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Perennial grain crops are one step closer

Veggie marketing wars continue A second grower is taking aim at Peak’s practices

The goal is to find ways to grow food that will reduce the need for fertilizers, herbicides, and annual seed purchase

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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nother Manitoba vegetable grower is claiming Peak of the Market rejects too much produce, which costs growers and wastes food.

Idzerd Boersma of S. B. Vegetable Growers near Portage la Prairie has joined Jeffries Brothers Vegetable Growers in calling on Peak to allow farmers to sell their own produce if Peak won’t. And it appears provincial government regulations allow it.

Two years ago, Peak of the Market rejected a lot of Boersma’s cooking onions because they had some green colour after lying in the sun post-harvest.

However, Boersma said he was able to find markets for the onions outside Manitoba. Peak, which has a statutory marketing monopoly over commercially grown Manitoba onions, fined him for doing so.

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Crop breeder Doug Cattani is working with a variety of potential perennial crops but says intermediate wheatgrass right now looks the most promising.

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eed it once, then sell everything except the combine and just keep harvesting year after year.

It might not work out quite that way, but a perennial grain crop that can withstand cold Prairie winters is a little closer to reality for Canadian farmers.

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perennial crop breeder Doug Cattani has been at work since 2010 at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm here, overseeing plots of intermediate wheatgrass, wild sunflowers, perennial cereal ryegrass, and an assortment of other native plants. He says intermediate wheatgrass is now showing the most promise for earliest commercial availability.

All the crops Cattani is studying share the common trait of being perennial relatives

of key food crops. But as he’s made his crosses and selections these past four years, it’s become clear some are worth pursuing and some not. For example, the program for perennial cereal ryegrass is basically on the shelf now. The disease problems they discovered are more than their time and resources can accommodate.

“The wide cross that we made to generate the materials led to excessive ergot,” Cattani said. “It became some-

thing that would require a lot more work than we are currently able to put in.”

On the other hand, his now completed selections of intermediate wheatgrass material not only have shown they can survive three successive Prairie winters, but produce consistent grain yields.

These new materials are hardier, have larger seeds, and are more productive for See GRAIN on page 6 »

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CROPS Iron deficiency in soybeans Wet, poorly drained land is often the culprit

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n a new study, University of Missouri researchers say that while less meat is wasted on average compared to fruits and vegetables, it represents more total resource waste in inputs such as fuel and fertilizer. “ While many of us are concerned about food w a s t e, w e a l s o n e e d t o consider the resources that are wasted when we throw away edible food,” Christine Costello, assistant research professor said in a release. “Based on our study, we recommend that people and institutions be more conscious of not only the amount but the types of food being wasted.”

Dur ing the study, preand post-consumer food waste was collected from f o u r a l l - y o u - c a re - t o - e a t dining facilities over three months in 2014. Costello and her research team created a detailed inventory of the specific types of food waste: meat, vegetables or starches. The food waste also was categorized as either edible or inedible (peels and ends of fruits and vegetables).

Approximately 31 per cent of food produced in the U.S., or 133 billion pounds of food worth $162 billion, was wasted in 2011, according to the USDA. Photo: Thinkstock

Once the food waste was categorized, Costello and her research team analyzed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from fertilizer use, vehicle transportation, and utility use on the farm.

GHG emission estimates were measured from cradle (land preparation or animal birth) to farm gate (when the grain or animal was sent to a processing facility). Previous studies have shown that the majority of GHG emissions occurs in the production stages prior to the farm products leaving the farm.

“Based on the findings, we recommend consumers pay special attention to avoiding waste when purchasing and preparing meat; if consumers choose to prepare extra food ‘just in case,’ they should use plant-based foods,” said study co-author Ronald G. McGarvey.

Costello and McGar vey recommend that future research should examine the effects of facilities that operate as all-you-care-toeat versus those that operate à la carte at the consumer level.

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CFIA cuts hurting food safety With an election looming, now is the time to put food safety and funding cuts on candidates’ agendas

By Shannon VanRaes

“Food safety could have a bearing at the ballot box.”

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group concerned with food safety says the current government’s refusal to acknowledge a Canadawide shortage of federal inspectors is putting public safety at risk.

Speaking to reporters in Winnipeg, the president of the union representing federal food inspectors said that the Conservative government’s own staff have raised the alarm over cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, but to no avail.

“The government has been presented with the information… and yet the government is denying it; they’re not turning a blind eye, they’re in denial,” said Bob Kingston. “We think Canadians should be very concerned.”

In Manitoba, some federally inspected plants are operating almost 60 per cent below minimum staffing requirements, said Kingston. He added that the Maple Leaf plant in Brandon typically operates 34 per cent below the number of inspectors required to ensure food safety and animal welfare.

The Brandon slaughter facility kills 20 hogs every minute — something that requires strict oversight to avoid contamination, said Kingston.

However, it’s not the first time the issue of food safety has been raised in relation to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Last March, staffing levels were cut in Alberta meat-processing facilities, although not those that shipped to the United States. It’s something the union described as particularly concerning given that in 2012, millions of pounds

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Chris Aylward (l) and Bob Kingston speak about government cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

of E. coli-contaminated beef had to be recalled from the former XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alta.

This spring also saw Reuters news agency obtain a portion of an internal CFIA report approved by Health Minister Rona Ambrose. It outlined additional cuts to CFIA, resulting in the elimination of 192 full-time positions.

Last week, Kingston said that in total, there will be 273 fewer inspectors across Canada by 2018.

The review found that the shortage in Manitoba’s four major slaughter facilities is so acute that inspectors working in the province’s meat-processing facilities are

often “borrowed” to cover glaring inspection gaps in slaughter establishments, he said, describing this practice as “robbing the poor to pay the destitute.”

A newly released Nanos poll shows that Canadian consumers also have concerns about food safety and want to keep companies from policing themselves on safety issues.

The survey found that seven in 10 Canadians believe government should be ultimately responsible for food safety.

It also revealed that most Canadians oppose cutting food safety budgets. Fiftyfive per cent of respondents thought the federal government should cancel the

cuts and invest more in food safety, while another 28 per cent would cancel the cuts.

Sixty-one per cent expressed concern that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has fewer staff today than before the Maple Leaf Foods listeriosis outbreak that killed 22 people in 2008.

“Canadians just do not trust the food companies when it comes to safety,” said Kingston. “They reject the federal government’s retreat from direct oversight of food processors and increasing reliance on industry to police their own safety practices.”

Chris Aylward, national executive vicepresident of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, is urging Manitobans and all Canadians to make food safety an election issue.

“Food safety could have a bearing at the ballot box,” he said. “We’re very worried about food safety in this country today, because of the cuts this government has made to the Canadian food inspection agency.”

He added that both the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party have said they would audit the CFIA if elected to identify and address needs and shortfalls.

“So now is the time for Canadians to put this on the agenda,” Aylward said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

Canadian cattle herd continues to shrink But hog inventories are up slightly and exports increased by more than 17 per cent

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he size of Canada’s cattle herd is still in decline and almost a quarter smaller than its peak in 2005, Statistics Canada reports.

The federal statistics agency released estimates Aug. 20 showing the herd at 13 million cattle on farms on July 1 this year, down 2.1 per cent from the same date in 2014.

Total cattle inventories at July 1 showed their greatest declines in Saskatchewan and Alberta, down three per cent at 2.715 million and down 2.8 per cent at 5.3 million respectively, compared to July 1, 2014.

Except for steers, up four per

cent at 65,400 head, overall cattle inventories declined compared to July 1 last year, with the number of beef cows on Canadian farms down 3.4 per cent at 3.8 million head, and beef heifers held for breeding down 0.6 per cent at 612,600 head, StatsCan said.

Canada’s farmers had 1.4 million dairy cows and heifers on their farms, down 2.2 per cent.

Overall, the number of Canadian farms reporting inventories of cattle and calves sat at 82,050, down 0.6 per cent.

Both slaughter and exports fell during the first half of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014, StatsCan said. “While cattle prices remain strong so far in 2015, limited cattle supplies mean that there are fewer animals available to market.”

January to June cattle slaughter decreased 13.5 per cent, to 1.4 million head, compared with the first six months of 2014, while exports fell 21.4 per cent, to 491,500 head.

Canada’s total inventory of cattle and calves on July 1 was 23 per cent below its peak level recorded in 2005, StatsCan noted.

Hogs, sheep StatsCan’s estimate of Canada’s total hog inventories at July 1 sat at 13.225 million head, up 1.1 per cent from July 1 last year.

Percentage-wise, the largest increases in inventory were seen in Saskatchewan and Ontario, up 2.2 per cent at 1.175 million and up 1.6 per cent at 3.092 million respectively.

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to June 2015 pig crop of 14.1 million head, up 4.5 per cent from the year-earlier period.

StatsCan, as of July 1, estimated 6,995 hog farms in Canada, down 0.4 per cent from the same date last year, with a total of 1.2 million sows and gilts, up 0.8 per cent.

Canada exported 2.8 million hogs in the first half of 2015, up 17.8 per cent from the same period in 2014, StatsCan said.

Noting “strong demand” for hogs in the U.S., StatsCan reported hog slaughter seven per cent higher in the first six months of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014. The most recent U.S. data shows hog inventories increased nine per cent from June 1, 2014, StatsCan said.

Hog slaughter also increased in Canada in the first six months of 2015, up 2.9 per cent from the same period in 2014, to 10.5 million head, StatsCan said.

Sheep inventories at July 1 were down 2.1 per cent from July 1, 2014, as market lambs fell 2.1 per cent to 405,600 head, StatsCan said. The number of ewes declined 1.8 per cent, while replacement lambs fell three per cent.

Among larger sheep-producing provinces, Ontario’s sheep inventor y at July 1 sat at 329,100, down 1.9 per cent; Alberta’s sat at 195,000 head, down 2.5 per cent; Saskatchewan’s sat at 119,000 head, down 3.3 per cent; and Quebec’s sat at 260,000 head, down 0.8 per cent.

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Time for a review of Peak

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eak of the Market is back in the news, not that it’s ever very far from it. For example, week in, week out, every issue of the Winnipeg Free Press has a large advertisement with a daily recipe from Peak, each prominently featuring a photo of CEO Larr y McIntosh.

However, those ads often feaJohn Morriss ture vegetables as a minor ingrediEditorial Director ent, and they often include parsley, cilantro, basil, garlic and other products that Peak either doesn’t market or are long since out of season. So what’s the relevance of these ads to Manitoba growers of onions, carrots, potatoes and rutabagas?

Good question, and one of the many questions that needs to be answered about Peak, including just exactly what it is and what it does.

The term “marketing board” may not be too fashionable lately, but that’s what Peak is. Its origins date to the 1940s when province’s vegetable growers — of which there were many more at the time — were looking for a more efficient system and some marketing power against big wholesalers. A large number of growers marketing a perishable product to a small number of buyers is not a good situation, at least not for the growers. So a marketing board makes eminent sense.

However, that’s not the situation today. For example, Peak now represents only three carrot growers. As we reported last week, one of those growers is not happy with Peak, having had a large number of carrots rejected at an estimated loss of $500,000. The grower has no option except to dump them as cattle feed, because Peak has the sales monopoly for carrots produced on anything more than one acre in Manitoba.

Peak says the carrots are too small to meet the grade required by customers. The grower disagrees. If this was a dispute over grain, the grower could go to the Canadian Grain Commission for a ruling. While the Canadian Food Inspection Agency sets vegetable grade standards, there is no such official dispute mechanism, so in this case Peak — the buyer — calls the shots.

There’s an argument to be made for ensuring quality and protecting a brand, but small or even homely carrots are still perfectly edible. In fact, there have been successful schemes to sell ugly vegetables in North America and Europe. Is there any evidence that Peak is trying something similar?

The grading question isn’t the only one about who’s calling the shots at Peak. This is not a wheat board type of organization, where every grower was guaranteed equitable access to the market. This is a marketing board, where you must have quota. If you’re a dairy or poultry farmer, you can buy quota, and if new demand opens up, the marketing boards have established and publicly visible mechanisms for allocating quota to new producers.

Moreover, the directors of those boards hold their positions at the pleasure of several dozen or even several hundred producers who can vote them out if there’s any question of conflict of interest. Peak has only a very few directors, who happen to be the growers who already have most of the quota. This is not to say that they’ve been guilty of blocking anyone, but they’re in the uncomfortable situation of being seen in conflict of interest should any new entrants want quota.

If you’d like to know who those directors are, visit www. peakmarket.com and click on the “About us” link. There you will find approximately 1,100 words about “who we are,” 1,100 words about CEO Larry McIntosh and his many awards and accomplishments, and another 1,100 words of a “CEO’s message.”

Keep scrolling down and you will seen 19 professional photos of Peak staff, including two of Larry McIntosh, and photos of every Employee of the Year since 1996. But if you click on the “Directors” link, you see their names in small black type only, no photos.

That’s the wrong message about an organization that is supposed to represent growers. It underlines a growing concern about Peak — while it has certainly put a lot of effort into marketing, most of it has been about polishing the image of the CEO. While Peak may well be doing a good job of serving customers, it’s not as clear that it’s doing as good a job in serving growers, or serving as many growers as it should.

A vegetable-marketing board may still make sense. But after 73 years, it’s time for the province to commission an independent review to confirm that, and to recommend whether its governance and regulations need an overhaul.

Like eating your veggies every day, it’s the right thing to do. john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com

Agriculture should be plank of party platforms: CFA CFA release

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is calling on political candidates across Canada to show their support in the upcoming federal election for Canada’s farmers and the food system Canadians rely on each day. Canada’s farmers and farm organizations will be reaching out to candidates across the country — in-person meetings, mail-outs, and local events. The CFA will also be hosting a televised all-party National Agriculture Debate in the weeks leading up to the election.

“We urge all parties to show Canadians the importance they place on investing in Canada’s food and farm future by reflecting Canadian farmers’ priorities in their platforms. We encourage candidates to meet with farmers and hear about the realities in the food and agriculture industry first hand,” said Ron Bonnett, CFA president.

“While the farmer constituency is relatively small, the economic activity they generate is significant — approximately $106.9 billion annually — and not to mention, they are largely responsible for putting food on Canadians’ plates each day. Our issues are not just farmer issues.

What affects our industry, affects all of Canada,” Bonnett added.

CFA has three main policy areas it would like to see addressed by the political parties:

Maintaining a workforce Like any industry, agriculture requires an adequate workforce to keep operations running.

Farmers continue to identify chronic and critical labour shortages as one of the most pressing risks facing Canadian agriculture and a major constraint on both agricultural growth and global competitiveness. Agriculture is a complex industry that faces unique workforce challenges due to

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rural depopulation and seasonal production of highly perishable products. In response to these challenges, the Canadian agriculture and agrifood industries have come together as a complete value chain to develop a permanent solution to this pervasive and urgent challenge: the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Workforce Action Plan.

Managing risks Agriculture is unique in the set of high risks it faces: volatile prices, unpredictable weather, and a global market influenced by government supports to producers in competing countries. For risks that cannot be addressed through on-farm management practices, Canadian producers require access to effective risk management programs to limit fluctuations in income that limit their ability to further invest in their farms and grow the Canadian brand at home and abroad.

Trade negotiations Clear and effective rules governing international trade will result in better-functioning international and domestic markets — a win-win situation for our economy, producers and communities across Canada, and an ever-increasing global population. The Canadian government must approach all trade negotiations, including the current Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, with the objective of achieving positive results for Canada’s farm and food future.

Specifically, the CFA has outlined considerations under three main areas it urges decision makers to take into account when securing trade deal market access: market access, supply management and non-tariff barriers.

To hear what Canada’s political decision makers have to say about these issues and more, tune in to the Agriculture Leaders Debate on Sept. 30, held at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa and webcast nationwide. Stay tuned for further details at www.cfa-fca.ca.

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his ad on our Aug. 21, 1997 issue invited farmers to join a co-op to supply straw to the Isobord strawboard plant at Elie, which would open the following year. While the co-op was successful in attracting straw, and the product was reported to be of high quality, the plant struggled and was eventually taken over by Dow, which supplied the resin for the strawboard. Dow closed the plant in 2008.

The summer of 1997 was hot and dry across the Prairies — in August StatsCan estimated wheat production at 22 million tonnes, down 6.8 million from 1996. Disease was also a factor — leaf rust infestation was reported to be the worst in six years.

We reported that the Rogers Sugar plant in Winnipeg was to shut down Sept. 30, ending 57 years of sugar beet processing in Manitoba.

We reported that as of the close of the crop year, Manitoba Pool expected a strong profit, and that was confirmed in October when it reported a profit of $28.13 million, shattering the previous record of $19.2 million in 1979-80. Manitoba Pool merged with Alberta Pool the following year to become Agricore, which in turn merged with United Grain Growers in 2001.

Manitoba Pool had started as a group of locally owned elevator associations, but most were bought out by head office in the 1960s. However, one of the few holdouts was the Sperling association, and we reported that it had reached a new management agreement with N.M. Paterson. The elevator was later sold to Delmar Commodities, which operated it for several years. It was torn down this summer.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Big-box backlash one reason for growth in farmers’ markets Once thought threatened, U.S. farmers’ market numbers have soared from 340 in 1971 to 8,268 in 2014 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RELEASE

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ore Americans than ever before are supporting their local food markets, and it’s not just because they believe the food is fresher and tastes better.

According to a new University of Iowa study, people are shopping farmers’ markets and joining food coops at record numbers because they enjoy knowing who grows their food.

These so-called “locavores” are also driven to eat locally grown produce and meat because their commitment to do so makes them feel a part of something greater than themselves — a community that shares their passion for a healthy lifestyle and a sustainable environment.

For these enthusiasts, supporting the local food movement is a sort of civic duty, an act to preserve their local economy against the threats of globalization and big-box stores.

“It’s not just about the economical exchange; it’s a relational and ideological exchange as well,” said Ion Vasi, an associate professor with a joint appointment in the department of sociology and Tippie College of Business at the UI and corresponding author of the study.

Vasi said the local food market is what sociologists call a “moralized market,” that is a market in which people combine economic activities with their social values. Among their findings, the UI researchers discovered local food markets were more likely to develop in areas where residents had a strong commitment to civic participation, health and the environment.

“It’s about valuing the relationship with the farmers and people who produce the food and believing that how they produce the food aligns with your personal values,” Vasi said.

“It’s about valuing the relationship with the farmers and people who produce the food and believing that how they produce the food aligns with your personal values.”

Ion Vasi University of Iowa

For his study, Vasi examined the development of local food markets by looking at the number of farmers’ markets, food co-ops, community-supported agriculture providers and local food restaurants in cities across the United States.

Researchers also conducted 40 interviews with consumers and producers in different local food markets in Iowa and New York.

From a historical perspective, the recent growth of local food markets is rather surprising.

In 1971, Jane Pyle predicted farmers’ markets were “doomed by a changing society” in an article penned for The Geographical Review. At the time, there were about 340 farmers’ markets left in the United States and many were “populated by resellers, not farmers, and were on the verge of collapse,” Pyle wrote.

Some 20 years later, the tide was beginning to turn.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, national d i re c t - t o - c o n s u m e r f o o d s a l e s increased threefold between 1992 and 2007, growing twice as fast as total agricultural sales. The number of

People are shopping farmers’ markets and joining food co-ops at record numbers because they enjoy knowing who grows their food. photo: thinkstock

farmers’ markets listed in the USDA National Farmers Markets increased from 3,706 in 2004 to 8,268 in 2014.

Plus, UI researchers found the number of Internet searches for farmers’ markets has almost tripled during that same 10-year period and the number of newspaper articles that mention farmers’ markets has almost quadrupled.

So, what’s behind this need to know who grows your food and to believe in how it’s produced?

It was the onslaught of big-box stores and globalization forces that reignited “buy local” campaigns across the country in the 1990s, said the UI researchers.

According to the study: “A growing number of communities have attempted to gain control of their own economies by encouraging civic engagement that supports investing

in locally owned businesses instead of outside companies.”

Sara Rynes, a professor of management & organizations in the UI’s Tippie College of Business, and coauthor of the study, said the researchers also found that local food markets, whether farmers’ markets, food co-ops or otherwise, were more likely to be located in cities and counties with higher education levels, higher income levels and more institutions of higher education.

“Sociologists and political scientists have argued that higher income allows people to make consumption decisions based on values in addition to matters of price or value,” Rynes said. “Education is likely to facilitate knowledge about such things as links between the way products are produced and their environmental and health impacts.”

U.S. cool to Canadian and Mexican COOL claims Canada claims COOL cost $1.61 billion in 2014, but total hog and cattle exports to the U.S. were only $1.177 billion

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he proposed annual penalties of $3.8 billion from Canada and Mexico for damages they claim they have suffered as the result of the U.S. country-of-origin labelling law (COOL) has some members of Congress scrambling to repeal the legislation to protect industries that might be subject to retaliatory tariffs. Other legislators who have a long record of opposing COOL are using the proposed tariffs as an opportunity to achieve a goal they have long sought — its repeal.

It w i l l b e i n t r i g u i n g t o see what will happen when Congress returns from its summer recess now that the U.S. has responded to the Canadian and Mexican requests for the penalties with a calculation that the impact of COOL on the import of cattle and hogs from the two countries is no more than $91 million — $43.22 mil-

lion for Canada and $47.55 million for Mexico or 2.4 per cent of the $3.8-billion figure. The lower figure certainly gives ammunition to the 142 groups opposing the repeal of COOL. The Canadian and Mexican figures include both the value of the loss of exports and a “calculation of domestic ‘price suppression losses.’” In its response, the U.S. asserts that there is no history in disputes like this in which the arbitrator includes secondary impacts of the loss of export trade in the benefits awarded in a trade case.

Having dismissed the secondary losses, the U.S. turns to the issue of the loss of exports and the method that Canada and Mexico use to calculate the damages they are seeking. The U.S. argues that the methodology they use is incapable of taking into account other potential causes of export losses including recurring bovine spongiform encephalopathy events in Canada, the outbreak of porcine

epidemic diarrhea virus in the U.S., drought in the American southwest and Northern Mexico from 2011-14, and economic downturns.

In addition, the U.S. asserts that Canada and Mexico’s methodology cannot accurately account for “independent economic events that may also affect fuel or transportation costs, exchange rates, unemployment rates, disposable income, and labour costs.”

The U.S. response argues that high grain prices reduce the profitability of U.S. feedlots and thus the need for imported cattle, one of the factors that t h e m e t h o d o l o g y u s e d by the two is unable to take into account.

“As a result, in the methodology proposed by Canada and Mexico, the bias inherent in the… analysis will result in a severely overestimated calculation of the trade effects of the amended COOL measure.”

For its part, the U.S. uses a methodology that it claims is

supported in the literature for problems like the one posed in determining the impact of COOL on cross-border trade.

In a number of areas the U.S. claims that it, too, has overestimated the level of reduction in cattle and swine imports from Canada and Mexico in coming up with the $91 million figure.

The U.S. points out that in 2014, “Canada’s total hog and cattle export value… was $1.177 billion” while it claimed a loss of $1.61 billion in additional export revenue due to COOL. “Canada estimates its marginal increase in exports on a per-head basis will be 333,580 fed cattle, 360,176 feeder cattle, 1,889,680 fed hogs and 3,154,632 feeder pigs. This would require a 77 per cent increase in cattle exports, and a 103 per cent increase in pigs and hogs. These estimates ignore the demand for Canadian livestock to supply Canada’s own processing industry, the availability of livestock

from Mexico, and the limits of consumer demand (for beef and pork) in the U.S.” The U.S. also points out that Canada’s methodology has changed as the dispute has made its way through the World Trade Organization dispute resolution process. The strongest language in the U.S. submission to the arbitrator accuses Canada of using a “resultsdriven methodology.”

Unless the arbitrator completely throws out the argument made by the U.S., it would appear that the final level of damages will come in well below the $3.8 billion Canada and Mexico is asking for. Whether or not that will make a difference in the halls of Congress is another matter.

Harwood D. Schaffer is a research assistant professor in the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee.

Daryll E. Ray is emeritus professor and former director of the centre. www. agpolicy.org

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More Ethiopians need food aid

longer periods than the forage varieties of wheatgrass currently familiar to farmers, Cattani said. The seed is about one-third the size of wheat but has nearly twice the amount of protein.

“We’ve got a long way to go on the agronomics but I think we know now that we have a product that is adapted to Manitoba and hopefully Western Canada,” he said.

If they can develop the wheatgrass into a perennial crop, it would break new ground for food production.

Reduced inputs Breeding for perennial ability is like what primitive farmers did when selecting seed for food production, said Cattani.

The goal today is to find ways to grow food that will reduce the need for fertilizers, herbicides, and annual seed purchase.

The environmental benefits of perennial grain crops are many and varied, said Cattani, noting they essentially serve as native grasslands once did, soaking up excess water, reducing erosion, and building soil organic matter.

At the Carman site, researchers are also experimenting with polycultures to see what’s doable for growing two or more crops at once. They’re interseeding with legumes including sweet and white clover and alfalfa, plus a native prairie turnip to find ways to supply nitrogen to these crops. Other ongoing research by a graduate student is looking at the impact of animal grazing on regrowth after harvests.

There are good reasons to focus on intermediate wheatgrass, said Cattani. Farmers are already familiar with it as a for-

The numbers have surged to 4.5 million after failed rains Addis Ababa / Reuters

T “We’ve got a long way to go on the agronomics but I think we know now that we have a product that is adapted to Manitoba and hopefully Western Canada.”

Doug Cattani

age crop, and that adds to its potential for commercial viability sooner than other crops.

“Our forage seed industry has produced intermediate wheatgrass in the past and we do have some seed companies that understand its growth and harvesting,” he said. “We’re not completely in the dark on this.”

Manitoba farmers are already growing intermediate wheatgrass as a forage seed crop and getting 14 to 15 bushels per acre.

What their work is showing now is that as a perennial grain crop they’ll be able to produce seed beyond one year, he said.

“We want this to be a perennial grain, we don’t want it to be a hay crop, that is, getting one good seed harvest and then it’s basically a hayfield. We’re trying to avoid that.”

It doesn’t have the gluten properties of wheat, so it won’t be a wheat replacement, he added.

“As I foresee it being released, it’ll be a product that can be consumed by humans, but maybe blended with wheat in a number of applications.”

Researchers hope to have enough seed to proceed to agronomic trials by next year, Cattani said.

In other words, they’ve reached a stage where he can say he’s “a little more optimistic” about the time frame it’ll take to have a viable crop to grow. But this is still very early days.

“Optimistically, I’d say we’re still looking at 15 to 20 years down the road.”

he number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by m o re t h a n 1 . 5 m i l lion from earlier estimates due to failed rains, United Nations agencies said Aug. 24.

Ethiopia needs an extra $230 million from donors to secure aid for a total of 4.5 million people now projected to require assistance this year, the Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitar ian Affairs (UNOCHA), the World Food Program (WFP) and the UN children’s agency UNICEF said in a statement.

The country of 96 million people is one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, but failed rains have devastating consequences for food supplies. “ T h e b e l g r a i n s w e re much worse than the National Meteorology Agency predicted at the b e g i n n i n g o f t h e y e a r.

Food insecurity increased and malnutrition rose as a result,” said David Del Conte, UNOCHA’s acting head of office in Ethiopia, referring to the short, seasonal rainy season that

stretched from February to April.

Areas normally producing surplus food in the Horn of Africa country’s central Oromia region were also affected by shortages, the statement said, adding lack o f w a t e r h a d d e c re a s e d livestock production and caused livestock deaths in other pastoralist areas.

Meteorologists have warned that the El Niño weather phenomenon, marked by a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, is now well established and continues to strengthen. Models indicate that sea-surface temperature anomalies in the central Pacific Ocean are set to climb to the highest in 19 years.

The El Niño can lead to scorching weather across Asia and east Africa but heavy rains and floods in South America.

T h e Un i t e d Na t i o n s cautioned that the anomaly could fur ther affect Ethiopia’s “kiremt” rains that stretch from June to September.

“A failed belg followed by a poor kiremt season means that challenges could continue into next year,” said John Aylieff, WFP’s Ethiopia representative.

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OFF THE ISLAND Elm Creek farmer and University of Manitoba farm management instructor Colin Penner knows the importance of the non-profit STARS air ambulance helicopter service to rural Manitobans.

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But STARS won’t pick him up without your help.

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Lisa Roy (r) with Ryan Down forks stooked wheat onto the feeder of a 1952 McCormick Deering threshing machine at the Red River Exhibition fairgrounds Aug. 18, part of a sneak preview of Harvesting Hope, scheduled for July 31 next year at Austin during the Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion. Organizers expect to have over 500 volunteers come from about 100 communities in an attempt to break the record for the world’s largest threshing bee — a record just set on Aug. 15 at St-Albert, Ont., with 111 antique machines. For more photos from the Red River Ex display visit ManitobaCooperator.ca. Photo: Dave Bedard

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“I lost $150,000 because of what I had to dump because of higher grade-out and stuff that was just plain rejected,” Boersma said in an interview Aug. 19.

Peak of the Market isn’t trying hard enough to market growers’ produce, according to Boersma.

“They’re working more for the buyers than the seller,” he said.

“They’re order takers…

“They’ve put their standards so high they sometimes don’t have a sale and they don’t look for it very hard.”

If Peak won’t sell regulated produce then it should allow farmers to, Boersma said.

“Upper management needs to go,” he added.

The complaint is similar to that of Jeffries Brothers of Portage la Prairie. As reported i n l a s t w e e k’s M a n i t o b a Co-operator Dave Jeffries said Peak rejected more than half their carrots in 2014 even though, according to Jeffries, they were food quality.

Larry McIntosh, Peak of the Market’s president and chief executive officer, says Peak’s hands are tied.

“If you look at our regulations, our obligation is not to sell anything that doesn’t meet standards, which is Canada No. 1 and Canada No. 2 in the case of onions,” he said in an interview Aug. 21. “However, we will try to find them a sale in processing or anywhere we can.”

Peak of the Market, also k n ow n a s t h e M a n i t o b a Vegetable Producers Marketing Board, was created through legislation in 1942 to help growers get fair prices through orderly marketing. Manitoba farmers who grow more than one acre of carrots, table potatoes, cooking onions, parsnips and rutabagas, must have a production quota from Peak to do so. And all the production must be sold through Peak. Returns to farmers are pooled.

The crops can’t be marketed unless they have been graded and inspected as required by Canada Agricultural Products Standards Act and are packed and marked under that act, a n o f f i c i a l with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, said in an email.

“There is the proviso that Peak is not required to market a root crop which does not meet grade specifications set out in Peak’s Quality Control Manual,” the official wrote.

However, exemptions are allowed, the email adds.

“Sp e c i f i c a l l y, Pe a k m a y exempt any quality of root crops from the requirements of the regulations and may authorize a person to market root crops on a temporary basis on terms Peak specifies.”

Peak did find some markets in Ontario for Boersma, but he turned them down because “he wasn’t happy with the price,” McIntosh said.

Farmers displeased with Peak’s management can make their case of the nine-member board of directors — vegetable growers, elected by vegetable growers — which oversees Peak, McIntosh said.

If they don’t like the board’s decision they can appeal to

the Manitoba Farm Products Marketing Council, which oversees Manitoba’s marketing boards, he added.

“I appreciate every grower wants to sell everything they grow,” McIntosh said. “ We totally understand that and we do our best to accommodate that and get the best return for the growers. That’s why we’re here.”

The number of vegetable farmers in Manitoba has dropped from to 15 or 20 from 70 and Boersma blames Peak.

“The small guys have really been pushed out,” he said. “The root crop side… seems to be a big headache for their management and staff. They’d rather do the red potatoes with eight farmers. We look at these root crops and feel they’re not really getting fair treatment. Nobody is being encouraged to grow these crops.

If you’re in and have a contract like I do, OK, we’re rolling along.

But for a new guy to start something or have initiative it’s just not in the cards.”

More vegetable production would reduce Peak’s per-unit overhead cost, Boersma said.

The number of all farms has been declining for years, McIntosh countered.

Peak has had record sale the last 21 years, its website says.

“These record-breaking sales were accomplished by obtaining sales in markets across North America including California, Florida, Texas and Washington,” the site says. “These areas also produce a large supply of vegetables but they recognize the quality and taste difference that Peak of the Market vegetables provide.”

Instead of hurting small growers Peak helps them with things such as food safety as well as marketing, McIntosh said.

“I think that benefits smaller g rowe r s a n d m e d i u m - s i ze growers more than large growers, because the large ones hire their own staff to do that,” he said.

“If you look at our regulations our obligation is not to sell anything that doesn’t meet standards, which is Canada No. 1 and Canada No. 2 in the case of onions. However, we will try to find them a sale in processing or anywhere we can.”

Larry McIntosh

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Producer car rules tightened for 2015-16 CGC will now ask the terminal operator for confirmation that the car will be accepted

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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hanges to make producer car use fairer and more efficient took effect Aug. 1.

Now farmers shipping producer cars, or administrators ordering producer cars for farmers, are restricted to twice the number of cars a siding can spot. For example, a farmer can apply for eight producer cars at a four-car spot. After that the next farmer in the producer car queue can get cars delivered to that site.

“It allows a bit more fair

a c c e s s ,” C a n a d i a n G r a i n Commission (CGC) producer car officer Garth Steidel said in an interview earlier this month.

Under the Canada Grain Act western Canadian farmers can order rail cars to ship their own grain, bypassing elevators and saving on handling fees.

Producer car orders are allocated on a first-in, first-out basis, but there have been times when a farmer or administrator will monopolize a rail siding, Steidel said.

The CGC, which oversees producer car applications, is also tightening up and clarif y i n g p r o d u c e r c a r r u l e s, added Catherine Jaworski, the

“It allows a bit more fair access.”

Garth Steidel

CGC’s manager of producer protection.

“When the marketing system for wheat and barley was changed (Aug. 1, 2012) we had this huge influx of new companies (buying grain via producer car) and there was a lot of confusion around the rules so we thought we’d better do a major review from A to Z of producer

cars and that’s where we came up with some of these changes and clarifications.”

Wheat board grain made up most producer car shipments until its sales monopoly ended.

Now instead of getting a wheat board identification number when a producer car is ordered, the CGC generates one.

Since the end of the monopoly the CGC has also required producer car shippers confirm they have a sale for the grain being shipped. But now the CGC will seek “destination authorization,” by asking the terminal operator if it will receive the producer car a farmer is ordering.

“If they say ‘no,’ we cancel the cars outright when we do the application process,” Steidel said.

“They (farmers) have to confirm their sale to us and then we go from there,” Jaworski said.

“This way is making sure the right grain is moving, at the right time, to the right destination and we’re getting it right. Terminals have handling agreements. They don’t want stuff showing up there willy-nilly.”

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an email address so it can contact the shipper to confirm the grain has a sale.

“We want to verify it is a true order and they have a confirmed sale and it’s not a phantom order,” Steidel said.

Cleaning up backlog

Some new rules for producer cars were introduced by the Canadian Grain Commission Aug. 1. file photo

Last year the CGC found some farmers no longer wanted their producer car by the time it was to be delivered. As a result the CGC cancelled around 1,000 orders, Steidel said.

“Part of that problem was coming off 2013-14 we carried over a number of (producer car) applications because we couldn’t get those cars allocated by the railways (sooner),” Jaworski said. “We had a huge carry-over so it was really hard to get a true sense of what the

demand was. We needed to clean it up.”

In the 2014-15 crop year that ended July 31, the CGC received 17,308 producer car orders and allocated 12,005 cars.

Since producer cars are ordered by farmers, or by administrators on their behalf, the farmer has to cancel the order if he or she no longer wants a car. There have been times when farmers cancelled cars, but administrators demanded the farmer deliver the car because the grain to be delivered was under contract, Jaworski said.

“So we wanted to make it very clear that we cancel cars when producers tell us because that’s who we are ordering those cars from the railways for,” she said. “Out of courtesy we tell the administrators.”

The CGC now also requires

a shipping report so it will know if a car was loaded and unloaded. It used to get that information until the CGC stopped mandatory inward inspection at terminal elevators.

Producer car shippers will also get more flexibility in picking which cars get spotted, when their producer car orders exceed the number of cars that can be spotted.

Although the 12,005 producer cars allocated in 2014-15 was up from the 10,000 allocated the year previous, it was still below the modern record of 14,341 set in 2012-13 — the final year of the wheat’s single sales desk.

The most producer cars allocated ever was 51,000 in 191213, before elevator numbers peaked in Western Canada. allan@fbcpublishing.com

Honoured for work on soil conservation

University of Manitoba soil science professor, David Lobb has been chosen as the 2015 inductee into the Soil Conservation Council of Canada’s Canadian Conservation Hall of Fame. He will be officially inducted at a ceremony to be held this December at the SCCCsponsored Summit on the State of Canada’s Soils. Lobb is internationally recognized for his research in tillage translocation and tillage erosion.

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WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing.com or call 204-944-5762.

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Aug. 28-30: Matlock Festival of Music, Art and Nature, Ash Avenue, Matlock. Visit www.matlockfestival.ca.

Aug. 29: Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative informational meeting, 1 p.m., Manitoba Sheep Show and Sale, Carberry Ag Grounds. For more info call 519-823-2200.

Sept. 3: Agassiz Soil and Crop Improvement Association (ASCIA) soybean research tour, 9:30 a.m., Rd. 38E, south of Hwy. 44 west of Beausejour. For more info call the Beausejour GO Centre at 204-2686094.

Sept. 11-13: Double B Agricultural Festival, Beausejour. For info call 204205-0723 or email doublebrodeo@ highspeedcrow.ca.

call 204-343-2314 or email artccam@ gmail.com.

Oct. 3-4: Manitoba Plowing Days, 10 a.m. daily, five miles east of Boissevain on Hwy. 3. For more info call 204-534-6451.

Sept. 18-20: Harvest Moon

Oct. 29: Keystone Agricultural

Sept. 26: Pumpkinfest, Teulon.

Call 204-467-9064 or visit www. teulonfarmersmarket.com/ pumpkinfest.html.

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Oct. 3: Roland Pumpkin Fair. For info

visit www.cartwrightroblin.ca or email Tricia at deadrock@inethome.ca.

Festival, Clearwater. Visit www. harvestmoonsociety.org/festival/.

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Oct. 2-3: Manitoba Fibre Festival, Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.manitobafibrefestival. com.

Oct. 15: Red River Exhibition/Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame Harvest Gala, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info or tickets call Judy at 204-888-6990 or email foun dation@redriverex.com.

Sept. 12: Mather Fall Festival. For info

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Sept. 26: Opasquia Fall Fair and Culture Days, The Pas. Call 204-6236771 or email opasquiaagsociety@ outlook.com.

Sept. 26: Manitoba Organic Alliance’s Organic Showcase and networking dinner, Jane’s Restaurant, RRC Paterson GlobalFoods Institute, 504 Main St., Winnipeg. For tickets or more info call 204-956-2090 (ext.

378) or 204-546-2099.

Producers fall general council meeting, PCU Centre, 245 Royal Rd. S., Portage la Prairie. For more info call 204-697-1140.

Oct. 29-31: Manitoba AgEx, Westoba Agricultural Centre of Excellence, Keystone Centre, 1175-18th St., Brandon.

For info visit manitobaagex.com.

Nov. 17-19: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association conference and AGM, Sheraton Cavalier, 612 Spadina Cres. E., Saskatoon. For more info visit www.canadianfga.ca/events/currentevents/.

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 133.00 - 138.00 D3 Cows 120.00 - 132.00 Bulls 165.00 - 174.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

— (801-900 lbs.)

225.00 - 255.00 (701-800 lbs.)

245.00 - 275.00 (601-700 lbs.)

260.00 - 310.00 (501-600 lbs.)

300.00 - 330.00 (401-500 lbs.)

310.00 - 375.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

200.00 - 235.00 (801-900 lbs.)

210.00 - 247.25 (701-800 lbs.)

220.00 - 248.00 (601-700 lbs.)

230.00 - 275.00 (501-600 lbs.)

245.00 - 295.00 (401-500 lbs.)

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Heifers

Alberta South $ 182.00 - 182.00 — 135.00 - 149.00 120.00 - 137.00 — $ 244.00 - 259.00 255.00 - 270.00 270.00 - 289.00 295.00 - 316.00 310.00 - 337.00 325.00 - 365.00 $ 226.00 - 243.00 243.00 - 255.00 252.00 - 275.00 270.00 - 290.00 290.00 - 312.00 300.00 - 360.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

(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 (August 21, 2015) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change August 2015 146.48 -2.38 October 2015 146.33 -1.53 December 2015 148.48 -1.00 February 2016 148.28 -0.38 April 2016 146.98 -0.60 June 2016 139.10 -0.95

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

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

August 21, 2015

Previous Year­ 47,044 10,252 36,792 N/A 580,000

CNSC Ontario $ 170.85 - 193.38 170.59 - 191.21 96.71 - 131.17 96.71 - 131.17 145.42 - 166.94 $ 225.33 - 257.62 222.64 -265.17 247.76 - 303.42 252.34 - 344.05 265.28 - 363.49 274.85 - 381.28 $ 207.09 - 230.75 220.49 - 243.84 211.43 - 273.56 228.54 - 300.82 247.08 - 326.11 244.87 - 327.07

Close 213.20 206.83 203.98 201.85 195.73 193.15

Change -0.83 -3.50 -4.35 -4.35 -4.13 -3.63

Previous Year 627 24,528 20,387 1,132 1,346 4,756 128

Hog Prices (Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)

Source: Manitoba Agriculture

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 197 E 182 E 187.09 189.89

Last Week 194.33 180.07 185.82 190.12

Last Year (Index 100) 229.13 211.04 214.17 224.97

Futures (August 21, 2015) in U.S. Hogs October 2015 December 2015 February 2016 April 2016 May 2016

Close 64.75 61.30 66.15 70.85 75.43

Change -0.30 0.07 0.55 0.67 0.30

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs

Winnipeg Wooled Fats Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Next Sale September 2nd

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 August 30, 2015 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.960 Undergrade ........................................$1.870 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.945 Undergrade ........................................$1.845 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.945 Undergrade ........................................$1.845 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.905 Undergrade......................................... $1.820 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 115.02 - 135.24 166.44 - 192.18 187.16 - 200.02 190.51 - 223.20 219.50 - 291.12 —

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) Next Sale September 2nd

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anitoba’s cattle market will see a lot of action this fall, from where one industry participant sits, but nationally, cattle markets are seeing a mixed bag of bullish and bearish factors.

“Definitely seeing a stronger market on the yearlings, maybe with a little more volume than what we’ve been seeing through the past month,” said Robin Hill, manager at Heartland Livestock Services at Virden.

Manitoba’s yearling market is slightly higher than the Chicago Board of Trade’s, he said.

“There’s a lot of demand, and the demand is coming from the west, the south, and now the eastern market is going to be there also.

So the yearlings are going all three directions today, that’s for sure.”

The fall calf run will start in about three to four weeks, and Manitoba producers will be busy this fall, Hill said. “The market is showing that there’s going to be lots of selling.”

Another factor supporting Manitoba’s market is its ample feed supplies, especially compared with those in western Saskatchewan and Alberta.

On the national level, the cattle market is feeling both pressure and support from external markets. Weakness in the Canadian dollar is keeping cattle prices supported heading into the fall — a prime time for cattle purchasing, said Anne Wasko, a market analyst

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for Gateway Livestock Marketing at Taber, Alta.

But Herb Lock, a market analyst with FarmSense Marketing in Edmonton, said weakness in other currencies could pressure prices. “The outside markets are putting a lot of heat on (the market), because of currency especially.”

China, Taiwan, India and Vietnam are all important consumers, but are also seeing relative weakness in their currencies, he said.

Tight Canadian supplies have the potential to be a bullish factor for the market, Wasko said, but high production in other countries could undermine that support.

“That’s going to keep some concern in the market as we head into the fall,” she said.

However, she said she thinks that despite concerns, cattle prices will turn higher in autumn, as demand for Canadian beef is good.

Lock agreed demand for Canadian beef is high, and said the industry is “alive and well,” with “no real wreck ahead.”

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

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U.S. feedlot cattle placements dip to record monthly low Chicago / Reuters / The pace of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month decreased slightly from July 2014 to its lowest level since the gover nment began tracking the data in 1996, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed Aug. 21.

Un p r o f i t a b l e m a r g i n s slowed the inflow of cattle to some feed yards, which was offset by heavier anim a l s t h a t w e re f i n a l l y pulled off pastures where they had been grazing for several months, analysts said.

T h e y s a i d Ju l y 2 0 1 5 placements seemed larger in light of July 2014’s 8.2 per cent placement decline from 2013.

Cattle placed in feed-

ing pens in July will likely come to market beginning this winter, which could weigh on prices for slaughter-ready animals at that time, the analysts said.

The Aug. 21 USDA report showed July placements at 1.547 million head, down one per cent from 1.559 m i l l i o n l a s t y e a r, a n d nearly in line with analysts’ average forecast.

The USDA put the feedlot cattle supply as of Aug. 1 at 10.002 million head, up three per cent from 9.752 million a year ago.

Analysts, on average, had f o re c a s t a 2 . 5 p e r c e n t rise.

T h e g ov e r n m e n t s a i d the number of cattle sold to packers, or marketings, was down three per cent in July from a year ago, at 1.725 million head. The outcome was the smallest for the month of July since USDA began the data series in 1996.

Analysts projected a 3.2 per cent drop from 1.787 million last year, with the same number of days to market cattle last month as in July 2014.

“The report was a bit of a yawner because the numbers were pretty close to forecasts,” said Allendale Inc. chief strategist Rich Nelson.

C M E l i v e c a t t l e t ra d ers may focus on global financial worries that sank futures Aug. 21 amid concerns that economic instability could hurt U.S. meat demand domestically and abroad. “ The equities markets are falling apart and there are fears the consumer will cut back on beef here, as it looks expensive. That’s what today was about, and what Monday will be about — if the equities markets bounce back,” said U.S. Commodities analyst Don Roose.

Toronto ($/cwt) 152.39 - 324.14 — 120.31 - 268.52

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

“The outside markets are putting a lot of heat on (the market), because of currency especially.”

Jade MarkuS

Week Ending August 15, 2015 854 27,264 14,706 672 1,128 6,452 289

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Manitoba’s beef sector showing relative strength Our weak loonie is offset by weakened export markets

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending August 15, 2015 51,809 11,895 39,914 N/A 540,000

$1 Cdn: $0.7605 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3149 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: August 21 2015

Toronto ($/cwt) 11.20 - 52.80 48.00 - 70.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 27, 2015

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Economic uncertainty weighs back in on commodities

Average quotes as of August 14, 2015 ($/tonne)

Outside market factors dragged down canola futures Phil-Franz Warkentin CNSC

I

CE Futures Canada canola contracts dropped lower during the week ended Aug. 21, although most of the weakness had more to do with outside markets than anything specific in canola.

Statistics Canada released its first production estimates of the year on Aug. 21, putting an official survey-based number on the size of the canola crop. In those estimates, canola production is forecast at 13.3 million tonnes, which would be well off the 15.6 million tonnes grown in 2014. However, given the timing of the survey, conducted in late July, the general consensus is that better weather in August will likely see actual production come in closer to 14 million.

Harvest pressure should build in the weeks ahead, but will also be countered by the need to keep some weather premiums in the futures, while yields and quality are still up in the air. Supply/demand and weather issues have the potential to provide some support, with a chart-based bounce another possibility. However, canola is still a small player in the bigger story, and global economic uncertainty has returned to the forefront.

Crude oil finished the week at its lowest levels in five years, while the equity markets dropped sharply and concerns mounted over the possibility of declining demand out of China.

In the U.S., soybeans and wheat were both lower, but corn managed to hold within a narrow range.

Soyoil posted some of the largest losses of any of the Chicago markets, with vegetable oil markets around the world posting steep declines.

China is the No. 1 import destination for U.S. soybeans, and the concern now is that a slowdown in its economy will cut into some of that demand. Analysts in the agriculture sector have a mixed view on that, with many of the opinion that an economic slowdown in some sectors won’t necessarily spill into food demand.

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

From a chart standpoint, November soybeans last week broke below the psychological US$9-per-bushel mark, setting the stage for further speculative selling pressure.

Then, on Monday morning (Aug. 24), a nine per cent drop in the Chinese stock market spilled over to trigger a massive sell-off in equity markets around the world.

Commodities were also down sharply, with November soybeans at US$8.66 per bushel at 9 a.m., and November ICE canola down $10 at C$469 per tonne.

Future

Basis

Net

Weekly Change

Red spring wheat

187.96

32.91

220.87

-2.14

Red winter wheat

178.53

4.45

182.98

3.93

Prairie spring wheat

178.57

-3.96

174.61

3.36

Canola

469.17

-23.22

445.94

-18.43

Port Prices As of Friday, August 21, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

180.41

-7.84

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

221.93

-5.33

Canola Thunder Bay

483.30

-13.60

Canola Vancouver

513.30

-13.60

Closing Futures Prices

As of Monday, August 21, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

478.30

-13.60

ICE milling wheat

228.00

4.00

ICE barley

202.10

-3.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

193.92

3.49

Chicago SRW wheat

187.85

2.94

Kansas City HRW wheat

184.18

5.88

Crop conditions

Corn

150.58

7.38

U.S. Midwestern weather conditions have turned relatively benign as far as beans are concerned, although there is still plenty of time in the U.S. growing season to keep some premiums in the futures.

Corn actually edged up for much of the week, despite the big moves in outside financial markets. U.S. crop tour results during the week were showing yields below earlier expectations, which helped the corn market ignore the bearish outside influences to some extent.

For wheat, everything is still pointed lower, with the U.S. futures stuck in the well-established downtrend they’ve been in since the beginning of July.

Even Canada’s smaller crop was not enough to provide any spark for the futures. StatsCan pegged the 2015-16 wheat crop at 24.6 million tonnes, down by nearly five million from last year’s 29.3 million tonnes.

Oats

151.08

3.24

Soybeans

333.36

-10.66

Soymeal

354.40

-10.25

Soyoil

618.94

-20.29

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

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Monday, August 21, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

177.82

-1.47

Feed barley

149.27

-16.08

n/a

n/a

506.67

-4.72

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

175.07

-5.84

Soybeans

356.05

-8.45

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

17.40

-.20

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

Ask

Ask

Western Canadian cash wheat bids steady to lower Quoted basis levels generally improved by about $2 to average about $31 above the futures

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN Commodity News Service Canada

C

a n a d a We s t e r n Re d Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were steady to slightly lower during the week ended Aug. 21, while Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) bids were mixed.

Average Canada Western Red Spr ing wheat prices were steady to $3 per tonne lower across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of deliver y points across Western Canada. Bids ranged from about $212 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan,

to as high as $225 per tonne in southern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but generally improved by about $2 to average about $31 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$0.7594 as of Aug. 21) C W R S b i d s ra n g e d f ro m US$161 to US$171 per tonne.

That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about

US$17 to US$27 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Mi n n e a p o l i s f u t u re s a re converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis lev els across Western Canada range from $22 to $35 below the futures.

Average Canada Prairie Red Spring bids were narrowly mixed, with prices anywhere from $3 per tonne lower to $4 per tonne higher. CPRS prices came in at about $174 per tonne in Manitoba, $184 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $193 to $196 per tonne in Alberta.

Soft white spring wheat prices are unchanged, rang-

ing from $200 to $202 per tonne in Alberta.

Winter wheat prices were mixed. Prices ranged from about $179 to $186 per tonne, with the best levels in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Durum prices were down by $15 per tonne. Bids in s o u t h e r n Sa s k a t c h e w a n , where the bulk of the crop is grown, came in at $318 per tonne.

The December spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based off, was quoted at US$5.18 per bushel on Aug. 21, down 15.75 cents from the week prior.

T h e K a n s a s C i t y h a rd red winter wheat futures, which are now traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPRS in Canada.

The December Kansas City wheat contract was quoted at US$4.9275 per bushel on Aug. 21, down 17.50 cents from last week.

The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$5.0400 on Aug. 21, which was 6.75 cents weaker compared to the week prior.

The Canadian dollar closed at 75.94 U.S. cents on Aug. 21, which was up by about a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to the previous week.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 27, 2015

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

Give the roots a chance to do their job, says soil ecologist Australian soil expert says that by focusing on farming light you can build the biological activity in soil and boost pasture productivity

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

C

hristine Jones says if you want to increase pasture productivity, look below the surface.

“Our whole production system relies on soil. We take soil tests to determine if the soil is deficient and if it doesn’t have a certain component, we will add it. If our animals have some sort of issue, we will add something to their pastures or the animals themselves. But what we really need to be looking at to deal with these issues is the creation of healthy, living soil,” Jones told a recent Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association (MFGA) workshop in Virden.

For the past few weeks, Jones, who hails from Australia, has been holding workshops throughout North America, discussing management techniques that will increase soil biological activity.

She is an internationally renowned ground cover and soil ecologist with a wealth of experience working with landholders to implement regenerative land-management practices.

“A lot of the soils around the world that appear to be deficient in nutrients actually have all of those nutrients there, but it is that they are not available because the sun’s rays and plants are not communicating with the microbes in the soil,” Jones said.

Many pasture problems stem from nutrient-depleted soil, including compaction, erosion and reduced water absorption.

“A lot of people wonder and are puzzled at how their soil has become compacted, and it is because the soil doesn’t have life in it anymore,” Jones said.

Soil with a lack of biological matter also has more difficulty withstanding bouts of extreme weather.

Focus on the roots When attempting to build up nutrient-deficient fields, Jones encourages producers to move away from supplying nutrients through fertilizers, and instead focus on building root systems.

“Researchers are at a loss to explain why protein levels in grain are falling when the rate of nitrogen application has increased. But, I believe that it is because many have become overly dependent on fixing nutrient levels with chemicals and do little to improve biological matter.”

According to Jones, applying fertilizer may enhance the plant’s growth above ground but

Manitoba grazing club co-ordinator Michael Thiele tests sugar levels with a refractometer during the grazing workshop.

Ground cover and soil ecology specialist Christine Jones discussed how to develop biological activity in pasture soils at a recent Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association workshop. Photos: Jennifer Paige

“A lot of people wonder and are puzzled at how their soil has become compacted, and it is because the soil doesn’t have life in it anymore.”

Christine Jones

Manitoba grazing club co-ordinator Michael Thiele (r) discusses the importance of ground cover when looking to develop biological activity in soil.

soil ecologist

actually hinders the plant’s ability to absorb the soil’s natural nutrients.

She explained that by interfering and providing nitrogen and other nutrients, it disturbs the plant’s natural process of growing root systems, developing aggregates and enabling carbon compounds to humify and turn into humus — the dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decays.

“Humus is the compound that is going to improve soil structure and water-carrying capacity,” she said. “The goal is really to create humus within your soil by encouraging root growth. This will make an enormous difference in the soil’s structure as well as give plants the natural ability to defend against pests and disease.”

Applying fertilizer to supplement nutrient-deficient soils without addressing root, arrogate or microbe growth is a waste of money and product, Jones said.

“When you apply a fertilizer you are giving your plant nitrogen and phosphorus, which doesn’t support the biology in the soil that fixes nitrogen anymore, so it reduces its synthetic rate,” she said. “It also stops feeding a whole lot of other microbes and other nitrogenfixing bacteria in the soil and 85 to 90 per cent of plant nutrient acquisition is through microbial uptake.”

Light farming Enabling the growth of root systems and biological matter involves increasing photosynthetic activity in pastures.

“It doesn’t matter what you are producing, you are first and foremost a light farmer,” said Jones. “And, there are two rules to light farming — we need to build photosynthetic capacity and increase photosynthetic rate. Once you understand what those things are and think about ways that you can do that, then it becomes a whole lot easier to farm, build

soil and produce nutritious feed at much lower input costs, increasing profitability.”

The rate at which plants are photosynthesizing will determine how fast they exude sugars and other compounds, as well as mineral uptake.

Jones urges producers to stop disturbing the natural process of root and soil growth through the use of chemicals and tillage and instead focus on increasing the photosynthetic activity.

“For photosynthetic capacity we want to look at leaf area — the height of the leaves, the width of the leaves and how many there are. As well as shape, if you have a variety of leaf shapes you will maximize the amount of light that is intercepted,” she said. “You want to think about how much of the light that is coming down and being intercepted by leaves.”

Manit oba grazi ng cl ub co-ordinator Michael Thiele says that the first step in creating biological matter in soil and increasing photosynthetic

capacity is to get the ground covered, as bare or exposed soil warms quickly, reduces soil moisture and shuts down soil biology.

“Start growing more grass, cover the soil and you will start seeing more bugs and then the whole system gets going,” said Thiele. “It doesn’t seem like a big thing, but when you are looking at trying to maximize the amount of solar panel, as soon as you have bare ground, you have loss of solar efficiency.”

As far as increasing how quickly plants photosynthesize, “there are a number of things you can try to increase the photosynthetic rate, such as dry milk powder and milk, any type of fish product, fish hydrolysate, seaweed extract or compost tea,” said Jones.

The MFGA will be hosting its next workshop on Sept. 1.

Visit www.mfga.net for more information. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 27, 2015

Chinese pork demand remains strong

Economic turbulence is unlikely to affect food sales

BY JADE MARKUS COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA

C

anadian pork producers have seen increased demand from China in recent weeks, something which could boost prices in coming months. Despite turbulence in China’s economy, an industry specialist says exports should be little affected.

Pork prices are sensitive to economic change to an extent, but not as much as non-food markets, says Martin Rice, executive director at the Canadian Pork Council.

Rice says turmoil within the country will likely not affect strong import demand, as China has seen a dramatic drop in production.

“That won’t be changing, because that situation is pretty much laid out,” he says.

Due to reductions in China’s pig herds, the country, which has long acted as the world’s biggest pork consumer, will import 45 per cent more pork this year.

That’s good news for producers, as a global supply glut, especially in the U.S., has kept prices low this year, Rice says.

The demand from China will likely have an effect on prices further into the fall and winter.

“Increased exports into China are being noticed particularly in the past several weeks. So we’re now seeing that reflected in somewhat stronger futures prices than we saw a few weeks ago,” Rice says.

He says Canadian producers are eager to provide, but some still need recognition that their production meets China’s requirements.

China bans products with ractopamine, a feed additive to make animals leaner. Many Canadian producers use it, but can provide products that are ractopamine free.

“That’s not something that’s difficult for Canadian suppliers to supply, because we do already for several markets provide a product from pigs that are raised not using ractopamine,” Rice says.

But each supplier needs to be formally approved by China, so many are looking into getting additional conditional supply status, he says.

Beyond demand from China, factors moving the market include supplies and prices in other meat markets.

Ample poultry supplies pressure pork prices, but higher beef prices and the relative scarcity of Canadian cattle has helped pork prices.

“Pork and beef are not perfect substitutes, it’s not a case of people just going over and buying pork instead of beef.

There’s a pretty strong demand for beef, and some people will pay the higher prices, but nevertheless that has been supportive.”

Clues to soil health lie in the patties One producer looks for greasy appearance in manure to ensure cattle are reaching the best gains

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

I

f you want a quick indicator of pasture soil health, just flip the flops.

“When I am in my pastures I will flip the cow patties over and I want to see as many holes as I can because that is a sign of fertility,” Dave Pogson, a grazier from Clearwater told the recent Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association workshop in Virden.

“Dung beetles create these holes and the more dung beetles you have the faster the nutrients are getting into the soil. This is also a way of telling how healthy your soil is.”

Blain Hjer taas, a cer ti fied educator with Holistic Management International, agrees. He told a recent workshop in Wawota, Sask. that on a warm day when the soil is healthy, you should begin to see new dung beetles in the manure within six to 10 seconds.

Grazier Neil Dennis indicates what he looks for in animal manure to help determine the health of pasture soil. Photo: Jennifer Paige

“If you are looking at land health, look for dung beetles flying around, as well as in the manure,” he said. “If you are using an insecticide on your grazing pastures, as the chemicals move through the body of the cow, they go out into the feces and the feces then become poisonous to the dung

beetles and consequently the dung beetle population dies. At that point you can play Frisbee with your cow pies because they become hard as a rock.”

Experienced grazier Neil Dennis from Wawota said when looking at cattle manure he likes to see a consistency similar to pumpkin pie.

“I like to see the cow pies looking kind of like a pumpkin pie, mounded and dipped in the middle,” said Dennis. “With the yearlings, I like to see them sliced with a bit of a shiny coating on the outside.”

In Dennis’s experience, when cattle are achieving the best gains, manure will look greasy in appearance.

“You will usually see the greasy appearance at the end of the year when cattle are getting the best gains, especially if your sugar content and nutrient levels are right on.”

Dennis said many times you can get a good idea of pasture health just by driving through your paddocks.

“When you go to leave your paddock, if the cow manure is sticking to your tires and flying all over, you are in good shape.

If you were to check your sugar content and pH at that point, they will be right on,” said Dennis. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 27, 2015

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

NEWs

Plenty of selection and strong bidding Buyer demand for the heavyweight lambs was apparent, keeping the auctioneer busy

Using big data to find feed-efficient dairy cattle

By Alexis Kienlen

BY MARK ELLIOT Co-operator contributor

T

he summer auctions have been getting larger, with more sheep a n d g o a t s d e l i v e re d t h a n expected. The Aug. 5 sale had 1,350 sheep and goats delivered, with goat numbers higher than usual. The buyers were ready as each animal or group entered the arena.

Producers were possibly looking towards high hay prices and weather limiting the pasture availability, and were therefore reducing herds.

There was a good selection of ewes for all buyers. There appeared to be no price difference between wool and hair types, or if sheared or not. Even the bidding was not determined by the weight.

Quality and herd managem e n t ( v i s i b l e c h a ra c t e r i s tics) determined some of the higher bidding. Some buyers were searching for specific breeds. There was no appare n t re a s o n f o r p r i c i n g o n some of the ewes — it was a buyer’s choice and the selection provided this situation.

The hair rams dominated this classification. The weight ranged from 160 to 195 pounds, with a price ranging from $1.02 to $1.13 per pound. An exception was two 138-pound Dorset-cross rams that brought $1.25 per pound.

Buyer demand for the heavyweight lambs was apparent, keeping the auctioneer busy. The price ranged from $1.70 to $1.75 per pound.

The market lambs continued the strong bidding. Most lambs were ready for immediate market, similar to the heavy lambs. The price ranged from $1.74 to $1.89 per pound.

There was no price difference between wool and hair feeder lambs at this sale. The selection was high, allowing for purchasing for feeder lots, with strong bidding. The price ranged from $1.73 to $2.09 per pound.

Ewes

The demand for the lightweight lambs was even higher than the feeder lambs.

Producers delivered a good selection of lightweight lambs. The weight differences from the feeder lambs was not much different, but had more interest. The pr ice ranged from $1.99 to $2.19 per pound for the 70-plus-pound lambs.

Eve n t h e 6 0 - p l u s - p o u n d lambs continued the price range from $2.09 to $2.19 per pound, with excellent selection. An exception was 31 66-pound Rideau-cross lambs that brought $2.25 per pound.

Most of the 50-plus-pound lambs reached the price range from $2.06 to $2.12 per pound.

Top-quality lambs received strong bidding. A group of 57-pound Dorset-cross lambs brought $2.21 per pound.

Another group of 55-pound lambs brought $2.22.

The selection of the 40-plus-pound lambs was m o re l i m i t e d a n d s m a l l e r numbers per group sold. The quality of the lambs kept for strong bidding. The majority of the prices ranged from $2.03 to $2.05 per pound. An exception was two 40-pound D o r s e t - c ro s s l a m b s w h i c h brought $2.19 per pound.

The extreme lightweight lambs had limited interest.

These smaller lambs are more for the individual buyer.

The demand for dairy goat does remains high, competing with similar meat goat weights. The buyers had a greater selection for goat does at this sale. Alpine-cross does represented the majority of the dairy goats. Quality and visible characteristics were indicated by the high bidding. The meat goat yearlings received a higher price compared to the dairy goat yearlings at this sale.

The goat buck classification was only represented by the meat goats. The bidding was stronger for the younger goat bucks. A 200-pound Boercross buck entered the arena with full confidence, but was still controllable and gentle.

The patient buyers had been

$182.40 - $189.75

waiting for more goat kids to be delivered. Buyers took advantage of the supply, creating some competitive bidding.

The Boer-cross goat kids outbid the dairy goat kids, in the 70-plus-pound range.

The 60-plus-pound Boercross goat kids continued the strong presence, dominating this classification. A uniform group of nine 68-pound Nubian wethers did well and competed with the meat goat kids.

The 50-plus-pound goat kid classification had only Boercross goats. The buyers mainGOAT DOES meat

dairy

110+

$163.20 - $177.30

60 - 68

$126 - $148.50 $97.24

53 - 58 40 / 43 / 48 35

$109.71 - $125.97

$1.37

109 lbs.

$1.71

110 lbs.

$1.39

111 lbs.

$1.15

113 lbs.

$1.21

115 lbs.

$1.50

133 lbs.

$1.30

138 lbs.

$1.77

65 lbs.

$1.71

70 lbs.

$1.57

78 lbs.

$1.39

111 lbs.

$2.30

67 lbs.

DAIRY

$1.94

68 lbs.

$2.03

90 lbs.

$2.68

85 lbs.

$2.58

93 lbs.

BUCKS meat

$1.20

135 lbs.

$1.82

150 lbs.

$1.48

200 lbs.

$1.48

120 lbs.

$1.16

190 lbs.

$2.04 / $2.39

70 lbs.

$2.49

72 lbs.

DAIRY

$1.81

73 lbs.

MEAT

$2.83

63 lbs.

$2.81

65 lbs.

$2.58

67 lbs.

$2.42

69 lbs.

$2.44

68 lbs.

dairy (wethers) KIDS - Under 80 MEAT

DAIRY

MEAT

Under 80 $140 - $167.70

104 lbs.

MEAT

$147.05

70 - 79

92 lbs.

$1.33

YEARLINGS

$193.14 -$196

80 - 94

$1.55

141 lbs.

$219.30 / $227.50

$180 - $185.22

90 lbs.

115 lbs.

MEAT

95 - 110

$1.64

animal weight

$1.21

$166 - $116.66

Lambs (lbs.)

/ lb.

$1.04

$133.56 - $168.98

$81.60 - $100.70

tained this strong bidding.

The price ranged from $2.42 to $2.93 per pound.

T h e p r i c e ra n g e s l i g h t l y dropped for the 40-pluspound goat kids. The Boercross goat kids had a price range of $2.40 to $2.56 per pound. The dairy goat kids had a price range of $2.28 to $2.40 per pound.

The interest and demand for smaller goat kids, either meat or dairy, dropped a considerable amount. A 38-pound Boercross goat kid brought $1.84 per pound. A 29-pound Boer-cross goat kid brought $1.90.

DAIRY MEAT

$2.42 / $2.71 / $2.75

52 lbs.

$2.49 / $2.71 / $2.62

55 lbs.

$2.59 / $2.93

56 lbs.

$2.59

58 lbs.

$2.40

40 lbs.

$2.56

45 lbs.

$2.43 / $2.28

46 lbs.

$2.55

49 lbs.

$2.40

40 lbs.

$2.28

46 lbs.

$2.16

31 lbs.

$1.84

38 lbs.

DAIRY

$2.16

31 lbs.

$87.60 / $87.29 / $98.40

MEAT

$1.90

29 lbs.

$38.85

DAIRY

$1.90

29 lbs.

STAFF

Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking to give producers a bit of a boost by isolating feed-efficient traits in dairy cattle.

“We have an estimate that breeding for increased feed efficiency and reduced methane emission can reduce feed costs by about $100 per cow per year,” said Paul Stothard, an assistant professor of genomics and bioinformatics and coleader of a research team drawn from his university and the University of Guelph.

The study will collect data from the universities’ two herds and a pair of large Canadian commercial herds and look for cattle that easily convert feed into increased milk production.

“In order to get the most powerful data set possible, we’ll be incorporating data from other countries like Australia, Switzerland, the U.K. and the United States,” said Stothard.

This will result in the world’s largest data set on these two traits.

Step two will be to develop prediction tools so more efficient animals can be selected for breeding based on a simple DNA test.

The Canadian Dairy Network currently provides genetic evaluation for dairy cattle, but hasn’t looked at these traits because the data hasn’t been available.

“Through measuring feed efficiency and methane emissions in thousands of animals, we’ll be able to build the prediction equations needed to deliver those genetic evaluations,” said Stothard.

The project team just received a $10.3-million grant from Genome Canada, Genome Alberta and the Ontario Genomics Institute and is partnering with the Canadian Dairy Network. GrowSafe, an Alberta company that uses radio frequency ID technology in feed bunks, will help collect the feed-efficiency measurements. It will take the project team about four years to go from data collection to completion.

“We’re hoping we can start providing genetic evaluations to producers before the end of the project,” said Stothard. “But it does take time to collect the data, build the prediction equations, and validate them.”

Once the information is available, dairy producers could receive genomic estimated breeding values on feed efficiency and methane emission for any cattle that are in the Canadian Dairy Network. The network already hosts a national database of all the dairy performance data collected in Canada. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

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Heartland

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

Summer weather moves back in Issued: Monday, August 24, 2015 · Covering: August 26 – September 2, 2015 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

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ou have to give the weather models credit, a s t h e y d i d a p re t t y darned good job of predicting last week’s weather. The strong weekend low developed and tracked through southern and central Manitoba as expected, and was followed by clearing skies and warmer temperatures to start this week.

For this forecast period the weather models point toward drier and warmer weather, with no major storm systems expected to affect our region.

Instead, high pressure will dominate, bringing plenty of sunshine along with daytime highs in the mid- to upper 20s.

This doesn’t mean we won’t see any clouds or precipitation. A weak area of low pressure is forecast to slide by to our south late Thursday into Friday, and it may bring a few clouds with the outside chance of a thundershower to extreme southern regions during this time. A low tracking across the northern Prairies over the weekend will drag a

weak cold front through central and southern areas sometime on Sunday, which will give us another chance for some scattered clouds and the odd thundershower late in the day and into the evening.

Next week looks like it will star t off sunny and war m as a ridge of high pressure rebuilds. We should expect daytime highs to continue in the mid- to upper 20s, with lows in the 10 to 15 C range. By next Wednesday the weather models show a shift in the weather pattern, with an area of low pressure tracking through the north-central Prairies. This will bring clouds and the chance for some precipitation. A cooler and more active northwesterly flow is then forecasted to develop behind this system to end next week. Confidence in this part of the forecast is low, so don’t get too worried yet.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 17 to 27 C; lows, +5 to +14 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.

LAND & OCEAN TEMPERATURE PERCENTILES — JULY 2015

This issue’s map shows global July temperature anomalies, according to NOAA, as percentiles. A good portion of the world recorded warmer- to much-warmer-than-average temperatures this July. What really stands out is just how many regions recorded record-warm conditions (dark red).

While globally it was warm, there were still areas below average, with the north Atlantic and western Russia being the coolest.

Wild weather and big-time heat

Given the past year’s overall weather pattern, the weekend’s activity was unusual

By Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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n last week’s issue I began our discussion about El Niño and promised to continue that discussion in this issue, but sometimes Mother Nature takes over and forces us to change our plans. This is what happened last weekend as a strong lates u m m e r / e a r l y- f a l l s t o r m s y s t e m moved across our region, bringing with it strong thunderstorms, steady rains and high winds, not to mention some cool temperatures. The final numbers aren’t yet in as I write, but Environment Canada did put out an early summary of the storm.

First of all, this storm was not unusual. While we don’t often see really strong systems like this in the summer, they do occur, and late August is often when we’ll get hit by these systems. The storm system was caused by a sharp dip in the jet stream that forced cool air to dive southward to our west. This brought some very cool weather to that region and pulled warm, moist air northward over our region. This helped to spin up the area of low pressure and all of the energy released by the condensation of moisture helped the low to intensify. What was different with this low, compared to other similar systems over the last couple of years, is that this dip in the jet stream didn’t break off, allowing for this system to develop into a cut-

… the storm system was able to keep moving to the east instead of meandering around and affecting our region for days on end.

Table 1: Storm recap Hail sizes from last Saturday Teulon

off low. This meant the storm system was able to keep moving to the east instead of meandering around and affecting our region for days on end.

I’m not sure if this signifies a general change in the overall weather pattern we’ve been in for the last year or so, but it’s definitely something to note, especially as we continue to examine and watch the strong El Niño episode currently taking place.

Table 1 lays out some of the early reports on last weekend’s storm system from Environment Canada. The rainfall amounts in Table 2 are mostly from Saturday’s thunderstorms and don’t include the 25 to 50 mm that fell overnight Saturday and during the day on Sunday over stations in the eastern half of our province.

I know in my region, just northeast of Winnipeg, total rainfall amounts were in the 75- to 100-mm range for the two-day event. This was enough rain to saturate the fields and cause some significant puddling and overland run-off. Let’s hope this week’s forecast of sunny and warm weather materializes and helps to dry things out.

The warmest month O n a d i f f e re n t n o t e, Ju l y ’s g l o bal temperatures have been crunched and according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), July 2015 was the warmest month globally ever recorded (compared to average and going back to 1880). The average global temperature for July, according to it, was 0.81 C above the average, which beat out July 1998 by 0.14 C as the warmest month ever. This helps to make the first seven months of 2015 the warmest on record, and with El Niño conditions expected to continue across the Pacific, it looks likely that 2015 will be the second consecutive warmest year on record.

In our next issue we’ll take our usual look back at this month’s weather, then look ahead to see what the longrange weather forecasters predict for this fall. After that, barring any more significant weather events, we’ll continue our look at El Niño — what it is, how it contributes to record-warm global temperatures and how it might impact our weather over the winter and into next spring.

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Matlock

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Beaconia

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Silver Falls

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85

Gretna

80

Deerwood

74

Kleefeld

74

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Beaconia

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Marla Rieckman speaks to soybean growers. photo: Shannon VanRaes

But carbonate isn’t the only cause of iron deficiency chlorosis; salinity can also trigger it, as can some plant injuries due to herbicide drift.

“The only way you’ll know if it’s one or the other is really by testing the soil,” Rieckman said.

Easy to diagnose The good news is that iron deficiency chlorosis doesn’t usually last all season. As soil dries out, the plants are again able to take up iron.

Its yellow signature also makes it easy to spot and diagnose.

“The beautiful thing is

that iron deficiency chlorosis shows up in the fields, it’s yellow and you can see it visually,” Rieckman said. “So take a picture and you can go back and see that problem come back year after year after year, because that problem is always inherently there, whether it’s a poor

drainage problem with high pH and high carbonate presence or if it’s a salt problem.”

While there are rescue treatments available, they are too expensive to be viable for soybean growers. Primarily, they are used on strawberries, which can also experience iron deficiency chlorosis but have a different rate of return.

Rieckman said iron deficiency does cause yield loss, but exactly how much is hard to determine because it depends on how long iron deficiency chlorosis lasts and how severe it is.

“Observe, test, and if you know you have a risk, then you can select a variety that has the best tolerance,” she said. “That’s always the first step. It doesn’t mean you’ll have no symptoms that come up, but it means that you’ve got something that’s been shown to have tolerance.”

Other studies have shown planting rows farther apart, with higher plant populations can help offset the effects of high carbonate levels.

“We don’t know why that works exactly, but it might be that the plants work together as plant populations in rows increase — so, higher population works together to acidify the soil and remove more moisture,” she said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Speaking at a recent field day near Carman, Marla Rieckman told producers that wet, poorly drained land is often the culprit.

“One of the main causes of iron deficiency chlorosis is actually the presence of high carbonate levels or high-pH alkaline soil,” said Rieckman, a landscape stewardship specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

“These are soils that are typically poorly drained… carbonates in the soil move with water, but they move slowly with water, they don’t move as fast as salts do with water.”

The problem is that iron is not particularly soluble in alkaline soil — wet soil with carbonate.

Under normal circumstances soybean plants have the ability to actually change pH levels around their roots, but only to a certain degree.

“The plant will acidify the area around the root and then that iron that it comes in contact with becomes soluble and the plant can take it up,” she explained.

“However, a soil that has a high presence of carbonates at the surface, will start to interfere with the plant’s ability to change the pH in the area around the roots, so the plant is going ahead and it is attempting to acidify the area around the roots and then these carbonates come in and they basically buffer against that change, keeping the pH higher, so the plant can’t actually get that iron.”

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Canola should be off in many areas in time for winter wheat planting Potential profits and spreading the workload make winter wheat a crop to consider

BY ALLAN DAWSON

“I’ve seen the benefits (of seed treatment) in trials and it’s cheap insurance. It makes for a more uniform and healthy stand.”

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here’s time and lots of good reasons to plant winter wheat this fall, says an agronomist with the Western Winter Wheat Initiative.

“Canola crops are really coming in here fast,” Ken Gross said from his Brandon office Aug. 21. The Western Winter Wheat Initiative is a collaboration between Bayer Crop Science, Richardson International and Ducks Unlimited to promote winter wheat production as a viable crop option in Western Canada.

There were concerns whether canola, the preferred stubble for winter wheat seeding, would be harvested late after many fields in the southwest had to be reseeded.

But swathing was expected to be well underway this week if the weather co-operated, Lionel Kaskiw, a crop production adviser with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in Souris, said during a webinar Aug. 19.

As of last week, canola harvest is even more advanced in central Manitoba. However, canola maturity is more delayed in the northwest, said Jake Davidson, executive manager of Winter Cereals Manitoba.

To be eligible for full crop insurance coverage, Manitoba farmers must seed winter wheat between Aug. 20 and Sept. 15.

However, they can seed as late as Sept. 20 and get 80 per cent of normal coverage.

Seeding winter wheat early is better because it gives the crop more time to get established, Gross said. Ideally winter wheat should go into dormancy with three- or four-leaf leaves. Smaller plants don’t store enough nutrients and energy in their crowns, which help with stress and regrowth

Ken Gross

To get full crop insurance coverage in Manitoba winter wheat must be planted between Aug. 20 and Sept. 15. photo: allan dawson

in the spring. Late seeding also increases the risk the crop will flower when the risk of fusarium head blight is highest.

Good stubble will trap snow to insulate winter wheat helping it to survive the winter, Gross said. While canola stubble is considered among the best, other stubbles can work.

Although crop insurance recommends seeding into stubble, it no longer requires it since dropping coverage on winter wheat that winterkills. Farmers used to be able to get 75 per cent of their winter wheat coverage if the crop didn’t survive winter; now they are only eligible for a 25 per cent reseeding claim. However, once winter wheat is established in the spring, it’s fully covered.

Gross recommends treating winter wheat seed with a fungicide.

“I’ve seen the benefits in trials and it’s cheap insurance,” he said. “It makes for a more uniform and healthy stand.”

Even stands are easier to protect from fusarium with a fungicide, Gross said.

Upping the seeding rate and

shallow seeding increase stand uniformity, he said. Planting more seeds is also recommended when seeding late to offset winter losses.

Thirty plants per square foot is ideal. That can be achieved by seeding 2.5 bushels an acre, or following this formula: Pounds per acre = desired plant population/ft2 X 1,000 kernel wt. (in grams)/seedling survival rate (0.70) / 10.

Thousand kernel weight is used as the average number of seeds per pound varies. A seedling survival rate of 0.70 is used to take into account germination and emergence, which is similar to spring crops plus the impact of winter survival.

While far mers might be tempted to seed deeper to reach moisture, Gross recommends seeding one-half inch to 1.5 inches. As little as two-tenths of an inch of rain can be enough to trigger germination, he said.

Most farmers have the equipment to seed shallow, but to do it, they need to reduce seeding speed.

Winter wheat yields average 40 per cent more than spring

wheat so it needs 10 to 20 per cent more nitrogen, Gross said.

To maximize yield potential the nitrogen needs to be available by the four- to five-leaf stage early in the growing season. A wet spring might delay that, so Gross recommends applying half the nitrogen in the fall.

Choose your class Farmers have a number of winter wheats to choose from.

Gross recommends one that’s eligible for the Canada Western Red Winter class — a class that pays more because it’s aimed at milling markets.

CDC Falcon, once Manitoba’s most popular winter wheat, has been moved to the Canada Western General Purpose class — a class created for fuel and feed use.

M a n i t o b a f a r m e r s g re w 159,375 insured, (excluding pedigreed seed and organic) acres of winter wheat in 2015, the Manitoba Agr icultural Services Corporation (MASC) reports. Flourish was the most popular accounting for 55 per cent or 87,656 of the commercial acres.

Emerson was almost as popular at 54 per cent. It’s the only winter wheat rated “R” or resistant to fusarium head blight.

However, under heavy disease pressure, Emerson can still be infected.

Since Emerson is five inches taller than CDC Falcon, Gross says farmers in the Red River Valley might want to consider AAC Gateway because it’s shorter.

However, Seed Manitoba rates both as “Very Good” for lodging resistance.

AAC Gateway is rated “Intermediate” for fusarium and “Fair” for winter hardiness versus Emerson’s “R” rating for fusarium and “Good” rating for hardiness.

Farmers should consider winter wheat because it can yield more than spring wheat, potentially generating more net revenue, Gross said. It’s also a way to spread out a farmer’s work.

“That’s important as farms get bigger,” he said. “It provides some risk management and can reduce the stress in a wet year to have a crop already seeded.”

Winter wheat is also good for waterfowl. It’s home to 24 times more nesting birds than spring cereals because it provides protection from predators about three weeks earlier in the spring, Gross said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Monsanto wants to combine its world-leading seeds business with Syngenta’s own seeds and pesticides.

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Maturity matters in desiccation timing

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The Canola Council of Canada’s Spray to Swath calculator shows just how long to wait after spraying a desiccant or other pre-harvest chemical

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By JENNIFER BLAIR Staff / Olds, Alta.

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n desiccation — as in life — success is usually defined by maturity.

“Whatever product you’re using, make sure you’re using it when the majority of the plants in the field is physiologically mature,” said Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

“You get into problems when they’re immature. It doesn’t preserve your yield or your value when you’re using it.”

Desiccants can help dr y down the crop for an earlier harvest, said Brook, who spoke at the Making the Grade workshop in late July. Right now, four products — Syngenta’s Reglone, BASF’s Heat, Nufarm’s Aim, and glyphosate — are used as desiccants in Canada.

But desiccants don’t help immature seeds to mature, said Brook, so it’s important to apply any desiccant when the plant is already mature.

“Physiological maturity occurs at basically less than 30 per cent moisture. That applies for all cereals, peas, and canola,” he said.

In canola, the right stage is when 60 to 75 per cent of the seeds have changed colour.

Cereals are mature when “the part just below the head of the stem is yellow and dry,” he said.

At that point, producers should be doing the ‘fingernail test.’

“Try and force a crease down it,” said Brook. “If you can see a dent in the kernel and it stays in the kernel after taking your fingernail off, then it’s at 30 per cent (moisture) or less.”

Pre - h a r v e s t i n t e r v a l s — “meaning the time from when you apply a product to the time you cut it” — are equally important, said Keith Gabert, an agronomist with the Canola Council of Canada.

And the best place to get information on pre-harvest inter vals in canola is the Canola Council’s Spray to Swath calculator, he said.

“If you’ve already sprayed and you know what you’ve sprayed, you can put that product in there and it will tell you how many days you need to wait,” said Gabert. The calculator (available at www.spraytoswath.ca) also allows producers to pick when they want to swath, and will choose a product based on that timeline.

Following the right pre-harvest intervals and making sure the crop is mature when it’s sprayed will help keep any residues within acceptable levels for export, said Brook.

“If you do it when it’s not mature, that’s when you get the chemical getting into the grain itself, which affects the quality,” said Brook.

“Ultimately, that’s when we start getting feedback from the customers buying the stuff saying, ‘What’s with these maximum residue limits being too high?’”

That’s why following the product label is so important, added Gabert.

“These pre-harvest intervals are typically designed because the companies have done the

“Whatever product you’re using, make sure you’re using it when the majority of the plants in the field is physiologically mature.”

Harry Brook

tests to show that your product — the food that we sell somebody else — is now below the maximum residue limits if you wait the right number of days,” said Gabert.

“It’s really critical that you understand that and read and follow label directions.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

The right time to apply a pre-harvest desiccant is when the crop is physiologically mature, says crop specialist Harry Brook. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR

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Agricultural Hall of Fame The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

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he youngest of eight children, Roslyn Morris Deveson was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, on February 1, 1933. He was raised on a mixed farm at Arden and attended Inkerman elementary school. Following high school in Neepawa, Morris attended the University of Manitoba from which he graduated with a bachelor of science in agriculture (B.S.A.) in 1956. In 1958, he married Joyce Adams, with whom he raised three children: a daughter, Arlie, who became a nurse like her mother, and two sons, Grant and Ross, both of whom have B.S.A.s, like their father, from the University of Manitoba.

Morris and Joyce have three granddaughters and one grandson.

Morris’s involvement in 4-H as a youth was the beginning of his life-long appreciation of the benefits it offered rural young folks. He began his professional career with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture as an agricultural representative in Hamiota. He moved on to become regional extension co-ordinator for western Manitoba in Brandon; assistant director, Extension Service Branch; and then director, Technical Services and Training and superintendent of Agriculture Societies in Winnipeg. Under Morris’s stewardship, 4-H in Manitoba and the role of agricultural fairs and societies reached a high point in the province.

In 1974, Morris became chairman of the federalprovincial Agriculture Employment (Manpower) Committee. He was designated a Friend of the International Agricultural Exchange Association in 1988 for his many years of service. Morris represented Manitoba agriculture on the Canadian Agriculture Research Council for six years, 1986-92.

Believing that agriculture is both a physical and a social science, Morris was committed to policies and actions that actually improved rural life. His ability to mentor and develop leadership while building strong communities has been recognized by his colleagues, farmers, and the committees with whom he worked. Throughout his 37-year public service career, Morris always had his feet on the ground and his heart in the rural community. He knew how farmers and rural folks thought and rec-

Central America issues drought alert The FAO says nearly one million are struggling with hunger in Guatemala San Salvador / Reuters

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ognized that what worked in theory didn’t always work in practice.

Morris served his profession as president of the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists, director of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, and president of the Canadian Society of Extension. He has chaired the Farm Family of the Year Committee for the Red River Exhibition Association since 1993, served as a director on the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, and volunteered at the United Church, the Manitoba Heart and Stroke Foundation, and Senior Slo-Pitch Softball.

Morris Deveson has made, and continues to make, a significant contribution to his chosen profession, his community, his country and his family. He is a fine example of the best of public service.

Nominated by Red River Exhibition Association – 2015

entral American and Caribbean governments on Aug. 20 issued an official alert as severe drought in the region damages the crops of some 1.6 million people.

As part of the step, governments from the farming-dependent region pledged to help afflicted families and co-ordinate international relief efforts to deal with the drought, the cost of which is still being calculated.

“Agreement has been reached to declare an agricultural alert across all of Central America and the Caribbean, not just to... take preventive steps for what follows, but also raise international awareness and seek co-operation,” Orestes Ortez, El Salvador’s agriculture minister, told reporters.

Officials from Central American governments and the Dominican Republic took part in a meeting on the drought in El Salvador.

Earlier the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said nearly one million people in Guatemala alone are struggling to feed themselves due to drought and poor harvests.

Central American coffee farmers have already been hit hard by a deadly fungus known as roya in the past two seasons.

Defoliation from rust in a Brazilian coffee plantation. In addition to drought, Central American coffee producers have been hit by the rust for the past two years. Photo: Carlos Roberto Carvalho et al/Creative Commons

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Cutting hay with eight cylinders of JD power

Ontario neonic fight goes to court

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor / Ottawa

Jim Shepherd of Forrest and three friends took Shepherd’s collection of vintage John Deere two-cylinder tractors for a workout and home video parade Aug. 16, beside Highway 10 north of Brandon. Shepherd is driving a 1942 Model H tractor with a seven-foot mower. Friends behind him were cutting hay with a 1952 Model A, a 1954 Model 50 and a 1955 Model 50. Photo: John Dietz Trim: 8.125”

Trim: 10”

Grain Farmers of Ontario has asked the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to grant a stay on the implementation of the province’s regulations to restrict the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments.

The case will be heard Sept. 28.

In June the Ontario government announced regulations designed to reduce neonic use by 80 per cent in two years in order to reduce deaths of bees and other pollinating insects.

“Our organization firmly believes these regulations are not workable and we are highly concerned about how they will negatively impact the future of grain farming in this province,” GFO chairman Mark Brock said in a statement. “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.”

If the court provides a stay against them, farmers will be able to plant next year under the same rules followed this planting season. Brock said GFO is hoping a decision will be reached prior to the deadline for seed orders for 2016.

At the same time, the organization is advising its members to attend information sessions on the regulations being held across the province.

“The regulations are law and farmers need to educate themselves on compliance.”

In seeking the court hearing, Toronto lawyer Eric Gillespie said the farm group would like to see the regulations to slash the use of the seed treatment in corn, soybean and horticulture production delayed until next year.

It has also requested the court to provide an interpretation of the regulations issued by the Ontario Environment Ministry “that can be reasonably met.” As currently written, they place farmers in an impossible situation, Gillespie said.

Health Canada may play a role in the court case.

Earlier this year, it said measures adopted to protect bees from neonic dust during the planting season are working. It promised a full report this fall on bee death reports.

From preliminary data, it found “an 80 per cent in-season bee mortality decrease for the 2015 corn- and soybean-planting season, compared to 2013. The 2014 season saw a 70 per cent decline in bee mortality.”

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CROP REPORT

Average to above-average harvest yields in most areas Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development crop report for August 24, 2015 Weekly Provincial Summary Good harvest progress was made in Manitoba throughout the week due to moderate temperatures and dry conditions. To date, yields of winter and spring wheat, barley, oats and canola are average to above average. Good quality is also noted.

However, a weather system passed through several areas of Manitoba over the weekend that resulted in a wide range of precipitation amounts and strong winds, along with hail in isolated areas.

Har vest operations are halted and will resume once weather and field conditions allow.

The precipitation will benefit later-maturing crops, as well as hayfields and pastures.

Southwest Region Scattered showers in some areas slowed harvest progress through the week. Over the weekend, rainfall amounts ranged from 15 to 40 mm with some areas reporting as high as 75 mm.

The winter cereal harvest is nearing completion with generally average to slightly a b ov e - a v e r a g e y i e l d s a n d quality. Spring wheat and barley swathing and pre-harvest a p p l i c a t i o n s a re o n g o i n g .

Early spring wheat and barley yields are above long-term averages.

The earliest canola fields are being swathed. Disease levels in both early- and laterseeded canola continue to be minimal. There are some dif-

ficulties in swathing due to lodging.

Most field peas have been desiccated or swathed with a significant percentage harvested; yields are above longterm averages. Weed pressure is high in some flax fields.

Corn and sunflowers are doing well with no production issues currently noted.

Soybean growth and maturity slowed over this past week with maturities in the full R5 (seed set) to early R6 (podfilling) stage of development.

Some fields that have missed recent thundershowers are beginning to show symptoms of moisture stress and premature dry-down.

Some areas in the region have seen a start to secondcut alfalfa with yields average to above average and variable to good quality depending upon rainfall. Greenfeed silage is being harvested with average to above-average yields reported. Pastures that were overgrazed in spring remain in poor condition due to reduced regrowth.

Northwest Region Thunderstorm activity resulted in random rainshowers. Rainfall amounts ranged from zero to over 25 mm. The southern part of the Swan Valley received hail.

Approximately 40 per cent of the winter wheat crop and 20 per cent of the hard red wheat c ro p h a s b e e n h a r ve s t e d .

Reported yields are extremely variable and range from 20 to 70 bu./acre.

Approximately 90 per cent of the canola crop is podded with about 10 per cent mature.

R a i n ov e r t h e w e e k e n d has halted haying and silage operations. Second-cut harvest is seeing average yields and native hay is also being harvested. Some late-seeded annual crops intended for grain are being considered for silage harvest or greenfeed.

The recent rainfall was welcome for pasture growth.

Central Region Rainfall impacted the whole region on the weekend with precipitation amounts ranging from almost none along t h e s o u t h - c e n t ra l p a r t o f the region to as much as 85 m m o n t h e e a s t e r n s i d e.

Precipitation was welcome for the later-maturing crops like soybeans and corn, including some acres that were showing symptoms of moisture stress.

However, wet field conditions in some areas will impact harvest operations.

Wheat harvest is reported at 40 to 80 per cent complete with the Red River Valley being the most advanced. Harvest of winter wheat and fall rye is almost complete. Yields of winter wheat are reported in the 55 to 90 bu./acre range; average is expected to be in the 65 to 75 bu./acre range.

Quality is generally good, but variability is noted due to lodging. Red spring wheat protein contents are ranging from 12 to 15 per cent, while general purpose/feed wheat ranges from 11 to 13 per cent.

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Eastern Region Thunderstorms resulted in precipitation ranging from 25 mm to 178 mm, with the most impacted areas north of Caliento to Sandilands, east of Vita and Beausejour. Oakbank, Stead and Winnipeg Beach areas also received hail.

Winter wheat harvesting is 90 per cent complete overall with most fields in central and northern districts completed with an average yield of 70 bu./acre and average quality. Spring wheat harvest is 50 per cent complete with the greatest progress in central and northern districts and an average yield of 60 bu./acre with average quality. Thus far, reported protein levels range from 13 to 15 per cent and low fusarium-damaged kernel levels. About 25 per cent of the oat crop is harvested with an average yield of 110 bu./acre with average quality. About 10

per cent of the canola is harvested with an average yield of 55 bu./acre with average quality.

Pasture conditions are rated at 80 per cent good, 10 per cent fair and 10 per cent poor.

Hay supplies are rated at 20 per cent surplus and 80 per cent adequate. Straw, greenfeed and feed grain supplies are all rated as adequate.

Availability of livestock water is also adequate.

Interlake Region During Friday evening and Sa t u rd a y m o r n i n g , h e a v y rainfall occurred. Rainfall amounts varied throughout the Interlake Region, ranging from 15 to 80 mm; Eriksdale, Selkirk and Teulon received 50 to 80 mm of rainfall during the weekend. Pea-sized hail was also reported in the Teulon area; shatter ing in canola occurred as a result.

For areas that received heavy rainfall, field travel will be impacted and will slow down the progress of harvest.

Ha r v e s t i s e s t i m a t e d a t 10 to 15 per cent complete.

Harvesting of spring cereals and canola fields occurred during week. Reports of spring wheat yields ranging from 50 to 75 bu./acre with protein levels around 14.0 per cent. Oat yields range from 100 to 115 bu./acre. Canola yields range from 35 to 40 bu./acre.

Harvesting of most forage grass seed fields is complete.

Soybeans are in the R6 growth stage, corn is in the blister (R2) stage and sunflowers in the R6 to R7 stage.

Cooler temperatures and scattered showers brought a reprieve from the grasshopper pressure in pastures and weevil damage in hayfields.

Pastures are holding out fairly well. Greenfeed and silage harvest is in full swing with average yields.

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Co m b i n i n g o f c a n o l a i s well under way in the Red River Valley with as much as 40 per cent of the crop harvested. Most canola fields on the escarpment are just being swathed as a result of late-spring frost and reseeding. Early yield reports are variable, with the best-looking fields yielding 40 to 50 bu./ acre, while fields that struggled are as low as 30 bu./acre.

Sunflowers are still flowering; monitor ing continues for insects. Sunflower beetle numbers are low, while lygus bug numbers are at threshold levels or higher, and most fields are sprayed. Reports of soybean aphids have not increased, and most fields are well below threshold level.

Edible beans are starting to turn.

Some fields have been cultivated, following harvest.

Second-cut hay harvest is mostly complete. Pastures are rated good to fair.

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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.

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• 1995 Case IH 7220 Diesel Tractor, 3 PTH, Cab, 7844hrs, MFWD • 1996 215S Series 2 JCB Loader Backhoe, 4WD • 4-150 White Field Boss Tractor, 4WD, 3208 CAT Diesel, 1000 PTO, 152 HP • 2005 Rainbow 33ft Tri-Axle Goosneck Trailer, Beaver Tail, Ramps, GVWR: 24150lb • 9ft New Holland 617 Disc Mower • Kverneland UN7581 Bale Wrapper

• New Idea 364 Tandem Axle Manure Spreader • Husky 5000 Gal Liquid Manure Tank • 8-51 Westfield Auger, PTO Drive • 2001 Arctic Cat 300 Quad, 4X4 • 3 PTH Rough Cut Mower • Good Shop Tools (Hitachi, Dewalt, Lincoln, Makita) • Riding Lawn Tractors

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Available at:

Swan Valley Co-op Ltd. Swan River, MB

(204) 734-4208

INVENTORY REDUCTION FOR CRICKSIDE CATS

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th 10:00 AM

Location: Crickside Cats 1 1/2 miles East On Clearspring Rd. Steinbach, Manitoba Hwy #12 then 1/2 mile West on Road 25N

WIDE VARIETY FROM 1994 to 2015 MODEL SLEDS • SKI-DOO

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MARSHILL'S ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT SALE Sat., Sept. 26 @ 10:00 am East Selkirk, MB

3 miles North on Hwy #59 then East, 5 miles on Rd #80N then 3/4 mile North on Rd 36E - #80112 Contact: James (204) 330 - 5282

Hauling Can Be Arranged!

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Tractors * Equipment * Vehicles & Trailers * Yard & Recreation * Building Supply * Farm Misc * Livestock Equip * Tools & Misc * (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

www.mcsherryauction.com

Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937 • Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential Overhead Doors & Operators.

• Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available.

• Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available.

• Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators.

• Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts.

• Commercial/Agricultural Steel Man Doors and Frames.

• Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service.

• 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers 2004 ADVANCE SUPER B grain trailer. $25,000.

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

Sell them here!

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SHOP & HOUSEHOLD AUCTION for Bill & Mary Reimer Sep 26, 11AM at Plumas. Directions: 8-mi W of Plumas on Pr. Rd#265 or 11-mi E of HWY #5 on Pr. Rd#265. TRUCKS: 1998 GMC 1500 SLE, 6.5-dsl, 4x4, crew cab, stereo, power locks, power windows, box liner, new tires, 384000-km; 2006 Chevy 1/2 ton, 8-cyl gas engine, crew cab, CD player, stereo, power locks, power windows, good tires, 87569-mi; CONCRETE FORMS AND TOOLS: 2x8 concrete wall forms new; large variety of used concrete forms including corners; metal round bin pad forms 8” to 30” in height; snap ties; wailer bars; Hilti DD 200 diamond drilling rig; Hilti DX 450 Ramset; variety of rebar; trowels; concrete anchors; safety poles; SHOP TOOLS: Lincoln power mig welder 255c (less tank); 20 metal cutting band saw; welding table w/vice; anvil w/cart; drill press; bench grinder; air impact 1” drive w/hose & 2 sockets; variety of chains; tire bead breaking hammer; router, planer, sander; bolts & nuts w/cabinet; lower tool box; 18v DeWalt impact; fuel hose and nozzle; 200-gal. fuel tank w/electric pump; steel rack w/steel; parts washer; 21 pc 1” drive socket set; many more tools; LAWN AND GARDEN: 314 JD garden tractor w/tiller; STX 46 JD Garden tractor 1142 D-Series Manitoba Calssifieds.indd 8 w/mower; garden tools; BBQ wood or coal; 2-45 gal. plastic barrels; coolers; back pack sprayer; picnic table; 2 story play house w/slide; MISC: Monarch water pump (new); spraying control system; painting supplies; RV supplies; grain hopper; PTO water pump; HOUSEHOLD: Oak table w/6 chairs; china cabinet; sofa & love seat; sectional; 2-recliners; 2-wooden rocking chairs; 2-floor lamps; table lamps; upright piano and bench; 12-ft shuffle table; filing cabinet; fax machine; 3-office desks; toys; books; much, much more! Pennwest Auctions Peter Penner Austin, MB, CA Ph:(204)385-2970. Owner (204)637-2211. See list w/pictures on Global Auction Guide. pennwestauctions@gmail.com

Paterson Grain Crop Inputs

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

Estate of Rose Dudar

Saturday, August 29 @ 10:00 am Fraserwood, MB Jct Hwy #7 & #231. Go West 4 miles then South 2 miles then 1 mile West on Dudar Rd. Contact: Tom (204) 299-9045 or Kathy (204) 275-5008

Tractors & Crawler: Ford 7710 Cab MFWA 3PH 540/1000 Triple Hyd w Leon 690 FEL 7531 Hrs. - Needs Engine Repair * Deutz D7206 Cab 540 PTO Dual Hyd. w Leon 690 FEL 7250 Hrs. * JD 4020 Dsl Cab 540/1000 Hyd 6584 Hrs. * EEZ On FEl w JD 4020 Mts. * JD 1010 Gas Crawler w FEL Hyd. 540 PTO - New Undercarriage * JD Mt Row Crop 2PT Hitch Pulley * Case 630 Hyd. * Case 430 Hyd * Case DC 4 w FEL * FEL Manure Forks * FEL Bale Forks Equip: Hutchmaster 8’ Offset Disc * Scultz Rock Picker * 48’ Tandem High Boy Flat Deck w Pipe Hay Railing * Semi Dolly Converter * Sitrex 9 Wheel Rake * JD 450 Trailer 9’ Sickle Mower * Wrowse 30’ Hyd. Dump Rake * NH 56 Side Del Rake * NH 851 Rd Baler * JD #5 Semi Mt 7’Sickle Mower * Farmhand Stack Mover * 120 Bushel Hopper Wagon Building: Sheet Metal Pole Structure 32’ x 56’ x 16’ H Shop w Double Slide Door & Man Door ($8000.00 reserve Bid ) To Be Moved Heavy Trucks & Vehicles: 80 Mack Semi * 77 Chev C 50 w 15’ B & H * 87 GMC 4 x 4 1/2 Ton * 78 Chev 2500 * 75 Ford 1 Ton Dually w 11’ Deck & Hoist Livestock Equip & Misc: Farm King PTO Roller Mill on Transport * Port Squeeze Chute w Scale * Port Creep Feeder w Panels * 5) Rd Bale Feeders * 16) Corral Panels * Gates * 10 ‘ Metal Bunk Feeders * Stock Doctor * Electric Fencers * Com. Meat Grinder * 300 LB Hanging Scale * 1200 Gal Poly Tank * Cement Mixer * Wood Heater * New 5th Wheel Hitch * Fuel Tanks & Stand * Lumber * Farm Misc * Implement Parts Recreation & Yard: 88 Ford 24’ Triple E Motorhome Dash AC * Al 16 1/2 ‘ Boat, Merc 200 Outboard & Trailer * MTD 13 HP R Mower * Turf 7 HP 30” R Mower * 6) Rolls Snow Fence * Leg Traps * Fishing & Camping Items Tools: Lincoln 225 Welder * Air Comp * Drill Press * Table Saws * Chain Saw * Power Tools * Shop Supply Antiques: JD Van Brunt 20 Run Seeder * Rumbly Threshing Machine * Horse Dump Rakes * Int 2 B Plow * Cream Separator * Anvil * Gramophones * Table * Wood Washer * Trunks * Crock * Torche Lamp * Pedal Bikes Household: Woodheater * Pool Table * Furniture * Various Household * Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

(204) 532-2121

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

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

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

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

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

Binscarth, MB

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

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

218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.7529

1142 D-Series Manitoba Calssifieds.indd 6 FARMALL M WIDE FRONT; Farmall H wide front; 15-08-14 4:03 PM AUCTION SALES Pony Massey tractor; 56 IHC truck 3-Ton; 12-ft Auctions Various deep tiller; 20-ft. flatdeck gooseneck trailer; 12-ft. press drill; IHC baler, for scrap; 2 cyl Miller Welder; gooseneck camper trailer. (204)855-2212 Hobby Farm Auction September 19th & 20th 2015.

Will be the First annual Hobby Farm Auction Held in Portage La Prairie, MB. This Auction is For anyone to come buy or sell animals, whether you only have a couple animals in the back yard, or a couple hundred. (204)872-2850, (204)981-9738 AUCTION SALES ambergerbrandt@hotmail.com

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19th 10:00 AM

Partial List:

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

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For Malcolm & Elizabeth Hunter Location: From Steinbach, Manitoba, 10 miles South on Hwy #12 then 1/2 mile West on Road 25N

Swan River

Roblin

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BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting 15-08-14 PM FARM4:03 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

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CLOTHING Work Wear

LARGE FARM ESTATE AUCTION Saturday, September 5th, 2015 – 11:00am Directions: From Humbolt, MN - 3 ½ West on Cty. 6; From Pembina, ND - take Hwy. 59 East 3 miles to Jct. Hwy. 75, turn right on Hwy. 75 and go ¼ mile, then turn right on Cty. 12 and go 3 miles South and 1 mile East Owners: Brad Cosley Estate – Dick Cosley, 701-825-6389 or 701-520-3067 Auctioneer’s Note: Brad passed away young and unexpectedly. He was super meticulous in all his endeavors. Tough to find a cleaner estate than this one. Don’t miss it! (Partial list - for complete list visit our website) VEHICLES, TRAILERS, GRAIN TRUCK: *2008 Black GMC 1500 4wd pickup, sunroof, custom leather, 68,400 miles *2001 Chevy 2500 4wd pickup, topper, 224,000 miles *2001 Chevy Tahoe 4wd, 4 door, leather, 167,650 miles *1998 Dodge 4wd 1500 pickup, 125,000 miles *1994 Dodge 4wd pickup, 207,230 miles *1979 GMC High Sierra ¾ ton service pickup, runs strong, fully equipped *2014 8.5x20 Fabrique vision axle enclosed trailer, made into living quarters for ice fishing *2013 Mirage 6x14 enclosed trailer *Master Built tandem axle factory built flatbed trailer *Ford tandem twin screw grain truck TRACTORS, MOWERS & OTHERS BIGGER EQUIPMENT: *Kubota model B-7800 tractor w/ loader, MFD, 3 pt. diesel, 1075hrs *IHC A w/ belly mower, runs *605 H Vermeer round baler *(2) Husqvarna riding lawn tractors, 25 hp, LGT 2554 and YTH 20K 46, 166 hrs *Buhler/ Farm King 3pt P.T.O. snow blower *(4) fuel tanks w/ Gasboy pumps, 500-1000 CAMPER: *1998 33’ Cardinal 5th wheel camper, 2 slide outs, ready to go SNOWMOBILES (SOME VINTAGE): *2000 Arctic Cat Bearcat 440 long track, mint cond., 550 miles *1996 Polaris Indy liquid cooled 440 snowmobile, mint cond., 4,600 miles *(2) Vintage Arctic Cats, 297 Panthers, complete, must see *(2) Polaris Colt snowmobiles, vintage, must see *Vintage Arctic Cat 292, super clean, must see *Arctic Cat Jag vintage racer *Polaris TX 340 vintage racer FOUR WHEELERS: *2007 Polaris Sportsman 800 4wd four wheeler, loaded, like new *1995 Polaris 4wd 350 four wheeler, nice shape, has racks *Polaris 4wd 300 for wheeler, good, has racks FISHING EQUIPMENT & RECREATION: *18’ Crestliner fishing boat w/ 70hp Evinrude outboard motor and trailer AUGERS, BINS, BLOWER SYSTEM & GRAIN CLEANING PLANT: *Lorrich hopper bin, estimate 2000 bushel *Lorrich hopper bin on tall legs for seed *(2) matching Lorrich hopper bins, both have takeout augers, estimate 1500-2000 Bu *Complete seed cleaning plant equipment, could sell all together with building or sell separate TOOLS & GENERATORS

www.midwestauctions.com/dakota OR www.globalauctionguide.com Dakota Auctioneers, Larry Swenson, owner/ operator Lic. 508, 525 Main St., Cando ND 58324 701-968-4224 Office or 701-303-0379 Cell

SEWING ALTERATIONS, ZIPPERS REPLACED, upholstery for furniture, boats & automobiles.

Phone (204)727-2694

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Harvesting CUSTOM COMBINING: 460 CAT, W PU, $150/hr; 30-ft flex-head, $18/hr; 6 row allcrop header 30-in spacing, $22/hr. Carman MB & surrounding areas.

Mike Maddison (204)750-1030.

Available at:

Gilbert Plains Consumers Cooperative Ltd. Gilbert Plains, MB

(204) 548-2099 www.dseriescanola.ca

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FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

COMBINES Massey Ferguson

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS

1988 MF COMBINE 8560 25-ft. JD flex header 5.9 Cummins, new PU belts, hyd driven rotor chopper.

Phone (204)239-7758 or (204)872-1713.

COMBINES White

Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

Available at:

Baldur Agro Baldur, MB

(204) 535-2598 www.dseriescanola.ca

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

PRICES REDUCED UP TO 50% sawmill 4 skidders grapple & line, Clark, Timberjack, JD, many parted out; Case 125B Delimber; IH 3986 Feller Buncher; Trailers for moving tree length trees; Case 1085B w/wristotwist bucket; JD 892D excavator; Pioneer crusher; Cat 70 & 463 sprayers cable; Over 20 graders, complete running & parting out, champion, Cat, JD, A/C, several dump boxes; Over 100 pallet forks, new & used up to 8-ft. long; Over 500 loader & back-hoe buckers; Over 900 new & used track rollers in stock; Over 900 new & used tires, mostly industrial sizes; PWR units 7 light plants from 3-5 to 193KW; 4 all terrain cranes 10 to 20-Ton up to 40ft. reach; JLG 80-ft. man lift, many scissors lifts up to 52-ft.; Over 30 forklifts, complete running & parting out many different make & models, skidsteer attachments; Pulp clams & grapples; 2, cub cadet 4WD tractors, Gas DSL, 3-ph, PTO; several 2WD farm tractors, Case, JD, Co-op, MF, IH 484 tractor w/loader, cab, DSL; Bobcat 743 skidsteer 4WD loaders & dozers; Cat 966C hilift w/clam; Volvo L320 9-yd; Bobcat 2000 4WD loader; Clark 45B Cummins DSL; 2 Ford A62 loaders; 4 Cat D2 Crawlers; Cat D6B 44A front & rear dozers; Fiat Allis FL-9 crawler loader; Cat 950 loader 31K series; Cat D6D crawler work ready; Cat D5 crawler w/dozer & winch; Cat D8H 25000 s/n hyd tilt, dozer, canopy; Cat D8H 46A high horse, straight dozer; Cat D7-3T series w/hyd dozer; Cat D6-9U crawler; 2 Cat 955-K crawler loaders; Cat D4-7U. Hundreds of misc machines & attachment. 2 yards over 50-acres. New parts- Big Discounts. Central Canada’s Largest Wreckers of older construction equip.

Cambrian Equip Sales Ltd (204)667-2867 or fax (204)667-2932

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Grain Augers HARVEST INTL GRAIN AUGERS New 13-82 Auger w/Flex Hopper, 540 PTO, scissor lift, HD Auger $19,500; New 13-82 Auger w/Flex Hopper w/Hyd Winch, Hyd Mover, 540 PTO $23,500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer (204)326-7000.

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

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

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

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www.fyfeparts.com The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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

good condition, big rubber, asking $3,000; 1984 400 20-ft Versatile swather, good condition, asking $1,400; 1983 400 20-ft Versatile swather, double swath, asking $900 OBO; Haullin 53-ft extendable rafter trailer, all hydraulic, asking $3,500.

(204)728-1861.

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

COMBINES Accessories

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

IH 18-FT PULL TYPE swather; Case Model 725, 25-ft pull type swather, premium condition, shedded; Swath roller, 8-ft. Phone:(204)776-2249.

HAYING & HARVESTING Various

MATADOR SWATH TURNER $3,200; 24-ft. Vers PT swather $650. (204)770-0040

bales.

Phone

HYLINE 1400 BALE PICKER, carrys 14 5x6 round bales, field ready, asking $17,000 OBO. Phone (204)425-3884

Tillage & Seeding

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

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

TracTors TRACTORS Case/IH

Combines COMBINES Case/IH

TRACTORS Ford 8670 FORD TRACTOR FWA, approx 4,500-hrs, sure grip TD8 rice tires almost new, FEL 9-ft. bucket, $65,000 OBO. Phone (204)268-4591

TRACTORS John Deere 3020 JD, GOOD CONDITION, quick detaching loader, bucket & bale forks, newer rear tires, new starter, rebuilt rad, 3-PTH, asking $9,000; 4030 JD, VGC, cab, heat & a/c, 3-PTH, recently rebuilt motor, 7000-hrs, $18,500. (204)755-2924

Available at:

Shur-Gro Farm Services Ltd. Shoal Lake, MB

(204) 759-4240

JD 4630 FACTORY DUALS PTO, air, original seats, showing 4,361-hrs, $18,500; JD 2840 factory 3-pt. dual PTO, very nice, $12,500. Phone (204)746-2016, Morris, MB.

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

Ph:(204)325-2416.

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive

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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.

1986 CASE-IH COMBINE 1680, chaff spreader, rice tires, excellent condition, $25,000 OBO; Phone:(204)824-2196 or (204)573-6723.

TRACTORS Various

1991 1680 COMBINE, 3346-HRS, rock trap, straw chopper, bin extensions, 4-wheel drive, always shedded, asking $28,000. (204)364-2398

WESTFIELD GRAIN AUGER TR100-71 c/w swing auger, good condition, $2,000; Packer bar 26-ft. plus 2, 6-ft. packers, $750; Farm King diamond har-rows 17 sections, $500; Herman tine harrows 50-ft., $750. Jim Abbott (204)745-3884 or (204)750-1157, Carman.

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

Ford/New Holland

1992 TX 36 COMBINE, 3,320 engine hours. Has been used this fall. $10,000. Phone:(204)364-2422.

Arborg, MB. 1999 TX68 2,500 SEP $25,600, like new; 1997 TX68 2,300-hrs, $28,500, excellent condition. Nate Golas (204)280-1202 or (204)372-6056.

FOR SALE: TX66 1995 shedded 1905T, 2503E, newer concave, rub bars, feeder chain, elevator chain, chopper knives, PU belts, excellent condition, field ready, asking $30,000 OBO. Phone (204)535-2593, Baldur.

COMBINES Gleaner WANTED: L3 GLEANER COMBINE. Good condition. NH 1475 haybine. Phone: (306) 876-4707.

COMBINES John Deere 1986 JD 7720 TITAN 2 combine, good shape, field ready, chaff spreader, 2-spd cylinder, $14,000.

Phone (204)568-4604 FOR SALE 9600 JOHN deere combine. Mint condition. Last yr-new straw chopper, seives, rear tires, new engine radiator, new fan pulleyes, repainted, always shedded. $55,000 OBO. Ph:Murray@Somerset (204)744-2534

Big Tractor Parts, Inc.

MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus 3 YEARLING BLACK ANGUS bulls, $2,900 each, Sire still on farm, Lorette area. Call Bill (204)770-4706.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various FOR SALE: 50 COWS Red Angus X Simm, bred Black Simm. Fall Delivery. Richard (204)773-2824.

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. Service & repair on all makes/models. 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: SCALECO ELECTRIC cattle scale w/10,000-lb 8x10-ft pen. 22-ft heavy duty cattle loading chute w/spring door & catwalk. Phone (204)759-2220 KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life.

St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

12V. or Hydraulic Electronic Scale Opt.

Geared For The Future

RED OR GREEN 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement parts for your Steiger drive train.

2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.

1 877 695 2532 www.ezefeeder.ca

MUSICAL GIVE YOUR CHILD THE music you missed. Guitar, violin, piano, keyboard, band instruments, drums.

Hildebrand Music, Portage La Prairie Mall.

(204)857-3172.

NOTICES

1-800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

The Icynene Insulation System® • Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

COMBINES Massey Ferguson 1983 850 MF COMBINE, 354 Perkins engine, Melroe PU, has new sieves, hopper bottom. Phone (204)242-4411

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

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

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

every TUESDAY at 9 am

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

GRAIN CARTS LARGE SELECTION used carts 1142 D-Series Manitoba 30-ftCalssifieds.indd IHC MACDON4 FLEX DRAPER HEADER 15-08-14 4:03 PM Brent 610, 672, 674, 770, 772, 774, 874, 974 Uniw/gauge reels, 2 section pick-up reel, $30,000. verferth 7000, 8000, 9250; VFT 750, 760 hyd dr.

Ph:(204)871-0925. Macgregor, MB. Fickln 650-bu. $13,500; Grain Vacs REM 1026, 44,500; Brand $4,000-8,000; REM 2500 HD, COMBINE FOR SALE, INTERNATIONAL 1460. $9,500; Westfield 10x70 auger, $2,000; 8x46 3447 hrs, pick up head, good working condition.

Scoop-a-Second $1,000; JD 510 Baler, $1,500; JD $6,500. Ph: (204)828-3648. No sun calls please.

535, $5,000; JD 336, $3,000; Sudenga Weigh Wagon, $3,500. (204)857-8403.

COMBINES

IHC TRUCK CHASSIS, GOOD tires, ideal for bale trailer; IH W6 good for restoration or parts. Phone (204)735-2567

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

Tack and Horse Sale

2096 CASE TRACTOR, new tires, good condition, $15,000 OBO; Vers swather good condition 20-ft., $600 OBO; 1983 Cadillac DSL 2 door, VGC, taking offers. Jack Pawich (204)827-2162, Glenboro.

CASE 621 LOADER 8-FT. bucket; 1981 GMC 17ft. B&H; Ford Major loader 3-PTH, $6,500; 25-ft. UII reel; 16-ft. OMC boat & 60-HP motor trailer, $2,500; 18-ft. 1,800-gal vac tank & pump; 1981 Ford gravel truck tandem gas, $7,500; MF 860 PU & straight cut $5,500; 1999 GMC T8500 DSL tow truck 20-ft. $14,500. (306)236-8023

GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400-BU, $7400; 600-bu, $12,500; 750-bu, $18,250, Tarps Avail. Large selection of used wagons, $2,000 & Up; 550-bu. year round $5,500; Parker 500-bu., $6,000; Parker 450bu., $5,000; Discs Krause 30-ft. Rock Cushion, $9,500; Wishek 30-ft. 742, $32,000; Fertilizer Spreaders 4-8 Ton, $3,000 & Up; Valmar 1620, $2,500; 3255, $3,500. (204)857-8403

GRUNTHAL, MB.

Saturday, September 12th at 10 am

1998 8820 CASE 25-FT. double swath, 4 cyl DSL. Phone (204)239-7758 or (204)872-1713

39-FT CIL 203 DEEP tiller, 12-in spacing, 3-row harrows, new shovels, in excellent shape. No reasonable offer refused. (204)795-0626.

FOR SALE: IH 7-FT. sickle mower w/hyd lift & cyl, good shape, $750. Phone (204)633-3205, Wpg

FOR SALE: 1981 JD PT combine in good running condition PU & hopper cover, always shedded, VGC, asking $3,000. (204)836-2206

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

JD 635 35-FT FLEX-HEAD, serial #7121676, new knives & guards last fall, header in excellent condition, ready to go, asking $14,900. (204)325-2496, Morris area.

FOR SALE: 1978 VERS 400 swather 18-ft. w/universal PU reel, done smaller acreage, equipped w/canola cutter, Ford engine, good condition, always shedded, asking $1,000. (204)836-2206

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

Monday, August 31st at Noon

1998 1680 CASE IH combine, 2,525-hrs, always shedded; 3000 Westward swather, 25-ft, PTO, always shedded; 8-ft swather roller for sale. Kelwood, MB. Phone:(204)967-2277.

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.

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8900 WHITE COMBINE SHEDDED since new, not used last 8 yrs, melroe pick-up & straight cut header. Very good condition. PH:(204) 886-2247. Teulon, MB

HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers

46-FT. 20 SOFT CORE (204)239-7758 or (204)872-1713

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

LIVESTOCK

September 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th

1994 WESTWARD PT swather c/w MacDon PU reel, excellent canvasses & knife, always shedded, $4,500; 1991 WESTFIELD grain auger 60-ft.x8-in. c/w swing hopper, good condition, $2,000; 1999 REM grain vac, Model 1826B, excellent condition, always shedded, $5,000. (204)537-2455

875 VERS tractor; 40-FT Bourgault cultivator; 22-ft Bourgault cultivator both w/anhydrous hitch; 22-ft JD cultivator; Swath roller; JD 21-ft 2320 swather; 21-ft CCIL swather; JD 7700 combine, 1950-hrs, shedded; 1975 Chev & 1977 Int. 3-tonne; 10x61 Westfield auger in new condition; 8x51 Westfield auger; 7x41 Westfield; 7x51 Sakundiak; 63-ft Harrow packer bar, Rite-Way w/new tines; 56 Morris w/new tines; 4) 30-ft 6-bar standing panels; 2 Elk fences, 1 standing. (204)546-2562.

1980, 5542 WHITE COMBINE, in excellent condition.

Asking $6,700. Phone (204)848-2254, Ona-nole MB.

JD PICKUP PLATFORMS 2 JD 212-6 Belt; 2 JD 214-7 Belt. Call for pricing. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

WILL DO CUSTOM HARVESTING: Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured.

Phone:(204)391-5491 or (204)371-9435.

6 QUICK ATTACH EXCAVATOR buckets, some trenching & clean-up buckets, plus 6 excavator rippers, some Cat’s & WBM’s. (204)871-0925, MacGregor MB.

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.

COMBINES Combines - Various

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443

1981 GMC 7000 SERIES, factory, 17-ft B&H, 10X20 70% A1, $8,000; 1980 Chev 1/2 tonne flatdeck, winch, duals, $3,500; 1978 GMC 6000 series, factory 15-ft steel B&H, original 38,000-km, $12,000; 1988 Chev 20-ft factory flat-deck, 10X20, 75%, $3,500; 410 MF combine, PU, all good, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT $1,050; Vac tank 1800-gal. & pump A1 $10,000; 1142 D-Series Manitoba Calssifieds.indd 1 15-08-14 4:03 power PM parachute for parts, $3,000; 21-ft Rotex SR7 Hart Carter PU reel, A1, $1,100; 25-ft U2 PU reel, 2003 HIAB MODEL# XS122B-2CL picker, VGC, A1, $4,000. Ph (306)238-4411. $12,000 OBO; Magnum headache rack w/Canstar storage boxes, $1200 OBO. Ph (204)745-7445.

1984 4400 22-FT VERSATILE swather w/cab,

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Rivers, MB

(204) 328-5325

FOR SALE: BORDER COLLIE/Blue Heeler cross pups, ready to go. Parents work well with cattle.

Good with children. Phone:(204)585-2106.

REAL ESTATE

Wednesday, Sept., 2 at 12 Noon

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REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SALE. We are now accepting offers on 3-1/4 sections, with approximately 400 cultivated ac (wheat/canola) with older yard site and bins. Located in the RM of Odanah 23-13-17 NW, SW & SE. Written bids will be accepted until Sept 15, 2015. Immediate possesion available. The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Please submit written offers to purchase by mail or fax to: Michelle Budiwski Butterfly Consultations PO Box 296 Rivers, MB R0K1X0. Fax: (204) 480-4537 ALFRED KLEIN of Ste Rose du Lac, MB intends to sell private lands: SE 06-25-12 W; SE 07-25-12 W; NE 07-25-12 W to Wayne Taylor and Cory Taylor who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: NE 32-24-12 W; NW 32-24-12 W; NE 05-25-12 W; NW 05-25-12 W; SE 05-25-12 W; SE 19-24-13 W; SW 20-24-13 W; NE 03-25-13 W; NW 03-25-13 W; SE 03-25-13 W; SW 03-25-13 W; NE 04-25-13 W; NW 04-25-13 W; SE 04-25-13 W; SW 04-25-13 W; SE 10-25-13 W; SW 10-25-13 W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: SW14-33-23W, S1/2 23-33-23W, SE12-33-23W, N1/2 14-33-23W, SE14-33-23W, E1/2 10-33-23W, N1/2 12-33-23W, SW12-33-23W, NW02-33-23W, E1/2 03-33-23W, SW 03-33-23W, SW07-33-22W, N1/2 01-33-23W, SE01-33-23W, SE31-33-22W, NE36-32-23W, W1/2 06-33-22W. The following Crown lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed, as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Ralph Ketel of Pine River, MB: SW01-33-23W, E1/2 02-33-23W, SW 02-33-23W, SEC 11-33-23W. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit transfer, contact the Lessee Ralph Ketel at PO Box 250, Pine River MB R0L 1M0. 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.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba 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 ROSA MANITOBA, BEEF CATTLE, Horse or Sheep farm. 80-acs, 65 cultivated, 4-bdrm house, 30x40-ft barn, 30x60-ft machine shed. campground or Bed & Breakfast potential. $260,000 OBO. Call Mel (204)427-3341.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Wanted FARMS WANTED! Considering selling your farm?

Not sure what your farm is worth? Not sure where to start? Call me to discuss all options. All calls are confidential & dealt with in a professional manner.

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We BUY used oil & filters Collection of plastic oil jugs Glycol recovery services Specialized waste removal Winter & Summer windshield washer fluid Peak Performance anti-freeze ( available in bulk or drums )

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FOR SALE: 250-ACS of Oat Straw to be baled in the Fisher Branch area, $12 per bale OBO. Phone (204)372-6057 HAY FOR SALE, GOOD quality round bales.

Phone (807)709-0771.

HAY FOR SALE. LARGE net-wrapped round hay, first & second cut. Delivery available. Brandon, MB. Phone:(204)729-6758.

HAY WANTED: standing or baled. Call or text (204)730-3139.

LARGE ROUND BALES OF wheat & oat straw; Large round bales of hay. (204)325-2416.

SECOND CUT ALFALFA BALES large square 3’ x 4’ x 8’ and stored in hay shed, can deliver. Phone: (204) 355-4980, Cell: (204) 371-5744

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U.S. producers go hog wild — and pork prices plunge Hog futures have plunged by nearly half in the past year, and the price drop isn’t over yet

By Karl Plume and Theopolis Waters Reuters / Chicago

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wo years after a devastating swine virus killed nearly 10 per cent of U.S. hogs, farmers who built up herds to compensate are faced with a sober realization: they’ve produced too much bacon.

The aggressive ramp-up in hog production after the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) outbreak in 2013, which brought record profits for those whose pigs survived, has now created the greatest U.S. hog price collapse since the late 1990s. That was when overproduction sent prices plunging 75 per cent to 50-year lows.

Benchmark lean hog futures prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange have dropped 42 per cent from their July 2014 record high of $133 per hundredweight (cwt).

And as herds continue to grow, and the strong dollar and competition from Canada and Europe blunt export demand, hog farmers are probably facing even lower prices in the months ahead, with Decemberdelivery futures trading about 20 per cent below current prices. The hog glut spells more trouble for a U.S. farm economy already struggling with the lowest grain prices in five years.

La Mars, Iowa-based Tentinger Farms, which sells hogs to Tyson Foods, expanded its herd by about 20 per cent to cash in on high hog prices and cheap feed costs, but record returns have eroded.

“Things are not real rosy out here.

We’re spending a lot of money and touching a lot of bases, handling and feeding more pigs, and not really making any money,” owner Bill Tentinger said.

“Once we get past 2016, I think things are going to perk up a little bit... but it’s not going to be gangbusters rolling ahead.”

With retail prices now at threeyear lows, pork is stealing market share from other proteins: U.S. pork sales in June were up 12.5 per cent over the previous month, while chicken rose three per cent and beef fell 2.2 per cent, according to the most recent industry data.

The number of piglets per litter hit a record high of around 10 in the spring, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, helped by steadily improving use of genetics and selective breeding. These animals take around six months to make their way to the meat case.

And when cooler autumn weather arrives and sweet, freshly harvested corn begins filling feed troughs, re v i v i n g p i g a p p e t i t e s, w e i g h t s should climb back up to pre-summer levels.

More pigs coming The boom started when farmers who had lost millions of pigs to PEDv

American hog producers are now facing a new crisis — overproduction sparked by high prices from the PEDv crisis. photo: istock

“Things are not real rosy out here. We’re spending a lot of money and touching a lot of bases, handling and feeding more pigs, and not really making any money.”

Bill Tentinger Iowa-based Tentinger Farms owner

took advantage of cheap feed to plump up their hogs. Meat processors such as Cargill and Smithfield Foods Inc. were paying premiums for the extra weight.

As vaccines and strict biosecurity measures brought the virus under control, hog numbers exploded.

So m e h o g p r o d u c e r s a re s t i l l expanding as they reinvest last year’s record profits. Construction permit applications for new and expanded swine buildings in Iowa, the top producing state where hogs outnumber people more than six to one, had nearly reached the 2014 total by mid-2015, according to state data.

Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith said in a recent conference call with analysts that he expects the domestic expansion to continue into 2016 resulting in three to four per cent more hogs and pork on the domestic market.

The stuffed supply chain has prompted some U.S. grocers and fast-food franchises to promote

pork. Midwest supermarket operator Roundy’s has offers including 38 per cent off pork tenderloin at Mariano’s stores and a third off packages of bacon at its Pick ’n Save locations.

“Roundy’s has been taking advantage of deals on pork and we have been promoting it more in the past few months, and it will continue,” said spokesman James Hyland.

Re t a i l a d v e r t i s e m e n t s f e a t u ring pork offers from grocery stores jumped 16 per cent in June over a year ago, the National Pork Board says. Billboards in U.S. cities splash Burger King’s “Extra Long Pulled Pork” sandwich and Wendy’s Baconator fries.

Weathering downturn But in the country that claims to have invented the ground beef hamburger and produced McDonald’s, pork demand will remain largely tied to price, experts say.

“It’s hard to say if pork can retain that market share. It’s very much

price driven in all three commodities — pork, beef and chicken,” said William Slabaugh, research analyst at Stephens Inc., an independent financial services company.

An expanding cattle herd is expected to bring down beef prices, but whether prices fall enough to recapture lost market share may hinge on hard-to-forecast elements such as grazing pasture conditions and grain costs.

There is some impact from health concerns or diet fads that has seen beef in par ticular losing out to chicken — but a lot of that may have already played out.

Annual beef consumption has s t e a d i l y f a l l e n t o a ro u n d 5 4 - 5 5 pounds per capita now from 67.5 pounds in 2000 while chicken consumption climbed 18 per cent to 91.4 pounds per person, according to USDA data.

In contrast, people have been eating around 50 pounds of pork per year throughout the period. “ Pe o p l e s t a r t e d e a t i n g m o r e chicken as of 15 years ago... But in general, the trends don’t change a ton. It’s more what gets pushed is what’s cheaper,” Slabaugh said.

For now at least, low prices are likely to boost demand for bacon, pork and sausages into the autumn.

“Anybody who wants to cook pork at home is going to have a great summer,” said Will Sawyer, an analyst with Rabobank.

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In its monthly global climate report, NOAA said many countries and the world’s oceans experienced heat waves, with the Earth’s ocean’s temperature also hitting record highs last month.

This July was the alltime highest monthly temperature in the records that date back to 1880, at 61.86 F (16.61 C), according to NOAA. The first seven months of 2015 comprised the warmest such period on record globally, at 1.53 F (0.85 C) above the 20th century average, and surpassing the previous record set in 2010 by 0.16 F (0.09 C), it said.

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One of the goals of the UN climate talks is to stop global temperatures from rising more than 2 C above pre-industrial levels, which scientists say is the limit beyond which the world will suffer ever-worsening floods, droughts, storms and rising seas.

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Third world land grabs in the spotlight More than 32 million hectares in some of the world’s poorest countries have been gobbled in large-scale land deals since 2000 Thomson Reuters Foundation

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lobal food giants and international NGOs have drafted a framework to prevent land grabs just as hedge funds, companies and plantation owners race to acquire new territory.

Drafted by senior figures from Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola and other large firms, along with researchers from Oxfam, Global Witness and the other international organizations, the voluntary guidelines on responsible land acquisition were released earlier this month.

Indigenous people and local farmers in some of the world’s poorest countries in recent years have seen companies push onto land they have inhabited for generations, as investors scramble to secure land rights and forest resources.

“Companies are taking greater responsibility to avoid forced evictions. They don’t want to be expelling people from their land in order to produce goods,” said Jeffrey Hatcher, managing director of Indufor, a consultancy, and one of the authors of the new guide.

‘Voluntary’ plans Based on the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s guidelines, the framework is designed to make it easier for companies to comply with guidelines on buying land in areas where legal systems and formal documentation over who controls territory are often murky.

The guidelines don’t just recognize formal ownership, they also back a form of squatters’ rights, where communities that have been living and working in an area for a long period have some claim to the land, said Hatcher.

The document also provided guidance on how to handle grievances from communities that feel they were unfairly impacted by land investments, Hatcher said.

Critics, however, say the initiative does not go far enough.

“Given the devastating impact of these large-scale land acquisitions, a set of ‘voluntary’ guidelines leaves communities vulnerable to the ‘goodwill’ of corporations at best,” said Anuradha Mittal, director of the Oakland Institute, a food rights think-tank.

The companies have not formally endorsed the document, but activists hope participation by top corporate executives will create changes on the ground in some of the world’s resource-rich, developing countries.

Unilever, a major consumer goods manufacturer, declined interview requests, but sent a statement calling land rights a “core focus area” for the firm.

The company is “developing a new Global Land Rights Policy” which it will publish later this year, it said.

Palm oil plantations, cattle ranches, large forestry operations, sugar cane plantations and crops grown to produce biofuels are among the largest targets land grabbers seek.

of the NGOs backing the new guidelines.

“But companies are also realizing they have a competitive edge if they address potential social conflicts around tenure issues up front,” Schmidt said.

“Indigenous people and local communities are becoming more aware that they have rights under national and international legislation.”

More than 32 million hectares, an area larger than Poland, have been traded in large-scale land deals since 2000, according to a study from Sweden’s Lund University published in November.

Schmidt has seen “a major increase in demand for large-scale land acquisitions” over the past decade, much of it coming from emerging markets.

That pressure has relaxed with the recent drop in oil and other commodity prices, he said, “but the long-term trend points towards competing claims for land-based resources.”

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Remembering the ol’ swimming hole in Carman The local municipal heritage group in Carman has installed a commemorative sign where now only stairs and partial walkways remain of the former Boyne River Swimming Pool

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Carman

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he local pool will soon close as the end of summer nears and swimmers hang up their beach towels to return to school.

There was a time when “the pool” never closed. It was the river.

Rural Manitobans of a certain vintage will remember diving into their favourite swimming holes off riverbanks, but their children and grandchildren probably swim in local pools or at nearby lakes.

A heritage committee in Carman wants us to remember when and where people swam in the Boyne.

It has erected signage at a site along the river where, during the 1940s and 1950s, thousands came to swim.

A c o u p l e l i v i n g n e a r by brought it to their attention.

They had been quietly maintaining the site where there are some remaining steps, retaining walls and partial walkways that once led to long-gone change houses.

The site was operated starting in the mid-1940s by the Carman Swimming Club, and after 1950 by the Carman Kinsmen. It was a hub of activity in its day, says Shirley Snider, treasurer with the Carman Dufferin Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee.

And this was no mere clearing with a rope for swinging into the dark waters below.

“When you look at the old write-ups (in the Valley Leader) and see that 2,000 people used to attend here, that’s pretty significant to the history of Carman,” says Snider.

Scores of swimmers and spectators gathered at the banks for swim meets where fine sand was hauled in to create a beach. There were tennis courts, horseshoe pits and a bandstand nearby. Black and white photos of the era show a tree-lined river teeming with young people.

Safety concerns The commemorative plaque says swimming ended in 1960 when safety concerns prompted the Kinsmen to construct a swimming pool. After that houses were built at the location.

No doubt, it was the swimmer’s itch, fears about river currents, and worries about the depth that made it less desirable. There is also a record of a young girl drowning here in 1958.

Manitoba historian Gordon Goldsborough says he’s unaware

Local residents now have a local reminder of the town’s favourite swimming hole along the Boyne River thanks to work of the Carman Dufferin Municipal Heritage Committee members Shirley Snider (l) and Ina Bramadat (r). PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

“When you look at the old write-ups (in the Valley Leader) and see that 2,000 people used to attend here, that’s pretty significant to the history of Carman.”

Shirley Snider

Vintage photo found on the website of the Carman Dufferin Municipal Heritage Committee shows how popular the Boyne River Swimming Pool once was. pHOTO: DUFFERIN HISTORICAL MUSEUM

of any other swimming hole that’s been recognized the way it is in Carman.

“It is an interesting idea,” he said, adding that river swimming dates to a time when the provincial road networks were less developed.

“I’m aware of two other spots along rivers that were once popular swimming areas, and I expect there are lots more. There is one east of Portage la Prairie on the Assiniboine River, and Lido Plage west of Headingley also on the Assiniboine,” he said.

Could the Boyne — and other once-popular places to dive or wade in become swimming sites again? Unlikely, says Ina Bramadat, deputy chair with Snider’s group.

There’s trash at the bottom of the Boyne, and people are suspicious of the water quality, she said.

“At the present time I think there would be no question of swimming in the river,” she said. “There’s all sorts of junk in here. It would need a substantial cleanup.”

Plus, parental attitudes are different than they were 50 years ago, there are more public pools and lakes to swim in, and less of the river is now publicly accessible than it was years ago. Private homes now line both sides of much of the Boyne’s banks through Carman.

Manitobans who do have access to rivers do still enjoy recreation on them, even if they

don’t actually swim in them, says Justin Reid, manager of the La Salle Redboine Conservation District.

“I know along the La Salle there’s a lot of people who live along the river who like to boat and canoe and even jet ski,” he said. “I think there’s pockets of places that will use the rivers and creeks.”

Water quality has declined Reid agrees it’s suspicions about water quality that keep people from actually swimming in them. Rivers have become off limits generally, especially as people come to view them as dirtier or smellier than they remember. In fact, rivers can be more silted than they once were, as reduced vegetation along their banks means more topsoil and nutrients entering from surface water run-off.

“It may not be as nice as it used to be,” he said. “That’s given rivers a bad name,” he said.

Yet, the water quality oftentimes isn’t as bad as some may think, he adds.

Provincial authorities say rivers in southern Manitoba like the Boyne, Assiniboine, Brokenhead, La Salle, Little Saskatchewan, Red, Roseau, Seine, and Souris generally do meet recreational water quality guidelines for E. coli. These rivers are also generally rated “good” or “fair” using a provincial water quality index rating.

More so, it is changing times, with more pools and parks now accessible that’s turned our backs on rivers as places to swim.

“Yet, wouldn’t it be lovely if you could comfortably swim in our rivers again?” Bramadat said.

There might actually be some intangible benefits to creating sites along Manitoba’s rivers for swimming again, says Reid.

“It’s not altogether a bad idea,” he said. “I’m quite sure when communities were using their rivers as swimming holes they were probably a lot more connected to the health of the river.”

Learn more about the Boyne River swimming pool at: http:// carmandufferinheritage.ca. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Prairie fare Is coffee good for your health? julie gardenrobinson Food and Nutrition Specialist NDSU Extension Service

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ust call me MacGyver,” my husband said, referencing a mid-1980s and 1990s TV show character.

I looked up from my task to see if he was fixing something with a paper clip, chewing gum or his pocketknife, as the secret agent used to do. The TV character often narrowly escaped explosions with his clever solutions to problems.

With the TV images in my mind, I hoped we wouldn’t blow anything up in the sparsely furnished kitchen of the lake cabin our family was renting for a few days.

We weren’t exactly “roughing it” in the wilds.

Although we had a kitchen, shower and coffee maker, I prefer a place with a continental breakfast and a pool.

I was doing the best I could making homemade pancakes with the available bowls and spoons and some creative measuring techniques.

I needed a cup of coffee, though.

Unfortunately, I discovered that we packed the bag of whole-bean coffee instead of the ground coffee on the way out of our home. The kitchen didn’t have a coffee grinder, and the Robinsons really needed a dose of morning caffeine.

I was ready to drive 20 miles for coffee when my “MacGyver” got a little creative with coffee grinding.

“We’ll have coffee soon,” he said as he used the bottom of a coffee mug and inside of a bowl as a makeshift mortar and pestle.

Our kids found our breakfast preparation techniques intriguing. They wanted to help grind coffee, too, because electronic entertainment was lacking. We had no TV to watch, and I told them to let their cellphones have a vacation, too.

When the coffee was ground, I discovered we had no filters. I got to be MacGyver, too. A paper towel worked quite well as a filter.

However, when I made a pot of coffee later in the day, I discovered I had plugged the coffee pot mechanism. “Lake Coffee” overflowed onto the counter and the floor. We fixed that problem, too. Despite the mishap, I think the fresh-ground, slightly filtered coffee tasted great and the caffeine energized us for a day of exploring.

Coffee has been consumed for at least 1,000 years, long before the time of automatic coffee makers. Coffee grows on tropical evergreen shrubs that produce a fruit with two beans that form inside. After harvest, coffee beans are cleaned, dried and roasted. From light to dark roast, the roasting process promotes the development of colour and flavour.

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the U.S. According to the National Coffee Association, about 59 per cent of people 18 and

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older enjoy the beverage at least now and then.

Among people ages 25 and older, nearly three out of four drink coffee at least occasionally.

According to a 2015 coffee trends report, iced coffee is leading the pack in coffee innovations.

In restaurants, other coffee-brewing methods such as “cold brewing” are said to reduce the bitter notes in coffee. Still other restaurants are trying “buttered coffee” with unsalted butter or coconut oil added.

Plain coffee has a negligible amount of calories until you add sweeteners, cream, and various flavourings and toppings. At that point, your fancy coffee beverage may expand to have hundreds of calories. Beverages do not seem to “fill us up” in the same way that foods do.

To slim your beverage, opt for skim milk or lower-calorie syrups if you need an add-in for your beverage.

Coffee is naturally high in antioxidants, and research is under way to determine the health effects of these compounds.

Many studies have shown positive physical and mental benefits. For example, caffeine in coffee may reduce our risk of Parkinson’s disease.

Athletes may note that a little caffeine improves sports performance. A 2015 study has shown that drinking coffee may reduce our risk of gallstone disease.

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Pregnant women should follow the advice of their health-care provider about caffeine consumption.

For best nutrition, children and adolescents should quench their thirst with water, milk and 100 per cent juice to support their growing bodies while staying hydrated. Many “energy drink” beverages are directly marketed to kids, so parents should be sure that their kids exercise moderation. Some energy drinks contain a large amount of caffeine, along with various ingredients. Water is the best option as a thirst quencher for kids.

How much coffee is OK for adults? According to the proposed 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as much as 400 milligrams per day is fine for healthy adults. That’s the amount in three to five cups of coffee. A “cup” is eight ounces, by the way. Many of our “cups” are much larger than eight ounces.

What goes well with coffee? How about some homemade pancakes? Here’s the pancake recipe I served with “MacGyver coffee.”

Preheat griddle to 375 F. Mix buttermilk and eggs together. In separate bowl, stir dry ingredients together (or use a sifter). Stir in buttermilk and egg mixture. Add melted butter and mix. Drop from ladle onto hot griddle, cooking each side about two minutes or until light brown. If desired, add a few chocolate chips or blueberries right after adding the batter to the griddle.

Makes four servings. Each serving has 360 calories, 10 grams (g) of fat, 55 g of carbohydrate and 20 per cent of the daily recommendation for calcium.

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ndrew Jackson ambled up the street in the direction of the coffee shop, adjusting the peak of his John Deere hat to keep the sun out of his eyes, and nodding to the few people who drove by on their various Saturday errands. He paused at the door to the hardware store, then turned to open it and stick his head inside. The young woman behind the sales counter looked up as he did so and broke into a cheerful smile.

“Hey Dad!” she said.

“Good morning to you Jackie!” said Andrew.

“How’s everybody this morning?”

“Great!” Jackie stepped out from behind the counter and made her way to the door to give her father-in-law a hug. “Andy was still sleeping when I left this morning, but Allie’s always so excited to have Grandma looking after her she can’t wait for me to get out of the house!” She picked up a hammer from the rack on the wall next to the door. “Don’t you need a new one of these?”

Andrew laughed. “Not just now,” he said. “But I may need to get one before next summer’s Folk Festival!”

Jackie gave him a quizzical look. “You need a hammer for Folk Festival? Why?” “Oh you know how it is at Folk Festival,” said Andrew. “Sure as shooting at some point someone’s going to whip out a banjo, and if you don’t have a hammer on you, there’s just nothing you can do.”

“I see,” said Jackie. “So is that what they mean when they talk about playing the banjo clawhammer style?”

Andrew laughed again. “Good one,” he said.

“I’ll remember that! But I gotta go. Grant’s waiting for me at the café. Have a good day my dear.”

“I will,” said Jackie. “You too.”

Andrew let go of the door and it swung closed behind him as he headed further up the street in the direction of the café, and in a few minutes found himself seated at his usual table by the window.

“Hey howdy,” said Grant Toews, who indeed had been waiting for him.

“Sorry to keep you waiting,” said Andrew.

“Stopped to say hi to Jackie at the hardware store.”

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“Oh yeah,” said Grant. “How’s she liking it there?”

“Good,” said Andrew. “She always tries to sell me stuff whenever I go in.”

“That’s her job,” said Grant. “And how’s the grandkids?”

“They’re great,” said Andrew. “Rose looks after them when Jackie’s working. Everybody’s happy.”

“Are you happy?” asked Grant.

Andrew pondered that for a moment. “I’m happy,” he said, “but some days I worry.”

“Everybody worries,” said Grant sympathetically. “But, what about, do you worry?”

Andrew stared out the window for a moment.

“About my grandkids,” he said. “About what kind of a world we’re gonna leave for them when we go.”

“Oh,” said Grant. “Wow. And I worry about whether the summer tires on my truck will last till October when I can put the winter tires back on.”

“My summer tires are fine,” said Andrew, “but I’m not happy about the direction this country seems to be headed.”

Grant took a thoughtful sip of coffee. “When you’re headed in the wrong direction,” he said, “it’s even more important to have good tires.”

Andrew smiled. “Indeed.” He paused. “This election campaign is making me ill,” he said. “I’m afraid if things don’t turn around we’re going to be leaving our grandchildren a country where there’s just two extreme options with the people on either side convinced that the other side is evil and dangerous. No compromise, no nuance.

Just nastiness and hatred.”

Grant stared at Andrew for a second. “Dude,” he said. “You’re spending too much time on Facebook.”

“You think?” said Andrew.

“Yeah,” said Grant. “The Internet only likes good and evil. And life is like a pendulum. Right now people are tired of trying to compromise. It’s hard work. So they’ll settle into set positions for a while and just try to fight it out. Eventually they’ll get tired of that when they realize it’s never going to work and then they’ll go back to compromising. For a while.”

“I hope you’re right,” said Andrew. “Because according to the Internet after the election we’ll either be living in a Fascist State run by Nazis or a Communist State run by Stalinists.”

“Naw,” said Grant. “We’ll be living in a somewhat dysfunctional Democratic State run by corporations and banks. And we can fix that.”

“You think so?” said Andrew.

“We’ve done it before,” said Grant.

“I value your input,” said Andrew.

“Good,” said Grant. “Stay off the Internet.”

Don’t let thrips get your smokies If you grow smoky gladioli this is the main pest to watch for Smoky gladioli are simply a colour classification, and include those varieties whose flowers have a grey or brown tint to their petal colour.

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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here are innumerable colour choices when choosing gladioli corms but until recent years, those colours classed as smoky, were quite rare and hard to find. They were not available in the usual retail establishments and had to be ordered from gladioli specialists, but now even some big-box stores have smoky glads.

Smoky gladioli are simply a colour classification, and include those varieties whose flowers have a grey or brown tint to their petal colour. So if they are orange, they are a smoky orange or a brown orange; if they are purple, their flowers are dusky.

Smoky glads should be grown the same as other gladioli, exposed to plenty of sunshine, given lots of water, and planted in rich, well-drained soil.

Gladioli have a very upright growth habit; their leaves grow vertically from the corms so they can be planted very close together. I plant three rows in my vegetable garden and the rows are only about 10 cm apart. Within the rows the corms are also planted in close proximity — about eight cm between the corms.

Gladioli are also classified by the length of time they take to flower —

Smoky glads should be grown the same way as other glads. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

early, medium, late. By having some of each type, and by varying the planting dates and the depth at which the corms are planted, a succession of bloom is possible. Planting early gladioli by May 1 at a shallow depth will provide the earlier spikes, while planting of a late variety a bit deeper will ensure colourful spikes right up until frost.

The main pest to watch for is an insect called thrip. This tiny, slender, winged insect can cause havoc in a gladioli patch by distorting the flowers and leaves. The flowers will be blotched and malformed and the leaves will be distorted and streaked with white areas. The blooms will not open properly if at all and the corms will become soft and spongy and vulnerable to rot.

Thrips have a short life cycle and several generations will be produced in a single season. It only takes 16 days for the cycle from egg to adult to be completed. Adults and pupae overwinter in the soil so planting gladioli in the same spot each year is not recommended. At the first sign of thrips, initiate a spray program using a pyre-

thrum-based product or an insecticidal soap. Frequent spraying will be necessary because of how quickly the life cycle evolves.

To help prevent thrips, when corms are dug in the fall discard any that don’t appear totally healthy and treat before storing them and before planting them. I place my dried corms in a brown paper grocery bag and add some bulb dust and shake the bag to distribute the dust on the corms. Then I store them in as cool a spot as possible (do not freeze) as thrips will not survive cool storage temperatures.

In the spring soak the corms for six hours in a Lysol solution of four teaspoons of Lysol to four litres of water.

This can be done in the fall instead of using bulb dust but you would have to ensure that the corms are thoroughly dried after the soak before they are put into storage.

My experience has been that the smoky varieties of gladioli, as well as the dark purples for some reason, do not seem to store as well as other varieties. So if you invest in some smoky glads for your garden next year, you may have to add to your investment in years to come. The unique beauty of smoky glads, however, makes the additional expense well worthwhile.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS Reader’s Photo

PHOTO: EVA KRAWCHUK

Sewing for shoeboxes

By Eva Krawchuk Freelance contributor

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o one likes to think about it, but soon autumn rains and then another long, snowy winter will be here. Rather than complain about it, I use those cold days to work on my favourite hobby — sewing. Friends know about my pastime and sometimes it’s a friend who rescues me from winter weariness — a perfect combo — hobbies and friends.

A friend had called and asked if I’d be willing to make items for Operation Christmas Child through Samaritans’ Purse. This organization fills shoeboxes year

round and at Christmastime, sends them to countries where items are so desperately needed.

I readily agreed and she delivered a box full of fabrics, dozens of zippers and a pamphlet with instructions. Fabric bags are important items, the right size to accommodate the shoeboxes and with heavier fabric, small and narrow zippered cases for pencils and other school needs.

To dress them up a bit, I appliquéd designs cut from small, leftover pieces of fabric that I had on hand.

What better way to spend dreary days than doing something to help someone else?

Eva Krawchuk writes from Winnipeg

Welcome to Country Crossroads

Those dog days of summer will be ending all too soon. PHOTO: CINDY MURRAY

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

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.

Appearances can be misleading for many farm buildings in the province, in particular those constructed with logs. While the beginnings of a swayback roof silhouette and log materials suggest a very well-aged building, this fine example of open, drivethrough style was built in 1940. Measuring about 60x34 feet, it was built by Oscar Dube near Mud Falls which is southeast of the Pine Falls area. Using three-inch poplar logs for the floor and shaped spruce logs for the walls, the upper framing literally sits on the two separate lower storage areas. The framing was fastened entirely with dowelling. The styling of the building is similar to that of the drive-through corn barns of southern United States. On the Dube farm, feed and hay wagons were driven into the barn and the material hauled up through the ceiling opening. Cattle and chickens were housed in the two lower wings. Because of the log construction and loose vertical siding on the gable ends, there was no need for special ventilation systems.

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