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Manitoba farmers dropping out of AgriStability Changes three years ago made it less effective

By Allan Dawson Co-operator staff / Portage la Prairie

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hanges three years a g o t o A g r i St a b i l i t y have prompted some Manitoba farmers to abandon the income stabilization scheme because the cost is too high and the potential for payments too low.

Federal statistics show the number of farmers enrolled in the program has dropped about nine per cent since 2012. However, if informal surveys by Keystone Agricultural Producers are any indication, dropout rates could be much higher.

A show of hands indicated 14 of the 25 farmers attending KAP’s general council meeting here April 16 said they’d dropped AgriStability in the last five years.

Holland farmer Les Ferris, who suggested the straw poll, is one of them. His accountant recently told him he’s not alone.

Ninety-five per cent of general council delegates who responded to a KAP survey later said they had been in AgriStability in the last five years, but only 75 per cent said they were still in the program.

“So we’ve seen a 21 per cent See AGRISTABILITY on page 7 »

Weather watchers keep eyes on the rural skies Steinbach’s Storm Ready volunteer weather-spotter pilot program has been active since 2010. EMO and Environment Canada are working to see it expanded and taken up by more communities, say EMO officials

Blumenort resident Amy Ginn has been a volunteer with the Steinbach Storm Ready program since 2010. Bob Ticknor, who also lives near Steinbach, is a team captain for the same Environment Canada pilot project that trains volunteers to be on-call weather watchers. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff / near Steinbach

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ou’re a true weather hound if you volunteer to have a siren go off in your house whenever a storm is brewing.

Blumenort resident Amy Ginn gets a rush of adrenelin every time she hears it — especially when it goes off in the middle of the night.

“It does get your attention when it goes off at 3 a.m. that’s for sure,” she says. “You have to run and see what’s going on.”

In 2010, Steinbach was recruiting extra pairs of eyes to watch the sky — and ground — to pilot a new Environment Canada program for improved severe weather preparedness.

Ginn put up her hand and became one of 24 weather spotters with the city’s Storm Ready program, the first and only of its kind in Canada. She and others were trained in forecasting terminology, cloud and storm identification, how to report severe weather and how to read supplied radar information and computer weather maps.

From May’s beginning to October, Ginn’s job is to be occasionally on call, with her two Environment Canada radios on 24/7, and ready to spring to action if they start their ‘whoop, whoop, whooping.’ When they do, she’ll first check her computer to see where trouble is brewing, then, if it’s daylight, jumps in her car and heads out to eye the sky.

“If we do get something severe like a funnel cloud we’ll report to the team

captain and then the team captain calls Environment Canada,” she said.

“We’re reporting what type of severe weather we’re visually experiencing on the ground, and then Environment Canada is able to send our warnings for the affected areas.”

Steinbach’s Storm Ready spotters, who all reside within a 10-km radius of the southeastern Manitoba city, provide a critically important service to the region, providing extra pairs of human eyes to spot specific and localized weather action before it shows up on radar. A grassroots program like this helps improve the timeliness of warnings as well as clear recommendations for local events that alert emergency personnel for necessary action as well.

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BUDGET: Farmers’ wish list still unfilled » PAGE 3

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British study says ‘minor’ adjustments would include fewer animal products, especially red meat, fewer savoury snacks and more fruit, vegetables and cereals

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ating a more healthy diet could extend the British lifespan, lower health-care costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

The findings are based on two papers. The first, published in Climatic Change, estimates the greenhouse gas emissions associated with current U.K. diets and with diets modified to meet World Health Organization (WHO) dietary recommendations. The second, in the British Medical Journal’s BMJ Open models the impact these diet changes would have on the health of the U.K. population.

An LSHTM release says current average diets in the U.K. do not meet WHO nutritional recommendations, and it is estimated that diet-related ill health costs the British National Health Service around £6 billion (C$11.2 billion) annually.

The researchers said the proposed dietary changes were realistic and resulted in diets likely to be acceptable to the general public.

The modified diet that could achieve these environmental and health benefits would contain fewer animal products, especially red meat, fewer savoury snacks and more fruit, vegetables and cereals. While the modified diet would require many minor adjustments,

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overall it would not be substantially different to the current average U.K. dietary pattern, the researchers said.

They said adopting the WHO diet would reduce U.K. diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent, save almost seven million years of life lost prematurely in the U.K. over the next 30 years, and extend average life expectancy by approximately eight months, mainly from reductions in coronary heart disease and stroke.

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Manitoba Beef Producers to offer six bursaries in 2015 Students have until June 5 to submit an application Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is offering six $500 bursaries to deserving Manitoba students in 2015. MBP awarded four $500 bursaries in 2014.

The bursaries are available to MBP members or their children who are attending a university, college or other post-secondary institution. Students pursuing trades training are also eligible. Preference will be given to students who are pursuing a field of study related to agriculture or those acquiring a skilled trade that would benefit the rural economy.

“We are proud to offer these bursaries to our members and their children,” said Manitoba Beef Producers president Heinz Reimer. “The expansion of Manitoba’s beef industry is a major focus of ours and for the industry to grow we will require skilled labour in our rural areas.”

Those applying must be at least 17 years old as of Jan. 1, 2015 and be an active beef producer or the child of one.

Applicants must use the bursary within two years of receiving it and the program they are attending must be at least one year in duration.

Interested students are required to submit an essay no more than 600 words in length discussing what the beef industry means to them, their family, community and Manitoba at large. Students are also asked to include the reasons they enjoy being involved in agriculture.

Applicants must also submit either a high school or postsecondary transcript, proof of enrolment in a recognized institution, a list of their community involvement and three references. The application can be found at www. mbbeef.ca/producers/ mbp-bursary/.

Completed applications must be submitted to MBP by June 5, 2015.

Winners will be notified on July 31, 2015.

The winning essays will also be reprinted in the September issue of Cattle Country.

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No increase to school tax rebate Details will be needed, but a youth job strategy could benefit the rural economy

By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff

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hile last week’s provincial budget included new funding for grain and cereal research, it didn’t include what farmers have been waiting for — an end to school taxes on farmland.

Producers are currently eligible for an 80 per cent rebate on school taxes, but are still waiting for the provincial government to fulfil a promise made in September of 2011 — the complete elimination of school taxes on Manitoba farmland.

“We were hoping that it would follow through with its promise from the last election — going to 100 per cent rebate — but that hasn’t happened, so as far as we know there is still no change,” said Glenn Young, a vice-president with Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP).

The rebate has been increased several times since 2004 when it jumped from 33 per cent to 50 per cent. But since 2010, there has been no increase to the rebate, despite promises to the contrary.

In 2013, the limit farmers could apply for was also capped at $5,000, while appli-

cation times were shortened and out-of-province landowners excluded from the program.

But Young holds out some hope that the current government’s next budget, the last before the next election, will finally bring the rebate up to 100 per cent.

Overall, Young said that there wasn’t much for farmers in the 2015 budget.

“Generally, there wasn’t even much mention of agriculture,” he said.

One area of agricultural research that did get attention was Manitoba’s Grain Innovation Hub, specifically the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, the Food Development Centre in Portage la Prairie, and The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research and Medicine, which Finance Minister Greg Dewar characterized as “a world-class valueadded cluster.”

In total, $3 million will go to the Hub to encourage innovation in Manitoba’s grain sector, and $1 million will go to the Biomass Energy Support Program.

The second year of Manitoba’s infrastructure plan was also laid out, but while more than $1 billion will be spent, more details are needed,

“There has been a reduction of almost $10 million in the last four years.”

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according to KAP president Dan Mazier.

“Dewar focused on funding to improve Highways 59 and 75 in his speech… and while farmers do use these highways, there are so many other roads and bridges with high traffic volumes that are in urgent need of improvements,” he said.

“KAP would like to ensure that decisions for municipal road and bridge improvements are done in conjunction with rural municipalities, in areas where there is the most need.”

Mazier went on to say that, “farmers would like to see roads, highways, and bridges improved in high-traffic areas where they often haul grain or move livestock.”

Doug Dobrowolski, president of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities and a councillor with the rural municipality of Macdonald, gave the budget a “B” rating.

He also noted that the infra-

structure funding while good, is not new.

“But on the positive side, we didn’t lose anything in the budget; there were no cuts that we saw, but there’s not a lot there for municipalities either,” Dobrowolski said, adding municipalities are still looking for a PST rebate, as well as one per cent of the existing PST revenue.

Young said he hopes to learn more details about a youth job strategy mentioned in the budget, which could provide opportunities in rural areas.

“We don’t know if it applies to agriculture or not, but what we’re thinking is that if there’s a way you can get young people working on farms, involved in farming, that sort of thing, that can be a good thing,” he said.

“But we don’t have any details.”

Of concern for the organization is a year-over-year decline in core funding to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

“There has been a reduction of almost $10 million in the last four years,” Mazier said. “I notice, in particular, there is a large cut in the areas of policy and strategic innovation — and these are what will guide agriculture into the future.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

Farmers encouraged to register for Open Farm Day This year’s event will be held September 20; farmers have until June 1 to register

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he Manitoba government is encouraging famers to participate in the sixth annual Open Farm Day to share information about the diversity and importance of the province’s farms while also showcasing local foods, Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn says in a release.

“Open Farm Day is our opportunity to showcase Manitoba’s agricultural industry and to give a glimpse into how today’s farms are managed,” Kostyshyn said. “It’s also a chance for farmers and others with farm-based businesses to reach new customers, creating opportunities for economic growth and diversification.”

Open Farm Day is an opportunity for Manitobans to connect directly with farms, ranches and market gardens across the province. Host farms will be provided with signs, posters and brochures. They will have an opportunity to be featured in videos that can be used for additional marketing purposes.

Kostyshyn noted the Manitoba government is continuing its partnership with the Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies (MAAS) on Open Farm Day. “The Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies welcomes the opportunity to work together in promoting the diversity of agriculture in Manitoba,” said Annette Young,

MAAS president. “It is an exciting and educational opportunity to showcase what producing your food is all about.”

This year, Open Farm Day takes place on Sept. 20. Last year, 47 farms participated in Open Farm Day and attracted more than 8,000 visitors. Farm sites with livestock, grain and fruit or vegetables can participate, as well as agri-tourism, horticultural and farmfocused agribusinesses. Many sites provide demonstrations, recreational activities, tours and other events as part of their Open Farm Day celebration.

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Risk management on the farm

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hanges to AgriStability three years ago that were designed to limit the exposure of federal and provincial coffers appear to have been more successful than politicians and bureaucrats ever imagined.

The changes implemented for 2013 reduce the potential for a payment as well as the potential size of payment. It now appears the number of farmers who even Laura Rance bother to participate is dropping too.

Editor Federal statistics show the number of participants in AgriStability dropped about 10 per cent between 2012 and 2013, the year when the program transitioned to Growing Forward 2.

Enrolment statistics for 2014 weren’t available. Informal surveys of Manitoba farmers at the Keystone Agricultural Producers general council suggest the dropout rate could be in the order of 20 per cent.

Now that’s a successful farm program — if you are in the business of limiting the risk of a payout. Gosh, at that rate, there may soon be no need for a Growing Forward program at all.

But if you are in the business of stabilizing farm incomes — assuming that farm incomes require stabilizing — perhaps it’s not so good.

That’s a two-sided issue and one farm leaders must consider carefully as they develop their positions going into upcoming consultations on a Growing Forward 3.

Firstly, governments in Canada have historically been in the business of stabilizing farm incomes through established programs that transfer cash into farmers’ hands when the going gets tough. In the past, that has also included ad hoc transfers when unexpected price or production shocks occur.

The Agricultural Stabilization Act of 1958 was the first. It was fully funded by the federal government and paid farmers 90 per cent of a three-year moving average on grain and livestock commodities.

Then came Western Grains Stabilization Account (WGSA), which would win the prize for efficiency; an office of two managers and a couple of support staff pumped as much as $800 million into the western farm economy in any given year. There was also LIFT, FIPA, TPS, SCGP, GRIP, NISA, AIDA, CAIS — all of which became progressively more administratively complicated, labour intensive and difficult for producers to figure out — but all of which were pretty successful in transferring significant funds into farmers’ hands.

2012 was a turning point. The changes to Growing Forward 2 are a signal that both government capacity and its willingness to backstop farmers is more limited.

The data in the federal government’s 2015 Canadian Agricultural Outlook released last month would suggest that as a sector, the general assumption that farm incomes need stabilizing is up for discussion.

Here are some key points: • Growing strength in the cattle and hog industry, strong crop sales, and relatively stable input costs produced a record farm income in 2014 and will continue to sustain the agricultural economy in 2015.

• Aggregate net cash income for 2014 is expected to reach $14 billion, 10 per cent above the 2013 record.

• Farm-level average net operating income is forecast to be $78,139, also an all-time high.

• Average net worth per farm is expected to set new records of $2 million in 2014 and $2.1 million in 2015.

• For 2015, the preliminary forecast suggests that farm incomes will be down moderately, but remain historically high at $13 billion.

• Average total income of farm families, which includes the family’s share of net operating income from the farm and other family income, is projected to reach $131,595 in 2014 and $134,931 in 2015.

That last point means farmers’ income is on par with airline pilots and engineers. It’s a little less than that of dentists and lawyers, but almost double the Canadian median family income of about $76,000.

In light of these statistics, it would seem that farmers are increasingly capable of insuring themselves against business risk, especially if they are diversified.

On one hand, it appears that being specialized and large makes it more likely a farm operator would qualify for AgriStability payments, but that raises another question: Is the ability to qualify for a payment the hallmark of a healthy farm operation?

Likewise, is the decision by farmers to insure themselves through prudent management of their own resources such a bad thing? It may reduce their appetite for debt, but that may also take some of the pressure off land prices and other costs.

There continues to be a role for government in supporting farmers. But perhaps the focus of this round of Growing Forward should be on making programs such as AgriRecovery — a program that should be there for farmers suffering catastrophic losses through an environmental disaster — more workable. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Canada’s wheat yield gains compare well to world In Manitoba from 2000 to 2012, wheat yield gains outpaced those for canola

By Dave Yanko Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission newsletter

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here have been opinions expressed in the media claiming the rate of yield gain for wheat in Western Canada is low compared to that of the rest of the world. However, a survey of the data suggests that’s not the case.

Rob Graf, a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre, says the annual rate of yield gain for CWRS is 1.4 per cent since 1991. The worldwide data for wheat shows a mean annual gain of 1.16 per cent.

“It may not sound like much, but on average, we’re advancing faster than the rest of the world,” says Graf, who co-authored a recent study with Julian Thomas of the Cereal Research Centre in Winnipeg. “Canada compared quite favourably,” says Graf.

The Thomas and Graf study used information from the Manitoba Management Plus Program, which collects yield data from Manitoba producers and data from Statistics Canada. Figures for the comparisons reflected on-farm yields, which include the impact of new varieties and improved agronomic practices. World figures came from a host of yield studies from various countries.

The results are similar to an unpublished study by Graf that used Statistics Canada data to compare yield gains for spring wheat and canola across the Prairies. That study found an annual rate of yield gain of 1.33 per cent for wheat for the same time period. Overall, spring wheat yields increased 32 per cent, while canola yields increased by 47 per cent.

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Taking a closer look at the data, from 2000 to 2012, the overall wheat and canola yield gains were 42 per cent and 36 per cent, respectively. Graf says that the increase for canola was higher than wheat in Saskatchewan and Alberta, but not in Manitoba. He says that this shows excellent progress for both crops. Yield gains for wheat were achieved with investments of $25 million annually versus approximately $80 million for canola.

Whether comparing wheat yield growth in Western Canada to the rest of the world, or to canola, Graf says one thing is certain. “ Wi t h t h e Fo o d a n d A g r i c u l t u re Organization projecting that world population will increase to nine billion people by 2050, there’s no doubt we’re going to have to produce more food than we’ve ever had to produce before.”

Good progress has — and continues — to be made, he says. Elimination of kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) means promising new wheat varieties no longer must meet the constraints of kernel size and shape to be registered. And breeding programs in Western Canada have had good success in developing high-yield varieties, including several with resistance to wheat midge and fusarium head blight. But in order for producers to achieve the kinds of yields required to feed a growing world population, says Graf, more investment is required. He says the “PPP” model of research investment, where public, producer and private funds are leveraged to provide maximum impact, is getting a lot of attention.

“I think the challenge ahead of us is to come up with a “made-in-Canada” solution where we can build on the strengths of both the public system and the private sector. And we need to do that in a way that also makes sure that producers are involved and that their best interests continue to be met.”

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n a scene similar to one April 15 this year, this photo taken near Eden in our May 6, 1999 issue showed dust blowing from the previous week’s windstorm. Winds at times topped 80 km/h.

The worst-affected area was around Grosse Isle, where visibility was below one km in blowing dust.

In other news, Agriculture Minister Harry Enns was gearing up for a fight against the “gang of seven” other provinces over crop insurance. In opposition to Manitoba and Saskatchewan, they wanted crop insurance to be based on income rather than risk.

Cheques were being mailed under the Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance program (AIDA) but there was dissatisfaction with the program. At a KAP general council meeting in April, delegates passed a resolution calling the program “excessively complicated, administratively prohibitive and difficult to qualify for.”

At a journalists’ meeting in Washington, Norman Borlaug, the Nobel-winning scientist behind the Green Revolution, said biotechnology offers no quick fixes for Third World food security. “The Third World should not even try to use it,” he said. “I don’t think in the short term it will benefit it. That’s why I insist in the developing world we have good public sector research and training programs, including education.”

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Glyphosate resistance: Change now or pay later A USDA-ERS report shows managing glyphosate resistance is more cost effective than ignoring resistance and farmers need to work together The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service recently published the results of a study into the economics of glyphosate-resistance management on U.S. corn and soybean farms.

Through surveys and computer models it determined the relative costs of ignoring the problem versus taking action to address it. The following is excerpted from that report. The full report can be found here: http://www.ers.usda.gov/ media/1832877/err184.pdf.

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lyphosate — usually known by many trade names, including Roundup — has been the most widely used herbicide in the United States since 2001.

It effectively controls many weed species, and generally costs less than the herbicides that it replaced. Because several major crop varieties have been genetically engineered to tolerate glyphosate, crop growers can spray entire fields planted to glyphosate-tolerant (GT) varieties, killing the weeds but not the crops.

This practice makes it easier to manage weeds using less tillage, which can help reduce soil erosion and improve soil quality and water conservation.

However, glyphosate’s effectiveness is declining as weed resistance mounts — 14 glyphosate-resistant (GR) weed species currently affect U.S. crop-production areas. GR weeds can reduce crop yields and increase weed-control costs, and recent surveys suggest that the amount of affected cropland is increasing. This study addresses several issues raised by the spread of GR weeds and the effect on U.S. agriculture.

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Corn growers who reported glyphosate-resistant weeds and soybean growers who reported reduced glyphosate effectiveness realized lower returns than similar corn and soybean growers who did not report them.

susceptible weeds while allowing more resistant weeds to survive, which can then propagate and spread. Using herbicides with different modes of action, which affect susceptible weeds differently, and rotating their use over time can result in fewer herbicide-resistant weeds.

Growers report that glyphosate resistance is more prevalent in soybean production than in corn production. Since the commercial introduction of GT crops in 1996, glyphosate use in soybean production has promoted the spread of GR weeds more than its use in corn production.

In surveys of crop production practices, growers were asked to report their concerns about glyphosate resistance, either as the presence of “GR weeds” in corn or “declines in glyphosate effectiveness” in soybeans.

They reported GR weed infestations on 5.6 per cent of the corn acres in 2010 and declines in glyphosate effectiveness in about 40 per cent of soybean acres in 2012, with the majority of those acres in the Corn Belt and Northern Plains.

Soybean production relies more on glyphosate than does corn production.

While more herbicide active ingredient was applied to corn than to soybeans, herbicides other than glyphosate accounted for most of the herbicide applied to corn acres.

In addition, tillage, which controls weeds without promoting herbicide resistance, was used on a greater share of corn than soybean acreage, whereas no till was used on a greater share of soybeans than corn acreage. Other findings show:

Soil erosion a growing problem After watching the videos by Lorraine Stevenson of drifting soil, and after reading Laura Rance’s editorial “What’s it Going to Take?” (April 30), and after personally seeing the evidence around in rural areas, you do wonder what will it take?

Shelterbelts, old farm yards, bush and shrubs along road allowances are continuously disappearing. Fields are exposed to winds and erosion with no protection, and no stubble to hold the soil back.

Three miles south of Hwy. No. 1 on Hwy. No. 252 and three-quarters mile west on mile 63. photo: luc gamache

• Glyphosate-tolerant varieties were planted to more soybean than corn acres; • Much more glyphosate (pounds of active ingredient) was applied to soybean than to cornfields; • Glyphosate was used on more soybean than corn acres; • Herbicide use practices were consistent with glyphosate-resistance management on fewer soybean acres (60 per cent) than on corn acres (82 per cent); and • Glyphosate-resistance management was more likely to be done proactively on corn acres and more likely to be done reactively, in response to GR weeds, on soybean acres; • Managing glyphosate resistance is more cost effective than ignoring resistance.

Choices Simulation results over a 20-year period show that herbicide choices that help manage glyphosate resistance differ from short-term herbicide choices that ignore glyphosate resistance in three important ways.

Choices that manage resistance: (1) use glyphosate during fewer years; (2) often combine glyphosate with one or more alternative herbicides; and (3) most importantly, avoid applying glyphosate in consecutive growing seasons.

As a result, glyphosate resistance is managed more cost effectively, and after about two consecutive years of managing resistance, the cumulative impact of the returns received exceeds that received when ignoring resistance.

A winter such as the one we have just had with minimal snow followed by a dry spring with frequent strong winds (often gusting to 50 to 90 km/h), is certainly showing that a serious problem is looming. Since it seems that many farmers will not take the necessary steps on their own, maybe it is time for our governments to take action.

Luc Gamache MacGregor, Man.

Still in doubt over GMOs Many thanks for publishing the article in April 30 Co-operator “Why people continue to oppose GMOs.” I have attempted to keep up with GMOs by reading everything I could find about them. My main concerns are three: 1) Why was this technology created by corporations in North America?

Was it mainly to enrich companies like Monsanto? 2) Nothing I have read suggests that GMO products produce

C o r n a n d s oy b e a n g r ow e r s responded similarly to the reported presence of GR weeds or declines in glyphosate effectiveness.

The most common survey response — consistent with glyphosate-resistance management — was to use other herbicides in addition to glyphosate. Growers used this practice on over 84 per cent of corn acres with GR weeds and on 71 per cent of soybean acres with reduced glyphosate effectiveness.

The next most common response was to increase the amount of glyphosate used. Growers used this practice on 25 per cent of corn acres with GR weeds and 39 per cent of soybean acres with reduced glyphosate effectiveness.

Corn growers who reported GR weeds and soybean growers who reported reduced glyphosate effectiveness realized lower returns than similar corn and soybean growers who did not report them. In addition, corn and soybean growers who used glyphosate alone received lower yields and returns than similar corn and soybean growers who used at least one other herbicide in combination with glyphosate. Although the crop growers using more than one herbicide had higher production costs, the additional costs were more than offset by higher yields.

Economic incentives encourage cooperative use of resistance management practices (RMPs). Simulations show that weed seed dispersal from a field where crop growers ignore resistance when managing weeds could reduce the returns on nearby fields, and that the reduction could be larger for a nearby field where growers manage resistance than where they ignore it.

This result suggests that corn and soybean growers have an economic incentive to encourage neighbours to use RMPs and may also be aware of the incentive. Some soybean growers in Arkansas and North Carolina are responding to such incentives and collaborating in the management of herbicide-resistant weeds.

more nutritious grains or fruits than non-GMO ones.

3) No mention was made in the article about thalidomide.

Thalidomide was touted as of no harm to people at its beginning, just like GMOs. Only later did we learn of the devastation it caused. Might GMO products follow this harmful path? We now know that glyphosate-tolerant crops have resulted in weeds that this pesticide is unable to control.

The precautionary principle says we ought not to provide products whose future we do not know, even if it enriches the producer. Until we are more certain that GMOs are not harmful to society, they ought not to be marketed. Concern about potential fish odours in tomatoes injected with fish genes is short-term thinking. I believe we should look more at the long-term situations that may result from producing GMOs by companies whose goal may be shortterm profits.

Barry Hammond Winnipeg, Man.

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FROM PAGE ONE WEATHER Continued from page 1

“It gives you one more thing to add to your emergency preparedness,” says Denis Vassart, municipal emergency co-ordinator for Steinbach and the RM of Hanover.

The touchdown of an F5 tornado in Elie, Manitoba on June 22, 2007 was the catalyst to try such a program by E n v i ro n m e n t Ca n a d a a n d Steinbach was willing to test this on-call volunteer stormspotter program called ‘Storm Ready.’

Steinbach’s ‘Storm Ready’ designation actually comes from the U.S. National Weather Service based in Tulsa, Ok l a h o m a , e x p l a i n s Ni c k i Albus, a regional emergency manager with EMO Manitoba.

That program began south of the border in 1998 in the U.S. as officials saw a need to improve, organize and certify weather preparedness and improve the alert given residents in times of severe weather.

The rink in Pipestone was destroyed by a severe windstorm in 2013.

“It’s another way to make communities accountable for their own severe weather preparedness,” said Albus.

The slow-motion devastation of flooding has focused

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officialdom for the last while, but the need for programming that enhances preparedness in severe weather isn’t going away.

M a n y M a n i t o b a n s w e re reminded during the early sum-

mer of 2007 how devastating severe storms can be, when, the day after Elie was hit, tornadoes also touched down near Carman, Oakville, Pipestone, t h e Ca n u p a w a k p a Da k o t a

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Nation, between Hartney and Deloraine, Pelican Lake and the Baldur and Belmont-Pleasant Valley areas.

One farm family near Baldur was lucky to escape with their lives that weekend, when 330 km/h winds completely destroyed their home, barns and bins, flattened acres of surrounding bushland and left tractors and other farm equipment mangled and flipped.

In July 2013, Pipestone was hit again with high winds that destroyed its rink, and took out trees throughout the village.

The Meteorological Service of Canada issues watches, warnings and advisories through radio and television stations, the Weather Office Website, automated telephone information lines and Environment Canada’s Weather radio when severe stor ms are on the horizon.

But having human eyes on the sky improve the warning of a storm coming right at a localized area, says Vassart. For now Steinbach’s volunteer eyeson-the-sky program remains a pilot, but other municipalities show considerable interest in starting their own up, he said.

He regularly takes calls asking how the program in Steinbach is organized, he said.

“They ask how to get it going,” he said. “I’m expecting we’ll see some growth (across Manitoba) to it in the next year.”

A l b u s s a i d M a n i t o b a’s Emergency Measures Organization and Environment Canada are working on how to expand it.

“We hope to be the first province to expand it in co-operation with Environment Canada and we’re working on that. We’re certainly looking at a Storm Ready or Storm Ready-type sort of verification or certification program that our communities can use.

“It becomes a hot topic every time severe weather comes through,” she added.

Which could be any time soon.

Bob Ticknor, a team captain with the Steinbach program, is starting to wait and watch for what 2015 brings. He’s seen his share since taking up his volunteer post in 2011. He called in that severe downpour that h a m m e re d St e i n b a c h l a s t summer.

“We’ve never had to report a tornado or anything like that,” he said. “But I have reported suspicious-looking clouds and that kind of thing. Usually in those cases, Environment Canada has already issued a tornado watch or warning so people are aware of it.”

Storm Ready programs don’t make any place storm-proof, he said. But they can mean fewer fatalities and property damage if people have as early a warning as possible.

“Environment Canada has its radar and its weather stations and stuff like that,” said Ticknor.

“But sometimes you need the person on the ground to say what is happening too.”

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AGRISTABILITY Continued from page 1

GF2 funds for FibreCity

When KAP’s general council started discussing problems with AgriStability April 18, Holland farmer Les Ferris suggested a show of hands to see how many at the meeting were still in the program. Fourteen of 25 farmers (56 per cent) said they had been in AgriStability in the last five years but have dropped out believing the program wasn’t worthwhile. photo: allan dawson

farm consolidation, favourable market conditions experienced by many producers and individual business decisions.”

The participation rate is higher among farms with revenues of more than $500,000, suggesting large operations

see the program as a way of managing risk, he said.

AgriStability can offset large declines in farm income due to disasters, including lower prices, a drop in production or higher operating expenses, he said.

STAFF / The Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) is opening a 9,000-square-foot agricultural fibre-processing and -prototyping centre as part of the Prairie Agricultural Fibre Characterization Industrial Technology initiative known as FibreCity.

“Our government is pleased to support FibreCity, North America’s first agriculture fibre-grading centre of excellence program,” said Shelly Glover, minister of Canadian heritage and official languages in a release. “This new, state-of-the-art facility will enable the CIC to continue its efforts to help producers and processors become more innovative and competitive in world markets.”

Funding of $1.4 million for FibreCity was provided by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) under the Growing Forward 2 initiative (GF2), which is a five-year policy framework for Canada’s agricultural and agri-food sector invested in by the federal, provincial and territorial governments. An additional $200K was allocated for fibre-processing equipment to be installed in the facility from the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Growing Forward 2 AgriInnovation Program, previously announced in 2014.

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drop in enrolment during the transitions from Growing Fo r w a r d 1 a n d G r o w i n g Forward 2 (which took effect April 1, 2013),” KAP general manger James Battershill said in an interview.

Respondents said they dropped out because changes to AgriStability meant their margins had to fall 30 per cent instead of 15 per cent to trigger a payout, he added.

“They and their accountants just deemed there was no chance that they would ever receive a payment,” Battershill said. “Quite a few of those who are still enrolled in AgriStability said they were going to be evaluating it and were considering dropping out of it sometime in the future.”

“This is exactly what we feared could happen,” said Selkirk farmer Doug Chorney, who was KAP’s president when changes to AgriStability were announced at the annual federal-provincial-territorial agriculture ministers’ meeting in September 2013. Chorney has since retired as president but continues to serve on the general council.

AgriStability’s lower payout trigger and changes to farmers’ reference margins mean some farmers would qualify for payments that are 50 per cent less than they would have received under the old program, Chorney said. Moreover, it’s harder than ever to trigger an AgriStability payment.

A farmer with a $100,000 reference margin and $100,000 in allowable expenses would get a $66,500 payment from the old AgriStability program in a year margins fell to zero, compared to $49,000 under today’s AgriStability.

But if a farmer’s reference margin tripled to $300,000 and his or her allowable expenses stayed the same, the old program would pay $199,500 compared to just $49,000 now.

KAP’s current president, Dan Mazier, says farmers now see AgriStability as disaster aid, instead of the income stabilization as was originally intended.

“The way the program works right now I think everybody agrees it’s broken,” he said in an interview April 28. “Do we need it? Definitely. But there are some holes in there. I think we really need to take a long look at it.

“It’s a convoluted process.

It should be as easy as saying here’s what I have for inputs, here’s what I have for production, here’s my gross margin, here’s my coverage — end of story.”

Part of the problem is farmers’ real margins are not part of the equation, said KAP vicepresident Glenn Young. Under AgriStability, production margins are calculated by taking allowable income minus allowable expenses plus inventory adjustments. Reference margins are an olympic average of the last five production year margins, dropping the highest and lowest values, or an average of adjusted expenses from the same three years, whichever is less.

Taking the lower number makes it hard for farmers to build their reference margin in good years making it less likely payouts will come in years that a farmer’s margin drops.

“It’s complicated and hard to figure out,” Young said. “You complete your paperwork and hope for the best.”

Because AgriStability is complex, many farmers rely on accountants when applying, adding to farmers’ costs, he said. With higher costs and less likelihood of a payment some farmers are opting out.

Young said while the program isn’t as useful to farmers as it was in the past, some protection is still better than none. “It’s not easy protection to get, but it’s better than zero.”

Every farmer has to decide for themselves.

“I think the more diversified guys (with more stable margins) are probably looking at the program as a real disaster assistance thing and that’s why they would drop off.”

In 2013, 73,779 farmers were enrolled in AgriStability — 7,135 in Manitoba, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said in an email. That compares to 81,458 nationally and 7,839 provincially in 2012. However, the department spokesperson said that nine per cent decline could be attributed to numerous factors such as a decline in the overall number of farms due to the long-term trend of

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EU takes one step forward, several sideways on GMOs Individual member states can veto the European Commission’s approval of new varieties

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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urope has approved 10 new biotech crop varieties, but is proposing to allow its member countries to block them and any other modified crops, say Soy Canada and CropLife Canada.

“It remains unclear whether m e m b e r s t a t e s w i l l a l l ow access to the products the European Commission has approved,” said Jim Everson, e x e c u t i v e d i re c t o r o f Soy Canada, which represents soybean growers and processors across the country. Four of the latest European approvals

are soybeans, while the others include corn and cotton.

The commission is proposing to allow individual states to prohibit the import and use of food and feed derived from biotechnology, even if they have passed scientific scrutiny, he added in an interview. “The EU’s proposal is a major step away from the predictable, trade facilitative environment that Canada and Europe have committed to through the Canada – EU Free Trade agreement. It’s also “a rejection of the principle of regulatory decision-making based on sound science.”

“It’s disappointing to see Europe approve new varieties and then throw up another

roadblock to their acceptance,” said Ian Afleck, managing director of regulatory affairs for CropLife, which represents seed and other agriculture input companies, in an interview.

“In the past, approval of new crops was held up for years, mostly for political reasons.

The system ignored sound scientific support for approving new varieties.”

Farm and processor groups will voice their displeasure with the European actions to their representatives as well as the Canadian government, he added. “This is detrimental to our relations. It eliminates any predictability for farmers on what varieties to plant if they hope to export to Europe.”

The European market has proven to be a vexatious destination for Canadian crop producers in the past because approvals by the European Food Safety Authority often proved to be slow and time consuming even for a variety already approved by Canada and other countries. But once rendered, its decisions applied across Europe. Now the authority might render more timely decisions only to have them blocked by individual countries.

Ontario grower Mark Huston, chairman of Soy Canada, sees a clear threat in allowing member countries to reject the commission’s registration decisions. “We are concerned that

this will create uncertainty and disrupt trade for EU customers.

We urge the European Council and Parliament to maintain Europe’s single market, uphold its WTO obligations and regulate based on sound scientific principles.”

Canada exported over 1.2 million tonnes of soybeans to the European Community in 2014.

In total, Canadian farmers produced 6.04 million tonnes of soybeans in 2014, earning $2.4 billion in farm cash receipts, which makes it the third most valuable crop.

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KAP seeks members’ input on Growing Forward 3 By starting early Manitoba’s general farm organization hopes to have more influence over the outcome than it did with Growing Forward 2

By Allan Dawson Co-operator staff / Portage la Prairie

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In preparation for Growing Forward 3, KAP and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture are asking famers about which farm programs work and which don’t, says KAP general manager James Battershill. photo: allan dawson

hich farm programs are working and which are not?

T h a t ’s w h a t K e y s t o n e Agricultural Producers (KAP) staff is asking members as it and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture prepare for Growing Forward 3, the federal-provincial framework for farm programs to take effect April 1, 2017.

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“We felt we needed to be as proactive as possible to make sure we were getting out in front and giving governments serious recommendations well before they were even asking for recommendations, because unfortunately we know oftentimes with government consultations, decisions are made by the time they have an opportunity to sit down with us.”

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of money was taken from AgriStability, and from what I hear from people in western Manitoba, AgriStability really hasn’t been working,” Harder said.

“We had something that was actually working and now all this other stuff seems to be just putting a lot of people to work spinning their wheels and going in circles coming up with little somethings. I’d like to know some specific things that have come up that have really been dynamic from all these little innovations.”

Portage la Prairie farmer Jill Verwey said promoting innovation and processing is not all bad, but support under AgriStability to cover crop losses due to flooding and excessive moisture are steadily decreasing, “to the point where we are not benefiting from those programs at all.”

Minto farmer Bill Campbell said he worries money that should go to farmers is going to private firms.

“Some of this money is going to research companies charging me $13 a pound for canola,” he said. “I think paying 13 bucks without government money is atrocious.”

But Karin Rose, research coordinator for the Manitoba Corn Growers Association, said under the innovation funding, the corn growers leverage $4 for research for every $1 contributed by farmers.

Research dollars can be tracked but in “other areas it is a little murky where the dollars are going,” Battershill said.

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they were even asking for recommendations, because unfortunately we know oftentimes with government consultations, decisions are made by the time they have an opportunity to sit down with us,” KAP general manager James Battershill told delegates at KAP’s general council April 16.

Three years ago farm leaders were taken off guard when the federal and provincial governments reduced farm income support under the AgriStability a n d A g r i In ve s t p ro g ra m s.

However, the governments said $3.06 billion would be invested over five years to promote “innovation — including research, market development and biosecurity,” areas that can improve farmers’ returns over the long term.

The changes coincided with high grain prices, which have since declined, while farmers’ input costs have steadily increased.

“We must make sure that the programs in place make sense not only for today but are foundational for five or 10 years from now,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters after announcing the changes following the federal-provincialterritorial agriculture ministers’ meeting Sept. 14, 2012. “The programs... must not hold us back or mask market signals.”

Manitoba gets $176 million for those innovation programs, KAP’s policy analyst Alanna Gray told the meeting.

Several KAP members, including Butch Harder of Lowe Farm, questioned how much of that money is getting to farmers.

“It seems to me that a lot

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 135.00 - 144.50 D3 Cows 127.00 - 133.00 Bulls 160.00 - 172.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 200.00 - 236.00 (801-900 lbs.)

225.00 - 265.00 (701-800 lbs.)

255.00 - 302.00 (601-700 lbs.)

300.00 - 335.00 (501-600 lbs.)

310.00 - 365.00 (401-500 lbs.)

330.00 - 385.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

180.00 - 210.00 (801-900 lbs.)

200.00 - 225.00 (701-800 lbs.)

220.00 - 247.00 (601-700 lbs.)

240.00 - 282.00 (501-600 lbs.)

250.00 - 307.00 (401-500 lbs.)

270.00 - 315.00

Heifers

Alberta South 201.79 - 201.79 200.63 - 200.63 140.00 - 158.00 118.00 - 143.00 — $ 224.00 - 235.00 240.00 - 254.00 266.00 - 288.00 292.00 - 314.00 317.00 - 338.00 339.00 - 356.00 $ 212.00 - 226.00 226.00 - 241.00 241.00 - 258.00 262.00 - 280.00 287.00 - 310.00 313.00 - 337.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

Change -0.25 0.71 0.10 0.13 0.01 0.43

Feeder Cattle April 2015 May 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

May 1, 2015

Previous Year­ 44,137 10,222 33,915 N/A 590,000

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Close 217.55 212.98 214.70 213.93 213.25 212.08

Change 3.28 1.73 1.75 1.96 2.08 2.13

Week Ending April 25, 2015 1,017 26,478 12,094 563 741 5,819 212

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Previous Year 1,041 28,596 15,829 845 947 6,658 98

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 172 E 160 E 148.20 147.33

Last Week 163.23 151.27 143.40 145.09

Last Year (Index 100) 236.77 218.88 229.63 236.19

Futures (May 1, 2015) in U.S. Hogs May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 October 2015

Close 76.95 81.43 82.53 82.38 71.88

Change 5.03 3.11 2.63 2.36 0.33

Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of May 3, 2015 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.955 Undergrade ........................................$1.865 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.940 Undergrade ........................................$1.840 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.940 Undergrade ........................................$1.840 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.890 Undergrade......................................... $1.805 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 99.08 - 126.30 201.31 - 247.39 251.81 - 288.41 273.80 - 301.97 257.85 - 319.55 —

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Eggs 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

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Producers have, for the most part, begun to focus on calving season.

Recent warm weather has made the transition fairly easy between transporting remaining loads to market and getting calving areas ready, he said.

“Everything’s good in terms of drive (transportation) conditions, and the pens have dried up very well,” he said.

One wrinkle to this season might be the high cost of calves. Some ranchers, who normally bought about 500 calves to put on grass, might only be able to afford 300 this time around because of the price, Cleaver said. Others may have sold animals they normally would have kept.

“We had a few producers who normally grass their own calves but this year they sold them. Higher price works both ways,” he said.

So far conditions look good for pasture, he added, but “a half an inch of rain wouldn’t hurt... It would help to get the grass started for sure.”

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

Tyson Foods to end use of human antibiotics

Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. poultry producer, plans to eliminate use of human antibiotics in its chicken flocks by September 2017, one of the most aggressive timetables yet set by an American poultry company.

The Arkansas-based chicken and meat company also said Tuesday it is working on ways to curtail such on-farm drug practices at its other protein businesses, which include pork and beef.

The move marks the latest push by the livestock and food industries to reduce the use of antibiotics crucial to human health in meat production.

Public health experts and federal regulators are concerned that routine feeding of antibiotics to animals could spur creation of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in humans, creating a health hazard.

Tyson’s move will help the company meet a deadline recently outlined by McDonald’s Corp. for its U.S. restaurants to gradually stop buying chicken raised with human antibiotics over the next two years.

But Tyson’s timetable was not synchronized with that of McDonald’s, to which Tyson is a leading chicken supplier, chief executive Donnie Smith said on a conference call Tuesday.

The shift away from human antibiotics in its poultry business is not expected to change Tyson’s costs, the company said, and is part of an ongoing effort that goes beyond McDonald’s.

The news was praised by public health and consumer advocacy groups, which note that the nation’s top three chicken producers have all made commitments to end routine antibiotic use. The pressure now, critics say, will be for meat companies to carry those changes over to their beef and hog units.

Smith said that Tyson does not know what volume of medically important antibiotics are being used on farm for the company’s other meat businesses, because it does not own all the livestock or control the production or feed supply.

Tyson controls its chicken supply chain from beginning to end, from owning the birds to supplying the medicated feed to the contract farmers who raise the broilers for them. But it buys hogs, cattle and turkeys from independent farmers.

Toronto ($/cwt) 91.77 - 380.16 — 83.79 - 239.85

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

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attle volumes may be waning at auction marts throughout Manitoba, but prices continue to stay relatively strong. While averages may appear down in some classes, participants say it’s mostly because growers are cleaning out their pens and bringing the last of their offerings to the market. In some cases, these animals are the “tail-enders” that typically draw lower bids. During the week ended May 1, a total of 5,539 animals made their way to market at the province’s eight main stockyards.

Lighter-class feeder steers stayed firm against any downward pressure, with some top-end animals drawing top bids above $400 per hundredweight. On the slaughter end, high-end butcher cows traded steady to slightly higher; bulls were also fully steady.

The manager of Heartland Livestock at Brandon said he saw a lot of feeders during the past sale, but they were mostly on the lighter side. “With the calving seasons spread out we had quite a few fall-born calves this week,” Keith Cleaver said.

The market has stayed steady up to now, with a little more variety in recent days, he said.

However, in the next few weeks, he expects the volume of cattle to fall off sharply.

Because of that, he said, eastern buyers may face a challenge in getting the numbers together that they need for shipments. “In the weeks ahead I think it’s going to be tougher.”

By P.J. Huffstutter

Other Market Prices Winnipeg (155 Hd) Wooled Fats — Next Sale maybe May 6 — —

“We had a few producers who normally grass their own calves but this year they sold them.”

DAVE SIMS

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending April 25, 2015 47,504 10,412 37,092 N/A 544,000

Slaughter markets hold firm heading into calving Expect volumes at sales to drop off sharply soon

Ontario 187.13 - 198.24 178.30 - 200.55 96.69 - 136.87 — 140.71 - 164.64 $ 213.50 - 248.42 232.52 - 264.68 244.22 - 293.65 246.04 - 326.17 248.56 - 332.63 249.14 - 347.82 $ 197.29 - 222.99 209.93 - 241.15 221.32 - 256.55 231.71 - 286.15 222.85 - 304.08 245.69 - 325.19

$

(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.)

Futures (May 1, 2015) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close April 2015 159.05 June 2015 149.73 August 2015 147.95 October 2015 149.70 December 2015 150.43 February 2016 150.50

$1 Cdn: $0.8202 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2192 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: May 1, 2015

Toronto ($/cwt) 20.99 - 37.71 30.25 - 49.34

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Canola, soy poised to become ‘weather’ markets The U.S. avian flu outbreak could cut feed demand

CNSC

U.S. progress

T

he ICE Futures Canada canola market had an up-and-down week, with very q u i e t activity some days. Overall, prices were down compared to the week prior due to weakness in outside oilseed markets.

Strength seen in the Canadian currency earlier in the week was also a bearish force for canola, though it started to lose some of its value against the U.S. dollar later in the week.

Overall, canola futures are still stuck in their choppy spring trading pattern, waiting to break out once the 2015-16 Canadian canola crop is more established.

The outlook for the 2015-16 crop became a bit clearer after Statistics Canada pegged area at 19.4 million acres in its April 23 report. Some industry members believe acres need to reach at least 20 million to meet demand. General expectations still call for higher acreage compared to the StatsCan estimate.

Traders are starting to focus more on spring seeding conditions in North America, as soybean planting is now underway in the U.S. Farmers in Western Canada have also started seeding, with southern Alberta the furthest along.

So far, conditions are generally good in both Canada and the U.S., but weather can be unpredictable during the growing season.

With both soybean and canola markets set to become “weather” markets over the next few weeks, trade could be very volatile depending on what the forecasts are saying. Rain one day could delay planting, and spark a rally, while the next day sunshine and warm weather could benefit early-planted crops and seeding progress.

Corn planting in the U.S. has been progressing at a rapid pace, as weather conditions in the U.S. Midwest were very warm and dry throughout the week. This was also beneficial for spring wheat seeding.

Wheat values tumbled in reaction to more beneficial rainfall in many U.S. winter wheat growing regions during the week. Some parts of Kansas have missed the recent precipitation, providing some minor support.

The Wheat Quality Council is hosting a tour of winter wheat crops in Kansas during the week of May 4-8, which should give a clearer picture as to how much damage has been done by recent drought.

We e k l y c r o p re p o r t s f r o m t h e U . S .

Department of Agriculture will continue to drive all the U.S. markets, with weather forecasts and demand news also of importance going forward.

For soybeans, traders are closely watching news of labour disputes in South America, as any issues moving soybeans out of Brazil and Argentina could shift demand back to the U.S. Soymeal and corn will follow the avian influenza outbreak in the U.S., as traders worry it will result in reduced demand for both feed grains in the domestic poultry industry.

Demand news remains bleak for the U.S. wheat market, as the U.S. dollar experienced renewed strength late in the week and prices are still cheaper in other parts of the world, including the Black Sea region.

Terryn Shiells 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.

Future

Basis

Net

Weekly Change

Red spring wheat

195.68

8.01

203.70

-2.03

Red winter wheat

182.79

-34.15

148.65

-4.25

Prairie spring wheat

182.79

-38.23

144.57

4.30

Canola

451.92

-11.54

440.37

0.47

Port Prices

We’re already seeing the effects a weather market can have on prices in corn and wheat futures, both of which moved lower during the week due to favourable conditions.

Terryn Shiells

Average quotes as of May 4, 2015 ($/tonne)

As of Friday, May 1, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

209.72

-3.30

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

267.40

-15.53

Canola Thunder Bay

471.50

-4.90

Canola Vancouver

481.50

-4.90

Recent sales reported South Korea: 11,200 tonnes of U.S. DNS minimum 14% protein at US$251.34 4,100 tonnes of U.S. HRW minimum 11.5% protein at $218.04 69,000 tonnes of optional-origin feed wheat at $200.93 a tonne c&f plus a $1.50 a tonne surcharge.

13,200 tonnes of soft white wheat maximum 10.5% protein at $222.45 f.o.b.

1,500 tonnes of soft white wheat maximum 8.5 %protein at $307.10 f.o.b..

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, April 30, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

446.50

-6.80

ICE milling wheat

200.00

-5.00

ICE barley

207.00

0.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

197.68

-2.66

Chicago SRW wheat

174.17

-8.73

Kansas City HRW wheat

183.35

-6.43

Corn

144.19

-1.77

Oats

158.38

-4.54

Soybeans

358.62

-0.83

Soymeal

348.34

-0.55

Soyoil

697.88

-8.16

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, April 30, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

179.59

6.43

Rye

n/a

n/a

Flaxseed

n/a

n/a

Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

173.78

-16.21

Soybeans

352.01

-4.78

21.00/by May 7, 20.45 May 8- 31

unch

Ask

Ask

Sunflower (NuSun) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT) Sunflower (Confection) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)

Prairie CWRS bids mixed as basis adjustments vary Average bids were up $3 to $7.50 per tonne compared to the previous week

By Terryn Shiells Commodity News Service Canada

C

ash bids for Canadian wheat were mixed during the week ended May 1, due to basis adjustments that varied from location, to location.

Av e r a g e C a n a d a We s t e r n Re d Spring (CWRS) wheat prices w e re $ 2 . 5 0 p e r t o n n e l ow e r t o $4 higher, with bids ranging from $185 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $203 per tonne in Manitoba, according to price quotes from a cross-section of deliver y points across Western Canada.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, with some widening out and others showing improvement. Average basis improved by about $2 per tonne, to $4 per tonne below the futures, if using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between the U.S. dollar denominated futures and the Canadian dollar cash bids.

When accounting for the currency exchange rates by adjusting the Canadian prices to U.S. dollars ($1=US$0.8226 as of May 1), CWRS bids ranged from US$152 to US$167.

Average Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) bids were up by $3 to $7.50

per tonne compared to the week prior, despite softening U.S. futures prices. Average basis improved by $7 per tonne during the week, to $28.25 below the futures, which supported values. CPRS prices came in at about $144.50 in Manitoba, at about $149.50 to $151 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $159.50 to $162.25 in Alberta.

Soft white spring wheat prices were down by $4.25 to $5 per tonne, ranging from $156 to $159 per tonne in Alberta.

Winter wheat prices were $1.50 t o $ 6 l ow e r i n M a n i t o b a a n d Saskatchewan ranging from $140.75 to $149. In Alberta, improving basis levels caused prices to move $2 to

$2.50 per tonne higher, ranging from $141 to $144.50 per tonne.

Durum prices were $2 to $12 per tonne lower, with prices in southern Saskatchewan, where the bulk of the crop is grown, quoted at about $288.25 per tonne.

The July spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, on which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted at US$5.3450 per bushel on May 1, down 10.75 cents from the week prior.

The Canadian dollar finished the week at 82.26 U.S. cents, which was up by about a tenth of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to the previous week.

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Hatchery amps up bird deterrence in face of influenza Consumer faith in poultry products appears to be holding in spite of a growing number of avian influenza cases on farms in Ontario and the U.S.

By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff

M

anitoba poultry producers and processors have yet to be stung by the avian influenza sweeping farms south of the border, but that doesn’t mean it’s business as usual.

Enhanced biosecurity brings a host of changes and logistical challenges.

“We’ve increased our sanitation measures, we have foot baths now at all the entrances to our production facilities for employees and visitors to use, all of our trucks are sanitized before they leave, and certainly when they return from the farm,” said Craig Evans, CEO of Granny’s Poultry Co-operative.

All non-essential visitors have also been barred from the organization’s facilities, and its annual general meeting has been postponed.

“We felt, why risk having all those producers together in one place?” said the CEO. “Better to be safe.”

Tr u c k d r i v e r s h a v e a l s o b e e n equipped with backpack sprayers full of disinfectant.

“Before they enter the farm they spray the vehicle, the undercarriage, the tires, things like that, and then they spray it again when they leave the farm,” Evans said Steve Leech, national program director for Chicken Farmers of Canada, noted that even during “peace time” poultry farms practise intense biosecurity under the industry’s mandatory food safety program. But when the threat level is high, the program kicks into high gear, outlining enhanced practices.

“When there is disease present, either on your farm or in the area — certainly with the cases of avian influenza we had in B.C. and now Ontario — producers are being requested to implement this higher level of biosecurity,” Leech said.

For Granny’s, enhanced biosecurity means installing a goose deterrent system at its hatchery facilities.

“We’ve put up lights that scare away geese, they operate at a different wavelength that only the geese can see, and they supposedly keep the geese at bay,” Evans explained. “We’ve had them up for a few days now and we haven’t seen any geese around, so for us that is good.”

Wild birds, which can serve as a reservoir for the avian influenza virus, will continue to be a major concern in the coming months, according to U.S. officials.

As reported by Reuters, the United State’s Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service believes it is “highly probable” that the same bird flu pathogens wreaking havoc this spring will return in the fall as wild birds again take to their migration routes.

“When it comes to wild birds, it really is difficult in terms of knowing where the infection is and where it’s going to be spread to. So really the key is biosecurity measures… prevent that virus from entering into the barns,” said Leech.

“Whether that be through the producer or other stakeholders involved, we’re focused on change of boots, change of

Wild birds are believed to be carriers of the deadly avian flu virus that is devastating poultry flocks in the U.S. photo: jeanNette greaves

“When it comes to wild birds, it really is difficult in terms of knowing where the infection is and where it’s going to be spread to.”

Steve Leech

clothes going into the barn, in quarantine zones, in high-risk areas, certainly in Ontario there’s been a request for washing and disinfection, the ability to do that on each property, so that anyone going onto or off of that property can wash and disinfect and make sure that the virus isn’t being spread.”

Keeping the virus at bay also means that the imported eggs and breeder pullets the Canadian poultry industry relies on can’t go through any infected or quarantined areas en route to Manitoba.

And with nearly 50 farms impacted in Minnesota alone and 6.1 million birds being slated for destruction in Iowa last week, plotting a clear path northward can be difficult.

“You’re trying to figure out how you get your truck from say, Arkansas or Georgia, where these birds and eggs

are produced, up to Canada… without going through these areas or zones,” said Evans. “Right now some of those things are coming through Montana to us — that’s a long detour.”

But at least the inconvenience is only a logistical one, he added.

The co-operative’s hatchery produces more than 10 million chicks each year and if the disease were to emerge there the impact would be far reaching.

“We certainly would be looking to work with others in the industry to custom hatch for us in that case, or we would ship our eggs to another hatchery, but again capacity becomes a problem there. We would import chicks if we could but again the borders… it’s tough to get stuff back and forth across the borders now given the extent of the spread of the virus in the U.S. right now,” Evans said. “It would have a very significant impact on our business… and some of our producers wouldn’t be able to grow to quota.”

But so far the impacts have been minimal.

In November 2010, a case of bird flu on a turkey farm in Manitoba’s Interlake region resulted in a severe backlash for the province’s chicken industry, which saw exports cut in half for a period of months.

But the impact was most severe for turkey farmers themselves — 8,200

birds were destroyed and a nearby hatchery quarantined.

Bill Uruski, chairman of the Manitoba Turkey Producers, noted that that outbreak was also of the H5N2 strain, the common bird flu found in wild bird populations.

“It was only noticed when the birds stopped laying,” he said, adding that producers should remain alert for any changes in bird health.

“I think right now, right now we’re keeping our fingers crossed,” he said.

“Producers are doing their part as best they can on their own farms, in their own situation and we’re hopeful that the wild bird migration is over. If we can get through the next several weeks… we will be able to breathe a little easier.

If there is a silver lining to the situation, it’s that consumers are more comfortable with the notion that bird flu outbreaks don’t represent human health risks, said Lisa Bishop-Spencer, communications manager with Chicken Farmers of Canada.

“The message has always been… this is not a food safety issue, it is an animal health issue,” she said. “So that’s something that we want to continue to drive home, and what we’re seeing is that consumers have remained confident in their poultry products.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

Canadian cattle to see strong prices Some producers are holding back heifers for replacement by dave sims Commodity News Service Canada

T

he Canadian cattle industry should continue to see high prices for animals at auctions over the next year or so while operators try to rebuild their herds, industry officials say.

“Typical risks for cattle prices are the Canadian dollar and feed costs for cow-calf producers and feeders,” said Brian Perillat, a manager and senior analyst with Canfax. He noted feed grain prices have generally come down over the past three to four years while the Canadian dollar has plummeted over the past several months. Both factors helped lift cattle prices to record levels over the past year.

Anne Wasko, a market analyst with Gateway Livestock Marketing in Alberta, expects cow kill numbers to be down in the next few months as producers hold back some cattle for replacement purposes.

“We’re certainly going to be looking at a squeeze on fed cattle slaughter in 2015 in Canada,” she said, adding heifers will also likely be held back in some cases for herd retention.

Perillat agrees that will support prices moving forward.

“When you’re in a situation of tight beef supplies and you start taking heifers and cows off that market, that further supports prices and shorts the beef supply, possibly into 2016,” he said.

Wasko expects beef prices to remain strong into 2016 due to the strong North American demand for beef and the reduced herd numbers.

“The economics behind the current price level certainly has some (producers) holding back heifers for replacement, that’s the feeling I’m starting to get,” she said.

Perillat agrees, saying the Canadian herd is the lowest it’s been in 20 years.

“We’re testing demand all of the time, consumer demand and resilience, as pork and poultry continue to grow supplies that could cap our prices,” he said.

Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart in Manitoba says he recently talked with a producer who wasn’t sure whether to cash out a yearling or put it on grass.

In the end, he thinks many growers will decide to keep their young animals because grain prices are holding the dollar is stable, and livestock markets are expected to stay high.

He said producers may want to consider price insurance.

Maximize pregnancy rates when using artificial insemination There are several steps producers can take to improve AI success ndsu release

A

rtificial insemination (AI) offers cattle producers the opportunity to use semen from high-accuracy, genetically superior sires at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a herd bull with similar genetics.

“In addition, using estrus synchronization and AI can increase the number of calves born earlier in the calving season and increase weaning weights of calves,” North D a k o t a S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y Extension Service beef cattle specialist Carl Dahlen says.

A large portion of the economic advantages of implementing AI comes from the number of calves born in a herd from AI sires. The benefits are twofold: an immediate increase in sale value and the long-term benefits of infusing superior genetics into a herd.

As producers prepare for the upcoming breeding season, they can take several steps now to maximize AI pregnancy rates this spring: • Evaluate the plane of nutrition: Cow body condition score (BCS) serves as an indicator of overall nutritional status.

Ideally, cows should be at a score of five to six on a ninepoint scale. However, absolute BCS is only part of the story.

Making sure cows are on an increasing plane of nutrition leading up to the breeding season will help maximize pregnancy rates.

• Check your records: Calving records can tell you a lot about the likelihood of success when breeding specific females.

Identify cows less than 45 days postpartum at breeding and cows that had very difficult births. You still may be able to get a portion of these females pregnant, but expect lower overall pregnancy rates with AI if they are included in your breeding group.

• Assign reproductive tract scores to heifers: In groups of heifers that have an unknown history, were bought from multiple sources and commingled, or you just haven’t had time to watch closely, consider having a veterinarian assign reproductive tract scores (RTS) to the heifers. Based on the size of the uterus and ovarian structures, RTS can be used to eliminate heifers with poor breeding potential and identify any freemartins, or pregnant, heifers. For optimal fertility with AI breeding, 50 per cent of all heifers should have an RTS of four or five about 45 days prior to breeding.

• Follow pre-breeding vaccine labels: Pre-breeding vaccinations can help protect cattle from several types of viruses and bacteria that can cause reproductive failure. Be sure to follow label recommendations when giving pre-breeding vaccines. Working events in many estrus synchronization protocols coincide with times when vaccine administration would be off label, and vaccinating at these times could reduce pregnancy rates with AI dramatically.

• Identify high-fertility bulls: Fertility differences exist among AI sires, so be sure to review current estimates of sire fertility published by semen companies or talk with your semen supplier about which bulls consistently have generated superior fertility in the AI scenario you plan to implement (fixed-time AI, heat detection, etc.).

• Work cattle calmly: Each person working cattle always should practise calm, lowstress handling techniques through adequate facilities, or stress may lead to poor results.

Moving cattle calmly through facilities several times in advance of the breeding season can reduce the stress of subsequent handling and improve cattle temperament, and may increase pregnancy rates.

• Be diligent with heat detec-

PHOTO: allan dawson

tion: Producers wishing to use protocols that include heat detection must identify cows that are in heat. Not catching cows that come into heat will lead to disappointing results.

Old-thumb rules of performing heat detection 30 minutes per day morning and evening likely will result in missed heats, so consider more frequent and longer heat detection periods.

• Strive for complete compliance with synchronization protocols: Successful synchronization requires each task at each working event be completed. Impacts of non-compliance (missed cattle, improper injections, CIDRs left in, etc.) are accumulative. If every task is completed correctly 90 per cent of the time and a protocol requires three working events, the end result would be that 72.9 per cent of females were synchronized correctly (.90 x .90 x .90 = 72.9 per cent).

• Handle semen and inseminate with proper technique: Proper semen handling begins when the semen arrives on the ranch. Transfer semen from dry shippers to storage tanks as soon as possible, and make sure the tanks have plenty of nitrogen and are kept in a safe place. Thawing semen, loading AI guns and insemination all need to be done correctly.

Producers need to be proficient in AI or should consider hiring an AI technician.

• Work with the weather:

Although we cannot control it, we need to understand the impacts that weather can have.

For summer breeding seasons with heat in the forecast, be sure to schedule working and breeding activities for the coolest period of the day when possible. Early morning (first light) is when the cattle’s body temperature is the coolest. If cattle working is required during peak periods of sunlight and heat, provide shade and water when possible, and ample space for cattle to spread out in staging areas. Also ensure cattle spend as little time as possible in closely confined portions of working facilities.

In all cases, protect semen and other equipment from the damaging effects of sunlight, wind and precipitation.

• Plan post-AI movement and nutrition carefully: Whenever possible, transport cattle from day one to four after AI or delay the shipment until 45 days after AI to avoid transport-induced pregnancy losses. For dry lotdeveloped females, adapt to summer grass for a period prior to breeding or consider supplementing on pasture to reduce losses associated with rapid diet and environmental changes.

“Many factors can contribute to the success of an AI breeding program,” Dahlen says.

“Concentrating on managing factors that you can influence is imperative to maximize pregnancy rates and the number of AI calves born in an operation.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Feeder Steers No. on offer

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Apr-29

Apr-28

Apr-28

Apr-28

Apr-29

Apr-27

Apr-30

May-01

720*

562

576*

1,075*

1,266

225

665*

450*

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

190.00-209.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

200.00-212.00

900-1,000

n/a

n/a

210.00-225.00

215.00-230.00

216.00-235.00

230.00-250.00

n/a

210.00-235.00

800-900

227.00-240.00

210.00-248.00

220.00-250.00

235.00-250.00

238.00-255.00

250.00-270.00

225.00-247.00

225.00-255.00

700-800

226.00-300.00

250.00-281.50

240.00-285.00

265.00-300.00

256.00-290.00

280.00-305.00

245.00-270.00

255.00-295.00

600-700

280.00-325.00

290.00-316.00

280.00-320.00

285.00-320.00

283.00-322.00

300.00-330.00

290.00-315.00

290.00-3277.00

500-600

290.00-351.00

300.00-342.00

300.00-345.00

325.00-350.00

315.00-340.00

340.00-370.00

295.00-330.00

310.00-360.00

400-500

300.00-377.00

320.00-346.00

320.00-355.00

350.00-405.00

355.00-405.00

n/a

290.00-375.00

330.00-390.00

300-400

310.00-381.00

300.00-330.00

350.00-410.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

290.00-370.00

375.00-410.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

195.00-216.00

200.00-220.00

n/a

n/a

200.00-217.00

800-900

n/a

200.00-229.00

200.00-228.00

215.00-225.00

212.00-232.00 (244.00)

n/a

210.00-227.00

215.00-237.00

700-800

216.00-240.00

215.00-236.00

220.00-245.00

230.00-250.00

232.00-259.00

230.00-245.00

225.00-250.00

225.00-257.00

600-700

240.00-272.00

250.00-279.00

250.00-300.00

255.00-290.00

248.00-279.00

250.00-285.00

245.00-280.00

235.00-277.00

500-600

260.00-315.00

280.00-310.00

275.00-315.00

280.00-308.00

275.00-304.00

270.00-300.00

275.00-300.00

255.00-305.00

400-500

270.00-331.00

310.00-337.50

280.00-310.00

310.00-335.00

305.00-340.00

290.00-327.00

295.00-320.00

275.00-310.00

300-400

240.00-342.00

320.00-339.00

300.00-350.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

300.00-325.00

285.00-365.00

No. on offer

260

676

105

200

n/a

127.00-139.00

125

140

D1-D2 Cows

110.00-130.00

108.00-138.00

132.00-144.00

135.00-245.00

130.00-139.00

n/a

130.00-149.00

135.00-142.00

D3-D5 Cows

90.00-108.00

n/a

115.00-132.00

119.00-133.00

120.00-130.00

n/a

110.00-126.00

120.00-133.00

Age Verified

135.00-150.00

75.00-142.00

n/a

n/a

134.00-145.00

130.00-142.00

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

160.00-187.00

120.00-172.00

158.00-163.40

167.00-180.00

165.00-182.50

160.00-183.00

150.00-160.00 (179.00)

160.00-174.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

174.00-184.00

177.00-185.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

172.00-182.00

176.00-183.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

135.00-144.00

n/a

145.00-180.00

135.00-153.00

n/a

140.00-165.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

Slaughter Market

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

132.00-144.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

108.00-120.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

Hog farmers more likely to carry resistant bacteria The study tracked more than 1,300 Iowa residents by tom polansek Chicago / Reuters

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og farmers are six times more likely than the general population to carry an infectious bacteria that can cause skin and respiratory problems and resists treatment from multiple drugs, according to a new U.S. research study.

The study, published this week in the online journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, is the largestever examination of infections of Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, in a group of livestock workers.

It comes amid rising concern that widespread antibiotic use in meat production could create risks to human health.

Staph is a leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections in humans. Most infections are not life threatening, but the bacteria can lead to pneumonia and turn deadly if they infect the bloodstream, bones and joints, or lungs.

Health experts are concerned that routine use of antibiotics in meat production could be spurring the growth of antibioticresistant “superbugs” capable of creating a human health hazard.

The study tracked more than 1,300 Iowa residents, including workers on hog farms, for 18 months starting in May 2011, said Tara Smith, an author of the report and associate professor at Kent State University in Ohio.

Researchers said information was not available about whether the hogs were fed antibiotics.

They did not take samples from the animals.

They found that 20 per cent of the participants exposed to hogs were carrying multi-drugresistant staph (MDRSA) bacteria, compared to three per cent in the unexposed group. Some 34 per cent of the participants exposed to hogs carried a strain resistant to tetracycline, a human antibiotic also used in meat production, compared to four per cent in the unexposed group, the report said.

People carrying staph bacteria do not automatically become sick. “ T h e s e p e o p l e, f a r m e r s included, were getting staph infections and they were being caused by these livestock-associated strains,” of bacteria, Smith told Reuters.

The prevalence of staph bacteria resistant to the antibiotic methicillin, known as MRSA, was “unexpectedly” similar between the exposed and unexposed groups, according to the study.

MRSA is resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.

The National Pork Producers Council, an industry group, said other studies show hog farming does not create an increased risk for staph infections.

Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. poultry producer, this week said it plans to stop treating its chicken flocks with human antibiotics and is working to curb onfarm drug use in other meat businesses, including pork.

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What if my horse needs colic surgery?

Surgery is sometimes necessary to save a horse’s life Carol Shwetz

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he chance that your horse might require surgery for colic is low, very low, yet mentally entertaining the possibility and having a game plan could make a difference for you and your horse.

The reason for this is simply because a successful outcome to colic surgery is time sensitive. While deciding to do colic surgery can be difficult, a prompt decision is critical to the survival of the horse. Owners educated about costs, risks, and benefits of colic surgery are better able to make a well-informed final decision when faced with a crisis.

Colic is a relatively broadbased term indicating abdominal pain. Colic itself does not identify the cause. The causes of colic are variable and range from simple and self-resolving gas buildup and spasms, to life-threatening intestinal accidents such as twists and torsions.

Typically signs of colic include pawing, sweating, looking at the flank, restlessness, laying down, bloating, rolling, dog-sitting, elevated heart rate, changes to normal gut sounds, and increased respiration.

The veterinarian who sees the horse in the field must make a quick decision as to whether or not the horse i s a s u r g i c a l c a n d i d a t e.

Treatment for colic falls into one of two categories: surgical or medical. Although the majority of colics tend to respond well to medical treatments such as drugs, hand-walking, stomach tubing, and other non-invasive

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procedures, there are times when surgery will be necessary to save a horse’s life.

The first-response veterinarian will be collecting data to assess whether or not the horse is a candidate for surgical inter vention.

There is no single diagnostic test that is 100 per cent accurate at determining the need for surgery.

Rather there are certain findings, such as the degree of pain, which are highly indicative of surgery.

The pain of a surgical colic is most often constant and unrelenting. In very obvious cases, the horse is throwing itself down, thrashing, rolling and won’t get up, even with drugs on board.

When a horse does not respond to medical treatment after the first or maybe second veterinary visit, the attending veterinarian will have a conversation with the horse owner regarding the possibility of referring the horse to a nearby surgical facility.

Colic surger y is not for every horse owner. For that matter, colic surgery is not for every horse. The temperament of certain horses does not make them amendable to surgical intervention and the extensive followup care that is necessary to return to health.

If an owner would like to proceed with surgery, the veterinarian will prepare the horse for travel to the surgical facility as quickly as possible, as well as contact the referring facility.

Most referral facilities will re-evaluate the horse and give a prognosis for surgery.

Typically a “best” estimate for the cost of the procedure will be completed and a deposit of between $3,000 to $5,000 will be necessary prior to the start of surgery.

Most surgical facilities will also require a credit card remain on file for the remainder of payment. Total costs for surgery and afterc a re w i l l ra n g e b e t w e e n

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$ 8 , 0 0 0 t o $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 . Po s t operative complications quickly escalate the costs into higher ranges.

The cost of a colic surgery can be more than the cost of a new horse. Horse owners who would consider spending money for a colic surger y might investigate the costs and benefits of equine health and mortality insurance.

Carrying an insurance policy on the horse can ease the financial burden of a colic s u r g e r y. W h e n c h o o s i n g insurance policies, ensure all print is carefully adhered to in order to activate the claim.

Many variables contribute to the prognosis of a colic surgery. Some of these are the timing of the initial diagnosis, time until the horse is on the surgical table, type of lesion and type of horse.

Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian focusing on equine practice in Millarville, Alberta.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

WEATHER VANE “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” Mark Twain, 1897

Unsettled weather to start off Issued: Monday, May 4, 2015 · Covering: May 6 – May 13, 2015 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

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ast week’s forecast played out pretty much as expected, with the only deviation from the weather models coming from the timing of the cold front that pushed across Manitoba over the weekend. The original forecast had the front coming through late Sunday, but instead it came through Saturday afternoon. We also saw temperatures make it into the mid-20s by the end of the month, as the weather models hinted.

For the first half of this forecast period, we’ll be dealing with a large area of low pressure slowly sliding up from the southwest. This system looks to have a fair bit of moisture to work with, something we haven’t really seen so far this spring. It will also have a good deal of warm air with it, so I don’t see any chance of snow with this system, even on the cool back end.

We should begin to see and feel the effects of this system on Wednesday, with increasing clouds and showers, along with the possibility of late-day thundershowers. The weather models are having a tough time figuring

out the exact track of this system and where most of the rain will fall, because of the convective nature of the system. That said, there will be a good chance of significant rain late Wednesday and through the day Thursday. It doesn’t look like it will be a continuous rain event, and not all regions will see significant rain, but expect some heavy amounts.

This low will move out quickly and by the weekend arctic high pressure will drop south, bringing clear skies and cooler temperatures. Daytime highs will be in the low to mid-teens, with overnight lows near the freezing mark on Saturday and Sunday morning.

Next week we should see temperatures warm as the high slides off to the East and low pressure begins to develop to our southwest once again. Expect highs to moderate towards the 20 C mark by Wednesday, then stay in the low 20s for highs during the remainder of the week.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 10 to 22 C; lows, -2 to +8 C. 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.

Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

This issue’s map is Environment Canada’s May temperature forecast for Canada. The large area of red indicates above-average temperatures for most of Western Canada and extending across Ontario. The only below-average temperatures are forecast to occur in the far northeast.

April was third above-average month this year The weather models hint at development of a wetter pattern

By Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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efore we begin our review of April’s weather and our look ahead to s e e w h a t May might have in store for us, I received a question about when we can expect to see the last spring frost. You’d think that since I did a big research project on this during my university days, I might remember, but a fair number of years has passed and I have to admit, my memory isn’t what it used to be! I figured it was right around the middle of May for a killing frost (-2.2 C) and late in May for a light freeze (0.0 C). So, I pulled out my research, did a little updating, and discovered that maybe, just maybe, my memory isn’t that bad after all!

Ju s t w h e n i s t h e a v e r age date of the last spring frost? Surprisingly, when I checked our three main locations ( Winnipeg, Brandon, Dauphin), I found they were all fairly close together. The average date for the 0 C last spring frost is right around May 28, a good week past the May long weekend. I find a lot of people use the May long weekend as the traditional starting point for planting frost-sensitive plants. To find

We’ll still see a couple of shots of cool air, but I think the warm air will win out, just like in April.

an average that falls on or near the May long weekend, we need to look at the average date for the last killing frost (-2.2 C). When we look at this average we get a date falling around May 18. This year, the May long weekend is fairly early (May 16-18), so depending on the long-range weather forecast, it might be a good idea to hold off planting until the following weekend.

Now on to our look back at Apr il’s weather. After a March that saw temperatures across southern and central Manitoba running 2.5 to 3.5 C above the long-term average, I think everyone had a cautious optimism that the warm weather would continue throughout April. The month didn’t start off too promising, as cold air moved in and overnight lows fell into the -10 to -15 C range on several nights.

Some regions, especially out west, even accumulated some snow! It was beginning to look like we were heading back

into a cold pattern, but after a few days, temperatures began to warm up. By April 11, temperatures topped the 20 C mark at a number of locations for the first time this year, bringing hope once again that we wouldn’t see a repeat of cold spring weather!

The mild weather stuck around until the third week of April when another shot of cool air moved in, and we saw a couple of days struggle to make it to the freezing mark.

Once again, the cold weather was relatively short lived and nice warm air moved in over the last six days of April, with highs pushing into the midto upper 20s over the last two days of the month. Crunching the number for the month, it turns out the warm periods only slightly beat out the cold periods, resulting in mean monthly temperatures that were between 0.6 and 1.2 C above the long-term averages.

So far, three of the first four months of 2015 have been

war mer than average, but with February being so cold, the year so far is coming in right around average.

Precipitation during April w a s p re t t y l i g h t , w i t h t h e Brandon and Dauphin regions only reporting around five millimetres. The Winnipeg region was a little wetter, with around 15 mm of precipitation, but that is still a good 15-20 mm below average. Put the dry weather together with the slightly above-average temperatures, and we ended up with a warmer-and-drierthan-average month.

Who called it?

Looking back at the different forecasts, it appears that none was correct — just like March. Also, just like March, if I had to give the nod to one of the forecasts it would have to be my own — not because it’s my forecast, but rather because I did say there was a chance that we would see warm and dry weather; it just depended on how the wester n r idge of high pressure behaved. We did witness the see-saw battle between the western ridge and the eastern low during April, with the western ridge only slightly beating out the eastern low.

Now, the next big question i s, w i l l t h e w e s t e r n r i d g e

continue to win out, bringing continued above-average temperatures in May? According to Environment Canada, temperatures in M a y w i l l b e a b ov e a v e r age and rainfall will come in near to slightly above avera g e, w i t h we s t e r n re g i o n s seeing the best chance of above-average amounts. The Old Farmer’s Almanac calls for near-average temperatures and below-average rainfall. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac appears to also call for near-average temperatures, with several mentions of fair weather. It looks as if it calls for near- to above-average rainfall, with the mention of rain and unsettled weather several times.

F i n a l l y, h e r e a t t h e Co-operator, I have the advantage of seeing the weather model predictions out to the middle of the month, and based on this, I think that overall, temperatures will be above average for the month.

We’ll still see a couple of shots of cool air, but I think the warm air will win out, just like in April. Precipitation is always tough, but the weather models hint at a wetter pattern developing, so I am going to go with near- to above-average amounts of precipitation.

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CROPS h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G

Program aims for best time to take first alfalfa cut Twice weekly reports will be emailed out, including in the Manitoba Co-operator’s Daily News

By Allan Dawson

“Our goal is to get really good-quality forage and try to save on grain costs and the Green Gold (Program) helps.”

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Henry Nyhof

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Farmers seeking high-quality alfalfa will aim for a relative feed value of 150 or higher. Based on years of data collected under the Green Gold Program the optimum 150 relative feed value stage is early to mid-bud, not the traditional late-bud/first-bloom stage, says Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s website.

“Results showed relative feed value dropped an average of five points per day in each program year (1995-2009), with the decline in RFV most rapid in the early part of the spring,” the site says. “For producers targeting a forage quality of 150 RFV in the yard, we recommend cutting the alfalfa when it’s reached 170 RFV, as quality will drop an average of 20 points between cutting and delivery in the yard.”

So when alfalfa in their area is testing 180 RFV they should be cutting, if the weather allows, McGregor said.

“I have hay marketers looking for closer to 200 (RFV ) because they can get a premium for that type of hay,” he said.

La Broquerie dairy farmer Ray Pelletier was one of the first farmers involved in the Green Gold Program and describes it as a “valuable tool.”

“It gives us the prime cutting date to get the maximum protein out of the first cut of alfalfa,” he said.

“I think it’s important that industry and government work together to maintain this program. I would like to bring it to the ears of government that we need this tool.”

Pelletier said the analysis is more accurate than eyeballing it, even for an experienced grower.

“Without the clippings (and test results) you don’t really know because every year is different,” he said. “You’d think it would be higher or lower than what the

actual numbers are. It depends on the weather and if it’s colder or warmer than other years.

Sometimes it looks too short to cut but you’re starting to lose quality already.”

Brothers John and Henry Nyhof, who run a dairy farm near Ile des Chenes, agree.

“Every spring is very different in Manitoba with when the snow melts and it starts growing,” said Henry Nyhof. “Some farmers cut at 10 per cent flower, but that’s not nearly as accurate as the Green Gold (Program), then you know for sure.”

The Nyhofs feed 500 milk cows, plus replacements and grow 600 acres of alfalfa.

“Our goal is to get really goodquality forage and try to save on grain costs and the Green Gold (Program) helps,” Henry said. “It tells us when the protein and feed value is highest… then you can figure out your harvest, so long as the weather co-operates of course.

“Last year we managed to get four cuts. We started early and our lower feed value last year was in the 170s and the highest was in the 240s.”

This year’s Green Gold Program major sponsor is Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. The other spons o r s a re : Bre t t Yo u n g Se e d s, Central Testing Laboratories, Enns Brothers — John Deere, H & L Motors, Marc Hutlet Seeds, Masterfeeds, Northstar Seed, Pickseed, PESAI, Royal Bank Canada, Steinbach Credit Union, and Viterra.

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etermining the optimum time to take the first cut of alfalfa is as simple as subscribing to an email, thanks to the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s (MFGA) Green Gold Program.

Starting in mid-May, 15 to 20 alfalfa fields across Manitoba will be sampled twice a week and the relative feed value (RFV ) calculated by Central Testing Laboratory in Winnipeg. The results will be posted on the MFGA’s website (http://mfga.net) and distributed through the Manitoba Co-operator’s Daily News — an email sent directly to Daily News subscribers.

Farmers can also email John McGregor, the MFGA’s extension support person, (john@mfga.net) and ask to be added to the Green Gold Program mailing list.

Results will be published as well in the Carillon News and broadcast on Radio Southern Manitoba.

“Since people will be getting this information as the alfalfa is progressing, it gives them a heads up as to when their alfalfa might reach the stage they want to harvest it at,” McGregor said in an interview May 1.

Farmers can look at the results from the area nearest to them as well as the regional average.

Samples will be taken from the eastern, central and western areas of Manitoba.

When deciding on the right time to cut alfalfa, there are several considerations, including feed value and yield. Allowing alfalfa to grow longer before cutting boosts yield, but the feed value declines.

Traditionally, dairy farmers and hay sellers are most focused on putting up the best-quality alfalfa, while beef producers are willing to harvest slightly lowerquality alfalfa to get more volume.

However, with the rise in beef prices there’s an increased interest in putting up higher-quality feed to ensure beef cows are in good health before and after calving, McGregor said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

Seeding underway in most areas of the Prairies A late-season snowstorm has delayed operations in the Saskatoon area by phil franz-warkentin Commodity News Service Canada

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late-spring snowstorm will delay seeding operations in northern Saskatchewan, but better weather across most other areas of Western Canada is allowing producers to start making headway getting this year’s crop in the ground.

Up to 30 cm of snow fell in and around the Saskatoon area of Saskatchewan April 25-26.

“Before the snow things were looking fairly good, because we were starting to get some drier weather with heavy winds,” said Daphne Cruise, a crop management specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. She estimated that the heavy snow would delay seeding by at least five days.

However, if there is no more rain or snow, that would still allow farmers to get on their

This outfit near Carberry was taking full advantage of the warm, dry spring.

fields at around the average time. “Most of Saskatchewan likes to get into their fields by the first week of May,” said Cruise.

The moisture will help later in the growing season, but is a mixed blessing at this time

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of year as an early snowmelt had many people eager to get started early, said Cruise.

The southeast corner of Saskatchewan is still dealing with excess moisture which could create some difficulties with seeding, but the area

missed most of the latest precipitation, said Cruise.

Southwestern Saskatchewan is drier, having missed any significant snow or rain, and producers there have already been seeding for some time.

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ahead of everybody else, and it’s no different this year.”

In Alberta, seeding is underway in the southern half of the province, but has not progressed that far north, according to Neil Whatley, of the Alberta Ag Info Centre. He said peas and wheat were up to 70 per cent seeded already in the far south, with canola the next to go in the ground.

Nearby forecasts are looking warm and dry across most of Alberta, which should allow soil temperatures to warm up and see seeding operations move northwards, said Whatley.

In Manitoba, a relatively dry spring has allowed farmers to start seeding a bit earlier than normal across much of the province, according to reports. Weather forecasts calling for sunny skies and aboveseasonal temperatures over the next week will help warm soils even more, as planting becomes more widespread.

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on DePauw, who recently retired from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada after 41 years as a cereal breeder, has now joined SeCan as a science adviser.

As an employee of SeCan, DePauw will work with SeCan’s plant-breeding partners to accelerate the development and introduction of the best new cereal genetics for Canadian farmers, SeCan says in a release.

“We want to be absolutely clear that we are not initiating a new breeding program,” says Jeff Reid, SeCan general manager. “The real need is to create synergy between Canada’s public and private breeding programs in order to make quicker progress, and we know Ron is the best individual to drive this process.”

DePauw believes the time is right to ramp up private sector involvement through a national consortium of Canadian businesses, prepared to find solutions to ever-shrinking government budgets for plant breeding.

“We know it will take partnerships between universities, seed companies, farmers, and government — to keep Canada ahead of the curve when it comes to new varieties,” DePauw said. “SeCan is in a great position to help facilitate these partnerships.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

Auditor general slams federal inaction on antimicrobials Little progress has been made after more than a decade of discussions

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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he federal government has failed to take effective measures to contain the proliferation of drug-resistant bugs that threaten human health and to prevent the overuse of antimicrobial drugs in livestock production, says Auditor General Michael Ferguson.

The Public Health Agency and Health Canada “have not fulfilled key responsibilities to mitigate the public health risks posed by the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Canada,” Ferguson notes in his spring report on how the government has managed public finances.

AMR is on the rise across Canada and in hospitals alone, “about 18,000 Canadians contract drug-resistant infections every year.” However, the Health Agency “is not collecting all the

surveillance information needed to understand the scope of AMR in Canada.”

He also recalled that back in 1997, the former government had proposed the development of a national AMR strategy. While the current government said in 2009 that action was required, there was little progress on the strategy “and in our view, it will likely be many years before there is one.”

While the department requires a doctor’s prescription for the use of these drugs in humans, it doesn’t always require a veterinarian’s authorization for treating livestock with them. It admits that the use of certain drugs in food production “may have serious health implications.”

Fe r g u s o n’s c o n c l u s i o n s reinforce concerns that the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association has been raising for years, said president Jean Gauvin. “CVMA has expressed the need for a comprehensive

national all-sectors strategy to address the growing concerns surrounding AMR.” The vets support the call for the federal government to “priority actions, clarify roles and responsibilities, and establish clear and realistic deadlines for the development of a pan-Canadian strategy to address AMR.” “While there is much work to be done to address AMR in Canada,” he added, “we look forward to collaborating with stakeholders from agriculture, veterinary medicine and human medicine to ensure we stay on target” with the goal of bringing Canada’s AMR’s prevention policies up to international standards by the end of next year.

Ferguson said Health Canada had failed to strengthen “existing regulations to prohibit farmers from importing unlicensed non-prescription drugs that are important to human medicine use,” he added.

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national AMR strategy and banning unauthorized and regulated imports, Health Canada should also periodically review “all antimicrobials important to human health to determine whether their approved uses and availability in veterinary medicine increase the risk that these antimicrobials will become ineffective in treating infections in humans,” he urged.

The Public Health Agency had failed to develop the national strategy with the provinces to address the issue even though that seemed to preoccupy it more than acting on AMRprevention recommendations from agriculture and veterinary medicine groups.

Last year, the Canadian Animal Health Institute and the veterinarians’ association called on Ottawa to ban livestock farmers from importing drugs without a prescription and to prevent the importation of bulk shipments of medicines to treat animals.

T h e g ov e r n m e n t f i n a l l y announced in early April that it would be preparing regulatory amendments to do that.

This action followed a hastily arranged March 31 workshop on AMR at which Health Minister Rona Ambrose talked about what her department would be doing. Industry insiders note that by this time, the government knew how critical Ferguson would be of Health Canada’s handling of the issue.

In a release about the closeddoor meeting, the minister didn’t acknowledge the actions the industry had been taking since the veterinary association introduced its prudent measures program in 2008 to teach farmers about the dangers of AMR. Last year, the U.S. government launched a major program to tackle AMR in the United States.

In response, Health Canada would only say it was working on a plan.

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COLUMN

Harami alerts producers to impending rally in the Canadian dollar A harami that occurs at the end of a significant move down in price and time will have more reliability than any other place on a chart David Drozd Market Outlook

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he Canadian dollar has rallied nearly 600 basis points in the past six weeks. This rally may have come as a surprise to some people, but not to those studying candlestick charting.

The Japanese are regarded as the true pioneers of candlestick charting. The Japanese method of charting is called candlestick because the individual lines resemble candles. The exact same data used in traditional bar charting (open, high, low and close) is all that is required.

Basic construction of a candlestick line The daily line shows the open, high, low and close. The thick part or candle is called the real body. It highlights the range between the open and close. If the close is above the open then the body will be white. When the real body is black this simply means the close was below the open.

The lines above and below the real body represent the high

and low ranges for the period.

A long black body illustrates a bearish period in the market with an opening near the day’s high and a close near the day’s low. A long white body is the opposite of a long black body and shows technical strength with an opening near the low and a close near the high.

The harami is similar to an inside day in bar chart analysis and is illustrated as an inset in the accompanying chart. A harami that occurs at the end of a significant move down in price and time will have more reliability than any other place on a chart.

On the first day, the market closes weak relative to the opening, creating a long black body. The next day, the market opens higher and closes slightly higher than the opening, creating a short white body. Thus, the small body of a harami must be contained by the real body preceding it.

A harami developed in the June futures contract on March 16, 2015. A harami is a reversal pattern which indicated the Canadian dollar was about to turn up from the low at .7800.

This low coincided with the previous low on January 30, 2015, reference point A. Markets will often turn up from a previous

Canadian dollar June 2015 Chart as of April 29, 2015.

low, as it provides an area of support where market participants are no longer willing to pressure the short side and the longs are eager to buy in anticipation of an impending rally.

Caution should be exercised as markets don’t always hold at previous lows, but when a chart provides a buy signal by way of a reversal formation at a previous low, it increases the probability the market will turn up from that level.

The June Canadian dollar futures contract went on to

develop a rectangular pattern with the lower boundary of the pattern providing support at .7800 and the upper boundary defining an area of resistance at .8060.

Once the loonie exceeded .8060, point B, all those who shorted the market since January 23, 2015 were caught losing money. The shorts place buystops above the market to protect their capital and once triggered, the buying frenzy causes the market to accelerate higher.

An advantage in identifying

rectangular patterns is the predictability of the advance after prices exceed the upper boundary. Simply measure the height of the rectangle and add it to the breakout point.

For example, the Canadian dollar was trading in a sideways range between .7800 and .8060, so the height of the rectangle was 260 basis points. Add this to .8060 and the technical measurement provided an objective of .8320, point C, which was achieved on April 29, 2015.

Producers who sold grain or livestock and received payment in U.S. dollars were able to take advantage of these important market signals by converting their U.S. currency to Canadian as soon as the harami developed.

Send your questions or comments about this article and chart to info@ag-chieve.ca.

David Drozd is president and senior market analyst for Winnipeg-based Ag-Chieve Corporation. The opinions expressed are those of the writer and are solely intended to assist readers with a better understanding of technical analysis. Visit Ag-Chieve online at www. ag-chieve.ca for information about our grain-marketing advisory service and to see our latest grain market analysis. You can call us toll free at 1-888-274-3138 for a free consultation.

CROP REPORT

Farmers jump at early start to the growing season Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development crop report for May 4, 2015 Weekly Provincial Summary Favourable weather and field conditions have resulted in an early start to the 2015 growing season.

Producers across the province have started to seed, with the most progress in the central and eastern regions. Localized areas that had excess moisture in past growing seasons are still experiencing wet conditions and need continued warm, dry weather to dry out fields. For the majority of areas in Manitoba, rainfall is needed to assist in crop emergence and growth.

Winter cereal crops generally overwintered very well, with the spring fertilizer already applied. Pasture and hay growth have been slow due to dry conditions.

Southwest Region Localized showers, but only limited precipitation last week.

Heavy winds and favourable drying conditions helped farmers to keep planting. Most areas have optimum soil moisture.

Overall seeding progress is estimated at 25 to 30 per cent complete, with the greatest progress in spring wheat and field peas. In some regions,

spring wheat and peas are reported at more than 50 per cent complete. Barley, oat, flax and canola seeding are minimal.

Some areas in the extreme southwest are still wet from previous years. Incidences of frost boils in some fields are causing equipment to get stuck or delaying seeding. Early weed growth is minimal and pre-seed herbicide applications are limited. Growers are able to seed with minimal field operations.

Fall-seeded crops generally overwintered well with spring nitrogen being applied to support growth. Forage and pasture growth is slow, grasses are at the 1.5- to two-leaf stage. Feed supplies are tight but lasting.

Northwest Region Variable precipitation over the past week occurred, ranging from five to 20 mm. Soil moisture is good, although there are reports throughout the region of saturated fields and very dry soil conditions on others.

Field operations are just beginning in most parts of the region except at The Pas, where producers expect to get on the land in the coming week.

Most field activity involves applying fertilizer, pre-seed herbicides and seeding wheat.

Emergence and growth of wild oat, stinkweed, dandelion and volunteer plants are evident. Flea beetles are feeding on volunteer canola.

Forage fields and pastures have seen limited growth.

Central Region Seeding is widespread.

Residual wet conditions from last fall, delayed the start of seeding in the Plumas/Glenella region.

Rainfall in the past week was minimal, generally five mm or less. All areas report blowing soil with high winds, and continued dr y conditions.

Prolonged dry conditions are a concern for future crop emergence and growth.

Winter wheat and fall rye are reported to be in excellent and good condition.

Most of the region has 95 per cent of all cereal acres seeded, with progress slower in the northwest. Wild oats are now emerging.

Corn, sunflowers and canola are being seeded, with excellent conditions allowing for

rapid progress. Some soybeans are planted, but many farmers are waiting for warmer soils.

Overall seeding ranges from 35 to 65 per cent complete, with the southern areas more advanced.

Pastures and hay fields are slow to green up, needing a rain. Pastures overgrazed last year are very slow to recover.

Hay in some areas is in short s u p p l y a n d p ro d u c e r s a re hoping to get the animals on pasture mid- to third week in May.

Eastern Region Variable rainfall last week ranged from two to 15 mm.

Seeding progress was steady throughout the week, soil moisture conditions on crop, hay and pasture land across the region are rated as adequate.

The majority of winter wheat acres are rated as being in good to excellent condition, but five to 10 per cent of the fields winterkilled and need reseeding.

Seeding completed is approximately 70 per cent spring wheat and barley; 50 per cent of oats; 25 per cent of canola; 40 per cent of flax; five per

cent of soybeans; 45 per cent of sunflowers and 25 per cent of corn.

Pastures are slow to start with most grasses in the twoleaf stage and alfalfa hay fields picking up nicely. Producers are starting to move cows out to pastures.

Interlake Region Warm temperatures and scattered showers were experienced last week, with rainfall averaging less than five mm.

In some areas frost still can be found beneath the soil surface and night temperatures are still producing light frosts.

Se e d i n g p r o g re s s v a r i e s from South Interlake to North Interlake. In the South, estimated progress is 35 to 45 per cent complete with most spring cereals done and a large number of oilseed acres. North Interlake seeding is scattered, with estimated progress five to 10 per cent complete. Spring cereals are being seeded, but excessive soil moisture in some fields is reducing the speed of seeding progress.

Some cattle are being put out to pasture early due to feed shortage.

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ADM will use drones to gather crop insurance claims data The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has approved their use from 2016

By Karl Plume Chicago / Reuters

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rcher Daniels Midland Co. plans to use drones to gather data on U.S. crop insurance claims as soon as the summer of 2016, its risk services head told Reuters on April 23.

ADM’s Crop Risk Services Inc. won clearance to use drones earlier this month from the Federal Aviation Administration, which currently bans their commercial use, and will begin testing the technology in the U.S. Midwest this year.

The unmanned aircraft can gather data about crop damage from hail,

wind, flooding and drought, and automatically upload the information to the company’s claims software, Greg Mills, president of ADM CRS, said in a telephone interview.

The company is one of a small number of businesses with agriculture connections, including Monsanto Co.’s Climate Corp. and Trimble Navigation Ltd., that have received exemptions to the FAA’s ban on commercial use.

The FAA proposed rules on commercial drones in February that limit their use, but final regulations may not be in place for two years.

Mills said cost savings from using the drones were likely to be “significant”

for ADM CRS, but declined to give any detailed estimate.

“I think it will create some general efficiencies and some specific efficiencies for claims,” Mills told Reuters, adding the company already owns two drones and has contracted for another two.

The FAA exemption allows ADM CRS to use only Phantom 2 Vision quadcopters made by Shenzhen, China-based Da-Jiang Innovations, which according to the company’s website, cost about $900 apiece. ADM CRS would need further FAA approval to fly different aircraft.

Drones can be deployed to find and assess multiple areas of crop damage over a broad area. Currently, claims

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adjusters often have to physically walk out into a field to measure the extent of crop damage, Mills said.

“The goal is to test the savings to the business in the Midwest and then potentially release nodes of equipment by next spring to be used for the summer of 2016 for use in a larger area,” he said.

The FAA exemption allows ADM CRS to fly its drones only within 400 feet of the ground and within sight of the operator. Pilots must also have a farmer’s permission to fly over their land.

Crop insurance is used by farmers to protect their income from losses caused by natural disasters. About 90 per cent of planted farmland is covered by insurance every year.

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

Women’s Institute focuses on food literacy Gardening, food preservation and cooking come easy to its members so why not share those skills with others, say Woodmore WI members

By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff / Roseau River

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ast spring they planted an extra row of vegetables in their gardens to donate to food banks.

This year, members of a local Women’s Institute are going an extra mile to teach others to grow their own.

The Woodmore WI held the first of three planned gardening workshops last week, and hopes to bring participants together again later in summer for food preservation and cooking classes.

Its focus on food literacy is part of an effort to help people better understand where food comes from and how to eat a healthier homegrown diet, said Woodmore WI president Debbie Melosky.

WI members know about these things, and want to share that knowledge, she said.

“Initially, last year we thought we’d help out by providing food for the food bank,” she said.

“But what we’re wanting to do now is help people become more sufficient and be able to feed yourself and grow your own food.”

The projects mark a return to WI’s own roots, so to speak.

Food literacy was the focus of the women’s organization from its earliest beginnings at the turn of the last century. Some of its first programs were on the topic of food preparation and food safety.

Keen to learn A n d p e o p l e re m a i n k e e n to learn skills in grassroots settings.

The Woodmore’s WI members were astonished at the 40 people who piled into one of their member’s living rooms last week, travelling from surrounding communities such as Rosa, Calowrie, Roseau River, Arnaud and Woodmore.

“We were overwhelmed by the response,” said Janet Kroeker.

“What really delighted me was to see some young families there. If we’re reaching that group, that really makes me glad.”

It reinforces how the skills many WI members possess are those others would like to learn, she added.

“It’s an interesting time we’re in,” she said. “We’re positioned right now at a time where there is still some people in rural areas who have this knowledge and the young people are coming around to say, ‘we want to know this.’”

Members of the Woodmore Women’s Institute hosted the first of a series of gardening workshops last month, and plan to organize others focused on cooking and food preservation later this year, said Woodmore WI president Debbie Melosky, (second from left). Their newly hired gardening co-ordinator Angie Appleby and Blythe Boews, a nurse from Emerson (third and fourth from left) facilitated a workshop held at the home of Brenda Dyck (left) owner of Cobren Farms Greenhouse at Roseau River.

PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

Woodmore’s WI secured two small grants via the Healthy Child Coalition and Healthy Together Now to host the workshops, so will have a part-time co-ordinator. Angie Appleby who has an Organic Master Gardener Certificate will help novice gardeners this summer. She gave a talk that ranged from soil health to seed selection and garden microclimates at last week’s meeting.

Conversation occasionally trailed off into side chats between experienced and novice gardeners.

Ar naud resident Adr iana Mueller grew up in Central Amer ica and was eager to lear n from gardeners who know the Manitoba climate.

She planted green and yellow peppers in her first Manitoba garden last year. “ T h e y t u r n e d o u t re a l l y good,” she enthused. “But I

Planned program

“This is really about getting back out with people and finding out what’s happening in our community and where do we have a place.”

Debbie Melosky Woodmore WI president

don’t have much experience in this. We had a big garden in Guatemala, and perfect weather for it. Now here I just have to adapt ever ything I knew to this weather.”

Across the room from her sat Ken Griffin of Woodmore.

He’s been gardening for 30 years but came to the workshop because “you never stop learning from others,” he said.

That’s the idea behind the wider Manitoba Women’s Institute efforts this year to try to help others learn gardening and food skills.

Kroeker, who also chairs the provincial group’s planned program committee, said this year they’re encouraging members across Manitoba to identify needs in their own communities and find ways to host gardening, cooking or food preservation activities.

The inspiration comes from attending other WI meetings where it’s clear members themselves know how to do all these things, Kroeker said.

“It made me realize what a large number of folks in the WI have this knowledge and how we’re really actually not passing it along very well,” she said. “Maybe we just take it for granted or just don’t appreciate that we know these things. But

the youth of today are looking for this information and going to great lengths to understand it.”

WI can only benefit doing this kind of community outreach, added Melosky.

“This is really about getting back out with people and finding out what’s happening in our community and where do we have a place,” she said.

MWI has an ongoing partnership with the Manitoba Association of Home Economists (MAHE) for a project called Basic Skills for Living — Building Stronger Communities through Life Skill Education.

For its food literacy programming, the women’s organization is also consulting University of Manitoba’s department of human nutritional sciences and community health sciences associate professor, Joyce Slater. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Prairie fare Safe food preservation advice comes early this year julie gardenrobinson Food and Nutrition Specialist ND SU Extension Service

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e have reached the time of year when church potlucks are plentiful and garages are cleared out to become open-air dining rooms for graduation parties. No one wants a special event with bountiful food and numerous guests to become a recipe for disaster.

Unfortunately, food prepared or stored unsafely can cause illness or even death. You may have read about a recent potluck held at a church in Ohio where numerous people were stricken and one person died of botulism.

According to recent reports, the food linked to the fatal outbreak was potato salad.

When potato salad and foodborne illness are mentioned in the same sentence, most people think mayonnaise was the culprit.

Commercial mayonnaise is a safe food that is acidic enough to deter the growth of many types of bacteria. Usually unwashed hands or another ingredient is the issue.

In the Ohio incident, homecanned potatoes have been implicated as the cause of the

botulism outbreak. The potatoes most likely were not pressure canned following current research-tested guidance. All lowacid vegetables must be pressure canned to be safe.

This food-processing technique increases the temperature to a level (240 F) that kills bacteria and their spores (inactive forms of bacteria).

Usually my columns about home canning appear during the summer months to coincide with harvesting gardens. However, sometimes home-canned goods from last summer are served as “special treats” during potlucks and family celebrations, as may have happened in the fatal incident.

The botulism toxin is colourless, odourless and tasteless. You might not experience symptoms until two days after you eat the food. A tiny amount can make you ill. The symptoms of botulism include weakness, dizziness, double vision, difficulty swallowing and later, difficulty breathing.

Without prompt treatment, botulism may be fatal.

Fortunately, botulism cases are fairly rare. About 30 botulism cases are reported yearly in the U.S. and most of those cases are associated with food canned improperly at home.

How does the toxin get in the jar of food? The spores are all around us. They are found in soils, bottom of lakes and in the intestinal tracts of animals and fish. The spores usually are harmless. However, when vegetables are cooked and placed in a sealed canning jar, the spores can “come to life” and, at that point, can produce the neurotoxin (poison that affects the nervous system).

Low-acid foods are linked with botulism because the toxin does not form in acidic foods. This is why you can process green bean pickles in a water-bath canner safely, but you can’t process plain green beans in a water-bath canner. The pickles are acidic.

Low-acid foods include vegetables, meats and most mixtures of foods. Tomatoes are a special case.

All tomatoes canned at home must have added lemon juice or citric acid to be considered safe.

See http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food for current recommendations and safe equipment to use when home preserving foods (click on Food Preservation).

Personally, I’ve never been considered a “finicky eater.” However, I am quite picky when it comes to home-canned food. The risk of losing my ability to breathe is a real deterrent to me.

Be sure the food that you canned or the home-canned food you taste was made and processed using the most current canning techniques from the National Center for Home Food Preservation, from universities or from reputable food-processing companies such as Ball.

If someone offers you some home-canned food, ask some questions. Did the person use a research-tested recipe or did the person “invent” the recipe? If the person is a food scientist with a commercial-grade pH meter and extensive experience as a foodprocessing authority, I probably would take a bite. I would watch the food scientist taste the food first, though, just to be sure. I also might wait a couple of days to see if the food scientist was still healthy.

However, if the person found the recipe on a website with no credible backing, I would steer clear. Although you might not win a popularity contest by questioning the safety of the food, your health is more important, right?

When made with safe ingredients, potato salad can be flavourful and colourful, and it makes a delicious addition to a potluck buffet. Be sure to keep it cold by nesting bowls of potato salad in bowls of ice on your buffet line.

Poached Turkey Salad with Fennel, Kale and Cashews There’s nothing better than a fresh, modern salad to serve for your Mother’s Day luncheon.

Dress your table with spring flowers, fresh linens and lots of love to make an impression on your special guests. Skinless turkey breast meat is also extra lean, so poaching a turkey breast and adding it to this salad will be so tasty as well as impressively nutritious. More recipe ideas for Mother’s Day and every day of the year can be found at www.tastyturkey.ca/recipes.

Salad: 4 celery stalks, diced thinly 1/2 c. celery leaves, minced 1 small fennel bulb, diced thinly 1 bunch scallions, sliced thinly 2 c. Tuscan kale, sliced into thin strips 2 small-medium apples (something tart like Honey Crisp or Granny Smith), diced (skin on) 1 c. seedless red grapes, sliced in half

Poached Turkey Breasts:

1/2 c. roasted, unsalted cashews

4 c. water

Dressing:

1/2 c. olive oil

1 c. plain Greek yogurt

1/2 c. dry white wine

1 tsp. honey

4 star anise

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp. whole peppercorns

1/2 c. lightly packed fresh tarragon

4 to 6 cloves

1/4 c. flat-leaf parsley

2 bay leaves

1 clove garlic

2 large skinless turkey breasts

Zest from 1 lemon 2 tbsp. lemon juice

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Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Bring the water, olive oil and white wine to a boil and add in the cloves, peppercorns, star anise, bay leaves and turkey breasts. Bring water down to a simmer and let cook for

30 minutes or until cooked through (165 F). Remove from the poaching liquid and let cool. While the turkey cools, toss all the salad ingredients together until everything is well combined. Place all the dressing ingredients in the food processor or blender, and process until all the herbs are incorporated in the dressing. Taste for seasoning and add more salt or lemon if needed. Slice or cube the turkey breast and toss it with the greens and one cup of the dressing. Add more dressing or serve on the side when you’re ready to eat.

Makes 4 servings.

Source: Courtesy of Kelly Brisson of The Gouda Life (thegoudalife.ca) and Manitoba Turkey Producers

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ndrew Jackson leaned back in his chair and took a sip of the coffee that the darkhaired young server with the silver nose ring had just poured for him. He set his cup down on the table before he spoke.

“I’m looking across the street,” he said, peering out of the window, “and there appears to be a protest occurring in front of the Pauper’s Prints. Why would someone be protesting in front of a used book store?”

Grant Toews, who was in his usual chair turned to look out the window himself.

“It’s not a very big protest,” he said. “Looks like a crowd of one.” He squinted, trying to make out the scene. “I can’t quite read his sign.”

Rick Ballantyne, who was sitting across from Grant also turned to look. “God will free you from bondage,” he said.

“I know that,” said Grant, “but can you read what the sign says?”

“That is what the sign says,” said Rick.

“Oh,” said Grant. “I thought you were just making a statement.”

“Nope,” said Rick. “I leave that to the guy across the street.”

“Ah,” said Andrew, “I know what it is. He’s protesting the fact that Maxine has a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey on the shelf in the bookstore. Rose told me she saw it there when she and Karen went in for a cup of tea last week.”

He turned to Grant. “Karen didn’t tell you?” he asked.

“She didn’t bring it up,” said Grant. “But maybe that’s where she got the idea of having me tie her to the bedposts when we went to bed that night.” There was a moment of surprised silence. “I’m kidding,” said Grant. “We don’t even have bedposts.”

“We do,” said Rick, “but I never realized they had any practical purpose. I thought they were just there to make it more difficult to make the bed. It never occurred to me to tie anyone to them.”

“That’s because you don’t know how to read,” said Andrew. “Those kinds of ideas come from books. Really bad books generally. Horrible

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works of literary nonsense that destroy the fabric of small-town North America by igniting firestorms of noisy protest in peaceful little villages like ours.”

Grant peered out the window again. The protester had seated himself uncomfortably on the curb and was trying to keep his sign from blowing away in the wind.

“That’s not a very noisy protest,” said Grant.

“But I think it may be the first protest ever in this town.”

“I think you’re probably right,” said Rick.

“We’re not really protesters here, are we?”

“Not really,” Andrew agreed. “We’re more grumblers. Protesting is hard work. I mean just look at that poor guy trying to hang on to his sign. Grumbling is easy. You can do it right here in the café over a good cup of coffee.”

“Speaking of which,” said Rick, “I feel like maybe we should grumble at least just a little about the government giving away the wheat board to Saudi Arabia.”

“Ah, what’s the point?” said Andrew. “It was just a slight miscommunication.”

“What was?” asked Grant.

“The fact that what the prime minister meant to say when he said that he was going to do away with the wheat board, was that he was going to give away the wheat board,” said Andrew.

“It was probably an honest mistake.”

“Probably,” said Rick. “The prime minister does make a lot of honest mistakes. But I have to admit I can’t always follow his reasoning. He says giving the wheat board to the Saudi Arabians is a gift to Canadian farmers, but honestly to me it just looks like a gift to the Saudis.”

“Well, it’s a gift to somebody,” said Grant, “so at the very least it’s evidence of the prime minister’s generosity.”

“I’m sure he’s a generous enough person,” said Rick, “but I can’t help feeling a little worried that he seems to be the most generous when he’s giving away things that belong to someone else.”

“Well, you should definitely protest,” said Andrew. “I’ll make you a sign and you can go sit on the curb with our friend across the street.”

“Call it the Fifty Shades of Grain protest,” said Grant.

“Or how about Fifty Grades of Grain,” said Andrew.

“I think not,” said Rick. “I’ll just be hurting myself if I protest. The government will say I’m ungrateful, considering the gift it’s giving me, and then it will make my life a living hell. I think I’ll just continue to grumble quietly and live my life according to my mother’s favourite saying.”

“What saying is that?” asked Andrew.

“Never punch a gift horse in the mouth,” said Rick.

Plants equal dollars!

Spring plant sales can be a money-maker for organizations

Whether at spring teas, bazaars and luncheons, charity auctions, or other events, plants will sell quickly at this time of year.

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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ost garden club members already know that spring plant sales are sure money-makers, but people who are not members should be reminded that selling plants in the spring can bring in some extra badly needed money for any organization. Whether at spring teas, bazaars and luncheons, charity auctions, or other events, plants will sell quickly at this time of year. Everyone, not just we avid gardeners, get the gardening bug in the spring and it doesn’t take much to tempt someone to buy a plant. Over the years I have learned a few things about how to go about selling them at such events.

Make the plants as attractive as possible — retail experts call this packaging.

Pot up perennials, and be sure to do this a couple of weeks before the sale so they are not wilted but look robust and healthy.

Put houseplants in attractive containers.

If you don’t have any to spare, visit a thrift store, and for very little money you will find some interesting and unique containers — not all necessarily originally meant to hold plants. If you have a few extra annuals or vegetable seedlings, carefully remove them from the flat in which the ones you are keeping for yourself are growing, and put them into a peat pack or other suitable container.

Try to choose interesting and unusual plants. Specimens of that old iris or Shasta daisy that have seen every plant sale for

Old venetian blind slats and a black waterproof marker are handy for labelling plants. Have lots of bags and boxes on hand for customers to use to carry what they buy. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

the last 10 years might not be sure sellers, but pieces of your fern peony or perennial phlox will be sure hits. Plants for outdoor containers, like geraniums, will sell well as will various bulbs and tubers, such as gladioli corms as well as canna and dahlia tubers. If you have the space, pot the cannas up ahead of time so that they have some foliage by sale day. If you have a few hanging baskets that you have accumulated over the years, plant some slips of tradesantia or creeping Jenny into them a few weeks before the sale. It is all about using what we have and making some-

thing out of it that is attractive enough to appeal to another gardener.

Make sure everything is labelled accurately and clearly priced. Pricing can be a bit of a challenge, but remember that the goal is to raise money for your group or charity, so don’t price things too low. If an item is of good quality and desirable, think about how much it would cost in a store and perhaps price somewhat below that.

Advertise your event, telling people what plants will be available for sale and try to choose a time for the event that both retired people and working people will be

able to attend. Combining the plant sale with a tea, luncheon or evening dessert and coffee party makes it a destination event. Use sandwich boards on the street — not everyone writes dates on their calendars or reads the local newspaper. Make the venue as attractive as possible. Have clean tables and organize the merchandise attractively. Group similar plants together; have a houseplant table, a separate table for bulbs and corms, and put herbs and vegetables together on their own table.

Have lots of volunteers to help answer questions from the many novice gardeners you hope will attend — elicit the help of experienced gardeners to do this job. Have lots of change — everyone will bring a $20 bill! Best of all, have fun as you talk gardening with your co-workers and customers alike… and when it is all over, hopefully your treasurer can head to the bank with a heavy deposit bag!

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba.

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

So you thought white was boring?

Here’s some tips to create a warm and relaxing room

wall shelves and picture frames might get a fresh look with some white paint, or add some white shutters.

For busy upholstered pieces, purchase furniture slipcovers in warm white so that they will fit into the mix.

CONNIE OLIVER Around the House

D

o you need to create a serene oasis in your home to get away from the busyness of life? A white-on-white palette is calming and subdued and easy on the eyes. To keep it from feeling too institutional, follow some of these suggestions:

Add texture Texture by way of wall treatments, like the one in the photo adds interest to what could be a stark space.

The trim on the cabinets and the walls adds a vintage touch that works well with the skirted sink.

The sink also has a ribbed front, which brings in more visual interest. Adding wooden pegs on the wall from which to hang herbs adds that final flair. While the overall palette is serene, there is still a lot going on to keep the eye interested. So, forgo the flat white walls in favour of some architectural interest and visual texture. Other ideas could be using a distressed cabinet for display purposes, or hanging old sculptural picture frames, an old wooden window or framed mirror

By Alma Barkman Freelance contributor

Accessorize

Choose a warm white A stark white with blue undertones can make a room feel harsh and cold. Choose warm whites or tinted whites with just a hint of a very soft colour for your walls. Ask your paint retailer for assistance, as they know which whites are warm and which may be too cool in appearance.

We cooks are a cruel lot

PHOTO: COURTESY KOHLER

on the wall that will bring in the same feel.

Include subtle pattern The marble countertop in the photo has a tone-on-tone appearance with just a hint of a soft pattern. Soft patterns can be more affordably included through fabrics, wallpaper and window treatments. A soft pattern adds visual interest just like texture does.

White furniture It may be time to update your dark w o o d e n f u r n i t u re p i e c e s. How about painting them in warm white to give them new life? Update the hardware if necessary and enjoy your old pieces once again. Painting larger pieces white will make the room feel more spacious and fresh.

Practise on a small item first to get the look you desire, and consider distressing it for added interest.

Other items like framed mirrors,

In the photo, the accessories that are included are in warm earthy tones. The soft green of the herbs and jute herb bag are reminiscent of nature. There are two ways to go with accessories. You might prefer soft, earth-toned accessories in a bedroom but might opt for pops of bright colour in a family or dining room. Two or three small pops of colour, like a vase of vivid flowers for example, will bring a bit more energy to the room. Either way, accessor ies are easy enough to change out when you want something different. Have a little fun with this phase of your project.

Textiles A fresh bed set in a white-on-white palette can add a sense of elegance in a master bedroom. Look for sets with textural elements and perhaps a hint of pattern.

In a spa-like bathroom, luxuriously thick, oversized white towels will make you feel spoiled. The same goes for bath mats. Spend a few bucks to get something scrumptious underfoot.

White doesn’t have to be boring. Keep the above techniques in mind and you’ll have a successful outcome.

Connie Oliver is an interior designer from Gimli, Manitoba.

PHOTO: ALMA BARKMAN

W

ho knew that cooks were extreme wrestlers even before the sport became popular? It seems nothing is off limits when it comes to the kitchen.

We tear the lettuce head apart. We decapitate an onion and chop it to bits.

We shred a cabbage and pluck out its core. We scrape carrots and skin tomatoes. We pound the steaks until tender, smother the pork chops and grind the beef. We gouge out the eyes of potatoes before mashing the spuds into pulp.

We grate the skin of lemons. We poke holes in the top pie crust, beat eggs until unrecognizable and whip the cream until swollen. And when we are finished, we stand back and relish our victories.

Is it any wonder the kitchen is intimidating to so many people?

Alma Barkman writes from Winnipeg.

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Stonewall student is an all-around cowboy Tyson Salmon has developed work ethic through involvement with MHSRA

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

D

eveloping a work ethic through high school rodeo, Tyson Salmon, a Stonewall Collegiate student, has been involved in the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) since 2009.

He has impressed family and friends in becoming an all-around cowboy. As a rough stock competitor he has competed in bull riding, and in timed events — tie-down roping, and team roping. Salmon, who has been riding alone since he was three years old, is hoping to expand into steer wrestling and a new event to high school rodeo — reining cow horse.

Salmon feels the competition from rodeo focuses on the individual rather than other competitors.

“The MHSRA has allowed myself to have lots of lifelong friendships, develop teamwork and sportsmanship, plus being a confidence booster in my ability to get the task at hand completed,” he said. “Involvement has fuelled the fire within to improve on my horsemanship and riding skills — horseback and on the back of a bull — as the only way to be on top is to practise.”

On top of his busy schedule of school, involvement in an apprenticeship program, roping four to five times per week, and training horses for others, Salmon has earned a number of awards over the years.

“I won team roping one year as a header and the next as a heeler in my junior years,

Salmon feels the competition from rodeo focuses on the individual rather than other competitors.

and many high-point year-end awards in bull riding, team roping and junior events,” said Salmon, who hopes to continue his apprenticeship studies in heavy-duty mechanics at a rodeo college upon graduating in 2016.

The son of Sandra and Ray Salmon has represented Manitoba at the Canadian Finals since he started in the MHSRA as a Grade 6 student. He has also won the team-roping championship, along with partner Shelby Gillies of Neepawa, at the 2013 Canadian Finals in Alberta.

Competing with horses that Salmon has put the finishing touches on and developing a bond with high-performing mounts, he has been successful in different venues across Manitoba.

This year Salmon and the rest of the MHSRA membership, will be looking forward to again portraying a cowboy — allaround style.

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba.

Bull riding is among the events that Tyson Salmon competes in. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

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ContrACting – Custom Baling – Custom Feeding – Custom Harvesting – Custom Seeding – Custom Silage – Custom Spraying – Custom Trucking – Custom Tub Grinding – Custom Work Construction Equipment Crop Inputs Dairy Equipment Electrical Engines Entertainment FArM MAChinerY – Aeration – Conveyors – Equipment Monitors

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Fencing Firewood Fish Farm Forestry/Logging Fork Lifts/Pallet Trucks Fur Farming Generators GPS Health Care Heat & Air Conditioning Hides/Furs/Leathers Hobby & Handicrafts Household Items Iron & Steel

hAYing & hArvesting – Baling Equipment – Mower Conditioners – Swathers – Swather Accessories – Various CoMBines – Belarus – Case/IH – Cl – Caterpillar Lexion – Deutz – Ford/NH – Gleaner – John Deere – Massey Ferguson – Versatile – White – Combines - Various – Accessories

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sprAYing eqUipMent – Sprayers – Various

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– Ponies – Quarter Horse – Shetland – Sport Horses – Standardbred – Tennessee Walker – Thoroughbred – Warmblood – Welsh – Horses For Sale – Horses Wanted poultry – Poultry For Sale – Poultry Wanted Sheep – Sheep Auction – Arcott – Columbia – Dorper – Dorset – Katahdin – Lincoln – Suffolk – Texel Sheep – Sheep For Sale – Sheep Wanted Swine – Swine Auction – Swine For Sale – Swine Wanted Speciality – Alpacas – Bison (Buffalo) – Deer – Elk – Goats – Llama – Rabbits – Emu/Ostrich/Rhea – Yaks – Various Livestock Equipment Livestock Services & Vet Supplies Misc. Articles For Sale Misc. Articles Wanted Musical Notices On-Line Services orgAniC – Organic Certified – Organic Food – Organic Grains

Outfitters Personal Pest Control Pets & Supplies Photography Propane Pumps Radio, TV & Satellite reAL estAte – Commercial Buildings – Condos – Cottages & Lots – Houses & Lots – Land For Rent – Land For Sale – Mobile Homes – Motels & Hotels – Resorts – Vacation Property – farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby Farms – Manitoba – Saskatchewan – Alberta – British Columbia – Pastureland – Farms/Ranches Wanted reCreAtionAL vehiCLes – All Terrain Vehicles – Boats & Water – Campers & Trailers – Golf Carts – Motor Homes – Motorcycles – Snowmobiles Recycling Refrigeration Restaurant Supplies Sausage Equipment Sawmills Scales CertiFied seed – Cereal Seeds – Forage Seeds – Oilseeds – Pulse Crops – Specialty Crops CoMMon seed – Cereal Seeds – Forage Seeds – Grass Seeds – Oilseeds – Pulse Crops – Common Seed Various

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AUCTION DISTRICTS

BUY AND – SELL –

Birch River

Swan River Minitonas Durban

Buy and Sell

Winnipegosis

Roblin

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Langruth

Minnedosa

Melita

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Neepawa

Gladstone

Carberry

Killarney

Pilot Mound Crystal City

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin Treherne

Westman Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Brandon Souris

Waskada

Interlake

Erickson

Rapid City Virden

Arborg

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

Hamiota

Reston

anything you need through the

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

Steinbach

Lam

The Pas

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Dowler Auct ion rt & o p

Svc

Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242.

Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.

RetiRement Auction

for Brian & Kathy Wilkinson

Sat., may 23, 2015

Dugald, Manitoba, Canada at 10:00 AM Directions: From Dugald, Manitoba: Drive 4 Miles South on Hwy #206 to Plymton Rd. Head East 2.5 Miles on Plymton Rd. Watch for signs.

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Red River

AUCTION SALES

Classifieds

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

John & Margaret Chikousky

PLEASE VIEW WEBSITE www.lamportanddowler.com FOR PHOTOS AND FULL LISTING OF EQUIPMENT, SHOP TOOLS, ANTIQUES, HOUSEHOLD, AND MISC. ITEMS! Featured Items: 2000 JCB 4wd backhoe & fel, quick attach clam bucket, 10’ reach, 2’ extend a hoe, premium unit, always shedded • White 1370 tractor, 3ph, power steering, 540 pto, 3512 hrs., 2nd owner, great yard tractor • Tarnel 20’ bumper hitch trailer w/ ramps 14,000 lb GVW (like new)

AuctioneeR’S note Brian & Kathy operated a successful gas station and plumbing/excavation business for many years. There is also a large selection of shop tools & household items. Please make note of the JCB back hoe in premium condition.

Saturday, May 9 @ 10:00 am

www.lamportanddowler.com John Lamport 204-476-2067 Tim Dowler 204-803-6915

Fisher Branch, MB Jct Hwy #17 & Main St. 8 Miles West on 233 then South 1 1/2 miles.

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

Auction Note: Retirement Auction - Farm Sold!

Contact: (204) 372-6912

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

Steve & Karen Formaniuk

Thursday, May 14 @ 5:00 pm St. Andrews, MB JCT Hwy #8 & #67 1 Mile East on #67 #705

The Property is Sold! Viewing by Appt. (204) 482-8008 Trucks: 05 Sterling Merc dsl Auto w/ 26’ Frt Box w/ Power Door, 278,000 km Sft * 04 Int 7600, 380 Cummins 10 spd Air Ride Tandem 30’ Frt Box w Reefer & Power, Tailgate 880,000 km Sft * Tractor & Equipment: Ford 8N 3PH * 3PH Hyd Wood Splitter * 3PH 6’ Blade * Cars: Opus Cortina Kit New Mint Cond, only 54 Miles TOD * Project Mercedes Baron 504 Kit, used chassis, New Kit to Assemble * 89 Jaguar XJ6, 6 cyl 4D 326 km *Yard: Simplicity 7117 hyd w/ Roto Vator Attach * Tools & Misc: Kleen 4000 Steam Pressure Washer * Air Tools * Husq Chain Saw * 2) 600 lb 3/4” Torque Wrenches * 3/4” Socket up to 4” 1/8” * Some Household * Rockola Juke Box * Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

AUCTION CALENDAR FARM AUCTION FOR MEL & HELEN KACHUR SATURDAY MAY 23rd 10:00 AM

Location: From Rosa, MB 1/2 Mile South on Hwy #59,then 4 miles West on Road 16N and 1/2 mile South on #24E, Driveway #15109 Partial Listing: 4430 JD Tractor, 3 PTH, Cab *966 IHC Diesel, Loader, Cab *MF 1135 Diesel, Cab *MF 90 Tractor, Loader, D19 Allis Gas Tractor, Loader *D21 Allis Diesel *78 Chev 3 Ton, 16ft B&H *78 GMC 1 Ton, Steel B&H *530 JD Round Baler *JD 894A Side Delivery Rake *718 NH Forage Harvester w/ pickup

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION FOR RODGER & SUSANNE GOSELIN SATURDAY MAY 30th 10:00 AM

Location: From St. Malo, MB 1 mile South on Hwy #59, then 1 1/4 miles South on Moose Creek Road Partial Listing: 03 Case IH MX110, MFWD, Cab, Loader, 3 PTH *81 Chev C60 Grain Truck, Midland B&H *860 MF Diesel Combine, (shedded) *20ft Wil-Rich 4400 Deep

HOBBY FARM AUCTION FOR BEN & ARLENE SAWATZKY SATURDAY JUNE 6th 10:00 AM

Location: From Vita, MB 8.5 miles East on Hwy #201, then 1/2 mile West on Road 7N (Strand School Road) and 1/2 mile South on 46AE Road Partial Listing: 2000 BobCat 753 Skid Steer *1100 MF Tractor, Diesel, Cab, 3 PTH *12ft Tandem Axle Skid Steer Trailer *Haying Equipment *Yard Equipment & Shop Tools *Horse Equipment & Tack *Livestock (2 horses, 2 Lama’s)

JUNE EQUIPMENT AUCTION

Tractors: 04 Case IH Jx1100u MFWA Cab 3PH FEL 3067 Hrs * Ford TW-20 Cab 540/1000 18.438 Duals 5580 Hrs * Ford 4000 3PH 6875 Hrs * Ford 3600 3PH 4750 Hrs * Hay Equip: NH 660 RD Baler * NH 451 3PH 7’ Sickle * 2) NH 56 Side Del Rake * 38’ Pipe Framed Hay Trailer * NH 851 RD Baler * Grain & Misc Equip: JD 1600 10’ Deep Tiller * JD 3600 6B Plow * AC 10’ Tandem Disc * Delgeman GD Stone Picker * INT 300 12’ Discer Seeder * INT 45 14’ Cult * JD 3PH 9’ Deep Tiller * JD 5B 3PH Plow * Pony Cart Harrows * Kendon 180 Bus Hopper Trailer * 3PH Post Pounder * INT 84” 3PH Snow Blower * Livestock Equip: AC 140 Manure Spreader * Gehl 120 Mixmill * Farm King Roller Mill * Calf Shelters * Squeeze Chute * 25) Metal Panels * Bale Feeders * Creep Feeders * Saddles * Vehicle, Blding & Misc: 05 Ford F150 Crew Cab 4x4 5.4L 93,000 km Sft * 90 GMC 1500 4x4 * Yard Shed * Farm Misc & Tools * Yard & Rec: 2011 Cub Cadet RZT 24HP 54” R Mower 110hrs * 2000 Yamaha Big Bear 350, 4x4 Quad * Yamaha 225, 3 Wheeler w/ Reverse * 3) Skidoo Olympic 335 Snowmobile * Plus 5 Guns * More Yard * Some Antiques & Household * Violins * Guitars * Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

SATURDAY JUNE 13th 10:00 AM

Live Internet Bidding

Location: Location: 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, MB *LIVE INTERNET BIDDING List not available at time of print.

Tractors *Trailers *Skid Steer Attachments *Trucks *Haying & Harvesting Equipment *Tillage Equipment, Boats, Atvs *Generators *Pressure Washers *Corral Panels & Gates *Wheel Loaders *Rv’s, Lawn & Garden Equipment. CALL TODAY TO CONSIGN!!

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a farm equipment auction for Scott & Shirley Bonnor, (306)331-7450, Sat., June 13th, 2015 at 10:00am.

Directions from Sintaluta, SK: go 13-mi North on Grid 606. Watch for Signs! JD 8440 4WD tractor w/PTO; IH 5288 2WD tractor w/duals; IH 1086 2WD tractor w/duals; 574 2WD DSL tractor w/IH FEL; IH diesel B-414 2WD tractor w/IH 1501 FEL; IH 1480 SP combine w/Rake-up PU header; IH 1020 22-ft flex header; IH 4000 SP swather, 8-ft & 10-ft swath rollers; Harmon 3680 36-ft air drill w/double shoot, 1,600-gal anhydrous tank & trailer; 35-ft Morris CP-735 cultivator w/tine harrows & Valmar; 1975 Chev C60 grain truck w/steel box & hoist; 1974 Chev C60 grain truck w/steel box & hoist; 1969 GMC 3.4-ton truck w/mounted sprayer & Honda engine & pump; 1969 Chev 1/2-ton truck; Wheatheart 8-51 auger & mover w/Kohler 27-HP engine; Brandt 7-40 auger w/Honda engine; Konskilde 300 grain vac, Lode King 400-bu tank & trailer, 6,000-bu temporary grain ring; Degelman ground drive rock picker, Farm King 18-in roller mil; IH 430 square baler; Massey Harris grain crusher; Woods 3-PTH gyro mower; Farm King 3-PTH snow blower; Leon 9-ft angle dozer blade; Douglas 3-PTH rotovator; shop built 36-ft land roller; 3-PTH tooth cultivator; rope weed wck 40-ft pulled by ATV; 1,000-gal fuel tank & electric pump; 100-gal slip tank; 250-gal poly water tank; Smith Roles tire changer; hyd press; engine stand; numerous hand tools, plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

FRASER Brandon, AUCTION SERVICE LTD. Manitoba Auctioneer: Scott Campbell Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A., A.A.C. PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: office@fraserauction.com

APIARIST RETIREMENT AUCTION for ROD BOUDREAU

Winnipeg, MB. - THURSDAY MAY 21, 12:00PM

DIRECTIONS: (8424 Wilkes Ave. Winnipeg, MB.) 1 Mile West of Perimeter on Wilkes Ave. Go west on Wilkes Ave to Hall Rd then turn south on Hall Rd. Sale site on west side of road. Watch for signs sale day!

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Rod has a very clean operation and his hives look very strong. The pictures of the hives that you see where taken in mid-March so that gives you a good idea how strong they will be by sale date. Rod is a well-known bee keeper and you will not be disappointed when you see his equipment. Plan to attend this good apiary sale.

LIVE HIVES: *Approx 200 +/- Double Brood Hives. Hive are always treated with Oxalic Acid Vaporized and Fumagillin. Hives will be inspected by Provincial Apiarist prior to sale and copies will be available for you to view sale day. Rod states that he has had a clear disease record for 30 years. Hives will be located in three to four yards away from sale site. Please come early to inspect the hives prior to 12:00 sale time. EXTRACTING EQUIPMENT: *Dadant Model 90-7F 60 Frame Extractor w/SS sump *Viking Honey Pump w/ 2” Banjo Couplers, 1PH – 220 Volts, Dayton Reversible Switch *Dakota Guinness Uncapper, 1PH – 3/4HP *Honey Quip Jacketed Honey Tank *TEC SL42–15WK Digital Scale w/Readout, weighs in Kgs or Lbs *Assortment of Honey Containers TRUCK & STORAGE SEA-CANS: *1970 GMC Hi-Cube Van G3500 w/6 Cylinder Gas, 4 Spd Std Trans, 12’ Van Body, 1250 lb Power Tail Gate (Canadian Lift Gate), 19.5” Rubber, 54,555 Miles Showing, VIN#PS342FZ62504 *(3) High Cube 48’ Shipping Containers *High Cube 40’ Shipping Container BOXES: *(200) Empty Boxes *(200) Brood Boxes (some heavy with feed) OTHER BEE EQUIPMENT: *(2) Cowan Vaporizers, 12 Volt *Walter Kelley Super Lifter, 110V *Lyle’s Service Super Cart *Approx 400 Queen Excluders (about 80% Chrysler) *Approx 100 Lyle Queen Excluders *300 Gal Poly Syrup Tank w/ Hose *Honda 4-Stroke Syrup Pump *6 Honey Drums *Bee-Z-Smoker, Rechargeable Smoker *(200+/-) Single Wraps *(90+/-) Double Wraps *(2) Pollen Feeders *(230) Hive Top Feeders (3-4 Gallon) *(430+/-) Mother Load In Hive Feeders *(24) Roller Conveyor *(40) NEW Hive Top Feeders (2 Gallon) *(50) Mother Lode Deep In-Hive Feeders *(300) Drone Frames for Trapping Mites *Assortment of Queen Rearing Supplies *Hive Pallets – Assortment of *Some Single Hive Pallets *(400) Propolis Matts *Assortment of Wax Dipped Bottom Boards *Selection of Inner Covers *Selection of Inner Covers – Converted to Lids *(250+/-) Varroa-A-Nator S/S Screen Inserts *(90+/-) Screened Escape Boards *Solar-Pak Solar Fencer, s/n5098505 (used 1 year) *Assortment of Electric Fence Wire *2 Wheeled Cart

For more information contact: Rod Boudreau 1-204-885-3344

FARM & REAL ESTATE PROPERTY AUCTION FOR DAVID & ANNA WIELER SATURDAY JUNE 20th 10:00 AM

Location: From Grunthal, MB 4 miles East on #205, then 1 1/4 South on 30E #25117 Partial Listing: 80 Acre Country Property w/ Shop & House *International 824 Diesel Tractor, 3 PTH, MFWD, Loader *18ft Car Hauler Trailer, Tandem Axle *25ft Fifth Wheel Trailer *2005 Honda Four Trax 4WD

Full Listing At www.pennerauctions.com

PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD. 218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.7529 Toll Free: 1-866-512-8992 www.pennerauctions.com

Sale Conducted by: PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a farm & livestock equipment auction for Murray & Salena McGillivray (306)869-2933 or (306)815-7715 Thur., June 11th, 2015 10:00am. Directions from Radville, SK go 4-mi South of Radville on Hwy 28, turn West on Grid Road 705 follow two speed curves to Range Road 191 & 2-mi South. Watch for signs!

Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com JD 7320 FWA tractor w/JD 741 FEL w/7,050-hrs & 3-PTH; Vers 256 Bidirectional tractor 1,960-hours showing 3-PTH & PTO consigned by (Roland Carles 306-869-2950); 2012 NH H7450 14-ft. disc bine w/rubber conditioners; Prairie Star 4900 swather & Macdon 972 30-ft. draper header w/1,870-hrs consigned by (Dan Vandenhurk 306-634-4446), Macdon 920 16-ft. hay header call (Dan 306-634-4446); Macdon 5020 16-ft. haybine w/no crimpers, Hesston S431 manure spreader w/poly floor; JD quick attach FEL bale speer; Vers 20-ft. PT swather; Vers 20-ft. PT swather; Vers 2400 bidirectional swather header (Roland Carles 306-869-2950); Vers 2800 bidirectional swather header w/PU reel (Roland Carles 306-869-2950); Robin PTO roller mill trailer mounted (Roland Carles 306-869-2950); 300-bu creep feeder; Morand maternity pen; portable round bale feeders; portable calf shelters; steel feed troughs; round bale feeders; buggy pole; bob sleigh; eveners & yokes, 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 4WD quad cab truck automatic w/154,200-kms; 16ft. Gator Mfg. tandem axle flat deck trailer w/ramps; 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailer, plus much more!

Consignments Welcome! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS an unreserved land & farm equipment auction for the estate of Gerhard Wagner, Wed., June 10th, 2015 10:00am.

Directions from Frobisher, SK: go 4-mi North & 2-mi West. Watch for signs! RM of Browning #34 SE4-4-4-W2: home quarter w/800-sq.ft. bungalow & surface rights for oil lease injection well. RM of Browning #34 NE 4-4-4-W2, both quarters will be chem fallowed or summer fallowed so new owner can decide what crop to choose. JD 5075 FWA tractor & JD 553 FEL w/only 55-hrs; JD 4020 w/cab; JD D140 garden tractor w/21-hrs; Power House 216 stand behind skid steer w/trailer, comes also w/trencher & auger attachments; PJ 7710 10-ft utility trailer w/ramp; Schulte SDX-840 3PTH snow blower, 2-360 MF 18-ft discers, 14-ft bumper pull stock trailer tandem axle; Ford F-350 1-ton dually w/flat deck; Ford F-150 pickup for parts; Antique tractors will be not running, some are complete & some are for parts; Allis Chalmers w/row crop & sickle mower; JD B row crop; Oliver 77; JD A; JD D; Case C; JD A; Massey Harris in middle of restoration & more once sheds have being emptied. 3, 2,000-bu Westeel Rosco bins on wood floors; 2,700-bu Westeel Rosco bin on wood floor; 1,650bu Westeel on wood floor, 18-ftx30-ft garage on skids lined & insulated ready to move; Comet squeeze livestock chute; slip tank; antique JD ploughs & mowers; Shopmaster tool chest; Strong Arm engine shop hoist; Coleman 5-HP Powermate upright air compressor; Champion 3000 generator; steel bolt bin; construction heaters; many shop & hand tools; tractor magnetos; antique kitchen cupboards; JD toy collection; many JD collectables, plus possible many barn finds! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill and photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

If you want to sell it fast, call 1-800-782-0794.

Beyond the printed page. www.manitobacooperator.ca Your online source for the latest in ag news and information.

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AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

AUCTION

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

FOX FARMS LTD / SHARON & LATE STAN FOX FARM AUCTION SALE

DIRECTIONS: No.7 Hwy - West 2.5 miles on PR 236E-North Side of Road - No.6 Hwy North on PR 236 to Balmoral East on PR 236E Farm north side of Rd East of School

SPECIAL NOTE: ALL EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN SHEDDED EXCLUDING HARROWS. SELLER RETIRED AFTER 2006 HARVEST.

Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937

SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2015 @ 10:00 A.M.

2003 John Deere 9750 STS Canadian Special s/p Combine 744 thr /1053 eng hr • 2003 John Deere 9750 STS Canadian Special s/p Combine 675 thr / 1010 eng hr • 1997 John Deere 9400 4wd Tractor • 1991 MacDon 960 30’ Harvest header • 1996 MacDon 960 30’ Harvest header • 1991 MacDon Header Adapter for John Deere Combine • 1994 Premier MacDon 2900 s/p Swather • 1996 Tyler Patriot 150 Sprayer • 2006 John Deere Greenstar AutoTrac Universal Steering Kit • 2004 AccuTrac Universal Steering Kit • 1996 Flexicoil C820 54’ Deep Tiller • 1995 Degelman 7000 70’ Straw Master Heavy Harrows • Herman 1600 70’ Harrows • Dutch Industries Coulters • 1993 Navistar International 9400 Tandem Grain Truck • 1988 Load King semi-trailer • Farm Fans Grain Dryer • J210-31 Westfield Industries Ltd. Auger 10” x 30’ • RR80-56/71 Westfield Industries Ltd. Auger 8” x 56’ • Westfield Industries Ltd. Auger 8” x 23’ • VAS IL 24-7-1-0 Grain Bin Fan 7hp 230 volts AMD 5250 • VAS IL 24-7-1-0 Grain Bin Fan 230 volts 60 cycle 35 amp • Avonlea FC 18-10-1-1- Bin Fan 10hp centrifugal • Avonlea 40531 Bin Fan 5hp (2) • Adventer Bin Fan 3hp

• 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.

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LIVE INTERNET BIDDING @ 1:00 PM

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Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks

BUILDINGS

05 F250 6-LITRE DSL, super cab 4x4, long box, 2 sets of tires plus wheels, lots of maintenance work done, 1 owner, safetied, good condition, $10,500 OBO. (204)685-2095.

HHM BUILDERS

06 GMC DURAMAX DSL 4x4, extended cab, runs very nice, 310,000-km, good rubber, $9,500 w/new safety. (204)871-0925

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers DOWNSIZING FARMING: 2006 CASTLETON Super B, new tarps, new brakes & drums, good rubber, safetied, $45,000 OBO; 2009 Castleton Super B, good condition, good rubber, safetied, $45,000 OBO. (204)734-8355.

Farm Sheds Garages Tool & Garden Sheds Home Building/Home Renovations Cabins Corral Set Ups Farm & Yard Clean Ups Farm Landscaping

AUTO & TRANSPORT Vehicles Various FOR SALE: ATTENTION CATTLE PRODUCERS Millet King Seeds of Canada Inc has moved its seed operation to St Claude, MB. Cerise Red Proso Common Millet Seed. Buy now to avoid disappointment. 94%+ germination, 0% Fusarium Graminearum. Makes great cattle feed, swath grazed, dry or silage bale. Very high in protein. Energy & drought tolerant. Sold in 50-lb bags. 2000+ satisfied producers. 12th Year in Business! Millet King Seeds of Canada Inc. Reynald (204)526-2719 office, cell & text (204)794-8550. Leave messages, all calls returned. www.milletkingseeds.com reynald@milletking.com

CORRAL CLEANER WITH 3-YARD loader & 3 vertical spreaders, taking new customers. Call (204)730-3139 or (204)721-2629.

BEEKEEPING

MANURE HAULING & SPREADING. Phone Rene (204)526-0932

BEEKEEPING Bee Equipment

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

HONEY BEES (204)434-6918.

FOR

SALE.

Phone

Roger

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!!

75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from.

B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

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

BUILDINGS AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322).

Website: www.postframebuilding.com CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

Call: 204-727-8550

Toll Free: 1-877-253-7567 Email: orest@helpfulhandyman.ca

CONTRACTING Custom Work

2004 NH RG200B GRADER air, dozer & ripper, 5,000-hrs; 2003 Hitachi ZX200LC track hoe & thumb; Case 621 3-yd loader; D7F dozer ripper, PWR shift; New Quonset in crate 52x35x18-ft. $17,000; 1999 GMC T8500 Cat DSL, tow truck, 20ft. tilt & wheel lift, $14,500; 1977 IHC 1700 series floater w/tiler fertilizer spreader, $5,000; 3-Ton fertilizer spread $1,500; Rotex SR7 Pwr parachute needs frame, as is, $3,000; Ford Major DSL loader 3-PTH bale fork, $6,700. (306)236-8023

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Fertilizer Equipment FERTILIZER TANKS 12,500 & 15,000-gal capacity w/2 & 3-in. valves, VGC. Phone (204)746-8851, Morris, MB. USED DRY FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-8 ton, Large Selection. Willmar Moblility Simonsen Tyler. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com (204)857-8403 Portage la Prairie, MB

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 WESTEEL GRAIN BIN EXTENSIONS, 19-ft bin roof panels $35 each. 14-ft bin roof panels, $25 each. Steel & plastic culverts. Collard, Metal, Roofing & siding. Galvanized flat sheets, 4x8, 4x10. Galvanized stock troughs. Phone:(204)257-3634.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, manufactures advanced screenless grain dryers, integrated w/PLC, HMI technology for automatic moisture & drying system controls. Update for Vertec, Ibec & other screenless dryers such as enclosed roof, drying tiers, & burners etc. are available. 1-888-288-6857. www.westerngraindryer.com

BUSINESS SERVICES

FARM MACHINERY Grain Elevators

BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase 10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304.

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

Licensed Agrologist on Staff.

For more information Please call 1-866-882-4779

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.

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FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

COMBINES Accessories

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Salers

FYFE PARTS

FLEX PLATFORMS- All Makes, Models, Sizes. In Stock: JD 630, 635, 922, 925, 930 avail. CIH 1020: 20-ft., 25-ft., 30-ft.; 2020: 30-ft., 35-ft. NH 973, 30-ft.

74C, 30-ft., 35-ft. AGCO, MF, CAT also avail. Corn Heads- JD 893, 843, CIH 1083 avail. Chopping Heads for All Makes. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer: (204)326-7000.

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

PRIME SALERS BULLS, POLLED, Red or Black, hand fed, very quiet. BW as low as 74-lbs. Ken Sweetland, Lundar: (204)762-5512. www.sweetlandsalers.com

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 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.

WATROUS SALVAGE WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

GRUNTHAL, MB.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

JD 920-925-930 FLEX PLATFORMS, reconditioned, $13,900; JD 925-930 Flex, Air Reel, reconditioned $17,900; JD 630-635 Hydra Flex, reconditioned $17,900; 2011 JD 635 Hydra Flex, 35-ft., New Crary Air Reel, $41,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer:(204)326-7000.

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

every TUESDAY at 9 am May 12th, 19th & 26th

NH 94C DRAPER, 25-FT, PU Reel, Trailer, real nice, $11,500; NH 88C Flex Draper, 42-ft, reconditioned, $39,900; CIH 1020 Flex, 25-ft or 30-ft, reconditioned, mint $13,900; CIH 1020 Flex, 30-ft, Air Reel, $17,900; CIH 2020 Flex, 30-ft, reconditioned $16,900; CIH 2020 Flex, 30-ft, reconditioned, Air Reel, $24,900; CIH 2020 Flex, 35-ft, reconditioned $21,900; CIH 2020 Flex, 35-ft, Air Reel, reconditioned $24,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer:(204)326-7000.

Monday, May 11th 12:00 pm Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

TRACTORS Various

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

Tillage & Seeding

DOWNSIZING FARMING: FLEXICOIL MODEL 6000 40-ft., Barton openers, new discs, 3450 air tank, excellent condition, $60,000 OBO. (204)734-8355

TILLAGE & SEEDING Air Seeders

60-FT POWERMATIC HARROWS ASKING $1,100 OBO; 2 hydraulic cylinders, 3.5x20-in in excellent cond, $100 each OBO. (204)334-6885, cell (204)794-5098.

1996 36-FT. BOURGAULT air seeder w/8800 cultivator w/2155 tank, VGC, $25,000 OBO. (204)745-7445.

8.5-FT. ROME TANDEM BREAKING disc, no transport, good condition, asking $2,100; Leon rotary rock picker ground drive w/clutch, asking $2,600; 38-ft. Fruehauf flat bed trailer, safetied, asking $3,000; AC 35-ft. field cultivator w/anhydrous kit, asking $850. Phone (204)728-1861 894 ALLIED LOADER, NON-SELF levelling w/8-ft bucket, excellent shape, w/Ford mountings, $3000 OBO. (204)373-2730 GRAIN SCREENERS HUTCHISON & DMC screeners, $1,500 Up; Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $5,000; 7 tube, $6,500 Up; Scrapers fieldmaster 4-yd, $3,900; Ashland 4.5-yd, $4,500; Eversman 6-yd, $6,000; Degelman 570 rock picker ground drive, $2,500 Up; Fork type, $3,500; Single axle dolly, $2,000; 15000Watt generator PTO, $1,800; Glencoe 10-ft.

3PH cultivator, $750; AC 15 shank, $850; Rowcrop cultivators 4-12R, $600 Up; Lilliston 6-12R. (204)857-8403 JD HOE DRILL 9450 30-ft.; PTO 3000 Westward swather 25-ft.; 1680 Case IH Combine; 1256 IH tractor; For Sale. Will accept any reasonable offer.

(204)967-2277.

MOWERS WOODS 7-FT. ROTARY PT, $3,000; JD 1508, $6,000; JD 1518, $7,000; JD 2018, $11,000; Buschwhacker 20-ft., $12,000; NH 9-ft. sickle mower, $2,200; IH 9-ft., $1,500; IH 7-ft., $850; Bushog 9-ft. 3-PH disc mower, $2,000; Plows Melroe auto reset 7-18, $2,000; 8-18, $3,000; White 5-16 3-PH rollover, $3,500; JD 4-16 3PH, $1,000; JD 3-16 3-PH, $850; Danhauser post auger 3-PH, $650; HD, $1,200; Lowe hyd post auger, $2,250; JD V Ditcher, $1,500. (204)857-8403 NEW GRAVITY WAGONS 400-BU, $7400; 600-bu, $12,500; 750-bu, $18,250; Large selection of used Gravity wagons 200-750 bu. Used Grain carts 450-1,050 bu., tarps avail; Valmar 1620, $2,500; 1655, $3,000; 3255, $3,500; Grainvacs Brandt 4000, $8,000; REM 2500 HD, $9,500; Big Mac Rock Picker, $4,000; Sunflower Rock Cushion Disc 30-ft., $20,000. www.zettlerfarmequipement.com Phone (204)857-8403 PLANTERS JD 7000 8RN, $7,000; 8RW w/fert, $6,500; Valmar applicators 3255, $3,500; 1655, $3,000; 1620, $2,500; JD 6T Lime spreader, $7,500; DMI rippers 5 shank, $8,900; 7 shank, $10,900; Phoenix harrows 33-42-53 ft; Vermeer twin rake hyd, $7,500; NH 216 hyd rake, $8,500; Hay conditioners $300 Up; Gehl 2270 14-ft. haybine $3,900; JD 785 spreader hydrapush, $11,000; Gehl 1410 same as 195 NH, $8,000; H&S 400-bu., $2,500. (204)857-8403.

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment FOR SALE: JD 567 round baler, 2004, 1 owner, megawide PU, kicker, shedded, excellent condition, asking $18,000 OBO. Call (204)535-2593, Baldur.

Combines COMBINES John Deere JD 9600 RICE TIRES, chaff spreader, hopper extension, 914 PU, 3200 Hrs. $39,900; JD CTS 30.5-32 tires, 914 PU, 2,700-hrs. $39,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer: (204)326-7000.

COMBINES Accessories CASE IH MACDON DRAPER header model #2062, 30-ft. w/gauge wheels, $40,000.

(204)871-0925.

Geared For The Future

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

TILLAGE & SEEDING Air Drills

51-FT FLEXI-COIL 800 CULTIVATOR w/350 trip shank & new shovels. Also, Degelman stone picker.

Phone:(204)779-5099 or (204)774-1350.

7700 FORD TRACTOR 86-HP, 3-PH, $12,000; NH 851 baler, $1200; Vicon baler, $1500; 21-ft deep tiller cultivator, $1200; 10-ft JD rake, $500.

(204)322-5614

Big Tractor Parts, Inc.

2008 CASE IH ATX 400 45-ft. air drill, double fan, variable rate, double chute, 4-in. packers, ADX 3430 tank; Phone:(204)799-7417 or (204)612-1734.

BOURGAULT 3225 TANK, RECONDITIONED once, POM & SS metering auger, new stlye lids in 2014, stored inside, $10,500 OBO Call:(204)365-7018. Mervyn Simpson, Shoal Lake.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various 2, 42-FT. CASE IH 7200 hoe drills, $3,000 each OBO; Case IH 36-ft. 6200 disc drill, $700 OBO. (204)745-7445.

CASE IH 36-FT PRESS drill, steel press, good condition, shedded. Phone:(204)637-2031. Austin, MB.

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.

1-800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

The Icynene Insulation System® • Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various 2003 30-FT. SEEDHAWK air seeder & 6130 Morris air cart, engine driven, fan, dual chute, 130-bu capacity, excellent condition. Phone (204)526-0932.

21-FT. CCIL (204)745-7445.

DEEP

TILLER,

$1,500

1-800-587-4711

OBO.

IRON & STEEL

45-FT FLEXI-COIL AIRDRILL, 500-LB trip, 7-in spacing, 3-in packers, liquid kit, 2320 pull-between airtank. Phone (204)648-4935 or (204)638-7561.

WESTERN DRILL FILL (Electric Overhydraulic); Galvanized grain-fertilizer tank (Diamond shape w/lid); 24-ft CIL Duplex discer in VGC, SA & FA; 18ft CIL discer SA & FA w/extensions (nice shape) Contact (204)745-7740

TracTors TRACTORS Allis/Deutz FOR SALE: ALLIS 7000 Serial No. 8138, overhauled motor, 2 new back tires, 200-hrs since overhauled. Phone (204)744-2415.

TRACTORS Case/ IH 95’ CASE 5220, ALO ldr, & bckt, MFWD, 2700-hrs, VGC, $37,500 OBO.(204)427-3311, Woodmore MB. Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794

TRACTORS John Deere 1986 JD 2550, 65HP, MFD, w/loader, 3pt, 9,500-hrs, $13,000; 01 JD 6410, Q970 loader, 24spd, $39,500. JD 3020, 46A loader, $6,500. Also dairy cows. Can email pictures or text. No Sunday sales. Ph:(204)494-9412.

JD 1830, 3 PT., JD 48 Loader, $8,900; JD 3130 cab, 3 pt., Allied loader, $14,500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer: (204)326-7000.

TRACTORS Versatile 1978 835 VERS 6,500-HRS, $18,000 OBO. Phone (204)526-0932

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.

FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

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HATFIELD SHORTHORNS has a good selection of shorthorn bulls for sale. Red, roan or white. Easy keeping & quiet.

Call Monty Thomson (204)870-0089 for more information.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING to buy or sell Shorthorn bulls or females, contact one of the MB Shorthorn Association fieldmen and they can help you out.

Call Monty Thomson at (204)870-0089, or Tom Walls at (204)895-8191. Website: www.manitobashorthorns.com YEARLING & 2 YR old Shorthorn bulls, Roan & Red. Orville Renwick (204)522-8686, Melita.

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2-YR OLD BLACK & Red Angus bulls for sale, also 1 Red 5-yr old her sire. For Reds phone Dick (204)427-3234. For Blacks phone Jeff (204)373-2370.

Delivery available.

BATTLE LAKE FARM has yearling & 2-yr old Angus bulls for sale. Semen tested & EPD’s available.

(204)834-2202.

HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale Reg Red & Black Angus yearling bulls & 2-yr olds. Good selec-tion. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s available. Top genetics, Free Delivery. Contact Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635.

RED & BLACK 2-YR old & yearling Angus bulls for sale; we have 10 bulls @ the Douglas Bull Test station; visit our website: ridgesideredangus.com Call Don:(204)422-5216. Thank you, have a great day!

FOR SALE: 2 HIGHLY proven young Red Homo Polled Rendezvous herdsires. Also offering 1, 2 yr old Fullblood bull. Ready for heavy service & semen tested. Direct all inquiries to David Maguet (204)447-7573, Ste Rose.

FOR SALE: PB YEARLING & 2 yr old Red & Black Simm Bulls. Bulls are developed on a Rolled ration from Masterfeeds Designed to properly develop testicular growth & muscle mass. These bulls will be semen tested & delivery is avail. Call Allan at Lawnview Simms (204)764-0399.

SIMM BULLS FOR SALE Kenorma Simmentals.

Phone (204)642-3058.

RED & BLACK YEARLING & 2 yr old Angus bulls for sale, will semen test, delivery avail. Call Wayne (204)383-5802 or (204)383-0100

SIMMENTAL BULLS FOR SALE. Yearling Black & Red Bulls, moderate birth weights, semen tested.

Call Cal (204)847-2055. Pizzey Simmentals, Foxwarren MB.

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BLACKHAWK ANGUS HAS YEARLING & 2-yr old bulls for sale. Hand fed & quiet... no creep feed.

Calving ease & good maternal traits. Call Kevin (204)529-2605 or call/text (204)245-1110.

SELLING 40 YEARLING SIMM Angus X heifers, will pasture & breed to your calving needs, preg checked by Oct 1st. Call for details (204)345-8492, Lac du Bonnet.

CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS REGISTERED bulls for sale. Sired by Windy 702, Remitall Rachis, Vermilion Yellowstone, Game Day, Cranberry CRK Pioneer, HF Kodiak.

Bulls are easy going with great dispositions. Hand fed for longevity. Semen tested, guaranteed & delivered. Will hold until the end of April. All weights & EPD’s available. Call (204)534-2380, or cranberrycreek27@gmail.com for more info, David & Jeanette Neufeld, Boissevain FOR SALE: 3 REG Black Angus bulls, born Apr & May 2013, birthweights 80-83 lbs, quiet, semen tested. (204)428-3961 N7 STOCK FARM HAVE 30 top quality yearling Black Angus Bulls for sale by private treaty. Sired by some of the breed’s leading AI sires, bulls are developed on a homemade oat ration & free choice hay. Performance records available, will be semen tested, delivery available. Contact Gerald & Wendy Nykoliation: (204)562-3530 or Allan’s cell (204)748-5128.

WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM WOULD like to thank all those who participated in our bull sale. We still have a number of yearling Red Angus bulls who are still at the farm. Contact Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais 2 YEAR OLD SPECIALIST & Date Line bulls, yearling bulls by Silver Bullet & Specialist. Martens Charolais:(204)534-8370.

CHAROLAIS BULLS W/PAPERS, bloodlines. Call or text (204)381-1240.

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CLINE CATTLE COMPANY HAS for sale PB Char yearling & 2 yr old bulls, White & Red factor. Call Brad (204)523-0062 www.clinecattlecompany.ca FOR SALE: YEARLING PUREBRED Charolais bulls, most are polled, some Red factored, some good for heifers, will be semen tested in spring, guaranteed & delivered. R & G McDonald Livestock, Sidney MB (204)466-2883, (204)724-2811.

THREE 2-YR OLD PUREBRED Registered Charolais bulls, Very good dispositions, will be easy calv-ing, born in April & May, will be semen tested & guaranteed. Also 2-yearlings (Bluegrass grand-sons). Phone:(204)748-1024, Virden, KEH Charolais, Keith Hagan.

WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT selection of PB Charolais bulls, both Red & white yearling & 2-yr olds.

Pictures & info on the net www.defoortstockfarm.com. Call Gord or Sue:(204)743-2109.

YEARLING CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR sale. Good genetics and ready to go to work for you. (204)427-2589

CLASSIFIEDS WORK

ATTENTION GRADUATES: SHORTHORN BREEDERS of Manitoba will be accepting applications for the John A. Nevin Cattle Growers Education Fund Award until June 1st, 2015. Contact: Susan Armbruster PO Box 597 Rossburn, MB R0J 1B0. Phone & Fax: (204)859-2088. Email:shorthornsue@gmail.com

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus www.penta.ca

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford FOR SALE: REGISTERED HORNED Hereford bulls, 2-yr olds & yearlings. Semen tested & delivered. For more info, call Morley Wilson: (204)246-2142.

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LIVESTOCK Horses – Percheron WINDERMERE KING KONG, SON, Percheron stud service avail. Joseph Weber Box 390 Gladstone, MB 1.5-mi N, Hwy 16, 2-mi East of Hwy #260.

LIVESTOCK Swine For Sale BUTCHER HOGS, 320-LBS AVERAGE, raised in outdoor environment, $1.00/lb live weight. Call (204)745-8421, or (204)435-2799, No Sunday calls please.

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P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123 LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 30-FT STEEL CYPRUS RIVER self-feeder; 1 walkin cattle testing chute. Phone (204)436-2571 or cell (204)857-2561 ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden.

KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

12V. or Hydraulic Electronic Scale Opt.

POLLED HEREFORD BULLS 20-30 months, quiet, broke to tie, guaranteed delivery avail, naturally developed on forage based feeding program. Catt Brothers:(204)723-2831. Austin, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin 20 YEARLING LIMOUSIN BULLS, Reds, Blacks, Polled, Semen tested & delivery available. Contact Diamond T Limousin, Kenton MB. Ph (204)851-0809 or (204)838-2019

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM WOULD like to thank all those who participated in our bull sale. We still have a number of Red & Black yearling MaineAnjou bulls who are still at the farm. Contact Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631.

1 877 695 2532 www.ezefeeder.ca

LIVESTOCK SERVICES & VET SUPPLIES CORRAL CLEANER WITH 3-YARD loader & 3 vertical spreaders, taking new customers. Call (204)730-3139 or (204)721-2629.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

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REAL ESTATE Land For Sale ROY FORSYTH OF EDDYSTONE, MB intends to sell private lands: NE 01-25-13W, SW 06-25-12W, SW 08-25-13W to Wes Bates who intends to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: SW 05-25-12W, N 1/2 10-25-13W, SE 18-25-12W, Section 11-25-13W, Section 35-24-13W, NW 13-25-13W, NW 07-25-12W, S 1/2 13-25-13W, NW 01-25-13W, E 1/2 14-25-13W, Section 02-25-13W

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REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

ORGANIC Organic – Certified WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification & marketing. Call:(306)382-1299, Saskatoon, SK or at info@pro-cert.org

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1/2 SECTION OF FARMLAND & pasture in Hartney area for sale. S1/2 21-5-23W1 in RM of Cameron. 312.79-ac w/185 arable acres of Heaslip clay loam. All fenced & cross fenced. Being offered for sale this spring. Contact Gary:(204)483-2404.

8 QUARTERS MOOSOMIN SK area, house, grain storage, cattle shelters, soil type GNH, average assessment $61,865 per quarter, consider 5 quarter 3 quarter split. (306)739-2640

HOUSE & ACREAGE FOR SALE. Ideally located on the edge of McCreary, MB close to hospital & downtown business area. Approx. 130-acs of Land, which includes 100-acs cultivated land, 20-acs of hay land, & 10-ac yard site. 1,200-sqft House w/Partially Completed Basement & hooked up to Town Water. House has 3-bdrms, 2-bthrms, large dining room & enclosed sunroom. Detached 2 car garage, large garden, beautiful lawns & garden shed. 54-ft x 30-ft Barn, round new metal roof. Can be used for Equipment Storage and/or Livestock.

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EDWARD & ANGELA JARVIE of Kinosota, MB intend to sell private lands: SW 33-22-11W; NW 28-22-11W; NW 35-22-12W to JASON & CARLA BORNE who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: SW 17-22-11W; NE 30-22-11W; SE 32-22-11W; SW 32-22-11W; NE 33-22-12W; NE 34-22-12W; NW 34-22-12W; SE 34-22-12W; SW 34-22-12W; NW 02-23-12W; SE 02-23-12W; SW 02-23-12W; NE 03-23-12W; NW 03-23-12W; SE 03-23-12W; SW 03-23-12W; SE 10-23-12W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

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The following Private Land is being offered for sale: N1/2 05-26-12W, E1/2 06-26-12W, SE 07-26-12W, S1/2 08-26-12W, NW 01-26-13W, NW 02-26-13W. 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 Ken Gushulak of Ste Rose du Lac MB. NW 06-26-12W, SW07-26-12W, SW 01-26-13W, NE 02-26-13W, SW02-26-13W, SE03-26-13W, Sec 11-26-13W. If you wish to purchase the private land and apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee Ken Gushulak at Box 146, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax 204-867-6578.

TOM ANDERSON OF ALONSA, MB intends to sell private lands: SE 33-22-11W, NE 32-22-11W, NE 21-22-11W, NW 34-22-11 W to David & Robin Borne, who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: NE 31-22-11W, NW 31-22-11W, NW 32-22-11W, NW 35-22-11W, SW 05-23-11W, SE 06-23-11W, SW 06-23-11W, NE 28-23-11W, NE 29-23-11W, NW 29-23-11W, SE 29-23-11W, NE 35-22-12W, SE 35-22-12W, SW 35-22-12W, NE 36-22-12W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser, please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax 204-867-6578.

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DURAND SEEDS: CERT AAC Brandon, Cardale & Carberry Wheat; Souris & Stride Oats; CDC Bethune Flax; Mancan Buckwheat avail w/contracts; Forage & Canola Seed.

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SANDERS SEED FARM: Certified AAC Brandon, Carberry, Domain, Glenn wheat; celebration barley & Cangerra canola varieties. (204)242-4200. Manitou, MB.

COMMON SEED COMMON SEED Forage Seeds FOR SALE: ALFALFA, TIMOTHY, Brome, Clover, hay & pasture blends, millet seed, Crown, Red Prozo, cleaned common seed oats. Leonard Friesen (204)685-2376, Austin, MB. MILLET SEED FOR SALE: Crown/Red/White Proso & Golden German & Red Siberian Foxtail.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 7, 2015

Big Canadian oats intentions surprise market But the report may prompt farmers to rethink their plans by phil franz-warkentin Commodity News Service Canada

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surprisingly large increase for oats acres in the Statistics Canada 2015 planting intentions report, released April 23, led to a quick drop in prices.

However, actual area will likely come in below the early expectations, as the declining prices should cause some acres to shift elsewhere.

Oats plantings were pegged at 3.6 million acres by StatsCan, which would be up by 30 per cent from the previous year and the largest acreage base in six years. Prior to the report, market participants had been anticipating a much more modest increase in oats area, with average guesses coming in at just over three million.

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Chicago Board of Trade oats futures dropped sharply following the StatsCan report, hitting fresh contract lows.

If the StatsCan number proves correct, “we’re going to grow too many oats this year,” said Mike Jubinville, of ProFarmer Canada. He said such a large acreage number was bearish for prices, which would likely lead to adjustments in some swing acres.

“The StatsCan report was probably overestimated,” said Jarrod Firlotte, of Emerson Milling in southern Manitoba.

“We do need an increase in oats, but 30 per cent is probably a little high,” he added, noting that the final carryout numbers will determine whether or not the increased acres are needed.

Firlotte said cash bids have already come down by about 10 cents per bushel.

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CWB drops PROs for 2015-16

By Commodity News Service Canada

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While farmers have a lower risk and lower input costs when growing oats, they will also be re-evaluating their seeding ideas in light of the latest data. “Nothing is written in stone,” said Firlotte. In addition, weather during the

growing season will also have a large part in determining just how large the actual oats crop is.

“Mother Nature will have the final say, as to what e x a c t l y h a p p e n s ,” s a i d Firlotte.

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Pool return outlooks (PROs) for Canadian wheat and durum marketed during the upcoming 2015-16 crop year were moved sharply lower in the latest CWB price outlooks, released April 23.

Projected returns for wheat were down by $22 per tonne compared to the March report, as declining U.S. futures and improving global crop conditions weighed on prices. The strengthening Canadian dollar over the time period was also said to be bearish for Canadian prices.

The price outlook for durum was also softer, with the PROs losing $21 per tonne compared to the previous month.

CWB raised its PROs for canola, while lowering both malt barley and field pea price projections.

CWB PROs include the general assumptions of a Canadian dollar at 82 cents versus the U.S. dollar, and a current forward futures structure for wheat and canola.

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