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new development fund sponsored by organic food companies will soon support associations in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta trying to expand the number of organic farmers.

The Prairie Organic Development Fund (PODF) is a multi-year fund that organic food companies have pledged to support, while the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative (POGI) will be its first funded project, said Becky Lipton, a PODF interim board member.

Now in final stages of incorporation, the fund has attracted wide support from organic food companies that are looking to stabilize and expand grain production in Western Canada.

Demand for organic grains is outstripping supply as few organic farmers are entering the sector and more have exited.

It’s resulting in wide-ranging uncertainty about the future of the Canadian-grown supply, so organic end-users have approached producer associations saying, ‘we need you to be stronger,’ said Lipton who is also executive director of the provincial association Organic Alberta.

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It has been a big beefy thanks to Canadian Forces from the country’s cattle producers

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

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fter five years, 11 events and 17,000 steaks served, the Steaks for Soldiers campaign wrapped up with its final event May 9 in CFB Shilo.

The Canadian Cattleman’s Association (CCA) first initiated the event in 2007 after the first troop rotation returned home from Afghanistan.

The CCA sponsored 1,700 steaks to be served to the returning troops of the Royal Canadian Regiment and their families at CFB Petawawa.

Following the initial 2007 event, Manitoba businessman Harvey Dann stepped forward with his daughter Jackie to continue the program offering a beefy thanks to Canadian Forces on military bases across Canada.

“In 2010 our company was celebrating our 25th anniversary in business and we wanted to do something that would be a give-back,” said Dann. “Over the course of six to eight months we raised over $120,000 from 650 producers throughout the country, mostly from Western Canada.”

Dann owns and operates Alert Agri Distributors in West St. Paul, exporting fat cattle to the U.S. Through his connections in the cattle industry, Dann was able to raise funds to repeat and expand the CCA original event.

“I have always had a soft spot for the military and we wanted to do some sort of give-back. It was certainly a joint effort and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the producers who donated, whether it be money or time. I certainly couldn’t have done it without the cattle producer community,” said Dann.

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Volunteers along with a number of cattle industry members participated in serving up Canadian beef to military families at CFB Shilo. photo: jennifer paige

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

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Why some songbirds warm eggs longer than others

Manitoba milk on the move Constraints on local processing is pushing milk into western provinces

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CROPS On the lookout Three pests producers need to watch for early in the season

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FEATURE Predicting flood effects A new simulator developed in Alberta could pave the way for insurance coverage

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CROSSROADS Quilting the barn A new way to promote tourism in rural areas

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Editorials Comments What’s Up Livestock Markets

Birds with a short lifespan put more effort into incubating their young

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he amount of care parents provide their young varies greatly across the animal kingdom, particularly among songbird species, who spend anywhere from 20 per cent to nearly 100 per cent of daylight hours warming eggs in their nests.

A team of researchers led by Thomas Martin, senior scientist and professor at U M ’s Mo n t a n a C o o p e r a t i v e W i l d l i f e Research Unit, set out to discover why.

“The reasons why species differ in how much care they provide their young has long been a mystery and of interest to scientists, given that it influences the quality and survival of offspring,” Martin said.

The researchers studied parental-care behaviours, egg temperatures and adult mortality rates in 63 species of songbirds.

The study, which spanned two decades and four continents, found that longer-living species with more future opportunities for breeding, which are common in the tropics, were less willing to expend energy and risk mortality associated with keeping their eggs warm.

Conversely, species with shorter lives put much more effort into caring for their young because they may not have another opportunity to reproduce.

In both cases, the songbirds balance longevity against the risk of their eggs being eaten by predators. Species with a higher likelihood of their eggs being preyed upon invested more effort in keeping their eggs warmer, as warmer eggs take less time to

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hatch, shortening the time the embryos were exposed to the risk of predation.

Songbird species differ in their risk of predation mainly based on where they nest. Species that nest in cavities in trees, for example, have very low risk of predation, while species that build an open cup exposed on a shrub have a much higher risk.

The species studied varied extensively in the time and effort they spent warming their eggs. Some, such as the Bornean stubtail, endemic to the tropical island Borneo, spend as little as 20 per cent of the first seven hours of daylight warming their eggs.

Others, such as the warbling vireo, common throughout North America, spend nearly 100 per cent of those hours incubating their eggs.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Study concludes Manitoba soybean-crushing plant viable But that’s partly because of market distortions caused by poor rail service and lacking competition

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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oor rail service and a lack of competition contribute to the viability of a 2,000-tonne-per-day soybeancrushing plant in Manitoba, a s t u d y p re p a re d f o r t h e Manitoba Pulse & Soybean G r ow e r s ( M P S G ) a n d Soy 20/20 says.

“Indeed, the numbers tell us that if adequate and regular rail service existed i n Ma n i t o b a t h e n b o t h a Canadian and/or a U.S. cr usher would find it difficult to compete with the Vancouver export market for soybeans,” the study says.

“For the price advantage, all Manitoba soybeans would simply move to the West Coast.

“However, that’s not a reality today.”

Nor is it likely to be any time soon, the MPSG’s executive director Francois Labelle said in an interview.

“A senior person from the CTA (Canadian Transportation Agency) told me one day this (transportation) problem has been over 100 years in the making and we won’t see it solved in our lifetime,” he said.

Less dependent A Manitoba soybean-crushing plant would make Manitoba soybean producers less dependent on the railways and sometimes fickle export markets, provide Manitoba and western Canadian livestock producers with a domestic source of protein meal and boost Manitoba’s economy by $190 million a year before taxes. “ We’re excited about the prospect that there are enough soybeans here (to justify a crushing) plant,” Labelle said.

“The next task is probably the harder one — convincing somebody to come forward and get serious about looking at this. But without the study and the ($52,500 in) funding we received from the province and the federal government under GF2 (Growing Forward 2) we wouldn’t have got the study done and we wouldn’t have had a starting point.”

The study says assuming continued adequate nearby soybean supplies and meal markets a US$90-million Manitoba plant would have a margin of $72.97 a tonne based on a 20-year payback.

“Because rail car allocation remains limited, this could help a Manitoba crush plant source soybeans locally by offering farmers alternate deliver y oppor tunities for soybeans even if it were at a lower price, while the export pipeline would continually pose a substantial risk to the availability of local supplies

“Indeed, the numbers tell us that if adequate and regular rail service existed in Manitoba then both a Canadian and/or a U.S. crusher would find it difficult to compete with the Vancouver export market for soybeans. However, that’s not a reality today.”

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for a Manitoba soybean crush plant,” the study says.

Premium Grain companies are making approximately “a $50-a-tonne premium over and above their handling fees and margins,” likely because of “inadequate rail service and a lack of competition amongst exporters.”

The report says if farmers invested in a plant they could capture some of those margins.

That’s up to farmers, Labelle said. MPSG would supply information but investors would have to develop their own plan, he added.

The study suggests the best place to locate a plant is between Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba and Carman.

(The report refers to Elm Creek, but only as a ‘place holder.’)

That area is close to most of Manitoba’s soybean production, feed mills and road and rail corridors and far enough away from northern U.S. crushers to have a freight cost advantage. However, Labelle noted the study is based on current statistics and future soybean production and possible hog production, will be in western Manitoba.

The study recommends a “switch” crushing plant — one that can process canola as well as soybeans. That way if soybean supplies get tight canola can be crushed, justifying a plant large enough to capture economies of scale.

The study also notes some e x i s t i n g Ma n i t o b a c a n o l a crushers could start crushing soybeans, but none have.

A facility could be built in two phases — the first being a highcapacity transfer elevator followed by a crushing plant. The elevator would provide storage for a future plant. In the meantime the owners could make money to invest in the crushing plant by exporting soybeans.

“It also allows time to see, as we predict, that soybean acreage continues to grow within the lower price environment,” the study says.

Growing acreage Manitoba soybean acreage grew more than sixfold between 2004 and 2014 to 1.27 million acres from 195,000; production jumped to 1.16 million

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tonnes from 41,000. Manitoba accounts for 18 per cent of Canada’s soybean production.

Soybean production took off in Manitoba because it could earn farmers more money than canola or wheat, the study says. The price differences are narrowing so the rate of increase will slow. Still, the study forecasts Manitoba and Saskatchewan soybean production will jump 169 per cent or 600,000 tonnes in 10 years.

A 2,000-tonne-a-day plant could crush 695,000 tonnes of soybeans a year.

“We suspected we were getting awfully close to the point where we could justify a facility with the acres and the production we have,” Labelle said.

“And we’re going to see more growth in acres as well.”

But will there be enough soybean meal markets? The study projects meal sales in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will fall by 27,734 tonnes by 2024, but increase by 41,550 in British Columbia.

The study notes cattle and hog production has and will continue to decline in Western

Canada, while chicken and turkey production has and will continue to grow.

The study’s authors didn’t explore soy oil markets in depth, but suggest much of it would be exported to the U.S. for biodiesel.

There’s little demand in Canada for soy oil, and even less in Western Canada, because there’s so much canola oil present, which is also considered healthier for human consumption, the study says. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Captive grain, and captive farmers?

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hose who follow livestock markets will know the term “captive cattle” — feedlot cattle owned by the large packers, and which they can use to maintain supply and/or take the pressure off rising openmarket prices. In the past that’s led to some U.S. government intervention, such as mandatory reporting of purchases and prices.

Recent developments in the grain market make one wonder if we’ll soon be hearing John Morriss the term “captive grain,” but it doesn’t seem Editorial Director likely that the U.S. government or anyone else will be able to do anything about it.

The international grain business has been dominated by large players for a long time, but now they’re becoming fewer and larger.

And if you think that the era of the state trading agency ended with the end of the wheat board monopoly, think again. COFCO is reportedly set to play a much bigger role.

Who’s COFCO? It’s the China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation, which used to be known as Ceroilfood back when it was mainly the agency responsible for imports. It’s now a diversified conglomerate, involving farming, milling, soy processing, hog production, finance, transportation, port facilities, hotels and real estate, and is now listed as a Fortune 500 company.

Through a joint venture with China Investment Corp. — also state owned — COFCO has acquired majority interest in two Dutch trading companies to form COFCO International Holdings. It reportedly intends to become a major competitor to the “Big Four” global agribusiness giants — ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus, though perhaps that should be “Big Five” now that Glencore is in the picture.

It owns 675,000 acres of farmland in the former Soviet Union, and 200,000 acres in Australia. You can imagine that as with captive cattle, controlling production from that much land would give Glencore a bit of influence in the market.

But Glencore is a piker compared to China. In 2013 it announced a long-term lease of three million hectares (seven million acres) in Ukraine. How much farmland China has acquired in Africa is not clear, but one estimate in 2013 put it at 4.9 million hectares (12.3 million acres). Others put the figure much higher.

Concentration of ownership across the supply chain is not new — Cargill, Bunge, Dreyfus and ADM own elevators and processing facilities in both importing and exporting countries. But COFCO won’t be only in those businesses — it will be the main player in the world’s largest importing country and a major exporter from multiple origins, including its own farmland. Imagine the power it will have to manipulate the futures market, or to avoid using futures altogether.

Former ADM CEO Dwayne Andreas (ADM has now completely absorbed the former giant trading company Toepfer) used to say that waiting for a free market in grain was like leaving the porch light on for Jimmy Hoffa. It seems that’s more true than ever. john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com

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magine farming in a world in which you could control your production costs, receive Laura Rance a premium for what you proEditor duce, and where demand exceeds the supply.

That might seem like the impossible dream in a year like this one, when it appears it doesn’t matter what crop a farmer grows, there are very few opportunities to do much better than break even — and that’s assuming above-average yields.

But as it turns out, such a scenario is no fantasy. It’s the reality for organic farmers these days. Even more surreal is the fact that their customers are investing in a special development fund to attract the production they need to supply growing international demand (see page 1).

The naysayers say organic won’t ‘feed the world’ because only well-heeled consumers can afford it. So what? What business-minded person would

shun the opportunity to sell to a customer who wants to pay more for their food? The cold, hard fact is, the market for organic foods continues to grow at a double-digit pace.

Recent testimony to the federal Senate committee put the global organic market at US$72 billion. Canada’s organic exports, at $550 million annually, have increased 20 per cent in the last two years.

Research results from the University of Manitoba’s longterm crop rotation studies at Glenlea show the organic systems have the lowest cost of production and the highest net returns. The organic systems proved to be more energy efficient too, by as much as 222 per cent. Researchers are now finding ways to combine organic with no-till approaches.

See more at http://www.umani toba.ca/outreach/naturalagri culture/index.html.

Organic agriculture isn’t easy.

Is conventional? It takes time to convert. But if consumers want it and farmers can make money at it, it’s here to stay. laura@fbcpublishing.com

When to start grazing?

BY JOHN MCGREGOR MFGA Extension Support

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ne of the questions that I get almost every year is, when can I turn my cattle out on pasture?

Grass is one of the most important things you produce and over the years, more and more livestock producers are starting to realize this and pay more attention to their forages and how they manage them.

How you manage your early-spring grazing can make a considerable difference to your total production over the growing season. Grazing a pasture too early will result in the vegetation being removed before the plants have had a chance to replenish root reserves. The result is poor pasture performance for at least the remainder of the growing season and usually longer.

A rule of thumb is grazing one week too early in the spring will sacrifice three weeks of grazing in the fall.

To understand the importance of waiting until there is considerable growth on your pastures before you turn your cattle out, you need to understand the grass and legume plant. In the fall, the plants stop growing and go dormant.

During the winter they draw on these nutrients stored in the roots and stem base. Remember they are dormant, which means they are still living. In the spring, the plant draws on these reserves to start growth. This drawdown continues until the three-leaf leaf stage when there is enough leaf material for the plant to start manufacturing energy to continue growth.

Plants that are overgrazed in the fall tend to go into winter with lower root reserves, leaving less stored nutrients for the plant to draw on in the spring. Plants that are grazed too early in the

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spring continue to draw on stored reserves which lower plant health and productivity, and could lead to eventual death of the plant.

In the spring, the first grazing on tame pasture should begin when there is 15-cm (six-in.) growth. At this stage of development, the field will be approaching 454 kg (1,000 lb.)/acre on pastures with a dense plant stand. If there is a high proportion of legumes, especially alfalfa, an increased height should be used — 20- to 30-cm (eight- to 12-inch) growth.

With the relatively normal winter we just went through, feed supplies on most farms are adequate. By turning cattle out on this early new growth, you may find that it doesn’t contain enough dry matter to meet the nutrient requirements of the cow and calf. Remember that a lactating cow requires about 2.5 per cent of her body weight to meet these requirements.

Your animals may need to consume 150 lbs./ day of early grass to ingest 30 lbs. of dry matter.

With early pastures being short, a cow won’t be able to grab enough grass in a day to meet the needs of her and her calf resulting in lost body condition.

If it is necessary to remove beef cattle and calves from wet winter quarters in the spring, providing free access to the summer pasture is not a good idea. It is much better to provide a spring pasture, saved specifically for early-spring use and rested after use. This pasture will need to be rested likely for the remainder of the grazing season if it is to recover.

Continue to provide preserved feed until other pastures are ready for grazing. Beginning the grazing season correctly will facilitate higher stocking rates later on, better plant and animal performance and a longer grazing season.

The more patient you are, the more productive your pasture will be.

May 1966

ur May 19, 1966 issue led with coverage of the release of a 78-page master plan to address the chronic economic problems of the Interlake. This graphic contained the recommendations for land use in the different areas of the region.

Improved education was recommended as the “paramount undertaking,” followed by resource development. Agriculture Minister George Hutton, in response to “some disquiet” by farmers, emphasized that no level of government intended to get into the business of owning farmland through the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act (ARDA) program that had been operating in the Interlake.

The weekly crop report said warm, dry weather was needed — there had been heavy rains May 15, and only 25 per cent of the crop had been seeded. There was extensive flooding along the Red River in 1966, and the Red River Board had opened an office to receive claims.

Officers of several credit unions were scheduled to meet to discuss the current “tight money” situation in Canada. A full-page ad from Manitoba Pool offered 10-year savings certificates at six per cent interest.

We reported that radioactive fallout from China’s third atomic bomb test was more than 33 times higher than the previous one.

There were agricultural effects from more than 400 tests that were conducted by the U.S., Soviet Union and China in the 1950s and 1960s. The Strontium 90 nuclear isotope became concentrated in food, and there were particular concerns about the safety of milk.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Beef industry travelling to a different drummer this year After an extraordinary year in which all animal industry saw higher prices, it beef stands alone in the continuation of lower production

by Chris Hurt

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014 was a special year for the animal production industries with record-high farm-level prices for cattle, hogs, broilers, turkeys, milk and eggs.

For 2015, a surprisingly fast expansion of poultry, pork and milk production will cause lower prices for those commodities. Beef stands alone in the continuation toward lower production, but prices remain uncertain.

In the first four months of this year, beef production was down five per cent, with slaughter numbers down seven per cent but market weights up two per cent. The reduction is the result of a beef cow herd that had been in decline from 2006, reaching its low point in 2014.

Expansion of the beef cow herd began in the last half of 2014 and current indications are that the expansion continues. Producers can increase cow numbers both by retaining heifers and by keeping older cows for another cycle when they normally would have gone to market. Slaughter of females so far this year indicates producers are doing both.

Heifer slaughter last year was down eight per cent and so far this year heifer slaughter remains down seven per cent. Beef cow slaughter in 2014 was down 18 per cent and remains down 17 per cent so far this year.

While these producer behaviours will build the beef cow herd and eventually increase beef production, the impact for this year is to pull down beef production.

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Government leadership needed on soil erosion What’s it going to take to stop soil erosion? For openers, it takes a minister who needs to consult with the past, then uses some ingenuity and common sense. That would be a big help.

Back in April 2012, the minister of agriculture said shelterbelts are no longer useful.

Well, it’s apparent that Gerry Ritz, born in 1951, never had to deal with the dry and wind years of the 1930s, when never-ending dust clouds, grasshoppers, and no rain settled on the Prairies.

The settlers of those years knew if they were to survive, changes had to be taken in their farming methods to

Meat availability per person had fallen by about 20 pounds from 2007 to 2014, but is making a sharp comeback in 2015.

Cu r re n t U S D A e s t i m a t e s a re that per capita meat availability could surge by nearly nine pounds this year. Chicken and turkey lead the way with over five pounds of increase and pork adds an impressive increase of nearly four pounds per person.

This means that the meat industry in one year has restored about 45 per cent of the lost meat availability from 2007 to 2014. The impacts of avian influenza will likely reduce poultry meat production in 2015, but are not included here.

The recent Cattle on Feed report from USDA also shows some of the adjustments the beef industry is making.

The number of heifers in feedlots as of April 1 was down 10 per cent from previous-year levels, most likely confirming a high rate of heifer retention for herd expansion.

Secondly, as a result of record-high calf prices and weak live cattle futures prices, fewer lightweight calves are moving to feedlots as producers keep those calves on forage diets and background them for longer.

The number of calves under 700 pounds entering feedlots in March was down 11 per cent, but the number over 800 pounds was up 16 per cent. In fact, 40 per cent of all placements in March were older calves that were 800 pounds and higher.

Improved pasture conditions in the Central and Southern Plains pro-

vides some of the explanation, but there were also reports of calves staying on winter wheat pasture further into the spring this year.

What are the implications for cattle prices this year?

First, a review of the unusual year of 2014 when finished steers averaged a record-high $155 per hundredweight. The normal seasonal price pattern for finished cattle is to peak in late March or early April, then move lower into mid- to late summer, with a rally into the end of the year.

In 2014 finished steer prices began the year at $140 and pretty much moved higher throughout the year peaking above $170 in late November.

So far this year, finished steers have averaged $161.50 compared with $146 for the same period in 2014.

Live cattle futures are suggesting a return to a more normal seasonal price pattern this year. Peak finished steer prices in 2015 to date came in early April in the mid-$160s and have declined since.

The futures tone stays weak through summer with prices falling to the middle $140s by the end of summer and then rallying to the low $150s toward the end of the year. With prices so far this year and futures estimates for the remainder of the year, finished steers would average $153, a couple of dollars lower than 2014.

USDA forecasters in the April 9 WASDE report have taken a much more bullish path with $163.50 at the midpoint of their annual estimated range. Also of note is that USDA ana-

lysts increased the potential range of prices as the year progresses.

One reason to increase a price forecast range is because of greater uncertainty. Ultimately, prices may be somewhere between these two.

One thing seems certain — 2014 was an extraordinary year for the animal industries. So comparing this year’s prices to last year’s prices may bring inherent dangers. But, the beef industry is the only one which will not increase production this year and therefore has a reasonable chance of seeing annual price averages near 2014 levels.

The wide difference of opinions about cattle prices for the remainder of this year point out the large price risks for cattle finishers. Cattle feeders already have record amounts of money invested in the cattle in their feedlots. Even with the lowest feed prices in five years, they are vulnerable to weak live cattle prices as the futures market is currently suggesting.

Feedlot managers should strive to price calves based on budgets using current futures prices and then should look to hedge those cattle with either futures or put options.

If feedlot managers find themselves bidding so much for calves that they have to have a sizable rally in the live cattle futures to cover costs, they may want to rethink buying the calves in the first place.

stop their land base from being blown away.

The tree and shrub belts were a beginning, but also a challenge, as the scarcity of water resulted in many failures and setbacks.

But eventually, conditions improved and the trees and shelterbelts began to flourish. And they were successful.

Yes, with modern farming methods and large machinery, they have become a nuisance, so they are ripped away, piled and burned.

The minister has now proclaimed that shelterbelts and pastures are not the way of the future and that stubble fields and continuous cropping are the new salvation.

Guess he’s been in touch with nature at the highest level, and been assured that drought years and windstorms are a past memory, and will never return to challenge the modern farmers of today.

His crystal ball is due for a cleaning.

(Webster). The underpinning of scientific investigation is the idea that everything happens for a reason, that there is a linear sequence of events that can be translated into a system of numbers, used to explain the interconnectedness of things.

Using this base of reasoned understanding, I note that science cannot say GMOs are safe because it has not yet reached a point of understanding of why genes are arranged the way they are. Science cannot explain what the forces are that determine a particular sequencing of a genetic code, nor the relationship between these forces.

In short, science cannot answer why this way and not that, cannot predict the result of random insertion of new genetically coded information. All science can say definitively is that nothing happens in isolation, that every event has a cause, that change produces change.

When I consider the wonder of a seed, I become conscious of the fact that it is a small miracle, that it has a history — a story reaching back through time, with the ability to create the future. Truly it is an astounding feat. It suggests the idea of soul, something deeper and more profound than the idea of numbers.

The only comparison I can offer to the idea of a seed, is the idea of music which has its own mystery of soul and, while it might be explained with numbers, only achieves its greatness in presentation as art.

As a musician, I am conscious of a need for internal harmony and balance in this presentation of music. If my guitar is only slightly out of tune, I will never achieve the full potential of the instrument, there will always be a slight disharmony that leaves a dis-ease in the air.

How can we consider a seed to be anything different? Surely a seed craves internal harmony and balance in its inner structure, and has a sense of all things working to common purpose. This purpose being the perpetuation of the heritage of the seed.

One might almost say an honouring of the past.

In the comment section of April 30 “why people continue to oppose GMOs” the author of the article suggests that to think “that all organisms have an observable immutable core”... is in “conflict with evolutionary theory,” I find to be disingenuous.

The argument against ready acceptance of GMOs is not a denial of “the idea that in evolution one species can change another” as suggested by the author. It is a question of the motivation, which as I see it, is dollars and the control it gives the industry.

The argument in favour of GMOs does not recognize that life contains mystery, that soul can be real, and in the end I am reminded by an old saying, ‘you are what you eat.’

John Fefchak Virden, Man.

Life contains mystery.

Seed contains soul The industry has always maintained that GMOs are a safe product under the guise of scientific truth. This is a claim that is without merit.

Consider, science, by definition is knowledge reduced to a system

Chris Hurt is an economist with the department of agricultural and consumer economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Purdue University.

Wayne James Beausejour, Man.

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FROM PAGE ONE STEAKS Continued from page 1

Since 2007, 11 events have been held in CFB Shilo, CFB Edmonton, CFB Val Cartier and CFB Petawawa.

“As the base commander here in Shilo, I have the benefit of being involved in lots of events that are sponsored by businesses and government organizations, but this is one of the few events that is an independent, individual and an association with no direct connection to the military that have put this much effort into an event and it is very humbling for us military folks,” said Stephen D. Joudrey, CFB Shilo base commander.

“They aren’t doing this to show what they are doing for us — they are just doing it for us. I think it is a lovely gesture and a selfless gesture on their part.”

Stephen Joudrey Base Commander

After five years of holding the events, Dann decided it was time to wrap up the campaign. He chose to hold the final event on May 9 in his home province.

“I am from Manitoba and so we wanted to wrap the event up here in Shilo. It has certainly been a very positive event and a good give-back,” said Dann.

The final event saw 800 hamburgers and 800 steaks served.

Preferred Meats out of Winnipeg

supplied the Canadian beef and a number of industry members participated in serving the soldiers, including Ramona Blyth, CCA board member and Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) first vice-president.

“It is a great day and an honour for us to serve them. They are so appreciative of what we are doing,“ said Blyth, who has also participated in the event on two previous occasions. “We are sad to see this initiative come to an end, but we have been very glad to be a part of this throughout the years that it has been hosted.”

The Steaks for Soldiers campaign ended its run with a $27,000 surplus which was donated to two charities, Soldier On and the Military Families Fund.

“You can only carry a project on for so long and when we decided to wrap it up there was a surplus, which we certainly wanted to give back to the military community,” said Dann.

Soldier On was founded in 2006 and works to empower retired and serving members of the Canadian Forces who have an illness or injury, through physical, recreational and sporting activities.

The Military Families Fund provides emergency financial assistance to military families facing unforeseen needs due to conditions of service.

“When it is an industry that is coming forward with no fanfare, they aren’t doing this to show what they are doing for us — they are just doing it for us. I think it is a lovely gesture and a selfless gesture on their part,” said Joudrey.

Serving the soldiers who serve Canada at CFB Shilo. PHOTOS: JENNIFER PAIGE

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The Dann family has been the driving force behind the Steaks for Soldiers campaign since 2010.

Nearly 400 military members and their families came out for the final Steaks for Soldiers event held on May 9 in Shilo.

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ORGANICS Continued from page 1

“They turned to us and said, ‘we see the organic associations in each of the provinces, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan as playing a significant role in helping us maintain the continued growth in the organic sector... and we’re prepared to resource you.”

Companies have agreed to contribute, based on a percentage of their sales, to a fund to be administered by Organic Alberta, and overseen by an elected board of directors, that will include representatives from all three provincial associations including Organic Alberta, SaskOrganics and the Manitoba Organic Alliance.

The fund provides a source of sustainable funding that organic’s multi-commodity sector needs, but never could tap through any sort of checkoff program, Lipton said.

“The companies involved see this as an investment not only in the longevity of their company but the entire sector,” she added.

“We see tremendous growth in this fund in the future.”

The first initiative to be funded through PODF is called the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative, or POGI. It’s main aim is to increase the quantity and quality of organic field crop production on the Prairies, Lipton said.

As it woos Syngenta, Monsanto mounts campaign to combat critics Activists, including some in Winnipeg, are organizing a global ‘March Against Monsanto’ for May 23

By Carey Gillam Reuters

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s seed and chemical maker Monsanto Co. woos Swiss agrochemicals fir m Syngenta, Monsanto also is trying to win over consumers in key international markets, rolling out social media and marketing campaigns.

U.S.-based Monsanto said it has recently launched interactive consumer-oriented websites in China, France, India, Argentina and Brazil, in addition to a lead site launched for U.S. consumers late last year.

Buying Syngenta, which has rejected a $45-billion takeover bid from Monsanto, would extend the St. Louisbased company’s geographic reach as well as giving it

added diversity in seeds and duce our company to those who may not know us and agrochemicals.

The “discover Monsanto” invite people to engage in a campaign encourages con- broader conversation about sumers to “be part of the con- food,” Monsanto spokeswoman versation,” ask questions and Sara Miller said May 14.

Monsanto’s campaign comes learn about the company’s genetically engineered seeds as organic, natural food and welland its key herbicide products. ness companies in the United A corresponding television States are pushing anti-Monadvertising campaign, under- santo messaging this month in way since November, declares a “social media march” across that to Monsanto “food is more Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other websites. than just a meal, it’s love.”

Activists are also organizThe outreach effort comes as the company’s key products ing a global “March Against face heightened regulatory Monsanto” for May 23 with scrutiny and a consumer back- events planned in roughly lash in Monsanto’s top market, 400 cities throughout North the United States. Some U.S. America, Europe, Asia and states are mulling mandatory elsewhere.

One key criticism of genetically modified labelling laws and advocacy organiza- Monsanto is its promotion of tions are pressuring regulators glyphosate, the key weed-killing ingredient in its Roundup to restrict glyphosate use.

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“Our goal is simply to intro-

Monsanto says the longused herbicide has proven safe and highly effective. But the World Health Organization’s cancer research unit on March 20 classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans” after some scientific studies raised concerns about the chemical’s health and environmental impacts.

Monsanto’s popular lines of biotech crops are genetically engineered to tolerate being sprayed with glyphosate, and U.S. agricultural use of glyphosate has more than doubled in the last decade, according to government data. Monsanto last year sold more than $5 billion of the herbicide.

Sources close to Monsanto have told Reuters that Monsanto is putting together a new offer.

“The companies involved see this as an investment in the longevity of not only their company, but the entire sector.”

Becky Lipton Executive Director Organic Alberta

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“We really need work done in this area.”

The PODF put a large portion of its funds into this initiative, which makes support available to groups that apply, Lipton said. The three main focuses include encouraging more farmers to make the switch to organic production, supporting existing organic grain growers by linking them to new markets and financing new research. The goal is to demystify the organic transition process for conventional growers, and get out word about the emerging opportunities in organics, Lipton said.

“Organic prices are quite high at the moment, but there is also that larger story that we have long-term proven demand, and this is a long-term stable sector,” she said.

“We’re working to make it more so.”

At last count, Manitoba has just 136 organic farmers down from a peak of 250 before the 2008 recession hit. A further exodus has occurred since conventionally grown commodity prices began to spike.

“We’ve probably lost 40 per cent of producers,” said Laura Telford, provincial organic specialist for Manitoba.

Yet, farmers are remaining interested in organic production.

There were about 100 at an Ag Days workshop about making the switch.

Probably about half were conventional growers doing “a little tire kicking” and that’s a good sign, Telford said.

“Out of that, some smaller number of them will actually sign up and start transitioning,” she added. “But we haven’t seen that in four or five years.”

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PEOPLE’S CHOICE CROCUS PHOTO AWARD

The People’s Choice winner in the adult division at the annual Arden Crocus Festival contest was Terry Roberts of Brandon. (left) There were 121 entries from 41 individuals in that division. The winner in the youth division was Jayne Unrau (above) of Austin who’s photo was chosen out of 12 photos submitted by three photographers.

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Who’s Coming? Ag in Motion Exhibitor Profile Ag in Motion, Western Canada’s only outdoor farm expo, is proud to offer farmers interactive exhibits, field demonstrations and crop plots from a wide diversity of exhibitors. A sample of Ag in Motion exhibitors will be featured in our “Exhibitor Profile” series, to inform you about some of the companies you can expect to see at this summer’s expo, July 21-23.

Ag in Motion Welcomes Crop Production Services

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rop Production Services (CPS) is Ag in Motion’s largest exhibitor to date, with a 500 by 170 foot outdoor exhibit space well-suited to showcasing the agricultural products and services that will help farmers achieve maximum success.

For Ag in Motion, CPS is planning product demonstrations of over 50 products and seed varieties, including their proprietary seed portfolio - Proven Seed®. They will also have an on-site display of storage and handling solutions.

In addition, the CPS Innovations tent will feature the expertise and services that demonstrate the company’s dedication to technology and product development, including their precision agriculture platform, Echelon.

“For CPS, Ag in Motion offers a unique opportunity for farmers to see and touch our latest innovations,” says Bruce Harrison, Director - Research & Development. “It provides a platform for us to demonstrate our commitment to research, innovation and technology, first-hand.”

About CPS CPS provides the tools, products, services and support that growers need to produce higher yields in a sustainable and profitable manner. As the leading provider of agricultural inputs and services across Western Canada, CPS is dedicated to supplying the grower with the innovation,

technology and expertise they need to get the job done – delivering locally, backed globally.

Committed to agricultural sustainability, CPS demonstrates its commitment to the grower every day, starting with support of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship system. Based on employing best practices derived from the best available science, the 4R’s focus on applying the right source of nutrients at the right rate, right place and right time. CPS combines the highest quality inputs with industry-leading precision agriculture services to help growers apply a prescription for more precise seeding and fertilizing.

CPS works in partnership with local organizations to strengthen and grow rural communities. CPS strives to be good neighbours – protecting, growing and enriching communities where they operate.

Visit CPS at Ag in Motion this summer, July 21-23 on Highway 16, just NW of Langham, SK. For more information on CPS, visit their website at www.cpsagu.ca.

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May 28-30: Canadian Nutrition Society annual conference, RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www. csn-scn.ca, email dallas@goodwinballance.ca or call 204-475-8585.

May 28-30: Livestock Markets Association of Canada convention and annual meeting, Hilton Suites, 1800 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.lmacmarkets.ca.

June 12-13: Canadian Charolais Association annual general meeting, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info visit charolais.com.

June 24-26: International Symposium on Bison Health, Radisson Hotel, 405-20th St. E., Saskatoon. For more info visit www.bisonhealth.ca.

July 5-9: 14th International Rapeseed Congress, TCU Place, 35-22nd St. E., Saskatoon. For more info visit event-wizard.com/ irc2015/0/welcome/.

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June 3-7: Manitoba Summer Fair, Keystone Centre, 1175-18th St., Brandon. For info call 204-726-3590 or visit manitobasummerfair.com.

June 6: DIY Homesteader Festival, Nourished Roots Farm, Fraserwood. For more info visit homesteaderfest.ca.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Canada grain handler Richardson targets U.S. acquisitions But it doesn’t yet know whether the companies it is targeting are for sale

BY ROD NICKEL Winnipeg / Reuters

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ichardson International, one of Canada’s largest grain handlers, is seeking expansion in the United States through acquisitions worth $100 million to as much as $2 billion ($1.67 billion), its chief executive said May 14.

Richardson, which now owns two U.S. mills, is interested in Andersons Inc. and private companies Bartlett and Scoular, as well as co-operatives, chief executive Curt Vossen said in an interview at the company’s Winnipeg head office.

He said Richardson has had no discussions with those companies and that it was unclear if they are willing to sell.

Richardson is also looking to expand to Latin America, Australia and Eastern Europe,

where more crop is produced than can be consumed domestically.

But the United States “is the logical growth direction,” Vossen said. “We don’t have to be the largest, but we have to be meaningful.

“There’s no point in acquiring small businesses if they don’t move the EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) needle for the organization in an effective way.”

Vossen said if Andersons, long considered by analysts as a takeover target for its grain storage and rail cars, Bartlett or Scoular are willing to sell, Richardson would have to outbid competitors from North America and Asia.

Spokespersons for the companies could not be reached immediately.

Andersons, which has a $1.2-billion market cap, is an

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attractive size, but also has significant family ownership that could complicate a transaction, Vossen said.

Richardson is interested in U.S. assets in grain handling, processing and crop inputs,

mainly in the northern Plains and other wheat-growing areas, he said.

The company may also build assets in the United States once it acquires a critical mass, he added.

Winnipeg-based Legumex Walker Inc. has said it is open to a sale. Vossen said he is not interested in Legumex’s Washington-state canolacrushing plant and is undecided about whether its special crop assets are attractive.

Richardson International, the largest division of James Richardson & Sons Ltd., has a share of grain-handling capacity in Western Canada similar to that of Glencore Plc’s Viterra Inc. Richardson is currently trying to close one acquisition in Western Canada and one in Eastern Canada, Vossen said, declining to give details.

Richardson’s last big deal was its $900-million purchase of certain Viterra assets when Glencore took over the Canadian company in 2012.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 135.00 - 142.00 D3 Cows 120.00 - 133.00 Bulls 160.00 - 174.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 200.00 - 235.00 (801-900 lbs.)

225.00 - 255.00 (701-800 lbs.)

255.00 - 295.00 (601-700 lbs.)

290.00 - 327.00 (501-600 lbs.)

310.00 - 360.00 (401-500 lbs.)

330.00 - 390.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

200.00 - 217.00 (801-900 lbs.)

215.00 - 237.00 (701-800 lbs.)

225.00 - 257.00 (601-700 lbs.)

235.00 - 277.00 (501-600 lbs.)

255.00 - 305.00 (401-500 lbs.)

275.00 - 310.00

Heifers

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

(850+ lbs.)

Alberta South — 201.45 - 201.45 140.00 - 155.00 120.00 - 140.00 — $ 223.00 - 236.00 236.00 - 252.00 263.00 - 284.00 286.00 - 307.00 320.00 - 340.00 334.00 - 369.00 $ 209.00 - 221.00 225.00 - 238.00 239.00 - 255.00 259.00 - 280.00 286.00 - 310.00 312.00 - 334.00

Change -0.35 0.33 0.48 0.77 0.85 0.57

Feeder Cattle May 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 January 2016

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

May 8, 2015

Previous Year­ 54,489 12,838 41,651 N/A 610,000

CNSC

Close 214.90 216.80 215.90 215.25 214.93 208.73

Change 1.92 2.10 1.97 2.00 2.85 3.17

Week Ending May 2, 2015 852 26,336 12,370 848 698 4,529 235

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 791 28,410 17,148 826 780 6,421 82

Hog Prices (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.)

Source: Manitoba Agriculture Current Week 189 E 175 E 162.66 160.44

Futures (May 8, 2015) in U.S. Hogs May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 October 2015

Last Week 171.51 159.75 148.20 147.33

Close 79.85 83.50 83.33 83.58 73.60

Last Year (Index 100) 231.62 214.85 225.49 230.31

Change 2.90 2.07 0.80 1.20 1.72

Sheep and Lambs Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Winnipeg (265 Hd) Wooled Fats — Next Sale May 20th — —

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 10, 2015 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.965 Undergrade ....................................... $1.850 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.950 Undergrade ........................................$1.840 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.950 Undergrade ....................................... $1.850 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.900 Undergrade...........................................$1.815 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

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hin volumes were the story at this week’s Manitoba cattle auctions for the week ended May 14.

Just a few thousand animals made their way through the rings, while one yard announced it would close its doors until August.

Prices held steady for the most part, with steers (400-500 pounds) typically drawing bids in excess of $350 per hundredweight (cwt).

Heifers (400-500 lbs.) also held in the $300 range, with top-end bids creeping into the $335 region.

On the slaughter end, bulls stayed in the $160-$180 range while D1-D2 cows generally held a floor near the $130 mark.

“Things are still looking good. There’s a lot of optimism in the industry,” said Melinda German, general manager for Manitoba Beef Producers.

Many producers are getting ready to take their animals out to pasture just as spring rains green up the countryside, she said.

“We’ve had an early spring; we’re seeing some decent rain across the province, hopefully not too much in some of our wetter areas.”

Last year at this time, prices had already started to rise, but German noted that’s when excess moisture problems began in Western Canada.

“We’re hoping not to face those challenges again,” she said, pointing out many producers were hit with costs they hadn’t been expecting.

With record-high prices being paid for Manitoba beef, though, she expects producers will use that money on their operations.

“We’ve had a decade of tough times; there’s bills to pay, and a lot of catch-up to do on

Toronto 103.35 - 127.45 165.13 - 258.28 271.05 -281.10 272.71 - 293.86 259.03 - 311.47 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

Eggs

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Hd Fats) 240.00 - 260.00 235.00 - 340.00 —

<1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

farms. So even though we had that price correction, that money is going to pay debts (and) bills and to reinvest in the farm.”

German also hopes producers will find the money to aid in herd retention, as Manitoba builds up its herd size.

“We did see a lot of cattle go to town and market over the past few months, but what I’m hoping is that with more optimism, we’ll start to see producers retain a few more heifers.”

German and other participants are also watching the impacts other meats have on the price of beef. An economist with the Saskatchewan government has noted pork cutout values recently began to narrow the distance between themselves and beef cut-out values.

Poultry was also expected to cut into beef’s profit margins, but avian flu has resulted in the deaths of millions of birds.

Despite the high price of Canadian beef, German said, the public still seems to be buying beef at the grocery stores.

“Consumers aren’t maybe buying as many of the high-end cuts but buying the lower-end cuts instead. So I think when those things happen in other meats, we tend to see it reflected at the retail counter.”

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

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts declared a state of emergency May 14, after federal agriculture officials confirmed a second farm site had tested positive for the rapidly spreading avian flu virus.

The declaration follows earlier, similar actions by governors in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, whose states have all been hard hit by the ongoing bird flu outbreak that has led to the

culling of more than 33 million birds in 16 U.S. states.

Ricketts’ move opens the door to releasing emergency funds and other aid to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and other state agencies trying to contain the bird flu outbreak.

The U.S. poultry and egg industry has been grappling for months with the biggest outbreak on record of avian influenza in the United States. The H5 strains in the current U.S. outbreak pose a low risk to human health, experts say, and no human infections have been identified so far.

The U.S. government has approved the use of an additional $330 million in emergency funds to help contain the outbreak in U.S. history,

and hundreds of Minnesota poultry workers learned they would lose their jobs.

“Having a second farm in Nebraska confirmed to have HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) is unfortunate but not completely unexpected,” said Nebraska Department of Agriculture director Greg Ibach, who added that the number of chickens that have either died or will be culled has grown to more than 3.5 million.

The outbreak has shown few signs of waning so far.

Dozens of countries have imposed total or partial bans on U.S. poultry and egg imports since the outbreak of what is called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Toronto ($/cwt) 100.00 - 385.00 — 107.30 - 294.00

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

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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briefs

Nebraska declares state of emergency in bird flu outbreak

Other Market Prices $/cwt Ewes Lambs

“… even though we had that price correction, that money is going to pay debts (and) bills and to reinvest in the farm.”

DAVE SIMS

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending May 2, 2015 46,785 11,971 34,814 N/A 566,000

Cattle values hold steady as volumes grow thin Rainfall is helping pastures green up as cattle arrive

Ontario $ 189.20 - 206.18 172.74 - 197.47 101.58 - 138.36 — 139.77 - 166.56 $ 209.66 - 246.92 233.28 - 271.28 239.75 - 296.07 244.92 - 332.43 238.69 - 345.81 247.86 - 356.87 $ 190.42 - 217.59 212.27 - 246.83 203.59 - 272.95 211.72 - 294.88 217.21 - 322.49 243.73 - 325.94

$

(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 8, 2015) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close June 2015 149.38 August 2015 148.28 October 2015 150.18 December 2015 151.20 February 2016 151.35 April 2016 150.38

$1 Cdn: $0.8272 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2088 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: May 8, 2015

Numbers below are reprinted from May 14 issue.

Toronto ($/cwt) 8.00 - 38.00 33.69 - 57.69

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GRAIN MARKETS

Numbers below are reprinted from May 14 issue.

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Manitoba Elevator Prices

U.S. production prospects drag on canola values

Average quotes as of May 11, 2015 ($/tonne)

U.S. wheat’s corrective bounce is unlikely to stick Phil-Franz Warkentin CNSC

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CE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced up and down within a relatively narrow range during the week ended May 14, but finished right around where they started as the uncertainty of this year’s North American crop kept some caution in the market.

After waiting for a spring rally that never came, attention must now turn to the summer growing season if there’s to be any bullish spark for futures. Mounting dryness concerns in parts of the Prairies could provide that catalyst, but with timely rains and great U.S. production prospects, there are more reasons for canola to turn lower than to break higher at present.

Looking at a chart, old-crop July canola has generally held within a $10 range from $450 to $460 per tonne for the past three months, with any breaks outside of that range proving to be short lived. New-crop November is in a similar situation, having hovered around the $450-pertonne level since early March.

In the U.S., soybeans moved lower during the week, while corn and wheat both moved higher.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its much-anticipated monthly supply/demand report on May 12, with the May data including the first official production estimates from the government agency for the 2015-16 crop.

U.S. soybean production is forecast at 3.85 billion bushels for 2015-16, which came in slightly ahead of trade estimates. The bigger crop also meant U.S. ending stocks were above trade guesses, at 500 million bushels. That

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Net

Weekly Change

Red spring wheat

196.61

7.09

203.71

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Red winter wheat

185.13

-35.78

149.35

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Prairie spring wheat

185.13

-40.88

144.25

-0.32

Canola

457.25

-10.94

446.31

5.94

Port Prices

compares with an expected carryout for the current crop year of only 350 million.

Large crop prospects in South America also led to larger-than-expected world stockpiles for 2015-16. USDA pegged 2015-16 world ending soybean supplies at 96.2 million tonnes, above expectations of 95 million. World soybean ending stocks for 2014-15 are expected to come in at 85.5 million tonnes.

The government agency estimated an average soybean yield of 46 bushels an acre for the 2015 U.S. crop, which could be bearish for the soybean market if it’s realized.

With the big crop prospects, any rallies through the growing season will be seen as good selling opportunities.

For corn, the U.S. crop is forecast at 13.6 billion bushels this year, which would be off the 14.2 billion bushels grown in 2014 but still above trade guesses and bearish for prices overall.

USDA also pegged global ending stocks for the current crop year, and next, at larger-thanexpected figures, though U.S. stockpiles were generally in line with expectations.

Wheat did manage to see a corrective bounce off of nearby lows during the week, with concerns over cold temperatures in some winter wheat-growing regions of the U.S. providing support.

H o w e v e r, m o s t o f t h e f u n d a m e n tal news remains bearish for wheat, and the staying power of any move higher is questionable.

Both U.S. and world wheat ending stocks forecasts beat expectations in the USDA report.

World stockpiles are forecast at 201 million tonnes at the end of 2014-15, and 203.3 million for 2015-16.

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

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

Future

As of Friday, May 8, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

213.16

3.39

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

270.44

3.04

Canola Thunder Bay

476.70

5.20

Canola Vancouver

486.70

5.20

Recent sales reported Two South Korean mills: 94,000 tonnes of Australian white and hard wheat at $242-246 per tonne f.o.b.

Israeli: 65,000 tonnes of feed wheat at $193 c&f and 15,000 tonnes of feed barley at $186 c&f Tunisia’s state agency: 100,000 of optional origin soft wheat in four lots at $192.74-$201.94 c&f and 142,000 tonnes of durum at $323.88-$333.19 c&f

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, May 7, 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

195.02

-2.66

Chicago SRW wheat

173.71

-0.46

Kansas City HRW wheat

183.63

0.28

Corn

142.32

-1.87

Oats

150.76

-7.62

Soybeans

358.25

-0.37

Soymeal

346.47

-1.87

Soyoil

716.40

18.52

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, May 8, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

177.29

-2.30

n/a

n/a

549.58

n/a

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

175.72

1.95

Soybeans

356.05

4.04

20.75

.10

Ask

Ask

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

Prairie wheat bids up sharply as U.S. futures rally Winter wheat prices were up sharply in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, seeing gains of $14 to $20 per tonne

By Terryn Shiells Commodity News Service Canada

C

ash bids for Canadian wheat were stronger during the week ended May 14, as U.S. wheat futures rallied sharply higher and basis levels improved, in general.

Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were $10 to $13 per tonne higher, with bids ranging from about $196 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $214 per tonne in Manitoba, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across Western Canada.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but were generally narrower compared to the week prior.

Average basis improved slightly, to about $3.25 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$0.8334 as of May 14), CWRS bids ranged from US$163 to US$178. That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about US$30 to US$45 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $36 to $54 below the futures.

Average Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) bids were $14 to $16 per tonne

higher. Average basis improved slightly, to about $29 below the futures. CPRS prices came in at about $160 in Manitoba, $165 to $166 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $175 to $178 in Alberta.

Soft white spring wheat prices were up by $12 to $13 per tonne, ranging from $173 to $174 per tonne in Alberta.

Winter wheat prices were up sharply in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, seeing gains of $14 to $20 per tonne, with prices coming in around $157 to $170. But, prices for winter wheat in Alberta were down $6 to $12 per tonne, as basis levels in the region widened significantly. Values were in the $133 to $139-per-tonne range in Alberta.

Durum prices were steady to $8 per tonne lower, with prices in southern Saskatchewan, where the bulk of the crop is grown, quoted at $276 per tonne.

The July spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based off of, was quoted at US$5.6650 per bushel on May 14, up 25.50 cents from the week prior.

The Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, which are now traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPRS in Canada. The July Kansas City wheat contract was quoted at US$5.4325 per bushel on May 14, up 34.75 cents from last week.

The July Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$5.1425 on May 14, which was 32.75 cents stronger compared to the week prior.

The Canadian dollar closed at 83.34 U.S. cents on May 14, which was up 63 points relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to the previous week.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

LIVESTOCK 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

Thousands of litres heading west Demand for milk is up as dairy marketing takes hold

By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff / Winkler

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combination of factors, including an increased demand for dairy products, has Manitoba’s dair y farmers shipping 75,000 litres of milk out of province every day.

But changes to the province’s processing capacity have also played a key role, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman, David Wiens.

“Probably the biggest reason that that’s been happening over the past year is that the Saputo plant in Winkler was shut down,” he said, adding that while the company is expanding its operation in Brandon, the rebuild has taken longer than anticipated.

“We thought that it would be back to full capacity by November and… it still is not at quite full capacity, so that’s having an effect,” Wiens explained.

Milk first began to flow west following the explosion of a natural gas pipeline near Otterburne in January 2014, which temporarily shut two processing facilities. But as the pipeline was repaired, other changes took hold and the

shipments to Saskatoon processors continued.

Now Saskatoon processors are also at capacity, said Wiens. “ Wi t h p ro d u c t i o n l e ve l s in the other provinces, that’s increasingly an issue, because w h e re Sa s k a t o o n h a d t h e capacity before, that milk is actually being cascaded even farther west and potentially milk will cascade throughout the provinces right through to Abbotsford,” he said.

Shipping milk out of province does create additional costs, but the chairman noted that those costs are shared amongst all producers in the western pool.

“So we’re 17 per cent of the milk pool and so we pay 17 per cent of the cost rather than 100 per cent, so that certainly makes a difference on the part of Manitoba producers’ costs,” Wiens said.

But he added that the growth of small dairy processors has helped ease the crunch. It’s a l s o a n t i c i p a t e d Pa r m a l a t will build a new facility in Winnipeg, said Wiens. That new facility is expected to be based on a flexible model that allows for expansion.

“There has been an increase in market demand, especially on the industrial milk side, so

we’re producing very high volumes of milk,” he said. “And hopefully this will continue.”

Ongoing efforts to promote the quality of Canadian milk, as well as its health benefits, are paying off.

“We will continue to promote our products on the health and wellness, but it’s more than just nutritious and good for you, it’s also lifestyle.”

David Wiens

“We will continue to promote our products on the health and wellness, but it’s more than just nutritious and good for you, it’s also lifestyle, so the message has become much broader,” said Wiens. “So all of these things are beginning to have an impact, and we’re certainly up to the challenge of producing the milk for that.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

David Wiens speaks to producers at a meeting in Winkler. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

New tests offered at Horizon Lab

Dust can settle in vials after cleaning and before testing, so make sure to double-check your containers

BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

M

anitoba dairy producers will no longer have to make phone calls to figure out why their milk samples weren’t tested.

In the past, producers who didn’t see their results would have to call Horizon Lab in Winnipeg to figure out what went wrong.

Now, affected producers will be automatically emailed whenever a sample can’t be tested.

“Before if we had a rejection for some reason, we did document it and have it available in our lab… but what we are doing now is sending an email each time, which says, you won’t see a result and explains that this is the reason why,” said lab director, Yolo Ortiz.

The change came into effect in March, and was endorsed by producers at a recent meeting in Winkler who said it helped simplify their own work.

Ortiz used the meeting as an opportunity to remind dairy farmers that while knowing what went wrong is important, the best offence is a good defence.

“The best thing is to not have the sample rejected,” she said, reminding producers to only fill sample files to the fill-line.

“Basically we are seeing overfilled situations, we have a small plastic container and it’s important to make sure that it’s not overfilled… that is the right amount of sample, so we can test it,” she said.

Taking care to properly seal sample vials is also key — if a seal is broken or improperly attached a sample will be rejected.

In March, the lab rejected 145 samples for a variety of reasons, but the lab director was quick to point out that while the numbers might seem high, they only represent a small fraction of the samples processed by the lab.

“Our equipment is very, very sensitive and the lines that we have are thinner than even our hair, for example, so when it comes to cleaning it is really a problem when you have something that is solid and cannot be dissolved, like dust.”

Yolo Ortiz

“That is only between one and 1.5 per cent of the samples we receive,” said Ortiz.

“So it is a very small amount of samples that is rejected, and I’m sure that it will be every time less and less.”

She also reminded producers that using properly cleaned vials is paramount to keeping the lab working smoothly.

“Sometimes it is cleaned, but then it sits for a while and dust comes,” she said, explaining that even a small amount of dust or foreign particles can bring work to a halt.

“Our equipment is very, very sensitive and the lines that we have are thinner than even our hair for example, so when it comes to cleaning it is really a problem when you have something that is solid and cannot be dissolved, like dust,” said Ortiz. “It takes a lot of time, just because you first have to try the usual ways with hot water and soaps, and if that doesn’t work, you have to take all the pieces apart, flush back the system with specific syringes, then put it back and finally recalibrate the equipment.”

Horizon Lab, a subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, has also expanded the number of

types of tests it offers producers, thanks in part to funding from Growing Forward 2, provided late last year.

A high-performance liquid chromatography unit has been installed, which is used to identify and measure any potential impurities in milk, including a wide range of antibiotics.

The new unit improves upon the testing equipment previously in place, and reduces the need to send some samples out of province for additional specialized tests, if issues are found during routine procedures.

“So there are a few more services we are offering,” Ortiz said. “One is new testing for the manure-monitoring program, and the other one is we are testing for a specific pathogen that causes mastitis.

“So if you need something, you can just call and tell us,” she said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

COLUMN

How can you improve your calf processing?

There are always ways to improve and it’s worthwhile reviewing how things went this year ROY LEWIS DVM Beef 911

S

ince the traditional time for getting calves ready for grass is close to over, it is good to review your prot o c o l s, m e t h o d s, a n d a n y issues you had this year and introduce ways to improve next year.

There are two main ways ranchers process calves. The first is the traditional way w e c a l l ‘ b ra n d i n g ,’ w h e re calves are roped and pulled backwards to an area where wrestlers restrain the calves and all procedures are done almost simultaneously. This method can go very smoothly — depending on the exper i e n c e o f t h e c re w — b u t requires lots of people power.

These are mixed with steep tradition and neighbours help each other out.

The other method is separating and using a runway where calves go into a calf cradle (essentially a small chute) and are restrained and processed by a much smaller crew.

While traditional branding require lots of planning, it also allows people not all that familiar with cattle a chance to participate and experience a western tradition. I have

obser ved and par ticipated in several brandings over the years and for the most part they are well organized and accomplish excellent processing speed and accuracy. The key person is the one who assigns the jobs.

Of course, I always focus on the health aspect, which is what I will do today.

With the vaccines, it is best to give a person one needle, have the syringe labelled with that vaccine, and have them always administer it in the same location. With traditional branding, the calves are on their sides, so because of necessity, the shots need to be given on the same side. The wrestler is often lying over the neck so we must often pick the next-best location.

Because the front leg is lifted, many give one vaccine under the elbow. I would give the least reactive vaccine, so give the one containing the viral vaccines in this location.

If these are modified live, they are generally less reactive. Your clostridial vaccines could be given higher in the neck so this allows great separation of vaccines.

I was at a branding where the owner had us use paint sticks on each calf with a different colour for each vaccine — that helped the wrestlers ensure everything was done before releasing them.

St o re t h e v a c c i n e s i n a

cooler with ice packs and only reconstitute enough modified live vaccine to use in one hour. If taking breaks in between groups, that is the time to reconstitute more vaccine. Change needles frequently and use the disposable sharp needles not the old thick-walled steel needles.

Vaccinating during the rain also leads to more injectionsite abscessation. Check with your veterinarian that you have the proper diseases to protect against in your vaccines.

Gone are the days when just clostridial vaccines are given.

There are many combination vaccines that help prevent respiratory disease and will serve as the priming shot for the booster in the fall at weaning.

If castrating with a knife, ensure the same experienced people do it. Young calves are often done with a closed technique (testicle is kept in its outer protective membrane and the cord is pulled).

This will lead to less infections as ever ything that is touched is removed. I would follow this up with a disinfectant spray and have the castrator have as clean hands as possible.

With all the stress of vaccinating, castrating, and branding it may be a very wise idea if NSAIDs (non-steroidal antiinflammatory) are given. This

will soon be mandatory for bigger calves in our beef code of practice.

If calves are given NSAIDs (on the advice and consultation with your veterinarian) you will find they may recover quicker, not miss even one meal, and gain more weight.

Your veterinarian may advise just starting with the castrated bull calves.

A few calves get the odd sprain and strain from being roped and pulled to the processing area, so the NSAID will help in that regard as well. NSAIDs require a prescription and so must be prescribed by your veterinarian.

Branding may one day become a thing of the past, but for now it still acts as identification, although it takes a lot of the labour at spring processing. Use the smallest calf irons. Some producers spray the brand with an aloe vera liquid to promote healing — much like we do when applying it to burns. An added benefit of NSAIDs is they will decrease inflammation and pain at the branding site for up to two days.

This all bodes well for animal welfare.

T h a t s a i d , u n l e s s yo u’re running cattle at community pastures or with finance cattle, there really is little reason to brand these days.

Branding is the ideal time for a calf implant to all

steer calves and the nonreplacement heifer calves — although replacement heifers could be implanted safely once between one month and weaning with some of the implants.

If because of weather (too wet or hot) and sickness has been experienced, your veterinarian may even recommend giving long-acting antibiotics as a preventive treatment in some years. Some new macrolide antibiotics can last upwards of four weeks and for young calves the dose is very low. Fly control can be considered at branding as well as reading or replacing lost RFID tags. Some will use tag readers to monitor which calves have had processing done.

Branding allows for some good camaraderie and sociali z i n g , b u t a l w a y s re m e m ber doing a good job is your l i v e l i h o o d . So a l w a y s c r i tique yourself and get good ideas when attending other brandings.

We can always learn from each other and improve what we are doing. Make a list of the new things you will implement next branding to improve the health, welfare, and productivity of your herd.

Roy Lewis practised large-animal veterinary medicine for more than 30 years and now works part time as a technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

Get pasture water tested this year Less run-off could make for water quality problems NDSU release

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imited snowmelt and the lack of rainfall this spring means p ro d u c e r s s h o u l d h a ve t h e w a t e r q u a l i t y i n t h e i r p a s t u re s tested before turning their livestock out to pasture, North Dakota State University Extension Service specialists advise.

“Re d u c e d r a i n f a l l m e a n s l e s s water from run-off into stock dams,” says John Dhuyvetter, area extension livestock specialist at the North Central Research Extension Center near Minot. “Stock ponds at lower water levels indicate a possible increase in total dissolved solids in the water.”

In spite of a lack of run-off from winter snowmelt or spring rains, most pastures have surface water from the past several years of a wet cycle. But without dilution from additional water, mineral content and salts may have started to conc e n t r a t e f r o m e v a p o ra t i o n a n d ground salt migration.

“Good cattle production and health depend on the livestock having an adequate and safe water supply,” says Karl Hoppe, area extension livestock specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center. “While quantity or shortage may be obvious, using a lab to analyze the water will help determine if the quality is acceptable.”

A number of factors can be analyzed to determine if water is suit-

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able for cattle. One of the primary factors is total dissolved solids (TDS), or all of the dissolved minerals in the water. Mature cattle probably can tolerate TDS up to 15,000 parts per million (ppm) for a limited time, but continued use of water with TDS that high can affect their health and cause death, Dhuyvetter s a y s. T h e Na t i o n a l Ac a d e m y o f Sciences considers up to 3,000 ppm of TDS acceptable for cattle.

Sulphates are one of the dissolved solids that may affect livestock.

Sulphates can cause a laxative effect, electrolyte imbalance and mineral tieup. The acceptable limit is 500 ppm.

Nitrates are another dissolved solid of concern with cattle. Watersheds supplying water to ponds that have been fertilized heavily or are high in nitrogen might contribute to elevated nitrate concentrations and the potential for toxicity.

Salinity also could be a problem for cattle. With the lack of rain, groundwater evaporation is caus-

ing white saline areas to expand this spring. This is an indicator that livestock water supplies may be increasing in salt concentration.

High salt content may impact cattle’s water consumption, according to livestock environmental stewardship specialist Miranda Meehan.

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) poisoning may be a concern as well if drought persists into the summer.

Algae blooms commonly occur on small, stagnant ponds that have high nutrient levels and warm water.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Feeder Steers No. on offer

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

May-13

May-12

May-12

May-12

May-13

May-11

May-14

May-15

630*

300

204*

148

437

248

240

235

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

200.00-220.00

215.00-230.00

n/a

n/a

200.00-235.00

231.00-245.00

215.00-244.00

205.00-230.00

225.00-238.00

228.00-246.00

230.00-250.00 (257.00)

n/a

220.00-242.00

800-900 700-800

n/a

240.00-277.50

225.00-255.00

260.00-275.00

249.00-284.00

260.00-286.00

245.00-265.00

240.00-292.00

600-700

250.00-323.00

280.00-310.50

250.00-310.00

280.00-308.00

280.00-312.00

290.00-314.00

290.00-312.00

280.00-325.00

500-600

280.00-354.00

305.00-351.00

290.00-335.00

320.00-340.00

300.00-338.00

315.00-340.00 (345.00)

295.00-350.00

300.00-365.00

400-500

300.00-363.00

310.00-359.00

320.00-365.00

360.00-400.00

355.00-400.00

350.00-390.00 (396.00)

290.00-350.00

320.00-385.00

300-400

n/a

340.00-346.00

340.00-380.00

n/a

n/a

350.00-400.00 (410.00)

290.00-320.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

200.00-219.00

n/a

n/a

290.00-215.00

800-900

n/a

190.00-225.00

200.00-221.00

190.00-212.00

210.00-230.00

n/a

n/a

200.00-228.00

700-800

200-241.00

210.00-241.00

220.00-252.00

210.00-225.00

230.00-259.00

220.00-240.00

220.00-235.00

210.00-245.00

600-700

230.00-268.00

250.00-279.00

245.00-275.00

225.00-240.00

248.00-282.00

250.00-270.00

245.00-280.00

230.00-275.00

500-600

260.00-320.00

270.00-310.00

265.00-295.00

245.00-265.00

273.00-303.00

280.00-310.00

275.00-300.00

250.00-305.00

400-500

270.00-335.00

300.00-340.00

290.00-325.00

275.00-305.00

297.00-333.00

300.00-336.00

295.00-320.00

270.00-335.00

300-400

n/a

310.00-340.00

300.00-350.00

300.00-325.00

n/a

310.00-351.00

n/a

n/a

No. on offer

200

n/a

73

n/a

n/a

n/a

154

105

D1-D2 Cows

110.00-130.00

n/a

130.00-143.00

133.00-143.00

134.00-143.00

127.00-139.00

130.00-152.00

133.00-140.00

D3-D5 Cows

92.00-up

n/a

110.00-120.00

118.00-130.00

125.00-133.00

n/a

105.00-123.00

120.00-127.00

Age Verified

130.00-155.00

110.00-150.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

130.00-142.00

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

161.00-182.00

160.00-165.00

158.00-164.75

168.00-173.00

136.00-147.00

n/a

150.00-160.00(173.00)

160.00-174.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

178.00-187.00

180.00-1888.50

160.00-183.00

n/a

n/a

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

Slaughter Market

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

175.00-185.00

179.00-187.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

135.00-160.00

n/a

148.00-180.00

135.00-153.00

n/a

140.00-165.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

130.00-143.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

110.00-120.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

150.00-189.00

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 21, 2015

briefs

Suspected cattle rustlers kill 45 in northwest Kenya isiolo , k e n y a / reuters Suspected cattle rustlers ambushed and killed at least 45 people in a village in northwest Kenya, then drove away hundreds of livestock, a regional administrator said.

Military officers and police were pursuing the gunmen who ra i d e d t h e v i l l a g e o f Nadome on the border of Turkana and Pokot counties, on May 4, Rift Valley regional commiss i o n e r, O s m a n Wa r f a said.

Ca t t l e r u s t l i n g a n d clashes over grazing and farming land are common in arid areas of east Africa and have been fuelled by an influx of weapons from Somalia in recent years.

At least 14 people also died in a fight between t w o p a s t o ra l i s t c o m munities on May 4, on the borders of Kenya’s northern Samburu and Marsabit counties, the regional manager for the Kenya Red Cross, Mugambi Gitonga, said. “ We h a v e c o l l e c t e d 14 bodies from the two s c e n e s . Ni n e p e o p l e with serious injuries have been airlifted to hospital in Nairobi,” he added.

Samburu shares bord e r s w i t h Tu r k a n a county, which in turn borders South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia.

In 2013, more than 100 people were killed when two rival communities fought each other f o r w e e k s ov e r l a n d a n d w a t e r re s o u rc e s in the Tana River area.

Police said the clashes were incited by a local politician.

Global dairy prices slump wellington / reuters Global dairy prices slumped to their lowest in nearly six years May 5 as milk powder producers struggled to find buyers for their increased production with demand easing in Asia and other emerging regions.

The latest Global D a i r y Tr a d e a u c t i o n held by New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra dipped 3.5 per cent, taking the average selling price to $2,515 per tonne, its weakest since December.

Ongoing weakness in dairy prices prompted Fo n t e r ra , t h e w o r l d’s largest dair y exporter to cut its farm gate milk price to an eight-year low of NZ$4.50 per kilogram milk solids last week.

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Prices influenced by low sale numbers Market lambs were in higher demand than feeder lambs

BY MARK ELLIOT Co-operator contributor

Ewes

$233.70 - $269.50

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innipeg Livestock Auction received 170 sheep and goats at its May 8 sale. There was a higher expectation of animals being delivered, as the volumes were lower than in the past.

Interest was higher in the young ewes. A group of five good-quality 160-pound Rideau-cross ewes reached $1.48 per pound. There was a price range from $1.09 to $1.14 per pound, another price range from $1.16 to $1.21 per pound and another price range from $1.21 to $1.29. A group of 14 134-pound ewes brought $1.03 per pound. Two extremely woolly Suffolk-cross ewes brought $0.90 per pound.

A 270-pound Suffolk-cross ram brought $310.50 ($1.15 per pound). A 185-pound Dorpercross ram brought $231.25 ($1.25 per pound). An impressive Dorset-cross ram with multi-curled horns framing the head brought $227.50 ($1.23 per pound).

In the heavyweight classification, a sheared 115-pound Rideau-cross lamb brought $221.38 ($1.925 per pound).

A group of three 112-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $252 ($2.25 per pound).

Ma r k e t l a m b s a t t r a c t e d strong bidding and high prices.

Two 100-pound Dorper-cross lambs brought $225 ($2.25 per pound). Five 98-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $233.24 ($2.38 per pound).

Feeder lambs were not as in demand, compared to the market lambs. A group of 11 81-pound Rideau-cross lambs brought $162 ($2 per pound).

A group of four 93-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $192.98 ($2.075 per pound).

An 85-pound lamb brought $191.25 ($2.25 per pound).

$186.45 - $222.50 $154.70 - $183.18 $138.02 Lambs (lbs.)

110+

$221.38 / $252

95 - 110

$225 / $233.24

80 - 94

$191.25 - $192.98 $162

Under 80 70 - 70

n/a

60 / 65 / 68

$139.50 / $141.38 / $163.20

55

$126.50

# LAMBS

/ lb.

animal weight

8

$2.40

56 lbs.

6

$2.37

76 lbs.

5

$2.375

79 lbs.

9

$2.30

83 lbs.

GOAT DOES meat

/ lb.

animal weight

$2.69

78 lbs.

$2.37

87 lbs.

$1.60

120 lbs.

$2.69

78 lbs.

meat

$1.36

155 lbs.

dairy

$2.39

93 lbs.

$1.33

255 lbs.

MEAT

$2.68

55 lbs.

60 - 68

$2.46

70 lbs.

dairy BUCKS

KIDS - Under 80

The usual dominating lightweight lamb classification was very limited for this sale. This created some busy bidding sessions and higher prices.

A 65-pound Katahdin-cross

lamb brought $139.50 ($2.3235 per pound). A group of six 68-pound Dorper-cross and Cheviot-cross lambs brought $163.20 ($2.40 per pound).

New-crop lambs were rep-

resented by four groups, with fairly constant price bidding from the buyers.

The quality of the goat does was not to the standards that generally are visible at a sale.

The does could be viewed as culls but due to the limited selection — the bidding was intense.

The audience was entertained by three family units in the goat classification. Once again, the attention was drawn to the goat kids. The goat does require future attention. A Boercross doe with one kid brought $1 per pound. A Boer-cross doe with two kids brought $1.43 per pound. A Boer-cross doe with two kids brought $1.45 per pound.

Dairy breeds represented the majority of the goat bucks on offer. A 255-pound Alpinecross goat buck brought $340 ($1.33 per pound). Two 93-pound Nubian-cross goat bucks brought $212.50 ($2.29 per pound). These two Nubiancross bucks had the fine features of the breed and providing the tall frame of the breed.

A gentle 155-pound Boer-cross goat buck represented the meat industry. This Boer-cross goat buck brought $210 ($1.36 per pound).

There was a limited selection of goat kids under 80 pounds on offer. Goat kid population for the past auctions has been quite low. Possibly, this allows for steadier prices.

Two 55-pound Boer-cross doelings brought $147.50 ($2.68 per pound).

Two 70-pound Pygmy-cross bucklings brought $172.50 ($2.46 per pound).

The Ontario Stockyard Report has reported that goats are selling at premium prices, at this time. All sheep and lambs are selling at a constant pace.

Reminder: Starting June for the summer season — there will be only one sale per month.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

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

El Niño near certain to last through summer

Making the most of the sun

The weather pattern could increase rains in the U.S. south New York / Reuters

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he El Niño climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern United States as well as South America, and scorching heat in Asia that could devastate crops of thirsty food staples like rice.

El Niño also reduces the likelihood of a busy hurricane season, which lasts from June to November and can disrupt energy operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

In its monthly report released May 14, the National We a t h e r Se r v i c e’s C l i m a t e Prediction Center (CPC) said El Niño, a phenomenon which warms sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, had a 90

per cent likelihood of continuing through the summer. In April it estimated the odds at 70 per cent.

E l Ni ñ o c o n d i t i o n s w i l l likely last through the end of the year, the CPC said, pegging the chance at 80 per cent. “(El Niño)’s definitely upon us and it should remain so for the next few months,” said Don Keeney, a meteorologist with Mar yland-based MDA Weather Services.

A strong El Niño last a p p e a re d i n 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 a n d resulted in significant spikes in sugar, cocoa and wheat prices.

If a strong El Niño does develop the likely U.S. impacts include wetter conditions across the southern U.S., from drought-stricken California through Texas to Florida, said Jeff Masters, a meteorologist for Weather Underground.

This frog might be wondering if he emerged too soon given the cool temperatures last week. photo: les mcewan

Skipping ahead to severe thunderstorms All the ingredients can be in place, but good luck pinpointing where the storm will form Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

It takes energy to evaporate water, so the more water vapour there is in the air, the more potential energy there is.

I

’d said we were going to examine which weather conditions bring longduration rainfall warnings, and also dig into some of the rainfall records from a c ro s s s o u t h e r n a n d c e n tral Manitoba in this issue, but that topic will have to wait until next time. An early deadline for this issue due to the long weekend, combined with a three-day backpacking trip with some kids from my school, and I simply didn’t have the time to properly research the rainfall records. Instead, we’ll jump ahead a little bit and take our first look at the most obvious of severe summer weather: thunderstorms.

I think when it comes to talking about weather, one of the things that upsets me the most is when people mix up weather watches and weather warnings. Basically, when we are talking about thunderstorms, a severe thunderstorm watch is when the potential exists for severe thunderstorms to occur. This means that severe thunderstorms have not yet formed. There may be some thunderstorms around, and you need to be wary of them, but so far none of them has become severe.

A severe thunderstorm warning means that severe thun-

derstorms have developed and conditions meeting the “severe” criteria have been recorded either directly by observers or by radar. When you hear a warning, it means you need to take immediate precautions.

Severe thunderstorm watches are typically issued when all the ingredients for severe storms are in place, but forecasters are not sure where, or sometimes even if, thunderstorms will develop. An analogy you can use is a pot of water on the stove. If you turn on an element and put on a pot of water, eventually it will boil, but the big question is: where will that first bubble form and break away from the bottom of the pot? That would be our thunderstorm.

You knew it was going to form; exactly where it will form is the hard part.

So, just what are the ingredients for severe thunderstorms? First of all, you need rising air, and to get that, you need heat, or rather, you need a large difference in temperature between two areas. There are a couple of ways you can achieve this difference in tem-

perature. One way most people are familiar with is to have a very hot day. But just having a very hot day does not mean there is a large difference in temperature. To get thunderstorms on a hot day, you need to have cool air aloft (up above the ground).

As we said last issue, when this occurs, the hot air at the surface rises, and encounters cool air as it continues to rise.

This means our rising air will remain warmer than the air around it and will continue to rise. The cooler the air around it, the faster it goes up; the faster it goes up, the stronger the storm (typically).

Contrasts Now, sometimes we can get severe thunderstorms when we don’t have particularly warm air at the surface. Two different scenarios can play out when this happens that can still lead to severe thunderstorms. The first scenario would be that there is very warm air a few thousand feet up from the ground. This warm air then has cold air above it, and just like the hot day on the ground, this warm

air in the upper atmosphere can rise up, giving us elevated thunderstorms. We typically see these types of storms in the spring, but we can experience them any time during the summer and fall.

The second scenario is when there is a strong contrast of warm and cool air at the surface, or in other words, we have some type of front cutting through an area. On one side of the front, it’s cold, and on the other side it’s warm. The cold air acts like a wedge and forces the warm air up. Sometimes this occurs when a cold front is moving into an area, so the day starts off warm and then the cold air pushes in, lifting the warm air up in front of it and giving us thunderstorms. The other way is when warm air is moving into a region. The day starts off cool and then storms develop as the warm air rises up over the cool air as it moves into the region.

Now, simply having a big difference in temperatures will not give you a thunderstorm, or at least, will not give you a severe thunderstorm.

There are still a couple more ingredients needed.

T h e n e x t k e y i n g re d i e n t is water vapour, or humidity. It takes energy to evaporate water, so the more water vapour there is in the air, the more potential energy there is. To get at this energy, the water vapour needs to be changed back into a liquid form; it needs to condense. As our warm air rises, it cools,

and as it cools, water vapour will begin to condense. When it condenses, it releases the energy it absorbed when it evaporated. This energy is released in the form of heat.

Our rising air is cooling as it rises, but not as fast as the air around it, so it continues to rise. Then condensation starts taking place, which releases heat into the air. This makes our r ising air even warmer than the air around it, so it rises even faster. Now it is starting to sound like we have everything in place for a severe storm — but not quite.

Again, as we discussed in the last issue, if you have air continually rising up, eventually the amount of air accumulating up at the top of the storm will become so great that it just has to fall back down again, wiping out the storm in the process. To get around this problem, we need some kind of vent at the top of the storm to take away all the rising air accumulating there.

We need a strong jet stream of air overtop of the storm, which will help to “suck” away the accumulating air. We now have the main ingredients in place for a severe thunderstorm to develop, but there are still other factors that can come into play. These factors not only help develop the heavy rains we have been discussing, but also the other severe thunderstorm threats — namely, high winds, hail, severe lightning and tornadoes. More about these in coming issues.

The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

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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

Be on the lookout for three early-season pests MAFRD entomologist John Gavloski has advice on flea beetles, cutworms and wireworms for Manitoba farmers

BY ALLAN DAWSON

“Most people have concluded once you have three to four true leaves on a plant, the plant can usually do a good job in compensating for the flea beetle feeding.”

Co-operator staff

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John Gavloski

Wireworms

GRAPHIC: MAFRD, photo: mafri

The insecticidal seed treatments Helix and Prosper will kill both species of flea beetles, but are slightly more effective against crucifer flea beetles, he said.

Since bigger canola plants are better able to withstand flea beetle feeding, techniques aimed at getting canola to that stage faster are helpful, including shallow seeding.

Research has also shown flea beetles do more damage in conventionally tilled fields than in zero till.

Flea beetles overwinter outside of fields in leaf clutter and plant debris and start flying when temperatures hit 14 C, although their movement is restricted on windy days. They’ll still feed on canola plants then, including the underside of leaves and on stems.

Cutworms Cutworms can damage many different crops, including canola.

Lumiderm is a canola seed treatment that includes either Helix or Prosper, plus cyantranilipole, which controls cutworms, Gavloski said.

The redbacked cutworm, which has red lines down its back, is the most common type found in Manitoba. It overwinters as an egg, emerging in late May or early June, usually causing patch damage. Farmers should scout their fields thoroughly and not assume an entire field is infested with cutworms.

The darksided cutworm, which has grey stripes, causes similar damage.

“It seems to be hit and miss in Manitoba as to whether they are an issue or not,” he said.

“We’ve had localized areas with problems over the past few years.”

Some corn has been damaged by wireworms in the SteinbachNiverville area.

Wireworms do all their damage below the soil surface attacking seeds and new growth.

Seed treatments are the means of preventing wireworm damage and they only repel the pest rather than kill it, Gavloski said.

Cruiser and Stress Shield are wireworm seed treatments for cereals and pulse crops. Cruiser can also be used on sunflowers.

Some wireworm seed treatments boost seedling vigour, but only when the crop is under stress, he said.

Boosting the seeding rate can offset some wireworm damage, but the extra cost needs to be considered.

Getting crops out of the ground quickly by seeding shallowly into warm soil can help too.

Wireworms have some natural enemies, including ground and rove beetles, Therevid larvae, some species of nematodes, and the fungus Metarhizium anisoploae.

As of last week diamondback moth counts were low in Manitoba, Gavlsoki said. The pest, which can damage canola crops, mainly blows in from the United States.

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e on the lookout for flea beetles, cutworms and wireworms, all of which can take a bite out of yields early in the growing season, says John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD).

Canola is especially vulnerable to flea beetle damage during the cotyledon to second true-leaf stage, Gavloski said during MAFRD’s Eastman webinar May 14.

“Most people have concluded once you have three to four true leaves on a plant, the plant can usually do a good job in compensating for the flea beetle feeding,” he said. “You really need to protect the plants when they are in that cotyledon to first and second true-leaf stage. Those stages of the plant have a harder time compensating from the shot-hole feeding and there’s not enough plant tissue there yet for the plant to respond.

Some fields have been complete writeoffs forcing farmers to reseed.

The economic injury level for spraying flea beetles is about 50 per cent damage. But because damage can happen so quickly farmers are advised to consider applying a foliar insecticide at around 25 per cent damage, Gavloski said.

Seed treatments usually provide about three weeks of protection after seeding and sometimes up to four weeks, depending on conditions.

Seed treatments are more effective under dry, warm conditions than when it’s cool and wet.

There are more than 70 species of flea beetles in Manitoba, 10 of which eat canola, but it’s the striped and crucifer that do the most damage. The striped flea beetle, which has yellow stripes on its back, attacks earlier; crucifer shows up a little later.

“Usually by late May and early June, crucifer becomes the dominant flea beetle and that’s the one that typically does the most damage here,” Gavloski said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

NDSU warns on Elgin wheat sales Some U.S. seedsmen may be approaching Canadians to sell them certified Elgin-ND seed

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

F

P Genetics is the only legal source for E l g i n - N D p e d i g re e d seed in Canada and this spring all its seed is going to western Canadian seed growers to produce certified seed for commercial production in 2016.

Those who try to get seed from Amer ican suppliers are breaking plant breeders’ rights laws and face heavy penalties, warns the North D a k o t a St a t e Un i v e r s i t y Research Foundation (NDSURF) in a news release.

Elgin-ND is a highy i e l d i n g , A m e r i c a n Da rk No r t h e r n Sp r i n g m i l l i n g wheat developed at North D a k o t a St a t e Un i v e r s i t y (NDSU). It was recom-

mended for a three-year interim registration by the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale at its annual meeting in Februar y. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected to grant t h e i n t e r i m re g i s t r a t i o n shortly.

The Canadian Grain Commission says once commercial production begins Elgin-ND will be marketed t h ro u g h i t s n e w i n t e r i m wheat class.

Elgin-ND will be popular with western Canadian farmers because of its potentially high yields and relatively good milli n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , Ro d Merryweather, FP Genetics’ chief financial officer said in an interview May 8.

Elgin-ND is a sister variety to Faller and Prosper that

generally have slightly lower protein and gluten strength compared to wheats in the Canada Western Red Spring wheat class.

Some U.S. seedsmen and others may be approaching Canadian farmers or companies in Canada to sell them certified Elgin-ND seed or vice versa, the release says.

“U.S. seedsmen or other p a r t i e s a re i n v i o l a t i o n o f N D S U R F ’s P V P ( Pl a n t Variety Protection) rights if they sell or transfer seeds to any Canadian entity other than through FP Genetics Inc.,” said NDSURF’s executive director Dale Zetocha.

“This includes seed or grain of any nature or classification that is exported into Canada and converted to seed after it crosses the border or seed that is mis-

labelled as another variety until after it crosses the border.

“NDSURF will prosecute any known infringement of its PVP rights. Anyone violating the export, import or unauthorized sale of Elgin-ND hard red spring wheat could face triple damages. Also, violators are subject to the collection of attorney fees, other costs and harvested material. The court could, upon request, order the infringer to immediately cease the growing and/or sale of all NDSURFprotected varieties.”

Fa r m e r s a p p r o a c h e d to sell E lgin-ND seed in Canada by anyone other than FP Genetics Inc. should contact Ron Weik at (306) 791-1045. allan@fbcpublishing.com

Globalization worsens food price shocks for importers Import-dependent states are most vulnerable

By Chris Arsenault Rome / Reuters

T

he chances of shock food price rises in import-dependent states are rising as the world’s population grows and nations become more reliant on global markets, researchers said in a study published May 12.

Countr ies dependent on food imports, and states where rising populations are putting pressure on scarce land and water resources, are the most susceptible to sudden jumps in food prices, the author of the University of Virginia study said.

“The world’s food system is less resilient because of globalization,” Paolo D’Odorico, an environmental sciences professor who co-wrote the s t u d y, t o l d t h e T h o m s o n Reuters Foundation.

“Increasing reliance on local food, whenever possible, is a good approach.”

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A flood, drought or political unrest in one countr y can affect the food security of another elsewhere in the world, he said, citing grain expor t bans imposed by Russia in 2010 because of a drought and the need to protect domestic consumers.

“I n c re a s i n g re l i a n c e o n local food, whenever possible, is a good approach,” D’Odorico said.

Impor t-dependent states in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are particularly vulnerable to shocks in other regions, he said.

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analysed data for 140 countries on demographics, food production, consumption and trade flows from 1986 to 2011.

Global food prices are at their lowest in more than four years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization reported in March.

Bu t t h e w o r l d’s g row i n g p o p u l a t i o n a n d i n c re a s e d trade dependency make it almost certain there will be fur ther food pr ice shocks, D’Odorico said, though he declined to say when this might happen next.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Western Canada farmers set fastest planting pace in a decade

But cold temperatures have damaged emerging crops and forecasters say there is a risk of frost in late May

By Rod Nickel Winnipeg / Reuters

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e s t e r n C a n a d a ’s farmers are sowing crops at the speediest pace in about 10 years, which bodes well for an early, large harvest this autumn.

More than half of the region’s farmland is planted, c o m p a re d w i t h t h e u s u a l pace of one-quarter, due to dr y conditions, said Bruce Burnett, weather and crop specialist at grain marketer CWB. The last time planting was done at a similar pace was in 2005, he said.

Early-seeded crops such as peas, lentils and durum are the most advanced, but spring wheat and canola plantings are also ahead of schedule in the world’s No. 2 wheat exporter, Burnett said.

“It certainly has increased the probabilities of us having an early harvest, which after the quality issues last year are on ever ybody’s mind,” Burnett said. A year ago, cool, wet weather in the last week of August damaged durum wheat.

Early planting, however, poses risks.

Recent cold temperatures may damage crops that have emerged from the soil, especially canola, Burnett said.

Jeff Elliott, who farms with his father near Grandview, Man., had seeded about three-quar ters of his land with wheat, canola and soybeans by the beginning of this week.

The trouble-free spring is a relief to farmers in Elliott’s area who struggled to plant in boggy conditions last year.

“It’s a lot easier to be optimistic this year,” he said. “I think the stress level of farmers is a lot less than it’s been for a few years.”

Farmers across most of the Prairies should make good planting progress during the next week to 10 days, said Andrew Owen, meteorologist at U.S.-based World Weather Inc. The main risk is possible freezing conditions in late May, Owen said. June looks warmer and dry for most of the Prairies, which could raise concerns for areas that need moisture to advance c r o p g r ow t h i n s o u t h e r n A l b e r t a a n d s o u t h we s t e r n Saskatchewan, he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

TPP talks divide farm community Some groups want a trade deal even if it means sacrificing supply management Imports allowed

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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igh-level negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Pa r t n e r s h i p ( T P P ) scheduled for Guam this month have opened a rift in Canada’s farm community that successive governments have tried to prevent.

Livestock and grain groups have gone public with a demand the federal government fully engage in the talks and, while they don’t actually say it, essentially be prepared to abandon the supply management sector to win membership in the TPP. “As a country we need to be fully engaged in the negotiations to ensure that Canadian exporters attain the same access to markets as exporters from other TPP countries,” says a letter to the Harper government from the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance and many of its members including the Canadian Meat Council, the Canadian Pork Council, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and Cereals Canada.

It contended that a deal was close. “The importance of the deal for Canada — and Canada’s agri-food exporters in particular — should not be underestimated.”

Meanwhile the dairy and poultry supply management boards have sent a letter to Prime Minister Harper noting that since 1994, Canada has signed free trade agreements covering 43 countries that “have expanded access for Canadian exports, improved trade rules and maintained supply management.”

On per capita basis, Canada allows far greater dairy and poultry imports “than many other countries, including the United States.”

In a recent session with the Commons agriculture committee, Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, says Canada has to remain involved in the TPP talks. But it also needs to monitor what happens in the U.S. “If Congress doesn’t give fast-track authority to the U.S. negotiators, then Canada needs to be cautious in what it agrees to,” he said.

Offering up supply management to get a deal would be a nightmare, he added. Canada would be better off continuing to negotiate bilateral deals. “We have to be in the talks but we don’t have to act like Boy Scouts.”

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz restated the government’s position to the Commons agriculture committee. “We have proven the value and validity of supply management as we continue to exercise free trade agreements around the world.” The dairy and poultry boards “all know that as a government, we have their best interests at heart.”

Like the other federal parties, the Conservatives have regularly endorsed supply management, he notes. “We as a government take that very seriously in the negotiations… We look at it in a holistic way, but at the same time with the eye on supply management to keep it as workable as we absolutely can.”

Menacing Veteran trade observer Peter Clark says American officials make menacing utterings

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about Canadian supply management while remaining fully protectionist about their own farm support programs. Japan has clearly said it’s unwilling to trade away its protected beef sector for a TPP deal.

“Canada isn’t moving from its usual position because the U.S. only wants access from us and is not prepared to pay for it.”

He questioned why the commodity groups would expect the government to sacrifice supply management with a federal election coming in October, “and without elimination of Buy American and approval of the Keystone pipeline.”

Former Liberal agriculture minister Lyle Vanclief crafted the so-called balanced trade position of expanding markets for exporters while supporting supply management 20 years ago. It has been upheld by Ottawa ever since.

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conference with reporters, Ritz added that the biggest stumbling block to a TPP deal is the refusal of the U.S. Congress to grant fast-track bargaining authority to the Obama administration that would keep House of Representatives and Congress from tinkering with a deal after the administration agrees to it.

“So everyone is withholding the final negotiations, the final steps that are required until the Americans actually have the ability to consummate the deal,” he said. “We’re negotiating in good faith. We’ll certainly be there right to the bitter end, but we expect the Americans to do their part and actually be able to consummate this deal.”

The U.S. legislation to authorize a TPP deal contains “a lot of off ramps there that are brand new that concern major players like Japan and Canada,” he noted. “It’s not like this is the traditional route of fast track where it’s a ‘yes is a yes’ and there’s no more renegotiating.

In this case, we see a number of different situations where certain congressmen or senators could actually say, well, it’s not the best interests of my folks at home, so we want this. So you can’t renegotiate after it’s already been negotiated.”

Opportunity The commodity groups says TPP represents a “once-in-ageneration opportunity. We owe our farmers, ranchers, producers and exporters the chance to freely compete and grow markets, on an equal footing, with our international competitors.

There is no more time for waiting, and no such thing as the status quo.”

They pointed out that Canada exports “$50 billion a year in agricultural and agri-food products — over half of everything we produce. It means that over 90 per cent of Canada’s farmers are dependent on exports as well as about 40 per cent of our food-processing sector.”

They note that the deal will be vital to ongoing access to Japan “a premium market that demands $4 billion per year in Canadian agri-food products — about 10 per cent of Canada’s total agri-food exports.”

Clark noted Canada and Japan are well advanced in their own free trade deal negotiation on top of the one Canada has already reached with South Korea.

The supply-managed groups counter: “Supply management helps provide stability not only to the agricultural sector but also the Canadian economy as a whole.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Flood simulation model promises a big payback Insurers won’t issue flood insurance until they have a better way to calculate risks

By Dianne Finstad Co-operator contributor

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griculture is leading the charge into research which could ultimately mean flood insurance being available for all.

As the massive flooding of 2013 highlighted, there is no insurance for such disasters. In fact, Canada is the only one of the G-8 nations without such coverage.

‘Why not?’ is the question that always arises when flooding hits.

A big part of the problem is insurance companies in Canada don’t have solid numbers to assess the risk of flooding and so they can’t set a premium rate, said Rick McConnell, a Lacombe-based agricultural insurance consultant.

“If we could show this system works for rural areas, it could also apply to urban settings, and help convince international reinsurance companies to get involved...

It could take away the excuses insurance companies use to opt out of flood insurance.”

The system is a new simulation model designed to predict the effects of flooding and drought.

And thanks to $1.3 million in Growing Forward 2 federal funding, the Alberta Federation of Agriculture has commissioned a three-year pilot project aimed at quantifying water movement patterns in the province.

“Water-related risks can be catastrophic for the agriculture sector, whether from flooding, excess moisture or drought,” association president Lynn Jacobsen noted at

“We’re glad to see it move forward because it will have tremendous value for farmers.”

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the announcement of the project last month.

Computer simulation models have been done on water flow in the past, but only in bits and pieces for smaller regions — none of it large enough or comprehensive enough to satisfy risk evaluation needs. Doing so involves collecting and plugging in an enormous amount of information, and using a whole lot of computer power. But once a tested model is built, it could be applied in other fields.

So under the guidance of McConnell and Ontario’s Aquanty, the research has begun. Waterloobased Aquanty has one of the world’s leading hydrology models, and the necessary computer resources.

Making the case Because of its variability and scope, the South Saskatchewan River basin was chosen as the best place to start. The process will involve running data for the last 20 years through the hydrologic computer simulation model

Flood insurance generally isn’t available in Canada, but a new Alberta Federation of Agriculture plan could change that. photo: Wendy Dudley/file

to assess the risk of water-related events. Factors such as elevations, land contours, soils, rainfall, and snowmelt will all be plugged into the mathematical equations for flow.

“Then the model could be tested on certain things in history,” said McConnell. “We could tell if a quarter section of land was too wet to seed, and then compare it to crop insurance claims.”

Once they have enough of those past cases, they could then go to reinsurers (companies that offer insurance to insurers to mitigate risk) and “demonstrate the predictability of the past” — namely, that the system would have accu-

rately predicted flood and drought situations if it had been around earlier.

“Then we could start looking at 2016, and use soil probes, satellite imagery, and crop conditions to check the model’s water movement estimates for the present,” said McConnell. “That would support the model’s predictions for the future. Assessing climate change could also be built in.”

The beauty of such a model, once it’s built and tested, is that it can also show the impact of flood mitigation efforts, ‘testing’ them without having to turn a shovel.

It could project contamination patterns from an oil or gas spill,

because those flow along with the water. It could also be used for irrigation planning or assessing fisheries habitat.

Insurance companies are paying attention to the project.

The Alberta Federation of Agriculture has also had major interest from Saskatchewan and Manitoba, both provinces having seen major excess water and flood damage in the last few years.

“We’ve been working on getting this going for a full year,” said Jacobsen. “We’re glad to see it move forward because it will have tremendous value for farmers… (and) will generate benefits to a broad segment of society.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Province announces second phase of co-op strategy

A soft landing

A government program will help create a more supportive policy environment Staff

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he provincial government is spending $1 million over the next four years to create a more supportive policy and f i n a n c i a l e n v i ro n m e n t f o r co-operatives, Housing and Community Development Minister Mohinder Saran said in a release.

“C o - o p s a re o n e o f t h e best ways for people to start and run businesses that work in their areas of intere s t ,” s a i d Mi n i s t e r Sa ra n .

“Together with the Manitoba Co-operative Association (MCA) and Economic Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (CDEM), we will build on the success of the first phase of the 10-year strategy.”

Saran said the first phase of the strategy, which occurred from 2009 to 2014, led to new legislation, financing tools, research and teaching at institutes of higher learning, a youth engagement initiative, and the development of tools to link the co-operative community together.

The second phase will also help create awareness, improve infrastructure supports and secure financial and human resources to sustain the strategy.

“For the past four years, the Manitoba co-operative community strategy has fulfilled its mandate to serve the common needs and contribute to the mutual benefits of cooperatives in three key areas: policy, development and education, with a focus on youth leadership and global awareness in co-operative enterprises,” said Dale Ward, chair, the Manitoba Co-operative Association (MCA). “Today, MCA is pleased to renew and strengthen its collaboration with CDEM and the Manitoba government in a unique partnership in Canada. This second five-year agreement is an opportunity to reiterate our commitment and support to the co-operative community in Manitoba.”

Manitoba has more than 400 co-operatives, representing nearly every sector of the economy. In 2013, Manitoba had the fastest-growing number of worker co-operatives in the country, with 4,500 employees and 385,000 members in the retail sector alone, the minister noted. Between 2008 and 2013, the co-operative retail sector has returned $386 million to members in Manitoba through patronage dividends, he added.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

India introduces compulsory soil tests Mobile labs will take tests and recommend cropping plans STAFF

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he Indian state of Punjab has become the first to issue Soil Health Cards for every farm under a national scheme announced last February.

“The advent of the green revolution in Punjab has made soil testing more necessary in view of overexploitation of soil,” the state government said in a release earlier this month.

Quarterly tests will be compulsory for every farm. Mobile soil-testing labs will issue a nutrient analysis and recommendations, as well as a recommendation for the best crops to grow in the tested fields.

“It will help farmers in maintaining the balanced health structure of the soil and educate them to use right quantity of fertilizers in order to prevent soil from becoming arid,” the release said.

“It will also lead in profiling of soil structure which will in turn help in diversification of crops as per the soil content of that area as well.”

P r i m e M i n i s t e r Na re n d r a Mo d i f o r m a l l y launched the nationwide Soil Health Card scheme in Februrary 2015.

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Losses of managed honeybee colonies hit 42.1 per cent from April 2014 through April 2015, up from 34.2 per cent for 201314, and the second-highest annual loss to date, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report issued on May 13.

“Such high colony losses in the summer and year-round remain very troubling,” Jeff Pettis, a USDA senior entomologist, said in a statement.

The results are based on survey responses from about 6,100 beekeepers managing about 400,000 colonies, or roughly 15.5 per cent of U.S. bee colonies.

The 2014-15 decline was down from the 45 per cent fall in 201213 but well above the other three years of annual measurements and well above the 18.7 per cent benchmark considered economically unsustainable, the USDA said.

Honeybees are needed to pollinate plants that produce a quarter of the food consumed

by Americans. Beekeepers travel the country with managed hives to help the process.

Beekeepers, environmental groups and some scientists blame a class ofNinsecticide known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, used on crops such as corn as well as on plants used in lawns and gardens. Some lawn and garden retailers have cut the use of neonics.

Bayer, Syngenta and others that sell neonic products say mite infestations and other factors are the cause.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

WHO findings on weed killer will not speed up EU safety review Avaaz says its petition for a temporary suspension of glyphosate has nearly 1.4 million signatures

By Barbara Lewis Brussels / Reuters

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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the WHO, said in March that glyphosate was “probably carcinogenic to humans.”

In response to the IARC findings, the U.S. Environment Protection Agency said it may start testing food products for residues.

Campaign group Greenpeace is among those demanding an EU response.

It wrote to Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis urging him to take account of

the IARC decision in an ongoing review of the safety of glyphosate and, as an interim measure, to suspend its use in cases where the exposure risk is particularly high.

His reply, dated May 6, seen by Reuters, said it had not been considered necessary “to consider a precautionary action.”

The current approval period for glyphosate ends on Dec. 31 and the commission is deciding whether to extend it.

“No decision will be taken until all the steps of the evaluation process regarding a possible renewal, have been completed,” said an EU official, who asked not to be named.

“Relevant scientific elements available will be taken into consideration.”

Some businesses and authorities are already moving to limit glyphosate use.

The German Rewe retail group announced it would cease stocking glyphosate-containing products by the

“Waiting for all scientists, including those on the pesticide industry’s payroll, to agree 100 per cent would be reckless.”

Franziska Achterberg Greenpeace EU food policy director

end of September, while German regional ministers have called for a ban on glyphosate use by amateur gardeners, as well as a suspension in municipal parks and playgrounds.

At national level, however, the German government said it would have to wait for the commission’s EU-wide reassessment.

“Waiting for all scientists, including those on the pesticide industry’s payroll, to agree 100 per cent would be reckless,” Franziska Achterberg, Greenpeace EU food policy director, said.

“The commission must take precautionary action and suspend the use of glyphosate where people are most exposed, either directly or through residues in our food.”

Campaign group Avaaz launched a petition last month calling for a temporary suspension while regulators assessed the IARC findings.

It has been signed by nearly 1.4 million people, including more than 850,000 from the European Union.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 25, 2015

Pesticide approvals should be more transparent That recommendation was among the few all parties agreed upon in a recent parliamentary report

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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overnment and opposition MPs want the federal government to open up the pesticide registration process so the public can find out what chemicals are being considered for registration well before they’re approved.

That was among a raft of re c o m m e n d a t i o n s, m o s t l y f r o m t h e o p p o s i t i o n Ne w Democrats and Liberals, c o n t a i n e d i n a Co m m o n s health committee report that Conservative MPs voted

to send to Parliament after a perfunctory seven hours of hearings on the Pest Control Products Act. Bedbugs and the health of farm workers were other concerns raised by MPs. In his party’s report, NDP Environment Critic Murray Rankin said the majority report is long on generalities in its calls for reviews to be undertaken by the PMRA and Health Canada, but short on specific actions. “Moreover, the selfcongratulatory tone in places seems inconsistent with some of the disturbing testimony presented to the committee.”

The report doesn’t reflect the depth of the concerns and

recommendations shared by the few witnesses who got to testify to the committee, he added. “We wished to hear more from provincial officials, from the workers who apply pesticides, and from those concerned with urban infestation of bedbugs.”

He said the law has not been substantially amended for some 35 years.

“Other witnesses could have substantially enhanced our understanding of this complex area of regulation and better enabled us to discharge our statutory obligation to provide a comprehensive review of this legislation.”

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Hedy Fry, the Liberal health critic, said in her party’s report that the committee heard contradictory testimony regarding the transparency of the PMRA and its effectiveness in enforcing the PCPA. Her party wants “any application for a new pesticide registration to require the manufacturer to provide the scientific evidence proving there are no unacceptable risks to public health and the environment.”

The PMRA should be required to conduct regular surveillance to ensure pesticides are not contaminating the water supply, she added.

The three parties did agree on the need for PMRA to be more transparent in its proc e s s f o r re v i e w i n g w h i c h chemicals are safe to be on the market and under what restrictions and conditions.

They also wanted a review o f t h e p e s t i c i d e re g i s t r a tion process to ensure public health received full consideration and that the agency continued to reduce trade disputes related to pesticide use on food. They also supported higher PMRA fees to cover the agency’s costs.

The committee asked the government to respond to the report. With about four weeks left before the summer break and with a general election expected for October that may never happen.

Rankin suggested that the law requires “additional margins of safety be applied to protect potentially vulnerable populations” such as the young, pregnant women and the elderly.

“Science is continually evolving, and new risk assessment methods are being developed all the time,” he said. “It’s important that we keep up to date on these new approaches so that we can ensure the highest degree of protection for Canadians.”

Neonicotinoid pesticides and the protection of farm workers who apply pesticides received attention from both opposition parties.

Rankin noted that neonics can dramatically affect pollinator populations yet 35 of the 88 pest control products conditionally registered as of 2014 contained neonics. In many cases, the chemicals were conditionally registered “on the condition that the registrants provided data on toxicity impacts on bees. Yet these data gaps were not always filled. Some products have been conditionally registered since 2003 with chronic toxicity studies still outstanding.”

Only one conditional registration should be permitted, he urged.

His party also called for expanded pesticide resistance reporting to PMRA because resistance “has become a significant issue in Canada and across the world. We recomm e n d t h a t p ro d u c e r s a n d users of pesticides be required to advise the PMRA of any resistance to particular pesticides that is encountered.”

To protect farm workers, PMRA should report to the public on the quantity of each pesticide sold in each province, the party added.

The repor t also noted a complaint from Farmers of North America on challenges in gaining access to lower-cost generic pesticides. The current law has allowed basic registrants to delay and in some cases prevent generic companies from registering lowerc o s t g e n e r i c s. “Cu r re n t l y, Canada is one of the most difficult countries in the world to register a generic product…

Only about 15 per cent of our crop protection products in Canada are generic. That compares to approximately 50 per cent in the U.S.,” FNA vicepresident Bob Friesen told the committee.

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Canada sets 30 per cent cut in greenhouse gas output

By Rod Nickel Winnipeg / Reuters

Canada, under fire for its environmental record, pledged May 15 to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 but gave few details of what Ottawa acknowledged was an ambitious plan.

As part of the official announcement, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq said the government would develop new rules for natural gas-fired electricity generation and to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.

“We will continue to reduce Canada’s emissions while protecting the economy,” she told a news conference in Winnipeg.

Recent data shows Canada

has no chance of meeting its existing 2020 target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent below 2005 levels unless it takes further steps.

Green activists say the ruling Conservatives of Prime Minister Stephen Harper must do much more to tackle climate change, in part by cutting emissions from the oil and gas sector. Harper says he will only do so in co-ordination with the United States and has ruled out the idea of a carbon tax.

Aglukkaq made her announcement in the run-up to a United Nations summit in Paris in December which is designed to agree on reductions beyond 2020.

The United States has already announced it plans emissions cuts of up to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2025.

Aglukkaq also said Ottawa would introduce regulations for the production of chemicals and nitrogen fertilizers.

She gave no details.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Colt starting competition highlight of event Three of North America’s leading colt raisers compete against one another in timed training challenge

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

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highlight of Brandon’s Horse3 event demonstrated the unique connection that is made between horse and trainer in the initial stages of colt raising.

The North American Equine Ranching Information Council (NAERIC) hosted the Trainer’s Challenge during the Horse3 event, which saw three clinicians take a young horse out of a supplied select group and work with them for four hours over the course of the three-day event.

“Overall the event went over very well. We had lots of people here to attend the clinics as well as watch the Trainer’s Challenge,” said show chair Dave Mein, agriculture sales and events manager with the Keystone Centre.

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On the final day trainers were judged on how well they connected with the colt and how much they were able to achieve in leading a colt in four hours.

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Grilling demand drives U.S. ‘choice’ cuts to new highs Supplies are tight and demand is up near holiday

By Theopolis Waters Chicago / Reuters

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holesale U.S. choicegrade beef hit an alltime high May 14, spurred by supermarkets stocking up on tight supplies for the May 25 Memorial Day holiday, the kickoff of the summer grilling season, traders and analysts said.

In addition, end-users including retailers, processors and the food-service sector are heavily promoting beef in May as the industry celebrates both National Beef Month and National Hamburger Month.

Choice beef is typically more expensive than the next-lower grade, “select cuts,” because it includes added “marbling” or fat, making it more juicy and tender.

April 14’s wholesale price for choice beef hit $264.52 per hundredweight (cwt), topping the previous record of $263.81 on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

It also surpassed the July 2014 record of $263.66 set in the thick of summer barbecues, and outpaced last year’s price at this time by $39.30.

Don Close, an analyst with St. Louis-based Rabobank, attributed increased demand to retailers who initially put off buying already-pricey beef, only to be caught short of inventory when spring finally arrived in some parts of the United States.

Surging beef prices come as ranchers work to rebuild the cattle herd which at 89.8 million head is the third smallest since 1952 after several years of drought-devastated crops.

From January to the week ending May 9, packers processed 7.3 per cent less cattle than last year, yielding five per cent less beef which was partly offset by heavier animals.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Women’s Institute calls for action to protect antibiotics from overuse The Manitoba Women’s Institute held its annual meeting earlier this month in Winnipeg

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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he Manitoba Women’s Institute has added its voice to the growing concerns expressed about overuse of antibiotics in both humans and animals.

At its May convention members strongly supported a resolution calling for the federal government to take action before a health crisis develops.

Newdale farmer and retired nurse, Enid Clark, spoke to the matter during the resolution debate.

She said a dialogue is needed across all federal departments related to human and animal health, involving organizations and groups in an effort to halt the use of antibiotics for reasons other than just fighting disease, she

said. It needs to happen before the threat from superbugs resistant to antibiotics gets even more serious.

“We’ve become complacent,” Clark said. “Unfortunately, with the overuse of antibiotics in humans and their continued use in animal, poultry and fish feed just to stimulate growth and to keep those pathogens under control, these wily pathogens have done what pathogens always do.

They develop resistance to the drugs and become stronger and more virulent.”

It was one of a half-dozen resolutions at the May 8 convention attended by about 70 women bringing proxy votes representing the total 371 membership.

The rural women’s organization, which has nearly 400 members, also reaffirmed a resolution passed five years ago that called then for immediate

“Unfortunately, with the overuse of antibiotics in humans and their continued use in animal, poultry and fish feed just to stimulate growth and to keep those pathogens under control these wily pathogens have done what pathogens always do.

They develop resistance to the drugs and become stronger and more virulent.”

The MWI also supported three action to stop violence against Aboriginal women. In 2010 the other resolutions, including those WI spoke of the deplorable situ- calling for additional recycling ations faced by many Aboriginal strategies to reduce heavier plaswomen including their vulner- tics used in product packaging, ability due to systemic poverty and another for fast tracking the changeover to digital mammograand discrimination.

“It’s timely to bring this resolu- phy equipment, noting Manitoba tion back and reaffirm it with all is one of the last provinces to make the switch over from analog the calls for government inquiriesB:8.125” around this issue,” said Clark. “We technology. want to add our voice to it again.”T:8.125” One resolution calls for affixing

‘long load’ signage on the rear of transport trucks hauling multiple trailers. Drivers access a number of factors including weather and road conditions before deciding to pass one of these vehicles, and cautions about the length of the vehicle being passed could help prevent accidents.

Brandon-based MWI president Donna Young said in an interview the provincial group looks forward to a strong year ahead.

Members were especially buoyed by reports of Women’s Institutes elsewhere in Canada being revived and attracting new members, and they’re working hard to make that happen here too. There’s been lots of interest shown in their three-year food security programming, she said.

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hina’s largest grain trader COFCO is setting up a venture with sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp.

(CIC) to control COFCO’s investments in Dutch trader Nidera and Noble Group Ltd.’s agribusiness.

The venture could increase CIC’s exposure to the agricultural sector, where the $653-billion fund has said it was eyeing more investments to help China get a bigger foothold in the food industry.

COFCO will control 80 per cent of the venture — COFCO International Holdings — and CIC will own the remaining 20 per cent, a COFCO spokesperson said on May 12.

Noble, one of Asia’s biggest commodities trading firms, has been under scrutiny this year for its accounting methods after previously unknown Iceberg Research alleged the company had inflated asset values by billions of dollars.

Noble has staunchly defended itself against the accusations.

COFCO owns 51 per cent of Noble’s agribusiness and also 51 per cent of Nidera.

CIC owns 9.4 per cent of Noble, after selling the equivalent of 4.5 per cent of the commodity trader in September last year.

It was not clear if the new joint venture would affect the operations of Nidera or Noble’s agribusiness.

But a consortium led by Chinafocused private equity firm Hopu, which had joined COFCO as a minority investor in its purchase of Noble’s agribusiness, will now be a unit of the new joint venture, the source said.

Hopu, which is backed by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, is run by politically connected businessman and ex-Goldman Sachs banker Fang Fenglei.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

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

Let’s cover rural Manitoba with ‘barn quilts,’ say Ag Museum staff Inspired by other barn quilt trails of southern Ontario and Iowa, staff with the Manitoba Agricultural Museum at Austin hung out their own barn quilt on Mother’s Day and are working with other communities to piece together a map of where more will eventually be found

Manitoba Agricultural Museum’s executive director Georgette Hutlet (l) and curator Tanya Wiegand display the museum’s new barn quilt sign, to hang on the fence of the Austin-area museum.

The pattern is a version of the Log Cabin block and is emblazoned with one of the museum’s most popular artifacts, Big Roy, a Versatile Model 1080. PHOTO: MANITOBA AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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unice and Doug Pratt were heading south through Iowa for a U.S. holiday when they spotted the first ‘barn quilt’ — a brilliant-coloured quilt block affixed to the front of a barn.

But it wasn’t made with fabric.

It was a large, colourful wooden eight-foot-square painted replica of a quilt block, and one of many the Winnipeg couple saw as they began to travel along the state’s barn quilt trail, guided by an online map to find them.

“We were lucky to get out of Iowa after that,” jokes Doug. “I don’t know how many thousands of km we put on.”

The Winnipeg couple says the vivid no-two-alike quilt signs were a sight to see, and worth the detour.

“They were absolutely spectacular to see as you’re passing by,” said Eunice. Some were quite large and most on the corn-

growing state’s still-plentiful older barns. They learned they’d been done as a tribute to farm women, their artistry as quilters, and their contributions to their communities.

“It just gave such note of history and a note of art to the countryside,” added Eunice. “It’s such a touching tribute to farm women and the contributions they made.”

The barn quilt will start to appear in Manitoba too, say staff with the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. Before she came to this province to become its curator, Tanya Wiegand worked with teams of artists and local history buffs in southern Ontario’s tobacco country to create a barn quilt trail there.

The project, designed as a boost for tourism and the rural economy, completed 20 barn quilts in each of four counties, says Wiegand. They were each to be affixed to barns and other local historic sites. A local hotelier loved the sight of them and had one done for her business.

Wiegand and other museum staff plus Parkland Tourism officials are now working with several rural communities to start blazing a barn quilt trail here too.

It’s a way for communities to highlight historical and heritage sites, said Wiegand.

“It’s a really good tourist attraction,” she said. “It will get people off the main road, going to places they would not normally go.”

As a start, the museum unveiled its own barn quilt on Mother’s Day. The tribute to the museum’s own quilt collection features an image of ‘Big Roy,’ Versatile Model 1080, in its centre.

It also launched a new website to inspire others to get started creating one of their own.

“Once more barn quilts get done they’ll be on the website and people can access the website and know exactly where they are, and to travel through the countryside and see them,” she said.

Museum executive director Georgette Hutlet is excited about the idea.

It’s a perfect way to highlight the last remaining old barns of Manitoba, of which there are fewer and fewer, said Hutlet.

There are also many other interesting heritage sights that could bear the block, she said, adding Parklands Tourism executive director Kathy Swann plans to blaze a barn quilt trail that directs too.

“We will meet with communities one by one and make suggestions of other things that might benefit from having a barn quilt too,” said Hutlet.

“It could also be a cenotaph, or a historic building or something that’s been there for a long time,” said Hutlet. “Often people who live somewhere for a long time don’t realize the attractions they have.”

The tourism value is that these attractions can bring people to places they’ve never been before, or wouldn’t ordinarily visit.

According to various Iowa websites, the quilt block signs were often tackled by 4-H clubs

and school students working with adult volunteers and local quilters to select designs and locations, and paint and install the signs. About a third of Iowa’s counties embraced the idea and have barn quilt trail maps available in stores, museums, public offices and tourist booths.

It just seems r ight that Manitoba be covered by these q u i l t s t o o, s a i d Wi e g a n d .

Quilting is such a key part of our rural heritage.

“Barns and quilts just go together.”

Museum staff urge anyone interested in this initiative to check out their new website www.barnquiltsmanitoba. com and contact them for more information.

Manitoba Agricultural Museum P.O. Box 10 Austin, Man. R0H 0C0 Tel.: 204-637-2354 Fax: 204-637-2395 lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Prairie fare

Try a fruit with appeal julie gardenrobinson Food and Nutrition Specialist NDSU Extension Service

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noticed a very ripe banana on the dresser.

I had not put a banana on my dresser, but I got the hint.

“I could smell that banana from the hallway,” my husband said.

I had been unpacking my suitcase after a trip out of state, and I had not unpacked the conference bag we all received. As I left the hotel, I picked up a snack and put it in my conference bag.

The banana was now past the “banana bread” phase. I seem to have a habit of forgetting snacks in my bags. One time, I left an orange in the side pocket of my canvas briefcase. I was wondering why one of our dogs kept sniffing my bag.

I think I need to have my sense of smell tested or try a decongestant. Unlike bananas, I can’t think of any use for fermenting oranges.

Bananas and other fruits are tasty snacks but, of course, are perishable. In fact, peeled and cut fruit are highly perishable and should be kept cold. Sliced fruit should spend no more than two hours at room temperature.

Bananas often are a bargain in grocery stores, compared with other types of fresh fruit, depending on the time of year. Do you pick up a few to slice on your cereal or use in bread or muffin recipes?

Bananas have been a popular fruit for thousands of years. In early times, bananas were held in such high esteem they became known as the “fruit of the wise man” and “fruit of paradise.”

When people think of the nutritional properties of bananas, potassium comes to mind.

Banana Bran Muffins 1/2 c. butter, softened 2/3 c. sugar 2 eggs 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed 1/2 c. buttermilk 1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 4 c. bran cereal or raisin bran cereal 1/2 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Add the eggs, bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.

Fold in the cereal and pecans, if desired.

Batter will be chunky from the cereal. Fill greased muffin cups. Bake at 350 F for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for five minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

Makes 14 servings. Each serving has 230 calories, 10 grams (g) of fat, 5 g of protein, 32 g of carbohydrate, 3 g of fibre and 320 mg of sodium.

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Potassium plays important roles in fluid balance, nerve transmission and muscle contraction. Bananas also are a good source of carbohydrate and B vitamins, with just a trace of fat.

There’s some evidence bananas were the first plants cultivated by humans. They’re a portable snack that makes our quest for eating enough fruits a little easier. Most adults need about 1-1/2 cups of fruit to meet the current recommendations.

As shoppers know, bananas arrive from their tropical origins looking very green.

Actually, their green hue is a benefit to consumers because flavour decreases as bananas ripen on the tree. Although banana skins darken in the refrigerator, the cool temperature actually helps preserve the flavour and texture of the fruit.

Mix-and-Bake Banana Walnut Streusel Spring is such a busy time of year for farm families. If you find yourself going slightly bananas with not enough hours in the day, here’s a very easy, and delicious dessert to whip up in no time, plus you start to bake it in a cold oven. It has a very sweet banana taste and plenty of delicious walnuts in every bite. Enjoy!

Batter: Mazola® Original Canola or Olive Oil Cooking Spray 1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour 2 envelopes Fleischmann’s® Quick-Rise Yeast 1/4 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground allspice 1/4 c. butter OR margarine, melted 1/2 c. very warm milk (120 to 130 F) 1 egg 3/4 c. (2 medium) mashed ripe banana 1/3 c. walnuts, chopped

Of the 300 or more varieties of bananas, the yellow, smooth-skinned type is most familiar to us. The red banana, which is uncommon in many grocery stores, actually has a similar flavour and texture. Another cousin, the plantain, is eaten as a cooked vegetable.

Here’s a bit of trivia for you. Technically, one banana is known as a “finger” and a group of bananas is known as a “hand.”

A pound of bananas yields two cups of sliced bananas or 1-1/2 cups mashed.

In season, bananas are very economical. If you have a few bananas in need of a recipe, here’s a tasty one that also helps you use up some breakfast cereal that might be in your cupboard. Bran cereal is an excellent source of insoluble fibre that helps you feel full and also keeps you stay “regular.”

Streusel Topping: 1/4 c. all-purpose flour 1/3 c. brown sugar 2 tbsp. butter OR margarine, softened 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Icing: 1 c. powdered sugar 1 to 2 tbsp. milk 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Mix batter ingredients together in a presprayed 8x8-inch baking dish. Set aside for 10 minutes. Combine streusel-topping ingredients in small bowl mixing with fork until uniform. Beat together icing ingredients until smooth; set aside. Top batter with streusel topping. Using fingers, poke topping thoroughly into batter. Bake by placing in a COLD oven; set temperature to 350 F. Bake for 30 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes, then spread icing over top.

Recipe Note: If desired, batter may be mixed in a separate bowl. Proceed as directed above.

Yield: 9 servings.

Prep time: 20 minutes.

Bake time: 30 minutes.

Source: Recipe courtesy of ACH Food Companies, Inc. www.achfood.ca

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

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Dill pickles 101 Passing on a family tradition

By Sandi Knight Freelance contributor

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oes your family have a recipe that defines gettogethers? For ours, I think my cousins would agree it has to be dill pickles.

The recipe is in our family cookbook along with this quote from my Aunt Jeanne, “Excellent dills! This is Grandma Fehr’s recipe. Usually every year, my sister Betty and I get together to make dills. We always have to make lots as everyone just loves them, especially the children, even though they have all grown and have left home now.”

Truth. At family gatherings they weren’t simply savoured, they were inhaled! If you were lucky, you might even have been the recipient of a jar to take home.

Yum! Unfortunately, I never learned this skill. My canning expertise was limited to salsa and sometimes bread-and-butter pickles. When I had my own family, they weren’t fans of dills, or so I thought.

Sadly, my Auntie Jeanne passed away several years ago.

She always gave me a hard time about my lack of pickling prowess. And I always regretted not making the time to join my aunts during their annual summer ritual.

Last August the opportunity to redeem myself came along.

My aunts, Betty and Eileen were coming to visit. Pickling

wasn’t originally on the agenda, but given the easy availability of cucumbers at the Hutterite Colony down the road, we made it happen.

The family cookbook came out. As we canned away, I made notes in the margins to clarify the instructions and mark the date of this auspicious occasion.

We began with 20 lbs. of cukes for my aunt’s pantry, then added another 15 lbs. — for mine!

With three of us, and in spite of my picture and note taking, it seemed to take no time at all.

Great memories, as well as pickles, were made.

The toughest part was waiting to try them. “Not before Thanksgiving,” Aunt Betty said.

Sigh. But it was worth the wait.

They were amazing! And my family? Well, when I’m offering homemade dill pickles, all of a sudden they’re huge fans. A sandwich isn’t complete without a pickle on the side, and at our gatherings dills are now a prominent feature. Only a few jars remain. Plans are in the works for another summer visit and an order of 50 lbs. of cucumbers.

I think my Auntie Jeanne would be pleased. Strangely enough the star-gazer lily I planted in her memory, which normally flowers in July, actually bloomed when my aunts arrived on August 20. In my mind, her spirit was with us and she likely thought, “It’s about time!”

Sandi Knight writes from Macdonald, Manitoba

Aunt Jeanne would be proud! PHOTOS: SANDI KNIGHT

How to create an oops If you’re running out of ideas for a garden focal point, read on

By Albert Parsons

Make the area an irregular shape, mimicking the shape a liquid would take if it was spilled.

Freelance contributor

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f you wish to create a unique focal point somewhere in your garden this year and you have not been able to come up with a good idea, why not create an oops? Of course this is not an authentic name for a garden project, just the name I gave the idea of turning a container on its side and then planting some flowering plants in front and inside of it to look like the container has been upset and the contents (the flowers) have spilled out of it. It is an idea that has been around for quite some time, but I do not see it used a lot, so it has not (as so many other trendy ideas) become old and stale. The project also is inexpensive, only requiring the purchase of a few bedding plants and not even that, if you use plants from your own garden.

The project is a good one to undertake if you have a suitable container, one that you want to show off in your garden and put on display. An old half whiskey barrel, a cream separator bowl, or old brass coal scuttle would

This gardener chose to not put soil inside the container and used bright-pink alyssum to create the spill. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

work in a casual rural property or in a garden in which there are a number of agricultural artifacts, such as old wagon wheels, various gears, and pieces of old farm machinery on display. In a more modernistic landscape, a large ceramic planter or a large painted Mexican bowl would be suitable. Looking for something whimsical? Consider using a child’s wheelbarrow or wagon.

The container is important

because it will be an integral part and will set the mood and must be in keeping with the theme or style of the garden.

This display can be placed by itself or it can be at the front edge of a border. It must be placed on a cultivated area because the plants have to be planted in the ground. The whole thing will look much better if some of them are planted into the container but this is only possible if the lower

part that is touching the ground after it is turned on its side is deep enough to hold soil and plants. Also, some gardeners are unwilling to have wet soil sit in a container all summer if they think the container will be damaged or marked. Placing a sheet of sturdy plastic under the soil in the container might partially alleviate this concern, but moisture would make its way under the plastic during the summer.

You are trying to make it appear as if the flowers are the contents of the container — not water. If you want to create the illusion of water, use blue flowers. Violas, petunias — ones with smaller flowers work best, dwarf ageratum, and forget-me-nots are some possibilities. Mixing a

couple of shades of blue or even adding a dash of white here and there will reinforce the illusion.

If you aren’t concerned about wanting the flowers to look like water and wish to use a different colour, try alyssum, marigolds, petunias, or pansies. The plants used are usually blooming plants, so choose ones that will bloom all summer. You might, however, choose to use plants that have no bloom. Golden creeping Jenny, golden or lime-green sedum, kenilworth ivy, or German ivy would look good in such a display.

Whatever plants are used should have good colour and interesting texture. They should be planted close together so that they don’t take all summer to cover the soil — closer than they would be in a flower border. Make the area an irregular shape, mimicking the shape a liquid would take if it was spilled. Perhaps add an interesting or whimsical figurine or other object and your display will be complete. You will have created an oops!

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Creating Angel Dresses One way volunteers reach out to grieving parents

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

“When the young bury the old, time heals the pain and sorrow. But when the process is reversed, the sorrow remains forever.”

—– Joseph P. Kennedy

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he loss of a child during pregnancy and early infancy can be especially difficult for parents to come to terms with. Although they have fully bonded with their child, others have not yet had the opportunity to do so, and the level of grief experienced can vary greatly, meaning parents in this situation often feel alone.

There are a number of resources and organizations that lends support to grieving parents including The Compassionate Friends of Canada (TCF).

On the organization’s website (tcf.can ada.net), this message shared offers support in the grief and trauma which follows the death of a child — no matter the age or cause.

“We cannot hurry you through it, or take away the pain, but we can help you understand more about this life-altering experience. Sometimes just knowing you are normal can be helpful. We know it takes courage to attend that first gathering, but those who do come find an atmosphere of understanding from others who have experienced the grief that you have now.

Nothing is asked of you. There are no dues or fees and you do not have to speak.”

In Manitoba, there are four chapters of TCF with meetings in Brandon, Swan River, Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg.

There is another way that a network of volunteers is reaching out to families experiencing the loss of a newborn — through Angel Dresses.

They create tiny, delicate dresses crafted from donated wedding and graduation

Volunteers sew little articles of clothing so grieving parents have one less worry. PHOTO: COURTESY

gowns and donate them at no cost to hospitals, birthing centres and funeral homes, to be worn by the baby during the family’s final moments together.

The Canada-wide movement, which includes a chapter here in Manitoba, was ignited by Oxbow, Sask. resident Becky Panter, following the miscarriage of her fourth child, Christopher, in July 2013.

The first batch of Angel Dresses was sent to Regina General Hospital and Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital, and the movement took hold. Dress collectors and seamstresses from across the province have stepped forward, and the same holds true for collectors and seamstresses in Manitoba, including ladies from Shoal Lake.

“Presently the problem is not getting dresses, as we have 17 on hand,” said Susan Clark, who can be reached at (204) 7593019 for more information. “The problem we are faced with is a lack of seamstresses or crafty people, who can share time in creating Angel Dresses.”

Clark added that in Manitoba, the dresses are given to hospitals and funeral homes, so that grieving parents have one less worry when they say goodbye to their angel baby. There is no cost to hospitals, funeral homes, or parents. Pictures of all the completed special gowns are available so the donator of a gown or dress (wedding, grad, bridesmaid, flower girl) in any colour, can see what their donation and a seamstresses’ touch have created.

In Saskatchewan, one seamstress was able to convert a wedding dress into 22 Angel Dresses, as a large, flowing dress can generate yards and yards of fabric.

The Shoal Lake group, known as Manitoba Angel Dresses, find it’s a worthwhile and heartwarming project to be involved in. In addition to gowns, the group also accepts donations of sewing notions such as thread, ribbon, lace, etc. To donate your gown, notions or sewing talents, you can get in touch with Susan Clark, or visit the Manitoba Angel Dresses Facebook page.

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba.

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

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

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

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

2. If so, where is it?

3. What are its GPS co-ordinates?

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

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

This 80-year-old barn was originally raised in true neighbourly fashion by the Allison family and friends in the Roland area. After the 56x66-foot foundation had been built with stones hauled by horse and wagon from Morden stocks 14 miles away, timber materials for the main frames were cut, numbered and laid out on the ground. The next day many neighbours joined in a barn-raising bee and had the job completed by nightfall. Owned originally by David Allison, the farm later went to Ross and is currently operated by Lyall Allison. Utilizing the broad vertical siding common to barns found in Eastern Canada in the 1700s and 1800s, the Allison barn is wider than most buildings of this type, thus making the gable peaks much higher than normal. The lower level was originally used for cattle and horses, while the upper level was used exclusively for storage of hay, seed or grain. In Western Canada, this style of barn with stone lower wall and ramp access to upper levels is generally referred to as an “Ontario” barn. The Allison barn is only a year older than the nearby town of Roland. Also, the two sites share a common heritage — hospitality. According to local history buffs, two railway scouts in 1899 made their home with Roland MacDonald, a pioneer living near the proposed townsite. In appreciation of his hospitality, the railway officials named the future town Roland, with construction starting almost immediately.

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Brazil meat packers show supply-chain rules can protect forests Slaughterhouses actively blocked ranchers guilty of deforestation from supplying them with meat

By Megan Rowling Barcelona / Reuters

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o m m i t m e n t s by B r a z i l i a n slaughterhouses to buy cattle only from ranches that ceased clearing rainforests in the Amazon region of Pará led to a sharp drop in tree felling among their suppliers, researchers said.

Historically, expansion of cattle pastures has driven deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, where they cover around two-thirds of all deforested land.

A study led by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that before the agreements made in 2009, nearly four in 10 direct suppliers to the world’s largest meat-packing company, JBS, were responsible for recent deforestation.

By 2013, the number had dropped to four in 100.

“Agribusiness can lead to large changes on the ground,” said Holly Gibbs, a professor of geography and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a co-author of the study published May 12 in the journal Conservation Letters.

In a separate study earlier this year, Gibbs and her team found that after major companies signed a 2006 pact not to buy soy grown on cleared forest land in the Brazilian Amazon, only about one per cent of new soy expansion came at the expense of forest, compared with 30 per cent before.

“The slaughterhouses and the soy traders are on the front lines of deforestation so they see the producers — the farmers and the ranchers — on a daily basis and they can immediately block market access.”

Holly Gibbs

“The slaughterhouses and the soy traders are on the front lines of deforestation so they see the producers — the farmers and the ranchers — on a daily basis and they can immediately block market access,” Gibbs told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The 2009 commitments in Brazil’s beef sector — which has the world’s largest herd of commercial cattle — produced results in a period of months, much faster than national policies such as the Forest Code, Gibbs added.

After the agreements were reached, the slaughterhouses actively blocked some ranches with deforestation from supplying them with meat, contributing to the rapid drop in the number of suppliers with deforested land.

The agreements with the slaughterhouses, a result of pressure from green groups and the federal prosecutor’s office in Pará, stipulated also that ranchers must register their properties with the public rural environment registry.

Before the agreements, only two per cent of JBS’s suppliers had done so, but five months later nearly 60 per cent had registered their properties and by 2013, 96 per cent had done so, the study said.

Among 56 ranchers surveyed, 85 per cent said they had done this in order to sell to JBS. In t h e p a s t 1 8 m o n t h s o r s o, many multinational companies have announced they will no longer source commodities, such as palm oil and soy, from suppliers that cut down forests.

The results from the Brazilian beef study suggest these could have a powerful impact.

But the research was limited in scope, covering only 30 per cent of the cattle slaughtered in Pará. It also highlighted loopholes in the agreements.

Cattle laundering Ranches not selling to the three biggest meat-packing companies that set up deforestation monitor-

ing systems were not tracked, and were able to do business with less demanding customers.

In addition, the agreements were only enforced for direct suppliers to the slaughterhouses they covered, meaning cattle could be moved from properties with deforestation to “clean” farms before being sold, in effect “laundering” the animals.

Gibbs also said the study had not assessed whether the agreements had an impact on wider deforestation rates in Pará, which accounted for 40 per cent of Amazonian deforestation over the last decade.

The researchers recommended the beef agreements be applied to indirect suppliers, and a universal monitoring system set up by all meat packers and made available to retailers.

Gibbs said transparency of data was key to being able to judge the effectiveness of the commitments, as was the simplicity of the “zero deforestation” agreements.

That is not the case with some of the recent pledges made on palm oil, she noted, which include more complex definitions of which types of forest cannot be cut down.

Auditing of how the commitments are being put into practice by a third party that is not paid by the company is also important, she said.

“There certainly are challenges remaining with these (Brazilian beef ) agreements... but the fact that we have seen such a strong response in the portion of the supply chain that is governed by them really gives great hope,” she said.

In this 2013 photo, an agent of Brazil’s environment police IBAMA walks on piles of logs that were illegally extracted from the Amazon rainforest in Viseu, Pará state.

photo: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

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Drought causes cattle and elk to lock horns A reintroduced herd of tule elk is seen by farmers as an ‘invasive species’

By Mary Papenfuss Point Reyes National Seashore, Calif. / Reuters

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herd of tule elk move warily along a California coastal hill as a herd of Black Angus cattle graze nearby. Despite the apparent peaceful coexistence, the animals are at the centre of a battle for precious grasslands reduced by the state’s drought.

Ranchers and farmers who live and work within the 71,000-acre Point Reyes National Seashore, 56 km northwest of San Francisco, want the free-roaming elk fenced in so their livestock do not have to compete for grass.

Wildlife advocates and many park users are opposed after almost half of the majestic elk died while living in a 2,600-acre fenced-in area in the northern part of the park. The park has not yet determined how much land the free-ranging elk herd might be confined to — or even if they would be fenced in.

The Point Reyes National Seashore is one of the few parks in America with agricultural operations, some of them dating back to the 1800s.

They were purchased by the federal government to create the preserve and the lands were leased back to the same families for agriculture.

In the 1970s, tule elk were reintroduced to the park.

“If we can’t protect the elk in a national park, where will they be safe?” asked California wildlife pho-

California’s tule elk population shrank in the 1800s, but reintroduction and protection has helped it recover in some areas. photo: State of California

tographer Jim Coda, one of thousands who sent in comments to the National Park Service opposing fencing them in.

The parks agency is caught in the middle and is attempting to devise a plan that will balance public resources with the needs of 24 dairy and beef commercial operations, numbering close to 6,000 animals, that occupy nearly a quarter of the seashore lands.

The seashore is the only national park with tule elk, which are not found outside California.

“There’s no perfect solution,” Parks Services wildlife ecologist Daniel Press told Reuters.

“We’re committed to the wildlife, but we’re also committed to agriculture,” said Press. “These aren’t show farms. They’re functioning businesses. Every blade of grass counts, especially for the six organic dairies,

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Some critics want to evict the ranchers but the park is committed to keeping agricultural operations on the preserve.

In a sharply worded 39-page letter to the parks agency, the Point Reyes Seashore Ranchers Association called the tule elk an “invasive species” creating an “emergency” as animals compete for forage, particularly during California’s record drought.

“Elk do not belong in the pastoral zone and their current existence should be temporar y,” the letter states, adding: “Seashore ranchers are more endangered than the tule elk.”

Wildlife advocate Jeff Miller of the non-profit Center for Biological Diversity says that, because of the lease-back arrangement, the ranchers “should be expected to make accommodations for wildlife, and not continue to treat the space like their private property and dictate park policy.”

“That land belongs to everyone in America,” he said.

The state’s tule elk population shrank by the 1800s to a handful of animals in southern California. As the population gradually rebounded, 10 elk were reintroduced in 1978 to the northern end of Point Reyes.

In 1998 park workers transported 28 of the growing herd farther south.

Those elk, which now number 212, split into two groups, including the 92 that migrated to grazing lands on three farms.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

New Zealand dairy payout threatens production, debt levels Forecasted payments are only a slight improvement over this year’s eight-year low

By Naomi Tajitsu Wellington / Reuters

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Dair y products make up more than a quarter of New Zealand’s total exports and the industry accounts for around 10 per cent of total borrowing in the country.

Coupled with this year’s e i g h t - y e a r l ow p a y o u t , a below-average payout in the 12 months to June 2016 could weigh on economic growth just as speculation has increased about a possible interest rate cut as early as June.

Banks and dair y analysts n ow e x p e c t t h a t c o - o p e rative Fonterra, the world’s t o p d a i r y e x p o r t e r, w i l l pay its farmer shareholders NZ$5.60-NZ$5.70/kg milk solids next year.

While better than this year’s eight-year low of NZ$4.50, it marks a cut in the earlier median forecast of four banks and analysts of NZ$6.14. “ T h e re’s p l e n t y o f m i l k around and that’s been the case for a while, but we have expected Chinese demand w o u l d p i c k u p a nd t h a t’s been weaker for longer than expected,” said Nathan Penny, a r ural economist at ASB Bank, which cut its forecast to NZ$5.70 next season from NZ$6.20.

Policy-makers have been keeping a close eye on the dairy payout and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in its March monetary policy statement said a fall could result in a sharper slowdown in spending and economic activity.

Increased global production, sluggish buying from China, the world’s No. 1 buyer of whole milk powder, and Russian dairy import bans have knocked dairy prices towards a six-year low, global auction results showed last week.

Ot h e r a n a l y s t s a c k n ow l edged downside risks to their payout forecasts. “ I f g l o b a l p r i c e s d o n’t improve, we may not get to our forecast of NZ$5.70 for the next season,” AgriHQ dairy analyst Susan Kilsby said.

A payout around NZ$5.70 would be lower than a longterm average around NZ$6.50, and risk curbing growth in milk production.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

Greece wants changes to EU-Canada trade deal to protect ‘feta’ name The EU-Canada deal agreed to last year must still be ratified

By Robin Emmott Brussels / Reuters

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thens will not back a multibillion-dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Un i o n u n l e s s t h e d e a l i s changed to specify that only Greece can use the term “feta” for its salty white cheese, according to a document seen

by Reuters.

After five years of difficult n e g o t i a t i o n s, Ca n a d a a n d the European Union agreed a free trade accord last year, but unexpected wrangling over aspects of the final text have intensified in recent months and could delay its ratification.

Greece was to tell EU trade ministers in Brussels May 7 that the agreed text does not protect Greek feta in Canada

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“We have informed the European Commission about the numerous usurpers of our famous feta cheese in the Canadian market. It would be extremely difficult, if not impossible for us, to endorse.”

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b e c a u s e, u n d e r t h e t e r m s of the pact, Canadian companies using the ‘feta’ name before October 2013 can continue to do so. “ We h a v e i n f o r m e d t h e European Commission about the numerous usurpers of our famous feta cheese in the Canadian market,” Greek diplomats wrote in a note.

They added that “it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible for us, to endorse” an EU-Canada trade accord.

Greece’s radical leftists, who won power in Januar y, are struggling to renegotiate the country’s bailout with Europe and their last-minute objections to the Canada deal are unlikely to go down well with the most EU gover nments who are eager to see the economic benefits of the accord kick in as soon as possible.

It is not yet clear if a Greek veto could sink the treaty.

Greece, which says feta is its cultural heritage because it has made the sheep and goat milk cheese for 6,000 years, wants Canadian producers to label their cheese ‘feta style.’

G e o g ra p h i c a l p ro t e c t i o n of European food names is also causing tension with the United States, where the EU is seeking an even bigger deal than that of Canada.

C a n a d a a n d t h e Un i t e d States say the EU system is unfair because European immigrants have long produced such products as Greek feta and should be allowed to export it as such.

They also argue that there is no place called feta and so it should not receive geographic protection.

But the issue of food is emotive in Europe and the European Commission is struggling to maintain support for its ambitious trade strategy that includes free trade deals with the world’s biggest economies.

Ta l k s w i t h Ca n a d a we re launched in May 2009 but stalled several times over issues such as the size of quotas for Canadian beef and the issue of geographical protections.

Some German politicians also want the Canada-EU deal reopened to change highly contested investor arbitration rules, worried that North American companies will use i n t e r n a t i o n a l d i s p u t e s e ttlement panels instead of national courts to challenge EU laws they view as harmful to profitability.

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Gerald/ Laurie Bartley & Estate of Melvin Bartley, Killarney, MB. Farm Equipment Dispersal Auction Tues., June 9th, 1:00pm; 5-mi West Killarney on PTH #3 Hwy. 1992 Case IH 7130 Magnum MFW Assist DSL, new 18.4x26 front tires, 20.8x42 radial duals, 7,710-hrs, 1000 PTO, triple valve hyd, w/Case IH 710 loader w/bucket w/grapple fork, shedded, Serial #44596; 1981 Vers 895 4WD, 1 owner, 20.8x38 duals all around, 6,293-hrs, engine overhaul @ 2,637-hrs, planataries done, new radiator in 2014, dual hyd, plus atom jet air seeder line, shedded, Serial #090790; 1981 IHC 1486 DSL tractor, 20.8x38 duals, T.A. good, dual hyd, 1000 & 540 PTO, new turbo, new bottom end at 6,100-hrs, also rear end overhauled 7,142-hrs, also front weights, Serial #88494; 1968 Caterpillar 955 K Bulldozer, 2-yd bucket, power shift trans, 24Volt system, should be running; 1998 Case IH 8825 DSL 30-ft. SP swather, w/cab, UII PU reel, double swath attach, hydrostatic, 2,509-hrs, excellent; 2000 Case IH Model 8820 16-ft. hay header, fits all Case IH 8000 series & Hesston series swathers; 2009 NH BR 7090 Round Baler w/bale command, monitors, shedded, approx 4,000 bales; Inland Hayliner Model 2000 14 bale hyd picker w/turners on picker arms; 1992 Case IH 1680 SP combine, axial-flow w/Swathmaster PU, 8.3L Cummins DSL engine, 2,923 engine hrs, 30.5 L32 Firestone tires, shedded; 1985 IHC 1482 PT combine, hyd header reverser, monitor, shedded; 2 PT swathers Vers #10 24-ft. & 20-ft. Westfield 10in.x50-ft. hyd drive swing out auger; Westfield 7in.x31-ft. auger w/B&S 9-HP motor; Smith Roles 6ft. swath roller; NH Model 56 SD hay rake; 1996 Bourgault 9200 42-ft. deep tiller, 500-lb. trips w/Bourgault 4 row tine harrows & Bourgault NH3 carbide openers; NH3 heavy trailer hitch & Dickey John auto rate NH3 applicator; Bourgault Model [534-38] 36-ft. air seeder cultivator, 8-in. spacing, w/Bourgault 4 row harrows & Bourgault 2155 2 compartment air tank, tow behind; IHC 7200 28-ft. hoe drills w/factory transport & rubber mounted packers needs repair; Herman 44-ft. hyd harrowbar; Crown 400 prong rock picker; Haybuster 256 Plus II bale shredder, 1000 PTO; Westfield truck mount drill fill; Melroe 215 spray coupe w/Trac Master markers, 16-ft.x8-ft. tandem axle trailer, bumper hitch, full lift of 1-in.x 6-in.x 8-ft. windbreak boards; 3 full tool chests of mechanic & farm tools; 2 Lewis cattle oilers; 1 single sock; 1 double sock; both have mineral tub & salt holder; long sieve for Case IH 1680 & 88 model combines & top sieve for 1482 combine; coil new air seeder hose; 2, 28L 26 tires.

Consigned: JD LX 173 lawn mower, double blade, 48-in. cut, 15-HP, gear drive, w/new battery; BK Industries 20-ft.x8-ft. tandem axle flat deck trailer, wood deck, 11L-15 tires, trailer hitch; Kwik-Kut power hack saw w/electric motor; Linden hyd post pounder w/3 way hyd valve; Livestock Equipment: 4, 10-ft. Miami Welding metal feed troughs, good; 2 skirted round bale feeders; 3, 12-ft. slant bar feeder panels skirted bottom; 200, 3-4 in. treated 6-ft. fence posts; 2 Westeel 1,350-bus steel grain bins, located 1-mi from sale site. See Web sites: www.mrankinauctions.com & rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions Killarney, MB. Murray (204)534-7401 Ross Taylor Auction Service Reston, MB. Ross (204)877-3834 cell (204)522-5356 Brock (204)522-6396.

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

PARKS AUCTION SERVICE LTD.

ACREAGE EQUIP. • New Holland TC 29 DA FWA estate tractor w/ FEL, 29hp, hydro, 3 pt., only 146 hrs – EXC Cond.

• #720 Farm King finishing mower, 72” • 60” Farm King rototiller • 60” Farm King snowblower • JD # 310 hydro lawn tractor w/ 42” belly mount mower and 44” snowblower – 63 hrs **All acreage equip. is Like New Cond.**

ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale Totally Non Reserved Antique & Collectibles AUCTION SALE in the Rapid City Legion Hall on Sun., June 7th 9:30am. Featuring 40 toy tractors, dinky toys, matchbox toys, lamps, bottles, Redling Crops, Butterchurns, Coke Trays, Electric Coke Clock, CNR Oil Lamps, Switch Laterns, China Cabinets, VG Gramophone, Plus 1 hr of selling Power tools. Something for everybody, plan to be with us on June 7th, Hyndman’s Auctions Box 12 Rapid City (204)826-2092. P.S. Check EBrandon.

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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.

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AUCTION DISTRICTS

IHC COLLECTOR RETIREmENT AUCTION ROLANd HENUSET

Saturday June 20 2015 at 10 am dSt pipeStone, mb th

located 3 mileS eaSt of Junction #2 and #83 highWayS at pipeStone, to bellevieW corner and 1 mile north Sale includeS: 1962 IHC 504, 1951 Super 6, 1956 IHC 300, 1952 IHC Super A, 1948 IHC • Cub,1948 IHC Farmall H, 1948 IHC W4 • 1973 IHC 1 ton • 18’ bumper hitch car hauler • 3000 lb. 5 hp pressure washer • Alpine double track Ski-doo • Shop Equipment, quantity of parts

for information call roland 204-854-2587

Trucks: 08 Ford F750 Cummins Dsl. w 16' Frt Box w Power Tailgate 78,000 Km Sft - Subject to Owners Approval * Equipment: Quick Kart Battery Cart Pusher * Tennant U WD 16B Floor Polisher * 2) "Eddy" Power Floor Scrapers * Nester Flex 376 Expandable 30' Conveyor * Store Fixtures: 9) Display Cabinets 6' L * Port Warehouse Carts * Folding Warehouse Bins * Metal Cabinets * Shelving Racks * 40) Shopping Carts * 40) Restaurant Chairs * Menu Boards * Tools: Honda 2500 Watt Generator * 4000 Watt Generator * Air Comp * Pressure Washer * Drywall Lift * Chainsaws * Power Tools * Misc: Commercial Ext. Doors * Scaffolding * Ladders * 50) Plywood * 500) Sheets Pegboard * Light Fixtures * Various Hardware * Yard: Snowblower * Mowers * Wheel Barrel Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds.

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VINTAGE VEHICLE PLUS AL THOMPSON Saturday, May 30 @ 11:00 am

Winnipeg, MB Perimeter 100 & Jct Trans #1 Hwy East, 5 Minutes Continue East 3/4 Mile Past Jct #207, Then Northeast 1 1/4 Mile on Settler Rd #25089 Be On Time - 1 1/2 Hour Auction | Contact: (204) 781-6970

Ross Taylor Auction Service 204-877-3834 Toll Free: 877-617-2537

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AUCTION SALE Estate & Moving

Vintage Vehicles: 80 MGB 2D Convertible 103, 271 kms * 60 Pontiac Perisianne 4D Sedan 6 Cyl Auto * 51 Chev 4 D Sedan w Sunvisor & Fender Skirt- Completely restored * 2) 51 Chev Deluxe Sedan 4 D 6 Cyl Auto Frame off, Restored 60% Done Rebuilt Engine & Trans - 2nd One Original As is * 2) 49 Fargo 3/4 Ton w 9 ' Box Restored in 90's good solid runner TOD * 49 Fargo 3/4 ton w 9' Box Project Unit Frame off - Started restore New Rubber Rebuilt Engine & Trans * Vintage Farm Equip: 1943 McCormick Deering WG Standard Hyd. Pulley PTO * HART / Avery Threshing Machine * Int Hse Sickle Mower (working) * Yard & Recreation: Kubota B600 IE 3Cyl Dsl 3PH PTO solo w Kubota 42" Rotovator * Starcraft Al 15' Boat 50 HP Evinrude, Elect Tilt, Swivel Seats & Trailer * Danville 48" Wick Yard Sprayer * 85 Olypia Hockey Arena Ice Scraper * 350 Chev Converted Propan w New 80" Blade * Tools: Beaver Ind. Scroll Saw * Craftsman Wood Lathe * Atlas Table Saw * Radial Arm Saw * To Be Moved House: Approx. 600 Sq Ft Older House on Blocks, Electric Furnace, Needs Roof Repair * Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

Estate of Joe Lapka

Sunday, May 31 at 11:00 am Inwood, MB – North 11 Miles on Hwy #17 Contact: (204) 981-7232

Stuart McSherry

Tractors: JD 350 PShift Crawler w. FEL & Bucket S# 7350 * JD 2010 gas PS Add On 3PH Dual hyd w/ JD FEL * Deitz D13006 Cab Dual hyd 1000 PTO w/ Leon 307 FEL 5524 hrs * MH 44 gas 540 Pulley * Equipment: 2) NH 850 RD Baler * NH 456 9' Trailer Sickle Mower * Vicon 6 Wheel Hay Rake * JD #5, 7 ' Sickle Mowers * 6 Wheel 24' Steel Frame Deck Hay Trailer * Cord Wood Trailer * Livestock Equipment: Maternity Pen * 2) RD Bale Feeders * 7) Metal Coral Panels * Tools: Stihl 236 Chainsaw * Table Saw * Lincoln 180 Welder * Air Comp * Power Tools * Tap & Die Set * Various Shop Supply * Honda EP 2500 Watt Generator * 2000 lb Pressure Washer * Plus More Tools, Farm Misc, Some Household and Antiques!

www.mcsherryauction.com

Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

Wed., May 27 @ 4:00 pm Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive

Yard Items * Tools * Antiques * Household * Always Lots of Items!!

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

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UPCOMING JUNE AUCTIONS (VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR FULL LISTINGS AND MORE PHOTOS)

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for ALAN & KAREN MELVIN

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for HAMILTON SEED INC FRANK AND ELAINE

MATHER, MB. • TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND • 12:00 NOON

FOXWARREN, MB. • WED., JUNE 17TH • 10:00 AM

TRACTORS • GUIDANCE SYSTEMS • SEED & TILLAGE • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • TRUCKS & TRAILER • GRAIN HANDLING • OTHER EQUIPMENT • TANKS & PUMPS • MISC ITEMS

TRACTORS • SPRAYERS • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • SEED & TILLAGE • COLLECTOR EQUIPMENT • TRUCKS & TRAILER • GRAIN HANDLING • OTHER EQUIPMENT • TANKS & PUMPS • MISC ITEMS

FOR MORE INFORMATION ALAN & KAREN MELVIN HOUSE: 204-529-2104 OR SHOP: 204-529-2594

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT FRANK HAMILTON 204-773-6102

UNRESERVED FARM AUCTION FOR THE ESTATE of PERRY HENDRY PIERSON, MB. • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH • 10:00 AM TRACTORS • LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT • HAYING EQUIPMENT • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • GRAIN HANDLING • TRUCKS & TRAILER • ATTACHMENTS • SEED & TILLAGE • TANKS, PUMPS & GENERATOR • MISC, SHOP EQUIPMENT & TOOLS

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT BRIAN FOWELL 204-761-5165 OR PBFOWELL@WESTMAN.WAVE.CA

PRE HAYING CONSIGNMENT SALE BRANDON, MB. • SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH • 10: 00 AM DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held at Fraser Auction Service Ltd. Sales yard 1/4 mile north of the junction of highways #1 & #10 on 25 Wheatbelt Road. Brandon, MB. THIS SALE WILL FEATURE: Farm & Industrial Equipment *Trucks *Trailers *Livestock Handling Equipment *Vehicles *Lawn & Leisure *Shop Equipment & Tools, 3PT Hitch & Acreage Equipment * Plus Misc. Pallet Lots & Soooo Much More!!!

TRACTORS • GUIDANCE SYSTEM • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • TRUCKS & TRAILER • SEED & TILLAGE • HAYING EQUIPMENT • GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT • TRAVEL TRAILER • 3PT EQUIPMENT & ATTACHMENTS • TANKS & PUMPS • LAWN, GARDEN & LEISURE • SHOP EQUIPMENT • MISC ITEMS

EQUIPMENT CONSIGNED by B&A WOODS FARMS Ltd: *2010 Cat Lexion 590R sp combine 462hp w/P516 pick-up header, 960 threshing hours, 1316 engine hours showing, Cebis monitor pkg, mapping pkg, yield and moisture, 620/70R42 duals, HD long auger, dual range cyl, electric rotor covers, 3D chaffer, MAV straw chopper, chaff spreader, std feeder house with dust suction fans, s/ n57900580 *2006 40’ Honeybee SP40-L19 straight cut header w/Lexion adapter, dbl knife drive, pick-up reel, fore and aft, pea augers, self-transport TRACTORS: *2007 Kubota Compact Tractor, Model # B2630HSD, 16,950 Hrs Showing *1975 White 2-105 Tractor HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *2012 Case IH 7230 Combine, 125 Hrs Showing *2002 Case IH 2388 Combine, 2841 Hrs Showing SEED & TILLAGE: *Flexicoil Series 65 field sprayer, 1000US gallon tank, 100’ boom, windscreens, disc markers, new boom tires, 16.5L-16.1 main frame tires, hydraulic pump drive, mix tank, triple nozzle bodies, field ready. *60’ George White Sprayer, w/ Pump HAYING EQUIPMENT: *MF 7075 sp swather w/14’hay crimper head, steel crimp rolls *Hesston 565A rd baler w/new constant velocity shaft GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT: *2009 10” x 41’ Westfield Auger, Gas eng, Electric Clutch, Hyd Mover *7” x 35’ Westfield Auger w/ New 13HP Eng TRUCKS & VEHICLES: *2005 Ford Escape XLT V6 Sport Utility, 4 Door, 6 Cyl, Black, 269,568 Kms Showing *1999 Ford F150, Reg Cab, 2WD, Short Box TRAILERS: *2005 Load King Semi-Trailer , Steel, New Tarps in 2013 (Both), tires - 24.5 - 90%, manual openers (Lead) s/n 2LDHG28305F042157, (PUP) s/n 2LDHG30215F042158, BOTH SAFETIED (Bought new - one owner) *2004 Load King Semi-Trailer , Steel, New Tarps in 2013 (Both), tires 24.5 - 90%, manual openers (Lead) s/n 2LDHG28364F039276, (PUP) s/n 2LDHG30274F039277, BOTH SAFETIED (Bought new - one owner) MANURE SPREADERS & EQUIPMENT: *(3) Bunning Lowlander 230T Wide Body Vertical Beater t/a manure spreaders w/31,000kg gross cap, 1000 PTO, leaf springs on hitch, brakes on both axles *LH Manurigater Reel w/approx 3000’ on trailer, Honda 160 Mtr 3PT EQUIPMENT & ATTACHMENTS: *(3) NEW 82’’ Heavy Duty Rotary Tiller c/w: gear drive, 3 point PTO shaft w/overrunning clutch *(3) NEW 94’’ Hydraulic Skid Steer Loader Dozer Blade/snow pusher LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: *NEW 13 ft x 13 ft Heavy Duty Horse Stable Unit c/w: sliding gate, water feeder, heavy gauge galvanized steel frame, bamboo plate walls, all hardwares included *(2) NEW 12 ft farm gate INDUSTRIAL: *NEW 12’ Green Land Leveller *NEW 10’ Green Land Leveller SHOP EQUIPMENT: *(2) NEW 2015 Easy Kleen Magnum Plus, 4000 PSI Hot Water Pressure Washer C/W 15 HP Gas, Electric Start *(8) NEW 2015 Easy Kleen Magnum Gold, 4000 PSI 12V Hot Water Pressure Washer, C/W 15 HP Gas, Totally Self Contained STORAGE BUILDING & TENTS: *NEW 40 x 232 Barn, made Pembina Valley Canvas, Winkler, MB *NEW 40 ft x 60 ft x 20 ft Gable Truss Peak Ceiling Storage Building, C/W: Industrial PVC covers, 13’ x 15’ drive through doors at two ends, 3’ x 6’ entry door, waterproof, UV and Fire Resistant RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT: *2005 JD Buck EX 500cc 4 x 4 ATV w/ auto shift, new tires, front & rear receiver hitches, front winch, front & rear racks, hand warmers, Runs Excellent, 19,280 Kms Showing *18’ aluminum boat w/ 50hp Mercury outboard TREES & SHRUBS: *Large selection of potted Spruce – Aspen, and Pine trees various sizes TIRES: NEW Implement Tires BUILDING MATERIAL: *(2) Semi Loads - Flat metal *(approx 30 - 40) Bundles of Lumber *PVC Panels *(12) High End Heavy Duty Insulated Roof Panels *(12) 10’ Piping BIN: *(approx 6-8) Poly Grain Bins, built on metal pallets *Rocket Aeration Ducting for Flat Bttm Bins MISC: *(2) Fuel Tanks, Stand *(1) Fuel Tank *(5) Nose Pumps (1 NEW)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT KARL TRONDL 204-773-6704

CALL OUR OFFICE NOW TO CONSIGN TO THIS VERY WELL ATTENDED CONSIGNMENT AUCTION.

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION FOR MIKE HUYBRECHT ST LAZARE, MB. • THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH • 12:00 PM TRACTORS • TRUCKS & TRAILER • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • SEED & TILLAGE • HAYING EQUIPMENT • GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT • LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT • GRAIN BINS • SHOP EQUIPMENT & WOODWORKING TOOLS • OTHER EQUIPMENT • MISC ITEMS

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT MIKE HUYBRECHT (RES) 204-683-2557 (CELL) 204-821-5249

UNRESERVED FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION for KARL TRONDL ROSSBURN, MB. • SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH • 10:00 AM

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for WILLIAM AND BETTY ROBINSON

UNRESERVED RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION for GERHARD AND CHRISTEL POOL

CARBERRY, MB. • MONDAY, JUNE 15TH • 12:00 PM

DAUPHIN MB. • MONDAY, JUNE 22ND • 10:00 AM

TRACTORS • GUIDANCE SYSTEM • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • TRUCKS & TRAILER • SEED & TILLAGE • HAYING EQUIPMENT • GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT • TRAVEL TRAILER • 3PT EQUIPMENT • PARTS • TANKS & PUMPS • MISC ITEMS

TRACTORS & CRAWLER • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • SEED & TILLAGE • TRUCKS, TRAILER & CAMPER • BINS • GRAIN HANDLING • 3PT EQUIPMENT & ATTACHMENT • LEISURE, LAWN & GARDEN • TANKS & PUMPS • SHOP EQUIPMENT • MISC ITEMS

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT WILLIAM & BETTY ROBINSON HOUSE 204-834-2983

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GERHARD POOL 204-621-6125

UNRESERVED EQUIPMENT AUCTION for ROZNIK AND VAN RYSSEL FARMS

UNRESERVED FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION for DWAYNE AND TARA SYDOR

OAKBANK, MB. • TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH • 11:00 AM

GILBERT PAINS MB • TUES., JUNE 23RD • 11:00 AM

TRACTORS & CATERPILLAR • HAYING & FORAGE EQUIPMENT • LIVESTOCK RELATED ITEMS • SEED & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT • TRUCKS • TRAILER • TREE SPADES & RELATED EQUIPMENT • OTHER ITEMS • BINS

TRACTORS • GUIDANCE SYSTEMS • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • HIGH CLEARANCE SPRAYER • SEED & TILLAGE • TRUCKS & TRAILER • GRAIN DRYER & GRAIN HANDLING • ATTACHMENTS • TANKS & PUMPS • LAWN & GARDEN, LEISURE • SHOP EQUIPMENT • MISC

RUSS ROZNIK 204-471-0199 OR RROZNIK@MYMTS.NET JEFF VAN RYSSEL 204-299-5728 OR JFRYSSEL@MYMTS.NET

FOR MORE INFO CALL DWAYNE SYDOR 204-648-3024 OR DGSYDOR@GOINET.CA

FRASER AUCTION SERVICE LTD.

BRANDON, MANITOBA 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 Auctioneer: Scott Campbell Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque.

NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit. Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

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

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 a very large annual Equipment/ RV/ Vehicle Auction Sat., June 20th, 2015 Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, SK 9:00am. Consign Today!! A complete farm equipment dispersal for long time rancher Harley Jahn!

Up for auction TW25 Ford FWA tractor w/dual PTO & 3-PTH, DX 90 2WD tractor w/FEL & 5,720-hrs; 2002 Macdon 16-ft. 5020 mower conditioner w/very few cutting acs; Vermeer 605L Series round baler w/bale kicker & Vermeer updates; Degelman 14-ft. rock rake PTO drive; Degelman PTO rock picker; IH 5500 DT 28-ft. chisel plow cultivator; MF 850 SP combine; MF 90 w/FEL & grapple fork; Spra Coupe for parts; 1997 Eagle Industries 24-ft. gooseneck flat deck trailer; 3-PTH yd sprayer; new Pool 3-HP aeration fan; 2,200-bu Westeel hopper bottom bin; 2, 1,850-bu Westeel hopper bin; 2,200-bu Westeel Rosco hopper bottom; Westeel 1,600-bu hopper bottom bin; 40-ton hopper bottom fertilizer bin; Sakundiak HD 7-1400 grain auger w/Onan 18-HP. Check on this ad each week for new additions to this large sale!! 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

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION FOR LARRY AND DARREN SEYMOUR Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 Tractors: • 1998 John Deere 9300 4WD, tractor, quad shift, 20.8 x42 duals, 4 remotes, 4881 hrs.

• 1973 John Deere 1120 diesel, 3pth, JD 145 loader w/ bucket, 7665 hrs.

• 1991 Case IH 5130 fwa, Cab left hand reverse, with Allied 694 loader, bucket joy stick, 9828 hrs.

• Grapple for above loader, real good • 1978 Case 1270 Power shift,1000 pto, good 18.4 x 38 axle duals, Changed up to 1370 rear end • Toyota Fork lift aprox 4000 lb cap, two tier lift oversized drive tires, can be used on yard surface • 2007 Kubota GT1770 Yard tractor with 44 in mower deck • 1999 Polaris 500 cc EBS 4x4 quad • Case 222 gas garden tractor with hyd drive rotary tiller and mower deck Harvesting Machinery: • 1999 John Deere 9610 combine, 914 pickup head, fine cut chopper and chaff spreader, Rear wheel assist, 30,5 x 32 real good tires, 3300 engine, 2224 sep, hrs.

• Macdon 960 Draper 36 ft head to JD Combine adaptor • Elmers 40‘ header transport • 2008 John Deere 4895 swather power unit, with 30 ft honey bee header and mounted 10 ft ploy roller, 745 engine hrs, 566 Knife hrs.

• Macdon 4600 Black autofold 25 ft pto swather w/ pickup reel Special Equipment: • 2003 Case IH 3200 SPX Patriot sprayer, 100 ft 5 bay nozzle cluster, 750 gal., Wired for Green star Auto steer, 2060 hrs., 14.9 x 46 tires and set of 20.8 x 38 Will have set wider tires of 1854 Rogator Trucks And Trailers: • 1997 Mack highway tractor Mack engine, 10 speed, wet kit, Day Cab, 24.5 buds, Safety truck • 2004 Cancade 36 ft hopper Tandem grain trailer, saftied • 1990 Timpte super hopper aluminum Grain Trailer serial #1T0446024LB080971 • Drill fill unit for above hoppers hydraulic drive sells after Cancade trailer • 1981 Kenworth T 900 highway tractor with Cummins Engine, also wet kit • 1973 Chev C-65 with 16 ft Box Hoist, Tag axle, roll trap. 366 5x2 • 1973 C-65 Single axle Grain box and hoist, running Yard truck • 1973 Tandem axle semi tanker, fitted with 3’’ lines and pump, to service as sprayer tender, Tanker dented on right side • Box trailer 22 ft Van type, with water tanks 3’’ pump chemhandler etc., this is single axle sprayer tender unit • Tandem axle Dolly converter, with fifth wheel and farm tractor hitch • Tandem Pup Grain trailer with Cancade 20 ft box and hoist, silage end gate • Dorsey 36 ft tandem Lo bed trailer, with Single axle converter with Farm tractor • Draw bar has been used to haul excavator, cat etc., non licensed unit • Ford L9000 Tandem rolled truck engine may be ok, Damaged Box and hoist, see photo on website • 1980 Chev wrangler day cab ¾ ton pickup V8 automatic 4x4 Seeding and Tillage: • 25’ Bush Hog tandem disc • 45‘ Case IH #5500 deep tiller, Deep tiller with mulchers • 1997 John Deere model 610 deep tiller w/ mulchers, 35 ft • IH model 55 Deep tiller with broken wing, needs repair • IH Discer seeders 12 ft 310, 16’ 300 pair with newer disc on 300 • IH model 4700 Cultivator w/ mulchers 38’ • Morris 22 ft deep tiller • 2004 Delmar 5500 M, Mid Harrow, hyd down pressure 90 ft • Shop Built Air seeder cart 130 bushel, with mounted Liquid Fertilizer tank c/w monitor rate controller etc., Pull between with 20.8 x 38 Duals, well built unit • Sokal approx. 1250 gal pull between, single axle Liquid fertilizer caddy, hyd drive pump c/w Raven monitor and rate control, shedded • White semi mount 6x16’’ reset plow, shedded • 10 ft metal Swath roller • Cockshutt 16 ft deep tiller • Glencoe 28’ cultivator • 2008 Farm King 13 x 95 hyd, swing low profile hopper • Farm King 13 x 70 auger, manual reverser and manual swing • Sakundiak 7’’x 37’ with 10 hp briggs • Two Farm King 8’’ x 41 ’ augers twin briggs • Westfield 7 x 35 with electric motor • Farm King hyd drive 12 x 10’’ jump auger • 2007 Blue Poly six 10000 US Gal tanks with 3’’ ball valves blue • 2-Metal liquid water tanks 15000 gal white

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 10 AM MANITOU, MB AT THE FARM: FROM EAST SIDE OF MANITOU AT HWY #3 TAKE MILE 16 EAST FOR 3 3/4 MILE. YARD #43050. FROM DARLINGFORD: 3 MILES WEST ON #3 AND 3 MILES NORTH ON ROAD #43W, 1/4 MILE WEST ON #16N

• Two Green metal 20000 gal tanks used for water • Shulte Rock picker hyd reel drive • Two Farm King 12 to 4 wheel trailers with aging decks • 1977 John Deere model 350 sickle mower 7 ft 3pth • John Deere 212 combine pick up head w/ melroe pickup • 5000 gal horizontal liquid fertilizer tank w/ moving wheels • 3000 gal up right Liquid fertilizer tank • Allied Snow blower 7 ft 3 pth • IHC Model 400 cyclone 6 row 30‘’ Planter • Set of Haukass Markers off 41 ft seeder • Boat 17’ Glaston Bay flight with 140 hp inboard c/w yacht club trailer • Two western saddles one roping • 8 ft Douglas poly swath roller • New Holland #56 side delivery rake • Hyd, operating two side delivery rake hitch, tractor seat control • 1985 New Holland #488 Haybine 9 ft model • 1978 New Holland 276 square baler, in shed • 18,4 x 38’’ set clamp on duals • 16 ft tandem axle car hauler trailer, Sask made looks like new • Labtronics 919 moisture meter with all fixings, sample grain screens, etc .

In Shop: • 200 amp millar wire welder, all in shop • 180 amp Forney stick welder • Cutting torch • Band saw • Radial arm saw10’’ • 60 gal upright air compressor, needs compressor rings • Air operated Samson bulk oil dispensing unit with hose reel, metering gun etc.

• Hyd pack drill marker tripper unit • Drill press etc., and so much more!!

Watch website closer to auction day.

Folks, we have listed this auction in mid winter and will be updating our website with better pictures once the snow is gone. This however is a real good summer farm equipment auction.

We at Bill Klassen Auctions are pleased to have the privilege to offer this well maintained line of machinery at public auction. Please do plan to attend and purchase here. Lunch available.

For Equipment info please contact: Darren Seymour - Darren@articspasmanitoba.ca or (204) 891-0209 or Larry (Dad) Seymour at (204) 242-2726.

Auction begins at 10 am. Internet bidding begins at 11:30 am on machinery.

To register for internet bidding go to www.billklassen.com click on calendar, click on Seymour auction, click on online bidding with bidspotter and register. Please do this days prior to auction to be ready on auction day.

MACK AUCTION CO. PRESENTS a farm equipment for Dixon Enterprises (306)331-7177 or (306)332-7524. Sun., June 28th, 2015, 12:00pm.

Directions from Balcarres, SK: 12-mi North on Hwy 310. NH TV-140 bidirectional tractor w/NH 7614 long reach FEL, 3PTH & PTO; Case 2390 tractor w/duals; Cat D-4 Crawler Tractor; Allis 600 fork lift; MF 2756A net wrap round baler; Vermeer XL round baler; Richardton 12-ft silage wagon; Leon 425 silver tandem axle manure spreader; Southland 24-ft gooseneck triple axle stock trailer; Luck Now silage wagon; Morris round bale hay hiker; bale king bale processor; NH 973 Flex 30-ft Header; NH 971 30-ft straight-cut header; Hi Hog squeeze chute; Hi Qual crowding tub & S alley; portable loading chute; free standing wind breaks; 24-ft Lift Off round bale carrier; 30-ft pipe & belt feed troughs; maternity pen; bundles of rail road ties; quantity of gates & panels; round bale feeders; 1976 Chev C-60 single axle grain truck; Cat #40 PT hyd scraper; Super chrome Walinga grain vac; 2, 300-bu hopper bottom feed bins, 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 Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s best-read farm publication.

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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

FOX FARMS LTD / SHARON & LATE STAN FOX FARM AUCTION SALE BALMORAL, MB

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.

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

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

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THE HOUSE NORTHEASTERN SEED CO LTD AUCTION Sun., May 31st, 2015 9:00AM 100 Livingstone St, Yorkton SK. Contact: Jean (306)744-7629 or Blake (306)621-6430. $50,000 of All Brand New Inventory!! Western Apparel: Names such as Roper, Wrangler, Panhandle Slim; Cowboy Boots, Bailey’s Cowboy Hats, Ladies/ Mens/ Kids Wrangler Jeans & Shirts, Western Belts, Outback Jackets, Montana Belt Buckles & Jewellery, Workmate Lined Coveralls, Winter Caps, Gloves, etc.

Inventory: Misc Tack, Shipping Boots, Calf Catchers, Calf Pullers, Vet Supplies-Tags, Bottles, etc, Clean & Groom Supplies for Livestock, Team Roping Books, Leanin Tree Cards & Mugs, Rodent Control- Rat Bait Stations, traps, etc, Large Vacuum Groomer(Blower), Oster Showmaster Variable Speed Sheep Sheers (c/w Case), Pet AccessoriesClothes, Toys, etc, Large Assortment of Plant Pots & Planters, Ponds, Water Fountains, Waterfall Pump Kits, Cement Ornaments, Misc Garden Supplies, 18 bags of crushed rock, 50-lb Bags of Nyger Birdseed plus much more... After 65-yrs in business the Littman’s are retiring & liquidizing all the store assets. All inventory is “new” & top brand names.

There are hundreds of garden related items. The Littman personality & the one-on-one customer service will be missed. Come buy new items at your own price. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for complete pictures & listing. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

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ROSS & DONNA WOODS AUCTION Sat., May 30th, 2015 10:00AM 20-KM EAST OF YORKTON ON #10, 5-KM NORTH ON VERIGIN GRID YORKTON SK CONTACT: (306)273-0005. ACREAGE: 22-acs, fenced, gross fences, shelter belt, new trees, large garden, fruit trees, w/hip roof barn, buildings, sheds, corrals, watering bowls, creek, including 1952 cottage type 2-bdrm 1100-sq.ft character house, full basement, gas, sewer, redone kitchen, island, cupboards, walls, w/new tin roof & siding & original hard wood flooring & trimming. 2 car 800-sq.ft garage w/natural gas heat. Buildings are new paint & tin roof. This acreage looks really nice. Owner has first right to refusal. To settle matters, they want this sold. Opening bid $200,000.

TRAILER: 2014 Keystone Sprinter 35-ft Bumper Hitch Trailer 3 slides, bunks, fully loaded, outside kitchen, shower, like new. TRUCK: 2004 Dodge 1500 Ram quad cab, V8, auto. ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: JD 4020 Tractor: cab, p-shift, like new rubber, w/JD 148 loader, bucket & forks; Univision 24ft Tandem axle open stock trailer: goose neck w/fifth wheel; One horse trailer, real good; 2 horse shelters; 400-lb propane tank; Quad attachment, blade, quadivator (cultivator) *2 miniature horses Gelding and stallion* Plus household, shop, yard, misc. NOTE: This is a real nice acreage w/buildings being painted & tin. House is really nice w/lots of character. This is a settlement sale of excellent yard, shop items. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for complete pictures & listing. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

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

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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 FC18-10-1-1- Bin Fan 10hp centrifugal • Avonlea 40531 Bin Fan 5hp (2) • Adventer Bin Fan 3hp www.bodnarusauctioneering.com • TOLL-FREE 1-877-494-BIDS (2437)

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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.

WANTED: 40x60-ft. shed (approx) Please call Ron at (204)346-2064.

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2, 42-FT. CASE IH 7200 hoe drills, $3,000 each OBO; Case IH 36-ft. 6200 disc drill, $700 OBO. (204)745-7445.

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

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com CAREERS CAREERS Help Wanted SEED CLEANING PLANT MANAGER needed, Melville, SK. Must have seed cleaning experience.

Phone (306)542-7639.

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

FARM CHEMICAL / SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: agricultural complaints of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunctions.

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 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 & 14-ft bin, roof panels $35 each, roof panels, $25 each. Steel & plastic culverts. Coloard, 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

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

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.

POPLAR LANE FARM is buying, selling, repairing & parting out John Deere round balers. Call Gerald Wall (204)385-2347 or (204)872-2347.

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

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

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 28-FT CCIL 200 FIELD cultivator; 53-ft Herman harrow; MF 880 6-16-in plow; JD 95 combine. No reasonable offer refused. Phone:(204)856-6134.

Carman, MB. 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 FOR SALE: MACDON 5020 mower conditioner; IHC 14-ft cultivator w/harrows; Cockshut 10-ft deep tiller; 15-ft Versatile swather. Phone (204)526-2169.

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

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www.ridgelandmanufacturing.ca FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 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.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted WANTED: MASSEY 36 DISCER, anywhere, will pick up. Call (306)723-4875 or (306)533-3309

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.

HAYING & HARVESTING Mower Conditioner FOR SALE: 2011 Massey (Hesston) discbine model 1375. All new turtles & knives, asking $23,500 OBO. Phone (204)745-8875, St Claude, MB.

Combines COMBINES John Deere 1985 JD 8820 TITAN II DS cyl, air foil chaffer, Sunnybrook cyl, concave, new feeder chain. Phone Henry (204)372-6826 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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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.

2130 JD TRACTOR. 8,500-HRS, 595 self-levelling Allied loader w/large bucket & forks. Excellent condition, no 3PTH, $13,000 OBO. Phone Stewart, RM of St Laurent:(204)646-2338.

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 Steiger

BRANDT QUICK FOLD 96-FT. sprayer 830-gal tank. Phone (204)799-8130 or (204)837-9750.

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Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

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Tack and Horse Sale

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

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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.

TRACTORS Various 1969 930 CASE, VGC. Phone (204)385-3315 or (204)871-7669, Gladstone.

Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

RED OR GREEN 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement parts for your Steiger drive train.

2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.

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The Icynene Insulation System® • Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

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

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

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1985 STEIGER COUGAR CR1225 18.4x38 duals, 1000 RPM, PTO, 8,000-hrs. Phone Henry (204)372-6826

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

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LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

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1-800-982-1769 HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

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SPECIAL COW & CALF SALE THURSDAY, MAY 28 1:00 P.M.

MARK JACQUES EDDYSTONE, MB. (204) 448-2214 50 Redx heifers(young cows) w/Redx calves *Top pick out of 70 pairs. *At sale time, calves will be 3 – 8 weeks old, all vaccinated and all bull calves ringed.

More consiGnMents welcoMe, 100 pairs expected.

Go to srauction.ca for pics and videos or call Myles at 204-447-2266 LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus BATTLE LAKE FARM has yearling & 2-yr old Angus bulls for sale. Semen tested & EPD’s available.

(204)834-2202.

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!

RED & BLACK YEARLING & 2 yr old Angus bulls for sale, will semen test, delivery avail. Call Wayne (204)383-5802 or (204)383-0100

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus 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.

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CHAROLAIS BULLS W/PAPERS, bloodlines. Call or text (204)381-1240.

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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. (204)248-2268, (204)745-7577, NotreDame, MB.

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.

JAMES FARMS LTD Brandon, Cardale & Carberry wheat, summit oats, Mcleod & Chadburn R2 soybeans, tradition barley & forage seeds. Various canola & sunflower seed varieties. Custom processing, seed treating, inoculating, as well as delivery are available. Early payment discount. For info call (204)222-8785, or toll-free 1-866-283-8785, Winnipeg. djames@jamesfarms.com

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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

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

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.

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. YEARLING HORNED HEREFORD BULLS for sale. Performance tested, with EPD’s available.

Fertility tested, guaranteed & delivered. Call Wendel Reimer at Bar None Cattle at St. Claude: (204)379-2773.

1 877 695 2532 www.ezefeeder.ca

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

GROW QUINOA! TOTAL PRODUCTION contracts available. Competitive returns. 20-yrs agronomic experience. www.quinoa.com or (306)933-9525.

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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

PERSONAL SHARE YOUR LIFE, as it’s meant to be... A lasting Relationship. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS is here to help you. Confidential, Rural, Photos and Profiles to selected matches, Affordable, Local.

Serving MB, SK, NW-Ontario. Call/Write for info: Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475. www.candlelightmatchmakers.ca

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin

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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

Border Collie Pups PB Non-Registered Out of Good Working Parents. Pups Guaranteed Over 20 years breeding. $400 (1st shots inc) www.riverhillsranchltd.com (204)365-0372

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou

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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.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn 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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental 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.

SIMMENTAL BULLS FOR SALE. Yearling Black & Red Bulls, moderate birth weights, semen tested. Call Cal (204)847-2055. Pizzey Simmentals, Fox-warren MB.

LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions

Spring Horse Sale Saturday, June 6, 2015

Tack Sale - 10 am * Horse Sale - 1 pm --- Highway #1 West of Whitewood, Sask. ---

***All horses must have EID forms at time of delivery*** For more information please call Whitewood Livestock at 306-735-2822 or check our website at www.whitewoodlivestock.com

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 Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

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

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REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots READY TO MOVE HOMES: For Sale - 1,320-sq.ft 3 bedroom home, completely finished except flooring. SPRING SPECIAL. Call:(204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484. Marvin Vogt, Marvin Homes Inc. www.marvinhomes.ca

3 KIPLING LANE 1604 sq. ft. 2 storey $319,900 in Niverville, 20 min. south of Wpg. 3+1 BR. 3.5 bath.

Modern open concept main floor w. espresso finished hardwoods. Gas fireplace. Island & NOTRE DAME USED OIL high end stainless FILTER DEPOT steel & appliances, under cab. lighting.

Huge master w. tray • Buy Used Oil • Buyceiling, BatteriesWIC + bath. 2nd flr. Laundry w.Oilfront load • Collect Used Filters • Collect Containers appl. Fin. bsmt. 12x20 deck, dble Southern and Western Manitoba detached garage.

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REAL ESTATE Land For Rent PASTURE FOR RENT: Has dugouts & corrals, 640-acs in Lundar area. Call George (204)736-2620.

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba ASHERN 1,900-ACS 1,600 DEEDED, good buildings, runs easily 200 cows, some grain, only $925,000; Ashern 2,460-acs, 1,440 deeded, lovely home presently PB operation $800,000; N of Fisher Branch 1,901-acs, 600 good black soil, rest great for ranching, $600,000 offers; Poplarfield 1,329-acs, 849 deeded, sell turn-key land, cattle 150 head, machinery offers; Komarno 1,200-acs 1,440-sq.ft. bung, 240 Hay, sell home & any amount of land offers; Inwood 1,040-acs 2 bdrm bungalow all joins rents 300-acs, runs 185 cows & up, $710,000 offers. Call your local realtor (204)253-7373 www.manitobafarms.ca Delta Real Estate FARMLAND FOR SALE. 1) For Sale or Rent One section of pasture land SE of Gladstone fenced, dugouts 100-110. 2) 1998 mobile 16x80-ft w/4 season addition to be moved. 3) 2+bdrm bungalow on 4.17-acre yardsite near Plumas, Newer windows CA C-vac, heated workshop, Quonset, granaries. Call Liz Sumner Gill & Schmall Agencies (204)476-6362.

OPEN HOUSE: MAY 23rd fr 2-4:00pm. Winnipeg Horse Facility located south of TC Hwy at Dacotah MB. 40-acs w/indoor arena, barn, working pens & nice 3-BR home. A successful & busy operation, come check it out. (204)761-6884 Grant Tweed, Century 21 Westman.com

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Best prices in Manitoba! 110cc ATV $839, 125cc dirt bike $899; 125cc dune buggy $1,699; Full Warranty, Brandon, MB will add. Phone:(204)724-4372. www.canadattatv.com

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BuyUsed Used Oil Oil ••Buy NOTRE •• Buy Buy Batteries Batteries DAME ••Collect CollectUsed Used Filters Filters • Collect Oil Containers • Collect Oil Containers USED • Antifreeze OIL & Southern,Southern Eastern, and Manitoba Western Western FILTER Manitoba DEPOT Tel: 204-248-2110 Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call.

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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.

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.

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.

REAL ESTATE Mobile Homes 1972 DETROITER MOBILE HOME 12x60 w/2 yr old fridge, 3 yr old propane stove, washer & dryer.

Phone Henry (204)372-6826

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby MB Farm Real Estate is my specialty & I can help you complete a successful transaction. I will help you avoid the pitfalls & get fair value. Call for a consultation.

Grant Tweed Ph. 204-761-6884 grant@granttweed.com

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. 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 MILLET SEED FOR SALE: Crown/Red/White Proso & Golden German & Red Siberian Foxtail.

Cleaned & bagged. Harder Farm Ltd. Carman, MB. Ph:(204)745-0187.

MILLET SEED, TOP YIELDER, 65 day Foxtail Millet, commonly 8,000-10,000 lbs/acre. A High percentage Leaf Hay, ready by usually dry Aug. Haying seed 8-10 lbs/ac; totes 50 cents/lb. Info D. WHITE SEEDS phone (204)822-3649, Morden.

ORGANIC GRAIN FOR SALE. Currently available, OAC Prudence beans & Souris oats. Call (204)981-7761 for information & pricing.

SEED / FEED / GRAIN SEED/FEED/GRAIN Hay & Straw LARGE ROUND BALES OF wheat & oat straw; Large round bales of hay. (204)325-2416.

SMALL SQUARE HAY BALES, 1st cut Alfalfa $3.50, 2,000 avail. No Sunday Calls Please.

(204)828-3648

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted

We BUY used oil & filters Collection of plastic oil jugs Glycol recovery services Specialized waste removal Winter & Summer windshield washer fluid Peak Performance anti-freeze ( available in bulk or drums )

The only company that collects, recycles and re-uses in Manitoba!

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CERTIFIED SEED CERTIFIED SEED Cereal Seeds AGASSIZ SEED FARM LTD: Quality, certified Ct. Brandon & Cardale wheat. (clipped & polished) Ct. Souris & Camben (new) oats. Dekalb & NorthStar Genetics soybeans. Trust our Experience. Celebrating our 19th year of soybeans! Earl & Murray Froebe, Jeanie van Workum (sales), (204)745-6655, Homewood.

CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON & Carberry Wheat, Meredith Barley. Call (204)745-3301. Elias Seeds.

Carman, Miami, MB. CERTIFIED CARBERRY WHEAT. CERTIFIED Summit Oats. Certified Tradition Barley. Ph: (204) 385-2486. Cell: (204) 212-0531 Wilmot Milne, Gladstone.

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted

FARMERS, RANCHERS, SEED PROCESSORS BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS Heated/Spring Threshed Lightweight/Green/Tough, Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye, Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale, Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics and By-Products √ ON-FARM PICKUP √ PROMPT PAYMENT √ LICENSED AND BONDED SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER, MINNEDOSA

1-204-724-6741

TENDERS INVITATION TO TENDER Re: 4141 Road 27W, RM of Stanley (Title No. 1556602/4) 1,144-sq.ft., 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, 1 3/4 storey, solid oak kitchen w/island, municipal water hookup w/approx 274.97-acs (approx 115-acs of which is cultivated) Includes over 100-acs of pasture & natural pond, 2 wood granaries, 2 metal granaries, one 24x40-ft. machine shed one 32x56-ft. machine shed, large garden shed, barn, 2 loose housings & other outbuildings.

As solicitors for the Vendor, we invite TENDERS for the purchase of the property. A cheque for $10,000 must accompany the tender as a deposit. Written tenders must be received by 2:00pm on May 29th, 2015. Deposit will be returned if tender not accepted.

Closing date for the sale shall be on Nov 1, 2015, by cash or approved loan proceeds. Any loan advances paid after closing date are subject to payment of interest at loan rate during reasonable delay for registration of security. 2015 property taxes will be adjusted between vendor & purchaser on possession date.

The highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

For more info contact Jacob or Helen Fehr at (204)822-3673 Please send Tenders to: WIENS DOELL LAW OFFICE PO Box 1150 564 Mountain Ave Winkler, MB R6W 4B2 Phone (204)325-8807 Fax (204)325-8352 To the attention of Scott C. Doell

TRAILERS TRAILERS Livestock Trailers 1989 REAL INDUSTRIES, 5TH Wheel trailer for semi, 41-ft ground load, centre divide tri-axle, recent rebuild & new paint, pulls 18-20 pair, $8,500 OBO. (204)427-3311, Woodmore MB. 7.5X38-FT BLUE HILLS TRAILER. Triple axle.

Phone (204)436-2571 or cell (204)857-2561

TRAILERS Trailers Miscellaneous

WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328

Vanderveen Commodity Services Ltd. Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers

Proud Supporter of Manitoba Businesses & Municipalities

SOLD!

THREE 2-YR OLD PUREBRED Registered Charolais bulls, Very good dispositions, will be easy calving, born in April & May, will be semen tested & guaranteed. Also 2-yearlings (Bluegrass grandsons). Phone:(204)748-1024, Virden, KEH Charolais, Keith Hagan.

SANDERS SEED FARM: Certified AAC Brandon, Carberry, Domain, Glenn wheat; celebration barley & Cangerra canola varieties. (204)242-4200. Manitou, MB.

37 4th Ave. NE Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Ph. (204) 745-6444 Email: vscltd@mts.net Andy Vanderveen · Brett Vanderveen Jesse Vanderveen

A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay!

BUYING:

HEATED CANOLA & FLAX • Competitive Prices • Prompt Movement • Spring Thrashed

MALT BARLEY “ON FARM PICK UP” *6-Row* 1-877-250-5252 MALT BARLEY

Celebration & Tradition *2-Row* AC Metcalfe &BARLEY CDC feed Copeland We buy feed barley, wheat, MALT MALT BARLEY oats, soybeans, corn & canola We buy feed*2-Row* barley, feed wheat, *6-Row* oats, soybeans, cornCopeland & canola AC Metcalfe & CDC & Tradition COMECelebration SEE US AT AG DAYS IN We buy feed barley, feed wheat, THE CONVENTION HALL SEE barley, US AT AG DAYS IN WeCOME buy feed feed wheat, oats, soybeans, corn & canola CONVENTION HALL BOOTH 1309& oats,THE soybeans, corn canola BOOTH 1309 COME SEE US AT AG DAYS IN COME SEE US AT AG HALL DAYS IN THE CONVENTION THE CONVENTION BOOTH 1309 HALL

BOOTH 1309

2013 Malt Contracts Available 2015 AOG Malt Contracts Available Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 BoxPhone 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 204-737-2000 Phone 204-737-2000 2014Toll-Free AOG Malt Contracts Available 1-800-258-7434 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 BoxMalt 238 MB. R0G 1C0 Agent: M &Letellier, J Weber-Arcola, SK. 2013 Contracts Available Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 204-737-2000 Phone 306-455-2509 Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 306-455-2509 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Phone 204-737-2000 Agent: M & 1-800-258-7434 J Weber-Arcola, SK. Toll-Free Agent: Phone M & J 306-455-2509 Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509

MALT BARLEY

2 YEAR OLD SPECIALIST & Date Line bulls, yearling bulls by Silver Bullet & Specialist. Martens Charolais:(204)534-8370.

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.

*6-Row* Celebration & Tradition We buy feed barley, feed wheat, oats, soybeans, corn & canola

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais

CERTIFIED SEED Cereal Seeds

COME SEE US AT AG DAYS IN THE CONVENTION HALL BOOTH 1309

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 EQUIPMENT

2013 Malt Contracts Available Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 204-737-2000 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus

FOR SALE: 18-FT. CARHAULER trailer, like new w/2 7,000-lb axles & ramps, has less than 5,000-km, $4,350 OBO; Gold Cart trailer w/tilt deck, new tires, $335. Phone (204)745-2784

TRAVEL

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Select Holidays 1-800-661-4326

www.selectholidays.com CAREERS Farm / Ranch REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY, OPPORTUNITY ON a Progressive Purebred Cattle operation near Estevan, Sask. Must have valid driver’s license, reliable, able to work alone and with others. Duties will include working with cattle, sorting, feeding, fencing, operating heavy equipment, haying. Contact (306)421-2470 or (306)634-8031. Send resume to: marlinleblanc@sasktel.net Housing & wages negotiable

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The Manitoba Co-operator | May 21, 2015

June 17 - 19, 2015 Evraz Place, Regina, SK, Canada

Farm Progress Forum

PRESENTED BY

Hear From The Experts

Farm Progress Forum puts you in front of Canada’s leading presenters in agriculture and business.

Admission is included with your show ticket.

Join us each day at FCC Crossing in the Canada Centre Building, Hall #12 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

11am - Derek Rude

Project Manager, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute Maximizing your Machinery for Profit

2:15pm - Lynn Crawford

Food Network Celebrity Chef The Great Canadian Cookbook

1pm - Robert Wager Derek Rude

Robert Wager

Lynn Crawford

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

Laboratory Demonstrator, Vancouver Island University Food Safety is Alive and Well

11am - Lance Stockbrugger

Chartered Accountant and Farmer Understanding the Cost of Farmland

2:15pm - Greg Peterson

YouTube Agvocate Advocating Agriculture Through Social Media

1pm - Mary-Ann Kirkby Lance Stockbrugger

Mary-Ann Kirkby

Greg Peterson

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Author and award-winning Journalist I Am a Hutterite

11am - Craig Klemmer

FCC Senior Agricultural Economist Surveying the Economic Landscape

1pm - Murad Al-Katib

Craig Klemmer

Murad Al-Katib

2:15pm - Mark Cohon

Former CFL Commissioner Reinvent Your Business in Any Environment

President and CEO, Alliance Grain Traders Inc. The Changing Face of Agriculture

Mark Cohon

Shuttle Program

Canada’s Farm Progress Show

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This service will operate from 7:30am to 8:00pm, please contact your hotel front desk for more information. Shuttle drivers are familiar with show events and tourist attractions in and around Regina. Guests are encouraged to ask their drivers for information, maps and directions. To book the STAYINREGINA.COM Shuttle Service, please contact your hotel front desk. To book your hotel please do so at www.stayinregina.com

Stop By Canada Centre, Hall #12 and view these Attractions -

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