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Grasshoppers the top pest this growing season MAFRI entomologist urges farmers to scout early because the window for best control is closing rapidly

By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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hey say that on the Prairies, you either get grasshoppers or mosquitoes, but never both.

Not this year.

In scattered pockets around the province, young hoppers are boiling underneath the grass canopy while pestilential hordes of mosquitoes swarm above.

While mosquitoes are out in full force, most hopper infestations were still in the nymph stages and concentrated around the edges of fields as of the middle of last week, said

John Gavloski, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.

The good news is that edge spraying is still an option, but the window for effective control with pesticides is rapidly closing, he said.

Hot spots include the Dauphin and Ste. Rose area as well as Beausejour, but populations are higher than normal across most of the province.

“We’re trying to encourage people to get out and look. If numbers are high, it’s much easier to deal with them when they are juveniles than when they are adults,” said Gavloski, adding that many areas

will reach the adult stage around July 20 to 30.

Economic thresholds are “tricky,” and in most cases amount to a “best guess” simply because the hyperactive hoppers won’t sit still long enough for a sure count, he said.

Generally, eight to 14 adult grasshoppers per square metre is enough to cause yield losses, while for nymphs, the number is 30 to 35 per square metre.

“Kick around the grass, and look at the range, said Gavloski. “Don’t get too caught up whether it was 30 or 32.”

Timing is everything, because once they get their wings, they are harder

to kill with chemicals and able to disperse to greener pastures.

The delayed spring hasn’t dampened grasshopper populations as much as expected, nor has rain, which only kills newly hatched hoppers, and only if the ground is flooded over for a spell. (Older ones crawl up stems and eggs remain viable even after prolonged periods of being submerged.) Hot, humid weather favours a fungus that kills hoppers, but typically only late in summer after they’ve already caused substantial damage.

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Look to winter hay stocks now With U.S. alfalfa fields recovering from extensive winterkill, Manitoba producers should expect to see hay flow south this fall

By Shannon VanRaes

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provincial forage specialist is urging cattle and dair y producers who plan to buy hay to lock in their winter supplies early or risk losing out to U.S. buyers again this year.

Last year, drought in the American Midwest drew hay south, and a second year of poor production will likely see a repeat this fall, said Glenn Friesen, a forage specialist with

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.

“There was quite a bit of winterkill in the major U.S. dairy areas — Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, parts of Illinois, Minnesota — it was widespread,” said Friesen. “We’re a little bit concerned that this could draw a lot of alfalfa out of the Prairies, and primarily the eastern Prairies.”

Many Canadian forage producers now have a handle on the paperwork and transporSee HAY STOCKS on page 6 »

Glenn Friesen, a forage specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

INSIDE

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Backyard hens dumped by ‘hipster farmers’

Stalling on stalls Pork producers say cost of change could drive them out

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CROPS Vertical tillage is just the thing For loosening up perennial seed crop stands

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FEATURE Corn delivers a kick Economic spinoffs are much higher than for other crops

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CROSSROADS Manitoba’s Pro rodeo turns corner The Manitoba Stampede in Morris celebrates 50 years

Urban farmers not so keen after the hens quit laying

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ou’ve heard of city folks dumping unwanted dogs and cats, but NBC reports that animal shelters and rescue organizations are receiving abandoned backyard chickens, sometimes dozens at a time. “ H i p s t e r f a r m e r s” a r e finding that rather than being a free source of eggs, ra i s i n g c h i c k e n s c a n b e messy, labour intensive and expensive, the story says.

Susie Coston, national shelter director at the Farm Sanctuary based in Watkins Glen, New York, said about 250 abandoned backyard birds are waiting for homes at the shelter’s three sites on both coasts. They’re among at least 400 to 500 abandoned chickens that show up every year, including many suffering from maltreatment or illness.

“They’re put on Craigslist all the time when they don’t lay anymore,” Coston told NBC. At the Chicken Run Rescue in Minneapolis, Minn., owner Mary Britton Clouse said surrendered birds have increased from fewer than 50 in 2001 to nearly 500 in 2012.

The story notes that would-be urban far mers don’t realize that hens can

Poor layer, and not popular with the neighbours. photo: thinkstock

quit laying after about two years, but can live for several years after. And since baby chicks are hard to sex,

they sometimes find they have roosters, which are not popular with the neighbours.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

Corn good for Manitoba’s economy A newly released study proves the point

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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anitoba’s corn industry punches above its weight when contributing to the provincial and national economy, according to a study prepared for Informa Economics for the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA).

The consulting company estimates Manitoba corn production provided nearly $117 million in added value to the provincial economy in 2012 based on direct and indirect sales of $281 million and 852 jobs it creates, including 402 full-time equivalent, non-farm jobs, the report says.

Growing corn instead of canola added $16.06 million to the Manitoba economy from increased sales of $121.13 million and an additional 168 nonfarm jobs. Canola was used in the comparison because it is widely grown and like corn has a relatively high cost of production.

The MCGA believed corn is important to Manitoba but wanted accurate, up-to-date figures to prove it, association and Carman-area farmer Myron Krahn said in an interview July 4.

“We want to make sure provincial (government) officials are aware of that when they go to make their decisions,” he said.

The MCGA expected the study would reveal corn’s strong monetary contribution to the economy but was pleasantly surprised by how many jobs are created, Krahn said.

The report also concludes Manitoba’s corn industry is stabilizing, while acreage and production continue to increase making the province less reliant on imported American corn.

“We’re finally getting to the point where we can supply our own local markets.”

Myron Krahn

“We’re finally getting to the point where we can supply our own local markets,” Krahn said.

Sixty-eight per cent of Manitoba’s corn is fed to livestock, 21 per cent goes to make ethanol at Husky’s plant in Minnedosa, five per cent is made into booze at Gimli and five per cent is exported to nearby provinces, the study says.

For years corn, a heat-loving crop that requires a long growing period, was an important but smaller-acreage crop in Manitoba. But last year it ranked sixth at 299,000 acres behind canola (3.57 million acres), wheat (2.99 million) soybeans (800,000), barley (540,000) and oats (300,000), based on figures from Statistics Canada.

Moreover, Manitoba farmers harvested a record 121 bushels of corn per acre producing a record 815,000 tonnes — almost double 2011’s production and the previous five-year average.

Corn is expanding in Manitoba thanks to the development of earlier-maturing varieties.

And seed companies are committed to developing even earlier ones.

In June Monsanto announced it’s investing $100 million over 10 years to develop corn hybrids that can potentially be grown on 26 million acres across Western Canada.

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“Taking into consideration crop rotations, this could result in an estimated annual western corn market of eight million to 10 million acres by 2025, up significantly from the current annual western Canadian corn acreage of around 300,000 to 500,000 acres — the large majority of which is confined to southern Manitoba,” Monsanto said in a release.

DuPont Pioneer announced a similar goal a year ago.

“If we get to a 70-day corn hybrid that opens up about 10 million acres (in the West),” Greg Stokke, DuPont Pioneer’s business director for Western Canada, commercial unit, said in an interview last year. “When you get down to that 68-day

corn hybrid you open up about 20 million acres in Western Canada. In 10 years or less we’ll be at 68 day (1900 CHU).”

To put those goals into perspective western farmers seeded 20 million acres of wheat and 19 million acres of canola last year.

Corn has the potential to earn farmers good money, but it’s also a high-risk crop, Krahn said. Record yields and high prices last year have raised corn’s profile. But new growers need to be careful.

“Take baby steps,” Krahn advises. “Feel your way in.

“We’re certainly encouraging producers to try corn, but just be careful and level headed about it.”

Traditionally there has been corn wreck in Manitoba about once every 10 years. The last was 2004 when the provincial average crop insurance yield was just 1.3 bushels an acre.

However, there have been some bumper crops since, including last year’s.

Like most Manitoba crops, corn started off slowly in 2013 because of the late, cool, wet spring. But the crop improved following warmer weather.

“It’s amazing what two or three weeks will do,” Krahn said.

“I would say it looks really good now. I would rate it good to excellent versus two weeks ago.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

Nationwide co-op to buy lambs this fall The exemption cuts a shorter path for more member-owned national co-operatives

By Daniel Winters co-operator staff

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he Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative is ready to launch.

Notices have been sent out to lamb producers, who have until Aug. 6 to sign a 36-month production agreement committing them to sell a minimum of 25 lambs each year, buy a $500 share, and pay a one-time $35 per head fee for each lamb they intend to sell to the co-op.

“With prices being the way they are, I’m suspecting that a lot of people will want to give this a try,” said Pat Smith, operator of Sarto Sheep Farms near Steinbach.

“Essentially, they are buying a lifetime quota to deliver through the co-op’s marketing organization.”

Smith said 166 lamb producers have expressed interest in joining the first-ever, nationwide farmer-owned co-op that aims to market its members’ production via a national and international brand.

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Government restrictions prevent lamb producers from committing more than the number of lambs equivalent to 25 per cent of their ewe flock.

The co-op’s subsidiary, the Canadian Lamb Company, is also moving into the active business stage, said Terry Ack-

erman, the new company’s CEO. “ T h a t’s a c t u a l l y b e i n g formed today. We just met with the lawyers,” Ackerman said in an interview last week.

Seed money for the company will come from share sales as well as the $35-per-

head fee, but further capitalization will come from additional shareholders.

Forming the co-op, first conceived 2-1/2 years ago, required exemptions from having to file a prospectus in each province, which would have cost about $250,000 per province.

That has implications for other commodities, Ackerman said.

“Every single province had to agree,” he said. “Now the pork guys can set up a co-op.

They couldn’t do that before.

They had to set up little co-ops in each province.”

It took about 18 months to gain the exemptions, which come with the caveat that all shareholders must have a similar interest — in this case, restricting membership to those actively involved in lamb production — and be aware the investment is risk capital and could vanish if the business is not successful.

“That’s what took so long.

The regulators knew they were opening a door,” Ackerman said.

The co-op plans to buy as many finished lambs this fall as it is capable of financing — possibly 10,000 head, pick them up at mustering points in each province, and then slaughter them at two federally inspected facilities, one in Ontario and the other in Alberta. The plan is to have a contract processor make 12 products, including kebabs, sausages, and lamb burgers.

“Before we got started, we had to figure out what to do with the grind, the rumen, the head, and other parts,” said Ackerman. “Anybody can sell racks of lamb, but you go broke with what you don’t sell.”

A five-cent-per-pound premium over the average Cookstown price will be paid for members’ lambs, regardless of their province of origin, and investors will be eligible for dividends after the first three years. The co-op’s head office will be in Saskatoon, with a regional office in Guelph. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Leadership takes many forms

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t’s safe to say that Wilf Harder of Lowe Farm and Ernie Sirski of Dauphin have been on different sides of a debate in agriculture a time or two over the years, but there is one thing upon which these farmers do agree.

This industry needs more people willing to step up, speak their minds and contribute their time guiding farm organizations and policy discussions.

Laura Rance Harder, one of the six inductees into Editor Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, and Sirski were both in Winkler last week, among the 300 or so gathered to celebrate people who have provided leadership over the course of their careers.

This year’s six inductees reflect the many forms leadership can take.

Charlie Froebe, a Carman-area farmer, recognized that the development of the canola industry was hindered by farmers’ inability to get post-harvest cash advances so they have marketing flexibility. Such advances were available for cereal crops sold through the Canadian Wheat Board but there was no program for open-market crops. So he built one, including the necessary computer software to support it.

Harder, a farmer and seed grower, became involved in farm policy through the co-operative movement. Herbert and Helen Kletke are tireless community workers who turned their Teulon-area farm into an extension vehicle for plot tours and demonstrations of new farming ideas. John Kuhl, one of the founders of the Southern Manitoba Potato Company, led nationally as president of the Canadian Horticultural Council. Vern McNair’s contribution was as a public servant who communicated extension information to farmers. 4-H leaders were collectively recognized for their 100 years of rural youth development work in the province.

But as the farming community gathers each year to recognize these past achievers there are niggling worries over whether the industry’s leadership pool is running dry.

As farms have grown larger, the rural community has shrunk. There are fewer people and those who remain are much busier running their farm businesses and keeping their community organizations afloat. Commodity groups are finding it hard to get people to fill volunteer director positions.

For Harder, participation in farm groups is about contributing to the democratic process. It is a privilege and a duty.

He pointed to other parts of the world where people are dying for the rights Canadians take for granted.

Never one to back down from a debate, he says it’s not about everyone agreeing all of the time, but about contributing to a broader discussion. “A lot of us have different philosophies, but we all want to get to the same point,” he noted.

At the same time, he balks at the pressure to conform. “A lot of farm leaders today put their finger in the air and see which way the wind is blowing so they can say something favourable.”

Sirski, a Dauphin-area farmer who has been promoting the need for leadership development, says the problem has become more apparent since the last of the Prairie grain cooperatives disappeared a decade ago.

“That was a great training ground for a lot of Manitoba and western Canadian farm leaders,” Sirski said.

Farmer members had a financial stake in those co-operatives, which provided an incentive for them to attend local meetings to hear what the CEO had to say. “You could learn how a meeting was run and from there had an opportunity to go to your annual general meeting and see how a big meeting was run and you got to learn about the business,” he said. “We lost all that.

“The second thing is our businesses. We are managing multimillion-dollar businesses right now and a lot of guys look at this and say, ‘I am spending a day or two or a week away from my farm, whereas my neighbour is out there working and managing his own business,’” Sirski said.

He understands why farmers stay home. He was among them until the early 1990s when the grain sector was struggling and farmers were looking for someone to mobilize them into action. Sirski stepped forward to help organize a rally drawing attention to farmers’ plight.

He was also pivotal in organizing a Manitoba Canola Growers Association leadership workshop earlier this year.

That model is now being studied for its potential to build capacity for farm organizations through Growing Forward 2.

“We tried to get people thinking about being leaders and what it meant to be a leader,” Sirski said.

There’s something else these two gentlemen can agree upon — once they got involved, they were hooked.

“I’ve learned far more than I’ve ever given,” said Sirski. “I think it has developed me as an individual in a way I never would have done sitting on a tractor seat.” laura@fbcpublishing.com

Water-management policy must be supported by enforcement Studies meaningless if policy-makers stick to ‘ditch-and-drain’ doctrine An editorial from the June 11 Fargo Forum

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nother study of Red River Basin farm drainage will, for the first time, its sponsors say, try to determine what role, if any, surface drains play in flooding.

Good luck with that.

The study will be conducted by the International Water Institute. It will take a year. Its goals are to find ways to best manage existing drain systems to maintain drainage benefits to farmers and to reduce flood flows. If the study can balance those two interests, which have been out of balance for generations, it will be worth something. But translating a study’s findings into effective water-management policies — well, that’s quite a different kettle of fish.

History is instructive. The mandate in farm country, for as long as the Red River Valley has been farm country, has been to drain. That is, to move water off the land as quickly as possible in order to plant crops, no matter the impacts downstream.

Water policies and practices have been defined by a drainage ethic that, despite lip service regarding retention and wetland preservation, has not changed appreciably in 100

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years. The only real “changes” have been the sophistication of surface drain construction and the accelerating installation of tile drain systems. Those changes have advanced drainage. They have not significantly helped manage watersheds or reduce flooding on the Red River and its tributaries.

There are no effective controls on drainage, especially on the North Dakota side of the Red. Despite recent floods that have been among the worst in recorded history, the Legislature in 2011 made it even more difficult to control drainage by passing a law declaring that tile drain projects of 79 acres or smaller do not require permits, and local water boards can’t require controls. Any resourceful farmer intent on draining a section of land can merely break up the work into discreet 79-acre projects to avoid permits and regulation. It’s a sham. It’s precisely the kind of thinking — in an allegedly responsible Legislature, no less — that works against comprehensive watershed management and flood control.

It’s no wonder a veteran of water-management studies said: “There’s really no teeth in anybody’s laws to enforce the thing.” That’s the problem. And it’s been the problem for a very long time. No studies of drainage and floods, however comprehensive, will mean much if policy-makers remain wedded to the old ditch-and-drain doctrine. And today, there is little indication they intend to change their ways.

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n extra foot of cutter bar was only $3.15 if you ordered this replacement for your old horse mower, advertised in our July 13, 1950 issue.

However, a release from the Brandon Experimental Farm noted that there was still a need for horses to do special tasks and that it was continuing its stallion service, with one Clydesdale and one Percheron available free of charge. It said that in 1940, there was an average of 6.3 horses per farm in Manitoba, and 3.1 in 1949.

Cleanup from the extensive flood of 1950 was the subject of many articles and photos that month. Apparently some items were not considered as disposable as today. One photo showed a Manitoba Hydro repair depot at Morris, where appliances were being cleaned of Red River mud.

An oven was being stripped and reinsulated before return to the owner.

Editor Q.H. Martinson wrote that more floods were inevitable and that work was needed for protection in future. He noted the need for engineering works, but also for “productive management of the lands and waters” of the region. Apparently drainage was as contentious then as it is today, as that appeared to be a delicate hint that measures were needed to hold water back on the land when necessary. Martinson quoted extensively from a U.S. Department of Agriculture report in 1948. It called for erosion protection such as maintaining forest cover and establishing grassways, but also for “orderly routing of water from the land into minor watercourses.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Farmers frustrated with lack of access to generic crop protection products Canadian farmers are at a competitive disadvantage due to some of their main trading partners

By Ron Bonnett

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he Protection of Proprietary Interests in Pesticide Data in Canada (PPIP) regulation administered by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has been a serious obstacle for farmers getting access to lowercost products.

It has made it near impossible for companies to register generic crop protection products, leaving little competition in the market and farmers with few alternative product choices — products and prices farmers in most of Canada’s main trading partners have access to, but Canadian farmers do not.

This has created a serious disadvantage for Canadian farmers, and must be rectified immediately in order to close the gap created with our competitors.

In 2005, PMRA formed a task force with far m organiza tions and crop protection companies to address issues in the pesticide regulatory system that were creating an uncompetitive environment for Canadian farmers. The task force identified key re c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o l e v e l t h e playing field, including: • Accelerate increased harmonization with the U.S. to produce more joint review registrations (either with the U.S. or globally) of new pesticides so Canadian farmers have access to innovative technology at the same time as their competitors.

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EU farmers use more fertilizer The editorial “One tool for a complex problem” by Laura Rance in the July 11 issue describes the work by a biologist, Jack Heinemann, who concluded that North American farmers with their GM technology are being left in the dust by EU farmers who get higher yields, despite their shunning of GM products.

• Create the Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program to allow growers to import the U.S. version of a Canadian-registered product if a significant price differential exists.

• Improve the policy for protecting intellectual property rights by providing: a) a system to increase minoruse registrations that benefit Canadian growers; b) timely and predictable process for registering generics; c) fair data protection for industry to promote innovation in Canada.

The gover nment has made i m p o r t a n t i m p r ov e m e n t s w i t h the first two recommendations.

Farmers have seen tremendous progress by PMRA and crop protection companies on increasing the number of innovative products available to farmers through the joint review process.

For GROU, farmers now have 20 products available for import from the U.S. While there is still much work to be done to complete the regulations and improve the flexibility of the program to allow for more new products on the import list, GROU has been a good example of crop protection compa nies, farmers and PMRA working together.

In 2010, PPIP regulations were introduced to address issues concerning the third recommendation, and unfortunately to date, success has been limited.

Whenever I see another study about agriculture done by a biologist, I almost know the direction that it will be headed. Have they run out of agricultural economists and plant scientists to do this type of work?

Environmentalists, before you update your websites with this big “news” out of Europe, consider this.

Fertilizer was not mentioned. Of course fertilizer was not mentioned because that would damage the premise that EU farming methods are more sustainable.

Canadian fertilizer use is a fraction of EU use and that has been the case for decades. When comparing Canada with three of the more important EU crop producers, we find: • German fertilizer use in 2009: 180 kg/hectare of arable land; • French fertilizer use in 2009: 148 kg/hectare of arable land; • U.K. fertilizer use in 2009: 240 kg/ hectare of arable land; • Canadian average fertilizer use in 2009: 60 kg/hectare of arable land.

Why did Heinemann choose to ignore this when making his “comparison?” What is notable about EU farmers getting higher yields when they use two to four times more fertilizer?

It is fortunate in a way that EU

Once again, our regulatory system is cutting into our competitive edge and Canadian farmers remain in a situation where there is an extreme lack of competition in the generic pesticide market.

The implementation of PPIP has not resulted in the hoped-for increase in minor-use registrations — which are actually down from 83 in 2010-11 to 66 in 2012-13. And it certainly has not resulted in a timely or predictable process for registering generic crop protection products. As of 2012, approximately only 15 per cent of total applications of generic end-use products were registered under PPIP. Conversely, in the past several years, a steady stream of pesticide products have become available for generic registration, and farmers in the U.S. have benefited greatly from this increased competition due to their comparatively streamlined and timely registrat i o n p r o c e s s. O n c e a g a i n , o u r regulatory system is cutting into our competitive edge and Canadian farmers remain in a situation where there is an extreme lack of competition in the generic pesticide market.

farmers are getting higher yields because otherwise they would never be able to pay for all that fertilizer. As Heinemann is interested in “agricultural sustainability” perhaps he should now investigate ways for EU farmers to achieve similar yields for wheat and canola to North American farmers, using similar amounts of fertilizer.

It was also stated that the canola yield gap has widened between EU and North America, since GM canola was introduced in North America. That may be, but it is also hard to swallow, given that GM canola has all but revolutionized agriculture in Western Canada. I don’t think that happened as a result of disappointing yields.

Bill Anderson Forrest, Man.

Refreshing approach to animal welfare How refreshing it was to read your July 11 article, “Six Golden Arch Insights to Animal Health and Welfare.” McDonald’s Corporation gets it when it comes to animal welfare.

By setting up the new Global Animal Health and Welfare Team it is demonstrating leadership that is

I have heard from several frustrated farmers trying to sustain successful businesses and maintain productivity, and increased generic competition is an important way to ensure that capacity remains. The current environment simply does not make good business sense and is not in line with this government’s cost-competitive agenda.

T h e C FA a n d i t s m e m b e r s implore the government to implement recommendations made by the generic crop protection industry that would address the serious imbalance in the PPIP regulations.

We look for ward to working in partnership with the government to address these issues and cont i n u e t o s t r e n g t h e n C a n a d a’s position in the marketplace by ensuring an essential mix of new innovative products, minor uses and generic pesticide options.

Ron Bonnett is the president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and a cow-calf operator.

sorely lacking here in Manitoba. I would suggest that the Manitoba Pork Council should be sending a number of staff, and board members, to McDonald’s Hamburger University to learn about the “successful mindset McDonald’s has adopted around animal health and welfare.”

One of the key “arches” stated was to “recognize changing consumer demands.” The Manitoba Pork Council seems unable to understand what the consumers are demanding when it comes to intensive confinement systems and in fact seems to be rather confused about their position.

Their document “Embracing a Sustainable Future” commitment #37 states — “Manitoba Pork commits to encouraging producers to phase out by 2025, the style of dry sow stalls currently used.”

As recently as last April the council board chair stated to this newspaper, “Our board has never taken a position of phasing out stalls.”

McDonald’s Corp. has recognized that this is exactly what the consumers are demanding. Why won’t the Manitoba Pork Council do the same?

Bill McDonald CEO Winnipeg Humane Society

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

FROM PAGE ONE HOPPERS Continued from page 1

Cutworms and flea beetles were the big issues in June. Seed treatments helped fend off damage early on, but cool weather that inhibited growth allowed the beetles to overtake crops as they were still trapped in susceptible stages.

“There was some foliar spraying and even reseeding done because of flea beetles,” said Gavloski.

“We’re trying to encourage people to get out and look. If numbers are high, it’s much easier to deal with them when they are juveniles than when they are adults.”

AAFC field technician Ross Weiss using a sweep net to collect red clover casebearer moth from a clover field near Beaverlodge, Alta.

photo: AAFC

GRASSHOPPERS IN 2013

John Gavloski

Although caterpillars haven’t been spotted yet, entomologists are wary of bertha army worms due to the high capture rates of adult moths in pheromone traps, he added.

Producers can get pest forecasts from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Prairie Pest Management Network at www.westernforum.org/ IPMNWeeklyUpdates.html.

The network, which uses data collected by farmers and researchers from 1,800 sites across the Prairies, features maps and analyses updated weekly. The monitoring program also promotes tracking and preserving of beneficial insects, such as ladybugs and certain flies, spiders and mites. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

HAY STOCKS Continued from page 1

Feed supplies are tight in the U.S., which could draw any surpluses out of Manitoba. photo: Gracie Crayston

tation logistics it takes to sell hay to American buyers, and won’t be shy to send more loads down south, he added.

“The pump has been primed,” said Friesen.

American hay stocks are at an all-time low, and it will also take time for U.S. fields to recover — possibly two or three years, he said.

It’s not a given prices will s o a r, b u t l a s t y e a r m a n y Manitoba producers ran short of hay and had to pay up to 11 cents more per pound.

Producers would be wise to figure out their needs for the coming winter and line up their supply, Friesen said.

The department’s latest crop report says haying operations have been delayed by high humidity and heavy, heavy rains in several parts of the province. Alfalfa weevils have also been taking a toll.

“Only 10 to 20 per cent of the first cut is reported as completed. Initial yield esti-

“We’re a little bit concerned that this could draw a lot of alfalfa out of the Prairies, and primarily the eastern Prairies.”

Glenn Friesen

mates of first-cut alfalfa stands range from 80 to 85 per cent of normal across the region due to early-season dryness, frost, alfalfa weevil feeding and excess moisture,” says the report out of the southwest region.

The northwest region is also experiencing delays due to high moisture. Haying is more advanced in other regions but yields are reported as average to below average. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Bison farm family named 2013 Farm Family of the Year

This multi-generational farm family stays in close contact with their customers through direct sales Staff

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he Red River Exhibition has named the Miller family, bison farmers from Binscarth, the 2013 Farm Family of the Year.

This is the first time in the 48-year history of the program that a bison farm has been recognized.

Lorne and Louise Miller, their children Nolan and Nicole Miller, Jason and Bev Miller, as well as grandchildren Payton, Jayla and Adley Jay Miller, have joined 47 other Manitoba families honoured with this award since its inception in 1966. “ This annual award not only profiles the diversity and achievements made by forerunners in this important provincial industry, it highlights the values upheld by the successful

The Miller family of Binscarth was honoured by this year’s Red River Ex. photo: supplied

and resilient people in our rural communities who continually strive for an enhanced way of life for them, their family and their neighbours,” said Garth Rogerson, CEO of the RREA. “As SEC_MOAFLO13_MC.qxd 7/11/13 innovators and leaders in the

agricultural industry and their community, the Millers personify the qualities recognized by this title.”

Lorne and Louise started the ranchPMin 1988 1:57 Page and 1 have recently turned the reins over to Nolan

(responsible for bison) and Jason (responsible for crops).

Nolan is the director of the Manitoba Bison Association and is an active member in other committees like the Canadian Bison Registry and the Canadian National Show and Sale.

The Millers have a herd of over 1,300 bison. In addition, they grow an assortment of crops on their 8,800-acre farm including wheat, canola, peas, barley and oats. There are 50 acres of the farm dedicated to raising cattle as well.

The family keeps in close contact with their consumers, selling their award-winning bison meat directly from their farm.

Nominated by the Manitoba Bison Association, the Millers are leaders in preserving the

bison’s natural food qualities and do not use any antibiotics or growth hormones in their feed. Making sure that their product is of high calibre and a commitment to the bison industry are the stalw a r t s b e h i n d t h e Mi l l e r s’ business.

“Having a family like the Millers is a great benefit to the bison industry. The devotion, passion and vigour that they bring to not only the MBA (Manitoba Bison Association), but the other bison associations they’re involved in as well, will ensure nothing but success for the bison community,” said Len Epp, president of the Manitoba Bison Association.

The Miller family was officially acknowledged at a reception held in their honour June 17.

WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762.

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July 23-24: Dairy Farmers of Canada annual general meeting, Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W., Toronto. For more info call 613-2369997 or visit www.dairyfarmers.ca.

July 27: Manitoba Angus field day, Beautiful Plains Ag Society Complex, 600 Fourth Ave., Neepawa. For more info visit www.mbangus.ca.

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices Winnipeg

July 12, 2013

Auction sales hit their summertime lull

Steers & Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 72.00 - 81.00 D3 Cows 67.00 - 76.00 Bulls 84.00 - 91.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

110.00 - 122.00 (801-900 lbs.)

115.00 - 130.00 (701-800 lbs.)

123.00 - 135.00 (601-700 lbs.)

130.00 - 145.00 (501-600 lbs.)

135.00 - 150.00 (401-500 lbs.)

140.00 - 155.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

100.00 - 113.00 (801-900 lbs.)

107.00 - 117.00 (701-800 lbs.)

110.00 - 122.00 (601-700 lbs.)

115.00 - 126.00 (501-600 lbs.)

120.00 - 133.00 (401-500 lbs.)

120.00 - 135.00

Heifers

Alberta South 120.10 120.00 70.00 - 87.00 64.00 - 78.00 — $ 120.00 - 132.00 121.00 - 142.00 130.00 - 147.00 136.00 - 155.00 145.00 - 158.00 148.00 - 160.00 $ 108.00 - 126.00 114.00 - 129.00 116.00 - 133.00 120.00 - 139.00 129.00 - 141.00 130.00 - 145.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

Futures (July 12, 2013) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change Feeder Cattle August 2013 121.19 -0.76 August 2013 October 2013 126.42 0.20 September 2013 December 2013 128.45 0.20 October 2013 February 2014 129.62 0.52 November 2013 April 2014 130.60 0.18 January 2014 June 2014 126.90 1.50 March 2014 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Pastures are looking good so markets expect things to be slow until the fall calf run

By Brandon Logan

Ontario $ 103.29 - 131.49 110.39 - 129.07 60.28 - 83.40 60.28 - 83.40 75.66 - 95.98 $ 125.59 - 138.39 128.35 - 145.72 131.75 - 152.68 137.12 - 165.69 123.09 - 163.92 126.48 - 157.62 $ 116.10 - 125.34 118.69 - 129.00 115.85 - 128.72 116.51 - 133.34 115.36 - 142.86 120.61 - 143.10

$

(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 180.12 152.55 154.17 155.37 157.15 158.25

Change 29.17 -0.75 -0.65 -0.75 0.13 0.35

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending July 6, 2013 40,572 12,531 28,041 NA 559,000

Previous Year­ 51,175 9,716 41,459 NA 575,000

Week Ending July 6, 2013 276 15,233 15,715 1,141 836 6,785 157

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 373 22,136 19,269 967 808 6,820 290

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB. (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)

MB. (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)

ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)

P.Q. (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

Futures (July 12, 2013) in U.S. Hogs July 2013 August 2013 October 2013 December 2013 February 2014

$1 Cdn: $ .9626 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0389 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: july 12, 2013

Current Week 199.00E 184.00E 196.36 201.23

Last Week 199.59 183.86 197.10 200.90

Close 102.17 95.27 84.25 81.45 83.77

Last Year (Index 100) 197.35 181.29 183.88 190.05

Change 0.55 -1.58 -0.90 -0.70 0.07

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ctivity in Manitoba auction yards was slightly busier during the week ended July 12, with numbers settling back into the normal summer range, said Keith Cleaver, manager at Heartland Livestock in Brandon.

With many auction yards closed for the year, Cleaver noted that activity won’t pick up for another month at the very earliest.

“We won’t be seeing activity start to pick up until mid- to late August,” he said. “Deliveries for this week were similar to a normal summer schedule. They were slightly up from last week’s numbers.”

Last week’s numbers were lower because of two national holidays in Canada and the U.S., and extremely warm conditions.

In Brandon, 142 cattle were auctioned on July 8. That is up from the previous week where on 119 cattle were sold. Meanwhile in Winnipeg, 280 cattle were auctioned on July 12.

The lack of feeder cattle for auction during the summer months deterred many out-ofprovince buyers, and Cleaver said that numbers won’t start to rise until early fall.

Of 422 head sold between the Brandon and Winnipeg auctions, only 194 were feeder cattle.

“New-crop calves won’t show up until the first part of October and the yearlings won’t be off grass until mid-August to early September,” he said. “I don’t think there’s any less interest from out west, there’s just not enough feeder cattle for sale at this time of the year.”

Basically all of the feeder cattle sold stayed in province, while the slaughter cows were split, with roughly 50 per cent heading south and the others are staying in Canada, Cleaver said.

Looking at the cattle market, slaughter cattle prices strengthened while feeder prices stayed relatively stable.

“Slaughter prices were stronger. We had cull cows up to $83 (per hundredweight) and the

“New-crop calves won’t show up until the first part of October and the yearlings won’t be off grass until mid-August to early September.”

Keith Cleaver

fat cattle were a little higher with prices up a cent or two from last week,” Cleaver said. “The cull cow market was a little stronger, which may have been due to the weak Canadian dollar.”

The Canadian dollar was sitting in the US95cents range for most of the week, before recovering and jumping above the US96-cents mark on July 11.

“The feeder market stayed pretty steady,” he added.

Cleaver said last year’s U.S. drought is still having an effect on cattle prices, as feed prices continue to remain fairly high. That trend is expected to continue until this fall’s harvest.

“The cost of feed is still affecting the prices of cattle,” he said. “The cost of feed isn’t going to change until the new crop is here, and how much of it there is will decide what happens to prices.”

Most pasture land in Manitoba has recovered from an extremely wet spring, Cleaver said.

The provincial weekly crop report says most pasture land is thriving from warmer temperatures and rainfall, but there has been some excessive moisture in the northwestern region of Manitoba.

“Pastures are looking really good right now,” Cleaver said. “We’re going to continue to need some rains throughout the summer, but at the present, the pastures seem like they are in pretty good shape.”

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

Other Market Prices news

Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Choice Lambs (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Winnipeg (head) (wooled fats) — Next Sale is July 17 —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of July 14, 2013 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.025 Undergrade .............................. $1.935 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.010 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..................................... $1.910 Undergrade............................... $1.825 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto 56.45 - 81.67 103.36 - 156.25 144.23 - 161.71 143.56 - 167.59 132.85 - 186.14 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 10.00

China is buying livestock feed

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 (head) (Fats) Next Sale is July 17

Toronto ($/cwt) 135.07 - 690.00 — 77.81 - 264.90

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

USDA surprises with cut to U.S., global wheat stocks

Toronto ($/cwt) — —

washington / reuters / A sharp cut to projected U.S. and world wheat ending stocks for 2013-14, helped by rising livestock feeding demand from China, highlighted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly grain supply-and-demand report July 11.

The USDA also underlined the split nature of the U.S. corn and soybean market, as razor-thin old-crop supplies following the 2012 drought were expected to soon give way to an abundant harvest and rising stockpiles.

Wheat futures rallied sharply on the report, pulling corn and soybean values

higher as well. Sept. wheat futures were up 2.3 per cent, with Sept. corn up 0.5 per cent and Aug. soybeans up 0.6 per cent.

For wheat, new-crop U.S. stocks are now expected to be the lowest since 2007-08, a bullish surprise, and world wheat ending stocks for 2012-13 and 2013-14 were slashed.

“Higher 2012-13 feed use in China accounts for most of the reduction in (2013-14) beginning stocks,” said USDA. Pakistan, Russia and Iran were also projected to consume more wheat.

China is forecast to import 8.5 million tonnes of wheat in 2013-14, up five million tonnes on the month and up from 3.2 million in 2012-13. That will help knock world wheat ending stocks down to 172 million tonnes from 181 million tonnes forecast a month earlier — a major surprise to the market.

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 23

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

column

Last Week

All prices close of business July 11, 2013

Markets watching field and weather conditions

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

249.56

241.66

305.95

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

292.63

279.68

342.69

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

242.81

267.03

303.64

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

254.99

254.18

238.46

Coarse Grains

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

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CE Futures Canada canola futures saw some mixed activity during the week ended July 12, but were lower overall by July 12 as relatively favourable crop prospects and a jump in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.

The November canola contract finished the week at $530.80 which is right at the low end of a long-term range that’s been in place since January. A drop below $530 would set the stage for a test of next support at $520, with a move below $500 a possibility if that level is breached. On the other side, the highs seen in early June near $575 remain the top end of the range, but it will take a weather scare or other outside influence to see values move back that way any time soon.

With canola fields generally in the midst of flowering, new-crop production is still very much up in the air. That makes weather over the next few weeks very important. The consensus in the market so far is that the canola crops are ‘looking good overall,’ but some areas could use more moisture and others remain on the wet side. If those localized problem areas expand to be more widespread, there is the potential for risk premiums to build in canola. Any disease or insect issues that materialize will also be followed closely.

But, as always, canola does not trade in a vacuum, and activity in U.S. soybeans and the broader international financial markets will also have much to say on where things go from here.

Soybeans saw some choppiness of their own during the week, but managed to hold on to some gains in the most active newcrop contracts by July 12. Concerns that hot and dry Midwestern weather conditions would cut into the yield potential of the U.S. crop caused values to rally off of nearby lows, but as the forecasts moderated so did the futures. Soyoil, which is more closely linked to canola, actually finished lower on the week.

The USDA released updated supplydemand data on July 11, forecasting that U.S. soybean stocks will be considerably larger at the end of the 2013-14 crop year compared to the current tight year. World supplies are

Year Ago

Wheat

U.S. farmers are looking at huge soybean and corn crops Phil Franz-Warkentin

Week Ago

For three-times-daily market reports from Commodity News Service Canada, visit “Today in Markets” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

588.30

581.78

597.30

1,025.10

1,041.20

1,171.96

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business July 12, 2013

also believed to be rising, with the USDA predicting a 20 per cent increase in global stocks in 2014.

U.S. corn supplies are also expected to be replenished this year, with the USDA predicting a carry-out for 2013-14 of 1.959 billion bushels. That compares with the expected ending stocks this year of only 729 million bushels.

U.S. wheat futures were also higher during the week, with more Chinese demand behind some of the strength. China is now forecast to import 8.5 million tonnes of wheat in the 2013-14 marketing year that started June 1 for wheat. That Chinese demand is up by about five million tonnes from the previous year, as the country had problems with its own crop and also needs more grain for feeding livestock.

Global wheat supplies, are also now expected to tighten over the year, due in part to that rising demand from China. World ending stocks are now forecast at 172.38 million tonnes for 2013-14, which is down about nine million tonnes from the USDA’s June estimate.

The long, docile wheat and durum futures at ICE Futures Canada were untraded once again during the week, but they did see some price adjustments as values were adjusted by the exchange. Milling wheat prices were revised lower and durum higher, with the spread between the two commodities widening to reflect the realities of the cash market.

October milling wheat at ICE Canada was quoted at $271 per tonne on July 12, which compares with where it had been for the previous four months at $294. Durum, was quoted at $302 per tonne after the July 12 close, well above the $294.90 posted since late April. Neither milling wheat or durum has any actual open interest at present.

barley

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2013

244.00

244.00

October 2013

194.00

194.00

December 2013

199.00

199.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2013

602.80

607.70

November 2013

530.80

537.70

January 2014

536.70

542.70

Special Crops Report for July 15, 2013 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound) Large Green 15/64

22.30 - 23.50

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

23.00 - 23.50

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

19.00 - 20.75

Desi Chickpeas

26.00 - 27.75 — 23.80 - 25.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

Fababeans, large

—

12.80 - 13.00

Medium Yellow No. 1

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

8.40 - 9.50

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

—

Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

—

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

—

Yellow No. 1

38.75 - 40.75

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

—

Brown No. 1

35.75 - 38.75

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

—

Oriental No. 1

29.20 - 30.75

No. 1 Black Beans

—

No. 1 Pinto Beans

—

6.25 - 8.60

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Small Red

—

No. 1 Pink

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Report for July 12, 2013 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed)

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

Spot Market

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

China books largest U.S. wheat purchase in a decade China’s homegrown wheat crop has been damaged by heavy rains

By Karl Plume reuters

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hina bought more than 1.3 million tonnes of U.S. wheat in early July in a flurry of deals, including its largest single-day purchase since January 2004 confirmed on July 8, as the world’s top wheat grower sought to replace its rain-damaged crop.

U.S. prices are near the lowest levels in a year as American farmers are in the midst of gathering their largest soft red winter wheat crop in five seasons and world wheat stocks mount with the advancing Northern Hemisphere harvest.

“These sales followed a report out of China that their wheat crop suffered some damage with the rains during harvest so quality deteriorated. But if you go back, these wheat purchases started in April,” said Roy Huckabay, a grains analyst with The Linn Group. “ They’re worr ied about their domestic wheat prices getting away from them,” he added.

Although SRW is not the cheapest wheat in the world, consistent grain quality and timely shipments from the world’s top grain exporter likely boosted its appeal over rival suppliers, analysts said.

Argentina is reining in its wheat export program following a disappointing crop, Australian supplies will not be available in great volumes until early 2014, and China does not have a phytosanitary agreement to import Russian wheat, they said.

China Grain Reserves Corporation (Sinograin) said last week that it had suspended stockpiling from the country’s top wheat region of Henan to cool prices after ill-timed rains damaged some of the crop.

Analysts have estimated that around 10 million tonnes of China’s milling-quality wheat has been reduced to feed grade.

USDA’s latest forecast for 3.5 million tonnes of wheat imports

by China from all origins in the 2013-14 marketing year is understated, possibly by a large margin, analysts said.

“I think they’re taking SRW and are going to use quite a bit of it for feed.

It’s a little bit cheaper than corn and it’s got better protein so on a protein basis it’s really a good deal,” said Jack Scoville, analyst with Price Futures Group.

“There’s a lot of talk that they plan to buy eight million to 10 million tonnes of wheat from all over the world.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

Bipole’s green light leaves farmers seeing red

The CEC criticized Manitoba Hydro’s environmental assessments and says more consultation is needed with farmers, but it granted the environmental licence

By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

M

anitoba’s Clean Environment Commission (CEC) has granted an environment licence for Manitoba Hydro’s Bipole III transmission line, despite issuing a report criticizing the Crown corporation’s lack of consideration for agricultural and environmental concerns.

“I’m extremely disappointed... it’s a sad, sad day for agriculture,” said Karen Friesen, president of the Bipole III Coalition, which represents affected landowners in the southeast part of the province. The organization presented concerns to the CEC during hearings last winter.

“It’s particularly frustrating for me because we’ve worked so hard on explaining to people how this will affect agriculture. But in the end it didn’t matter,” Friesen said.

During the CEC hearings, the coalition presented experts citing concerns about lost productivity, hazards for crop-dusters, sprayers and other farm implements.

Although the CEC report does recommend route changes, including moving some sections to the half-mile line and away from productive land, the coalition said the changes don’t go far enough, nor does it address Hydro’s snubbing of some farmers during the consultation process.

The commission’s report advised Hydro to “consult with all affected farmers to seek consensus or majority support for moving the line from roadsides to the half-mile line.”

But Friesen wonders why the licence was granted given the number of criticisms in the report, and believes political will trumped scientific analysis. The

“This isn’t over yet for landowners, landowners do not have to sign on the dotted line, it will be an individual decision for every farm that is affected and there are a lot of them.”

Karen Friesen

report questions Hydro’s environmental impact statements, alleging more time was spent finding ways to show there would be no impact, than actually assessing the environmental impact of the transmission line.

“The Clean Environment Commission in its report basically said Hydro did a lousy job on its environmental impact statement... it had scathing comments on what a terrible job they had done, but yet they gave them a rubber-stamp,” said Friesen.

Having first put her trust in the CEC process, the coalition president said the group will now look at other options, and hasn’t ruled out legal action.

“This isn’t over yet for landowners, landowners do not have to sign on the dotted line. It will be an individual decision for every farm that is affected and there are a lot of them,” said Friesen, who said she won’t give up her land willingly — it will have to go to expropriation.

She hopes that even delaying the process could help redirect the route away from agricultural land, or allow for new political forces to take hold of the process.

Agriculture Hall of Fame There were six Manitoban’s inducted to the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 10. The Co-operator will publish the inductee profiles over the next six weeks.

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harlie Froebe was born at Carman, Man., Nov. 27, 1941. He grew up on the family farm in the Homewood district where he attended grade school and was a member of the Manitoba Sugar Beet 4-H Club.

Hi s s e c o n d a r y e d u c a t i o n w a s a t St .

John’s Ravenscourt in Winnipeg and Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois. He received a Diploma in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba and continued as a lifelong learner through accounting, electronics and computer courses from the universities of North Dakota and Minnesota, Red River College and the Devry Institute.

Charlie and Bonnie Strachan married in 1964 in Carman and raised two daughters, Karla and Nichole, on the farm at Homewood. Charlie’s major contribution to agriculture was his innovative and steadfast work on behalf of canola growers and on cash advance programs.

In 1980, he was appointed to the board of the Manitoba Rapeseed Growers Association, now called the Manitoba Canola Growers Association. He soon recognized the need for a cash advance system for canola so he proceeded to develop a model which became the Canola Cash Advance Program for Western Canada. While a bank handled the financial functions, Charlie travelled to Winnipeg several times a week to review applications. He then developed computer software to manage the program, which he and Bonnie did from their home with a growing staff.

By 1996, the program demanded their full-time attention so they retired from farming and established an office in Carman. By the time the Froebes retired in 2000, there were 13 employees and the office was issuing up to $200 million annually in advances on canola, flax, rye and oats. Besides serving the boards of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association and the Prairie Canola Growers Council, Charlie is credited with influencing the formation and success of the Canadian Canola Growers Association and the Canola Council of Canada.

He was also influential in the development of the Manitoba canola checkoff, a process started in 1989 and completed in 1996 when it was implemented.

He has been a valued participant in interna-

Charles John Froebe 1941-

tional meetings which included trips to Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, England and the U.S. Charlie also contributed much to the agricultural community through service on the local boards of Manitoba Pool Elevators and United Grain Growers. His leadership was valued in community organizations such as the local co-op, the Dufferin Agricultural Society, Carman United Way, Carman United Church and the Homewood Community Club.

Carman named Charlie as Citizen of the Year in 1984. He received a “Certificate of Merit” from the University of Manitoba in 2001 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the agricultural industry and the public at large, and an “Award of Excellence” in 2010 from the Manitoba Canola Growers for his dedication to canola. Nominated by Manitoba Canola Growers.

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he province will help pay the tuition costs of nurse practitioner students who agree to work for one year in a designated rural community after they graduate.

Last week Advanced Education and Literacy Minister Erin Selby and Health M i n i s t e r T h e re s a O s w a l d announced funding of up to $10,000 return-of-service grants to eligible students.

Nurse practitioners are registered nurses whose masters’ level education and clinical education qualify them to diagnose illnesses, prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests.

They are playing a larger role in meeting the health needs of all Manitobans, including Winnipeg and throughout rural and northern Manitoba, Sandra Christie, president of the Nurse Practitioners Association of Manitoba said in a news release.

“The Manitoba government’s new fully funded tuition grant will support more students as they train to become nurse practitioners and help to recruit more nurse practitioners to rural and northern communities across Manitoba.”

Sandra Christie

President of the Nurse Practitioners Association of Manitoba

“The Manitoba government’s new fully funded tuition grant will support more students as they train to become nurse practitioners and help to recruit more nurse practitioners to rural and northern communities across Manitoba,” she said.

The new grant program is part of a provincial plan to recruit and retain more nurses. In 2011 the province committed to hire 2,000 more nurses by 2015 including 1,000 to replace the anticipated retirements and 1,000

new nurses to continue to grow the workforce.

To date 1,338 of the 2,000 nurses are already hired including 804 nursing retirements that were replaced and a net increase of 534 more nurses over the last two years.

The province also says its nursing workforce grew by 387 nurses and nurse practitioners last year, bringing the total to 17,652 across the province this year. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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FESTIVALS Contact us with your event, dates, location and contact info at news@fbcpublishing.com.

July 18: Hamiota Fair. Call 204764-2642 or email gkwilson@ mts.net.

July 18-21: Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition, Morris. Call 1-866-657-4741 or visit www. manitobastampede.ca.

July 19: Harding Fair. Call 204838-2241 or email hardingfair@ inethome.ca.

July 19-21: Arborg Fair and Rodeo.

Call 204-642-2700 or email lenoreolafson@hotmail.com.

July 19-21: Neepawa Lily Festival.

Call 1-866-893-0381 or visit http:// lilyfestival.com.

July 20: Springfield Country Fair, Dugald. Visit www. springfieldagsociety.com.

July 20: Oak Lake Fair. Call 204-855-2030 or email oaklakeagsociety@yahoo.ca.

July 20-21: Cypress River Fair. Call 204-743-2123 or email truelove@ mts.net.

July 23: Elkhorn Fair. Call 204845-2622 or 204-748-5131 or email shenry10@yahoo.ca.

July 25-28: Northwest Roundup and Exhibition, Swan River.

Call 204-734-3718 or visit www. northwestroundup.ca.

July 25-28: Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede, Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin. Visit http:// ag-museum.com/events/ threshermens-reunion-andstampede.

July 26-28: Manitoba Sunflower Festival, Altona. Visit http://altona. ca/msf.

July 27: Plumas/Lansdowne Agricultural Fair. Call 204-3862670 or 204-386-2881 or email cdenbow@hotmail.com.

Aug. 2-3: Birtle Fair. Call 204-8423685.

Aug. 2-4: Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa, Lake Minnedosa. Visit www.rockinthefields.ca.

Aug. 2-4: Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival, Dauphin. Visit www.cnuf.ca.

COLUMN

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

Rapid City Beef

The club held its June meeting in the library basement o n Ju n e 1 1 . Re p o r t s we re given on the success of the canteen at the High School Rodeo on May 25-26, and on the hoof-trimming event held at Horners on June 2 with Bob Schwalm, with about 20 animals trimmed.

Achievement was discussed.

The VandeLangemheen family volunteered to do up posters for the float. The master of ceremonies this year will be Ron Kristjansson; Eric VanMeijl will be the ring person.

A b u y e r s’ s u p p e r w a s planned to be held before the sale on July 3, and a windup and potluck supper were set for July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Minnedosa Beach.

— Wyatt Inglis

Elm Creek Beef

On May 31 some club members participated in “4-H Ni g h t i n t h e Co u n t r y ” a t Roland for the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada. We were part of several different fantastic displays that were set up for guests to view. Premier Greg Selinger had a chance to look at all the displays and to talk to many of the 4-H members who were there.

On June 8 the club had its annual calf tour, when we go around and look at each other’s 4-H steers to see how they are progressing. We finished the day off in Winkler at the go-cart track, where we had lots of fun and roasted hotdogs.

Elm Creek 4-H Beef Club members meet Premier Greg Selinger at Roland on May 31. photo: elm creek 4-h beef club

On July 1 we will once again be participating in the Elm Creek Canada Day celebrations, and in honour of 4-H’s 100th anniversar y, we will be doing a food drive for the local food bank. All donations will be matched!

On July 11-13 we will be at the Carman Fair with our projects, showing them with Graysville. As well, some of our members will be participating in Fun Fest. It’s going to be a busy and fun-filled time! Come by to visit us and ask us questions!

— Nolan Vandersluis

Scholarships

T h e Ca n a d i a n 4 - H Co u n cil recently announced the Canadian Meat Council will sponsor a new scholarship opportunity for 4-H members, the Larr y Milton Campbell Memorial 4-H Scholarship.

Tw o $ 2 , 5 0 0 s c h o l a r s h i p s

Aug. 2-4: Fire and Water Music Festival, Community Centre, Lac du Bonnet. Visit http://firenwater.ca/.

Aug. 2-5: Pioneer Days, Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach. Call 1-866280-8741 or visit www. mennoniteheritagevillage.com.

Aug. 2-5: Islendingadagurinn, the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, Gimli.

Visit http://icelandicfestival.com.

Aug. 8-10: Great Woods Music Festival, Great Woods Park, Beausejour. Call 204-268-2814 or visit www.greatwoodspark.com.

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Aug. 9-11: Rosenort Summer Festival, Westfield Community Park.

Visit http://rosenortfestival.com.

Aug. 9-11: Winkler Harvest Festival and Exhibition. Visit http:// winklerharvestfestival.com or call 204-325-5600.

Aug. 10: Teulon Fair. Call 204-8862098 or email jtrombo@shaw.ca.

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Aug 10-11: Gladstone Fair. Call 204-870-9524 or email clay@ mymts.net.

Aug. 10-11: Roblin Fair. Call 204333-2189 or email roblinag@ live.ca.

Aug. 13-15: St. Vital Agricultural Society Fair and Display, St. Vital Centennial Arena, Winnipeg. Visit http://svas.ca/fair.html.

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will be awarded annually to current 4-H members planning to attend a Canadian university in a food science, meat science or animal science discipline. The application deadline is Oct. 23.

Application forms and more details can be found at www.4-h-canada.ca.

Winners of scholars h i p s a n n o u n c e d i n Ju n e by the Manitoba 4-H Council include Alanna Orsak of the South Parkland region, receiving the Western Producer scholarship for $1,000; Fi o n a Jo c h u m , Re d R i v e r, Bayer CropScience scholarship, $500; and Kendra Elliott, Southwest, John and Ona Schellenburg Bursary, $500.

Eight Manitoba 4-H Council scholarships of $1,000 each go to Tyler Crowe, South west; Alex Day, Southwest; Sh a n n o n Ja c k s o n , So u t h Pa r k l a n d ; L a u r a Mc D ow -

ell, Southwest; Tavia McKinnon, Red River; Amy Pizzey, South Parkland; Aryn Robidoux, South Parkland; a n d L i s a Ya n k e c h , S o u t h Interlake.

Three Manitoba 4-H members also recently received TD 4-H Agriculture Scholarships, including Amy Pizzey, who has been involved with 4-H for 10 years through the Binscarth Homettes 4-H Club and is seeking an agriculture degree toward a career as an agronomist; Alison Greaves, who has also been involved for 10 years with the Decker Country Riders 4-H Club and plans to take a pre-veterinary course load and pursue a career as a veterinarian; and Robyn Gerrard, who has been involved with Strathclair 4-H for 10 years and plans to study agribusiness. The TD scholarships are worth up to $2,500 each.

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

50 YEARS The Big M celebrates

The town of Morris is still going strong after a half-century of hosting the province’s one and only professional rodeo Tim Lewis, president of the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition, (second from l) holds the 50th anniversary commemorative painting by Manitoba artist and cowboy poet Diamond Doug Keith, alongside Malissa Dreger Lewis (l to r) event general manager, Curtis Evenson, 50th anniversary chair, and Chas and Rita Covernton. Chas wears the signature ‘Red Hat’ of the Manitoba Stampede. Rita is among many of the long-serving volunteers to support the now half-century-old stampede. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF / MORRIS

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t was a gutsy gamble 50 summers ago when the townsfolk of Morris nervously waited to see if their new rodeo would revive a small-town fair about to bite the dust.

Long before the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition began, the Valley Agricultural Society struggled to break even hosting its tiny country fair.

“It wasn’t going anywhere,” recalls Morris resident Chas Covernton. “A group of citizens was trying to decide if they’d shut it down completely.”

Then someone mentioned the Northwest Roundup, Swan River’s popular rodeo.

“We said there was no reason why we couldn’t do the same thing here,” says Covernton, a stampede founder and its secretary treasurer for 29 years.

They looked for advice — and money.

With $200 to its name, the agricultural society asked local residents for small loans of $100 each. When 108 gave cash — with no guarantee of repayment — the bank was impressed enough to kick in another $25,000. Local contractors agreed to build the track on a promise they’d be paid if the rodeo went well.

That first spring was a scramble as the big fir timbers ordered from Oregon to build the grandstand arrived late, says Covernton.

“It was towards the end of April when they started the work on the track,” he recalls. “The day we opened I think they were still pounding nails.”

Others were biting their nails, anxiously wondering if the grand dream would fly.

The crowds exceeded their wildest expectations — a crowd of about

Holding on for eight seconds at the Big M.

A clean start for the four chuckwagons at the Manitoba Stampede.

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40,000, according to the stampede’s new history book.

“We took in $15,500 at the outside gate at 50 cents a head, to give you an idea of what the crowd was like,” says Covernton.

The rest, as they say, is histor y.

The event was so popular, organizers expanded the rodeo to five days in 1967 and built new bar ns and the Pioneer Par tners building. In 1968 the Canadian Rodeo Cowboys Association declared the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition the secondlargest professional rodeo in Canada.

The stampede adopted its ‘Red Hat’ symbol in 1969.

To d a y ‘ T h e B i g M ’ r e m a i n s Manitoba’s one and only professional rodeo, and continues to rank among the top 10 in the country as a topnotch event for family entertainment.

And it’s still drawing the crowds — anywhere from 25,000 to 30,000

annually, with the economic spinoffs benefiting the entire area.

The town once considered “rebranding” their community as something besides host of a stampede, but, as the cowboy saying goes, if a horse is running good, you don’t change its feed.

“The stampede is as important to us as it’s ever been, and maybe even more important,” says Curtis Evenson, chair of the 50th anniversary committee.

And it’s important to the province of Manitoba too, adds Malissa Dreger Lewis, general manager of the event.

“A lot of people call it the Morris St a m p e d e, b u t i t’s t h e M a n i t o b a S t a m p e d e , ” s h e s a i d . “ I t ’s a Manitoba event.”

Credit goes to the people who were willing to try something different, says Evenson.

“There aren’t a lot of cowboys right in Morris, and there aren’t a lot of horses around here,” he notes.

It takes dedication in the community, too. To mark its 50th year, a reception with awards and recognition of contributions by the community will be held. A history book of the stampede has also been prepared.

“For a town of our size, to be able to bring in up to 30,000-plus over four days to come to see this show year after year is a pretty good accomplishment,” says Tim Lewis, stampede president.

“It’s definitely something we’re proud of.

And we want to work towards future shows down the road.”

Now a seven-event professional rodeo, the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition runs from July 18 to 21. Team penning has been added to its roster of events, which also includes the championship pony chuckwagon races and the one-of-a-kind thoroughbred chariot and Ben Hur races, an event which originated at the Manitoba Stampede. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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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

Get them while it’s hot Berry U-pick season has arrived but it won’t last long

Strawberry Angel Trifle Lorraine Stevenson Crossroads Recipe Swap

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t’s finally hot enough to complain how hot it is, and many of us are, even as we bask in midJuly’s heat.

It’s perfect berry-ripening weather and if you’re planning a visit to a U-pick fruit farm yet, you’d better hurry as strawberry season is drawing to a close, and raspberry and saskatoon picking is getting into full swing.

Fruit picking is actually off to a somewhat later start this year, with fruit growers’ gates opening about two weeks later than usual, said Altonaarea fruit grower Waldo Thiessen.

“With our long, cold spring, things didn’t get started so quickly,” says Thiessen, who is also the secretary for the Prairie Fruit Growers Association.

Most strawberry farms were open for business early last week, and hits to the Prairie Fruit Growers Association website — www.pfga.com — are plentiful as eager Manitobans venture out to their favourite local farms.

Things look promising — or not — depending on who you talk to, says Thiessen.

“I’m getting all kinds of reports. Some say it’s not looking very good, while others say they have an excellent crop,” he said.

You can find PFGA maps for Manitoba’s U-pick farms in Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives offices, some libraries, and most tourism booths, and Canadian Tire outlets. But the most up-to-date info is on the Prairie Fruit Growers Association website, which has hours of operation and phone numbers. (It’s a midsummer mantra — always phone ahead so you’re not disappointed when you arrive.)

The website also has a link for Tree Fruit/Other Produce, listing growers of gooseberries, currants, cherries, rhubarb, cranberries, haskap, as well as many types of vegetables to offer.

Happy picking!

Strawberry Cream Cheese Popsicles Here’s a sweet, cool treat for making your berries last a little longer.

2 c. fresh strawberries, washed and hulled 8 oz. Canadian cream cheese, softened 1/2 c. milk 1/4 c. honey, maple syrup or sugar

Using a food processor, chop up the strawberries. Add cream cheese, then milk and honey. Mix well. Pour into popsicle moulds and place in freezer at least 2 hours before eating. Run moulds under hot water so popsicles slide out easily Preparation time: 15 minutes Freezing time: 2 hours Yields: 8 to 10 servings Tips: Cheese alternatives include Canadian ricotta or mascarpone Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada

Fresh strawberries are so divine it almost doesn’t seem right to eat them any other way — except in a delicious, easy-to-make trifle.

The ultimate summer pudding!

1 15-oz. pkg. angel food cake mix 5 c. strawberries, fresh or frozen and thawed 6-oz. pkg. strawberry jelly powder 1/2 c. sugar 2 c. boiling water 3-1/2-oz. pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix 2 c. milk 1-1/2 c. whipping cream 1/4 c. sifted (confectioner’s) icing sugar

Prepare and bake angel food cake according to package directions. Cool cake. Mash half of the berries and combine in a saucepan with jelly powder, sugar and boiling water. Heat gently until dissolved. Chill until mixture is slightly thickened. Reserve a few whole berries for garnish and slice remainder into jelly mixture. Mix well. Make vanilla pudding according to package directions, using milk. Cut cake into 1-inch cubes. Put half of cake cubes into a large glass serving bowl. Cover with half of jelly mixture.

Spread pudding over top. Repeat cake and jelly layers. Chill until set. This trifle is best left several hours before serving. To serve beat whipping cream and icing sugar until stiff. Spread over trifle. Garnish with whole berries.

Yields: About 15 servings Source: The Fruits of Our Labours Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association and Flaman’s South Valley Farm

Lemony Saskatoon Muffins Nothing says it’s summer in Manitoba like a steaming saskatoon pie, but if you have plentiful saskatoons and want other ways to use them try this tasty muffin recipe from the Prairie Fruit Growers website.

1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 c. granulated sugar 2-1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 c. saskatoons 1 egg 1/4 c. vegetable oil 3/4 c. milk Topping: 1 tbsp. lemon rind 2 tbsp. granulated sugar

Sift together into bowl, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in saskatoons. In separate bowl, mix egg, oil and milk, then add to dry ingredients. Mix only until well moistened. Spoon batter into greased or paperlined muffin tins to 3/4 full. Top each muffin with some of the topping mixture. Bake in a 425 F oven for 15 minutes or until nicely browned.

Makes: 12 medium muffins Source: Prairie Fruit Growers Association

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Raspberry Dessert The raspberry crop is looking very good this year, according to preliminary PFGA reports, so be sure to fill up a pail or three with this beautiful berry. This recipe calls for frozen raspberries so you’ll be able to enjoy them year round, too.

Base: 2 c. graham wafer crumbs 1/2 c. sugar 1/3 c. butter or margarine, melted Raspberry layer: 3 oz. raspberry jelly powder 1 c. hot water 2 c. frozen raspberries Whipped layer: 24 marshmallows or 1/2 pkg. miniature 1/2 c. milk 1-1/2-oz. envelope whipped topping (for 2 cups)

To make base: Combine crumbs, sugar and butter. Reserve 1/2 c. for top of dessert. Pat remaining crumbs into an 8x10-inch pan.

Bake at 350 F for eight to 10 minutes. Let cool.

Fruit: Combine jelly powder with the hot water and stir to dissolve. Stir in frozen raspberries. Spread over base. Refrigerate.

Topping: Melt marshmallows with milk in a microwave or in a double boiler. Cool.

Prepare whipped topping as directed on the package. Blend topping into marshmallow mixture. Spread over raspberry layer.

Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Refrigerate.

Yields: 12 servings Source: The Fruits of Our Labours Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association and Marilyn Lazorko, LorMar Orchard

RECIPE SWAP If you have a recipe or a column suggestion please write to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794 Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 or email Lorraine Stevenson at: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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ead that one!” Three-year-old Allison Jackson pointed at a picture in the book her Auntie Jennifer was holding. “About the cows and sheep.”

“This one?” said Jennifer, putting her finger on the page. “It has a little boy in it too you know.”

“That’s OK,” said Allison. “I don’t mind.”

“OK then,” said Jennifer. “If you’re sure.”

“I’m sure,” said Allison, staring intently at the picture.

“Little boy blue, come blow your horn, the sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn,” Jennifer read. “Where is…”

“Why is the cow in the corn?” Allison interrupted. “I think the cow should be in the barn.”

“Good question,” said Jennifer. “Maybe we’ll find out if we read some more.”

“OK,” said Allison. “Read some more.”

“Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?

He’s under the haystack fast asleep.”

“Oooh,” said Allison. “I don’t think I would like to sleep under a haystack.”

“No? Why not?” asked Jennifer.

“Sometimes when I play on the haystack,” said Allison, “it’s prickly. So I don’t think I would like to sleep there.” She looked up at Jennifer. “My bed has a sheep on it,” she said.

“Yes, I know,” said Jennifer. “It’s painted on the headboard, isn’t it? I see it every time I put you to bed, whenever I babysit you.”

“Are you going to babysit me today?” said Allison.

“I am babysitting you right now,” said Jennifer.

“Oh,” said Allison. She looked thoughtful for a moment. “But I don’t want to go to bed,” she said.

“You don’t have to go to bed yet,” said Jennifer.

“First we’ll read some more.”

“I always have a snack,” said Allison. “Once when Mommy wasn’t here Daddy forgot to give me a snack and I cried.”

“Oh dear,” said Jennifer. “That’s very sad.”

Allison giggled. “No it’s not,” she said. “After I cried Daddy gave me an extra cookie.”

“Now that’s a good story,” said Jennifer. “It has a happy ending.”

Allison turned her attention back to the book.

“Does this one have a happy ending?” she wanted to know.

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“I don’t know,” said Jennifer. “Shall we find out?”

“Mm,” said Allison.

“All right then,” said Jennifer. “Where were we?

Ah yes, the little boy is under the haystack fast asleep.” She took a breath and then continued.

“Will you wake him? No not I, for if I do he’s sure to cry.”

Allison thought about that for a moment. “I wouldn’t cry,” she said. “I only cry when Daddy doesn’t give me a snack.”

Jennifer put the book down, reached around and pulled the little girl over onto her lap so they were facing each other. “Would you cry if I didn’t give you a snack?” she said.

Allison reached up to touch Jennifer’s long blonde hair, then giggled again. “Silly,” she said.

“You always give me a snack!” She threw herself suddenly sideways, landing full length on the couch and in one smooth motion rolled over and landed on her feet on the floor, with all the natural agility of a hungry three-year-old. “Ice cream!” she said.

Jennifer grinned. “What about ice cream?”

Allison was already heading for the kitchen as fast as her little legs could take her. “The ice cream is in the freezer!” she said. Jennifer got up and followed the little one into the kitchen.

“I thought you wanted a cookie,” she said.

Allison was on her tiptoes trying to reach the handle of the freezer. “Ice cream,” was all she said.

Jennifer opened the door. “Would you cry if I gave you a cookie instead?” she teased.

Allison gave that a moment’s consideration.

“I would cry,” she said. “But first I would eat the cookie, and THEN I would cry.”

“Good plan darling,” said Jennifer pulling the ice cream out of the freezer, “because I don’t want you to cry so I’ll just go ahead and get you some ice cream. You go sit at the table and I’ll bring you a bowl.”

Allison darted over to the table and climbed easily onto the chair and into her booster seat.

“Ready,” she said. “I want lots and lots and lots.”

“I’ll just give you the normal amount,” said Jennifer, “which fortunately IS lots and lots and lots.”

Allison threw her head back in excited anticipation. “Oh good,” she said.

“Can I have some ice cream too?” asked Jennifer.

Allison watched intently as Jennifer filled a small bowl. “Sure,” she said. “But not mine.”

Jennifer set the bowl down in front of Allison and stood watching as the little girl scooped a large spoonful into her mouth. Allison looked up at Jennifer.

“You’re my favourite,” she said through her mouthful of ice cream.

“So my plan is working,” Jennifer smiled.

Allison took another spoonful. “Mine is too,” she said.

Attracting birds to the yard With a little planning you should have visitors year round

By Albert Parsons FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

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y wife is an avid birder; besides maintaining a line of bluebird houses out in the countryside, she also feeds birds that visit our garden. Any garden planning or planting that I do has to incorporate attracting them to the garden. When we designed our front yard, we knew that was going to be the location of most of our bird feeders. Both the dining room and the living room windows face on to the front yard and we wanted the feeders to be visible as we sat at the dining room table or relaxed in the living room.

We also realized that the plain lawn area that comprised the front yard when we moved here would not suffice to attract them so we planted a shrub border between the front yard and the street. This shrub border has grown into what I refer to as thickets comprised of cotoneaster, lilac, spirea, honeysuckle, Nanking cherry, dogwood, alpine current, and elder.

There is also a techney cedar in the shrub border that the birds just love and on a breezy day, it is full of goldfinches that seek refuge from the wind and hang like ornaments from its branches.

The birds like the nearby thickets and ground feeders are constantly scratching away beneath the shrubs. We also planted a Schubert chokecherry near the feeder area, there is a tall mature ash very close by on the boulevard and a huge old basswood tree just across the driveway from the feeders. The birds like these trees and fly up into them when they are startled and gradually make their way down to the feeders when whatever startled them has gone.

Besides providing lots of trees and shrubs to create a natural environment to encourage birds to visit the garden, we also placed a large birdbath in the adjacent

flower border. On a hot summer day, there are usually some birds in the bath. While we installed several finch feeders and a couple of tray feeders as well as a covered feeder for sunflower seeds, we have noticed that there are lots of birds who prefer to feed on the ground beneath the feeders.

Over the years, I have tried to maintain a grass oval under the feeders but the accumulation of trash makes this difficult. This summer, as part of a renovation to the front garden, I am going to install some kind of hard surface area under the feeders and hopefully it will be easier to maintain than the grass oval. It is quite a chore to manoeuvre the lawn mower onto the grass oval and move all the feeders so that I can mow the grass.

Besides providing an appropriate natural environment and installing a water source, there is also a wide variety of flowering plants surrounding the feeders that attracts the birds as well. In the summer hummingbirds go from flower to flower — I chose flowers such as echinacea, monarda, cranesbill and verbascum to attract them, while in the fall seed eaters forage for seeds from the echinacea, heliopsis and feather reed grass.

Hummingbirds also like the nectar from the flowering shrubs. Later in the summer, robins snack on the Schubert chokecherry fruit and eat the Nanking cherries while waxwings feed on the berries of the cotoneaster. I leave the foliage of the perennials in place for the winter to provide a food source and to create a more natural environment for the birds — it is amazing how often they perch on the tall plant stems during the winter. Our bird feeders provide us with great entertainment throughout the year.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

WORTH ANOTHER VISIT Several new attractions now at Manitoba Agricultural Museum

By Donna Gamache FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

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f you’re interested in Manitoba’s history, visit the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. It’s situated on 130 hectares (320 acres) approximately three km south of Austin, on Hwy. No. 34. With over 500 pieces of vintage farm machinery, and a pioneer village of more than 200 buildings, it’s well worth a visit — or a second or third one, if you’ve been there before, because there are several new attractions. My husband and I went back for a visit recently and really enjoyed it.

One place we hadn’t explored before that really impressed us was the new display in the Community Ties Building. It features rural agricultural transportation from the 1860s to the 1960s, showing the role played “in developing and linking rural Manitoba farms and communities to the world around them.” The grand opening for this display was held in 2012, and if you haven’t seen it, it’s definitely worth a visit. The first item is a Red River cart with an explanation of its use. Then come railway tracks with a hand-operated car (a type of jigger); several vintage automobiles, including a horse-drawn ‘Bennett Buggy’ from the Depression period of the 1930s, when gasoline was beyond the means of many; sleighs and buggies of various designs; the earliest types of snowmobiles and snowplows; and other means of travel over the years. These displays have distinctive painted historical backgrounds to fit in with the transportation theme.

If you’ve only gone during the Thresherman’s Reunion, consider visiting at some other time, when the grounds aren’t so busy. We were happy to walk around the uncrowded grounds, snapping pictures of buildings and machinery. You won’t find so many volunteers running the program as they do during the reunion, but there is still a lot to see, and you can take your time to see everything. Regular admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students.

Wander through the Homesteaders Village and explore pioneer houses complete with artifacts. The Muirhead House is a log cabin built in the 1880s in the Carberry district, while the much larger

Homesteaders Village.

Mekiwin Manor, from south of Gladstone, was the height of luxury when it was built in 1918 — although the family that lived there could never afford to furnish all the rooms. The Carrothers’ house, built with additions as more space was needed, was owned by the family that donated land for the museum.

Check out the one-room schools. Ayr School, a log schoolhouse built in 1883 near Gladstone, has long benches for desks, and slates for practising sums or letters. The somewhat newer Centreville School, originally located between Holland and Treherne, has newer designs, with a mixture of desks — three-seaters, double seats and single units. Explore the two churches (Arizona Church, a Presbyterian place of worship built in 1898, southwest of Austin; and St. Saviour’s Anglican Church from the Odanah district near Minnedosa).

Look through the vintage buildings: the blacksmith shop with all its necessary equipment; the wooden elevator, dating from 1905; an early railway station; the vintage print shop brought from Oak Lake;

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Scarlet tanager in the Belmont, Manitoba area.

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the shoe and harness repair shop; the MacKinnon Law Office; and several other businesses. Also located on the grounds is the Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum.

This display contains hundreds of radio communication artifacts and books. See if you can figure out how to send an SOS by telegraph.

If you like vintage machinery, there is a huge selection of steam engines, tractors and threshing machines. The museum contains Canada’s largest collection of vintage agricultural equipment and is sure to interest many from the farming community.

This year’s Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede runs from Thursday evening, July 25, to Sunday, July 28. For information on this or any of the other museum’s activities, visit: www.agmuseum.mb.ca. This year’s reunion is the 59th one. Daily admission for adults is $15.

Facilities at the museum also include camping and picnic grounds, as well as a souvenir shop. Campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Regular museum hours throughout the

summer, until the end of September, are from 9 to 5.

From its beginnings in the early 1950s, the museum has grown and changed. Originally the brainchild of Don Carrothers of the Austin area, it was planned as a place to collect and display agricultural implements from Manitoba’s pioneer era. Now the museum is moving towards interpretation of the collection. This has been deemed necessary as our population becomes increasingly urban. Educating visitors about the agricultural history of Manitoba and the Prairies is now becoming an important goal.

Volunteerism and donations played a big part in the development of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, and continue to do so today.

For information about the various buildings and exhibits available, check out: http://ag-museum.com/visitor information/exhibitions-open/artifacts/ attractions/.

Donna Gamache writes from MacGregor, Manitoba

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Hummingbird in the Erickson, Manitoba area. PHOTO: CINDY MURRAY

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WEATHER VANE

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he only thing that prevented us from climbing into the low 30s last week was the extra cloud sticking around, along with the fairly high humidities.

For this forecast period it looks like summer wants to stick around. The ridge of high pressure that has been periodically building and weakening over the western U.S. is expected to build northwards once again this week, bringing mainly sunny skies along with temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30s.

With our region being stuck near the upper edge of this ridge we can expect a couple of different results. Firstly, our temperatures, while being warm, will not be overly hot. Secondly, we’ll feel the effects of any areas of low pressure that bump into the ridge and then ride over top of it.

The first of these areas of low pressure is expected to bring a chance of showers and thundershowers to most regions late on Thursday. The next

chance for more rain will come on Sunday or Monday. As heat and humidity build on Sunday we can expect thunderstorms to develop late in the day and become widespread, lasting into Monday morning.

Cooler and what most people would appreciate as good old summer-like weather will move in for most of next week as high pressure builds in, bringing mostly sunny skies along with high temperatures in the low to mid-20s. Right now it’s looking like pretty much all of the active weather should stay to our south for the first half of next week, before the upper ridge begins to build northwards once again late next week.

This building ridge will push high temperatures back towards the 30 C mark, along with a return to more unsettled conditions.

Usual temperature range for this period Highs: 23 to 31 C Lows: 10 to 18 C Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this growing season compared to the long-term average. From the map you can see that most of the Prairies have seen above-average amounts of rain (green and blue), with only a few areas seeing below-average amounts (yellow and red).

Severe versus air mass thunderstorms A storm with a rotating column of air can produce tornadoes

By Daniel Bezte co-operator contributor

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o far in our look at severe t h u n d e r s t o r m s w e’v e looked at the three main severe weather threats: heavy rain, hail, and wind or tornadoes. What we haven’t discussed or looked at is why do some thunderstorms become severe while others do not, and how can you tell if a thunderstorm moving towards you is going to be severe?

So, what needs to happen to take a garden-variety thunderstorm and make it severe? We need to have a hot and humid air mass in place, the air a few thousand feet up needs to be very cold providing for good lift, and we need a strong jet s t r e a m ov e r h e a d p r ov i d ing venting at the top of the storm. Everything is in place for a severe thunderstorm, but what can Mother Nature add to the mix to make things even more spectacular?

The first and probably most important “extra” ingredient that can be added to the mix is to have the wind change direction with altitude. To put it in a nutshell, this change of direction can cause the developing storm to rotate. Picture what would happen if you took a rising parcel of air and pushed

Lots of lightning or nearly continuous thunder is a good indication of a severe storm.

on it from the south when it was at the surface. Then, as it rose several thousand feet, the wind switched direction and is now blowing from the west or northwest? What would happen to our rising parcel of air? It would get twisted — it would start to rotate.

Remember that if we can get air to rotate counterclockwise we have an area of low pressure. Air flows inward in a counterclockwise rotation and is then forced to move upwards. One thing we get if we can get our severe storm rotating is a small-scale area of low pressure that helps the air to rise even more than it would without the rotation.

The second thing a rotating thunderstorm can do is to nicely separate the area of updrafts and downdrafts.

This is important, since the downdrafts, even with a severe thunderstorm, will eventually cut the updraft off from its source of warm, moist air.

In a rotating thunderstorm,

the source of warm, moist air is maintained, giving these storms a long life and a lot of moisture to produce heavy rains.

Another aspect to the storm that a rotating column of air can provide is tornadoes. While we still do not understand how tornadoes are formed, we do know that rotating thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. It is believed that rotating columns of air can get squeezed into a narrower shape. As this happens, the wind speeds increase eventually producing the tornado.

Like most things in nature, thunderstorms rarely behave like their textbook example.

Even when all of the ingredients are there, no storms may form, or sometimes, some key ingredient is missing, yet we get a really severe storm.

This is what makes weather so interesting!

Now, not ever y thunderstorm that develops becomes

severe, in fact, much of our summer rainfall comes from garden-variety thunderstorms, or what are referred to as air mass thunderstorms. These storms, as their name indicates, develop in the middle of a typical warm summer air mass. Because they are in the middle of an air mass, a number of the key ingredients for severe storms are missing.

Usually in the middle of an air mass, temperature will not decrease too rapidly with height. The wind will usually remain constant with height, and there will probably not be a jet stream over head.

Nonetheless, we can still have enough heat and humidity for air to rise and thunderstorms will form. Since these storms don’t rotate or have any way to vent the rising air at the top of the storm, they rarely last long.

The accumulating air at the top of the storm will eventually fall back down as a downdraft; this will wipe out the updraft, essentially killing the storm. The whole process from the start of the storm to the downdraft killing it can be anywhere from 30 minutes to one hour. While these storms are short lived, they can give brief periods of heavy rain and the odd good gust of wind,

especially when the downdraft first hits the ground.

Now, how can you recognize if a thunderstorm moving towards you has the potential to be severe? First of all, recognize the conditions — how warm and humid is the air?

Remember, a moist atmosphere means there is a lot of energy available. Look for a dark or threatening sky — look closely at the area between the storm and the ground, if you can see through it, the storm is likely not severe yet. Lots of lightning or nearly continuous thunder is a good indication of a severe storm.

As the storm approaches, keep an eye out for things like a green sky, as this usually indicates that the storm contains huge amounts of water and has ver y strong up and down drafts. Another thing to watch for are roll clouds. These form in front of the storm and are caused by strong winds blowing out of the storm. These clouds will rush by you quickly accompanied by high winds announcing the arrival of the storm.

Finally, watch out for any kind of rotation within the storm.

This means the storm has become very strong and has the capability of producing a tornado.

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CROPS Seed producer says vertical tillage is just the ticket Greg Smith says vertical tillage has worked so well on his perennial grasses and alfalfa, he’s now using it for his grains and oilseed crops to manage residue

By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BEAUSEJOUR

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ooking to breathe new life into perennial seed crop stands? Consider vertical till-

age.

Beginning with his meadow fescue fields, forage seed producer Greg Smith began using vertical tillage two years ago to loosen up sod-bound fields and has been pleased with the results — higher yields in second- and even thirdyear plant stands.

“Meadow fescue throws lots of heads the first year, you get phenomenal yield, but in the second year it has a tendency to really drop off,” Smith said during the Manitoba Forage Seed Association’s summer tour.

“Beyond the second year it gets just about down to nothing, you go from a pretty decent crop of 700, 800 pounds or more and you’ll be down to 150. ( Vertical tillage) has improved that.”

Smith first tried other methods of tillage to break up sod-bound roots, but found those implements were bringing up too much soil along the way, he said. But vertical tillage implements are designed to lift the soil and mix it with crop residue without creating a compaction layer.

“We fooled around with the tiller, had narrow points on it, discs, all kinds of stuff, but every time we worked it though, clods and sods came up... you could see it sort of work, but not totally,” said Smith, who farms near Oakbank, but also has fields near Beausejour and Dugald.

He then borrowed a demonstration unit from a local equipment dealer and, pleased with the results, bought his own vertical tillage equipment.

“We’re still playing with it, but it looks like it’s working,” he said.

Smith is now using vertical tillage on all of his perennial grasses as well as his alfalfa to manage residue. He said the system helps deal with trash as well as disturb sod and promote head growth.

Not all crops are vertically tilled

Greg Smith speaks to members of the Manitoba Forage Seed Association during their summer tour.

“We use it on all of our other crops too, just as a management tool to deal with residue. Till the field, run over it with a vertical tiller and it does a nice finish job — then the field is ready for seeding the next year.”

GREG SMITH

at the same time though. Some are better suited to fall tillage, while late-harvested crops like alfalfa are better suited to spring tillage.

“In the spring, it’s kinda like

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Meadow fescue cultivated with vertical tillage.

raking your grass, it really wakes things up,” Smith said, adding alfalfa’s need to catch insulating snow in the fall also makes it a better candidate for spring tillage.

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Smith, who grows 900 acres of perennial forage crops on his 3,300-acre operation, is also incorporating vertical tillage into other crops, such as canola, wheat and oats.

“We use it on all of our other crops too, just as a management tool to deal with residue,” he said.

“Till the field, run over it with a vertical tiller and it does a nice finish job — then the field is ready for seeding the next year.”

He predicted interest in vertical tillage will grow.

“You go to all the work establishing these crops... only to break them out after two years,” said Smith. “Well, if you can get another year out of it or something like that using vertical tillage, we’d like to be able to do that.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Farm group fingers agency for slow introduction of generic pesticides Farmers of North America say Canada’s overly onerous regulations mean cheaper generic farm chemicals are hard to find north of the U.S. border

By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

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federal agency that’s supposed to help farmers get their hands on cheaper generic pesticides is instead throwing up roadblocks to their introduction, according to critics.

Ottawa introduced regulatory changes three years ago to speed up the introduction of generic versions of off-patent pesticides, but the Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency “has not bought into that agenda,” said Bob Friesen, vice-president of government affairs with the Farmers of North America.

“Canadian farmers have been frustrated long enough” and are spending millions more than they should on farm chemicals, said Friesen.

The regulations and paperwork required to register a new generic product are so onerous, many companies simply can’t afford it, he said, adding it’s time for government to intervene.

“We are asking the federal health and agriculture ministers to step in and resolve

the PMRA’s intransigence,” said Friesen.

Although many herbicides and pesticides are much cheaper in the U.S., pleas to simplify and streamline the process have fallen on deaf ears, said Darren Palendat, product manager with AgraCity Crop and Nutrition, one of several suppliers of generic products for Farmers of North America.

“It’s critical that Canadian farmers are cost competitive around the world, particularly with their U.S. counterparts,” he said.

The current system seems more focused on what generic companies have to pay the developers than on getting generic products to market quickly, said Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, which has been pushing the regulatory agency for reforms since 2011.

Pesticide developers need to be fairly compensated “but at some point just like with prescription drugs, generics should be able to enter the market,” said Richard Phillips, executive director of Grain Growers of Canada.

More focus on stopping foodborne illness

By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

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t s o u n d s o bv i o u s , b u t research has confirmed that regular cleaning is the best defence against bacterial contamination in meat-processing facilities.

Meat plants have invested heavily in equipment that can be cleaned more easily, as well as in more rigorous cleaning protocols, but research funded by cattle producers and Ottawa found that even with carcass cleaning, E. coli recontamination was occurring.

The solution? Have workers wear disposable rubber gloves between their cotton and steelmesh ones, and regularly clean those gloves and knives. By following these steps, “bacterial contamination can be wholly avoided,” the researchers said.

Ne ve r t h e l e s s, the Cana dian Cattlemen’s Association has asked Health Canada to approve irradiation of ground

beef, the most common source of E. coli contamination. Studies have shown that irradiation has no significant adverse consequences and can significantly improve food safety by killing disease-causing bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella, meat industries groups argue.

Meanwhile, the effort to combat another major meat contaminant — listeria — is focusing on better testing. A $1.4-million research project, backed by Genome Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, is mapping the genomes of several listeria strains. The goal is to identify those most harmful to humans, and then create fast, cheaper tests to identify the worst strains.

“The impact this research will have on averting potential outbreaks and the consequences for Canadian families and industry is tremendous,” said Pierre Meulien, president and CEO of Genome Canada.

July 5 in the Glenboro area. photo: jeannette greaves

“We are comparing identical products on both sides of the border (and) one does have to question why the price spread.”

But critics don’t understand that dealing with intellectual property protection rights is complicated, said Pierre Petelle,

vice-president of chemistry with Croplife Canada.

“It is an oversimplification to suggest that modifying the (registration) process would only require a couple of minor changes, particularly given that both proprietary and generic companies had to give signifi-

cantly on their original visions in order for the existing data protection regulations to be agreed upon,” he said.

There has been “a significant increase in the number of generic registrations issued,” since the regulatory changes, he said.

Neonicotinoid insecticides under scrutiny as bee deaths continue Corn seed treated with neonicotinoid has been fingered as a major cause of bee deaths and Ontario group has been asked to find ways to lessen the threat

By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

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he Ontario government is convening an expert panel to study the ongoing deaths of bee colonies and how significant the use of a popular insecticide by corn growers is in those deaths.

The group will report by next spring on “how to mitigate the potential risk to honeybees from exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides,” said Premier Kathleen Wynne, who doubles as agriculture minister.

There needs to be “alternatives for insect treatment to better protect bee health and prevent the losses of honeybees and other insect pollinators that we have seen during the last two seasons,” said Dan Davidson, president of the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association.

There are 3,000 registered beekeepers and 100,000 bee colonies in the province and while bee deaths appear to be down this year, “a near similar number of beekeepers in Ontario are reporting losses,” said Rod Scarlett, executive director of the Canadian Honey Council.

The Bee Health Working Group will be comprised of beekeepers, farmers, agribusiness representatives, scientists, and federal and provincial officials.

It will need to take “a practical, balanced approach” to ensure corn farmers aren’t left without adequate crop-protection tools, said John Cowan, vice-president of strategic development with Grain Farmers of Ontario.

It may take a lot of testing of dead bees to get a clear picture of why they are dying, said Scarlett. “Everybody recognizes there are a

Can bees and corn production co-exist? photo: reuters

number of factors at play,” he said. “Everyone is working on finding out what solutions are required.”

Corn growers have been asked to avoid planting neonicotinoid-treated seeds on windy days, take steps to control dust when loading seed in planters, and control flowering weeds near cornfields that attract bees. The measures are voluntary and it’s not known how closely they were followed this year.

A major study on bee deaths in the U.S. released earlier this year rated pesticides among five leading causes. The others include insufficient food for bees and Verroa mite infestations.

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Feedback sought on food safety changes

By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

Canadians are being asked to weigh in on proposed new food safety measures.

Following the passage of the Safe Food for Canadians Act earlier this year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency began preparing regulations for implementing its numerous provisions.

It has established a section in the consultations part of its web page www.inspec tion.gc.ca where, until Nov. 30, Canadians can express their views on proposals announced in early June.

The proposed regulations, due to come into effect in January 2015, would bolster traceability and require food companies to develop preventive control plans. The agency also wants feedback on food labelling, and how it can be improved to make it easier for consumers to know what’s in food they purchase.

Global cereal production on the rise

Ukrainian grain trade fears oversupply kiev / reuters / A bumper harvest could flood Ukraine’s domestic market, depressing prices and pushing farmers into the red, says the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, which wants government to buy up excess supply.

The country could harvest 55 million to 58 million tonnes of grain this year — up sharply from last year’s 46 million tonnes. The domestic market can only soak up about half of that but exports are hampered by rail transport problems in the country.

Weak global demand has already driven down prices, the confederation said.

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That’s up slightly from the agency’s June estimate of 2.460 billion tonnes.

World wheat output is seen at 704 million tonnes, up 6.8 per cent from the previous year thanks to more favourable conditions in Europe and the Black Sea. Coarse grains production is forecast at 1.275 billion tonnes, up 9.7 per cent because of increased output from Argentina, Brazil and the U.S. The agency’s index tracking global food prices fell for a second month running in June to its lowest level since February.

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Hot, humid weather boosts corn and soybean growth Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives crop report for July 15, 2013 Weekly Provincial Summary

A weather system containing strong winds, heavy rains and hail passed through an area of the Southwest Region. Field and forage crops, as well as shelterbelts and farm infrastructure, were impacted by the storm.

Damage to annual crops ranges from light to severe with assessments continuing over the next several days.

Good growing conditions in other areas of Manitoba continue to advance crops, as well as allowing producers to make good progress with haying operations and applications of fungicides.

Southwest Region

In the Southwest Region, warm and humid conditions early in the week were followed by severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds on the weekend. Rainfall amounts across the region varied from 10 to 15 mm in northwestern, central and eastern regions to as much as 75 to 125 mm with hail and damaging winds in the Pipestone, Reston, Hartney and Pierson areas. Many crops in the Hartney to Pipestone area were damaged with severe damage also occurring to shelterbelts and yard sites. There is severe lodging of many cereal and canola crops. Disease pressure in all crops continues.

Corn and soybean crops continue to benefit from the increasing temperatures and frequent rainfall. Soybeans continue to outperform most crops in dealing with the excess moisture conditions with 75 to 80 per cent of the crop now in the bud and early-flower stage of development.

Insect activity in cereals saw increased wheat midge levels in wheat crops. However, 75 to 80 per cent of the fields have flowered and are beyond the need for control measures. Bertha army worm monitoring saw increased moth counts in the Minnedosa, Wawanesa and Killarney areas.

Alfalfa weevil feeding in alfalfa continued last week.

Pasture conditions continue to improve, while hay crops saw slight declines in yield estimates and quality. There is little to no chance of slough or marsh hay being harvested this year.

later-seeded and less-advanced crops, particularly in the lowlying areas.

Fungicide applications on cereals, canola and soybeans are completed. In many areas, producers increased use of aerial application to compliment ground fungicide application. In the moisture-affected areas, many producers made the decision to forgo fungicide treatment on all but a few remaining fields that have good yield potential.

Grasshoppers continue to require control on some cereals and newly established forage seed crops.

Hay harvest is proceeding slowly. High humidity increased drying times with some degradation in quality due to weathering. Overall, approximately 60 to 70 per cent of tame forages remain standing.

Northwest Region

Much of the region saw some precipitation. Most of the region received amounts in the 10- to 25-mm range.

Standing water is generally no longer a concern, but crop yellowing and drown-out areas are evident. Areas north of Gladstone are impacted the most from excess moisture damage.

Some crop lodging occurred in areas of heavy rain and wind, including the Manitou and Pilot

General accumulations of precipitation ranged from seven to 15 mm with higher amounts where thunderstorms occurred.

Field soil moisture conditions are drying and improving.

Crop development, stand consistency and crop conditions are generally least favourable through Winnipegosis, McCreary and The Pas. There is localized water ponding in the

Central Region

Mound area. Windy conditions continue to delay herbicide applications.

Many fields are uneven in both crop development and plant stands. Late-germinating wild oats are evident in some winter wheat crops.

Fungicide applications for fusarium head blight continue.

The most advanced winter wheat fields are turning and most are in the soft-dough stage.

Fungicide applications for sclerotinia management continue. More blackleg lesions are being reported, but most significant concern is reported in the southwest part of the region.

Some diamondback larvae were found in canola. Higher bertha army worm trap counts are being seen but numbers are still in the low-risk range. Grasshopper activity continues to increase.

First-cut dairy hay is mostly complete, while baling of first cut beef-quality hay continues with average yields expected.

Eastern Region

Rainfall amounts ranging from zero to 40 mm fell this past week. Rainfall was quite varied due to the spotty showers.

A rain would be welcomed this week across the region.

Generally, crops are doing well across the Eastern Region and continue to develop quickly.

Fungicide spraying on the spring wheat and canola will be finishing soon. Some insecticides were sprayed for control of grasshoppers. Monitoring for populations continues on a field-to-field basis.

Hay conditions in the region are rated as 75 per cent good, 15 per cent fair and 10 per cent poor. Greenfeed production is ongoing. Barley is heading out nicely and a couple of fields in the area have been cut for silage. Roughly 75 per cent of alfalfa, alfalfa/grass and tame hay fields intended for beef cattle feed have been harvested as first-cut hay/silage.

Interlake Region

Hot and humid conditions prevailed. Scattered showers resulted in rainfall amounts ranging from two to four mm.

Fungicide spraying is complete in the South Interlake while fungicide application continues in the North Interlake on canola and spring wheat crops.

Winter wheat is starting to ripen.

Most oat fields have begun to head; soybeans and flax are flowering. Leafcutter bees made good progress in the last week with alfalfa fields showing good signs of pollination.

Grasshopper populations are starting to become a concern.

Hay yields are quite scattered this season.

Ritz remains in Global warming linked to more floods along key rivers agriculture portfolio Southeast Asia, central Africa, parts of Latin America to get more floods

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limate change is likely to worsen floods on rivers such as the Ganges, the Nile and the Amazon this century while a few, including the now-inundated Danube, may become less prone, a Japanese-led scientific study said June 9.

The findings will go some way to help countries prepare for deluges that have killed thousands of people worldwide and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage every year in the past decade, experts wrote in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Given enough warning, governments can bring in flood barriers, building bans on flood plains, more flood-resistant crops and other measures to limit damage.

Overall, a “large increase” in flood frequency is expected in southeast Asia, central Africa and much of South America this century, the experts in Japan and Britain wrote.

Severe floods would happen more often on most of the 29 rivers reviewed in detail, including the Yangtze, Mekong and Ganges in Asia, the Niger, the Congo and the Nile in Africa, the Amazon and the Parana in Latin America and the Rhine in Europe.

Flooding would become less frequent in a handful of river basins including the Mississippi in the United States, the Euphrates in the Middle East and the Danube in Europe.

The experts predicted that northwestern Europe, where the Rhine flows, would be damper while a band from the Mediterranean Sea through eastern Europe — including the Danube region — into Russia would be drier.

The scientists said there were wide bands of uncertainty.

European floods

On Sunday, the Danube was set to peak at recordhigh levels in Budapest amid severe floods in the region. Tens of thousands have been forced to leave

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Sugar beets are covered with residue from the floods of the ebbing Danube River, near Singerhof village, some six km away from the eastern German city of Deggendorf June 8, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

their homes and at least a dozen people have died in floods that have hit Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic over the last week.

Climate scientists say that, overall, rising temperatures increase the risk of floods because warmer air can absorb more moisture and so cause more rain.

Changes in winds and other factors mean some areas are likely to get wetter, others drier.

Professor Mojib Latif, a meteorologist at the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Germany, who was not involved in the study, said there are few reliable rainfall records on which to build forecasts.

Still, he predicted that floods like those now in Europe would become more likely as temperatures rise. “We’re seeing an increase in flooding events...

Research shows that the probability of heavy precipitation will increase,” he said.

Worldwide, average surface temperatures have risen by 0.8 C since the Industrial Revolution, a trend the UN panel of experts blames mainly on human emissions of greenhouse gases from cars, factories and power plants.

ajor farm groups were pleased to see Gerr y Ritz reappointed minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in the federal cabinet shuffle July 15.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Grain G r ow e r s o f C a n a d a , a n d We s t e r n Ca n a d i a n W h e a t Growers Assoc. issued press releases in favour of Ritz remaining in the portfolio.

“The sector has made several important advances under Minister Ritz’s leadership — notably, increased market access, while continuing to protect supply management and emphasis on private-public partnerships focused on growth and i n n ov a t i o n ,” c o m m e n t e d CFA president, Ron Bonnett.

“We look forward to continuing a strong partnership between industry and government in the months to come and to working with the minister and the newly appointed minister of state for agriculture, Maxime Bernier, to further strengthen our industry,” Bonnett said.

Wheat Growers president Levi Wood noted the continuity will allow Minister Ritz to continue important reforms i n a g r i c u l t u re, i n c l u d i n g changes to the wheat variety

Gerry Ritz file photo

registration system, the modernization of plant breeders’ rights through ratification of UPOV 91 and reducing costs and improving services at the Canadian Grain Commission.

Ritz is one of Canada’s longest-serving agriculture ministers and arguably has been one of the most influential at the federal cabinet level in decades.

“Having a minister with this much experience and knowledge of the files will be a great benefit to the agriculture sector,” said president Stephen Vander valk.

“We have seen huge changes in the grains sector over the last couple years with the implementation of marketing freedom for wheat and barley producers being a big catalyst.”

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U.S., Canada meat groups ask court to block U.S. labelling rules The suit seeks to undo recent revisions to the four-year-old rules

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Eight meat and livestock groups from the United States and Canada have asked a U.S. court to strike down stricter U.S. meat labelling rules that they say have hurt U.S. processors and Canadian farmers, arguing that they violate the U.S. Constitution.

The suit, filed July 8, seeks to undo recent revisions to fouryear-old rules that required retail outlets to label meat according to where it came from.

The country-of-origin labelling rules, known as COOL, have led to lower U.S. imports of Canadian cattle and pigs, which has hurt Canadian farmers and the U.S. processing plants that relied on imported livestock. The rules are an effort to give U.S. consumers more information about the safety and origin of their food and some farm groups, particularly R-CALF USA, support them.

The World Trade Organization ordered the United States to comply with WTO rules by May 23, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made revisions to COOL that Canada and Mexico said would only make the situation worse.

One example is the rules no longer allow commingling of most muscle cuts from livestock in different countries within the same package, which creates added cost to U.S. feedlots and processors to segregate animals, said Mark Dopp, senior vice-president of regulatory affairs at the American Meat Institute (AMI).

“When weighed against significant costs, we think this rule doesn’t make any sense,” Dopp said.

The U.S. rule revisions, which took effect May 23, violate the U.S. Constitution by compelling speech in the form of the labels that does not directly advance a government interest, the meat industry groups said, adding that the rules also impose burdens on the industry with little or no benefit.

Last month, Canada said it would ask the WTO to approve its proposed retaliatory measures against the U.S., including tariffs on U.S. products meat, cherries, rice and other products. Mexico said it was considering suspending preferential trade tariffs with the United States over the dispute.

Along with AMI, the other industry groups behind the court action are the American Association of Meat Processors, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canadian Pork Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council, North American Meat Association, and Southwest Meat Association.

Producers urged to comment on draft pig code After meeting with producers, the Manitoba Pork Council hopes to stall momentum on the move to group-housing systems

Hog farmers are expected to phase out sow gestation crates over the next decade. file photo

By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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og producers are hoping a concerted response to the National Farm Animal Care Council’s draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs will give them more time to adapt to proposed changes.

“Somehow we need to get these dates changed to voluntary, or something, because we need to allow time for more science and research to be done,” said Manitoba Pork Council chairman, Karl Kynoch.

If draft regulations are finalized without change, producers will be severely limited in their ability to use gestation stalls as of July 1, 2024.

Although the yet-to-be finalized code of practice stops short of banning gestation stalls all together — allowing them to be used for up to 35 days per cycle — it also calls for larger stalls that allow the animal to express a greater range of natural behaviours and reduce stress.

Manitoba pork producers discussed the changes during two closed-door meetings late last month, meetings that Kynoch said showed frustration and disappointment.

“I think a lot of the group was fairly overwhelmed... it was a somber mood,” he said. “It was very concerning to a lot of the producers, they were trying to run through their mind how this is going to affect their own hog operations.”

“It will definitely shut some producers down, they won’t be able to justify those changes.”

Karl Kynoch

Some producers will exit the industry as a result of the move to open housing, which the pork council estimated will cost about $600 per sow, Kynoch said.

“It will definitely shut some producers down, they won’t be able to justify those changes,” he said.

Producers are also concerned that a change to open-housing systems will be a

step backwards for animal welfare according to the chairman, who said group housing can result in aggression and denies animals individual attention.

“There is nobody better than the producer to make sure that he does things on his operation that work to deliver animal welfare on a high level,” Kynoch said.

“Sometimes there is more pigs per square foot than what we used to run, but at the end of the day as long as we watch the growth rates and we watch the behaviour of the pigs and how they act, that kind of determines whether you need more room or not.”

Producers and members of the public have until August 3 to submit comments on the draft code of practice to the National Farm Animal Care Council.

Kynoch hopes to see all producers register concerns with the council and make their voices heard.

“We’re really trying to encourage producers to look at their operations and get their concerns in, and if they want changes to make suggestions,” he said.

“There is quite a bit of push-back.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Draft code strikes difficult balance — Part 1 Emergency management provisions are one area that could be strengthened Having some sort of competency certification for stockpersons would go a long way to reassuring consumers on animal welfare standards.

Bernie Peet Peet on Pigs

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he draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs is now in its public comment period, which ends Aug. 3, and can be viewed at www.nfacc.ca. Its publication has been delayed due to disagreement over some of the sensitive issues that were identified as priorities by the Pig Scientific Committee members. These areas are controlling pain from castration, methods of euthanasia, space allowances for growing pigs and sows, sow-housing systems and social management of sows. In addition, the new codes cover housing, feeding, health, husbandry practices and transportation.

It should be recognized that balancing the views and opinions of people representing all sectors of the industry as well as animal welfare organizations is a nigh-on impossible task. This is noted in the introduction to the document, which says, “As the code development process involved representatives with diverse interests, not all parties fully agree with every requirement and recommendation. However, all members agree that this document represents the best achievable balance.”

This compromise between divergent interests gives the new codes strength and valid-

ity. If all the parties agree that this is the way forward, then it effectively allows the industry to defend itself against extreme animal rights organizations and also allows retailers to stand behind the codes in response to consumer questions about pig welfare.

Differences from 1993

The biggest difference from the previous codes of practice, published in 1993, is that the new document lists “requirements” and “recommendations,” whereas the 1993 code only listed recommendations.

This is partly because the codes will form the basis of a revised Animal Care Assessment Model, which will be designed to demonstrate that the codes are being followed and which will be part of the industry’s quality assurance (CQA) program.

Without requirements, this would be toothless.

The 62-page document has a well-structured and logical organization and is well written, although I do have some criticism of the emphasis placed on particular areas. My main question is whether too much emphasis has been put on the priority areas, which arise both

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from public concern and a scientific review, and not enough on defining best-practice management. As a production consultant, the areas I see as being most likely to be involved in compromised welfare include: • Rapid recognition of sick, injured or disadvantaged pigs; • Appropriate treatment of sick or injured pigs; • Quality of hospital pens and their management; • Ability to carry out welfaresensitive tasks such as injecting, teeth clipping, castration etc. correctly; • Identification of pigs requiring euthanasia and correct euthanasia technique; • Moving and handling pigs.

Of course these areas are covered in the codes, but I see the opportunity to improve on them more than the draft code requires because we know how to make improvements through best management practice (BMP). In these key husbandry areas, more of the recommendations in the draft could be requirements, as they are in European legislation.

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One area that I believe is dealt with inadequately is the area of emergency management. Emergency events such as power failure or fire are fortunately rare, but they have the potential to compromise the welfare of large numbers of pigs and even result in extensive death. The section on “Emergency and

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal.

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Safety” commands a measly eight lines in the draft codes, and dealing with the failure of feed or water supply is relegated to the section on feed and water. There should be a requirement to have a written plan that deals with all potential emergency events and that staff should be required to be familiar with the plan and how to execute it, both of which are only recommendations in the document. This area needs strengthening and given more emphasis.

I have highlighted two examples where I believe that the codes need strengthening and there are a number of other areas where I feel that changes should be made. I will be submitting my detailed comments to the National Farm Animal Care Council and I encourage producers and others in the industry to review the draft codes and also submit comments. Most of the codes are common sense and good husbandry which will be supported by the production sector. It is inevitable that there are some compromises but, when a consensus is reached, we will have a set of standards that will define and defend the industry’s welfare standards for the foreseeable future.

In my next article, I will be examining the more sensitive areas of the draft codes, notably sow housing and space allowances.

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knowledge and skills, and their impact on welfare, far more than the existing codes. However, the requirement for staff to be competent in key areas which impact welfare is limited.

For example, in the section that deals with sick and injured animals, there is a requirement for pigs to be inspected daily, for there to be a protocol relating to treatment of sick or injured pigs and that pigs are treated, sold or euthanized according to their condition.

It then gives a recommendation, not a requirement, that says, “Ensure all stockpersons are competent in recognizing behaviour associated with common pig diseases…” Rapid recognition and appropriate treatment of sick or injured pigs has such a big impact on welfare that it should be a requirement that staff are competent in this and the other areas I listed above. Having some sort of competency certification for stockpersons would not only go a long way to reassuring consumers on animal welfare standards, but would result in a genuine improvement in welfare on the farm.

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he studies show running goats with cattle could create a “serious win-win,” but Saskatchewan g o a t h e rd Br i a n Pa y n e i s having trouble getting buyin.

Pa y n e , w h o r u n s 2 2 5 Savanna goats near Humboldt, has been running ads and making pitches at livestock meetings looking for cattle producers willing to enter into “pasture swaps.”

“I haven’t found anybody yet,” said Payne, who has 40 years of experience in the livestock industry, a trailer, and a willingness to live on site in his own camper.

Payne was part of a successful multi-species demonstration project on n e a r b y Wo l v e r i n e A E S B c o m m u n i t y p a s t u re t h a t s a w h i m h e rd 7 0 0 g o a t s along with 1,350 cattle on 9,000 acres. The goats chowed down mainly on willows and weeds such as leafy spurge.

The project showed that goats are the better way to control invasive species, he said.

“People are star ting to realize that we’ll never, ever control leafy spurge chemically,” said Payne.

“We’re not doing anybody any favours by heli-spraying Tordon on spurge.”

Steve Kenyon, a grazing

innovator and speaker from Busby, Alta., has run about 10 goats with his cattle as an experiment in the past and liked what he saw.

T h a t’s b e c a u s e 8 0 p e r c e n t o f a g o a t ’s p r e ferred lunch is made up of “ b r ow s e,” m a i n l y b r u s h , leaves and weeds – the exact opposite of his cattle’s grassy tastes.

“They mix really well together. Put them in at the same time and you’re not going to overgraze anything,” said Kenyon.

“I’d definitely look at it if my neighbour had a bunch of goats they wanted to graze on my land.” daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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Pork-marketing co-op moves to Headingley h@ms Marketing Services Co-op has officially moved into its new digs at 2-5290 Monterey Road in Headingley.

A grand opening July 9 marked an end of

an era for the agency, which since 1968 was located at 750 Marion St. in St. Boniface near what used to be the centre of hog processing in Canada.

However, the co-op wanted to be located closer to the primary producers it serves, president Brad Rodgers said in a release.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

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Jul-08

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Jul-12

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

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84

n/a

n/a

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110

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

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900-1,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

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n/a

n/a

n/a

105.00-112.00

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

117.00-125.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

114.00-128.00

700-800

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122.00-135.00

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n/a

n/a

120.00-136.00

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

125.00-140.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

128.00-142.00

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

130.00-142.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

135.00-150.00

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

135.00-147.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

90.00-105.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

105.00-116.00

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

100.00-115.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

110.00-118.00

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-126.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

114.00-123.00

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

118.00-128.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

120.00-125.00

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

120.00-133.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

120.00-130.00

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

120.00-135.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

n/a

78

n/a

n/a

n/a

170

D1-D2 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

76.00-82.75

n/a

n/a

n/a

75.00-85.25

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

68.00-74.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

67.00-73.00

Age Verified

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

n/a

n/a

n/a

78.00-85.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

105.00-112.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder heifers

Slaughter Market

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

103.00-110.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

75.00-85.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

ANTIQUES ANTIQUES Antique Equipment FOR SALE: 1 NICE buggy tongue w/complete eaveners & neck yoke; 1 good set of single harness w/collar & bridle; 1 double set of parade harness, spread rings, scotch tops; Several antique neck yokes for buggy or cutter. Good horse machinery.

(204)242-2809.

AUCTION SALES

SAT., JULY 20TH 10:00AM. WALTER & BETTY HALABISKY. 8-mi South Ethelbert, MB. FARM & BUSH: 1979 Clark Ranger 664B skidder; Clark 1075 skid steer mounted feller buncher; 40-ft Cancar pulp trailer Barko 80 loader; JD 5020 730 Case Comfort King FEL; 95 Pontiac Sunbird LE convertible; Antique Texaco gas bowser VG TILLAGE, HAYING, TOOLS, HOUSEHOLD & MORE. View for full listing www.eisnerauctions.com LAWRENCE EISNER AUCTIONS MINITONAS (204)525-2225.

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.

Birch River

Swan River Minitonas Durban

Winnipegosis

Roblin

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Gimli

Shoal Lake

Langruth

Neepawa

Hamiota

Gladstone

Rapid City

Melita

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Brandon

Carberry

Treherne

Westman Boissevain

Waskada

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Killarney

Crystal City

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Pilot Mound

Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Reston

Interlake

Erickson Minnedosa

Virden

Arborg

Lundar

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Morris Winkler Morden

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman KILLARNEY’S 35TH ANNUAL HARVEST Antique & Collector Auction Sale. Mon., Aug. 5th, 2013 {note date} 9:30am, Killarney Shamrock Centre, MB. Features: Known for Outstanding 1/4 cut Oak & Oak Furniture: chinas; secretary-bookcases; buffets; hall seats; stacking bookcase; roll tops; files; dining tables & chairs; dressers & washstands, plus much more. Glassware: cranberry glass epergne etc; “Yellow Tea Rose”, green depression, etc.; Oak grandfather Arthur Pequegnat clock; Hanging lamps; Signs & Crocks; 1-gal. Red Wing; Lovely area rug; Lone Ranger 1948 wallet; Weathervanes; Arrowheads; Swords; Collectable Money; Toys.

Plus much more. Website for many pics. www.mrankinauctions.com or www.rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions (204)534-7401 Killarney, MB. Ross Taylor Auction Service (204)522-5356 Reston, MB. MEYERS AUCTION 10:00am Sun., July 28th. Estate of William Mickall, Estate of Donna Watterson, Guest Consignors Bev & Barry Graham & Others In the 4H Building at the Fair Grounds. Carberry, MB. 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, only 22,345-kms; ESTATE OF WILLIAM MICKALL: Coins & Paper Money; ANTIQUES; GUNS; HUNTING & FISHING; TOOLS & LAWN & GARDEN; FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD: Brown Leather Sofa w/Recliners; Green/ Teal Leather; Large Selection of Lawn Ornaments. Visit the web for a full listing & pics. Meyers Auctions & Appraisals, Arden, MB. Bradley Meyers Auctioneer (204)368-2333 or (204)476-6262 cell meyersauctions.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake DICK WALKER AUCTION. NORTH of Portage La Prairie Aug 15th.

8820 JD combine; 835 Vers, John Deere tractors. Watch for this sale.

Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd www.nickelauctions.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Parkland

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

AUCTION SALE John Zagday

David Gislason

Sat., July 20 @ 10:00 am Arborg, MB

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Parkland

The Pas

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

2 North on #326 then EAST 3 1/2 Miles on Road 131 then South 1/4 Mile (long lane)

Main Items Well Kept & Shedded Internet Bidding Available - BidSpotter.com Contact Dave: (204) 376-5578 | Email: mcsherry@mts.net

Tractor & Crawler: 2000 NH 8160 MFWA 3PH FEL Bucket & Bale Fork 800 True Hrs * 95 Case IH 7220 Magnum MFWA P Shift, 28.8R 38 Frt Wgts, 3136 hrs * 92 Case IH 9250 4WD P Shift Quad Hyd 5265 hrs * MF 165 HL 3PH Dual Hyd, 4551 hrs * Int B414 Dsl HL 3PH 540 PTO * Int TD 9 Crawler * 54 Farmall H Combine & Headers, Swather: 97 Case IH 2188 Rear Assist, Engine Hr 2778, Sep Hr 2297 Roto Upgraded 2388 * Case IH 725 25’ P Type Swather * Case IH 1010 21’ Straight Cut Header * Universal VH22 Specialty Header Air Seeder & Tillage, Scraper: Flexi Coil 5000 33’ Air Drill w/ Flexcoil 1720 2 Comp Tank * Flexi Coil Model 97, 90’ * Coop 279 33’ Cult * Morris 19’ Deep Tiller * Leon 850 8 1/2 Yard Hyd Scraper * JD 9350 24’ Press Drill SA FA GA * DMI Nutri-Plac 5300 41’ Anhydrous Applicator * Bourgalt 7200 Springtine Harrows * Ezee-On 1590 29’ Tandem Disc * Miller 12’ Offset Disc * 2) JD 3600 Plow 1) 5B 1) 4B * 80 Int 1800 Serius 446 Gas 5 spdx2 Factory Tag w/ 19’ B&H w/ Roll Tarp 71,095 mi, Sft * 76 GMC 3 ton w/ 14’ B&H * 81 GMC Sierra 2500 4x4 350 Auto * 80s WW 20’ Tandem Flat Deck Augers: 6) Grain Max 4000 bus Hopper Bins on Steel Skids w/ Aeration * Westfield 10-61 MK PTO Auger * Westfield 8” 51’ PTO Auger * Westfield 8” 36’ w/ Elec 5HP * 3PH Equip * More Medium Size Equip * Yard * JD F935 hyd Frt Mt 72” Mower 2163 hrs * JD 318 hyd Garden Tractor 42” Mower 40” Rotovator * 04 Bombardier Traxter XT 4x4 500 cc Quad,104 hrs * 2000 Skidoo Rotox 500 Touring SLE, 1337 km * TOOLS * Some Antiques *

Sat., July 27 @ 10:00 am Beausejour, MB North 14 Miles on Hwy #12 then East 3 Miles on Hwy #317 then South 1 Mile on Rd 45, then East 3/4 Mile on RD 85

Contact: (204) 265-3280 | MAIN ITEMS SHEDDED!

Tractors, Crawler: JD 1010 5 Roller Crawler 4 cyl Gas w/ 6’ Dozer * JD 4020 Cab STD 540/1000 Dual hyd w/ 18.4.34 on Duals * JD 70 dsl Pup Start Power Steer, hyd 540 PTO * JD M Hyd Hitch 540 PTO Pulley S# 54926 Equip: Int 715 gas Combine Chopper Shedded * JD 100 Deep Tiller 10’ * 2) Int 45 16’ Vibra Shank Cult * Allied 15 Sec Hyd Lift Diamond Harrows * JD VanBrunt 20 Run Seed Drill * Case 5B 14” Plow * Cyclone PTO Drive Broadcaster * Allied 24’ Bale Elevator * MORE MEDIUM SIZE EQUIP Along w/ Tools * Farm Misc * Some Antiques *

Stuart McSherry

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AUCTION SALE

Shirley Love (Late Garnet)

Sun., July 21 @ 10:00 am Oakland, MB

Directions: North of Portage 8 miles on 240, then 1 1/2 West on 227, then 3/4 Mile North on 38 Contact: (204) 857-8120

Tractors: AC One Ninety XT Cab, Propane, Hyd. 540 PTO 5500 Hrs * Int 4166 4WD Dual Hyd. 4885 Hrs * AC CA Gas 2PH 540 PTO Pulley * AC 6’ Blade Combine, Truck & Swather: AC Model G Gas/Propane Combine * 76 Ford 750 C/O Propane Auto w/ 15 1/2’ B&H, 70,130 m * Vers 400 18’ Swather Equip: Allied 3PH 7’ Snowblower * Int 480 20’ Tandem Disc * Coop 30’ Field Cult * Case 20’ Chisel Plow * AC 26’ Cult * AC 14’ Deep Tiller * Kirschman 2’x17’ Seed Drill * AC 6B Plow * 20’ One Way Disc * 50’ Spring Tine Harrow * 9) Sec Diamond Harrows * Field Sprayer 60’ * 2) PTO Auger 1) 7” 36’ 1) 7” 42’ * Int 10’ One Way * MH 6’ Sickle Mower * Powermatic 3PH C-60 6’ Rotary Mower * Side Del Rake * 4 Wheel Trailer Car & Rec: 75 Ford Elite 2D 400 Engine * Allis Chalm 712 R. Mower * 14’ Fibreglass Boat 28 HP & Trailer * 67 Viking Snowmobile * 2 Wheel Trailer * 18’ Deck-Off 3 Ton Misc: Drill Press * 20 Ton Hyd Press * Teco Master 230amp Welder * Accetylene Torches * Metal Chop Saw * Shop Hoist 2 Ton * Various Shop Items * 2) Poly Tank 1) 1000 gal, 1) 1200 gal * Hyd Cyl * Bin Sweep * Fanning Mill * Platform Scale * Grain Moisture & Scale * Allis Chal CA Engine * Various Implement Parts * Propane Heater * Antiques: Forge * Post Drill * Leg Vise * Water Pump * Allis Chalmers Tractor Umbrella *

Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 | (204) 886-7027 For full listings visit

www.mcsherryauction.com

THURSDAY, JULY 25 - 9:00 AM INDOORS AT THE ALERUS CENTER 1200 S 42ND STREET - GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA PLEASE VISIT WWW.RESOURCEAUCTION.COM FOR COMPLETE DETAILS, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS & LATEST UPDATES!!

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Parkland

Unreserved pUblic farm aUction

Joe & mary Jane eichler

Minitonas, MB | Wed, July 31, 2013 · 10am

1976 & 1975 John DEErE 8630

1987 John DEErE 8820

Auction LocAtion: From SWAN RIVER, MB go 22.5km (14 miles) East on Hwy 10 to Hwy 268, then 8 km (5 miles) North.

A PArtiAL EquiPMEnt List incLuDEs: 1976 John Deere 8630 4WD · 1975 John Deere 8630 4WD · 1987 John Deere 8820 Titan II Combine · 1988 John Deere

24 Ft Flex Header · 1988 Versatile 4700 25 Ft · Chevrolet Tag/A Grain Truck · Ford 7000 COE S/A Grain Truck · 1981 Ford F100 Custom Pickup...AnD Much MorE!

AUCTIONEERS & CLERK:

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

Main Resource Equipment Auctions

Ed Eichler: 306.561.7047 Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Daryl Martin: 306.421.5066 800.491.4494

“Decades of Knowledge • Steady Innovation • Top Results” Dennis Biliske ND Lic. 237; MN Lic. 35-13; ND Clerk 624

2702 17th Ave. S, Grand Forks, ND 58201 Ph. 701-757-4015 • Fax 701-757-4016 Email: info@resourceauction.com www.resourceauction.com

TERMS: Cash, or good check in U.S. funds. All sales final. Statements made auction day take precedence over all previous advertising. Document fees will apply on title vehicles, vehicle titles will be mailed.

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AgIron

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 18, 2013

West Fargo

TRACK TRACTORS

2011 JD 9630T, deluxe cab, buddy seat, leather, powershift, 5 hyd., 48 gpm hyd. system, Auto Trac ready, Field Vision xenon HID front & rear lights, premier lighting pkg., rotary beacon, right hand electric and left hand manual mirrors, Cat 5 wide swing drawbar, (26) front weights, (12) idler weights, 36” 5500 Series tracks at 70%, 1,850 hrs.

2008 JD 9630T, deluxe cab, buddy seat, powershift, 4 hyd., radar, rear HID lights, wide swing drawbar, front suitcase weights, 36” belts, 3,196 hrs., S/N902361 2008 JD 9530T, premium cab, active seat, 4 hyd., return flow, Auto Trac ready, HID lights, full set front weights, 30” belts at 60%, wide swing drawbar, 1,903 hrs.

2002 JD 9520T, powershift, 4 hyd., HID lights, (26) front suitcase weights, 36” belts, rear end overhaul, 7,334 hrs.

JD 8400T, 4 hyd., 3 pt., PTO, 18” tracks at 40%, 9,200 hrs.

2000 JD 8310T, powershift, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, integrated auto steer, (20) front suitcase weights, 24” belts, 9,965 hrs.

2008 Caterpillar MT865B, powershift, buddy seat, 5 hyd., GreenStar ready, HID lights, radar, hyd. controlled wide swing drawbar, (32) front suitcase weights, (16) idler weights, 36” belts, 1,750 hrs.

2006 Caterpillar 765B, powershift, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, Trimble auto steer, front suitcase weights, 16” belts at 90%, shows 6,100 hrs.

2003 Caterpillar 765, powershift, 4 hyd., return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, front suitcase weights, 18” belts at 75%, 7,566 hrs.

4WD TRACTORS

2012 JD 9560R, premium cab, 18F/6R powershift, 7” color display, JD Link, 4 hyd., diff lock, HD greasable pins, motor seal drain kit, front & rear HID lights, weight pkg., 800/70R38 metric duals, 400 hrs., extended warranty, S/N3236 2012 JD 9560R, premium cab, 7” color display, powershift, 5 hyd., high flow hyd. system, HD Gudgeon, full weight pkg., radar, greasable steer pins, 800/70R38 metric press steel duals, 1,252 hrs., S/N1253 2011 JD 9230, buddy seat, leather, powershift, 4 hyd., 48 gpm pump, 1000 PTO, diff lock, integrated auto steer, rotary beacon, HID premium light pkg., 620R42 press steel duals, 1,198 hrs., S/N23183 1987 JD 8850, quad range, 4 hyd., diff lock, 20.8-42 press steel duals, 8,000 hrs.

TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items.

Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. ND sales tax laws apply. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013 • 9AM

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Auctioneers will run multiple rings with live online rings powered by IQBID.com. There will be no loading assistance until 4:00PM on sale day. Cars and pickups may enter grounds at 2:00 PM for self-loading. Registration, terms, and details at www.steffesauctioneers.com. Equipment removal by Friday, August 2, unless other arrangements are made. Hauling and loading are available. Contact auctioneers for owner information, new consignments, or changes at 701.237.9173 or 800.726.8609.

TRACTORS (CONT.)

TRACTORS (CONT.)

1984 JD 8650, 20.8-38 duals, approx. 10,000 hrs.

1996 Case-IH 9380, 24 spd., 4 hyd., front/rear diff lock, full weight pkg., 760/65R38 duals, 4,694 hrs.

1994 Case-IH 9280, 12 spd. powershift, 4 hyd., Atomjet aux. hyd., 1000 PTO, Michelin 650/65R42 duals, complete records, shows 9,298 hrs., S/N32053

2011 Case-IH MX290, 23 spd. powershift w/creeper, deluxe cab, 5 hyd., return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer ready, (18) front suitcase weights, 380/90R50 press steel duals, New 380/80R34 front tires, 2,130 hrs., full powertrain warranty til July 21, 2015 or 4,000 hrs.

MFWD TRACTORS

2011 JD 8335R, premium Command View cab, IVT, ILS, integrated auto steer, 5 hyd., 60 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, (22) front suitcase weights, radar, HID light pkg., 380/90R54 press steel duals, 320/80R42 front duals & fenders, 837 hrs., full warranty til Sept.

29, 2014, Powerguard warranty til Sept. 29, 2016 2010 JD 8320R, deluxe Command View cab, IVT, ILS, integrated auto steer, 5 hyd., 60 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, front suitcase weights, radar, HID light pkg., 380/90R54 press steel duals, 320/90R42 front duals & fenders, 1,189 hrs., S/N13815 2010 JD 8295R, deluxe Command View cab, active seat, IVT, 1300 front MFWD, 5 hyd., 60 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, AutoTrac ready, radar, HID light pkg., rotary beacon, (8) front weights, pair 450 lb. rear weights, 380/90R50 duals at 70%, 380/85R34 front tires at 70%, front fenders, 1,230 hrs.

2011 JD 8285R, premium cab, IVT, ILS, 5 hyd., 60 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, radar, HID light pkg., front suitcase weights, 320/90R54 press steel duals, 320/80R42 front duals & fenders, 1,709 hrs., S/N42446 2011 JD 7230R, deluxe cab with Command Arm, JD Link, IVT, ILS, 4 hyd., 43 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, 480/80R46 press steel duals, 420/90R30 front tires, front fenders, 1,466 hrs., warranty til Sept. 20, 2013, S/NBD001420 2012 JD 7215R, premium cab w/susp., Command Quad 20/20 spd., 4 hyd., 59 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, JD Link, 7” display, HID light pkg., 450 lb. rear weight pkg., radar, JD 480 quick tach loader, joystick, 480/80R46 press steel duals, 420/90R30 fronts & fenders 2013 JD 6170R, premium cab, Auto quad 20/20 trans., 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 power assist PTO, JD Link, GreenStar ready, premium light & radio pkg., rear 450 weights with JD 450 loader, joystick, 480R46 singles, 420/90R30 front tires, 214 hrs., warranty til Oct. 24, 2014, S/NA003012 2005 JD 8520, ILS, powershift, deluxe cab, active seat, buddy seat, 4 hyd., 42 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, HID lights, rotary beacon, radar, (22) front weights, (2) pair 450 lb. inside rear weights, 380/90R50 press steel duals at 45%, 380/85R34 front duals at 45%, front fenders, 3,892 hrs.

2WD TRACTORS

1982 JD 4440, quad range, 3 hyd., 3 pt., PTO, 540/1000 PTO, 14.9-46 singles at 80%, shows 5,713 hrs.

1976 JD 6030, 200 hp, syncro, cab, A/C, heat, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 90% tires, 9,000+ hrs.

1969 JD 4020, side console, 2 hyd., 3 pt. quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, factory Rollguard cab, factory front weights, 16.938 band duals, 6,756 hrs.

1963 JD 4010, MW Turbo, PTO, chrome stack, 18.4-34 singles at 40%, fresh paint, new fenders 1963 JD 4010, open station, 2 hyd., 3 pt., PTO, factory front & rear weights, 18.434 singles, unknown hrs.

1962 JD 3010, gas, open station, 1 hyd., 3 pt., PTO, JD 46A hyd. loader, 14.9-38 singles, shows 4,780 hrs.

1986 IHC 5288, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, new engine & trans.

500 hrs. ago at Titan Machinery White 2-105, gear drive, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 3 PTO, front weights, 16.9-38 single tires, 3,770 hrs.

IHC 706, 2 hyd., live PTO, 2 pt. IHC fast hitch w/ arms, Buhler Allied H695 quick tach loader, dirt & snow buckets, 18.4-34 rear single tires, 11L15 front tires, S/N8611S-Y 1970 AC 175, wide front, 55 hp gas, cab, heater, 2 hyd., 3 pt., live PTO, 1998 Allied 595 loader, quick tach loader bucket, 700 hrs. on engine OH

COLLECTIBLE TRACTORS

1947 BF Avery A, restored AC WC with loader, snow bucket & extra parts 1945 AC C, narrow front, Woods L59 mower, mounted Fimco 30 gal. sprayer 1959 Farmall 560, wide front, gas, single hyd., PTO, Dual 300 loader, PTO hyd. pump, 8’ bucket, 16.9-38 rear tires at 30%, new front tires, S/N11527 1953 Ford Jubilee, open station, 3 pt., PTO JD A, styled, narrow front, electric start, rock shaft, PTO, JD #5 sickle mower JD 70, wide front, electric start, power steering, rock shaft, PTO, Farmhand F11 hyd. loader, PTO pump, 14.9-38 tires, S/N7013196 JD 70 Standard, diesel IHC C, narrow front, PTO, Artsway 60” belly mower, hyd. lift MM 445, wide front, gas, single hyd., 3 pt., live power, PTO

COMBINES

2011 JD 9870, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, 5 spd. feeder house, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HID lights, high cap. lift cylinders, high cap. 26’ unloading auger, fine cut chopper w/ power tailboard, Intelligent Power Management, 520R42 straddle duals,

COMBINES (CONT.)

28L26 rear tires , 618 sep. hrs., 879 engine hrs.

2009 JD 9870, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, high torque 5 spd. feeder house, heavy duty lift cyl., GreenStar Y&M less display, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading auger, wide spread fine cut chopper, Custom Cutter ext. wear pkg., heavy duty final drives, 800/70R38 singles, 28L26 rear tires, 415 sep. hrs., 525 engine hrs.

2009 JD 9870, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, GreenStar Y&M less display, integrated Auto Trac, Touchset, 5 spd. feeder house, fine cut chopper, high cap. unload pkg., Crary hopper ext., 710R42 straddle duals, 28L-26 rear tires, 1,200 sep. hrs., 1,500 engine hrs.

2008 JD 9870, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, PRWD, high torque 5 spd. feeder house, heavy duty lift cyl., GreenStar Y&M less display, 221/2’ high cap. unloading auger, wide spread fine cut chopper, heavy duty final drives, 20.8R42 front duals, 28L26 rear tires, 790 sep., 1,156 engine hrs., S/N9870S725429 2006 JD 9860, ContourMaster, Bullet rotor, deluxe controls, Y&M, rock trap, chaff spreader, fine cut chopper, HID lights, 20.8R42 Firestone dual tires at 60%, 28L26 rear single flotation tires 12 ply, 2,510 sep. hrs., 3,635 engine hrs., extensive reconditioning 2004 JD 9860, STS, Contour-Master, deluxe controls, PRWD, GreenStar Y&M less display, service lights, HID lights, heated mirrors, Field Office, hopper ext., high cap. unload, 20.8-42 straddle duals, 28L26 rear tires, 1,707 sep. hrs., 2,883 engine hrs.

2011 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, PRWD, ProDrive high torque 5 spd. feeder house, heavy duty lift cyl., GreenStar Y&M less display, integrated AutoTrac, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading auger, wide spread fine cut chopper, heavy duty final drives, 900/65R32 singles, 28L26 rear tires, 778 sep. hrs., 1,100 engine hrs.

2011 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HID lights, high cap. lift cyl., high cap. 26’ unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 20.8-42 straddle duals, 28L26 rear tires, 774 sep. hrs., 1,051 engine hrs.

2011 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HID lights, high cap. lift cyl., high cap. 26’ unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 20.8-42 straddle duals, 28L26 rear tires, 701 sep. hrs., 961 engine hrs.

2011 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HID lights, high cap. lift cyl., high cap. 26’ unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 20.8-42 straddle duals, 28L26

Auctioneers & Clerk

COMBINES (CONT.)

rear tires, 1,036 sep. hrs., 1,382 engine hrs.

2010 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, GreenStar Y&M less display, integrated Auto Trac, Touchset, fine cut chopper, high cap. unload pkg., grain tank ext., 20.842 straddle duals, 28L-26 rear tires, 950 sep. hrs., 1,250 engine hrs.

2010 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, ProDrive, PRWD 2 spd., 5 spd. feeder house, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HD high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper with power tailboard, ext. wear pkg., 20.8-42 straddle duals, 480/70R30 rear tires, 1,141 sep. hrs., 1,528 engine hrs.

2010 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, ProDrive, PRWD 2 spd., 5 spd. feeder house, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HD high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper with power tailboard, ext. wear pkg., 20.8-42 straddle duals, 480/70R30 rear tires, 1,256 sep. hrs., 1,686 engine hrs.

2010 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, ProDrive, PRWD 2 spd., 5 spd. feeder house, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HD high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper with power tailboard, ext. wear pkg., 20.8-42 straddle duals, 480/70R30 rear tires, 1,580 sep. hrs., 2,083 engine hrs.

2010 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, ProDrive, PRWD 2 spd., 5 spd. feeder house, integrated auto steer, Y&M less display, HD high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper with power tailboard, ext. wear pkg., 20.8-42 straddle duals, 480/70R30 rear tires, 1,232 sep. hrs., 1,644 engine hrs.

2008 JD 9770, STS, Contour-Master, premium cab, deluxe controls, heavy duty lift cyl., GreenStar Y&M less display, integrated AutoTrac, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading auger, wide spread fine cut chopper, Custom Cutter ext. wear pkg., heavy duty final drives, 800/70R38 singles, 28L26 rear tires, 518 sep. hrs., 700 engine hrs.

2004 JD 9750, STS, Contour-Master, deluxe controls, PRWD, GreenStar Y&M less display, Field Office, 20’ unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 800R38 singles, 28L26 rear tires, 2,884 sep. hrs., 4,254 engine hrs.

1998 JD 9610, Level Land, DAM, DAS, fore/aft, 20’ unload auger, straw chopper, 30.5-32 singles, 16.9-26 rear tires, 3,741 sep. hrs., 5,055 engine hrs.

1997 JD 9600, DHH, fore/ aft, RS, hopper ext., fine cut chopper, long auger, 30.5-32 singles, 5,000 engine hrs.

1996 JD 9600, DAM, 20’ unload auger, chopper, 30.5-32 singles, 14.9-24 rear tires, 2,651 sep. hrs., 3,499 engine hrs.

1994 JD 9600, DHH, fore/ aft, RS, hopper ext., fine

COMBINES (CONT.)

cut chopper, long auger, 18.4-38 straddle duals, 4,000 engine hrs.

1993 JD 9600, buddy seat, 9610 updates, 18.4-38 radial duals, shows 890 sep. hrs. & 1,384 engine hrs. but hrs. inaccurate, always shedded 1989 JD 9600, DAM, rock trap, chopper, standard sieves, 30.5-32 singles, 14.9-24 rear tires, 2,629 sep. hrs., 3,680 engine hrs.

1988 JD 8820, Titan II, 2 spd. cyl., AHH, long auger, 30.5-32 front tires, 14.9-24 rear tires at 50% 1986 JD 8820, Titan II, turbo hydro, chopper, long unloading auger, 30.5-32 singles, 14.9-24 rear tires, 5,006 hrs.

1981 JD 8820, chaff spreader, AHH, 30.5-32 singles, new rear tires, shows 1,073 hrs.

2009 Case-IH 8120, axial flow, AFX rotor, deluxe controls, Field Tracker, variable spd. feeder house, rock trap, chopper, Pro 600 display, Y&M plus mapping, self-leveling sieves, chaff spreader, 900/65R32 singles, 28L26 rear tires, 1,099 sep. hrs., 1,337 engine hrs.

2007 Case-IH 8010, axial flow, AFX rotor, Field Tracker, deluxe controls, Pro 600 display, auto steer, PRWD, rock trap, fine cut chopper, long unload auger, heavy duty lift cyl., 620/70R42 straddle duals, 540/65R30 rear tires, 1,285 sep. hrs., 1,829 engine hrs.

2007 Case-IH 8010, axial flow, AFX rotor, Field Tracker, deluxe controls, Pro 600 display, auto steer, rock trap, fine cut chopper, long unload auger, heavy duty lift cyl., 620/70R42 straddle duals, 600/65R28 rear tires, 1,099 sep. hrs., 1,492 engine hrs.

2005 Case-IH 2388, AFX rotor, Field Tracker, deluxe controls, Pro 600 Y&M mapping, rock trap, chopper, 3rd lift cyl., Crary bin ext. w/bubble up, extended unloading auger, (2) sets concaves, 18.4-38 straddle Wold duals, 14.9-24 rear tires, rear weights, 2,379 sep. hrs., 3,010 engine hrs.

1995 Case-IH 2188, specialty rotor, Mud Hog RWD, Y&M, rock trap, chopper, hopper ext., wheat & soybean concaves, 3,255 sep. hrs., 4,308 engine hrs., maintenance records available 1994 Case-IH 1688, specialty rotor, AHH, RS, fore/aft, rock trap, chopper, grain loss monitor, hopper ext., heavy duty 3rd cyl. lift, New unload auger, 30.532 singles, 14.9-24 rear tires, 6,819 engine hrs., all updates 1991 Case-IH 1680, AFX rotor, Cummins, AHH, fore/aft, rock trap, chopper, chaff spreader, HD unloading auger, New elbow 2 yrs. ago, 30.5-32 tires, 6,100 hrs., approx.

1,000 hrs. on rotor 1990 Case-IH 1680, Cummins diesel, Michigan rotor, AHH, RS, fore/aft, rock trap, chopper, hopper ext., new style impeller, long auger, 30.5-32 singles, 14.9-24 rear tires, 7,346 engine hrs., all updates 2006 Gleaner R65, buddy seat, GTA II Y&M monitor, single pt. hookup, variable spd. header, power tailboard,

COMBINES (CONT.)

auger ext., New bars & concaves, 1,698 sep. hrs., 2,407 engine hrs.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

2001 Caterpillar IT38G wheel loader, cab, A/C, aux. hyd., hyd. quick change bucket JD 624E wheel loader, 2-1/2 yd. bucket, 20.5-25 tires, 12,289 hrs.

Ford A66 wheel loader, low gear out, 2 yd. bucket Hough H60 wheel loader, IHC diesel, 2 yd. bucket Case 1150 crawler dozer JD 555A crawler loader w/bucket, 3,159 hrs.

JD 690B excavator, 48” bucket 1984 Komatsu PC220 LC-3 excavator, 10’ stick, 60” ditching bucket JCB 3CIII loader backhoe, cab, diesel, 2WD, joystick loader with bucket, 22” backhoe bucket w/frost teeth JD 400 tractor loader backhoe, diesel, open station MF 30 loader backhoe, 10+ hrs. on overhaul Ditching bucket, 48”, for JD 410 backhoe, New 2004 Road Groom pulltype road grader

SLEEPER SEMI TRACTORS

2009 IHC ProStar, mid-rise 72” sleeper, MXF, 475 hp, 13 spd., air ride, air slide, 233” WB, 3:55 ratio, 12,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 lb. rears, 22.5 low pro tires on aluminum, 502,908 miles 2007 Volvo VNL64T630, mid-rise 61” sleeper, D12, 465 hp, automatic, air ride, 213” WB, 3:42 ratio, 12,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 lb. rears, low pro 22.5 tires on aluminum, 584,968 miles 2007 Volvo VNL64T630, mid-rise 61” sleeper, D12, 465 hp, automatic, air ride, 213” WB, 3:42 ratio, 12,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 lb. rears, low pro 22.5 tires on aluminum, 607,932 miles 2006 Kenworth T800, 42” sleeper, C13 Cat, 425 hp, 13 spd., steerable pusher axle w/lift, 6-way seat, A/C, cruise, tilt & telescoping wheel, sunroof, power windows & mirrors, 22.5 low pro virgin tires on aluminum rims, 675,820 miles, remfg.

13 spd., oil cooler, New rear ends, turbo replaced, steering sector box 2006 Kenworth T800, 42” sleeper, C13 Cat, 425 hp, 10 spd., steerable pusher axle w/lift, 6-way seat, A/C, cruise, tilt & telescoping wheel, sunroof, power windows & mirrors, 22.5 low pro virgin tires on aluminum rims, 627,570 miles, New oil cooler and air compressor, replaced turbo, power steering assembly, oil pump 2006 Peterbilt 379, flat top, C15 Cat, 550 hp, 18 spd., 265” WB, 3:55 ratio, all LED lights, leather seat, Tri-Pac heater, wet kit, 8” exhaust, all aluminum front, approx. 500,000 miles 2005 Freightliner CL120 Columbia, 70” raised sleeper, 14 liter Detroit, 455 hp, Eaton 10 spd., engine brake, air ride seat & susp., air slide 5th, cruise, power windows and mirrors, 235” WB, 3:55 ratio, dual aluminum fuel tanks, 22.5 tires on aluminum, 800,000 miles

Steffes Auctioneers Inc., 2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, 58078 Scott Steffes ND81, Brad Olstad ND319, Bob Steffes ND82, Ashley Huhn ND843, Eric Gabrielson ND890, Randy Kath ND894 • 701.237.9173 • www.steffesauctioneers.com

SEMI TRACTORS SEMI TRACTORS (CONT.) (CONT.) tilt, cruise, dual aluminum 2005 Kenworth T800, 42” tanks, 12,000 lb. fronts, sleeper, C13 Cat, 425 hp, 40,000 lb. rears, low pro 10 spd., steerable pusher 22.5 tires on steel axle, 6-way seat, A/C, 2004 Freightliner cruise, tilt & telescoping Columbia, day cab, 60 wheel, sunroof, power windows & mirrors, 22.5 low Series 14L Detroit, 435 pro virgin tires on aluminum hp, Eaton 10 spd., engine brake, air ride susp. and rims, shows 835,410 cab, sliding 5th, susp. miles, new odometer at 500,000 miles, New engine dump, tilt, diff lock, 171” WB, 3:70 ratio, 40,000 lb. control box, rear springs & rear, New 22.5 recap low bushings, New oil cooler, pro tires on steel hub pilot New ABS sensor 2005 Peterbilt 387, flat top, wheels, 657,151 miles C12 Cat, 10 spd., engine 2004 Freightliner Century 112 tandem axle, C12 brake, air ride, A/C, tilt, Caterpillar, 355 hp, 10 cruise, 22.5 low pro tires spd., air ride, cruise, 184” 2004 Volvo, mid-roof WB, 3:55 ratio, 12,000 lb. sleeper, 465 hp, Meritor fronts, 40,000 lb. rears, 11auto shift 12 spd., air 22.5 tires, aluminum/steel ride, air slide, 3:42 ratio, wheels, 494,000 miles aluminum grill guard & 2004 Volvo VNL, day cab, bumper, 11-22.5 tires 10 spd., 3:73 ratio, 12,000 on aluminum, shows lb. fronts, 40,000 lb. rears, 978,500 miles, New 22.5 low pro tires on steel clutch at 800,000 miles 2003 Freightliner Century 2002 Mack CX613 flat 112 single axle, C12 Cat, top 48” sleeper, E7, 355 hp, 10 spd., air ride, 355/380 hp, 10 spd., air ride, 210” WB, 3:73 ratio, 184” WB, 3:55 gears, 12,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 12,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 lb. rears, 680,000 miles lb., 11R22.5 tires on aluminum, 806,056 miles 2003 Kenworth T800, 2000 Kenworth T800, 62” factory day cab, ISM Cummins, 400 hp, 10 sleeper, Cat motor, 10 spd., air ride, engine spd., 3:90 ratio brake, diff lock, 4:11 2000 Volvo VNM, Volvo, ratio, aluminum fuel tank, 10 spd., A/C, tilt, cruise, shows 799,000 miles 3:73 ratio, approx.

2001 Peterbilt 385, day 300,000 actual miles cab conventional, Cat, DAY CAB SEMI 425 hp, 10 spd., jake TRACTORS brake, twin screw, air 2009 IHC Workstar 7500, ride, air slide 5th, power day cab, MaxForce 10 steering, 3:90 ratio with 2,808 hrs., Allison 2000 IHC 9200 tandem 3000 6 spd. automatic, axle, C12 Cat, 425 hp, Hendrickson air ride, 10 spd., engine brake, factory double frame, air ride, cruise, tilt & 16,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 telescoping wheel, 188” lb. rears, 11R22.5 tires on WB, aluminum & steel aluminum, 123,500 miles wheels, 674,000 miles 2007 Freightliner 120 2000 Mack, day cab, Mack, Columbia, factory day cab, 450 hp, 10 spd., engine 14.1 liter Detroit, 450 hp, 10 brake, air ride, air slide, spd. auto shift, 3:90 ratio, wet kit, 24.5 low pro tires, full locker diff, 295/75R22.5 aluminum front & steel tires, aluminum front and rear rims, 363,000 miles steel rear rims, shows PLUS! 598,000 miles Hundreds of other lots 2007 Kenworth T600, C13 Cat, 430/470 hp, 10 to include: 100+ heads spd., jake brake, A/C, tilt, including chopping corn heads, standard cruise, dual aluminum corn heads, flex, flex tanks, 12,000 lb. fronts, 40,000 lb. rears, low pro draper, pickup and rigid heads; grain carts, 295/75R22 tires 2007 Kenworth T600, C13 gravity boxes; PT & SP Cat, 430/470 hp, 10 spd., swathers; air seeders A/C, tilt, cruise, 12,000 lb. & drills; chisel plows; discs & disc rippers; fronts, 40,000 lb. rears 2006 IHC 9200I, day cab, coulter chisels, plows & packers; gravel, dump, ISM Cummins, 410 hp, aerial & plow trucks; Eaton 10 spd., engine brake, IHC air ride susp. loaders; tillage; tri-axle & tandem trucks; single & cab, sliding 5th, susp. axle box trucks; van dump, A/C, diff lock, trucks, tanks, pickups, cruise, power & heated hopper bottoms, header mirrors, 176” WB, 22.5 low pro tires on hub pilot trailers; dry vans, reefers; end & belly dumps; wheels, 593,811 miles implement, flatbed & (4) 2005 Volvo VNM64T, utility trailers; row-crop day cab conventionals, equipment; sugarbeet & VED12, 435 hp, RTX16709B trans., engine bean equipment; SP & PT sprayers; chemical brake, air ride susp. & cab, dump valve, air slide equipment; hay & livestock equipment; 5th, AM/FM radio, 180” WB, 3:58 ratio, 40,000 lb. scrapers; ditchers; land planes; forklifts; rears, 22.5 low pro tires, telehandlers & scissor aluminum discs front 2005 Volvo VNM, day cab, lifts; skid steers & V12 Volvo, 435 hp, 3 pedal attachments; grain handling & augers; auto shift, A/C, tilt, cruise, 12,000 lb. fronts, 23,000 lb. blades, construction items; mowers; rears, 24.5 low pro tires snowblowers; guidance (2) 2005 Volvo VNM, day equipment; lawn & cab conventionals, D12 Volvo, jake brake, 10 spd., garden; vehicles; ATVs & recreation; tanks air ride susp. & cab, air slide 5th, high back air ride & pumps, tires, shop seat, A/C, power steering, equipment & parts AM/FM radio, 168” WB, 22.5 tires, aluminum discs front, steel rears 2005 Volvo VNL, day cab, ISX, 400 hp, 10 spd., A/C,

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

UNRESERVED ESTATE AUCTION SALE at

1556 Breezy Point Rd. Selkirk, Manitoba 3.5 miles North of Hwy #4 bridge

Sat., July 27th at 11:00 am (Viewing 9:00am Same Day of Sale Only) CRAWLER International T.D-9 crawler diesel w/push blade and winch (Trans.

Needs repair)* TRACTORS John Deere 3130 diesel 3-PH w/John Deere 158 front end loader (showing 292 hours) very nice shape* John Deere AR diesel* Massey 30* 2-John Deere D (Parts)* 2-John Deere A (Parts)* John Deere D (on lugs)* RIDING LAWN MOWERS, SNOWBLOWERS & SNOWMOBILE Club Cadet LTX1050 hydrostatic drive (like new)* John Deere LA130* Roper 16hp. Hydro-static drive* Club Cadet 1110* Yardworks 14.5hp. snowblower (like new)* MTD 10hp. Snowblower* Toro 8hp. Snowblower* Johnson Skee-horse snowmobile* TRUCKS & CARS 1998 Chev.

Silverado 4x4 ext. cab, 5.7l. V-8 (showing 136,000km)* 1980 Chev. Silverado 10 short box 4x4, runs (needs trans. repair)* 1986 Chev. Silverado 10* 1977 GMC Sierra 25 (not running)* 3-1947? Chev. 2-door hard top (parts only)* 1961 Ford Fairlane 500 (parts only)* 1963? Chrysler Windsor 4-door (parts only)* 1946? Chev. 4-door (parts only)* OLDER MACHINERY John Deere trail mount mower* Inland bale stoker* John Deere 14T square baler* single horse disc* 12ft. cultivator* Mandrill* single row potato digger* Eureka single row planter* Hay stacker* New Holland side delivery rake* 4-wheel trailer* ANTIQUES & GUN (NEED P.A.L) 15-wooden duck decoys* spinning wheel* 5gal. Redwing butter crock* metal head/foot boards* assorted antique dressers* trunks* horse harnesses & etc.* Coal oil lamps* 303 Savage lever action* etc. MISCELLANOUS & HOUSEHOLDS Merry tiller 6hp. roto tiller* Campbell Hausfeld 4hp. Air compressor* Eska 5hp.

Boat motor* assorted gas chain saws* logging chains* wheel barrel* assorted modern oak kitchen cabinets (Mills Pride)* 2-wing back chairs* love seat* Plus lots of misc. items too numerous to mention

TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or

Debit paid in Full Same Day of Sale.

SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS “Everything Sold As Is, Where Is” with no warranties implied or expressed.

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DAN & LOUISE DORRANCE Auction. Acreage Sale Sun., July 28, 2013, 1:00p.m. 2 E to Chatsworth Road, 1 1/2 N of Bredenbury. Bredenbury, SK. Contact:(306)898-4410. MACHINERY: JD 4250 Tractor: Good 20.8x38 duals, w/JD 148 loader, grapple fork, 20,000-hrs, new engine at 18,000, power shift, (works in even gears); Vicon RP1211E Soft Core Baler: 4x5 bales; JD #100 24-ft deep tillage w/harrows; Morris 24-ft rod weeder; Single horse trailer. YARD: JD 315 42-in Riding Lawn Mower: 17HP, Nice; Garden tiller; Powermate 6.5 HP Garden cultivator – like new. MISC: Compressor, Water pump, Chain saw, Air tank, Battery charger, æ-in socket set, Forney welder, Cattle blower, Barrels, Grinder, Jackals, Drills, Jacks, Nuts, bolts, etc. Plus misc. household items. Note: Dan & Louise sold the farm, this is a clean-up sale.

Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for updated listing & pictures.

PETER & LINDA DYCK Auction Sun., Aug. 25th, 2013. 9:00am. 4.5 NORTH, 1.5 EAST OF TINY. TINY, SK. CONTACT: (306)563-5925. REAL ESTATE: 3/4 of Land, RM of Buchanan South 1/2 of 18-32-04W 2 Sold together, excluding 2 farm yds which are being sub divided. 20 plus/minus acs.

Selling approx 300-acs, 265 approx seeded acs.

Possession date will be after crop is harvested. Assessed values: SE 18-32-04 W2 $121,000; 2012 taxes $821.99; SW 18-32-4 W2 $118,700; 2012 taxes $786.23; SE 16-32-4 W2 $102,000; 2012 taxes $673.81; cultivated approx 140-acs. Possession date after crop is harvested. Terms: 15% down, balance in 30 days. Land sold at 2:30PM, land sold w/owners approval.

For more info call (306)563-5925. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851 Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. It’s a sure thing.

1-800-782-0794.

1975 3-TONNE DODGE GRAIN truck, steel box & hoist w/roll tarp, plumbed for hydraulic drill fills, asking $2500 OBO. Ph:(204)352-4221 ask for Bob. Glenella MB. 1975 GMC 6500 heavy duty grain truck, 16-ft. box hoist, roll tarp, 1020 tires, 5x2 trans, 366 engine.

Phone (204)745-2784.

2004 FORD 350 DUALLY, 4x4 diesel w/11-ft flat deck, set up for towing trailer, one owner, good farm truck, safetied. Phone:(204)857-8403.

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions PREECEVILLE CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Consignment Auction Sat., July 27th, 2013 10:00am, Preeceville, SK. Tractors, combines, tillage, cattle equipment, vehicles, trucks, misc, antiques etc.

Contact Mark at (306)547-2970 or Doug at (306)647-2661 for consignors. Visit www.ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851

ANTIQUE TRACTORS, FARM & CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

BASELINE CATTLE CO., WILLOW CREEK FARMS LTD., WILLOW CREEK OF TRANSPORT LTD. ALVIN SMELSKI ON BEHALF THE ESTATE OF& JIM HOLLAND AS INSTRUCTED

BY EXECUTRIX JOAN HOLLAND GILBERT PLAINS, MB WED. JULY 24 @ HUDSON BAY, 9 AM SHARP! WED, JUNE 19, 2013 - 9:30 AM Directions: From Hudson Bay Go 3 Miles West, 3 Miles South & ½ Mile West

FEATURED EQUIPMENT: TRACTORS & DOZER BLADE: TWO VERSATILE 875 • JD 7420 • JD 7200 • JD 4440 • JD 4230 • JD 4020 • JD 3020 • HESSTON 160-90 • COCKSHUTT 1820 • CRAWLER TRACTOR: CAT D8H WHEEL CAT 930 • TRUCK TRACApprox.

85 •TO 100LOADER: TRACTORS! TORS: 2000 FREIGHTLINER • 2000 INTERNATIONAL 9900 • TRUCKS: INTERNA75 RUNNING WITH 25 TO 35 PARTS TRACTORS TO INCLUDE: FIVE TIONAL 1850 • TRAILERS: 2006 DOEPKER • 2000 DOEPKER Super B • DOEPKER JOHN DEERE 730 (One w/ Cab), TWO Repainted • JOHN DEERE 630.

Super B • FOUR ARNES End Dumps • TWO ARNES Belly Dumps • AIR SEEDER: • Twin JOHN DEERE 80 Tractors (Hooked Together & Running). • JOHN DEERE 70 BOURGAULT • MOWER JOHN DEERE 946R• HAY• JOHN8800 DEERE 60 • JOHNCONDITIONER: DEERE 60 w/ Pwr. 2010 Steering • JOHN DEERE 2011 JOHN Round From Baler1939 • JOHN DEERE 535 Round ING EQUIPMENT: • FOURTEEN JOHNDEERE DEERE568 D Tractors to 1944 Baler • HIGHLINE Bale Pro 8100 • LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: MERRITT • SWAMP BUGGYS • CONSTRUCTION & COMPACTION EQUIP.Cattle Pot • UNKNOWN Livestock • BINS & BUILDINGS: TWO WESTEEL 6,000 Bu. Bins.

• ANTIQUE FARMTrailer EQUIP. • CARS & TRUCKS • TRAILERS & CAMPERS FORAGE HARVESTERS: HOLLAND 990 PLUS SO MUCHNEW MORE!!

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AUCTION Monday, July 29, 2013 at 10 AM

Location: Dan’s Truck and Car Wash – 1504 9th. Ave. Langdon ND watch for signs | LUNCH SERVED

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a farm equipment auction for Alvin & Marilyn Miller (306)457-2978 Sat., Aug. 17th, 2013 at 10:00am.

Directions from Stoughton, SK. 6-mi South on Hwy. 47, 3-mi East & 1/2-mi South. Watch for Signs! Also a farm dispersal consignment from Tom & Lori Flath (306)457-7598. Live internet bidding at www.Bidspotter.com. Miller Equipment consists of Case IH 9130 4WD tractor; Vers 256 Bidirectional tractor w/FEL & grapple fork; Ford 8N tractor w/3-PTH & PTO; IH McCormick Farmall A tractor; Minneapolis Moline 705 tractor not running; IH 1480 SP combine w/reverser & long auger; Vers 2800 bidirectional 28-ft. swather header; 36-ft. Macdon 960 straight cut draper header w/IH adapter; Koenders Poly swath roller; 41-ft. Case IH 5600 air seeder & Bourgault 2115 air cart plus granular kit; 60-ft. Flexi Coil System 92 harrow packers; 70-ft. Flexi Coil tine harrows; 19-ft. IH deep tillage cultivator; shop built 75-ft. SP sprayer converted from CCIL 5542 combine; 8-ft. Farm King 3-PTH snow blower; Riteway 2 Batt rock picker; shop built rock digger; square water tank & trailer; saw mandrel; hyd log splitter; 1,000-gal fuel tank w/electric pump; slip tanks; fuel tank & stands; 100-gal water tank; Ritchie water bowl; 12x12 storage shed; quantity of fence posts; Farm King 10-50 swing auger; Sakundiak 7-33 auger w/Honda engine; Midwest 552 grain vac; Behlin 5643 HL propane grain dryer; 1,000-gal propane tank; bin crane; 5-HP aeration fans & tubes; 1974 Ford F-500 grain truck w/28,054-mi; 1976 Chev 3/4-Ton truck w/flat deck; 24-ft. shop built tandem axle gooseneck flat deck trailer; Sanborn upright air compressor; Beach tool cabinet plus many shop tools & equipment! The following equipment is Tom & Lori Flath’s (306)457-7598. MF 4840 4WD tractor needs hyd pump; JD 4440 2WD tractor w/Outback GPS; NH TR98 SP combine w/1571 rotor hrs & recent work orders; 36-ft. Macdon 960 draper header w/NH adapter; 30-ft. Macdon 960 draper header; 30-ft. Case IH 8230 PT swather; 41-ft. Harmon 4480 air drill w/Harmon 1830 air cart; 31-ft. Case IH 5600 cultivator; 41-ft. Morris Magnum CP 731 cultivator; 32-ft. of IH 310 discers; Harmon PT field sprayer; Degelman 3 batt PTO rock picker; 1964 Mercury flat deck truck w/water tank & pump; 4 Westeel Rosco 3,300-bu. grain bins on wood floors.

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(306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

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

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers 2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA HWY tractor, Detroit, 13-SPD; 2009 Castleton Super Bs. Both good condition. Phone (204)734-8355.

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

BEEKEEPING BEEKEEPING Bee Equipment FOR SALE: 1250-GAL STAINLESS steel used milk bulk tank, has agitation system & auto-wash.

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Auctioneer Note: This is just a partial listing as more items are coming in. For more pictures and a more complete listing go to globalauctionguide.com.

Tom Borgen 701-256-3943 or 701370-8892 • 1975 Ford F700 15 ½’ steel box 5x2 trans. 30,400 miles (one owner) • 1976 Ford F100 2x2 pickup nice • 1980 IH Scout 4x4 • Summers Sprayer 100’ 1000 gal. tank M & H Farms Wade 701-740-8483 or Pat 701-739-0312 • JD mod. 635 hydra flex header with con air bar 35’ • JD mod 635 hydra flex header 35’ • McDon mod 963 36’ draper header • JD mod 914 pickup head • JD mod 930 flex head • JD mod 930 rigid head • 2-JD 590 30’ pull type swathers • JD 590 25’ pull type swather • 1975 Chev. Tandem axle gas eng.

18’ flat bed • truck • 1978 Chev. Tandem axle 427 gas 18’ steel • box & hoist • 1976 Chev. Tandem axle new 366 eng. 18’ steel • box & hoist • JD 12’ blade • Kwik Kleen 7 tube grain cleaner • JD mod. 1610 41’ chisel plow • JD mod. 1610 39’ chisel plow • JD mod. 1610 35’ chisel plow • JD mod. 1010 42’ field cult.

David and Brian Hoffman 701-682-5123 or 701-682-5463 • IH 4000 swather 24 ½’ cab and air • JD 9350 press drills 30’ transport and track • wacker has black press wheels Jeff Howatt 701-256-5977 or 701370-1746 • 2- 28Lx26 tires and rims 80% • 2- 23.1x26 tires and rims new • 3 pt. rock naper • 3 pt. farm king snow blower • Air hopper ASH 1000 • 60’ Herman harrow new teeth long pole • Mankato 45’ land roller Dale Stremick 701-256-2642 or 701-370-1602 • 1981 JD 8440 9100 hrs. pto very good tires

• very nice • Wilrich cult. 32’ w/ harrows Larry Murie 701-256-2991 or 701370-1104 • TR 95 New Holland Combine pickup header and 24’ st. header • V plow • Grain tester • Sand rock picker extended pole • Westfield 10”x61’ auger low profile hopper • Sakundiak pto auger 8”x45’ • 25’ Mac Don swather w/ finger reel • Flow EZ grain cart 475 bu.

• Drill fill tank • Air fan for grain bin • Water pump and hose • Cover crop seeder • Combine tire 30.5L.32 Darren Gellner 701-256-3563 or 701-370-9013 • IH 856 tractor w/ duall loader dual pto newer rubber nice tractor • Flexicoil 80’ harrow packer • Wilrich plow mod. 2900 10x18 Wayne Rutledge 701-256-5634 or 701-370-5992 • Donahue combine trailer made to haul 14 big round bales • Drill fill auger Betty Coyle 701-256-5865 or 701370-8903 • Horse drawn wagon rubber tires • Bob sled • 4-saddles 4-sets of harness • Snowmobile • 4 riding lawn mowers • Tiller • Screw in air fan • 2 hyd cylinders Dennis Crockett 701-256-5890 or 701-370-8903 • Mac Don 30’ swather • JD 32’’ cult. w/ 3 bar harrow • IH mod. 800 10x18” plow • A-IH tractor w/ belly mower new blades new back tires • Eversman 2 ½ yd. scraper • 1975 Ford F700 cab over truck 27,000 miles w/u-haul drill fill

• Horse drawn grain wagon • Horse drawn jumper • Horse drawn IH mower • 2012 22’ tilt equipment trailer 14,000 lb. used very little • 2013 50,000 lb drop deck flat bed trailer ramps with spring assist Ken Stremick 701-256-0300 Cory 701-256-0301 • 10- bin thermometers • 1000 gallon fuel tank and pump • 1977 JD 4630 w/780 Allied loader 9500 hr. majored at 8600 hr.

• Midland 6 yd. scraper • Snow bucket for Allied loader • JD 590 25’ Swather nice • 8’ canola roller David Bodnar 701-256-2985 or 701-370-0578 • JD 8 row planter and cultivator w/ shields • Lucke sunflower pans • 1000 gal fuel tank • 2- 120 gal pickup fuel tanks Steve Schefter 701-256-5807 or 701-370-0436 • 1972 Chev 5/4 trans. Load line drill fill • JD mod. 1610 31’ chisel plow • JD mod. 1010 60’ cult. w/ harrows • MC continuous flow 3 phase grain dryer • JD mod. 44 2 bottom plow Tyler Witzel 701-256-5845 or 701370-2055 • 1986 MF 860 combine and pickup head very nice • 1996 Mc Don 25’ swather w/ finger reel very nice • JD mod. 610 42’ chisel plow Linda Fisher 701-256-2165 • 1965 IH truck 12 ½’ steel box V8 eng. 4 spd.

Mark Greening 701-283-5178 or 701-256-0240 • IH Hoe drill mod. 8500 45’ Alan Ormiston 701-949-2778 • Farm King Auger 10”x50’ pto swing out

AUCTION MANAGERS: Dennis Crockett 701-256-5890 Dan Crockett 701-256-0567 | Donavan Diseth 701-351-8981 • Late Listings Welcome • Any statements by owners, clerks, or auctioneers, take precedence over any and all advertising. Not responsible for accidents, errors or omissions in listing.

Owner reserves right to refuse any or all bids.

Dan Crocket 701-256-0567 or 701-256-3383 • 1995 Ford Pickup ½ ton 4x4 new tires and brakes • Parker 350 bu. gravity wagon • 2- IH 8 row 30” row crop planters • Various tires • 5 hp 80 gallon air compressor Sean Feil • JD 853A all crop head Rodger Kram 701-370-1630 • Detroit 671 Ind. Eng. • 2- hub duels fits 90 +94 series Case 3 7/8 axle • 2- 38” rims • 60 weise &Nichols 16” C. P. sweeps Von Christianson 701-256-5076 • JD 30’ mod. 590 SP swather • Husky Garden Tractor 46” cut 20 hp.

Brock Schill 701-370-3465 • 1959 IH truck 19’ box Darell Odegaasrd 701-230-1613 • Straw Chopper for 9600 or 9610 JD combine • 2 pickup tool boxes Jill Kratcha 701-256-2863 • 2010 MF mod. 1648 dsl tractor 47 hp.

3 pt. 2 hyd. ROP, only 18 hrs. w/ mod.

DL130 MF loader NEW • MF Snow blower mod. 740-4 3 pt. 72” hyd spout NEW Edward Kuchar 701-966-2572 • 20 ton press • 100 lb anvil • Black and Decker chop saw • Rail road jack • Central 5 spd. drill press • Acetylene torch w/ owned tanks • Rem Line tool chest 2 part • Air chisel • Air grease gun • Thorsen ¾ “ socket set 15/16” to 1 7/8” • Craftsman 59 piece metric tap and die set • ½” pneumatic impact wrench • Heavy 110 elec. Cord • Hyd. Cyl. Bin fan • 3000 lb. floor jack • Red line sump pump

• Lots of misc. hand tools • Winchester Mod. 1890 22 WRF pump w/ octagon barrel SN 434419 very nice • Remington sportsman 20 gauge 2 ¾” semi auto shotgun SN1047937 • Winchester mod 1897 12 gauge 2 ¾” shotgun SN511845 Josh Diseth 701-644-2296 • Ford 9N restored new back rubber • Lind blt. 5 th. Wheel 23’x8’ flat bed trailer w/ ramps triple tandem axle no title • 13’ wood grain box trailer • Woods 5’ 3 pt. mower • Large air compressor Waren Agar • Glenco Cult. 32’ newer style Stanley Dick 701-682-5150 Lyndon Dick 701-682-5122 • 1989 Triggs 7x20 5th. Wheel stock trailer Gordon Berg 701-370-1159 • Versatile auger 7”x45’ briggs eng • Herman harrow 48’ extended pole Scott Gelner 701-256-3697 or 701256-0128 • IH 725 bat reel swather • 224 straight bat reel • 224 straight finger reel • 1982 8820 JD 5800 hr. 30.5x32 tires JD yearly maint.

Kenneth Anderson • Case `1370 tractor 3 pt. white cab Robert Otto • Horse drawn covered wagon • Horse drawn cult.

• Horse drawn 2 bottom plow 18.4-34 tire • 16.9-38 tire • 18.4-34 tire Roger Nygaard 701-644-2741or 701-739-0165 • JD 4630 tractor - 3 pt., pto, 20.8-38 tires, 6703 hrs w/168 JD loader & grapple fork Clark Sampson 701-644-2382 or 710-739-6484 • 855 Versatile tractor, 8500 hrs, 5000 hours on major, 20.8-38 tires, 5 hydrauli

AUCTIONEER: Diseth Auction Service

Donavan, Diseth, Auctioneer, Lic. #98; Clerk Lic. #46 PO Box 176, Edmore ND • 701-644-2296 - Cell 701-351-8981 GUEST AUCTIONEER: DEAN BOATMAN LIC. #426 GLOBALAUCTIONGUIDE.COM

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MANITOBA BASED CUSTOM HARVESTING operation equipped w/Case IH & John Deere combines. Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured. Phone:(204)371-9435 or (701)520-4036.

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1985 CASE 450C CRAWLER Dozer, 6-way blade, ROP canopy, hydrostatic trans, 16-in pads, 65% undercarriage, Cummins engine rebuilt, 0-hrs, $18,500. Phone:(204)525-4521 www.waltersequipment.com

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BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.

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Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmovers@hotmail.com CYPRESS INDUSTRY STEEL self feeder bins 10, 20 & 30-ft. Phone (204)436-2571.

FOR SALE: 2 Westeel Rosco 1,950-bu grain bins on wooden floors. Both bins & floors are in very good condition & easily moved. $1,950.00. Phone: (204) 724-3482.

NEW SUKUP GRAIN DRYERS in stock and ready for immediate delivery. Canola screens, 1/3ph, LP/NG. Call for more info. www.vzgrain.com (204) 998-9915.

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

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NEW MERIDIAN BINS AVAILABLE, GM2300, GM3000, GM4000 & GM5000, all w/skids. New feed bins at discounted prices, limited quantities.

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SUKUP GRAIN BINS: Flat bottom & hopper, heavy built, setup crew available. Call for more info.

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WESTSTEEL ROSCO BINS, 3 1,950-bu, 1 3,300bu, 1 4,600-bu. 2 Belin 3,000-bu. Oak Bluff, MB. Phone:(204)895-8326.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Carts 1999 KILLBROS GRAIN CART, 750-bu., asking, $16,000. Phone (204)324-4352 Emerson, MB. GRAIN CARTS, KELROSE, APPROX 600-bu, new tires, good cond., $12,500; New Agri-cart, 1050-bu, $39,000. Phone (204)746-6605.

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Baling 1992 CIH 8460 ROUND baler. 540 RPM, good condition. Ph(204)665-2479 after 6:00pm. Napinka MB. NEW IDEA 4865 BALER w/monitor or 688 NH baler, both VGC. Phone (204)767-2062

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FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Baling

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Various

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories

1995 JD SQUAREBACK COMBINE. New concave & rub bars, bought bigger combine; 849 round baler & crimper for 400 Versatile swather. Both good shape. Phone (204)389-2646

FOR SALE: 8465 AUTO Case IH baler w/chain oiler; Case IH 8312 disc mower conditioner. Both purchased new & always shedded. Also 8-wheel 3-PH V-rake. Will sell as a package or separately. Pritchard Bros. Treherne MB. (204)526-7169 or (204)526-7170.

2004 JD 635 HYDRA Flex Platform 35-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, reconditioned $15,900; 2009 JD 635 Hydra Flex Platform 35-ft., PU Reel, Poly skids, Mint Condition $15,900; 2012 JD 635 Hydra Flex Platform 35-ft., PU Reel, Poly skids, Like New $29,900. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

2008 JD 568 ROUND baler, large flotation tires, mega wide PU, field ready, excellent cond. Ph (204)378-2738 evenings, cell (204)378-0092, Riverton MB. CASE IH 430 all twine small square balers. Asking $2,000 OBO. 2006 Hesston 814 round baler, new style soft core, excellent condition. Only baled 3,400 bales. Asking $10,000 OBO. Field ready. Also, round bales alfalfa grass for sale.

Phone:(204)886-2083.

FOR SALE: 1 NEW Holland hayliner square baler #326, in very good condition. For information call owner at (204)447-2308, Ste Rose, MB.

FARM MACHINERY Hay & Harvesting – Mower Conditioner 1431 NH DISC BINE well maintained, used very little in last 2 yrs, $13,500 OBO. Phone (204)966-3857 or (204)476-0535.

2009 956 JD MOCO w/impeller conditioner, $21,000; 21-ft 885 Massey MacDon gas swather, w/heavy duty wobble box, $3,900. No Sunday calls please (204)427-2074, (204)324-7410.

JD 1600A MOWER CONDITIONER, re-conditioned, good shape, asking $5500 OBO. Ph (204)352-4221 Ask for Bob. Glenella MB.

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Swathers 1988 CI 722 26-FT. swather, UII PU reel, double swath, $12,000 OBO. Phone (204)868-5504 or (204)874-2206 evenings email neilgalb@gmail.com 1999 MF 220 Series2 25-ft swather w/pick-up reel, double-saws & lifters, 1,500-hrs. Wilmot Milne, Gladstone, MB. Phone: (204)385-2486 or Cell: (204)212-0531.

400 VERS SWATHER 18-FT. good canvasses, good condition, PU & bat reel, shedded, $1,100 OBO. Phone (204)966-3857 or (204)476-0535.

742 CO-OP SWATHER, 110-HP, 18.4x26 tires, 30ft & 42-ft headers in nice shape, $17,500 OBO; NH 855 round baler, good working cond., $1100 OBO. Phone (204)373-2502.

IHC 4000 SWATHER, 25-FT, no cab, in good shape. Phone: Dale Smith (204)876-4798, Snowflake.

JD 2360 SWATHER 21-ft. PU reel, DSL, 2,400-hrs, excellent condition, $15,000. Phone (204)886-2179 MACDON 25-FT. SERIES 725 PT swather, new knives, guards & canvasses, UII reel w/grain lifters, always shedded, $3,200. Phone (204)268-2380.

MASSEY FERGUSON 9420 SWATHER, 25-ft comes w/roller. 1,000-hrs, in very good condition. $62,500 OBO. Call Jamie:(204)825-8765.

FOR SALE: N-56 NH hay rake. Good shape, w/new teeth. Could deliver. Asking $550.00. Alexander, MB. Phone:(204)752-2143.

SCREEN & SLOW SPEED kit for JD 9600, $500.

Brand new feeder chain for JD 9600, $1,100.

Phone:(204)526-5351.

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

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Combines FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH 1985 Case IH 1480 Combine. 3,950 Engine hrs, new front tires, 2 sets concaves, chopper, rock trap, specialty rotor, 12-ft PU header w/large auger, always stored inside. $22,500. Phone: (204) 362-4532. clint.andrea.fehr@gmail.com 1989 IHC 1660 COMBINE, good cond., shedded, low hours. Phone (204)867-5018 or (204)867-7610.

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, $135,000; 2008 Case IH 8010, AWD, 45-32 front tires, 28Lx26 rear tires, spreader & chopper, approx 800-separator hrs, w/30-ft flex draper header, $245,000.

Phone:(204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Various

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Caterpillar Lexion

1, 36-FT. 10-IN. WESTFIELD grain auger w/Honda motor. Phone (204)436-2571.

CORN HEADER 2009 16X30 Cat Lexion, C15 16row low profile w/littel change or adaptor, it would fit Case IH or JD w/contour head, HYD deck plates & knife rolls, $55,000. Nice condition. (204)871-0925, Macgregor, MB

2001 MACDON 5010 16-FT. haybine field ready, $7,500 OBO. Call (204)638-5689.

2004 NH HAYBINE, VGC, asking $18,000; 2001 Inland square bale picker, VGC, asking $21,000 1999 Case IH 8575 large square baler, asking $29,000 OBO. Phone (204)467-5984 or (204)461-1641.

2009 JD 4895 W/895 PWR reverser header, bar ties, HID lights, variable SPD reel, 488-hrs, premium condition, $85,000 OBO. (204)838-2352 e-mail sdryden@rfnow.com 20-FT SUND PICK-UP ON JD header, excellent condition. 25-ft Sund pick-up on JD 224 header, screen floor, good condition. Phone:(204)526-5351.

97 1475 NH HAYBINE 200 14-ft. header, $10,500 OBO. Phone (204)762-5779.

CASE IH BALER like new condition, MUST BE SEEN. Phone (204)436-2571.

CORN SILAGE MACHINE SP, 4WD, Detroit DSL motor, sell at reasonable price. (204)638-5689.

FARM HAND FEL 12-ft. sweep w/steel teeth, offers. (204)638-5689 FOR SALE: 1984 20-FT. Vers self propelled swather, PU reel, good condition, $1,800 OBO also trade for cows or calves; 1991 16-ft. MacDon haybine, fair condition, $1,600 OBO also trade cows or calves. (204)637-2393 (204)212-2393.

FOR SALE: 2003 NH 1475 14-ft hay conditioner, w/540 PTO, excellent condition, $14,500; 52-ft Fruehauf flatdeck w/bale extension, $5500; 52-ft Tridem flatdeck w/self unloading bale racks, $14,500; 970 NH 30-ft straight cut header, clean unit, needs a wobble box, $1250. Phone (204)825-7150, Pilot Mound MB. FOR SALE: IHC 810 24-ft straight cut header w/PU reel & transport trailer, very nice condition.

(204)535-2453

FOR SALE: JD 930 flexhead, excellent condition, JD conversion to single point hook-up, shedded, Asking $12,000 w/trailer, $10,500 without. IH 770 5 bottom plow w/IH dual hitch, Asking $1,000 OBO. Phone:(204)736-4270. Domain, MB.

RETIRED FROM FARMING: For sale NH 116 16-ft haybine & 664 round baler in excellent working condition. Ph:(204)767-2109 early morning or after 6:00pm.

Rebuilt Concaves

FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere 1980 JD 7720 IN good shape. Phone: Dale Smith (204)876-4798, Snowflake.

1982 7720 TURBO HYDROSTATIC 2-SPD cyl, fine cut chopper, new PU belts, hyd pump & primary counter shaft & bearings, $14,000 in recent green lights, 4,600-hrs, $12,000 OBO. (204)868-5504 or (204)874-2206 evenings email neilgalb@gmail.com 1983 JD 6620 COMBINE 212 PU header approx 3,300 eng hrs, reverser good condition, chopper, recent green light, asking $14,000. Phone (204)324-4352 Emerson, MB. 1987 JD 8820 TITAN 2, Hydro drive dual range cylinder, air foil sieve, fine cut chopper, dual chaff spreaders, 4100-hrs, VGC, shedded, asking $22,000 OBO. Phone (204)274-2054, cell (204)856-9385, Portage MB. 1995 JD 9600 COMBINE. New front tires, new rub bars & new concave, chaff spreader. $9,000 spent on green light. Price: $50,000. Phone Dale: (204)649-2288 or Cell:(204)522-5708.

1996 9600 W/914 PU, 18.4x38 duals, Y&M, Hopper Topper, new clean grain sieve, 2013 green light done, field ready, always shedded, JD factory dual chaff spreader, fine cut chopper, VGC, $45,000.

Jim (204)745-8007 (204)745-3543, Elm Creek.

1997 9600 W/914 PU, w/header height, 4012/2,784-hrs, w/hopper topper & 18.4x38 duals, HD 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 & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

2006 CIH 2020 FLEX Platform 30-ft, PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Crary Air Reel $23,900; 2009 CIH 2020 Flex Platform 35-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $23,900. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

JD 893 CORN HEADER, 2001, shedded, 8 row 30in., knife rolls, in field ready & excellent condition.

Jim (204)745-8007, Elm Creek.

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

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere

JD FLEX HEADS AT wholesale prices. 03’ 930F, $12,200; 04’ 635F w/carry air reel, $21,900; 05’ 635F, $13,750; 06’ 635F, $19,650; 09’ 635F, $23,900; HEADER TRAILERS, 30-ft full frame w/flex bar kit, $2950; 30-ft 4-wheel dolly style, flex kit, $4095; 36-ft w/wheel dolly w/flex fit, $4850; 36-ft 6-wheel frame type, $6500; (204)325-2496 (204)746-6605.

1998 JD 9610, 3,000 separator hours, fine cut chopper, hopper topper, come w/914 pick-up, recent green light, good condition. 1992 JD 9600, 3,050 separator hours, fine cut chopper, hopper toper, comes w/914 pickup, recent green light, excellent condition. Phone: (204)526-5351.

2000 JD 9650W, 2538-SEP hrs, HHS, DAS, Sunnybrook Cyl, Redekop MAV chopper, hopper topper, chaff spreader, HID lights, 914 PU header complete w/new belts, variable speed FDR house, 32.5x32, 16.9x26 tires. $93,500 OCO; 2003 JD 930F complete w/PU reel, Crary air system, FA, poly skids, Elmers trailer, $21,500 OCO; 24.5x32 Firestone rice tires, on JD rims, VG cond., $3200 OCO. Phone (204)347-5244.

2, 1983 JD TURBO 8820 combines, 212 PU header, approx 3,250 eng hrs & 3,300 eng hrs, grain loss monitor, reverser, good condition, chopper, 330-bu. Hopper Topper, asking $22,000 each.

Phone (204)324-4352 Emerson, MB. 3, 9600 JD COMBINES 2 are 1993, approx 3,000 sep hrs, 1 is 1997 w/1,958 sep hrs. All have 914 PU FC chopper, hopper extension, chaff spreader, shedded, VGC, $45,000 for 93, $62,000 for 97.

(204)343-2096, (204)745-7868.

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

FARM MACHINERY Loaders & Dozers H.D. HOUGH 30, 1.25-y bucket, 6cyl. diesel, tires type A 14x24 Michelin radial. Asking $11,500 OBO. Phone:(204)476-6907.

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

1993 JD 930 FLEX Platform 30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Needs Reel Repair $3,900; 1998 JD 930 Flex Platform 30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Reconditioned $11,900; 2001 JD 930 Flex Platform 30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, F.F. Auger, Reconditioned $15,900; 2002 JD 930 Flex Platform 30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Reconditioned, Crary Air Reel $21,900. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

Tillage & Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Tillage FOR SALE: 12 ROW 30-in S-tine row crop cultivator, w/hydraulic wings. Phone (204)535-2453

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Various 2009 BOURGAULT 6000 MIDSIZE harrow, 70-ft. asking, $25,000. Phone (204)324-4352 Emerson, MB.

FYFE PARTS

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Allis/Deutz

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

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

WATROUS SALVAGE

DEUTZ TRACTOR (13006). 9,200-HRS, needs new back tires 231x34. Price $4,500. Phone: (204)523-8872. Killarney, MB. DUETZ DX160, 3,600-HRS, trans needs repairs good rubber, duals w/cab, offers. (204)638-5689.

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

WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

1070 CASE WHITE CAB, power shift, 5,400-hrs, asking $6,500. Phone (204)344-5016.

Your Time is Better Spent

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 Rob:(204)743-2145 Mornings & evenings or Days (204)526-5298. Cypress River, MB. CASE IH 8920 MAGNUM 3-PTH, 540 & 1000 PTO 4WD, 16.9x28 fronts, 18.4R42 rears plus duals, showing just over 6,500-hrs, $45,000. Phone (204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Caterpillar BUY AND SELL without the effort

1998 JD F 925 header, good condition, asking $10,000. Phone (204)324-4352 Emerson, MB. 25-FT. STRAIGHT CUT HEADER trailer, storage rack, tandem wheels, asking $1,500 OBO. (204)825-2799 or cell (204)825-8340, Pilot Mound.

VERS 400 SWATHERS; Intl 100 620 & 6200 press drill; cultivator parts; mounted harrows; discs, parts.

Combine Pus; hyd cyls, motors, hoses, gear boxes etc. Truck & Machinery axles, tires & rims. Also 2 & 4 row potato diggers, working condition.

(204)871-2708, (204)685-2124.

TracTors

1995 CIH 1020 FLEX Platform 30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Reconditioned $11,900; 1998 CIH 1020 Flex Platform 30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Reconditioned $12,900; 2001 CIH 1020 Flex Platform 30-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Reconditioned $14,900.

Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1995 JD 925 FLEX Platform 25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A $7,900; 1998 JD 925 Flex Platform 25ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Reconditioned $11,900; 1998 JD 925 Flex Platform 25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, Crary Air Reel, Reconditioned $14,900; 2001 JD 925 Flex Platform 25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A, FF Auger, Reconditioned $14,900; 1998 JD 925 Rigid Platform 25-ft., PU Reel $8,900. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FOR SALE: 6600 JD Combine for parts, $1,500; 27-ft. Intl vibra chisel Model 645, $750. Phone Beausejour (204)265-3260 or (204)268-5651.

Tractors Combines Swathers

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories

1993 JD 930 FLEX header, shedded, good condition, $6,900 OBO. Phone (204)746-2062, Rosenort.

FARM MACHINERY Salvage

MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.

Combine ACCessories

1993 CIH 1020 FLEX Platform 25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids $5,900; 1997 CIH 1020 Flex Platform 25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, Reconditioned $11,900; 2000 CIH 1020 Flex Platform 25-ft., PU Reel, Poly Skids, Nice Shape $10,900.

Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

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

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

FARM MACHINERY Combine – Various 960 C.C.IL PT COMBINE. Asking $2,000. Phone: (204)523-8872. Killarney, MB.

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443

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CAT CHALLENGER 65 W/PTO, $28,000. Phone (204)871-0925.

Power

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere 2007 JD 5325 TRACTOR Cab, MFWD, JD 542 Loader, 2,900-hrs., Looks like new $42,900. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

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FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

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 Rob:(204)743-2145 Mornings & evenings or Days (204)526-5298. Cypress River, MB.

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

4630 JD TRACTOR, w/duals front weight; 3140 & 3130 w/low hours; 4030 w/sound guard cab, 3PT, 148 FEL, 7405 MFWA, 740 FEL. Phone: (204)828-3460.

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – New Holland 1999 NH TS110 TRACTOR Cab, Air, MFWD, 3-pt., Quickie Loader w/Grapple, Joystick, 6,500-hrs. $37,900.

Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 2 Wheel Drive STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

Specialty ’VE WE ED! V MO

EDGE 3-170 Murray Park Rd Winnipeg, MB

1982 IHC 5088, 8979-hrs, triple hyd, 1000 PTO, 18.4x38 duals, 1100 front, W/Leon 707 FEL, $17,500. Phone (204)525-4521 www.waltersequipment.com

www.edgeequipmentsales.com

TRACTOR ALLIS CHALMERS CA. Comes w/3-PTH for a 2-sheer plow & rear cultivators, plus side cultivators. $2250; 12-ft wide cultivator, must be pulled by a tractor, $100, OBO. (204)661-6840.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 1995 AERO MAX FORD 9000, nice condition, but motor has slight knock, Asking $2,800 OBO; 2 18-ft decks w/hoist & front storage, tie down straps, Asking $2,100/each OBO; 45-ft Morris Deep-tillage, w/NH3 shanks, Asking $2,550; IHC 7200 hoe press, built in transport, markers, Asking $1,750 OBO; Antique Oliver Cetrac crawler w/front blade, runs good, asking $1,800; 2050 IHC tandem DSL gravel truck, 15-ft box, asking $4,600; 28-ft Fruehauf flat deck semi-trailer, single axle, safetied, asking $3,500. Phone:(204)728-1861.

1995 JD 930 STRAIGHT cut header, PU reel, reconditioned wobble box 2000-acres ago, w/4-Whl transport trailer, shedded, $10,000; Small edible bean kit to fit 9600 or 9610 combine, $500; 9610 or 9600 combine straw chopper in VGC, $750; Hawkes side-arm markers, hardly used, $700. Could send pictures for all the above. Call John (204)745-7191, (204)379-2371, St Claude.

2-WHEEL 3-PTH HAYSAVER HAY rake, new, $200; 18-ft IHC 45 cultivator w/harrows & packers, $500; Case 5-16 bottom plow, $500; Bale trailer, 12x10 2-tonne truck chassis w/good rubber, $500; Bale trailer 8x10, wagon chassis, new tires, $300; 17 section Allied harrows, good cond., $200. Phone (204)745-2851, Carman.

450 CASE CRAWLER, 5400-HRS, priced to sell.

Call: (204)467-5646 AUGER FARM KING 10X50 hyd drive swing auger, exc cond., $2800; Heavy Duty tarp to fit 8x14-ft truck, like new, $150; The following are open to offers: Top adjustable sieve for 7721 JD combine; 14ft Lode King drill fill good cond., new down spouts; JD grill guard; New Holland hay moisture tester w/new batteries; Haukass side arm hyd markers includes c/w hyd lines & valve; 2 older house trailer axles w/electric brakes, rims & tires. Contact A Klassen (204)825-2867. If no answer leave message.

BALERS 2, JD 535, $5,900; JD 530, $3,500; JD 510, $1,250; New Idea 485, $3,500; JD 336, $3,000; Richardton Hi-Dumps, $3,000 & up; JD 3970 Harvester, $8,900; NH 890, $2,500; IH 781 $2,500; Several hay conditioners, $800 & Up; Haybines Gehl 2270, $3,900; JD 1209, $3,000; NH 116, $3,000; Case IH 8312 discbine, $6,900; Manure Spreaders, JD 780, $7,000; NH 800, $7,500; Meyers 550, $11,900; New Idea 3634, $4,000; Dual 340 loader, $2,000. (204)857-8403.

DISCS: Kewannee 12-ft breaking disc, $18,500; JD #330 22-ft, $9,500; Bushog 21-ft, $7,000; Krause 16-ft, $5,000; JD 15-ft, $5,000. SCRAPERS: JD 12-yd, $12,000; Crown 6-yd, $5,000; Soilmover 7.5-yd, $7,500; Ashland 4.5-yd, $4,500; New 10-ft Land Levelers, $2,250, 12-ft $2,450; SKIDSTEERS: Gehl #4510, $7,000; NH865, $12,900; 3PH 9-ft blade, $900; Artsway mixmill, $1,500; 36in Rollermill, $5,000. PHONE:(204)857-8403.

FIELD MASTER 2-YD SCRAPER, field ready, cyls work good, heavy built, $1,800 OBO. Phone (204)343-2445, Roland, MB. FOR SALE: 230 IHC swather 16.5-ft. crimper & canopy shedded; 20-ft. MacDon PU reel, Intl hopper wagon. Phone (204)838-2217 FOR SALE: 930 CASE, runs good, hand clutch, needs one rear tire, $2,500. Swather mover 4-wheel, used for 400 Versatile, $400.

Phone:(204)659-4448.

FOR SALE: AIR KIT parts for 52-ft. cultivator, offers. Phone (204)743-2145 or (204)526-5298.

FOR SALE: MF PT #852 combine, full monitor & new pick-up; Case IH 725 PT swather. All items shedded. Phone:(204)858-2117.

GRAVITY WAGONS NEW: 400B, $7,100; 600B $12,000; used 250-750-bu, used grain carts, 450-1100-bu, EZ475 $7,900; JM875, $20,000; weigh wagon, $2,500; dual stage & Kwik Kleen screeners; REM 552 Grainvac $3,500; REM 2500, $9,500; Brandt 4000, $7,000; Brandt 4500, $8,000; Valmar applicator, $1,500; Phoenix harrow, 42-ft, $9,500; Summers 72-ft, $14,000; usd fertilizer spreaders, 4-9 ton. Phone:(204)857-8403.

JD 450 9-FT TRAILER more w/3 knives, $1,500; MTD 14.5hwp, 42-in cut riding mower, $475; 2 18.4x38 dual tires w/spacers & clamps, $550; 6-ft Douglas 3PTH brush mower, $950; MF 8-ft trailer more, complete for parts, $400; prong-type stone picker, $475.

All equipment OBO. Phone:(204)767-2208.

JD 8820 914 PICK-UP header & 930 grain header & trailer; MF 860 w/pick-up & MF 20-ft grain header; MF 410 combine, PU header; Honeybee 36-ft draper header, pick-up reel, fits Case 2388 & 2588 combine; D7G, PS, ripper; CAT 235 track hoe; D760 Champion Grater; Tree farmer skidder, mechanical special, new 18.4x34 tires; Calhoun fertilizer spreader, PTO; Grousen dozer, fits a JD 8970 16-ft; 2004 Dodge RumbleBee short box. Phone: (306)236-8023.

FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 1-1/2 yr olds & yearlings, polled, some red factor, some good for heifers, semen tested, guaranteed & delivered, R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB. Phone:(204)466-2883, cell (204)724-2811.

EQUIPMENT SALES

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various

JD 3130 W/LEON LOADER $7,000; Landini Ghibli FWA, cab, A/C, shuttle shift, $27,000; Ford 6000 3-PTH & loader, $1,750; Ford 6000, $2,000; 1070 Case Power shift, low hrs, $7,000; 1070 Case power shift, $3,000; IHC 414 3-PTH & IHC loader, $1,750. (204)685-2124, (204)871-2708.

Swine

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

204-837-1660

Exclusive PowerFold feature allows operators to lift DuraMax® decks with their fingers not with their backs. ®

USED GRASSHOPPERS AVAILABLE NEW IDEA 4865 BALER; New Idea 9-ft haybine; 750-gal water tank; 52-f Laurier Harrows; 500-gal fuel tank & metal stand; NH 351 mix mill, PT hay crimper. Offers, Phone:(204)842-5141.

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

NH SUPER 1049 SP bale wagon, good condition, 1 Claas 13-ft circular rake, very good condition.

Phone:(204)724-3160 or (204)720-5475.

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

VALMAR 240 W/HOSE, $1,500; Valmar PT Honda engine, $5,000; Rotary mowers JD 5-ft., $900; 6-ft.

3PH, $1,100; Woods 6-ft. PT $1,600; 10-ft. Batwing, $3,500; JD 709 PT, $3,000; Sickle Mowers JD 9-ft., $2,200; NH 9-ft., $2,200; IHC 9-ft., $1,750; Vermeer R23 Rake, $7,000; NH 144 swath turner, $3,000; 166 NH, $3,500; 14 Wheel rake, $6,500; Danuser Post auger, $1,200; New hyd post auger for skidsteer, $2,250; Bale spear, $400. Phone (204)857-8403.

VERS HARROW STRETCHER W/16 diamond harrows. Phone (204)386-2775 or (204)476-6631, Plumas.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

The Icynene Insulation System® • Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

www.penta.ca

1-800-587-4711

IRON & STEEL 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

REGULAR SALE

Every Friday 9AM NO REGULAR SALE ON FRIDAY JULY 19TH

NEXT SHEEP & GOAT SALE Wednesday, August 7 @ 1:00 pm Gates Open: Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM Thurs. 8AM-10PM Friday 8AM-6PM Sat. 8AM-4PM

We Will Buy Cattle Direct On Farm

For more information call: 204-694-8328 Jim Christie 204-771-0753 Scott Anderson 204-782-6222 Mike Nernberg 204-841-0747

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com Licence #1122

GRUNTHAL, MB.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

with Holstein Calves every TUESDAY at 9 am July 23rd & 30th Monday, August 12th & 26th Sheep and Goat Sale with Small Animals at 12:00 Noon

Sales Agent for

HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural products for your livestock needs. (protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc)

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call

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

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus PB REG BLACK & Red Angus bulls for sale.

2-18-mth Black AI sired Density(ET) & Net Worth.

3-15-mth Red AI sired Makn Waves, Arson & Designer. Semen tested. Drumhaggart Ltd. Corina, (204)268-4478.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus 8 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS semen tested, vaccinated, delivered within 100-miles. Holloway Angus.

Souris, Manitoba. Phone: (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622.

BLACK MEADOWS ANGUS OFFERS for sale 40 yearling & 1 2-yr old registered Black Angus bulls.

Top bloodlines, EPD’s available, fertility tested, bunk fed.

Call Bill:(204)567-3782 or cell:(204)851-1109.

FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls. Virgin 2-yr olds & herd sires available. Phone: (204)564-2540. www.nerbasbrosangus.com FOR SALE: PUREBRED BLACK Angus yearling bulls & some 2-yr old bulls. Scott Ranch, McCreary (204)835-2087.

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.

GREENBUSH ANGUS HAS YOUR next herd sire ready to go. Top AI sired offspring by SAV density, SAV Providence, S Chism, Harb Windy, Nichols Quiet Lad & TC Aberdeen. All bulls are semen tested & ready to go, delivery available. Cal Tim Baker:(204)966-3320 or Cell:(204)476-6040.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus 2 YR OLD BULLS PB not papered, semen tested, $1,800 each. Phone (204)371-6404, Ste Anne.

HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale registered Red Angus yearling bulls. Good selection. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s available. Top genetics. Contact Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635.

REG RED ANGUS BULLS for sale. 6, 2 yr olds; 1, 3 yr old; 1, 4 yr old. Proven breeders, 250 heifers can’t be wrong. Jim Abbott (204)745-3884 or cell (204)750-1157, Carman.

WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM HAS several good quality Red Angus yearling bulls still available, for more info call Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais

A great way to Buy and Sell without the ef for t.

Classifieds

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 performance tested, semen tested & delivered. Visit us online at www.defoortstockfarm.com Celebrating 33-yrs in Charolais. Call us at (204)743-2109.

FOR SALE: 5 YEARLING Charolais bulls, $2,000/each. 1 2-yr old Charlois bull, $2,500. Thick bulls off cows with good dispositions. Phone Donald Toms:(204)843-2917. Amaranth, MB.

PUREBRED CHARLOIS BULLS FOR Sale. Yearling & 2-yr old, good selection still available.

Phone:(204)427-2589. Walking Plow Charlois.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford FOR SALE: YEARLING & 2-yr old Hereford polled bulls. Good performance tie-broke, quiet, up to date on vaccinations. Can be viewed online at www.rocknabh.com call Allan/Bonnie (204)764-0364 or Kevin/Holly at (204)764-0331.

REG POLLED HEREFORD BULLS, good selection of coming 2 yr olds, naturally developed, quiet, broke to tie, guaranteed, delivery available. Catt Brothers (204)723-2831 Austin, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN HAS bulls for sale 2 yr old & yearling Red & Black & Polled, Bred for calving ease or Performance Ready for breeding season & priced to sell, guaranteed. Delivery available. Your source for quality Limousin genetics. Call Art (204)685-2628 or (204)856-3440.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM HAS several solid Red & solid Black Maine-Anjou yearling bulls. Also 2 2-yr olds, bulls are all polled, semen tested & ready to go. For more info call Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental 2-YR OLD & YEARLING polled Red bulls, w/A.I. backgrounds, also 10 Simmental cows w/young calves at side. Acomb Valley Simmentals, Minnedosa (204)867-2203.

CONRAY CATTLE CO. HAS for sale 2-yr old & yearling polled red factor bulls. These bulls are quiet, structurally sound & have great hair coats.

They are sired by a proven calving ease sire. They will be semen tested & delivered. Connor:(204)825-2140 or Gayle:(204)825-0163.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various FOR SALE: 20 BRED heifers, red, blacks & Herefords bred to easy calving Black Angus bull. Start calving Aug 1st 2013; 10 cross-bred open replacement heifers. (204)379-2408, St Claude.

LIVESTOCK Sheep – Dorper WHITE DORPER RAMS 2013 new bloodlines.

Born January, $500. Each ready to work.

Phone:(204)664-2027. www.wall2wallsheep.com

LIVESTOCK Sheep For Sale 2 PB Suffolk 1-yr Rams, 1 PB 2-yr Polled Dorset Ram, 12 Suffolk based Comm Ewes, 8-way & Casebac. Regular de-worm. Oak Hammock Suffolks.

Phone: (204) 250-1944. sheepguy671@gmail.com 27 COMMERCIAL lambs, ready for (204)466-2870.

DORPER breeding,

YEARLING ewe $5,000 for lot.

FOR SALE: 100 EWES w/lambs at foot, vaccination program, nice flock. Phone (204)768-9090.

Horses LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions 27TH ANNUAL ROCKING W Fall Horse Sale. Sat., Aug. 31. Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Consignment deadline July 26th. For more info, www.rockingw.com or Email: rockingw@xplornet.com or Phone:(204)325-7237.

LIVESTOCK Horses – Mules TEAM OF BELGIUM MULES, 16.2 hands tall, big boys. Broke to drive, one is broke to ride, 10-yrs old. Phone (204)752-2185

LIVESTOCK Horses Wanted WANTED: BELGIAN & PERCHERON COLTS/FILLIES Contracting now for September delivery. 50 head minimum, serious inquiries only, please. (360)7911868

LIVESTOCK Livestock Equipment ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden.

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.

LIVESTOCK Livestock Services & Vet Supplies The following agent has applied for a licence under the Livestock Dealers and Agents Licencing regulation, which comes under the Livestock and Livestock Products Act. (C.C.S.M. c. L170)

LIVESTOCK AGENT LICENCE Brent Heebner, Calahoo, AB Jameson, Gilroy & B&L Livestock Ltd.

MUSICAL TRUMPET, $199; CLARINET, $250; Flute, $250; Trombone, $299; Ukeleles, $29.95-$139; Ibanez base guitar, $399; Lapsteel, $99.95; Acoustic amps, 10 watt $79.95, 40 Watt $199.95, 180 watt $399; Base amps $89.95-$500; Marshall stack 100 Watt $650; Octave Mandolin, $299; Randall 100 Watt tube stack, $1200; 6+12 string double-neck electric guitar w/case, $500; Mandola, $299; Mandolin, $99.95; Mandolin-Banjo, $499; Guitar-Banjo, $250; Guitar-Mandolin, $399; Electric Autoharp, $399; Keyboard, $150; Violins, $69.95-$1295; Wireless music system, $125; Wireless mic, $125.

Hildebrand Music, Portage La Prairie Mall, (204)857-3172.

PETS PETS & SUPPLIES BORDER COLLIE REGISTERED WORKING stock dogs, $700. Champion bloodlines, born May 7, 2013. www.wall2wallsheep.com Phone: (204)664-2027.

PB BORDER COLLIE PUPS off Top Imported Breeding Parents working cattle & sheep. Ready to go Aug 1st, $225. Go to www.oakwoodgrange.ca For more info phone Martin Penfold (204)722-2036 Virden/ Moosomin Area.

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots FOR SALE: ACREAGE 4-MI NE of Ochre River Village. House, garage, 3 cattle sheds & workshop included. Phone:(204)638-5412.

READY TO MOVE HOMES starting at $75,000 for 1320-sq.ft, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath; or 1520-sq.ft, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, $90,000; Still time to custom order your plan for 2013 delivery. RTM Home Builder since 1976. MARVIN HOMES INC, Steinbach, MB. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484 or www.marvinhomes.ca

REAL ESTATE Mobile Homes CABIN HOMES BUILT ON order, ready to move, ready to move into. 16 x 30, or 16 x 32, w/covered porch.

Quality materials & workmanship.

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CANADA SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEW 16 wide & 20 wide MODULAR HOMES at GREAT prices.

(218)751-7720 frontierhomesonline.com YEAR ROUND MOBILE Killarney Lake, Lake Front 3-bdrm mobile home, 16x68, 1.5 baths, large deck, very good well, septic tank, 2 sheds, lot size is 50x170. (204)729-5264.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba FARMLAND FOR SALE: Offers to Purchase shall be entertained by the Public Trustee of Manitoba on behalf of the Vendor for property located in the R.M. of Ethelbert, & legally described as: PARCEL ONE: THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 6-28-21 WPM SUBJECT TO THE RESERVATIONS & PROVISIOES CONTAINED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN (160-Ac). PARCEL TWO: THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 1-28-22 WPM SUBJECT TO THE RESERVATIONS & PROVISIOES CONTAINED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN (160-Ac). Approx.

320-ac in total w/approx. 120-ac of cultivated crop land (Meharry clay loam). Property includes house/farm buildings. Property leased for 2013 crop season. Interested parties are asked to submit Offers to Purchase w/respect to the property no later than 12:00pm, Aug. 1st, 2013, to: Attention: John Fergusson, Barrister & Solicitor Confidential Tender Suite 500, 155 Carlton Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 5R9. Phone: (204) 945-2723. In submitting any Offer, any interested parties shall rely upon their own inspection of the property. The Vendor is not obligated to accept the highest or any Offer submitted.

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EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARM EXTENDING to 1578 deeded acres w/4425-acres of Crown land. All the land is fenced & the farm has very good buildings & metal corral system. The farm can carry up to 400-450 cow calf pairs. There is a small bungalow home. Tel: Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com

THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: S1/2 28-24-15W, E1/2 21-24-15W, NE 16-24-15W, NW 15-24-15W. The following Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food&Rural Initiatives for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed, as these lands are part of the unit held by Douglas Rath & Rae Flower of Ste. Rose du Lac, MB: Sec. 01-29-13W, NW 36-28-13W, Sec. 07-29-12W, Sec. 02-29-13W, Sec. 03-29-13W, Sec. 10-29-13W, Sec. 11-29-13W, Sec. 12-29-13W, SW 36-28-13W, N1/2 31-28-12W, Sec. 34-28-13W, Sec. 35-28-13W, E1/2 04-29-13W, E1/2 09-29-13W, NW 25-28-13W, E1/2 33-28-13W, N1/2 26-28-13W, N1/2 27-28-13W, NE 28-28-13W, Sec. 06-29-12W. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the unit transfer, contact the Lessees Douglas Rath at PO Box 8, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0 or Rae Flower at 48 Stradbrooke Place, Dauphin, MB R7N 0M9. 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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BLAIN JOHNSON OF WINNIPEGOSIS, MB intends to sell private lands: E1/2 31-29-16W, N1/2 7-30-16W, SW7-30-16W, SW20-30-16W, SE17-30-16W to Tyler Bowes who intends to acquire the following Crown lands: NW31-29-16W, NW32-29-16W, SW32-29-16W, SE06-30-16W, NW29-29-16W, NE30-29-16W, NE12-30-17W, SE12-30-17W, SE29-30-16W, NE29-30-16W, NE06-30-16W, SW17-30-16W, NW17-30-16W, NE17-30-16W, SW21-30-16W, SE20-30-16W, NW03-30-16W, SW03-30-16W, SE04-30-16W, SW04-30-16W 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.

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QUANITY OF SEMI-DWARF WHITE oats, weigh 38-lbs, grade 2 CW, good sample, 3.50/bushel.

Also have organic millet for bird food. Bulk or buy .30 cents/lb. Phone (204)379-2138.

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Straw DAIRY HAY & HORSE hay for sale, 3x4 square bales, delivery available. Phone (204)827-2629 before 9:00am or leave message.

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VERY TIDY FARM OF 160-acres only 11-miles from Killarney, would lend itself to a mixed or dairy operation. Approximately 110-acres cultivated.

Large hayshed & lean-to, built in 2005. Commodity shed 42-ft x 16-ft. Small workshop w/generator. 3 cattle sheds. 4 hopper bottom bins. Good split level house. Tel Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511 or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. Homelife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com

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GOOD CATTLE FARM ON the shores of Lake Manitoba. 512-acres deeded & 1500-acres of crown lease. The land is all in a block & contained on a peninsula. The owners produce enough to feed on the farm for 150 beef cows. Mobile home, machine shed built 2009, insulated barn, corrals.

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For Sale: SE 9-18-15 PTH #5 RIDING MOUNTAIN, 156-acs, 93 grainland, 1,816-sq.ft. bungalow, scenic property. 2) RM of MCCREARY 719-acs farm (cattle, elk, bison) 1,064-sq.ft. bungalow & yard site, outbldgs. 3) GLADSTONE 4-mi. N, 1988 1,170-sq.ft. raised bungalow 9.86-acs, attached dbl garage, $149,000 OBO. Phone Liz:(204)476-6362 or John: (204)476-6719. Gill & Schmall Agencies.

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