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ow AgroSciences used the Canola Council of Canada convention in San Diego to launch a new highprotein feed option for hogs made from canola meal.

ProPound is designed to be a cost-effective replacement to soybean meal in hog and poultry feed.

“ProPound represents a step change in the quality of canola meal,” said Dave Hickling, for-

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ithout a competitive rail market, or regulations to mimic one, scrapping the Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE) will encourage railways to ship less grain and charge more to do it, warns University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray.

Gray was commenting on the Canada Transportation Act review panel report released two weeks ago.

It recommends phasing out the MRE over seven years to create a commercial rail market. However, Gray said the report fails to spell out how one leads to the other.

“I’m not very impressed,” he said in an interview March 4.

The report notes the railways were regulated because grain shippers are captive.

“That reality for grain hasn’t changed… and by no means is it a competitive environment,” Gray said. “There’s no rationale… for saying that we should allow a spatial monopoly (railways) to continue to price as they like.”

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hree hands-on programs invite young Manitobans to engage in the electoral process during the upcoming provincial election. CitizenNext, the Student Information Officer program, and Your Power to Choose are designed to foster the habit of electoral participation among children and youth.

“By providing opportunities for young people to participate in this election, we hope to play a role in engaging the next generation of voters,” said Chief Electoral Officer Shipra Verma. “It’s never too early to learn about democracy.”

CitizenNext invites parents to bring their children with them when they vote. Children will be welcomed at advance and election day voting places where they will receive a “Future Voter” sticker.

Kids can display the sticker on a Future Voter Pledge Card that they can print out from the CitizenNext.ca website or receive at the voting place. The card shows the year the child will be eligible to vote and indicates their commitment to do so when the time comes.

The CitizenNext.ca website also includes informa-

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tion, games and activities that teach young people about the electoral process and why it’s important to vote.

The Student Information Officer (SIO) program offers Grade 11 and 12 students a chance to work on election day. The role of SIOs is to greet voters at the voting place and direct them to their correct voting station.

SIOs are paid $11 an hour and also attend a paid training session. Applications and information are available on the Elections Manitoba website. Students under 18 years of age must also submit a release form signed by their parent or guardian.

Your Power to Choose (YPTC) is a long-standing program of Elections Manitoba developed in partnership with Manitoba educators. Through YPTC, facilitators deliver interactive in-class workshops to students from Grade 4 and up, as well as to adult learners.

The workshops introduce participants to the history of elections, the current electoral process, and conclude with a mock election, in which students take on the roles of election workers, candidates and voters. Educators are invited to find out more and register for a workshop on the Elections Manitoba website.

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Jason and Laura Kehler named Manitoba’s Outstanding Young Farmers The couple will compete for the national title later this year in Niagara Falls Staff

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arman-area farmers Jason and Laura Kehler will represent Manitoba at the Canadian Outstanding Young Farmers finals in Niagara Falls in late November.

The couple, was selected from several nominees at the provincial event in Winnipeg.

The Kehlers operate Kehler Farms Ltd., a 5,600acre operation producing potatoes, seed soybeans, corn, canola, oats, wheat, soybeans and edible beans.

“When farming is what you’ve always wanted to be in, there is a tremendous satisfaction when it all comes together,” says Franck Groeneweg, second vice-president, Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers program. “Jason and Laura are doing what they love, and setting tremendous examples to the industry, their community and their family about the rewards of hard work, determination and respect for others and the land.”

Jason worked alongside his dad on the family operation throughout his 20s.

In 2000, his dad gave him a 20 per cent share in the family operation, and today the couple has taken over Kehler Farms Ltd. Laura has always worked in the agriculture sector — in the agri-food industry, research and development, and as

a senior scientist with Manitoba Agriculture.

Since 2014, the Kehlers have increased their total crop production acres by nearly 50 per cent, boosting processing potato acres by more than 100 per cent, p u rc h a s i n g t h re e q u a r ter sections of land, and installing drain tile on four quarters. Their long-term goals for the farm business centre on increasing their land base, purchasing farm shares from Jason’s dad each year, and increasing total production while managing debt wisely.

C a n a d a’s O u t s t a n d i n g Young Farmers’ program, now in its 36th year, is an annual competition to recognize farmers who exemplify excellence in their profession and promote the tremendous contribution of agriculture. Open to participants 18 to 39 years of age, making the majori t y o f i n c o m e f ro m o n farm sources, participants are selected from seven re g i o n s a c r o s s C a n a d a , with two national winners chosen each year. The program is sponsored nationally by CIBC, John Deere, Bayer, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through Growing Forward 2, a federal, provincial, terr itorial initiative. The national media sponsor is Annex Business Media, and the program is supported nationally by AdFarm, BDO a n d Fa r m M a n a g e m e n t Canada.

Twist and turns

Returning to the Manitoba Co-operator feels a lot like coming home “I have a very clear memory at the time of thinking this ‘business is way more interesting than I ever realized running a tractor for Dad.’”

By GORD GILMOUR Co-operator associate editor

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ou never really know where life is going to take you.

About 20 years ago, I was working at a potato-processing plant in Carberry, making french fries for the U.S. market, where I’d been employed since 1993, and decided it was time to go back to school. I applied to the communications program at Red River College, and moved to Winnipeg to study late in the summer of 1997.

Upon arriving, one of the first orders of business was to cast around for a way to earn a living while studying. I quickly found out that there was a robust market for agriculture writing. At the time, to be perfectly honest, it wasn’t my first love.

True, I’d grown up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan — an operation my brother still runs today — and I did know at least some of the rudimentary facts of the business. But by that time, it had been a solid decade since I had left the farm, and I was well acclimatized to life in the city.

My very first article as a farm writer was actually filed to the pages of the Manitoba Co-operator, in August 1997. It outlined an interesting project that MAFRI’s Soils and Crops Branch had undertaken near Carman, siting small solarpowered weather stations in farm fields around that town.

They were just beginning to explore the tantalizing possibilities that fine-grain level of data opened up to them —

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things that are commonplace now, like crop disease risk maps.

I have a very clear memory at the time of thinking this ‘business is way more interesting than I ever realized running a tractor for Dad.’ Little did I realize that was the start of something that would absorb much of the next two decades of my life. My association with the Co-operator lasted through my college years and culminated with a j o b a s Bra n d o n b u re a u reporter after graduation. After a couple of years, I moved back to Winnipeg where I worked from the main office.

Since then, I have held positions in government, corporate communications, marketing and journalism, all with a distinct agriculture flavour. I suppose in the end it proved true... you can take the boy out of the country, but taking the country out of the boy proves to be a lot tougher. I’m very glad that has been the case.

Working in this role has allowed me to maintain a connection to my roots that would

have otherwise been far more difficult. It might seem like a small thing, but I take great satisfaction in being able to talk to my father and brother about what they do and still have some real understanding of it.

Most recently, I’ve spent nearly nine years at our sister publication Country Guide, writing feature articles about the technology, science and business of agriculture. Today, I’m returning to my professional roots in a very meaningful way, joining the staff of the Co-operator as associate editor.

This is both exciting and slightly nerve-racking. First, I recognize the folks who came before me have set a high stan­ dard. This publication plays an important role in the life of the agriculture community in this province.

Mainly, it’s just exciting. It feels like a return to my professional roots and I look forward to reacquainting myself to the unique agriculture community of Manitoba. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Easy to say, not easy to do

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ost would agree that the socalled revenue cap on Canada’s two national railways is an imperfect solution to a complicated problem.

Officially called the Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE), it was implemented as part of a major reform of grain transportation policy by Justice Willard Estey in 2000. It was an alternaLaura Rance tive to his proposal to increase competiEditor tion by requiring the railways to allow others to use their lines. The MRE was actually the railways’ idea, which might have been the first clue that it wouldn’t necessarily work to farmers’ advantage over the long run.

But it was never envisaged as a long-term policy. Nor was it expected that the railways’ revenues would come anywhere close to meeting or exceeding the MRE, as is routinely the case. At the time, people thought — and the railways attested — that competition would keep rail revenue well below the cap.

The MRE was supposed to give farmers protection from gouging while the grain-handling and transportation system evolved to a fully commercial system — whatever that means when 94 per cent of Canada’s grain exports depends on a railway duopoly to reach market.

Sure enough, a subcommittee of the federally appointed Grain Logistics Working Group found last year that railway earnings under the MRE are as close as possible to the maximum. We have a hunch that the penalties they sometimes have to pay into grain research for going over is a small price to pay for achieving the maximum returns year in and year out.

Sixteen years later, the Canadian Transportation Act review panel is suggesting it is time to phase it out — not because it is a poor substitute for competition, but because the railways view it as a disincentive to investing in providing better service.

This recommendation came in the absence of any evidence presented by the review panel or any description of process to explain how one will contribute to the other — other than some hazy references to how “an unfettered commercial framework provides greater assurance that supply chain partners who handle and transport grain will invest in innovative supply chain solutions.”

Nevertheless, farmers should embrace this recommendation — on one condition: that ownership of the country’s railroads is decoupled from the operations of Canada’s two national railways. Precedents for this approach already exist in telecommunications and energy pipelines.

The railways are entitled to a return on their investment in infrastructure, as is the case with any utility, but it should no longer be parcelled with service.

CP’s CEO Hunter Harrison has recently offered up competitor access to its railroads in the U.S. as part of its bid for U.S. Surface Transportation Board approval of CP’s $32-billion takeover of Norfolk Southern Corp.

In a November Financial Post article, Harrison is quoted as saying the combined company would allow other railroads to operate on its tracks and into its terminals “if the combined CP-NS failed to provide adequate service or competitive rates.”

Interestingly, the CTA review panel doesn’t even mention open access as an option. That absence is even more bizarre given its recommendation to allow the existing railways to set aside up to one-third of their respective rail car fleets, for which shippers may pay “freight premiums” to guarantee rail car supply and service.

“These ‘premiums’ would be excluded from the railways’ respective Maximum Revenue Entitlement and charged under specific programs or conditions,” the review panel says.

Under this scenario, the railways could continue collecting the maximum under the MRE, plus a premium. How does that encourage better service?

If shippers have to bid for service, then those premiums would be more effectively paid to competing operators.

What little work that has been done investigating the potential of open access for improving competition in Canada’s rail service suggests entrants would need to charge more than standard rates to make it worth their while to step in where service was lacking.

A 2015 paper pending publication by three University of Saskatchewan agricultural economists led by James Nolan found that while the cost of entry would be high — the threat of entry could prove valuable as a means of keeping rates in check and even more importantly, securing service.

“Rail access will not guarantee a set of rates in a given market that would exist under perfect competition, but it will keep in check any tendencies towards monopoly behaviour,” Nolan said in an email.

It’s not perfect, but paying more to get more is a far more palatable option than paying more and getting less. laura@fbcpublishing.com

The world dairy market has become a dumping ground Excerpts from testimony by Wally Smith, president, Dairy Farmers of Canada, to the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, Feb. 23, 2016

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e are seeking from the Canadian government a commitment to invest, at minimum, the $4.3-billion envelope in the dairy and supply‑managed sectors.

Notwithstanding the negative impacts resulting from the recently negotiated trade agreements, we are pleased that the uncertainty related to these negotiations is now behind us. We hope the economic environment will allow supply management to thrive.

However, contrary to the claims that trade agreements have helped to shape a better world market environment, it is difficult for us in the dairy farmer industry to conclude that after 20 years of WTO the world marketplace is indeed a friendlier place for farmers. When we appeared before the Senate committee in November 2014, we told members that the world dairy market was essentially a dumping ground.

Unfortunately, the situation remains the same.

The situation, as we see it, is disastrous.

Looking at the International Farm Comparison Network price indicators, we see that prices have decreased from $56 per 100 kilograms of milk in February 2014, to $33 in November 2014, and stood at $25 a hundredweight in January 2016.

We don’t think we’ve found the bottom.

At this price, none of the world milk production can cover its cost of production. Let’s not forget that dairy is not a sector where trading is defining the industry. As a matter of fact, only

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nine per cent of dairy production is traded on the world market. Dairy around the world is mostly produced for domestic and local needs.

The trade agreements open the door to products from dairy industries that are highly subsidized in both the U.S. and the European Union, putting Canadian dairy farmers at a disadvantage in our own market. Even New Zealand products currently would enter the Canadian market at dumping price because 80 per cent of New Zealand dairy farmers today cannot cover their cost of production with the market price they are getting; and their main co‑op Fonterra is helping to offset some of this impact.

We wish to reiterate that DFC is not opposed to pursuing export opportunities; however, we are facing higher costs of production at the farm level as well as in the processing chain in Canada.

For example, Canadian processor margins here are almost double what they are in the European Union, suggesting that export opportunities are limited. These export opportunities must return adequate profits to both farmers and processors. The promotion of export activities and export strategies can only succeed if they are jointly developed through a strong producer/ processor partnership in collaboration with the government.

To be successful on the world markets, the Canadian dairy industry must target specific niche markets as opposed to commodities. There is a real interest in exploring and developing beneficial and smart export activities; and we can assure you that we are engaged in a dialogue with processors and government stakeholders to find ways to help sustain and grow the sector.

March 2000

photo of water running in spring on the Assiniboine River near Brandon is not unusual, but this shot from the previous week ran in our March 9, 2000 issue. A story alongside reported that the winter had been one of the warmest on record, with widespread snow cover not showing up until December, and almost disappearing by early March.

The issue had another story on the continuing decline of fortunes at Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, which had embarked on an ill-fated expansion scheme in the 1990s. SaskPool had announced plans to cut 200 staff and close 63 elevators, as well as to cut the number of directors from 16 to 12 and bring in outside advisers. The Pool also announced sale of its 35 per cent interest in Robin’s Donuts.

We reported that the Canadian Wheat Board had announced a plan to allow farmers to price grain outside the pooling system, basing their price on the pool return outlook or a basis contract tied to Minneapolis futures. Meanwhile, the Alberta Barley Commission had launched another court challenge to the CWB monopoly.

Manitoba’s hemp industry had hit a bump in the road with the bankruptcy of Consolidated Growers And Processors, a U.S. company that had announced ambitious plans for a $25-million processing plant at Dauphin. The company had contracted almost 16,000 acres of hemp with Manitoba growers the previous year, and about eight million pounds of seed were sitting in storage.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Analysis: Rising seed costs on farmer radar There are different options for producers to consider

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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here are no crops without seed.

It’s as essential to production as air, soil, water and sunshine.

Seed is also increasingly expensive ranking in the top three “operating expenses” for Manitoba crop producers along with fertilizer and pesticides.

(Operating costs do not include fixed costs such as land and equipment or labour.)

The National Farmers Union (NFU) fears seed costs will escalate in the wake of stronger Plant Breeders’ Rights legislation as part of the adoption of UPOV ’91 (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) last year. That’s why the NFU is advocating a new seed act to allow farmers to not only save seed but “select, exchange and sell seed.” It’s quixotic, but the NFU often swings for the cheap seats. (http://www.nfu.ca/ issue/fundamental-principles-farmersseed-act) However, the NFU isn’t alone in its concerns. As the new checkoff-funded provincial cereal organization took shape, farmers sometimes said they didn’t want “cereal variety development to go the way of canola.” In other words, they don’t want it dominated by private companies.

The issue is who pays for variety development and how much? It takes about 10 years and a million bucks to create a new cultivar, according to Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency.

Farmers pay companies to develop varieties, so why not own those companies or at least the varieties? You can use that logic on a lot of products and services farmers buy from equipment to grain companies. They’ve tried that with mixed results.

If farmers were allowed to save and sell seed, as the NFU proposes, seed companies would earn even less than now and stop developing varieties for Canadian farmers. The NFU’s answer is publicly funded research.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Prairie universities already do cereal development. But the royalties farmers pay don’t come close to covering the costs, says a report prepared for Prairie cereal associations.

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. Farmers contribute another $7.5

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The issue is, who pays for variety development and how much?

million through checkoffs. Together that’s about $14 million or only a third of AAFC’s cost. The Australians invest close to $100 million a year in cereal development — most of it from farmers.

UPOV ’91 makes it easier for seed developers, including publicly funded ones to get paid for their varieties.

Canadian farmers can still save seed so long as the original seed was legally purchased, which means having paid a royalty to the seed developer, and the farmer hasn’t signed a contract giving up seed-saving privileges.

It’s illegal for Canadian farmers to sell, trade or even give away seed that’s protected.

Under UPOV ’78, seed developers could only go after the farmer who failed to pay a royalty for their seed, but now seed cleaners and even grain companies that buy grain produced from illegally obtained seed can be sued.

“The NFU could live with UPOV ’78,” Cathy Holtslander, the NFU’s director of research and policy said in an interview March 1. “There was a balance between the farmer and the (seed) developer, although it could’ve used some tweaking. UPOV ’91 ramps up control over seed, working with other parts of the seed law.”

UPOV ’91 doesn’t automatically allow the introduction of end-point royalties when grain is sold at the elevator, but it clears the way for regulations that could bring them in, Holtslander said.

The NFU also worries perfectly stilluseful varieties will be deregistered just to force farmers to buy new varieties.

These are legitimate concerns. It’s just good business for companies to use any legal means to extract greater returns. We saw that when the patent on the original Roundup Ready soybeans ended a few years ago. Farmers were told they could start saving that seed, but then there was no seed to save. As one seed retailer confided, selling seed that farmers could save would hurt business.

The seed trade predicted UPOV ’91 would encourage foreign seed developers to bring their varieties to Canada.

Railways at financial disadvantage Re the problems of the Churchill railroad, one would think the Canadian government would be anxious to keep the line operating, especially if the EU free trade agreement transpires — allowing goods to and from the Prairie provinces.

The railroad is vital for serving Far North communities for vital goods, especially since now in modern times, that northern people are having difficulty with supplies. Also

Claudia Schievelbein and Guy Kastler spoke about Europe’s experience with UPOV ’91 at the University of Manitoba Feb. 22 at a meeting organized by the National Farmers Union with funding from Growing Forward 2 and Interlake Forage Seeds Ltd. Schievelbein is an organic farmer and farm reporter in Germany. Kastler is an organic farmer in France and advocate for farm-saved seed. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

That’s happening, Mark Forhan, senior specialist in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Variety Registration Office told the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale in Saskatoon Feb. 25.

“These amendments are already having a positive effect on the agricultural sector,” Forhan said, based on information from Anthony Parker, commissioner of the Plant Breeders’ Rights office.

“Prior to the PBR act/UPOV ’91 being introduced in Parliament, the PBR office received approximately 80 new applications for agricultural varieties in a fiscal year...,” Forhan said.

“As the amendments moved through Parliament the number almost doubled to 148 and the upward trend continues to this day. In the first seven months since UPOV ’91 came into effect we’ve had 87 applications, which is a big spike…

“The stronger intellectual property environment in Canada appears to be contributing to a greater level of longterm investment and the formation of new partnerships in plant-breeding groups within the country.”

While seed costs are a factor, farmers’ planting decisions are based on potential net returns and rotation. That’s why canola acres for the past few years have exceeded wheat in Manitoba, even though the cost of canola seed per acre is more than double that of wheat.

It would seem farmers are voting with their seeders.

Soybean acreage, in third place, continues to grow even though soybean seed per acre is almost double and quadruple that of canola and wheat, respectively.

This year MAFRD says canola seed represents about 20 per cent of canola’s operating costs. It puts wheat and soybean seed at 11 and 48 per cent of their respective operating costs.

In 2012, western Canadian canola growers spent an estimated $1 billion on canola seed, based on 20 million acres of plantings at an average price of $50 an acre. That’s a big bill. Was it worth it?

Western farmers produced 13.2 million tonnes of canola that year and prices averaged $628.24 a tonne ($14.24 a bushel) for a gross return of $8.3 billion).

MAFRD estimates this year’s cost to produce canola at $400 acre. Using that figure, on average western farmers netted $228 an acre in 2012.

The Manitoba cost-of-production estimates suggest that farmers will pay $52 an acre for seed in 2016. But this year the return per acre is estimated at $16 an acre as opposed to $228 four years ago.

Every year is different and so are yields, quality and price. But costs, including seed, rarely drop. Farmers have to decide themselves whether what they pay for seed is worth it. allan@fbcpublishing.com

shipping oil may be an option, if the east pipeline is scrapped. Vast monies may be needed to improve the railroad bed for safety.

The government should realize, the railways’ competition — the trucking industry — gets its roads built and maintained by the taxpayers. The railroads have to do their own, which puts them at a financial disadvantage.

The Canadian government should make major repairs to the rail line to assure a good and safe rail line.

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Linda Wilton Carman, Man.

I did not like the “front page” of the Feb. 18 edition of the Co-operator.

At first, I was confused, then when I figured it out, I was annoyed.

I know other magazines and papers do similar things, but when it is made to look so much a part of the paper, it really looks like the Co-operator is giving the product a special endorsement, not merely displaying an ad.

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FROM PAGE ONE suitable service and include railway penalties when they fail to meet their commitments, Ritz said.

“A commercial system without reciprocal penalties doesn’t work,” he said. “MRE or no MRE, it doesn’t work.”

That’ll be music to the WGEA’s ears. The WGEA has also staunchly defended the MRE in the absence of rail competition.

Gray says that makes sense.

Without the MRE the railways will have an incentive to reduce service relative to demand.

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owned by their competitors, Gray said.

“That’s the only model of competition that is comparable to the regulations of the telecoms or the power grids,” he said. “Anything short of that we’re back to 1896 (before statutory freight rates for Prairie grain were introduced). The CPR was granted a lot of money and resources (from the government) in order to get compensatory rates… of three cents a tonne-mile in perpetuity. If they (rail) want to go back to 1896 they should pay back the resources (land and minerals) they received.”

Although farm groups have welcomed some of the report’s recommendations such as assisting producer car shippers and short line railways, most agree with Gray’s criticisms.

L a s t w e e k t h e Na t i o n a l Farmers Union as well as a coalition of Saskatchewan farm groups criticized the report (see sidebar).

Garbage By press time the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), which represents the major grain companies, hadn’t commented. However, according to reliable sources grain companies are disappointed and one company boss said so publicly.

“They should throw the report in the garbage,” Paterson Global Foods chief executive officer Andrew Paterson told Reuters.

“It is very railroad friendly.”

Meanwhile, former agriculture minister Gerry Ritz, whose government ordered an early review of the act following a massive grain-shipping backlog in 2013-14, says grain farmers need the MRE and other regula-

Former Conservative agriculture minister Gerry Ritz says before there can be a competitive rail market, grain companies must have access to reciprocal penalties when the railways fail to meet service commitments. PHOTO: shannon vanraes

tions to mimic competition or a truly competitive rail system.

“If there’s nothing there that works then you stay with it (MRE),” he said in an interview. “So they’re not throwing it (MRE) out, out of hand. They’re saying maybe there is a better way to drive this to a commercial system.

“It’s not the report, but what the Liberals do with it that’s going to count.”

The MRE, sometimes referred to as the railway revenue cap, was introduced in 2000, after more than a century of government-regulated rail freight rates ended. The railways rejected running rights and the MRE was the alternative.

Flexibility The MRE gives the railways rate-setting flexibility, but sets a maximum amount they can earn hauling grain, while guar-

University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray sees many shortcomings in the CTA review panel’s report, including what he believes to be a flawed assumption that ending the Maximum Revenue Entitlement will create a competitive rail market for grain shipping.

PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

anteeing them a fair return.

The railways claimed the MRE would be moot because they’d be well under it due to competition. In fact, they are at or near the maximum almost every year, which groups point to as evidence of a lack of competition.

Early in his tenure, Ritz said if grain companies paid the railways more they might get better service. But after witnessing the railways move less grain in corridors where they could charge what they wanted, Ritz defended the MRE. “The argument from the railways that somehow the cap is what’s holding them back is specious at best, ridiculous at worst,” he said.

What’s essential to a commercial system is getting levelof-service agreements between grain companies and the railways that define adequate and

Supply and demand When demand exceeds supply, prices go up, Gray said.

“The grain companies realize the railways have a pretty clear incentive to move as much grain as they can under the Maximum Revenue Entitlement and that isn’t the case if they (railways) get to capture the basis from reduced service,” he said.

“It’s really grain producers who have the interest in a lowcost rail system.

“The idea that unregulated prices are competitive when you have two firms — I don’t think anybody would believe that.”

The notion that Western Canada’s grain transportation system is underperforming is inherent in the report, Gray said. “ There’s a huge amount of evidence (including from Grain Monitor Quorum Corp.) that suggests the system has become way more productive under the revenue cap,” he said. “The Australians took a look at it and they’re just drooling as to how efficient our rail system is. So to suggest somehow that we have a system that is broken and not working is, I don’t think, in touch with reality.”

Interswitching The report recommends eliminating interswitching — something Ritz and Gray — agree stimulates competition.

“I think it’s very important to have that availability,” Ritz said.

“If you believe in competition why get rid of that?” Gray said. “All the public utilities would say there should be open running rights on both railways. Interswitching is a very limited access to each other’s networks, but it should be still there.”

Interswitching should be included in the MRE, otherwise the railways will use interswitching to get around the MRE,” he added.

Gray, who met with the CTA review panel and also submitted suggestions in writing, said he proposed adjusting the MRE to allow the railways to earn more when shipping during busy periods. The panel instead recommended allowing the railways to offer service outside the MRE — a plan Gray said will hurt farmers.

“If you take a chunk of the business outside the MRE, any time service becomes scarce the prices of those non-MRE services will go through the roof because it’s a way to get access,” he said. “And if those rates go up, all basis levels will go up. If all basis levels go up it’s going to cost farmers a lot of money.”

T h e re p o r t re c o m m e n d s removing containers moving grain from the Prairies to the West Coast from the MRE. Gray supports that because competition from companies stuffing containers at the West Coast will keep the railways from overcharging. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The National Farmers Union (NFU), and a coalition of Saskatchewan farm groups, are disappointed with a report prepared by the panel that reviewed the Canadian Transportation Act. “The CTA review was carried out by the previous government’s appointees, and its results predictably reflect an alignment with CN, CP and the multinational grain companies regarding grain transportation, contrary to the interests of farmers,” NFU president Jan Slomp said in a news release March 1. “Our current government is not required to adopt any of the CTA review’s recommendations. However, it does need to ensure the railways carry out their statutory common carrier obligations, which are a critical part of the Canadian rail system.”

The NFU is urging the government to retain the Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE) and review the railways’ costs for shipping grain.

A coalition made up of the

Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), says the report is flawed.

“This report shows a complete disregard and lack of understanding of the financial implications for farmers and the harm these recommendations would cause to provincial economies,” SaskWheat chair Bill Gehl said in a coalition news release.

The report’s recommendations show farmers weren’t listened to, said SaskBarley chair Jason Skotheim.

“Producers are willing to pay their share for rail service, but will suffer significant economic and structural damage if they are subject to uncontrolled railway rate pricing. It is critical we get this right and that the new government listens to producers before making any decisions,” he said.

The Liberals promised a rail costing review during the election and should follow through, added APAS president Norm Hall. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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“High-protein canola meal supplies the same amount of digestible energy and more digestible amino acids for growing pigs compared with conventional canola meal,” said Stein.

Stein found no difference in the levels of digestible and metabolizable energy between the high-protein canola and conventional canola but notes that both sources of canola meal contained less digestible and metabolizable energy than soybean meal.

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mer Canola Council of Canada vice-president and third-party consultant to Dow AgroSciences. “It will take canola meal from being a moderately used ingredient in swine and poultry feeds, up to an ingredient that is very widely used at high inclusion levels. That’s what’s needed to develop canola meal into a truly competitive substitute to soybean meal.”

Dow AgroSciences specifically announced the new product at the CCC conference to allow feedback from the canola sector.

“The leadership in the canola value chain attends the conference and we thought it was a great opportunity to build understanding and awareness of the trait and its benefits as well as allow for dialogue,” said David Dzisiak, commercial leader for grains and oils at Dow AgroSciences.

Maximizing protein content Developed through years of research and conventional plant breeding, ProPound has been designed to maximize protein content and digestibility.

“ProPound, with the higherprotein and lower-fibre content, gives swine and poultry producers a new, cost-effective alternative to soybean meal, without sacrificing animal performance,” said Dzisiak in a release. “It really offers immediate cost savings by reducing swine and poultry feed rations for producers.”

The University of Illinois (U of I) College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences conducted a study using ProPound, looking at the possi-

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ble inclusion of the high-protein canola meal in hog diets.

“Canola meal is an excellent plant-based source of protein that is often included in swine diets,” Hans H. Stein, a professor of animal sciences said in a release. “In recent years, canola varieties have been developed which contain greater concentrations of protein than conventional varieties. Our study has provided new information on the nutritional value of highprotein canola meal.”

High-protein canola seeds have been designed with thinner hulls compared to conventional seeds, which produce a meal with lower portions of fibre and greater portions of protein and oil.

The university conducted two experiments to determine the digestible energy and me-

tabolizable energy, as well as the apparent ileal digestibility and standardized ileal digestibility of crude protein and amino acids in high-protein canola meal, conventional canola meal and soybean meal fed to pigs.

“The digestibility of energy in high-protein canola meal is greater than in conventional canola meal when fed to broilers and turkeys,” said Stein in the release. “But we do not yet have data for pigs for this particular source of high-protein canola meal.

“We used a source of highprotein canola meal that was produced from a variety of highprotein canola that had been selected for low glucosinolate content, so we also tested if the reduced glucosinolates improved digestibility of protein and amino acids.”

The study found that the standardized ileal digestibility of crude protein and amino acids in high-protein canola meal and conventional canola meal were less than in soybean meal, but the digestibility of crude protein was greater in high-protein canola meal than in conventional canola meal.

Dow says ProPound offers protein content of about 44 per cent, comparable to soybean meal and a significant improvement over conventional canola meal’s protein content of about 37 per cent.

Results from the university research however, showed the standardized ileal digestible crude protein in high-protein canola meal to be 37.5 per cent, conventional canola meal at 31.7 per cent and soybean meal at 45.8 per cent.

ProPound is expected to be available to swine and turkey on a limited basis this fall.

“Our focus is on helping customers succeed and advancing agriculture. ProPound is an excellent example of a value-added trait that can help animal producers gain a more costeffective protein source,” said Tim Hassinger, president and CEO, Dow AgroSciences.

The Canola Council of Canada has welcomed this announcement, as it may provide new marketing options for canola growers and aid in the group’s strategic plan of increasing production by 50 per cent by 2025.

“The development work that Dow has been doing on ProPound is very consistent with the objectives and strategic plans of the Canadian Canola Council,” said Hickling.

ProPound will be incorporated into all Nexera canola hybrids in the coming years and a new Roundup Ready and Clearfield Nexera hybrid are expected in 2017. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Illegal trench now repaired at Big Grass Marsh The job ahead — finding a way to reduce flooding in the area — will be more complicated

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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Big Grass Marsh near Gladstone is essential habitat for waterfowl and wildlife while filtering pollutants from water entering the Lake Winnipeg watershed. In the late 1930s it became the first conservation program of Ducks Unlimited Canada.

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n illegal trench dug at Big Grass Marsh before freeze-up last fall is fixed, with the province, Ducks Un l i m i t e d C a n a d a ( D U C ) a n d W h i t e m u d Wa t e r s h e d Conservation District (WWCD) picking up the tab.

Work crews hauled clay and rock to the site of the Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) dam north of Gladstone in early February and filled in a trench that’s been open since last October after someone rolled in with a backhoe, dug around the water control structure, and sent water pouring into the Big Grass River.

WWCD manager Chris Reynolds, who estimates the bill for the job is expected to be around $50,000, says the bigger job now is to find ways to deal with localized flooding in the area.

“ We need to address the other concerns in the marsh and that includes the flooding around Jackfish Lake and specifically looking at the capacity of the channel of the Big Grass River,” Reynolds said.

“We’re going to try and get some management options together and see what makes sense.”

Jackfish Lake is the name locals have for part of the Bi g Gra s s Ma r s h w h i c h i s M a n i t o b a’s t h i r d - l a r g e s t wetland. It recently became the province’s largest conservation project after a deal to protect the wetland was struck with the RMs of Lakeview and Westbourne, n o w We s t l a k e - G l a d s t o n e Municipality.

Critical habitat The marsh stretches more than 40 km from south to north, and is considered not only critical wildlife habitat for geese and other birds such

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as sandhill cranes, but key for flood control and phosphorus retention, storing an estimated 20 tonnes annually.

The site is also an “iconic” marsh of DUC, being its first undertaken in North America in the late 1930s.

David Single, the reeve of We s t l a k e - G l a d s t o n e , s a i d local farmers complain it has resulted in flooding of land adjacent to the marsh. They blame changes DUC made about 15 years ago to its dam at Jackfish.

It’s more than a handful of farmers affected, Single said. “I’d say there’s 20 to 25 (affected),” said Single, who also estimates as much as 10,000 acres is affected by flooding at times.

Single said he thinks the solution is fairly simple; lowering the level of the DUC dam. “ We ( Westlake-Gladstone municipality) are of the opinion that it should be an operational dam that can be raised and lowered,” he said.

“Because right now it takes away from the flood mitigation that the marsh can give us. It’s too high. It’s flooding cropland. We don’t want it

“We’re going to try and get some management options together and see what makes sense.”

Chris Reynolds Whitemud Watershed Conservation District manager

taken out completely. We just want it lowered a little bit.”

But DU officials say the level of the dam cannot be blamed as the sole cause of the flooding.

“I will not trivialize that land is being flooded, but you can’t point at the DU dam as being the entire probl e m ,” s a i d R i c k A n d re w s , DUC’s manager of provincial operations.

“We need to understand all the factors that are going into the problem of flooding that land.”

High rainfall Dur ing eight of the years, between 2005 and 2015, Manitoba had higher-thanaverage rainfall, and that, along with more drainage activity to the west, which is bringing more water to a

t o p o g ra p h y s o f l a t i t h a s nowhere to go.

DUC’s control structure only holds back water in dry periods, said Andrews. During wet cycles, it’s submerged. “In flood conditions, that structure has no effect on water levels.”

The dam at Jackfish Lake was upgraded in 1999 from a control structure made with logs that could be adjusted to raise or lower water levels.

The structure that replaced it is what’s known as a fixed crest that allows water to come up to its level before spilling over.

The old site was regularly tampered with, said Andrews.

“We’d put it (the structure’s logs) at a level we had agreem e n t s f o r, a n d b e n e f i c i a l to the marsh, and then no sooner we’d be gone, the logs would be out,” he said.

“What we did when we put the current structure in, was we chose a water level that was actually below our licensed full supply level.

T h a t s t r u c t u re i s i n t h e re for the water level when we get into extreme droughty conditions.”

Andrews said DUC will continue to engage with the province, municipality and CD regarding the matter.

“Let’s look at some options,” he said. “How can we quit putting water into an already overtaxed system? Those are the questions that we have to sit down with all stakeholders and really consider.”

Control structure Reynolds said one thing to start looking at is possibly widening the control structure’s channel. The capacity of the Big Grass River channel is restricted, he said. They could see that when they were out inspecting the site prior to repairing the cut. “ We k n ow t h e re’s i s s u e s with the (Big Grass River) channel itself, and siltation w i t h i n t h a t c h a n n e l ,” h e said. “That’s one of the starting points to see what we, as

the conservation district, can actually take care of.”

T h e re w a s a l s o a b i g g e r plan drafted in the 1990s to deal with flooding issues in the area and that needs to be looked at again, he added.

There were several components to it.

“One was about purchasing land around the marsh,” he said. “In today’s dollars that’s not really feasible, but the other part of the plan was about doing some work within the marsh which included cleaning up the channel. “ T h e r e’s a l s o p a r t s t o addressing the Ducks Un l i m i t e d s t r u c t u re s,” h e added.

Single said he doesn’t know exactly why the 1990s plan was shelved, but that it had something to do with not everyone in the area agreeing to a buyout.

“It was just when I got on to council,” he said. “Let’s just say there were some farmers who weren’t really in favour of that. Whether we should be trying to get that going again or not, that’s debatable.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 95.00 - 100.00 D3 Cows 82.00 - 95.00 Bulls 130.00 -133.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

180.0 - 193.00 (801-900 lbs.)

188.00 - 202.00 (701-800 lbs.)

193.00 - 222.00 (601-700 lbs.)

115.00 - 245.00 (501-600 lbs.)

230.00 - 268.00 (401-500 lbs.)

240.00 - 275.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

— (801-900 lbs.)

175.00 - 194.00 (701-800 lbs.)

182.00 - 208.50 (601-700 lbs.)

190.00 - 224.00 (501-600 lbs.)

205.00 - 243.00 (401-500 lbs.)

220.00 - 264.00

Heifers

Alberta South $ 169.50 - 169.50 169.50 - 169.50 102.00 - 115.00 90.00 - 103.00 — $ 182.00 - 192.00 191.00 - 203.00 204.00 - 221.00 226.00 - 249.00 250.00 - 273.00 278.00 - 301.00 $ 170.00 - 179.00 178.00 - 190.00 187.00 - 190.00 200.00 - 219.00 220.00 - 240.00 231.00 - 252.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

Futures (March 4, 2016) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change April 2016 135.45 -1.90 June 2016 125.63 -0.17 August 2016 125.80 -0.30 October 2016 121.48 -0.13 December 2016 121.38 -0.60 February 2017 121.50 -0.80

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

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

$1 Cdn: $0.7497 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3337 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: March 4, 2016

March 4, 2016

Volumes pull back as cattle buyers turn cautious Analysts expect meat values to rise as Easter nears

Previous Year­ 52,338 12,232 40,106 N/A 526,000

Ontario 151.68 - 177.49 155.51 - 171.43 76.22 - 102.40 76.22 - 102.40 119.095 - 139.29 $ 180.98 - 206.13 191.51 - 212.26 195.44 - 228.97 206.50 - 252.64 219.86 - 279.06 222.25 - 275.66 $ 160.43 - 185.17 175.05 - 192.84 186.15 - 208.91 188.88 - 229.79 191.76 - 232.68 200.59 - 252.26

Close 157.60 156.93 155.90 156.25 154.68 152.20

Change -1.50 -2.35 -1.65 -0.45 -0.03 -0.05

Week Ending February 27, 2016 1,063 23,583 9,732 501 459 8,258 161

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 911 27,307 14,062 483 473 8,501 59

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.)

“Now, theoretically at least, (U.S. beef plants) can all take Canadian cattle.”

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Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending February 27, 2016 44,620 11,673 32,947 N/A 534,000

CNSC

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Current Week 176 E 163 E 162.08

Last Week 180.25 167.13 164.26

Last Year (Index 100) 172.07 159.17 152.46

166.19

168,55

151.95

t was a week of cautious bidding at many of the auction marts across Manitoba, as buyers carefully gauged the influence of U.S. futures and Canadian currency. Volumes and prices were a touch softer at most of the nine major stockyards in Manitoba over the week ended March 4. A total of 9,530 animals made their way through the rings, a figure lower than the previous week’s.

Feeder heifers (500-600 lbs.) were down $5-$7, while feeder steers (400-500 lbs.) were also a touch softer. Heavier-weight feeders were also down largely across the board. For the most part, butcher cows traded steady.

Interest from Alberta and local markets was strong, while Ontario merchants were also present for some shows, despite reports that they are backed up with butchers. Plain cattle saw large discounts while lighter grass cattle enjoyed steady action.

Canadian cattle prices largely continue to rest on the rise and fall of U.S. markets and the direction of the loonie. With the Canadian dollar cracking the 75 U.S. cents mark last week, the deep premium the Canadian dollar enjoyed just a few weeks ago, when it dipped to 68 cents, appears to be diminishing.

A rise in U.S. equities and crude oil gave cattle a boost over the week, while slumping prices for corn and soybeans have reduced feed costs.

Analysts expect a modest bump in the meat market before Easter, along with a corresponding lull in the days following as well.

One piece of potentially good news for

Farm$ense Marketing

Canadian ranchers is the formal elimination of country-of-origin labelling (COOL) on Canadian cattle.

The elimination of COOL makes it more convenient for U.S. buyers to acquire large volumes when they want, said Herb Lock of Farm$ense Marketing in Edmonton.

“O n l y c e r t a i n A m e r i c a n p l a n t s t o o k Canadian cattle,” he said, noting Canadian cattle had to be separated from American animals right through. “Now, theoretically at least, they can all take Canadian cattle.”

The North American cattle market seems to be on its way down right now, which makes the elimination of COOL a timely event, he said.

“It’s a good thing we got rid of COOL at the peak as the Canadian market is now in retreat. It will be for the next five to seven years, probably.”

With expansions of poultry and pork production cutting into beef at the supermarket, and as the U.S. beef herd continues to swell in size, the market should slow down, Lock said.

“Beef got too high at the retail level so people quit eating it or cut back. So now we’re going to have more supply.”

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

Futures (March 4, 2016) in U.S. Hogs

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Change

April 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 August 2016

70.35 76.78 80.70 80.45 79.78

-0.78 -0.32 0.05 0.28 0.53

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs Winnipeg $/cwt Ewes Lambs

Wooled Fats

Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

— — Next Sale March 4th — —

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 March 6, 2016 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.915 Undergrade ........................................$1.825 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.900 Undergrade ....................................... $1.800 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.900 Undergrade ....................................... $1.800 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.875 Undergrade..........................................$1.790 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 124.29 - 167.82 146.12 - 186.68 188.07 - 210.11 219.06 - 258.87 239.65 - 330.25 —

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.+

Fonterra cuts forecast payout for farmers Wellington / Reuters Global dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd. lowered its forecast payout for its farmer shareholders March 8, adding to pressure on New Zealand’s beleaguered dairy sector.

Fonterra said it will now pay farmers NZ$3.90 per kilo of milk solids in the current season versus its prior forecast of NZ$4.15.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson said difficult conditions in the globally traded dairy market have put further pressure on the forecast.

Until recently, dairy was the backbone of New Zealand’s economy, representing around 25 per cent of exports.

But dairy prices have tumbled by more than half since early 2014, hurt by China’s economic slowdown and global oversupply.

Weak dairy prices have put significant pressure on New Zealand farmers. The central bank has estimated around 80 per cent of dairy farmers will have negative cash flow in the current season, posing a risk to the economy.

Chief executive Theo Spierings said dairy exports and imports had been “imbalanced” for the past 18 months due to European production increasing more than expected, and lower sales to China and Russia — the two largest importers of dairy.

He had originally expected global dairy prices to recover sooner, but on March 8 said “the time frame for a rebal-

ancing has moved out and largely depends on production reducing — particularly in Europe — in response to these unsustainably low global dairy prices.”

Looking ahead, he said the long-term fundamentals for dairy remain positive, with demand increasing at over two per cent a year due to the rising world population, growing middle class in Asia, urbanization and favourable demographics.

He stressed the current forecast is based on no significant changes to either supply or demand globally before the end of the year.

Fonterra is forecasting its New Zealand milk production to be at least four per cent lower than last season as New Zealand farmers respond to the low prices.

Toronto ($/cwt) 116.37 - 394.30 — 116.29 - 286.09

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

briefs

Toronto ($/cwt) 16.00 - 54.00 47.28 - 65.28

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GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices Average quotes as of March 7, 2016 ($/tonne)

Canola might not bounce through bearish fundamentals

Future

Basis

Cash

E. Manitoba wheat

182.89

43.31

226.21

W. Manitoba wheat

182.89

38.67

221.56

E. Manitoba canola

452.30

-14.97

437.33

W. Manitoba canola

452.30

-21.08

Export demand is still solid, but that pace may slow Phil-Franz Warkentin CNSC

I

CE Futures Canada canola contracts hit some new contract lows during the week ended March 4, but managed to bounce off of those lows to finish right around where they started from a chart standpoint.

The most active May contract fell to a low of $435.50 per tonne on March 2, but finished the week at $452.30, within 50 cents of where it settled a week prior. The sharp rise off of the lows may be seen as somewhat supportive from a chart standpoint, especially as some technical indicators hint at an oversold market. However, most major moving indicators still point lower and the viability of the corrective bounce is questionable.

On the supportive side, demand from both exporters and processors remains relatively solid, with the export pace running nearly a million tonnes ahead of the previous year’s level and domestic usage nearly 900,000 tonnes ahead of what was seen at this time a year ago, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data.

However, end-user demand could start to slow down. The canola industry is still trying to get a handle on what the impact of tightened Chinese dockage regulations will mean for exports. China is set to lower its allowable dockage on canola imports to one per cent, from 2.5 per cent. While blackleg concerns are being cited once again, the move

may have more to do with a desire to limit imports and free up local stocks.

The Canadian dollar is another bearish influence for canola. The currency climbed above 75 U.S. cents on March 4, the first time it hit that mark since November. The loonie has climbed sharply since its midJanuary lows, which cuts into crush margins and export demand.

In the U.S., soybeans posted solid gains on the week, while corn held closer to unchanged. Wheat was also up overall, with char t-based shor t-cover ing the feature there.

Attention in both corn and beans will be focused squarely on harvest reports out of South America over the next number of weeks, with any weather-related delays l i k e l y t o p rov i d e s h o r t - l i ve d s t re n g t h .

Meanwhile, the potential for yield reports to beat expectations as the crops come off in Brazil and Argentina will limit any upside potential.

U.S. wheat continues to miss out on export opportunities as ample world supplies cut into demand. However, the potential for nearby strength is there as the country’s crop starts to break dormancy and runs into the risk of frost damage.

While poor export demand remains a consistent refrain in U.S. futures, Canadian wheat is moving relatively smoothly. The latest Canadian Grain Commission data shows Canada has exported 9.5 million tonnes of wheat during the crop year to date.

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.

431.22 Source: pdqinfo.ca

Port Prices As of Friday, March 4, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

183.72

n/a

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

332.21

n/a

Canola Thunder Bay

458.30

-0.90

Canola Vancouver

479.30

1.10

Closing Futures Prices

As of Monday, March 7, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

452.30

-0.90

ICE milling wheat

227.00

-3.00

ICE barley

180.00

-4.10

Mpls. HRS wheat

182.99

2.30

Chicago SRW wheat

168.93

2.11

Kansas City HRW wheat

171.23

3.31

Corn

140.35

-1.57

Oats

120.93

1.95

Soybeans

317.38

-0.64

Soymeal

291.92

2.42

Soyoil

67495

-6.62

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Monday, March 7, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

183.26

9.19

n/a

n/a

451.16

-3.54

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

160.81

0.65

Soybeans

370.75

-3.67

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

16.00

0.05

Ask

Ask

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

Wheat bids mixed as loonie, U.S. futures rise Cash durum prices were down by as much as $12 from the previous week

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN CNS Canada

S

pring wheat cash bids across Western Canada were narrowly mixed during the week ended March 4, as gains in the U.S. futures were countered by a rise in the Canadian dollar.

Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $2 to up by $3 per tonne over the course of 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 $217 per tonne

i n s o u t h e a s t e r n Sa s k a t c h e w a n to as high as $233 in souther n Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but generally lost a couple of dollars to sit at roughly $34-$50 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.

When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids ranged from US$163$175 per tonne, up by about $2 per tonne on a U.S. dollar basis compared to the previous week. That would put the currency-adjusted

basis levels at about US$8-$20 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $10 to $27 below the futures.

Average Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids were also narrowly mixed compared to the previous week. Average CPSR prices came in at about $175 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $188 per tonne in southern Alberta.

Average durum prices were down by $8-$12 during the week, with bids in Saskatchewan ranging from roughly $285-$288 per tonne.

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

C W R S c o n t ra c t s i n Ca n a d a a re based, was quoted at US$4.9775 per bushel on March 4, up 7.75 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 May K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.6875 per bushel on March 4, up 14.5 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

The May Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled March 4 at US$4.6075, 8.5 U.S. cents higher compared to one week earlier.

The Canadian dollar closed March 4 at 75.05 U.S. cents, up by more than a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to the previous week.

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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

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Examining the impact of transportation A research study looking at the effects of transportation on cattle says to be cautious of high speeds on uneven roads and prolonged stationary times as this may result in increased bruising

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon

C

attle are being moved every day but what are the true implications and how can negative impacts be minimized?

“Even though transportation is only a small part of a cow’s life, it can have lasting impact on them. Transportation can affect animal welfare, production, social and even trade,” said Carolynn Kehler, project co-ordinator with the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP).

Kehler completed her master’s degree in animal science last year with a research project that looked at the effects of western Canadian transportation on cattle welfare and carcass quality.

She presented the study’s findings at this year’s MBP annual general meeting held in early February in Brandon.

“These research projects highlight some ways that we can manage transport and make improvements. They also highlight a few areas where we may be able to minimize shrink and bruising, which is important for the economics as well as the animal welfare,” said Kehler.

Cull cows Two studies were conducted involving cull and finished cows where all aspects of transport were examined, including factors within the trailer, on the animal and the carcass.

“All of these studies were carried out in the winter. Mostly, because it is winter when most animals are hauled and a lot of the other research done on animal transportation has been done in other countries where

the climate is warmer and that data is not as applicable here,” said Kehler.

In order to collect the necessary data, trucks and trailers were fitted with temperature and motion sensors as well as GPS monitors to track distance and path.

“Before transport we measured the body condition score, the cleanliness of the animals, any injuries, took note of lameness, and looked at serious health issues. We looked at cattle behaviour as they were loaded onto the trailer, we looked at the speed of the cattle entering the trailer and we scored the handling as well,” said Kehler.

During transportation, temperature and humidity were monitored as well as the impact of acceleration, stationary times and starts and stops.

Once the cattle reached the final destination, the same aspects that were measured before travel were remeasured.

“We then followed the cattle into the slaughter plant and measured their carcass quality, so bruising, shrink, dark cutting, yield grade and hot carcass weight, and we made comparisons between all of the data,” said Kehler.

The cull cow study looked at 17 loads, involving 517 cows.

Kehler reports the study found an increase in torn udders; three of the 517 animals had to be euthanized on the truck.

“That is definitely something that could improve and possibly, certain cattle could have been prevented from being loaded in the first place,” said Kehler.

Following transport 85 per cent of the cattle had bruises,

with 17 per cent of them considered severe. Each animal had approximately five bruises.

The study also found that cattle loaded in the doghouse portion or the trailer had the highest cases of severe bruising.

“There was also a connection between wait times. So, as the cattle stood at the slaughter plant waiting to unload, that corresponded with more severe bruising. It is really key that the slaughter plant unloads those cattle quickly when they arrive.”

Kehler also noted that despite general conceptions that boarding in the trailer will minimize airflow, it in fact increases airflow within the trailer while in motion.

“What we found was that the trailers that had boarding had increased temperature and humidity during stationary periods but when the trailer was moving it actually increased airflow, especially when they had the alternating boards,” said Kehler.

“That is something to keep in mind if you are hauling cattle and deciding whether or not to put boards in. By putting the boards in you may be in fact increasing the airflow throughout the trailer.”

Finished cattle The finished cattle study examined 36 loads of cattle, involving approximately 1,500 cattle and looked at both long- and shortduration transport.

Of the 1,500, one cow was found to be compromised with fatigue and unable to move.

Consistent with the cull cow study, 85 per cent of the finished cattle also had bruising, with 20 per cent being considered severe and a rate of 1.18 bruises per animal.

“We also found that the yield grade and position on the carcass had a lot to do with the severity of the bruising,” said Kehler. “Animals that had yield grade one had more bruising along their back and animals that had more fat, a yield grade three, had more bruising along their sides.”

Kehler notes acceleration to be a factor in bruising outcome and says, when possible, truck drivers should avoid stationary time and routes with excessive stops and starts.

“We found that the vertical acceleration or vertical motion of the trailer had an effect on bruising and as the acceleration increased the bruising increased by eight times,” said Kehler.

Researchers found cattle in the study had a low darkcutting rate, registering at 0.5 per cent, compared to the national average at about two per cent.

The studies also looked at the temperature and humidity indexes during travel and wait times at the slaughter plant and found that as temperature and humidity increase on the trailer, even in the winter, the shrink will also increase.

“That really indicates to me that we need to be careful, even in the wintertime, that your trailer doesn’t get too warm, because those animals are acclimated to those colder temperatures and even 0° may be too warm for an animal that is used to being outside in -20 or -30°,” said Kehler. “Even in cold weather we don’t want to get those trailers too humid because the humidity can get those cattle wet.”

Stemming from the study results, to minimize negative

“We also found that the yield grade and position on the carcass had a lot to do with the severity of the bruising.

Animals that had yield grade one had more bruising along their back and animals that had more fat, a yield grade three, had more bruising along their sides.”

Carolynn Kehler project co-ordinator with the Manitoba Beef Producers

effects on cattle Kehler recommends ensuring the animals are fit at the time of loading in order to prevent any incidents during transport, to avoid high speeds on gravel or uneven roads, reduce stationary time as much as possible and be aware of ventilation within the trailer to avoid less desirable temperatures and humidity. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Coop Federee to offer Olymel stake

BY ROD NICKEL Reuters

Quebec-based La Coop Federee, one of Canada’s biggest farmer co-operatives, is offering for sale up to 49 per cent of pork processor Olymel, to help fund expansion in Western Canada, CEO Gaetan Desroches said in an interview.

La Coop would retain control of Olymel, which along with Maple Leaf Foods is one of Canada’s two big pork processors.

The co-operative, which had $6 billion in revenue for the year ending Oct. 31, 2015, plans to expand hog production in Western Canada to increase processing at its Olymel slaughter plant at Red Deer, Alta., and is also hunting for partners in farm supply stores, he said.

The CEO said La Coop plans to spend $300 million over five years on expanding hog production and investing in stores.

Selling a large stake in Olymel would help fund the expansion, which is aimed at competing with U.S. packers such as Tyson Foods and Hormel Foods, Desroches said.

“The goal we have is to increase the chain’s value,” he said. “It’s a co-ordination of every step in production to the customer.”

Olymel had revenues of $2.8 billion last year.

Desroches said La Coop wants a strategic partner, another company already in the hog business, in Olymel.

He declined to say how much interest he has received.

La Coop has no plans to change its structure, including any initial public offering, Desroches said.

Maple Leaf posts profit as margins improve Reuters / Maple Leaf Foods has reported a quarterly profit, helped by improved margins in its prepared meats business.

The company posted a net profit of $33.3 million, or 24 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31.

It lost $28.2 million, or 20 cents per share, a year earlier.

Maple Leaf has posted a profit in only three of the past 12 quarters. The company said revenue rose nearly 10 per cent to $873.1 million in the latest quarter.

COLUMN

When the need arises, fetotomy is the best solution The goal is always to protect the cow from further trauma and hopefully give her many more productive years ROY LEWIS DVM Beef 911

F

etotomy — a veterinarian’s fancy word for cutting up a dead calf within the cow during the birthing process — still has a valuable place in a competent veterinarian’s bag of tricks.

The whole object with a fetotomy is to minimize trauma or damage to the cow. The calf at this point is a lost cause because it has already died. The only times veterinarians do a fetotomy on a live calf include a schistosomas reflexus (inside-out calf ) or any other fetal monsters such as a two-headed calf or a hydrocephalus calf (water on the brain). All of these examples are non-viable calves and had they been born alive by C-section would have died shortly thereafter, or been put to sleep humanely.

Fetotomies involve a simple principle. With a specialized instrument (a fetotome) and obstetrical wire the calf is systematically cut into smaller pieces to facilitate delivery out the vagina. The fetotome is generally a two-tubed instrument which protects the wire from damaging the cow. It can be anchored, so to speak, to the calf using an obstetrical chain. This allows an assistant to perform the cut while the veterinarian makes sure of positioning. Our goal as a veterinarian is to minimize the number of cuts, but to do the right ones to expedite delivery.

If the health of the cow is maintained, she can often be bred back and go on to further productive years.

The most common usage is for the traditional “hiplocked” calf. As long as the producer has not pulled too hard and the veterinarian can get there quick enough the calf can be split right down the middle of the pelvis. The two halves can then be pulled out by hand, and

if the veterinarian is worried about a downer, will probably administer anti-inflammatories.

Another common usage is for a full breech calf with both legs very rigid and manipulation would only lacerate the uterus. Here one must be very confident the calf truly is dead and that can be difficult. The finger in the rectum for sphincter tone is one way, but if a cow has been straining a lot, one can be fooled. The only other way is to reach down and feel the umbilical vessels for signs of a pulse. If there isn’t one, the procedure is the veterinarian will cut off both hind legs and then pull on the stump with a krey hook (we must make absolutely sure there is no pulse). The krey hook is another specialized instrument which looks like an ice pick and as you pull on the chain attached to it, it tightens down into the bone. It generally is best to have it bite into boney tissue like the spine.

Dead, head-first presentations, where the head is a long way outside the vulval lips, is another perfect candidate for a fetotomy. Veterinarians or farmers alike must have to work extremely hard to force the swollen head back inside the now-swollen vagina. Even if you do, by the time both front legs are brought up there may not be enough room. By doing one cut and removing the head and as much of the neck as possible you gain valuable room and most times get the rest of the calf out.

A perfect cut here almost dishes out the area between the shoulders making that area smaller as well so a light pull generally extricates the calf.

I have many times told equine veterinarians, “Who better to handle foalings than bovine veterinarians?” Mares seldom have problems foaling, but if they do, it generally is a wreck and if not found and attended to quickly, a dead foal is often the result. I have heard of mares having to be totally anesthetized in order for straining to stop and a head-first presentation pushed back. What better opportu-

nity than to do a fetotomy to minimize damage to the mare. Foals’ extremely long legs make head-first presentation much more difficult in this species.

This is where expertise from one specialty (bovine obstetrics) in veterinary medicine can definitely help another (equine).

With emphysematous (dead and blown up with air because they are decomposing) fetuses, if you get the fetus out the back end even with multiple cuts you most often will save the life of the cow or heifer. Doing a C-section is not only very costly and difficult, it is extremely risky. Any contamination from the uterus of its infected contents into the cow’s abdomen will spell almost certain death to the cow.

This is where the skill and experience of the veterinarian really are put to work. With a combination of lots of lubricant to facilitate movement and manipulation combined with the right cuts the calf can often be delivered. If the cuts can expose either the abdomen or thorax, this will allow a lot of the internal gas to escape making delivery easier. When a calf dies, it swells up and dries out the uterus so we are also dealing with an extreme amount of friction when delivering these calves.

Even though it is something a farmer rarely sees, the performance of a fetotomy can be a valuable tool to return the cow to working form. Care must be taken to not damage the cow so her future reproductive function can hopefully be maintained. Generally speaking, with emphysematous fetuses, rebreeding rarely occurs. We rarely perform fetotomies because of today’s easy-calving breeds. But malpresentations, hiplocks, and fetal monsters still happen and we as veterinarians must be able to properly rectify the situation for our clients.

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

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Feeder Steers No. on offer Over 1,000 lbs.

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Mar-02

Mar-01

Jan-12

Mar-01

Mar-02

Feb-29

Mar-03

Mar-04

1,400

1,161*

378

610

1,958*

1,200*

1,665*

865

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

175.00-190.00

900-1,000

180.00-189.00

180.00-190.50

n/a

183.00-193.00

183.00-192.50

180.00-193.00

180.00-189.50 (190.00)

185.00-193.00

800-900

185.00-203.00

180.00-200.00

185.00-195.50

187.00-201.00

190.00-203.50

185.00-203.00

185.00-203.50 (205.00)

185.00-198.50

700-800

190.00-225.00

200.00-219.75

194.00-213.00

195.00-215.00

203.00-220.00

198.00-217.00

195.00-220.00 (222.00)

195.00-223.00

600-700

200.00-250.00

225.00-251.00

210.00-245.00

230.00-244.00

224.00-249.00 (254.00)

215.00-245.00 (253.00)

210.00-247.00 (250.00)

220.00-248.00

500-600

210.00-266.00

240.00-273.50

235.00-260.00

245.00-275.00

247.00-284.00

245.00-278.00

250.00-280.00 (284.00)

230.00-268.00

400-500

n/a

280.00-299.50

250.00-290.00

260.00-290.00

263.00-292.00

245.00-280.00

250.00-280.00 (290.00)

240.00-295.00

300-400

n/a

n/a

265.00-300.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

280.00-312.00

n/a

165.00-171.00

n/a

160.00-175.00

168.00-179.00

n/a

n/a

165.00-184.00

800-900

170.00-193.00

160.00-178.00

150.00-175.00

165.00-180.00

174.00-187.00

175.00-185.50

n/a

170.00-188.00

700-800

175.00-204.00

170.00-188.00

175.00-190.00

175.00-187.00

182.00-197.00

180.00-192.00

182.00-200.00 (205.00)

185.00-203.00 (204.00)

600-700

180.00-210.00

180.00-211.00

200.00-215.00

190.00-210.00

194.00-216.00

195.00-207.50

200.00-212.00 (215.00)

185.00-217.00

500-600

200.00-221.00

190.00-230.00

215.00-230.00

210.00-225.00

207.00-228.00

210.00-229.00

200.00-220.00 (225.00)

200.00-228.00

400-500

210.00-241.00

230.00-251.50

230.00-255.00

220.00-240.00

230.00-255.00

230.00-268.00

225.00-246.00 (250.00)

210.00-265.00

300-400

n/a

240.00-266.50

240.00-260.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

No. on offer

121

n/a

36

46

n/a

n/a

n/a

90

D1-D2 Cows

87.00-96.00

n/a

n/a

94.00-105.00

95.00-104.00

92.00-100.00

95.00-106.00 (108.50)

92.00-98.00 (102.00)

D3-D5 Cows

80-up

n/a

n/a

83.00-93.00

87.00-94.00

n/a

85.00-94.00

84.00-92.00

Age Verified

95.00-104.00

80.00-105.00

80.00-95.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

121.00-141.00

n/a

120.00-132.00

125.00-145.00

127.00-141.00

130.00-140.00

125.00-138.00 (140.00)

123.00-132.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

Slaughter Market

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

100.00-112.50

n/a

n/a

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110.00-133.00

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120.00-145.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

Turkey producers brace for TPP Canadian turkey processors could export dark meat to Mexico under TPP, but would have to overcome U.S. entrenchment first

BY SHANNON VANRAES

“Only one turn of the screw a year so your body gets used to it. You don’t die, but it’s certainly painful all the time.”

Co-operator staff

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h e Tr a n s - Pa c i f i c Partnership ( TPP) loomed large last week, as the Manitoba Tur­ key Producers gathered in Winnipeg for its annual general meeting.

“This is the most significant and serious issue that we as turkey farmers will be facing in the coming years,” said chairman Bill Uruski.

Calvin McBain of the Turkey Farmers of Canada said when the deal comes into effect, it will severely curtail the industry’s future prospects.

“We will basically be exporting the growth potential for our market,” he said.

If the two per cent increase i n d u t y- f re e d i re c t a c c e s s comes into Canada in the form of breast meat, Uruski said the market loss will be equivalent to the entire turkey production of Nova Scotia a n d Ne w Br u n s w i c k c o m bined. By the end of the TPP’s 18-year-long phase-in period, there will have been a 70 per cent increase in foreign access t o C a n a d a’s s u p p l y- m a n aged turkey sector, equalling about five per cent of current production.

“I relate it to medieval torture,” Uruski told producers.

“Only one turn of the screw a year so your body gets used to it. You don’t die, but it’s certainly painful all the time.”

Howe ve r, t h e T P P i s f a r from being the first turn of the screw. Ur uski pointed to a lengthy history of trade deals that have eroded both supply management and the Canadian job market, beginning with the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement in 1987.

“We pay a high price for these treaties in terms of lost sovereignty, but what has been the payoff? Do these agreements actually increase trade and foreign direct investment?” he asked.

For Uruski, the answer is a resounding no.

Pointing to a 1998 study by the investment review division of Industry Canada, he said that more than 90 per cent of foreign investment at that time actually went to the acquisition of Canadian companies, essentially foreign takeovers. He also noted Canada had a trade deficit of $17 billion in 2015.

“The TPP, like previous agreements, is not primarily about trade, but about investment protection for the largest trans­ national corporations and many are in the business of food,” Uruski said. “This agreement will provide corporations based in these countries with new and powerful rights, including the right to sue the Canadian government for any measure that affects their future profits — it’s been done.”

Phil Boyd, executive director of the Turkey Farmers of Canada, said the organization is working to locate areas within the agreement that can be capitalized on by turkey producers, but silver linings are hard to find.

Bill Uruski

Bill Uruski speaks to producers during Manitoba Turkey Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

“There has been no reduction in overquota tariffs for turkey, which represent 19 different tariff lines,” said Boyd. “And that our overquota tariffs have been left intact is really very fundamentally important in

terms of supporting important measures... that really provides a high level of assurance.”

The deal also presents an opportunity to export dark meat, but capitalizing on it will be challenging.

“We see good potential in exporting dark, meaning in particular to Mexico for example, which we haven’t been able to do under the terms of NAFTA,” he said. “Whether that unfolds or not... we’ll see. It’s difficult to compete with the America market, it is about 15 times our size in terms of scale and has been exporting to Mexico for years.”

With the new Liberal government embarking on TPP consultations, now is the time for producers and industry to make their concerns known,

said Uruski, noting the average annual loss per farm will be $26,000 once the deal is implemented.

“We need to show them what the impacts of this deal are,” he said. “We as turkey farmers do have a story to tell. We spend locally at machine and auto dealerships, equipment suppliers, feed companies, all prosper from our spending. Under the TPP, our Canadian food security program will be slowly unravelled.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

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

An early shot of spring weather Issued: Monday, March 7, 2016 · Covering: March 9 – March 16, 2016 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

F

rom a forecasting point of view, you can really tell we are starting to move into spring, as it’s this time of the year when weather models often have a hard time “figuring out” just what’s going on.

We saw some of this with last week’s forecast as some areas cleared out and saw plenty of sunshine, while other areas struggled with cloud cover.

Areas without snow cover saw very mild temperatures, while s n ow - c ov e re d a re a s w e re cooler.

For this forecast per iod it really looks like spring will make some inroads as very mild air tries to push northward out of the U.S. It is a little uncertain just how far this warm air will get, but confidence is pretty high that all of southern and most of central Manitoba will see temperatures at or above the usual temperature range for this time of the year. These mild temperatures are partly due to a southern shift in the storm track coming in off the Pacific.

We should see high temperatures for this week and into the weekend in the +5 C range, with the possibility of some +10 C readings late this week and once again early next week, especially in areas that have no snow cover. How much sunshine we’ll see is a little uncertain, as several areas of low pressure will affect our region during this period.

The first low is expected to slide across north-central regions on Friday, with a second area of low pressure expected to move in o n M o n d a y o r Tu e s d a y.

Precipitation with both systems looks to be light, and any precipitation that does fall will likely be in the form of rain, with maybe a little light snow as the lows depart. Looking further ahead, the models currently point toward more seasonable temperatures for the latter half of next week.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -11 to +3 C; lows, -24 to -7 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

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

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

2 Month (60 Days) Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) January 4, 2016 to March 3, 2016

2 - 11 mm 11 - 19 mm 19 - 28 mm 28 - 36 mm 36 - 45 mm 45 - 53 mm 53 - 62 mm 62 - 70 mm 70 - 79 mm 79 - 87 mm 87 - 96 mm 96 - 104 mm 104 - 112 mm 112 - 121 mm 121 - 129 mm 129 - 138 mm 138 - 146 mm 146 - 155 mm Extent of Agricultural Land Lakes and Rivers

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

Copyright © 2016 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.

Created: 03/04/16 www.agr.gc.ca/drought

I was going to try and show a snow cover map, but once again the light amounts and scattered nature of the snowpack made for a very difficult and unreliable map. Instead, this issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far in 2016.

It has been a dry start to the year, with most regions reporting less than 30 mm of water-equivalent precipitation — and a fairly large area seeing less than 20 mm.

The problem with spring weather forecasts Here’s when warm and cool air masses are their strongest, relative to each other

BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

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pringtime is one of my favourite, yet least favourite, times of the year. I love the fact that it’s warming up; as the older I get the more I find myself thinking about how I can end up spending most of my winters in the tropics. I love the melt season (usually), as the little kid in me is allowed to come out when I get to play in the water, making sure things are draining properly. The only difference is I get to use bigger tools than when I was a kid and I have a “reason” for playing in the water. Finally, there is something special about starting plants and getting the greenhouse going at this time of the year.

On the downside, trying to figure out the weather in the spring can be a real pain in the butt! From the big-picture point of view, the atmosphere is heating up toward summer levels in the south, while in the north, winter cold is still in place. Weather across our region is mostly caused by these two air masses battling it out for dominance — and at this time of the year, they’re both at their strongest relative to each other. This is why we

The Red River Valley is a very shallow and wide valley — but not so shallow that cold air can’t get trapped in it.

can see some of our biggest storm systems at this time of the year, and also why forecasting can be so difficult; the atmosphere can’t make up its mind on whether it should be summer or winter.

Nature’s A/C Now, on top of this large-scale battle between war m and cold air, we have a couple of smaller-scale phenomena that can play havoc with spring weather and weather forecasting. The biggest player in this spring weather havoc is the cold ground. I have written in the past about the effects of snow cover on temperatures.

Snow reflects sunlight which would, without snow cover, be absorbed by the ground and turned into heat. So, the reflectivity of snow helps to keep us cooler. Snow is also nature’s air conditioner. Snow is, well, cold — it’s below-zero frozen water.

To melt snow it takes energy, lots of energy, and that energy comes in the form of heat.

Just how much energy does it take? To melt snow you first need to warm the snow to just below the freezing mark. It takes about 2,000 joules per kilogram of snow to warm it by 1 C. So, if we take an example of one kilogram of snow at -10 C, it would take 20,000 joules of energy to warm it up to the freezing or melting point. Now, to get the snow or ice to change phase into water takes a lot more energy.

This seeming little push of temperature from just below freezing to just above freezing takes about 33,500 joules per kilogram. This is more energy than it took to warm the snow up by 10 C! Now you can see why areas with no snow cover can be significantly warmer than areas with snow cover. This isn’t the only thing to play havoc with spring weather.

The second havoc wreaker i s t h e t e m p e ra t u re i n v e rsion. This is when warm air gets trapped below a layer of

colder air, can occur at any time of the year, and can result in temperature differences of 10 C or more over re l a t i ve l y s h o r t d i s t a n c e s.

Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, temperature inversions don’t usually last for that long around here.

Elevated warmth There is a second type of inversion, or maybe the word inversion isn’t the right term.

This is when warm air moves into a region but it rides up and over a very thin layer of cold air that, in essence, gets stuck at the sur face. This type of inversion, for lack of a better word, is very stable and can last for longer periods of time. We often see this happen in the spring, thanks largely to the cooling effect of all the snow on the ground.

Sometimes it is a very largescale event where ground temperatures are cool or cold — say, in the -10 C range — while, only a couple of hundred feet up, temperatures can be as warm as +10 or +15 C. This is why western regions that are higher in elevation can sometimes have very mild spring weather while the rest of the region is stuck in the cold.

Along with being a largescale event, this pattern often

develops due to local topography. The most commonly affected region is the Red River Valley. While the Red River Valley does not bring about images of a classic river valley, it is a very shallow and wide valley — but not so shallow that cold air can’t get trapped in it. This occurred just last weekend, as mild air flooded into the p r ov i n c e f r o m t h e s o u t h but wasn’t able to push the cold air out of the valley on Saturday. While this setup creates colder-than-expected temperatures across an affected region, it also has an impact on cloud cover. This warm air over a shallow layer of cold air will often result in overnight fog, which then transitions into low clouds that can sometimes stick around for days. Fortunately f o r t h o s e o f yo u w h o l i ve in this region, winds were strong enough last weekend to finally scrub out the cold air by the end of the day on Saturday.

Try to remember these different weather havoc wreakers when the spring weather forecast calls for +10 C high three days from now, then switches it to a +2 C forecast 12 hours later. That’s just the weather models trying to figure things out.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 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

Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND recommended for full registration in new CNHR class Co-operator staff/Saskatoon

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he late John Smith has left a lasting legacy for Prairie farmers.

Smith, a Pilot Mound farmer who was also president of Seed Depot until his death in September, began the process of registering the highyielding U.S. dark northern spring wheat variety Faller in 2012.

On Feb. 25 the variety, along with Prosper and Elgin ND, was recommended for full registration, following interim registration and their addition to the new Canada Northern Harvest Red (CNHR) wheat class last year.

While Smith never lived to bask in the satisfaction of seeing the varieties registered, his son Walter, who now heads up the company, is certainly pleased with the development.

“We’re happy it’s no longer an interim thing and that farmers have the guarantee that this will be registered for the foreseeable future rather than for a short time,” Smith said in an interview Feb. 26.

“You can build a marketing program around it.”

Since these var ieties were approved by the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale’s (PRCWRT) evaluation teams last week, committee support for full registration was automatic, and somewhat anticlimactic. When the PRCWRT met Feb. 25, the varieties weren’t even discussed.

The lack of fanfare belies the significance of what has transpired and the big shift it represents. For more than 30 years Manitoba farmers have dabbled with unregistered American wheats, attracted to their potentially higher yield. The concern was they’d be misrepresented and delivered into the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class, undermining its consistency and quality reputation.

John Smith was very happy when Faller and Prosper were recommended for interim registration a year ago.

The late John Smith (l) of Seed Depot and his son Walter at the 2015 Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) after two of Seed Depot’s varieties — Faller and Prosper — were recommended for interim registration. Both varieties, along with FP Genetic’s Elgin ND, were recommended for full registration at the PRCWRT meeting last week. John Smith started working on Faller’s registration in 2012, but passed away Sept. 3, 2015, before seeing his efforts rewarded. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

“If a farmer from Pilot Mound can make this happen other seed companies can too,” he said in an interview at the 2015 PRCWRT meeting in Banff.

“We figured we’d take a stab at it in the freedom created by the wheat board not being there anymore.

“If you would’ve told me when we obtained the rights to these varieties that there would be a whole new class and the CGC, CFIA and the registration committee would all get together to make it happen — that there was that much flexibility in the system — I wouldn’t have believed you. I would’ve bet the farm against that one.”

In December 2014, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced a review of the West’s wheat class system, partly in response to customer complaints about low gluten strength in the CWRS class. But it was also driven by farmers wanting to grow higher-yielding, slightly lower-protein American milling wheats. The outcome is tighter gluten strength standards for the CWRS class and the new CNHR class.

John Smith kicked off the process in 2012 getting Faller into the registration trials that generate the data the PRCWRT uses to assess new varieties before recommending whether they should be registered.

Registration is a prerequisite to

commercialization. Smith believed Faller might fit the Canada Prairie Spring class, which has lower protein and gluten strength standards than CWRS. By 2013, Faller was being contracted by Richardson International in a closed-loop, identity-preserved program for British bread maker Warburtons. The program expanded in 2014.

When Walter Smith and his father started work on Faller, they never expected there would be a new class developed for it.

“When we started down this road we just wanted to make sure farmers could grow wheat that gave them more money and increase their bottom line and the registration committee, the CGC and the CFIA all pulled together to help our farmers make some more money,” Smith said. “Hopefully it will give a good boost to our economy here.”

It’s anyone’s guess where this might lead. The Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat class — home to Canada’s best and highestpriced milling wheat — accounts for most of the acres on the Prairies.

But it’s possible over time CNHR could challenge CWRS’s hegemony.

While Faller, Prosper and Elgin usually sell at a discount to CWRS wheats, they yield 20 per cent more, which often results in more revenue per acre. It’s widely believed that

Western Canada produces more high-quality milling wheat than world markets demand.

The new CNHR class isn’t exclusively for Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND. Twenty-five CNHR and four CPS wheats that no longer meet the class standard will move to the CNHR class Aug. 1, 2018.

Formost, a CPS wheat popular in Alberta, is one of them. Alberta Wheat Commission general manager Tom Steve fears wheats in the CNHR class will be discounted relative to CPS wheats.

Smith doesn’t.

“Right now in Manitoba Faller and Prosper are at a 20-cent (a bushel) discount and sometimes it’s at par with CWRS (Canada’s highest-priced wheat),” he said. “To say the CNHR will be at a discount to CPS I think would be a bit of a stretch.”

Rod Merryweather, FP Genetic’s chief executive officer, also expects prices for wheats in the two classes will be similar. Moving the lower gluten strength CWRS wheats to CNHR will boost protein in the class, Merryweather added.

Both Merryweather and Smith noted that since Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND yield consistently 20 per cent more than CWRS varieties, it more than offsets the price discount to CWRS. “It (CNHR) is another class of wheat that allows us to compete in another market segment, so I think that’s ultimately going to be positive for our growers in Canada because it will give them other markets. And hopefully, that makes wheat a more attractive crop,” he said.

In 2014, even without being registered, Faller was Manitoba’s sixth most popular wheat, at 127,773 acres, according to crop insurance data. Acreage jumped 16 per cent in 2015 to 152,099.

Last year Faller was again the sixth most popular variety behind five CWRS varieties: (1) Carberry (518,671 acres), (2) Cardale (503,116), (3) Harvest (310,529), (4) AAC Brandon (274,412) and (5) Glenn (241,143).

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

Monsanto growth seen close to zero for foreseeable future Week commodity prices, currency fluctuations and falling generic glyphosate prices are all hitting company’s bottom line

BY KARL PLUME Chicago/Reuters

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onsanto expects to face headwinds from weak commodity prices and currency fluctuations through 2016, its executives said Mar. 2, as the seed and agrochemical company slashed earnings guidance amid a slumping farm economy.

Monsanto shares fell more than seven per cent and are now down almost 30 per cent ove r t h e p a s t ye a r, w h i c h has been marked by a steep decline in grain prices that has slashed farm income and cut spending on inputs like seeds and pesticides.

“It’s clear that 2016 is a tough year for the industry and for the company,” chief technology officer Robb Fraley told Reuters in an interview.

The St. Louis-based company is hoping for a “bounceback” in growth next year with the broader launch of two key seed products, Intacta and Xtend, in North and South America and on expectations for more stable currency markets, he said.

Monsanto earlier cut its ear nings guidance and trimmed its cash flow forecast for 2016 in a rare, mid-quarter move, citing crop price and currency pain and pressure from weak prices for generic glyphosate.

The company, which has

EU to defer decision on safety of weed-killer ingredient

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s l a s h e d i t s w o r k f o rc e by around 16 per cent since late 2015, does not expect any further job cuts at this time, CEO Hugh Grant told Reuters.

Analysts said the revised guidance was expected given the farm economy slump. “ Mo n s a n t o n ow s a y i n g our growth is close to zero is exactly what you expect to see when the farmers are low on cash. And I think that growth level will continue for the foreseeable future,” Bernstein analyst Jonas Oxgaard said.

We a k g l y p h o s a t e p r i c e s, with generic product from China recently falling below US$3,000 per tonne for the first time, could continue to s t i n g Mo n s a n t o, O x g a a rd added.

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Exper ts from all 28 member states attended a closed-door meeting March 7 in Brussels, which had been expected to endorse a European Commission proposal to extend authorization of glyphosate for 15 years until 2031.

The European Com­ mission has said it needs a decision over the coming weeks to prevent a legal vacuum when an existing approval expires at the end of June.

Two EU sources, speaking on condition of anon y m i t y, s a i d t h e y n o longer expected a decision at this meeting after France said last week it would oppose extending approval, while EU diplomats said Germany planned to abstain.

“It can go ahead in another group in the coming weeks, months,” one source said.

“A d e c i s i o n i s v e r y unlikely,” another said, referring to this week’s talks.

Ahead of the meeting, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises EU policy-makers, issued an opinion that glyphosate was unlikely to cause cancer.

That conclusion was at odds with the view o f t h e Wo r l d He a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n’s In t e r­ national Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The difference between them has stoked a fierce debate.

Environmental campaigners have called for a ban. In a statement, Green­peace said governments should oppose renewing the EU licence for glyphosate “as long as uncertainty remains over the risks it poses.”

A statement on the website of Monsanto, which calls Roundup the flagship of its agrochemicals business, said it strongly disagrees with IARC’s classification of glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” It has filed a legal challenge in the United States.

The Glyphosate Task Fo r c e , w h i c h b r i n g s together Monsanto and other companies, said there had been a rigorous assessment of consumer safety and it expected approval in the coming weeks.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

Fading El Niño boosting Australian ag production Near-record wheat plantings and an 11 per cent increase in canola expected

BY COLIN PACHKHAM Sydney/Reuters

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ustralia’s agriculture production is set to rebound as the strongest El Niño in nearly 20 years that wilted crops and triggered bush fires subsides, the country’s chief commodity forecaster said Mar. 1.

Production of staples such as wheat, cotton and milk are all set to rise during the 2016-17 season, according to the Australian Bureau of Agriculture, Re s o u rc e Economics and Rural Sciences (ABARES), although beef output in the world’s third-largest exporter is set to fall due to low supplies.

Australian farmers are expected to sow a near-record amount of wheat in the next few months, the bureau said, with global production set to remain at high levels despite benchmark prices falling to a more than 5-1/2-year low last week.

Increased plantings and an expected improvement in seasonal conditions are forecast to produce a crop of 24.5 million tonnes, which would be a three-year high. Australia, the world’s fourth-largest wheat exporter, produced 24.2 million tonnes in 2015-16.

“Farmers in Australia have been insulated by the fall in dollar, while the depreciation of South American currencies will also incentivize farmers to boost production,” said Phin Ziebell, agribusiness economist, National Australia Bank.

Elsewhere, Australian canola production is set to rise 11 per cent to 3.27 million tonnes in the 2016-17 season, ABARES said.

Roads can be seen intersecting drought-affected farming areas located in southeastern Australia March 21, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/David Gray

The increased production will meet firmer European demand, the bureau said, which comes as China pushes for tougher standards on canola imports from Australia that could curb shipments to that country.

Australian cotton production is set to rise 50 per cent, it said. Production will hit 816,000 tonnes in 2016-17, up from 546,000 tonnes a year earlier when drought deprived farmers of muchneeded irrigation.

Sugar production is also set to

benefit from the improved weather.

ABARES pegged output in the world’s third-largest raw sugar exporter at 5.08 million tonnes in 2016-17, up six per cent.

Milk production will rise to 9.82 million litres, ABARES said, up from 9.6 million litres in 2015-16.

However, Australian beef production is set to fall to a three-year low as farmers rebuild their stocks after the size of the national herd fell to at least a twodecade low.

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The value behind USDA’s early U.S. crop predictions Yields can vary greatly on summer weather, making planted acreage estimates the most reliable at this time U.S. corn-planted area: comparison of major reports

BY KAREN BRAUN Reuters market analyst

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redicting the future with precision is tough unless you are a psychic, a trait that most grain analysts, including the USDA, do not possess.

Last Thursday and Friday the USDA released preliminary projections for 2016-17 U.S. crops at the annual Agriculture Outlook Forum, where the corn and soybean forecasts are always a sought-after matter.

With the spring crop season still far in the future, some components of the balance sheet have more skill than others. The current market and economic situation allow for some meaningful insight into planted area,

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which is probably the most informed element at this early stage.

Early insight on yield is desirable, but yields are highly vulnerable to summer weather.

USDA’s average deviation from February to final is five per cent on corn and soybeans, and six per cent on wheat.

While five per cent does not seem a lot, this is the difference between a 162- and 170-bushelper-acre corn yield.

The general rule of thumb is that items towards the top of USDA’s preliminary 2016-17 balance sheets are more predictable than those towards the bottom. With this in mind, plug the ending stocks into your balance sheets at your own risk.

Acreage: Steady tendencies Due to large inventories and low global prices, USDA expects total planted acreage for wheat, corn, and soybeans to decrease slightly for the second year in a row. However, they expect that corn will be the big winner of the three, gaining two million acres over last year, based on lower fertilizer and fuel prices.

Predictions for the 2016-17 U.S. wheat crop were already somewhat revealed in mid-January’s Winter Wheat Seedings, in which winter wheat area was expected to decline nearly 2.9 million acres on the year. Last week, USDA placed all wheat area down 3.7 million acres, meaning that spring wheat is not expected to pick up any of that slack.

For corn and soybean acreage, the two major reports the market looks to during the year are Prospective Plantings, released at the end of March, and June Acreage, at the end of June. Both reports incorporate data from farmer surveys on intentions in March and reality in June.

Given historical estimates back to 1998, Prospective Plantings is unlikely to move corn or soybean-planted area more than 1.4 per cent and 1.8 per cent in either direction, respectively, from the initial figures.

Over the last two years, soybean acreage estimates made considerable gains in the March and June reports, though this ultimately backfired last year.

Current soil moisture is generally well above the last two years and if this continues, soybeans could receive a boost.

If the soils become too wet by spring, corn acreage is likely to lose ground to soybeans as the planting window for corn closes earlier. This will have to be something to watch over the next couple of months as planting approaches, but at this point, drought-impacted planting seems a less likely scenario.

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Delayed La Niña seen buoying U.S. and Asian crops Normal weather in April-August seen helping crops, delayed La Niña may bring more rains to Asia, boosting yields

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delay in the onset of the La Niña weather pattern this year is likely to buoy crops across key growi n g re g i o n s i n t h e Un i t e d States, Australia and India, a leading weather forecaster said Mar. 3.

Another year of bumper production of crops such as cor n, wheat and soybeans would boost global inventories that have risen near record levels following successive large harvests.

“Some models were showing La Niña developing by July but they have delayed that by a month or two now,” said Kyle Tapley, senior agricultural meteorologist at U.S.based MDA Weather Services.

La Niña, Spanish for “the g i r l ,” p r o m p t s a c o o l i n g of Pacific Ocean temperatures that bring hot and dry weather to key U.S. growing

areas, while much of Asia exper iences wetter condi tions. It tends to occur unpredictably every two to seven years.

Tapley said El Niño, which brought drought to parts of Asia last year and impacted India’s monsoon, has been weakening since November at a slower pace than previous examples of that weather pattern.

“If you compare with other strong El Niño events that we have had, 1998 and 1983, this event is weakening slower than those events. That is why La Niña has been pushed back.”

Weather experts had earlier indicated the return of La Niña, for the first time since 2012, after the end of El Niño in the second quarter.

Global wheat and corn production has been rising since 2013-14, while soybean output has climbed to record highs in the last three years, thanks to near-perfect

These global maps centred on the Pacific Ocean show patterns of sea surface temperature during El Niño and La Niña episodes. The colours along the equator show areas that are warmer or cooler than the long-term average. Photo: Climate.gov

weather conditions in many producing regions.

T h a t h a s k e p t p re s s u re on grain prices, with wheat recently declining to its lowest since June 2010. Soybeans dropped to their weakest since early January and corn hit a seven-week low.

Still, over the last year, El Niño has parched fields in the Philippines and Indonesia, brought unseasonable rains to areas of South America and caused flash floods in Somalia that destroyed thousands of homes.

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of La Niña will mean normal weather across the U.S. Midwest between April and A u g u s t — t h e k e y g r ow ing season for corn and soybeans.

“If we don’t have a quicker t ra n s i t i o n t o L a Ni ñ a , we have less likelihood of a very hot and dry summer across the United States,” Tapley said on the sidelines of a grains industr y seminar in Singapore.

“Our forecasts show justabove-normal temperatures across eastern and central U.S., but not extreme heat by any means. On the precipitation side, we are seeing close to normal in most of the corn and soybean areas across the U.S. Midwest.”

Nor mal rainfall between April and August will favour wheat planting in Australia, he said. There could be more rainfall from August, the crucial yield-determining period f o r t h e Au s t r a l i a n w h e a t crop.”

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pened during and after the actual harvest, and is therefore the furthest prediction into the future.

Carry-out is prone to swing wildly from initial to final estimates, sometimes more than doubling (or halving) over the whole time frame. In terms of the actual percentage change from February to final since 1998, corn has been the most volatile and wheat the least, but neither of them have a particular bias toward the high or low side.

USDA has had a remarkable tendency to overestimate soybean carry-out in February, as this was true in 13 of the last 18 years. However, the predictions seem to get better following years with larger carry-out, meaning 2016’s estimation of 440 million bushels after 2015’s 450 is likely not overestimated, barring a significant supply disruption this summer.

But historical February-tofinal carry-out becomes more interesting when considering the actual volumes. On average since 1998, USDA has missed corn ending stocks by 439 million bushels. For perspective, this volume is representative of the entire corn crop produced by the state of Missouri.

USDA’s largest miss in this regard came in 2004, when corn carry-out was initially estimated 1,293 million bushels below final, or a corn volume similar to that produced by Minnesota last year.

While early projections on wheat ending stocks are the most reliable of the three crops, the disparity between initial and final can still be quite large, to the tune of an entire winter wheat crop in Oklahoma — five per cent of overall U.S. wheat production.

However, USDA had initially underpredicted wheat carryout the last two seasons, during which global supply ballooned and prices subsequently fell, a pattern that we are very much still in heading into 2016-17.

Even though the U.S. wheat crop is expected to fall on the year, USDA predicts ending stocks at a 29-year high, influenced by slow sales and a falling stocks-to-use ratio.

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Australia to track foreign ownership of water rights

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The country’s government is under farmer pressure to cool foreign landownership

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he Australian govern­ ment said Feb. 22 it plans to start a register of foreign ownership of water rights, redoubling its efforts to appease voters concerned about the amount of farming assets being sold offshore.

Nine months after the gov­ ernment said it would force for­ eign owners of farmland to reg­ ister, Treasurer Scott Morrison said the government plans to introduce laws to create a sepa­ rate register of foreign owner­ ship of water rights by Dec. 1.

“Our agricultural land and water resources are arguably our nation’s most valuable nat­ ural assets, so it is important that we have a good under­ standing of foreign investment levels in these areas,” Morrison said in a statement.

Au s t ra l i a i s t h e w o r l d’s No. 1 wool exporter and No. 3 exporter of beef and raw sugar and its government has been under pressure from local farmers to cool foreign land­­ownership.

In 2015 Australia lowered the Foreign Investment Review Board reporting threshold from A$240 million to A$15 mil­ lion (C$239 million to C$14.9 million).

In November, the govern­ ment blocked the sale of the country’s largest landowner, private farming group S. Kid­ man and Co., to foreign inves­ tors, saying it should stay in Australian hands.

By monitoring foreign owner­ ship of water rights, the govern­ ment may also curtail any price increases that have resulted from a water rights trading sys­ tem that has emerged from a practice of giving set amounts of water rights to landowners.

In a public consultation paper released Feb. 22, the govern­ ment said that while all foreign purchases of Australian assets must be cleared by the Foreign Investment Review Board, “for­ eign investment in water enti­ tlements is not specifically cap­ tured and measured.”

It added that official gov­ ernment data showed foreign ownership of Australian water rights rose 55 per cent from 2010 to 2013, the last year of complete records, taking the proportion of water rights held offshore from nine per cent to 14 per cent.

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Paterson CEO says discounted canola a likelihood to cover China risk Higher standards for foreign matter in canola shipments may be costly for Canadian exporters

BY ROD NICKEL Winnipeg/Reuters

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aterson Grain is taking a more cautious approach to selling canola to Chinese buyers, after China said it would toughen its standard on canola shipments from Canada, the chief executive of parent Paterson GlobalFoods said.

China’s quarantine authority, AQSIQ, told Ottawa last week it would allow no more than one per cent foreign material in canola shipments starting April 1.

Some say the move is linked to the risk of transmitting the blackleg fungus, while others say China wants to slow imports due to large rapeseed oil stocks.

The higher standard may be costly for Canadian exporters.

“Companies that are placed in this hardship will think twice about supplying any of these individuals again if some of these obstacles are proven false,” CEO Andrew Paterson said in an interview Mar. 2.

Canadian farmers will ultimately suffer as grain handlers pay less to cover the risk

“It’s important that Canada and the regulatory bodies fight hard.”

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of China rejecting shipments, although such discounting has not begun, he said.

“That’s why it’s important that Canada and the regulatory bodies fight hard to make sure these things are not accepted without a very good argument and fight.”

Paterson GlobalFoods, a private, family-owned company based in Winnipeg, has $2 billion in revenues, and competes with larger players Richardson Inter national, V iterra and Cargill.

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consortium seeking to buy Australia’s biggest wheat exporter, Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. (CBH), is stepping up lobbying for its offer amid concerns the deal may be snubbed and reports of a rival Chinese bidder.

The Australian Grains Champ­ ion (AGC), which includes farmers and some former directors of CBH, wants to acquire and list the Western Australia co-operative in a deal that analysts say would be worth up to A$3 billion (C$3 billion).

The consortium’s drive for shareholder support comes as The Australian newspaper on Mar. 4 reported Chinese agribusiness COFCO Corp. was considering a rival bid for CBH, citing no sources. CBH refused to comment.

However, a banker familiar with AGC’s bid dismissed suggestions of a rival bidder, calling the report “speculation.”

The AGC proposal has the financial backing of pension fund First State Super, as well as eastern Australian grain handler GrainCorp Ltd., which has stirred concerns among some farmers that it could eventually acquire CBH. CBH, which has said the proposal lacks detail, is deciding whether to put the plan to its shareholders or reject it outright.

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Citing price volatility, U.K. farm minister urges staying in EU Britain’s farmers are divided ahead of a June 23 referendum

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r i t a i n’s Fa r m i n g a n d Environment Minister Liz Tr uss on Tuesday backed continued membership of the European Union, saying it would be “wrong to take a leap in the dark” a t a t i m e o f s e v e re p r i c e volatility and global market uncertainty.

The country’s farmers, traditionally strong supporters of membership, are divided ahead of the June 23 referendum, with support eroded by what some see as heavyhanded regulation and bureaucracy which has stifled innovation.

“I believe that by voting to remain we can work within a re f o r m e d E U t o re d u c e bureaucracy and secure further reform while still enjoying the significant benefits of the single market which gives access to 500 million consumers,” Truss said at the annual conference of the National Farmers Union.

“We are able to export our high-quality products freely without the trade barriers we deal with elsewhere and with a say in the rules,” she added.

Truss said 60 per cent of Britain’s food and farming exports were to the European Union, bringing in 11 billion pounds (C$21 billion).

“At a time of severe price volatility and global market uncer tainty — I believe it would be wrong to take a leap in the dark,” Truss said.

“The years of complication and risk caused by negotiating withdrawal would be a distraction from our efforts to build a world-leading food and far ming industr y that br ings jobs and growth to Britain.”

Critics argue that EU membership has held the sector back, for example through what they see as an overly cautious and lengthy approval process for new crop protection chemicals and a reluctance to embrace genetically modified crops.

And while the EU farm budget is declining follow-

ing reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy, pressure from environmental groups has led to increased regulation on issues such as pesticides and waste disposal.

Truss’s predecessor Owen Paterson warned in January t h a t t h e E U ’s “o b s t i n a t e refusal to adopt advanced technology means Europe has become the museum of world farming.”

NFU president Meur ig Raymond told the conference that farmers had “vastly different opinions” on continued EU membership.

“Whatever your view is, there is no denying that this is a huge area of uncertainty for farming. And if the vote is to leave the EU there will be at least another two years of uncertainty as new arrangements are negotiated,” he said.

Liz Truss, Britain’s secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, shown here at 10 Downing Street last May, is urging farmers to vote for the country’s continued membership in the EU. Photo: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

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Local government wants greater share of tax dollar Municipalities say the money is needed to sustain key infrastructure Staff

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ost Manitobans agree local councils should get a fairer share of infrastructure tax dollars and have greater say in how they’re spent.

T h a t ’s a c c o r d i n g t o a recent poll conducted for the Association of Ma n i t o b a Mu n i c i p a l i t i e s which showed 85 per cent of those surveyed by NPG Research in January think l o c a l g ove r nment should have access to a larger share of the provincial tax dollar.

The AMM has launched a campaign leading up to next m o n t h’s p r ov i n c i a l e l e c ­

tion asking Manitobans to support their call for help finding the cash needed t o u p g ra d e a n d i m p rove streets, bridges, water and s e w e r p i p e s a n d p l a n t s, public transportation and recreation centres.

Local gover nment is responsible for 60 per cent of all costs associated with this sort of infrastructure, yet receive just eight cents of every tax dollar, said AMM p re s i d e n t a n d St e i n b a c h mayor, Chris Goertzen in a news release.

“Adding to the pressure is that we often have little to no say in how the rest gets spent — despite the fact that we live and work in the communities we represent,

so are in the best position to identify top priorities.”

Wi n n i p e g Ma y o r Br i a n Bowman, cited in the same release, said Ottawa is pre­ pared to prioritize munici­ pal spending and make funding more flexible to meet municipalities’ needs and requirements.

The Federation of Can­ adian Municipalities (FCM), representing local govern­ ment across the countr y, has warned one-third of all infrastructure in Canada is at risk of deterioration and action is needed.

Goertzen said the AMM’s a s k f o r a f a i re r s h a re o f taxes is often viewed as ask­ ing for “new dollars” but what it wants is more effi­

cient allocation of existing tax dollars.

That could include exempt­ ing or rebating municipali­ ties the $25 million they now pay to the province through the provincial sales tax, or dedicating to them a full one per cent of PST they could use to put toward infrastruc­ ture.

Lessening require­ ments that local governments match funds — which most don’t have in the first place — would also help.

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Lawsuit versus Quaker Oats asks: Where’s the maple syrup?

Glass pitcher of maple syrup and words ‘maple sugar’ on packaging cause confusion, suit alleges

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In a c o m p l a i n t f i l e d o n Mar. 1 in Los Angeles Federal Court, Darren Eisenlord said Quaker Oats causes confusion by including a glass pitcher of maple syrup and the words “maple sugar” on packag­ ing for six instant oatmeal products.

Real maple syrup and maple sugar are “premium ingre­ dients,” Eisenlord said, and the PepsiCo unit knows that shoppers would pay more for oatmeal containing them.

He seeks class-action status for shoppers nationwide and in California who, like him, in the last four years bought the “classic” version of the oat­ meal, or any of the organic, high-fibre, gluten-free, lowsugar and “weight-control” versions.

The lawsuit seeks damages as well as new packaging.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

German beer purity in question over herbicide tests The brewers’ association questions the test results’ scientific integrity

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Bottles of various sorts of German beer are displayed on a stand to mark 500 years of the so-called Reinheitsgebot (purity law), during the Green Week international food, agriculture and horticulture fair in Berlin in January. The Reinheitsgebot was introduced in Bavaria in 1516 to limit ingredients used in beer production to hops, barley and water. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

German environmental group said Feb. 25 it has found traces of the widely used herbicide glyphosate in Germany’s 14 most popular beers, a potential blow to the country’s reputation for “pure” brewing.

Industry and government immediately sought to play down the report from the Munich Environmental Institute.

The Brauer-Bund beer association said the findings, which were based on a small number of samples, were not credible.

Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk assessment said the levels did not pose a risk to consumers’ health.

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“An adult would have to drink around 1,000 litres of beer a day to ingest enough quantities to be harmful for health,” it said in a statement.

Under the “Reinheitsgebot,” or German purity law — one of the world’s oldest food safety laws and celebrating its 500th anniversary this year — brewers have to produce beer using only malt, hops, yeast and water.

Glyphosate was brought into global use by Monsanto in the 1970s and is used in its top-selling product Roundup as well as many other herbicides around the world.

The environmental group, an investigative body, said it had tested Germany’s 14 top-selling beer brands and said all showed traces above the 0.1 microgram limit allowed in drinking water.

It added that no general conclusions about the contamination of certain brands of beer could be made.

Brauer-Bund said there were government controls in place in breweries to ensure that no harmful substances made their way into the production pro­cess.

Its own monitoring syste­m for malt has never detected levels of glyphosate that were above the permitted maximum limits, it added.

Hasseroeder, a beer brewed in Saxony-Anhalt in eastern Germany and owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev contained the highest trace of glyph­o­sate at 29.74 micrograms per litre, the institute said. The smallest amount, 0.46 micrograms per litre, was found in Augustiner, made in Munich.

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PBR enforcement numbers highest on record Financial penalties can range from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands, depending on the level of illegal sales Staff

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his past year was the busiest on record for plant breeders’ rights education and enforcement.

Todd Hyra, western Canadian business manager for SeCan, said there were over 400 advertisements for seed sales that required investigation industry-wide through the Canadian P l a n t Te c h n o l o g y A g e n c y (CPTA), the body established to protect intellectual property rights.

“SeCan alone had 40 cases that resulted in legal action and to date 20 of these cases have been completed,” Hyra says.

Of those 20 cases that have been settled, there were two in Manitoba, one in Portage la Prairie, involving CDC Big Brown and one in Teulon, involving AC Carberry.

Financial penalties can range from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands, depending on the level of illegal sales. The largest case to date was settled for $150,000. Infringers are required to sign a declaration disclosing all sales, and stating they will not make illegal sales in the future.

Part of the education process is to let the industry know seed companies take the enforcement seriously. Awareness is the important first step and SeCan

“SeCan alone had 40 cases that resulted in legal action and to date 20 of these cases have been completed.”

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talks about the importance of PBR whenever possible, Hyra said.

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In a media release SeCan noted that the goal of PBR is to encourage investment in plant breeding in Canada, which will help ensure Canadian growers have access to the best available varieties by rewarding breeders’ time and investment. The organization also noted that the protections tend to benefit smaller companies and public breeders such as universities, rather than large companies that rely more on patents and contracts to protect their intellectual property.

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Winnipegger introducing a new ‘old’ cheese to the market Dairy Fairy cheese maker Galina Beilis has eaten this fresh cheese since she was a child. Now she’s making a business producing and selling it

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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a l i n a Beilis’s cheese might be new to Man­ itoba, but as she’ll tell you, there’s really nothing new about it.

The recipe is as simple as it is old. Farmers and villagers have been making it for centuries and it dates back to the discov­ ery of milk going sour when you left it at a warm temperature.

“The truth is, this cheese is nothing new. It’s a very, very old product,” said Beilis, who grew up in Belarus, but emigrated to Canada in 2008 and now lives with her family in Winnipeg. “In the country and villages, people made it at home.”

That’s why some call this style of fresh cheese a ‘farm­ ers’ cheese.’ Beilis, who grew up speaking Russian calls it tvo­ rog, which translates to mean “curd.”

She started her Dairy Fairy company to produce it, after discovering she couldn’t find it in Manitoba stores, some­ thing that amazed her. Where she grew up, mothers begin to feed this soft, mild cheese to infants and it is a staple on din­ ner tables.

“It’s very popular in Europe and especially our countries, like Belar us, Ukraine and Poland,” she said. “For us it’s like a second bread.”

She began making inquiries about how to start, approach­ ing Dairy Farmers of Manitoba where they explained the pro­ vincial quota system for start­up processors, and how a new processor like herself could pur­ chase milk through DFM from local dairy farmers.

“They said, ‘we don’t have this cheese in Manitoba. Nobody makes it, so let’s try,’ and they started to help with everything,” she said.

DFM also directed her to the University of Manitoba’s dairy plant where, in summer of 2013, she began renting the site’s pas­ teurizers, cheese-making vats and other industrial equip­ ment to scale up her traditional recipe.

As simple as tvorog is to make the old-fashioned way, it’s another matter to scale it up commercially. Beilis also got help with matters such as nutri­ tion labelling for this smallbatch cheese made with only milk and culture.

“She’s started out on the right foot,” says University of Manitoba dairy plant man­ ager John Thoroski. “The dairy plant is where these ideas take shape.”

In the last two to three years, Manitoba has seen several

Winnipeg Galina Beilis is the owner of Dairy Fairy, a small-batch cheese company, making a traditional cheese at the University of Manitoba’s Dairy Plant. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

new processed dairy products develop, he added, noting the startups of on-farm proces­ sors such as Optimist Holsteins who make a made-in-Mani­ toba yogurt, and Stoney Brook Creamery, selling the farm’s organic milk in glass bottles.

Cornell Creme ice-cream maker Lisa Dyck, who recently transferred her processing to expand her company, also got her start at this dairy plant.

Beilis now puts in long hours, making about 100 kg of cheese a day, which she then sells in 250-g and 500-g packages at Winnipeg farm­ ers’ markets, including the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market, the Downtown Biz Farmers’ Market in the Manitoba Hydro head­ quar ters and the recently opened Osbor ne Far mers’ Market. Dairy Fairy cheeses are also utilized at several restau­ rants in Winnipeg, plus she also sells them at various grocery stores including Food Fare and Red River Co-op.

Gaining store shelf access is “a huge story,” she said. “They didn’t know if people would buy it. I said, ‘you’re not losing any­

thing. If you have space on your shelf try it.’”

It proved popular, and not only among customers who re c o g n i z e t h e t r a d i t i o n a l cheese.

“Now they (stores) call me saying,‘Galina, where is your cheese? People are asking for it.’ A lot of people like to see (cheese) made in Manitoba.

They support us.”

She distributes her product herself right now, but hopes to grow the business so she can work with a distributor. “Mostly I do everything myself right now,” she said. “It’s stressful. It’s a tough job. But I like it.”

S h e’s a m e m b e r o f t h e Manitoba Food Processors Association, which gave her a “Rising Star” award in 2015.

She only wishes her pack­ aging was a little prettier and hopes customers aren’t put off by its plain appearance.

“I just want to tell people that when they see my not-verybeautiful packaging, I want them to know what we have inside,” she said. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

“It’s very popular in Europe and especially our countries, like Belarus, Ukraine and Poland. For us it’s like a second bread.”

Galina Beilis

Dairy Fairy cheeses include plain, and two flavoured cheeses made with olives and chili peppers, or garlic and dill.

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Prairie fare Savour the flavour of eating right

By JULIE GARDEN-ROBINSON Food and Nutrition Specialist NDSU Extension Service

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hen I opened the front door of our home one day, my nose detected a wonderful aroma. I knew my hus­ band had a food preparation “project” in progress and our family would be the delighted recipients.

He had made homemade pastrami. The pro­ cess involved brining the beef, applying a rub, smoking it on the grill for many hours, and pres­ sure cooking the end product.

Yes, that was a lot of work. However, he had an appreciative family who enjoyed the Reuben-style panini sandwiches made from the “meat” of his labours.

It definitely was better than the store-bought kind. He had to shoo me away from the pieces of pastrami on the cutting board.

He used a flavourful rub that included black pepper, coriander and mustard seeds. Some recipes also include garlic, paprika and allspice.

We all hope he makes a larger batch next time.

Although I would like to say that nutrition is the main reason people choose the foods they do, flavour trumps nutrition. However, good nutrition and good flavour do not have to be exclusive of each other.

During March, which is designated National Nutrition Month by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in the U.S. (and by Dietitians of Canada in this country) we are encouraged to savour the flavour of eating right.

If you are like many people, you have a collec­ tion of spices or dried herbs. Maybe you bought some for a recipe you made one or two times, and now the bottle stands in your cupboard waiting for some attention.

Are herbs and spices the same? Technically, herbs and spices are different things. Herbs are leaves from low-growing shrubs. Herbs include parsley, chives, thyme, basil, dill, rosemary and sage.

Spices are from plant material other than leaves. Spices may be from bark (cinnamon), buds (cloves), roots (ginger, onion, garlic) and seeds (mustard seeds).

PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

You can add extra flavour with herbs and spices when you cook. You can leave out the salt and use spices and herbs to cut the sodium.

Put your herbs and spices to use in new ways. Check out the herb and spice guides in the cookbooks you probably have tucked in your cupboard. A pinch of dill can add some pizzazz to cooked green beans, fish, salmon or scrambled eggs.

Besides adding a savoury flavour, you can enhance naturally sweet-flavoured foods (such as fruit) by adding cinnamon, cloves, ginger or nutmeg. Try a sprinkle of one or more of these spices on baked apples or a mixed fruit salad.

Mediterranean Stew 1 lb. mild Italian sausage (meatballs or large links, cut) 1 large eggplant, peeled and cubed 4 small zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks 2 large red bell peppers, seeded and cut into chunks 1/2 c. flour 2 medium onions, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 tbsp. olive oil 4 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks 1 (15-oz.) can chunky-style tomato sauce 1/2 c. red wine (or substitute broth or water) 1 tsp. dried oregano leaves 1 tsp. dried basil leaves 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 small bay leaf (remove before serving) PHOTO: NDSU

1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Visit http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda. gov/ and search by spice name to find a variety of recipes to try.

To keep your herbs and spices at their best, store them in a tightly covered container in a cool, dry place. Keep them away from heat sources such as a dishwasher or stove.

On most Sunday afternoons, the “Robinson Cooking and Tasting School” is in session with at least a couple of my kids. We recently tried a Mediterranean-inspired stew. Although I usually do not include recipes with this many ingredients, this colourful and flavourful stew was worth all the peeling and chopping. We served it with crusty garlic bread and milk.

Heat oven to 350 F. If using large Italian sausage links (often sold with brats in the meat section), cut them into one-inch chunks and brown in a non-stick pan. As an alternate, make small meatballs from Italian sausage and bake until cooked throughout. Dredge eggplant, zucchini and peppers in flour. In large skillet, heat olive oil; sauté floured vegetables in small batches just until lightly browned. Add more oil if necessary. Remove vegetables; drain on paper towels. Sauté onions and garlic in same skillet.

In large roaster, combine sausage and vegetables. In small saucepan, combine tomato sauce and wine; add seasonings. Heat just to simmer. Continue simmering for a few minutes to blend flavours. Pour over ingredients in roaster. Cover. Bake about 60 minutes. Place in bowls and sprinkle with cheese if desired.

Makes 10 servings. Each serving has 350 calories, 19 grams (g) fat, 12 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate, 5 g fibre and 640 milligrams sodium.

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Ice buildup creates problems

Welcome to Country Crossroads

Here’re some tips to help prevent falls while not harming the environment RRBC release

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h i l e t e m p e r a t u re s have been above nor­ mal in many areas this winter, snow, wind and even freezing rain have also made an appearance. Along with that comes some problems such as ice buildup. Trying to keep people safe by preventing slipping and falling on ice and at the same time making sure we are not harming the environment can be a challenge.

Salt pollutes. When snow and ice melt, the salt goes with it, washing into our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater. High amounts of chloride are toxic to fish, aquatic bugs, and amphibians. When chlor ide flows into streams, lakes, and wetlands, it harms aquatic vegetation and can change the plant community structure. Once in the water, there is no way to remove the chloride, and it takes only one teaspoon of road salt to permanently pollute five gallons of water.

T h e M i n n e s o t a Po l l u t i o n Control Agency (MPCA) offers some tips on clearing our

parking lots and sidewalks of ice while at the same time making sure we are not causing long-term harmful effects on our water ways. Follow these simple tips to help protect our clean water. There are many ways to reduce salt use while maintaining high safety standards.

• Shovel. The more snow and ice you remove manually, the less salt you will have to use and the more effective it can be. Whether you use a shovel, snow blower, snowplow, or ice scraper, get out there as early as you can and keep up with the storm. You may even decide that salt isn’t needed.

• If it’s -9.4 C it’s too cold for salt. Most salts stop working at this temperature. Use sand instead for traction, but remember that sand does not melt ice.

• S low down. Drive for the conditions and make sure to give plow drivers plenty of space to do their work.

• Be patient. Just because you don’t see salt on the road doesn’t mean it hasn’t been applied. These products take time to work.

• M ore salt does not mean more melting. Use less than four pounds of salt per 1,000 square feet (an average parking space is about 150 square feet). One pound of salt is approximately a heaping 12-ounce coffee mug.

Consider purchasing a handheld spreader to help you apply a consistent amount.

• Sweep up extra. If salt or sand is visible on dry pavement it is no longer doing any work and will be washed away. Use this salt or sand somewhere else or throw it away.

Help keep our water clean — remember less is more when it comes to applying salt because at high concentrations, chloride can harm the fish and plant life in our waters. Visit the MPCA Chloride website for more information: www.pca.state. mn.us/oxpg9f1.

The Red River Basin Commission (RRBC) is a grassroots organization that is a chartered not-for-profit corporation under the provisions of Manitoba, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota law. Contact the Winnipeg office at 204-982-7254, or you can check out the website at www. redriverbasincommission.org.

If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to Country Crossroads, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, phone 1-800-782-0794, fax 204-944-5562, email susan@ fbcpublishing.com. I’d love to hear from you.

Please remember we can no longer return material, articles, poems or pictures.

— Sue

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Golden Manitoba sunset. PHOTO: CINDY MURRAY

A favourite — the Chinese evergreen Sure to please as it is an easy-care houseplant with beautiful foliage

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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f I had to choose just one houseplant as a favourite, without a doubt it would be my Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema). What makes the Chinese evergreen such a winner? This plant is very easy care and it is beautiful.

Chinese evergreens have tough, waxy leaves that are lance shaped and about 30 cm long and six to eight cm wide.

They are produced on long stems that are attached to the main trunk of the plant and that grow outwards from it.

This is a foliage plant and although in the summer the plant can produce flowers similar to those of the peace lily, it is really grown for its foliage. The leaves are beautifully coloured — most often silver with green patches, blotches, or variegation. Sometimes they are green speckled with silver and sometimes mostly silver with green speckles. There are now several newer varieties that have some pink and red variegation on their leaves, meaning that they will require higher light levels than other varieties.

The other characteristic that makes the Chinese evergreen so popular is that it is such an easy-care plant and part of this is due to its tolerance of very low light levels (except for the newer, more colourful varieties). The more green there is on the leaves, the lower the light they will tolerate. I have the variety “Silver Queen” that has about equal amounts of green and silver on its leaf surfaces and it tolerates being located

The foliage is the main attraction of these plants so it should be kept clean by wiping the leaves periodically with a soft, damp cloth.

across the room from a north-facing window — a low light level indeed. Also, they do not normally experience insect infestations or disease problems. They prefer a peat-based planting medium with good drainage and they like to be kept moist, although it is a good idea to let the top couple of centimetres dry out before watering. The foliage is the main attraction of these plants so it should be kept clean by wiping the leaves periodically with a soft, damp cloth. Cup each leaf in your hand as you wipe it to prevent the leaf from being injured.

Chinese evergreens are very slow growing. They will look great for at least two years before they get leggy and require refurbishing. The best way to rejuvenate and propagate them is to cut the tall stems off about six to 10 cm from the soil level, then remove the top 20 cm or so of these stems to use as cuttings to grow new plants. Although the cuttings will root in water, I plant them in large pots of damp soilless mix, after applying

Older varieties are tolerant of low light levels (l) but the newer, more colourful varieties demand higher light levels to maintain the vibrant leaf colour. PHOTOS: ALBERT PARSONS

a bit of rooting hormone to the stems. I plant a dozen or so cuttings in a 10-inch pot.

In time, new stems will emerge from the base of the old stems of the parent plant, so it could be kept. Sometimes a large pot will have lots of new stems that are already 15 or 20 cm tall and are revealed when the too-long ones are removed. In this case, the parent plant will rejuvenate quickly and you will hardly know that it has been cut back.

Because it is a slow-growing plant, the Chinese evergreen is not a heavy feeder.

I feed mine a couple of times a year in

the summer with a half-strength solution of a 20-20-20 soluble fertilizer. The plant is native to subtropical and tropical Asia so prefers warm temperatures.

It will not be happy if the temperature is below 16 C (60 F).

Smaller Chinese evergreens can be used on a tabletop but usually these lovely foliage plants are placed on the floor. Displayed in an attractive jardinière, a Chinese evergreen is a wonderful specimen plant for any low-light interior landscape.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Reena answers more questions Plus, reader feedback and tips of the week Reader feedback reena nerbas Household Solutions

Dear Reena, Do you know what I can do to prevent my coffee from tasting bitter morning after morning after morning? — Dave Dear Dave, Begin by inviting someone over with their coffee maker.

Make your coffee using the same water and coffee grounds. This will determine whether your machine and/or water are the culprit. Clean all parts of your coffee maker. Make sure that your coffee grounds are fresh.

Colombian coffee tends to taste less bitter than some others, but experiment with a variety of blends. Add a pinch of salt to coffee grounds before brewing.

Dear Reena, Reading in my newspaper, I was amazed at learning there are different colours for the days of the week with the plastic bread clips. I have a question though — I noticed there was no colour stated for Wednesdays. Is bread not made on that day?

— Best regards, Maureen

Dear Maureen, While it is true that many stores do not have a bread tag colour for Wednesday and Sunday (because they do not bake those days), your best bet for fresh bread is to check the date on the tag just in case one store changes the colour pattern on you.

Dear Reena, I read your column regarding keeping brown sugar usable and not dry and hard. I have found the very best solution by far is to keep brown sugar in a tight container (like Tupperware) and put a fresh marshmallow in with it. It is absolutely wonderful and the marshmallow stays good, too. Problem solved!

— Nadine Hi Reena, Here is another way to make brown gravy that my Ukrainian grandmother taught me. Brown 1-2 tbsp. flour (or more as needed) in a hot, dry frying pan. Be careful not to burn it by continually shifting it around. Once it’s the colour you want, turn down the heat and start adding your beef or poultry juices or flavouring and hot water.

Continue to mix so it doesn’t clump. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sometimes I add a little Oxo and/or poultry seasoning for more flavours. It took me a couple of tries to get it right but it works in a pinch if you don’t have any gravy mix or when you want to use gluten-free flour.

— Take care, Teina

Re: cleaning baseball caps in the house Dear Reena, Putting them in the dishwasher is not a good idea as the cap fabric will trap food particles. My method is to put them in with the regular

Reena has some tips if you have bitter-tasting coffee.

clothes wash but not in the dryer. I take them from the washing machine and firmly stuff the skull-part cap with a dry towel. Shape the peak to original. Leave it to air dry. All shapes are retained like new.

— Erich

Re: cleaning computer and television screens I use lens cleaner for cleaning my screens because when I was spraying my eyeglasses some got on the screen.

Wiped it off and was so pleased with results, so now I use it all the time. — M.

Photo: Thinkstock

Tips of the week · To clean my iron, I use baking soda and vinegar and scrub with a clean toothbrush. I own a quilt design company so my iron always needs to be ver y clean.

— Thanks, Benita · W henever I struggle with hard water stains in my bathtub, I use toilet bowl cleaner to get rid of them.

Works great! — Mary · I never purchase anti-spot agents for my dishwasher. I always pour vinegar into the dispenser and I never have spots on my glasses. — Mary

· H ere is a fun way to give cash or a gift card to someone. Take a clean jar and place the gift inside the jar in a closed sealable bag.

Pour in Jell-O and let set.

Close with a lid and decorate with a ribbon. If you can add more than one colour of Jell-O the jar looks even better! — Robyn I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them coming. Missed a column?

Can’t remember a solution? Need a motivational speaker for an upcoming event? Check out my website Reena.ca.

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.

Two grain elevators at Carey, in the RM of De Salaberry, were owned by the Pioneer Grain Company, a subsidiary of James Richardson & Sons. Both have been demolished since the 1990s; this 2,620-tonne elevator, painted in the bright-orange hallmark of the firm, came down in October 2014. Photo: Jean McManus

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If farm debt is keeping you awake at night, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to ask for help.

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MORE NEWS LOCAL , NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Vital to food output, pollinators face rising risk A new global study explores the concerns over pesticides and loss of habitat

An apiarist covers beehives on a truck after his bees completed pollinating a blueberry field near Columbia Falls, Maine in June 2014. Honeybees are estimated to pollinate plants that produce about a quarter of the food consumed by Americans, including apples, watermelons and beans. Photo: Reuters/Adrees Latif

BY ALISTER DOYLE Oslo/Reuters

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ees and other pollinators face increasing risks to their survival, threatening foods such as apples, blueberries and coffee worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, the first global assessment of pollinators showed on Feb. 26.

Pesticides, loss of habitats to farms and cities, disease and climate change were among threats to about 20,000 species of bees as well as creatures such as birds, butterflies, beetles and bats that fertilize flowers by spreading pollen, it said.

“Pollinators are critical to the global economy and human health,” Zakri Abdul Hamid, chair of the 124-nation report, told Reuters of a finding that between $235 billion and $577 billion of world food output at market prices depended on pollinators (all figures US$).

The food sector provides jobs for millions of people, such as coffee pickers in Brazil, cocoa farmers in Ghana, almond growers in California or apple producers in China.

Ever-more species of pollinators are threatened, according to the study,

“There are some things that individuals on the ground can do.”

Simon Potts professor, University of Reading

the first by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) since it was founded in 2012.

It was approved in talks in Kuala Lumpur.

IPBES is modelled on the UN panel on climate change, which advises governments on ways to tackle global warming.

“Regional and national assessments of insect pollinators indicate high levels of threat, particularly for bees and butterflies,” it said. In Europe, for instance, nine per cent of bee and butterfly species were threatened with extinction.

The study pointed to risks from pesticides such as neonicotinoids, linked to damaging effects in North America and Europe. But it said there were still

many gaps in understanding the longterm impact.

“It’s definitely harmful to wild bees, and we don’t know what it means for populations over time,” Simon Potts, a co-chair of the report and professor at the University of Reading in England, told Reuters.

The study also said the impact of genetically modified crops on pollinators was still poorly understood.

And it said the amount of farm output dependent on pollination had surged by 300 per cent in the past 50 years. The western honeybee, the most widespread pollinator managed by humans, produces 1.6 million tonnes of honey every year.

Still, the outlook was not all bleak.

“The good news is that a number of steps can be taken to reduce the risks,” Zakri said.

Planting strips or patches of wildflowers could attract pollinators to fields of crops, and reduced use of pesticides or a shift to organic farming could also restrict the damage.

“There are some things that individuals on the ground can do,” Potts said.

Smallholder farmers in Africa could let wild plants grow on part of their land; people in cities could plant flowers in their back gardens or window boxes.

PHOTO: thinkstock

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Business forum brings world to Winnipeg in May Small to mid-size businesses will have a speed-dating opportunity with other businesses

By Jim Bentein Co-operator contributor

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innipeg will be reaching out to the rest of the world May 25-27 as it hosts a businessto-business forum that will allow participants to travel the globe for opportunities.

That forum, to be held at the RBC Convention Centre, is just one component of an event called Centrallia, which will see more than 700 participants from Canada and more than 30 countries assemble to seek new opportunities in international markets.

Described as the equivalent of a “speed-dating opportunity” for smaller and midsize businesses, it’s the fourth such event held in Winnipeg.

Mariette Mulaire, president and CEO of the World Trade Centre Winnipeg, the organizer of the mammoth event, says Centrallia has a proven

track record, with each edition generating gross direct economic benefits for the city’s economy adding up to about $5 million.

“And that’s not counting the economic opportunities for the companies themselves that are involved in the event,” she said.

While many of those opportunities flow to Manitobabased businesses, he said there are also many companies and trade groups from other parts of Canada, from the U.S. and from Latin America involved.

Centrallia participants are allowed beforehand to “shortlist” the business leaders they want to meet with, which u s u a l l y l e a d s t o f o l l ow u p meetings and new opportunities geographically or in sectors they might not have considered.

“It’s extremely beneficial for companies based here in Manitoba,” said Mulaire. “But

it’s also a great opportunity for companies from outside the province. For instance, a success story from a past Centrallia event featured a U.S. company partnered with a company from Senegal.”

This year’s event is geared for firms seeking opportunities in manufacturing, transportation and logistics, agribusiness, infor mation and communications technologies, environmental industries, energy, resources and mining, construction and infrastructure, innovation and research and development.

T h i s y e a r ’s C e n t r a l l i a includes two “breakout” sessions dealing with The Arctic and The Americas. Officials from Alaska to Lapland, Finland will attend.

The Arctic session focus will be around business opportunities dealing with the needs of northern communities, and improving economic conditions in those communities

— particularly in such areas as energy, communications, waste management, transportation and logistics, food security, housing and new t e c h n o l o g i e s , a n d re m o t e service delivery.

T h e A m e r i c a s’ t h e m e i s focused on north-south trade strategies. Trade officials from the Mercosur and Pacific Alliance blocs will speak, focusing on the business opportunities in South American countries, including Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Venezuela; all part of the Mercosur pact.

Pacific Alliance participants include Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico.

In addition to hearing from members of those blocs, participants can hear presentations from Canadian companies that have been active in those markets.

Mulaire said it’s quite common for companies to discover that a product or serv-

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• Registration is $1,350 per person.

Firms seeking to set up exhibits at Centrallia pay $3,200 (includes two event registrations and a trade show booth).

• Keynote speaker is Dr. Gerald L. Durley, a leader in the U.S. civil rights movement, as well as championing the rights of other minority groups.

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ice they have developed has application to markets they have never before considered.

“Or it’s possible someone from Brazil may see an opportunity in their market for a product or service offered by a Canadian company that is participating,” she said.

In the past, the biggest beneficiaries have been manufacturing companies, IT companies, firms involved in environmental services and energy- and mining-related firms, she said.

“We prepare people (business leaders) before their meetings and we provide our services on an ongoing basis, assisting with followups,” said Mulaire.

While that service is mostly open to Manitoba-based businesses (the WTC Winnipeg receives funding from the Manitoba and federal government), Mulaire said companies from outside the province are referred to contacts within their market.

The event is supported by a global network of trade support organizations who work with participants, and remain available after the event. More than 50 such delegation leaders have committed to the event to date.

Fo r i t s p a r t , t h e W T C Winnipeg is part of the World Trade Centres Association, the largest trade organization in the world with more than 300 World Trade Centres globally.

“If a Manitoba company wants to do trade with Mexico or Brazil or Asia, we can pick up the phone and call our counterparts in those countries and get all the information we need right away,” said Mulaire.

Centrallia has steadily grown since it was first held in 2010, when 400 companies and trade organizations and 600 people from 20 countries were involved.

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Feds fulfilling promises key to supply management surviving TPP Ongoing industry talks with federal government providing clarity, say industry insiders

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

T

he supply-managed sector can survive the proposed Trans-Pacific Pa r t n e r s h i p i f t h e f e d e ra l government makes good on promises to control mislabelled imports and provide financial compensation.

Robin Horel, president and CEO, Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council, told the Senate agriculture committee the industry has been in talks with federal officials about border controls and programs to support processors since the proposed deal with 11 other countries was reached last year.

T h e g o v e r n m e n t ’s p l a n “will provide clarity around the future of supply management,” he said.

Ti g h t e r b o rd e r c o n t r o l s will likely include requiring certification for spent fowl, preventing the circumvention of import quotas by adding sauce packets to chicken products and excluding supply-managed products from the Duties Relief Program.

Robert DeValk, executive director of Further Poultry Pr o c e s s o r s A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a n a d a , n o t e d t h e RC M P has investigated reports of imports of high-priced broiler chicken labelled as cheaper meat from older chicken, a move he supported.

“That is definitely wrong and it hurts our industr y,” DeValk said.

The association understood the RCMP had investigated, but DeValk said he had no details to share.

“There are things going on there that need to be fixed up,” he said.

His group has worked with U.S. exporters to develop a certification program to prevent spent fowl being passed off as broiler meat. It could also be used by Canadian officials to ensure imports are properly labelled.

The Duties Relief Program needs improvement to cover cases where Canadian product is not available for pro­ cessors, who then tur n to imports to fill specific needs, he added.

The TPP would grant increased access during the first 18 years to imports of dairy and poultry products.

T h e p re v i o u s g ove r n m e n t promised financial compensation to farmers and assistance to processors to developed markets for their products.

“Government officials acknowledge that these measures can be put into place prior to the TPP being a d o p t e d ,” Ho re l s a i d . He added programs for farmers will be based on compensation while programs for producers are based on adjustment.

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has said t h e Tr u d e a u g ov e r n m e n t will provide the aid promised by the former Harper government.

Po u l t r y p r o c e s s o r s d e a l with consumer preference for breast meat and wings through imports above what is grown in Canada, he said, and other supply-managed industries grapple with similar issues. “ We a r e n e t i m p o r t e r s of shell eggs and are both importers and exporters of processed egg products,” MacAulay said.

D e Va l k s a i d c o n s u m e r demands can change rapidly and that means imports are occasionally needed to provide for these markets.

He noted the impor ts are only temporar y measures, intended to give the domestic industry time to build its own capacity.

“Imports can be very helpful in dealing with changing

markets,” DeValk said. “That additional access that the TPP provides us over a period of 18 years will be very important for further processors.”

The TPP will open the Mexican market to Canadian poultry, he added, something that wasn’t included in the NAFTA agreement.

“That could open up a market as big as Canada, if not bigger, to our poultry industry,” he said.

DeValk said the further processors are asking the government to make sure Mexican market access is a reality and remove any remaining nontrade barriers to allow the Canadian industry to access it. “ We s h o u l d l o o k a t i t ,” DeValk said. “We shouldn’t shy away from it.”

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

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

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

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

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AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 95 F SERIES SINGLE axles 24-ft. deck, 5.9 Cummins, A/C, hyd brakes, 169,000-mi, good condition, asking $5,900. (204)871-2708 or (204)685-2124 REEFER UNIT, COMPLETE W/DSL Isuzu motor, 4-cyl, everything works. Phone (204)868-5040.

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers

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1975 INTERNATIONAL CAB OVER truck, 13-spd, tandem, 350 Cummins motor; Hay trailer for sale, 10.5x50-ft, farm use. Phone (204)868-5040.

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Dauphin

Grandview

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Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

MACK AUCTION CO presents a land auction for the Estate of Ron Carriere Thurs., Mar 31st, 2016 7:00pm at the Days Inn Estevan, SK. Up for unreserved auction are 8 quarters sections of farmland in the RM of Benson #35. Some of the will sell w/surface lease oil revenue. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos.

(306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

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Brandon, MB | March 17, 2016 · 11 am

2007 John Deere 7630

2013 John Deere 4940 120 Ft

5 of 8– 2008 Kenworth T800

Caterpillar 320L

2006 Caterpillar 930G

2013 Lockwood ACS-8

2008 Milestone MSDS92

AUCTION LOCATION: From BRANDON, MB, go 6.4 km (4 miles) West on Hwy 1, then 0.8 km (0.5 miles) South. GPS: 49.87895000, -100.0443917 A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 1997 John Deere 9400 4WD Tractor · 1992 John Deere 8960 4WD Tractor · John Deere 8300 MFWD Tractor · 1989 John Deere 4955 MFWD Tractor · 2007 John Deere 7630 MFWD Tractor · 2006 John Deere 7220 MFWD Tractor · 2006 Caterpillar 930G Wheel Loader · (2) 2010 John Deere 326D Skid Steer Loaders · 2000 Caterpillar 246 Skid Steer Loader · Champion 720 Motor Grader · Caterpillar 320L Hydraulic Excavator · (8) 2008 Kenworth T800 T/A Truck Tractors · 2008 Kenworth T800 T/A Truck Tractor · 1993 Mack CH613 T/A Truck Tractor · 1997 Volvo VE Sleeper T/A Truck Tractor · 1996 Volvo VE Sleeper T/A Truck Tractor · 1980 Ford L9000 T/A Boom Truck · 2002 Ford F450 Dually Service Truck · 1999 Ford F450 Service Truck · 1998 Chevrolet 3500 Extended Cab 4x4 Flatbed Truck · (2) 2006 Kenworth T800 Tri/A Potato Trucks · (2) 1995 International 9200 T/A Potato Trucks · 1985 International F1954 T/A Potato Truck · (2) 1987 Ford L9000 T/A Potato Trucks · 1984 Ford L9000 T/A Potato Truck · 1986 Ford CL9000 COE T/A Potato Truck · (8) Pickup Trucks · (2) 2008 Doepker 28 Ft Super B Grain Trailers · 2004 Castleton 28 Ft Super

B Grain Trailer · 2000 Trinity 48 Ft Tri/A Potato Trailer · (5) Eagle Bridge 45 Ft Tri/A Potato Trailers · (2) 1984 Loadmaster 40 Ft T/A Potato Trailers · 1984 Doonan 40 Ft T/A Grain Trailer · 1999 Doonan 48 Ft T/A Step Deck Trailer · 1981 Trailmaster 4000 US Gallon T/A Tank Trailer · 2009 Tarnel 19 Ft T/A Equipment Trailer · 2004 Norberts 25 Ft Tri/A Gooseneck Equipment Trailer · 2008 John Deere 1890 42.5 Ft Air Drill · 2013 John Deere 4940 120 Ft High Clearance Sprayer · Harriston 4048 8 Row 36 In. spacing Row Crop Planter · Harriston 4008 8 Row 36 In. spacing Row Crop Planter · (3) Double L 973 4 Row Potato Harvesters · Spudnik 6400 4 Row Potato Harvester · (2) Logan YLD8 Yield Pro 8 Row Potato Hillers · Spudnik 9080 8 Row Potato Hiller · (2) Double L 831 Telescopic 36 In. Potato Bin Pilers · Double L 861 42 In. Potato Bin Piler · 2013 Lockwood ACS-8 Air Controlled Separator · 2008 Milestone MSDS92 Debris Eliminator Star Sizer Sorting Table · 2008 Milestone MSDS72 Debris Eliminator Star Sizer Sorting Table · (2) Double L 866 6 Row Potato Windrowers · J&M Mfg 1151 Grain Storm 1150± Bushel Grain Cart · (5) Grain Augers ...AND MUCH MORE!

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MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equip auction for Tom Webb (306)459-2731 Mon., Apr 11th, 2016 10:00am. Directions from Pangman, SK. from Junction of Hwy 6 & 13 go 5-mi West & 5-mi South on the Parry/Hardy grid! Watch for signs! Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com NH 9682 4WD tractor w/5,240-hrs; NH 9682 4WD tractor w/6,205-hrs; Case 2096 2WD tractor w/4,175-hrs; Ford 4000 2WD DSL tractor w/3-PTH; AC 7G track dozer w/4-in-1 bucket; NH H8-40 SP 30-ft. swather w/only 1,009-hrs; Unverferth 9250 grain cart w/scale & roll tarp; NH TR98 SP combine; Koenders 8-ft. poly swath roller; 1991 GMC Topkick tandem grain truck w/115,400-km; 1988 GMC Kodiak tandem grain truck w/Detroit DSL; 2002 Buick Century Ltd. 4 door sedan w/leather & sunroof; 1988 Lincoln Towncar 4 door sedan; 1971 GMC 6500 grain truck; 1965 Ford 700 grain truck 5-SPD w/air brakes; 1989 Chev 1500 regular cab DSL PU; Morris Maxim II 39-ft. air drill & Morris 7240 air tank double shoot & Atom paired row openers; Morris Magnum 45-ft. II CP-745 cultivator w/2055 Valmar; Morris Ranger II 70-ft. harrow packers; Ezee On 6650 33-ft. tandem disc; Morris B3-48 Rod Weeder; Morris B3-36 Rod Weeder; Massey Ferguson 360 3-15-ft. discers; Degelman RP 7200 Signature Series hyd rock picker; Leon M850 PT Scraper; NH BR7090 round baler; Lypka flax straw buncher; Westward 3-PTH 30-ft. sprayer; Flexi Coil 65-ft. sprayer; Artic Cat 500 4WD quad; Ford 3-PTH angle blade; Kuhn EL23 3-PTH roto tiller; McKee Model 6 3-PTH snow blower; Farm King 3-PTH disc; AG Fab garden wagon; Poly 1,250-gal water tank; Sakundiak HD 8-45 auger w/Vanguard 35-HP DSL engine & Meridian mover; Sakundiak HD 8-39 auger w/Kohler Command Pro 27-HP engine & Meridian mover; Sakundiak HD 10-2000 swing auger; Sakundiak HD 6-33 auger w/5-HP electric motor; Vidor 105-Ton fertilizer bin; 3 Vidor 73-Ton fertilizer bins; Vidor 105-Ton fertilizer bin; 3 Vidor 73-Ton fertilizer bins; Meridian 83-Ton fertilizer bin; Univision 73-Ton fertilizer bin; 4 Bader 2,000-bu hopper bins; Twister 1,000-bu hopper bin. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a premium farm equip auction for Fortner Farms, Ken & Kathy Fortner (306)861-1006 Sat., Apr 9th, 2016 10:00am Directions from McTaggart SK go 1-mi East on Hwy 39 & 1-mi North on RR 2154. Watch for signs! Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com JD 9630 4WD tractor w/Michelin triples w/only 766-hrs & Green Star Ready; JD 4640 2WD tractor w/5,450-hrs w/duals; 2004 Kenworth T800 tandem grain truck w/Auto shift & 78,600-km; 2003 Wilson 34-ft. aluminum grain trailer, shop built tandem dolly convertor; 66-ft. 2010 Bourgault 3310 PHD Drill w/blockage & Atom Jet openers; 2010 Bourgault 6550ST air tank 4 compartment 3 meter; 1990 GMC Top Kick grain truck w/3208 Cat engine; JD AR antique tractor; 2 Case DC-4 tractors; Case C antique tractor w/steel wheels; JD 9760 SP combine w/1,725 separator hrs Greenstar Ready; 30-ft. Premier 2950 Turbo SP swather w/1,311-hrs; 36-ft. Macdon 963 Harvest Header; Harmon Steel drum swath roller; 100-ft. JD 4830 sprayer w/only 1,018-hrs Green Star ready; 4 Goodyear 380/90R-46 sprayer tires & rims; Tridekon Crop Dividers; 4 JD Starfire receivers; 4 JD Starfire receivers; 4 JD 2600 displays; Outback Light bar; 80-ft. Degelman 7000 Straw Master heavy harrow; Degelman 7645 land roller; JD 1610 cultivator w/Degelman harrows; MF 360 18-ft. discer; Haukass side arm disc markers; Crown 6-yd scraper; 5,000-gal ground fuel tank; 300 & 500-gal fuel tank & stands; Crary 30-ft. air reel; 4 Behlen 12x14-ft.

Quonset doors; 2010 9-ft. Mainero 2230 grain bagger; Westfield MK 130-91 swing auger big 1000 PTO; Westfield MK 130-91 swing auger 540 PTO; Sakundiak HD 8-1400 auger w/mover & Wisconsin DSL engine; Sakundiak HD 8-1400 auger w/Wheatheart mover & Kohler 27-HP engine; Wooden 100bu grain box w/rubber tires; 13 Behlin 3,200-bu hopper bottom bins w/air & OPI; Twister 11,000-bu flat bottom bin w/floor sweep & unload auger; 2 Twister 5,500-bu hopper bottom bins; 7 Freisen 105, 72 & 50-Ton fertilizer bins; 14,000-bu condo storage at P&H Weyburn SK; 4 Westeel 1650 hopper bottom bins; 2 Westeel Rosco 1,900-bu hopper bottom bins; 2 Behlin 2,911-bu on cement; Westeel Rosco 3,300-bu bin on wood; Westeel 1,350-bu bin on wood; 2 Westeel 1,650-bu bins on cement; quantity of 3-HP & 5-HP aeration fans; Daryl Campbell Consignment (306)861-3141 Kubota B-2410 FWA yd tractor & Kubota LA-352 FEL w/350-hrs; Kubota 3-PTH Rototiller; Kubota B-2550C front mount snow blower, Landpride 3-PTH yd leveller; 40-ft. Sea Container; Kubota F2560 SP DSL front mount 72-in. lawn mower w/760-hrs; Yamaha Kodiak quad; Polaris Scrambler 90 quad; Zero Drift yd sprayer; Yamaha EF5200DE generator. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

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MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equip auction for Glenn Swenson (306)861-4395 Wed., Apr. 13th, 2016 10:00am Directions from Weyburn, SK 19-km Southeast on Hwy 39 & 3 South. Watch for signs! Case IH 7220 FWA tractor; Case IH 7110 2WD tractor w/Allied 895 FEL; JD 4640 2WD tractor w/duals; JD 9500 SP combine w/2,430-hrs; 30ft. Prairie Star 4900 SP swather w/1,815-hrs; IH 1480 SP combine w/new sieves; MF 25-ft. PTO swather; 1989 Ford F-800 grain truck w/Cancade box; 1969 GMC 960 cab over grain truck; 1957 GMC grain truck; Flexi Coil 800 air seeder w/JD 787 air tank; Flexi Coil 60-ft. System 95 tine harrows & packers; Flexi Coil 70-ft. System 82 tine harrows; 35-ft. JD 1610 cultivator w/1655 Valmar & fertilizer kit; 42-ft. JD 1000 vibra shank cultivator w/1620 Valmar; Coop 33-ft. deep tillage cultivator; MF 360 12-ft. & 15-ft. discers; MF 360 2-15-ft. discers; Flexi Coil end tow diamond harrows; AC 14-ft. tandem disc; 70-ft. Flexi Coil 55 sprayer; Sakundiak HD 10-2200 swing auger; Sakundiak HD 7-37 auger w/Honda engine; Brandt 6-35 auger w/Power Ease engine & bin sweep; Sakundiak HD 7-1600 auger w/Kohler engine; REM 542 grain vac; Behlin 3,500-bu hopper bottom bin; Friesen 73-Ton fertilizer bin; Sakundiak 3,000-bu bin on wood floor; Westeel 2,000-bu bin won wood floor; Twister 2,100-bu bin on wood floor; Rosco 1,350-bu bin on wood floor; 2,000 & 1,350-bu round wood floors; Schulte XH-1500 Series rotary mower; Crown rock picker; Blanchard Flax straw buncher; Schulte fork type rock picker; IH 70 3-PTH snow blower; 3-PTH gyro mower; Hyundai 2000W invertor generator; Craftsman LT 1000 lawn tractor & mower; 1000 & 300-gal fuel tank & stands; floating slough pumps; Low Rider Ford truck topper; shop built building mover, plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter.

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GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016- 9:00 AM

LOCATION: Indoors at the Alerus Center, 1200 S. 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND (Just off I-29) AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: The auction will take place indoors at the Alerus Center ballroom by huge video screen & photographs. All units will be on hand for running inspection from noon to 5pm March 22nd and 8am to 10am auction day. Please be prepared as there will be two auction rings.

SPECIAL NOTES: All items must be removed by Thursday, April 1, 2016 at 1pm- loading dock on site. Alerus Center is equipped with hotel & restaurant facilities. We will accept absentee bids until 6pm March 22nd!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY LISTING! AS THIS AD WENT TO PRESS WE WERE ADDING MANY UNITS & GATHERING NUMEROUS SPECS. PLEASE SEE WWW.RESOURCEAUCTION.COM FOR ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS & CHANGES TO DESCRIPTIONS!

ONLINE BIDDING: Please register in advance to bid live online by visiting www.resourceauction.comIM FOR MORE PHOTOS, INFORMATION & UPDATES- VISIT OUR WEBSITE WHICH WILL BE UPDATED OFTEN UNTIL AUCTION DAY!!!

TRACTORS: *2010 Case IH 535 Quad Trac, lux cab w/ leather, inst seat, power shift, 4 hyd, front & rear diff lock, guidance ready, 30” tracks, front HID lights, 1775 hrs, SN#ZAF119347 *2010 Case IH 535 4WD, dlx cab, inst seat, power shift, 4 hyd, front & rear diff lock, guidance ready w/ receiver & controller, Pro 600 monitor, front HID lights, 800/70R38 duals, rear weights, 1108 hrs, SN#ZAF118019 *2009 Case IH 535 Quad Trac, inst seat, 4 hyd w/ power beyond, good 30” belts, front & rear diff lock, Outback E3 auto guidance system, approx 900 hrs on complete new engine- under warranty, 3775 total hrs, second owner local tractor, SN#Z9F113377 *2010 Case IH 385 4WD, dlx cab, inst seat, power shift, 4 hyd, ballast pkg, factory auto steer w/ Trimble 750 monitor, 710/70R42 duals, 2058 hrs, SN#AZF118447 *2012 Case IH 180 MFWD, instr seat, heated seat, elec mirrors, 3pt, 3 PTO’s, Pro 700 monitor, guidance ready, Case IH L785 self leveling loader, quick attach, joystick & grapple, 380/85R34 fronts, 380/90R50 rear duals, 1991 hrs, SN#ZCRH01632 *2009 JD 8230 MFWD, power shift, active seat, inst seat, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd, Auto Trac Ready, front weights, front fenders, 320/85R34 fronts, 320/80R54 rear duals, 3599 hrs, SN#RW8230P040019 *2008 JD 8530 MFWD, IVT, ILS, dlx cab, active seat, IPM, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 4 hyd, Auto Trac ready, front weights, 320/80R42 front duals, 380/90R54 rear duals, 4160 hrs,SN#RW8530D022239 *2003 JD 9520T belted ag tractor, power shift, dlx comfort pkg, inst seat, HID light pkg, radar, Auto Trac ready, 4 hyd, wide swing drawbar, front weights, 800 hrs on new 36” Camoplast belts, excellent undercarriage, excellent maintenance, 5070 hrs *2003 JD 8320 MFWD, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, large 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, Auto Trac ready, front weights, nearly new Michelin 380/85R34 fronts, Goodyear 380/90R50 rear duals, 5773 hrs, SN#5W8320P015698 *2000 JD 8310 MFWD, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd w/ power beyond & return line, Auto Trac ready, HD drawbar, front & rear weights, front fenders, 380/85R30 front duals, 420/80R46 rear triples, second owner local tractor, 7465 hrs, SN#RW8310P004343 *2006 Cat Challenger MT865B belted ag tractor, dlx cab, power shift, 5 hyd, Auto Guidance ready, 30” tracks 90% rubber, front & rear weights, 4483 hrs, SN#AGCMT865ABDS61315 *2000 Cat Challenger 95E belted ag tractor, power shift, 4 hyd, 30” belts, front weights, 8500 hrs, SN#6KS00712 *2002 Case IH STX425 Quad Trac, lux cab w/ heated seats & mirrors, 3pt, large 1000 PTO, 5 hyd w/ air seeder return, plumbed & wired for Trimble auto steer,

LED lighting, 30” belts, clear caps around, recent rebuild on rear diff, batteries, alternator & starter, 6790 hrs *1999 New Holland Versatile 9682 4WD, 12 spd std trans, Outback E3 auto guidance w/ touch screen, 4 hyd, front & rear weights, 650/65R42 duals 85% matched rubber all around, 6921 hrs, second owner local tractor *1998 JD 9400 4WD, power shift, 4 hyd, diff lock, 710/70R38 duals, 8900 hrs, SN#11102 *1998 Case IH 8950 MFWD, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 3 hyd, EZ Pilot auto steer w/ Trimble 750 monitor, front weights, 14.9R30 fronts, 420/80R46 rear duals, new paint 2012, bottom end OH at 9200 hrs, 10420 hrs, SN#JJA0084526 *1988 Versatile 976 Designation 6 4WD, 12 spd trans, 4 hyd w/ return line, 24.5-32 duals w/ 18.4-38 triples, rebuilt rear planetaries, rebuilt trans, new injectors, rebuilt radiator & rear driveline all in last 1000 hrs, excellent maintenance, fully serviced fall of 2015, SN#330546 *1975 JD 4430, quad range, 3pt, PTO, 3 hyd, wired for ATU steering, 14.9-38 hub duals, 6630 actual hrs, SN#56223R *1976 Allis Chalmers 7060, CAH, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd, $2000 in new tires, hrs unknown *1963 JD 4010 diesel, year round cab, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd, front pusher plate & weights, 14.9-38 singles, new batteries, 3360 hrs showing, SN#40102T38793

COMBINES: *2014 Case IH 8230 RWD, lux cab w/ leather, air comp, ext wear rotor, Magna Cut fine cut chopper, rock trap, var spd feeder, lateral tilt, Pro 700 screen, Auto Guidance ready, pivot spout, hyd hopper cover, HID distance lighting, trailer hitch, 800/70R38 drive tires, 750/65R26 rear tires, 978 sep, 1398 engine hrs, SN#PW7253069-14 *2014 Case IH 8230, lux cab w/ leather, air comp, ext wear rotor, Magna Cut fine cut chopper, rock trap, var spd feeder, lateral tilt, Pro 700 screen, Auto Guidance ready, pivot spout, hyd hopper cover, HID distance lighting, trailer hitch, 800/70R38 drive tires, 750/65R26 rear tires, 807 sep, 1153 engine hrs, SN#PW7253066-14 *2012 Case IH 8230, cloth seat, Magna Cut chopper, rock trap, ext wear rotor, Pro 700 screen, Y/M monitor, Auto Guidance ready, CVT fdr drive, long unloading auger, halogen lights, 900/60R32 drive tires, 600/65R28 rear tires, 854 sep, 1221 eng hrs *2012 JD S680, Contour Master, 5 spd feeder, auto fold bin ext, Y/M ready, rock trap, Command Center, chopper, power tail board, 20.8R42 duals, long auger, pwr mirrors, fridge, Auto Trac ready, small wire concaves, local unit, grain & soybeans only, 951 sep, 1334 eng hrs, SN#1H0S680SCC0745786 *2009 Case IH 9120, leather, var spd feeder, rock trap, guidance ready, lateral tilt, extra fine cut chopper, full GPS, HID lights, 520 duals, 28L26 rears, 1323 sep, 1890 eng hrs *2004 Case IH AFX8010, dlx cab, elec

mirrors, AFX rotor, rock trap, chopper, *2002 Peterbilt 379 flattop sleeper w/ short hood, ISM Cummins 330hp, 13 spd chaff spreader, contour fdr house, self leveling sieve, AFS Pro600 monitor, trans, 2- 100 gal fuel tanks, 295/75R22.5 fronts, 11R22.5 rear tires, all alum wheels, Y/M monitor, field tracker, bin ext, 24’ unloading auger, large wire concaves, 1011000 miles showing rear hitch, Goodyear 600/65R28 fronts, *2001 Kenworth T-2000 mid rise Goodyear 900/60R32 rears, 2187 sep, sleeper, 12.7L Detroit 430hp, 10 spd 2944 eng hrs, SN#HAJ105629 trans, 238 WB, 4:11 ratio, 295/75R22.5 tires, alum fronts, steel disk wheels, *1994 Gleaner R62, chopper, rock 1000001 miles showing trap, Cummins engine, 30.5-32 drive tires, 16.9-24 rears, 3856 engine hrs, *2001 Kenworth T-2000 mid rise sleeper, 12.7 Detroit 430hp, 10 spd trans, SN#R6264300L 238 WB, 4:11 ratio, 295/75R22.5 tires, HEADS & HEADER alum fronts, steel disk rears, 891398 miles TRAILERS: showing *2008 JD 635F 35’ flex head w/ 2015 *2001 Kenworth T-2000 mid rise AWS wind system, F/A, new reel teeth, sleeper, 12.7 Detroit 430hp, 10 spd trans, new sections on sickle & extra sickle 238 WB, 4:11 ratio, 295/75R22.5 tires, alum fronts, steel disk rears, 1029524 *2012 JD 635 Hydra Flex 35’ flex head, miles showing F/A, low dam, long & short dividers, nice condition, SN#756017 *2000 Kenworth T-2000 mid rise *2010 Case IH 2020 35’ flex head, 3” sleeper, ISX Cummins 430hp, 10 spd cut, F/A, short dividers, AFX/ CR adapter, trans, 238 WB, 4:11 ratio, 295/75R22.5 tires, alum fronts, steel disk wheels, SN#YAZL53207 958818 miles showing *IHC 983 8R30 corn head, low acres *2000 Kenworth T-2000 mid rise *JD 843 12R22 conversion corn head sleeper, ISX Cummins 430hp, 10 spd w/ poly snouts, completely gone trans, 238 WB, 4:11 ratio, 295/75R22.5 through by MW corn heads 2 yrs ago tires, alum fronts, steel disk wheels, *Unused Transport Systems 35’ 1046302 miles showing 4-wheel header trailer *1999 Freightliner Century, 60” mid *Unused Transport Systems 40’ roof sleeper, 12.7L Detroit, Super 10 tandem axle header trailer trans, 3:73 ratio, 228 WB, 11R22.5 tires, new fronts, alum fronts, steel disk rears, *2) Unused America 835 35’ HD pintle hitch air & elec, new brakes & seals, 6-wheel header trailers 686680 miles showing *3) Unused America 440 40’ 6-wheel *1999 Volvo day cab, ISM Cummins header trailers 370hp, 10 spd trans, wet kit w/ dump *3) Unused America 435 35’ 6-wheel valve, sliding 5th wheel, 3:73 ratio, 188 header trailers WB, 489500 miles showing *2) Unused America 430 30’ 4-wheel *1999 Volvo VNL mid rise sleeper, Volvo header trailers engine, 13 spd, all new 11R24.5 rubber *2) Unused America 2030 30’ 4-wheel all around, alum wheels, clean older truck header trailers *1998 Peterbilt 378 single axle day cab, *2) 2001 Vulcan 2-gang header trailers Cummins M11, 10 spd, dual fuel tanks, 183 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, SEMI TRACTORS: 814458 miles showing *2007 Freightliner Columbia 120 day *1996 Freightliner FL112 day cab, Cat cab, Detroit Series 60 engine, 10 spd C-12, 9 spd trans, dual alum tanks, 171 trans, dual alum fuel tanks, 173 WB, WB, 295/75R22.5 tires, steel disk rears, 11R22.5 tires, steel disk wheels, 464860 alum fronts, 615853 miles showing miles showing *1995 Freightliner FL112 day cab, *2007 Freightliner 112 day cab, Cummins M11, 9 spd, wet kit/PTO, alum Mercedes CM460 engine, 10 spd trans, fuel tank, 194 WB, 11R22.5 tires, steel disk alum tank, 196 WB, 285/70R19.5 tires, wheels, 916647 miles showing alum wheels, 784239 miles showing *1995 Kenworth T800 day cab, 3176 *2006 IH 9400i, 60” mid roof sleeper, Cat, 13 spd trans, wet kit, twin stacks, twin Cummins ISX engine 435hp, 10 spd, 228 air cleaners, dual alum tanks, 11-22.5 WB, 3:70 ratio, new 11R22.5 tires, alum tires, all alum wheels, $3000 in recent fronts, steel disk rears, 804086 miles engine work showing FARM TRUCKS, CAB & *2005 IH 9200i, mid roof sleeper, CHASSIS TRUCKS: Cummins ISX engine 400hp, 10 spd, 203 *2006 Peterbilt 385 tri-axle, Cat C13 WB, 11R22.5 tires 70%, alum fronts, steel 410hp, FRO16210C trans, steerable 3rd disk rears, pintle hitch air & elec, 1085996 pusher axle, new 315/85R22.5 fronts, miles showing 295/75R22.5 tires, alum wheels, new *2005 IH 7600 day cab, Cat C-13, 15 Load Line 21’ box w/ 63” sides, hoist, roll spd, wet kit, dual fuel tanks, 231 WB, tarp, comb end gate, beet equipment & 315/80R22.5 fronts, 11R24.5 rear tires, rear controls alum fronts, steel disk rears, only 317111 *2009 IH Pro Star tandem farm truck, miles showing ISX Cummins 435hp, 13 spd Ultra Shift, *2003 White Sterling day cab, 12.7L good rubber, alum wheels, 3:90 ratio, new Detroit engine, 10 spd trans, dual alum Load Line 20’ x 8 ½’ box w/ 63” sides, fuel tanks, jake brake, wet kit, 3:90 ratio, Nordic 2627 underbody hoist, roll tarp, 158 WB, 295/75R22.5 tires, steel disk 3pc end gate, rear controls, 675000 miles wheels, approx 770000 miles showing showing

*2009 IH Pro Star tandem farm truck, ISX Cummins 435hp, 13 spd Ultra Shift, good rubber, alum wheels, 3:90 ratio, new Load Line 20’ x 8 ½’ box w/ 63” sides, Nordic 168 telescopic hoist, roll tarp, 3pc end gate, rear controls, 712000 miles showing *2002 Volvo VNL cab & chassis, Cummins N14, 370hp, 10 spd, dual fuel tanks, 21’ open frame length, 243 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels *2001 IH 9200i cab & chassis, Cummins N14, 10 spd, dual fuel tanks, 20’ open frame length, 231 WB, 295/75R22.5 tires, alum wheels, 517148 miles showing *1986 IH 2300 tri-axle, L10 Cummins, 20’ Logan live bottom box w/ elec & PTO, recent clutch & head replaced on engine *1980 Chev C70 single axle, 427 eng, 4BBL carb, 5/2 trans, 6yd gravel box w/ hoist, 10.00-20 tires, 103669 miles showing *1980 Chev C70 single axle, 427 eng, 4BBL carb, 5/2 trans, 6yd gravel box w/ hoist, 10.00-20 tires, 78230 miles showing *1978 Chev C65 tandem, 427 eng, 5/2 trans, stretched for 20’ box

HOPPER BOTTOMS & OTHER SEMI TRAILERS: *2015 Timpte 40’ Super hopper alum hopper bottom, 72” sides, 96” wide, Ag hoppers, stainless front corners, 11R24.5 tires, steel disk wheels, air ride w/ scale & Thunder elec roll tarp *2015 Timpte 40’ Super hopper alum hopper bottom, 66” sides, 96” wide, Ag hoppers, elec roll tarp, alum outside rear wheels *2012 Wilson 43’ Pacesetter alum hopper bottom, 66” sides, 96” wide, Ag hoppers, air ride, 11-22.5 tires, outside alum wheels, roll tarp & ladders *2011 Wilson 43’ Pacesetter alum hopper bottom, 66” sides, 96” wide, Ag hoppers, air ride, 11-24.5 tires, alum wheels, roll tarp & ladders *2011 Timpte 40’ Super hopper alum bottom trailer, 66” sides, 96” wide, Ag hoppers, spring ride, 11-24.5 tires, alum outside wheels, roll tarp & ladders *2011 Dakota 41’ alum hopper bottom trailer, 66” sides, 96” wide, Ag hoppers, air ride, 11-24.5 tires, outside alum wheels, elec roll tarp *2006 Trail King 48’ triple axle alum live bottom trailer, 30” belt, hyd & elec unloader *2006 Trail King 48’ triple axle alum live bottom trailer, 30” belt, hyd & elec unloader *2006 Trail King 48’ triple axle alum live bottom trailer, 30” belt, hyd & elec unloader *2006 Trail King 48’ triple axle alum live bottom trailer, 30” belt, hyd & elec unloader *2004 Timpte 42’ Super hopper alum hopper bottom, 72” sides, 96” wide, split tub, air ride, 11-24.5 tires, steel disk wheels *1996 Wilson 43’ Pacesetter alum

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

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*2005 JD 4920 boom, 1200 sta adjust, auto boom guidance, Ag L wash wand kit, 3400 engine hrs *2012 TopAir TA1 sprayer w/ 13 Spraymate II board mixer, 16 tank, 4-way turr 380/90R46 dual *2013 Farm Kin side dresser, 1 14.9x46 singles, run with JD 263 green in colorweb for details *2005 Redball 5 w/ 80’ boom, 1 bodies & 320/90 *2003 Hardi Com Eagle boom, 1 pump, foam ma clean water tan 18.4R46 tires, S *Hardi Command 1200 gal tan twin force air, functioning foam *1995 Ag Chem wheel dry fert soil selection spr Outback S2E Dri *Ag Chem 1903 dry fert floater Torque Boost tra Raven controlle tarp, Goodyear 67455 miles sho SN#1907135 *Willmar 65’ spreader w/ n addition, visit we *Mobility 10T PT ground driven stainless steel tandem wheels *2009 Chandler spreader w/ 1 chain, 50’ sprea over tarp & hyd e *Summers 60’ 3 tank *Yetter 1600 4 w gal caddy, 4 wh *Horvick 1000 g caddie w/ hyd front & rear hitch *Raven NH3 Accu *Complete Rav fertilizer syste meters, SCS440 impellicones & h

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hopper bottom, 78” sides, 102 wide, air ride susp, dump valve & gauge, roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels, front & rear ladder, 2 spd trap openers, pintle hitch *2000 Dorsey 48’ x 102” reefer/water trailer, 13’ sides, 4- 1750 gal water tanks, 2- 30 gal & 1- 100 gal mixing cones, 7hp Subaru pump w/ elec start, 70’ hose, 3” hose reel, wall mount chemical pump, all plumbed directly into mixing cones, power sourced to tractor, adj rear axle, 11-22.5 tires *1988 Red River 42’ live bottom trailer, elec/hyd tailgate, 11R22.5 tires & steel disk wheels *1978 Transcraft 44’ x 96” HD tandem axle step deck trailer, 33’ bottom deck, 11’ top deck, 10.00-15 tires 95%new last yr, excellent for water tanks or equipment hauling *1998 48’ x 102” reefer trailer *1997 53’ x 102” dry van trailer *1994 Utility 48’ x 102” reefer trailer, 13’6” sides, sliding rear axle, 11R22.5 tires *1974 LKI 38’ tandem axle gravel trailer w/ hyd dump, clam shell & 10.00-20 tires

SPRAYERS, FLOATERS & CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT: *2005 JD 4920 SP sprayer w/ 120’ boom, 1200 stainless steel tank, air ride adjust, auto boom control, Trimble FM1000 guidance, Ag Leader auto rate control, wash wand kit, fenders & 14.9R50 tires, 3400 engine hrs, SN#N04920X002507 *2012 TopAir TA1600 suspended boom sprayer w/ 132’ Trimble EZ boom, Spraymate II SLS4400 controller, on board mixer, 1600 gal tank, clean water tank, 4-way turret nozzles, pivot tongue & 380/90R46 duals *2013 Farm King 1460 24R22 liquid side dresser, 1500 gal tank, hyd pump, 14.9x46 singles, smooth coulters, set up to run with JD 2630/2600- kit not included, green in color- last minute addition- visit web for details *2005 Redball 570 susp boom sprayer w/ 80’ boom, 1200 gal tank, triple nozzle bodies & 320/90R46 tires *2003 Hardi Commander Plus w/ 90’ Eagle boom, 1200 gal tank, 1000 PTO pump, foam marker, 3-way nozzle bodies, clean water tank, chemical filler tank & 18.4R46 tires, SN#67443MIDT-HH10021 *Hardi Commander Plus w/ 90’ boom, 1200 gal tank, PTO driven pump, twin force air, HTM 1500 display, fully functioning foam markers *1995 Ag Chem 1903 Terra Gator, 3 wheel dry fert floater, 70’ booms, 4-bin soil selection spreader, Falcon 1 controller, Outback S2E Drive TC autosteer *Ag Chem 1903 Terra Gator 3 wheel dry fert floater, Cat 3176 engine, 18 spd Torque Boost trans, 70’ booms, Air Flow Raven controller, Sat Loc GPS, elec roll tarp, Goodyear 73x44.00-32 tires 50%, 67455 miles showing, 5265 hrs showing, SN#1907135 *Willmar 65’ air spread dry fert spreader w/ new roll tarp- last minute addition, visit web for details *Mobility 10T PT dry fert spreader w/ ground driven chain, PTO spreader, stainless steel feeder chain & walking tandem wheels *2009 Chandler PT 12 FSS 6T dry fert spreader w/ 1000 PTO spreader, 8” chain, 50’ spread, 2 x 24” spinners, pull over tarp & hyd engage drive wheel *Summers 60’ 3pt sprayer w/ 400 gal tank *Yetter 1600 4 wheel tow behind 1600 gal caddy, 4 wheel steer, SN#03915 *Horvick 1000 gal 2-wheel PT sprayer caddie w/ hyd & ground drive pumps, front & rear hitch *Raven NH3 Accuflow system *Complete Raven NH3 Accuflow fertilizer system w/ cooler, 2 valve meters, SCS440 console, wiring harness, impellicones & hoses

PLANTERS & ROW CROP EQUIPMENT: *2009 JD DB88 48R22 CCS planter, central fill, sectional control, hyd VRT drive , 3 motors, 4 vacuums, Pro Shaft, active pneumatic down force, 800 gal tank with var rate & 2 yr old ATG liquid kit, hyd pump, in furrow inj, controlled by JD 2630/2600 display, air comp, Gen 2 20/20 w/ field view cap,

Precision units, canola, bean & corn plates, Dawn row cleaners, bolt pull hitch, refuge tank, very nice condition *2003 JD DB44 24R22 vacuum planter, 3 bu boxes, liquid kit w/ tanks, trash whippers, markers, monitor, SN#X700125 *JD 1780 16R30/31R15 vacuum planter, hyd var drive, HD down pressure, 3BU hoppers, 16 Dawn row cleaners, markers, ½ width shut off, corn & soybean plates, kept indoors, second owner *1992 Monosem 12R22 vacuum planter w/ hyd drive, liquid kit, blockage monitor, row markers & soybean plates, includes Gandy orbit air *JD 7200 16R30 conservation planter, Proshaft drive, down pressure spring, dry fert w/ single disc fert openers, cross fill augers, trash whippers, 200 gal liquid fert tank & pump for in row fertilizer, hopper ext for seed w/ 250 monitor & radar *Wilrich PT-7722 24R22 single shank wing fold cultivator w/ large rolling shields, liquid fert & banding kit w/ tanks & pump *44’ fldg tool bar w/ lift assist

AIR SEEDERS, TILLAGE EQUIPMENT & DRILLS:

& harness, serviced but not used in last 534 engine, Eaton 15 spd trans, air brakes, 2 seasons, hyd hoses replaced, good tires 24’ van body w/ 4’ ext over cab, setup for water hauling w/ 2- 1500 gal poly tanks, *JD 9350 40’ (4-10) 6” press drill w/ 10.00-22 fronts, 11R22.5 rear tires markers, black press wheels & factory end transport *2006 Superline equipment trailer w/ 20’ main deck, 5’ dovetail, flip up ramps, *JD 9350 24’ (3-8) 6” press drill w/ new pintle hitch & 8 bolt tandem duals disk openers & bearings, markers & hyd fold end transport, 2900 acres since *Dakota TrailEze tandem axle pintle rebuild hitch trailer w/ 15’ main deck, 5’ dovetail, fold up ramps & electric brakes *IHC 8600 30’ air disk drill w/ hyd drive, 6” spacing, 2 compartment tank & monitor *Tandem combine trailer, adj ramps, fold in sides, pintle hitch, 255/70R22.5 tires WHEEL LOADERS, SKID

STEERS & ATTACHMENTS:

*2015 Volvo L60G wheel loader, cab, A/C, heat, ride control, rear camera, 20.525 radial tires, factory hyd Q/C, general purpose bucket, remaining std warranty through 2/2017, only 38 total hours, like new condition, SN#VCEOL60GV09611390 *2009 Komatsu WA200 6-wheel loader, 2 1/2yd GP bucket, quick attach coupler, 3rd valve for grapple, A/C, heat, 20.5-25 tires, 11797 hrs showing, SN#K8Y13 *JD 644A wheel loader, heater, high/low shuttle shift, bucket, fork attachment, 20.525 tires, 3679 hrs showing, SN#17820 *Clark C500Y880 diesel forklift, 6675lb lift, 125” lift, 48” forks, tilt, 8.25-15 fronts, 7.00-12 rear tires, pneumatic tires *2013 JD 323D compact track loader, ROPS w/ cab enclosure, A/C & heat, 900 hrs, SN#T0323DBCDG240547 *2007 JD 315 skid steer loader, ROPS w/ cab enclosure, A/C & heat, 3100 hrs, SN#T00315E163225 *2003 New Holland LS170 diesel/ hydro skid steer, open ROPS, approx. 3300 hrs, all new rubber, clean, SN#LMU011870 *Unused America 140R 14’ multi angle pull type blade w/ hyd angle adj, weight box & oversize tires *Bobcat 1110lb ballast box w/ 3pt, purchased new in 2013 *2009 Northern Industrial Equipment JPC-80 plate compactor w/ Honda GX160 engine, SN#E1W01245 *Unused Lowe 1650ch hyd auger w/ 12” & 18” bits & skid steer quick attach *Unused Lowe 750ch hyd auger w/ 9” & 12” bits & skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout XHD84-6 brush/grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout HD72-4 brush/grapple close-tine bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout HD72-3 rock/brush/ grapple open end bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout 72-3 rock/grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout 72-3 rock bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout HD72-FB grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout 66-9 brush/grapple bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout tree & post puller w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout round bale spear w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout hitch receiver plate *Unused Stout 48” walk through pallet forks w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused 48” pallet forks w/ skid steer quick attach *2) Unused 86” hyd skid steer loader dozer blades/snow pushers *72” brush cutter w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused America SP10 10’ snow pusher w/ steel shoes & skid steer quick attach *Unused America SP09 9’ snow pusher w/ steel shoes & skid steer quick attach *Unused America SP07 7’ snow pusher w/ steel shoes & skid steer quick attach *Various set of forklift forks

*2013 Amity 40’ air drill, single disk, mid row banders for NH3 w/ variable rate, wireless blockage monitor w/ Ipad, Y’s in tubes for seeding beans in 14’ rows, dial in down pressure, Case IH 3380 TBH tank, 380BU, 3 comp, variable rate, Pro 700 monitor- can change rates on the go, fine roller for canola, extra course roller for pinto beans, drill SN#AGCA983400X461169, tank SN#YAS015363 *2013 JD 2210 50’ 5 fold field cultivator w/ 6” spacing, depth control, walking tandems around, wing gauge wheels & front casters, 3 bar harrow, factory rolling baskets, complete JD air seeder kit with factory manifolds, rear hitch and accessories, has been used with NH SC230 air system listed below, SN#1N02210XPC0750172 *NH SC230 TBH air system cart, 230BU, variable seed rate, floatation tires, hyd fan drive, SN#PNL009093 *2012 Great Plains Turbo Till, 40’ vertical tillage system, 10” spacing, rolling baskets, 5 section fold, new blades, SN#GP-5216NN *Late model Wil-Rich Quad X-2 60’ field cultivator, 5 section fold, 7” spacing, single point depth control, 4 bar harrows, walking tandems around, wing gauge wheels & front casters, SN#458746 *2008 Summers 38’ Super Chisel, chisel plow, walking tandems around, wing gauge wheels, floating tongue, brand new Summers 106 heavy tine harrows, SN#H0166 *Wishek 842 24’ heavy duty cushion gang disk, blades measure 27”, 11” spacing, dual wing wheels, SN#1389624 *2009 Brandt 7000 70’ heavy tine harrow, auto fold, very good condition, SN#8815309 *Late model Summers 70’ Super Weeder w/ 4 rank hyd retractable danish tines, 5 bar harrows w/ all new teeth, flex wing carrier & auto fold *2006 Summers 84’ Super Harrow heavy tine harrow w/ auto fold, 9/16” x 26” teeth, light kit & 31-13.5 tires, SN#F1005 *2002 Case IH 9300 9 shanks 22’ cushion gang disk ripper w/ hyd section fold, 21” disks, disk leveler & hyd disk depth adj, N#JFH0012584 *JD 985 64’ field cultivator, 5-section fold, walking tandems around, wing gauge wheels, floating tongue & single point depth control, 3 bar harrow, 500 acres on new 7” sweeps, nice condition *JD 960 42’ danish-tine cultivator w/ walking tandems around, single point depth control, 3 bar harrow, packer hitch & rear plumbing *Summers 43’ wing fold coil packer w/ extended hitch *Flexicoil 300B 31’ chisel plow w/ walking tandems around, Summers OTHER TRUCKS & TRAILERS: 106 harrows *1996 IH 4700 Low Pro cab & chassis, *Alloway RTS2800 soil finisher, all new 84” cab to axle, T444E engine, 7.3L cyl kits, wheel bearings & tandems, extra Powerstroke, 6 + 1 trans, hyd brakes, 11basket bearings & manual 22.5 low pro tires, 117000 miles showing *Alloway R65 42’ soil conditioner w/ *1974 Diamond T Reo cab & chassis, hyd fold, walking tandems around & twin 400 Gold Cornet engine, Spicer 6 spd baskets main/4 spd auxiliary trans, diff lock, air *JD 730/787 44’ air seeder, 7.5” spacing, brakes, driving tandem axle, 10.00-20 230bu commodity cart, nearly new 9” tires knock on sweeps, opener disks, monitor *1973 Ford L850 COE, driving tandem,

GRAIN CART & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT:

*2013 Brent 1196 grain cart, 22” auger, tarp, scale, light pkg, 1100 bu capacity, 76-50x32 tires, excellent condition, SN#B31380132 *2012 Brandt 13X110 13” x 110’ auger, 1000 PTO, hyd hopper mover, hyd swing & lift, SN#10225812 *2012 Farm King 1385 13x85 auger, mech drive swing hopper, hyd lift, SN#219010512, W1385TM *2010 Farm King 1385 13x85 auger, mech drive swing hopper, hyd lift, SN#219038510, W1385TM *2003 Westfield MK1390 13x90 auger w/ 1000 PTO, mech drive hopper & hyd lift *Unused Meridian HD839 8x39 grain auger w/ reversing gear box, gas/elec motor mounting kit, SN#3620130500661 *Unused Meridian HD839 8x39 grain auger w/ reversing gear box, gas/elec motor mounting kit, SN#3620130500563 *Unused Meridian HD833 8x33 grain auger w/ reversing gear box, gas/elec motor mounting kit, SN#3620131101289 *Westfield W70-36 7x36 grain auger w/ 5hp elec motor & spout *Prairie Built twin comp drill fill w/ steel top, non plug augers & liquid seed treater

POTATO EQUIPMENT: *Harriston 200 clod hopper, steerable, single phase elec, SN#45724 *Harriston 1861 63’ wing fold potato weeder *2001 Bau-Man 3806 6R38 power hiller w/ 1000 PTO & gauge wheels, kept indoors, new tires, SN#380148 *1997 Kverneland 6R potato planter *Lockwood Granda-Span 34” self propelled telescoping potato piler, 220 elec *Tristeel gravity potato hopper, 18’ hook chain, single phase, new motor

LAND ROLLERS & OTHER EQUIPMENT: *Unused Excel 51’ land roller w/ 42” drum, hyd rear steering, hyd floating hitch, hyd wing latch, light pkg & 12.5-15 12 ply tires- brand new *Summers 45’ Super Roller w/ 42’ drum, 9/16” thick, hyd 3 fold & mud scrapers, SN#K0497 *2002 JD HX20 15’ batwing ditch mower w/ 1000 PTO, new blades & foam filled tires *2003 Degelman prong style rock picker, SN#23262 *Complete Trimble EZ Guide Plus steering wheel kit T2 terrain compensator, remote control kit, receiver antenna & cables *Unused America 625 25’ bale carrier on 4-wheel transport, will haul 8 round bales *Unused America 24’ steel hay feeder on 4-wheel transport *1999 Farm King 7” rototiller *4) Unused America 12’ pull type box blade/killifer *4) Unused America 10’ pull type box blade/killifer *4) Unused America 8’ pull type box blade/killifer *Unused America 10F 10’ heavy duty box blade/killifer w/ hyd tilt *Unused America 12F 12’ heavy duty box blade/killifer w/ hyd tilt *Unused America 165 10’ 3pt hyd angle blade *Unused America HD9H 9’ 3pt hyd angle blade *King Cutter 8’ 3pt blade *Winco 25000W PTO generator *Mahindra ML232 loader w/ 60” bucket, joystick control & tractor mounts

TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS: *Trimble Spectra LL-100 laser w/ tripod, receiver & case *4) Pro 50 stackable steel seed totes w/ lids, universal size, 50 unit capacity *Fiberglass service body on truck frame w/ hitch & jack, fits 1996 IH cab & chassis *Fontaine model SL6ATB675024 5th wheel plate w/ air slide *Pure-Sine 3000W inverter *Dayton 12V hyd pump w/ reservoit *Monarch model 5BSGF-8 2” transfer pump w/ 5hp B&S motor *Semi-trash model ST-206X 2” transfer pump w/ 4hp Honda GX120 motor *General Equipment laser stand *Front fenders for CIH Magnum Series tractor *Jet 9x20 lathe w/ stand, cover & accessories, nice & straight *36” 12 gauge sheet metal break w/ manual foot control *Reznor 165000 BTU propane furnace *105 gal service tank w/ pump & shortbed box cutouts *Chaff spreader for IH 1680 combine w/ 7 belt hyd drive Melroe pkp *24) Yetter dual wheel floating residue manager *Unused 30’ x 65’ x 15’ peak ceiling double door storage building w/ commercial fabric- waterproof, UV & fire resistant & 12’ drive through doors at two ends *Unused 20’ x 30’ x 12’ peak ceiling storage shelter w/ commercial fabric & roll up door *2) Unused 20’ x 40’ full closed party tent w/ 800 sq ft doors, windows & 4 side walls *2) Unused 10’ 20-drawer HD work bench w/ 40’ high hanging wall, stainless steel drawer panel & metal handles *Unused 18’ HD 2 piece wrought iron driveway gate *Unused HD 110V 60HZ tire changer *Unused HD 110V 60HZ wheel balancer *Unused 9000lb HD two post auto lift *Unused 50T hyd shop press *Unused 20T hyd air jack *Unused 10T hyd Porta Power kit *Unused 50T hyd bottle jack *2) 3T floor jacks *2) 3/8” x 50’ air hose reels *2) Unused 2000lb 12V ATV electric winches *10) Unused 2” x 27’ ratchet tie downs *Set of 5) Unused Vulcan Pro Series ½” ratchet binder *Pallet of tractor/truck lights *Pallets of misc tools

TIRES: *4) Unused 12-16.5/F Forerunner SKS-1 12-ply skid steer tires w/ rim guard, super traction, high stability *3) 31x13.50x15 tires *3) 10.00-20 tires on Budd wheels20% *3) 10.00-20 tires on Budd wheels40% *3) 10.00-20 steering tires on Budd wheels- 75% *2) 275/80R24.5 trailer tires- 20% *6) Titan 18.4-38 bias ply tractor tires, 5 w/ tubes *2) 20.8-38 truck tires on dbl bevel rims 90% *2) Unused Titan 320/90-46 tractor tires on 10 hole rims *2) BF Goodrich 16.9R30 power radials 80 on 12 bolt JD rims for MFWD *2) Goodyear DT820 600/65R28 tires on 12 bolt JD rims for MFWD *2) Goodyear 480/80R46 Super Traction radial duals on 10 bolt JD rims *22” dual extensions for 12 bolt JD MFWD *3) Michelin P255/60 R19 tires 80% *2) 12.4-38 tractor tires w/ tubes *Pallet of implement tires

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

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Dennis Biliske ND Lic 237, ND Clerk Lic 624

Email: info@resourceauction.com

TERMS: Cash, cashier’s check, wire transfer, approved check in US funds. All sales final. Statements made

auction day take precedence over all advertising. ND Sales tax laws may apply on some construction & consumer units. Document fee on vehicle titles will apply & vehicle titles will be mailed to buyers. Due to some conflicts at press time, please note some file photos, see website for originals.

Canadian buyers are always welcome, please furnish a letter of credit for registration. Some purchases require payment by wire. Most units move easily across the border, feel free to ask in advance for document assistance if necessary.

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26 of 100+ Upcoming Public

Unreserved Agricultural Auctions Keller and Sons Farming Ltd.

J&C Robinson Farms Ltd.

2013 John Deere 4940 120 Ft Brandon, MB – March 17

Emerald Ventures Inc.

Wayne Knoblauch

Brian & Patti Northeast

W&D Papp Grain Farms Ltd.

2005 New Holland CX840 Crystal City, MB – April 14

Edward & Cathy Dureault

2014 Versatile 550 & 2013 Morris C2 Contour 86 Ft w/2013 Morris 8650XL Quill Lake, SK – April 16

2— 2015 New Holland CX8080 Swan River, MB – April 15

Zerr Farms

2004 John Deere 9760STS Qu’Appelle, SK – April 18

2005 John Deere 9760STS Wolseley, SK – April 16

Ryz Farms Ltd.

2012 John Deere S690 Gilbert Plains, MB – April 19

Christensen Farms Ltd.

2013 John Deere S680 Pilot Mound, MB – April 12

1992 John Deere 8760 Griffin, SK – April 11

2007 John Deere 9220 & 2008 John Deere 9430 Oxbow, SK – April 13

Mervin Stotski

2003 Case IH STX375 & 2003 Flexi-Coil 5000 57 Ft w/3450 Estevan, SK – April 9

Sterling Brothers

Herb & Marian Ransome

Chris & Laurie Wittig

Home Quarter & 26 Parcels of Farmland Raymore, SK – April 2

Tableland Grain Farm Ltd.

2009 John Deere 4730 100 Ft Lampman, SK – April 8

2009 John Deere 9770 STS Crystal City, MB – April 11

Grande Prairie Auction Site April 14

Florian & Sharon Hagmann

Lisa-Ag Farms Ltd.

Murray McIntyre Holding Ltd.

Regina Auction Site April 5

2011 Case IH 8120 Weyburn, SK – March 31

2004 New Holland TJ375 & New Holland ST830 44 Ft Winkler, MB – April 7

Barry & Donna MacPherson

2009 New Holland CR9070 Montmartre, SK – April 21

2013 New Holland SP240R 100 Ft Dauphin, MB – April 20

Mischa Klug

2009 Massey Ferguson 9695 & 2006 Massey Ferguson 9690 Ste Rose du Lac, MB – April 21

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Lethbridge Auction Site March 24

Saskatoon Auction Site – March 21

Ted & Julie Mansuy

2002 Caterpillar Lexion 470 Killarney, MB – April 22

2009 John Deere 7330 & 1997 MacDon 5000 16 Ft Parkman, SK – April 29

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CONTRACTING Custom Work

CONTRACTING Custom Work

TracTors

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

TRACTORS John Deere FOR SALE: JD 8440 4WD tractor. In mint shape, always shedded. Phone evenings:(204)745-3009.

TRACTORS Massey Ferguson MF 1085 CAB HEATER 3-PTH, good tires, new hyd pump, FEL avail, $10,850. Consider offers or trades. (204)871-2708 or (204)685-2124

Railway Material Sales

MF 180 3-PTH row crop, good tires, new clutch, $6,500. Phone (204)685-2124 or (204)871-2708

TRACTORS Versatile

Sea Containers Culverts

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

Ph:(204)325-2416.

Gravel and Aggregate

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive

Rough Lumber New and Reclaimed Rail and Ties

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.

Engineering and Design Services Bridge and Culvert Work

grant.murray@candoltd.com 1-204-726-4545

TRACTORS 4-Wheel Drive

candoltd.com CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2004 D-6-N LGP CRAWLER, 6-way dozer, A/C, cab, diff-steering, Allied W6D winch, $86,000; 2006 Hitachi ZX 270-LC Hyd excavator w/quick attach bucket w/hyd thumb 11-ft stick, axillary hyd, 6,382-hrs, $65,000 USD. 2010 CAT 324 excavator w/hyd thumb, $95,000 Canadian.

Phone: (204)871-0925.

6 QUICK ATTACH EXCAVATOR buckets, some trenching & clean-up buckets, plus 6 excavator rippers, some Cat’s & WBM’s. (204)871-0925, MacGregor MB. WANTED: OLDER DOZER D6, D7, D8 Cat or will consider other makes. Phone (204)278-3372.

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Fertilizer Equipment LIQUID FERT. CADDY W/LARGE floatation Trelleborg tires, 1200 imp-gal. 55 tank & JB double piston pump. Asking $13,500. Phone (204)736-2609.

USED DRY FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-8 Ton Large Selection Val-Mar Applicators 16-20, 16-55, 24-20, 32-55; 18-ft. Drill Fill w/brush auger.

(204)857-8403 www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Grain Augers 10x60 WESTFIELD SWING HOPPER auger. Very good shape. Asking $3,000 OBO. Phone: (204)825-2799.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers WESTERN GRAIN DRYER manufacturers of grain dryers w/fully automatic moisture & drying control systems. Updates for IBEC/Vertec & roof, tiers, burners, auto moisture controller. Used dryer is available. 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com

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

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

FYFE PARTS

1-800-667-9871 •• Regina 1-800-667-9871 Regina 1-800-667-3095 •• Saskatoon 1-800-667-3095 Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-667-3095 Manitoba 1-800-222-6594 •• Edmonton “For All Your Farm Parts”

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.

PARTING OUT AC 7060; White 2-155; Cockshutt 1250, 550, 560, 40; Case 800, 830, 900, 930, 1270; Kubota 120, 135; JD 7700 combine; Soft core balers; NH 116 & 495 haybines; various older Implement tires & rims, hyd components. (204)871-2708 or (204)685-2124

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

FOR SALE: 1033 NEW Holland bale wagon. $5000. Phone:(204)638-5404.

FOR SALE: 37-FT LAURIER land packer; 36-ft IHC #45 cultivator w/harrows; Case 414 plow. All machinery in good shape. Phone:(204)745-2784.

GRAVITY WAGONS- NEW 400-BU., $7,400; 600bu. $12,500; 750-bu. $18,250; Large Selection Used Gravity Wagons 250-750 bu $2,000 Up; Used Grain Carts 400-1050 bu. PTO & Hyd Drive Gehl 8500 500-bu. Feed Cart w/Scale $10,000; Little Auggie Feedmix Cart $5,000; Mohrlang 420 JD 780 Spreader Hydrapush $10,000; Dual Loader $2,000; Buhler 2795 Loader $4,500; Grain Screeners $250 Up. (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.

MF 760 COMBINE; JD 6600; Moline G1000 tractor; IHC 660; Versatile 400 swather; Co-op 550; Hayland for rent; Standing poplar, plus much more.

(204)268-1888.

TRACTORS Various MASSEY HARRIS 44 TRACTOR w/loader, very good motor, no problem to start at 25 below. Phone Evenings (204)655-3308.

GPS RAVEN CRUIZER 2 W/HELIX antenna, w/warranty until June 9th 2016. Phone (204)585-2106.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

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

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Various FOR SALE: 1986 CIH 5000 swather 24.5-ft U2 PU reel, poly skids, hole auger for canola, Dsl motor, 2-spd trans, cab & AC; 1994 CIH 8820 swather 25ft U2 PU reel, double swath, poly skid plates.

(204)724-4974.

Combines COMBINES John Deere 2 JD 9600 COMBINES always shedded, both have 3,500 sep hrs, years ‘90 & ‘92, w/PU heads & chaff spreaders, $33,500 each. Also avail 2, 930 straight heads. Call (204)773-0111.

COMBINES Accessories 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. 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.

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

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various

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

GLY 1 SOYBEAN SEED. Early, mid, long season available. Top yields. Bulk or bagged. Keep your own seed, with the convenience of glyphosate! No contracts or TUAs. Dealers wanted. Call or text or Nate: (204)280-1202, Norcan Seeds (204)372-6552

DOZER BLADE LEON 12-FT, 4 way hyd. to fit 4WD, mechanical front wheel drive, good condition.

Could supply mounting hardware for your tractor.

Could deliver. $10,800 OBO. Stead, MB. Phone:(204)635-2600.

FOR SALE: JD 8970 Cummins 400-HP, 24-spd, 5 remote, 710-38 tires, 7100-hrs, clean, shedded. $57,000. Phone: (204)324-9300

KINZE 2300, 12/23 ROW, good 15-in bean planter. $17,000CAD. Phone:(204)437-4641.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various FOR SALE: 1985 IHC 7200 hoe press drill ,always shedded, very clean. For more info phone evenings (204)859-2724

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IRON & STEEL FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions THE 12TH ANNUAL “BEST OF THE BREEDS” Bull Sale Sun., April 3rd, 2016, 2:00pm at Heartland Livestock Services, Yorkton, SK. On offer 95 Charolais, Red & Black Angus, Simmental & Gelbvieh bulls. For catalogues or information contact T Bar C Cattle Co. (306)220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com (PL# 116061)

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Virgin 2 yr olds & herd sires available. Genetics w/maternal & calving ease traits. (204)564-2540 or (204)773-6800 www.nerbasbrosangus.com

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AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

every TUESDAY at 9 am March 15th, 22nd & 29th

FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK Angus yearling bulls, moderate framed, good dispositions, EPD’s available, semen tested & delivered. Bloodlines include Kodiak, KMK Alliance, Pioneer & Brand Name. Also Registered open heifers. Phone Colin at Kembar Angus (204)725-3597, Brandon MB. OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has for sale: Yearling & 2-yr old bulls. For more info call (204)375-6658, cell (204)383-0703.

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS for sale.

Low birth weights & quiet. Buy now & save, no disappointments! EPD’s & delivery available. Phone evenings:(204)843-2287. Amaranth, MB.

Monday, March 14th at 12 pm

YEARLING & 2-YR OLD Black Angus bulls. Holloway Angus, Gerry Williams, Souris. Phone: (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622.

Saturday, March 19th at 10 am

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves Bred Cow Sale

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

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

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus 20 RED & BLACK Angus 2 yr old bulls moderate birth weights. Will semen test & deliver when you need them. Phone (204)278-3372, Inwood, Mb. 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 COW BOYS ANGUS BULL SALE Fri., Mar. 25th, 2016 1:00pm, Virden, MB. Selling 90 Red & Black Angus Bulls, as well as 15 Purebred heifer calves.

For a catalogue or more info contact Tony Dekeyser (204)264-0270, Jeff Fraser (204)522-5964, Corey Jones (204)264-0444 or T Bar C Cattle Co. (306)220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) EDIE CREEK ANGUS HAS 35 Rugged 2-Yr Old Angus Bulls at our 9th Annual Sale, March 12 at Ashern Auction Mart. Meaty, Moderate, Maternal, Easy Calving, Easy Fleshing BREEDING BULLS for Grass Farmers. Developed Entirely for Sale as 2-Year Olds to breed more cows for MORE YEARS! Great Temperaments, many suitable for heifers.

WWW.EDIECREEKANGUS.COM or call Jonathan Bouw @ (204)471-4696.

HAMCO CATTLE CO. 18th Annual Angus Bull Sale, Sat., March 19, 2016 (1:00pm) at the farm south of Glenboro, MB. Selling approx. 65 yearling & 20) 2-yr old Red Angus & 50 yearling & 15) 2-yr old Black Angus Bulls. Many are AI, Semen tested, free delivery, delayed payment plan. Call for a catalogue or view online at hamcocattleco.com Albert, Glen, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or (204)526-0705. Dr David Hamilton (204)325-3635 or (204)822-3054 RIDGE SIDE RED ANGUS has: 6 red yearlings, 1 black yearling; 2, 2 yr old Red; 1 Red 3 yr old. Yearlings from AI Sires: Toast BC Hobo, Travlin Express, New Trend. Pasquale, Imprint; 3 yr old Provin, Bodacious X BC Hobo; 2 yr old are virgin. All bulls tested, long, thick, deep, good disposition.

Can deliver call Don (204)422-5216

Diamond W 14th Annual Bull Sale, Thursday, March 17, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering 17 Red & Black Angus Two Year Old and Yearlings, 45 Charolais Yearling & Two Year Olds, many polled, some red factor. Sound, semen tested with delivery available. For catalogues and info; Orland or Ivan Walker 306-865-3953. Catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com; diamondw@sasktel.net

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais CHAROLAIS BULLS 1& 2 yr olds. Vaccinated and tested. Steppler and HTA genetics. Call or text (204)381-1240.

HTA Charolais & Guest Rammer Charolais Bull Sale, Wednesday, March 23, 1:00 PM. Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB. 52 Yearling bulls, most are polled, some red factor with good dispostions. These are the best in performance genetics. Live Broadcast at www.dlms.ca. Shawn Airey 204-724-8823; Matthew Ramsey 204-365-0976. Catalogue online www.htacharolais.com. (204)724-8823 htacharolais@hotmail.com Pleasant Dawn Charolais 14th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 19, 2:00 PM, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. All polled, some red factor, offering 53 yearlings & 2 Two Year Olds. Wintering, delivery and sight unseen purchase program available. Bred for calving ease w/growth, hair and soundness. Sale broadcast live on www.DLMS.ca. Contact Tully or Trent Hatch 204-855-2402 or 3078. Catalogue online www.pleasantdawn.com (204)855-3078 trent.hatch@gmail.com Diamond W 14th Annual Bull Sale, Thursday, March 17, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering 45 Charolais Yearling & Two Year Olds, many polled, some red factor, 17 Red & Black Angus Two Year Old and Yearlings. Sound, semen tested with delivery available. For catalogues and info contact Orland or Ivan Walker; 306-865-3953. Catalogue online at www.bylivestock.com PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 1 1/2-yr olds & yearlings, White & Red factor, some good for heifers, semen tested in spring, guaranteed & delivered. R&G McDonald Livestock. (204)466-2883, (204)724-2811.

PUREBRED CHAROLAIS YEARLINGS & three 2-yr old bulls for sale by private treaty, White & Red factor. Phone Brad (204)523-0062 www.clinecattlecompany.ca

2 BLACK ANGUS YEARLING bulls. PB, weight around 1,000-lbs, birth weight 87-lbs & 81-lbs, priced $2,700 & $2,500. Phone:(204)886-2083.

Teulon. MB.

STEPPLER FARMS 5th Annual Charolais Bull Sale.

Tues., Mar. 22, 1:00PM, Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB. 70 yearlings & 15 two year olds. Sound, good haired & thick, most are polled. Sale broadcast online at www.dlms.ca For catalogue or info, contact Andre Steppler: 204-435-2463, Cell 204-750-1951.

View videos & catalogue online at www.stepplerfarms.com

BLACK ANGUS BULLS YEARLINGS & Long Yearlings, some Heifer Bulls, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

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 – Black Angus

BULL SALE WED., MAR-23RD at the Ranch, 40 select bulls & 30 replacement females Black Angus 2-yr olds & select yearlings. Bar H Land & Cattle Co. Langenburg SK. Robin (306)743-2840, cell (306)743-7490. Sales Manager Chris (306)220-5006.

FOR SALE: 4-YR OLD purebred Black Angus bull, quiet, assured breeder & easy calver; Also 6 used tractor tires, 20.8x42. Phone (204)776-2063

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford ANL POLLED HEREFORDS SPRING BULL SALE w/guest Brooks Farms. Sun., Mar. 20th, 2:00pm at the farm at Steelman, SK. Selling 35 yearling & 2 year old bulls & a select group of open baldie heifers. Wintering & delivery available. For a catalogue or info contact Karl (306)487-2670, Jeremy (306)485-8003 or T Bar C Cattle Co. (306)220-5006. View the catalogue or videos online at www.buyagro.com FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD Bulls Yearlings & Long Yearlings, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

Our offices will be closed March 25th

GOOD FRIDAY Early Deadline for the March 31st issue is Wednesday, March 23rd at 12 Noon

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn PUREBRED YEARLING BULLS FOR sale, all are polled, thick & easy fleshing w/moderate to low birthweights. We also have 3 bulls at the Douglas Bull Development Centre selling on April 2nd 2016.

Call Uphill Shorthorns (204)764-2663, cell (204)365-7155 rgray4@mymts.net

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental PIZZEY SIMMENTALS IS SELLING on the farm yearling Simmental Bulls Red & Black & Traditional, moderate birth weights. Call Calvin (204)847-2055.

PROUDLY WESTERN BULL SALE, Sat., Mar. 19th, 1:00p.m. at the Whitewood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Selling 70 yearling & 2-year old Red, Black & Fullblood Simmental bulls. Wintering & delivery available. For a catalogue or more info, Contact T Bar C Cattle Co.:(306)220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PUREBRED REGISTERED YEARLING SIMMENTAL bulls, Red & Blacks, Polled, will semen test & deliver, keep until needed. Phone (204)868-5040.

THE 12TH ANNUAL WHEATLAND CATTLE Co. Bull Sale Thurs., March 24th, 2:00pm, held on the farm at Bienfait, SK. Offering Black & Red Simm, Simm Angus & Angus Bulls. Also selling customer commercial heifers. For a catalogue or more information contact Vernon at (306)634-7765 or T Bar C Cattle Co at (306)220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com (PL# 116061) WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT group of polled yearling Simmental bulls. Your bull comes with a full guarantee, is semen tested, fed, insured until delivered (No later than June 1st), and delivered (Within MB.) when you need him, all at our cost. Call Ray Cormier at (204)736-2608 and you can also visit our website at www.riverbankfarms.com All bulls are sold out of the yard by private treaty.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

Genetic Source Simmental Bull Sale

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

Monday, March 14

Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB at 1:00 p.m.

CERTIFIED SEED Forage Seeds

CERTIFIED SEED Forage Seeds

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.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 650 WATT PENCIL BLOCK heaters, also D02 various, new Armatures (older tractors.) Sheep equip, 200 gal. troughs, Ritchie cattle fountain, & rolls A-W Lumex for flock “Night Radios”, one lamb scale & few floating trough heaters. Will build floating trough heaters. Will build lamb creep, special design gate, $100. For Info Ph: (204)822-3649, Morden MB.

MUSICAL VIOLIN $99.95, ELECTRIC MANDOLIN $199.99, Acoustic electric guitar $149.95, Battery & electric amp $88, Electric guitar $99.95. See our new arrivals. Hildebrand Music, Portage La Prairie mall.

Phone:(204)857-3172.

ORGANIC ORGANIC Organic – Certified

Wednesday, March 16th Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB at 1:00 p.m.

Offering 95 semen tested bulls Red, Black & Fullbloods

ORGANIC PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA CO-OPERATIVE (OPAM). Non-profit members owned organic certification body. Certifying producers, processors & brokers in Western Canada since 1988, Miniota, MB. Contact: (204)567-3745, NOTREinfo@opam-mb.com DAME USED OIL

&ORGANIC FILTER DEPOT WANT THE ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on or• Buyfarming: Used Oilprospects,• transition, Buy Batteries ganic barriers, benefits, certification & marketing.

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for more info contact Jay Good: 403-556-5563 Darren Paget: 403-323-3985 glenn norton: 780-542-0634 Cody Haney: 403-559-8809

Catalog can be viewed online at: www.transconlivestock.com 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.

COMING 2-YR OLD BEEF Booster M3 (Heifer Bull) Black in color, 75-lb birth weight. The Beef Booster M3 strain is designed specifically for breeding yearling heifers. Ray Cormier (204)736-2608.

FOR SALE: 40 GOOD Charolais cross cows, bred Charolais, due to start calving March 1st. Phone (204)447-0184 or (204)447-2756.

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REAL ESTATE Land For Rent

FOR SALE: 60 EXCELLENT quality Black & Red Angus 800-900lbs open heifers. Some Simmental influence, very quiet, pail fed, had all shots. $1,750 choice or $1,700 take all. Phone:(204)825-8340, (204)825-2799. Pilot Mound, MB.

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LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale

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

RALPH KETEL of Pine River, MB intends to sell private lands: SW14-33-23W; S1/2 23-33-23W, SE12-33-23W, N1/2 14-33-23W, SE14-33-23W, E1/2 10-33-23W, N1/2 12-33-23W, SW12-33-23W, NW02-33-23W, E1/2 03-33-23W, SW 03-33-23W, SW07-33-22W, N1/2 01-33-23W, SE01-33-23W, SE31-33-22W, NE36-32-23W, W1/2 06-33-22W to Dustin Grant who intends to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: SW01-33-23W, E1/2 02-33-23W, SW 02-33-23W, SEC 11-33-23W

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REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby FARM SALES: GRANT TWEED specializing in farm property. If you plan to sell, buy or rent, I can help.

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U.S. experts respond to Ethiopia drought Ethiopia’s spring rains started in late February but many farmers do not have seeds

BY KATY MIGIRO Nairobi/Thomson Reuters Foundation

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he United States is sending an elite team of disaster experts to respond to Ethiopia’s worst drought in 50 years, it said Mar. 3.

Around a dozen members of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) have arrived in Ethiopia to co-ordinate the U.S. response to the drought.

They will be joined by DART logistics, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene experts in the next few days.

“With the announcement of the DART, we are acting to prevent a major humanitarian crisis and protect Ethiopia’s hardearned development progress,” USAID’s administrator Gayle Smith said in a statement.

Ethiopia’s government and the United Nations have asked

for US$1.4 billion (C$1.9 billion) to feed 10.2 million Ethiopians — the third-largest appeal globally after Syria and Yemen.

An additional 7.9 million c h r o n i c a l l y f o o d - i n s e c u re people are receiving rations through the Ethiopian government’s Productive Safety Net Program, supported by the United States and other donors.

Yet funding shortages mean food aid is in short supply and malnutrition will increase dramatically if donor money runs out in May, the United Nations has said.

“The worst impacts of this drought still lie ahead,” USAID said in a statement. “The scale and severity of this crisis is expected to far outstrip available resources.”

Ethiopia’s spring rains started in late February but many farmers do not have seeds.

USAID is providing almost $4 million of maize and wheat seeds for more than 200,000 families.

A farmer receives grain at an emergency food aid distribution in the village of Estayish in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, Feb. 11, 2016. Photo: Katy Migiro / Reuters

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“El Niño is progressing toward a potential regional emergency requiring a co-ordinated response,” WFP said in a report on the unfolding situation.

In January WFP said 14 million people in the region faced hunger.

The figures exclude South Africa, where President Jacob Zuma said last month that 2.7 million households would be affected by the drought.

Regional breadbasket South Africa had its driest year on record in 2015, threatening the key maize crop and pushing spot prices for the grain 100 per cent higher over the past year.

For the region as a whole, WFP said many areas had recorded their lowest rainfall in 35 years between October 2015 and January 2016, the main planting window for grains such as the staple maize crop in the Southern Hemisphere winter.

The drought conditions are also hurting livestock, a key source of wealth for many rural households in the region.

“Limited water availability and poor pasture are worsening livestock conditions. The number of livestock deaths is already increasing in parts of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe,” WFP said.

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Straight talking calms rural water conflicts in Tanzania Corrupt officials fanned the flames of the ongoing conflict to enable playing both sides

BY KIZITO MAKOYE, Tanzania/Thomson Reuters Foundation

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audi Nangole sits under a huge baobab tree, watching his herd of cattle drink from a dam in Ikolongo village — a place that until recently was a no-go area for pastoralists.

The 56-year-old herder, his family and their 73 cattle, sheep and goats travelled several kilometres to reach the reservoir.

“I was very afraid to come here before because angr y farmers were killing our animals,” Nangole said, as dry leaves swirled around him.

“But now cattle can roam freely.”

Ikolongo is one of several villages in the Iringa region of Tanzania’s southern highl a n d s, w h e re f a r m e r s a n d pastoralists have regularly clashed over water. Frequent d r o u g h t h a s f o rc e d h e rd ers, who usually stick to the mountains, down into the valleys where most settled farming takes place.

T h e f i g h t i n g t h a t s o m etimes breaks out between the two groups can turn deadly.

I n Fe b r u a r y, o n e p e r s o n was killed and several others injured, including two policemen, during violence at Dihida village in the rural district of Morogoro.

In Pawaga division, however, far mers and herders have brought an end to decades of hostility with a deceptively simple solution: talking to each other.

They have come together in a loose coalition to resolve their issues through dialogue.

Set up by the civil society-led Tanzania Natural Resource Forum ( TNRF), the coalition tries to build understanding between members about their needs, and motivate them to find alternative solutions to tensions.

And it seems to be working.

“We don’t have issues with farmers anymore,” Nangole said. “We have agreed to share what is available equally.”

Already the two groups have settled on areas where pastoralists can take their cattle to drink without impinging on the water needs of farmers.

They have also made a deal allowing pastoralists to feed their herds on rice husks that would normally be discarded after harvesting, for a small f e e t o t h e v i l l a g e g ove r nment. Pastoralists get food for their animals and rice farmers dispose of excess husks cleanly.

A cattle herder drives his animals in Tanzania.

“ We saw that this agreement would help a lot to ease unnecessary tension during the dry season,” said Khalfani Lulimi, a ward councillor in Itunundu village, where the fees are being used to build classrooms for a primary school.

Tanzania has over 611,200 sq. km of grazing land, around 70 per cent of which is in use.

The rest is in a government land bank.

Changing weather patterns are making water harder to find, and frequent changes in land rights add to the struggles of farmers and herders looking for land they can use.

Bribery Farmers often accuse pastoralists, who are generally more affluent, of bribing local leaders to let them graze in areas reserved for farming.

A 2014 study by the TNRF revealed external factors that also contribute to the tensions. These include “green grabbing” where the state takes land for conservation, a rise in large agricultural investments, corruption, and a lack of infrastructure to support pastoralism as a viable livelihood.

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the problem — and this fact is unknown to them,” said Godfrey Massay, the TNRF’s land-based investment coo rd i n a t o r. “ W h e n I s e e a farmer and a pastoralist fighting, I honestly find no justification as to why that should happen.”

Pa w a g a d i v i s i o n , w i t h its plains and valleys, had become the epicentre of local conflict between pastoralists, farmers and wildlife conservationists, all with competing interests.

But the coalition, launched in June 2015, gives pastoralists and farmers the chance to meet in a neutral space and vent their frustrations “without fear or favour,” said Ma s s a y. T h e g r o u p s m e e t twice a month, and whenever an issue arises.

A c c o rd i n g t o t h e T N R F, besides the sharing solutions the groups have already come up with, the coalition has exposed the corruption that feeds on their fighting.

V illagers have identified community leaders who were receiving bribes from pastoralists, while at the same time plotting with far mers and police to arrest those who trespassed on farmland.

“Farmers and pastoralists need to know that there are

“All concerned parties must be involved in the negotiation process, and there must be a forum where farmers and pastoralists openly talk about their problems.”

Henry Mahoo professor of agricultural engineering at Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture

people who benefit from their conflicts and do not wish to see them resolved,” Massay said.

Land-use plan When the TNRF launched the Pawaga coalition, most important to its success was that both sides understood the bigger picture at the top level.

After months of negotiations, leaders were elected and rules of conduct set. The coalition was then introduced to the district authorities and struck up a close working relationship with village leaders.

According to Henry Mahoo, professor of agricultural engineering at Tanzania’s Sokoine Un i v e r s i t y o f A g r i c u l t u re, p a r t n e r s h i p s l i k e t h i s a re essential to coming up with solid solutions for land and water clashes.

Tensions between farmers and pastoralists can best be resolved by drawing up a landuse plan that clearly identifies areas controlled by the two groups, he said.

“All concerned parties must be involved in the negotiation process, and there must be a forum where farmers and pastoralists openly talk about their problems,” he added.

The Pawaga coalition has already developed some bylaws followed by all 12 villages and 60 hamlets in the area, to guide and enforce land-use decisions.

As a result, the number of violent clashes has dropped dramatically, according to Iringa district land officer Donald Mshauri.

“This shows that no matter how deep the conflict is, it can be resolved by just talking,” he said.

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France to cut farmers’ taxes

The government has been trying to defuse weeks-long protests by farmers over depressed prices Paris / Reuters

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French livestock farmers demonstrate with their tractors in front of the Prefecture in Rennes to protest falling prices on Feb. 17.

The slogan reads, “Amend the law of economic modernization. Why sell for a loss?” Photo: Reuters/Stephane Mahe

rance will cut social security taxes paid by far mers, a measure worth 500 million euros (C$768 million), to help ease financial pressure on them wrought by persistently low dairy and meat prices, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Feb. 17.

The government has been trying to defuse weeks-long p r o t e s t s by f a r m e r s ov e r depressed pr ices for their products, partly the result of a Russian embargo on European Union foodstuffs.

The tax cuts were flagged by President Francois Hollande in a televised interview where he pledged support for farmers, a sign of how serious the situation has become for the government in the EU’s biggest agricultural economy.

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Fre n c h f a r m e r s s a y t h e loss of the Russian market has compounded their problems in the face of cheaper supplies from countries like Germany and Spain, and as the EU liberalizes its farm policy through steps like abolition of milk output quotas.

T h e Fre n c h g ov e r n m e n t has also been pushing supermarket retailers to take into account farmers’ difficulties, and Valls said a proposed 1 0 0 - m i l l i o n - e u ro f u n d f o r struggling pig farmers should be finalized in the coming days.

He also urged farmers and their food industry partners to under take restr ucturing of the sector, and called on farmer unions to end protests.

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BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

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anadian turkey farmers could receive a belated lump of coal this spring, as reduced Christmas sales come home to roost.

With 2015 closing stocks sitting at 19 million kilograms, Phil Boyd said a reduction in the national quota allotment is a possibility. Closing stocks in 2014 came in at 14.7 million kilograms. “ What we’ve seen is that consumption of whole birds has stayed relatively flat, it’s not even quite on par with p o p u l a t i o n g r ow t h ,” s a i d B oy d , Tu r k e y Fa r m e r s o f Canada’s executive director.

That fact, combined with less emphasis on turkey at the retail level during the 2015 holiday season, has resulted in a greater surplus, he said.

“Retailers weren’t featuring turkeys as much as they had, in terms of price point, so we saw a bit of a decline through the fall markets on Christmas sales and we ended up with a bit more in frozen inventory at the start of the year,” said Boyd. “So the processors that carry that inventory are making a reasonable point that we probably need to reduce our volume of whole birds for the coming production year.”

Bill Uruski of the Manitoba Turkey Producers said retailers often use whole turkeys as a loss leader during the leadup to the holiday season, but he questioned how prudent that was in the long term.

“One of the contributing factors of these increased stocks is that the large retailers reduced the amount of featuring during the festive season by using turkey as a loss leader,” he told producers gathered for the organization’s annual general meeting in Winnipeg last week. “While in the past this type of marketing did pull through a lot of birds, it’s difficult to understand how this type of marketing strategy benefits our industry in the long run.”

Customers who are used to purchasing underpriced t u rk e y s i n t h e l e a d - u p t o holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter, may balk at buying turkey when the true price of production is reflected, he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe Egypt continues to apply zero-tolerance policy for ergot

BY MAHA-EL-DAHAN Abu Dhabi / Reuters

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shipment of Canadian w h e a t re j e c t e d i n Egypt over concerns it contained traces of ergot has been re-exported to Europe after Egypt’s agricultural quarantine rejected a petition from the supplier, trade sources said Mar. 3.

Egypt’s quarantine authority has rejected a series of wheat shipments over traces of the common grain fungus ergot causing concerns over the country’s tough new quality rules which have disrupted its massive wheat import program.

“The vessel is already on its way to Europe as the petition was not accepted,” one Cairo-based trader said.

The 8,000-tonne shipment, purchased in Egypt’s private sector, was rejected twice by the quarantine.

According to documents seen by Reuters, the shipment contained much less than the 0.05 per cent of ergot stipulated in Egypt’s wheat tender specifications.

Still, Saad Moussa, the

head of the quarantine agency, has been applying a zero-tolerance policy towards ergot despite both the supply and agriculture ministers saying they would accept 0.05 per cent, a percentage permissible elsewhere in the world.

“The worry is that after the Agriculture Ministr y said there would be an ergot tolerance level such shipments should have been able to unload,” one European trader said.

“The dispute between the ministries does not seem to be over,” he said.

The Egyptian Agriculture Ministry said March 4 it would continue to send experts to inspect government wheat purchases at ports of origin.

Sources had told Reuters that the agricultural quarantine authority was considering halting inspections abroad. “ The central administration of the agriculture quarantine will continue to send inspectors and experts to inspect imported wheat cargoes,” a statement by the ministry said.

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SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

High prices continue with low volumes of sheep and goats on offer The Winnipeg Livestock Auction received 175 sheep and goats for the March 2 sale

BY MARK ELLIOT Co-operator contributor

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Ewes

ell-conditioned wool ewes attracted higher bids as replacement stock. The older ewes received lower bidding from the buyers. The quality ewes brought a price range from $1.11 to $1.19 per pound. The butchering ewes brought a price range from $0.90 to $0.91 per pound.

There were only three 232pound rams for this sale. This group was made up of a Suffolkcross ram and a Dorset-cross ram and a Cheviot-cross ram which brought $211.12 ($0.91 per pound) sold as a group.

Heavyweight lambs were represented by a 145-pound Rideau-cross lamb which brought $1.20 per pound. Five 115-pound Rideau-cross lambs brought $1.54 per pound. A 115-pound Blackface lamb brought $1.46 per pound.

The market lambs continued the higher price bidding, similar to the heavier lambs. Seven 105-pound Dorper-cross lambs brought $1.92 per pound. A 110-pound Suffolk-cross lamb brought $1.62 per pound. Three 110-pound lambs brought $1.51 per pound.

Feeder lambs dominated this sale. There appeared to be no price differences between wool and hair lambs. The lower range indicated a price ranging from $1.64 to $1.88 per pound. The higher prices are in the price range from $1.90 to $2.13 per pound. There was no price differences between wool and hair lambs.

A good selection of lightweig ht l ambs were deliv ered for this sale. The bidding

$189.08 - $214.23 $180.15 - $154.70 $94.50

Lambs (lbs.)

110+

$167.50 - $177.10

95 - 110

$201.60 $166.10 - $178.20

80 - 94

$187.20 - $191.70 $169.15 - $176.20 $ 149.24 - $160.80

Under 80 70 - 78

$170.02 - $179.40 $139.62 - $144.90

60

$124.50

New-Crop lambs (lbs.)

83

$183.43 $170.02 / $179.40 (lower-wt. lambs)

was strong. Individual lambs received a little more extra attention by some buyers. A group of 19 78-pound Dorsetcross lambs brought $1.79 per pound. A couple of lambs sold in the range from $2.07 to $2.075 per pound. Then a few more 70-plus-pound lambs brought $2.29 per pound.

A 60-pound Dorset-cross lamb brought $2.075 per pound.

New-crop lambs arr ived for this Easter sale. Eighteen 83-pound Dorset-cross lambs brought $2.21 per pound. Four 74-pound Dorper-cross lambs brought $2.30 per pound. Five 78-pound Dorper-cross lambs brought $2.30 per pound.

The goat doe classifica-

tion was represented by a 125pound Alpine-cross doe that brought $110 ($0.88 per pound).

The goat buck classification was represented by a 110-pound Boer-cross buck which brought $1.47 per pound. Another 170pound Boer-cross buck brought $1.09 per pound.

There was strong interest and demand for the goat kids. Once again, limited goat kids were delivered. Three 53-pound goat kids brought $2.08 per pound.

A 40-pound Boer-cross goat kid brought $1.69 per pound.

The Ontario Stockyard Report indicates that all sheep and goat classifications increased with the preparation of the Easter season.

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Sealed, written tenders for property in the RM of Glenboro-South Cypress will be received by: MEIGHEN, HADDAD LLP, 110-11th Street, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 4J4 Attention: Derek Cullen

ATTENTION WINTER WHEAT GROWERS 9th ANNUAL

22nd ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETING WINTER CEREALS MANITOBA INC.

GENERAL MEETING WINTER CEREALS CANADA INC.

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REGISTRATION 9:30 AM, MEETING 10:00 AM FREE REGISTRATION LUNCH PROVIDED PRE REGISTRATION REQUESTED TO ENSURE LUNCH SEATING.

For the property legally described as follows; SW 32-7-16W Pt.SW29-7-16W Pt.NW29-7-16W (all mines and minerals to be excluded)

CONDITIONS OF TENDER

Description of Land; The land consists of approximately 375 arable acres, consisting primarily of Glenboro Clay Loam with some Stockton Fine Sandy Loam.

3. Tenders must be received on or before March 31st at 4:00 p.m.

The SW 32-7-16 includes a 21.0 acre non-arable yardsite. There is a 2-storey masonry (brick) frame residence plus a 1-storey lean-to addition and a garage/shed on the yardsite, as well as grain storage.

The 2016 Real Property Assessments are as follows: SW 32-7-16W (160 acres with a yardsite): $684,400.00 Pt. SW 29-7-16W (130 acres): $480,600.00 Pt. NW 29-7-16W (130 acres): $443 600.00 Total $1,608,600.00

1. Interested parties must rely on their own Inspection and knowledge of the properties, and are being sold “as is”.

2. Tenders may be placed and accepted on one or all of the above described parcels of land.

4. Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit of 5% of the amount offered, payable to Meighen Haddad LLP. Deposit cheques accompanying unaccepted bids will be returned.

5. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. The Vendors are not obligated to sell any of the land, or to accept any Tender.

6. The Purchaser(s) shall be responsible for payment of GST or shall self-assess for GST. 7. Bids may be received on separate parcels of land or all parcels of land inclusive.

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TENDERS and inquiries regarding further TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE are to be directed to: MEIGHEN, HADDAD LLP, 110-11th Street, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 4J4 204-727-8461 | 204-726-1948 | Attn: Derek D. Cullen | dcullen@mhlaw.ca

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

Benefiting from a solar watering system

Installing a solar watering system has increased carrying capacity, weight gain and improved herd health

By JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon

C

attle producers battling foot rot issues may want to consider employing a solar watering system.

“By using these solar watering systems we have been able to fence off our sloughs and dugouts and that has dramatically improved our animal health. We haven’t seen foot rot on our farm for at least nine years. It is a non-issue now,” said Carl Driedger, Virden-area producer.

Driedger is keen about solar watering systems because of the benefits he has seen on his own farm. He has become a distributor for Sundog Solar and now works with other producers in setting up a watering system on their operations.

“One of the reasons I am so passionate about watering systems is because nature throws us many curves but by using a solar watering system we have a better chance,” he said. “If I didn’t have this system in place I wouldn’t be able to bale graze the way I do and the bale grazing has been a great benefit to our operation.”

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as well as provincial extension services have been recommending producers keep their herds away from fresh waterways through the use of off-site watering systems.

AAFC says remote winter watering systems allow producers to provide water to livestock during the winter outside of the traditional confinement yard while lowering costs and improving field fertility. Such systems decrease potential for leg injuries, fatalities, competition and water quality risks that are found with uncontrolled access to surface water.

The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s grazing club hosted Driedger on March 3 at the Brandon Agriculture Centre to provide an overview of different watering systems, how they are beneficial and advice on purchasing and setup.

“By providing a remote watering system for all seasons, the cattle are able to stay out of the corrals. This allows the manure to be spread out on the pasture. The corral cleaning bill decreases and the cattle’s health will improve,” Driedger said.

O n h i s ow n o p e r a t i o n , Driedger says he has doubled his carrying capacity and achieved increased weight gains.

“Since putting in a watering system we have doubled the capacity on our farm. By rotational grazing and having the watering systems on those paddocks, we have doubled our herd size. We are better able to utilize the water, per acre, per field and by having a consistent supply of fresh water cattle will eat more and you will see weight gain,” he said.

Implementing a system When thinking about adding a solar watering system on your operation, Driedger recommends considering your water source, well depth, seasons you will need the device to operate, the transfer distance and the required output per day.

“Preplanning is so impor-

“Since putting in a watering system we have doubled the capacity on our farm. By rotational grazing and having the watering systems on those paddocks, we have doubled our herd size.”

Carl Driedger Virden-area producer and distributor for Sundog Solar

tant. You need to plan to make sure you get the right pump for the worst-case scenario on the farm, and by the worst-case scenario, I mean the most lift and then also take into consideration that maybe you can use that solar system in the wintertime too, to get more bang for your buck,” said Driedger.

Dr i e d g e r w a r n s p ro d u c ers using watering systems in the wintertime to protect their batteries.

“Insulating the batteries in our country in wintertime is

so important because if the battery power drops to 12.3 volts, they will freeze at -23. We need to try to keep them in an insulated box and prevent that freezing point.”

For winter use he also suggests considering adding a wind generator as it can fill in the power source on less sunny days.

“Solar panels are constantly evolving, they have become more affordable and their efficiencies have gone way up.

But, wind generators are also helpful to make up for the dull

Off-site watering systems can improve herd health by reducing foot rot and increase carrying capacity. Photo: Jennifer Paige

days when the solar energy is low,” said Driedger.

“The solar system can provide you water from any source you want, be it the dugout,

well, slough, or river, you can always find a way to use solar to provide the water. ” jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 10, 2016

USDA letter on food plant inspection critical of CFIA The letter published on USDA website resulted from a regular audit of Canadian food plants and government facilities

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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U.S. audit critical of Canadian meat plants has made headlines nearly two years after the fact, even though the Americans found no food safety problems and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has addressed concer ns noted about its capacity to properly inspect food plants.

When the 2014 report by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service surfaced in a news story March 1, the Canadian agency scrambled to organize a media briefing to point out the U.S. had already accepted its response to the report in nearly a year ago, in May 2015.

The report resulted from a regular audit of Canadian food plants and government facilities conducted that year.

It was posted to the USDA website Jan. 20 of this year, but there was never any formal announcement the agency had requested CFIA respond to its concerns by April about “operation or procedural weaknesses related to government oversight, sanitation and microbiological testing.”

“There are no outstanding issues and there was never any impact on trade,” the CFIA said. CFIA could not explain why the Jan. 14 letter was sent to it.

Industry insiders also expressed puzzlement over how the issue has boomeranged many months after the fact.

“The fact that food safety was not compromised is evidenced by the fact that more than 1-1/2 years passed between the time

the audit was undertaken and the report was published,” said Ron Davidson, vice-president of the Canadian Meat Council.

Canadian meat-processing plants are regularly inspected by USDA representatives. A letter about a 2014 report was recently published on the USDA website highlighting concerns. photo: thinkstock

Equivalent

Spending

The FSIS report ultimately confirmed that Canadian food-processing plants and inspection were equivalent to the U.S. standards, and could continue to export g o o d s t o t h a t m a rk e t , t h e CFIA confirmed during the media briefing. Officials also noted there was no product contamination associated with any of the U.S. find ings, and all of the concerns flagged have been addressed to the satisfaction of the USDA. All countries that Canada exports food products to regularly inspect Canadian p l a n t s. Ca n a d i a n o f f i c i a l s likewise inspect food plants in countries shipping to Canada. Almost always these inspections find some fault but rarely do they have any impact on trade.

Bob Kingston, president of the CFIA inspectors’ union, said the issue is an ongoing problem related to staffing s h o r t a g e s t h a t t h e f e d e ra l g ov e r n m e n t h a s f a i l e d t o address.

“The American auditors have found the CFIA to be a re p e a t o f f e n d e r w h e n i t comes to poor sanitation in food production establishments,” Kingston said. “The serious issues they have identified are indicators of potential food safety problems that a heightened presence of experienced inspectors could identify, but the CFIA does not have the resources in place to do that.

“These findings are symptomatic of the serious shortage of inspectors,” he added.

“This is a red flag that the new government needs to implement its election promise of new investment to shore up frontline food inspection.”

L a s t m o n t h , t h e Tre a s u r y Board revealed that the previous government cut the CFIA’s budget by $56 million a year as part of its Strategic and Operating Review. In addition, the latest spending estimates forecast a cut to the CFIA’s Food Safety program of $57 million.

Ke n W h i t e h u r s t , e x e c u tive director of the Consumers Council of Canada, also criticized CFIA’s slow response, noting the federal agency appeared to be caught flat footed by the FSIS letter, struggling to explain it when asked about it. It’s also unclear whether the problems identified by FSIS have implications for Canadian consumers, he added.

“Canadian consumers’ concern would be to have high standards for the products they buy. CFIA’s response to this subject matter still seems murky to us,” Whitehurst said.

Food industry officials, who asked not be named because t h e y ’r e s e e k i n g f u r t h e r information, said they were angered by CFIA’s failure to inform them about the FSIS letter in January.

“Safety cannot be inspected into food products,” the Meat C o u n c i l ’s D a v i d s o n s a i d .

“Foodborne bacteria are not evident by visual inspection.

The best assurance of food safety is the adoption of rigorous performance-based procedures, equipment, testing and monitoring which ensure collectively that all food safety requirements are being achieved.”

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Cargill backing new grain terminal in Ukraine Ukraine hopes to double its port loading capacity for grain exports

Monarch population rebounds, still well off highs Favourable weather and planting of more milkweed are supporting butterfly numbers

Kiev/Reuters

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.S. agr iculture giant Cargill and Ukraine’s MV Cargo said they would build and operate a grain terminal at Ukraine’s Bl a c k Se a Po r t o f Yu z h n y under a US$100-million joint ve n t u re a g re e m e n t s i g n e d Feb. 24.

The terminal, near Ukraine’s biggest port city of Odessa, will have an annual loading capacity of five million tonnes of grain and other commodities, Andriy Pivovarsky, Ukrainian infrastructure minister, said after the signing ceremony.

Ukraine, which is set to export a record amount of grain this year, has said it wants to double loading capacity for grain expor ts from its ports over the next few years.

“Through this investment Ukraine’s port infrastructure will be expanded and will provide greater efficiencies to connect Ukraine’s surplus agricultural crops with the parts of the world demandi n g m o r e f o o d ,” A n d r e a s Rickmers, head of Cargill’s grains and oilseeds business in Europe, said at the signing ceremony.

“It will add to our footprint of port facilities in the Black Sea region and confirms our intention to keep investing in Ukraine’s agricultural sector,” he said.

Cargill, one of the world’s largest privately owned corporations, said construction of the terminal would begin this month and was expected to be completed by the spring of 2018.

Od e s s a - b a s e d M V Ca rg o will finance the project with pr ivate funds as well as a loan, currently under discussion, from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and t h e In t e r n a t i o n a l Fi n a n c e Corporation, a spokeswoman for Cargill said.

The joint venture will operate the terminal and Cargill will be a major customer, but the facility will also be open to third parties, she said.

Ukraine is currently able to ship about 35 million tonnes of grain from its seaports but the government has said it wants to double export loading capacity within the next five years.

Ukraine is likely to export a record 37 million tonnes of grain this season.

“It… confirms our intention to keep investing in Ukraine’s agricultural sector.”

Monarch butterflies rest on a pine tree in Angangueo in central Mexico on Nov. 28, the day thousands of the butterflies began arriving to their winter home in their annual 4,800-km mass migration from as far north as Canada. Photo: Reuters/Daniel Becerril

BY JON HERSKOVITZ Austin, Texas/Reuters

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orth America’s monarch butterflies are on a rebound and the number of the plucky orange and black creatures, which gather in Mexico before flying north to Canada, could soon stand at around 150 million, a new survey showed on Feb. 26.

The survey from a scientist at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the second this month to show the numbers on the mend, but the population is still well below a high in the one-billion range two decades ago.

T h e m o n a r c h’s r e c e n t comeback is due to favourable weather and the planting of more milkweed, an important plant to keep numbers

up on its migration route, the NRDC survey said.

“Today’s news provides a hopeful indication that we are helping them head in the right direction and curbing the loss of this magnificent butterfly. But we must be careful not to declare victory too soon,” said Sylvia Fallon, a senior scientist with the New York-based not-forprofit group.

She based her findings in large part on studies showing areas where the butterflies congregate when they spend the winter in Mexico’s Oyamel forest. They have suffered mightily over the years from the expansion of farmland, sprawling housing developments and the clear cutting of natural landscapes along their migration path, experts say.

Monarchs lay eggs only on

“Today’s news provides a hopeful indication that we are helping them head in the right direction and curbing the loss of this magnificent butterfly. But we must be careful not to declare victory too soon.”

Sylvia Fallon a senior scientist with the New York-based not-for-profit group

milkweed plants, which grow wild throughout the U.S. But the milkweed, on which their larvae feed, can cause stomach problems for cattle that eat it, so ranchers and farmers destroy it, NRDC researchers said.

The butterflies congregate in Mexico and then go through several generations as they fly north on their long migration to Canada.

Their plight has become

an international issue. In Febr uar y 2014, the U.S., Mexico and Canada agreed to set up a joint task force to protect the butterflies.

While an estimated one billion monarchs migrated in 1996, only about 35 million made the trip in 2013, according to Marcus Kron­ forst, a professor of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago who has studied monarchs.

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