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Precision ag potential has room to grow Technology isn’t living up to full potential: official BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

CHICAGO, Ill. — Mark von Pentz focused his presentation around three numbers — 40, 90 and 50. The president of Deere & Co. Ag & Turf for Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Asia and Africa, said those three numbers illustrate the staggering potential of precision farming. “A combine is only using 60 percent of its installed capacity today, only 60 percent,” he told delegates attending the 2016 DTN Ag Summit. “The same iron could run 40 percent more.” Von Pentz said 100 percent utilization is impossible, but Deere is working on boosting capacity utilization to 70 or 80 percent, which would contribute an extra $25 per acre to the bottom line. SEE PRECISION AG, PAGE 5

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TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS PROGRAM

Ottawa plans to eliminate controversial 4 and 4 rule Regulation forced temporary foreign workers to leave the country for four years after working four years BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Kevin Nixon is feeling relieved. For about five years, honey producers like him have been asking the federal government to change a rule that made it difficult for beekeepers to retain foreign workers. On Dec. 13 the government relented by abandoning a controversial rule that allowed foreigners to work in Canada for only four years. “In order to prevent unnecessary hardship and instability for both workers and employers, the fouryear cumulative duration rule will

no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada, effective immediately,” the government said in a news release. The regulation, known as the four and four rule, was put in place in 2011. Under the rule, temporary foreign workers could have a job in Canada for four years and then would be ineligible to work in Canada for the next four years. The former Conservative government passed the regulation to encourage businesses to hire Canadians or push foreign workers to become permanent residents of Canada.

Beekeepers said the rule was ridiculous because jobs in the industry are seasonal, and many foreign workers prefer to return home to countries such as the Philippines, Guatemala or Nicaragua during the winter. As well, it can take years to train a foreign worker or for that person to become competent in English. Forcing someone to leave after they’ve become a skilled employee made no sense to them. “A lot of our beekeepers have staff of 10, 30 or 40 foreign workers,” Rod Scarlett, Canadian Honey Council executive director, said earlier this year.

“They (the employees) develop an expertise that makes the operation successful.” Nixon, who chairs the honey council, said the federal government’s reversal is a “big deal” for beekeepers. “It (the decision) caught me by surprise. We were hopeful this was coming but you … never know,” said Nixon, who operates Nixon Honey Farm near Red Deer. “It’s been a few years of worry and trying to discuss this with government, so it’s nice to see a positive outcome.” SEE PRODUCERS WELCOME, PAGE 4

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NEWS DISEASE INVESTIGATION

TB quarantine lifted on six Alta. ranches

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Testing continues but no more cases have been found BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

A bovine tuberculosis imposed quarantine was lifted on six premises in southern Alberta Dec. 14. Testing continues on about 45 herds, where 26,000 animals remain under quarantine, said Dr. Harpreet Kochhar, chief veterinary officer for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. No further positive cases have been detected, and the last round of animals that reacted to the tests showed no clinical signs of disease at post mortem inspection, he told reporters. The quarantines may not be lifted right away once all the cattle have been tested by early January, said Kochhar. Further tests done on reactor animals can take eight to 12 weeks because the cultures grow slowly before a positive or negative confirmation is reached, he said. The federal and Alberta governments are working with producers to deliver compensation to cover expenses through AgriRecovery and the cash advance program. About $16.7 million is available to cover feed costs, corrals and water infrastructure, transportation and disinfection of premises. “Regarding the situation in Saskatchewan, government officials continue to monitor the situation. The program is available should the province wish to participate,” said Rosser Lloyd, director general of the business risk management programs directorate with Agriculture Canada. In addition, animals ordered destroyed by the CFIA are paid for based on a grid formula. This is separate from the business risk management programs. About $1.5 million has been paid in compensation, and feedback from producers is being taken into consideration, said Lloyd. The maximum payment is $4,500 for commercial animals and $10,000 for a purebred when the CFIA orders an animal destroyed. Work is continuing with producers to determine the fair market value of cattle involved, said Kochhar. For cows, the evaluation will take into account the age of the animal but does not include the value of the calves that it would have had in the future. The compensation for pregnant cows will be adjusted by $700 per animal, according to Agriculture Canada. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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WEATHER INFORMATION

Weather impact beats out numbers Volunteers provide local information that helps government with policy decisions, such as compensation BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

If 100 millimetres of rain falls over a weekend in July, it’s safe to say that things will be wet come Monday. However, it can be hard to know the impact of such a storm on farm operations because 100 mm is just a number. To fill the void, Agriculture Canada operates a program called Agroclimate Impact Reporter (AIR). Launched in 2013, AIR is a network of about 300 volunteers, mostly farmers, who share information on the impact of snow, rain, heat, hail and drought in their part of the Prairies.

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“In some respects, it is more important to know the impacts from conditions or events than to know the absolutes like how much it rained,” said Trevor Hadwen, agroclimate specialist with Agriculture Canada. “There is no better source for impact information than those who live in the affected areas.” Patrick Cherneski, manager of Agriculture Canada’s National

Agroclimate Information Service, said the AIR program has two functions: • provides information for policy makers • helps producers understand what’s happening in and outside their region “For government, we are collecting this information to truly assist with decision making. The impact information is very important,” Cherneski said. “(It) helps us in our programs and policy, (such as) livestock tax deferral, AgriRecovery.” The AIR program operates like a poll or survey. Agriculture Canada sends out a list of questions and volunteer reporters respond. For instance, questions in October included: • Are there livestock feed shortages because of excessive moisture? • Are the shortages severe, moderate, localized or anticipated in two months? Agriculture Canada staff collected the responses and then used it to generate a map for the Prairies. Reporters in an area from Neepawa, Man., to Prince Albert, Sask., said there were moderate shortages of livestock feed, so that region is coloured light blue on the map. Similar AIR maps can be found at Agriculture Canada’s Drought Watch website at http://bit.ly/ 29lPlJJ. Cherneski said the questions

The beauty of this system is that it’s geospatial, or mappable. It’s an ever growing body, a record of reports for that area. PATRICK CHERNESKI AGRICULTURE CANADA

vary, depending on the time of year. “In the spring we’d be putting out questions like, what’s spring snow melt looking like, what (are) the excess moisture conditions, how is seeding going, forage development, germination.” All reporters are anonymous, so the information cannot be tracked back to a particular farm. Volunteer reporters in the AIR program also write comments about conditions in their area, adding to the information in the maps. The AIR website has only a couple of years of data and maps, but it is interesting to compare one year to another. Volunteer reporters were asked in August 2015 about heat stress on cropland. Almost all of Alberta and western Saskatchewan is orange or blood red on the map, indicating moderate to severe impact from heat stress. The same map from 2016 is completely different. Ninety-five percent of Western Canada is grey,

The Agroclimate Impact Reporter program is looking for more volunteers, especially in northern Saskatchewan

meaning there was no heat stress on crops. “The beauty of this system is that it’s geospatial, or mappable,” Cherneski said. “It’s an ever growing body, a record of reports for that area. Over time, wherever you live, you can click on that area (on a map) … and look at the actual reports that have been submitted.” Agriculture Canada staff have been promoting the AIR program at agricultural trade shows and conferences because the department hopes to recruit more volunteer reporters. The program’s 300 volunteers are barely enough to cover a large area that stretches from Winnipeg to Grande Prairie. There’s a particular shortfall of volunteers in northern Saskatchewan. The program needs 500 reporters to make the prairie information more complete. Agriculture Canada is also seeking agro-climate reporters outside the Prairies because the department wants to establish networks in Ontario, the Maritimes, British Columbia, and Quebec. Cherneski hopes the recruiting efforts are successful because the program generates useful data for government and growers. “Often, farmers know very well what is happening on their farm and in their local area,” he said. “Once you start to get further afield, unless you have a very good n e t w o rk (o f p e o p l e ) , i t g e t s increasingly difficult to (understand) what is happening.” For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2cXRCRq robert.arnason@producer.com

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PRODUCERS WELCOME » CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 About 600 people work in Alberta’s beekeeping industry, and 70 to 80 percent of them are foreign workers, Nixon said. Not all of the employees are from the TFWP. A number of beekeepers use the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP), which applies to workers from Mexico and the Caribbean. Nixon has 22 employees, and 17 are foreign workers. Two of his foreign employees had to leave Canada this year because they breached the four and four rule. Nixon was worried they would never return, but now they likely will. “If you have workers with you for six to eight years, you can’t replace that in a year. It (this change) is going to be good for the workers, for them to continue building their lives,” he said. “It will allow (beekeepers) to sleep better at night…. Hopefully it will allow beekeepers to consider re-investing in their operations.” Ottawa is expected to announce further changes to the TFWP next year. robert.arnason@producer.com

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TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS PROGRAM

Feds want more done to hire domestically BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Temporary foreign workers are still controversial. A Nanos/Globe and Mail poll released in late August found that 45 percent of Canadians are against allowing temporary foreign workers into the country if Canadians are qualified for those same jobs and looking for work. Only seven percent of Canadians who responded to the poll fully support temporary foreign workers. The public’s hostility to foreign workers makes life difficult for federal politicians, who are trying to find a balance between the needs of businesses and the needs of Canadians seeking work. As part of that balancing act, the federal government announced in December that employers who hire foreign workers must make additional efforts to recruit Canadians. “The government will require low-wage employers, where appropriate, to advertise to more

than one, and up to four, underrepresented groups in the workforce — youth, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people and newcomers,” the government said in a news release. Ron Davidson, director of international trade and government relations with the Canadian Meat

The interest … is really, really high. We had about 52 women that applied specifically for that (program). LANCE ROULETTE SANDY BAY FIRST NATIONS CHIEF

Council, said this requirement is unlikely to have a significant impact on the meat industry. Slaughter plants are highly dependent on temporary foreign workers because firms cannot convince Canadians to work at slaughter plants. Davidson said most meat pro-

cessors are already reaching out to all groups of Canadians. “On paper it doesn’t sound like it’s an unreasonable thing to ask,” he said. “If you have an indigenous reserve in the region, they want you (the company) to advertise there. If there is some group of new immigrants in the region, they want you to advertise (to them).” Companies are already working with First Nation communities to recruit new workers. Hylife Foods, which operates a pork processing plant in Neepawa, Man., has been collaborating with the Sandy Bay First Nation on a training program for meat cutters. “The interest … is really, really high,” Sandy Bay Chief Lance Roulette said in March. “We had about 52 women that applied specifically for that (program).” A requirement to recruit underrepresented groups was just part of Ottawa’s announcement on temporary foreign workers. The government is working on a more comprehensive reform of TFWP, which will be unveiled in

the new year. The government hinted at potential changes in its news release. “The government is committed to further developing pathways to permanent residency so that eligible applicants are able to more fully contribute to Canadian society.” That line should be encouraging news for the agri-food sector. In 2014, the Conservative government cut the time that foreign workers can stay in Canada. Now, foreign workers in most industries can stay in the country for only two years: a one-year work permit plus a one-year extension. Previously, they could stay four years: a two-year permit plus a two-year extension. Meat industry leaders and representatives of other sectors said the change “broke the path” for temporary foreign workers to become permanent residents of Canada. Two years isn’t enough time for many workers to learn English and meet the residency requirements. robert.arnason@producer.com

DISEASE SURVEY

Sclerotinia severity worse than normal in Manitoba BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

This summer was one of the worst for sclerotinia in Manitoba. A provincial disease survey found that 90 percent of tested canola fields had sclerotinia stem rot and in infected fields, about 15 to 20 percent of canola plants had symptoms of sclerotinia. However, the real story of 2016 was disease severity. On a scale of zero to five, with five

being the most severe symptoms of sclerotinia, the average severity in Manitoba was 3.2. “We are quite a bit higher than we have seen for severity,” said Holly Derksen, a Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist who spoke at the Manitoba Agronomists Conference in Winnipeg earlier this month. Derksen defined the severity scale as: • 2: lesion on main stem or branches with potential to affect up to one-quarter of seed formation

and filling • 3: As above but affecting half of seed formation and filling • 4: As above but affecting threequarters of seed formation and filling Severity scores have been tracked in Manitoba only since 2011, so it’s impossible to know if 2016 was the worst year for sclerotinia severity in the province. However, 3.2 does exceed the previous high of 2.6. Growers obviously sprayed their

canola crop with fungicide to control sclerotinia because yields in most regions were decent. For instance, the average severity in southwestern Manitoba was 3.9, but the province pegged canola yields for the region at 40 bushels per acre. Nonetheless, the disease definitely added to grower cost and reduced yield. “Sclerotinia was present in most fields (in the central part of the province) … causing lodging and

shattering and yield loss at swathing and harvest,” Manitoba Agriculture said in its final crop report for 2016. The weather this summer likely contributed to the severe infections of sclerotinia. The disease flourishes when temperatures before and during canola flowering are cooler — 15 to 25 C — and when there is sufficient moisture in the soil and air. robert.arnason@producer.com

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» CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Steve Redmond, precision agriculture specialist with Hensall District Co-operative, agreed that there is a lot of untapped potential with the sophisticated computer equipment on farm machinery. He recently spoke to a customer who pulled off some fuel consumption data from his combine. “This guy had one area that was quite weedy and he could see the fuel consumption went way up,” said Redmond. The customer determined he had to get better on weed control, not only to improve his yields but to achieve lower fuel consumption. The decision could not have been reached without today’s big data. The second number von Pentz mentioned comes from a United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization study that determined less than 10 percent of all the pesticides applied to crops around the world end up on a weed or sick plant. “There is more than 90 percent waste on what is sprayed today,” said von Pentz. “The chemical industry doesn’t like this message necessarily, but what an economic headroom potential by eliminating waste.” Farmers could save $70 to $80 per acre if they got to 30 to 50 percent waste instead of 90 percent. “Those are the elements we’re working on,” he said. Redmond disputes the FAO numbers. He said it may be accurate for insect control, but late-season disease and weed control is more efficient. However, he agreed there is room for improvement, such as drone imagery to target pests more accurately. As well, the best sprayer technology can allow individual nozzles to be turned on and off to hit only the targeted plants or pests. The third number is nitrogen uptake, which is 50 percent for the average wheat crop in Europe. Deere is working with third party companies to increase nitrogen uptake, minimizing the waste and environmental concerns associated with unutilized nitrogen. Redmond said there is no doubt precision technology can dramatically increase nitrogen use efficiency in a variety of crops. He said saving $1 or $2 per acre can have a big impact on the bottom line for large farms as margins become tighter. Deere will continue to shift research and development dollars into precision agriculture because it feels that is the best way to help farmers increase their profits. “That’s a big change for us as a company because in the past it was about more lift capacity, more torque and bigger and stronger equipment,” said von Pentz. He said they are still working on all those attributes but also on making machines smarter. Deere used to want to be the sole provider of precision agriculture products to its customers, but now it is allowing other companies to connect to its operations centre. “We want to build the iTunes of our industry,” said von Pentz. “If Dow has a better app than we have, we will allow that to run. We don’t want to lock you into a John Deere system.” sean.pratt@producer.com

Seventeen grain cars derailed near Fawcett, Alta., Dec. 17 on Canadian National Railway’s main line between Edmonton and the Peace River region. Crews repaired the line later in the day. It was the second derailment in Westlock County in the last two months. | LES DUNFORD PHOTO

SOUTHERN ALBERTA POTATOES

Growers relish supplying new plant Cavendish’s proposed processing facility in Lethbridge will require another 9,700 acres of potatoes BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Another 9,700 acres of potatoes will be needed in southern Alberta to supply the new Cavendish plant in Lethbridge that was officially announced Dec. 12. Greg Nakamura, whose family has been growing potatoes in the region for more than 45 years, said it might be a challenge to find those additional acres, but it can and will be done. “I think it’s exciting times for the potato industry. The opportunity to grow, I think it’s great,” Nakamura said during the announcement at Lethbridge City Hall. “Cavendish is a company that’s well respected in the industry and so we’re really welcoming the opportunity.” Terence Hochstein, executive director of the Potato Growers of Alberta, echoed that opinion. “ Th e a d d e d a p p rox i mat e l y 10,000 acres of production it will take to fill this plant is great news,” he said, adding the acres will be found. “We’ve had a number of discussions with the various necessary parties to be, and it will take some juggling, but I think it’s very doable. One of the things that we’re very focused and cognizant of is Alberta has got a great reputation of running a four-year rotation and it is the growers’ resolve to remain on a four-year rotation growing potatoes. That’s what makes our potatoes as good as they are.” Cavendish president Robert

Ir ving came to L ethbridge to announce the new plant, estimated to cost $350 million. It will be the largest commercial investment in the city’s history. Construction is expected to start this spring and be completed by summer 2019, Irving said. The plant, to be built in the city’s new industrial park, will replace the existing Cavendish facility, which it bought in 2012. The approximately 170 employees will be retained and work at the new facility.

Cavendish is a company that’s well respected in the industry and so we’re really welcoming the opportunity. GREG NAKAMURA ALBERTA POTATO GROWER

“The new plant will replace our current aging plant … that has reached its capacity and expansion potential,” Irving said. “It will more than double our annual production capacity at that plant to meet growing demand for our products.” The current plant produces 160 million pounds of frozen potato products annually. The new one is expected to produce 415 million lb., “so it’s a huge leap in terms of size and scale.” Cavendish will pay $7.9 million for 287 acres in northeastern Lethbridge with an anticipated

Robert Irving, president of Cavendish Farms, announced Dec. 12 that his company plans to build a $350 million frozen potato processing plant in Lethbridge. | BARB GLEN PHOTO closing date on the deal of March 31, 2017. Mayor Chris Spearman referred to Cavendish as a blue chip company that recognized the city’s value as an agricultural hub. “We are being seen as a city that is an attractive place to invest, and Cavendish has chosen the right time to come, before the stampede happens,” Spearman said. Alberta Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier also lauded the announcement and noted that southern Alberta is already home to 30 percent of the province’s food

processing operations. “I first met Mr. Irving in Prince Edward Island in the summer of 2015,” said Carlier. “He asked me, would Alberta like to see an expansion? I said, ‘hell, yeah. It sounds like a good idea.’ ” Nakamura said Alberta and its growers have a reputation for providing good product, and proximity to export markets in Asia give it an advantage over other regions. It is also well placed to compete with product from Washington state, he added. barb.glen@producer.com

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DURUM MARKETING

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Adequate supply of milling durum reassures buyers, but limits price Canada’s New Crop Missions marketing team reassures global buyers that quality is available

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The good side of a flaccid market is that buyers won’t shy away from trying to buy Canadian durum this winter, says a member of Canada’s New Crop Missions. Whatever happens to prices, the buyers aren’t going to bail on Canada. “There is still some good production available,” Lane Stockbrugger, a farmer from Englefeld, Sask., said about the message that the mission he was on took to Algeria, Morocco, Italy and England. “Yes, there is still good quality production available out there for your 2017 production needs.” Stockbrugger said buyers in North Africa and Europe seemed worried about reports of bad Canadian growing and harvesting conditions this year, but he and other members of the mission were happy to take Statistics Canada’s newest estimate of ample 2016 durum production and reassure them that they didn’t need to switch to other sources.

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I really thought by now that we’d be seeing a little appreciation in durum prices, just because of the quality issues in Europe and Canada and here, but we haven’t seen any appreciation at all. MIKE KRUEGER MARKET ADVISER

“It put them at ease,” said Stockbrugger. Prices for western Canadian durum since harvest have been poorer than many hoped. Bad late summer weather and terrible harvesting conditions in many areas allowed some farmers to hope for a rally so that they might make up in higher prices what they lost in lower and damaged production. Price bounced off lows set in September but peaked in November and have now fallen back again to the level they were late last winter and spring, according to the PDQInfo.ca website. “Each subsequent (offshore) tender, the prices are edging

Overseas buyers were pleased to learn that Canada has milling quality durum available, even with the weather problems during summer and at harvest. | FILE PHOTO down,” said FarmLink Marketing analyst Neil Townsend about recent prairie cash bids Adviser Mike Krueger from Fargo, North Dakota, said he has noticed the same phenomenon of weak prices and no signs of buyer worries. “I’m not hearing much at all,” said Krueger. “I really thought by now that we’d be seeing a little appreciation in durum prices, just because of the quality issues in Europe and Canada and here, but we haven’t seen any appreciation at all.” Widespread reports of massive quality damage haven’t prompted durum buyers to aggressively

chase quality durum, which was supposed to be in short supply. “The U.S. market never really responded like there was a shorta g e o f q u a l i t y d u r u m,” s a i d Townsend, who estimates that Canada has a 2016-17 supply of more than five million tonnes of No. 1, 2 and 3 durum. For most buyers, that is enough. Stockbrugger said he was pleased as a farmer to see that Canada’s overseas buyers specifically want to buy Canadian durum because it has a reputation for high quality and consistency. That’s an advantage in a competitive world market where other exporters are trying to push in.

Canada will have an edge as long as Canada offers more consistency and quality. “They’ve come to expect Canadian production,” Stockbrugger said two days after returning to his farm. “We produce some of the highest quality grains, and while we know that, the quality is very, very important to those markets, so they expect that quality year after year. “It’s almost like we can’t let our guard down. We need to continually be innovating and doing the next best thing.” ed.white@producer.com

CHICAGO, Ill. — The deceleration of China’s economy is raising alarm bells in agriculture circles. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.8 percent in 2016 and 6.4 percent next year. That is the envy of many countries around the world but it is well below the double-digit growth China experienced during much of the 1990s and early 2000s. China’s debt has risen to $30 trillion or three times its GDP. An estimated 20 to 35 percent of that debt is unserviceable. “That makes the financial crisis here look tame,” Thomas Scott, chief executive officer of Informa Economics, told U.S. farmers attending the 2016 DTN Ag Summit. Capital is flowing out of the country, the currency continues to weaken and its workforce is aging. China has injected trillions of dollars of stimulus into the economy. “That can’t go on forever.” Scott thinks China is on a path t ow a rd s f i v e p e rc e nt a n nu a l growth in GDP. “The deceleration of China’s economy is a concern,” he said. The big question is will there be a hard or a soft landing on the path down to five percent economic growth? In other words, is China heading for a crash? That would have huge ramification for agriculture since China is a top buyer of many of the world’s crops and meat products. Scott believes it will be a soft landing, although there will undoubtedly be bumps along the way. He thinks China’s government is better equipped to handle a decelerating economy than western governments. “Because they have such a tight central control on things and there is an awareness that this is going on, they can take actions to manage it,” he said. Those actions include getting rid of excess industrial capacity, reducing inventory and stocks, particularly in the real estate market, limiting speculative purchases in commodities and real estate and reducing corporate costs. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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PRICE OUTLOOK

Brewers blasé about malting barley supply Quality malting barley is difficult to find but rather than crying in their beer, some buyers are turning to lower quality crop BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

The western Canadian malting barley market has given nothing for farmers to smile about over the Christmas holidays. Instead of a hoped-for rally, the present weakness has reinforced worries that Canada’s crop no longer matters much in the global malting market. “It’s just kind of blah,” said Neil Townsend, chief analyst at FarmLink Marketing. “There has been no panic from the buyers’ side at all.” Farmers had hoped quality damage from bad 2016 growing conditions and a tough harvest would worry buyers of Canada’s topquality malting barley crop and lead to a post-harvest rally. For some reason, even though many crops were indeed damaged by the horrendous harvest that many farmers faced, barley maltsters and exporters have not moved to fill their bins and terminals. “They haven’t noticeably taken any more coverage,” said Townsend. “They haven’t been treating good quality barley like it’s a rare com-

modity. They’ve been hand to mouth, and they’ve been rejecting a lot of barley.” Mike Krueger sees the same thing south of the border. “I don’t know if it’s not going to happen or if it’s just a patience game,” said Krueger, who operates the Money Farm in Fargo, North Dakota.

The big question with farmers is what kind of contract price will the malting barley people come out with this winter. MIKE KRUGER MONEY FARM

U.S. barley crops generally appear less damaged than Canadian crops, which has alleviated some buyer worries. As well, the growth of an overseas competitor has also limited the potential for a rally. Townsend said Australia’s record crop is in head to head competition with Canada in the Chinese market

» CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Scott said people started getting worried about China when there was a meltdown in the Shanghai Stock Exchange composite index in the summer of 2015 and again in January 2016. He is not too concerned about the stock market crashes because stocks are narrowly owned in China so the collateral damage is limited. What does keep him awake at night is China’s real estate bubble. The government initially encouraged citizens to buy multiple homes or apartments, which led to real estate prices rising 20 to 30 percent per year in some markets. What is happening in China is eerily reminiscent of the United States housing bubble. “If this unravels that will truly

If this unravels, that will truly ripple through and affect a lot of people. THOMAS SCOTT INFORMA ECONOMICS

ripple through and affect a lot of people,” said Scott. The good news for the agriculture sector is that 168 million Chinese are expected to move from rural areas to urban centres between now and 2025. Those people will be eating more meat, which in turn increases feed grain and oilseed demand. A big wild card with China is how it responds to the policies of a Donald Trump presidency.

and can easily capture market share. Brewers want Canada’s traditionally high-quality malting barley, but some are willing to deal with lower quality barley like that in Australia’s Fair Average Quality class. “There’s a big market for Australian barley,” said Townsend, especially for people who have not traditionally drunk beer and who don’t know how it is supposed to taste. Another challenge to Canada’s traditional overseas markets is the emergence of Russia and Ukraine as competitors. “It’s not just Canada and Australia now,” said Townsend. “It’s other origins working in there, too.” Krueger said many farmers had their production covered by contracts signed many months ago. Those farmers’ attention has switched to new crop offers. “The big question with farmers is what kind of contract price will the malting barley people come out with this winter,” he said. ed.white@producer.com

Scott said many voters who elected Trump want him to follow through on his campaign pledge to impose a 45 percent tariff on imported Chinese manufactured goods. China could retaliate by imposing tariffs or phytosanitary obstacles on U.S. agricultural commodities. “It’s going to be a discussion and a debate and agriculture is going to have to be front and centre to make sure their voice is being heard,” he said. Another Trump campaign promise to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement could create an opening for China to negotiate bilateral trade agreements with Asian members of what now appears to be a defunct TPP pact. sean.pratt@producer.com

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SURPLUS REDUCTION

China reduces corn acres BEIJING (Reuters) —China will further cut corn seeded area next year in areas of low productivity to help trim swelling inventories, state radio cited the country’s agricultural minister as saying Dec. 19. China, the world’s No.2 producer of corn, is facing ballooning corn surplus and was expected to unleash more supply into a saturated global market in what could be the first bulk exports in a decade. Han Changfu, minister of agriculture, said that the country planned to cut another 1.65 million acres of corn area in 2017,

bringing the total cuts in two years to 6.6 million acres. Last year, total corn area was 90.8 million acres The cuts will be mostly in the so-called “sickle” shape zones that span from northeast, northwest to southwest regions where corn productions were low and unstable, Han said. Han also said more subsidies will be handed out next year to encourage farmers growing animal feeds instead of grains. He said prices of most Chinese agricultural products will stay relatively low in 2017, without elaboration.

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Online system allows comparative pricing Growers can see prices being offered for several crops in different areas and also see historical price information BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

PDQ has been working slowly and quietly to compile prairie grain price information. It hasn’t been flashy, but the online, public system at www. PDQInfo.ca has been growing into its place in the marketplace. “It’s a really good tool for industry, for all of us,” said Dan Mazier, president of Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers. “It’s very necessary, and it’s a good tool to have in our arsenal to analyze the industry when it comes to grain pricing.” Alberta Wheat Commission operates the PDQ system, which offers prices for base grades of wheat, durum, canola and peas from eastern Manitoba to the Peace River country of northwestern Alberta. The prices are updated every day and offer a regional price for nine areas. Caalen Covey, the wheat commission’s marketing manager, said the PDQ system plans improvements, including prices for more crops and to make the website easier to use. “We want to have it so that you can go in and easily chart out historical prices and maybe deferred prices as well,” said Covey. Historical prices and deferred prices are already available on the site, but Covey said some users don’t realize everything that’s there or how to interact with it. The agency also wants historical price information to be downloadable so that users can easily plug it into Excel spreadsheets. Two thousand registered users are going deep into the data after more than a year of operations, but

The PDQInfo.ca website provides users with current cash bids, and with free registration, historical prices and basis levels are available. | WILLIAM DEKAY PHOTO there are likely many more who just check the home page to see contemporary prices for the crop classes. Some visitors might not even realize they can delve deeper into the site’s data. Current prices are features on the website’s home page, but Covey thinks the most valuable feature will become the longer-term price trends. That information is slowly

building up and will become more useful as years pass. Adding more crops appears to be a key hope for many farmers. “I think it would be great to have oats to be able to see what the average prices of oats are in various parts of the countr y,” said Shawna Mathieson, executive director of the Prairie Oat Growers Association. Covey said the wheat commis-

sion is often asked for barley price information, which isn’t yet compiled by the PDQ system. Feed wheat prices are also often sought. Mazier said he was pleased recently to hear people referring to PDQ prices when discussing prairie elevator bids. That’s a good sign because it is providing something to which local offers can be compared.

“It is a valuable tool in figuring out what those bids are out there,” said Mazier. That’s exactly how the commission hopes the system operates: offering a benchmark to which other prices can be compared. “Our hope is that it will be that base line price,” said Covey. ed.white@producer.com

WHEAT PRICES

Shortage of quality wheat finally stirs up market MARKET WATCH

D’ARCE McMILLAN

he March Minneapolis spring wheat contract moved into an inverse last week, indicating stronger demand for quality wheat. There is lots of wheat in the world, but many production areas had weather problems that hurt protein or damaged quality. The Minneapolis spring wheat contract reflects the value of quality spring wheat with 13.5 percent protein or higher. (The United States measures protein on a 12 percent moisture basis, while Canada measures its at 13.5 percent moisture.) As this column was written Dec.

19, the March Minneapolis contract had a premium of 3.25 cents per bushel over May. That is not much and the price, US$5.42, is likely a lot less than farmers would think, given the production problems in Canada, France and elsewhere. But the premium for March shows the market would prefer delivery now over delivery later in the crop year. The Minneapolis March-May inverse has the following impact on Canadian prices. The PDQInfo.ca website says that in southeastern Saskatchewan, the cash price for immediate delivery of No. 1 Canadian Western red spring wheat at 13.5 percent protein is C$6.28 per bushel, or 97 cents under the March futures. The price for March delivery is $6.35 or 89 cents under the March futures. A different spread in the futures market, the one between Minneapolis and Chicago, reveals the premium for protein. Back in summer, the spread between high protein Minneapolis

Quality is the name of the game in this year’s wheat market. | FILE PHOTO spring futures and the low protein Chicago soft winter wheat contract ranged between 40 and 50 cents a bushel in favour of the Minneapolis contract. At the start of this week, the Minneapolis premium was about $1.37, the highest since the summer of 2014. Canadian wheat exports are well behind the pace set last year, likely

less than in the previous two crop years. Last crop year, in a highly unusual move Canada exported more wheat than the U.S. Canada had lots of quality wheat and the ability of the U.S. to compete was hampered by its strong currency. The U.S. wheat export picture has rallied back this year, even with the headwinds from its strong dollar. In the U.S., wheat crop year, which starts June 1 two months before Canada’s begins, cumulative exports are 13.47 million tonnes, up from 10.45 million at the same point last year. Of that, 5.97 million tonnes is hard red winter wheat and 3.98 million is hard red spring. U.S. hard red winter wheat exports are 25 percent ahead of the five-year average and hard red spring exports are 29 percent ahead of the five-year average.

due to the difficulty in blending and putting together large shipments of quality buyers want. At the end of week 19 of the crop year, Canada had exported 5.18 million tonnes, down about 20 percent from the 6.59 million tonnes moved at the same time last year. Follow D’Arce McMillan on Twitter The performance so far this year @darcemcmillan or email darce.mcmillan@ is also more than a million tonnes producer.com.

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CANFAX REPORT FED CATTLE UP

Conditions for cutting hay were good in June but excess rain in August caused delays. |

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FORAGE RESULTS

Forage report provides Sask. growers with market assessment Information on quality in different regions and prices are listed BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Saskatchewan forage yields were up in 2016, but quality was down from 2015 and forage prices are significantly lower this year because of excess supply, says a report published by the Saskatchewan Forage Council. “In 2016, hay production yields were slightly above the long-term averages for the province and hay prices are significantly lower than they were in 2015,” the council said in its 2016 Forage Market Price Discovery Report. “In 2016, alfalfa-grass hay is worth $103.85 per tonne compared with $177.35 per tonne as was reported in 2015. “First and second cut alfalfa hay is … worth $97.78 per tonne and $127.36 per tonne respectively, compared with 2015 values of $197 per tonne and $232 per tonne in 2015.” The report added that grass hay is worth roughly $100 per tonne in late 2016 compared with $163 in late 2015. Greenfeed values were listed at $94.60 per tonne down from $141. Straw values are up slightly roughly $63 a tonne compared with $47 in 2015. Prices in the forage council report were compiled in September and based on information obtained through sources, including telephone interviews, personal interviews, electronic correspondence, social media communication and advertisements found online and in newspapers. The report applies to the Sask-

atchewan market only and is intended to provide an accurate assessment of forage prices across the province as of late September. Prices are tracked through the fall and winter and a follow-up report will be completed in the winter to reflect any seasonal price changes. “The information provided in this report can be useful for producers for a variety of purposes,” said council president Dave Kerr. “As forage and weather conditions vary widely across the province, so do prices and availability,” he said. Saskatchewan forage producers entered the growing season with decent supplies of unused hay on hand. This, combined with relatively good hay and pasture topsoil moisture during the spring, resulted in generally lower prices. The quality of 2016 hay and forage crops looked good until persistent rain arrived in late July and early August. “Producers who started haying in June had good haying conditions, although producers who began haying in July or tried to take a second cut later in the season struggled with the weather,” the report’s executive summary stated. “More fair or poor quality hay was baled than normal due to wet weather, high humidity and rain on the swaths. The rainy weather persisted and some producers ended up waiting until August or even September to bale, which resulted in overly mature hay.” Hay movement was relatively

slow in the early fall. Sales of hay are likely to increase as the winter progresses. Some producers are likely to delay sales or purchases until they gain a clearer picture of winter weather trends and feed requirements. “While there is forage listed, very few transactions are reportedly taking place,” said the report, dated Sept. 29. “Interviews with hay brokers, producers and transporters indicate that there is not a lot of hay moving yet and perhaps the prices will shift. Given the downturn in the calf market, and the seemingly abundant feed grains that will be available, buyers seem apprehensive to buy hay at this point..” Haying conditions, yields and prices were fairly similar in adjacent provinces, the report suggested. Manitoba and Alberta reported good yields, but producers struggled with poor weather so forage is of lower quality. There are a lot of hay listings for both regions, but not a lot of hay is moving. Saskatchewan’s forage freight rates for 2016 were $4.25 to $9 p e r l o a d e d m i l e, t h e re p o r t said. Prices for small square hay bales were listed at $4.89 per bale this fall compared to $7.17 per bale a year earlier. Saskatchewan yields of alfalfagrass hay in 2016 were roughly 1.5 tonnes per acre compared to .9 tonnes per acre in 2015. The forage council report can be viewed at www.saskforage.ca. brian.cross@producer.com

The fed steer weighted average rose $3.34 to $153.82 per hundredweight. Heifer trade was comparable but too small to establish an average. Dressed sales were generally $5 per cwt. higher than the previous week at $258-$260 delivered. Fed prices rallied more than $24 over the past nine weeks. Deferred delivery was a key negotiation component on fed offerings as market-ready inventories were aggressively pulled forward. Feedlot managers would prefer to defer delivery and give cattle more days on feed. Others are trying to defer taxable income until 2017. The cash-to-futures basis improved to +$6.33 and was the second strongest weekly basis this year. Weekly western Canadian fed slaughter to Dec. 10 fell nine percent to 28,335 head. Weekly exports to Dec. 3 rose to 6,771 head. Tight market-ready supply will restrict the kill over the holidays, and chain speeds will slow. In the United States, cash cattle bids in the Plains were up to US$112 per cwt. compared to as much as $115 for asking prices, Reuters reported. The previous week, cash cattle brought $109-$112.

COWS STRONGER D1, D2 cows ranged C$85-$100 to average $92.10 per cwt., up $2.17. D3 cows ranged $78-$91 to average $84.38, up $6. That was the largest week-over-week increase this year. Some strength was from packers, but there was also speculative buying of leaner types to put back on feed. Rail grade cows ranged $178$183. Western Canadian cow slaughter volumes topped 9,000 head for five consecutive weeks. Slaughter has now started to moderate. Slaughter bulls were $102.50, up $1.19.

FEEDERS STRONG Alberta calf and feeder prices are at a premium to the U.S. market. Feeder exports are at a crawl, totalling a meager 237 head for the week to Dec. 3. A lot of cattle could again be targeting the summer-fall fed cattle market if exports do not pick up during the first quarter of 2017. The cash market was steady to higher as the western Canadian feeder and calf index saw modest gains. On average, steers rose 87 cents per cwt., and heifers rose $1.02.

Stronger cash prices prompted some producers to sell cattle ahead of schedule. Alberta and Saskatchewan auction mart volumes for the first half of December are up 45 percent compared to last year. There was not much discount on heavy cattle. In some cases, 1,0001,050 pound feeders were trading at the same price per pound as 900 lb. feeders. Cash prices for immediate delivery are stronger than for late January or early February. Bred cows averaged $2,000 per head and heifers $2,250 with topend sales near $3,000, the highest this fall. The average steer calf-to-bred cow ratio was 1.80 to 1.87 in the first half of December. It is taking almost two steer calves to buy one bred cow. The five-year average calf-tobred cow ratio for December is around 1.6.

CATTLE ON FEED There were 870,569 cattle on feed Dec. 1 in Alberta and Saskatchewan, down 10 percent from last year at the same time. It was the fifth straight month that inventories were below a year ago. Placements into feedlots were delayed into November because of the late fall. The total was 269,894, up 19 percent from last year. Heifer placements rose 42 percent, while steers were up only seven percent. Steers were marketed earlier this fall. Marketings in November were 127,142, up five percent. Market-ready supplies should be manageable through much of the first half of 2017, given the aggressive marketings and delayed placement patterns.

U.S. BEEF UP U.S. boxed beef Choice prices Dec. 15 rose US$3.98 to $193.46 per cwt., and Select climbed $7.12 to $178.54. Weekly Canadian cutouts to Dec. 9 fell with AAA down C$4.33$249.01 per cwt. and AA down $1.90 to $230.20. All primals traded steady to lower with middle meats posting the largest decline. The AAA-Choice spread was -$1.42 per cwt., compared to +$0.91 the previous week and -$14.20 last year. This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca.

WP LIVESTOCK REPORT HOGS STRONGER Chicago hog futures reached a 3 1/2 month high Dec. 16, supported by stronger pork prices as retailers finished buying Christmas hams. Producers and the rest of the industry avoided the feared December price collapse by marketing aggressively through the fall. U.S. slaughter hit record highs above 2.5 million a week, and meat companies increased their export pace. The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was

US$41.30 per cwt. Dec. 16, up from $40.09 Dec. 9. U.S. hogs averaged $52.95 on a carcass basis Dec. 16, up slightly from $52.66 Dec. 9. The U.S. pork cutout was $77.85 per cwt. Dec. 16, up from $75.81 Dec. 9. T h e e s t i m a t e d U. S. w e e k l y slaughter for the week to Dec. 16 was 2.544 million, up from 2.433 million the previous week. Slaughter was 2.499 million last year at the same time. The weaker loonie supported prices in Canada. The Dec. 17 Signature Five price

was C$132.99 per 100 kilograms, up from $125.11 the previous week. The price was $60.32 on a per hundredweight basis, up from $56.75 the previous week.

offering US$4.40. Animals outside the desirable buyer specifications may be discounted.

LAMBS STRONG BISON STEADY The Canadian Bison Association said Grade A bulls in the desirable weight range sold at prices up to C$6-$6.25 per pound hot hanging weight. U.S. buyers are offering US$4.60 with returns dependent on exchange rates, quality and export costs. Grade A heifers sold up to C$5.75-$6. U.S. buyers are

Beaver Hill Auction in Tofield, Alta., reported that 957 sheep and 51 goats sold Dec. 12. Wool lambs lighter than 54 lb. were $220-$250 per cwt., 55-69 lb. were $196-$240, 70-85 lb. were $186-$216, 86-105 lb. were $180$197 and 106 lb. and heavier were $170-$185. Wool rams were $80-$107 per

cwt. Cull ewes were $80-$125. Hair lambs lighter than 54 lb. were $220-$230 per cwt., 55-69 lb. were $201-$245, 70-85 lb. were $185-$216, 86-105 lb. were $186$194 and 106 lb. and heavier were $170-$184. Hair rams were $90-$100 per cwt. Cull ewes were $90-$100. Ontario Stockyards Inc. reported that 2,496 sheep and lambs and 172 goats traded Dec.12. New crop lambs sold at premium prices. All other lambs traded actively at higher prices. Sheep sold very actively at higher prices. Goats were steady.

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YEAR IN REVIEW

Time to look ahead after year that disappointed some

f a year in farming didn’t have any surprises, it would be a strange year. From that perspective, 2016 certainly wasn’t strange. But it sure was a tough one. While the low Canadian dollar was a dependable support for exporters, a rollercoaster of issues left many farmers stressed. Some of it was uncertainty, for instance, with consolidation in the industry. Bayer agreed to a US$66 billion takeover of Monsanto. The new company would account for 65 percent of canola acres in Canada and 95 percent of canola trait businesses. ChemChina plans to take over Syngenta, which is a market leader in crop protection products and third in seed sales. And in fertilizer and the farm retail sector, Agrium and PotashCorp announced a $36 billion merger. These deals have yet to clear approvals in many countries. A $130-billion merger between seed and chemical companies Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Pioneer is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017. The row continues over Alberta’s farm safety act, which was passed last December. In October, one of six working groups analyzing the details disagreed on whether unionized farm workers should be allowed to strike. Country-of-origin labelling legislation was repealed by the U.S. Congress last December, but will it be back under a Donald Trump presidency? And as time ran out in September, China agreed to maintain dockage rules until 2020, permitting Canada’s $2 billion in canola exports to continue. In November, Health Canada said it wants a three-year phase-out of imidacloprid and it will investigate two other neonicotinoids because water bodies near agricultural lands have high concentrations of the insecticide. Farm groups offered a mixed reaction.

Then came the harvest from hell. What looked like a bumper crop was pummeled by mid-summer rains that were so heavy one farmer took to water-skis in a canola field. The watery conditions persisted, delaying the harvest. By late October, it was estimated that the value of unharvested grain and oilseeds was about $2 billion in Saskatchewan and $1.6 billion in Alberta. Expectations of record lentil and pea production were tempered by the late harvest and wet conditions, which damaged the quality. An extraordinary November allowed many farmers to finish harvest. The problems — fusarium in wheat and barley, lower quality crops across the grain and oilseed spectrum — likely won’t be offset by what still turned out to be a huge harvest. Livestock farmers fared no better. Prices that had nearly doubled over four years dropped by almost 40 percent by September. Then, Western Feedlots announced it would close its cattle feeding operations in Alberta, removing capacity for 80,000 to 100,000 head. And then came bovine tuberculosis. One cow was discovered with the contagious disease in September. By late December, 34 ranches in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan were quarantined, affecting 26,000 animals. Up to 10,000 may be slaughtered. About $16.7 million in assistance has been committed to Alberta ranchers through the AgriRecovery program. The year ends with intense debate over Ottawa’s proposed carbon tax, which, by one estimate, could cost farmers with 2,000 to 2,500 acres about $10,000. It’s understandable that many farmers will be glad to see the backside of 2016, but there’s little doubt 2017 will bring more surprises, some good, some not so much.

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A FULL CALENDAR

Ottawa has plenty of issues to handle, decisions to make in 2017 CAPITAL LETTERS

KELSEY JOHNSON

s 2016 draws to a close, it’s time to pause and reflect on the year that’s been in Canadian agriculture. It’s been a hectic few months on the file. The Liberals grappled with the outcome of a U.S. presidential election. They negotiated a national climate change strategy and dealt with an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in Western Canada. They waited for Europe to decide the fate of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement deal. On the bovine TB file, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has said it expects on-farm testing of the 26,000 quarantined animals will be

completed by early January. Alberta Agriculture is continuing to roll out emergency funding for affected ranchers, although Agriculture Canada could not say whether cheques will make it into producers hands before Christmas. The bovine TB outbreak isn’t the only file that will carry over into the new year. First and foremost are the ongoing questions around the pending Donald Trump presidency. The new year will see attention focused on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Ottawa has indicated it is open to discussions. It’s unclear what adjustments either side wants to make. Ottawa will be expected to ensure Canadian businesses, including agriculture and agri-business, remain competitive with the United States. Trump has promised to ease and streamline agriculture regulations for U.S. producers, which industry north of the border will be scrutinizing closely, along with his actions on the immigration file.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is largely considered dead, a development that likely means Ottawa will be asked to secure additional market access elsewhere. For many in Canadian agriculture, no market is more critical than Japan, where bilateral trade negotiations have been stalled because of the TPP. There are also several files worth watching closer to home. Health Canada has unveiled its latest round of food labels after more than two years of consultation. They are meant to help consumers better understand the nutritional content of their food by grouping together things like sugar content and reducing sodium content. Ottawa has said industry will have until 2021 to make the transition. Consultations are also underway around Ottawa’s long awaited livestock transportation rules. Transport Canada unveiled the proposed changes in December. Canada’s current suite of rules dates back to 1975. A 75-day comment period is underway with industry offered a

one-year transition period. Meanwhile, discussions around the next agriculture policy framework will continue into 2017. It’s expected most of the finer details will be discussed at the next federal-provincial-territorial meeting in July. Spring 2017 will see Ottawa unveil its long-awaited response to t h e Em e r s o n t ra n s p o r t at i o n report. Transport Minister Marc Garneau has already committed to reciprocal penalties and clearer service definitions. However, two key decisions remain: the maximum revenue entitlement and the future of extended interswitching. Those decision are expected in the spring, alongside legislation. Discussions on the recently a g re e d u p o n Pa n - C a n a d i a n Framework on Climate Change are also expected in 2017. Both Saskatchewan and Manitoba have refused to sign the new agreement (Saskatchewan because it feels the time isn’t right, Manitoba because it is trying to leverage additional

health-care funding). Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has threatened legal action over the deal, which would likely need to happen before it takes effect in 2018. Industry is also expected to keep a close eye on the Liberals’ next budget, where questions about the federal government’s current deficit levels are expected. The federal government recently announced an investment of $500 million by 2021 into rural broadband internet. And finally, there are the pending agri-business mergers currently under scrutiny by the Competition Bureau. Of note is the proposed Bayer-Monsanto merger, which Canadian canola farmers say would see 95 percent of canola seeds and herbicides owned by one company. The Competition Bureau has not said when it expects to render its decisions.

Kelsey Johnson is a reporter with iPolitics, www.ipolitics.ca.

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BY CAM DAHL, MURDOCH MACKAY AND JOANNE BUTH

he Canadian cereals industry is united in reaching out to international customers. The 2016 Canadian Wheat New Crop Missions ran for seven weeks from the beginning of November to mid-December. The sessions kicked off Nov. 10 with a seminar for Canadian millers, the largest buyer of Canadian wheat. The missions are expected to reach customers in 17 countries in Asia, Latin America, Europe, North Africa and West Africa. Some of our competitors, such as U.S. Wheat Associates, also put on new crop seminars. However, Canada is unique because we deliver the entire value chain, including representation from farmers, exporters, the Canadian Grain Commission, the Canadian International Grains Institute and Cereals Canada. When customers have a question on Canadian production, we have a farmer in the room to answer. When there are questions on supply or logistics, an exporter is there to provide the right information. CIGI and CGC provide unbiased technical information on the grading factors and the technical milling, baking, and pasta and noodlemaking properties. This collaborative effort demonstrates the commitment of Canada’s value chain to supporting our customers and providing them with the opportunity to optimize the value and performance of Canadian wheat. The Canadian missions are about a lot more than industry representatives talking to international buy-

Canada’s cereal industry uses the new crop missions program to maintain and expand exports. | FILE PHOTO ers. We are also there to listen directly to our customers’ needs and concerns. Bringing these needs and concerns back to Canada is one of the key objectives and values of the missions. This feedback allows Canada to adjust our grading and classification systems to give buyers what they want and to focus research goals on the traits and qualities that will get the highest return from the market. Recent changes to the wheat classification system are one example of adjustments made in Canada as a result of going abroad to listen directly to customers’ needs. Talking to our customers is important in years when everything is going well and high quality wheat is overflowing. The conversations are even more important in years when things did not go as planned, like the 2016 growing season. Farmers know that it was cooler and much wetter than normal and experienced one of the most difficult harvests on record.

Customers know this too, and they want to know how the curve balls thrown by Mother Nature affect quality. The news delivered by the Canadian team is better than many customers are expecting. Over half of the Canada Western red spring (CWRS) crop is still in the top two grades. The Canadian team is able to assure customers that Canada has good quality to deliver. But the news is not all good and we can’t hide these facts. The cooler than normal wet summer experienced by much of the Prairies was an ideal environment for the growth of fusarium fungi. This year fusarium has had minimal effect on the milling, baking and pasta and noodle-making properties of wheat and durum. But fusarium also produces a mycotoxin called deoxynivalenol (DON), and there are strict limits on DON in most markets because of food safety concerns. Fusarium has especially affected the record level durum crop, which has seen downgrades because of

the fungus. Because the Canadian team includes the entire value chain, we are able to work with customers to help ensure they can access the Canadian quality they have come to expect while meeting their country’s grain safety regulations. The missions also allow Canadian farmers to highlight the strong management practices that allow them to consistently deliver high quality grain that is sustainability produced. For example, this year’s missions feature presentations from producers that outline the sustainability of modern Canadian agriculture. Farmers demonstrate how their practices are reducing energy consumption, sequestering carbon, reducing erosion and improving soil health. This is a good news story both here and abroad. Telling the Canadian agricultural story gives context to our customers about who we are and demonstrates our collective commitment to upholding Canada’s reputation in the global market. Canada is known for quality, sustainability, and the investment of the value chain to ensure we are producing the best product, year after year. For more information about the New Crop Missions, including the seminars presented and technical data, please visit www.canadianwheat.ca. Cam Dahl is president of Cereals Canada, Murdoch MacKay is commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission and JoAnne Buth is chief executive officer of the Canadian International Grains Institute.

LOOK BACKING … AND AHEAD

Bumper crop bubble burst, but year wasn’t a blowout HURSH ON AG

KEVIN HURSH

top it already. Let’s save the “times are hard and things are bad” whining until we have more serious problems to complain about. By its nature, media concentrates on negatives. Houses not on fire aren’t news. This is understandable. To a large extent, it’s the job of media to highlight problems and issues. However, we shouldn’t perpetuate the view that the grain economy is struggling when it isn’t. Yes, there were certainly problems to report this year. Quality is ugly in some crops, particularly

durum and lentils. Excess moisture cut yields in some regions. Some land was completely flooded, and the value of crop overwintering in fields in Alberta and Saskatchewan is in the range of a billion dollars. However, we must not lose sight of the fact that farm cash receipts in the grain sector remain very strong. The simple truth is that Western Canada produced one of its largest crops ever, and prices remain decent for most grains. Much of the crop in the field will eventually be harvested, and what isn’t salvageable will be factored into crop insurance. Crop insurance should be applauded for the support it’s providing. It is a strong safety net when grain prices are good. This year, quality factors pushed many producers into a claim position. For example, in Saskatchewan the quality factor on No. 5 durum with 2.1 to four percent fusarium has recently been announced as .36. That turns a 50 bushel per acre durum crop into 18 bu. for crop

insurance claim purposes. Yield shortfall payments were quick, and quality factor money is now flowing. To its credit, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance assessed claims on crops where harvest had been completed, even if producers weren’t done harvesting all their crops. Bad news is far more popular when it comes to agriculture. Suggesting that farmers are doing well risks a backlash because there are always exceptions and there are always storm clouds on the horizon. There’s also the issue of dashed expectations. The excellent crop potential back in June and July faded in many areas when it just wouldn’t stop raining. So the year failed to match its potential and on top of that, it was one of the most prolonged harvests ever. Despite the disappointment, most grain producers are going to do all right financially and some are doing very well. While there have been many

tough years in the grain sector, this isn’t one of them, at least not when you look at balance sheets. Some of the “times are tough” mantra is being transposed to the Canadian Prairies from south of the border, where the price of major crops scarcely covers the cost of production. Farmland prices have been declining in the United States for the past two or three years. Our situation is different. The low value of the Canadian dollar has shielded us from much of the drop in world grain prices. Our farmland prices may not be rising as fast as they were a few years ago, but they aren’t dropping. As well, there’s very little indication that land rents are dropping, either. Next year will bring new challenges, and there’s no guarantee of long-term profitability. But for 2016, despite the setbacks, it’s a Merry Christmas for grain farmers. Kevin Hursh is an agricultural journalist, consultant and farmer. He can be reached by e-mail at kevin@hursh.ca.

EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK

MICHAEL RAINE MANAGING EDITOR

t seems lately that my outlook on life might have been shaped by skating on the slough with my head down and finding the south end of a north-facing cow. I was in Ottawa a week ago, speaking with folks from the agricultural industry, including farmers, input suppliers and, being Ottawa, government. There were also folks from the farm machinery industry and grain companies. Many of us have known one another for a decade and sometimes more. The occasion was Grow Canada, a meeting organized by the major input companies that attracts a great selection of Canadian farm leadership, farmer organizations and government folks. Presentations offered insight into a variety of topics related to the present and future of agriculture and are well worth experiencing first hand by producers — at least once. And it’s a great opportunity to meet folks whose lives, like yours, revolve around agriculture. Receptions at events like this create great opportunities to discuss our opinions about Canadian farming and food and maybe even change our minds, or those of others, about a few things. Being a career journalist, I’m programmed to ask the questions. Being me, I “occasionally” rant about a variety of topics both agricultural and political. Lately my rants have been the taxing issue of carbon, banning of useful and not very destructive insecticides, the lack of awareness about the vital necessity of railroads and pipelines for the continuation of life as we know it Western Canada, international trade and land ownership. Anyone who thinks government policy doesn’t have a direct influence on the profitability of farming might have skipped the annual rural history-in-the-making class, called The Western Producer. One of those rants in Ottawa did lead me to a conversation in which someone else did the interviewing. “Why do you do what you do?” Before I could think about it, I answered. Everything I do puts more food into the world. I give farmers information they didn’t know they needed. I give the markets information they thought they had. I share discoveries and technologies from across the globe that potentially make producers more productive and sustainable. And in my spare time I grow a little myself. Sometimes you find yourself in the questions of others. Keep your heads up and your sticks on the ice.

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HIGH SPEED ACCESS

Feds vow to boost rural internet

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Program will invest up to $500 million by 2021 BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

The federal government committed $500 million in its 2016-17 budget in March to improve rural internet service. In December, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains delivered the goods. “By increasing access to highspeed internet, the Connect to Innovate program enhances our rural and remote communities’ ability to innovate, participate in the digital economy and create jobs for middle-class families,” Bains said in a statement. The Connect to Innovate program is an investment of up to $500 million between now and 2021 to improve internet service in 300 rural and remote communities. The money will be used to build what the government calls high capacity “backbone” networks to transport digital information or upgrade existing networks. Bains said rural residents and institutions will see a dramatic change in internet speeds when the networks are installed. “Backbone networks are the digital highways that move data in and out of communities,” he said.

“They enable physicians to see patients remotely from a distance — an application known as telehealth. And they allow students in one classroom to connect with their peers in other parts of the country — an application known as virtual classrooms.” Inadequate or expensive internet service has infuriated rural Canadians for years. Politicians have talked about the issue, but there has been little action. Many have said digital connections are essential in towns and villages for commerce and quality of life. “If we don’t have these services, we aren’t going to stay in rural Saskatchewan,” Rick Swenson, Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leader, said earlier this year. “Plain and simple, people won’t stay in their communities (and) they won’t build businesses … so it’s a priority that has to be changed.” Community leaders have a few months to apply for funding. The application deadline is March 13, 2017. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2hDjThd. robert.arnason@producer.com

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Federal minister says inadequate rural internet service stifles business and community development. | FILE PHOTO

TRADE AGREEMENT

EU parliamentary advisers urge CETA rejection BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — The European Union-Canada free trade deal has hit another snag. A committee of the European Parliament concluded earlier this month that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement will destroy jobs in Europe and should be rejected. The two sides signed the deal in October but only after hesitation in Austria and other countries and opposition from a region of Belgium. CETA needs backing from the European Parliament, and that vote is expected in February. Parliament’s employment committee voted 27-24 Dec. 8 for a

motion saying parliamentarians should not approve the deal because studies showed it could lead to 204,000 EU job losses. Parliament’s trade committee is the lead body responsible for CETA, but before it holds a vote in January, other committees are allowed to offer their opinions. The environment and foreign affairs committees are also expected to give a view, with the latter expected to be in favour. CETA has struggled to secure approval in Europe two years after the agreement was reached. Even after the European Parliament vote, CETA would take effect

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only provisionally, most likely in the form of import tariff removal because it needs approval from the EU’s 28 member states and Belgium’s regions. Supporters say CETA will increase Canadian-EU trade by 20 percent and boost the EU economy by $18 billion a year and Canada’s by $12 billion. The main focus of protests against CETA is the system to protect foreign companies’ investments against state intervention. Critics say its arbitration panels to rule on disputes allow multinational companies to dictate public policy, such as on environmental standards.

M A K E Y O U R O W N G E T AWAY STOP DREAMING

Re: the Liberal survey on elections in Canada What a vague and stupid survey — please take it yourself and see first-hand what the Liberals think of the voters. It is now very clear by their language that the Liberals will back peddle on their promise for a fair voting system — a change for better choice and fair choice. The Liberals are afraid of the change since it will make them give up the “dictatorship of a party with less than 40 percent of the vote” to a Parliament with MPs that will actually have a say and not have to wait for an “appointment” to speak or be forced to vote “party lines.” Regarding “forcing voters to vote,” that is nonsense. A system of tax credits for “voting” will get most people out to scratch their ballot. This tax credit can be adjusted by the tax rate for all. This is an incentive, not a punishment. Your voting ballot will have the tax slip attached to include with your tax return. Not complicated at all. (Former prime minister) Stephen Harper did not introduce the choice to change first past the post, either. The Liberals did make the promise but will they keep it? Please don’t hold your breath waiting for the change. There is a mere six months to introduce the brief. Canadians of 16 years of age can read and write, so why should they not be encouraged to vote — the more the merrier. Voting online is not safe. The computers can be hacked. The speech by Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef in the House the other day clearly shows what the Liberals think about us Canadians — contempt. Please show the Liberals some contempt at the voting booth next election if they fail to keep their promise. Jorgen Hansen Kelowna, B.C.

OVER-REACTION TO BLOOD To the Editor:

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Re: Bleeding cow images, WP Sept., 15, page 64 As a livestock farmer, it upsets me when people assume the worst when they see an animal bleeding and blame the transporter or farmer. Do they show the same empathy for the human race? I wonder if these people have ever been on a farm or watched the

reactions of animals when a strange animal is brought into the mix , no matter what species. Example: even within a herd that has been with each other all their lives, if separated for a time, when put back together, they will fight. When cattle are loaded on a transport truck for slaughter, they don’t all come from the same place. There will be fighting. As with humans, the weaker one will be bullied. The one with horns will bully others and use those horns to their advantage to slash, sometimes causing bleeding. It is impossible for the transport driver to stop just anywhere, let the cows out, find some way to get the cow that’s injured out of the truck and find a vet to tend to her injuries or put her down. Would you be willing to pay for all this? Help out, until you are satisfied everything that could be done has been done? The truck driver is on a schedule that he has to meet. If he is delayed, there is a domino effect. Maybe the Bearing Witness organization would spend their time better at 1:30 a.m. seeking out and posting videos of human carnage and figuring out ways to stop that. Brenda Finch Kelvington, Sask.

POVERTY DECREASING To the Editor: It is a pity that good news doesn’t sell. As a result, so few people know that we have made huge strides in eradicating extreme pover ty worldwide. At the same time, as the world’s population has increased exponentially, poverty has been decreasing, according to an Oct. 8 article in the Economist, entitled, How the Other Tenth Lives. The article states that in the 20 years between 1993 and 2013, those subsisting on $1.90 or less per day decreased by one billion, from one in three to one in 10. The greatest strides have been made in China. At the same time, the greatest challenge to eradicating poverty is the deeply embedded caste system in India. In some ways, it could be likened to the problems facing Canadians in finding ways to lift some of our northern First Nations out of the grips of poverty. It is complicated, but that does not afford us the excuse to do nothing. While 767 million people worldwide still go hungry, the progress is worth noting. It should give us more than just a glimmer of hope that we can, if we choose to, eradicate poverty. A boost to our international aid would be a great first step, as would a strong commitment to our First Nations. We’re back, remember? Isn’t it time that we joined the U.K, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates in donating at least .7 percent of our gross national income? Should we not follow the great example set by the Danish government in caring for their Inuit Greenlanders? Christmas is a good time to be generous both at home and abroad to continue to create a good news story. With budget time just around the corner, let’s remind our leaders to think globally and act locally. Connie Lebeau Victoria, B.C.

NEWS SEED SYNERGY PROGRAM

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GUELPH, Ont. — Canada’s seed industry appears poised for major change. The Canadian Seed Growers Association is moving forward with an effort to implement a new strategic plan in the coming year. Linked to that is an industry-wide initiative called the Seed Synergy program. “The primary purpose is to provide a tool to align what the national office is doing with the provincial boards, right through to the growers,” said consultant Monty Doyle, who’s helping facilitate the strategic plan process. Doyle told the Ontario Seed Growers Association annual meeting in Guelph Dec. 13 that the strategic plan process began at the CSGA’s annual meeting in Manitoba last July. The association is encouraging growers to comment. A final draft, to be ready before the end of March, is to be taken for approval at the next annual general meeting in Halifax in July. Opportunities for input will include online questionnaires and lengthier written submissions. Doyle, who is affiliated with the Ottawa-based Intersol Group, said growers can even develop a strategic plan of their own if they wish. The proposed plan focuses on five areas, including improvements to the seed crop certification system and modernization of Circular 6, which is the regulations

CONSOLIDATION

Seed sector transformation in the works BY JEFFREY CARTER

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and procedures for pedigreed seed crop production in Canada. Regulatory modernization will include recognizing new technologies and improving online services for growers. Seed growers are to be supported with training so that they can fill their role in the industry efficiently and cost effectively. Other goals are to establish a base line for competency and recognize growers with higher levels of proficiency. There will also be an emphasis on expanding the sector. Doyle said seed production for the emerging cannabis and carbon sequestration markets are possibilities. Development of a single sector voice in working with government is another objective rather than the “noise” of individual organizations, he said. As well, there is to be an emphasis on organizational efficiency with solid financing to back it up. CSGA executive director Glyn Chancey said a recognition that the status quo is not sustainable is one of the driving forces behind the Seed Synergy project. “The biggest message from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is that they’re not going to invest in you in perpetuity.” Chancey said the Seed Synergy project has mainly been a discussion among the executive directors of five organizations: the CSGA, the Canadian Seed Trade Institute, the Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada, the Canadian

Plant Technology Agency and CropLife Canada. The initial impetus for the project was to develop an industry-led plan to modernize the regulatory regime for seed production rather than relying solely on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Chancey said. Other areas of the industry are now part of the discussion as well. Doyle said a long-term trend in the Canadian industry has been to give the private sector more regulatory responsibility.

KEVIN RUNNALS CANADIAN SEED GROWERS ASSOCIATION

CSGA president Kevin Runnals said changes are necessary to build a future for Canada’s seed industry, including future growers. Given the recent consolidation among global industry players, he sees it as inevitable that there will also be consolidation in the seed community. About 3,500 growers currently belong to the CSGA. “We have a role here to speak up for new things like genetically engineered plants,” he said.

Monsanto investors back Bayer deal While shareholders have given the green light, a Donald Trump presidency has created uncertainty CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — Shareholders of U.S. seed and agrochemical company Monsanto Co. approved the company’s US$66 billion acquisition by Bayer AG Dec. 13, a deal that still requires regulatory approval if it is to close as expected in late 2017. Increased research and development spending by the combined companies and plans to develop a global seed and biotechnology hub in St. Louis, Missouri, fuel hopes that regulators will not block the deal, which was agreed upon in September, Monsanto chief executive officer Hugh Grant said. “I think those augur well for the deal,” he said. If the deal closes, it will create a company commanding more than a quarter of the combined world market for seed and pesticides in the fast-consolidating farm supplies industry. Uncertainty about whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would stand in the way of large mergers after taking office in January has clouded the outlook of some deals. Trump vowed during his cam-

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paign to block AT&T Inc.’s purchase of Time Warner Inc. and look to break up Comcast Corp.’s deal to buy NBC Universal, citing too much concentration of power. The president does not directly decide if a merger is illegal under antitrust law. That is done by the U.S. justice department or the Federal Trade Commission, which divide up the work of assessing mergers. If one of the agencies decides to stop a deal, it must convince a judge to agree. Grant said he has not met with Trump or any of his transition team and did not elaborate on how the company was working to secure the deal. The acquisition came after a string of large mergers that have roiled the agribusiness sector in the last year or so, including ChemChina’s purchase of Swiss chemical company Syngenta AG and a merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont. DuPont CEO Ed Breen said the incoming Trump administration is not likely to affect his company’s merger with Dow Chemical.

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FARMLIVING

SEEKING THE PERFECT TREE Fir Ever Green Tree Farm is a special place around Christmas where people can select their own tree, take a sleigh ride and warm up around the fire with hot cider and homemade goodies. | Page 16

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Students at Montmartre School aim to collect 200 kilograms of food for needy families. | CHRISTALEE FROESE PHOTO The Enchanted Forest in Saskatoon features winter and nativity scenes and animated light shows, like nine ladies dancing from the Twelve Days of Christmas. An internet search can help locate displays or winter events in your area. | ARLENE & ROBIN KARPAN PHOTOS HOLIDAY SEASON ATTRACTIONS

Christmas alive with light displays TALES FROM THE ROAD

ARLENE & ROBIN KARPAN

t’s getting easier to find the top light displays almost anywhere. Simply do an internet search for Christmas lights and the name of a community and chances are that you’ll find a few pleasant surprises. A useful resource in Saskatchewan is www.sparkletour.ca, which includes maps of 15 communities and addresses and descriptions of Christmas displays marked. Sometimes the elaborate exhibits at individual homes and yards rival that of major festivals. In Brandon, you can check out photos of Christmas lights online at www.ebrandon.ca/xmaslights. aspx before deciding which ones to drive by. The website offers a map and photos with addresses marked that have significant light displays. Now in its 18th year, the Enchanted Forest is a dazzling drivethrough light display in Saskatoon’s Forestry Farm Park. There’s familiar holiday themes like the Nativity, Santa’s workshop and scenes from the 12 Days of Christmas, along with other surprises from a moving display on curling to a large Noah’s Ark. The Nutcracker Ballet is a new addition. Admission is charged, with proceeds going to the Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation and the Saskatoon Zoo Foundation. The event runs until Jan. 7, including Christmas day, with trolley tours available on Wednesdays and Sundays until Jan. 4 and a Light Walk on Jan. 8. The Normanview neighbour-

hood in Regina hosts the Candy Cane Lane Holiday Light Festival. More than 380 decorated homes participate, plus a main site featuring the North Pole Village and Winter Wonderland displays. A small admission is charged to the main site, with proceeds going to local charities. The festival runs until Dec. 24, but many homes continue to have displays after that. The Edmonton neighbourhood of Crestwood also has a display called Candy Cane Lane, a tradition that has been going on for more than 40 years. Houses on more than 10 city blocks participate. Walking is the best way to see the displays, with visitors asked to bring a donation for the food bank. While in Edmonton, also check

out the light displays on the grounds of the Alberta Legislature that feature a 60-foot spruce tree with more than 5,000 lights. Just south of Calgary, Christmas at Spruce Meadows runs every evening until Jan. 8. The grounds of the famous equestrian centre are the site of a two kilometre drive through an elaborate display using one-quarter of a million lights. At the Calgary Zoo, the critters are taking a break until Jan. 8 for the Zoolights celebration. More than 1.5 million lights are used, including choreographed displays. Several winter activities round out the event, including ice skating with free skate rentals and hot chocolate around the fire pit. A big Winnipeg tradition is the Canad Inns Winter Wonderland

LIGHT SHOWS NEAR YOU Saskatchewan • www.sparkletour.ca • www.enchanted-forest.org • www.nrgi.ca Manitoba • www.ebrandon.ca/xmaslights. aspx • www.redriverex.com/park Alberta • www.calgaryzoo.com • www.sprucemeadows.com at Red River Exhibition Park. The 2.5 kilometre drive takes you past 26 themed areas using more than a million lights. There’s also an outdoor skating rink and free horse-drawn sleigh rides on weekends until Jan. 7.

GIVING TO OTHERS

Program helps those in need BY CHRISTALEE FROESE FREELANCE WRITER

MONTMARTRE, Sask. —Montmartre School’s students are testing the theory that giving is better than receiving. The Grade 6/7 class has joined the rural community to participate in Project Happy Christmas, which provides local families with grocery hampers, Christmas gifts and a turkey dinner. Last year, Wendy Weichel’s Grade 7 class was part of the project for the first time, raising more than 200 kilograms of food. “There really are people out there who don’t have enough,” said Grade 6 student Emily Sebastian. As part of the project, the class mounted posters and placed food donation boxes in the community and planned to collect food at the school’s annual Christmas concert. “I hope the families know that the community is there to help when they’re in need,” said Grade 7 student Trinity Agecoutay. The adopt-a-family program, which has been in operation for 10 years in Montmartre, has helped more than 20 families. In 2015, five families with a total of 13 kids were identified to receive gifts and food hampers. This year, three families are part of the program. Volunteer co-ordinator Crystal Dusyk said it is a tremendous help to have the class involved. “Last year when Wendy Weichel and her class asked if they could run a food drive in conjunction with our program, I was so proud of the kids for wanting to help and felt that it was a great life lesson to learn,” said Dusyk. Both Weichel and Dusyk delivered the food hampers and gifts directly to the five families last year. “It makes you realize how supportive, generous and caring the community of Montmartre really is and the smiles and hugs that we get from the recipients makes it all worthwhile,” said Dusyk. Grade 6 student Kaden Englot is thankful to be part of the project. “I think it has changed the way I look at Christmas because now I’m more grateful for what I have.”

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LOOKING BACK

Christmas day dinner in the ’30s melded cultures and traditions Arab and Muslim families come together for feast and friendship BY HABEEB SALLOUM FREELANCE WRITER

he turkey in the oven was almost ready and Mother had just finished making a tray of baklawa and ghurayba cookies. Now, she was busy cleaning the house for our Christmas dinner guests. Christmas in the mid–1930s was a busy time on our family farm in southern Saskatchewan. Albert Hattum and his family had been invited and Mother was getting help from her children with household chores. We swept, scrubbed and washed the floors and helped prepare the meal before washing and putting on our new clothes. Despite the snow falling outside and the cold Saskatchewan winter winds, we were cozy and excited waiting for our visitors and Mother’s feast. Although the Hattums were Muslim, they had come to celebrate Christmas with us. This was our tradition back home in Syria. Those celebrating the holiday invited those who did not, to enjoy a festive meal in the spirit of friendship. Christmas was a time of getting together with family and friends far and wide, and this continued with the Syrian immigrants in southern Saskatchewan. Our guests would be staying a few days, which for us made the holiday more special. There was no Arab Christian church where we lived in southern Saskatchewan, so our parents relied on their own religious traditions to teach their children. We also learned the stories of the Bible from Mother’s tales. It was the same for the Hattums. There was no mosque and their

children also relied on the tales from their parents. As well, being courteous and friendly and treating other people as equals were part of their tradition. Both families had to rely on what they knew about their own religion and instill ideas of living in harmony and respect in their children. Dad was umo or uncle to the Hattum children and Albert was umo to us. Mother was khaltee or aunt to the Hattum children and we called Albert’s wife khaltee to make us feel like one big family. We heard a shout through our farmhouse door, “Jirji. Shams. We are here,” as Albert Hattum announced his family’s arrival. It was followed by a Merry Christmas as he and his family came into the coal-stove warmth of our house. The eight Salloum children lined up for kisses or pats on the head and could hardly wait to begin playing with the Hattum children. Mother was back and forth getting the meal ready to serve. The aroma of the rice-stuffed turkey lured us to the table before Mother had a chance to say “taffaddalu,” come and sit down, dinner is ready. It was a feast of turkey and a half dozen Arab and Canadian side dishes prepared by Mother that we ate until we were more than full. Just when we thought that there was no room left, Mother brought out the syrup-drenched crispy baklava, a phyllo dough stuffed with walnuts and melt-in-themouth ghurayba shor tbread cookies. Relaxing after dinner, Dad and Albert discussed the world and its problems. To emphasize each point, Albert would recite a line of poetry from the works of famous

Arab poets or an event in Arab history. He was illiterate, but like most of the Arabs of his time, was wellversed in the literature of the Arabs. At times, Mother would break into the conversation with lines of poetry or prose that she recalled from the oral tradition of her family. It was a fulfilling Christmas day for both our families.

RICE STUFFED TURKEY 10-12 lb. turkey, 4.5 to 5.5 kg cleaned and washed 4 tbsp. lemon juice 60 mL 3 tsp. salt 15 mL 1/2 c. butter, melted 227 g 1/2 lb. beef sausage, cut into small pieces 227 g 3 medium onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 4 tbsp. finely chopped fresh coriander leaves 60 g 1 hot pepper, seeded then very finely chopped 3 c. hot water 750 mL 1 1/2 c. white rice, 280 mL rinsed 1/2 c. dried cranberries 60 g 1/2 c. blanched almonds, slightly toasted 70 g 1 tsp. dried rosemary 1.3 g 1 tsp. dried sage 1.3 g 1 tsp. dried thyme 2g 1 tsp. black pepper 2.6 g 1 tsp. cinnamon 2.6 g 1 tsp. ground ginger 2g 4 tbsp. liquid honey 85 g Rub turkey inside and out with a mixture of the lemon juice and two teaspoons of the salt, then set aside. In a saucepan, melt four tablespoons of the butter, and saute sausage over medium heat for five minutes. Add onions, garlic, coriander

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leaves and hot pepper and saute for eight more minutes. Add remaining teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 cups of the water, rice, cranberries, almonds, rosemary and half of the following: sage, thyme, pepper, cinnamon and ginger. Thoroughly mix to complete the stuffing. Bring to a boil and then turn heat to low. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool before stuffing turkey. Preheat oven to 325 F (165 C). Stuff turkey, including the neck, then sew openings closed. Pour 1/2 cup water into the roaster and place the turkey in it. Make a basting by combining the remaining hot water, sage, thyme, pepper, cinnamon, ginger and remaining butter. Baste the turkey and cover. Bake covered for two and a half hours, basting every 30 minutes and then turn turkey over. Baste and bake covered for two and half hours or until turkey is well cooked, basting every 30 minutes (if basting juice finishes, baste from pan juices). Mix honey with about two tablespoons boiling water, baste turkey and bake uncovered for five minutes.

GHURAYBA (SYRIAN SHORTBREAD) Everyone in the eastern Arab world looks forward to this delicious shortbread often made on holidays either at home or at local bakeries. 1 1/2 c. butter 340 g 1 3/4 c. confectioner’s sugar 220 g 1 tsp. orange blossom 5 mL water (mazahar) 1 egg yolk 3 c. flour 375 g 40 blanched almonds Place butter, 1 1/2 cups of the confectioner’s sugar, orange blossom water and egg yolk in a blender and blend for one minute. Transfer to a mixing bowl and add flour while mixing with fingers until smooth dough is formed. Form dough into 40 balls, a little smaller than a walnut. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slightly to about 1/2-inch (1.27 cm) thickness. Press an almond on each piece and bake in a 300 F (150 C) preheated oven for 20 minutes or until bottoms turn light brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Sprinkle with the remaining confectioner’s sugar and serve or store. Makes 40 pieces.

HANDMADE DECOR

Holiday decorating and gift giving with locally sourced materials SOWING SEEDS

LORNA MCILROY

dd authenticity and meaning with locally sourced materials as you decorate your home for the holidays this year. These decorations will also make excellent gifts for family and friends. Evergreens are a natural choice for wreaths, swags and centrepieces and can include pine, spruce, cedar or juniper. Be careful to collect your greens from the base to avoid disfiguring the trees. Honeysuckle, virginia creeper, clematis, grape vines and dogwood branches also work well to provide a structure for decorating. My weeping birch offers beautiful pliable branches, laid out on fresh-

Vines and branches, pine cones, a family tartan and knitting or crocheting can make unique holiday decorations, ornaments for the tree or gifts. | LORNA MCILROY PHOTOS ly fallen snow just waiting to be formed into wreaths, hearts and swags. You can also use barbed wire, rope or twine for wreaths. A kissing ball can have a round potato as its central core. The potato will supply a bit of moisture

and, unlike Styrofoam or floral foam, it can be composted along with the greenery after the holidays. Old barn boards are always a popular choice as a backdrop for seasonal decorations. Cones of all shapes and sizes are a

ready resource for decorating your structures. The tiny alder cones are a personal favourite. Barberry foliage is attractive but like sea buckthorn, must be collected carefully and used with discretion due to its prickly nature. Rose hips can be harvested as well as decorative crabapples and various seed pods. Mountain ash berries are attractive if you can beat the birds to harvest them. Check your kitchen cabinet for spices such as cinnamon sticks, whole cloves and star anise. Scrounge the barn for feathers, harness bells and horseshoes. Instead of purchased ribbon, try denim, a family tartan, rope or twine. Grains and grasses have infinite possibilities. All grains such as oats, barley, rye and hollow grasses can be woven but the wheat is the traditional choice. Wheat weaving can range from simple braids to intricate masterpieces. Wheat should ideally be collected in the dough stage. After drying for a week or two, discard

the base to the first joint and remove leaf sheath. Soak wheat in cold water for about an hour before weaving. Three, four and six straw plaits or braids form the basis of most projects. This old Scandinavian custom of keeping the goddess of grain alive through the winter should bode well for next year’s harvest. If you are a quilter, a knitter or one who crochets, quick mini projects can produce unique ornaments and decorations. If you are a baker, experiment with cookie or gingerbread decorations for your tree, mantle or wreaths. As you create your decorations, you might want to think of their ultimate disposal. If you use twine a n d o t h e r o r ga n i c mat e r i a l s instead of wire, you can compost your creations. Celebrate the season in harmony with nature. Lorna McIlroy is a retired educator and horticulturist in Grande Prairie, Alta. Contact: lmcilroy@producer.com

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FARM LIVING

ON THE FARM

Tree farm makes holiday memories Families return annually for winter fun BY MARIA JOHNSON FREELANCE WRITER

FALUN, Alta. — Pine scents fill the air as Fir Ever Green Tree Farm owner Peter Kappeler trims a few inches from the base of a balsam fir. This tree was selected by a family looking to create special Christmas memories. “Some of the trees even come with a free bird’s nest,” joked Peter. He and his wife, Judy, have owned and operated the quarter section tree farm near Falun in central Alberta since 2010.

ON THE FARM

PETER & JUDY KAPPELER Falun, Alta. Their daughters, Julia and Amanda, are university students who pitch in when they can during the busy Christmas season. Friends and extended family also help out. Once trees are wrapped in mesh netting and loaded for transport, the many repeat customers warm themselves in the cozy log cabin or gather around the outdoor fire to sip hot chocolate or apple cider or eat home-baked cookies provided by Julia. Others are cuddled up on straw bales on a horse drawn sleigh pulled by gentle Percherons for a ride to round out the experience. Judy recalled a kindergarten class

last year that wanted to see the trees, where they grew and how they were cut and baled. Peter came from a tree farm in Switzerland while Judy grew up on a pig farm at Lacombe, Alta. They met through a farm exchange program and produced berries, hay and Christmas trees in Switzerland for almost two decades. “The winters here are brutal,” said Peter, comparing them to the moderate European climate. “It’s lots of work. We groom them every year, trimming five to seven inches. That shape does not just happen,” said Peter. Peter said that real Christmas trees are popular in his homeland and Eastern Canada, but not so much in Alberta. “Eighty percent of people in Europe still have real Christmas trees. Here it’s maybe 10 percent.” Peter said many of his customers are originally from the Maritimes or British Columbia where real Christmas trees are more of a tradition. Judy said there are dozens of landscape tree farms around the province but Fir Ever Green Tree Farm is one of just a handful that also cater to the U-cut Christmas tree market. “We have the largest Christmas tree farm in Alberta,” she said. Peter said his seasonal evergreen tree sales number between 200 and 300. He estimated 20 percent of his land is dedicated to growing Christmas trees like Colorado blue spruce, white spruce and balsam. They also grow Black Hills spruce, Scots pine, Ponderosa pine, Lodgepole pine, Siberian larch and paper birch. Most popular are the fragrant balsam, which holds its soft green needles for several weeks. The Kappelers also sell potted Christ-

LEFT: Peter and Judy Kappeler check the height of a wrapped balsam fir. ABOVE: Ryan and Erin Belcourt, left, of Fort Saskatchewan watch as Peter Kappeler and Martin Mueller bale their balsam fir tree. | MARIA JOHNSON PHOTOS

Driver Allen Weinhandl of Mackwacis with the Percheron team of Dora, Miruh and Dixie take families for a sleigh ride around Fir Ever Green Tree Farm. The Kappelers operated a farm in Switzerland for 18 years before moving to Falun, Alta. mas trees, firewood and handmade Christmas decorations, including wreaths made by Judy. “The kids started out with it but now they’re in school so I took over,” she said. Judy’s father creates the woodwork pieces and Judy also receives help from a neighbour. The majority of the farm is dedi-

cated to the landscape tree business for both residential and commercial customers. Trees are available in a variety of sizes and types from seedlings and potted mobile trees to basket trees 4.5 metres high. They use a tree spade to transport trees to the desired location. The tree business is different

from regular crops in several respects. “Trees cannot be insured,” said Judy. Unlike annual crops in Alberta, Christmas trees take 12 to 15 years before they’re ready to harvest. “You plant the trees. You see them grow. The work is all outside. It’s enjoyable. It’s rewarding.”

OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER CONFERENCE

Forever changed by loss, women reach out to help others BY ROSALIE I. TENNISON FREELANCE WRITER

When Maggie Van Camp of Blackstock, Ont., and Angie Fox of Eddystone, Man., met in the sum-

mer of 2015, they had an instant connection. Both their husbands were killed in farming accidents just shy of Christmas, leaving them with young families and busy farm operations.

Angie Fox, left, Maggie Van Camp and and Kristy Heimstra pose after a helicopter ride over Niagara Falls that was sold in a charity auction at the OYF event in memory of VanCamp and Fox’s husbands and Heimstra’s son, Jaron. | MAGGIE VAN CAMP PHOTO

“I decided I wasn’t going to let the moment my husband died define me,” Van Camp told the Outstanding Young Farmer national conference in Niagara Falls, Ont., this month. “Because of his good planning, I was given time.” Added Fox: “A family farm business is super complicated and, when a person is lost on a farm, everyone is grieving. You have to plan forward.” The women offered the presentation and handouts entitled Because I Love You as a comprehensive guide to what is needed in the aftermath of unexpected death. They hoped their stories could help others prepare for the worst and deal with it if it happens. The list includes who to call for long and short-term help on the farm, the names of professionals who will play a role in any transition from child-care providers to accountants and where all the

paperwork is filed on business agreements and wills. It also documents investment and financial advisers who help with the farm operations from employees to veterinarians and repair shops that are needed. “When Angie and I met, we talked a lot about all the paperwork and fallout from dealing with our husbands’ deaths and how much worse it could have been if we weren’t organized,” Van Camp said. “We realized how lucky we were that our husbands had left our farms in good order and we were very involved with the daily operation of our farms. Good planning gave us time and choices, and it was a road map to follow after the tragedy.” The women admitted they were shaken when their husbands talked about burial sites and organ donations, but those conversations helped them navigate the quick decisions that have to be made with

unexpected death. “Tragic death reminds us we also have to live,” Fox said. “Absolutely everyone has to have a plan. It’s not only responsible, but a gift to those we leave behind.” This year’s national OYF award winners are dairy and field crop farmers Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault of Ste-Françoise-deLotbiniere, Que., and Andrew and Jennifer Lovell of Keswick Ridge, N.B. The Lovells operate a diversified U-pick farm market, fence and trellis construction services and farm attractions. The two couples were chosen from seven regional finalists that included Brian and Jewel Pauls of Chilliwack, B.C., Shane and Kristin Schooten of Diamond City, Alta., Dan and Chelsea Erlandson of Outlook Sask., Jason and Laura Kehler of Carman, Man., and Adrian and Jodi Roelands of Lambton Shores, Ont.

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CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

Have fun with the kids with this twist on tradition TEAM RESOURCES

BETTY ANN DEOBALD, BSHEc

raham cracker and breadstick houses are an easy alternative to the traditional gingerbread houses when making decorations for the holidays.

GRAHAM CRACKER HOUSE 1 box graham crackers 1 recipe royal icing candies cardboard covered with foil for base An interior supporting structure can be as simple as a small empty cardboard cream container, uncooked rigatoni pasta or large marshmallows. To build a house using graham crackers, use generous amounts of royal icing to attach the graham crackers to the supports. Children can do most of the assembly themselves, with an adult using a serrated knife to trim the crackers to fit and to cut the angle for the gable ends. Once assembled, decorating with candies, sprinkles and icing offers much room for originality. This is an opportunity to use up some leftover Halloween candy. For larger houses, use milk cartons or place several small houses together.

BREADSTICK HOUSE 1 box breadsticks 1 recipe royal icing 1 box cone-shaped ice cream cones candies Breadsticks can be used to build a log cabin house, with the length of the breadsticks determining the size. For the narrow ends, breadsticks are cut in half. Lay two breadsticks 2 3/4 inches (7 cm) apart and parallel to each other. Cut four breadsticks in half. Using a serrated knife, even the cut ends on four halves so they will stand. Use a cake decorating icing bag or a zippered sandwich bag to hold icing. Cut a small corner off the bag and squeeze icing out. Run a generous

A breadstick log cabin house, left, and a graham wafer house, right, are fun to create using royal icing as the glue and snow. Green icing is used to create ice cream cone trees, and purchased gingerbread men complete the scene. | BETTY ANN DEOBALD PHOTO length of icing for each long breadstick to lay in. About one-half inch (1 cm) from the inside end of the long breadsticks, place a small mound of icing, stand half a breadstick in this, cut end down and repeat for all four corners. These will be used to support the other breadsticks in the structure. Place icing at the end between the parallel breadsticks and then place half a breadstick here to form the end wall. Move the breadsticks as needed to square the corners and add more icing around the corner supports. Build up the walls by alternating breadsticks like logs and using generous amounts of icing to secure in place. Cut breadsticks as needed to have short wall breadsticks lay across the long wall breadsticks. Add additional icing at the corner posts to ensure that as the icing dries, the walls will be securely glued to the corner posts. Build the walls four breadsticks high, then allow to set. For roof panels, take two full graham crackers and glue them together with icing so they are overlapping each other by about one-third.

Repeat the process for a second roof panel and allow to dry. To create the gable ends and a slope for the roof panels to lay on, cut a double graham cracker from one corner to the middle of the opposite side edge. Repeat from the other corner to the same middle point. Cut the top point of the gable off by about one half-inch (.5 cm) to flatten it. Place icing on the short wall breadsticks and then put the gable ends on top so they are leaning against the corner posts. Once in place and secure, place a mound of icing on the flattened top of each gable and put a breadstick across from one end to the other to form the peak of the roof. While these pieces are drying, create a fir tree forest using ice cream cones. Place two to three large spoonfuls of icing on a large plate. Mix green food colouring and more icing sugar to make a thick icing. Gently roll a cone in icing to cover and use a knife to spread and smooth. Place cones on a plate to dry. Proceed with icing several more cones. Place icing sugar in a sieve and shake over the trees to give them

a dusting of snow. Allow to dry. Return to the roof and generously place icing along the breadsticks peak, down sides of the gables and across top breadstick on wall. Lay on roof panel. Once in position, place a small cup or box at the edge of the roof panel to hold it in place until set. Repeat for the second roof panel. Decorate the house with icing, candies, sprinkles or icing sugar. Place the trees and secure with white icing around the base of each.

ROYAL ICING This icing is the glue that holds a cookie house together. It is traditionally prepared with fresh egg whites. There is a small chance of salmonella poisoning from improperly stored and handled eggs so meringue powder or pasteurized, refrigerated egg whites are recommended instead of fresh egg whites. 4 c.

icing sugar, sifted 1L more as needed 3 large egg whites 175 mL or 3/4 c. pasteurized egg whites or 1/4 c. (60 mL)

In large bowl, whip egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually sprinkle in sugar while continuing to whip eggs. Scrape down sides of the bowl. Turn the mixer to high and beat until thick and white. Mixture will hold a peak. This should take at least seven to 10 minutes. When finished, cover icing surface with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying and crusting over. Place a cake decorating bag in a tall, narrow glass, fold the top edge over the glass to hold the bag open and spoon in icing. Fold the bag to close and use to decorate. If icing is too thick, thin with water or lemon juice. The TEAM columnists wish readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Betty Ann Deobald is a home economist from Rosetown, Sask., and a member of Team Resources. Contact: team@producer.com.

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NEWS

THINK WARM THOUGHTS

Spring flooding predicted for Sask. BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

Water conditions in Saskatchewan heading into freeze-up indicate that above normal spring runoff is possible and flooding similar to spring 2011 is possible, depending on the snow pack. The Water S e cur ity Agenc y released its fall report Dec. 8, and noted that winter precipitation and how the snow melts in spring will also affect runoff. However, soil moisture levels and wetland storage were at capacity or near capacity as of Nov. 21 and the province is as wet or wetter than it was going into the freeze-up of 2010. “Given the wet landscape prevailing over much of the province at freeze-up, even a normal snow pack is expected to result in above normal runoff and amplify ongoing problems at closed basin systems, such as at Little Manitou Lake, the Quill Lakes and numerous other water bodies,” said the report. The report highlights two areas of particular concern for spring. In the southwest, an area from Eastend to Moose Jaw and up toward Rosetown, including the Swift Current Creek, lower Moose Jaw River, Brightwater Creek and local tributaries into Lake Diefenbaker, was extremely wet. The region received above normal summer rain and record or near-record October precipitation. The second area to watch is in the east-central region, from Wadena t o w a rd Cu m b e r l a n d Ho u s e, including the northern part of the Quill Lakes and Fishing Lake basins, the Red Deer River and the lower Carrot River. “These areas experienced some of the highest accumulations during the July 8-14 event and continued to receive above normal precipitation into October,” the report noted, referring to a slow-moving summer rain system that hit much of the grain belt. In October, Moose Jaw saw 896 percent of normal precipitation and set the record for the wettest month there in 115 years. Yorkton received 390 percent of normal precipitation for the wettest October in 106 years. Swift Current saw 445 percent for the second wettest in 130 years. Meadow Lake also set a new monthly record at 295 percent of normal. Most of the province received more than 200 percent of normal accumulation in October, followed by very little precipitation in the first three weeks of November. Most models predict near normal precipitation in the province between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28, and warmer than normal temperatures, but long-range forecasts aren’t reliable. The agency expects to release its first spring runoff outlook in early February. karen.briere@producer.com

With severe cold weather warnings issued by Environment Canada, cattle on the Bar Pipe Ranch west of Okotoks, Alta., were sticking close to feed in early December. Temperatures with windchill plunged as low as -35 C. | WENDY DUDLEY PHOTO

DAIRY FARMERS OF MANITOBA

Marketers aim to beef up milk Staple food gets new packaging, flavours and speciality offerings such as non-GMO verified BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Milk, despite its good qualities, doesn’t rank high when it comes to sex appeal. It’s hard for a plastic jug filled with a white liquid to compete with more desirable drinks like raspberry-infused lemonade or coconut-almond milk. Milk continues to be a grocery store staple, but Canada’s dairy industry must respond to young consumers, who have become apathetic about milk, said Victoria Cruz, director of marketing and retail at Dairy Farmers of Canada. “They (Canadians) are telling us milk is boring,” said Cruz, who spoke at a Dairy Farmers of Manitoba meeting in early December. “They’ve been consuming milk since they were kids. So there is nothing inspirational or exciting for them in drinking milk.” Market intelligence shows that a key and much talked about demographic age group, millennials, are turning their collective backs to milk. “And there is a lot of excitement coming from other drinks, like soya beverage, all these alternative drinks,” Cruz said. “And millennials love those because they are different.” It isn’t part of Cruz’s marketing strategy, but new specialty products might make milk more attractive, particularly to consumers who want to stand out from their neighbours. Two companies in Quebec are now selling non-genetically modified verified milk or milk

They (Canadians) are telling us milk is boring. They’ve been consuming milk since they were kids. So there is nothing inspirational or exciting for them in drinking milk. VICTORIA CRUZ DAIRY FARMERS OF CANADA DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

from cows fed non-GM feed. Bothwell Cheese, a Manitoba company, plans to launch a nonGM verified cheese in 2017. Manitoba dairy farmers will supply the necessary milk so Bothwell can make non-GM verified cheese. But if enough dairy farmers want to feed their cows non-GM grains and oilseeds, the milk could potentially be sold as nonGM verified. “That’s our main goal, to get cheese going,” said Kevin Thomson, Bothwell Cheese president. “(But) we’re definitely going to look at other avenues, as far as expanding on other product

lines, whether it was for milk or other products.” David Wiens, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair, said a non-GM verified product might attract consumers who have abandoned milk. “In the market environment we’re in today, consumers want selection,” he said. “I don’t see this (non-GM verified) as displacing our conventional market. There may be people (that) this is what draws them into buying dairy…. I believe the more interest there is in the (dairy) category, is going to help lift the overall category.” Another possibility is milk from

grass-fed cows. A group has asked Dairy Farmers of Manitoba to consider it, Wiens said. “We will try to accommodate that as well.” Specialty milks may be part of the solution, but Cruz is focused on other ways to build the buzz around milk. Cruz, who lives in Montreal but is from Spain, said dairy processors in her native country are experimenting with unique packages, flavours and size formats. One example of innovative packaging comes from Japan. Hi!Milk, a new product of Mengniu group, won a World Design Award for a carton of milk that looks like a Holstein cow, including flaps for ears. Such creativity could restore passion for milk because the dairy industry has a natural advantage over milk substitutes, Cruz said. “Those other drinks don’t have the same nutritional values as cow milk.” robert.arnason@producer.com

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AMERICAN POLITICS

Trump presidency called good news for U.S. agriculture BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

CHICAGO, Ill. — U.S. farmers can expect favourable farm policies coming out of Washington under a Donald Trump presidency, says an insider. “The president of the United States, the most powerful man in America and perhaps the most powerful man in the world, owes his fate to the people of rural America,” Chuck Conner told delegates attending the 2016 DTN Ag Summit. Conner is on the short list to be the next secretary of agriculture. He served as deputy secretary and acting secretary under George W. Bush. He has also served as both the majority and minority staff director of the Senate agriculture committee. Trump became president largely because 84.6 percent of the rural voters in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wis-

consin voted for him. “Those people who thought they had lost their political influence suddenly stepped up and had a tremendous voice,” said Conner.

There’s a sense they’re in full takeover mode in rural America. Being involved in the Trump campaign, I believe that message was heard. CHUCK CONNER POTENTIAL SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Trump beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by 26 percentage points among voters residing in non-metropolitan areas. “In raw political terms folks, this represents opportunity for American agriculture,” he said. Connor said their reward will be

the 2018 farm bill, which will fund U.S. farm programs for five years. Curt Hudnutt, chief commercial officer of Rabo Agrifinance, also believes a Trump presidency will be a net positive for agriculture. “When it all settles out, it will be favourable for agriculture,” he said. Hudnutt said Trump has been labelled anti-trade, but his concerns are about the manufacturing sector rather than agriculture. He believes a Trump government will eliminate burdensome environmental regulations. The Waters of the United States (WOTUS) clean water rule will be one of the first regulations to go, he added. Conner said farmers feel under siege from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “There’s a sense they’re in full takeover mode in rural America,” he said. “Being involved in the Trump campaign, I believe that message was heard.”

However, the real benefit for farmers will happen when policymakers begin hashing out details of the next farm bill starting in 2017. Conner said there will be a number of battle lines in those negotiations. Large, influential farmers want to do away with program payment limits. There is a push by some politicians for farmers to cover more of the crop insurance premiums. “Crop insurance has become the key risk management tool available for producers. We need to make sure we don’t screw that up,” said Conner. There is likely going to be a fight over how the money gets divvied up within the bill. Nutrition programs account for 80 percent of the spending in the 2014 bill compared to eight percent for crop insurance and five percent for commodity subsidy payments. Trump has proposed $6 trillion in tax cuts, which means more money

for the next farm bill is unlikely. Conner said agriculture might instead have to fight for some of the money going to nutrition programs. One delegate asked if it would be worthwhile decoupling the nutrition side of the farm bill from the agriculture side. Conner said there are 38 to 40 agricultural congressional districts out of 435, but many non-agricultural districts have plenty of food stamp recipients. “I don’t see a formula by which you ever pass a farm bill if we separate out the nutrition assistance.” Some have proposed extending the 2014 farm bill rather than writing a new one. Conner said that will not happen because the dairy and cotton sectors are unhappy with the existing bill, and some corn and soybean farmers think the Agriculture Risk Coverage program is unfair. sean.pratt@producer.com

AG NOTES WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY RECOGNIZES PEERS The Canadian Weed Science Society recently presented three awards during its annual meeting. The Fellow Award was given to Eric Johnson, who works at the University of Saskatchewan. He is recognized internationally for his research on weed management, including his work on mechanical and chemical weed control. He is also active in organic production systems and cropping systems/agronomy. The Excellence in Weed Science Award went to Robert Gulden from the University of Manitoba. His research focuses on weed biology and management. He has served on the society’s board of directors and is currently an associate editor for the Canadian Journal of Plant Science. The Excellence in Weed Extension Award was given to Peter Sikkema of the University of Guelph, Ridgetown campus. A past president of the society, he has been involved in applied weed research and extension in field crops for 20 years at the university. U OF S NAMES FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH CHAIR Leon Kochian was recently named the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Food Systems and Security at the University of Saskatchewan. The $20 million, seven-year initiative will use cutting-edge plant and soil science to help global food production. Kochian joins the U of S and its Global Institute for Food Security from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The aim is to improve crops by unlocking the secrets of plants’ root systems, which is an unexplored aspect of plant research and crop development. He will serve as associate director of GIFS and also hold faculty appointments in plant sciences and soil science at the university’s

agriculture college. The federal government is contributing $10 million, GIFS $7 million and the U of S $3 million. A further $800,000 will be contributed by the Canada Foundation for Innovation toward the cost of a $2 million Roots of Food Security research facility to support the work of the CERC team in designing and breeding better crops with more efficient root systems. The remaining funding will be sought from public and private sources. COUPLE HONOURED FOR SPECIES-AT-RISK WORK Saskatchewan ranchers Miles and Sheri Anderson have been honoured for their contributions to protecting species at risk. Governor General David Johnston presented them with the Meritorious Service Medal, Civil Division, for their work mainly to protect the greater sage-grouse. The Fir Mountain, Sask., couple previously received provincial and national recognition as Environmental Stewardship Award winners. The Andersons have 16 wildlife species at risk on their ranch, which borders the East Block of Grasslands National Park. After observing nesting habits of the endangered sage-grouse, they adapted cattle grazing practices and worked with government on how best to help the bird population. They received their award at an Edmonton ceremony recognizing more than 70 Canadians for their excellence, courage or exceptional dedication to service.

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Economic council pushes for more shipping from Churchill port 50 YEARS AGO: DEC. 22, 1966

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The Prairie Economic Council planned to launch a program to expand shipping operations at Churchill, according to Manitoba Premier Duff Roblin. The prairie governments would co-operate with the federal government to develop port facilities. CHUCK STRAHL

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75 YEARS AGO: DEC. 25, 1941 A Saskatchewan petition demanding improvements to federal agricultural policy had collected more than 100,000 signatures, and almost $26,000 had been donated to help send a delegation to Ottawa to deliver it. However, more than 140 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool delivery stations had not yet reported, so the total number was expected to be higher. The United Kingdom Cereals Import Board had made significant wheat purchases from Canada with much of the wheat expected to go to its allies, par ticularly Egypt. Dominion Trade Minister James MacKinnon said the import board had arranged for the shipment of five million bushels of Canadian wheat in a single day.

Members of the Manitoba Horse Breeders Association decided to ask the Manitoba Winter Fair board to replace halter classes that were discontinued two years earlier. They also wanted the board to change the six-horse driving competition to make the event more pleasing to spectators and a better test of the drivers’ skills.

25 YEARS AGO: DEC. 26, 1991 The Western Producer did not publish a Dec. 26 issue in 1991.

10 YEARS AGO: DEC. 21, 2006 The federal Conservative government’s battle with the Canadian Wheat Board heated up as Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl prepared to replace CWB chief executive officer Adrian Measner, who was seen as too supportive of single desk marketing, which Ottawa was attempting to eliminate. Strahl was particularly critical of Measner’s decision to appear on Parliament Hill with Liberal oppo-

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sition leader Stephane Dion. He also criticized the political “zoo” that the board and its supporters had created, including a decision to publish letters from international grain buyers who said their faith in the board as a reliable supplier had been shaken by the controversy. “I just thought that was unconscionable,” Strahl said. Federal Trade Minister David Emerson told supply managed sectors that their protectionist interests could not continue to limit the ability of Canadian trade negotiators to win stronger concessions. He said Canada for too long had pulled back from signing trade access agreements if the trade-off was to open sensitive sectors such as dairy, poultry and eggs to greater import competition. Ten years later, supply management is still alive and kicking. bruce.dyck@producer.com

Researcher Larry Gusta checked cold-hardy winter wheat in a controlled environment at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre in January 1977. The wheat was exposed to a range of freezing temperatures in a special freezer and then replanted for three weeks. | FILE PHOTO

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2002 IH 2600 w/IH 320 HP eng., 10 spd., 221,000 kms., new 20’ BH&T, excellent rubber, very good, $49,500; 2009 MACK CH613, MP8 Mack eng., 430 HP, 10 spd., AutoShift, 463,000 kms., excellent shape, new 20’ box, A/T/C, $73,500; 2009 IH TRANSTAR 8600 w/Cummins eng 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, 742,000 kms., exc tires, real good shape, $69,500; 2007 IH 9200, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, AutoShift, alum. wheels, new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, 1 million kms., real nice, $67,500; 2009 MACK CH613, 430 HP Mack, 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, 1.4 million kms., has bearing roll done, nice shape, $69,500; 2007 KENWORTH T600, C13 Cat, 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0 million kms. Excellent truck, $71,500; 1996 MIDLAND 24’ tandem pup grain trailer, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, new paint and brakes, excellent shape, $18,500; 1985 FORD L9000, Cummins, 10 spd., 20’ BH&T that’s been totally rebuilt, new paint, exc tires, $28,500; 1999 IH 4700 S/A w/17’ steel flat deck, 230,000 kms., IH diesel, 10 spd., good tires, $19,500; 1998 FREIGHTLINER tractor, C60 Detroit, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum. wheels, sleeper, good rubber, $17,500; 2005 IH 9200 tractor, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum wheels, flat top sleeper, good rubber, $22,500. All trucks Sask safetied. Trades considered. All reasonable offers considered. Contact Merv at 306-276-7518 (house) or 306-767-2616 (cell), Arborfield, SK. DL #906768.

2004 MACK TANDEM AXLE dump truck, fresh AB. safety, low kms, very clean, good condition. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 2012 IHC TRANSSTAR, low pro, Max 300 HP diesel Allison auto trans, loaded cab, 13’ Armstrong landscape dump, $39,900. 2007 FORD F550 4x4, 6L diesel, 7 spd. std., loaded cab, 14’ Armstrong landscape dump, 54,000 orig. kms, $29,900. Trades considered. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna DL#910885 NEW CANUCK GRAVEL TRAILERS: 1999 Arne’s tridem end dump, clean; 1996 IH 9400, 60 Detroit, 10 spd, 16’ gravel box, alum rims. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, DL 905231 www.rbisk.ca

2000 WESTERN STAR 5964, Detroit 60 Series, 13 speed, 12-40’s, air ride, $1 9 , 0 0 0 . C a n- A m Tr uc k E x p o r t L t d , 1-800-938-3323. DL #910420.

2001 KENWORTH W900, C15 Cat 6NZ with bunk, $42,000. 306-452-8081, Redvers, SK

2002 PETE 320, 3126 Cat, Allison auto, 40 rears, HEIL side loader with camera, 286,000 kms, $25,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323. DL #910420. 2004 KENWORTH T300, tandem, 8.3 Cummins, 10 spd. trans., 480,000 kms, $8800 work order, fresh safety, $19,000. Call 2004 PETERBILT 330, tandem axle, C&C, 306-554-8220, Dafoe, SK. long WB, Cat dsl., 10 spd trans, AC, low 2005 IHC 9200 daycab tractor, Cummins miles, alum. wheels, $26,900, w/new B&H ISX 400 HP, 13 spd. trans, 40,000 rears, $48,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph 967,000 kms, needs paint, $13,900 OBO. Ladimer, 306-795-7779 Ituna. DL#910885 K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph. Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. 2008 WESTERN STAR, 10 spd. Eaton AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T; 2008 tandem IH 2005 IHC 9900i 450 ISX Cummins, 13 spd, 7600, Cummins, 10 spd., new BH&T; 2004 290 rears, 12 fronts, eng. and bunk heatPete 330 S/A, Cat Allison auto. w/new 16’ ers, headache rack, 22.5 rubber, 1.2 kms, BH&T. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, DL $19,500 OBO. 306-783-7547, Yorkton, SK. 905231 www.rbisk.ca 2005 PETE 378, pre-emission, C15 Cat, AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed 18 spd., full lockups, flat-top, winch, safetandems and tractor units. Contact David tied, $37,500. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, 2005 WESTERN STAR 4900, C15 Cat 475 SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com HP, 18 spd., 12-46’s with 4-way locks, CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used 353,000 kms, $42,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323. DL #910420. highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at 2008 KENWORTH W900 c/w 565 Cumwww.titantrucksales.com mins, 18 speed, 46 rears, studio bunk, very clean. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy 2008 KW T800, Cat C15 (DPF deleted), and keep you safe this seeding season. 475 HP, 18 spd., 14-46’s, 4-way locks, Give K r a m b l e I n d u s t r i e s a call at 716,000 kms, $68,000. Can-Am Truck Ex306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us port Ltd, 1-800-938-3323. DL #910420. online at: www.kramble.net

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2009 and 2011 VOLVO VNL’s, heavy spec., loaded. Super low kms. Farmer owned. Premium condition, $72,900 ea. Westlock, AB. 780-206-1234. 2012 KW W900, ISX Cummins (DPF del.), eng. inframed, 525 HP, 18 spd., 12-46’s, 580,000 kms, $85,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323. DL #910420. 2012 WESTERN STAR 4900, DD15 Detroit 500 HP, 18 spd, 12-40’s, 4-way lockers, Thermoking APU, $55,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323. DL #910420. 2014 FL CASCADIA, Det. DD15, 13 spd., 276,505 kms, factory warranty, 800,000 kms or 5 years, $72,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323. DL #910420.

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2011 IHC, 4300, T o w Deck, M a xxfo rce, 245 HP, Au to m a tic, 8,000 # F /A, 17,500 # R/A, 236,000 km s , T H21501A, $6 9 ,000

2012 K en w o rth T-8 00, IS X, 450 HP, 18 s p d , 12,500 # F /A, 40,000 # R/A, 765,000 K m s , T RC21617, $6 5,000

2012 W es tern S ta r 4900 E X, DD15, 565 HP, 18 s p d , 13,000# F /A, 46,000# R/A, F o u rW a y L o ckers , Go o d Ru b b er, 699,000 km s , S tk#T R21533A $79 ,000

2013 V o lvo 6 30, D16, 550 HP, I-S hift12,500 # F /A, 46,000 # R/A, 630,000 K m s , T RC21618, $8 8 ,000

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FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-8 ton, 10 ton NEW BATCO 2075 w/electric drive kit. Willmar Tender. Call 204-857-8403, PortRetail $36,500. Blow-out Special, $28,500. age La Prairie, MB. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. NEW CONVEY-ALL DRIVE OVER belt conveyor w/electric drive 20 HP motor. Retail $15,000. Special year end price, 2012 CONVEY-ALL TCHSS 1045 conveyor, 10”x45’, stainless steel w/Flave con$12,900. 306-222-6173, Saskatoon, SK. veyor and skid mount wet kit, $19,800. BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905 grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly to you. Safety, convenience, reliability. Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net

2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $145,000; 22010 Case 4520’s, 70’ booms: 3-bin, 3100 hrs., $168,000; SPECIAL- 2010 Case 4520, 1-bin, 5100 hrs., $98,500; 22007 Case 4520’s, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 3300 hrs., AutoSteer, $134,000 and $98,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2- 2004 Loral AirMax 1000s, 70’ booms, immaculate, $76,000 and $93,000; 2006 2-bin AgChem, 70’ booms, $58,000; 2002 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, $32,000; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi belt tender, self contained, $32,000 and $42,000; 2- 24 ton Wilmar tender beds, $17,500 ea; 2012 Wilmar Rangler 4560, 780 hrs., $28,500; 2009 Rangler, 2400 hrs, $23,500; 1974 10,000 gal. NH3 transport, $38,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, $34,500. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net

Before Dec 31/16 $265,000 After Jan 01/17 $275,000 2017 Orders 10% deposit Free delivery in AB-SK-MB if bought before Dec 31/16 CSA fully auto, to run 24/7 N/Gas & Propane, 277/480 3ph 12 SA lease pay oac $ 24,500 Customer gas & power hookup

BALE SPEARS, high quality imported from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, excellent pricing. Call now toll free 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing. Call now 1-866-443-7444.

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2005 CASE/IH WDX 1202 SP swather, 30', 123 HP engine, 1900 hrs., cab susp., hyd. fore/aft and tilt, Roto-Shears on each end and Mandako mounted 10' swath roller used one season, very good cond., $55,900. 204-362-2449, 204-246-2388, Darlingford, MB. jimwilson@goinet.ca

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2011 CLAAS LEXION 760, 700 sep. hrs., fully loaded, $265,000 CAD OBO; 2010 Lexion 590, fully loaded, 500 sep. hrs., $220,000 CAD OBO. All exc. cond., used only in small grains; 2000 Lexion 480, $27,000 CAD OBO. Call 218-779-1710, Bottineau, ND.

NEW 2016 BRANDT swing away augers, 13110HP+, 4 to choose from. 2 electric and 1 hyd. swing away, 13,000 bu. per/hr. 3 augers, M13X110 HP, 1 auger, 10”x80’ $33,000 ea. Call any time, 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGER PACKAGES: 10x39 pkg., $15,500; 10x46 pkg., $17,000. Installation $900; 8x53 loaded, ready to go, $15,750. Call Brian “ The Auger Guy” 204-724-6197, Souris, MB.

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WINTER DISCOUNTS on new and used rollers, all sizes. Leasing and delivery 2002 JD 8120, MFWD, powershift, 4650 available. 403-580-6889, Bow Island, AB. hrs. can be equipped with duals; 2000 JD 7710 MFWD, 4900 hrs.; 2006 JD 7720, MFWD, 4600 hrs. Both can be equipped JD 7200 PLANTERS IN STOCK, 8 to 16 with loaders. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. row, any planter makes available. Call JD 7710 MFWD, with 740 loader, LHR, Reimer Farm Equipment, Gary Reimer, premium condition, 20.8x38 tires. Call 204-326-7000, Hwy #12, Steinbach, MB. 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 1967 4020, 8500 hrs., rebuilt engine, factory canopy, all original, very nice shape, BOURGAULT 9200 50’ floating hitch shedded. 403-876-2542, Big Valley, AB. chisel plow, 600 lbs. trips w/Raven NH3 2014 JD 7230 RW, 332 hrs., Premium cab, autorate kit. 306-563-7505, Canora, SK. 1000 PTO, drawbar, 710/70R42, foot spd, 1990 EZEE-ON HD 47' disc, C flex gangs, 60 Mo/ 2500 hrs., warranty. ATG3 AutoTrac 22" front cone, 1/4" blades, 23" back H Act - GS3 Gen4 Cmd Ctr Display, GT3TAPC double bearings, shedded, exc. cond., Starfire 3000, H480 MSL loader and 4-Way 12', 5700 Degleman blade. Excellent cond. $38,000. 250-262-6103, Charlie Lake, BC. 780-636-3768, Vilna, AB. CASE/IH 5600 HD chisel plow, 29’ with Degelman 3 bar harrows, $6500 OBO. JD 4010, c/w FEL, new tires, batteries and injectors, very clean. Call 403-823-1894, 403-820-0145, Drumheller, AB. Drumheller, AB. JD 330 discs, 24’ with coned blades, lots of bearings replaced, good condition, $9500. JD 8440, PTO, 5800 orig. hrs., quad trans, premium condition, call Call 780-603-5307, Vegreville, AB. 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 2016 JD 2410 63’, 12” spacing, Raven NH3 autorate controller w/5 sectional control, JOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, exBourgault 3/4” NH3 knives, JD 3-bar heavy cellent condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, harrows with 1/2” tines. 306-231-8060, Fillmore, SK. Englefeld, SK. 9420 JD, bought new in 2003, shedded KELLO-BILT 8’ to 20’ offset discs w/24” summer/winter, 710x42 tires, used on 40’ to 36” notched blades; Kello-Bilt 24’ to 38’ cult. on small farm, 2800 hrs., mint cond., tandem wing discs w/26” and 28” notched $165,000. 306-752-4336, 306-921-7683, blades and oilbath bearings. Red Deer, AB. Melfort, SK. www.kelloughs.com Call: 1-888-500-2646. 1976 JD 1830, 145 FEL, CAHR, 3 PTH, live W A N T E D : U S E D 4 0 ’ K e l l y d i s c . PTO, good rubber, very low hours, $20,000 OBO. Call 306-357-2136, Wiseton, SK. 204-729-7630, Brandon, MB. 1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, 2007 9320, 3044 hrs., 375 HP, 24 spd. w/Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, trans., 4 hyds., deluxe cab, AutoTrac $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, ready, 620-70R42 duals, wheel weights, excellent shape, $162,000 OBO. Call 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 306-247-2099, 306-843-7337, Scott, SK. FLEXI-COIL 700 41’ DEEP TILLAGE cult., 750 trips, new sweeps, exc. cond., WANTED: JD 2520 tractor, powershift, 1969-1972. Also 3020, 4000, 4020, 4620. $7500 OBO. 306-946-8522, Saskatoon, SK. Diesel, powershift, ‘69-’72. Cancar Ag tree COMPACTED SUBSOIL ISSUES? Avoid farmer 4 WD early 1960’s. 306-960-3000. “band-aid” solutions. Since 1984. Call Rick LOOKING FOR JD 4430 TO 7000 Series 403-350-6088, anytime. tractors in good condition with mechanical issues. Call 403-876-2542, Big Valley, AB. WANTED: JD 4430, 30-50 Series, 110-140 HP, example 4240. Must be vg cond. and shedded. 780-853-7248, Dewberry, AB. TRACTOR REBUILDER specialWANTED: MISC. PARTS for Cockshutt/ STEVE’S izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series Oliver 2050-2150. Call 780-632-1048. 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. 1982 7010 ALLIS CHALMERS tractor, c/w 1991 4955 MFWD, powershift, good rub795 Allied loader, vg cond., $15,500. ber, 9000 hrs, recent rebuild on tranny and m o t o r, s h e d d e d , e x c e l l e n t s h a p e . 306-865-3927, Hudson Bay, SK. 403-876-2542, Big Valley, AB. 1999 JD 9400, 425 HP, 24 spd., new rubber, 4 hyds. w/return line, exc. cond., 2009 CASE/IH 435, 2650 hrs., 71070R du- $85,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. als, powershift, 4 hyds., shedded, mint, $200,000 OBO. 306-563-4462, Canora, SK. 1964 JD 4020, 2 WD, powershift w/cab and loader, 5800 hrs., Hinson cab w/RollGuard CASE IH 5230, MFWD, CAHR, bucket, grap- and heat, 46A loader in exc. cond. Tractor ple, bale fork, 3 PTH, 12,780 hrs., $7300 w/ refurbished. Must be seen to be appreciato on rebuilt 16 spd. PS, good cond., ed. 5' and 9' buckets incl., second owner, $29,500 OBO. 780-719-0264, Andrew, AB. $15,500 OBO. 306-537-3094, Maple Creek, spruceviewcharolais@gmail.com SK. drew.bond@outlook.com 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, WRECKING FOR PARTS, JD 2750, 3 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm PTH, vg sheet metal; 4430 JD, vg running Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. eng, good sheet metal; 4440 JD, complete engine, vg sheet metal and 2006 MCCORMICK MTX 150, FWA, 6200 overhauled very good 18.4x38 tires and rims. hrs., new Allied 2795 HD loader, 8' bucket cab, 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. and grapple, front fenders, front weights, rear fender extensions, 3 PTH, all new tires, NICE 2010 JD 9630, 4WD, original ownvg cond, $65,000 OBO. Call 204-773-3025 er, 2500 hrs., fully loaded, big hyd. pump, or call 204-821-4683, Angusville, MB. 5 remotes, 800 duals, all updates done, hewsoncaroline1@gmail.com best offer. Don 306-948-6059, Biggar, SK.

2012 BOBCAT S 205 skidsteer loader, 1650 hrs., c/w bucket, vg working condition, $ 2 8 , 0 0 0 . C a n d e l i ve r. C a l l a ny t i m e 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $7.50 ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea., 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11 each, 75 per bundle. Vermette 2 T-L 2006 pivots, 1285’; 2 T-L 1986 1285’ Call for info., 306-858-7351, Lucky GPS OUTBACK EZ-DRIVE TC with S2 Wood Preservers, 1-800-667-0094, Spruce pivots. Lake, SK. Display, hyd. steering control. Will fit all Home, SK info@vwpltd.com ATX Case/IH 4 WD tractors and other JD 4045 DF 150, Berkley pump w/clutch, makes, $3300. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm 10 Kw gen. on skids w/300 gal. fuel tank Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. on stand; 4045 DF 150, Cornell pump, w/clutch, T&L hyd. pump on skid, c/w BOBCAT 943 SKIDSTEER, $14,900; NH 1800 gal. fuel tank. Will consider equipBLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood LX865 skidsteer, $12,900; McKee 7’ snowblower, $7,000; Lorenz 8’ HD snowblower, and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre- ment trade. 403-362-1897, Rolling Hills AB servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, $1,500; Gehl 500 cu. ft., 4 auger feed cart, 1309’ 7 Tower T&L pivot, c/w both pumps, $10,000; Knight 3 auger feed cart, $5,000. SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. dsl. motor and large fuel tank. Consider 1-866-938-8537. equip trade. 403-362-1897 Rolling Hills AB ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New DeWESTERN IRRIGATION: CADMAN Dealer. gelman equipment, land rollers, StrawFall discounts. Full line of new and used master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. equipment. 1 Cadman 4000S wide body 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. big gun, like new; Also aluminum pipe, pumps and motors. If we don’t have it, we 50,000 FARMERS CAN’T be wrong! When will get it for you! Call 306-867-9461, you purchase a Norwesco tank, you’re not 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK. just purchasing a tank. Call 1-855-765-9937 or visit: www.polywest.ca BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call and used mainline, new Bauer travelers for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., dealer. 22 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, www.luckemanufacturing.com Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (includes refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also available. Vermette Wood Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home.

2007 MF GC 2300, FWA, loader, diesel, hyWALLENSTEIN WOOD PROCESSOR # 830. dro., Cat I, 3PTH, 540 PTO, $8900. Cam1 man machine for cutting, splitting and Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. piling, 50 hrs. 403-346-7178, Red Deer, AB 2004 DEERE 325 skidsteer loader, new eng., c/w bucket, vg working condition. $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . C a n d e l i ve r. C a l l a ny t i m e 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 12’ DEGELMAN 45/5700 4-Way dozer blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer blade, trip cutting edge, $17,000. Wandering River AB 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212

POST POUNDER, works good, bought new, $1000 OBO. Contact Peter 306-759-2051 or mgr.huron@gmail.com Brownlee, SK.

FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers. Building now! Book orders by year end for BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy di2016 prices! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. rect, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, THE HANDLER IS available in 5 sizes and Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also proven on tens of thousands of farms from available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, 2006 CAT D8T SU dozer, single shank ripthe world. Call 1-855-765-9937 or 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK. per, cab air, 11,000 hours, work ready, across visit: www.polywest.ca $150,000. 204-795-9192 Plum Coulee, MB WANTED: STAINLESS STEEL LIQUID fertilizer storage tanks for transporting/ s t o r i n g , 1 , 6 0 0 - 5 0 , 0 0 0 ga l l o n s . C a l l NEW AND USED generators, all sizes from 306-960-3000. 5 kw to 3000 kw, gas, LPG or diesel. Phone SUMP PITS TO suit any application! All for availability and prices. Many used in manufactured using durable polyethylene stock. 204-643-5441, Fraserwood, MB. for guaranteed long life! 1-855-765-9937 or view: www.polywest.ca GENERATOR, CAT 115 KW, 22,000 hrs., CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used trailer and fuel tank included, $11,000 OBO. highway tractors. For more details call 780-349-1115, Westlock, AB. 204-685-2222 or view information at E X - G OVE R N M E N T S TA N D - B Y U N I T S : www.titantrucksales.com GARWOOD PULL SCRAPER, 12 yd, hyd. 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 388 hrs, control & unload assist, 9’ cut width. $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 419 $16,900 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 638 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/500 KW, 600 1-888-606-6362. www.combineworld.com WANTED: Older and newer tractors, in volts, 700 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/800 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $30,000; KT450 Cumrunning condition or for parts. Goods Used 2011 CASE 1221E loader w/toothed buckmins w/250 KW, $15,000. Can-Am Truck et, M11 Cummins, 4 spd., 5500 hrs., Tractor Parts, 1-877-564-8734. Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. $165,000. 306-452-8081, Redvers, SK. 2009 14’ 6900 Degelman 4 WD blade, hyd. angle, mounting kit for STX 275, 280, 285, 330, 335, $20,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 10’ DEGELMAN DOZER and frame, manual angle, new cutting edge, fits most 2WD & FWA, $5900. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK.

MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. WANTED: 40’-42’ LAND ROLLER, wing up style in good condition. 306-843-7159, Wilkie, SK. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847. WANTED: GOOD ENGINE for Belarus 7010. Will consider buying complete tractor. Call 403-378-4979, Duchess, AB.

HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying finished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb NEW AND USED GENERATORS, Multiquip, LW. Call/text 306-736-3454, SE Sask. Perkins, Cummins, Magnum, Honda, new cond., in stock. 250-554-6661, Kamloops, QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finBC. Email: denis@bcdieselgenerators.com ished, and all other types of bison. COD, www.bcdieselgenerators.com paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and NEW AND USED PTO generators. Diesel MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. and natural gas sets available as well. Call 1-888-300-3535, Airdrie, AB. NEBRASKA BISON BUYING all classes Calves, yearlings, adults, finished bison. DIESEL GENSET SALES AND SERVICE, Call Randy Miller 402-430-7058 or email: 12 to 300 KWs, lots of units in stock. Used RandyMiller@Miller95Enterprises.com and new: Perkins, John Deere and Deutz. We also build custom Gensets. We cur- BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison rently have special pricing on new John is looking to contract grain finished bison, Deere units. Call for pricing 204-792-7471. as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com

End Greasing Frustration 2017 YANUSH PULL STYLE DOZERS. Buy or lease pricing starting at $25,500. Visit booth 1720 at Manitoba Ag Days for more info or call Jonathan 306-876-4989 or 306-728.9535. www.yanush.ca LEON 606 FEL with 6’ bucket, $3200. Call306-960-3000, St. Louis, SK. 2015 DEGELMAN 16' 7900, 6-Way blade w/ silage top, Grouser cutting edge, fits wide front Case QuadTrac or wheel tractor, exc., $38,000. 250-262-6103, Charlie Lake, BC. ALLIED 590 LOADER, excellent shape, $ 3 5 0 0 . D a n ny S p e n c e , S p e e r s , S K . 306-246-4632.

SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need. We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. or deliver anywhere in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ spruce available. Now taking spring orders while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com

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NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from yearlings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. BISON CALVES, bulls and heifers, $2300 each. Call Frank 306-662-4163, Maple Creek, SK. 50 MIXED BUFFALO CALVES, average 475 to 500 lbs., good weight gainers. Weaning/sorting first week of January. Accepting offers over $5/lb. Call 780-831-5750, Beaverlodge, AB.

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BISON HERD for sale, 60-70 pairs. Yearling 60 BRED COWS Charolais/ Simmental FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. and 2 year old heifers, approx. 150 head cross for sale. Call 403-652-7253, High Cows and quota needed. We buy all classtotal. Call 780-753-0982, Provost, AB. River, AB. es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. ONLY 40 PLAINS heifers left. The top herd 25 PUREBRED HEIFERS for sale. Sired by Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620. bull is from Wolverine Bison sired to the Skaggs, Lanza ,Stout, Blue Value and Eldoyearling reserve Grand Champion bull in rado, $2,500. 306-227-3607, Vanscoy, SK. Denver in 2016. This is an impressive group of heifers ready to go this fall. Come COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais BIG ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder. view any time or call Blair 306-231-9980, bulls, come red factor. Call Kings Polled Selling custom designed packages. Name Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. Plunkett, SK. your price and we will put a package toWANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 year gether for you. Fullblood/percentage Lowcows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers olds and yearlings. Polled, horned, some line, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier. and heifers for slaughter. We are also buy- red. Quiet hand fed, hairy bulls. 40+ head Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB. ing compromised cattle that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a available. Wilf at Cougar Hill Ranch long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 306-728-2800, 306-730-8722, Melville, SK 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147. PB OPEN HEIFERS, sired by S.V. Dakota. WANTED ALL CLASSES of bison: calves, Also Black BLF heifers. All top cut heifers. yearlings, cows, bulls. Willing to purchase Curtis Mattson 306-944-4220 Meacham SK any amount. dreyelts1@rap.midco.net Call 605-391-4646. BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, yearlings and calves. Phone Elk Valley Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. TATONKA RANCH 50- 2015 bison heifers, $4000 ea; 100- 2016 heifer calves $2500 Trent 250-263-3152, Ft St John, BC DAVIDSON GELBVIEH & LONESOME DOVE RANCH, 28th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 4, 2017, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and FARM TOURS, International Farm Tours- hospitality, Friday, March 3rd. Selling Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Europe, Alaska, 100+ PB yearling bulls, Red or Black. PerIreland, England. www.farmtoursusa.com formance and semen tested. Contact Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and 1-888-414-4177, info@rupipertours.com Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. View catalo g and video on our websites: w w w. l o n e s o m e d o v e r a n c h . c a o r www.davidsongelbvieh.com

LAZY S BULL POWER 2017, January 28th, at the ranch, Mayerthorpe, AB. 225 polled red and black Simmental, Angus and Beefmaker (Sim Angus) bulls. 780-785-3136. Video online www.lazysranch.ca

25 BRED HEIFERS bred Hereford. Two February calvers, balance due March/April. Excellent group. Registration papers available. Call Duncan or Jeff Lees at: 306-455-2619 or 306-577-1375, Arcola SK 10 REGISTERED HORNED Hereford 2nd calving cows. Jensen Farms, Carstairs, AB. 403-337-3766.

75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red An- 10 YR. OLD reg. Draft type stallion ready gus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 for 2017 season; Well broke to drive mare in open, but can be bred; 2 and 3 yr. old or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. fillies started in harness. Transportation QUALITY HERD FOR SALE: 165 mostly available. Call 519-319-8021, Zurich, ON Simmental cross. Red, Tan and Black cows, ranging from 1st calvers to mature cows, bred Simmental or Charolais; 40 heifers, mostly Simmental cross, bred Limousin. STALLIONS, GELDINGS, MARES. Phone: Start calving March 3rd, 2016. Call 306-283-4495 (evenings), Langham, SK. www.livingwaterpaintsandquarters.com 306-210-8497, Tramping Lake, SK. BRED HEIFERS: Approx. 200 big, strong top of the line, one iron Simmental and Simmental Red Angus cross, bred Red or Black Angus. Exposed May 24th, 2016. Full vaccination program plus Ivomec. Contact 3J Simmental Farms, 306-325-4622 or 306-327-8005, Lintlaw, SK.

5 YOUNG RED Angus cows; 15 Red Angus bred heifers, bred Red Angus; 4 Hereford bred heifers, bred Hereford. Exposed May ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association 20 to July 10. T Bar K Ranch, Kevin, 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. 306-739-2944, 306-577-9861, Wawota, SK. www.albertatexaslonghorn.com 25 EXCELLENT SIMMENTAL Angus crossbred heifers, Red and Black, bred to proven easy calving Simmental bull, due Feb. WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage. and March. Pheasantdale Cattle Co., Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com 306-335-7553, Balcarres, SK. Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372. BRED HEIFERS: 75 Red and Black Angus; 25 Hereford. Exc. ranch raised females. Bred to top quality bulls. Call Dean at GOOD QUALITY BRED HEIFERS. Red 780-855-2580, New Norway, AB. Angus, Red Angus cross Hereford and Red 44 TOPCUT ONE IRON Red Angus cross Angus cross Simmental. Bred Red Angus. bred heifers, AIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d to low birthweight Red Ferguson Stock Farm Ltd., 306-895-4825, Angus bull, very impressive group of heifPaynton, SK. ers. Call 306-937-2880 or 306-441-5010 CHAROLAIS COWS BRED polled Charolais, Battleford, SK. purebred and commercial, calving Feb.Ap r i l . C a l l L ay n e a n d Pa u l a E va n s , 100 BRED Heifers. Red Angus cross Simm., Black Angus bred Red or Black Angus, be306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK. gin calving end of March. Full herd health. RED ANGUS- GELBVIEH cross heifers, Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. bred July 10, Black Angus. Good big heifers, bought as calves from one ranch. Full vaccination, asking $1990 each. Chanig RK AN IM AL S UPPL IES - Be o n ta rget. Ranch, 306-478-2658, Mankota, SK. Us e the p ro d u cts en d o rs ed b y the p ro fes s io n a ls . RK & S UL L IV AN S UPPL IES 12 BRED GELBVIEH heifers for sale, start Fo r a fre e c a ta lo gu e : 1-8 00-440-26 9 4 calving March, 2017, $2000 each. Call 306-824-4523, Rabbit Lake, SK

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JARDINE FARMS LTD. has for sale 52 bred heifers, bred to Black Angus bull, due to calve March 15- Apr. 15, $1800/head firm. Phone 204-354-2254, Brookdale, MB. 53 BRED HEIFERS, preg. tested, Angus and Angus cross. 34 black, 19 red, bred to two 2 year Black Angus bulls, (John Mcmahon, Inwood, MB), to calve March/April. Bulls are also for sale. 6 open heifers Red and Black Angus. Will sell as package or bred heifers only. $2200 bred heifers, $130,000 package OBO. 204-642-5771, Gimli, MB. Email: chaggie@hotmail.com

90- TWO YR. OLD and yearling Red Angus bulls. Guaranteed, semen tested, and del i ve r e d i n t h e s p r i n g . B o b J e n s e n , 306-967-2770, Leader, SK. SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. BRED HEIFERS: TOP Quality Red Angus heifers bred to 3 star, calving ease, Red Angus Bulls. 306-784-3547, Herbert, SK. RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca REG. RED ANGUS bulls born Feb./Mar. 2016, calving ease, good growth; Also reg. heifer calves for sale. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK.

PUREBRED CHAROLAIS HEIFERS bred to Legend, also 10 commercial heifers bred C h a r o l a i s . L ay n e a n d Pa u l a E va n s , 306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK.

HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alu- WANTED: ELK BULLS, various ages. minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. 306-845-7518, 306-845-244, Turtleford SK Keddieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com BUYING ELK for local and international meat markets. Call us for competitive pricing and easy marketing. Phone Ian at 204-848-2498 or 204-867-0085. SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Rick at: 403-894-9449 or Cathy at: 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. www.sungoldmeats.com

COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn calves! 306-577-4664, Carlyle, SK. Email cozycaps@outlook.com BRED COW HERD REDUCTION, by half. 150 head. Would trade for light or tough feed grain. Call 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. 50 BLACK ANGUS cows, bred Black, preg checked, $1350/ea. Call 306-831-8977, Fiske, SK. 125 BRED RED ANGUS cross heifers, bred to Red Angus bulls. Bulls out July 1st for 60 days. Call 306-355-2700, Mortlach, SK. 50 BLACK AND 10 BWF bred heifers bred to easy calving Black Angus bulls, turned out July 1st. Ph 306-493-2969, Delisle, SK.

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CROSSBRED BELGIAN mares, bred back to Belgian Stallion, $2500/ea.; 1- set of brass SHEEP AND LAMB On-Farm Bioseharness, $1800; 4- Red Belgian yearling curity Workshop and Canadian Sheep and Lamb Food Safe Farm Practices mules, $1200/ea. 780-363-2216, Chipman Workshop in conjunction with SSDBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AGM and Symposium will be held at the Ramada Saskatoon, 806 Idylwyld Dr. N, Saskatoon, SK., January 13-14, 2017. To PUREBRED 9 YEAR old Canadian mare, register please call: 306-933-5200 or ground driven, $1500 negotiable. Call email: sheepdb@sasktel.net For details 306-889-3015, Tisdale, SK. please visit: www.sksheep.com

BRED HEIFERS: TOP quality Red Angus heifers, bred to three star calving ease Red Angus bulls, to start calving April 1st. 306-784-3547, Herbert, SK.

USED JIFFY SLIDE-IN round bale handler, in good condition. Phone 403-627-2601, Pincher Creek, AB. HI-HOG CATTLE SQUEEZE and hi-hog grain dispenser. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK.

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NEW VERMEER BPX9000 Bale Processor. $4000 discount til January 7, 0% financing. The Tractor Co. 306-239-2262, Osler, SK. tractorcompany@gmail.com www.tractorco.ca

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WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For bookings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK.

SQUARE D HEREFORDS: Hereford females bred Hereford, registration papers available. Herd bull prospects, 2 yr. old, fall born yearlings and bull calves. Quiet, performance tested. Delivery can be arranged. Jim Duke 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling Langbank, SK. square.d@sasktel.net bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. square-dpolledherefords.com Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 SELLING PKG. OF polled Hereford bred or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. heifers. Top quality, bred to easy calving SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Hereford bull. Corey Lees 306-577-9971 or Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call George Lees at 306-577-5578, Arcola, SK. Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. BRED COWS, HEIFERS, COW/CALF pairs SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside exc. herdsires bought in AB and SK. Elm Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, Creek, MB., 204-745-7894, 204-436-2284. 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. BRED HEIFERS 100 Black/BWF, bred black to calve April 1. Fully vaccinated, $2000/ head. Call 306-435-9520, Wawota, SK. wlporter@hotmail.com

READY TO LAY pullets. Taking early bookings on white and brown egg layers for PONY GELDING, SADDLE and harness June pickup. 306-435-3530, Moosomin, SK. trained, $1500; To give away: 3 pony mares. Bamford Pony Farm, La Riviere, MB, call 204-242-2369 or 204-825-7830. APPROX. 125 FOODCRAFT poultry crates, with modules, good shape. 780-918-6816, Edmonton, AB. 1 BLACK PERCHERON gelding, 16.2 HH, broke to drive both sides, 17 yrs. old, $1000. 403-330-1580.

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BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca 50 BLACK ANGUS heifers, bred to reg. Black Angus bulls. Can winter and calve out. Call 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK.

SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole distributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers programs, marketing services and sheep/ goat supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, SK. www.sksheep.com

PTO ROLLER MILL, load/unload auger, on 2 wheel trailer, shedded, little use. Kyle 306-369-2882, 306-369-7513, Bruno, SK. 2014 HIGHLINE BALE PRO CFR651, with chopper and grain tank, processed 1000 bales, asking $27,000. Call 306-397-2653, 306-441-2663, Edam, SK. GREGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WELDING: Freestanding 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5 bar panels, all 2-7/8â&#x20AC;? drill stem construction, $470; 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x5.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; panels, 2-7/8â&#x20AC;? pipe with 51â&#x20AC;? sucker rods, $350; 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; panels, 2-7/8â&#x20AC;? pipe with 6- 1â&#x20AC;? rods, $375; 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2 or 3 bar windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters. Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. 2002 BALE KING 2000 bale processor, good condition, $5500. Call 306-723-4867, 306-545-5007, Cupar, SK. 1982 TW20 FORD tractor, FWA, w/FEL and g r ap p l e fo r k . C a l l 3 0 6 - 7 7 3 - 1 0 4 9 o r 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK.

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SILAGE/GRAIN FEED BUNK panels 30' feed panels, w/wo trough or paint. Slant bars or adjustable height bar - same price. Delivery avail. $670. 204-556-2000, Cromer, MB. Email: miller300j@gmail.com or visit our website: www.arcritewelding.com CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com FREESTANDING PANELS: 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; windbreak panels; 6-bar 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; panels; 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK.

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DO YOU KNOW an amazing single guy who shouldn’t be? Camelot Introductions has been successfully matching people for over 22 years. In-person interviews by Intuitive Matchmaker in MB and SK. RENN PTO GRAIN ROLLER, 22” rollers, 12’ www.camelotintroductions.com or phone unloading auger, mounted on trailer, 306-978-LOVE (5683). $3800. Call 306-562-7615, Buchanan, SK. STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, 306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK.

SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panels, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, SK. www.steelviewmfg.com PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. We manufacture an extensive line of cattle handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowding tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison equipment, Texas gates, steel water troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com

2008 MOD FIELD office complex, 16 units, 12x60. Can be sold in 4, 8 or 16 units. 90 offices total. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB.

WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org

WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437. TRADE AND EXPORT CANADA BUYING all grades of organic grains. Fast payment and pick up. Call 306-433-4700.

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FARMLAND FOR SALE in the Kipling, SK. area, RM 124. 7 quarters with 1000 cult. acres, 1200 sq. ft. w/double att. garage, nat. gas heat, built in 1995, heated shop, quonset, seed cleaning complex incl. weigh scale and apple grain storage. 306-736-2850, 306-735-7575. RM HILLSDALE. For sale by tender with bids closing Feb. 7, 2017. 6 quarters of some of the highest assessed farmland in the region. Paved access. Details at: www.cayfordtender.ca or contact Vern McClelland, RE/MAX Lloydminster 306-821-0611, Lloydminster, AB.

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RM CANWOOD #494- $990,000. 1202 acres good pasture w/Little Shell River running thru it. Approx. 660 acres cult. tame hay and the balance main natural and bush pasture. Fairly good fence, also the seller has done some gravel test holes. What was found is very interesting on approx. 400 acres. The buyers would responsible for their own testing. As well, there is some spruce timber. MLS®574209. Info. call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-446-8800, 306-441-0512. FARMLAND FOR SALE in RM No. 2: 1 quarter, SW 35-01-34 W1. Offers. Mail to: Box 188, Carnduff, SK. S0C 0S0. 306-483-7477

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Plea s e ca ll M a rcel a t1-403-350-6 8 6 8 M a rcel L eBla n c Rea l Es ta te In c. 160 ACRES near Regina with yard and business opportunity; 15 acres w/large character home, plus 2nd home on property within 35 miles of Regina or Weyburn on Hwy. #35; 160 acres w/large home, 3 car heated garage, large shop, horse barn, plenty of water, 20 min. NE of Regina.; Near Pilot Butte, 80 acre development land; 90+ acres, Hwy. #11, 7 mi. North of Saskatoon, development; RM Perdue, 2 quarters W. of Saskatoon on Hwy #14; 2 miles East of Balgonie Hwy. #1, 145 acre development land. Brian Tiefenbach 306-536-3269, Colliers Int., Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com

R.M. OF MONTROSE NO. 315 Legal Description: SE Sec 21 Twp 33 Rge 06 W3 Extension 0 Conditions of Offers: 1. All offers to be submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. on January 16, 2017 to: Mathiason Valkenburg & Polishchuk Barristers & Solicitors 705-230-22nd Street E. Saskatoon, SK S7K 0E9 Attention: Calvin D. Ursaki 2. Deposit cheque of 3% on the offered amount must accompany all offers. Cheques to be made payable to Mathiason Valkenburg & Polishchuk. Cheques will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Persons submitting offers must rely on their own research and inspection of land and improvements as to condition and number of acres. Mineral rights included. No offers will be considered which are subject to financing. INDIAN HEAD, SK FARM FOR LEASE. Approx. 2525 acres of cropland. Located NE of Regina in the RM of Indian Head. The area is well suited for canola, cereal crops and lentils. Bonnefield plans to negotiate with excellent farmers to form long-term lease arrangements to ensure this land is maintained profitably and sustainably for the long term. For more info. email: indianhead@bonnefield.com

GRAIN FARM, 29 quarter sections in a RM #369, 160 acres: 130 farmland, 20 block, South of Sturgis, SK. Approx. 4640 grassland, 10 yardsite. Incl. 3 bdrm house, total acres, 4265 cult. Very good farm. 3 c a r g a r a g e , q u o n s e t a n d s h e d s . 306-516-0070, saskfarm@outlook.com 306-872-4500, 306-874-7778, Spalding SK

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TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES and Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refinishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder with 38 years experience. Log & Timber Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email info@logandtimberworks.com Website at FARM TOURS, International Farm Tourswww.logandtimberworks.com Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Europe, Alaska, Ireland, England. www.farmtoursusa.com 1-888-414-4177, info@rupipertours.com 178 ACRE RANCH, beautiful view of the Seven Sisters mountains, exc. land and water, house, barn, shop, hay shed and outbuildings, on Hwy #16 between SmithCOUNTRY RAISED CATS and kittens to ers and Terrace, $650,000. 250-849-8411. give away! An assortment of healthy and active ones. Can deliver within reason. HALF SECTION OF open farmland for sale. Phone 306-278-2069, Carragana, SK. Fort St. John, BC. area. Cultivated. Good soil. Sloped North to South. YUMA, AZ. HOME for sale: 3 bdrm, 2 productive of wildlife. Each quarter is titled. Othbaths, w/solar system, pool, att. garage Lots er land is also available to purchase. Phone and RV garage, fully furnished. For more 250-781-3586, e-mail: trskafte@ocol.com BLUE HEELERS PUPS for sale, ready to go. info. call 403-871-2441 or 928-503-5344. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. FARMHOUSE TO BE MOVED, 1200 sq. ft., 3 PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE pups. From bdrm, 1 bath. Selling older house with a good working and personable parents. newer furnace/oil tank, electric water FARM, 2 HOMES, shop, 5 min. north of Contact 306-553-2213, Swift Current, SK. heater, oven, wood burning stove, dish- Calgary, 103 acres. Truly unique parcel of washer, washer and dryer. For sale by farmland, w/modern log home, a rental IRISH WOLFHOUND and GREYHOUND owner, $20,000 OBO. Call 306-230-8968, home and large machine shop (three p u p s fo r s a l e , r e a d y t o g o . C a l l 306-380-9926, Warman, SK. area. Email: 35'x35' bays) on major rural intersection 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. edfehr71@gmail.com minutes N of Calgary. Unbeatable panorammountain views, convenient access off TRUE BLUE HEELER has a litter of Blue DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Quality ic paved highways and easy commutes to Heeler pups ready January 12, 6 females, homes in small towns currently available Calgary or Airdrie. Unique highway expo2 males, out of Violet by Jaxon. Excellent within 45 minutes of Saskatoon. Ideal for sure, as parcel is slightly bisected by highw o r k i n g d o g s . 3 0 6 - 4 9 2 - 2 4 4 7 , retirement, fixed income or seasonal living way, giving highway exposure on 4 different 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK. situations. Health services, shopping, roadways. Property is actively farmed, schools and sport facilities are in these fenced and cross fenced, $2,150,000 OBO. MATURE IRISH WOLFHOUND/ Greyhound towns or very close commute. For more cross dogs for sale. Phone 306-290-8806, info. go to www.traskrealty.com or 403-554-6637. orlinlegacy@hotmail.com Dundurn, SK. please call Dwein 306-221-1035, Amanda HALF SECTION FARMLAND: West of 306-221-5675 or Victoria 306-270-9740. Viking, AB. 310 acres cultivated. Contact REGISTERED BORDER COLLIE pups, Barb Chrystian, Realtor, Swan City Realty Sire Scottish import, son of 2010 Interna780-385-0631. MLS# ca0093984. tional Champion, top working stock. 780-941-3843, New Sarepta, AB. T R O P H Y P R O P E RT Y I N W I L D L I F E COUNTRY: Located approx. 20 kms SE of BORDER COLLIE PUPS red and white, Two Hills. Approx. 475 acres with trees, from working parents, ready to go, $500. hills, streams and open spaces, ideal for 306-587-7169, Success, SK. wildlife and hunting, as well as cattle farming. Land will be fenced with brand new perimeter fencing and is all in one block for a private setting. Notable wildlife in the area includes Black Bear, Waterfowl, DOUBLE RV LOT for sale, Yuma, AZ. With Moose, White-tailed and Mule Deer. More AFFORDABLE RADON mitigation solution RV support building - washer/dryer, toilet, l a n d u p t o 3 2 0 a c r e s i s ava i l a b l e . ID#1100528 TWO HILLS MLS®. Real with Polywest, Liberty Pumps and Fantech! shower etc. 403-871-2441, 928-503-5344. Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For 1-855-765-9937 or visit: www.polywest.ca LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, all our listings: farmrealestate.com SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or ONE QUARTER GRAINLAND for sale, East call 306-222-6558. of Bindloss, AB. For more info. call 403-379-2521.

MOBILE ON OWN LOT, Boyle, AB. 16x76, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, new flooring, deck, shingles, NW BC GOLD Lease- Cassiar. Ancient river furnace. Owner financing available. bed, 1895 Chinese “hand mine” claim, ap- $122,500. Call for info 780-482-5273. O R G A N I C F E E D G R A I N . C a l l D M I prox. 105 acres and some equip. for sale group.6@outlook.com 306-515-3500, Regina, SK. or trade. Email: duckdodger@sasktel.net MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ homes. Now available: Lake homes. Save More Calves, Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince Make More Money Albert, SK. and Get More Sleep! 1987 REGENT 16x72, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, new windows and shingles, 25x32’ addition, $32,000 OBO. 306-252-2901, Kenaston, SK W r E ou Y From View a phone Sm rt

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RENN 1355 SILAGE feed wagon, 4 augers, new scale, 540 PTO, stored inside, exc. cond., $16,500. New Concept 22” rollermill, PTO drive, transport wheels, vg cond., $7500. Farm King 18” rollermill, 10’ discharge auger, PTO drive, transport wheels, vg cond., $2900. 204-937-2922, Roblin MB GRAIN PROCESSING: 16” Sven rollermill, 10 HP, quick release, 6’ cross auger, 2 leg, overhead processed grain tank, all wiring, asking $7500. 306-862-4849, Aylsham, SK.

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FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER RM #321, NW 31-32-25-W3; SW 31-32-25-W3; SE 08-33-25-W3; NW 16-33-25-W3; SW 16-33-25-W3; SW 17-33-25-W3. Tender deadline 12:00 noon, January 4, 2017. For particulars email jones.law@sasktel.net or telephone 306-446-2211. Jones Law Office, Box 1179, North Battleford, SK. S9A 3K2

RM OF GLENSIDE 377: Prime ranching opportunity! 1296 sq. ft. bungalow built in 1988. Detached garage, metal shop/riding arena, horse barn and newer corrals. 308 total acres of land. (Both native and tame grass, cross fenced into many paddocks). SE 04-40-14 W3 and SE 33-39-14 W3. $499,000. For more info. phone Duane Neufeldt, RE/MAX Saskatoon - Biggar 306-948-8055. www.duaneneufeldt.com

34 QUARTER SECTIONS (5419.16 acres). Probably the best grassland around. Numerous sloughs, dugouts and an underground river run through the property. Some of it could be farmed. Yardsite with home, corrals and quonset and another with 1978 bungalow and well. ID#1100380 BENGOUGH MLS®. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. for all our listings: farmrealestate.com

255 ACRES IN RM of Cote #271: Approx. 160 acres seeded to cereal crop, balance in tame hay. Close to Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Municipal water pipeline runs through property. Located approx. 8 miles from Kamsack, SK. $1693/acre. E-mail: pmcssdi266tech@telus.net PRIME FARMLAND FOR SALE: approx. 640 acres of prime heavy farmland in RM of Redburn. Land includes a farm site with modern shop and some grain storage. The land is held in a farming corporation and this is a share sale. The sale will be by closed bid. 310-998-7996, Drinkwater, SK. Email: mbrown3400@gmail.com

FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER, RM of Prince Albert #461, SW-1-48-25-W2nd. 160 acres combined cultivated land and sloughs. Excellent potential building site. Utilities alongside property. Offers to be submitted on or before Dec. 31, 2016. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Please submit bids to: Lori Nelson, Box 1445, Prince Albert, SK. S6V 5T1. lbklnelson@hotmail.com 306-981-4242.

FARMLAND NE SK(Clemenceau) 4 quarters plus 36 acre riverside parcel w/5 bdrm. home. Featuring: bins on concrete with direct hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bordering Etomami River and 50 miles of provincial forest, excellent elk hunting and other big game and goose. 580 acres cult. Full line of farm equipment and sawmill also available Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469.

FARMLAND AND YARD SITE, RM of Prince Albert #461 (Hamlet of MacDowall, SK). 406.12 acres. 1975 mobile home. Nicely treed yard - great building site. 8 Westeel grain bins (10,000 bu.), barn, outbuildings. Power, NG, phone, well, city water runs by property. $497,000 OBO. 306-922-3104, email: macdowallfarmland@outlook.com

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RM OF ROSEMOUNT #378: Starter farm/ranch! Older 1 3/4 storey character home approx 2000 sq. ft. Heated detached garage, quonset, open front shelter, corrals, bins. 186 acres of land. (70 cultivated remainder pasture and yard site). NW 36-36-16 and part of SW 36-36-16 W3 $349,000. For more info. phone Duane GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Neufeldt, RE/MAX Saskatoon - Biggar Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: 306-948-8055. www.duaneneufeldt.com kraussacres@sasktel.net FARMLAND NW-35-30-12-W3 near Harris. Assess 56,100. 1 year lease in place til end of 2017 ($7000) that will go to new owner. Asking $239,000. Ph 306-220-0191

ETHELBERT MB. 150 acres fertile cropland. 816 sq. ft. 2 bedroom bungalow, full basement, 40x60’ Zipperlock quonset, 6 steel grain bins, double detached garage, cattle shelter, older barns and buildings w/metal roofs. Well maintained. Call 204-638-7947 Century21macmillan.com Dauphin, MB. 2016 TUSCANY XTE 40 AX, #GCHH8907, $ 2 6 9 , 9 0 0 . A M V I C L i c . D e a l e r. C a l l 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: FARM TOURS, International Farm ToursAllandale.com Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Europe, Alaska, Ireland, England. www.farmtoursusa.com MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: 1-888-414-4177, info@rupipertours.com www.maverickconstruction.ca 2009 TRITON 2 place aluminum trailer, 14’ E X C E L L E N T L I V E S TO C K FA R M S : to nose, 13” wheels, $2000. 1) 1732 deeded acres w/4425 acres of 204-937-3290, Roblin, MB. Crown land, fenced, small bungalow, very good buildings and metal corral system, can carry 350 cow/calf pairs. 2) Excellent DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Very good horse ranch in Erickson, MB., Riding Arena selection of acreage building sites currentand buildings in fantastic condition. 3) 640 ly available within 5 min. to 45 minutes of acres mixed farm within 15 min. of Bran- Saskatoon. Sizes range from 10 acres to don. 4) 640 acre cattle farm, Rorketon, 160 acres and most have reasonably close MB., 1500 sq. ft. home, heated shop. Call utilities. Resale acreages are available as Jim McLachlan 204-724-7753, HomeLife well. Call Dwein 306-221-1035, Amanda Home Professional Realty Inc, Brandon, 306-221-5675 or Victoria 306-270-9740. RENTAL: REGINA, SK. Dec.27-Mar.9. Like Pics and details at www.traskrealty.com MB., www.homelifepro.com new bungalow w/garage. Utilities and snow removal included. 306-585-6382.

LAND TENDER: 560 acres of Louac Farmland for Sale by Bids. Written confidential bids are being accepted for the sale of all, or any portion of, or any combination of, parcels of farmland in the RM of Laird. Land locations are as follows: Portion of SW-2540-5 W3, 80 title acres, 75 SAMA cult. acres, assessment 53,500; NW-25-40-5 W3, 160 title acres, 159 SAMA cult acres, assessment 101,900; SW-36-40-5 W3. 160 title acres, 154 SAMA cult acres, assessment 105,100; SE-35-40-5 W3, 160 title acres, 158 SAMA cult acres, assessment 99,000. Total package consists of 560 titled acres or 546 SAMA cult acres. All acres were seeded to HRSW in 2016. Written/ signed bids accepted until January 20, 2017. Bids must be accompanied by a 10% deposit, made out to Louac Farms Ltd. All applicants will be notified by January 27, 2017 and successful bidders identified and unsuccessful bidders cheques returned. Closing date for transaction will be Mar 31, 2017. Taxes for 2017 are the responsibility of the purchaser. The highest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted. There is no Right of First Refusal on this land. Send sealed bids to: Land Tenders c/o Louac Farms Ltd. Unit 702-922 Broadway Ave. Saskatoon, SK. S7N 1B7. For more info email: Kyle.klassen@sasktel.net or phone NEAR DUCK MOUNTAIN, river nearby, very 306-227-0103. scenic. 459 acres, 265 cultivated, 60 acres fenced pasture. 1550 sq. ft. bungalow with FARMLAND FOR SALE: Multiple quarters RM attached garage, 30x42’ heated workshop Keys No. 303, Canora, SK. NW 28-31-3-W2; plus much more. Florence Komarniski Real SW 33-31-3-W2; NE 32-31-3-W2; SE 32-31 Estate, 204-638-3055, Dauphin, MB., or -3-W2; NW 21-31-3-W2. Send offers to: Grant Tweed, Century 21, 204-761-6884. eojkwalsh@gmail.com or c/o Walsh, 6984 Hagan Road, Brentwood Bay, BC. V8M 1B3. 160 ACRES NW-5-21-26WPM, 115 cult. RM Riding Mountain West near Angusville, FARM/RANCH, 3200 ACRES, house, shop, MB. please mail written offers to Box 735, storage shed, cattle facilities. 30 minutes Arborg, MB. R0C 0A0. Info. 204-376-2971. from Saskatoon. $5,600,000. 306-280-6408 Jeff Kwochka, Realty Executives Saskatoon.

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RM OF BIGGAR, BIGGAR, $580,000. This acreage has 9.8 acres with a 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with a dbl. attached garage. This home has been 90% renovated inside and outside over the past 2 years. 32x50’ heated shop with 3 bays. Back yard has 60x100’ metal clad pole shed, 33x66’ steel quonset, and 30x75’ wood straight wall older shed. Excellent location, 8 miles north and 3 miles west of Biggar, SK. MLS®586422. Wally Lorenz, Realtor, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-843-7898.

ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different ways to weigh bales and livestock; Platform scales for industrial use as well, nonelectric, no balances or cables (no weigh like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com

67 ACRES and HOUSE Up For Online Auction: Nipawin’s Old Train Station has been converted to a lovely home, located near Tobin Lake, SK. Online Bidding ends Jan. 4, Noon. For photos and details visit www.McDougallAuction.com or call/ text Nathan Cressman or Cory Hall, Royal LePage Regina Realty 306-530-7900 or 306-216-6260. PL#319916.

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Hammond Realty would like to thank our farmland sales team for their outstanding performance and contributions in 2016 to the success of our company. The integrity, expertise, and performance of our team is inspiring to everyone they work with. The success they enjoy is also a result of their positive attitude, an appreciation for our clients, and a devotion to their families.

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CERTIFIED CDC COPELAND, rough sample has 97% germ., 95% vigor. Special pricing on early booking and pick up before end of January. Contact for more specs. Delivery available. Call 306-795-7691, Ituna, SK.

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CERT. #1 AAC Synergy, CDC Copeland, AAC ELIE, CERT., sister to AAC Brandon, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED CONVENTIONAL CM440 grazing corn. Early maturing, leafier for increased grazing yield. No planter required. Swath or stand graze cattle, sheep, bison and for wildlife food plots. CanaMaize Seed Inc., call 1-877-262-4046. www.canamaize.com

CERTIFIED ZERO FUSARIUM high quality seed. Specializing in Zero Fusarium grains. AAC Brandon (hard wheat), 0% fusarium, germ. 97%; AAC Raymore (durum); CDC Copeland (malt) 2 and 6 row barleys; CDC AAC BRANDON, reg. and cert., top Amarillo; CDC Limerick and more. Please quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, call for info. 403-654-0262, Vauxhall, AB. North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERT. AAC BRANDON spring wheat, Best wheat!!! Germ. 98%, vigor 97%. Early booking/pickup discounts. Call for more specs. Delivery avail. 306-795-7691, Ituna, SK.

DE DELL SEEDS INC. high yielding grain corn, high yielding silage corn, proven in the prairies. The leaders in non-GMO technology. Prairie dealer. Beausejour, MB. Free delivery. Call 519-203-2676.

CERTIFIED TRANSCEND, AAC Spitfire, AAC Marchwell, Eurostar, AAC Current, STAND-ABILITY, YIELD AND grade are All 80-90% germ., low fusarium. Pambrun, never far apart. Certified AC Andrew, AAC SK. 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net Brandon, Carberry, AC Stettler. Dutton Farms Ltd., Paynton, SK., 306-441-6699.

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CERT. CANTATE CANARY SEED. Highest yielding available variety. Hansen Seeds, 306-465-2525 or 306-861-5679, Yellow Grass, SK. jsh2@sasktel.net R E G . A N D C E R T. C D C C a l v i , g r e a t standability, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK.

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REGISTERED, CERTIFIED CDC Greenwater TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses peas, 94% germ. 306-741-0475, Pamrbun, and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. SK. Email: foc@sasktel.net CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO, CDC Lime- BUYING: ALFALFA SEED and all types of rick, CDC Greenwater, CDC Mosaic. Call grass seed. Call Gary at Waterhouse Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, Seeds, 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. 306-524-4339, Semans, SK GREEN PEAS: CDC Raezer, CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. on PLACE YOUR ITEM TODAY in the Western all, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Producer Classifieds. Our experienced Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, s t a f f a r e w a i t i n g t o h e l p yo u . C a l l 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net 1-800-667-7770. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Limerick and Cooper, LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. grain company. Call, email, text Now for CERTIFIED: CDC AMARILLO, CDC Limerick, competitive pricing at the farm! Market CDC Raeser, CDC Tetris, CDC Greenwater, Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time CERT. CDC GREENSTAR, 100% germ. CDC Dakota Dunn and common maples marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. Cert. CDC PROCLAIM, 99% germination. peas. Call/text: 306-441-6699, Paynton, SK info@marketplacecommodities.com 306-395-2652, 306-796-7484, Chaplin, SK.

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Herle Seed Farm Ltd. Wilkie, SK 306-843-2934

Sayers Seed Cleaning Delmas, SK 306-445-6522

McCarthy Seed Farm Corning, SK 306-224-4848

Ardell Seeds Ltd. Vanscoy, SK 306-668-4415

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CREEP FEED RATION, oats and barley mix, 1 0 , 0 0 0 b u . , ve r y c l e a n , n o we e d s . 306-642-5812, 306-642-8344, Scout Lake WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. GRAIN MARKETING HEADQUARTERS. Buyers of all feed and milling grains. Quick movement and quick payment assured. Custom trucking avail. Cory 306-842-2406 Double Z Ag Sales, Weyburn, SK. WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK.

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Kerber Seeds Rosthern, SK 306-232-4474

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CAN AD A WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? You are selling feed grains. We are buying feed grains. Also buying chickpeas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payment, with prompt pickup, true price discovery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Lethbridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email info@marketplacecommodities.com or LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buyers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Call 306-862-2723, Nipawin, SK.

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ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. 65 ROUND OAT/STRAW bales, $10/bale, baled in 2016. 306-795-2926, Ituna, SK.

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TO P Q UA L I T Y H O R S E H AY i n s m a l l TOP QUALITY GRASS HAY for sale, squares, $4-$6; Also good heavy feed oats shedded, can deliver, 306-501-9204 ask for sale. 204-734-5139, Swan River, MB. for Paul. Belle Plain Colony, Belle Plain, SK. WHEAT BALES. WHEAT crop was hailed out ROUND NET WRAPPED Alfalfa/Brome so we baled it. Lots of grain in these bales. bales. No rain. Approx 1500 lbs., 4¢/lb. 5x6 hard core bales. Feed analysis avail- 306-482-7492, Carnduff, SK. able. Pickup. 306-535-7292, 306-723-4802, SHEDDED DAIRY AND FEEDER HAY, Dysart, SK. akczemeres@sasktel.net 3x4x8 square bales; Greenfeed and straw. ALFALFA 3x4 SQUARES, 2nd and 3rd cut; 1000 ROUND 5x6 bales. Grass/legume Tests available. 403-633-8835, Tilley, AB. Feed tests avail; Triticale greenfeed bales. grass, unthreshed barley and straw. ExcelROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small 403-501-9307, 403-362-6682, Tilley, AB. lent to average quality. Priced accordingly. or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay for sale. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. 300 BIG SQUARE flax straw bales, ideal for Contact Ed 306-563-6261, Gorlitz, SK. animal shelters, wind shelters, etc . HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5x5, hard ALFALFA BROME PUBESCENT 3x3x8 bales, 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, 1st and 2nd cut. Feed analysis available $100/bale. Near Regina, SK 306-539-6123 Call 306-773-2503, 306-741-9784, Swift HORSE QUALITY HAY bales rounds and Current, SK small square, grass or alfalfa. Call BARG FARMS, Brooks, Alberta. Second 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. cut Alfalfa mix round bales and bar600 ALFALFA/ GRASS mixed hard core ley/straw round bales. Call for delivered round bales, 1335 lbs., no rain, excellent price, 403-793-7461. cow or horse feed, .5¢/lbs. 306-834-2809 ROUND ALFALFA BALES, approx. 1300 lbs. or 306-834-7252, Kerrobert, SK. for sale. 306-799-4305, Briercrest, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom APPROX. 350 FIRST cut large round alfalfa hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, mixed bales, average weight 1400 lbs., SHAVINGS: Cattle Feedlot/horse/poultry SK. $50/bale. 780-352-8858, Bittern Lake, AB. b e d d i n g . B u l k p r i c i n g a n d d e l i ve r y available. Vermette Wood Preservers, 1000 + HAY BALES: Alfalfa, Timothy or ROUND SOFTCORE BALES, Brome/Alfalfa, Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094. Email Meadow Brome, net or twine, $15-$50/ea. $80 per ton; Alfalfa, $90 per ton. Call Call 306-278-7778, Porcupine Plain, SK. info@vwpltd.com View www.vwpltd.com 306-842-5710, Weyburn, SK. 500 GOOD TO EXCELLENT 1st cut 1500 lb. brome/alfalfa netwrapped round bales, 3.5¢/lbs.; 800 exc. 2nd cut 1500 lbs., .5¢/lbs. 306-834-7204, Kerrobert, SK. 8000 SMALL SQUARE alfalfa/grass mix bales, no rain, 60-70 lbs., $5/bale; 30 r o u n d g r e e n o at b a l e s , 1 2 0 0 l b s . , $50/bale. Call 306-421-6310, Arcola, SK.

QUALITY HAY 1st, 2nd and 3rd cut dairy and beef hay, 3x4 square bales, shedded; Triticale greenfeed with delivery available. 403-633-3777, 403-363-3318, Tilley, AB. 280 FIRST CUT alfalfa mix, 70% alfalfa, 30% mix grass, avg. 1450 lbs, $52.50/bale or $75/ton; 600 greenfeed barley alfalfa mix, avg. 1550 lbs., no rain, $57.50/bale or $75/ton; 238 2nd cut alfalfa, avg. 1650 lbs, no rain, $82.50/bale or $100/ton. Call Dwayne at 306-662-8532, Fox Valley, SK. 2ND CUT ALFALFA bales, forage tested, dairy quality, 1400 lbs., 5.5x5', $100/bale OBO. 306-526-8318, Qu'Appelle, SK. HAVE HAY FOR SALE, 5x6 bales of mixed hay, $35 each. 204-485-4352, Selkirk, MB.

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NO RAIN HAY, 700 bales, 1st and 2nd cut alfalfa Timothy, 400 Timothy grass. Analysis available. 1600 lb. netwrapped, 4¢ to 5¢/lb., volume discount. Please call 204-742-3672, 403-288-7168, Ethelbert, MB. ejpcalgary@telus.net ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS MIXED & greenfeed, hard core, 5x6, 1425 lbs avg. 3.5¢/lb 306-736-2445, 306-577-7351, Kipling, SK. 2016 ALFALFA and ORCHARD grass bales, 3x4x8’, 4¢/lb. and up depending on quality, reasonable freight. Call Alvin 204-355-4980, cell 204-371-5744.

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1400 GREENFEED BALES for sale, 5x6, 1500 lbs.+, no rain, netwrapped, $70. Discount on volumes. Pickup and delivery offered. 306-229-1528, Arelee, SK.

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POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK.

ICE SHACKS- INSULATED shacks now on for $2399. Accessories avail., rod holders, slush buckets, hole sleeves, catch covers, stoves and more. See your nearest Flaman SHUR-LOK TRUCK TARPS and replacement location 1-888-435-2626. tarps for all makes of trucks. Alan, 306-723-4967, 306-726-7808, Cupar, SK. SLEIGHS- ICE FISHING and trapping sleighs, starting at only $55. Call or visit TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, y o u r n e a r e s t F l a m a n l o c a t i o n , service, installations, repairs. Canadian 1-888-435-2626. company. We carry aeration socks. We now carry electric chute openers for grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000.

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ICE SHACKS- NEW heated and insulated structural metal ECO shacks. Wood stove, extra storage, removable benches, 14”x66” floor opening. See your nearest Flaman location 1-888-435-2626.

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DISTILLER FOR WATER or home brew, tap pressure. 403-346-7178, Red Deer, AB. ADVANCED PURE WATER: EcoSmarte dealer. For the newest technology, now available in Canada. No salts. No chemicals. Pure water. No expensive upkeep. 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK

Currently booking starting October! TRI-AG MARKETING SOLUTIONS. Buyers of all classes of wheat, barley, oats, and canola. Will buy tough and damp grain. Trucking available. Prompt payment. Can also provide full marketing strategies. Call Matt 306-469-7660, Big River, SK.

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KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, expert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% government grant now available. Indian Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061

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U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and air brakes. One on one driving instructions. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK.

FULL-TIME RANCH HAND required near Cochrane, AB. Position for a versatile, selfmotivated individual. Flexible start date. Proof of a valid drivers license required. Class 1 DL would be an asset. Must have a minimum of 2 years experience in general farm/ ranch labour. Duties will include: operation/ maintenance of farm machinery, cattle care and handling, infrastructure maintenance, general grounds keeping, record keeping. Housing incl. with salary. 403-473-4571. info@simpsonranching.ca FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock operation. Duties include: operating, maintaining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB. TWO FULL-TIME GENERAL farm workers wanted on a mixed farm near Ponteix, SK. Duties: Operating and maintaining farm equipment and general farm labor tasks. Should have: General mechanical skills, 1-2 years farm experience, be reliable, self motivated and understand long working hours during peak seasons. Wage $18/hr. E-mail resume to: daveedna@xplornet.ca

CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD is seeking 4 Professional Turbine Ag Pilots for the 2017 Spray Season. Air Tractor 502B. Requirements: Two of 4 positions from May 5 thru to Oct. 5. Two of 4 positions from June 1 to Sept. 30. Provincial pesticide licenses required. 1000 hours + aerial application experience preferred. Updated medical. Strong ability to adapt to changing situations and maintain a positive attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors. Strong communication and problem solving abilities, with quality service delivery as the utmost priority. Proficiency in English reading and writing. Capable of operating GPS guidance systems. Must be insurable. Accommodations and vehicle provided during employment. Wage $60/hr. 40 hour week. Bonuses based on performance. Contact Clayton Rempel phone 306-497-7401, email resume to: Claytonairsk@gmail.com

6 FLAT ROOFERS Full-time, year round employment, $26.80 per hour to start. Extended health, dental, Life and LTD Insurance after 3 months, 3+ years experience in commercial flat roofing. Apply 9810-62 Aveue, Edmonton, AB., T6E 0E3, fax CODE CUSTOM FARMING Ltd., Ponoka AB. 780-435-0436, ph. 780-438-0331, email: is looking for Agriculture Crop Harvesting careers@westpointroofing.com Service Superviser, permanent, full-time. Duties: Develop planning and work schedules and establish procedures; Coordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers; Provide HELP NEEDED TO calve 80 cows, starting agricultural crop services such as plowing, March 1st. Room and board provided. irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvest403-652-7253, High River, AB. ing; Negotiate the terms of services to be provided; Hire and train workers; Maintain TRAVEL, WORK, EXPERIENCE! Australia, financial and operational records; MainteEurope and USA: Crop, dairy, beef, sheep, nance of machinery and equipment and swine and horticulture full-time seasonal small repairs; Have at least 3 years experispring placements available for young ence as supervisor agriculture custom work Canadians ages 18-30 with ag experience. and post-secondary diploma. Wage $25 per International Rural Exchange arranges hour. Phone 403-872-9147, Ponoka, AB. employment and work permit. Call codecustomfarming@gmail.com 306-489-4407. Email office@irecanada.ca RELIABLE FARM LABOUR required for www.irecanada.ca seasonal work on grain farm near Plenty, RANCH HAND (FULL-TIME). Looking for an SK. starting April, 2017. Salary approx. $17 honest, hard working individual for this full- per hour. Must have demonstrated experitime ranch position. Duties include working ence with large-scale farm equipment. cattle, feeding, fencing, haying, equip main- Apply via email to olsonlaw@sasktel.net tenance and general ranch work. Housing provided. Located in Cypress Hills, SE of Medicine Hat. mbarranch@gmail.com FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including tractors and other farm equip., as well as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour depending on experience. Must be able to cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB/Gainsborough, SK. Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0. 701-756-6954. RANCH HAND NEEDED calving, horse and farming experience. Needs to be able to work alone and with others. Housing supplied. Please send resumes with references to horses@brewsteradventures.com

RANCH HAND REQUIRED: on large Southern Alberta cattle ranch. Must be experienced at moving cattle on horseback! And able to work with others. The job entails feeding cattle in the winter, haying in the summer and riding horses to move cattle throughout the year. Resume and references required. Contact 403-344-2205.

GRAIN ELEVATOR OPERATOR required to: run elevator and grain cleaners; machinery maintenance; handle farm chemicals and use cattle handling equipment; and work with the public. Call 306-268-2955. FULL-TIME FOREMAN FOR our Management Team. The RM of Winslow No. 319 is now accepting applications for a full-time Foreman for our Management Team. The candidate must have strong management skills, good communication and organizational skills. Experience in operating heavy equipment, road maintenance and construction is an asset but not required. Be able to follow instruction from RM Administrator and Council. Applicant Scoular is seeking an experienced Grain Buyer to assist with the must hold a valid driver's license. Competiexpansion of the Special Crops Division, at our Regina or Tisdale, or tive wages, benefits and pension plan. Saskatoon Offices, SK. The primary responsibilities will be providing Please forward resume to: The RM of customer service by talking daily to farm producers, buying pulses Winslow No. 319, Box 310, Dodsland, SK. and other special crops, and overseeing the execution of purchase S0L 0V0, or fax 306-356-2085, email: rm319@sasktel.net by January 10, 2017. contracts. We thank all applicants for your interest, A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the special crops grain however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 306-356-2106. industry would be an asset. The successful candidate will also be a self-starter, self-motivated, highly organized and must have excellent communication skills.

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Competitive compensation and benefits will be based on qualifications and experience. To apply for this position please forward your resume and cover letter by e-mail hrcanada@scoular.com or fax: 306-664-3321 by January 8, 2017.

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WANTED FARM LABOURER for livestock operation. 306-795-2710, Goodeve, SK.

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PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 Drivers: Ferus requires skilled Professional Class 1 Drivers with 3+ yrs experience to operate various late model liquid C02 and liquid nitrogen equipment out of our Grande Prairie and Blackfalds base. This is a 6 month contract position, with the opportunity for extension. 403-695-1474, www.ferus.com

Sanjel Energy Services is a privately held, Canadian Oilfield Services Company, focused on growth and creating opportunity for employees contributing to the success of our Company.

OWNER OPERATOR TANK truck, Hardisty, Kindersley. Send resume w/5 yr. commercial abstract: driveforgibsons@gibsons.com

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GENERAL MANAGER We require a General Manager who will exercise leadership and integrity as part of their role in helping shape the future of the industry, working closely with the board and staff with a passion to champion the vision.

REQUIREMENTS • Serve the SaskMilk board, organization and members within a regulatory framework. • Understand governance and implement the direction set by the board with staff. • Administrative and budget management proficiency. • Build positive industry and staff relations with strong communication, relational and negotiation skills. • Be a strong ambassador of supply management.

Please forward your CV and inquiries to Ralph Kikkert of STRIVE! ralph@strice.com or call 905 627 2668 by Jan. 15 2017

PARTS MANAGER: VIRDEN Truck & Trailer Ltd. has a full time position in our new heavy duty truck and trailer shop in Virden, MB. The successful candidate will be responsible for retail sales, quotes, work orders, parts sourcing, inventory and scheduling. Applicants must have knowledge of HD trucks and trailers, plus 2 yrs parts sales and sourcing experience. We offer competitive wages, benefits and a travel allowance from Brandon. For more information call 204-764-0031. E-mail resume to: virdentrucktrailer@hotmail.com or fax: 204-748-6890.

CLASS 1 DRIVERS WANTED- Full and Part-time Positions. We specialize in the handling and transportation of bulk commodities for the agricultural industry. Great Pay. Home on the weekends. Benefits plan. Modern equipment. We are looking for qualified drivers and owner operators to pull Super B hopper trailers. 204-795-0950. careers@truck-freight.com

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NEWS

Reducing standing water in the field is better for both the farmer and the plants, says an official of Rocky Mountain Equipment Systems. |

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Geomatic technology helps solve water headaches Aerial imagery maps contours of the land, allowing farmers to see where pools of water form and drainage is needed BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

BANFF, Alta. — Geomatic technology offers farmers a way to manage standing water and soggy fields. Aerial imagery using cameras and lasers mounted on drones, helicopters and airplanes can track natural drainage and saturated areas in a field, Curtis Parks of Rocky Mountain Equipment said at the Decisive Farming conference held in Banff Dec. 8-9. The technology uses a laser capable of scanning through a tree or crop canopy to show the contours of land, height of trees and

drainage. The drainage analysis shows where water travels and pools in a field. Creeks, sloughs and areas of standing water can be pinpointed.

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As well, new technology is in development to measure depth of the pools, said Steve Gillis of the company. By tracking the problem spots, recommendations and plans can be made for better water management. “Not having water standing around makes it easier for both you as a farmer and the plants in your crop,” Gillis said. Too much or too little water can result in lost acres, additional inputs, reduced yields and flooded areas that yield nothing. “Your yield is diminished the closer you get to those water holes. You also have to delay or it may not

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get seeded or harvested,” he said. Rocky Mountain Equipment Systems took over Geomatics last year and added the ability to survey fields to its repertoire. A geomatics system can survey the area and help formulate plans for land levelling, drainage ditches or tiles at the proper locations. Because it can be carried out w h i l e t h e c ro p i s g row i n g , i t leaves time for planning the best solution. An aerial survey conducted before any water control plans are instituted also helps ensures accurate data is available to applicable regulatory agencies and can play a role in providing proper

information to neighbours about planned changes. “The moment you have negative impacts as a result of water, you can begin to work on a solution beforehand,” Gillis said. “Before you even touch the field with a ditching implement or tile installation, you know exactly what you are doing and where you are doing,” he said. The drainage tile pipes have perforated holes to allow in the excess water, which is then carried away. There is less damage to topsoil and water is carried away in wet years. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

AUTONOMY CONCERNS

New malt barley geared for beer Statistics Canada on track BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

BANFF, ALTA. — Promising new malt barley varieties are gaining acceptance among western Canadian growers. Metcalfe and Copeland remain the favourites but a new variety called AAC Synergy released in 2015 was the third most popular in the 2016 crop year. New varieties that suit the tastes of major brewers in China or small craft breweries in North America are in development. Earlier this year, 100 tonnes each of CDC Kindersley and AAC Synergy were shipped to China to evaluate them at commercial breweries. “The intent was to try and get traction with these new varieties,” said Peter Watts of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. China is the second largest market for Canadian malt barley next to the domestic market, he told the Alberta barley commission annual meeting held Dec. 8 in Banff. Other new varieties like CDC Bow, AAC Connect and CDC Fraser are expected to be launched next year. All the new varieties have significantly higher yields than Metcalfe but malting quality characteristics vary by variety.

“All these varieties have significant improvements in yields compared to AC Metcalfe and even compared to Copeland,” he said. The trick is to match the barley to the maltsters’ specifications. All want good germination and high extract yields of more than 85 percent but the Chinese are typically looking for 11.5 to 13 percent protein, whereas the craft industry wants no more than 11.5 percent protein and beta glucan as low as possible. Mainstream malting and brewing accepts protein levels of 11 to 13 percent. Craft beer boom A major opportunity for barley growers is the growth of the craft brew industry. Craft brewers in the United States produced 30 million hectolitres last year, or about 15 percent of total beer production. By 2020, 20 percent of the beer production is expected to be craft. The boon to growers is increased barley use because the crafters use proportionately about 44 pounds of barley compared to 15 lb. in conventional beer. “ The craft industr y is ver y important in terms of their requirement and we need to keep this in mind when looking at quality characteristics,” he said.

However, the newest varieties may not fit the needs of craft brewers, but are well-suited for mainstream brewers. “The new varieties that we are bringing into the system do not meet the specs for the craft brewing industry, at least based on what the craft brewing industry is indicating they want,” Watson said. This is a wish list but they can work with some of these new varieties like Synergy. Barley breeders are also looking for the next high quality variety to replace Metcalfe. Kindersley and Synergy are potential candidates but it ultimately depends on what brewers want. “We know that AC Metcalfe remains a favourite for brewers around the world. It is popular in China and North America,” he said. For farmers these new varieties must have good agronomic characteristics. Fusarium has been a problem this year due to the wet weather and these latest varieties appear to have better resistance. Watson said fusarium resistance is critical because it affects beer quality. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

to cut ties with government

OTTAWA (Reuters) — Ottawa has moved to formalize Statistics Canada’s independence as an armslength agency in an attempt to boost the agency’s credibility after its head quit last year in protest over concerns about autonomy. The legislation to amend the Statistics Act, introduced to Parliament by Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, would also give the chief statistician a renewable five-year term and create an advisory council to ensure the agency is transparent.

Our government believes that for a national statistical agency to be credible, there must be a high degree of professional independence. NAVDEEP BAINS INNOVATION MINISTER

“Our government believes that for a national statistical agency to be credible, there must be a high degree of professional independence,” Bains said. Statistics Canada releases the country’s official economic data on everything from jobs to trade in

reports that are closely watched by markets and investors. The agency has been dogged by controversy, in part because of technological problems the Liberal government inherited from the previous Conservative government. The agency was criticized earlier this year for technological issues that delayed the release of economic reports on its website. Statistics Canada was also forced to withdraw a jobs report in 2014, citing a flaw in the way the figures had been processed. The report can be volatile, often prompting economists to question its validity. The proposed changes to the law, certain to be passed by the Liberal majority government, were part of the party’s 2015 campaign promise. The agency’s top statistician, Wayne Smith, resigned in September after complaining that the centralization of data services under Shared Services Canada gave the technical branch an effective veto over many of Statistics Canada’s decisions. Proposed changes would also remove t the threat of imprisonment for those who refuse to respond to mandatory surveys, replacing the penalty with a fine.

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FARMLAND OWNERSHIP

Senators grill Sask. on tighter farmland rules Ag minister defends changes to the Farmland Security Act designed to stop foreign investors from pushing up prices BY MICHAEL RAINE SASKATOON NEWSROOM

OTTAWA — The ability of farmers to act as fronts for foreign investors is coming to an end, and farmland prices now better reflect agricultural economics, says Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister. Lyle Stewart said the practice of foreign investor financing being funneled through such “underground” farmland transactions are being stemmed by his province’s new land ownership rules, which reflect the values of its farming community. The Canadian Senate is looking at farmland ownership and has challenged Saskatchewan’s new, more restrictive rules. Stewart told the Senate’s standing committee on agriculture and forestry that the province believes the new regulations have worked as intended. “Canada Pension Plan has ceased purchasing of farmland in Saskatchewan at the time the act was passed and we believe that we have stopped foreign investment, even (though) previously it was more or less underground,” he said. He said the amendments to Saskatchewan’s Farmland Security Act that came into force in 2016 have given its Farmland Security Board greater powers of investigation. “We think we have pretty well stopped any underground, foreign transactions,” said Stewart. “Generally speaking, foreign investors were using Saskatchewan farmers as fronts to purchase farmland,” he told the senators. Senator Dan Plett from Landmark, Man., pressed the minister about the process that allowed foreign ownership of farms. “How do you police that? The farmer doesn’t repay the loan and I foreclose on his farm,” thus

The Canadian Senate grilled Ag Minister Lyle Stewart on changes to legislation aimed at preventing foreign, non-farming investors. | FILE PHOTO acquiring the farmland,” asked the senator. Stewart explained that the legislation requires all land to be financed through registered Canadian corporations and land transfers be on file with the province. Out-of-Canada shareholders in those companies must be registered and declare their interests and the companies must explain how the land was obtained. Stewart said before the new rules, Saskatchewan’s investigators had to “chase these investors back, often to their homeland, to try to determine where the money actually (had) come from. “In many countries there, China being the principal one, there was no co-operation with the Canadian investigation in China or of Chinese citizens,” he said. The legislation switches the onus to the prospective investors, requiring them to prove eligibility

prior to the land transfer. Plett said the new rules seem like they are out of step with the political situation in Saskatchewan. “Sounds an awful lot like what Allen Blakeney’s government would have been doing instead of Brad Wall’s government,” he said. “I’m trying to get my mind around how a Conservative government is doing this…. Are the farmers that are wanting to sell their land happy with this arrangement?” Some opposition Stewart said the only pushback came from farmers nearing retirement, who thought the new regulations would affect their land sale price. He referred to a survey of producer opinions the province carried out. He said when farmland price increases are thought to be fuelled by offshore, non-farming interests,

it creates an issue for family farms. “It raises the questions of how they can expand (those farms),” said Stewart. Senator Victor Oh from Ontario was concerned that farm subsidies might be an issue with land value run-ups over the past decade. Stewart said he doubted that was the case, suggesting that of the $14.4 billion in cash receipts for Saskatchewan farmers in 2015, only $585 million came from government supports, largely crop insurance, AgriStability and AgriInvest programs. Senator Andre Pratte, former editor of Montreal’s La Presse, challenged the ag minister on the role that institutional investors such as the Canadian Pension Plan were having on Saskatchewan farmland prices. However, Stewart said despite “g ood times in agr iculture… (where) we would expect reasonable appreciation, I believe that a

part of that, at least, would be attributable to institutional investors and illegal foreign investment.” “In order to stay viable, farms have to continue to expand. The average commercial farm is probably 4,000 acres in this province now, where it would have been 300 acres when I was a child a number of years ago,” he said. “In order to stay viable, you have to expand. In order to bring new generations into the industry, you have to be able to expand.” He said that farmers and ranchers felt this ability was being taken away from them by the rapidly escalating prices, which seemed to be getting out of sync with the productive capacity of the land. “Rightly or wrongly, they attributed a large portion of that appreciation to foreign and institutional investments.” michael.raine@producer.com

OBITUARY

Rancher Boyd Anderson dies at 96 BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

Boyd Anderson, a well-known rancher, author and member of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame, has died at 96. Anderson was born near the Montana border and spent his life in southern Saskatchewan near Glentworth. He began farming at age 17, first raising sheep and later adding cattle. During the Second World War, he served overseas, and parachuted into France on June 6, 1944. He was hurt, captured and spent 10 months in a German prison camp. When he returned he married Lorene Landers and devoted his time to his community, industry and political activities. Anderson was elected a councillor in the Rural Municipality of Waverley in 1946 and spent 40 years on council, including 27 as reeve.

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He served as president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities in 1977-78 and headed the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association from 1969-71. He was Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president in 1976-77. He was also on numerous advisory committees to government

and served as a delegate to the former Saskatchewan Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. He ran in provincial elections twice and federally once. Plus, he served on many other local organizations, including the Royal Canadian Legion. Many readers of Grainews would remember his columns in that publication. He a l s o w ro t e t h re e b o o k s : Beyond the Range, A History of the SSGA and Grassroots, which was the story of his life. Anderson received an honorary doctor of laws from the University of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and membership in the Order of Canada. He died Dec. 1 in Moose Jaw, Sask. He is survived by two daughters, two sons, 17 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, three sisters, one brother and numerous nieces and nephews. karen.briere@producer.com

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ROBOTICS

Trimble debuts autonomous machine Known for its guidance systems, Trimble treads toward tomorrows’s tasks BY MICHAEL RAINE SASKATOON NEWSROOM

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Autonomous tractors attract farmers like flies to … well, you know. Not only do farmers like tractors, but they like work that is done reliably and repeatedly, something that is not always available in the labour market. “And when it is dangerous, dirty or dull, that is when autonomous machines really kick in,” said OmarPierre Soubra, grasping and rubbing out a handful of desert clay and sand in a construction yard at the edge of the Nellis Airforce Base in Nevada last month. Farmers get dirty, plants and livestock love dull and farming is one of the most dangerous businesses going, so Soubra feels he has found a match when it comes to pairing robotics and tractors. Soubra works for the technology company Trimble and was demonstrating its version of an autonomous farm tractor at the company’s annual Dimensions event, which highlights what the company and its partners are working on and where it believes the world is headed when it comes to guidance and remote data handling. Trimble has been in the farm guidance game since the early 2000s, giving it a boot up when it comes to building fully autonomous machinery. In fact, other companies that offer those solutions often use Trimble ingredients in the technology stews that form many of the robotic meals. Major companies are pushing the automation agenda, likely hoping to get past any social license or regulatory hurdles with a quick movement into farmers’ fields, while at the same time carving out a market niche that many, including producers, feel is overdue for innovation. Case IH, sister New Holland, Agco via Fendt, Deere and Kinze have all toyed with farmers’ desires for autonomous machinery in the past few years. The company took some of its “off the shelf” pieces and built its own robotic tractor based on a Case IH Puma 150 CVT. Most farmers adopted passive guidance 15 to 20 years ago, while active steering control has been in place for more than a decade on most farms. “The same technology could be in much larger tractors, or combines or forage machinery,” he said.

An unmanned tractor makes its way around a course in rural Nevada. A Trimble employee walks in front of the machine, and it pauses to let him past. The technologies to manage these unplanned obstacles are coming down in price and reliability due to developments in the automotive industry. | MICHAEL RAINE PHOTO

And when it is dangerous, dirty or dull, that is when autonomous machines really kick in. OMAR-PIERRE SOUBRA TRIMBLE

“We are working right now to understand all of the issues related to it, the way a farmer uses it and what else they might want it to do,” he said. The demonstration tractor’s existing steering and shifting controls were “high-jacked” through the CANBUS connection. All the operating information from the machine, such as operating oil pressure, fuel levels, engine, transmission and hydraulic temperatures, are fed back to a remote computer and mobile tablet via cellular connections through the existing Trimble telematics software. It’s all part of a full farm package now known as Trimble Ag. The additions to the system are an array of antennas that allow for enhanced connectivity to other systems, including an emergency stop tool, and sensors not found on a manned tractor.

One of the main tools that takes the Trimble, and most other autonomous machines, from semi to fully automatic is an active awareness system like LIDAR. It looks for changes in surroundings that are unexpected and match predictable shapes and concepts that are programmed into the machines. John Peake, who manages the engineering that supports the autonomous tractor project at Trimble, said the auto industry is playing a big role in his company’s choice to head into the uncharted market. Trimble worked with San Francisco’s OTTO on the self-driving semi tractor trailer unit that earlier this fall hauled a truckload of beer 200 kilometres from the Budweiser plant in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs, Colorado. The machine didn’t have to navigate more than an interstate high-

way, but it needed to manage freeway traffic. It used three LIDAR units on the cab, along with a high definition camera and a radar unit on the front bumper and the now ubiquitous GPS antenna on the roof. “The cost of the most expensive sensors needed for agricultural applications is falling really quickly due to the use of them in the auto and consumer industries,” said Peake. “That makes it more affordable for agriculture and things are starting to move very quickly in farming as a result.” The Trimble equipped tractor was able to move easily around an

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time, yet but are closer than anyone might have imagined only a year or two ago,” he said, alluding to a manual shut down that was necessary while American farm journalist Willie Vogt was riding in the tractor during the Nevada demonstration. Joe Michaels of Case IH said most of the technology needed to create a fully autonomous tractor or combine is already in the machinery. “Safety in the field is the main part of the technology that needs to be understood before the equipment is headed to the field,” he said. “Lots of farmers are telling us they are ready, especially up in Western Canada and the northern Plains.” Case IH unveiled a cabless Magnum tractor at an Iowa farm show in September. Michaels said the company was looking for input from producers that it could use to further development and commercialization. Peake said the issue of transporting machinery on the public road systems remains a challenge but feels acceptance of that will come along with driverless cars.

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DIVERSITY IN THE FIELD

Foraging ahead with intercropping Trials look at which crop combinations are the most productive, beneficial to the soil and reduce insects and disease risks BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

Einstein said no two objects can occupy the same spot at the same time, but he didn’t forbid them from being really close. In agriculture, it’s called intercropping. Intercropping is a complicated system in which two or more plant species occupy the same field at the same time. Biodiversity in the field provides a certain degree of protection against a range of pests, but it’s generally considered to be impractical. In modern agriculture, farmers plant only one crop at a time in any given field. Monoculture is obviously the most convenient and practical way to grow field crops, but the crop is more vulnerable. As well, monoculture farming depends on expensive crop protection products to ward off weeds and diseases, says plant scientist Ann Bybee-Finley, a PhD student at Cornell University. “For example, if one plant gets a disease, the others are likely to catch it,” she said.

I can imagine that where you are, located north of North Dakota and north of Montana, you’ll have a difficult time finding cold-hardy legumes that produce as much biomass as you need to justify the planting. ANN BYBEE-FINLEY CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Bybee-Finley said a bad drought in her home state of West Virginia in 2012 motivated her to delve into intercropping. “The stories of crop failure made me want to understand how to make farming practices more resilient, especially as climate change makes extreme weather events more frequent,” she said.

“Agricultural science is just beginning to look beyond the simplified strategy of planting only one crop per rotation. Intercropping reduces risk of insects and disease. The invaders have a tougher time finding enough of the host plant of one species concentrated in one spot. “Diversity begets diversity. It gives farmers more options if one of their crops fails. It’s like a diversified stock portfolio. Plant diversity (on the field) leads to more diversity below ground, too.” Bybee-Finley concentrated on a simplified intercropping system with two grasses — pearl millet and sorghum — and two legumes — cowpea and sunn hemp. The grasses add organic matter to soil that has been depleted by years of farming. Legume roots release nitrogen when they decompose. From a practical point of view, these forages are a source of livestock feed, thus providing farmers with cash income as another incentive to put them into their rotations. She said her intercropping experiment is designed for forages rather than for cereal or oilseed crops. “In the area around Washington, D.C., where we did some of the trials, the legumes performed well, but when we took the trials further n o r t h u p i n t o Ve r m o n t , t h e legumes did not do well,” she said. “I can imagine that where you are, located north of North Dakota and north of Montana, you’ll have a difficult time finding cold-hardy legumes that produce as much biomass as you need to justify the planting. “Legumes generally just don’t produce enough biomass. If you intercrop legumes with grass species, it should give you good yield stability over time. One year millet does better, then the next year sorghum, Sudan grass does better.” However, legumes are a necessary part of the intercropping mix. Bybee-Finley said farmers and researchers should apply more pressure on seed companies to develop cold hardy legumes. They

Chris Pelzer, left, Ann Bybee-Finley and Casey McManus clean up the edges of a cowpea plot about 30 days after planting on the first field site for the experiment in 2013. Bybee-Finley is currently working with combinations of two legumes and two grasses. | SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS LAB should lobby the breeders who are applying for funding to ask for winter peas and winter lentils. She said species that grow at a similar rate didn’t compete for space and resources as much as plants that grew at different rates did, which meant they were more productive. Her next step is to determine which plant combinations are best as livestock feed. Experiments like this one, with so many variables, always yield a complex set of conclusions. “When you’re looking at an entire system, it makes it harder to have an immediate take-away,” she said. “There’s so many unexplored avenues and questions to ask. Which species should I plant together? And how many of each? I’m sure there’s a sweet spot.” ron.lyseng@producer.com

Halfway through the growing season, plant growth was lower on average for the more northern site but pearl millet’s growth was least affected. Legumes that did well in the area around Washington, D.C., did poorly in the more northern states. | CHRIS PELZER PHOTO

MIXED FARMING

Sustainability requires forages; growers require return on forages BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

Ann Bybee-Finley explains summer annual forage crop mixtures at a field day. | CORNELL UNIVERSITY PHOTO

Sustainable agriculture requires forages, and that means beef. Farmers need a solid cash return on forages if they’re going to regularly incorporate them into their rotations. There simply are not enough dairy cows and sheep to consume the large volume of forage biomass created by a well-balanced rotation. Chickens and pigs don’t thrive on forages, and humans don’t seem to relish grass. The beef cow is the only viable vehicle for bringing forages to market. “If I could dream of any sustainable ag, I would say it would be a mixed farming system where there are animals on the land,” says Ann

Bybee-Finley, a plant scientist at Cornell University. She said there’s nothing new or revolutionary about the idea. Pasture and hayland are used to replenish the soil and give it a break from annual crops. The intercropping scheme is a mix of grasses and legumes that improve the soil and feed the cow. “In the big scheme of things, should we be eating less meat? Yes, definitely,” she said. “Is it more sustainable to grow forages rather than grains, even though we lose X amount of energy by feeding it to another animal? Yes. “Is there some place for people who think that if they do eat beef, it should be grass-fed beef, not from a producer who feeds grain to herbivores? Yes.

“As we look at organic food production, some of the conversation has been about a new idea of grassfed certification that goes beyond current organic regulations.” For now, her intercropping research is focused on livestock feed. She said the concept might also apply in the future to grains and oilseeds. “We can do so much with technology,” she said. “Perhaps the engineers can devise harvesting equipment that lets us selectively harvest the kernels of different plant species planted in a field.” The original stands of native grasslands on the Prairies were often blanketed by 200 or more distinct plant species in one small area. The mixture was sustainable,

surviving fire, drought, extreme cold and over-grazing by bison. These grasslands survived everything except the plow. “If you think about creating a cropping system that imitates nature or native grasslands, you would put in a lot of different species, but in terms of a field you manage for commercial a crop, that’s not practical,” she said. “You have to look at cost and how much biomass you can harvest and how you harvest it. “Many people are promoting multi-species cover crop cocktails. I don’t think you gain much benefit from having a large number of different plants. That’s why in my research, I have only two grasses and two legumes.” ron.lyseng@producer.com

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ROBOTICS

Firm sees small robots solving labour shortage Danish company says its small field tools set the stage for bigger, stronger machines that can handle more jobs BY CHRIS MCCULLOUGH FREELANCE WRITER

HERNING, Denmark â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A small farm tool robotics platform carries the promise of robots in the field sooner rather than later. Called Robotti, the theory is that many light hands can make the work lighter and cover the acres. Robotics and innovative technology are emerging as key players in the global effort to improve agriculture and already exist in various formats. Cows are already being milked by robots, sensors are already improving feeding regimes and iden-

tifying diseases and drones are already helping with crop management. However, what does the next wave of ingenious innovation have in store? Robotti, which is a modular construction implement carrier from Denmark, has its lift installed between the two wheel modules and can support 750 kilograms, despite the fact that it weighs only 600 kg. Robotti is destined to replace a tractor in row crop farming and market garden applications, and the company has big plans for the future.

Ole Green, chief executive officer of Agrointelli, said the opportunities are endless. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are three Robotti machines in the range with 21.6 horsepower, 26 h.p. and 34 h.p., powered by Kubota engines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each unit can have a track width of up to four metres for implements and can have an extra engine fitted to control power take off functions,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Currently the unit can run for seven hours non-stop. EU regulations stipulate that these driverless vehicles must be monitored from a distance in case they need to be stopped manually, but they are mostly controlled from the farm computer or mobile app from distances of one km away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These machines can be further developed to spray pesticides, carry out rotavator work and potentially even harvest crops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are four-wheel-drive so can

work through any terrain. There is a huge concern about labour availability in the future but with Robotti, labour issues are addressed.â&#x20AC;? Operating speed for Robotti ranges from six to eight km-h with maximum traction load. The idea is that the farmer has several small field robots instead of one large robot, and an operator

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can easily monitor three to five robots simultaneously. The company sold one of its units at a recent agricultural fair in Herning, Denmark, to a university in Norway. The cost of the smaller 21 h.p. unit is $85,300. Robotti goes to full launch in the spring of 2017.

Robboti is a lightweight robot platform that can be used to place fertilizer between rows, spray or provide between-row tillage. At only 600 kilograms, it is a lightweight in the field but can support much larger tool sets. | CHRIS MCCULLOUGH

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PEAS, LENTIL ROOT DISEASES

Provincial Specialist Alternative Cropping Systems SK Ministry of Agriculture Regina, SK

Researchers target aphanomyces

Dunling works at the Crops and Irrigation Branch providing support to alternative crop producers and their associations. He provides information on soil fertility management and crop production in alternative cropping systems.

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MEDICINE HAT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Root diseases that are fairly widespread in Alberta in pea and lentil crops are the focus of extensive research at Agriculture Canada. Aphanomyces, first confirmed in Saskatchewan in 2012 and Alberta in 2013, is a mould that damages plant roots and stunts or kills the host plants. Syama Chatterton, a research scientist with Agriculture Canada who has been investigating aphanomyces for several years, gave an update Dec. 6 at the Farming Smarter conference. Chatterton said the disease can be found â&#x20AC;&#x153;pretty much anywhere peas are grown,â&#x20AC;? and is often part of a complex that involves a type of fusarium, F. avenaceum. Aphanomyces was fairly prevalent this year, particularly in central Alberta pea crops, she said. Pea plants infected with aphanomyces develop characteristic caramel-coloured roots with accompanying yellowing and wilting of the

shoots. Those with fusarium develop a thick, black taproot that might show red if cut open. Plants are most susceptible to fusarium infection at the seedling stage, but aphanomyces can attack at any time in the growing season. There is no effective treatment, and the one chemical available is registered only for suppression and not for peas, Chatterton said. Risk factors for root rot include: â&#x20AC;˘ crop history and susceptible host crops â&#x20AC;˘ wet soil conditions â&#x20AC;˘ soil compaction â&#x20AC;˘ acidic soil â&#x20AC;˘ warm soil temperatures â&#x20AC;˘ presence of other soil-borne pathogens Chatterton now has data from 2014-16, broken down by soil zones. She said aphanomyces infection was worse in dark brown soil in 2014, but in 2015, which was a drier year, the disease was more prominent in the brown zone. In 2016, it was once again highest in the brown soil zone. Peas and lentils are equally sus-

ceptible, said Chatterton, and cicer milkvetch is also a host. Susceptibility of dry beans and alfalfa depends on the cultivar. Chickpeas, fababeans, soybeans, sainfoin and fenugreek do not host aphanomyces. The first step in control of the disease is soil testing to determine presence. Most seed labs can run the tests but can only confirm presence or absence rather than the prevalence or severity. If aphanomyces is present, Chatterton recommended that producers avoid planting peas or any susceptible crop on that land for six to eight years. Producers might also consider using a seed treatment that targets root rot complex, although that is most effective against fusarium and may not provide full season control. Research is now focusing on how many oospores per gram of soil are enough to cause aphanomyces in the crop. That information may help predict risk. barb.glen@producer.com

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MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

BARLEY SECTOR FUNDING

Sustainability focus poses concern

Alberta Barley Commission hikes levy for research

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

BANFF, Alta — Farmers may feel uncertain about the meaning of sustainability but many are already meeting the requirements. Social, economic and environmental sustainability are the three pillars of the concept but for many farmers profitability remains most important. “Economic viability is definitely number one for producers. If we don’t have that, the others don’t really matter,” said Jason Lenz, new chair of the Alberta Barley Commission. The issue was discussed at the commission’s annual meeting in Banff Dec. 8. The Alberta farm sustainability extension working group, comprising the barley, canola, pulse and wheat commissions, surveyed 400 farmers to learn their opinions about sustainability. “The commissions are dedicated to having a proactive approach on this and increasing producer readiness,” said Jolene Noble of the working group. When asked to describe what would impact their farms most in the next three to five years, most replied input costs. The response did not differ among regions, gross farm sales or age of farmers polled. New environmental regulations, changing weather patterns, animal care regulations, trade barriers and biosecurity were also mentioned as concerns. Many also reported using modern agronomy techniques that help save money and protect the environment. The survey found 83 percent of those surveyed practice zero tillage. Most said they soil test but many admitted they did not use the results. About 58 percent said they use legumes in rotation and the same number had shelter belts on their property. There is more precision seeding and spraying, as well as efforts to reduce waste. While many farmers seem to be doing the right things, consumers are looking for further information and retailers are finding new ways to show they are sourcing sustainable products. “They are finding different ways to communicate with their consumers and one of these is a stamp on a product,” Noble said. Beef, dairy and potato sectors are

Growers will pay an extra 20 cents per tonne service fee to fund industry promotion and research BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

Barley growers learned about new sustainability requirements, but say improving the bottom line is a priority. | FILE PHOTO already working on verified sustainability. “Within the cropping sector, I think we do have the ability and opportunity where we can see the writing on the wall. We know it is coming,” she said. To improve sustainability, the commissions plan to offer more information on best management practices that fit into sustainability requirements. The priority will be focusing on management practices that improve the bottom line, said Noble. Farmers are also encouraged to adopt environmental farm plans and these are being enhanced to include sustainability goals. “In my view, I don’t think people are going to have to do anything different or change dramatically how we do agriculture in Canada,” said Paul Watson, environmental farm plan director for Alberta. “Most of the time it will be a paperwork burden,” he said. Sustainable sourcing is a common practice where corporations want to buy goods from suppliers who adhere to a code of practices that reduces social, management, ethical and environmental impacts

of food production, processing and distribution Large companies like Walmart, PepsiCo, General Mills and Univeler are demanding sustainable products. “If you want to sell potatoes to McCains you have to do an environmental farm plan,” said Watson. Environmental farm plans across the country are offering economic and sustainable goals. Chapters on soil management, handling nutrients like manure and fertilizer, crop management, pest control, equipment maintenance, controlling spray drift, monitoring of pests and pesticide rotations are included. These are also beneficial management practices that should also improve crop yields, he said. The farm plans are also regularly updated with advice from farm groups and researchers into sustainable practices. He said further elements will be added to deal with climate change and mitigation as well as living with species at risk on a farm. barbara.duckworth@producer.

BANFF, Alta. — After 25 years, the Alberta Barley Commission has matured into a strong advocate for barley as a feed crop for Alberta’s livestock sector, as well as a favourite within the malting community. However, challenges present themselves every year. A major issue is having enough money to support research and promotion of barley products. During the commission’s annual meeting in Banff, delegates voted to raise the service charge to $1.20 per tonne sold from $1 to cover growing expenses. The commission collected $2.3 million in the 2016 fiscal year from 11,000 farmer members. “It is a situation where we find our reserves are dwindling and they have for the last couple years. A lot of it has to do with the inflationary costs we are faced with,” said commission chair Jason Lenz, who farms near Bentley, Alta. “There are some real key research projects that need to be funded, so that is where this 20 cents will come from,” he said. Government funders like the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund are cutting back. Twenty-seven research projects are underway, said Rob Davies, manager of the barley commission. Administered through the Barley Council of Canada, the most recent national barley research cluster provided $11 million,

and matching grants from other groups supported research like variety development and disease resistance. “It appears there will be continued restriction on funding new projects in Alberta until the new cluster opens in 2018,” Davies said. The barley growers work closely with the wheat, canola and pulse commissions on grain research, policy and promotions. “We have seen significant positive changes in different partnerships we have in new commissions that have come on board and national organizations,” Lenz said. While the harvest of 2016 may have downgraded crops, Lenz said maltsters were able to select enough malting quality barley. With the new focus on aligning with craft brewers, finding the best quality is paramount. There are 44 craft brewers in Alberta and more are expected to open in 2017. “We are not focusing on one or two, we are focusing on the whole craft industry as a whole,” Lenz said. Barley acres have been waning in recent years but after the wet conditions this year resulted in a late har vest and abandoned fields, he speculates more people might consider it to make sure they get a crop in 2017. “With barley being a shorter season crop, there could potentially be more barley acres going onto those late or wet fields.” barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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GROW CANADA CONFERENCE

Ag minister raises young farmer credit limit, gives money for 4-H BY MICHAEL RAINE SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Lawrence MacAulay announced a hike to the lending program for young farmers.

OTTAWA — The federal agriculture minister was busy investing in agriculture’s young people last week. “I see nothing but opportunity in agriculture,” said Lawrence MacAulay and with that, he boosted the budget for the Global 4-H meeting being held in Ottawa next July by $780,000. As well, he doubled the amount that young farmers can receive in start-up loans

from Farm Credit Canada. He told a packed room of Canada’s major agricultural companies and farmer organization leaders that the country and the industry needs to focus on its agricultural future. The $780,000 investment for the Global 4-H Network Summit is part of Canada’s 150th anniversary events. “It’s a great way to celebrate (it),” he said during the Grow Canada Conference in Ottawa. The summit is expected to bring

600 delegates from around the world to share 4-H experiences, develop new skills and learn about agriculture. The event involves four days of workshops and speakers and has a two-day trade show dealing with education and career opportunities in agriculture. The first summit took place in Seoul, South Korea, in 2014, when representatives from about 60 of the 70 countries that have 4-H programs attended. Next year’s event in Ottawa will

coincide with Canada’s 150th confederation celebrations. MacAulay also announced an increase in the federally supported lending program for young farmers. The government plans to double the FCC limit to $1 million from $500,000, based on a 25 percent down payment. “Access to capital is a significant challenge to young farmers entering the industry and this will help address that issue,” MacAulay said. michael.raine@producer.com

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CATTLE GRAZING

Check corn cobs for mycotoxins: expert Producers warned of potent toxin levels in fusarium infected crops BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

Dangerous levels of mycotoxins have been found in standing corn in eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan. If cattle eat stalks and leaves but refuse to eat the cobs when grazing, that is a red flag something is wrong, said forage specialist Barry Yaremcio of Alberta Agriculture. “That is completely backwards. The first thing you see is they go after the cobs first thing before they attack the leaves or the stalks,” he said. “The stocks are basically no better quality than straw, so the cows have to have the cobs to maintain a plane of nutrition to have good body weight and maintain health and condition.” Producers need to check the cobs by stripping back the husks and get the crop tested at an accredited laboratory such as the Prairie Diagnostic Centre in Saskatoon if blue, green, red or pink mould is present. Since October, the centre has been inundated with corn samples containing significant levels of mycotoxins known as HT-2 and T-2 toxin from fusarium infected crops. This problem has not appeared in Western Canada before, and it is not the same as what has been experienced in the United States, said toxicologist Barry Blakley of

MYCOTOXINS LIMITS IN FEED: 4,000-5,000 parts per billion for DON 1,000 p.p.b. for H-2 100 p.p.b for T-2 the University of Saskatchewan. “About 70 percent of the samples we get containing mycotoxins are of clinically relevant levels,” he said. Growth conditions affected the crop this year because of a wet fall that was followed by warmer than normal temperatures in October and November. “That temperature was optimal for the fusarium to produce these two toxins,” he said. “They are in the same group as vomitoxin, but they are way more potent.” Cattle refuse to eat it, lose weight, can become immuno-suppressed and can abort calves. Many producers planted corn in recent years because it was free of ergot. “Corn is susceptible to ergot, but it is susceptible to fusarium mycotoxin. The ones we are seeing in the corn are consistently HT-2 and T-2,” he said. There are also reports of these toxins appearing in corn silage or in abandoned swaths that could not be harvested this fall. Swath grazing programs seem to be safe right now. People have been providing sup-

plemental feed, but good quality product isn’t plentiful. “It has been a lose-lose for a number of people,” he said. “It is because of the strange weather in October and November where it was wet and warmer than normal.” Samples sent to the diagnostic centre should include a request to test for mycotoxins rather than mould. The amount of mould is not an indicator of the presence of mycotoxins. “Some are really rotten and there’s no mycotoxins, while others are mildly rotten and there’s loads of mycotoxins,” Blakley said. Producers are advised to collect about 10 corn stalks from a field, cut them off at about six to eight centimetres from the ground, mix them together and chop them up. About a half a kilogram or a half a bread bag is enough for testing purposes. Crop rotations with pulses, alfalfa or canola may minimize the spread of fusarium or ergot. Blakley said this might not be a problem next year if weather conditions are different, but it is known that fusarium is spreading across the West. “Western Canada has not had this problem up until recently,” he said. “In Europe and United States, this is a fact of life, and now we are part of it.” barbara.duckworth@producer.com

Cliff and Tammy Madill’s cattle grazed a corn field near St. Lupicin, Man., in late November. Producers in eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan have been warned about dangerous mycotoxin levels in standing corn crops in those regions. | JEANNETTE GREAVES PHOTO

RESEARCH FUNDING

Ag minister vows to help find beef check-off resolution BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

The Alberta minister of agriculture has promised to keep talking with provincial beef organizations to resolve the debate over service charges on cattle sales. “Alberta is well-positioned to be the leader in the beef industry. As minister, I intend to continue the conversation on how the service charge matter can be changed to support this success,” Oneil Carlier said in a letter read at the Alberta Beef Producers annual meeting held in Calgary Dec. 5-7. The ABP approved a resolution to make the $2 checkoff non-refundable. The checkoff was nonrefundable until 2009, when the province changed the legislation to make all commodity group service charges refundable. In total, $3 is charged every time an animal is sold. It is split in two

parts with $1 going to the Canadian beef check-off agency, which distributes the money for national research, beef promotion and marketing. The remaining money goes to ABP, the legal entity charged with dispersing money for research and marketing in the province. The national portion is nonrefundable. Currently, more than 30 percent, or $2.3 million, of the money is refunded. That leaves the beef producers with an annual budget of $4.9 million for the 2016-17 fiscal year, and the organization struggles to meet its financial commitments. “We are not able to make the major investments in marketing and research activities that we did in the past so we see that as a very challenging area for us as an industry,” said Rich Smith, executive director of the ABP. The group has been talking with the province and Alberta Cattle

ONEIL CARLIER ALBERTA MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE

Feeders Association about a new framework to manage the checkoff, but little progress had been made. The feedlot sector receives the largest share of the rebate among those that request it. In addition, the national checkoff is poised to increase from $1 to $2.50. Nova Scotia will implement the increased national checkoff starting in January, while other provinces are considering April 2017,

said Melinda German, manager of the Canadian Beef Checkoff Agency, the legal entity that oversees the national checkoff. Funding shortfalls place research projects in jeopardy. “One of the biggest issues we have right now is around national checkoff. Revenues are declining because of reduced marketings and because of inflation,” said Andrea Brocklebank, executive director of the Beef Cattle Research Council. The council is Canada’s largest not-for-profit industry-funding agency for cattle, forage and beef research. Next summer, the research council must submit a proposal to the federal government to ensure it receives money from the science cluster. The next five-year research strategy runs from 2018-23 and the $2.50 levy must be in place or the

industry will not be eligible for the $20 million available. “Government will not invest in our industry if we are not prepared to invest in our industry and I think that is rational,” she said. There are other smaller funders across the country and each contributes to projects. Those funds trigger other grants. Another loss to the research community is the restructuring of the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and Alberta BioInnovates. ALMA has been absorbed into Alberta Agriculture. Government and universities won’t maintain positions if there is no industry funding. Agriculture Canada provides infrastructure, people, livestock and funding for projects but the government could cut those back if research capacity has been lost, Brocklebank said. barbara.duckworth@production.com

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SASKATCHEWAN PORK INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

Antibiotic resistance is real, warns professor Mass medicating with antibiotics can impact human medicine and consumer backlash is bad for the industry BY WILLIAM DEKAY SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Pork producers need to change their mindset away from mass medications using antibiotics as a first choice, says a professor of veterinary medicine. “In the future, I think we should be looking at vaccines as the default rather than antimicrobials,” said John Harding of the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine. “The reason for that is antimicrobials have an impact on resistance at the farm level, (which could) potentially have an impact as spillover in human medicine.… Resistance is real.” Harding spoke at the recent Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium in Saskatoon, where he focused on vaccines and the social license to produce pork. He said the public’s perception that massive amounts of antimicrobials are used on farms to treat disease or in anticipation of a disease is bad for the industry. “It’s mass medication that is problematic, and we really cannot

be using that as the default for that much longer,” he said. He thinks most producers would continue to select antimicrobials over vaccines, but that’s probably the wrong decision in most cases from a social licence perspective. “It could be that the producer is still not aware of the issues or extent of the issues, hasn’t experienced resistance first hand, is struggling with the cost side of the business and the labour side as well,” he said. “In a conventional farm where you’ve got the antibiotics that you can grab off of the shelf quickly, my guess is eight farms out of 10 would probably go for the antibiotic before the vaccine if there’s a cost differential and if there’s a labour differential.… I think what they should be doing is selecting the vaccine even if it costs more and even if it’s not 100 percent effective and then using the end microbial as the additional that they may or may not need to bring whatever disease under control.… So our default should be vaccine use, and I don’t think we’re there yet in the industry.”

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Keeping pigs healthy in farms without the use of antimicrobials is very difficult, so we would turn to vaccines and better management to do that, and I think you need both of them hand in hand. JOHN HARDING UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

Harding said there is still confusion about what consumers want, despite ongoing research. Studies show consumers want pork that is free of residue, antimicrobials and hormones. They want a safe, wholesome product at a low price. Harding said consumers’ ideas about safe food are confusing. “Keeping pigs healthy in farms without the use of antimicrobials is very difficult, so we would turn to vaccines and better management to do that, and I think you need both of them hand in hand,” he said. “So I would have thought, logically speaking, having vaccines as a

substitute for antimicrobials to keep pigs healthy would be the way we should go.” However, Harding is surprised with research results that indicate consumers are reluctant to buy pork that comes from pigs that have been vaccinated. “To me, that is a positive outcome that would be a win-win for everybody: the producer, the pig, the consumer,” he said. “I guess that’s why I’m confused. I don’t know where that’s coming from.” He thinks what may be occurring in the livestock sector is a spillover effect in which a certain segment of the public is reluctant to vaccinate against common childhood dis-

eases or seasonal influenza. Another possibility is that the general public doesn’t understand agriculture, particularly intensive livestock production. “When you don’t understand something, it basically becomes fearful, so don’t go there until you understand it,” he said. Harding said education is the key to bridging the gap between the consumer and farmer, particularly with intensive livestock production. “There’s various people who can take lead roles in that,” he said. “You’ve got the veterinary community; the pork industry in general could be taking a bigger role.” Another important segment is grade school educators who may not be scientifically literate regarding agriculture and medicine. “I think they are very influential people, and they can send the wrong message very quickly,” Harding said. “So maybe we should be educating the educators as much as educating the general consumer.” william.dekay@producer.com

Cattle at Bob Fraser’s ranch move along a ridge top while feeding in a field south of High River, Alta., Dec 13. |

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SHEEP SECTOR

Sheep federation struggles forward after members jump ship BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

OTTAWA — The Canadian Sheep Federation is figuring out its future now that organizations representing 75 percent of the flocks in Canada have formed their own organization. Alberta Lamb Producers, the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency a n d t h e Fe d e rat i o n d e s p ro ducteurs d’agneaux et moutons du Quebec officially formed the National Sheep Network in November, leaving the CSF to reorganize itself with a drastic reduction in membership. Barbara Grimmer, CSF director from British Columbia, said the federation is considering several options for restructuring and funding, many of them put forward during a November meeting in Halifax. She said the three provincial groups who formed the new network gave no specific reasons for

BARBARA GRIMMER CANADIAN SHEEP FEDERATION DIRECTOR

the split with the federation. “All I’ve heard is that they want to be the national voice,” Grimmer said. Added CSF executive director Corlena Patterson: “I want to stay positive about it.… We don’t know the reasoning for the decision. There were certainly no unsolvable problems leading up to that decision.” She said Alberta and Ontario had the majority vote on the CSF board

and thus could direct the federation as they wished. “I think it’s fair to say that there wasn’t an unsolvable reason and there certainly wasn’t one presented. But irregardless, we have to find a path forward. Duplication of efforts is a waste of producers’ money and time, and it’s a waste of our resources.” At a fall meeting of Alberta Lamb Producers, members cited differences over communication and the CSF’s handling of various policy issues as the reasons for the split. Patterson said the CSF will continue, but funding and adequate producer representation are concerns. The federation manages several programs that are funded by government, such as scrapie eradication and sheep traceability. “ Those projects are funded through federal funding, and so they’re not directly transferrable to any other organization who wants

to undertake them,” Patterson said. “The CSF will continue to administer and deliver those programs. From a producer perspective, they’re available to everyone.” Funding issues Programs and activities that require industry funding as well as government money could be more of a challenge. “Without the support of those provincial organizations as a member, the question is where does that industry’s contribution come from?” Patterson said. “Do the other seven remaining provinces support the producers in Ontario and Alberta so they can be a part of it? I’m not sure that’s an ideal or even long-term sustainable option.” The CSF has been the sheep industry’s national organization for about 40 years. Patterson said it will try to engage all provincial

organizations and producers as it works through recent changes in membership. “Because we are a small sector, it’s important for any sector in agriculture and agriculture as a whole to stick together, but for our industry it’s particularly important. So that’s the focus.” During the November meeting and conference call in Halifax, sheep producers and other stakeholders expressed worry over having two groups speaking for the industry rather than one national voice. The absence of the Alberta and Ontario groups in the CSF represents a $75,000 reduction in fees going to the CSF, so finances are a worry. Members discussed the feasibility of running a leaner organization and implementing a national checkoff like the beef sector. barb.glen@producer.com

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Disease reporting key in reducing spread ANIMAL HEALTH

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Tom Thompson, the 2017 Environmental Stewardship Award recipient, uses electric fencing for rotational grazing and solar panels to power electrical water pumps. | LES DUNFORD PHOTO ALBERTA BEEF PRODUCERS

Environmental winner seeks long-term impact Rancher says his goal is to keep animals and plants healthy and water sources clean for the next generation BY LES DUNFORD FREELANCE WRITER

CALGARY — Tom Thompson is passionate when he talks about his Winding Creek Ranch located about 15 kilometres northwest of Mayerthorpe, Alta., near to where he was raised on his parent’s farm. “I’ve always had a hankering for plants and animals, and growing up, there was something always pulling me into this direction, you know, being a steward of the land,” he said. His passion was recognized when he was awarded the 2017 Environmental Stewardship Award at the Alberta Beef Producers meeting in Calgary Dec. 6. Winding Creek Ranch is a 1,200 acre cow-calf operation but he also has stockers, which he runs on grass. “We’ve combined them, so that we have a higher stock density and more land rested.” The ranch is entirely hay and pasture. “We have our grazing cells, and the other land, we cut and package it up as quickly as we can. But we never take a second cut. We always graze the regrowth, so we can recycle the plants and keep the stand stronger.” His family, sons Cole and Cass, both have cattle in the 200 cow herd of Angus cattle, and help out when they are home. As well, Thompson said he gets help from his father, and hired hand, George Wilson. The cattle are raised entirely on grass and calve out on the grass in May. “We don’t have animals shut in

pens anymore,” Thompson said. He uses electric fencing to regularly rotate his grazing pastures. “It’s all about harvesting as much sunlight as you can. So how we’re doing this is? We move the cattle off when we still have leaves there, and the leaves of the plants are actually the solar panels to feed the roots and that’s what we’re managing for, a strong root system.”

When the forage and the grass are growing and the animals are happy, you feel good. It’s wonderful for everyone and you will be profitable and sustainable. TOM THOMPSON WINDING CREEK RANCH

He said the technology in power fencing is so good, it enables them to manage more efficiently than ever. “Literally, you can move hundreds of cattle in 10 minutes, and it’s allowing us to keep their nutritional plane as high as we can. So they’re gaining weight and the calves are growing. And it’s viable, and it’s wonderful. “When the forage and the grass are growing and the animals are happy, you feel good. It’s wonderful for everyone and you will be profitable and sustainable. “My stewardship goals are to keep the animals and the plants healthy and growing and viable. And the water, we want to keep the water sources clean, so the

animals will do better.” That is why the waterways and dugouts at his ranch are fenced to keep the animals out. They pump the water to the cattle and have maintained a buffer strip to the riparian area, so material flowing back to the water source is filtered. The pasture water systems are portable and operated by electrical pumps powered by solar panels. Solar power is also used to power fences, and to heat hot water and provide hot air at the home. “We’ve just tried to stay with the three important keys, which is matching the forage cycle with our production cycle, resting the grass during the growth cycle and trying to have a smaller, hardier animal.” Through the years, Thompson has developed hardy forages that require little reseeding. His grass is a mix of native grasses, along with 50 percent fleet meadow brome. The mix also includes some orchard grass, alfalfa, Kentucky blue and tall fescue. In the fall, when they can’t graze anymore, the cattle are moved onto bale fields. “I’m very happy with what I’m doing here because I’m out in the sunshine, I’m working with plants and animals and when you have a passion for something, it’s not really work.” He said he hopes the practices he is using today will carry on and mean something down the road. “We’re just caretakers here and we’re only here for a little while, and we’re borrowing this land from the next generation.”

ew challenges in beef prod u c t i o n s y s t e m s hav e made it more important than ever that everybody in the supply chain, including veterinarians, producers, feedlot operators, truckers and slaughter plant operators, do all they can to improve communication and help identify possible weak spots. Threats of emerging diseases and antimicrobial resistance are being heightened as cattle are transported greater distances. As well, as cattle performance is pushed to higher levels, small factors can play a larger role and tax the animals’ immune systems. It is important that all parties stick to best practices and follow the health and nutritional advice provided. When it comes to specific disease investigations, proper communication and information sharing can solve problems. Even in cases where it doesn’t solve a specific issue, the information could prove valuable in preventing future occurrences. For example, in one case a young veterinarian was discussing an unusual disease investigation regarding severe scours with many deaths in calves about two weeks old. She carried out post-mortems and cultures and found salmonella was the culprit — a very rare diagnosis in Alberta beef cattle. Further checking led to the discovery of salmonella in pigeon droppings around the area. A good preventive lesson to take away from this case is to keep pigeon populations under control or away from cattle. Pigeons are known salmonella carriers and are often found near cattle. The case provides a good example of how wildlife populations can pose a detriment to themselves and domestic animals if their populations get too high. Salmonella is a zoonotic disease (can spread to humans) so farm workers, the veterinarian involved and farm families may have been susceptible to this outbreak. In my career in practice, we had two devastating scour outbreaks with a greater than 50 percent mortality. Even with investigation help, expertise and laboratory support from the veterinary college at the time, the exact cause was hard to determine. Both outbreaks occurred in wellmanaged herds. The good news was that the problem went away and never resurfaced. One can only assume that exposure led to immunity in the herd. The only way we were able to stop it was to move the rest of the calving cows to a different location. If something like this happened in your herd, is there the potential to

temporarily move the herd? It’s easier said than done, but with some abandoned farmyards or former livestock set-ups with extremely good fencing, it may be possible. Just like producers in Alberta and Saskatchewan involved in the temporary quarantine of their animals for the tuberculosis investigation, if this happened to you, would you have options? Elk were at one time incriminated in the spread of TB, but with the identification of the Mexican strain of the tuberculosis organism, the potential initial source in the latest outbreak points in a different direction. Nevertheless, if wildlife populations get too high, ecosystems can be knocked out of balance, which can lead to disease rearing its ugly head. Just as domestic populations of cattle and bison can experience an increase in internal and external parasites, so too do wildlife. All of us have seen how moosetick cycles can devastate moose populations every so often. Management practices By good management, nutrition and preventive vaccines, we can manage widespread disease outbreaks in domestic cattle. We hear about outbreaks affecting mainly smaller, underweight calves and reproductive failures or higher abortion rates in some herds. When we eliminate many of the common causes of these conditions, they can fall into the huge non-specific condition of mycotoxins. Mycotoxins form when we get mould and yeasts growing on our wet feed. If growing conditions are right, health may not be initially affected on ingestion, but it can show up in the developing fetus. This is why if feed is suspect, we try to feed it to non-pregnant animals or we may dilute it. However, does tub grinding and other activities dissipate the mould? Eastern Canada deals with mycotoxins more than producers in the West. They have screening feed sample tests for the most common mycotoxins. But the problem often arises because producers see problems after the feed has already been fed to cattle and the ability to test is gone. There are many kinds of mycotoxins and it is important to know which to test for and at what level each one might become a significant problem. Be sure and report these disease and production problems to a veterinarian. They want to help diagnose the problem and hopefully implement preventive measures for the future. As disease investigations are reported, the information has potential to spread and help more people and, in the long-term, could potentially help the entire cattle industry. Roy Lewis works as a technical services veterinarian part time with Merck Animal Health in Alberta.

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The U.S. Federal Reserve nudged interest rates higher and expects three more increases in 2017. The U.S. dollar rallied to near 14-year highs. For the week, the TSX composite dipped 0.4 percent, the Dow rose 0.4 percent and both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped 0.1 percent.

Comtrax Logistics Solutions hopes farmers will contribute to the feasibility study to get idea off the ground

Cdn. exchanges in $Cdn. U.S. exchanges in $U.S.

BY KAREN BRIERE

GRAIN TRADERS

REGINA BUREAU

MILESTONE, Sask. — They’ve made their pitch, and now proponents of a commodity hub near Weyburn, Sask., say it’s up to producers to decide if they will help build it. Comtrax Logistics Solutions held 11 public meetings in southeastern Saskatchewan to see what producers think of a grain handling facility combined with a 260-car loop track rail system and transloading capability for commodities such as oil, aggregate and fertilizer. The company hopes landowners will contribute $600,000 for the feasibility study, or about $1 for every acre in the southeast region. It had raised close to $200,000 before the meetings ended last week. Comtrax believes producers could then raise $30 million of the estimated $75 million capital cost if the proposed facility went ahead. The rest would come from condo sales and commercial partners such as grain and oil companies. Mark Bratrud, one of the seven producers promoting the idea, said raising the money for the feasibility study would demonstrate to potential partners that producers are on board. However, he said producers need to look at the first contribution as a donation. “This is the risky money,” he said. “We can’t make you any promises at this point.” The $30 million investment is based on one bushel per acre, worth about $10, on 600,000 acres for five years. If that supporting acreage were to double, it would be a $5 per acre investment over five years. “Our goal is to raise it from producers,” Bratrud said. “The advantage of raising it from producers is we want to have that

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ADM AGT Food Bunge Ltd.

NY TSX NY

46.52 35.02 72.83

46.56 35.66 73.36

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EXCH CLOSE LAST WK

Ceapro Inc. TSXV Cervus Equip. TSX Input Capital TSXV Rocky Mtn D’ship TSX

1.84 16.08 2.05 9.52

1.57 16.52 1.98 9.73

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ConAgra Brands Hormel Foods Lamb Weston Maple Leaf Premium Brands Tyson Foods

NY NY NY TSX TSX NY

38.41 34.63 35.26 27.99 65.98 62.44

38.44 34.39 36.38 28.24 66.78 61.92

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EXCH CLOSE LAST WK

Ag Growth Int’l TSX AGCO Corp. NY Buhler Ind. TSX Caterpillar Inc. NY CNH Industrial NY Deere and Co. NY Agrium TSX

The Comtrax proposal is a departure from standard elevators like this. Farmers are being asked to invest in a commodity hub that would handle grain, oil, aggregate and fertilizer. | FILE PHOTO influence in the company to be innovative and doing things that are reacting to different problems.” For example, the facility could offer grain drying or blending to reduce ergot or fusarium. Bratrud said it’s critical that the facility be fully capitalized. Wayne Paproski, a partner at MNP who specializes in tax, said there are lots of ways to raise the money if the project proceeds. He highlighted two at the Milestone meeting that would be advantageous from a tax perspective and lessen costs up front. “One would be a contribution of grain for shares and using rollover provisions under the tax act that

allow a producer to sell a high value of grain but elect for tax purposes to have it transferred for at a lower amount, for example, a dollar,” he said.

We wouldn’t be asking for this if we didn’t feel confident. MARK BRATRUD PRODUCER, COMMODITY HUB PROMOTOR

“It’s fully tax deferred until such point that they sell the shares.” Another is using pre-tax registered savings plan dollars to con-

tribute to the shares. The money is tax-deferred until the share is sold or withdrawn from the RSP, he said. “The RSP one is very commonly used in private and/or public company placements,” Paproski said. “The grain one is a bit unique to a cash-based industry that might use a commodity.” Any type of share offering must still be offered under a prospectus. Bratrud said no final decision has been made on location but a grain facility is likely two years away if everything went well. “We wouldn’t be asking for this if we didn’t feel confident,” he said. karen.briere@producer.com

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Straw processor plans 2017 build; looks to secure farmer contracts BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — SustainaPulp Canada intends to build its first straw-to-pulp mill in Belle Plaine, Sask. Company president Les Schaevitz said a process called Phoenix will be used to convert cereal and flax straw into pulp suitable for making paper. Washington-based Sustainable Fibre Technologies developed the process, which promises less energy use, lower cost of produc-

tion and no air or water pollution. Schaevitz told the annual Saskatchewan Irrigation conference that far more agricultural biomass is available than wood pulp, and there is an increasing need to create tree-free paper products. “For over 150 years we’ve been making most of our paper from cellulose fibre from trees, but we’re really testing the ability of our forests,” he said. “Cereal straw and flax straw are the primary alternative source for cellulose fibre for the paper industry. We’re going to exploit that fibre

that you are already growing and become a large alternative source to the paper industry.” He said the process has been proven, and the first $170 million plant is about to be built in Washington state. The company hopes to eventually build six plants in Western Canada. Each would require about 500,000 tonnes of straw a year and save the equivalent of two million trees. “We’re going to be looking to do long-term contracts to buy your straw,” he said. “We want straw to

be another cash crop for you.” Saskatchewan producers grow about 10 million tonnes of cereal grain straw a year, and the province is the largest single flax straw producer. Schaevitz said the straw could supply 66 mills. The company would likely sign three-year contracts with producers, and the price would include the costs of the producer baling, storing and transporting it to the storage site. Schaevitz said SustainaPulp hopes to build at Belle Plaine next

year and be in production by late 2018. “We will be looking to draw our straw from about a 150 kilometer radius of Belle Plaine. We’re going to be on the leading edge of a major new global industry.” Belle Plaine is 20 kilometres east of Moose Jaw. Schaevitz said the economics of the process and the ability to ship byproducts to the United States make this a better prospect than previous proposals. karen.briere@producer.com

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Sometimes we simply don’t want to resolve conflicts MANAGING THE FARM

BOB TOSH, Bsc., PAg

recently finished reading The S h e p h e r d ’s L i f e b y Ja m e s Rebanks, a true life account of growing up and working on a sheep farm in England’s Lake District and how the farm moved from one generation to the next and the author’s relationship with his father ebbed and flowed. It is a gritty, honest account of the difficulties they faced. My last book was Elizabeth Hay’s His Whole Life, which observed how one family interacted with one another and those around them, how they handled conflict and how poorly thought-out estate planning could have long-term consequences for the family and their relationships. In one part of this book, the principle character is faced with an old friend who had abandoned her in the past. In the meeting, she couldn’t quite forgive her friend and later, on reflection, realized that this was because she didn’t really want to forgive her — and there lies the one stark truth: that we may not always want to forgive, resolve conflict or repair relationships. Many families struggle with poor communication and conflict that are often fueled by sibling rivalry or historical events that can’t be forgotten but where the original arguments are no longer remembered. They often come to me with this primary issue and the hope that I have the answer. Of course, the answers may appear simple if you read the “how to” books. They will outline basic steps that the family needs to follow, and if they do, then everyone will re-unite in harmony. Except we know it is rarely that simple and that people don’t necessarily follow logical thought processes when in a state of conflict. So it’s the books about life that we need to reach for, the ones that point out that maybe it’s not that we can’t forgive but that we simply don’t want to. Trudy Pelletier, a communication specialist from Calgar y, recently told the Canadian Association of Family Enterprises symposium that it requires two parties to participate for there to be conflict and that you have to look to yourself first to resolve it. In other words, the decision to be in conflict is a conscious one, and the decision to resolve the conflict can also be a conscious one, but you need to start with yourself. So when a family in conflict comes to me seeking help, the first question I ask is, “how much do you really want this to work and what are you prepared to give up in order to get there?” I often think people come to me seeking confirmation that they are right and the other party is wrong, and they become disappointed or disillusioned with the process when I don’t do that. However, the nature of conflict

Conflict resolution can be a slow process, involving compromise, forgiveness and understanding. | GETTY IMAGE resolution is not to apportion blame or to identify who is right and who is wrong. Instead, it seeks out mutual interests and focuses

on those. To do that, you have to be prepared to move away from your position, and to do that, you have to want to.

There are a number of behaviourial options in most conflict situations. O n e o f t h e m i s av o i d i n g o r accommodating behaviour, usually when the relationship is more important to us than the outcome. However, this can cause a buildup of tension. We may also see competing behaviour, where the outcome is more important than the relationship, or compromising behavior, where we are trying for a win-win. A win-lose situation is the likely result when the conflict is competitive, and this usually means a lose– lose in families because a relationship is broken. Collaboration is our best behaviourial choice.

It results in a better outcome if successful, but it also requires energy, forgiveness, understanding, empathy and time. Reading books about life shows us that these characteristics may b e in shor t supply. When we observe the world around us, we know that the process of conflict resolution is not easy. Conflict resolution likely won’t be found in a “how to” book. Instead, it is a process of collaboration, guidance and experience that offers the best chance of success. The choice is then up to you. Bob Tosh is a farm management consultant in MNP’s Farm Management Consulting group in Saskatoon. For more information, call 877-500-0778 or email Bob.Tosh@ mnp.ca.

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CATTLE & SHEEP Steers 600-700 lb. (average $/cwt) Alberta

GRAINS

Grade A

Live Dec 10 - Dec 17

Previous Dec 2 - Dec 9

Year ago

Rail Dec 10 - Dec 17

153.75-154.00 124.96-137.39

149.25-151.00 125.40-144.22

154.73 150.91

255.00-258.50 228.00-240.00

251.00-252.50 228.00-235.00

Heifers Alta. n/a 149.25 Ont. 121.97-139.56 124.89-139.40 *Live f.o.b. feedlot, rail f.o.b. plant.

n/a 152.72

n/a 227.00-237.00

250.50-252.50 227.00-234.00 Canfax

Steers Alta. Ont.

$200 $190 $180 $170 $160 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Previous Dec 2 - Dec 9

Feeder Cattle ($/cwt)

$190 $180

Manitoba $190 $185 $180 $175 $170 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Heifers 500-600 lb. (average $/cwt)

Steers 900-1000 800-900 700-800 600-700 500-600 400-500 Heifers 800-900 700-800 600-700 500-600 400-500 300-400

Cattle Slaughter Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. To date 2016 2,516,208 28,374,031 To date 2015 2,356,011 26,647,081 % Change 16/15 +6.8 +6.5

Man.

Alta.

B.C.

155-163 158-170 164-180 172-190 183-201 201-229

no sales 150-177 159-180 171-194 183-208 195-229

160-170 162-173 169-180 176-192 189-209 205-230

146-167 158-177 168-184 169-192 184-207 195-230

149-158 146-159 153-170 158-179 165-186 180-204

144-160 140-160 145-160 155-184 170-195 178-207

152-162 153-163 157-169 162-181 176-196 180-205

147-164 139-169 150-170 149-189 171-197 180-207 Canfax

$165

$150 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Saskatchewan

Canfax Steers Heifers Cows Bulls

Dec 10/16 930 835 711 977

$180

Dec 12/15 944 846 712 1,001

YTD 16 919 842 751 1,017

$170

$150 $140 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Manitoba $180

Slaughter cattle (35-65% choice) Steers National 111.82 Kansas 111.95 Nebraska n/a Nebraska (dressed) n/a

Heifers 111.75 112.00 175.00 n/a

Feeders No. 1 (800-900 lb) Steers South Dakota 127.10-136.10 Billings 130.00 Dodge City 132.00

$170 $160 $150

Trend +1/+5 n/a steady/firm USDA

$140 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Cattle / Beef Trade

Canadian Beef Production million lb. Fed Non-fed Total beef

YTD 15 893 821 723 1,004

U.S. Cash cattle ($US/cwt)

$160

YTD % change 1,909.7 +9 286.3 +17 2,196.0 +10 Canfax

EXCHANGE RATE DEC. 19 $1 Cdn. = $0.7472 U.S. $1 U.S. = $1.3383 Cdn.

$140

$130 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Durum (Mar)

Exports % from 2015 535,252 (1) +16.0 175,955 (1) -38.3 229,796 (3) +18.0 301,541(3) +13.1 Imports % from 2015 n/a (2) n/a 17,493 (2) -39.9 116,585 (4) -2.6 178,143 (4) -6.9

Sltr. cattle to U.S. (head) Feeder C&C to U.S. (head) Total beef to U.S. (tonnes) Total beef, all nations (tonnes) Sltr. cattle from U.S. (head) Feeder C&C from U.S. (head) Total beef from U.S. (tonnes) Total beef, all nations (tonnes)

$320 $310 $300 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Milling Wheat (Mar) $245

Chicago Futures ($US/cwt)

Average Carcass Weight

$170

$155

$145

$330

To Dec 10

Sask.

Alberta $160

$150

$340

$200

$160 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Barley (Mar)

$135

Saskatchewan

$170

ICE Futures Canada

Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt)

(1) to Dec 3/16 (2) to Oct 31/16 (3) to Oct 31/16 (4) to Dec 10/16

Agriculture Canada

Close Dec 16 Live Cattle Dec 112.33 Feb 115.35 Apr 113.60 Jun 104.25 Aug 99.75 Feeder Cattle Jan 129.90 Mar 126.30 Apr 125.60 May 124.15 Aug 124.48

Close Trend Dec 9

Year ago

108.73 110.53 110.25 101.40 98.00

+3.60 +4.82 +3.35 +2.85 +1.75

120.15 125.53 127.18 119.73 116.80

125.95 122.50 122.05 121.25 121.73

+3.95 +3.80 +3.55 +2.90 +2.75

148.75 147.95 148.68 149.43 151.70

$240 $235 $230 $225 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Canola (cash - Jan) $510 $500 $490

Index 100 Hog Price Trends ($/ckg) Alberta $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Dec 15 US Choice (US$) 193.46 Dec 9 Cdn AAA (C$) 249.01

Dec 8 Yr. ago 189.48 195.76 Dec 2 Yr. ago 253.34 262.69

Sheep ($/lb.) & Goats ($/head) Dec 12

Dec 5

Wool sheep 55-69 lb 1.96-2.40 1.92-2.20 70-85 lb 1.86-2.16 1.86-2.11 86-105 lb 1.80-1.97 1.80-1.99 > 106 lb 1.70-1.85 1.68-1.85 Beaver Hill Auction Services Ltd. Dec 12 Dec 5 New lambs 2.65-4.08 2.50-3.25 65-80 lb 2.22-3.00 2.39-2.97 80-95 lb 2.10-2.29 1.75-2.27 > 95 lb 2.00-2.26 2.10-2.20 > 110 lb 1.95-2.15 1.85-2.10 Feeder lambs 1.50-2.20 1.70-2.30 Sheep 1.40-1.60 0.95-1.20 Rams 1.40-1.60 0.95-1.30 Kids 75-155 75-140 Ontario Stockyards Inc. Shipping December Wool lambs <80 lb 1.90 Wool lambs 81-95 lb 1.80 Wool lambs 96-115 lb 1.75 Hair lambs <95 lb 1.70 Sask. Sheep Dev. Bd.

Fixed contract $/ckg

Canola (basis - Jan) $-20 $-25 $-30 $-35 $-40 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16

Feed Wheat (Lethbridge)

$120 $110 $100 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

$185 $180 $175 $170 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16

Flax (elevator bid- S’toon) $520 $500 $480 $460 $440 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16

Barley (cash - Mar) $180 $175

Basis: $28

$170 $165

Sltr. hogs to/fm U.S. (head) Total pork to/fm U.S. (tonnes) Total pork, all nations (tonnes) (1) to Dec 3/16

$130

$115 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Agriculture Canada

129.00 132.99

Alta. Index 100 Sask. Sig. 5

Chicago Nearby Futures ($US/100 bu.)

Corn (Mar) $360 $355

Hogs $/ckg

$350

Man. Index 100 Que. Index 100

128.00 128.00

$345 $340 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

*incl. wt. premiums

Soybeans (Jan) $1120

(2) to Sep 30/16

% from 2015 -12.3 -10.1 +5.9

Import n/a 166,898 (3) 189,327 (3)

(3) to Dec 10/16

% from 2015 n/a -3.4 +0.2 Agriculture Canada

Feb Apr May Jun

Close Dec 16 64.70 68.30 73.90 77.95

Close Dec 9 61.55 65.95 71.93 76.58

Trend +3.15 +2.35 +1.97 +1.37

Year ago 56.63 62.05 70.78 75.05

Jul Aug Oct Dec

$1040 $1000 $960 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Oats (Mar) $230

Chicago Hogs Lean ($US/cwt)

$135

$120

To date 2016 To date 2015 % change 16/15

$1080

Export 904,423 (1) 331,233 (2) 1,018,524 (2)

Manitoba $125

Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. 19,352,127 110,252,541 18,956,637 107,549,351 +2.1 +2.5

Hogs / Pork Trade

$140 $130

To Dec 10

$225

Close Dec 16 77.63 77.95 66.68 61.10

Close Dec 9 76.65 77.03 65.80 60.33

Trend +0.98 +0.92 +0.88 +0.77

Year ago 75.60 75.03 64.70 61.10

$220

$210 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Spring Wheat (Mar) $550

ELEVATOR SHIPMENTS

$540

Dec 11 273.5 422.9 102.6

Dec 4 305.3 444.9 174.6

YTD 5,232.3 8,660.8 3,321.7

Year Ago 5,240.6 8,862.7 3,229.7

USDA

No. 1 DNS (14%) Montana elevator No. 1 DNS (13%) Montana elevator No. 1 Durum (13%) Montana elevator No. 1 Malt barley Montana elevator No. 2 Feed barley Montana elevator

Dec 16 4.97 4.51 6.28 3.24 2.04

Grain Futures Dec 19 Dec 12 Trend Wpg ICE Canola ($/tonne) Jan 517.50 518.10 -0.60 Mar 525.70 523.70 +2.00 May 530.50 527.90 +2.60 Jul 532.70 530.30 +2.40 Wpg ICE Milling Wheat ($/tonne) Mar 235.00 239.00 -4.00 May 238.00 243.00 -5.00 Jul 239.00 244.00 -5.00 Wpg ICE Durum Wheat ($/tonne) Mar 319.00 319.00 0.00 May 322.00 322.00 0.00 Wpg ICE Barley ($/tonne) Mar 142.00 142.00 0.00 May 144.00 144.00 0.00 Chicago Wheat ($US/bu.) Mar 4.0500 4.1725 -0.1225 May 4.1750 4.2775 -0.1025 Jul 4.3125 4.3975 -0.0850 Sep 4.4500 4.5325 -0.0825 Chicago Oats ($US/bu.) Mar 2.2550 2.3025 -0.0475 May 2.2700 2.3200 -0.0500 Jul 2.2900 2.3400 -0.0500 Chicago Soybeans ($US/bu.) Jan 10.2150 10.3100 -0.0950 Mar 10.3200 10.4250 -0.1050 May 10.4050 10.5050 -0.1000 Jul 10.4650 10.5600 -0.0950 Chicago Soy Oil (¢US/lb.) Jan 35.56 36.97 -1.41 Mar 36.85 37.24 -0.39 May 37.04 37.40 -0.36 Chicago Soy Meal ($US/short ton) Jan 312.2 316.2 -4.0 Mar 316.4 320.5 -4.1 May 319.6 323.1 -3.5 Chicago Corn ($US/bu.) Mar 3.5325 3.6050 -0.0725 May 3.6000 3.6725 -0.0725 Jul 3.6750 3.7425 -0.0675 Sep 3.7500 3.8100 -0.0600 Minneapolis Wheat ($US/bu.) Mar 5.4175 5.3700 +0.0475 May 5.3875 5.3925 -0.0050 Jul 5.4125 5.4400 -0.0275 Sep 5.4650 5.4900 -0.0250 Kansas City Wheat ($US/bu.) Mar 4.1400 4.1475 -0.0075 May 4.2575 4.2625 -0.0050 Jul 4.3750 4.3875 -0.0125

Year ago 474.80 484.40 491.30 406.30 241.00 244.00 248.00 315.00 320.00 184.00 190.00 4.8675 4.9300 4.9900 5.0850 2.2650 2.2825 2.3100 8.9225 8.9275 8.9800 9.0450 30.53 30.79 31.01 281.0 282.6 284.8 3.7450 3.8050 3.8625 3.8975 5.0625 5.1600 5.2550 5.3675 4.8225 4.9225 5.0300

$215

Minneapolis Nearby Futures ($US/100bu.)

(000 tonnes) Alta. Sask. Man.

U.S. Grain Cash Prices ($US/bu.)

$190

Hog Slaughter

Saskatchewan Sig. 5

Dec 14 Dec 7 Year Ago No. 3 Oats Saskatoon ($/tonne) 178.07 175.31 158.52 Snflwr NuSun Enderlin ND (¢/lb) 14.65 14.75 16.70

$470 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16

Canola and barley are basis par region. Feed wheat basis Lethbridge. Basis is best bid.

Maple Leaf Thunder Sig 5 Creek Pork Dec 16 Dec 16 129.53-131.94 129.95-135.84 134.78-140.33 139.28-145.37 143.15-146.00 144.47-145.42 140.81-145.39 146.23-148.30 141.90-142.50 145.91-146.81 145.39-149.18 149.82-150.05 152.31-156.88 151.17-152.75 158.27-160.92 151.95-159.58 163.25-168.18 164.73-169.97 173.67-178.53 171.63-173.55

Cash Prices

$480

Beef Cutout ($/cwt)

HOGS (Hams Marketing) Week ending Jan 14-Jan 21 Jan 28-Feb 04 Feb 11 -Feb 18 Feb 25-Mar 04 Mar 11-Mar 18 Mar 25-Apr 01 Apr 08-Apr 15 Apr 22-Apr 29 May 06-May 13 May 20-May 27

Dec 16 Dec 9 Nov 18 68.00 67.00 66.00 Laird lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) Laird lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 51.00 51.00 46.00 Richlea lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 56.00 56.00 55.00 Eston lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 68.00 68.00 64.00 Eston lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 49.00 50.00 44.00 Sm. Red lentils, No. 2 (¢/lb) 32.50 32.50 35.00 Sm. Red lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 29.00 29.00 31.00 Peas, green No. 1 ($/bu) 9.50 9.50 9.00 Peas, large. yellow No. 1 ($/bu) 9.00 9.00 8.50 Peas, sm. yellow No. 2 ($/bu) 9.00 9.00 8.50 Feed peas ($/bu) 6.85 7.10 6.35 Maple peas ($/bu) 15.00 15.00 14.50 Mustard, yellow, No. 1 (¢/lb) 31.00 31.00 28.00 Mustard, Oriental, No. 1 (¢/lb) 31.00 31.00 29.00 Mustard, Brown, No. 1 (¢/lb) 33.00 33.00 31.00 Canaryseed (¢/lb) 25.00 25.00 25.00 Desi chickpeas (¢/lb) 35.00 35.00 31.00 Kabuli, 8mm, No. 1 ($/mt) 1,433.00 1,433.00 1,322.80 Kabuli, 7mm, No. 1 ($/mt) 925.90 925.90 925.90 B-90 ckpeas, No. 1 ($/mt) 992.10 992.10 992.10

Cash Prices

$160 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16

Due to wide reporting and collection methods, it is misleading to compare hog prices between provinces.

Pulse and Special Crops Source: STAT Publishing, which solicits bids from Maviga N.A., Legumex Walker, CGF Brokerage, Parrish & Heimbecker, Simpson Seeds and Alliance Grain Traders. Prices paid for dressed product at plant.

$530 $520 $510 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19

Canadian Exports & Crush To (1,000 MT) Dec 11 Wheat 162.8 Durum 82.5 Oats 16.6 Barley 40.7 Flax 0.7 Canola 293.3 Peas 16.0 Lentils 33.2 (1,000 MT) Dec 14 Canola crush 178.5

To Total Last Dec 4 to date year 300.5 5,183.3 6,585.4 33.7 1,285.5 1,532.2 24.5 485.9 398.9 40.0 354.2 358.7 10.2 106.5 93.0 149.8 3,493.7 3,595.4 45.0 1,717.6 1.346.5 44.6 509.7 475.2 Dec 7 To date Last year 199.7 3,425.1 3,006.6

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Temperature last week High Low

Assiniboia Broadview Eastend Cypress Estevan Kindersley Maple Creek Meadow Lake Melfort Nipawin North Battleford Prince Albert Regina Rockglen Saskatoon Swift Current Val Marie Yorkton Wynyard

-3.9 -4.4 -6.4 -3.8 1.4 -1.7 -0.9 -3.0 -12.4 1.1 -4.2 -2.8 -5.8 0.5 -3.2 -4.8 -3.8 -2.3

-33.7 -33.9 -31.8 -34.2 -31.3 -31.1 -35.7 -32.0 -34.0 -34.0 -34.9 -33.4 -33.0 -30.8 -29.8 -42.4 -31.4 -30.7

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

0.2 0.8 0.6 0.0 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.0 1.4 0.4 2.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.5

17.2 17.2 27.3 36.7 10.5 11.4 12.4 21.6 19.6 13.9 24.4 8.4 17.8 10.0 5.7 12.5 11.8 12.9

82 53 97 126 54 44 40 84 66 54 86 36 80 43 25 60 35 45

MANITOBA Temperature last week High Low

Brooks Calgary Cold Lake Coronation Edmonton Grande Prairie High Level Lethbridge Lloydminster Medicine Hat Milk River Peace River Pincher Creek Red Deer Stavely Vegreville

0.3 0.5 0.1 1.1 3.9 2.2 -10.5 -2.0 0.5 -2.2 -3.5 0.8 -4.8 1.9 -0.7 3.0

-32.2 -25.4 -34.3 -32.6 -33.0 -31.2 -37.4 -33.9 -31.9 -29.6 -33.8 -33.8 -31.1 -30.3 -25.3 -31.0

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

0.8 0.4 2.2 0.0 0.4 1.2 4.7 0.1 0.8 1.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.4

4.7 7.4 15.4 10.5 23.2 32.5 11.2 6.1 7.3 7.2 13.9 15.8 21.6 18.1 12.9 8.8

26 38 50 53 85 85 27 26 26 33 52 42 50 79 45 34

Temperature last week High Low

Brandon Dauphin Gimli Melita Morden Portage La Prairie Swan River Winnipeg

-9.6 -7.8 -17.7 -5.2 -9.2 -12.8 -14.6 -15.3

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-32.1 -33.3 -34.5 -33.1 -29.4 -30.9 -29.9 -32.2

0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.2

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-27.4 -28.3 -21.3 -24.1 -29.4

1.3 1.3 3.0 0.0 5.7

46.2 41.0 33.2 41.5 49.0

62 94 71 70 60

BRITISH COLUMBIA Cranbrook Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Prince George

-8.0 0.8 -5.6 -4.7 -2.9

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