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‘AMAZING’ SOIL LOSS A soil scientist estimates one North Dakota county has lost 30 centimetres of topsoil since 1900. It’s a cautionary tale for why soil conservation is so important. | SEE THE STORY ON PAGE 4 ABOVE: Marla Riekman watches as a clod of soil disintegrates in water. This soil is from a conventionally tilled field with annual crops. Soils from no-till fields or perennial crops hold together longer when immersed in water. | ROBERT ARNASON PHOTO

Sask. commodity groups denounce drainage bill BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

All of Saskatchewan’s major crop organizations passed a resolution at CropSphere last week calling on the province to rescind or delay implementation of Bill 44. The bill supports the province’s new agricultural water management strategy and regulations that were implemented in October 2015. Franck Groeneweg, director of the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association, was running between meeting rooms at CropSphere presenting the resolution.

He said the new policy requires farmers to get permits for all the drainage works on their property, with few exceptions. “All these little ditches and whatever are now illegal,” Groeneweg told flax growers. He estimates there is non-permitted drainage on 150,000 quarters of land throughout the province. Groeneweg is also concerned about the loss of the Water Appeal Board. “It gives a very heavy hand to the Water Security Agency,” he said. He said the Quill Lakes area is the

canary in the coal mine. Last year, the Water Security Agency ordered the closure of all unapproved drainage ditches in the two million acre basin and imposed a moratorium on any new projects. “When we see what Water Security could do to these farmers, I do not trust them to be in charge of the water policy for the rest of the province,” he told pulse growers. Jeff Pylatuik farms within the Quill Lakes basin, which has received more than 5,100 millimetres of rain in the last 10 years. He said the province’s new water

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management policy will take 20 to 25 percent of his acres out of production. “That would put me in the position of complete loss of profit,” said Pylatuik. “It would destroy my farm.” He said the Quill Lakes are overflowing due to the unprecedented rainfall. It has nothing to do with farm drainage. Pylatuik argued that the crops he grows consume more water per acre than is stored in the many sloughs scattered across his land. SEE DRAINAGE BILL, PAGE 5

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Sparks fly over pulse levy decision Growers were angry that the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers board spent $30,000 on a survey, only to decide against a refundable levy BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Annual general meetings at CropSphere are usually quiet affairs, so it was unusual to see some fireworks at this year’s SaskPulse meeting. The fuse was lit when Tim Wiens, chair of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, reported during the annual Saskatoon farm show on what action was taken on last year’s resolution calling on the board to make the levy refundable. He said the board conducted broad consultations with growers, including an Insightrix Research poll of 739 farmers, which determined that 50 percent support the existing non-refundable levy, 44 percent want it to be refundable and six percent were indifferent. The $30,000 survey also revealed that 90 percent of growers say they receive fair to excellent value for their levy dollars but that 46 percent would request a refund if the levy was made refundable. “After all the factors were considered, the board did not feel that there was a clear case that growers wanted to move away from the

non-refundable pulse levy,” said Wiens. The decision raised the ire of many farmers at the meeting. “Rather than proceeding with steps to make the levy refundable, you had a survey conducted, wasting more of our money,” said Gwen Wensley, a grower from Wiseton, Sask. “It’s all just trying to circumvent the resolution.” She said making the levy refundable allows growers to express their dissatisfaction with association decisions by demanding a refund. “That’s the only way we’ve got to sort of jerk your chain,” said Wensley. Former SPG chair Lyle Minogue defended the board’s decision. He said policy can’t be set by a small group of farmers with an agenda who attend the annual meeting. “It’s important that the board has a chance to use their judgment and decide what the bulk of the members want,” he said. Minogue grew up in a small town where volunteers ran the local rink. There was one guy who refused to volunteer or contribute money to the rink. “The first guy there with a kid in

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one hand to skate and his curling broom in the other was him.” He believes the same thing will happen if the association switched to a refundable levy. “We’ll have a whole bunch of people in this province taking a free ride, and I don’t think we should go that route,” he said.

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Wiens said the fairness issue factored into the board’s decision. Much of the levy is spent on variety development at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre, and those varieties are made available royalty free to all of the province’s pulse growers. One farmer who didn’t identify himself said making decisions

based on polls is dangerous, pointing to all the polls that predicted Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton would be the next president of the United States. “The people who cared showed up here last year and passed that resolution and you guys ignored it. That’s wrong,” he said. Another farmer was also skeptical about relying on polls. “You guys spend all this money doing all this other stuff. Why don’t you have a real vote?” he said. “Whatever you did means nothing.” Retired University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Ken Rosaasen said farmers can effect change by voting in directors who reflect their views. “If you really want to change the levy, do it through the democratic process,” he said. Wensley also expressed anger with the board’s decision to only temporarily reduce the levy to .67 percent from one percent for one year starting Aug. 1, 2016. She doesn’t think the levy should have ever been doubled to one percent in the first place. “If people left it alone, we wouldn’t be near as ticked off as we are now,”

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she said. That is one area where Minogue agreed with Wensley. “I think they should have cut the levy back quicker than they did, and I think they should continue cutting back,” he said. “We don’t want them out buying property and spending money to use it up. You’re exactly right, we’ve got to be lean and mean and efficient.” The association collected $22 million in levies in 2016, which was $4.4 million more than it had budgeted. Levy revenue has taken a big jump the last couple of years because of strong pea and lentil prices and plentiful acres. Wiens said the board has until the end of the current fiscal year to determine what the levy will be going forward. And he had the last word on the contentious refundable levy debate. “I realize that there may be a feeling that we’re not listening to what you are saying, but we’re trying to determine what all producers are saying to the board and that’s what we used to make our decision.” sean.pratt@producer.com

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Root rot found in 80-90 percent of Sask. pea, lentil fields BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Root rot is rampant in Saskatchewan pea and lentil fields. The disease was found in 80 to 90 percent of the fields sampled in 2016, and 40 to 50 percent of them had moderate to severe symptoms. Aphanomyces is the most destructive form of root rot. It was found in 70 percent of the lentil fields and 60 to 70 percent of the pea fields. Pea fields often had either no signs of the disease or 75 to 100 percent infection levels. Lentils tended to have less of the extremes and more fields where there was 25 to 50 percent positive samples, indicating infestation had started but had not yet spread over the entire field. The other big players in the root rot complex are two species of fusarium — avenaceum and solani — which were found in 80 to 90

percent of the fields. They are different pathogens than fusarium graminearum, which causes head blight in wheat and barley. Agriculture Canada plant pathologist Syama Chatterton told farmers attending her CropSphere presentation in Saskatoon last week that there is compelling evidence to suggest aphanomyces and fusarium have a synergistic relationship. In a greenhouse setting it takes 750 oospores of aphanomyces per gram of sterile soil from the brown soil zone to get a disease severity of three, which is a moderate infection. The threshold level fell to 100 oospores per gram of brown soil when researchers used raw soil that had not been sterilized. “This just drives home the message that the presence of other micro-organisms, particularly fusarium, is really impacting the disease progression,” she said.

A researcher hopes to develop a way to determine root rot inoculum levels in a field. | FILE PHOTO Another finding is that dark brown soils are most conducive to harboring the disease, likely because of the high clay content. Aphanomyces is a water mould that requires moisture to thrive. Ethaboxam, which is sold as Intego Solo, is the only product registered for controlling aphanomyces in pulses. It has to be applied in conjunction with another seed treatment.

Chatterton said the product works well in the early stages of crop development, but by flowering and pod fill there was not much difference in disease severity compared to untreated fields. Phostrol, which is not registered on pulse crops, has shown good efficac y against water mould pathogens. However, it does not provide full-season protection. In-crop fungicides are useless

because the chemical does not reach the roots. The only effective method of control when aphanomyces is present is to take a six to eight year break from growing peas and lentils on that field, allowing the oospores to degrade and decay. Chatterton’s lab is working on a variety of root rot research projects. The most important one is to develop a method for quantifying how much inoculum is in a field. Current tests reveal whether aphanomyces is present or not, but not at what level. A more robust test would help producers decide whether they want to risk planting peas and lentils. Other research projects include studying the effect of soil amendments such as lime and calcium and using brassica cover crops to suppress the disease, but all of those control methods are fraught with practical challenges. sean.pratt@producer.com

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Survey reveals ‘amazing’ soil loss in Great Plains region BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

MINOT, N.D. — Nearly every farmer has seen the photos from the 1930s, in which a massive dust storm is about to strike a small town or a drift of soil is almost covering a house. What North American farmers may not know is that soil in the air or in a drift contains more than just particles of dirt. It also contains a massive amount of nutrients. Dave Franzen, a soil scientist with North Dakota State University, has spent several years reviewing soil survey records for the state. What he found was startling and troubling: an incredible amount of nitrogen and phosphate has blown or washed away over the last 75 to 125 years because topsoil loss equals nutrient loss. “Topsoil contains a (lot) of phosphate and we lost an additional six inches (15 centimetres) of topsoil from 20 million crop acres since 1940. I think that’s conservative,” said Franzen, who spoke at the Northern Prairies Ag Innovation Alliance (NPAIA) conference held Jan. 10-11 in Minot. “We would have lost an additional 12.5 million tons of phosphate and 40 million tons of nitrogen. That is the equivalent of 75 years of N and P application at present rates.” Franzen presented the topsoil loss estimates at the Minot conference to remind farmers why zero tillage is critical for sustainable crop production. He was likely speaking to the converted because the NPAIA was formerly known as the ManitobaNorth Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association. Franzen didn’t look at historical soil surveys for Saskatchewan, but it’s possible that Western Canada has lost similar amounts of topsoil. “I can’t imagine that it didn’t happen there, too,” he said. “If you look at the old soil record, and I would challenge somebody to do that, then look at what’s left there today. I think you would see a big difference.” He did look at soil surveys for Divide County in the northwestern corner of the state, immediately south of Estevan, Sask. According to soil records for the county: • Surveyors in 1900 found 40 cm of very black topsoil in the county. • As of 2017, the area had no black topsoil. It has light gray topsoil. • Franzen estimated the loss of topsoil at 30 cm. He discovered comparable losses in other parts of North Dakota.

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“I was completely shocked. I knew we lost some soil across the state, but I didn’t think it was all that much,” he said. “When I started to look at it and realizing how much it was and how (many) nutrients were in it, it was just amazing.” The NPAIA conference also featured a demonstration of wind erosion. Chris Augustin, an NDSU extension agent and soil health specialist, hooked up a leaf blower and used a tray of soil to simulate how much soil can be blown off a field in a short period of time. “When we have these open winters, we see a lot of sediment sitting in the ditches,” he said. “With a loamy soil, an 80 acre field under conventionally tilled soybeans, the erosion would be somewhere around 25 to 30 tons per year. Five tons would be somewhere around the thickness of a dime.” Franzen showed modern day photos of soil accumulating in a ditch next to a field. He said the amount in the ditch is a fraction of the total loss because most of it would have blown for tens or hundreds of kilometres. “Every time you see that (soil in the ditch), multiply it by about 10.” Franzen’s historical numbers for soil loss are estimates, but Augustin thinks the figures are low. “I honestly think he’s being pretty conservative,” he said. “We’ve degraded our soils. With adoption of no till, minimal till, cover crops … we’re starting to swing that pendulum.” Growers in Manitoba’s Red River Valley and other parts of the Prairies with heavier soil often say zero tillage is impossible in their region. Franzen has heard the same argument in North Dakota, but he doesn’t buy it. “I don’t hammer them on the head and tell them, ‘you’re wrong, you’re wrong,’ but there are people that have been successful … even through these wet years at making it work,” he said. “It’s mostly a fear. We have examples of success.” robert.arnason@producer.com

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ST. JEAN BAPTISTE, Man. — The top 10 list of weeds in Manitoba has undergone radical changes in the last 20 years. Green foxtail remains the biggest crop pest, but barnyard grass, volunteer canola and yellow foxtail have joined it in the upper rankings of most-seen weeds, rising from relative obscurity in 1997. But for every rise there must be a fall, and formerly vexatious weeds, such as Canada thistle, redroot pigweed and wild mustard, have fallen down the rankings. Quackgrass, once a great menace, has fallen from 10th to 38th place. “These are big shifts,” Ingrid Kristjanson, a Manitoba Agriculture crop production adviser in Morris, said during St Jean Farm Days, held Jan. 4-5. Every 10 years, Manitoba Agriculture surveys fields to see what is growing within crops. Results are affected by moisture, variable growing conditions and random occurrences inherent in any test, so the list won’t hold true for every field in every situation. However, real changes are being seen. Volunteer canola is widespread now, following heavy rotations and shifts in herbicide use, while wild oats and Canada thistle have also been affected by products and practices.

The last 20 years have seen big shifts in weed populations in Manitoba fields. Barnyard grass and volunteer canola have sharply risen, while quackgrass and Canada thistle have fallen. Manitoba’s ranking of weed species, based on relative abundance: 1997 2002 2016 Green foxtail 1 1 1 Wild buckwheat 3 3 2 Barnyard grass 12 4 3 Wild oat 2 2 4 Volunteer canola 19 10 5 Yellow foxtail 27 30 6 Dandelion 20 9 7 Redroot pigweed 5 6 8 Volunteer wheat 22 12 9 Round-leaved mallow 21 16 10 Smartweed (pale) 7 8 12 Canada thistle 4 5 13 Lamb’s quarters 9 7 14 Perennial sow thistle 8 20 19 Wild mustard 6 11 23 Quackgrass 10 13 38 Source: Manitoba Agriculture | WP GRAPHIC

Dandelions were only the 20th most common weed in 1997, but today are up to seventh. Each crop has its own list of problem weeds, with today’s spring wheat facing (in order of severity) green foxtail, wild buckwheat, wild oats and volunteer canola. Oats confront green foxtail, barnyard grass, yellow foxtail and wild buckwheat. Canola struggles with green foxtail, wild buckwheat, volunteer wheat and yellow foxtail. Soybeans combat volunteer

canola, wild buckwheat, barnyard grass and dandelions. The biggest gainer among the weeds has been biennial wormwood, which now functions as an annual, Kristjanson said. It moved 30 places higher on the list. Glyphosate has helped hammer down some old problems like quackgrass, but could eventually create another group of rising problems as resistance spreads. “Be on the lookout for oddball things,” said Kristjanson. ed.white@producer.com

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chemical and other processes to occur efficiently. Farmers have a number of tools and practices to minimize compaction, including track and tire choices, tillage methods and timing. But many times in the Red River valley, such as during the recent wet years, not much can be done that doesn’t exacerbate the problem or offers only slight relief.

Saskatchewan Environment Minister Scott Moe said the organizations that passed the resolution were all consulted when the new regulations were being drafted in 2012. He said he plans to reach out to the organizations soon because there seems to be confusion about Bill 44 and the regulations it will enforce. The goal of the new policy is to control and organize water flow into the province’s streams and creeks. The old strategy implemented in 1986 was a complaintsbased system. “We tried to streamline this system and change it from that complaints-based system to a permitbased system,” said Moe. That explains why the province is getting rid of the appeal board. “The appeal board has become somewhat redundant with a system that is based on permits as opposed to in-depth complaints,” he said. He said he has also heard that some farmers are concerned that all drainage ditches created before 1981 will need to be permitted. They were exempt under the old rules. “The reasoning behind that is that a works that is moving water will move exactly the same amount of water whether it was built pre-1981 or post-1981,” said the minister. Lastly, there was plenty of consternation about fines for noncompliance increasing from a maximum of $10,000 to $1 million. Moe said that was initiated because the fines will now be enforced through the Environmental Management and Protection Act, the same act that governs landfills and shorelines. The fines are no longer administered by the Water Security Agency and will be administered by a judge through court action. Moe said he can’t recall a fine that has ever been close to $1 million. Myles Thorpe, president of the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association, said water management policy has massive financial implications. The difference between managed and unmanaged fields on his farm near Spy Hill, Sask., is $85 per acre. He figures $1.9 billion would be lost to the Saskatchewan economy if farmers weren’t allowed to properly drain water from their land. Thorpe said a lot of unanswered questions remain about the new regulations and the bill that will enforce them, such as what defines an adequate outlet and whether farmers are allowed to infill. Another area of concern is that the balance of power is shifting to the Water Security Agency. “The landowner doesn’t have a lot of power left when you read the bill,” he said. Part of the reason the association drafted the resolution that made the rounds at CropSphere was to create awareness about the water management rule changes. “A lot of people didn’t know there was any changes happening,” said Thorpe. The bill is heading for a second reading this spring and then will be debated in the legislature. “We’re hoping to make amendments to this bill and we need changes to the overall policy too,” he said.

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Soil compaction plagues Red River Valley farmers BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

ST. JEAN BAPTISTE, Man. — Marginal gains are the best hope for most Red River Valley farmers when it comes to soil compaction. The deck is loaded against growers who operate in heavy, wet soils. “A lot of this is not within our control,” said soil management specialist Marla Riekman during St Jean Farm Days held Jan. 4-5.

“There is a little bit within our control. We need to figure out exactly what it is.” Riekman said tilling soil when it is dry or saturated carries low risk for compaction. Unfortunately, most valley farmers have to work their soils when they are moist or wet, exacerbating the problem. Soil gets compacted by the weight of machinery that squeezes out the air pockets between particles of soil.

When soil is very dry it doesn’t stick together, and when it is saturated the water keeps the air pockets intact. Farmers can improve their situation with compaction by being careful where they drive, how much their tires are inflated and how they till. C o m p a c t i o n i s a p ro b l e m because it limits root space, eliminates room for moisture and eliminates air pockets — essential for certain beneficial

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Trump is wild card in 2017 markets New crop year market could be a repeat of 2016, but new president’s impact on global trade and currency are unknown BY D’ARCE MCMILLAN SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Crop market analyst Mike Jubinville could have taken a different spin on the famous opening line of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. That’s because Jubinville, head of ProFarmer Canada, thinks crop markets in 2017 will be characterized as neither the best of times nor the worst of times. He could have also noted that Dickens’ book was about the French Revolution and today we have another upending of the normal order with the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, who promised to renegotiate trade pacts and spend billions on infrastructure. Jubinville thinks crop market trends in 2017 will likely continue 2016’s range-bound trade with prices toward the bottom when the trade focuses on large global production but rallying to the upper end of the range when focus turns to robust trade.

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“We are not in a bull market nor a bear market in the big picture. We are in a sideways market,” Jubinville told a crowd at CropSphere last week. “We have to recognize sideways trends and incrementally market some when we get into the upper end of the trading range.” However, the market this year faces uncertainty outside of the usual supply and demand considerations. Trump is the biggest wild card. For example, Jubinville said

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Trump vowed to name China a currency manipulator in his first 100 days in office. During the campaign he said his administration would bring cases against the Asian country for what he said was unfair trade behaviour. A trade war with China would be troubling for American agriculture and for crop and livestock markets globally. The United States has already launched a complaint with the World Trade Organization alleging that China subsidizes its wheat production. China has ruled that American exports of dried distillers grain, a byproduct of ethanol production, are subsidized and last week increased import duties on the product. “Already the saber rattling is happening,” Jubinville said. It is impossible to predict what Trump will do, but the stakes are high. China buys almost 60 percent of U.S. soybean exports. China could start to manipulate its soybean imports to remind the U.S. of its importance. “They can’t stop taking U.S. soybeans because they need them, but they will probably start to diversify their supply as best they can,” Jubinville said. If so, China could try to buy more South American soybeans, and there might also be potential for increased imports of Canadian soybeans and canola. Trump policies could also affect the value of the American dollar. The value of the greenback against a basket of other world currencies is near record high. The relative strength of the American economy has its central bank raising interest rates, which has encouraged an inflow of capital into the U.S. dollar, lifting its value. A strong American dollar normally discourages exports of American agricultural products and other commodities because it makes them more expensive for those with weak currencies. As well, if weak U.S. crop exports lead to rising year end stocks, then

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crop prices on the big U.S. futures exchanges fall. The impact for Canadian farmers could be moderated if the loonie is weak. However, Trump has also promised $1 trillion in infrastructure investment with incentives for massive private investment in areas such as bridges, roads and airports. The lower taxes he promises could also spur business expansion.

(China) can’t stop taking U.S. soybeans because they need them, but they will probably start to diversify their supply as best they can. MIKE JUBINVILLE CROP MARKET ANALYST

This would likely fuel inflation and spur demand for commodities generally, which could lift crop prices and the Canadian dollar at the same time, he said. “The best canola prices we had, $12, $13, $14 a bushel, came when we are at par or better to the U.S. dollar,” he said. “Conversely, some of the worst prices I remember, $6 a bushel back in 1999-2000, was when we had a 65 cent dollar.”

OILSEEDS Oilseed prices in 2016 were supported by a disappointing soybean harvest in Brazil and palm oil production problems in Indonesia and Malaysia because of El Nino dryness. Rain has returned to palm producing regions, and production is expected to bounce back. Brazil is forecasting a record crop, but Argentina has a problem with excess rain. The U.S. produced a record soybean crop, and its year end stocks were forecast to grow considerably. However, export demand is topping expectations, and the U.S.

The U.S. produced a record soybean crop last year but strong export demand may help keep ending stocks manageable. | FILE PHOTOS Department of Agriculture has started to wind back its ending stocks forecast. Statistics Canada says Canada produced 18.4 million tonnes of canola this year, the second largest crop ever. The trade thinks it is closer to 19 million tonnes, but that matters little because demand is record strong and the ending stocks should still be manageable. “I’m not bearish canola,” Jubinville said. He thinks the next month or so could see some weakness, but

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prices should then turn higher at winter’s end. “We’ll likely see it in basis improvement at first, and then a grinding improvement in the futures in the April, May, start of June period.” He said he would start to sell new crop if a combination of November futures and basis created a net fall delivery price of about $485 a tonne or $11 a bu. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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WHEAT

Include ‘what if’ scenarios in projections to help lower risk

Global wheat stocks at the end of the current crop year are expected to be record large, but a big part of that is held in China and will likely never reach world trade. Even so, world stocks are ample, and the U.S. is carrying a larger amount than usual. Its stocks-touse ratio will rise to a burdensome 50 percent. Farmers there have slashed winter wheat acres by 10 percent, so 2017 production should drop. However, the big carry-in will mean the U.S. will likely still have ample supply. Quality is an issue, and this is reflected in a stronger than usual premium of Minneapolis hard red spring wheat over Kansas and Chicago winter wheat. March Minneapolis recently hit the highest level since July 2015. There are technical chart signs that maybe US$6 a bu. is possible. “I don’t think that is where we are going unless there are production problems materializing in the winter wheat crops,” Jubinville said. Growers in the Black Sea region and Europe have not cut winter wheat acres, he said. Also, demand could take a hit if the spread between high protein quality wheat and lower protein product becomes so wide that millers alter their process to use lower quality grain.

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ED WHITE

ike any portfolio of investments, a farmer’s crop mix is a combination of risk-versus-reward decisions. But that’s not something every farmer thinks about when considering their cropping choices. Most of the attention and interest goes into the projected bottom line profit or loss generated by harvesting average yields, not what happens if there is a market or production disaster. Realizing the risk is less fun to ponder but the most important part of hedging. It’s one thing to swing free acres into a crop that promises a good return, but different crops bring different possible financial risks, and the likely most-profitable crops aren’t necessarily the safest f ro m l o s s i f s o m e t h i n g g o e s wrong. That’s a reality the folks at Mani-

FLAX With a small crop in Canada, the price has rallied with a few advertised old crop bids at $12.50 with flash bids to $13 a bu. He has sold 40 percent of his flax and is holding off on future sales. Canadian sales to Europe have suffered ever since the Triffid issue, and Black Sea product has taken its place. However, the Russians might now have trouble meeting a new European maximum residue limit on the herbicide haloxyfop. Canada does not use the herbicide and so might be able to take advantage with sales to Europe. “The risk-reward to me suggests upside,” Jubinville said. “How far? I have no idea.”

toba Agriculture’s farm management branch have tried to address in their annual analysis of likely costs and profitability of crops. Their Guidelines for Estimating Crop Production Costs 2017 contains useful measures of likely yields over break-even yields, and AgriInsurance coverage over operating costs. They are useful calculations and good reminders that insurance coverage plays an important and often-neglected factor in assessing a crop’s risk. If somebody is new to a crop like corn and is unsure about what yield they can reasonably expect while easing into it, understanding how well their production costs are insured is valuable. The analysis also offers a profitability scenario if prices dropped 10 percent and yields dropped five percent. Those are pretty modest downside assumptions. Every farmer has different costs, likely yields and crop-growing abilities, so profitability scenarios will be different for every farm. But looking at relative risk versus potential reward is always a good idea. Farmers can (and do) come up with lots of their own calculations of outcomes for various scenarios.

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PEAS Even with the big Canadian harvest, peas rallied this fall to provide growers with a happy surprise. Looking ahead, Indian growers have seeded what might be a record crop. Weather in India is better than last year, but a region in the centre of the country has become a bit dry. “The market isn’t necessarily responding to this issue yet, but another month of drier than nor-

mal conditions might start to get some trade attention,” he said. However, a potential negative for the market is the approaching deadline for India to extend its waiver for its fumigation policy, which allows Canadian product to come in without being fumigated. If the waiver were not extended, that would hurt prices.

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What happens if prices drop by 50 percent? What if they get cut off from crucial markets and can’t deliver for months. (Think of BSE and the 2013-14 grain transportation crisis.) What happens when interest rates surge? Inside the Manitoba crop production costs and profitability report, the “what if?” scenario with lower yield and prices is described as a “sensitivity analysis,” — a common way of describing various scenarios in financial analyses. Yo u m i g h t r e m e m b e r t h e “stress tests” placed on American and European banks after the 2008 financial meltdown, in which banks had to prove they could survive various scenarios to avoid heavy financial burdens being placed upon them by regulators. Average yields and today’s forward prices might provide the main bottom line projections most farmers are looking at now, but it’s well worth a farmer’s time to analyze several scenarios and see how attractive those crops would be if things got really bad or really good. ed.white@producer.com

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Supply uncertainty sparks oats premium

Canaryseed prices could firm in 2017, says analyst

BY D’ARCE MCMILLAN SASKATOON NEWSROOM

How many bushels of quality oats are in Canadian farmers’ bins? That is a top of mind question for oat users and one that will determine pricing for the rest of the crop year. Worries about supply appear to be causing users to issue special short-term premium offers to get supply without sparking a general rally. Mike Jubinville, head of Pro Market Canada, told a crowd at CropSphere in Saskatoon last week that posted bids for old crop are $2.70 to $2.80, but there are also flash bids. “I keep hearing of these isolated opportunities, not advertised. Just contact the growers,” he said, with offers in southern Saskatchewan of $3 or more and in southern Manitoba of $3.40-$3.50. “They are there for a couple of days. They get supply and then it’s back down, and they lay in the weeds.” He advised growers with oats to present price offers to buyers that can be triggered when these flash contracts become available. Kenric Exner, merchandising manager with Viterra, also said the unknown supply of quality product is the key factor in the market. He told the crowd at the SaskOats annual meeting at CropSphere that western Canadian farmers cut oat plantings by about 500,000 acres, or 15 percent, last spring because of weak prices. And then bad weather damaged a large part of the crop. “About 600,000 acres were hit by adverse weather,” he said. “The question is how much of that can go into milling and the

(high quality U.S.) horse feed markets.” Not everything that was snowed on in October was wrecked. “In certain pockets we had specific damage, but other areas we’ve been able to get a milling grade,” he said. “I don’t know if we know when we will run out of milling quality, but I’m sure we will find out in April, May June, July. If it is as dire as some think, then we will see a rally, either in the basis or the futures.” However, both doubted that the tighter supply would generate exceptional new crop bids.

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Exner expects new crop bids will be $2.75 to $3 in southern Saskatchewan and $3.25 to $3.50 in southern Manitoba. Jubinville thinks that given the tight supply situation, buyers might be motivated to offer the top end of Exner’s range. “Most of the product carried over into next year is likely going to be of lesser quality. The amount of milling quality oats has got to be a concern for the Cheerios makers,” he said. “I think $3 a bu. buys new crop oats all day long in Saskatchewan, so I’d look at that as a potential target.”

BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Depending on who you believe, canaryseed prices could either see a modest increase in 2017 or a modest decrease. Either way, it could be a long time before growers see a return to the glorious days of 40 cent per pound canaryseed. “We’ve had a situation where we’ve had fairly stable supplies and fairly steady demand, so we’re kind of in a market that’s been quiet and prices have been going sideways,” said Chuck Penner, a market analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. “I think in the next year, we could see a little bit of a dip in acreage … along with a little bit better demand, so I think we could see a little bit firmer prices.” Penner, who spoke at the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan’s annual general meeting, said it’s unlikely that growers will see a huge bump in canaryseed prices any time soon. He said prices in the 25 cent per lb. range are possible, but anything beyond that is probably not in the cards. Canadian canaryseed supplies are keeping markets in check. Current bids have been consistently in the 21 to 22 cent per lb. range. Penner said he expects Canadian production to drop slightly this year, based on slightly lower acreage, but some growers who attended the meeting were not so sure. Prairie farmers planted 265,000 acres of the crop last year and they had exceptional yields, at least on fields that were harvested. By some estimates, 10 to 15 percent of the 2016 crop —25,000 to 40,000 acres — wasn’t harvested

While one analyst pegs prices around 25 cents per pound, another says burdensome stocks could push prices below 20 cents. | FILE PHOTO last fall. Canaryseed winters well and can be harvested the following spring with small yield losses. It means Canadian growers could harvest another 20,000 tonnes in the spring, adding to already adequate supplies. David Nobbs, a canar yseed grower and trader, said canaryseed stocks need to be drawn down before there is any hope of a rally. He suggested that prices are more likely to dip below the 20 cent per lb. mark before they show any signs of strengthening. Nobbs said Canadian production of 180,000 tonnes last year and carry-over stocks of 50,000 tonnes hav e p u s h e d s u p p l i e s t o t h e 230,000 tonne range. Canadian exports are projected to be in the range of 150,000 tonnes. Canadian exports could also be affected by Argentine production. Producers in Argentina are

expected to produce 45,000 tonnes based on average yields and increased plantings. That could provide additional competition for Canadian product, particularly in South America. Unlike Penner, Nobbs suggested that Canada’s canaryseed acreage could increase this year, despite already burdensome supplies. “My view is that acreage will go up this year, not down,” he said, noting durum acres might go into canaryseed. “A lot of people who had record canaryseed yields last year also had commercial salvage durum that they’re trying to dump into feed markets for $2 or $3 a bushel. “Unfortunately, I don’t think it will take much to push the market below 20 cents…. In the demand environment that we’re in, it’s not going to take a lot of extra product.” brian.cross@producer.com

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Wheat hits 18 month high on USDA MARKET WATCH

D’ARCE McMILLAN

inter wheat acreage in the U.S. is down 10 percent from last year and is the smallest area since 1909. That information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Jan. 12 supported wheat prices last week, but gains were limited as the department also raised its outlook for 2016-17 domestic and world wheat ending stocks. The USDA pegged winter wheat seeding at 32.38 million acres, down 3.76 million acres. Minneapolis hard red spring wheat futures, already supported by somewhat tight stocks of highp ro t e i n , q u a l i t y w h e at, ro s e to more than US$5.82 a bushel

Jan. 13, the strongest level since July 2015. U.S. markets were closed Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King Day as this column was written, but there was potential for wheat futures to fall when trading resumed following the weekend storm that brought moisture to dry parts of the American southern Plains. On the other hand, European traders were closely watching a cold snap spread west this week. The cold was already in Germany, but snow protected winter wheat. However, there were exposed fields in France that could be hurt i f t h e t e m p e r a t u re w a s c o l d enough. Soybean prices also rallied on the USDA report as the department lowered its estimate of the 2016 American crop to 4.307 billion bu., down about 60 million bu. It cut the forecast for year-end soy stocks by a similar amount to 420 million bu. Further year-end stock cuts are possible once the USDA increases its export forecast to reflect the

exceptionally strong movement so far this crop year. Offsetting the price-positive effect of the stocks cut was a two million tonne increase in the forecast for Brazil’s soybean crop. The department left its Argentina forecast steady at 57 million tonnes, even though that country’s farmers are struggling with excess rain. More heavy rain this weekend added to the flooding problems, and more rain is expected Jan. 20-24. The Rosario grains exchange said last week that 30 percent of the 48.4 million acres slated for soybeans in Argentina this season are under “red alert” conditions due to excess moisture, Reuters reported. The USDA slightly trimmed its estimate of the U.S. corn harvest and the forecast for year-end stocks but not enough to lift futures significantly for that crop. Follow D’Arce McMillan on Twitter @darcemcmillan or email darce.mcmillan@ producer.com.

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BISON STEADY

The fed steer weighted average was $160.31 per hundredweight, up 84 cents, and heifers were $159.77, up $1.53. Dressed sales were steady to $4 per cwt. higher with most of the dressed trade at $268-$270 delivered. The cash-to-futures basis weakened to +$4.73 but remained seasonally strong. Weekly western Canadian fed slaughter to Jan. 7 was up seven percent at 23,497 head. Positive feeding margins are pulling market supplies forward. In the week to Jan. 7, western Canadian steer carcass weights were 33 pounds less than the same week last year. Weekly exports to Dec. 31 were modest at 1,913 head. Fed exports for 2016 totalled 315,115 head, up 46 percent from 2015. Market-ready supplies are expected to increase moderately as warmer weather allows an opportunity to catch up on weight sorts. However, reduced packer margins could slow slaughter until cut-out values can be revived. The market is a long way from the highs of 2015, but prices are still strong, creating profit opportunities. However, increasing meat supplies and uncertain global demand might push the market lower through the next couple of years of this cycle. This recent rally is likely not a full trend change in prices but points to some market stability.

Following a seasonal trend, U.S. boxed beef prices to Jan. 12 were sharply lower with Choice at US$189.10, down $12.42 per cwt., and Select at $186.55, down $6.84 per cwt. Weekly Canadian cutout to Dec. 25 saw AAA at C$257.64, up $6.37 per cwt. and AA at $243.80, up $4 per cwt. Even with the week-over-week increase, the Canadian cutouts were eight to nine percent lower than the same week last year.

The Canadian Bison Association said Grade A bulls in the desirable weight range sold at prices up to C$6.25-$6.40 per pound hot hanging weight. U.S. buyers are offering US$4.60 with returns dependent on exchange rates, quality and export costs. Grade A heifers sold up to C$6$6.20. U.S. buyers are offering US$4.40. Animals outside the desirable buyer specifications may be discounted.

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HOGS RALLY Stronger pork prices helped to lift hog cash prices. Packer operating profits remain very attractive, as the gap between the cut-out value and the cash hog price is wide. The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$46.92 per cwt. Jan. 13, up from $42.30 Jan. 6. U.S. hogs averaged $61.63 on a carcass basis Jan. 13, up from $55.21 Jan. 6. The U.S. pork cutout

was $80.54 per cwt. Jan. 13, up from $79.01 Jan. 6. T h e e s t i m a t e d U. S. w e e k l y slaughter for the week to Jan. 13 was 2.402 million, up from 2.088 million the previous week. Slaughter was 2.297 million last year at the same time. In Canada, the Jan. 13 Signature Five price was C$143.18 per 100 kilograms, up from $136.98 the previous week. The price was $64.95 on a per hundredweight basis, up from $62.13 the previous week.

LAMBS STRONGER Ontario Stockyards Inc. reported that 654 sheep and lambs and 15 goats traded Jan. 9. All lambs sold steady to stronger. Lean sheep sold steady with thicker and fatter types under pressure. Goats sold steady.

COWS FIRM D1, D2 cows ranged $90-$104 to average $97.75 per cwt., up 25 cents from the previous week. D3 cows ranged $80-$95 to average $86.50. Rail grade cows ranged $185-$190. Alberta D1, D2 cows have a strong $20 per cwt. premium over U.S. utility cows. The price spread between cows and bulls is seasonally narrowing. The narrowest cow-bull spread in 2015 and 2016 was in January and widened in the spring. With fewer cows on feed, cow slaughter volumes will likely trend below year ago levels. Alberta prices are strong relative to the U.S. and Ontario markets, but there still is the potential for more seasonal price strength.

FEEDER STEERS FIRM Prices for heifers heavier than 800 lb. appeared slightly softer than the last week of 2016, while 500-650 lb. steers were stronger. Short keep steers were also stronger. Ontario steers heavier than 900 lb. are the strongest since late March, while Alberta steers are the strongest since early September. Ontario steers 800 lb. and heavier are at a $12-$15 premium to the Alberta market. There is no premium for February delivery over the cash market, but basis levels remain historically strong. Steers 825-910 lb. for February delivery ranged from $169.25$171.25. Traditionally feeder exports pick up in the first quarter, but this year strong basis levels should keep more cattle in Canada. Bred cows ranged $1,200 to $1,700.

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Exciting opportunities seen in agriculture’s crystal ball

or our final edition of 2016, The Western Producer published 28 stories on innovation in agriculture that demonstrated just how science and technology will propel the extraordinary promise of agriculture. How far can we go? There is a sense that we can go as far as is needed to feed an estimated population of 9.7 billion people by 2050. To that end, global demand for food will rise by 60 percent. It is worth highlighting a few of the promising research efforts that have the potential to play major roles in changing agriculture. At its new breeding facility near Pike Lake, Sask., Bayer is looking to generate new hybrid wheat varieties that could boost crop yields, even under unstable growing conditions, by up to 10 percent. And perennial wheat also offers a host of possibilities. One estimate put the development about 15 years away, but if it happens, it could serve human consumption and animal forage, without reseeding the next year. So-called manufactured meats, which use a plant-based protein to replicate the texture and taste of animal meat, could be a game-changer. It’s not likely a danger to the demand for livestock meat in the near future. It may be a generational issue, and as developing countries grow economically, the demand for real meat will still increase. Still, if veggie-meat is a significant part of the future, it will affect the demand for crops, as well as possibly mitigate the environmental effects of a higher demand for meat-like products. Nutritionally, the food industry is on the verge of a revolution. Customers using the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre in Saskatoon are incorporating pulse proteins into snacks and foods that will also boost fibre content. Over at POS Bio-Sciences, research includes splitting proteins into different

types to create new ingredients and enhance nutrition. Out on the fields, driverless robotic tractors have captured the imagination of farmers, and they are already on the market. It’s thought that robotics will be able to help with seeding and spraying, as well as harvesting. However, all this is dependent on how regulators react to this high-powered answer to labour shortages. Aquaponics is showing promise. Fish provide nutrients for micro-organisms that convert the organic fish waste and toxic compounds into soluble nutrients for plants that use them for growth while purifying the water for fish production. If that sounds like a mouthful, it could well be. It’s thought this “closed loop” in food production could work well in northern climes, providing vegetables and fish year round, thus enhancing nutrition and health. Then of course there is CRISPR-Cas9, which allows researchers to delete or insert genes in a plant’s DNA. If it’s not subject to regulatory approval, the longer-lasting mushroom that has already been developed could be the first in a flood of changes to crops that will see widespread appeal. A Canadian-led international study seeks to document information about dairy cows to create a database that could validate genomic predictions. The bottom line is to breed animals that could reduce feed costs by more than $100 per cow per year and decrease methane emissions by up to 26 percent. Profitability with environmental payoffs is the ultimate win-win. The investment in science and technology — if they’re truly given a chance — is the promise of feeding a nine-billion person world.

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Prime minister prepares for Trump reign with new faces, portfolios CAPITAL LETTERS

KELSEY JOHNSON

onald Trump doesn’t officially become the United States’ 45th president until Jan. 20, but his pending move into the oval office is already causing a ripple effect north of the border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shaken up his cabinet, a move widely believed was done to better position Ottawa’s front bench with the emerging cabinet south of the border. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, whose background in agriculture had made her a key contact for many farm groups, is now Canada’s foreign

affairs minister. A former business reporter in the U.S., pundits have said they expect Freeland was picked because of her connections in Washington and beyond. She replaces former Liberal leader Stephan Dion, who was not given another cabinet post. Dion has said he will “deploy my efforts outside active politics.” He has not said what he plans to do. François-Philippe Champagne, formerly the parliamentary secretary for Finance Minister Bill Morneau, takes over for Freeland in the international trade file, although he will not be responsible for Canada-U.S. trade. That prestigious file, which includes the North American Free Trade Agreement, remains under Freeland’s watchful eye. Champagne is an international lawyer who has worked in several high profile business positions before entering politics in 2015, winning the rural Quebec riding of Saint-Maurice-Champlain. He is now responsible for Ottawa’s trade

ambitions with countries such as China, Japan, and Britain. To divide up the international trade file between ministers is not a typical move. Trade is usually left under one ministry. The decision to keep the U.S. file with Freeland has most in Ottawa’s inner network expecting Canada’s relationship with the U.S. to be one closely watched by the prime minister’s office and other key financial advisers. Dominic Barton, who chairs Marceau’s economic growth committee, has cautioned that Ottawa will need to keep a close eye on Washington, warning that the president-elect’s position on trade and taxes may result in Ottawa needing to act and respond quickly. Barton has repeatedly urged Ottawa to consider agriculture as a key sector for Canadian economic growth going forward. Ottawa’s shake-up also has implications closer to home. Winnipeg MP MaryAnn Mihychuk, who had been Canada’s employment minis-

ter, was booted from cabinet. Her removal was somewhat expected after she was relieved of most of her internal cabinet responsibilities last summer. Status of Women Minister Patti Hadju will now take over the employment file, which includes Canada’s beleaguered Temporary Foreign Worker Program, a key file for Canada’s agriculture industry. The cabinet will gather in Calgary for a retreat Jan. 23, which is a week before Parliament resumes in Ottawa. Politicians come back Jan. 30. The prime minister’s office has said it also expects to soon shuffle its parliamentary secretaries, whose terms are up this month. The cabinet shake-up isn’t the only recent shuffle in Ottawa: Agriculture Canada has a new associate deputy minister. Tom Rosser, formerly from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, has taken over for former Agriculture Canada assistant deputy minister Greg Meredith.

Meredith left Agriculture Canada in December to head Ontario’s agriculture and rural affairs ministry. Prior to his appointment, he had been Ottawa’s lead bureaucrat in the ongoing negotiations of the next agriculture policy framework. Rosser will now head those discussions. Meanwhile, south of the border, all eyes are on the still vacant U.S. agriculture secretary position. Outgoing U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack resigned Jan. 13, leaving America’s top farm position vacant. As of press time Jan. 16, there was still no word on who would fill the position. The agriculture secretary is a key point of contact for Canadian officials, including Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, whenever there are disputes or concerns on Canadian-U.S. agriculture files. Kelsey Johnson is a reporter with iPolitics, www.ipolitics.ca.

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BY PAUL HAGERMAN

n the dusty back roads of Kenya, farmers with one or two acres of land talked about some of the difficulties they face — a disease in cassava, inadequate fodder for their animals, degraded soils and moulds in maize. And in two world-class research centres nearby, scientists from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) talked about their research into these very problems. It should be no surprise. CGIAR, which aims to “innovate on behalf of poor people in developing countries,” conducts much of the agricultural research that drives progress in developing countries. The organization is made up of 15 research centres, each specializing in a central aspect of developing country agriculture, encompassing commodities such as rice, maize, wheat, fish, potatoes, forests and livestock, agro-ecosystems such as tropical agriculture, semiarid tropics and agroforestry, and cross-cutting agricultural issues such as climate change, food policy and gender equity. This past summer I visited two of these centres in Kenya: the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the World Agroforestry Centre. I also met with other organizations and hundreds of small-scale farmers who are direct beneficiaries of such agricultural research and development work. The World Agroforestry Centre has identified trees that improve the crops with which they are planted. For example, faidherbia leafs out

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research aims to help small farmers, such as these in Kenya. | FILE PHOTO in the dry season, which reduces evaporation from crops, and sheds its leaves in the wet season, which contributes mulch and fertility to the crops. Similarly, ILRI is tackling livestock-related problems faced by small-scale farmers in Kenya and elsewhere and finding sustainable solutions to poverty and hunger. For example, its scientists are researching livestock disease vaccines and fodder crops as ways to improve animal and fodder technologies, species and farming systems that will work for small-scale farms raising a few animals. ILRI is home to the Biosciences east and central Africa (BecA)-ILRI Hub, a high-tech facility where scientists from about 40 countries work in state-of-the-art laboratories doing research that provides a

foundation for eventual application in the field. Among the many BecA-ILRI Hub topics are those looking for maize varieties and storage systems that m i n i m i z e c o nt a m i nat i o n by moulds and techniques for identifying moulds before infected maize can make people or animals sick. A key goal of the BecA-ILRI Hub is to build the capacity of African scientists to solve African agricultural problems. O v e r t h e p a s t 1 5 y e a r s, t h e BecA-ILRI Hub has trained almost 300 African scientists, at least onethird of whom are women, and worked with more than 50 partner organizations on the continent. Amidst the lab coats, pipettes and autoclaves, I found scientists working on cassava and banana breeding, milk production and process-

ing, and insurance systems to enable small crop and livestock farmers to withstand climate shocks. With a strong agricultural sector at home, Canada has long recognized the importance of agricultural research in achieving development goals and has been a significant donor to CGIAR. In fact, it was a major contribution from Canada that enabled the establishment of the BecA-ILRI Hub in the early 2000s. One of the current projects that Canada supports at ILRI seeks to improve the livelihoods of 135,000 smallholder households in Ethiopia. This project focuses on improving the production and marketing of livestock products (everything from bees to beef ) and irrigated crops. Farm couples are trained together to encourage gender-equitable wealth creation. Global Affairs Canada has indicated it plans to re-focus its international assistance on the poorest and most vulnerable people, especially women and girls, and to seek clean economic growth while dealing with the realities of climate change. A significant new investment in small-scale agriculture would be an excellent way to achieve these goals with support for agricultural research through groups such as CGIAR and ILRI as a key component. Paul Hagerman is director of public policy at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. He led a tour of 11 Canadians to Kenya in July to learn about food security issues.

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KEVIN HURSH

alf prices have bounced upward in the past couple months, but prices during the fall calf run were a huge disappointment. Any thoughts of a meaningful increase in the Canadian cattle herd have evaporated. If you go back to 2013, calf prices were dismal throughout the year with prices for 500 to 600 pound steers in the range of $160 to $170 per hundredweight during the fall run. Calf prices took off in 2014 with a steady upward trajectory through the year. They were $270 to $290 per cwt. for most of the fall run, and it was happy days and good profits for

producers. Analysts believed the good times would continue to roll. It sure looked like that through the first eight months of 2015 with prices often in the $320 range. However, prices slipped dramatically as the fall run approached. Most calves sold that fall for prices similar to the previous year at $270 to $290. It was still a great price, but not the level expected early in the year. The decline that started in the second half of 2015 continued until late 2016. Last fall, most 500 to 600 lb. calves sold in the $170 to $190 per cwt. range, only marginally better than the dismal year of 2013. Calves were worth $1,500 to $1,600 each in 2014 and 2015, but that dropped to about $1,000 last year. Good times were short lived. Efficient producers are still making money, but it isn’t an easy way to make a living. At $1,000 for steers and with heifers worth a bit less, a producer would need to sell more than 250 calves in the fall to achieve a gross

return of $250,000. That suggests a herd of around 300 cows, which is far higher than the average size. By comparison, with average yields of wheat and canola at the prices prevailing after harvest, a grain producer could hit a gross return of $250,000 with only about 800 acres. What’s more, the net return on the grain farm would probably be higher. A cow herd of 300 is a significant operation. A grain farm with 800 acres is considered tiny. A gross of $250,000 a year is the starting size for making a family living from the farm. A gross return of $500,000 is still a small grain farm — 1,600 acres — but a cow herd of 600 is far bigger than most. Grain prices and returns won’t stay strong indefinitely, but growing crops looks far more enticing than raising calves. The Manitoba government has a stated objective of increasing the provincial beef herd. Good luck with that.

There was no appreciable increase in the herd when calf prices were lucrative in 2014 and 2015. Yes, breeding stock prices were sky high, but that’s to be expected when an industry is profitable. Bred cows and replacement heifers are much cheaper now. It might be a good time to invest if you have faith that calf prices will improve. Instead, the precipitous drop in 2015 and much of 2016 has probably shaken confidence. Labour is another issue. A 1,600-acre grain farm can get by with labour from a couple of family members. A cow herd of 600 is likely to require more people, who are also willing to do more manual work. And it’s a lot easier for grain farmers to have an off-farm winter job or to take a winter vacation. As a grain producer, I admire my cattle farming neighbours, but I wouldn’t change places with them. Kevin Hursh is an agricultural journalist, consultant and farmer. He can be reached by e-mail at kevin@hursh.ca.

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BRIAN MACLEOD EDITOR

ne of the goals of The Western Producer is of course to talk to farmers, but also to talk to people that farmers would like to talk to if they had the opportunity. (It is one of Managing Editor Michael Raine’s many mantras.) To that end, this time of the year is when our journalists are dispersed to various parts of the country — indeed the continent — to chat with experts in various fields, as it were. Just after the harvest, our reporters fan out in earnest to bring the latest ag news to readers. Last week kept us busy. Livestock editor Barb Glen covered the Banff Pork Seminar, while in Saskatoon the big shows were CropSphere and Crop Production Week — look for reports from Robin Booker, Michael Raine, Sean Pratt, D’Arce McMillan and Brian Cross. As well, Calgary-based reporter Barb Duckworth was in Denver, Colorado, for the National Western Stock Show. Look for coverage in this week’s Livestock section. Also, this week Barbara is at the Alberta Federation of Agriculture meeting in Camrose, and back there next week for the Canadian Bull Congress, before heading off to Nashville, Tennessee, for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention and then onto the Dairy Farmers of Canada policy conference in Ottawa. (If you saw Barbara’s travel agenda for the next two months, you’d take a deep breath before contemplating such a schedule.) Next week, look for coverage online and in print (the following week) from Brandon of the 40th Manitoba Ag Days show by Robert Arnason, Ed White and Ron Lyseng. This week on page 60 you’ll also see a report on sustainable farming from Arnason, who attended the Northern Prairies Ag Innovation Alliance, which held its conference last week in Minot, North Dakota. Also next month, reporter Sean Pratt is off to the annual Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas. This is one of the busiest and biggest shows and conferences of the year in North America, so you can expect to look for good coverage in the Producer both in print and online. Later in February, Karen Briere from our Regina bureau is off to Ottawa for the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting, where she’ll cover the key topics of the meeting: globalization, natural resources and strategies for growth. brian.macleod@producer.com

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CARBON TAX AND GLOBAL WARMING To the Editor: Billions of taxation dollars are being squandered by debatable claims of global warming. Careful taxation levy must be reconsidered in view of Canada’s responsibility for less than two percent of all carbon gasses generated by more then 192 countries. Carbon tax will do the most harm on Canadian economy and least benefit on foul emissions. Understandably, public scorn, related to debatable global warming by carbon gas claimants, must be re-examined. Nature’s positive

workings with timely climatic conditions will accommodate plant and animal life on planet Earth, far into the distant future. The human race must base any complaint on production inability entirely if there is visible decline in plant and animal production with less taxation exploration. Humans must begin to study and understand nature’s complicated warning systems, especially thunder, lightning, earthquakes, in addition to forest fires and carbon spewing volcanoes. Reliable, reproduction cycles by nature include timely planting during early spring and humans must seriously review and compare her provisions with its regular plant and animal reproductive ability.

Secondly, closely examine the age of planet Earth with its centuries of gas emissions and methods of disaster, just to mention a few, volcanoes, forest fires, thunder and lightning. Reducing carbon contamination from volcanic eruptions would be difficult to control by only the use of carbon taxation. On the Canadian Prairies and the central Great Plains of America, planting has been conducted whenever nature permits freedom from known elements, but are richly blessed with nature’s production of vital ingredients. Reaping commences at the will of nature during the stage of maturity through dry, warm climatic conditions.

CANNABIS USE To the Editor: With the recent recommendations concerning cannabis in this country, I sure hope our biased provincial government takes note and takes the recommendation for storefront dispensaries to operate safely in this province. Do not condone corporate greed over human need. It is a crime against humanity to continue on with these prohibitionist ways. It will be appalling if this provincial government lags behind the rest of the country as it is an urgent public health issue that needs to be resolved in a feasible manner. Jackie Smith Broadview, Sask.

TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL To the Editor: Regarding the TB problem in southern Alberta, it’s a dirty shame they have to destroy the whole herd, with today’s technology. It’s a mystery they don’t have a better way to deal with the problem. When I was a kid in England in the 1940s, they had a program for TB-free herds, where they tested the entire herd and only killed the animals that tested positive. If I remember right, if you had no positives for two years you were considered TB-free. If it worked then, why not now? There has to be a better way. Alex Broadbent, Lac La Biche, Alta Looking for New Market Opportunities?

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Flax commission attempts expansion in Mexican market SaskFlax sees potential in livestock feed to boost omega-3 in meat and eggs BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

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on expanding sales. “We see huge potential in Mexico,” executive director Wayne Thompson told delegates attending the SaskFlax annual general meeting at CropSphere. SaskFlax has been part of three trade missions to Mexico in the last three years and is planning to attend another this year. The initial one organized by the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Par tnership emphasized the health benefits of various crops grown in the province, including flax. “ T h e c o n s u m e r i n Me x i c o, they’re receptive to it,” Thompson said in an interview following his presentation. “They’re looking for that product. They’re looking for that information.” China, Western Europe and the United States accounted for 93 percent of Canada’s flax exports in 2015-16. SaskFlax would like to expand that core group to include Mexico, which bought 2,279 tonnes of Canadian flax that year compared to the 351,392 tonnes shipped to China. Thompson said one of the most appealing things about Mexico is its proximity. It is easier to develop and service a new market in North America than it is to do the same halfway around the world, especially with the limited levy dollars to fund such market development activities. The group wants to use Saskatchewan Agriculture’s market knowledge and contacts to figure out the best way to build consumer awareness in the Mexican market about the health benefits of flax. Thompson said it makes sense to work with an agency that knows the market. “Let’s take advantage of that information instead of farmers trying to do their own thing on their own and trying to recreate the wheel.” Mexicans are struggling with the same health issues as the rest of North America, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, so there is an opportunity to boost sales by informing the public about the health benefits of consuming flax. However, Mexican consumers eat different foods, have a different level of income and even shop differently than other flax customers, so it is essential to devise a marketing plan that meets the needs of that market. There is also a big opportunity in teaching Mexicans how feeding flax to livestock boosts the omega-3 levels in meat and eggs. “There’s huge egg production in Mexico,” he said. The plan is to start small by focusing the initial marketing plan on Mexico. The initiative will be expanded to include other regions of the world if that proves successful. sean.pratt@producer.com

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Tighter EU herbicide residue limits may rewrite flax trade The policy change will reopen doors to Canadian flax BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Europe’s tweaking of a maximum residue limit for a herbicide has fundamentally altered flax markets for years to come, says the president of the Flax Council of Canada. In the summer of 2016, the European Commission tightened its tolerance level for haloxyfop to .01 parts per million from .1 parts per million. Haloxyfop is a Dow grass herbi-

Canadian flax exports to the European Union could increase by 13,000 tonnes, says an analyst. | FILE PHOTO cide that is used extensively on flax crops in Russia and Kazakhstan but is not registered in Canada. The policy change is allowing Canada to regain some of the market share it has lost to Black Sea flax

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tonnes of Black Sea flax in 2016-17, up from 71,000 tonnes the previous year. It forecasts that Turkey will buy 170,000 tonnes of Black Sea flax, up from 81,000 tonnes. Oil World is forecasting a slight uptick in Canadian exports to the EU of 160,000 tonnes, up from 147,000 tonnes a year ago. Kerr thinks the export program will be higher than that with about 50,000 additional tonnes heading to the EU. He believes there are sales on the books that will materialize when the St. Lawrence Seaway reopens for business in the spring. As well, he does not believe Russia and Kazakhstan will be able to sort out the problem by next year because growers in the region have relied so heavily on haloxyfop. “This issue is probably not going to go away, not in the near term,” Kerr said in an interview following his presentation. The incident has opened the door for Canada to ship more flax to a market that buys about 700,000 tonnes of the crop a year. “There is a huge potential for increase there,” he said. Canada may lose some Chinese sales to Russia, but Kerr does not expect too big of a dent in that business because there is huge demand for flax in China, and an extra 50,000 tonnes of discounted Russian flax can easily be absorbed. “Overall it is a net benefit to Canada because the European market is a much higher priced market,” he said. “It could prove to be very beneficial to prices going forward.” That is especially true in a year like this when Canadian production is down 39 percent and there are quality problems with the crop. “With better prices for flax, we might see acres come back a little bit next year,” said Kerr. He is forecasting a 20 to 25 percent increase in flax plantings, which would be a partial recovery from the 50 percent decline last year. The intriguing thing is what happens with Turkey. Is it a stopgap market or an emerging new outlet for flax? “We don’t really know what is happening to that seed,” Kerr said. “We think it is being crushed and the oil is being exported into China.” He said market research is needed on why Turkey is suddenly buying so much flax and whether that will last. It reminds him of how the Chinese market opened up to Canadian flax in the wake of the Triffid incident, in which an unapproved line of genetically modified flax was found in Canadian shipments to Europe. Flax prices plummeted as a result of the incident, and China suddenly entered the market because the price was right. It has since become Canada’s top export market by a long shot. “ Turkey in the future could become a much bigger market for flax,” said Kerr. That would be good for global flax demand, although Canada wouldn’t be able to compete with Black Sea flax in that market. sean.pratt@producer.com

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Many U.S. farmers oppose Canadian import competition CANADIAN EXPORTS TO UNITED STATES (2015) Grains-oilseeds Wheat: $596 million Soybeans: $250 million Barley: $153 million Oats: $42 million Canola seed: $270 million Canola oil: $1.8 billion Canola meal: $1.3 billion

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Canada-U.S. agri-food trade U.S to Canada: $25 billion Canada to U.S: $22 billion Top U.S. agri-food exports to Canada

Livestock-meat Live cattle: $1.66 billion Weanling pigs: $243 million Feeder pigs: $213 million Beef: $1.5 billion (approximately)

Fruit and nuts: $3.5 billion Vegetables: $2.7 billion Prepared vegetables, fruits and nuts: $1.9 billion Meat: $1.6 billion Beverages: $1 billion

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Canadian producers have an unfair advantage. He said growers north of the border use pesticides and other products that Americans cannot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Canadian (farmers) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the same rules and requirements as the United States does,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The regulations for our chemicals are much stricter on what we can use.â&#x20AC;? Besides regulations, Blumenthal said imports from Canada depress grain prices in North Dakota. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a producer, I need the best price I can possibly get for my product. Any competition is detrimental.â&#x20AC;? Jarrod Stubbe, who farms near Devils Lake, N.D., said producers in his region have concerns about imports of Canadian wheat. However, if Trump proposes a tax on Canadian grain, livestock or meat, it could start an agricultural trade war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) kind of a double edged sword,â&#x20AC;? Stubbe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because it could turn around (on us).â&#x20AC;? Other producers at the Minot event agreed with Stubbe, particularly those who farm close to the Canadian border. Greg Busch, who farms three kilometres from Saskatchewan in Columbus, N.D., said he was upset about wheat imports in the past, particularly when the Canadian Wheat Board was accused of dumping durum into the U.S. market. However, trade now goes both ways, and North Dakota farmers sell grain to Canadian elevators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sent probably 50 percent of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheat crop north,â&#x20AC;? Busch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always sent our pulses up to processors in Saskatchewan.â&#x20AC;? Lance Glasoe doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fret about imports of Canadian grain and oilseeds. He said Canadian production is built into the broader market price, so U.S. farmers shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry. As well, he said Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough talk on NAFTA is mostly strategic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a businessman and a negotiator, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building a position of strength to negotiate from,â&#x20AC;? Glasoe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got everybody (panicking).â&#x20AC;? North Dakota farmers at the Minot conference had a range of opinions on Canadian imports, but they agreed on one thing: countryof-origin labelling. Nearly every producer supported COOL for beef, pork and other meat in the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the Canadians could label their product down here,â&#x20AC;? Glasoe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see where that would be a liability for the Canadians.â&#x20AC;? The Canadian government and most of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farmers have a different opinion. The federal government, along with the beef and pork industries, fought the U.S. for nearly a decade over COOL. Canada took the U.S. to the World Trade Organization, arguing the labelling law unfairly discriminated against Canadian products and violated international trade rules. The WTO agreed with Canada several times, and the U.S. Congress repealed COOL legislation in December 2015. robert.arnason@producer.com

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OPTIMISM ABOUNDS A Manitoba Interlake farm is one of the few remaining family run hog operations in the province. | Page 21

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FAR LEFT: There were 100 cupcakes to mark 100 years of 4-H in Alberta during a Jan. 7 celebration among 4-H clubs in Lethbridge. Ruth Sprague of the Brooks and Area 4-H Multi Club stands behind the treats. ABOVE: Southern Alberta 4-H members participate in a game designed to help kids introduce themselves and meet others. LEFT: Artwork made from seeds was one of many displays at the event. | BARB GLEN PHOTOS

4-H CENTENNIAL

Alberta 4-H celebrates 100th year Event kicks off celebrations across the province, with a leaders conference planned in March in Edmonton BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Cattle, cupcakes and camp games converged Jan. 7 at the 4-H 100th anniversary celebrations in southern Alberta. About 30 4-H clubs from across the province south of Calgary had trade show booths to show the diversity of 4-H. “There’s an image that 4-H is just agriculture, or more specifically cows and cooking maybe, but as

you can see walking around (looking at) all the different displays, there’s a ton of different things that you can do in 4-H for a project,” said Andy Pittman, Alberta 4-H’s southern region celebration committee chair. “And the project is more sort of the carrot that gets the kids in.” He said organizing a project, whether it’s learning photography, auto mechanics or quilting, is only part of the 4-H experience. Once in a club, members learn

life skills, including public speaking, community service and bookkeeping. Marie Logan has been involved in 4-H for about 50 years as a member and as a leader. Now in Alberta’s 4-H Hall of Fame, she continues to be involved with the 30-member Lomond 4-H Club. “It really doesn’t matter what your project is. Any project will be fine. It’s all the other skills you learn, about being a team player,

about meetings, public speaking, and community service. There’s a huge volunteer component too that we try to teach the kids.” One pavilion at Exhibition Park in Lethbridge was dedicated to the event, which included displays of seed art, photo albums of livestock raised and sold, various craft, sewing and photography projects and games and quiz challenges to intrigue visitors. There are nearly 1,000 4-H members in southern Alberta, guided by

about 300 leaders. Last week’s event was the beginning of Alberta 4-H’s 100th year celebrations that will include 4-H Fever in Olds, Alta., this summer and a major leaders conference planned for Edmonton in March. “There is more planned, but I wouldn’t say this is a kickoff. Each region has the ability to do their own event, to cater to their region,” said Pittman. barb.glen@producer.com

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Rural Sask. may benefit from move to single health authority BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

The move to a single provincial health authority should improve emergency services in rural areas, says the president of the Saskatchewan Emergency Medical Services Association. Kyle Sereda said the association supports a more effective and efficient EMS system. SEMSA repre-

sents 75 of 104 services that respond to about 90 percent of the ground ambulance calls. EMS services are provided by a mix of public, private, non-profit, volunteer and First Nations operators. The panel that examined the health system structure said consolidating EMS planning, dispatch and delivery would address gaps in the system. Sereda said SEMSA has advocated

It would be more logical to have that distribution of expertise based on the needs of citizens. DENNIS KENDEL, HEALTH SYSTEM REVIEW MEMBER

for better co-ordination to reduce variations in service delivery. “Right now, you phone 911 in community X, it’s going to be differ-

ent than community Y,” he said. “It probably shouldn’t be. There should be an expectation that an ambulance will come (and) here’s

the level that will come.” A map included in the advisory panel report shows that large areas of rural Saskatchewan are served by EMS sites with only basic life support service. Panel member Dr. Dennis Kendel said centralized dispatch would help standardize patient care by dispatching the closest, appropriate vehicle. SEE RURAL HEALTH, PAGE 20

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SASKATCHEWAN YOUNG AG ENTREPRENEURS

Farmers, industry need to take control of ag story Rancher shares information and photos about farm life and writes a blog to correct misleading information on agriculture BY KAREN MORRISON SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Starting a conversation with consumers about agriculture can be as easy as showing farm photos to a seat mate on an airplane. Adrienne Ivey, who spoke at the Saskatchewan Young Ag Entrepreneurs conference in Saskatoon Jan. 5, uses those opportunities along with her blog, View From the Ranch, to influence public opinion and correct misleading information. The rancher from Ituna, Sask., who received the Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers award in 2014 with her husband, Aaron, cited the latest advertising campaign by Hunt’s purporting not to use genetically modified tomatoes in its products. “There are no commercially produced GM tomatoes anywhere in

A picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth a thousand pictures. ADRIENNE IVEY SASKATCHEWAN RANCHER

the world,” she said. In another ad from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a ma n h o l d s a b l o o d i e d l a m b, something she says does not accurately reflect the process of sheep shearing. “Where are (consumers) getting the other side?” said Ivey. “They are targeting us. Until we start taking control back and telling our own story … then that’s all they see.” Ivey advised reaching past farm

families to begin sharing tales of farm life. For her, that is the minivan squad of soccer moms like her. She compiles images each year of her farm’s progress, saying such snapshots tell her own story. “A picture is worth a thousand words, and a video is worth a thousand pictures,” said Ivey. She uses social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and takes her messages to children through Agriculture in the

Classroom. Ivey also recommended establishing links about farming with politicians and policymakers. She said groups such as Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan and Ag More than Ever help educate the general public about modern agricultural practices and food production. “We need as an industry to stop arguing about the right and wrong ways of farming and start working together as a community to move ourselves forward,” said Ivey. “When we bash each other, we’re pushing us backwards.” Ivey avoids challenging extreme viewpoints, calling it a waste of time. “Arguing with extremists online just brings attention to them and allows them a platform, and you’re not going to change their mind,” she said.

Chris Vancaeseele, a SYA director and agrologist from Preeceville, Sask., said incorrect or bad information needs to be challenged. “You can’t let them get away with it as it will hurt us in the end,” he said. Farmers prefer working in their fields and are uncomfortable with public speaking about their world, he added. “Our silence isn’t helping us. We need to step up and talk about it.” Vancaeseele used a recent road trip in the United States to share information about his world, how he is improving the soil every year and his passion for agriculture. “Once you sit down and show them the positives, they are very willing and open-minded and can see why we do things the way we do,” he said. karen.morrison@producer.com

STARTING FRESH

New, healthy recipes to start 2017 TEAM RESOURCES

JODIE MIROSOVSKY, BSHEc Each day is a new beginning and an opportunity to write your own happy ending.

hen we moved into our home, the first thing that I placed in the kitchen was a mug with this saying. Seeing it each morning through sleepy eyes gives me a reminder to make each day a refreshing new start. This year I resolved not to make resolutions. I do not need a certain time of year to make changes, but rather I need commitment to making healthy choices. Since it seems that I am in charge of the kitchen at our house, I thought that I would focus on that. First I started with giving the place a good cleaning. Clear off the counter tops, clean out the refrigerator and freezer and empty the pantry of dated dry goods or items that are unhealthy or that you are never going to use. When we renovated our kitchen, I packed everything up and lived out of storage containers for a few months. I only used about one-half of the kitchen contents that I was keeping in cupboards and drawers. I turned to reducing and recycling until the kitchen was clutter free, efficient and filled with only things that I love to look at, use and eat. I decided to store food in glass containers when possible and got rid of any plastic that was not labelled BPA free. I believe you are not as inspired to cook nutritious meals and take pride in them if you walk into a

kitchen that is crowded, disorganized, unclean and unsightly. Cooking, for me, must be simple with ingredients that are easy to find and to clean up. One dish entrees are a staple as we settle into the winter schedule. They are easy to keep warm when everyone cannot eat at the same time and tasty even when reheated. Be sure to add fresh fruits and vegetables to your menus, either incorporated or as sides. Consume protein such as lean meat, eggs, nuts or Greek yogurt at each meal or snack and aim for as many colours as possible. Consume healthy fats such as flax seed, avocados, hemp seeds and healthy oils with your menus for aiding in digestion and skin and hair health. Use produce that is in season or that can be stored such as purple cabbage or apples. Finely chopped cabbage in a green salad also offers an interesting twist to your usual greens.

STIR FRY GREEN SALAD 1 c. converted brown 250 mL or white rice, uncooked 1 tbsp. oil 15 mL 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips 3 c. assorted chopped 750 mL vegetables (broccoli, red pepper, carrots and snow peas) 4 c. loose salad greens 1L 1/2 c. zesty Italian 125 mL dressing 2 tbsp. soy sauce 30 mL Cook rice as directed on package. Heat oil in large non-stick skillet. Add chicken, cook and stir five minutes or until cooked through. Add vegetables, cook an additional two minutes or until vegetables are tender crisp. Place rice in large bowl. Add chicken mixture, salad greens, dressing and soy sauce. Toss to coat. Serves four. Source: Kraft Canada

ONE DISH CHICKEN 1 can cream of 284 mL mushroom soup 1 1/4 c. water 300 mL 1 c. uncooked white 250 mL rice (I use converted) 1/4 tsp. paprika 1 mL 1/4 tsp. ground black 1 mL pepper dash of cayenne pepper seasoning salt to taste 1 1/2 c. peppers cut into 375 mL strips 1/2 c. diced onion 125 mL 6 chicken breasts Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Mix soup, water, rice, paprika, pepper and seasoning in two-quart shallow baking dish. Top with pepper strips and diced onion. Place the chicken, then season with additional paprika and ground peppers. Cover. Bake the chicken for approximately one hour and fifteen minutes until the sauce is bubbling and the chicken is lightly browned. Note: You could also prepare this dish in the slow cooker on high for about four hours or on low for seven hours. Serve with a green salad and avocado slices. Source: www.allrecipes.com.

GLUTEN-FREE PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL COOKIES The oats and peanut butter give these gluten-free cookies some staying power since they offer protein and fibre. 3/4 c. butter, softened 175 mL 1 tsp. vanilla extract 5 mL 1 c. peanut butter 250 mL 1 1/2 c. packed brown sugar 375 mL 3 eggs 4 1/2 c. rolled oats 1.12 L 1 tsp. baking soda 5 ml 1 c. semi-sweet or 250 mL dark chocolate chips dash of salt for taste Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter,

A rainbow of healthy eating includes purple cabbage and avocados. | JODIE MIROSOVSKY PHOTO vanilla, peanut butter and brown sugar together. Add eggs and beat. Add oats, soda, chocolate chips and a dash of salt. Mix. Roll dough into balls (1 inch) and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, then flatten slightly with a fork. Bake 300 F (150 C) for 12 minutes. The cookies look moist when coming out but flatten and dry as they cool.

BERRY TOPPED HOT FUDGE CAKE Aside from a warm apple crisp, this chocolate indulgence is frequently requested at our house. It’s so delicious and the preparation is so easy that it’s often a special Sunday dessert. You can mix the ingredients in the baking dish. Enjoy this dessert topped with berries to add vitamin C and fibre. Serve warm and top with a dollop of whipped or ice cream. 1 c. flour 250 mL 3/4 c. sugar 175 mL 6 tbsp. cocoa, divided 90 mL

2 tsp. 1/4 tsp. 1/2 c. 2 tbsp. 1 tsp. 1 c. 1 3/4 c.

baking powder 10 mL salt 1 mL milk 125 mL oil 30 mL vanilla 5 mL brown sugar 250 mL hot water 425 mL

Mix the flour, sugar, two tablespoons (30 mL) cocoa, baking powder and salt together in an ungreased nine x nine inch (22 cm) square baking dish or casserole of approximately the same size. Stir in the milk, oil and vanilla until smooth (it will be quite thick). Spread out onto the bottom of the baking pan. Combine the brown sugar and remaining cocoa, then sprinkle on top of the batter. Pour the hot water over the top, but do not mix. Bake at 350 F (180 C) for 40 minutes. Serves up to nine depending on serving size. Source: My Mom’s Best Meal from Taste of Home. Jodie Mirosovsky is a home economist from Rosetown, Sask., and a member of Team Resources. Contact: team@producer.com.

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CLASSROOM WITH CULTURE

Heading back to school in Antigua, Guatemala TALES FROM THE ROAD

ARLENE & ROBIN KARPAN

oing to school doesn’t immediately spring to mind when thinking about vacations, but hitting the books turned out to be a highlight of recent travels to Antigua, Guatemala. We took Spanish language classes at Proyecto Linguistico Francisco Marroquin (PLFM), a non-profit foundation specializing in teaching Spanish and local Mayan languages. It was a return to the same school we attended more than 30 years ago at the beginning of an extended trip through Central and South America. We thought that it was time for a refresher. Students can attend half or full days for as many weeks as they like. We opted for the full seven-hour day, which can be quite intensive with one teacher per student. While students spend most of the school day in the classroom, there is a lot of flexibility. If you feel like getting outside, you and your teacher could walk to a nearby colonial church and discuss its history or architecture or talk about food in the local market. Our fellow students ranged in age from teens to retirees and came mostly from the United States and Canada, with a surprising number of Europeans and Asians as well. A few were there for school credit or because they need Spanish in their work, but most were just like us, simply wanting to improve their Spanish for travel. We met a couple from Manitoba who have come here for several winters to take classes for a week or two before travelling. Class time is only part of the education. Like most students, we opted to stay with a local family where we ate our meals. We were fortunate that our host, Elvira, loved to cook and was fond of showing off Guatemalan dishes. If host families know any English (most don’t), they are not supposed to let on, so mealtime conversations can be as good a workout as speaking in class.

At the end of the day, we were mentally exhausted and ready for bed but there was usually homework as well. Antigua has dozens of such schools, making it the top place in the world for one-on-one Spanish lessons. Part of the reason is the low cost of living in Guatemala. Tuition is US$200 for a week of full time study, and another $110 for the home-stay. Some schools cost even less. A big draw is that Antigua is such a pleasant place. You can also get to most places on foot. Antigua means old, in this case referring to the old capital city. In the Spanish colonial era, it was the capital of much of Central America. After a devastating earthquake in 1773, the capital was moved to Guatemala City, leaving Antigua as a time capsule from an earlier age. Today, the entire town centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with cobblestone streets and some of the best preserved colonial architecture in the Americas. Nestled in a scenic highland valley and surrounded by volcano peaks, Antigua’s slogan is “the land of eternal spring,” where it never gets too hot or too cold. Another plus is the fascinating mix of cultures, with a large Mayan

population where women continue to wear colourful traditional outfits as everyday dress. The nice thing about taking classes for interest rather than credit is that it can be a learning holiday, where you work as hard as you like and enjoy the surroundings as well. Exams are optional, and not finishing your homework brings only a mild scolding. Arlene and Robin Karpan are well-travelled writers based in Saskatoon. Contact: travel@producer.com.

ABOVE: A Mayan woman weaves on a traditional back-strap loom. LEFT: La Merced is one of many colonial churches in the city. | ARLENE & ROBIN KARPAN PHOTOS

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BACTERIA, PARASITES

Chronic diarrhea may require treatment with antibiotics HEALTH CLINIC

CLARE ROWSON, MD

I am a healthy 45-year-old male farmer but I have had diarrhea for three weeks. I am starting to lose weight, so I am concerned about it. I am making sure to drink plenty of fluids, so I don’t think I am getting dehydrated. The doctor is not sure what is wrong. He hasn’t found any reason for it so far.

Even though you are careful to keep your fluid levels up, you are running the risk of depleting your body of minerals and other important nutrients such as vitamins that your body needs. Most will go straight through without being absorbed into the bloodstream. Most cases of acute diarrhea last less than two weeks so in your case it would be considered persistent. Common causes of short-term diarrhea are food poisoning and viruses such as the norovirus. The latter is notoriously associated with outbreaks of illness on cruise ships and tends to be seasonal, occurring mainly in winter.

Persistent diarrhea is usually caused by bacteria or parasites, including giardia, cryptosporidium and cyclospora. There are a few others that are less common. These parasites can enter the body through food, water or from other people. They are often picked up while travelling. Laboratory testing involves culturing bacteria from a stool sample and examining it for isolated bacteria. Parasites can be seen under a microscope, and for three of the parasites, enzyme immunoassays are sometimes performed. However, these methods are only able to identify a small number of parasites, and the results often

come back as clear, showing no evidence of any pathogens. This could be because it is a rare type of parasite or simply because nothing was found in the sample of feces provided. I suggest that you ask your doctor to give you a course of antibiotics or anti-parasitic pills, even if your results show nothing wrong. Chronic or long-lasting diarrhea may also be a symptom of other bowel disorders such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, but I think you would have other symptoms such as blood and mucous in the stool, abdominal pain and fever.

lapse. How often should I take it out and wash it? It gives me a discharge if I leave it in too long.

Some people like to remove it about once a week, while others may go for a month or more. Some patients may not be able to remove it themselves and need a doctor or gynecologist to do this for them, so it may not be practical to do this more often than once every one or two months. If you get a heavy discharge, this might be a bacterial infection that requires antibiotics. You may need to remove the pessary for at least a week until it has been treated.

PESSARY RINGS

Diarrhea, along with abdominal pain, fever and blood in the stool could be a sign of other disorders

Clare Rowson is a retired medical doctor in Belleville, Ont. Contact: health@producer.com.

RURAL HEALTH

“We want to make sure the government isn’t going to cut back any of the services,” he said. “In some parts of the province right now, it’s not all that good.” The executive will meet with health minister Jim Reiter and Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit in February and ask for rural representation on the board. “It would be somebody with expertise in health care, naturally, but somebody that has a rural perspective,” Orb said. He expects health changes will be top of mind at the organization’s annual convention. “I’m sure we’re going to hear about it at the March convention during the bear pit,” he said, referring to the question-and-answer session with provincial cabinet ministers. “Sometimes with those bear pits, we get more questions on health care than anything else.”

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“If you look at the map, there’s no logic right now to the division between basic life support and advanced life support,” Kendel said. “It just depends whether a private operator decides to upgrade their service. It would be more logical to have that distribution of expertise based on the needs of citizens.” Sereda said the existing 12 health regions have different priorities and resources. Geographic and demographic challenges are also at play when operators decide which services they can provide. “An ambulance should be an ambulance should be an ambulance wherever you are in Saskatchewan,” he said. Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities president Ray Orb said RMs are concerned about future rural health delivery.

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ON THE FARM

Diversification keeps family seeing rainbows Despite low prices and Manitoba government hog sector regulations, the Penner family has a positive attitude BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

ARGYLE, Man. — During a winter in Manitoba’s Interlake, there are days when eye and ear protection is essential. Jan. 5 was one of those days. Sunglasses were needed because the sky was clear and the sun gleamed off snow-covered fields, making it impossible to look to the south. A tuque was also necessary because the air temperature was -25 C, cold enough to freeze the hardiest of ears. There are two ways to view such a day: one, focus on the brightness and the clean, refreshing air. Two, go on the internet and look for warm weather vacation deals. Cal Penner definitely falls into the first category. He was smiling, cheerful and didn’t mention the frigid weather while greeting a visitor to his home.

ON THE FARM

THE PENNER FAMILY Argyle, Man. He and his wife, Cathy, draw on that same positive outlook when it comes to their farm. The glasses in their house are half-full. “We never focused on the negative part,” Cal said. “We just focused on what it took to make it work.” The Penners run a mixed farm near Argyle, Man., with 1,200 acres of grain land and a 550 sow farrowto-finish operation. Cal’s parents, Vern and Martha, moved to the area from Steinbach in 1970. Cal grew up on the farm and knew at an early age that he wanted to be a producer. After graduating from high school in Stonewall, Man., Cal

earned an agriculture diploma from the University of Manitoba, farmed with his dad and eventually took over the operation. But Vern, who helped found Keystone Agricultural Producers and is now in his late 70s, is still involved. “He comes out every day to the shop. Works and tinkers,” Cal said. Cathy grew up on an acreage near Stonewall and met Cal when she was in Grade 12. She is also active on the farm, caring for the piglets and managing the books for the operation. The Penners are a rarity in Manitoba because family-run hog farms have nearly disappeared. There are about 50 independent hog farmers in Manitoba, a province that had hundreds of independent producers in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Now two companies, Maple Leaf Foods and Hylife, along with Hutterite colonies, operate the majority of hog barns. Low prices and costly government regulations pushed most independents out of business. The Penners persisted but there were times when they thought about quitting. “Absolutely. The period from 2007 to 2013 was pretty rough for the Canadian hog industry,” said Cal. The Penners’ positive outlook helped them persevere but returns from grain production also made a difference. “We think our strength is being diversified,” Cal said, adding they apply hog manure to 700 acres of cropland, which dramatically reduces the fertilizer bill. Another critical factor is marketing. Cal uses hog futures, feedgrain futures, forward contracting and other marketing tools to reduce price risk in pig production. “At the very least, you can make it break even,” Cathy said. Off the farm, Cal has been involved in the hog industry for two decades. He now sits on the board for the Manitoba Pork Council and volunteered his time at Hams, a marketing service for pork producers.

The Penner family of Argyle, Man., try to stay optimistic, even on frigid January days. The Penners, Cal and Cathy, with Nikki and Eric, run a 550 hog operation and have 1,200 acres of cropland. In 2016, they were recognized as the Red River Exhibition Association farm family of the year. | ROBERT ARNASON PHOTO

Whether (the farm) carries on for a third or fourth generation, that doesn’t matter to me. What’s important is whatever direction they go … to give it a 110 percent. CAL PENNER MANITOBA FARMER

The Penners’ commitment to agriculture was recognized in 2016, when the Red River Exhibition Association recognized them as

the farm family of the year. Cal also developed an interest in flying and earned his pilot licence and flew at the nearby airport in St. Andrew’s for many years. They also attended many air shows. His passion made an impact on their 19-year-old daughter, Nikki. She works for WestJet in Winnipeg and plans to become a pilot. She already has a pilot’s licence but hasn’t decided if she will enter the military to become a commercial pilot or take training through a flying school. Cal and Cathy’s son, Eric, is still in high school and hasn’t settled on a career.

When asked if they would ever take over the family farm, Eric and Nikki shrugged and smiled. “I think I’ll work here (on the farm) for a year and maybe two after high school and figure things out. (But) as it sits right now, not really,” said Eric. If his kids don’t want to farm, it’s not an issue for Cal. “Whether (the farm) carries on for a third or fourth generation, that doesn’t matter to me,” he said. “What’s important is whatever direction they go … to give it a 110 percent.” robert.arnason@producer.com

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Merle Good has been named the 2016 recipient of the Wilson Loree Award during Farm Management Canada’s Agricultural Excellence Conference in Calgary. The annual award honours individuals or groups who have made extraordinary contributions to advancing agricultural business management practices in Canada. Good operates a private farm management consulting business, which helps farmers with business structures and succession planning. He also speaks at conferences and meetings. He worked for Alberta Agriculture from 1977-2014. Good began his career as an agricultural loans officer before beginning his 30-plus-year career as a farm management specialist

and the provincial agricultural tax specialist. Good is the driving force behind the annual tax update for professionals in Alberta and Saskatchewan. COMMUNITY PROJECTS SPONSORED Richardson International has donated $1.45 million to 72 community projects across Canada. Funding for community projects and local initiatives include new splash parks, playgrounds, upgraded emergency rescue equipment and town halls. The company said it plans to donate more than $1 million each year to support a variety of community projects and organizations that enhance the quality of life in the communities in which the company operates. Richardson works with local groups by donating extra funds to help make local projects more viable. Proposals are reviewed by the board of trustees of the Richardson Foundation, which meets three times a year. AGRIBITION WRANGLES FOR STARS Canadian Western Agribition recently presented STARS Air Ambulance with $6,000. The money was raised at two different Agribition events Nov. 23. It hosted a fundraiser auction during the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Series, which was held in partnership with the Ramada Plaza and the Regina Chamber of Commerce. The auction included various CWA items, including artwork, a CWA belt buckle and photo opportunities with a goat and a heifer. This event raised $2,000. CWA also hosted the Winners Circle Auctioneers Competition presented by Ritchie Bros Auctioneers. The event featured four auctioneers from across North America, selling 13 various items. The event raised $4,000. INPUT SOUGHT ON BISON CODE OF PRACTICE The online comment period for the draft code of practice for the care and handling of bison ends Jan. 19. It was launched for public comment by the Canadian Bison Association and the National Farm Animal Care Council Nov. 21. The aim is to have the new bison code completed in 2017. A scientific committee report summarizing research on priority welfare topics for bison can be found online alongside the draft code. It is one of four codes of practice currently under revision as part of a multi-year NFACC project. Codes of practice serve to further the understanding of animal care requirements and recommended practices. It covers housing, feed and water, handling, euthanasia, transportation and other important management practices. Revisions to the bison code began in 2015. The draft code can be viewed and submissions made through NFACC’s website at nfacc.ca/ codes-of-practice/bison.

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R e s e a rc h i n t o t h e h u m a n e treatment of pigs received a funding boost Jan. 10 when the federal government earmarked $1.8 million for the pork research cluster. Sow housing and improved living conditions for sows and piglets were specifically mentioned in an

Agriculture Canada news release as areas of further study. “This investment in research in animal health and welfare helps respond to the interests of consumers and will help put more money in the pockets of our producers,” federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said in a news release. The additional money brings

total federal investment in the research cluster to $14.8 million over a five-year period ending in 2018. Stewart Cressman, chair of Swine Innovation Porc, which is the nonprofit organization that manages the pork research cluster, said animal health issues and feed cost reduction are also among the research initiatives.

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Precision feeding raises reproductive potential of hens Monitoring birds’ feeding activities could help increase yields, produce uniform sized birds BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

EDMONTON — Precision agriculture is coming to the chicken barn. Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a precision feeding system for broiler-breeder chickens that could result in more uniform and productive birds. P o u l t r y re s e a rc h e r Ma r t i n Zuidhof has helped develop a system that feeds birds throughout the day while measuring how much each one consumes and gains. “What has been really gratifying with precision feeding has been the interest. It is so revolutionary. It changes the way we think about feeding broiler-breeders,” he said. “There is no system like it anywhere in the world for collecting data on free run individuals.” Birds at the poultry research centre in Edmonton are tagged with a radio frequency identifier on the wing and neck when they are about two weeks old. Their feeding activities are then monitored. Zuidhof has learned that the metabolism of birds that are fed once a day is adjusted so feed is stored differently in the body. “When you feed just in time, those birds don’t have to store and mobilize nutrients,” he said. “If they can grow and maintain themselves and produce eggs when they are getting feed at just the right time, they are quite a bit more efficient.” The research team has also monitored water intake, but did not see a big difference. Birds that are precision fed have less fat, but breeding birds need a certain level of body fat. As a result, they may receive a different diet when they start reproducing. These birds are the parents of broilers, so allowing them to feed more frequently would likely help them produce healthier chicks. Precision feeding could also produce more uniform-sized birds with wide ranges in weight. “Some birds would be as little as 1,200 grams and some birds would be over three kilos,” he said. “Having a uniform flock allows all the birds to do their personal best.” Smaller birds do not lay as many eggs, and the larger ones may not be as fertile or may have difficulty mating. Birds that are not fit and do not mate well produce fewer chicks, while those that get too much feed could produce too many yolks or eggs with soft shells. Researchers in Colombia have attempted a more hands-on management approach following the same feeding principles. Working with the same strain of birds, they achieve higher yields with 146 chicks per hen compared to 117 in Canada. “That is a good 25 percent more,

so we are 25 percent below the reproductive potential,” Zuidhof said. “One of the ways we are hoping to achieve some of that potential is with precision feeding.”

Researcher Martin Zuidhof says the precision feeding system, using radio frequency identifiers on each bird, allows birds to feed at just the right time, rather than having to store nutrients. | UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PHOTO

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Program helps research, puts eggs on the table CETA clears Supporters of Adopt a Hen get eggs from the bird and learn about food production hurdles in Europe

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EDMONTON — There are more than 2,000 heritage chickens at the University of Alberta’s Poultry Research Centre. Birds of old lineages with colourful plumage and varying levels of production are maintained for research, but the program can be expensive. The cost of the program led to a relationship with Peavey Mart to sell chicks to the public. About 100 chicks were offered for sale in 2014, and the program was such a success that 5,000 chicks were put up for sale in 2015 and 7,000 last

year. Pilot projects also started in Kamloops, B.C., and Regina. People can sign up for their chicks, and the research centre hatches what is needed for distribution. Many end up in backyard flocks for those who want to keep a few chickens. “We are also aware there are risks with that,” said university researcher Martin Zuidhof. “The biosecurity of small flocks tends to be not very high, and they are a potential source of risk to the industry. We are also providing information about how do you raise these birds and keep them healthy.”

The Adopt a Hen program is another fundraising idea for the university. The public is encouraged to adopt a hen for $150, and in exchange the supporter receives the egg production from a hen, which is a dozen every two weeks. The university also sells spent heritage birds as stewing hens to those in the adoption group. “The opportunity for us to teach people about where their food comes from has been fantastic,” Zuidhof said. For more information, visit www. heritagechickens.ca. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — A planned European Union-Canada free trade deal received backing from a committee of the European Parliament and Germany’s top court Jan. 12, increasing its chances of entering force later this year. The EU and Canada signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in October but only after opposition from a region of Belgium and hesitation in Austria and other countries. CETA , along with the larger planned EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), has proved contentious and drawn criticism from trade unions and environmental and other groups. More than two years since the negotiations concluded, CETA still needs approval from the European Parliament. It is expected to give its verdict in February. Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee voted 40 to 24 in favor of a motion that advised the 751-seat Parliament to back the deal. Parliament’s trade committee is the lead body responsible for CETA, but before it holds a vote later this month, other committees are allowed to offer their opinions. The employment committee recommended in December that the deal be rejected, saying it risked job losses and increased inequality. Even after the European Parliament vote, CETA would come into effect only provisionally, most likely in the form of import tariff removal, because it also needs approval from the parliaments of the EU’s 28 member states and Belgium’s regions. Supporters say CETA will increase Canadian-EU trade by 20 percent and boost the EU economy by $16.7 billion a year and Canada’s by $12 billion. Germany’s Constitutional Court rejected emergency attempts by activists to stop Berlin endorsing the accord before ratification by the national parliaments. In October, the court had given the government the green light to approve CETA, but activists argued that the government had not met the court’s requirements. “With the decision published today, the Second Senate of the Constitutional Court has established that the German government has implemented the requirements set by the court before endorsing the agreements on the signing and initial implementation of CETA,” the court said. The main focus of protests against CETA is the system to protect a foreign company’s investments against state intervention. Critics say its arbitration panels to rule on disputes allow multinational companies to dictate public policy, such as on environmental standards. Campaign group Transport & Environment said lawmakers had missed a vital opportunity to redflag CETA over a flawed investment tribunal system and toothless environmental provisions.

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Indian state to hike pulse output to reach self-sufficiency goal NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) — T h e I n d i a n s t a t e o f Ma d h y a Pradesh aims to raise production of pulses by 60 percent in the next three years to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieve his goal of making the country self-sufficient in the staple, the state’s chief minister said. India, the world’s biggest consumer of pulses, faces an acute shortage of the protein-rich food, forcing the country to fork out about US$2.65 billion a year to import the scarce commodity from countries such as Canada, Austria, and Ethiopia. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked me to help achieve his objective of making India self-reliant in pulses by raising production in Madhya Pradesh,” Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. Madhya Pradesh, a top producer of pulses, could raise its output of crops such as chickpeas, pigeon peas and black gram to eight or 8.5 million tonnes in the next three years from about five million tonnes now, Chouhan said. Stung by spiralling prices for pulses, New Delhi last year signed a long-term deal with Mozambique to import the commodities and has also been looking to import pulses from Myanmar. Pulses, mostly consumed in curries, are the primary source of protein, especially for the poor. Any spike in pulse prices stokes anger

against the government. “We have started encouraging farmers to grow more pulses by giving them a lot of help and support and expect the trend to continue u n t i l w e o bv i a t e o u r i m p o r t requirements,” Chouhan said. India imported a record 5.8 million tonnes of pulses in 2015-16 after domestic prices more than doubled. Pulse production totalled 16.47 million tonnes, lower than annual demand of 22 million tonnes, which is steadily increasing because of robust economic growth. Modi aims to make India self-reliant in pulses by 2020. “The target of the state government is definitely plausible, but it depends a lot on the amount of rainfall the state is going to receive over the next few years,” said Pukaraj Chopra, a leading trader of pulses. Under Chouhan’s watch, wheat output in Madhya Pradesh raced ahead of the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, India’s traditional grain basket. “Wheat production has reached the optimum level, so we’re not that keen to raise it further,” he said. “Other than pulses, we also aim to raise basmati rice production by doubling the area under the crop.” New wells and a focus on microirrigation has seen farm growth of 18 percent annually in Madhya Pradesh, compared to four percent nationally.

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OXFORD, U.K. (Reuters) — Britain’s farmers say their main concerns as the nation prepares to leave the European Union are how much access they will have to the EU’s single market and its skilled farm workers. Meurig Raymond, president of the National Farmers Union, said tariff-free access to the single market “has got to be the top priority.” “The number two priority is access to competent labour for seasonal and permanent work on farms,” he said. The EU represents the most important export market for many agricultural commodities. For example, Britain exported 2.86 million tonnes of wheat in 2015-16 season, of which 80 percent was shipped to the EU. Farming and Environment Minister Andrea Leadsom sought to reassure the industry: “It is our absolute and clear intention to maintain as

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ALBERTA EVENT

Open Farm Days ‘bigger and better’ for Canada’s 150th LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Alberta’s Open Farm Days, which were held last Aug. 20-21, have been deemed a record-breaking success by the Alberta government. The event offers the general public an opportunity to visit participating farms and ranches. The province reported that last year’s event drew 18,000 visits to

92 farms and ranches. On-farm sales during the two days totalled $134,280, which was 35 percent more than the previous year. “With Canada set to begin celebrating its 150th anniversary, work has already begun for an even bigger and better Open Farms Days 2017,” Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda said in a news release.

Provincial Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier said the event showcases the diversity of the province’s agriculture sector. Open Farm Days is a collaboration between the provincial government, Ag For Life, Travel Alberta and the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies, as well as the participating farmers and ranchers. Twenty more farms participated

in the event last year than in 2015. As well, there were 26 culinary events compared to 18 the previous year. Actual visits were up 75 percent over 2015, according to government statistics. The 2016 event was the fourth time Open Farm Days have been held in Alberta. The event is scheduled for Aug. 19-20 this year.

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Can barley hit a constant 180 bu. per acre? Maybe not, but 140 is within reach, farmers told BY MICHAEL RAINE SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Central Alberta farmer Steve Larocque has tried to walk through 200 bushel per acre barley fields. “You could walk across the top more easily,” he said about the experience. Larocque first encountered the world down under during his Nuffield scholarship experiences and continues to be fascinated with the potential from spring crops that is exploited in New Zealand and elsewhere. He told a packed room of farmers attending CropSphere during Crop Week in Saskatoon that his experience around that barley led him on a quest to improve what is being done at home. After securing funding from the Alberta Barley Commission and the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund, he and a group of agronomists, co-operating farmers and advisers started experimenting with some very lofty goals. The Barley 180 project was aimed at bringing prairie yields more in line with New Zealand and European crop production. “One-hundred-and-eighty might have been a bit of reach, but it had been done,” the farmer and consultant told producers. Westco grew 188 bu. plots at Beiseker, Alta., in 1990 on 295 millimetres of rain. That research showed that after throwing everything they could at the crop, 73 percent of the yield gains were made from improved nitrogen fertility programming. However, it didn’t happen in isolation. The Virden six-row barley was seeded at 96 pounds per acre, the seed was treated and it got 2160-0-21 as a pre-plant application, a fertility package that included boron, copper, iron, zinc and manganese and an additional shot of 0-54-54-0 with half in the side band. It was also treated with Tilt. “The problem, as we all know, is that when you push the N at the barley, it falls down,” said Larocque,

Steve Larocque worked with agronomists to maximize barley yields. | MICHAEL RAINE PHOTO who also runs a farm business called Beyond Agronomy. In 1989, researchers grew 190 bu. of Harrington barley at Vauxhall, Alta., but that was under irrigation. Banded fertilizer and a complete fertility package was put into the ground. That time a plant growth regulator was used to keep the crop upright. Two passes of Tilt kept it from disease losses.

It’s not wheat. It flowers differently, it does many things differently than other cereals and growers need to think about it all of those things. STEVE LAROCQUE ALBERTA FARMER

By 2011, Larocque and his colleagues had garnered $110 per acre to add to their standard barley recipes. Gains were modest, but indicated that there was potential to grow yields with improved investments in the crop. “We all threw the kitchen sink at it,” he said. With co-operating farmers at Airdrie, Olds, Crossfield, Carbon, Morrin and Three Hills, the risk and experience was spread around geographically. Barley in the program saw increases of about 20 bu. per acre with Metcalfe, Champion and Xena varieties.

A year later, the trials were hit with drought and hail, heavily skewing the results. In 2013, too much rain fell. Again, 20 bu. increases were common in both older and newer varieties. To reach 180 bu. per acre, the producers needed to yield 3.93 tones per acre in yield. In 2011, despite putting 170 pounds of nitrogen on the crop, protein stayed in the low 10 percent area. The numbers of kernels per head moved from 20 or 22 to 26. AC Champion was one of the winning varieties when it came to yield and standability, but PGRs were key to keeping the height of the crop under control. Larocque found that 140 bu. yields were more likely to be achieved, and that instead of targeting 180 bu. with the inputs necessary to achieve that goal, a prairie reality might be 40 bu. less and put more margin in growers’ pockets. In addition, the research found that it is likely that on 12 inch seed row spacing, seeding rates can get too high, resulting in lower yields. “The sweet spot is 25 to 30 plants per sq. foot,” he said. “You would have trouble getting 31 seeds per foot without clumping with an air seeder. That is more singulated planters or a narrowing row spacing to get that right.” Returns on investment varied through the 2014 research, but $30 per acre as common, depending on the field and the year. In New Zealand, control of disease is a large issue for growers, as

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well the use of PGRs. PGRs also reduce the distance between the head and the flag leaf. Neck break tends to occur at the flag leaf on the plant, so anything that shortens that distance reduces the potential of heads laying on the ground. In Canada, the fungicide ProLine is commonly applied in canola, but in New Zealand it is applied to barley for blotch and scald control. Staging of applications of fertilizer was found to not have a positive effect. “You aren’t looking to apply N to increase protein later on the crop, and yield is set so early in barley you need all that fertilizer there with the crop 12 days after emergence,” he said. It also means fertilizer products that slow release are not helpful in

barley production. The Alberta research found that banding the fertilizer ahead or during seeding would allow the plants to make yield decisions at the right point. “It’s not wheat. It flowers differently, it does many things differently than other cereals, and growers need to think about all of those things,” he said. At 140 bu. per acre, malting barley prices make the crop very attractive, but at $3 per bu., feed isn’t out of the question for many regions of the Prairies. Larocque said no one part of a barley strategy can be relied upon to carry a big crop. “It’s synergistic,” he said. “You need to do it all.” michael.raine@producer.com

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Why plant cover crops after harvest when you can plant them at harvest? The Horsch Partner seed spreader was tested for the first time this year, planting rye as a cover crop. | DRAGO INDIANA PHOTO NEW EQUIPMENT

Seeding cover crops just got easier, cheaper Combine and seed at the same time with a Horsch Partner, a seeder with an 80 bushel capacity BY ROBIN BOOKER SASKATOON BUREAU

There are benefits to seeding a cover crop after combining in the fall, then chemical burning and direct seeding into it in the spring. Cover crops can reduce erosion, increase the concentration of potassium at the soil surface, tie up nitrogen in the spring that may become available to the following crop, provide biomass and suppress problem weeds. Yet it remains difficult for some growers to swallow the extra expense and time around harvest to seed a crop that may not provide an immediate financial return. To help reduce the cost of seeding cover crops, Drago Indiana, a short-line equipment dealer near Indianapolis, Indiana, has come up with a solution that could help growers use more cover crops.

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The company installed a Horsch Partner on the back of its Claas combine and can now combine and seed a winter cereal at the same time. “We mounted it behind and up above the chopper on the back of the combine. We’re blowing cover crop seed to the corn head. So it’s got one big hose going up to the corn head and then from there it distributes out and has smaller hoses that go out, basically right at the snouts. So before the stock rolls or anything touches it, we’re blowing that seed out on potentially bare soil,” said Brent Michael, who works at Drago Indiana. The combine then threshes out

the crop and blows crop residue over the seeded field. This was the first year the combine seeder was used, but Michael said rye cover crop has come up nicely. “I would say not all of it emerged this fall, but definitely by next spring we will get a full picture of everything that emerged underneath the trash and whatnot,” he said. The structure of the back of the combine was reinforced by one of the company’s welders, who tied into the main lifting points of the combine that are used to move it around the factory when it’s manufactured. The Partner was plumbed into the combine’s hydraulic system to power its fan, and its control box was installed in the cab. The Horsch Partner is sold in Europe and is most often used for fertilizer. It attached to tractors by a three-point hitch, and operators pull various tillage tools behind it. “The seeder is no wider than what the box of the combine is, and is shorter than what the auger sticks out,” Michael said. “You can’t feel extra weight on the back, can’t tell the difference between full or empty.” Michael said the Partner holds about 80 bushels of rye seed, so he only has to fill it up twice a day when combining. “Our Lexion, all it does is corn acres, so we used this on 3,000 acres of corn last year. We used a Drago folding 12 row, so we didn’t have to hook or unhook any seed tubes or anything,” Michael said. The modification proved to be a big time saver, and it won’t take long for it to pay for itself because it saves a pass across the field during a busy time of year. “It saves a tractor, a tool and an operator, and fuel. It took no extra fuel to run this,” Michael said. “Under our normal conditions, if

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odern technologies open an exciting challenge for today’s farmers. Data is being collected across every acre for every operation. Using your data and committing to SMART goals now can result in increased profits. I wrote a couple of columns last year around this time about planning for last year’s crop. They involved preparing a cost of production spreadsheet and planning your inputs. Hopefully you did this and kept up with the real inputs as the year progressed. This exercise will allow you to calculate your real costs of production for various fields and crops. I also discussed the opportunities to collect data from last year’s crop. Now is the time to use this data. What I would like you to do is to implement SMART goals for your 2017 cropping plans. I have seen several, slightly different variations for the acronym SMART, which can be used to provide a focus for goal setting. These include: S — specific, significant, stretching M —measurable, meaningful, motivational A —agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, actionoriented R —realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented T —time-based, time-bound, timely, tangible, trackable

For this exercise, let’s use: • specific • measurable • attainable • realistic • time-based The agronomic data you collected last year is perfect for implementing SMART goals for your crop production in 2017 when it comes to being time-based. The quality of your data allows you to make specific goals based on field or crop information. Because this is your real data, your goals will be based on your farm and should be realistic. With the technology available to you, they will also be measurable and should be attainable. So, let’s take a few moments to think about what a SMART goal might be for 2017. For example, your overall yield average for your canola was 60 bushels per acre. However, now is the time to look at your yield maps and cost of production spreadsheet. Here is what a table that summarizes 2016 yield by management zone and by nitrogen efficiency might look like. This is actual data from a client. I have discarded zone data from Zones 1 and 6. 2016 data analysis Yield bu./ac. Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Farm average

lb. N/bu.

25 40 63 74

2.6 2.25 1.9 1.15

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My initial comments about the 2016 results are: • These are great numbers. Even

in Zone 2 you beat the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) number that I usually use for canola, which is 2.8. You are getting great results from the nitrogen you applied. • Your yields were about 12 percent higher than 2015, so was it something you did very right or was Mother Nature responsible? I suspect it probably means you are getting more nitrogen mineralized from your organic matter than average — some due to your long-term minimum-till practices and some due to the weather. A 2017 SMART goal might be to increase your NUE by one-tenth of a pound while at the same time maintaining your yield levels. That’s a goal that is very specific, measurable and time-based. However, is it realistic? That translates into lowering total applied nitrogen by six lb. per acre while maintaining high yields. The reductions in the zones would be 2.5 lb. for Zone 2, 8.6 lb. for Zone 3, 6.5 lb. for Zone 4 and seven lb. for Zone 5. What if we added a 20 percent blend of ESN into the urea blend? It might increase the NUE to where we want it, but will this be cost effective? When your agronomist looks at aggregated data from growers with similar yield in your area, the ranges are from 2.2 to 2.8 lb. of nitrogen per bushel. You’re already more efficient than some, but the data also tells you that setting a SMART goal of two lb. of nitrogen per bu. is realistic. What are the economics? At 50 cents per lb. of nitrogen, hitting your SMART goal saves more than $3 per acre. Is the reward high enough for the risk? At the same time, can that $3 be reinvested into ESN and the reward evaluated at

the end of the year? Here are other examples of how you might use your data to set SMART goals for 2017: • Increasing seed efficiency How can you manage your seeding rate? Has your agronomist been tracking your emergence and calculating your survival rates? Similar to being more efficient with nitrogen, can you use your variable-rate planting capabilities to be more efficient with your seed investment? Start with your data. If you averaged 60 bu. per acre and planted five lb. per acre across your entire operation, your seed efficiency is 12 bu. per lb. On average, you had a 50 percent survival rate. If you can increase the survival rate by 10 percent to 55 percent, this would mean you could reduce your seeding rate and save $5.50 per acre. Your efficiency would increase to 13.33 bu. per lb. Now, taking this one step forward, was there a difference in survival rates in different zones? Which zones have the best emergence and could be tweaked? • Increasing acres seeded or planted per day If you are currently at 300 acres per day per drill, is 330 acres per day a realistic SMART goal? What would you have to change to make it happen? Could you stretch your day by getting someone to run the drills from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.? How many hours would it take you to do the headlands and around potholes so the operator won’t get stuck? On average, you lose 1.5 to two percent of yield for every day you delay seeding. • Reducing the cost per acre of fungicide application in

canola from $32 to $29 without reducing the yield This could be accomplished by using satellite imagery and reducing the acres that you are treating. Again, this goal is specific, measurable and time-based. More and more data is being produced that shows that it is realistic, depending on your topography and the weather. • Lower your cost per bushel by 15 cents on wheat and 30 cents on canola I recently crunched some numbers with a grower on his cost of production spreadsheet. It showed his operating cost of production for wheat to be $210 per acre. He grew a 63 bu. average, so his costs were $3.33 per bu. The operating cost of production for his canola was $315 for a cost of $5.75 per bu. The 15 cents per bu. on wheat and 30 cents per bu. on canola signify about a five percent increase in production efficiency. These numbers are across the entire farm. Are there ways to drill this down to fields? How about by zone? This SMART goal would really need a lot of monitoring. If you aren’t collecting your cost of production numbers now, maybe it needs to wait until you can do so. Once you have identified one or more SMART goals, you can focus your entire operation on what’s most important to your farming business. Sit down with your staff and family and communicate what the goals are. This is also a great time to issue a challenge and reward folks when you achieve a goal.

Thom Weir is an agronomist with Farmer’s Edge. He can be reached by emailing thom. weir@farmersedge.ca.

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Trimble’s VerticalPoint RTK signal designed to hold longer BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

Land levelling contractors and tile drainage installers often experience 25 percent downtime due to weak or lost RTK signals. That equates to 75 percent uptime, which is unacceptable by anyone’s standard. Jarette Lawfield, a land levelling contractor in Catron, Missouri, runs six units as many hours per day as possible. Some of that equipment sits idle five or six hours a day in the summer because he doesn’t have the necessary vertical GPS accuracy needed to complete finish passes. “Sometimes all we need is the finish pass, but we have to stop and wait. I can’t get onto the next job since I’m waiting for the vertical accuracy to do finishing passes,” Lawfield said. “GPS is good enough for bulk hauling the dirt, but you’ve got to be more accurate for the finishing work. That’s where the GPS really failed us. You waste a lot of money just sitting and waiting for the signal. “Good vertical accuracy makes the whole project more efficient, from bulk hauling to finishing passes. The more accurate bulk hauling is, the less work to be done while finishing.” Lawfield installed prototype versions of Trimble’s new VerticalPoint RTK on three of his rigs in June. Trimble claims the new system can increase uptime to approximately 95 percent. Plus, this increase holds true even in the most challenging months of the year.

Lawfield said it seems like a valid claim. “With the new system, we set up one base station and two supplemental rovers helping correct the signal to the machine controllers on your equipment. They have the geometry to provide accurate vertical information,” he said. “We have mainly small fields here. Some are 40 acres. You can get by with just one rover on those, and you’ll still get some benefit. But mainly they’re 80 acres. That’s a half-mile by a quarter-mile. They set up pretty quickly. “If I leave the tripods in place overnight, and just take away the RTK, I can set it up the next morning and it’s ready to get to work in two or three minutes. That’s all it takes for the rovers to re-converge.” Trimble says that in some instances contractors even need to rework bulk hauling components that were incorrectly levelled before the vertical signal inconsistency was discovered. The company says its VerticalPoint RTK reduces vertical design errors that occur from inconsistent vertical GPS signals resulting from atmospheric interference. VerticalPoint RTK is available as an unlock on FmX integrated and TMX-2050 displays and works in combination with the FieldLevel II system, which streamlines the required survey, design and levelling steps. VerticalPoint RTK includes two stationary supplemental rovers for live, dynamic data collection.

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Crop research gets funding BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Saskatchewan Agriculture has announced $7.7 million in funding for 46 crop-related research projects. The announcement was made by Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart during a luncheon at the sold-out CropSphere show in Saskatoon. “We won’t know the results of these projects tomorrow but make no mistake, the work will have an impact,” he said. The projects include creating a test for DON toxins resulting from fusarium infection in wheat, optimizing loss-sensing technology on combines and developing a pulsebased replacement for shortening. “They illustrate just how diverse the 46 projects are,” said Stewart. The money is part of the federalprovincial Growing Forward 2 program. The province’s Agriculture Development Fund advisory committee vetted the 46 projects. The government funding leveraged another $3.7 million in industr y funding from the Western Grains Research Foundation and crop commodity groups. Pulse projects are the biggest beneficiary, receiving $2.4 million of the government money followed by oilseeds at $1.7 million and cereals at $1.6 million. Alternative crops and miscellaneous crop projects accounted for the rest.

“Among the funded projects are ones looking to address key priority areas for pulse growers such as weed control and pest management in pulse crops,” Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, said in a news release. The University of Saskatchewan was the top organizational recipient, receiving $3.7 million of the government money, followed by Agriculture Canada with $1.6 million and the National Research Council at $696,997. Seven other agencies also received money. Stewart said the U of S’s Crop Development Centre is a shining example of how research benefits producers. It has released more than 450 crop varieties since its inception. Ninety-six percent of the lentils grown in the province are CDC varieties. He said a recent study shows that every dollar spent on research at the CDC returns $7 in benefits to Saskatchewan farmers. That return jumps to $29 for ever y dollar invested in lentil research. “This is money well spent,” Stewart told reporters. “We’re insistent that we’re going to try and hold up our end in this, even in tough times. We know there’s a huge return to industry, and it keeps us competitive in world markets.” sean.pratt@producer.com

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Congratulations to the 2016 DuPont Pioneer Western Canada Yield Heroes! Growers across Western Canada, who planted Pioneer® brand soybean, canola and corn products in 2016, weighed in to compete for the title of Western Canada’s 2016 DuPont Pioneer Yield Hero. The coveted title comes with a trip to the final weekend of the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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HERE ARE THE HIGHEST YIELDS FOR EACH CROP!

Barry Reese Didsbury, AB

Duane & Neta Fehr Darlingford, MB

Hespler Farms Ltd. Winkler, MB

45H33 RR 91.9 (bu/ac)

P006T46R 67.3 (bu/ac)

P8387AM™ 229.5 (bu/ac)

For more Pioneer® brand seed product yield information, please visit pioneer.com/yield or contact your local Pioneer Hi-Bred sales representative.

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The 2016 Yield Hero Winners Across Western Canada Grower Name

Town

Province

Crop

Pioneer® brand seed product

Yield (bu/ac)

Barry Reese

Didsbury

45H33 RR

91.9

Florian Hagmann

Birch Hills

45H33 RR

90.2

Cadrain Farms Inc.

Leask

45M35 RR

83.4

Wourms Genetics Inc.

St. Walburg

45CS40 RR

82.0

Chamulka Farms

Nisku

45CS40 RR

81.8

Elmer Enns

Rosthern

46H75 CL

80.9

Tim Devereaux

Milestone

46M34 RR

74.3

Michael Hrabarchuk

Benito

45S56 RR

72.2

Sun Tan Farm Ltd.

Grand Coulee

45H33 RR

71.8

Kevin Love

Vulcan

46M34 RR

66.4

Bridgeview Farms Ltd. Willingdon

45H33 RR

63.6

Donald Thiessen

Wanham

45H33 RR

62.9

Thorsteinson Land & Livestock

Foam Lake

45H29 RR

61.5

Hespler Farms Ltd.

Winkler

P8387AM™

229.5

Plateau Sands

Roseisle

P7958AM™

226.6

Triple P Farms

Steinbach

P8387AM™

219.4

Harwest Farms Ltd.

Brandon

P7958AM™

204.4

Duane & Neta Fehr

Darlingford

P006T46R

67.3

Canola, corn and soybean yield data was collected from large-scale, grower managed trials across Western Canada as of November 30, 2016. Product responses are variable and subject to any number of environmental, disease and pest pressures. Individual results may vary. Multi-year and multi-location data are a better predictor of future performance. Dot no use this or any other data from a limited number of trials as a signiﬁcant factor in product selection. Refer to pioneer.com/yield or contact your local Pioneer Hi-Bred sales representative for the latest and complete listing of trials and scores for each Pioneer ® brand product. Always follow grain marketing, stewardship practices and pesticide label directions. Varieties that are glyphosate tolerant (including those designated by the letter “R” in the product number) contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate herbicides. Glyphosate herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. AM - Optimum ® AcreMax ® Insect Protection system with YGCB, HX1, LL, RR2. Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above-ground insects. Genuity ®, Roundup Ready ®, YieldGard® and the YieldGard® Corn Borer design are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company. Liberty Link ® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer. Herculex ® I insect protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex ® and the HX logo are trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. CLEARFIELD ® is a registered trademark of BASF. Pioneer ® brand products are provided subject to the terms and conditions of purchase which are part of the labeling and purchase documents. ®, SM, TM Trademarks and service marks of DuPont, Pioneer or their respective owners. © 2017, PHII.

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Farm Credit Canada leaves capital to settle on Prairies FROM THE ARCHIVES

$5,000, five years in prison or both. The Saskatchewan Liberal Council asked for an amendment to the Canadian Wheat Board Act to increase advance payments to farmers. The council’s resolution also urged that any additional assistance to farmers be adjusted so that small producers received the maximum benefit.

BRUCE DYCK The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago.

75 YEARS AGO: JAN. 15, 1942 Burning rubber tires became a crime in Canada with fines of up to

50 YEARS AGO: JAN. 19, 1967 Prairie farmers learned they would receive a record final payment averaging 48 cents a bushel for all wheat grades other than durum. The payment brought the total price for No. 1 Northern, basis the Lakehead, to $1.99 a bu. for 1965-66.

The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool wrote a letter to federal Transport Minister J.W. Pickersgill opposing toll increases on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Welland Canal. He said utilities such as the seaway served the public and should be financed by the public rather than farmers.

25 YEARS AGO: JAN. 16, 1992 Federal grains minister Charlie Mayer said the wheat board’s unprecedented $743.5 million deficit in the previous year was a deliberate decision by the government to continue exporting grain despite collapsing prices. “We knew what the situation was, and we (the cabinet) made a decision

not to back away from the market,” he said. “We took a deliberate decision that the board should stay in the market.” Farm Credit Canada expected to lose money in 1992 because of its move to Regina from Ottawa. The move, which was planned for the summer, was expected to cost $15 to $20 million.

10 YEARS AGO: JAN. 18, 2007 Corn prices surged after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported much lower supplies than the market expected. Demand from soaring ethanol production was said to be the reason. The higher prices were thrilling growers, but

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livestock producers were worried. Fears that higher corn prices might take spring acreage away from wheat and soybeans lifted prices for wheat, barley, corn and soybeans. A report on market risk management tools for green lentils included a proposal to establish a marketing board for the crop. The suggestion, which Marlene Boersch, managing partner with Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc., made during Pulse Days 2007, came as the federal government was taking steps to eliminate the wheat board’s single desk marketing power. bruce.dyck@producer.com

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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 TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK.

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2006 CHEV 2500 Silverado 4x4, reg. cab, 8.1 V8, 6 spd. std. trans, ready to work, only 100,000 kms, new clutch, some hail but cows and trailer won’t care, $11,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212.

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TRUCK PARTS: 1/2 to 3 ton, new and used. We ship anywhere. Contact Phoenix Auto, 1-877-585-2300, Lucky Lake, SK. VS TRUCK WORKS Inc. Parting out GM 1/2 and 1 ton trucks. Call 403-972-3879, Alsask, SK. www.vstruckworks.com

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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.

EISSES GRAIN TRAILER Rental & Sales. Super B grain trailers for rent by the day, week or month. Contact Henry at 403-782-3333, Lacombe, AB. 2015 AHV LODE-KING aluminum Super B hoppers, extra light pkg., round stainless fenders, current safety, excellent 11Rx22.5 tires w/alum. wheels, exc. cond., no air lift or elec. tarps. 8 sets avail., $90,000 OBO each. 1-866-236-4028, Calgary, AB.

1976 HEAVY 6500 GMC with 400 bu. box and roll tarp, new hoist, asking $12,000 OBO. 306-778-3749, Swift Current, SK. 2 0 1 7 F E AT H E R L I T E 8 1 1 7 - 6 7 2 0 , #HC144168, 1 center gate, 6.5’ tall, spare tire, $19,900. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: Allandale.com GRASSLAND TRAILERS QUALITY PRODUCTS AT WHOLESALE PRICES. 20’ steel stock, starting at $13,550 up to 8’ width available; 25’ Duralite alum. at $25,250; Krogerman bale bed at $11,000. Glen 306-640-8034, 306-266-2016, Wood Mountain, SK. or email gm93@sasktel.net 1998 KENWORTH T800, new grain box, Detroit engine, 60 Series, 10 spd. trans., $48,000. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB.

WIDE SELECTIONS AT BEST PRICING. Full lineup of Wilson, Sundowner, Norbert stock trailers to help you get your cattle to market. With 15 years of sales and service we will not be undersold! Bassano, AB., 1-800-641-4508. www.desertsales.ca

24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 Factory direct. 1-888-792-6283. www.monarchtrailers.com

2015 GERMANIC 31’ tridem end dump, lift axles, $42,000; 2005 Trailtech 27’ 5th wheel trailer, 20,000 axles w/loading ramps and self contained 545 Ferrari crane unit, $17,000; 1980 Muv-All 48’ equipment trailer, winch, hyd. beavertail, 25 ton capacity, $24,000; 1998 Loadline 28’ end dump, tandem, spring ride, $22,000; 1998 Loadline 29’ end dump, tandem, air ride, $25,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. DL#910420. NORBERT 24’ GOOSENECK trailer, 2- 7000 lbs. axles, 2 hitches, good shape, $7750. 403-597-2006, Sylvan Lake, AB.

KRAMER TRAILER SALES- Your Norbert’s and Duralite stock trailer headquarters. For 2014 LODE-KING SUPER B, alum. grain i nv e n t o r y a n d p r i c e s , p l e a s e v i s i t trailer, new tarps, new rubber 22.5, www.kramerauction.com 306-445-5000. $87,000. 306-677-7617, Hodgeville, SK. BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and EISSES GRAIN TRAILER Rental & Sales. pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, Super B grain trailers for rent by the day, 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 : w e e k o r m o n t h . C o n t a c t H e n r y a t 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336. 403-782-3333, Lacombe, AB. 1997 LODE-KING 48’ Hi-boy flat deck, alum. combo, air ride, 12 winches on each side, $6000. 204-325-8019, Winkler, MB. TOPGUN TRAILER SALES “For those who demand the best.” PRECISION AND AGASSIZ TRAILERS (flatdecks, end dumps, enclosed cargo). 1-855-255-0199, Moose Jaw, SK. www.topguntrailersales.ca 100 MISC. SEMI TRAILER FLATDECKS/ stepdecks, $2,500 to $30,000. 20 heavy lowbeds, $10,000 to $70,000. Tankers, end dumps. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. www.trailerguy.ca NEW BERG’S 24’ end dump, w/Berg’s Signature quality finish. Call for winter pricing PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and specials and 30 day trials, 204-325-5677, bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. Winkler, MB. 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca NEW 2017 40’ Wilson Pacesetter tandem axle grain trailer, 11-24.5 tires, alum. wheels, elec. tarp. 2017 45’ Timpte, 2 hopper tridem grain trailer, alum. wheels, 11-24-5 tires. Recent trade: 2015 Emerald 2 hopper steel tridem grain trailer, good condition. Neil 306-231-8300 Humboldt NEW NEW 2018 tri-axle 45’, air ride, 78” sides, Canadian made, $52,000 low price. Buy now! Call 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 2010 DOEPKER TRIDEM Grain Trailer in very good condition. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. REMOTE CONTROL TRAILER CHUTE openers can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season. FM remote controls provide maximum range and instant response while high torque drives operate the toughest of chutes. Easy installation. Kramble Industries, call 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net

NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to daycab conversions. Sandblasting and paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK.

2002 IH 2600 w/IH 320 HP eng., 10 spd., 221,000 kms, new 20’ BH&T, exc. rubber, vg, $49,500; 2009 Mack CH613, MP8 Mack eng., 430 HP, 10 spd., AutoShift, 463,000 kms, exc. shape, new 20’ box, A/T/C, $73,500; 2009 IH Transtar 8600 w/Cummins eng. 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, 742,000 kms, exc. tires, real good shape, $69,500; 2007 IH 9200, ISX C u m m i n s , 4 3 0 H P, Au t o S h i f t , a l u m . wheels, new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, 1,000,000 kms, real nice, $67,500; 2009 Mack CH613, 430 HP Mack, 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, 1.4 million kms, has bearing roll done, nice shape, $69,500; 2007 Kenworth T600, C13 Cat, 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0 million kms, exc. truck, $71,500; 1996 Midland 24’ tandem pup grain trailer, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, new paint and brakes, exc. shape, $18,500; 1985 Ford L9000, Cummins, 10 spd., 20’ BH&T that’s been totally rebuilt, new paint, exc. tires, $28,500; 1999 IH 4700 S/A w/17’ steel flatdeck, 230,000 kms, IH dsl., 10 spd., good tires, $19,500; 1998 Freightliner tractor, C60 Detroit, 430 HP, 13 spd., alu m . w h e e l s , s l e e p e r, g o o d r u b b e r, $17,500; 2005 IH 9200 tractor, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum wheels, flattop sleeper, good rubber, $22,500. All trucks Sask safetied. Trades considered. All reasonable offers considered. Call Merv at 306-276-7518 res., 306-767-2616, cell, Arborfield SK. DL #906768.

2002 KENWORTH T800 w/new grain box, rebuilt engine and turbo with warranty. $68,000. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. 2004 PETERBILT 330, tandem axle, C&C, long WB, Cat dsl., 10 spd trans, AC, low miles, alum. wheels, $26,900, w/new B&H $48,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph Ladimer, 306-795-7779 Ituna. DL#910885 2007 WESTERN STAR 4900SA tri-drive, C15 Cat, 550 HP, 18 spd., full lockers, new 24’ CIM B&H. 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542. 3- 2007 MACKS, 10 speed Eaton auto., new 20’ CIM B&H, fresh Sask. safeties. Call 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542. AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season. Give K r a m b l e I n d u s t r i e s a call at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net

2000 VOLVO WG64F, 14’ gravel box, Volvo VED12 345 HP, 10 spd, 18,500 frts, 46 rears, 4-way lock up, 495,000 kms, $19,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB 2015 DAKOTA ALUM. seed tender with SS conveyer system, self-contained w/remote controls, or can be run off truck wet kit, exc. cond., fresh MB safety. 45’Lx102”W, loaded trailer, air ride, alum. outside rims, 11R24.5, $107,000. Located at Kamsack, SK. Call 204-526-0748 or 204-526-0321.

2012 IHC TRANSSTAR, low pro, Max 300 HP diesel Allison auto trans, single axle, loaded cab, 13’ Armstrong landscape dump, $39,900.; 2003 GMC C8500 tandem, automatic, with 15’ box, low miles, $34,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna DL#910885

1980 GMC ASTRO, cabover, 8V-92 Detroit, 13 spd, runs well, $4000 OBO. Camrose, AB. 780-878-1550. joelduggan@hotmail.com 2005 FORD F150, FX4, 4x4, Supercrew, shortbox, 4 dr., 5.4L engine, auto trans, fully loaded, middle consol, 250,000 kms, excellent, all highway kms, SK registered, $5600 OBO. 306-238-7969, Goodsoil, SK.

1989 IH EAGLE, 425 CAT, 3406 engine, 5th wheel, 24.5 alum. budds, white, $16,500. 306-960-3000, St. Louis, SK. 2005 PETE 378, pre-emission, C15 Cat, 18 spd., full lockups, flat-top, winch, safetied, $37,500. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 2006 FREIGHTLINER tandem axle, daycab, 2016 FORD F150 SuperCrew 3.5L, 2050 Mercedez power, auto trans, nice clean kms, fully loaded, $43,000 or lease safetied tractor, $19,500. 780-983-0936, takeover, $319 bi-weekly. 306-537-7867. Clyde, AB.

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2000 FL70 S/A, 300 HP Cat, 3 pedal AutoShift. Sask Safety, air ride, only 200,000 miles, $22,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

2013 PROSTAR IH day cab truck with indash GPS, 500 HP Maxx force 18 spd., 46,000 rears, 3.91 ratio, 228” WB, approx. 129,000 kms, 11R22.5 tires, c/w wet kit 2006 FREIGHTLINER, tandem axle daycab, fo r o n ly $ 6 5 , 0 0 0 . N ew M B . s a fe t y. auto trans, Mercedez engine, 900,000 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. kms, beautiful clean truck, $17,500 OBO. Call 780-307-5235, Clyde, AB.

2009 VOLVO VNL430, No DEF, Volvo D16, 535 HP, 18 spd., 4-way locks, 290,000 kms, mint condition, farmer owned. $72,900. Westlock, AB. 780-206-1234.

2013 VOLVO 630 D13, I-shift automatic, warranty, heavy spec, full lockers, new head and injectors, engine & cab heaters, PTO fluid pump w/remote, $85,000 OBO. 306-515-1461, Lemberg, SK.

2005 GMC C7500 van truck, Cat engine, 24’ van body, good condition, S/A, nice cab, $8500. 1-888-278-4905 or view www.combineworld.com MUNICIPAL ROADSIDE SPRAY TRUCK 2004 Ford F550 XLT 4x4 6.0L powerstroke diesel with 200,584 kms. Includes deck mounted sprayer system w/hyd. boom; Also available Raven SCS 750 controller w/injection system and spare parts skid. Full details about the truck, spray system and parts skid can be found on our website at: www.mdwainwright.ca or you can call 780-842-4454, Wainwright, AB.

ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Jan 25- 31, 2017. www.championassets.ca 2008 Peterbilt 367, 550 ISX, 18 spd, 46 rears, 880,000K . 306-865-7660. #334832

CAN-AM TRUCK EXPORT LTD., Delisle, SK, 1-800-938-3323. 2012 KW w/900 IXS, 18 spd., 46,000 rears, 4-way locks, 60” sleeper, 580,000 kms, 40,000 kms since overhaul, $85,000; 1998 Loadline 29’ gravel trailer, air ride, $25,000; 1998 Loadline 28’ gravel trailer, spring ride, $22,000; 2012 Western Star DD15 Detroit 18 spd., 40 rears, w/4-way lock, APU unit, $60,000; 1997 Sterling single axle tractor, 3126 Cat, 10 spd., 23,000 rears, $8500; 2007 IHC 4400, DT466, 6 spd., air ride, w/24’ van, 325,000 kms, $16,000; 2005 Western Star, C15 Cat, 18 spd., 46,000 rears, locks, 36” sleeper, low kms, clean truck, $45,000; 400 KW to 800 KW gensets, low hours; 2002 Pete 320, 3126 Cat, auto w/side load garbage unit, $30,000; 2014 Freightliner daycab, DD15, 13 spd., 40 rears, 4-way locks, 240,000 kms, new safety, warranty to 800,000 kms or 2019, $75,000; 2008 Kenworth 800 daycab, C15 Cat, 18 spd., 46 rears, 4-way locks, 700,000 kms, $68,000; 2003 Freightliner Columbia, Detroit 60 Series, 13 spd., 40 rears, $23,000; 2000 Western Star, Detroit 60 Series, 13 spd., 40 rears, $21,000; 2001 Freightliner FL80, Cat 3126, auto, 15’ Midland, $38,000; 2003 Pete 379, 6NZ Cat, 6100 hrs. since overhaul, 18 - 46,000 full locks, 48” sleeper, $48,000; 2005 Trailtech 27’ 5th wheel trailer, 20,000 axles w/loading ramps and self contained 545 Ferrari crane unit, $17,000. Gensets available. Financing available, OAC. www.can-amtruck.com DL#910420.

FULLY LOADED 2009 GMC 3500 4x4 pick- WANTED: 1967-1979 F100/F150 Ford, up and new DewEze bale handler. Phone reg. cab, shortbox, would prefer in good Dave 403-627-2601, Pincher Creek, AB. cond. 780-918-6816, Edmonton, AB. 2007 CHEV C6500, 2 WD, Duramax dsl., 7 spd. trans, 20’ flatdeck w/winches, only 152,000 kms, $21,900. 2008 Dodge 3500, 2 WD, Hemi gas engine, auto trans, 16’ flatdeck, 178,000 kms, $16,900 OBO. 2001 STERLING 9500, tandem water truck, 4500 gal. tank, C12 Cat, 13 spd., Bowie pump, $22,900; 1998 FREIGH- STRONG SINGLE HIVES or nucs for sale. TLINER FL80, tandem water truck, Allison Call Andy, Steinbach, MB., 204-381-7993, trans, 3200 gal. water tank w/Honda 204-346-9701. andyloewen@hotmail.ca GX160 pump, 293,000 kms, $21,900. Trades considered. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph. Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, WILL DO STYROBLOCK cocoon harvesting SK. DL#910885. and custom pollination. Call Maurice IICHUCK TREE MOVER, new, never used, Wildeman, 306-365-7802, Lanigan, SK. hydraulic, $2480. www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905.

2017 CUSTOM FARMING Services available. We offer complete custom farming packages including seeding, spraying, swathing and harvesting for any size of operation. Up to date and reliable equip. w/experienced operators, fully insured with all support equipment. Contact Joe for rates and to book your 2017 Custom Farming Services. 306-331-9393, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK. joe@mfiag.com www.mfiag.com

2004 CAT D6N LGP crawler, 6-way dozer, AC, canopy, diff. steer, cargo winch, new undercarriage, 10,800 hrs., $82,000; 2007 Komatsu PC200 LC-8 hyd. excavator w/QA cleanup bucket, 9’6” stick, aux. hyds., 12,582 hrs., new UC $60,000; Also all kinds of buckets, various shapes and sizes 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. MANUFACTURING BUSINESS. Welding, ANGLE DOZER w/TILT for a D7G; Also light fabricating. one-of-a-kind product. straight dozer w/tilt; Brush rake to fit D6R, Mainly Ag. Peak sales Sept - March. Owned D6N and JD 850. 306-238-4411, Goodsoil. 30 years, room for growth. Relocatable. $195,000. plus inventory; 50’x70’ shop, CATERPILLAR 14D GRADER, 1964, $325,000. 306-446-4462, North Battleford, good shape. Call for price 204-267-2292 or 204-226-3612, Oakville, MB. SK. glelias@hotmail.com

DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, Management Group for all your borrowing custom conversions available. Looking for and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK Regina, SK. CASE 590 BACKHOE, 4x4, extendahoe; JD 772BH grader, w/snow wing; Gas or propane powerplant G25UHIS, 205 hrs. 306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK. FARMTOOL FARM ACCOUNTING Software Simple single-entry accounting. Track GST/ RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham PST, online help, auto backups, flexible 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch fiscal year, upgrade pricing. 306-400-1313 Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646. www.wil-techsoftware.com 1974 CAT D7F, 14’ angle dozer, 26” pads, 3306 eng., 60% UC, vg cond., $42,000 OBO. 204-467-2109, Stonewall, MB.

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. ANDRES TRUCKING. Hauling equipment, www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. bins, livestock, towing. Canada/USA. Call or text 306-736-3454, South East, SK.

2012 MACK PINNACLE CXU613, 34” flattop sleeper, removable roof fairing, Mack MP8, 455 HP, Eaton 13 spd trans, safetied, $49,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB

2012 PETE 388, 70” sleeper, “Crate Drop In” ISX 565 HP at 750,000 kms, 18 spd., 12 fronts, 40 rears, 3.70, lots of chrome, $77,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB

2014 INTERNATIONAL TERRA STAR 4WD, 105,370 kms, Hiab 7400 lb. crane, 7’ flat deck w/5th wheel, tool locker, hyd. CANADIAN MONUMENT COMPANY, exo u t r i g g e r s , f r e s h s a fe t y, $ 4 6 , 8 0 0 . panding in Western Canada, seeking seriwww.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905. ous minded individuals, who want to earn better than average income and own their own business. Interested parties must be well respected in their community, have 2009 FORD EXPLORER LTD., V8, AWD, exceptional listening skills and be sympaloaded, 4 leather buckets, new winter thetic to the sensitive nature of the busitires, very good condition, 219,000 kms, ness. This is not a multi-level marketing $14,900. Photos. 306-843-2934, Wilkie SK scheme, it is an individually owned distributorship. Serious inquiries only. 2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick 1-866-878-4583. for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great selection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662, SANDBLASTING, PAINTING, INSULATING www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. Company for Sale. Well established, diversified in Ag., Oilfield, Commercial, IndustriSPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near- al. Good equipment- foam, fireproofing, new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to sandblasting, coatings. Long term $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. customers inpainting, SW SK. and SE AB. Owner www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. retiring. Training and financing available, $650,000. 306-526-9382.

LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, Kenaston, SK.

EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872. WANTED: LEAFCUTTER BEES, loose sell or Vandenberg Hay Farms Ltd., Nobleford AB. in foam blocks. Call Mike at 403-501-1565, Email: logistics@vandenberghay.ca Brooks, AB. LARRY’S EQUIPMENT HAULING: Farm machinery and construction equipment. Serving Western Canada. 780-720-4304.

WANTED: 14x24 grader tires at 50%+; Also air cleaner assembly for Champion 740. Call 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2004 CAT D7R-XR Series II angle dozer, full canopy and ripper. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. ONLINE ONLY UNRESERVED AUCTION: Jan. 25-31, 2017. www.championassets.ca 1996 Champion 726A IV VHP, 8.3 Cummins powershift, Espar heater. Call 306-865-7660. DL #334832. PORTABLE TOILET SALES: Selling Five Peaks Technologies new portable toilets and accessories. Phone 403-680-0752 for details. Visit on-line: 5peaksdistributors.ca KELLO DISC BLADES and bearings: 22” to 42” notched. Parts: oilbath and greaseable bearings to service all makes of heavy construction discs. Call: 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com 2 0 1 0 C AT 9 5 0 H W H E E L L O A D E R , 27,417 hrs., w/Cat quick coupler bucket, 3-3/4 cu. yards, 23.5x25 tires, F.O.B. $75,000. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB USED PORTABLE TOILETS, mostly poly John, some good, some not so good, $300 each, take choice. 403-680-0752. LOG GRAPPLE TO FIT Komatsu 500 size loader. Danny Spence, 306-246-4632, Speers, SK. 2 MACK TANDEM trucks w/dump boxes, $7700 ea; IH 366 dsl., 34,000 kms and 16’ van body. Few other trucks in stock; 100’ ladder truck; 2 Cat scrapers 463, $23,000 for pair; New 24’ garbage box. Salvage of all types. Call Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd., 494 Panet Road, Winnipeg, MB., 204-667-2867 fax 204-667-2932. CAT HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS: 463, 435, 80 and 70, all vg condition, new conversion. Also new and used scraper tires. Can deliver. 204-793-0098, Stony Mountain, MB. CAT 463 PULL SCRAPER, hydraulic machine, 21 yard capacity, very nice shape, $50,000 OBO. 204-669-9626 Winnipeg MB

2007 ELRUS 2442 jaw crusher, $152,000; Ford F700 tow truck, fully equipped, $24,900. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, anytime. North Battleford, SK. 2004 JD 3800 telehandler, 4900 hrs., available with: bucket and grapple and pallet fork. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 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. 1979 CAT D8K, hyd. straight tilt dozer or angle available, winch, 90% UC remaining, $46,000. More items avail. Robert Harris, 204-642-9959, 204-470-5493, Gimli, MB. View: www.Robertharrisequipment.com 2006 D61 PX-15, 2405 orig. hrs., 6-way PIONEER 2436 Primary jaw crusher with blade, 34” pads, near new UC, 155 HP, exc. vibratory feeder, dsl. or electric, $95,000 working cond., S/N #B41323, $68,000. OBO. 204-372-6832, Broad Valley, MB. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River. GARWOOD IND. 12 yd. pull scraper, 2010 JD 624J wheel loader, 5000 hours, hyd. control, 9’ cut width, hydraulic unload excellent condition, QA. 780-983-0936, assist, $16,900. 1-888-278-4905 or view Westlock, AB. www.combineworld.com . TWO VOLVO A-30D Articulated trucks, 23.5x25 tires, 2003 and 2004, $85,000 each. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, 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.

2003 VOLVO G740B tandem drive, snow wing Volvo D10 (219-243 HP), 8400 direct drive powershift (8 fwd, 4 reverse), Articulated frame, 14’ moldboard, 12,056 hrs., $39,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB

EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Reasonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. 1x6x8 AND 1x8x8 2nd cut wind shelter boards, $385/1000 bf. One bundle covers 74’ of fence. $197.12. Ph. 306-469-7817, Big River, SK. www.christiansenlumber.ca

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

2012 Freightlin er Ca s ca d ia , DD15, 560 HP, 6 s p d a u to , 12,500 # F /A, 46,000 # R/A, 1,515,000 km s , T R21590A, $34,000

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

2013 Freightlin er Co ro n a d o , D15, 515 HP, 18 s p d , 13,200 # F /A, 46,000 # R/A, 824,000 km s , T RU21637 $79 ,9 00

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all in stock. Custom sizes and log siding on order. Call V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, 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 NORTHWEST TUB GRINDING: Mobile in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK. truck mounted 1150 Haybuster tub grinder TRUSSES: 35’ step hip trusses, 20 pcs., for your hay and straw grinding needs. Call 6/12, under tarp, paid $16,000 sacrifice for rates and bookings, Ron 306-883-7124, 1/2 price $7999 OBO; 1 set of 20’ mono Email: rtoews63@gmail.com Leoville, SK. s t e p s , 4 0 p c s . , 4 / 1 2 , $ 2 9 9 9 O B O. 306-668-0199, Martensville, SK. 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.

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2011 HITACHI ZX270 LC-3 hyd. thumb excavator, 6950 hrs., 12’ 6” stick, c/w Q/A KOMATSU D85 P-21 dozer, rebuilt motor, bucket, very good shape, $119,000. Call trans., torque, steering, final drives, 85% 204-325-8019, 204-362-1091, Winkler, MB UC, 36” pads like new, 16’ twin tilt angle blade, AC, heat, warranty, $98,000. Can JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster deliver. 204-743-2324 any time Cypress with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call River, MB. 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING. We do welding, patching, repairs, re-wiring of trucks, trailers, heavy equipment, etc. We use Epoxy primers and Endura topcoats. EXCELLENT FARM CATS for sale come with Competitive rates. Contact Agrimex at warranty: Komatsu, Cat, Fiat Allis. Call for 306-331-7443, Dysart, SK. more info excellent working condition. 1972 CAT D7F, bush equipped, good cond. Most newer UC, rebuilt engine, and trans Phone 306-342-7509 or 306-342-4866, bush, guarded. Call for price. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. Medstead, SK.

www.windandweathershelters.com COMMERCIAL GRADE Wind and weather shelter buildings available in widths from 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you have bought an auction building and need to upgrade to more durable material or parts we can help. Located in Yorkton. Contact Paul at 306-641-5464 or Ladimer 306-795-7779.

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE ready for immediate business. Experience will be an asset, but not totally a must. For more info., please contact 306-893-2242 or 306-893-7161, Maidstone, SK. Email: maidstonehotel@hotmail.ca

REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK.

NEW 8’, 3 PTH, PTO snowblower; 3- old trucks w/snowblowers; 4- truck snow blades; 2- V-plows for graders; Side wings for graders; Bombardier w/broom; 2- 4x4 holder w/snowblower; 4x4 trackless with broom; 4x4 trackless w/blade; 12- loaders, dozers and excavators; IH TD9-92 w/loader, $5900; Cat D2-5U w/loader, $4900; 20- Graders being parted out; 7work ready graders; Over 400 buckets for loaders and backhoes; Over 300 construction tires, new and used; Hundreds of hyd. cylinders; Over 70 sets of forklift forks; 52’ scissor lift; 15- Running forklifts from 2 to 9 ton, 1988 Clark 668 grapple skidder; 1989 TJ 380B line skidder; IH 3964 feller buncher; Case 125B delimber; JD 190D excavator; Sawmill and other bush equip.; 1998 EX270 excavator; Over 50 generators, 3 to 193 KW; Over 1000 new and used UC rollers; 2- 811 Bobcat backhoe attachments; New/used parts of all types; Hundreds of misc. attachments. Central Canada’s largest wreckers of construction equipment. 2 yards, over 50 acres. Call Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd., Winnipeg, MB. Ph. 204-667-2867, fax 204-667-2932.

LOOKING FOR CUSTOM FARM WORK, seeding, spraying and combining. Call for pricing and to book spring acres. Call Mike 306-469-7741, Big River, SK. 2012 DEERE 250G LC Excavator, 5866 hrs, 32” shoes, 11’ 10” arm, 64” bucket, NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, other attachments available, good cond., payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and $ 1 1 4 , 0 0 0 . w w w. c o m b i n e w o r l d . c o m v 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 1-888-278-4905. 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. SKIDSTEER: 2008 CASE 465 Series III, CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 cab, heat, new tires, 2700 hrs., $21,000. tanks available. Contact George in Hague, Call 306-940-6835, Prince Albert, SK. SK. 306-227-5757. ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK www.maverickconstruction.ca Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca

2003 270C JD excavator, 10,300 hrs, Q/A, wrist and dig buckets, hyd. thumb, $62,500. Call 204-746-4131 or view website: www.equipmentpeople.com 19.5L-24 TOP TRUST new industrial t i r e s , 1 2 p l y, t u b e l e s s , $ 5 9 9 . 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 11R24.5 SKYHAWK new industrial tires, 16 ply, tubeless, $359. 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 2016 MSIB, 12x60 office skid shack, brand new, never used, $47,500. Call 780-307-5235, Clyde, AB. 2006 LINK-BELT 210 EXCAVATOR, $33,000 work order, 6000 hours, no thumb, $60,000. 780-307-5235, Clyde, AB.

1990 FIAT ALLIS FD 14E dozer, 24 pads, full guarded canopy with enclosed cab, 10.6 wide tilt blade, 350 hrs. on new UC warranty, $49,000. Can deliver. Call any time, 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some o l d e r C at s , I H a n d A l l i s C h a l m e r s . 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB.

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WINTER BOOKING DISCOUNTS ON STEEL farm buildings. Order your steel farm building now before prices increase, and do not pay until spring. Factory direct steel buildings built to suit your operation. Call Prairie Steel now to lock in your price for winter fabrication - we offer all sizes and options. Leasing options available. Contact us at 1-888-398-7150 or email buildings@prairiesteel.com

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1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, w/Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. WANTED: Older and newer tractors, in running condition or for parts. Goods Used Tractor Parts, 1-877-564-8734. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

WRECKING FOR PARTS: JD 2750, 3 PTH, vg sheet metal; 4430 JD, vg run eng., good sheet metal; 4440 JD, complete OH eng., vg sheet metal and cab, vg 18.4x38 1993 FORD 846, 7792 hrs., 230 HP, 4 WD, 18.4R38 duals, PTO, 4 hyds., diff lock, cab, tires and rims. 1-877-564-8734, Roblin MB AC, heat, 14 spd. std. trans., $46,000 OBO. STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER special- Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. VERSATILE 375, 400, 435, 550 used; 450, 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. 500 and 550DT new. Call KMK Sales Ltd. WANTED: CASE 8630 w/orig. 30 Series 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. engine. Call 701-340-5061, Minot, ND. VERSATILE 700 with Leon 12’ angle blade, big singles, approx. 6200 hrs., extra heater in cab for winter use, $9750; Vers. 825, 18.4x38 duals, approx. 8200 hrs., good running cond., $11,750. 403-597-2006, Sylvan Lake, AB.

2000 JD 7710, 4900 hrs; 2006 JD 7720, 4600 hrs; 1998 JD 7810, 5900 hrs; 1997 7710, 5500 hrs. All are MFWD and can be equipped w/loaders. 204-522-6333, Melita

1984 CHEV 3T, B&H, $9000 OBO; Forklift stonepicker, $500; Zamboni style Badger shop sweeper, $6000 OBO; CIH 2388 concaves, $200 ea.; Karcher hot water washer, $700 OBO. 306-272-7038, Foam Lake, SK.

WANTED: USED 10’ grain bagger. Call Eric 306-272-7038, Foam Lake, SK.

2004 DEERE 325 skidsteer loader, new eng., c/w bucket, vg working condition. $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . C a n d e l i ve r. C a l l a ny t i m e 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

JOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, excellent condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2008 IH Magnum 275 MFWD 3168 hrs, PTO, LH rev, powershift, weights, rear duals.....$118,800

GPS OUTBACK EZ-DRIVE TC with S2 Display, hyd. steering control. Will fit all ATX Case/IH 4 WD tractors and other makes, $3300. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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2008 CASE/IH 535 quadtrac, 6 hyds., GPS, WINTER DISCOUNTS on new and used 30” track, 3475 hrs., nice cond., $225,000. rollers, all sizes. Leasing and delivery 780-853-7205, Vermilion, AB. available. 403-580-6889, Bow Island, AB. 2008 CASE/IH PUMA 165, MFWD, with loader and grapple, good condition, $65,000. 306-547-5430, Endeavour, SK. DON’T FORGET TO visit southcountry.ca. COMBINE WORLD IS now wrecking South Country Equipment, 306-726-2155, seeding equipment! Bourgault 5350, BourSouthey, SK. gault 2155, Flexi-Coil 3450, JD 1820. Call for pricing and availability on parts! 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 2012 9510R, 960 hrs, PS, 17’ 6-way blade, prem. cab, 9030 lb. cast, no PTO, ext. warIHC 6200 PRESS DRILL, 2 - 8’ steel ranty, too many extras to list, $370,000 press, new tires, always shedded, mint OBO. 780-808-3141, Lloydminster, AB. cond., $2000. 204-526-2424, Bruxelles MB

WANTED: MORRIS SEED-RITE M1100, 33’ or 44’ with transport wheels. Call 306-842-6360, Griffin, SK.

SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., www.luckemanufacturing.com

NICE 2010 JD 9630, 4 WD, orig. owner, 2500 hrs., fully loaded, big hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 800 duals, all updates done, best offer. Don 306-948-6059, Biggar, SK.

FLEXI-COIL 60’ HARROW packer draw bar, 1-888-606-6362. www.combineworld.com very good condition. 306-560-7679, 306-576-2171 leave message, Wishart, SK CASE/IH 9150, powershift, new tires 2 yrs. ago, 8250 hrs., return line, no PTO, $48,000 OBO. 780-608-9024, Tofield, AB.

DEGELMAN 45’ LAND ROLLER, $34,900; Flexi-Coil 30’ 6000 disc drill, $16,900 and 57’ 5000, $17,900; Wishek 38’ disc, $104,900. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, anytime. North Battleford, SK. JD 7200 PLANTERS IN STOCK, 8 to 16 row, any planter makes available. Call Reimer Farm Equipment, Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Hwy #12, Steinbach, MB.

RICHARDSON GRADER, good condition, $2100. 306-460-9027, 306-463-3480. Flaxcombe, SK.

2006 NEW HOLLAND TG255 FWA SuperSteer c/w front and rear duals, good tires, front and rear weights, 3PTH, 4 remotes, STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and 1000 PTO. Field ready. Excellent cart tracused, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to tor. 306-595-2180, Pelly, SK. 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or www.bigtractorparts.com

2014 CATERPILLAR CHMT 945C, 4 WD, only 95 hrs., premium cab, Michelin 800/ 70R38, 3 PTH, high flow hydraulics, full GPS, excellent condition. Call for price. Phone 226-402-1431, London, ON. brentd@advantage-equip.com

2010 CLAAS XERION, 2040 hrs., CVT 50 kms/hr., front hitch, 800R38, $187,000; 2012 MF 8690, 3500 hrs, CVT, 50 kms/hr., $125,000; 2014 Deere 8360R, 1960 hrs, IVT, 50 kms/hr, $190,000; 2014 Case 370 CVT, 220 hrs., 50 kms/hr, front hitch, 900/R42, $225,500; 2014 Fendt 718 Profi, 750 hrs., front hitch, 50 kms/hr., 710R42, $165,000; (3) 2016 Fendt 936’s, 400 hrs., loaded, call for price; 2015 Fendt 939, 1050 hrs., front PTO, $250,000; 2011 Fendt 939, 830 hrs., 65kms/hr., $237,000; 2011 Fendt 939, 3400 hrs., 65 kms/hr., front PTO, $180,000; 2005 Fendt 930, 10,000 hrs., new 900 tires, $79,000. Many more in stock! Phone 519-955-1331, www.rozendaalclinton.com GRATTON COULEE AGRI PARTS LTD. Your #1 place to purchase late model combine and tractor parts. Used, new and rebuilt. www.gcparts.com Toll free 888-327-6767.

GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wo o d P r e s e r ve r s L t d . , a s k fo r R o n 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. 2012 BOBCAT S 205 skidsteer loader, 1650 hrs., c/w bucket, vg working condition, $ 2 8 , 0 0 0 . C a n d e l i ve r. C a l l a ny t i m e 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 2009 JOHN DEERE 524K wheel loader. 3200 hrs., hydraulic Q/A, 3rd valve emergency steering, good rubber, Heated seat, exc. cond., $110,000 OBO. 250-755-9359, Parksville, BC. lindealequip@shaw.ca 12’ DEGELMAN DOZER and frame, manual angle, new cutting edge, fits most 2WD & FWA, $5900. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. 2013 DEGELMAN 5700 blade, 12’, mounts for JD 6150R; 2013 Degelman 5700 blade, 12’, mounts for NH T7.185, $9,500 ea. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB.

16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $7.50 ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea., 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11 each, 75 per bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK info@vwpltd.com MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca

ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. BOBCAT 943 SKIDSTEER, $14,900; NH LX865 skidsteer, $12,900; McKee 7’ snowblower, $1,000; Lorenz 8’ HD snowblower, $1,500; Gehl 500 cu. ft., 4 auger feed cart, $10,000; Knight 3 auger feed cart, $5,000. 1-866-938-8537.

SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. NEW 220’ ROLL FORM steel fence, shrink wrapped, stored indoors, includes: 5’6” boards, screws, stringers, capping, $5,000. 306-915-7061, Macklin, SK.

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RED ANGUS PUREBRED 2 year old bulls. Open heifers also available. Contact DBM Angus Farms at Holland, MB., Brian 204-526-0942 or David 204-723-0288.

BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump and used mainline, new Bauer travelers dealer. 22 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca

RED ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old bulls on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com

2 T-L 2006 pivots, 1285’; 2 T-L 1986 1285’ pivots. Call for info., 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK.

BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (includes refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also available. Vermette Wood Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home.

LAZY S BULL POWER 2017, January 28th, at the ranch, Mayerthorpe, AB. 225 polled red and black Simmental, Angus and Beefmaker (Sim Angus) bulls. 780-785-3136. DON’T FORGET TO visit southcountry.ca. Video online www.lazysranch.ca BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood South Country Equipment, 306-642-3366, and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre- Assiniboia, SK. servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, STEWART CATTLE CO. & Guests Bull SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. Sale: February 23rd, 2017, 1:30 PM, Neepawa Ag-Plex, Neepawa, MB. 50 SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one Black Angus bulls; Simmental cross Angus cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65. bulls. Contact Brent Stewart Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, 204-773-2356, 204-773-6392. View our 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. catalogue online: www.stewartcattle.com SEASONED JACK PINE firewood: Available Email: stewartcows@wificountry.ca in bulk bags or 4’ lengths, split. Also green SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside o r d r y i n l o g l e n g t h s . C a n d e l i ve r. Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-277-4660 or 306-921-6939, Ridgedale 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy direct, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK.

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 AND USED PTO generators. Diesel and natural gas sets available as well. Call 1-888-300-3535, Airdrie, AB. E X - G OVE R N M E N T S TA N D - B Y U N I T S : 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 388 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 419 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 638 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/500 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/800 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $30,000; KT450 Cummins w/250 KW, $15,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. DIESEL GENSET SALES AND SERVICE, 12 to 300 KWs, lots of units in stock. Used and new: Perkins, John Deere and Deutz. We also build custom Gensets. We currently have special pricing on new John Deere units. Call for pricing 204-792-7471. NEW AND USED GENERATORS, Multiquip, Perkins, Cummins, Magnum, Honda, new cond., in stock. 250-554-6661, Kamloops, BC. Email: denis@bcdieselgenerators.com www.bcdieselgenerators.com

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

FIFTEEN 2015 BISON HEIFERS, $3000/ea. Call Larry 780-745-2119, Kitscoty, AB.

Generator Sets for your farm available with low monthly payments. Free help with sizing. Call 800-687-6879 and use discount code WESTERN

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WWW.NOUTILITYBILLS.COM - Indoor & outdoor - coal, grain, multi-fuel, gas, oil, pellet, propane and wood fired boilers, cook stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, heaters and stoves. Athabasca, AB, 780-628-4835.

NEW 36” AND 42” STEEL PIPE. Great for landrollers. Located at Camrose, AB. 306-955-3091 for more info. NEW YELLOW JACKET STEEL PIPE, 2.375” O.D. x .125WT, .69¢/ft. and 4.500” x .125/.188WT. at $1.49’/$1.80’. Located in Camrose, AB. 306-955-3091 for info. DRILL STEM: 200 3-1/2”, $45 each; 400 2-7/8”, $32 each; 400 2-3/8”, $33 each. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. USED 3-1/2” OILFIELD tubing for sale, $34 per joint, loaded. 780-205-7856, 306-248-7376, Lloydminster, SK.

8 2015 CHOICE yearling bison heifers, CARLRAMS RANCHING BULL SALE with Guests RNRFlicek Black Angus $3200/ea. 780-689-8630, Athabasca, AB. and Flicek Hereford Ranch. Thursday NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison February 9th, 2017. 2:00 PM, please join on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. us for lunch at 12:00, 5 miles North of Cut For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller Knife, SK. on Hwy 674. On offer: (14) Black groups welcome. Fair, competitive and as- Angus bulls; (51) 2 year old horned Heresured payment. Contact Richard Bintner ford bulls, (5) 2 year old polled Hereford 306-873-3184. bulls. For information contact Carlrams Ranching: Cal Ramsay,306-398-7343 or NEW AD! 40 bred Plains heifers, bred to Carl Ramsay, 306-398-7879. RNRFlicek Plains bulls, $5200/ea. Call 306-944-4925, Black Angus: Rick Flicek, 306-823-7266. Plunkett, SK. Flicek Hereford Ranch: Randy Flicek 306-823-7091. View catalogue on-line at: WANTED ALL CLASSES of bison: calves, www.carlramsranching.com yearlings, cows, bulls. Willing to purchase any amount. dreyelts1@rap.midco.net SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call Call 605-391-4646. Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and BLACK ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers bulls on moderate growing ration, perforand heifers for slaughter. We are also buy- mance info. available. Adrian or Brian and ing compromised cattle that can’t make a Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147. www.valleyhillsangus.com BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling yearlings and calves. Phone Elk Valley bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon PAYING TOP DOLLAR for finished bulls and Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 heifers. Also buying mature cows and long year old polled, red, and black Limousin bulls. For more info. contact Rob Garner at yearlings. Call Tara 403-843-2231. 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue IRISH CREEK BISON is selling 50 premium online at: nordallimousin.com heifers, born in 2015. All over 800 lbs. off grass. 780-709-4090, Vermilion, AB. TWO YR. OLD and yearling Red Angus BISON CALVES, bulls and heifers, $2300 90Guaranteed, semen tested, and deeach. Call Frank 306-662-4163, Maple bulls. l i ve r e d i n t h e s p r i n g . B o b J e n s e n , Creek, SK. 306-967-2770, Leader, SK. NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for REG. RED ANGUS bulls born Feb./Mar. over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, 2016, calving ease, good growth. Little de grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730.

SHORTHORN BRED HEIFERS and young cows, most are polled, 30 available. Bred to polled Shorthorn bulls. 780-777-7350 or 780-939-3070, Morinville, AB.

RED AND BLACK Purebred and commercial Simmental replacement heifers. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 16, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 year old Red and Black Angus bulls. For m o r e i n fo . c o n t a c t R o b G a r n e r a t 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue online at: nordallimousin.com RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, CARLRAMS RANCHING BULL SALE Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca with Guests RNRFlicek Black Angus COMING 3 YR. old Red Angus herdsire, and Flicek Hereford Ranch. Thursday used on PB herd. Call Little de Ranch, February 9th, 2017. 2:00 PM, please join us for lunch at 12:00, 5 miles North of Cut 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. Knife, SK. on Hwy 674. On offer: (14) Black Angus bulls; (51) 2 year old horned Hereford bulls, (5) 2 year old polled Hereford bulls. For information contact Carlrams COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais Ranching: Cal Ramsay,306-398-7343 or bulls, come red factor. Call Kings Polled Carl Ramsay, 306-398-7879. RNRFlicek Black Angus: Rick Flicek, 306-823-7266. Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. Flicek Hereford Ranch: Randy Flicek CHAROLAIS BULLS, YEARLING and 2 year 306-823-7091. View catalogue on-line at: olds. Contact LVV Ranch, 780-582-2254, www.carlramsranching.com Forestburg, AB. MISTY VALLEY FARMS 41st Annual REGISTERED PB CHAROLAIS yearling and Production Sale of Horned Herefords, 2 yr. old bulls by private treaty. Semen Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 at the t e s t e d a n d g u a r a n t e e d . C a l l B r a d ranch, 1:00 PM MST. On offer: 70 long 204-537-2367, 204-523-0062, Belmont, yearling bulls including Lanni Bristow’s MB. www.clinecattlecompany.ca sale group; 45 bred registered heifers; 55 bred commercial Hereford heifers; 15 POLLED PB YEARLING CHAROLAIS open heifer calves from Mark Law. Bulls bulls, performance and semen tested. Will semen tested. Heifers pregnancy tested. keep until April, $3000-$4000. Charrow Misty Valley Farms, RR #1, Maidstone, SK. C h a r o l a i s , B i l l 3 0 6 - 3 8 7 - 8 0 1 1 , Harold Oddan 306-893-2783; Maurice 780-872-1966, Marshall, SK. Oddan 306-893-2737; Lanni Bristow 780-943-2236; Mark Law 204-743-2049. YEARLING & 2 YEAR old Charolais bulls, Creedence Charolais Ranch, Ervin Zayak, 780-741-3868, 780-853-0708 Derwent, AB

WAVENY ANGUS FARM Two year old and yearling bulls available. Semen tested, ready to go. Correct and growthy. Call Mike 15 PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bred heifers HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying fin- Chase 780-853-3384, 780-853-2275, and 15 second calvers bred Charolais. Creedence Charolais Ranch, Ervin Zayak, ished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to Vermilion, AB. $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb BRED HEIFERS, 60 Black/BWF, bred Black 780-741-3868, 780-853-0708 Derwent, AB LW. Call/text 306-736-3454, SE Sask. to calve April 1. Fully vaccinated, $2000/ REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 year head. Call 306-435-9520, Wawota, SK. olds and yearlings. Polled, horned, some QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for fin- wlporter@hotmail.com red. Quiet hand fed, hairy bulls. 40+ head ished, and all other types of bison. COD, available. Wilf at Cougar Hill Ranch paying market prices. “Producers working 22nd ANNUAL Cattleman’s Connection 306-728-2800, 306-730-8722, Melville, SK Bull Sale, March 3, 2017, 1:00 PM at with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and Heartland Livestock, Brandon, MB. Selling MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. 100 yearling Black Angus bulls. For catalog NEBRASKA BISON BUYING all classes or more info call Derrick Pilatic, BrookCalves, yearlings, adults, finished bison. more Angus 204-841-5466, Barb Hart Call Randy Miller 402-430-7058 or email: 204-476-2607; Barb Airey, Manager HBH Farms, 204-566-2134, Raymond Airey RandyMiller@Miller95Enterprises.com 204-734-3600, rbairey@hotmail.com. Sales Management, Doug Henderson, BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison 403-782-3888 or 403-350-8541. is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from yearlings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK.

BANNERLANE HORNED HEREFORDS Annual Sale, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2:00 PM CST (1:00 PM MST) at the farm, Livelong, SK. 30 coming 2 year old bulls, semen tested; 34 bred Hereford cross heifers, preg checked; 4 feature bred 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

DAVIDSON GELBVIEH & LONESOME DOVE RANCH, 28th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 4, 2017, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 3rd. Selling 100+ PB yearling bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen tested. Contact Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. View catalo g and video on our websites: w w w. l o n e s o m e d o v e r a n c h . c a o r www.davidsongelbvieh.com GELBVIEH STOCK EXCHANGE BULL SALE, March 7, 2017 at 1:00 PM, at the Medicine Hat Feeding Co., Medicine Hat, AB. On offer: Red and Black Purebred yearling bulls. For more information or for a catalogue call Don at Jen-Ty Gelbviehs, 403-378-4898 or cell 403-793-4549. View on-line: jentygelbviehs.com

2 YR. OLD black bulls- yearling Red, Black and full-blood bulls. Moderate BW. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK. 3RD ANNUAL JEANS AND GENETICS Simmental Bull Sale, Tuesday, February 14, 1 PM at the Ponoka Ag Events Centre in Ponoka, AB. Offering 68 Red, Black fullblood and Fleckvieh Simmental bulls. For a catalogue or more info., contact T Bar C Cattle Co, 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online, visit: www.buyagro.com

ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. www.albertatexaslonghorn.com

WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage. Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372.

600 TOP QUALITY bred heifers, start calving April 1. All heifers preg checked, pelt measured and full live vaccination program going to breed. Bred to Red and Black Angus heifer bulls. Calved 400 out of same bulls last year with zero cesaerians. 204-325-2416, Manitou, MB. SQUARE D HEREFORDS: Hereford females 125 BRED RED ANGUS cross heifers, bred bred Hereford, registration papers avail- to Red Angus bulls. Bulls out July 1st for able. Herd bull prospects, 2 yr. old, fall born 60 days. Call 306-355-2700, Mortlach, SK. yearlings and bull calves. Quiet, perfor- CUSTOM CATTLE GRAZING on former mance tested. Delivery can be arranged. PFRA community pastures in the Interlake. Jim Duke 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, Contact Terence Caumartin 204-278-3515. Langbank, SK. square.d@sasktel.net square-dpolledherefords.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 And ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 year old polled, red, and black Limousin bulls. For more info. contact Rob Garner at 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue online at: nordallimousin.com

BIG ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder. Selling custom designed packages. Name your price and we will put a package together for you. Fullblood/percentage Lowline, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier. TWIN BRIDGE FARMS 6th Gelbvieh Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB. Bull Sale, Monday, March 13, 2017, 1:00 PM at the Silver Sage Community Corral, Brooks, AB. Selling 45 yearling Gelbvieh Bull. Red and black genetics on offer. Guest Consignor Keriness Cattle Co. For info. contact: Ron and Carol Birch and Family, 403-792-2123 or 403-485-5518 or Don Savage Auctions 403-948-3520. Catalogue at www.donsavageauctions.com Sale will be broadcast on Live Auctions.tv

RANCH READY HORNED Hereford Bull Sale, March 10th, 1:00 PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 15 two year old bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 6 purebred open heifers, 20 commercial open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos: www.braunranch.com Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

DIAMOND M RANCH, 6th Annual Bull Sale, February 12, 2017, 1:30 PM at the ranch, Estevan, SK. 55 two year old Red and Black Simmental and Simm/Angus bulls. Jordan 306-421-1915, Estevan, SK. Video online at: www.dlms.ca

H. S. KNILL TRANSPORT, est. 1933, specializing in purebred livestock transportation. Providing weekly pick up and delivery service across Canada/USA and Mexico. Gooseneck service available in Ontario, Quebec and USA. US and Canada customs bonded carrier. Call 1-877-442-3106, fax 519-442-1122, hsknill@pppoe.ca or www.hsknilltransport.com 155 King Edward St., Paris, ON. N3L 0A1. GOOD QUALITY BRED HEIFERS. Red Angus, Red Angus cross Hereford and Red Angus cross Simmental. Bred Red Angus. Ferguson Stock Farm Ltd., 306-895-4825, Paynton, SK. 75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red Angus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK.

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LAKELAND COLLEGE WORKING Cowboy Horse Sale. Open for consignments of broke horses or well started prospects. Ranch, rope, barrel, penning or pleasure horses. Sale is April 22. Consignments due by February 13. Maximum 45 horses total. Contact Ron Hoffman at 780-853-8598 or call 780-853-0399, Vermilion, AB. Email: ron.hoffman@lakelandcollege.ca

ALBERTA ELK RANCHERS Production Sale 6th Annual. Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, 7:00 PM, Nisku Inn, Nisku, AB. Gateway WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Auction Services Ltd., ph. 1-866-304-4664. Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert Details go to: www.gwacountry.com for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certifiBUYING ELK for local and international cation and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, meat markets. Call us for competitive pric- Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org ing and easy marketing. Phone Ian at DOUBLE RV LOT for sale, Yuma, AZ. With 204-848-2498 or 204-867-0085. RV support building - washer/dryer, toilet, shower etc. 403-871-2441, 928-503-5344. NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for WANTED: ORGANIC, HEATED or FEED over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you QUALITY FLAX and feed peas. Call: have them, we want them.” Make your fi- 204-379-2451, St. Claude, MB. nal call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB.

DRAFT HORSE EQUIPMENT. New Idea COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn manure spreader on rubber; Show cart; Fore cart w/shafts and tongue; Training calves! 306-739-0020, Carlyle, SK. Email sled; Nylon work harness and show harness cozycaps@outlook.com and supplies. 204-567-3720, 204-851-2411 Miniota, MB. RK AN IM AL S UPPL IES - Be o n ta rget. NEW 2” C AST SHOEING bobsleigh.. Us e the p ro d u cts en d o rs ed b y the 306-329-4695, Grandora, SK. WANTED: ELK BULLS, various ages. p ro fes s io n a ls . RK & S UL L IV AN S UPPL IES HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alu- 306-845-7518, 306-845-244, Turtleford SK Fo r a fre e c a ta lo gu e : 1-8 00-440-26 9 4 minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

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BUTCHER MEAT GOAT KIDS, butcher lambs, bred boer nannies. 306-466-2068, Shellbrook, SK.

w w w .rka n im a lsu pplies.co m BRED HEIFERS: Approx. 200 big, strong top of the line, one iron Simmental and Simmental Red Angus cross, bred Red or Black Angus. Exposed May 24th, 2016. Full vaccination program plus Ivomec. Contact 3J Simmental Farms, 306-325-4622 or 306-327-8005, Lintlaw, SK.

SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Rick a t : 4 0 3 - 8 9 4 - 9 4 4 9 o r C a t h y a t : SUPER SAVER EAR muffs for calves. Warm 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. Wind and moisture proof. Adjustable halwww.sungoldmeats.com ters. Call 204-436-2535, Elm Creek, MB.

SELLING LAMBS AND GOATS? Why take one price from one buyer? Expose your lambs and goats to a competitive market. Beaver Hill Auctions, Tofield, AB. Sales every Monday, trucks hauling from SK, BC, AB. www.beaverhillauctions.com CALVES WANTED. OWNER Operator will Call: 780-662-9384. background calves till grass. Could pasture also. For details call 306-360-7000, Guernsey, SK. jr_hein@hotmail.com BRED HEIFERS: 75 Red and Black Angus; 25 Hereford. Exc. ranch raised females. Bred to top quality bulls. Call Dean at 780-855-2580, New Norway, AB.

BRED COW HERD REDUCTION, by half. 150 head. Bred Charolais, to calve first week of April. 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. BRED COWS: 130 bred cows 2nd, 3rd, and 4th calvers, Simmental/Angus cross. Exceptional bunch of cows. Take your pick out of 165 head. Bred back to Simmental and Angus bulls for April 1 calving, $2400. Call 780-212-2217, Plamondon, AB. travis.ailsby@cnrl.com

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

HORSE SALE, JOHNSTONE AUCTION MART, Moose Jaw, SK. Thursday, Feb, 2 2017. Tack sells at 2:00 PM. Horses sell at 4:30 PM. All classes of horses accepted. Next Regular Horse Sale, April 6, 2017. 306-693-4715. www.johnstoneauction.ca PL #914447.

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2014 HIGHLINE BALE PRO CFR651, with chopper and grain tank, processed 1000 WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and bales, asking $27,000. Call 306-397-2653, chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assini306-441-2663, Edam, SK. boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner in agriculture stocking mixer, cutter, feed wagons and bale shredders and industry leading Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panels, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, SK. www.steelviewmfg.com

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PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. We manufacture an extensive line of cattle handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowddarren@livestock.ab.ca ing 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 SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole dis- chutes and headgates are now avail. with a tributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: programs, marketing services and sheep/ ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com goat supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, SK. www.sksheep.com CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com Same Day Trade Payment. Farm Pickup. Competitive Pricing.

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SUBDIVIDABLE, TIMBER, WATER- Shuswap, 37.5 acres, $549.000. http://landquest.co m/detailmain.aspx?propid=16200 Call John, LandQuest Realty, 250-307-2100.

YUMA, AZ. HOME for sale: 3 bdrm, 2 baths, w/solar system, pool, att. garage and RV garage, fully furnished. For more info. call 403-871-2441 or 928-503-5344. 1975 HOUSE, 1500 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Cedar siding/shakes. Renovated in 2000 and 2015. To be moved by purchaser May 1. Call Brad, 403-575-0698, Consort, AB. DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Quality homes in small towns currently available within 45 minutes of Saskatoon. Ideal for retirement, fixed income or seasonal living situations. Health services, shopping, schools and sport facilities are in these towns or very close commute. For more info. go to www.traskrealty.com or please call Dwein 306-221-1035, Amanda ONE QUARTER GRAINLAND for sale, East of Bindloss, AB. For more info. call 306-221-5675 or Victoria 306-270-9740. 403-379-2521.

RAINIER: 278.24 ACRES of pivot irrigated land. About 5 miles North of Scandia or 1 mile South of Rainier located on the East side of Hwy 36. Incl. a 5 year old Zimmatic Pivot, covers about 230 acres. Includes underground mainline. ID#1100545. VAUXHALL: Prime irrigated land 6 miles North of town. Total of 160 acres with 147.6 acres permanent BRID water rights. Incl. a Reinke Pivot 2014 with corner arm and 150 acres under irrigation with GPS RT M S A N D S I T E b u i l t h o m e s . C a l l controlled corner. A 25 HP electric pump1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures ing unit with a 10” on the ground mainline. ID#1100543. Real Estate Centre , and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings SWM, 47, 6’ tall, cattle farmer, loves outview www.farmrealestate.com doors, never been married. Looking for single lady who loves the farm. Reply to Box 5591, c/o The Western Producer, Box MESA AZ. For sale fully furnished 2 bdrm. 2500, Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2C4 mobile home. For more info call 306-317-2740. MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ homes. Now available: Lake homes. Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince Albert, SK.

DO YOU KNOW an amazing single guy who shouldn’t be? Camelot Introductions has been successfully matching people for over 22 years. In-person interviews by Intuitive Matchmaker in MB and SK. www.camelotintroductions.com or phone H I - H O G C AT T L E S Q U E E Z E . C a l l 306-978-LOVE (5683). APPROX. 125 FOODCRAFT poultry crates, 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift with modules, good shape. 780-918-6816, Current, SK. Edmonton, AB. GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, $470; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 51” sucker rods, $350; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 6- 1” rods, $375; 30’ 2 or 3 bar windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters. Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

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HALF SECTION OF open farmland for sale. Fort St. John, BC. area. Cultivated. Good productive soil. Sloped North to South. Lots of wildlife. Each quarter is titled. Other land is also available to purchase. Phone 250-781-3586, e-mail: trskafte@ocol.com

QUARTER SECTION CULTIVATED land for sale between Holden and Bruce, AB. SW-3-49-15-W4. Hwy #14 and main CN railway divide land into 2 parcels of approx. 100 and 40 acres. Two titles, both with hwy access. $4500 surface and pipline revenue. Can be bought as a pkg. or separately. Contact 403-782-7374.

178 ACRE RANCH, beautiful view of the Seven Sisters mountains, exc. land and water, house, barn, shop, hay shed and outbuildings, on Hwy #16 between Smithers and Terrace, $650,000. 250-849-8411.

FARMLAND FOR SALE. SE-22-82-21-W5, SW-22-82-21-W5, NE-22-82-21-W5, SE-34-82-21-W5. 159 acres ea. Approx. 250 cult. acres, trees and muskeg. Nampa and Peace River area. Call 780-919-3489.

FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. USED JIFFY SLIDE-IN round bale handler, in good condition. Phone 403-627-2601, Pincher Creek, AB. 13 SILAGE TROUGHS, 30’L, steel framed w/planks, $600 ea; Jiffy 250 feed wagon, $3500. Ph 306-837-7818, Loon Lake, SK. SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com

1 FEMALE BLUE HEELER pup, ready now. Excellent working dog. 306-492-2447, 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK. BORDER COLLIE PUPS red and white, from working parents, ready to go, $500. 306-587-7169, Success, SK.

FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully sustainable livestock watering. No power required to heat or pump. Prevents contamination. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. www.frostfreenosepumps.com 2002 521DXT CASE payloader w/grapple COWICHAN BAY, VANCOUVER Island, BC fork. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, farm:14.5 acre hay farm w/cozy uniquely quiet brick home. 3 bdm 2 bth, oak kitchen Swift Current, SK. cabinets, granite propane f/p, sunroom. Potential for visitors suite in basement. Sit on the deck and watch your horses grazing the cleared mountain view. 3-stall barn w/ shelter and tack room plus 3 solid built clean sheds. Only mins. to fishing and shopUSED PORTABLE TOILETS, mostly poly ping. 30 mins. to Victoria, $980,000 +GST. John, some good, some not so good, $300 MLS 416977. Sutton West Coast Realty, each, take choice. 403-680-0752. 250-715-6400. www.marvinwoodsold.com E-mail: mlwsold@shaw.ca PORTABLE TOILET SALES: Selling Five Peaks Technologies new portable toilets NW BC GOLD Lease- Cassiar. Ancient river and accessories. Phone 403-680-0752 for bed, 1895 Chinese “hand mine” claim, approx. 105 acres and some equip. for sale details. Visit on-line: 5peaksdistributors.ca or trade. Email: duckdodger@sasktel.net

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HOMESITE AND FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER: Located in the County of St. Paul, Alberta. Tenders are invited for the sale of the following farmland and improvements: SE-20-56-08 W4 (156.97 titled acres); NW-21-56-08 W4 (159.00 titled acres); NE-21-56-08 W4 (137.98 titled acres); NW-16-56-08 W4 (136.21 titled acres); NE-16-56-08 W4 (135.20 titled acres); N1/2 of SE-31-55-08 W4 (75.42 titled acres); S1/2 of SE-31-55-08 W4 (80 acres); Portion of NE-21-56-08 W4. House (1919 sq. ft. on main plus 1909 sq. ft) on SE 20-56-04. Main floor layout: Entry, kitchen, living room, Master BR + 2BR + BR/office, 2 full BR, laundry/garage entry, pantry. Walkout basement c/w in-floor heat, rec room, 2 BR, 4 pc. bathroom, storage rooms, mechanical/laundry room. 3 vehicle finished garage w/in-floor heat and oversized doors. Parcel #1 - SE-20-56-08 W4 (Arable: 97.63/pasture: 56.34) includes house and 40x60’ shop w/concrete floors, 3 overhead doors (16’, 14’ and 12’) and metal roof. Grain and fertilizer storage consisting of (12) 5000 bu., (3) 3300 bu., (3) 2100 bu. and (1) 49 ton fertilizer bin and (1) 89 ton fertilizer bin. All hopper bottom (sold separately or as part of the package), steel buffalo corral. Garden shed not included in sale. Perimeter fenced. Parcel #2 - NW 21-56-08 W4: (Arable: 104/pasture: 90.90). No buildings. Fenced. Parcel #3 - NE-21-56-08 W4: (Arable: 96.22/pasture: 41.79). No buildings. Natural water source. 2 subdivisions existing. Parcel #4 - NW 16-56-08 W4: (Arable: 95.22/pasture: 40.99). No buildings. Water water source. 1 subdivision of 19.77 acres. Parcel #5 - NE 16-56-08 W4: (Arable: 80.00/pasture: 55.20). No buildings and consisting of 135.20 acres. Parcel #6 - N 1/2 of SE -31-55-08 W4, (Arable: 51.94/pasture: 22.01/waste: 1.47). No buildings. There is a 3.76 acre subdivision removed from the east side of the parcel. Parcel #7 - S 1/2 of SE 31-55-08 W4: (Arable: 62.22/pasture: 17.78). No buildings. Fenced. Parcel #8 Part of NE 21-56-08 W4: 18.09 acres zoned for Country Residential use. Additional information and photos concerning the farmlands along with a recent buildings inspection report of the home complete with photos is available by contacting the undersigned below. Terms of Sale: Sealed tenders may be submitted on all of the Parcels, a combination of some of the parcels or each Parcel separately. Interested parties are advised to submit their bid on a Tender Form available room Robertson Moskal Sarsons. All tenders must be in w r i t i n g a c c o m p a n i e d by a c e r t i fi e d cheque/bank draft for 10% of the bid price, as a deposit, payable to: “Robertson Moskal Sarsons in trust” placed inside a sealed envelope marked on the outside “Henderson Tender File 66023.16095 CJS” and delivered to our office address below either in person, by courier or mail. Bidders are reminded to include all of their contact information. Sealed tenders to purchase Parcel(s) shall be accepted by the undersigned until 5:00 PM (MST) on Tuesday February 28, 2017. All tenders not accepted shall have their deposit returned by regular mail on March 7, 2017. Balance of cash to close to be paid no later than 35 days after receipt of notice of acceptance by the successful tenderer/bidder or else deposit is forfeited as liquidated damages. Buyer is responsible for 2017 property taxes and the Seller shall be responsible for all property taxes up to and including December 31, 2016. Buyer shall pay GST or provide an undertaking to self-assess and indemnify the Seller. Time to be of the essence in all matters. The Buyer relies entirely on their knowledge and inspection of the property independent of any representations/warranties made by or on behalf of the Seller. Vacant possession of the home and farmlands available on closing. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. In the event your tender/bid is accepted, the successful bidder will be notified in writing on or before 14 days following the close of tenders. If the tender is accepted your deposit shall become a non-refundable deposit and should the bidder fail to complete the transaction the deposit shall be retained by the Seller as liquidated damages. Interested parties should make inquiries as they see fit. Submit sealed tenders, inquiries and requests for inspection to: Robertson Moskal Sarsons, Barristers & Solicitors, A - 3801 - 51 Ave (PO Box 1680), Lloydminster SK/AB. S9V 1K6. Email: csarsons@lloydlaw.ca Phone 780-875-7671, Fax 780-875-9485. Attention Mr. Christopher J. Sarsons.

LAND FOR SALE: RM of Wallace No. 243. DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Perdue NW 14-27-01 W2. 160 acres (140 cult.), SW-01-35-12-W3, includes steel bins, ZipAssessed 43,340. Call 204-414-4129. perlock shed, plus treed yardsite. On main grid. FMV = 51,400. $127,500; Dundurn RM 313, N1/2 07-33-02-W3 and RM 314 N1/2 12-33-03-W3 Total FMV = 211,900. $634,900. Call Dwein 306-221-1035.

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4 QUARTERS, 15 miles SE of Raymore, SK. 2016 crop canola and barley. Grain storage. Call 306-746-7205. RM #369, 160 acres: 130 farmland, 20 grassland, 10 yardsite. Incl. 3 bdrm house, 3 car garage, quonset and sheds. 306-872-4500, 306-874-7778, Spalding SK LAND AUCTION for Val Veroba, Kelly RM HILLSDALE. For sale by tender with Fleck, Dallas Fleck & Sherry Moffat, bids closing Feb. 7, 2017. 6 quarters of on Thursday, March 23, 2017, Days some of the highest assessed farmland in Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Please join the region. Paved access. Details at: Mack Auction Company on March 23rd for www.cayfordtender.ca or contact Vern your chance to own 12 quarter sections of M c C l e l l a n d , R E / M A X L l o y d m i n s t e r prime farmland in RM of Browning #34. Over $60,000 of Surface Lease Revenue 306-821-0611, Lloydminster, AB. being sold with the land located in the RM RODGERS 133. Wanted grain land to center of the Lampman/Steelman gas and rent/lease or purchase in the RM of oil fields! NW-19-04-06-W2; NE-19-04Rodgers 133 and surrounding RM's. 06-W2, $13,350 SLR; SW-19-04-06-W2, $3600 SLR; SE-19-04-06-W2, $10,000 SLR 306-631-5302, pepinfarms@gmail.com (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); SE-29-04-06-W2, existing Surface Leases not incl. in sale (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); SW-29-04-05-W2, $2725 SLR; SE-29-04-05-W2, $3050 SLR; NE-28-0405-W2, $5775 SLR; SE-28-04-05-W2, $7175 SLR; SE-18-04-05-W2, $8450 SLR (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); SW-17-04-05-W2, $6650 SLR; SE-06-0405-W2. For sale bill and photos visit www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us on Facebook and Twitter. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL311962

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FARMLAND FOR SALE in the Kipling, SK. area, RM 124. 7 quarters with 1000 cult. acres, 1200 sq. ft. w/double att. garage, nat. gas heat, built in 1995, heated shop, quonset, seed cleaning complex incl. weigh scale and apple grain storage. 306-736-2850, 306-735-7575.

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Ca ll PO TZU S LTD. Phone: 306-782-74 23 Fa x: 306-786-6909 Em a il: info@ potzu s.com FARMLAND FOR SALE in RM of Kinistino, 6 quarters: NE 35-46-22 W2; NW 35-46-22 W2; NE 36-46-22 W2; NW 36;-46-22 W2; SE 36-46-22 W2; SW 36-46-22 W2. Taking offers until February 17, 2017. Contact: 306-931-2058 or jim.heather@sasktel.net FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER, RM # 341: NW-04-36-26-W2; SE-04-36-26-W2; NW-21-35-26-W2; NE-21-35-26-W2. Call 306-203-1912, soso_42@hotmail.com

RM OF WINSLOW #319- For sale one quarter, NE-32-31-21-W3, 144 cult. acres. QUARTER FARMLAND for Sale by Tender. Call Barry 306-382-8140, Saskatoon, SK. 134 acres, NE-13-44-04-W3, RM Rosthern. DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC., Delisle, SK. Highest or any tender not necessarily ac- Cash renter tenders being accepted for cepted. Please submit tenders to: Robert one year lease on N1/2 and SE1/4 of Baynton, Box 1191, Rosthern, SK, S0K 3R0. 25-33-09-W3. For further information Call for more information 306-467-4898. please call Dwein 306-221-1035.

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DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Very good selection of acreage building sites currently available within 5 min. to 45 minutes of Saskatoon. Sizes range from 10 acres to HammondRealty.ca 160 acres and most have reasonably close utilities. Resale acreages are available as LAND TENDER: 560 acres of Louac Farm- well. Call Dwein 306-221-1035, Amanda land for Sale by Bids. Written confidential 306-221-5675 or Victoria 306-270-9740. bids are being accepted for the sale of all, Pics and details at www.traskrealty.com or any portion of, or any combination of, parcels of farmland in the RM of Laird. Land locations are as follows: Portion of SW-25-40-5 W3, 80 title acres, 75 SAMA cult. acres, assessment 53,500; NW-25-40-5 W3, 160 title acres, 159 SAMA cult acres, assessment 101,900; SW-36-40-5 W3. 160 title acres, 154 SAMA cult acres, assessment 105,100; SE-35-40-5 W3, 160 title acres, 158 SAMA cult acres, assessment 99,000. Total package consists of 560 titled acres or 546 SAMA cult acres. All acres were seeded to HRSW in 2016. Written/signed bids accepted until January 20, 2017. Bids must be accompanied by a 10% deposit, made 32 ACRES 2 homes, outbuildings, and much out to Louac Farms Ltd. All applicants will more. $1,250,000. 403-703-5548, Calgary, be notified by January 27, 2017 and suc- AB. Email gerardchiasson@gmail.com or cessful bidders identified and unsuccessful view www.gerardchiasson.com bidders cheques returned. Closing date for transaction will be March 31, 2017. Taxes for 2017 are the responsibility of the purchaser. The highest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted. There is no Right of First Refusal on this land. Send sealed bids to: Land Tenders c/o Louac Farms Ltd. Unit 702-922 Broadway Ave. Saska- 1974 BOLER TRAILER, new radial tires, toon, SK. S7N 1B7. For more info. email: sleeps 4, furnace, always shedded and covered. 306-696-2957, Whitewood, SK. Kyle.klassen@sasktel.net 306-227-0103.

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2007 OKANAGAN ECLIPSE 28.5’ 5th wheel, bunk beds, big shower, winter pkg., 8 QUARTERS GRAINLAND for RENT in RM RM RUSSELL. 3400 acres. For more details low mileage, Mumby hitch, $22,000. Call Alex.Morrow@HammondRealty.ca Kellross 247. 5 miles North of Leross, SK. check out our website www.hciventures.ca 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. 306-736-3223 or gtwillemse@gmail.com Regina, SK. Realtors/Brokers welcome. HammondRealty.ca ICE FISHING HUT SALE. Reg. $2200, sale $1695. While supplies last. Call Saskatchewan’s Ag Real Estate Professionals FOR RENT: 3000 acre ranch. Includes hay 306-253-4343, toll free 1-800-383-2228. meadows, pasture, possible farm site, 2 www.hold-onindustries.com KAMSACK: 1838 ACRES of this ranch land barns, house and quonset. Preferably is located in one block and is bordered by young energetic couple. Mail replies to: water front, Crown land & community pas- Box 386, Glaslyn, SK. S0M 0Y0. ture. Many possible uses: ranching, outfitting, executive camps, bed & breakfast, retreats, Eco Tourism, stables or subdivision. FARM/ RANCH LAND for sale. RM 73, 9 MLS®. ID#1100488. 1-866-345-3414, adjoining quarters of which 5 are currently Real Estate Centre. For all our listings in hay but could be put back to grain. 4 quarters grain land leased until 2018. 3 visit www.farmrealestate.com more quarters available for rent. Home CUPAR, SK. FARM FOR LEASE. Cupar quarter with modern yard may also be NEAR DUCK MOUNTAIN, river nearby, very farm consists of approx. 863 acres of crop- available for purchase. Evening calls only. scenic. 459 acres, 265 cultivated, 60 acres fenced pasture. 1550 sq. ft. bungalow with land located north of Regina in the RM of 306-642-3442, Assiniboia, SK. attached garage, 30x42’ heated workshop Cupar. Area is well suited for canola and cereal crops. Bonnefield plans to negotiate CASH RENT: 6 quarters in 1 block, RM plus much more. Florence Komarniski Real with excellent farmers to form long term Kingsley #124, Kipling/Whitewood area. Estate, 204-638-3055, Dauphin, MB., or lease arrangements to ensure this land is One quarter 7 miles from home residence Grant Tweed, Century 21, 204-761-6884. maintained profitably and sustainably for may consider selling. 306-696-2957. 160 ACRES NW-5-21-26WPM, approx. 115 the long term. For additional info please cult. acres, RM of Riding Mountain West email cupar@bonnefield.com near Angusville, MB. Bidders must rely on 2 0 1 6 S I E S TA 2 4 S R , # F 9 6 0 2 9 0 7 , their own land inspection. Bids accepted $129,900. Diesel Genset. Full body paint. FOR SALE: 8400 ACRES cultivated highly until January 31, 2017. Submit written Mercedes Sprinter chassis. AMVIC Lic. Dlr. assessed farmland in Luseland, SK area. bids to Box 735, Arborg, MB. R0C 0A0. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 Call 306-834-7619. 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CERT.#1 CDC Limerick and Cooper, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. REGISTERED CERTIFIED CDC Greenwater; Certified CDC Striker. Martens Charolais and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Amarillo and CDC Meadow. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

CERTIFIED CDC GREENSTAR LG Lentil, 92% germ., 88% vigor, 72.55g tkw, low disease. LaForge Farms Ltd., 306-773-0924, Swift CERT. REG. FDN. CDC Impulse and CDC Current, SK. Proclaim red lentil seed. Higher yielding than Maxim. Volume and cash discounts. Please text or call Jeff at Sopatyk Seed Farms, 306-227-7867, Aberdeen, SK. Email: jeffsopatyk@me.com

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LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded grain company. Call, email, text Now for competitive pricing at the farm! Market Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. info@marketplacecommodities.com

NORCAN restores grain farm profitability. Buy from Norcan and keep your own Glyphosphate 1 soybean seed. Norcan farmers have reported yields over 60 bu./acre. Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. GLY SOYBEAN SEED, early, mid, and long season available. Top yield, bulk or bagged. Keep your own seeds with the convenience of Glyphosate! No contracts or TUA’s. Dealers wanted. Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB.

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NOW B UYIN G O ATS! Your full service grain & feed ingredient merchandising, logistics, distribution & administration partner. CGC licensed & bonded merchandiser specializing in: - Feed Barley - Feed Wheat - Milling Durum and Wheat - Feed Pellets - Off Grade Pulses & Oilseeds - Pulse and Wheat Screenings www.jglgrain.com Toll Free 1-877-907-1517 Saskatoon, SK 1-306-374-1517 Moose Jaw, SK 1-306-624-2378 Email info@jglgrain.com

HEATED CANOLA WANTED • GREEN • HEATED • SPRING THRASHED

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

NUVISION COMMODITIES is currently purchasing feed barley, wheat, peas and milling oats. 204-758-3401, St. Jean, MB.

WE BUY DAMAGED GRAIN Green and/or heated Canola/Flax, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Peas, etc. BOW V AL L EY TRADIN G L TD.

1-877-6 41-2798 VAN RAAY PASKAL Farms in Iron Springs area is looking for Feed Barley. Put more $$$ in your pocket and sell direct to us with no brokerage fee. Call 403-732-5641. LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buyers and sellers of all types of feed grain 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 . clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com

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ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. ROUND WHEAT STRAW bales and greenfeed oat bales, all netwrapped. Phone/text 306-291-9395, Langham, SK. TO P Q UA L I T Y H O R S E H AY i n s m a l l squares, $4-$6; Also good heavy feed oats for sale. 204-734-5139, Swan River, MB. HAY VERN HAY Farms. Hay sales delivered! V-plow on loader available and hay transport. Serving 3 Prairie Provinces. 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB. 190 BARLEY BALES, netwrapped, 2090 lbs., $75 each or 30 or more for $70 each. 306-397-2677, 306-441-0677. Edam, SK. 350 EXCELLENT 2nd cut, Alfalfa/Brome mix, 1500 lbs., 4.5¢/lbs. 306-834-7204, Kerrobert, SK. ALFALFA BROME PUBESCENT 3x3x8 bales, 1st and 2nd cut. Feed analysis available Call 306-773-2503, 306-741-9784, Swift Current, SK APPROX. 350 FIRST cut large round alfalfa mixed bales, average weight 1400 lbs., $50/bale. 780-352-8858, Bittern Lake, AB. GOOD QUALITY HAY put up dry without rain. 400 big square bales, 3x4x8., 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. LARGE ROUND HAY bales for sale, 1st cut, good quality. 500 near Melville and 500 near Dubuc. Call 306-263-3232, Tyvan, SK. 2ND CUT ALFALFA bales, forage tested, dairy quality, 1400 lbs., 5.5x5', $100/bale OBO. 306-526-8318, Qu'Appelle, SK. 1000 ROUND 5x6 bales. Grass/legume grass, unthreshed barley and straw. Excellent to average quality. Priced accordingly. Contact Ed 306-563-6261, Gorlitz, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. 200 BIG ROUND organic oat straw bales, $18 each. 306-722-3225, Fillmore, SK. CONVENTIONAL WHEAT STRAW round bales and pea straw round bales. Ph/text Troy 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK.

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306-374-1968 WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? You are selling feed grains. We are buying feed grains. Also buying chickpeas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payment, with prompt pickup, true price discovery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Lethbridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email info@marketplacecommodities.com or

MAGNUM FABRICATING LTD. For all your fuel tank needs ULC certified for Canada and USA and Transport Canada DOT certified fuel tanks. Your No. 1 fuel safe solution. 306-662-2198, Maple Creek, SHAVINGS: Cattle Feedlot/horse/poultry SK. www.magnumfabricating.com b e d d i n g . B u l k p r i c i n g a n d d e l i ve r y POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder available. Vermette Wood Preservers, tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094. Email and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and info@vwpltd.com View www.vwpltd.com double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. ROUND HAY BALES, Cicer Milk Vetch/ Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. b r o m e m i x , 2 0 1 6 $ 4 5 , 2 0 1 5 $ 4 0 . FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US 306-742-5900 leave msg, Calder, SK. gal., $6500 pick up at factory or $7000 TOP QUALITY GRASS HAY for sale, free freight to farm. 1-800-383-2228 shedded, can deliver, 306-501-9204 ask www.hold-onindustries.com 306-253-4343 for Paul. Belle Plain Colony, Belle Plain, SK. ROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay for sale. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, ALFALFA CUBES, LIVESTOCK PELLETS, service, installations, repairs. Canadian bedding and grass seed. Cubes: $250, company. We carry aeration socks. We 500 kg tote; $12.70, 20 kg bag; Bulk carry grain bags. We now carry electric available. Bulk livestock pellets. Bedding chute openers for grain trailer hoppers. shavings. Grass seed dealer. Delivery 1-866-663-0000. available. 780-201-2044, Bonnyville, AB. Email: info@tncfeedsandbrushing.com CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, Kenaston, SK. ALFALFA 3x4 SQUARES, 2nd and 3rd cut; Feed tests avail; Triticale greenfeed bales. 403-501-9307, 403-362-6682, Tilley, AB. SHEDDED DAIRY AND FEEDER HAY, 3x4x8 square bales; Greenfeed and straw. Tests available. 403-633-8835, Tilley, AB. 400 BROME/ALFALFA 6x6 round hay bales, 4¢/lb., no rain. Contact 306-634-7920, 306-421-1753, Estevan, SK.

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400 BROME/ALFALFA HAY bales, put up in good, dry condition, weigh 1400-1500 lbs., $60 per bale. 306-834-8689, Kerrobert, SK. ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS MIXED hard WANTED: HEATED CANOLA, Looking to buy core, 5x6, average 1450 lbs., 3.5¢/lb. heated or damaged canola. Call for pricing. 780-717-0007. 306-736-2445, 306-577-7351, Kipling, SK.

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

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WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds WANT TO BUY all grades of oats and feed and cereals. All organic cereals and spebarley and wheat. Mail samples to: Green cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, Prairie, RR 8, Site 30, Comp 11, Leth- SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297. bridge, AB. T1J 4P4. Call 1-877-667-3993.

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2ND CUT ALFALFA, 3x4x8’ squares, 200 tons. Also big square flax straw bales. 403-501-1837, Tilley, AB. QUALITY HAY 1st, 2nd and 3rd cut dairy and beef hay, 3x4 square bales, shedded; Triticale greenfeed with delivery available. 403-633-3777, 403-363-3318, Tilley, AB.

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FARM WORKER MIXED farm near Calgary. Assets: cow/calf experience, (300 cows), mechanics, Class 1, large equip. exp. for farm. Equipped shop, housing, good TWO 20.8x38 T-RAIL duals w/rims, quick grain wages, overtime pay. Fax resumes to attach, $5000; 16.9R28 T-Rail duals and 403-335-0086 or lscattleco@xplornet.com rims, quick attach, $4500. 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212, Wandering River, AB. CODE CUSTOM FARMING Ltd., Ponoka AB. TIRES TIRES TIRES! Radial, bias, new, is looking for Agriculture Crop Harvesting used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, Service Superviser, permanent, full-time. 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R Duties: Develop planning and work sched32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, 16.9x28, ules and establish procedures; Coordinate 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24. Semis, skid and supervise the work of general farm steers. Best price and value guaranteed! workers and harvesting labourers; Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905 irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvestMR. TIRE CORP. For all your semi and ing; Negotiate the terms of services to be provided; Hire and train workers; Maintain half ton tire needs call Mylo 306-921-6555 financial and operational records; MainteServing all of Saskatchewan. nance of machinery and equipment and GLEANER S77 DUALS, complete factory small repairs; Have at least 3 years experikit w/tires, rims, platform extension and ence as supervisor agriculture custom work hardware. Firestone radials 85%, $16,900. and post-secondary diploma. Wage $25 per hour. Phone 403-872-9147, Ponoka, AB. www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905. codecustomfarming@gmail.com RIMS FOR SALE! We are clearing out our excess rims! Get all standard size combine RANCH LABOURER: CATTLE experience rims for 50% off our reg. price. Excludes required. 700 head, spring calving, backduals and specialty size rims. Offer ends ground own calves. Daily feeding, herd May 30th, 2017. 1-888-278-4905 or view health, fencing, silaging, baling, maintewww.combineworld.com nance & repair of machinery among other. Traits: critical thinking skills, honesty, 2- NEW 20.5Rx25 Michelin 1* XTLA G2 L2 strength and ability to correctly complete tubeless loader tires, $1775 ea.; 4- new tasks. 306-739-2529, hlvranch@gmail.com LT245/75R/17 BFG Rugged Trail, $175 ea; New P205/70R/15 BFG Long Trail trailer PASTURE RIDER WANTED, Dundurn tire, $80. All stored inside. 306-915-7061. Grazing Association, Dundurn, SK., for the season. Must have own working SEMI TIRES. We stock a full line of tires 2017 and equipment. Accommodations for all your trucking needs. Drives starting horses provided. Any questions call Stan Logan at $285, trailers starting at $270. Full war- 780-834-7327. Send resume with 2 referranty on all tires. Call 306-714-0121, ences to: Dundurn Grazing Association, Shellbrook, SK. www.triplejayceetire.com General Delivery, Dundurn, SK. S0K 1K0. GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ FARM WORKER WANTED on small feedlot 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; near Edmonton, AB. Full-time. Must have 9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing Class 1 license. Job entails 60% trucking, from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph 30% working with cattle and 10% running Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris other equipment. Wage is $25-$30/hr., at 306-537-2027, Regina, SK. benefit package, WCB, 2 weeks holidays after one year. Housing available. E-mail resume to: agemploy@gmail.com

Alb erta Fa rm To u r a n d Ca n a d ia n ICE SHACKS- INSULATED shacks now on Ro ck ies ~ July 2017 $2399. Accessories avail., rod holders, HORSE QUALITY HAY bales rounds and for buckets, hole sleeves, catch covers, small square, grass or alfalfa. Call slush Au s tra lia /N ew Zea la n d stoves and more. See your nearest Flaman 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. ~ Jan/Feb 2018 location 1-888-435-2626. HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5x5, hard Portion oftours m a y b e Ta x Ded uc tib le. core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, $100/bale. Near Regina, SK 306-539-6123 Se le ct Holida ys HAY FOR SALE OR trade for bred cows, or FLY-IN FISHING: HASKINS BAY on Florence 1- 800- 661- 432 6 Lake. 25 miles north of Flin Flon, MB. will custom feed cows. $55 a bale. Call w w w .selectho lid a ys.co m Picturesque, comfortable, affordable, light Mitch 306-561-7576, Kenaston, SK. housekeeping, great Walleye fishing. Book 190 - 2ND CUT ALFALFA bales. Baled with your trip now! Call 306-220-6122. Email: no rain. Feed analysis done. Can deliver. haskinsbay@sasktel.net Visit us on-line: 306-567-7199, Kenaston, SK. www.haskinsbay.com LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay. KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, ex3 - 1000 GALLON PROPANE tanks. 2 are pert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% c/w trailers; and 1 - 500 gal. propane tank. government grant now available. Indian Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 ALL TYPES OF HAY AND STRAW Call for details 306-287-8062, Watson, SK.

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RANCH HAND POSITION in Williams Lake, BC. Valid driver's licence req'd. Newer JD equipment. Housing and utilities included. Permanent, full-time employment. Please fax resume to 250-989-4244 or email to springfieldranchltd@gmail.com ASSISTANT RANCH MANAGER, full- time. 750 cow ranch in W. Sask seeking experienced person. Duties: Calving, feeding, haying, fencing, herd health, operating and maintaining machinery. Candidates must have proven track record and provide references. Compensation dependent on skills and experience. Call 403-934-7457, 403-510-6965. FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including tractors and other farm equip., as well as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour depending on experience. Must be able to cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB/Gainsborough, SK. Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0. 701-756-6954. 2 SEASONAL FARM MACHINERY operators required. Must be able to operate grain cart, tandem grain truck, FWA tractor w/rockpicker, 4WD tractor for harrowing. Also manual labour for upkeep of leafcutter bees and general servicing of equipment. May 1 to October 31. $15-$18/hr. 101008187 SK Ltd., 303 Frontier Trail, Box 372, Wadena, SK., S0A 4J0. Fax: 306-338-3733, phone: 306-338-7561 or email: cfehr9860@hotail.com NOW ACCEPTING TENDERS for the Fairview Pasture Corporation - Pasture Rider position. Duties will include but are not limited to all aspects of care and supervision of 750 cow/calf pairs between May 1st and October 31st of each year. Send tenders to: Box 623, Eston, SK, SOL 1A0. Contact 306-962-7481 or 306-219-8081 EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME HELP for mixed farm, Class 1 an asset. Competitive wages. Call 306-537-6435, Odessa, SK. CUSTOM HARVEST HELP. Looking for harvest help from March to Dec. 2017. We operate 5 Case/IH combines, 5 Kenworth trucks and 2 grain carts. Monthly wage and excellent housing provided. 218-686-9189, 218-378-4245, carlsonharvesting.com FULL-TIME FARM/RANCH EMPLOYEE required to operate farm equipment, cattle handling and general farm work. Drivers license abstract available upon request. Single or family accommodations including utilities. Call 306-662-7205, 306-669-2078.

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Sask. Red Angus in the winner’s circle Show judge calls the champion bull a ‘really nice, stout calf’ BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

DENVER, Colo. — Entering a major livestock show is a good promotional tool for breeders looking to buy and sell new cattle genetics. The icing on the cake is winning the big prizes in a circle of tough competitors. This year, Blairs.Ag Cattle Co. of Lanigan, Sask., and its partners won the grand champion bull during the Red Angus show held Jan. 9 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The bull, Damar Trump C512, is owned by Blairs.Ag, Yackley Red Angus of South Dakota, Rust Mountain Ranch of North Dakota and Thomas Ranch of South Dakota and lives in the United States. The show judge described the bull, which was born in 2015, as a “really nice, stout calf.” Blairs also won three division champions, two reserve division champions and premier exhibitor. The reserve champion bull went to Howard Schneider of Northline Angus of Ardrosson, Alta., with a bull named Red NL GFA Crush 16B. It is owned with Goad Family Angus of Clandonald, Alta., and Collier Diamond C Cattle Co. of Stephenville, Texas. It was also grand champion bull at Fa r m f a i r Int e r nat i o na l i n Edmonton in 2015, the Fort Worth Stock Show in 2016 and Houston Stock Show in 2016. Northline also won intermediate champion with Red Northline Revival 122C. It was the champion

Damar Trump C512, owned by Blairs. Ag Cattle Co. of Lanigan, Sask., took grand champion in the Red Angus show at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. | BARBARA DUCKWORTH PHOTOS yearling junior bull at Farmfair in 2016. The Schneiders show at numerous events to promote their Red and Black Angus cattle to breeders looking for new genetics. “People can see how your cattle are doing,” Schneider said at the Denver show. He has successfully shown and sold cattle in Texas, where there is a strong Brahman influence. People

are looking for new Angus cattle to create the Brangus, he said. Rebuilding that business after years of border closures due to BSE constraints has taken years, he said, but the markets have recovered, and the deals look more attractive to Americans now that the Canadian dollar is sitting at 75 cents. He is back to selling live cattle, embryos and semen across Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Many people may shy away from the winter shows because of calving in January and February, but the Northline calves are born in May and June. The cattle catch up in size, and Schneider believes it is better for the cows to calve on grass. “It makes more sense than calving in the cold,” he said. “There is less work, and you have healthier calves.”

Fewer Canadians exhibited at the Denver show compared to other years, but all had respectable results. The two-year-old bull class went to Six Mile Angus of Fir Mountain, Sask., with Six Mile Signature 295B. It went on to be reserve senior champion, standing next to Northline. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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Alberta Gelbvieh bull has right combination to be champ BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

Rodney and Tanya Hollman and their son, Wacey, won the grand champion Gelbvieh bull award at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, Jan. 10. The bull, which was born in May 2015, is owned with Fladeland Livestock of Gladmar, Sask.

DENVER, Colo. — Every year, Rodney and Tanya Hollman make the 21-hour trip from their ranch at Innisfail, Alta., to Denver, Colorado, to enter the National Western Stock Show. This year paid off when their bull, RWG Right Combination 5506, was named grand champion Gelbvieh Jan. 9. “It is worth it every year, but it was extra worth it this year,” said Tanya. The couple owns Royal Western Gelbvieh and places well every year, but they have missed the brass ring in the championship drive. This year they also won reserve intermediate champion bull and

reserve two-year-old female. “We had a good week. We have been in the hunt. His sire was champion senior bull in 2015,” Rodney said about RWG Right Combination 5506. The bull, which is co-owned with Fladeland Livestock of Gladmar, Sask., was also grand champion Gelbvieh at last year’s Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. It will go into stud at Bow Valley Genetics, and decisions will be made later as to whether it will be shown again. The Hollman’s next big show is the Canadian Bull Congress at Camrose, Alta., Jan. 27-28. However, there will be little time to rest on their laurels once they return home. Both have off-farm

jobs and need to be back at work immediately. “We go home Wednesday and I will be back in the shop on Thursday,” Rodney said. Tanya is a nurse at the Innisfail hospital and will be back at work soon. “When everybody else has summer vacation, I take it in winter to show cattle,” she said. Another Canadian, Scott Severtson of Innisfail, won the reserve champion two-year-old Balancer bull and had the two-year-old champion purebred bull plus several class winners. The National Western Stock Show runs from Jan. 7-22. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Air quality expert refutes livestock sector’s bad rap Improvements in livestock production have reduced greenhouse gas emissions but the media continues to report outdated or erroneous numbers BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

BANFF, Alta. — Driving a Prius and eating one hamburger a week has the same carbon footprint as driving a Hummer? Frank Mitloehner scoffs at an advertisement that makes this claim, which is likely based on a comment once made by author Michael Pollen that he has since retracted. But Mitloehner, an air quality specialist and professor of animal science at the University of California, said public perception of livestock as big greenhouse gas emitters persists, even though facts say otherwise. Livestock producers can’t afford to ignore that. “I don’t really have to go into depth here with respect to whether or not the topic of livestock and climate change is a big one for the industry. It clearly is,” he told those at the Banff Pork Seminar Jan. 11. “I know many of the people in this room here are critical of this discussion and say, ‘we don’t really believe in climate change and we definitely don’t believe that livestock has anything to do with it.’ “I think that this is a point that you really have to revisit because if this issue is so pressing to your consumers … and you said, ‘we don’t believe in it, leave us alone with it,’ then you have a problem. Then you have a major problem.”

percent more milk. Mitloehner said the carbon footprint of a glass of milk in North America is two-thirds smaller today than it was 70 years ago. “Production intensity and emission intensity are inversely related. That is one of the most important key messages, something that the public is totally unaware of,” he said. “This is a relationship that is totally unknown to the people buying your products. They think the opposite is true. They think high producing animals are bad for environment.” Similarly, pork producers have

reduced their number of animals but increased meat production. “You’re definitely not getting the credit for it” in the eyes of consumers, said Mitloehner. He speculated about why the Humane Society of the United States, well known for its campaign against animal agriculture and its effect on climate change, doesn’t turn its focus on horses. He said there are more horses than dairy cows in the U.S. today. Horses produce manure and methane, as do dairy cows, but they do not contribute to human nutrition. Agricultural production will have to intensify to feed a growing

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4.2 % OF THAT COUNTRY’S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS world population, said Mitloehner, which has implications for the environment. As an example, it takes 20 cows in India to produce as much milk as one North American cow, meaning

ever y Indian cow has a much higher carbon footprint. As for pigs, he said China has 50 million sows that produce about one billion piglets annually. Of those piglets, 40 percent die before weaning, and that means 400 million pigs never make it to market. Future food supplies will depend on improving production in less developed countries, said Mitloehner. “We have to intensify throughout the world in ways that we have done this in North America. We must. We have no choice.” barb.glen@producer.com

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Figures accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show livestock production is responsible for 4.2 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Energy production and use are responsible for 30 percent and transportation generates 27 percent. However, mainstream media persists in repeating that livestock are responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gases, an erroneous number that once appeared in a 2006 Food and Agriculture report, Mitloehner said. The FAO itself has agreed the figure was wrong and that livestock’s contribution is much lower. Among livestock, beef and dairy cattle are the main emitters of greenhouse gas, said Mitloehner, but in North America, improvements in reproductive efficiency, veterinary care, genetics and energy dense feeds have lowered the environmental impact relative to what these cattle produce. Ninety million cattle now produce the same amount of beef that in 1970 required 140 million cattle. As well, there are 16 million fewer dairy cows in the U.S. than there were in 1950, but they produce 60

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New rules will ban own use veterinary drug imports Health Canada changes will make certain livestock feed additives and injectable drugs available by prescription only BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Own use imports of specific veterinary drugs will not be allowed under new rules being proposed by Health Canada. Mary Jane Ireland, director general of the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Veterinary Drugs Directorate, said that change and others to food and drug regulations are designed to protect the effectiveness of existing antimicrobial drugs for humans and livestock. They also aim to limit the threat of antimicrobial resistant bacteria. Speaking to the December meet-

ing of the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council, Ireland said there was general support for the plan to eliminate antimicrobial drugs from the OUI program. At present, the program allows livestock producers to import certain drugs for their own use on their own animals. Dr. Joyce Van Donkersgoed, a feedlot veterinarian and livestock industr y consultant, said the changes wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect the beef business because most own use imports consist of ivermectins and implants, which will still be allowed after the rules change.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under the current regulations, prescription drugs are not allowed either, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been rumours â&#x20AC;Ś that some producers were bringing prescription drugs across the border, but currently under the law itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not allowed,â&#x20AC;? said Van Donkersgoed. Rule changes will make certain livestock feed additives and injectable drugs available only by prescription. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long overdue because right now anybody can go pick up a bottle of those drugs and give it to whatever,â&#x20AC;? said Van Donkersgoed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no monitoring, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no training, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no oversight, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way you can justify to a consuming public that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using these products.â&#x20AC;? New rules would list the drugs allowed under OUI, and that list will not include medically important antimicrobials or any drugs that contain them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, closing (OUI) but opening it in a meaningful and guarded way when we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a concern for public or food safety,â&#x20AC;? said Ireland. Proposed changes as posted on Canada Gazette said they would â&#x20AC;&#x153;prohibit the importation of a drug for the purpose of administering it to an animal that produces food or an animal that is intended for consumption, if its sale would contra-

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no monitoring, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no training, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no oversight, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way you can justify to a consuming public that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using these products. JOYCE VAN DONKERSGOED VETERINARIAN

vene the Food and Drugs Act or regulations,â&#x20AC;? unless the drug was on the list of allowed drugs established by Health Canada. Proposals also call for greater oversight of all antimicrobials imported for veterinary use and restrictions on who can import those considered medically important, Ireland said. Mandatory reporting of antimicrobial sales volume is also part of the proposal with manufacturers and importers required to report volumes annually. Along with restrictions will come a â&#x20AC;&#x153;new pathwayâ&#x20AC;? for import and sale of veterinary health products that are low risk for food safety or human health impacts, said Ireland. Other proposals involve increasing veterinary oversight of all medically important antimicrobials. Changing them to prescription sta-

tus will affect about 300 products. Growth promotion claims can no longer be made on any antimicrobial drugs deemed medically important. Older product may still bear that claim, but no new ones will have it, Ireland said. Sixty-four products are affected by the label change, and labels will be altered over time. Those that list growth promotion as a sole purpose can be considered for relabelling if they can prove another beneficial effect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The livestock industry has a responsibility to the consuming public, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fully aware of that, and the commodity groups are actually very supportive of the regulatory changes,â&#x20AC;? said Van Donkersgoed, who has participated in several meetings about the proposed changes.

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EXCESS NUTRITION

Horse obesity can lead to serious health conditions ANIMAL HEALTH

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t is tempting to dismiss a little extra fat on a horse as nothing to worry about. Many horses and ponies these days are overweight. The same holds true for cats and dogs. It is my experience that anim a l s o f n o r m a l w e i g h t h av e become so infrequent that many people worry the animals are too thin. Our society has become so accustomed to overweight animals that obesity is the new normal. However, excess fat is harmful. Plump ponies and roly-poly horses are prone to serious health issues. Unlike the workhorses of the past, modern horses are typically not required to put in consistent, heavy work. Confined to box stalls and small paddocks, the lifestyle of many pleasure horses mimics that of people. Both consume highenergy diets that far exceed nutritional requirements. Restricting them to stalls or small paddocks is like plunking them in front of the television for the night. The burst of activity that comes with an intensive workout does not fully combat the problems that arise when individuals are otherwise sedentary. Another contributing factor is nutrition. Modern pastures have been optimized to achieve weight gain in grazing cattle and sheep. But nature designed horses to spend most of their time grazing low-quality grasses. The hay and grain diets we feed the modern horse are the equine equivalent of a burger and fries. Then there is the issue of equating food with love. Feeding a hot bran mash or bucket of grain because the horse likes it, even though it doesn’t need it from a nutritional standpoint, is likely to add excess weight. Trainers who use positive reinforcement techniques involving food rewards consider treats in the context of the horse’s nutritional requirements. Obvious problems associated with excess fat include poor performance and reduced endurance. Obesity is also associated with reproductive issues. Obese mares may have abnormal cycles and trouble delivering foals. There is also evidence to suggest that overweight mares give birth to larger foals, which may compound birthing troubles. One of the most serious effects of horse obesity is abnormal insulin metabolism, which can lead to future health conditions. The most notorious condition associated with obesity and insulin dysregulation is laminitis (also called founder). When all three conditions occur in the same horse, it is called equine metabolic syndrome. In addition to founder, affected horses develop abnormal fat deposits on the neck, creating a “cresty neck.” Laminitis is difficult to manage and can lead to euthanasia. Overweight horses are prone to developing benign fat tumours

(called lipomas) in the tissue that supports the intestines. If these lipomas are suspended on a long stalk, they can wrap around portions of the gut, leading to severe colic that requires surgery. Given the heath concerns, it is important for owners to recognize when their animals are overweight. Scales, although not always available, provide an accurate assessment of body condition. Weight tapes are useful to estimate weight. Another popular approach is body condition scoring, which uses an objective scale to assess body fat deposits along the neck, withers, ribs, back and tail head. There are excellent charts available online that can help you evaluate

where your horses are on this scale. Achieving optimum weight and body condition will require an honest look at your horse’s nutritional requirements and activity level. Decreasing high energy feeds, providing lower energy hay and increasing exercise will help with weight loss. The unnecessary feed and the cost to treat these serous health conditions make obesity an expensive situation. And because what we feed horses is under our control, management strategies to reduce obesity are also attainable goals. Dr. Jamie Rothenburger is a veterinarian who practices pathology and a PhD student at the Ontario Veterinary College. Twitter: @JRothenburger

Feeding grain to inactive horses can contribute to obesity. | JAMIE ROTHENBURGER PHOTO

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RURAL INTERNET

Out of touch: fixing rural internet Farm groups argue that internet service in the country should be considered as important as electricity and water BY WILLIAM DEKAY SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Dan Mazier thinks it’s high time that rural digital infrastructure be treated as an essential service, much like landline telephone service. “It’s a mandatory utility and it’s no different than water, it’s no different than electricity. It’s one of those utilities that we now need to function as a Canadian,” said the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers in Manitoba. “Let’s provide that to rural Canadians and let’s get on with the plan.” Mazier was part of an agricultural panel that met with a federal finance committee last fall about sustaining rural communities. He and other farm leaders advocated for more rural electronic infrastructure that is fast, reliable and accessible. “Everyone says it will cost millions and millions of dollars. I say so what? They did it with the telephone lines before. They did it with electricity. They’ve done it in Saskatchewan and Alberta with (natural gas) pipelines. Why can’t we do it with digital infrastructure?” he said. “If we had taken the same approach with our electricity or with our water, rural Canada would look a lot different,” he said. Lack of access to reliable high speed internet service is hurting economic growth in rural and remote areas, which creates a havenot situation in terms of the ability to attract business. Frustrated farmers, rural businesses and homeowners have said they have inadequate and expensive internet service. Being digitally connected is now considered an essential service in towns and villages for commerce and quality of life, Mazier said. The adoption of precision agriculture telemetry systems has left some farmers stranded in their fields in areas with a weak signal or no signal at all. And for some producers without reliable data, the age of autonomous machines is stalled. However, that could soon change with recent announcements of internet infrastructure and upgrades. In December, the federal government said it would include $500 million in its 2016-17 budget to improve rural internet service across Canada. “By increasing access to highspeed internet, the Connect to Innovate program enhances our rural and remote communities’ ability to innovate, participate in the digital economy and create jobs for middle-class families,” Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains said in a news release. The five-year investment is earmarked to improve service in 300 rural and remote communities. The money will be used to build what the government calls high capacity “backbone” networks to

Everyone says it will cost millions and millions of dollars. I say so what? They did it with the telephone lines before. They did it with electricity. They’ve done it in Saskatchewan and Alberta with (natural gas) pipelines. Why can’t we do it with digital infrastructure?. DAN MAZIER KEYSTONE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS OF MANITOBA

transport digital information or upgrade existing networks. Bains said rural residents and institutions will see a dramatic change in internet speeds when the networks are installed. “Backbone networks are the digital highways that move data in and out of communities,” he said. Coming on the heels of the federal government ’s funding announcement, the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunicat i o n s C o m m i s s i o n d e c l a re d broadband internet access a basic service for all Canadians, just like landline telephone service. “Access to broadband internet service is vital and a basic telecommunication service all Canadians are entitled to receive,” CRTC chair Jean-Pieere Blais said in a news release. The CRTC said the aim is to ensure internet service providers offer services at speeds of at least 50 megabits per second for downloading data and 10 Mbps for uploads. It said about 82 percent of households and businesses currently receive that level of service, but it wants that increased to 90 percent by 2021 and 100 percent within 15 years.

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However, Lynn Jacobson, president of Alberta Federation of Agriculture, said these numbers do not accurately reflect the rural reality. “It might average out to that with the urban, but when you’re talking rural, no we don’t get that,” he said. “They might not be using the right comparisons and be lumping in our smaller population with the larger population, which doesn’t give a true picture of what’s happening in rural Canada.” CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

Farmers argue that lack of access to reliable high speed internet service is hurting economic growth in rural and remote areas. | FILE PHOTO

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Rural internet providers go to great lengths to offer service to farmers, such as the equipment installed on this seed cleaning plant in Alberta’s Beaver County in 2009. Some rural areas have good wi-fi, but the internet speed for those on a VHF (very high frequency) system with a radio tower have less than half the speed of a wired system. | FILE PHOTOS

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The CRTC said internet service providers will also be required to offer unlimited data options for fixed broadband services. Mobile wireless service should also be made available to all households and businesses throughout Canada, as well as along all major Canadian roads. However, the CRTC said that ensuring everyone in the country has broadband service will cost billions of dollars.

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The gap between urban and rural internet services and fees rang loud and clear for Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. He farms near the community of Bruce Mines, Ont. Bonnett’s grandchildren from Barry, Ont., visited him for a week last summer, and they connected to his wireless internet over the phone with his limited data plan to stream movies and play games. “Our bill went from $110 to almost $600 for that week that they were here,” he said. “That was an expensive education. That’s one of the problems that you learn between the rural and urban communities. We don’t have the ability to get an unlimited data plan. “I can’t blame the kids. They just took it for granted. They do it at home (in Barry) all the time. It’s just part of life for them.” “I think a number of people in urban communities wouldn’t realize how much that is actually used now in agriculture.” Jacobson agreed that rural Canadians tend to pay more for internet services. He farms near Enchant, Alta., and said some rural areas have good wi-fi, but the internet speed for those on a VHF (very high frequency) system with a radio tower have

less than half the speed of a wired system. “You’re barely above streaming capacity. If something happens on your system a little bit, then you’re down and you’re waiting again. It’s not as bad as the old dial-up but it’s not great,” he said. He said a decreasing rural population translates into less competition between service providers. “In Lethbridge, it will cost you $30 to have wi-fi. To get the same service out in the country will cost you $95 to $100,” he said. “We’re paying a minimum double of what they’re paying in the city for the same service.” Mazier said it’s also an issue of synchronization of responsibilities between governments and service providers. He said in Manitoba, fibre optic cable is provided only to rural municipalities, schools, hospitals and other essential services. “They would not allow any of the rural residents. If it went by your door you weren’t hooking on.” As part of the federal funding decision, telecommunication firms will have access to a $750 million, industry-sponsored fund over the next five years to invest in broadband infrastructure. The first $100 million will come from a fund that subsidizes telephone services in isolated regions, but telecommunications companies will have to guarantee a set price for service. However, there is no cap on what internet service providers can charge for basic broadband internet. Blais said industry and governments will have to take part in filling the service gaps that exist across the country, which impacts about two million people. The CRTC also ruled that internet service providers have six months to provide customers with contracts that outline the services being provided, usage limits, minimum monthly charges and the full cost of data coverage. “I think it’s a start but what might make more impact even is the CRTC coming out and basically saying Canadian households have to be connected because they have some teeth that they can mandate some of the providers,” said Bonnett. william.dekay@producer.com

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PORT VOLUMES

Thunder Bay posts strong grain season Shipments were down slightly from 2015 but still above average

MORE GRAIN MOVING THROUGH THUNDER BAY PORT Grain volumes at the Port of Thunder Bay have been increasing over the past few years. Nearly 7.5 million tonnes of grain were shipped through the northern Ontario port in 2016. That’s down slightly from 2015 but well above the port’s 10-year average of 6.4 million tonnes.

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Total canola shipments were close to 1.8 million tonnes last year, which was up from 750,000 tonnes in 2009 and 500,000 tonnes higher than 2015. Last year’s canola volumes were an all-time record for the port. “There’s been some ups and downs over the years, but it’s been mostly up since 2009,” Heney said. “It makes up a fairly significant part of our total grain shipments.” Thunder Bay’s grain business was also bolstered by the opening of the MobilEx Terminal, which is owned by pulse processor and export company AGT Food and Ingredients. The MobilEx facility came online

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However, grain volumes were strong through the latter part of the year, and December grain volumes were the port’s largest in nearly 18 years. “Grain ended up at about 7.5 million tonnes, which is down a bit from the last year, but that was mostly due to a slow start in the season,” said Heney. “December was quite strong — 1.3 million tonnes for the month — … so things were really humming along near the end of the season, but it wasn’t enough to make up for the slow start.” Canola shipments through the port have increased noticeably over the past few years.

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Early season grain shipments got off to a slow start at the Port of Thunder Bay last year because of a small carry-out. | FILE PHOTO

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Another shipping season is in the books at the Port of Thunder Bay, and according to port officials, it was a good one. Thunder Bay’s 2016 shipping concluded Jan. 10 with the last incoming vessel, MV Frontenac, delivering a load of road salt. Tim Heney, chief executive officer with the Thunder Bay Port Authority, said shipping volumes in 2016 were above average, with total cargoes of roughly 8.8 million tonnes. As usual, grain and oilseed shipments from Western Canada accounted for the vast majority of the port’s business. Total grain shipments through the northern Ontario port were in the neighbourhood of 7.5 million tonnes. That was down slightly from the eight million tonnes of grain and oilseeds that were handled in 2015 but well above the port’s 10-year average of 6.4 million tonnes. The port’s grain carry-out from the 2015 season as small, so early season grain shipments got off to a slow start, Heney said.

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bigger carryover this year as well, so we should start out a little bit stronger than we did last season, but it also seems like these bigger harvests are probably here to stay, at least we’re hoping.” Heney said the delayed and prolonged prairie harvest may have affected the port’s grain business. Shipping at the port normally opens in late March and concludes in early January. brian.cross@producer.com

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LIVESTOCK ID

Premises ID becomes mandatory for Sask. livestock Registration had been voluntary but only 20 percent of beef producers were enrolled, compared to almost 100 percent in other sectors BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

Premises identification is now mandatory for Saskatchewan livestock producers. After several years of voluntary registration, the hog, poultry and sheep sectors are at or near 100 percent compliance, said agriculture minister Lyle Stewart. However, only 20 percent of the province’s 14,500 beef producers have registered. Less than 3,000 producers, veteri-

narians, feedlots and other commingling sites are enrolled, leading the provincial government to pass regulations making premises identification a requirement to participate in livestock programs such as the provincial pasture program. “The federal government has stated that they’re going to make this mandatory across the country in 2017, so it’s time for our cattle producers to enroll,” Stewart said. The Canadian Food Inspection

Agency said the proposed amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations will be posted in the Canada Gazette this winter, and a 75-day comment period will follow. Two national consultations have already been held. A premises ID number will be required to market cattle, Stewart said, and he encouraged producers to register as soon as possible. The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association has long called for mandatory premises ID.

President Ryan Beierbach said the regulations were necessary to bring producers into compliance. “We have seen with the recent situation of bovine tuberculosis that knowing where animals are and how they have moved is very important to the traceability process,” he said in a statement. Premises ID is one of the three pillars of traceability; animal ID and animal movement are the other two. Stewart said Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia all have

mandatory premises ID. “It’s not a hard process,” he said about registering online or phoning the Ag Knowledge Centre. He said the independent nature of cattle producers could be why they have been slow to sign up. “We don’t like to be told what to do,” he said. “That’s one of our qualities as well as one of our shortcomings.” Producers can register at premises id.saskatchewan.ca. karen.briere@producer.com

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MINOT, N.D. — Large corporations love to talk about sustainable farming. U n i l e v e r ha s c o m m i t t e d t o source all of its food sustainably by 2020. PepsiCo has made a similar promise. By 2020 it plans to buy all its ingredients from producers that satisfy its Sustainable Farming Initiative. Many other huge companies, including Walmart, General Mills and Kellogg’s, are also running sustainable agriculture programs. Despite the corporate push, a strange thing is happening in Western Canada: organizations that support sustainable farming are either dead or dying. The Northern Prairies Ag Innovation Alliance (NPAIA), formerly the Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association, held its annual conference in Minot in January. The event attracted about 175 producers, but only 20 to 25 were from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Alberta Reduced Tillage Linkages, which had a mandate to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of farming, died several years ago and the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association is “struggling” to survive, said Paul Thoroughgood, Soil Conservation Council of Canada chair. Adam Gurr, who farms near Rapid City, Man., and one of the few Canadians at the Minot event, came to the conference to learn about soil health and cover crops. Those topics aren’t discussed at the local coffee shop, at least in his region of Manitoba. “There aren’t a lot of guys you can get together … that are even interested in talking about those sorts of things.” Gurr said it’s unfortunate that there isn’t a group leading the charge on alternative practices because someone should be testing concepts like cover crops. “I know as a producer I want to see that stuff translated into a field scale,” he said, “Prove it on field scale with commercial equipment.” Brooks White, NPAIA board member, said there are many conversations on social media about soil organic matter, cover crops and building soil health. But many of those people aren’t members of NPAIA. “I think that’s one of the challenges we have right now is keeping these events going and how do we improve attendance or generate more interest,” said White, a grain and bison producer near Pierson, Man.

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Reduced tillage was a major step forward in sustainable farming, but organized efforts to advance new concepts in sustainable production are struggling, even as major food buyers demand it. | FILE PHOTO

I think that’s one of the challenges we have right now is keeping these events going and how do we improve attendance or generate more interest. BROOKS WHITE GRAIN AND BISON PRODUCER

Leaders of the Ag Innovation Alliance would like to do more outreach, but that’s difficult with limited funds. About a dozen organizations and companies had booths at the Minot conference. However, most corporations promoting sustainable agriculture were absent. NPAIA did contact a number of companies for support but the response was minimal. General Mills had a rep at the event and ADM had a booth. “I think if we could work together with some of those big companies and develop programs … maybe that’s where to start,” White said. That’s a possibility, but if a sustainable farming organization has a small membership, companies aren’t likely to partner with it.

The decline of groups promoting innovative or progressive farming is part of a broader trend in Western Canada, Thoroughood said. Commodity groups that rely on checkoffs are thriving, while associations that rely on voluntary memberships are waning. Grassroots organizations promoting sustainable agriculture should be booming because the agri-food industry is clearly headed in that direction. “Just about every large food producer … like Nestle, or retailers like Walmart and Loblaws, they’re all going towards some model (where) they just don’t want to buy a commodity on weight and protein,” Thoroughgood said. “(They) want to know something about the consequences of its production.” The larger question is whether these companies will be able to affect genuine change in Western Canada and get producers to adopt and embrace more sustainable farming practices. If farmers don’t believe in the concept, a top-down approach may be doomed for failure. The zero tillage movement was successful in Western Canada, partly because it was led by farmers. White is a member of NPAIA

WALMART POWER • With $478 billion in annual sales and about 11,500 stores worldwide, Walmart has considerable influence over its suppliers. • The world’s largest grocer is committed to several sustainable food initiatives, including reductions in fertilizer use and greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. • Walmart is “developing relationships” for its fertilizer optimization program. It plans to have 14 million acres of food production in the program to reduce GHG emissions by seven million tonnes. • The retailer also plans to double sales of locally grown produce by 2025. (Source: Walmart)

because he likes the grassroots feel, where farmers share their stories about innovative farming. “I learn a lot sitting around the tables … and getting ideas from other producers (on) what’s working for them.” robert.arnason@producer.com

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Cargill profits up with higher beef, turkey demand (Reuters) — Cargill’s second quarter adjusted profit jumped 80 percent to US$1.03 billion, up from $574 million in the same quarter last year. The animal nutrition and protein segment was the largest contributor as low feed costs helped boost livestock and poultry production and processing efficiency efforts lifted margins. Thanksgiving turkey business improved thanks to a better supply of birds, and the beef business gained from larger cattle supplies and strong consumer demand.

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Meeting GST treatment on farmland sale can be tricky with Trump MANAGING THE FARM ‘productive,’ says Bayer Officials in the new administration will decide the plan’s fate F R A N K F U R T, G e r m a n y (Reuters) — Bayer, which will need regulatory approval for its US $66 billion deal to buy American seed giant Monsanto, said the company’s chief executive officers had a productive meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Trump talked to Bayer CEO Werner Baumann, Monsanto head Hugh Grant and some of their advisers in New York, his transition team said Jan. 12, eight days before Trump’s inauguration. “It was a productive meeting about the future of agriculture and the need for innovation,” a Bayer spokesperson said. The fate of major proposed mergers, not just Bayer-Monsanto but also Dow Chemical and DuPont, which plan to spin off their combined agriculture businesses, will be decided by Trump’s nominees to lead antitrust enforcement at the justice department and the Federal Trade Commission. Antitrust and industry experts see the regulatory hurdles to a deal as manageable because Bayer’s main business in agriculture is pesticides while Monsanto’s focus is on genetically modified seeds. Under such a scenario, Bayer could at worst be asked to divest soybean, cotton and canola seed assets as well as LibertyLink-branded crops that are resistant to its glufosinate herbicide, an important alternative to Monsanto’s Roundup Ready seeds. However, uncertainty remains over what regulators will make of the merged group’s grip of the overall agriculture market with a combined market share in seeds and pesticides of 28 percent. Critics argue this dominant market position will allow it to crimp research and development efforts, but Bayer has said much needed innovation will come from combined seed-chemical offerings. It also says that it needs to merge to compete against other integrated suppliers such as the future DowDuPont. The meeting took place on the day of Trump’s first news conference as president-elect, which also saw him slam drug companies as “getting away with murder” in what they charge the government for medicines. Bayer, the inventor of aspirin, is among the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical groups.

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etermining who collects and remits the tax on the sale of real property tends to be confusing and depends on the GST/HST registration of both the seller and the buyer. The situation of each sale and the parties involved can vary, so it is important to gather as much information as possible regarding both the buyer and seller.

land is taxable, a sale of real proper ty should generally not be included when determining the “small supplier” threshold as defined under the GST regulations. We would not advise the farmer in this case to register for GST/HST and then sell the farmland to remit the tax. In this circumstance, the vendor will complete a form GST 62 to report GST/HST on the sale of taxable real property. The due date for filing is the last day of the month following the month of sale. For example, if the sale occurs on any day in November, the return and payment of GST/HST are due Dec. 31. As well, farmers who paid GST/ HST on the original purchase of the property and collected GST on the

current sale of the farmland may be eligible to apply for a rebate to recover the basic tax content. It is important to note that if a principal residence on the farmland is included in the sale, the p o r t i o n o f t h e p ro p e r t y t hat includes the house plus the “land that is necessary for the use and enjoyment of the house” would be considered exempt from GST/HST. The remaining property would be taxable. The Canada Revenue Agency provides specific guidelines for the wording, so this must be reviewed to ensure compliance with the legislation. Angela Chang, CPA, CGA, is with MNP. For more information contact her at 604685-8408 or angela.chang@mnp.ca.

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Huge Variation Found in Air Bulk Metering Systems The Secret is Out—Average Variation of 20% in Product Distribution Seed and fertilizer metered into high velocity air streams and sent down distribution tubes to manifolds that split into separate, smaller tubes of varying length to deliver the product to ground openers on toolbars up to 90 feet wide. What could go wrong with that? Plenty, as farmers, agronomists and some air cart manufacturers are finding out. “When we started running high-yield wheat trials with seeding rates up to 160 pounds per acre, we really started to see variations between openers. It was all over the map,” says agronomist and farmer Steve Larocque at Three Hills, Alberta. A few years ago, Larocque ran a basic tubesock test on five different air distribution systems, using some of his customers’ existing air drills. He zip-tied socks on one long and one short hose coming off the same manifold on the left wing, right wing and centre section (six socks in total). While not conducted with scientific rigour, the demonstration showed that the variance between hoses ranged from a low 29% on one drill to a high of 98% on the worst drill. Larocque says the worst drill was probably an outlier, and the high variation could have been reduced with some adjustments. The other three drills had variances of 33%, 41%, and 45%. “Visually, that variance isn’t easy to see in the field unless you are measuring plant stand densities across each row. I think that’s why product variance hasn’t been on people’s radar,” says Larocque. “I think it’s high time for the industry to play catch-up and start matching the accuracy of distribution to the accuracy of their metering. “If we truly want to elevate yields, increase standability and reduce maturity, I believe that air drills should be delivering that same amount of seed and fertilizer into each and every furrow.” At SeedMaster, Research Farm Manager Owen Kinch looked at different manifolds to see what kind of variation exists. He tested six different models of manifold towers from different manufacturers to see how product distribution varied from hose

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Who are the parties involved? Are they individuals, partnerships or corporations? Who is registered for GST/HST? How was the proper ty used before the sale? How will the property be used by the new owners? These factors will affect whether the property is taxable and who is liable to pay and remit the tax if it is. In our practice, we often have clients who own farmland but are not registered for GST/HST. What happens if they sell taxable farmland to another non-registrant? In a scenario where neither the buyer nor seller are registrants for G S T / H S T p u r p o s e s, i t i s t h e responsibility of the seller to collect GST/HST on the sale of taxable real property. Regardless of whether the farm-

to hose after it left the manifold. Overall, the average variation of all towers was 20%. “Industry has known about this problem, but most haven’t wanted to do much about it,” says Kinch. At PAMI, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Program Manager Nathan Gregg says the variance is caused by a multitude of factors, including manifold type, number of manifolds, hose length, hose curvature, and even the metering system. He isn’t aware of any recent research that has measured variation over an entire metering and distribution system. However with the development of more accurate seed row blockage monitors, farmers are now seeing variation between sections and even down to individual seed rows. “In the past it was hard to diagnose and so it was easy to ignore. I think farmers are now becoming more aware of the limitations of the systems,” says Gregg. Trent Meyer, Executive Vice President at SeedMaster, says SeedMaster has historically worked hard to reduce the variation on their bulk distribution system with the Nova™ air cart. As much as possible, distribution hoses are kept the same length, hose curvature is designed to allow product to flow smoothly around corners, metal pipe is used to reduce friction, and manifold design is aimed to provide the most uniform product splitting. “We’ve worked to reduce the issue as much as possible, but we have seen very little from other manufacturers in this regard. They aren’t doing their customers or the industry any favours,” says Meyer. For 2017, Meyer says SeedMaster is going one step further with their new Tunable Tower™ manifold system to further reduce variance. The tower features a centre-cone adjustment that allows product and airflow to be balanced for each run, reducing the deviation between lines. The Tunable Towers are integrated with the XeedSystem monitor to continuously display product flow for each run in real time to guide adjustment to balance product distribution.

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“In limited testing we’ve found that industry manifolds have a variance of 20–23%. With the addition of Tunable Towers, we’ve been able to balance product distribution across the toolbar and get absolute variance down to as low as 10%. That’s 5% below or 5% above the target rate,” says Meyer. For farmers who prefer to use an air cart for both seed and fertilizers, Meyer says the Nova air cart with Tunable Towers will set the new industry standard for bulk product metering accuracy. That will pay off in better agronomics: more uniform emergence, better access to crop nutrients, uniform maturity, less wasted seed and fertilizer, and improved yield. Research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) found that uniform plant stands increased canola yields by up to 32% at low-yielding sites and by up to 20% at high-yielding sites compared to non-uniform plant stands. For the ultimate in seed and fertilizer distribution and placement, the new UltraPro™ II on-frame tank and distribution system from SeedMaster provides even more accurate seed row distribution of product with near seed singulation. SeedMaster research has shown the UltraPro metering system can reduce absolute variation to about 3% (1.5% about or below target rate). This metering variation can be accounted for by seed-size variation. “The UltraPro has allowed farmers to cut canola seeding rates with conﬁdence, and that saves them a lot on input costs. Cutting back just one pound per acre of canola seed can easily save them $10 to $13 per acre, while still achieving good stand establishment and maximum yield,” says Meyer. “That’s the value of reducing variance in seed and fertilizer distribution systems.”

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GRAINS

Grade A

Alberta

Live Jan 6 - Jan 12

Previous Dec 30 -Jan 5

Year ago

Rail Jan 6 - Jan 12

Previous Dec 30 -Jan 5

159.00-159.50 138.78-150.74

161.00 129.69-149.98

179.11 171.43

262.50-270.00 250.00-252.00

263.50-266.50 246.00-252.00

Heifers Alta. n/a n/a Ont. 131.02-151.79 135.74-152.81 *Live f.o.b. feedlot, rail f.o.b. plant.

178.35 171.91

262.50-270.00 249.00-255.00

263.50-266.50 245.00-255.00 Canfax

Steers Alta. Ont.

$195 $190 $185 $180 n/a

$175 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

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Pulse and Special Crops

ICE Futures Canada

Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt)

Steers 600-700 lb. (average $/cwt)

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

Barley (Mar) $150 $145 $140 $135

Saskatchewan

$130 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/29 1/9

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Durum (Mar) $325

$195

Feeder Cattle ($/cwt)

$190 $185 $180 n/a $175 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

1/13

Manitoba $195 $190 $185 $180 n/a n/a $175 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

n/a 1/13

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

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

Cattle Slaughter To Jan 7

Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. To date 2017 39,757 537,000 To date 2016 46,086 552,495 % Change 17/16 -13.7 -2.8

Sask.

Man.

Alta.

B.C.

no sales 168-178 171-184 181-194 190-211 207-233

no sales no sales no sales no sales 180-212 no sales

165-177 165-179 171-183 181-199 196-214 215-234

no sales no sales no sales no sales no sales no sales

142-157 145-160 152-169 159-181 170-195 184-190

no sales no sales 150-165 150-173 168-195 no sales

150-160 152-168 159-174 167-185 175-195 180-205

no sales no sales no sales no sales no sales no sales Canfax

Alberta $175 $170 $165 n/a $160 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

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Saskatchewan

Canfax Steers Heifers Cows Bulls

Jan 7/17 918 825 723 1,033

$175

Jan 9/16 942 862 770 1,121

YTD 17 918 825 723 1,033

YTD 16 942 862 770 1,121

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

$170 $165 $160 n/a

$155 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

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Manitoba $175

$165 $160 n/a

$155 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

Steers 118.86 119.06 118.50 190.00

Heifers 118.98 119.00 n/a n/a

Feeders No. 1 (800-900 lb) Steers South Dakota n/a Billings 121.00-127.50 Dodge City 131.00-132.00

$170

n/a

Slaughter cattle (35-65% choice) National Kansas Nebraska Nebraska (dressed)

Trend n/a n/a firm/+4 USDA

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Cattle / Beef Trade

Canadian Beef Production million lb. YTD % change Fed 27.8 -19 Non-fed 6.0 -12 Total beef 33.8 -17 Canfax

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

EXCHANGE RATE JAN. 16 $1 Cdn. = $0.7614U.S. $1 U.S. = $1.3134 Cdn.

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

$315 $310 $305 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/29 1/9

Exports % from 2015 574,766 (1) +11.0 179,045 (1) -37.9 250,152 (3) +17.2 330,615(3) +12.1 Imports % change n/a (2) n/a 24,210 (2) -24.9 1,914 (4) +4.1 2,310 (4) -47.8

(1) to Dec 31/16 (2) to Nov 30/16 (3) to Nov 30/16 (4) to Jan 7/17

Agriculture Canada

Milling Wheat (Mar)

Close Jan 13 Live Cattle Feb 118.53 Apr 117.93 Jun 108.03 Aug 103.68 Oct 103.33 Feeder Cattle Jan 130.45 Mar 129.30 Apr 128.85 May 127.38 Aug 128.38

Close Trend Jan 5

Year ago

114.83 114.20 103.98 100.23 100.10

+3.70 +3.73 +4.05 +3.45 +3.23

127.55 128.50 119.75 116.33 117.38

128.33 123.80 123.70 122.98 123.35

+2.12 +5.50 +5.15 +4.40 +5.03

154.30 150.28 150.85 150.70 152.68

$245 $240 $235 $230 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/29 1/9

Canola (cash - Mar)

Jan 11 Jan 4 Year Ago No. 3 Oats Saskatoon ($/tonne) 180.60 186.82 144.15 Snflwr NuSun Enderlin ND (¢/lb) 15.45 15.35 16.40

$520.0 $505.0 $490.0

Jan 12 US Choice (US$) 189.10 Dec 23 Cdn AAA (C$) 257.64

Jan 5 201.52 Dec 16 251.27

$460 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/29 1/9

Yr. ago 235.16 Yr. ago 281.17

U.S. Grain Cash Prices ($US/bu.) 1/13

USDA

Canola (basis - Mar)

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

$-15 $-20 $-25

Sheep ($/lb.) & Goats ($/head) Dec 19

Dec 12

Wool sheep 55-69 lb 1.96-2.40 1.96-2.40 70-85 lb 1.86-2.26 1.86-2.16 86-105 lb 1.80-2.13 1.80-1.97 > 106 lb 1.70-1.90 1.70-1.85 Beaver Hill Auction Services Ltd. Jan 9 Jan 2 New lambs 2.75-3.21 2.95-3.20 65-80 lb 2.68-3.10 2.47-2.62 80-95 lb 1.82-2.55 2.07-2.35 > 95 lb 2.17-2.27 2.04-2.12 > 110 lb 1.95-2.21 1.85-2.10 Feeder lambs n/a 1.60-2.10 Sheep 1.10-1.25 1.25-1.35 Rams 1.25-1.40 1.25-1.40 Kids 75-160 75-165 Ontario Stockyards Inc. Shipping January Wool lambs <80 lb 1.95 Wool lambs 81-95 lb 1.85 Wool lambs 96-115 lb 1.85 Hair lambs <95 lb 1.80 Sask. Sheep Dev. Bd.

$-30 $-35 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/29 1/9

Index 100 Hog Price Trends ($/ckg) Alberta $180 $160 $140 $120 1/13

Fixed contract $/ckg (Hams Marketing) Week ending Feb 11 -Feb 18 Feb 25-Mar 04 Mar 11-Mar 18 Mar 25-Apr 01 Apr 08-Apr 15 Apr 22-Apr 29 May 06-May 13 May 20-May 27 Jun 03-Jun 10 Jun 17-Jun 24

Feed Wheat (Lethbridge)

To Jan 7 Canada 359,503 440,162 -18.3

To date 2017 To date 2016 % change 17/16

Fed. inspections only U.S. 2,088,000 2,375,065 -12.1 Agriculture Canada

$185 $180 $175 $170 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/29 1/9

1/13

Flax (elevator bid- S’toon) $505 $500 $495 $490 $485 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/29 1/9

1/13

Barley (cash - Mar) $180 $175

Basis: $26

$170 $165 1/13

Corn (Mar) $365

139.80 144.68

Alta. Index 100 Sask. Sig. 5

$355

Man. Index 100 Que. Index 100

153.00 137.00

$350 $345 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/29 1/9

1/16

*incl. wt. premiums

Soybeans (Mar) $1060

Hogs / Pork Trade

Saskatchewan Sig. 5

Chicago Nearby Futures ($US/100 bu.)

$360

Hogs $/ckg

$1040

$180

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

$160 $140 $120 1/13

(1) to Dec 31/16

(2) to Nov 30/16

Export 956,631 (1) 369,692 (2) 1,136,096 (2)

% from 2015 -17.8 -9.1 +6.2

Import n/a 880 (3) 2,694 (3)

(3) to Jan 7/17

% from 2016 n/a -12.1 -17.4 Agriculture Canada

$160 $150 $140 $130 1/13

Feb Apr May Jun

Close Jan 13 65.60 69.63 74.48 78.60

Close Jan 5 63.98 68.20 73.00 77.20

Trend +1.62 +1.43 +1.48 +1.40

Year ago 62.03 67.45 74.40 78.38

Jul Aug Oct Dec

Close Jan 13 77.85 77.28 66.28 61.93

$1020 $1000 $980 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/29 1/9

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Oats (Mar) $280

Chicago Hogs Lean ($US/cwt)

Manitoba

$260

Close Jan 5 76.83 75.93 65.18 61.58

Trend +1.02 +1.35 +1.10 +0.35

Year ago 78.30 78.23 67.55 63.23

$240 $220 $200 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/29 1/9

1/16

Minneapolis Nearby Futures ($US/100bu.) Spring Wheat (Mar) $600 $580

ELEVATOR SHIPMENTS

(000 tonnes) Alta. Sask. Man.

Jan 8 271.8 326.3 126.2

Jan 1 455.2 712.4 240.2

YTD 6,330.3 10,216.3 3,842.6

Year Ago 6,137.6 10,562.9 3,819.8

Grain Futures

$190

Hog Slaughter

Maple Leaf Thunder Sig 5 Creek Pork Jan 13 Jan 13 145.07-145.31 148.29-150.66 145.31-145.38 144.43-145.97 145.38-145.97 142.35-144.05 147.63-149.57 149.24-152.82 152.99-157.49 153.65-154.58 158.87-161.47 154.39-154.86 160.93-165.78 160.57-168.44 171.19-175.97 168.75-171.33 172.54-174.15 171.64-173.15 177.82-181.66 178.29-178.53

Jan 13 5.16 4.76 6.28 2.88 2.04

1/13

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

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

$120 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

Cash Prices

$475.0

Beef Cutout ($/cwt)

HOGS

$100 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

1/16

Cash Prices

$160 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/29 1/9

$100 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/30 1/6

1/16

$250

Chicago Futures ($US/cwt)

Average Carcass Weight

$180

$320

Jan 13 Jan 6 Dec 16 69.00 69.00 68.00 Laird lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) Laird lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 52.00 52.00 51.00 Richlea lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 60.00 60.00 56.00 Eston lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 66.00 66.00 68.00 Eston lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 50.00 50.00 49.00 Sm. Red lentils, No. 2 (¢/lb) 30.00 30.00 32.50 Sm. Red lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 28.00 28.00 29.00 Peas, green No. 1 ($/bu) 9.25 9.25 9.50 Peas, large. yellow No. 1 ($/bu) 9.00 9.00 9.00 Peas, sm. yellow No. 2 ($/bu) 9.00 9.00 9.00 Feed peas ($/bu) 6.85 6.85 6.85 Maple peas ($/bu) 15.00 15.00 15.00 Mustard, yellow, No. 1 (¢/lb) 31.00 31.00 31.00 Mustard, Oriental, No. 1 (¢/lb) 31.00 31.00 31.00 Mustard, Brown, No. 1 (¢/lb) 34.00 34.00 33.00 Canaryseed (¢/lb) 23.50 23.50 25.00 Desi chickpeas (¢/lb) 35.00 35.00 35.00 Kabuli, 8mm, No. 1 ($/mt) 1,433.00 1,433.00 1,433.00 Kabuli, 7mm, No. 1 ($/mt) 1,234.60 1,234.60 925.90 B-90 ckpeas, No. 1 ($/mt) 1,278.70 1,278.70 992.10

$560 $540 $520 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/29 1/9

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Jan 16 Jan 9 Trend Wpg ICE Canola ($/tonne) Mar 504.10 499.20 +4.90 May 510.80 505.90 +4.90 Jul 514.30 510.30 +4.00 Nov 495.60 489.90 +5.70 Wpg ICE Milling Wheat ($/tonne) Mar 242.00 240.00 +2.00 May 245.00 242.00 +3.00 Jul 244.00 241.00 +3.00 Wpg ICE Durum Wheat ($/tonne) Mar 315.00 317.00 -2.00 May 318.00 320.00 -2.00 Wpg ICE Barley ($/tonne) Mar 139.00 142.00 -3.00 May 141.00 144.00 -3.00 Jan 13 Jan 9 Trend Chicago Wheat ($US/bu.) Mar 4.2600 4.2725 -0.0125 May 4.3975 4.4000 -0.0025 Jul 4.5475 4.5400 +0.0075 Sep 4.6950 4.6675 +0.0275 Chicago Oats ($US/bu.) Mar 2.4250 2.2550 +0.1700 May 2.3675 2.2500 +0.1175 Jul 2.3825 2.2500 +0.1325 Chicago Soybeans ($US/bu.) Mar 10.4625 10.0525 +0.4100 May 10.5550 10.1425 +0.4125 Jul 10.6150 10.2175 +0.3975 Aug 10.5725 10.2025 +0.3700 Chicago Soy Oil (¢US/lb.) Mar 35.60 35.49 +0.11 May 35.86 35.74 +0.12 Jul 36.09 35.96 +0.13 Chicago Soy Meal ($US/short ton) Mar 333.9 313.9 +20.0 May 336.4 316.7 +19.7 Jul 337.8 319.4 +18.4 Chicago Corn ($US/bu.) Mar 3.5850 3.6000 -0.0150 May 3.6550 3.6700 -0.0150 Jul 3.7250 3.7400 -0.0150 Sep 3.7950 3.8025 -0.0075 Minneapolis Wheat ($US/bu.) Mar 5.8275 5.5975 +0.2300 May 5.6575 5.5350 +0.1225 Jul 5.5925 5.5075 +0.0850 Sep 5.6150 5.5325 +0.0825 Kansas City Wheat ($US/bu.) Mar 4.4900 4.3850 +0.1050 May 4.6100 4.5025 +0.0175 Jul 4.7275 4.6175 +0.1100

Year ago 486.70 494.30 498.00 495.80 246.00 248.00 252.00 334.00 342.00 183.00 188.00 Year ago 4.7375 4.7850 4.8450 4.9300 1.9875 1.9875 2.0400 8.7900 8.7875 8.8375 8.8550 29.65 29.86 30.10 270.7 273.6 276.7 3.6325 3.6750 3.7275 3.7750 4.9725 5.0350 5.1050 5.2075 4.7400 4.8400 4.9350

Canadian Exports & Crush To (1,000 MT) Jan 8 Wheat 383.2 Durum 172.2 Oats 31.3 Barley 0.6 Flax 2.8 Canola 177.2 Peas 50.8 Lentils 39.5 (1,000 MT) Jan 11 Canola crush 171.5

To Total Last Jan 1 to date year 214.5 6,193.1 7,624.8 58.1 1,779.9 1,895.4 66.2 605.3 483.5 3.1 425.6 457.9 23.4 142.7 172.9 98.6 4,326.3 4,361.0 56.0 1,935.2 1,433.5 0.1 549.7 535.2 Jan 4 To date Last year 200.3 4,168.3 3,644.4

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ALBERTA

Temperature last week High Low

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

-3.0 -4.9 -8.0 -8.9 -2.1 3.3 2.6 -1.7 0.6 1.8 2.6 -4.2 -2.6 -2.2 -1.7 -6.2 -1.1 0.1

MANITOBA

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

-30.4 -35.1 -32.5 -32.4 -34.9 -32.4 -38.1 -32.7 -36.9 -35.6 -36.3 -35.0 -30.1 -35.9 -30.3 -34.9 -32.0 -32.6

2.2 5.0 2.7 1.9 1.9 5.6 4.2 3.2 2.6 6.3 4.4 1.7 4.1 1.6 3.3 3.4 3.4 1.8

22.3 35.3 33.7 60.2 18.8 20.5 19.1 26.7 25.7 27.5 35.3 15.4 29.3 21.3 11.8 18.3 21.3 22.7

62 67 70 122 58 47 41 65 56 68 80 38 76 56 31 51 40 50

Temperature last week High Low

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

2.8 6.2 3.5 4.1 1.7 4.7 2.1 1.2 2.1 1.8 3.5 4.8 0.4 2.2 6.7 5.8

-32.8 -25.5 -34.7 -33.5 -32.7 -27.2 -36.0 -30.8 -33.5 -31.7 -32.6 -33.4 -31.7 -27.4 -24.5 -34.8

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

4.8 4.5 3.3 2.3 4.5 2.7 1.3 1.3 5.0 5.4 3.7 1.7 5.4 3.4 4.7 3.0

19.6 29.9 26.3 17.4 36.0 51.7 15.1 15.0 18.0 19.5 31.2 27.1 47.7 35.0 39.3 20.2

62 96 57 50 79 83 25 39 41 53 69 48 70 85 88 50

Temperature last week High Low

Brandon Dauphin Gimli Melita Morden Portage la Prairie Swan River Winnipeg

-8.8 3.7 -4.6 -7.4 -4.3 -3.0 -1.4 -6.5

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

-34.5 -33.1 -35.3 -34.3 -32.8 -31.0 -34.4 -32.7

4.4 1.7 3.2 1.7 2.6 1.9 4.7 3.0

71.1 32.9 66.4 39.8 83.8 59.1 25.6 54.3

135 61 118 74 136 95 43 91

-30.3 -23.5 -25.0 -24.8 -31.2

6.4 0.7 2.3 1.5 4.2

86.0 61.5 58.8 64.5 77.2

76 93 80 66 59

BRITISH COLUMBIA Cranbrook Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Prince George

-5.0 4.4 -4.8 0.0 -0.5

All data provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service: www.agr.gc.ca/drought. Data has undergone only preliminary quality checking. Maps provided by WeatherTec Services Inc.: www.weathertec.mb.ca

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