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Drone regulations coming Farmers will need an operating permit

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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armers and other commercial users of drones s h o u l d b e g i n n ow t o secure the required Transport Ca n a d a a u t h o r i z a t i o n f o r operating the unmanned air vehicles they use for scouting fields, crops and livestock.

Drone licensing has become a hot ticket item in recent months because of the growing recreational interest in flying the units, said Natasha Gauthier, a spokeswoman for Transport Canada. Last summer, the department launched a review of its UAV operating regulations and is expected to release them sometime during 2016. They will be included in the Canada Gazette for consultation with stakeholders and the public.

Unless you’re flying for fun, as model airplane enthusiasts do, you’ll need a Special Flight Operations Certificate from Transport Canada, advises Gauthier in an interview. “We decide on them on a case-by-case basis.

Our inspectors will go through their applications and check out their experience operating the units.”

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Solid gains by cattle sector Canadian beef producers are producing more beef on less land with fewer animals, all while reducing greenhouse gas emissions

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon

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fforts to reduce the Canadian beef indust r y ’s e n v i r o n m e n t a l footprint are paying off, new research shows.

“Improved production and feed efficiencies, crop yields and management strategies have led to reduced emissions in Canadian beef production,” said Tim McAlister, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and principal investigator of the research study. “And, compared to 30 years ago, Canadian producers are now able to produce more beef with fewer cattle and less land.”

Over the past year and a half, AAFC, Environment Canada and the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC)

have been examining the true environmental footprint of the Canadian beef industry by analyzing how greenhouse gases (GHG) associated with production have changed between 1981 and 2011.

“One kilogram of Canadian beef created 15 per cent fewer GHG emissions in 2011 compared to 1981,” said McAlister.

The report’s findings indicate a 13 per cent decrease in carbon dioxide over the 30-year period, as well as a 15 per cent decrease in methane, and 16 per cent decrease in nitrous dioxide. “ We found that nearly three-quarters of GHG emissions were stemming from enteric methane produced during digestion. And so, as production systems have become more efficient, cattle are managed in ways that promote faster growth and are reaching slaughter weight

sooner, which means they are spending fewer days ruminating, producing methane and generating manure.”

Emissions McAlister said research shows that nearly 80 per cent of methane emissions came from the cow-calf sector.

“This is due to the fact that most breeding herds spend the majority of their life cycle c o n s u m i n g f o ra g e - b a s e d diets, which produce more methane compared to grainbased diets,” he said.

Along with reduced emissions, researchers found great strides in the sector’s ability to produce more beef with fewer animals and less land.

“We found that Canada was able to produce 32 per cent more beef in 2011 than 1981, mainly due to higher carcass weight. Slaughter steers were 29 per cent heavier and heif-

ers were 45 per cent heavier than in 1981,” said McAlister.

“These advancements say a lot about the research community’s ability to find more efficient production methods, at the same time this progression is certainly a credit to the investments being made into research and development and the industry’s ability to adopt the technology.”

The study states that in 2011 it required 29 per cent fewer cattle in the breeding herd, 27 per cent fewer in slaughter cattle and 24 per cent less land to produce the same amount of beef, compared to 1981. “ I n t h e c ow - c a l f s e c tor, a focus on nutrition has improved growth and reproductive performance. More females will be getting pregnant and successfully weanSee CATTLE on page 6 »

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The link between meat and manhood

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esearchers with the University of Hawaii have used crowds o u rc i n g t o ra i s e f u n d s for research into why men believe eating meat makes them more masculine.

“Many men would gladly embrace the health risks associated with red meat rather than taking the slightest risk of being associated with the feminine attributes of a vegetarian diet,” said lead researcher Attila Pohlmann on the online science funding site called Experiment.

“It is well documented that many chronic and fatal diseases can be prevented by reducing the consumption of red meat and processed meats,” he says in an online article seeking support for the research.

The researchers want to better understand the psychology behind why masculine people value meat dishes and how best t o m a rk e t m o re h e a l t h y alternatives.

They also plan to measure the biological and psychological processes that motivate meat preferences.

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Threats to their masculinity makes men anxious. “We want to find out whether the stress triggered by a threat to masculinity during a meal persists, if not a meat dish, but a vegetarian alternative is served up instead,” the article says.

“Taken together, the results will eventually allow us to tell a more complete story of the processes that motivate meat consumption and to develop interventions that enable highly masculine persons to overcome the behavioural obstacles to healthy diets.”

The findings might be useful for marketers trying to

position meatless products with consumers.

Pohlmann said in the article that his scientific curiosity was piqued by people’s reaction to his own food choices.

“I stumbled into a meatless diet by complete accident without having pondered any moral reasons or health benefits beforehand. Perhaps because I was clueless, I was so intrigued by other people’s unexpectedly strong reactions to my dietary situation,” he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Report lays out options for farmer-funded, directed cereal varietal development What farmers pay for new cereal varieties is much less than the cost to develop them, meanwhile Canada’s competitors are investing even more in new varieties

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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armers who think they already pay too much for seed might be surprised to learn that their contribution doesn’t come close to covering the cost of new varietal development.

A report commissioned by wheat and barley development commissions in Western Canada is broaching what promises to be a sensitive discussion among cereal growers in Western Canada: what role, financially or otherwise should farmers have in varietal improvement?

Brent VanKoughnet, contract executive director of the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) said in an interview farmers already help fund new varieties through checkoffs on grain sales administered by provincial wheat and barley commissions and associations.

Now farmers are being asked how much more they want to be involved in cereal development, how much more they’re willing to pay and whether or not they want end point royalties (EPR) to help collect the funds (See sidebar).

Options are outlined in a report prepared by JRG Consulting Group for the commissions entitled “Exploring Options for Producer Involvement in Wheat and Barley Variety Development” (http://www.mbwheatandbarley. ca/industry-leadership-projects/).

Released Dec. 16, the report was funded and facilitated by the farmer-run Western Grains Research Foundation. It’s a starting point and provides context for the discussion, VanKoughnet said in an interview Jan. 13. The MWBGA is one of eight commissions and associations that commissioned the report.

“We’ve identified this, over the long run, as probably the top issue for the decade. We need to have a variety development system that will keep us competitive in the future.”

Brent VanKoughnet

Top issue “We’ve identified this, over the long run, as probably the top issue for the decade,” he said. “We need to have a variety development system that will keep us competitive in the future. Without that, everything else is really window dressing. This is fundamental to cereals being a profitable choice on farms. Tough to walk through but absolutely necessary to be focused on and come up with the best path forward.”

The report provides five options for farmer participation from Model A — the current approach with more co-ordination between the cereal commissions — to Model E — farmers owning their own cereal-breeding company.

The consultants prefer Model C — one non-profit producer body called Wheat and Barley West.

That model allows for economies of scale and a consolidated farmer voice accommodating larger and/or more focused strategic investments in variety development, the report says. It’s less risky for farmers, especially compared to starting a farmer-owned seed company. It also puts farmers in position to gear up should the federal government, which currently produces and pays for most new cereal varieties, decides to cut back.

Model B is having eight provincial commissions involved in varietal development.

Model D, dubbed Australia North, is separate partnerships between commissions for pre-breeding, breeding and commercialization.

Ownership unnecessary “Our analysis suggests that producers do not need to own and operate a Prairie-wide seed company to achieve desired outcomes,” the report says.

“Producers can provide necessary leadership, influence and direction on variety development through partnerships and leveraging of producer funds. Owning a seed company can create more risk for producers without necessarily gaining additional rewards.

However, individual producers can continue to participate in startup and smaller-scale seed companies if they wish to seek an ownership position.”

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), spends $41 million a year on cereal development, but earns just $5 million to $6 million in royalties from certified seed sales of its varieties, the report says. Farmers contribute another $7.5 million through checkoffs. Together that’s about $14 million or only a third of AAFC’s cost.

Under the current system AAFC can only collect a return on its investment through royalties on certified seed sales. Sales are limited because farmers only have to

How should farmers collect money for cereal varietal development — checkoffs, end point royalties or both?

Some farmers benefit from research without supporting it

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

For every dollar invested in wheat varietal development there’s a $20 return, says a study conducted several years ago by University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray and his colleagues.

So why aren’t farmers investing more?

“Because checkoffs are refundable.

They can free ride. Full stop,” Gray said in an interview Jan. 14.

Those who seek a refund get the benefits of new varieties paid for by others.

An alternative to a refundable checkoff are end point royalties (EPR).

Like a checkoff, they are collected when farmers deliver grain to the elevator, but the money isn’t refundable.

It goes to the developer of the variety who then invests it in new varieties. Or that’s the hope. There’s no guarantee.

“Without strong producer leadership, an EPR-based royalty system could result in most royalty revenues accruing to private shareholders rather than as investment in breeding,” says a report prepared for provincial wheat and barley groups in Western Canada.

A checkoff, in contrast, goes to an

organization run by farmers, to benefit farmers, the report says.

There are pros and cons to both systems, the report notes.

“I think there has to be a way to get farmers interested in this stuff,” Gray said. “I think their future depends on it.”

Under an EPR system information and germplasm sharing may decrease, small classes may be underfunded compared to the current system and fewer checkoff dollars could go to varietal development, the report says.

How western farmers collect variety development money depends on which model they want for promoting research, the report says.

The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) collects 52 and 50 cents a tonne on spring wheat and barley, respectively. It’s proposing to raise the spring wheat checkoff to $1 a tonne to pick up the 48-cent levy now collected for the Western Grains Research Foundation when it expires July 31, 2017.

If governments don’t increase their varietal development spending, farmers can invest more by increasing their checkoffs or introducing EPR, or both, the report says.

The EPR system can be a doubleedged sword. On the one hand, it can

potentially bring in more revenue, including to private companies and encourage more varietal development.

However, it could also weaken farmers’ influence in plant breeding.

“The analysis also indicates that producers capture value each year through the release of new varieties and this on-farm value capture is likely higher without an EPR system,” the report says.

The report concludes without a way for cereal variety development companies — private or farmer owned — to capture a return on their investment, they won’t be profitable in Western Canada.

Under plant breeders’ rights farmers are obliged to pay a royalty that goes to the variety developer. But farmers are allowed to save the seed they produce to plant future crops without having to pay any more royalty.

Saving seed is common amongst cereal growers, but farmers buy new corn, canola and soybean seed every year providing developers a return on their investment.

Corn and canola are hybrids, making seed saving impractical. Most corn, canola and soybeans are also genetically modified and farmers agree not to save the seed. allan@fbcpublishing.com

A new report lays out options for how farmers can play a role in cereal varietal development. file photo

buy the seed once and then can plant saved seed. “(V)alue is not being captured by product developers every time their seed is planted,” the report says. “Rather, producers capture this value through yield improvement and use of farmer-saved seed.”

Private companies face the same problem and that’s why so few develop cereals, VanKoughnet said. Other major wheat-producing and -exporting countries such as Australia, France and the United States have the same problem. That’s why publicly funded cereal development still dominates here and abroad. And because wheat is so important to Canada’s economy, government investment makes sense.

“There is a very positive return back to (Canadian) society from a successful cereal industry,” he said. “So the public investment of securing the stability of variety development goes well beyond just ‘good for farmers.’”

The report says about $56 million a year is spent on cereal development in Canada — 72, 15 and 12 per cent contributed by government, private companies and farmers, respectively The report says farmers should contribute more because it’s in

their self-interest. They can influence the research and benefit from higher yields and traits that benefit them and end-users.

“When contrasted with other countries, the annual level of expenditures on variety development in Western Canada should likely increase,” the report says.

“For example, in Australia variety development expenditures are 2.7 times the amount invested in Canada, when measured based on tonnage of wheat produced.

When measured on a per acre of wheat planted, Canada falls well behind Australia, the U.K. and France, for example.

“A stretch goal for wheat and barley in Western Canada could be a $110-million investment per annum (almost double current spending), to match just the overall investment in wheat in Australia.”

But it also warns if farmers pay more there’s a risk governments might cut back — something farmers don’t want, VanKoughnet said.

“There’s a lot of discussion that’s going to have to take place and range of concerns and understandings that need to be accommodated.” allan@fbcpunlishing.com

CORRECTION The article “McCain fry plant gets funds for upgrades” in the Jan. 7, 2016 issue (page 20) incorrectly described $380,000 granted to McCain Foods for upgrades at its Carberry plant as coming from a federal/provincial program, Growing Value, that caps contributions at $100,000 per project.

The $100,000 limit is on a separate Growing Value program, the “commercialization” program. The $380,000 for the McCain upgrades instead come from the Growing Value “transformation” program, which, according to the province, is for “major strategic investments” and is funded 50/50 by the federal and provincial governments.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Paying for improved varieties

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aving witnessed the Canadian government’s softening commitment in recent years to research that develops improved varieties for farmers, we’ve been reluctant to let taxpayers off the hook.

Historically, publicly funded research has been the cornerstone of Canada’s reputation as one of the world’s best when it comes to producLaura Rance ing cereal crops. Over the past century, Editor Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists have helped farmers steadily improve their productivity through genetics that increase yields, use available resources more efficiently, and keep farmers one step ahead of disease and pests.

It is a well-accepted principle that research investment pays off, as cited in an exhaustive 2010 review of the literature by Julian M. Alston for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): “A predominant and persistent finding across the studies was that the rate of return was quite large. The main mass of the distribution of internal rates of return reported in the literature is between 20 per cent and 80 per cent per annum,” the report says.

He also found that underinvestment in agricultural research is a global problem, partly because it is a lengthy process. “Research takes a long time to benefit production, and then it affects production for a long time.”

In the past, it could be argued that society benefited every bit as much as farmers did from improved productivity.

Increasing supplies make food more affordable, which means consumers have more to spend on goods and services that support a growing economy.

But in industrialized economies such as Canada’s, the agricultural sector is highly dependent on exports and that societal benefit becomes more nuanced. Despite all the media reports about higher food costs consumers will face this year due to our sinking dollar and our penchant for imported fresh fruits and vegetables, Canadians aren’t likely to go hungry.

Canadians spend about a dime of every dollar they earn on food. At most, Food Freedom Day, the day in early February when the average Canadian household earns enough income to pay its annual food bill, might be delayed a few days. But the amount of food wasted in this country might also decline and people might start embracing some often overlooked local options such as homegrown carrots and cabbage.

Of course, Canadian taxpayers benefit from a strong agricultural sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP. Maintaining the industry’s competitive advantage in a global market is an important rationale for continued public research investment. But many of the consumer benefits of farmers’ improved productivity now flow to consumers elsewhere.

The discussion over who should pay the cost of variety development, particularly pertaining to cereals, is undergoing an evolution that has some significant implications for farmers.

Several options are outlined in the recently released report

by JRG Consulting Group for the Prairie wheat and barley commissions entitled “Exploring Options for Producer Involvement in Wheat and Barley Variety Development.”

Farmers are being asked to consider how they want to be involved in cereal development, how much more they are willing to pay and how that support should be collected. End point royalties (EPR), an option that became possible with Canada’s adoption of the updated Plant Breeders’ Rights international treaty, are also on the table. With EPR, you’d declare the variety and pay a user fee on delivery.

Note this is not about whether farmers should pay more than they do today through checkoffs and royalties; it is about what form their increased support should take.

Prairie farmers’ contributions today cover about one-third the cost of the $41 million Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) spends annually on variety development.

The private sector stepped up quickly to take the helm on improving crops such as canola, because it was able to secure a return on investment on those crops through hybridization, and by contractually ending the use of farm-saved seed.

Neither is an option for cereals, at least not yet, so investments in cereal development improvement hold little appeal for the private sector.

As things stand today, governments are still carrying 72 per cent of the estimated $56 million spent on cereal development annually in Canada, with only 15 per cent carried by the private sector and 12 per cent by farmers.

The report points out that Canada’s total investment in cereals falls far short of what some of its global competitors are doing. Australia, for example, spends 2.7 times more.

We continue to oppose governments withdrawing from public investment in varietal research altogether. But if farmers want to see continued genetic improvements in their crops, they are going to have to pay more. laura@fbcpublishing.com

China sees woe, U.S. agriculture sees red

By Alan Guebert

The fireworks-filled, holiday celebration that is the Chinese New Year doesn’t begin until Feb. 8.

Three weeks into calendar year 2016, however, key elements in China’s economy — its wildly speculative stock markets, less-than-transparent currency, sagging heavy industries — have gone boom.

That weakness is already being felt in U.S. farm and ranch country. Rural America, after all, is China’s biggest grocery store; 20 per cent of all American ag exports, $29.9 billion in 2014, go to the Asian giant.

That means what happens in Shanghai securities markets greatly affects Chicago commodity markets, New York stock markets, and global currency markets. And, lately, what’s been happening is all bad.

For example, in the first two weeks of 2016 trading, Chinese stock markets cracked badly, down about 10 per cent. Other big stock markets, like London, Frankfurt, and New York, felt the heat and dropped, respectively, 5.3, 8.3 and 6.0 per cent lower.

Because of their bigger size, however, losses in these non-Chinese markets were far more significant. U.S. market watchers estimate the deep sell-off in American stocks has already cost investors $1 trillion, the biggest loss of any new year in New York.

The Chinese punch to American farm and ranch markets, while less than that, will sting more. Especially hard hit will be U.S. cotton, soybeans, and pork.

The USDA estimates that current-year exports of cotton will be 10 million bales, 1.3 million under a year ago.

U.S. soybeans, too, are facing a stiff Chinese headwind. Reports late last fall warned that the country’s heavy stockpiling of purchased soy in

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late 2015 would bring slowing imports in early 2016.

On Jan. 12, USDA confirmed the reports; it lowered overall U.S. soy exports because of those huge stocks and because China — always a savvy buyer — has shifted its buying to Brazil where the stumbling Brazilian currency, the real, has dropped 60 per cent relative to China’s renminbi in just the last year.

That cut in exports, despite a small drop in overall 2015-16 U.S. production, spurred USDA to drop the average U.S. soybean price for 2015 to $8.80 per bu., well under the last two years’ average prices of $13 in 2013 and $10.10 in 2014.

In its Dec. 15 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, USDA noted that to date American pork exports to China were 16 per cent below year-ago numbers.

It’s not that China is importing less pork; it isn’t.

China continues to maintain a zero-tolerance rule for ractopamine, a feed additive used in the U.S. and permitted in other markets. As such, China tests — and slows — every shipment of American pork into its ports.

Worse, the European Union’s wobbly economy means its currency continues to weaken against the dollar. Because of that weakness, EU pork exports to China are up a whopping 29.5 per cent — mostly at the expense of the Americans.

China has other problems, too — a currency that most economists believe remains overvalued, a central government that insulates businesses (like banking) from global competition, and heavily traded, mostly speculative stock markets that play an oversized role in the nation’s economy.

Combined, all promise a less than happy new year for many Chinese consumers and many American farmers and ranchers who feed them.

The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. www.farmandfoodfile.com.

January 1890

full line of binders, mowers, rakes, straw cutters and plows and harrows was available at The Patterson & Bro. Co. in Winnipeg, which ran this ad in the January 1890 issue of The Nor-West Farmer and Miller.

Among the questions discussed in that issue was the merits of couch grass, “some pronouncing it one of the vilest of weeds, and others claiming for it high nutritive qualities overweighing all the disadvantages of its growth.”

The writer favoured the former description. “I have spent a good many hours with my man digging it up,” he wrote, suggesting that the roots be turned over and exposed to the sun to prevent them spreading.

Another writer suggested that a museum be set up in conjunction with experimental farms, and suggested the exhibit contain a sample of each year’s harvest.

“It would be interesting and instructive to have, for example, a few pounds of the once-famed wheat of the old Red River settlers at its best, in contrast to the rather degenerate descendant of the present day.”

In other news, a train from the Deloraine branch of the CPR had recently brought a load of 28,000 pounds of poultry to Winnipeg. “The fowls were all fatted in the province, and reflect great credit on the ability of Manitoba farmers to turn out such fine poultry.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

What does ‘science based’ mean?

Industry and government must adjust to new findings, but policies should not be based on the latest Internet trend

By Cam Dahl

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hat does “science based” mean? For both government policy and industry best practice, science based should mean that practices are based on rigorous scientific studies. Policies and regulations that veer off the science-based path put at risk the tools that make modern agriculture possible. So do production practices that do not rigorously follow scientifically developed guidelines.

But scientific review can sometimes be messy. Scientific consensus can shift and the “right” answer can change over time as new information becomes available. New research can disprove past points of view that were once thought to be valid.

What does this mean for policymakers and the development of industry best management practices? Practically, this means that both industry and government must be willing to adjust practices and policies when new evidence comes to light.

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For example, frequent summerfallow was once the common practice on the North American prairies. This practice has adjusted as new research and agriculture tools became available. The willingness of farmers to adapt has benefited the environment and improved economic returns.

There are also several policy examples. Some provinces have enacted legislation and regulations that limit the use of crop protection products. The most recent instance was the move by the Ontario government to limit the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments.

Unfortunately, this was not a science-based decision.

These regulations put Ontario farmers at a competitive disadvantage. The provincial limitation on the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments will increase the cost of production in Ontario as alternative pest control products are more expensive to apply. Alternatives are less effective, impacting Ontario

We welcome readers’ comments on issues that have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator. In most cases we cannot accept “open” letters or copies of letters which have been sent to several publications. Letters are subject to editing for length or taste.

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yield potential. Policy-makers knew these costs, but proceeded anyways because some believed the new regulations would protect bee populations.

E a r l y i n J a n u a r y, C a n a d a’s Pe s t M a n a g e m e n t R e g u l a t o r y Agency (PMRA), together with the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S., released research showing no potential risk to bees as a result of on-label use of these seed treatments. Further, PMRA scientists demonstrated that the treatments generated significant advantages for farmers. The right response to this new evidence would be for the Government of Ontario to reverse course and repeal the regulatory restrictions.

Hurting farmers Failure to follow the results of the PMRA’s research and continue with opinion-based regulations will hurt farmers. Failing to reverse course could also undermine Canada’s regulatory system, which if it occurs, would cause long-term damage to Canadian agriculture and the economy as a whole.

“Science based” applies to more than just government policy. This is also the basic foundation of best management practices on the farm.

Pesticide labels provide a good example of the importance of this foundation. The PMRA is responsible for the development of the labels on pesticides licensed for use in Canada. These labels are based on extensive scientific analysis and we rely on this research to ensure that farm inputs do not have a negative impact on human health or the environment.

Best practices require a good understanding of the labels on every product used on the farm.

Rigorous adherence to sciencebased labels protect farmers and modern agriculture in general.

By sticking to the label guidelines farmers help preserve public trust in the science-based regulatory system.

“Public trust” is the most important tool we have in avoiding a descent into opinion-based regulations. Regulations based on the latest trend on the Internet will result

Bipole III bullying, abuses farm families Manitoba Hydro contractors are now being routinely dispatched to bully farm families who are standing up for their property rights in order to protect their farms from devastating crop and livestock diseases.

The Selinger-hijacked Hydro now appears to be adding religious discrimination to the list of civil rights and liberties it is prepared to violate as part of its effort to bulldoze all reasonable objections to its controversial Bipole III project.

The latest example was when representatives from Forbes Bros., one of Hydro’s many contractors, showed up on Ridgeland Colony’s farm located east of Winnipeg Jan. 6 — when the

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Canada’s science-based regulatory system is the envy of much of the world.

in more unpredictable restrictions that stifle innovation and ultimately strangle modern agriculture.

Label adherence Following the labels developed through the PMRA’s process also protects our ability to access both domestic and international markets. Our customers have confidence that grain produced in Canada is safe because of the system under which it is produced. If some were to choose not to follow pesticide labels the risk increases that Canadian exports will contain residues that exceed allowable and safe limits, which will put shipments in jeopardy. Our reputation can only be protected if produc-

entire Hutterite colony was quietly observing Epiphany.

To interrupt them on such an important date is simply outrageous. It is nothing short of discrimination and pretty soon Mr. Selinger will be telling us on which day we can and cannot observe our religious beliefs.

The colony, supported by the Manitoba Bipole Landowner Committee (MBLC) and the Canadian Association of Energy and Pipeline Landowner Associations (CAEPLA), respectfully asked the contractors to stay off their land until a biosecurity agreement is duly and properly negotiated.

Manitoba farm families directly impacted by Bipole III have formed an association with CAEPLA to represent them and negotiate a fair busi-

ers adhere to the same sciencebased approach we expect from our governments.

Canada’s science-based regulatory system is the envy of much of the world. The science-based approach has allowed and fostered the development of modern agriculture practices. Because of our science-based production system, international customers have strong confidence in the safety of Canadian grains, oilseeds and special crops. This confidence contributes to our brand strength on the world stage. It is incumbent that governments and industry alike work to ensure these benefits are preserved.

Cam Dahl is president of Cereals Canada

ness agreement with Manitoba Hydro that addresses all our legitimate concerns, including biosecurity. We have been trying for well over two years now to engage Manitoba Hydro in such negotiations.

Mr. Selinger, when will you take control of the situation and ask Manitoba Hydro to respect our property rights and religious beliefs? When will you let it negotiate with us? Why are you taking away our basic rights and freedoms to associate in order to bargain collectively? Why can hardworking farm families not have the ability to bargain collectively when that represents such a core value for your government?

Jürgen Kohler MBLC Chair Brunkild, Man.

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FROM PAGE ONE CATTLE Continued from page 1

ing calves and therefore, fewer heifers need to be retained as replacements, causing the breeding herd to be smaller,” said McAlister.

In the feedlot, McAlister says that increased heifer carcass weight is mainly due to growth promotants that overcame the biological disadvantages that heifers have relative to steers.

“Another factor is that on many farms, improvements are also being made in feed crop yields, allowing the production of the same amount of feed on less land,” he said.

Research methods The study was conducted mainly through gathering and analyzing data from a number of sources including Statistics Canada, the Canadian Beef Grading Agency, Canfax, as well as large-scale producer surveys.

“This 30-year time frame was selected as it correlated well with Census of Agriculture data from Statistics Canada,” said McAlister. “We looked at the entire production system from the cow-calf operation to the feedlot and emissions were estimated using a cradleto-farm gate, life-cycle assessment. This is based mainly on Holos, a Canadian whole-farm emissions model.”

Cull dairy cows and dairy steers that entered feedlots were considered to produce beef but veal calves were not.

Researchers also considered a wide range of cow herd winter-feeding management practices and production scenarios, as well as regional differences in diets.

Industry reaction As beef production’s impact on GHG is often vastly overstated, many in the sector are excited to have scientific data to bring to the conversation.

“Producers have always said that we are good stewards of the land, we always try and do what is best and it hurts us if we don’t. So, I think that it is great to have this report to show the efforts that are being made,” said Melinda German, general manger of the Manitoba Beef Producers.

“Beef producers are really forward thinking and proactive.

It is great that we now have

A report conducted by AAFC, Environment Canada and the Beef Cattle Research Council depicts a number of positive outcomes stemming from improved production efficiencies in the Canadian beef sector. Photo: jeannette greaves

“We found that Canada was able to produce 32 per cent more beef in 2011 than 1981, mainly due to higher carcass weight. These advancements say a lot about the research community’s ability to find more efficient production methods, at the same time this progression is certainly a credit to the investments being made into research and development and the industry’s ability to adopt the technology.”

Tim McAlister research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and principal investigator of the research study

something that shows this in numbers. It also justifies how important research is and reflects the sector’s constant drive for improvement.”

This study comes on the heels of a proposed increase to the National Beef Checkoff, a motion that would allocate further producer dollars into research and development.

According to German, the increase has been widely supp o r t e d by Ma n i t o b a b e e f producers.

“We have had a lot of producers comment on the increase to the National Checkoff through discussion at our district meet-

ings and what we have heard is a lot of support for the increase,” said German. “We know what it is going to cost to support a strategic plan that was developed for the entire country, in order to support and advance this sector over the next five years, and I think that this report just echoes how important that investment is.”

Many in the sector have also been eager for a benchmark in order to properly chart the course moving forward.

“Unfortunately, perceived concerns of negative environmental impacts of beef often overshadow the beneficial

impacts of the beef industry,” said Tim Oleksyn, chair of the Beef Cattle Research Council.

“Beef producers are inherently motivated to be more efficient, which most often has social, economic and environmental benefits. Now that we have resource use and GHG emission benchmarks, we can move forward as an industry and more strategically target our efforts to improve.”

German agrees in the value of a benchmark and foresees future reports holding similar positive outcomes.

“I think that there is really going to be no end and because our industry is always changing,” said German. “I think we will continue to see good-news stories like this in the future, but I also think that there will be times where the news isn’t as positive but that is also helpful in navigating us to direct resources.”

Future research Published in the journal of Animal Production Science in late December, this is the first report to come out of a fiveyear study being conducted at the University of Manitoba and AAFC Lethbridge.

As for future research studies, McAlister believes this positive trend will continue but notes that it will also depend on continued adoption of new techniques and consumer support for technology advancements.

“I think that we will continue to see these efficiencies improve, however, that will also depend on the public’s allowance of technology advancements, such as antibiotic and hormone use, as well as implants,” said McAlister. “In our next research phase we will be assessing the areas of biodiversity, provision of ecosystems services and water use.”

Researchers will also be looking at how production management systems that grow grasses and legumes sequester carbon and actually reduce GHG. A report from the second phase of research is expected in 2018.

Data from this initiative will also be incorporated into the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, the first-ever sustainability assessment that will look at 2013 as a benchmark to evaluate the industry’s social, economical and environmental impact. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Jan. 23: Small Farms Conference, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Knox United Church, 451-18th St., Brandon. For more info call 204-333-7537 or visit smallfarmsmanitoba.com/events/29/ small-farms-conference.

Jan. 26-28: Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting and Young Farmers Conference, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit kap.mb.ca or call 204697-1140.

Feb. 3: Brokenhead River Agricultural Conference, 8:30 a.m., Brokenhead River Community Hall, 320 Veterans Lane, Beausejour. For more info call MAFRD at 204-2686094.

Feb. 3-4: Manitoba Swine Seminar, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204475-8585 or visit www.manitobaswineseminar.ca.

Feb. 4-5: Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info or to register visit www. mbbeef.ca/annual-meeting/.

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An operator who requires an SFOC and flies a UAV without one, the department can issue fines up to $5,000 for an individual and $25,000 for a business.

The current rules require drones to be flown at least nine kms away from airports, no higher than 90 metres above the ground and at least 150 metres away from people, buildings and vehicles.

In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration requires drone owners to register their devices or risk a US$27,500 fine.

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The main aim is to ensure a prospective drone operator won’t turn the device into an airborne risk for other aircraft or people on the ground.

“It’s all a question of how and where you use the UAV,” Gauthier added. “The new regulations will spell that out.”

Craft under 25 kilograms in weight will be under fairly simple rules, she said. They’re considered to be low risk.

Bigger machines, which can carry a payload, will face more complicated licensing for safety reasons. That will include staying away from people, buildings and other structures.

“The department has already reached out to the manufacturers to encourage them to educate their customers on proper operation,” she said.

“We tell them to direct people to our website, which has a lot of information on the safe operation of UAVs.” The law already provides for fines and jail terms for reckless and negligent manner that could cause property damage or bodily harm, the department says. “Flying a UAV near other aircraft is extremely dangerous. Anyone who violates controlled or restricted airspace and endangers the safety of airplanes could face fines of up to $25,000 and/or prison. This applies to any size of UAV used for any purpose.

All UAV pilots must also stay away from forest fires and not

Feb. 14-16: Western Canadian Holistic Management Conference, Russell Inn and George P. Buleziuk Conference Centre, Russell. For more info call 204-648-3965 or to register and get details visit www.canadianfga.com.

Feb. 18-19: Prairie Organics: Think Whole Farm, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Rd., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

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thmaster Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $157,900 N r, HID Lighting, Tires Dual TW20.8R42 .$301,900 M

/Cruise Pilot, eader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $341,250 P rives, 540/65R26, 350HP, Fine Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,900 P 5x32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138,600 B Rock Trap, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $161,595 SL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CALL M Rear Tires, Grain Meter Sensor, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297,900 P 600/65R28 Steering, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $334,900 P Leader Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $267,900 H Pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $290,900 R als, 23R26 Rear, Auto Trac Complete . . $367,500 B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CALL SL der, Tires 620/70R42 Michelin . . . . . . . . $285,600 N

wrap, Endless Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CALL SB Pick Up, 14x16 Twine Only, 1000 PTO . .$8,490 SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,250 SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,700 SL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,900 H rap, Endless Belts, XtraSweep, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,900 SB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 SB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,900 SB ep, Edge Wrap, Endless Belts, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,900 SB 13.5-15 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,900 SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,900 SB nd, Edge Wrap, d Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33,900 SW ft, Twine Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 H ap, Hyd Pick Up Lift, XtraSweep P/U . . . . $10,900 H ap, Xtra Sweep Pick Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,700 SL

EW HOLLAND CX8090

2003 NH BR780, Hyd Pick Up Lift, Autowrap, Hyd Pickup Lift, Belt Guide, Double Spring Kicker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 K 2004 NH BR780, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,400 H 1994 NH 660, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,200 SW 2004 NH BR780, Bale Command, Twine Wrap, Hyd Pick Up Lift, XtraSweep P/U, New Belts, New Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900 H 2006 NH BR780A, 60” PickUP, Bale Command, Gathering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CALL SB 2007 NH BR780A, Bale Command, Twine Wrap, Edge Wrap, Hyd P/U Lift, XtraSweep PU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 K 2014 NH RB560, Tires 18L - 16.1SL. 4.80/4.0-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,400 N 1995 NH 660, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 P

B3093B

268,800

$

BRANDON

‘14 NEW HOLLAND T9.435 767E, 710/70R42 168B R-1W FI Firestone Radial, 4 Electric Remotes, Deluxe Cab

DISC MOWER CONDITIONER

2007 CIH DCX131, 2500 hrs, Tires 31x13.5, 2 PT Swivel Hitch, High Stubble Kit, Rubber Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,000 N 2009 CIH DC162, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900 SB 2010 CIH DC162, 15’7” Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,900 SB 2011 MF 1375, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,900 P 2013 NH H7560, High Stubble Kit, Flail Rotor Conditioner, Drawbar Swivel Hitch, 1000 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,900 H

DRILLS

2008 BO 3310-65, 65’, 10” Spacing, 4.8” Semi-Pneumatic Packers, Triple Shoot . . . $180,900 R 2011 BO 3310, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$138,600 M 2004 CC ATX 6012, 3 Bar Harrows and Packers, 12” Spacing, Double Shoot . . . . . . . $56,210 SL 2008 BO 3310, 55’, Precision Drill, 10” Spacing, Double Shoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $166,900 SW 2002 BO 5710, 54’, 10” Spacing, 330 Trip, 3” Rubber Packers, Single Shoot, Air Kit .$74,900 SW 2009 CIH ATX700, 60’, 10” Spacing, Single Shoot w/Liquid Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $153,725 R 1995 FC 5000, 33’, 9” Spacing, Steel Packers, Morris 6180 Cart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,900 P 2009 NH P2050, 57’, 9” Spacing, 55lb Trips, Dual Front Casters, Single Shoot . . . . . $159,900 P 2000 MR MAXIM, 39’, 10” Spacing, Steel Packers, Liquid Kit, Single Shoot . . . . . . . . . $39,900 H 2007 NH SD550, 70’, 550lb Trips, 6.5” Concord Packer System, Single Shoot . . . . . . $156,900 K 2010 SEMST SXG604, 60’ 12” 600BU on board, Cameras, Single Casters . . . . . . . . . .$199,300 M 1993 FC 5000HD, 45’, 7.2” Spacing, 3” Rubber Press Wheels, 3/4” Atom Jet Openers $27,900 P 2009 FC 5000HD, W/2004NH Air Cart, Rubber Packers, Dual Front Casters . . . . . . . $108,900 SB 2010 NH P2070, High Flotation Tires, NH Knife Openers, Light Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL SW 2004 NH SD440, Dual Front Castersx, TBH Tank w/Double Shoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $104,900 SB 2007 SEMST 50-10, 4” Tires, 2000 gal SS Liquid Fert Tank on Frame, Smart Hitch . . $166,900 H 1998 SHAWK, 40’, 12” Spacing, Dual Shoot, 222 Onboard Tank, Valmar Kit . . . . . . . $43,875 SL

‘11 NEW HOLLAND L220

‘11 CLASS 760

‘11 CLASS 760

S0488D

149,500

$

SWAN RIVER

‘02 NEW HOLLAND TJ450 5587E, Good Year 710/70R42 Duals, 55 GPM, Hyd Flow

‘14 NEW HOLLAND T9.600 H1141B

330,900

$

HARTNEY

324,900

$

SHOAL LAKE

875E/713T, s 900’s Singles, 90 CP Header

W3576B

34,545

$

WINNIPEG

927 hrs, Enclosed cab w/ heater, mechanical controls, 12x16.5 tires

H1218B

297,900

$

PORTAGE

1086E, 620/70R42 Duals, 750 Rear Tires, Grain Meter Sensor, 16’ Pickup Rubber, Auto Pilot

K0678B

297,900

$

HARTNEY

1500 hrs, 620/70R42 Duals, Ag Leader Monitor

H1407B

534,900

$

BRANDON

525E, 535HP, 36” Tracks, 10 HID Lights, 6 Hyd Outlets

‘11 NEW HOLLAND SP.365F 480 hrs, 1600 Gal Tank, Fence Line Spray Kit, Intellisteer Ready, Sharp Shooter

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 93.00 - 101.00 D3 Cows 82.00 - 90.00 Bulls 118.00 - 130.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

190.00 - 215.00 (801-900 lbs.)

200.00 - 226.00 (701-800 lbs.)

210.00 - 236.00 (601-700 lbs.)

235.00 - 258.00 (501-600 lbs.)

240.00 - 277.00 (401-500 lbs.)

260.00 - 290.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

170.00 - 195.00 (801-900 lbs.)

185.00 - 204.00 (701-800 lbs.)

190.00 - 219.00 (601-700 lbs.)

220.00 - 233.00 (501-600 lbs.)

220.00 - 247.00 (401-500 lbs.)

230.00 - 267.00

Heifers

Alberta South 178.00 - 181.25 181.25 - 181.25 102.00 - 116.00 90.00 - 104.00 129.56 - 129.56 $ 210.00 - 222.00 216.00 - 227.00 225.00 - 237.00 233.00 - 251.00 254.00 - 280.00 280.00 - 318.00 $ 186.00 - 200.00 199.00 - 211.00 205.00 - 215.00 215.00 - 226.00 225.00 - 241.00 235.00 - 270.00

($/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.)

Feeder Cattle January 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016 August 2016 September 2016

Cattle Slaughter

January 15, 2016

DAVE SIMS CNSC

$

Close 158.80 154.77 155.35 155.20 157.18 155.10

Change -5.02 -6.18 -5.47 -5.00 -4.38 -4.33

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending January 9, 2016 46,086 10,010 36,076 N/A 550,000

Previous Year­ 47,674 11,072 36,602 N/A 542,000

Week Ending January 9, 2016 1,379 24,724 10,252 396 427 8,097 138

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 1,151 23,902 12,794 407 489 8,389 31

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 157 E 146 E 141.87 141.73

Futures (January 15, 2016) in U.S. Hogs December 2015 February 2016 April 2016 May 2016 June 2016

Last Week 149.86 144.08 135.20 136.37

Close 62.35 67.78 74.70 78.83 78.25

Last Year (Index 100) 176.90 165.42 164.10 168.05

Change 2.80 2.18 1.38 1.88 1.35

Sheep and Lambs Winnipeg Wooled Fats

Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

— — Next Sale Januaury 20th — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of January 15, 2016 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.930 Undergrade ........................................$1.840 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.915 Undergrade .........................................$1.815 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.915 Undergrade .........................................$1.815 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.885 Undergrade......................................... $1.800 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

A

noticeable rise in U.S. futures and a weaker Canadian dollar have elevated Manitoba cattle prices in early 2016. One stockyard operator estimated prices have risen approximately $10-$20 (per hundredweight) since before Christmas.

“Things are starting out on a better note than when they ended,” Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart said.

Just over 3,000 animals made their way through the rings during the week ended Jan. 15.

While light feeders rose at most yards, one auction house said heavy animals were $2-$4 lower by the end of the week. Light grass cattle held steady, while some butcher cows traded $2 higher. Choice feeders are also being priced at a large premium over the second- and third-cut cattle too, one participant said.

Many buyers at auctions these days sit with their smartphone on, scanning for any movement in either the futures board or Canadian dollar as the sale goes on, Munroe said.

“There will be instantaneous response to movement in those markets.”

Action in U.S. futures affects the entire cattle chain, albeit in slightly different ways, he noted.

“I think we’ll see the feedlots really follow that futures market because they’re going to have to hedge cattle immediately upon possession,” Munroe said, adding that losses from unhedged cattle during the late fall were “enormous.”

“Guys just can’t afford to risk it; they’re going to have to use every risk management tool open to them.”

South of the border, a mild sell-off was underway near the end of the week, which could put pressure on Canadian prices. One

Toronto 149.18 - 191.94 182.63 - 197.40 200.60 - 220.92 215.18 - 262.35 237.94 - 302.92 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

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

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

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Hd Fats) — — —

<1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

allan munroe Killarney Auction Mart

report estimated the U.S. beef market had climbed nearly 11 per cent in January, which had widened out margins for packers, but also raised everyone’s expectations for what cash markets would pay.

As well, plunging commodity prices in general are starting to create a bearish sentiment in the beef sector too. Last week’s retail sales data was weak, which some watchers say will cause consumers to shy away from expensive cuts of beef.

There haven’t been a lot of sales to U.S. buyers in recent months, Munroe said, but he expects that will change soon.

“Last August we thought there would be a stampede of cattle going south and we were wrong; very few went,” he said. “But it looks like we’re more levelled out now and in the range where we’ll see more cattle going south.

Ranchers in his area have come through the winter in decent shape for feed supplies, he added. Back in the early summer, things were looking grimmer, which prompted some participants to plant millet just in case.

However, the rains that came in the late summer helped rejuvenate pastures and ultimately save “mountains” of feed.

“My own cows didn’t need any hay until the end of November.”

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

STAFF

Canadian pork and pork products may now be exported to India under a new agreement for market access announced Jan. 15.

Canada, whose overall agri-food exports to India are mainly in pulse crops such as lentils and peas but also include oilseeds, canola oil, cereal grains, dairy goods, apples and cattle, expects to move $2 million in pork to the country in the first year of access.

That’s well below Canada’s 2014 pork exports to the U.S. ($1.45 billion) or Japan ($951

million), but future growth is expected as demand for value-added products is expected to increase, the government said in a release.

“We have been working with the government of Canada for many years to gain access to this market, which offers great potential for the export of a wide range of pork products,” Jacques Pomerleau, president of export development and trade promotion agency Canada Pork International, said in the same release.

“Canadian producers that manufacture value-added pork products will also benefit from this new market in the future,” he added.

Canada’s combined agrifood and seafood exports to India have risen steadily

over the last decade to reach almost $915 million in 2014, the government said, noting India’s agri-food and seafood imports overall rose by a compound annual growth rate of 12.3 per cent between 2012 and 2014.

“Canadian pork producers can immediately benefit from this new opportunity, exporting their product into this emerging market and increasing their export returns,” Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said in the same release.

India’s grocery food market is worth more than $332 billion and projected to become the world’s fourthlargest such market by 2020, the government said in a separate report.

Toronto ($/cwt) 175,31 - 392.16 — 131.22 - 347.08

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

“I think we’ll see the feedlots really follow that futures market because they’re going to have to hedge cattle immediately upon possession.”

briefs

India to accept Canadian pork

Other Market Prices $/cwt Ewes Lambs

U.S. futures, Canada’s dollar buoy up Manitoba cattle Lower commodity prices, however, may be bearish for beef

Ontario 161.14 - 177.73 164.51 - 177.04 76.05 - 104.69 76.05 - 104.69 118.85 - 136.46 $ 204.22 - 227.84 197.69 - 231.34 207.99 - 253.92 206.19 -275.79 231.18 - 295.34 236.08 - 296.35 $ 183.86 - 203.57 194.46 - 223.39 178.13 - 219.78 201.79 - 240.98 212.40 - 249.94 221.47 - 277.50

$

Futures (January 15, 2016) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change February 2016 130.55 -2.97 April 2016 131.50 -2.80 June 2016 122.73 -2.05 August 2016 118.85 -2.43 October 2016 119.90 -2.43 December 2016 120.00 -2.28

Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

$1 Cdn: $0.6883 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.4528 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: January 15, 2016

Toronto ($/cwt) 46.00 - 54.00 60.72 - 69.61

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Low loonie boosts canola but highlights other woes

Average quotes as of January 15, 2016 ($/tonne) Future

Basis

Cash

E. Manitoba wheat

182.71

56.65

239.36

W. Manitoba wheat

182.71

51.03

233.74

E. Manitoba canola

486.70

-28.33

458.37

W. Manitoba canola

486.70

-31.71

454.99

Bearish fundamentals keep a lid on U.S. wheat markets Phil-Franz Warkentin CNSC

I

CE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Jan. 15, as the falling Canadian dollar propped up the market.

The currency fell below 70 U.S. cents for the first time in 13 years, then just kept heading lower and finished the week below 69 U.S. cents. The loss in the currency helped crush margins improve by about C$13 per tonne over the course of the week.

The currency issues make canola look like a bargain to end-users, with exports running well ahead of last year’s record pace.

Canada has exported 4.3 million tonnes of canola during the crop year to date, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. That compares with the 3.7 million tonnes moved during the previous year.

While the softer currency helps prop up the canola market on a Canadian dollar basis, the activity in exchange rates is also a symptom of larger problems in the global economy.

On a U.S. dollar basis, canola actually lost about $6 over the course of the week when accounting for the two-U.S.-cent drop in the Canadian dollar.

Losses in crude oil have been a major influence on the declines in the Canadian currency, but the softer crude oil is also bearish for vegetable oil markets given the implications for biodiesel.

Source: pdqinfo.ca

Concerns over slowing economic growth in China were also a factor in the currency and equity markets. Again, while foreign exchange adjustments favour Canadian exports, the bigger picture of falling Chinese demand is not really bullish as far as canola is concerned.

Another outside indicator is the global freight market. The Baltic Dry Index, a gauge of ocean freight rates, is at historical lows, which makes Canadian exports more competitive into some markets as freight costs become less of an issue. However, just as with the currency, the low rates are already causing some shipping companies to dock their boats and others to go out of business completely.

Port Prices As of Friday, January 15, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

195.29

0.46

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

224.96

-1.37

Canola Thunder Bay

491.50

7.50

Canola Vancouver

51..50

7.50

Closing Futures Prices As of Monday, January 18, 2016 ($/tonne)

Corn, soy gains In the U.S., soybeans and corn were both up during the week, with speculative shortcover ing behind some of the strength.

Adjustments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply/demand forecasts contributed to the gains, although improving weather conditions out of South America should limit any further gains.

Wheat, meanwhile, was up and down during the week, with short-covering on the one hand countered by generally bearish fundamentals. U.S. wheat remains expensive internationally, with ample supplies keeping a lid on that market. However, concerns over possible winterkill in parts of the U.S. Plains helped prop up Kansas City futures compared to the other wheat markets.

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

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

Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

485.50

7.50

ICE milling wheat

240.00

3.00

ICE barley

182.00

0.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

180.96

-0.83

Chicago SRW wheat

172.24

0.09

Kansas City HRW wheat

172.15

2.11

Corn

140.94

1.97

Oats

129.85

-5.51

Soybeans

324.17

6.52

Soymeal

302.17

7.49

Soyoil

655.99

2.87

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Monday, January 18, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

186.48

7.35

n/a

n/a

457.46

-1.18

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

186.74

-3.24

Soybeans

401.61

26.82

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

16.40

unch

Ask

Ask

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

Falling loonie boosts Prairie spring wheat bids CPSR cash bids rise by up to $6 per tonne

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN CNS Canada

C

ash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Jan. 15, as declines in the Canadian dollar helped basis levels improve.

Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were steady to as much as $5 per tonne higher over the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across the Prairie provinces compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $231 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $242 in southern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but were generally sitting at $49-$65 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollar-denominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids.

Accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids ranged from US$159 to $166 per tonne. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$16-$23 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS

basis levels across Western Canada range from $23 to $33 below the futures.

Average Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids were up by $1-$6 per tonne. Average CPSR prices came in at about $190 per tonne in Manitoba, $189-$206 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $207 to $211 per tonne in Alberta.

Average durum prices were narrowly mixed during the week, holding relatively steady overall. Bids in southern Saskatchewan, where the bulk of the crop is grown, were up a dollar to down a dollar, to sit in the $317- to $318-per-tonne area.

The March spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most

CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted Jan. 15 at US$4.9725 per bushel, down 3.75 U.S. cents from the previous week.

Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada.

The March K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.74 per bushel on Jan. 15, up 1.25 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

The March Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soft wheat contract settled Jan. 15 at US$4.7375, 4.75 U.S. cents lower compared to one week earlier.

The Canadian dollar closed Jan. 15 at 68.82 U.S. cents, down by nearly two cents relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to Jan. 8.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

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

McDonald’s seeks Manitoba producers for pilot project With the majority of contributions stemming from Alberta, McDonald’s Canada’s verified sustainable beef pilot project is hoping for further participation from Manitoba’s cow-calf producers

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff / Brandon

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s McDonald’s Canada’s verified sustainable beef pilot project enters its final five months, organizers hope to engage more Manitoba producers in the verification process.

“I would love to have more Manitoba producers involved because, as I tell everyone in Alberta, yes, McDonald’s may be sourcing Alberta beef, but most of it was born in Manitoba,” said Jeffrey Fitzpatrick-Stilwell, manager of sustainability for McDonald’s Canada.

Fitzpatrick-Stilwell spoke to a group of beef producers in Holland on January 13 during Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s Beef and Forage Week seminar.

McDonald’s Canada’s pilot project aims to complete 220 full verifications by the end of the project. They have currently completed 79 and have an additional 15 scheduled. “ We a r e h e a v i l y r e p r e sented from Alberta so we are really hoping to get a f e w m o re Ma n i t o b a c ow calf operators through this process so we have a better national perspective,” said Fitzpatrick-Stilwell.

McDonald’s Canada currently sources 100 per cent Canadian beef, and two years ago made the commitment to begin sourcing a portion of its global supply from sustainable sources in 2016, which is what has driven this project.

“If we are going to be praised for what we source from you, I think that we have an obligation to start doing a better job telling your story to our three million customers and that is what the beef pilot project is about,” said Fitzpatrick-Stilwell.

“I am not here to say that McDonald’s knows what sustainable beef production is, we don’t. The only expertise that we have is selling to consumers. This is where we need producers to tell us what sustainable beef production is, why you are sustainable and help us understand what you do for natural resources, conservation, animal health and welfare.”

Fitzpatrick-Stilwell says the verification process involves a farm visit and touring verifiers around the operation while the producer explains his or her processes.

Jeffrey Fitzpatrick-Stilwell, manager of sustainability for McDonald’s Canada hopes to engage more Manitoba producers in the company’s pilot project. photos: jennifer paige

“We are heavily represented from Alberta so we are really hoping to get a few more Manitoba cow-calf operators through this process so we have a better national perspective on verified beef.”

Jeffrey FitzpatrickStilwell manager of Sustainability for McDonald’s Canada

Verifiers work through an indicator checklist that is broken down into five categories — natural resources, people and communities, animal health and welfare, food safety and efficiencies and innovations.

“This is verification not certification. Certification is really about policing to an existing standard and is often a pass or fail situation. That is not what we want to do here. We

want to recognize those who are doing a good job of producing beef sustainably,” said Fitzpatrick-Stilwell.

Producer perspective Betty Green, a cattle producer from the Interlake region, recently participated in the pilot project and says she was motivated to participate because she believes it is necessary to begin engaging with confused consumers.

“I think as producers we have all seen the media portal of what we are doing in a rather negative light and we can hope that it goes away but I don’t believe it’s going to.

So, from my perspective and for our ranch, I needed to get involved,” said Green.

Green says she was given a copy of the indicators prior to McDonald’s verifier’s farm visit and that many of the questions were open ended.

“What I learned from this process is that we as farmers are not very good at talking about what we’ve done,” said Green. “We need to stop and think back to where we started and where we are today. If we

Interlake cattle producer, Betty Green, recently participated in McDonald’s Canada’s verified sustainable beef pilot project.

do that and start sharing that information, people will realize what a tremendous contribution we make to industry improvement.

“Not a year goes by that my husband isn’t trying something new on our operation. He evaluates the results and either incorporates that or uses it to determine what his next experiment will be. And, we are all like that, but we don’t take enough credit.”

Green says the pilot project’s farm visit took approximately four or five hours but notes that it really depends on how much detail you want to provide. Following the farm visit Green received a copy of the indicator outcomes.

Fitzpatrick-Stilwell points out that this project is a great way for producers to acquire an unbiased professional view of their operation and an industry benchmark at no cost.

Green agrees, saying that she found the feedback she received to be beneficial.

“I would encourage you to take part in this because what I learned was really valuable.

I got a benchmark of where we are through someone else’s eyes,” said Green. “I think it will also help me in all of those discussions that I have with those who may not understand what we do. It certainly opened my eyes to how others see things and how we may need to see their perspective before we start defending what we do.”

The pilot project is scheduled to be complete in the next five months, at which point McDonald’s Canada will turn the gathered information over to the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

“McDonald’s commitment is to source beef sustainably by the standards of the roundtable, not by this pilot or our own set of standards. We want this to be the standards the industry has agreed upon and therefore this is just the initial step we have taken to contribute to the roundtable’s overarching goal.”

For more information on the pilot project visit, www.vsbpi lot.ca. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Philippine government to challenge GMO ban An industry executive says the dispute may throw the country into ‘food crisis’

BY ENRICO DELA CRUZ AND MANOLO SERAPIO JR. Manila/Reuters

T Polymyxins, one of which is used in Canada to treat mastitis in dairy cattle, are coming under closer scrutiny over their importance to humans as a last defence against so-called “superbugs.” photo: thinkstock

EU to review use of last-resort antibiotic on farms Colistin is seen as a last defence against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in people London/Reuters

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uropean drug regulators launched a review on Jan. 11 of the use in farming of a key last-line antibiotic called colistin, after international research found alarming evidence of a gene that makes bacteria resistant to the drug.

The London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it was responding to a European Commission request to update its advice on the use in animals of colistin, which is one of the last-resort antibiotics capable of treating humans with certain bacterial infections.

“B e c a u s e o f ( c o l i s t i n’s ) important role as a last defence against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, the agency will consider if its 2013 advice on the responsible use of colistin in animals, particularly pigs, needs to be updated in light of the recent discovery,” EMA said in a statement.

Colistin has been used for more than 50 years in both animals and people.

In human medicine it is now used as a last resort for the treatment of people with different kinds of infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs.”

Scientists around the world voiced alarm last year at the discovery in China of a new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to polymyxins — a class of antibiotics that includes colistin and is widely used in livestock farming.

In Europe 80 per cent of polymyxin sales — mainly c o l i s t i n — a re i n Sp a i n , Germany and Italy, according to EMA’S Sur veillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial C o n s u m p t i o n ( E S VAC ) report.

Wo r l d w i d e d e m a n d f o r the antibiotic in agricul-

“Because of (colistin’s) important role as a last defence against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, the agency will consider if its 2013 advice on the responsible use of colistin in animals, particularly pigs, needs to be updated in light of the recent discovery.”

European Medicines Agency (EMA)

ture is expected to reach almost 12,000 tonnes per year by the end of 2015, rising to 16,500 tonnes by 2021, according to a 2015 report by the QYResearch Medical Research Centre.

EMA said it would reconvene its Antimicrobial Advice Ad Hoc Expert Group, which issued its previous advice on colistin in 2013, to reevaluate that guidance, and expects to finalize the update over the next six months.

‘Prudent use’ In Canada, the federal Health D e p a r t m e n t ’s Ve t e r i n a r y Dr u g s D i re c t o ra t e p l a c e s polymyxins in Categor y I ( “v e r y h i g h i m p o r t a n c e” ) of its list of antimicrobials based on their importance in human medicine.

Health Canada announced in October that Polymyxin B, which is approved for veterinary use, is to be added t o C a n a d a’s Ve t e r i n a r y Pre s c r i p t i o n Dr u g L i s t i n early April 2016.

Certain uses of the drug would then require a veterinarian’s prescription, so as “to reinforce prudent use of this class of drugs.”

The drugs to be affected by the ruling include Special Formula 17900-Forte Suspension, a Zoetis product to treat mastitis in dairy cattle, and three ointment products sold for use on dogs and cats.a

he Philippine government said it will challenge a ban on GMO imports ordered by the country’s top court, after the ruling rattled global markets over the threat of disruption to millions of tonnes of soybean meal shipments.

The Supreme Court on Dec. 8 struck down a 2002 government regulation that allowed the import of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and imposed a temporary ban until new rules were formulated.

The order will halt the Southeast Asian country’s imports of soybean meal, which amount to around two million tonnes a year and mainly come from the U.S. Nearly all of the imports of the animal feed are genetically modified.

The Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily ban the “contained use, field testing, propagation and commercialization, and importation” of GMO came alongside a ruling to permanently halt the development of GMO eggplant following a case filed by a group led by the Philippine unit of Greenpeace Southeast Asia.

“What the Supreme Court is saying, I was informed, is to come up with new rules,” Philippine Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said by telephone Dec. 17.

“In the meantime, there will be a motion for reconsideration to be filed once we have received a copy of the decision.”

Such a request would mean there should be no ban while the new rules are being drafted, he added.

“You would not have pork, chicken, and fish available in the market.”

Ric Pinca past vice-president, Philippine Association of Feed Millers

‘Food crisis’ The court ruling has also sparked alarm in the Philippine food industry.

“We may plunge into a food crisis if this is implemented,” said Ric Pinca, former vicepresident of the Philippine Association of Feed Millers.

“You would not have pork, chicken, and fish available in the market.”

B a n n i n g G M O s oy m e a l impor ts would mean that Philippine buyers need to buy non-GMO supply which would be easily US$80-$100 a tonne more expensive, said a Manilabased importer.

“Are we affluent enough as a country to afford that? And there is not a lot of non-GMO cargo available,” he said, adding that most soymeal available from the U.S. and Argentina, a n o t h e r m a j o r s o u rc e f o r Manila, is genetically modified.

The Philippines gets nearly all of its soymeal needs from abroad, averaging two million to 2.2 million tonnes a year, importers say.

“It would directly affect my business because I have contracts in place that were bought and sold even before this came out,” the Manila-based importer said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

n/a

n/a

Jan-12

Jan-14

Jan-13

Jan-11

Jan-14

Jan-15

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

108

421

1,131*

197

525*

400

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

200.00-218.00

205.00-219.00

n/a

200.00-218.00 (220.00)

n/a

800-900

n/a

n/a

180.00-207.00

210.00-229.00

215.00-229.00

n/a

210.00-230.00 (235.00)

200.00-215.00

700-800

n/a

n/a

200.00-225.00

220.00-240.00

223.00-242.00

230.00-240.00

225.00-245.00 (249.00)

205.00-237.00

600-700

n/a

n/a

220.00-242.00

240.00-255.00

237.00-260.00

235.00-260.00

230.00-265.00 (268.00)

233.00-260.00

500-600

n/a

n/a

242.00-267.00

260.00-280.00

255.00-288.00

250.00-273.00

250.00-285.00 (290.00)

240.00-275.00

400-500

n/a

n/a

265.00-280.00

n/a

272.00-305.00

265.00-296.00

250.00-274.00 (285.00)

270.00-290.00

300-400

n/a

n/a

275.00-330.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

250.00-300.00

275.00-290.00

900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

180.00-195.00

182.00-198.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

n/a

160.00-171.00

190.00-205.00

189.00-207.00

n/a

n/a

188.00-202.00

700-800

n/a

n/a

175.00-200.00

205.00-210.00

198.00-214.00

n/a

195.00-210.00 (218.00)

190.00-212.00

600-700

n/a

n/a

185.00-225.00

205.00-223.00

205.00-227.00

200.00-215.00

210.00-230.00 (235.00)

200.00-228.00

500-600

n/a

n/a

210.00-245.00

215.00-237.00

220.00-248.00

215.00-230.00

215.00-239.00 (245.00)

240.00-255.00

400-500

n/a

n/a

235.00-255.00

n/a

235.00-270.00

230.00-251.00

215.00-262.00 (265.00)

260.00-270.00

300-400

n/a

n/a

240.00-280.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

205.00-260.00 (270.00)

275.00-295.00

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

69

150

n/a

n/a

90.00-101.00 (106.00)

230

D1-D2 Cows

n/a

n/a

90.00-102.00

93.00-106.00

96.00-105.00

95.00-105.00 (109.00)

80.00-91.00

95.00-105.00

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

n/a

80.00-90.00

80.00-93.00

90.00-95.00

n/a

n/a

90.00-100.00

Feeder heifers

Slaughter Market

Age Verified

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

n/a

n/a

115.00-120.75

125.00-139.00

125.00-137.00

n/a

125.00-146.00

130.00-140.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

158.00-166.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

156.00-164.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

105.00-120.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100.00-112.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

75.00-102.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

80.00-90.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

77.00-89.00

Heiferettes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-150.00

n/a

110.00-135.00

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Patients’ possible effects on therapy horses up for study A Guelph study will see if horses respond differently to PTSD patients than to actors STAFF

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new study in southern Ontario plans to look at the effects of the relationship between a therapy horse and its rider from the horse’s point of view.

Katrina Merkies, a professor in the University of Guelph’s animal biosciences department, has picked up a $10,000 research grant from the Ohiobased Horses and Humans Research Foundation to study how equine-assisted activities (EAA) may help horses as well as people.

The study, she said in a recent release, “is about the welfare of the horses and looking at the behavioural and physiological impact of this therapy on horses.

“Past studies on equine therapy have shown benefits for people, but what does this therapy mean for horses?

The use of horses in therapy is growing, so for their wellbeing, it’s important to figure out what this will involve.”

The study will explore, in part, whether horses react differently to people with clinical issues than they do to people without them.

For study purposes, she said, “we considered a range of potential psychological issues, but settled on PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), since we wanted to narrow it down to one clinical diagnosis.”

The effects of EAA on people are well documented and still being researched, Merkies said in her grant application, but EAA’s effects on horses have had relatively little attention.

“Combined with increased public attention to the welfare of animals used for human purposes, clearly there is a need for research in this area,” she wrote.

But for “useful research” to

proceed, basic questions still have to be answered to fashion future trials that can stand up to peer review and offer “unbiased empirical data” on which to set up future therapy programs.

For instance, she wrote, “proponents of learning theory believe that animals respond to the physical cues they receive, independent of who/what delivers the cues.”

It’s assumed, she wrote, but not yet scientifically tested whether horses actually respond to human emotions when working with people with psychological or emotional trauma.

If horses in fact respond only to physical cues, she wrote, then independent control subjects can be used in researching therapy horses’ responses — but if it turns out horses also respond to “emotional emanations,” then research in this field will have to look further into emotional relationships or connections between horses and humans. “ T h i s re s e a rc h w i l l f u rther this basic understanding which will underpin all future research not only into EAA, but also into the horse-human and animal-human relationships,” Merkies wrote.

“The importance of fully understanding the variables that affect this relationship is essential considering that the most significant factor contributing to the risk of human injury when working around horses is the relationship between the horse and the human.”

Merkies and her team plan to work with horses at Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre at nearby Puslinch, outfitting the animals with heart rate monitors and using saliva samples from horses to gauge stress — in part by measuring concentra-

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A University of Guelph team plans to study the behavioural and physiological impact of equine therapy — not on the riders, but on the horses. photo: thinkstock

“Our hypothesis is that horses are able to distinguish between humans with emotional needs, and respond differently to them.”

Katrina Merkies University of Guelph

tions of cortisol, a hormone horses produce in response to stress.

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unteers with PTSD to spend time in an enclosure with one of a study group of 20 horses.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

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

Arctic high pressure continues to dominate Issued: Monday, January 18, 2016 · Covering: January 20 – January 27, 2016 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

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he coldest air of the winter moved in as expected last weekend, with most locations either seeing air temperatures in the -30 to -33 C range or feeling wind chills in the -40 C or colder range. Hopefully this was nature’s biggest push of cold air for the winter, but as usual, only time will tell.

For this forecast period it will definitely feel warmer, but we’re still not done with arctic highs.

As last weekend’s high drifts off to the southeast, another weaker arctic high is forecasted to drop southeastward through our region on Thursday and Friday. This high doesn’t originate as far north as the previous one, so temperatures will not be as cold. Expect a mix of sun and clouds from Wednesday to Friday with daytime highs in the -14 C range and overnight lows around -22 C. Over the weekend, the weather models are trying to develop an Alberta clipper that will zip through south-central regions of Manitoba on Saturday, bringing milder temperatures along with

some clouds and a quick shot of snow, especially over central regions.

Once this system moves by, another arctic high will begin to build in, but like the last high, this one doesn’t appear to be that strong and its origins are in the low arctic. This low is also currently forecast to move a little farther east, through northern Ontario, which would keep the coldest air to that region.

Southern regions might see some clouds along with a few flurries on Monday as a weak system moves through the Dakotas. The weak arctic high will then bring us more sun than clouds from the middle of the week, along with nice mid-winter temperatures and highs expected to be around -12 C, with overnight lows in the -20 C range. It could be a little colder if the high tracks a little farther west.

Looking further ahead, the weather models begin to point to a switch in our weather pattern to a warmer but stormier one near the end of the month.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -22 to -6 C; lows, -32 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.

A week-by-week comparison of how much sea surface temperatures varied from the norm during the 1997 and 2015 El Niños. graphic: golden gate weather services (graphic), noaa (data)

Record warmth top weather story of 2015 El Niño’s leftovers and global warming may make 2016 yet another record-warm year

BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

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figured I would start our look back at 2015’s weather from a world perspective, then zoom into North America, Canada and Western Canada in particular in an upcoming article.

I have to pretty much agree with the top two 2015 global weather stories chosen on nearly every website: 2015 saw earth’s hottest year in recorded history, and the strongest El Niño event in recorded history. Some other weather firsts that occurred during 2015, I think it’s pretty hard to argue against these two events winning out.

In actuality, we probably wouldn’t have had one without the other. I say that because El Niño helps to contribute extra heat energy into the atmosphere, raising global temperatures already running on the high side due to global warming. The warmer global temperatures in turn help to increase alreadywarm ocean temperatures, leading to an even stronger El Niño event.

Let’s begin by looking at global temperatures in 2015. While we are still waiting for the final numbers to come out of NOAA and NASA, it is pretty much a forgone conclusion that 2015 will beat 2014 as the warmest year since reliable records began in 1880. According to NOAA, for the 11-month period from January to the end of November, Earth’s average temperature was 0.87 C above average. This compares to 0.73 C above average for the same time frame in 2014. While NOAA and NASA have not come in with their December values, the University of Alabama in Huntsville has ranked this December as the third warmest in the satellite data set.

Record-high ocean temperatures, along with lower-than-usual wind shear… helped to create an environment that was very conducive to hurricane development.

Its values are derived from satellite measurements of the lower eight kilometres of the atmosphere and are usually lower than what NOAA and NASA report.

What is interesting, or rather, important about the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is that none of the funding for its work comes from oil, coal or industrial companies or from any private or special interest groups. I’ll let you know what the final numbers are for 2015 as soon as they’re out.

Coinciding with the warmest year on record is the record El Niño event beginning to wind down across the Pacific. As we moved into 2015, a weak El Niño event was already developing in the Pacific and forecasters called for a very high chance that this particular El Niño event would become strong, possibly record strong. By July, temperatures in the key El Niño region of the Pacific had warmed enough for it to be classified as a strong event and by November, ocean temperatures peaked at 3.1 C above average, which broke the oneweek record of 2.8 C set during the El Niño event in 1997. The final classification for an El Niño event uses a three-month average and this finds 2015’s event tied with that in 1997, with a reading of 2.3 C above average.

While we know that El Niño can bring milder-than-average temperatures to Western Canada during the winter, overall El Niño tends to warm global

temperatures by as much as 0.1 C as extra heat from the ocean is transferred into the atmosphere.

While El Niño is slowly weakening and is expected to become neutral sometime late this spring or summer, it will continue to dump extra heat into the atmosphere.

This, combined with ongoing global warming, will likely result in Earth seeing her third straight warmest year on record in 2016.

We can expect 2015 will beat 2014 as the warmest year since reliable records began in 1880. graphic: national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa, u.s.)

Other broken records The global weather event I’ll list as third for 2015 is really several different weather events that were all similar in nature. They are also partially tied into the recordwarm global temperatures and El Niño. What I am talking about are hurricanes. While the Atlantic basin saw a relatively quiet hurricane season, this was not the case around the world.

First of all, the Western Hemisphere saw its most powerful hurricane on record during 2015, when Patricia became a Category 5 storm on Oct. 23 off the coast of Mexico. At its peak, Patricia had sustained winds of 320 km/h and a central pressure of 879 millibars. The northeast Pacific saw a record 11 major hurricanes, which broke the previous mark of 10 set in 1992. The central Pacific was also busy, with 14 named storms, eight hurricanes and five major hurricanes that either formed in this region or tracked into it. This broke all three of the old records which

A composite image of tropical cyclone activity across the Pacific in 2015. graphic: noaa/national weather service

were 10 named storms, five hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

Record-high ocean temperatures, along with lower-than-usual wind shear due to the strong El Niño, helped to create an environment that was very conducive to hurricane development. Interestingly, if you check out the composite image of all the tropical cyclone activity across the Pacific, shown here, the region around Hawaii was largely unaffected.

The southern Pacific also saw an active hurricane season (or typhoon, as they’re called in that

part of the world). The most interesting was tropical cyclone Pam, which hit Vanuatu as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds in the 265 km/h range. With a central pressure of 896 mb, it was the second-strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in that part of the world. It was also only the 10th time a Category 5 tropical cyclone was recorded in this region.

Next week we’ll hopefully be able to zoom in closer to home and look at the top weather stories from around our part of the world.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

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

“We want to make it clear that these varieties are not being deregistered, they’re just moving from one class to another.

Farmers will just need to know what class the wheats are in by 2018.

They will still be legal to grow.”

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ug. 1 Wester n Canada gets a new milling wheat class. It will be its ninth, called Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR), and it opens new opportunities for higher-yielding wheats, while preserving the quality reputation for the Canada flagship red spring wheat classes.

American Dark Northern Spring varieties Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND, currently in the Canada Western Interim Wheat class, will move to the new CNHR class and the interim class will end, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced in a news release Jan. 15.

On Aug. 1, 2018, 25 CWRS and four CPSR wheats will move to the CNHR class. Among the CWRS wheats there are some popular varieties including Harvest and Kane. (See the list below.) The CGC had initially planned to move them in 2017, but is delaying it a year to give the industry more time to adjust.

“We want to make it clear that these varieties are not being deregistered, they’re just moving from one class to another,” Daryl Beswitherick, the CGC’s program manager for quality assurance standards, said in an interview. “Farmers will just need to know what class the wheats are in by 2018. They will still be legal to grow.”

This Aug. 1 the CGC is also eliminating the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) and Canada Feed Wheat classes, transferring the varieties from both to the new Canada Western Special Purpose class. Like the CWGP class, the special purpose class does not require end-use quality be assessed as a prerequisite to registration.

The CWGP class was created in 2008 for wheats suited for ethanol production and livestock feed.

Daryl Beswitherick

Changes are coming to Western Canada’s wheat class system Aug. 1, including the creation of the new Canada Northern Hard Red class, which will be home to Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND, says Daryl Beswitherick, the CGC’s program manager for quality assurance standards. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

But it’s also become home for some higher-yielding varieties that don’t meet the milling and enduse requirements of other wheat classes.

Marketability also played a role in the switch to the new special purpose class, Beswitherick said.

“General purpose” doesn’t sound as appealing as “special purpose.”

Elwin Hermanson, the CGC’s chief commissioner, announced the wheat class review at the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association’s annual meeting in December 2014. He explained the goal was to protect and enhance the CWRS and CPSR classes following several years of complaints from some customers about weaker-than-normal wheat gluten strength.

An investigation concluded that some new CWRS wheats with gluten strength close to the minimum allowed were among the most popular with farmers. In addition,

poor weather had resulted in even lower gluten strength. The industry has since agreed to tighter gluten strength standards for the CWRS and CPSR classes.

Over the past 12 months, Western Canada’s grain industry has been consulted and there is a consensus to make the changes, Beswitherick said.

The new CNHR class opens the door to new varieties with slightly lower protein and gluten strength and higher yields, while protecting the CWRS class.

“The market will determine what farmers grow,” Beswitherick said, alluding to the possibility that some CNHR wheats will earn less per bushel than CWRS varieties but make as much or more because of higher yields.

For example, in 2015 based on crop insurance yields provincewide, Prosper, the highest-yielding variety that will be in the new CNHR class, averaged 11 bush-

els an acre or 19 per cent, more than AAC Elie, the highest-yielding CWRS wheat.

More new varieties could be added to the CNHR class as early as this year. In anticipation of the new class, the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale, set up registration trials last year.

Western Canada’s current eight milling wheat classes are as follows: CWRS, CPSR, CPS White, Canada Western Extra Strong, Canada Western Amber durum, Canada Western Red Winter, Canada Western Soft White and Canada Western Hard White Spring.

The following varieties will be moved from the CWRS and CPSR classes to the CNHR class Aug. 1, 2018.

CWRS: AC Abbey, AC Cora, AC Eatonia, AC Majestic, AC Michael, AC Minto, Alvena, Alikat, CDC Makwa, CDC Osler, Columbus, Conway, Harvest, Kane, Katepwa, L e a d e r, L i l l i a n , M c K e n z i e , Neepawa, Park, Pasqua, Pembina, Thatcher, Unity and 5603HR. CPSR: AC Formost, AC Taber, Conquer and Oslo.

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The new Canada Northern Hard Red class will be home to Faller, Prosper, Elgin ND in the new crop year, while 29 other wheats from the CWRS and CPSR classes will move in 2018

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Supreme Court dismisses CP interswitching attack CP claimed it would cause irreparable harm by way of unrecoverable costs

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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he Supreme Court of Canada has curtly dismissed an appeal by Canadian Pacific Railway against a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that upheld Canadian Transportation Agency regulations that expand interswitching limits on the Prairies.

In a unanimous one-page decision, the high court said CP failed to present evidence that the CTA had acted improperly in amending its regulations to increase interswitching limits to 160 kms from 30 in 2014.

CP had claimed the agency “acted improperly in issuing them by following government directives to expand

the interswitching distance limit in the Prairie provinces.” CP said the changes would cause “irreparable harm” by imposing $13.3 million a year in extra, unrecoverable costs to the company.

The former government expanded interswitching limits to give Prairie shippers more competitive rail service. CP had claimed the regulatory changes were beyond the agency’s jurisdiction. CP said it didn’t have the capacity to safely handle the extended interswitching “which may lead to congestion on the rail lines and thus negatively impact the efficiency of the rail network as a whole.” Under interswitching, a shipper can choose to route its traffic by another railway that is within the zone.

Then agriculture minister Gerry Ritz

said the government had hoped “CP and all members of the rail logistics supply chain will embrace being part of the solution as opposed to being entrenched in the problems of the past.”

Using all means available our government will fully defend farmers and all shippers to ensure that our economy is well served by Canada’s rail logistics. While Parliament was debating the Fair Rail for Farmers Act back in the spring to speed up grain shipments by rail, Ritz said the government intended to expand interswitching at the request of grain shippers, but the government didn’t include a clause in the bill to authorize it.

CP said, “In the last 27 years, the agency has found no demonstrated need to extend interswitching beyond

a 30-km radius. There is therefore no pressing policy concern that would weigh against granting a stay.”

CP contends the Canada Transportation Act only permits interswitching within 30 kms. “CP requires time to educate shippers regarding the practical aspects of regulated interswitching and to consult with other railways in order to review and develop new processes and procedure to effectively manage interswitching...

These matters take time and effort.

“The agency’s conduct raises serious concerns about its independence as a quasi-judicial tribunal and economic regulator.” In the past the CTA has always conducted open and extensive consultations with interested parties before bringing in regulatory changes.

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Rather than wait for new rules on Canadian far ms to cut greenhouse gas and carbon emissions, a crop researcher hopes to show how growers may have already helped to do so.

Stuart Smyth, a professor in the University of Saskatchewan’s department of bioresources policy, business and economics, on Jan. 15 launched a national online farmer survey (http://tinyurl. com/croprotationsurvey2016) on farm crop rotation practices.

Farmers can sign up at the website to join the university’s Canadian Farm Panel for the survey.

In the survey, Smyth plans to compare farmers’ most recent crop rotations with those of 25 years ago, and “identify changes in crop trends, fuel and chemical use, and land management practices.”

Canada, at last month’s Paris Climate Conference, made commitments to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions, and farmers “may be asked to comply with new policies, which come with a cost,” the university said in a release.

The data, Smyth said, “will quantify how GHG and carbon emissions have changed following the move to zero tillage.

Such data is essential in demonstrating to policy-makers the efforts farmers have already made in being stewards of the land.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Toronto grain firm’s elevator to anchor Winnipeg rail park BroadGrain, which now has a Winnipeg office, will take grain and process beans at CentrePort STAFF

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oronto grain-trading firm BroadGrain Commodities aims to build some Prairie handling muscle with a new grain terminal and bean plant in Winnipeg’s planned CentrePort rail park.

The company, which already operates a pair of elevators in southwestern and eastern Ontario and took over Saskatchewan pulse and special crop processor Lakeside Global Grains in 2011, said Jan. 14 it will put up $25 million to build a new bulk grain export and transloading operation, and bean-processing facility.

The elevator and bean plant are to be the anchor tenant of a new rail park facility at CentrePort, the “inland port and foreign trade zone” for export-oriented economic development set up near Winnipeg’s airport in 2008.

The BroadGrain plan, the province said, triggers construction work on the new 700-acre rail park, which is meant to provide rail-reliant businesses with access to three major railways in the Winnipeg area: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and U.S. carrier BNSF. BroadGrain’s plan calls for a site capable of loading 150-car unit trains with commodities such as wheat, canola, soybeans, corn and specialty crops.

“As we started looking at potential greenfield sites to continue expand-

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Zaid Qadoumi CEO, BroadGrain Commodities

‘Alternative shipping’ “Supply chain management continues to play a vital role in our business,” he said. “This investment will solidify our ongoing commitment not only to the western Canadian farmer but also to our global consumers, providing an alternative shipping method.”

The company, which has a trading office at Stratford, Ont., also maintains international trading offices in Jordan, Ukraine, France, Nigeria, China and the United Arab Emirates.

It recently announced completion of a new sesame seed- and special cropprocessing plant in northern Nigeria.

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The company’s planned 29-acre Winnipeg terminal site, still subject to due diligence and an offer-to-purchase agreement, is billed as its “flagship” terminal in Western Canada.

Phase I of the CentrePort rail park calls for CentrePort operators to invest $2.4 million to build the lead tracks and switches off the CP main line, to connect to BroadGrain’s t ra c k s. Ce n t re Po r t w i l l ow n t h e lead tracks and switches, to service “additional projects as the rail park develops.”

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“… we were impressed by the value proposition at CentrePort and the potential for our project to become an anchor development in the new rail park.”

ing our footprint in the West, we were impressed by the value proposition at CentrePort and the potential for our project to become an anchor development in the new rail park,” BroadGrain CEO Zaid Qadoumi said in a provincial release.

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The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) continues its downward slide, dropping below 400 points for the first time ever as ocean freight rates struggle to find their bottom.

The BDI was quoted at 394 points on Jan. 13, marking a new low since records began in 1985. The index was trading above 1,200 as recently as the beginning of August 2015, but has struggled over the past five months.

The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, provides an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials, including grain, by sea.

An overcapacity of ships, the slowdown in Chinese demand for building materials, weakness in crude oil and declining commodity prices have all been cited as contributing factors to the lower freight rates, according to freight analysts.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Limited farmer selling keeps pea prices steady

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New-crop bids point to increased demand for peas in 2016

BY JADE MARKUS CNS Canada

P The beautiful atmospheric phenomenon called “sun dogs” takes some of the bite out of -25 aC temperatures and high wind chill values.

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rairie pea prices are steady, but farmers are holding out, according to one trader, as emerging new-crop bids grow in strength.

“I think what’s moving prices is simply the expectation that (they) can’t go that much lower,” said David Newman of Victoriaarea pulse-trading and -processing firm Commodious Trading.

A lack of farmer selling, in anticipation of stronger prices, is also keeping pea prices firm.

Delivered elevator pea prices are about $8.80 to $9.25 per bushel for green, and about $10.50 to $11.95 per bushel for yellow, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.

That compares with early November when delivered elevator green pea prices sat at $8-$8.50 per bushel, and yellow peas were at $8.50-$10 per bushel.

“Growers are in such a strong position that they’re willing to hold it,” Newman said.

Yellow peas are seeing only limited trade, he added, but buyers are typically offering around $8.50 per bushel for green peas, and farmers want about $10.

“Someone’s going to need it eventually. We have a lot of year left and not a lot of product.”

New-crop bids in Western Canada are about $8.75 per bushel for green peas, and $9.28 for yellow peas, up from the prices seen at the end of December, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.

Strong emerging new-crop bids indicate the industry expectation of increased demand in 2016.

Pea exports have been steady and prices have increased over the past several weeks to reflect that. Pea demand has increased by 31 per cent in eight years, the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers said in its January pulse market report.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Agro-climate data is a ‘mismatch’ with overall trends

Farmers need improved data on agro-climate to make sense of climate change, says U of M soil scientist

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / St. Jean

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umbers don’t lie but they’re presently a real puzzle when it comes to making sense of climate change and what’s happening on the farm, says a University of Manitoba professor.

Despite warming trends of recent years and forecasts of a continued increase, analysis of agro-climate data shows the last spring frosts are only marginally earlier, and there is no consistent pattern of increases to corn heat units nor lengthening of frost-free periods across the Prairies, says Professor Pa u l Bu l l o c k , h e a d o f t h e university’s department of soil science.

In other words, agro-climate data and broader climate data are a bit of a mismatch right now, he told St. Jean Farm Days.

“C l i m a t e c h a n g e i s ve r y important and it affects us all,” he said. “But what I’m finding trying to relate what we see with climate change to what you experience on the farm as agro-climate may not always match up.”

To illustrate Bullock cited various agro-climate analysis using data from weather stations collected from across Southern Canada including some dating back as far as the 1900s.

Overall, it points to an average air temperature increase of about 1°, related more to overnight lows than daytime highs, he said. Researchers have also crunched data looking at dates of the last spring frosts. After last year’s widespread damage to crops from frosts May 29 and 30, the question arose, “Is this unusually late?” he said. The conclusion: “Yes, a little bit later than normal but not off the charts or anything like that.”

Variable across the Prairies Other work looking at the length of frost-free days does show there has been an almost two-week increase in average length, but also shows considerable variability across Western Canada. Some areas are even seeing a decrease, Bullock said.

As for corn heat units, a student who reviewed average CHU accumulation also found inconsistent trends, with some areas showing upward, but others showing declining or statistically insignificant trends. “ I t ’s a m i x e d m e s s a g e depending where you are,” he said.

“I f y o u h a d t o g e n e r a l ize based on what we’re seeing, you’re going to see this increase in frost-free period o n a v e r a g e . . . b u t t h e r e’s going to be a lot of variability year to year,” he told his farm audience. “It depends on where your boots are on the ground.”

Bu l l o c k s a i d l a t e r i n a n interview he thinks this perplexing data, plus our individual experiences or recollec-

“If you had to generalize based on what we’re seeing, you’re going to see this increase in frostfree period on average... but there’s going to be a lot of variability year to year.”

Paul Bullock

tions of weather contribute to “the disconnect” we can feel when it comes to grasping climate change.

Farmers need meaningful information that will help them assess their weatherrelated crop production risks, he said.

Right now we don’t have enough of it. To date, work done to gather and analyze agro-climate is being done by

graduate students at universities, he said.

“Without them we’d have no assessment at all,” he said. “ The agro-climate needs to be evaluated on an ongoing basis the same way we do with climate change,” he said.

“And what really matters is to translate that into something that’s meaningful on the farm.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Corn heat units as a percentage of normal for the 2015 growing season. A study shows inconsistent trends across the Prairies, with increases in some areas and decreases in others.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Campbell Soup becomes first major company to start GM labelling Other major processors fear a labelling law would add unnecessary costs on food

BY SIDDHARTH CAVALE AND SUBRAT PATNAIK Reuters

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Maddy Adeane of London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery poses with Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup II” (1969) at the gallery’s Warhol exhibition in June 2012. The iconic Campbell label may soon be the first major label to include information on genetically modified ingredients. photo: reuters/luke macgregor

ampbell Soup is to start disclosing the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in all its U.S. products, becoming the first major food company to respond to growing calls for more transparency about ingredients in food.

The world’s largest soup maker broke ranks with peers and said Jan. 7 it supported the establishment of federal legislation for a single mandatory labelling standard for GMO-derived foods and a national standard for non-GMO claims made on food packaging.

The company, which also makes Pepperidge Farm cookies and Prego pasta sauces along with its world-famous soups, said it would also withdraw from all

“This could be a watershed moment.”

Michele Simon public health lawyer

efforts by groups opposing such measures.

“This could be a watershed moment,” Michele Simon, a public health lawyer told Reuters.

“There is a breaking of the ranks.”

Several activist groups have been pressuring food companies to be more transparent about the use of ingredients in their products, especially ones including GMOs, amid rising concerns about their effects on health and the environment.

Companies such as PepsiCo and Kellogg have resisted such calls and have spent millions of

dollars to defeat GMO-labelling ballot measures in Oregon, Colorado, Washington and California, saying it would add unnecessary costs.

The agrochemical and biotech industry has for years fought against efforts to pass either U.S. state or federal laws that would require food companies to adjust product labels to show GMO ingredients.

The six biggest agrochemical and biotech seed companies — Monsanto, DuPont, Dow AgroSciences, Bayer CropScience, BASF Plant Science and Syngenta — spent more than US$21.5 million to help defeat a 2012 California labelling proposition, according to state election data.

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About three-quarters of Campbell’s portfolio consisted of ingredients derived from GMOs, said Mark Alexander, president of Campbell’s Americas Simple Meals and Beverages unit.

Soybeans, sugar beets, canola and corn, the largest genetically engineered crops, are key ingredients in many Campbell soups and sauces.

Asked about the extra costs involved, the company said it would be manageable, as long as federal regulators end up introducing national labelling standards rather than leaving individual states to set different rules.

That could lead to “astronomical” costs, Alexander said, as it would involve segregation of inventories and increase supply chain costs.

Campbell’s announcement came six months after it said it would stop adding monosodium glutamate (MSG) to condensed soups for children and use nongenetically modified ingredients sourced from organic U.S. farms in its Campbell’s organic soup line for kids.

Pro-labelling campaigners such as Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Just Label It cheered Campbell’s move.

“We applaud Campbell’s for supporting national, mandatory GMO labelling,” said Scott Faber, senior vice-president of government affairs at EWG. Just Label It said Campbell’s move was a step closer to reaching the goal of a federally crafted national GMO labelling solution.

Campbell said Jan. 7 if a federal solution is not achieved, it was prepared to label all its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients that were derived from GMOs and would seek guidance from the federal food and agriculture regulators.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), which represents more than 300 food companies opposed to mandatory GMO labelling, said it respected the rights of individual members to communicate with their customers as they choose.

However, the GMA said it was “imperative” that Congress acted immediately to prevent the expansion of a costly patchwork of state labelling laws that would ultimately hurt consumers who can least afford higher food prices.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Election blackout begins MASC meetings have been cancelled as a cone of silence descends on government departments in preparation for this spring’s provincial election “Right now it’s interpreted very strictly and there is latitude… so I can see the interpretation of the act being done differently under other governments.”

BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

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he curtain on government communication has fallen this week as Manitoba prepares to head to the polls on April 19.

Already signs of the changes were visible at Ag Days in B r a n d o n , o r r a t h e r, t h e y weren’t visible.

“MAFRD staff will be part of the Ag Days trade show booths but will not be providing hand-outs or hanging banners or signage in accordance with the Election Financing Act,” said a spokesperson for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. “The Election Financing Act limits government communications during the 90-day period before an election and MAFRD will be observing this act.”

However, who exactly interp re t s t h e e l e c t i o n s a c t i s unclear.

Speaking on behalf of A g r i c u l t u re M i n i s t e r Ro n Kostyshyn, spokesman Caedmon Malowany said that, “the minister really has nothing to say about this since he is a victim of the blackout legislation as much as anyone.

“These are decisions made by the civil servants, not the political side,” he added.

The legislation was first introduced in 1983 by then NDP premier Howard Pawley and was later revamped by the current government in 2012. Despite this, Elections Manitoba has found NDP governments to be in violation of the act three times.

Some have speculated this is the reason behind the act’s strict interpretation.

“In the past it’s been treated in a very conservative manner,” said Chr is Adams, a political scientist at St. Paul’s College. “And I expect it will be again this election.”

That means no government tweets, no statistics and no information on existing government programs or initiatives, with the exception of those required by law, that which pertains to government tenders or public safety, such as flood warnings or disease outbreaks.

This does prevent the government from announcing new spending or cutting ribbons in the 90 days leading up to the election, but Adams points out it also prevents the sitting government from releasing or addressing any potentially damaging information.

“It helps protect them from having to release information that could be politically sensitive, but in other ways they are also handcuffing themselves. For instance they can’t release statistics that show the government in a good light either, so it works both ways,” said the political scientist.

But he added that on the w h o l e, t h e g ove r n m e n t i s able to use the period to its advantage.

While exactly who is directing the interpretation of the advertising ban during the

Chris Adams

2016 pre-election period is unclear, Adams noted it was the Clerk of the Executive Council that advised the civil service on how to implement the blackout period during the 2011 election.

“It wasn’t so much a political thing of ministers putting their fingers in the pie, it was

more of this is how it’s going to be interpreted and everybody should be sticking to the rule of law, so people have been very strict in adhering to it,” said Adams.

All that is of little comfort to farm organizations that need to be in regular communication with the Manitoba

government and its various departments.

Earlier this month, Keystone Agricultural Producers and other organizations learned that the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) would be cancelling its annual consultation meetings, usually held in February and March.

“Our board isn’t meeting with producer groups this year due to the election, yes, but we do want to make sure we keep those lines of communication open with producer groups,” said Jared Munro of the corporation’s Portage la Prairie office.

To that end, producer organizations have been invited to send any feedback, input or recommendations to MASC in writing.

“It’s not a huge surprise, but it is unfortunate, because when you do things like this,

people definitively get sideswiped,” said Keystone president Dan Mazier. “It’s really too bad there just can’t be an adult conversation about this and how it impacts agriculture in particular, given the seasonality of our industry.”

Given the consistent frustration being expressed with the way the Elections Financing Act is applied, Adams said it’s very likely it will be reviewed once again following the provincial election.

“I think that what might happen in the future, is that it might just be interpreted m o r e l i b e r a l l y,” h e s a i d .

“Right now it’s interpreted very strictly and there is latitude… so I can see the interpretation of the act being done differently under other governments.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Syngenta shareholder group opposes sale to ChemChina Zurich/Reuters / A group of Syngenta shareholders said it opposes any sale of the company to China’s state-owned ChemChina and called for ousting the Swiss agrichemical group’s leadership.

In a letter to the Basler Zeitung newspaper, the managing director of the group that says it was speaking after surveying holders of about 10 per cent of Syngenta’s capital attacked company chairman Michel Demare.

“The board of directors is in a cul-de-sac from which it cannot exit on its own,” Folke Rauscher wrote. “So the only alternative is a comprehensive renewal of the board of directors at the forthcoming annual meeting.”

Demare has said Syngenta was in talks about a possible merger and weighing options. He said last month the seed and chemical company was in talks with ChemChina and others such as U.S.-based Monsanto.

“One can justifiably ask whether the board has really thought through the consequences of nationalizing Syngenta through a sale to a state-owned enterprise of a communist country,” Rauscher wrote.

“Anyone who lives in a successful economy marked by liberal values takes a critical view of such a nationalization.”

Having spurned a C$68billion bid from Monsanto last year, Syngenta is under pressure from shareholders to boost value even as agricultural markets deteriorate.

A takeover of Syngenta by ChemChina would underpin China’s efforts to boost farming productivity as it seeks to cut reliance on food imports amid limited land, a growing population and higher meat consumption.

A group of Chinese investors including ChemChina recently agreed to buy KraussMaffei Group GmbH, which makes equipment for plastic processors, for 925 million euros (C$1.47 billion), in the biggest-ever Chinese investment into Germany.

EU food watchdog hits back in glyphosate safety row The EFSA’s opinion clashed with the WHO cancer agency’s view on safety

BY BARBARA LEWIS Brussels / Reuters

T

he head of Europe’s food safety watchdog has written to a group of nearly 100 senior scientists strongly rejecting their criticisms in a row about the safety of glyphosate.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises European Union policy-makers, issued an opinion in November that glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer.

That was at odds with a view from the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), that sparked outrage among environmental campaigners and divided the scientific community.

The IARC said in March that glyphosate is “probably carcino-

“We should not compare (the IARC’s) first screening assessment with the more comprehensive hazard assessment done by authorities such as EFSA.” Bernhard Url executive director, EFSA

genic to humans” while environmental groups have been calling for a ban on glyphosate.

Ninety-six academics from a ro u n d t h e w o r l d s i g n e d an open letter to European Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, dated Nov. 27, urging him and EU authorities “to

disregard the flawed EFSA finding on glyphosate in your formulation of glyphosate health and environmental policy for Europe.”

It was written by Christopher Portier from the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization the Environmental Defense Fund.

Portier was also a specialist consulted during the IARC’s research on glyphosate.

The letter called for “a transparent, open and credible review of the scientific literature.”

EFSA’s opinion could lead the 28-member European Union to renew approval for glyphosate, which was brought into use by Monsanto in the 1970s and is used in its top-selling product Roundup and many other herbicides around the world.

In a reply to Portier dated Jan. 13 and seen by Reuters, EFSA executive director Bernhard Url

said he “strongly disagree(s) with your contention that EFSA has not applied open and objective criteria to its assessment.”

Url said representatives of EFSA and the IARC would meet early this year to clarify differences of view between the two bodies and that the IARC evaluations “represent a first step.”

EU sources said the meeting would probably take place in Brussels in mid-February.

EFSA, based in Parma, Italy, also noted its reply was to Portier and the scientists who signed the letter, not the IARC. “We should not compare this first screening assessment with the more comprehensive hazard assessment done by authorities such as EFSA, which are designed to support the regulatory process for pesticides in close co-operation with member states in the EU,” Url said.

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India starts debate on GM mustard despite opposition The government says it’s evaluating a final report on field trials

BY KRISHNA N. DAS New Delhi / Reuters

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n d i a’s c h i e f s c i e n t i f i c adviser has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to decide the fate of the country’s first genetically modified (GM) food crop, mustard, and a recent meeting suggests authorities may support commercialization.

While the path to a commercial launch is fraught with political opposition, allowing GM crops is critical to Modi’s g o a l o f a t t a i ning self-sufficiency in edible oils. India spends more than US$10 billion annually on vegetable oil imports and GM mustard — with yields 38 per cent higher than normal varieties — will give Modi a chance to slash this bill.

The prime minister has already shown he is keen to push for technology in farming, which sustains more than

“India, in my opinion, should not hesitate to be the first introducer of new advanced technology, after convincing itself, of course, about its value to the users and the nation...”

R. Chidambaram principal scientific adviser, Government of India

two-thirds of India’s population, by reversing an effective ban on field trials of GM food crops soon after taking office in 2014. Earlier, as the chief minister of Gujarat state, he had backed the widespread adoption of GM cotton by farmers.

GM mustard is next on the country’s radar. Results from safety tests conducted on the hybrid oilseed crop over the past decade were submitted to the government in September.

“I am hoping that its com-

m e rc i a l l a u n c h h a p p e n s,” Deepak Pental, the main scientist behind the GM oilseed crop, told Reuters. “And the ver y fact that the ministr y called a meeting (on Jan. 4) suggests it is serious. Also, if India’s top scientist is writing to the PM then it surely is significant.”

In a letter sent to Modi and seen by Reuters, principal scientific adviser R. Chidambaram said GM food crops were widely prevalent globally and their use would only rise as changing weather

A farmer casts urea on a mustard field near the northern Indian city of Allahabad on Jan. 12. India’s government is debating allowing a commercial launch for genetically modified mustard seed. photo: reuters/jitendra prakash

patterns hit farm output.

India already consumes oil derived from a GM rapeseed grown in Canada.

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“GM food crops fall into this category.”

India’s Environment and Forest Ministry that is responsible for assessing GM crop applications said the 3,100page mustard safety report was being evaluated, and that commercialization would be preceded by a careful analysis of risks and benefits.

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India’s GM mustard makes use of three genes already incorporated in rapeseed hybrids in Canada, the U.S. and Australia and extensive biosafety tests have revealed no cause for concern, Pental said.

Also, oil derived from its seeds does not contain any of the proteins linked to the three genes used, he added.

While things are moving in the right direction, Pental acknowledged that overcoming opposition would be difficult.

G ra s s ro o t s g ro u p s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h Mo d i ’s Hi n d u nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have opposed GM crops fearing the reliance on expensive seeds patented by multinationals such as Monsanto. Pental, however, said the mustard project was state funded so seed prices would be reasonable.

Monsanto launched Bt cotton in India in 2002, selling seeds directly and licensing local producers. The GM cotton, which produces its own insecticide, has helped India become a leading producer and expor ter of the fibre.

Monsanto is also developing GM corn varieties.

P r a b h a k a r K e l k a r, t h e national general secretary of the farmers’ body affiliated to BJP’s ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said the government should not go ahead until every seed variety was found to be foolproof.

“We’ll make people aware of the ill effects, especially after pest attacks devastated GM cotton crops recently,” said Kelkar. “But if the government approves then what can we do?”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

New farm organization for direct marketers proposed

Sitting on the fence

Discussions now focused on possible partnership with Farmers Market Association of Manitoba FMAM’s struggles

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

T

h e Fa r m e r s M a r k e t Association of Manitoba (FMAM) may change its name and become the new farm organization called for in a report delving into supports needed for farms that direct market.

About 50 people met last fall for a day-long meeting and consultation on how to create a more formalized group.

“What we’re looking at is to see whether it’s feasible to build FMAM up into this larger mandate,” said Phil Veldhuis, president of the FMAM, adding it would mean bylaw changes for FMAM and “putting a ‘d’ for direct” in their name.

Currently FMAM’s membership is restricted to member markets and has a current membership of over 40.

The need for an organization to represent those forging directto-consumer links was identified in a report Advancing the smallscale, local food sector in Manitoba authored by retired chief provincial veterinarian Dr. Wayne Lees and released early last year.

Among its recommendations for strengthening this emerging farm sector, the report called for the creation of an umbrella organization or “unifying organizational structure” to help these kinds of producers and processors engage policy-makers.

There was strong support to

“What we’re looking at is to see whether it’s feasible to build FMAM up into this larger mandate.”

Phil Veldhuis

form an organization expressed at the November meeting, Veldhuis said. “About 50 interested people came out and we went through quite a bit of discussion about what people are looking for.”

There was less clarity about what to create so to give the thing legs, about 20 also volunteered to help forge a new group. That steering committee met again last week.

That’s where discussions about switching up FMAM to represent direct marketers generally began, Veldhuis said. There could potentially be anywhere from 100 to 200 or more potential members, he added.

FMAM incorporated in 2007 to foster a vibrant farmers’ market scene by advocating for an improved policy environment, and offering supports like group insurance and access to training for startup markets.

It now represent over 40 markets across the province, but the organization has also floundered with volunteers struggling to keep it afloat since a small grant to employ an executive director ran out.

Veldhuis said FMAM has talked about expanding membership to revamp its purpose. It will ultimately be up to FMAM’s current member delegates to decide at their annual meeting in March if they want to go in this new direction, he said.

Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier, who has participated in all discussions, said he thinks it’s great to see a new farm organization forming because it will ultimately help to expand the farm community.

“These are beginning producers,” he said.

This will be a new organization with a vision and a mission to support farmers that direct market in Manitoba, he added. It won’t be an organization for the small farmer per se, because small is indefinable.

“The common link between them is direct marketing, not small,” he said.

The working group that worked with Lees to prepare the report struggled with what defines “small” on the farm scene, and concluded that small cannot be arbitrarily defined by any number of acres or employees, instead characterizing those in this emerging sector as innovative and entrepreneurial and focused on forging close marketing relationships with consumers. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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U.S. Corn Belt seeks new debt cap for ‘family’ farms Lenders in the U.S. farm sector see a tide of costly bankruptcies coming

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ith agricultural lenders fearing a tidal wave of farm bankruptcies as soon as this spring, lawyers in the Midwest say they want U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa to raise the debt limit for so-called “family farmer” bankruptcies.

Farmers in states such as Illinois, Indiana and Iowa are scrambling to secure lending for the 2016 growing season at a time when prices for their corn have halved from three years ago.

Many younger farmers, who tend to be more cash poor than their elders, are expected to be among the hardest hit by stubbornly high input costs such as fertilizer and seeds and souring export sales.

As they seek restructuring advice, many are told their debts surpass the $4-million limit for a Chapter 12 family farm bankruptcy, said at least five lawyers who represent either debtors or creditors (all figures US$).

They say the $4-million cap is out of touch with most farms’ current operating size, often thousands of acres of land paid for by expensive leases and worked using tractors that can cost more than $250,000.

“The debt limit for Chapter 12 bankruptcies should be

raised to at least $10 million,” said Joseph Peiffer, a bankruptcy attorney in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Chapter 12 was created during the 1980s farm crisis as a simple court procedure to let farmers keep operating while working out a plan to repay lenders.

Without a new limit, farmers would be forced into a Chapter 11 filing, which is more costly and onerous.

Peiffer has presented his proposal to Grassley, who also heads the Senate Judiciary Committee which oversees bankruptcy law.

Grassley’s office said the senator had seen a proposal to raise the Chapter 12 debt limit and was still gathering information.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has estimated net farm income plummeted in 2015 to $55.9 billion, down nearly 55 per cent from an all-time high in 2013. The final data is set for release in February.

USDA has also forecast that the data will show farmers’ debt-to-asset ratio grew to 12.8 in 2015 from 11.3 in 2013.

Last spring, some farmers took the extreme step of breaching their lease contracts, reducing how much land they will sow this spring and risking years-long legal battles with landlords.

Since then, leading players in the agricultural sector have seen their businesses hurt by lower farm income and grain prices.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

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

House rising in Dominion City a new concept for seniors’ housing in small towns This small southeastern Manitoba village is building the first Abbeyfield House in Manitoba.

The alternative housing model for seniors is now found across North America and Europe

Bryan Nichols, chair of Emerson-Franklin Heritage Holdings Inc. (r) and some of the 12 members of its committee are very excited about Dominion City becoming the first place in Manitoba to build an Abbeyfield House for local seniors. Also pictured are Dave and Bev Kirkpatrick (l to r) and Bev Berrington. Construction now well underway is expected to be complete and the new house ready for residents by autumn 2016.

PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Dominion City

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new 6,000-sq.-foot bungalow-style home under construction in Dominion City sounds like a very big house, but it’s being built to show how smaller homes for an aging population can be just the right fit for rural communities.

The scaled-up, multi-family house later this year will become home to a mix of couples and individuals moving from their farms and outlying areas into this small southeastern Manitoba village.

They’ll be the first residents of a first-of-its-kind Abbeyfield House to be built in Manitoba, a form of housing for older persons increasingly popular across North America and Europe.

The Abbeyfield House model began in the 1950s in Britain, after a retired British major bought and converted a house to share with others and served as its housekeeper. Today more than 1,100 Abbeyfield Houses have been built around the world. There are 21 in Canada, i n c l u d i n g a t H i g h R i v e r, Alberta, and Prince Albert and Saskatoon, Sask.

The concept behind Abbeyfield Houses is that by sharing a well-designed home together, seniors can enjoy both privacy and comp a n i o n s h i p, s e c u r i t y a n d independence.

Manitoba Housing is contributing to the construction of the $1.6-million assisted-living facility, which will have 10 private suites with a shared living area for dining and recreation.

It’s being built on $100,000 worth of land donated by the Emerson-Franklin municipality.

“We just want to keep our senior residents living here,” s a i d R e e v e G r e g Ja n z e n .

Emerson-Franklin’s municipality has about 2,600 voting residents, but only about 250 people live in Dominion City itself.

Building an Abbeyfield House in such a small community is what makes this project so exciting, says the project’s consultant Gordon Daman, who has worked with other Manitoba towns to build seniors’ housing including Niverville.

Communities this small typically can’t hope to build housing offering assisted living service packages, he said, adding that the model until now has typically required at least 40 to 60 suites to keep rents affordable.

“For many smaller communities in Manitoba that are 1,500 or under in population, realistically, to develop an assistedliving facility is very difficult,” he said. “The Abbeyfield House model provides a wonderful example where a community builds this and still provides all of those services, but in a smaller setting. You can have it as small as 10 suites and be sustainable on that basis.”

The suites which vary in size but are no bigger than 500 sq. ft. include a bedroom, sitting room, and full bathroom, but no kitchen, except for a small fridge and sink area because residents share staff-prepared meals in a common dining room. They also have access to recreational programming, use of a shared woodworking room and a crafting room. There’s room for gardens, laundry and housekeeping services are provided under the direction of a house manager, and home care is also available.

“For too many years, the elders of our region have had to leave the place they have called home all their lives. All small communities are facing a similar problem in rural Manitoba.”

Bryan Nichols chair of Emerson-Franklin Heritage Holdings Inc.

Rents, which include utilities, vary from $414 per month for a studio suite to $587 for a one-bedroom suite. Plus two units will be available on a rentgeared-to-income basis. In addition to rent, residents will purchase the monthly $1,200 service package.

Emerson-Franklin Heritage Holdings Inc. (HH) which helps develop and manage capital projects in the municipality is the first Manitoba affiliated member of the Abbeyfield Society of Canada. Its board chair said they built this hoping to stem the outflow of longtime residents.

“For too many years, the elders of our region have had to leave the place they have called home all their lives,” said Bryan Nichols, adding he hopes their Abbeyfield House will be replicated elsewhere in Manitoba.

“All small communities are facing a similar problem in rural Manitoba.”

That is having a major impact on our small towns, adds Daman. When older residents leave town, a downward spiral begins because it signals to younger residents that they can’t expect to live their whole lives there either.

“Those age 55 and 60 see they have no option long term to stay, and so if they have the opportunity, will sell their home and exit even earlier.

That affects all aspects of community life.”

A quick count tells Daman there are at least a half-dozen other places in the province w h e re Ab b e y f i e l d Ho u s e s would fill the bill.

Making it happen requires supportive municipal governments working with citizens who are keen to have one built in their community, he added.

The province and federal governments announced last week they will contribute over $566,000 towards the cost of the project. It will have benefits for residents beyond providing an affordable, comfortable, safe place to live, s a i d M a n i t o b a’s M i n i s t e r of Manitoba Housing and Community Development Mohinder Saran in a news release. “We know that feeling at home and being part of a community are essential for the continued health and wellbeing of seniors,” he said. “We are pleased to be a part of the first seniors’ housing project in Manitoba that follows the Abbeyfield housing model, which has been successfully implemented elsewhere in Canada and around the world.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Helpful links to learn more: http://www.abbeyfield.ca http://www.townofemerson.com/main.aspx?CategoryCode=47615773CD0B-4668-8B13-398E20D842A1&pageCode=DAE92267-3643-48EDBB81-397D4C9D9A04

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Prairie fare Sleep deprivation can affect health

By Julie Garden-Robinson Food and Nutrition Specialist NDSU Extension Service

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om, your feet shook!” my 12-year-old daughter said with a laugh.

“What was that, anyway?” I asked groggily with wide-open eyes.

She had dropped a heavy book on the wood floor near me to awaken me. The loud thump certainly worked. I’m lucky my family didn’t need a defibrillator because I nearly had a heart attack.

I had fallen asleep on the sofa while watching a movie with my daughter one weekend afternoon. As she sat in the easy chair next to me, I reclined on the couch, tucked in with a cosy blanket. She wanted my full attention on the movie and kept checking on me.

The movie told the story of animated sheep on a rescue mission to find the farmer. After I counted the three main sheep characters, I fell asleep. What did she expect? I was counting sheep.

For me, taking a nap during the day may be a welcome break, but it is not conducive to me sleeping well at night. So I guess my daughter did me a favour by ensuring my evening slumber. She could have been gentler in her approach, though.

Adequate sleep is critical for our health, and many people shortchange themselves due to a busy schedule or trouble falling or staying asleep.

Adults need seven to eight hours of sleep per day, teens need nine to 10 hours, and schoolaged children need 10 or more hours of sleep, according to the guidelines from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

If you find yourself staring at the ceiling, wandering around your home or checking your alarm clock during the night, you are not alone.

An estimated 50 million to 70 million U.S. adults experience sleep problems.

All this sleep deprivation can have immediate and long-term health effects. As we all know, being short on sleep affects our ability to concentrate and do our best work. We are not as productive when we are short on sleep.

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In my research for this article, I was most surprised to see the number of people in the U.S. who reported falling asleep while driving. Results of a 2009 survey of more than 74,000 people in 12 states showed some startling statistics about the effects of sleep deprivation.

In the month previous to the survey, 7.2 per cent of respondents ages 25 to 35 reported falling asleep at least once while driving.

Between two and 5.7 per cent of other age groups also had fallen asleep at least once while driving during the month previous to the survey.

Further, about 44 per cent of the survey respondents ages 18 to 25 had fallen asleep unintentionally during the day at least once in the month previous to the survey. At least one-third of other age groups also had nodded off during the day unintentionally during the previous month.

Researchers have shown that long-term

Chicken and Biscuits Pot Pie Here’s an easy comfort food recipe that received rave reviews at my house. “This is a keeper” and “Wow, this is great!” were the comments from my spouse and kids. You might like it, too.

1 (10-oz.) can cream of chicken soup (reduced sodium) 1-1/2 c. low-fat milk 1-1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning 2 c. diced potatoes (slightly undercooked) 3 c. cubed roasted chicken (or use deli chicken) 1 (16-oz.) bag frozen mixed vegetables, thawed 1 (16-oz.) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 375 F. Boil water. Peel and dice potatoes. Cook to soften but do not overcook.

Thaw vegetables in a microwave oven. Spray a 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix soup, milk and seasoning.

Add cooked potatoes, chicken and thawed vegetables and mix gently.

Cut biscuits into fourths and add to mixture. Place in baking dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the biscuits are no longer doughy. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven until cheese melts (about three to four minutes).

Note: This recipe is fairly high in sodium because of the biscuits and soup. You can use a smaller can of biscuits to reduce the sodium and calories, or be sure to accompany this meal with lower-sodium options such as fresh fruit for dessert.

Makes eight servings. Each serving has 400 calories, 12 grams (g) fat, 26 g protein, 46 g carbohydrate, 3 g fibre and 860 milligrams sodium.

sleep deprivation can promote chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

Try to practice good “sleep hygiene,” the technical term for practices that promote regular sleep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following: • Have a regular sleep schedule. Go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time each morning, even on weekends.

• Be sure your room is quiet, dark and at an appropriate temperature. Be sure your bed is comfortable.

• Avoid using electronic gadgets, such as phones and computers, before sleeping.

• Do not have a large meal before bed.

• Avoid caffeinated foods and beverages close to bedtime.

• Do not smoke or use other nicotine-containing products close to bedtime.

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

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ndrew Jackson pulled his half-ton up to the curb in front of the café, between the Ford F150 and the Dodge RAM 2500 and turned off the engine.

“Once more into the breach,” he said to Rose who was pulling her hat down over her ears and preparing to step out into the frigid January morning. “The coffee better be hot this morning.” A moment later they were inside, stomping snow from their boots and scanning the room for their friends, Grant and Karen, who they saw were waiting for them at the table by the window. They headed over.

“It’s insane,” Grant was saying as they seated themselves in the two empty chairs. “I mean they will fight about anything. They’ll kill each other over a chocolate bar, for Pete’s sake. It’s crazy.”

“Our kids were the same way when they were little,” said Rose, never afraid to join a conversation in the middle. “Always fighting about something.

Although they never killed each other, thank God.” There was a brief pause. “Who’s talking about kids?” said Grant.

“I thought you were,” said Rose.

Grant shook his head. “We were talking about those militia guys in Oregon.”

“Correction Grant,” said Karen. “YOU were talking about the militias in Oregon. I was waiting for Rose and Andrew to show up so we could PLEASE talk about something else.”

“Well, I don’t know,” said Andrew. “Those guys in Oregon are pretty interesting. It’s amazing how quickly they’ve managed to get everybody to hate them. Especially the ranchers they say they’re fighting to help.”

“Yeah,” said Grant. “Geez. How can you not realize that the one way to antagonize ranchers literally 100 per cent of the time is to tear down fences?

That’s such a no-brainer.”

“I think no-brainer is generally the operative word when you’re talking about American militias,” said Andrew. “They seem to be entirely comprised of people with no brains.”

Karen looked at Rose. “Maybe we should get our own table,” she said.

“Yeah,” said Rose glaring pointedly at Andrew and Grant. “Speaking of no-brainers...”

“OK, OK,” said Andrew. “No more militia talk.

Somebody change the subject.”

There was a moment of silence while the four of them tried to think of a different topic.

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“It’s damn cold outside,” said Grant at length.

“True that,” said Andrew.

“I think we should go to Vegas for a week,” said Grant. “Who’s in?”

Rose’s hand was up first but Andrew and Karen weren’t far behind.

“I looked it up online this morning,” said Grant. “For 1,500 bucks per couple, we could hop on a plane tomorrow and spend a week sitting

around a pool in the hot sun, drinking unlimited amounts of alcohol and enjoying as much allyou-can-eat American buffet food as you want.”

“I don’t think enjoying is the right word when you’re talking about all-you-can-eat buffet food,” said Rose, “but I get your point. Hot sun sounds awesome.”

“So why don’t we go?” said Grant.

“Because we don’t happen to have 1,500 bucks burning a hole in our pockets at the moment,” said Andrew.

Grant nodded. “I thought that might be the case,” he said, “so here’s the thing. My dad just sold a bunch of stock he owned in some pharmaceutical company and decided that rather than reinvest in something else he’d just dole out the cash to his kids for Christmas. He called it a preinheritance. So Karen and I figured maybe we’d use a couple of thousand dollars of that money to take you guys to Vegas for a week.”

There was another moment of silence.

“You’re kidding, right?” said Rose.

Grant shook his head. “Nope,” he said. “We’re dead serious. You only live once, right? Carpe diem and all that.”

Rose looked at Andrew. “This is an unexpected turn of events,” she said. “This kind of thing only happens in storybooks.”

“I’m trying to think if there’s any reason why we can’t go away for a week,” said Andrew. “So far I got nothing.”

“When would we leave?” asked Rose.

“Tomorrow?” said Grant. “Or the next day? As soon as there’s four seats available on the same flight.”

“So you’re saying the day after tomorrow, hot sun and mojitos by the pool?” said Rose. “That’s your final offer?”

“Final offer,” said Karen and Grant together.

“Done,” said Rose, taking her phone out of her purse. “I’m texting the kids now to let them know.”

“Can we do one thing before we go?” said Andrew.

“What’s that?” asked Grant.

“Have some breakfast?” said Andrew. “I’m starving.”

“One good meal before we hit the buffet?” said Karen.

“Amen,” said Andrew.

‘Elephant Food’ — a new member of the jade plants This one has smaller leaves and different growth habits than most jades but a great addition to a plant collection

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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he jade plant is a member of the genus Crassula, and all members are succulents. Many of them, including the jade plant, are too tender to grow outdoors except during the summer.

Its plump, fleshy, almost round leaves are glossy and usually bright green, although there are variegated cultivars having green leaves with mottled cream marbling. They have almost no leafstalk and are attached almost directly to the stems, which are thick and gradually take on a woody appearance as the plant matures.

Last winter, I discovered a variety of jade with which I was unfamiliar, growing in yards in the mobile home park in Arizona where my wife and I were staying.

They were shrubs, very dense and over a metre high. The leaves were recognizable as jade because of their shape and appearance but they were only about a quarter the size of the leaves on regular jade plants.

I discovered that this was a jade variety called “Elephant Food,” and I brought back some cuttings to Winnipeg. I planted all of them in moist soilless mix and had a plant outside for the summer where it grew to over 35 cm high. It now is in front of a sunny sunroom window for the winter.

A regular jade plant can grow up to three metres tall and well over a metre wide, but the size of all jade plants can be restricted by limiting the size of the container and by pruning. “Elephant Food” jade is very bushy and dense, with stems and branches crisscrossing and branching out. Many of the stems seem to grow almost horizontally so it becomes quite a wide plant.

Like all jades, “Elephant Food” likes lots of sun. The growth becomes spindly and straggly and the stems get elongated and twisted if it doesn’t get enough light. The plants require little water — they are, after all, desert succulents that are able to store water in their fleshy leaves. The soil should be allowed to almost completely dry out between waterings. A well-drained, loam-based potting mix which includes some sand is best.

Indoors, jade plants can be used in a variety of ways. Small plants can be incorporated into cacti/succulent dish gardens or they can be potted up individually and displayed in a plant grouping that includes other succulents and cacti. Larger specimens of either regular jade plants or “Elephant Food” can be displayed on their own, and are also often used as bonsai plants.

I have only seen jades bloom in a greenhouse or outdoors where light intensity is high. Blooms are white and

The growth becomes spindly and straggly and the stems get elongated and twisted if it doesn’t get enough light.

produced in clusters. In direct sun outdoors, the edges of a regular jade plant’s leaves turn red, but those of “Elephant Food” remain green.

These plants are easily propagated by cuttings. Simply remove a short side branch and insert it into a sterile rooting medium which should be just slightly damp. Alternately, simply push the stem end of a leaf into dampened planting medium and roots will form around the base of the leaf. Jade plants are not particularly prone to disease or insect problems, although mealy bugs will attack them on occasion.

A jade plant makes a great addition to any houseplant collection and perhaps you will look for an “Elephant Food” jade to add to yours.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

“Elephant Food” jade has smaller leaves and a different growth habit than the standard jade plant. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Winter logging in Riding Mountain’s past Timber was source for thriving industry in the ’20s and early ’30s

By Donna Gamache Freelance contributor

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drive through Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) in winter can be enjoyable. As one approaches from the east or north, the park rises island-like above the surrounding plain. You can see why early settlers termed these hills mountains, even though the elevation at the top averages only 600 to 700 metres.

Approaching from the south on No. 10 Highway, visitors will not feel the park is mountainous. But from the north via No. 10, the highway up the escarpment climbs abruptly, and from the east by No. 19, the road rises through wide turns, with an excellent viewpoint from the top.

Before the region achieved national park status in 1933 it was classed as a forest reserve, and the timber was the source for a thriving logging industry, which continued for some time even after 1933. The relatively flat to rolling top yielded two types of timber — for lumber white spruce, black spruce and jack pine; and for fuel chiefly tamarack, oak and birch.

Many portable mills were established there, as well as some stationary mills. One stationary mill, owned by the Peden brothers, operated on the shores of Whitewater Lake from 191038. Alex Kippen also ran mills, both portable and stationary, along what is now No. 10, north of Clear Lake. At the stationary mill, he provided a camp for workers to stay, and produced lumber for relief camps of the 1930s, and for cottages around Clear Lake.

Younger farmers, especially unmarried ones, often did that, while older men hired young men to fill their permits for them.

Still another mill was run

by Bert Walker and Howard McCracken at Rat Lake, on the southeast side of the reserve, from 1925-38. It employed about 25 men to cut jack pine for railway ties which were hauled out by sled. In 1935, 16,000 ties were hauled out, at the rate of 40 to 50 per sleigh.

The villages of Laurier and McCreary were two northeast centres for the logging.

Area farmers used the winter months, when farm work was lighter, to get out fuel and lumber, for their own use and to sell. The Forest Service required them to get permits, stating what type of trees and quantity could be cut. Sometimes, in the case of spruce and jack pine, the rangers marked which trees could be cut.

On the lower slopes were stands of bur oak, often sold to tanneries in Winnipeg for tannic acid. Since the best stands were about 16 km from the towns, it was most efficient to spend several days at a time there. Younger farmers, especially unmarried ones, often did that, while older men hired young men to fill their permits

Winter trail in RMNP. PHOTO: DONNA GAMACHE

for them. Hay and food supplies would be taken in for the week. The cutting began in late autumn but transporting the wood had to wait until sleigh travel was possible. About two to 2-1/4 cords of wood could be hauled on one load, and several trips were needed to fill a railway car, which held 16 cords.

When the region became protected, sawmills eventually had to move outside the park. The logs were hauled out full length, usually about five metres. Spruce and pine were then taken full length to the sawmills, while tamarack logs were hauled to the bottom of the mountain and cut into cordwood length.

Logging for lumber usually lasted all winter, as conditions permitted, while tamarack cutting was normally done in

the spring, once melting snow on the flat land below made hauling longer logs impossible. While snow still lay on the mountain, tamarack logs could be hauled to the bottom and left there until the following winter, when sleighs could be used again.

Br inging five-metre logs down the steep escarpment on the north and east was often a problem. The nightmare of a runaway sleigh was always in a man’s mind, so to slow down sleighs, large chains were placed around runners to act as locks. Also, manure was spread on trails to make them less slippery. In one place, the slope was so steep that a timber chute was used to slide logs to the bottom.

Centres on the south and west sides of the mountain

didn’t have an escarpment to deal with. Mills in more distant towns such as Birtle and Minnedosa sometimes had logs floated down to them by river, and shingle mills were popular on the south side of the park for a time.

The next time you take a w i n t e r’s d r i v e t h r o u g h RMNP, look around at all the trees, and think back to those times. In summertime, check out the short trail to the remnants of one of Kippen’s Mills, located about 40 km north of Wasagaming.

For more information on Manitoba’s logging history go to: http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/ hrb/pdf/lumber_industry_in_ manitoba.pdf.

Donna Gamache writes from MacGregor, Manitoba

This Old Elevator

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n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba.

Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.”

The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of.

MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has developed a website to post your replies to a series of questions about elevators. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community.

Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable).

There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list.

Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community’s collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba.

Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/elevators. You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received.

This elevator, built in 1928 for the Moline Co-operative Elevator Association No. 127, closed in December 1978 when the adjacent CNR line was abandoned. It stood vacant until at least the early 1990s before being removed from the site.

PHOTO: MANITOBA HISTORIC RESOURCES BRANCH (1992)

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Business interests can’t be dictated by family interests Protecting both family and business interests can only be accomplished through prudent planning and ongoing dialogue

BY SHANNON VANRAES

“Sweat equity must be rewarded every year, not at time of death and not at the reading of the will.”

Co-operator staff

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sk Jolene Brown when the best time to start planning for farm succession is and you get a one-word answer.

“Yesterday,” said the professional speaker and Iowa grain farmer. “It is never too soon to begin planning for the future.”

Without a plan, the death of a parent can leave siblings fighting on the way to the funeral home as each tries to eke out their share of the inheritance, she said, followed by years of legal wrangling and empty holiday tables.

“Believe me, I’ve seen it happen many times,” she told producers gathered at Dairy Farmers of Manitoba’s annual conference in Winnipeg last month.

She went on to cite the three most common lies farmers tell when it comes to farm succession — lies that are told even when people don’t intend to deceive anyone.

“One day this will all be yours; I’m going to retire; and don’t worry about your siblings… they’re not interested in the business,” she said as participants nodded. “I know you’ve heard people say these things.”

The best way to stave off “wealth harvesters” and prevent disappointment is to be prepared, Brown said.

Su c c e s s i o n a r ra n g e m e n t s m u s t be in place long before they are needed, along with wills, business plans and standard operating procedures, if a farm business is going to survive and thrive.

“To do this, you must be a business-first family, not a family-first business,” she said. “I see what happens when farms operate as a family-first business where they do things for the sake of the family or don’t do something that needs to be done because they don’t want to upset the family, or say, well we can’t bring that up because we’re

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family, or we’ll all just get along because we’re family, and it’s not pretty.”

But being a business-first family is not about relegating family to a back-seat role, it’s about separating family and business, so at the end of a workday everyone can sit down around the table together as a family, she emphasized.

Some families Brown has worked with go so far as to rent a hotel conference room or hall to hold quarterly or annual meetings, just to create some space and reinforce that what they are engaged in, is in fact, a business.

“If you can’t find that separation at the kitchen table, leave the kitchen table, go out to the shop

and sit around a piece of plywood if you have to,” said Brown. “If you really can’t make that transition that we are doing business, in a business manner at a kitchen table then you better find somewhere else to go.”

Fa r m b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g s a l s o need to have structure and defined time limits. Don’t try to fit everything you’ve been meaning to discuss for the last 10 years into your first business meeting, she said.

Start the process by picking one or two issues to discuss and setting aside half an hour.

And while it might not be the first issue a farm business tackles, Brown said having a code of conduct that has been voted on and

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added to your operation’s bylaws is key to setting the bar where everyone can see and reach it.

When meetings are routine and effective, succession plans can be developed and then updated as needed. Brown said those plans should include when people will retire, what their involvement will be after retirement, what non-farming siblings will receive and how sweat equity will be rewarded.

“Sweat equity must be rewarded every year, not at time of death and not at the reading of the will,” said Brown, adding that a huge impediment to enacting succession plans is the concept of fair and equal.

“The idea that what is equitable, that what is fair, is also equal, just isn’t the case,” she said, pointing to examples where siblings who provided no sweat equity believed they should receive an asset share equal to siblings who did provide sweat equity.

“But by far, the biggest reason people don’t plan is that they’ve let perfect be the enemy of really good,” Brown said. “If you haven’t started planning, if you aren’t a business-first family, you need to start now. Everything might not be perfect, yes there will be changes… but don’t let those things stop you from signing what you need to sign.

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Chipotle ‘confident’ it can stop outbreaks The chain billing itself as ‘Food with Integrity’ is up against food poisoning woes

BY LISA BAERTLEIN AND NOEL RANDEWICH Reuters

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hipotle Mexican Grill executives on Jan. 13 said they are confident that steps they are taking to tighten food safety at the popular U.S. burrito chain will prevent future food poisoning outbreaks.

The company, which has won over diners and forced change on the restaurant industry by serving fresher, less-processed food, is grappling to overcome a series of outbreaks that have driven away diners, hammered its high-flying stock and spawned both a federal criminal probe and a shareholder lawsuit.

Shares in Chipotle — which uses m e a t m a i nly from animals that have not been given antibiotics and removed genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from its food — are

“It’s going to be messy in terms of earnings.

The visibility is not going to be great.”

Jack Hartung CFO, Chipotle Mexican Grill

down more than 30 per cent from pre-E. coli outbreak levels.

Among other things, executives said they are waiting for federal health officials to call an end to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in nine states after first being linked to Chipotle restaurants in the Pacific Northwest on Oct. 31.

The company needs to reassure customers it will “reduce the risk of this kind of an outbreak from occurring again to near zero,” Chipotle founder and co-CEO Steve Ells said at the ICR Conference in Orlando.

T h e c o m p a n y, w h o s e c h a i n includes over 1,900 stores, with 11 in Canada, is working with suppliers and employees to eliminate food contamination through sourcing, training and testing.

Diners and food safety experts have been stunned by a recent series of Chipotle-linked outbreaks, which include E. coli , s a l m o n e l l a a n d norovirus.

Investors at the ICR Conference pressed executives for assurances that the chain’s food is safe and chided them for what, at times, has been perceived as a lack of humility

in their dealings with investors and the public.

Chipotle will begin efforts to woo back customers next month with stepped-up advertising and direct outreach to its most loyal customers.

Executives also said Jan. 13 at the ICR Conference that they will close all Chipotle restaurants for a few hours next month to hold a meeting on food safety with employees.

C h i e f f i n a n c i a l o f f i c e r Ja c k Hartung warned 2016 will be volatile.

“It’s going to be messy in terms of margins. It’s going to be messy in terms of earnings. The visibility is not going to be great,” Hartung said.

The Denver-based company recently disclosed it had been served with a subpoena in a federal criminal probe linked to norovirus cases in California last year. It was also sued for allegedly misleading investors about its food safety controls.

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Beijing has identified food security as one of its biggest challenges over the next decade, with its population still rising and vast tracts of its farmland already swallowed up due to rapid urban and industrial growth.

“Food security is the bottom line of agricultural structural reform,” the Xinhua news agency reported.

China has in recent years unveiled a series of reforms to ease restrictions on the transfer of collectively owned land.

The government will protect farmland and ensure grain output in major producing regions, trying to ensure food selfsufficiency, Xinhua said.

That will include preferential policies to largescale farms, lower production costs, and reduce inventories of farm products, it said. The government has also pledged to launch a pilot program allowing farmers to use their land and property as collateral for loans, in a bid to bolster support for the cash-starved farm sector.

China has stuck to a ‘red line’ in arable land, a minimum area mandated by the government to be reserved for growing crops to ensure food security.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

Child slave harvester case gets U.S. boost Former cocoa labourers from Mali are suing Nestlé, ADM and Cargill

BY ELLEN WULFHORST New York/Thomson Reuters Foundation

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U.S. Supreme Court’s re f u s a l t o d i s m i s s a lawsuit seeking to hold Nestlé, the world’s largest food maker, accountable for using child slaves to harvest cocoa in Africa looks set to be a landmark battle over labour used overseas, lawyers said.

The ruling sends the case b a c k t o Fe d e r a l C o u r t i n California and brings closer the possibility of a trial, said Terrence Collingsworth, executive director at International Rights Advocates, which is involved in the lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed against Nestlé, Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill by former child slavery victims originally from Mali in West Africa.

The case dates back to 2005.

Their lawsuit claims that, aware of the child slaver y problem, the companies offered financial and technical assistance to local farmers in a bid to guarantee the cheapest source of cocoa.

The plaintiffs, who claimed they were held captive, beaten and forced to work long hours with no pay, “are delighted that their long saga has moved an important step closer to resolution,” Collingsworth told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

“On behalf of current and former child slaves in t h e c o c o a s e c t o r i n We s t Afr ica, the plaintiffs hope their case will help to end t h i s i n h u m a n e p r a c t i c e ,” Collingsworth said.

Specifically, the Supreme Cour t left in place a 2014 Ap p e a l s Co u r t r u l i n g t h a t refused to dismiss the case.

“It is a victory,” said Marco Si m o n s, a l e g a l e x p e r t a t EarthRights International in Wa s h i n g t o n , D.C. “ There’s still several steps to go before trial, but it’s certainly moving forward.”

The case focused in part on how lower court judges have interpreted a 2013 Supreme Court decision that made it harder for plaintiffs to sue corporations in U.S. courts for abuses alleged to have occurred overseas.

In that 2013 case, the high cour t threw out a lawsuit by 1 2 Ni g e r i a n s a c c u s i n g Royal Dutch Shell of aiding state-sponsored torture and murder.

U.S. companies facing similar suits have had considerable success fending off such cases by citing the 2013 ruling.

Collingsworth said lawyers in the lawsuit against Nestlé will amend their case to argue that U.S. law can extend to conduct overseas.

“S o w e w i l l a m e n d o u r c o m p l a i n t a n d w e’ l l s e e if the defendants want to try to dismiss it again, but we’re hoping we are moving closer to getting to trial,” Collingsworth said.

Nestlé, which has its headquar ters in Switzerland, s a i d t h e Su p re m e Co u r t’s announcement was not based on merits of the case and it believes “very strongly that the law and facts are on our side.”

“Other companies don’t want to find themselves in this situation.”

Marco Simons EarthRights International

“The use of child labour is unacceptable and goes against everything Nestlé stands for,” the company said in a statement. “Nestlé is committed to following and respecting all international laws and is dedicated to the goal of eradicating child labour from our cocoa supply chain.”

Ne s t l é h a s m a d e b r o a d efforts to reduce child labour in its cocoa, hazelnut and vanilla supply chains by training farmers, building schools, monitoring production and other methods, according to its website.

A report in September by the Fair Labor Association

(FLA) found growing awareness of the child labour issue in Ivory Coast in response to Nestlé’s efforts but said more needed to be done to educate farmers to end the practice.

Visiting a sampling of farms used by Nestlé, the FLA found dozens of workers under age 18, many of them younger than 15 and not attending school.

Simons said human rights cases such as the Nestlé case can act as a deterrent, showing that violations are not profitable.

“O t h e r c o m p a n i e s d o n’t want to find themselves in this situation,” he said.

Workers dry cocoa beans in the village of Goin Debe in western Ivory Coast on Aug. 17, 2015. photo: reuters/luc gnago

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ARTSWAY MIXMILL, $1,500; HENKE 30-in. PTO rollermill, $3,500; Peerless 20 rollermill, $2,000; Bearcat grinder, $800; NH LX865 skidsteer, $13,900; New skidsteer 48-in. forks walk through $950; Valmar 1620, $2,500; 3255, $3,500; 2420 trailer type, $5,000; JD 7000 8RN planter, $7,000; REM 2500 HD grain vac, $9,500; Brandt 4000, $8,000; Brandt 4500, $8,500; REM 1026, $4,500; New 10-ft. box scraper, $2,450. (204)857-8403 GRAVITY WAGONS- NEW 400-BU., $7,400; 600bu., $12,500. Large selection of used gravity wagons 200-750 bu, $2,000 up. Large selection of used grain carts 495-1050 bu. Brent 610, $10,000; UFT 750 hyd dr, $17,500; MW 620-bu. $13,500; Used dry fertilize spreaders 4-8 Ton; Gehl 500-bu. 4 auger feed cart, $10,000; Roorda feeder cart, $2,000; JD 780 spreader hydra push, $10,000; Gehl 1315 slinger, $5,000. (204)857-8403.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous MCKEE 7-FT SNOW BLOWER, $1,250; Leon 12-ft blade, $3,500, 10-ft blade, $2,000; Box scraper new 10-ft, $2,450; New Holland LX865 skidsteer, $13,900; Melroe Bobcat 943 skidsteer, $14,900; Grapple bucket for skidsteer new, $1,750; Grain screeners dual screen Hutchinson, $1,500; Up DMC 44, $2,500; Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $5,000, 7 tube, $6,500; Kelly Ryan Feedcart, $2,000; Snowco feeder cart, $1,000. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com Phone:(204)857-8403.

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Various FOR SALE: LARGE ROUND brome & alfalfa mix hay bales, $65, can deliver. Phone (204)324-9300.

Rebuilt Concaves

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

AUCTION SALE

USED DRY FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-8 tons, large selection, 18-ft Drillfill, has extra brush auger, $2,900. www.zettlerfarmeuipment.com Phone: (204)857-8403.

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FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers

Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd.

WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, manufacturers of grain dryers w/fully automatic moisture & control systems. Updates for all screenless dryers include, roof, tiers & burner etc. Used dryers are available.

Toll-free 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com

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

Moving & Estate

Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive

Yard * Tools * Antiques * Household!

Always Lots of Exciting Items!

Stuart McSherry

(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

www.mcsherryauction.com

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

Website: www.postframebuilding.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

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www.fyfeparts.com 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.

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

FARM MACHINERY Snowblowers/Plows

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

FOR SALE: 6-FT REBUILT pull-behind snowblower w/hyd chute, $500 firm. Phone (204)685-2399.

BUILDINGS

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(Ask your sales rep about discounts on spring built buildings!)

Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248

Combines COMBINES Accessories 2008 NH 88C FLEX Draper, 42-ft, PU reel, poly skids, gauge wheels, reconditioned mint, $37,900; 1998 NH 973 Flex, 25-ft, $15,900; 1996 NH 973 Flex, 30-ft, $17,900; 2010 CIH 2020 Flex, 35-ft, gone thru shop, $25,900; 2008 CIH 2020 Flex, 30ft, reconditioned, $23,500; 2006 CIH 2020 Flex, 30ft, $16,900. All 2020 CIH heads also fit NH combines. 1996 CIH 1020 Flex, 25-ft & 30-ft, reconditioned, $14,900; 2001 CIH 1020 Flex, 30-ft, reconditioned, $16,900; 1996 Agco Gleaner 500 Flex 25ft, reconditioned, $14,900, 2000 Agco Gleaner 8000 Flex, 30-ft, reconditioned, $23,900; 2008 Agco Gleaner 8200 Flex 35-ft, F/F auger, $27,900; 2010 Agco MF 8200 Flex, 35-ft, F/F auger, reconditioned, $27,900. Free delivery included to AB, SK, MB if purchased by Dec. 31, 2015. Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB. Please call Gary:(204)326-7000.

2012 JD 635, 35-FT Hydra Flex, $32,900; 2011 JD 635, 35-ft Hydra flex, $29,900; 2007 JD 635, 35-ft Hydra Flex, $22,900; 2005 JD 630, 30-ft Hydra Flex, $18,900; (2)2002 JD 930 F, 30-ft Flex, F/F auger, $17,500; 2000 JD 930 F, 30-ft Flex, F/F auger, $14,900; 1997 JD flex, 30-ft, $15,900; 1994 JD 930 Flex, 30-ft, $7,900; 1996 JD 925 Flex, 25-ft, $14,900; 1994 JD 925 Flex 25-ft, $7,900.Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB. Please Call Gary: (204)326-7000.

AGCO MF CAT flex platforms: In stock Models 500 Gleaner 25-ft. & 30-ft.; Model 8000 30-ft. & 8200 35-ft. MF; Cat FD30 flex; FD40 flex. Reconditioned, ready to go. Delivery in SK, MB, AB. Gary: (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com CASE/IH FLEX PLATFORMS: MODELS 1020 25ft. & 30-ft. w/wo sir reel; 2020 30-ft. & 35-ft., 2020 30-ft. w/air reel; 2011 3020 35-ft. Can install new AWS air bar for additional $11,500. Deliver in SK, MB, AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy #12 N, www.reimerfarmequipment.com Steinbach, MB. FLEX PLATFORMS W/AIR REEL/AIR BAR. 2010 CIH 2020 Air Reel, 35-ft, Single point, $18,500 USD or $29,500 CAD. Also fits NH combine; 2002 CIH 1020 Air Reel, 25-ft, $15,800 USD or $23,900 CAD; 1997 CIH 1020 Air Reel, 30-ft, $12,900 USD or $18,900 CAD; 2003 NH 74C 30-ft, Single Point, Clipped PU teeth, $11,500 USD or $17,500 CAD; 2000 Agco Gleaner 800 Air Reel, 30-ft, $14,500 USD or $23,900 CAD; 2004 JD 635 Air Bar, 35-ft, Single Point, $16,500 or $22,500 CAD. 1998 JD 930 Air Reel, 30-ft, $12,500 USD or $18,900 CAD. Delivery included free of charge to AB, SK, MB if purchased by Dec. 31, 2015. All above platforms are field ready condition & most are reconditioned w/new PU teeth, new sickle, new poly skids, totally gone thru shop w/field ready guarantee. Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB Please call Gary: (204)326-7000.

JD FLEX PLATFORMS: 922, 925, 930, sever- al newer ones w/full finger augers & air reels; 630-635 w/wo air bars. Deliver in SK, MB, AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com NH FLEX PLATFORMS: In stock Models 973 both 25-30’; 74C 30-ft. w/air reel; 88C 36-ft. flex draper; 94C 25-ft. rigid draper w/trailer. Deliver in SK, MB, AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy #12 N, www.reimerfarmequipment.com Steinbach, MB.

COMBINES Accessories

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

BRED COW SALE Gladstone Auction Mart Fri Jan 29th at 11:00A.M

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

Tillage & Seeding TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various JD 7200 8RN, VACUUM planter, needs reconditioning, w/o fertilizer, $7,900; JD 7200 8RN, vacuum planter, liquid fertilizer, pull type, field ready, $16,900; JD 7200 Folding 12 RN, vacuum planter, w/o fertilizer, reconditioned, $18,900. Call me for any of your planter needs as more planters are arriving & my supplier has all sizes, models & makes available. Delivery available. Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB. Please Call Gary:(204)326-7000.

Dispersal of 55 cows Char X and Red & Black Angus Bred Red & Black Angus to Start Calving March 1st Check for other Dispersals that are pending To consign to this sale Contact Terra Fulton manager (204)385-2537 The cows should be in the mart by 1:00PM Thurs for preg checking License # 1108 We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-782-0794.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various FOR SALE: 1985 IHC 720 hoe press drill ,always shedded, very clean. For more info phone evenings (204)859-2724

TracTors TRACTORS Case/IH 1988 CASE IH 7130 MFD 7,058-hrs, rebuilt engine no hrs, 20.8x38 tires 50%, 3 hyd, 1,000 PTO, $33,500. Phone (306)542-3037.

TRACTORS John Deere JD 2550 2-WD, 3-PT, hi/low shift, 4500-hrs, w/o loader; JD 2750 MFWD, CAH, 3-pt, 2-hyd’s, w/245 loader; JD 2950 2-wd, CAH, 3-pt, 2-hyd’s; JD 2950 MFWD, 3-pt, 2-hyd’s, w/loader; JD 4050 (2)MFWD, 3-pt, PS, w/o loaders; JD 4640 Quad, 3-hyd’s; JD 6420 2-MFWD, 3-pt, 3-hyd’s, PQ w/LHR, w/640 loader; JD 7610 MFWD, 3-pt, PQ w/LHR, w/740 FEL; JD 7700 MFWD, 3-pt, PQ, fact duals, w/740 FEL, grapple. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude,MB. Phone: (204)750-2459 (cell) Mitchstractorsales.com

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

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TRACTORS Versatile

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus

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

Ph:(204)325-2416.

55 RED AND BLACK Angus Two-Year Old Bulls Suitable for Heifers and Cows. Private Treaty @ the Ranch Info sheets available. Triple V Ranch Dan (204)665-2448 or (204)522-0092, Matthew (204)264-0706 Website vvvranch.com

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

RED ANGUS PUREBRED LONG yearling & two year old bulls for sale. Contact DBM Angus Farms at Holland, MB: Brian:(204)723-0474 or David: (204)723-0288.

TRACTORS 4-Wheel Drive

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus

FOR SALE: JD 8970 Cummins 400-HP, 24-spd, 5 remote, 710-38 tires, 7100-hrs, clean, shedded. $68,000. Phone: (204)324-9300

21ST ANNUAL CATTLEMANS’ CONNECTION Bull Sale, March 4th, 2016, 1:00pm. Heartland Livestock Brandon. Selling 100 Yearling Black Angus Bulls. For Catalogue or more information call Jack Hart, Brookmore Angus (204)476-2607 or email brookmoreangus@gmail.com Barb Airey manager HBH Farms (204)566-2134 email rbairey@hotmail.com Sale management Doug Henderson (403)782-3888 or (403)350-8541.

TRACTORS Various

Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

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

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

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®

BLACK ANGUS BULLS YEARLINGS & Long Yearlings, some Heifer Bulls, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

FOR SALE: 15 ANGUS Hereford X Heifer Calves, will make excellent cows. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has for sale: Yearling & 2-yr old bulls. For more info call (204)375-6658, cell (204)383-0703.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais PUREBRED CHAROLAIS YEARLINGS & three 2-yr old bulls for sale by private treaty, White & Red factor. Phone Brad (204)523-0062 www.clinecattlecompany.ca WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT selection of PB Charolais bulls, both Red & white yearling & 2-yr olds.

Pictures & info on the net www.defoortstockfarm.com. Call Gord or Sue:(204)743-2109.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Dexter DEXTERS FOR SALE, DOWNSIZING our herd of small cattle great for hand milking or beef purposes.

Bred cows, heifers, & bull. Please call for details, $800-$1200 ea. (204)656-4430. No Sunday calls please.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford FOR SALE: 15 ANGUS Hereford X Heifer Calves, will make excellent cows. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD Bulls Yearlings & Long Yearlings, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

www.penta.ca

1-800-587-4711

IRON & STEEL FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various 500 BRED HEIFERS. Reds, Blacks, Silvers & Tans. Start calving March 25th, 2016. Had all shots, preg checked, Ivomec, pelvic measured, weigh approx 1250-lbs. Phone:(204)325-2416.

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL. CHAROLAIS cross cows; Bred to Charolais or Red Angus. Start calving March 2016. Call:(204)742-3498.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 21, 2016

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CALVES??

300-700 LBS. Steers & Heifers Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400 800-1000 LBS. Steers & Heifers Don: 528-3477, 729-7240

Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald Livestock Ltd. License #1110 LIVESTOCK Horses For Sale BLACK QUARTER HORSE STALLION, bred mares & open mares, several saddle horses.

Phone (306)435-3634

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.

Phone:(204)325-2416.

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.

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots READY TO MOVE 3-BDRM home. Just completed.

Stunning white shaker kitchen. See photos on website. MARVIN HOMES, Marvin Vogt, Mitchell, MB. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484. www.marvinhomes.ca

REAL ESTATE Land For Rent

Southern and Western Manitoba Tel: 204-248-2110

Phone: 204-526-2145 | www.zeghersseed.com Email: shawnz@zeghersseed.com

QUALITY PEDIGREE SEED: • AAC Brandon Wheat • Faller CWIW Class Wheat • Cardale Wheat • Souris Oats • Conlon Barley • Lightning Flax • Meadow Peas

AG DEALS TO GO!

FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER Sealed, written tenders for the DeRuyck property in the RM of Victoria will be received by:

North Star Seed - Forages Red Proso Millet

McCULLOCH MOONEY JOHNSTON SELBY LLP

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SE ¼ 22-7-12 WPM, in Manitoba and SW ¼ 22-7-12 WPM, in Manitoba, (being approx. 290 cult. acres) Tenders must be received on or before 2:00 p.m. on January 29, 2016.

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