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he global campaign to end world hunger came face to face last week with famine’s powerful new ally: the Ebola virus.

“It could lead to a hunger crisis of epic proportions,” Kanayo Nwanze, president of the International Fund for A g r i c u l t u ra l D e v e l o p m e n t (IFAD) told delegates attending the Borlaug Dialogue, an annual event held in honour of Nobel Peace Prize-winning wheat breeder Norman Borlaug.

“We need a rapid, collective response. We need to deal with the emergency swiftly, but we also need to invest in long-term resilience in the rural areas.”

While much of the North American focus has been on how to prevent the deadly virus from invading the First World, hunger fighters, defence experts and political leaders from West Africa appealed to delegates to see Ebola as a symptom of the very issues they came to discuss — hunger and poverty.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

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The good news: potatoes help you lose weight

Affordable rations for winter Improving efficiency and reducing waste boost returns

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CROPS Don’t pay for ‘foo-foo dust’ Scaling back of federal oversight means buyer beware

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FEATURE The risk of round bales for horses Concentration of nutrients and overfeeding are potential risks

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CROSSROADS Jobs to tackle for merged municipalities Staffing, boundaries and remuneration among issues

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esearch published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition demonstrates that people can eat potatoes and still lose weight.

“Some people have questioned the role of potatoes in a weight loss regimen because of the vegetable’s designation as a high glycemic index (GI) food, lead investigator Dr. Britt BurtonFreeman said in a release.

“However, the results of this study confirm what health professionals and nutrition experts have said for years: it is not about eliminating a certain food or food groups, rather, it is reducing calories that count,” said Burton-Freeman.

Ninety over weight men and women were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) reduced calor ie/high GI, (2) reduced c a l o r i e / l ow G I , ( 3 ) c o n trol group with no calorie or GI restrictions. All three groups were provided potatoes, healthful recipes and instr uctions to consume five to seven ser vings of potatoes per week.

At the end of the 12-week study period, the researchers

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found that all three groups had lost weight and there was no significant difference in weight loss between the groups.

The release said one medium-size (5.3-ounce) skin-on potato contains just 110 calories per serving,

boasts more potassium (620 g) than a banana, provides almost half the daily value of vitamin C (45 per cent), and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol.

The study was funded by the United States Potato Board.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

FNA wants more time for CWB bid Is a sale being sped up ahead of the next federal election?

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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armers of North America (FNA) says with harvest delays it needs another six to eight weeks to pitch its plan for farmers to buy CWB from the federal government.

But FNA president and CEO James Mann fears CWB will be sold first — probably to a foreign multinational grain company.

“I would say I don’t have high hopes currently, but we’re definitely doing everything we can to get farmers the time they need to look at this,” Mann told reporters during a teleconference Oct 16.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz didn’t directly respond when asked if FNA will get more time.

“The CWB will assess all potential bidders and then submit a plan for commercialization to the government, in accordance with the legislation,” Ritz said in an email.

In April CWB president and CEO Ian White said CWB intends to provide a privatization plan to Ritz before the 2016 deadline, which also requires CWB to be privatized or wound down by 2017.

That means CWB’s sale is imminent, said Bob Friesen, FNA’s vice-president of government relations.

Ritz supports a farmer-owned CWB but the matter goes beyond Ritz’s office, Mann said.

“I think this is a deeper political question,” Mann said. “We’re not that far away from the election.”

FNA wants to create a new farmerowned company called Genesis Grain and Fertilizer Limited Partnership to handle and market western grain and distribute fertilizer.

(FNA is also trying to create a $1.7-billion, farmer-owned nitrogen manufacturing plant at Belle Plaine, Sask.)

FNA is a privately owned company that describes itself as “a business alliance of farmers dedicated to maximizing farm profitability.” Farmers pay a fee for FNA services.

In its offering memorandum issued Oct. 10, FNA asks farmers to invest a minimum of $10,000 (10 units of $1,000 each) to establish Genesis, which will try to buy CWB’s assets.

Money stays with CWB?

Should the CWB purchase fail, FNA will continue to create Genesis if it raises at least $20 million. The maximum to be raised is $380 million.

“The only solution they (farmers) have to protect themselves from excess margins is to be involved in the business and capture those margins.”

James Mann

If CWB isn’t purchased farmers can get their money back, said Derek Penner, chief financial officer of AgraCity, a privately held firm that supplies products to FNA customers.

Mann said western Canadian farmers have the money to buy CWB and is convinced they’ll do just that if they have time to consider the deal. It makes economic sense to handle grain and fertilizer at the same facilities, he said.

Moreover, whoever buys CWB gets the money back to reinvest in the company, Friesen said. That’s what federal officials told an unnamed farm organization, he said.

The Winnipeg Free Press quoted CWB’s chief strategy officer Dayna Spiring as saying much the same.

“The government wants a strong and viable CWB,” Spiring is quoted as saying.

“That was its goal when it removed the monopoly. To take away assets or to take a purchase price away would not be consistent with the goal of a strong and viable CWB going forward.”

Excess margins

The wide price discounts grain farmers received last crop year relative to port prices were akin to “a great grain robbery,” Mann said.

“The only solution they (farmers) have to protect themselves from excess margins is to be involved in the business and capture those margins,” he said.

At more than 100 recent farmer meetings across the West 1,000 producers said they would invest almost $50 million in Genesis, although their pledges are not binding, Friesen said.

FNA first approached CWB in 2012 and has since sent a letter of intent demonstrating its serious, he said.

CWB was created Aug. 1, 2012 after the federal government ended the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly. CWB has never made its financial report public, despite operating for two crop years.

When asked if FNA has seen CWB’s books Penner replied: “Based on our best

estimates, using publicly available information, we put the value of those (CWB) assets at between $250 million and $300 million.”

FNA and AgraCity have put up the capital to kick-start Genesis. To recover its costs FNA will own shares in Genesis, Mann said.

“The first portion is to cover costs, the second portion is to a subordinated position to farmers having received their capital back in the project,” he said.

Other strategic partners, including grain customers, are also being sought, he said.

The company is being set up so farmers retain ownership, he added.

“They (farmers) do not want to see a situation like SaskWheat Pool where their shares were available to be picked up by other entities that aren’t farmers and as a result lose their ownership interests,” Mann said.

If as few as 3,000 farmers commit to delivering 1,000 tonnes each for a total of three million tonnes, Genesis can succeed, but the goal is to handle 20 per cent of Western Canada’s grain or five million to seven million tonnes a year, Friesen said.

Work has started on West Coast port access for the company, he added.

“We’re not proposing to resurrect the wheat board,” Friesen said. “We’re not proposing to buy the CWB for nostalgic or ideological reasons. We’re proposing that the farmer buy the CWB’s assets purely for commercial reasons...”

CWB assets include its Winnipeg office building, around 3,300 hopper cars and two new lake freighters, port terminals at Thunder Bay and Trois-Rivières and a small elevator at Alexander, Manitoba, acquired when it purchased Mission Terminal.

CWB has also purchased Great Sand Hills Terminal and Prairie West Terminal, both in Saskatchewan and is building new concrete elevators at Bloom and Ste. Agathe, Man. and Colonsay and Pasqua, Sask.

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t’s the third time the World Trade Organization has ruled in Canada’s favour, but it may not be the charm producers are hoping for.

On Monday, the international organization’s appellate body issued a 206-page decision which said the United States has not done enough to comply with previous WTO rulings regarding country-of-origin labelling (COOL).

Canada’s minister of agriculture urged the U.S. government to comply during a press conference later that day.

“This ruling is further vindication for our Canadian position and what we have known for many months now,” said Gerry Ritz. “It’s important that the Americans immediately do the right thing in the interest of our North American integrated beef and pork industry — Canada

calls upon the U.S. to enact legislative change as soon as possible.”

Representatives of Canada’s beef and pork sectors echoed the call for swift compliance by the United States government, but were not optimistic that change would come quickly.

“We are very pleased with this win, but it is the third time,” said Canadian Pork Council chairman Jean-Guy Vincent. “After the WTO Appellate body confirmed the illegal discrimination in COOL in 2012 the U.S. did nothing to eliminate the discrimination against imported Canadian-born hogs and beef cattle. Indeed, the revised Final rule made the discrimination worse.”

Ritz was clear that the federal government is preparing to take retaliatory measures, and has circulated a wide-ranging list of products that could be affected.

He said that Canada is prepared to use “any and all means at our disposal.”

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A former Canadian Wheat Board director is critical about the lack of information around how CWB will be privatized.

Stewart Wells, who is also chair of the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board, which fought to retain the board’s sales monopoly, suspects the federal government has secret criteria for the sale, including that CWB remain a standalone entity for a certain period. That way the government can say it fulfilled its promise to make CWB an option in an open market.

“The federal government is trying to bury this dead skunk as fast as it can and it’s using these CWB assets as a bribe,” Wells said, alluding to reports that whoever buys CWB will get their money back to reinvest in the company.

What happens to CWB assets matters to farmers because, according to Wells, they belong to farmers. Almost all the wheat board’s revenue was earned while marketing farmers’ grain, he said.

“The Canadian taxpayer has a dog in this battle too,” Wells said referring to the $177 million Ottawa contributed to assist the wheat board transition to an open market.

Wells said he’s surprised Farmers of North America (FNA) wants to buy CWB without having seen its books.

He’s also skeptical that FNA’s proposed grain company would have much impact in the market given its size relative to much bigger competitors.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) wants to see as much competition for farmers’ grain as possible, but isn’t publicly endorsing FNA’s plan to buy CWB, said KAP president Doug Chorney.

“We don’t want to put support behind one initiative in case there’s another initiative potentially competing with it comprised of another farmer-ownership option,” he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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WTO again sides with Canada

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Lack of information on CWB privatization criticized

But before retaliation can occur, farmers and politicians will likely have to wait for a U.S. response to the ruling.

“We fully expect the Americans to appeal again,” said Ritz.

First introduced in 2008, the U.S. law requires retailers like supermarkets to list the country of origin on meat products.

The Canadian and Mexican governments have argued that this requirement discriminates against their meat products, resulting in a significant decline in the number of hogs and cattle exported to the U.S. In Canada, the federal government estimates the losses in excess of $1 billion per year.

“The first step of being a good partner is living up to your obligations,” said Ritz. “It’s paramount that U.S. legislators act quickly to remove the discrimination and costly segregation of our Canadian livestock.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

OPINION/EDITORIAL

What goes around…

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hile the percentage of grain buyers in heaven may only be slightly higher than that for railroaders, the stories that grandpa (or now greatgrandpa) told about being shafted by the grain companies early in the last century may have been a trifle exaggerated.

Then, as now, there was a bit of a “shoot the messenger” mentality in the stories John Morriss about the price dropping when all the farmEditorial Director ers showed up in town with their wagons full of the latest harvest. Lo and behold, the price went down, and all the elevators in town were paying the same price. Well, that’s the way the supply-and-demand system works. The grain buyers were only reflecting the world price, and paying more than the competition is no way to stay in business for too long.

That doesn’t mean that the system makes sense for the farmer, and while the accompanying rhetoric back then may have been a bit over the top, the response was entirely practical. Farmers established a pooling system through the Prairie grain co-ops, so that they could deliver any time and get an average price for the year, not a distressed one at harvest.

They liked the pooling system so much that they figured they might as well build co-op elevators too.

This almost came to an end with the market crash of 1929.

The voluntary pool collapsed and the Pools had to be bailed out by government. But the elevator network survived — in Manitoba despite a damning Royal Commission report that the Pool elevators had been guilty of some of the same skulduggery as the private companies. Apparently it didn’t matter.

It seems that the attitude was that if you have no choice but to get shafted by the elevator company, you might as well own it.

Despite the collapse of the Pools’ Central Selling Agency, the pooling system was so popular that farmers got it back through political pressure to establish the Canadian Wheat Board. Combined with the grain co-ops, that gave farmers the sense that they had some control over the system.

And they did — so much that they eventually became the target for dissatisfaction, leading to agitation from organizations such as the Western Canadian Wheat Growers. Just as in the 1920s, the rhetoric was over the top — the Pools and the wheat board were “socialist” which made them by definition inefficient. The wheat board was “secretive” and “controlled by government.”

This was more perception than reality, but again, the driving force was the increasing view that farmers wanted to take control of their own marketing, not have it done through a monopoly. That view prevailed, and the grain co-ops and the board are now history.

This process took decades, but now while the earth is still relatively fresh on the old wheat board’s grave, it seems farmers are already riled up about getting some control back over the system. Farmers of North America says that it has generated $50 million in enthusiasm to buy CWB Ltd. (see page 3).

The enthusiasm is no doubt due to the wide margins charged by grain companies over the winter. Again, they may not qualify grain company owners for entry to heaven, but that’s the way the system is supposed to work. If the companies don’t want grain, they drop the price.

But were the wide margins only the result of poor rail service, or were the grain companies taking advantage? Resolving that question is one appealing aspect of the FNA’s proposal.

As a farmer-owned company, the books would presumably be open and the costs of running the business would be clear to everyone. In other words, it would be a great way to keep everyone honest.

By the same token, we thought we’d already have some idea about this through seeing CWB’s books after two years of open-market operation, but the government has refused to release them. That raises several questions, including why farmers would want to invest before seeing the numbers.

CWB has been on quite the building and buying spree lately, but where did the money come from? Is the grain business so profitable that these investments are a no-brainer? Or is CWB simply taking advantage of a government loan guarantee?

For farmer investors, that may not matter since the government has indicated that the capital would stay with the company, which is a pretty good deal — assuming CWB’s liabilities don’t exceed its assets.

But in the long run, the question is whether a farmerowned company can be large enough to compete. Despite its recent purchases and new construction, CWB has only a few elevators and limited terminal access at the West Coast. Is that enough to compete with the multinationals and JRI, or at least to keep them honest?

That’s one of many questions, but one thing is for certain.

Farmers get restless when they feel that they have no control over the grain business. What goes around comes around. john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com

U.S. local corn prices dip below $2 in some areas

By Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer

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ven before the current Farm Bill was adopted, we shared our concern that a $4-plus plateau in corn prices, which was being widely predicted, was in all likelihood no plateau at all.

Even so, we were shocked, but not surprised, to see a newspaper headline announcing corn prices that were well below the $2 level. It was news of an elevator in the Minot, N.D. area that priced corn at $1.73 per bushel. Yes, you are reading that number correctly — $1.73 as the result of a $1.50 negative basis on a $3.23 futures price.

And that $3.23 itself is 20 per cent below the supposed $4-plus plateau.

Basis is the difference between the spot price of a commodity, in this case corn, and the nearby futures price. The basis reflects risk, transportation costs, local demand, and transaction costs among other things. To cover the cost of handling the grain, grain dealers charge a fee that is reflected in the basis, and thus the ultimate price that a farmer receives.

We agree that it took a combination of circumstances to bring about a -$1.50 basis — an anticipated bumper crop, railroad problems, full elevators, and the lack of local demand — but circumstances will not pay the bills no matter how they came about.

And it is not only in North Dakota that we are seeing situations in which farmers are facing an unusual basis. Coming from the upper Midwest we always watch the prices and basis (generally negative) in those areas. And living in Tennessee, we also watch the prices and basis in west Tennessee (generally positive). During the first week in October 2014, both areas showed a negative basis in the range of 30-40 cents.

All of this raises the question of what the next couple of years are going to look like. An examination of the 1995-2001 period may give us a hint. Between the high prices we experienced in 1995 and the lows that began in 1998, corn yearending stocks increased from 426 million bushels to 1.8 billion bushels and the season average price paid to farmers (basis included) tumbled from $3.24 to $1.94 and $1.82 the following year.

This time around we have seen ending stocks increase from 821 million bushels to over two billion bushels and the price has plunged.

Without increased demand or significantly reduced supply, the price in the 1998-2001 period remained below $2 for the whole period. The year-to-year variation in yearending stocks made little difference. It was only the ethanol mandate and the subsequent demand for five billion bushels of corn for ethanol production that lifted corn prices out of the doldrums.

Prices next year are likely to remain low even if stocks drop a little. It seems that it takes a constant stream of bullish news to keep prices up — like increasing demand for corn for ethanol production. It doesn’t take bearish news to keep prices down, only the absence of news of a sharply reduced supply or a significantly increased demand.

And if prices remain low, the current configuration of farm policies may not provide the kind of help farmers will need.

Daryll E. Ray holds the Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, and is the director of UT’s Agricultural Policy Analysis Center (APAC). Harwood D. Schaffer is a research assistant professor at APAC. Their weekly columns are archived at www.agpolicy.org.

OUR HISTORY: October 1992

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his photo of a City of Winnipeg fire truck in our Oct. 15, 1992 issue may seem blurry, but it’s not — that’s smoke from stubble fires. The previous week the Manitoba government had imposed a temporary stubble-burning ban after Winnipeg and Brandon had been repeatedly choked by smoke. Sixtyfour people had been treated in Winnipeg and Brandon general hospitals on Oct. 8 and 9. Winnipeg’s Children’s Hospital had had 57 emergency visits, of which 21 were admitted.

The issue also had a photo of heavy snow on stubble near Newdale. It reflected that year’s difficult harvest after a cool summer caused by the worldwide spread of ash from the eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines. Despite below-normal rainfall for most of the province, Manitoba had produced an average crop, but temperatures were below normal.

Another consequence was high nitrate levels in feed — the Ste. Rose ag rep reported up to 30 cattle deaths in the area.

Western Beef, a slaughter plant in Beausejour, was in receivership and owed $325,000 to a dozen producers.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

High earners in a stock market game can predict market bubbles Researchers see a correlation between traders’ brain patterns and sensitivity to market bubbles Virginia Tech

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f you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? It may be that, when it comes to stock market success, your brain is heeding the wrong neural signals.

In a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and Caltech found that when they simulated market conditions for groups of investors, economic bubbles — in which the price of something could differ greatly from its actual value — invariably formed.

Ev e n m o r e r e m a r k a b l y, t h e researchers discovered a correlation between specific brain activity patterns and sensitivity to those bubbles.

“Stock market bubbles form when people collectively overvalue something, creating what economist Alan Greenspan once famously called ‘irrational exuberance,’” said Read Montague, director of the Human Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and one of the study’s senior authors.

“Our experiments showed how the collective behaviour of market participants created price bubbles, suggesting that neural activity might offer biomarkers for the evolution of such bubbles.”

Montague and colleagues enrolled 320 subjects in a market-trading simulation game. Up to two dozen participants played in each of 16 mar-

“That gut feeling the high earners had? It was all in their heads.”

Read Montague

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ket sessions, with two or three participants simultaneously having their brains scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, a non-invasive technique that allows scientists to use microscopic bloodflow measurements as a proxy for brain activity.

At some point during the 50 trading periods of each session, a price bubble would invariably form and crash. The scientists had suspected that crowd cognition would result in some bubble formation, though they had not expected it to happen every time.

What surprised the scientists even more were the distinctive brain activity patterns that emerged among the low earners and high earners.

Traders who bought more aggressively based on activity in one brain region, the nucleus accumbens, earned less.

In contrast, the high earners seemed to ignore nucleus accumbens activity in favour of the anterior insular cortex, a brain area active during bodily discomfort and unpleasant emotional states.

Just before a bubble peaked — as their brain scans were revealing an increased activity in the anterior insula — the high earners would begin to sell their shares.

The scientists believe the high earners’ brain activity may represent a neural early warning signal of an impending crash.

“It’s notoriously hard to identify stock market bubbles and predict crashes by tracking price fluctuations alone,” said Colin Camerer, a behavioural economist at Caltech and the study’s other senior author.

“This experimental method is ideal for understanding the neuropsychology of bubble formation, because we can control the fundamental values and use both prices and brain activity to figure out why bubbles form and crash.”

The model may also shed light on other contexts in which groups — and individuals — overvalue something, Montague said.

“This neurobehavioural metric could be used to help quantify situations in which people place excessive value on poor choices, such as drug addiction, compulsive gambling, or overeating,” he said.

Montague, who uses computational models to understand neuropsychiatric conditions, noted that the study could not have been conducted without two relatively new additions to the neuroscientist’s tool box: fMRI and hyperscanning.

Hyperscanning, a cloud-based technique that enables multiple subjects in different brain scanners to interact in real time, whether across rooms or across continents, a l l ow s s c i e n t i s t s t o s t u d y l i v e human interactions.

Montague likens the technique, which he and his team developed just over a decade ago, to being able to eavesdrop on an entire cocktail party conversation, rather than the monologue fMRI enables.

Why eavesdrop at all?

“We’re wired to be social,” Montague said. “People are exquisitely sensitive to the social gestures of others, and understanding that sensitivity may provide important clues not just to personal and group interactions, but to mental disorders as well. At the heart of many mental disorders is a deficit in the ability to interact with others.”

Montague, who also directs the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute’s Computational Psychiatry Unit, plans to explore the promise of mindfulness training in moderating one’s own brain activity, as well as research into real-world applications, including stock markets.

“The brain can provide us with valuable information about what someone may be perceiving about the market and what they’re likely to do next,” Montague said. “That gut feeling the high earners had? It was all in their heads.”

Dispelling common misconceptions about superweeds Herbicide resistance is a major problem, but it is not necessarily a result of gene transfer from genetically modified crops Weed Science Society of America

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se of the term “superweed” has exploded in recent years and is frequently featured in news reports about herbicide-resistant weeds choking out crops.

While there is no sciencebased definition for superweed, the term is often used to describe weeds believed to have special capabilities that are helping them outcompete other plants in ways never experienced before. Many associate superweed with glyphosate-tolerant crops and the suspected transfer of resistance genes from these crops to weeds. The Oxford Dictionary, for example, is one of many online resources to define superweed as “a weed which is extremely resistant to herbicides, especially one created by the transfer of genes from genetically modified crops into wild plants.”

But is that the truth? Are today’s weeds “supercharged” in some way? And if so, why is that the case?

Misconception 1

Rampant gene transfer between genetically modified

crops and weeds is creating weeds able to resist treatment by herbicides.

Reality: There is no evidence that gene transfer is a major factor in the development of herbicide resistance. Instead, overreliance on herbicides with a single mechanism of action to control certain weeds has led to the selection of weeds resistant to that mechanism of action.

The transfer of resistance traits from genetically modified crops to weeds growing in the field is rare, and the occurrences observed and reported to date have had minimal impact. The only currently known mechanism for any crop trait to move into weeds (or vice versa) is through cross-pollination — a sexual crossing between the crop and the weed. Gene flow is more likely to happen if the crop and weed are sexually compatible, near relatives. Gene flow among more distantly related plant species is rare because they do not cross as readily. There are often physiological barriers, including pollen incompatibility, varying numbers

of chromosomes and other factors that serve as impediments.

Even among sexually compatible crops and weeds, the opportunity for crop-weed gene flow depends on proximity of the crop plant to its wild weedy relatives. For example, there have been no reports of gene transfer in the more than 160 million annually planted acres of genetically modified corn, cotton and soybean crops where herbicide-resistant weeds are such a significant issue today. Since these crops don’t have sexually compatible, near relatives in the U.S. and Canada, the risk of gene flow to other plants in the region is extremely low.

Crops like sunflower, wheat and canola do have compatible weed relatives in their major production areas (e.g. wild sunflower, jointed goatgrass, and wild relatives of canola, respectively). As a result, the risk of gene flow between those crops and wild plants is greater. Where gene flow has occurred, the resulting plants are no more we e d y t h a n t h e i r p a re n t plants.

Misconception 2

Herbicide use is creating a n e w b re e d o f h e r b i c i d e resistant superweeds unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.

Reality: The costly issue of herbicide resistance isn’t new — and neither are the competitive characteristics of weeds. Although the number of acres affected by resistant weeds has increased over the last decade as more growers have come to rely solely on herbicides with a single mechanism of action for weed control, weeds have exhibited resistance to many types of herbicides over the past 40 years. Many weed populations have even evolved resistance to multiple herbicide mechanisms of action.

Herbicide resistance is an important, costly and escalating issue, especially as growers have come to rely more than ever on a single class of herbicides that targets weeds in the same way.

It is more critical than ever for a var iety of carefully integrated weed management strategies to be used so weeds resistant to one

method can be controlled in other ways before they have an opportunity to spread.

This includes non-chemical means of weed control, such as crop rotation, tillage, cultivation, hand hoeing, seed capture, etc.

A s t o t h o s e s u p e r p ow ers that many individuals ascribe to herbicide-resistant weeds? Under herbicidefree conditions, resistant weeds are no more competitive or ecologically fit than their susceptible partners.

Both can crowd out crops and other desirable plants by outcompeting them for water, nutrients, sunlight and space. They grow incessantly and can be prolific seed producers. A single Palmer amaranth plant, for example, can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds, regardless of whether it is herbicide resistant or not.

Weeds can be economically devastating if allowed to grow unchecked. As a result, we need to monitor vigilantly and use a variety of herbicide and non-herbicide strategies to control we e d p o p u l a t i o n s b e f o re they get out of hand.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

FROM PAGE ONE EBOLA Continued from page 1

capacity of the very population that is currently being ravaged — poor farmers living in remote, hard-to-reach areas.

“We must look to the invisible in the forgotten world… it is easy to pretend that they don’t exist, but they do,” he said.

“And their problems are our own; anyone who doubts this has only to look at Ebola.”

The virus that has so far killed thousands in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea has driven 40 per cent of farmers from their fields, and is causing the agricultural economy of the West African region to collapse.

Entire populations now lack access to food, and farmers who do have crops have no market access.

“It is a disease of the forgotten and the invisible world and it has been a neglected disease,” Nwanze said. “Now it has come to reach capital cities and travelled as far as Europe and the U.S.; the visible world is trembling.”

Kanayo Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, spoke to reporters at the recent Borlaug Dialogue about the effect of Ebola on food security. photo: Laura Rance

nomic growth outlook has been downgraded to three per cent.

Florence Chenoweth, the minister of agriculture for Liberia, said her country has Starving the future In a live address from the also worked hard to rebuild in Republic of Sierra Leone, the aftermath of a civil war that President Ernest Koroma said raged from 1980 to 2006 when a Ebola has taken its biggest toll democratically elected governon young adults, most of whom ment came to power.

“We started from scratch,” work in agriculture.

“A disease that strikes youth she said, noting that after the and farmers is a disease that war, farmers returning to the destroys food production,” land lacked even the seed they Koroma said. “It weakens our needed to plant a crop.

The country had since present and starves our future.”

In its postwar era, Sierra become self-sufficient in seed Leone had become one the fast- production and was producest-growing economies in the ing enough rice that food proworld, with projected annual curement programs for the economic growth of more than poor were able to source supCAHOF 2014 Since Ad 9/9/14 Page 1 within the country. Liberia 11 per cent.

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had attracted more than $17.6 billion in foreign investment, $17 billion of which was in agriculture.

“A l l o f t h a t a g r i c u l t u ra l investment has of course left,” Chenoweth said.

“When Ebola is contained, our country will virtually be starting again,” she said.

Instead of nine per cent economic growth, her country’s outlook has been downgraded to 2.1 per cent since the virus first struck in May. “I t h i n k t h e i m p a c t o n regional trade is going to be very, very strong,” she said.

No hiding

Linkages between food security, the Ebola crisis and the escalat-

ing conflict in Syria were powerful undercurrents rippling through the conference, which focused on how to close the gap between stagnating global productivity gains and the projected growth in demand for food.

“We need to recognize that the link of food security to conflict and instability is a strong one,” said Daniel Speckhard, president and CEO of Lutheran World Relief and a former highlevel U.S. diplomat serving in Iraq.

“We shouldn’t forget that multi-year droughts in Syria betwen 2006 and 2010 are part and parcel of the spark that led to the beginning of the crisis in that country,” he said.

“During that period onehalf of the country turned into desert, more than 80 per cent of the livestock had to be eliminated and that resulted in more than 800,000 people without livelihoods who started migrating to the city to survive.”

Speckhard said at a time when there needs to be strong leadership from the international community, the ability of traditional international government organizations to respond is compromised by nationalism and populism.

He joined John Hamre, president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former U.S. undersecretary of defence, in urging citizens to support efforts to de-escalate regional tensions before they erupt into global crises.

Hamre warned North Americans delude themselves by thinking their safety lies in sealing themselves off within “no-fly zones.”

“We are living in an international age when good things and bad things can move at unprecedented speed,” he said. “We’ve known for six months that Ebola was going to become a global problem, we didn’t do anything as a nation.

We thought of it as a remote problem, a tragic problem that affected West Africa, not us.”

“That’s not the case anymore.

And I think what Norman Borlaug realized 50 years ago was that the human condition has now become seamless. We are not the beneficiaries if we try to hide.” laura@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

AGRIreCOVERY Continued from page 1

Ron Kostyshyn told reporters during a teleconference Aug. 14.

“I met with (federal agriculture) Minister (Gerry) Ritz in Chicago (last week),” Kostyshyn said. “We had the conversation as well in Chicago and all I can tell you right now is we will just have to stay in tune for a potential announcement when we talk about AgriRecovery.”

A “potential announcement” is good news, Chorney said in an interview Oct. 16.

“We are encouraged to hear the minister saying they have expectations of some type of AgriRecovery program and we look forward to hearing what that outcome is, keeping in mind we’ve been told repeatedly by federal and provincial officials that insurable losses are likely going to be deemed not eligible for AgriRecovery,” he added.

Manitoba crop farmers have Excess Moisture

Insurance (EMI) that kicks in when their land is too wet to seed. Nine hundred and eighty thousand acres were too wet to seed in 2014, triggering $63 million in EMI payouts on about 2,400 claims, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation announced earlier this year.

In addition, farmers have the option to buy down their EMI deductible and pay extra to increase the standard coverage from $50 an acre to $75 or $100 — options KAP requested following extensive land flooding in 2011.

Although farmers have EMI, Chorney says the program is less helpful to repeatedly flooded farmers because after every claim the deductible increases five per cent. In addition, support under AgriStability has also been cut, he said.

“This makes it challenging for these risk management tools to work effectively,” Chorney said.

“In those cases we think govern-

The Manitoba and federal governments are still discussing the possibility of an AgriRecovery program for Manitoba farmers flooded this spring. photo: allan dawson

ment should address that. A 25 per cent deductible along with the cost of the premiums; it’s a huge cost.”

Farmers should also be compensated for human-caused flooding, Chorney has said in previous interviews.

Earlier this year KAP estimated two million acres of

Manitoba farmland were damaged by excessive moisture — one million acres too wet to seed and another million of badly damaged crops. KAP estimates farmer losses at $1 billion.

Agr iRecover y must be requested by a provincial government and demonstrated to Ottawa it’s warranted.

“I continue to remain in close contact with Minister Kostyshyn,” Ritz wrote in an email Aug. 29.

“Our government’s full suite of Business Risk Management programs remains available to support farmers.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Oct. 28: Manitoba Pork fall producer meeting, 2 p.m., Heritage Centre, 100 Heritage Trail, Niverville. Meeting for producers east of Red River. For more info or to register call 204-237-7447 or email info@manitobapork.com.

Oct. 28: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Town Hall Meeting, 3 to 6 p.m., Credit Union Place Arena, 200 First St. SE, Dauphin. For more info visit www.cattle.ca/newsevents/town-hall-meetings/.

Oct. 28-30: Cereals North America second annual conference, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg. For more info visit www.cerealsnorthamerica.com.

Oct. 29: Manitoba Pork fall producer meeting, 2 p.m., Glesby Centre, 11 Second St. NE, Portage la Prairie. For producers west of Red River and Hutterian Brethren producers. For more info or to register call 204-237-7447 or email info@manitobapork.com.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Earth-Shattering, Shatter Reduction Technology The First-Ever Pod Shatter Reduction Canola Hybrid With its patented pod shatter reduction technology, InVigor® L140P provides growers with the flexibility to delay swathing or straight cut their canola, knowing that they have less risk because of the hybrid’s built-in genetic protection.

Save time, money and yield Considering the significant reductions in labour and fuel costs with less wear and tear on machinery, the benefits of straight cutting are numerous; but the biggest advantage of pod shatter reduction technology is the increased harvest flexibility you gain. With the enhanced yield protection of the InVigor pod shatter reduction hybrid, you have more freedom and flexibility in making your most crucial harvest management decisions.

The ability to delay swathing or straight cut canola with minimal yield variance is what the InVigor pod shatter reduction hybrid is all about.

Straight cutting and delayed swathing allows the pods to mature for a longer period of time, resulting in larger seeds, a greater pod fill and lower green seed counts.

How does L140P work?

The genetic researchers at Bayer CropScience found a way to select for genotypes which silence the dehiscence gene, creating a firmer pod seal/seam. This significantly increases the hybrid’s tolerance to in-field pod shatter, while still allowing for normal seed extraction during harvest. In addition to the built-in pod shatter reduction technology, InVigor L140P also exhibits lower levels of naturally occurring pod drop, ensuring all seeds end up in the bin – minimizing volunteer canola in following seasons.

The result is considerably lower shelling levels due to pod shattering and a substantial decrease in overall pod drop. Simply put, this hybrid has greater pod adherence to the stem and a much stronger pod seal. InVigor L140P lets your canola ripen safely within the pod, firmly connected to the plant until you’re ready to harvest.

Yield protection you need Heavy moisture and increasingly common prairie wind events can prematurely split pods and shell seeds before harvest time, resulting in massive seed bank deposits and subsequent volunteer canola management issues. However, with the pod shatter reduction technology built into InVigor L140P, seeds remain safely intact inside the pod. Pod shatter technology is not 100% risk-free and growers could still expect losses under extreme weather conditions, but clearly the associated environmental risks with straight cutting are minimized with this technology.

INVIGOR L140P 2013 DST RESULTS Yield (% of InVigor 5440 Normal Swathing)

InVigor L140P

InVigor L130

InVigor 5440

108 106 104 102 100 98 Normal Swath Timing

Late Swathing

Straight Cut

Source: 2013 DST Results n=22 (net yield)

The patented pod shatter reduction technology of InVigor L140P provides stronger adherence of the seed valve and greatly reduces the effects of pod shatter. The results are increased yield protection and greater harvest management flexibility, including the ability to delay swathing or try straight cutting. In the 2013 DSTs (Demonstration Strip Trials), straight cut InVigor L140P showed a 7% yield advantage over InVigor 5440 at normal swath timing.

For more information or to view an online demonstration of InVigor L140P, please visit our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/BayerCropScience

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

L140P

T:15.5”

The Evolution of Harvest Management.

NEW InVigor® L140P is the first canola hybrid to ever feature our patented POD SHATTER REDUCTION technology, providing growers with optimal pod protection for straight cutting canola or delayed swathing.

Whether you’re looking to minimize input costs, mitigate weather concerns or need a reliable time-management tool at harvest, InVigor L140P helps ensure you get every bushel in the bin.

To learn more visit: BayerCropScience.ca/InVigorL140P

BayerCropScience.ca or 1 888-283-6847 or contact your Bayer CropScience representative.

Always read and follow label directions. InVigor® is a registered trademark of the Bayer Group. Bayer CropScience is a member of CropLife Canada.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South — — 115.00 - 135.00 105.00 - 120.00 — $ 219.00 - 235.00 234.00 - 247.00 245.00 - 260.00 255.00 - 273.00 276.00 - 303.00 309.00 - 340.00 $ 205.00 - 220.00 218.00 - 235.00 227.00 - 242.00 237.00 - 256.00 249.00 - 277.00 275.00 - 305.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

Futures (October 16, 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change October 2014 165.25 1.25 December 2014 165.30 -0.57 February 2015 164.10 -2.30 April 2015 162.45 -3.95 June 2015 154.00 -3.40 August 2015 151.95 -3.55

Feeder Cattle October 2014 November 2014 January 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Ontario $ 134.64 - 176.50 148.61 - 167.06 84.91 - 122.06 84.91 - 122.06 111.86 - 140.47 $ 212.73 - 245.03 220.35 - 249.90 200.37 - 259.83 221.53 - 286.71 229.82 - 319.14 243.08 - 347.36 $ 174.27 - 223.08 190.25 - 225.12 198.73 - 242.22 196.87 - 263.89 215.02 - 279.01 223.67 - 298.67

$

(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.)

Week Ending October 11, 2014 54,530 12,188 42,342 N/A 562,000

Close 240.20 237.15 231.12 229.65 229.50 229.50

Change -1.32 1.85 -3.15 -4.27 -4.62 -5.40

Cattle Grades (Canada) Previous Year­ 52,943 12,963 39,980 N/A 609,000

Week Ending October 11, 2014 765 25,707 18,428 1,074 936 7,040 160

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 551 23,195 17,352 1,053 1,024 9,007 170

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 229.00 E 212.00 E 222.88 226.67

Futures (October 16, 2014) in U.S. Hogs October 2014 December 2014 February 2015 April 2015 May 2015

Last Week 231.87 214.62 223.22 226.38

Close 109.54 90.32 86.45 86.45 88.00

Last Year (Index 100) 178.24 166.23 170.14 173.24

Change 0.04 -5.30 -5.60 -5.55 -5.25

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Choice Lambs (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

$1 Cdn: $0.8890 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.1248 Cdn.

COLUMN

(Friday to Thursday) October 17, 2014 Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers 153.00 D1, 2 Cows 122.00 - 127.00 D3 Cows 115.00 - 119.00 Bulls 145.00 - 155.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 200.00 - 226.00 (801-900 lbs.)

218.00 - 254.00 (701-800 lbs.)

225.00 - 268.00 (601-700 lbs.)

250.00 - 272.50 (501-600 lbs.)

280.00 - 315.00 (401-500 lbs.)

300.00 - 325.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

200.00 - 224.00 (801-900 lbs.)

210.00 - 233.00 (701-800 lbs.)

220.00 - 248.00 (601-700 lbs.)

225.00 - 244.00 (501-600 lbs.)

240.00 - 268.00 (401-500 lbs.)

270.00 - 327.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: October 17, 2014

Winnipeg (880 h wooled fats) — October 15 report not received — —

Toronto 100.17 - 116.65 181.07 - 201.75 197.77 - 217.23 190.63 - 223.32 195.55 - 244.52 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 50.00

Chickens

Eggs

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

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of October 19, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.970 Undergrade .............................. $1.880 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.950 Undergrade .............................. $1.850 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.950 Undergrade .............................. $1.850 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.905 Undergrade............................... $1.820 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (370 h Fats) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 109.32 - 247.32 — 87.44 - 208.37

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) NA NA

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Feeder cattle values rise into uncharted territory Meat has trumped cigarettes in consumer price hikes Dave Sims

“The cost to gain is so low compared to the cattle that they are able to put pounds on.”

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ver 14,600 cattle made their way through Manitoba auction marts during the week ended Oct. 17.

Once again, prices were extremely high with record and top-end bids paid for many different classes of feeder animals.

“We’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart.

Surging prices have taken a toll on their equipment, he said. The Killarney clerking computer had safety measures to prevent users from keying in prices that were too high. Lately though, it hasn’t been working so well.

“Last spring we started having some issues keying in prices over $2.50 a pound. It would display a message saying, ‘Is price correct?’”

Staff raised the safety setting to $3.25 during the summer, then $4 after that. However, the alarm keeps going off, which further underlines the fact the market is in uncharted territory, according to Munroe.

Tight supplies are being held up as the main catalyst behind the cost for beef across North America. At least one analyst said the problem started after the U.S. droughts of 2011 and 2012.

Cattle ranchers were forced to sell off much of their herds to make ends meet, she said.

Repopulating those numbers has been tough and time intensive.

According to Canada’s consumer index, meat saw the biggest rise in prices nationwide from August to September 2014. It rose 11.5 per cent, narrowly edging out cigarettes, which finished second at 11.4 per cent. Telephone service was third at 7.6 per cent.

Overall, Canada’s inflation rate came in at two per cent in September.

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As high as prices are for light cattle, Munroe said there are still great margins on heavy animals too.

“They’re still getting well paid for the big cattle.

The cost to gain is so low compared to the cattle that they are able to put pounds on. If you can put a pound on for 75 cents, you’re going to sell that pound for $2.50 or more,” he said.

Yearlings continue to make their way through the rings at auction yards, he said. But he noted there are significantly fewer right now, as many growers sold them off a while ago due to soaring prices.

“They were teasing one of the guys at the end of the sale Monday who didn’t get a full load and he said, ‘Well, there’s still more cattle tomorrow,’ and the joke was, ‘Well, are we sure there is?” he said, adding some growers may soon be tempted to start moving animals that were pegged for spring deliveries.

Demand continues to come from all directions. Munroe says a “tsunami of cattle” is headed south, while more demand is coming from the East too.

“Ontario wants cattle very badly because it has a lot of corn that got frozen, and is in poor quality, it wants to put it through some cattle,” he said.

Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Strong prices, low feed costs reviving pork industry

By Terryn Shiells Commodity News Service Canada

Recent strong prices, paired with low feed costs for Canadian farmers are increasing profitability for hog farmers and helping to revive the pork industry.

“We are seeing some of the idle barns that were taken out of production three years ago starting to come back into production,” said Brad Marceniuk, livestock economist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. “So we’re seeing some of the barns in Saskatchewan get repopulated.”

The recent rise in prices for live hogs in Western Canada is linked to firming pork cut-

out values, strong demand for pork and the weakening Canadian currency.

Selling into the Canadian cash market remains routine, as farmers only have a certain amount of hogs to market each week. But, overall supplies in North America could be larger than first anticipated this fall, Marceniuk said.

There were less cases of the PED virus reported throughout the summer in North America, as the disease doesn’t spread as well in hot conditions, Marceniuk said.

“The amount of pigs born alive for the third quarter was not too far off from the same time last year, so we’ll likely see more supply coming to market over the month or two, and that could put some pressure on prices,” he added.

Typically, values move lower in the fourth quarter, so prices are likely to drift down

going forward. But, farmers will still be making good profits because of lower feed costs, Marceniuk said.

What happens in the new year is still up in the air, because there could be more deaths related to PED virus this fall, which would reduce supplies for early 2015.

In the past few weeks, there have been a handful of new cases reported in Western Canada, as the return to cooler weather has helped the disease spread.

“I don’t think expectations are for as many cases (of PED virus) as there were last year, but we don’t really know that for sure,” Marceniuk said.

Farmers will continue to clean trucks and barns diligently, as “biosecurity continues to be the main objective for producers to keep the disease out of the barn,” he added.

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 14

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Canola rising on U.S. soybean worries, for now Outside volatility is pushing money into commodities Phil Franz-Warkentin CNSC

I

CE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the week, but trended higher overall as a combination of speculative short-covering, spillover from soybeans, a weaker Canadian dollar, and a lack of significant farmer selling all provided support.

The November contract jumped above the psychological $400-per-tonne level to start the week, and managed to hold above that point finishing Friday’s session at $410.50. The initial catalyst for the strength in canola was the wet weather across the U.S. Midwest, which was causing harvest delays.

Fund traders are also holding very large short positions in canola of 25,000 to 35,000 contracts. That position had been as high as 50,000 contracts at one point, before they started to book profits, according to some analysts. The nearby technical signals are pointing higher for canola, but it will likely take additional gains in beans to trigger any more short-covering in the Canadian market.

Further gains in soybeans, however, are questionable. The U.S. soybean harvest is still moving along, and the record-large crop will eventually be in the bin despite any short-term delays.

For those looking for a spark in beans, it may need to come from elsewhere. One place to watch right now is South America,

Last Week

Week Ago

Year Ago

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

189.97

181.24

252.04

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

211.83

203.38

273.71

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

138.67

135.72

174.41

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

225.00

222.89

215.11

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

357.98

346.13

475.14

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

713.54

727.87

906.70

Coarse Grains

oilseeds

where farmers are in the early stages of planting their soybean crop. A drought in Brazil has raised some concerns over acres and yield reductions in that key soybeanproducing country.

Beyond that, outside financial markets have also been very volatile recently, with equity, energy and currency markets all seeing some big moves over the past week.

One side-effect of those gyrations was increased money flows into the commodity markets, but whether that activity continues remains to be seen.

While the U.S. soybean harvest is less than half complete, the Canadian harvest is in its final stages. Farmer selling in the futures has been lacklustre so far, but should pick up over the next month given the need to generate some cash flow.

Corn and wheat futures also moved up during the week, but just as in the oilseeds, any further gains may prove limited. Midwestern harvest delays provided a modest boost for corn, but supplies are already starting to pile up in some locations and the big U.S. production prospects remain a bearish influence there.

For wheat, grade spreads and basis levels will be the story heading through the winter. World wheat supplies remain large, but of lower quality overall.

Winter wheat seeding in the U.S. could also provide some direction, with the recent rainfall in the southern Plains providing some much-needed moisture for the wheat there.

Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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

All prices close of business October 16, 2014

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business October 17, 2014 Last Week

Week Ago

December 2014

barley

119.00

117.50

March 2014

122.00

120.50

May 2015

122.00

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Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2014

410.50

398.90

January 2015

413.80

405.20

March 2015

419.50

412.50

Special Crops Report for October 20, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

Canaryseed

35.50 - 38.75

Laird No. 1

33.00 - 38.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

23.00 - 27.00

Desi Chickpeas

23.00 - 24.50 — 15.20 - 16.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

8.80 - 9.00

Fababeans, large

Medium Yellow No. 1

6.40 - 6.50

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Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

24.00 - 24.00

Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

40.00 - 40.00

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

39.00 - 39.00

4.00 - 4.10

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound) Yellow No. 1

30.40 - 32.00

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

50.00 - 50.00

Brown No. 1

25.70 - 27.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

58.00 - 58.00

Oriental No. 1

29.50 - 31.00

No. 1 Black Beans

28.00 - 28.00

No. 1 Pinto Beans

22.00 - 32.00

No. 1 Small Red

41.00 - 41.00

Source: Stat Publishing

No. 1 Pink

41.00 - 41.00

SUNFLOWERS

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

NuSun (oilseed)

17.20

16.60

Confection

Ask

—

Report for October 17, 2014 in US$ cwt

Source: National Sunflower Association

briefs

EU corn crop reaches record high Paris / Reuters / French consultancy Strategie Grains on Oct. 16 lifted its forecast for the 2014 grain maize (corn) crop in the European Union for the fourth month in a row to a record 73.3 million tonnes, anticipating large harvests in key producing countries.

The estimate was nearly two million tonnes above last month’s and now 14 per cent above the crop harvested in 2013.

“Since last month we have increased our production estimates for several countries, in which excellent yields were expected: Hungary, Romania, France, Croatia, Austria and Germany,” it said in a monthly report.

This large EU maize crop adds to already hefty global supplies with a record U.S. corn crop of 14.7 billion bushels (373 million tonnes).

However, as opposed to the United States, where corn ending stocks are expected to exceed the two-billion-bushel (51-milliontonne) mark for the first time in a decade, the outlook was rather balanced in Europe, Strategie Grains said.

“The gain in attractiveness of EU maize, along with the competitiveness of maize against wheat, have enabled it to pick up demand and gave the EU maize balance sheet a more balanced outlook,” it said.

The consultancy also raised its estimate for this year’s soft wheat crop in the 28-member bloc for the sixth month in a row, putting it at

147.4 million tonnes, against 146.6 million estimated last month and now nine per cent above 2013.

The consultancy slightly raised its estimate of the EU barley harvest this season, now seen at 59.9 million tonnes, against 59.6 million tonnes last month and virtually unchanged on last year.

Ukraine sees 2014-15 grain exports at a record Kiev / Reuters / Ukraine’s grain exports in 2014-15 will exceed last season’s record level of 33 million tonnes thanks to a higher harvest, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Ihor Shvaika said Oct. 15.

He gave no exact forecast, but the ministry has previously said exports would be no less than 30 million tonnes this season which runs from July to June.

Ukraine plans to harvest 64.4 million tonnes of grain this year versus 63 million tonnes in 2013.

According to the ministry’s data, Ukraine exported a total of 9.9 million tonnes of grain in the period from July 1 to Oct. 14, including 5.9 million tonnes of wheat and 3.07 million tonnes of barley.

The former Soviet republic exported 7.4 million tonnes of grain in the same period last season.

Analysts have said Ukraine is likely to export about 26 million to 27 million tonnes.

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Building winter cattle rations that won’t wreck your bottom line Improving your feeding efficiency and reducing waste can help you save money overwintering your cattle this year

By Jennifer Blair staff

D

espite record-high cattle prices and strong demand for beef, margins remain tight for cattle producers who are battling the high price of land and feed.

But cattle feeders can widen their margins as they head into winter by taking measures to improve feed efficiency and reduce waste right now.

“To prepare your cattle for winter, the biggest thing is to make sure they’re fat enough or have enough body condition so that they’re not skinny going into winter,” said Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

Fa t p rov i d e s i n s u l a t i o n , he said, and a cow that’s 200 pounds lighter than she should be at this point of the season needs an extra 1,400 pounds of hay “not to gain weight, just to keep her warm over the winter,” said Yaremcio.

“At five cents or six cents a pound, that’s $90 of cost that you’re going to have to incur just because these cows are a little bit skinny going into winter.”

If the cow’s short ribs are showing, “wean the calves early” and put them on a grain/ hay ration, he said.

“If the cow can have 40 to 60 days of good grazing or three to four pounds of grain supplement a day before it gets cold, she should be able to put on that extra 200 pounds to get her back into the shape she needs to be in.”

A balanced ration will also keep the cow in good condition heading into winter while improving feed efficiency — and saving some feeding costs.

The first step in the process is testing the feed, said Yaremcio.

“Take samples of the hay from different fields, and if you’re using greenfeed, take samples out of the bale using a forage probe,” he said, adding that using a probe is “more accurate than taking a grab sample.”

“If you’re using a swathgrazing method, you probably want to go to 10 or 15 locations throughout the field and pick five to 10 stems or complete plants out of the swaths, compile them together, make a composite sample, and send that in.”

Once the feed results are in, “that’s when the work starts,” he said.

“How do you combine the different feeds? How do you use a combination of hay or straw or greenfeed? What kind

Ensuring good body condition at this time of year is the best way of preparing cattle for winter. photo: File

Reducing waste

“The on-paper ration versus what they’re actually consuming are two different things completely.”

Barry Yaremcio

of minerals do you need to make sure your calcium/phosphorus balance is right?”

CowBytes — software available through Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development — can help balance those major nutrients and micronutrients.

“Basically, you put your cow information in and the feed test results into the program, and you just punch numbers to balance the ration so that everything matches the requirements,” said Yaremcio.

But improving feed efficiency is only one piece of the equation, he said. Reducing feed waste can have a big impact o n t h e b o t t o m l i n e, a n d that starts with proper feed storage.

“There’s a number of different ways to stack hay when it comes off the field,” he said.

“Some people use the pyramid method, but that’s probably the worst way to store hay.”

When stacked in a pyramid, moisture that accumulates on the top of the bales will seep down through the stack, causing spoilage in every row.

“Anywhere a bale touches another one, that’s where the spoilage occurs.”

The best way to store hay is in a row aligned with the wind, he said.

“If you’ve got a northwest/ southeast wind, you want to stack the bales in that direction so that when the wind blows, it blows all the snow

out from between the rows,” h e s a i d , a d d i n g t h e r ow s should be at least three feet apart with six inches of space between each bale.

Feeding methods can also create waste. Bale feeders cause between five to 13 per cent waste, while simply unrolling a bale on the ground creates about 14 per cent waste. Using a bale processor or swath grazing causes up to 20 per cent waste.

“When you’ve got the cows walking all over the feed or tramping onto the product that’s been put out by the bale processor, they’re working the fine material — the stuff that’s got the high protein, high energy, high calcium,” he said.

“That material is being pushed into the snow, and 75 per cent of waste from a bale processor or from an unrolled bale is typically that fine material.”

As feed waste increases, nutrients in the feed also drop.

“ The quality of the feed drops a lot faster than what the physical waste is, and then they’re getting a poor-quality ration,” he said.

“If you have a hay that was 11.5 per cent protein when it was baled and fed to the cows, by the time you take the waste factor into consideration, they’re only getting about 8-1/2 to nine per cent protein for the feed that they’re actually consuming.

“The on-paper ration versus what they’re actually consuming are two different things completely.”

Ya r e m c i o r e c o m m e n d s using a bunk-line feeder or a por table bunk feeder to reduce the waste caused by bale processors, but producers need to find the best fit for their own farms.

“Each farm has its own situation and management techniques that it uses.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Canadian worker, hog shortages leave industry squealing Shortage of Canadian supplies further contributes to record North American retail prices

By Rod Nickel and Theopolis Waters Reuters

S

hortages of hogs and packing plant workers in Canada, exacerbated by recent government restrictions, may severely cut hog processing and pork exports, helping to keep North American retail pork prices near record highs.

Farmers in Canada, the world’s thirdbiggest pork shipper, are also bracing for the spread of a deadly virus that has killed millions of piglets in the United States.

Further dwindling of Canadian supplies would especially reverberate in the United States, which relies on young Canadian pigs for fattening and slaughter, and in markets as far away as Japan and South Korea that import Canadian pork.

“If those Canadian pigs don’t flow south, you’re going to have U.S. hog farmers bidding against each other to get pigs,” said University of Missouri livestock economist Ron Plain.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) spread to Canada last winter and has been detected in several Canadian provinces, most notably at dozens of Ontario farms and four in Manitoba.

Chicago lean hog futures hit an all-time high in summer and have since eased as U.S. farmers rapidly rebuild their herds from losses to disease, but they remain at historically high levels.

A disruption in Manitoba’s exports of 2.5 million feeder pigs annually to the United States would slow those efforts and lift prices. But such a threat has flown below the market’s radar.

“I haven’t heard anyone bring up Canadian hogs at all,” said Chicago-based JBS Trading Co. president James Burns, adding that the market focused on the virus’s impact on U.S. supplies. “And over the past few years, Canada has significantly reduced its herds, so I think we lost interest in it a little bit.”

Canada’s 1.2 million sows and gilts — representing the herd’s reproductive capacity — are 25 per cent fewer than their peak numbers a decade earlier, although they have recently inched higher.

In Manitoba, the biggest provincial exporter of young pigs to the United States and home of a huge slaughter plant for mature hogs, the New Democratic Party government has since 2011 allowed expansion or replacement of hog barns only under environmental conditions that the industry complains are the strictest in the world.

Brandon may shift to U.S.

The industry is also coping with new federal restrictions on hiring temporary foreign workers, even as the country’s two biggest pork packers, Maple Leaf Foods and Olymel LP, struggle to find staff for their western plants.

The situation has gotten so dire that Maple Leaf may shift some processing from Brandon, Manitoba to rivals’ plants in the United States, the company told Reuters.

“That is definitely in our sights because we have to continue to meet our customers’ needs,” said Rory McAlpine, Maple Leaf’s vice-president of government and industry relations.

“If those Canadian pigs don’t flow south, you’re going to have U.S. hog farmers bidding against each other to get pigs.”

Maple Leaf can slaughter 90,000 hogs per week in Brandon, but is killing as few as 65,000. photo: supplied

Maple Leaf can slaughter 90,000 hogs per week in Brandon, but is killing as few as 65,000. It has 190 vacant positions, representing 10 per cent of the plant workforce.

Olymel’s Red Deer, Alberta plant is running at half of its capacity due to problems finding workers.

The plant depends on temporary workers mainly from Ukraine and the Philippines for 30 per cent of its workforce. But the government’s changes to the foreign worker program would drop that threshold to 10 per cent in the next couple of years, said Olymel spokesman Richard Vigneault.

“There’s a big problem ahead if they go ahead with the changes,” he said. “If we face a serious manpower shortage in the future, there is some possibility the production will go down, of course.”

Weanling shipments plunge

Packers are not the only ones coping with fewer pigs.

Canadian feeder pig exports to the

Ron Plain

University of Missouri

United States plunged 42 per cent to 4.2 million head in 2013 from five years earlier.

The drop reflects Manitoba’s restrictions, U.S. country-of-origin labels that made imports more costly for the American industry, and moves by Canadian packers to acquire large hog farms, said Canadian livestock analyst Kevin Grier.

In 2014, feeder pig exports to the United States are down again. But Grier said market conditions may change with U.S. hog supplies still running short.

Smaller supplies of pigs from Canada would create surplus capacity of U.S. barns to raise them to slaughter weight, said University of Missouri economist Plain.

For the Manitoba industry, prevented from expanding by tough environmental rules, much depends on how quickly PEDv spreads among the herd.

“If the weanling pig supply dries up from Canada, a lot of us would lose our flexibility... for some people, it is their only source of pigs,” said Iowa hog farmer Bill Tentinger.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

Oct-15

Oct-14

Oct-14

Oct-16

Oct-15

Oct-13

Oct-16

Oct-17

No. on offer

2,091*

1,172*

1,463*

2,186*

2,889*

*967

1,601*

2,250

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000

230.00-235.00

n/a

200.00-215.00

200.00-220.00

200.00-226.00

n/a

n/a

215.00-232.00

800-900

230.00-240.00

210.00-256.00

215.00-250.00

215.00-240.00

228.00-244.00

n/a

n/a

220.00-250.00

700-800

238.00-267.00

230.00-265.00

235.00-267.00

245.00-272.00

250.00-270.00 (273.00)

250.00-270.00 (277.00)

220.00-240.00 (247.00)

230.00-262.00

600-700

240.00-290.00

250.00-281.00

255.00-285.00

265.00-300.00

260.00-290.00 (294.00)

260.00-280.00 (293.00)

255.00-285.00 (292.00)

230.00-265.00

500-600

290.00-311.00

270.00-312.00

270.00-325.00

280.00-312.00

270.00-314.00

275.00-305.00 (311.50)

285.00-315.00 (316.00)

245.00-315.00

400-500

290.00-344.00

300.00-372.00

300.00-360.00

320.00-337.00

288.00-338.00

310.00-345.00 (364.00)

290.00-345.00 (382.00)

285.00-375.00

300-400

300.00-377.00

350.00-406.00

350.00-462.00

350.00-395.00

345.00-390.00

345.00-375.00 (400)

290.00-370.00 (382.00)

340.00-425.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

170.00-211.00

180.00-214.75

n/a

170.00-200.00

184.00-208.50

n/a

n/a

170.00-212.00

800-900

200.00-227.00

190.00-231.00

200.00-225.00

215.00-230.00

210.00-233.00

n/a

n/a

200.00-234.00

700-800

231.00-240.00

200.00-240.50

215.00-245.00

220.00-241.00

219.00-240.00 (244.00)

n/a

210.00-240.00 (242.00)

215.00-252.00

600-700

200.00-246.00

210.00-246.00

230.00-260.00

230.00-247.00

227.00-248.00

230.00-245.00

225.00-250.00 (263.00)

217.00-248.00

500-600

230.00-242.00

250.00-286.00

240.00-300.00

255.00-278.00

233.00-255.00 (265.00)

250.00-280.00 (287.00)

235.00-255.00 (285.00)

220.00-275.00

400-500

240.00-320.00

270.00-320.00

245.00-360.00

280.00-317.00

270.00-310.00

295.00-320.00 (332.00)

240.00-290.00 (337.00)

230.00-330.00

300-400

250.00-310.00

290.00-354.00

300.00-395.00

320.00-350.00

280.00-345.00

310.00-340.00 (377.00)

255.00-285.00 (335.00)

250.00-340.00

Slaughter Market No. on offer

230

n/a

141

116

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

D1-D2 Cows

100.00-120.00

100.00-130.50

n/a

120.00-130.00

113.00-126.00

103.00-112.00

118.00-130.00 (133.00)

120.00-128.00

D3-D5 Cows

90.00-105.00

n/a

100.00-120.00

110.00-117.00

103.00-113.00

n/a

105.00-119.00

100.00-110.00

Age Verified

110.00-130.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

117.00-128.50

110.00-125.00

n/a

100.00-126.00

Good Bulls

n/a

111.00-144.50

130.00-142.25

138.00-158.00

138.00-156.00

135.00-145.00

135.00-152.00 (154.00)

145.00-155.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-156.00

149.00-157.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-153.00

148.00-155.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

120.00-135.00

n/a

125.00-139.00

120.00-128.00

n/a

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

118.00-124.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

102.00-112.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

130.00-150.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-147.00

n/a

Heiferettes * includes slaughter market

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COLUMN

The risk of feeding round bales to horses Concentration of nutrients and overfeeding are among the potential problems Carol Shwetz, DVM Horse Health

C

onvenience and dollar savings are often cited as two major advantages when feeding round baled hay, especially when feeding groups of horses. At first glance these advantages may seem obvious, but for actual economic benefit certain conditions need to be met and the inherent health risks to the horses being fed round bales need to be considered.

The preferred forage of choice for most classes of horses is grass hay, even more so when feeding round bales. As the percentage of alfalfa climbs in round bales, health problems become more frequent. As the horses burrow through the bale, the bale collapses, sifting delicate leaves out of the hay, leaving them to settle in pockets at the bottom of the feeder. These pockets of rich, dense leaves are high in proteins and sugars. When consumed in excess by susceptible horses, atypical and unseasonal episodes of laminitis can be triggered. In groups of weanlings these pockets of leaves will spur on non-productive growth spurts and in all groups of horses these pockets of rich leaves can induce colic and digestive upsets.

If round bales are not stored properly or managed appropriately while being fed to the horses, weathering and/or spoiling of hay can substantially whit-

tle away any price-per-pound advantage round baled hay may offer over square baled hay.

If enough horses have access to and consume a round bale in a reasonable time of four to seven days, there may be little concern for spoilage. However, once the twine or plastic covering is removed from the bale, it begins to collapse, losing its resiliency to moisture and spoilage.

Warming trends in combination with wet weather begin to take their toll, diminishing the nutritional content of the hay and setting the stage for mouldy patches and caramelization of proteins and sugars. As the hay quality deteriorates, the risk of digestive and respiratory disorders to the horse rises. Digestive upsets, colic and respiratory conditions such as (COPD), also known as heaves become prevalent.

Round baled hay is typically associated with a higher incidence of dust and mould. Therefore horses with respiratory problems are not good candidates in round bale feeding systems.

A certain percentage of hay spoilage is often inherent in the manner in which round bales are fed. It is important to maintain hay quality as the horses feed in order to maximize the nutritional content of the hay.

Dangers for groups

Round bale feeders designed specifically for horses limit waste by containing the hay, preventing the horses from trampling and rendering the hay unpalatable.

Round hay bale feeders designed specifically for horses will have the signature “paperclip” bar frame and lack the linking top bar in an attempt to avoid traumatic injuries while the horses are feeding. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Although round bale feeders offer advantages when feeding round bales, they also can become problematic in certain groupings of horses. Head, neck, and back injuries are not uncommon. Horses that are startled while feeding or unexpectedly bullied by a pen mate are positioned vulnerably while feeding. For this reason it will be important to recognize the social workings within groups of horses. In addition to becoming targets for bullying, timid horses can become outliers unable to consume their daily requirement of feed, losing weight.

When round baled hay is used, horse owners forfeit the ability to closely monitor intake. Although free-choice forage is a great idea for horses, it can be disadvantageous for the non-stop eater.

Slow feed nets designed specifically for round bales can be a useful tool to limit the daily intake of some horses. It may be necessary to separate particular individuals from the feeding group during the day to offset their gluttonous tendency. Slow feed netting will slow down the greedy eaters, but hard keepers may need to be separated and offered a little extra hay.

Monitoring weight gain

Supervision of individual horse’s body condition can identify how individual horses are responding to the round bale feeding system.

Unfortunately round bale feeding methods do little to engage the horses in foraging activity and movement.

It is not uncommon for horses with unlimited access to round

bales within enclosed wintering grounds to consume 40 to 45 pounds of hay a day when 20 to 25 pounds would suffice.

Left unsupervised the majority of horses tends to gain weight over the winter season consuming more calories than are spent.

Limited exercise in combination with excessive forage intake sets the stage for metabolic disease and obesity. Weight gain in the winter season is an unnatural phenomena stressing the horse’s internal hormonal and metabolic environment.

Acknowledging the inherent limitations and health risks of feeding round bales of hay will identify whether it is suitable for the individual horse.

Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alberta.

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Mild October weather to continue Issued: Monday, October 20, 2014 · Covering: October 22 – October 29, 2014 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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his forecast period begins with a continuation of the warm, dry weather we’ve been seeing off and on now for nearly two weeks. This warm weather, which has been bringing temperatures a good 6 to 10 C above the long-term average, looks to continue for at least a few more days before more average late-October temperatures move back in.

A large area of low pressure sitting in the Gulf of Alaska has been helping to build a significant ridge of high pressure over central North America. This in turn has been giving us mainly sunny skies and mild temperatures. Energy from this low is expected to move on shore late this week, generating an area of low pressure, forecast to track across the northern Prairies over the weekend. As this low passes by on Saturday we’ll see a weak cold front sag southward sometime late in the day, bringing with it slightly cooler temperatures.

The main impact this low will

have is that it will break down the upper ridge of high pressure, allowing energy from the Pacific to move inland and take a more southerly route. The weather models are showing the first piece of energy pushing through late on Sunday and into Monday, bringing with it clouds and showers along with fairly windy conditions. Temperatures don’t look like they’ll get that cold behind this system as a second system is forecasted to begin building to our west early next week.

This second system will help pull in some more mild air ahead of it from Tuesday through to Thursday of next week. Once again, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see daytime highs at or above the high end of the usual temperature range for this time of the year.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 2 to 15 C; lows, -7 to 2 C. Probability of precipitation falling as snow: 30 per cent.

Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this fall (Sept. 1 to Oct. 16) compared to the long-term average. Southern Manitoba, northern Saskatchewan and northeastern Alberta have been dry so far this season, with amounts falling in the 40-60 per cent range. The wet spots have been southern Alberta and much of the southern half of Saskatchewan, where some regions received more than double their average precipitation.

No agreement between winter forecasts Someone who could consistently call long-range weather would soon have infinite wealth

By Daniel Bezte co-operator contributor

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fter seeing record-breaking heat in late September and some really nice late-season warmth over the last couple of weeks, it’s time for us to once again turn our attention to the upcoming winter, as most of the well-known weather prognosticators have now chimed in.

Will it be an average winter?

Warmer than normal? Or will we see another bitterly cold winter? It is this long-range weather forecast that I get asked the most about. I guess it’s because winter can last for nearly six months if it starts early and ends late. Those of you who have read my columns know I like to have a little fun with these forecasts, because, well, simply put, if someone was able to accurately and consistently predict the weather beyond a couple of weeks, they would soon have infinite wealth. I know I’m not making huge dollars making my longrange forecasts, and as far as I know, neither are any of the companies that put out these forecasts.

I would like to start our look at the long-range forecast with the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

After all, according to what you read, it has been creating long-

I would be surprised if we saw temperatures as cold as they were last winter.

range forecasts for over 200 years and has an accuracy of 80 per cent. I’ve written about this 80 per cent accuracy before, and all I’m going to say is that since I have been looking at monthly long-range forecasts starting back in 2004, it has only been accurate about 20 per cent of the time, at least for our part of the world. Maybe this winter it will make up for it, so let’s see what it has to say. Its general winter forecast calls for colder-than-average temperatures along with lots of snow. When you look at the month-to-month forecast, this general forecast doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense.

Its November forecast is for warm and dry conditions followed by an average December.

It then predicts colder-thanaverage temperatures in January along with near-average amounts of snow. February, according to it, will see nearaverage temperatures along with above-average amounts of snow. Finally, the winter ends on a cold note, with colderthan-average temperatures in

March along with near-average amounts of snow. To me this doesn’t sound like a cold, snowy winter — more like an average winter.

The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac is always a little tougher to figure out as it doesn’t provide monthly temperature and precipitation forecasts. Instead, it simply gives an overall statement about the winter and followup with an annotated description of the weather that can be expected during each month. I have to take these descriptions and try to turn them into an above- or belowaverage forecast. Its general statement about the winter is that it will be cold and snowy — just like the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts. Looking at each month’s descr iption, here is what I came up with: November looks like the Canadian Almanac calls for average to maybe above-average temperatures as it mentions warm and cold periods, but also mentions thunderstorms late in the month; to me, that would mean warm weather. It also calls for

precipitation (mostly rain) several times during the month, so I’ll take that as above-average amounts. December looks like it will see above-average temperatures, with cold air moving in late in the month. It also mentions snow several times, so I’ll go with above-average amounts of snow. January looks to be a rather nasty month as it appears to call for below-average temperatures and aboveaverage amounts of snow; it calls for an intense storm to cross the Prairies. Finally, February looks to be near average in both temperature and precipitation. Sorry, I didn’t have the March forecast with me at this time.

Around average

Environment Canada calls for a warm start to the winter, with above-average temperatures in November and December along with near-average amounts of snow. Temperatures cool to near average in January and stay around average right through into early spring. It also predicts near-average amounts of snow right through to the end of the winter.

The U.S. forecasters over at the National Weather Service call for us to have about a 33 per cent chance of seeing above-average temperatures this winter along with

n e a r- a v e r a g e a m o u n t s o f snow. Given the eight different long-range forecasting weather models for the period of January to March, three predict colder-than-average temperatures, one predicts near-average temperatures, and four predict above-average temperatures. Looking at the precipitation forecasts put out by these same eight models, we find four predict average amounts of precipitation, with the rest split between belowand above-average amounts.

Finally, I guess I should throw in my two cents. I have to admit, for the first time in a long time doing these types of forecasts, I really have no idea what this winter might have in store for us! I would be surprised if we saw temperatures as cold as they were last winter. I think we’ll continue with our trend of jumping between warmer than average and colder than average, which usually ends up with temperatures overall coming in around average. We’ve also seen an unusually large number of large storm systems affect our region over the last six months or so, so I’m thinking there might be one more of these in store for us this winter that could result in us seeing aboveaverage snowfall. As usual, only time will tell.

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Don’t pay $12 an acre for ‘foo-foo dust’ The Canadian Food Inspection Agency no longer tests fertilizers for efficacy and quality, so it’s buyer beware

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A scaling back of federal oversight means producers should be wary of new fertilizer products that come with big promises. photo: thinkstock

“Many of the trace mineral products now available have infinitesimal amounts of the various products,” said Brook. “A whole lot of it is foo-foo dust — they’ll charge you anywhere from $7 to $12 per acre for a product that might have 50 cents of actual fertilizer in it.”

T h e m ove t o d e re g u l a t i o n shouldn’t have come as a surprise. With an increasing number of products seeking registration, yet declining government research dollars, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency simply didn’t have the capacity to continue proving or disproving efficacy claims.

“We thought the previous system worked well for growers,” said Clyde Graham, senior vice-president at the Canadian Fertilizer Institute.

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and so we are working through that change. Maybe these are the growing pains of regulatory change.”

The vast majority is reputable products, he said.

“Members of our industry want to be sure the products they sell are quality products,” said Graham.

“For the most part, farmers can rely on the products they are buying. Where farmers might want to exercise the most caution is if it’s a product they’re not familiar with.”

In the absence of government testing, farmers should stick with products they know (Schedule 2 products will always be a safe bet), work with a reputable ag dealer, and seek professional advice from a certified agrologist on any new or novel products, said Graham.

If they do opt for a new-to-them product, farmers need to do their own careful and scientific product

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“It amounts certainly to millions of dollars being spent by Alberta producers on questionable products.”

Harry Brook

testing. They should start with a small amount of the new product on a small sample area, doing their best to make sure the only difference between the test and control plots is the product itself.

Brook has one more piece of advice.

“For God’s sake: measure!” he said. “Everyone has a monitor on their combine: Measure, be skeptical, prove it to yourself.”

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“streamlining” of federal oversight of fertilizers has opened the door to deceptive marketing claims and forced product testing on to farmers.

“There have always been con men trying to sell you things with dubious claims. It’s just maybe easier for them now,” said Harry Brook, a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

“All of a sudden, we’re seeing a whole bunch of fertilizer products being promoted, but a farmer has to ask: Are they actually effective?

For a lot of these products, there’s no research or they are taking the research out of context for their marketing purposes. It amounts certainly to millions of dollars being spent by Alberta producers on questionable products.”

Just over two years ago, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency got out of the business of testing fertilizers for efficacy and quality.

Since then, fertilizers merely have to be proven safe to be registered.

Some products now being sold are obviously problematic, said Brook. For example, despite product claims to the contrary, Alberta’s naturally calcareous soils will never benefit from the application of additional calcium. As well, foliarly applied macronutrients will never provide enough nutrient to have any yield effect (if they did, they’d burn the plants), he said.

And there’s no such thing as ‘more plant-accessible’ nitrogen.

“A pound of nitrogen is a pound of nitrogen is a pound of nitrogen, that’s what you calculate your costs on,” said Brook.

Some product claims are sneakier.

Sprayed foliarly onto a crop, iron turns plant leaves dark green. But the dark-green colour does not indicate improved health, nor does it have any impact on yield, especially in Alberta where our soils have a natural oversupply of iron, he said.

Likewise, read labels carefully to determine how much actual nutrient is contained in the product.

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CROP REPORT

Final crop report — harvest almost complete; yields mostly near average These are excerpts from the final crop report for 2014; full text available on the MAFRD website Weekly Provincial Summary

• Provincially, harvest of spring cereals is estimated at over 95 per cent complete, canola 90 per cent, flax 80 per cent, edible beans 95 per cent, soybeans 70 per cent, sunflowers 60 per cent and grain corn 15 to 20 per cent complete.

• Yields are generally at or slightly above the 10-year average. However, lower yields were reported in some areas, largely due to extreme weather affecting seeding, stand establishment and crop development.

• Quality for most crop types is average to below average. Cereals saw a decrease in quality due to poor weather at harvest. Significant downgrading in winter wheat also resulted from higher-than-normal levels of fusarium.

• The number of winter wheat acres seeded in fall of 2014 is down substantially, due to a delayed harvest which reduced stubble availability, aboveaverage yields of spring wheat including general purpose-type wheats and fusarium head blight impacting yield and quality of the 2013 crop. Germination and stand establishment of winter wheat this fall is rated at good to excellent.

• Fall field work, including tillage, soil testing, post-harvest weed control and fertilizer applications of anhydrous ammonia is ongoing.

Southwest Region

The overall cereal harvest is estimated at 90 per cent complete, although there are some pockets with substantial acres remaining to be harvested. Quality loss is noted in most spring wheat; however, the majority of the crop has graded as either #1 or #2 CWRS. The barley and field pea harvest is complete with barley and pea yields generally below longterm averages. Oat yields have

been generally at or above average yields with average bushel weights.

The canola harvest is also estimated at 90 per cent complete with no significant issues with green seed and generally above long-term average yields.

The flax and soybean harvests are well underway with early flax yields of 25 to 35 bu./acre in flax and 30 to 45 bu./acre in soybeans. There has been generally good quality and minimal green seed issues in soybeans.

The sunflower and grain corn crops are awaiting dry-down with no reports of harvesting yet.

Top soil moisture conditions across the region are adequate to surplus.

The majority of the second-cut alfalfa is harvested with generally above-average quality and yields, which should help alleviate feed shortages.

Northwest Region

The wheat harvest is approximately 95 per cent complete. The average yield for hard red spring wheat is 50 bu./acre with about 15 per cent of grading #1 CWRS, 45 per cent grading #2 CWRS, and 40 per cent grading #3 CWRS and less.

The canola harvest is 95 per cent finished. The average canola yield is down from last year and is estimated to be 30 bu./acre.

Quality is 25 per cent 1 CAN, 65 per cent 2 CAN and the remainder 3 CAN and sample.

Approximately 80 per cent of the soybean crop is harvested.

The average yield is estimated at 25 bu./acre, with 75 per cent grading 2 CAN and 25 per cent grading 3 CAN. Harvest of the field pea crop is complete with an average yield of 35 bu./acre grading 2 CAN. The flax crop is approximately 80 per cent complete with an average yield of 23 bu./acre. Most of the flax is grading 2 CW. Excessive moisture conditions resulted in crops being seeded

two to three weeks later than normal and heavy rains throughout the growing season continuously stressed crop development.

Greenfeed harvest continues; however, there are issues with dry-down and nitrates. Cattle remaining on pastures are supplemented with feed, or being moved to second-cut alfalfa or crop residue fields. Some second cut remain to be baled. Silage harvest is continuing with 75 per cent complete.

Central Region

Spring wheat yields ranged from 45 to 90 bu./acre, with most areas reporting a 60 to 65 bu./ acre average. Variability in quality was due to where and when the rains fell; with excess moisture causing downgrading at harvest.

There was a much lower impact from fusarium head blight, if any.

Protein levels averaged 12 to 13.5 per cent. There were also a few reports of downgrading due to ergot. General-purpose wheats ranged from 60 to 100 bu./acres.

Barley yields ranged from 70 to 120 bu./acre, with an average of 85 bu./acre. Quality is not as good this year, with downgrading due to poor harvest conditions.

Oats ranged from 80 to 140 bu./acre, averaging 100 to 120 bu. More of the crop was downgraded this year due to mildew and sprouting. The majority of crop had good to excellent bushel weights.

Canola yields were excellent.

Yields were variable, ranging from 20 to 75 bu./acre, averaging around 40 to 45 bu./acre. Quality is excellent for the most part, with majority grading 1 CAN. Flax yields range from 25 to 40 bu./acre. Quality is good. Peas averaged 40 to 65 bu./acre with harvest complete.

Edible bean harvest is complete. Yields are lower than last year, averaging 1,800 lbs./acre, with most ranging from 1,600 to 2,200 lbs./acre. Quality is good.

White mould was reported with

no significant yield or quality loss.

Soybean harvest is nearly complete. Yields vary from 20 to 55 bu./acre, averaging 35 bu./acre.

Sunflower harvest has started with much of the early yields coming in at 1,600 to 2,000 lbs./ acre. A few higher yields in the high 2,000 lbs./acre to low 3,000 lbs./acre have been reported.

Quality reported to date is good, with some reports of staining due to head rot.

Grain corn harvest continues.

Early yields range from 90 to 140 bu./acre, with average yields to date in the 100 to 110 bu./acre range. Moisture levels range from the mid-20 per cent to over 30 per cent, but are declining. Many will wait for further dry-down before harvest to limit the cost of drying.

Corn silage is wrapping up.

Soil testing continues. Results are variable, but there are many reports of very low soil test nitrogen and phosphorus due to good yields this year.

Winter wheat seeding is reduced by as much as 50 per cent. Germination and stand establishment is good to excellent this year.

Hayfields are in fair to good condition, although some are suffering from excess moisture.

Fusarium did impact some spring wheat crops, but not to the extent experienced in the winter wheat crop.

Oat yields are in the 100 bu./ acre and higher range. Oat quality downgrades were due to light test weights and weathering.

Canola yields range from 30 to 50 bu./acre. Quality is good.

Soybean harvest is in full swing with yields in the 25 to over 45 bu./acre. Grain corn harvest is just starting and initial yield reports are in the 100 to 120 bu./acre range. Sunflower harvest has not started yet. Grain corn and sunflower qualities are still unknown.

The hay crop was above average in the region with quality ranging from slightly below average to good. A lot of hay was put up after the July rains. Secondcut grass hay is in better condition with some producers just finishing up this week. Feed supplies are in a surplus and most producers have more feed than needed. Feeding of livestock has started in some areas of the region as others are grazing hayfields. Cows and calves look in good condition with producers starting to ship calves. Availability of livestock water is rated as 100 per cent adequate.

Eastern Region

Estimated harvest progress is 90 per cent complete. Winter wheat averaged 55 to 65 bu./acre with poor quality due to fusarium.

Fusarium-damaged kernels ranged anywhere from one to three per cent and some samples were as high as six to 10 per cent. Spring wheat averaged 40 to 50 bu./acre, with some producers averaging higher depending on the variety. According to grain elevators, spring wheat was impacted by mildew which brought some samples down to feed instead of #2 CWRS or #3 CWRS. Majority of spring wheat though this year is grading #2 CWRS or #3 CWRS. Oats did quite well this year with yields averaging 90 to 100 bu./acre and test weights averaging over 38 lbs./bu.

Canola was a difficult crop to harvest this year. Many producers left tough canola in swaths for well over five weeks before ideal harvest moisture levels were attained. This year, many producers left their canola crops standing to be straight combined which took longer than expected to get the favourable harvesting conditions.

Soybean harvest went smoothly with yields better than expected and moisture levels averaging anywhere from 10 to 14 per cent. Soybean yields are anywhere from 30 to 40 bu./acre.

Grain corn is still standing in fields with high moisture levels.

Very little harvesting is done in corn so far.

Good drying weather this past week allowed for some combining and silage harvest throughout the region. Many fields are now dry enough to travel on with machinery. Second-cut alfalfa and cereal silage operations are continuing; corn silaging is just starting. Some feeding of cattle on pastures and weaning of calves is occurring. Very little native hay was harvested this season.

Harvest is estimated to be over 85 per cent complete, with fall work at approximately 40 per cent complete. Soil moisture at this time is appropriate for all fall operations.

It has been one of the more stressful and challenging years in the region. Excess moisture was a periodic problem, but the biggest frustration was the relatively insignificant rainfall events that impacted timely field operations.

Spring wheat yields are in the 60 to 80 bu./acre range. Quality has been impacted by weathering such as sprouting and mildew, which resulted in downgrading to feed in some cases.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Crop protection firm MANA Canada now Adama The company will continue to bring off-patent chemistry to farmers, but also intends to add value through innovation

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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he world’s biggest offpatent farm pesticide supplier and seventhlargest crop protection company has a new name and focus.

Makhteshim Agan is now Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd., including in Canada, where it was called MANA ( Ma k h t e s h i m A g a n , No r t h America) Canada. “ This change essentially brings us to one company, one culture, one identity, one brand and one name around the world,” Andrew Mann, chief executive of Adama Canada, told reporters with Farm Business Communications Oct. 14.

“We have a broad portfolio of products and services.

Innovation is not just about the product, but it’s also about the way of doing business.”

Un t i l n ow, M a k h t e s h i m Agan’s subsidiaries around the world, including MANA, operated under 26 unique local brand names.

In 2 0 1 1 , 6 0 p e r c e n t o f Makhteshim Agan was sold to state-owned ChemChina, starting a new partnership, which will result in further expansion.

Adama, which means earth in Hebrew, posted revenues of more than $3.07 billion (U.S.) in 2013. It employs more than 4,500 people, including 14 in Canada, has 50 subsidiaries and 120 active ingredients.

Ad a m a w i l l c o n t i n u e t o bring off-patent pesticides to farmers, but will also seek ways to make them better than the original, Mann said. For example, Adama might combine certain products to create a unique blend to assist farmers with herbicide-resistant weeds or herbicide-tolerant volunteer crops, he said. It could be as simple as changing a pesticide formulation or concentration to make it easier for farmers to use.

“Innovation is not always a home run,” Mann said. “You can have a couple of singles and win a game.

“A big part of our portfolio is off patent, alternative choice, but we are going to be pursuing more and more chemistries from discovery. We may not be the discoverer of them, but hopefully we would have a proprietary position.”

Adama sells more than 20 farm pesticides in Canada now — 12 herbicides, four fungicides, and four insecticides.

To simplify pesticide options Adama has colour coded and created a unique icon for each pesticide category.

Adama’s roots lie in Israel where Agan Chemical Manufacturers was founded in 1945.

Makhteshim Chemical Works began operations in 1952, with the two companies merging in

“This change essentially brings us to one company, one culture, one identity, one brand and one name around the world.”

Andrew Mann

1997. Adama’s global corporate headquarters remains in Airport City, Israel, just outside of Tel Aviv.

Adama Canada is headquartered in Winnipeg, with two representatives in Manitoba and Alberta, respectively, three

in Saskatchewan and two covering Eastern Canada.

Worldwide 56 per cent of Adama’s sales revenue comes from herbicides and the ratio is similar in Canada, Mann said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

Andrew Mann, CEO of Adama Canada, briefed reporters last week on the company’s name change from MANA Canada. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Wheat board lawsuit dealt another blow

Ukrainian farmers like to burn stubble

The four farmer-plaintiffs and Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board consider their next move

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

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NASA says the red dots in this satellite photo taken Sept. 18 are probably fires set by farmers in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries to burn crop residue.

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lawsuit claiming the federal government owes western Canadian grain farmers $17 billion in compensation for ending the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly has been dealt another blow.

On Oct. 15 the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa upheld a lower court ruling that the class-action lawsuit launched by four farmers had no chance of succeeding.

The plaintiffs — Harold Bell of Fort St. John, B.C., Andrew Dennis of Brookdale, Man., Nathan Macklin of DeBolt, Alta., and Ian McCreary of Bl a d w o r t h , Sa s k . — w e re to meet this week to discuss whether to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, said Stewart Wells, chair of the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FWCB), which is supporting the plaintiffs.

If the Supreme Court doesn’t agree to hear the appeal, the plaintiffs have no fur ther recourse.

The Appeal Court’s decision is disappointing said Wells, a Swift Current farmer and former Canadian Wheat Board director.

The latest court ruling confirms farmers have the right to marketing freedom, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in an email.

“While a small few will always try to deny basic fundamental freedoms to farmers, the overwhelming majority of farmers continues to capitalize on the opportunities that marketing freedom is providing,” he wrote.

The plaintiffs haven’t lost their entire case. The courts have said they can pursue their allegations governmentappointed wheat board directors misallocated farmers’ money during the transition to an open market.

The argument for $17 billion in compensation is based on economic studies that estimate the wheat board’s monopoly earned western farmers an extra $600 million to $800 million annually.

Wells said farmers should also get the wheat board’s assets because they were accumulated while marketing farmers’ grain.

“We’ll never know how much of that money actually came into the board unless we can see the books from 2012-13 and 2013-14,” Wells said.

The government hasn’t made the CWB’s financial statements from those crop years public saying the information is commercially sensitive.

The FCWB also wants the wheat board to release a revised audited financial statement for 2011-12 after earlier this year “mysteriously” issuing another $26 million in payments to farmers. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

EPA approves Dow’s Enlist glyphosate and 2,4-D combo Resistance will be monitored and approval will be reviewed in six years instead of the normal 15

By Carey Gillam Reuters

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Platform Specialty to buy Arysta Platform Specialty Products Corp. said Monday it would buy Arysta LifeScience Ltd. for about US$3.51 billion, Platform’s third acquisition this year.

Arysta is a global provider of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, biostimulants and value-added nutrients and reported net sales of $1.5 billion in 2013, Platform said on Monday.

Products sold in Canada include three horticultural fungicides and seven crop herbicides, including Everest, Select, NextStep and Inferno.

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E PA s a i d i t w a s a p p l ying “first-time-ever restrictions” on its approval of the herbicide, called Enlist Duo, which is designed to be used with new genetically modified crops developed by Dow AgroSciences.

The herbicide was developed by Dow as an answer to severe weed resistance problems that are limiting crop production around the country.

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Dow will be required to closely monitor and report to EPA to ensure that weeds are not becoming resistant to En lis t Duo, the agency said. As well, EPA is ordering a 30-foot in-field “no spray” buffer zone around application areas. It has also banned use when wind speeds are over 15 miles per hour.

Initially, Enlist Duo will be allowed only in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. EPA will take public comments until Nov. 14 about approving the product for use in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota.

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Heavy use of Roundup herbicide triggered an explosion of herbicide-resistant “superweeds” that are hard for farmers to fight and which can choke off crop yields. Such weeds now infest roughly 70 million acres of U.S. farmland, according to Dow. Enlist Duo combines 2,4D, which used in combination with glyphosate should help farmers kill weeds that a re re s i s t a n t t o Ro u n d u p, Dow officials say. Dow pegs the market for Enlist at about

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Questions on Manitoba food regulations?

There’s a website for that Small Farms Manitoba invites farmers to submit questions they might be hesitant to ask government regulators

By Meghan Mast CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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Kalynn Spain facilitates the FAQ page on her Small Farms Manitoba website. PHOTO: FREELANCE FARMER FACEBOOK PAGE

anitoba producers now have a safe space to ask questions they might be hesitant to put to government regulators. The online forum, hosted by Small Farms Manitoba, allows farmers to submit queries, via email, that will be investigated by the team of researchers and then posted anonymously on the “Frequently Asked Questions” page.

Kalynn Spain, founder of Small Farms Manitoba, was inspired to start the page through conversations with people from the “Real Manitoba Food Fight” — a collective of people advocating for developing a better local food system in the province.

“There seems to be mass confusion about what the regulations actually are,” said Spain.

“There seems to be mass confusion about what the regulations actually are.”

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The FAQ page is part of a wider attempt to clarify regulations, particularly for small producers.

Questions range from where to find an inspected beefprocessing facility, to where and how to sell uninspected poultry, and what does it mean to sell a product from the “farm gate?”

Researchers — comprised of both producers and consumers — are careful to source their answers, which are sometimes open to interpretation.

Lydia Carpenter, one of the researchers, discovered during her digging that the term “farm gate,” while used frequently by

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farmers and consumers and even sometimes government officials, doesn’t actually appear in the Public Health Act or the Livestock and Livestock Products Act. Instead official legislation refers to “direct transaction between the producer and consumer.”

“There is a lot of misinformation out there,” said Carpenter, who is also a pasture-based farmer at Luna Field Farm.

Though the correct information is available, she said, it is often hidden away in thick bureaucratic documents not easily searchable or accessible to the general public.

Carpenter said other provinces seem to do a better job.

She referred to the Government of Alberta’s easily searchable website that highlights the most important points from various documents.

“We don’t really have that,” Carpenter said. “If you typed in ‘Manitoba, how to sell inspected chickens,’ or, ‘Manitoba egg production,’ those things don’t come up.”

She ran into these issues when she and her husband began their own operation several years ago. Instead of relying on word of mouth she decided to seek out the answers for herself.

Challenging the answers

Both Spain and Carpenter hope the FAQ forum will eventually go beyond just answering questions to stimulating a conversation and even helping reveal some of the shortfalls of the current regulatory system. “( The FAQ site) is not just about asking questions and finding answers,” she said, “but also challenging those answers.”

“The first step is clarity,” said Spain. “The second step is to talk about, is this working for small farmers? The answer to some of those questions is, ‘no,’ because there’s been issues as we’ve seen in the news.”

She referenced last year when health inspectors seized around 160 kg of cured pork and beef products from Pam and Clint Cavers. Just months earlier the couple had won “Best New Food Product” for that same prosciutto at the Great Manitoba Food Fight competition — sponsored by MAFRD, the same government organization that deployed the health inspectors.

Charges have since been dropped, and the Cavers have started producing prosciutto again, but the incident raised questions about inconsistent messages and barriers facing small-scale agriculture businesses.

Producers aren’t the only ones noticing the disconnect. This summer Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development formed a working group, led by the province’s former chief veterinarian to review existing regulation and programs affecting small-scale farmers. meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

‘Fair rail’ act not so fair for short lines Under pressure to meet legislated quotas, railways give preference to their own main lines

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada

“The legislation was a knee-jerk reaction, and has proved very disruptive to the transportation system as a whole.”

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The major railways are hesitant to deliver cars to lines where there is a longer turnaround time. photo: file

One additional consequence of the grain-moving legislation is that customers moving other products, such as fertilizer, have been given lower priority, said Jebb. Difficulties moving

grain and other products to the go and don’t regulate things to U.S., which has a longer turna- death,” said Affleck, “because round time, were another issue, then you’re just adding one regulation on another reguaccording to Affleck.

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While Great Western depends on CP Rail for its cars, Gadd didn’t blame the larger railway for the current backlog, saying it was simply doing what was best for its own business under the current legislation.

Rather, he placed the blame on the federal mandates themselves.

“Whenever you have government regulation, you do certainly get unintended consequences,” added Lee Jebb, vice-president of railway operations with Cando Rail Services, which runs the Central Manitoba Railway short line. “If you’re under orders to move a lot of wheat, you’ll move it to places that make the best utilization of your cars.” He said his short line could provide a quick turnaround, but noted that other lines located farther off the beaten track were having issues.

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estern Canadian short line railways say they are getting the short end of the stick as they struggle to meet their own commitments moving grain and other products along their tracks.

A backlog of grain in the Canadian Prairies over the past winter, linked in part to poor rail movement, prompted the federal government to implement legislation requiring the country’s two major railways to increase their weekly grain handling in order to deal with the situation.

The Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act requires both CN Rail and CP Rail to each move 500,000 tonnes of grain per week or face fines. There have been some concerns raised over the relatively cheap financial penalty (now at $100,000 per violation). There have also been a few cases where the quotas were not met, but in general the legislation has met its broad goal of seeing more grain move.

However, an unintended consequence of the legislation has seen CN and CP focus their attentions on the “low-hanging fruit” of moving grain along their main lines, where there are fast turnaround times, at the expense of other business.

“The legislation was a kneejerk reaction, and has proved very disruptive to the transportation system as a whole,” said Sheldon Affleck, president of Big Sky Rail Corp. and Mobil Grain in Saskatchewan.

The short lines rely on CN and CP to deliver rail cars to their lines.

All of the large elevators on the main line are getting a steady supply of cars, but “the short lines are getting the short end of the stick,” said Roger Gadd, general manager of Saskatchewan’s Great Western Railway.

“We’re still trying to catch up with last year’s crop, and we’ll probably never catch up this year,” said Gadd. His railway, which links to CP, could usually count on at least one trainload of cars a week, but didn’t receive any cars during the week of Oct. 13-19. He said the deliveries were inconsistent when they did come and estimated that the Great Western Railway was about 1,500 cars behind.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority signs food charter Document signed at Golden Carrot award ceremony honouring local food initiatives

By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

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ne of the largest and most diverse health authorities in Canada has signed the Manitoba Food Charter in recognition that one in 10 Winnipeggers experiences some form of food insecurity.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) signed the document last week on October 16 — the UN-declared World Food Day — at the Manitoba legislature.

“Food security is a matter of concern for Winnipeg as a whole,” WRHA’s Dr. Catherine Cook, vice-

president (population and Aboriginal health) said during the signing ceremony.

“It’s important that we look at the long-term health effects of food insecurity, such as dietrelated conditions like obesity,” she said. “Taking a preventive approach to health-care concerns is essential in ensuring a healthy food future.”

The WRHA is responsible for providing health care to more than 700,000 people in the City of Winnipeg as well as the surrounding rural municipalities of East and West St. Paul and the Town of Churchill, located in northern Manitoba. It has also recently

Forty-six individuals, community groups and businesses were presented with the annual Golden Carrot awards at the Manitoba legislature on Oct. 16.

approved its own Food Security Position statement.

The WHRA promotes prenatal and childhood nutrition and supports regional food security initiatives such as community gardens and kitchens, said Cook.

With 50 per cent of the provincial budget devoted to health care, “It’s visionary for the WRHA to recognize the direct connection between food security and health care,” added Kreesta Doucette, executive director for Food Matters Manitoba.

“Food insecurity can be an immediate need, but it also relates to long-term diet-related diseases that are addressed by

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The document, which was developed by the registered charity Food Matters Manitoba, was signed following presentations of its Golden Carrot awards.

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Manitoba bee mortality down Bee mortality in Manitoba varied greatly from region to region last winter, but most honey producers saw improvements

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espite the prolonged cold weather Manitoba endured last winter, bee mortality actually declined in the province.

“We’re calling it a high normal,” said Rheal Lafreniere, Manitoba’s provincial apiarist.

“When we take all the numbers that got reported to us, mortality came out to around 24 per cent.”

Normal winterkill numbers fall between 15 and 25 per cent, he added, noting that in 201213 the average winter loss — including spring culls — was calculated at 46.4 per cent.

“Twenty-four per cent is still high, so we’re not calling it a great year, but we’re not calling it a bad year either,” Lafreniere said.

Losses are calculated using a mail-out survey. This year 63 beekeepers responded, representing just over 50 per cent of the province’s colonies.

Apiarists also provide the top three causes they attribute bee mortality to, although Lafreniere notes that responses are anecdotal, adding there may be other causes of mortality not yet considered.

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Southwest Manitoba has traditionally been considered part of the semi-arid Palliser Triangle. Today Wade (l) and Ryan Flannery are among the area farmers whose fields are sprouting cattails, not crops. PHOTO: MEGHAN MAST

Southwestern Manitoba — semi-arid to semi-fluid Dedicated minimum- and zero-till farmers are now dragging out tillage equipment that’s been in store for years

By Meghan Mast CO-OPERATOR STAFF/ NEAR PIPESTONE

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hen Ryan and Wade Flannery began working on the drilling rigs to supplement grain farming, they did not imagine that several years later they would be working for oil companies year round.

“We (initially) went to the drilling rigs for something to do for the winter and now it’s turned into a full-time deal,” said Wade.

The Flannery brothers and many other

early explorer John Palliser declared as too dry to farm. He was wrong about that, but farming success in the area has historically depended on moisture-conserving practices, and farmers were among the first to develop minimum and zero till.

These days, the tillage equipment is being pulled out of the weeds. Troy Mayes, a grain farmer from Pierson, said his fields are so wet the sandy clay loam swallows his equipment. In the spring he tried to harrow with a small four-wheel-drive tractor with triples.

The next morning he borrowed another neighbour’s tractor and managed to pull everything out.

Later in the season he dug out his dad’s deep-tillage cultivator. “I haven’t used it since I was a kid,” he said.

He added some new shovels, cylinders and hydraulic hoses and cultivated deeper than he ever had. “My dad thought we were going too deep but I thought if I was going to go over it, I’d sink it in good and get it aerated.”

Mayes is reluctant to alter his farming

work of individuals, community groups, educators, and businesses to help more Manitobans have access to nutritious food.

This year 46 nominees were honoured and distinctive nominees highlighted in seven categories including, business, education, media, rural, northern, urban and youth.

Peguis First Nation resident Carl McCorrister, a retired high school teacher, was nominated in both the rural and education categories.

McCorrister now devotes his days to helping establish extensive community-based gardens and helping others in his community learn how to grow and preserve their own food through workshops and training initiatives he leads.

“If you look at the history of Peguis, they were recognized as an agricultural people,” he said in an interview. “And up to my parents’ generation they were very agricultural. But as time went on you saw the changes. We’ve lost a lot of our individual skills and our family skills in terms of raising our own food. I wanted to change that.

“And now we’ve got a lot of people who have their own gardens, so we’re bringing it back,” he said.

From five nominees in the business category, Nathan Steele, creator of MyFarmersMarket.com, was chosen as distinctive nominee for his establishing an online venue to order farmers’ market products and have them delivered.

CBC reporter Jillian Taylor was honoured as Media Food Champion for her work in spreading awareness about the positive aspects related to food security in the North End of Winnipeg.

Carol Sanoffsky, who works for Bayline Regional Roundtable, and food self-sufficiency projects through the Northern Healthy Foods Initiative, was given the Golden Carrot in the northern category.

Small Farms Manitoba founder Kalynn Spain was presented with the distinctive nominee award in the rural category for her travels around Manitoba to create an online directory where small farms now sell product.

Winnipeggers Damien Gagne and Atticus McIlraith received Golden Carrot awards in the urban and youth categories respectively. Gagne has established both indoor and outdoor farmers’ markets and co-ordinates the West Broadway Good Food Club. McIlraith, age 11, received the award for his participation in the Grow A Row project for Winnipeg Harvest and his participation in the Hunger for Home and Kids Who Care programs.

A full list of nominees can be found on Food Matters Manitoba’s website: www.foodmattersmanitoba.ca. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Co-operator barn series revival Do you know this barn?

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f you do, a Manitoba historian wants to hear from you. In early 1981 the Co-operator worked with provincial Manitoba Historic Resources Branch staff to photograph and publish a series on rural buildings in Manitoba. Each week a photo and a story were published about why each of the buildings was rare or unusual.

Now Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster and journal editor with the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS), is looking for Co-operator readers to help him find the GPS co-ordinates for these barns. He has looked for them during road trips in rural Manitoba, but because the site’s location details are scant, he has been unable to find them. He wants to include the buildings, with their GPS co-ordinates on a map of historic sites being prepared for the MHS. This photograph was taken by now-retired Co-operator editor Bob Hainstock who took the photo in the 1980s for the earlier project. Many of the photos were eventually included in Hainstock’s 1986 book Barns of Western Canada: An Illustrated Century.

We are including the original “caption” that ran with his photo, hoping a reader can answer these questions: 1. Does the building still stand?

2. If so, where is it?

3. What are its GPS co-ordinates?

4. What other information can you provide on its state of preservation or other details about its history since the original story in the 1980s?

Please send your responses to Gordon Goldsborough at: email: gordon@mhs.mb.ca Telephone: (204) 474-7469 Mail: 2021 Loudoun Rd. Winnipeg, Man. R3S 1A3

There is a distinct nautical flavour in the design of this unique fox tower located on flat prairie near Steinbach. Built in 1936 by Jacob S. Rempel and B.P. Janz, then operating Steinbach Flour Mills, the tower cost about $900, while the pens and equipment added another $2,200 to the cost of starting in the fur business. About 105 pelts were sold the first year, bringing a total revenue of $1,812.50. In addition to using the tower to closely co-ordinate the short mating season, it was also used to record times when pups were to be born. Interruptions to the pen area were kept to a minimum, particularly after pups were born as female foxes were known to eat their own young if overly agitated. This particular fox farm kept about 100 females, plus males, with about 150 mink added at a later date.

Barn down A reader has reported that the Arrowhead farm barn, depicted in the Oct. 9, 2014 issue (see page 35) and originally built by the T.E. Doran family of Isabella in 1919, no longer stands. The reader could not recall exactly when it fell, but said it collapsed under its own weight sometime between 2004 or 2005. The barn was still standing as of September 2005 when it was visible in Google Earth (N50.32510 W100.90236) so it must have fallen shortly afterward.

Car washing restrictions possible in LA Agricultural losses from drought costs estimated at $2.2 billion this year

By Alex Dobuzinskis Reuters

The mayor of Los Angeles aims to reduce local water use by 20 per cent over the next three years to address a record drought through a mix of voluntary measures for residents and mandatory restrictions for city departments, the city said Oct. 14.

The drought is expected to cost the state an estimated $2.2 billion this year, along with a loss of more than 17,000 jobs, as farmers are forced to leave fallow some valuable cropland, a report by University of California in Davis scientists found in July.

Mayor Eric Garcetti, in an executive order, asked residents in the city of 3.9 million people to limit watering their lawn to twice a week and ordered city departments to reduce watering of municipal lawns.

Garcetti warned that if those and other measures do not meet his goal of cutting the city’s water use by 20 per cent by 2017, Los Angeles could impose mandatory cutbacks on residents that would include limits on car washing.

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S

Many jobs to tackle by merged rural municipalities Staffing committees, redrawing jurisdictional boundaries — even how much a councillor is paid are all on the table

By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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unicipal leaders who start serving on the newly amalgamated councils in Manitoba this week have their work cut out for them — from deciding which planning districts they’ll be part of to connecting with a public dispersed across wider territory.

One of their big jobs ahead will be just staying in touch with ratepayers, predicts Linda Clark, acclaimed reeve of the new Prairie View Municipality for med out of the for mer municipalities of RM of Miniota, RM of Birtle and Town of Birtle.

It’s not very likely the public will suddenly be coming out to meetings, Clark said. “This is a huge concern of mine.”

What she foresees ahead for Prairie View — and other new entities which now encompass two or more former jurisdictions — is more reliance on municipal websites and other forms of technology to communicate.

Clark wants to see her council out and about across the entire municipality too. “They will need to be visible and visiting with people and hearing the issues,” she said.

Elsewhere, prospective leaders say they hope to see more ratepayers get organized. “(In Edward) we’ve had a ratepayers’ association that’s been very active,” said Edward Councillor Debbie McMechan, who was running against RM o f A l b e r t i n c u m b e n t To m Campbell this week for the reeve’s job in Two Borders Municipality (made up of the RMs of Edward, Albert and Arthur).

If elected October 22, McMechan, who was running on a ticket calling for more transparency in local government, said she’d actively encourage more of these entities to form throughout Two Borders.

“I think they’re as important for council as for the ratepayers themselves,” she said. “It’s good for us to see what the issues are with folks.”

The councils of Two Borders and Prairie View are among a total of 137 across Manitoba with plenty to do in the few short weeks before year’s end.

The terms of office for existing councils of amalgamation partners extend to Dec. 31, allowing previous councillors, reeves and mayors to stick around and help with the transition process until the new amalgamated council takes office Jan. 1, 2015.

PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

Many decisions

Existing councils will deal with administrative matters only, but not make decisions binding on new councils.

There are many to make.

In Grassland Municipality, they’ve already agreed to keep both Hartney and Minto offices open, says Grassland’s acclaimed reeve, Blair Woods.

Grassland was formed by a merger of Whitewater, Hartney and Cameron.

They’ve also agree there will be no layoffs of staff because their larger entity needs them all, he said, adding that they’ve also divided the former chief administrative officer into two jobs, with the other becoming the chief financial officer.

But there is a plethora of other municipal governance matters to tackle, including new committees to set up, and new organizational structures to design.

Grassland for example now has to grapple with the fairness

of a per capita library funding formula when some ratepayers, so far from the local libraries it funds seldom or never use them, said Woods.

Indemnities

Such decisions overlay all the other perennial matters such as economic development and day-to-day operational management, he added.

“Some would probably say these are very difficult times. I’m tending to want to look at this as exciting times.”

LINDA CLARK

Prairie View Municipality reeve

It’s all expected to add a considerable layer of complexity — and time — to the job of coun-

cillors in these enlarged entities, and there are already discussions about another politically sensitive matter — the indemnities paid to councillors and heads of councillors.

“I can see that coming,” said Woods, whose indemnity for a year’s service as a reeve in the former RM of Whitewater was $6,719.

Clark said she sees as what’s critical in the days and weeks ahead is assuring ratepayers that amalgamation neither means a change in service delivery, nor is it going to immediately lead to higher taxes.

Fair and equitable delivery of services across a larger entity, what this means for taxes have been the two most pressing concerns, and she hopes to allay them in the days ahead, Clark said.

“Some would probably say these are very difficult times.

I’m tending to want to look at this as exciting times,” she said.

Her only disappointment has been so little interest shown in elections. Six out of Prairie View’s eight-member council were acclaimed.

“I just wish there was more interest in municipal politics,” she said. “But there hasn’t been for many years.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Who’s in office?

Manitoba Votes is a “onestop shop” or website that lists all council and school board candidates and will be updated October 22 — election day — as municipal offices report their poll results.

Manitoba Votes was developed by All-Net.ca.

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RecipeSwap

Send your recipes or recipe request to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. ROG OJO or email: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Bitter isn’t bad. It’s misunderstood Lorraine Stevenson CROSSROADS RECIPE SWAP

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used to hate turnip and rutabaga. They tasted bitter. But I like them now. What changed? Part of it is how I cook them. Older taste buds make a difference too.

Canadian cookbook author Jennifer McLagan has just released a new cookbook called Bitter — A Taste of The World’s Most Dangerous Flavour, With Recipes (HarperCollins Canada, 2014) that explores the physiological science as well as the food history behind why we dislike anything that tastes this way.

She makes a case for the taste of bitter, calling it a misunderstood and unappreciated flavour, lost in a simplistically sweet and salty food culture, while 120 idiosyncratic recipes (turnip ice cream, anyone?) push us to try new ways of preparing bitter foods.

Note: many recipes include ingredients not readily available, but Bitter is still interesting reading.

Back to turnips and rutabaga for a moment. Turnips actually aren’t so bad, especially when harvested young. But rutabaga, an anglicized form of the Swedish name rot bagge meaning baggy root, can be just nasty, especially if the living daylights are boiled out of it.

The key to learning to enjoy these root crops, and other decidedly bitter foods, says McLagan, is learning to prepare them in ways that make them tastier. Great food and cooking is all about balance, she says. Bitter flavours add depth to our food.

Just don’t expect your kids to like it. Children dislike anything bitter because young taste buds react as if it were poison. It’s a natural reaction. Many poisons are bitter.

I can recall that revolting little pile on my plate looking pretty deadly. But I’ll eat rutabaga or turnip any day now and genuinely enjoy both. Partly it’s having good recipes to prepare them. But as one reviewer of Bitter puts it, bitter is “an acquired taste appreciated by adults.”

Turnips with Orange 4 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. canola oil 1 small shallot, finely chopped 1 lb. small turnips, quartered 1-1/4 c. orange juice Salt and pepper to taste

Here are a few recipes found on the Peak of the Market website for creatively cooking the humble turnip and rutabaga.

Rutabaga Apple Casserole 3 c. pared rutabaga, sliced 2 medium apples, sliced 1/2 c. brown sugar 3 tbsp. butter

Cook rutabaga slices in boiling water until tender crisp; drain. Layer rutabaga, apple, sugar and butter. Repeat layers. Bake covered in a preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes.

Serves: 4 Recipe: www.peakmarket.com

Recipe Swap If you have a recipe or a column suggestion please write to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap, Box 1794 Carman, Manitoba R0G 0J0 or email Lorraine Stevenson at: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Turnip Carrot Puff 2 c. turnip, chopped 2-1/2 c. carrots, chopped 1/4 c. onion, chopped 1-1/2 c. chicken stock 1 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. brown sugar 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 2 eggs 2 tbsp. flour 1 tsp. baking powder Salt and pepper to taste Brown sugar Nuts, chopped

In a large saucepan, combine turnip, carrots, onion, chicken stock, butter and brown sugar. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender.

Heat butter and oil in a saucepan, cook shallot gently, stirring occasionally, until soft but not coloured. Add turnips and heat. Shake pan frequently until turnips start to absorb butter and oil. Pour orange juice onto turnips, simmer gently for about 30 minutes, until turnips are tender and orange juice is reduced to a buttery sauce.

Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.

Serves: 4 Recipe: www.peakmarket.com

Hearty Rutabaga and Sausage Soup 2 tbsp. olive oil 8 oz. smoked turkey sausage, diced 1 onion, chopped 3 parsnips, sliced 1 rutabaga, diced 1 carrot, sliced 4 c. beef broth 1/4 c. half-and-half cream 1/2 tsp. dried thyme, crumbled Salt and pepper to taste

Drain off and save stock. Return 1/4 cup to vegetables and save remainder for future soup stock. Mash vegetables. Add nutmeg, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. Whip well. Place mixture in lightly greased baking dish. Sprinkle brown sugar and nuts on top. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 45 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over mediumhigh heat; add sausage and sauté until brown on all sides, about seven minutes. Transfer to plate using slotted spoon. Add onion to saucepan.

Reduce heat to medium and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add parsnips, rutabaga, carrot and cook five minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broth. Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. Purée soup in batches in processor. Return to saucepan. Mix in halfand-half cream and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Add sausage. Heat through.

Serves: 8

Serves: 4

Recipe: www.peakmarket.com

Recipe: www.peakmarket.com

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No time for breakfast?

Here’s some tips and reasons why a healthy breakfast is important

By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU Extension Service

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ith another school year well underway, we see a lot of reminders about children and breakfast. We adults also should pay attention to breakfast consumption, as eating a balanced breakfast has many benefits for everyone.

In their study of women ages 18 to 55, University of Missouri researchers reported that high-protein breakfasts help adult women feel full longer. In another study, researchers reported that teens who have a protein-rich breakfast are less likely to fill up on less healthful snacks later in the day.

We know that breakfast and well-fuelled kids go together like milk and cereal. Children who have breakfast are more likely to be alert in school, earn better grades and have better behaviour. In a 2013 study performed by the non-profit Share Our Strength, researchers found that kids who ate breakfast scored 17.5 per cent higher on math tests. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania also reported higher test scores among children who ate breakfast.

We do not need to have a fancy breakfast banquet in the morning. It can be simple, such as a warmed piece of leftover veggie pizza or a tortilla with melted cheese. Both just take a minute or two to prepare.

If you forgo breakfast, consider these tips: • Prepare for breakfast in advance. Mix the dry ingredients for muffins or pancake batter. In a

separate container, measure and mix the wet ingredients. In the morning, combine and bake or cook.

• Set out the cereal bowls, spoons, whole grain cereal box and some bananas before you go to bed. All you need to do is pour the cereal, peel and slice the bananas, and add some milk.

• Fill a sandwich bag with your favourite whole grain cereal. Grab a cup of cold milk. Remember: Milk and cereal don’t have to be in the same bowl.

• Keep breakfast foods, such as ready-to-eat whole grain cereal, yogurt, milk and fruit, on hand.

• Have some protein-rich food, such as an egg, yogurt, deli meat or peanut butter or another nut or seed butter.

• Have some fruit, especially fibre-rich whole fruit.

You might want to blend it into a smoothie with some added yogurt.

• A dd some vegetables to your morning meal.

Sauté some chopped onions and peppers, then add beaten eggs and a little cheese. You can use leftover veggies.

• Build a breakfast burrito bar. Prepare toppings such as shredded cheese, diced ham, tomatoes and olives the night before. In the morning, scramble eggs, warm the tortillas and fill with your favourite toppings.

Try blending some fresh fruit and yogurt into a smoothie for breakfast. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

Children who have breakfast are more likely to be alert in school, earn better grades and have better behaviour.

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.

Virginia creeper in the landscape Very versatile and tolerant of a wide variety of growing conditions

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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any of us use perennial vines in our landscapes to serve a variety of purposes. These useful plants come in handy when you are trying to hide or disguise an unattractive feature, such as an old fence, ugly wall or a less-than-attractive shed.

They can hide the supporting columns for a pergola or trellis and make a hydro pole or antenna tower somewhat more attractive. Perennial vines planted near a supporting structure can create an attractive living archway or serve as roofing on a shade-giving arbour.

Some perennial vines are useful as ground covers where they ramble over slopes and hillsides. They can be used to soften hardscape as they are allowed to grow along a retaining wall over which they tumble. Vines can even be used in a mixed border to provide a vertical element; simply erect a sturdy pole and plant a vine at its base and allow the vine to cover the pole. You might add a bit of wire to aid the vine in getting a secure grip on the support. Although not all perennial vines will produce good fall colour, there are some that do and in the spring and summer, many of them also provide spectacular bloom. Many bloom before there is much colour in perennial borders, making their bloom welcome indeed.

One of the best-known per-

It is very drought tolerant; this is one plant that you will not have to water during summer dry spells.

ennial vines is Virginia creeper, which has been grown in Prairie gardens for decades.

Many people will remember a Virginia creeper covering a wall of their childhood home and may think that the vine is old-fashioned and out of style.

This is not the case, however, as modern gardeners have found new and innovative ways, such as those listed above, to use Virginia creeper in their landscapes.

One of the advantages of this plant is that it is very versatile and will tolerate a wide range of growing conditions. It will perform well in sun or shade and is not fussy about soil. It is very drought tolerant; this is one plant that you will not have to water during summer dry spells.

Unlike some other vines, V irginia creeper does not have an abundance of tendrils that it can use to climb; it has some but when starting a Virginia creeper feature in the landscape, it often needs a bit of help getting itself attached and growing upwards onto a

Virginia creeper softens the appearance of a concrete retaining wall while its brilliant autumn foliage adds colour to the landscape. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

trellis or wall. Once it has a start, however, it will twine a ro u n d s u p p o r t s a n d n o t require additional assistance.

The bloom and fruit of Virginia creeper are insignificant, the latter being small, black, inedible berries produced sparsely on the vines. It does have attractive foliage in the form of dark-green leaves that are produced in groups of five. The foliage is shiny and quite attractive. One downside of the plant is that late in the

summer it is prone to powdery mildew and if high humidity and warm weather occur simultaneously in late summer, this disease will detract from the appearance of the foliage.

Some years, another characteristic of Virginia creeper comes into play: it is not tolerant of frost. If a late-spring frost occurs after the vine has leafed out, the foliage will be killed and the vine will be bare until it leafs out again. Similarly, in the fall, an early-fall frost will

cut it down and the leaves will blacken and drop.

It is maddening if the first fall frost happens before the vine turns colour, and puts on its wonderful autumn display of its stunning crimson coat, but fortunately this doesn’t happen often. A Virginia creeper-covered trellis or arbour is truly a sight to behold in the autumn landscape.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba.

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Reena answers questions Plus, here’s a couple of baking soda tips Reena Nerbas Household Solutions Dear Reena, What is the fastest and easiest way to melt marshmallows (without burning them)?

Yours truly, Samantha Dear Samantha, When heating marshmallows on the stove, grease the bottom of the pot before adding them. You may want to add water to the pot as long as water does not compromise your recipe. If you heat marshmallows using a double boiler, they are less likely to burn.

Another surefire way to quickly melt marshmallows is with the use of a microwave. You will need a large microwavesafe bowl because the marshmallows expand when heated. Microwave the marshmallows for 30 seconds and stir.

Repeat until melted.

Dear Reena, W hat is the difference between baking powder and baking soda?

Love your blog, Rita Dear Rita, While both baking soda and baking powder are chemical leavening agents, there are notable differences between the two. Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate; it is about four times as strong as baking powder. Think of baking powder as the main leavening agent and baking soda as the acid neutralizer, slightly less leavening and moisture enhancer. Baking powder contains sodium bicarbonate but it also includes cream of tartar and starch. Run out of baking powder? To make 1 tsp. baking powder combine; 1/4 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar and 1/4 tsp. cornstarch.

Dear Reena, Do you have any suggestions for making toilet bowl cleaner?

Millie Dear Millie, The following is an easy formula for making your own toilet bowl cleaner.

Into the toilet bowl pour 1/4 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar. Add 1/2 tsp. tea tree oil. Scrub with toilet brush.

Extra Tip: Drop one denture tablet into toilet along with ingredients listed above. Leave for 30 minutes and scrub.

Ink on leather is tricky to remove but there a few things to try. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

Hi Reena, I always love your columns but I am in a real bind. We were babysitting our great-granddaughter while driving our daughter’s one-month-old new car and our great-granddaughter used a ballpoint pen to scribble on a couple of spots on the leather. I am really scared to try any other solutions than one you might suggest as you really know your stuff! Hope you can help me (if our sonin-law finds out he will be most annoyed and since she was in our care we feel pretty guilty).

Charlene Hi Charlene, Ballpoint ink on leather is tricky because while one solution may work on some leathers, it may not work on

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another. Here are a few favourites to try: rubbing alcohol, dish soap, shaving cream, hairspray, WD-40, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and worst-case scenario — bug spray. Whichever solution you try, test on an inconspicuous area first. When you are confident that no discolouration occurred, apply to the leather, wait 15 minutes and wipe. Or offer your son-in-law your best smile and leave the ink as is. It will fade over time.

Reader feedback: Regarding olive oil: Dear Reena, I would like to clarify, first pressed, cold pressed; without using heat or chemicals.

If manufacturers of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) used the cold-pressed method of making oil, we would not have the supply to meet the demand. When in fact heat is used by all at a temperature of 72° or higher (in which case they remove all the properties we look for in olive oil), they destroy the polyphenols, and the oleic acid (omega-9). The peroxide and free fatty acid levels rise and destroy the olive taste and flavour, then they have to use chemicals and deodorizers to mask the smell of rancid oil.

To clarify; the ideal method of making olive oil is when the olive is pressed or centrifuged at a temperature of 62° within two to four hours of being picked from the tree. IOOC (International Olive Oil Council) standard is 24 hours.

However, the big manufacturers of socalled EVOO use temperatures much higher to extract more oil from the olives and use overripe olives that are rancid to produce more oil to keep up with demand. Hence the chemicals are used to mask the smell.

Made in Italy is exactly that — made in Italy — but not always grown in Italy.

Most big companies import from other countries like Spain because they cannot keep up with supply and demand. So,

Freelance contributor

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Welcome to

Country Crossroads If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to Country Crossroads, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, phone 1-800-782-0794, fax 204-944-5562, email susan@fbcpublishing.com. I’d love to hear from you. Please remember we can no longer return material, articles, poems or pictures. — Sue

Hi Reena, I just read your response to a question on cleaning leaded crystal decanters. There has been growing evidence to support not using leaded crystal at all now and certainly not for acidic solutions like vinegar. Also, children and pregnant women should not drink out of leaded crystal. Your column is very helpful. Just wanted to make sure your readers have the most up-to-date information.

Sincerely, Sheryl Tips of the week: Make fluffier omelets by adding 1/2 tsp. of baking soda for every three eggs.

Sprinkle baking soda onto a powder puff and use it under arms as a natural deodorant.

I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them coming.

Missed a column? Can’t remember a solution? Need a corporate presenter on the topic: Harness the Power of Words? Check out my website Reena.ca.

Create a Happiness Tree

By Dana Ramstedt

Stopping by for a berry break. PHOTO: CINDY MURRAY

made in Italy, as we are led to believe is not the “best.”

What is best is knowing how the olive oil is made and by what standards, where and when it was crushed, and knowing the farmer and orchard and the country of origin. Premium EVOO has an expiry date of one year from the crush date. Look on the back of your bottle. When is the expiry date? Refined to the point of no return, no health benefits, no flavour enjoyment, nothing... well maybe the consumer can use it for lamp oil.

I am the owner of a retail store that sells premium EVOO and I can say with confidence that I can answer the above question because the manufacturer of olive oils we sell follows strict standards for making and producing olive oil, well above the IOOC standards.

Merja

he Happiness Tree is designed to fit any occasion be it personal or seasonal. Use message cards to convey heartfelt messages to the guest/s of honour. It can be reused for different events. The tree can also be used as a fundraiser. Guests can roll cheques or paper money and then tie them to the branches. Coin envelopes can also be tied to the branches.

Supplies: •L arge vase •M arbles or small stones •F ive or six branches with smaller branches, approx. 4 feet • Wire cutters •P runing shears •1 5 one-inch- and 15 half-inch-wide white fabric flowers •F abric leaves • Lightweight

wire • Glue

gun and low-temp. sparkle glue sticks •Q uarter-inch-wide ribbon •C oloured cardstock and white cardstock •L arge plate or tray for base under tree Instructions: Strip any leaves from branches. Carefully add some marbles to vase about three-quarters full. Push a branch into marbles until it hits bottom. Arrange branches in vase to provide places for message cards. Trim branches if necessary for a balanced look. Glue larger white flowers to tips of tallest branch and smaller flowers to lower branches. Add artificial leaves for added colour.

With white cardstock, make large message card to read: “Welcome. Please grace us with your thoughts on this occasion.” Tie this to tree with ribbon.

With coloured cardstock, fold some cards widthwise, leave others flat. Use rubber stamp and ink pad to stamp message on each card.

Punch a hole in top of cards. Display these around the base of tree with coloured-ink pens, scissors, and ribbon.

Set finished tree on large platter in high-traffic area. Invite family and friends to write down their thoughts and then attach the card to the Happiness Tree.

Photo: Dana Ramstedt

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Food prices rise by 24 per cent in Ebola-hit countries Hundreds of farmers have died, disrupting planting and harvesting Reuters

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ood prices have risen by an average of 24 per cent across the three countries worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, forcing some families to reduce their intake to one meal a day, a World Food Program (WFP) spokeswoman said Oct. 17.

The food-producing regions of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa have been severely affected by the worst outbreak on record of the viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed nearly 4,500 people.

Infection rates in the food-producing zones of Kenema and Kailahun in Sierra Leone, Lofa and Bong County in Liberia and Guéckédou in Guinea are among the highest in the region. Hundreds of farmers have died.

Decisions by the three governments to quarantine districts and restrict movements to contain the

“There is a high risk that prices will continue to increase during the coming harvest season.”

Elisabeth Byrs WFP

spread of the virus have also disrupted markets and led to food scarcity and panic buying, further pushing up prices, WFP and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have said.

“Prices have risen by an average of 24 per cent,” said WFP spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs, adding an assessment of major markets showed the price of basic commodities was rising in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and in neighbouring Senegal.

In the Liberian capital Monrovia, prices of cassava and imported rice, the main staple food, have increased by 30 per cent.

“Planting and harvesting is being disrupted with implications for food supply further down the line.

There is a high risk that prices will continue to increase during the coming harvest season,” Byrs told Reuters.

Byrs said WFP was carrying out a food security survey remotely using mobile phones to investigate the impact of the crisis on 2,400 families across the three countries.

The first round of the survey of 800 people in Sierra Leone’s eastern districts of Kailahun and Kenema showed that people are worse off in terms of food security, despite being the main producing areas.

“The survey showed that certain families have cut down to one meal a day or that people are eating food that costs less, such as cassava instead of rice,” she said.

A health worker checks the temperature of a woman entering Mali from Guinea. The food-producing regions of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa have been severely affected by the worst Ebola outbreak on record. Photo: REUTERS/Joe Penney

HOW CUSTOMERS USE CANADIAN FIELD CROPS

More peas please China is becoming a major importer of Canadian peas, thanks in large part to vermicelli noodles. Starch from mung beans was originally used to make these noodles but as that supply decreased, the search was on for a replacement. Starch from Canadian yellow peas is now commonly used as an ingredient in these noodles which are very popular in the Asian market.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Tri-national meeting addresses cross-border issues Representatives of Mexico, Canada and the U.S. discuss common issues including transportation and disease control

By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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he 23rd Tr i-National Agricultural Accord has wrapped up for another year, with porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), country-of-origin labelling and restrictions on small ruminants all on the table.

Representatives of Canada, Mexico and the United States, met in Chicago earlier this month, where Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development co-chaired the meeting.

“There are a lot of common denominators when we talk about issues… we talked about COOL, about grain backlog, about the need for more logistic rail car movement, we talked about innovation, about what every country has to offer,” said Ron Kostyshyn.

“In no uncertain terms, we expect our trading partners to live up to their obligations.”

RON KOSTYSHYN

One topic that garnered attention was grain transportation and problems faced following the 2013 harvest.

In a joint statement, representatives from the three participating countries said that “continued economic success of our producers depends on the ability of farmers and all shippers to move their product to market in a timely and efficient manner. The transportation problems and backlogs expe-

rienced this year highlight critical weaknesses in our transportation systems that must be addressed.”

Kostyshyn added that while grain transportation logistics were discussed, the main focus with livestock transportation centred on preventing the spread of the PED virus.

“The transportation and movement of the commodity is where the risk factor really starts to accelerate,” said the minister.

All three nations are urging participants in the transportation value chain to meet their obligations for both biosecurity and efficiency, he said. The need for commodity groups and transport providers to continue to work with all levels of government was also emphasized following the meeting.

Reforming the current U.S. restrictions on the import of small

ruminants like goats and sheep was discussed as well.

Following the appearance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy 2003, the border was closed to those animals as well, and trade has never been able to fully return to normal.

“I think there is an opportunity to really expand the opportunity,” said Kostyshyn.

A bilateral meeting between Canada and Mexico also took place during the accord, regarding country-of-origin labelling.

While a ruling by the World Trade Organization is expected this week and will likely set the course for action, Kostyshyn noted that, “in no uncertain terms, we expect our trading partners to live up to their obligations.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Cargill wants ex-manager on hold for a year Manager who ran Canadian case-ready unit alleged to have kept company secrets

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aluable trade secrets t h a t Ca r g i l l In c . claims were stolen by a longtime manager in its meat-packing division who quit for rival JBS SA are nothing more than basic butchery, lawyers for the employee said in court documents.

Privately held Cargill, one of the top U.S. meat producers, is asking a federal judge in Denver to forbid Jason Kuan from working for a competitor for one year to prevent damages stemming from the loss of confidential information.

The dispute illustrates the intense competition among meat producers and processors at a time when beef prices are at record highs and the U.S. cattle herd is at a 60-year low.

In August, Cargill sued Kuan, who led its “caseready” meat unit in Canada, for allegedly copying hundreds of company documents after he already had a job offer from JBS in Colorado. Kuan, who worked for Cargill for 20 years, did not return the documents when he resigned, according to the complaint.

Kuan’s lawyers denied that he stole the materials, according to a court filing.

They said this month that Cargill’s worries about the potential disclosure of trade secrets were misplaced because the meat industry is not highly technical.

They noted that all competitors in the case-ready meat business, in which companies deliver meat to retailers after packaging it at plants, basically purchase, process and sell raw materials in the same way.

“Simply stated, there are only so many ways to cut a steak,” Kuan’s lawyers said in a motion fighting Cargill’s move to keep Kuan from working for a case-ready rival.

Kuan periodically backed up Cargill documents from his work computer onto an external hard drive due to equipment failures and planned to return the documents to the company when he resigned, according to court filings.

However, after Kuan quit, the company served him with an “instant lawsuit” before he was able to return the documents, the filings said, adding that he subsequently returned all the materials.

Cargill believes Kuan “fabricated an unreliable ‘computer backup’ story” after being caught stealing trade secrets and that he cannot refrain from using the company’s confidential information in his job as president of JBS’s case-ready business, court documents show.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Economist says Canadian consumers are ‘milked and feathered’ Presentation that says consumers are hurt by supply management draws strong audience reaction

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upply management hurts the poor and costs Canadians as much as 69 per cent more for some products, a University of Manitoba agriculture economist told a U of M seminar last week.

That drew a strong response by audience members, who called the work “narrow” and “almost inflammatory.”

Ryan Cardwell was outlining a study co-authored with Chad Lawley and Di Xiang and titled “Milked and Feathered: The Regressive Welfare Effects of Canada’s Supply Management Regime.”

Cardwell said the purpose of the study was only to assess the “distributional effects” of the system. “So if you support this policy, or if you are against this policy, just be aware of the cost and consequences.

“We’re not putting a value judgment on this system,” he added. “Our point is that without this system consumers would be paying a lower price.”

The study assumes a “counterfactual reality” where supply management doesn’t exist and trade is uninhibited across the Canadian and U.S. borders.

Cardwell said the study calculated the cost of supply management to Canadian consumers by comparing prices in select Canadian cities to those in the United States. That price difference was then used to calculate an “absolute level of burden” for the consumer.

“We were very careful to construct a very conservative price premium for the purposes of our model,” he said. “We simply say that without 300 per cent tariffs, these are the prices we would face.”

Those price differentials ranged from 10 per cent to 69 per cent, with the highest attributed to the difference between the price of whole fresh chicken.

The smallest price disparity was found in chicken parts, such as legs.

He also said the study did not look at the impact of supply management on producers.

“I’ve never understood this focus on the consumer,” Muirhead said. “It has to be an equitable arrangement… dair y farmers are not wealthy, they make an OK living, but they only make an OK living because they work really hard, 365 days a year, seven days a week.

“It’s not like they’re making massive amounts of money and if we opted for a different kind of system to cater to consumer demand in terms of price, then we’d probably lose half our farmers almost overnight.”

Egg producer Harold Froese also found it concerning that the study only looked at one of the many groups impacted by supply management.

“A narrow study can give us certain results, but I wonder if

they’re totally accurate or suitable to a good research project when there’s other implications in the economy,” he said.

Others in the audience asserted that nearly all Canadian goods and services are more expensive than American ones, whether or not they are supply managed.

Export potential

Cardwell also suggested that without supply management Canadian producers could have access to new, foreign markets.

“Some commentators have also argued that supply-managed producers are maybe doing themselves a disservice by capping production… because of potential large export opportunities in Asian markets,” he said.

Froese responded to that claim by noting the experience of hog producers, who are not supply managed.

“I look at what has happened to my friends in the hog industry,” he said. “We’re painfully aware that just because the border is open, it doesn’t mean that all of a sudden a neighbouring country, in our case the U.S., won’t implement a (countryof-origin labelling) COOL program.”

Muirhead added that the Asian marketplace is already the site of stiff competition.

“I don’t understand people’s fixation with this. What do we want to accomplish with this?

Do they think we’re going to make a lot more money? I don’t think so,” he said.

Supply management will continue to be a contentious issue in public discourse, Cardwell said, but added that he doesn’t see change coming to supply management in the near future.

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Many questioned the use of U.S. pricing in the comparison, noting American farmers receive billions in subsidies, while the U.S. government buys up surplus milk and eggs to prevent a flooded marketplace.

“I’m so sick and tired of this argument that some people throw up… it’s so wrong headed I almost don’t know where to begin,” said Bruce Muirhead associate vice-president of external research at the University of Waterloo. “There is no reasonable comparison between Canada and the U.S.… we’re not paying taxes to subsidize the dairy industry like they do in the United States and those subsidies range anywhere from $4 billion to $8 billion a year for the dairy sector alone.”

Cardwell said his study didn’t look at the impact that U.S. food policies had on consumer pricing.

“It’s just not my purview,” he said. “I’m a Canadian food economist, right? So I study Canadian food policies and the effects of Canadian food policies.”

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“My personal view is that not much will change any time soon,” he said. “All political parties are on board.”

He added that while supply management could be examined from many perspectives, his study focused on one aspect.

“Basically the take-away is this is one cost of this method of transferring income from one group of people to another group of people, so in any public policy there are winners and losers, and the object of this policy is basically to transfer income from one group, usually urban consumers, to rural producers,” he said. “There are a number of costs and benefits to that, this is a rigorous analysis of one of the costs.”

The study is set to be published in Canadian Public Policy. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

Rural Internet users in no danger of compromised service: minister

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Industry Canada says spectrum now used for high speed will not be taken for cellular

By Meghan Mast Co-operator Staff

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ndustry Canada says rural Canadians have no reason to worry about losing broadband services.

“Under no circumstances w i l l o u r g ov e r n m e n t t a k e spectrum licences away from any local Internet service provider that is providing Internet service to rural Canadians,” Minister of Industry James Moore said in a statement released earlier this month.

Industry Canada launched a consultation on Aug. 19 proposing to reclassify population centres of more than 30,000 as “urban.” That raised concerns that rural users now being served from those centres would lose the spectrum currently used for high-speed Internet to cellular.

The consultation provided an opportunity for Canadians to submit their thoughts on how the spectrum can best be used.

“I have received thoughtful feedback from local municipalities, Internet service providers and individual C a n a d i a n s ,” s a i d M o o r e . “ R e g r e t t a b l y, s o m e h a v e falsely suggested that this consultation will somehow result in rural Canadians losing broadband services.”

Late this summer Xplornet Communications Inc., a rural broadband service provider, responded to the announcement of proposed changes by expressing concern that Industry Canada would take spectr um away from r ural Internet providers and users.

Moore said that if anything, the changes would benefit rural users. “ The decisions resulting from this consultation will ensure that the 3500-MHz spectrum band is deployed in the best interests of Canadian consumers, especially those living in rural areas.”

Xplor net representatives could not be reached for comment but did release a statement. Allison Lenehan, the company’s president said, “Xplornet is delighted that the minister has clarified that spectrum licences properly in use for delivering Internet services to Canadians will not be taken away.

“As an Internet service provider dedicated to servicing r u ra l Ca n a d i a n s, X p l o r n e t shares the minister’s vision of ensuring that the 3500-MHz spectrum is deployed in the best interest of all Canadian c o n s u m e r s a n d l o o k s f o rward to providing solutions to improve rural Internet service through the consultation process.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

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Nodulator N/T out-yields non-Biostacked inoculants by 4-6%. So why settle for less? Visit agsolutions.ca or contact AgSolutions® Customer Care at 1-877-371-BASF (2273) for more information.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 23, 2014

AUCTION DISTRICTS Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION FOR Doug & Brenda McKinnon, Waskada, MB. Wed, Nov. 19, 2:00p.m D.S.T. at Waskada Legion Hall, Waskada, MB: 157.67-acres of prime farmland & 10.07-acres subdivided, landscaped yardsite w/house & outer buildings. Sale is subject to the owners acceptance of high bid. For more information call Miller Auctions, Brandon, MB at (204)725-8289 or (204)522-5683. www.globalauctionguide.com

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Arden, MB. Over 40 Antique Winchesters, Colt Single Action .45 Artillery Model 1895, Ammo, Hunting Supplies & Much More. To Consign, call Bradley Meyers Auctioneer: (204)476-6262 www.meyersauctions.com

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MEF Announces Laying Hen Quota Draw For three laying hen quotas of 6,000 (six thousand) hens each.

Due to Manitoba Egg Farmers’ animal care policy, the laying hens will be required to be housed in a non-conventional setting. Free run, aviary, certified organic or furnished housing (nest box and perches) are acceptable.

Applications are only open to individuals or Hutterite Colonies residing in Manitoba; Partnerships and Corporations are not eligible. No individual and no Hutterite Colony shall be eligible to be selected if that individual or that Colony is or at any time was a registered egg producer or is/was a partner or a shareholder of an entity that is/was a registered egg producer.

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Visit our website: Incomplete applications will not be accepted. www.eggs.mb.ca The new entrant draw will take place on Friday to download the application November 28, 2014 and will be conducted by an form and detailed instructions. independent third party auditor.

Manitoba Egg Farmers 18 - 5 Scurfield Blvd. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | R3Y 1G3 Phone: (204) 488-4888 | Fax: (204) 488-3544

ANTIQUES

AUTO & TRANSPORT

ANTIQUES Antique Equipment

AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts

12-FT MASSEY HARRIS SEEDER, always shedded; 1) Cockshut deep tiller, 12-ft. 2) two furrow plows on steel; 1) 3-pt inland hay rake. All in good condition, open to offers.

Lyall Brown (204)728-9895, Brandon.

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

WINTER PROJECTS: IH W4; IH WD6; IH H; JD AR; JD R; JD 70 DSL; JD 730 RC DSL; 1929 JD D; Oliver 77 RC; MH 44 RC DSL; MH 55 DSL; Fordson Major; Caterpillar RD4. (204)745-7445.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1980 GMC 1-TON DUALLY camper special, safetied, 454 motor, 4-SPD, no rust, 87,483 org kms, $6,000. Call Bill (204)770-4706.

2004 JEEP 4X4 GRAND Cherokee trail edition, safetied, 214,000-km, good condition.

Call (204)747-2768 or cell (204)522-5954.

2007 PETERBILT MODEL 387 C15-475 HP, 10-spd trans, 70-in high-rise sleeper, 950,750-miles, AS IS for $24,900 plus taxes, OBO. Norm Verboom (204)761-7797, Brandon.

GRAIN TRUCK 2008 VOLVO, 12-spd auto trans w/new 20-ft Berg’s grain box, telescopic hoist, remote chute/hoist. Michael’s tarp, safetied, $67,000 plus taxe. Norm Verboom (204)761-7797, Brandon.

Available at:

BUILDINGS

Twin Valley Co-op Ltd.

2004 HI-QUAL 36 X 22 Fabric Quonset; Agri-plastic calf hutches w/pails & doors; 2 metal calf sheds.

Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon.

Birtle, MB

(204) 842-5274

AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and infor-mation call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: www.postframebuilding.com

www.dseriescanola.ca

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

FARM LAND FOR SALE INVITATION TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN OPENING BID & BID BY PHONE AUCTION Please accept our invitation to submit your opening bid and become eligible to take part in this upcoming land auction. By completing an opening bid form you will be taking part in the phone bid auction of a parcel of land in the R.M. of Riverside and/or R.M. of Roblin.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Property #1: SW 3-4-18w & NW3-4-18w RM of Riverside Property #2: NW 24-2-13w RM of Roblin I would like to thank you in advance for your interest in this land auction. Should you have any questions regarding this auction and or the process in which it will be conducted please feel free to contact me directly on my cell 1-204-724-2131 or e-mail scott.campbell@fraserauction.com.

Bid forms and complete packages are available to print off of our website www.fraserauction.com or call my office 204-727-2001 to have a bid package mailed to you.

Yours Truly, Scott Campbell Fraser Auction Service Ltd.

FRASER AUCTION SERVICE

1-800-483-5856 • www.fraserauction.com

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

FARMING/FORESTRY EQUIPMENT

Timber Jack 660 grapple skidder w/attachments & chains* John Deere 548E tree skidder* Timber Jack 230D line skidder w/chain* John Deere 690 ELC w/2100 lim-mit delimber* Denharco delimber* Hood slasher w/grapple forks & clamp* Ranger 664 skidder w/Hiab crane & 500 gal. fuel tank* Tigercat feller buncher delimber* John Deere 7020 diesel tractor, 4-wheel drive & cab* Massey Ferguson MF 1085 tractor w/cab & loader* Bush tandem disk model 1445* Kubota TG1860 diesel lawn tractor* 2004 Honda Forman Rubicon ATV* 2-500-gal. fuel Westeel tanks* 200 gal. fuel tank w/pump* horse rake* cultivator* homemade sawmill PTO driven*

TRAILERS

2001 Challenger tri-axle low bed* 2000 Temisko Super B trailer w/air ride* 45’ tri-axle trailer w/Barcol hyd. 45

log loader* 1978 Trailmobile gravel dump trailer w/tarp* 2004 18’ Metro flat deck tandem axle trailer* 2001 Sokal 4-horse tandem axle trailer* Sokal tandem axle fuel tank trailer* 1987 Fruehauf storage trailer* 1971 Fruehauf storage trailer* 4-wheeled covered horse trailer* 2-wheeled horse wagon/cart steel* Bush sled* 2-mobile Bush trailers* Trailriden 4-wheeled horse wagon

VEHICLES

1999 Ford Sterling highway tractor w/wet kit* 1997 Ford F350 power stroke diesel crew cab w/fuel tank* 1994 Ford Aeromax LTL 9000 highway tractor w/wet kit* 1978 Mack truck tandem axle w/gravel box dump* 1976 Ford dump truck* GMC school bus*

CAMPER TRAILER

2004 Hornet by Keystone camper trailer w/1-slide out*

TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Debit Paid in Full Same Day of Sale.

“Everything Sold As is, Where is” with no warranties implied or expressed All Sales Subject to Sheriff’s Approval “SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS”

KAYE’S AUCTIONS 204-668-0183 Wpg.

www.kayesauctions.com AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

LARGE FARM EQUIPMENT ESTATE AUCTION Wednesday, October 29 – 10:00 am Location: From Esmond, ND 4 ½ s, 2w, 1/2s Owner: Brad J. Bachmeier Estate Auctioneer’s Note: Brad was a well-liked, excellent farmer from the Esmond area. This is a large auction w/ a huge variety of equipment. There will be many small shop & misc. items not listed. Possibly two rings, so come prepared. Hope to see you there.

Internet Bidding: Live internet bidding www.proxibid.com Pre-registration is required prior to auction day TRACTORS: 946 Ford Des. 6 4wd tractor, 520/85/R42’S (60%), 8513 hrs *976 Ford Des. 6 4wd tractor, 24.5 32’s (like new), 7719 hrs *Case IH 3394 MFD tractor, w/ loader, 3 pt *800 Versatile Series 1 w/ dozer *1981 895 Versatile series II w/ 8500 hrs *806 diesel 2wd tractor, 3 pt, pto *IHC 1466 w/ pto,6034 hrs *IHC 1486 2wd tractor,w/ 3pt., 4690 hrs *IHC 1086 2wd tractor w/ pto, gps *IHC C w/ sickle mower COMBINE, SWATHERS & HARVEST EQUIPMENT: Gleaner R-62 Agco combine, natural flow, 30.5 32’S (like new), 2895 sep hrs *25’ Case IH diesel model 8820 swather w/ finger reel, double swath, bolt on sections, double Keer-Sheer (both sides), 1659 hrs *25’ MacDon pt swather w/finger *18’ 400 Versatile s.p. *30’ Agco Allis flex head w/ finger reel *Agco model 400 pickup head w/ rake up pickup, w/ wind guard *27’ 727 gleaner rigid head w/ bat reel *24’ Allis Chalmers 324 sunflower header GRAIN TRUCKS, GRAIN CART & VEHICLES: *(9) grain trucks including, 1993 IHC Eagle 9000 series 9400 tri axle grain truck, nice *Sunflower grain cart model 8750 *For complete list go to www. midwestauctions.com/dakota AIR SEEDER, PLANTING & TILLAGE: JD model 1910 air seeder w/ 40’ no till model 1890 seeding tool, this unit looks to be in excellent cond. serial #A01890C705412 *2011 Bergen 8400 rock picker *70’ Degelman Super Harrow *44 ½’ and 41’ JD model field cult *31’ WilRich field cult *J&M Torsion Flex model TF215 w/ rolling baskets, Danish tines, used for seed prep, nice *39’ WilRich chisel w/ 3 bar Summers *31’ Summers Diamond disk, heavy duty, cushion gang *JD 777 air seeder cart *44’ WilRich field cult w/ NH3 *41’ Hesston model 2410 disk *31’ Morris Magnum CP-731 chisel plow *21’ tandem disk, heavy duty *8 Row 500 Cyclo planter *8 row crop cult *(2) older 60’ Herman Harrows AUGERS BINS & GRAIN VACS: 7X45 Brandt auger w/ Honda *27’ speed King auger w/ 220 elec. *Newer 70’ Buhler Farm King 1370 grain auger w/ swing away hopper *Rem 1026 grain vac and Rem 1026A grain vac *735 Brandt auger w/ 220 *Westfield WR60-36 grain auger, near new, 16hp HOPPER BINS & DRYER BIN: (9) hopper bins, several 2500 bu., one 9,000 bu., two 5’s, etc. some equipped with air and fans *Grain dryer bin, 4300 bu., complete STORAGE BUILDING: 50X108 building, complete, needs put together, cloth Quonset type building FERTILIZER & SPRAYING EQUIPMENT: Willmar 5 ton spreader *80’ Summers 2 pt. sprayer *50’ fert spreader *500 gallon poly tank w/ Briggs pump OTHER MISC. EQUIPMENT

Your North Central North Dakota Auction Leader Visit our websites at www.midwestauctions.com/dakota OR www.globalauctionguide.com OR call the Auction Company for a sale bill.

Dakota Auctioneers, Larry Swenson, owner/ operator Lic. 508, 525 Main St., Cando ND 58324 701-968-4224 Office or 701-303-0379 Cell

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

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD. ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design.

References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

Available at:

Strathclair Consumers Co-op Strathclair, MB

(204) 365-2491

www.dseriescanola.ca 1995 CASE 621B WHEEL loader, 11,500-hrs, light farm use the last 10-yrs, tires 85%, new cutting blade, 3rd valve, excellent condition, $48,000.

(204)824-2018, (204)761-6709.

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, $65,000; JD 270 LC hyd excavator, quick attach, hyd thumb, 12-ft. stick, A/C, $55,000. Phone:(204)871-0925, MacGregor.

555A JD CRAWLER LOADER w/9-ft. angle dozer, new steering clutches, A1 condition, $21,000; 400 Vers swather 18-ft. in good condition, $1,500; 1860 Gehl Baler, lots of new parts, $1,600; 77 Oliver tractor DSL, runs good, $2,500; 1988 Chev 3/4Ton, 6.2 DSL, engine needs work, new trans & injection pump, new box, 4x4, $600. (204)824-2239.

FOR SALE: 2009 D6T Caterpillar LGP 16-ft. 10-in. blade, 36-in. tracks, w/winch, very mint machine, $185,000; D50 Kamatsu w/bush canopy, ripper in the back, root-rake dozer & standard dozer blade, very mint shape, $22,500. Call:(204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.

Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com

Cudmore Bros.

Used Augers 13x70s and 13x95s Farm King Snowblowers Meridian Hopper Bins Meridian (Sakundiak) Augers Farm King Augers Honda & Kohler Engines

204-873-2395 CRYSTAL CITY, MB

www.cudmorebros.com FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories 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.

Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd. 1-866-729-9876 5150 Richmond Ave. East BRANDON, MB. www.harvestsalvage.ca New, Used & Re-man. Parts

Tractors Combines Swathers

BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS

WATROUS SALVAGE

BUSINESS SERVICES

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

BUSINESS SERVICES Financial & Legal HAVE CANOLA? NEED CAPITAL? We buy Canola.

We pay you before delivery. Canola for cash before delivery. Need Capital? www.inputcapital.com 844715-7355.

1-800-782-0794 Stretch your ADVERTISING DOLLAR!

WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

FYFE PARTS

1-800-667-9871 • Regina 1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton “For All Your Farm Parts”

www.fyfeparts.com FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 1975 CASE 1070 TRACTOR: 3-PTH, 5566-hrs; 1981 3/4 Ton GMC 4x4 truck: brand new tires, 52,244-kms, 5th wheel ball in box; 1999 Bobcat 873 Loader: 6036-hrs, 3 attachments - bale fork, bucket, and grapple; New Idea haybine.

Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon.

GOAT/SHEEP MILKING PARLOR Call David Rourke (204)534-7531.

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

TRACTORS Various

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

LIVESTOCK

FOR SALE: 1962 MINNEAPOLIS Moline Jet Star tractor, 43-HP, 1 set hydraulics, good tires, runs good, comes w/JD 7-ft sickle mower, $1,650. (204)256-1691.

Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

RED OR GREEN 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement parts for your Steiger drive train.

2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.

• 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.

1-800-982-1769

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443

HAYBINES GEHL 14-FT., $3,900; NH 116, $3,000; Hay Conditioners, $800 up; 14 Wheel Rake, $6,500; 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; JD 709 mower, $3,000; JD 15-ft. bat wing mower $6,000; Woods 315, $6,000; JD 9-ft. #450 mower, $2,200. Phone (204)857-8403.

RICHARDTON 770 HI-DUMP, $21,000; 12-ft, $3000; Jiffy 14-ft, $4900; JD 3970 Harvester 3RN, $8900; NH 890, $2500; IH 791, $2500; Balers JD 535, $5000; JD 530, $3500; Corn Shredder attachment for JD Baler, $500; 10-ft Land-levellers, $2450; 12-ft, $2650; 12-ft w/tilt, $3650; V-Ditchers, $1500 up; Scrapers 4-yd, $3900; 4.5-yd, $4500; 6-yd, $6000; Snowblowers JD 2-Auger 7-ft, $1500; 8-ft Single auger, $1000; (204)857-8403.

TOWNER BREAKING DISC KEWANNEE 13-ft. & 16-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; Degelman rock picker, $3,500; Degelman 14-ft. rock rake, $9,500. Phone (204)857-8403.

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

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers

Tillage & Seeding

1994 MACDON 1900 WINDROWER, 25-ft, PU Reel, 2485-HRS, $21,000. Call (204)825-8121.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Air Seeders

COMBINES Case/IH 2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine.(it will drive as far as a track machine in mud), 30-ft flex draper, $200,000 OBO. Phone (204)871-0925 2009 CASE IH AF8120, 1,440 separator hrs, Fire-stone 520 85R42 duals, RWA, pro-600, sharp looking combine, auto-steer, Phone:(218)770-4771. Ask for Mick.

COMBINES Accessories AGCO GLEANER, R SERIES, 27-ft straight-cut header w/bat-reel, $2,950; 1992 Silverado ext cab, original paint, no rust, $4,950. East Selkirk, MB. Phone:(204)268-2853.

CASE IH MACDON 30-FT. flex draper header fits 8010 combine, model 6220, $48,000. (204)871-0925.

FLEX PLATFORMS: JD 922 poly pts; JD 925 Steel, poly pts, F/F augers, air reel units; JD 930 Steel pts, Poly pts, air reel units; JD 625 w/air reel; 011-JD 635 w/new air bar; JD 04-635, nice; 09-010 JD 635 Hydra flex. CIH 1020, both 25-30 ft. units; CIH 2020 Air reel, 30-ft; 05-CIH 30-ft; CIH 08 35-ft; 2-CIH 2020 35-ft, (2020 also fits NH late models) NH 973 30-ft, Cat 540 40-ft., Crary C-36 w/dual air fans. CORN HEADS: JD 843-893-608 C chopping head; NH 996-994, both 8 row; CIH 1083. Also have header trailers Arc Fab, 30-36-ft; Harvester Int. 38-ft & 42-ft, double beam; MD Stud King 42 Double Beam in stock. Call for pricing. All our pricing now after season pricing. Delivery available. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer: (204)326-7000.

FOR SALE: NH 6 roll corn head, $500 OBO. Phone (204)362-2321.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Equipment

OCTOBER 25TH, 2014, 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL

Tack and Horse Sale (Horses to follow)

Monday, October 27th at 12 pm

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

Sales Agent for

HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural products for your livestock needs. (protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc)

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

Catalog can be

www.transconlivestock.com

2012 20-FT SALFORD 5100 disc 3 bar harrows rolling baskets. Has only done 600-ac. Excellent condition. Phone:(204)673-2406.

2, 42-FT. CASE IH 7200 hoe drills, $3,000 each OBO; Case IH 36-ft. 6200 disc drill for parts, $700; 65-ft. Tourmaster diamond harrows, $1,500 OBO; JD 220 tandem disc good condition, $3,500 OBO; 21-ft. CCIL deep tiller, $1,500 OBO. (204)745-7445.

TracTors TRACTORS Case/ IH 08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $150,000.

Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.

FENCING TO BE REMOVED: 3+ miles of 5 strand high-tensile electric fencing & fence line materials; 1+ mile single strand high-tensile w/off-set insulators and 3 strand barb wire: poles, insulators, line tighteners, swinging gates. 8300 PowerBox solar energizer w/new deep cycle battery and/or Speed-Rite electric energizer. Also plastic step-in fence posts & electric fence tapes, handles, insulators, & two 4-mile solar energizers. Phone (204)571-1254, Brandon.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive 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.

10/8/14 9:14 AM

MCS ANGUS WILL BE showing & selling 11 excellent bred heifers at Harvest Showdown Yorkton, SK Nov. 7th, 2014. Sired by Sandy Bar OT16X. Phone Mel (306)554-2934.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Holstein FOR SALE: 2 (204)482-3735.

HAND

milked

cows.

Phone

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CALVES??

Available at:

Pembina Consumers Co-op St. Leon, MB

(204) 836-2427

www.dseriescanola.ca The Icynene Insulation System® • Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

TRACTORS New Holland 1994 NH 9880 6,376-HRS, 400-HP, 7.10x38 Firestone tires 60% left, autosteer ready, very good maintenance, everything works, real clean, shedded, $67,000 OBO. (204)373-2502 cell (204)304-0270

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus

WANTED- ALL TYPES & classes of cattle: cows, calves, yearlings, heifers, steers.

Phone: (204)873-2542 or Cell:(204)325-2598.

FOR SALE: 1949 VA Case tractor, good running order, good rubber, PTO & pulley, $2000. Call (204)641-0204 or (204)376-2971.

JD 3020, PWR SHIFT, never had a loader, only used for swathing, excellent paint & tires, no 3-PT, always shedded, $9000. (204)824-2018, (204)761-6709.

6 YOUNG PB PAPERED Black Simm cows; Also young PB Simm Black bull purchased at Black Diamond sale.

Also have hay. Phone evenings (204)425-3312

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted

2011 CASE IH 550 quad track, 1,469-hrs, 6 remotes, 36-in tracks, cab w/A/C, 360 degree HID lighting, pro-700 nav. controller, 262 GPS receiver, powershift, excellent condition. Call:(218)770-4771.

Ask for Mick.

FOR SALE: POLARIS RZR 800 side by side, low miles, mint; JD 2355- MFWD, 3pt, O.S. w/loader; JD 2550- 2WD, 3pt, w/loader; JD 2750- 2WD, O.S., 3pt, Hi/Low shift w/146 FEL; JD 2955- MFWD, 3pt, CAH, w/265 FEL; JD 4230- quad shift; JD 4240quad shift, 3pt; JD 4250- 2WD, 3pt, quad; JD 4250MFWD, 15spd; JD 4255- MFWD, 15spd, 3pt; JD 4440- (2)quad shifts, 3pt; JD 6420- MFWD, 3pt, 24spd, w/LHR, loader; JD 8650- 4WD, PTO, quad.

All tractors can be sold with new or used loaders.

Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude, MB. Cell:(204)750-2459. www.mitchstractorsales.com

10/14-40516-1A

Saturday, October 25th at 10 am

Catalog can be viewed on line viewed online at:at: www.transconlivestock.com

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various

FOR SALE: 1976 JD 8430 4WD tractor, 20.4x34 tires, c/w 12-ft. Degelman blade, VGC, asking $16,000 OBO. Phone (204)265-3365, Beausejour.

*Conditions apply.

every TUESDAY at 9 am October 28th

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

1988 CASE IH 5600 deep tiller, 53-ft, heavy harrow mulchers, good condition, $15,500.

Call: (204)534-8115. Killarney, MB.

1997 9400 4WD, very good tires, 7,000-hrs, VGC, $95,000 OBO. (204)745-7445.

Contact your local CPS representative about our PrePay program and start earning.

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

BOYNECREST STOCK FARM COMPLETE SIMMENTAL HERD DISPERSAL & FINAL BULL SALE LOCATION: Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB

TRACTORS John Deere

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

1996 36-FT. BOURGAULT AIR seeder, 8880 cultivator w/2155 tank, good condition, $25,000 OBO. (204)745-7445.

1991 FORD 876, 5,380-HRS, 12-spd standard, Greenlight at 4,888-hrs, shedded, $26,000. Deposit will hold until spring. Manitou (204)242-2221.

Five minutes can get you 5% back from CPS

GRUNTHAL, MB.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519

FENCING

TRACTORS Ford

USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-9 Ton: 8T Willmar, $8000; 4T Tyler, $3500; 5T Dempster, $3000; 6T Willmar, $6500; Valmar 3255 Applicator, $3000.

No Jet Applicator, $1500. (204)857-8403.

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

WANTED: MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE MODEL 445 tractor, running or not. Phone:(204)866-3453.

Combines

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

20-26-FT TANDEM DISC MEDIUM duty. Also Haybine. Phone (306)876-4707

2008 MF 9220 WINDROWER 30-ft, 860 ENG HRS, PU Reel, $57,000. Call (204)825-8121.

www.bigtractorparts.com

300 GREEN PRESSURE TREATED sharpened, fence posts, 8-ft. by 5 to 6-in., never been used, still in bundles, $8.50 per post. Call (204)346-4050, Kleefeld, MB.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted

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NW 1/4 28-6-6W, RM of Dufferin. The North 80-acres is bare land, sandy soil. The South 80-acres has approx. 40 arable acres with the remainder in bush & yardsite. Yardsite has an older home & outbuildings. The Boyne River borders the south 80. Tenders may be made for individual 80 acre parcels or the entire 160-acs. $10,000 deposit cheque made out to RE/MAX Advantage to be included with tenders. All terms & conditions to be finalized in a formal offer to purchase. Buyer will be responsible for any GST. Contact Wayne Giesbrecht for more info, tender form, or to view.

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The above listed properties must be purchased as separate parcels. 4. A separ-ate, unconditional tender must be submitted for each of parcels 1 & 2 above. 5. Highest or any ten-der need not necessarily be accepted.

6. Posses-sion date shall be Jan. 1st, 2015. 7. Tender forms & further info avail at the address below. 8. The mak-er of any tender is relying entirely upon his/her per-sonal inspection & knowledge of the property independent of any representation made by the vendor or agents of the vendor. TENDER FORMS: The Tender form is avail at the law office of Smith Neu-feld Jodoin LLP. You may contact Debby at (204)346-7183 or email debby@snj.ca or fax (204)326-2154 to request tender forms. For further info you may contact Debby or your lawyer may contact Robert P. Smith at (204)346-5101 or bsmith@snj.ca

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Some acs suitable for potatoes. Includes yard site w/upgraded house(1980); approx. 30,000-bu. Grain storage; plus a Zipperlock shed. All land is in one block in RM of Roland. NE14-5-5W 160-acs; NW 14-5-5W 80.5-acs; SE 14-5-5W 160-acs. Please mail tenders to: Box 144 Roland, MB R0G 1T0 Email: csutton@pmcnet.ca Call Chris for details: (204)343-2160(home) or (204)745-7493(cell)

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THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: E1/2 14-21-11W, W1/2 10-21-12W, NW 03-21-12W, SW 14-21-11W, N1/2 08-21-11W, NE 08-21-11W, S1/2 30-21-11W, SE 23-21-11W & SW 24-21-11W subject to Lot 3/4 Plan 2221. The following Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed, as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Craig & Lorna Marr of Silver Ridge, MB: SW 13-21-11W West of PR No. USED 467, NW 30-21-11W, NOTRE DAME OIL NE 31-21-11W, SE 31-21-11W, SW 31-21-11W, SE 02-22-11W, NE 03-22-11W, NE 03-22-11W, SE & FILTER DEPOT 03-22-11W East of road. If you wish to purchase • Buy Used Oil & apply for • Buy the private land the Batteries unit transfer, contact the lessees:Used Craig & Lorna Marr, PO Box 30 Silver • Collect Filters • Collect Oil Containers Ridge, MB R0H 1M0. If you wish to comment on or andofWestern Manitoba object Southern to the eligibility this unit transfer, write the director: MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box Tel: 204-248-2110 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0, or Fax:(204)867-6578.

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FOR SALE BY TENDER: These items can be seen in Minnedosa: 12-ft x60-ft ATCO office trailer & central A/C unit; 2001 Ford F350 flat deck truck (needs transmission); 2001 Chevrolet one ton flat deck truck (needs electrical work) 1987 Lincoln Continental (easily saftied) 2010 utility trailer 50-in x7-ft (like new) Older fertilizer spreader (some parts missing) Older Valmar (has not been used for several years); 8-ftx10-ft insulated shed w/225-amp sub panel & various electrical panels - formerly servicing our bulk plant (can be seen at Brandon) 14-in 3 phase radial arm saw (can be seen at Erickson); 2-hp air compressor (can be seen at Wawanesa) Applicable taxes will be added to tender price.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders must be sent to Heritage Co-op, Box 1050, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0, ATTN. Lorne Zacharias, or by e-mail to l.zacharias@heritagecoop.ca and must be received by 4:00pm Wed., Nov 5th, 2014.

For more information, please call (204)867-2295.

TRAILERS TRAILERS Livestock Trailers EXISS ALL ALUMINUM LIVESTOCK Trailers 2015 Stock available! 10-Yr Warranty. 7-ft wide x 20-ft & 24-ft lengths. Prices starting at $16,500.

SOKAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Phone:(204)334-6596.

Email: sokalind@mymts.net Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds.

Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifed section. 1-800-782-0794.

TRAILERS Trailers Miscellaneous

Community Collaborative Rain Hail & Snow Network – aka CoCoRaHS. CoCoRaHS is a non-profit, grass-roots volunteer network of weather enthusiasts of all ages, who measure & map precipitation data daily. Who benefits? We all do! CoCoRaHS data is used by farmers, flood & drought forecasters, meteorologists, conservation, engineers, city planners, airports, and even mosquito control.

YOUR FAMILY OR 4-H CLUB CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE...

Precipitation is important, and can be highly localized. The saying, “Rain Does Not Fall the Same On All” is all too true! There is a need for more hyper-local weather monitoring and data on all forms of precipitation across Manitoba. With community involvement, we can stay a step ahead of severe weather events and lessen its damaging effects… and even help save lives.

HOW CAN YOU HELP? SIGN UP (either individually or as a club) to be a volunteer precipitation reporter today!

A citizen science initiative like this is a great way to get young people all across the province learning and engaged in their environment, and conscious about the impact of weather in their daily lives.

All CoCoRaHS members are provided with access to training and will need to be supplied with an official CoCoRaHS Rain Gauges to measure precipitation.

It’s easy, fun and rewarding.

For more information on the origins of CoCoRaHs program check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXHM-v_2H8I or visit us at: www.cocorahs.org/canada

DO YOU HAVE A WEATHER STORY YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT, PERHAPS EVEN HAVE PUBLISHED? LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS ON OUR CONTEST IN NEXT WEEK’S MANITOBA COOPERATOR!

SIGN UP TODAY! Contact the Provincial Coordinator for CoCoRaHs Manitoba,

Used Trailer Suspensions Starting at $950.00 Call Ken 204-794-8383 #45 Mountain View Rd. Winnipeg, MB

Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc.

Tiffiny Taylor Ph: 204-228-0842 E: manitoba@cocorahs.org Apply online: http://www.cocorahs.org/CanadianApplication.aspx

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