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Risk management review task force seeks farmer input It’s looking for ideas to mitigate the impact of increasing severe weather on producers

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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verybody complains about the weather, the old saying goes, but nobody does anything about it.

Well, Manitoba’s Agriculture Risk Management Review Task Force can’t fix the weather, but it wants to hear Manitoba farmers’ ideas for mitigating its impact.

“We’re hoping there will be some real thinking out of the box by people on the ground who have faced all these dramatic instances,” task force chair Bill Uruski said in an interview July 3. “They may have some thoughts on what might be alternatives to what is already available in the Business Risk Management b ox o f f e d e r a l - p r ov i n c i a l programming.”

That could include structural changes such as building water storage or improving drainage, added Uruski, a former Manitoba minister of agriculture who farms at Fisher Branch.

The six-member task force was announced by Manitoba A g r i c u l t u re M i n i s t e r Ro n Kostyshyn in January. It will br ief Kostyshyn before he attends the annual agriculSee TASK FORCE on page 7 »

Jethro Hamakoko breeds Brahman cattle on a small ranch about an hour outside of the Zambian capital of Lusaka. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

Zambian herd grows, despite ticks, poachers While not without challenges, some farmers forced out of Zimbabwe have found a home ranching in Zambia

By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff / Lusaka, Zambia

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uietly, after the bulk of journalists has moved on to other things, Graham Rae describes the situation as 15 to one.

That is 15 poachers and one security guard shot so far.

On a still morning near the central Zambian town of Chisamba, it’s hard to imagine, but cattle rustling is a major problem for both large ranches and small farms in this sub-Saharan nation where poverty and hunger are often strong motivators.

“It’s one of the challenges we have,” said Rae, managing director of Zambezi Ranching and Cropping

Limited, as he showed a group of international agricultural journalists around the massive mixed farming operation.

Ranch manager Rene Summers said the operation has lost as many as 300 animals to poachers at one time, but things have improved along with the ranch’s security measures.

“We do lose a lot,” he said. “But we also have a lot of security on our farm and I make use of night watchmen, I use on average between 16 and 22 people every night, just to watch my cattle.”

One only has to scan local news reports to know the problem is widespread, with the Zambian National Farmers Union issuing a plea to police last year in the hopes of a crackdown.

Bu t t h e s e c u r i t y r i s k s h a ve n’t deterred people — both international and local — from investing in Zambia’s growing beef sector, which according to data, is growing steadily.

For Rae, Zambia was the obvious choice.

His family had farmed in Zimbabwe for generations, until Robert Mugabe’s land reforms forced him out of the country. Politically stable Zambia offered refuge to him and others as they left Zimbabwe and they put their ranching experience to use.

But it’s not only immigrants who are growing Zambia’s beef sector; native Zambians are also moving toward cattle and ranching.

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India wants to stop cattle sales to Bangladesh

Bringing new ideas home A western Manitoba cattle producer incorporates new grazing methods

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The border crackdown is creating beef shortages

BY RUPAM JAIN NAIR AND RUMA PAUL Ghojadanga, India/Dhaka / Reuters

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CROPS Clever is not smart A newly released formulation of quinclorac could cause headaches marketing canola

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FEATURE Organic demand is rising But attracting growers is proving to be a challenge

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CROSSROADS Driving success Business is booming for a western Manitoba bus company

ome 30,000 Indian soldiers guarding the border with Bangladesh have a new mandate under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government this year — stop cattle from crossing illegally into the Muslim-majority neighbour.

Roughly every other night, troops armed with bamboo sticks and ropes wade through jute and paddy fields and swim across ponds to chase aging bovines, and smugglers, headed for markets in Bangladesh.

The crackdown is one of the clearest signs yet of how Indian policies, increasingly influenced

by Hindu nationalist ideology, are having an economic impact on neighbouring countries as well as the sizable Muslim minority at home.

About two million head of cattle are smuggled into Bangladesh annually from India. The $600-million-a-year trade has flourished over the past four decades and is considered legal by Dhaka.

Modi’s government, which came to power with the help of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), wants to put an end to it.

Interior Minister Rajnath Singh travelled this spring to the frontier with Bangladesh, calling on India’s Border Security Force to halt cattle smuggling completely so that the “people of Bangladesh give up eating beef,” media reported at the time.

“Killing or smuggling a cow is equivalent to raping a Hindu girl or destroying a Hindu temple,” said Jishnu Basu, an RSS spokesman in West Bengal, which shares a 2,216-km (1,375-mile) border with Bangladesh.

So far this year, BSF soldiers have seized 90,000 cattle and caught 400 Indian and Bangladeshi smugglers.

Rescued cattle are seen at a “goushala,” or cow shelter, run by Bharatiya Gou Rakshan Parishad, an arm of the Hindu nationalist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), at Aangaon village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra February 20, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade

Bangladeshi traders who operate auctions to facilitate the sale of cattle to slaughterhouses, beef-processing units, tanneries and bonecrushing factories estimate the industry contributed three per cent to the country’s $190-billion economy.

India is home to 300 million cattle and is the world’s largest beef exporter and fifth-biggest consumer.

Critics say tougher anti-beef laws discriminate against Muslims, Christians and lower-caste Hindus who rely on the cheap meat for protein. Butchers and cattle traders, many of them Muslim, say the push threatens thousands of jobs.

The rhetoric has also emboldened vigilante cow protectors.

“I was chained to a tree and beaten by members of the cow protection force. They forced me to recite a Hindu prayer,” said Mohammed Tarafdar, who was caught smuggling two calves near the Bangladesh border in April.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 9, 2015

Forest fire smoke invades Manitoba skies Thick smoke from neighbouring forest fires has been lingering over Manitoba but experts say it’s unlikely to impact plant growth

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

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anitoba has been blanketed in smoke for more than a week as forest fires continued to spread across Western Canada.

Dr o u g h t - l i k e c o n d i t i o n s across the Canadian Prairies culminated to cause 395 active fires in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories by Monday morning.

Air quality warnings have been issued almost daily and some producers may have been slowed by the reduced visibility caused by smoke and dense fog in some areas.

But although lingering smoke clouds may be a nuisance and a safety hazard, experts suggest they likely have little effect on crops.

University of Manitoba professor of cropping systems and natural systems agriculture, Martin Entz, said that while the haze may hinder photosynthetic rates, it won’t have much of an impact on plant growth.

“Of the few studies available on the subject, it appears that smoke from forest fires can indeed reduce photosynthetic rates in plants,” said Entz. “In one study, photosynthesis was reduced by 50 per cent, but growth rates were not affected. I suspect that the general high light intensity and long days in Manitoba result in very little negative effect of smoke on plant growth and eventual yield.”

Different biochemistry Entz notes that the haze would act similar to a heavy cloud cover, although the biochemistry is different.

“Cloudy places like southern England and northern Europe produce the highest wheat

yields in the world. This implies that lower light intensity may not be such a large factor in areas where day length is so great,” said Entz.

Weather specialists have also stated that the smoke may in fact benefit dry areas of the province as layers of haze keep the temperatures low while still providing solar light and elevating humidity levels.

The majority of the smoke is streaming from 114 active fires burning in Saskatchewan, 51 of which cover an area greater than 100 hectares each.

The largest fire is burning in central Saskatchewan near Prince Albert National Park, burning an area equivalent of 9,000 football fields.

As of July 6, 7,900 Saskatchewan residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes and the Canadian Armed Forces had been called in to assist firefighters in the area.

Manage vegetation According to Manitoba Conservation Wildfire Program, there have been 289 fires reported in Manitoba to date that have affected 26,409 hectares. Manitoba averages 544 wildfires every year.

Farmers who own property near forest fire risk areas are encouraged to manage vegetation along fencelines and ditches, store bales in a few different locations to minimize loss and livestock owners should prepare an evacuation plan as a precaution.

For more information on how to prepare your acreage as well as a home and site hazard assessment, visit: www. gov.mb.ca/conservation/fire/ Prevention/FireSmart%20 Manual2%202011.pdf.

Thick smoke moved through Manitoba last week, creating air quality concerns and reduced visibility to two kilometres in some areas. photo: Jennifer paige

“Cloudy places like southern England and northern Europe produce the highest wheat yields in the world. This implies that lower light intensity may not be such a large factor in areas where day length is so great.”

Martin Entz University of Manitoba professor of cropping systems and natural systems agriculture

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An image captured by NASA shows the thick smoke stream moving into Manitoba from Saskatchewan. image: nasa

PED vaccine could aid in disease fight Developers are waiting for approval to begin clinical trials

By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff

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ork producers may soon have a powerful new tool in the fight against porcine epidemic diarrhea or PED. T h e Va c c i n e a n d I n f e c t i o u s Disease Organization’s International Vaccine Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, better known as VIDOInterVac, is waiting for final approvals from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to begin clinical trials of a vaccine targeting four key strains of the PED virus.

“We hope to have it out in the field in the next month or two,” said Andrew Potter, VIDO-InterVac director and CEO. “We need to show there is something here that does work, and we must show it’s safe,” said Potter. “Their prime concern is making sure that if it goes out into the field that you don’t end up with an epidemic of PED, so safety is the big concern.”

To date, testing has shown the vaccine can reduce mortalities at least 90 per cent.

“Sometimes it will be 100 per cent in one trial, it might be 95 per cent in another trial, but it is very, very effective, and I expect that when it’s taken in the field that efficacy will actually increase,” said Potter.

The prospect of a PED vaccine is a welcome one for Manitoba producers.

“This is a huge move forward if it all pans out, and the initial work sounds very, very promising,” said Andrew Dickson, general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council. “If the trials all prove positive… it’s my view that there will then be a very rapid uptake of this vaccine by the industry in Canada — and in North America.”

Unlike earlier vaccines developed in the United States, this vaccine is a prophylactic aimed at preventing the disease altogether, Potter said.

“The U.S. vaccines are available in Canada, but they’re only recommended for use in the case of an outbreak,” he added. The VIDO-InterVac vaccine is administered to sows, which pass antibodies on to their offspring through milk and colostrum.

It’s hoped that clinical trials will answer questions about how long the vaccine remains effective, said Dickson.

“My bias is that you should use it as broadly as possible so that in fact the virus doesn’t circulate, other people might view that a little bit differently.”

Andrew Potter

And if trials go as planned, Potter said the vaccine could be available to producers as early as next summer. While high-risk locations would likely be first to jump on the vaccine, all producers can benefit from it, he added.

“From my perspective, vaccines are most effective when you can cover as much as possible of the population,” said Potter. “My bias is that you should use it as broadly as possible so that in fact the virus doesn’t circulate, other people might view that a little bit differently.”

Currently there are no active cases of the disease in Canada, which has had a total of five outbreaks to date.

But Dickson points out the virus is still circulating south of the border,

where millions of pigs died as a result of the virus last year.

“It is widespread,” he said. “But the reason we haven’t had a bunch of cases, in say Western Canada, is that we have very strong biosecurity measures in place.”

The spread of the virus has also been slowed by drier weather.

“Our impression of this virus — and we’re always learning more about it — is that it tends to spread when conditions are wet, in the fall and spring,” Dickson said. “And once it gets into a barn, it tends to sort of follow people from one barn to another, so far we’ve been very lucky in Manitoba. This, hopefully, will be another tool for producers.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

The green world’s breadbasket?

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eff Rubin, the former chief economist for CIBC World Markets turned bestselling author, knows all about adaptation.

His first book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller grabbed international attention with predictions that world oil prices would climb to more than $200 a barrel by 2012, forcing a rethink of almost every economic driver in industriLaura Rance alized nations.

Editor Well, that didn’t happen. On the contrary, oil prices have dropped so precipitously that further development of Canada’s controversial oilsands, on which the Harper government has staked this country’s economic growth, makes questionable sense.

But far from suffering a crisis in confidence in his crystal ballgazing abilities, Rubin’s latest book, The Carbon Bubble, takes a sharp turn. He predicts a pressing need to address climate change will drive world powers to reduce carbon energy consumption to avoid the catastrophic effects of rising sea levels, droughts and volatile weather.

Instead of reduced consumption driven by cost, there will now be reduced consumption driven by governments and industry embracing the climate change imperative, coupled with the rising efficiency of green energy alternatives.

In order to avoid exceeding the 2 C threshold in global temperature increase the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says would overwhelm the global community’s capacity to adjust, the globe’s “carbon budget” must not exceed 2,900 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions. The clock on that started ticking at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution 250 years ago. To date, the world has emitted about 1,900 GT of CO2, leaving room for about 1,000 GT. Human-made emissions are currently running at about 37 GT a year, which leaves 27 years before we reach that carbon threshold. Rubin suggests we can buy time, perhaps doubling the time frame, if carbon emissions were cut in half. But at this point, the world’s carbon emissions are accelerating, which puts us on a rather discouraging trajectory.

“If emissions keep growing at their current pace, we are on target for... a nearly 4° rise in average global temperature,” he says.

“We should be moving as fast as we can towards a carbon-free future.”

Rubin’s hypothesis is that eventually governments will choose to do the right thing and there will be a quantum increase in use of carbon-free fuels.

Where does that leave Canada, which has staked its economic future on becoming an energy superpower in the traditional sense? In a word, behind.

This is where the Carbon Bubble gets interesting from a farmer’s perspective. Rubin cites NASA data mapping out how a 2 C to 4 C rise in average global temperature would affect the planet’s surface.

Western Canada is one of the “hot spots,” a region that could see as much as a 100 per cent change in its ecosystem. Average temperatures have already risen at roughly double the global average over the past 50 years, and that is expected to continue or accelerate.

“That prospect, coupled with Canada’s abundant freshwater supply, makes it an ideal candidate to become one of the world’s future breadbaskets,” Rubin says. “In fact, Canada is one of only five out of 163 countries that have all the requisite characteristics to significantly boost agricultural production.”

The Prairies should see a longer growing season and more heat units, which explains why major seed-producing companies are viewing the region as the new Corn Belt for North America.

He sees that as a double win for producers — adding value to their production as well as setting the stage for a sharp increase in farmland values.

And there’s more. “Rising temperatures and drought should reduce corn yields and hence production in the U.S. Midwest, with some prime growing areas becoming unsuitable for corn cultivation.” Any reduction in the U.S. supply would put upward pressure on prices, creating an even bigger windfall for Prairie producers. Under Rubin’s scenario, the B.C. wine industry will enjoy a similar transition.

In his view, water exported as food will be a more valuable contributor to the Canadian economy than carbon-based fuels in the future, a hypothesis that appears supported by the long-standing drought in California.

He also notes that food prices — although volatile — have not plummeted in the same fashion as other commodities. “If you want to invest in a sector with pricing power, food should be high on your shopping list,” Rubin says.

Rubin says Canada stands a higher chance of becoming an agricultural superpower than it ever had of becoming an energy superpower.

But before you take out that loan to buy more farmland, remember, he’s been wrong before. And his outlook is based on world leadership working cohesively to reduce the world’s greenhouse gas contributions — a proposition that is completely at odds with Canada’s national economic strategy. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Nobel laureates appeal for climate protection LINDAU NOBEL LAUREATE RELEASE

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o mark the final day of the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting July 3, more than 30 Nobel laureates assembled on Mainau Island on Lake Constance in Germany signed a declaration on climate change.

The “Mainau Declaration 2015 on Climate Change” states “that the nations of the world must take the opportunity at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015 to take decisive action to limit future global emissions.” It is expected that a new international agreement on climate protection will be approved at the 21st UN Climate Conference to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.

Following on from the latest climate policy resolutions adopted by the G7 states and the environment- and climate-oriented encyclical “Laudato si” issued by Pope Francis, the Nobel laureates’ declaration is another urgent warning of the consequences of climate change. “If left unchecked, our ever-increasing demand for food, water, and energy will eventually overwhelm the Earth’s ability to satisfy humanity’s needs, and will lead to wholesale human tragedy,” the declaration continues.

The Mainau Declaration 2015 is the result of an initiative on the part of Nobel Science Laureates who took part in the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The signatories to the declaration have all been awarded Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, in physics or in chemistry. Some of the laureates who have not attended the final day of the meeting had already put their names to the declaration earlier at Lindau.

The spokesperson for the initiators is U.S. astrophysicist Brian Schmidt. Having grown

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up in Montana and Alaska, he studied physics and astronomy at the University of Arizona. In 1993, he was awarded a doctorate at Harvard University for his work on supernovae, the brief but brilliant results of exploding stars. Since 1995 he has been working in Australia at the Australian National University’s Mount Stromlo Observatory where he heads one of the two teams which, at the end of the 1990s, were able to determine from their measurements of the brightness of remote supernovae that the rate at which the universe is expanding is accelerating. It was for this discovery that he was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics along with Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess.

This is the first time since 1955 that Nobel laureates used the platform of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting to take a stand on social policy issues. The first Mainau Declaration signed on that occasion by a total of 51 Nobel laureates on the initiative of physics laureate Otto Hahn contained an appeal for the peaceful use of nuclear energy and warned of the dangers inherent in its application for military purposes.

The total of 65 laureates taking part in the 65th Lindau Meeting was the highest number ever assembled here. The week-long conference annually provides an opportunity for an intergenerational and an intercultural exchange of ideas. Over 650 young scientists from 88 countries successfully passed the multi-stage selection process to take part in this interdisciplinary anniversary meeting. The Lindau Meetings were established in 1951 by Lennart Count Bernadotte of Wisborg and the Lindau city councillors, Franz Karl Hein and Gustav Wilhelm Parade. Ever since, the final day of the meeting has traditionally been held on Mainau Island.

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he front page of The Nor-West Farmer and Miller in July 1892 offered Case and Massey-Harris implements as well as money “at lowest rates and easy terms of payment.”

The editor reported on his visit on the Queen’s birthday to the lately organized farm institute at Cartier. “The Mennonite settlers east of the railroad track in that section have, in my humble opinion, an undue amount of reverence for the wisdom of their ancestors,” he wrote. “On some lines of action the old paths are safer than new, but the farmer who has become dead at the top and avoids learning anything new in this business is a shade too antiquated.”

He had more praise for the English-speaking neighbours with their “well-officered” institute and its president Mr. Wallace, who was making “a good start with sheep, though there is rather more wet land than quite suits them.”

An article reprinted from the Birtle Eye-Witness suggested Manitoba farmers should raise dairy cattle and get into the cheese business, rather than focusing on wheat which for the past few years had been “a doubtful source of profit.” Frost would not affect the dairy business, and it would “obviate the necessity of investing in the lot of expensive machinery to realize a like amount (of profit) by grain raising.”

In the Legislature, the infestation of “French weed” (stinkweed?) was a subject for discussion, one member calling on the minister of agriculture to require seeding of grass on infested land “until it can be controlled by a system of cultivation much better than now prevails.”

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Brace for more commodity volatility China’s real estate bubble is deflating as the economy slows

By Hendrik Brakel Canadian Chamber of Commerce

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hen someone asks where commodity prices are headed, they’re really asking: what’s the outlook for China?

Last year, China consumed more coal than the rest of the world combined and imported 70 per cent of the world’s seaborne iron ore. In 2012, China accounted for half of the global growth in oil demand.

It’s a commodity behemoth and the recent slowdown in the Chinese economy is a big reason for weakness in prices for this sector.

Should we be worried?

China’s economic growth is definitely slowing, but the real concern is that official estimates of China’s GDP growth are overestimated.

Economists are scratching their heads and coming up with widely varying estimates.

Why all this guessing? China’s growth numbers are always suspiciously consistent and always within 0.2 per cent of the government forecast. Moreover, skeptical analysts see hard data, such as industrial production, energy consumption and construction, which are much weaker than GDP, and are using it to create their own estimates of what is going on. But it’s not just the data that is worrying.

The big question is China’s real estate.

Property prices in 70 Chinese cities have fallen for more than a year, and 60 million empty apartments await buyers.

The Chinese government is well aware of the risk and has taken action. The Central Bank has lowered interest rates three times and it has twice reduced the amount of reserves that banks must hold, while easing mortgage rules. Still, new construction starts have fallen 16 per cent in the first five months of 2015, a significant hit to the economy.

The challenge is that China is trying to shift the focus of its economy away from exports

towards domestic growth, all while gently deflating a housing bubble.

China has lots of resources, $4 trillion of reserves and its tight control of the banking sector gives it policy levers that other governments could only dream of. The Chinese government can intervene to stimulate demand, but China’s economy will grow at a slower pace.

What does it all mean for commodity prices?

The above graph shows China’s demand growth for oil, which has been massively vola-

tile, oscillating from 16 per cent growth to two per cent. And that was during times of smooth sailing.

We believe commodity prices should improve in 2015, but producers should brace themselves for more volatility as the world’s biggest consumer of natural resources has a bumpy road ahead.

Hendrik Brakel is senior director, economic, financial and tax policy for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. hbrakel@ chamber.ca

Dietary guidelines shouldn’t place limits on total fat intake Limits have no basis in science and contribute to bad consumer choices

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n a Viewpoint published June 24 in the Journal of the Medical A ssociation ( JAMA), researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and Boston Children’s Hospital call on the federal government to drop restrictions on total fat consumption in the forthcoming 2015 Dietar y Guidelines for Americans.

Co-authors Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, dean of the Friedman School, and David Ludwig, MD, PhD, director of the New Balance Fo u n d a t i o n O b e s i t y Pre v e n t i o n Center at Boston Children’s Hospital, highlight a key, but overlooked, focus of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee (DGAC), a group of independent scientists convened by the federal government to review current scientific and medical literature on nutrition.

For the first time since 1980, the DGAC did not propose restricting total fat consumption in its technical report, released in Februar y.

According to the current dietary guidelines, only up to 35 per cent of daily calories should come from fat.

By the end of this year, the U.S.

“Modern evidence clearly shows that eating more foods rich in healthful fats like nuts, vegetable oils, and fish have protective effects, particularly for cardiovascular disease.”

Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH dean of the Friedman School

Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser vices (HHS) will write the final Dietary Guidelines for Americans, referring to the DGAC report for guidance. The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are scheduled to be published later this year.

“Placing limits on total fat intake has no basis in science and leads to all sorts of wrong industry and consumer decisions,” Mozaffarian said.

“Modern evidence clearly shows that eating more foods rich in healthful fats like nuts, vegetable oils, and fish have protective effects, particularly for cardiovascular disease. Other fat-rich foods, like whole milk and cheese, appear pretty neutral; while

many low-fat foods, like low-fat deli meats, fat-free salad dressing, and baked potato chips, are no better and often even worse than full-fat alternatives. It’s the food that matters, not its fat content.”

For obesity prevention, the DGAC recommends shifting the focus from total fat intake to adoption of a healthier food-based dietary pattern with more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seafood and beans; and fewer meats, sugars, and refined grains.

“When U.S. guidelines began recommending low-fat diets in 1980, people responded by turning to lowfat or non-fat products, away from healthy high-fat foods and toward refined grains and added sugars,” Ludwig said. “A growing body of research shows that refined carbohydrates increase metabolic dysfunction and obesity.

“Yet, foods rich in added sugars, starches and refined grains like white bread, white rice, chips, crackers and bakery desserts still account for most of the calories people eat. Lifting the restriction on total fat would clear the way for restaurants and industry to reformulate products containing more healthful fats and fewer refined grains and added sugars.”

To maximize success, Mozaffarian

and Ludwig call on a wide range of other government agencies and programs to also lift the limit on total fat.

This includes the National School Lunch program, which recently banned whole milk while keeping sugar-sweetened non-fat milk on cafeteria menus; the FDA, which regulates health claims and food package labelling and remains strongly low-fat focused; and the National Institutes of Health, whose guidelines on healthy diets for families and children classify fat-free creamy salad dressing and trimmed beef and pork as foods to ‘eat almost any time’ while being cautious about eating vegetables cooked with added fat, nuts, vegetable oil and olive oil.

“From agriculture to food producers to school cafeterias to restaurants, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans serve as a beacon for countless dietary choices in the public and private sector,” Mozaffarian said.

“With obesity and chronic disease impacting public health so deeply, we can’t miss this critical opportunity to improve the food supply. The USDA and HHS must use the 2015 guidelines to send the message that limiting total fat provides no benefits and actually leads to confusion and bad dietary choices.”

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ZAMBIA Continued from page 1

Sitting under a thatched-roof gazebo on White Farm — named for the colour of its buildings — Jethro Hamakoko’s enthusiasm for both Brahman cattle and storytelling is clear.

An electrical engineer by day, he travels to his small ranch about an hour from the capital city of Lusaka each weekend.

But he too faces many challenges as he expands his herd.

Although his farm is only four km from the nearest town, washed-out roads and seasonal flooding mean reaching his property can be a challenge.

For much of the year he takes a longer, winding, dirt track, negotiating with a massive Chineseowned estate farm to use its roads, because the four-km route is impassable.

“The challenges up to now are with the road network, but this is not strange in this part of the world,” he said, noting the bigger difficulty lies in getting his cattle to an abattoir when the time comes.

If it had been up to him, he might have chosen another location, but a complicated system of government-allocated farmland meant he didn’t have much say in the matter. And when he finally received his 120 hectares in 1992, it was virgin brush, not pasture land.

“But there was something driving me, a driving force saying, I want to keep cattle,” Hamakoko said.

He started out with Boran cattle, a compact animal most commonly found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Later he moved on to Brahman cattle.

“I’ve settled on the Brahmans, I like them. People tell you that… it’s a difficult animal, no good — not true,” he said. “It can resist all sorts of problems.”

And when it comes to animal health, the biggest problem for him and other ranchers are ticks and tick-borne diseases.

“First and foremost the problem is they carry a lot of disease with them,” explained Summers.

“As well as the fact it’s not nice to be bitten all the time, so it does affect production and a happy cow is a productive cow.”

In the most grotesque cases, the brown-ear tick will actually eat the ear off by eliminating blood flow, he said, but it’s heartwater that causes the most mortality.

Also known as cowdriosis, nintas or ehrlichiosis, the disease has many symptoms, but it’s the fluid found around the animal’s heart and lungs during post-mortems that gave it its descriptive name.

Anaplasmosis and east coast fever are also problems for producers, which is why ranchers like Hamakoko drive his 147 cattle through a “dip” on a regular basis. Animals are herded through a chute that plunges them into chin-high water containing a parasiticide.

But for the hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers who might have only a few head of cattle and a couple of acres of land, building and maintaining a dip tank is far too expensive to even contemplate. Those producers rely on communal, government-operated dipping stations, which some say are lacking.

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July 9-11: Dufferin Agricultural Society Carman Country Fair.

Call 204-745-2226 or visit www. carmancountryfair.ca.

July 9-12: St. Pierre-Jolys Frog Follies and Agricultural Fair, St. Pierre-Jolys Arena and Fairgrounds.

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July 9-12: Winnipeg Folk Fest, Birds Hill Provincial Park. Visit winnipegfolkfestival.ca.

July 10-12: Triple S Fair and Rodeo, Selkirk Park, Selkirk.

Call 204-757-7901 or visit www. selkirkfairandrodeo.com.

July 10-12: Gilbert Plains and Grandview Fair and Rodeo, Gilbert Plains. Call 204-638-7268 or visit www.gpgvagsociety.mfbiz.com.

July 10-12: Souris-Glenwood Fair.

Cattle are herded toward a tick dip on White Farm. Photos: Shannon VanRaes

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July 11-12: Minnedosa Agricultural Society Fair and Exhibition, Minnedosa Agricultural Fairgrounds. For info call 204-761-7096 or email minnedosaagsociety@gmail.com.

July 12-13: Oak River Fair. For info call 204-566-2281 or email ashbla2@hotmail.com.

July 14: Strathclair Fair. For info call 204-365-2579 or email krothnie@hotmail.com.

July 15: Shoal Lake Ag Society Fair.

For info call 204-759-2990 or email shoallakeag@gmail.com.

July 16: Hamiota Ag Society Fair.

For info call 204-764-2642 or email gkwilson@mymts.net. For fair book visit www.hamiota.com/page6.html.

The wife of a farm employee prepares a meal while caring for her children on White Farm, near Lusaka.

A staff member at Zambia’s National Artificial Insemination Centre collects semen from a bull.

“But there was something driving me, a driving force saying, I want to keep cattle.”

July 17: Harding Fair. For info call 204-838-2241 or email hardingfair@inethome.ca.

July 17-18: Deloraine Agricultural Fair. For info call 204-747-3177.

July 17-18: Festival d’Été Cheyenne, Ste. Agathe. For info call 204-791-1202 or email jgagnon@ lifeinc.ca.

July 17-19: Arborg Fair and Rodeo, Arborg Ag Society Fair and Exhibition Grounds, Hwy. 7 and Road 125N. Call 204-378-5429 or visit www.agsociety.net.

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report, the lack of dip tanks in the Manyane area of Petauke District is bemoaned by farmers, who point out their animal losses are very high as a result.

Some producers there are attempting to fill the gap using backpack sprayers — a much less effective method.

However, in the central districts of Mazabuka and Chikankata, a dip-tanks rehabilitation program is underway, providing farmers in other areas of Zambia hope that assistance will come to them as well.

Many ranchers, like Hamakoko, have chosen to raise Brahman cattle in an attempt to reduce tick-borne diseases. The accordion-like folds of skin on their necks make it difficult for ticks to reach the animal’s head, while the smell of the sweat gathered there helps repel the anthropoids. Thicker skin also helps prevent ticks from drawing blood.

Back at the Zambezi Ranch, Summers and Rae have chosen to work with Droughtmaster and Beefmaster breeds, both of which are Brahman crosses.

July 16-19: Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition, Morris. For info call 204-746-2552 or visit manitobastampede.ca.

July 18: Springfield Country Fair, Dugald Fairgrounds, Hwys. 15 and 206. Call 204-755-3464 or visit www.springfieldagsociety.com.

Graham Rae shows a group of international journalists around Zambezi Ranching and Cropping Limited.

“One of the ways we’ve done that is breeding with good, imported genetics,” said Rae, explaining that the genetic material and embryos they use come from Australia and South Africa.

Finding good breeding stock overall can be a challenge in Zambia. However, a government initiative is aiming to change that.

A cluster of postwar buildings in the central Zambian district of Mazabuka is now home to the county’s first National Artificial Insemination Centre. Thanks in part to $1 million in funding from the Czech Republic, farmers can now learn about artificial insemination and obtain genetic material from several key breeds of cattle free of charge.

The only catch is that farmers must cover transportation costs themselves, which can be difficult for many farmers — if not impossible. Still, staff at the centre say ranchers are taking advantage of the program.

Hamakoko said that he is pursuing every avenue when it comes to breeding a better animal, including reaching out to international breeders and turning himself into a respected resource.

“I’ve got a library just on Brahman in my house; you could read for weeks and weeks and weeks,” he said. “There is always a way to improve.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

July 18: Oak Lake Fair. For info call 204-855-2030 or email oaklakeagsociety@gmail.com.

July 18: Fannystelle Funfest, 17 Main Ave. W., Fannystelle. For info call 204-436-2202 or email theguitarman1965@hotmail.com.

July 19: Cypress River Fair. For info call 204-743-2123 or email truelove@mymts.net.

July 21: Elkhorn Fair. For info call 204-845-2622 or 204-748-5131 or email shenry10@yahoo.ca.

July 23-26: Northwest Roundup and Exhibition, Swan River. Call 204-734-3718 or visit www. northwestroundup.ca.

July 24-26: Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival, Keystone Centre Grounds, 1175-18th St., Brandon.

Visit brandonfolkfestival.ca.

July 24-26: Manitoba Sunflower Festival, Centennial Park, Altona.

For info visit altona.ca.

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TASK FORCE Continued from page 1

ture ministers’ meeting later this month, deliver an interim report in September and a final report with recommendations and options by year’s end.

In May and June the task force met with various farm and commodity groups, including the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), Uruski said.

“We have met with some technical people,” he said. “We have met with some federal and provincial people dealing with climate change to get a sense of what technical advice and information is out there.”

There will be seven public meetings across the province starting in Melita July 9.

“The task force… is making good progress and we now want to hear directly from those most affected by agricultural r isk management programs and climate-related challenges,” Kostyshyn said in a news release. “This is important work that will guide our government’s direction in the years to come and the task force provides the best platform to hold discussions with industry stakeholders and the public.”

Excessive moisture, especially in the spring, has hit different parts of Manitoba over the last 10 years. The Interlake region was wet from 2005 until 2011, while the southwest, traditionally drought prone, has been plagued by downpours for almost as long. This year the northwest region is dry.

Last year almost a million Manitoba acres were too wet to seed, while thousands of acres of crop were damaged by excessive moisture.

But it was even worse in 2011 when major flooding occurred along the Assiniboine River. A record 3.1 million acres of land — almost a third of the acres normally planted to annual crops — were not seeded because it was too wet.

Many farmers received aid through the federal-provincial AgriRecovery program, but it’s intended to be a “short-term gap… to address unique events or a bridge until recovery provisions are incorporated into core programs,” Scott Stothers, Manitoba Agriculture and Rural Development’s acting director of policy development and analysis said in an interview.

KAP and the Manitoba government were unable to con-

vince the federal government municipalities trying to deal to trigger AgriRecovery to help with programming that’s very difficult to afford at the local farmers last year.

Farmers could get cover- level. It has to be a partnerage under the Excess Moisture ship approach that includes Insurance program, but then all three levels of government KAP president Doug Chorney as well as farmers and local noted that after several years residents affected by some of claims farmers’ coverage fell of those extreme weather circumstances. and premiums went up.

“My thinking is if there is Moreover, coverage under t h e A g r i St a b i l i t y p ro g ra m going to be anything that was cut dramatically April 1, we can recommend it has to 2013. One KAP member who involve the federal government saw his income reduced due over the long term… not unlike to flooding in 2011 would have the FRED (Fund for Rural received 50 per cent less money Economic Development) and had the AgriStability changes ARDA (Agricultural Resource been in place then, based on Development Agency) procalculations made by a reputa- grams that occurred in the ble accounting firm, Chorney late ’60s and early ’70s in the Interlake. There were major, said.

Chorney, who farms at East major investments that did improve much of the infraSelkirk, is a task force member.

The federal government has structure required for the farmalso changed its disaster aid ing community and others to rules for provinces and munic- utilize the land base resources ipalities, requiring both to that were there.”

The task force’s public meetspend more before making its ings will be facilitated through contributions, Uruski said.

“The signal coming out of “roundtable” discussions. A Ottawa is that ad hoc assist- website will soon be launched ance is not on the table or at so farmers can get informaleast it’s being discouraged,” he tion on making written submissions. A survey will also be said.

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“Our first meeting is (July 9) in Melita,” Uruski said. “That is one of the hardest-hit areas over the last couple of weeks.

It seems like every time there is a shower that area of the province is being deluged. It will be interesting to hear first hand what local people and farmers may have to say.”

The consultations are timely given existing farm support programs fall under Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial agreement that expires April 1, 2018 and is expected to be replaced by a new agreement.

The task force members are: · Bill Uruski, chair, former minister of agriculture and farmer from Fisher Branch. · Doug Chorney, KAP past president and farmer from East Selkirk. · F r i e d a K r p a n , c h a i r, Manitoba Agriculture Services Corporation and farmer from St. Laurent. · John DeVos, a farmer from Fork River. · Goldwyn Jones, a farmer from Tilston. · Derek Brewin, agricultural economist at the University of Manitoba. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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July 7-9, 14-16: Crop Diagnostic School, University of Manitoba’s Ian N. Morrison Research Farm, Carman. For more info or to register call 204-745-5663.

July 11: National Farmers Union Region 5 (Manitoba) annual convention, 10 a.m., Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 275 Duke Ave., Portage la Prairie. For more info call 204-858-2479.

July 12-17: International Farm Management Congress, Universite Laval, Quebec City. For more info visit www.ifma20.org.

July 15: Ecological and Organic Farming Systems Twilight Tour, University of Manitoba Ian N. Morrison Research Farm, Carman. For more info visit www. umanitoba.ca/outreach/naturala griculture/news.html.

Industrial Biotechnology, Palais des congres de Montreal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal. For more info visit bio.org/worldcon gress.

July 21-23: Ag in Motion: Western Canada’s Outdoor Farm Expo, Hwy. 16 northwest of Langham, Sask. For more info call 1-800-563-5441 or visit www.aginmotion.ca.

July 22: Hudson Bay Route Association annual general meeting and convention, venue TBA, Churchill. For more info on the AGM and Churchill tour (July 19-25) visit www.hbra.ca.​

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 125.00 - 134.00 D3 Cows 117.00 - 125.00 Bulls 155.00 - 170.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 210.00 - 242.00 (801-900 lbs.)

225.00 - 245.00 (701-800 lbs.)

235.00 - 285.00 (601-700 lbs.)

290.00 - 317.00 (501-600 lbs.)

300.00 - 330.00 (401-500 lbs.)

300.00 - 355.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

180.00 - 212.00 (801-900 lbs.)

200.00 - 233.00 (701-800 lbs.)

200.00 - 245.00 (601-700 lbs.)

210.00 - 257.00 (501-600 lbs.)

230.00 - 285.00 (401-500 lbs.)

240.00 - 207.00

Heifers

Alberta South — — 130.00 - 147.00 117.00 - 135.00 — $ — 240.00 - 265.00 260.00 - 300.00 285.00 - 322.00 298.00 - 344.00 — $ 210.00 - 235.00 220.00 - 246.00 233.00 - 269.00 254.00 - 280.00 290.00 - 325.00 —

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

(850+ lbs.)

Change 2.65 3.03 2.25 2.15 2.13 1.45

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

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

July 3, 2015

Previous Year­ 55,626 12,699 42,927 N/A 614,000

CNSC

Close 217.45 216.10 214.75 213.45 207.35 205.20

Change -1.60 -1.18 -0.95 -0.35 0.15 -0.30

Week Ending June 27, 2015 620 22,857 14,178 624 712 5,613 289

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 407 22,172 23,404 1,400 893 6,953 116

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

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

MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)

ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)

PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

Current Week 188 E 173 E 174.27 177.29

Last Week 188.00 173.73 175.67 179.91

Last Year (Index 100) 251.00 231.20 247.88 250.23

Futures (July 3, 2015) in U.S. Hogs July 2015 August 2015 October 2015 December 2015 February 2015

Close 78.78 76.38 66.28 63.80 68.33

Change 4.13 4.22 3.55 3.18 3.65

Other Market Prices Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

T

here were no sales at any of the province’s eight major auction marts for the week ended July 3. Participants said the downtime was welcome, though, as many producers had animals to move around and other chores to keep them occupied through the beginning of July.

Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock at Virden said he’s hopeful everyone will have enough feed for their animals but he knows some regions of the province are too dry right now for proper forage production.

“In our area you go 20 miles one way and they have adequate moisture, and the next you go 20 miles the other way and they’re looking for some moisture,” he said.

Areas south of the Trans-Canada Highway seem to have had good rains this spring, Hill said, but north of the road there were numerous dry areas.

“A nice rain would be great in spots, but the next guy you’re talking to, they don’t want to hear that,” he explained.

While hay crops have already gone through their first cut in some parts of the province, Hill noted development is slower in his area.

“The haying has just started around here; guys have just begun.”

The hay doesn’t look to be as good this year as last, he added.

“I would say hay could be a tight supply here this year by the look of it,” he said, but added that didn’t necessarily mean producers would be forced to truck in supplies.

Corn stocks smaller than trade expectations Chicago / Reuters

Winnipeg Wooled Fats — — — — — —

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 July 12, 2015 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.920 Undergrade ........................................$1.830 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.910 Undergrade .........................................$1.810 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.910 Undergrade .........................................$1.810 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.865 Undergrade.......................................... $1.780 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 94.90 - 124.50 218.61 - 236.87 241.64 - 256.51 234.02 - 258.60 234.02 - 295.56 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

Eggs Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective November 10, 2013.

New Previous A Extra Large $2.00 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 A Medium 1.82 1.87 A Small 1.40 1.45 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Hd Fats) — — —

<1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

As far as prices go, Hill said feeder cattle values on the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) seem to have fallen off in recent days.

“You can go back two weeks and this market’s dropped nine cents (U.S.) on the board,” he said.

That observation lines up with a recent story out of Chicago, which found a correlation between price hikes in cattle and gains in the corn market.

Early last week, CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) corn futures jumped nearly eight per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s stocks and grains report predicted lower-thanexpected U.S. supplies.

The idea of pricey corn reportedly caused some U.S. feedlots to hike their input costs as a result. Many Canadian cattle were taken south in the spring by U.S. buyers eager to fatten them up south of the border.

Dry weather in Alberta and Saskatchewan has also sparked talk of livestock owners buying extra hay and mulling over the prospect of selling some animals to offset their overhead.

The Canadian cattle herd is presently at its smallest level in 22 years.

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

Higher numbers of hogs, cattle and broiler chickens are gobbling up animal feed, eating into supplies that were expected to grow due to the loss of 48 million chickens and turkeys in the worst-ever outbreak of bird flu in U.S. history.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture shocked markets June 30 when it reported that corn stocks as of June 1 were two per cent smaller than traders and analysts had expected and soybean stocks were about seven per cent tighter.

Traders and analysts had baked exaggerated worries

about bird flu into their estimates for corn supplies, said Darrel Good, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

The bird flu has primarily killed egg-laying hens in Iowa and turkeys in Minnesota, but has not hurt production of broiler chickens for meat.

Traders and analysts probably “didn’t pay enough attention to what was happening to broiler numbers and dairy cow numbers and hog numbers,” Good said.

Indeed, production of broilers is up, with weekly U.S. data suggesting a 6.9 per cent year-on-year increase in second-quarter chicken production, according to BB&T Capital Markets.

The U.S. hog herd grew nine per cent to 66.9 million head during the March-May quarter compared with a year earlier, a USDA report showed last week.

The number of cattle and calves as of Jan. 1, the most recent date for which data is available, was up one per cent from a year earlier at 89.9 million head, USDA data shows.

“The impact of the bird flu is overstated,” said Ted Seifried, vice-president of brokerage Zaner Group in Chicago. “Cattle are taking a lot more feed than you would think.”

Improved rains in the western United States are allowing ranchers to graze cattle longer on pasture.

However, many are finished on corn in feedlots.

Cattle consume about 5.5 pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat in feedlots, compared with about 2.7 pounds for hogs and two pounds for chickens, according to Derrell Peel, agricultural economist for Oklahoma State University.

Toronto ($/cwt) 109.93 - 268.80 — 98.12 - 247.43

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

robin hill

briefs

By Tom Polansek and Michael Hirtzer

Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs

“A nice rain would be great in spots, but the next guy you’re talking to, they don’t want to hear that.”

DAVE SIMS

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending June 27, 2015 45,177 8,306 36,871 N/A 555,000

Feed worries rise on too little, too much rain Corn prices are weighing on CME feeder cattle values

Ontario $ 182.81 - 203.87 179.28 - 197.85 100.29 - 136.60 100.29 - 136.60 142.49 - 172.24 $ 218.02 - 245.45 206.60 - 259.82 196.09 - 274.08 250.38 - 321.79 267.05 - 335.40 287.12 - 348.81 $ 204.26 - 226.11 221.03 - 244.09 224.20 - 260.11 276.25 - 308.32 243.27 - 320.31 262.05 - 311.01

$

(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 (July 3, 2015) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close August 2015 151.23 October 2015 154.13 December 2015 154.73 February 2016 154.80 April 2016 154.00 June 2016 145.80

$1 Cdn: $0.7954 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2571 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: July 3, 2015

Toronto ($/cwt) 37.00 - 59.00 39.00 - 64.00

There will be no market reports from livestock auctions this week. They will return next issue.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 9, 2015

GRAIN MARKETS column

Action exaggerated with trade in July holiday mode

Manitoba Elevator Prices

M

Average quotes as of July 2, 2015 ($/tonne)

Ave

Future

Basis

Net

Weekly Change

Red spring wheat

227.31

21.81

249.12

9.69

Red

Red winter wheat

215.57

-13.11

202.46

14.36

Red

Prairie spring wheat

215.67

-26.83

188.83

11.71

Prai

Canola

528.10

-27.08

501.02

5.36

Can

Both USDA and StatsCan jumped in with new forecasts Phil-Franz Warkentin CNSC

N

orth America’s grain and oilseed markets all posted big gains during the week ended July 3, with various weather concerns accounting for much of the strength.

At the most basic level; it’s too dry in the Canadian Prairies and too wet in the U.S. Midwest. Yield prospects are declining every day the rain stays away from Saskatchewan, while U.S. crops sit in wet fields. Manitoba is one of the few areas of North America where conditions are still generally being described as “OK.” Much-anticipated acreage reports for both Canada and the U.S. were released during the week, which provided some direction — but markets were also in holiday mode, with Canada’s closing one day for Canada Day and U.S. markets shutting down on July 3 ahead of Independence Day celebrations.

That holiday-mode activity exaggerated some of the price moves, and analysts are generally of the opinion that more bullish news will be needed to keep fuelling the fire.

On the Canadian side, the release of Statistics Canada’s updated acreage estimates was met with a collective shrug from industry participants, coming just hours before the more-anticipated data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

StatsCan pegged canola area at 19.84 million acres, up from 19.416 million in the April forecast but still below the 2014 level of 20.325 million acres. However, the bulk of the survey was conducted before farmers likely

had a clear picture of how many acres were reseeded due to a frost in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan. The lack of moisture in large portions of Saskatchewan and Alberta will also likely lead to some abandoned fields and lost yields.

All wheat acres were down slightly in the StatsCan report, though durum area was a little larger. The government agency pegged wheat plantings at 24.281 million acres, down from the 24.765 million forecast in April and in line with the 24.189 million acres seeded in 2014.

Meanwhile, USDA released its own acreage estimates pegging soybean area at 85.139 million acres. That was in line with trade guesses, but well above the 83.701 million seeded in 2014. However, just as in Canada, there is some uncertainty over how many acres will actually be seeded, as wet conditions continue to cause seeding delays in parts of the Midwest. In addition, standing water in already-planted fields will further cut into overall production prospects.

U.S. grain stocks for soybeans were at 625 million bushels as of June 1, according to the USDA report, compared with an average industry estimate of 670 million bushels.

For corn, USDA estimated acres at 88.897 million, below average trade guesses and the year-ago level of 90.597 million acres.

U.S. corn stocks were also a bit tighter than expected.

Wheat futures were higher across the board in the U.S. during the week, but will need some fresh supportive news to keep the bias pointed up.

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

Port Prices As of Friday, July 3, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

216.14

6.98

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

277.41

n/a

Canola Thunder Bay

558.10

9.50

Canola Vancouver

563.10

7.50

Recent sales reported Algeria: 400,000 tonnes optional-origin milling wheat at $238 c&f Egypt: 60,000 tonnes Romanian wheat for $212.47 c&f

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, July 3, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

ICE canola

533.10

7.50

ICE milling wheat

248.00

22.0

ICE barley

204.40

6.40

Mpls. HRS wheat

229.28

13.50

Chicago SRW wheat

216.97

19.29

Kansas City HRW wheat

217.43

17.73

Corn

168.69

18.01

Oats

168.59

-4.54

Soybeans

381.49

18.83

Soymeal

385.81

21.60

Soyoil

738.23

0.66

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, July 3, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

For three-times-daily market reports and more from Commodity News Service Canada, visit the Markets section at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Weekly Change

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

na

na

Feed barley

181.88

1.84

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

505.88

2.36

n/a

n/a

Oats

197.77

-3.89

Soybeans

387.28

16.53

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

22.00

n/a

Ask

Ask

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

Prairie wheat bids mostly higher with U.S. futures Prices generally improved by between $4 and $13 per tonne

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN Commodity News Service Canada

C

ash bids for western Canadian wheat were mostly higher during the week ended July 3, with gains in the U.S. futures providing some support.

Av e r a g e Ca n a d a We s t e r n Re d Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were anywhere from $2 per tonne lower to as much as $10 per tonne higher, with bids ranging from about $231 per tonne in Peace River, Alta., to as high as $249 per tonne in Manitoba, according to price quotes from a cross-section of deliver y points across Western Canada.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but generally improved by about $4 per tonne, to average about $13 above the futures when 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$0.7962 as of July 3) CWRS bids ranged from US$183 to US$198 per tonne. That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about US$28 to US$43 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are con-

verted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $35 to $54 below the futures.

Average Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) bids were $8 to $13 per tonne higher. CPRS prices came in at about $188 per tonne in Manitoba, $197 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $202 to $210 per tonne in Alberta.

Soft white spring wheat prices were up by $7 per tonne, ranging from $217 to $218 per tonne in Alberta.

Winter wheat prices were $9 to $15 per tonne higher across Western Canada, with prices ranging from $187 to $202 per tonne.

Durum prices were up by $2 to as much as $13 per tonne. Bids in

southern Saskatchewan, where the bulk of the crop is grown, were up by $6 at $290 per tonne.

The September spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based off of, was quoted at US$6.2450 per bushel on July 3, up 15.25 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 September Kansas City wheat contract was quoted at US$5.9175 per bushel on July 3, up 22.75 cents from last week.

The Canadian dollar closed at 79.62 U.S. cents on July 3.

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Cattle producers implement new grazing options Using forage to finish cattle takes a strong focus on everything from cattle genetics to forage quality

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

R

yan Boyd would rather be searching for newborn calves in waist-high grass than snowdrifts.

The western Manitoba grain and cattle farmer has joined the ranks of producers changing things up on the cattle side of their operations in search of lower operating costs and better environmental stewardship.

He’s found that producing forage-finished cattle requires a strong focus on grazing and production management, forage quality, animal genetics and animal health. But it does pay off.

“There is certainly money to be made if you are able to graze successfully. Our machinery and overhead costs are way down and I find the entire process more enjoyable,” said Boyd, a third-generation farmer. “I calf in the spring and to come out on the quad and see calves on grass that is almost as tall as they are, that’s a bit nicer than when it’s 40 below and having to pull them into a calving barn because the snowbanks are so high.”

Boyd runs 2,000 acres of grain and a 350-head, cow-calf operation. This will be his third year playing with diverse annual forage mixtures to see what fits best into his grazing system. But he has been rotational grazing for more than 10 years and using holistic management techniques for seven.

“After two years of playing with this system, it is clear to me that there is something to this and now we are just looking at fine tuning to see how we can get the most out of it,” said Boyd.

Back to the farm Boyd grew up on the family farm and went to the University of Manitoba where he acquired a degree in agronomy. In 2006 he returned home where he began to implement a rotational grazing system.

“You can read about these guys doing things all over the world and how great it is, but until you see some results on your own farm, it’s just a nice story. Once you see things working on your operation, it definitely fuels you to keep going,” said Boyd.

Most producers attempting this use perennial pasture mixtures that contain a minimum of 30 per cent legumes, usually alfalfa, along with grass species that are high quality and boast superior regrowth, such as meadow brome, orchardgrass and tall fescue. Many times high-energy annuals are used to supplement lower-quality perennials.

“Don’t underestimate the

Brandon-area farmer, Brett McRae recently began trialling an intensive grazing plan. Photos: Jennifer Paige

power of diversity. You don’t have to get too carried away but there is certainly something to having a few different species growing together. This year we’ve got two different mixes. One mix is predominantly a cool season and the plan is to hay it for greenfeed and then it will grow back for grazing,” said Boyd. “The other mix is a summer annual blend and it will just be left standing for a late fall-winter grazing.”

Some producers choose to move cattle intensively, sometimes daily, as short grazing sessions and long recovery periods give plants time to develop abundant root mass and aid to building soil nutrients. Rest and recovery systems are also essential in managing regrowth to ensure first-rate forage.

Subdivided Most grazing systems consist of eight to 10 permanent paddocks, which are further subdivided with the use of temporary fencing.

“The majority of our paddocks are 10 acres and the cattle will graze on that for about a day or two, depending on the herd size. There is quite a bit of labour involved, just in moving the cattle, but I don’t think as much labour as calving cows in the winter.”

In terms of rest periods, Boyd prefers to leave pastures to rest for 100 to 120 days.

“Ideally we graze the paddock once in the green season and once in the dormant season. It would be grazed in the summer, any time from June to September, and then either early

in the spring that year or late in the fall. We aim to graze about 1-1/2 times over the course of the year,” said Boyd.

Boyd is hopeful that this year his cattle will be able to graze on his annual mixture well into December or possibly early January.

“These mixtures will grow three to four feet tall. We have grazed through a foot of snow or more in the past without problem. In December-January we will move into grazing on standing corn and we supplemented a little bit of hay. We strip graze about an acre and move them daily. This is certainly an area where we have cut costs as we have nearly eliminated the need to buy feed,” said Boyd.

Cattle will graze on the corn until spring when they are moved back onto grass pastures.

“The best advice would be to just give it a try. That is how you are going to know what is going to work on your farm. Everyone’s operations are so different, from the time of year they calf to their soil type to the type of weather they get and what their goals are.”

Expanding ideas Boyd notes that his grazing program does seem to be fairly unique to the area but there are others experimenting with similar systems.

Fellow Brandon-area farmer, Brett McRae has also begun to work with intensive grazing systems.

“Right now I am in the initial years of setting up my intensive grazing system. The cattle

“You can read about these guys doing things all over the world and how great it is but until you see some results on your own farm, it’s just a nice story. Once you see things working on your operation, it definitely fuels you to keep going.”

Ryan Boyd Brandon-area cattle producer

are currently grazing on a series of native and non-native grass pasture paddocks and I have been moving them every few days,” said McRae. “So far this year the cattle seem to be gaining well.

“This can definitely be overwhelming when you are starting out and it is a trial-anderror kind of situation, so it is not without fail. But I think in the long run it will have certain benefits,” said McRae. McRae was selected to participate in the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders mentorship program where he was matched with Steve Kenyon, an Alberta producer who has been involved with sustainable grazing management for more than 10 years.

“Steve and I were matched up really well in terms of what he had to share with me and what I wanted to learn. I certainly

Ryan Boyd is a third-generation farmer, running a mixed operation near Forrest, just north of Brandon.

learned a tremendous amount from him, not just in his direction but he is also great at pointing me towards other resources that have added to my knowledge on the topic,” said McRae. Growing up in the livestock industry, McRae has taken a step outside his family’s conventional management methods and is excited to continue with his grazing plan for a few years in order to streamline his procedures.

“Developing a grazing plan is an ongoing thing. You have to try some things out and find out what is going to work best for your farm and your cattle. I have been told to have patience because you usually don’t start to see a lot of the benefits from these management changes for a few years,” said McRae. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 9, 2015

Pressure mounting to combat ‘swamp fever’ Many consider Western Canada to be lax in its efforts to eradicate equine infectious anemia

BY DIANNE FINSTAD Co-operator contributor

A

smattering of new cases o f e q u i ne infectious anemia in Alberta and Saskatchewan may intensify the pressure to implement new, and costly, measures to control the potentially devastating disease.

Four cases of the disease (typically called EIA or ‘swamp fever’) have been found in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan this year.

None have been identified in Manitoba during the past five years.

The first three Alberta cases were in the Rocky View, Ponoka, and Grande Prairie areas and involved single animals while the latest, confirmed in May and made public earlier this month, involved seven horses in the Pincher Creek region.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency would not reveal details of the cases, except the three individual cases were discovered when the horses were tested “for a variety of reasons” (such as a condition of sale or because it was going to be exported).

“It’s a difficult situation,” said Dr. Renaud Leguillette, an associate professor at the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine and a member of a national equine disease surveillance committee.

“It’s such a smart virus, that’s been here for centuries. It can hide, and will keep living quietly in a horse, which will act as a reservoir and a source of contamination for other horses. With wild, unchecked horses, EIA is not easy to eradicate.”

However, horse owners should not be alarmed, he added.

“A small reservoir does put the horse population at risk, but how high is the risk? People shouldn’t panic, because it’s a low-prevalence problem.”

Testing issues Equine infectious anemia is a reportable disease. It is not transmitted via horse-to-horse contact, but is easily spread by horseflies, deer flies, and other bloodsucking insects. And since it stays with a horse for life, infected horses must either be put down (which is mandatory if they show “strong clinical signs”) or permanently quarantined.

In Eastern Canada, a larger portion of the horse population travels to shows and events, and so having a Coggins Test (screening for EIA) is a matter of course.

“Management of the disease there is different than here in the West, primarily because of the type of horses. There’s also a history of monitoring for it in the East,” said Dr. Greg Evans of the Moore Equine Veterinary Centre near Calgary and a member of the health and welfare committee for Equine Canada.

Most competitions, and even some stables, in Eastern Canada require testing. In the West, competitive horses are usually tested, but many ranch and pleasure horses are not. As well, pastured horses might encounter some of the same deer fly and horsefly populations as the feral horses, which many consider to be a reservoir for the virus.

But testing and monitoring requirements here may be poised to change.

The CFIA is currently reviewing those and has sent out a proposed risk management and

control strategy for stakeholder comment. It is also working with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine on a retrospective study, looking at EIA testing and cases in Canada between 2009 and 2012.

The agency says the project will look at surveillance and outbreak patterns, as well as possible risk factors.

Changes coming?

The two initiatives will influence “future policy decisions specifically related to surveillance and options for control,” a CFIA spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

“The big question is, who would pay for increased surveillance and testing?” said retired Ponoka veterinarian Dr. Gary Harbin, who saw just one case in 43 years of practice (a draft horse that displayed no symptoms).

A Coggins Test typically costs $70 to $100, so there is a significant economic consideration.

Evans has not seen a single case in his 13-year career, but said some view Western Canada as the

untamed frontier for EIA, with no real desire to deal with it.

“We have to protect international trade and travel,” said Evans. “If EIA gets more frequent, there could be push-back from our partners. It’s something we have to be cognizant of as an industry because we don’t want to eliminate the ability of our horses to travel.”

The goal should be to eradicate the virus, he said.

“It’s been done in other places.

But it would require a significant increase in the number of horses under surveillance, and change in the way we do surveillance.”

Getting an overview of the presence of the virus in Western Canada’s population would mean testing large herds of horses on pasture, at auction markets, and possibly in the wild. The latter would be a daunting, and controversial, effort since the wild horses would have to be rounded up and then kept confined while the blood tests are being processed.

But the horse industry needs to be proactive, said Evans.

“It behooves us to examine what we could or should do better,” he said. “It’s better for everybody if we can eliminate the stigma.”

What that might involve isn’t known at this point as the CFIA’s proposed risk management and control strategy hasn’t been made public.

But some jurisdictions have taken aggressive measures. In some areas of the U.S., every horse sold must have a clean Coggins Test. Other areas impose regional travel restrictions.

Another possibility is mandatory testing for any rescued, rehomed wild horses — something the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association has twice recommended to authorities.

And it’s likely most or all of the cost of any additional testing will fall on horse owners.

“In Ontario, testing is considered part of the yearly health maintenance,” said Evans. “It’s considered part of the owner’s health budget, and is entrenched in the horse culture there.”

What is EIA? • Non-contagious but infectious disease of horses, donkeys and mules; • Viral disease which affects the animal’s immune system, something like HIV in humans; • Symptoms include fever, anorexia, muscle weakness and wasting, swelling of the underside of belly and legs; • Horses infected with the EIA virus carry it for life; • Transmitted by larger bloodsucking insects, mainly horseflies and deer flies. Contaminated needles and surgical instruments can also spread the virus; • Infected horses don’t necessarily show symptoms, but will still be ‘carriers’ and thus, a risk to other horses; • No treatment or cure for EIA, and no vaccine to prevent it; • Diagnosed by testing a horse’s blood, with the original test developed by Dr. Leroy Coggins in 1970; • EIA is found around the world.

It’s been in Canada since the 1800s; • Control is based on voluntary testing, identification and destruction of infected animals.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 9, 2015

India’s next weapon against climate change?

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The heat-tolerant dwarf cow is gaining favour as farmers adapt to climate change

By K. Rajendran

Thiruvanandhapuram, India / Thomson Reuters Foundation

W

orsening heat, fodder shortages and the threat of drought are forcing many hard-hit dairy farmers in the Anantapur area of India’s southern Kerala state to reduce their herds, experts say.

“This is nothing less than a catastrophe,” said Ananthakrishnan Kannappan, a livestock agent for 30 years in Anantapur. “This is the first time that due to lack of water and fodder, farmers are eagerly competing to sell off their livestock for throwaway prices.”

But the solution to the problem is simple and small, livestock experts argue: heattolerant dwarf cows.

A team of researchers from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and the state government’s Animal Husbandry Department are now promoting a switch to Vechur and Kasargod cattle, two local varieties known for being easy to raise, resistant to diseases and — most important — better at tolerating

“High-yielding crossbreed varieties of cattle can faint or even die during hot and humid summer days.”

E.M. Muhammed

high temperatures than the more popular crossbred cattle.

“High-yielding crossbreed varieties of cattle can faint or even die during hot and humid summer days,” said E.M. Muhammed, an expert on animal breeding and genetics at the university.

“Our natural breeds can better withstand the effects of climate change.”

Dwarf cows, on the other hand, appear to carry a “thermometer gene” that allows them to better tolerate high temperatures, researchers said.

Dwarf cows were already gaining popularity among some farmers because they consume less food and water than conventional cattle varieties, the experts said. Small-

scale farmers need only one or two dwarf cows to meet the milk needs of their households, they said.

The breeds are also less susceptible to mastitis, a common udder infection. Kerala farmers lose at least 250 crore rupees (around $40 million) each year due to mastitis in crossbreed varieties, according to researchers at the animal husbandry department.

According to the 2012 Kerala livestock census, not a single case of severe mastitis has been reported among dwarf cows.

Government officials from the state of Gujarat recently bought three Vechur cows from Kerala, while Punjab Chief Minister Prakesh Singh Badal took six dwarf cows from Kerala to his farm in Chandigarh, livestock experts say.

“It is a fact that the characteristics of the seasons have been altered by the disastrous impacts of climate change, so our lifestyle needs to adapt to using our indigenous flora and fauna,” said K. Ramankutty, a dairy farmer in Palakkad.

“The dwarf cow is a great weapon against climate change,” he said.

Sao Paulo / Reuters / JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, expects antitrust approval of its acquisition of Cargill Inc.’s U.S. pork assets in four to seven months, paving the way for synergies of more than $75 million, executives said July 2.

The Brazilian food-processing giant said its U.S. division would purchase the pork assets from Cargill Meat Solutions for $1.45 billion, a deal that would make it one of the largest meat companies in the United States.

The companies’ combined U.S. pork business would have pro forma net revenue of $6.3 billion with assets in 10 states.

They did not provide any details on where the synergies — a term that usually describes cost savings in deals but also occasionally opportunities for additional revenues — would come from.

The announcement came less than a week after JBS said it would buy Moy Park Ltd., the British poultry and processed foods unit of rival Marfrig Global Foods SA. JBS CEO Wesley Batista acknowledged that he had told investors the company would focus on organic growth rather than acquisitions at the beginning of the year but said the Cargill and Moy Park opportunities had been too good to pass up.

Global dairy prices reach six-year low Wellington / Reuters / International dairy prices slumped to a six-year low as demand for milk powder from major buyers, including China, continued to fall with supply expected to grow in the coming months.

The benchmark GlobalDairy Trade (GDT) price index fell 5.9 per cent at fortnightly auctions July 2 by New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra, posting its eighth consecutive decline and taking average selling prices to $2,276 per tonne, their weakest since July 2009.

“It will be difficult for dairy commodity prices to increase significantly in the coming months as the quantity of milk powder available on GDT will rise with New Zealand’s seasonal increase in production,” AgriHQ analysts said in a note.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 9, 2015

Supply management compensation plan rumours dismissed by Ritz News reports suggest the federal government may yield to outside pressure to grant increased access to Canadian markets

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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front page Globe and Mail article claiming the federal government is planning a compensation scheme for supply management farmers “is pure speculation,” says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

The newspaper said the compensation would be intended to blunt the impact on supply management from Canada joining the Trans-Pacific Pact.

Speculation about a TPP deal this summer has heated up with Congress giving U.S. President Obama fast-track authority to negotiate a deal.

“Our government continues to defend both our supply-managed and other agricultural sectors throughout negotiations,” Ritz said when asked about the newspaper report. “We have been clear that the government will only sign a deal that is in the best interests of Canadians.”

The federal election due in October gives the issue extra bounce, especially in Ontario and Quebec where much of the supply-managed sector is located.

Many livestock and crop groups want Canada to be in the TPP to ensure ongoing access to growing Asian markets. Commodity groups’ support for a TPP deal has

been swept along in a campaign orchestrated by the Canadian Council for Chief Executives, which has long advocated abolition of supply management.

There are precedents for compensation for the impacts of trade deals. It was offered to the Ontario wine industry after NAFTA was signed and both the dairy and East Coast fishing industry could be in line for compensation if the tentative free trade deal with Europe gains final approval. The compensation is to be tied to actual financial losses.

All the parties in Parliament have supported supply management on several occasions. With the latest speculation about the future of the dairy and poultry sectors, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to defend supply management.

“I am urging you to commit to defending supply management in its entirety and reassure Canadians that it will be protected in all future negotiations,” Mulcair said. “Concessions in supply management sectors could have profoundly negative effects on our regional economies.”

He said Harper had created uncertainty when he said Canada is “working to protect” the supply management system in the TPP talks. “It is essential in my

view that Canada be part of that — that the Canadian economy be part of that. At the same time, we are working to protect our system of supply management and our farmers in other sectors.”

Wally Smith, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada, said it’s critical for farmers “to keep in mind that no deal has yet been signed, and that negotiations are ongoing. However, they will ramp up over the course of the coming weeks. Dairy Farmers of Canada is in regular contact with the federal government. The government is telling us, and the media, that they will continue to defend supply management in these negotiations.”

He urges farmers and dairy suppliers and processors to use DFC’s MilkleDown Effect to remind politicians and the public about the benefits of supply management.

“In the meantime, we need to show a strong and united front throughout the supply chain, including partners and suppliers.”

Several obser vers noted the Globe story was based on unnamed sources and buried a statement by Trade Minister Ed Fast that supply management will still be left standing after a TPP deal that Canada signs.

The article was accompanied by a standard anti-supply management editorial.

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

A slight chance of thunderstorms Issued: Monday, July 6, 2015 · Covering: July 8 – July 15, 2015 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

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ast week’s forecast played out pretty much as expected, with an area of low pressure pushing through a cold front, which brought a fairly wide outbreak of thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday.

Cooler temperatures moved in to start this week, which brought some relief from the warm and humid conditions.

A typical slack and muddled summer weather pattern will be in place for much of this forecast period. High pressure will be over our region on Wednesday, but will quickly move off to the southeast. We’ll then see a couple of weak systems move through the northwesterly flow during the second half of the week. The first system could trigger a few thundershowers on Thursday, with a second chance of thundershowers late Friday or Saturday.

Temperatures will slowly moderate during the week with daytime highs by Friday pushing into the upper 20s, depending on the amount of smoke still lingering around.

Over the weekend the western ridge is forecast to break down, which means our general flow will become more westerly. This should help to clear out any leftover smoke, allowing for plenty of blue skies and warm temperatures.

There will be a slight chance of some thunderstorms late Sunday over southern regions as a weak low passes by to our south.

Next week will begin with an area of high pressure building in from the northwest. This, combined with a building upper-level ridge over central North America, should bring dry weather to start the week, along with warm to hot conditions by later in the week. This is a long way off and plenty can still happen, but there is at least a chance of seeing high temperatures in the 33 to 35 C range sometime during the next week.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 22 to 31 C; lows, 10 to 18 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

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

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

Precipitation Compared to Historical Distribution (Prairie Region) April 1, 2015 to July 2, 2015

Record Dry Extremely Low (0-10) Very Low (10-20) Low (20-40) Mid-Range (40-60) High (60-80) Very High (80-90) Extremely High (90-100) Record Wet Extent of Agricultural Land Lakes and Rivers

Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors.

Copyright © 2015 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.

Created: 07/03/15 www.agr.gc.ca/drought

This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this growing season compared to historical values. You can see how dry most of the Prairies have been, with a large portion of agricultural Alberta, Saskatchewan and northwestern Manitoba seeing extremely low to record-low amounts of rain. The only two wet areas are in the extreme northwestern part of Alberta and extreme southern Manitoba, where amounts range from high to very high.

Smoky skies take the edge off the heat The smoke is lingering due partly to the pattern that’s dominated here since winter

By Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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h , t h o s e h a z y, l a z y, c ra z y d a y s o f s u m mer! Well, I don’t know about lazy or crazy, but it sure has been hazy — and not in a good way. Unless you’ve been away or never left your house, you couldn’t help but notice the smoke that moved in right around the beginning of July and just doesn’t seem to want to go away.

For the first couple of days it wasn’t that bad, a little annoying, but the sunrises and sunsets were spectacular and the filtered sunshine took a bit of the edge off what otherwise would have been a pretty hot week. Once we hit three or more days with smoke the novelty wore off and it just started to get annoying, especially when heavier smoke moved in and began to have a real impact on people’s health.

Having smoke move in from distant forest fires is not an unusual occurrence across Manitoba. Heck, we probably don’t go through a summer without experiencing at least one or two days with smoke.

What has been unusual about this year’s smoke is the length of time it’s sticking around. So, just what is going on that is allowing all this smoke to linger over us?

PHOTO: sandi knight

It all ties into the weather pattern I discussed in the last issue — the same general weather pattern we’ve seen dominating our weather since the winter.

Over the West Coast there’s been a fairly persistent ridge of high pressure. This ridge has brought record-breaking temperatures to much of the far western U.S. and southern British Columbia. To our east there has been a trough of low pressure bringing cooler weather to that part of the world. We are, once again, stuck in between these two systems, and so far this summer the western ridge has been winning out over the eastern trough,

which means we’ve been staying on the mild side of things.

Thanks in part to the western ridge, it has been a very dry spring and early summer for the region stretching from central and northern Saskatchewan northwestward to Alaska. This dry weather has created favourable conditions for forest fires across this region. Now, typically in the summer we see a predominantly westerly to southwesterly flow in the upper atmosphere, but due to the positioning of the western ridge and eastern trough, the general flow this year has been from the northwest.

It’s not just the northwesterly flow causing all of our

smoke problems. Sure, that flow is pushing the smoke to the southeast, but this type of flow is usually fairly strong, which means it should quickly push out of the region. What’s making the problem worse is that we are also in a split flow with the main jet stream flowing up and over the western ridge and diving to the southeast through Ontario, and then a second weaker jet sliding by to our south. This places us right in the middle of the two jet streams and into an area that has very light upper-level winds, kind of like a backwater area in a stream or river.

The northern branch of the jet stream is pushing the smoke to us and then some of the smoke gets into our atmospheric backwater where the smoke ends up just sitting around and accumulating. There is some overall movement, and there are areas of higher and lower concentrations of smoke, but overall it remains smoky.

Last weekend we saw a bit of a change in the weather pattern as an area of low pressure tracked through the central Prairies bringing with it clouds, showers and some good southerly winds.

Usually that would bring an end to the smoke, and for a few hours here and there it did, but there was so much smoke, covering a very large area, that any smoke flushed out of the atmos-

phere was quickly replaced.

Then, once the cold front moved through late in the weekend our winds quickly returned to the northwest, bringing in a fresh — if you can call it that — batch of smoke.

How long will these smoky conditions stick around? Part of that answer has to do with how long the northern fires will keep burning and chances are they will be around for at least the next month. The next question is whether our persistent pattern of western ridge/eastern trough will continue — and there are no signs of a major shift coming. This means we may have to deal with smoky conditions on and off for at least the next couple of weeks if not longer. One saving grace, although maybe not, would be if the western ridge shifts eastward, which some still think will happen this summer. This would push the northern jet stream farther east and place us under a protective ridge of high pressure. While it might be nice to get out from the smoke, that ridge would bring very warm temperatures, and after five or so days with temperatures in the low to mid-30s, some of you might start thinking a little high-level smoke isn’t all that bad!

In the next issue we’ll continue our look at severe summer weather by examining thunderstorms in more detail.

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BY ALLAN DAWSON

“Making sure we meet the requirements of our customers is critical to the growth and profitability of the entire value chain.”

Co-operator staff

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Registered 2015 Clever is produced by Productierra and distributed

by Great Northern Growers, the document says. Clever was reg-

Patti Miller

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istered in Canada for canola May 29, 2015 making it legal to use in this country.

Great Northern Growers issued a statement downplaying the risk, noting Canada’s grain system can segregate treated canola if necessary.

“We have limited our Clever sales to approximately 1.5 per cent of total canola acres to allow farmers with serious cleaver infestations an opportunity to manage their problem, while ensuring that the industry can easily deliver these treated acres to markets with established MRLs,” Great Northern Growers said in response to Cargill’s decision. “In our opinion the small amounts used when pooled with the entire canola crop further dilutes residue levels to negligible levels.

“If a company refuses to work with you (farmers), then you can make the choice to find a company that will work with you.”

According to Great Northern Growers, quinclorac has been used on canola for more than 10 years without issue.

“(W)e cannot find any instance where quinclorac-treated canola was banned by any grain handlers or has ever been an issue to foreign markets,” the company wrote.

Quinclorac has not been available commercially for canola since 2002, Miller said in response.

More sensitized “World markets have become much more sensitized to food and feed safety and, over the last 13 years Japan has developed its own system of establishing MRLs and has monitored pesticide residues more closely,” she added.

“We expect that an MRL for quinclorac in Japan will be established in 2016 and are working with the government of Canada to express that this is a priority for canola. However, until such time as an MRL is established, there is no tolerance for quinclorac residue on canola.”

As for segregating quinclorac, Miller noted those costs are borne by grain companies and processors, not herbicide distributors.

Quinclorac offers good control of a number of weeds, including cleavers. While Roundup is usually effective on cleavers, Liberty Link and Clearfield may not be as effective as many cleavers are Group 2 resistant, Miller wrote.

Quinclorac potentially has a fit on about 55 per cent of Canada’s canola acres.

“Improved control of cleavers is a priority for the industry if we are to meet our target of 52 bushels per acre by 2025,” she wrote. “However, until MRLs are in place in key markets, we will continue to advocate for control methods other than Clever/ quinclorac on canola.”

It’s a l s o i m p o r t a n t n o t t o exceed MRLs, Jeanette Gaultier, Manitoba Agriculture and Rural Development’s pesticides, minor use and regulator y specialist said in a webinar last week.

To do that, follow the product label’s recommendation for application rate, timing and preharvest interval, she said.

Be aware the some crop products have different pre-harvest intervals depending on the crop.

Glyphosate can be used as a harvest aid, but it isn’t a desiccant, and does not speed up crop maturity, Gaultier said.

“Early applications of glyphos a t e c a n re s u l t i n i n c re a s e d (crop) residues and also affect seed integrity,” she said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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he Canola Council of Canada is warning growers that using the newly released herbicide called Clever on their canola crops this year might not be a smart idea.

That’s because Japan, one of Canada’s biggest canola customers, has not yet established a maximum residue level (MRL) for the active ingredient, quinclorac, which means all grain handlers require farmers to declare it and some won’t accept canola that’s been treated with it.

“We export over 90 per cent of what we grow and process,” council president Patti Miller wrote in an email last week.

“Making sure we meet the requirements of our customers is critical to the growth and profitability of the entire value chain.”

Cargill Canada says it won’t buy quinclorac-treated canola.

The Western Grain Elevator Association, which represents the major grain companies has a m e n d e d i t s D e c l a ra t i o n o f Eligibility for Delivery Form to be signed by all farmers before delivering, Cargill said in a mess a g e t o i t s f a r m c u s t o m e r s.

Farmers must declare if their crops have been treated with any form of quinclorac and can be held financially responsible for false declarations.

“Using Clever may result in residues that are unacceptable in (key) markets. Using pesticide products that result in unacceptable residues jeopardizes the reputation of Canadian canola and can cause serious harm to the industry’s profitability,” the council says in a web document dated June 26, 2015.

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Tom Bennie Sr. checks in on his Belgian beauties on their southeastern Sask. pasture. photo: sharlene Bennie

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EU report says no need for new rules to protect butterflies from GM pollen

By Alexander Saeedy Brussels / Reuters

Equipment purchases protected under provincial legislation The Farm Machinery and Equipment Act requires dealers to deliver on time and back what they sell

By Lynn Gilmore, Ellen McPherson and Darren Bond MAFRD

European food safety officials found there was no need to widen buffer zones around genetically modified (GM) crops even though research shows that pollen from GM maize, can travel kilometres further than previously thought.

The buffer zones to protect vulnerable species, such as butterflies, have been part of a heated debate in Europe about the safety of GM crops, which the producers say are entirely safe and environmentalists say are a serious threat to biodiversity.

Scientific research has found caterpillars of some butterfly species can be harmed by GM pollen.

The opinion dated July 1, seen by Reuters, from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which guides EU policy-makers, said its previous assessment had been far too conservative.

But it said its recommendations for a Monsanto maize variety to be surrounded by a 20-metre buffer zone around GM crops to protect butterflies and for a 30-metre buffer zone for a Pioneer maize product “remains valid.”

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he Farm Machinery and Equipment Act is not well known among farmers, but has many valuable benefits.

The act, which is administered and enforced by the M a n i t o b a Fa r m I n d u s t r y Board (MFIB), protects farmers when they buy or lease farm machinery or farm equipment in Manitoba, by governing purchase, delivery and repair. This act only applies to the purchase of new machinery and equipment.

When new equipment is purchased, the dealer should provide a copy of the act, detailing purchaser rights. The dealer is required to deliver new machinery and equipment to farmers on time, and is also responsible for timely and reliable repair service to the machinery and equipment.

New machinery and equipment that has a value greater than $1,000 and that is used in production of food for off-farm consumption, is covered under the act. Exclusions include cars, trucks, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and trailers, as well as machinery that is used or has been purchased at an auction, estate sale, receivership sale or bankruptcy.

If the new equipment cannot be delivered on time, the dealer must forewarn the buyer five days ahead of the delivery date set out in the contract. The buyer then has two options: cancel the contract, or agree to take late delivery of the purchased equipment. If the buyer decides to take late delivery, the dealer is required to loan

replacement equipment or pay for the rental of equipment to replace the machinery ordered.

However, the dealer does not have to provide for replacement equipment if the reason for late delivery is beyond their control or the control of the manufacturer. The dealer also has the option to cancel the contract if they cannot deliver the machinery or equipment on time, provided the buyer is given notice 15 days prior to the agreed delivery date. If this happens, the dealer must provide a refund on all payments provided.

Warranty The act allows a trial period intended to determine if equipment performs as stated in the contract, or as normally intended. This trial period can be either of: • 50 hours for new machinery equipped with an hour meter; • 10 consecutive days starting on the first day of use for machinery with no hour meter.

If the machinery does not function properly within these time limitations, the buyer must notify the dealer, either by sending a registered letter or by hand delivering a notice.

The dealer then has seven days to repair the machinery or equipment. If the dealer fails to correct the problem in the seven-day period, the buyer must then send or deliver a notice that cancels the contract.

This cancellation notice must be sent within three days after the expiry of the seven-day correction period.

Failing to send any notice within the specified times will result in the loss of the option to cancel the contract.

Warranty begins the day the farm equipment is delivered to the farmyard, and only applies to the original purchase. Tractors are covered for a minimum of 1,500 hours or two years, whichever comes first. Combines are covered for a minimum of 300 hours or two years, whichever comes first. For all other equipment, warranty is guaranteed for 12 months.

Dealers cannot attempt to limit their liability by making agreements with farmers that differ from the minimum warranties set out by the Farm Machinery and Equipment Act. The repair parts to be covered under warranty are specified in the act.

The act requires a dealer to make replacement parts available to the original buyer for 10 years after the machinery is purchased. When replacement parts are requested, they must be available at the dealership within 14 days of ordering them. If parts are ordered on an emergency basis, they must be on hand at the dealership within 72 hours, not including weekends, holidays or due to circumstances that are beyond the dealer’s control.

Repossession protection If a loan for machinery or equipment covered under the act is in default, the lender must file an application with the MFIB in order to proceed with repossession. A copy of the application must be sent to the farmer.

The MFIB will then request the farmer contact them within seven days, and will make a decision based on the information provided by both parties. The decision is legally binding; however, it

can be appealed to the Court of Queen’s Bench.

If the equipment is either properly repossessed or voluntarily surrendered, the lender cannot pursue further legal actions to make up for any shortfalls that occur when the equipment is sold. However, the farmer no longer has any rights to the equipment.

Other protection The act provides protection to farmers signing contracts for machinery and equipment. It states that contracts signed by buyers do not become legally binding until the dealer signs it and delivers it to the buyer, either in person or by registered mail.

This part of the act does not apply to buyers who have paid the full purchase price and taken delivery of the equipment. It also states that the contract must be fully explained to the buyer, if they cannot understand the language in which it is written. A standard contract should include the serial number of equipment purchased, value of equipment purchased, market and tradein value, borrowing costs, sales terms (including amounts and dates of payments) and a delivery and waiver agreement.

For questions about the Farm Machiner y and Equipment Act and how it applies to specific situations, contact the Manitoba Farm Industry Board: 812 - 401 York Avenue Winnipeg, Man. R3C 0P8 Phone: 204-945-3856 Toll free: 1-800-282-8069 Lynn Gilmore, Ellen McPherson and Darren Bond are farm business management specialists with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

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Hail hurts Manitoba’s Pembina Valley hemp crops Acres aren’t up but yields could be due to better grower management

By Jade Markus Commodity News Service Canada

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ail caused spotty damage to Manitoba hemp crops but processors are still expecting a healthy harvest.

Darrell McElroy, seed production manager at Hemp Oil Canada, says hail damage was spotty in Pembina Valley, so only some farmers will reseed. “One field was hailed right out in the Winkler area, yet a mile away the next field is fine,” McElroy said. McElroy says Hemp Oil Canada will have about 75,000 acres of seeded crop this year.

Clarence Shwaluk, director of farm operations at Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods, also says hail has caused some damage, mostly near Carman, but most crops are healthy.

“From what it looks like, the crops in Manitoba are doing very well. For the most part we’ve got enough rain. In the past, in Manitoba we’ve got excessive rain, which is not good for hemp crops, but we don’t see that this year,” Shwaluk said.

S h w a l u k s a y s Ma n i t o b a Harvest won’t see an increase in seeded acreage this year, but expects an increased yield as farmers continue to learn how to manage their crops.

“The farmers who we work with have been with us for multiple years, and they’re just learning about how to get their yields from their crops. We are getting more production,” Shwaluk says.

Shwaluk says hemp offers a good return per acre, but he doesn’t think farmers should jump right into it.

“There is some additional work done on it because it is a foodgrade product as well,” he says.

“Plus there’s less price fluctuation compared with other crops out there.”

However, one of the drawbacks of growing hemp is the amount of government regulations on the crop.

He m p g r ow e r s m u s t b e licensed by Health Canada and pass a criminal record check.

Crops must also be regularly tested to confirm THC levels (the psychoactive chemical in marijuana) are below 0.3 per cent.

Shwaluk says his company is working to change people’s perceptions of the crop.

“Educating the consumers — we’re constantly looking to increase demand, it’s helping to boost our uptake of our products, of our brands on the shelves,” he says.

Poor emergence could lower 2015 Manitoba corn acreage Seed sat in cold soil for too long before germinating

BY TERRYN SHIELLS Commodity News Service Canada

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ome of Manitoba’s corn crops experienced poor plant stands and emergence this spring due to unfavourable weather, which could result in lower acreage as some farmers were forced to reseed their fields, according to an agronomist.

“Some people got it in early enough that they could plant corn, but some of the fields I went to later on planted soybeans instead because it was too late by that point,” said Morgan Cott, agronomist with the Manitoba Corn Growers Association.

In late April, Statistics Ca n a d a p e g g e d 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 Manitoba corn area at 200,000 acres. Actual area may be slightly lower than that, but by how much still isn’t clear, Cott said, adding a late-July report from Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation will give a clearer picture of this year’s seeded area.

“It’s usually not 100 per cent accurate but it will give us a good idea,” she added. “At least we’ll know whether it’s down or flat.”

Statistics Canada will also release updated acreage estimates for Canadian crops on June 30.

Poor emergence this year was a result of the seed sit-

ting in the ground for too long before germinating.

“The temperatures were so nice in the day, but they dropped down so low at nighttime, so that causes the plant to become confused, and not know which way to go,” Cott said. “So, it’s kind of like sitting in the cold ground for so long, it just gets stressed and starts curling up. You can always see it in the fields, but it’s just more prominent this year because of those weird few weeks we had in May.” Some crops were also damaged by seedcorn maggot earlier in the growing season, but now that they’re further along, the maggots won’t likely cause any more problems.

“There’s not a lot to worry about at this stage in the game on corn, we’re at 12 inches to knee-high, that’s a pretty easy stage for corn,” Cott noted.

By mid-July farmers will have to start scouting for insects again, as European corn borer will start showing up at that time.

But, warmer weather in the forecast for Manitoba in late June will likely keep things in good shape for the next couple of weeks.

“I think the corn is going to move a lot now, especially with the rain from the weekend and the hot sun this week will be really, really great for it,” said Cott.

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CROP REPORT

Heavy rains cause widespread crop lodging Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development crop report for July 6, 2015 Weekly Provincial Summary Crops are advancing quickly in Manitoba. The smoky, hazy conditions have not impacted crops, and may have helped buffer temperatures as well as benefited crops in the drier areas of the province.

Over the weekend, areas of Manitoba saw thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, strong winds, and in some cases hail. Crop lodging occurred, particularly in spring cereals and corn. Crop recovery will be assessed in the coming days.

Some areas in the province would benefit from precipitation for continued growth and grain filling in crops, and regrowth in hayfields and pastures.

Livestock producers were able to make progress with first-cut haying operations, although rain showers and high humidity impacted some operations.

Southwest Region Near-normal temperatures, scattered showers, along with smoke and haze, allowed for generally beneficial growing conditions in the Southwest Region. The smoke and haze help to buffer daytime temperatures, resulting in slowing crop maturation and good crop canopy and tiller development. Scattered showers and thunderstorms brought varying amounts of precipitation, ranging from 10 to 50 mm, along with strong winds in some areas. There a re re p o r t s o f c r o p d a m age from hail in the Glenella

area. However, in the northern parts of the region, c ro p s w o u l d b e n e f i t f ro m precipitation.

There are reports of cereal leaf beetle but damage is not considerable. Bertha army worm counts are low.

First cut of hay is well underway. Yields are average to below average with good quality. Silage and greenfeed crops are advancing. Pasture growth is beginning to slow due to the warm and dry conditions recently. Dugouts are 75 per cent full.

Northwest Region Scattered showers throughout the Northwest Region resulted in rainfall amounts ranging from trace to 13 mm. The rain was very welcome but more is needed.

Overall, crops are in good to fair condition in the Northwest Region. Due to dry conditions, disease pressure is generally low.

Isolated showers throughout the region also benefited pastures. Some areas received very little precipitation, so dry conditions remain. Haying and alfalfa grass silage harvest is underway. Pasture and hayfields are in below-average to poor condition. Water supplies in pastures are adequate but drying up in several areas.

Central Region War m and humid weather conditions, along with adeq u a t e m o i s t u re, m a d e f o r excellent growing conditions.

The smoky conditions help to buffer air temperatures.

Thunderstorm activity on the weekend brought moderate amounts of precipitation to western areas, while heavier amounts were seen in the eastern and northern parts of the region. There is water in low-lying areas, and ditches are running. Strong w i n d s a n d / o r h e a v y ra i n s ov e r t h e w e e k e n d c a u s e d significant cereal crop lodging in all areas. Hail damage was reported in the Portage, G l e n e l l a , We s t b o u r n e , Fa n n y s t e l l e a n d St a r b u c k areas. Rainfall amounts ra n g e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y, f ro m only three mm, to 75 mm in the La Salle, Ste. Agathe, Altona and Emerson areas, and upwards of 100 mm in the Westbourne area. In some areas of the region, the precipitation was welcome; however, a few areas could have benefited from more rainfall.

Cereal crops throughout the region look good, although many are now lodged due to the wind and rain.

Di a m o n d b a c k m o t h a n d bertha army worm trap counts are average to low.

Grasshopper nymphs are present at field edges and on roadsides, at average populations to date. Some true army worms have been found, but not in sufficient numbers to warrant control.

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standing, 20 per cent is cut and 30 per cent is baled or put up as silage. Quality is rated as good. Availability of livestock water is adequate.

Eastern Region

In the Interlake Region, heavy rains, strong winds, and isolated hail events occurred ov e r t h e w e e k e n d . In t h e Arborg, Riverton, Gimli, and Woodlands areas, precipitation amounts ranged from 50 to 85 mm, while the Selkirk and Teulon areas received 30 to 40 mm. Many cereal and forage seed crops lodged due to the heavy rainfall.

The excess moisture conditions in areas of the region are impacting the lower areas of the fields. However, the Ashern and surrounding area received only trace amounts of precipitation; crops would benefit from rainfall.

Leafcutter bee producers should finish releasing their bees this week.

Pasture and hay conditions vary considerably throughout the Interlake Region as the eastern side has had excess rainfall and the western side has drier conditions.

Subsequently, pasture and h a y y i e l d s v a r y c o n s i d e rably throughout the region.

Pasture growth in the central and western side of the Interlake are impacted by the drier condition. Older, unfertilized and pure grass hay fields are yielding below-average. There is average to below average yields on alfalfa/grass stands throughout much of the region.

W h i l e w a r m t e m p e ra t u re s a n d g o o d g r ow i n g c o n d i tions occurred during most of last week in the Eastern Region, severe thunderstorms occurred during the weekend resulting in rainfall accumulations of 25 to 100 mm accompanied by strong winds. Some areas received hail. Standing water is evident in some fields. Rainfall amounts were generally higher in central and southern districts and hail was more common in these areas. Some crops were lodged, particularly cereals, and producers are waiting to see the degree of recovery.

Soil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as adequate to surplus.

Pesticide applications are on hold as this week’s weather will determine if fields can be accessed in a timely manner for further fungicide or herbicide applications without causing significant rutting or further crop damage. More aerial application may occur.

A few reports of army worms in cereals and timothy crops were received with limited insecticide application occurring.

Across the region, the majority of hay and pasture lands is in good condition. For first-cut hay, it is estimated that 50 per cent is

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Foreign ownership o f Au s t r a l i a n l a n d h a s become a touchy issue.

Official estimates put foreign ownership at 10 p e r c e n t , b u t t h e re a re concerns that it is far higher.

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Australia tightens rules on foreign ownership of farmland

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Pasture growth is very good with the abundant moisture and warmer temperatures.

Rain replenished dugouts and water supplies are considered adequate.

size of interest acquired and country of origin of the foreign investor.

The information will be entered in a national register that will be made available to the public.

The move marks a further tightening in rules gover ning ownership of Australia’s far mland. In March, Australia lowered t h e t h re s h o l d f o r p u r chases of agricultural land by foreign entities requiring regulatory approval.

Fo re i g n p u rc h a s e s o f a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d ov e r A$15 million ($11.48 million) will be subject t o re g u l a t o r y a p p r ov a l from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.

P r e v i o u s l y, A u s t r a l i a had only required regulatory approval on foreign purchases of agricultural land of more than A$240 million.

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Canterra Seeds and Limagrain form partnership

The new alliance will concentrate on bringing new cereal varieties to Western Canada Staff

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anterra Seeds and France-based Limagrain have established a new cereal-breeding and development partnership, Limagrain Cereals Research Canada.

Limagrain Cereals, to be located in Saskatoon will bring significant added value to western Canadian agriculture by developing new varieties of cereals, with a specific focus on wheat, using the most advanced technologies currently available, the company says in a release.

“Canterra Seeds and Limagrain already have a history of working to bring cutting-edge cereal varieties to farmers,” said David Hansen, president and CEO of Canterra Seeds. “This ambitious evolution of our partnership will

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enhance our capacity to deliver the premium genetics farmers demand today to grow their businesses.”

Hansen credits passage of Bill C-18, which amended Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act to be compliant with the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV ’91). “ There is no understating the importance of this deal to Canadian agricul ture. Modernizing our Plant Breeders’ Rights Act has opened up a whole new world of wheat.

Our farmers can now buy and grow varieties that they couldn’t access before,” said Hansen.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was on hand for the announcement July 2. “ To d a y ’s p a r t n e r s h i p announcement is a great example of how the Agricultural

Growth Act is delivering for Canadian producers. New and innovative partnerships like these create new research and trade opportunities that further invigorate Canada’s modern, competitive wheat industry,” Ritz said in a release.

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China to import B.C. blueberries The market could be worth $65 million Winnipeg / Reuters China will allow imports of blueberries from the western Canadian province of British Co l u m b i a , Ca na di an mi nisters said June 24 in a joint statement.

Chinese inspectors will visit Canada this summer prior to the first shipment of the fruit, Agriculture Minister Gerr y Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast said. The Chinese market could eventually be worth $65 million.

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Canterra Seeds’ new partner, Limagrain, is a farmer-owned co-operative that is one of the most extensively integrated a g r i c u l t u ra l c o m p a n i e s i n Europe and the fourth-largest seed company in the world.

Canterra Seeds is owned by western Canadian seed growers and agricultural retailers, Ceres Global Ag, private investors and now Limagrain.

As part of the deal, L i m a g r a i n w i l l a c q u i re a minority stake in Canterra Seeds and have the right to appoint representatives to the board of directors.

Completion of these transactions is subject to a number of conditions including ongoing due diligence and the requirement that there be no changes to Bill C-18. The transaction is expected to be completed by Sept. 1.

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The 130-member Canadian Seed Trade Association has named Crosby Devitt as its new executive director.

Devitt will be transferring from the Grain Farmers of Ontario, where he has served as vice-president of strategic development. He replaces Patti Townsend, who is leaving the organization at the end of July.

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Ontario grain farmers fight neonic regulations in court The regulations as proposed place farmers in an ‘impossible situation’

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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awyers for Grain Fa r m e r s o f O n t a r i o (GFO) will be in an Ontario Superior Court of Justice courtroom in Toronto Aug. 4 in a bid to delay implementation of provincial regulations restricting use of neonic seed treatments.

In an affidavit, GFO says it wants a court order to delay the implementation of the regulations until at least next May 1 so the 2016 crop can be planted under existing rules. It is also seeking a court interpretation of the regulations issues by the Ontario Environment Ministry.

“There are numerous areas

of serious concern for farmers and the grain industry within the regulations and we believe it is critical that the regulations be thoroughly reviewed by the court,” GFO chairman Mark Brock said.

The regulations came into force on July 1, 2015. He said GFO is hoping a decision will be reached prior to the deadline for seed orders for 2016.

“The decision to seek legal action against the government of Ontario was not easy and is unprecedented in the history of our organization,” said GFO CEO Barry Senft.

The nine-page affidavit says the effect of the Ontario regulations will “dramatically limit the use of this management tool.” The requirement for pest assessments and

annual reports on treated seed use “creates an impossible situation for farmers.”

The affidavit says requiring farmers to test fields for harmful insects after planting this year’s crop with treated seeds is absurd because the presence of the pesticide will likely reduce the number of insects to below the level at which they would qualify to plant treated seed next year.

That would mean farmers would have to use untreated seed and run the risk of crop losses.

“It will not be possible for these farmers to conduct an accurate inspection and thus prepare a report until the spring of 2016,” it says. By that time, it would be too late to order treated seed.

Also a one-shot soil test “will not necessarily be reflective of the level of pests that are present in a field throughout the growing season,” the affidavit said. “The consequences are senseless and obviously harmful to farmers.”

GFO will also be able to cite a Health Canada report as a reason to delay the coming into force of the regulations.

The department says that measures adopted to protect bees from neonic dust during the planting season are working.

It says there was “an 80 per cent in-season bee mortality decrease for the 2015 cornand soybean-planting season, compared to 2013. The 2014 season saw a 70 per cent decline in bee mortality.”

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U.S. to improve regulatory framework for GMOs The goal is to increase public confidence in the regulatory system

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h e W h i t e Ho u s e h a s directed the three U.S. agencies that oversee biotech crop products to improve and modernize their regulatory “framework” to boost public confidence in a system that critics call a failure.

The July 2 order, announced in a statement by President Ba ra c k Ob a m a’s Of f i c e of Science and Technology Policy, followed demands by consumers, food-related organizations and businesses for tighter U.S. regulation of genetically modified (GMO) crops, amid a nationwide debate over whether they should be labelled.

The U.S. Depar tment of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Ser vice (APHIS) proposed a rule in 2008 after being cited in a government audit for oversight lapses, and after high-profile GMO contaminations that led to food recalls and disrupted trade.

But the USDA never finalized that proposal and withdrew it earlier this year. In recent months, it has been seeking public input on a new rule.

Biotech crops are regulated through the government’s “coordinated framework” that involves APHIS, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The White House said “the complexity of the array of regulations and guidance documents developed by the three federal agencies... can make it difficult for the public to understand how the safety of biotechnology products is evaluated, and navigating the regulatory process for these products can be unduly challenging, especially for small companies.”

The administration said it will clarify the roles and responsibilities of the EPA, USDA, and FDA, and try to develop a long-term strategy to ensure regulators are well equipped to assess risks with future biotech products.

The administration also said it was commissioning an independent analysis of the future for biotech products.

“Reform of the badly outdated system for reviewing GMO crops and other products is long overdue,” Scott Faber, senior vice-president of the Environmental Working Group, said in a statement.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), whose members include GMO crop developers, said it welcomed a path toward more efficient and transparent approvals of new products.

“We look forward to reviewing the proposal in more detail and working with the administration on this moving forward,” Matt O’Mara, BIO vice-president, said in a statement.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | July 9, 2015

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015- 9:00 AM

LOCATION: Indoors at the Alerus Center, 1200 S. 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND (Just off I-29) AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: The auction will take place indoors at the Alerus Center ballroom by huge video screen & photographs. All units will be on hand for running inspection from noon to 5pm July 21st and 8am to 10am auction day. Please be prepared as there will be three auction rings.

SPECIAL NOTES: All items must be removed by July 29 at 1pm- loading dock on site. Alerus Center is equipped with hotel & restaurant facilities.

We will accept absentee bids until 6pm July 21st!

THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY LISTING! AS THIS AD WENT TO PRESS WE WERE ADDING MANY UNITS & GATHERING NUMEROUS SPECS. PLEASE SEE www.resourceauction.com FOR ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS & CHANGES TO DESCRIPTIONS! Please call in advance for details on specific items or visit our website for breakdown.

ONLINE BIDDING: Please register in advance to bid live online by visiting www.resourceauction.comIM OUR MAJOR SELLERS HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO LIQUIDATE INVENTORY & NO LONGER NEEDED UNITS THAT WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. .

FOR MORE PHOTOS, INFORMATION & UPDATES - VISIT OUR WEBSITE WHICH WILL BE UPDATED OFTEN UNTIL AUCTION DAY!!!

TRACTORS & LOADERS:

*2013 Challenger MT865C belted ag tractor, deluxe cab, HID lighting, power shift, 30” belts, 5 hyd, front weights, wide swing hyd draw bar, antenna satellite ready, Trimble RTX auto steer w/ FMX monitor, Nav II controller, only 822 hrs, SN#AGCC0865ADNKG1490 *2013 Case IH Magnum 340 MFWD, lux cab w/ leather, cab susp, instr seat, 340hp,19/6 power shift trans, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, hyd flow control, diff lock, ground radar, GPS Sat Nav, full auto steer pkg, 700 color display, 372 antenna NAV controller, HID lights, 380/38 front duals, 480/50 rear duals, front fenders, front & rear weights, 1257 hrs, SN#ZDRD05234 *2012 JD 8360RT belted ag tractor, IVT trans, Active seat , inst seat, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd, Auto Trac ready w/ screen & subscription, 16” belts, 22 front weights, only 1173 hrs, SN#RW8360RHBD907210 *2010 New Holland T8050 MFWD, dlx cab w/ leather, instr seat, Super Steer, 19/6 power shift trans, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, hyd flow control, diff lock, Intelliview Plus w/ NAV controller & antenna, 360 light pkg, 380/80R38 front duals, 480/80R50 rear duals, front fenders, front & rear weights, 1509 hrs, SN#ZARW002299 *2009 Case IH Puma 180 MFWD, CVT, susp front axle, dlx air ride seat, cab susp, instr seat, sunroof, 3 pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, guidance ready, joystick controls for loader, front weight bracket, 550lb rear wheel weights, 112” rear axle w/ dual hubs, 380/85R30 front singles, 480/80R42 rear singles, front weights, 3035 hrs, SN#Z9BH07161 *2008 JD 8330 MFWD, dlx cab, instr seat, power shift, ILS, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd, hyd flow control, 42 GPM, diff lock, radar, Auto Trac ready, Xenon lights, 380/85R34 front duals, 480/80R46 rear duals, excellent rubber all around, front weight bracket, 4550 hrs, SN#RW8330P025685 *2008 JD 9530T belted ag tractor, power shift, active seat, instr seat, Auto Trac ready, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 4 hyd, 36” belts60%, front weights, 5018 hrs, ag tractor since new, SN#1RW9530T902058 *2007 Cat Challenger MT855B belted ag tractor, power shift, 5 hyd, hyd drawbar, 30” belts- 60% rubber, 20 front weights, guidance ready including Trimble 750 integrated auto steer, 4421 hrs, SN#ENSJG1074 *2006 New Holland TG275 MFWD, dlx cab, instr seat, Super Steer, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, hyd flow control, diff lock, radar, HID lights, HD drawbar, 14.9-34 front duals, 18.4-46 rear duals, front fenders, front & rear weights, 3468 hrs, SN#Z6RW01255 *2005 Case IH MX285 MFWD, power shift, guidance ready w/ Trimble Nav controller, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 4 hyd, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/85R38 front duals, front weights, 3310 hrs, SN#JAZ136610 *2005 Case IH MX210 MFWD, power shift, guidance ready w/ Trimble Nav controller, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 3 hyd, front weights, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/85R38 fronts, 3694 hrs, SN#JAZ134380 *2004 Cat MT765 belted ag tractor, nearly new 16” belts, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, Trimble 332 auto steer receiver, deluxe lighting pkg, 7707 hrs, SN#AGCMT765CAMS40916 *2001 Case IH STX440 4WD, dlx interior w/ leather, 16 spd power shift, diff lock, 4 hyd, 900/50R42 duals- 90% rubber, 5833 hrs, SN#0098620 *1999 Agco 8410 MFWD, dlx cab, 3pt, PTO, 3 hyd, complete w/ Buhler Allied 895 S/L loader & grapple, 16.9R28 fronts, 20.8-42 rears, only 2410 hrs, SN#G015006

*1998 JD 8400T, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 3 hyd, Auto Trac ready, good 16” belts, 7059 hrs, SN#RW8400T902252 *1989 Ford Versatile 976 4WD, Cummins 855 360hp, 12 spd trans, good 20.8R42 duals, includes removed triples, runs good, 5490 hrs showing, SN#D430352 *1985 Versatile 936 Designation 6 4WD, 12 spd std trans, 4 hyd, 24.5-32 tires & duals, 8813 hrs, SN#251369 *1978 JD 4440, QR trans, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 14.9R46 band duals, front weights, changed tach at 6461 hrs, approx 8000 total hrs, SN#4440H007817R *IH 1086, CAH, newer T/A, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd, 18.4-38 tires & duals, 800 hrs on engine, 9500 total hrs, runs great, SN#36333 *1966 JD 4020 w/ cab, 58 loader & grapple fork, no 3pt, good tires, newer batteries, SN#T213R171646R *JD 301A utility tractor, 8 spd trans, 540 PTO, JD loader Greisen valve w/ bucket, 14.9-24 tires, SN#236220T *1950 JD A Roll-a-matic front end w/ DuAll 250 loader, runs, good paint, new tires, needs carb work, SN#659484 *IHC H wide front tractor *2006 JD 740 loader w/ 85” HD bucket & 48” HD pallet forks, no tractor mounts

COMBINES:

*2012 JD S670, straw chopper, chaff

spreader, AHHC, bin ext, grain loss monitor, Y/M monitor, 7” color display, Auto Trac ready, auto pilot, contour master fdr house, var spd fdr, dual cyl spd, auto reel spd, touchset round bar concaves, 26’ unloading auger, HD rear axle, corn/ bean/grain, 520/85-42 drive tires & duals, 28L-26 rears, 620 sep, 855 eng hrs, SN#1H0S670SCC0747483 *2009 Case IH AFX8120, dlx cab, rock trap, lateral tilt, var spd fdr, bin ext, yield monitor, Pro 600 color touch screen, guidance ready, chopper, elec self leveling sieves, corn/bean/grain, 900/75R32 drive tires, only 623 sep, 879 eng hrs, SN#Y9G206344 *2009 JD 9870 STS, prem cab, 5 spd fdr, Bullet rotor, contour master w/ reverser, wide spread extra fine cut chopper w/ power tailboard, straw & chaff spreader, rock trap, AHHC, Y/M monitor, guidance ready, video camera system w/ color display, F/A, grain loss monitor, bin ext, 22.5’ unloader, extra/hicap/lift cyl, self leveling shoe, HD final drive, adj HD rear axle, 520/85R42 front duals, 28L-25 rear tires, only 838 sep, 1198 eng hrs, SN#H09870S730884 *2009 JD 9870 STS, prem cab, 5 spd fdr, Bullet rotor, contour master w/ reverser, wide spread extra fine cut chopper w/ power tailboard, straw & chaff spreader, rock trap, AHHC, Y/M monitor, guidance ready, video camera system w/ color display, F/A, grain loss monitor, bin ext, 22.5’ unloader, extra/hicap/lift cyl, self leveling shoe, HD final drive, adj HD rear axle, 520/85R42 front duals, 28L-25 rear tires, only 990 sep, 1415 eng hrs, SN#H09870S730866- Above 2 are a matched pair from one farm *2008 JD 9770 STS, ext wear Bullet rotor, fine cut chopper, chaff spreader, AHHC, Y/M monitor, Green Star less display, hyd F/A, grain loss monitor, bin ext, 22.5’ unloading auger, Xenon lighting, adj rear HD axles, 800/65R32 drive tires, 18.4-26 rears, 1 season on new feed flighting & ext wear threshing elements, 1543 sep, 2205 eng hrs, SN#H09770S725900 *2007 JD 9660 STS, Bullet rotor, straw chopper, rock trap, chaff spreader, AHHC, hyd F/A, bin ext, contour fdr house, dual cyl spd, var spd rotor drive, var spd fdr house, auto reel spd, round bar manual adj concaves, HID lights, grain loss monitor, Y/M monitor, 22’ unloading auger, 18.4-42 drive tires, 18.4-26 rears, only 1170 sep, 1568 eng hrs, SN#H09660S720398

*2006 JD 9760 STS, straw chopper, rock trap, chaff spreader, F/A, auto height & reel spd, bin ext, grain loss monitor, Y/M monitor, contour master w/ reverse, var spd fdr, touchset round bar concaves, Xenon lighting, 20.8-42 duals, 18.426 rears, 2017 sep hrs, 2881 eng, SN#H09760S715832 *2005 JD 9760 STS, fine cut chopper, chaff spreader, level land var spd fdr, AHHC, Y/M monitor, Green Star less mapping display, touchset concave adj, 22.5 unloading auger, Xenon lighting, fixed rear HD axle, 800/65R32 drive tires, 18.4-26 rears, 2074 sep, 2964 eng hrs, SN#H09760S710816 *2006 Case IH 2388, rock trap, AFX rotor, Y/M monitor, AHHC, F/A, bin ext, chopper, ext sieve adj, 800/65R32 drive tires, 19.5LR24 rears, 2160 eng hrs, 1512 sep hrs, SN#HAJ296427 *2006 Case IH 2388, rock trap, AFX rotor, Y/M monitor, AHHC, F/A, bin ext, chopper, ext sieve adj, 800/65R32 drive tires, 19.5LR24 rears, 2254 eng hrs, 1577 sep hrs, SN#HAJ296425- Above 2 are a matched pair from one farm *2001 Case IH 2388, field tracker, rock trap, spec rotor, chopper, bin ext, Y/M monitor, AHHC, F/A, 18.4-42 duals, 2495 sep, 3217 eng hrs, SN#JJC0269319 *2000 JD 9550 Walker, straw chopper, rock trap, hyd chaff spreader, AHHC, F/A, bin ext, grain loss monitor, Brown Box yield monitor, dual cyl spd, contour master w/ reverse, var spd fdr house, 20’ unloader, 18.4-38 duals, 14.924 rears, 2048 sep, 2960 eng hrs, SN#H09550W695583 *1995 JD 9600, hopper ext, auger ext, new cyl bars, 30.5-32 drive tires, 14.9-24 rear tires, $19000 in Green Light Special repairs before 2014 season, 3401 sep, 4702 eng hrs, SN#H09600X660533 *1993 JD 9600, Big Top hopper, TSR fine cut chopper, 30.5L-32 drive tires, 14.924 rear tires, 4249 sep, 5756 eng hrs, SN#H09600X652143 *1986 Titan II 8820, air sieves, bin ext, duals, SN#615640 *1989 Case IH 1682 PT, specialty rotor & chopper, SN#007147

HEADS & HEADER TRAILERS:

*2013 JD 618C 18R22 non-chopping corn head w/ hyd deck plates, Contour Master, row sense feelers & single pt hyd hookup, used only 1 season, SN#1H00618CJCX745263 *2012 New Holland 740CF-35DD 35’ SuperFlex head w/ Crary wind system, 3” cut, full finger auger, hyd F/A, poly skids, HCC pickup reel, double knife, crop dividers, in cab cutter bar susp, Headsight AHH, single point hookup, fits NH CR or CIH AFX, very clean and low acres, SN#YCZL2926 *2010 JD 635 35’ Hydraflex head w/ full finger auger & 70 Series hookups, SN#H00635F721145 *JD 635F 35’ Hydra Flex head w/ AWS wind bar, SN#721104 *2010 Case IH 2020 35’ flex head, 3” cut, F/A, SN#YAZL52202 *2009 Case IH 2020 35’ flex head, SN#Y9ZL51445, w/ Crary air pkp reel, 3” cut, full finger auger, hyd F/A, poly skids, double knife, short crop dividers, single point hookup, fits AFX/CR *2009 Case IH 2020 30’ flex head w/ 3” cut & Crary air reel, SN#YAZL52299 *2008 Case IH 2020 35’ flex head w/ 3” cut & Crary air system, SN#CBJ041565 *2011 Claas Lexion 1050-35’ Maxflex flex header, SN#53500111 *JD 615P pickup platform w/ deluxe wind panel, SN#1H00615P725283 *JD 615P pickup platform w/ deluxe wind panel, SN#1H00615P731190 *JD 615P pickup platform w/ deluxe wind panel, SN#1H00615P731049

*JD 615P pickup platform w/ deluxe wind panel, SN#1H00615P731070 *2009 New Holland 94C 40’ draper head w/ center delivery, integral transport, end strut gauge wheels, cross auger, UII pickup reel, hyd F/a and header tilt, dbl knife drive, AHH, CR/AFX adapter, SN#40GB091283 *2009 New Holland 94C 36’ draper head w/ cross auger, F/A, tilt & big pump, own trans for dual drive, only 3500 acres, SN#366B091602 *2009 New Holland 76C 16’ pickup head w/ Swathmaster pkp, clean, low acres, SN#PPP004303 *2009 New Holland 76C 16’ pickup head w/ Swathmaster pkp, clean, low acres, SN#PPP004305 *2005 Geringhoff RD1222 12R22 chopping corn head w/ JD adaptor, SN#910551222B *2003 Macdon 972 30’ draper head w/ finger reel, JD adapter & slow speed transport, SN#142328 *2006 Case IH 2015 pkp platform w/ Swathmaster pkp *2006 Case IH 2015 pkp platform w/ Swathmaster pkp *Case IH 1020 25’ flex head w/ finger reel, hyd F/A, Crary air bar & 3” cut, SN#JJC0091193 *2) Case IH 1010 25’ rigid heads w/ SSR 9” sunflower pans, bolted on, drum w/ fingers to keep sickle clear, SNs#JJC0125609 &JJC0200666 *JD 893 8R30 corn head, knife rolls, hyd deck plates, SN#675849 *1996 JD 930 30’ rigid head w/ batt reel & F/A, SN#H00930R666513 *JD 930F flex head w/ finger reel, F/A & stubble lights *JD 930 flex head *NH 973-30’ flex head *AgCo Gleaner 800-30’ flex head, SN#HK84491 *1994 Macdon 960 36’ rigid head w/ batt reel, single pt hookup, JD adapter & transport, single owner,SN#87918 *1994 Macdon 960 30’ rigid head w/ batt reel, JD adapter & transport, SN#89821 *JD 914 pkp head w/ 7 belt pkp, SN#H00914W660846 *JD 914 pkp head w/ 7 belt pkp, SN#655897 *JD 222 22’ rigid head w/ finger reel *JD 212 pkp platform w/ 6 belt pkp & AHHC, SN#H0212PB610541 *JD 230F 30’ sunflower head w/ 9” Lucke pans & back screen *JD 1292 12R20 corn head w/ poly snouts *1998 JD 1092 12R22 corn head w/ poly snouts, knife rolls & new deck plates, springs, chains & bottom sprockets, SN#H01092M675352 *JD 224 flex head w/ Crary air reel *2) JD 220 heads *Maurer 36’ tandem axle header trailer w/ 225/75R15 tires, includes brakes and lights, SN#04362234507002659 *Maurer 35’ tandem axle header trailer w/ 225/75R15 tires, includes brakes and lights, SN#04361234007002869 *5) Unused America 440 40’ 6-wheel header trailers *5) Unused America 435 35’ 6-wheel header trailers *Transport Systems 35’ header trailer, like new condition, SN#08115 *30’ 4-wheel header trailer *30’ 2-wheel header trailer *Shop built 30’ header trailer *Donahue trailer for 2- 20’ to 30’ heads *Hart 30’ header trailer *SSR 30’ header trailer *30’ header trailer

SEMI TRACTORS:

*2009 Peterbilt 384 conventional, 36” Unibilt flattop sleeper, Cat C13 eng, 400hp, eng brake, 10 spd trans, air ride susp, 3:70 ratio, dump valve, dual alum tanks, ¼ fenders, dlx interior, cruise, power windows, air slide 5th, 226 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, only 181877 actual miles *2010 IH ProStar day cab, MaxxForce 13 eng, 430hp, eng brake, 10 spd trans, air ride susp, 3:42 ratio, dump valve, dual alum tanks, ¼ fenders, dlx interior, power RH window, air slide 5th, 180 WB, 11R22.5 low profile tires, alum wheels *2009 IH ProStar day cab, Cat C-13, 9 spd trans, air ride susp, super single rears, alum wheels, fenders, 187 WB *2007 Freightliner CL120 Columbia day cab, Detroit 12.7L eng, 455hp, eng brake, 10 spd trans, air ride, dual alum tanks, ¼ fenders, cruise, power windows, blower pump, air slide 5th, 170 WB, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels *2006 Peterbilt 379 day cab, Cummins ISM eng, 370 hp, eng brake, 10 spd trans, air ride susp, dump valve, alum fuel tank, fenders, cruise, power RH window, PTO, 200 WB, 1124.5 low pro tires, alum wheels *2005 Volvo VNL64T day cab, Cummins eng, eng brake, 10 spd trans, air ride trans, RT40145 rears, 174 WB, 808804 miles showing *2005 Volvo VNL64T, ISX Cummins eng, 10 spd, 3:58 ratio, 12000 lb front, 275/22.5 tires, 78000 miles showing *2005 Mack CXN613 Vision day cab, Mack eng 355hp, 9 spd, A/C, cruise, tilt & telescoping wheel, air ride, 3:86 ratio, tandem axle, 188 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum fronts, steel rears, deck plate, headache rack, 465000 miles showing *2005 Mack CXN613 Vision day cab, Mack eng 355hp, 9 spd, A/C, cruise, tilt & telescoping wheel, air ride, 3:86 ratio, tandem axle, 188 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum fronts, steel rears, deck plate, headache rack, 467000 miles showing- Matched Pair *2005 Kenworth T800, 68” Aerodyne sleeper, Cat C15 475hp, 10 spd, air ride susp, cruise, eng brake, 3:55 ratio, dual exhaust, 220 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, air slide 5th wheel, records on new radiator, air & air cooler, new power divider, 785639 miles showing *2004 Kenworth T800 Aerocab conventional, 62” flattop sleeper, Cat C12 eng, 430 hp, eng brake, FRO-16210C trans, air ride susp, dump valve, dual alum tanks, ¼ fenders, cruise, power windows, 40000 lb full locking rear ends, 225 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels *2004 Kenworth T800 conventional, 38” flattop sleeper, Cat C12 eng, 380-430 hp, eng brake, 10 spd trans, 3:73 ratio, air ride susp, dump valve, alum fuel tank, ¼ fenders, cruise, power windows, 210 WB, 11-24.5 low pro tires, alum wheels, only 353390 miles showing *2001 Kenworth T800 day cab, Cummins ISX engine, 10 spd, daylight door, jake brake, 200 WB, 3:70 ratio, excellent rubber, alum wheels *2005 Freightliner Columbia, 50” midrise sleeper, 1406 Detroit, 220 WB, 687500 miles showing *2004 Volvo VNL factory day cab, D12 eng 395hp, Meritor 10 spd, air ride cab, air ride susp, wet kit, 11R24.5 tires w/ alum wheels, alum tanks, 735284 miles showing *2004 Volvo VNL factory day cab, D12 eng 395hp, Fro-14210C 10 spd, air ride cab, air ride susp, wet kit, 295/11R22.5 tires w/ alum wheels, alum tanks, 644710 miles showingMatched Pair *2) 2007 Freightliner Columbia semi tractors, stand up sleepers, 12.7L Detroit, 13 spds, 230WB, steel disk wheels *2003 Freightliner Columbia, 64” flattop sleeper, Cat 6NZ C-15 475hp, 10 spd, air ride susp, 3:58 ratio, cruise, eng brake, 11-22.5 low pro tires, alum wheels, air slide 5th wheel, 1000000 miles showing

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION For more information call 701-757-4015 office, 701-215-2058 Dennis, 701-317-0418 Mark

AUCTIONEERS & CLERK:

Main Resource Equipment Auctions Dennis Biliske - Auctioneer 2702 17th Ave S • Grand Forks, ND 58201 Fax 701-757-4016

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*2001 Volvo VNM N-14, eng brake, ride susp, dump fenders, cruise, p 5th, 186 WB, 11 rubber, alum whe *2001 Freightliner 60 Series 500 hp Firestone T831 g alum tanks, set u *1995 IH 8100 day 148 WB, 295/75R *1995 IH 8200 da spd,11R22.5 tires 900000 miles *1995 IH 9200, 9 showing *1994 Volvo WG d Series, 9 spd, 14 steel disk wheels *1987 White Volvo *1981 IHC COF96 engine, a/c, air ri steel disk wheels miles showing

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*2014 Timpte Su hopper bottom, air ride w/ sca wheels, stainless tarp, new brakes *2012 Timpte Su hopper bottom, spring ride susp wheels, black in rear panel *2011 Jet 42’ alu x 68”H, ag hopp tires, alum whee roll tarp *2010 Dakota 41 96”W x 66”H, a 11R22.5 tires w tarp *2010 Dakota 41 96”W x 66”H, a 11R22.5 tires w tarp- Matched Pa *2008 Wilson Pac bottom, 96”W x w/ scale, F&R lad wheels & roll tarp *2008 Wilson Pac bottom, 96”W x w/ scale, F&R lad wheels & roll tarp *2006 Timpte Su hopper bottom susp, 11R24.5 tir corners & rear pa *2007 Cornhuske trailer, 42’ x 72 spring ride w/ mi 11R22.5 tires, al gears, elec roll ta *2003 Cornhuske trailer, 42’ x 7 11R22.5 tires, al *2005 Timpte Su alum hopper bo hoppers, air ride rows of 9 lights, v *2004 Landoll AG RGN lowboy tra well, hyd detach pull out outrigger *2006 Loadline w/ roll tarp, U singles *2001 Cancade 3 trailer w/ roll steerable 3rd pu disk wheels *1999 Doonan 48 tandem axle st deck, 245/70R17 wheels *1998 Ranco tripl trailer, air ope 11R24.5 tires *1990 Wilson P bottom w/ roll t *1995 Great Dane SBII unit, 11-22 *1995 Great Dane w/ Carrier Ultr low pro tires, al brakes *1994 Great Dane reefer trailer w 11-24.5 tires, alu *1995 Great Dan Carrier Ultra Ph pro tires, alum w *Utility 45’ reefer *18’ rigid style pu *1998 Homema sprayer trailer, axle, good 255/7

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*TWO) 2007 Ken Cat C-13, 10 SPD 3:70 ratio, 180 on alum wheels matched pair *2007 IH 9200i 450hp, 10 spd, factory tire chain w/ heaters & lo 30000 on 8 n rims, Safety Pul beacon; 5th w cooling tower & 482024 actual m *2005 Kenworth C-13 430 HP, a ratio, 180WB, d susp, excellent wheels

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*2001 Volvo VNM64T day cab, Cummins N-14, eng brake, 10 spd trans, 3:90 ratio, air ride susp, dump valve, dual alum tanks, ¼ fenders, cruise, power RH window, air slide 5th, 186 WB, 11-22.5 low pro tires- new rubber, alum wheels *2001 Freightliner Columbia day cab, Detroit 60 Series 500 hp, 10 spd, safety pull, wet kit, Firestone T831 grip tires, alum wheels, dual alum tanks, set up for beet end dump *1995 IH 8100 day cab, Cat 3176 eng, 9 spd, 148 WB, 295/75R22.5 tires, steel disk wheels *1995 IH 8200 day cab, Cummins M11, 10 spd,11R22.5 tires, steel disk wheels, approx 900000 miles *1995 IH 9200, 9 spd, wet kit, 627000 miles showing *1994 Volvo WG day cab, 11.1L Detroit 60 Series, 9 spd, 144 WB, 295/75R22.5 tires, steel disk wheels, clean older day cab *1987 White Volvo, 350 Cummins, 9 spd *1981 IHC COF9670 400 COE, 892 Detroit engine, a/c, air ride cab, 275/80R22.5 tires, steel disk wheels, dual alum tanks, 520764 miles showing

HOPPER BOTTOMS, END DUMPS, LOWBOY & OTHER SEMI TRAILERS:

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entional, 36” Unibilt 3 eng, 400hp, eng ide susp, 3:70 ratio, anks, ¼ fenders, dlx ndows, air slide 5th, alum wheels, only

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Columbia day cab, p, eng brake, 10 spd m tanks, ¼ fenders, , blower pump, air .5 tires, alum wheels cab, Cummins ISM 10 spd trans, air ride fuel tank, fenders, w, PTO, 200 WB, 11wheels ay cab, Cummins trans, air ride trans, WB, 808804 miles

X Cummins eng, 10 front, 275/22.5 tires,

Vision day cab, d, A/C, cruise, tilt & e, 3:86 ratio, tandem es, alum fronts, steel ache rack, 465000

Vision day cab, d, A/C, cruise, tilt & e, 3:86 ratio, tandem es, alum fronts, steel ache rack, 467000 Pair 8” Aerodyne sleeper, air ride susp, cruise, dual exhaust, 220 m wheels, air slide new radiator, air & vider, 785639 miles

T800 Aerocab op sleeper, Cat C12 FRO-16210C trans, ve, dual alum tanks, windows, 40000 lb 5 WB, 11R22.5 tires,

conventional, 38” eng, 380-430 hp, , 3:73 ratio, air ride fuel tank, ¼ fenders, 210 WB, 11-24.5 low only 353390 miles

y cab, Cummins ISX door, jake brake, 200 rubber, alum wheels mbia, 50” midrise 0 WB, 687500 miles

day cab, D12 eng air ride cab, air ride res w/ alum wheels, s showing day cab, D12 eng spd, air ride cab, air 1R22.5 tires w/ alum 710 miles showing-

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*2014 Timpte Super Hopper 42’ alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 66”H, ag hoppers, air ride w/ scale, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, stainless corners & rear panel, roll tarp, new brakes *2012 Timpte Super Hopper 42’ alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 66”H, ag hoppers, spring ride susp, 11R22.5 tires w/ alum wheels, black in color, stainless corners & rear panel *2011 Jet 42’ alum hopper bottom, 96”w x 68”H, ag hoppers, air ride susp, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels, Shurco elec traps & elec roll tarp *2010 Dakota 41’ alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 66”H, ag hoppers, air ride susp, 11R22.5 tires w/ steel disk wheels & roll tarp *2010 Dakota 41’ alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 66”H, ag hoppers, air ride susp, 11R22.5 tires w/ steel disk wheels & roll tarp- Matched Pair *2008 Wilson Pace Setter 43’ alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 66”H, ag hoppers, air ride w/ scale, F&R ladders, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels & roll tarp *2008 Wilson Pace Setter 43’ alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 66”H, ag hoppers, air ride w/ scale, F&R ladders, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels & roll tarp- Matched Pair *2006 Timpte Super Hopper 40’ alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 72”H, air ride susp, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels, stainless corners & rear panel, roll tarp, black in color *2007 Cornhusker alum hopper bottom trailer, 42’ x 72”H x 96”W, ag hoppers, spring ride w/ mini air bag, alum sub frame, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, 2 spd hopper gears, elec roll tarp *2003 Cornhusker alum hopper bottom trailer, 42’ x 72”H x 96”W, spring ride, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels & roll tarp *2005 Timpte Super Hopper 48’ tri-axle alum hopper bottom, 96”W x 78”H, twin hoppers, air ride susp, elec power tarp, 2 rows of 9 lights, virgin tires, all alum wheels *2004 Landoll AG 835 Specialty Ag hauler RGN lowboy trailer, third flip up axle, 30’ well, hyd detach gooseneck, heavy duty pull out outriggers *2006 Loadline 34’ end dump trailer w/ roll tarp, Universal endgate & super singles *2001 Cancade 32’ triple axle end dump trailer w/ roll tarp, beet equipment & steerable 3rd pusher, 11R4.5 tires on steel disk wheels *1999 Doonan 482DB14B 48’ low profile tandem axle step deck trailer, 38’ main deck, 245/70R17.5 tires, good rubber, alum wheels *1998 Ranco triple axle gravel belly dump trailer, air operated gate, spring susp, 11R24.5 tires *1990 Wilson Pacesetter 43’ hopper bottom w/ roll tarp *1995 Great Dane 102” reefer trailer w/ SBII unit, 11-22.5 tires & steel rims *1995 Great Dane 53’ x 102” reefer trailer w/ Carrier Ultra Phoenix unit, 11-24.5 low pro tires, alum wheels, good tires & brakes *1994 Great Dane 48’ x 102” spread axle reefer trailer w/ Thermo King SBII unit, 11-24.5 tires, alum wheels *1995 Great Dane 48’ x 102” trailer w/ Carrier Ultra Phoenix unit, 11-22.5 low pro tires, alum wheels *Utility 45’ reefer trailer *18’ rigid style pup hopper trailer *1998 Homemade double combine/ sprayer trailer, 3 tandem axle, air lift rear axle, good 255/70R22.5 tires

SEMI TRACTORS:

*TWO) 2007 Kenworth T-800 day cabs, Cat C-13, 10 SPD’s, engine brake, wet kits, 3:70 ratio, 180 WB, excellent 11R22.5’s on alum wheels, 806 & 810000 milesmatched pair *2007 IH 9200i day cab, Cummins ISX 450hp, 10 spd, air ride, full air lockers, factory tire chains, wet kit, dual alum tanks w/ heaters & locks, 3:58 ratio, 174WB, 30000 on 8 new 11R22.5’s, 6 alum rims, Safety Pull, tool storage box, safety beacon; 5th wheel plate, high saddle, cooling tower & turbo replaced 1 yr ago, 482024 actual miles *2005 Kenworth T-800B day cab, Cat C-13 430 HP, autoshift, jake brake, 3:36 ratio, 180WB, dual alum tanks, air ride susp, excellent 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels

*2001 Kenworth T-800B day cab, Cat C-12, 10 spd, jake brake, 180WB, new tires, alum wheels, daylight doors, approx. 650000 actual miles *2003 Volvo day cab, Cummins ISX 475 HP, 10 spd, jake brake, 3.73 ratio, 11R24.5 excellent rubber, alum fronts, steel disk rears *2005 Kenworth W900 62” low rise sleeper, Cat C15, 13 spd, jake brake, good front & rear tires 80%, alum wheels, 245WB, 3:36 ratio, dual alum tanks, new clutch 2014, odometer replaced at 918996 miles, 1145000 miles showing, fleet maintained, service records available, local single owner *2006 Peterbilt 386 48” mid rise sleeper, Cat C-15, 13 spd, jake brake, 11R22.5 tires on alum wheels, good rubber, 220WB, 3:25 ratio, dual alum tanks, fleet maintained, service records available, local single owner *2004 Kenworth T-800 day cab, C-13 Cat, 10 spd w/ low hole, 3:70 ratio, 8 bag air ride susp, 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels, 575300 miles showing *2005 Sterling day cab, Cat C12, 10 spd, spring ride, 202 WB, 11R22.5 tires on steel disk wheels, low miles *2003 Sterling day cab, Cat C10, 10 spd, air ride susp, 194 WB, 11R22.5 tires on steel disk wheels *2000 Freightliner FL112 day cab, Cummins M-11, 10 spd, jake brake, good rubber, alum front, steel disk rears *2001 IH 9200i 51” mid rise Pro sleeper, Cummins N14, Super 10 trans, 219 WB, 11-22.5 low pro tires, alum front, steel disk rear, new in 2014- paint, windshields, clutch, brakes, tires, alternator, heater control & blower motor, cooling system serviced in 2014, 909000 miles showing *TWO) 2000 Mack CH-613 day cabs, 380 HP Mack, 10 spd, air ride susp, engine brakes, 186WB, good rubber & alum wheels *1999 Freightliner FLD112 day cab, M11 Cummins, 9 spd, air ride susp, 198 WB, 11R22.5 tires on alum wheels *1999 Kenworth T800 day cab, M11 Cummins, 10 spd, air ride susp, wet kit, 202 WB, 11R22.5 tires on alum wheels *1990 Kenworth T400 day cab, L10 engine, 9 spd, wet kit, 160 WB, 285/75R24.5 rears, alum wheels, 519120 miles showing *1990 Peterbilt 378 day cab, Cat 3176 325hp, Fuller RTO14613 trans, 210 WB, 11R22.5 tires, 171566 miles showing *1990 Peterbilt 378 day cab, Cat 3176 325hp, Fuller RTO14613 trans, 210 WB, 11R22.5 tires, 524950 miles showing *1988 Peterbilt 378 day cab, NTC Cummins 400hp, Fuller RTO14613 trans, 3:73 ratio, 210 WB, 11R22.5 tires, 199133 miles showing

FARM TRUCKS:

*2007 Sterling tri-axle, 60 Series Detroit, 10 spd, steerable 3rd pusher, good 11R22.5 tires, alum fronts & alum rears, 2013 Loadline 21’ box, hoist, roll tarp, 3pc combo end gate, rear controls & beet equipment *2006 Peterbilt 386 tandem farm truck, C-15 Cat, 435hp, 13 spd, 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels, like new rubber, 21’ Midland box, hoist, roll tarp & combo endgate *1997 Peterbilt 379 cab & chassis, Cummins N-14, 370hp, 13 spd, dual alum tanks, new 11R22.5 tires, steel disk wheels, 265 WB, 20’ open frame length, 843221 miles showing *1994 GMC Topkick 6500 tandem twin screw, 3116 Cat eng, 9 spd trans, 20’ Spudnik live bottom box, roll tarp, PTO/ hyd unloader, like new rubber, steel disk wheels- very clean, low miles *1992 Freightliner 112 triaxle, 3176 Cat, 9 spd, air up/air down tag, 21’ Spudnik live bottom box & roll tarp, 11-22.5 tires, pilot wheels, used for potatoes, beets & grain *1990 Freightliner 120 triaxle, 3406 Cat, 13 spd, 24’ Logan live bottom box & roll tarp, new belt, 11-22.5 tires & Budd wheels *1985 IH 1900 tri-axle, 466 diesel eng, 13 spd trans, 22’ Strong box, hoist, roll tarp & comvbination end gate, 141423 miles showing *1979 IH 1900 tandem, 466 eng, auto trans, box, roll tarp & combination endgate, 101859 miles showing *1977 GMC 6500 2 1/2T twin screw, 427 eng, 13 spd, 20’ Strong box, Shurlock roll tarp, head lift hoist & factory combination tailgate, aux tanks, air brakes, 10.00-20 tires- new fronts, fresh tune up, 20000 eng miles, 112000 total *1973 GMC C6500 twin screw, 427 eng, 5/4 trans, Knapheide box & roll tarp *1973 Chev C6500 twin screw, 427 eng, 5/4 trans, Knapheide box & roll tarp *1973 Chev C65 tandem, lift tag, 9.00-20 tires, new battery & carb kit June ‘15, eng OH 10 yrs ago, 88052 miles showing, used as water truck for 10 yrs *1973 Chev C60 tandem, 9.00-20 tires, 55080 miles showing

OTHER TRUCKS, SERVICE TRUCKS, PICKUPS & TRAILERS:

*2004 Ford F650 service truck, 6.7L ISB Cummins 215hp, 6 spd, J&J service body w/ 8000lb crane, air comp, Miller generator/welder, tool drawers & quick connect jumper cable, 295/75R22.5 tires & steel rims, 270000 miles showing *2000 Ford F-550 service truck, 7.3L diesel, 6 spd trans, STI service body w/6000lb hyd crane, hyd driven air comp & hyd outriggers, 224268 miles showing *2000 Freightliner tandem gravel dump truck, Cat C12, 10 spd, air ride susp, 16’ steel dump body w/ roll tarp, 11R22.5 tires

*1980 GMC General twin screw, V8 Detroit, WINDROWERS & GRAIN CARTS: 17’ flatbed w/ 6’ extension, side storage *2012 Macdon M105 SP windrower comp, 2- 1600 gal water tanks & mixing turbo/ diesel, air seat, 600/65R28 tires, cone, 11R22.5 front tires, 10.00-20 rear Macdon D60 30’ head w/ finger reel, tires gauge wheels, only 542 header hrs, 721 *1986 Chev 1/2T 4x4 pickup, 6.2L diesel eng hrs, power unit SN#219265-12, head SN#221356-12 *1998 A-frame style combine trailer *Unverferth 7200 grain cart w/ Scale-Tec *IH 12T fertilizer tender box, 4 yrs old Digi-Star GT460 monitor, 1000 PTO & SPRAYERS, FLOATERS & tarp CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT: *Parker 524 grain cart w/ corner auger & *2006 Ag Chem 1274C Rogator, 100’ roll tarp, SN#B20170126 booms, 20” spacing, 3 way nozzle bodies, 6 boom sections, Viper Pro monitor, 1200 *Brent 472 grain cart w/ roll tarp, no rust or dents, good tires gal SS tank, poly plumbing, foamer & rinse tank, 650/75R32 tires, 6594 hrs, *Case IH 730 30’ PT swather, SN#CCC0003642 SN#A1274HNR001021 *2001 Ag Chem 9103 Terragator floater *Case 8220 25’ PT swather w/ finger reel, SN#CFH0166520 w/ 3176 Cat eng, 70’ booms, twin bin Soilection, Falcon 2 control, 30% rear tires, *Macdon 21’ PT swather, SN#79295 40% front tires, can be used for var rate *JD 580 20’ PT swather *IH 75 18’ PT swather, used on 400 acres, application, 5036 hrs, SN#93005401 stored inside for 15 yrs *1995 Loral 3310 floater, IH DT466 330hp, Eaton Super 10, 60’ booms, Air Max V, *JD 800 20’ SP swather Dickey John monitor, 66” rear tires, 48” *SSR canola roller, 36” x 88” steel drum, adj height front tires, 5165 hrs, SN#33055-240246 *2009 Hardi Navigator 4000 suspended *FarmKing canola roller, 36” x 90” poly drum, adj height boom pull type sprayer, 110’ booms, 1200 gal tank, 4 way nozzle bodies, 5 sect GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT: boom control, radar, var rate, flush tank, *Unused Meridian HD8-33 8x33 auger, PTO diaphragm pump, chem handler & 10hp single ph elec motor, brand new 320/90R46 tires, SN#40-0386 *Westfield MK130-71 13x71 *2011 Top Air TA1600 suspended boom mechanical swing out grain auger sprayer w/ 90’ FF booms, 1600 gal tank, *Brandt 4500 EX grain vac, very low 20” quad, 6 section, ISO harness, chem bushels, SN#72480-03 inductor, auto boom height control, fence *Friesen model 1212 1500 BU hopper row nozzles, hyd pump, Raven 4400, 3 bottom bin (located in Hillsboro, ND way nozzle bodies, S/S plumbing, adj axle, will sell off site to be moved- call for 380/90R46 tires, SN#B28380127 details) *2003 Spray Aire 3400 90’ PT sprayer w/ *Westgo 8x50 auger w/ 7 1/2hp single Raven 440 control, 3 boom shutoff, 3 way ph elec motor nozzle bodies, foam markers & duals *8x50 PTO auger *R-R portable fertilizer trailer, 3- 3000 gal *Westfield 7x31 auger, no motor Enduraplas cone bottom tanks w/ Honda *10x28 auger w/ 7.5hp 230V 3 phase pump motor, 2’ x 3’ hopper & catwalk, used *H&S 72R22 wheel boom sprayer, 132’ as roof auger on 48’ diameter grain bin solid boom, 2 way nozzle bodies, 1000 gal *4x10 grain auger tank, Raven controller & dual wheels *28’ take out auger w/ 3hp motor *Redball 680 90’ susp boom sprayer *2) Sukup aeration fans w/ 7.5hp w/ 1350 gal tank, Raven 450 control & motors, 1 has new motor 14.9R46 tires, SN#03-01819 *96) 12” x 4’ aeration tubes w/ stands *1999 Redball susp boom sprayer w/ 88’ booms & 1000 gal tank, slight bend on 1 *4’ x 70’ steel catwalk w/ side rails *Frontier 1000 Series Vac-u-vator boom, SN#9900043 *Summers 90’ susp boom sprayer w/ 750 *300bu gravity wagon CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, gal poly tank, Raven SCS 450 monitor & triple nozzle SCRAPERS & UTV: *1998 Spray Aire 2200 88’ sprayer w/ *2009 Komatsu WA200-6 wheel loader, 2 ½ yd GP bucket, quick attach coupler, 3rd Teejet controller valve for grapple, A/C, heat, 20.5-25 tires, *DMI 4200 II NH3 applicator w/ Raven 11641 hrs, SN#K8Y13 cold flow setup at 22” spacing for side *2008 Bobcat 2200D 4x4 UTV, diesel, elec dressing 24 rows hoist, alum wheels, 420 hrs showing, *Unused Progressive 1500 40’ fert tool excellent condition bar w/ walking tandems & 17 spring *LeTourneau LP 15 yd hyd conversion openers scraper, new hyd cylinders & hoses, 18.4*Melroe spray coupe 24 tires TILLAGE EQUIPMENT, *LeTourneau LS 12 yd hyd conversion PLANTER & DRILLS: scraper, new hyd cylinders & hoses, *2012 Landoll 7432 26’ disk w/ 21 ¼” 16.00-24 front tires, 20.00-20 rear tires blades, 7” spacing, cushion gangs, rolling *LeTourneau LS 11yd hyd conversion baskets & hyd leveling, SN#74B1101132 scraper, good tires, good cutting edge, *Late model New Holland ST540(DMI) 35’ SN#519063-LS-J chisel plow w/ floating tongue, 3 bar *Leon 1700 17yd hyd push off scraper w/ Summers heavy harrow, walking tandems RTK globe, SN#191510 around & depth control *Ashland 3 ½ yd scraper *Late model New Holland (DMI) ST250 50’ field cultivator, 5 section fold, SUGAR BEET & OTHER ROW CROP EQUIPMENT: floating tongue, walking tandems around, wing gauge wheels, depth control & 3 bar *2008 Alloway 6R triple drum defoliator, all rubber fl ails, disk scalpers, used very little harrow *Late model Krause 8200 35’ cushion *1999 Wic 6R beet lifter gang disk w/ 9” blade spacing, dual *Wic 6R beet harvester w/ rear scrub & Dee row finder wheels around, depth control, no harrow, like new *Alloway 6R beet topper w/ rear knives & steel front *2009 Bourgault 7200 84’ heavy harrow w/ 5/8 tines & auto fold, *Bourquin 12R24 22’ hyd orbit weed SN#39695HH-35 puller-3pt weeder w/ rubber tires & spare parts *2005 JD 2410 43’ spring std chisel plow, 3 section fold, 4 bar Summers heavy *Case IH 183 16R30 cultivator w/ rolling shields & vibra shanks, completely harrow, floating tongue, depth control, rebuilt, field ready walking tandems around, set up to deep band fertilizer, SN#2410X000195 *Case IH 183 12R30 cultivator w/ rolling shields & vibra shanks, completely *2002 JD 2200 48 ½’ field cultivator w/ rebuilt, field ready 6” spacing, 7” sweep, JD 3 bar harrow, Accudepth, floating hitch & JD rear hitch *Brillion 12R30 cultivator w/ fldg wings *Wilrich 3400 48’ field cultivator w/ 85% *JD 6R30 3pt spring shank cultivator w/ rolling shields new harrow teeth, SN#432145 *Summers 42’ Super weeder w/ 500 gal *JD 6R30 3pt danish tine cultivator spray attachment w/ hyd pump *Lockwood 18” x 10 ½’ belted semi unloading conveyor w/ 1hp motor *Case IH 5600 35’ chisel plow w/ Summers HD harrow & parts to extend EDIBLE BEAN EQUIPMENT: to 39’ *2005 Pickett C8030-2AE 8R30 spring *Kongslide Triple K field cultivator w/ cushion One Step bean cutter/ tandems across, twin basket, rear hyd windrower w/ 8 bar pkp, 1 ½ bar, end & hitch delivery front divider, setup for 120’ wheel spacing, can be converted to 60”, SN#05*JD 7100 12R30 Maximerge mtd finger 145 planter w/ fldg wings, depth control, blockage monitor, seed count octagon *2005 Pickett One Step 8R30 bean cutter hoppers, markers & rear wheel assist w/ cushion gang, 8 bar pkp & end delivery, SN#C8030-2-A-E *Wilrich model #13FCW 27’ cultivator, no harrow *Pickett One Step 12R22 bean cutter w/ 8 bar pkp & adj bed, SN#02-240 *Wilrich 42’ chisel plow w/ Degelman *Pickett One Step 12R22 bean cutter w/ 8 harrow, SN#439429 bar pkp & adj bed, SN#03-182 *Wilrich 25’ cultivator w/ 3 bar harrow & *2006 Elmers 30’ dry bean head w/ tandem wheels hookups for JD 60 or 70 series combine *Case IH 596 21’ HD disk w/ smooth & double bean roller, SN#06361 front disks & rear notched disks, *Universal UH22 22’ dry bean head w/ SN#JAG0170001 solid 22’ Sund pkp, fully screened bottom *IH 800 11x18 auto reset plow w/ walking & 2 orbit motor drives, SN#9973195 tandems *Morris/Melroe 923 8x18 auto reset plow *1999 Universal UH22 22’ dry bean head w/ 20’ Sund pkp, SN#7501471 w/ black trips *1999 Universal UH22 22’ dry bean head *Riteway 1610 40’ coil packer w/ 22’ Pickett 8 bar pkp, SN#7199365 *Brillion 18’ Land Commander disk chisel *Universal UH22 22’ dry bean head, no *Herman 70’ 4 bar harrow pkp, SN#9573195 *IH 12-18” plow *2) Universal UH-22 22’ dry bean heads *IH 700 7 bottom plow w/ 16” & 18” w/ orbit drive from both ends & single spacing point hookups for JD 50, 60, 70 or S series combines *JD 665 air cart

*1984 JD 7721 PT w/ Sund pkp, rock trap, chopper, corner belt unloader, clean grain bucket elevator, perforated part all around, spike tooth cyl & shaft monitors, set up for dry beans *1996 Lilliston/Bushhog edible bean combine, field ready, excellent condition, purchased new in 1997- not used in 2 seasons, SN#12-00031 *1997 Lilliston/Bushhog edible bean combine, faded paint, low acres, purchased new in 2005- not used in 2 seasons, SN#1200093 *Above 2 combines are among the last Lillistons built *1980 Lilliston edible bean combine, running order *1999 Elmers 12R22 front mount edible bean knife w/ tractor mount for JD 8000 series *Speedy 6R front mount bean cutter *Speedy 6R bean rod *15’ edible bean conveyor for JD combine *Lockwood bin piler 18” wide x 40’ boom, 51’ total length, all belted for beans

HAY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: *2013 JD 569 Prem round baler, 5x6, 1000 PTO slip clutch, var rate chamber, hyd tension, bale kicker & counter, ISO readyno monitor, net surface wrap, mega tooth wide hyd pkp, cob kit & wind guard, 2250lb max bale, gauge wheels, hi float tires, only 7515 bales, sn#1E00569DTDD390348 *JD 510 round baler, 540 PTO *Vermeer 605C baler *IH square baler *Titan gooseneck tandem stock trailer, new floor, good condition *Unused America 24’ steel hay feeder on 4-wheel transport *Creep feeder, approx 100b

SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS: *Unused Lowe 750ch hyd auger w/ 9” & 12” bits & skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout HD72-8 brush/grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout HD72-4 brush/grapple close-tine bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout HD72-3 rock/brush/ grapple open end bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout tree & post puller w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout hitch receiver plate; Unused Stout solid skid steer plate; Unused Stout regular skid steer plate *Unused Stout 48” walk through pallet forks w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout 48” full back pallet forks w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused 48” pallet forks w/ skid steer quick attach *Expect additional skid steer attachments

OTHER EQUIPMENT: *Loftness 360SM2HBG 30’ stalk chopper, semi mounted, large 1000 PTO, gauge wheels, SN#03-YY-2-79 *Rhino RC25 shredder, SN#RC25-10265 *Alloway/Woods 22’ shredder, 3pt, small & large 1000 PTO *2008 Bushhog Legend 12710 10’ rotary mower w/ airplane tires, SN#1201894 *BIL Killifer 14’ 3-way blade w/ weight box *5) Unused America 12’ pull type box blade/killifer *5) Unused America 10’ pull type box blade/killifer *Unused America 10’ heavy duty box blade/killifer w/ hyd tilt *Unused America 12’ heavy duty box blade/killifer w/ hyd tilt *Unused America 140R 14’ multi angle pull type grader/killifer *Unused America 6’ 3pt track, furrow or tile closer *JD 50 3pt rotary mower *JD 272 3pt finishing mower *6’ 3pt blade

MISCELLANEOUS: *EnduraPlas 2500 gal water tank w/ horizontal leg *2) 1700 gal water tank *1500 gal water tank w/ 2” shut off *110 gal service tank w/ elec pump

TIRES: *2) Pair 465 Super single tires on alum wheels *2) 480/80R46 tires on 10 bolt rims *2) 420/90R30 tires on adj 12 bolt waffle rims *2) 320/85R38 tires on adj 12 bolt waffle rims *2) 320/85R38 tires on adj 10 bolt waffle rims *2) 1000lb wheel weights *Set of Unverferth 27” hub extensions *4) 18.4-38 8 ply rear tractor tires 40% *4) 14.9-46 tires on JD rims w/ triple ext There are at least 100 lots of quality farm miscellaneous & other tires too numerous to list. Please see www.resourceauction.com for full listing.

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION For more information call 701-757-4015 office, 701-215-2058 Dennis, 701-317-0418 Mark

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

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

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

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

The Pas

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

Swan River Minitonas Durban

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Interlake

Erickson Langruth

Minnedosa Neepawa

Hamiota

Gladstone

Rapid City Virden

Reston Melita

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Brandon

Carberry

Treherne

Killarney

Crystal City

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Pilot Mound

Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Westman

Waskada

Arborg

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 10 AM BEAUSEJOUR, MB

Winnipegosis

Russell

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

FARM AUCTION FOR AGNES KOZAK AND ESTATE OF THE LATE VICTOR KOZAK

Birch River

Roblin

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

Steinbach

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Red River

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

37TH ANNUAL KILLARNEY HARVEST Antique & Collector Auction Sale Sat., Aug. 1st, 2015 9:30am Shamrock Centre, Killarney, MB. Features Beautiful Antique 1/4 cut Oak Furniture, porcelain & metal signs- most VGC; special glassware; great money collection; toys, crocks, other excellent antiques & collectables. See Web sites: www.mrankinauctions.com & rosstaylorauction.com Murray Rankin Auctions (204)534-7401 Killarney, MB. Ross Taylor Auction Service (204)877-3834 Reston, MB. Premier Antique Sale of the Year.

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

• Case IH 4490 tractor, 1983, 4x4, with factory 3 pth, 4 remote hyd, PTO, 3267 one owner hours • Case IH 5600 Chisel Plow, 31 ft with nice 3 row mulchers • 1986 New Holland TR 86 Combine sn #526489, 3208 Cat eng. 2968 eng. hrs. 2142 th. hr.

• 1976 International 1600 Loadstar Grain Truck 157,287 miles

DIRECTIONS: FROM HWY #44 AND HWY #12 (1 MILE EAST OF TYNDALL): 7 MILES NORTH (11 KM) AND 3/8 MILES EAST OR FROM HWY #59, 7 AND 3/8 MILES EAST ON ROAD 80 N OR FROM LADYWOOD (HWY #12 N): 5 AND 5/8 MILES WEST ON RD 80 N

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a large farm equipment auction for Colen Bakken (306)861-7726 Mon., Aug. 3rd, 2015 at 10:00am. Directions from Griffin, SK go 4-mi South, 3-mi East & 1-mi North.

Live internet bidding at www.bispotter.com Ford Vers 9680 4WD tractor w/5,450-hrs; Vers 846 Designation 6 4WD tractor; Case 1175 tractor w/Ezee On 2100 FEL w/6,510-hrs; Prairie Star 4925i SP swather & Macdon 972 draper header w/800 cutting hrs; Case IH 1688 SP combine & Case 1015 PU header w/2,675-hrs; Case IH 1680 SP combine & Case 1015 PU header; Macdon 30-ft.; Harmon swath roller; IH 1480 SP combine; 1998 Peterbuilt truck w/N-14 Cummins & sleeper; 1988 Mack tandem grain truck w/10-SPD & new rubber; 1979 Chev tandem axle grain truck; 2001 Ford F-250 super duty crew cab truck w/7.3 DSL; 1998 GMC 1500 extended cab PU; 1997 GMC DSL HD PU truck w/Trail Tech flat deck; 1975 GMC 3-ton grain truck; 1965 Ford flat deck service truck; 2009 Wilson Pace Setter 37-ft. tandem aluminum grain trailer; 2013 PJ 30-ft. tandem dual axle gooseneck trailer; 2000 Wilson 24-ft. aluminum stock trailer; shop built 20-ft. flat deck tandem bumper pull trailer w/350-gal poly water tank & Kodiak Steam Cleaned stainless tool box; Univision bumper pull 16-ft. stock trailer; 2 shop built round bale trailers; 2010 NH BR 7090 round baler w/bale kicker; 16-ft. NH 1475 HS Series haybine; Ezee On 2400 Post Pounder; Kirchner hay fluffer; Hi Qual maternity pen; free standing 30ft. wind break panels; free standing 30-ft. wind break panels; free standing 24-ft. panels; quantity of panels & gates; liquid feed tank; Ezee On 52-ft. air drill w/Ezee On 4000 air tank; Co-op 31-ft. cultivator w/2420 Valmar & Eagle tow behind air tank; 3, 15-ft. MF 360 discers; Bourgault 35-ft. DT cultivator w/harrows; Flexi Coil System 90 har-row packers; Flexi Coil 50-ft. tine harrows; Leon 3000 ground drive rock picker; 90-ft. Flexi Coil 65 field sprayer; Jetstream Computer sprayer; Great Northern poly sprayer tank & trailer; Duraplas 1,600gal oval water tank; Poly 350-gal water tank; Chem Handler; Viterra 5,060-bu hopper bottom bin; Sakundiak 5,000-bu hopper bottom bin; Westeel Seedstor 3,400-bu hopper bottom bin; Westeel 2,000-bu fertilizer bin; Grain Guard 7-HP aeration fan; Sakundiak 12-72 swing auger; Wheatheart 8-41 auger w/Honda engine; Brandt 4500 grain vac; Westfield 10-70 swing auger; Bruns 400-bu grain wagon; JD L130 lawn tractor; Honda Foreman 400 w/Westward sprayer; Deutz 7.5KW generator & trailer; Sask Tel Service truck box; stainless steel tool box; antique collectables & much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & pho-tos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)4212928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

PLEASE BE ON TIME

And So Much More!! Full line of Machinery, some Farm and Hardware.

To check out merchandise before the auction please call Agnes Kozak: 204-268-3416

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

UNRESERVED

AUCTION SALE

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

AUCTION SALES Saskatchewan Auctions

at 2208 Springfield Road

Saturday, July 11th at 11:00 AM (Viewing after 9:00AM Same Day of Sale Only)

Having received instructions from Petersen King Barristers and Solicitors, we will sell the following:

EQUIPMENT & TRUCKS

Fiat Allis model FlIOB crawler w/loader (runs)* 1973 Grove model TM180 60ft. Crane truck w/extended boom (runs Good)* 1991 Sokal tri-axle flat deck trailer (nice shape)* Case model 380E tractor backhoe w/loader* Grove scissor lift model SM42RT, gas* 1990 Toyota Toyoace 4x4, right hand drive* Hough 1/2 yard loader (not running)* 1986

Unreserved Public Farm Auction

Arleigh & Millie Enge

Margo, SK | July 17, 2015 · 10 am

Mitsubishi Canter w/Super Z 250* 1970 Mack concrete truck w/mixer, tandem model 2793 * 1990 GMC fire truck cube van w/diesel generator* 1980 Drake car hauler trailer single axle* 1968 Western Star highway tractor* Mobile post pounder & concrete breaker* 2-International TD6 crawlers (not running)* water Westtank tanker 3-compartments, tandem* FMC 4-wheel alignment machine w/turntables* Hosch 10 ft. bed metal lathe*

TERMS: Cash, Visa, Mastercard or Debit Paid in Full Same Day of Sale. Buyers Fee 5%.

“Everything Sold As is, Where is” with no warranties implied or expressed

2003 John Deere 9320, 2010 New Holland P1050 & 2008 Seed Hawk 5010 50 Ft

2003 John Deere 9650STS

All vehicles are sold as is, where is with No Guarantee as to the Year or Condition Year & Serial Number are only a guideline, They’re Not Necessarily always Correct.

“SUBJECT TO ADDITIONS & DELETIONS”

KAYE’S AUCTIONS 204-668-0183 Wpg.

www.kayesauctions.com

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

Marcel & Genevieve Perchotte

Sunday, July 12 @ 11:00 am

Lockport, MB 1 Mile East on Hwy #44 then North 1 Mile on Henderson N. Hwy. #7348 Contact: (204) 757-2324

2004 Premier 2952I 30 Ft

1992 John Deere 8760

AUCTION LOCATION: From MARGO, SK, go 3.2 km (2 miles) East on Hwy 5, then 3.2 km (2 miles) North, then 2.8 km (1.75 miles) East. GPS: 51.8597, -103.2469 A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 2003 John Deere 9320 4WD Tractor · 1992 John Deere 8760 4WD Tractor · 1982 John Deere 4440 2WD Tractor · 2003 John Deere 9650STS Combine · 2004 Premier 2952I 30 Ft Swather · 2006 Peterbilt 379 Sleeper T/A Truck Tractor · 1977 Dodge 600 S/A Grain Truck · Dodge 3500 4x4

Kuchenski Farms

Saturday, July 18 @ 10:00 am St Andrews, MB Jct Hwy #8 & #67 South 1 mile on Hwy #8, then East 100 Yards on Lockport Rd #749

MAIN ITEMS SHEDDED Contact: Viewing by Appointment | Andrew (204) 632-0812 | Harold (204) 942-5451 Trucks: 89 Chev 366 gas 3 ton w/ 16’ Grain B&H 24,000 km, Sft * 42 Chev 2 ton w/ B&H Solid – Runs * Tractors: Case 2470 4WD, 1000 PTO Dual hyd 5800 hrs; Case 2470 w/ Blown Engine 4370 hrs * Cockshutt 1650 gas HL Shuttle on 3PH Dual Hyd 540 PTO w/ Dual 320 FEL 2241 hrs EXC Cond * 1941 A.C.B. hyd Pulley PTO * Case VA Row Crop 2PH Pulley PTO * Combine, Swather: 2) MF 750 Combine Wide P/U 1) 1980 - 1070 hrs; 1) 1977 Low Hours * MF 775 gas Hyd 21” Swather * Case 1H 725 25’ P Type Swather * MF 38, 21’ P Type Swather * Melroe 351 P/U * Grain Equipment: Case 32’ Chisel Plow ext to 40’ * Case 24’ Chisel Plow * Int 45, 19’ Vibra Shank Cult * JD 1800 16’ Discer Seeder * 2) Cockshutt 246 14’ Deep Tiller * Case 7B Plow * Int 5B Plow * Inland 80’ Sprayer * Brandt 8” 50’ PTO Auger * Grain Chief 450 Grain Dryer * 13 Sec Hangup Harrows * Haying Equipment: Inland 3PH 84” Snowblower * NH 68 Super Square Baler w/ Wisc Engine * NH Trailer 9’ Sickle Mower * NH 55 Side Del Rake * Trailer Hyd Wood Splitter * Misc: 1980 Yamaha SS 440 Snowmobile * 2) Roto Tillers * 500 gal Fuel Tanks * Cement Mixer * BS 5HP Engine * Tractor Tire Chains * 1200 gal Poly Tank * Galv Water Trough * Chicken Feeders * 30) Side Walk Pads * Rebar * Welding Material * New Siding * Various Lumber - 2”x10”x16’ * Culvert * Rolls Roofing Shingles * Semi 5th Wheel Plate * Implement Parts * Farm Misc * Tools: Lincoln 225 AC/DC Welder * Drill Press * Air Comp * Table Saw * Scroll Saw * Chain Saw * Power Tools * Hand Tools * 3/4” Socket Set * Jack * Shop Supplies * Antique Equipment: Russell Grader * Oliver Breaking Plow * MM 6’ One Way Disc * JD 10’ Tandem Disc * Cockshutt 3B Plow * Int 3B Plow * Cockshutt 10’ Cult * Cockshutt Seeder *Antiques: Peter Wright Anvil * Forge * Post Drill * Leg Vise * Fanning Mill * Cow Milker * Pedal Bike * Steel Wheels * Cast Boiler * Scales * Old Tools * Galv Tubs Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!!

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

Arleigh Enge: 306.338.7980 Millie Enge: 306.338.7552

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

Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Dan Steen: 306.361.6154 800.491.4494

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2

Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

AUCTION SALE

Service · 1997 Lode King 38 Ft T/A Grain Trailer · Dyna Fab V Ditcher · Lever 70 12 CY Hydraulic Pull Scraper · 2008 Seed Hawk 5010 50 Ft Air Drill · 2010 New Holland P1050 Tow-Between Air Tank · 1994 Bourgault 8800 36 Ft Cultivator · 2012 New Holland S1070 100 Ft Field · Qty of GPS Equipment ...AND MUCH MORE!

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

Bobcat & Yard: Bobcat 741 Dsl 4159 Hrs * Utility Trailer * J D 316 Hyd. * Trailer 6.5 HP Woodsplitter * Murray 10 HP 36" Snowblower * Gas Rotorvator Attach * Patio Table & Chairs * Tools & Misc: 5 HP Air Comp * Drill Press * Band Saw * New Stihl M 5 291 C Chainsaw * Power Tools * Air Tools * Booster/Charger * Hand Tools * Antiques: D R Table * Parlor Stand * Buffet * Wash Stand * Wood Cook Stove * Wardrobe Closet * Vanity Dresser * Grammophone * Trunk * Traffic Lights * Cream Cans * Crocks * CPR Lantern * Household: Infinity II Infrared 2-3 Person Sauna * Oak Dr Table & 6 Chairs * Fridge * Stove * Various Household * Partial List - Go To The Website For Listing & Pictures!!

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

2005 WESTERN STAR 4900, Motor 260 KM in frame. All new in last year: Clutch, rad, air to air, turbo, trans bearings, steer tires, wheel bearings, clutch fan, AC rebuilt, new U-Joints. Positive air shut down, new 32 GPM hydraulic pump. Pics avail. Asking $47,000 OBO. Call (204)655-3246 or (204) 572-5086.

2006 Peterbilt 379 & 1997 Lode King 38 Ft

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Ray & Peter Fahlman (306)722-3262 Sat., July 25th, 2015 @ 10:00am Directions from Fillmore, SK. Go 3.5-mi North on 606 Grid. Watch for signs! Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com Case IH 9130 4WD tractor; Case 7110 Magnum 2WD tractor w/5,200-hrs; Case 2090 w/4,255-hrs; Case 990 David Brown tractor w/3PTH & 4,190-hrs; JD 2130 tractor w/2,785-hrs & a Saf-Gard Cab; Case IH 2366 Axial Flow SP combine w/987 rotor hrs & Case IH 1015 PU header; Case IH 8860 HP 25-ft. swather w/670-hrs & UII PU reel; Case IH 25ft. 8220 PT swather w/batt reel; Hillcrest Industries header trailer; Flexi Coil 5000 33-ft. single shoot air drill & Flexi Coil 1330 tow behind air tank; Case IH 5600 25-ft. cultivator w/Degelman harrows; Case IH 3950 24-ft. tandem disc; 50-ft. Flexi Coil System 95 harrow packers; JD 1010 36-ft. vibra shank cultivator; MF 36 15-ft. discer; Kubota ZG23F zero turn mower; Case IH 8520 square baler;; NH side delivery rake, Allied 894 FEL; Brandt 7-40 auger w/Honda 13-HP engine; Brandt 7-50 PTO auger; Super Deluxe 990 Turb-Ok grain vac; Degelman 3 batt ground drive rock picker; JD 350 3PTH sickle mower, poly water & feed troughs, fork type rock picker; Gibson 16-HP lawn tractor; 1979 GMC 7000 grain truck w/5 & 2 trans & 47,600-km; 1967 GMC 950 with 14-ft. steel box, FMC tire changer, Devair upright air compressor, plus a complete line of shop tools & hidden treasures. 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

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1995 F800 20-FT FLATDECK, 5.9 Cummins engine, 6-spd transmission, $5,750; 2000 F450, 7.3 power stroke, 6-spd, 12-ft deck, fresh safety, $6,200. (204)871-2708 FOR SALE: 2007 FORD F150 XLT very good condition, saftied, 136,000-kms. $10,500 OBO. 1988 24-ft. 5th wheel camper, very good condition, $4,000 OBO. Ph (204)212-2393 or (204)637-2393.

STEEL GRAIN BOX 13’ x 8’ x 48” roll tarp, pump, tank, valves, hoist. $1000 OBO. (204) 864-2498.

Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers

BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

2005 9900I IHC SEMI-TRACTOR, C-15 CAT engine, set at 575-hp, 13spd, 4-way diff. locks, 72-in stand-up sleeper, with a 2004 advance Super B grain trailer. $60,000.

Macgregor, MB. Ph:(204)871-0925.

ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD.

ADVANTEK

4-7459 Edgar Industrial Bend, Red Deer AB Ph: 403-346-2933 Email: info@advanteklighting.com

LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

INTERIOR - EXTERIOR - SECURITY - RETROFIT

ASK US HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS!

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FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

HAYING & HARVESTING Mower Conditioner

FYFE PARTS

INTERNATIONAL 915 COMBINE, GAS engine hydrostatic transmission, runs & drives good but selling for parts; CCIL 9600 pull-type combine, VGC, $2,600; 1961 Fordson Super Major, 3-PTH, 540-PTO, single hydraulic, belt pulley, good original condition, $2,900; Allis Chalmers 7060 w/duals, running, $2,100 or sell parts; International 70, 5 or 6 bottom plows, some complete, some for parts (204)871-2708.

1996 JOHN DEERE 930 discbine, 12-ft, field ready, $8500. Ph (204)625-5225 or (204)625-2702.

www.fyfeparts.com

JD 430 ROUND BALER; JD 1380 mower conditioner; NH 450 mower 3-PTH; NH side delivery rake 351; 3 Twister grain bins 1,650-bu. (204)742-3424.

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.

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

1987 CASE IH 4000 Swather, 16 1/2-ft draper header, w/pick up reel & bat reel, hay conditioner, A/C, new knife, guards & canvasses. Field ready, VGC. Asking $4,000. Also, 1984 IH 4000 Swather, 19 1/2-ft header with UII pick reel. VGC. Asking $4,000. Haywood, MB. Ph:(204)379-2613 or Cell: (204)745-8775.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Carts

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

Website: www.postframebuilding.com

760 HYDRA Grain Cart

1-800-667-9871 •• Regina 1-800-667-9871 Regina 1-800-667-3095 •• Saskatoon 1-800-667-3095 Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-667-3095 Manitoba 1-800-222-6594 •• Edmonton

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

“For All Your Farm Parts”

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.

Licensed Agrologist on Staff.

For assistance and compensation call

Back-Track InvesTIgaTIons

1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2003 HIAB MODEL# XS122B-2CL picker, VGC, $12,000 OBO; Magnum headache rack w/Canstar storage boxes, $1200 OBO. Ph (204)745-7445.

D7-H-LGP CAT w/winch, cab, a/c & heat. 36-in pads, A-frame dozer, 16-ft, 10-in blade. $80,000.

Macgregor, MB. Ph:(204)871-0925.

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Fertilizer Equipment USED DRY FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-8 ton, Large Selection. Willmar Moblility Simonsen Tyler. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com (204)857-8403 Portage la Prairie, MB

Great condition! $12,500.00. Phone: (204) 746-5001. bvermett@mymts.net

FARM MACHINERY Grain Elevators 115 6X4-IN CUPS NEVER used, at half price; 3-way down spout, $50.00. 4 different sets of Grain lifters, $5.00 each; Motorola 2-way radios complete with base. Ph (204)745-3773.

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

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.

Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.

39-FT CIL 203 DEEP tiller, 12-in spacing, 3-row harrows, new shovels; 25-ft IH 1010 header, PEA lifters, adjustable reels. No reasonable offer refused. (204)795-0626.

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.

DEGELMAN SIX WAY DOZER blade, no leaks or welds. Off JD 8850, fits many 50 or HD series tractors, $15,000 OBO. Phone: (306)698-2887, Wolseley SK.

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS

DISCS WISHEK 14-FT., 16-FT. 30-ft. Sunflower 30-ft. Rock cushion, $20,000; Breaking discs Kewanee 15-16-ft., Towner 18-in. JD 12-ft., $4,500; Hesston 40-ft. #2410 disc Rippers DMI 5 shank, $8,900; 7 Shank $10,900; Row Crop cultivators 4-12P JD 535 baler, $5,000; JD 336 Baler grain screeners, dual stage rotary, $200 up; Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $5,000; 7 tube, $6,500; Used fertilizer spreaders 4-8Ton. (204)857-8403

Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins (3) MERIDIAN STORE KING grain bins, 1,700-bu. hopper bottom, $10,000/each. (1) Meridian 4,154bu hopper bottom bin w/aeration, $20,000.

(2) 4,100-bu hopper bottom bins, w/5-hp aeration fans, $20,000/each. 3,000-bu Balan hopper bottom bin, $10,000. Macgregor, MB. Ph:(204)871-0925.

WATROUS SALVAGE

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

PARTING OUT NH 116, NH 495, Hesston 1014 Hydro & some soft-core baler parts, 400 Versatile swather parts, Versatile 500 tractor parts. (204)871-2708.

HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers

1-800-782-0794 Stretch your ADVERTISING DOLLAR!

HAYING & HARVESTING Various

ROTARY MOWERS WOODS 7-FT. PT, $3,000; 15-ft., $6,000; JD 15-ft., $6,000; 20-ft., $11,000; NH 9-ft. sickle mower, $20200; JD 450, $2,000; IH 7-ft., $850; 6-ft. Finishing mower, $1,000; Hay conditioners $200 & up; Manure spreaders, JD 785, $11,000; Gehl 1410, $8,000; H&S 400-bu. $2,500; V Pitchers, $1,500 & up; NH 216 hyd rake, $7,500; Vermeer hyd rake, $7,500; Gehl 2270 haybine, $3,500; NH 116, $3,000. (204)857-8403

2001 JD 930R STRAIGHT cut header, PU reel, fore & aft controls, excellent shape, price $10,000.

Phone (204)522-5708.

USED CULVERTS: 2,12-FT.X3-IN.; 3, 16-ft.x16-in.; 2, 12-ft.x24-in.; 1, 8-ft.x18-in. (204)825-8354 (204)825-2784

FOR SALE: VERMEER 605 round baler good 7-in. belts, bottom belt almost new, PU is good, Old IHC rakes, some rubber tires, some steel wheels, working; Lewis cattle oiler. (204)825-8354 (204)825-2784

FOR SALE: HESSTON 1150 Haybine. (204)835-2345 ask for Merv.

Rebuilt Concaves

Rebuild combine table augers Rebuild hydraulic cylinders Roller mills regrooved MFWD housings rebuilt Steel and aluminum welding Machine Shop Service Line boreing and welding

Ultra-portable version available.

Download the app at agreader.ca/mbc HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment

Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248

2004 CIH RBX562 ROUND baler, hyd PU, gauge wheels, mega wide PU, bale command, always shedded, field ready, 8,000 bales, $12,500 OBO. (204)733-2446

Check out A & I online parts store www.pennosmachining.com

FOR SALE: HESSTON 565A round baler, always shedded, in good condition. Phone:(204)385-2527.

Combines

FOR SALE: JD 567 round baler, 2004, 1 owner, megawide PU, kicker, shedded, excellent condition, asking $17,000 OBO. Call (204)535-2593, Baldur.

COMBINES Case/IH

FOR SALE: JD ROUND bale fork/ spear w/knockon pins for mid square bales, fits 630 or 640 JD loader, $600 OBO. Phone (204)736-4227.

NH 276 SMALL SQUARE baler, w/hyd bale tension, always shedded, excellent condition, $2,200 OBO. (204)886-3212 cell (204)886-7462

1994 CASE IH 1688, 2,823-hrs, always shedded.

Also, 25-ft Rigid 1010 straight-cut header. $40,000 for both. Phone:(204)445-2285.

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

FORAGE HARVESTER NH 890, $2,500; IH 761, $2,500; JD 3970, $6,000; Hi-Dumps Jiffy, $3,000; Richardton 14-ft., Richardton 750, $17,500; Rex tandem forage wagon, $3,000; Flex heads JD 924, 925, 930; Case IH 1020 25-30-ft. 820 20-ft. Rigid Case IH 25-30-ft., $2,500 Up; JD 930 $2,500; Degelman 14-ft. Rock Rake, $9,000; 570 Rock pickers, $2,500 Up; Big Mac Prong Picker, $4,000.

(204)857-8403

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

36648 US Hwy 71, Redwood Falls, MN

OPENS: Friday, July 10 / CLOSES: Tuesday, July 21

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: JD financing available on select equipment. Contact Steve at 507.644.3571 or Dan, 320.226.3772 for details and pre-approval. 10% parts discount on auction items until Friday, August 14, 2015. Shop rates apply for any assistance required outside of normal loading. For trucking info, contact B&D Trucking, Dave, 218.334.3840.

PREVIEW: Fri. July 10, 2015 – Tue. July 21, 2015, 8AM – 5PM. LOADOUT: Wed. July 22 – Fri. August 14, 2015. *After August 14 at 5PM, any items not removed will be charged $50 per day lot rent and shop time to load.

TRACK TRACTORS 2012 JD 8360RT, deluxe CommandView cab, leather, buddy seat, IVT, 6 hyd., 60 gpm pump, return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, 80” track spacing, 5500 Camoplast 30” tracks, 1,710 hrs., S/N1RW8360RABD907222 2003 JD 9520T, deluxe cab, powershift, 4 hyd., integrated auto steer, wide swing drawbar, 36” tracks, 4,100 hrs., S/NRW9520T902124 4WD TRACTORS 2012 JD 9510R, premium CommandView II cab, leather, powershift, 4 hyd., integrated auto steer, 710 hrs., S/N1RW9510RJCP001620 2013 JD 9460R, deluxe CommandView cab, powershift, 5 hyd., high flow pump, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, 1,500 hrs., ext. powertrain warranty until April 2016, 1,575 hrs., S/N1RW9460RHDP007152 2008 JD 9530, deluxe cab, active seat, buddy seat, powershift, 4 hyd., 48 gpm pump, integrated auto steer, 3,500 hrs., S/NRW9530P004438 2003 JD 9520, deluxe cab, powershift, 4 hyd., diff lock, GreenStar ready, 3,400 hrs., S/NRW9520P011086 1997 JD 9200, 12 spd. gear, 4 hyd., 5,874 hrs., S/NRW9200S001038 1989 JD 8760, 24 spd., 3 hyd., 3 pt., 9,868 hrs., S/NRW8760H001318 MFWD TRACTORS 2010 JD 8320R, MFWD, deluxe CommandView cab, active seat, leather, powershift, ILS, 5 hyd., 60 gpm

pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, diff lock, 1,652 hrs., S/N1RW8320REAP006880 2012 JD 8260R, MFWD, premium CommandView II cab, powershift, 4 hyd., 60 gpm pump, return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, 242 hrs., ext. powertrain warranty until November 2015, S/N1RW8260RECP065134 2013 JD 8235R, MFWD, premium CommandView II cab, powershift, 4 hyd., 60 gpm pump, return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, 222 hrs., warranty until July 27, 2015, S/N1RW8235REDP075946 2014 JD 6150R, MFWD, premium cab, buddy seat, Auto Quad Plus 24/24 spd., left hand reverse, 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, JD 380 3-function loader, 5-tine grapple, 1,050 hrs., warranty until January 2016, ext. powertrain warranty until January 2017, S/N1RW6150RKDA011671 2010 JD 5085M, MFWD, deluxe cab, air susp. seat, buddy seat, 16-16 speed, power reverser, elec./hyd. controls, (2) rear/(3) mid, power beyond, 540/540E PTO, JD 563 selfleveling loader, 73” bucket, 632 hrs., S/NLV5085M260485 2008 JD 8330, MFWD, deluxe cab, active seat, powershift, ILS, 5 hyd., power beyond, return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, 8,380 hrs., S/NRW8330P026697 1989 JD 4755, MFWD, powershift, 8,873 hrs., S/NRW4755P002147

2012 Case-IH 315, Magnum MFWD, luxury cab, leather, buddy seat, powershift, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, 559 hrs., S/NZCRD03975 2012 NH T8-390, MFWD, deluxe cab, 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 688 hrs., S/NZCRC03192 COMBINES 2012 JD S670, premium cab, Contour-Master, deluxe controls, Y&M, integrated auto steer, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading auger, heavy duty variable spd. feeder house, 359 sep. hrs., 536 engine hrs., extended powertrain warranty until July 2016, S/N1H0S670SLC0748399 2013 JD S660, deluxe cab, ContourMaster, deluxe controls, integrated auto steer, fine cut chopper, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading auger, 605 sep. hrs., 851 engine hrs., ext. powertrain warranty until January 2016, S/N1H0S660SJD0755438 2005 JD 9860, deluxe cab, ContourMaster, deluxe controls, Y&M, integrated auto steer, hopper ext., high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 1,790 sep. hrs., 2,483 engine hrs., S/NH09860S711021 2004 JD 9860, deluxe cab, ContourMaster, deluxe controls, Y&M, variable spd. feeder house, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 1,656 sep. hrs., 2,578 engine hrs., S/NH09860S705979 2008 JD 9770, deluxe cab, ContourMaster, deluxe controls, Y&M,

Steve Sandven, 507.644.3571, Dan DeBaere, 320.226.3772 or Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240

Complete terms, lot listings & photos ONLINE!

integrated auto steer, ext. wear pkg., HID lights, 22’ high cap. unloading auger, hopper ext., 1,482 sep. hrs., 1,951 engine hrs., S/NH09770S726236 2008 JD 9670, STS, deluxe cab, Contour-Master, PRWD, deluxe controls, Y&M, integrated auto steer, HID lights, side hill cleaning shoe pkg., 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 1,238 sep. hrs., 1,807 engine hrs., S/NH09670S726753 2000 JD 9650, STS, deluxe cab, Contour-Master, 2,475 sep. hrs., 3,250 engine hrs., S/NH09650S685769 1990 JD 9400, Level Land, DAM, DAS, 2,614 sep. hrs., 3,837 engine hrs., S/NH09400X635463 1998 Case-IH 2388, 3,432 sep. hrs., 4,315 engine hrs., S/NJJC0198142 FLEX HEADS 2011 JD 630F, 30’, fore/aft, stubble lights, S/N1H00630FCB0741300 2005 JD 630F, 30’, fore/aft, high dam, poly, S/NH00630F711177 2009 Case-IH 2020F, 35’, fore/aft, poly bottom, S/N9YZL51124 CHOPPING CORN HEADS 2010 JD 612C, 12x22”, Stalkmaster, S/N1H0612CCLA0735690 2010 JD 612C, 12x30”, Stalkmaster, S/N1H0612CCPA0735857 2010 JD 612C, 12x20”, Stalkmaster, S/N1H0612CCVA0735699 2009 JD 612C, 12x30”, Stalkmaster, S/NH0612CC730374 2009 JD 612C, 12x30”, Stalkmaster, S/NH0612CC730278 2011 JD 608C, 8x30”, Stalkmaster, S/N1H0608CCEB0740415 2010 JD 608C, 8x30”, Stalkmaster, S/N1H0612CC730278 2008 JD 608C, 8x30”, Stalkmaster, S/NH0608CC725200 2007 Geringhoff RD, 16x30”, S/N722671630/B

Geringhoff RD, 6x30”, S/N91022630 OTHER TILLAGE EQUIP. Drago, 6x30”, S/N2954 2012 JD 2700 disc chisel, 17-1/2’ STANDARD CORN HEADS 1988 Case-IH 1063 corn head, 6x30”, 2009 JD 512 disc ripper, 22-1/2’ S/NJJC0066883 2008 JD 512 “disc ripper, 2001 JD 894 corn head, 9x22”, 17-1/2’ S/NH00894X695752 2007 JD 512 disc ripper 1998 JD 893 corn head, 8x30”, 2008 JD 3710 moldboard S/NH00893X675100 plow 1996 JD 693 corn head, 6x30”, Ezee-On 4600 rock flex S/NH00693X665973 disc, 36’ GRAIN CARTS & GRAVITY BOXES JD 637 rock flex disc, 37’ 2010 Brent 882 grain cart, 850 bu., SELF-PROPELLED 1000 PTO SPRAYERS 2007 Brent 1194 grain cart, 1,100 bu. 2014 JD 4830 self-propelled 2006 Killbros 1820 grain cart, sprayer, JDLink Ultimate 820 bu., 1000 PTO 3 yr., GS 3 display, Starfire DMI Big Little D470 gravity box, 3000 receiver, integrated 470 bu., S/N525771 auto steer, 100’ SS boom, DMI Big Little D470 gravity box, 15” nozzle space, 1,000 gal.

470 bu., S/N121493 SS tank, 3” fill, 300.4 hrs., extended powertrain warranty PLANTERS 2008 JD 1770 planter, 12x30”, 1.6 bu. until October 9, 2016, S/N1N04830XED0028250 hoppers, S/NA01770W725293 2012 JD 4940 self-propelled 2007 JD 1770 planter, 16x30”, sprayer, JDLink Ultimate 3 yr., S/NA01770N720178 integrated auto steer, 100’ SS 1989 JD 7300 planter, 18x22”, 3 pt. boom, 15” space, 1,200 gal.

1990 JD 7200 planter, 16x30”, front SS tank, 3” fill, 1,550 hrs., fold, 2 pt., S/NA07200D500184 S/N1N04940XEC0018495 1979 JD 7000 planter, 8x30”, 2006 JD 4920 self-propelled 1.6 bu. hoppers, S/N84951 sprayer, 90’ boom, 1,200 SS tank, FIELD CULTIVATORS 3,953 hrs., S/NN04920X004305 2013 JD 2210 field cultivator, 54-1/2’, S/N1N02210XVC0750310 PULL-TYPE SPRAYERS Hardi 1200 Commander pull-type 2006 JD 2210 field cultivator, sprayer, 132’ boom, S/N12-0010 64-1/2’, S/NN02210X002166 2002 JD 2200 field cultivator, 2210 Redball 690 pull-type sprayer, 132’ boom, 1,600 gal. poly tank, updates, 62-1/2’, full floating hitch, S/N2071 S/NN002200X001169 2004 Wil-Rich Quad X field GPS EQUIPMENT cultivator, 50’, S/N454976 OTHER EQUIPMENT Wil-Rich Quad V field cultivator, 35’ LAWN TRACTORS DMI Tigermate II field cultivator, 30’

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COMBINES Case/IH

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1986 CASE-IH COMBINE 1680, chaff spreader, excellent condition, $25,000 OBO; 1996 Massey 220 swather, 25-ft, U2 PU reel, 1750-hrs, VGC, $22,500.

(204)824-2196, cell (204)573-6723, Wawanesa.

The Icynene Insulation System®

30-ft IHC MACDON FLEX DRAPER HEADER w/gauge reels, 2 section pick-up reel, $35,000.

Ph:(204)871-0925. Macgregor, MB.

COMBINES John Deere

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1982 John Deere 8820. 3,001-hrs, nice shape, like new rice tires. SN-H08820X620787. $17,500 OBO Phone: (204)746-5001. bvermett@mts.net 1988 John Deere 8820 Titan 2. 3,869-hrs, nice shape.

SN-HO8820X620787. $17,500 OBO. (204)746-5001. bvermett@mts.net 2011 JD 9770 STS 1,700 engine hrs, 1,200 sep hrs, 520x42 duals, Contour Master, HD variable SPD feeder house, fine cut chopper, $175,000.

Phone (204)362-1337, Portage la Prairie, MB.

COMBINES Accessories 1) 1996 JD 930 Flex-head, good condition, $9000 OBO; 1) 1993 JD 930 Flex-head, good condition, $8500 OBO. Ph: (204)745-7445.

Flex Headers for JD combine: 2003-930 flex head Fore & Aft PTO, hook up both sides, Crarey Air Reel & Elmers header trailer, always shedded. $15,500 OBO. 1998 - 930 Flex Head, Nice Poly, Fore & Aft Crarey Air Reel & Elmers Header Trailer. Always shedded. $13,500. Both in nice shape! (204)746-5001. bvermett@mts.net WE’VE SOLD OUR JD 9600 combines & have 2, 30-ft flexheads for sale at 201 for $9,500 & 99 for $8,500, both excellent condition, used last in 2014.

Can supply trailers or can supply for delivery. Located in Morris Area, Phone (204)325-2496.

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IRON & STEEL 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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CLOSED August 2 - 8, 2015 HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

Spraying EquipmEnt SPRAYING EQUIPMENT Sprayers 100-FT FLEXICOIL FIELD SPRAYER. Wind screens & markers. Field ready. Ph:(204)325-2416.

100-FT SUMMERS PULL TYPE super sprayer w/multi-nozzle bodies, 14.9x26 tires, 1,000 U.S gal tank; mix & fill tank & 2 sets of nozzles. $6,750.

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Tillage & Seeding TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various 42-FT. CASE IH 7200 hoe drill, $3,000 OBO; (204)745-7445.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus BLACK ANGUS BULLS, EXCELLENT quality yearling & 2-yr old bulls. Also 3 yearling Red Angus bulls. Ph:(204)835-2087. McCreary, MB. HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale Reg Red & Black Angus yearling bulls & 2-yr olds. Good selection. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s available. Top genetics, Free Delivery. Contact Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus FOR SALE: BLACK ANGUS bulls & a few Galloway bulls. Never fed grain, smaller frame bulls, bred for grass finishing market, asking $3,500/each.

Phone:(204)758-3374.

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Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

3- 1 1/2 YEAR old Red Angus bulls for sale. Approx 1500 to 1700-lbs, tested, ready to go. Call Don (204)422-5216.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Equipment

WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM still have a number of yearling Red Angus bulls who are still at the farm. Contact Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631.

NH ROUND BALER, $1,100; JD 16-ft cultivator, $550; Coop 16-ft discer seed fertilizer, $1,100; Versatile 80-ft harrows, $800; Bale wagons, $550 each. (204)785-9036.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou

TracTors TRACTORS John Deere FOR SALE: JD 1840- hi/low, 3pt; JD2130- hi/low, 3pt, w/FEL; JD 2750- 2wd, O.S, 3pt, hi/low shift w/146 FEL; JD 2755- CAH, MFWD, 3pt, w/245 FEL, grapple; JD 2955- MFWD, CAH, 3pt, w/265 FEL, grapple; JD 4050- MFWD, 3pt, PS; JD 40552wd, 3pt, quad shift; JD 4240- quad shift, 3 pt; JD 4440- (2) quad shifts; JD 4450- MFWD, 3pt, 15spd, w/rebuilt engine; JD 4455- MFWD, PS; JD 4640quad; JD 6400- MFWD, 3 pt, PQ, w/640FEL, grapple; JD 6410- MFWD, 3pt, PQ w/LHR, w/640FEL, grapple; JD 6420- MFWD, 3pt, 24spd, w/LHR, loader; JD 7610- MFWD, 3pt, PQ w/LHR, w/740 FEL, grapple; JD7700- MFWD, 3pt, PQ, fact. duals, w/740FEL, grapple. All tractors can be sold with new or used loaders. Now a Husqvarna dealer, with a full line of Husqvarna Equipment. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude, MB. Ph:(204)750-2459(cell), mitchstractorsales.com

TRACTORS Versatile 875 VERS. W/ATOM JET & good tires. Nice shape.

Ph:(204)325-2416.

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 2135 MF IND. GAS heavy duty front end loader.

Good rubber, live PTO, runs great, w/draw bar, top link & wheel weights.

For more info, Call:(204)332-1700.

WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM still have a number of Red & Black yearling Maine-Anjou bulls who are still at the farm. Contact Sid Wilkinson (204)373-2631.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn 2-YR OLD BLUE SHORTHORN bull, weighing 2,000-lbs & 18-mo old White Shorthorn bull. Can deliver. Call:(204)365-0066. Shoal Lake, MB. 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.

Come join us at the Carman Country Fair July 11th for the MB Shorthorn Provincial Summer show & field day. Call Monty Thomson at (204)870-0089, or Tom Walls at (204)895-8191. Website: www.manitobashorthorns.com

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental PB & FULLBLOOD 2-YR old & yearling polled Red Simmental bulls. Acomb Valley Simmentals (204)867-2203. Minnedosa, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Speckle Park FOR SALE: OPEN REPLACEMENT Speckle Park heifers. Can deliver. For more information, Call: (204)365-0066. Shoal Lake, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted WANTED TO PURCHASE: 2-YR old Black or Red Angus bulls for breeding purposes. Phone (204)745-4300 if no answer please leave message.

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123 LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 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.

AN ASSORTMENT OF CREEP feeders & self feeders on wheels & skids. All Cypress Industries.

(204)325-2416.

FOR SALE 358 NEW Holland mixmill, very good condition $5500. Phone (204) 825-7919 FOR SALE: 3 LEWIS cattle oilers- 2 double sock, 1 single sock- all w/mineral tubs & salt holder, priced $1,000-1,400. Call (204)534-7401, Killarney.

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.

MUSICAL HUGE SUMMER SALE! Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trombones, digital pianos, keyboards, large selection of guitars & amps, violins, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, harmonicas, microphones & much more! Save 20% on the following: tambourines, maracas, headphones, drum heads, drum thrones, gospel CD’s, music books. Hildebrand music, Portage la Prairie Mall, Ph:(204)857-3172.

ORGANIC ORGANIC Organic – Certified WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification & marketing. Call:(306)382-1299, Saskatoon, SK or at info@pro-cert.org

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.

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REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots READY TO MOVE HOMES: For Sale Beautiful RTM home w/front covered deck & roof dormers.

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THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: NE 06-29-12W. The following Crown lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Doug Rath & Rae Flower of Ste. Rose du Lac, MB. NE 31-28-12W; NW 31-28-12W; NW 06-29-12W; SE 06-29-12W; SW 06-29-12W; NE 07-29-12W; NW 07-29-12W; SE 07-29-12W; SW 07-29-12W; NW 25-28-13W; NE 26-28-13W; NW 26-28-13W; NE 27-28-13W; NW 27-28-13W; NE 28-28-13W; NE 33-28-13W; SE 33-28-13W; NE 34-28-13W; NW 34-28-13W; SE 34-28-13W; SW 34-28-13W; NE 35-28-13W; NW 35-28-13W; SE 35-28-13W; SW 35-28-13W; NW 36-28-13W; SW 36-28-13W; NE 01-29-13W; NW 01-29-13W; SE 01-29-13W; SW 01-29-13W; NE 02-29-13W; NW 02-29-13W; SE 02-29-13W; SW 02-29-13W; NE 03-29-13W; NW 03-29-13W; SE 03-29-13W; SW 03-29-13W; NE 04-29-13W; SE 04-29-13W; NE 09-29-13W; SE 09-29-13W, NE 10-29-13W; NW 10-29-13W; SE 10-29-13W; SW 10-29-13W; NE 11-29-13W; NW 11-29-13W; SE 11-29-13W; SW 11-29-13W; NE 12-29-13W; NW 12-29-13W; SE 12-29-13W; SW 12-29-13W. If you wish to purchase the private land and apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessees Doug Rath & Rae Flower at Box 8, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax 204-867-6578.

EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARM 1,732 deeded acres w/4,425-ac of Crown land. All the land is fenced & the farm has very good buildings & metal corral system. The farm can carry up to 400-450 cow/calf pairs. There is a small bungalow home; Excellent 254-ac property located in the RM of Alexander at the junction of Maskwa & the Winnipeg River. This would make a first class cottage development, or is suitable for other uses; 235-ac of pastureland in Rapid City area; 1,270 deeded acres cattle farm by Lac du Bonnet, also 640-ac crown land. Turn key operation; Turn key 4,500-ac cattle ranch by Pine River, MB. Price of farm includes cattle, cattle equipment & machinery. In one of the more scenic areas of Manitoba. Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753. Homelife Home Professional Realty Inc. www.homelifepro.com

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THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: 1470-ac, 900 cultivated. NW 31-53-27W; NE 32-53-27W; SE 32-53-27W; NW 33-53-27W; NE 35-53-28W; NW 35-53-28W; NE 36-53-28W; SE 04-54-27W; SW 04-54-27W; NE 05-54-27W; SE 05-54-27W; SW 05-54-27W; SW 01-54-28W; SE 01-54-28W; SW 06-54-27W; SE 06-54-27W; NW 11-54-27W; SE 02-54-28W; SW 02-54-28W. The following Crown lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Donfield Farms Ltd., The Pas MB. 2640-ac, 540 cultivated. NE 31-53-27W; SE 31-53-27W; NW 32-53-27W; SW 32-53-27W; NE 04-54-27W; NW 04-54-27W; NE 05-54-27W; NE 08-54-27W; NW 08-54-27W; SE 08-54-27W; SW 08-54-27W; NE 09-54-27W; NW 09-54-27W; SE 09-54-27W; SW 09-54-27W; NE 10-54-27W; NW 10-54-27W; SW 10-54-27W; NE 36-53-28W; NW 36-53-28W. If you wish to purchase the private land and apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee Donfield Farms Ltd. c/o Keith Donohoe, Box 2309, The Pas MB R9A 1M1. (204)623-5029. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

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Wilhelm Finney, Gudjon Finney & Norman Finney of Ste. Rose due Lac, MB intend to sell private lands: NW 27-25-12 W S ½ 03-26-12 W W ½ 12-26-12 W N ½ 26-26-12 W

SE 27-25-12 W NE 03-26-12 W SW 13-26-12 W SE 26-26-12 W

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to Colin Hudon, Steve Manning and Steve Dziver operating as 6952446 MB Ltd. who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: NW 03-26-12 W NE 12-26-12 W NW 14-26-12 W SW 23-26-12 W NW 35-26-12 W

NE 11-26-12 W NE 13-26-12 W SW 14-26-12 W NW 24-26-12 W SE 35-26-12 W

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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.

Regan Wilkinson of Ste Rose du Lac, MB intends to sell private lands: SE 02-24-11 W SW 02-26-12 W SW 06-26-11 W NW 19-25-11 W NE 35-25-12 W SW 01-26-12 W

NW 26-25-12 W NW 2-26-12 W NE 01-26-12 W NW 30-25-11 W NE 36-25-12 W NE 02-26-12 W

SW 35-25-12 W SW 31-25-11 W SE 12-26-12 W NE 27-25-12 W NW 01-26-12 W SE 02-26-12 W

NW 35-25-12 W NW 31-25-11 W SW 19-25-11 W NE 34-25-12 W SE 01-26-12 W

to Colin Hudon, Steve Manning and Steve Dziver operating as 6952446 MB Ltd. who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: NE 28-23-11 W NE 35-23-11 W NW 36-23-11 W NE 02-24-11 W NE 12-24-11 W NE 30-25-11 W NW 06-26-11 W SE 35-25-12 W

SE 33-23-11 W NW 35-23-11 W SW 36-23-11 W NW 02-24-11 W SE 12-24-11 W SW 30-25-11 W SE 06-26-11 W NW 36-25-12 W

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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 We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-782-0794.

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Top consumer brands pledge to halve food waste by 2025 The industry group of 400 retailers, brands signed the pledge Paris / Reuters

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he world’s top food and drink companies have promised to halve the food they waste by 2025, seeking to pre-empt government regulation prompted by concern about the environmental, economic and social costs of such inefficiency.

The Paris-based Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a network of some 400 retailers, manufacturers and other players from 70 countries with combined sales of 2.5 trillion euros ($2.8 trillion), made the pledge at a meeting in New York.

The CGF said it would work on measuring a baseline for 2016 and then create monitoring and public reporting mechanisms as its members try to

cut food lost during production and shipment to stores and maximize the use of remaining waste.

“It is a tragedy that up to two billion tonnes of food produced around the world a re l o s t o r w a s t e d n e v e r making it onto a plate,” said Paul Polman, chief executive of Unilever, whose products range from Magnum ice creams to Dove cosmetics.

“At a time of growing food insecurity and climate change, we can’t afford to let this continue.”

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has said that a third of all food produced worldwide — worth $750 billion — is thrown out each year, squandering as much water as three times that contained in Lake Geneva.

A woman picks up vegetables discarded by food vendors at a garbage dump site of a wholesale market in Xi’an, Shaanxi province July 27, 2014. About 60 tonnes of vegetables are discarded every day in the market due to damages mainly caused by hot weather. photo: REUTERS/Stringer

The CGF said food waste, which often ends up in landfills, is responsible for releasing 3.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse

gases into the planet’s atmosphere each year, meaning if food waste were a country, its carbon footprint would be third

only to China and the United States.

Paul Bulcke, chief executive of the world’s biggest food and beverage company Nestlé, said this should contribute to moves to preserve natural resources, especially water, and to limiting the rise in global temperatures to 2 C, the target of climate change negotiations.

France announced plans last month to crack down on food waste with legislation banning big supermarkets from destroying unsold but edible food on pain of fines and even jail sentences.

The European Commission has proposed that member states develop national food waste prevention strategies with the aim of reducing such waste by at least 30 per cent by 2025.

Putin extends ban on western food imports The extension is longer than expected moscow / reuters

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resident Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food imports from the West by one year, longer than had been expected, in retaliation to the extension of European sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine.

The ban, which prohibits most food imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, was expected to be prolonged for six months starting from early August after the European Union extended sanctions this week.

“Our reaction on the decision of our European colleagues regarding so-called sanctions... The head of the government has approached me with a letter to extend measures, which we put in place in a response to actions of our partners,” Putin told a meeting of government members in Moscow June 24. “... We extend our retaliatory measures for one year starting from today. I think it will be a good guideline for domestic producers,” Putin said.

The list of banned products, approved last year, included fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, milk and dairy, but the Agriculture Ministry said earlier June 24 that it was considering adding confectionery, canned fish products and flowers to the list.

In farming today, there’s an emerging list of management decisions that need to be made during the growing season. Challenges such as pests and disease can emerge before you know it.

To stay on top of crop developments in Manitoba this year, join the conversation at Crop Chatter. It’s where you’ll find the latest unbiased information from a network of MAFRD staff, private agronomists and fellow farmers.

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2006 ROGAT 1274C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$120,000

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Organic is booming and the push is on to get more growers Demand for organic grain is growing at a sizzling pace and the sector fears it will lose market share if it can’t up production

By LORRAINE STEVENSON AND JENNIFER BLAIR Staff

D

arcy Hickson says it was the year the rain — and the bills — wouldn’t stop that he began to rethink how he farmed.

That was the spring of 1999.

They had sowed less than half a crop, but still needed to pay for purchased inputs, says the Brandon-area farmer.

The writing was on the wall.

“That year gave us pause,” says Hickson. “It made us realize that the economic model that the conventional farming is built on, which is heavily reliant on purchased inputs, is a precarious one if you don’t have anything to harvest.”

That year, he switched one field over to organic to see what would become of it.

Fi f t e e n ye a r s l a t e r, t h e Brandon-area farmer’s 1,000-acre farm and herd of cattle are managed organically.

They’ve stuck with it even as other organic farmers, unable to empty their bins during the recession folded their tents.

Hickson said he learned to shrug off the peer pressure and avoid the coffee shop chatter about bin-busting yields. The complexities of marketing organic production lessened.

“When we first entered the organic system the marketing was really challenging for a couple of years and price discovery was extremely difficult.”

He’s kept up with the continuous attention to research showing organic can actually outperform conventional methods in profitability and energy use efficiency.

There are presently about 130

“If you look at the history of the organic premium it’s always been at a minimum 50 per cent higher than conventional.”

Laura Telford organic specialist (MAFRD)

organic farmers in Manitoba — and those numbers have been dropping since 2008, even though the demand for organically produced foods continues to rise.

So what keeps people out from organic production? Industry observers say the reasons are more complicated than merely farmers’ fixation on yield and technology.

A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Ac a d e m y o f S c i e n c e s a n d authored by two Washington State University scientists says the transition period puts farmers into a vulnerable position; they are exposed to financial risk if their yields drop and they aren’t yet in a position to capture organic premiums.

“Probably the biggest part of it has to do with the age of Prairie producers,” said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development organic specialist Laura Telford. “They’re in their mid-50s and organic production has a steep learning curve. It’s a completely new way of thinking so it’s not really the best time of life to make a major change in your business model.”

But a newer generation of farmers is paying attention to the incentives to convert — higher net returns and comparatively lower costs of production.

T h e Wa s h i n g t o n S t a t e University study, one of the first

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large-scale synthesis of economic sustainability of organic farming, found that in spite of lower yields, organic agriculture is more profitable than conventional.

The comparative financial analysis looked at the economics of the two types of farming systems because, as co-author David Crowder, an entomologist studying organic systems put it, “more than anything that is what really drives the expansion and contraction of organic farming — whether or not farmers can make money.”

The analysis included both yield and economic data for crops grown as part of a rotational system, in addition to data for single crops, plus profit data for multiple crops grown over several seasons.

There’s definitely money to be made, said Telford, noting that MAFRD’s own 2015 cost-ofproduction data shows for most crops, organic comes out on top for net returns to the producer.

“If you look at the history of the organic premium it’s always been at a minimum 50 per cent higher than conventional,” she said.

But if there is a single issue that is holding the sector back, it is yield and grain quality, and that’s what a new program rolling out this spring, the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative, is designed to address.

Ottawa recently pledged $1.2 million for the Prairie-wide project aimed at strengthening

Brandon-area organic farmer Darcy Hickson says he sees a younger generation paying attention to the incentives to convert to organic. Photo: Jennifer Paige

the organic sector, with organic food processors and others chipping in another $1 million.

That money for the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative, which will be housed at Organic Alberta, will “increase quality and quantity of organic production, as well as profitability” for all of the Prairie provinces, said Becky Lipton, executive director for OA. “What we’re trying to do through this program is show the world that we can supply amazing grains and food ingredients on the Canadian Prairies and that we’re able to scale up to meet the demand,” she said. “As the market continues to grow, we want to be the go-to place to get your highest-quality organic grains.”

Telford said the goal isn’t to produce yields equal to conventional, but rather optimal yields for this type of production system. “I would say from working with producers on the Prairies, we’re not even close,” she said.

“There’s a long way that we could go towards providing education and transferring success stories to organic producers

that can help them dramatically increase their yields and grain quality.”

Hickson, who was in his 40s when he began his transition to this farming system, is optimistic POGI will have impact. Even if this present generation of aging farmers doesn’t pay attention, he’s confident the next one already is.

It’s newly minted younger farmers, many fresh out of school, who see a business opportunity in organic production and will pursue it, he said.

“I think that’s where we’re going to see the greatest push for organic farm production,” he said. “Young producers are going back home to farm and the farm families aren’t saying, ‘oh good, let’s turn the farm organic,’ but they are saying, ‘here’s a couple of fields to try this and implement some of the things you’ve learned.’

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Rapid growth in organic markets The organic food industry is the most dynamic and rapidly growing sector of the global food industry, and is estimated to be a US$63-billion global industry.

The value of the Canadian organic food market has increased 300 per cent since 2006.

In Canada alone, the organic market is worth an estimated $3.7 billion, and continues to outpace the growth of other agri-food sectors.

Certified organic operations represent just 1.8 per cent of all farms in Canada, while 58 per cent of Canadians buy organic products every week.

There are 400 western Canadian small- and medium-size enterprises that add value to the organic grains sector for further processing.

Source: Government of Canada

The money’s good.

But is organic for you?

There is now more research and extension support for farmers making the transition

By JENNIFER BLAIR and LORRAINE STEVENSON Staff

T

here’s money to be made in organics, says the executive director of Organic Alberta.

“From a business perspective, organic production does make sense,” said Becky Lipton. “If you’re looking on how to expand your operation, organics do provide a lot of opportunities on that end.”

While yields can be substantially lower — as much as 18 per cent less — premiums of 30 per cent or higher in recent years have more that offset that drop, a recent global study by Washington State University found.

So why aren’t more conventional producers making the switch to organics?

It’s a lot more work, says veteran

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Alberta organic farmer Steven Snider.

“There’s more tillage, there’s more field time, there’s more operations that way,” he said.

“Your scouting becomes more critical, and your knowledge curve is different. You can’t resolve problems by picking up a can and reading a label. There’s other tools you have to use.”

As well, you have to get past “myths and theories that aren’t necessarily practical in application,” he said.

“To sort out what works from what doesn’t is tough,” he said.

“Every producing region is different, and some practices do work well and some don’t.”

But the work is “manageable,” said Lipton.

“If you’re willing to diversify and adapt and learn, the resources and the research are out there to be able to help producers through the transition,” she said, adding

“The barriers are not unbearable.

These are things that can be tackled and managed.”

Becky Lipton

that the transition period is at most three years.

The new Prairie Organic Grain Initiative will help on that front, but there’s a lot of work to be done on educating growers on best practices in organic production, said Laura Telford, organic specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

The goal in organic production isn’t to maximize yields, but rather optimize them, and right now “we’re not even close,” she said.

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“There’s a long way that we could go towards providing education and transferring success stories to organic producers that can help them dramatically increase their yields and grain quality.”

When the premium for organic grain dramatically shrunk after the 2008-09 recession, hundreds of Prairie producers quit farming organically, Telford noted. To prevent a repeat of that, organic yields have to be higher, she said.

“If you can get a yield that is 75 per cent of conventional, I think that would really provide some buffering,” she said. “If those who left organic during the recession had got those yields, I think they’d still be in it today.”

Still, said Lipton, “organic production really is a great opportunity.”

“The barriers are not unbearable. These are things that can be tackled and managed.”

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Coal users who apply for grant funding can receive up to 50 per cent of the cost of converting heating systems to biomass. Current biomass manufacturers can also apply to help expand their operations to meet consumer demands. The maximum grant available is $50,000.

Eligible biomass fuels include: • Agricultural residue such as wheat and flax straw, sunflower hulls or compacted biomasslike wheat and oat pellets; • Forestry residues such as wood chips or salvaged timber; and • Biomass crops such as switchgrass, willow and poplar.

Last year, this program was expanded to fund applied research projects that address gaps or identify opportunities for business and technology development in the biomass sector, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn said.

Nine projects focused on expanding the use of biomass in a wide variety of applications received funding. Projects with short turnaround times that support Manitoba’s coal reduction strategy are given priority in the funding approval process, the minister noted.

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Small-town growth strategies analyzed

Fields that shine, not a good sign

The RDI report includes six municipal case studies

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

R

egional is the new rural, according to a new report released by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) showing the most successful efforts to boost population in rural areas are those most focused across wider regions.

Growth Strategies for Rural Communities includes six case studies that explore where municipalities, both losing and gaining in populations have focused their efforts for the past 20 years.

Population growth does not just happen on its own, making rational, planned approaches, resources and a commitment to follow through are integral to making it happen, the report says.

But while emphasis continues everywhere to retain youth and repatriate former residents, in part based on lifestyle, family, well-being, and scenic attractions, it’s also being shifted as it recognized people no longer exclusively live, work and shop in any one single locality.

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That’s given rise to rethinking about community less as a single entity but across economic and geographic regions, the report says, noting that municipalities with population growth are those placing greater emphasis on regional co-operation with neighbouring towns.

The six participating municipalities included three growth areas of Russell and the RMs of Pipestone and Coldwell, plus three losing population including the RMs of Argyle, Grahamdale amd Montcalm.

“We know through our work that rural planners and development officers are looking for ways to sustain and grow p o p u l a t i o n ,” s a y s Wi l l i a m Ashton, director of the RDI. “This research provides evidence to assist with decisionmaking on how to best focus resources and energies in population growth initiatives,” Ashton said.

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KAP pleased with expansion of waterway accord Ontario and Alberta have become the first provinces to agree to work with Manitoba and others to improve water health

City of Winnipeg will create food policy council Forming a food policy council was an election promise of Mayor Brian Bowman

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON

By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff

will be better able to share and implement best management practices, the minister added.

“I’m very much encouraged by seeing governments work together,” said Mazier, adding that for “too long” Manitoba has been left alone to deal with the issues affecting Lake Winnipeg, even though several jurisdictions feed into the water system.

The accord has its roots in local government and was the brainchild of nine communities concerned with deteriorating water quality in Lake Winnipeg in 2008. The South Basin Mayors and Reeves launched the Lake Friendly Initiative in 2009, aiming to create a c o m m u n i t y- t o - c o m m u n i t y approach to improving water quality. It has expanded and evolved since.

“The South Basin Mayors and Reeves recognizes that we need to engage a diverse range of partners to reduce nutrient loading in Lake Winnipeg,” said Rick Gamble, chair of the South Basin Mayors and Reeves and co-chair of the Lake Friendly Stewards Alliance. “We have much to learn from and much to offer our neighbours to the east and our friends to the west as we welcome them as signatories to the accord.”

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Food policy councils elsewhere in Canada now advise local government on issues related to food procurement and production in their jurisdictions, and play a role in helping shape the development of urban agriculture.

Mayor Brian Bowman committed to forming one during his election campaign. He also said that if elected, he would see that city-based cooking programs begin and plus1,000 community gardening projects established. As well, he pledged to look for ways to establish grocery stores in the city’s downtown core.

St . V i t a l ’s c o u n c i l l o r, Brian Mayes who also backs increased city-based food security planning, recently brought forward a series of recommendations to the city’s Planning, Property and Development Department.

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2014 NH CR9090 – 571hp, ASP, dlx. cab, duals, GPS, MAV chopper, 790CP p/u, 193hrs sep….LOADED . $449,900 2014 NH 880CF-45 – dk, x-auger, hyd. trans . . . . . . $138,900 2011 NH CR9090 “Z” – 591hp, ASP, dlx. cab, duals, 2014 NH 880CF-45 – dk, x-auger, hyd. trans . . . . . . $126,900 MacDon p/u, 740hrs sep….Fully Reconditioned . . . $279,900 2014 NH 840CD-35 – dk, AHH, gauge wheels . . . . . $108,900 2010 NH CR9080 – 523hp, dlx. cab, GPS, duals, 2014 MacDon FD75 – 40’, dk, x-auger, trans . . . . . . $94,900 long auger, 76C p/u, 1347hrs sep…Reconditioned . $239,900 2013 NH 840CD-40 – dk, AHH, x-auger, trans . . . . . . $92,900 2005 NH CR970 – dlx. cab, long auger, Y&M sensors, 2 - 2013 NH 740CF-35 – dk, full finger auger . . . . $54,500 ea.

Terrain Tracer, dlx. chopper, 76C p/u, 2129hrs . . . . . . $99,900 2013 NH 840CD-40 – dk, spare knife, x-auger. . . . . . . . . Call 1998 NH TR98 – fixed feedhouse, elect. stone trap, 2012 NH 880CF-45 – dk, x-auger, AHH, trans . . . . . . $89,900 long auger, fine cut chopper, 971 p/u, 2539hrs. . . . . . $29,900 3 – 2011 NH 88C – 45’, dk, AHH, transport . . . . . $36,900 ea.

1988 NH TR96 – air seat, Redekop chopper, NH 971 p/u, 2010 NH 88C – 36’, dk, AHH, x-auger, trans . . . . . . . $39,900 NEW injection pump in 2014, 2390hrs sep . . . . . . . . . $12,900 2009 NH 88C – 36’, dk, AHH, hyd. f/a, trans . . . . . . . $36,900 2008 HB SP30 – 30’ sk, hyd. f/a, low acres . . . . . . . . $39,900 CONVENTIONAL COMBINES 2002 N 71C – dk, full finger auger, hyd f/a . . . . . . . . . $14,900 2 – 2014 NH CX8080 – 401hp, dlx. cab, HID’s, GPS, 1998 HB 994 – 39’, sk, x-auger, hyd. f/a . . . . . . . . . . . $17,900 Autofloat, Opti-Clean, dlx. chopper & more! . . . . $339,900 ea.

COMBINE HEADERS – TR/TX ADAPTER 2013 NH CX8080 – dlx. cab, duals, GPS, HD cylind, long auger, dlx. chopper, 790CP p/u, 484hrs sep . . . . . . . $289,900 2003 NH 994 – 30’, dk, crop lifters, transport . . . . . . . . . . Call 1998 MacDon 962 – 36’, sk, header transport . . . . . . $15,900 2013 NH CX8080 – dlx. cab, GPS, HID’s, HD cylind, long

GRAIN CARTS 2015 Unverferth 1610 – 1,600bu, tarp, 520 dlx. scale pkg, 36” x 148” tracks, 1000 PTO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $145,800 CDN 2015 Unverferth 1317 X-Treme – 1,300bu, tarp, 520 dlx. scale pkg, 1250/50R32 tires, 1000 PTO . . . . . . . $95,999 CDN 2015 Unverferth 1017 X-Treme – 1,000bu, tarp, 410 scale pkg, 900/60R32 tires, 1000 PTO. . . . . $65,700 CDN 2 - 2015 Unverferth 9250 – 1,000bu, tarp, 410 scale pkg, 900/60R32 tires, 1000 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,400 CDN each 2 - 2015 Unverferth 8250 – 850bu, tarp, 410 scale pkg, 800/60R32 tires, 1000 PTO $49,350 CDN each 2014 Unverferth 8250 – 850bu, tarp, 410 scale pkg, 30.5x32 tires, 1000 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,000 CDN All grain carts can be driven hydraulically with an optional pump kit

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2015 Meridian HD10-53 – 10” x 53’, 35hp Vanguard gas engine & more! - . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,495 2015 Meridian HD8-46 – 8” x 46’, 26.5hp Kohler gas engine, auger mover & more! - . . . $17,195 2015 Meridian HD8-39 – 8” x 39’, 26.5hp Kohler, auger mover, bin sweep plumbing & more! - . . . . . . . $17,395 2015 Meridian HD8-39 – 8” x 39’, 26.5hp Kohler gas engine, auger mover & more! -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,595 2015 Meridian SLMD14-105 – 14” x 105’, controlled swing, hyd. hopper & more . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,800 2015 Springland UTL-40 Auger – 11” x 40’, 38hp Kohler, hyd. mover, electric height winch. . . . . . $21,995 2015 Akron EXG300 Extractor – 10’, independent hydraulics, 20” auger & more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,900

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Manitoba-made agreement aimed at protecting lakes and waterways has gained two new signatories.

Last week, Alberta and Ontar io signed on to the Lake Friendly Accord, which already includes many mayors and reeves, as well as the Lake Winnipeg Foundation, Manitoba Hydro, the government of Canada and state of Minnesota.

For Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), it’s welcome news.

“We’ve been working with the accord quite closely over the years and were involved in developing the Lake Friendly practices for farms,” said KAP president Dan Mazier, as he returned home following a meeting of the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative. “KAP has been at the table all along, and yes, I think this is good.”

He added that by participating in the process, the organization has been able to make s u re f a r m e r s’ n e e d s we re met and understood, while also ensuring the health of waterways.

Bringing two new provinces into the fold will only help move the accord forward by adding

that knowledge and experiences to the mix, he said.

“Ontario has the advantage that it has the Great Lakes, so they’ve been there, done that, and brought it back to life. They have a lot of knowledge, not just about water, but about people and how you bring these things together,” said Mazier, noting that Alberta’s experiences with the oilsands would also add to the discussion.

“But we all have agriculture and I would think we in Manitoba are at the forefront in how we manage nutrients,” he said.

M a n i t o b a’s M i n i s t e r o f C o n s e r v a t i o n a n d Wa t e r Stewardship Tom Nevakshonoff said Ontario has pledged to undertake numerous actions to reduce nutrient loading in the Lake of the Woods area, Lake Simcoe and the Laurentian Great Lakes. Alberta has agreed to a similar pledge to address the issue of nutrient loading in its watershed.

“There are many opportunities for different jurisdictions to work together on this issue because nutrient loading poses one of the most serious threats to water quality across North America,” said Nevakshonoff.

The hope is that by adding these two new provinces to the accord, all partners in the Lake Friendly Stewards Alliance

agriculture in Winnipeg. The report passed unanimously at the City’s Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development June 2.

News the city is now moving forward to create a food policy council is another exciting beginning toward improving food production and access here, said a spokesperson for Food Matters Manitoba (FMM) which has been advocating the city adopt more strategic food planning.

Cities across Canada are recognizing the enormous potential for food to transform a city through thoughtful consideration and planning, said Kreesta Doucette FMM executive director, noting how Edmonton, which has also enacted a council, is now working to boost more urban agriculture there through amendments to city bylaws.

Food policy councils aren’t merely think-tanks or places for more discussion, but where planning is started and strategies put into action, she said.

“This is a visionary step for Winnipeg. A first act of this new council could be to create a food action plan for Winnipeg,” she said. “We can see things move forward when government is at the table.”

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Onanole entrepreneur driven to succeed Nikita Shaurette started her shuttle company getting the bar crowd home safely. Now she’s transporting birdwatchers and hundreds of other tourists to and fro in the Riding Mountain area

Nikita Shaurette is owner of the Shuttle Bug, a passenger vehicle fleet operating in the Riding Mountain National Park area. PHOTOs: LORRAINE STEVENSON

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Onanole

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nanole resident Nikita Shaurette used to wonder why there was no local bus service.

Lots of people were always headed to and fro in and a r o u n d R i d i n g Mo u n t a i n National Park. Those leaving local bars often got behind the wheel — even when they shouldn’t.

It was when a friend was injured in a car accident in 2010 that Shaurette, then 21, decided it was time to start a business.

Her first Shuttle Bug hit the road that summer, a secondhand handi-van her father helped procure, urging his daughter to use it as a test run.

“I was talking to my dad about it and he just said to me, ‘start with donations and see how it works out,’ which we did for one year,” she said.

Five years later, Shaurette’s Shuttle Bug company is now a three-vehicle fleet of two 21-passenger buses and a 13-passenger handi-van, transporting hundreds of paying customers annually to, from and throughout the Riding Mountain National Park area.

This month she’s adding a fourth vehicle to the fleet — another 21-passenger bus — and she now has four on her payroll, plus a volunteer driver. It’s a home-based business. But she’s seldom home.

“I’m still behind the wheel,” says Shaurette, whose main target market as a passenger vehicle service is now the thousands of tourists in the RMNP seeking an alternative to using private vehicles to get around.

“I went to a lot of tourism conferences and I’ve just got into that aspect of business,” she said.

“There are a lot of opportunities up here.”

Now birdwatcher groups, and other tour groups visiting Manitoba to catch a glimpse of big fauna like bear, moose, elk book the Shuttle Bug. She makes regular treks to sites such as the Lake Audy’s Bison Enclosure. And when events such as Dauphin’s Countryfest and Kelwood’s Harvest Sun Musical Festival take place, Shuttle Bugs get them there.

She regularly transports golfers to their courses; corporate groups are frequent clients too, and there are many wedding parties looking for ways to transport groups.

“There are lots of weddings out here, at least two or three every weekend,” she said.

“I’ve always wanted to be my own boss and work for myself, and I love the outdoors.”

Nikita Shaurette

When winter comes, things slow down somewhat so she turns her attention to transporting hockey groups. She hopes to start offering day excursion trips for local residents. She’s approved by the province, as an operator of a passenger-carrying public service vehicle, to take riders to and from Winnipeg as well as points west and north of the park. Riders book the Shuttle Bug through her website shuttlebugclearlake.com.

All in all, it’s a fast-paced business but it is doing well because she tries to be responsive to what customers need, says Shaurette.

When people call and tell her who needs to go where and when, she’ll make it happen.

“I just figure out how to make it work for them,” she said. “This is a niche market that nobody really tried to work on.”

Behind the wheel.

Her business smarts come from an entrepreneurial family in the tourism business, too.

Her parents own the recently opened Honeycomb Bed and Breakfast, which is the former Clear Lake Lodge now relocated to its new site just south of the park on Highway 10.

She clearly loves the job she created for herself. Spotting a moose or bear, or seeing northern lights overhead on a late-

night run is still just as thrilling to her as it is to her passengers in the back seeing it for the first time.

“I have a very, very good clientele and it is a very fun business,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to be my own boss and work for myself, and I love the outdoors. So this is something great I could just step into.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Prairie fare Spillin’ the beans about getting kids to eat vegetables julie gardenrobinson Food and Nutrition Specialist NDSU Extension Service

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f I placed all the green beans I cut as a child from end to end, they’d probably reach from Fargo to Jamestown. Maybe the trail of beans only seems to have covered 100 miles.

I became quite efficient at cutting beans after modifying my cutting techniques. I tried several different knives and finally decided a pair of scissors was my best option.

I guess I learned something about trial and error and the scientific method in the process. When I applied my bean-cutting techniques to the bushels of rhubarb I also cut up, it didn’t work so well.

Besides cutting the beans, I had helped plant them. When they appeared on the menu, I ate them, too. Maybe my parents were on to something.

Summertime brings opportunities to teach children about growing food and helping with food preparation. Many vegetables are at the peak of their nutritional value and flavour. They’re less expensive in season, too. Fresh radishes, lettuce, beans, tomatoes, peppers, squash and all the other colourful fresh produce items add nutritious variety to summertime menus.

Reaching the goal of eating about 4-1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables daily may seem a little easier with the wide array of summertime produce. With all the farmers’ markets cropping up, you don’t even have to grow produce yourself.

If you’re in the market for green beans, look for blemish-free long, straight pods.

They should snap easily when bent.

Store fresh green beans unwashed in plastic bags in a refrigerator. A serving (1/2 cup) has about 20 calories, four grams of carbohydrate and no fat, plus a little vitamin A.

Photos: Thinkstock

At home, wash beans and other fresh produce thoroughly under cool running water. Don’t use detergent. Beans can be left whole, or cut diagonally or “French cut” in long strips. Nutrients are better preserved with less cutting and less exposure of the surface area to cooking water. Cook

beans for about four minutes in a small amount of boiling water and serve. Enjoy green beans in stir-fry, or try the youngest, most tender beans raw.

Here’s a recipe for green beans, where cutting is not required. I wish I had known about this recipe when I was a kid.

Snappy Green Beans With Basil Dip 1/2 lb. fresh green beans, washed and stemmed 1/3 c. low-fat mayonnaise or salad dressing 2 tbsp. low-fat milk 1 tsp. onion powder 1 tbsp. fresh basil, chopped (or substitute 1/2 to 1 tsp. dried basil, to taste)

Wash beans well and snap off the ends.

Mix all ingredients except green beans.

Refrigerate until serving time. To serve, place small serving bowl with dip in centre of serving platter. Surround with green beans.

Makes four servings. Each serving (beans and dip) has about 80 calories, 7 grams (g) fat, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g protein, 2 g fibre and 160 milligrams sodium.

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ACC student’s documentary chosen a winner

Reader’s Photo

Braden Dereniwski highlights friend and sport of bull riding

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

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ull riding has served up the ultimate fan experience at the high school, amateur, semi-professional and professional levels within Manitoba over the past 20 years.

And now a documentary produced by Braden Dereniwski of Strathclair, “After 8: A Bull Rider’s Story,” is making the experience available to MTS cable subscribers on MTS TV’s “Stories from Home.”

Dereniwski, an interactive media arts student at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon, was among the students to give their documentary pitches to industry professionals earlier this year. The MTS Pitchfest allows students to pitch an idea for a 10-minute documentary about a local person, place, or thing.

“After the pitch and in further producing the documentary, I was assisted by fellow students, Cody Carter-Squire and Eric Jaworski, both of Brandon, and Courtnay Nychuk of Rossburn,” said Dereniwski.

Dereniwski’s passion for video delves into the excitement and danger of the eight-second world of bull riding, through the words of a high school bull-riding graduate, relative and friend – Derek Glenn of Strathclair – who went on to ride at the semi-professional level.

Glenn was the ideal subject for Dereniwski, with his experience on the rodeo circuit and on the home front where

With bull rope in hand, Derek Glenn featured in friend’s winning documentary, tells his story as part of the MTS TV’s “Stories From Home.”

PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

he has been raising rodeo bulls for the past six years, as well as a mixed herd of cattle.

A longtime fan of the western setting, Dereniwski wanted to bring depth to the topic, not only showing what bull riding is, but what kind of man lives the lifestyle and how he contributes to doing what he loves.

For Glenn, the documentary was an opportunity to pass on his knowledge, passion and determination to a younger crowd of bull-riding enthusiasts.

Dereniwski graduated from ACC this past May and is excited to see what the different aspects of the film production industry have to offer, hoping for a career that keeps him close to his home town but ready for any opportunity that comes.

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Welcome to Country Crossroads If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to Country Crossroads, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, phone 1-800-782-0794, fax 204-944-5562, email susan@fbcpublishing. com. I’d love to hear from you.

Please remember we can no longer return material, articles, poems or pictures. — Sue

I use old bungee cords as part of my clematis’s climbing twine. The metal hooks slide easily over eavestrough edges and the spring effect keeps cords tight. In places where there is nothing to tie cords to at the base I use 12-inch-long homemade tent pegs driven into the ground until the cord is firmly held in place. PHOTO: STAN HARDER

Centrepieces with a rural feel If you’re planning an event requiring table centres, consider winter wheat Advanced planning and effort were required to get the grain to the exact stage of development at the precise time it was to be used.

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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hen organizing a wedding, one of the decisions is what centrepieces to use for the reception tables. Cost is often a consideration, and if there are 20 or 30 tables that need table centres, the planners might start looking around for some options that will not consume a large portion of the budget.

If the reception is a more casual affair, perhaps being held in a large tent on the lawn at the farm, some kind of centrepiece that ties into the farm lifestyle might be an appropriate choice.

This past spring I helped with and attended an event put on by the group that operates the Grain Growing Project in the Minnedosa area for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The centrepieces were created by Gail Baloun — attractive plant pots filled with winter wheat.

These were the perfect choice as we were celebrating the growing of grain for hungry people around the world. Advanced planning and effort were required to get the grain to the exact stage of development at the precise time it was to be used. The plants were about 15 to 20 cm tall, allowing people sitting at a table to see over the table centre to converse with folks sitting across from them, but short enough that they stayed upright and self-supporting.

Winter wheat can make an attractive, inexpensive centrepiece. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

The wheat had been planted in colourful pots made of a biodegradable material so they could be composted. This kind of pot would work for a wedding also, as there are many colours available. If using ordinary plant pots, they could be painted or covered with fabric or some other material to dress them up.

Although the event I was at was fairly plain and the table centres were placed on a paper napkin of a contrasting colour,

a fancier base could be used. Perhaps a few decorative objects, such as polished stones, glass marbles, or various dried seed pods could be scattered on the base to add interest. A rustic touch for an onfarm wedding might be to use pieces of burlap as bases — burlap-covered cardboard disks instead of just the burlap alone would work if the centrepieces needed to be easily moved. Grain spilling out of tiny baskets or just three or four heaps of it around the plant pot on top of the burlap would add a nice touch.

When undertaking such a project, timing is everything. The winter wheat will take about two weeks to germinate and grow to an appropriate height. Gail’s wheat took 13 days; if you want the plants a bit shorter, reduce the time period by a couple of days. She soaked the wheat overnight before planting which hastened ger-

mination. During this time the pots would have to be watered and kept indoors in front of a sunny window to give them as much direct sun as possible. The more sun the plants receive, the sturdier they will be so that they stand upright. The pots of plants could be grown outdoors, but it would have to be in a spot that was sheltered from wind and rain and the plants might get dusty. There would definitely be more risks involved in growing outside.

Growing them indoors but putting them outdoors on sunny, calm days would be the best option.

The pots at the event I was at did not have a lot of decorations. A couple of butterflies on thin wires were stuck into each pot to add a bit of colour and interest.

Other decorations such as tiny bows, small shiny balls, or unique cones, might be just as effective. How about some small items connected to agriculture that could be fastened to wires and put into the pots?

If the plants happen to get a bit too tall and a lot of the outside ones begin to fall over, a decorative ribbon could be tied around the base of the plants to lend support and hold them upright — and add a bit of colour.

If you are planning a wedding or any other event where you need inexpensive and creative centrepieces, pots of grain plants suitably decorated, will be a hit for sure.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Reena answers more questions Plus, here’s a few tips of the week Reena Nerbas Household Solutions

Hello Reena, My son’s hockey bag got cat urine or cat sprays on it... yuck. It has plastic wheels and is quite large so I can’t throw it in the washing machine. Any suggestions? Thanks a bunch — Karla No problem Karla, Fill your bathtub with hot water and a half-cup heavy-duty laundry detergent and one cup baking soda. Soak for three hours and rinse with hot water until no traces of detergent remain.

Hi Reena, I put foil on the bottom of my new wall oven to catch grease from pork chops, not realizing the heating element is below the surface. Now the tinfoil is melted and “fused” to the bottom. I have tried soaking it, using vinegar and baking soda but to no avail. Any suggestions you may have to restore my oven would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and I love your many solutions for so many things. I always have your books at an arm’s reach. — Brian Dear Brian, I am assuming that you are talking about a self-clean oven. While there isn’t any safe way to quickly remove the foil without damaging the porcelain finish of the oven, you can use a plastic scrub pad, some liquid dish soap and a plastic scraper to remove loose pieces. This is best done when the oven is warm (be careful not to burn yourself ). When you are wiping out the oven, periodically use a plastic scrub pad and each time more will come off. The great news is that the self-cleaning oven feature will eventually remove the foil, but it may take several cleaning cycles and a bunch of patience.

Read what Reena has to say about odours from rubber mats in cars. Photo: Thinkstock

Hi Reena, My husband got bike tire marks on his nice light-beige cotton slacks. I know that I could do the wrong thing and make the marks look worse so I need your suggestions. The material tag states: Dockers — 60% Cotton and 40% Micropoly Dupont Teflon. Thank you so much. — Beverley Dear Beverley, One of the best products to combat this stain is to scrub the area with a Sunlight laundry soap bar. Wash as usual and repeat until the stain is gone. Be careful not to put the pants into the dryer until the marks are gone.

Dear Reena, I purchased some rubber mats for my new car and I can’t get rid of the rubber smell. I’ve scrubbed them, frozen them, and poured boiling hot water on them and they still smell. Can you help?

Thank you. — Paula

Dear Paula, The problem is not on the exterior of the rubber.What you smell is the chemicals used in making the rubber.

You can leave them outside for a few days, wash them with vinegar, tea tree oil and water or sprinkle them with coffee grounds or wash them in the bathtub with laundry detergent. However, even if the smell leaves for a while it will likely return. If the odour is driving you up the wall it may be in your best interest to purchase or exchange the mats for a different brand.

Tips of the week: · The best way to hammer a small nail into the wall is to use a small comb to hold the nail. · Remove a stuck ring by greasing your finger and ring with butter or oil. Wrap the entire finger with plastic wrap. Pull off the plastic wrap and ring; they should both slide off with ease.

Glass cleaner sprayed onto the area is another trick for removing a stuck ring.

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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 eight-sided barn is located about two miles west of Manitou and about five miles north. Built in 1900 for Henry Deamel, the original building included a large windmill atop the cupola with which to draw water from an interior well and to also grind feed and flour on a small interior stone. Current owner M. Tremeer has maintained the 81-year-old barn in excellent condition these many years, including some reinforcement of the fieldstone foundation which measures 208 feet in circumference. He still uses the barn for livestock, as well as loft storage of more than 2,500 bales for feeding. The upper level is reached via an earth and stone ramp at the rear of the barn. The walls are about 26 feet high, and the unique structure reaches 45 feet high in the centre. The barn is only a decade younger than the town of Manitou, which was originally named Manitoba City until the railway came through in the early 1880s. It was then that materials from other parts of Canada began to show up more frequently in local farm buildings.