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Alta. considers softer stance on fusarium BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

It’s unlikely that Alberta’s farmers will be able to keep fusarium graminearum out of their fields, but they might be able to do the next best thing — get it removed from Alberta’s Agricultural Pest Act. After several years of deliberation, the Alberta government is considering removing fusarium from the Agricultural Pest Act, which would clear the way for a new province-wide policy on fusarium management. Although no decisions have been made, the province is soliciting feedback on the issue from selected farm groups, including provincial agriculture commissions, commodity associations and other industry organizations. Members of the selected organizations have been asked to complete an online survey on fusarium graminearum before Jan. 18. The survey is aimed at collecting information and gauging growers’ views about fusarium management. “We have launched a survey to gather information from producers and their associations about

It was a frigid -29 C on Dec. 30 near High River, Alta., when Cindy Mason led an iced-up Shire heavy horse to the nearby Longson ranch to warm up in a barn. Windchill temperatures dipped to the -40s and the horse’s mouth area was almost completely ice covered. | MIKE STURK PHOTO

It’s a scenario that keeps grain exporters awake at night. A vessel with 70,000 tonnes of Canadian grain arrives at port in

Japan. Samples are taken and tested. The shipment is then rejected because the samples exceed the maximum residue limit for a particular pesticide. However, exporters such as Richardson International plan for such

scenarios and have developed methods to trace the source of the infraction back to an individual farm in Canada. “Yes, it is possible to trace the source of a rejected shipment of grain back to a farm delivery,” said

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production slows this year, what goes on those acres? 9

» DUTY TRANSPARENCY: India urged to

better explain import duties to exporters. 6

» COLD WHEAT: U.S. winter wheat faces

significant risk from a recent cold snap.

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national food policy faces considerable hurdles. 10

» KEVIN HURSH: Herbicide

resistance changes the way we think about weed control. 11

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GETTING READY FOR CROP WEEK

The Flax Council of Canada says closing its office was financially necessary. | FILE PHOTO

Jed Lawson of Williams Mobile Powerwash cleans up a combine for the Crop Production Show, which was part of Crop Week held in Saskatoon this week. With meetings for nearly every commodity group, as well as research organizations and the big, indoor farm show, it is a major draw in the city. See next week’s Western Producer for full coverage of the event. | MICHAEL RAINE PHOTO

Flax council closes office; future uncertain BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Dryness threat not getting any better

piece here is what’s still to come,” he said. “We’ve got spring rain and spring snow that are the most important (factors) for soil recharge still yet to come.” Western Canada is currently experiencing the effects of a light La Nina phase, which is trending toward neutral. Those conditions typically make it difficult to accurately forecast precipitation over the long term. “There’s not a lot of confidence in our forecasts right now in terms of how things will turn out … over the next three months,” Hadwen said. “They could change quickly or they could stay relatively the same. There’s just no confidence, no real strong indicators, showing us how things will react so it’s kind of up in the air right now.”

The Flax Council of Canada is laying off its employees, but the organization may continue in a different form. The council, which represents the entire flax industry when it comes to market development, crop research and flax promotion, announced Jan. 8 that its Winnipeg office will close Jan. 31. The council’s executive committee said in a news release that the closure was financially necessary. “Over the course of the past year the formation of a combined oilseed council was thoroughly discussed at the request of some of our members that contribute significant levy dollars to the council”, said Brian Johnson, council chair and co-owner of Johnson Seeds in Arborg, Man. “Through these discussions it became apparent that the formation of an oilseed council would not materialize in the foreseeable future. The result of this is a significant loss of funding to the council, necessitating cost reduction measures.” Last fall The Western Producer reported on the possibility of a national oilseed council, which would represent canola, soybeans, flax and other oilseed crops. A couple of grain companies have been unhappy with the amount of levies they pay to the Canola Council of Canada. Those firms have lobbied for a broader oilseed council to avoid duplication and cut costs. The future of the flax council is unclear. Industry leaders will have to decide if a national organization is necessary or if provincial groups can do the market promotion and research work. The council, which was formed in 1986, currently has three employees: an executive assistant, a financial administrator and an agronomist. “The flax council executive and board of directors wishes to thank its staff who have worked hard and with professionalism for the flax industry during their time with the Flax Council of Canada,” the council said in a release. “We wish them well in their future endeavours.”

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Conditions range from ‘abnormally dry’ to ‘extreme drought’ across a large portion of Western Canada, causing increasing concern for the upcoming crop BY BRIAN CROSS

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Most prairie grain growers could be looking at a dry and early seeding season in 2018 unless conditions change dramatically over the next two to three months. T re v o r Ha d w e n , a n a g ro climate expert with Agriculture Canada, says conditions across much of the West remain unusually dry. Agriculture Canada just released the latest version of its Canadian Drought Monitor map, which shows conditions as of Dec. 31 ranging from “abnormally dry” to “extreme drought” across a large portion of Western Canada’s most productive farmland. “Some areas have improved since freeze up in terms of snow accumulation and moisture in the soil,” Hadwen said. “But for the majority of the prairie region, conditions have not improved since the fall.” With a few exceptions, much of Western Canada went into the winter with low soil moisture reserves. Growers in parts of northern Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan were the most notable exception. Since freeze up, almost the entire prairie grain belt has received below average amounts of precipitation. Agriculture Canada precipitation maps show the vast majority of farmland in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba has received roughly half of the precipitation that’s normally expected in November and December. Ken Panchuk, provincial soil specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, said Saskatchewan farmers who received a heavy snowfall in October are in better shape than growers elsewhere. Generally speaking, farms located north of the Yellowhead Highway in Saskatchewan and

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Alberta have better soil moisture conditions that those south of the highway. Some producers in west-central Saskatchewan have also seen some soil moisture recharge over the past two months, but additional moisture is on the wish list of most growers in central and southern Saskatchewan. “Southern areas of the province, the brown soil zone, was dry in late October and has limited snow cover,” Panchuk said. ”Producers generally would like to see some snow cover to protect the soil from further loss of moisture by sublimation (evaporation).” Panchuk said most areas of Saskatchewan have some amount of snow cover, but depth is variable. “In the brown soil zone, it’s pretty thin,” he said. “You don’t have to go too far south of Saskatoon … to see areas where the snow is not covering the stubble yet.” Hadwen said lack of significant

snow cover and extremely cold temperatures during much of December have compounded drought conditions in some areas. Without an insulating layer of snow on cropland, extreme cold can freeze dry the soil and further deplete soil moisture reserves. “In general, we’re going into the New Year with very low accumulations throughout the prairie region and very low water content in the snow that is around,” Hadwen said. “That’s a little bit of a concern, given that we’ve just come off a fairly significant drought event (in many areas).” Hadwen said a lot can change in the next two to three months, before growers begin planting their 2018 crops. Snow that’s received in November and December normally accounts for a relatively small portion of total annual precipitation. “Probably the most important

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TRACING CROPS TO THE FARM » CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 truck delivery and keep the sample in a tamper proof bag, along with the delivery documents, for a “prescribed period of time.” “Should a quality/food safetyrelated issue arise with a specific lot of grain, where the lot of grain was created by the commingling of multiple grower deliveries, we are able to determine which set of individual deliveries makes up the greater lot of grain,” Sweeney said. Shipments of grain and oilseed that exceed MRLs or have been sprayed with unregistered pesticides are a massive worry for Canada’s grain sector. Doug Chorney, assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission, who spoke at the Manitoba Agronomists Conference in December, said buyers of Canadian grain are increasingly wary about residues and phytosanitary standards. “And inside the countries that we ship to, there’s the activists that are looking at food being sold in their country,” he said. “I was told recently by a baker from the U.K. that they are testing loaves of bread, off the shelves, for glyphosate residues.” Leaders of the canola, pulse, wheat, barley and oat industries have developed a Keep It Clean initiative, which urges Canadian farmers to use products properly and consider market acceptance when growing crops on their farm. Keep It Clean is mostly an awareness campaign, but a Cereals Canada document explaining the program makes it clear that there are consequences for growers. “Any intentional or unintentional mistake traced back through retained samples will expose individuals and their farms to significant liability,” it said. Richardson follows a certain protocol when it comes to grain samples and traceability, but other grain handlers may do things differently. “The overarching statement in the Keep it Clean — Cereals initiative is accurate, but the individual details regarding the potential application is a commercial decision made by each company exporter,” said Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada. “Policies regarding retention of

samples and contacts clauses regarding the use of farm inputs may vary from company to company.” Sweeney said Richardson does mock recall exercises every year to demonstrate that it can trace grain from an individual truck delivery to a vessel and vessel back to the truck. “(It’s) part of the requirements of maintaining our Food Safety Certification,” she said. The notion that grain companies can trace the suspected cause of a rejected shipment back to the farm might be surprising for some growers. John Waterer, director of crop science with Paterson GlobalFoods, said a percentage of growers do use deregistered pesticides because they think there isn’t a personal risk. They assume their small amount of grain is part of a much larger volume at the elevator or on a vessel, so it doesn’t really matter. “A lot of them feel they’re not going to get caught,” Waterer said at the agronomists conference. “(But) I would say … our modern growers really do understand (the issue). They know where the grain is going. They understand the whole canola council Keep It Clean initiative … and the significance of meeting export standards.” However, like anything from wearing seat belts to drinking and driving, there’s always going to be laggards who don’t accept the educational message. Severe penalties might be necessary to get those folks onside, or they might listen to a different message. One potential message is that growers benefit when they follow pesticide label directions and use registered products because the resulting crop will probably yield more and have higher quality. “There are very few problems out there today that can’t be resolved with good agronomy,” Waterer said. “You don’t need to use that active (chemical) that year. Some people may see it as a cheap way out of a problem, (but) take a longer-term approach and find different solutions.” robert.arnason@producer.com

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Tough questions about The need to fund research is generally accepted by farmers, but spending BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

It’s annual general meeting season, and as usual, these meetings give growers a chance to scrutinize the priorities and spending habits of organizations that collect tens of millions of dollars annually through producer levies. Saskatchewan farmers now pay levies on almost every crop they grow. The amount farmers pay in producer levies has increased steadily during the past few years, often based on greater production and occasionally on favourable commodity prices. In 2016, Saskatchewan growers paid about $22 million to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association, $6.6 million to SaskCanola, $6.2 million to the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, $1.3 million to SaskFlax, and millions more to smaller commissions that manage checkoffs for barley, oats, mustard, winter cereals and canaryseed. Those figures don’t include money that Saskatchewan farmers contribute to Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) programming via the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) program. Under the federal MRE program, the WGRF stands to collect more than $7.1 million in 2018, the result of freight rate overages that were collected from western

Canadian grain shippers during the 2016-17 crop year. Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said the province’s farmers are justified in asking tough questions about the commissions they support. Most growers recognize the benefits of farmer-funded research, he said, but they also want an assurance that the money they are contributing is being wisely spent. “I think farmers have some concerns about the research side of things,” Lewis said. “They want to see as much of that money as possible put toward research…. But overall, as far as what APAS has heard from our membership, it really hasn’t been much of an issue.” Lewis said low voter turnout during commission elections is a potential cause for concern. It might be a sign that farmers are satisfied with the way commissions are handling check-off revenues. On the other hand, it might suggest that growers are uninterested or simply too busy to vote. Requests for levy refunds has also remained low. Lewis has heard complaints that some levies are refundable while others are not. The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association has come under pressure recently to make pulse levies refundable.

So far, SPG board members have chosen to retain a mandatory nonrefundable levy. However, they did agree to reduce the non-refundable levy to 0.67 percent of pulse crop sales, down from one percent. That change took effect Aug. 1, 2016. Research capacity is another area of concern. According to some observers, research capacity needs to be expanded in Western Canada to ensure that commissions and other funders have adequate investment opportunities. “I think that’s probably a fair assessment,” said Lewis. “There’s been a lot of good work done but capacity is an issue. Lewis said the capacity issue is a bit like the chicken-and-egg scenario. “If you don’t have money there, you’re not going to build capacity. But if the money is available, then hopefully it will attract more people that want to do good research.” Bill Gehl, chair of the Saskatchewan Wheat Commission, agreed. In a recent interview with The Western Producer, Gehl acknowledged that SaskWheat has come under scrutiny for failing to invest farmer dollars quickly enough. But some of those critics may not have a complete understanding of the challenges that funding organizations face, he added. “It’s hard (to invest research money) in certain areas,” Gehl said. “On the varietal development

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Removing a serious pest from the Pest Act may seem counterintuitive when the overarching goal is to mitigate the effects of the disease. However, the zerotolerance policy was implemented when fusarium was not present in Alberta. With its spread, the zerotolerance policy no longer reflects reality. AD-HOC FUSARIUM WORKING GROUP POSITION PAPER

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producer checkoffs by various commissions is under scrutiny side, it’s pretty easy to spend a whole pile of money on genomics and that type of thing. “But there are other areas that we are really having trouble getting money into — one would be agronomy and certainly post production would be another where we have difficulty finding good proposals.” Gehl said work underway at the WGRF should go a long way toward expanding agronomic research capacity. The WGRF, which manages a producer-supported Endowment Fund worth more than $120 million, has identified the need to expand agronomy research in Western Canada, a move that could spawn new investment opportunities, while supporting higher yields and better management practices on prairie farms. Gehl said SaskWheat and other provincial cereal commissions are still in their infancy, adding that it takes years to build up spending and develop relationships with potential research partners. In addition, research funds that are committed may take years to be fully allocated or distributed, especially when major, multi-year research projects are involved. Through its first four years of operation, SaskWheat collected nearly $25.5 million in producer levies, issued producer refunds of more than $1.4 million and allocated roughly $5.3 million on

research, market development, communications and advocacy. Administration and governance costs were in the neighbourhood of 3.3 million. Gehl said SaskWheat’s funding commitments and research allocations are continuing to grow. He described SaskWheat’s first two years of operation as a process that involved building a foundation, laddering up operations and developing relationships within the research community. Initially, a great deal of the commission’s efforts were focused on setting up an office, hiring staff members and putting necessary internal systems in place. “All of that stuff takes time but we’ve managed to do that very, very quickly and certainly, within our first two years, we really had, I think, established ourselves as a major funder in research,” Gehl said. “In addition to that, I think we took a pretty big step forward as well on the advocacy side … (with) the producer coalition on transportation with … SaskPulse, SaskBarley and APAS.” Most recently, the commission signed on as a major funding partn e r i n t h e Ca n a d i a n W h e a t Research Coalition. The CWRC was formed in mid2017 by provincial wheat commissions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The organization is designed to

enable provincial wheat commissions to collaborate on varietal development efforts, agronomy research and regional and national wheat projects through the Canadian National Wheat Cluster. SaskWheat has set an aggressive target on research funding. “We have earmarked 80 percent of our budget to research,” Gehl said. “We’re trying to keep our administration costs low. We have a very lean operation with very few staff and we really do try to get as much money into research (as possible).” In Manitoba, producer commissions that represent wheat, barley, corn, flax, pulses and sunflowers are exploring the merits of amalgamating their operations. Under the Manitoba Commodity Organization Amalgamation Proposal, the various commissions would operate as a single entity and take a multi-commodity approach to supporting agricultural research. Supporters say amalgamation would result in better research and agronomy capabilities, higher returns on research investments, a stronger voice for the Manitoba farm community and a more unified and co-ordinated approach to funding research. Amalgamation would also provide stability to smaller commissions. brian.cross@producer.com

fusarium and its management in Alberta,” says a Jan. 2 email sent to The Western Producer from Alberta Agriculture. “The department’s partners in surveillance, including agricultural fieldmen, agricultural service boards, and seed testing labs, have also been included in the target audience. As this is a large and diverse stakeholder base, we have distributed the survey through association and organization representatives.” The email says the Alberta government will use the survey “to gain a better understanding of what industry needs, today and in the future, so that (the province) can determine how best to support producers, not just through any potential future regulatory changes, but through a much larger collaborative management strategy.” Timelines for the development and implementation of that strategy have not been determined. Until now, the Alberta government has shown little interest in removing fusarium from the Agricultural Pest Act. As it stands, the act makes it illegal to “acquire, sell, distribute or use any seed” that contains fusarium, a regulated pest. The Alberta Seed Growers Association says the province’s zero-tolerance policy toward fusarium no longer reflects reality. In an online letter to its members, the association says fusarium graminearum has now spread throughout the province. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to acquire diseasefree seed for some crop types, including wheat, durum and corn. The ASGA says fusarium should be removed from the act, which would allow the province to take a more proactive approach in managing and mitigating the disease. “Removing a serious pest from the Pest Act may seem counterintuitive when the overarching goal is to mitigate the effects of the disease,” states a December 2017 document prepared by Alberta’s Ad-Hoc Fusar ium Working Group, whose membership includes the ASGA. “However, the zero-tolerance policy was implemented when fusarium was not present in Alberta. With its spread, the zero-

tolerance polic y no longer reflects reality.” The ASGA has been debating the relevance of the province’s zero-tolerance policy toward fusarium for several years. Some members see the policy as a significant liability for the pedigreed seed industry. Fusarium graminearum is now established throughout Alberta and is commonly detected on commercial grain stocks as well as pedigreed seed supplies, albeit in miniscule amounts. ASGA members are concerned that they could be held liable for importing, selling and distributing seed that contains even minuscule traces of the disease. “As part of the FHB working group, the Alberta Seed Growers have recommended the removal of fusarium from the Alberta Agricultural Pest Act,” the ASGA states on its website. “This endorsement has been made to tackle this issue head-on by promoting increased awareness, greater access to best management practices, and surveillance.” The association also argues that maintaining a zero-tolerance policy discourages work that could mitigate financial losses caused by the disease. The association suggests that: • Current regulations can complicate efforts to bring new crop varieties into Alberta that have better tolerance to the disease because much of the seed may contain low levels of the prohibited pathogen. • The practice of heat treating breeder seed to destroy the pathogen on new seed varieties is costly, time consuming and may adversely affect seed quality. • In-field research aimed at controlling or managing fusarium is virtually non-existent in Alberta because fusarium graminearum is prohibited in the province. • A control strategy that focuses exclusively on eliminating seed-borne pathogens detracts from efforts to develop and promote a multi-pronged control strategy, especially because fusarium is frequently spread via air-borne spores. The online fusarium survey can be found at bit.ly/2qGYSYM. The deadline to submit survey responses is Jan 18. brian.cross@producer.com

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Revived TPP threatens U.S. wheat sales A successful revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership could do major harm to American wheat exports BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

The United States is likely to lose lucrative market share of wheat in Japan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning the American agriculture industry. T h e re a s o n : o t h e r nat i o n s’ embrace of free trade deals. “The current market preference for (Canadian spring wheat) over (American spring wheat) may be compounded in the coming years by the reduction in the Japanese government markup for 1CW if the (revived Trans Pacific Partnership) is effectuated,” said the report from the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service, titled Competitive Field Tilts Against US Wheat in Japan. The report also suggests Australia’s share of the wheat market will increase if TPP is approved. As well, it highlights the European Union’s greater access to Japan due to its free trade deal with the country. In 2016, Japan imported US$1.4 billion worth of wheat, with 45 percent coming from the U.S., USDA said in the report. It generally imports about 5.2 million tonnes of wheat for food every year, with 95 percent coming from the U.S., Canada and Australia. Canada’s 1.7 million tonnes of wheat shipments to Japan represent 34 percent of imports in 2016,

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that U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of a year ago. They are almost the same as the details in the Japan-EU agreement. Japan had agreed in the original

TPP to gradually but steadily reduce a form of tariff on wheat for TPP members. That would have included the U.S., but the revived negotiations only contain the other

11 members. The tariffs in the original TPP were to be reduced by 45 percent over several years. The report offers a USDA analysis of where other countries could gain a competitive edge over U.S. wheat in Japan’s market. Almost all major U.S. agriculture and commodity groups supported TPP. Many have also lobbied Trump to leave the North American Free Trade Agreement intact and have urged the White House to tr y to achieve other trade deals to make up for the loss of TPP. A frustrated National Association of Wheat Growers has already complained about the death of the TPP talks and the Trump government’s continued attacks on existing trade deals, such as the one with South Korea. When asked to comment for this story, U.S. Wheat Associates pointed to its statement from one year ago, saying nothing had changed. “Without TPP or alternative agreements, U.S. farmers will be forced to the sidelines of trade while losing market share in the region to our competitors, including Australia, Canada, Russia and the European Union, which have current agreements or are negotiating new ones,” said the Jan. 23, 2017, statement. edwhite@producer.com

India urged to better explain import duties to its suppliers Pulse Canada says exporters need more information from India so they have an idea how to plan for the upcoming year BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

It is time for the global pulse industry to move beyond expressing concern about India’s actions and to focus on ideas and solutions, says the head of Pulse Canada. India’s recently announced duties and fumigation fees have brought trade to a “near halt” with the world’s top buyer of peas, lentils and other pulses. Gord Bacon, chief executive officer of Pulse Canada, said India is within its World Trade Organization rights to be charging import

duties of 50 percent on peas and 30 percent on lentils. India is using the duties to restrict imports and bolster domestic prices that have plummeted in the wake of bountiful domestic pulse production. However, Bacon said the country needs to have better transparency on when duties will be assessed and at what levels or seeded acreage will drop and it will find itself facing a global shortage of one of its staple food ingredients. “ R e m e m b e r, i t w a s o n l y 1 8 months ago that there was all these allegations of hoarding and price

fixing and people rioting because pulse prices were through the roof,” he said. Stat Publishing is forecasting a one million acre decline in Canadian lentil plantings this spring and another one million acre drop in peas. India needs to explain to processors and traders in exporting nations such as Canada what triggers lead to duties being established and then raised or lowered. Is the trigger when the market price for lentils falls a certain level below the government’s minimum support price for the crop, or is

there something else behind it? If there was some transparency in how duties are established, then processors could at least have an idea how to plan for the upcoming year. “That’s really where we need to start and the sooner the better,” said Bacon. He said there needs to be transparency for planning purposes because predicting Indian duties is currently a guessing game. The Indian government applied the maximum WTO allowable duty of 50 percent on peas, but the lentil duty was well below the 100 percent maximum. He has no idea why

that is the case or whether there is a risk of it heading higher. India’s stockpile of pulses is behind the current duties, but what happens when it disappears? “It could take six to eight months to work through some of the stocks,” Bacon said. “OK, well, that puts us into October, right about the time when new harvest in Canada is ready.” The trade needs to know what level the duties will be at that time so it can have adequate supplies available. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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U.S. winter wheat faces significant risk from cold snap BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

It was a decidedly unhappy New Year for many hard red winter wheat growers in the United States. Temperatures plunged as low as -40 C Jan. 1 in portions of the country’s winter wheat growing areas, causing what some weather analysts believe is widespread winterkill. Nick Vita, meteorologist with Commodity Weather Group, said the winterkill threshold is usually around -20 C, but this year they have reduced it to -18 C because an extremely dry fall led to poor crop establishment. “We’re worried about some winterkill that encompassed about one-third of the national hard red winter wheat acreage,” he said.

Snow amounts are variable in the winter wheat growing states and so was the damage. For instance, crops in Nebraska have sufficient snow cover, while crops in many parts of Kansas were susceptible. Temperatures in Kansas, which is the top winter wheat producing state, ranged from -20 to -25 C. “In such an event you can sometimes see 10 to 20 percent losses across the belt,” said Vita. Radiant Solutions said snow cover was sufficient to protect crops from damage in the northern Plains and northern Midwest. However, there was “widespread winterkill” in the central and southern Plains and southern Midwest where snow cover was thin. Radiant said there was damage to crops in southeastern Colorado, much of Kansas, far northern Okla-

We’re worried about some winterkill that encompassed about one-third of the national hard red winter wheat acreage. NICK VITA COMMODITY WEATHER GROUP

homa, central Missouri, southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana. “Damage occurred in about a quarter of the hard red wheat belt in the central Plains,” Don Keeney, senior agricultural meteorologist for Radiant Solutions, said in a news release. Justin Gilpin, chief executive officer of Kansas Wheat, said the chilly temperatures have certainly

drawn a lot of attention but he believes it is premature to be assessing damage. “Hey, it’s certainly cold and it’s certainly dry, but the crop is dormant right now,” he said. “We’re not going to really know anything until the crop breaks dormancy in March.” Gilpin said dryness is probably a bigger concern than winterkill in the winter wheat growing area. The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that much of the hard red winter wheat growing region is experiencing moderate to severe drought. The combination of drought and the cold weather snap has led to disappointing crop ratings. Just 37 percent of the winter wheat crop in Kansas was rated good to excellent as of Jan. 3. That is

among the five lowest ratings Gilpin has ever seen. However, he said spring rain will ultimately determine the fate of the crop once it breaks dormancy, so it is a little early to get too concerned about yield prospects. Analysts are confident winter wheat acres will be smaller than last year, which was the second smallest crop in a century. Gilpin agreed with that assessment. “There just hasn’t been that market signal or incentive for encouraging producers to plant hard red winter wheat,” he said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings report Jan. 12. sean.pratt@producer.com

» CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Bacon also takes issue with the country’s plant protection policies, such as its insistence on fumigating shipments with methyl bromide even when there is no sign of the named pest in the country of origin. He said there needs to be sciencebased rationale behind any such policies. “Our position is still the same: there is no science-based reason why Canada should be fumigating,” said Bacon. India recently announced it was extending a derogation to the fumigation policy that allows countries to either fumigate or pay five times the normal fumigation fee upon arrival in India. The derogation expires June 30. The fees amount to about $750 on a 24-tonne container and $740,000 on a 50,000 tonne vessel. He said the policy means small shippers will pay about $31 per tonne or double what the big shippers are paying. But it’s all a moot point right now because the duties are what is preventing any trade with India. “That’s where you start getting into some serious cash,” said Bacon. Canada isn’t the only exporting nation that is complaining about India’s actions. Articles published in a recent edition of a newsletter produced by the India Pulses and Grains Association indicate there is unrest in places like Myanmar and Africa. Shyam Narsaria, chief executive officer of Arvee International Pte Ltd., said India’s import quota restrictions on pigeon peas and beans have sent Myanmar’s pulse markets into “disarray.” “Concerns among local traders over the potential collapse of the local pulses and bean market are mounting,” he wrote. Bharat Kulkarni, director of Stalwart Consultancy Services, said India has long been aggressively encouraging African governments to grow more pulses and then “stunned everyone” by imposing quantitative restrictions on pigeon peas, black matpe, or gram, and green moong. “The market in East Africa has hit rock bottom in terms of pulses with hundreds of farmers and their governments clueless on how to find a market for pulses,” he said. sean.pratt@producer.com

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Where will shrinking pulse acreage go in 2018? MARKET WATCH

D’ARCE McMILLAN

Canadian pulse seeded area will likely be down significantly in 2018 because neither prices nor demand are likely to improve soon. That raises the question of where the former pulse acres go. For many, it will likely mean more canola area, and that raises worries about disease pressure. Pulse area surged in the past few years as production problems in India and developing demand from China created opportunities for new sales. Total area for the two crops climbed to a little more than 10 million acres in 2016, up almost four million from just three years before. Total area slid back last year to about 8.5 million acres — 4.4 million for lentils and 4.1 million for peas — but that was still the second largest ever. The problem is that a big part of the demand for pulses evaporated when India produced a record smashing crop last year and virtually overnight became self-sufficient. That is the main reason for the lack of sales to India. The duties and fumigation issues that India’s government imposed are only a side note to the key issue of ample domestic supply and India farmer anger at falling prices. With India out of the market, Canadian year-end lentil stocks are expected to rise to 750,000 tonnes, or about four months worth of demand, and a million tonnes or more of peas. In both cases, the

A bumper pulse crop in India has reduced the need for crops grown in Canada, which is expected to reduce acreage. | FILE PHOTO stocks-to-use ratio would be record high. India’s demand is unlikely to come back soon. India’s government estimates that winter crop all-pulse area stands at 38.3 million acres, up nine percent from last year. Chickpea area, the main winter pulse, is 13 percent higher year-on-year. Harvest begins in March, and unless there is a sudden weather disaster, India is on its way to another bumper crop. India’s ultimate goal in the pulse sector is to be reliably self-sufficient, but analysts warn of the dan-

ger of permanently cutting off imports. G Chandrashekhar, who often writes about the sector in the Hindu Business Line, made that warning last week in a column. He said imports could be better regulated if the right to import was limited to actual users — that is, pulse processors. It would remove speculators who import and horde product in the hope of profiting when the price rises. I don’t know if this would work, but his comments about the danger to the Indian government of blocking imports long term are wise.

Weather is fickle and bumper crops won’t always be there. Supplies from Canada and elsewhere will be a welcome safety net when drought again appears, as it always does. However, while all this is being resolved, Canadian farmers are starting to produce their seeding plans. I would not be surprised to see pulse acreage fall by two million acres back to levels common in the early part of this decade. A significant portion of that will likely go into canola, even if it means pushing rotations. Farmers produced a record

canola crop in 2017, but demand is good. Exports are ahead of last year, and domestic crush is about the same year over year. Year-end stocks are expected to rise from last crop year but are not expected to be particularly burdensome. The current cash price is $10 to $15 a tonne higher than at the same time last year, and that is with a loonie that is trading around US80 cents, about four cents stronger than last year at this time. Last year canola rallied in the January to March quarter, partly because of a falling loonie and strong exports. Cash prices were attractive, near $500 a tonne in mid-March. That helped farmers decide to boost acreage. Will we see a similar rally this year? I think no one can accurately predict the direction of the Canadian dollar. All I can note is that for the past two months job creation in Canada has been much stronger than expected and the jobless rate dipped to a 41-year low of 5.7 percent. The expectations for the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates this month are rising, and stronger interest rates usually mean a stronger dollar. There is still a concern about moisture in Argentina’s soybean crop, but Brazil seems to be doing well. A record U.S. soybean seeded area is expected because corn is unprofitable for many. Wheat is a seeding alternative. Its price is tethered by ample global supply, but if current dry weather in the U.S. Plains continues and the recent bitter cold actually does lead to winterkill in Kansas, there is potential for a short-term price rally that could draw more land into spring wheat. Contact D’Arce McMillan by emailing newsroom@producer.com.

Canola market doldrums need cautious risk management HEDGE ROW

ED WHITE

First, canola futures slid from $520 per tonne to lower than $490. Then prices bounced back $10 to almost $500. How do you get a sense of the price range from that? What does the slide mean? What does the bounce-back mean? Lots of farmers and marketers are pondering that after December’s drama. The same happened after the September-October rally, which took canola from $490 to $520. Right now it’s hard to get a sense of direction from the canola market, with such powerful short term trends — unless you stand way back from the chart. Then you’ll notice that canola is still within a

range it has inhabited for many months. Can we just assume that the $480 to $520 range is still intact and price accordingly? That would be easy, and with no compelling evidence to the contrary, that’s what many are doing. When canola gets to around $520, they sell some. When it gets down below $500, they sell only what they need to move. New crop 2018 pricing is similar: futures are hanging around the $500 mark. “It’s not just a canola issue, it’s all oilseeds,” David Derwin, a risk management specialist with P.I. Financial, said when I chatted with him the other day. Outside of the short-term rallies and slumps, it’s been a period of doldrums. That has made it a great time for cautious risk management. With prices so range-bound, option premiums are relatively cheap, so some brokers are buying their clients price insurance above the $500 level with puts. Others are buying calls in order to allow farmers to sell now and still have a chance at the gains of a possible

CANOLA ROUTED, RECOVERS December saw a plunge in March Canola futures from near $520 per tonne to below $485, but the new year has seen a partial but sustained recovery to about $500. Has a low been reached? Is $500 a resistance barrier?

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future rally. That doesn’t mean people should lie back and assume the $480 to $520 range will hold for the rest of the crop year. As canola prices slid through December, everybody was

watching the $475 to $480 level to see if it would hold or break. If it had broken, then anything could have happened. Beneath $480, one can look at support at $450, or $400. Falling to

$400 seems far-fetched right now, but as Derwin noted, “there’s nothing to stop canola getting down to $400 again.” And broker Errol Anderson already thinks the range has moved, even though it will be a while to see if this is borne out. “I think the March contract will respect the $500 area as the top end,” he told me. He still sees $480 as the bottom of the range, so it’s a narrower range he’s looking at. The problem with ranges is you can never be sure whether you’re actually living within one until they’re over. You can look back and see them on the charts, and they seem pretty clear, but you can’t look forward into the future to see if recent apparent trends will continue for long enough to truly prove that a range was in play or to show when they end. However, as traders always like to say, what we have is what we have, and you have to work with it. And as always, the trend is your friend. Until the end, when it bends. ed.white@producer.com

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New plants ease hog market worries

Canola higher but outlook still bearish

U.S. herd growth should be offset by new demand from extra slaughter capacity BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN

Farmers should get a year of strong packer demand and aggressive cash prices — unless U.S. President Donald Trump blows up the North American pork market. That’s how Hams Marketing’s director of risk management, Tyler Fulton, looks at 2018. “I’m pretty optimistic that these new plants w ill shake up the dynamic enough that we will be looking at significantly tighter packer margins,” said Fulton, referring to the new slaughter plants that are coming into full production and creating lots of competition for live hogs. Farmers should not have to worry about a squeeze in the fourth quarter of 2018, the traditionally most risky time for the market, because of all the new capacity, Fulton said. That makes the steady growth of the U.S. hog herd a less alarming prospect than it would be without those new packing houses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in December found that the U.S. herd is still expanding and might even be expanding at a slightly faster clip. U.S. farms weaned 33.4 million pigs between September and November, which was a three percent increase year-to-year. As well, Fulton described U.S. consumer demand for pork as “rock solid.” As long as that continues, the increasing amounts of bacon, ribs, shoulders and hams should be able to be mostly consumed within the United States, although U.S. pork will still need the export market to clear the growing supplies. However, everything could go sideways if Trump ends the North American Free Trade Agreement, Fulton fears. Mexico is a major buyer of U.S. pork, and if the U.S. and Mexico get into a trade war or if trade flows are simply interrupted or slowed, the Mexico-destined

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pork could begin piling up in the U.S., creating a domestic glut. That would be bad for Canadian pork prices because Canadian prices are based on the U.S. market and millions of Canadian hogs and many tonnes of Canadian pork end up in the U.S. If trade wars break out in North America, there could be all sorts of repercussions. That’s why Fulton, like most agriculture market analysts on both sides of the border, are hoping NAFTA manages to survive and trade tension can dissipate. “I want a deal so that Mexico doesn’t retaliate with some tariffs on U.S. pork,” said Fulton. “I just want more of the same.”

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CANFAX REPORT FED MARKET STABLE The Canfax weighted average prices for fed steers and heifers were unchanged this week at $167.44 per hundredweight for steers and $166.59 per cwt. for heifers. Canfax says the market remains strong and packers have been active on the cash market. Ma r k e t- re a d y s u p p l i e s a re expected to remain manageable through January. Compared to the Nebraska market, this week’s Alberta fed price is estimated to be at a $14 per cwt. premium. Ontario fed prices have increased about $10 per cwt. since the last report at the end of December, but Ontario live prices remain at an $18 per cwt. discount to Alberta.

EXPORT NUMBERS MIXED For the week ending Dec. 23, live cattle exports to the United States from Western Canada totalled 3,792 head of fed cattle, 1,568 slaughter cows and bulls and 191

U.S. PIG HERD CONTINUES TO EXPAND The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that the U.S. pig herd continued to expand between September and November, with the total herd growing by about three percent from year-before levels. Strong demand and unimpeded exports will be needed to consume all the pork.

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WP LIVESTOCK REPORT feeders. Fed numbers are up five percent year-to-date, while feeder numbers are down 34 percent. No information was available this week on slaughter cows and bulls or on feeder and stocker cattle.

CUTOUTS STRENGTHEN In U.S. markets, choice cut-out values strengthened last week with moderate demand on a light to moderate offering. Choice was listed at U S$208.67, up from $202.28 the previous week. Select was $200.86, up almost $10 from the previous week’s $190.91. Canadian cut-out information was not available. 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.

HOGS RISE

BISON STEADY

The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$47.57 per cwt. Jan. 5, up from $45.14 Dec. 28. U.S. hogs averaged $64.01 on a carcass basis Jan. 5, up from $57.95 Dec. 28. The U.S. pork cutout was $79.07 per cwt. Jan. 5, up from $78.03 Dec. 28. T h e e s t i m a t e d U. S. w e e k l y slaughter to Jan. 6 was 2.151 million, up from 2.102 million the previous week. Slaughter was 2.087 million last year at the same time. In Canada, the Signature Five price was C$140.91 per 100 kilograms Jan. 6, up from $137.51 the previous week. On a per hundredweight basis, the price was $63.92, up from $62.37.

The Canadian Bison Association said Grade A bulls in the desirable weight range sold at prices up to C$6 per pound hot hanging weight. U.S. buyers are offering US$4.75 or more with returns dependent on exchange rates, quality and export costs. Grade A heifers sold up to C$6. U.S. buyers are offering US$4.50. Animals outside the desirable buyer specifications may be discounted.

LAMBS RISE Ontario Stockyards Inc. reported that 659 sheep and lambs and five goats sold Jan. 2. All lambs sold actively with heavy lambs selling $5-$7 higher. Light lambs sold just steady. Good sheep sold $5-$10 higher. Goats steady.

WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the first trading week of 2018 as speculators covered short positions and the market saw a modest recovery off of the lateDecember lows. Bitterly cold temperatures across much of Western Canada and the resulting slow-down in country movement was also supportive, although the latest grain handling numbers still show ample supplies in the commercial pipeline. The general outlook remains relatively bearish for canola, despite the early 2018 pop higher, with the narrowing old/new crop spread something to keep an eye on. As recently as November 2017, the July 2018 canola contract routinely traded at a premium of C$30 to the November 2018 contract. That was before Statistics Canada raised its production estimates and concerns over tight supplies by next summer started to fade. The old/new crop spread hit a session low of C$2.50 over at one point during the week, but eventually settled with the July contract trading at a premium of C$7.90 per tonne to the new crop November. In addition to expectations that canola supplies won’t be that tight by the end of the crop year, the narrowing old/new crop spread also ties into ideas that farmers will likely be seeding a big canola crop again this spring. While prices may not be that great, the alternatives are worse in many cases, and the early forecasts suggest another large canola crop on the horizon in 2018. All that should keep canola under pressure in the near term, barring activity in outside markets. Movement in the Canadian dollar could be another bearish influence, if the first trading week of 2018 is any indication. The currency climbed well above the U S80 cent mark on some favourable jobs data and could be due for some more strength if the improving economic indicators also result in an increase in interest rates from the Bank of Canada. In Chicago, the excitement these days is all weather related. Argentina is either too dry or seeing just enough water, depending on the day and the forecast. South American soybeans are still being planted in some areas, and the dayto-day shifting weather outlooks that sway the futures could lead to longer-term trends once the outlook from the continent gets a bit clearer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture releases a slew of reports Jan. 12, including quarterly stocks, winter wheat acres and updated production estimates, which could provide some nearby direction for the grains and oilseeds. Wheat futures were also keeping an eye on weather forecasts with cold temperatures across the U.S. Plains raising concerns over winterkill. However, world wheat supplies remain large, and all three U.S. wheat contracts ran into resistance and drifted lower in the latter half of the week.

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Residue testing, traceback critical to Canada’s reputation

ichardson International’s assertion that it can trace grain samples containing pesticide residues back to original producers is a wake-up call for Canadian growers to adhere to proper application procedures. If this practice becomes widespread among grain companies, it will help protect Canadian producers’ reputation as quality suppliers. It will also reduce the chance that problems with grain shipments exceeding maximum residue limits (MRL) for contamination, which can cause rejection or devaluation of shipments, will arise. The trace-back ability illustrates a significant commitment on behalf of the grain company, requiring additional storage space for samples and the determination to chase down individual producers. MRLs for pesticides, particularly glyphosate, are a major concern for exporters, as consumer and activist groups raise alarms — albeit often overreaching — and governments start to listen. Canada is the world’s most prolific exporter of agricultural products. Canadian wheat goes to more than 70 countries and more than 90 percent of canola grown in Canada is exported. Yet the MRLs for various pesticides remain a conundrum. The international governing body, Codex, is struggling to keep up, or get caught up, in determining MRLs, so many countries have established their own standards for allowable residue levels, creating a patchwork of regulations worldwide. In some cases, importers have established stricter MRLs after bending to consumer pressure. Activist groups today are more readily testing consumer products on their own as testing has becoming more economically viable and more accurate. That’s an issue because some residues can be measured in parts per billion — at minuscule levels that would have been impossible just a few years ago.

As Cereals Canada President Cam Dahl likes to say, one part per billion is equivalent to one second in 32 years. An export shipment that exceeds allowable residue levels potentially faces rejection at the port of entry, which could mean millions of dollars in expenses to dispose of the grain, or having to accept a lower price for the shipment. As well, the country of origin will no doubt be on the radar screen for future scrutiny, with less tolerance for exceedances as a result. Grain associations put a lot of effort into education about MRLs and the use of pesticides, with initiatives such as Keep It Clean. Farmers are continually urged to use only registered products and to follow label directions, but that doesn’t always happen. Deregistered pesticides are possibly still being used, and applications may still be occurring outside of spraying windows. Richardson said that even though producers’ grain is co-mingled with others in shipments, the company can determine the origins of the lion’s share of the grain in a particular shipment. Whether that works as a definitive way to trace a product to a particular farmer is something we will see. The Canadian Grain Commission tests outgoing grain vessels to ensure residue levels meet levels set by importers, which is a vital part of the process. But as the Canola Council of Canada and the Canadian government have noted, the responsibility for MRLs goes through the value chain, from companies that sell inputs, to growers, crop buyers, exporters and processors. If each does their part, Canada’s grain will remain the envy of the world and exports will continue to find welcoming markets.

CRAIG’S VIEW

WORLD POPULATION

Nobody in the world is creating more kids. Everybody has told you that the world’s population is going to reach, by 2100, 11 billion people. That is nonsense. DARRELL BRICKER

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Federal food policy faces many hurdles CAPITAL LETTERS

KELSEY JOHNSON

he federal government’s pending national food policy must take into account the acute labour shortage the agriculture sector is facing and find a way to help Canada’s young farmers overcome barriers, says a new report from the House of Commons agriculture committee. More than 20 recommendations were included in the House of Commons standing committee on agriculture’s report on the Food Policy for Canada. The report was tabled in the House of Commons just before MPs headed home to their ridings

for their winter break. The committee heard from or received written testimony from more than 60 stakeholders during their study, which wrapped up this autumn, on the planned food policy, a key political promise that was included in the Liberals 2015 election platform. “The committee believes that this first food policy will bring producers and consumers closer together to help them produce food responsibly, in a manner that respects the environment and animal welfare,” the report reads. However, MPs said achieving that outcome will require co-operation among a broad range of stakeholders and a willingness from government to address the difficulties facing Canada’s agriculture. Challenges like labour. “For the agriculture and agrifood sector to continue to grow and develop, it must be productive and competitive, while having access to an adequate supply of labour,” the

report reads, including a possible pathway to permanent residency. That recommendation echoes a similar request included the finance committee’s pre-budget report, also tabled before the winter break. Canada’s labour shortage in the agriculture sector has been at near critical levels for years. Farms and processors have long relied on temporary foreign workers and seasonal workers to fill the void, a process the sector says has been made more difficult because of changes made to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. In 2016, it was estimated that nearly 60,000 on-farm jobs were going unfilled in Canada. That labour shortage isn’t the only challenge that risks undercutting the future of the farm sector. “The rising cost of farmland is an obstacle for people seeking to enter agriculture,” the report reads. “The next generation of farmers often does not have the means to buy

land at high prices. Furthermore, agricultural land is increasingly being used for urban development.” The price of land isn’t the only figure that’s rising. MPs also remarked on the fact Canada’s farm population is getting older, while the number of farmers in this country under the age of 35 has shrunk 70 percent since 1990, the report noted. Three-quarters of farmers are expected to retire over the next 10 years,” the report said. “Yet only eight percent of them have a succession plan in place.” Not only that, but many of those who are entering the sector are folks who don’t have a traditional farm background, or any farm background at all. The National Farmers Union told the committee that 80 percent of new farmers do not have a farming background and typically operate small- to medium-sized organic operations.

Meanwhile, 44 percent of Canadian farmers have off-farm income, with nearly a third of this country’s farmers working 30 hours a week or more in an off-farm job. Ottawa’s national food policy will also require buy-in from consumers, MPs were told. “Industry stakeholders expressed concern about Canadians’ expectations for industry practices, the report notes. Otherwise, “if the public and the industry do not reach an understanding on modern agricultural practices, the food policy may not be implemented successfully.” T h e f e d e ra l g ov e r n m e n t i s expected to finalize its food policy this spring.

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

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Omnitrax not solely to blame BY IAN ROBSON

or more than 100 years, the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay was the gateway to northern Manitoba and communities in Nunavut. Served by 820 kilometres of railway line from The Pas, Man., it shipped western grain to European markets until the port was stranded, then closed and the hundreds of remote northern communities along the rail line were left isolated as the port and railway’s private owner, Omnitrax, failed to repair the tracks after flooding in early 2016. Despite the strategic importance of Churchill, North America’s only Arctic deep-water port, the rail line from The Pas was never easy to operate. However, the severe problems stem from two catastrophic blunders made by past Canadian governments. Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s government allowed Canadian National Railway, a Class 1 railway, to sell the Churchill line to Omnitrax in 1997 w ithout requiring the new owner to uphold the statutory obligation to move loaded cars to their destination in a timely fashion. At the same time, the government upgraded Churchill’s port facilities, and then gave them to Omnitrax. The second blow to Churchill occurred when Conser vative Prime Minister Stephen Harper dismantled the farmer-elected board of Canadian Wheat Board in 2011 and ended its single desk selling authority.

A federal government decision to allow the sale of the railway that serves the Port of Churchill and then a later decision to eliminate the Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing monopoly are blamed for the sad state of the rail line. | FILE PHOTO Under the CWB’s single desk selling and aggregation advantage, all four ports — Churchill, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Thunder Bay — were used strategically. Grain grown in the Hudson Bay route catch basin was predominantly marketed through the Port of Churchill by the CWB. This lowered handling and transportation costs and alleviated congestion to the West Coast. Anticipating Churchill would be in trouble without the CWB’s marketing powers, the Harper government threw private grain companies up to $25 million with a five-

year, $9.20 per tonne freight subsidy to help Omnitrax and camouflage the fallout from destroying the CWB. Once the subsidy ended, grain companies quit using Churchill. The dominos have fallen: the tracks need two decades worth of proper maintenance, farmers are paying higher freight rates, other routes are more congested, there are more greenhouse gas emissions, Churchill is suffering economic losses, and northern communities are cut off from essential services. Dominos will continue to fall as private grain companies

avoid Thunder Bay, the next-mostexpensive shipping route, further congesting the over-used west coast corridor. Canada has lost a third of its railway track miles in the last three decades. Rail line abandonment has increased profitability for CN and Canadian Pacific Railway, but their gains should not be seen as an increase in overall efficiency. Farmers pick up the costs by having to truck farther to main line terminals, with triple the greenhouse gas emissions per mile compared with rail transport. In the 1880s, the public gave private railway companies millions of acres of land, including the mineral rights, in return for agreeing to move freight at regulated rates. CN and CP have become very profitable businesses as a result. Thus, abandonment of railway lines cannot be simply a rail company’s decision without the public being compensated. Governments have been far too lax in upholding the public interest in this matter. It is time they sharpened the pencil. As for Churchill, the solution lies not in suing Omnitrax, but in working with northern Manitoba First Nations and nationalizing both the line and the port facilities to restore the Port of Churchill. Climate change will likely make it an even more strategic and commercially attractive port and, and an active port will revitalize the town. Ian Robson farms grain and cattle with his family at Deleau, Man. He is on the National Farmers Union board of directors.

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t’s creeping up on us: herbicide resistance is changing the way we think about weed control. The warnings have been coming for years, but it always seemed like someone else’s concern, or we thought the problems would be solved by new herbicide chemistries before it became serious. Even now, with herbicide resistant weed issues rapidly escalating, it’s hard to take the advice and use two or three different modes of action to address a weed problem. That’s expensive and time consuming, so most producers don’t take that approach until they must. As for new herbicide chemistries, there aren’t many. More often the industry is going back into the tool-

box of bygone years to use old products in new ways. Old products such as Avadex for wild oat control have found a new use because they have a different mode of action. Unfortunately, this approach has a couple problems: some of the old chemistries are not as safe as newer products and their continued registration could be in question. As well, new use patterns can lead to new problems. Xtend soybeans in the United States are a prime example. In addition to being Roundup (glyphosate) resistant, Xtend soybeans are also resistant to an old chemistry known as dicamba, thereby providing a mechanism to control an ever increasing population of glyphosate resistant weeds. You can’t blame farmers for adopting the new varieties to solve their weed problems. However, dicamba, even with new formulation, is prone to vapour drift, which has resulted in thousands of crop damage claims to adjacent fields. After last year’s disaster, many states have taken steps to limit or even ban its use. Against this backdrop, the whole

industry is starting to consider a more integrated approach to weed control. At one time, tillage was demonized by direct seeding, zero tillage advocates. Now, the concept of selective tillage is gaining acceptance. No one is advocating the kind of extensive tillage that caused dustbowl conditions in the 1980s, but tillage is no longer a weed control method to ignore. Here’s a case where conventional agriculture is learning a thing or two from organic farmers and where technology isn’t simply about new herbicide chemistry. For instance, performing shallow t i l l a g e b e t w e e n c ro p row s i s becoming more viable as technology advances. It’s extremely rare on the grain farms of Western Canada, but it may be much more common in five or 10 years. Long-known cultural methods of weed suppression are receiving more attention, such as an increased seeding rate and narrower crop rows. Intercropping, in which two crops are grown together, is also viewed as a way to combat weed pressure. Crop rotation is part of the solu-

tion because different crops allow the rotation of different herbicide groups. Unfortunately, many of the minor acreage crops have fewer herbicide options, which might hinder their adoption. You may have seen reports of the Harrington Seed Destructor from Australia, which is pulled behind the combine to crush weed seeds. Although expensive, this proactive approach to weed control is receiving a lot of research attention. Nature will always find a way. Many weed populations eventually evolve to have resistance to a particular herbicide group. From there, you can get populations that become immune to two or more modes of action. It’s predictable, and we were warned. Herbicides will continue to be the centrepiece of weed control efforts, but non-herbicide options can’t be ignored. New approaches to weed control will be a growth industry over the next decade.

Kevin Hursh is an agricultural journalist, consultant and farmer. He can be reached by e-mail at kevin@hursh.ca.

Assessing future premiers EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK

MICHAEL RAINE MANAGING EDITOR

ith slightly more than 27,125 members, the Saskatchewan Party has increased its membership dramatically ahead of its leadership vote later this month. And why not: those members are electing Saskatchewan’s next premier and setting a course of direction for the government that will last a couple of years until the next provincial election and possibly beyond. Agriculture platforms for each of the candidates have developed, or emerged, rapidly over the past month and half. While no one in this race in Canada’s most agriculturally focused province would fail to have a position or plan for agriculture, it would appear a couple of the candidates likely have an edge over others. Alanna Koch is a farmer and, with a short run as the right hand to Premier Brad Wall last year, has been in agriculture her entire career, the past nine years in Saskatchewan’s agricultural bureaucracy, including deputy minister of the department. Before that, she worked in leadership roles of organizations such as the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association. Ken Cheveldayoff worked for Western Economic Diversification before getting into politics in 2002, where he has remained an MLA in Saskatoon’s Willowgrove constituency. With several cabinet roles, his environment portfolio is the closest to agriculture that he has come. Scott Moe, with two terms under his belt as a rural MLA, has an agricultural degree and was the minister for the environment who brought in the most recent rural drainage legislation. Interestingly, the person with the strongest urban background, it could be argued, has attracted the support and advice of two of provincial agriculture’s most respected individuals: current Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart and former minister and retired MLA Bob Bjornerud. Gord Wyant’s intentions are focused on land use, access and the rights of farmers to farm, drainage, infrastructure development and transportation, largely related to the railways. Over in the NDP camp, Trent Wotherspoon and Ryan Meili are fighting it out for opposition leader and potentially premier at some point. Meili, a family physician from a farm near Moose Jaw, and Wotherspoon have rural plans, but Meili’s are spelled out as a platform that includes dropping the PST. mike.raine@producer.com

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OPEN FORUM ENDORSING KOCH To the Editor: Saskatchewan is one of the most important grain, oilseed and pulse producing regions in Canada, is a primary supplier of one-third of the world’s durum wheat, has a burgeoning processing industry and is home to 40 percent of the nation’s farmland. To quote Premier Brad Wall, “Saskatchewan has what the world needs.” What Saskatchewan needs now is a leader who will continue to champion open and competitive markets. A leader who understands our needs as producers, and can ensure growth in this province’s multibillion-dollar agriculture industry. This year marks five years since the Western Canadian Wheat Growers lobbied for the elimination of a single trading desk. As past executive director of the organization, Alanna Koch was instrumental in ushering in a new era in market access for Saskatchewan grain producers. She lobbied for increased rail capacity in order to

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get our product to market and as a farmer, she has first-hand experience balancing the challenges and opportunities that come with being a farmer. Saskatchewan’s next premier should be someone who will continue to build on our strengths in primary and value-added agriculture, while fostering new opportunities and opening up new markets. Alanna Koch has proven time and again she has the acumen and experience to do just that. This is why on Jan. 27, I will be voting for Alanna Koch for Saskatchewan Party leader and the next premier of Saskatchewan.

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Sask. growers twitch over elevator closures Farmer says it’s ‘insane’ for elevator to close BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Viterra is closing its grain elevator at Eyebrow, Sask., about 150 kilometres northwest of Regina, citing market conditions. In a Jan. 8 email to The Western Producer, Viterra confirmed that operations at the 9,500 tonne facility will be suspended this spring until further notice. Sources in the area say some growers who delivered to the Eyebrow facility will likely be forced to haul their grain an extra 100 kilometres or more to facilities at Moose Jaw, Strongfield or Herbert, (Reed Lake) Sask. “We continuously review our footprint to ensure our assets support our focus on pipeline efficiencies and use our capital effectively,” Viterra said in the email. “Due to current market conditions, we are suspending operations at Eyebrow effective this spring until further notice. “Our top priority is to provide our producer and end use customers with the best possible service, and we must continue enhancing our competitive position to be successful in today’s environment.” Viterra has opened new highthroughput elevators in Kindersley, Sask., Grimshaw, Alta., and Ste. Agathe, Man., in the past few years. This year it will open new locations at Wadena, Sask., and Vegreville, Alta. Not surprisingly, the planned closure at Eyebrow is not sitting well with growers in that area.

“This closure is insane,” said one producer, who asked that his identity not be revealed because he must still do business with Viterra. “I can unload there faster than any other elevator.... If anything, they should have been expanding it.” The Eyebrow facility is serviced by Canadian Pacific Railway and handles primarily lentils, durum and spring wheat. Growers in the area said they had heard rumours that the elevator would be converted to a pulse-only facility, but news of its closure came as a surprise to many. The prospect of hauling grain an extra 100 kilometres or more will not sit well with farmers in the area, said the grower. He said highways in the area are already in poor shape and will be damaged even further by heavy truck traffic. Highway 42 between Eyebrow and Moose Jaw is being rebuilt but it will remain a secondary highway that’s not well suited to heavy trucks. After the Eyebrow closure, some growers could conceivably haul their grain up to 100 km north to a delivery point at Strongfield, only to see it loaded on hopper cars and hauled by rail back past Eyebrow. “If you look at a map ... it’s easy to see why this closure makes no sense,” the grower said. “They could easily spend some money and turn it into a viable plant.” brian.cross@producer.com

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China’s population expected to drop after 2027 Declining demand from China as population falls could have huge implications for the world’s agricultural exporters BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Analysts worry that China’s demand for food will decrease if population estimates for the country prove correct. Here, shoppers check out the rabbit meat counter at a Walmart in Chongqing in central China in this file photo from 2011. | REUTERS/TERRIL YUE JONES PHOTO

With 2.7 billion people, China and India represent about 37 percent of the earth’s population. In comparison to Canada, those two countries have a population of 1,000 cities the size of Toronto. It’s been well reported that India will soon exceed China as the most populous country on Earth. What’s less known is that China’s population will likely peak in the next decade and could contract significantly over the next 50 years. The United Nations, on its population division website, has a graph with potential scenarios for China. A few scenarios look like a mountain with the population peaking at 1.45 billion around 2027 and falling to 1.1 billion by 2070. Other forecasters say China’s population could peak in the early 2020s and might drop below one

billion in the next 50 years. One factor is behind China’s declining population: birth rates. “If you go to the Chinese, their own census, they have their birth rate at 1.2 (children per woman),” said Darrell Bricker, chief executive officer of Ipsos Public Affairs, a research firm. Without immigration, countries need women to have about 2.1 babies to keep the population at replacement levels. In certain Chinese cities, the birth rate is much lower than 2.1. “In Shanghai, a city of 23 million, couples are not taking advantage of new rules that allow them to have two children,” the German news magazine Der Spiegel has reported. “Chinese women here are having only 0.6 children, which is the lowest rate among all major Asian cities.” If China’s population does flatten and contract, it could have major implications for food exporting nations. China’s insatiable demand for food has propped up ag commodity markets for the last decade or so. Canadian agri-food and seafood exports to China doubled from 2011-15. Assuming Chinese demand does soften, India could provide the necessary demand boost for ag commodities. However, Bricker said India’s birth rate is lower than experts think. “The UN has India at about 2.4 or 2.5 (children per woman),” said Bricker, who was in India last year for research on a book about global population trends. “(But) when you talk to demographers in India, their view is that the birth rate … is probably closer to two.” If that’s correct, India’s population could peak at 1.5 billion around 2035 and then drop. The low and dropping birth rates in China and India have become normal around the globe. The UN said in its 2017 population forecast that 83 countries have fertility levels below replacement levels. That list includes some of the world’s largest countries, such as the United States, Brazil, Russia and Japan. Nonetheless, the UN is predicting

the Earth’s population will reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11 billion in 2100, largely because of population growth in Africa. Bricker isn’t buying it. Birth rates are rapidly dropping in Africa, and he’s convinced that global population will peak midcentury and then decline. “Nobody in the world is creating more kids,” he said.

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“Everybody has told you that the world’s population is going to reach, by 2100, 11 billion people. That is nonsense.” Other experts agree with Bricker. Wolfgang Lutz, a German demographer, has said that the world’s population will peak around 2060 and then contract. Bricker said Canadian farmers and the ag industry should pay attention to global population realities because this “stuff matters.” Instead of talking about boosting yields and feeding 9.7 billion people by 2050, ag leaders should be focused on how the world’s population is changing. The world is getting older and many countries will soon have huge numbers of people older than 60. Canada will likely have 12 million people older than 60, up from eight million in 2015. “We have this idea that the population is going to continue to grow, just like it is today,” Bricker said. “If you change the nature of people, you change the nature of demand…. What do old people want? Because there are tons and tons of them and they have all the money.” robert.arnason@producer.com

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Easing U.S wheat’s entry into Canada called priority Industry worries that continuing to restrict American wheat imports could eventually prompt retaliatory measures against Canadian wheat BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Restricting U.S. wheat imports while Canada enjoys unrestricted access to the United States was a major topic of conversation at a recent farm conference. | FILE PHOTO

Fixing the blockage of American grain into the Canadian grain elevator system might be the kind of thing that helps save the North American Free Trade Agreement, says a Canadian trade analyst. However, failing to resolve it could help push NAFTA talks over the edge, worries a southern Manitoba farmer. “I’m actually not worried about grain coming nor th,” Gunter Jochum said at the Fields on Wheels conference in December. “I’m a lot more worried about this non-tariff trade barrier becoming

such an irritant that it prevents me from accessing this very important market south of the border.” A number of speakers at the conference agreed that the regulatory hurdles faced by American grain delivered to Canadian elevators can and should be fixed. With NAFTA renegotiations leading to a lot of tension and uncertainty between Canada and the United States, resolving this particular border issue could help improve the prospects for saving NAFTA, said Carlo Dade of the Canada West Foundation. “We’re going to have to give the Americans some wins,” he said. “This is something that’s been

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hanging around. It’s low-hanging fruit.” Indeed, the issue would have disappeared if the previous Conservative government had managed to get legislation fixing the problem passed by the House of Commons. However, the 2015 election happened before the legislation could pass. There are plans to get the issue sorted out, but progress is slow because it is not a major priority in Ottawa today, a number of speakers and attendees at the conference noted. American grain can be delivered to Canadian grain elevators, but it cannot be graded as Canadian. That effectively means it has to be graded as feed and cannot be included in export shipments of Canadian grain. It also means grain companies need to segregate U.S. grain from Canadian grain, which is such a hassle and risk that it has virtually shut down shipments of American grain to Canadian elevators. Meanwhile, Canadian farmers have been delivering millions of tonnes of grain to U.S. elevators. American grain can be shipped to Canadian processors, and it can be sold to other buyers based on specifications. Collin Watters, executive vicepresident of the Montana Wheat and Barley Commission, said the border blockage is an irritant to northern tier growers that should be eliminated. American farmers feel their grain is being treated unfairly when it can’t be delivered while they see Canadian farmers delivering to their local points in the U.S. “It doesn’t happen,” he said. Jochum said clearing the blockage would reduce tensions within a relationship Canada needs to maintain. “No one wins with a trade irritant. It’s a lose-lose situation,” said Jochum, who farms west of Winnipeg. “The importance of this relationship cannot be downplayed. … The one next door is the one we should have the strongest relationship with.” ed.white@producer.com

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Bill Boyd, a farmer from Eston, Sask., who also served as a cabinet minister under Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, is scheduled to appear in provincial court Feb. 6 to answer to charges under the province’s Environmental Protection and Management Act and Wildlife Protection Act. Boyd, a founding member of the Saskatchewan Party, was charged CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

NEWS » CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE in 2017 after sensitive lands were altered near Eston, about 200 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon. One charge alleges that Boyd cultivated an area of native grassland habitat. The other three charges stem from excavation work that took place along the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, about 25 km south of Eston. The charges allege that Boyd altered the river bed and removed vegetation from the banks of the river.

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that Boyd had been promoting. Boyd was removed from the Saskatchewan Party caucus last year after the province’s conflict of interest commissioner raised concerns about a business trip that Boyd had taken to China. Conflict of interest commissioner Ron Barclay said Boyd used Government of Saskatchewan logos on materials that were used to promote the irrigation project to potential Chinese investors, even though the project was not endorsed by the province and did not include any direct government

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involvement. Boyd said he made it clear to potential investors that the project was a private sector initiative and that he was not acting on behalf of the province. Instead, he was promoting the project on behalf of Modern HiEfficiency Agricultural Corp., a Saskatchewan-based company that was backing the project. Modern Hi-Efficiency Agricultural Corp. has since changed its name to AgroTarget Corp. According to the CBC, Chinese investors were told that a $300,000

investment in the Eston irrigation project would earn them a share in equity and might help them gain permanent citizenship into Canada. Promotional materials acquired by The Western Producer show the proposed irrigation project was to be constructed on land that was either owned or managed by Boyd, his son, Regan, or his son’s numbered company, 101140208 Saskatchewan Ltd. Boyd is scheduled to appear in Provincial Court in Kindersley. brian.cross@producer.com

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Dairy sector entices next generation Scholarships among initiatives the industry hopes will attract more young people BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Canada’s dairy industry is a stable source of good and cutting-edge skilled jobs, but that’s not something a lot of young people realize, says Canadian Dairy Commission chair Alistair Johnston. “When you go to high schools now and you … ask them, ‘what are you going to do when you’re done high school,’ who says they want to be a dairy technologist or a dairy scientist or a food scientist, even?” Johnston said at the recent Manitoba Dairy Conference. “It’s a tough row to hoe to get these kids out and into our organi-

zations to build the next generation of what we’re trying to build as an industry.” Johnston said the problem with dairy’s lack of interest to young people is compounded by the shrinking of academic support for dairy education and research. At one time dairy education was common in Canada, Johnston said, with “probably 12 dairy faculties across the countr y” when he arrived 30 years ago. Now the number of “full service” faculties for both on-farm production and processing can probably be counted “on the fingers of one hand.” The commission is planning to fund a number of initiatives to try to

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reverse the decline in support and interest in dairy education and research. “We’re actually going to donate money,” said Johnston.

Some will be for scholarships. Other funds will help develop “world class scientific curricula.” Johnston said students helped with scholarships tend to stay within the food industry. Getting those people into the industry in the future requires helping them now. “If we’re going to build this new age, contemporary industry that is suited to Canada and helps it be competitive around the world and domestically … we are going to have to have capable young men and women working in our industry,” said Johnston. ed.white@producer.com

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Vintage food makes a comeback The return of food fashions that have gone out of style is only one of the trends turning the industry on its ear BY WILLIAM DEKAY SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Consumers are confusing unprocessed with fresh when it comes to food, said a registered dietitian, author and blogger. “I think they have this romantic idea that they want things fresh and as unprocessed as possible,” Carolyn O’Neil of Atlanta, Georgia, told the Farms at the Table conference, which Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan organized in Saskatoon late last year. “There is no definition of fresh because wine is processed, bread is processed, cheese is processed.” O’Neil, whose presentation touched on emerging food and nutrition trends, said she finds it ironic that the home canning comeback is being driven by people who are trying to steer clear of processed food. “Guess what, that’s a process, and you better follow the steps in the process to produce a safe product,” she said. It’s part of a fun trend that she described as, “what’s old is new again.” “Some of these foods I call old school, like prunes and canned soups, because they’re being reformulated to look fresher and be fresher and have cooler recipes,” she said. Cottage cheese is one of O’Neil’s favourite comeback foods, which for years has stood in the shadows of the likes of Greek yogurt.

“Two can play this game,” she said in describing how cottage cheese is now sold with fruit on the bottom. “Of course, cottage cheese is affordable and palatable and a lot of older people don’t like the taste of yogurt still. Cottage cheese is a great source of protein, calcium, and other dairy nutrients.” Irwin Hanley, chair of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan, said it will be interesting to watch where this trend goes. “We kind of went down the path of trying to kick the old out, and the old wasn’t necessarily bad,” said Hanley, who grows grain south of Regina. “I’m actually concerned about these trends of no preservatives, no this and no that. Is there going to be health issues 20, 30 years down the road for those people who are making those choices? Time will tell whether that was the right choice for them to make in their diet.” Plant based products are in fashion in terms of nutrition. A variety of pastas are now made from pulses such as pea protein and chickpeas, including snacks made from lentils. “There’s been a real explosion of plant-for ward kinds of foods beyond the usual, like a wheat cracker,” O’Neil said. “Consumers really like this idea. It’s like snacks with benefits, in a way.” Anything to do with digestive health is also popular. “Digestive health is the new dar-

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ling, where we’re taking care of our guts because our guts are really important in our immune system,” she said. “So you’ll see a lot of food products that are advertising or adding ingredients that are gut friendly, to feed those healthy bacteria that are in your stomach and other parts of your gut.” This includes a “bonanza bevy” happening in the beverage arena, where consumers want their liquid refreshments with added benefits. “We kind of went from soft drinks, sodas and things like that where consumption is down, to waters, which is taking off like crazy. Different benefits are being added to beverages so while you’re drinking you’re also doing something for yourself,” she said. “Even if you live in a place where the tap water is fine, you add flavours.” While it’s important to hydrate, studies have shown people will consume more water if it’s slightly

flavoured, as well as offset “palate fatigue or water fatigue.” “It’s as easy as adding a little bit of orange juice or whatever you have to the water so you actually drink more of it,” she said. Another trend involves the habits of millennial consumers, who are dining out more than older generations. The proof is in the pudding in communities like Saskatoon, where she said the number and variety of restaurants is booming. “They (restaurants) are exciting, inventive, and it’s really a product of people going there,” she said. “They have customers and that’s why they’re there. They (millennials) may be looking at food bloggers for recipes, but they’re dining out.” Young consumers enjoy experimenting with smaller portions and shared plates with different tastes and flavours. “I think that there may be times where you want to have the salad, the entrée, the dessert, but that’s really kind of going out the window,” she said. Technology is also changing the way this generation eats, and reservations are becoming a thing of the past. “Now with the smartphone, the millennials are texting each other, ‘no, I can’t get there until such and such a time,’ ” she said. As producers, Hanley said it’s important to be aware of different consumer trends and choices and

what they view as healthy to eat. Buying local directly from the producer is a rising trend that stood out for him. However, it’s important that consumers recognize that local doesn’t necessarily mean homegrown. “It may be outside their boundaries and they have to recognize that the producer is providing that local choice or doing it in the best interests of the consumer,” he said. “As a producer, I’m going to say all food is safe.… “If I grow the produce, I’m going to feed my family, I’m going to feed someone else’s family, with the same produce because I’m trying to do it in the best interests of everyone.” While average urban consumers have a higher level of education than previous generations, Grant Wood from the University of Saskatchewan’s plant sciences department said they lack general information about food production. He said it’s mostly up to commodity organizations, universities, and food organizations to help get that information out. “The problem is how do you inform, educate and excite the person who isn’t really wanting to be informed. People are making decisions based on hearsay, and that’s a problem,” he said. “It’s only when you get something happening that there’s a big splash in the news that they figure out they should know something.” william.dekay@producer.com

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New things to try at the beginning of a new year TEAM RESOURCES

JODIE MIROSOVSKY, BSHEc

t is the time of year that we traditionally know as “a new start.” It’s a time for renewal, but resolutions are not high on my list of things to stress over. For many people, they can lead to disappointment rather than enlightenment. Besides, we should not commit to making big changes only in January but rather any time during the year when we feel, shall I say, “less than excellent.” As we settle into our new year, why not try these ideas.

ADD TO YOUR REGULAR ROUTINE Upon rising, have a cup of hot water infused with the juice of half a lemon to cleanse the system before starting your day. Also, try consistently taking a probiotic supplement to boost your digestive and whole system. HMF probiotic formula by Genestra is a great brand, as is Renew Life’s Ultimate Flora, available at health clinics or online from Rockwell Nutrition Canada. Also, being Canadian, start supplementing with vitamin D during the winter. Check with your pharmacist for appropriate dosage information.

AN IMPROVED METHOD OF PREPARATION Brining boosts flavour and moisture content. This extra preparation step earned a thumbs up in our kitchen, as did the high heat roasting method.

BRINED PAPRIKA ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts with uniform thickness, brined 4 (see below) 1 tbsp. melted butter (or oil) 15 mL 1 tsp. salt 5 mL 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper 2 mL 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 2 mL 1/2 tsp. paprika 2 mL Note: Some meat products are sold pre-brined. Check your packaging before doing this step. To brine the chicken, simply fill a large bowl with warm water. Stir in a handful of salt until it mostly dissolves, add your chicken breasts and let them sit in the salt water to brine for at least 15 minutes to an hour. If you are preparing ahead of time, you can cover and refrigerate the chicken and salt water for up to four or five hours. When it is time to prepare your chicken, remove from the brine, rinse with cold water and pat dry. Preheat oven to 450 F (230 C). Brush the chicken breasts with melted butter or oil for flavour and to seal in moisture and place in a large baking dish. Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika

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and rub onto the chicken. Roast for 15 to 18 minutes. Use a cooking thermometer to measure the temperature of the chicken in order to tell if it is fully cooked (160170 F), When cooked, cover and let rest for five to 10 minutes. Enjoy sliced or whole. You can also prepare these to be eaten throughout your busy week by refrigerating in a sealed container for up to three days. Side with fresh greens, steamed vegetables and baked potatoes or steamed rice. Source: adapted from www.gimmesomeoven.com.

Don’t want to rev up the blender for a winter morning smoother? Try kick-starting your day by filling a small serving bowl with a yogurt of your choice, preferably a high protein variety such as Greek, which is also low in sugar. I prefer plain, vanilla or honey flavoured. Sprinkle approximately two spoonfuls of ground flax over the yogurt and mix. Top with granola, chopped nuts and any berries that are available. It is a nutritious, colourful and substantial way to start your day.

A NEW RECIPE

FLAX BANANA BREAD

MUSHROOM BEEF SLIDERS These little sliders are a step up from your basic burger. The mushroom added an interesting flavour. 1/2 c. bread or cracker crumbs 125 mL 1/4 c. dried and very finely chopped mushrooms* 60 mL 1 beaten egg 1 2 tbsp. milk or water 30 mL 2 tbsp. finely chopped green onion 30 mL 1 tbsp. prepared mustard 15 mL 1 clove garlic minced or 1/4 tsp. garlic powder/ seasoning 1 mL 1/4 tsp. salt (regular or seasoning salt) 1 mL 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 mL 1 lb. ground beef 454 g 6 dinner buns (smaller than hamburger buns) *Note: you can use fresh mushrooms that have been chopped well ahead of time so some moisture is released. Use a Magic Bullet to crumb soda crackers with dried mushrooms until it is like powder. Oil and preheat a large skillet. Combine the crumbs and mushroom together. Reserve about two tbsp. for the patty coating. In a large mixing bowl combine the egg and the milk/water. Stir the remaining crumb mix into the egg mix, onions, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Then add the ground beef and mix well. Make six small patties that are about 1/2 inch thick. Roll in some of the reserved crumb mixture and place in the oiled and heated skillet. Place in skillet and cook on medium heat until meat is cooked through and there is no pink in the centre, (about four minutes per side) or until a meat thermometer reads 170 C (340 F). Place on prepared dinner buns and top with grated cheese of your choice (I enjoy jalapeno with cheddar) and any condiments that you enjoy. Serve with a green salad, soup, baked potato chips or fresh veggies and dip. Serves three if you are serving two each and six if used as an appetizer dish (one slider each). Adjust recipe ingredients based on how many people you are serving.

A NEW INGREDIENT Try using flax in your menu choices to boost healthy fibre, omega 3 and protein consumption. You will notice the condition of your dry winter skin and hair improve as you make flax a healthy eating habit. Try to consume approximately two tbsp. of ground flax each day by choosing menu choices like the following.

1 3⁄4 c. unbleached white flour 425 mL 3⁄4 c. ground flax seed (grind in a coffee grinder or Magic Bullet) 175 mL 3⁄4 c. sugar 175 mL 1 tsp. baking powder 5 mL 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda 2 mL 1⁄2 tsp. salt 2 mL 2 eggs 2 1⁄3 c. oil 75 mL 2-3 medium very ripe bananas, mashed 2-3 Topping: 1/2 c. chopped nuts 1/4 c. brown sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

125 mL 60 mL 2 mL

Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan; set aside. Mix together flour, flax seed, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Beat together eggs and oil in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients and mashed bananas alternately to egg and oil mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over batter in loaf pan. Pat down firmly into batter or swirl topping into batter with knife. Bake 55 to 60 minutes. It yields one loaf. Flax recipes source: Adapted from Flavourful Flax, a publication from the Flax Council of Canada. For more information on flax, visit www.flaxcouncil.ca.

FLAX OATMEAL COOKIES The oats, flax and nuts give these cookies “stay power” and nutrition. They are an old standby at our house. 1 c. butter, softened 250 mL 1 c. brown sugar, packed 250 mL 1/2 c. white sugar 125 mL 2 eggs 2 1 tsp. vanilla 5 mL 2 c. flour 500 mL 1 tsp. of each baking soda and powder 5 mL 1/2 tsp. salt 2 mL 1 c. oatmeal 250 mL 1/2 c. ground flax seed 125 mL 1 c. chopped nuts such as walnuts, almonds or pecans 250 mL 1 c. chocolate chips 250 mL Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) Cream together the butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time and then add the vanilla. In a separate bowl combine the flour, oatmeal, ground flax seed, baking soda, baking powder and

Plants and flax consumption are two of the ideas for getting a better start on the new year. | JODIE MIROSOVSKY PHOTO salt. Add to the creamed mixture until just blended. Stir in the nuts and chocolate chips. Form into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Yield: 72 cookies.

REFRESH YOUR SURROUNDINGS As a form of winter renewal, bring nature indoors in the form of fresh living plants or simply a fresh flower arrangement. Use the plants indoors not only for “green” beauty but also for air purification and oxygenation of your space. Spider plants, peace lilies, orchids, golden pathos, English ivy and succulents are just some of the many options that help to remove toxins from the air. As well, gases from plastics, carpets, window coverings, paints and household chemical fumes can be greatly reduced by having healthy plants growing in your space. Source: www.canadianfengshui.ca.

A NEW SCENT A warm bath after a long day is very soothing. The warm temperature prepares your body for restful sleep. You can even multi-task by combining reading time with tub time as you wind down. Boost your benefits by adding 1 cup (250 mL) of Epson salts to your water and let the magnesium content of the salt take your aches and pains away. To boost your sense of renewal,

try using a few drops of pure orange oil in your bath water. Orange oil is known for it’s anti-inflammatory and gentle cleansing/detoxifying properties. Also, consider a Natural Citrus body wash/bubble bath product by Kirkland that has an uplifting effect without you doing any mixing yourself. Many bath products contain orange oil so check your labels and enjoy. Do not soak in any harsh ingredients. Also, try orange oil in your diffusers or add a few drops to a spray bottle filled with distilled water. Spritz throughout the spaces in your home for a fresh scent. This is a much healthier choice than using commercial air fresheners.

SOME NEW INFORMATION If preventive health and healthy eating/aging is your aim, pick up two great reads by Natasha Turner: the Carb Sensitivity Program and her newest publication, The Hormone Boost. If you’re looking for brain health information, check out The End of Alzheimer’s by Dale E. Bredesen. For what I call “light or inspirational reading, try Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life by Humble The Poet, or Oprah Winfrey’s book, What I Know For Sure. Jodie Mirosovsky is a home economist from Rosetown, Sask., and a member of Team Resources. Contact: team@producer.com.

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Taking a vacation: independent or escorted group travel? TALES FROM THE ROAD

ARLENE & ROBIN KARPAN

hich is best, travelling on your own or taking a group tour? The answer is: it depends — on a lot of things. An important factor is whether you enjoy planning an independent trip, and are willing to invest the time and effort. The good news is that in recent years, the proliferation of online resources such as Trip Advisor and travel blogs has made it much easier to get information, especially from other travellers who relate first-hand experiences and pass along recommendations. Some places are easier than others to go on your own, such as to well-travelled destinations in Europe or southeastern Asia. Generally, the farther you get off the beaten track, the more sense it makes to take an organized excursion. Organized group travel has a lot of advantages. Someone else worries about where to stay, communicating in foreign languages, and other details. A tour guide not only provides information on the places you visit, but can help sort out glitches that may arise. Many prefer the social aspect of group travel, and it’s ideal for single people who don’t want to travel alone. Although group travel is easier, it’s important to do your homework before booking, since tour companies are not all created equal. Ideally, ask for feedback from friends who have used a company you are considering. Or search for tour companies on online travel forums to see what other travellers say. Some tour operators specialize

in smaller groups, while others take such large groups that people are practically herded like cattle, so compare options before choosing. With group travel, everything is scheduled, leaving little or no room for flexibility. You can’t stay longer when you find somewhere you really like, or skip places that don’t interest you. Forget about sleeping in. Some people like the certainty of knowing exactly what will happen when, while others consider it too rigid. When it comes to independent travel, flexibility and spontaneity are the greatest advantages. You decide exactly where to go, how long to stay, where to eat and how to travel. We like the option of making changes to our travels as we go. On our trip through Vietnam last winter, we arrived at the historic city of Hoi An with the intention of staying three days, but liked it so much that we stayed a week. That wouldn’t be possible on an organized trip. However, spontaneity isn’t always possible, especially when you travel to a popular tourist area in high season where accommodations are booked well in advance. If you have limited time, a guided tour can pack a lot into a short period. Going on your own takes longer because you have to find your way around; there’s no tour bus waiting at your hotel every morning. On the other hand, it allows you to travel at a more leisurely pace. Sleep in if you like, spend all day sight-seeing or loafing on the beach — it’s all up to you. Our personal preference is to travel independently for the most part, but to supplement it with organized excursions along the way. As an example, we travelled to Bolivia and around parts of the country on our own. But we also took an organized four-day excursion through the wild and remote southwest of the country, which was the highlight the trip. We often take guided day tours on our travels

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A willingness to plan is part of the decision on whether to travel on your own or go with an escorted group. | REUTERS/MARIANA BAZO PHOTO a s w e l l . T h i s m i x a n d mat c h approach seems to suit our style, but it may not be for everyone. When it comes to cost, we find we can travel to many parts of the world independently for less money than taking organized tours, but that isn’t the case everywhere. On your own, you can take advantage of airfare sales, use frequent flyer points or choose places to stay and eat that are less pricey

than tour group haunts. Wandering around independently through much of southeastern Asia, for example, can be remarkably inexpensive. But for pricey parts of the world or where the tourism infrastructure isn’t well developed, it may be more costly to do things on your own. The bottom line is that one style of travel isn’t inherently better than another. If you like the freedom and

Arlene and Robin Karpan are well-travelled writers based in Saskatoon. Contact: travel@producer.com.

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ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate, and those containing dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Contact your Monsanto dealer or call the Monsanto technical support line at 1-800-667-4944 for recommended Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System weed control programs. Roundup Ready® technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, an active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole and fluoxystrobin. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole, fluoxystrobin, and clothianidin. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn plus Poncho®/VOTiVO™ (fungicides, insecticide and nematicide) is a combination of five separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole, fluoxystrobin, clothianidin and Bacillus firmus strain I-1582. Acceleron® Seed Applied Solutions for corn plus DuPont™ Lumivia® Seed Treatment (fungicides plus an insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole, fluoxastrobin and chlorantraniliprole. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for soybeans (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually registered products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin, metalaxyl and imidacloprid. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for soybeans (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually registered products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin and metalaxyl. Visivio™ contains the active ingredients difenoconazole, metalaxyl (M and S isomers), fludioxonil, thiamethoxam, sedaxane and sulfoxaflor. Acceleron®, Cell-Tech®, DEKALB and Design®, DEKALB®, Genuity®, JumpStart®, Monsanto BioAg and Design®, Optimize®, QuickRoots®, Real Farm Rewards™, RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup Transorb®, Roundup WeatherMAX®, Roundup Xtend®, Roundup®, SmartStax®, TagTeam®, Transorb®, VaporGrip®, VT Double PRO®, VT Triple PRO® and XtendiMax® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. Used under license. BlackHawk®, Conquer® and GoldWing® are registered trademarks of Nufarm Agriculture Inc. Valtera™ is a trademark of Valent U.S.A. Corporation. Fortenza® and Visivio™ are trademarks of a Syngenta group company. DuPont™ and Lumivia® are trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Used under license. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license. Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Used under license. Poncho® and VOTiVO™ are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license.

adventure of going your own way and are willing to put the effort into planning, then independent travel is worth considering. However, if you prefer to have everything laid out in advance and leave the details to others, then guided tours are likely better.

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Alberta family getting out of cattle On the Farm: Cote family says focusing on diversifying crops is the right direction for them to take ON THE FARM

FRANK COTE Donnelly, Alta BY JEREMY SIMES EDMONTON BUREAU

DONNELLY, Alta. — Frank Cote will miss his cattle once he sells the herd, but he finds solace in the change too. It maintains a longheld philosophy of moving in a direction that’s right for the family. For Cote, the sale means he can take it easier as he grows older. His feedlot isn’t large enough to have hired staff run it. “Over the last few years, my arthritis has been kicking in overdrive,” he said on his farm located just outside Donnelly, Alta., in the Peace region, where he grows grain and raises Maine Anjou and Charolais-based, Angus-crossed cattle. “In the past, I’ve even had a hard time holding on to the steering wheel, never mind anything else. I can’t do anything about it, so I’m re-aligning myself so I don’t have to hire someone to do small chores.”

But he said re-aligning means the family can tap into growing more diverse crops and getting into seed production. For instance, the Cotes were among a small number of farmers in the area who tried fababeans, a high protein pulse crop. He said the trials have worked well. “I thought it was phenomenal and the potential for it is great,” he said. “The marketing end will be an issue, but it helps with the rotation of crops and it’s something to investigate further. There’s always pros and cons, but hopefully we get more pros.” He s a i d t h e f a r m ha s f a c e d numerous pros and cons since it was established. Cote’s grandfather settled the area in 1917, and his dad took over the land in the 1950s, a time when the family farm experienced exponential growth. They had seven quarter-sections then, which was considered large at the time, and were running close to 200 head in the feedlot and on the pasture until BSE hit. “When BSE hit, it really hurt us,” said Cote, who took over in 1998. “We had to pull back and we sold the main herd to pay all of our debts tied to the beef-side of the program.” But the family pushed through. They were able to maintain the feedlot with a herd they could manage, and focused on selling to local abattoirs that sell direct to consumers. “I’m really proud to say that they

Frank Cote, a producer near Donnelly, Alta., has been raising cattle and growing grain since 1998. | JEREMY SIMES PHOTOS

are phoning us and asking us when it’s ready,” he said, noting his cattle are raised without hormones and limited antibiotics. “It’s going to be a different day when they’re all gone. I’m going to miss it.” Since the 1950s, the family has kept their land base at seven quarter-sections. He said maintaining the size allows them to find ways to become more productive while also paying more attention to how the soils are doing. “Because we aren’t as big, where

we’re not go-go-go, we can spend a bit more time on our hands and knees to see how things are looking and clean our machines,” he said. “I think that’s really important for our future.” As well, it’s never been about turning large profits. “I wasn’t in it to make a hell of a lot of money,” he said. “If I can come out ahead, so be it, even if it’s $1, it’s $1. If it’s $10, it’s $10. Some days you want to throw in the towel, but you have to sit back

and ask yourself, is it better anywhere else? You have to look at the whole picture.” jeremy.simes@producer.com

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What to know when buying medications online HEALTH CLINIC

How safe is it to buy the prescription drugs I need online? Is it legal in Canada? Sometimes it is difficult to get a timely doctor’s appointment and it is tempting to try and buy the medications I need online. I haven’t done it yet.

There are several reasons why a person may turn to the internet to buy prescription drugs. People in the United States have to pay higher prices for most medications than we do in Canada, so they may turn to on-line purchases. Someone may also be embarrassed

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to see a live doctor if they have a sexually transmitted disease or erectile dysfunction, or it may be a matter of convenience due to a long wait for a medical appointment. However, turning to the internet for medication can be risky. First of all, there are reasons why doctors want to see you before refilling your prescription too many times. Some people think this is just one way for doctors to line their pockets, but drugs need monitoring due to certain side effects and to make sure the patient still requires them and they don’t conflict with another medication. Sometimes blood tests are required at regular intervals to see if the dosage should be raised, lowered, or remain the same. Thyroid medications or lithium would fall into this category. If you are trying to get a drug you have never had before, it is even more risky. First you have to make a diagnosis and although there is a great deal of medical information on the internet through such sites as WebMD, is takes years of medical training to be able to sort through the signs and symptoms of numerous diseases. Many people who try to diagnose themselves will get it wrong. Cheap drugs can come from places like China and they are low priced for a reason. The pills may

contain little of the actual pharmacological substance, or they may have none at all. It could be even more risky if the drug was not the one you thought it was or it contained natural herbs. If you are ordering drugs online because it is inconvenient or difficult to get to your pharmacy, you might ask the pharmacy if it will deliver to your door. Many drug stores offer a free or inexpensive delivery service to seniors or disabled individuals. It is not illegal to deal with reputable online drug stores located in Canada if you already have a doctor’s prescription or if it is nonprescription medication. However, Health Canada suggests that you not do business with a drug supplier’s website that behaves in any of the following ways: • It refuses to give a street address, telephone number and a way of contacting a pharmacist. • It offers prescription drugs without a prescription, or offers to issue a prescription based on answers to an online questionnaire. • It claims to have a miracle cure for any serious condition. • It sells products that do not have a DIN issued by Health Canada.

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Setting new goals might help save marriage SPEAKING OF LIFE

JACKLIN ANDREWS, BA, MSW

I have been encouraging my husband to attend marriage counselling with me, but so far he is refusing. He says he does not think we got a lot out of the sessions the last time we went for counselling, and he does not want to waste either his time or mine. I am lost. I do not know what to do. I know that we need to work on our relationship, but unless he is willing to co-operate with me on this thing, not much is going to happen. I thought that counselling might help us, but that obviously is out of the question. So, what can we do?

Thank you for your letter. I can appreciate that you are discouraged. It is like you are the only one of the two of you who is taking responsibility to try to keep your marriage on track. It is not fair, but if that is the way it is, let’s see what we can do about it. I think that people frequently forget that all relationships need goals toward which they can work. I am not suggesting that you go into week-long retreats to contrive complicated rationalizations for you and your husband to be together. Marital goals can be simple. For many people, they just want to be married so that they can love, respect and care about each other. Others want to be married so that they can have fun together. That is valid too. Some people want to pretend that they are living in castles in the sky: she is the princess, he is the charming guy. Others want to have children and others want to make money. The list of reasons for people to be together seems inexhaustible. The problem that many people have, and this could be the case for you and your husband, is that the marital goals they had when they were younger do not work for them anymore. Think of the couple who want to be parents. That is great as long as their children are younger, but it presents a problem when their children grow up and leave the farm, as many do. The couple then has no one to parent. The same is true for couples who were determined to build farms together. It worked at one time, but after spending hours and hours of hard work and labour, they may find that they do not need to sweat blood just to survive. Then what are they supposed to do? If the goals shared by you and your husband many years ago are no longer working, why not consider changing them? That is not hard. You simply need to spend 20 or 30 minutes each night having a discussion about the day after tomorrow and fantasizing together over your five-year plan. Of course, the talks work better if you have some fun with them — eating cookies, listening to music and laughing out loud at the foibles that cloud all of our personal beings.

The closer you get to redeveloping goals for your marriage, the better are the odds that a marriage counsellor can work with you. Marriage counsellors are not good at setting goals for other people. That is not their job. But they can take the goals with which you and your husband are playing and help you achieve them. That is not a waste of time, as your husband might suggest. That is counselling at its finest, with all three of you working to make your marriage a success. Jacklin Andrews is a family counsellor from Saskatchewan. Contact: jandrews@ producer.com.

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Beet growers eye road de-icing market Alta. producers want to supply the main ingredient in a road product used in their province BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Beet juice can beat snow and ice in winter road conditions, but the stuff being used in Calgary and elsewhere in Western Canada does not come from Alberta-grown sugar beets. Alberta Sugar Beet Growers would like to change that because another use for their product could mean more acres and higher economic returns. “We believe that it is potentially an area of opportunity that our industry could look at and ASBG has had multiple conversations with the distributor and they would be more than happy to buy Canadian product. We just can’t supply it at this time,” said ASBG executive director Melody Garner-Skiba. A mix of brine and beet juice creates a liquid that sticks to roads and weakens the bond between the road and the snow and ice that accumulate. Calgary used almost 100,000 litres of beet juice in late December before a major snowfall. The concoction has also been used on the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia, known on reality television as the Highway Thru Hell because of its treacherous winter conditions. All Alberta sugar beets are grown under contract to Lantic Sugar, operator of the Rogers sugar factory in Taber, Alta. Supplying a new product would

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Cashing in on the de-icing business would give sugar beet growers another market, potentially boosting acres and economic returns. | FILE PHOTO require buy-in from Lantic, said Garner-Skiba. “First of all, we’d need to de-sugarize the molasses, so that could be a bolt-on to the plant, but my understanding is that it’s probably about a $20 million investment.” Another company could also make the product but Lantic would have to be willing to sell that company some product. However, molasses is now made into feed and other byproducts and is part of

the Lantic product line. “I think there’s potential. I think this is something that we seriously need to look at as an industry, and it is something that our industry development committee is looking at that,” Garner-Skiba said. “It’s just we’re in a situation where we really need the processor to also consider it as an opportunity, whether it’s a sales opportunity or whether it’s a refining and processing opportunity for them.”

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Jeff Gulyas sells various beet juice-containing products for Collett Transport, based in Notre Dame de Lourdes, Man. The firm is the western Canadian distributor for a variety of products including Fusion 60/40 Anti-Icer. Gulyas said the sugar beet ingredients used in the product are sourced from Grand Forks, North Dakota. “The reason is, there’s a few processes the sugar beet goes through to get to the end product that we

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use.… I know when I’ve been talking with the sugar beet growers in Alberta there, basically Taber does have a refinery but they don’t have the ability to take the last step. “As Canadians, of course we’d prefer to use it but unfortunately they’re not at that point yet.” Gulyas said the City of Winnipeg uses the beet-based Fusion product, as does Winnipeg International Airport, Manitoba Highways, Assiniboine Park and the town of La Broquerie, as well as many other locations in Canada. There is also a competing product called Beet 55, which Gulyas said has different properties than Fusion 60/40 and its unique pH balancing component. Beet-derived treatments are gaining popularity because they are more environmentally friendly than chloride-based treatments. barb.glen@producer.com

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Search for better bread starts in the field A new type of wheat is high in amylose, which helps improve digestive health and ward off Type 2 diabetes BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

It’s like the mythical unicorn or the fabled holy grail: bread with the taste and texture of white bread that’s also good for your health. It sounds too good to be true. But a new type of wheat grown in the Idaho, Washington state and Oregon in 2017 might produce bread, pizza dough and pasta that pleases both mothers and kids.

We are very excited to launch HealthSense in the U.S. and change the way Americans think about wheat. PETER LEVANGIE CEO, BAY STATE MILLING

The wheat is high in amylose, a type of dietary fibre that benefits digestive health and helps ward off Type 2 diabetes. Flour from the wheat is being marketed in North America as HealthSense. “We are very excited to launch HealthSense in the U.S. and change the way Americans think about wheat,” said Peter Levangie, chief executive officer of Bay State Milling, which has facilities across the United States. “HealthSense will deliver flour

Australian and French researchers have been working on a high-fibre wheat that will produce bread with unique health traits. | FILE PHOTO functionality to our customers and fibre benefits to consumers, enabling better human health through the foods they love to eat.” Australian scientists, in collaboration with French researchers, have been working on the high

fibre wheat since 2006. They formed a company called Arista Cereal Technologies to commercialize the wheat and its unique health traits. Bay State Milling has the licence to sell the wheat and flour in North America.

The Australian and French team of scientists boosted the fibre content by controlling two enzymes within wheat. “We used a conventional breeding approach … and managed to increase the amylose content of

wheat grain from around 20 or 30 percent to an unprecedented 85 percent,” said Ahmed Regina, a researcher with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), an agricultural research organization in Australia. “This was sufficient to increase the level of resistant starch to more than 20 percent of total starch in the grain compared to less than one percent in regular wheat.” Bay State Milling, in a news release, said the high level of amylose in HealthSense wheat resists digestion and acts like dietary fibre. “Resistant starch has been shown to decrease glycemic response to foods, a factor important in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes. HealthSense delivers a standardized amount of intrinsic and intact dietary fibre in wheat flour without compromising baking or flavour attributes.” HealthSense flour, bread and pizza dough won’t be available at grocery stores or restaurants for a while because Bay State Milling contracted only 1,000 acres in 2017. Bay State is working with a small number of growers but that may change in 2018. The miller is promoting HealthSense wheat for both spring and winter varieties. robert.arnason@producer.com

MICROS PLAY KEY ROLL IN BIG YIELDS AND PROFIT In 1840, J. Von Liebig, a German chemist described as the father of the fertilizer industry, stated that “the rate of growth of a plant, the size to which it grows, and its overall health depend on the amount of the scarcest of the essential nutrients that are available to it.” Since its inception in 1984, prairie-based PowerRich Corporation has embraced Liebig’s philosophy and believes it still has a major impact on plant nutrition today. And for 33 years, farmers using PowerRich product have proven the importance of micronutrients. As a Canadian pioneer in placing a full spectrum of micronutrients in granular PKS fertilizer, PowerRich recognizes that a fertilizer program, like a chain, is only as strong as its weakest link. As growth in all phases is dependent on micronutrients, producers must be aware of micronutrient balance in the soil and its availability to the plant. Each plays a key role. Without these mineral elements being taking into the plant in proper amounts and balance, yields will be limited. “If your soil is lacking in micros, then the nitrogen or phos you apply will not be fully used and yield is impacted. Wasted inputs mean lost money — and it can be environmentally unfriendly,” says Shane Lacusta, agronomist for PowerRich. “Producers are making greater demands on their land to produce more and more,

Wheat roots from Estevan area July 10 2017. Left: standard PKS; Right: PowerRich 9-36-9 with micros.

increasing the amount of fertilizers they use each year.” But Lacusta notes that yields have levelled off in some cases, and many producers are asking — why? “Often the limiting factor can be the micros, which refers to the quantity of a nutrient a plant needs, not that its less important. At PowerRich, we believe prevention of micronutrient deficiencies is always better than correction after the appearance of symptoms.” Soil is a living organism, and using chemical and salt-based fertilizers can erode fertility. Nutrient imbalances in soil promote weed growth, and unhealthy crops lacking vital micronutrients are more susceptible to insects. In addition to phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur, PowerRich granular starter PKS fertilizer includes the other micronutrients that are either absent from soil or in a form unavailable to crops. It’s seed safe and works well with regular nitrogen applications. Other sources of micronutrients depend on root inception, which means the root has to find the nutrient once tie-up in the soil has occurred. PowerRich’s proprietary granular micronutrients are complexed which prevents them from being tied up in the soil. This means that PowerRich micronutrients move both laterally and vertically with soil moisture, becoming equally distributed throughout the root zone. Because nutrients remain available, farmers benefit by using far less pounds per acre of PowerRich granular fertilizer to correct nutrient deficiencies. Greg Grant, general manager of PowerRich, believes in a balanced fertilizer approach so the plant has what it needs, when it needs it. “Our product proves itself, there’s no question,” Grant said. “We have over 30 years of proven results. PowerRich is a small custom fertilizer company and we stand behind our high-quality products.” Grant noted that producers appreciate the attention to detail. “We even vacuum the product before it leaves the plant so it’s less dusty for the farmer to handle.” Grant encourages producers to visit the company website or Facebook and check out the testimonials from their best sales team — their customers. “Many of our agents started with PowerRich as customers. With way less bulk to handle, producers save time and money, and it’s better for their land. And, we’ll deliver right to the farm which saves farmers the cost of transportation.”

“We’ve noticed healthier plants all season long and have higher proteins in our wheat from a full package of nutrients in PowerRich starter fertilizer — Ken and Austin Severson, Norquay Sask.

“We have a rebate on until Jan 31st that saves you a bit of money and If financing inputs makes sense, PowerRich’s association with FCC and Scotia bank can help. And if producers need storage, we can arrange that too. “Try it on a quarter or half section first if you’re not completely convinced that PowerRich is right for your entire farm. Whatever you’re comfortable with. We get it. The product will do the rest!” For PowerRich inquiries 1.800.663.4769 or www.powerrich.com Come see us at Saskatoon Crop Production Show and Manitoba Ag Days and let’s talk fertilizer!

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Producers offered help with on-farm research Alberta Pulse Growers wants to ensure that farmers carrying out their own research follow correct procedures BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Nevin Rosaasen is the policy and program specialist for Alberta Pulse Growers and one of the people involved in developing protocols for farmers to use in doing field-scale research. | BARB GLEN PHOTO

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“Definitely farmers can be skeptical of small plot research,” said Nevin Rosaasen, the policy and program specialist with APG. “However, that’s the fundamental basis of how we can actually control so many variables.” Every field is different but the fundamentals of good research are solid, he added. He said APG wants to ensure that farmers carrying out their own onfarm research are following the

correct procedures. “What we are interested in is providing them with guidance in how to follow a strip protocol to make sure that they are controlling as many factors as they can and that they’re getting the best data and information possible from field scale research.” Rosaasen gave an update on APG’s plot-to-field project at the Farming Smarter annual conference in Lethbridge early last month. The project started in 2016 and this year a team of farmers, agronomists and technicians tested research protocols established last year. Kent Sande of Lomond, Doug Clemens of Mossleigh and Josh Fankhauser of Claresholm are involved in developing the research protocols at a field scale. It’s not an easy task given the variation in equipment, field shape, buffer zones, direction of travel, equipment calibration, seed lots, weed control, herbicide, fungicide and desiccant application, to name just a few variables. Also needed are standardized ways to collect weather and rainfall data and assessing general plant health. Seeding rate and plant density were the first questions undertaken while testing the protocol. They may not be the sexiest questions, said Rosaasen, but it seemed a logical place to start, with yellow peas as the crop. Preliminary data is now in but analysis is not yet complete. Results will be shared with pulse growers. The field-scale protocol will also be available to them when it is ready. Rosaasen said APG is considering its next research question for the project and is relying on growers to provide ideas. Given what he termed the steady erosion of government funding, development of a protocol for farmers has added importance. “We do have concerns about the erosion of our research capacity,” he told growers. In a later interview, Rosaasen said research funds for agriculture pay large dividends — and not just for the growers involved. “We’ve seen this over the years, that there is this misunderstanding that money that goes into ag research only benefits producers, and generally a lot of commodity organizations are taking up the slack for these budgetary cutbacks.” But one in seven Canadian jobs is related to agriculture, so research affects the entire economy. “It’s the grain companies, the railroads, the consumers themselves that end up relying on the fact that we have drought-tolerant crops, that we can provide higher yielding or decent yielding crops in periods of drought.” However, there have been budget cuts in recent years at both the provincial and federal level for basic agronomic research and extension, he said. barb.glen@producer.com

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Healthy soil depends on zero or minimal till Prevention of over-grazing and the production of cover crops are also called key to improving soil health BY JEREMY SIMES EDMONTON BUREAU

While their methods vary, farmers and ranchers across the Prairies are improving their soils to produce more abundant crops and forages. Farmers gathered during the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing Dec. 5, where they shared experiences and learned from other farmers and experts in the field. But in a couple of cases, it was what those who attended didn’t do that proved the focal point for discussion. Most of them don’t till and they don’t over graze. As well, they grow a diverse range of crops and forages, keep the cattle out grazing as long as possible in tight groups, and create what’s known as soil armour by cover cropping or by letting the herd compress the uneaten remainder. Brian Harper with Circle H Farms in Brandon was part of a threemember panel of ranchers and farmers who shared what they do to improve soil health. Harper raises his breeding stock on only forages, and sells the culled animals directly to consumers. “There isn’t a lot of work now,” he told farmers and ranchers during the conference. “We don’t have hay, and by keeping our soil healthy we’ve extended grazing by quite a bit.” In the past three years, he’s managed to restore organic matter by nearly one percent. He considers that to be a big deal. “It didn’t sound like much, but the fellow who worked with conservation told me it was huge,” he said. “We’re excited to see where we’re going to be three years from now.” Other producers also saw soils improve. “On land we’ve just taken over that was traditionally farmed, we’ve been able to go from two percent organic matter to around that six percent,” said producer Duane Thompson during the conference. Thompson has a 10 to 14 year rotation on his 8,000-acre mixedfarm near Kellilher, Sask. During the first half of his rotation cycle, he plants a mix of perennial forages on one side of the farm and plants annual crops on the other side. During the later half of the cycle, he rotates the forages into the crop side and vice-versa. “By doing that, we’re able to improve the soil considerably,” he said, “That builds a nitrogen bank in the soil and then we are able to harvest that nitrogen in the incoming years of the annual cropping system.” David Archuleta, a soil scientist with the Soil Science Society of America, told producers to reduce tilling and over-grazing as much as

possible. As well, producers should implement practices like cover cropping, and if they have to till, which is generally the case for organic farmers, he said they should do it in a way that minimally disturbs the land. “How you set your drill is critical,” he said. “You would want to do it when it’s cold to prevent more of those microbes from releasing.”

But change is hard, Archuleta added, and producers may face naysayers. “The social and cultural pressure is immense,” he said, noting some people may get frowned upon for going no-till. “The key is integrity, and every time you feed your soil you’re being that person. We need more of you.” jeremy.simes@producer.com

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Alberta ag minister focuses on innovation Oneil Carlier talks about further tapping into food processing sector as well as new farm safety rules BY JEREMY SIMES EDMONTON BUREAU

Alberta Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier sees greater use of green technologies and boosting the food processing sector as important factors in the future success of the agricultural sector. Carlier spoke with The Western Producer about his vision and what producers can expect in 2018, during a recent year-end interview. He said Alberta saw big investments in the food manufacturing sector last year, including Cavendish Farms’ $360-million frozenpotato processing plant in

Lethbridge and Champion Pet Foods’ $240-million expansion in Edmonton. “A lot of things are working really well, so what more could we do around food processing?” he said. “Right now, food and beverage manufacturing in Alberta is the largest manufacturing sector in the province. I think that shows, as a government, the diversifying of our economy, but it shows also the innovation and diversification role that agriculture can play in the entire province.” Since the NDP government was elected a little more than two years ago, it has championed plans to diversity the economy, particularly

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through investment in low-carbon and green technologies, Carlier said. The controversial plans have led to a carbon tax, more oil and gas

regulations, and accelerating the closure of coal plants. Through those changes, Carlier sees a prime opportunity for investment in agriculture. “It’s never been about diversifying away from oil and gas,” he said. “But the second and third largest industries in this province are agriculture and forestry. If you’re going to diversify the economy, agriculture is there, prime and ready to go.” Carlier said producers will be able to use funds from the upcoming Canadian Agriculture Partnership program, a $3 billion investment initiative from the federal and provincial governments, as well as

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British Columbia farmers who experienced income declines in 2017 may be able to recover some of their losses under special provisions set up under an existing farm program. “It’s actually just enhancing a program that already exists but we’ve established new guidelines to reflect the challenges that farmers and ranchers have felt this year,” said Lana Popham, B.C. minister of agriculture. “It’s been a pretty challenging year, I would say, for growers in the province. Of course, everyone is very familiar with the intensity of the forest fires and how that affected ranchers in the Cariboo.” Po p h a m p o i n t e d o u t o t h e r instances in other areas of the province that also hampered producers’ efforts in 2017, including invasive pests, flooding and severe freezing. The new provisions, the 2017 AgriStability Enhancement Program, were developed under the existing AgriStability program. “We looked at this program (AgriStability) and it’s subscribed to by many, many farmers. Some make the decision that they’re going to take the risk and they don’t subscribe. So, unfortunately because people were so hard hit this year, we decided to enhance it.” The late fee for the program has been waived. “So farmers can sign up for that now, even though it’s the end of the season and we will back date that insurance so that they’re covered for some of these disasters,” Popham said. According to information provided by the B.C. ministry of agriculture, the compensation paid out has increased from 70 percent to 80 percent when margins fall below the 30 percent threshold. As well, the AgriStability Enhancement Program eliminates reference margin limits. “There have already been applications in, but will probably see about $10 million going towards that program,” Popham said. “Then we’ve got this AgriRecovery program, which mostly covers the devastation from the forest fires. That’s another $20 million provincial and federal funding that farmers will be able to apply for. We’re trying to be as flexible as possible.” According to Popham, there have been more than 70 applications on the AgriRecovery side and there has been about $2.4 million paid out. “The turnaround time on those applications is really fast so we’re encouraging people to get their paperwork in ASAP,” said Popham.

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Crowd-funding helps greenhouse adopt hydroponics Thiel’s Greenhouses will use the production method to grow lettuce and other greens BY JEREMY SIMES EDMONTON BUREAU

B R U D E R H E I M , A l t a. — A n Alberta ornamental plant greenhouse operator has received crowd funding of almost $30,000 to help diversify into vegetables. Nadine Stielow, owner of Thiel’s Greenhouses in Bruderheim, Alta., raised the money through the Alberta Treasury Branch’s BoostR

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program, a platform that encourages the public to fund ideas developed by local entrepreneurs. Stielow said the funds will build a new hydroponic system to feed lettuce and other greens. “I could have filled it up with more flowers, but I wanted a sustainable business model,” she said. “Food is where it’s at. Everyone is suspect of where our food comes from, so to have another local source I figure I can’t go wrong.” The hydroponic system will consist of ponds connected to a water source. Floating on top of them will be rafts of greens, their roots submerged. Stielow said the greens will be transferred from one pond to the next as they grow. “We’ll start seeding at one end and then transfer them to the next as they grow,” she said. “They’ll come out the end when it’s time for harvest.” She said she expects to get about 1,300 to 1,500 heads of lettuce each week. She plans to sell them to suppliers and directly to consumers through a farmers market she hopes to start.

Nadine Stielow, owner of Thiel’s Greenhouses, checks in on how her tester greens are doing. | “I have the space to host a market and there are people in my network who are quite interested in helping out with it,” she said. “There’s really nothing in this area so I think it’s a great opportunity.” Stielow said she won’t spray her greens with chemicals and instead plans to use a bio control, where good bugs are used to hunt the harmful ones. “I did that with my seasonal ornamental crop and I’m happy to say

not one chemical went on to them,” she said. “It can be hard to do bio control with greens, but there has to be someone in the world with success. Maybe that could be me.” She said the experience, from the launch of the funding campaign to construction of the lettuce operation, has been humbling. “I’m so grateful for all the people who jumped into it,” she said. “While it’s my name and face on everything, my family and friends

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Researcher gets into plants’ heads U of A scientist tries understanding what makes plants tick in an effort to make them natural weed killers BY JEREMY SIMES EDMONTON BUREAU

An Alberta researcher wants to figure out if farmers can tap into the fighting abilities of their crops and use that to benefit the farm. The benefits could mean higher yields, fewer inputs and fewer weeds, according to JC Cahill, a biological sciences professor with the University of Alberta. Cahill discussed this idea during the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing held Dec. 5-7 in Edmonton. He said plants are smarter than people think, saying they mainly grow their roots toward spots in the soil with the most nutrients. The problem, though, is that some plants fight others for those nutrient pockets. When they’re too busy attacking and not absorbing, they don’t grow as well. “If they are considered seekers, and look for food everywhere in the soil, we probably don’t want to put nutrients or fertilizer everywhere because we’re making the plant work too hard,” he explained. “If the plant is working too hard, it’s not going to give you the yield you’ll need.”

JC Cahill, a researcher and biological sciences professor at the University of Alberta, wants to see if ranchers and farmers can tap into the fighting abilities of plants. | JEREMY SIMES PHOTO But as much as there is a tendency for some plant breeds to attack one another, there are other spe-

cies that choose to run away from the attackers. Cahill wants to turn that trait into

something that’s beneficial for farmers. For instance, he wants to see if farmers could grow attacking-trait crops near weeds. This way the crops could reduce the weeds naturally without the use of expensive sprays. As well, he wants to see if crops with fleeing traits can be planted next to one another. By doing this, they won’t attack each other and therefore spend more time soaking up nutrients to grow bigger. “We don’t want you to put a single molecule of nitrogen into the soil if that molecule doesn’t go into your crops,” he said. “We want that all to go into your crops and that should help with runoff, emissions, and everything.” Cahill needs funding to look into this issue further. He hopes to get grant money that would allow researchers to screen varieties to see whether or not they have the fleeing or attacking trait. If some crops have a mix of both, he would then like to see if researchers can breed them to ensure they only have one of the traits. Some ranchers and farmers at the conference seemed intrigued by

using root systems. “The key in farming in my opinion is to get everything to work together (rather) than try and kill specific species, which become immune or resilient to chemicals and sprays,” said Josh Slager, who farms near Cotillion, Alta. “If we can work together with the plants on our farm naturally, I think we’ll all be better off.” Still, there are more factors at play, Cahill noted. He said when crops are disturbed, whether that’s by pests or through the combine, they get stressed. This causes them to spread their roots in every direction, even if it makes little sense for them to do so. As well, research indicates crops that are well fed with nutrients generally won’t attack their offsprings’ root systems. It’s similar to how humans or animals protect their young, Cahill said. “Plants have been doing this for a long time,” he said. “So, we don’t really have to re-invent how they operate, but just have a better understanding on how their systems work.” jeremy.simes@producer.com

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Who will be the next Sask. premier? BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

Saskatchewan Party members will vote Jan. 27 to determine their next leader and the province’s next premier. Five candidates are seeking the job, and while they have common positions on some issues — none of them are in favour of a carbon tax — they all bring different perspectives to the table. Here are some of their thoughts on agricultural and rural issues.

TINA BEAUDRY-MELLOR

• Constituency: Regina University • Elected: April 4, 2016 • Occupation: Instructor at the University of Regina’s Department of Political and International Studies. Also a consultant on policy issues such as surgical wait times and the

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immigrant nominee program. • Most recently: minister of social services Beaudry-Mellor was the first to enter the race and admits that campaigning in rural Saskatchewan has been a learning curve. However, she says she understands the issues. She was the first to commit to rolling back the PST on insurance premiums, which was announced in the 2017 budget. “We did the math. By the time you add up crop, hail, life and vehicle insurance, it’s a $20,000 to $30,000 hit,” she said. “The ag sector is the resource sector that’s bolstering our GDP right now. This is just not something we can do.” She said drainage has come up at every forum, and she would move quickly to bring partners together to establish an advisory council, as promised in Bill 44 passed last year, and find a solution to the Quill Lakes flooding. Beaudry-Mellor said connectivity is a huge barrier to rural competitiveness. She said given the technology in today’s farm equipment — she spent time in several combines last fall — it shouldn’t take 17 minutes to download data. “That is not a competitive advantage,” she said, adding this infrastructure deficit must be addressed. She agrees with another candidate, Gordon Wyant, on the need

for a transportation summit after spending time on the province’s roads and listening to farmers talk about rail issues. She said she is a fan of the P3 funding model but says it could be time to explore private equity financing models for infrastructure. Beaudry-Mellor proposes a twoyear budget process rather than the year-to-year “bureaucratic churn” that doesn’t involve enough consultation with sectors affected by such things as revenue shortfalls.

KEN CHEVELDAYOFF

• Constituency: Saskatoon Willowgrove • Elected: 2003, 2007, 2011, 2016 • Occupation: Worked for Western Economic Diversification before election. Has economics and political science degree and a Master of Business Administration.

• Most recently: Minister of parks, culture and sport. Has also served in First Nations, enterprise, crown corporations and environment portfolios. Cheveldayoff bills himself as both rural and urban strong, given that he grew up in Blaine Lake, Sask., and has worked in the agriculture sector in the past. “We have to represent rural Saskatchewan but we have to win in urban Saskatchewan,” he said, referring to the seat distribution. “People understand I can win in rural Saskatchewan.” He said one of his most popular pledges is to increase rural internet service to every farm and small community by 225 percent. “Some of them are operating on two megabytes per second right now, and the minimum for doing business for commerce is 10 megabytes per second,” he said. SaskTel spends $300 million on improvements. “I’m asking them to take 10 percent of that, $30 million a year, and dedicate that strictly to farms and hamlets and towns and villages.” Cheveldayoff has a four-point plan for agriculture and food, which includes adding value, innovation, improving business risk management programs and ensuring food safety and sound environmental stewardship. He said sustainable crop rotation should be reflected in crop insur-

ance premiums. He also said government should provide premium support for cattle and hog producers who participate in the price insurance programs. Cheveldayoff is a proponent of environmental farm plans and said farmers shouldn’t bear the sole cost of providing habitat through proper wetlands management. He said farmers tell him AgriInvest is working well but AgriStability has to be changed. “I haven’t done that work on what it may look like, but I certainly hear it very clear that that program has to be vastly improved or totally overhauled,” he said.

ALANNA KOCH

• Unelected • Occupation: On leave from her job as deputy minister to Premier Brad Wall. From 200716 she was deputy agriculture

NEWS minister. Has also served as president of the Canadian AgriFood Trade Alliance, executive director of Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, director of Agricore United and ran several campaigns. Koch’s connection to agriculture is likely the strongest of the candidates, given that she has spent her career in the sector and has negotiated international trade agreements. She doesn’t hesitate to wade in on the current talks, saying she believes Canada is “in tough” on the North American Free Trade Agreement and that the federal government appears asleep at the switch on the Trans-Pacific Agreement negotiations. “This government isn’t inviting provincial input,” Koch said. “I’m not going to wait to be invited.” She said Saskatchewan should have a multi-year strategy for international engagement. “I’ve certainly heard from those who are active in exporting that we need to do more, that the trade missions we’ve been doing are so effective, but we need to have a more sustained presence,” she said. Koch has promised an Angel Investment Tax Credit to increase food processing and other valueadded opportunities in other sectors of the economy. Four-year rolling infrastructure plans would ensure that rural internet and roads help get goods to market. She said her platform wasn’t put together until after she’d met with many provincial residents including farmers. “I see agriculture as a big economic driver in the province,” she said.

Her pledges include sciencebased decisions to develop policy and regulations and continued investment in ag research. Koch favours expanding rural home care and looking at private sector investment in long-term care facilities. She is committed to implementing the government’s 10-year Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan and ensuring access to human-centred services such as health, education, social services and justice.

SCOTT MOE

• Constituency: RosthernShellbrook • Elected: 2011, 2016 • Occupation: Business owner and worked with local economic development corporation before election. Has an agriculture degree. • Most recently: minister of environment. Has also served as advanced education minister and was minister responsible for introducing agricultural drainage regulations. Moe enjoys the strongest support within the current Sask. Party cau-

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cus: 23 of his fellow MLAs, rural and urban, have endorsed his leadership bid. He has promised a ministry of export and trade to replace the ministry of the economy. He said that would support agriculture and the other resource sectors by creating jobs and population growth. “This will support industry in opening up markets, protecting the markets that we already have and making efforts to increase not only the volume of our exports but the value of our exports,” he said. He said he is focused on what industries and communities will look like out to 2030 and then deciding whether government can do something to help or get out of the way, as the case may be. He has committed to removing the PST on crop, hail, life and health insurance premiums. I n l a t e D e c e m b e r, M o e announced he would implement a moratorium on school closures and reinstate the funding required to hire 400 educational assistants and other professionals. That is a $30 million promise he said is key to supporting population growth. “We’ll pay for it through growth and through astute budgeting at our Treasury Board table,” he said. Moe also said investment in infrastructure must continue as exports grow beyond the current $30 billion per year. “If we’re going to add value to our ag products or any other products, that value is going to be quite often added in or near our urban areas, where there is a labour force available,” he said. “We need the proper transportation infrastructure to get those

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products there.” Moe said that speaks to the synergistic relationship between rural and urban Saskatchewan. “This is how we have succeeded in the last decade, and decades,” he said.

GORDON WYANT

• Constituency: Saskatoon Northwest • Elected: October 2010 byelection, 2011, 2016 • Occupation: Lawyer at McKercher LLP, Saskatoon public school board chair, city councillor. • Most recently: minister of justice and attorney general Wyant has the support of the current and previous agriculture mini s t e r s, Ly l e St e w a r t a n d B o b Bjornerud, even though he represents a city riding. “My experience in rural Saskatchewan as it relates to the rural economy isn’t as strong as others,” he said. “One of the key elements of leadership is to recognize that where you do have weaknesses, you shore those up with the appropriate support.”

Wyant has promised a review of rural land use, including legislation and regulations around “right to farm” and land access. He said the rules need to be modernized, and he would put together a group of rural MLAs to lead a consultation with all stakeholders, including farmers, municipalities, snowmobilers and hunters to work toward that. “There were a lot of people a little surprised that an urban MLA would be bringing this up,” he said, but it was a topic that rose to the top. Another is drainage. Wyant said “solutions based in science, not hysteria” are required. “One of the things we can’t do is nothing,” he said. “Coming to work every day with your fingers crossed hoping that the Quills is down a little bit is no way to manage a problem.” Wyant has also promised a transportation infrastructure summit within six months of taking office to suppor t the needs of getting exports and resource-based products to market. As well, he has committed to addressing the mental health and addictions needs of rural residents. He said rural MLAs will play a critical role in developing a strategy to serve the population in this regard. Wyant said the party can’t let divisions such as urban and rural, liberal and conservative or left and right come into play as it works to govern for all. “There’s really only one economy, and we need to be able to focus on that,” he said. karen.briere@producer.com

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Three snowy-faced bison take a break from grazing for feed under the snow in a field west of High River, Alta., in late December. | MIKE STURK PHOTO

Three insect forecast maps have been added to Alberta Agriculture’s website. The wheat stem sawfly and wheat midge maps were released early to help producers make varietal decisions at this time of year, while the pea leaf weevil maps will help those who are seed-treating for that pest. The maps are not intended to take the place of individual field monitoring and producers should plan to scan their fields when specific pests, and pest damage, are most identifiable. Forecasts and maps for grasshopper, cabbage seedpod weevil and bertha armyworm will be available in January. More information is available in the Alberta Pest Monitoring Network website.

FCC TO ANNOUNCE PROJECT FUNDING THIS SPRING

The FCC Expression Fund will announce selected projects this spring. Successful projects will receive between $2,000 and $10,000 to fund initiatives that could include community centres, libraries, daycare centres, art galleries and projects such as workshops and festivals. For a project to be considered for funding, the organization must be a registered charity or a registered non-profit. Last year, the FCC donated $50,000 to eight linguistic minority communities, which is the same budget this year. More information can be found at fcc.ca/expressionfund. NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO APAS BOARD

Todd Lewis has been re-elected president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan for 2017-18, while Ian Boxall and James Vogt were elected vicepresidents. APAS representatives elected to the board are: • District 1: James Vogt of Francis, Rural Municipality of Francis, and Ray Donald of Moosomin, RM of Martin • District 2: Todd Lewis of Gray, RM of Lajord, and Terry Anthony of Moose Jaw, RM of Baildon • District 3: Don Connick of Gull Lake, RM of Carmichael, and Rick Jensen of Webb, RM of Webb • District 4: Ian Boxall of Tisdale, RM of Connaught, and Bill Prybylski of Willowbrook, RM of Garry • District 5: Donavon Block of LeRoy, RM of LeRoy, and Mickey Palfy of Viscount, RM of Viscount • District 6: Scott Owens of Maidstone, RM of Eldon, and Bill Warrington of Loverna, RM of Antelope Park SASKATCHEWAN FARM RECOGNIZED

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SASKATOON TRUCK PARTS CENTRE Ltd. North Corman Industrial Park. New and used parts available for 3 ton trucks all the way up to highway tractors, for every make and model, no part too big or small. Our shop specializes in custom rebuilt differentials/transmissions and clutch installations. Engines are available, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on the lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023. www.saskatoontruckparts.ca DL #914394 WRECKING LATE MODEL TRUCKS: 1/2, 3/4, 1 tons, 4x4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, vans, SUVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Cummins, Chev and Ford diesel motors. Jasper Auto Parts, 1-800-294-4784 or 1-800-294-0687. WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK.

SCHOOL BUSES: 20 to 66 passenger, 1998 to 2007, $2700 and up. 14 buses in stock! Call Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK. 1-877-585-2300. DL #320074.

2016 SUBARU IMPREZA consumer reports as best small call starting at $23,360! Call fo r b e s t p r i c e ! ! 1 - 8 7 7 - 3 7 3 - 2 6 6 2 o r www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and nearnew 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to HUGE FARM TOY AUCTION: Friday, Feb. $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. 9th, Yorkton Auction Centre, Hwy. 10 East, www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. Yorkton, SK. Doors open 4 PM, Auction starts at 6 PM. Over 250 lots! Pictures and info at www.jakz.ca or ph. 306-641-5850.

OLDER GRAIN TRAILER, tandem, nice condition, priced to sell! Call 306-654-7772, Saskatoon, SK. 2006 DOEPKER SUPER B steel grain trailers, A/R, scales, 11R24.5, 2018 safety $39,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com 2010 DAKOTA 38â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, all aluminum TA, $29,800; 2010 Lode-King 28â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tri-axle lead, $24,000; A-Train wagon, $2900, Saskatoon, SK., 306-222-2413. Pictures online www.trailerguy.ca PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK. NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 TRUCK PARTS: 1/2 to 3 ton, new and years body and paint experience. We do used. We ship anywhere. Contact Phoenix metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to Auto, 1-877-585-2300, Lucky Lake, SK. daycab conversions. Sandblasting and WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. Churchbridge, SK. ALLISON TRANSMISSION. Service, Sales and Parts. Exchange or rebuild. Call Allied Transmissions Calgary, 1-888-232-2203; Spectrum Industrial Automatics Ltd., Blackfalds, AB., call 1-877-321-7732. BRIDGE CITY DRIVELINE specializing in drive shaft repair and custom build; including aluminum, diff service and overhaul. 306-933-4440, Saskatoon, SK

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2018 SUNDOWNER RS 8’x30’ GN, triple 7K axles, spare tire, 8/11/11 compartments, #J1KB6153, $34,500. 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com

DELIVERY AVAILABLE ON ALL TRAILERS. Full line-up of Wilson Trailers also available in BC! Call for more info on getting a trailer delivered to you! With almost 2 decades of Sales & Service, we will not be undersold! Call 1-888-641-4508, Bassano, AB., www.desertsales.ca CALL GRASSLAND TRAILERS for your best deal on quality livestock trailers by Titan, Duralite (all aluminum riveted) and Circle D. Fall Special in stock- 25’ Duralite, $23,500; 20’ Titan smooth wall classic steel stock, $14,500. 306-640-8034 cell, 306-266-2016, Wood Mountain, SK. Email gm93@sasktel.net

1981 NEIL’S 61’ double drop flat deck, snap-off neck, 36’ working deck, $7000; 1998 Trailtech tandem 12’ sprayer trailer, $8000. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. 2015 FORD F250 XLT, Super Duty 4x4 cab, 6.7L Diesel, auto., trailer tow COMPONENTS FOR TRAILERS. Shipping crew backup camera, tailgate steps, daily across the prairies. Free freight. See package, bronze fire exterior, tan cloth interior. “The Book 2013” page 195. DL Parts For 6 1/2’ box with cover and chrome tube Trailers, 1-877-529-2239, www.dlparts.ca rails. 23,900 kms, balance of all factory warranties, $47,500 firm plus GST. Call Bill CANADA’S AG-ONLY 306-726-7977, Southey, SK. LISTINGS GIANT TRAILTECH TRAILER: 22’, two 7000 lb ax- 2013 RAM 3500 SLT, crew cab, 6.7L, auto, les, bumper hitch, hi boy, low boy, beaver 4x4, dually, 99,900 kms., Sask tax paid, tails & tilt, elec. over hyds., winch & pick- one owner, local trade, $41,995. Hendry’s er, bolt rims. 403-346-7178, Red Deer, AB. Chrysler, 306-528-2171, Nokomis, SK. PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and DL#907140 bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. 2009 DODGE 3500 diesel, 1 ton, 4WD, with 5th wheel deck, 196,000 kms., new 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca clutch, tires & glass, recent front suspen2012 ADVANCE TC407, tri-axle alum. tank- sion upgrade, $29,500; Double A 5th er, 41,600L, pump, loaded, new condition; wheel trailer w/elec. winch, rear loading 2011 Stainless TC407, tri-axle tanker, ramps, $12,500. Lamont Farm Centre Ltd, 11,100 USG, 2 comp., pump, scrubber. Lamont, AB. 780-895-7338, 780-940-6372. Cell 306-921-7721, 306-752-4909, Melfort, SK. 1995 DOEPKER 48’, 102”, tandem machinery trailer, single drop, hyd. tail/flip, alum. outriggers, 12,000 lb. winch, good cond., $30,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 130 MISC. SEMI TRAILERS, flatdecks, lowbeds, dump trailers, jeeps, tankers, etc. Check www.trailerguy.ca for pictures and prices. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. 2004 F-150 HERITAGE, 5.4 auto., 2WD, only 80,000 kms., uses clean burning natural gas, economical to run! $3900. CamDon Motors Ltd, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK

24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, HEATED SNOWMOBILE TRAILERS, starting 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 at $14,995! Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop F a c t o r y d i r e c t . 1 - 8 8 8 - 7 9 2 - 6 2 8 3 . online 24/7 at: allandale.com www.monarchtrailers.com BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and HI-BOY TRAILER, w/2-2500 gal. tanks, 3” pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, Banjo ball valves & hoses. Tires good, t a n d e m a n d t r i d e m s . C o n t a c t S K : $12,000 OBO. 306-834-7810, Dodsland, SK 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

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1979 MACK TANDEM, R600 21' grain box, 300 HP, 10 speed, 3rd axle air lift, safetied, $20,000. 204-324-9300 or 204-324-7622, Altona, MB. E-mail: gpwiebe@sdnet.ca 1980 INT TANDEM Grain Truck, Cummins dsl., 13 spd., good BH&T. Call for a good price! 306-654-7772, Saskatoon, SK.

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2007 MACK, 10 speed Eaton auto., new 20’ CIM B&H, 940,000 kms., fresh Sask. safeties. Call 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

CAB AND CHASSIS: 2010 Chev 3500 1 ton dually, will take 10’-12’ deck, 6L gas, 195,000 kms, fresh Sask. safety, $8900; 2010 Chev 3500 1 ton dually, 2 WD, 6.6L Duramax, 330,000 mi., $6900; Mechanic’s Special: 2001 Sterling L8500, will take 20’ box, C12 Cat eng., 13 spd. Eaton, 454,000 kms, needs motor work, $12,900 OBO. Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all 1995 VOLVO, 350,000 original kms., 9500 in stock. Custom sizes and log siding on hrs., wet kit, 370 HP, 14 spd., one owner, order. Call V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. farmer owned, exc. cond., 780-206-1234.

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2004 IH 7600 tandem truck, 670,000 kms, 13 spd., 425/65R22.5 front (20,000 lbs.), 11R22.5 rear (46,000 lbs.), $55,000. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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PROVEN FARMING SKILLS but need land? Operator with growth to ownership oppor2013 KENWORTH T660, 550 Cummins tunities available; May require relocation. ISX, 18 spd., Super 40’s, 804,630 kms.; Call 403-775-0536. 2016 Lode King Super B grain trailers, 205,301 kms. $145,000 for both. Will sell separate. 306-741-6297, Swift Current, SK

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres.

2002-2003 FLD 120/60 series trucks; 2007 W900, only 690 km, 2009 T800 single turbo CAT; 2009 Cascadia, only 309,000 km; 2011 T800 550 Cummins; 2011 Pro Star rebuilt Cummins. All units no emissions, Very good shape. Call 306-752-4909, cell 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK.

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FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, 530 HP Detroit deleted eng., 46,000 lb. diff., 18 spd., full fenders, new tires and beacon, $80,000. REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND 306-642-8551, Assiniboia, SK. FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. hoist systems can save you time, energy Management Group for all your borrowing and keep you safe this seeding season. and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Give K r a m b l e I n d u s t r i e s a call at Regina, SK. 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us 1999 JOHNSTON STREET Sweeper, online at: www.kramble.net 16,126 miles/3037 hrs., Cummins 4 cyl., DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call YEAR END GRAIN TRUCK CLEARANCE! hyd. pump, $12,900. 1-800-667-4515, us to develop a professional mediation 2007 Mack 400 HP, Mack eng., AutoShift, www.combineworld.com plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. A/T/C, new 20’ BH&T, new RR tires, Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. 716,000 kms., exc shape, was $67,500, NOW $63,500; 2007 IH 9200 ISX CumFARMING OPERATING LOSSES For Sale: A mins, 430 HP, AutoShift, alum. wheels, longstanding farm that has now ceased its new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, 1M kms., real operations has substantial operating losses nice shape, was $67,500, NOW $63,500; in a #'d company available for purchase 2009 Mack CH613, 430HP Mack, 10 spd., and utilization by another farming opera3 pedal AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. tion. These losses can be used to offset wheels, 1.4M kms. has eng. bearing roll farm income and/or farming capital gains. done, nice shape, was $69,500, NOW $97,500. 250-999-4777, Vancouver, BC. $65,500; 2007 Kenworth T600, C13 Cat just.p@shaw.ca 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, 2009 FORD F-550, RWD, 6.4 L diesel, auto, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0M kms., excel- duals, 11’ deck, new front, 200,000 kms., NEED A LOAN? Own farmland? Bank says no? If yes to above three, call lent truck, was $71,500, NOW $67,500; to work! $15,900. Cam-Don Motors 1-866-405-1228, Calgary, AB. 2005 IH 4400 tandem, w/570 IH eng., ready 320 HP, 10 spd., new 20’ BH&T, alum. Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. wheels., 423,000 kms., very clean truck, 1994 WESTERN STAR 4964F Crane excellent tires, w a s $54,500, N O W truck, 584,000 kms., T/A, Cat 3406, Eaton $51,500; 1996 Midland 24’ tandem grain 18 spd., Ferrari 8300 Kg crane, fresh safepup, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, new ty, $19,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: SASKATOON FARM TOY and Collectible Show at the German Culture Center, Jan. paint, new brakes, excellent tries, was www.combineworld.com 12th, 13th & 14th 2018. Fri. 5 PM - 9 PM; $18,500, NOW $16,500; 1999 IH 4700 Sat. 10 AM- 5 PM; Sun. 10 AM- 4 PM. SpeS/A w/17’ steel flat deck, 230,000 kms., cial features: Farm Toys and Scenes; ConIH 7.3 diesel, 10 spd., good tires, was $19,500, NOW $18,000; 2005 IH 9200 2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick struction Equipment; Vintage toys and tractor, ISX 430 HP Cummins, 13 spd., al- for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great se- much more! 306-237-4747, Saskatoon, SK. um. wheels, flat top sleeper, good rubber, lection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662, was $22,500, NOW $19,500. All trucks www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. SK. safetied. Trades considered. Arborfield SK., Phone Merv at 306-276-7518 res., SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near306-767-2616 cell. DL #906768. new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

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AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com

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2008 PETERBILT 386, yellow, daycab, 18 spd., 850,000 kms., 46k rears full locks, vg cond., $24,900. 780-206-1234, Barrhead.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us on FB at saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK

CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no exposed screws to leak or metal overlaps. Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churches, pig barns, commercial, arch rib building and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK.

SMALL BUSINESSES FOR SALE: $50,000 to $500,000. Land and buildings not included. SUITE Business Services. Ph/txt Bert 306-664-BERT(2378). BUSINESS FOR SALE, $120,000. Offers great growth opportunity in consumer and pet industry. Saskatoon, SK. Call Bert 306-664-BERT(2378).

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2012 MACK CXU613 day-cab, Mack MP8, 455HP, Eaton 13 spd., $39,900. DL#1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. 2013 PROSTAR MAX FORCE 13, 18 spd., 4-way lockers, 46 rears, new rubber, 52” high rise bunk, fresh safety, white colour, v. clean, Wabasco heater, 800,000 kms., $40,000 OBO. 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK 2015 VOLVO 630, D13 500 HP, I-Shift, 335,000 kms, 2016 Doepker Super B grain hoppers, Air Max, like new, $191,000 unit. Will separate. 204-761-6695, Brandon, MB

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BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective way to clear land. Four season service, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804.

SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock. Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK.

GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Russell, MB.

NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and 2007 CAT D6N LGP Dozer, new underv e r t i c a l b e a t e r s p r e a d e r s . P h o n e carriage, 34â&#x20AC;? pads, diff. steer, 6-way blade, 16,131 hrs., $94,900. 1-800-667-4515, 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. www.combineworld.com FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005AROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net behind large 4 WD tractors, 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Website: www.tismtrrewind.com blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca PULL TYPE ROAD GRADER, conversion by CWK Enterprises, Humboldt, SK. 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; blade, used 1 day, new condition, $35,000. 306-476-7728, Fife Lake, SK.

1978 CHAMPION 740 motor grader, Detroit 6 cylinder, showing 2568 hours, 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; moldboard, scarifier, cab, new rear tires, $16,900. Call 1-800-667-4515, or visit: www.combineworld.com 1986 CASE 450C dozer crawler, 6-way blade $9500. www.waltersequipment.com 204-525-4521. Minitonas, MB.

HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 PTH Paratills in stock; Parts for Bigham & Tye paratills; 6 & 8 leg paratills available for farm use. 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB.

1997 CAT D6R crawler, enclosed cab w/air, heat, canopy, front sweeps, rear screen, side covers, H.S. dozer, twin tilts, Cat. genuine UC at 70%, diff. steering. Priced well below retail at $ 44,500! Call Robert Harris, Gimli, MB. toll free: 1-877-614-4203, or cell: 204-470-5493. Visit: robertharrisequipment.com for complete details & pics of all our equipment.

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HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 1980 CAT D6D, PS, hyd. angle dozer yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, w/tilt, wide pad, & winch, very low hrs. custom conversions available. Looking for Call Scott, 306-533-6397, Regina, SK. Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, various shapes 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK and sizes for different excavators. Call 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. INTERNATIONAL CLOSED DOOR baler, model NA1450; 2 hydraulic pin presses; 1 portable hydraulic track press; 3 Goodman battery locomotive carts w/hundreds of feet of track. Cambrian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932. 2015 JOHN DEERE 130G track hoe, w/quick attach bucket, hyd thumb, c/w 50â&#x20AC;? ditching bucket, excellent shape, 600 hrs. $122,250. Lawrence 204-586-9176 or Micheal shop, 204-871-6483, Austin, MB. 2014 L10 TAKEUCHI Skid Steer, 3500 hrs., good condition, comes with tooth bucket. 306-441-1684, Cut Knife, SK.

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2014 NH SP 240F-XP, 275 HP, 120’, 1200 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., stainless, fully loaded incl. AIM Command, c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: both sets tires, $209,000. 306-948-7223. 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2011 ROGATOR 1396, 132’ alum. recirculating boom, 1300 SS tank, Raven Viper 2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, Pro, Raven SmarTrax steering w/slingshot, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, AccuBoom sec. control, AutoBoom height Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., control, HID lighting, DeKoning air lift crop 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca dividers, both sets of Michelin tires, one 2009 SEED HAWK 66’, 12” spacing, single owner. Call 204-937-3429, 204-937-7047. knife, 600 bu. TBH tank, 30.8 rear tires, alRoblin, MB. ways shedded, field ready, $160,000. 2010 JD 4830, 100’ booms, 1000 gal. 780-812-4471, Bonnyville, AB. tank, AutoSteer, Swath Pro, AutoBoom St: 021520, $215,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sas- 2010 SEEDMASTER 72-12 72’, 12” space, JD 1910 air cart, 3-tank metering, Stk: katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 020958, $132,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber packers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca WANTED: JOHN DEERE 1910 air cart, in decent shape. Call 306-862-8518, Choiceland, SK.

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42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD dou- BOOK NORCAN SOYBEANS Common #1 2014 MF 7616, deluxe cab, cab susp., ble spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 so you keep more green. Buy a bigger JD loader & grapple, CVT, 150 HP, 2510 hrs., WANTED: 4020 JOHN DEERE, powershift gas model. 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. Cdn OBO. 218-779-1710 Delivery available with the savings! Early discounts. Norcan $139,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK Seeds at 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch MB. 2005 JD 6420 tractor w/JD loader, 3000 hrs.; 2009 JD 568 baler w/net wrap, 8500 UTILITY TRACTORS: John Deere 6200, 2 bales on it; 1998 NH 1475 14’ haybine; WD, open station with loader; JD 5085 E, 2012 NEW HOLLAND T9.450, 2985 hrs., Morris 881 8-bale carrier. Southey, SK. MFWD w/loader. 204-522-6333, Melita. powershift, $150,000. 204-921-0233, Text 306-535-5908, or call 306-524-4551. STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER special- Rosenort, MB. www.equipmentpeople.com 2010 FENDT 820, CVT, loader and grapple, izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 7 1 0 ’ s , 4 hy d s . , d u a l P TO, 2 0 0 H P, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. $137,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. 1991 FORD/VERSATILE 1156, 8900 hrs., LOOKING FOR CASE Magnum 7230, 7240, 2000 JD 9400, 425 HP, 12 spd. powershift, 20.8x42 triples, 470 HP, $69,000 CAD or 7250 with FWA. Call 306-463-7627, Wilkie, SK. 4 hyd. outlets, plus return line, new hyd. OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710. DEUTZ 72-06, engine shot, good tires; pump (48 GPM), 8 new tires, 710/70R38, WANTED: A/C 7010, 7030, 7040 for parts. mint cond., $105,000. 306-861-4592, Fill- 1984 VERS. 875 4WD, w/Atom Jet hyd. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly trackit, $27,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equip- tors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor 306-395-2668, 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. more, SK. Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847. ment Ltd., 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. JOHN DEERE 7810, FWA, only 4500 hrs., WANTED TRANSMISSION FOR 835 Versal o a d e d w i t h d u a l s , s h e d d e d . P h o n e tile, 12 speed. Please leave a message WANTED: 1370 or 1570 Case, blown eng 780-990-8412, Edmonton, AB. 204-822-1343, Thornhill, MB. or in running condition. 306-395-2668 or MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar 875 VERSATILE SERIES III, 20.8x387 du- and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. als, 3400 original hrs., ultra premium con- 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. 2015 220 PUMA, 4300 hours, deluxe cab, 3 dition. Dozer available. 403-823-1894, point, Trimble GPS, $162,500. Please call LOOKING FOR DIKA root rake . Call Drumheller, AB. 306-682-0738, Humboldt , SK. 780-305-6931, Barrhead, AB. 1992 FORD/VERSATILE 946, JD Auto2016 CIH FARMALL 75A, MFWD, 20 hrs., 8 Steer, 6000 hrs., very nice, $44,500 Cdn. WANTED: Older and newer tractors, in forward gears/2 reverse, 3PTH, 540 PTO, running condition or for parts. Goods Used OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710. $29,000 OBO. 204-648-7085, Grandview Tractor Parts, 1-877-564-8734.

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2002 JOHN DEERE 1820 air drill, 54', 10" spacing, auto rate, 2012 Agtron primary blockage system, Bourgault 3" carbide knock on spoons, JD structural reinforcement kit on drill and cart, 1900 JD 350 bu. cart, $27,000 OBO. Call 306-268-4350, 306-268-7858, Bengough, SK. 2016 CIH MAXXUM 115 MFWD, 692 115 HP, FEL, 540/1000 PTO, 3PTH, 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., hours, xcellent condition, $99,800. c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: e1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2003 CASE/IH STX 450, quad track, 7065 ATOM JET OPENERS: Buy now at pre- hrs., Cummins, 16 spd. PS, 4 hyd. outlets, season discounts. We take your trades! plus return line, 30” tracks, exc. cond. $125,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12” spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2009 SEED HAWK 72-12 72’, 12” sp., twin wing, pneum. packers, 600 TBT cart, stk: 021477, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca 2010 JD 1830 drill, 61’ 10” spacing, w/430 bu. 1910 grain cart, duals, double shoot, $69,000 OBO. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK. 2011 BOURGAULT 3310, 74’, 12” spacings, MRS, 6550 tank, X20 monitor, duals, bag lift, 2 fans, 1 high capacity fan, cameras, Capstan NH3 kit, sectional control, $177,000. 204-748-8156, Elkhorn, MB.

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FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims & tires: JD 4045, 710/60R46, $20,500; 800/55R46, $22,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals available. 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. 2009 1286C Rogator parts, 830 hrs, C9 Cat engine w/radiator, hydros, wheel motors, plenty of other parts. 403-994-7754, Olds. SET OF FOUR 320/90R50 Michelin Agribib sprayer tires w/rims, fit Rogator 1084, 10 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber packbolt, $6800. 403-994-7754, Olds, AB. ers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 2010 BOURGAULT 3310, 74', MRB's with 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. granular and liquid kits., 2" carbide tips, 4" 2014 55' K-HART drill, Paralink 4612 openround air filled packers. No frame cracks, ers, Quick depth changing, Bg MRB, high $75,000 OBO. 204-526-0575, Regina, SK. floatation, 3" V-packers, great shape. marcelrejean@hotmail.com Awesome for high speed fertilizer banding 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sin- or seeding. Seed in tall stubble, $70,000 OBO. Del. possible. 204-526-0575, Swift gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Current, SK. marcelrejean@hotmail.com Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2008 SEEDMASTER TXB 66-12, 66’, 12” 2010 NH/FLEXI-COIL 5500, 70’, 10” spac- spacing, dual wheels, double shoot, all ing, 3” paired row carbide atom jet knives, new manifold and new hoses, mint cond., DS, full blockage; 2010 Flexi-Coil 430 bu. $78,000, or $125,000 with JD 1910 air TBT cart, 3 tanks, var. rate metering, 20.8x tank. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 38 duals, 10” deluxe load-in auger. Both CIH ATX700, 60’, 12” sp., 5.5” rubber packunits shedded since new and in excellent ers, Raven NH3, closers and single bar harcond., $85,000. 306-675-6136, Kelliher, SK row. $28,000. 204-648-7085, Grandview. 2010 SEED HAWK 60’ Toolbar, 12” sp., w/Seed Hawk 400 cart, 2 fans, seed & fertilizer distributing kit auger. Also NH kit & winch $175,000. 306-449-2255, A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment Ltd., Storthoaks SK. 2010 BOURGAULT 3310 66’ 12” spacing W/MRB, 6550 cart w/liquid kit. $165,000 OBO. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK. 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., single knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca FLEXI-COIL 5000, 57.5’, 7.5” spacing, 4” rubber press, 2320 tank, deluxe monitor, $14,000. 204-476-6907, Neepawa, MB.

2009 SEEDMASTER 6912, expandable to 80’, 300 bu. on frame w/tracks; Bourgault 6550 tank, many extras, CTF ready. 780-206-1234, Barrhead, AB. 54’ 2008 BOURGAULT 5710, good shape, new points, c/w 2013 6550 tank, X30 monitor, $125,000 OBO. 306-567-7703 or 306-567-7184, Davidson, SK.

2008 SEEDMASTER 8012, 2004 NH 430 tank, 3 compartments with 5 rollers, Ra- BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 15’ and ven NH3, $89,000 OBO. 306-272-7225, 12’; Rome 12’; Towner 16-18’; Wishek 18’ and 30’. 1-866-938-8537. Foam Lake, SK.

ALLIS CHALMERS 8010 4WD tractor w/FEL & 3PTH., $6500 OBO. Call GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence 306-862-8460, 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK. posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner 2006 MCCORMICK MTX 150 and 2004 Wo o d P r e s e r ve r s L t d . , a s k fo r R o n MTX 140 with loader. Both low hours. Call 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire GRATTON COULEE AGRI PARTS LTD. Your and all accessories for installation. Heights #1 place to purchase late model combine from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, and tractor parts. Used, new and rebuilt. sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen www.gcparts.com Toll free 888-327-6767. ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

2014 CHALLENGER MT765D, 620 hrs., MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. 3502 HP, Trimble Autopilot, 18” tracks, Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: PTO, 3 PTH, $219,800. 1-800-667-4515. www.maverickconstruction.ca More sizes available! Call for availability! www.combineworld.com MULTIPLE HIGH HP track & 4WD tractors. Various options, various hours. All are in www.combineworld.com excellent condition and priced to sell! 2015 6140R, MFWD, 150 HP, 1870 hrs, Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710. 20 spd, FEL, 3PTH, 540/1000 PTO, diff. lock, front axle susp., 50 KPH+, $149,000. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2005 JD 9520T, 5380 hrs., 3PTH, no PTO, CAT DOZER BLADE: Ideal for making a pull needs 36” tracks, new head, exc. cond., dozer, 12’x3’, good shape, cutting edge never turned, good bolts, C-frame for 16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $4.50/ea., 125 per $96,000. 780-919-6639 Sherwood Park AB blade, $1200. 306-722-7770, Osage, SK. bundle; 3-4” $9.50/ea, 100 per bundle; 1997 JD 9400 4WD, 425 HP, 8562 hrs., 12 spd., diff. lock, 4 hyds., 20.8x42 triples 12’ DEGELMAN 46/5700 4-Way dozer 4-5” $11.50/ea, 75 per bundle. Vermette new 400 hrs. ago, does light duty work, blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., mint condition, always shedded, $100,000. blade, trip cutting edge, $15,000. Wander- 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com website: www.vwpltd.com 306-675-6136, Kelliher, SK. ing River AB 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212

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2015 CIH PUMA 185 MFWD, 1490 hrs., 185 HP, CVT, 540/100 PTO, 3PTH, duals, f a c t . w a r r a n t y, $ 1 4 9 , 8 0 0 . 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2016 CASE/IH STX 420, 4 wheel drive, 710/R42 Firestone tires, full AutoSteer, PTO, high capacity pump, 4 remotes, full 2015 SEED HAWK 84-12 84’ 12” spacing, LED light package and deluxe cab. Field steel seed and fertilizer knives, Stk: ready, 410 hrs., $350,000. 403-901-5390, REDUCED PRICE! 1983 JD 4450 MFWD 022334, $352,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sas- Strathmore, AB. w/Ezee-On FEL 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 3 hyds., 7925 hrs. showing, 14.9-26F, 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS 20.8R32, duals available. 306-283-4747, dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 306-291-9395. Langham, SK. 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift 2011 JD 7230 Premium, MFWD 3 PTH, 3 Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca hyds., auto quad trans., w/JD 741 FEL 2012 SEEDHAWK 50’ toolbar, 10” spacings, bucket & grapple, shedded, yard work 500 SeedHawk tank, sec. control, shedded, /small cattle farm. 4960 hrs., VG, $95,000. vg cond. 306-865-6603, Hudson Bay, SK. 306-697-3545, 306-730-8792, Grenfell, SK 2011 SEED HAWK 50’ toolbar, 12” spac2 JOHN DEERE 8970’s: 5400 hrs., powering, w/600 cart, dual wheels, auger and shift, $79,000 Cdn OBO; 6800 hrs., 24 bag lift, $225,000; 2010 Seed Hawk 66’ 2012 CIH STEIGER 550 Quadtrac 1995H, spd., $69,000 Cdn. OBO. Both have PTO toolbar, 12” spacing, w/400+ Seed Hawk 30" tracks, dual hyd. pumps, leather, shed- and 3PTH. 218-779-1710. Delivery avail. seed cart, 2 fans, seed and fertilizer kit, ded, $289,000 OBO. Call 780-204-0391, also NH kit, $175,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Mayerthorpe, AB. jekfarm@gmail.com Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. www.buymyfarmequipment.com FLEXI-COIL 5000 51’, 9”, w/2320, 4” rubber packers, in-row liquid phos. $18,500. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. WANTED: 40’ SEEDMASTER, 10” spacing, with on board seed and fertilizer tanks. Call 780-518-2816, Hythe, AB. 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. JD 1830/1910, 61’, 10” spacing, 4” SP, dutch paired row, DS if wanted. TBH 430 bu. cart, variable rate conveyor, power cal. Will separate, negotiable, $65,000 OBO. 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 years experience. Call Bob Davidson, Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746.

ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. FEED MIX CARTS w/scales: Knight 280 bu., $5000; Gehl 500 bu.,$10,000; Kelly Ryan feeder cart, $2000; JD 785 spreader, $11,000; New Idea 362 spreader, $6500; International 7’ snowblower, $1000. 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB.

BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. WALLENSTEIN WOOD PROCESSOR # 830. 1 man machine for cutting, splitting & piling, 403-346-7178, Red Deer, AB

SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65. Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, NH 273 SQUARE baler with hydraulic ten- 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. sion, $1000; 546 Rock-O-Matic rock picker, $3800; MF88 diesel tractor, w/FEL, good rubber, $2200 OBO. 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. 5 BUILDING JACKS, 15 ton mechanical lift; 605A Vermeer baler, good belts, $600; Portable fuel tank fits in half ton or bigger, $125. 204-825-2784, Pilot Mound, MB. SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., www.luckemanufacturing.com

2012 CIH 500HD, 1915 hrs., 4 remotes, tow cable, luxury cab, red leather heated seats, 16 spd. PS, 57 GPM hyd. pump, 710 tires, buddy seat, gd cond., $228,000 OBO. Ph/tx Brandon 306-577-5678, Carlyle, SK.

PRODUCER REPRINTS: Seen a photo you want to own in your Producer? Order professional reproductions of photos or whole newspaper pages for your own walls at reasonable prices. 1-800-667-6978 or email us at photos@producer.com 2012 JD 6150R, MFWD, 380 FEL and grap1986 PANTHER 1000, with 3406 CAT ple, bought new in April 2013, 1775 hrs., engine, PowerShift transmission (no PTO), shedded. Call 306-297-6404, Simmie, SK. 20.8x38 rubber, 9800 hrs., 335 HP, 40 GPM hydraulic, new batteries, and tires are decent. 306-594-7716, Norquay, SK. 2012 M135X, loader and grapple, 3PTH, STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and 16x16 PS trans., 2400 hrs., 20.8x38, 135 used, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to HP, $73,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or www.bigtractorparts.com

BLOCKED & SEASONED PINE FIREWOOD: Bags $90. Delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com Website: www.vwpltd.com GOOD USED FARM EQUIPMENT, selling because I’m retiring. 9530 JD 4WD tractor; 1870 JD Conserva Pak 56’; 1910 JD Air Cart TBH; 7720 JD FWA tractor w/loader; 13x85 Farm King Auger; 9400 IHC tandem. 306-452-7515, Redvers, SK.

2014 MT965C, 800’s, 5 hyds., GPS, 1025 hrs., 525 HP, loaded, $329,900; 2013 MT 545D, loader & grapple, 24 spd., dual PTO, 1512 hrs., cab susp., 155 HP, $129,900; 2012 MT955C, 2400 hrs., 800’s, PTO, $279,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK.

2011 7430 PREMIUM, loader and grapple, 6X4 trans. 4500 hrs., 20.8x38 rears, $124,900. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. 2008 JOHN DEERE 9530 4WD, 2700 hrs., 800 metrics, powershift, good condition throughout, $198,000 OBO. Call Neil 306-231-8300, Humboldt, SK. 2011 JD 9530T, 18 spd. PS, 36” tracks, 4 hyds. plus return line, front weights, end idler weights, AutoTrac ready, mint cond., $195,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 1990 JOHN DEERE 8560 4WD, 230 HP, PTO, new rubber, always shedded, with JD AutoSteer, $43,500 OBO. Phone/text 204-242-4332, Manitou, MB 1992 JD 4255, 2WD, w/265 loader, 3800 hrs., great shape, $52,000 OBO. Medicine Hat, AB. 403-581-8269 or 306-628-7380. 1964 JD 4020: New top end, sleeves, pistons, batteries, oils, & fluids. $9500 OBO. 204-739-3392, Fisher Branch, MB. DUALS & TRACK SOLUTIONS for combines, tractors, sprayers, carts - almost anything! Call us now! 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com

Rated 9.1 out of 10

450KW MARATHON GENSET, 628 hrs., S60 dsl. engine - inframed, load tested. Sold with warranty. $44,500. On Track Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB

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1998 PETERBILT 378

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Detroit Eng., 430/470 hp., (Recent Eng Work) new turbo, refurbished 18 spd. trans., new 2050 clutch, rad and 8in. pipes, c/w new MB safety

225,000

Comes with 9186 - 13’ Razor Bar Disc Bine and 5300-30 Draper Header, Like New, 75 hrs

PARADISE HILL, SK

ARBORG, MB

PENHOLD, AB

1-877-334-4433

1-888-814-7955

403-886-4222

2015 CASE MX140

2015 JOHN DEERE 6150M

2016 CLAAS LEXION 780TT 855678

110,900

1950 Hrs, 140HP, MFWD, Loader, Grapple, 3 pth

818457

859863

599,000

149,900

133,765

1395 Hours, MFWD, 520/85R38, w/H60 Loader, Comfort Seat

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EDMONTON, AB

KINISTINO, SK

MOOSE JAW, SK

780-443-3800

306-864-1700

306-726-7370

2013 JOHN DEERE 9560RT

2015 JOHN DEERE 8320R 869863

2014 CASE IH WD 1903 836792

869773

Blow Out Pricing

362,900

Power Shift, Duals, Hyd Pump, Guidance Ready, Must See!

376,000

1895 Hrs, 50K IVT W/ LHR, MFWD w/ Suspension, 10 In. Command Center Display

125,000

803 Hrs, 16’, Series 2 Disc Mower Conditioner

WATROUS, SK

PONOKA, AB

STONY PLAIN, AB

306-946-3362

1-888-831-8189

1-888-327-6888

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2014 FORESTER

2015 FORESTER

2016 FORESTER

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, EYESIGHT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MILEAGE: $ 58,943

NAVIGATION, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, DUAL CLIMATE, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, EYESIGHT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MILEAGE: $ 9

CLOTH HEATED SEATS, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF

VENETIAN RED PEARL/BLACK

29,995

VENETIAN RED PEARL/BLACK

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

D SOL32,995

MILEAGE: 1,389

32,995

MILEAGE: 1,848

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

35,995

DARK GREY METALLIC/GREY

29,995

MILEAGE: 1,779

2016 FORESTER

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, EYESIGHT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MILEAGE: $ 1,058

33,995

2.0 TURBO NAVIGATION, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, DUAL CLIMATE, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE MILEAGE: $ 10

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, DUAL CLIMATE, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE MILEAGE: $ 969

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, EYESIGHT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MILEAGE: $ 9

2016 FORESTER DARK GREY/OFF BLACK

2016 FORESTER

34,495

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, DUAL CLIMATE, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE MILEAGE: $ 8

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

2016 IMPREZA CRYSTAL WHITE/BLACK

2012 LEGACY

2014 LEGACY

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, EYESIGHT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MILEAGE: $ 10

LEATHER HEATED, COMMAND START, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF, NAVIGATION

LEATHER HEATED, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF, NAVIGATION

35,995

2.0 TURBO, NAVIGATION, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, DUAL CLIMATE, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE MILEAGE: $ 11

NAVIGATION, EYESIGHT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL

GRAPHITE GREY/OFF BLACK

2016 LEGACY

CARBIDE GREY/OFF BLACK

2017 LEGACY

ICE SILVER/OFF BLACK

2017 LEGACY

TUNGSTEN METALLIC/IVORY

CARBIDE GREY/BLACK & GREY

LEATHER HEATED, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF, NAVIGATION

EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY, CLOTH HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, BACKUP CAMERA MILEAGE: $ 180

EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY, CLOTH HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, BACKUP CAMERA MILEAGE: $ 8

EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY, CLOTH HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, BACKUP CAMERA MILEAGE: $ 40

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

MILEAGE: 795

28,995

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

DARK GREY/OFF BLACK

34,995

2014 OUTBACK

29,495

2014 XV

28,995

MILEAGE: 45

2014 XV

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

SATIN WHITE/BLACK

3.6R, NAVIGATION, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MILEAGE: $ 6,812

LEATHER HEATED, NAVIGATION, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF

HYBRID, HEATED CLOTH, SUNROOF

30,995

MILEAGE: 40,225

24,995

MILEAGE: 43,400

25,495

29,495

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

SOLD 34,995

MILEAGE: 44,128

19,995

ICE SILVER METALLIC/OFF BLACK

35,995

SATIN WHITE/BLACK

MILEAGE: 41,548

2017 LEGACY

2014 XV

30,495

22,995

2013 OUTBACK

D SOL28,995

SATIN WHITE/BLACK

3.6R NAVIGATION, EYESIGHT, LEATHER, HEATED SEATS, SUNROOF, POWER TAILGATE, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL MILEAGE: $ 24,336

2015 XV

DARK GREY/OFF BLACK

CRYSTAL WHITE/BLACK

LEATHER HEATED, NAVIGATION, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF

EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY, LEATHER HEATED, NAVIGATION, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF MILEAGE: $ 11,679

LEATHER HEATED, NAVIGATION, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, SUNROOF

SOLD

MILEAGE: 3,114

25,995

28,995

MILEAGE: 19

27,495

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21,885

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5.6 SE Crew cab, 4x4, V8, automatic transmission, AM/FM/CD/DVD, cruise control, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, power drivers seat, gray cloth interior, soft cover, tube style running boards, tow package, new Goodyear Wrangler tires, mechanical fitness inspection complete & all repairs done.

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43,885

12,985

38,800

33,885

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Series 60 515 HP, very low hrs on engine OH, Fuller 18 spd, 12/40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4:11 ratio w/lockers, Airliner suspension, 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels, WB 232â&#x20AC;?, CA 92â&#x20AC;?, 52000 lb GVW, Unit has fresh Alberta Safety!

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44,500

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49,999

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4,995

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17,500

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2015 Case IH Steiger 540

2014 Case IH Steiger 550 Quadtrac

2012 Case IH Steiger 600 Quadtrac

Lux Cab, HID Lights, 113GPM Hyd, 800 Duals, AccuGuide, Tow Cable, Stk: 016410A (LL)

36” Tracks, Lux Cab; 113 GPM Hyd, 6 Remotes, PTO, Raven Smartrax Stk: 023776 (PA)

36” Tracks; Lux Cab, HID Lights, 6 Remotes, 113 GPM Hyd, AccuGuide, Stk: 024150 (SA)

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2017 Case IH 9240 36” Tracks, Ext Wear Rotor, Folding Auger, Lux Cab, Leather, AccuGuide, HID Lights Stk: 026350 (ME) ............................................................. $575,000 2016 Case IH 9240 620 Duals, Lux Cab, Lat Tilt w/Rocktrap, AccuGuide, 50’ Folding Unload, Magnacut Chopper, HID Lights Stk: 022940 (SC) ....................................$499,000 2016 Case IH 8240 520 Duals, Lat Tilt, Rocktrap, Ext Wear Rotor, Standard Chopper, Deluxe Cab, Leather Seat, Pro 700, AccuGuide Ready Stk: 022117 (SC) .............$405,000 2014 Case IH 8230 900 Singles, Lat Tilt, Deluxe Cab, GPS, Folding Auger, Pivot Spout, Hyd Fold Hopper Cover, 865 Engine & 640 Rotor Hrs, Stk: 025289 (SC) .............$335,000 2013 Case IH 9230 620 Duals, Lux Cab, Lat Tilt w/Rocktrap, AccuGuide, Hyd Grain Tank Cover, Magnacut Chopper, HID Lights Stk: 021990 (ES)...............................$350,000 2012 Case IH 9120 620 Duals, HID Lights, Magnacut Fine Chopper, AccuGuide, Pro600 Monitor, 24’Auger Stk: 023485 (PA) ........................................................$275,000 2012 Case IH 7230 520 Duals, Lat Tilt, Ext Wear Rotor, Hyd Folding Cover, Std Chopper, HID Lights, AccuGuide, Air Compressor Stk: 021503 (PA) ....................................$269,000 2009 Case IH 7120 520 Duals, Lateral Tilt, AccuGuide, Power Mirrors, Std Cut Chopper, 3016 Header /W SwathMaster Pickup Stk: 205692B (LL) .................................... $189,000 2006 Case IH 8010 14’ CIH 2016 Pickup, 520 Duals, Rocktrap, Pro 600 Monitor, St. Rotor, Maurer Topper, Fine Cut Chopper, Long Auger Stk: 021412 (ME) ................ $155,500 2006 Gleaner R65 Pickup Header, 900 Singles, Single Spreader, 500 Hrs on Reman Engine Stk:026973 (ME) ....................................................................................................$92,500 2012 Challenger 540C 620 Duals, Power Fold Hopper, MAV Chopper, Small Grain Rotor, AutoSteer, Leather, PH15 PU Header Stk: 026658 (SA) .............................$245,000 2012 MF 9560 520 Duals, MAV Chopper, Power Ford Hopper, AutoSteer, Leather, MF 4200 PU Header Stk: 026657 (SA) .................................................................$270,000

2016 Case IH 4440 120’, AIM Pro, Active Susp, Pro 700, AccuGuide, AccuBoom, AutoBoom, Front Fill, Wide Fenders, Trelleborg 710s Stk: 022565 (SA) ................$495,000 2014 Case IH 4430 120’, Lux Cab, Active Susp, HID lights, AutoBoom, AccuBoom, Viper Pro Monitor, AIM Pro, 380s & 620s, Raven Smartrax Steering Stk: 023711 (PA) .......$380,000 2013 Case IH 4430 100’, Deluxe Cab, AIM, Pro 700, 372 Receiver, 2 Sets Of Tires, HID Lights, AutoBoom, AccuBoom Stk:024786 (SC) .............................................$305,000 2011CaseIH 4420 120’,DlxCab,380s&650s,HIDLight,AirComp,ViperPro,SmartraxAutoSteer, AutoBoom, AccuBoom, Crop Dividers, Fan Reverser Stk: 021959 (ME) ................$213,000 2009 Case IH 4420 100’, AIM, 1200 Gallon, Norac Boom Height Control, Sectional Control, Autopilot, 380s & 520s, Ag Leader Monitor Stk: 020576 (ES) ................ $199,500 2013 Case IH 3330 100 Ft, 380 & 650 Tires, Active Susp, Front Fill, AIM Command, Deluxe HID Lighting, AccuBoom, AutoBoom Stk: 022510 (SA) .............................$249,900 2000 Case IH SPX2130 78’, AutoSteer, 2 Sets of Tires, 660 Gallons Stk: 024745 (SA) .................................................................................................... $69,900 2014 Case IH 4530 Floater 70’, Lux Cab, Power Mirrors, Deluxe HID Lights, Fenders, Double 6” Auger 50 CF, Viper 4 Monitor, 1550 Hours Stk: 024242 (SC)...............$320,000 2011 Case IH 3230 100’, Dlx Cab, Active Susp, HID Lights, Pro 600, AccuGuide, Fenders, AccuBoom, AutoBoom Stk: 028123A (LL) ..............................................$229,000 2010 John Deere 4830 100’, 1000 Gallon Tank, AutoSteer, Swath Pro, AutoBoom, 2 Sets Of Tires, Crop Dividers Stk: 021520 (SA) ...................................................$215,000 2014 New Holland SP240f 120’, 1200 Gal SS Tank, Intelliview IV Monitor, AccuBoom, AutoBoom, 2 Sets of Tires Stk: 024111 (LL) .........................................................$299,000 2009 Apache AS1010 100’, 1000 Gal, Raven Control & GPS, 5 Way Nozzle Bodies, 1800 Hrs Stk: 026632 (SC).................................................................................. $190,000 1998 RoGator 854 100’, 800 Gal SS Tank, Ez-Guide AutoSteer, Rate Controller, Rinse Tank Stk: 023420 (LL) .................................................................................................... $49,000

TRACTORS 2014 Case IH Steiger 620 Quadtrac Luxury Cab, PTO, Twin Flow Hyd, 36” Tracks, 6 Remotes, Pro 700, AccuGuide, HID Lights Stk: 025032 (ME) ...........................$489,000 2015 Case IH Steiger 540 800 Duals, AccuGuide, 6 Remotes, PTO, HID Lights, 2 Hyd Pumps, Weight Pkg. Stk: 016410A (LL) .................................................................$429,000 2016 Case IH Steiger 580 Quadtrac Lux Cab, LED Lights, Pro 700, AccuGuide, 2 Hyd Pumps, 6 Remotes, PTO, 36” Tracks, Tow Cable Stk: 022922 (SC) ......................$565,000 2014 Case IH Steiger 550 Quadtrac Luxury Cab, Dual Hyd Pumps, PTO, HID Lights, Tow Cable, HID Lights, 6 Remotes, Viper Pro, Raven AutoSteer Stk: 023776 (PA) ......$481,000 2016 Case IH Steiger 500 520 Triples, Deluxe Cab, HID Lights, AccuGuide, Pro 700, 4 Remotes, Hi-Cap Hyd, 342 hours Stk: 023022 (SC)..........................................$380,000

2016 Case IH Steiger 420 520 Triples, Deluxe Cab, HID Lights, Pro 700, AccuGuide, 4 Remotes, High Capacity Hyd, PTO Stk: 023173 (SC) .........................................$379,000 2009 Case IH Steiger 485 Quadtrac Dlx Cab, Hi Cap Hyd, PTO, 30” Tracks, Cab Suspension, AccuGuide Stk: 023118 (SA) ................................................................................$255,000 2012 John Deere 9510RT 36” Tracks, Leather Seat, 4 Remotes, SF2 GPS, GreenStar Display, High Capacity Hyd 58 GPM, 2070 hours Stk: 024350 (SC).....................$350,000 2013 New Holland T9.615 36” High Idler, Lux Cab, HID Lights, GPS AutoGuidance, Twin Pump Hyd, Radar, PTO, 2700 hours Stk: 025507 (SC) .................................$410,000,

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NEW AND USED generators, all sizes from 5 kw to 3000 kw, gas, LPG or diesel. Phone for availability and prices. Many used in stock. 204-643-5441, Fraserwood, MB. NEW DATE! LAZY S RANCH 49th Annual Bull Power Sale, January 26th, at the ranch, Mayerthorpe, AB. 200 polled red & black Simmental, Angus and Beefmaker Angus) bulls. 780-785-3136. Video TUBING FROM 1-1/4” to 3-1/2”. Sucker (Simm rod 3/4”, 7/8” and 1”. Line pipe and Casing online: www.lazysranch.ca also available. Phone 1-800-661-7858 or 780-842-5705, Wainwright, AB. DRILL STEM FOR SALE: 300 2-7/8”. 100 BLACK ANGUS heifers, bred to registered Black Angus bulls. Can winter and 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. calve out. 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK.

T A N D L 1 2 - t o we r 2 4 0 a c r e p i vo t , 403-362-9211, Bassano, AB. 8” to 6” MAINLINE; 6 - 5”x5” wheelines; Bauer 1160’ w/4.5” hard hose reel; Also Reinke 985’ pivot, refurbished. Call for pricing, 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK.

BISON CALVES WANTED. Harmony Natural bison. Call or text 306-736-3454, SE Sask.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. NORDAL LIMOUSIN & ANGUS 2018 Bull Sale, Feb. 15th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales Saskatoon, SK. Offering 60 Black & Red Angus 2 year old bulls, low birth weights, performance & maternal combinations available. Contact Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue & information at: nordallimousin.com 20 YOUNG PUREBRED Black and Red Angus cows, $46,000. 1 Black Angus bull, $4000. $50,000 takes all. 306-865-4168, Hudson Bay, SK. SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Angus coming 2-year-old bulls for sale. Good selection. Call Shane 306-869-8074 or Keith 306-454-2730. Ceylon, SK.

BRED BISON HEIFERS for sale. 85 pas- (10) 2 YEAR OLD BLACK ANGUS bulls, seture raised, top cut. Ready to go Dec. 15. men tested, guaranteed breeders. High Call or text 306-495-8800, SE Sask. quality. Reasonably priced. B/B Duncan, Cromer, MB. 204-556-2342, 204-556-2348 BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison or 204-851-0306. is looking to contract grain finished bison, BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred as well as calves and yearlings for growing to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca BUYING BISON for processing. Call for BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seoptions and prices, Ian 204-848-2498 or men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery 204-867-0085. available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca 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. KEEP JOBS IN CANADA. Elk Valley Ranches a Canadian Co. finishes bison in Canada. We are now buying cull cows, cull bulls, yearlings and calves. Paying top $$ with prompt payment. Kitscoty, AB, Frank at 780-846-2980. elkvalley@xplornet.com www.elkvalleyranches.com LOOKING FOR ALL classes of bison from calves, yearlings, cows and herd bulls. Phone Kevin at 306-539-4090 (cell) or 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. SUNDANCE BUFFALO RANCH 2016 yearling Bison heifers: Top quality framey 2016 born M Line bison heifers for sale. Ready to breed in 2018. 403-502-2486, Irvine, AB. rick@porterandmacleanlivestock.com QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. 50-2016 BISON FEMALES, weight on Nov.30/2017 was 815 lbs. $4000, please call 306-342-4253, donjanzen@gmail.com Glenbush, SK. BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, yearlings and calves. Now dealer for Redmond Bison mineral. Call Elk Valley Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buying compromised cattle that can’t make a long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147. 17 BRED PLAINS BISON heifers for sale. Call Spruce Vista Seed Farm Ltd., Berwyn, AB. 780-338-3657. COMPLETE BISON COW herd dispersal Productive herd, culled annually, 125 cows, 50 yearling heifers. Royal Black Bison Ranch Inc. 306-441-7128, Paynton, SK 100 BISON COWS, $5000 each. Call 250-263-3152, Melville, SK. 20 - 2016 PLAINS Bison females. Average weight December 13th, 749 lbs. $3750 each. Call 306-441-1408, Meota, SK. NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-873-3184.

25 BLACK BRED heifers, bred Black Angus, easy calving bulls, bulls out 60 days, start calving May 1st, all vaccinations & Ivomec, $2300. 306-283-4105, Saskatoon, SK.

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BRAUN RANCH Horned Hereford Bull Sale. March 9, 1:00PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 20 two year olds bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 5 purebred open heifers, 25 commercial open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos on-line at: www.braunranch.com Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132. BANNERLANE HORNED HEREFORDS Annual Sale, Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 2018, 2:00 PM CST (1:00 PM MST) at the farm, Livelong, SK. 30 coming 2 year old bulls, sem e n t e s t e d ; 3 5 b r e d h e i fe r s , p r e g . checked; 3 registered heifers. Dinner at noon. Central point free delivery. Email: bannerlane@littleloon.ca or phone Rob Bannerman, 306-845-2764, 306-248-1214. Catalogue online at: www.hereford.ca MISTY VALLEY FARMS 42nd Annual Production Sale of Horned Herefords, Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 at the ranch, 1:00 PM MST. On offer: 60 long yearling bulls including Lanni Bristow’s sale group; 50 bred registered heifers; 65 bred commercial Hereford heifers; 15 open heifer calves from Mark Law. Bulls semen tested. Heifers pregnancy tested. Misty Valley Farms, RR #1, Maidstone, SK. S0M 1M0. Call Harold Oddan at 3 0 6 - 8 9 3 - 2 7 8 3 o r M a u r i c e O d d a n at 3 0 6 - 8 9 3 - 2 7 3 7 ; o r L a n n i B r i s t ow at 780-943-2236; Mark Law 204-743-2049.

2 - 2017 PB Quarter Horse chestnut fillies, 60-80 RED & BLACK ANGUS cross, Red An- $750 each. Will consider young bred cow gus bulls went out on July 6th. Leave a on trade. 306-865-4168, Hudson Bay, SK. message, 306-834-5156, Kerrobert, SK. 20 BLACK COWS, will feed until March; Also 4 black bull calves. 306-441-6608, BUY & SELL: Horses, saddles and tack. North Battleford, SK. Also horse and stock trailers. Call Skip Arntsen, 306-221-9251, Delisle, SK. 60 BLACK BRED heifers, bred Black Angus, easy calving bulls, bulls out 60 days, start calving May 1st, all vaccinations & Ivomec, $2300. 306-283-4388, Saskatoon, SK. BOBSLEIGH, BUCKBOARD, BUGGY, and wagon for small ponies. All excellent condition. 306-536-9210, Belle Plaine, SK. HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and aluminum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn have them, we want them.” Make your ficalves! 306-739-0020, Wawota, SK. Email nal call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, cozycaps@outlook.com Winnipeg, MB. 100 BLACK ANGUS 3rd and 4th calvers; 250 Black & Red Angus 2nd calvers. Swift BUYING ELK for Meat, Hunting and Breeding. Call for options and prices, Ian Current, SK. 306-773-1049, 306-741-6513. 204-848-2498 or 204-867-0085.

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HERD DISPERSAL SALE: Bred cows 96 FB registered Braunvieh cows, bred to FB Braunvieh bulls; PB black Braunvieh (homo polled & hetero black bulls). Exposed June 17th to Sept. 1st, $3200 OBO. Please call us at 403-816-1246, Huxley, AB., or e-mail: calvin@fieldstonebraunvieh.com Website: www.fieldstonebraunvieh.com

LOOKING FOR an investor to purchase cow/calf pairs (up to 400) or looking to finance directly from the farmer. Prefer Red or Black Angus. Pay back over 8 years with a 30% return on your principal. Call 204-848-2205, ianarnold10@hotmail.com

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

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

NORDAL LIMOUSIN & ANGUS 2018 Bull Sale, Feb. 15th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales Saskatoon, SK. Offering 25 polled Red & Black 2 year old Limousin bulls. Contact Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue & info at: nordallimousin.com

2 YR. OLD Salers bulls, 18 Red and Black bulls, mostly polled. Excellent dispositions. Bulls for cows and heifers. See Facebook, 403-872-1549, www.skywestsalers.com Red Deer County, AB. Please email: travisdepalme@outlook.com

SIMMENTAL/ANGUS BRED HEIFERS, 45 home bred and raised, Reds and Blacks. Quality functional group of heifers that will get out and work. Bred to calving ease MRL Black Simmental. Bulls were put out on June 1st. Heifers have been preg. checked and received Ivomec as well as first shot of Scourbos. $2600 OBO. Call or text 306-452-7905, Redvers, SK. CATTLEMENS FINANCIAL CORP. Programs for cow/calf operators and feedlots, proceeds as you sell and equity draws. 780-448-0033 or www.cattlefinance.com 50 SIMMENTAL & SIMMENTAL Cross bred cows and heifers, bred Simmental, start calving March 1st. 306-762-4723, Odessa.

NH 358 MIX MILL with PBF, very nice cond. Still on first corner of hammers, extra screens, $9000, hard to find. Call Randy at 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. 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

FOR A FREE DEMONSTRATION without obREGISTERED SHORTHORN OPEN heifers for ligation, of a Luther Cattle Brush and Oiler, sale, 3 early 2017 open heifers, 2 Roans WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book- give Cliff a call at 306-734-2997, Aylesbuand 1 Red, weighing 800-900 lbs. Please ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, ry, SK. It’s the one they love to use! call 204-748-3136, gwtough@rfnow.com 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. COMING YEAR OLD Charolais bulls for Hargrave, MB. sale, wintering available. Call LVV Ranch PRODUCER REPRINTS: Seen a photo Forestburg, AB. 780-582-2254. you want to own in your Producer? Order professional reproductions of photos or REGISTERED PUREBRED CHAROLAIS WANTED: FB SIMMENTAL commercial whole newspaper pages for your own walls bulls: 40+ yearling and 5 coming 2 year cows, big red and white ones, no Angus at reasonable prices. 1-800-667-6978 olds, for sale by private treaty. Belmont, cross, must be young. Call 306-734-2970, or email us at photos@producer.com MB. Brad 204-537-2367 or 204-523-0062 cell: 306-734-7335, Chamberlain, SK. SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside www.clinecattlecompany.ca Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, POLLED PB YEARLING Charolais Bulls, SIMMENTAL COWS FOR SALE: Offering your pick of 110. 10 head calving March & 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. performance and semen tested. Can keep April; Feeder bull calves, polled FB semen, until May, $3000-$4000. Charrow Charo- universe breeding. Dale at Silver Swiss lais, Call Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, Simmental, 780-853-2223, Vermilion, AB. Marshall, SK. REG. RED ANGUS bulls, calving ease, good 6 BLACK SIMMENTAL/ANGUS bulls, out of weaning weights, no creep feed. Little de COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais Angus cows and a score black Simmental Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. bulls, some red factor. Call Kings Polled sire, $3500. Call LV Ranch, Forestburg, AB. 780-582-2254. BRED, REGISTERED RED Angus heifers for Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. sale. RSL Red Angus, Battleford, SK. BLACK 2 YEAR OLD’s; Also Red, Black 306-937-2880, 306-441-5010. and fullblood yearling bulls. Moderate birth weights, excellent temperaments. All BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred bulls sold private treaty. Call Bill or Virginto easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. ia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca NORDAL LIMOUSIN & ANGUS 2018 Bull WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage. Sale, Feb. 15th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com Saskatoon, SK. Offering 60 Black & Red Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372. Angus 2 year old bulls, low birth weights, performance & maternal combinations available. Contact Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue & information at: nordallimousin.com DAVIDSON GELBVIEH/ LONESOME DOVE RANCH 29th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 3, 2018, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 2nd. Selling 100+ purebred Gelbvieh yearling bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen CANADA’S AG-ONLY LISTINGS GIANT tested. Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. Bidding in person or on-line: PRINT | MOBILE | ONLINE www.dlms.com View catalog and video on COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL, 38 SimmenConference our websites: www.davidsongelbvieh.com tal/Angus Red, Red Blaze and a few Black January 24 and 25, 2018 bred cows. Cows are aged from 3-5 years and www.lonesomedoveranch.ca Saskatoon Inn & Conference Centre old. Bred Red Simmental to start calving RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seM a r c h 2 0 t h . C ow s h ave b e e n p r e g . men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery SASKATCHEWAN’S checked and given Ivomec. $2300 OBO. For more information available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, PREMIER Call or text 306-452-7905. Redvers, SK. Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca or to register visit: PUREBRED HEREFORD FEMALES: Bred BEEF EVENT www.saskbeefconference.com 14 RED ANGUS bred heifers, to start calvSOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black heifers and 2 & 3 year olds, bred Hereford, Angus coming 2-year-old bulls for sale. to calve Feb./Mar. Call 204-759-2188, ing March 25th. Ivomec’d and vaccinated. Good selection. Call Shane 306-869-8074 204-365-7426 or 431-282-3030, Strath- Call evenings, Garry Yeo, 306-873-9078 or 306-873-3788, Tisdale, SK. clair, MB. or Keith 306-454-2730. Ceylon, SK.

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SALE BY TENDER: House and Shop-14.83 Acres RM of Prince Albert - SE-15-48-24 Property Sold : â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS and â&#x20AC;&#x153;WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? Highest tender or any tender not necessarily accepted. Viewing by appointment only Call DNCU @ 306-862-4651 A certiďŹ ed cheque must accompany the Tender in the amount of $5,000 mailed to: Diamond North Credit Union, Box 2074, Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0 Closing Date January 19, 2018

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SALE INCLUDES: 1) Deeded Lands (~6 miles from Brooks, AB): SW 12-18-14-W4 (160 acres) NW 12-18-14-W4 (151.37 acres) (Does not included 8.63 acres subdivision of house and out-buildings) 2) EID Adjoining Lease GREGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WELDING: Freestanding 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; corral panels and windbreaks; Also grain (~585 private grazing acres) and silage troughs; as well as calf shelters. Call for pricing, 306-768-8555, delivery 3) Five active Oil/Gas Wells IRISH WOLFHOUND PUPPIES, 3 females, available. Carrot River, SK. annual income $19,240 have shots, $1200. 780-954-2415, Jarvie, FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner AB. Email: michellelovin36@gmail.com 4) All Existing Irrigation equipment in agriculture. Stocking mixer, cutter, (Pumps/Pivot/Wheel sprinklers) feed wagons and bale shredders. We are industry leaders in Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. For Information contact James 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca RED BLUE HEELER PUPS: From good workMacIntyre at 403-990-6804 ing and good natured parents, ready to go, FREESTANDING PANELS: 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; windbreak $300. 306-725-4510, Bulyea, SK. and/or james.macintyre@shaw.ca 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; PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE pups for sale, STATE OF THE ART GRAIN HANDLING Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feed- Elvin Kopp bloodlines, can be papered, facility incl. 6000+ acres of cropland. ers; All metal 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; calf shelters. Will c/w 1st shots, vet checked, micro chipped, County of Grande Prairie ID#1100620. $750. Call 403-575-1309, Consort, AB. custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. Unbelievable opportunity to own a large handling facility, including 6000+ CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on GREAT PYRENEES PUPS born to work- grain acres of cropland (almost 6000 cultivated). ing parents. Vet checked, first shots, ready site. For early booking call bushel of bin storage, all on grav1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: January 15th, $300/each. 403-308-4781, 806,000 el foundation with a substructure in place E-mail: heathernelsonfarm@gmail.com www.warmanhomecentre.com for future expansion for an extra 4 x 50,000 bushel bins. 60,000 bushel fertiliz2000 HIGHLINE 6800 bale processor, er/seed bins, on concrete foundation, 1000 PTO. 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB. dryers, load/unload ramp, automated sysWebsite: www.waltersequipment.com tem for loading/unloading grain etc. Too much to name! Also includes shop/office SUPREME 700TMR w/scale, 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; unloading living quarters, open storage shed, extra conveyor, dry hay recutter at back, dual wheels, always shedded, excellent cond., LOG SIDING, LOG cabin logs, Fir timbers, shop/enclosed building. Real Estate Fir flooring, Cedar. Special orders. Check Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For all our $36,000. 204-758-3374, St. Jean, MB. o u t m o r e i n fo . at : ro u c k b ro s . c o m listings visit: www.farmrealestate.com HIGHLINE BAIL PRO 6600, LH discharge, Lumby, BC., 1-800-960-3388. average condition, $2400 OBO. Whitkow, SK. 306-445-9833, cell 306-445-9814.

2002 WELLSITE 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; trailer, propane pig, AC, bdrm. w/bunk beds, Fresh CVIP, $38,800. Stk #UV1026. On Track Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB.

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GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: kraussacres@sasktel.net 8500 ACRE RANCH in RM of Reno, all grass, lots of water. $474 per acre. 306-299-4445, www.ranch-for-sale-sk.ca

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WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437. ORGANIC BORAGE PRODUCERS: DSC is looking for organic Borage producers for the 2018 harvest season. 306-697-3152, Grenfell, SK. dandilee.colby@outlook.com ORGANIC CO2 FERTILIZER: CropPlus. A 100% natural, organic, mineral based, foliar applied fertilizer. It contains carbon dioxide, which is very beneficial in plant health. Apply with any sprayer. $10/acre. Cory Wiebe 204-247-2142, Roblin, MB.

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TOM@SASKFARMLAND.COM Interested in the value of your farmland and considering selling? Up to date market evaluaPhone: 306-782-7423 tions done at your farm. Coldwell Banker Fax: 306-786-6909 RM #68 OF BROKENSHELL, 1/4 section Signature. Tom Neufeld 306-260-7838. SW1-7-16-W2, approximately 160 cultiEmail: info@potzus.com vated organic acres. The highest or any bid WANTED: Saskatchewan grainland, housnot necessarily accepted. Submit tenders ing, and vacant lots. Will pay min. 10% SECLUDED RIVER RETREAT: 80 acres to Box 661, Weyburn, SK., S4H 2K8. Tend- premium on current pricing. Within 25 on west bank, pt of 01-46-04 W3. Summer ers will close Feb. 1st, 2018. For more in- miles of Leader SK. Box 5001, c/o The road and river access, $167,500. Phone f o r m a t i o n c a l l 3 0 6 - 8 4 2 - 5 7 7 1 , o r Western Producer, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4 306-382-1299 or 306-382-9024. 306-861-7072. Weyburn, SK.

CONDO IN BEAUTIFUL Palm Springs area (Rancho Mirage): 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 1016 sq.ft. Open beam cathedral ceilings, mountain views, 55 plus gated community. Fully furn., $115,000 USD. Gym, tennis court, lg heated pool, spa and clubhouse. For info and pics, evezpalmsprings@kwrealty.com RIVER RETREAT: Saskatoon South - 177 or call 306-725-7707, Govan, SK. acres forested, organic river front land. 50 VEGAS TIMESHARE: INTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;L exchanges, 2 acres cultivated. $6500 per acre. Phone bedroom, 2 bath, full kitchen, laundry, 306-382-1299 or 306-382-9024. fireplace, pools, selling due to health. 306-453-2958, Carlyle, SK.

SASKATOON SOUTHWEST, River Valley View Estate, near golf course. Paved road and all services to site, $229,500. Phone 306-382-1299 or 306-382-9024.

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FARMLAND NE SK (Clemenceau) 4 qtrs plus 36 acre riverside parcel with 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, exc. elk hunting and other big game and goose. 580 acres wheat, mustard, barley and peas. Full line of farm and sawmill equipment also available. Will separate. Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469.

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WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular homes/lake houses/RTMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Visit our sales lot, or check online for stock, homes and all other plans. Factory direct orders built to your specs! Trade-ins welcome, buy and sell used homes. Hwy 2 South, Prince AlWANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? bert, SK. Call 306-764-2121 or toll free JUSTIN YIN Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert 1-800-249-3969. FARMLAND for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certifiMARKETING cation and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, SPECIALIST Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org RT M S A N D S I T E b u i l t h o m e s . C a l l 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures WANTED: 1000 ACRE grain farm w/yard and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca in northwest Saskatchewan. Call anytime: RT M S A N D S I T E b u i l t h o m e s . C a l l 780-205-4296 or email 3star@telus.net 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca CANADAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AG-ONLY LISTINGS GIANT J&H HOMES: Western Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. w/Aggregate Potential View at: www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 PRINT | MOBILE | ONLINE

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1745 ACRES RANCH Land with Wind Opportunity: ID#1100624, Assiniboia, SK. 1745 acres +/- half an hour South of Assiniboia, close to St. Victor (Big Money Valley). All deeded land except for 1 quarter, which is Crownland lease. 1980 house approx 1100 sq. ft., 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; steel quonset, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x50â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop w/concrete floor, not heated, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; quonset/cattle shed. All natural spring water on the property. Mostly native grass/pasture. Another opportunity with this land is that 5 quarters are signed u p w i t h S u n c o r fo r p o s s i b l e f u t u r e wind/solar power. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For all listings visit: www.farmrealestate.com

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AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER RM of North Battleford No. 437 Having received instructions from the registered owner, the undersigned offers the following agricultural land situated in the RM of North Battleford No. 437 for sale by Tender: SE 36-43-15 W3 (160 acres) - Taxable assessment - $127,435 SW 36-43-15 W3 (160 acres) - Taxable assessment - $127,435 All tenders to be accompanied by a certified cheque for 3% of the tender payable to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Norsasklaw Prof. Corp. Trustâ&#x20AC;? (refundable). Send or deliver all offers in a sealed envelope marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;LAND TENDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; E4224Râ&#x20AC;? to the undersigned on or before 10:30 AM on the 7th day of February, 2018. Possession on closing. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

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RM OF BLUCHER 343: 2 quarters. SW-29-35-01-W3M, NW-29-35-01-W3M, 305 acres cult. 3 hopper bins totaling 16,000 bu. Call Bob at 306-717-1987. RM MAPLE CREEK #111. For sale N 1/2 35-11-26-W3. 320 cult. acres, 60x100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; steel quonset on 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; cement fdn, power, water for up to 100 head of cattle, 1 mile of Hwy #1 frontage. Will be sold by February 20th. Call 403-866-2214. FOR RENT BY TENDER: RM of Nipawin, SK. #487, NE-14-49-15W2, NW-14-49-15W2, & SW-14-49-15W2, comprising of 472 cult. ac. There are no buildings on the land other than a house and barns on the 5 acre yard site. All of the land is currently farmed. Tenders are to be submitted in envelopes marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nipawin Tenderâ&#x20AC;?, to Dez a r a e S e n f t at M i l l e r T h o m s o n L L P, 600-2103 11th Ave., Regina, SK., S4P 3Z8, on or before noon on Fri., Feb. 23, 2018, and shall include: tender price, length of rental term, any other terms you are prepared to offer and a certified cheque/bank draft payable to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miller Thomson LLP in trustâ&#x20AC;? for 10% of the tender price (being 10% of the annual rent pmt. you are tendering). No conditional tenders will be accepted and the highest, or any tender, will not necessarily be accepted. Tenders will not be opened in public. The deposit of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned by mail. The successful tenderer shall enter into a lease agreement on or before Mar. 16, 2018. The 10% deposit will constitute a deposit towards the first years rental payment. For further information, please contact Dezarae Senft, 306-347-8309. RM OF FRENCHMAN BUTTE: SW 35-52-25 W3 Ext 5 and NW 35-52-25 W3 Ext 2. 207 acres. For sale by Tender with bids closing February 6, 2018. For details, visit www.moorelandtender.ca or contact Vern McClelland, RE/MAX of Lloydminster, 780-808-2700. WANTED: GRAIN LAND for rent in Northern/Central Saskatchewan. Call Mike 306-469-7741, Big River, SK. RM OF ELDON: SW 22-49-24 W3 Ext 24 and NE 09-49-24 W3 Ext 8. 298.88 acres. Surface lease revenue. For sale by Tender with bids closing Feb 1, 2018. Details at www.forrestlandtender.ca or contact Vern McClelland, RE/MAX of Lloydminster, 780-808-2700. WOOD RIVER RM #74. By tender S1/2 12-8-6-W3; N1/2 12-8-6-W3; N1/2 7-8-5-W3. Please bid on each half section separately. Tenders must be received by 1:00 pm, Feb. 8, 2018. Mark tenders â&#x20AC;&#x153;Filson Brothers Tenderâ&#x20AC;?. Highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Send tenders to Duane Filson, Box 340, Lafleche, SK., S0H 2K0, or by email to duane.filson@sasktel.net For info call 306-472-7772. Woodrow, SK. 4 QUARTERS FARMLAND for sale, 40 miles SE Weyburn. Grains, canola, legumes. 9 oil well leases. House, electricity, water, $998,500. 604-971-2870, Benson, SK. rickzimmerman6@gmail.com RM OF ROSEDALE #283 By Tender: SE 1/4 22-29-4 W3, 160 cult. ac. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Submit tenders to: Box 37, Hawarden, SK., S0H 1Y0. Tenders close February 1, 2018. For more info, call Larry at 306-229-9926.

238 ACRE FARM on Drifting River. 200 workable ac., 100 yr. old shelter belt, w/ older useable house, and 11 out buildings. New wiring to out buildings, new 200A panel in house, new base boards, and very good well. 431-738-1888, Dauphin, MB.

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Lane Realty is happy to announce the following listings recently added to our website. WHITEWOOD: 6 ac. - (pending subdivision) 825 sq ft home with livestock facilities. NIPAWIN: 159 ac. - 70 cult. ac., 1278 sq ft home, strong water supply, mature landscaped yard bordering Forte La Corne Provincial Forest. STOCKHOLM: 311 ac. - 234 cult ac., 2017 assess. 138,875/qtr. WADENA: 954 ac. - 824 cult. ac., 2014 assess. 78,305/qtr., potential building site, two qtrs. available separately. Call for details! BIRSAY: 1548 ac. (irrigated) 1,425 cult. ac., 62 ac. tame grass, 2016 assess. 65,130/qtr., 910 sq ft home. KELLIHER: 1946 ac. - 1430 cult. ac. (1300 Alfalfa/Grass, 130 cropped), livestock facilities, 1800 sq ft Bungalow. COMPEER (AB): 7237 ac. - 6,541 ac. deeded + 696 ac. leased, 2,010 cult ac, 1,929 ac. tame grass and hay, 2,590 ac. nat. grass includes oil lease revenue. Property in both AB & SK, livestock and equipment list available.

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CERT. #1 Copeland: 94% germ., 95% vigor, 48.3 TKW, 100% Copeland. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CERT. AC METCALFE, 99% germ., 96% vigor, 0% smut, 0% fus., 49.4 kernel weight, will be cleaning late Jan. $8.25/bu. Olynick Seeds, 306-338-8078, Quill Lake, SK. CERTIFIED # 1, high germ: AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland. Seed Source, Archerwill, SK., 306-323-4402. PRIME FARMLAND SALE: Manitoba crop, CERTIFIED CDC Austenson & Maverick beef or mixed-use farm with a history of feed barley. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, excellent production. A great start-up, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca expansion or investment opportunity! CDC COPELAND, Fdn., Reg., Cert. top 204-945-0891 Email: bwords@mymts.net quality seed. Widely accepted malt variety. www.greenfarmforsale.com Inquiries welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. CANADIAN FARM REALTY gregfarms@sasktel.net

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AAC ELIE, CWRS, CERT. top quality seed, sister wheat to AAC Brandon. Very high yielder with high protein. Positive reviews from growers. All inquires welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net REG./CERT. AAC BRANDON. Nutrient densified for enhanced emergence and yield. 403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com EXCELLENT QUALITY Cert. #1, CWRS: CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Cardale, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Connery & AAC Redberry. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1: AC Andrew, SY Rowyn, Faller, Penhold & A AC S a d a s h . C a l l F r e d e r i c k S e e d s , 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. CERT. # 1, high germ: CDC Landmark VB, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Jatharia VB, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Brandon. Seed Source Archerwill, SK. 306-323-4402. SY ROWYN CPSR, Cert. top quality seed, high yielder with vg protein. All inquires welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. Email gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon: 99% germ., 99% vigor, 38.58 TKW. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. SELECT CDC GO seed, hand picked from breeder seed. Contact: mastinseed.com Call or text 403-994-2609, Olds, AB. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Landmark VB, CDC Plentiful, Cardale, Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

CERTIFIED CDC MAVERICK. Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 Visit our farm listings & videos at (Dale), Mossbank, SK. www.canadianfarmrealty.com AAC SYNERGY, Cert. top quality seed. Very high yielder, gaining acceptance with maltsters. Contracts available. Inquiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net AC METCALFE, CDC COPELAND, CDC POLAR STAR, top quality. Wiens Seed TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austenson, AC CHATFIELD/POPLARFIELD: Opportunity to Ranger. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, run your own cattle & grain farm. 1240 sq. Vanscoy, SK. ft. bungalow. 800 ac. owned, 1920 leased. 200 acres cult. balance hay & fenced pasture. Many outbuildings, $799,000. Call HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola MINIMIZE INPUT COSTS & maximize yield varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), Claudette: 1-888-629-6700. LJBaron.com potential. Grain & grazing/silage corn. The Dekalb & Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, leader’s in non-GMO technology. A more 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. sustainable way of farming! Free delivery. Call De Dell Seeds Inc. 204-268-5224. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: CERT. #1 BETHUNE, 98% germ., 95% vigwww.maverickconstruction.ca or. Sandercock Seed Farm, Balcarres SK., CERTIFIED TRANSCEND. Proven variety. 306-334-2958. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., CERTIFIED GLAS and CDC Sorrel flax. 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. CERT. CDC PRECISION & AAC SPITFIRE www.trawinseeds.ca Exceptional yield potential and Printz Family Seeds, Gravel- CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. 4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, standability. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch bourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK. CERT. FDN, REG. Precision; CDC Alloy; CERTIFIED CDC GLAS. Nutrient densified AAC Spitfire; Transcend, all exc. germ., for enhanced emer gence and yield. 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, 403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. CERTIFIED CDC ALLOY. Good disease Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. package. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg CDC GLAS, Reg., Cert., top quality seed. SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769. High yield, exc. standability, easy to harHOME FOR RENT: Furnished, 2 bed + den, A A C S P I T F I R E , T R A N S C E N D, t o p vest. Great reviews from customers. In2 bath, close to U of S, Saskatoon, SK. quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, quiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851 $1300/mo. + utilities. Call 306-270-4323. Herschel, SK. or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERT. & REG. CDC Precision; AAC Spitfire. High germ. & 0% F.G., Fast Seed Farm Ltd., CERTIFIED # 1 CDC GLAS - The variety to grow! Top yield, excellent lodging resis306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. tance. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. SUN BEACH MOTEL, 1 bdrm suite, $695, Lakefront 2 bdrm, $850. 250-495-7766, Osoyoos, BC. www.sunbeachmotel.net CERTIFIED Camden, Morgan, Baler and Haymaker. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, OSOYOOS SNOWBIRD SUITE rental Jan - Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca Apr., 2 bdrm, 1 bath, full kitchen, furnished, indoor pool. Please call 250-495-7223. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Ruffian, AC Leggett & CERTIFIED Snowbird fababeans & Amarilwww.hiosoyoos.com Osoyoos, BC. Email: CDC Orrin. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, lo Peas. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Tisdale, SK. guestservices@pallasgroup.net Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS CERTIFIED CDC Blackstrap, earliest black Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruf- bean, direct harvest, high yield, excellent fi a n , C D C O r r i n . F r e d e r i c k S e e d s , disease pkg.; CDC Super Jet & CDC Jet also available. Martens Charolais & Seed, SAWMILLS from only $4397 - Make 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Money and Save Money with your own REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: Summit 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In Leggett, CDC Haymaker (Forage). Ardell stock, ready to ship. Free info. and DVD: Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CANADA’S AG-ONLY www.NorwoodSawmills.com/168 or call LISTINGS GIANT CERTIFIED #1, high germ: CS Camden, 1-800-567-0404. CDC Ruffian, CDC Morrison. Seed Source, WOOD-MIZER PORTABLE SAWMILLS, Archerwill, SK., 306-323-4402. eight models, options and accessories. CERTIFIED CDC HAYMAKER. Hickseeds 1-877-866-0667. www.woodmizer.ca 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK.

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WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid Cattle Company is looking to purchase core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. NUVISION COMMODITIES is currently purchasing feed barley, wheat, peas and milling oats. 204-758-3401, St. Jean, MB.

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1-888-328-9191 TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses Lethbridge, AB. and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? You are selling feed grains. We are buying feed grains. Also buying chickpeas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payLOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans ment, with prompt pickup, true price disFOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded covery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, grain company. Call, email, text Now for David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom competitive pricing at the farm! Market at Market Place Commodities Ltd., LethPlace Commodities Ltd, accurate real time bridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. info@marketplacecommodities.com or info@marketplacecommodities.com WANTED: FEED BARLEY, 48 lbs. plus. Phone 306-345-2523, Stony Beach, SK.

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CERT. CDC IMPULSE, CDC Proclaim, CDC Maxim, CDC Redmoon, CDC Greenstar. 98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK.

FDN. & CERT. CDC Spectrum; CDC Amarillo. High germ. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. CERT. CDC INCA; CDC Greenwater, exc. germ. and disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

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GREEN PEAS, yellow pea prices down, try new green pea varieties! CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater & CDC Spruce. Select, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. Ask about CDC Forest. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1 CDC Spectrum, CDC Acer (Maple), CDC Amarillo and CDC Meadow. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

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CERTIFIED CDC Landmark, AAC Cameron, Jatharia, Brandon CWRS wheat. Contact Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca

C O V E R C R O P S . H I C K S E E D LT D. , Mossbank, SK. Now has on the floor for organic plowdown: Daikon radish (zero till); Hairy Vetch; Austrian Winter peas; Buckwheat; Yellow Blossom sweet clover. Also, green feed blends available. For all your seed needs call Hickseed Ltd. Barry 306-354-7998 or Dale 306-229-9517

GROW SOYBEANS? If you grow 1000 acres earn a free new pickup truck every year and give last year’s away. Free report at www.profitfromthebean.com or call CDC IMPULSE, CDC PROCLAIM, CDC 204-856-3396. MAXIM(small reds), top quality. Wiens TIRED OF HAULING 20-40% of your Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. soybean crop to market only to pay the CERT. CDC PROCLAIM CL Reds, high soybean seed bill? There’s an alternative! germ. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., Visit: www.profitfromthebean.com or phone 204-856-3396. 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled; LARGE KABULI CHICKPEA seed, 94% Certified CDC 4371-4, red. Call Grant, Se- germ. 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, mans, SK. 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, SK., 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net 306-746-8070. GLYPHOSATE 1 SOYBEANS: Top yields, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) delivered. Common #1. Keep your own Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, seed! Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, Tisdale, SK. 204-739-3519. Fisher Branch, MB.

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POST SHAVINGS: Cattle feedlot, horse & poultry bedding. Bulk pricing and delivery available; Landscaping Mulch: Available in 1 yard bulk bags for $45, delivery available; Colored Landscaping Mulch: Available in 1 yard bulk bags for $115, delivery avail. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK.. 1-800-667-0094. Email: info@vwpltd.com Visit: www.vwpltd.com LARGE ROUND BALES, hard core, 5x6, afalfa/grass mix and alfalfa 1st and 2nd cut, no rain; also grass bales of mature hay and alfalfa grass w/some rain. 204-749-2194, 204-526-0733, Rathwell, MB. EXCELLENT BEEF ALFALFA, 18.5% protein, 20% orchard grass, square bales, inside. Can deliver. 204-371-5744, Landmark, MB. 1ST AND 2ND cut alfalfa for sale, 3x4 square bales, no rain and feed test available. Call 403-501-9307, Tilley, AB. FOR SALE, 200 large round mixed hay bales, 780-826-0883, Cold Lake, AB. 150 BROME/ALFALFA BALES, 1500 lbs., $52; Also 2016 hay and greenfeed for sale. 306-845-2630, Turtleford, SK. 1ST & 2ND CUT large round alfalfa bales. Straight alfalfa & grass blend available. Call 306-594-4027, Norquay, SK. ROUND HAY BALES: First & second cut, approx. 1550 lbs., grass/alfalfa, no rain, $60/bale. 204-539-2453, Swan River, MB. 2017 SMALL SQUARE straw bales, about 600 small square straw bales. Good solid bales. Shedded, $3 each. Delivery available, 306-862-1998, 306-609-0244, Codette, SK.

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CANADA HAY FOR SALE - DELIVERED! Also custom WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, hauling. V-V Trucking Ltd., 306-631-8544, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Moose Jaw, SK. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. 3X4 SQ. BALES: Alfalfa, Orchard, Timothy. LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buy- Exc. beef/dairy, 150 RFV, 24% pro., 1600 ers and sellers of all types of feed grain 1700 lbs., 7-9¢. 204-270-0115, Lorette, MB. and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or C h r i s t o p h e r L e n t at 3 0 6 - 8 6 2 - 2 7 2 3 . ROUND GRASS ALFALFA bales, delivered clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com in loads of 34. Call 306-434-6038, Moosomin, SK. WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds and cereals. All organic cereals and spe- WANTED: ALFALFA 3x3 and 3x4 bales. cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, Will arrange for pickup at farm/field. SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297. Phone Chris 204-746-0462, Brunkild, MB.

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4X4 SQUARE ALFALFA grass bales, 1400 lbs., 3.5¢ per pound or $50 per bale. Can deliver. Call 204-730-3139, Carberry, MB. HORSE QUALITY SMALL square bales for sale. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK.

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ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mile south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAllister Avenue. 7 positions required for 2018 season, May to October. Wages $13-$18/hr. depending upon experience. Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping, and splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, applying mite control and wrapping hives for FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER: Year round winter. No education required. WCB coveremployment with house, including off farm age. Phone Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, acreage supplied. Year round salary depen- Email: althousehoney@sasktel.net dent on experience and level of involvement in operation. We run a family run PASTURE RIDER REQUIRED for 2018 seacow/calf operation, backgrounder feedlot, son. Monet Pastures Ltd., Elrose, SK., reand grain farm. Non-smoking environment. quires a full-time seasonal pasture rider to Class 1A license required. Families are help care for 1950 cow/calf pairs May 1st welcomed and encouraged. Please contact to November 1st. Must supply own horses Raymond to leave a message 204-937-7371 and tack. Experience with cattle disease is mandatory. Valid driver’s license required. SEEKING A FULL TIME COWBOY for large Must be able to rope and treat cattle in cattle ranch in BC. Competitive wages, open pasture. Housing available. Wages housing & benefits. Duties include but are $23 to $30/hour based on experience. For CHILE AG TOUR Feb. 17 - 26. Santiago, not limited to: horsemanship, colt break- more information contact: Luke Ellingson Elqui Valley, Wineries, and farms. Costs ing, calving, shoeing, fencing & feeding. 306-378-7451, Tim Calwell 306-378-7554, or email calseeds@sasktel.net may be tax deductible. 1-833-AGTOURS Send resumes to: info@nicolaranch.com (833-248-6877). www.rwthomastours.com FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock LOOKING FOR PERSON(S) to live in newer operation. 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Sheep produces five lambs as storm rages The multiple birth, which is a record for this British farm, occurred during a vicious storm that battered much of Europe BY CHRIS MCCULLOUGH FREELANCE WRITER

Storm Eleanor may have come and gone, but Jan. 3 will certainly be a memorable occasion for one British farmer. During the early hours of last Wednesday, as a deadly storm raged across Western Europe, Alastair Kerr from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, was out of bed watching over one of his ewes give birth to a whopping five lambs. Thankfully for him, the young farmer had already brought his heavily pregnant ewes into a dry house for lambing, where he is able to watch them from his own house using a camera system. Kerr runs a flock of pedigree Hampshire Down sheep mixed with other breeds and has 110 ewes set to lamb this winter. This particular ewe is a Zwartbles Beltex crossbred, which was impregnated by a Texel ram. “It is her first set of lambs,” said a chuffed Alastair. “She was showing signs of lambing late on Tuesday night when Storm Eleanor started to appear, and I knew that she would lamb at some stage in the night. “I had no idea she was carrying five lambs, which is a record for my flock here,” he said. “I am lambing 110 sheep this season, and I have them all in the shed where I can keep an eye on them from my own house with the camera. “At around 5 a.m., this sheep started to lamb, and I came out to make sure she was OK. The winds

Six-year-old Sam and three-year-old Nicole have taken a shine to their family farm’s new arrivals. | were howling here at that time of the morning.” Kerr’s young ewe lambed easily herself without any assistance from him and gave birth to four male lambs and one female. “They are all very healthy and feeding well,” he said. “Normally it’s not ideal to have so many lambs from one animal as

they can be small and won’t last. But in this case all five are doing well and we are topping them up with colostrum at regular intervals. Let’s see how they get on.” Kerr is no stranger to ewes producing high numbers of lambs: last year his flock produced four sets of quadruplets. “It is a tough ask for the mothers,

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especially if they are first time mothers,” he said. “The remarkable thing is that this particular ewe was scanned to have triplets, but instead gave birth to five lambs. Storm Eleanor must have helped ease another two out of her.” Although it’s not the first time a ewe has given birth to five lambs, it

is quite rare for five healthy lambs to be born. In fact, the odds of a sheep having quintuplets is said to be one in a million. The multiple births were also a unique event for Kerr’s six-year-old son, Sam, and three-year-old daughter, Nicole, who just can’t stay away from the new family.

American railways ask NAFTA members to stick with deal Canada to Florida, where their contents will help create agricultural fertilizers. Those materials will then move by railroads to the U.S. heartland, helping America’s farmers generate yields.” Hamberger also cited economic evidence on the value of NAFTA for the railway industry: • Railroads moved 15.3 million tons of fertilizers and ag chemicals in 2016, much of it across borders. • Forty-two percent of rail car loads and intermodal units and about 50,000 U.S. jobs are directly associated with international trade. “Less trade means less jobs and less revenues for a host of industries, which means less investment to serve customers and a weakened U.S. economy, Hamberger said. “The railroad industry stands united with the continued efforts of agriculture advocates to preserve the benefits of NAFTA.”

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Another U.S. industry is standing up for the North American Free Trade Agreement —America’s railways. In an op-ed published last week, the Association of American Railroads argued that abandoning NAFTA would be a mistake and that Canada, Mexico and the United States should be looking for ways to improve the trade deal. “The conversation we need to be having is how do we enhance the NAFTA trading bloc’s capability of competing globally and specifically America’s ability to compete globally,” said Union Pacific chief executive officer Lance Fritz, who was quoted in the opinion piece. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the U.S. out of NAFTA, repeatedly describing it as the worst trade deal in history. Since August, representatives of Mexico, Canada and the U.S. have held five rounds of negotiations to modernize NAFTA, but the discussions have been difficult. A number of trade watchers are concerned the U.S. is on track to terminate NAFTA. American negotiators have put forward proposals that are untenable for Canada and Mexico, such as changing rules of origin around automobile manufacturing so that half of all content comes from the U.S. and introducing a “sunset clause” in which the

Members of the American Association of Railroads, including the BNSF Railway Co., say abandoning the North American Free Trade Agreement would be a mistake. | FILE PHOTO deal could be re-negotiated every five years. The railroad association, like many other business groups, said the sunset clause would only cause business uncertainty. American ag groups have loudly voiced their support for NAFTA over the last few months. Commodity groups and farm organiza-

tions have issued hundreds of news releases detailing the economic benefits to U.S. farmers. In November, 168 agri-food groups and Fortune 500 companies such as CHS and Cargill sent a letter to every U.S. governor, reminding state politicians of the importance of NAFTA and the consequences of U.S. withdrawal.

Edward Hamberger, president of the railroad association and author of the op-ed, said the agricultural and railway industries are deeply connected. “I often see a line of tank cars moving raw goods for input into chemical manufacturing,” Hamberger wrote. “These trains are going from

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NICE BOOKENDS La Nina prompts Aussie beef export forecast boost SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — Australia has raised its forecast for beef exports by five percent as farmers send more cattle to slaughter to capitalize on strong Asian demand ahead of a La Nina weather event expected to provide near perfect seasonal conditions. Beef exports from the world’s fourth largest seller will total 1.145 million tonnes this season, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture, Resource Economics and Rural S ciences (ABARES) said last month, up from its previous estimate in September of 1.09 million tonnes. Much of the increased exports will flow to Japan and China, ABARES said, two countries where Australia enjoys favourable access following the completion of trade agreements. The increased export forecast comes as ABARES lifted its forecast for beef production to 2.32 million tonnes, up nearly four percent from the September estimate of 2.244 million tonnes. The increased production is a boost to Australian exporters, such as Cargill. They had been forced to idle processing plants over the last two years as farmers sought to rebuild herds after the end of the strongest El Nino in nearly 20 years in 2014, which drove slaughter to a record high. The expected arrival of a La Nina will likely extend the boom, bringing wet conditions across Australia’s largest cattle-producing region, stimulating pasture growth to better fatten livestock. Although a boom to cattle farmers, ABARES said the wet weather will crimp Australia’s sugar production.

Australian beef exports will total 1.145 million tonnes this season

Brazil soy crop might post new harvest record BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazil’s 2017-18 soybean harvest may be equal to or greater than last year’s record production, based on reports from the country’s deputy a g r i c u l t u re m i n i s t e r, Eu ma r Novacki. The crop is all seeded and will be harvested in a few months. “We have been talking to farmers, and I think we may have a harvest that is equal or larger than expected,” Novacki said in an interview. He said he expected to reach an agreement with the United States soon on the ban on Brazilian fresh beef, and said Brazil has already sent information requested by the U.S. government. Brazil may soon start buying Russian wheat, he added, as part of negotiations with Russia about another ban on Brazilian beef.

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World may be hotter than expected by 2100 The extra heat would make it harder for nations to achieve temperature reduction targets OSLO, Nor way (Reuters) — World temperatures could rise 15 percent more than expected this century, obliging governments to make deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming, scientists said late last year. Average surface temperatures could increase up to .5 C more than previously projected by 2100 in the most gloomy scenarios for warming, according to a study based on a review of scientific models of how the climate system works. The extra heat would make it harder to achieve targets set by almost 200 nations in 2015 to limit a rise in temperatures to “well below” 2 C above pre-industrial times to restrict droughts, heat waves and more powerful storms. “Our results suggest that achieving any given global temperature stabilization target will require

steeper greenhouse gas emissions reductions than previously calculated,” authors Patrick Brown and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution for Science wrote in the journal Nature. The United Nations says that current government pledges to limit emissions are already far too weak to achieve the goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement and put the world on track for a warming of more than 3 C. William Collins, a professor of meteorology at the University of Reading who was not involved in the latest study, called it a “stepchange advance”. “We are now more certain about the future climate, but the bad news is that it will be warmer than we thought,” he wrote in a comment. The report examined existing scientific models of how the sun’s

energy reaches the Earth and how some bounces back into space from clouds and the planet’s surface. Such simulations, based on ever more years of satellite observations, help to understand the climate and make temperature predictions. The models that best represent the recent climate “tend to be the models that project the most global warming over the remainder of the twenty-first century,” the scientists wrote. In one pessimistic scenario, under which greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise until 2100, temperatures could rise by 4.8 C against 4.3 C estimated by a United Nations panel of experts in 2014, they said. Models are a lynchpin of the Paris accord, which seeks to re-direct

trillions of dollars of investment to cleaner energy such as solar and wind power from fossil fuels. U.S. President Donald Trump dealt a blow to the pact by saying he will withdraw and instead promote the U.S. fossil fuel industry. He doubts mainstream scientific findings that man-made emissions are the prime cause of warming. In September, another scientific report suggested that humankind might be able to emit more greenhouse gases than expected before breaching the Paris temperature goals. Piers Forster, a professor of climate change at the University of Leeds in England, who was an author of that study, welcomed the Dec. 6 findings as a piece in a wider puzzle. “It’s important to take account of all lines of evidence,” he said.

Ag tech startup raises $200 million to fund research SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Reuters) — Farming technology startup Indigo has raised more than US$200 million from investors to fund its efforts to reform how crops including wheat, soybeans, cotton and corn are grown. The Boston-based company announced Dec. 6 an additional $47 million investment led by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, a state-owned sovereign wealth fund, bringing its latest financing round to $203 million. Indigo is valued after the latest round at $1.4 billion, Indigo president and chief executive officer David Perry said

in an interview. The financing is one of the largest single investments into a private agriculture-technology company. It rivals SoftBank Group Corp’s investment into Plenty, a startup working on new technology to grow crops indoors, announced in July. That investment, from SoftBank’s Vision Fund, was $200 million. Perry said Indigo will use the funding to open or expand new offices in Australia, Argentina and Brazil and continue to invest in research. The company raised $100 million last year, and has raised

more than $400 million since its founding in 2014. Indigo hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to facilitate the deal, Perry said. Indigo said it is working to create a new way to grow crops so they are more resistant to insects, drought, severe weather and nutrient-poor soil. The company says its formula of coating seeds in microbes will one day help crops t o w i t h s t a n d e nv i ro n m e nt a l stresses and allow farmers to forgo chemical fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides. “There is an enormous initiative to grow crops differently” and “in a

more sustainable way,” Perry said. Indigo’s business is a work in progress and far from proven. Perry said most farmers that use Indigo technology still also use fertilizers and chemicals on their plants. The company works with farmers in the United States, Argentina and Australia. Indigo contracts with farmers before their growing season begins and sells the crops at a premium, Perry said. For instance, Indigo sells its wheat to millers and brewers, and the wheat farmer earns about 15 percent more from the sale than average prices.

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Research and development into the soil-working tools continues, even though the frames might not vary much. The new Kuhn Excelerator 8005 uses a self-sharpening blade with a scalloped circumference and 32 flutes. It can work at 10 m.p.h. in rough conditions. | KUHN PHOTOS

In-ground steel continues to evolve Agricultural engineers focus on what happens underground where the sun don’t shine BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

FARGO, N.D. — Within the overall realm of cultivation and seed and fertilizer placement equipment, the in-ground working tool is the one singular component that continues to evolve rapidly. Every farm show seems to feature new soilworking steel. Money is a chief reason for the ongoing focus on developing new soil-working tools. When dealing with trash management and seed bed preparation, it’s more costeffective for a research and development team to fine tune inground tools than to design a whole new machine. Costs aside, finetuning in and of itself can give engineers greater performance benefits than modifications to the basic drill or cultivator. After all, it’s the inground tool that does the actual work. Trying different options and combinations are your best bet when you get right down to the nitty gritty of extracting optimal performance from your seeder or cultivator, says Wade Oman, territory manager for Kuhn Krause in Hutchinson, Kansas. Farmers from Western Canada and the U.S. Plains and Canadian Prairies got to experience the gear at the Big Iron farm show in Fargo this past fall. The Kuhn machine that attracted the most attention at the show was the Excelerator 8005 vertical till cultivator, which mixes soil and residue and prepares the seed bed in a single pass. Kuhn claims its Excalibur blades are designed to cut tough GMO residue to promote maximum residue decomposition over winter. There’s no denying it, the Excalibur blades look vicious with their scalloped circumference, selfsharpening edge and 32-flute design. The geometry of the cutting

edge is engineered to penetrate the soil and residue, leaving only small clods of dirt. If there’s time in the spring, a second field pass will create superior seed bed preparation in high residue situations, Oman said. “This Excalibur blade at the front is from Ingersoll, and it’s an excellent choice for that position,” he said. “The steel is a boron composite. It’s not flat. There’s a little bit of a dish to it, giving it 40 percent more strength in rocky conditions. And, because it’s self-sharpening, they’re typically good for 20,000 acres.” Until recently, most manufacturers built their vertical till cultivators with the coulters at a fixed angle. That pre-determined angle might be ideal in some field conditions but totally wrong in other situations. Oman said farmers wanted a wider range of coulter angles so they could do more soil disturbance in certain conditions. In addressing the issue, Kuhn devised an adjustable system for the 8005 with a range of one to five degrees. “It’s hydraulically controlled from the cab of the tractor. Once you go beyond five degrees, it’s really not what you’d call vertical t i l l a g e a n y m o re. T h e w h o l e dynamics of the machine change. Then it’s more like a disc machine,” he said. “You adjust soil movement and residue mixing by adjusting the gangs. One degree gives you maximum residue retention with minimum soil disturbance. Five degrees gives you maximum soil movement and maximum residue mixing. Shallow angles like this prevent soil smearing, especially when compared to older disc harrow technology with gang angles typically from 10 degrees to 22 degrees.”

Another unique feature on the 8005 is the star wheel that follows between the paths of every pair of coulters. Oman said that on any vertical till machine, the soil strip between any two coulters is not disturbed. The mid-section surface crust remains hard. “So we’ve designed these star wheels to break up that centre crust to give you a uniform seed bed,” he said. “They aggressively mix soil and residue, they pulverize large clods and they remove soil from root balls. Plus, they catch residue flowing through and spread it evenly. The star wheel gangs are spring mounted to follow the contour over varying field surfaces, provide a uniform finish and evenly distribute residue across the soil surface. They’re on hydraulic cylinders so you adjust the down pressure from the cab.” With baskets at the rear of the 8005, one pass in the fall usually creates a good seed bed without further harrowing. If the field is still too rough, the 8005 can run at 40 m.p.h., so a second spring pass is an option. The 8005 requires 10 horsepower per foot. Maximum size is 50 feet. To help save time, the spherical pivot bearings in the walking beams do not require daily greasing. The 40 foot 8005 on display at Big Iron carried a price tag of about US$139,000. ron.lyseng@producer.com

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ABOVE LEFT: The Ingersol Excalibur blade is good for 20,000 acres because of the boron alloy and self-sharpening design, according to Kuhn rep Wade Oman. ABOVE RIGHT: Pivot points on the Excelerator 8005 walking beams use these spherical bearings, which do not require daily greasing. BELOW: Unlike other vertical till machines that have a shallow disc angle and are usually set in that fixed position, the 8005 can be adjusted between one and five degrees to suit the conditions.

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Pat, left, and Trevor Scherman hold the ScherGain drop pan. The round steel electromagnets are visible on each side of the pan. Trevor holds the grain gauge and Pat holds the chart operator’s reference to understand the losses. | SCHERGAIN PHOTO

Combine calibration made easy Remote controlled drop pans allow producers to more safely collect residue samples from combines BY ROBIN BOOKER SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Two companies offer remote controlled drop pans that allow growers to safely collect samples of material blown out the back of combines. Both products are powered by electromagnets that disengage at the push of a button. The pans then fall from their mounted position under the combine and collect a representative sample of how much grain is being blown over. ScherGain’s drop pan is constructed out of heavy plastic and mounts directly under a combine with the electromagnets. Bushel Plus’s offering is built out of aluminum and comes in two pieces. The base magnetically clings to the bottom of a combine and the pan clings inside the base with the electromagnets. Both systems are battery powered and mount onto the bottom of any combine in seconds. Operators disengage the chopper and chaff spreader on their combine before dropping the pans to collect a sample. However, the two systems differ in how users assess their losses once the sample is collected. With SherGain, the sample is cleaned and then dumped into a grain gauge and the reading is compared to a reference chart to find the losses per acre. “We actually have done all the math. You just screen it out and dump it into what we call our grain gauge. From there you just look at the charts. You don’t need an app, you don’t need anything,” said Trevor Scherman of ScherGain. “If there is 33 millimetres on the grain gauge and you have a 30 foot

We actually have done all the math. You just screen it out and dump it into what we call our grain gauge. From there you just look at the charts. You don’t need an app, you don’t need anything. TREVOR SCHERMAN SCHERGAIN

header in canola and you screen your sample and dump it into the grain gauge, 30 mm on the grain gauge equals one bushel (per acre loss). Sixty mm on the grain gauge equals two bu.” The Bushel Plus has a grain cleaner that now comes with a variable-speed fan that blows the chaff and straw out of the sample. “ It ’s p o r t a b l e a n d y o u c a n recharge the batteries as well,” said Marcel Kringe of Innovative Combine Calibration. “You turn it on and the chaff and the straw is blown out and the kernels stay on the bottom. You can clean your sample within 15 or 20 seconds right in the field.” Users then dump the cleaned grain on the scale and use the reference charts to quickly assess their losses. The Bushel Plus comes with two sizes of aluminum drop pans that allow operators to adjust to differe n t s t u b b l e c o n d i t i o n s. Fo r instance, hemp stubble is very tall so the thin pan can be used because it will have more success in falling between the tall stalks. Scherman said customers often find a three to 3.5 bu. loss in their canola when they first start using their pan. “Even if you get that down to a bushel, that’s two bu. savings right

The large rectangular cover of the Bushel Plus mounts to the bottom of the axle or feeder house under a combine with magnets. One of the two different sized drop pans attaches under the cover with electromagnets. The cover prevents any material from blowing into the drop pans. On the left is a separator unit that enables quick cleaning of grain samples. | ROBIN BOOKER PHOTO now, ballpark $20 per acre,” he said. Scherman said using a yield monitor without calibrating it is like using a speedometer without any numbers on it. “But once you calibrate your speedometer and you know where 50 m.p.h. is, you will know where 25 is, or where 100 is,” he said. “It’s the same as your combine loss monitor. Once you calibrate it for one bu. loss, and once you get into tougher conditions, you will realize you’re throwing way over one (bu. per acre).” Kringe said he helped one of his customers reduce the amount of fusarium in a 2016 spring wheat

crop near Brandon with the Bushel Plus. The combine was throwing more than 3.5 bu. per acre, and with the help of the drop pan it was adjusted to throw over half a bushel per acre. “We also had a lot of fusarium problems that year,” he said. “So we dropped the pan quite a few more times to figure out the sweet spot to adjust the wind and the sieve settings to blow the fusarium out the back.” Kringe said the fusarium moved on the plants fairly early that year, so the kernels were relatively small, enabling the work crew to tweak the combine to throw the smaller

diseased kernels over while retaining the quality wheat. “Instead of a No. 3 feed wheat, we could market the 1,600 acres of wheat as a No. 2,” he said. “So a three bu. less loss on 1,600 acres, and going from a No. 3 feed wheat to a No. 2. That was a savings of about 65 to 70 grand saved for this farmer within a couple of days.” The SherGain drop pan sells for $1,800. For more information, visit www.schergain.ca. The Bushel Plus retails for $2,000 to $2,500. For more information, visit www.bushelplus.ca/. robin.booker@producer.com

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A few prairie farmers are taking advantage of fields almost barren of snow this winter to apply urea, a practice akin to spreading hundred dollar bills to frozen soil. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the opinion of Rigas Karamanos, senior agronomist for Koch Agronomic Services in Calgary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not agronomically sound. Somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telling them itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not OK,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When nitrogen fertilizer sits in snow or frozen ground, your losses can be as high as 50 percent. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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being honest with their clients. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who, you ask? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people who simply want to sell fertilizer, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telling producers itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much research thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been done on this practice proving that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely wasteful. It is not a good practice at all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting you ask about this now because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m right now dealing with a complaint from last year. The farmer applied his fertilizer on frozen hard ground and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the results he wanted. Now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complaining the fertilizer was bad. Well, why would he expect to get results in those conditions?â&#x20AC;? The perceived benefits of spreading urea on snow are obvious. Producers who engage in this practice see it as just another step forward, expanding their fall fertilizer program deeper into the calendar. Once the frozen ground is too hard for banding, they simply switch from in-ground application tools and keep on trucking with surface application spreaders. While farmers know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take a big hit on return on investment, the operation does give them two distinct time advantages in the spring: â&#x20AC;˘ All fertility is already in place, so they can get the seeding rig on the field sooner. â&#x20AC;˘ They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to waste time stopping for fertilizer fills. With only seed and micro-nutrients in the air cart, an operator can run his full shift without stopping. The perceived time advantage may be obvious to growers, while the genuine dollar cost is wellknown to agronomists but probably not to all producers. North Dakota State University soil scientist David Franzen conducted field trials comparing snow-applied urea to soil-applied urea in the fall of 1995. The fields were seeded with wheat in the spring of 1996. Franzen said the bushel and protein numbers speak for themselves. Franzen said urea stays on the surface when applied to frozen soil. If it cannot penetrate all the way through the snow, it becomes part of the snow and blows wherever the wind takes it. In spring snow melt, it dissolves and moves with

FIELD TRIALS Comparing snow-applied urea to soil-applied urea Month/soil condition October applied and incorporated November soil frosted, not frozen December soil deeply frozen March deeply frozen April prior to seeding the water to potholes, lower spots in the field or off the field completely into the waterways. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on flat land where the spring melt remains in your wet spots, the runoff may not be a big agronomic problem or a public perception issue. However, these are the kinds of scenarios cited by members of the public who want to clamp down on farming practices. Karamanos gave a presentation to the Farm Forum in Calgary in 2016 in which he outlined the conditions to avoid if you are pressed into broadcasting on snow. His ongoing concern with this issue dates back to research he did with Westco in 1989: â&#x20AC;˘ Avoid fields that are very wet or the surface is saturated. â&#x20AC;˘ Avoid fields that froze while the soil was wet. â&#x20AC;˘ Avoid fields with compacted, drifted or crusted snow. â&#x20AC;˘ Avoid fields with more than four inches of fresh snow. â&#x20AC;˘ Avoid extreme cold that prevents urea from rapidly penetrating snow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Westco trials conducted under the above unfavourable conditions consistently resulted in worse performance than if the urea had been broadcast in snow-free conditions,â&#x20AC;? he said. Karamanos said avoiding those conditions pretty well eliminates all possibilities of broadcasting urea on snow and expecting good results. He said one of the best studies demonstrating this fact was conducted at Swift Current, Sask., where researchers covered some sites with plastic until it snowed and then removed the plastic. Nextthey applied fertilizer on sites with snow on the ground and on sites with no snow where the plas-

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tic had been. The study measured how much fertilizer can be recovered in the spring. In essence, they measured nitrogen loss over the winter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the field, ammonium nitrate and urea were applied to snowcovered and bare plots of grass sod and cereal stubble,â&#x20AC;? the researchers said when they published in the Canadian Journal of Soil Science in 1989. According to the paper, nitrogen recovery from ammonium was 55 to 59 percent, meaning nitrogen loss ranged from 41 to 45 percent. For urea, nitrogen recovery was only 39 to 51 percent, meaning nitrogen loss ranged from 49 to 61 percent. Mineral nitrogen declined from fall to spring in all treatments because of denitrification and immobilization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Producers must consider the benefits of â&#x20AC;Ś. lower fertilizer costs in the fall against the risk of large potential N losses over winter,â&#x20AC;? the study said. According to a fact sheet published by Alberta Agriculture: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fertilizer granule needs to go through the snow, contact the soil and dissolve. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also important to recognize there are economic losses and environmental considerations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Productivity with fertilizer applied early in the winter dropped by as much as 15 percent over the same application occurring in early spring.â&#x20AC;? Another fact sheet published by Manitoba Agriculture said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the case of urea, hydrolysis converts the urea to ammonia, and if the urea is not incorporated, the ammonia is lost to the air.â&#x20AC;? ron.lyseng@producer.com

Fertilizer spreader sales on the rise BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

Global warming or no global warming, fact is we farm in the land of ice and snow. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the luxury of a large scenic picture window to do our seeding. Sales of granular spreaders are up, and our climate is the reason. As growers become more attuned to the importance of their seeding dates, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for ways to squeeze the most work out of their big seeding machines. One way of doing that is to put down most, or all, of their fertilizer before seeding, which is why spreaders are gaining popularity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spreader sales are definitely

increasing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because guys are trying to save a little time in the spring,â&#x20AC;? says Patrick Grandmont of Leoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Case IH north of Winnipeg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Down in the States, they seem to take their time seeding and putting down fertilizer. But up here itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s panic. It seems we have about three weeks to do everything. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing a pretty good business on spreaders, especially in the wetter areas like the Beausejour area. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of guys with these Salford floater machines putting on granular. Some growers are putting on ridiculous high rates. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to stop so often to fill the fertilizer tank, so they broadcast in advance of seeding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re selling a lot of the Bour-

gault disc drills with the mid-row banders. They put some dry granular down when they seed, but with their high rates, most of it has to go on prior to seeding. Otherwise theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stopping every few acres for fertilizer. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing a lot of business with the guys over at Salford Valmar in Elie.â&#x20AC;? Valmar spreaders, designed by Charlie Balmer 30 years ago, have become known around the world as the leaders in this market. Over at Elie, Jason Janzen said spreader sales have increased 50 percent since Salford bought Valmar three years ago, and the trend continues its upward curve. ron.lyseng@producer.com

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Finnish articulated loaders now available in Canada Small but mighty loaders come with heated seats, which are built for the cold BY ROBIN BOOKER SASKATOON NEWSROOM

RED DEER — Small articulated loaders built in Finland are now available to Canadian producers through JAK Equipment in Leduc, Alta. The Avant series of loaders has more than 190 attachments that focus on farming and construction tasks. “Options are basically endless for these things when it comes to attachments,” Bob Fedorchuk of Avant Techno Canada said at AgriTrade in Red Deer. “They have a telescopic boom that reaches out about two feet. The 600 series will reach up to nine feet, the 700 series will reach up to 10 feet.” The broom and blade options are used to clean out barns across Europe. Canadian producers will find the snow blower, mower, post hole auger, backhoe, grapple and horse arena harrow attachments useful.

diff lock on and it throws power to all your wheels,” he said. “You don’t want to be running that all the time because being an articulated loader, you’re going to scrub off your tires. If you’re on hard surfaces, you just turn that off and save your tires.” The loader’s boom float is helpful for operators carrying loads across rough terrain. “If you’re going across your yard with a bale, throw your boom float on and the boom will ride nice and smooth with you,” Fedorchuk said.

The two speed hydraulic pump provides operators another option when working. “So if you just want to throw the snow or rocks or whatever you’re moving at that time just a short distance, if you want to chuck it really far, put it in pump two and that will speed everything up,” Fedorchuk said. For more information on Avant loaders, visit www.avanttecnousa. com. robin.booker@producer.com

There are six models in the Avant loader series, as well as more than 190 attachments from which operators can choose. | ROBIN BOOKER PHOTO

Over the course of a year, if you start breaking down your overall costs, just on fuel savings alone you’ve almost paid for the machine. BOB FEDORCHUK AVANT TECHNO CANADA

“The biggest unit we have is a 760. It’s a 57-horse(power) turbo that has the capability of running (at) two speed (ranges): one at 13 km-h or the other two speed at 30 km-h, depending on your basic needs on whether you need to go that fast or not,” Fedorchuk said. The 600 series has a 37 h.p. Kubota engine, and its speed ranges from 13 to 24 km-h. “The machines do come in a single speed as well so if you don’t need that second speed, you can just stick to the single speed,” Fedorchuk said. The 700 series weighs approximately 5,000 pounds. “It will lift up to 3,800 lb. and that’s right from the front of the machine,” Fedorchuk said. “And as you come up you can extend out and up. It would be great for warehousing, for moving bales around, for moving just about anything around on the farm.” The 600 series weighs approximately 4,000 lb. and has a lifting capacity of around 2,800 lb. Fedorchuk said the fuel efficiency on the loaders make them stand out in the market. With the 700 series loader, “on an eight hour day you are burning just over a litre an hour,” Fedorchuk said. “Over the course of a year, if you start breaking down your overall costs, just on fuel savings alone you’ve almost paid for the machine.” The Avant articulated loaders come with differential locks. “If you’re starting to spin out and you’re losing traction, throw your

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Soil health important to ranchers BY JEREMY SIMES EDMONTON BUREAU

ic evaluation was published to compare crossbreds, purebreds and breeds. Developed between the American Simmental Association and Cornell University, 17 million animals were included in that first genetic database. Twelve breed associations participated. About 375,000 records are added every year. The American Angus Association has about 12 million animals in its genetic database. This kind of collaboration leads to faster and more accurate genotyping. With new software, genetic evaluation that once took 55 hours can now produce results in 20 minutes. “The big deal is the speed allows us to do things that were thought to be unthinkable,” said Shafer. Armed with more information on expected progeny differences enhanced with genomic data, producers are now better equipped to speed up improvements in their beef herds. The more accurate and quicker animal evaluations may change genetic predictions because the old calculations often overestimated their genetic merit. This advancement in genetics would not be possible without performance reports being properly collected to build a database, said McGrath.

While ranchers may manage their fields differently, most know the value of healthy soils. Many ranchers are working toward building pastures that produce better forages, which means better weight gains for their cattle and more money in their pockets. “We’ve learned that if we can do something, even little things, it can really increase your production,” said Bill Wilson, who ranches in the Peace Region near Dawson Creek, B.C., and Bonanza, Alta. Wilson and other ranchers were speaking at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing held last month in Edmonton. Wilson and pasture manager Julie Robinson manage about 200 head on 1,800 acres of mostly rented land. When Robinson came into the picture, she noticed many bare spots on the pasture and not as much growth as she would’ve liked. Lots of the land before had been primarily used for hay production and it eventually wore out. “In the area, land was cheap,” Wilson said. “So, if people needed more grazing land, they would just go buy or rent more land, and it’s not that way anymore.” They both got to work. They installed fences, added new water systems and bale grazed — trying to keep the cattle out on pasture as long as they could without overworking the land. Robinson said she noticed that bale grazing even for just one year improved her soils. “That’s been our approach on the ranch, to do a little bit at a time. Let’s not fix the world because we can’t afford to do everything at once, so we’ll just make it work for us,” she said. “We don’t expect change overnight. It’s a 10 to 20 year plan.” Other ranchers at the conference said they generally approach upgrades in the same way. Graeme Finn, who ranches near Madden, Alta., gets his cattle to graze all year round. In the spring, the animals spend about six weeks working native land that has never been broken. After that, they’re moved to pastures with lots of legumes. Calving continues into June, and then throughout the summer the cattle are rotated through different areas of the pasture. They spend 16 to 20 days grazing in sections fenced with hot wire. When it’s winter time, the cowcalf pairs swath graze while the bulls bale graze. “We’re averaging about a pound a day for the calf and we’re not taking anything off the cow, so it’s working out pretty well for us,” he said.

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A cow chases a mallard drake from its feed at Bob Fraser’s ranch south of High River, Alta., Jan. 4. Ducks have been landing in the field looking for leftovers. | MIKE STURK PHOTO

Breed associations adapt They have found it is important to change with the times to boost animal performance BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

REGINA — Breed associations have been around for more than a century but today their roles are changing. Wade Shafer, executive vicep re s i d e n t o f t h e A m e r i c a n Simmental Association, said the beef sector will maintain the need for breeds and associations but their functions may change. More crossbred animals may be used as breeding stock similar to the hog industry, in which almost all boars used at the commercial level are hybrids. “There is more of it going on in the United States than here,” Shafer said. “I think it is an inevitability that the lines between breed associations will be blurred and the lines between breed will be blurred. It doesn’t mean we don’t need to keep track of breeds and what composition an animal is, but what it does mean (is) it will become commonplace for people to be buying bulls that have multiple breeds in place,” he said. More research collaboration among breed associations and resulting genomic analysis can provide more information to improve mating decisions. However, purebred animals will always have a role to play in the same way the hog and poultry sectors have selected for highperforming hybrids, he said in an

interview at the Federation of Americas conference held in Regina last fall. The switch to more crossbreeding is related to a concern over the loss of hybrid vigour and declining fertility. “Of all the different traits, hybrid vigour affects fertility the most. It also turns out to be the most important economic trait,” Shafer said. “In the U.S., Angus has become so dominant it is not unusual for a high proportion of the commercial producers to have purebred Angus cows. The problem is, there is no hybrid vigour in purebred Angus cows so there is getting to be a movement by commercial producers to introduce other breeds into their herds,” he said. He estimated 70 percent of commercial herds in the U.S. are straight-bred Angus. “These straight Angus herds have been tapering off for fertility. Their breeding rates are going down. It is nothing bad about Angus. It is just straight-bred cattle. If you go to high proportions, you lose hybrid vigour and the first place you will see it (is) in loss of fertility,” he said. Canada has more crossbreeding than the United States and there are fewer straight-bred cattle in commercial herds. “We call it mongrelization but in some ways it might be better,” he said. Breed associations have spent

decades convincing producers that breeding stock needs to be purebred. “You can actually have seedstock that is crossbred and introduce that into your herd and actually improve your bottom line,” Shafer said. The first scientific references to the benefits of crossbreeding appeared in the Journal of Animal Science in 1943. “In 1943 we knew about the benefits of crossbreeding and since that time the evidence of crossbreeding improving the bottom line of a commercial cattleman, there are no ifs, ands or buts about it. Crossbreeding increases profit,” he told conference attendees. When European breeds like the Simmental were introduced to North America 50 years ago, they added tremendous growth and maternal strength to a predominately British cow herd, said Sean McGrath, breed improvement consultant with the Canadian Simmental Association. “That is how Simmental affected our cow herd in terms of a crossbred maternal female with a little bit of added punch,” he said. In the early years, no one was promoting crossbreeding, said Schafer. “We knew even at that time that crossbreeding was central to beef industry profitability but we promoted this kind of thing,” he said. The attitude shift came in 1997 when the first multi-breed genet-

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Seneca Valley Virus a growing problem BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Seneca Valley Virus, an illness in pigs, is on the rise in parts of the United States, and that should put Canadian hog producers on alert. Dr. Julia Keenliside, veterinary epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture, said the U.S. reported 200 cases of the virus in 2015, but in 2017 there were 300 cases reported in Wisconsin alone. “The American Midwest seems to be a real focus of this disease, where there’s lots of movement of pigs,” Keenliside said during a session organized by Alberta Pork late last year. The main concern with Seneca Valley is that its symptoms are similar to those of foot-and-mouth disease, a reportable illness with potential to close trade borders and cause mass testing. Like foot-andmouth, Seneca Valley symptoms include blisters around the snout, lips and tongue of pigs, as well as lesions around the hoof. “It mimics foot-and-mouth disease, and that’s why it’s such a concern is it triggers a foreign animal disease investigation brought by the federal government in both the U.S. and Canada when we see blisters, because foot-and-mouth is a huge trade issue,” said Keenliside. Foot-and-mouth hasn’t been found in Canada for more than 60 years. Keenliside said Seneca Valley is transmitted in the same way as porcine epidemic diarrhea: in feces on trucks, boots or other objects. Symptoms appear very quickly after initial contact, often within a day of exposure. In the U.S., there have been cases where pigs showed no signs of Seneca Valley at the farm but had arrived at the packing plant with blisters on their feet and snouts. “We’re pretty sure that the virus doesn’t exist in Canada, but you know PED made its way to Canada from the U.S., so we have to be watchful and make sure that Seneca doesn’t either,” said Keenliside. barb.glen@producer.com

ABOUT SENECA VALLEY VIRUS • a vesicular disease discovered in 2002 • belongs to same general family as foot-and-mouth • early symptoms include blisters on snout and coronary band above hoofs • may or may not cause diarrhea • increases mortality in young piglets • causes lethargy in older animals • there is no vaccine • is not a threat to humans or to food safety Sources: Swine Health Information Center, American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Manitoba Pork

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Parasite control in sheep requires plan BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

RED DEER — Worm control in livestock is an ongoing battle. Parasites are showing more resistance to chemical treatments so alternative controls are needed, said Michel Levy and John Gilleard of the University of Calgary faculty of veterinary medicine. Speaking at the recent Alberta sheep symposium held in Red Deer, different approaches were discussed to help producers stay ahead of troublesome parasites that can affect small ruminant livestock. Few drugs are approved for sheep but a local veterinarian can request a special permit for treatments. “The role of the local vet is important,” said Levy. The local practitioner knows regional pastures, worm species in an area and the condition of livestock. There is only one anthelmintic drug licensed for use in sheep in Canada. Ivermectin is licensed both as a drench and an injection for sheep. Another product, Flukiver, was recently approved to get rid of barber pole worm in sheep and lambs. Levy said producers must be careful about the amount used to treat animals and they need to remember goats often need a

higher dosage because they metabolize the drugs faster. “We sometimes find people are using the dose that is not recommended,” he said. Levy recommends a drench for sheep. An injection could leave low levels of parasites untreated. Avoid p o u r- o n p ro d u c t s f o r s h e e p because the absorption is variable. “Using concentrations that are not adequate is the way to speed up resistance,” he said. A combination of different classes of drugs may reduce more of the troublesome worms. In the last three to four years, people have combined drugs because the effects are additive. This is becoming more common in Australia and New Zealand. Judicious use of treatments is recommended where anti-parasite drugs known as anthelmintics are only used to reduce fecal egg counts when necessary. If animals are treated they should look better afterward. A fecal egg count should show a decrease of at least 95 percent 14 to 16 days after treatment. If there is 90 percent reduction in the next fecal egg count, by definition the treatment did not work, said Levy. Besides resistance, reduced efficacy may be linked to insufficient dosage because the animal’s

weight was underestimated. Other causes are faulty equipment, poor administration technique and inactive medications that are out of date or were incorrectly stored. “Be careful about using drugs where you don’t know their source. You don’t know what the compounds are,” he said. Producers who have reduced parasite loads are taking a more integrated approach to keep sheep from ingesting eggs while on pasture. Safe pastures like harvested hay fields, tilled fields or areas that were not grazed or were left idle for 90 days in summer or 180 days in winter can help reduce parasites. Farmers are also encouraged not to treat every animal. They should also find out what kind of worm is present so the treatment can be targeted. It is recommended producers treat ewes in spring when few w o r m s a re p re s e nt a n d t h e y shouldn’t assume once a year treatment is enough. Lambs may need treatment later in the season based on fecal egg counts. When a ewe or lamb dies, producers should work with a veterinarian to do a necropsy and look in the fourth stomach to search for the presence of worms. Producers could also try the con-

cept of refugia, which is a way to dilute the resistant stages by having susceptible worms make up most of the parasite population. Introducing refugia can slow resistance. This means decreasing the frequency of dewormers and requires producers to follow several steps: • Do not treat every animal. • Leave animals in a dry lot for 48 hours after treatment so they can shed what remains of the worms before moving to a clean pasture. • Do not deworm when there is a low level of pasture infestation or parasites in the sheep. Levy and Gilleard have been running ongoing resistance tests on flocks in Alberta and Saskatchewan since 2014 and have seen a lot of variability in resistance to treatments. Their 2017 results showed more farms are reducing their parasite levels. Further research is trying different chemistries because scientists know the population of worms can change on a farm. Other work is investigating the role of deer in translocation of sheep roundworms. A coccidiosis study is also proposed to learn prevalence, species and the effectiveness of current treatments. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

Alta. Lamb considers plebiscite on resuming non-refundable checkoff BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

HIGH RIVER, Alta. — Alberta lamb producers may be able to vote this year on the future of their $1.50 checkoff. About one percent of producers request their money back, but the rebates amount to about five percent of the organization’s budget. About $11,000 has been returned in the last two years, said Alberta Lamb manager Robyn Moore. The reasons for requests fall into

several categories. “Sometimes it is because they don’t know what our organization does. More often than not it is financial issues. If there is a drought, producers might ask for it to cover off that,” she said at a zone meeting held in High River last year. The organization has reduced its annual budget from $200,000 to $185,000 to take reduced revenues into account. In addition, sheep numbers have declined so the available money has fallen off. In Alberta, the money is collected

when producers buy mandatory identification ear tags. The province passed Bill 9 last year, which allows producers to vote on the fate of the levies they pay to commodity groups. “It is a good day when the government gives power back to the people themselves and let them decide what they want to do with their organization. What that is going to look like, I don’t know,” said Alberta Lamb president Darlene Stein. There are two sides to the argument, she said.

A refundable levy allows produce r s t o h o l d t h e o r ga n i z at i o n accountable, and if there are a high number of requests, it indicates unrest. “Yet the organization still has to give you the exact same benefits as any other producer who still pays,” she said. “On the other side, there is no accountability for the organization if there is no check-off refund,” she said. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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Better bale storage can improve cattle health It’s estimated that cows will lose half a pound a day when eating hay that is not properly stored BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

OLDS, Alta. — Quality losses are inevitable in hay left to sit outside in fields over winter. But producers can take steps to better protect them, said Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist at Alberta Agriculture. “You need to do something to protect those bales from weather to optimize the use of that forage, especially if you have got carryover,” said Yaremcio. Rain and winter weathering reduces protein content and digestibility, he said at a recent feed workshop held in Olds. “Feed intake is reduced when hay is stored outside. On average, for a beef cow you will lose half a pound per day on intake for hay that is not stored and protected,” he said. Precipitation damage cannot be controlled but if rain comes when the hay is at 20 to25 percent moisture, a lot of nutrients can be lost. Half the crop could be lost if 70 millimetres of rain hits the hay within a day or two of baling. Hay left outside will lose dry matter content because of damage to the outside of the bale. Ten centimetres of spoilage on the outside of a bale could result in 300 pounds of wasted feed. If using outdoor storage, producers should not stack bales, he said.

As well, they should leave 15 to 20 cm of space between bales in single rows, facing prevailing winds so air can better circulate. “Stacking in a pyramid is probably the worst way you can store your hay because the moisture comes off the top bale and goes down, and anywhere the bales touch is where you get the damage,” he said. Yaremcio also recommends against stacking bales in a mushroom style because the bottom bale absorbs all the moisture. Net wraps improve the bales’ long-term storability and help to better shed water. Plastic covers can be as effective as a shed if the plastic stays in place and there is no damage or holes caused by animals. Some people close both ends of the plastic. That causes overheating, and as temperatures rise in the plastic, moisture migrates out of the bales. Spoilage can occur in various forms and in some cases could make livestock sick. Producers are encouraged to have the feed tested. Ergot and mycotoxins have been a problem the last few years, caused by cool, cloudy weather during flowering of open pollinating cereals and grasses. Long-term effects on livestock health include feed refusal, digestive upsets, pneumonia like symp-

Half the crop could be lost if 70 millimetres of rain were to fall on hay within a day or two of baling. | FILE PHOTO toms, hoof problems or even death. “If you want to prevent any problems with ergot or toxicity, you need to cut before those plants are pollinated,” he said. There are 40 types of alkaloids in ergot bodies and four different strains are found in Western Canada. Recent tests find toxicity levels are 2.5 to three times higher than what is being reported in the U.S. Animal tolerance to alkaloids can vary and it could take as long as six weeks for symptoms to appear. If producers notice symptoms in their livestock, they need to remove

the feed and offer something else. The high estrogen content in alkaloids can cause temporary infertility in cows because it acts like a form of birth control. Hoofs can come off and never properly repair themselves. Outdated feed standards once recommended no more than one kernel of ergot-infected kernels in 1,000 should be used as feed. Today’s standards recommend one kernel in a five-gallon pail as the limit. In 2014, 964 samples were submitted for testing. In 500 of those

samples, more than half had 200 parts per million of ergot contamination. In 2015 the analysis showed about 40 percent of the samples were contaminated. Moulds and mycotoxins from fusarium graminearum produce a pinkish white fungal growth. These can cause cattle to refuse feed and also cause vomiting and diarrhea. Symptoms are more severe in monogastric animals. Pigs can only handle one p.p.m. but yearling heifers can digest up to 37 p.p.m. These toxins can affect reproduction. Two of the mycotoxins formed within fusarium can destroy the epithelial tissue in cattle rumen so the animal is incapable of efficiently absorbing nutrients. Suppression of bone marrow development can also occur and skin disorders like photosensitivity may appear. It resembles a sunburn around the eyes and udders. Aspergillum is a white mould on heated or tough grain or on hay that was baled tough. It is more of a nuisance and is a naturally occurring bacterium in the soil. Penicillium forms a green- or blue-green mould that is found on grain and can cause abortions, retained placentas and reduced fertility. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

Dry summers cast light on water quality BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

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OLDS, Alta. — When 200 cows died in Saskatchewan after drinking from a contaminated dugout, it foreshadowed future problems with high salt content in water across the Prairies. “If we don’t get the snow or there is very little runoff and we get another hot summer, that water is going to evaporate and the level of sulfates are going to increase some more,” said Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture. “If things go against us this winter and next summer, we could have even more problems,” he said at a recent beef cattle workshop in Olds, Alta. Water samples collected from the Saskatchewan case revealed a sulfate concentration of more than 24,000 milligrams per litre.

Cattle need fresh clean water to thrive. “When you get more than .4 percent sulfur in a ration, the pH drop in the rumen is fairly significant and enough to destroy the bacteria in the rumen and the B vitamins, especially thiamine,” he said. A thiamine deficiency in cattle may cause the brain to swell, killing the animal. A 1,400-pound lactating cow on pasture consumes about 60 litres of water per day. In hot weather, water consumption doubles so producers must monitor temperature, water intake and sulfur in diet. In recent years, producers have been encouraged to fence dugouts and pump out the water to troughs. Doing so improves water quality so drinking water contains less muck, manure and contamination and cows drink more. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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Examining dead stock for causes of death is valuable ANIMAL HEALTH

JAMIE ROTHENBURGER, DVM

he diesel engine snarled to life and I headed out of town. Reaching the feedlot, I rumbled past rows of feed bunks with various sized steers and heifers, placidly chewing their cuds or rummaging for grain in what would be their final home before entering the plant that would turn their flesh into beef. An eight-foot upright plank wood fence segregated an area in the far back corner of the property. This is the dead pit, and on this day it contained five bovine carcasses of various sizes. Armed with a sharp butcher’s knife, a pair of pea soup green steel-toed rubber boots, an impervious pair of rubber overpants and a washable camera to document my findings, I’m ready to give them their final examination. To autopsy most animals, including cattle, I first cut through the skin and flesh of the armpit. This peels the front leg across the back and out of the way. Next is a cut into the hip joint and a connecting incision through the skin to expose the belly muscles

and rib cage. Using a battery-operated reciprocating saw, I enter the chest cavity and remove the right side of the rib cage. Opening the carcass is what I refer to as the grunt work of the autopsy. What follows is the more refined, head-to-toe systematic examination of each major organ plus selected bones and joints. Piece-by-piece and cut-by-cut, often up to my plastic-covered elbows in blood, pus and digested feed material, I’m looking for signs of abnormalities that may indicate disease. Is the tissue discoloured, softer than normal or twisted or turned out of place? Does it ooze pus when I slice into it? Are there parasitic worms in the lungs, guts or other organs? Is something there that shouldn’t be such as a tumour or abscess? It’s even more challenging to notice if something is missing. Sometimes I find nothing at all — the tell-tale signs of disease are hidden to the naked eye and may reveal themselves only under the microscope. On this day, the causes of death for these five cattle were obvious. One had broken a leg and had been put down. Four had pneumonia typical of bovine respiratory disease, which no amount of antibiotic was going to cure and is why they were euthanized. Their infected lungs were heavy, wet and coated by tan-yellow material with the consistency and look of baked cheese. When I sliced

Knowing why animals die allows for choices about how to keep those that are living productive and healthy. | FILE PHOTO into the lung tissue, fluid and pus oozed from the clogged airways. In other areas, the affected tissue was dark purple instead of its normal light pink colour, indicating tissue death and severe disease. These individuals represented the most ill animals in the place and would never have made it to slaughter or the human food chain. Some may question the wisdom of examining dead animals and the associated expense. However, an autopsy examination can determine the cause of

death in animals that die on their own or provides information about the disease in animals that were euthanized because of illness. If signs of disease aren’t clear, the autopsy is still valuable to understand what diseases are not present. One autopsy provides information about the individual animal, but collectively, the results of multiple autopsies become useful data to producers and veterinarians. Armed with the information about the ongoing disease pro-

cesses and reasons for culling animals, people can make informed decisions about their management. For instance, did a specific treatment work as expected? Knowing why animals die allows for choices about how to keep those that are living productive and healthy. And so I’ll continue my quest to understand death and disease, one autopsy at a time. Dr. Jamie Rothenburger is a veterinarian who practices pathology and a PhD student at the Ontario Veterinary College. Twitter: @JRothenburger

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