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Conservation agriculture gaining ground But breaking through tradition is difficult By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

t’s common to rebel against your parents, except it seems, when deciding how best to farm. “Never underestimate tradition,” Jodi DeJong-Highes told those gathered in Winnipeg for the sixth World Congress on Conservation Agriculture last week. The Minnesota-based extension educator and tillage specialist said there is one thing she hears more often than not when trying to convince farmers to adopt conservation practices like no tillage or strip tillage. “My dad did it, my dad’s dad did it, and this is the way it should be done to be a good farmer,” she related. “And that’s something where, if you’re a researcher, you can’t change that.” Changing how people think about farming and conservation may be one of the greatest barriers to adopting new technology, she said. Others agreed. “We have a mindset that has kept us trapped,” said Howard Buffett, of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. “If we used cellphones or smartphones, or whatever you want to call them, like we farm we’d still have one of those big AT&T things with the big antenna. We have not changed our thinking nearly as

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‘Interesting weather’ raises fusarium head blight risk Winter wheat is at risk now with spring wheat soon to follow

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he fusarium head blight risk in most of Manitoba was rated “extreme” June 26 by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) and was expected to remain that way this week. “People should be getting prepared to protect their (winter and spring wheat) crops (with a fungicide),” MAFRD plant pathologist Vikram Bisht said in an interview last week. “Winter wheat is extremely susceptible to fusarium head blight. It normally escapes, but this year we have interesting weather.” Although many crops are behind because of the cool, wet conditions, winter wheat crops are heading and it won’t be long until they flower. Earlyseeded spring wheat is isn’t far behind. Plant diseases require three conditions to thrive — a source of inoculum, a host and the right environmental conditions. All three exist for fusarium head blight, a fungal disease that can dramatically cut wheat yields and quality. Fu s a r i u m t h r i v e s u n d e r moist conditions when temperatures are 15 to 30 C for 48 to 60 hours. Cereal crops — barley, oats and rye, as well as winter and spring wheat — are susceptible to fusarium at the flowering to soft-dough stage. For optimum fusarium suppression, apply a registered fungicide when at least 75 per cent of the heads are fully emerged to when 50 per cent of the heads on the main stem are in flower, MAFRD’s 2014 Guide to Crop Protection says. The guide says spray equipment must be set to pro vide good coverage to heads

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Spinning straw into… mould? Sweet

Hidden peril Ergot toxins in feed hurting livestock

Ordinary straw can be converted into the sweetener erythritol using a genetically modified mould fungi Vienna University of Technology

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traw is often considered to be worthless and is therefore burned. But researchers have found a way to make it into erythritol, a sweetener that is 70 to 80 per cent as sweet as sugar. Erythritol does not make you fat, does not cause tooth decay, has no effect on the blood sugar and, unlike other sweeteners, does not have a laxative effect. In Asia it is already widely used and it is becoming more common in other parts of the world too. Until now, erythritol could only be produced with the help of special kinds of yeast in highly concentrated molasses. At the TU Vienna, a method has now been developed to produce the sweetener from ordinary straw with the help of a mould fungus. First, the finely chopped straw has to be “opened up”: with the help of solvents, the cell walls are broken and the lignin is dissolved away. The remaining xylan and cellulose are then processed further. “Usually the straw has to be treated with expensive enzymes to break it down into sugar,” said Professor Robert Mach (Vienna University of Technology). “In highly concentrated molasses, special strains of yeast can then turn the sugar into erythritol, if they are placed under extreme osmotic stress.”

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However, a genetically modified mould fungus makes the intermediate step obsolete. The enzymes opening up the straw can be obtained with the help of the mould fungus Trichoderma reesei. This kind of mould also plays the leading role in the new production process developed at the Vienna University of Technology. Two big advantages have been achieved by genetically modifying the fungus: the process of obtaining the enzymes from mould cultures and chemically cleaning them used to be cumbersome – now the improved strain can be directly applied to the straw. Secondly, the mould can now produce erythritol directly from the straw. The intermediate step of producing molasses is no longer necessary and no yeast is needed. “By genetically modifying it, we managed to stimulate the production of an enzyme, which enables the large-scale production of the sweetener.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

Site caretakers, family mourn loss of Criddle-Vane home Volunteers and family members dealing with ongoing vandalism say they feared fire might be the next malicious act By Lorraine Stevenson

“We’ve lost the house but not the place.”

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o u r n e r s g a t h e re d at the Criddle-Vane Homestead Provincial Heritage Park near CFB Shilo June 26 where nothing but smouldering ashes remained of the former Big House. “ Ver y sombre,” is how Charlotte Oleson describes the small group of onlookers, including descendants of the Criddle and Vane families, who arrived to inspect the damage caused by a fire the night before. “Family members are very upset,” said Oleson, chair of the group that put many hours into upkeep of the eight-bedroom wooden house built in 1906. “It’s a shame when we lose these heritage sites,” she said. Blue Hills RCMP were notified about 10 p.m. June 25 that the house was on fire. Firefighters from Wawanesa attended but could do nothing to save the vacant structure already engulfed in flames. Police are investigating the fire as suspicious. Oleson said her reaction to the news was “shocked but not terribly surprised.” The house had been repeatedly vandalized, she said. “We’ve had so many problems out there and we’ve been worried about it,” she said, adding they’d recently prohibited entry to the building for fear someone might try to alight it and get trapped inside. “We were afraid someone would set fire to it and be in it. That was our main worry.”

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The committee put in many hours painting and maintaining the house only to have vandals strike again. Blue Hills RCMP Staff Sergeant Mike Zens said his staff have investigated eight separate instances of vandalism at the site since 2009. “It seemed to be a bit of a local area of target,” said Zens. “Unfortunately, some people

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just seemed not to respect the value and the memories that go with that property.” In 2012, tips from the public led to charges laid against five Brandon-area youths for causing extensive damage to the site the previous year, including smashing windows, and marking and damaging walls. The most recent police call to the site was for more vandalism on May 3 this spring. The door trying to secure the site was damaged. Now there’s nothing left to smash or kick in. Oleson said it was eerie visiting the site the day after the fire. “There’s nothing left. It just burnt right to the ground,” she said. The province acquired the 130-hectare site where the house stood in the 1970s and desig-

nated it a provincial park in 2004.

Homesteaders

The site is a key location of Manitoba heritage, commemorating the Criddle and Vane families who were 19th century homesteaders from England and made significant contributions to science — especially entomology — as well as art, sports and culture. Percy Criddle, the family patriarch, was an English merchant who, in 1882, arrived here to farm with two female partners, including his English-born legal wife, Alice Nichol and his other partner German-born Elise Harrer (Vane). There were nine children and many of their descendants still live in the Westman region. Nor man, the oldest of

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Criddle’s sons, was an excellent artist and went on to become the province of Manitoba’s first entomologist, operating an entomology lab at the farm site. He died in 1933. The present-day site includes the remaining structure of that first entomological field station in Western Canada, plus a cemetery, old foundations, and the remains of other original landscape features such as the family tennis courts and a golf course. About 1,200 people have visited Criddle-Vane Heritage Park annually.

Vulnerable

But it’s always been vulnerable after dark to another kind of visitor, said Oriole Vane Veldhuis, great-granddaughter of Elise Vane, and author of the 2012 release For Elise.

“A kind of hopelessness” had set in among those caring for the site as this vandalism continued, said Veldhuis. They were afraid something like this might happen one day, she said, adding their committee talked of making additional improvements to the house, but felt it wasn’t worth it. Someone would have had to live there to lessen the risk, she said. “It was an isolated place and you can’t guard it.” Her own last view of the house was on a visit to the site the week earlier, travelling with a bus tour. Her brother, Roland, was at the homestead just the day before the fire, on another tour out of Brandon. Oleson said the site will continue to attract visitors. There’s been an uptick of interest in the Criddle-Vane story since Veldhuis published her book and there’s still plenty to see and learn about the family. “A lot of people like to go out there time and again and not only for the house,” she said. “We have some nice walking trails out there and there’s interpretive signs out there that tell the story. “We’ve lost the house, but not the place,” she added. RCMP are asking that anyone with information contact the Blue Hills “Brandon” RCMP detachment 204-726-7519, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www. manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637). lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Looking below the surface

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Dissecting the makeup of the U.S. fed cattle harvest By Larry Corah

he first week in June saw total U.S. federally inspected cattle harvest at 614,000 cattle, which represents half a million steers and heifers and 114,000 cull bulls and cows. This is a decline of 5.8 per cent from last year — reflecting the dramatic reduction in the size of the U.S. cow herd that we have seen developing for years. What you likely did not know is the composition of a typical fed cattle harvest. To start with, the percentage and volume of Holsteins in the mix surprises many. As reported by Dr. Tom Peters at the 2014 Plains Nutrition Council conference, Holsteins represent about 18 per cent of the fed cattle industry. As the U.S. beef cow herd has declined, this percentage has increased because of a fairly stable 9.3 million dairy cows. The other piece of the fed mix would be cattle of either Mexican or Canadian origin, which represent 10 per cent to 12 per cent of that harvest. Depending on the value of the U.S. dollar and drought conditions, this number varies annually. That leaves about 70 per cent to 72 per cent of the fed kill representing the various cross combinations of beef breeds. Something else you probably did not know is what percentage of the fed kill is blackhided and eligible for Certified Angus Beef (CAB) evaluation. Of the total harvested, the ratio of black-hided (non-Holstein) today is about 63 per cent to 64 per cent. Excluding those Holsteins and considering only beefbreed type, 76 to 77 per cent are black-hided. That is supported by the fact our survey data suggests 75 per cent of the beef cow

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ome of the world’s top soil scientists and conservation agriculture exponents convened for the sixth World Congress on Conservation Agriculture in Winnipeg last week. The message from speakers was on one hand sobering, if not frightening — massive soil erosion continues around the world, and in both developed and undeveloped countries. The good news is that there is a soluJohn Morriss tion — conservation agriculture practices Editorial Director which disturb the soil as little as possible to protect it from wind and water. It was encouraging to hear discussion of the real issue in maintaining and increasing world food production. In the end, it isn’t varieties or pesticides or even fertility, at least the simple NPK type. Doing those things right helps, but if the plant doesn’t have healthy soil to deliver water and nutrients, they’re just wasted. While every conference participant would agree with that, there were some unnecessary diversions from the common theme. Some proponents of what we’ll call “conventional” conservation agriculture practitioners were a bit too trigger happy in criticizing organic farming. While there is no question that technology such as pesticides and GM crops is often the subject of over-the-top statements, they mainly come from consumers or unscrupulous marketers, not from organic farmers themselves. In fact, the growing success of the conservation agriculture concept worldwide is partly based on collaboration between conventional and organic farmers. One of the main themes of the conservation conference was the use of cover crops, which are now being widely adopted in the U.S. Organic farmers get much of the credit for developing the idea. Keynote speaker Howard Buffett helped put things into perspective. While a member of one of the world’s wealthiest families, Buffett brings a lot of “street cred” to the discussion of farming and the environment — he works the land on his Illinois farm and operates research farms in the U.S. and Africa. While Buffett said he wouldn’t try it himself, “I’m all for organic farming,” he said, emphasizing the need for diversity. “We can’t look at things that are different and think they threaten us… we have to have a dialogue.” He also criticized U.S. agriculture’s adoption of new practices, saying that if U.S. smartphone technology was as advanced as farming technology, the phones would be the size of a truck. As for the Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” caused by excess agricultural nutrient run-off, “If you did this in any other business you wouldn’t get away with it,” Buffett said. What farmers are getting away with was a recurring theme throughout the meeting. One speaker said agriculture is the main source of water pollution in the U.K., and another said that in France, authorities often issue warnings not to use well water because of nitrate contamination. He said that in France, conservation agriculture practices have been adopted on only one per cent of the acreage. Another recurring theme was the importance of crop rotation as a component of conservation agriculture. Prairie canola growers pushing their rotations are familiar with the dilemma, but they are paragons of virtue compared to farmers on one- or two-crop rotations elsewhere. This raises some interesting questions. If farmers are in subsidy programs, should there be requirements to do rotations better? If that happened, what would be the market implications for Canadian farmers if more Americans add canola or pulses into their rotations? Should rotations include forages, and how would that affect the livestock industry? Perhaps the most encouraging theme from the conference is that conservation agriculture is now seen as applying to farms of all sizes in all countries. A failed Canadian wheat project in Tanzania several years ago is just one of several in which machinery was brought in and is now sitting idle and rusting because it was too large, too hard to maintain and otherwise inappropriate for local conditions. Implementing conservation agriculture techniques can’t depend on having large machinery on large acreages created by driving smallholder farmers off the farm and into the city. On the other hand something needs to be done to stop the excess oxen-driven tillage that causes the annual loss of billions of tonnes of topsoil in Africa. Accordingly, there are now projects to develop one- or two-row zero-till planters that can be pulled with oxen or inexpensive twowheel tractors which look like a large rototiller. We’ve been hearing a lot about the need to double food production to feed nine billion by 2050, but most of the discussion has been about doing things above the soil surface. It’s refreshing to see some focus on the more important tasks below.

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population contains some Angus and 55 to 60 per cent of the bulls turned out this year were Angus. This increase in the use of Angus genetics has resulted in an annual increase of about two percentage points in black-hided cattle over the past 20 years. That trend only appears flat in the last five years because Holsteins have become a greater share of the whole during that time. Looking to the future, the dairy herd likely will become an even larger supplier of product. In his summary of the dairy industry, Dr. Peters reported that the advent of sexed semen has changed how many dairy producers breed their cows to produce replacement females. Many will breed the top 60 to 65 per cent of cows using sexed semen and leave 35 to 40 per cent to be bred to beef bulls. Current cattle prices even support placing beef embryos in those cows. Larry Corah is vice-president of Certified Angus Beef LLC

July 1972

n July 1972 the wheat board was encouraging early permit book applications in anticipation of a heavy sales program. The board had announced large sales to the Soviet Union, and as we reported on our front page of the July 13, 1972 issue, so had U.S. President Richard Nixon. He announced a three-year agreement to supply $750 million in grain over the next three years, with $200 million over the next 12 months. He did not realize that the Soviets were about to buy much more than that, an episode which famously became known as “The Great Grain Robbery.” That was at a time when the U.S. was already worried about high food prices, and earlier that month Nixon had announced price controls on fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and seafoods. The Manitoba Pool crop report said conditions were fair to good throughout the province, but a general soaking rain was needed. The Manitoba Department of Agriculture said there was a growing army worm threat in rapeseed, but the Canadian Grain Commission warned against Endrin for control, saying Lannate was the preferred insecticide.

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

So long ‘Farmers Feed Cities’ The campaign made farmers feel important but how effective was it with consumers? By Kevin Grier

Calling the FFC (Farmers Feed Cities) campaign a success with the public is kind of like the General Motors executive looking over the company parking lot in Detroit and saying, “Yep, they are still buying Chevys.”

rain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) has ended its nearly 10-yearold “Farmers Feed Cities” (FFC) campaign. The Farmers Feed Cities effort was designed to encourage Ontarians to appreciate the importance of farming to Ontario. The campaign was mostly bumper stickers and signs that could be pasted onto windows. There was also a website and social media effort. In addition, the GFO sought to reach Ontario consumers through “events, media, merchandise, and road tours.” The mainstay, however, was the yellow FFC bumper stickers and signs with lettering that had sort of an edgy look to it. As an ag columnist in the Guelph Mercury recently noted, the campaign was launched when farmers were angry and felt misunderstood. “So, armed with a ‘you-need-us message,’ they appealed to the public for support.” The columnist with the Mercury claimed the campaign was a hit with the public. In addition to saying that FFC T-shirts and posters were “everywhere,” he said he has a band and they wrote a protest song called “Farmers feed cities.” So there you have it. Success defined. Going beyond those insights though, it is often difficult to determine if a PR campaign is a hit or a success, especially one that is centred on a bumper sticker. I don’t know if there were any metrics to determine whether FFC had an impact on the public’s attitudes. With that noted, the fact that

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a Guelph Mercury ag columnist declares it a success should be taken with a grain of salt. Guelph is a city that has a great deal of agricultureand food-related business, in addition to the university which is home to one of Canada’ several agricultural colleges. Guelph is also home to many Ontario commodity organizations and lobby groups as well as a regional Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) office and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Guelph has been the home to the George Morris Centre since 1990. Perhaps not surprisingly, on any given day you can see 10 or so FFC bumper stickers in Guelph. Many aggie offices around the university

exhibit an FFC sign in their window. Anyone working in Guelph and travelling around the city would have to conclude the FFC effort was a resounding success. Outside Guelph though, I can’t say I ever saw an FFC bumper sticker or poster, let alone someone sporting a T-shirt. I have not seen the endeavour copied anywhere else in Canada, which would be a sure sign of success. No doubt there are some FFC signs around rural Ontario, although again, I have not seen any. Of course my travels are not a scientific survey, but neither is the plethora of signs around Guelph a representative sample. Calling the

FFC campaign a success with the public is kind of like the General Motors executive looking over the company parking lot in Detroit and saying, “Yep, they are still buying Chevys.” In any event, if the FFC campaign made some farmers feel they were sending a message, well so be it. For me, when I first saw the bumper stickers I just said to myself, “So what?” The slogan to me was like the even older slogan that said, “If you ate today, thank a farmer.” The new GFO slogan, “Good in Every Grain” is meant to represent the good work of farming and the good end uses grain makes possible. This is likely to be an effective positive effort, though perhaps less popular in Guelph aggie windows. For me, I prefer a slogan that a chicken farmer told me several years ago: “If you farmed today, thank a consumer.” Kevin Grier is senior market analyst with the George Morris Centre, an economic agri-food research organization based in Guelph.

Canadian canola imports disrupting U.S. soybean market outlook Canola shipments into the U.S. surged between January and April, making the oilseed a factor in the oilseed market’s dynamics By Gavin Maguire chicago / reuters

he U.S. Census Bureau will publish statistics on May crop imports early next month and most traders will be on the lookout for confirmation there was a record inflow of soybeans during that period. Anecdotal evidence for May suggests that more than 350,000 tonnes of Brazilian soybeans were attracted to the United States by historically tight inventories and robust crushing margins. But Brazilian soybeans are not the only oilseed imports that traders should be watching out for, as record amounts of Canadian canola have already made their way into the United States. The flow is expected to continue gravitating toward northern U.S. crushers as long as U.S. processor margins remain firm and Canadian growers have excess supplies following a record crop last year. The flow of canola is expected to generate record processor output of canola meal and oil, which is likely to steal market share from soy over the coming months. Traders searching for insight into the U.S. soybean market should look beyond

Brazilian imports because other oil crops such as canola look set to disrupt the oilseed market over the remainder of the 2013-14 crop year.

Overextended exports

The chief reason for the oilseed imports is that U.S.-based traders oversold the 2013-14 soybean crop to overseas buyers, leaving domestic consumers such as processors with tight inventories in the final months of the crop year. And this comes after American growers produced one of the largest U.S. soy crops on record last year, which led to early expectations of a crop surplus going into the 2014-15 season. Instead, domestic soybean crushers have been faced with an unprecedented shortage of soybeans for most of 2014 so far, and forced to ship in supplies from other countries in order to sustain processing operations. The main conundrum for Midwestbased soy crushers is that, even after soybeans from Brazil or elsewhere arrive at a U.S. port, they have a long journey across the country or up river before processing can take place. The problem is less acute for plants located in the upper Midwest or North-

ern Plains because rail or truck shipments from Canada are more readily available. Furthermore, their proximity to widespread canola production means most northern crushing plants have multiseed-processing capabilities that allow them to switch from soybeans to other crops whenever supplies or economics dictate. This has certainly been the case with soybeans this year, so it is widely believed many northern U.S. crushing facilities have capitalized on canola imports. They have ramped up canola processing while cutting back on soy crushing to the maximum degree possible. If that is the case, it raises the possibility that demand for soybeans in that region runs a greater risk of falling than in other parts of the country over the coming months.

Big crops find a home

While robust crushing margins provided the demand for U.S. oilseed imports this year, abundant crops in Canada, Brazil and elsewhere provided the supply. Last year’s Canadian canola crop was a record 18 million tonnes and helped

push global canola output above 70 million tonnes for the first time. Brazil’s 2013-14 soybean crop was the largest ever at 87.5 million tonnes, pushing the global total to just shy of 300 million tonnes. Export projections for both crops were pushed up in the wake of such large harvests, but harsh weather coupled with heavy rail congestion on key lines across Canada and the northern United States slowed the flow of canola early in 2014. That left the door open to South American soybeans to take a majority share of U.S.-bound oilseed shipments during the opening months of the year, which they did during April and May. But a somewhat behind-the-scenes pickup in canola shipments from Canada also took place during that period, resulting in the largest-ever January to April tally of canola imports on record. U.S. soybean imports also set a record during the period, but the tonnage of canola imports was actually larger and the crop should be given due consideration by anyone hoping to understand the U.S. oilseed market going forward. Gavin Maguire is a Reuters market analyst.

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( f o r w a r d - a n d b a c k w a rd mounted nozzles, or nozzles that have a two-directional spray). Currently registered fungicides only suppress fusarium rather than control it. That makes application timing critical, Bisht said. Fungicides work even better when combined with varieties more tolerant to fusarium. There are other things farmers can do to reduce the risk. One is to discourage tillering so wheat fields flower more evenly, making it easier to time a spray application. Heavier seeding rates and deeper seeding reduce tillering, Bisht said. “If you spread your flowering you have a higher risk of getting something, but have a lower risk of everything going bad because you miscalculated on the timing (of a fungicide application),” he said. The first line of defence is crop rotation — not planting wheat after wheat or wheat after corn, which is also susceptible to fusarium. The next step is selecting varieties that are more fusarium tolerant. No wheats in the Western Canadian Red Spring class are resistant to fusarium (See 2014 Seed Manitoba) but a number are moderately resistant. Four out of seven Canada Western Red Winter wheats are susceptible to fusarium, one is moderately resistant, one has intermediate resistance and one — Emerson — is resistant. Despite the wet conditions, Bisht hasn’t seen a lot of leaf disease in winter wheat yet. However, he has seen some tan spot in spring wheat planted on wheat stubble. Un l e s s t h e i n f e c t i o n i s severe, it often doesn’t pay to apply a fungicide to control leaf diseases early in spring wheat, he said. It’s important for yield though to keep the flag leaf healthy.

For optimum fusarium suppression apply a registered fungicide when at least 75 per cent of the heads are fully emerged to when 50 per cent of the heads on the main stem are in flower. photos: vikram bisht, MAFRD

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This field of wheat photographed in June, seeded into wheat stubble, is infected with tan spot.

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They say crop insurance and local infrastructure were never designed for the kind of flooding the area is getting Staff

hree southwestern Manitoba municipalities have written to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn with a plea for help addressing excessive rainfall and ongoing flooding in the region. The RMs of Alberta, Arthur and Edward want changes to Manitoba crop insurance to accommodate farmers who have suffered repeated losses, and improvements to local drainage infrastructure to help area farmers cope with flooding caused by drainage farther west.

Crop insurance was never designed to deal with “the complex issue of systematic, interprovincial drainage or successive wet years,” the June 26 letter from reeves Tom Campbell, Jim Trewin, and Ralph Wang said. The letter says the region has received in excess of 200 per cent above normal levels of rain, a natural disaster that has been compounded by drainage from Saskatchewan. “Loss of pasture, from flooding and/or no access, has resulted in producers exhausting hay, grain and straw stores. Poor conversion and conception rates have plagued pro-

ducers in this area for three out of the past four consecutive years.” Farmers are being forced to either downsize or exit the business altogether, the letter says. “These successively wet years are more devastating than a year where conditions improve and allow recovery,” the reeves said. “The ongoing challenges seriously threaten the future of both livestock and grain production in our shared area.” The reeves are calling for a meeting between the province and representatives of the three councils, which are soon to be merged under the banner of Two Borders Municipality.

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quickly as we have changed our adaptation of technology.” But changing deeply held views on conventional agriculture is not an easy process, DeJong-Highes points out. “You can work with (farmers) and show them all the data and how great things are, but you know they live in a small community, they get talked about at the cafés and the bars, and... we have to be respectful of that,” she said.

Attitudes

Steve Groff who far ms in Pennsylvania said his own attitudes towards conservation agriculture — cover crops in particular — changed when he started to look at them as crops unto themselves, and not just as a management tool. “Cover crops have been treated as an afterthought, that’s what I did 30 years ago,” said the founder of Cover Crop Solutions — an American cover crops seed company. “But when I started seeing what they could do for me, I started treating my cover crops like my cash crops. And if you treat your cover crops with the same amount of management that treat your cash crops, you’re well on your way to being a successful farmer.” That means carefully evaluating your seed selection, planning for your planting window and climate, as well as taking advantage of precision planting technology — just like you would for any other crop, he said. Some argue that financial incentives are also key to getting farmers to adopt conservation agriculture practices, such as no till and the maintenance of riparian areas and waterways. “If you don’t get the incentives for individual farmers right for doing the right practices, we won’t get where we need to get in terms of adoption,” said David Montgomery, author of Dirt, The Erosion of Civilizations. “ We need to reward farmers as a society for maintaining the fertility of their soil.” How e v e r, a d i s c o n n e c t between those who create agricultural policy and people who farm and research farming means those aims don’t always align, said the geologist. “There are these myths... that you hear from policy-level people that I think the data doesn’t actually support, and yet the argument is not getting through to them,” Montgomery said. “From a policy perspective, I think we have a lot of ground to make up — no pun intended.”

Long-term view

Producers also need to shift to a long-term point of view, said Groff, if they want to succeed using conservation techniques. “A lot of farmers are used to thinking, I buy fertilizer for this year, then I subtract what crop took out and I add whatever I need to next year. But when we talk about the biology of the soil, we’re talking about a whole other component and it’s a long-term commitment,” he said, adding that there is good news on the cover crop front. In the last five years, U.S. farmers using the practice have expanded their cover crop areas from an average 116 acres, to over 450 acres per operation. Traditional knowledge can also be used to create value, according to Amir Kassam of the United Nations Food and

Steve Groff Photos: Shannon VanRaes

Agriculture Organization. The problem is some traditions — however well proven to benefit production and conservation — have been shut out of the conversation around conventional, tillage-based farming practices. “Anything culturally related to nature and mankind, it is always sort of devalued — that’s traditional, this indigenous, oh, it’s ethnic — it can’t be important,” he told congress participants. “So I think we are in a very interesting situation with this.”

Jodi DeJong-Highes

Traditional knowledge

Valuing traditional knowledge in developing areas of the world — areas where attempts at intensification are now being made — may be able to prevent the export of the highly intrusive tillage agriculture currently damaging soil and water in many western nations to developing countries. Back in North America, changing demographics are also hindering the adaptation of conservation agriculture, said DeJongHighes, especially when it comes

David Montgomery

to making investments in new equipment and technology. “The other thing out of our control is how old our farmers are,” she said. “The average age of a farmer in the U.S. in 56, so do they want to invest in new technology, new education, a whole new way of farming — especially if they don’t have kids to take it over?” Even so, interest in cover crops and other conservation practices is growing among producers, the tillage specialist said. However, that growth is occurring at rates

Amir Kassam

much slower than advocates of conservation agriculture would like to see. “We are running out of topsoil, but the good news is that it’s happening at a slow enough pace, where we’re not at any danger of running out of topsoil in the near future,” said Montgomery. “Now we need to shift to a kind of agriculture that builds soil, even while we grow food intensively... we need to stop treating soil like dirt.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Viterra files service complaint against CN Rail to CTA A trickle of cases alleging inadequate rail service for grain could turn into a torrent By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

iterra is the latest organization headed to transportation court seeking better rail service for grain. It filed a level-of-service complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) against CN Rail June 20 alleging the railway breached its level-of-service obligations by failing to provide cars in accordance with CN’s carrationing plan. Industry observers don’t expect it to be the last. A trickle of formal complaints could turn into a torrent, following the CTA’s decision to grant Louis Dreyfus Commodities’ request for interim relief against alleged poor CN service. But there’s a twist. While companies might be encouraged to seek redress based on Dreyfus’s success, they might also find Dreyfus getting cars instead of them. That’s what Viterra alleges. In its CTA submission, Viterra asks “that CN not draw from car

allocations that would otherwise be available to Viterra in order to meet its (CN’s) obligations under Interlocutory Decision No. 201405-02. That’s the CTA’s ruling ordering CN to deliver more cars to Dreyfus. CN warned the CTA if it was ordered to deliver more cars to Dreyfus, other grain companies could suffer. Farm and elevator groups are outraged that CN is allegedly robbing Peter to pay Paul. “It ought to be a provision of the (CTA) decision that there be added capacity to provide interim relief to a shipper who files a level-of-service complaint,” Wade Sobkowich, the Western Grain Elevators Association’s executive director said in an interview. “It shouldn’t come from taking capacity away from another shipper. It defeats the purpose of trying to get more capacity and better service for the entire grain industry. It just shuffles it around.” CN and CP Rail should be expanding capacity, said Blair

“It ought to be a provision of the (CTA) decision that there be added capacity to provide interim relief to a shipper who files a level-of-service complaint.” Wade Sobkowich

Rutter, policy manager of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association. “Shippers are saying they aren’t getting adequate service and I would expect the CTA to rule in favour in virtually all these instances because there’s ample evidence to show they have not provided adequate service,” Rutter said. Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Doug Chorney said he hopes CN isn’t deliberately punishing companies, “but sometimes you’ve got to wonder.” While Dreyfus was awarded

interim relief, CN is appealing and CTA might reverse its ruling when it renders a final decision. The Canadian Canola Growers Association has also filed a complaint against CN and CP Rail alleging poor service for grain. The railways say service suffered because of a big crop and cold winter; farmers and shippers contend the railways don’t invest enough in added capacity knowing since there’s no competition they will eventually haul the grain to market. Meanwhile, the CTA has consulted with the grain industry on new regulations to take effect Aug.

1 under the Fair Rail For Farmers Act. “The key message for the agency is, we need penalties that are arbitratable into a service-level agreement (with railways),” Sobkowich said. “We think penalties influence behaviour. It sure works on us when we’re penalized by the railways.” Under the new act, CTA is obliged to consult with the industry about how much grain the government should order the railways to move during the new crop year. The number will evolve as more is known about production, Sobkowich said, but enough grain must move to ensure carry-over stocks are reduced. Grain companies also want to determine where the grain goes, instead of the railways, he added. KAP stressed soybeans, which are now a big crop in Manitoba, need to be included in the volume of grain government orders the railways to move, Chorney said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. July 6-8: Pulse and Special Crops Convention, Sheraton Cavalier, 612 Spadina Cres. E., Saskatoon. For more info visit www.specialcrops. mb.ca.

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July 18: Advanced organic crop diagnostic school, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ian N. Morrison Research Farm, Carman. For more info or to pre-register (required) call Monika Menold at 204-745-5663. July 19: Springfield Country Fair, Dugald. Judging July 18. Call 204755-3464 or visit www.springfieldagsociety.com July 24-27: Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede, Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Austin. For more info visit http://ag-museum.mb.ca/ events/threshermens-reunionand-stampede/. Aug. 1-3: Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup, Beautiful Plains Ag Society grounds, Neepawa. For more info call Lois McRae at 204728-3058. Aug. 9: Southeastern Manitoba Draft Horse Association annual plowing match, Steinbach. For more info call John Hildebrand at 204-346-4323. Oct. 6-9: International Summit of Co-operatives, Centre des Congres de Quebec, 1000 boul. Rene-Levesque E., Quebec City. For more info visit http://www.sommetinter.coop. Oct. 28-30: Cereals North America second annual conference, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg. For more info visit www.cerealsnorthamerica.com. Nov. 17-19: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association conference and AGM, Chateau Bromont, 90 rue Stanstead, Bromont, Que. For more info email c_arbuckle@canadianfga.ca or call 204-254-4192. Dec. 2: University of Manitoba Transport Institute’s Fields on Wheels conference, Delta Winnipeg Hotel, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.umti.ca.

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New technology, drones and gadgets part of 2014 Crop Diagnostic School There’s also a one-day Organic Diagnostic Clinic July 18 By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

ew field-scouting tools, including drones, will be part of this year’s Crop Diagnostic School at the University of Manitoba’s Ian N. Morrison Research Farm at Carman. The annual event that provides agronomists and farmers with hands-on, infield learning, runs July 4 to 11 and July 14 to 17. During the mornings, Crop Diagnostic School participants will learn about weeds and herbicide resistance, insects, cereal and soybeans diseases, nitrogen management in wheat and canola and vertical tillage, said John Heard, a soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and school spokesman. T h e r e’s i n c r e a s i n g i n t e r e s t i n unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones for crop scouting. A fixed wing

and ’copter drone will be demonstrated. The school has partnered with Enns Brothers Equipment to demonstrate precision management techniques, Heard said. “We’re going to be looking at some gadgets too,” he said. “Not everyone has a trained eye or calibrated eye for crop nutrition.” The GreenSeeker, a tool for assessing nitrogen fertility based on crop colour, is now available as a hand-held unit for $500, Heard said. It can also predict yield. An iPhone app that helps assess crop fertility, providing guidance on whether to add more nitrogen will be demonstrated. It costs $175 for a day at the Crop Diagnostic School. (The group rate for 50 or more is $125 each.) Credits are available to Certified Crop Adviser and Certified Crop Science Consultant.

The Organic Diagnostic Clinic July 18 costs $35. It will be an advanced course for commercial organic producers and advisers focused on field crops. Many of the weed and nutrient management concepts and strategies could have application for vegetable production, but the focus is on cereals, oilseeds and pulses. Some information, such as cultural weed control, will be valuable to nonorganic farmers, Heard said. It’s a tool to delay the onset of herbicide-resistant weeds. “Management plays such an important role in organic,” he said. “There are gleanings people can take from that they might work into their system at some point.” To register for the Organic Diagnostic Clinic and/or the Crop Diagnostic School call 204-745-5663. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Shift of human ecology programs begins Human nutritional sciences joins to faculty of agricultural and food sciences July 1 By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

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he move to divvy up departments of the University of Manitoba’s faculty of human ecology has begun with the joining of its department of human nutritional sciences to the faculty of agricultural and food sciences effective July 1. Human nutritional sciences will retain department status in the faculty of agricultural and food sciences, there will be no changes in program requirements or degree structure, and new and current students who will transition over in the fall will continue to study and attend classes in the Human Ecology and Duff Roblin buildings, according to the university’s website. The move is part of a broader Academic Structure Initiative to reduce its 20 faculties to 13 by 2017-18 by scattering various departments among other faculties and colleges on campus. The University of Manitoba is the only university remaining among what’s known as the U15, or 15 large Canadian universities to retain a faculty of human ecology. Only six universities elsewhere within that 15 have equivalent programs within other faculties. The dismantlement of its 104-year-old faculty is being watched very closely by organizations such as the 180-member Manitoba Association of Home Economists (MAHE) who remain concerned for the long-term implications for their profession with the loss of the free-standing faculty. A human ecology degree is required to credential graduates as Professional Home Economists (PHEcs), and to provide technically competent home economics educators and industry professionals. MAHE wants the human ecology degree program to retain its identity as a distinct, interdisciplinary program of study that includes human nutritional sciences, family social sciences and textile sciences and they are working with the faculties of human ecology, education and agricultural and food sciences to address the need for technical competency standards for the program, said Diana Mager, MAHE president and spokesperson. Regarding the shift of human nutritional sciences to another faculty, Mager said the human program has synergies related to agriculture and food sciences, and many home economists work in agriculture. “It’s a logical fit, but MAHE members, human ecology alumni and students are heartsick over the loss of faculty of human ecology.” No formal decisions have been made on what becomes of the family social sciences or textile sciences programs.

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South 153.50 — 103.00 - 115.00 88.00 - 104.00 — $ 173.00 - 195.00 185.00 - 200.00 198.00 - 218.00 215.00 - 233.00 225.00 - 245.00 232.00 - 251.00 $ 155.00 - 175.00 168.00 - 185.00 188.00 - 205.00 195.00 - 216.00 205.00 - 230.00 210.00 - 235.00

($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.) (850+ lbs.)

Market’s momentum continues in producers’ favour Strong prices will open an exit window for some producers Dave Sims

Close 148.00 147.48 149.38 150.78 152.20 153.85

Change 2.00 2.42 1.32 0.13 -0.25 -0.25

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Feeder Cattle August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 January 2015 March 2015

Close 207.55 208.58 208.68 208.45 203.75 202.85

Change 1.70 2.05 2.01 1.98 2.43 2.15

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending June 14, 2014 53,158 10,405 42,753 N/A 605,000

Previous Year 48,740 12,660 36,080 N/A 644,000

Week Ending June 14, 2014 466 21,629 22,078 1,296 893 6,257 128

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 577 23,245 17,923 1,110 742 4,471 42

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

Current Week 241.00 E 223.00 E 230.68 231.77

Futures (June 20, 2014) in U.S. Hogs July 2014 August 2014 October 2014 December 2014 February 2015

Last Week 233.32 215.30 222.18 224.33

Close 128.05 129.75 109.78 97.00 91.75

Last Year (Index 100) 197.86 182.55 192.47 193.73

Change 2.13 -1.05 -1.88 -1.65 -1.85

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Choice Lambs (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)

Winnipeg (wooled fats) — — Next sale is July 2 —

Chickens Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010 Under 1.2 kg................................... $1.5130 1.2 - 1.65 kg.................................... $1.3230 1.65 - 2.1 kg.................................... $1.3830 2.1 - 2.6 kg...................................... $1.3230

Turkeys Minimum prices as of June 15, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.005 Undergrade .............................. $1.915 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.995 Undergrade .............................. $1.895 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.995 Undergrade .............................. $1.895 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.915 Undergrade............................... $1.830 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Toronto — 157.72 - 180.28 185.42 - 199.93 178.85 - 201.14 181.28 - 210.52 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 40.00

Eggs

Goats Kids Billys Mature

<1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs.+

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When’s the next sale? Ashern

Aug. 20 Regular Tuesday sales through summer

Brandon Gladstone

July 8, Aug. 19

Grunthal

Regular Tuesday sales through summer

Killarney

Sept. 8

Ste. Rose

Aug. 21

Virden

Regular Wednesday sales through summer

Winnipeg

Regular Friday sales through summer

ducers leaving,” she said, adding some producers have been looking to exit now for the past few seasons. German said she was recently encouraged to see a trade mission to China resulting in an agreement that will eventually see more cuts of Canadian beef shipped to the Asian market. Similar efforts were being made with the European Union, South Korea and the nations involved with the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “All of these agreements in the end are going to mean selling more beef, not selling more cattle, selling more of that beef out of country.” It will take time before producers feel the benefits of these deals, she added, but they still amount to good news. Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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High cattle prices aid bisonmarketing efforts By Dave Sims

High cattle prices don’t appear to be driving up the price of bison meat, according to a key stakeholder in the bison industry. But at the same time he thinks it could be helping to send some customers its way. “ We l i k e h i g h c a t tle prices because that encourages other folks to look at bison as an alternative,” said Terry Kremeniuk, executive director of the Canadian Bison Association.

A c c o r d i n g t o Kremeniuk, the market for bison right now is very strong. The U.S., Canada and Europe are the three main buyers of the meat with forays being made into Mexico, Singapore and China. Over the past three years the price has stayed fairly stable too, unlike cattle. In 2003, he says the price of bison was at a low of $1.15 per pound (hot hanging weight) before beginning a gradual move upwards to a high of $4 per pound (hot hanging weight) in 2011. “Since that time we’ve hovered between $3.85 and $4 a pound hot hanging weight,” he said, add-

ing that’s for Grade A bull carcass. Kremeniuk believes the market has a point of consumer resistance and could be nearing the top of its price point. The three Prairie provinces and B.C. continue to lead the way in bison production. Together they constitute 95 per cent of bison grown in Canada. Kremeniuk says he knows bison will never surpass cattle when it comes to total production. But demand is g r ow i n g , h e s a i d , c i t i n g G e r m a n y, F r a n c e , Switzerland, Denmark and Holland as countries that have shown interest in bison meat.

Toronto ($/cwt) 116.11 - 255.86 — 82.80 - 217.58

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

ust over 1,000 animals made their way through Manitoba stockyards during the week ended June 27, a similar volume to the week before. Prices remain firm, with strong demand coming from Canada and, in particular, the U.S. Quality was said to be good to medium in some regions. Melinda German, general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers, says the market shows no sign of slowing down. “We’re seeing demand high all across North America,” she said, pointing out consumers and the public still seem willing to pay for steak and ground beef in Canada, especially now that barbecue season has arrived. German feels much of this year’s high prices can be attributed to market corrections that have been building for a long time. “Prices are coming back to where they need to be,” she said. Supplies are somewhat short while demand in North American shows no signs of slowing down, she added. The record-high prices being seen come at an important time too, she said, as farmers look to pay off bills they haven’t been able to address for years. “Producers are able to pay off some debt and get back on their feet again after 10 years of tough times and just making do.” Beef producers have been able to survive under conditions that would have crippled most other businesses, she said. Some producers are looking to hand their operations down to younger blood, she added, while a few have indicated they’re looking to get out of the business entirely. “If they’re at a certain age and ready to retire then definitely we’re going to see some pro-

Commodity News Service Canada

Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective November 10, 2013. New Previous A Extra Large $2.00 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 A Medium 1.82 1.87 A Small 1.40 1.45 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

Winnipeg (Fats) Next sale is July 2

“Prices are coming back to where they need to be.”

CNSC

Ontario $ 145.09 - 169.91 152.29 - 167.37 78.62 - 113.55 78.62 - 113.55 103.57 - 129.54 $ 170.03 - 197.08 187.41 - 207.75 194.67 - 235.75 196.71 - 248.36 200.74 - 260.78 199.80 - 267.01 $ 174.79 - 182.78 183.21 - 195.54 173.22 - 211.78 184.62 - 226.40 196.87 - 240.07 200.00 - 240.96

(901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.)

June 20, 2014

Futures (June 20, 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle June 2014 August 2014 October 2014 December 2014 February 2015 April 2015

$1 Cdn: $0.9289 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0766 Cdn.

COLUMN

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers & Heifers D1, 2 Cows $ 97.00 - 105.00 D3 Cows 90.00 - 97.00 Bulls 115.00 - 126.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ — (801-900 lbs.) 165.00 - 194.00 (701-800 lbs.) 195.00 - 217.00 (601-700 lbs.) 210.00 - 235.00 (501-600 lbs.) 210.00 - 245.00 (401-500 lbs.) 210.00 - 245.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 135.00 - 157.00 (801-900 lbs.) 150.00 - 178.00 (701-800 lbs.) 170.00 - 196.00 (601-700 lbs.) 180.00 - 207.00 (501-600 lbs.) 190.00 - 222.00 (401-500 lbs.) 190.00 - 225.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: June 20, 2014

Numbers below are reprinted from June 26 issue.

Toronto ($/cwt) 5.00 - 38.00 25.00 - 47.00

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GRAIN MARKETS

Numbers below are reprinted from June 26 issue.

Export and International Prices

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Waterlogged acres not yet counted in StatsCan report CNSC

CE Futures Canada canola contracts showed some strength during the week ended June 26, as there is enough uncertainty over the state of this year’s crop to account for some weather premiums in the market. The biggest gains for canola were in the nearby July contract, as traders with short positions were being forced to pay up in order to exit the contract before it becomes the delivery month. With July moving off the board, the attention now is squarely on new-crop production prospects, or lack thereof, and how much canola was actually seeded across the Prairies. Statistics Canada released its latest acreage report Friday morning, June 27, pegging canola acres at 20.2 million. That compares with the previous estimate of 19.8 million and the year-ago level of 19.9 million. However, the survey was conducted in early June — when optimism reigned and there was still a chance for flooded-out fields to be planted. In reality, up to two million acres in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan will be unseeded this year due to excess moisture, according to some reports. Canola accounts for some of that, but how much remains to be seen and the guesswork now should provide some fuel for the fire of the futures market. Drowned-out low spots in many areas are also still to be accounted for. Yields will be the next fundamental issue to watch for, as a bushel here or there in the average — when spread out over 20 million acres — will have a considerable impact on total production going forward. From a chart standpoint, November canola has trended higher for the better part of two weeks, but still has a long way to go before getting back to its nearby highs in the C$490 area, seen as recently as May.

Week Ago

Year Ago

Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

221.38

215.04

257.36

Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

257.85

250.59

299.06

Coarse Grains

Traders are now waiting on USDA’s latest estimates Phil Franz-Warkentin

Last Week

All prices close of business June 19, 2014

Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

174.89

174.79

265.06

Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

220.62

223.38

255.96

Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

503.03

520.02

550.18

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

897.66

850.69

1,067.22

oilseeds

New-crop November soybeans at the Chicago Board of trade have trended higher in recent weeks as well, although weatherrelated concerns are (so far) less pronounced than on the Canadian side of the border and the path of least resistance could turn lower if the weather holds up.

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business June 20, 2014

Setting the tone

The U.S. Department of Agriculture releases its own much watched (and much secondguessed) report on June 30. Quarterly stocks and acreage estimates will both be included in the data, which should set the tone for the near future. Old-crop U.S. soybean stocks are very tight, but the country has been importing Brazilian beans to compensate for that tightness. Expectations for a large new crop are also overhanging beans, making the tight stocks situation less of a concern. U.S. wheat and corn futures both hit some of their softest levels in months during the week, although they managed to move off those lows. While the U.S. winter wheat crop is still questionable, and some spring wheat was also unseeded, reports for grain crops in the rest of the world have been on the bearish side lately. The International Grains Council released a report during the week raising its production and stocks estimates for both crops. World wheat supplies at the end of the 2014-15 marketing year are now forecast at 412 million tonnes, which would be up by 12 million from 2013-14. World corn carry-over for the year is forecast at 180 million tonnes, which would be 13 million tonnes above the previous year’s level. In addition to the broad fundamentals, which will dictate the long-term pricing trends, the day-to-day action in the grains and oilseeds will also take its cues from news out of Iraq, Ukraine or any of the other global hot spots. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

barley

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2014

125.00

135.00

October 2014

132.50

125.00

December 2014

134.50

127.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

July 2014

474.20

463.50

November 2014

461.40

460.60

January 2015

465.10

466.70

Special Crops Report for June 23, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

22.50 - 23.00

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

20.00 - 22.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

15.00 - 16.50

Desi Chickpeas

21.50 - 22.00 — 15.20 - 16.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

8.80 - 12.00

Fababeans, large

—

Medium Yellow No. 1

5.75 - 6.65

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel) Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

4.25 - 4.35

34.00 - 34.00

No. 1 Great Northern

52.00 - 52.00

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

38.00 - 38.00

Yellow No. 1

38.00 - 39.00

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

54.00 - 54.00

Brown No. 1

33.30 - 35.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

55.00 - 55.00

Oriental No. 1

28.50 - 30.00

Source: Stat Publishing

For three-times-daily market reports from Commodity News Service Canada, visit “Today in Markets” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Spot Market

SUNFLOWERS

No. 1 Black Beans

37.00 - 37.00

No. 1 Pinto Beans

29.00 - 32.00

No. 1 Small Red

38.00 - 38.00

No. 1 Pink

38.00 - 38.00

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

21.70

19.05

Report for June 20, 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed)

32.00* Call for

Confection

details

—

Source: National Sunflower Association

Black Sea wheat exports to decline by three per cent Three producers account for one-quarter of global wheat exports moscow / reuters

heat exports from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan will decline three per cent in the 2014-15 marketing year as a smaller sown area and lack of ready financing was partly offset by favourable weather, a Reuters poll showed. The three major global wheat exporters via the Black Sea, supplying customers mainly in North Africa and the Middle East, are forecast to export 35 million tonnes dur-

ing 2014-15, starting July 1, the poll of 15 traders and analysts showed. A small rise in exports from Russia was not expected to be enough to offset a fall in exports from Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Analysts broadly assumed the three countries will see a second consecutive year of large crops, despite earlier concerns of political risks to grain supply and trade due to unrest in Ukraine and related tensions with Russia. Their combined 2014 crop is expected to remain flat, year on

year, at 88 million tonnes of wheat based on improvements in the outlook after recent rains in some key growing regions. “Recent rain has improved the condition of crops in Russia,” said Vladimir Petrichenko, the head of the ProZerno consultancy. “Conditions in Russia’s south are wonderful,” said a Moscow-based trader. Russian wheat harvesting is to start on June 25, slightly late because of rain, he added. The crops from the three producers, which account for about a quar-

ter of the world’s wheat exports in good harvest years, will contribute to an expected global wheat surplus, adding to pressure on international prices. “It’s going to be a huge crop,” said a trader specializing in Russian wheat. “Exports will not be lower than last year.” Global domestic use of wheat in 2014-15 is projected at 699.1 million tonnes, while production is expected to be at 701.6 million tonnes, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

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Frozen ears and feet — but not from the cold Ergot-contaminated feed is causing a wide range of easily misdiagnosed herd health problems in Western Canada

By Laura Rance Co-operator editor / Saskatoon

ong, brutally cold Prairie winters could be masking signs of a serious toxin lurking in livestock producers’ feed bins, a University of Calgary veterinary professor warned feed and livestock industry officials recently. Dr. Eugene Janzen, assistant dean of clinical practice, said he was initially perplexed in the winter of 2013 when he observed Alberta feedlot cattle in so much distress that it was clear many would have to be euthanized on site. The feedlot’s cattle had had high rates of severe lameness that didn’t respond to standard treatment for foot rot, as well as unusual degrees of frostbite. Many had frozen ears and an entire pen of heifers had lost the ends of their tails so uniformly that Janzen at first thought they had been surgically removed. The animals were indeed suffering from frostbite, but it wasn’t because they were poorly sheltered from the winter cold. They had ergot poisoning, which in cattle causes vasoconstriction, or poor blood flow to their extremities. Janzen believes that created a synergistic effect with the cold to cause their symptoms.

Severe cases of ergot poisoning may no longer be able to walk and must be euthanized on site. Photos: University of Calgary

“The standard we use of 100 to 200 ppb is about as high as you want to go in feed samples.”

Poor blood flow

Ergot-affected animals develop “dry gangrene” in their hooves, which can easily be confused with foot rot. “These animals are so lame they don’t lie down naturally,” Janzen said. When they lay with their legs outstretched instead of tucked beneath, their limbs freeze. Several animals he observed could no longer walk. Janzen was one of the speakers at a symposium on ergot and fusar ium at the University of Saskatchewan’s vet college June 12. He said until recently, his own knowledge of ergot was limited to textbook references to a human plague known as Saint Anthony’s Fire in the Middle Ages, and memories of a truckload of durum his father couldn’t sell four decades ago when he was a child on the farm. But he and other veterinarians across Western Canada have seen a worrisome surge in cases of ergot toxicity in recent years — a phenomenon that has feed manufacturers and grain companies scrambling to develop better guidelines for detection and tolerances. “It is definitely the No. 1 livestock problem today that is

Dr. Barry Blakley

Veterinary toxicologist, University of Saskatchewan

The symptoms of lameness related to ergot toxicity can be mistaken for foot root in the initial stages, but do not respond to treatment.

going through our lab,” said Dr. Barry Blakley, a University of Saskatchewan veterinary toxicologist.

Worsening problem

Over the past two decades, it was customary to get calls on one or two cases a year. “Now I am getting four or five calls a day,” he said. Blakley analyzes the results of feed sample testing provided by the Prairie Diagnostic Ser vices lab at the University of Saskatchewan. The lab installed equipment to test for ergot, beginning in 2013.

Demand for the testing and the diagnostic results suggests ergot has become a much bigger problem in Western Canada than previously thought and that existing guidelines for how much ergot it takes to cause health issues in livestock are seriously outdated. “Canadian standards through Agriculture Canada are up to 2,000 parts per billion,” he said. “Those are too high. We have seen cases well below that — 700 to 1,600 ppb is the range we’ve seen a lot of cases.” Saskatchewan has reported the most cases, partly due to

growing awareness, but the most severe cases have been seen in Alberta, Blakley said. Only about 10 per cent of the cases he has worked with came from Manitoba, a pocket of cases in the Elm Creek and Ste. Claude area. Data collected by the Canadian Grain Commission suggests ergot levels haven’t been as high in samples coming from Manitoba. But this province sees a higher incidence of fusarium mycotoxins, such as deoxynivalenol, which also affects feed grain safety. Industry officials say ergot fungus levels are building in soils across Western Canada due to the rise in zero or minimum tillage and a pattern of moist, cool conditions during June.

New guidelines needed

There are several issues confounding efforts to develop new guidelines.

For starters, there are differences between species and even within species how much the animals can tolerate with no ill effects. For example, only about 10 per cent of the cattle on the Alberta feedlot Janzen visited developed severe symptoms. “Horses appear to be at the top of the susceptibility chain,” Blakley said. Dairy cows appear more sensitive than beef cows, and sheep have been known to stop milk production at levels of 200 to 300 parts per billion. Results from a swine-feeding trial contradicted earlier research that suggested they were less susceptible. “They are as susceptible if not more susceptible than cattle,” he said. “The standard we use of 100 to 200 ppb is about as high as you want to go in feed samples,” he said. Plus, the level of toxicity is affected by the amount of contaminated feed in the ration. The good news is the toxins clear from the animal’s system quickly, and don’t appear to affect the milk or meat. However, that can make it more difficult to identify as the source of an animal’s health problem. “Our diagnostics are basically limited to feed analysis,” Blakley said.

Misdiagnosed

He said most of the cases he’s seen involve cattle producers with subclinical herd health issues that can easily be attributed to other ailments or poor management. Symptoms can include reduced productivity, lower milk production in dairy, a sickly calf crop and low weaning weights. In higher doses, sheep and cattle can suffer abortions and pregnant mares may foal without producing milk. In the early stages, immediately removing the contaminated feed source can result in full recovery, but once gangrene or frostbite has set in, the producer has few options but to euthanize or sell the animal immediately — if it can be humanely transported. “It is terribly inhumane. Unless you can call in a mobile butcher, that animal is coyote bait,” Janzen said. “With other diseases, the animal has the decency to die. These animals don’t.” In the Alberta case, five per cent of the 2,500 head of cattle on the feedlot were destroyed and five per cent were shipped for salvage. “The bottom line is, he went bankrupt.” laura@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

Ergot becomes invisible in manufactured feed Researchers and feed makers say new guidelines for assessing risk are needed By Laura Rance

“Representative sampling from a diagnostic perspective is the most significant issue that we have on this.”

CO-OPERATOR EDITOR /SASKATOON, SASK.

he two pictures of pelleted feed veterinary toxicologist Dr. Barry Blakley put up on the screen at a recent ergot symposium here looked identical. But one had enough toxins in it to kill livestock. The rising levels of ergot in western Canadian cereal grains and forages has turned into a nightmare for the manufactured feed industry and the grain companies that supply it. While the black ergoty fungus pods can usually be spotted in a sample of grain, once it is made into manufactured feeds, it is twice as potent — and invisible. “In the pelleting process, we grind it up and it increases the surface area,” Blakley said. “We estimate it increases the bioavailable toxicity twofold,” Blakley said. “That’s absolutely terrifying to me, how do we deal with that?” said Amanda Van de Kerckhove, a ruminant nutritionist with Co-op Feeds. She noted that the distillers dried grains (DDGs) fermentation process concentrates mycotoxins by a factor of three. And the ergot is not just in the grains, it can also exist in forages, which means livestock could be ingesting it from several sources. “Ensiling does not destroy alkaloids,” she said. “It could also be present in swaths and bales.” Dr. Eugene Janzen, assistant dean of clinical practice at the University of Calgary, said although little research has been done, he is concerned that the trend towards swath grazing cattle over the winter could expose cow herds to high enough levels of ergot toxicity to cause abortions. The Canadian Grain Commission considers both fusarium and ergot as a downgrading grading in cereals, limiting the presence of fusarium-damaged kernels and ergot bodies. Fusarium-damaged kernels are often shrivelled and lighter than the grain, and can be cleaned out of a grain sample, but ergot bodies are often the same size as the kernels. Van de Kerckhove said the biggest challenge for the feed industry is that there is no reliable correlation between the visual clues and the level of ergot alkaloids and fusarium mycotoxins. While visual inspections of submitted samples provide evidence of the potential existence of mycotoxins, that analysis is only as good as the sample received, she noted. Getting a representative sample from a bin or truckload can be difficult because the toxins vary dramatically within even the same bin. “Representative sampling from a diagnostic perspective is the most significant issue that we have on this,” Blakley said. In one analysis, 10 different samples drawn from the same lot resulted in 10 widely varying levels of toxins. He said previously accepted guidelines for assessing the risk in grain samples are due for an update. “If you look at the literature on visual inspection, counting the number of sclerotia, some-

BARRY BLAKLEY

Veterinary toxicologist, University of Saskatchewan

where between five and 20 particles per litre of grain may cause a problem,” he said. But because there can be a high degree of variability in the sample, as well as variations in the toxins, and variations with the grains, “the visual method is severely flawed,” he said. “Those who use that method, unfortunately sometimes pay the price.” Another common approach is to separate out the ergot sclerotia and weigh them. The guide-

lines suggest levels of .1 to .3 per cent are acceptable for livestock. “I have seen herds of dairy cattle… that were definitely developing problems at .04 per cent,” he said. “Whether the counting was correct or the standards are too high, I don’t know.” Screenings are believed to be the biggest source of ergot in manufactured feed. “It’s not usually the grain that is causing the problem, it is the high-risk screenings,” Van

It is impossible to determine whether pelleted feed contains ergot toxins without laboratory testing. The sample on the left contains 230 ppb ergot toxins. The sample on the right contains 38,900 ppb. PHOTO: VANESSA COWAN, COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

de Kerckhove said. However, the commercial feed business depends heavily on screenings to keep feed prices affordable. Van de Kerckhove said companies are becoming much more selective about who they buy from, they are doing more routine testing, and are limit-

ing the ratio of screenings they include in pelleted feed rations. Co-op Feeds now includes no more than 40 per cent screenings in its products unless specifically requested by the customer. laura@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

n/a

Jun-24

Jun-27

Jun-25

n/a

No. on offer

n/a

147*

316*

663*

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

155.00-175.00

165.00-185.00

n/a

800-900

n/a

160.00-178.00

190.00-210.00

285.00-202.00 (205.00)

n/a

700-800

n/a

165.00-184.00

200.00-225.00

205.00-220.00 (225.00)

n/a

600-700

n/a

170.00-190.00

225.00-250.00

225.00-248.00 (250.00)

n/a

500-600

n/a

190.00-200.00

230.00-267.00

230.00-260.00 (266.00)

n/a

400-500

n/a

200.00-215.00

235.00-270.00

245.00-285.00

n/a

300-400

n/a

210.00-231.00

n/a

900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

145.00-165.00

143.00-163.00

n/a

800-900

n/a

155.00-178.00

170.00-200.00

160.00-176.00 (184.00)

n/a

700-800

n/a

155.00-178.00

185.00-215.00

175.00-202.00 (207.00)

n/a

600-700

n/a

160.00-220.00

210.00-235.00

202.00-218.00 (225.00)

n/a

500-600

n/a

170.00-215.00

215.00-240.00

217.00-237.00

n/a

400-500

n/a

175.00-215.00

220.00-258.00

225.00-248.00

n/a

300-400

n/a

200.00-227.00

n/a

No. on offer

n/a

D1-D2 Cows

n/a

100.00-109.00

99.00-106.00

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

88.00-99.00

94.00-98.00

n/a

Age Verified

n/a

101.00-108.00 (111.00)

n/a

Good Bulls

n/a

111.00-124.00

105.00-117.00

112.00-123.00 (126.00)

n/a

Butcher Steers

n/a

140.00-150.00

140.00-149.00

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

140.00-148.00

138.00-147.50

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

100.00-110.00

118.00-130.00

108.00-135.00

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

95.00-102.50

n/a

Feeder heifers

Slaughter Market

Lean Export Cows

n/a

85.00-92.00

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

* includes slaughter market

(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)

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Targeted deworming can help maintain herd health Treating horses that are ‘heavy shedders’ can reduce total parasitic infestations on the farm by up to 80 per cent Carol Shwetz, DVM Horse Health

ost horse owners are keenly a w a re o f t h e i m p o r t a n c e deworming plays in the health of their horses. Veterinarians, pharmaceutical companies and extension programs have done an exceptional job at promoting frequent scheduled dewormings. Yet recent science about the biology of equine parasites has found that using more deworming compound does not necessarily result in a better parasite management program. Equine parasitologists are advocating the fecal egg count as a diagnostic tool to better refine standard protocols. The fecal egg count (FEC) is a measure of the number of parasite eggs per gram of feces. Parasite eggs in the feces serve as a source for environmental contamination and thus translate into transmission potential to other horses in the herd. It is interesting to note that time after time individual horses will have a consistent FEC and occupy one of three categories. A low shedder will have less than 150 eggs per gram (EPG), a moderate shedder 150 to 500 EPG, and high shedders will have values over 500 EPG. Knowing which horses harbour the vast majority of internal parasites is powerful information. It can enable

the horse owner to selectively deworm those individuals that are reinfecting the premises and avoid unnecessary deworming of horses not shedding eggs. It is estimated that 20 per cent of the horses will be “heavy shedders” and are responsible for 80 per cent of the total egg contamination on the farm. The fecel egg count test is a surveillance tool which identifies those horses that shed the highest number of eggs into the environment. Selectively deworming these horses benefits the entire group of horses. The goal of parasite control is not to eliminate all intestinal parasites in horses, as this goal is as unrealistic as it is impossible. Rather the goal is to manage the risk of parasitism by identifying those horses that are shedding the majority of parasite eggs into the environment. This test provides the horse owner with much-needed information on an individual horse’s parasite status. This information allows the owner to act accordingly making an informed decision with regard to the timing and the class of dewormer that would be a best fit. Serial fecal egg counts will reveal an even bigger picture. When a horse with a high fecal egg count is treated with an appropriate deworming product, a second FEC performed 10 to 14 days later should be close to zero. If the count is above zero, evidence exists that the worms may have devel-

Equine parasitologists are advocating the fecal egg count as a diagnostic tool to better refine standard deworming protocols.

oped resistance to that particular drug and a dewormer from a different drug class should be used. By performing fecal egg counts and conducting followup tests you begin to draw a more accurate picture of parasite management on your property. At times horse far ms are large enough to purchase the necessary

equipment and educate their caretakers in the fecal egg count procedure, yet for most horse owners it is necessary to involve their veterinarian in their parasite management. Deworming policies can vary greatly between horse farms, and so parasite management will vary according to stocking rate, age of the horse population, and living and climatic conditions. Fecal egg counts will be instrumental in guiding appropriate recommendations. The parasite challenge for two horses on 10 acres is considerably different than that for 20 horses on 20 acres. Start by submitting a fecal sample to your local veterinarian, one or two manure balls in a plastic bag or container labelled with the horse’s name, your name and date. The sample can be refrigerated, not frozen, and submitted within 24 hours. The optimal time to begin sampling would be in the spring prior to giving any dewormer. Egg counts must be done at an appropriate interval after the administration of the last dewormer. Your veterinary can recommend the appropriate interval based on the last drug that was administered. Although the economic benefits of fecal egg counts and targeted/selective deworming may be slow to reveal themselves, using the dewormers on an asneeded basis is inherently good practice preventing unnecessary medication of horses and preserving long-term sustainable use of our present deworming compounds. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alta.

The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

Mandatory swine-tracking rules now in place for Canada There are a lot of new procedures for farmers moving pigs By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

new law to track Canada’s pigs took effect July 1. It’s designed to keep herds healthy, improve food safety and promote exports, Manitoba Pork Council chair Karl Kynoch said in a telephone broadcast June 25. “Traceability has become mandatory and is extremely important for both tracking diseases here in Manitoba and to eliminate them fast and also for exports,” Kynoch said. “Manitoba exports 85 per cent of the product and our buyers today are asking for traceability, traceback and food safety.” Under the new “PigTrace” program, almost all premisesto-premises swine movements have to be reported, except barns within the same premises. Depending on the type of animals and premises involved, movement reporting may or may not require individual animal identification. Jeff Clark, manager of the Canadian Pork Council’s PigTrace program provided the following details during the broadcast:

Animal identification requirements

Farm-to-farm movement for anything other than sows and boars

does not require any form of identification. However, farmers can identify their animals during moves to other farmers. A sow or boar moving to a farm needs to have an approved tag with a number, which is reported to PigTrace when the animal is moved.

Shippers are also encouraged to provide the licence number of the truck-tractor if the animals move via semi. Any animal ID on the pigs needs to be reported too.

Other movements

ID for animals going to slaughter

Market hogs, lightweight pigs, barbecue hogs and suckling pigs need either a shoulder slap tattoo with the owner’s herd mark number (the hog owner’s fivedigit number specific to a location assigned by the Manitoba Pork Council) or an approved ear tag supplied only by PigTrace. There are two types of ear tags. One is the herd mark. The farmer’s own herd management number can be printed on the lower portion of the tag for the farmer’s use. The other is an individual identification tag with a 15-digit number unique to each animal.

Cull sows and boars going to slaughter

Cull sows and boars require a shoulder slap tattoo or approved ear tag. The market is moving to ear tags because many slaughter plants skin the animals removing the slap tattoo.

file photo

Farmers are encouraged to switch to ear tags as they replace animals in their herds. Tags cost 68 cents. Electronic tags are $2.16 and work with sowfeeding systems.

quickly from the Manitoba Pork Council. PigTrace also sells small ear tags that say “export” on them for 40 cents each.

Exports of weanlings and feeder pigs

Exports of breeding stock require a herd mark tag or individual ear tag.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is phasing out its numbering system. It’s being replaced by the hog owner’s herd mark applied as a slap tattoo. An ear tattoo can also be used. Farmers can add the birth week letter to the tag but it’s not required for export. Farmers can get a herd mark

U.S. president lays out plan to save pollinators Federal agencies are directed to advance honeybee and other pollinator health and habitats By Ros Krasny washington / reuters

he White House announced a federal strategy June 20 to reverse a rapid decline in the number of honeybees and other pollinators in the United States that poses a threat to billions of dollars in crops. In recent years, bees have died at a rate the U.S. government says is economically unsustainable. Honeybees pollinate plants that produce about a quarter of the food consumed by Americans, including apples, lemons, broccoli, avocados and carrots. Crops such as almonds, California’s second most valuable agriculture commodity, are almost exclusively pollinated by honeybees. “Ho n e y b e e p o l l i n a t i o n alone adds more than $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year in the United States,” the White House said in a statement. The contribution of native wild pollinators such as bumblebees were valued at $9 billion in 2009. In May, an annual report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the “Bee Informed Partnership,” an

industry group, estimated total losses of managed honeybee colonies at 23 per cent over the winter of 2013-14, the latest in a series of annual declines. Numbers of monarch butterflies, another pollinator, have slumped as well. “The problem is serious, and poses a significant challenge that needs to be addressed to ensure the sustainability of our food production systems,” the White House said. The recent loss of honeybee colonies is thought to be caused by factors including a loss of natural forage and inadequate diets, mite infestations and diseases, loss of genetic diversity, and exposure to certain pesticides. Bees have also been subject to a condition called colony collapse disorder (CCD) in which there is a rapid, unexpected and catastrophic loss of bees in a hive. President Barack Obama directed federal agencies to use research, land management, education and public/private partnerships to advance honeybee and other pollinator health and habitats. But the environmental group Friends of the Earth said the beekeeper in chief

should have taken action against neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides chemically similar to nicotine that has been linked to bee deaths. “The administration should prevent the release and use of these toxic pesticides until determined safe,” said Friends of the Earth president Erich Pica. The upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Markets in 2013 launched a campaign to support protection of bees. It distributed photographs of the denuded store shelves possible if bees were to disappear. Under Obama’s plan the Environmental Protection Agency and USDA will lead a multi-agency task force to develop a pollinator health strategy and action plan within six months. As part of the plan, the USDA announced $8 million in funding for farmers and ranchers in five states who establish new habitats for honeybee populations. The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign declared June 16-22 “pollinator week” in the United States. Obama’s move, the group said, “is the result of a nearly 20-year campaign to increase awareness and all action for pollinators.”

Other exports — breeding stock

Export slaughter hogs

The United States doesn’t require imported Canadian hogs destined for slaughter to be identified with a tag. However, if there’s any chance that hogs destined for export will end up staying in Canada, they require a slap tattoo.

Movement-reporting requirement

In all cases PigTrace is a dualentry system with both shipper and receiver required to report information about the movement of swine. This is necessary because not every animal is getting an individual ear tag — something hog producers viewed as onerous. Movement reports to PigTrace require the shipper’s location, number of swine being moved, their destination, date and time they departed and when they arrived at destination. The licence number of the trailers hauling the animals must also be submitted.

When sows and boars are moved from farm to farm, to a fairground or to a farm via an assembly yard they must be individually ear tagged with a 15-digit number starting with 124, which is Canada’s country code. The other 12 digits are unique to each animal. Swine moved in this way are seen as higher risk because of reduced biosecurity. These tags must come from PigTrace.

Imports

Any imported swine must get an individual identification ear tag upon arrival in Canada.

Deadstock

When moving deadstock from a farm, owners must report the farm’s location and the company or individual picking it up and the date. “Anything slaughtered or consumed or composted on farm does not need to be reported, (and) doesn’t need ear tags,” Clark said. “It doesn’t fall under this program at all.” Hog farmers can call Manitoba Pork for more information about PigTrace (http://pigtrace.ca). Temporary usernames and passwords have been mailed to Manitoba hog farmers. First they should activate their PigTrace accounts. Farmers can report pig movements online using a computer or mobile device. Farmers who wish to report swine movement via a spreadsheet, fax or over the telephone should contact the Manitoba Pork Council at 888-893-7447 or PigTrace 866-300-1825. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Climate change heats up ‘quants’ versus old-school forecast battle Will algorithms replace the traditional eye-on-the-sky approach to weather forecasting? By Terry Wade HOUSTON / REUTERS

omputer scientists are picking a new fight with old-school meteorologists, claiming finally to have cracked the code on weather forecasting at a pivotal, profitable moment for the field, as climate change roils commodities markets and industries. Banks and traders are reporting outsized profits, and losses, on everything from natural gas to grains as severe weather causes extra price volatility; power grid operators are struggling with bouts of extreme cold or droughts that crimp supplies while demand spikes; and more retailers and manufacturers are using forecasts to manage inventories. Traditional meteorologists, who look at current weather patterns to make forecasts, have long derided examining historical temperatures as “climatology,” of limited use, at best, when trying to predict the future. But applied mathematicians, some of whom once worked on Wall Street as market-predicting “quants,” see the future in patterns of historical data. After years of tinkering, they say their weather algorithms can blow away traditional forecasting. “It has taken me two solid decades to get something useful,” said data miner Ria Persad, the president of StatWeather. “Weathermen are looking at what’s happening now — they are looking at current data to get to the future,” said Persad. “They aren’t actually studying this 120 years of data log to extract patterns like we are to draw statistical lessons.” Persad looks far ahead: she sees the California drought persisting until late 2015, so far into the future as to draw scoffs from some practitioners.

Value in mixing

Traditional meteorologists use computer models as well, and some see value in mixing historical data with what is happening outside their window, but they are skeptical of relying too heavily on the past. “We only have data for the last 100 years, which is 100 winters, which is a really small sample size. It would work if we had 1,000 years or 10,000 years of data, but we don’t,” said Mike Halpert of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. “This is kind of like being a gambler in Las Vegas, on any one hand you may lose,” he added, declining to discuss StatWeather specifically. Halpert, however, had predicted this past winter was going to be warmer than normal. Instead, it was unusually cold — just as StatWeather predicted. Only about 20 per cent of commercial forecasters saw the colder winter coming, Persad said. StatWeather nailed calls on a cold snap in late 2013 and a string of frigid temperatures through March, sur-

Weather volatility equates with price volatility in the markets.

prising some in the forecasting community and even Persad herself. She attributed improving accuracy to her software training itself. Another company, Global Weather Oscillations, uses historical data to predict where hurricanes will strike land and correctly predicted a weak hurricane season last year, unlike many rivals. “We don’t have to wait four days before a hurricane hits to do this. We can do it eight months into the future,” said chief executive David Dilley, whose company sells its forecasts to insurance firms and big retailers.

Managing risks

Climate change is already causing drier droughts, more intense floods and wilder temperature swings across the United States, the National Climate Assessment said in May. The winter of 2014, when frigid temperatures roiled natural gas markets as heating needs rose, may be a glimpse of what lies ahead. Major trading houses, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, hedge funds and energy producers made and lost hundreds of millions of dollars as gas futures prices spiked by more than 50 per cent to a five-year

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high of $6.49 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in late February. At a delivery point into New York City, spot prices rose twentyfold. Oil giant ConocoPhillips posted some $200 million in profit during the quarter from natural gas. Texas-based hedge funds e360 and Goldfinch reportedly had gains of 14 per cent and 21 per cent in January, respectively, when gas spiked. “It was a very unusual quarter because of weather,” ConocoPhillips CFO Jeff Sheets told Reuters in May, describing a successful winter of gas trading. He warned the results might not be repeatable.

Earnings fall

Commodities giant Cargill Inc.’s quarterly earnings fell 28 per cent on market disruptions that it blamed in part on extreme weather. Most firms active in energy markets have contracts with several forecasting companies, paying them tens of thousands of dollars a year. StatWeather, which just moved to Houston from Florida to be closer to clients, declined to detail its roster of users and several trading houses consulted by Reuters would not identify their suppliers.

Air Liquide, which produces and buys power to distil specialized gases, said it relies on half a dozen suppliers — like StatWeather, Planalytics, DTN, Wilkens and Vaisala — that track not just temperature but also wind and in one case lightning. T h e f o re c a s t s h e l p i t m o n i t o r pipeline safety, calibrate its plants based on the price and availability of power, and gauge when the Texas grid might suffer supply disruptions. The suppliers distinguish themselves by forecast time frame; each is better at viewing a particular slice of the future, said Charles Harper, Air Liquide’s global head of smart manufacturing. As the forecast battle continues, there’s one fundamental disagreement — whether human instinct plays a role in the science. “You live by the model, you die by the model,” said Marshall Wickman, senior meteorologist at Wilkens Weather, a unit of Rockwell Collins. The wise forecaster doesn’t wager ever ything on the computer, he believes. “That’s where the meteorologist comes in. The model doesn’t do everything. It’s a guide,” he said.

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$500 million in annual sales over the next decade. Deere’s careful recasting of contracts this spring highlight the dispute. Contracts for the agriculture giant’s telematics service no longer grant Deere open-ended rights to use all the data it collects for unspecified “business purposes.” Instead, they grant Deere the right to use data only “as needed to provide telematic services.” But in a separate document Deere provides to customers — the company’s data services and subscriptions policy — Deere declares it is free to use all the data it collects, however it sees fit, so long as it strips away personally identifiable information. So far, farmers have been willing to share data to gain specific details on farm conditions, and companies have said they do not intend to pay farmers for data. But with Big Data companies planning to sell customer-made seeds

or peddle precise crop production estimates, farmers now want a share of the value stream. The American Farm Bureau Federation in January adopted an official policy calling for more transparency and farmer control. Farm Bureau officials met with several data companies this spring to drive home the point. “Transparency is the golden rule of this data privacy conversation,” said AFBF economist Matt Erickson. Company responses vary. Climate Corp. rewrote parts of its privacy policy this month, retaining the right to use farm data, promising not to use it to speculate on commodities prices, and stating it will obtain explicit consent for uses other than making improvements to Climate Corp.’s own products. “We believe our policies are both responsive to farmer concerns and lead the industry in the clarity with

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which we outline how we will and won’t use farmer data,” CEO David Friedberg said in a statement. CNH Industrial this month updated its user agreements to explicitly state that farmers own their agronomic data. “I think the data policies from a number of the companies will evolve rapidly over the next few years,” said Dave Larson, CNH vice-president for agricultural equipment portfolio strategy. “The market’s going to push it.”

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Livestock producers looking ahead to lower meal costs To the relief of livestock producers, soybean meal prices have started to soften CBOT soybean meal monthly nearby

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Market Outlook

t the end of May 2014, a harami alerted producers to a downturn in the meal market. A harami is a reversal pattern that is often seen on a candlestick chart. This particular harami materialized at the height of the rally on the CBOT soybean meal monthly nearby chart and is illustrated in the accompanying chart. The harami is similar to an inside day used in bar chart analysis. However, this interpretation suggests a change in trend. The small body of the harami must be contained by the real body preceding it. A rising wedge formation also appeared in the accompanying chart. In June, prices s l i p p e d b e l ow t h e l ow e r boundary of this pattern, which indicates additional weakness. Prices will generally go back down to where the rising wedge began.

Rising wedge

A rising wedge is an upward slanting formation which contains all price activity between its converging boundaries. The essential feature distinguishing a rising wedge from any of the various triangles (symmetrical, descending and ascending) is the accentuated slope of the pattern. The rising wedge pattern implies a minor or intermediate turn. The pattern is com-

pleted when prices break out from their converging boundaries. For a rising wedge this means a decline through its lower boundary. Wedges occur with a fair degree of frequency in the futures markets. As a rule, after the pattern is completed prices should retrace all of the vertical movement comprising the wedge.

Market psychology

Rising wedges will often begin with a high-volume day marking at least a temporary end to the current price move. In the case of a rising wedge, this move will have been down.

Ty p i c a l l y, t h e m a r k e t ’s decline has had the speculative longs on the run. Their selling exodus peaks and the wedge begins to form. With the weakest longs now sold out, additional selling pressure at prevailing prices is absent. All remaining longs in the market have made the financial and psychological commitment to at least hold for a rally. With selling abated, prices begin to recover. Progress is slow but the pattern is clear, a series of higher minor highs and lows. At first, normal profit taking by the shorts

triggers the rally, but soon, bargain hunters make their presence felt by buying on the now small price setbacks. The market’s ability to rally to higher minor highs attracts additional buyers. Lows begin to rise faster than the highs, giving the pattern its narrowing shape. The converging boundaries of the rising wedge signify its limited duration. Speculative buying continues to rally the market but volume fails to grow. This is a reason for caution. There is no great quantity of contracts for sale overhead, but each time buying diminishes

the market backs down. Price advances need buying in order to be sustained. The advances will progressively gain less ground until all the potential buyers have been satisfied. At this point, instead of simply backing off, the market begins to fall under its own weight. Recent longs, as well as new shorts now comprise the sellers. Volume will nor mally increase at this time, confirming that the rising wedge pattern and the rally have been completed. Old-crop soybean values are beginning to slip, as the fear of running out in the U.S. is waning. Although 2013-14 stocks are tight, USDA is estimating U.S. farmers will seed a record area to soybeans in 2014. The crop is in good shape and this is weighing on soybean and meal values. By studying the charts and using technical analysis, producers can gain the upper hand in knowing when markets are about to change direction. Send your questions or comments about this article and chart to info@ag-chieve.ca. David Drozd is president and senior market analyst for Winnipeg-based Ag-Chieve Corporation. The opinions expressed are those of the writer and are solely intended to assist readers with a better understanding of technical analysis. Visit Ag-Chieve online at www. ag-chieve.ca for information about our grain-marketing advisory service and to see our latest grain market analysis. You can call us toll free at 1-888-274-3138 for a free consultation.

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Illinois fields are showing moderate to high incidence of scab By Julie Ingwersen chicago / reuters

rain buyers in parts of the U.S. Midwest have begun imposing discounts on arrivals of freshly harvested soft red winter wheat that show evidence of head scab, a fungal disease that produces a toxin that is regulated, cash traders said. S c a b, a l s o k n o w n a s fusarium head blight, is not uncommon when the weather is cool and wet during flowering. This year it hit wheat in parts of southern Illinois, the second-largest producer, and southern Indiana, where harvesting is just starting. “Fields in southern Illinois range from a moderate to high incidence of scab,” University of Illinois plant pathologist Carl Bradley said this week. In the worst fields, more than half the plants are affected, Bradley added.

Indiana farmers sprayed fungicides, limiting damage, said Chuck Mansfield, an agronomist at Purdue University in the state. “There is no disaster brewing, but head scab is going to take the top off what could have been a pretty good yield,” he said. Scab infects wheat during its reproductive stage and produces a mycotoxin known as vomitoxin that can sicken people and animals. Elevators test wheat for the poison and penalize loads that contain above two parts per million (ppm). The Heritage Co-operative in West Mansfield, Ohio, posted discounts this week of 15 cents per bushel for wheat found to contain 2.1 to 2.9 ppm of vomitoxin, rising to $1 per bushel for seven to 10 ppm. Wheat with higher levels may be rejected. A merchandiser at a southern Indiana facility that

ships grain barges to the U.S. Gulf said more than half his incoming loads had two to five ppm vomitoxin this week, the first week of significant harvest. Wheat delivered against C h i c a g o Bo a rd o f Tra d e futures can contain up to two ppm, or up to three ppm with a 12-cent-per-bushel penalty. Export buyers typically set a limit of two ppm, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricts vomitoxin in finished products such as flour to one ppm. Wheat with five to 10 ppm can be fed to animals or blended with cleaner grain to meet stricter limits. Soft red winter wheat is used in cookies and snack foods, and is grown from the eastern Midwest through the Mid-South. Crop experts in southern areas, where harvesting is further along, reported fewer problems.

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Moisture, weather give Manitoba potato crops a strong start

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Acreage is about five per cent in the province but yields could be higher By Marney Blunt COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA

or most Manitoba crops this year, seeding dates had been pushed back due to the late spring and excessive moisture in certain areas, but that hasn’t stopped Manitoba’s potato crop from thriving, according to industry participants. “We’ve probably had one of the most ideal years that we’ve ever had in our history. The crops look excellent,” said Keith Kuhl, the president and chief executive officer of Southern Manitoba Potato in Winkler. “We’ve been getting very timely rains and we’ve had good temperatures, so the crop is progressing very well.” “We planted potatoes later than normal, but the planting conditions were pretty much close to ideal so that sped up the process,” said Larry McIntosh, the president and chief executive officer of Peak of the Market. “Everything got planted. The weather is a little chilly on some days, but overall the crop is coming along great.” Although crops are in good to excellent condition, acres are still down from previous years, according to Kuhl. “My guess is that we’ll probably come in somewhere around 70,000 acres total,” said Kuhl. “That’s my guess at this point. I know processing acres are down slightly because of cutbacks from McCain.” While certain areas of the province struggled with excessive moisture, the potato acres have had the perfect amount of rain, according to both Kuhl and McIntosh. “There was very little run-off from the snow last winter,” said Kuhl. “Most of the water soaked in and we’ve had very timely rains to keep moisture levels up but at this point there have been no issues with excessive moisture.” Kuhl says that while he believes the acres will be down about five per cent this year, the ideal growing conditions and the lack of insect or disease issues could be very beneficial to yields. “There’s always a concern and it’s always something that we’re aware of and scout the fields for but there’s been nothing too pressing at this point in time,” said McIntosh.

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The sasquatch can turn up in alfalfa Some might mistake it for signs of drought, but those who tissue test their alfalfa will be able to spot boron deficiency early By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

f you’re seeing purple in your alfalfa where you expected to see green, it might be time to start thinking about boron. “Boron deficiency, that’s the one I referred to as the sasquatch, it’s not really that common,” John Heard told producers gathered at the Friedensfeld Community Centre for Hay and Silage Day. “Bu t I m e n t i on it here, because this is an area with sandy soil,” the soil fertility specialist continued. “If you’re in the heart of the Red River Valley, with many of the clay-loam soils, it’s a rare occurrence, but as you move on to the sandier soils... it’s more of a problem.” Cases of boron deficiency have been reported in western Manitoba, including the Miniota area, Heard said. Although not a particularly bountiful element, boron is

needed by plants and plays a role in strengthening cell walls. Without enough of it, alfalfa grows slowly with stunted internodes and eventually leaves will begin to turn purple. In most cases the micronutrient can be restored by irrigation or the equivalent of one inch of rainfall, as water releases it from the soil and makes it available to plants. “It’s cured by 22,000 gallons of water per acre,” Heard said. “That will start that organic matter mineralizing.” In cases of extremely sandy soil, additional boron may need to be applied, but the specialist urged caution for those thinking of applying the nutrient. “Boron can be a great distraction for 90 per cent plus of our farmers, if they’re thinking it’s the missing link and they might be needing it,” he said. “As long as it continues to have moisture and you’ve got good organic matter levels in your soil, the boron that’s there tends to recycle well, so it’s a great distrac-

“Yes, it may be dry, but if boron would have been sufficient, we would have had more growth.” John Heard

tion for many, but a necessity for some.” He added that boron is also a soil sterilant in higher concentrations, noting that different crops have different responses to the micronutrient. “It is a product that we know is good if you need it, but sometimes if it’s misapplied there are some crops that are sensitive to its overapplication, like beans and oats and others. So that’s why we’re a bit soft sell on it,” said the provincial soil specialist. If a producer isn’t seeing purple in their alfalfa leaves — but suspects boron deficiency is hampering growth — a tissue test is the best way to determine the root cause of the problem.

Soil tests can be done as well, but aren’t as conclusive, Heard said. Because boron deficiency happens in drier areas with sandy soil, some farmers mistake it for simple signs of drought. “Farmers will just look and say, oh that’s that dry weather disease, or, oh it’s droughty and it’s just not growing,” he said. “Yes, it may be dry, but if boron would have been sufficient, we would have had more growth... people who are doing an audit of their crop with tissue tests, this is one of those things they would tend to catch.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Crews are continuing work to fix the safety issues that caused the suspension of rail service on the Hudson Bay Railway between Gillam and Churchill June 20. The rail service is expected to start up again in early July, according to a representative from OmniTRAX Canada. The Hudson Bay Rail Service leads to the Port of Churchill, which is Canada’s only northern deepwater port. The shipping season out of the Port of Churchill typically runs from July to October, and this year’s start date remains set for July 15 as the rail service is expected to be up and running before then, according to the OmniTRAX Canada spokesperson. As of June 15, there were 28,200 tonnes of wheat in storage at the port and waiting to be shipped, according to data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Last year, the Port of Churchill moved 640,000 tonnes of grain and this year is projected to ship 700,000 tonnes, according to OmniTRAX Canada president Mervin Tweed. Last year there were just under 7,000 cars delivered to the Port of Churchill. Currently, there are three work crews on site distributing ballast and continuing surfacing work, according to OmniTRAX Canada. The track had unsafe conditions caused by permafrost in the northern portion of the province. There had also been a freight train derailment earlier in the month. OmniTRAX Canada says the repairs on the railway track are aimed at improving the section of the rail line for long-term benefit of the north.

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Biotech has role in conservation No need to be technology averse when it comes to conservation agriculture and improving soil health By Shannon VanRaes

“If all we’re going to do is spend our time debating what’s good and bad and alienate everybody and pick sides, we’re going to lose a lot more than we’re going to win.”

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iotechnology can be used to improve soil health but that’s not necessarily happening the way it is being used today, the keynote speaker at the World Congress on Conservation Agriculture said. David Montgomery, author of Dirt, The Erosion of Civilizations and a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington told the conference biotechnology does not have to be at odds with conservation agriculture. “At this point, that could be viewed as kind of a radical idea,” he said. “But I would basically argue that if we reframed how we evaluate agriculture to be towards building soil and building soil fertility, then the degree to which anything, GMO products included, could work towards that goal should be considered,” he said. However, that doesn’t mean current biotechnology is necessarily benefiting soil health, Montgomery noted, only that biotechnology could be developed with soil health in mind. For example, plants could be engineered to facilitate symbiosis with soil bacteria similar to that which occurs between legumes and ribosomes, he said. “That would change everything and would probably promote life in the soil,” said the geologist. Philanthropist, business-

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Howard Buffett is interviewed by Charlene Finck during the sixth World Congress on Conservation Agriculture held in Winnipeg. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES

man and farmer, Howard Buffett, also believes that GMOs and conservation agriculture are compatible. “I think we just have to be inclusive and understand that there is a place for everything and that if we can get those things in the appropriate places at the appropriate use, then we’re going to have a lot of wins,” he said, adding that he believes even debating the merit of genetically modified crops is a step in the wrong direction. “If all we’re going to do is spend our time debating what’s good and bad and alienate everybody, and pick sides we’re going to lose a lot more than we’re going to win.”

EU poised to dethrone U.S. as world’s top wheat exporter European exporters have a freight advantage to major African and Middle East buyers By Nigel Hunt and Julie Ingwersen LONDON/CHICAGO / REUTERS

h e E u r o p e a n Un i o n is likely to surpass the United States to become the top world wheat exporter next season as high freight rates help EU suppliers tighten their grip on nearby markets in the Middle East and expand sales in Asia. A rise in freight costs has hurt U.S. sales to importers such as Egypt, the world’s top wheat buyer, while its shipments to another buyer, Iran, have been affected by political tension. The European Union, Ukraine and Russia now dominate many markets that previously relied on the United States. “There is no such thing as a captive market in the international grains trade, and the U.S. has the handicap of higher ocean shipping costs to the big African and Middle Eastern buyers,” a European grain trader said. “One example is Jordan, which only 10 years ago was almost part of the U.S. domestic market. Now the U.S. hardly gets a look-in

against competition from cheap Black Sea supplies.” Political tensions with Iran have not helped. “The long-term political friction between Iran and the U.S. meant Iran bought from the U.S. only when its back was against a wall. Germany, and so the EU export figure, benefited from this,” one European trader said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has forecast that U.S. wheat exports in the 2014-15 season will total 25.2 million tonnes, the smallest volume in five years. It expects the European Union to ship 28 million tonnes, its second-highest volume after a record 30 million in 2013-14. U.S. wheat exports have been in long-term decline since the early 1980s, when they peaked at more than 48 million tonnes, as wheat has lost favour with U.S. farmers in part because of biotech advances in corn and soy crops. The European Union, in contrast, has been an emerging force as its traditional top wheat suppliers, France and Germany, have been joined by Romania.

That said, GMOs aren’t a silver bullet and they’re not going to work for every situation. “I totally believe there are... millions of farmers in the world who will benefit more from improved OPVs (openpollination varieties) today than they’ll ever benefit from GMOs, but there are all sorts of places in the world today that are way more productive because you’ve been able to add certain traits,” he said. But Buffett also acknowledged that OPVs don’t provide the same financial incentives to the biotech industry as those that are genetically engineered. “Im p r ov e d O P V s d o n’t

really make much money, they might someday though, if somebody started thinking about this and started figuring out where that productivity is, then that could be a pretty profitable source,” he said. While less enthusiastic about current biotechnology than its future potential, Montgomery would like to see soil health become more of a driving factor as new biotechnologies are researched and marketed. “I could see a role for GMO kinds of things in long-term conservation agriculture, but that’s a different thing from basically arguing whether or not, today certain products would meet that test,” he said.

“And so my point is really that we should not be technologically averse.” The geologist would also like to see more research on how current technologies are affecting soil health, particularly biocides. “We’re basically running uncontrolled experiments, that may not be the best type of experiment to be doing on your most fundamental activity as a society — growing food,” he said. “We should be answering questions about how our technologies are actually playing out in fields, and how they work and whether or not we can actually continue to improve and change them in ways that help us hit the goals of conservation agriculture, which is intensifying agriculture without reducing our ability to maintain that intensification.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Voluntary guidelines recommend best practices for hiring youth Canadian Agricultural Safety Association staff say guidelines are geared to employers but are also useful to anyone with young people working with them in ag worksites By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

hen the calendar flips to July, many teens get a job working on a neighbour’s farm or in some other agriculturally related job. While many bring their youthful energy and a ‘can do’ attitude to their workplace, they also think they’ll never get hurt and are indifferent to risk. When that youthful naiveté is combined with inexperience, the spread between their capabilities and the jobs they are asked to do can prove dangerous. T h i s s p r i n g n e w vo l u ntary guidelines released by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) aim to help employers of young workers make better choices around their training and supervision, job assignments and work hours. The Model Policy for Canadian Youth Employment in Agriculture is a version of what was developed by agricultural safety specialists in the U.S., said Glen Blahey, health and safety specialist with CASA. The idea is similar to the North American Guidelines for Child Appropriate Tasks — developed for parents assigning jobs to their own children — except that this policy is aimed at employers and hired labour. “It’s a reminder and suggestion on the things that agricultural employers should think about from the perspective of youth coming in to work for them,” Blahey said. The guidelines define young workers as those age 14 through 17 years old, but emphasizing that nothing magical happens at age 18 years in terms of maturity or risk of occupational injury. Manitoba Labour laws require employers to get a permit before hiring workers under age 16. The key message behind these new guidelines is that young people think and act differently, aren’t miniature adults, and should be treated as such in the workplace. They need a different level of guidance and supervision than adults, he said. “Many young workers tend to generalize their skills from one task to another, feeling they possess the size and strength to overcome any problem. They feel that they are immortal and can’t be hurt. This can put them at risk,” he said. “They do not perceive danger and do not anticipate long-term consequences the same way we do. They don’t have the same capacity for rational thought and the same level of endurance

New voluntary guidelines for employers hiring young workers recommend specific supervisory, training and job assignment best practices. PHOTO: DAVID BARR/PHOTOBAR AGRICULTURAL STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

“It provides a reality check to the adult in charge saying, ‘remember this is not someone functioning at the same level I am functioning at.’” Glen Blahey

Health and safety specialist with CASA

and most certainly the level of experience that a mature individual does.” The document provides an employer with a better idea of

what sort of training, supervision and assignments to give young workers, because of their different developmental levels, abilities and limitations. Specifically, the guidelines stress how all work done by those 18 or younger be directly supervised until the young person can prove competency at a task. The guidelines recommend that young workers work alongside experienced mentors and not be in work-alone situations. Training for young hired workers should include clear communication and documentation of the allowed and prohibited work activity in and around the workplace.

Job assignments for 14- and 15-year-old youth should occur in non-hazardous work environments only. The range of options can expand for 16- and 17-year-old youth, but only if they have taken either vocational or other work-based learning programs and have the written consent of parents. Other recommendations include limiting duties assigned, such as those under 18 not being permitted to drive farm machinery on or across public roads or highways, unless they have received documented training and are licensed or certified to operate specific farm vehicles. The guidelines also recom-

mend youth be given more frequent breaks than what is recommended for adults. In all instances, these voluntary guidelines are designed to help anyone with a young person working with them to set appropriate limitations on young workers, Blahey said. “It provides a reality check to the adult in charge saying, ‘remember this is not someone functioning at the same level I am functioning at,’” he said. For more information on the Canadian Model Youth Policy: Youth Employment in Agriculture, visit casa-acsa.ca/ CanadianModelYouthPolicy. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Have you tried quinoa yet? Lorraine Stevenson Crossroads Recipe Swap

emember when we puzzled over how to pronounce quinoa? Was that kwin-o-ah? Or kwee no-ah? The ancient grain, or rather seed (pronounced keen-wa for anyone still wondering) had a year dedicated to it in 2013 by the United Nations. That piqued a lot of interest in its nutritional and eating qualities to say the least. It’s an indigenous crop grown in all the countries of the Andes, from Colombia to the south of Chile and it has been a staple of the diets of Bolivia and Peru for centuries. Vegetarians have always been big consumers of quinoa, including it in their meatless meals because it is a complete protein from the plant world. Canadian farmers have also grown small quantities of it for years. Quinoa’s biggest push in Western Canada came from Kamsack, Saskatchewan farmer and pharmacist Joe Dutcheshen, who back in 1992 took an interest in the non-traditional crop as a way to diversify the farm. He found quinoa highly adaptable to the growing conditions of the Prairies, and two years later founded the Northern Quinoa Corporation, or NorQuin, a group of local-area producers and businessmen from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Today grow-

ers across the three provinces, from Provost, Alberta to McCreary, Manitoba grow quinoa for NorQuin. Interest in quinoa is increasing. For the 2014 crop year, just over 5,000 acres have been sown and while that’s small numbers compared to other commodities, it’s noteworthy considering that’s more than triple the 1,500 sown in 2013. Michael Dutcheshen, general manager at NorQuin, which has become the largest quinoa processor in North America, says they expect those acres to at least double again next year. If you’re looking for homegrown quinoa and quinoa value-added products to put on your dinner table, check out this company’s website www. quinoa.com. You’ll find a range of quinoa products including bags of golden and white quinoa, flour, flakes, and even lasagna noodles. NorQuin brand products will soon be on store shelves in Manitoba too. I’m a relatively latecomer to quinoa. It was shortly after the UN declaration that I took my first bite of a quinoa burger. It was excellent. That led to buying white quinoa at Bulk Barn which I’ve since added to what has turned out to be some very tasty and filling soups. If you’re looking to learn more about uses of quinoa and how to cook it, I recommend The Vegetarian’s Complete Quinoa Cookbook a 2013 Canadian cookbook authored by home economist Mairlyn Smith with recipes developed and contributed by nearly 60 home economists and PHEc students. It explains everything you need to know about different types of quinoa as well as selecting and cooking them.

Quinoa Veggie Burgers 1 c. NorQuin cooked quinoa 1 onion grated (finely) 1 carrot grated 1/2 c. quinoa flour 1 egg 1 tsp. beef soup mix or preferred seasonings Optional: 1/2 c. finely chopped mushrooms

Cook 1 cup NorQuin quinoa with 1-1/2 cup water for five minutes in microwave or stovetop. Mixture should be sticky rather than dry and flaky. Cool completely. Mix above ingredients, add salt and pepper to taste. Form burger or meatball with wet hands as mixture is sticky (patties are about four inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick. Lightly oil frying pan. Cook about five minutes each side. (Or bake in oven at 350 F for 20 minutes.) Serve with regular burger seasonings or try topping with yogurt or lemon juice. Source: NorQuin

Minestrone Quinoa Soup 2 tbsp. olive oil 1/2 c. green pepper 2 tbsp. butter 1/2 c. celery 1 large onion, chopped 1/2 c. carrot, diced 1 clove garlic, minced Pinch of thyme 2 tbsp. parsley 1 tsp. dried basil 6 c. chicken stock 1 bay leaf 10 oz. tomatoes 2 c. shredded cabbage 1 c. kidney beans (canned or cooked) 1/2 c. elbow macaroni/pasta 1/2 - 1 c. NorQuin quinoa (depending on desired thickness) Optional: 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top

Heat oil and butter, add onion, garlic and chopped vegetables. Cook until softened. Add spices, parsley and pinch of salt. Stir in stock and chopped tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Add cabbage, beans, macaroni and quinoa. Cover and simmer 1/2 hour. Source: NorQuin

FAQs on Quinoa Is quinoa a cereal?

No. It is sometimes called a pseudo-cereal because of its grain-like appearance and sometimes a pseudooilseed because of its high content of fat.

Is quinoa the same as amaranth?

No. Although amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.) and quinoa belong to the same family, and are both originally from the Latin American region, amaranth is a different crop species.

What does quinoa taste like?

Quinoa has a very delicate taste, often described as nutty or earthy. Quinoa contains saponins, which are normally removed mechanically prior to being sold, or otherwise need to be carefully rinsed off prior to cooking to remove their bitter taste. Quinoa has an interesting texture that can add crunchiness to almost any recipe. Quinoa can be classified into “bitter” and

Norquin Quinoa Salad

“sweet” varieties that reflect the saponin content, which is much lower in the sweet varieties.

Is quinoa nutritious?

Yes. Quinoa is considered a nutritious food because it is a good source of many nutrients, which when consumed with other foods can be a great part of a balanced diet. Quinoa is most known for its protein content. Compared to other plant foods, quinoa is generally higher in protein than most grains, while lower in protein than most legumes. Quinoa also has a favourable balance between its essential amino acid content compared to other plant foods. Finally, quinoa is a good source of energy and dietary fibre, and has significant amounts of minerals such as iron and zinc.

2 c. NorQuin quinoa, cooked according to package directions 1 c. frozen peas, thawed 1 carrot, chopped 1/2 small red onion, minced 1 tsp. olive oil 1 tsp. grated orange peel 1/4 c. chopped parsley 6 tomatoes, hollowed

In bowl, combine all ingredients but tomatoes, toss to coat well. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff into tomatoes. Makes six servings. Source: NorQuin

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization www.fao.org/quinoa-2013/faqs/en/

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

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More to Joe Guy than meets the eye

Australian long rider passes through Strathclair heading west By Darrell Nesbitt FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

here is more to Joe Guy than meets the eye, as students at Strathclair School learned by visiting him at the town’s fairgrounds last month. It was here where he laid over for a couple of days, prior to venturing north and then west on the Trans-Canada Trail, riding solo on the backs of unbreakable horses. Known as an Australian long rider, Guy has chalked up 20,800 kilometres riding in three countries. This year, upon leaving Hawk Lake on the Manitoba/Ontario border in May he is aiming to adding more kilometres to his growing list. Being a long rider is more than just a matter of distance; it’s a question of honour, dignity and behaviour. Members of the Long Riders Guild, formed in 1994, believe the only definition of a long rider should be courage in the face of danger, resolve in the presence of hardship, and continual compassion for the horses. Noted as the world’s only international group of equestrian explorers, membership is by invitation only. The men and women involved currently reside in 45 countries and are encouraged to undertake a life-changing equestrian journey that explores not only the unknown portions of the world, but their own souls as well. For Guy, married to wife Donna, and their five children, two of whom are in Australia, the

Joe Guy, passed through Manitoba on horseback first in the fall of 2013, second north of the TransCanada Highway this spring. PHOTO: COURTESY

adventures are wonderful and the challenges inspiring. Guy says he does it because of the challenge of living out of a saddlebag. “Every day is different — terrain, wildlife and weather — all play a role in the distance travelled,” he said. “Sitting tall, I will admit that the worst place in Canada to ride horseback is Ontario, as there is little to no grass, and the traffic is scary.” Guy has a gift and he believes that gift is his to share. Through his technique called “A Greater Fear,” he teaches a horse within minutes, to handle the pressure he thought he couldn’t handle through a relationship built on trust and honesty. Within 15 minutes he will capture his mind and within an hour he can be riding. Within seven days horse and rider are often heading across country or down the side of a highway. Find out more about Guy’s philosophy on training horses at www.joeguylongrider.com. Guy is also a singer/songwriter and an author, his writing influenced by the lifestyle he lives. Writing from the heart his songs paint pictures of lonely campfires, long winding roads and the horses that carry him crosscountry. “While out on the open road, family moments come through modern amenities of Facebook or cellphone conversations, ” he says. Last year, Guy travelled through Manitoba south of the Trans-Canada Highway. This year he’ll go through Manitoba, onward to Saskatchewan, and perhaps, Alberta. Life for the 44-year-old started in Sydney, Australia. After riding the Australian outback at the age of 19 he found music, teaching himself to sing, write and play. At 23 he became a self-taught street performer, by 25 a promotion manager, and an actor in a cabaret show at 28. He wrote and produced his first production by age 32. He has fulfilled a goal of a clinician as well as the life of a cowboy. He has also chased the dream of becoming an author, with his first book A Life Without Living, and is working on his second book, a dedication to all the horses he has helped along the way. Having spent his life defying the odds, achieving goals and fulfilling dreams, Guy truly believes that everyone has a gift, goal and a purpose in life. In his words, a new beginning means a new ending. Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

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Storm clouds brewing in the Glenora, Manitoba area.

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Be sun savvy As the summer weather heats up, don’t forget these outdoor tips

Be wise about sun exposure.

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By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

etting a tan from sun exposure or from a tanning bed is considered skin damage and can promote skin aging as well as skin cancer. Most of us know people who have had a cancerous or pre-cancerous lesion removed from their neck, nose, top of their ears or other areas. One in five people will develop skin cancer in his/her lifetime. On the other hand, a little sun exposure can promote vitamin D formation in our skin. We need vitamin D to maintain strong bones, as well as several other functions. For Caucasians, a few minutes of sun exposure at midday may be enough to meet vitamin D needs, according to New York University dermatologist Roy Geronemus. Keep in mind that foods including egg yolks, milk, fortified cereals and other foods provide vitamin D and supplements are another option. What about indoor tanning? It’s not recommended for anyone. Tanning beds are included on the list of carcinogens, along with cigarettes and asbestos. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S., according to statistics provided by the Skin Cancer Foundation. You may be familiar with some types of skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma (the most deadly type). Visit the Skin Cancer Foundation website at http:// www.skincancer.org to view photos of the various types of skin cancer. Be sure to do skin checks and alert your healthcare provider to changes in your skin. Until age 39, women have a higher risk of developing melanoma than any other cancer, except breast cancer. If you are a white male more than age 50, you are in the group most likely to be diagnosed with melanoma. Now that I have frightened my readers, here’s some good news. With early detection, skin cancer usually is curable, so check out any moles, brown

spots or growths on your skin. Whether you are a teen or an older adult, know the warning signs, which you can remember with your ABCs: A) Look for asymmetry. In other words, if you visually split the mole in half, the halves do not match. B ) E x a m i n e t h e b o rd e r s. Uneven, scalloped or notched borders can indicate an issue. C) Check the colour. Skin cancer may have a variety of colours, including brown, tan, black, red and/or blue. D) Note the diameter. Skin cancers usually are larger than the size of the eraser on your pencil (one-quarter inch). E) Is it evolving? Look for changes in size, shape, colour, elevation or symptoms such as bleeding, itching or crusting. Skin cancer can be prevented with these tips from the North Dakota Cancer Coalition. You also can help prevent some sun-induced skin wrinkling with these tips. • Be sure to seek shade from ultraviolet (UV ) rays, especially during the midday hours (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). • If you are in the sun, cover up to protect exposed skin. Wear a hat with a wide brim. • Wear sunglasses that block UVA and UVB rays; sunlight can damage your eyes, too. • Rub on sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 and UVA and UVB protection. Apply at least an ounce (two tablespoons) and reapply every two hours. In addition to protecting your skin, nourish it with balanced nutrition, including plenty of fruits and vegetables, and stay hydrated with plenty of water. You can learn more about nourishing your skin and other body systems by visiting the “Boomers and Beyond” website at http://www.ndsu.edu/ boomers. Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS Stay safe outdoors this summer RCMP release As campers, hikers, bikers, boaters and fishing enthusiasts enjoy parks and wildlife this summer, the RCMP will be working to help keep everyone safe. A few simple steps can go a long way to ensuring you enjoy your time in Manitoba’s abundant parks and waterways:  Boaters are reminded to have life jackets for everyone on board, safety equipment, boat licences, fishing licences (including a Federal Park Fishing Licence), and proper boating gear.  With many people on foot or cycling in parks and green space, RCMP advise motorists to slow down. Speed limits are posted within parks and recreational areas to accommodate the safety of all users. Encounters with wildlife are  common during Manitoba summers. Please be cautious when encountering wildlife. Do not feed the animals and do not stop on roadways and impede traffic to observe wildlife. We look forward to spending a safe summer with you in Manitoba’s great outdoors.

Freshen up your home office Often last on the decorating list, here’s some affordable ideas Connie Oliver Around the House

here is no reason why your home office has to be dull and cluttered. Adding some wall colour, comfy furniture and storage space can turn a boring workspace into an inviting, organized one. If your walls have seen better days, beadboard is a great way of camouflaging the imperfections and is fairly affordable and less labour intensive than paintable wallpaper. If you nail the beadboard to the wall rather than gluing it, it can be removed in future if desired. If your office space has older panelling, paint it out in your favourite colour after priming it with a good primer. The grooves in the panelling will add character to the finished look. Furniture can be mixed and matched. Different styles of chairs could be upholstered in similar fabric to tie them together. An affordable ready-to-assemble desk could be purchased or an older one freshened up with a coat of paint. There are other updates that you could do to your home office as well. Consider replacing the office door with a French door with clear or frosted windowpanes to visually open up the room. Hide open storage and/or electronics (like a printer) behind a decorative screen to keep the space feeling organized and neat. Use mirrors to help reflect light and to visu-

There’s lots of affordable ideas to organize and update your workspace.

ally expand a small space. Task lighting is important but don’t forget decorative lighting also. Adorn plain lampshades with beaded trim and decorative finials to create a polished look. Structured window treatments like Roman shades or shutters will give an open, uncluttered look to the room. If your office area is small, go vertical for storage. There are lots of options out there in bookshelves and storage units that are affordable and stylish. Try to

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keep them uniform in colour and style and lighter finishes are a better choice to keep these larger pieces from overpowering the space. Many people have a home office now and it is often placed last on the decorating list. With a little thought and effort it can become a stylish and comfortable place to work. Connie Oliver is an interior designer from Gimli, Manitoba

Add a bright spot of yellow to the landscape Either in a container or as a ground cover, Dahlberg daisy will do just that By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

spot of yellow anywhere in the landscape adds incredible life to our surroundings. Yellow is a bright colour — it has high luminosity or brightness because it is near the white end of the colour spectrum. It screams for attention, hence many warning signs and highway signs are bright yellow. Indeed, the colour yellow is hard to ignore. Not only is yellow an attention getter, but it evokes several positive emotions within us. It is perceived as a “happy” colour, so it cheers us up and makes us feel good. It is also seen as a friendly colour so the use of yellow in the landscape makes a garden feel warm and inviting. One use of the colour yellow in the landscape is to use it as an accent or dazzler in a large container of mixed plants. A spot of yellow will leap out at a visitor to a garden and make that person feel welcome. We all want people to feel welcome as they approach our homes and inclusion of a dash of yellow in a container near the entrance to the house will serve that purpose. One such plant that will add

Nothing says welcome like a cheerful yellow group of flowers. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

this splash of yellow in a container is the Dahlberg daisy. Although it is classified as a perennial, in Manitoba it is used as an annual as it is definitely not hardy here. It is a low-growing plant with a trailing habit perfect for use at the front of a container where it will cascade over the rim and add a burst of yellow to the arrangement.

Dahlberg daisy has lush, ferny foliage that is bright green and it produces a myriad of small yellow daisy-like flowers on short stiff stems. The flowers are less than two cm in diameter but they are produced in such profusion that the plants are literally covered with yellow bloom all summer. Although the plants might look

a bit tidier if they are regularly deadheaded, the spent blooms soon disappear within the abundance of foliage and flowers that the plants continue to produce. Dahlberg daisies are easy to grow from seed, but to get the maximum bloom time, they should be started indoors about six weeks before planting-out time. The plants grow fast and within weeks of being planted outdoors they will be producing bright-yellow flowers. They will be happiest when planted where they get full sun, although a bit of shade will be tolerated. Too much shade and the plants become leggy and bloom will be sparse. Dahlberg daisy grows to about 30 cm tall, but tends to have a sprawling growth habit which makes it very suitable as a container plant or a ground cover that will soon spread to cover the soil surface. Dahlberg daisies will also assume a more upright growth pattern if planted toward the centre of a container where other plants will help to keep them upright, but planted near the rim, they will naturally trail over the lip of the pot. They are not fussy plants and are easy care. They are drought tolerant — which is a good characteris-

tic for container plants as many of us forget from time to time and don’t always water our containers when we should. When planted in the ground as part of a border or as a ground cover, Dahlberg daisies will tolerate both poor soil and dry conditions and they will still put on a vibrant display of cheery yellow flowers. I have seen Dahlberg daisies used to good effect in window boxes — and not just window boxes near the entrance to the home. If you have a shed or garage in your landscape that is some distance away from the house, incorporating a few splashes of yellow in the window box will attract the eye to its sizzling colour. If you are looking for an attractive trailing plant with fine, bright-green foliage and cheerful yellow flowers, look no further than the Dahlberg daisy. These wonderful plants are underutilized by Prairie gardeners; it’s time for more of us to make use of these care-free, versatile, and beautiful plants. By doing so, we will create a sense of cheerfulness, happiness and joy in our gardens. What could be better than that? Albert Parsons write from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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AUCTION DISTRICTS Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242. Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.

The Pas

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

UNRESERVED PUBLIC FARM AUCTION

AUCTION SALE

RPK Shukin Farms– Kurtis & Genevieve Shukin

Estate of Ted Zaik

Birch River

Swan River Minitonas

Buchanan, SK | July 8, 2014 · 10am

Durban

Sat., July 12 @ 10:00 am

Winnipegosis

Roblin

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Langruth

Minnedosa

Melita

Neepawa

Gladstone

Brandon

Carberry

Treherne

Killarney

Crystal City

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Pilot Mound

Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Westman

Waskada

Interlake

Erickson

Rapid City

Reston

Contact: Doris (204) 642-7957

Arborg

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

Hamiota

Virden

Gimli, MB - Jct 231 & 8 then West 3 1/2 miles.

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

Steinbach

Red River

ANTIQUES ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale MULVEY “FLEA” MARKET. Osborne & Mulvey Ave E. Wpg. Sat-Sun-Hol. 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. 40+ vendors. A/C. Debit, Visa, M/C. Table/Booth rental info: (204)478-1217. mulveymarket.ca

ANTIQUES Antique Equipment AUGUST 9 &10, 2014 the Eighth Annual IHCC Ch 38 show will be held on the grounds of the Western Development Museum in North Battleford Sask. We will be joining WDM to celebrate their annual “Those were the days” & join them on the occasion of their 65th birthday. www.nbattleford@wdm.ca All IH machinery, trucks, tractors, household, stationary engines, power units, cub cadets & anything else marketed by IH are welcome. Membership annual meeting w/banquet & guest speaker. More information available from show chairman Gary Algot. (780)741-2115. www.ihc38.com

Tractors & Access: Oliver 66 * Oliver Standard * Cockshutt 40 Hyd. * Case 400 Hyd. * Case DC * Case LC * 2) Case Va 1) Ext. Hyd. * M.H. 444 dsl w Allied FEL * MH 44 dsl w FEL * MH 44 Gas * 5) FEL * 10) Buckets for FEL 4’ to 6’ * 6) Dozers some Angle * Stooker Forks * 3PH Equip: Farm King 6’ Finishing Mower * 5’ Rotary Mower * Ferguson 7’ Sickle Mower * Hyd Wood Splitter * 4’ Single Disc * 6’ Cult * 8’ Root Rake Equip: 2) 24’ Drill Carrier * JD 166 24 ‘ Press Drill SAFA GA * CCIL 15’ Discer Seeder *JD 9’ Springtooth Cult * Coop 16’ Vibra Shank Cult * NH 268 Sq Baler * JD 350 Side Del Rake * Spray Coupe * 6’ Under Mt Mower * 5’ Aerator Attach * Rogers 72” Sweeper Skidsteer & Yard: NH 885 dsl Skidsteer w Super Boom Arms * Toro Reel Master 5100 D Mower * JD 111 36” RMower * Murray 13 1/2 HP 40” RMower * 16 HP Garden Tractor * 8 HP Gas Roto Tiller Attach * Troybuilt 4 HP Weed Eater * Push Mowers * Rolls Plastic Snow Fence * Hand Yard Tools Rec: 93 Yamaha V Max 500 Snowmobile * Coachman 5th Wheel 31’ Quinstart Camper * 5th Wheel 16’ Camper * OH Camper * 72 MF Ski Whiz * Polaris TX 400cc Snowmobile * 12’ Fiber Duck Boat * 12’ Al Air Boat (no motor) * Harley Gas 3 Wheel Golf Cart * 72 Suzuki 90 cc Trail Bike * Elgin 7 1/2 HP Outboard * Bombardier -Tracks, Ski & Frame * Trailers: 5th Wheel 24’ Triple Axle Flatdeck w Beaver * B.H. 22’ Triple Axle Flatdeck w Beaver * BH 12’ Tandem Flatdeck Trailer * Highway Sign Trailer * 3) Utility Trailers * Car Dolly * 5th Wheel Dolly Converter w 16” Tires * Heavy Trucks: 77 GMC 6500 w 16’ deck & HIAB Mdl 650 * 93 GMC Topkick Cab & Chassis * 86 Ford F600 w 16’ B & H* 70’s GMC 600 Series w 10’ Al Freight Box * 70’ GMC 960 w 10’ B & H * 80’s Hino Cab & Chassis * 70’s GMC 6000 School Bus * 60’s Dodge c/o 600 w 5th Wheel Hitch * 60’s Merc c/o 3 Ton B & H * 16’ Deck w Removable Stakes * 24 ‘ Al Freight Can Box w Side Door * Light Vehicles: 84 Chev Camero * 80 Fire Bird * 81 Chev Beayune dsl Van * 76 Lincoln Town-Coupe * 70’s Ford 250 4 x 4 w Tow Boom * 73 Ford 250 4x4 * 73 For F100 * 85 Ford Dsl 250 4x4 Ext. Cab * 3) Ford E150 Vans 1) 2000 * 98 Dodge 1500 4x4 Ext. Cab * 98 Suzu Rodeo 4x4 * 85 Ford Ranger * 75 Volks Dsl Hatchback * 40’s Dodge Regent * Another 15 Vehicles for Parts/Scrap * Truck Cap * Misc: 1000 Gal Propane Tank on Trailer * Honda 11 HP Engine * Air Cooled Engines * Gas Water Pumps * Generators 2000 Watts to 4 KW * 15 Sets used Tractor Tires & Rims * Auto Tires & Rims * Implement Tires * 11R 22.5 Recaps * Auto Parts * Load Binders * Beacon Lights * Oils * Lubes * PTO Shafts * Hyd Cyl * Welding Tables & Material * 30) Used 32’ Rafters * Scrap Radiators & Batteries Tools: Trailer Gas Hobart 250 Amp Welder * 180 Amp Welder * Floor Drill Press * 2) Air Comp * Com Pedestal Tire Changer * Booster/Charger * Chain Saws * Radial Arm Saw * Table Saw * Chop Saw * Power Tools * Hyd Pipe Bender * Vise * Floor Jacks * Hyd Jacks * Blding Jacks * Grey 3/4” Socket Sets * Hand Tools * Specialty Tools * Tool Chest * Shop Supplies * Full Bolt Bins * Antique Equip: Potato Digger * Potato Planter 2 Row * 2, 3 Bottom Plows * 8’ Double Disc * 3) Horse Dump Rakes * Antiques: 3) Air Plane Propellers * Valvoline Clock * Cast Bathtub w Claw Feet * Cast Grates * Tonka Toys * Guns: Winchester, Model 2400, SA, 12 GA * Stevenson 820B, PA, 12 GA * Lakefield Mossberg Model 111, SA 22 Cal *

(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

JD M SERIAL #33476 restored; Fordson S unique. Phone (204)467-9900.

ESTATE SALE FOR THE LATE MARGARET HIEBERT & QUEST CONSIGNORS Sat., July 12th at 11:00am In the MacGregor Skating Rink MacGregor, MB. Terms Cash or Cheque. Lunch served. Margaret Hiebert estate: 1998 Buick LaSabre 234,500-km 3800 eng, safetied; 1992 250 Suzuki w/Hi & low range; 38-in. 13.5-HP Yardworks Riding mower; 8/24 Murray Snowblower; 3/4-HP Air Compressor; 3300watt Western Rugged power plant (like new); Appliances & Furniture; Shop Tools. Website www.nickelauctions.com Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Dave Nickel auctioneer Ph (204)637-3393 cell (204)856-6900.

Of Char Crete Ltd.

At 23078 Garvin Road - Springfield, Manitoba (Approx. 1-Kilometer East of Hwy. #207 off Garvin Rd.)

Saturday, July 5th at 11:00 AM

Cat 966D wheel loader, 26.5XR25 tires w/bucket* Volvo BM model L-150 wheel loader w/bucket*

CRAWLER

IHC Series C T.D.-25 crawler w/12ft. Dozer blade w/canopy*

CRUSHERS

Nordberg cone crusher by Symons (4367) on tandem deck w/parts to be installed by purchaser* Cedarapids El-Jay crusher w/rock screener w/1-conveyor*

SCREENER

Greystone screener Aggre Spec III model 44X32T wash plant*

AUCTION SALE Estate & Moving

Wed., July 9 @ 4:00 pm Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive Yard * Tools * Household * Antiques * Collectibles * LARGE 2 RING AUCTION! * Go to the Website for Full Listing! (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

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AUCTION SALE Frances Pikel

Sat., July 5 @ 11:00 am Meleb, MB

1 Mile North of Meleb then 2 1/4 Miles East Contact: (204) 643-5069

Tractor & Equip: AC 190 XT Gas 3PH Dual Hyd. 540 PTO w FEL, 5800 hrs * AC B 2 PH Pulley * Trailer 15 HP Wood Splitter * Vicon 5 Wheel Rake * MF 3 PH 2 B Plow * A.C 2 PH 5’ Cult * Sprayer w 200 Gal SS Tank Truck & Yard: Utility Trailer * Bonair B.H. Pop Up Tent Trailer * 03 Polaris 700 Edge XC Snowmobile, 4900 mi * JD R72 R Mower * Roto Tiller * Push Mowers * Hand Yard Tools * Patio Table * Pic Tables * Yard Swing Tools: Mastercraft 230 Amp Welder * Air Comp * Chain Saws * Battery Charger * Elec Pressure Washer * Bench Grinder * Power Tools * Router * Air Nailer * Vise * Clamps * JackAl * Hand Tools * Shop Supplies Misc: Slide in Cattle Rack * 6 Metal Corral Panels * Elec Fencers * 20 Fence Posts * Chicken Plucker & Feeders * Cement Mixer * Fuel Tank * JD Saulky Plow * MH Sickle Mower * Dump Rake * Oak Chair * Galv Tubs Household: 3 Deep Freeze * Fridge * Couch * LR Chairs * Coffee & End Tables * K Table * Dressers * Beds * Oak Chair * Organ * Cabinet Stereo * Filing Cabinet * Vacuum * Sewing Machine * Wine Making Carbine * Pics * K Items * Glassware * Orns * Blue Mt * (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

www.mcsherryauction.com

JEN SET GENERATOR PLANT

48’ van trailer w/Cat 12-cyl. diesel motor model 3412, 455 K.V. w/rise control tower office*

TRUCK SCALE

Superior Technologies truck scale approx. 30ft. plus additional scale by Howe Richardson w/dial*

Kurtis Shukin: 306.563.8383 Genevieve Shukin: 306.563.7744 kurtisandgen@sasktel.net

AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts GREAT PRICES ON NEW, used & remanufactured engines, parts & accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. Ph (204)532-2187, Russell MB.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Autos

Washington Iron Works model 208A, 6-cyl. Cummins diesel w/cables (drag line)*

OFFICE TRAILER Approx. 48ft. Atco office trailer (8ft. Wide)*

GREYSTONE WASHER/CLASSIFIER Greystone 60ft. Conveyor mobile & 70ft. Conveyor MOBILE Power wash plant model FSG514326 w/1-conveyor*

MISCELLANEOUS Suntract approx. 60ft. Mobile conveyor* 300 ss welder on trailer* 1996 Cummins V-10 motor model 1710 (Seized)* older hopper on single axle, 20-ton* upright air compressor* small Hopper tank* approx. 2000 gal. diesel tank w/pump* 1000 gal. dual fuel tank on steel stand* Airliner 14ft. Aluminum boat & trailer* scrapers (fits Ford F350, F150 & Chev. 1-ton)* approx. 12ft. I-beams* 12” & 14” I-beams* pile of scrap* steel tables & stands* large vise* logging chains* etc.

(204) 668-0183 (WPG.)

Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and donʼt forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

Sun., July 6 @ 10:00 am

(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

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Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937 • Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential Overhead Doors & Operators. • Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available. • Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available. • Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators. • Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts. • Commercial/Agricultural Steel Man Doors and Frames. • Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service. • 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

ESTATE AUCTION FOR THE LATE ROLAND RICARD

Arnes, MB

3 Miles North on Hwy # 9 then East 3/4 Mile on RD North 40 RD Contact: (204) 795-5212

Tractor & Equip: Ford Ferg. 9N 3PH * 3PH 60’ Rotary Mower * Kubota 3PH 72” Finishing Mower * Gas Trailer Wood Splitter *2) 84 Honda 250 Big Red 3 Wheelers * Gas Ice Auger Guns: Marlin Model 336, LA, 30-30 * Cooey 840 DB, 410 Yard: Ariens 5-16 Hydro 16 HP Garden Tractor w/ Mower, Snowblower, Blade & Roto Tiller Attach * Husq 42” R Mower * Mastercraft 16HP R Mower * 8HP 26” Snowblower * Honda Push Mower * Trailer Sprayer * Roto Tiller * Mini Roto Tiller Tools: Metal Band Saw * Welder * Drill Press * Acc Torche * Anvil * Table Saw * 4” Planer * 4) Chain Saw * Air Comp * Air & Power Tools Misc: Gas Water Pumps * 5HP Gas Motor New * Pressure Washer * Scaffolding Antiques: New House No 5 Bear Trap * HartZell 90” Wood Propeller * 24”Cast Church Bell w/ Cradle * Coca Cola Vendo Model 44 Upright Machine working * Gamewell Fire Station Alarm * Henry Birks Regulator Clock * Gamewell Case Fire Alarm box * Cast Police Box * Plus Quality Household * LARGE AUCTION * Go to the Website for Full Listing!

1982 R600 MACK TANDEM Grain truck, 19-ft box, 8 1/2-ft wide, 60-in deep, w/roll tarp. $16,500. Phone:(204)871-0925.

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

KAYE’S AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE

1-1956 CHEVROLET MODEL 1433, 1-tonne truck or parts. Phone (204)227-7333.

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

DREDGE DRAG LINE FOR PIT

SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS “Everything Sold As Is, Where Is” with no warranties implied or expressed.

Steve & Jean Bewsky

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks

WANTED TO BUY: MACK Superliner truck, 1986-1989, w/CAT engine only. Call Cell: (204)798-8746 or Home:(204)800-1527. Leave message.

TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Debit Paid in Full Same Day of Sale.. Large Transactions we will accept cash deposit & balance by bank draft (Out of Province will require cash Deposit and Balance by wire Transfer) 5% Buyer’s Fee

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

2009 BUICK LUCERNE CXL in mint condition, very low mileage, fully-loaded, silver gray leather, diamond white ext. Safetied, warranty to 2015, very clean, 32,695-kms. $17,500 OBO. (204)488-8451, Winnipeg.

IMMACULATE WELL MAINTAINED WIFE’S 2002 Cadillac STS, 110 K’s, fully loaded, $4500 OBO. Sunroof, tinted windows, Michelins 4.5. No GST. (204)694-3979.

Please visit our website www.kayesauctions.com for complete listing & pictures

It doesn’t get any better than this. Prepay your ad for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! Call today! 1-800-782-0794.

Western Star 4900 T/A Sleeper · 2010 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup Truck · 2001 Doepker 40 Ft T/A Grain Trailer · 2005 Bourgault 5710 Series II 54 Ft Air Drill · Unused 2014 Bourgault 6550ST Tow-Behind Air Tank · 2010 Case IH 3230 100 Ft High Clearance Sprayer...AND MUCH MORE!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com

(Viewing Friday at 10 am til 5:00 pm Only)

Having received instructions from CENTRAL COLLECTION SERVICES LTD. and the SECURED CREDITOR, we will sell the following at the Former Fraser Gravel Pit:

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: (2) 2005 John Deere 9420 4WD · 2012 John Deere 7130 MFWD · 1998 Case IH C80 2WD · 1960 John Deere 730 2WD · 2010 John Deere 9870STS Combine · 2010 MacDon M150 35 Ft Swather · 2004 Westward 30 Ft Swather · 2011

Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494

AUCTIONEERS NOTE* There are No Small Items. Sale will take 1-Hour. “SO BE ON TIME”

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

AUCTION LOCATION: From BUCHANAN, SK, go 8 km (5 miles) West on Hwy 5, then go 2.4 km (1.5 miles) South, then go 2.4 km (1.5 miles) West. North side. GPS: 51.7142, -102.8690

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AUCTION SALE

WHEEL LOADERS

2010 CASE IH 3230 100 FT

2011 WESTERN STAR 4900 & 2001 DOEPKER 40 FT

UNRESERVED Bailiff

AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

2— 2005 JOHN DEERE 9420

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 10 AM Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 • 2005 Ford F-150 extendacab one owner 64164 km, saftied • JD 955 Compact tractor with 70A Loader, mower tiller etc. • ALLIS 185 diesel W/ Loader

• IHC B414 diesel, ps, 3 pth dear born 2 bottom plow, rotary mower & blade • Horse drawn wagons, cutters etc., good single horse trailer • JD 337 SQ Baler

3 MILES SOUTH OF ST. CLAUDE, MB ON HWY. 240 ON WEST SIDE OF YARD #41160

See pictures and list on www.billklassen.com For information on this auction please call Clement Gobin at 204-379-2785

See our website: www.billklassen.com or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!! 75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from. B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 3, 2014

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens 300-2,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC. Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.

FYFE PARTS

DISCS JD 22-FT #330, $9500; 30-ft, $10,500; Versatile 36-ft, $25,000; Bushog 25-ft, $7500; JD 16-ft, $5000; Krause 14-ft, $3500; Krause 15-ft Bifold, $5000; Degelman Rock picker, $2500; JD V Drainage plow, $1500; Phoenix Harrow 53-ft, $12,000; Summers 72-ft Harrow, $12,000; Scrapers 4 yd, $3900; 6 yd Eversman, $6000; 8.5 yd Midland, $8000; 6 yd crown, $5500; Rotary Ditcher 3 PH, $1250. (204) 857-8403.

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FOR SALE: 1982 2290 Case tractor 8,147-hrs, 18.4x38 duals, good condition; 7720 JD combine 4,886-hrs, hydrostatic, 6 belt PU, 24-ft. straight cut header, reverser, chopper & chaff spreader; rear mount hyd drill fill auger. (204)725-6873.

BUILDINGS AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: www.postframebuilding.com CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

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CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.

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FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals; Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our assistance the majority of our clients have received compensation previously denied. Back-Track Investigations investigates, documents your loss and assists in settling your claim. Licensed Agrologist on Staff. For more information Please call 1-866-882-4779

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Work ALLAN DAIRY IS TAKING bookings for the 2014 silage season, trucks equipped with floatation tires, For more information call (204)371-1367 or (204)371-7302. MANITOBA BASED CUSTOM HARVESTING operation equipped w/Case IH & John Deere combines. Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured. Phone:(204)371-9435 or (204)391-5491.

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1976 Case 450 Crawler Loader. Open rops, new rollers plus $3000 worth of repairs. $9,500 (204)8578585

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories 350C JOHN DEERE CRAWLER parts: 1 loader bucket; 2-3-cyl DSL engine block; 1 hyd tank assembly; 1 rear fuel tank & other parts; parts for 420 & 1010 JD crawlers. (204)227-7333

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GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2008 KOMATSU HYD EXCAVATOR PC 308 zeroturn USLC-3 w/hyd quick attach clean up bucket, 13-ft. stick, A/C, plumbed for GPS, also has auxillary hyd for thumb, $75,000; JD 270 LC hyd excavator, quick attach, hyd thumb, 12-ft. stick, A/C, $55,000; 06 Volvo EC-210 BLC hyd excavator quick attach bucket, hyd thumb, A/C, 3,190-hrs, $75,000. (204)871-0925, MacGregor. 435 CAT SCRAPER, CONVERTED to hydraulics, in excellent condition. $35,000. Phone (204)669-9626.

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FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662. CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com GRAIN BINS WANTED: 1000 or 2000-bushel hopper bottom bin. Also Wanted: 1680 Case combine for parts. Phone (204)636-2637. WESTEEL GRAIN BIN EXTENSIONS, 14-ft & 19ft, galvinized & plastic culverts, 19-ft & 14-ft roof sheets, $35 & $25/each. Roofing &siding seconds, half price. Phone:(204)257-3634.

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2, 7700 FORD TRACTORS 3-PTH, FEL; 1 IHC 250 tractor, 3-PTH, DSL; NH 851 round baler; PMI round baler; New Idea haybine 14-ft.; 20-ft. cultivator; JD 10-ft. rake; Horse trailer tandem; 2000 Chevy Silverado Suburban. (204)322-5614

620 SCREEN MACHINE, $5,000; Parallel Flow 245, $7,500; 3, #3s, $7,500; Aspirator, $1,500; 6 legs, $7,500. (604)491-3513

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M & W GRAIN carts, 500-bu, 1000 Rpm PTO, 18.4x26 tires, $10,000 OBO. Phone (204)864-2498

25-FT MF 125 DEEPTILLER, cold flow anhydrous, hyd. shut-off; 25-ft Sylie Rototiller; 4000 Cadman irrigation, new gun; 8-hp Honda; 25-ft Danish tine 3-PTH cult. & packers; 6-row MF Danish tine cult. w/finger-weeders; 8-ft metal drum swath roller; MF 20-ft straight-cut headers; 1976 Ford Louisvil truck chassi, 429 gas rebuilt engine allison, auto trans. tag. (2) 500-G fuel tanks & stands. Phone: (204)476-0367 or (204)834-2750.

45-FT. FLEXICOIL 800 DEEP tiller w/4 bar harrows & rear hitch; 46-ft. Morris Deep Tiller w/3 bar harrows & rear hitch; JD 7000 8 row x30-in. planter w/dry fertilizer attachment. Phone (204)827-2354 or (204)526-5307.

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18-FT CASE DEEP TILLER; 18-ft MF disc; 40-ft JD cult.; 12-ft C.I. discer; 18-ft C.I. discer, tandem hook-up; 8-in x 60-ft Vers. PTO auger; 8-ft stock trailer. Steiger w/3208 Motor, 3200-hrs. Phone:(204)376-2056. 1981 JD 6620 COMBINE, $8000; 1984 Versatile 4400 swather, 18-ft, $3500; 1965 JD 3020 tractor, $6000; 1979 32-ft-fifth-wheel camper, $3000; 1975 MF 2135 tractor(needs motor work)$2500; 1953 JD AR, $1500. (204)685-3024

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FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-8-TON: 4T Tyler stainless, $4000; 5T Tyler Stainless, $4500; 6T Simonsen, $6000; 8T Willmar, $7000; 8T Willmar 65-ft spread, $8500. (204)857-8403. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

BRANDT 4000 GRAIN VAC, $7,000; 8x31 Westfield Auger, $1,800; Balers JD 510, $1,250; JD 530, $3,500; JD 535, $5,000; IH 9-ft. Sickle Mower, $1,500; JD 450 9-ft. Mower, $2,200; NH 9-ft., $2,200; IH 7-ft., $850; Brush Mowers Wood 7-ft., $3,000; JD #709, $3,000; JD 15-ft., $6,000; Woods #315, $6,000; JD 10-ft. HD $6,000; JD 5-ft. PT, $1,000; JD 6-ft. 3-PH, $650; 6-ft. 3PH, $1,150; Woods 5-ft. Finishing Mower, $650; 6-ft. Finishing Mower, $1,000. Phone (204)857-8403.

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FOR SALE: ARTSWAY GRINDER-MIXER (Same as international) 20-in hammermill, $700; 2 portable platform scales, $100 ea; 2290 Case tractor w/dual wheels, triple hydraulics; 4020 JD tractor w/duals, dual hydraulics & cab. Phone (204)433-7475, (204)746-0511, St Pierre. FOR SALE: BRANDT QUICK-FOLD sprayer 96-ft w/830-gal. tank; Also good roll tarp for 8x15-ft box. Phone (204)799-8130, (204)837-9750. GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400-BU, $7400; 600 Bu, $12,000; 750 Bu, $17,750; Tarps available used; 350 Bu, $3200; 500 Bu, $6000; 750 Bu Parker, $14,000; Used Graincarts: 750-Bu JM, $12,000; 675 EZ, $11,000; JM 650 Bu, $10,500; Brent 450Bu, $7500; Grain Screeners: Hutch 1600, $2500; Hutch 3000, $5000; DMC 54, $5000; Kwik Kleen 5 Tube, $4000; 7 Tube, $5000; 7 Tube Hyd drive, $6500; Extra screens, $150. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com (204)857-8403. HAYBINES GEHL 14-FT., $3,900; NH 116, $3,000; Hay Conditioners, $800 up; 14 Wheel Rake, $6,500; Vermeer 23R Hyd Rake, $8,500; NH 166 Swath Turner, $3,500; NH 144 Swath Turner, $3,000; Bean Windrower, $5,000; Flexheads JD 925, $6,500; JD 930, $6,500; Case IH 1020 25-ft., $6,000; IH 1020 30-ft., $8,000; IH 820, $2,000; Artsway Mixmill, $1,500; Champion 20-in. Rollermill, $2,000; JD 780 Hydrapush Spreader, $9,000; Phone (204)857-8403. MARKET GARDEN EQUIP: Irrigation system, approx., 3700-ft of pipe, 3-in, 4-in & 5-in, sprinklers, fittings, parts & 4-in PTO pump, $6800 OBO; Allis Chalmers CA tractor, c/w 2-row cultivators & potato hillers, $2300 OBO; 1987 International 274 tractor, DSL, c/w 3-PTH, belly-mounted cultivators, asking $6000 OBO; Misc potato, cabbage, onion bags & Potato bag sewing machine. Call Gil (701)213-6826, Portage La Prairie. MISC EQUIPMENT. IHC 4366 4WD, 180-Hp, 7531-hrs, $13,500; Case 1070, standard, 107-Hp, std trans, 6180-hrs, $7500; 1978 White 2-105 6780-hrs, 105-hp, $7500; JD Model 215, 16-ft tandem disc Duracushion, $7500; NH 795 TA manure spreader $7250. www.waltersequipment.com Minitonas, MB, (204)525-4521 QUIT FARMING: 2008 STX 430 4WD, new tires, $160,000; 2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine, 30-ft flex draper, $200,000; 2011 Farm King Auger, 13x85, hyd. swing & hyd. lift on swing, $18,000; 2013 Geringhoff corn chopping header, 8x30-in, w/row stompers, $80,000; (2) 105 White tractors, rebuilt eng., $7,000; Roadrunner header haul, $8,000; 30ft MacDon draper header, $20,000; IH 4240 tractor w/15-ft mower, $12,000; 16x30 Westco cult., $1,500; 16x30 Band sprayer, $1,500; 32-ft Ezee-on tandem disc cushion spring loaded gangs, almost like new, $25,000; 1998 T-800 Kenworth w/N14 Cummins, 18-spd, 4-way locks, SS paving Box, 30in. live belt, $33,000; 2006 CAT 320 excavator, 10,000-hrs w/QA cleaning bucket, nice, $60,000. Call:(204)871-0925, Macgregor, MB. QUONSET NEW, 35X52X18; JD 2420 DSL, 25-ft & 16-ft hay; JD 7410 FWA, w/loader; MF 860 p/u $5000, & 20-ft straight cut; Ford 5000 w/loader; Vac, sewer tank & pump; Rotex SR7 power parachute for parts; Chev tandem gravel box & hoist; C7 tree farmer skidder; Bison head squeeze (complete); 2004 Rumblebee shortbox; 16-ft dual axle cattle trailer gooseneck, like new. Cyclone PTO Fert spreader; Skid mount Cummins motor w/transmission; D343 CAT motor for parts; Bantam C366 w/471 Track hoe for parts; 21-ft Carter Hart PU/reel; 1-tonne truck hoist; Ford 6-ft, 3-PT angle blade for 40-HP & bigger tractor; CAT IT 28G loader, 2.5-yd. (306)236-8023. RETIRED FROM FARMING: 80-FT. belt conveyor, used only for soybeans, VGC, PTO drive, $4,500; 60-in. wood mower. Phone (204)746-8851. TD 20 IHC CRAWLER for parts or scrap, $3500; Also Cummins 855 Engine 335 HP, 4000-miles on complete overhaul, $5,500 OBO. Phone (204)767-2334.

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LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

WISHEK 14-FT. DISC, $20,000; Towner Breaking Disc Kewannee 13-ft. Breaking Disc 36-in. Blades Row Crop Cultivators 4-12R Lilliston 8R Richardton Hi-Dump Silage Wagons 12-ft. $3,000; New Style 12-ft. #700, $7,000; Richardton #770 1050 CF lifts to 15-ft., $21,000; Rex Forage Wagon Front Conveyor w/6 Wheel Wagon, $3,000; JD 3970 Harvester, $8,900; NH 890, $2,500; IH 781, $2,500; Danhauser Post Auger, $650. Phone (204)857-8403.

NEW EQUINOX YELLOW 1250-GAL tank, $878 retail, special at $560; New GX 630 Honda motor, 20-hp electric start, $2395 retail, $1850 special price; New GX 390 Honda 13-hp motor rope start, retail $1514, special $810; New GX 690 Honda motor, electric start, retail $2765,special $2175; New Sega scooters, 50cc, electric start, $2290 retail, special at $1660. 2-yrs warranty as above. A & T Auto Sales (204)822-1354,(204)823-1559.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted WANTED: 12-FT. WIND RAKE for 914 or 212 JD PU. Phone (204)825-2799 cell (204)825-8340, Pilot Mound.

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment 2003 JOHN DEERE 567 Baler, Mega Wide PU, HYD PU, Push Bar, Shedded, Clean Baler. $18,000. Call (204)825-8121. 2007 HESSTON CHALLENGER LB34B 3x4 square baler, $67,000; 2005 Hesston 4760 3x3 square baler w/accumluater, $38,000; 3 NH Forage boxes, 1 w/tandem wagon, offers. Ph (204)728-4784, Brandon. 348 JD SQUARE BALER, category 5 PTO shaft, always shedded, VGC, $9800. Phone (204)324-7622.

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FOR SALE: 12-FT. HESSTON disc bine good shape, asking $10,000. Phone (204)749-2097, Rathwell. FOR SALE: 2005 JD 635 flex-head, $14,000 OBO; 1 JD power board straw chopper, fits JD 60 or 70 series combine, $2500. (204)745-8334, (204)745-8381, Carman MB. FOR SALE: 2011 JD 946 Moco V-10 steel crimper, draw bar hitch, hyd tilt, 1000-PTO, $27,500 OBO. Will consider cattle or hay trade. (204)526-0236 FOR SALE: (2) 5-ton trailers w/aircraft tires, 8x20ft hay rack decks; Gooseneck tailer, 8x20-ft deck; Farmhand 8-bale accumulator & grapple, VGC, always shedded. Phone:(204)736-4227. FOR SALE: HESSTON 565A round baler, always shedded; NH 56 side delivery rake. Phone: (204)385-2527.

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33-FT JD 1000 FIELD cultivator w/Herman harrows; 31-ft Case IH 4700 Vibratiller, nice shape, good 3-row harrows; 50-ft Farm King harrows, 60-ft of Herman harrows & 70-ft of Herman harrows, all w/new teeth; Flexi-coil 1610 plus 3-wheeled air tank; 100-ft System 62 Flexi-coil sprayer w/windscreens & hydraulic disc markers. (204)325-2416

2010 CIH 55 (FARMAL)- cab, MFWD, L320 Loader, 2,095-hrs $35,900 OBO. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FOR SALE: 1150 HESTON hay conditioner; 7900 Matador swath turner; 404 NH crimper. Phone (204)835-2345 ask for Merv.

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TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various

HAYING & HARVESTING Mower Conditioner

BALE WRAPPER 3 YRS old, done less than 500 bales, 3-pt. mounted; Bale hugger for wrapped bales. Both as new, made by AG-wrap. $13,000 OBO for both. (204)483-2494, cell (204)483-0782

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42-FT LEON CHISEL PLOW, 4 bar harrows, rear hitch, nice condition. $6000. Call (204)825-8121

08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $160,000. Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.

2010 MF 1375 15-FT. discbine, has cut approx 1,000-acs, draw bar hitch, hyd tilt, asking $30,000; several 14 wheel V rakes, various prices. Phone (204)526-7139.

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VERMEER 605 J BALER, VGC, always stored inside, $4500 OBO. Phone (204)748-5609 or (204)851-5810

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HALF-MOON CROP LIFTERS, $5.00 each; Keer sheer, $150.00. Phone (204)669-9626

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1997 ROGATOR 854, 90-FT. booms, 800-gal tank, brand new drop in 5.9L Cummins 200-HP motor, track erasers, 3 sets of tires, outback autosteer, triple nozzles, 4,300-hrs, VGC, $65,000. (204)242-4106.

FOR SALE: 2000 JD baler model 566 only 18,000 bales, always shedded, VGC, asking $12,000 OBO. Phone (204)967-2157, Kelwood.

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8850 CASE (SAME AS 8500 Hesston) 15-ft. SP discbine, in good working order, low hrs, $40,000 OBO; 1998 Hesston 8830 14-ft. SP haybine, 1,400-hrs, new knife & stubb guards, shedded, $30,000 OBO. (204)526-7139

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CASE 8575 3X3 BALER w/preservative kit, roller chute, low bale count, shedded, $24,000 or interesting trades. Phone (204)526-7139.

2009 NH MODEL 7560 16-ft. discbine mower conditioner, swivel hitch, flail conditioning, $24,000 OBO; 2003 Case IH model 1701 self propelled 16ft. discbine mower conditioner (same as NH 340) 1,450-hrs, $38,000 OBO. Both in excellent condition. (204)886-7009, (204)886-2245, Teulon.

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HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

TRACTORS John Deere 1976 JD 444 WHEEL loader- hydro, reverser, $17,500 OBO. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1982 4040 JD TRACTOR 2WD, 90 PTO HP, cab, air, heat, 8-SPD power shift, factory 3-PTH, triple hyds, 5,450-hrs, in excellent condition, $24,000 OBO. Phone (204)886-7009 or (204)886-2245, Teulon. 2004 JD 7320- IVT, MFWD, 3-pt, JD 741 Loader, joystick, bucket 8,400-hrs. Price reduced $59,900 OBO. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 4250 120-HP, NEW TIRES, 20.8x38, front weights; 7405 115-hp, MFWA w/740 loader; 4630 150-hp, good tires w/duals, 20.8x42, front weights. Various JD front end loaders. (204)828-3460 FOR SALE: JD F1145 Front mount mower, snowblower, cab, DSL, 4x4; Polaris RZR side by side, low miles, mint; Clarke Forklift, propane, side shift, 5000-lb; JD 2555 (2) MFWD, CAH, 3-PT w/245 loader; JD 2750 2wd, O.S., 3-PT, Hi/Low shift w/146 FEL; JD 4055 MFWD, 3-PT, 15-spd w/265 FEL; JD 4240 (2) Quad shift, 3-PT; JD 4250 MFWD, 15-spd; JD 4430 Quad shift, 3-PT; JD 4440’s (3) Quad shifts, 3-PT; JD 6420 MFWD, 3-PT, 24-spd w/LHR, loader; JD 6605 MFWD, 3-PT, PQ w/LHR, 740 loader, grapple; JD 7410 MFWD, 3-PT, PQ w/LHR, w/740 FEL, grapple; JD 8400 MFWD, 3-pt, PS. All tractors can be sold w/new or used loaders. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. Box 418 St Claude, MB, R0G 1Z0 Phone: (204)750-2459.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus BATTLE LAKE FARM HAS for sale Black & Red PB Angus yearling bulls & 2-yr olds. EPD’s & semen tested. (204)834-2202.

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TRACTORS Massey Ferguson WANTED: MASSEY FERGUSON 35 tractor in good to excellent working condition, with good sheet metal. Phone (204)668-0608, evenings.

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HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TREADMILL FOR SALE, 50-INX17-IN surface, 1.5-Hp, power incline to 15 degrees, 1-10-Mph, $250 OBO. Phone (204)864-2498

FOR SALE: NH 1034 bale wagon, new pump, good tires, VGC. $4,000, OBO. Phone:(204)836-2056.

1996 NH 3930- MFWD, LH Reverser, 3-pt., Ford Loader, bucket, one owner, only 619 original hrs, shedded, $17,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

HESSTON 1008 3PTH DISC mower, 12-ft, excellent condition, field ready. $6,000. Steinbach, MB. Phone:(204)355-8484.

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Combines

STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

FOR SALE: JD 567 baler, mega-wide PU, neck wrap & twine-tying system. bought new in 2007, Green lighted June 2014, field ready. (204)749-2194

COMBINES Accessories 1989 JD 924, 1992-2003 925’s, 1991-2003 930’s w/ or w/o air, many reconditioned w/warranty. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1993-1998 NH 973 30-FT. in stock one w/air; 1998 AGCO 800 Flex 30-ft. reconditioned; JD 843-893 corn heads in stock. Please call me for any combine platforms you need. If I do not have it I can probably get it for you. We also stock Arc Fab 30-36 ft. header trailers, Harvest International DB 38-42 ft. Platform trailers. Can be used for all heads including drapers. Special pre-harvest pricing in effect now. Delivery avail in all Western provinces at very reasonable rates. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com 2004-2011 JD 630 & JD 635 Hydra Flex w/ or w/o air, CIH 2020 Flex 30 & 35-ft. in stock, one 2020 30-ft. w/air. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

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2006 MF 6485, 6600-HRS, dyna-shift transmission, 18.4 R42 duals, cab suspension, electronic joystick, 4 remotes, MF 975 loader. Call (204)745-7864, (204)379-2640. JD 4630, 3-PT, DUALS, $16,500; JD 4430, 23.1 tires, $12,500; JD 4230, cab, air, dual PTO, $11,500; JD 3130, w/add on 3-PT, $8,500; JD 3130 w/Leon loader, cab $8,500; Case 1370, duals, big front rubber, $8,500; IHC 1066, cab, 3-PT, duals, $7,500; Case 730, gas, square fenders w/front mount blower, $4,950. (204)746-2016, (204)746-5345.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus BLACK ANGUS & POLLED HEREFORD bulls for sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural muscled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford (204)873-2430. FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS Bulls. Virgin 2-yr olds & herd sires available. www.nerbasbrosangus.com (204)564-2540 or (204)773-6800. FOR SALE: 2-YR OLD & yearling Black Angus bulls, bunk fed, fertility tested, weigh sheets available, low birth weights, many industry leading bloodlines, delivery available, Black Meadows Angus. Call Bill (204)567-3782.

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SPECKLE PARK BULLS 1 proven 5-yr old herd sire, 2 2-yr olds, birthweights 70-78-lbs. Phone (204)365-0066, Shoal Lake.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various HIGH QUALITY BLACK ANGUS & polled Hereford 2-yr old bulls for sale. Bar H Land & Cattle Co. Phone:(306)743-2840, cell (306)743-7490. Langenburg SK.

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COWS ARE SOLD HAVE excellent 3, 4 & 5 yr old PB Charolais herdsires for sale, semen tested, proven breeders. Andres Ranch (204)937-2922, Roblin, MB. FOR SALE: 2 YR Old Charolais bull, not registered, off of heavy milking cow, $3,000. Phone (204)843-2917. FOR SALE: PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls, 2-yr olds & yearlings. Polled, some Red Factor, some good for heifers, semen tested, guaranteed & delivered. R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB. (204)466-2883, (204)724-2811. MARTENS CHAROLAIS has 3 YR old, 2-yr old & yearling bulls for sale. Dateline sons for calving ease & performance. Specialist sons for consistent thickness. Also Pleasant Dawn Marshall sons. Call Ben (204)534-8370. WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT selection of PB Charolais bulls, both Red & white. Pictures & info on the net www.defoortstockfarm.com. Call Gord or Sue: (204)743-2109. Celebrating 34 years in Charolais.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford FOR SALE: REG POLLED Hereford bulls, yearlings & 2 yr olds, current Pedigrees, reasonably priced. Phone Martin (204)425-3820 or Lanard (204)425-3809, Vita, MB. POLLED HEREFORD & BLACK ANGUS bulls for sale. Yearlings & 2-yr olds available, natural muscled bulls developed w/high forage rations. Semen tested, delivery available. Call Don Guilford (204)873-2430.

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LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 2013 LEON 425V MANURE spreader, only used season, excellent condition. Brian McCarthy (306)435-3590 or cell (306)435-7527. KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763. NEW CONCEPT ROLLER MIXMILL, VGC. Brian McCarthy (306)435-3590 or cell (306)435-7527.

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The following dealer and agent have applied for a licence under the Livestock Dealers and Agents Licencing regulation, which comes under the Livestock and Livestock Products Act. (C.C.S.M. c. L170)

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TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN has 15, 2 yr olds, 21 yearling bulls, Red & Black & Polled, Red bred for performance or calving ease, semen tested, guaranteed & delivery avail. Call Art (204)856-3440 or (204)685-2628.

2009 2375 VERS 4WD, 1,520-HRS, 710X38 Firestones, Weights, 12-SPD, $129,500. Call (204)825-8121.

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HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale Reg Red & Black Angus yearling bulls. Good selection. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s available. Top genetics, Free Delivery. Contact Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635.

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YEARLING & 2 YR Old Polled Limousin Bulls for sale Black, Red. Semen tested, can deliver. 1, 4 yr old herd sire. Diamond T Limousin, Kenton (204)838-2019 cell (204)851-0809.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn 1 2-YR OLD WHITE Roan Shorthorn bull, birthweight 83-lbs. Phone (204)365-0066, Shoal Lake.

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FOR SALE: RIM FROM an old steam engine wheel. Phone Wilfred Wildeman:(204)564-2251. Inglis, MB.

2 YR OLD & Yearling Red Simm bulls; Also 6 cow calf pairs. Bruce Firby (204)867-2203, Minnedosa.

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FOR SALE: 4 QUALITY (2 yr old), 1 long yearling, 2 yearling Simm Bulls. These bulls should add growth & performance, & produce excellent females. Polled & horned, Semen tested. Willing to keep the bulls till May 30th. Delight Simmentals Ph: (204)836-2116 or e-mail: G.Delichte@gmail.com

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