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Trade deal promises both problems and possibilities for Canadian farmers

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CETA is a household word on Canadian farms, but in Europe not so much

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guy walks into a tool depar tment with his thumb bandaged, complaining about his new hammer. It keeps hitting two inches to the left.

That’s actually not a joke. As any carpenter will tell you, you can hammer all day with a good hammer that’s the right fit for your hand, but if you use one that’s not, your hand will be sore at day’s end.

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he man on the other end of the phone is confused.

“I have not heard of this before,” Marek Nowak says slowly. “I am of no help for this.”

He’s been asked about the impact the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement — commonly called CETA — might have on Polish dairy farmers such as himself. But like most European dairy producers, he hasn’t heard anything about the yet-to-be ratified deal.

Having recently returned from a 10-month sabbatical in Europe, that doesn’t surprise Sylvain Charlebois, a professor at the University of Guelph’s Food Institute. He said the deal hasn’t made headlines across the Atlantic.

“It’s absolutely a non-story,” said Charlebois. “I actually didn’t hear about it once… I was speaking to dairy farmers and they weren’t aware at all.”

Given the size of Canada’s population compared to that of the EU, it makes sense CETA is a bigger deal for Canadian producers than Europeans, added AgriFood Economic Systems Inc. founder Al Mussell. He noted European dairy producers and processors are generally more focused on opportunities in the U.S. market than they are on those in Canada.

“If this was front-page news in Europe, that would probably be shocking,” said the researcher.

Miriam Sweetnam came to Canada from Ireland with her family 15 years ago because of the protection and opportunities offered by Canada’s quota system. Today she farms near Winkler, just north of the U.S. border. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

Here at home, it’s another story. Canadian farmers and the organizations that represent them have followed the negotiations intensely, some with visions of new markets dancing in their heads and others dreading the likelihood of increased competition for domestic sales.

Canada’s dairy sector is widely seen as the sector of Canadian agriculture with the most to lose.

“Whenever trade deals are signed, it raises concerns with producers,” said Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman, David Wiens. “Because every time, there is a little bit more access given.”

Once ratified and in force, CETA will allow 18,500 tonnes of tariff-free

cheese into Canada. That includes 16,000 tonnes of fine cheeses, 1,700 tonnes of industrial cheeses and 800 tonnes under existing tariff-rate quota — all over and above the 13,471 tonnes of market access the European Union already has.

Dairy Farmers of Canada equates the CETA concessions to a 2.25 per cent reduction in quota or a farm revenue loss of roughly $150 million each year. But the bigger question is what does this mean for Canada’s supply-managed dairy system?

See page 33 for the first in a series of special reports on how CETA might affect Canadian agriculture.

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Building a better beehive

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The University of Manitoba has opened an international competition aimed at giving bees better housing

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CROSSROADS Beyond the pool hall A new form of male camaraderie is born

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ild bees need homes too. That’s the simple idea behind an international design competition opened by the University of Manitoba on Mar. 1.

The competition hopes better housing for the beleaguered insects will help address a pressing biological issue — their declining numbers. Bee houses were chosen as the focus of the competition because they offer an easy way for the beeloving public to help bolster bee populations, a media release from the university said.

“Around the world, pollinator insects are under threat from unintended consequences of parasites and pathogens, pesticide use, habitat loss and climate change, especially in urban areas,” said Robert Currie, professor of entomology at the University of Manitoba. “Bees play a critical role in ecosystems, including pollination of many food crops we rely on. In urban areas, creating artificial habitats like bee houses that are appealing to the public, easy to use and attractive to bees can help support healthy and resilient pollinator communities.”

The competition challenges participants to create a bee house for 80-100 solitary nesting bees. There are several species of these bees, which are different from honeybees, and the houses must accommodate these various species.

“This project may sound simple because it is small, but entrants will be challenged to understand the needs of the home’s residents and then deliver excellent design in very tight space constraints,” said Jae-Sung Chon, competition coordinator and instructor in environmental design in the faculty of architecture.

Jurors Joyce Hwang, associate professor of architecture at the University at Buffalo, and Michael Loverich, a New York-based designer,

Solitary nesting bees, like this native leafcutter bee, will get better houses that will augment their numbers through a University of Manitoba open competition. PHOTO: Pat MacKay

will assess submissions, looking for function, innovation, excellence in design and constructability. The competition closes Apr. 20 and winners will be announced Apr. 25, 2016.

The faculty of architecture’s FABLab will fabricate top submissions chosen for a field test, and real-world performance will be studied by the university’s department of entomology by installing more than 100 of the houses on the university campus through a partnership with the University of Manitoba’s Parks Canada Club student group.

“The competition is an opportunity to highlight the role that universities and design can have in creating knowledge to address sustainability challenges,” said Ian Hall, director of sustainability at the university. “Engaging students, professionals and the community in creating solutions is exciting and empowering, and we are looking forward to some creative contest entries.”

Full details about the competition are available online at http://umanitoba.ca/sustainability/ BeeHouseLab.html.

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Direct farm marketers are forming a new association The former farmers’ market association is broadening its mandate “We’ve been chugging along as a little blue train trying to get over a hill for a very, very long time.”

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Portage la Prairie

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Canadian Wheat Board Alliance lobbies Ottawa The alliance wants single-desk marketing for wheat reinstated

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff and ALEX BINKLEY/Ottawa

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he Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA) members say they got a good hearing from Liberal government MPs, including a couple of cabinet ministers, when they lobbied in Ottawa recently to restore the Canadian Wheat Board.

“No one said no (to the idea),” CWBA spokesman and Swan River, Man., farmer Ken Sigurdson said in an interview March 11. “The single desk is not off the agenda.”

The CWBA met with Transport Minister Marc Ga r n e a u , p a r l i a m e n t a r y secretary to the agriculture minister, Jean-Claude Poissant and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

It also met with the NDP’s rural caucus.

The former Conservative government ended the single desk Aug. 1, 2012 after a long and divisive debate.

In a n i n t e r v i e w a f t e r last October’s federal elect i o n , Ra l p h G o o d a l e, a Saskatchewan Liberal MP and former minister responsible for the CWB, said various trade agreements prevent a restoration. But even if that hurdle could be overcome, he isn’t sure the majority of farmers wants it back.

“You’d have to very carefully assess producer opinion, because over that long period of time the debate was going on, there was ample opportunity for producers to raise an outcry over the loss of the board and some did, but the vast majority didn’t,” Goodale said.

Sigurdson said a lot has happened since the CWB’s demise, including a better understanding among farmers over what was lost. The Canadian Centre for Policy

Alternatives (CCPA), a populist economic think-tank, also says the CWB should be revived.

The alliance cites research by University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray which estimates grain companies took $6.5 billion in excess profits from farmers in 2013-14 and 2014-15.

The CWBA attributes that loss directly to loss of the CWB single desk.

Gray’s research, however, concluded the extraordinarily wide basis (difference between futures and cash grain prices) was caused by a record harvest and a shortage of rail capacity. “While the impacts of the rail capacity shortage could plausibly have been smaller under the CWB single desk, estimating this impact would be difficult and certainly require a different analysis,” Gray said in a written statement Feb. 19.

His research found that basis levels were normal during the 2012-13 crop year, the first year following implementation of the open market. Basis levels have also returned to normal levels in the 2015-16 marketing year.

At a news conference in Ottawa, Sigurdson said that under the CWB, farmers received 90 per cent of the price grain sold for, now it’s 40 to 50 per cent.

Fellow campaigner Andrew Dennis of Brookdale, Man. said the result has been a “hemorrhage” of cash from the West, and rising debt loads.

He said Canada’s customers are also unhappy with the change. “Ending the single desk has put Canada’s reputation for high-quality grain in jeopardy,” said Dennis.

Restoring the CWB “is the only cost-efficient way to address all of these problems with no long-term costs to Ottawa,” Sigurdson said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

h e Fa r m e r s’ Ma r k e t s Association of Manitoba has a new name, new classes of voting memberships and a new mandate.

Vo t i n g d e l e g a t e s o f t h e former FMAM, organized in 2007, agreed last week to change its name to Direct Farm Marketing Association of Manitoba Co-op Inc. so it can represent the broader interests of all those who sell direct to the public.

They also gave the nod to bylaw changes that now allow the new DFMA to offer individual memberships.

The decision comes after nearly two years of discussion over how to best represent the interests of this burgeoning sector of the farm community.

“We’ve been chugging along as a little blue train trying to get over a hill for a very, very long time,” said Phil Veldhuis, who chaired FMAM’s final annual meeting March 11.

Only voting delegates representing St. Malo, St. Norbert, Carman and Oak Lake of the 39 member markets of the FMAM were present for the vote, but nearly every seat in the Ambassador E room of the Portage la Prairie Canad Inn was filled by those interested to hear their decision.

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organization be formed to represent the interests of direct marketers. “ What we’ve achieved is we’ve now transitioned the farmers’ market association to that broader mandate,” said Veldhuis.

There will be two membership categories of DFMA, which is now classified as a multi-stakeholder marketing co-operative. One is for “grouped direct farmer marketers,” meaning a farmers’ market or other such group organized to direct market and operating within Manitoba.

The other membership category is for individual direct marketers. Membership fees for both classes of membership are $50.

A proposed third category, defined as “support group,” to give non-producers voting membership in the new DFMA, was rejected.

Having that type of membership would confuse their new organization’s identity and make it vulnerable to non-producer influence, said Bruce Berry, a delegate from St. Norbert.

“It would give power to we don’t know who,” he said.

“We’ve all been working to create a producer organization. We don’t want this

complicated by votes from non-producers.”

Seven persons including Phil Veldhuis, Leanne Fenez, Brad A nd e r so n , St e fa n Re g ni e r, Bruce Berry, Rudy Reimer and Chuck Leibert were nominated to serve on the new DFMA’s board of directors.

DFMA must now engage with policy-makers around the needs and interests of direct farmer marketers as they relate to matters such as regulation, said Veldhuis.

“Our work going forward is to participate in stakeholder conversations on ag policy to advance the interests where they’re shared among the type of producers who want to join our group,” he said.

He’s optimistic there will be many members come forward to join the new entity.

There were 80 registrants attending both days of the Ma rc h 1 1 - 1 2 Di re c t Fa r m Marketing Conference last weekend.

“This discussion filled the room today,” he said at the close of last week’s meeting.

“We hope that will be the trend going forward and that by including more people we’ll have more energy for this. I think the rest will take care of itself.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Who will feed China?

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erhaps Chinese politicians, like ours, are prone to using jargon, or maybe it’s the fault of whomever translated the speech from the original Mandarin.

Either way, we got a chuckle out of this introduction to a Reuters story last week.

“China’s agriculture sector needs to undertake supply-side reform, especially in corn production, given bumper harvests and surplus grain stockpiles, Agriculture John Morriss Minister Han Changfu said on Monday.”

Associate Publisher “Supply-side reform” means Chinese farmers need to cut production in order to get rid of some of the government-held stockpiles, currently estimated at 250 million tonnes.

This made us think back to a Canadian Farm Writers Federation annual conference in Winnipeg in 1996. The theme was whether farmers could grow enough grain to feed the world, and organizers landed one of the hot conference speakers of the time, Lester Brown of the Worldwatch Institute in Washington, D.C. Brown had just published Who Will Feed China? Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet, still available for $8.95 on the institute’s website. Here’s the first paragraph of the promotional blurb: To feed its 1.2 billion people, China may soon have to import so much grain that this action could trigger unprecedented rises in world food prices… Lester Brown shows that even as water becomes scarce in a land where 80 per cent of the grain crop is irrigated, as per-acre yield gains are erased by the loss of cropland to industrialization, and as food production stagnates, China still increases its population by the equivalent of a new Beijing each year.

It turns out that China’s population has increased since 1996, but by about half that amount. There has certainly been increased industrialization, and the conventional wisdom is that equals more prosperity and therefore more demand for meat.

That may come as a surprise to Chinese electronic factory employees working 12 hours a day and living 12 to a room in a dormitory. And China’s per capita calorie requirements have decreased because so many former farm workers doing hard physical labour have migrated to more sedentary factory jobs. Obesity rates of 20 per cent are being reported in some Chinese cities, partly because consumption of meat, especially pork, has already increased to a relatively high level.

That has indeed meant more feed grain demand, but China seems able to grow much of its own corn and South America is quite happy to supply the soybeans. As for wheat, Chinese imports are quite low, and much lower than they were in the ’80s.

As for “supply-side reform,” the Chinese government reportedly plans to do that by lowering the corn price by 22 per cent — to US$6.25 per bushel — that’s C$8.36. Keep that in mind next time you’re asked to increase production to feed a growing world population.

So who will feed China?

China.

Not helpful Some representatives of the egg industry didn’t do it any favours in news coverage last week.

In a video on the Globe and Mail website, one Ontario farmer explained how he was moving from conventional cages to “enriched” housing, which the entire Canadian industry has decided to do, although over the next 20 years.

He said the old system “met all the concerns regarding animal welfare, but it didn’t give the ability of the hen to exhibit some of its natural behaviour such as perching, scratching or moving to a quiet nesting area to lay its eggs.”

So allowing natural behaviour is not part of good animal welfare?

He then said that “in some of those (non-cage) systems you have to recognize that those hens could be injured because they have the ability to move around more.”

Are we then to assume that broiler producers are guilty of poor welfare practices because they let their chickens move around?

Even stranger logic came from Egg Farmers of Ontario general manager Harry Pelissero, who told a CBC “Marketplace” reporter that enriched cages were “moving in the right direction.” In other words, not all the way.

He then said, “Don’t ask my farmers to pay for your consumers’ morality,” and later that “it’s all about choice.”

Or in other words, “we need to keep giving consumers the choice of buying cheap eggs produced under poor animalwelfare conditions.”

Supply management representatives need to be careful about talking about giving consumers choice. How about the choice of buying even cheaper eggs from southern U.S. egg farmers working for giant corporations under conditions approaching indentured slavery?

Supply management is under enough pressure. Part of its survival will depend on demonstrating the highest animal-welfare practices, and not 20 years from now. john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com

A prescription for the obesity epidemic Excerpts from the introduction to “Obesity in Canada — A Whole-of-Society Approach for a Healthier Canada,” a report issued this month by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

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here is an obesity crisis in this country.

Canadians are paying for it with their wallets — and with their lives.

But there is hope.

Over the course of nearly two dozen meetings, the committee heard expert testimony from a range of Canadian and international stakeholders including individuals representing health and exercise professions, diet and health research sectors, food and beverage industries, Aboriginal groups, health charities, as well as the federal government.

The committee’s findings show that each year 48,000 to 66,000 Canadians die from conditions linked to excess weight, nearly two-thirds of adults and one-third of children are obese or overweight and obesity is costing the country between $4.6 billion and $7.1 billion annually in health care and lost productivity.

This report describes an innovative, whole-ofsociety approach to address this important issue.

It said the proliferation of fast and processed foods, coupled with the overwhelming use of electronic devices, have led to an environment where it is all too easy to eat poorly and remain inactive.

This is not the product of a collective loss of willpower — low-income Canadians, for example, often rely on unhealthy foods because these items are cheaper and sometimes all that is available.

Confusing nutritional labelling doesn’t help: there are 56 different names for sugar alone and manufacturers do not have to group them together.

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Canada’s dated food guide is no longer effective in providing nutritional guidance to Canadians. Fruit juice, for instance, is presented as a healthy item when it is little more than a soft drink without the bubbles.

From policy-makers to parents, industry insiders to family doctors, all Canadians have a role to play to beat back this crisis.

Recommendations This report makes 21 recommendations urging the federal government to take aggressive measures to return Canadians to healthy weights.

Recommendations include considering a tax on sugar and artificially sweetened drinks, using tax levers to encourage healthy lifestyles, and banning the advertising of food and beverages to children.

Other key recommendations would make it easier for Canadians to make informed decisions about their diet. The committee urges the government to: • Standardize and expand nutritional information on food packaging to make it easier to understand; • Increase awareness of the potential harms of processed foods and the benefits of fresh, whole foods; • Overhaul Canada’s dated food guide.

Many of the ways to fight obesity are beyond the federal government’s direct control. In this report, the committee urges Health Canada to work with the provinces and territories on coordinated policy changes across the country. It recommends Health Canada: • Engage provinces and territories to improve doctors’ training on diet and exercise; • Help vulnerable populations to adopt healthier lifestyles; and • Teach and practise active living in schools and promote it in the community.

March 1892

he March 1892 issue of the Nor-West Farmer and Miller featured this artist’s rendering of a champion Shorthorn herd owned by Mr. W.S. Lister of Middlechurch. Each of the animals was described in detail. For example, the bull, Gravesend’s Heir II, was “got by the Cruikshank bull Gravesend, probably the most successful bull ever used at Kinellar and is out of Fanny B 26th, bred by James Bruce, of Burnside, Fochabers, Scotland.”

The practice of the day was to solicit essays from farmer readers on various themes, and the issue contained five on how to winter colts. The prize essay was from Jas. R. Cook of Birtle, and others were from R.S. Macbeth of Oak Lake, W.M. Champion of Reaburn, T.M. Percival of Brandon and A. Ross of Dugald.

With seeding approaching, the issue carried an article on the importance of good seed preparation to avoid smut, which had caused “immense damage” to the 1891 crop. The Winnipeg Grain and Produce Exchange considered it “of the utmost importance that the subject of smut be brought to the attention of every grain grower in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.”

The article said, “The principal cause of the evil is the sowing of frosted and other poor seed, and the failure to treat apparently good seed for smut before sowing.”

For avoiding frosted seed, a meeting of the Portage la Prairie farmers’ institute heard a discussion on “smudging” — the lighting of smoky fires — as a means to protect crops from frost in the fall. Views were mixed on its effectiveness.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Prairie water woes need collective action, not more words

Excessive moisture and flooding in recent years have compounded the threat to Prairie lakes

BY DIMPLE ROY AND JO-ELLEN PARRY

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hether you are driving along a rural road or flying across southern Manitoba, it does not take long to appreciate why this province is known as the land of 100,000 lakes. From Prairie potholes to the inland seas of lakes Manitoba and Winnipeg, these water bodies help define this province and who we are as Manitobans.

Given the importance of these lakes to our economy, culture and natural environment, it is not surprising that many Manitobans are becoming increasingly concerned about the negative changes being seen in and around a number of Prairie lakes.

These include regular algal blooms, invasive species such as zebra mussels and, most recently, warnings about the state of fisheries in three large Manitoba lakes.

With a provincial election approaching April 19 and World Water Day March 22, it’s an opportune moment to take stock of what we need to do, from science to changing our practices and government policy, in order to protect our water.

More lakes in trouble This time the concern is not just about our usual suspect, Lake Winnipeg. More recently, many other Prairie lakes have been increasingly experiencing significant water quality issues. Lake Killarney, for example, was in the media last summer for its algal blooms and is now the subject of closer scrutiny. From too many nutrients to rising water tem-

peratures and invasive species, the health and the water quality of our lakes are declining.

Why is this happening? The decline in water quality is driven by a large number of sources of pollution scattered across the landscape — with municipalities, cottages, industry, agriculture and other sources each contributing to a collective problem.

The excessive moisture and flooding we have seen in recent years has only compounded this situation, given that high water flows during spring melt can result in excessive nutrients entering Prairie waterways. As climate change increases the number of intense rainstorms and potentially the frequency and scale of flooding on the Prairies, it is realistic to expect that Manitoba’s water quality concerns will only grow in the future.

Collective problem So if this is a collective problem, how can we collectively find solutions?

There is also some uncertainty around what works to prevent or solve water quality problems. For example, a recent study has shown that the popular practice of using riparian buffers to mitigate nutrient overloading in lakes is ineffective and can even make things worse.

This finding points to the continuing need to measure the impacts of our actions and base the management of our natural systems on the best available science.

Too often actions taken in response to concerns about the long-term health of Prairie lakes have been

Lake Winnipeg algae bloom. photo: file

unco-ordinated and focused on short-term gains without exploring long-term solutions. Finding solutions to this pressing problem instead requires pulling together existing well-intentioned but fragmented efforts into an integrated strategy that focuses on long-term prevention and ‘cleaning up.’

It requires engaging everyone with a stake in ensuring that current negative trends are reversed — from rural municipalities, conservation districts, fishermen, farmers, cottagers, industry and tourism operators to researchers and policy-makers.

Better data It also requires making available data, such as high-resolution Lidar (topographic) data, the climate data beginning to be shared by the Prairie Climate Centre, and water-monitoring data to understand broader trends and how they are being

impacted by management actions.

Data access will help ensure that limited resources are, in fact, being targeted wisely.

Perhaps most importantly, ensuring the long-term health of Prairie lakes will require political will and leadership to prioritize strategic investments in water management.

By acting now we can work to prevent Lake Killarney, Lake Manitoba and other Prairie lakes from reaching the levels of regular algal blooms and nutrient overloading concerns of Lake Winnipeg. In doing so we can ensure these lakes continue to thrive, along with the recreation, employment, hunting, agriculture, water storage and other benefits that we so enjoy as residents of the land of 100,000 lakes.

Dimple Roy is the director of IISD’s Water program and Jo-Ellen Parry is IISD’s adaptation lead.

Desperate Hydro expropriation tactics

The publicly owned utility appears bent on completing expropriations prior to the April 19 election

BY JIM COLLINSON

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e c e n t e x p ro p r i a t i o n tactics by Manitoba Hydro toward farmers show how desperate the current government is to complete Bipole III and prevent any reconsideration of alternatives after the election. In reality, there is no urgent need for the immediate expropriation. The use of RCMP teams as backup to access land yet to be negotiated is a form of bullying, hardly a tactic expected of a Crown corporation established to provide a “public good.”

Clearly, having to rely on the RCMP indicates that the Crown corporation believes its capacity to bully rather than consult may be reaching an end in a matter of weeks. All this from a public utility that used to be regarded as a fair and respected organization serving a public need with compassion and probity.

Although mistakes were made during the construction and operation of the

Grand Rapids Dam in the 1960s, no one can argue that Hydro at that time lacked compassion. It was entering a new era of large dam construction and openly did its best to take the consequences into account. It consulted, hired specialists to look into impacts, and even though in retrospect itmade mistakes, it had to be credited for honest attempts.

Unfortunately, that historical respect for those impacted has gone by the wayside.

Unilateral Recently, Manitoba Hydro has unilaterally decided to limit its compensation to landowners to the small plot of land needed for each tower.

It ignores the impacts of “field disruption” on modern machinery operations, height limits and safety factors.

Officials seem to believe that as the lines per se do not contact the ground, they have no impact on farm operations.

If smoke from forest fires can trigger flashovers, why can’t dust from combines do the

same? How much extra time and cost is required to work a field when there are obstacles to be negotiated without losing the use of any more land than absolutely necessary?

None of these considerations has been taken into account.

In addition, when impacts occur annually, compensation should be paid annually not as a “present value” upfront payment which doesn’t take into account ongoing costs and gets lost if the farm changes ownership.

The urgency for completing land acquisition appears to have two objectives. The first is to move the acquisition ahead quickly enough so it will be essentially done before the magical date of April 19. The second is to keep the cost of expropriation as low as possible, even though, despite the provisions of the Expropriation Act, there is clear requirement for the price to be fair.

Ignoring the impacts noted above totally disregards fairness as a requirement. More seriously, Hydro

is not prepared to consider the complexities of agricultural operations and business today.

Fair compensation Farmers, over the years, have willingly made way for a variety of public projects (roads, floodways, dams etc.), expecting no more than fair compensation, and often providing access or land for public use simply because it made sense.

In the case of Bipole III, they deserve fair compensation for any losses or additional expenses associated with this public project, short and long term. They clearly don’t feel, nor should they feel, that they must contribute to the government’s priority by an extraordinary donation of value from their own property.

There is continuing justification for an overall review of the project itself. One possibly more economically viable option would be to co-operate with Saskatchewan and Alberta to divert hydro electricity from Bipole II to both provinces, thereby providing

a market for Manitoba energy and a potential means of reducing carbon emissions in both provinces by reducing coal generation. In particular, this would go a long way to help Saskatchewan meet forthcoming cuts to greenhouse emissions, far cheaper than the carbon sequestering coal plant recently put into operation.

The Manitoba Government must show appropr iate respect for both Manitoba t a x p a y e r s a n d l a n d ow n ers, being fair while avoiding extraordinary burdensome debts. That said, producing clean electricity can help reduce Canada’s overall carbon footprint by replacing coal- and oil-fired generators. There is an opportunity for Manitoba to be a positive player in the reduction of Canada’s carbon emissions without sacrificing its capacity to finance the goals aspired to by society for the province’s future.

Jim Collinson is a consultant based in Kanata, Ont.

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FROM PAGE ONE SAFETY Continued from page 1

found on farms, which can have built-in safety issues at times.

It might be the shuttle shift lever placed just so, where your clothes will catch it every time, tractor axles that repeatedly break, tractors that slowly creep forward even in park, and even excessive noise that can leave the operator disoriented after hours of exposure.

All these issues and more have been reported by Canadian farmers since 2014, when the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) launched its online reporting tool ‘Speak Up for Safer Farm Equipment.’

The intent was to get farmers, manufacturers and standards organizations talking about safety concerns related to what they perceive to be the design of farm equipment, says one CASA staffer. The site gives growers the ability to log these frustrations with design of their equipment, or specific components of design, says Glen Blahey, CASA’s agricultural health and safety specialist. It serves to collect all concerns in one central repository, and issues deemed universal will be forwarded to the Canadian Standards Association, he added.

The issues farmers have raised also point to how important it is for equipment manufacturers’ service and supply sectors to offer thorough education for their customers, and for customers to expect that level of training.

“Farmers who are purchasing equipment need to not only talk about the dollar value of the equipment they’re buying,” Blahey said.

“They need to ensure that the supplier confirms that that equipment meets standards (of the Canadian Standards Association) and that the supplier provides basic training on that equipment.”

One case from the website illustrates the importance of better operator training. A farmer in Alberta was put at serious risk because he didn’t know what a warning light on the dash of his new tractor was trying to tell him.

“This was an incident in Alberta about a year and a half ago with a producer who had been baling straw and the baler caught on fire,” said Blahey. He raced back to the yard to get his newer-model tractor and hooked up a cultivator to take to the field to build a fire guard.

As he neared the smoke-filled scene, the tractor went into limp mode.

“The orange light had flashed on the dash but he had not read the manual as thoroughly as he should have (and) he was unaware it was telling him that it was detecting high-volume particulate in the air. The warning was to protect the machine’s air intake system.”

Equipment design But reading the operator’s manual, or being offered more operator training, just like guards or protective personal wear, is only one part of the equation for making the interaction between farmers and the equipment they use safer.

Alternate design solutions, or, to coin a phrase, building a better hammer, can help reduce the toll farm work takes on the body too.

That’s been the focus of research by University of Manitoba biosystems engineer Danny Mann. He has extensively studied the design of agricultural machines from a user’s perspective.

“At any time that there is a machine, there is also a person responsible for operating that machine,” said Mann. “Those two entities have to work in harmony in order for the optimal use of the machine to be achieved.”

That’s for the good of the operator as well as achieving the maximum effectiveness of the machine. A tractor that can go 10 m.p.h. pulling an air seeder won’t be driven that fast if the operator is bouncing around in the cab because the suspension is less than optimal.

“I’ll be slowing down a couple of speeds to get to the point I’m comfortable,” he said.

Another example highlighting the operator’s role as part of a human-machine system re-

Danny Mann, professor and head of the department of biosystems engineering at University of Manitoba stands on the mock-up staircase built at the university so researchers could compare access paths on farm equipment, including the steps, angles and spacing and how different designs impacted knee joints of users. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

lates to how farmers tend to disembark from farm equipment.

Work done by graduate students at University of Manitoba have studied factors contributing to injurious falls from tractors.

For the study, they built a mock-up of a tractor staircase on site at the university to compare different staircase design parameters, such as the spacing and angles of the steps. Then they had study participants walk up and down the stairs.

The study produced some interesting findings, including

that spacing between steps can vary from one tractor to another.

“Only one of the tractors had truly uniform step spacing,” he said, adding that’s a concern given that other research has shown stumbles on ordinary staircases can occur even if the height varies as little as a quarter of an inch.

They also collected data on what sort of impact different types of staircases had on participants’ joints.

Compounding an operator’s risk of falling was discover-

ing that test subjects routinely alighted from the platform of the machine facing outward.

They use the access path as if it were a staircase rather than a ladder, said Mann, even if they’re really more like ladders than staircases.

Farm safety specialists always stress alighting from farm equipment facing the machine in order to hold the hand rails.

Yet it seems more natural, and it’s faster to do it the other way, said Mann.

“Helping out on my family’s farm seeding I’ve had to remind myself to turn around and back down,” he said. “But when I was more engrossed in the work I’ve caught myself reverting to what my natural behaviour was too, which was walking down facing forward.”

If access paths on farm equipment were sloped more like staircases and less like ladders this wouldn’t be an issue, said Mann.

“I am certainly convinced that the design of agricultural machines requires consideration of human factors,” he said.

“You don’t want the individual being hurt or excessively overloaded in terms of mental or physical workload as a result of being placed into the position of operating that machine.”

Farmers with a story to tell about design features they don’t like in their farm equipment might say that about hits the nail on the head. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

To contact Speak Up for Safer Farm Equipment log on to: casa-acsa.ca/speak-up-forsafer-equipment.

CASA also offers the service at 1-877-452-2272.

FOR SALE BY TENDER

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

Peak of the Market has received an offer from a registered table potato grower pursuant to the “Retirement and Annual Table Potato Quota Reallocation Program”. Eligible persons who meet Peak of the Market’s eligibility requirements pursuant to the “Potato Quota Order” are eligible to submit bids for the following types of potato quota.

Russet table potato quota in 75 pound units has been offerred for retirement at the Effective Retirement Payment per quota unit of $20.00 Offer # Feb0116 for 12,416 units

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.

Bids must be for the total number of quota units offered.

No bid for quota units of less than 6,000 units can be processed unless the bidder already has annual quota of that type.

Deadline for submiting bids is March 31, 2016 by 4:00 pm.

For further information regarding Bid submissions and/or eligibility requirement details, please contact: Ron Hemmersbach, Vice President Finance Phone 1.204.633.5636 email RonH@PeakMarket.com

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.

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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Seeding season shouldn’t kill

Modern farm equipment is at high risk of running into overhead power lines MANITOBA HYDRO RELEASE

Over the past year there were 90 reported incidents of farm equipment contacting overhead power lines in Manitoba.

Forty per cent of these contacts were with cultivators.

Farm injuries can have devastating effects, both emotionally and economically, to producers and their families.

And most injuries are predictable and preventable when people know what to look for and how to minimize farm hazards.

If you have overhead power lines on your farm, consider burying them.

M a n i t o b a H y d r o’s G o Underground Program compensates a portion of the costs related to moving the primary power line underground in farmyards.

Buried power lines: • Eliminate the danger of farm equipment coming in contact with overhead power lines; • P re v e n t t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of lines coming down in storms;

COOL gone but border irritants remain for meat shipments Canadian meat trucks are being held up at the border, which is costing time and fees

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

T

he United States has removed its country-oforigin labelling program but has found another way to delay shipments of Canadian meat, says Jim Laws, president of the Canadian Meat Council.

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay needs to intervene in the dispute, which puts Canadian exporters at a great cost disadvantage compared to U.S. companies shipping meat to Canada, he told the Senate agriculture committee.

The two countries agreed four years ago on pre-clearance of meat shipments, but the program has been “hijacked by U.S. protectionist lobbyists” creating delays for Canadian shipments, he said.

The 77 truckloads of Canadian

meat entering the U.S. on average every day are screened by border officials, and then must report to “one of only 10 U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection centres along the Canada‑U.S. border prior to proceeding to their final destination. This takes a lot of extra time, costs more in extra fees imposed by these USDA inspection houses, causes Canadian product to be unnecessarily held up at the U.S. border and frustrates our U.S. customers when product cannot be delivered on time.

“Canada does not treat imported U.S. meat in the same fashion,” he noted. The 50 trucks entering Canada every day on average are screened at the border and one in 10 is selected for further inspection at “one of the 125 Canadian Food Inspection Agency‑registered establishments inland approved to do this.”

The previous government didn’t take up the issue, he said.

MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrsytia Freeland need “to take a leadership role in fixing the various technical barriers and regulatory differences that undermine a level playing field in meat trade with the U.S. It’s time for our countries to adopt the same rules and regulations, just as Australia and New Zealand have done when it comes to meat.”

The industry hasn’t put a cost to the border delays. Before the COOL program was terminated

by Congress in December, it was costing Canadian beef or pork producers about $3 billion annually in lost sales and lower prices.

Laws says the U.S. is the industry’s most important market with $1.49 billion of pork and $1.57 billion of beef exported to the United States from Canada in 2015. “We were very excited four

years ago when Canada and the United States announced the joint Regulatory Co-operation Council and the Beyond the Border initiative to better align our regulatory systems and boost North American trade and competitiveness.” From that flowed the pre-clearance program.

Canada designated many federally inspected meat-packing plants as inspection points, he said. “We believe the Americans should do exactly the same thing that we do.” So far the suggestion has fallen on deaf ears in the U.S. “They should be focusing on a lot more important areas other than reinspecting meat in a box in a truck. It makes no sense.”

The industry asked the Global Affairs Department to use NAFTA to “point out that they are imposing these extra restraints on us that they shouldn’t be. We have yet to get a full answer from the department on that.”

Pounds Foolish, Penny Wise.

• Improve the appearance of the farmyard.

Discuss power line safety w i t h e ve r yo n e w h o w o rk s on the farm: Plan your route ahead of time.

Do you know the height of a power line can change depending on the temperature outside, the load it’s carrying, and whether it is windy or calm?

Cultivators, air seeders and grain augers are at high risk for contact with overhead power lines. If you can’t avoid passing under a power line, proceed cautiously and check constantly to make sure your machinery is a safe distance away from the power line.

Never attempt to move a power line out of the way. Only properly trained and equipped Manitoba Hydro employees can safely lift power lines.

Never transport metal elevators, ladders or irrigation pipes near power lines. Farm equipment is a good conductor of electricity and a power line can flash or arc at a considerable distance even without direct contact to the power line.

If your equipment or load exceeds 15.9 feet or 4.8 metres, obtain an agricultural move permit from Manitoba Hydro.

Visit hydro.mb.ca to find out more information.

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App promises better communication between farmers and beekeepers Developed in Australia, BeeConnected will aid co-ordination between farmers and beekeepers and keep bees healthy STAFF

“The plant science industry is committed to ensuring that both bees and agriculture can coexist and thrive.”

C

ropLife Canada and the Canadian Honey Council are teaming up to bring an app to Canada that promises to help bees and crop agriculture coexist.

BeeConnected was developed

by CropLife Australia and the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, to allow farmers, beekeepers, and pesticide applicators to collaborate, anonymously, to facilitate best practices to protect pollinators. The app is now available here for iPhone and Android devices, as well as through a web platform, at no cost. “ We h a ve heard from a number of farmers and farm groups, aerial applicators, beekeepers, and provincial governments across Canada that better communication between all parties would be helpful and could go a long way to keep Canada’s honeybees healthy,” said CropLife Canada vice-president, chemistry, Pierre Petelle in an email announcing the app’s arrival in Canada.

Bees and pesticides are integral and complementary components of sustainable agriculture, he said. Bees pollinate many important crops while pesticides protect those crops from pest damage and help protect against disease in hives.

Recently CropLife has been hearing from farmers, farm groups, aerial applicators, beekeepers and provincial governments across Canada that better communication would be helpful for all of them and would have a profound impact on keeping honeybees healthy, Petelle added.

“The plant science industry is committed to ensuring that

Pierre Petelle CropLife Canada

both bees and agriculture can coexist and thrive,” he wrote.

Users download the free app, and register as a beekeeper, farmer or pesticide applicator.

The application allows users to indicate planned agricultural activities or to specify beehive locations. All registered information is only shared with relevant users in their area. The application enables instant messaging between registered users, while maintaining their privacy, to improve overall communication and allow the exchange of important information.

The app helps farmers and beekeepers in the same area notify one another of planned activities while still maintaining privacy.

The application allows farmers to tell beekeepers in their area when they plan to use crop protection products, including pesticide applications and the planting of treated seed.

Beekeepers who have registered their hives will receive a notification if they are within five kilometres of the planned activity.

Users enter basic information including their name, username and an email address and only the username appears to other users.

Users then enter locations important to their operations.

Beekeepers enter the location of the bee yards. Farmers and contractors enter field sites and then record activities such as planting, and pest control applications relevant to beekeepers.

BeeConnected has a builtin messaging service so that users can co-ordinate or privately share information with other registered users within five kilometres. Users are also able to broadcast messages that allow them to simultaneously contact all relevant registered users within five kilometres of their activity or hive locations.

Farmers and spray contractors can search the map on the app for the locations of nearby bee yards and beekeepers can explore an area to see farmer or crop protection activity.

Beekeepers cannot see the location of other beekeepers’ hives and farmers and pesticide applicators cannot see the activities of other farmers and applicators.

Fo r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n about the app, visit www. beeconnected.ca.

Bee deaths have been in the headlines recently, with pesticides being tagged for some of the blame. A new app co-sponsored by CropLife Canada and the Canadian Honey Council aims to prevent them. photo: thinkstock

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

March 18-19: Agriculture in the City, The Forks Market, Winnipeg. For more info visit AgInTheCity.ca.

March 22: Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance meeting, 9 a.m., United Place, Carman United Church, 142 First St. SW, Carman. For more info or to register visit hemptrade.ca and click on “News/Events.”

April 13: Manitoba Pork annual general meeting, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg. For more information call 1-888-893-7447.

April 30: Last day to register as host farm for Open Farm Day, which runs Sept. 18. For more info or to register visit www.openfarmday.ca.

July 5-7, 12-14: Crop Diagnostic School, Carman. For more info or to register call 204-745-5663 or email monika.menold@gov.mb.ca.

July 28: Manitoba Horticultural School, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., location TBA, Portage la Prairie. For more info or to register call 204-745-5663 or email monika.menold@gov.mb.ca.

April 18: CropLife Canada’s Manitoba provincial council annual general meeting, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Canadian International Grains Institute, 1000-303 Main St., Winnipeg.

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 92.00 - 102.00 D3 Cows 84.00 - 92.00 Bulls 123.00 - 132.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

175.00 - 193.00 (801-900 lbs.)

185.00 - 198.00 (701-800 lbs.)

195.00 - 223.00 (601-700 lbs.)

220.00 - 248.00 (501-600 lbs.)

230.00 - 268.00 (401-500 lbs.)

240.00 - 295.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

165.00 - 184.00 (801-900 lbs.)

170.00 - 188.00 (701-800 lbs.)

180.00 - 204.75 (601-700 lbs.)

185.00 - 217.00 (501-600 lbs.)

200.00 - 228.00 (401-500 lbs.)

210.00 - 265.00

Heifers

Alberta South — — 100.00 - 114.00 85.00 - 104.00 133.50 - 133.50 $ 182.00 -192.00 188.00 - 200.00 202.00 - 219.00 226.00 - 244.00 247.00 - 270.00 269.00 - 294.00 $ 170.00 - 179.00 178.00 - 189.00 186.00 - 201.00 198.00 - 218.00 219.00 - 235.00 229.00 - 251.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

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

Cattle Slaughter

March 11, 2016

Loonie’s strength offsets gains in cattle futures Busier markets are expected heading toward Easter

Close 159.05 158.73 158.50 158.58 156.98 154.63

Change 1.45 1.80 2.60 2.32 2.32 2.47

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending March 5, 2016 48,628 11,805 36,823 N/A 533,000

Previous Year­ 51,449 12,240 39,209 N/A 535,000

Week Ending March 5, 2016 1,129 25,278 11,361 635 489 8,775 229

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 914 26,084 14,498 801 438 8,073 46

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.)

CNSC

“We saw that the heavy steers over 700 lbs. were just barely steady.”

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rick wright

DAVE SIMS Ontario $ 146.58 0 178.31 148.46 - 174.19 75.58 - 99.66 75.58 - 99.66 116.05 - 134.18 $ 181.03 - 202.78 184.60 - 207.14 181.88 - 225.39 198.64 - 249.50 211.85 - 268.84 222.79 - 278.22 $ 156.24 - 180.20 169.60 - 194.37 185.22 - 209.47 174.46 - 221.56 187.83 - 227.01 213.56 - 245.73

$

Futures (March 11, 2016) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change April 2016 138.30 2.85 June 2016 127.63 2.00 August 2016 122.73 1.55 October 2016 122.60 1.35 December 2016 122.13 1.22 February 2017 121.43 1.50

Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

$1 Cdn: $0.7567 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3215 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: March 11, 2016

Current Week 176 E 163 E 159.90

Last Week 176.75 164.51 162.08

Last Year (Index 100) 170.22 157.91 152.70

163.93

166.19

156.77

eavy feeder cattle were under more pressure at Manitoba cattle auctions during the week ended March 11. The Canadian dollar’s upward mobility contributed to the bearish scene.

The pressure was especially pronounced on feeder steers (900-1,000 lbs.), which were down roughly $10 per hundredweight at most outlets.

“We saw that the heavy steers over 700 lbs. were just barely steady,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Buying Order Co. Another operator said buyers were cautious due to pressure on feeders, with the odd Ontario-style reputation packages trading very strong.

It was a mixed bag for lighter-weight steers, with 500- to 600-lb. animals showing relative firmness in the market and gains of $5/cwt in some cases.

“We did see a significant increase in some of the heifer classes, interest in breeding stock, going back to the farm; and a $3-$5/ cwt increase on heifer calves over the previous week,” he noted.

The scene was a little more positive for other classes, with lighter grass animals continuing to sell aggressively at firm prices.

Butcher cows were generally $2-$3 higher as well.

Volumes were close to 10,000 head, similar to the previous week.

The market received a boost early in the week from advancing U.S. futures, as traders bought futures banking on purchase by packers later in the week. According to mul-

Heartland Buying Order Co., Virden

tiple reports, margins for most meat processors have climbed back to regular levels.

This has led some analysts to believe higher prices may be coming for the cash markets.

However, as Wright pointed out, action in the U.S. market didn’t necessarily translate into outright gains for Canadian ranchers.

“It should have translated into higher prices but with the increase in the value of the (Canadian) dollar it pretty much ate up most of the short-term gain that the futures gave us.”

During the week some cattle from Manitoba made their way into the U.S. Numbers moving south are relatively light, Wright said, but they have put a floor price on cattle in the market.

“There was movement before, but what confused everybody is that those were cattle pre-owned, pre-contracted, pre-priced… but these are cash cattle that are moving that are actually being bought this week and moved.

So that was a big change.”

The period of March 14-18 promises to be a somewhat busier time for ranchers as some will likely take their animals to market before the start of Easter week.

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

Futures (March 11, 2016) in U.S. Hogs

Close

Change

April 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 August 2016

72.18 79.35 82.90 82.05 81.20

1.83 2.57 2.20 1.60 1.43

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs Wooled Fats

Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Chilean salmon farms hit hard by algal bloom

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— — Next Sale March 16th — —

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 .................................................$1.910 Undergrade ....................................... $1.820 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.895 Undergrade ........................................ $1.795 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.895 Undergrade ........................................$1.895 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.870 Undergrade.......................................... $1.785 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 115.71 - 146.81 132.21 - 164.93 179.04 - 208.06 212.66 - 249.35 267.83 - 356.55 —

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.+

A deadly algal bloom has hit Chile, the world’s second-biggest salmon exporter.

Nearly 23 million fish have already died and the economic impact from lost production is seen soaring to US$800 million, industry and government sources told Reuters.

There are so many dead fish, they could easily fill 14 olympic-size swimming pools, said Jose Miguel Burgos, the head of the government’s Sernapesca fisheries body.

Unusually high ocean tem-

borne the brunt of the toxic algal bloom.

“The loss is likely equivalent to somewhere between 15 and 20 per cent of Chile’s total production for the year ... the forecast for 2016 was around 750,000 to 760,000 tonnes but now that’s reduced to around 650,000 tonnes,” said Burgos.

The 100,000 tonnes in lost production, which includes Atlantic salmon, Coho and trout, is equivalent to some $800 million in exports, he added.

Chile exported $4.5 billion of farmed salmon last year, on 800,000 tonnes of shipments.

The situation will likely lead to job losses in the sector, according to industry group SalmonChile.

Cutting their losses, producers convert those fish that can be saved into fishmeal.

Toronto ($/cwt) 127.68 - 395.11 — 124.12 - 316.95

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

SANTIAGO / Reuters

peratures, due in large part to the El Niño weather phenomenon, have fuelled the algal bloom that has affected 37 of the nearly 415 salmon farms operating in southern Chile.

Most of the farms are in ocean enclosures or in estuaries.

“Temperatures are 2 C to 4 C above average for this time of the year, there’s a lot of sunlight, a lack of rain and very mild winds, all of which are conditions for the micro-algae to appear,” said Burgos.

But for the Oceana environmental group in Chile, run-off from neighbouring livestock creates concentrations of nitrogen that when mixed with the above-normal temperatures, create the ideal scenario for the algae to grow.

Salmon farms near the southern city of Puerto Montt and the Chiloe Island have

Toronto ($/cwt) 40.00 - 54.00 44.00 - 65.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Soil moisture outlook may support canola futures

Average quotes as of March 14, 2016 ($/tonne)

The loonie and China’s dockage rules remain bearish Phil-Franz Warkentin CNSC

C

anola saw some big price moves over the course of the week ended March 11, posting sizable gains in old-crop months, but holding closer to unchanged in new-crop contracts at ICE Futures Canada.

The big rally came on March 10 as prices jumped above resistance and shifted the nearby technical bias from bear ish to bullish.

The May contract gained $11 over the course of the week, climbing back above the $460-per-tonne level. That point had been the low end of canola’s trading range for months, and the break below two weeks earlier had raised ideas that the market was now moving into a new, lower range.

However, the downturn proved short lived, as investors returned to the buy side.

A rise in the Canadian dollar, relative to its U.S. counterpart, may limit further gains.

Uncertainty over demand from China, as that country is set to implement tighter dockage allowances, also remains a bearish influence.

As of April 1, China will only allow one per cent dockage in canola shipments, a much tighter allowance than the 2.5 per cent that had been required. While there are likely ulterior motives at play beyond the stated quality concerns, the threat of rejected shipments may be causing some exporters to show some more caution when booking Chinese sales. Time will tell, but the general sentiment in the industry is that China still

needs canola and the latest trade dispute won’t impact total tonnage all that much.

In addition, any losses in Chinese business are likely to be picked up by other customers, with India a new candidate to take some more canola as it deals with its own production issues.

Canada’s domestic crush pace also remains strong, while seasonal strength also should come forward at this time of year as weather issues take greater prominence. The western side of the Canadian Prairies already looks dry, a condition market participants will follow closely.

Farmer selling backed away as prices have moved below $10 per bushel in the countryside and farmers lock their bins, which may be another supportive price influence going forward.

In the U.S., soybeans, corn and wheat were all higher during the week, as speculative short-covering and just enough weather concerns provided support.

However, any gains may prove short lived for soybeans and corn, as large South American supplies become a bigger factor in the global market.

U.S. planting weather should also start to take more prominence in the futures, as wet conditions in the southern reaches of the Farm Belt raise some concerns over lost acreage.

For wheat, world supplies remain more than sufficient to meet demand, but U.S. futures have the potential to see some strength off their own weather issues as winter wheat breaks dormancy.

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.

Future

Basis

Cash

E. Manitoba wheat

189.32

44.83

234.15

W. Manitoba wheat

189.32

37.33

226.65

E. Manitoba canola

463.40

-13.71

449.69

W. Manitoba canola

463.40

-19.89

443.51 Source: pdqinfo.ca

Port Prices As of Friday, March 11, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

194.92

n/a

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

226.98

n/a

Canola Thunder Bay

471.30

13.00

Canola Vancouver

492.30

13.00

Closing Futures Prices

As of Monday, March 14, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

465.30

13.00

ICE milling wheat

232.00

5.00

ICE barley

176.00

-4.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

188.31

5.33

Chicago SRW wheat

175.27

6.34

Kansas City HRW wheat

177.57

6.34

Corn

142.81

2.46

Oats

122.07

1.13

Soybeans

326.75

9.37

Soymeal

299.63

7.71

Soyoil

697.22

22.27

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Monday, March 14, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

196.93

n/a

Feed barley

173.62

-9.65

n/a

n/a

446.04

-5.12

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

170.53

9.73

Soybeans

375.52

4.78

16.20

0.15

Ask

Ask

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

Prairie wheat bids follow gains in U.S. futures Minneapolis May spring wheat rises three per cent from last week

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN CNS Canada

C

ash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended March 11, as domestic bids tracked gains in U.S. futures.

Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $5 to $8 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of deliver y points across the Prairie provinces compiled by PDQ

(Price and Data Quotes).

Average prices ranged from about $225 per tonne in eastern Saskatchewan to as high as $238 in southern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but held relatively steady overall, ranging from $36 to $49 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollardenominated 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$170 to $180 per tonne, up by about US$5 per tonne compared to the previous week. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$9$19 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 $12 to $25 below the futures.

Average Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids were also stronger compared to the previous week, rising by as much as $15 per tonne

in some locations. Average CPSR prices came in at about $188-$206 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $201$212 per tonne in Alberta.

Av e r a g e d u r u m p r i c e s were down by $3-$4 during the week, with bids in Saskatchewan ranging from roughly $282 to $284 per tonne.

The May spr ing wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted at US$5.1525 per bushel on March 11, up 17.5 U.S. cents from the previous week.

Kansas City hard red win-

ter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada.

The May K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.83 per bushel on March 11, up 14.25 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

The May Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled March 11 at US$4.7575, 15 U.S. cents higher compared with one week earlier.

The Canadian dollar closed at 75.58 U.S. cents on March 11, up by half 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

Manure separation could be key to P accumulation issue Removing phosphorus-rich solids from nitrogen-rich liquid allows both local use and economical transportation to other farms

BY RON FRIESEN Co-operator contributor

A

unique method of separating nutrients in hog manure, based on European technology, may give livestock producers another way to deal with excess soil phosphorus in southeastern Manitoba’s livestock alley.

The method involves separating out the solids in manure from the liquid, using an automated conveyor belt system. Solids in hog manure are high in phosphorus (P), while the liquid is rich in nitrogen (N). The liquid is injected locally into the soil as nitrogen fertilizer, while the solids are shipped out to phosphorus-deficient areas elsewhere in the province.

The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute tested the system last year on a hog and grain farm near St. Malo. The automated system is manufactured by VP Systems, a Dutch-based company. It and similar manure treatment systems are common in Europe, but this is believed to be the first attempt to apply this technology in Canada.

Lauren Wiebe, who owns Topeaka Farms where the system was tested, said it helps him use the nitrogen in hog manure for his crops without having to worry about putting excess phosphorus on the land along with it.

“I had all of this nitrogen sitting in my lagoon but it was too much phosphorus for what I wanted to do,” Wiebe said.

Some soils in southeastern Manitoba, especially in the hogintensive municipalities of Hanover and La Broquerie, are starting to experience soil phosphorus overload.

Too much phosphorus in the ground can be an environmental issue. Runoff P from saturated soils is linked to algae blooms and degraded water quality in Lake Winnipeg and other water bodies.

The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative, working with PAMI, is conducting a series of projects to find ways of removing excess phosphorus from the region.

The VP manure separation system is the MLMMI’s latest project. Results were released in late December.

Hog manure contains roughly three times as much P as N. When farmers continually apply it as fertilizer, soils get more P than crops can use. This eventually leads to excess P in the soil and increases the risk to water sources.

The VP separation system enables farmers to use the N in liquid form while making P available as a solid for others, said Harvey Chorney, an agricultural engineer and PAMI’s vicepresident of Manitoba operations in Portage la Prairie.

Since the P is in a dry, solid form, it is much lighter, easier and cheaper to

Phosphorus-laden solids separated from hog manure in a storage shed on Lauren Wiebe’s farm near St. Malo. photos: courtesy Don Flaten

“It’s a lot cheaper to separate than it is to buy fertilizer.”

Lauren Wiebe

Lauren Wiebe with phosphorus-rich solids separated from hog manure on his farm near St. Malo.

transport out of the region, according to Chorney.

“You have to move it. But remember, the mass that you’re moving now is much less than what it would be if you were doing it in a liquid state,” he said.

Wiebe said previously he had to buy N fertilizer separately for his crops, since he couldn’t use hog manure because of excess P. Now he

can use his own N-rich liquid and save money while doing it.

“I look at the cost of getting that separated (and) it’s a lot cheaper to separate than it is to buy fertilizer.”

The process starts by agitating hog slurry into a homogenized mixture.

The mixture then goes through a flow meter into a flotation tank where a calibrated blend of air and polymer is added. These cause the solid particles to cling together and float to the top of the tank. A belt filter press system separates the liquid from the solids. Rollers on the belt squeeze out as much liquid as possible. The solids go into storage, while the liquids enter an effluent tank and eventually a lagoon.

The solids have an average dry matter content of 6.5 per cent, which enables them to be handled easily as a solid product. The P concentration in the separated solids is more than four times greater than in the original liquid manure. This makes it more economical to transport the dry solids instead of raw manure.

Also, the P concentration in the liquid effluent is 83 per cent lower than in the original manure, reducing

the risk of excessive P buildup in the nearby soil.

The downside is the expense. The total capital cost is just under $1.8 million. The operating cost for one year is $571,000 — more than three times as much as for a traditional land application system.

Wiebe said he is able to recapture some costs by selling P solids to other farmers in his area, as well as elsewhere in the Red River Valley.

Government subsidies helped pay for the system’s installation.

D o n Fl a t e n , a Un i ve r s i t y o f Manitoba soil science professor, points out the P concentration in the separated solids is still much lower than in commercial 11-52-0 fertilizer.

A canola grower using those solids would still need to supplement with commercial fertilizer to provide the crop with enough P. But Flaten stressed the agronomic value of separated manure is greater than P alone. Another project sponsored by the MLMMI at the U of M’s Glenlea Research Station is evaluating the overall value of separated solids, using the flotation system at Topeaka Farms as well as a centrifuge system.

Wiebe said hog farmers in southeastern Manitoba must find ways of removing excess phosphorus, especially if the province ever decides to regulate land applications of P. For that reason, there are more considerations than just cost.

“At the end of the day, we’re going to pay the piper,” said Wiebe. “I’d rather pay it sooner than later.”

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Wetland restoration relies on farmer participation MHHC is seeking more landowners interested in wetland restoration on their property, something that can benefit them and those downstream Staff

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Deloraine-area wetland restoration project is showing how farmers can work with habitat organizations to alleviate downstream flooding, while retaining water for their own use.

The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation project, on properties owned by Gord Weidenhamer and Glenn Scott, is restoring a 32-acre wetland that was drained years ago by previous owners. Weidenhamer said drainage was just how things were done back then, but the reality is it wasn’t a huge benefit for this parcel of land.

“It didn’t provide any benefit as far as the grazing goes, the wetlands were still there, especially during high-water years,” said Weidenhamer.

The wetland was already under an existing MHHC cons e r v a t i o n a g re e m e n t , b u t Weidenhamer recently added a 10-year wetland restoration agreement with the group. He said the long-term nature of the agreement reflects the reality that restoring wetlands is a long-term project.

“Nature took a lifetime to create it and to try to get it back takes a lot of steps and a lot of work,” he said. “These conservation projects help to restore the natural lands and I think people should take advantage of them and really look at the big picture.”

Now MHHC is looking for more farmers interested in finding a solution to the challenge of managing water flow.

With flooding across the province in recent years, there is a

Wetland undergoing restoration to retain additional water in the basin. PHOTO: Dana Hay, Environment and Climate Change Canada

lot of discussion at provincial, municipal and federal levels on how to manage the flow of water to minimize the destruction of land and infrastructure during high-water events. MHHC says landowners will play a very important role in the plan, and they’re actively looking for new participants for the “significant wetland restoration project” they’re in the midst of.

Research and land surveys are always completed in co-operation with the landowners to determine what the water level should be at and to provide direction on the best means of restoring the natural landscape.

Since Weidenhamer’s land is in the headwaters, he’s hoping

“Nature took a lifetime to create it and to try to get it back takes a lot of steps and a lot of work.”

Gord Weidenhamer

the reclamation of this wetland will help to alleviate some problems downstream.

“If every municipality could look at these programs and utilize them, I think there would be real benefits to storing some water and slowing down water that’s heading downstream,” said Weidenhamer.

The Deloraine-area project is just one example of the many

projects, big and small, that have been funded through MHHC with support from Environment and Climate Change Canada and its Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund, MHHC said.

Farmers interested in participating in the wetland restoration project should contact Tom Moran (204-305-0276) or Scott Beaton (204-471-9663).

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U.K. retailer Tesco pledges surplus food to charity London/Reuters / Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, pledged on March 11 to give any leftover food from its stores to charity so that by the end of 2017 nothing is thrown away.

“We believe no food that could be eaten should be wasted — that’s why we have committed that no surplus food should go to waste from our stores,” said Tesco CEO Dave Lewis, who is trying to improve its image after an accounting scandal.

Some 55,400 tonnes of food were thrown away at Tesco stores and distribution centres in Britain last year, of which around 30,000 tonnes could otherwise have been eaten, equivalent to around 70 million meals, it said.

Over the last six months Tesco has tried out a scheme in 14 stores which has generated more than 22 tonnes of food, the equivalent of 50,000 meals.

This will now be rolled out across Britain, reaching all large Tesco stores by the end of this year and all stores by the end of 2017.

Tesco and partner FareShare want to sign up 5,000 charities and community groups to receive free surplus food through the scheme.

Lewis, who joined in September 2014, is trying to turn Tesco around with a focus on lower prices and improved product availability and customer service. He has also sold assets and cut costs — including thousands of jobs.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Feeder Steers

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Mar-09

Mar-08

Mar-08

Mar-08

n/a

Mar-07

Mar-10

Mar-11

1,100

1,015*

623

1,072

n/a

845*

2,017*

1,180

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

170.00-182.00 (184.75)

168.00-181.00

900-1,000

n/a

170.00-190.25

160.00-182.00

179.00-189.50

n/a

n/a

180.00-188.50 (190.00)

173.00-189.00

800-900

180.00-199.00

180.00-200.50

175.00-188.00

189.00-205.00

n/a

185.00-198.50

185.00-201.00 (203.50)

185.00-201.00

700-800

194.00-218.00

200.00-216.75

185.00-221.00

199.00-225.00

n/a

198.00-219.00

195.00-220.00 (222.00)

192.00-221.00

600-700

200.00-239.00

210.00-245.50

215.00-262.00

230.00-250.00

n/a

225.00-247.00

210.00-240.00 (244.00)

215.00-243.00

500-600

220.00-262.00

240.00-279.00

250.00-275.00

250.00-285.00

n/a

235.00-276.00

240.00-270.00

230.00-275.00

400-500

n/a

270.00-290.00

260.00-295.00

263.00-298.00

n/a

255.00-290.00

240.00-276.00

250.00-280.00

300-400

n/a

275.00-298.00

275.00-335.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

275.00-320.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

162.00-177.50

n/a

n/a

170.00-181.50

n/a

800-900

174.00-181.00

170.00-180.00

150.00-175.00

166.00-184.50

n/a

175.00-185.50

174.00-187.00 (190.00)

165.00-182.00

700-800

178.00-204.00

170.00-190.00

170.00-198.00

177.00-202.50

n/a

180.00-194.00

180.00-195.00 (197.00)

175.00-195.00

600-700

185.00-217.00

180.00-210.50

185.00-215.00

190.00-210.00

n/a

188.00-202.50

200.00-212.00 (215.00)

190.00-214.00

500-600

190.00-225.00

190.00-224.50

200.00-220.00

210.00-2287.00

n/a

200.00-224.00

200.00-223.00 (225.00)

200.00-237.00

400-500

n/a

220.00-248.00

215.00-260.00

222.00-248.50

n/a

225.00-249.00

225.00-246.00 (252.00)

225.00-248.00

300-400

n/a

245.00-257.50

250.00-275.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

250.00-293.00

No. on offer

232

n/a

72

86

n/a

n/a

n/a

100

D1-D2 Cows

88.00-96.00

n/a

n/a

94.00-105.00

n/a

92.00-103.00

95.00-106.00 (108.50)

96.00-103.00

D3-D5 Cows

81.00-85.00

n/a

n/a

83.00-93.00

n/a

n/a

85.00-94.00

82.00-95.00

Age Verified

97.00-107.00

80.00-105.00

80.00-95.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

125.00-144.50

130.00-138.00

120.00-126.50

125.00-135.00

n/a

130.00-136.00

120.00-135.00

126.00-133.00

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

100.00-115.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100.00-115.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

96.00-104.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

80.00-90.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-142.00

n/a

No. on offer

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

Slaughter Market

* includes slaughter market

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

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

Federal rules arrive on halal food claims Food sold as halal must name the halal certifying body, starting April 4 STAFF

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ny food marketed in Canada as certified halal in its labelling or ads will have to include the name of its halal certifying body, starting next month.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said March 9 the two-year grace period it launched in 2014 for new halal labelling and advertising requirements will end April 4. Past that date, all halal claims must meet the new standards.

CFIA “will take compliance and enforcement actions if the requirements are not met,” the agency said.

Fo o d d e e m e d h a l a l f o l lows standards laid out in the Qur’an, the principal scripture of Islam, for food preparation and storage, foods’ ingredients, materials coming in contact with food, and methods of livestock slaughter.

The regulation bans anyone from using — in labelling, packaging, advertising or selling a food — the word “halal” or any letters of the Arabic alphabet or any other word, e x p re s s i o n , s i g n , s y m b o l , mark, device or other representation “likely to create an impression” that a food is halal, unless the name of the person or body that certified the food as halal is indicated.

“Like all claims, halal claims must be truthful and not misleading, both before and after” the deadline, CFIA said.

CFIA also emphasized the new rules do not affect food s a f e t y a n d h a l a l p ro d u c t s sold in Canada “must meet Canada’s stringent food safety standards.”

T h e g ove r n m e n t s a i d i n 2014 it will be up to a consumer to decide if the requirements of a given certifying body meet his or her expectations for halal.

The CFIA won’t establish federal standards for what can be labelled as halal, nor will it establish requirements for becoming a halal certifying body.

Increased demand for halal food products is expected to lead to an increased number of businesses in the market and products marketed as halal, the government said at the time.

However, the government added, “it is difficult for consumers of halal food to make informed purchase decisions without knowing the standard used in certifying the food product as halal.”

A l s o, “t h e re a re v a r i o u s i n t e r p re t a t i o n s o f Is l a m i c law which makes reaching a consensus amongst Canadian Muslims as to what constitutes halal difficult to achieve.”

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork Washington’s regulations still apply on lamb, goat and other perishables STAFF

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he U.S. Agr icultural Marketing Service (AMS) has formally patched a long-sore spot in cross-border trade relations by pulling its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) regulations off beef and pork.

The AMS, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, published its amendments March 2 in the U.S. Federal Register.

The changes, which took effect upon publication, mean U.S. retailers are no longer required to provide COOL information for beef and pork at the point of sale.

The amendments formalize Congress’s approval in December of an omnibus appropriations bill that repealed the COOL requirements in question, upon which USDA stopped enforcing those rules.

The changes follow a yearslong challenge of the COOL rules on beef and pork by the

Canadian and Mexican governments at the World Trade Organization (WTO), which in December granted the two countries authority to impose retaliatory tariffs if the rules weren’t removed.

Canada’s Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said in a joint statement March 2 they were reviewing AMS’s amendment, but generally described it as “a tremendously important development for our farmers and the economies of both our countries.”

In a separate statement, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) said it was “satisfied” that the AMS amendment “should eliminate the need to segregate imported cattle in the U.S.” The CCA warned, however, that Canada needs to retain the “retaliatory rights” granted by the WTO, as “insurance against the possibility that the U.S. might at some future time imple-

ment a renewed discriminatory program.”

Canada, the association said, “needs to be in a position to quickly impose tariffs on U.S. products” if such a proposal gains traction.

The CCA cited recent remarks by a U.S. senator from North Dakota, calling for a voluntary COOL bill that the association believes “will necessitate segregation of imported cattle and hogs.”

The CCA didn’t name the senator, but Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat and member of the Senate agriculture committee, was recently quoted as saying current debates on U.S. food labelling could open up an opportunity to consider a voluntary COOL scheme.

Additional costs Mandatory COOL, in place in the U.S. since 2009, was ruled out of order by the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in 2011 and WTO Appellate Body in

2012 for discriminating against Canadian and Mexican livestock and meat.

Canada’s position on COOL has long been that while shoppers should be able to make informed decisions about the food they buy, the labelling rules in COOL led to substantial additional costs incurred by those in the U.S. meat supply chain, including producers, processors, distributors and retailers.

Said costs are incurred by businesses that COOL requires to segregate imported animals and meat from their U.S. counterparts at each step in the production process, while facilities that handle U.S. animals only wouldn’t incur any such additional costs.

AMS, in a separate release Feb. 29, noted mandatory COOL remains in place for chicken, lamb, goat, farmed and wildcaught fish and shellfish, “perishable agricultural commodities,” peanuts, pecans, macadamia nuts and ginseng.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

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

Return to more average conditions Issued: Monday, March 14, 2016 · Covering: March 16 – March 23, 2016 Daniel Bezte

Monthly global lower troposhere v6.0 anomaly

Weather Vane

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ast week’s forecast called for temperatures to be “at or above” the usual temperature range for this time of the year as warm air spread into the region. Well, temperatures were definitely “above” the usual temperature range, with a large number of locations breaking records for daytime highs and even some overnight lows.

It does look like things will cool down during this forecast period as the weather pattern undergoes a change back to more seasonal conditions.

This forecast period will start off with a large area of slow-moving low pressure. The weather models have been having all sorts of problems trying to figure out just what this low will do. After what looks to be a wet, rainy start to the week we could see a fair bit of snow on Wednesday along with blustery northerly winds, or, in what looks to be the more likely scenario, we will see on-and-off flurries with only a couple of centimetres of accumulation. What the weather models aren’t having trouble with

This issue’s weather graphic comes from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and shows the global monthly temperature anomalies of the lower troposphere dating back to 1978, when reliable satellite records began. You can see the warm spike in temperature that occurred in 1998 and the relatively warm period that followed that spike. Also very evident is the record-setting February that just occurred.

is bringing much cooler weather into our region later this week and into the weekend.

Once the mid-week low finally pulls off to the east late in the week, arctic high pressure will begin to build into this region.

This first shot of arctic air will bring sunny skies on Friday and Saturday along with daytime

highs in the -5 C range if there is snow cover, or around 0 C over snow-free areas.

For the first half of next week it looks like we will be in a rather muddled pattern, with several scattered weak areas of high and low pressure scattered. This will result in most days seeing a mix of sun and clouds, with only a

slight chance of any precipitation. Daytime highs will be near the freezing mark with overnight lows around -10 C. The weather models point toward another stronger low bringing some measurable snow late next week, but confidence in this system is very low.

Usual temperature range for

this period: Highs, -8 to 6 C; lows, -21 to -4 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.

One of the warmest winters on record What are the proxy indicators you use to gauge how warm a winter we had?

BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

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hile winter global t e m p e ra t u re ra n k ings will not be out until later this month, we can almost guess what they will be.

With December and January being the warmest months globally compared to average, and February looking like it will also be one of the warmest on record, it looks like it is pretty much a shoo-in to be the warmest winter on record globally. In fact, according to the Earth System Science C e n t e r a t t h e Un i v e r s i t y of Alabama in Huntsville, Fe b r u a r y w a s t h e w a r m est month ever recorded in the satellite record. February mean global temperature for the lower eight kilometres of the atmosphere was 0.83 C above average, which beat out the previous record of 0.73 C above average set in April 1998.

Locally, as I pointed out in an earlier article, we had a very warm winter with a mean winter temperature across southern and central Manitoba ranging from -10 to -11 C. Since the winter temperatures were so consistent across the region I used Winnipeg’s long record of data (1876 to present) to see

Some people, including myself, like to argue that for our region, winter is really November to March, or what I like to call the extended winter.

how this winter compared.

Looking back through the records it looks like this winter will rank as the fifth warmest on record. In the table you’ll see the warmest winters (December to February) according to my calculations.

So m e p e o p l e, i n c l u d i n g myself, like to argue that for our region, winter is really November to March, or what I like to call the extended winter.

I took a quick look at the temperature records for this time frame and unless we get an unexpected extreme cold snap during the second half of this month, the extended winter of 2015-16 will also be in the top five warmest with the possibility of it being in the top three warmest.

So, the numbers bear out that it was a very warm winter.

In the world of climatology there are other indicators that can be used to determine how war m/cold or wet/ dry it has been and these are known as proxy indicators.

These indicators are used in our everyday conversations when we discuss the weather and they are heavily relied on when we try to reconstruct past weather records through journals, books or anything written down, actually. In Canada, and especially across Western and Northern Canada, journals from the Hudson Bay Company and the North West Company provided valuable weather information in this form. So just what are these proxy indicators? Well, for me, a couple of these indicators are the fact that I only took out and wore my heavy winter jacket about four times this winter; at school, we only had to allow the students to come inside to keep warm in the morning about five times; and there were only a couple of times this winter when it was “too cold” to flood the hockey rink.

I could probably name a few more, but I would like to hear from you what some of your proxy indicators were of how

Our warmest winters (December to February) Rank

Year

Mean temperature (°C)

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1877-88

-7.2

2

1986-87

-9.4

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2011-12

-9.7

4

1930-31

-10.1

5

2015-16

-10.7

6

1991-92

-10.8

7

2005-06

-10.8

8

1982-83

-10.9

warm it was this winter. Feel free to email me at daniel@ bezte.ca and I will compile a list to share with everyone. All I ask is for the word “proxy” to be placed somewhere in the subject line, to make it easier for me to sort out all the emails.

On thin ice The last weather piece I wanted to discuss is the ice cover in the Arctic. So far this winter Arctic Sea ice extent has been near or at record-low levels. Currently, ice coverage is running at just over 14 million square kilometres, which is over one million square kilometres below the average. The average ice coverage has been running below two standard deviations of the average since early January.

Typically the sea ice extent

peaks in mid- to late March, so it looks like we’ll be heading into the melt season with record-low ice coverage. While this does not mean we’ll necessarily end up seeing recordlow ice this summer, it is something on which we should keep an eye. For those of you who also track Antarctic sea ice, for the first time in a while, the ice extent around Antarctica has been consistently lower than average. It has been below average since Januar y and has remained below average through the summer minimum which occurred on Feb. 19. This was the ninth-lowest minimum on record.

In the next issue I hope to have some winter proxy weather indicators to share with you, otherwise we’ll have to see what weather topic pops up.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 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

Careful management key to keeping clubroot level low in province entrances and drainage areas, as these tend to be where symptoms commonly appear.

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon

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The soil-borne disease is a major issue for farmers in other locales, where it limits cropping options, stunts plants and hampers yield.

Provincial specialists say they hope it remains a mild problem here, and scouting and diligent crop rotation will be the key to ensuring it.

“Clubroot is present in most Manitoba RMs at low levels,” said Pratisara Bajracharya, field crop pathologist with Manitoba Agr iculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD). “Between 2009 and 2015, 1,204 fields were tested and there were 159 positive results with eight fields showing symptoms.”

Bajracharya spoke on the presence and prevention of clubroot at the Dauphin Agriculture Society’s Farm Outlook 2016 held on March 10.

“At this point, Manitoba is only seeing mild infestations, compared to Alberta where we have seen some intense clubroot cases, specifically in the Edmonton region,” said Bajracharya.

Clubroot is a soil-borne disease, and specialists say, once it is present in the soil, there is no getting rid of it.

“Once you find clubroot in a field it is nearly impossible to eradicate,” said Justine Cornelson, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, who also spoke at the Dauphin event.

Cornelson insists soil tests are essential in order to effectively manage infested fields and prevent increasing the disease’s severity like our western neighbours have seen.

“Clubroot is easily transferred through soil movement by wind, water erosion, on-farm machin-

Pratisara Bajracharya, field crop pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development spoke on clubroot at the Dauphin Agriculture Society’s Farm Outlook 2016 held on March 10. photos: jennifer paige

“Having clubroot present does not mean that you can’t grow canola, it just needs to be properly managed.”

Pratisara Bajracharya MAFRD

Justine Cornelson, agronomy specialist with the Canadian Canola Council discussed the presence of clubroot in Manitoba at the Dauphin Agriculture Society’s Farm Outlook 2016.

ery and vehicle tires, so in order to effectively limit transfer, we first need to know where it is present,” said Cornelson.

Cornelson suggests using the services of the Manitoba Pest Lab in Winnipeg, which offers afford-

able testing options (www.mbpes tlab.ca).

Other than a soil test, actively scouting canola fields throughout the growing season is the best way to identify the presence of the disease.

“I can not stress how important it is to be scouting and watching for irregularities in the field,” said Bajracharya. “Clubroot will cause canola to ripen prematurely and eventually cause death so watch for stunting, withering, premature ripening, and if you suspect irregularities, pull up plants and look for galls.”

Cornelson recommends paying particular attention to field

For those who may have clubroot present in their fields, Bajracharya reassures it does not mean the complete shutdown of canola production.

“Having clubroot present does not mean that you can’t grow canola, it just needs to be properly managed,” she said. “Clubroot cannot survive without the host and so implementing some extended rotations will aid in killing bacteria spores.”

Both Cornelson and Bajracharya recommend a one-in-four rotation and sticking to clubroot-resistant varieties for added protection.

“Even if you don’t currently have clubroot symptoms, if you are in a high-risk area I would highly recommend using a resistant variety.

Also, I would recommend direct seeding and reducing tillage as much as possible,” said Cornelson.

“Tillage can increase the risk of transferring the infestation by way of increased soil erosion.”

Sanitizing equipment and vehicles that have been active in clubroot-present fields is also vital in reducing transfer.

“We all need to be practising best management practices when it comes to sanitation of equipment. I would also warn of being wary when you are purchasing used equipment, and know who all has access to your land and ensure they are being just as diligent,” said Bajracharya.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

Canola growers asked not to use quinclorac herbicide this year While the weed killer is registered in Canada it hasn’t been approved in China, one of Canada’s most important canola customers

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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anadian canola growers are advised not to use the herbicide quinclorac on their canola in 2016 because China, one of Canada’s biggest customers, has not yet approved it.

“Until these questions are resolved, growers should use other options to control cleavers on their farms,” the Canola Council of Canada says on its website.

“It’s a very serious issue,” council president Patti Miller said in a news release issued by BASF last week. “Our export customers test shipments regularly to make sure their standards are met and the tests are becoming more and

more precise. If a shipment is turned back because of an unacceptable residue, it can mean millions and millions of dollars, not only to the exporting company, but to farm revenue.”

Three herbicides containing quinclorac have been registered for use on canola in Canada — Clever by Productierra, Facet from BASF and Masterline Quinclorac, a Univar product. They all control cleavers.

“More information about herbicide and agronomic solutions can be found by contacting a canola council agronomist,” the council’s website says. “If growers have used quinclorac on their canola in 2015, they should contact their local elevator or processor to discuss options.”

Data from 2015 confirmed that

“(T)he value chain believes there is a significant risk to Chinese exports if quinclorac is used on canola.”

Canola Council of Canada

quinclorac leaves detectable residues on canola seed and in the processed oil and meal, the canola council says.

“When samples were tested from canola fields that had been treated with quinclorac according to label directions, residues were found most of the time.

Therefore, the value chain believes there is a significant risk to Chinese exports if quinclorac is used on canola.”

China, which buys about one-third of Canada’s canola exports, has no maximum residue limit (MRL) for quinclorac on canola and no history of accepting imports of canola where the presence of quinclorac residues has been detected. There is also no MRL for quinclorac in the CODEX Alimentarius, the international standard-setting body of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture

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Organization of the United Nations, which is considered by Chinese authorities in assessing whether imported products meet Chinese requirements, the council says.

“It’s a market where we need to proceed very cautiously,” Brian Innes, the council’s vice-president of government relations, said in an interview March 11.

“This growing season we have a very strong commitment from members of the value chain to be very clear with growers about what’s accepted and what’s not.”

In December, Japan approved MRLs for quinclorac and China is expected to do so by 2018, Innes said.

“I can assure you the value chain does want farmers to have access to new tools but to do so in a way that protects our export customers,” he said.

Canola is the top revenue-generating crop in Canada, contributing $19.3 billion to the economy annually. It creates almost 250,000 jobs, according to a study prepared for the council in 2013.

About half of Canada’s canola production is exported as seed, oil and meal, with 90 per cent of it going to four countries — the United States, China, Japan and Mexico. The United States is the biggest customer with imports in 2014 worth $3.5 billion, followed

by China at $2.3 billion and Japan and Mexico at $1.2 billion and $772,400, respectively. However, China was the top seed importer at 4.3 million tonnes.

Jeanette Gaultier, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s weed specialist, says farmers should heed the council’s warning.

“The last thing you’d want to do is put all this effort into your crop, get it into the bin and then you can’t get it anywhere else,” she said.

There aren’t a lot of good shortterm options for controlling cleavers in canola, she said. The first thing is to scout for the weed both in the fall and spring.

“If it comes up in the fall you’re going to want to control it in the fall,” she said.

Glyphosate can be tank mixed with several other herbicides to control cleavers. However, be aware that many cleavers are resistant to Group 2 herbicides.

Also, glyphosate shouldn’t be applied alone because cleavers are thought to be prone to developing glyphosate resistance.

“So you definitely want to be looking at different modes of actions,” Gaultier said. “Maybe some Group 4s. The Distinct mix, a Group 19, can also offer some control.

“Tillage is a double-edged sword. Sometimes it can break up plants that are there, but it can also stimulate germination of seeds in the seed bank. Crop rotation is probably one of the best things. It can be a problem in crops that aren’t very competitive or in crops that don’t have a lot of herbicide options. Cereals, and winter cereals especially, throwing those into the mix is a good longer-term strategy for dealing with cleavers.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

CFGB launches African drought appeal

There are 24 million people at risk and Canadians invited to help CFGB RELEASE

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ith millions of people in southern Africa and Ethiopia facing extreme d r o u g h t t h i s y e a r, C a n a d i a n Fo o d g r a i n s Bank (CFGB) is inviting Canadians to help by making a donation to its African Drought Appeal.

“We are reaching out to Canadians and asking them to please give generously,” says CFGB executive director Jim Cornelius.

The prolonged drought, which affects about 14 million people in southern Africa, and another 10 million in Ethiopia, is a consequence of the most powerful El Niño event in recent history.

T h e Wo r l d Fo o d Program and the United Nations say the countries most affected by the drought include Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Swaziland and Ethiopia; all will need food assistance this year.

As well, about one million children are in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition in easter n and souther n Africa.

“People are suffering,” said Cornelius. “They are watching as the time to plant comes and goes with no rainfall, or watching the crops they did manage to plant wither and die.”

Through its members — World Renew, World Relief Canada, Mennonite Central Committee Canada and Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada — CFGB is responding.

To date, we have committed over $2.5 million for relief projects, but more help is needed.

“The time to provide assistance is now, before photos of hungry children begin appear ing on our screens,” says Cornelius, noting that A f r i c a n c o u n t r i e s a re doing what they can to mitigate the crisis.

“But if we wait until then, for many it will be too late.”

People who want to make a donation in suppor t of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank African Drought response can go to: http://foodgrainsbank.ca/donate-now/or send a cheque to Box 767, Winnipeg, Man. R3C 2L4, or call 1-800-665-0377.

Craft brewing gives malt barley prices a hop Acres are seen rising by about five per cent this spring

BY JADE MARKUS CNS Canada

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he craft brewing industry appears to be providing the fastest-rising demand for malt barley, which has been steadily pushing prices higher — but overall reduced demand for beer and increased acres could k e e p a l i d o n t h a t s t ro n g pricing.

“Many maltsters are either 100 per cent craft, or moving the percentages up all the time to sell to the craft industry,” said Rod Green, manager for Central Ag Marketing at Airdrie, Alta.

“S o c o n s e q u e n t l y t h a t’s going to increase demand for malt, and as demand for malt increases that will strengthen the price.”

As of 2014, the amount of craft beer produced had been rising at a rate of 18 per cent per year in the U.S., according to a report from the Brewers Association.

New breweries are opening ever y day in Nor th America, “but saying that, the beer consumption in North America is very flat,” Green said.

Beer has been losing market share to wine and liquor.

In 2004-05 beer controlled 49 per cent of the market in Canada, and as of 2014 controlled 42 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

D e l i v e re d e l e v a t o r m a l t barley runs between $4.90 to $5.75 per bushel in Manitoba, the only province with that data readily available, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.

But for the most part, oldcrop malt barley is essentially done, Green said.

“Export, domestic, everything is pretty well covered and wrapped for the year,” he said.

New-crop malt barley prices range from $5.05 to $5.25 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.

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While overall beer consumption is seen as flat, the amount of craft beer produced in North America has been rising. Photo: thinkstock

Canada’s estimates peg barley’s seeded area — including malt and feed — at 6.67 million acres, compared with 6.53 million last year.

Green expects malt acres

to increase by about five per cent.

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Canola issues, close up and hands on

CanoLAB participants were given an overview of how different crops are best integrated into canola rotations

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff / Brandon

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Terry Buss (l) and Dennis Lange (r), farm production advisers with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, spoke on the benefits and challenges of growing soybeans. Photo: Jennifer Paige

his year’s canoLAB put a sharp focus on canola rotations and expanded the scope slightly, beyond a single crop.

“This year we are not only looking at canola but crops that would be in rotation with canola, so it is intended to be a holistic or systems approach t o f a r m i n g ,” s a i d A n g e l a Brackenreed, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and event organizer.

This year’s sessions focused on rotational considerations, including cover crops, soybeans and corn, as well as sprayer technology, residue management, integrated weed management, understanding soil tests, disease, insects and DNA and diagnostics.

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bring in the rotational aspect because there are a number of issues where the solution may be to extend your rotation, which is easy to say but in practice is not quite as easy,” said Brackenreed.

“The question is, what are the crop options for these rotations and how do I grow them? So, that is really what we are looking at today, if you are tr ying to diversify your rotation, what are some things you need to consider from a systems approach?” said Brackenreed Dennis Lange, farm production adviser with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, ran a session at the event about considering soybeans in canola rotations. “ We were asked to come in as an alternative because growers who are growing a lot of canola are now moving into soybeans and we wanted to try and bring in some discussion on the relationship to the two crops when it comes to fertility, how they are both big users of phosphate and some of the differences between the two crops as well,” said Lange.

Lange says that phosphate levels should be a consideration when looking at working different crops into your rotation cycle.

“Soybeans are really good scavengers for phosphate but we really need to look at how we manage the rotation for phosphate, and with all of our crops, not just soybeans,” said Lange. “There are definitely some differences between the two crops but at the end of the day, we try to fit it into the rotation where possible and it all seems to work well.”

Soybean acres in Manitoba have seen a steady increase in recent years and are being implemented into canola r o t a t i o n s m o re a n d m o re throughout the province.

“E a r l y p r o j e c t i o n s r i g h t now, we could be somewhere around that 1.5 million acres of soybeans in Manitoba. Still chasing canola and still chasing wheat, but two million acres aren’t that far off anymore,” said Lange.

For those interested in moving into soybean production, Lange suggests to first start by researching which variety is best suited for your growing region, looking specifically at plant maturity.

“Focus on maturity to start, making sure you get a good plant stand and look at your overall fertility. That is going to be the biggest piece when adding anything into rotation,” said Lange.

Organizers said the event continues to be well attended and generates significant interest every winter.

“This is the fourth year we have hosted this event and we are proud to offer an event that has a direct benefit to the farmers we work for,” said Roberta Galbraith, member relations co-ordinator with the Manitoba Canola Grower’s Association (MCGA).

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CanoLAB participants worked through an exercise of extracting the DNA from a strawberry to get a better understanding of how canola diagnostics work.

Brian Caldwell, owner of AgriMetrix research and training, demonstrated sprayer technology with tips on cleanout and minimizing drift. Photos: Jennifer Paige

Rob Gulden (l), professor from the University of Manitoba and Ian Epp, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada discussed producers’ options in implementing cover crops in a canola rotation.

“The question is, what are the crop options for these rotations and how do I grow them?”

Angela Brackenreed agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada and event organizer

Mar. 9 and 10 at Assiniboine Community College.

Attended mainly by agronomist and industry members, a few producers also took a part in what was said to be a great opportunity to sharpen diagnostic skills.

“Our participants are a bit of a mixed bag. The CCC represents the entire value chain so we really encourage all folks in the industry to take part,” said Brackenreed. “With our trainthe-trainer mandate, this is a really good crowd because each agronomist who attends can filter the knowledge and disseminate it to a large group of farmers.”

The workshop offered eight different sessions and was limited to 84 participants to ensure an interactive environment.

“The major benefit I see to this event is that you can get your hands right in there and see a plant in a setting where there isn’t a lot of pressure,” said Brackenreed. “It gives you a chance to prepare for the growing season and learn in an environment where you aren’t under pressure to have answers right away.”

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CFIA tells wheat recommending committee its operating procedures still need work The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale thought it had met most of former agricuture minister Gerry Ritz’s requests

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff / Saskatoon

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he ghost of agriculture minister past haunted the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT ) during its annual meeting Feb. 25 in Saskatoon.

Gerry Ritz isn’t agriculture minister and there’s a new Liberal government in Ottawa, yet some of his policies on Canada’s variety registration system are still being implemented by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), while others are not.

For example, CFIA wants the 75-member PRCWRT to significantly cut its membership, while ensuring industry stakeholders from seed developers and farmers to exporters and end-users are represented.

Two other proposed changes have been shelved because neither are high on the new government’s priority list, Mark Forhan, a senior specialist with CFIA, told the PRCWRT. Forhan didn’t say if the concept of smaller committees was vetted by the new government.

The question was put to CFIA but it hadn’t responded by press time.

CFIA’s Mark Forhan told the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) it’s too big. PHOTOs: ALLAN DAWSON

Presumably, CFIA believes its model operating procedures (MOPs) will improve variety registration. Or is it a response to an ideologically driven process that gained momentum under the old regime?

The PRCWRT is important to western Canadian wheat farmers. It assesses agronomic, disease and end-use quality data on new wheats and recommends if they should be registered by CFIA — a prerequisite to commercialization.

The PRCWRT’s role as gatekeeper is supposed to ensure

farmers and end-users get new varieties that are as good or better than existing ones.

While variety registration, along with the wheat class system and Canadian Grain Commission oversight, are credited with creating and protecting Canada’s high-quality wheat brand, there are critics, including the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association ( WCWGA) and some private seed companies.

Several years ago the WCWGA accused the registration system of being subjective, unpredict-

Former Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada wheat breeder Ron DePauw said the PRCWRT is big because wheat is a diverse crop with many stakeholders.

able, political and dominated by experts from publicly funded institutions biased against private sector varieties.

In early 2013 Ritz wrote all the recommending committees, including the PRCWRT, asking them “... to enhance innovation by... removing barriers that unnecessarily encumber innovation in the crop sector.”

The PRCWRT went to work immediately and by December 2013 had revised its operating procedures, believing it had achieved what Ritz wanted — a process that’s more inclusive,

transparent, flexible and predictable. However, CFIA has just now put the finishing touches on its MOPs and will be “going back and forth with proposals and changes (with recommending committees)... looking for compliance with both the spirit and letter of the MOPs... ” to take effect in 2017, Forhan told the PRCWRT last month.

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Who sits on the PRCWRT’s cultivar voting panel?

A large number of members assures broad representation Disease Evaluation Team

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff/Saskatoon

Woking, Alta. farmer Leo Meyer defended the variety registration process and said critics just don’t know the process. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

with what you guys have there than a lot of other committees,” said Brian Beres, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) biologist at the Lethbridge Research Centre.

“I’m not going to compare you to other committees, but this is the one that needs a lot of work, honestly,” Forhan said in reply.

The biggest bone of contention is governance, he said.

“Seventy-five (members) is a bit on the extreme side,” Forhan said.

Although the PRCWRT has 75 full members who can vote on committee matters, voting on whether to support new varieties for registration is left to the 23-member cultivar voting panel made up of seven voting members from each of the three evaluation (agronomy, disease and quality) teams, plus one representative each from the Canadian Seed Growers Association and Canadian Seed Trade Association.

This year the panel only voted on four of the 26 candidate wheats before the PRCWRT. That’s because in 2013 the voting process was streamlined.

Varieties approved by a majority in each of the three teams are automatically recommended for registration.

Before the vote the variety’s representative makes the case why it should be supported.

Anyone, including guests, can ask questions and engage in the discussion. This year the process took just over an hour.

Forhan said the PRCWRT should be closer in size to its voting panel. The scientific experts that voluntarily serve on the evaluation teams would still assess the data, but voting would be left to industry stakeholders with “skin in the game.”

“The message that came back loud and clear (from industry consultations) was these are large, onerous groups and very complicated, difficult for a new member to decipher and figure out how to navigate their way through, (and there were) suspicions of bias,” Forhan said.

The critics are misinformed Wo k i n g , A l t a . f a r m e r a n d PRCWRT member Leo Meyer told Forhan.

“I’ve been in some of those organizations,” Meyer said. “I’ve talked to some of those people and heard the comments and they didn’t even know what the process was.

“I stand here to defend this process because it increasingly becomes an issue of who controls seed in the world. You just need to look at the latest deal with Syngenta and ChemChina.

“Maybe the new minister needs to be briefed.”

Wheat is not potash or crude or oil or canola, former AAFC wheat breeder Ron DePauw said. There are many different types of wheat with different uses and different stakeholders.

“When you start adding it up it gets to be more than a couple of people,” he said. “And I think as long as the group is open and transparent then there is an opportunity for all the people to express their point of view.

That’s what’s really important here.”

DePauw added the fact a process is a bit difficult to understand the first time someone encounters it isn’t sufficient reason to simplify something that’s serving a purpose.

The Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale says its 23-member cultivar voting panel is made up of a cross-section of wheat industry stakeholders.

The panel is made up of seven members each from the three evaluation teams — agronomy, disease and quality — plus one each from the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) and Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA).

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

U.S. farm secretary calls for mandatory GMO label

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egislation to avoid a patchwork of state laws on labelling of genetically modified (GMO) foods should make such labels mandatory, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told farmers in New Orleans last week.

Vilsack’s remarks on March 4 at the Commodity Classic, a U.S. farmers’ trade show and multi-group convention, come as the U.S. Senate agriculture committee sends its proposal for a voluntary national labelling scheme to the full Senate.

Given Vermont’s plans for a GMO label law by this summer, federal legislation has to come quickly to avoid “the chaos that could ensue if we have 50 different states developing their own labelling requirements,” he said.

The chairman’s mark — a first draft of legislation introd u c e d a t a c o m m i t t e e by its chairman, in this case Republican Sen. Pat Roberts — passed the agriculture committee 14-6 on March 1.

“It is clear that what we’re facing today is not a safety or health issue. It is a market issue,” Roberts said in a release. “This is really a conversation about a few states dictating to every state the way food moves from farmers to consumers in the value chain.”

The chairman’s mark, he said, “puts forward policies that will help consumers not only find information, but also demand information from manufacturers… It sets national uniformity, based on science, for labelling food or seeds that are genetically engineered.

“This allows the value chain from farmer to processor to shipper to retailer to consumer to continue as the free market intended.”

However, where Roberts’ draft lays out a standard for voluntary disclosure of such information, Vilsack told the convention he wants to see a mandatory system.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the agriculture committee’s ranking Democrat, agreed, saying March 1 that “for a solution, which includes a 50-state pre-emption, to receive the broad support necessary to pass the Senate, it must contain a pathway to a national system of mandatory disclosure.”

A voluntary program, she said, “is not enough to meet consumer demand.”

On the topic of what form such a label should take, Vilsack said he would prefer a “smart” label — “an opportunity to be able to take a smartphone and be able to click it on a QR code or a bar code and get information about a product.”

Such a label, he emphasized, should also never convey the wrong impression about the safety of the food Americans consume.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

EU defers decision on glyphosate safety WHO and EU bodies disagree on the herbicide’s cancer risk

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h e Eu ro p e a n Un i o n on March 8 put off a decision on whether to extend approval for glyphosate, used in herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, after a dispute between EU and UN agencies over whether it causes cancer.

Experts from all 28 member states attended a closeddoor meeting on Monday

and Tuesday in Br ussels, which had been expected to endorse a European Co m m i s s i o n p ro p o s a l t o extend authorization of glyphosate for 15 years until 2031, EU diplomats said.

Commission sources said the meeting stopped short of a vote and the discussion would continue at another session of the committee on May 18-19, or possibly before.

Already on March 7, it had become clear a decision was

very unlikely after France said last week it was opposed to approval of glyphosate and diplomats said the EU’s biggest power, Germany, planned to abstain from any vote.

The commission 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.

Before the meeting, the European Food Safety Au t h o r i t y, w h i c h a d v i s e s EU policy-makers, issued

an opinion that glyphosate was unlikely to cause cancer. But the World Health Organization’s International A g e n c y f o r Re s e a rc h o n Cancer (IARC) has classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans.”

Environmental campaigners have called for a ban. “As long as there is conflicting scientific advice, glyphosate should not be approved for use in the EU,” Greenpeace E U f o o d p o l i c y d i re c t o r Franziska Achterberg said.

A statement on the website of Monsanto, which calls Roundup the flagship of its agrochemicals business, said it strongly disagrees with the IARC’s classification. It has filed a legal challenge in the U.S. T h e G l y p h o s a t e Ta s k Force, which brings together Monsanto and other companies, said there had been a rigorous assessment of consumer safety and it expected a p p r ov a l i n t h e c o m i n g weeks.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

Public trust starts with conversation, says food industry How to start talking to consumers is the key question for Canadian companies and farmers

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T “Industry has the privilege of operating with minimal restrictions because it enjoys sufficient public trust.”

Chantelle Donohue Cargill

he companies that make up the food supply chain — everyone from farm supply companies to processors and retailers — want and need to build public trust and credibility.

Farmers need to be a central part of that effort, a number of speakers told the annual m e e t i n g o f t h e Ca n a d i a n Federation of Agr iculture.

Chantelle Donohue, Cargill vice-president of corporate affairs, said building trust with consumers is of vital importance.

“Industr y has the pr ivi lege of operating with minimal restrictions because it enjoys sufficient public trust,” Donohue said.

However, many issues have gained attention, in the media and through online platforms, that could lead to restrictions on the food industry if it doesn’t address the concerns, she added. They include GMOs, sustainability, treatment of animals, the use of antibiotics and pesticides.

The issue facing the food chain is how to start the discussion with consumers about these topics, she said.

“During the next few months there will be a lot of discussion within the industry on how to bring this about,” she said.

Rory McAlpine, senior vicepresident of corporate affairs and communication at Maple Leaf Foods, said conducting a conversation with consumers will receive a boost in May with the launch of The

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June 1, which will include the start of the Canadian public trust research project which will attempt to determine what Canadians think about food and farming. It will include speakers from the United K i n g d o m a n d t h e Un i t e d States.

The group will be open for membership food companies and food- and farm-related organizations.

McAlpine said reaching out to consumers will help by addressing society and environmental issues and be of value to business by helping create profitable growth and long-term business competitiveness.

An example he cited was reducing food waste because it is good for the environment and lowers a company’s food costs.

Maple Leaf will soon release its second sustainability report on how it’s progressing in terms of reducing its environment footprint and responding to consumers, he said.

Some factors food companies have to take into account is Canadians consume twice the daily recommended level of salt and one in four adults is obese.

As well, more than nine million Canadians are diabetic or pre-diabetic. At the same time, 60 per cent of shoppers try to avoid products with artificial ingredients.

Animal welfare has become a high-profile issue and more than 70 per cent of the population believes large commercial farms ignore consumer interests, he added.

Bob Chant, senior vicepresident of corporate affairs and communication with the Loblaw grocery chain, said consumer trust in government and business is waning. However, polls show the situation can be turned around if a company “takes specific actions that both increase profits and improve the economic and social conditions in the community where it operates.”

Loblaw has found feedback from its customers on its grocery offerings showed 53 per cent wanted more local sourcing, 49 per cent were looking for healthier food choices while 41 per cent desired less food waste and 40 per cent were concerned with animal welfare.

In response, Loblaw is committed to delivering on that promise by providing safe sustainable products that follow the company’s “Canadian first” principles.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

Liberals pressed on PACA pledge for produce growers The NDP tables a motion to set up a payment protection system by Sept. 30 STAFF

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he federal opposition New Democrats have cherry-picked a Liberal election promise to fruit and vegetable growers seeking insurance against U.S. and Canadian buyers who dodge their bills.

Tracey Ramsey, the NDP’s international trade critic and MP for the southwestern Ontario riding of Essex, on March 8 tabled a motion in the Commons for Canada to set up a “payment protection program for produce growers like the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)” in the U.S. Up until October 2014, Canadian produce growers selling into the U.S. had been able to invoke PACA to recover payments through a U.S. federal trust if a U.S. buyer wouldn’t pay, or went bankrupt without paying.

But the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), as of Oct. 1 that year, made good on previous threats to cut off Canadian growers’ access to PACA, unless the Canadian government came up with an equally effective dispute resolution process for defaults on perishable commodities.

Since then, Canadian producers have had to post a surety bond before they can file a formal complaint against a U.S. buyer for PACA adjudication.

Ramsey’s motion calls for Canada to set up, by Sept. 30 this year, a PACAlike system that “will allow sellers to maintain an ownership trust until payment has been received.”

The motion also calls for the government to take “immediate” steps to negotiate restoring Canada’s “privileged access” to U.S. PACA funds, with the aim of restoring access by Dec. 31 this year.

The previous Conservative government’s “inaction on this file has negatively impacted this important industry, and I urge the Liberal government to resolve the issue by year-end,” she said in an NDP release.

Canadian fruit and vegetable growers have been cut off from access to PACA, the U.S. government’s payment protection system, since October 2014. photo: thinkstock

“It is unacceptable that, despite months of warnings, the government dragged its heels and still has not resolved this dispute.”

Mark Eyking Liberal MP and then agriculture critic, October 2015

“Resolving this issue would not only give fair protection to produce sellers here in Canada, but return us to a level playing field for our fruit and vegetable exporters selling to the U.S., our largest market,” Ron Lemaire, president of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), said in the same release.

The motion holds the Liberals’ feet to the fire on the governing party’s

election promise last fall to set up a PACA-like system in Canada.

“It is unacceptable that, despite months of warnings, the government dragged its heels and still has not resolved this dispute,” Nova Scotia MP Mark Eyking — then the Liberals’ agriculture critic, now chair of the Commons standing committee on international trade — said last fall in an Oct. 7 release.

The Tor ies’ “inaction put our Canadian producers of fresh fruits and vegetables at risk of non-payment for sales to the U.S., even though a single instance of non-payment could be enough to force one of our many small producers out of business.”

The Liberals at the time pledged to consult with the CPMA and Canadian Horticultural Council to create a comparable mechanism in Canada and work with the U.S. to reinstate PACA access.

“This will ensure payment for Canadian horticulture producers from companies that become insolvent or are slow to pay their bills, at no cost to taxpayers,” the party said at the time.

“Resolving this dispute is crucial for the sector, whose trade in fresh produce with the U.S. is worth over a billion dollars a year.”

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Demand exceeds supply for organic ingredients More growers are needed to supply manufacturers and processors

By Laura Rance Co-operator editor

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emand for organic products has enjoyed d o u b l e - d i g i t g row t h in Canada over the past decade and demand continues to outstrip supply, a senior official with the Canadian Organic Trade Association (COTA) says.

“The number of organic growers has increased slightly in the past two years, but the growth of the production base is not enough to keep up with the rising demand,” Marie Ève Levert, manager of international and regulatory affairs, told the Canadian Senate Feb. 25.

“We need more growers and more acres to supply our manufacturers and processors,” she said.

Levert said there are three key components the sector requires in order to see sustainable growth in production. “We

need to increase supply by supporting farmers to transition to organic; we also need reliable data to measure our success and to seize new opportunities; and, finally, we need to maintain our equivalency agreements,” she said. “These components are also inherent to the competitiveness and profitability of the organic sector.”

Expanded scope The federal gover nment announced March 7 that the EU has expanded the scope of its equivalency agreement with Canada to include organic food products that contain organic ingredients.

The revised agreement means Canadian certified organic processed products that include imported ingredients will no longer require costly and timeconsuming double certification, a federal release says. The expanded scope of the arrangement will also include mutual recognition of EU and Canadian

organic wine standards as being equivalent.

The amended equivalency regulation is expected to come into force by late March.

Canada and the EU have treated each other’s certification systems for organic food, feed and seed as equivalent since 2011. But it didn’t apply to imported ingredients.

Prior to this latest change, “other products could come into the country either 100 per cent from Europe, or products that were processed with ingredients from across the globe but that were certified to the EU organic standards,” she said. “But for us… we could only export products that were 100 per cent Canadian, with 100 per cent Canadian ingredients,” she said.

With five organic equivalency arrangements now in place with trading partners, she said the Canadian organic sector needs to be able to measure its success and understand the effects of these equivalencies on its

internal market. Canada now has agreements with the U.S., the EU, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Japan.

Levert said transition to organic can take up to three years, which is costly and disruptive to growers who cannot yet access organic premium for their crops.

Cost of transition She noted the EU and U.S. have assisted farmers with the cost of transition as well as the cost of certification for well over 15 to 20 years. They now enjoy a solid producer base as a result.

For example, the U.S. develo p e d i n 2 0 0 2 a Na t i o n a l Organic Certification Cost Share Program, which supports up to 75 per cent of the cost of certification.

“Implementing a similar national cost-share program in Canada, it would ensure fair competitiveness for our industry, and it would also help increase our capacity and fill

the current organic supply gap,” she said.

Current information on the exports and imports of organics, as well as information on national production, is fragmented and incomplete, she said.

COTA has been working with Statistics Canada and AAFC to generate more consistent data measuring the value and volume of organic trades. “ We c a n n o t e m p h a s i z e enough that we need routine, consistent, reliable data to make better business policy and program-related decisions,” she said.

COTA statistics show that the global organic market is now valued at more than $80 billion in consumer sales per year.

Canada is the fifth-largest market in the world, valued at over $4 billion a year and its organic exports average more than $558 million per year. laura@fbcpublishing.com

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armers with oats to sell and end-users willing to buy them are far apart in terms of price right now, limiting how much business is actually taking place.

Major U.S. customers are well covered for the time being, “with enough to last for a few months’ worth of milling,” said Ryan McKnight of Linear Grain at Carman, Man. Higher pricing was available from time to time from Canadian millers, he said, but buyers and sellers were generally very far apart on price.

McKnight’s company is currently at a zero basis relative to U.S. futures, which would normally be considered strong at face value.

However, with futures trading below US$2 per bushel, the zero basis only works out to about C$2.60 per bushel when the exchange rates are factored in.

Manitoba farmers wanted at least $3 per bushel, McKnight said.

Quality issues with northern Saskatchewan’s crop were another issue in the oats market, keeping some supplies out of the regular channels, he said.

Looking ahead, McKnight said many Manitoba farmers had already contracted some oats area at about $3.25 per bushel for new crop.

However, with the current softness in the market, he expected actual seedings would be down on the year as many producers look to other options, including wheat and pulses.

“I cannot find anybody willing to pay what my customers want right now,” said McKnight. “We need somebody to start buying up some oat futures, to get the price back to levels we can do some business at.”

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Seaway shippers say conditions are good, but business is bad The ice is clear and the water is high, but business is slow and there are too many ships for the existing cargo flow

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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While comparable Canadian numbers aren’t available, publicly traded Algoma Central noted in its end-of-year earnings report that softer business conditions in the second half of 2015 contributed to revenues in the fourth quarter of just $119 million, compared to $141.6 million in the same period a year earlier.

Fo r t h e d o m e s t i c s h i p ping lines, 2016 will be a year of matching its operational capacity with the traffic demand, Jones adds.

“Our fleet is built for boomyear capacity,” he said. “Right now it looks like it could be three or four years before there is a rebound. So the companies will be focusing on cost control and being ready for the upturn.”

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Unlike other season openers, no thick ice blocks the Great Lakes and water levels are high enough to make mariners smile.

Economic headwinds, however, threaten to limit the volume of traffic.

Bruce Hodgson, director of market development for the Canadian Seaway Management Corp., said in an interview he’ll be pleased if this season’s final results manage to match the 36.1 million tonnes of freight the seaway carried last year, never mind reaching the 39.9 million tonnes transported in 2014. His expectation is for a slight decrease.

Without significant ice on the lakes as in the past two w i n t e r s, Ho d g s o n e x p e c t s ocean-going vessels will enter the seaway-Great Lakes as early as possible to deliver loads and take on grain cargoes.

“That should help us get off to a better start,” he said.

There are still significant grain stocks in Western Canada.

“It will be a challenging year,” he said. “While the economy is struggling, the lower value of the dollar could boost exports.”

Hodgson added the organization would be watching the situation closely, something he admits everyone in the maritime business will be saying this year because of global conditions. Overall it’s a bad news scenario of excess capacity and slack demand, something that can be seen in the moribund Baltic Dry Index that reflects prices for transported bulk commodity cargoes like grain, coal and iron ore. Its peak on May 20, 2008 was 11,793 points, but most recently it’s been anchored below 400, with a March 14 reading of 393 points.

“We don’t expect any iron ore or coal exports out of the system because of slow conditions in China.”

K i r k Jo n e s , t h e i n t e r i m president of the Canadian Shipowners Association, expects the year will be a difficult one. What’s he predicting?

“A downturn of biblical proportions,” Jones said. “All of our customers are suffering.”

His members are shedding vessels while the U.S. carriers plan to leave four of their major iron ore carriers tied to the wharf this year.

Michael Broad, president of the Shipping Federation of Canada, said it’s not all doom and gloom.

“The health of the seaway depends on the U.S. economy and it’s fairly strong,” he said.

“That should bring in steel shipments although not as strong as last year.”

Export grain is the one commodity that has the potential for a consistent performance, Hodgson said.

The 2015 grain shipments of 10.8 million tonnes were well above their five-year average and marked a return to a more normal harvest after the record Prairie crop in 2013, he said.

“The Port of Thunder Bay, one of the main east-bound shipping points for Prairie grain, had its second-best season in 15 years,” he said.

Leading the traffic decline last year were coal shipments with a 40 per cent tumble to 2.5 million tonnes. Iron ore was the one positive category rising 3.8 per cent to 7.1 million tonnes, as the long-struggling North American steel industry showed signs of life.

In 2015, the U.S. Great Lakes freighters moved 87.2 million tons of cargo, a decrease of three per cent compared to 2014. The iron ore trade was down more than 10 per cent because of record levels of for-

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CETA – What it means for Canadian farmers A Glacier FarmMedia Special Report examines the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the EU Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing.

In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning this new market potential to market share.

By Paul Harris Glacier FarmMedia staff

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he long-awaited, complex and deeply controversial Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) could become a reality in 2017, provided the EU’s member countries and Canada’s Parliament ratifies it later this year.

With it, will come unprecedented tariff-free trade with the world’s largest single market, plus improved access for Canadian companies to European buyers of agricultural products.

The EU is Canada’s secondbiggest trading partner after the U.S. The agreement is expected to increase trade in goods and services between the EU and Canada by nearly a quarter. By eliminating nearly all import duties, exporters on both sides are expected to save millions of dollars.

So what does this mean for Canadian growers and producers? If farmers do want to invest in Europe, how easy will it be to navigate regulations, cultural differences and the lack of awareness within the EU of many Canadian product lines?

Glacier FarmMedia reporters in Canada and Europe address this question and others in a series of special reports on CETA. Our team spent four months tracking developments to assess the true potential of CETA for Canada’s agricultural community.

Not surprisingly, the Glacier FarmMedia team found widely divergent attitudes towards the deal.

For some it’s a high-end market, with loyal buyers, provided Canadian exporters do their homework.

Others see the European Union as a bastion of protectionism. “It wants to grow everything itself,” we were told by one highly placed grain industry executive.

“It sounds like we’ve got an opportunity to put Canadian beef in Europe but we don’t and we never will,” echoed a feedlot operator.

Read our stories, watch the accompanying videos posted online. Tell us what you think the deal means for your farm.

Dairy farmers see CETA as a sign of the future The industry knows it must adapt and hopes proposed compensation packages will help

BY SHANNON VANRAES Glacier FarmMedia staff / Winkler, Man.

TRADE FOCUS: CETA

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racing herself against a swirling snow squall as she heads to the milking parlour on Sweetridge Farm near Winkler, Miriam Swe e t n a m s a y s s a rd o n i cally it wasn’t Manitoba’s fine weather that brought her family to Canada 15 years ago.

“The draw to Manitoba was the quota system here,” she said. “Yes, it’s expensive to get into, but you can buy quota in increments. We are from Ireland, where the quota that you had on your farm was the milk produced on that land in 1983. So you couldn’t access any more quota to put up a barn, to pay for that barn, so you were tied.”

Sweetnam and her husband wanted their children to have choices as they got older.

“Our push has always been to be big enough to allow that second generation in — if that was the choice they made,” she said. “We saw what happened in Ireland with the quotas being dissolved and we didn’t want to be in that position again. We knew we had to be big enough to be strong enough to take any blips in the market, whether they be CETA or the TransPacific Partnership.”

With that in mind, the Sweetnams expanded their current operation. Today they farm 600 acres and milk 250 cows.

“You don’t have control over trade deals, you only have control over the products you produce. So you have to produce your best product, in your most efficient manner,” she said, adding she believes that despite losing market access to the EU, Canada’s s u p p l y- m a n a g e d s y s t e m remains — if not entirely intact — at least secure.

Secure for now A n t o n B o r s t a g re e s t h e Canadian government isn’t looking to dismantle supply management, but that doesn’t mean he’s pleased with the additional market access granted to imports under the deal.

“Any time the government gives market share it makes you concerned about how much the government is behind supply management, and in that regard, it might make you a little more careful about when you expand and how you invest in your operation,” said the fifth-generation dairy producer, who farms near Elm Creek. But he added

Miriam Sweetnum remains optimistic about her family’s future in the dairy business. Photos: Shannon VanRaes

“Cheese in Europe is insanely inexpensive compared to Canadian cheese, and I’m afraid to say, much, much better in terms of quality.”

Sylvain Charlebois

recent trade negotiations have shown a commitment to a supply-managed dairy industry by the federal government.

“They’ve demonstrated that they are behind it, but also that it’s not totally, necessarily untouchable,” he said. “In one way it’s reassuring, and in the other regard it is a bit of a concern.”

For Sylvain Charlebois, it’s a given that Canada’s next generation of dairy farmers will be operating in a very different marketplace.

“As soon as you start allowing more products from abroad, it really creates an imbalance, and then you’re forced to revisit how you manage the entire regime.

I mean quota values will be affected, processing will be

Young calves seek attention from their pseudo-mother.

affected and how assets are evaluated will be affected,” he said. “It’s a start of a new transition period. I think the dairy sector… understands that the current model is no longer sustainable.”

Next phase That doesn’t mean the end of supply management, it means producers and governments need to start planning for

“supply management 2.0,” Charlebois said. The stumbling block is that government has not been entirely forthcoming with a long-term strategy for Canadian dairy as it moves towards ratifying new trade deals.

“We are signing these trade deals all over the world, but I think that someone has to See DAIRY on page 34 »

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DAIRY Continued from page 33

INCREASED EU ACCESS

start explaining to dairy farmers that we not only need to think about the future for them, but we need to figure out how a new system could coexist along with a strategy very heavily focused on trade,” he said.

Agri-Food Economic Systems Inc. founder Al Mussell said trade deals must be viewed in the larger context. Not only are Canadian dairy producers losing market share, they also face issues at home.

“The reason that I think this is really an important issue for the dairy industry is that there are plenty of other issues going on in dairy supply management and you can’t take the EU cheese deal as distinct from those issues,” said Mussell.

“Basically, the issue is that we’re awash in non-fat milk solids and cheese is an interesting product from the standpoint that it’s a mix of butterfat and non-fat solids. And anything that brings more non-fat solids in here, creates problems for us on that basis alone.”

Combine that with cheese export caps and a World Trade Organization ruling labelling Canadian cheese as subsidized if sold below domestic prices abroad — and Canada’s hurdles multiply.

“So the cheese that comes in here, we cannot offset by exporting,” Mussell said.

• The EU could soon have access totalling 31,971 tonnes or 7.5 per cent of the Canadian cheese market, a big jump from the existing 13,471 tonnes the EU already has under the Canadian cheese Tariff Rate Quotas.

Not reciprocal Not that demand for Canadian cheeses is high in Europe — if it exists at all.

Sweetnam said she hasn’t seen a big interest in Canadian cheese when she visits family in Europe.

• The additional access is equivalent to a 2.25 per cent cut in farm quota, bringing a potential farm income loss of nearly $150 M/year.

SOURCE: Dairy Farmers of Canada.

“They are also very good at what they do and they have a lot of artisan cheese makers,” Sweetnam said, adding she has a first cousin in Ireland who is a cheese maker. “Other Canadian products, yes, but not much interest in cheese.”

Canadian consumers also tend to view European cheeses as superior to Canadian products.

“The other factor is the quality, the quality of cheeses in Europe is world renowned, a n d t h a t’s w h y I s u s p e c t Canadians won’t mind eating more European cheeses,” said Charlebois. “Cheese in Europe is insanely inexpensive compared to Canadian cheese, and I’m afraid to say, much, much better in terms of quality.”

Dairy Farmers of Canada president Wally Smith said the organization has worked to promote Canadian cheese abroad, but it primarily focuses on the domestic market. Efforts to establish Canadian dairy products as the safest and most sustainable through the ProAction initiative and the Blue Cow logo will continue, he said.

Doing chores on the Sweetnum farm near Winkler, Man. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

Compensation needed He emphasized the importance of compensation when it comes to market loss resulting from trade deals like CETA. The $4.3 billion promised by the previous federal government in late 2015 is crucial to keeping farmers intact in the wake of both CETA and the TPP, said Smith. “(Quota is) my important asset that generates cash flow on my farm, it’s something that most of us have invested heavily in… now I’m left with less than 97 per cent; I’ve given that up forever,” he said. “As far as the revenue stream is concerned, in that package of dollars for the dairy farmers so there is no negative impact, there is also a portion of that money that’s applied to the CETA negotiation.”

Of course, no dollars will flow unless the current federal government ratifies CETA and commits to honour its predecessor’s promise. In the meantime, Smith said Dairy Farmers of Canada is working to keep producers informed so they can make the right choices for their operation.

For his part, David Wiens, chair of Dair y Farmers of Manitoba said that what the future holds is always on the minds of dairy farmers. “ We will continue to be strong, we will continue to make adaptations in our sector,” he said. “We will do as we have done ever since the beginning of supply management — adapt.”

“You don’t have control over trade deals, you only have control over the products you produce. So you have to produce your best product, in your most efficient manner.”

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CETA opens the door to new relationships Once the deal is ratified the real market development work begins

By Ed White Glacier FarmMedia staff

TRADE FOCUS: CETA

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t’s one thing for governments to ink a deal.

It’s another to fly across the ocean and shake hands, hang out and form real human relationships.

However, the latter is what it takes to build new customers and markets, say some with much experience in Canada’s international grain business.

“There’s nothing like getting on an airplane,” said Brian Hayward, a board member with export-oriented companies and the former chief executive officer of Agricore United.

“You’ve got to arrange and make some meetings. Go to trade shows. It’s boots on the ground time. You’ve got to go there and tell people what you have.”

The pending ratification of the Canada-European Union free trade deal (CETA) would give Canadian crop, meat and food exporters better access to the huge European market in most commodities. Some products will have free access, and others will have more tariff-free access or lower tariffs and impediments than today.

However, new business doesn’t just develop by creating the conditions that allow it to grow.

New business arises from fresh, deep and trusting human relationships, and those require hard work to cultivate, said Reg Newkirk, who for years worked with overseas buyers of Canadian crops while a senior official at the Canadian International Grains Institute.

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Market development That’s where organizations such as Cigi, endeavours such as Canada’s annual new crop missions and services such as Canadian embassies’ trade officers and provincial trade offices can help connect hopeful exporters with potential buyers.

“I’d be looking to Canada’s trade commissioners for connections,” said Hayward.

“That’s why we have embassies.”

He said Canadian exporters need to be culturally sensitive and understand that there is no one European culture or identity. The EU comprises more than two dozen countries, and each country, region, and language area has its own culture.

They need to be approached differently and with an open mind.

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It’s especially true when trade barriers have long stopped buyers and sellers from considering doing business together.

“Trade is really based on relationships, so when there is a trade-distorting issue out there, then you don’t build those relationships with customers,” said Newkirk, who recently became a University of Saskatchewan professor and chair of its feedprocessing technology program.

“It’s about making sure that relationship between buyer and seller comes through, and it’s really on the onus of the seller to instigate that. The key is that the buyers get to trust the sellers, that the sellers get a good awareness of what the buyers’ needs are.”

A significant grain trade already exists between Canada and the EU. High-protein wheat from Canada is a staple commodity with some European high-quality bread bakers, Canadian durum forms a major part of the Italian pasta industry and other crops regularly flow to longtime European buyers.

Hayward and Newkirk said the companies buying and selling those crops already know each other well and probably won’t see much change with CETA, even if it improves their businesses.

However, the new opportunities available with CETA should make new sales of crops, ingredients and foods possible if hopeful exporters are willing to do the work.

That’s where the challenge lies, Newkirk said.

Commercial grain and food companies aren’t always willing to lift their heads from the daily hurly-burly trading grain to begin cultivating relationships that might yield new business in the future.

“Relationships take some time and they take money, and for everybody in the trading industry, they’re trying to move as much stuff as they can, as quickly as they can,” said Newkirk.

“There needs to be a way to encourage those buyers and sellers to get to know each other to get some trust there.”

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Freer trade still comes with strings attached Industry officials say they must continue efforts to reduce or eliminate non-tariff trade barriers

By Lisa Guenther Glacier FarmMedia staff

TRADE FOCUS: CETA

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anadian producers and industry officials seem confident that the new trade deal with the European Union will open the market door wider to the region’s 500 million population.

It’s tough to “nail a number to the wall and say this is the benefit” farmers will see with the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, said Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada.

“While I can’t tell you it’s going to be X billions of dollars a year, I think that there are significant benefits.”

Brian Otto, who chairs the Barley Council of Canada, has been farming with his wife, Carolyn, in southern Alberta for 43 years. For the last two years, he’s been working on farm succession with his son, who will be the fifth generation on a farm that grows a variety of crops from barley to safflower to pulses.

Otto said Canada’s agriculture industry is competitive because its players are innovative, whether that be farming methods, crop-breeding programs or the country’s relationships with international customers.

He said exports are key to agriculture.

“And so it’s very, very important that our federal government continues to pursue trade agreements with our trading partners.”

Otto hopes to see the TransPacific Partnership trade deal ratified with Pacific Rim countries and is glad to see the new federal government working on better trade relations with China.

He also sees CETA as a “step forward.”

More meat exports Otto said it grants more access to Canadian beef and pork, and more meat exports mean more demand for feed barley.

“And that’s where the benefits to barley come because we are a major player in the feed industry here in Canada.”

He said CETA also offers opportunities for Canada to

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create a food barley market in Europe, such as hulless barley for flour.

Brian Innes, vice-president of government relations with the Canola Council of Canada, said the biodiesel market presents the biggest opportunity for canola in the EU, particularly France, Portugal and Belgium.

“Germany could also present opportunity in the future,” he said.

The European Union prod u c e s m o re c a n o l a t h a n Canada, but Innes said Canadian market opportunities depend on the growing season and how much European farmers grow.

Canadian canola also comp e t e s w i t h Au s t ra l i a , a n d demand in other markets will affect exports to the EU. Most people think about tariffs when talking about trade barriers, and CETA certainly promises to eliminate tariffs on some Canadian products.

However, Dahl said that while he doesn’t dismiss the importance of tariffs, non-tariff barriers are often overlooked and are “quite big.”

“As tariffs come down and are eliminated, governments will turn to other things to block trade, and that’s why it’s important to have an agreement that sanitary and phytosanitary issues will be based on science,” said Dahl.

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eu tariffs to be eliminated Upon ratification, EU tariffs will be eliminated on: • Durum and high-quality common wheat (currently set at a maximum $190/tonne and $122/tonne, respectively); • Fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, including fresh cherries (EU seasonal tariffs currently reach as high as 12 per cent), fresh apples (EU seasonal tariffs reaching as high as nine per cent), and frozen blueberries (the EU tariffs of 3.2 per cent to 14.4 per cent are not currently applied); • Processed fruits and vegetables, including sweetened, dried cranberries (EU tariffs of 17.6 per cent) and frozen potato products, such as french fries (EU tariffs of 14.4 per cent to 17.6 per cent); • Oils, including canola oil (EU tariffs of 3.2 per cent to 9.6 per cent); • Processed products, including cat and dog food (EU tariffs as high as $1,218/ tonne), and miscellaneous food preparations (EU tariffs that start at 12.8 per cent); • Other grains, including oats (EU tariffs of $114/tonne), barley and rye (EU tariffs of up to $120/tonne), and low- to medium-quality common wheat (EU tariffs of up to $122/tonne); • Maple syrup (EU tariffs of eight per cent); • Processed pulses and grains, which include baked goods, pulse flour, meal and powder (EU tariffs start at 7.7 per cent); • Other products, such as mushrooms, potatoes, peas, cranberries, raspberries and strawberries, as well as processed products such as jams, jellies and juices, fruit and nut bars, yeasts, mixed seasonings and condiments, sugar confectionery, chocolates and mixes and doughs.

Source: AAFC

Framework For example, he said CETA provides a framework for handling mycotoxins, which is an issue for the cereal industry. Pesticide residues are another big issue.

Innes said CETA also promises to lift tariffs on canola oil, but non-tariff barriers, such as the EU’s “unpredictable

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Increased market access isn’t the same as market share, but Canadian exporters have some experience in that area as well.

Henry Vos, a director with the Alberta Wheat Commission, travelled to Europe in the fall of 2015 as part of a new crop mission in the EU. CETA wasn’t on the agenda, but Vos said the mission provided insight into how trading relationships are maintained and enhanced.

The six-day trip included meetings in London and Bologna and Foggia in Italy, where delegates met with millers, bakers, pasta makers and other importers.

Vos said the Europeans he met want specific details about the crop and how it’s produced.

Questions that seemed simple on the surface were sometimes negotiating tactics to snag a better deal on Canadian wheat, Vos said.

Fo r e x a m p l e , o n e U . K . importer said DON levels were high, but he later admitted that he was buying No. 3 wheat because he didn’t like the price of No. 1 wheat.

“I think as Canadians, we have this urge to try and satisfy our customers with our products however we can, but sometimes we need to be careful we’re finding out the complete story before we attempt to make a change.”

However, Vos also said buyers seemed to appreciate the Canadian industry’s response to previous problems with gluten strength.

Several Canadians on the mission had been on previous delegations, and Vos said they had formed long-term relationships with the Europeans, which he saw as an important factor in global trade.

“We’ll get the order, if there’s a strong personal relationship, over somebody in the wilderness, so it’s important that we cultivate those (relationships), and these trade missions were a part of doing that.” lisa.guenther@fbcpublishing.com — with files from Scott Garvey

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

Will it be beef or bison?

Some see more opportunity for increased bison sales to the EU than for beef

By Barb Glen Glacier FarmMedia staff

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anadian producers came to understand the folly of overdependence on one market when BSE was discovered in Canada in 2003 and the United States closed its borders to cattle and beef.

T h a t m e s s a g e w a s f u rther solidified when the U.S. imposed countr y-of-origin labelling, which again reduced marketing opportunities across the border.

The portions of COOL that applied to beef and pork were repealed in December, paving the way for improved and relatively efficient sales to the U.S. Will that cool the industry’s enthusiasm for shipping to the European Union under the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement?

After all, the U.S. market is close and the Canadian domestic herd is at its smallest in years, limiting the number of cattle available for shipping to any location.

“I don’t see a whole lot more (beef ) going over there (Europe),” said Chr istoph Weder, a beef producer from Hudson’s Hope, B.C. He sees more opportunity for bison than beef because CETA will eliminate the tariff on Canadian bison while U.S. product will continue to face a 20 per cent duty.

Canadian Bison Association e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r Te r r y Kremeniuk said he has high hopes for bison sales potential under CETA. “For the Canadian industry, the European market is certainly very important,” he said.

Once implemented, CETA will provide 3,000 tonnes of tariff-free quota for bison. That’s a separate allotment, rather than the previous arrangement of inclusion under the Hilton quota for Canadian and U.S. red meat.

Kremeniuk said the new quota equates to $50 million and is equivalent to 10,000 to 12,000 animals. The new quota will be 25 times larger than the current level of EU exports.

As for beef, Weder said he wonders if large numbers of Canadian producers will employ the hormone-free production methods that the EU demands.

Aging demographics in the beef business also play a role.

“The Canadian beef industry just blows me away,” said Weder.

“We’ve theoretically hit the peak (of prices), and Canada never even expanded (the herd).

So we’re on the downward slide already… If anything, I think the Canadian cow herd is going to get even smaller.”

John Masswohl of the C a n a d i a n C a t t l e m e n ’s Association doesn’t think that is true. He said producers will use the opportunity for additional exports if and when CETA is ratified.

The Canada-Europe deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the recent agreement with South Korea are signals for herd expansion in Canada, he said.

“It’s the phasing in of new market access through these various trade agreements that’s going to keep the expansion going and be our insurance policy against the down side of the cattle cycle,” he said. “ We h a d a p r o l o n g e d period of expansion (after t h e No r t h A m e r i c a n Fre e Trade Agreement was signed) because we suddenly had new unlimited, quota-free, dutyfree access to the United States and to Mexico as well.”

CETA and the TPP could prompt the same thing, he added.

Ja s o n Ha g e l , a n A l b e r t a rancher who provides beef to One Earth Farms for the d o m e s t i c a n d E U m a rk e t , suggests the TPP could prove easier for producers than CETA will because it is less restrictive.

“It’s such an onerous program to get into, for one thing,” he said.

CETA MEAT QUOTA CETA will provide new market access opportunities for beef, pork and bison. CETA establishes tariff rate quotas for each product, giving Canadian farmers yearly duty-free access for up to: • 80,000 tonnes of pork (including consolidation of existing quota of approximately 6,000 tonnes); • 50,000 tonnes of beef; and • 3,000 tonnes of bison.

In addition, CETA will give farmers duty-free access for high-quality beef under existing quota of nearly 15,000 tonnes (Hilton beef quota, current duty of 20 per cent); and for processed beef, pork and bison products.

Source: AAFC

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

COOL continues to obstruct sheep industry

Manitoba representative on the Canadian Sheep Federation doubts quick resolution of COOL restrictions

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon

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anadian sheep producers remain stranded by country-of-origin labelling (COOL) restrictions, even as beef and pork producers have seen relief.

According to Herman Bouw, Manitoba sheep producer and director of the Manitoba Sheep Association (MSA), COOL continues to affect the sector, isolating it from the U.S. market, due to active lobbying from the American sheep industry.

“Everyone in pork and beef has seen some progress but

there are still other sectors being affected by this,” said Bouw.

“The U.S. has not lifted COOL from lamb and sheep and I believe it is because of diligent lobbying from the American sheep industry.”

The MSA held its annual general meeting in mid-February, when the organization passed a resolution to aggressively pursue strategic alliances with sector partners to lobby both the federal and provincial governments to work towards rescinding the COOL provisions.

In the resolution, MSA specifically noted the COOL provisions to be a protectionist movement by the American Sheep Industry.

“Manitoba used to be very active in the exportation of ewes and heavy lambs into the States and now that option is no longer there,” said Bouw. “We have been left scratching our heads, trying to figure out how we can work with the new federal minister of agriculture and see if there isn’t some way to get this lifted.”

The impacts of the trade restrictions were highlighted this fall when the heavy lamb market saw an increase in animals, along with a drop in prices.

“It is a bizarre situation and it actually became quite apparent it was a negative thing for use this fall,” said Bouw. “There was

a glut of heavy lamb in Western Canada and with the Canadian dollar being as poor as it was, it should have lent itself to sending our heavy lambs into the American industry.”

According to Bouw, the heavy lamb market saw an excess number of animals in the fall due to drought conditions in Western Canada, which caused a number of lambs to be pulled off the grass early.

“The drought conditions in Western Canada caused those lambs to be backgrounded sooner than what normally would have occurred and so the market was flooded slightly,” said Bouw.

Bouw is also the Manitoba representative on the Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF), the national organization responsible for bringing issues that are affecting the industry to the attention of the federal government. He said the CSF has met with the new minister of agriculture and he is aware of the situation and stated he would make an effort to get a resolution.

“We are hoping to get this dealt with sooner rather than later but it doesn’t look like it is going to be a very quick resolution to this from where we sit right now,” said Bouw. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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A&W ups ante on layer hen housing The burger chain pledges 100 per cent open-barn eggs within two years ‘Trade-offs’ STAFF

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aving already pledged to source eggs from hens in enriched cage housing and raised without use of antibiotics, burger chain A&W now plans to get all its eggs instead from hens in cage-free open housing.

The Vancouver-based income fund said March 9 that despite having “no open-barn housing options available” today that meet its antibiotic-free requirement, it plans to meet its new goal “within two years.”

“We are investing in innovation to accelerate the pace of change because right now there are no viable cage-free egg options that meet our supply standards regarding the use of antibiotics,” A&W Food Services president Susan Senecal said in a release.

Cage-free housing “is only being done by a relatively small number of producers in the industry, who cannot fulfil the volume, needs and specifications of A&W,” John Church, an associate professor at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, said in the company’s release.

A&W’s egg-based menu items include various breakfast sandwiches and English muffins, omelettes, a breakfast wrap and a breakfast platter.

“We need to improve the standards for laying hens overall, particularly when it comes to the health and welfare of the flock, and Canada has an opportunity to be a world leader in this area,” said Church, the B.C. regional innovation chair in cattle industry sustainability.

A&W said its pledged investment includes a $100,000 grant to not-for-profit group Farm and Food Care Canada.

A&W said the money will go to “fund a leadership discussion, potential research and related work with animal welfare scientists, veterinarians, university researchers, non-government organizations, farmers, egg suppliers and food-service/restaurant and retail companies.”

But Farm and Food Care Canada, in a separate statement March 10, emphasized it will not be funding research into finding cage-free housing alternatives for hens — and it “does not advocate for positions on issues or for specific companies.”

The organization said it “was approached for this work earlier this week as a third-party co-ordinator to host a session to bring egg industry partners, retail and food service from across Canada together with the U.S. Center for Food Integrity’s Coalition for a Sustainable Egg Supply.”

The “principle” of that discussion, the organization said, would be “to broaden it beyond hen welfare to include all issues impacting sustainable eggs including food safety, environment, hen health, worker health and safety and food affordability, and determine areas that the Canadian egg sector felt this funding would be best spent.”

No agreements will be signed for the funding or its terms, the group said, “until after the Farm and Food Care Canada board of directors and egg industry partners have discussed best options.”

Egg Farmers of Canada, meanwhile, said March 11 it wouldn’t discuss A&W’s announcement specifically, but issued a statement that Canada’s eggs “are produced in a range of ways, including conventional and enriched housing, aviary, free-run and freerange systems.”

All egg production systems, the egg producer group said, “have trade-offs across a host of sustainability factors including animal health and well-being, environment, food safety, worker health and safety and food affordability.”

EFC noted it announced a “systematic, market-oriented transition” last month, to take place over the next 20 years, away from conventional egg production toward “other methods of production for supplying eggs.”

The egg industry “hopes to discuss with stakeholders and consumers the benefits of enriched housing, which allows hens to exhibit specific behaviours which

“Canada has an opportunity to be a world leader in this area.” john church Thompson Rivers University, in A&W release

Burger chain A&W, in tandem with its plan to source eggs from cage-free sources within two years, pledged a grant to Farm and Food Care Canada, which in turn stressed that it “does not advocate for positions on issues or for specific companies.” photo: jennifer paige

may include perching, scratching, foraging, dust bathing and nesting,” EFC said.

“The industry looks forward to discussing these important aspects, and the broader transition plan, with any and all stakeholders as this process unfolds.”

Animal welfare groups on March 11 hailed A&W’s announcement. Humane Society International/Canada campaign manager Sayara Thurston said the move “sends a clear message to the egg industry that confining chickens in cages simply has no

place in our nation’s agricultural future.”

World Animal Protection Canada’s executive director Josey Kitson said A&W’s move marks “the most ambitious timeline we have seen in Canada” for cagefree sourcing.

WAPC noted EFC’s pledge to phase out battery cages in Canada by 2036, but added EFC’s move would allow producers to choose between enriched cages and cagefree housing systems, and “it is clear that the future of egg production in Canada is cage free.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | March 17, 2016

UN looks to business to ease suffering of East African refugees Online platform seeks to link east African private sector with aid agencies and local governments to use existing capacities to make lives better

BY KATY MIGIRO NAIROBI/Thomson Reuters Foundation

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esfin Getahun, an Ethiopian living in a remote refugee camp on Kenya’s northern border, earns $10,000 a month from his wholesale and retail business and employs more than 30 people.

After arriving in the camp 15 years ago, he worked as a restaurant cleaner, slowly saving money for his own business, which sells food and household goods.

“Being a refugee is not a reason for being unsuccessful in business and life,” he told the United Nations, which profiled him as one of several successful entrepreneurs in the huge camp of Kakuma, home to some 180,000 refugees from the region.

“All it takes is dedication and the will to work hard to achieve one’s dream.”

Mesfin is part of what aid workers hope will become a new breed of refugees who can provide for themselves, boost local economies and relieve the pressure on an aid system buckling under the unprecedented number of global emergencies.

T h e Un i t e d Na t i o n s i s appealing for US$20 billion in humanitarian aid in 2016, five times the amount it sought a decade ago, for crises stretching from Syria to a dozen African nations hit by drought.

“It’s not the case that finance and humanitarian resources to respond don’t exist,” said Pete Manfield, regional representative for the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

“It’s that we are not adequately working with others, particularly at the local level, to find where capacities exist that are not being used.”

Manfield was speaking at the launch on Tuesday of an online platform linking the private sector in East Africa with aid agencies and local government to improve the response to emergencies.

Aid groups hope greater private sector involvement will cut costs and improve access to conflict zones like Somalia.

“If Coke has access to deliver Coke and we can’t get vaccines in, surely there’s a discussion (to be had),” said Manfield.

New model The United Nations is piloting the new model for private sector-refugee co-operation in Kalobeyei, a 15-square-kilometre (5.8-square-mile) extension planned for Kakuma, which has become congested since civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013.

Permission to extend Kakuma came with conditions attached, said Raouf Mazou, country representative for the United Nations refugee agency. “ The challenge that was given to us by the governor of Turkana was to say: ‘Don’t do another refugee camp... Do something which will serve

“Being a refugee is not a reason for being unsuccessful in business and life.”

Mesfin Getahun

both the host population and the refugee population,’” Mazou said.

The United Nations has replaced some of the food aid ration with cash so that local businesses can sell their products to the refugees.

It h o p e s Ka l o b e y e i w i l l become an urban settlement, not a camp, where both refugees and locals can live, do business and get services like electricity, Mazou said.

Solar lighting company D.light, which sells lights for as little as $5, has joined the East Africa platform. “ T h e re’s a n o p p o r t u n i t y to really create a sustainable market for renewable energy in these places,” said Kate Montgomery, the company’s director of global partnerships, adding that $2.1 billion a year is spent on fuel for displaced people around the world.

Companies like Unilever and Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile phone service provider, are already making a good profit in Kenya’s camps.

The Kakuma branch of Equity Bank, the Kenyan bank which has the largest number of depositors in East Africa, has 50,000 customers, both refugees and locals.

Refugees frequently find themselves warehoused in sprawling tent camps with few prospects.

PHOTO: U.K. Office of International Development

Kenya, competing with locals f o r j o b s a n d g ov e r n m e n t services.

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psychology of being in a place is entrenched,” Tom Amolo, political and diplomatic secretary in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said at the launch.

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Kenya hosts the second-largest number of refugees on the African continent, some having arrived as long as 25 years ago.

Legally, all refugees must live in camps and they cannot work.

With limited funding for protracted displacements, the United Nations has repeatedly cut food rations for refugees in Kenya.

There have been tensions between poor locals living around the camps, who often suffer drought and hunger, and the refugees who receive free food, health care and education.

“The majority of refugees i f g i ve n a n o p p o r t u n i t y. . . could fend for themselves,” said Mazou. “The support we provide to refugees has to be limited and has to lead to self-reliance.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | Match 17, 2016

Egypt quarantine body’s ergot ban stands pending new law Shipments from wheat-exporting nations such as Canada have been rejected Cairo/Reuters

A wheat field in Egypt’s El-Dakahlia governorate, north of Cairo, on Feb. 16. Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority continues to enforce a zero-tolerance level on ergot in imported wheat, even after the authority’s chief was replaced.

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gypt’s agriculture quarantine authority will continue to apply a zero ergot policy on wheat shipments until new legislation is issued, the new head of the authority told Reuters on March 8.

Former quarantine chief Saad Moussa’s zero-tolerance policy on common grains fungus ergot resulted in shipments to the world’s biggest importer of wheat being rejected. Moussa was replaced on March 6 by Ibrahim Imbabi.

Many traders, who say guaranteeing zero ergot is impossible, have declined in recent months to make offers in state wheat tenders, saying it was too costly to risk having their shipments turned away by the quarantine authority.

Imbabi said his agency was still bound by legislation that prohibits all levels of ergot.

“We will continue to work with the agricultural quarantine legislation unless something different is issued,” said Imbabi, referring to a 2001 regulation that bars all levels of ergot from entering the country.

The Agriculture Ministry said March 7 it would allow wheat imports with trace levels of ergot of up to 0.05 per cent, a common international standard applied by the country’s grainimporting body GASC when issuing tenders.

Although the quarantine authority falls under the Ministry of Agriculture, regula-

“We hope that there will be some amendment that is consistent with reality, but currently we are still working off of the old legislation.”

Ibrahim Imbabi chief, Egypt agricultural quarantine authority

tions governing the agency still specify zero ergot.

“We hope that there will be some amendment that is consistent with reality, but currently we are still working off of the old legislation,” said Imbabi, who declined to give a timeline for how long a change to the law could take.

He s a i d t h e A g r i c u l t u re Ministry was working with a team of experts, including those from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), to study the issue urgently and make changes to the law if necessary.

“Egypt is not against any change or amendment or development, but it should be done on a scientific basis.”

Disrupted wheat tenders have raised the possibility of a shortage of grain which could pose a political problem for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as the impoverished population relies on highly subsidized bread.

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FedNor, the federal economic development body for northern Ontario, on March 8 announced a repayable $149,319 investment for the company to buy and install larger fermentation tanks and canning equipment.

The company’s upgrades, FedNor said, were needed “to meet growing demand for its products.”

With the investment, “we will be able to offer our distinctive and flagship beers in smaller formats that are better suited for distribution,” Lake of the Woods Brewing CEO Taras Manzie said in FedNor’s release.

The brewery, which markets its products across Ontario and Manitoba, has operated since 2013, reviving the brand of a namesake Kenora brewery that shut down in 1954.

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

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

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

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

The Pas

Birch River

Minitonas Durban

Winnipegosis

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Langruth

Neepawa

Gladstone

Rapid City Virden

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Brandon

Carberry

Boissevain

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.

(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

Moving & Estate Sat., March 19th @ 10:00 am

Killarney

Pilot Mound Crystal City

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Lac du Bonnet

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

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Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin Treherne

Westman

Waskada

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Souris

Melita

Interlake

Erickson Minnedosa

Hamiota

Reston

Arborg

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

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Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

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Steinbach

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Red River

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J&C Robinson Farms Ltd. Weyburn, SK | Mar 31, 2016

April 23rd Gary & Lisa Neuman Farm Sale Case IH & Case Tractors --------------------------------------------------

April 30th Gill & Brigitte Verville Vehicles RV’s Household --------------------------------------------------

June 11th Harold Wutke Farm Sale John Deere Tractors --------------------------------------------------

2010 Case IH 535 Quadtrac & Flexi-Coil 5000 57 Ft w/4350

2011 Case IH 8120

Miller Nitro 2200HT 100 Ft

More Sales With Dates Pending Website www.nickelauctions.com For More Info Call (204)637-3393 Cell (204)856-6900 E-mail nickelauctions@mymts.net

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2012 Kubota M126

2010 Westward M150 40 Ft

1995 Freightliner & 1993 Doepker 36 Ft AUCTION LOCATION: From WEYBURN, SK, go 21.5 km (13.4 miles) South on Hwy 35, then 1.6 km (1 mile) West on Radville Grid, then 0.8 km (0.5 mile) North. Yard on West side GPS: 49.4696000, -103.8705389 A PARTIAL EQUIPMENT LIST INCLUDES: 2010 Case IH 535 Quadtrac · 1995 Case IH 7240 MFWD · 2012 Kubota M126 MFWD · John Deere 3130 2WD · International 560 2WD · 2005 Kubota B7800 4WD Utility · John Deere D Antique Utility · 2011 Case IH 8120 Combine · 2012 MacDon FD70 40 Ft Flex Draper · 2010 Westward M150 40 Ft · 1995 Freightliner T/A · 1975 International 1700 Loadstar Tag/A · 1981 Ford F350 Service

Truck · 1993 Doepker 36 Ft T/A Grain Trailer · Flexi-Coil 5000 57 Ft Air Drill AD-110520 · Case IH 5600 Cultivator · Brandt 7000 70 Ft Heavy Harrows · Leon 3000 Series 2 Rock Picker · Miller Nitro 2200HT 100 Ft High Clearance Sprayer · Worksaver 3 Point Hitch Spreader · Westfield MK130-71 Plus 13 In. x 70 Ft Grain Auger · Land Pride 72 In. 3 Point Hitch Finishing Lawn Mower · Qty of GPS Equipment ...AND MUCH MORE!

For up-to-date equipment listings, please check our website: rbauction.com Jeff Robinson: 306.842.5507 (h),

306.861.7116 (c), j.rob@sasktel.net

Ritchie Bros. Territory Manager – Kevin Ortt: 306.451.7388

AG DEALS TO GO!

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 farm & livestock equip auction for Cowan Bros. & guests. Sale info call Dave (306)736-2999 or Ward (306)736-7121 Sat., Apr. 23rd, 2016 Langbank, SK 10:00am. Directions from Langbank, SK go 2-mi North on Hwy #9, 2-mi West & 1-mi North. Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com Vers 875 4WD tractor w/6,485-hrs; Vers 835 4WD tractor w/6,945-hrs; JD 4440 2WD tractor w/7,400-hrs; JD 4440 2WD tractor; JD 4430 2WD tractor; JD 4440 2WD tractor w/707 Leon FEL; Case 2290 2WD tractor w/3PTH; Case 1370 2WD tractor; Case 970 2WD tractor; JD 9600 SP combine w/3,440 sep hrs; JD 7721 PT combine; JD 7721 PT combine; 25-ft. Westward 3000 PT swather; JD 590 30-ft. PT swather; MF 25ft. PT swather; JD 590 30-ft. swather; MF 25-ft. PT swather; 2001 Western Star tandem grain truck; 2003 GMC 2500 HD extended cab truck; 1969 Chev C-60 grain truck; 2009 Trailtech Prospector flat deck trailer bumper pull; 36-ft. Bourgault 8800 air seeder w/Bourgault 2155 tow behind air tank; 82-ft. Bourgault 850 Centurian III field sprayer; 37ft. JD 1610 cultivator w/anhydrous kit; 35-ft. JD 1600 cultivator; Flexi Coil 50-ft. tine harrows; 37-ft.

Wilrich field cultivator; Case 27-ft. IH 5500 chisel plow w/Degelman harrows; 24-ft. JD 100 cultivator; JD 567 round baler shedded; Highline 1400 round bale picker; Macdon 5020 16-ft. haybine; Bale King bale processor; 2, 100-bu creep feeders; Farm King trailer type PTO roller mill; EZ-Guide 250 & EZ Steer 500; EZ Guide 250 & EZ Steer 500; Degelman rock pickers; 2 Leon 707 FEL w/JD mounts; Westfield 10-60 swing auger; Sakundiak 8-50 PTO auger; Sakundiak 7-41 auger w/Kohler engine; Brandt 7-33 auger w/Kohler engine; Brandt 7-33 auger w/Kohler engine; Pool 6-33 auger & Kohler engine, plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter.

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

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

TANDEM PUP TRAILER W/16X8-FT grain box & hoist w/10.00x20 tires & air brakes. Asking $7,500.

Phone (204)736-2609.

We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help.

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

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

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

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BUILDINGS

CONTRACTING Custom Work

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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

Book NOW for spring building!!

FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums

(Ask your sales rep about discounts on spring built buildings!)

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

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Railway Material Sales

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Sea Containers Culverts

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QUALITY FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016- 11:00AM LOCATION: Driving directions - from Jct Hwys 52 & 14 east of Balfour, North Dakota- 4 miles north on Hwy 14, ¼ mile west & ¼ mile south; or from Jct Hwys 2 & 14 west of Towner, North Dakota21 miles south on Hwy 14, ¼ mile west & ¼ mile south AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Arlen has retired from farming and has taken a new career as a salesman for Gooseneck Implement in Velva. Please note a very clean, well cared for line of equipment. Most major units were purchased new by Arlen and nearly everything has been kept indoors. There are two consigned items (labeled C- contact auctioneer for details). Machinery will start selling by noon.

LOAD OUT INFORMATION: Load out assistance auction day, April 2nd & 4th.

All items must be removed by April 15, 2016.

ONLINE BIDDING: AVAILABLE BY REGISTERING IN ADVANCE AT WWW.RESOURCEAUCTION.COM

TRACTORS:

*2012 New Holland T9.670HD 4WD, 600HP, 16 spd power shift, lux susp cab w/ leather htd seat, inst seat, elec mirrors, AM/FM/CD/WB, business band radio mount, cold start, 6 electro hyd, HiCap hyd pump, return line, radar, full factory guidance, HiCap drawbar, full front & rear HID work lights, beacon light, 800/70R38 173A8 Michelin duals, front ballast bumper, full cast ballast pkg, front tow cable, loaded, only 743 hrs, SN#ZCF218864 *2007 New Holland T7040 MFWD, 150hp, susp front axle, deluxe susp cab, active susp seat, inst seat, auto temp control, 18 spd power shift, LH reverser, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 3 electro hyd, hi-capacity pump, front fenders, rear cast weights, (2800 lbs) complete w/ 860TL SL loader, soft drive & 100MM rams, 102” bucket, joystick, back screen & grapple, 14.9x28 fronts, 18.4x46 rear singles, only 1333 hrs, tractor SN#Z7BG01436, loader SN#Y7WLT0081 *MDS Mfg 48” rail style quick attach pallet forks for 860 TL & similar loaders *1999 John Deere 7410 MFWD, 120hp, power quad w/ RH shuttle, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd, new Firestone 340/85R28 front tires, 18.4x38 good rear tires, complete w/ 740 SL loader, bucket, joystick, backs creen & grapple, only 4411 hrs, SN#RW7410H025882

COMBINE, HEADS & WINDROWER:

*2008 New Holland CR9070, dlx cab, electric mirrors, elec stone trap, lateral tilt, Redekop chopper, auger extender, diff lock, AHHC, Y/M monitor, variable spd feeder, round bar concaves, HD 75 mm cylinders, on-board air compressor, small grain concaves & sieves, 20.8x42 duals, 540/65/R30 Rears, loaded, 993 sep, 1278 eng hrs, SN#HAJ111015 *2008 New Holland 94C 40’ rigid draper head w/ UII finger reel, F/A, AHHC, dual knives, cross auger, NH CR/CIH AFX adapter & transport, SN#40GB081471 *2009 New Holland 76C 16’ pickup head w/ Swathmaster 9 belt pickup, SN#PPP004304 (C) *2006 Case IH 2208 8R30 corn head w/ poly snouts, knife rolls, hyd deck plates, AFX or CR adapter, SN#CBJ031189 *JD 230 30’ rigid head w/ 9” Seedeater pans, bat reel & CR or AFX adapter, SN#H00930P656992 *JD 853 8R all crop head, SN#394111H *2013 Case IH WD1203 SP windrower, 126 HP, cab susp, front wiper, 4 line digital display, field light pkg, 2013 DH362 36’ draper head w/ UII finger reel, double knife, hyd F/A, poly

skid plates, gauge wheels & inte- OTHER EQUIPMENT: gral transport, 18.4x26 front tires, *2010 Westfield MK130-91 Plus 13 x 14L-16.1SL rears, 801E/ 560H hrs, 91 trussed auger w/ low profile swing power unit SN#YDG667934, head away & 1000 PTO, SN#232936 SN#YDZB02014 (C) *2004 Westfield MK100-71 10 x 71 auSEMI, HOPPER & FARM TRUCKS: ger w/ low profile swing away & 1000 PTO, SN#154718 *1999 IHC 9400 tri-axle farm truck, Cummins N14 460hp, 10 spd trans, *Brandt 851 8 x 51 w/ 540 PTO & supercharged inlet spring susp, dual alum tanks, 22’ Reiten alum box, hoist & roll tarp, 3 pc *General CFX15.5-1 15’ ruff cut rotary comb end gate, new 11R22.5 rear tires, batwing mower w/ HD 200HP rated transfer gear box, chain guards, aircraft steel disk wheels, air lift pusher axle, tires & good blades, SN#302120161 4000 miles on conversion from Klein Truck sales, only 131625 actual miles *Case IH 1100 9’ trailing sickle mower, SN#CCB0005558 showing *1995 Freightliner FLD120 60” flat- *Lucknow 98-0463 9’ 2 stage snowblower w/ 1000 PTO top sleeper, Detroit 60 Series, 10 spd trans, air ride susp, dual fuel tanks, *2008 Prairie 18’ tandem axle flatbed trailer w/ flip down ramps 236 WB, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, headache rack, clean truck, 1298508 *M&W tandem axle stock trailer *IHC 400 8R planter w/ monitor &row miles showing markers, SN#U059371 *2010 Jet 38’ steel hopper trailer, 66” sides, 96” wide, ag hoppers, spring *8’ 3pt angle blade *Case IH Def Cube & pump w/ approx suspension, side chutes, manual roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires on steel wheels, 80 gallons, cracked housing on pump - repairable very clean *1986 Ford 9000 tandem axle farm *Fimco spot sprayer w/ UTV Mount, XX boom & elec pump truck, twin screw w/ single tire pusher axle, Cummins 400, 9 spd trans, spring *2) 1000 gal NH3 tanks & trailers susp, dual alum tanks, 1997 20’ Load- UTV & MOWERS: line steel box, hoist, 3pc end gate & *2012 Honda Big Red 4X4 UTV, side by roll tarp, 11R24.5 tires, 507310 miles side, dump box, windshield, like new showing *2014 JD Z655 EZtrak zero turn mower, *1967 Chev C-50 tandem pusher, 366 24hp gas, 54” deck, only 34 hrs, like engine, 5/2 trans, 18’ Knapheide steel new, SN#1M0Z655WAEM150259 box w/ hoist & roll tarp, very good 9.00- *JD JS26 22” MowMentum FWD push 20 tires, 53000 miles showing mower, SN#GXJS26A424929

AIR DRILL & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT:

TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS:

*2005 NH SD440A 45’ air drill w/ 10” spacing, 5 section fold, 4.5” steel press, 550lb trip shank w/ 3.5 “ Dutch paired row DS opener, Raven NH3 w/ 440 controller, Agtron all-run monitor, dbl shoot dry air system, hyd variable rate, bin level sensors, air velocity sensors, SC380 TBH Air System, 380BU, 3 comp cart, dual fan dbl/ triple shoot, 10” fill auger, field light kit, Flex control monitor, Scott’s hyd winch, coarse & 2- fine meter rollers, 6 run extra fine inoculant meter roller, 6 run specialty meter roller for sunflowers & canola, extra meter roller, 30.5-32 tires, only 18970 total acres, SN#Y6S003188 *2011 Brandt 8200 82’ Countour Commander heavy tine harrow, 5/8” x 28” tines w/chrome tips, auto fold, hyd tine angle, down pressure & 16.5L16.1SL tires, like new, SN#98107 *Frigstad 35’ chisel plow w/ Gandy Orbit air, NH3 hyd control, 3 bar Degelman harrow & walking tandems around *Summers 48’ 5 bar harrow, SN#94146 *JD C20 20’ cultivator

*2000 gal fuel tank w/ Fill-Rite FR701V pump, single wall *1000 gal fuel tank w/ Gasboy pump, single wall *200 gal service tank w/ Fill-Rite 20 GPM pump *Miller Millermatic 252 wire welder *Cambell Hausfield 60 gal cast iron single stage air compressor *Tradesman K165 forced air kerosene heater, 165000 BTU, like new *Makita 2414NB chop saw *2) Buddy Lube 70 gal w/ 2- 35 gal compartments *6) Black bird Cannons, 4 - ZON , distributed by Sutton Enterprises *21 piece ¾” socket set *Poly auger hopper *Homemade stock feeder *3) Liquid livestock mineral feeders *Test Rite 12 spd drill press *5/8” drill press *Misc parts & supplies including air seeder hose, tow rope, 2 - 16,000 baler twine, metal posts, lumber & tires *Small assortment selection of shop tools - wrenches, sockets, air tools, grinders, grease guns

ARLEN & JENNIFER VOLLMER, OWNERS • Velva, ND • 701-889-2004

“Decades of Knowledge - Steady Innovation - Top Results” Grand Forks, ND 58201, ph 701-757-4015, fax 701-757-4016, Dennis Biliske ND Lic 237, ND Clerk Lic 624

Website: www.resourceauction.com | Email: info@resourceauction.com TERMS: Cash, good check or wire transfer in US funds. All sales final. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. Document fee on vehicle titles will apply & vehicle titles will be mailed to buyers.

Canadian buyers are always welcome, please furnish a letter of credit for registration. Larger purchases will require payment by wire. Most units move easily across the border, feel free to ask in advance for document assistance if necessary.

Some major units will require payment by wire transfer, please contact our office with questions.

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Engineering and Design Services

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

Bridge and Culvert Work

grant.murray@candoltd.com 1-204-726-4545

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.

candoltd.com BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

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

FARM CHEMICAL / SEED COMPLAINTS

FARM MACHINERY

We also specialize in: agricultural complaints of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunctions.

Licensed Agrologist on Staff.

For assistance and compensation call

Back-Track InvesTIgaTIons

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.

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

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

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794.

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.

WANTED: OLDER DOZER D6, D7, D8 Cat or will consider other makes. Phone (204)278-3372.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Augers 10x60 WESTFIELD SWING HOPPER auger. Very good shape. Asking $3,000 OBO. Phone: (204)825-2799.

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

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

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 1999 GM T8500 CAT towtruck, $14,500; Allis 6080 MFD loader, 3-PTH, $13,500; Ford Major DSL loader, snow blade, 3-PTH, $5,500; Vac Tank & pump for 1-tonne; Power parachute, Rotex SR7 as is; 1981 GMC 7000 366, 17-ft factory box & hoist, $8,500. Phone (306)236-8023.

FOR SALE: 1033 NEW Holland bale wagon. $5000. Phone:(204)638-5404.

Farm Retirement TUESDAY, MARCH 22 | 10AM

Location: From the intersection of ND Hwy. 38 and ND Hwy. 32 west of Hope, ND, 3/4 mile south on ND Hwy. 32, east side of road.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Major equipment begins at 11:00AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment.

Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com 1948 JD M, wide front, rock shaft, 1976 Chevrolet C60 single axle, 350 4WD TRACTORS TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 2012 JD 9460R, premium cab, active seat, buddy seat, CommandARM, 7” display, powershift, 4 hyd., return flow, 1,652 hrs., S/N1RW9460RACP001394 1976 JD 8630, 16 spd., 3 hyd., 1000 PTO, diff lock, 9,755 hrs., S/N3389

2WD TRACTORS

1985 JD 4450, powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, 5,532 actual hrs., S/N19165 1969 JD 4020, cab, side console, powershift, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, 8,347 hrs., S/N219032 1978 IHC 1086, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, front suitcase weights, TA bad, shows 5,348 hrs., S/NU30287 IHC 806 Standard, gas, 1 hyd., no PTO, Dual hyd. loader 1964 IHC 706, gas, wide front, 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-34 rear tires

COLLECTIBLE TRACTORS

AUCTIONEERS & CLERK: Main Resource Equipment Auctions, Dennis Biliske- Auctioneer, 2702 17th Ave S,

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers

2016

BUILDINGS

1955 JD 80 Standard, 1 hyd., 540 PTO, rear weights, 18.4-34 rear tires, shows 6,257 hrs., S/N8000100 1953 JD 60, factory wide front, power steering, rock shaft, 1 hyd.

Powertrol, 13.6-38 tires, S/N6017003 1954 JD 50, factory wide front, power steering, rock shaft, 540 PTO, electric start, complete restoration, S/N5021067 1954 JD 40, narrow front, factory 3 pt., 540 PTO, electric start, fenders, complete restoration, S/N68318 1948 JD B, narrow front, rock shaft, 1 hyd., 540 PTO, S/N219460

4 spd., fenders, S/N14441 1944 JD G, narrow front, Rollomatic, 6 spd., rockshaft, PTO, S/N13902 1955 IHC 300 utility, wide front, fast hitch, 540 PTO, 0930 hrs., S/N2381 MM U, Standard, for parts MM U, for parts MM with hyd. loader

Salford RTS 570 vertical tillage tool, 41’ V8, 4&2 spd., Obeco 15’ box, hoist Riteway 4245 land roller, 45’, 42’ drum 1975 Chevrolet C60 single axle, 366 V8, 4&2 spd., 16’ box, hoist JD 680 chisel plow, 40’ 1941 Ford, 1-1/2 ton, 12’ wood box JD 1610 chisel plow, 35’ JD 1600 chisel plow, 25’ PICKUPS IHC vibra chisel, 35’, 3-bar harrow 1994 Chevrolet 1500 Silverado ext.

Summers Super Harrow, 72’ cab, short box, 350 V8, automatic Melroe 903 auto reset plow, 9x18” 1991 Chevrolet 1500, 1/2 ton, 305 V8 Melroe 900 auto reset plow, 7x16” 1980 Ford F350 one ton dually HARVEST EQUIPMENT 2012 JD S680, premium cab, Contour- Wil-Rich Excel Series field cultivator, 1985 Ford F150 XLT, 351 V8 Master, 2 spd. PRWD, deluxe controls, 60’, tandems across, single pt. depth 1976 Ford F150, 1/2 ton, 6 cyl., 3 spd.

1976 Ford F150, 351 V8, automatic integrated auto steer, Pro Drive, 5 spd. Wil-Rich field cultivator, 42’ 1953 Ford F250 stepside pickup feeder house, TouchSet, 1,001 sep. JD CCA field cultivator, 12’ Melroe harrow, 50’, hyd. fold 1960 Ford F100, Custom cab, V8 hrs., 1,424 engine hrs., S/N1H0S680SLC0745735 ROW CROP & EDIBLE BEAN EQUIP. TRAILERS 1978 JD 7700, turbo hydro, chopper, Case-IH cultivator, 16x30”, 3 pt.

2009 Jetco aluminum hopper bottom, rear weights, S/N312931 42’x96”x66”, ag hopper Koehn cultivator, 8x30”, 3 pt.

2014 JD 640FD flex draper, 40’ 2001 Jetco steel hopper bottom, Westgo cultivator, 8 row, 3 pt.

1992 JD 920 flex head, poly bottom 38’x96”x66”, ag hopper, spring susp.

Halvorson edible bean rod weeder, 1979 JD 212 pickup head 1997 Strick dry van, 28’, spring susp.

8x30”, hyd. drive JD 653 all crop head 2014 Stud King tandem axle header Speedy edible bean knifer, 8x30” JD 220 straight head, 20’ trailer, 42’, light pkg., S/N5679 Red River band sprayer, 8x30” 1976 Versatile 400 self-propelled Johnson Mfg. single axle header TRUCKS swather, 20’, bat reel, S/N018930 trailer 1996 Freightliner, flat top conventional, 1969 Versatile 400 swather, 20’ SPRAYER, CHEMICAL/ N14 Cummins, 10 spd., air ride GPS EQUIPMENT FERTILIZER & NH3 EQUIPMENT 1993 White GMC Volvo, integral (2) JD Starfire globes sleeper, N14 Cummins, 9 spd., engine GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT JD 2630 display, GS3, SF2 activation brake, air ride, shows 777,209 miles OTHER EQUIPMENT JD 2630 display, GS3, SF1 activation 1976 GMC 6500 tag tandem, 366 V8, VEHICLES & 5&2 spd., Crysteel 19’ box, hoist AIR SEEDER FUEL TANKS 1976 GMC 6500 tag tandem, 366, 2003 JD 1890 air seeder, 42’, 7-1/2” automatic, Midland 20’ box, hoist & 15” spacing, single run blockage Mobile Phone monitor, JD 1910 tow-between 270 bu. 1959 IHC A128 tag tandem, 6 cyl., 5&2 spd., 18’ aluminum box, hoist Bidding App twin-compartment commodity cart

NEAL “BUCK” IHRY 701.840.0334

Now Available!

or Brad Olstad of Steffes, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240 Steffes Group, Inc., 2000 Main Avenue E, West Fargo, ND

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TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

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COMBINES Accessories

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

TRACTORS 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 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.

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.

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.

MF 860 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.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted WANTED: SIDE-MOUNT NH3 POINTS. Also wanted: 14-ft & 18-ft bin hoppers. Phone (204)655-3458

HAYING & HARVESTING

Our offices will be closed March 25th

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

GOOD FRIDAY

Tillage & Seeding TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various

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 KINZE 2300, 12/23 ROW, good 15-in bean planter. $17,000CAD. Phone:(204)437-4641.

TRACTORS Massey Ferguson

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Equipment

3” & 4” OPTIONS

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

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

Ph:(204)325-2416.

HAYING & HARVESTING Various

Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds.

Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifed section. 1-800-782-0794.

Rebuilt Concaves

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

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

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

204-866-3558 ridgemetal@hotmail.com

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various

Combines

FOR SALE: 1985 IHC 7200 hoe press drill ,always shedded, very clean. For more info phone evenings (204)859-2724

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.

TRACTORS 4-Wheel Drive

www.ridgelandmanufacturing.ca

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

COMBINES John Deere

Early Deadline for the March 31st issue is Wednesday, March 23rd at 12 Noon

FOR SALE: 42-FT, MODEL 7200 Case IH hoe drill, factory transport & carbides, good condition.

Phone: (204)745-7445.

GAUGE WHEEL & GAUGE WHEEL KIT

TRACTORS Various

FOR SALE: JD 8970 Cummins 400-HP, 24-spd, 5 remote, 710-38 tires, 7100-hrs, clean, shedded. $57,000. Phone: (204)324-9300 Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

ALLIS 1984 8050 4,437-HRS, original owner; 1981 8010 3,694-hrs, 2nd owner. Both stnd trans, shedded, no 3-pt, offers. Also machinery augers, cultivators etc., never winter use, no loader use. (204)242-2221, Manitou.

TRACTORS John Deere FOR SALE: JD 2750 MFWD, CAH, 3-pt, 2 hyd’s, w/245 loader; JD 2950 2WD, CAH, 3-pt, 2 hyd’s; JD 2950 MFWD, 3-pt, 2 hyd’s, w/loader; 2, JD 4050 MFWD, 3-pt, PS, w/o loaders; JD 4250 MFWD, 3-pt, 15-SPD, w/265 loader; JD 4640 Quad, 3 hyd’s; JD 6400 2WD, PQ w/RHS, 3-pt, w/loader; JD 6400 MFWD, 3-pt, PQ w/RHS, w/640 loader. Case MXM 140, MFWD, 3-pt, w/loader. All tractors can be sold w/new or used loaders. Now a Husqvarna Dealer, w/a full line of Husqvarna Equipment.

Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude, MB. Phone (204)750-2459 (cell) Mitchstractorsales.com FOR SALE: JD 8440 4WD tractor. In mint shape, always shedded. Phone evenings:(204)745-3009.

TRACTORS Massey Ferguson MF 180 3-PTH row crop, good tires, new clutch, $6,500. Phone (204)685-2124 or (204)871-2708

Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

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

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

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

RAVEN CRUIZER 2 W/HELIX antenna, w/warranty until June 9th 2016. Phone (204)585-2106.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

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

TRACTORS Various

TracTors TRACTORS Allis/Deutz

GPS

GRUNTHAL, MB.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

every TUESDAY at 9 am March 22nd & 29th

(Receiving is open Easter Monday 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. as usual)

Saturday, March 19th at 10 am

Bred Cow Sale

www.penta.ca

1-800-587-4711

Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

IRON & STEEL

Monday, March 28th at 12 pm

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

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

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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)

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)2640706 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)

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais

F BAR & ASSOCIATES Angus bulls for sale.

Choose from 20 two-yr-old and yearling Red and Black Angus bulls. Great genetics, easy-handling, semen-tested, delivery available. Call for sales list.

Inquiries and visitors are welcome. We are located in Eddystone, about 20-mi E of Ste. Rose, or 25-mi W of Lake MB Narrows, just off Hwy 68. Call Allen & Merilyn Staheli. Tel: (204)448-2124 Email: amstaheli@inethome.ca

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

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 Tri-N & Guests: BASKM Land & Cattle, Riding Mountain & Nu-Horizon Angus, Lipton, SK. Bull Sale, Sat., Apr. 2nd, Heartland Livestock Virden. 14 Red & Black Angus 2-year olds & yearlings, and 39 Charolais yearling bulls. View catalogue & videos online at bylivestock.com or call Kiernan Doetzel 306.336.2245 or Matt Ginter 204.721.4805

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus 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.

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PHACKARY GELBVIEH& FLIEN’S GELBRVIEH Online bull sale Apr. 1-3. Hosted by www.livestockplus.ca. Selling 25 Red & black yearling & 2-year old bulls. Contact Ian, 306-861-7687 or Wayne, 306-793-4568.

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FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD Bulls Yearlings & Long Yearlings, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

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.

POLLED PEDIGREED SALERS BULLS on farm and at Douglas Station. Red or Black. High performance herd. Can arrange delivery. Ken Sweetland, Lundar, MB www.sweetlandsalers.com (204)762-5512

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

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn PUREBRED YEARLING BULLS PLUS 1 3-YR old herdsire 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

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OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has for sale: Yearling & 2-yr old bulls. For more info call (204)375-6658, cell (204)383-0703.

PUREBRED REGISTERED YEARLING SIMMENTAL bulls, Red & Blacks, Polled, will semen test & deliver, keep until needed. Phone (204)868-5040.

ROCKING W SPRING HORSE sale. Tack sale Fri., Apr. 22. For Sale Sat., Apr. 23. Keystone Centre Brandon, Manitoba. www.rockingw.com Phone: (204)325-7237.

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.

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)

YEARLING & 2-YR OLD Black Angus bulls. Holloway Angus, Gerry Williams, Souris. Phone: (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus FOR SALE: RED ANGUS Simm X Herdsire Bull, $3,250.(204)749-2033 Rathwell, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Blonde d’Aquitaine BELLEVUE BLONDES HAS AN excellent group of performance & semen tested, polled Purebred Blonde yearling bulls for sale. $2800 each. Call Marcel (204)379-2426 or (204)745-7412, Haywood, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais 2 PB CHAR 2 yr old bulls for sale, good dispositions, $4,000 each. Phone (204)843-2917, Amaranth.

CHAROLAIS BULLS 1& 2 yr olds. Vaccinated and tested. Steppler and HTA genetics. Call or text (204)381-1240.

FOR SALE: COMING 2 yr old Charolais bulls, grandsons of Bluegrass. Will be easy calving, good dispositions & guaranteed. K.E.H Charolais phone Keith Hagan (204)748-1024, Virden.

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

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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: 10-12 SIMM cows/heifers, Bred Simm/Angus to calve July/Aug. Call (204)585-5370, Sandy Lake, MB. 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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PUREBRED CHAROLAIS YEARLINGS & three 2-yr old bulls for sale by private treaty, White & Red factor. Phone Brad (204)523-0062 www.clinecattlecompany.ca Tri-N Charolais & Guests Bull Sale Sat., Apr. 2nd, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. 39 White & Red Factor Charolais Yearlings, 8 Black Angus & 5 Red Angus 2-Year Old & Yearlings. View catalogue & videos online at www.bylivestock.com or call Merv 204.838.2107 WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT selection of PB Charolais bulls, both Red & white yearling & 2-yr olds.

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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.

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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.

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Farm Safety: it’s up to you

Farmer urges others to get beyond ‘won’t happen to me’ mentality Farm accidents aren’t treated like other industrial accidents, which contributes to a lack of action on the issue

BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

R

andy Froese never thought it would happen to him.

But on August 17, 2010, he very nearly became another grim farm death statistic.

“It was a miracle,” he said. “I praise the Lord every day that it happened the way it did... it was so close.”

That fateful day started much like any other, as Froese and farm employee Eddie Fehr began dislodging 1,200 bushels of pinto beans from inside a bin on his family farm near Winkler. Beans had welded to the walls of the bin since going into storage the previous fall, refusing to budge even as the rest of the product was removed.

The pair went into the bin and began scraping the beans off the walls with tools. For the first few hours work was uneventful, said Froese, speaking to the Manitoba Farm Writers and Broadcasters Association about his experience recently.

Then the avalanche happened.

“I saw a piece starting to break away, and I said to Eddie, ‘Look out it’s coming,’” he said. “I tried getting myself around to the other side of the aeration... as I went across, my foot got swept out from underneath me and I ended up sitting down with the stand-on wrapped around my leg, and the whole bottom slid off and about a third of the wall of beans went with it.”

Buried from head to toe in rancid beans, Froese said his life truly flashed before him as he thought about his wife and young children. Luckily, his co-worker had only been buried up to his waist and was able to free himself then dig out Froese’s head.

“That first breath of mouldy air was wonderful,” he said.

It would be another 45 minutes before he was out of the bin, as his father and other employees struggled to extricate him.

“It was chaos,” said Froese, adding that 911 calls from the farm had been rerouted to Brandon causing confusion. Even when first responders arrived, they didn’t have the equipment or training needed for such an enclosed-space rescue.

Since the pulse farmer recovered injuries that included a dislocated knee and toxic-crush syndrome, he has been on a mission to help other producers and first responders learn from his brush with death.

Glen Blahey of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association said it’s crucial that producers and the public don’t view farm deaths and injuries like the ones Froese sustained as “freak accidents.”

“The scenarios are all the same and the common denominator in all of them is, ‘I never thought it would happen to me.’ So getting that message out really is a critical part and the lessons learned are most critical,” said Blahey, adding that he has heard dozens of similar stories over the years.

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association data shows that between 1990 and 2013, 1,102 farm operators were killed on the farm. During that same period, 308 chil-

Grain bins are one of the most dangerous spots on any farm. photo: thinkstock

“I was the person who said it wasn’t going to happen to me, but it can happen to anybody.”

Randy Froese

dren also died in farm incidents. That is in addition to a substantial number of visitors and employees who died while engaged in farm activities.

“That doesn’t sound freak to me,” Blahey said.

More troubling is that over that same period there was no decrease in the number of farm fatalities, except when it came to rollover deaths, which the safety expert attributed to improved equipment engineering, not a change in operator behaviour. The number of deaths resulting from victims being pinned or struck by equipment actually increased during the same period.

Part of the problem is that on-farm death and injury isn’t treated in the same way as industrial accidents on construction sites or in factories by the police and media.

“When an agricultural incident occurs, where someone is seriously injured or dies, what’s the first message? It was a freak accident. And that freak accident descriptor is multiplied,” said Blahey, adding that acci-

dents are unpredictable and unpreventable, while onfarm deaths are not.

Then, rather than using these occurrences as teachable moments, media coverage generally focuses on how a grieving community comes together to overcome adversity by bringing in the harvest, he said.

“I’m not talking about blaming people here, I’m saying we have to take a critical look at what happened and what can be done differently,” Blahey said, adding that farm deaths rarely result in a call to action the way a car crash on a dangerous curve might.

For his part, Froese said he has gone over the events of 2010 many times, thinking about where things went wrong.

“Today, no doubt, I would have done it differently,” said Froese, adding local fire departments are also ready to do things differently, having learned valuable lessons after his entrapment.

“I thank the fire department for what it did, they came not knowing what they were getting themselves into and since my accident, Wentworth Ag has donated a unit, it comes in pieces, that they can actually put around a person and excavate product,” he said, adding that while he hopes it never happens again, it’s a relief to me that responders are prepared if it does.

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FARM SA F E T Y: i t’s u p to you

Farm accident survivor still drawn to the farm Her heart stopped twice on the way to hospital, multiple surgeons quit surgery assuming she wouldn’t survive as her mother scooped her up.

Bailey’s mother had taken a first aid course less than three weeks earlier and never panicked. Taking charge of the scene immediately, she worked to stop Bailey’s bleeding with sanitary napkins that were on hand.

“Driving to the nearest hospital, about 30 kilometres away in Kerrobert, I remember looking for birds,” she said. “That was a game we would play when we were driving. My mom told me that was because she wanted to keep me awake.”

BY AMY PETHERICK CASA

B

ailey Kemery was four years old, growing up on her family’s farm in Major, Sask., when her life changed forever.

On April 20, 1994, she and her brother were playing on a tractor-driven rotary tiller parked, but running, not far from where her parents were standing in the yard.

“The rototiller shook itself into gear, my brother fell forward, and I fell back,” she said.

As dangerous as high-speed power takeoffs are, it was the rotors on the tiller that did the most permanent damage. It only took a split second to suffer serious injuries.

“The rotor blade stripped the muscle on my left leg from the

Five surgeons quit Bailey Kemery’s life-saving surgery because the injuries were so severe they thought her death was a foregone conclusion. photo: CASA

calf down,” she said. “A blade went into my stomach and cut some of my intestines, then went all the way up into my liver.

And I have a scar where it tore

my face right down my laugh line.”

More than 20 years later, she still remembers having trouble breathing, but remaining calm

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University Hospital — two hours away in Saskatoon. Her mother followed the ambulance the entire way.

“Mom remembers stopping twice on the highway (behind the ambulance), and she knew something was wrong,” she said. “My heart stopped, twice, and it can’t fibrillate in a moving ambulance.”

Seven surgeons met the ambulance upon its arrival in Saskatoon. All of Bailey’s veins had collapsed, and doctors couldn’t get an IV started, which delayed surgery. Hearing her niece had been admitted, an aunt who worked as a dialysis nurse came to help, and she finally got an IV going. The situation was so bad five surgeons quit during surgery thinking Bailey was a lost cause.

“I had lost so much blood at that point,” she said.

Miraculously, she survived, and after a couple of weeks in the intensive care unit, followed by another three or four months of rehabilitation, she was finally discharged to go home.

She figures she travelled to rehab for nearly 10 years after that. Even with intensive rehab, her Achilles tendon shrunk to the point that she always walked on tiptoe. After years of limping, her spine was thrown out of alignment. She opted for a second major surgery in November 2005, which doctors explained could result in an amputated leg. She says that was a hard decision to make as a body-conscious 15-year-old, but fortunately, the surgery was a success.

“As a child growing up, it was tough having the massive amount of scars that I do and an obvious limp,” she said.

“Legally, I was disabled. Life was extremely hard, but I just made a choice at a young age, that I was only as disabled as I wanted to be.”

Life sentence She played almost every sport she could in school, struggling with only skating and snowboarding.

She also travelled around on a school speaking circuit, talking to nearly 1,000 kids about the importance of farm safety. After graduating from high school, she moved to Calgary to become a primarycare paramedic. Just last fall, she transferred to Kerrobert so she and her husband could move three miles away from the family farm. Even after everything she’s been through, she’s still drawn to the farm.

“It happened so fast, and it changed my life,” she said. “I’m so much more than the scars on my body, and I’m so much more than ‘that girl who was run over by a rototiller’... but, what parents and kids don’t realize is, it’s not just a farm accident, it’s a life sentence.”

She knows that she grew up much faster because of the trauma and to this day, she’s still dealing with issues caused by her injuries. She firmly believes life has only given her what she can handle but, at the same time, she hopes continuing to share her story saves another child from suffering an equally difficult experience.

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FA R M SAFETY: it ’s up to you

Too close for comfort

Grain entrapment didn’t lead to disaster, but easily could have

BY AMY PETHERICK CASA

G

rowing up on the family farm near St. Malo, Man., the Racine children were free-range kids.

All five had the run of the farm and they made toys of anything they could find. Monique Racine remembers how their imagination knew no bounds and how fearless they were.

“When I was a kid, we weren’t afraid to take a hammer and nails, and just put them into a piece of wood,” Monique recalls. “I remember taking a drill and drilling holes in aluminum bowls.”

During the harvest season of 1986, everything changed.

Monique and her younger brother, Patrick, took lunch to her father and older brother in the field. As they had done before, she and Patrick were playing in the truck box where the wheat was being unloaded. Patrick remembers waving hello to his brother in the combine as it unloaded into the truck box around him.

He hadn’t yet realized his body was already stuck in the grain. He vividly recalls suddenly struggling to pull his arms out of chest-high wheat and looking over to see Monique was worse off. “ T h e w h e a t w a s a b ov e Monique’s nose and eyes already,

so I got my left arm out to scoop enough wheat away from her mouth and nose constantly,” he says. “The pressure of the wheat on my chest was so heavy, I was trying to breathe so hard but I couldn’t, so I panicked... it was a nightmare.”

Outside of the grain box, his father, Emile, had returned in another truck to take the next load of wheat from the field and had expected to see the two younger kids around. Emile is not sure what it was that made him think they might be in the back of the truck.

“I came to the field to see no kids in the truck, and I just panicked,” he explains. “I automatically went to the back of the truck, opened the gate, and they both came out.”

Patrick says he can clearly remember Emile was “as pale as a white wall” as he knelt down to check them both over.

“They were both OK but that was a very close call,” Emile says.

“After that, I told them that they had to stay home.”

This close call caused the entire family to rethink safety on the farm, faced with the reality that two family members could have been killed.

Playing on equipment was no longer allowed. Monique says the kids didn’t think of it as fun anymore anyway. The new farm policy became ‘if you can’t count five

“The pressure of the wheat on my chest was so heavy, I was trying to breathe so hard but I couldn’t, so I panicked... it was a nightmare.”

Patrick Racine

heads in the yard, you can’t start up or move equipment.’ Emile bought two-way radios so there could be more communication about where the kids were supposed to be and fortunately, they never had another close call.

Now that the kids are grown and bring the grandchildren to the farm, those safety policies are as important as ever.

Patrick says maintaining eye contact is a good policy but he’s learned the value of conducting walk-arounds too. He’s moved away from the farm and says it’s a mandatory practice on his construction worksite. Fatal accidents in the past have proven the equipment is simply too big to see everyone from the cab. In his opinion, walk-arounds ensure you really know your surroundings as an operator.

“Where I work, you walk

The Racine children (l to r standing): Joanne, Marc and Roxanne, (l to r sitting): Monique and Patrick. photo: supplied

around, make sure there’s no one behind you, and no one near the equipment,” he says, “no matter what.”

Monique says their family had to learn their commitment to safety the hard way and she’s determined to teach her four-year-old daughter without another close call. If constant supervision isn’t a guarantee, Monique says she won’t let her daughter be in a position where there’s a potential safety risk.

“If she’s going to go in the shop where there are chemicals, I know her, and curiosity’s gonna take over.” That’s why Monique strongly believes it’s ultimately up to parents to ensure the safety of their children. If that means insisting on hazards being put under lock and key, dedicating a babysitter to constant supervision, or simply declaring ‘no-go’ zones, then that’s what she believes parents should do.

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

Shedding isolation Men build all kinds of useful, lasting things in sheds, and one of them can be friendship in this peer-run grassroots group for guys

David Friesen (l to r) and Doug Mackie co-founded the Woodhaven ‘Menshed’ five years ago in Winnipeg as an informal place for men to socialize. This spring they plan to take the idea on the road to rural Manitoba.

PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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t’s not complicated.

Tu e s d a y s t h e y p l a y c r i b b a g e . We d n e s d a y s they carve. They talk, share a few laughs, take a walk.

Occasionally they’ll organize a day trip. They host a cooking club to try new recipes. Once in a while, they’ll take their tools and paintbrushes and help out another organization.

‘They’ are the 30 or so guys who form the ‘ Woodhaven Menshed’ a small grassroots group of men, meeting at the Winnipeg-based community club of the same name, this past five years.

“My d a u g h ter said, ‘ You should start one of these,’ so I did,” said Doug Mackie, a get ’er done guy, who co-founded the Woodhaven group with David Friesen.

The idea of an infor mal men’s group, organized as a s h a re d ve r s i o n o f a s h e d , where men get together to build stuff, has its origins in Australia, where men there saw a need for more places for men to get together and socialize.

To d a y t h e r e a r e m o r e than 900 such groups across Ireland, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

In Canada, there are less than a dozen of these groups, and all had their genesis from the Woodhaven group.

They call theirs a “tabletop men’s shed,” bringing in their carving tools and cribbage boards for the weekly afternoon gatherings. They also invite in speakers for ‘Tuesday Talks’ on topics of interest to their group, including health information.

Mackie added any group that forms can decide for themselves what they might like to focus on.

“People often ask us, ‘What do you do?’ says Mackie. “But the real question is, ‘Why is there a need for this?’”

It’s because men don’t socialize with other men to the extent women get together, he said.

“But they still have a need to form friendships,” said Mackie.

“They don’t want to be isolated.

This is for men’s well-being.”

Fr i e s e n , o r i g i n a l l y f ro m Thornhill but now living in Wi n n i p e g , s a i d h e’d b e e n retired all of two weeks when he saw a small ad about a men’s shed starting up.

“I thought it would be good for someone else,” he says. “I found out it was good for me too.”

Woodhaven regular Joel Segal joined the group a couple of years ago.

“I was just looking for a group of guys to carve with,” he said, adding a former teacher told him about the Woodhaven Men’s Shed.

“I like the camaraderie,” he said. “I can talk to all these guys and hear how they’re doing.”

Se g a l a g re e s m e n d o n’t have so many opportunities to socialize with other guys.

And when you retire without a plan for how you’ll spend your days, you can easily start to feel “underfoot” at home, bored, even depressed, he said.

It’s a predicament he thinks a lot of men find themselves in nowadays.

“The other thing is people move into a condo or apartment and then the shop in their basement is gone,” he said.

You’ve lost even that space to spend your time.

“So what do you do?”

Evidently, a lot of people are asking the same question.

Mackie said there’s been tremendous interest shown in the men’s shed concept outside

“People often ask us, ‘What do you do? But the real question is, ‘why is there a need for this?’”

Doug Mackie

Winnipeg. They plan to take idea on the road to the rest of Manitoba, under the Mensheds Manitoba banner.

“We want to go out and tell our story and hopefully encourage men to start groups in rural areas,” he said, adding this spring they’ve received two grants from New Horizons and Healthy Living to help fund some of their travel expenses.

“We attended a seniors’ fair in Brandon last spring and put on a presentation and many people gave me their email addresses so I’ve been sending out our newsletter,” he said.

People in Reston, Brandon, Neepawa and St. Anne’s have all shown interest.

“Dave and I went out to Minnedosa last fall and we had about six or seven men out for it.”

A website also offers more information on how to start a men’s shed.

Florent Legault is trying to start one in his hometown of Elie. He got a few guys together earlier this month to talk over the idea and they’re interested, he said.

Rural communities need this too, because men just don’t seem to gather at the local garage or coffee shop like they once did, he said.

Farming keeps you busy and the nature of the business keeps people apart more than ever, said Legault, a former PMU farmer and truck driver.

He became intrigued by this kind of group, after realizing he’d sort of lost contact with people too, he adds.

“I found out I needed some community. And to have that community it’s like I have to make that community.”

To l e a r n m o r e a b o u t mensheds and see a video on the Woodhaven group log on to: http://menssheds.ca.

For more information you can also contact Mensheds Manitoba Inc. at 204-8045165 or email Doug Mackie at dmackies@mymts.net. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Prairie fare What’s for dinner?

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

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n the way home one day, my husband and I were discussing the eternal question, “What’s for dinner?”

Our daughters were sitting in the backseat, observing their sometimes embarrassing “parental units.” I think my husband felt the need to “ham it up” for the entertainment factor.

“How about spaghetti and meatballs for dinner?” I asked.

No negative comments emanated from the backseat. In fact, they were strangely silent.

“We have some bread that needs to be used, so let’s have garlic toast,” my husband said. “We also have carrot sticks, and we have plenty of milk in the fridge.”

“You always say to use up our food,” he added as he glanced in my direction.

I nodded in approval and said, “We just need some fruit and we have a complete menu.”

“Well, you have dragged me kicking and screaming into healthy eating for almost 23 years now,” he noted dramatically. “I should know by now.”

Now I heard some giggling from the backseat. I know they were imagining me forcefeeding him fruits and vegetables. No, I didn’t do that. As an employed bachelor, he probably ate a better diet than I did as a graduate student with limited time and money.

PHOTO: Thinkstock

If planning healthful, tasty meals sometimes leaves you wondering what to make, here is a way to generate some ideas that are budget friendly and may add variety to home menus: •P ick up a copy of the weekly sale ads for your favourite grocery stores. Refer to the ads as you continue the activity. ivide a piece of paper into three columns •D using a ruler and pencil or fold it in thirds.

• I n one column, list seven or more of your favourite main dish items.

Rinse the avocado under cool, running water. Slice the avocado in half and remove the seed. Using a knife, cut the avocado in squares; try not to cut all the way through the peel. Use a spoon to remove the avocado from the peel. Place diced avocado in a mixing bowl and pour lemon juice over avocado. Add beans, corn, bell pepper, jalapeno (optional), onion, tomatoes, cilantro and garlic powder and mix. Finally, add Italian dressing and thoroughly mix all ingredients. Refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled and garnish with cilantro if desired.

PHOTO: NDSU

Makes 14 servings.

Cowboy Caviar Here’s a tasty and colourful recipe my student interns tried and all the “tasters” approved. Try this recipe as a side salad for grilled burgers on whole wheat buns, fresh strawberries and low-fat or fat-free milk to round out your meal.

1 avocado, diced 1/4 c. lemon juice 1 (15-oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 c. cilantro, fresh 1 (14-oz.) can corn, drained and rinsed 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1 green bell pepper, diced and seeds removed 2 tbsp. jalapeno, minced (optional) 1/2 medium onion, diced 5 Roma tomatoes, diced 1/2 c. Italian dressing

Slow Cooker Corned Beef, Barley And Cabbage Love the flavour and texture of barley? You don’t have to wait for St. Patrick’s Day to enjoy this classic Irish supper. This delicious meal for four can be prepared the evening before and reheated in the oven for 30 minutes, or assemble in the slow cooker in the morning to simmer all day. Add the steamed cabbage just before serving for fresh taste and colour. And if you love this recipe, you’ll find many more online at Go Barley.

1 c. pot or pearl barley 1 large onion, cut into thick slices 3 large carrots, quartered 1 bottle (12 oz.) beer

• I n the second column, list several vegetables and fruits you or your family members consistently enjoy. In sales ads, seasonal fruits and vegetables often are at their lowest cost and best quality.

• I n the third column, list types of grains (breads, rice, beans, pastas) you or your family members enjoy. Include whole grain options, such as whole wheat bread and pasta. According to recent food and nutrition guidance, we should make at least half of our grain choices whole grains.

• L ook at the items in your columns and list seven menus on the back of the piece of paper. For example, for a dinner menu, include a main dish, vegetable, fruit, bread and milk.

• Consider what you already have at home, then create a grocery shopping list.

As you are planning meals, be sure to mix up your plate with different textures, colours, shapes, sizes and temperatures each day. Incorporating a wide variety of foods from all the food groups into your meals will ensure that your family members are getting the nutrients they need. A plate with colourful fruits and vegetables is a good indicator that you are getting a variety of nutrients and a balance of each of the food groups.

We have done some menu-planning work for you. Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ food and click on “Food Preparation” to see the “Cooking 101,” “Pinchin’ Pennies in the Kitchen” and “Now Serving” series of publications. Some of these guides include menu plans. We also have several videos showing various recipes.

1 can (10 oz. / 284 ml) less-sodium beef broth 3 c. water (approximately) 1 bay leaf 2 lb. prepared uncooked corned beef brisket, rinsed 1 small cabbage, cut into 1-inch slices 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard 2 tbsp. mayonnaise 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Add barley, then onion and carrots to the slow cooker. Place corned beef on top of vegetables. Pour in beer, broth, and enough water to cover beef by 1 inch. Add bay leaf.

Cover slow cooker and cook on high for seven hours or until beef and barley are tender and moist. Before serving, in a saucepan over high heat or in the microwave, steam cabbage until tender, about 10 minutes.

Remove corned beef from slow cooker and carve into half-inch slices. In a small mixing bowl, blend Dijon mustard, mayonnaise and ground pepper. In individual shallow serving bowls, place barley, carrots and onions. Top with sliced corned beef and cabbage.

Serve with sauce to drizzle over corned beef.

Makes four servings.

Recipe source: gobarley.com

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G

rant Toews set his coffee cup down on the table with a sigh, and shook his head.

“Family,” he said. “Can’t live with ’em, can’t disown ’em.”

Andrew Jackson took a thoughtful sip of his own coffee. “Truer words were never spoken,” he said. “Which family were you thinking of in particular?”

“My own, obviously,” said Grant. “I don’t have to live with anyone else’s, do I?” “I suppose not,” said Andrew.

“But my sister,” said Grant. “Her, I have to live with apparently.” He hung his head dejectedly.

Andrew nodded sympathetically. “That must be awful,” he said.

“How would you know?” said Grant. “You’ve never even met her, and I never talk about her.”

“Exactly,” said Andrew. “I can put two and two together as well as the next man. But tell me, why must you live with your sister suddenly? You never have before, not since I met you anyway, and that’s got to be 20 years.”

“My sister is...” Grant began but paused as words failed him. “Unpredictable,” he said finally. “Marches to the beat of a different drummer who clearly has a very poor sense of rhythm.

So periodically she gets herself into one pickle or another and then somebody has to bail her out.

And it was my turn.”

“I see,” said Andrew. “What kind of pickle?”

“Oh, just the usual,” said Grant. “Tried out a career that didn’t work for her, never saved any money and got evicted from her apartment for not paying her rent.”

“What kind of career?” asked Andrew.

“Fortune teller,” said Grant. “She had her own business till her licence got revoked.”

“Really?” said Andrew. “Why did that happen?”

“She says she doesn’t know,” said Grant, “and she did not see it coming.”

“Well, I guess that answers my question,” said Andrew. He took another sip of coffee. “So are you in for the long haul, do you think?” he asked, “Or does she have a plan to start over and move on?”

“Who knows?” said Grant. “Yesterday she said she was going to be a comedian, which we all laughed at, and that made her mad. ‘Just wait till

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you see me headlining the Winnipeg Comedy Festival,’ she said. ‘You won’t be laughing then!’”

He picked up his coffee cup. “She’s probably right about that,” he added.

There was an extended silence while they both sipped their coffee and pondered the situation.

“My life is so calm compared to yours,” said

Andrew eventually. “Sometimes I feel like my life story is being written by an author who has no flair for drama.”

“It could be worse,” said Grant. “At least it’s not being written by Danielle Steel. Or Jonathan Franzen.”

“I don’t know who either of those people are,” said Andrew.

“Good for you,” said Grant. “If either of them was writing your life story you’d either be in jail or living a life of unrelenting misery. Or both.”

“I suppose,” said Andrew, “that as much as possible we should try to write our own stories, eh? So if your sister shows up you have to decide whether you’re going to write her in or write her out.”

“That’s an interesting idea,” said Grant, thoughtfully. “She’s already in my story. Are you saying I just have to figure out how to write her out?”

“Sure, why not?” said Andrew. “You could have her kidnapped by the Russian Mafia, like in a John Grisham novel, or you could do a Miriam Toews and have her disappear to Mexico or wherever, in a cloud of religious/sexual/existential angst.”

Grant thought about that for a second. “She already lives in a cloud of religious/sexual/existential angst,” he said. “So that’s half the battle.

Now all I have to do is figure out how to get her to disappear.” He took a sip of coffee. “Although I wouldn’t want her to actually disappear,” he admitted. “I just want her to be less central to the plot.”

“You’re a good guy,” said Andrew, “and way smarter than you look. I’m sure you’ll figure it out.”

“It’s not easy when it’s family,” said Grant.

“People you love, but you still kind of wish they would leave you alone.” He put his coffee cup down and heaved a sigh. “Ah well,” he said. “Into each life a little rain must fall.”

Andrew nodded. “Rain will make the flowers grow,” he said.

“In that case,” said Grant, “I will have a lovely garden soon enough.”

“Don’t expect me to help you weed it. I will admire it,” said Andrew, “from afar.”

Foxtail fern — easy care and attractive Lovely emerald-green plumes will provide an attention-getting display

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

M

any gardeners have an asparagus fern in their plant collections and these plants are often used in the outdoor garden as well. One kind of asparagus fern is the foxtail fern, so named because its arching plumes of tightly packed, needlelike leaves are round like a fox’s tail.

Sometimes called the ponytail fern for the same reason, or the emerald fern due to the emerald-green colour of its foliage, it’s an easy-care plant.

The ordinary asparagus fern, designated by “Sprengeri” in its name, is a loose plant with long cascading branches that are spaced quite far apart on the stems, creating a very open appearance. On the other hand, the foxtail fern — designated by “Myers” in its name — has thick foliage; its stems are covered with short branches that are spaced close together and emerge from all around the central stem, unlike “Sprengeri” ferns whose longer side branches emerge only on two sides, giving the stems a flat appearance. The thickly spaced branches of the foxtail fern have a distinctive plume or foxtail appearance. Both ferns have the characteristic thin, needle-like leaves of all asparagus ferns.

Foxtail ferns are easy to look after.

Indoors they like bright light but outside they will only tolerate gentle morning light and should be protected from harsh midday sunlight. They do well in bright shade. Once established in pots or in the ground, foxtail ferns are quite drought tolerant, no doubt because of the fleshy tubers that comprise their root system.

They need only be fertilized during the growing season — you know when the plant requires nutrients because the leaves will become yellow instead of their usual emerald-green colour.

Although all asparagus ferns like their planting medium to be slightly moist, they will not be harmed by their soil being allowed to become quite dry before being watered. Also, like most asparagus ferns, this plant will not mind being root bound. Normally the fleshy tubers are beneath the surface of the soil, but as the pot gets full of tubers and becomes crowded, some of them will be visible on the surface of the soil. Keeping yellowing stems clipped off the plant will encourage the development of new stems.

Asparagus ferns are not really ferns at all — they are members of the lily family.

They do not produce spores, but rather are propagated by seed. They produce white flowers and red berries that contain the seeds. Most people propagate asparagus ferns by division. The clump of tubers of a mature plant can be taken out of the pot and separated and some

You know when the plant requires nutrients because the leaves will become yellow instead of their usual emerald-green colour.

of the tubers can be repotted to start new plants. The tubers should be planted so that they are covered with about six cm of potting medium. A peat-based potting mix and a container that has good drainage is recommended.

Indoors, a foxtail fern can be used as a tabletop specimen since it does not cascade. Rather, its unusual symmetrical stems stand erect. Such a plant also makes a great addition to a plant grouping. Smaller specimens could also be added to a large planter or bottle garden, although the plant may soon outgrow such a location. Outdoors, because of its upright growth habit, foxtail ferns can be used as edging plants, perhaps alternated with flowering plants such as pansies or impatiens. The emerald-green plumes of foliage create wonderful accents in mixed containers in a semi-shaded area of the outdoor garden that receives soft morning sunlight but afternoon shade.

The foxtail fern gets its name because its plumes of leaves resemble the tail of a fox.

PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

The fragile and delicate appearance of the foxtail fern is deceiving as it is a tough and hardy plant. Both indoors and outside it will flourish with minimal care and its lovely emerald plumes will attract attention no matter how it is used.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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The warmth of wood

Whether it’s wood floors or beams, repurposed salvaged pieces or natural finds, you can create interest and a warm feeling in the home

Corner Equipment opens second location Small-line dealer now in Shoal Lake as well as Carroll

CONNIE OLIVER Around the House

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

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dding wood to a room can really warm up a s p a c e, by p r ov i d i n g texture, pattern and colour.

It doesn’t just have to be fine wooden furniture but rather rough-hewn wooden elements and organic pieces can be used.

Here’s some ideas for wooden floor finishes: • Weathered look: This can be created by using rustic, whitewashed boards embedded with imperfections to provide a natural, organic look.

•M ulti-tones: Use lighter natural and grey flooring with variation in tones. The subtle pattern on each plank will add interest to any room.

• Texture: Instead of subtle, go for more pronounced textures in the wood to add a bit of depth, as opposed to looking smooth.

Unfinished beams on a ceiling can add lots of character to a room. Beams are one way to add the beauty of wood but there are easier ways to bring a touch of wood into the home that are less work but just as effective. Salvaged wooden pieces can be great additions. Shiplap, barn board, old wooden windows, wooden stepladders, wooden crates or pallets could all be worked into a room somehow with a little

This old wooden shutter was repurposed in the kitchen. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

imagination. You might be able to repurpose an old wooden window into a coffee table or simply hang it on the wall as is. Stencil lettering to a wooden crate and use as a side table.

(The lettering might insinuate that it came from a warehouse for instance.) I had painted a round-topped trunk and stencilled “Dock B” on it as if it came from fishing docks. This was a simple project that turned out quite well.

Older, weathered items made from wood can work as well. A collection of worn wooden boat oars might be used as a headboard or simply a feature on the wall. Worn wooden signs can be used as accessories.

Driftwood is another great

found item that can be used.

Look for interesting pieces and make them a feature in the home. Dried twigs in a decorative vase provide an organic, textural accent. A collection of vintage wooden cutting boards would make a great feature on a kitchen wall. Slice pieces of a small, felled tree trunk and use the circles as a grouping on a wall or to make a headboard.

Old wooden children’s blocks would make great accent pieces in a nursery.

By mixing these natural pieces in with your regular furniture you’ll create visual interest and instant warmth.

wight Logeot and Darrell Carlisle opened Corner Equipment Shoal Lake in the former location of Murray’s Farm Supply in January, with its focus being a small-line dealer similar to the previous dealership.

“We hope to supply the same service that Murray’s used to offer the community,” said Logeot.

They opened on a smaller capacity initially, with the idea of ramping up for spring. Shoal Lake is their second location, with the first being in the community of Carroll.

“I think our goals are to restore the store back to its original capacity and enhance a couple for services we hope in time will become a part of our lineup,” said Logeot. “Our big focus is parts, agricultural tires and service. The sales I believe will follow naturally.”

Corner Equipment will be working with Apache, Elmer’s MFG, Gates, Landoll, B e r g Tr a i l e r s , Va l m a r / Salford Tubeline/HLA, Gaber Distributing, and other small lines.

The Carroll location opened in 2011. Logeot is the operating partner in both locations, while Carlisle has a liquid fertilizer business in Carroll and he farms 2,000 acres.

Dwight Logeot PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

The Shoal Lake business is different than the one in Carroll, due to the fact that the Carroll store is 15 minutes away from Brandon. This eliminates a lot of the parts traffic for that location but is something that Shoal Lake customers would expect.

The Shoal Lake location is open five days a week and in season will go to six days a week and seven if needed.

The phone number is (204) 759-2657.

Logeot grew up on a mixed farm in the Hartney/Deleau area and he and his wife Denise have twins born in January. “This year has been a very unforgettable one for me with the birth of twins as well as the birth of Corner Equipment Shoal Lake. Truly it has been a very exciting time.”

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Connie Oliver is an interior designer from Gimli, Manitoba

This Old Elevator

I

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This grain elevator in the village of Oberon, on the CPR Varcoe Subdivision in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford, was once operated by the Oberon Cooperative Elevator Association as part of the Manitoba Pool Elevators network. It now stands abandoned. Source: Gordon Goldsborough (May 2013)

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169,000

2000 CIH 2388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,000 2015 NH CX8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $459,000 2013 NH CX8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $344,000 2011 NH CX8080. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$170,000

Disc Mower Conditioner, Excellent cond., CHEVRON RUBBER ROLLS, MOMAX MODULAR DUTTER BAR, HYD TONGUE S

$

COMBINES

‘13 New Holland H7460-16FT

Grain Cart, Excellent cond., 1200BU, TRANSFER TRACKS, SCALES, AGRIMATICS, TARP, PIVOTING AUGER

‘14 Seed Hawk 8412

c/w P1070 & P1060 Air Drill, Good cond., 84FT 12IN, 8RUN DOUBLE SHOOT, FULL BLOCKAGE (168 SENSORS) 746043

‘15 Elmers 1150 Haul Master

215,000

2008 BO 3310 65FT-10IN c/w 6550 TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $215,000 2000 FC 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,000 2002 MR MAXIM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,000 2009 NH P2070 70FT X 12IN. . . . . . . . . . $65,000 2012 SEMST 8012 CT TXB w/300 Onboard tank and JD1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $295,000 2009 SEMST TXB66FT-12IN c/w P1060 TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000 2014 SHAWK 8412 c/w P1060 & P1070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $355,000 2014 SHAWK 8412 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,000 1994 FC 2320 TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 2010 JD 1910 TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,000 1998 JD 1900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,900 2014 NH P1070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,000

677851

$

SEEDING

‘95 New Holland 9680

Tractor, 4WD, 6808hrs, Excellent cond., 20.8R42 DUALS, STANDARD, 4 REMOTES

‘14 Seed Hawk 8412

Air Drill, Good cond., 8RUN DOUBLE SHOOT FLEXI COIL AIR PACK, SETUP TOW BEHIND, LAR

79,000

‘95 Case IH 9280

Tractor, 4WD, 7725hrs, 375HP, Good cond., 20.8R42 FIRESTONE TRIPLES, SYNCROSHIFT 12F/3R, 4 REMOTES

716097

76,000

69,000 $

$

‘15 Versatile 450

Tractor, 4WD, 500HP, Excellent cond., STD, 800’s, 98GPM, 6 REMOTES, E-PRO STEERING

21,900

159,000 737580

‘07 Morris FIELD PRO-70

Harrow, Good cond., 70FT, STANDARD TINE ADJUST

$

747714

270,000

690840

‘14 SeedMaster CT6012

Air Drill, Excellent cond., 60FT 12IN, TIRE N TIRE, HD FRONT CASTERS, DUAL FRONT WING

750273

110,000

C/W P1060TBH Air Drill, Fair cond., 66FT, 12IN, ANHYDROUS KIT, 8RUN DOUBLE SHOOT FLEXI-COIL AIR PACK, 2011 NEW

741787

$

‘09 SeedMaster TXB6612

Air Drill, NH Opener, Double Shoot, Floatation Tires

‘10 MacDon D60-35FT

$

$

$

‘09 New Holland P2070 - 70’

CNH Header, Good cond., 35FT, CROSS AUGER, TRANSPORT, CNH ADAPTER

737591

33,000

693358

160,000

745457

65,000

618931

‘13 New Holland H8060-36FT

‘08 New Holland H8040-36FT

Windrower, 298hrs, 190HP, Excellent cond., 36FT, DELUXE CAB, CAB SUSPENSION, DELUXE LED LIGHTS, 600/65R

Windrower, 635hrs, Excellent cond., 36FT, SCHUMACHER, UII, DELUXE CAB, CAB SUSPENSION

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