Border Connection: March 2016

Volume 2 - Issue 4

March 18th, 2016

Visitors welcome at Hagan Farm Trans-Canada Hwy

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Pat and Millie, quarterhorses used to pull a sleigh or wagon on the Hagan farm. PHOTOS/DOLORES CALDWELL

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By Dolores Caldwell The sign at the end of the lane at Keith and Mary Anne Hagan’s says it all, “Visitors Welcome”.

Their farm south of Woodnorth is complete with Purebred Charolais cattle, registered quarter horses, regular horses,

small ponies, Old-English bantam chickens, cats and a faithful German Shepherd, named Daisy.

Keith Hagan is known for hitching his horses to a sleigh or cutter in the winter or buggy in the summer and travelling to

neighbouring towns. “I have toured dignitaries in the horse drawn buggy at Reston Fair, Virden Fair and Cromer Stick Horse Rodeo, attended weddings and parades,” said Hagan. “We used the horses for feeding the cattle at one time, now

they are strictly for our own pleasure.”

Probably one of the most unique things at the Hagan farm is a cookshack out behind the house. “I got the idea from a 2006 issue of ‘Cowboys and Indians’ magazine and told Mary

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The cookshack is a threesided building that sits along the creek. It was finished in 2011 and has been a great source of enjoyment for many friends and family.

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Visitors welcome at Hagan Farm Continued from page 1 Keith will often hitch up the quarter horses, Pat and Millie, and after a ride, winter or summer, stop at the cookshack for a hot beverage or delicious snack prepared on the old woodstove. “We always have coffee or tea on but have cooked pancakes, sausages, eggs and corn on the cob,” said Hagan. The woodstove came from a bachelor on the other side of Woodnorth. Other than the woodstove, the cookshack contains lots of interesting and even historic artifacts such as lanterns, pots, pans, washboards, castor oil bottles, old tins, rolling pins, signs, cream cans, irons and even a curling iron that you can heat in the fire and curl your hair with. There is a bonfire pit and an old water pump just off to the side to complete the setting.

Keith and Mary Anne just celebrated their 50th Anniversary on January 29th. Together they raised 3 girls and 1 boy and have five adorable grandchildren. They rent their land out to the Kinnaird family, but keep enough to run 25 purebred Charolais, horses, and chickens. “I have

looked after horses since I was 7 years old,” said Hagan.

Keith used to show his cattle and was a leader with the local 4-H club.

“I have been in the purebred business for 33 years and have recently sold some of my herd to my neighbours, Allan and Michelle Gervin and to the Van Buurens of Pipestone.”

“Two years ago we purchased two pinto ponies and I plan to start training and raising some colts off them,” said Hagan. “The stallion is called Clyde and the mare is Bonnie – Home of Bonnie and Clyde. We also have mares named Flicka, Beauty, Dot and Doll.” These pinto mares were purchased from wellknown pony breeder Orland Cook of Melita.

“Right now this farm is our hobby and in a hundred years or so we might move closer to town,” said Hagan.

Currently, Keith’s new project is remodeling an “A” John Deere tractor that his father purchased brand new in 1950.

Keith hays 50 acres and buys his straw, he also works 6 acres for green

Perhaps one of the most unique things on Keith and Mary Anne Hagan’s farm, south of Woodnorth, is a three-sided cookshack that Keith built. It has become a great source of entertainment for friends and family at the Hagan farm. PHOTOS/DOLORES CALDWELL feed.

Mary Anne is also a vital part of the family farm. She was a nurse and worked in the school system for years before retiring. She enjoys playing bridge and plays the organ in church. “Mary Anne has a big garden

Old English Bantam Chickens.

right off the cookshack,” says Hagan.

Another unique feature of the Hagan farm is a creek that runs through it, that doesn’t have a name.

“The creek is very entertaining, it comes out of Saskatchewan, and we get

and have skated on it in the winter and canoed down it in the summer.”

If you are interested in any of the Hagan’s Charolais cattle or would like to visit, call 204-748-1024, because like the sign says, “Visitors Welcome.”

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Quadruplet calves in near Alida Sask Submitted by Kayla Lamport On Friday, March 4, the Lamport family farm had quite an interesting and rare delivery! The Lamport farm is locates southwest of Alida, SK and Calvin, along with his sons Layne and Cole, raise approximately 80 head of Charolais cross cattle with the help of their sister Kayla. On Friday night Calvin, Layne and Kayla put the five-yearold cow in the barn when they noticed that something was off. The cow had twins two years in a row

so it was thought that she likely would again. Calvin pulled the first three calves with Layne catching them as they came and Kayla holding the tail, then later, working on the calves to ensure that they were doing well. The three calves and their mother were put into a pen in the barn and about half hour later she had another calf that was in a sack of its own.

On Saturday the Lamports travelled to Balgonie to pick up a Holstein nurse cow to aid the mother in

raising the four calves. All four calves are being wellcared for by the two cows and will be raised together by both cows. There were two female and two male calves that were named Abbigail, Bruce, Charly and Duke (ABCD). A couple hours after the calves were born they were each weighed, the weights were 50, 47, 46, and 46 lbs, making a grand total of 189 lbs of calf inside one cow. The chances of a cow having live quadruplets are 1 in 11.2 million.

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With flooding across the province in recent years, there is a lot of discussion at provincial, municipal and federal levels on how to manage the flow of water to

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minimize the destruction of land and infrastructure during high water events.

As a landowner, there’s a role you can play in this plan as well, especially with

Wetland undergoing restoration to retain additional water in the basin PHOTO/DANA HAY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA

the help of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC).

The Corporation is in the middle of a significant wetland restoration project and they are looking for landowners to help them meet the project objectives.

There are a number of advantages to restoring wetlands, but the main benefit that landowners are often most interested in is the actual retention of water.

Deloraine landowner, Gord Weidenhamer, recently added a 10-year wetland restoration agreement to enhance a wetland already under an existing conservation

agreement with MHHC. “Nature took a lifetime to create it and to try to get it back takes a lot of steps and a lot of work. These conservation projects help to restore the natural lands and I think people should take advantage of them and really look at the big picture. The land was drained by previous owners, but it didn’t provide any benefit as far as the grazing goes, the wetlands were still there especially during high water years,” said Weidenhamer.

The 32 acre wetland restoration on Gord Weidenhamer’s and Glen Scott’s properties is just one example of the many projects, big and

small, that have been funded through MHHC with support from Environment and Climate Change Canada and its Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund.

Research and land surveys are always completed in cooperation with the landowners to determine what the water level should be at and to provide direction on the best means of restoring the natural landscape.

Since Weidenhamer’s land is in the headwaters, he’s hoping the reclamation of this wetland will help to alleviate some problems downstream.

“If every municipality could look at these programs

and utilize them, I think there would be real benefits to storing some water and slowing down water that’s heading downstream,” said Weidenhamer.

The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation is a non-profit, Crown corporation with a mandate to conserve, restore and enhance fish and wildlife habitat in Manitoba through conservation initiatives that promote healthy ecosystems and biodiversity.

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Below normal runoff expected across most of the province

Last week, the Water Security Agency released the preliminary outlook for spring runoff. A below normal runoff is anticipated for most of the province, however it is still early and conditions can change over the remainder of the winter.

Some areas in east central Saskatchewan had more water on the landscape than normal going into winter freeze up and should expect near normal runoff. There is also an area extending from Yorkton to Last Mountain Lake that may see above normal

runoff based on the current conditions.

Saskatchewan has experienced a warmer and drier than normal winter so far.

Generally, most of the province is looking at a below normal snow pack for this time of year. There are some

areas in the east central region north of Yorkton up to Hudson Bay and west over to Nipawin where the snow pack is near normal.

Long range precipitation forecasts are difficult to rely on but most are calling for near normal precipitation

across Saskatchewan for February, March and April.

All of these forecasts are also showing above normal temperatures for this threemonth period which could result in an earlier spring runoff.

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outs went into winter at near normal levels and even with a below normal runoff, surface water supplies are expected to be adequate in 2016.

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Norm Hall, President of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan responded to the Canadian Transportation Agency Review report tabled in the House of Commons on February 25 by calling on the Federal Government to undertake a complete costing

review of the railways.

Grain transportation is an essential service for Saskatchewan producers. We need to better understand how railway costs have changed since 2001, Hall stated, “we also need to ensure that the rate producers pay is fair and that it provides

a fair return to railways so that they can make necessary investments. A full costing review was an election promise from the Liberal party in the federal election and that’s the best place for the government to start.”

Hall also welcomed the consultation on the CTA re-

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“We will be closely studying the CTA Review recommendations to determine whether they will ensure cost effective and reliable rail service in the future and we will continue to work with other farm and commodity orga-

nizations to respond to the government consultations, and defend the interests of farmers” Hall concluded.

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We’ve gotta live calf! Now what?

Head for the Hills Veterinary Health Services Last week’s article discussed calvings, and some of the difficulties surrounding them. Once you have struggled through getting that live calf on the ground, there are some things that can be done to encourage its survival.

-Making certain the mother and calf have bonded well will ensure the calf gets good opportunities to nurse whenever it is hungry. It will help if a predator tries to take the calf, to have a cow that knows she has a calf to defend and keep close.

-A newborn calf may be stressed at the time of birth if it is born too slowly, if it was a difficult pull, etc.

Yellow discoloration is actually the calf’s first feces passed in utero because it was severely stressed. Special care of the newborn to get it up and running can pay off in the long run.

-Getting the calf dry and warm will help it to survive. Calves that get chilled or have a low food intake are prone to pneumonia and scours. A hotbox or area with a heat lamp can be invaluable, but even bring-

ing that chilled calf up to the house until it is dry and given colostrum will suffice in a pinch. Sometimes kids can be a great asset when it comes to giving that extra bit of attention to a newborn. Bottle feeding the calf is fun and teaches responsibility at the same time.

-If a calf is born alive, but is not breathing well on its own, setting it upright and rubbing its sides to stimulate it, and the good ol’ piece of straw up the nose trick may be all it needs. There are respiratory stimulants (pharmaceutical products) your veterinarian may also recommend that you keep on hand for such emergencies. The practice of hanging the calf upside down and letting the amniotic fluid drain has fallen out of favor; because the pressure of the calf’s abdominal organs on its diaphragm may actually hinder its ability to inhale. If the calf seems really full of fluid, hanging it upside down for just a few seconds should suffice.

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A calf that does not get a proper amount of colostrum soon enough following birth, will not form a mature immune system until about 6 months of age.

A farm/ranch environment is much too contaminated with everyday germs, viruses, and bacteria for a calf to live half a year with little to no immunity. A calf that does not get colostrum (or enough of it) tends to get ill over and over again, eventually succumbing to a virus or bacteria. If there is a question as to whether or not a calf has received enough colostrum, the veterinarian can do a simple blood test to give a rough estimate as to whether there has been a failure of passive transfer. Ideally the calf should get colostrum within the first 2 hours of being born. Colostrum ingested up to 6 hours after birth is still quite effective.

By the time the calf is 12 hours old; its gut is beginning to shut itself down to the availability of absorbing colostrum antibodies. Two meals of colostrum are recommended. Commercially packaged powdered colostrum is available in dif-

ferent concentrations (i.e. different amounts of antibodies/immunoglobulins) or one can simply make sure the calf gets sucking from its mom. Some people will milk a cow once she has calved and store some of that “first milk” or colostrum in the freezer rather than purchase commercial colostrum. Calves absorb the antibodies the best when they suck from their mother or a bottle, but for the sake of saving time, a bag feeder can be used.

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calf. Your veterinarian can make recommendations as to what vaccines should be given and when.

An injection of Vitamin E/Selenium will help prevent White Muscle disease (a disease that causes weak muscles including the heart muscle of calves). Our area is known for being low in Selenium; therefore, it is a good idea to give the calf a shot of Vitamin E and Selenium at birth as well as supplementing the cows ahead of time with a mineral tub or injectable Vitamin E/Selenium. Vitamin E and Selenium can go out of date, making them ineffective. Always check that the supplement or mineral tub is not stale dated.

Keeping the environment where the calf is born and raised, dry and clean will decrease the chances of it getting scours, umbilical infections (naval ill), etc.

The practice of dipping the naval with an iodine solution is no longer recommended, because it can cause the cow to overzealously lick at the calf’s naval leading to trauma or even herniation. If a clean environment is not feasible, occasionally, an antibiotic may be recommended by the veterinarian to help treat naval ill. An infected naval can lead to septicemia (infection of the blood

stream) which in turn can cause severe, permanent arthritis, meningitis, and other problems. Whenever possible a clean environment is a big key to success for the newborn calf.

Dehorning paste now will prevent unwanted horns later. Calf castrations with bands are an option. If this is done now; however, it is a really good idea to put an implant in the calf’s ear to replace the natural testosterone and encourage better growth rates.

Tagging the calf now will help to identify the cow it belongs to, and helps to keep track of the calf. If calves are tagged, it is easier to identify if one has become ill or has gone missing. Creep feed will help calves grow faster. It can also provide a way to mass medicate calves to prevent coccidiosis scours. Occasionally producers will put out diatomaceous earth for calves. It does not actually have an active ingredient to prevent scours; however, it gives the calves something clean to lick rather than the ground which often has manure contaminating it. With cattle prices rising, keeping the newborn calf alive and thriving will certainly help with the bottom line.

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Supreme Challenge at Canadian Western Agribition

By Dolores Caldwell Two local cattle producers were honored to show their bulls in the 2015 RBC Supreme Challenge at Canadian Western Agribition. Grand Champions from cattle shows across Canada and parts of the USA earn entry to this very large exhibition of the best cattle in North America.

JSJ Livestock (James and Shayla Jasper and family of Hartney, MB) proudly exhibited their Brandon AG X Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull calf.

Maple Lake Stock Farms - Gerry & Linda Bertholet, also of Hartney, exhibited their Brandon AG X Grand Champion Simmental Bull calf – Maple Lake Publicity 4437B, and their Brandon AG X Grand Champion Shorthorn bull – AC Candy’s Big Hunk 34B, who was also named Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn at Canadian Western Agribition. Both Producers said it was an awesome experience to be in the show ring with over 37 champion bulls and 35+ champion females of all breeds from North America.

It was summed it up well at the show stating, “This is the ‘Stanley cup’ of cattle shows. The top placements were awarded to a Charolais female and an Angus Bull.

James, Shayla and their three children own and operate JSJ Livestock 2 miles south of Hartney, Manitoba.

In 2007, the Jaspers went looking for a cattle breed with an open mind. Hoping to find one that would fit their busy lifestyle. After many hours, farm visits and research, they purchased their first purebred Gelbvieh cattle. “Since 2007, our Gelbvieh herd has grown to approximately 100 purebred and full-blood cattle,” said Jasper. ”We believe that Gelbvieh dams are among the best in the industry. They are heavy milking, easy

doing, long lasting cows.

Their good temperament, excellent mothering ability and calving ease, made this breed an easy choice for us.

We cull our bulls hard. Only the very top animals make the pen. Our bulls are selected with the commercial breeder in mind. Bulls selected from our program will improve maternal traits without giving up performance. ” In addition to the day-today operations, the family keeps busy with hockey and 4-H. Shayla is a leader and the kids are members of the Napinka Grande Clairiere

4-H Beef Club, along with Gerry and Linda’s granddaughter Bree Russell.

The club’s achievement is hosted by Linda and Gerry close by, with their experience in balancing a busy family, while marketing and showing cattle is a true asset.

JSJ is offering their purebred bulls and a select group of females in an online sale through DV Auction March 15-17. For more information, call 204858-2476 or 204-741-0763 or visit their website www. jsjlivestock.com

Gerry Bertholet of Maple Lake Stock Farms started with purebred Simmentals in 1984, but sees quality for what it is, and is not restricted to one breed. He started his Angus purebreds in 2000, and the shorthorn group in 2013. They have a herd of approximately 450 breeding females.

Gerry and Linda and their family, Andrea, Kayla, Josie and Tanner are commercial cattlemen who have built their herd to exceptionally high producing, sound females.

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has had many champion commercial pens at Brandon Fall Fair, Yorkton Showdown and Canadian Western Agribition.

“The goals at Maple Lake are to have sound, easy keeping females with udders that last,” said Bertholet. “We have several cows in their 10 – 15th year of production.

Bull calves are weaned at an average of 970 lbs. In 2015, cows weaned 67% of their body weight on average and gained 110 to 200 lbs in

pasture. Cows are pastured on native grass on a strict rotation, promoting grass growth. Bull calves are creep feed oats and corn 30 – 60 days prior to weaning using the Quiet Wean program.”

Maple Lake stock farms market their stock at their family managed ‘Kick Off to Spring bull Sale’ March 21st, and at their Annual Bred female Sale in December.

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Horses in Southwestern Manitoba

By Tyler Bugg When Europeans ďŹ rst arrived in the Americas, there were no horses for the First Nations to domesticate and use. It wasn’t until the 16th and 17th centuries that horses from the Spanish Colonies of Latin America escaped or were traded to tribes in North America that equines ended up spreading all over the continent.

In what is now Canada, the Blackfoot were the ďŹ rst to get horses, around 1730.

The Assiniboine, Cree and Ojibwa soon followed by the end of the century. Horses revolutionized the economy and war ďŹ ghting ability of the native tribes that acquired them. They were able to carry more than a dog or human travois (two poles attached with skin to carry goods like a cart without wheels), and it allowed hunters to go further and keep up with the herds of bison that was the most important animal to Aboriginals in the Plains. When it came to war the horse, and the second major change for First Nations, the gun, changed how tribes would ďŹ ght amongst each other and against European settlement.

After the purchase of Rupert’s Land by the Canadian government in 1869, and the failed insurrection lead by Louis Riel, the land west of the Assiniboine River and Fort Gary was opened up for European settlement in the late 19th century. Once again the horse became one of the most important animals on the prairie. Settlers, either single men or families, would take the train to the land they were promised,

and once they got to the station, would purchase either a team of oxen or of horses, along with all the other supplies they would need. In some cases, many people had no interaction with oxen before they homesteaded in the west, so horses were preferred, but more expensive.

One story was two men from England, after taking a boat to New York and the train to Minneapolis and then again to North Dakota, bought a team of oxen to homestead in the Turtle Mountains. One of them would take the long whip, snap it over the oxen, and then light his pipe and puff on it for a bit, before the oxen ďŹ nally began to move.

Horses were used to transport grain to Brandon, then the only town with the railroad before the branch lines

were built by the Canadian PaciďŹ c Railway and later the Canadian National, which would take ten times as long by walking than by taking a horse and wagon. Even when the branch lines were built, most towns and sidings were built in eight mile intervals, so that a farmer would not have to drive his team more than four miles to get to the closest grain elevator.

Besides transporting grain, horses were instrumental in the earliest years of farming in Western Canada, doing everything from plowing to running threshing machines on the farm to hauling the grain to market. If you were a cattle rancher, a horse was invaluable in sorting and herding cows. When hooked up to the buggy or sleigh, horses were used to go vis-

Using a team of horses to haul grain: Bev Robinson at the reins.

PHOTO/MELITA-ARTHUR HISTORY COMMITTEE 1983 iting the neighbors or taking the kids to school.

When tractors began to take over more farming duties, horses were still kept for

personal use, and during the Dirty Thirties it was common for farmers to go back to horsepower. It wasn’t until the widespread use of the

automobiles in the 1950s when horses were ďŹ nally relegated to the pasture, rodeo and pleasure riding in a long overdue retirement.

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New owners at Turtle Mountain Resort

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There aren’t any immediate plans for big changes.

They want to get their feet wet and settle in. A few changes include a licensed dining room and reopening the drive-up window.

“The resort will be seasonal to start. We have a 10year plan in mind.”

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Canola Council welcomes new Board members

Submitted by Canola Council of Canada Four new members joined the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) Board of Directors for 2016/17.

Chairman Brian Conn, Vice President - Canadian Oilseeds with Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada Ltd., welcomed the new Board members at the CCC’s Annual General Meeting earlier today.

New to the CCC Board of Directors are: • Aaron Anderson of Richardson International, nominated by the Western Grain Elevator Associa-

tion; • Charlene Bradley of the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, nominated by Canola Grower Associations; • Jennifer Marchand of Cargill Ltd., nominated by the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association; • Jeff Pleskach of Cargill Ltd., nominated by the Western Grain Elevator Association.

“On behalf of the board, I’d like to thank our outgoing members for their contributions to our industry, and warmly welcome the new members as we

continue to focus on partnership and innovation to achieve our 2025 strategy,” says Conn. To provide a strong voice for all segments of the industry, CCC directors are nominated by organizations representing growers, processors and exporters, as well as life science companies. The new board was announced at the CCC’s Annual General Meeting held in San Diego this morning. The AGM was followed by the launch of the CCC’s 2015 annual report: Resilient.

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“When you buy 100% Canadian milk products, you’re also supporting Canadian dairy farmers.

And that’s something we can all be proud of.” – Dairy Farmers of Manitoba

By Brandi Pollock You may be asking yourself, why buy Canadian milk products? Does it really matter where my dairy products come from? After speaking to a local dairy farmer, the answers are fairly simple.

He explained, “When you buy 100 percent Canadian milk products, you are supporting family farms.

By family farms, I mean that no companies own the farms. They are owned by the families that run them

and care for the animals” You can proudly support your local dairy farmers each and every time you purchase a product with the “100% Canadian Milk” symbol on it.

The dairy farmer said, “When you see that symbol, you are buying milk from local farmers who support the local community. It is the safest milk in the world. It is free from antibiotics and hormones.

It is also tested every time the milk is taken from the farm, not only for antibiotics and hormones, but for cow health and equipment hygiene.”

Dairy farmers Manitoba must also belong to the Canadian Quality Milk Program, as milk producers.

This program sets out rules for dairy farmers to follow, for hygiene and cow comfort; making sure that the cows are well bedded, the cows have no sores or open wounds, they are not lame, and they look healthy.

According to the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba website, “All milk produced on Canadian dairy farms is tested for antibiotic residues before it is unloaded at the processing plant.

Any milk that tests positive for antibiotic residues is rejected and properly discarded, not sold to the public. Because milk samples are taken at each farm, the farm responsible is easily identified and must pay a penalty as well as all related costs for the prop-

nated by the Canola Growers Associations: • Charlene Bradley, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission; • Brian Chorney, Manitoba Canola Growers Association; • Brett Halstead, Canadian Canola Growers Association; • Greg Sears, Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

Nominated by the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association: • Woody Galloway, Bunge Canada; • Michael Irons, Archer

Daniels Midland Co.; • Jennifer Marchand, Cargill Ltd.; • James Rea, Richardson Oilseed Limited.

Nominated by the Western Grain Elevator Association: • Aaron Anderson, Richardson International Ltd.; • Brian Conn, Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada Ltd.; • Dean McQueen, Viterra; • Jeff Pleskach, Cargill Ltd. Nominated by life science companies: • Neil Arbuckle, Mon-

santo Canada.

• Conor Dobson, Bayer CropScience.

• Greg Stokke, Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd. The Canola Council of Canada is a full value chain organization representing canola growers, processors, life science companies and exporters.

Keep it Coming 2025 is the strategic plan to ensure the canola industry’s continued growth, demand, stability and success – achieving 52 bushels per acre to meet global market demand of 26 million metric tonnes by the year 2025.

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Also, rBST, a growth hormone for dairy cows, is not approved for sale in Canada.”

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Farming is a very rewarding, important and invaluable industry in Canada. But for all of its benefits, it is also one of the most dangerous industries, and the reality of the profession is that children are often around the workplace. This means exposure to hazards including toxic chemicals, unpredictable livestock and potentially dangerous machinery. This exposure makes it absolutely crucial that children be taught about the potential dangers around them and how to avoid putting themselves at risk.

March 14 – 20 is National Farm Safety Week and this year, the Canada Safety Council is reminding Canadian families to take precautions while on the farm, ensuring the safety of children by understanding the concerns and paying attention to detail.

According to a study

by Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR), 272 Canadians under the age of 14 died between 1992 and 2012 in agricultural-related fatalities, with approximately 45 per cent of those being four years of age or younger.

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runovers (41.9 per cent,) followed by drownings (15.2 per cent,) machine rollovers (11.1 per cent,) animal-related injuries (6.5 per cent) and being crushed by or under an object (5.1 per cent.)

Often, bystander runovers occur when children are playing on the farm or near a worksite.

The farm vehicle is usually in reverse, and the adult is not expecting the child to be there. This fact alone makes it crucially important to set aside an area reserved for playing in the yard. A fenced-in area with self-locking gate closures will ensure that the child’s exposure to runover-related danger is greatly reduced.

It’s important to remember that what may seem to be an obvious safety measure isn’t always so obvious, especially with younger children. Teach them which areas are offlimits or dangerous. As they get older and start helping out around the farm, take the time to teach them the proper way of doing things, explaining and enforcing safety as the primary goal. Keep in mind their limited experience and strength when assigning tasks, giving them age- and size-appropriate responsibilities.

That being said, it’s not enough to tell children how to do things safely.

Especially when it comes to work-related tasks, children are driven to follow examples set by their parents and other adults.

Farmers and workers have to make sure that they’re following safety protocols and being careful, or the message will ring hollow to children and they will not see it as important.

Take the following precautions to ensure that your farm is safe for children:

· Inspect your farm with your children for any areas that contain hazards. Make sure to not only identify the hazards, but also to explain why they’re dangerous to the children and, if possible, take steps to mitigate the danger. · Before setting children to work on age-appropriate tasks, check local laws to ensure that they are of legal age to operate farm machinery. · Train older children before setting them to work on anything. Ensure they understand the proper

operation of machinery they’re being asked to use, and that they know what to do at all times. · Never allow extra riders on any equipment.

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• Shelterbelt Program still available for yard and field shelterbelts ties: Reston, Tilston, Bede, Lyleton, Pipestone, Pierson, Kola and area class learning and the general public use

scholarship to students pursuing post-secondary education in Natural Resources or Agriculture.

nature trails: Canupawakpa Trail (near Reston), Cherry Point (at Oak Lake) and Malher (West of Melita)

Celebrating 10 years

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FCC adding $500 million to Young Farmer Loan

Regina, Saskatchewan, March 8, 2016 – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is adding $500 million to its ongoing commitment to a loan program aimed at helping young farmers become established in the industry.

Launched in March 2012, FCC’s commitment to the Young Farmer Loan has grown to $2 billion over four years, with almost 6,000 loans worth more than $1.3 billion approved, as of Dec. 31, 2015.

“FCC is proud to support the next generation of farmers through every stage of their career,” FCC President and CEO Michael

Hoffort said. “Products like the Young Farmer Loan can make a real difference for producers looking to enter the industry or grow their business.”

The Young Farmer Loan provides qualified producers, under age 40, with loans of up to $500,000 to purchase or improve farmland and buildings. The loan includes variable lending rates at prime plus 0.5 per cent, a special fixed rate if producers choose that avenue of repayment and no loan processing fees.

Shawn Paget, owner of Riverview Farm Corporation, used a Young Farmer

Loan three years ago to acquire more land for his Hartland, New Brunswickarea potato farm.

“FCC’s Young Farmer Loan was exactly what we needed to expand our operations in order to grow a wider variety of cash crops, such as soybeans, corn and cereals,” Paget said. “Access to flexible financing is very important when you are starting out or trying to become more established in the industry. It’s more than a loan – it’s an investment in the future of farming.”

Enabling young producers to borrow with no fees at affordable interest rates helps them develop a solid credit history and build their business.

“The long-term success of Canadian agriculture relies heavily on our ability to attract and retain young, innovative people to the business of agriculture,” said Lawrence MacAulay, minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. “By helping the next generation

become established in this vital industry, FCC is fulfilling an important part of its mandate and a key commitment of this government.”

To find out more about the demographic impact of young farmers on Canadian agriculture, read the latest Ag Economist blog post at www.fcc.ca/AgEconomist.

The Young Farmer Loan enhances FCC’s suite of existing products and services that support young producers, such as the FCC Transition Loan, FCC Ag Knowledge Exchange events, FCC Publications, FCC on Campus, and FCC Management Software for both accounting and field management.

In 2014-15, FCC approved more than $2.4 billion in financing to farmers under age 40, representing more than one-quarter of the $8.6 billion in disbursements last year to help customers expand or start their operations.

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25.............1 Yr. S immental 1...............2 Yr. S immental 13.................1 Yr. Hereford 4...................2 Yr. Hereford 2 ...................1 Yr Gelbvieh 4 ..................1 Yr. Charolais

4.........................1 Yr. Angus 1...................1 Yr. Limousin 4....1 Yr. Simmental Heifers 6........1 Yr. Hereford Heifers ALL PUREBRED ANIMALS ARE TIE BROKE AUCTIONEER Bud Bergner, Ashern

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By Anne Davison Marion and Ray McBride are organic farmers near Moosomin, SK. McBride Farm grows organic grain on three quarters of a section. “We have a very small operation by today’s agricultural standard,” says Marion.

She is President of TransCanada Organic Certification Services, a Saskatchewan certification organization.

The value is in the label. “There’s a difference between organic and natural. Who has decided it is natural? Natural is a meaningless term in the market place. The reason that organic is so much more reliable is because they could be inspected at any time and have to be inspected yearly,” she explains.

The philosophy of the organic movement refers to methods of agricultural production and food processing that minimizes disruption of the natural environment and encourages the health and vitality of the soil, promotes humane animal management and preserves ecological integrity.

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Marion McBride, from Moosomin, is President of TransCanada Organic Certification Services.

this left one component.

“There was a group of people who recognized there was injustice in labour practice.” This need gave birth to a farmer direct cooperative – the Agricultural Justice Project.

From Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, about 60 farmers are part of the Justice Project. It is another stream of organics and this Saskatchewan organization is the only Canadian group that certifies to this standard.

Similar to the Fair Trade

In December 2015, McBride took these photos of retail products frown in Saskatchewan, sold in a Whole Foods Market in Las Vegas. The packages carry the little red barn label “Farmer Direct is 100 percent Farmer Owned Always Organic”, “Food Justice Sustainability Fair Farms”, and the “Fair Deal” yellow stamp. PHOTOS/SUBMITTED coffee label now found on some beans, Food Justice Certified is a label based on

high-bar social justice standards for farms, processors, and retailers, including every link in the food chain from farm to table.

“It gives us a value added option” explains McBride.

Bulk product is repackaged into 25 lb. packages for retailers.

She says farm labour-

ers need to be paid a competitive wage, pointing out, “You’re not just doing chores.” Good help on farms has been hard to find because of factors such as isolation, seasonal work and long hours. Often retired farmers or family members fill that need.

Workers may be driv-

ing very expensive, heavy equipment. There’s a lot to know and there is a need for safety precautions.

Farm Justice means regulations for employees, such as housing, time off and even the right to organize, as well as wage stipulations that are “quite a bit more than minimum.”

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14 Annual WRANGLERS BULL SALE Sunday, April 10 th th

3:00 p.m. (Saskatchewan Time) 4:00 p.m. Manitoba Time At the farm 1 mile east 6 1/2 miles south of Gainsborough

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LOT #47 • BW-92 LBS • AKRS 21C

LOT #44 • BW-88 LBS • WRAY 2C

LOT #8 • AWH 2C

LOT #11 • AWH 5C

48 BULLS ON OFFER 9 Yearling Polled Herefords

LOT #31• 2J 12C

LOT #32• 2J 1C

39 Yearling Black Angus

LOT #41 • BW-81 LBS • WRAY 18C

The sale again will be a video sale, so we invite you to come view this outstanding offering of bulls anytime prior to the sale.

LOT #38• 2J 5C

Real Bulls, Real Numbers, Real Value!

LOT #40 • BW88 LBS • WRAY 24C

LOT #21 • AWH 24C

2J Angus James & Josephine Easton Wawota, SK (306)739-2903

LOT #1 • AWH 14C

LOT #25 • AWH 38C

LOT #15 • AWH 53C

A.W. Angus Henderson Family Gainsborough, SK (306)685-2249

LOT #6 • AWH 69C

Til-Toba Polled Herefords Ken & Judy Wray Tilston, MB (204)686-2289

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8th Annual Bull Sale - On The Ranch April 7th, 2016 at 2 p.m.

T Bar K Ranch

31 Red Angus Yearlings 20 Red Angus 2 year olds 13 Horned Hereford Yearlings 14 Horned Hereford 2 year olds Call for DVD & Catalog of bulls Four generations of Dorrance’s have made a living off of the land since 1889 and the mainstay has always been livestock. Our children are 5th generation and are continuing with the passion and love of cattle that has sustained generations. We make our sole living from the cattle industry and are a family owned and operated ranch. We offer strong customer service and back our cattle 100%. On offer is a powerful set of specially held over Two Year old Bulls of Red Angus and Horned Herefords. We have an outstanding set of performance and calving ease yearling bulls. The bulls are fed a high roughage ration keeping their future soundness in mind.

We offer a sight unseen purchase program along with volume buyer discounts. Should you have any questions regarding the Bulls on offer please don’t hesitate to call. Better yet stop in and have a look at them yourselves prior to the sale. Please join us on sale day and come for some good home cooked hospitality, lunch starts at 12:30.

11 miles West of Wawota Highway #48, 1/2 mile North on Highway #9, East Side

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RCMP raise awareness about ongoing email and phone scams

Every year, residents in our community fall victim to fraud. Most people don’t think it could happen to them, but fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated methods to target citizens of all ages across the province and country. March is Fraud Prevention Month and the Manitoba RCMP is taking this opportunity to inform citizens about some recent fraud schemes and what they can do to avoid becoming victims.

The RCMP and the Canada Revenue Agency

(CRA) have been warning Canadians about an ongoing scam in which taxpayers across the country receive phone calls or emails from individuals impersonating CRA employees.

These people are scammers.

The scammers tell taxpayers that they either owe money to the CRA or have a tax refund. Taxpayers are threatened with arrest or jail time if they do not take immediate action and provide money or personal or financial information.

When CRA employees

call taxpayers, they follow established procedures to ensure personal information is protected. To confirm the authenticity of a call, contact the CRA by using its official telephone number for individual tax enquiries: 1-800-959-8281. You can also verify your individual tax account through a secure CRA portal.

If you believe you may be the victim of fraud or have given personal or financial information in error, contact your local police service and your financial institu-

tion.

Over the past few months, police in multiple jurisdictions have received complaints from residents who say they were phoned by someone pretending to be a police officer in order to obtain personal information from them. While there are various versions of this fraud, most involve callers asking for payment for outstanding fines or minor offences. If you receive such a call, it is a scam. Police remind citizens that they do not ask for financial in-

formation and do not accept payment for infractions over the phone.

As more and more citizens choose to communicate online, police have seen an increase in the proliferation of illegal online activities. A recent scam that has surfaced involves victims in chat rooms being tricked into sending explicit photos of themselves to the person they are chatting with online. After gaining the victim’s trust, the scammer threatens to post the photos to the victim’s social

media accounts unless payment is received. Police are concerned that young people could fall victim to this scam and are advising parents to speak with their children about internet safety and what they share online.

These are just a few examples of recent frauds being perpetrated by tech-savvy criminals. If you believe you have been the victim of fraud please contact the local police in your area. For more information on fraud prevention, please visit the RCMP Website.

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION

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• 2011 56’ NH ST830 Tillage w/12” spacing, 650lb trips, Raven auto rate GPS controlled NH3 kit, Field IQ variable rate control kit with NH Trimble 750 monitor with VR Unlock and Omni Star, Woods NH3 hitch with tank winch, 4 bar harrows, s/nYBX003321

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Volume 2 - Issue 4 - SECOND SECTION

March 18th, 2016

Innovating agriculture: Pat Beaujot’s journey into the Sask Ag Hall of Fame

Pat Beaujot’s passion for agriculture and innovation began with a passion for soil conservation which he developed as a young man. Today he is proud of the advancements Seed Hawk has made over the years, but is particularly excited “anytime I see a good crop a farmer grew with our stuff…” Pat explained.

PHOTO/KELLY RUNNING

By Kelly Running Pat Beaujot, one of the co-founders of Seed Hawk and current Director of Strategic Market Development following the sale of Seed Hawk to Väderstad in 2013, has contributed to the advancement of farming techniques in the agriculture industry, which will be celebrated on Saturday, July 30, when he is inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame. He will join Linda Braun and Robin Morall as 2016 inductees.

It is an honour which Pat says reflects the staff at Seed Hawk and Saskatchewan farmers: “I really thank the staff here for all of their efforts and the innovative spirit of farmers in this part of the world.”

Pat grew up on the family farm a few miles from the current site of Seed Hawk just north of Langbank, Sk. He became interested in agriculture simply by fall-

ing in love with the industry as a youth. Coming from a large family, Pat explained that his parents, Leon and Dorothy Beaujot, included their children in the operations, fostering a love of farming.

In his high school years Pat’s parents involved him in decisions revolving around the farm because of his continued interest in the family business. Graduating high school in the ‘70s, Pat remembers grain prices being high and deciding that the industry looked promising moving forward, which cemented his decision to pursue agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan.

Yet, his passion for agriculture lay with more than simply farming, a passion for soil conservation developed which has remained a driving force in his life’s ambitions.

“Back then farming was

half summer-fallow and half crop,” Pat said. “There was a lot of wind erosion going on when I was in high school, because of this and it was maybe a lucky coincidence, but Dad bought the farm across from our house.

There was just a half section there and on it was a really sandy spot, if the wind was strong it would invariably start blowing in the spring and fall. There were many times that I looked at that, the dust blowing across, and thought about how much of an unpleasant sight it was.”

His love for soil conservation grew in university, which was fostered by Dr. Don Rennie and Professor Les Henry.

“Dr. Don Rennie, he really taught us that if we didn’t change our practices that we’d destroy the land here before too long,” Pat explained. “From when the land here was broken to 1970 we had reduced the

organic matter by about 50 percent which means we lost about half the topsoil off of the land, and you can’t just keep doing that.”

Rennie, who had a research farm in Gull Lake, proved that he could grow a crop each year by leaving the stubble standing, trapping the snow, and supplementing the nutrients in the soil with fertilizer.

“At that time it was revolutionary, in the 60s and 70s,” Pat explained. “He talked to us about how summer-fallow could be avoided if we did the right things.

Fertilizer was becoming available, but the challenge was the equipment and weed control.”

After graduating from the U of S, Pat began working for a fertilizer company, Simplot Canada, during an integral time.

“It was a really good opportunity for me because they had just expanded a

plant in Brandon and they hired me to set up dealers to sell fertilizer in Saskatchewan,” Pat recalls. “They laughed at me in Manitoba because their province only had about 25 percent of the farmland in Saskatchewan, but they used more fertilizer than all of Saskatchewan.”

Excited about helping farmers in Saskatchewan learn about fertilizer he worked for a decade to educate others about the benefits of fertilizer. The farmer and soil conservationist in Pat continued watching new methods and technologies in the industry.

Research began proving that no till and side banding were the best methods developing at the time, which happened to be around the same time his parents were looking to retire.

“In 1986 my brother, Norbert, and I took over the farm,” Pat explained.

“There was an old air seeder

there that we used, but we kind of converted it to do everything in one operation.

We had a split boot cultivator shovel, so we could put seed on both sides and we ran liquid fertilizer down the middle.

There was enough separation, to put all the seed and fertilizer down at once. It was a very crude machine and didn’t have any depth control, and we had to go pack it after. We were dragging weeds all over the field and it was a very poor no till system.”

“But, it got us started. I really wanted to switch to no till and my brother could see why. He’s an engineer and I had the agronomy side covered. It was at that same time that Round Up came off patent and everyone on the prairies were desperately looking for ways to save money, there were really poor grain prices in then.”

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Pat Beaujot’s journey into the Sask Ag Hall of Fame Continued from page B1 No till became the wave of the future for these reasons in the late 80s and early 90s: “It was dry and money was very tight, anything that could be done to reduce costs and improve efficiency was a good thing. Farmers were very open to change at that time, they had to be able to survive. I knew that if we could come up with a tool that could work better that it would be popular.”

Pat, being an agronomist, knew that side banding and using two sepa-

rate knives with accurate depth control and seed to fertilizer separation would mean success.

“No till failed in the 70s because the disc drills that came in didn’t really work for Saskatchewan.

It didn’t warm up the soil, the weeds would often come up before the crops, so it was critical to have a quickly emerging crop.

Knives leave that little black strip that warms the soil for faster emergence.”

Pat’s idea coupled with Norbert’s, of utilizing a hydraulic cylinder, were brought together with Bri-

an Kent’s idea of the units being independent.

“It was a very uniquelooking machine, which everybody thought we were crazy, but it did the things we needed it to do, and when we seeded our crop in the spring of 1992, it really did work well. We had lots to fix, but the opener worked well in the soil.”

“All the researchers and agronomists in the field were convinced this needed to be done, but really the equipment companies, the big companies, were selling tillage equipment.”

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'11 GMC ACADIA SLT-2 71363 kms, stk 16124A ...................... $29723 $26723 '11 GMC YUKON 1500 4WD, 135675 kms, stk 16184A ........... $38723 $37723 '10 CHEVY EQUINOX LT AWD, 118939 kms, stk 16053B ....... $20723 $15723 '10 HONDA CR-V 93904 kms, stk 15490B ................................ $22723 $21723 '09 FORD EDGE SEL AWD, 122058 kms, stk 15549B ............. $15723 $14723 '09 GMC ACADIA FWD, 131901 kms, stk 16014B .................... $12723 $11723 '08 PONTIAC TORRENT AWD, 162921 kms, stk 16042B .......... $10723 $9723 '07 PONTIAC TORRENT AWD, 142970 kms, stk 15493C .......... $11723 $10723 '04 BUICK RAINIER CXL 170090 kms, stk 15257C ..................... $9723 $8723 TRUCKS 1500 '15 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD, crew, 34376 kms, stk 3630 ... $40723 $39723 '15 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD, crew, 25416 kms, stk 3629 ... $40723 $39723 '14 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ 1500 4WD, 81316 kms, stk 16085A ... $36723 $35723 '14 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ 1500 4WD, 53569 kms, stk 15673A ... $45723 $44723 '14 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ 1500 crew, 54252 kms, stk 16220A ... $47723 $46723 '14 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD, crew, 27073 kms, stk 16225A ... $40723 $39723 '14 GMC SIERRA 1500 short box, crew, 4WD, 36298 kms, stk 16232A . $49723 $48723 '14 GMC SIERRA SLT 1500 4WD, crew, 67126 kms, stk 15510A .. $42723 $41723 '14 GMC SIERRA DENALI 1500 4WD, 24582 kms, stk 16181A ... $57723 $56723 '14 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD, crew, 74280 kms, stk 15519B ... $42723 $41723 '14 GMC SIERRA SLE 1500 4WD, double, 63290 kms, stk 15660A ... $35723 $30723 '13 CHEVY SILVERADO LTZ 1500 crew, 65473 kms, stk 16122A .... $38723 $37723 '13 CHEVY SILVERADO LT 1500 ext, 85046 kms, stk 16070A ...... $29723 $28723 '13 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 38728 kms, stk 15612A ......... $26723 $25723 '13 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE 58001 kms, stk 16088A ............. $35723 $34723 '13 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT 25306 kms, stk 16176A ............... $42723 $41723 '13 GMC SIERRA SLT 1500 crew, 86285 kms, stk 15570A .... $39723 $38723 '13 GMC SIERRA K1500 DENALI 46943 kms, stk 15663A .... $44723 $43723 '13 GMC SIERRA 1500K DENALI 33962 kms, stk 16182A .... $44723 $43723 '12 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD, 36071 kms, stk 16097A ... $33723 $32723 '12 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 LS 47008 kms, stk 16114A ..... $34723 $33723 '12 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 LT 96868 kms, stk 15628A ... $30723 $26723 '12 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LTZ 145209 kms, stk 15536A .. $29723 $27723 '12 FORD F-150 FX4 114100 kms, stk 16006A .......................... $31723 $30723 '12 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT 122255 kms, stk 15353A ............ $33723 $30723 '12 RAM 1500 LONGHORN LARAMIE 108034 kms, stk 15641A ... $36723 $35723 '11 GMC SIERRA K1500 SLE 80477 kms, stk 16186A ........... $30723 $39723

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Pat Beaujot’s journey into the Sask Ag Hall of Fame Continued from page B4 “They weren’t overly enthusiastic about no till at the time because it meant less tractor sales and less tillage sales, so I don’t think they were going to be the ones to solve the problem. At the time there were a lot of other farm shops trying to do the same thing as we were and lots of interesting ideas came out during that time.”

“We just happened to get ours working and got a good start. I quit my job with the fertilizer company then because I knew we were going to make a business out of this. And a lot of people ask if I ever thought it would get this big; I was actually young and naïve, and thought it would get bigger faster. There’s 40,000 farmers in the prairies, so surely we could sell to a few of them.”

In the fall of 1992, Seed Hawk built the first building they would work from on the site which has expanded multiple times since. Pat remembers hitting the road, taking the opener and a table top display to various tradeshows.

“I sold five machines that winter and we built six, one new one for ourselves, and we got those to work,” Pat remembers. “And the next year we built 15 and sold those.”

“I’ve always felt my passion for soil conservation is what’s really helped drive

me and the company. All of the work at the tradeshows I did, I was just as interested in convincing a farmer to switch to zero till as getting them to buy a Seed Hawk.

I was always ready to help them understand the changes they’d have to make to their farming practices and help answer questions, if they’d buy a Seed Hawk great, but if not I was just happy to help them understand.”

“I think that helped bring passion to the company and has been an important part of my success, but also of the company’s success. I’ve been fortunate working in a field of my passion and to have success.”

The decision to begin manufacturing Seed Hawk equipment near Langbank was an easy one to make.

The family farm was nearby and the price was right at the yard site they purchased from a neighbour.

“We weren’t too worried about being near a city,” Pat explained. “I’ve always said people leave rural Saskatchewan to find a job, so if we can offer people jobs here they will stay or we can bring people here. And I think we’ve found that to be true, we’ve got over 200 employees here now.”

“Here we spend a little more on recruiting people maybe than we would near a city, but it feels good to have done this much for

the community and the local area. In Regina you’re a drop in a bucket, but here we’ve done a lot of good things and helped keep towns and schools growing around here.”

Since the beginning the innovative spirit of Seed Hawk has endured as the company remains at the forefront of advancing farming practices.

“I really wanted to get a cart line going because we were mostly just building tool bars at that time and in 2002 my brother exited the company. Brian Dean became my major partner at that time and since then we have become among the fastest growing companies in the business. We decided there were some things we wanted to do differently.

The cart line helped our sales grow quite a bit, and it also enabled us to get into the dealership network because before that we were just doing direct sales.”

The cart line Pat was focused on would be released in 2004 at 800 bushels, which was nearly double that of the largest available at the time, which would have been 440 bushels.

“If you want to seed a quarter section with wheat and put on fertilizer with it, it’d take about 800 bushels, and farmers wanted to seed a quarter and move on, they didn’t want to have to be filling up all the time. So,

that was an innovation, to build a cart like that everybody thought we were crazy again, but it’s turned into one of the best things we’ve ever done.”

In 2006-2007, another leap forward in advancing technology occurred at Seed Hawk.

“When GPS started coming in they had sprayer controllers that would automatically shut off sections of the boom on an overlap and one of our customers from the Oxbow area I think it was, ordered a machine with four liquid booms on it, with an electric valve on each one, so we did that and he connected the liquid booms to something like that spray boom system being used.

He was turning off his fertilizer in sections and it saved him up to 15 percent of his fertilizer bill which is huge.

I started thinking what we could do with our tank, it would take some work but I was sure we could find a way to put gates in or something to shut off sections.”

“I realized if we could also do that with our hydraulic cylinders that lift our openers we could use them separately and shut off a section of grain and fertilizer. So you could have an 80 foot seeder in a small field that wouldn’t overlap because you could shut off sections and could lift the opener so it wouldn’t tear up what had already been seeded. This would save farmers a ton of money and all of those overlaps of fer-

tilizer don’t yield as good anyway.”

Unveiled in 2008 this Sectional Control Technology has since been embraced by farmers.

“Then last year we introduced a new metering system called iCon and that’s taken us another step forward,” Pat added.

The iCon Wireless Control System is run by an app on an iPad, which features a simple interface, operator advancements including Acres to Empty and Calibrate-on-the-Go features, while offering wireless control. Calibration is made easier by having full control of the seeder on a mobile screen and with fewer wires the cab becomes a more effective work space.

“From an innovation stand point we’ve really set a lot of standards in the industry, I like to think,” Pat stated. “And when I think about all of that this award is really one that also honours our staff here. I’ve thought of some things, but our staff makes them work and have thought of so many innovative things as well.”

“Innovation is taxing on the staff because change is hard, so I do have to thank our staff for allowing us to be innovative… It’s really challenging going into a new product line or a new development, but it’s also very rewarding and this award has to do with our staff getting us through and our customers for being patient with us.”

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The innovative spirit and advancements Seed Hawk became known for attracted a business opportunity in 2006 with Swedish company, Väderstad. Originally they partnered for Väderstad to bring a large tank to the eastern European market, but Pat discussed the option of taking the entire Seed Hawk product line to the area.

“They really turned us into a global company quickly, putting great effort into places like Russia, Ukraine, and Australia,” Pat explained.

“They’re fantastic partners. They let us keep doing what we were doing and had lots of good advice for us because they’ve been in this business a long time.

And that partnership grew into a good friendship as well. After that we grew very quickly; from 2006 to 2013 we grew about 11fold.”

“Then they came out with some tillage and corn planting units that would work well in the corn belt of the United States and they wanted to build them in North America, so I wanted to convince them to build their product here because we already had the factory.

They agreed, but they wanted more than the 49 percent they already had and it just felt like the right time to sell, it was good for the people here and good for us.”

“It’s worked out well, I don’t have to worry about all of the details anymore and am focused on product development, marketing and doing presentations, blogging, the patent responsibilities which is a job in itself, and I’m still the spokesman for the company quite a bit of the time.”

As an inductee into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame, Pat explained the basics of his success with Seed Hawk.

“You need to be passionate about what you do. Had we come up with something to sell combines or a better swather, I don’t know if I would have been as interested. For me, it was about soil conservation and I think if someone comes up with an idea it’s hopefully one they can feel good about and will help people. I was young and naïve and thought it would grow quickly, but you put a lot of sweat equity into your company in order to watch it grow.”

“Start small, but think big.

Focus on your product and your customer, not on how much money you’re making from it. We made very little money in the start, we were still farming, so the farming is what made the money for us to eat. I quit a job where I was making good money because I had accepted that I wouldn’t make money for a few years, but I believed in what we were doing. It’s your customers and your product that are most important, and developing a good business plan is also important. Then as you grow your staff become one of your biggest assets.”

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2. The mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus are different from those we encounter in Canada.

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Camelina feed, meal and oil shows promise to improve animal products An oilseed hat-trick: Camelina seed, meal and oil fed to chickens, goats and fish makes for healthier animal products, a growing body of research suggests.

Camelina is a flowering oilseed plant that is grown commercially in Saskatchewan and elsewhere. It is garnering wide interest as an industrial crop and as as a healthy human and animal feedstock because it is a rich novel source of essential fatty acids - particularly Omega-3 fatty acids.

In one Romanian univer-

sity study it was shown that goats whose feed is supplemented with Camelina produce milk that is healthier for humans.

The study by Daniel Mierlita and Simona Iona Vicas, published in the South African Journal of Animal Science, found that dietary supplementation with Camelina seed increased the oxidative stability of milk samples in dairy ewes - suggesting that a “grass-silagebased diet supplemented with Camelina seed results in milk of better quality for

human consumption.”

Finnish researchers publishing in the Journal of Dairy Science found that cow rations supplemented with Camelina oil produce milk containing isomers that are known to confer cardiovascular and immune system benefits. The same study found a serendipitously positive environmental effect: cows fed Camelina produce less gas!

Meanwhile, University of Alberta researchers found that Camelina meal fed to broiler chickens enriches

the Omega-3 fatty acid content of the meat.

Feeding higher amounts of Camelina meal to broiler chickens produced breast and thigh meat that was 2x to 4x higher in healthy Omega3-type fatty acids.

“Camelina meal can be efficaciously included in feed to enrich Omega-3 fatty acids content of broiler meat,” the researchers from the Poultry Research Centre of the University of Alberta discovered.

Smart Earth Seeds, the leading global Camelina

enterprise, recently reported that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has approved Camelina for broiler chicken rations in Canada: the start of a process that could provide for a range of healthier animal products for Canadians.

For example, Camelina oil is also being viewed as a potentially efficient replacement for fish oil in aquaculture.

A Canadian study by Stefanie Hixson and colleagues found that rainbow trout fed Camelina oil as a 100% re-

placement for fish oil produced more than sufficient amounts of DHA | EPA to meet the World Health Organization’s daily requirements for humans.

According to the DHA | EPA Omega3 Institute “DHA is required in high levels in the brain and retina as a physiologically-essential nutrient to provide for optimal neuronal functioning (learning ability, mental development) and visual acuity, in young and old alike.

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Continued from page B6 When asked about his proudest moments throughout his years, Pat thought a moment before explaining: “Those early years we were pretty proud, getting started and getting

those first few sales. We really appreciated those farmers that believed in us in the beginning. They took a big risk, so that was big. The development of the cart line was a big step for us, then section control,

and now iCon. They were all proud moments, but what also comes to mind is every time we had an expansion here and growth at the facility and were able to hire more people, that was fantastic. It’s an hon-

our to have good people working for you and we’ve given out 15 year and 20 year awards already.”

“In 2011, Brad Wall came and spoke, he cut the ribbon with Brian and I on the new expansion and

that was a big moment for Brian and me.”

However, the proudest moments, which continue to endure regardless of the new innovations and advancements Pat has seen Seed Hawk through, are

little moments looking out across the Saskatchewan horizon.

“Anytime I see a good crop a farmer grew with our stuff, it makes me feel pretty good,” Pat said smiling.

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First 2016 Manitoba spring flood outlook

The risk of overland flooding is generally minor to moderate as the run-off potential is normal to below normal across the province according to the Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation’s first 2016 spring flood outlook.

The outlook notes the overall flood risk could change depending on weather conditions between now and the spring melt.

The flood potential is estimated to be moderate in the northwestern areas and minor to moderate in the rest of the province.

The second outlook at the end of March will further define the overall flood potential.

Most of the major lakes are near normal levels for this time of the year and the risk for potential flooding is minor under normal weather conditions. Flows and levels in most rivers are near normal for this time of the year.

Frost in Soil Mild weather and below-average snow cover has resulted in frost depth near-normal to slightly less than normal throughout most of Manitoba.

Generally, below normal frost depth means that the soil can absorb more melting water and potentially decrease the amount of overland flooding. Above normal frost depth can contribute to increased run-off.

Soil Moisture Conditions at Freeze-up: Southern Manitoba including the Red River Valley – near-normal to below normal; Western Manitoba – near normal; Sas-

katchewan – above normal; Northern Manitoba including The Pas region – above normal; Interlake – near normal to above normal and Eastern Manitoba – above normal.

Winter Precipitation Winter precipitation is below to well below normal throughout the central and southern portions of Manitoba and Saskatchewan including the Interlake, Souris River, Qu’Appelle River, Pembina River and Assiniboine River basins. Winter precipitation is normal to below normal for the Red and Roseau River basins.

Winter precipitation has been near-normal for eastern Manitoba including the Whiteshell area, the Saskatchewan River watershed in Saskatchewan and the northern part of the Lake Winnipegosis basin. Localized above normal precipitation has occurred near The Pas. Ice Jams When warmer temperatures arrive and run-off starts, there is a chance of localized flooding due to ice jams or snow blockages in drains, ditches and small streams. Major ice jams are difficult to predict as to location and magnitude, and cannot be ruled out. On most major rivers ice thickness is normal to below normal for this time of the year due to above normal temperatures and lower than normal snow cover to provide insulation and prevent freezing.

Ice Jam Mitigation Program with the Ice Cutters and Amphibex Fleet At this time the ice jam mitigation program, using the ice cutters and Am-

phibex fleet, has already broken a channel approximately 13 km long down the center of the north Red River and work is ongoing. Ice conditions on the Icelandic, Brokenhead and Fisher rivers will be assessed this week to determine if icebreaking would benefit those communities.

The chances of minor localized flooding due to snow blockages in drains, ditches and small streams during the early part of the run-off period will depend on the nature of the spring breakup and rate of melt.

Future weather outlook The extent of the overall spring flood potential is still very dependent on future weather conditions.

Most weather prediction centers predict normal to below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures for most of Manitoba and Saskatchewan for the coming three months. Above normal temperature forecast indicates the potential for an early melt.

Run-off The potential for spring run-off is below normal in the lower Assiniboine, Pembina, Qu’Appelle and Souris river basins.

The potential is normal to below normal in the Red River as well as the Interlake region.

The potential for spring run-off is near normal in the upper Assiniboine and Roseau river basins and throughout the rest of the province, including the Winnipeg River basin.

The potential is normal to above normal in the Saskatchewan River basin. The potential for normal to above normal run-

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off in the Saskatchewan River basin, including Carrot River, is a result of above normal soil moisture content at freeze-up and normal to above normal snowpack water content.

Flood Outlook The extent of spring flood potential is still very dependent on weather until the spring melt. Flood potential is significantly affected by: the amount of additional snow and rain; frost depth at the time of run-off; the timing and rate of the spring thaw; and the timing of peak flows in Manitoba, the U.S. and other provinces.

Delayed thaw and spring rainstorms could result in rapid snow melt aggravating overland flooding and increasing tributary flows. A single precipitation event similar to the rainstorm that occurred in the summer of 2014 could change the flood outlook significantly.

The province’s practice is to plan and prepare for unfavourable weather conditions, the scenario of highest flood risk. The outlook shows the risk

of overland flooding for the unfavourable weather scenario in the following watersheds: Red River – minor risk; Pembina River – minor risk; Roseau River – moderate risk; Assiniboine River – moderate risk Southwest region – minor risk; Interlake region and the Fisher River – moderate risk; Eastern region and the Winnipeg River – moderate; and Northern Manitoba/The Pas Regions and Saskatchewan, Carrot and Swan rivers – moderate risk.

Preparations The Manitoba government and municipalities are continuing to prepare for spring flooding. This includes working with municipal emergency management teams to review existing emergency response plans and sharing information through conference calls and flood information seminars in Morris, Brandon and Selkirk.

Provincial flood-fighting equipment includes: Six sandbag-making machines; 19,900 super sandbags; 2.2 million regular sandbags; 32.5 km of

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Hesco cage barriers, into which sand or other heavy material is placed; 69 km of water-filled barriers, of which 35.3 km are in rapid-response trailers; A total of 34 pumps, 17 of which are heavy duty pumps used to move large volumes of flood water and the remainder are part of mobile trailers kits used to fill water barriers; and 61 heavy-duty steamers.

Manitoba continues to work with stakeholders across the Assiniboine River basin through the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative.

Representatives from the Manitoba government, Keystone Agricultural Producers, the Association of Manitoba Municipalities and Manitoba Conservation Districts Association will join other stakeholders for a meeting next month in Minot, North Dakota. The goal is to discuss options and solutions to common concerns such as drainage, flooding, water quality and drought.

Up-to-date flood information can be found at www.gov.mb.ca/flooding or by calling 1-866-6264862 (toll-free).

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