 16’, wood deck Felling tandem axle trailer, 14’x6-1/2’, steel deck, Haulmark tandem axle cargo trailer, 16’, side door, swing rear doors Haulmark single axle cargo trailer, 10’, side door, ladder rack, ramp door Haulmark single axle cargo trailer, 10’, side door, ladder rack, ramp door SPRAYER 2010 Top Air TA-1600 90’ boom, 6-section, S/NB25590110 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 1997 Case 821B wheel loader, 6T-830 Cummins, 13,500 hrs., S/NJEE0054110 1979 Clark Michigan 125B wheel loader Fiat Allis 645 wheel loader, 3 yd. bucket Komatsu WA 300-1 series wheel loader, 2-1/2 yd. bucket 1997 JD 210E tractor loader, hyd. tilt box scraper w/hyd. scarifiers, 4,193 hrs., 1995 Caterpillar 426B loader backhoe, 4WD, extend-a-hoe, 24” bucket Rust Built trencher, 3 pt. 1978 JD 770A road grader, 50 Series, 14’ blade Whisper Watt DA7000 light station/generator, 805 hrs., S/NL130360 ALSO TO INCLUDE: GPS EQUIPMENT, SIDE DUMP TRAILERS, FERTILIZER, CHEMICAL & NH3 EQUIPMENT, HAY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT, SEED HANDLING EQUIPMENT, SNOWBLOWERS & SNOW BLADE, OTHER EQUIPMENT, FORKLIFTS, SKID STEER LOADERS & ATTACHMENTS, RECREATION, TANKS, PARTS, TIRES, SHOP EQUIPMENT & MISC. ITEMS

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

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

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 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

LARGE RECREATION EQUIPMENT LIQUIDATION AUCTION

Saturday, March 16, 2013 – 10:00 AM

Location: Devils Lake, ND. Junction of Hwy 2 and hwy 57 just south of grocery store, watch for auction signs, Owners: Panzers Power Sports 701-662-5161, 701-381-2570, 701-739-9616 Auctioneers Note: This is a huge dealership liquidation auction with something for everybody in the line of recreation. Kyle Blanchfield, Jeff Panzer & staff have put a substantial amount of effort into the used ATV’s, snowmobiles & boats to insure they will be ready to go sale day so bid with confidence. Absolutely nothing will be knowingly sold with any mechanical issues. This is a large auction so come early and plan to spend the day. Auction sale order: see website for specific auction order 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! USED SNOWMOBILES: *2008 Skidoo Summit 800, 3,140 miles *2004 Arctic Cat M 900 Mountain Cat, 3,588 miles *2008 Arctic Cat M 1000 Mountain Cat, 1,765 miles *2009 Arctic Cat F8 Snopro 800, 1,754 miles *2009 Arctic Cat F8 LXR 800, 3,555 miles *2008 Artic Cat F8 LXR 800, 3,814 miles *2010 Artic Cat Crossfire 800, 1,447 miles *2009 Artic Cat M8 SP 800, 1,444 miles *2009 Polaris 800 Dragon, 1,673 miles *2008 Arctic Cat Mountain Cat 1000, 2,319 miles *2009 Polaris Assault 800, 4,474 miles *2010 Arctic Cat M 800, 987 miles *2011 Arctic Cat M8 Snopro 800, 1,263 miles *2005 Arctic Cat Mountain Cat 900 *2003 Arctic Cat Z 440 *2009 Arctic Cat Crossfire 1000, 1,084 miles *2008 Polaris RMK 800, 1,847 miles NEW SNOWMOBILE: *2011 Arctic cat Z1 Turbo EXT NEW QUAD TRACK: *2012 Prowler 700 HDX Arctic Cat, 3 seater NEW ATV’S: *2010 red 300 2x4 Arctic Cat *2010 black SE 366 Arctic Cat *2010 black SE 366 Arctic Cat *2010 green 450 HI Arctic Cat *2010 lime 450 HI Arctic Cat *2010 green 550 HI Arctic Cat *2010 red 700 HI Arctic Cat *2011 green HI 550 Arctic Cat *2010 900 Arctic Cat, 4wd four wheeler ATV USED ATV’S: *2012 HDX Prowler, side by side UTV, 900 miles *2010 White MUD PRO Arctic Cat *2008 700 H1 Silver Arctic Cat *2007 650 H1 Silver Arctic Cat *2001 400 Honda Sports Tracks *2004 500 HD Camo Polaris BOAT AND JET SKI LIFTS: *Alum jet ski lift *1988 Starcraft boat 75 hp merc *1996 Crestliner has 135 hp merc w/ 9.9 45 stroke kicker *1985 Crestliner 115 hp Johnson - (7) Alum boat lifts, see website for individual photos, www.midwestauctions. com BOBCAT AND ATTACHMENTS: *2004 Bobcat S185, 1650 hrs, has Bobcat bucket, Bobcat snow bucket & Bobcat pallet forks SNOWPLOW PICKUP: *1988 Chev 4x4 pick up with Western snow plow, auto, new trans, works well LARGE SHOP EQUIPMENT: *9000 lb vehicle hoist, excellent cond. *Work benches *Rim clamp 5066 EX Coats tire machine *2 ATV hoist work platforms *Snowmobiles hoists *30 Ton shop press *Hobart wire feed welder NEW & USED TRAILERS: *Storage Shed, Parts, Clothing and Small Shop Equipment

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 Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s best-read farm publication.

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

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 2008 DODGE CREW 4X4 6.9 Cummins, 154,000-km, cloth interior, $28,500 OBO. Phone (204)856-6907. FOR SALE: 04 CHEVY 2500 4x4, 4-dr, gas, new safety, new steer tires, flat deck w/tool boxes, $8500. Phone:(204)871-0925. NEW EMERALD GRAIN TRAILERS made in MB 36-ft. 2 hopper t/a air ride 24.5 tires on bud wheels manual tarp. Starting as low as $34,000. Tri axle starting at $49,500 side chutes & dual crank hopper openings avail. Financing avail o.a.c For more details call Glenn (204)895-8547.

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

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

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Various

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

BUILDINGS AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: www.postframebuilding.com CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

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

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

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

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

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

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

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

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers

AUTO & TRANSPORT Autos

2-2008 JD 9870 COMBINES for sale. First w/994/696-hrs, 900/65R32 fronts, 18.4R-26 rears. Second combine w/1248/942-hrs, 18.4/38 duals & 18.4/26 rears. Complete w/harvest smart feedrate & Greenstar autotrac. Both come/w small & lrg wire concaves, 615 PU’s, always shedded, VGC. Asking $240,000 each. If interested please call (204)799-7417.

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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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FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere

Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmovers@hotmail.com

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS

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

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

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

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NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens 300-2,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC. Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.

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

Combines FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH 2000 2388, 2,376 ROTOR hours, yield & moisture, rake-up pick-up, 25-ft straight cut w/pick-up reels. $75,000 OBO. Phone:(204)638-9286. 2008 CASE-IH 2588 combine w/2015 PU, 476 sep hrs, 594 engine hrs, Pro 600 monitor, y/m, rice tires, hopper topper, shedded, heavy soil machine, $170,000 open to offers. (204)735-2886, (204)981-5366. FOR SALE: 2005 CASE IH 8010 combine, AWD, 45-32 front tires, means 45-in wide, 28Lx26 rear tires, approx 1950-separator hrs w/spreader & chopper, 30-ft draper header, $150,000; 2008 Case IH 8010, AWD, 45-32 front tires, 28Lx26 rear tires, spreader & chopper, approx 800-separator hrs, w/30-ft flex draper header, $250,000. Phone:(204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere 1997 9600 W/914 PU, w/header height, 4012/2784-hrs, w/hopper topper & 18.4-38 duals, HID lights, wired for JD ATU autosteer, air-ride seat, VGC, Green-light inspected at local JD dealership fall of 2011 & 2012, inspection papers avail., $59,000 OBO. Phone:(204)324-3264.

NEW WOBBLE BOXES for Macdon JD, NH, IH, headers. Made in Europe, factory quality. Get it direct from Western Canada’s sole distributor starting at $995. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

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

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

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

FARM MACHINERY Salvage

JD 9600 1994 fine cut chopper, chaff spreader, auger extension, 2-SPD cyl, 2,500 sep hrs, 1 owner. Phone (204)638-2513 or (204)572-6576.

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

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FARM MACHINERY Salvage

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere

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

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.

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1982 HESTON FIAT 1880 DT w/front wheel assit, 160-hp, comes w/894 Allied motor w/manure bucket, dirt bucket & bale prong. New 20.8 x 38 rear tires, 16.9 x 28 front tires, 70% thread left. 1000 PTO, triple hyd., Cab has heater & A/C. In good running order w/9,900-hrs. Asking $26,000. Phone Dave:(204)743-2145 Mornings & evenings or Days (204)526-5298.

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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.

2008 DODGE 2500 4X4, 152,000-km, $28,500; 2007 Hyundai Tucson 150,000-km, $14,000 OBO; 2009 Manac tri-axle step deck, all aluminum, left axle, tool box, $42,500 OBO; Hough 90 Wheel loader, $11,000 OBO; JD 4000 16-ft. disc, $3,000 OBO; Ezee-On disc 14-ft. $3,500 OBO. Phone (204)856-6907.

FOR SALE: 33-FT FLEXI-COIL 5000 air drill, w/1720 TBH air tank, heavy trips, 3/4-in Atom Jet Carbide hoe-tips on 7.2-in spacing, steel press wheels & liquid fert. kit, good cond., side-slide markers also avail. Call (204)867-2087 (204)867-7117, Horner Cattle Co., Minnedosa. JD 4000 DISC 16-FT. wide, $3,000; Ezee-On disc 14-ft. wide $3,500, will trade for harrow packer bar 50 to 60-ft. Phone (204)856-6907. JD 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. RETIRED, HAVE FOR SALE: Green-lighted 7800 JD tractor w/GPS; 36-ft Continental Anhydrous applicator on Morris cultivator frame w/mounted harrows; 54-ft Morris 4-bar harrows; 18-ft 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.

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

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

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere JD 9300 1998 20.8X42 triples, 5,800-hrs, 12-SPD trans, shedded, nice shape, $85,000 OBO. Phone (204)638-2513 or (204)572-6576.

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WANTED:TD6, 835 VERSATILLE, swather. Phone:(204)378-5543.

40-FT JD 1050 FIELD cultivator, 3-hose mulchers, like-new shovels, $3500; 90-ft Powermatic, diamond harrows, $2200; 80-ft Powermatic, tine harrows, heavy coil, $3200; 24-ft JD Crestreel, 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: 4.5-TON DIAMOND shaped slide-in fertilizer box; 12-row, 30-in S-tine row crop cult.; John Blue NH3 kit w/hitch; 100-g slip tank w/hand pump. Phone:(204)535-2453. FOR SALE: 70-FT HEAVY diamond $1,825 OBO Phone:(204)745-2784.

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GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400B, $7,100; 600B, $12,000; Used 350B, $2,500 up; Parker 650B, $10,500; Parker 750B, $14,900; Large Selection Grain Carts Brent 620, $10,000; JM 750, $12,500; JM 875, $20,000; Ficklin 700B Hyd Dr., $13,500; Grain Screeners Hutch #1500, $2,200; Hutch #3000, $5,000; HiCap 5-48, $2,500; DMC 54, $5,000; Kwik Kleen 5-7 Tube, $3,500 up; Valmar Applicator, $850; New Hyd Post Auger for Skidsteer, $2,250; Grapple Bucket, $1,600; Pallet Fork, $850. Phone (204)857-8403. JD MODEL 1050 CULTIVATOR, 61.5-ft, $6,000. Phone:(204)386-2775 or Cell:(204)476-6631. Plumas, MB. NEW HONDA MOTORS, 13HP, can be ordered. For Sale: 2013-GX620, 20hp, V-twin oil alert, hour counter, electric start, Retails at $2,395, Special at $1,640. New Equinox LR-175 black tank, 1,250-g Retail at $620, 1 left @ $420 special. New Equinox LR-177 yellow tank, 1,250-g, Retails at $799, special $599. Equinox holding & septic tanks available to order. 1 2012 GX620, 20hp, twin oil alert, Retails at $2,244, Special $1,670. 1998 Ford LX 4x4 143,998kms, V6 4.2L engine, w/warranty on motor & trans, Retails at $5,290, Special at $4,350 OBO. Private deal, 1 owner. Phone:(204)822-1354 or Cell:(204)823-1559. SKIDSTEERS GEHL #4510 $7,000; NH865 $12,900; Gehl #6625 $12,900; Snowblowers: JD 7ft $1,500, International 7-ft $1,500: Schweiss 8-ft single auger $800; Scrapers Crown 6-yd $5,000; Fieldmaster 4-yd $3,900; New 10-ft Land Levellers $2,250, 12-ft $2,450; 3PH 9-ft blade $900; Used 7ft 3PH blade $600; 11-ft 3PH rotary ditcher $1,250; Woods 6-ft pull-type mower $1,600, JD 5-ft $1,000, NH 9-ft sicle mower $2,200 IH Mirmill $1,500; Henke 36-in rollermill $5,000; 20-in rollermill $2,000. Phone:(204)857-8403

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted IHC 660 TRACTOR. Phone (204)664-5447 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.

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BOTANY ANGUS FARM & Leaning Spruce Stock Farm have for sale yearling & 2 yr old Black Angus bulls. Come early, a deposit will hold your purchase until Spring. For more info & prices contact Ryan Shearer (204)824-2151 or (204)761-5232. CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS BULLS for sale on the farm. Bulls are registered, will be semen tested. Choose now, we will deliver at the end of April. Hand fed for longevity, not pushed, these bulls have a great disposition. A.I. sired by Pioneer, Final Answer, Coalition, Mohnen Dynamite, Game Day, natural sires are S Square Tiger & Cranberry Creek Networth. All EPD’s & weights available. For more info please call David & Jeanette Neufeld (204)534-2380, Boissevain.

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

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. “Focus on the Future” Bull Sale is Mar. 28th, 2:00pm, Alameda Auction Mart, Alameda, SK. Selling herd building Red & Black Simm & Simm X Angus bulls. Breed leading polled Hereford bulls. As well as a select group of open commercial females. Wintering, delivery, terms available. For catalogues or info call Wheatland Cattle Co. (Vernon LaFrentz) (306)634-7765, ANL Polled Herefords (Karl Lischka) (306)487-2670 or T Bar C Cattle Co. (306)933-4200 (PL #116061). View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com HI-WEIGH BREEDERS BULL SALE, supplying Pay Weight Sires Wed., Mar. 27th, 1:00pm PlainsAg Complex, Neepawa, MB. 70+ Char & Angus bulls including 2 yr olds & yearlings. Polled & Red Factor. Weights, measurements & performance data will be posted. Delivery avail. For catalogues & info call Raymond (204)724-3600, Shawn (204)724-8823, Harry (204)724-3605 or T Bar C Cattle Co. (PL #116061) (306)933-4200. View the catalogue online www.buyagro.com

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. 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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REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS, JAN & Feb born bulls for sale. Hand fed, many half brothers to highest selling heifer calf in last falls Keystone Klassic Sale. Call or E-mail Topview Acres:(204)546-2150 or kltopham@goinet.ca

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

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FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Various

FOR SALE: 1998 30-FT Ezee-On air seeder, double chute, Flexi-Coil stealth openers, 2250 tow between tank, 3500 cultivator, mulchers. Call (204)248-2295, (204)248-2629.

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1950 OLIVER 80, DIS-HYDRAULIC; 1986 4x4 Ford truck, new tires; 1986 Dodge van, 318-motor; 1983 Chevy Impala; Suzuki ATV, new tires; Sears riding lawn mower. (204)263-5291

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.

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

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 4 Wheel Drive

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

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

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.

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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.

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.

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

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2000 CONCORD CASE IH 2710 drill, 1100 tank, single chute, new low disturbance sweeps & Richland boots 2012. Phone (204)348-2703

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

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus

Monday, March 11th & 25th Sheep & Goat Sale with Small Animals at 12:00 Noon Saturday, March 16th Bred Cow & Heifer Sale at 10:00 a.m.

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS YEARLING bulls for sale, low birth weight, very quiet, no disappointments, EPD’s & delivery available. Also 5-yr old herd sire. Aramaranth (204)843-2287. 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.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus ANDERSON CATTLE CO. Bull Sale Mar. 28th 2013 at Valley Livestock Sales, Minitonas, MB. 30+, 2 yr old Red & Black Angus bulls. (204)734-2073 FOR SALE: BULLS, we sold the cows, 8 Black & 1 Red Angus. Phone:(204)748-2873 PLAN TO ATTEND TRIPLE V Ranch bull sale on Wed., Mar 13 at 1:00 p.m. at the ranch. On offer are 54 Red & Black Angus 2-yr old bulls. The video sale begins at 1:00 p.m., bulls on display beside the sale barn. View the catalogue at www.vvvranch.com Call Dan:(204)665-2448 or (204)522-0092 or Matt:(204)264-0706.

Edie Creek Angus 2-Year Old Black & Red Angus Bull Sale

Saturday, March 16th 1:00PM Ashern Auction Mart 29 Forage Developed 2-Yr. Old Bulls Meaty, Moderate, Maternal, Easy Calving, Easy Fleshing For a catalogue or more info call 204-471-4696 or info@ediecreekangus.com Come early for a Free Hot Chili Lunch

www.ediecreekangus.com HAMCO CATTLE CO. Glenboro, MB

15th Annual Angus Bull Sale 12:00pm - Lunch 1:00pm - Sale

Saturday, March 16th at the farm ------------------------------------------------

82 Red & 35 Black Angus Yearling bulls 7 - 2 yr old Red Angus bulls 9 - 2 yr old Black Angus bulls

------------------------------------------------ Several AI sired - Semen tested & BVD PI negative - Performance & ultrasound data - High forage TMR ration - Selected from a group of 250 bulls - Free delivery & board til May 1 - Delayed payment plan available - Call for a catalogue or view website FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert, Glen, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or (204)526-5105 Dr. David Hamilton (204)822-3054 or (204)325-3635 www.hamcocattleco.com

with Charla Moore Farms, March 12, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Moosomin, SK. Featuring 15 Red Angus yearlings, 39 Charolais yearlings, 1 Charolais herdsire, 20 tan Charcross open heifers. Contact Brian McTavish (306)435-4125, By Livestock (306)536-4261 or view catalogue online www.mctavishcharolais.com 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! 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 BLONDS HAS AN excellent group of performance tested, polled Blond yearling bulls for sale. Call Marcel:(204)379-2426 or (204)745-7412. Haywood, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais DEFOORT STOCK FARM HAS an excellent group of registered Charolais bulls for sale by private treaty. Over 40 bulls on offer, 20 of them are Red. Choose your bull early for best selection. All bulls performace tested, semen tested & delivered. Visit us online at www.defoortstockfarm.com Celebrating 33-yrs in Charolais. Call us at (204)743-2109. DIAMOND W CHAROLAIS & ANGUS 11th Annual Bull Sale, Thursday, March 21, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering 42 Charolais Two Year Old and Yearlings, many polled, some red factor, 15 Red & Black Angus Yearlings. Sound, semen tested with delivery available. For catalogues and info contact the Orland or Ivan Walker (306)865-3953 or By Livestock (306)536-4261. Catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com 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.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

PLEASANT DAWN CHAROLAIS

2-YR OLD & YEARLING polled Simmental bulls, w/A.I. backgrounds. Papered cows also for sale. Acomb Valley Simmentals, Minnedosa (204)867-2203.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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.

Boynecrest / Skyridge Bull & Female Sale Rathwell Manitoba

11th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 16, 1:00 PM, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. All polled, some red factor, offering 55 yearlings and 1 herd sire. Wintering, delivery and sight unseen purchase program available. Bred for calving ease w/growth, hair and soundness. For catalogue or info contact Tully Hatch (204)855-2402 or By Livestock (306)536-4261. View catalogue online www.pleasantdawn.com STEPPLER FARMS 2nd Annual Charolais Bull Sale Tuesday, March 26, 1:00 PM, Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB. 60 yearlings & 10 two year olds, sound, good haired and thick, most are polled. For catalogue or info contact Andre Steppler, (204)435-2463, Cell; (204)750-1951 or By Livestock (306)536-4261. View videos and catalogue online www.stepplerfarms.com McTavish Charolais & Red Angus Bull Sale

with Charla Moore Farms, March 12, 1:30 pm, at the farm, Moosomin, SK. Featuring 39 Charolais yearlings, 1 Charolais herdsire, 15 Red Angus yearlings, 20 tan Charcross open heifers. Contact Brian McTavish (306)435-4125, By Livestock (306)536-4261 or view catalogue online www.mctavishcharolais.com WWW.REDDIAMONDFARM.COM 18 MTH OLD PB Polled Charolais bulls for sale. Check out our bull catalogue online. We guarantee & deliver. Phone Michael Becker (204)348-2464, Whitemouth.

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD & Black Angus bulls. Good selection of yearlings & 2-yr olds, semen tested & delivery available. Call Don: (204)873-2430. FOR SALE: REGISTERED POLLED Hereford bulls, reasonably priced, pick your bulls now, will winter to end of April. Call Martin (204)425-3820 or Lenard (204)425-3809. 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.

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – 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. 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 Saler bulls for sale. Sons of the top preforming 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.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental 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.

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FOR SALE: RED FACTOR yearling Simmental bulls. Call (204)445-2326, Langruth MB.

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

ORGANIC Organic – Certified 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.

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

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

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

For Catalogues Contact: Transcon Livestock 403-638-9377 Or View Online at www.transconlivestock.com LIVESTOCK Cattle Various 150 BRED HEIFERS. Blacks, Tans, Reds bred to Red Angus heifer bulls. Herd health program, plus pelvic measure & preg checked, start calving March 20. Your choice $1300. Volume Discount. Jim Abbott (204)745-3884 or cell (204)750-1157 Carman, MB. 200 BRED HEIFERS, REDS, Blacks, Tans, full herd health program, bred to Black & Red Angus bulls, to start calving April 1st, 2013. All heifers were sourced out of reputation herds. Phone:(204)325-2416. 30 BLACK & BLACK Simmental. Excellent heifers. Very quite, pail 15. $1,150 choice, Phone:(204)825-2799 Mound, MB.

Baldi & 30 Red angus X quality open replacement fed, willing to feed until Apr or $1,100 take all or (204)825-8340. Pilot

81 1200-LB BRED HEIFERS, 50%Red 50% Black, bred black, due to calve Apr 12/2013. Fully vaccinated including Scour Guard. $1400 each. Call Blair (204)479-4247. BLACK BALDIE OPEN REPLACEMENT heifers, approx 700-lbs. Phone:(204)873-2487. BRED HEIFERS, 55 BLACK Angus & Baldies, top genetics bred to Black easy calving Simmental Maple Lake Bull. You pick $1500, take all- discount. (204)792-8312, Stonewall. 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.

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

ORGANIC Organic – Grains

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

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

Swine LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WLB LIVESTOCK 9TH ANNUAL Bull Sale. 2:00pm, March 26th, 2013. 50 Polled Herefords & Black/Red Simmentals sell. ALL BULLS SEMEN TESTED. Free board till May 1. Catalogue & video available online, www.wlblivestock.com or call Bill Biglieni (204)763-4697 or (204)729-7925.

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1000 Litre Plastic Caged Storage Tanks $69.50 ea.

45 Red, Black and Fullblood Simmental Bulls 20 Open Replacement Simmental Females March 16, 2013 1:30 - Video sale at Rathwell Hall Bulls can be viewed at Skyridge Farms 3 miles East of Rathwell. www.boynecreststockfarm.com Contact Gilles at Skyridge Farms (204)749-2183 or Kelly at Boynecrest Stock Farm (204)828-3483

PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL & FEMALE SALE, MARCH 12/2013. Killarney Auction Mart, 40 low birth weight, Polled power house meat machines. Red, Black, Fullblood Fleckvieh. Also a select group of 20 PB & commercial open hfrs. View bulls online at www.bouchardlivestock.com For info or catalogue call Fraser Redpath (204)529-2560, Gordon Jones (204)535-2273, Brian Bouchard (403)8137999, Wilf Davis (204)834-2479. For up-dates check our NEW website www.simmentalbreeders.ca

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba

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

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

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

TRUCK MOUNTED AND PT manure spreaders, forage boxes, feeder boxes, farm trailers. 65/yrs manufacturing experience, call 403-580-6889, Bow Island, AB. Machinerydave@yahoo.ca Visit www.meyermfg.com Dealers Wanted.

HIGH QUALITY BLACK ANGUS & polled Hereford 2-yr old bulls for sale. Bar H Land & Cattle Co. Phone:(306)743-2840. Langenburg SK.

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RED & BLACK ANGUS cow/calf pairs for sale, can feed till grass time. Call Doug evenings (204)447-2382, Ste Rose, MB.

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

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 6 WEEK OLD PB Reg Border Collie pups, 2 female, 4 male, 1 female tri colour rest B&W, 1st vaccines, vet checked, dewormed, micro chips, asking $700. (204)378-2918 REG BORDER COLLIE PUPS from excellent breeding lines. Parents work both cattle & sheep. Guaranteed. 40 yrs experience breeding & training Border Collies. Ready early Apr. $250. For more info contact Martin Penfold (204)722-2036 or go to www.oakwoodgrange.ca

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots AGASSIZ HOMES custom builds quality RTM homes! Call us about our 1,408-sq.ft. 2013 spec home. Manitoba New Home Warranty on all our homes. agassizhomes@gmail.com or (204)371-8985 FOR SALE AT FANNYSTELLE, MB, Older Bungalow, approx 1,040-sq.ft. some recent upgrades. Available immediately to be moved to Purchaser’s new location. Call John at (204)925-5368. READY TO MOVE HOMES: starting at $75,000 for 1,320-sq.ft., 3 bdrm, 1 & 1.5 baths. 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 COUNTRY PROPERTY IN THE Rapid City area. 153-acs w/approx 90-acs cultivated. Beautiful raised bungalow home 2,310-sq.ft. w/new addition in 2005. Double attached garage, workshop, barn etc. Only 35-min. from Brandon. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com 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 BY Tender. The NE1/4 of 10-23-2 WPM consisting of approximately 160 cultivated acres is hereby offered for sale. Tenders must be received no later than March 15th, 2013 & must include a deposit of 10% of the tendered price paid by certified cheque to D’arcy & Deacon LLP. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Closing of the sale & transfer of possession of the property shall be April 15, 2013 or earlier by mutual agreement. Tenders should be submitted to: D’arcy & Deacon LLP 2200-One Lombard Place Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0X7 Attention: John C. Stewart. Tenders Close: March 15th, 2013.

FARMLAND FOR SALE: NORTHWEST of Elm Creek SE 21-9-5W 80-acs, West half or SW 22-9-5W 160-acs. Phone Bruce (204)799-7148 shearerld22@gmail.com FARM SPECIALIST: COUNT ON GRANT TWEED, informed, professional assistance for sellers & buyers. www.granttweed.com Call (204)761-6884 anytime. Service with integrity. GOOD ACREAGE 7-MI WEST of Brandon just off Hwy 1. 1,750-sq.ft. 5 bdrm bungalow, double attached garage, workshop, 2 quonsets, barn, loose housing, all on 8.5-acs of treed yard site. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com GOOD CATTLE FARM ON the shores of Lake Manitoba. 512-acs deeded & 1,500-acs of crown lease. The land is all in a black & contained on a peninsula. The owners produce enough feed on the farm for 150 beef cows. Mobile home, machine shed built 2009, insulated barn, corrals. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com GOOD FARM OF APPROX. 635-ac only 20-mins from Brandon. The property is all fenced & is currently run as a mixed operation. 450-ac can be cultivated w/the remainder in pasture. Bungalow home in good condition, machine shed, cattle sheds, hay sheds, dairy barn, etc. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753 HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com GREAT CATTLE FARM W/11 deeded quarters & 22 quarters of crown land lease all in a block. Small bungalow home w/some sheds & corrals. Land is fenced & there is plenty of water. Phone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc www.homelifepro.com FARM RANCHLAND TENDER Approx 1,354-ac farm including 1993 House & Outbuildings located in the RM of Ochre River, Manitoba is tendered for sale. Tenders must be received at the office of Johnston & Company, Barristers & Solicitors Box 551, Dauphin, Manitoba R7N 2V4 Attn: J.D. DEANS on or before March 22nd, 2013 The highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. For detailed info contact Larry Garton (204)648-4541 or view online: www.gartonsauction.com

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

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

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale 8 QUARTERS OF ADJOINING pasture land in the RM of Coldwell. 4 quarters hay land in RM of St. Laurent, one hour N of Winnipeg, just E of Hwy 6. Contact Kris:(204)322-5071 after 4:00p.m. or (204)771-8944 on cell. ANDY KALINOVICH OF GARLAND, MB intends to sell private lands: SE 35-31-22W to Trevor & Emily Stevens who intends to acquire the following Crown lands: NE 35-31-22W; NW 35-31-22W; SW 35-31-22W; SW 2-32-22W; SE 3-31-22W by Unit transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578. GRAIN LAND FOR SALE in Interlake region of Manitoba, RM of Fisher: NE29-24-1E, NW29-24-1E, NW3-26-1E, SW3-26-1E. Direct inquiries to swarj@mts.net. No phone calls please. JOHN PROCYSHYN of Winnipegosis, MB intends to sell private lands: NE 13-30-17W, NW 13-30-17W, NE 25-30-17W, SW 30-30-16W, SE 7-30-16W, NE 5-30-16W, NW 5-30-16W; & transfer the following Crown lands: SE 23-30-17W, NE 24-30-17W, NW 24-30-17W, SW 24-30-17W; NE 27-30-17W, SE 27-30-17W, SE 34-30-17W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this unit please write to: Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578. 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. RM OF GRANDVIEW MB, NE1/4 32-23-25, NW1/4 33-23-25 grainland 320-acres, 208-acres cultivated, rest bush & creek. Yardsite w/power, SW of Grandview MB, near riding mountain national park. Phone:(204)546-2284 before 8am or after 8pm. Call cell(204)572-4174. WANTED TO BUY: 20-50-ACRES South/Central Manitoba. Prefer partly treed. Call after 6 pm. (204)854-2350.

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THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: N1/2 14-29-15W, E1/2 23-29-15W, NE20-28-15W, NW23-29-15W, S1/2 25-29-15W, SW19-29-14W, SW30-29-14W. The following crown lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture Food & Rural Inititaves for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed, as these lands are part of the farm unit, held by Lorne Bass of Toutes-Aides, MB: NW5-31-14W, SW5-31-14W, NE5-31-14W, SW8-31-14W, SE8-31-14W, NE8-31-14W, NW8-31-14W, SW18-30-14W, NW18-30-14W, SE19-30-14W, SW19-30-14W, NE13-30-15W, SE13-30-15W, SE24-30-15W, NW19-29-14W, NE22-29-14W, SE22-29-14W, SE27-29-14W, NE27-29-14W, NE34-29-14W, SE34-29-14W, NW35-29-14W, SW35-29-14W, SE13-29-15W, SW23-29-15W, NE18-30-14W, SE18-30-14W, NW6-31-14W, SE6-31-14W, SW6-31-14W, NE6-31-14W, NW36-30-14W, NE36-30-14W, SE36-30-15W, NE24-30-15W, NE25-30-15W, SE25-30-15W. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the unit transfer contact the lessee Lorne Bass @ Box 2 ToudesAides, MB R0L 2A0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligilbility of this unit transfer, write to the director MAFRI Agricultural Crown Lands PO Box 1286 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 or Fax:(204)867-6578. The following Private Land is being offered for sale: SE 25-22-17W, NW 25-22-17W, SE 26-22-17W, NE 26-22-17W, SW 24-22-17W, W1/2 NW 24-22-17W, NE 6-22-16W, SW 25-22-17W, SE 23-22-17W. The following Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the farm unit held by Larry Garton of Makinak, MB. NE 23-22-17W, NW 23-22-17W. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee Larry Garton at Box 543, Dauphin, MB R7N 2V3. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

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REAL ESTATE Land For Rent FOR RENT: 90 CULTIVATED acres in the R.M. of Franklin NE 1/4 of section 2-2-4. Ph (204)346-9678, cell (204)346-3509. 3 PARCELS OF PASTURELAND available for rent in RM of Lakeview. Approx 1000-acres in total. Call (204)445-2326, Langruth MB.

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2011 CAN-AM ATV OUTLANDER XMR 800 EFI, drove over 1,300-mi, extended snorkels, SS109 wheels w/30-in. mud lite XXL’s, dalton clutching, has BRP extended service terms to Jan. 27th 2014, $13,000 firm. Phone Raymond (204)825-2309.

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This small farm will be offered at auction on Saturday March 23, 2013 10 am at the farm. Terms are $20,000 non refundable down payment, the successful bidder will enter a purchase agreement, balance at closing preferred in 30 days. Title will be transferred at the law Firm Peter Cole, Altona, Manitoba. Owners wish to have a reserve bid of $175,000. Attention investors, Renters are available to care for the farmland. Persons interested in private bidding may call Auction Co. for options. Bill 204 325 4433 cell 6230

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Campers & Trailers 1994 KUSTOM KOACH 5TH wheel, comes w/stove, fridge, a/c, washroom & shower, mattress & bedroom. Must sell, asking $6,250 OBO Phone:(204)745-2784. FOR SALE: 1997 27-FT fifth wheel Triple Topaz 275 RKFS full slide loaded. Good condition, must see! $9,000. Phone Remi:(204)744-2179.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Motor Homes FOR SALE: 1994 TRIPLE E 35-ft. motor home w/43,000-km, fully loaded, $20,000. (204)822-4382

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LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER (MANITOU) Completed & a $20,000.00 deposit per & Tenders FILTER DEPOT parcel tendered will be received up to 12:00pm • Buy(noon) Usedon OilApril 1, 2013 • Buy (theBatteries “Deadline”) at: Aikins, Thorvaldson LLP • Collect UsedMacAulay Filters •& Collect Oil Containers 30th Floor - 360 Main Street Southern and Western Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3C 4G1 Attn: Michelle R. Redekopp Tel: 204-248-2110 Ph: 204-957-4698 Fax: 204-957-4228 Email:mrr@aikins.com Property for Sale The following parcels: Parcel I: NE 1/4 22-3-8 WPM (160 acres) Parcel II: SW 1/4 11-3-8 WPM (157.41 acres) Parcel III: NW 1/4 11-3-8 WPM (160 acres) Parcel IV: NW º 15-3-8 WPM (153.70 acres) all as more particularly described in the Real Estate Tender Form. To obtain a Tender Form or more information, contact Michelle R. Redekopp of Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP at the addresses above. Conditions of Tender 1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property. 2. Tenders must be in the form prepared by Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP. 3. Each Tender must be accompanied by a certified cheque, payable to Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP (in trust), in the amount of $20,000 per tendered parcel. 4. Deposits for Tenders not accepted will be returned to the bidders. 5. The possession date and the due date of the balance of tender price shall be April 12, 2013 (the “Due Date”). 6. If the balance of the accepted tender is not paid on the Due Date, the deposit paid may be forfeited as liquidated damages. 7. Successful bidders shall be responsible for payment of the GST or shall self-assess GST. 8. Successful bidders will be responsible for the payment of property taxes commencing January 1, 2013. 9. Highest Tender or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. The Vendors are not obligated to sell any of the land, or to accept any Tender.

PEDIGREED SEED PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Various CERTIFIED KANE & CARBERRY wheat, Certified Tradition Barley, Certifed Leggett & Summit oats. Will custom clean canola. Wilmot Milne (204)385-2486, cell (204)212-0531, Gladstone MB. COURT SEEDS CERTIFIED Muchmore, Carberry, GO, Glenn Wheat, Celebration, Conlon Barley, Souris, Triactor Oats, Soybeans, Forages & Canterra, Dekalb & Invigor Canolas. Phone: (204)386-2345. Plumas,MB. DURAND SEEDS: CERT AC Carberry, Harvest wheat; Souris Oats; Conlon Barley; CDC Bethune & Sorrel flax; Mancan & Koma Buckwheat; Canola & Forage seed. (204)248-2268,(204)745-7577, NotreDame, MB. ELIAS SEEDS CERT A.C. Carberry & Kane Wheat, Cert, CDC Copeland Barley. Call (204)745-3301, Carman. JAMES FARMS LTD: Carberry & Pasteur Wheat, Tradition Barley, Souris & Summit Oats, Hanley Flax, Various Canola, Sunflower & Soybean seed varieties, Forage seed. Customer processing. Seed treating & delivery available. Early payment discounts. For info (204)222-8785, toll free 1-866-283-8785, Winnipeg.

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PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Various

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Straw

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

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

SANDERS SEED FARM Cert, Reg, FDN Carberry, Domain, Kane, Harvest, Glenn Wheat, Cert Celebration Barley Canterra Canola varieties also. Phone (204)242-4200, Manitou, MB.

OAT STRAW BALES for sale, baled w/DR780 NH baler, hardcore, approx 1,300-lbs, can deliver. Call for pricing (204)362-4192. OAT STRAW & BARLEY Straw for sale, medium square bales. Phone (204)483-2990. SECOND & THIRD CUT alfalfa in 3 x 4 square bales. Hay is tested, stored inside, delivery available. Morris, MB. Phone:(204)746-4505. WHEAT & OAT STRAW bales for sale, 3 x 3 x 8. Phone (204)343-2144 or cell (204)745-0085.

Holland, MB Phone: 204-526-2145 Toll Free: 1-866-526-2145 Email: info@zeghersseed.com Fax: 1-204-526-2524 Use Pedigreed Seed! It simply makes sense. Those “cents” add dollars to your bottom line.

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

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Feed Wanted WANTED SMALL SQUARE HAY bales, timothy or brome grass or alfalfa brome. Phone (204)749-2018, cell (204)723-0747.

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SELLING DARK RED NORLAN seed potatoes, put your orders in now. Koshowski Potato Growers (204)638-8415.

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

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

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Straw 4X4 SQUARE WHEAT STRAW bales, about 300 for sale, asking $20 per bale. Phone:(204)248-2407 or (204)723-5002, Notre Dame. FINE CUT BARLEY STRAW 3x4 square bales, ready for feeding or TMR mixer, $21 per bale. Phone (204)746-5800. FOR SALE: ALFALFA & Corn silage; Corn & Wheat Straw large square bales. can deliver all of the above. Also selling bull calves. Phone Alvin Plett (204)355-4980 or (204)371-5744, Landmark. FOR SALE: LARGE ROUND bales of Grass Hay, Perennial Rye Grass Straw & Millet Straw; Wanted: Deutz 100-06 tractor for parts & round bale tubulater. Phone (204)278-3438, Inwood.

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Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. We are of farm grains. Agent: Mbuyers & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509 Phone 306-455-2509

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

CAREERS CAREERS Farm / Ranch Dairy Farm Worker Philgo Farms has FT employment opportunities available for year-round jobs on our dairy farm. We are located near St. Claude & offer competitive salary/benefits. Experience with cattle/ equipment an asset; willing to train. Call Roger at (204)239-8152 or email resume to philgo@inetlink.ca HELP WANTED: BEEF OPERATION near Dauphin. 2 F/T jobs w/management opportunities. $18/hr to start, housing available. Call Tim (204)596-8213 or email: tim@areaonefarms.ca

LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED FARM hand on grain farm near Morris/St. Pierre area. Duties to assist in all aspects of grain farming, including mechanical & trucking. Class 1 license is required, or willing to obtain. Wages will depend on experience. For further info Call Jeremi:(204)746-5381 or (204)746-8504. SILVER WEANLINGS IS LOOKING for a fulltime swine technician. Silver Weanlings is a 2800 sow unit located 7 miles south west of Arborg, MB. Weekend work will be required. Experience an asset, but not required. Starting wage $14.25 per hour. Please forward all resumes to silwean@mymts.net FORK LIFT OPERATOR/LABOURER Marc Hutlet Seeds Ltd has 2 openings for full-time work from April to September 2013 at a Dupont Pioneer Hi Bred bulk bean facility and seed corn warehouse. Our facility is located in Dufresne, MB, 20 km east of Winnipeg, off Hwy 1 East. Interested candidates will be Agriculture Degree or Diploma students or graduates, and/or from a farming background and/or have experience related to the duties described. Candidates must be able to operate a fork lift & drive a 3/4 ton truck with trailer or seed tender for pick up & delivery at customer’s farm sites. Duties include: organize & package customer orders, frequently within a very short time frame; assist in maintaining accurate inventory control; assist with day-to-day field operations such as planting seed test plots, installing signage, and data collection; general housekeeping duties as required to maintain a clean, well-organized warehouse environment. Candidates will be required to familiarize themselves with the day-to-day functions & operation of Marc Hutlet Seeds Ltd and to provide assistance and service to customers in a manner that promotes the products and services we provide, while maintaining our standard of customer service. Must be able to pick up and carry up to 50Lbs as there will be occasions where seed or other product will be loaded onto customer vehicles. Valid Class 5 driver’s license and a good driving record required. Successful candidate must display a high degree of self-motivation as well as the ability to work well with others and to manage time and priorities effectively. Good communication and interpersonal skills are required. Interested candidates should email their resume to Marc Hutlet at marc.hutlet@plantpioneer.com.

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WANTED: DAIRY HERDSPERSON for permanent F/T position on mixed farm in Southwest, MB. Duties include: milking, feeding, herd health, maintaining records, operation & maintenance of farm machinery. College or apprenticeship diploma, minimum 3 yrs experience, self motivation required. Wage $15 per hr. Mail or e-mail resume to Rainbow Diary Ltd Box 1044 SE 5-8-21 Souris, MB R0K 2C0 e-mail aeissner@mymts.net Phone (204)483-3694

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MARCH 2013

BULL BUYERS e d i Gu y d d a D r u o Y s ’ o Wh Bull Sale

10th Annual

Selling 50 Shorthorn bulls, yearlings and two year olds. The top cut from over 400 purebred Shorthorn cows. Thick, rugged BEEF BULLS that are bred to handle the harsh conditions of Western Canada. Also on offer - a select group of donor, flush and embryo lots.

For more information or a catalogue contact:

Carl Lehmann • 306-232-5212 cmlehmann@sasktel.net www.saskvalleyshorthorns.com

Bell M Farms

Richard Moellenbeck • 306-287-3420 rmoellenbeck@bogend.ca • www.bellmfarms.com

Muridale Shorthorn

Thursday April 4, 2013

Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK

Saskvalley Stock Farm

Scot Muri • 306-553-2244 sjmuri@sasktel.net • www.muridale.com Catalogue online at all three websites

Sale bull videos at www.youtube.com/whosyourdaddybull

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BULL BUYERSGuide

MARCH 2013

Spady Bull Sale l a u n n A 10 Wednesday, April 10 , 2013 th

Featuring:

100

1:30 pm at the Ranch

Black Angus Bulls

Alliance, AB

Black Angus has been the foundation of the Spady program for over 75 years. Free Delivery or $50 Credit

Bulls Semen Tested

Volume Buyer Incentive

Craig Spady 403-740-4978 Travis Spady 780-879-2298 Tom Spady 780-879-2180 Brian Spady 780-879-2110 View catalogue online at www.rivercrestangus.com

Weyburn Livestock Exchange 1:00 pm Monday, March 18, 2013

On Offer: Approximately 50 Red & Black Angus Yearling & 2 Year Olds & Open Replacement Heifers

6 Proven Saskatchewan Breeders

Wrangler Ridge Ranch

Spring View Ranch

Broken T Ranch

Shawn & Laura Tessier

Kelly Kaufmann & Family

Roy, Myrna, Melissa & Brandon Lohse

Sale Day ✆ 861-6516

Sale Day ✆ 869-7949

447-4803

Sale Day ✆ 861-7702 or 861-1728

Sunny Grove Angus

Swenco Angus

S- Red Angus

842-5874

Sale Day ✆ 436-7881

447-2091

Desmond & Chantelle Rasmussen

Carmen Langevin

Sale Day ✆ 869-7151

Sale Day ✆ 861-6874

869-2801

842-4367

The Sambrooks

436-4556

www.s-redangus.ca

Full Catalogue available for viewing at www.castlerockmarketing.com

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BULL BUYERSGuide

MARCH 2013

Les Johnston knows his beef a lot better now - thanks to BIXS.

So, What’s Your Beef? Here’s just a few reasons why Johnston reckons BIXS is the best thing to come along in years to help his ranch business. “I need accurate carcass data on my cattle so I can effectively market them to buyers. BIXS delivers the information I need to take my marketing program to the next level, especially for branded beef programs… I figure I pay for those RFID tags so why not pocket some payback from that by registering them onto BIXS and getting good information in return like detailed carcass and grade data. And as an added bonus I age verify them through BIXS, which helps us tap into cull cow premiums... In just a short time on BIXS I’m confident that now I can guarantee to a buyer that 60 percent of my animals will grade AAA with high yields. Before BIXS I lacked confidence in that kind of claim, I didn’t have the data to back it up… How can I improve something I’m not measuring? BIXS is my measuring tool. Some folks may be leery of the information BIXS provides on their cattle, but they mislead themselves in my opinion. To me it’s all about mapping my cowherd genetics and the specifics on the beef I produce so I can take control and manage my business and future and provide my consumers with a positive eating experience….” - Les Johnston, Nisku Land & Cattle Co., Filmore, Sask.

The power of individual animal and carcass data is just a click away. For more information and to register onto BIXS visit the website at www.bixs.cattle.ca For quick registration go to www.bixs.cattle.ca/go To advertise on the BIXS website and database portal e-mail us at: bixs@cattle.ca Funding for this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Flexibility Fund, as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.

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BULL BUYERSGuide Celebrating

50 Years as Purebred Breeders

MARCH 2013

Registered (est. 1963) & Commercial (est. 1948) Black Angus Cattle, APHA & AQHA Horses

27TH ANNUAL EDITION

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77Z: Pioneer x Errolline 42N

1:00 pm (CST) Cowtown Livestock, Maple Creek SK

60 Yearling Bulls

from South Shadow, Boundary & Kay Dee Angus Herds plus Bear Creek 2-Yr-Olds 93Z: Bismarck x Eileen 10S

Photos, EPDs & Data plus Sale Catalogue available on Web Site. All Bulls will be semen tested

Mark your calendar & request your catalogue today

98Z: Gridiron x Akita 76X

Selling April 18 2013 the annual offering of 85 Home-Raised Commercial Replacement Heifers. Breds sell in the Fall.

Every Barn Needs A Little Paint - Prospects For Sale MR PARTEEBUILT

FRECKLE FACE SMOKE

SSAP COWBOYIZM

Son of World Champion The Foundation of our Mares

PAGE MR STAR BUCKS

2X NRCHA Futurity Champion Son of NRCHA Hall of Famer

Son of Mr Parteebuilt

Give us a Call ... We are available at the Ranch or on the Web and we would be honoured to share our Family’s Registered & Commercial Seedstock Program with You

FQHR Foundation Bred

SMOOTH SIR

Dynamite On A Cow! Son of NCHA Hall of Famer

Don and Connie Delorme Box 28, Robsart, SK S0N 2G0

dcdelorme@sasktel.net HOME: 306.299.4494 CELL: 306.299.7778

www.D elormeL ivestock.ca

Date: Sat. April 13, 2013 Place: Eionmor Stock Farm at the Morison Farm Time: Viewing of the Cattle at 10:00a.m. Dinner @ noon, Sale @ 1:00 p.m. On offer 30+ yearling bulls, and 30+ yearling heifers purebred and commercial (red roan & blue roan) At the farm 26 miles west of Innisfail, watch for signs Sale is on Canadian Satellite Auctions

Consignors:

Eionmor Stock Farm Downsview Shorthorns Willow Butte Cattle Co. Shepalta Shorthorns Donnelly Shorthorn Farm

www.shorthorn.ca or for more info, call Ken @ 403-728-3825 sale day: 403-877-3293 or 587-876-2544

www.cslauction.com

We’ve turned Angus upside do doWn doW n

& creAted A poWerhouse of grAsslAnd genetics

• Line Bred and forage tested for 65 years, our cattle are bred to do more with less.

• 100% forage developed 2 year old red and black angus bulls for sale by private treaty

find out more Call Christoph & Erika Weder 780-765-2855

Visit www.spiritviewranch.com or

www.pinebanknorthamerica.com

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BULL BUYERSGuide

MARCH 2013

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RED & BLACK ANGUS BULL SALE 33 Years Breeding Reputation Angus Cattle Backed by a “NO B.S.” Guarantee!!

APRIL THURSDAY

2013 1:00 PM

Join us for Lunch at 12:00 NOON

At the Farm - Standard, AB Bulls on high roughage ration ready to go to work for you!

150

Beefy Red & Black Angus Bulls

• 50 Two Year Olds • 100 Yearlings

sale will be broadcast live via For more information, log in to:

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Catalogue & Video Clips Of all sale Bulls online at www.crowfootcattle.com Sale Consultant: Douglas J. Henderson & Assoc. Ltd. Cell: 403-350-8541 Ph: 403-782-3888 djhenderson@platinum.ca Website: www.hendersoncattle.com

CROWfOOT CATTLe CO.

CROWfOOT VALLeY RAnCH

403-644-2165 / Cell 403-934-7597 crowfoot@myipplus.net

403-644-3840 / Cell 403-901-5045 cjjensen@myipplus.net

DALLAs & sAnDRA Jensen

CHRis & JennifeR Jensen

www.crowfootcattle.com

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BULL BUYERSGuide

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Peak Dot Ranch Ltd.

Spring Bull and Female Sale

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

At the Ranch, Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan

205 BULLS - 95 HEIFERS

1300 open commercial replacement heifers for sale

Selling 130 Progeny from SAV Eliminator 9105 Peak Dot Eliminator 800Y

SAV Eliminator 9105 X Mohnen Dynamite 1356 BW: +3.7 WW: +59 YW: +107 M: +23 BW: 87 205 WT: 891

Many large uniform one-iron groups. Buyers of heifers receive a $5 per head credit to be used at the Peak Dot Ranch April 3, 2013 Bull Sale. (ex: 100 heifers x $5 = $500 credit) Call for details Carson... 306-266-4414

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SAV Eliminator 9105 X HF Power-Up 72N BW: +1.1 WW: +62 YW: +116 M: +27 BW: 64 205 WT: 943 Peak Dot Eliminator 769Z

SAV Eliminator 9105 X SAV 004 Predominant 4438 BW: +2.3 WW: +58 YW: +106 M: +23 BW: 86 205 WT: 823 Peak Dot Eliminator 1Z

SAV Eliminator 9105 X SAV 004 Predominant 4438 BW: +3.1 WW: +54 YW: +100 M: +25 BW: 86 205 WT: 837 Peak Dot Eliminator 162Z

SAV Eliminator 9105 X Stevenson Bruno 6371 BW: +2.5 WW: +51 YW: +102 M: +27 BW: 84 205 WT: 792

SAV Eliminator 9105 X Mohnen Dynamite 1356 BW: +2.8 WW: +55 YW: +108 M: +21 BW: 82 205 WT: 786 Peak Dot Bullet 238Z

SAV Bullet 0473 X Mohnen Dynamite 1356 BW: +3.2 WW: +52 YW: +97 M: +24 BW: 58 205 WT: 820

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SAV Eliminator 9105 X SAR New Trend 4100 2080 BW: +3.8 WW: +57 YW: +112 M: +21 BW: 86 205 WT: 829 Peak Dot Eliminator 771Z

SAV Eliminator 9105 X SAV 004 Predominant 4438 BW: +3.1 WW: +54 YW: +100 M: +25 BW: 82 205 WT: 906 Peak Dot Eliminator 786Z

SAV Eliminator 9105 X SAV 004 Predominant 4438 BW: +2.9 WW: +54 YW: +103 M: +25 BW: 81 205 WT: 859 Peak Dot Bullet 827Z

SAV Bullet 0473 X Mohnen Dynamite 1356 BW: +4.3 WW: +52 YW: +96 M: +25 BW: 89 205 WT: 818

View Sale Book and Sale Cattle Photo Gallery at www.peakdotranch.com or phone Carson Moneo 306-266-4414 Clay Moneo 306-266-4411 Email:peakdot@gmail.com

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Bulls may be viewed at South Slope Feeders, Rainier, AB, until April 8. After that they will be available for viewing at Perlich Bros. Auction Market, Lethbridge, AB

KODIAK 4207 Super sire of stout sons and excellent daughters

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Call for more information:

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Shane Castle 306-741-7481

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Be our guest for lunch prior to sale,Spruce View Hospitality after. Preview Catalogue and video at www.spruceviewangus.com (under construction)

• April 9, 2013 •1:00 pm

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Box 247, Warner, AB T0K 2L0

Shawn: 403-642-2041

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Mgr: Bob Perlich

Downloadable Catalogue: www.rodgersredangus.com

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Northern Alliance Bull Sale March 15, 2013 – 1:00 pm CST

at the Spiritwood Stockyards in the heart of North Central Saskatchewan

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national beef and pork industry associations want their issues as planks in party platforms by ron friesen staff

mproved market access and better business risk management programs top livestock producers’ wish lists for the May 2 federal election. the Canadian Cattlemen’s association and the Canadian Pork Council vow to make trade and BRMs election issues as the campaign gets underway. they also say they will tell politicians that rising input costs and an increasing regulatory burden hinder producers’ competitiveness.

no one knows yet whether auction marts will have to read cattle in, out or both.

level playing field needed for traceability to work FAiR PlAY } If reading cattle will be mandatory for auction marts, their association wants cattle sold in the country to be read too

How you get the latest ag news has changed, L but where you get it from hasn’t.

by sheri monk af staff

market access: John masswohl says canadian beef producers need a free trade deal with south korea.

Both CCa and CPC are encouraging members to lobby political candidates on matters affecting their industries. the CCa plans to send all four major political parties a document outlining industry concerns and recommending ways to deal with them. Parties are expected to brief candidates on what the cattle industry wants before they hit the election trail, said John Masswohl, CCa’s

ivestock traceability has moved another step forward after another $1.6 million in federal funding, but industry remains uncertain of details, including how and when it will be implemented. “a national traceability system is a winwin for Canadian producers, the value chain, and consumers,” agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in a release announcing the funding last month. But before everyone can win, a level playing field is essential, said Jim abel, president of the Livestock Markets association of Canada. “We need market neutrality. somebody can go to the country and buy the cattle and not have to read them, but they come to the market and

they have to read them and we’re going to charge the producer $5 or $6, as an example, to read them and the guy in the country doesn’t have to pay that? “Well guess what? the farmer is going to sell to the guy in the country and that puts us at a competitive disadvantage,” abel said. for true traceability every movement has to be recorded, he said. “Or else you don’t have true traceability — what have you got? a hodge podge system where two-thirds of them are recorded and the other third aren’t.” two traceability application research studies have been conducted simultaneously, one by the Canadian Cattle Identification agency (CCIa), and one by the alberta government. the findings from phase one of the CCIa study were released December of 2010. the release of alberta’s data is imminent.

“I think that traceability at auction markets is possible with the right equipment in the right location within the facility.” DOnna Henuset project manager, ccIa

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Mantei Farms Black Harvest Bull Sale - At Alameda Bull Sale

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New Location Alameda, SK New Date March 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm

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High Prime 4037 is a Total Outcoss bull and we have the largest offering available in Canada. Check him out at bovagene.com

Pictures and Video online at blackharvest.ca

Visitors Welcome Any Time Mantei Farms Angus - Estevan, SK Ph: (306)634-4454 路 Cell: (306)461-5501 manteifarms@hotmail.com

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Steve & Bonnie Schweer RR 1 Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 5E1 Phone: 403-227-3428 * Cell: 403-304-7354 Email: schweer@xplornet.com Website: www.albertaplaidgalloway.ca

SPECIALIZING IN RED GALLOWAY

We are proud to present one of the largest selections of Red Galloways in Canada

Join us for our

Alberta Plaid Galloway Bull and Female Sale March 19, 2013 Sale catalogue available by request or on our website.

MARCH 2013

March 15

Northern Alliance Bull Sale, 1 p.m. at the Spiritwood Stockyards, Spiritwood, Sask., www.buyagro.com

March 16

LLB Angus 27th Annual Spring Spectacular Bull & Female Sale, at the farm, Erskine, Alta., www.llbangus.com

March 16

Gelvieh Advantage Bull Sale, Innisfail Auction Mart, Innisfail, Alta., www.brittainfarms.com or www.evgelbvieh.com

March 16

15th Annual Sandan Charolais Bull Sale, 1:30 p.m. on the farm, Erskine, Alta., www.sandancharolais.com

March 18

8th Annual Equinox Angus Bull Sale - Weyburn Livestock Exchange, 1 p.m., Weyburn, Sask., www.castlerockmarketing.com

March 19

Alberta Plaid Galloway Bull and Female Sale, Innisfail Auction Mart, Innisfail, Alta., www.albertaplaidgalloway.ca

March 20

Spruce View Angus Yearling Black Angus Bull Sale, 1 p.m. at the ranch, Killam, Alta., www.spruceviewangus.com

March 21

Ranch Ready Bull Sale, 1 p.m. Heartland, Swift Current, Sask. www.braunranch.com

March 21

18th Annual Bull Sale, 1 p.m. Crossroads Centre, Oyen, Alta. www.livestockXchange.com

March 22

Saskatoon Gelbvieh Bull & Female Sale, 1 p.m. Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, Sask., www.gelbviehworld.com

March 22

Thistle Ridge Ranch 7th Annual Bull Sale, 1 p.m. Taber Agriplex, Taber, Alta.

March 23

23rd Annual Prairie Grass Red Angus Bull Sale, 1 p.m. The Bull Pen Arena, Thorlakson Feedyards, Airdrie, Alta., www.dlms.ca

March 23

Mantei Farms Black Harvest Bull Sale, 1 p.m. at Alameda Bull Sale, Alameda, Sask., www.blackharvest.ca

March 27

2nd Annual Right Cross Ranch Bull Sale, 5 p.m. at the ranch, Kisbey, Sask., www.rightcrossranch.com

April 3

Peak Dot Ranch Spring Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Wood Mountain, Sask. www.peakdotranch.com

April 4

10th Annual Who’s Your Daddy Bull Sale - Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, Sask., www.youtube.com/whosyourdaddybull

April 4

Crowfoot Cattle Red and Black Angus Bull Sale, 1 p.m. at the farm, Standard, Alta., www.crowfoot.com

April 6

Summit 3 Speckle Park Sale, Northlands, Edmonton, Alta., www.summit3sale.com

April 6

Crescent Creek Angus 15th Annual Bull & Female Sale, 1 p.m. on the farm, Goodeve, Sask., www.crescentcreek.com

April 9

40th Annual Performance Test “Range Raised for Range Use” Red Angus Bull Sale, 1 p.m. Perlich Bros. Auction Market, Lethbridge, Alta., www.rodgersredangus.com

April 10

Rivercrest - Valleymere 10th Annual Spady Bull Sale - 1:30 p.m. at the Ranch, Alliance, Alta. www.rivercrestangus.com

April 13

27th Annual West Country Shorthorn Bull Sale, at the farm, Innisfail, Alta., www.shorthorn.ca

April 13

Six Mile Red Angus 38th Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Fir Mountain, Sask., www.sixmileredangus.com

April 19

Your Choice Bull Sale, 1 p.m., Cowtown Livestock, Maple Creek, Sask., www.delormelivestock.ca

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PRAIRIE GRASS RED ANGUS BULL SALE 23RD ANNUAL

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013 1:00 P.M. The Bull Pen Arena Thorlakson Feedyards Airdrie, Alberta 4.5 Miles East of Airdrie on #567 & 2 Miles North on RR 284

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MOre HerefOrd Means MOre dOcility. Docility

is a win-win for the inDustry

improveD economic aDvantages anD improveD animal welfare

there is a substantial anD growing boDy of scientific knowleDge on the effects of temperament on beef cattle. At the 2012 World Hereford Conference, Dr. Rober Weaber of Kansas State University cited recent Canadian studies by Nkrumah, et al, in which animals with the worst temperament scores were correlated with lower feed intake, poor residual feed intake, lower feed conversion rates and higher death rates.

AnimAls with the best dispositions consistently performed more efficiently thAn those of poor disposition.

In a German study cited, Herefords had the best temperament scores numerically and statistically, among five bos taurus breeds.

Weaber cited research showing that docility improves growth, feed efficiency, meat quality, animal health and welfare and reproductive efficiency; not to mention handler safety.

Plan to attend a Hereford Consignment or Production Sale in your area area.. For full event listings see The Canadian Hereford Digest or visit www.hereford.ca

Canadian Hereford Association • 5160 Skyline Way NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6V1 • 1-888-836-7242 • www.hereford.ca Photo of Borman calves courtesy of Martha Ostendorf Mintz.

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EU member states say biofuels limit needs more thought In some cases, first-generation biofuels can be worse for the environment than fossil fuels By Barbara Lewis and Charlie Dunmore brussels / reuters

imits must be imposed on the use of biofuels made from food crops, leading EU member states France and Britain said Feb. 22, while questioning the detail of a EU Commission proposal for a five per cent cap. Concern that some biofuels create more problems than they solve led to a major policy shift in September when the EU executive announced plans to limit the use of crop-based biodiesel and bioethanol to five per cent of total transport fuel consumption. Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger on Feb. 22 said the commission’s five per cent proposal had taken into account investments already made, but was not a definitive level. He told a meeting of EU energy ministers a slightly higher level of say six or seven per cent, as well as looking at biodiesel and bioethanol separately, “might be more in line with the market.” “We are willing to be flexible,” he said. The reason some first-generation biofuels are considered problematic is that they

increase total demand for crops and displace food production into new areas, forcing forest clearance and draining of peatland. The displacement is referred to as ILUC (indirect land-use change). In some cases, first-generation biofuels can be worse for the environment than fossil fuels. Another human cost is the risk of stoking food price inflation and land grabs. “To me it seems a terrible waste of money and food to promote biofuels which are more expensive than fossil fuels, and which do not create significant greenhouse gas savings and in some cases seem to have even higher emissions than fossil fuels,” said Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Buildings Martin Lidegaard. He called for changes to the commission plan, including tougher controls on biofuels with the highest ILUC emissions. The proposal includes ILUC factors to measure the indirect emissions of biofuels made from cereals, sugars and oilseeds, but they carry no legal weight in a watering down of an earlier draft proposal. Ed Davey, British energy and environment minister, said the commission approach could

Images like this aerial view of a cleared forest area under development as a palm oil plantation by palm oil companies in the Ketapang district of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province have prompted European politicians to reconsider their biofuel policies. Photo: REUTERS/Crack Palinggi

increase costs, while jeopardizing EU goals to cut climate emissions. The aim of a goal to get 10 per cent of transport fuel from renewable sources — chiefly biofuels — is to meet a target to cut EU greenhouse gas

emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 versus 1990 levels, while increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix to 20 per cent. “Clearly some of the ways that biofuels have been damaging the environment and

undermining action on climate change need to be addressed,” Davey said. However, the commission proposal as it stands is too much of a “one-size-fits-all proposal,” he said, calling for more research and analysis.

IGC forecasts larger world wheat crop Most of the increased production will be absorbed by higher demand and end-season stocks are expected to rise by only two million tonnes By Nigel Hunt london / reuters

An employee inspects wheat in a field of the “Svetlolobovskoye” farm outside the village of Svetlolobovo, some 390 km south of Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk in September 2012. Production was down in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan in 2013 but could recover this year. Photo: REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

orld wheat production in 2013-14 is tentatively expected to rise by four per cent, the International Grains Council said Feb. 21, issuing its first forecast for next season’s supply-and-demand balance for the commodity. “Much (of the increase) is expected to be absorbed by higher demand and end-season stocks are likely to rise by just two million tonnes, following a 21-million decline in 201213,” the IGC said in a monthly update. The IGC maintained its forecast for the 2012-13 wheat crop at 656 million so a four per cent rise would equate to an extra 26 million tonnes, taking production to around 682 million. Wheat production would still fall shy of the 2011-12 crop of 693 million tonnes. The drop in global wheat pro-

duction in 2012-13 largely reflected much smaller crops in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan which were also expected to limit shipments from the key exporting region in 2013-14. “Black Sea region supplies will likely be capped by below-average beginning stocks, underpinning demand for other exporters,” the IGC said. The IGC also raised its forecast for global maize output in 201213 by five million tonnes to 850 million, still well below the prior season’s 877 million. The upward revision mainly reflected improved outlooks for crops in Brazil and India. “Despite some less-than-ideal weather in recent months, Brazil and Argentina are still set to harvest record crops,” the IGC said, putting Brazil’s maize crop at 74 million tonnes, up from a previous forecast of 71 million. The IGC raised its forecast for India’s maize crop by 2.6 million tonnes to 20.6 million.

A marginal rise in global maize area for the 2013-14 crop was anticipated. “Planting of the 2013-14 (maize) crop will soon commence in the Northern Hemisphere and the global area is tentatively forecast up 0.6 per cent year on year led by an anticipated further expansion in the U.S.,” the IGC said. Global stocks of grains at the end of the 2012-13 season were upwardly revised to 326 million tonnes, up four million for a previous projection but still at a sixyear low, the IGC said. Global soybean production in 2012-13 was forecast at 269 million tonnes, slightly down from a previous projection of 271 million but well above the prior season’s 238 million. “World soybean production in 2012-13 is forecast slightly lower than before, but is still up 13 per cent year on year on prospects for bumper South American crops,” the IGC said.

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Egypt bakers threaten strikes to protest missed payments A shortage of bread could spark riots like the ones that toppled the government By Tom Perry CAIRO / REUTERS

gyptian bakers are threatening strike action unless the government meets demands including back payment of financial incentives, raising the prospect of fresh unrest in the crisis-ridden north African country. Abdullah Ghorab, head of the bakers’ association which represents 25,000 private bakeries across the country, said imminent strike action has been postponed following a meeting with the government. The association gave the government 15 days to meet its demands. Any shortage of bread in Egypt would likely touch off u n re s t a s t h e gover nment grapples with an economic crisis rooted in two years of political turmoil. The heavily indebted state faces a deficit that will hit 12.3 per cent of GDP in the year to the end of June unless economic reforms are implemented. A countr y of 84 million, Egypt is the biggest importer of wheat in the world. The state has long subsidized bread production, with the cheapest loaves selling for five piastres, or less than one U.S. cent. Bank sources Feb. 27 said funding problems were forcing Egypt to consider aband o n i n g i t s re g u l a r p u b l i c tenders that have been a centrepiece of world grain trade for decades. Egypt normally buys strategically to ensure it has wheat stocks equal to at least six months’ consumption in its

silos. By contrast, the government said on Wednesday that it has stocks to last until May 29, or just three months. Ghorab said the 25,000 privately run bakeries represented in his association include 19,000 that produce five-piastre loaves, and 6,000 more that produce 20-piastre loaves. The state operates another 107 bakeries, he added. Ghorab said the government owed bakeries 400 million Egyptian pounds ($59.34 million) in payments dating back six months. The payments cover an incentive paid to bakers to produce low-price loaves and an extra subsidy to cover higher fuel prices. “The head of the government and the supply minister came to us and promised that within 15 days they would meet the demands of the owners of the bakeries,” Ghorab said. E g y p t ’s e c o n o m y, o n c e strong and popular among investors, has been in tatters since the revolt of 2011 that ousted Hosni Mubarak and shook the country to its foundations. Foreign reserves are dwindling and the pound has been battered lower. Food and raw materials from abroad have become more expensive, hurting businesses and families in a desert nation which relies on imports to feed itself. Egypt suffered bread riots in 1977 when the state tried to curb subsidies, and a dive in the pound in 2003 forced up the food subsidy bill by 40 per cent. Riots erupted again in 2008 over high food prices and low wages.

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Corn and soybean prices expected to tumble as U.S. production rebounds Plantings of eight major U.S. crops are seen down one per cent WASHINGTON / REUTERS

he U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting a rebound in U.S. corn and soybean yields in 2013 that, along with high planted acreage, opens the door to recordlarge crops and for prices to tumble from 2012-13 levels. USDA forecast the U.S. corn crop at 14.350 billion bushels, up 35 per cent on the year, and soybean output at 3.405 billion bushels, up 13 per cent. “A number of factors suggest that corn and soybean yields will be likely to return to trend,” Joseph Glauber, the USDA’s chief economist, said at the agency’s Agricultural Outlook Forum. Glauber projected that season-average U.S. corn prices for 2013-14 would fall 33 per cent to $4.80 per bushel and that soybean prices would tumble 27 per cent to $10.50.

Corn plantings are projected at 96.5 million acres, down slightly from last year’s 75-year high, and soybean plantings at 77.5 million acres, equalling the record high from 2009. “The increase in production is not a surprise, but it does remind the trade this is a longer-term issue to consider,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Illinois. “It reminds the trade that we will have a mountain of product at this fall’s harvest.”

Cotton acres down

The U.S. upland cotton area for 2013 was forecast at 9.8 million acres, down 2.3 million on the year, as farmers seek out crops that offer higher returns. The all-cotton crop was forecast to fall almost 17 per cent, to 14 million bales. Long-grain rice plantings

“A dry summer in 2012 has little implication for summer precipitation in 2013.” JOSEPH GLAUBER

chief economist USDA

are also likely to lose out to soybeans, with production seen down almost four per cent. Glauber said the U.S. wheat c ro p w a s s t r u g g l i n g , w i t h much of the acreage in states such as Kansas and Nebraska in poor to very poor condition compared with a year ago. Wheat production was forecast at 2.1 billion bushels, down 7.4 per cent. “Spring rains will be espe-

cially important in the Great Plains this year, where elevated areas of abandonment are expected,” Glauber said. Over all, growers will plant 255.3 million acres of the eight major U.S. field crops — corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, upland cotton, sorghum, barley and oats — this year, down one per cent from 2012 but slightly more than it projected last month. The United States is coming off its worst drought in decades, which has generated some skepticism that farmers in key corn and soybean states will see trendline yields.

Upswing

But Glauber said conditions are on an upswing. “We have already seen some improvement in the eastern Corn Belt,” he said. “While much of Indiana and Illinois

were in drought throughout much of the summer, fall and winter rainfall has improved conditions there.” Studies suggest little correlation in seasonal precipitation between one year and the next, Glauber said. “A dry summer in 2012 has little implication for summer precipitation in 2013,” he added. A larger U.S. corn crop in 2013 will help push corn-forethanol usage to 4.675 billion bushels in 2013-14, up 175 million on the year but below 2011-12 levels, USDA said. Several factors are likely to hamper further growth in corn use for ethanol, Glauber said, including the overall decline in U.S. gasoline consumption and weak export prospects because of increased competition from Brazil and potential restrictions on shipments to the EU.

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Malt barley facing stiff competition By Phil Franz-Warkentin COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA/ WINNIPEG

More malt barley in Western Canada will be grown solely on a contracted basis as increasing competition from easier-to-grow genetically modified crops will cause producers to turn away from malt barley, Patrick Rowan, senior manager of Canadian barley operations with BARI-Canada said at the annual Wild Oats Grainworld conference Feb. 26. Genetically modified soybeans and corn have already “decimated” the U.S. barley crop, with almost no feed barley grown and malt barley only planted on a contracted basis, said Rowan. While feed barley is still a major crop in Western Canada, a similar trend is developing as far as malt barley is concerned in Canada, with improving herbicideresistant soybean and corn varieties moving into traditional malt barley areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Canola is taking away area that might once have been seeded to malt barley, he said. Rowan anticipated GM wheat would be commercially available by 2021-22 at the latest, which will cause even more competition for barley as it is not keeping pace in variety development through traditional breeding practices. However, global demand for beer is rising and the end of the wheat board single desk is allowing malt barley customers to contract directly with farmers, said Rowan. He noted that malt barley takes work to grow to the specifications of the malting companies, which will be easier to do under contract.

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Lakeland College marks 100 years The first students were immigrants who needed to learn how to farm on the Prairies By Alexis Kienlen staff / vermilion, alta.

akeland College is celebrating its first century in 2013, with a theme of “Celebrating the past and transforming the future” and events through the year leading up to the official 100th anniversary in November. Lakeland, located in Vermilion and Lloydminster, has played an important part in the development of Alberta and has true agricultural roots. It was started as a demonstration farm to help early settlers learn to farm and eventually became an agricultural college. Cathy Wolters, chair of historical acknowledgment for the centennial, has been researching the school’s history and uncovering interesting and intriguing stories about the school’s past. She is identifying a “Century club” of 100 significant members, animals, events and objects that will be unveiled throughout the year. Wolters says she has been moved by the emotion and dedication surrounding the college. “You can still see this in alumni. It’s been fascinating to follow up on that history.” Wolters says that in 1908, members of the local board of trade advocated for an agricultural school for Alberta’s early settlers. “Many of these people came from Europe, Ontario or the States and they knew how to farm, but there were some that heard that you could grow bananas in Manitoba and they arrived here with no idea about how to go about making a living.” The location of agricultural colleges was influenced by early politicians. Agriculture Minister Duncan Marshall represented Olds, Alta. and Premier Clifford Sifton represented

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Chicken plucking and dressing was part of the early home economics classes. This photo is circa 1917.

Poster inviting students to Vermilion School of Agriculture.

Vermilion. Marshall wanted to establish demonstration farms and bought properties throughout Alberta. Three became agricultural schools at Vermilion, Olds and Claresholm, which closed in the 1920s.

Greeted by Prince

During the first few years, Lakeland tuition was free and students were only required to pay board. Students would arrive by train and the principal at the time would pick them up in a buggy pulled by a horse named Prince, who is named in the top 100 influentials. “Prince was often the first figure they met

This is the first class, including all of the instructors and both the male and female students.

at the ag college. He had quite a history and was famous enough that his obituary appeared in the Edmonton Journal.” The college has changed uses to accommodate different needs throughout history. In 1918, the college was turned into a hospital to accommodate the influenza outbreak. During the Second World War, it became a training centre for the Canadian Women’s Army Corps,

and all college activities were moved to Olds. Lakeland has offered a variety of courses throughout the years, based on trends and need. Wolters uncovered pictures depicting chicken physiology and knot tying, popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Blacksmith tool building was popular in the 1920s. In the 1960s, agricultural schools began to add more vocational training and

apprenticeships in welding and carpentry. Women were allowed to attend the college beginning in March 1914. “That’s one thing that I find enlightening about the settlement and life here at the time. It was decided fairly early on that we were going to train our young women as well,” says Wolters. Continued on next page »

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Home Economics students showing off their work in a fashion show. Showing work was part of graduation ceremonies as well as Little Royal through the years.

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Students working with sheep in 1955. Lakeland College students still work with sheep today.

Making rope and tying knots was in the curriculum into the 1950s.

Female class learning woodworking circa 1917.

“It was decided fairly early on that we were going to train our young women as well.” CATHY WOLTERS

Female students got a ride to school while the boys had to walk from where they boarded in the town of Vermilion. A residence building was constructed in the late 1920s.

Prince

The women weren’t left out of any area, and were allowed to take carpentry, welding, home economics, business and typing. The focus on clothing and design eventually became Lakeland College’s interior design program.

Centennial activities

The kickoff to the centennial year began with a pioneer celebration last November, followed in January by a re-creation of the 1987 Guinness world record the college set for the world’s longest toboggan, which held 100 students and staff. In March Lakeland will host its first Canadian Collegiate Ath-

letic Association Nationals and the women’s volleyball event on the Lloydminster campus. A new annual President’s Gala will be held for the first time in mid-March, featuring Senator Romeo Dallaire as keynote speaker. Annual convocations, and alumni homecoming and a golf tournament during the summer months will also celebrate the centennial. John Furlong, former CEO of the Vancouver Olympics Committee, will speak at an event in October, and the celebration ends Nov. 16 with an event attended by Premier Alison Redford and Lieutenant-Governor Donald Ethell. “You can see that we’re really incorporating some of the events that would have happened anyway,” Wolters says. “Our homecoming in June will be really big and we’re hoping to get as many people here as possible.”

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2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Over the past 30 years we have provided over $682 million of assistance, including 1.1 million tonnes of food and seed, to millions of people in 78 countries. We’ve come a long way since 1983, but there’s still a long way to go—too many people around the world still don’t have enough to eat. During our 30th anniversary, we thank you, the farmers of Manitoba, for helping to make these programs possible for 30 years—and we invite you to be part of our 30 for 30 challenge. You can do this by donating the proceeds from 30 acres of land, either by yourself or together with some neighbours.

Be part of the effort to end global hunger! For more information, visit foodgrainsbank.ca/30 or contact Harold Penner at 204.347.5695 or harold@rockyrise.ca.

Will Dryden brought his Shorthorns as part of field day in 1914.

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ICE FISHING DERBY On any given February or March weekend in Manitoba there is an ice fishing derby taking place. On March 2, Sandy Lake merchants held their first derby. Like many derbies they help raise funds for community projects. For Sandy Lake, located 45 minutes north of Brandon, it was for new slides at the main beach. Close to 90 fishermen of all ages came out to try their luck. ALL PHOTOS: SANDY BLACK

Fishermen gather round the prize table to see if their luck can change with their fish tag numbers in the extra draws at the end of the derby and to find out who the big winner was of $1,000.

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Derby judge Jamie McCutchin of Sandy Lake tries to settle Ivan Crampain’s of Kenton catch to officially weigh in at 4.9 lbs. as Richard Lewandoski of Sandy Lake checks the weight. At the end of the day McCutchin would take first place with a northern pike at 6.9 lbs., Lewandoski second, 4.11 lbs. and Campain third with a northern pike at 4.9 lbs.

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Are we in for a mid-month cold snap? Issued: Monday, March 4, 2013 · Covering: March 6 – March 13, 2013 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

ell, it looks like the models were a little off with the storm system that affected southern Manitoba during the start of this week. While initially the models had this low staying weak and tracking through southern regions, the low was able to tap into some deep moisture from the south which allowed it to strengthen. High pressure building in from the north helped to add some energy to the system, but also pushed it farther south, bringing the heaviest snow to North Dakota and southwestern Manitoba. Behind this system the weather looks to be fairly quiet. High pressure will be in control of our weather for the most part. Wednesday should start off sunny before a weak front pushes through Thursday that will likely bring some clouds and maybe a flurry. Sunny skies should return by Friday. Temperatures will be in the -5 C range on Wednesday and Thursday, cooling to around -8 to -10 C on Friday and Saturday.

We should see temperatures warm up a bit over the weekend as a weak low pressure begins to dominate the region. Clouds will also be on the increase, and we could see some light snow towards the end of the weekend and into the early part of next week as arctic high pressure begins to build southward. Toward the middle of next week it looks as though temperatures will really cool off. A large area of low pressure is forecast to form over Canada’s East Coast. This will help to pull down a large area of arctic high pressure into our region by Wednesday or Thursday. Under this high we’ll see plenty of sunshine, but temperatures will be on the cold side. High temperatures during the second half of next week are predicted to be around -16 C, with overnight lows around -26 C. Let’s hope the weather models are wrong! Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -11 to 2 C; lows, -24 to -7 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

This issue’s map shows the amount of water, in millimetres, in the snowpack as of Feb. 22. Southwestern Manitoba, central Saskatchewan and Alberta have a lot of snow, with some areas in this region seeing over 100 mm of water equivalent within the snowpack.

Is there a cold, snowy March ahead? Don’t expect to see a big warm spell any time in the near term By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

nother month has come and gone as we slowly make our way toward spring. So far we have made it through the three official months of winter, and if you were to listen to the general population talking you’d think it was a cold, nasty winter. So, let’s look back and see just how cold and nasty this winter was. December started off very warm, with high temperatures above the 0 C mark in most locations on the first three days of the month. Cooler weather settled in during the second week of the month before we saw a return to mild weather in the week leading up to Christmas. Over the Christmas holidays the bottom fell out of the thermometer and we saw temperatures plummet to around -30 C for overnight lows. We saw a slight recovery during the last five days of December, but overall, the month ended up being slightly below average. Milder weather continued into the first two weeks of January before the coldest cold snap in a couple of years moved in, and we saw tem-

We haven’t seen an average winter in a while and it always amazes me just how quickly we forget just what winter can be like.

peratures drop into the midminus 30s on several nights during the third week. Even with this extreme cold snap, the month of January actually ended up being slightly above average thanks to the mild weather during the first couple of weeks. Now on to February, which started off bitterly cold with Feb. 1 recording the coldest mean temperatures since back in January 2009. These cold temperatures continued for the first two weeks before s l i g h t l y m i l d e r a i r m ov e d in during the middle of the month. This milder air didn’t take control of the weather, as we saw mild days inters p e r s e d w i t h c o l d e r d a y s. Finally, during the last week of the month, mild air moved in to stay for a little while as we saw high temperatures flirt within the 0 C mark on most days. When all was said

and done, the month came in pretty close to average. At Winnipeg, one of the few Environment Canada stations still reporting daily data, the mean monthly temperature was -13.5 C, which was 0.1 C above average. Looking at some of the more rural stations, temperatures were a little colder, with mean monthly temperatures coming in around -14 C, or a little below average. So, f o r t h e o f f i c i a l w i n ter of 2012-13 we have seen temperatures right around average. Precipitation this winter appears to have come in around the same. Despite a lot of people talking about just how much snow there h a s b e e n t h i s w i n t e r, t h e overall amount for the entire three winter months is right around average, at least for central and eastern regions. Farther west, amounts are lit-

tle above average. December saw above-average amounts of precipitation while January came in right around average. February was drier than average despite the blizzard that hit southern regions on the 17th and 18th. Take all this into account and we ended up with near-average amounts of precipitation this winter.

Who called it for February?

Overall, the winter of 201213 was an average winter. The problem is, we haven’t seen an average winter in a while and it always amazes me just how quickly we forget just what winter can be like. Looking at just February, it came in near to slightly below average in temperature and below average in precipitation. If we look back at the different forecasts we find that the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac, and we here at the Co-operator all called for near- to below-average temperatures and precipitation. So I guess we have to call it our first three-way draw. The next big question is, how will our spring weather be? Unfortunately, that will have to wait until the next issue. For this issue you’ll

have to settle with the extended forecast for the rest of March. According to Environment Canada, March will see nearaverage temperatures along with near-average amounts of precipitation. Over at the Old Farmer’s Almanac they call for slightly above-average temperatures and near-average a m o u n t s o f p re c i p i t a t i o n . After looking at the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac it would appear they call for near- to slightly above-average temperatures, as they mention rain a few times along with fair conditions. As for precipitation, it looks like they call for near-average amounts. Fi n a l l y, h e re a t t h e C o operator, I’m calling for a colder-than-average March. The medium-range models are not showing any big warm spell right through to the third week of the month and, in fact, some of them are showing a mid-month cold snap. Precipitation looks like it will be above average, since colder March weather will often be accompanied by stormy conditions. All I can say is I hope I am wrong and the Old Farmer’s Almanac is right!