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September 20, 2013

Issue No. 133

A Supplement to the Southeast Trader Express

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SOUTHEAST AGRI NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Combines grinding away and fingers are crossed

By Norm Park For Agri-News With favourable weather conditions prevailing over most of the province heading into the second and third week of September, all signs were pointing to a better than average crop coming off the Saskatchewan landscape this fall.

Significant harvest progress was noted in the first week of September, allowing provincial farmers to move ahead of the five-year average harvest pace.

In total, about 35 to 40 per cent of the provincial crop is combined and more than 40 per cent is now swathed or ready to straight cut.

The harvest rate in southwest Saskatchewan continues to lead all others with 46 per cent of the crop reportedly combined by Sept. 9 while 28 per cent was combined in this part of the province by that date.

With a couple more weeks to add to that report, and with the continuation of good harvest weather, the assumption could be made that 50 per cent of the 2013 crop is now combined in southeast Saskatchewan or even better.

Harvesting also continued in the east central region that was rated as being just a little slower than in the southeast while the west central region was listed at nearly 50 per cent too, if the template from the Sept. 9 report was followed. Harvest operations continued to lag slightly in the northwest and northeast sectors, but not to the point of concern.

Crop development was

speeded up in all sectors as warm weather prevailed over the province for the three weeks.

Above average yields were reported in most areas with spring wheat averaging about 43 bushels per acre while barley was coming in around 66 per acre. Canola was listed at 35 bushels per acre and lentils were 1,600 pounds per acre and peas were around 42 bushels per acre.

Outram area producer Wes Morstad brought in his

lentil crop in early September and his durum wheat crop wasn’t far behind on Sept. 7. He said he expected that crop would be all off within two weeks, along with some spring wheat. A 350-acre field of field peas on the Morstad farm would also be harvested before the end of September he predicted, as long as the warmer, dry harvest conditions prevailed.

“We haven’t had any equipment issues. Oh sure, a few odds and ends of things

that had to be repaired but nothing serious,” he said.

Morstad and his father kept two combines operating continuously during the busy harvest season, bringing in all the products from the 4,500 acres they put into production this year.

He said that since he hadn’t delivered any of this year’s crop yet, he wasn’t exactly sure about the yield and/or protein count, but on the surface and to the experienced eye, it certainly looked like a near bumper

quality and volume.

Some areas in the south of the province experienced thunderstorm interruptions to the operations in the early going, with some getting as much as 86 mm of rain.

Grasshoppers were considered a major factor in only a few crops this year with more damage being inflicted by wind and earlier hail storms. Some of the regions that received huge downpours suffered crop deterioration due to excessive moisture.

Topsoil moisture on cropland was rated as three per cent surplus on Sept. 10 and 59 per cent adequate while 30 per cent was considered short and eight per cent, very short.

Hay and pasture topsoil moisture was rated as one per cent surplus and 54 per cent adequate while 35 and 10 per cent were rated as short and very short, respectively.

Most of the land in the southeast part of the province was rated adequate or better.

A healthy-looking crop of lentils pours out of the auger and into the truck at the Wes Morstad farm.

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Agroforestry Centre can be saved, says coalition A coalition of Western Canadian farm groups along with some local governments are attempting to save the Agroforesty Development Centre at Indian Head that is being abandoned by the federal government this fall.

The group, headed by the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan, said that if they can get one-year’s worth of bridge funding from the federal government, they will be able to take over and continue to operate the centre, often referred to as the tree farm.

A business plan for the operation has been developed by McNair Business Development Inc. of Regina, which was commissioned by the coalition that goes by the name of the Western Canada Tree Nursery Coalition.

The nursery and shelterbelt program would require the transition funding and then should be self-sustainable, said Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan (APAS).

“We’re asking Agriculture and Agri-food Canada to fulfill the promises Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has

made,” said Hall.

Other members of the coalition include Keystone Agriculture Producers of Manitoba, Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, B.C. Grain Producers Association, Peace River Regional District as well as the Town and Rural Municipality of Indian Head.

The tree nursery has been in operation for 111 years and has grown more than 610 million trees for shelterbelts for farms and pasture lands to prevent wind erosion and conserve moisture while producing oxygen across the prairies.

After the 2012 budget was presented, Ritz announced the program was being cancelled and the centre closed by the end of 2013. Since then, he has met with the coalition representatives and promised to keep the nursery in operation as a going concern up to that deadline date.

But since then, the coalition noted, the forestry centre has been laying off staff and only five employees were left at the end of August.

The saviour group is calculating

that by selling the trees to producers at between $1 and $2 per tree, they would be able to cover the operations and administrative costs involved in the tree farm that currently grows about three million trees a year.

But to do that, order forms have to go out quickly, and since the peak period for that process, has already passed, Hall said he figured next year’s orders would total about half the usual volume. He said the program, in essence, has to be re-established at this point. With half the number of trees on order, the farmers and other potential purchasers would probably have to pay the $2 price.

The coalition is also wanting to hire back as many of the 30 full-time and 30 seasonal workers they could following the dissolution of the governmentcontrolled operation.

The coalition members said they were adamant in their pursuit of making the transition this year so that a whole planting season will not be lost and the tree farm will be able to transition to new ownership in a fluid and efficient manner.

Chilean market opens Major funds forwarded for canola research to Canadian beef

Beginning this summer, Canadian beef is gaining full access to the Chilean market.

Canadian beef producers will benefit from this access for beef exports, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a state visit to Canada by Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera.

“Our government is working hard to increase market access for Canada’s world-class beef,” said Harper. He said the announcement would be great news for the beef industry.

The deal means unrestricted access to Chile’s beef market. This renewed access will be worth up to $5 million annually with potential to double that trade growth within three years.

In 2003, a number of markets, including Chile’s, ceased importing Canadian beef due to the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) scare. Since then, Canada has strengthened existing BSE measures and introduced new ones to protect human and animal health, maintain consumer confidence in Canadian beef products and support market access for cattle, beef and related products.

In 2012 Chile imported just under $828 million worth of beef products, which outlines the potential for Canadian producers and marketers.

Chile and Canada first signed a Free Trade Agreement in 1997 and since then the two-way merchandise trade system has tripled to about $2.5 billion annually.

The federal government has announced a new investment in canola disease research is being made in collaboration with SaskCanola.

The contribution will bring the total government and industry investment in canola research to more than $25 million over the next five years.

“This unprecedented investment in innovation demonstrates huge confidence in the canola industry,” said Canola Council of Canada (CCC) president Patti Miller.

“Our industry, including the

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Agriculture and Agrifood Minister Gerry Ritz announced on Sept. 4 an investment of up to $4.2 million in federal funding in partnership with a $1.4 million check-off investment by Alberta and Saskatchewan canola producers.

Ritz had earlier announced a $15 million in-

vestment in canola research co-ordinated by CCC, which combines with more than $5 million in industry investment.

The projects will focus on clear strategic themes such as canola oil and meal nutrition, health and integrated pest management, yield and quality optimization, integrated crop management and sustainability of production, supply surveillance and forecasting and science cluster technology transfers.

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SOUTHEAST AGRI NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Canadian beef exports to China already tripled

There has been dramatic growth in the volume of Canadian beef heading over to China these past few months.

Compared with 2012 beef trade levels, the growth has been significant according to Canada Beef Inc. Data gleaned from Chinese customs offices show that from January to June of this year, a total of 10,088 tonnes of Canadian beef, valued at over $35 million, were shipped to China. This represents nearly three times the total amount exported in all of 2012 and already surpasses the previous record set in 2002.

According to a recent Rabobank report, beef consumption in China has risen steadily over the last few years with rising incomes, dietary shift and urbanization driving the Chinese appetite for beef. With local production unable to grow fast enough to meet the increasing demand, the Chinese market provides a great opportunity for exports from key beef producing countries like Canada.

This country is one of only seven eligible to export beef to China, and currently Canada has eight beef processing plants certified to export to that market.

Canadian beef exported to China includes short plate, chuck eye roll and top blade cuts. China also imports loin cuts including tenderloin, rib eye and strip loin to serve high-end food service customers.

“Our strategy in the Chinese market focuses on maintaining strong relationships with Canadian beef and veal exporters and key regional Chinese clients to increase brand awareness and loyalty, and facilitate on-going trade in eligible beef products,” said Rob Meijer, president of Canada Beef Inc., which works with key contacts in the Chinese culinary community such as high-profile chefs and culinary schools to build awareness and understanding of the Canadian beef advantage with this influential audience and potential buyers.

Canada Beef Inc. is the cattle producer-funded and run organization responsible for domestic and international beef and veal market development. It has offices in Canada with headquarters in Calgary and also in Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South Korea.

Canada Beef works to foster loyalty to the Canadian beef brand and to build strong relationships with trade customers and partners. The efforts increase demand for Canadian beef and the value producers receive for their cattle.

New bee species named after curator A new species of bees has been named after Dr. Cory Sheffield, the curator of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum’s invertebrate zoology department.

Mexalictus sheffieldi, from the mountains of Guatemala, is one of 21 new species of Mesoamerican bees described in a paper recently published by Sheila Dumesh from York University. A leading expert on Canadian bees, Sheffield discovered the species while examining a vial of bee specimens collected in 1987 by researchers at the Canadian National Collection.

“Biodiversity surveys often yield a lot of specimens that researchers are not specifically looking for at that time but are still very valuable to science,” Sheffield said. “This really demonstrates the importance of museums like the RSM collecting and storing all insects collected during biodiversity surveys. The material may help researchers from other institutions for years to come.”

The single Mexalictus sheffieldi specimen is currently housed at York University where it remains for future study. Dumesh, a former graduate student

at the same university and a former colleague of Sheffield’s decided to name the specimen after its discoverer.

“I chose to name this new bee species in honour of Dr. Cory Sheffield not only because he provided me with the sole specimen, but more importantly for his help and involvement with the project,” Dumesh said.

“He is a fellow entomologist and a very good friend, so it’s a nice gesture.”

Since joining the RSM in 2012, Sheffield has shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for bees and other insects through museum displays and unique learning opportunities.

Over the summer, he joined students and fellow scientists participating in the RSM’s Bio-Blitz survey. With the hope of discovering new records for the province, and potentially new species, the survey focused on identifying bees and other pollinators found within Saskatchewan. Mexalictus sheffieldi was collected and stored for more than 20 years before its discovery; similarly, the RSM will help preserve specimens collected during the Bio-Blitz for present and future scientific study.

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A straw pile is framed by the bodies of two antique tractors that were used for an old time threshing demonstration during Midale’s twoday Pioneer Echoes celebration this summer.

The honey production business in Saskatchewan continues to grow.

That information came during honeybee celebrations that were carried out earlier this summer by the Government of Saskatchewan and the beekeepers.

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Those two factors make the bees and the beekeepers an important part of the agriculture industry in Saskatchewan.

The apiculture industry has enjoyed several consecutive years of growth. There were 125,000 bee colonies in Saskatchewan in 2012 compared with 95,000 in 2007.

Last year Saskatchewan’s beekeepers and bees produced 23 million pounds of honey, an increase of about 38 per cent from 2007. The value of the honey in national and international markets was just under $40 million, an increase of about 100 per cent from 2007.

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