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Wide basis cost farmers billions The University of Manitoba’s Derek Brewin suspects grain companies got the money instead

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spokesman for Manitoba Chicken Producers hopes a meeting November 1 sets the record straight on how its new annual specialty quota program set to launch in 2017 will operate. MCP executive director Wayne Hiltz will speak in Winnipeg that day to a producer meeting organized by Direct Farm Manitoba. Hiltz said he can address concerns the group has raised, which are based on misinterpretations of how the program will operate. “The concerns that we’ve heard to date, in some cases, were false concerns,” he said, adding that the main thing he wants cleared up is the assertion that the program will somehow force producers now doing specialty chicken to roll back production. “We are not reducing anyone’s ability to produce chicken,” said Hiltz. “Those who have been doing See CHICKENS on page 7 »

University of Manitoba agricultural economist Derek Brewin suspects grain companies captured $3.5 billion that should’ve gone to western Canadian wheat farmers due to a wider-than-normal export basis. PHOTO: laura rance

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ho grabbed more than $3.5 billion in revenue from the Prairie grain trade over two recent crop years? Many have asked that question and now a University of Manitoba agriculture economist has weighed into the debate. Derek Brewin says it was likely captured by the various grain companies that pocketed the difference in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 shipping seasons. “Despite a fall in the export price of

just $1 a tonne (in 2013-14) the farmer average return fell by $80 (due to a wider export basis),” Brewin said in a lecture Oct. 19. “We are suggesting the grain companies pocketed most of that difference.” But he can’t prove it because most grain companies operating in Canada don’t make their financial reports public. Brewin knows the railways didn’t scoop the money, because while the maximum revenue entitlement allows the railways a fair return hauling grain, it blocks them from charging what the market will bear. The $3.5-billion loss is based on farmers exporting 22.3 million and

22.15 million tonnes of wheat in 201314 and 2014-15, respectively, multiplied by the extra $80 in basis. Brewin isn’t the first agricultural economist to conclude farmers lost billions of dollars because of a wider export basis, defined as the difference between the price received by the farmer for his or her grain and the price of that grain loaded in a ship at port. University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray estimates the loss at between $5 billion and $6.5 billion, depending on the assumptions used. See WIDE BASIS on page 6 »

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ustralian researchers are bringing a whole new meaning to ‘surf and turf.’ They’ve been working on a project funded by that country’s Commonwealth Science and Industr y Research Organization (CSIRO) to use dried seaweed as a supplement in cattle feed to reduce methane emissions from cattle. They’ve discovered just a small amount of seaweed can mean a drastic reduction. Rocky De Nys, a professor of aquaculture at James Cook University, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation the reductions have been as high as 99 per cent. “We started with 20 species (of seaweed) and we very quickly narrowed that down to one really standout species of red seaweed,” De Nys told ABC. The species of seaweed is called Asparagopsis taxiformis, and researchers have been actively collecting it off the coast of Queensland.

Australian researchers say seaweed like this can slash methane emissions from cattle. PHOTO: CSIRO/Rob Kinley

“We had an inkling that we would get some success from this species, but the scale or the amount of success and reduction we saw was very surprising,” he said. De Nys said methane gas was the biggest component of greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture industry, and the findings could help alleviate climate change. He also added that the vast majority of methane comes from the cow’s burp rather

than the gas from the other end of the cow. To test the effectiveness of each individual seaweed species, the CSIRO created an artificial rumen. They collected rumen microbes from inside a cow’s stomach and added typical material from a cow’s diet like grass and other browse, then topped it up with seaweed. As the microbes went to work, the resulting gases were trapped and measured and sampled.

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CETA under the gun Make-or-break deadline may have curtailed the groundbreaking trade agreement

Farmers pay the freight That’s the message Transportation Minister Marc Garneau heard two weeks before he unveils a plan to revamp Canada’s transportation system “We understand the scope and importance of the grain sector, and that a strong rail-based supply chain system is essential so all Canadian producers and shippers can remain competitive in domestic and international markets.”

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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he French-speaking region of Wallonia will not yield to an ultimatum set by the European Union for it to decide on a planned EU-Canada free trade deal, the president of the Walloon parliament said Oct. 24. All 28 EU governments support the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), including Belgium, but the latter can only sign up to it if it has the consent of five sub-federal authorities including Wallonia. As the Manitoba Co-operator went to press, the EU had given Belgium until late that day to overcome that opposition or an EU-Canada summit set for Oct. 27 to sign the pact with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be cancelled. Andre Antoine, Walloon parliament president and a member of Paul Magnette’s Socialist party, said it was not possible for the region to give its assent that day. “Ultimatums and threats are not part of democracy. We want a deal, we want a treaty, but we want to negotiate it with a minimum of courtesy and respect,” he said. “A reasonable delay would be the end of the year. With that, we could get there,” he continued, adding there would still be airline flights between Brussels and Canada in the future. Belgian prime minister has called a meeting of its federal and sub-federal governments, including that of Wallonia, at 1300 CET (1100 GMT) to seek a way out of the crisis. C E TA s u p p o r t e r s s a y i t w o u l d increase trade between the partners by 20 per cent and boost the EU economy by 12 billion euros (C$17.5 billion) a year and Canada’s by C$12 billion. Wa l l o o n s h a ve c o n c e r n s a b o u t the threat of surging pork and beef imports from Canada and an independent court system to settle disputes between states and foreign investors, which critics say allows multinationals to dictate public policy. Many EU leaders suspect the local government in Namur is using its devolved powers to play domestic politics. Dutch language Flemish newspaper De Morgen said that the Magnette’s stance was both a matter of principle and opportunism, a chance to boost his reputation and to become leader of the centre-left in Belgium. If CETA fails, the EU’s hopes of completing similar deals with the United States or Japan would be in tatters, undermining a bloc already battered by Britain’s vote to leave.

estern farm leaders’ meeting with Transportation Minister Marc Garneau in Saskatoon Oct. 20 appears to have been just in time. Garneau is scheduled to present his strategic plan for the future of Canadian transpor tation Nov. 3 in Montreal to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. The plan, which follows a review of the Canada Transportation Act begun by the former Conservative government, is expected to result in amendments to the act. “ We wanted to make sure that Garneau understood the farmers are paying the bill for all the stuff (relating to grain transportation) and it is hurting Canada in general when we have to pay more then we should,” Keystone Agr icultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier said in an interview following the meeting attended by about 20 western farm leaders, including the president of the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan and the Alberta Federation of Agriculture. “That is why we are asking for the (railway) costing review and why we are asking for the MRE (maximum revenue entitlement to stay).” Last crop year, western farmers collectively paid the railways $1.4 billion to move their grain. The MRE, which replaced fixed rail freight rates in 2000, allows the railways to set rates so long as total grainshipping revenues don’t exceed the amount set by a formula overseen by the Canadian Transportation Agency. Rate flexibility lets the railways discount rates to efficient shippers and charge less efficient shippers a premium. When first established, the MRE formula gave the railways a 20 per cent contribution to grain-shipping revenue over variable costs towards fixed operating costs. Regulators believed it was a fair and adequate return and reflective of what would occur in a competitive market. Although the MRE is adjusted annually for inflation and the volume of grain moved, the railways say it discourages investments to improve grain shipping. Although there have been some adjustments, a comprehensive review of how much it costs the railways to move western Canadian grain hasn’t been done since 1992. Travacon, a consulting firm hired by four Saskatchewan farm groups, estimates in 2013-14, because of increased efficiency in the grainhandling and transportation system, the railways earned a 61 per cent contribution.

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Good grain transportation is vital to Manitoba farmers and their customers, Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler told the 21st annual Fields on Wheels grain transportation conference Oct. 21. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

“This was $322 million, or $8.36 a tonne, in excess of the contribution level of 20 per cent that was deemed fair and adequate under the Western Grain Transportation Act, and which Travacon believes is the maximum that could be earned under effective competition,” Travacon said in its report from March 2015. “Farmers are paying their fair share and then some,” Harvey Brooks, executive director of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, said on the sidelines of the Fields on Wheels conference in Winnipeg Oct. 21. It was important for Garneau to hear directly from western farmers, Mazier said. Garneau was fully engaged in the meeting and acknowledged farmers ultimately pay for grain transportation. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay was also at the meeting. “ We understand the scope and importance of the grain sector, and that a strong rail-based supply chain system is essential so all Canadian producers and shippers can remain competitive in domestic and international markets,” Garneau said in a release following the meeting. “The input received today will serve as valuable information as we prepare to address the future of transportation in Canada.” Ma n i t o b a A g r i c u l t u re Mi n i s t e r Ralph Eichler and his Saskatchewan and Alberta counterparts met separately with Garneau and MacAulay Oct. 20. “We talked about the (extended interswitching) interchange lanes of course and making sure that we keep that as well,” Eichler told reporters

after speaking at Fields on Wheels. “We talked also about the MRE, which we are supportive of, but we need to make sure that we have the checks and balances to make sure that all parties are viable. Without that we get off track. Minister Garneau did take all this stuff very seriously.” Western agriculture ministers and farmers presented a united front, Eichler said. “I would say we were all singing off of the same sheet,” he said. “I certainly feel we spoke as one unit all across Wester n Canada, not just Manitoba. “(W )orking collaboratively... is what we need to be doing in order to ensure that we get it right.” M a n i t o b a’s a n n u a l f a r m c a s h receipts are close to $6 billion and $3.2 billion of that comes from the sale of grain, oilseeds and special crops, Eichler said in his conference address. “These figures illustrate the degree to which Manitoba shippers and producers rely on railways and the services they provide,” he said. “Manitoba is unique to Western Canada in that half of our rail traffic in the past crop year was moved to Thunder Bay and one-fifth to the United States, which surpassed all volumes moved to Vancouver.” Grain transpor tation is key to Manitoba farmers and their customers, Eichler later told reporters. “When I met with the different consulates, whether they be from Japan or China, this was the No. 1 issue that they wanted to talk to me about,” he said. Grain has been moving well recently, in part because other rail traffic has declined, but it will come back. “So how do we look at that going forward in order to ensure that we do deliver our products in a timely manner in order to maintain those markets, because once you lose that trust it is hard to get that back,” Eichler said. “So that message was delivered loud and clear.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Of interest

rdinarily there’s not much interesting about interest rates. If things are functioning as they should, most of us rarely think about them. Anyone who does bring them up soon finds it’s a surefire topic to make a dinner companion’s eyes glaze over. But when they do get interesting, it’s rarely a good news story. Just ask someone who bought a Gord Gilmour house in the second half of 1981, when Editor a five-year fixed mortgage rate was above 21 per cent. At the time, the average house price in Canada was $72,500. With a 10 per cent down payment, that made for a monthly payment of $1,206, when the average monthly pre-tax wage was $1,765. I’m willing to bet those folks found interest rates not just interesting, but terrifying. The ones who found them horrifying were those who bought in 1976, when five-year mortgage rates were less than half the 1981 rate and they were finding, upon renewal, that their monthly costs were unavoidably skyrocketing. This is of interest today because we find ourselves at the opposite end of the spectrum, where interest rates have been unnaturally low for a long period of time. They’ve been held artificially low since the turn of the millennium by central bankers in an effort to stimulate economic activity and prevent serious downturns. From the dot-com bust to the 9/11 terror attacks — and President George W. Bush’s famous exhortation to fight terrorism by going shopping — the conventional wisdom has been to keep interest rates low, the money taps wide open, hoping all will eventually be well. That only accelerated with the U.S. housing bust and the global financial crisis that followed. In the wake of that economic heart attack, many central banks, including the Bank of Canada, undertook a zero interest rate policy. That’s when the interest rate is lower than the rate of inflation, essentially rewarding spenders and punishing savers. To a farmer or business owner, these rates can look like a great deal. After all, they allow a business person to make investments, which enable them to grow and become more efficient, without paying a prohibitive price for it. Hidden under the surface, however, is some real risk. The economic term for what happens is mal-investment. People get lulled into thinking that this cheap money will last forever, and they go out and spend themselves into a really precarious position. Right now Canadians are carrying a record debt load, relative to incomes, of 167.6 per cent, according to a Statistics Canada report issued in September. To put that into perspective, at the height of the U.S. housing crisis in 2008, Americans were carrying debts that equalled 147 per cent of their annual incomes. The clearest example of this playing out is the Canadian housing market, where pretty much everyone can tell you a tale of a young couple with no money who rushed out, loaded up on a huge mortgage, and bought a nicer first house than their parents wound up with in the end. It’s not that these young folks are stupid. They’ve never known anything but low interest rates and rising house prices. And at least for now, their bet seems to be paying off. Just this week Bank of Canada head Stephen Poloz told Canadians that rate is staying unchanged because the economy is on life support and the world seems stuck in a lowgrowth pattern for the foreseeable future. But at the same time, he warned Canadians to approach low interest rates with extreme caution. What goes down can go up, and when it does, the overly indebted could be in for a real shock. This very risk is what’s led the federal government to introduce a range of policy changes, mainly through the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, that aim to prevent this, such as stress testing borrowers at a higher interest rate. The risk isn’t confined just to the housing market however, it also extends to businesses — including farms — that could be lured into making investments that might otherwise not look so attractive. Rising interest rates would give the heavily indebted farm some real cash flow issues. That’s why FCC’s chief economist, J.P. Gervais, has added his voice to the chorus calling for caution (see related story on page 26). He’s advising farmers to exercise caution, to consider the size of the financial obligations they’re taking on, and to pay close attention to the tried-and-true rules like debt ratios that have unfortunately started to seem like quaint relics. It’s all sound and prudent advice. In fact FCC has voluntarily taken a number of the steps that CMHC is now being forced into. For example it’s required that loans be “stress tested” at a higher interest rate for the past six years as a formal policy. Informally, it’s applied those standards on its largest loans for close to a decade. If interest rates do get interesting again, farmers will be glad they heeded this sage advice. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

Funds still historically bearish on CBOT wheat despite rally: Braun By Karen Braun Reuters

rom Oct. 10 to 14, CBOT soft red winter (SRW ) wheat futures had the strongest week since June 2015, with prices sharply higher and funds historically short. SRW, the most actively traded U.S. wheat contract, is at 10-year lows, but the market is still heavily short. According to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, hedge funds and other money managers cut their net short position, but maintain a large net short of 135,406 contracts. In the first week of October, funds had opened up their largest short SRW position in futures and options in over nine years, leaving the market susceptible to bouts of short covering. That likely contributed to the $0.25 gain (all figures U.S. funds) in the nearby contract that week. The week’s results owed mainly to a sharp $0.195 rise on Thursday, Oct. 13, which was the largest intraday rise since June 30, 2015. However, despite the round of short covering, funds and managed money are still historically net short by a wide margin, so the market may still be highly vulnerable to future profit taking. Since 2007, October has been relatively mixed in terms of fund positioning on SRW futures and options, but the average net position so far this month is 88,000 contracts shorter than the next shortest, 2014. The nearby Kansas City Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat contract finished up $0.1325 on the same week, with Thursday posting a $0.1675 gain. Hedge funds and money managers’ positions in HRW futures and options are unique because not only do the funds hold the largest outright short position since at least March 2007, but they also hold the largest outright long position since then.

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As a result, the net position is just 5,869 contracts on the short side, but even this is significant. Historically in October, funds are net long in HRW futures and options, with the exception of last year where they were just over 8,000 contracts short. Kansas City wheat futures are now trading at a slight discount to Chicago again, a trend that is relatively uncommon – particularly at this time of year – although it was observed to a significant extent in late 2015. Market participants had already known the size of the U.S. wheat crop prior to the most recent set of reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture – monthly supply and demand and crop production – but the agency’s adjustment to demand was perhaps promising to the wheat longs. USDA boosted domestic wheat exports by 25 million bushels to 975 million bushels for the 2016-17 marketing year, which would be the largest annual volume in three years. Low domestic prices and good milling characteristics have made U.S. wheat desirable, especially since there have been some quality slip-ups and shortages in some key wheat-exporting nations. France’s typical customers may be a particularly good source for U.S. wheat sellers as the West European country has harvested one of the worst soft wheat crops in 30 years. Farm office FranceAgriMer said last Thursday that total soft wheat exports would be down at least nine million tonnes (331 million bushels) from last year in the current marketing year. U.S. wheat sales so far in the 2016-17 marketing year have generally kept up with trade expectations, and actual shipments implied by weekly inspections are nearly 29 per cent ahead of last year’s pace through Oct. 13. Karen Braun is a Reuters market analyst. Views expressed are her own.

October 1968

ou had 11 Moto-Ski models from which to choose if you contacted the retailers listed in this ad from our Oct. 24, 1968 issue. According to Wikipedia, the Moto-Ski company of LaPocatière, Quebec started snowmobile production in 1963. It was purchased in 1971 by Bombardier, and the last year of production was 1985. That issue reported on the Manitoba Pool Elevators annual meeting, at which president W.J. Parker said he would step down after 45 years with the organization. He took over as president in 1940 after MPE’s second president Paul Bredt died suddenly while attending Alberta Wheat Pool’s annual meeting in Calgary. However, in the next issue we reported that the MPE board had met and asked Parker to stay another year, to which he had agreed. Harold Sneath of Elgin became chairman of the board and president the following year. Delegates to the meeting heard a discussion on the possibility of regional variety licensing to accommodate farmers from outside the Prairies who wished to grow higher-yielding but lower-quality wheat varieties. At that time the licensing standards were national, but the Board of Grain Commissioners had allowed Nova Scotia farmers to grow a variety called Opal. Speaking to the MPE meeting, chief commissioner C.L. Shuttleworth said that the time had come for the end of having to have grain grades ratified by Parliament. “Qualified men in the grain trade, and in the Board of Grain Commissioners and the Canadian Wheat Board, should be able to go to the government and say that the change should be made,” we reported Shuttleworth as saying.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

BeefTalk: Lower prices need lower costs The first step to lowering costs is knowing the costs By Kris Ringwall Beef specialist , NDSU Extension Service

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he daily CattleFax report just popped into my email and was not the positive news one would like. The Oct. 10 values were $98.87 for live cattle and $124.65 for feeder cattle (all figures U.S. funds). I had a simple thought: “What, two-digit livecattle prices!” My second thought: “We have got to get costs down!” For someone trained in genetics, my mind was trying to make sense of a $1.30 cost per pound of weaned calf per exposed cow. This was not good, because this was my conclusion of costs when gross margins per cow were exceeding $1,000 in many beef operations. Prior to this thought, I was thinking of what would happen if gross margins dropped to $600 and direct and overhead expenses were $650 per cow. Earlier this fall, I expected a gross margin of $700 and expenses of $650; this was a positive thought based on the new market prices. Now I am thinking I should go back to my original thought, and check the savings account. Beef production management is a swing from market highs to market lows and back and forth. Sometimes the swing goes really high. Sometimes it moves very little. But swing it does, and beef production swings with it. Of course, we have those who want to find someone to blame, but finding blame does not stop the swing.

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Human health most important I read with interest Shannon Vanraes’ article “Antibiotic bean coatings under scrutiny,” in the October 13 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator. It appears Health Canada does not seem to be protective enough of the health of Canadians against the onslaught of antibiotic-resistant organisms. Particularly disappointing is its ongoing allowance of an unregistered seed treatment of streptomycin sulphate as a coating on bean seeds. As the World Health Organization has labelled streptomycin “as essential for human medicine,” perhaps Francois Labelle, executive director of the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association, should stick to his tool box and stay out of our medicine cabinet. Levina Cunningham Poplar Point, Manitoba

Expenses can be controlled, and the first step to lowering costs is to know what the costs are in the first place.

I can remember one spring a pen of market heifers that the Dickinson Research Extension Center owned, and every day the cattle were worth less, and the discussions of breakeven were long gone. Finally, the cattle were sold and the centre took a significant loss. Through the years, that has been the exception, but exceptions are still real. We all should learn the supplyand-demand principle very early. If I have something that everyone else has and the demand is small, my asking price will be low. If I have what few people have, and the product is desirable, my asking price will be higher. And I actually may have the ability to ask for a price, although I cannot say I ever have had that option. The movement up or down in beef prices results in many news stories indicating the consequences. The challenge for beef producers is to develop a production system in which expenses are underneath the ever-changing swinging commodity prices while learning to utilize the appropriate financial tools to help minimize risk. This balance of risk protection as investments mount, versus limiting

investment by decreasing expenses, is a fundamental split in the beef world. For producers, balancing these two principles is the challenge. At what point do producers quit putting money into the trough versus trying to make the trough smaller? Today, I am going to go down the hard path of controlling expenses. I suggest producers also visit with those who have much more expertise in managing risk. At the centre, our yearly response to the cattle business has been to look at production systems that will lower expenses and keep us under the swings. Expenses can be controlled, and the first step to lowering costs is to know what the costs are in the first place. Unfortunately, despite many efforts, many beef producers do not have an adequate handle on expenses. That is not meant to be critical of beef producers but simply acknowledging the difficulty in tracking expenses. At the centre, we do track costs. Presenting those costs as typical would be misleading because every cow-calf enterprise is unique. Ranch and farm records are very diverse,

resulting in difficulty in clearly understanding what the records mean. This diversity also results in even more difficulty in trying to take the concepts of one cow-calf enterprise and model that enterprise on one’s own operation. Producers must take care to ensure the accuracy of the numbers needed to answer the question. In addition, even if the expenses are known, the market price of a calf minus the direct expenses of producing that calf is far from any indication of the financial status of a beef operation. The issue of controlling expenses has no simple answers because answers start with tax preparation, loan renewals, chequing account balances, gross margins, direct and indirect expenses, depreciation, net returns, labour and management charges, and, ultimately, return on total assets. Management needs to provide the financial analysis that determines an acceptable return on total assets, which leads to sound decisions regarding the future of the beef enterprise, rather than a kneejerk reaction to the markets. But that being said, an evaluation of expenses and reduction of the cost of production, along with improved production and marketing efficiency, is still a good place to start. That we all can do and must do, but this effort generates some interesting thoughts. More later, so start pondering. May you find all your ear tags. Kris Ringwall is a beef specialist at the NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center.

Do we really feed the world?

It’s a moral platitude that papers over a multitude of problems BY ALAN GUEBERT Farm and Food

he Environmental Working Group (EWG) is using this harvest season to solidify its reputation as the biggest not-for-profit policy organization American farmers love to hate. The hatred took root in 1995 when EWG published — on something called the Internet — a 10-year, searchable database of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) payments to all American farm entities. Farmers, especially the Big Boys, were furious that the public was given a powerful telescope to peek into their back pockets. No one, however, complained about the database’s accuracy. (It continues to be updated today.) Indeed, it was the accuracy that complainers hated the most. Every penny of taxpayer money openly, and at times embarrassingly, glittered in the bright sunshine of public disclosure. Which, of course, is a good thing unless the sunshine falls on, uh, you. On Oct. 5, EWG fired a powerful, well-documented volley at the most sacred tenet in American agriculture, “We Feed The World,” and hit it smack in the face. It must have hit right on the mouth because no one in the reflexively sensitive American ag community was either able or willing to respond to EWG’s key finding: We cannot feed the world when, in fact, “Less than one per cent of American agricultural exports

go to the 19 countries with the highest levels of undernourishment.” The 14-page analysis to support that conclusion is — like EWG’s farm program payment database — clear, inarguable, and devastatingly accurate. It’s also very simple in its construction; to test its “we don’t feed the world” thesis, EWG simply tracked where U.S. farm exports went. What it found, and what USDA data confirmed, was that most U.S. farm and food exports went to the richest, bestfed nations while little to any went to the poorest, most undernourished nations. For example, “In 2015, the top 20 importers of U.S. agricultural products — 19 individual countries and the European Union — accounted for 86 per cent (US$114 billion) of the total value of U.S. agricultural exports.” Only 14 per cent went to the other 100-plus destinations” tracked by USDA. And “Even though we provide almost half of all food aid to those countries, U.S. exports and food aid together constitute only 2.3 per cent of their food supplies.” None of this should surprise anyone. If a nation, after all, has the money to buy food, we’ll sell them the food. If the nation is too poor to pay for the groceries, well, we’ll take our exports elsewhere. This for-profit approach to ag exports isn’t a bad thing. It does, however, allow us to transform our feelgood, we-feed-the-world belief into “a moral imperative,” suggests EWG. That subtle shift then openly fuels

“(T)he collateral damage to natural resources, the environment, human health and ecosystems (to be accepted as)... regrettable but unavoidable” because, by golly, we have to feed the world. This “claim that U.S. agriculture ‘feeds the world’ is not a harmless myth,” the Des Moines Register declared Oct. 10 quoting the EWG’s report, because “It provides a moral justification for continuing practices that have harmed Iowa’s environment and led to low prices for farmers.” These results, however, are not native to only Iowa nor are they prescriptive. Moreover, the Register noted, they rest on another shaky premise. “A 2015 study by the Center for Food Integrity shows that only 25 per cent of consumers surveyed believe ‘The U.S. has a responsibility to provide food for the rest of the world.’ Respondents were more interested in access to healthful, affordable food.” What needs to happen now, suggested the newspaper, is for everyone in U.S. agriculture — farmers, ranchers, Big Agbiz, politicians, foodies and, yes, even the Environmental Working Group — to hold “a vigorous debate… on the most effective way to ‘feed the world.’” “But,” the <Register> immediately added, “let’s begin by setting aside myths…” Yes, let’s. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. www. farmandfoodfile.com.

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Brewin is confident with his data, which includes Quorum Corporations’ (Canada’s government-appointed grain monitor) calculation of the wheat basis based on average spot wheat prices, and company handling and railway costs. He says it’s possible, although unlikely, that what wheat farmers were paid was significantly different than the spot price. Even after assuming the grain companies faced higher costs in 2013-14 for demurrage due to delays loading ships and for grade losses, the extra cost only totalled $15 a tonne. Historically the wheat export basis is around $70 a tonne, but in 2012-13 — the first year the Canadian Wheat Board’s wheatselling monopoly ended — the basis dropped to its lowest in modern times: $53.49. But in 2013-14 it jumped to a record $132.41, up $78.92 or by 148 per cent. “Most years in the past the ex-

port basis was $70 a tonne and it goes as low as $54 in 2012-13, so why do they (grain companies) need $140 (basis) that next year?” Brewin said in an interview later. The initial drop in the basis might have reflected a more efficient market post wheat board, or increased grain company competition, or perhaps predatory pricing by one or more firms in an effort to gain market share during the first year of the new open market. Then something changed. “In the context of a large crop (a record 76 million tonnes) with real costs and changing capacity, uncompetitive firm behaviour likely helped trigger the wide 2013-14 basis,” Brewin said. “The basis of 2013-14 was nearly as wide as forecasted (by a model) if the grain handlers were behaving as a long-run cartel in the wheat market.” Six grain companies in Western Canada do 81 per cent of the business; the top three control 60 per cent.

“Most years in the past the export basis was $70 a tonne and it goes as low as $54 in 2012-13, so why do they (grain companies) need $140 (basis) that next year?” Derek Brewin

Brewin agrees the wider basis was meant to discourage farmers from delivering grain because the system was plugged following a record crop and a backlog in grain trains due to a cold winter. Grain companies also accused the railways of not being prepared to move a record crop. But he also points out nearrecord, and record grain shipments, occurred in 2013-14 and

2014-15, respectively totalling around 80 million tonnes, including 44.5 million tonnes of wheat. That means farmers delivered huge volumes despite the wider basis set by the grain companies. While farmers were willing sellers, despite a basis that was almost double the norm, Brewin said farmers’ options were limited. They only have so much storage and they need revenue. So if the grain companies did capture windfall revenues does that make them bad guys? “I don’t know if they were the bad guys,” Brewin said. “They are capturing an opportunity that anybody would capture to make profits with. “A lot of people would say it is not immoral to make profits if they are there. But there is a long-term loss to Canada if we don’t reflect the export value to the farmer — especially the export value less the real cost.” It’s also a cost to farmers who earn less as a result, which affects how much they can invest

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in their business and that could undermine their long-term competitiveness. It also underscores the importance of price transparency in a well-functioning market. Economic theory holds that in an unconstrained market, competition will prevent companies from extracting more than a fair return. One major grain company declined an interview to discuss Brewin’s findings, but an official said the firm might respond after the story was published. In a 2014 interview Western Grain Elevator Association executive director Wade Sobkowich said it was wrong to assume grain companies were capturing windfall returns. “The grain we’re taking in now was contracted months and months ago (at higher prices),” Sobkowich said. He added grain companies were facing higher costs for demurrage — an estimated record $55 million at that time — and paying contract extension penalties and losing sales. The wider basis in 2013-14 was a signal for wheat farmers to deliver less, but they still delivered millions of tonnes. And the grain companies didn’t have to reduce the basis to get the grain. If the grain companies did earn windfall profits as Brewin suspects perhaps some of that money will be invested to make the grain-handling system more efficient. But will those efficiencies be shared with farmers boosting their earnings? Brewin’s research suggests they won’t in the absence of an unconstrained and competitive marketplace. allan@fbcpublishing.com

Tough to track

lthough Viterra’s books are closed, its owner Glencore is publicly traded, giving the opportunity to gain some insight into the way the money flowed. Combing through them, ag economist Derek Brewin said he didn’t see irrefutable evidence of a windfall profit. But he also concedes he might have missed it. Despite marketing less grain in the 2014 calendar year (which is also Glencore’s fiscal year), its Earnings before Interest and Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), which can be viewed as operating margin, were $1.209 billion and $992 million, up $765 million and $800 million, respectively. Agricultural marketing revenues were down in 2014 by 16 per cent from $26.854 billion to $22.523 billion, but adjusted EBIT jumped significantly — by 332 per cent — from $198 million to $856 million.

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permits in the past, who are at higher levels than what the program is for people coming in, are being given every opportunity to continue producing at that level.” MCP announced in September it is introducing an Annual Specialty Quota Program. It says its intent is to offer new farm entrants an opportunity to become designated producers and service expanding specialty chicken markets, including those for special breeds, weights, production methods and raised in accordance with

“We are not reducing anyone’s ability to produce chicken.” Wayne Hiltz MCP executive director

specific religious groups’ specifications. Other provinces have introduced similar programs to meet growing local demand by consumers for a more diverse range and choice of fresh chicken. The newly organized Direct Farm Manitoba group says it’s worried about the impact this will have on those already doing so under exemption permits. On December 31 MCP is ending its Special Market Development and Servicing Policy,

Manitoba small-flock chicken producers are worried a new quota system will hurt their business, but Manitoba Chicken Producers says the program won’t hamper them. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

under which it granted those exemptions. Its other complaint is that an annual allocation as this program will offer will make it difficult for new entrants to secure financing to participate. Hiltz said producers operating under the old system also secured permits on a yearly basis. “We have approximately 27 or 28 producers, who on an annual basis applied to the board for a permit to grow a specific type of chicken. But that was always year to year. There was no long-

term business plan. There was no quota assigned to it. It was an ad hoc program that decisions were made on every year.” What MCP is pursuing now is a longer-term program to replace that ad hoc approach, he said. Designated producers under the Annual Specialty Quota Program will have submitted business plans to MCP about the type of production they’re doing, then only need to update the board in subsequent years for reapproval, he said. “The framing that this is

somehow less structured is inaccurate,” he said. Phil Veldhuis, chair of DFM said when they met with Hiltz last week to go over their concerns, the discussions did shed more light on the program. “They (MCP) did also indicate, to some of our other concerns, that it was their plan to be flexible and supportive of applicants into this program. I’ve suggested that we should make sure people know that,” he said, adding that’s the point of the November 1 meeting.

“The point of this meeting is to make sure they know exactly how this program works, exactly what the opportunities are, and hear it from the horse’s mouth,” he said. The application deadline to participate in 2017 is also looming. Applications must be submitted to MCP by November 18. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the St. Norbert Community Centre located at 3450 Pembina Hwy. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Scott Duguid of Arnes, Manitoba, who runs about 200 cow-calf pairs and bought into WLPIP right away, agreed. “A lot of guys think you have to sell your animals within the timeframe you’ve insured them for, but that’s not the case.” In the strong 2014 market, Duguid wasn’t ever in position to make a WLPIP claim, but thinks the premium price was money well spent anyway. “As long as you’re happy with the final price you get, you’re not really wasting money by insuring that price.”

“WLPIP is designed specifically to pay on claims when the market decreases.” – Jason Dobbin

“WLPIP is designed specifically to pay on claims when the market decreases,” said Dobbin. WLPIP’s floor prices account for most of the major market forces – future market prices, currency fluctuations, basis, etc. Producers, however, need only to select an insured floor price and a policy length for the total expected weight of their insured livestock when the policy expires. As Duguid relates, “[WLPIP] is like playing the futures for me.”

In spring 2014, the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) was launched in Manitoba by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC).

need only follow settlement prices during the claim window once they’ve locked in a floor price. Cattle policies have a four-week window before expiration when producers can submit their claims. Hog policies have no claim window, paying out any indemnity owed when the policy expires.

The calf program, the one Duguid participates in, is based on 600-pound steer prices, but there’s no restriction on the weights a producer insures, as he’s still capturing the loss in the market. “Animals do not have to be 600 lbs.,” said Dobbin.

“Livestock producers showed immediate interest in the program,” said Jason Dobbin, MASC Livestock Price Coordinator. “It was the first time anything like it had been offered in Manitoba.”

Cow-calf policies (WCPIP-Calf ) are only available in spring (February 4 to May 31 for 2017) for settlement after 16 to 36 weeks; policies for feeders and fed cattle are offered year-round and are available for 12 to 36week terms. Hog policies are also offered year-round.

Introduced to Alberta in 2009, WLPIP is a comprehensive risk management program that insures a floor price for a specific livestock weight, against market settlement prices. If the producer’s insured floor price dips below the settlement price during an end-of-policy claim period, the producer can claim and be paid on the difference.

“There’s a bit of strategy involved,” said Dobbin. “Some producers go for minimum coverage, and others will want higher coverage and a shorter term.” Duguid opts for policies with maximum coverage, and while premiums are higher, he feels the added cost is reasonable against a significant claim in a year of poor market prices.

“It’s a good fit for most producers,” said Dobbin, “but the program is so different, a few misconceptions have developed.”

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Now in his third year with WLPIP, Duguid has just made his first claim on a calf policy. “This one claim has paid back my premium for the past three years, and then some.” “Timeliness of payment,” Duguid answered when asked of WLPIP’s advantages. “You aren’t waiting for months on a payment like other government programs. WLPIP cheques are printed weekly.” Duguid also likes that his WLPIP policy can now be used as security in the federal government’s Advanced Payments Program. “You don’t need to be in AgriStability to get the cash advance, you can use your WLPIP policy instead.” For more information about the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program, contact your local MASC Insurance office or the MASC Livestock Price Insurance Coordinator at 204-239-3084, or visit www.wlpip.ca

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

Manitoba Beef Producers’ district meetings begin Director elections and input on herd expansion needs top the agenda STAFF

he Manitoba Beef Producers has begun its annual fall district meeting series. The first of 14 district meetings kicked off Oct. 24 in Ashern and signals the start of an important time for directors and staff as they meet with members to discuss the organization’s activities on their behalf, says MBP president Heinz Reimer. “We strongly encourage all of our members to attend their district meetings,” Reimer said. “This is a member-driven association and their input is needed to help shape the association’s direction and focus. The meeting is also their opportunity to bring forward resolutions for the annual general meeting in February.” Aside from the update on MBP’s activities and a review of the financial report, the meetings will include a discussion on growing Manitoba’s overall herd numbers and the programs and policies needed to help spark an increase.

“Recently Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler said he would like to see the province’s beef cow herd grow to 750,000 over the next decade,” Reimer said. “It is important for us to know what type of policies and tools members see as key to achieving this, be it targeted business risk management programs, enhanced lending tools, research into production efficiencies, a strong labour supply, sound water management strategies, access to Crown lands and community pastures or other needs. Member input on this subject would be very valuable.” Elections for directors will be held in odd-numbered districts this year. A new director will be selected for District 11 where current director Caron Clarke has reached her term limit and will be retiring. There is no cost for members to attend the meetings. Each meeting begins at 6 p.m. and will include a free beef-on-a-bun supper.

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Meet with the MBP representatives and fellow beef producers to discuss the timely beef issues affecting your district and industry. Elections will be held in odd-numbered districts. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. with beef on a bun being served. DISTRICT

Director

Date

Location Address

District 11

Caron Clarke*

Oct. 24

Ashern Royal Canadian Legion

3 Main St. E., Ashern

District 9

Dianne Riding

Oct. 25

South Interlake Rockwood Ag Society

PR No. 236 & Rockwood Road, Stonewall

District 4

Heinz Reimer

Oct. 26

Grunthal Auction Mart

Provincial Road 205

District 2

Dave Koslowsky

Nov. 1

Baldur Memorial Hall

142 First St., Baldur

District 1

Gord Adams

Nov. 2

Mountview Centre

111 S Railway Ave., Deloraine

District 6

Larry Wegner

Nov. 3

Oak Lake Community Hall

474 North Railway St. West, Oak Lake

District 5

Ramona Blyth

Nov. 4

Carberry Memorial Hall

224 2nd Ave., Carberry

District 14

Stan Foster

Nov. 7

Bowsman Legion Hall

206 2nd St., Bowsman

District 12

Bill Murray

Nov. 8

Ste. Rose Jolly Club

638 1st Ave. SW, Ste. Rose

District 13

Ben Fox

Nov. 9

Royal Canadian Legion

19 Burrows Ave. W., Gilbert Plains

District 7

Larry Gerelus

Nov. 10

Birtle United Church Fellowship Hall

684 Vine St., Birtle

District 10

Ken McKay

Nov. 14

Bifrost Community Centre

337 River Rd., Arborg

District 8

Tom Teichroeb

Nov. 15

Neepawa Royal Canadian Legion

425 Brown Ave., Neepawa

District 3

Peter Penner

Nov. 16

Carman Community Hall

60 1st Ave. NW, Carman

*Director Retiring

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Agri-food sector needs foreign workers Groups say a parliamentary report offers recommendations that are a step in the right direction BY ALEX BINKLEY

“Improvements to this program are urgently needed as farmers face critical labour shortages in their businesses.”

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parliamentar y report on fixing the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a step in the right direction, according to agri-food sector industry groups. They say the recommendations will help the sector deal with chronic labour shortages that hampers competitiveness. Following the release of the report by the Commons human resources committee, the government said it would respond to its recommendations by late January. The groups plan to keep the pressure on Ottawa to deal with the problems in agri-food. Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said the report’s recommendations reflect a balanced approach that would ensure strong worker protections and lead to positive program changes for producers. “Improvements to this program are urgently needed as farmers face critical labour shortages in their businesses,” Bonnett said. CFA wants action on the report as quickly as possible to prevent undue disruptions for affected businesses, he said. “Further delays will exacerbate challenges stemming from the severe shortage of farm workers in Canada.” One aspect of the TFWP that needs addressing is better pathways to permanent residency. CFA says the current program currently precludes most farm workers from achieving permanent residency. “Many workers from abroad have become valued members of communities across Canada, and they have developed critical skills that position them for long and fulfilling careers in agriculture,” Bonnett said. “These workers are vital to our industry and we’re eager to work with the government to ensure that they can work in Canada permanently.” Another key issue for CFA is ending the time limits in the program, which limit temporary foreign workers to 48 months in Canada before being barred from re-entry for 48 subsequent months. “This is a key concern for farm groups, and CFA stresses the urgency of this issue,” Bonnett said. “The regulation has forced a number of workers to leave Canada — and the communities they have become a part of — while in some instances preventing farm businesses from transitioning these valued workers into permanent employees.” CFA supports the report’s call for improved labour market information, aligned education and training resources, and harmonized immigration programs. At the same time, it supports the proposal for rigorous enforcement of the program’s rules. Meanwhile the Agriculture and Agri-Food Labour Task Force said the report offered prudent middle-ground approach to fix the TFWP. Many of its agri-food-related recommendations will help farmers and processors. Among them are better tracking of the labour market needs in Canada and that business be

Ron Bonnett Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Canadian farmers and food processors say labour shortages are a critical concern for the sector and proposed fixes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are a good step forward. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

able to hire 20 per cent of its workforce through the program. “Despite non-stop recruitment efforts across Canada, availability of full-time permanent agricultural and processing labour has become a serious issue threatening the viability

of food production in Canada,” the task force said. “Canadian packing plants are deferring high-value export orders to their out-of-country affiliates because we do not have the labour to process the product. This reduction in com-

petitiveness not only affects cattle producers’ bottom line, but also reduces wealth creation in Canada.” The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association called the TFWP a critical tool for the beef industry because it helps augment the Canadian workforce on farms and meat-processing facilities. Research by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council has shown that primary agriculture has seen the labour gap double in the last 10 years, to approximately 60,000, and by 2025 it is expected to reach 114,000. Meat and seafood

processors are also encountering critical shortages. The report pointed out that “The labour gap that exists in the agriculture and agri-food industry, despite significant recruitment and retention efforts... is due to the rural locations where the industry operates as well as to the seasonal, physical and strenuous nature of the work that is required.” The TFWP should achieve “better overall economic and social benefit for Canadians and program participants, the report said. It needs to be better attuned to the “realities of labour market needs in Canada.”

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 80.00 - 85.00 D3 Cows 70.00 - 80.00 Bulls 95.00 - 103.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 130.00 - 138.00 (801-900 lbs.) 145.00 - 160.00 (701-800 lbs.) 150.00 - 174.00 (601-700 lbs.) 160.00 - 192.00 (501-600 lbs.) 170.00 - 195.00 (401-500 lbs.) 175.00 - 200.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 120.00 - 140.00 (801-900 lbs.) 135.00 - 148.00 (701-800 lbs.) 140.00 - 152.00 (601-700 lbs.) 142.00 - 146.00 (501-600 lbs.) 145.00 - 164.00 (401-500 lbs.) 150.00 - 164.00

Heifers

Alberta South $ 133.00 - 133.00 132.00 - 132.00 80.00 - 95.00 70.00 - 85.00 147.00 - 155.00 $ 147.00 - 156.00 152.00 - 164.00 156.00 - 171.00 160.00 - 180.00 171.00 - 195.00 130.00 - 141.00 $ 132.00 - 145.00 134.00 - 148.00 137.00 - 151.00 138.00 - 158.00 147.00 - 172.00 157.00 - 175.00

($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.) (850+ lbs.)

(901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.)

Futures (October 21st, 2016) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change October 2016 99.03 4.58 December 2016 100.13 3.95 February 2017 101.25 3.30 April 2017 100.73 3.38 June 2017 93.70 2.25 August 2017 92.18 2.18

Feeder Cattle October 2016 November 2016 January 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

$1 Cdn: $0.7505 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3324 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: October 21 2016

October 21st, 2016

A downtrend in cattle futures is seen continuing

Previous Year 42,218 9,383 32,835 NA 571,000

CNSC Ontario $ 109.89 - 130.24 113.46 - 126.53 56.98 - 81.78 56.98 - 81.78 88.19 - 108.94 $ 153.30 - 177.53 163.12 - 179.99 151.11 - 176.85 139.13 - 185.83 158.62 - 202.34 168.13 - 230.30 $ 127.29 - 144.98 146.95 - 161.92 135.30 - 154.86 132.78 - 163.49 140.49 - 178.31 148.82 - 186.61

Close 121.75 118.85 114.25 112.23 111.88 111.55

Change 2.30 4.02 2.70 2.57 2.33 2.33

Week Ending Oct 15th, 2016 1,088 31,258 12,596 491 1,013 5,984 285

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 790 23,406 11,019 475 730 5,321 236

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

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

Current Week 143E 132E 124.58

Last Week 145.31 135.10 125.77

Last Year (Index 100) 183.20 171.72 175.42

127.23

129.02

178.29

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

“There’s lots of grass out there, so nobody is in a big panic to haul the cattle in.”

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Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending Oct 15th, 2016 53,279 10,517 42,762 NA 601,000

Prices at auction marts follow futures downward

rices for cattle in Manitoba were steady to lower on the week, local auctioneers say, following a weak futures market. While the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) may see a seasonal bounce, one analyst says, the overall trend is down, which means local prices may stay low. Prices for heavy calves were mostly steady on the week, but those lighter than 600 lbs. edged down, said Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden. Steers and butcher cattle also dropped, while heifers were mostly on par. Declining prices were, in part, due to a weaker tone in the CME. While U.S. futures prices are still generally weak, they were starting to show improvement by Oct. 21. “We’re hoping for better signs, but we’re just not seeing it, and we’ve been saying that for six weeks now. It’s just getting worse,” Hill said. However, a plentiful feed situation has allowed producers to wait before marketing their cattle, which could give futures prices time to recover. “There’s lots of grass out there, so nobody is in a big panic to haul the cattle in,” said Dave Nickel of Gladstone Auction Mart. Uncertainty about futures prices means some producers are choosing to background their calves longer this year, he added. Though the futures markets have seen select bounces and rallies, they’ve been trending lower for about a year and a half, said Brian Perillat, manager and senior analyst at CanFax, a cattle marketing arm of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.

dave nickel Gladstone Auction Mart

“Overall, the general trend in these markets is down; there should be more pressure heading into 2017,” he said. Heavy pork markets are one source of the declines, while strength in the U.S. dollar has added to the downside. A stronger greenback can hamper exports out of the U.S., which is bearish for futures. “And, I think kind of surprisingly, the animals keep coming in big — large carcass weights and ample supplies,” he said. However, the market may see a seasonal bounce into late November and early December. “Cattle supplies should tighten up over the next couple of months; they’re going to watch the slaughter levels and the cut-out levels over the next couple of months.” Heading into the fall run, however, volumes will start to pick up, and there could be more calves coming into the market, which may restrict a rally. Volumes on the week were about on par with typical levels, said Hill. Heartland Virden had a 3,227-head sale on Oct. 19. “If we’re not busy the last two weeks of October and (into) November, this is when they all come to town,” he said. Jade Markus writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Futures (October 21st, 2016) in U.S. Hogs

Change

December 2016 February 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017

41.10 48.03 56.03 64.98 68.53

-3.08 -3.18 -2.35 -1.70 -2.80

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs Choice (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)

Cattle placements down, low prices expected to persist By Theopolis Waters

Winnipeg $/cwt Ewes Lambs

briefs

Wooled Fats

— — — — — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of October 23, 2016 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.945 Undergrade ........................................$1.855 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.915 Undergrade .........................................$1.815 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.915 Undergrade .........................................$1.815 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.905 Undergrade......................................... $1.820 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 94.54 - 121.55 187.18 - 220.84 209.09 - 227.80 208.82 - 229.69 149.29 - 253.70 —

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 Winnipeg (Hd Fats) Kids Billys Mature

<1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs.+

U.S. feedlots in September brought in 2.0 per cent fewer cattle than last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Oct. 21, which fell short of most trade estimates and resulted in a record low for that month. Depressed profits discouraged ranchers from plucking their animals off healthy grazing pastures and deterred feed yards from buying young calves for fattening, analysts said. The placement shortfall does not alter the overall outlook for low beef prices

Analysts projected a 6.2 per cent rise from 1.642 million last year. Rich Nelson, chief strategist with Chicago-based Allendale Inc., said the lower volume at sale barns where cattle are auctioned factored in to his placement forecast of 97.4 per cent of a year ago. “We had the cattle (prices) in the tank in terms of pricing. That discouraged a lot of these guys,” said Nelson, referring to sellers. He cautioned that large numbers of heifers prepared to enter feedlots could again send subsequent placements higher. The smaller-thanexpected placement number might be partly due to the heavier-weight category, which dropped for the first time since July 2014, according to University of Missouri economist Ron Plain.

Toronto ($/cwt) 167.40 - 300.44 — 101.00 - 249.72

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

CHICAGO / Reuters

next year when those animals begin arriving at packing plants in early 2017, said analysts. USDA’s report showed September placements at 1.905 million head, down 2.0 per cent from 1.941 million last year. That was well below analysts’ average forecast of 2.011 million and the smallest for that month since USDA began tabulating the data in 1996. The government put the feedlot cattle supply as of Oct. 1 at 10.266 million head, nearly in line with 10.228 million a year ago. Analysts, on average, had forecast an increase of 1.3 per cent. The government said the number of cattle sold to packers, or marketings, grew 5.0 per cent in September from a year ago, to 1.732 million head.

Toronto ($/cwt) 11.00 - 51.00 49.00 - 72.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices Average quotes as of October 24, 2016 ($/tonne)

Vegetable oil market gains support ICE canola futures

Future

Basis

E. Manitoba wheat

194.38

40.94

235.32

W. Manitoba wheat

194.38

34.48

228.86

E. Manitoba canola

502.10

-29.12

472.98

W. Manitoba canola

502.10

-33.92

DAVE SIMS CNSC

he ICE Futures Canada canola market appears poised to stay above the technically important $500-per-tonne mark for the near future, as farmers in Western Canada slog through wet fields trying to get the rest of the harvest off. November canola gained roughly $14 per tonne for the week ended Oct. 21. Gains in the vegetable oil market were particularly bullish for canola over the week, as the world continues to churn through oilseeds. Weakness in the Canadian dollar was also a supportive factor for the canola market. The loonie lost over a cent during the fiveday period. Crush margins were solid for the most part while speculative buying was also a feature. Traders began moving out of the November contract and into January, which pushed volumes higher. Drier weather in Alberta and Saskatchewan enabled some farmers to get onto their fields by week’s end. However, the early word was that much of the can-

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

468.18 Source: pdqinfo.ca

Prairie farmers take tough canola off soaked fields ola being taken out was tough. It lent more weight to the notion the Canadian crop may not hit the 18 million tonnes many in the industry had previously expected. The $500 mark provided chart support for the front months, while crushers helped prop up the more deferred contracts. Soybeans and soyoil were two of the main reasons for canola’s push higher. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans improved by 21 cents per bushel while soyoil climbed 74 points during the week ended Oct. 21. Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures stayed relatively strong, which also supported the canola market. The corn market chopped around unchanged while CBOT wheat lost 6-1/2 cents a bushel on the week. Chart-based trading was a key feature in both commodities. Strong demand for both corn and wheat was countered by the massive har vests expected for both crops in the U.S. Weather problems in South America were also supportive for them while strength in the U.S. dollar weighed on values. The tug of war is expected to continue, meaning corn and wheat will likely stay in a narrow trading range for the near future.

Cash

Port Prices As of Friday, October 21, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

154.87

1.39

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

233.87

0.18

Canola Thunder Bay

506.70

21.60

Canola Vancouver

521.70

21.60

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, October 20, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

501.70

21.60

ICE milling wheat

236.00

20.00

ICE barley

132.50

0.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

195.20

-0.28

Chicago SRW wheat

153.22

0.37

Kansas City HRW wheat

155.43

3.31

Corn

138.18

0.59

Oats

136.49

9.56

Soybeans

358.44

7.07

Soymeal

335.67

2.53

Soyoil

772.85

36.82

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Thursday, October 20, 2016 ($/tonne)

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

Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

Feed barley

139.17

-3.22

n/a

448.40

18.11

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

Oats

196.47

13.62

Soybeans

411.90

12.86

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

15.50

-0.50

Ask

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

Prairie wheat bids continue upward trend Harvest delays and a lower loonie pump up cash wheat prices in the West BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN CNS Canada

pring wheat and durum bids in Western Canada continued their upward trend during the week ended Oct. 21, as ongoing harvest delays, mounting quality issues and losses in the Canadian dollar all provided support. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $4-$6 per tonne compared to the p re v i o u s w e e k . Av e r a g e p r i c e s ranged from about $224 per tonne in Saskatchewan’s southeast to as high as $236 in the northern and Peace regions of Alberta. Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but gained about $5 on average, to range from about $30 to $42 per tonne above

Average durum prices were up by $7-$16 per tonne, with bids in Saskatchewan coming in at about $292-$300.

the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollar-denominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids. When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids ranged from US$168 to US$177 per tonne. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$17-$26 below the futures. Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures

are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $22 to $34 below the futures. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat was also stronger during the week, with prices ranging from $163 to $177 per tonne in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Average durum prices were up by $7-$16 per tonne, with bids in Saskatchewan coming in at about $292-$300 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section

of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). The December spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted Oct. 21 at US$5.29 per bushel, up about 0.5 U.S. cent per bushel from the previous week. Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada. The December K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.215 per bushel on Oct. 21, up about 3.75 U.S. cents compared to the previous week. The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.145 on Oct. 21, down by about 6.5 U.S. cents on the week. The Canadian dollar was trading Oct. 21 at 75.04 U.S. cents, down by roughly a cent compared to the previous week.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

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

International success leads to HyLife expansion After finding success overseas in the Asian markets, Manitoba pork processor, HyLife will be undertaking a major expansion to keep up with demand BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff / Brandon

planned expansion at the HyLife pork-processing plant in Neepawa is good news for the entire hog

sector. HyLife is planning a major expansion of the company’s finishing and processing capacities, a move made necessary by strong demand for its products, the company says. We produce a great product and consumers want to buy it, Claude Veilfaure, president of HyLife said. “Because of that, our demand has increased significantly and now we need to create more product to maintain that momentum. This is a positive story for our industry. We are growing and thriving and bringing more demand for pigs.” Manitoba Pork chair G eorge Matheson says, despite HyLife producing many of the hogs it processes, this expansion will still have a number of positive repercussions for the Manitoba pork industry. “This is really positive news for the pork industry in Manitoba,” Matheson said. “Although HyLife is a vertically integrated company, it produces about 80 per cent of its hog production so, there is still room for 20 per cent of its production to come from independent producers in the province.” The additional production from HyLife will also increase the company’s contribution to the Manitoba Pork production levy, which benefits the sector’s research, consumer marketing and education and supports the provincial organization’s commitment to the National Pork Council. “If you produce a pig in Manitoba you have an 80 cent levy to pay to the Manitoba Pork Council, so, say HyLife is producing just over one million hogs a year, it may well supply approximately $1 million to the Manitoba Pork Council’s $4.1-million budget,” Matheson said. “So this expansion will mean more revenues for Manitoba Pork. It really is a win-win situation.”

Large investment HyLife says the bill for the expansion will total about $125 million and will concentrate on modernizing and enlarging its productive capacity. The expansion will include a dramatic increase in square footage at the company’s Neepawa packaging plant, something Vielfaure says will address growing congestion in the company’s distribution, chill cooler and cut floor space. “In the Neepawa plant we want to improve our processes, put some technology and innovation into the plant, so a mechanization machine, and also increase the footprint of the plant by 130,000 square feet,” Vielfaure said. The expansion will also allow HyLife’s Neepawa plant to launch into a full double shift that will create 165 new jobs, bringing the company’s total number of employees to 2,000. “We are looking to increase to a full double shift, so about 15 per cent capacity growth to our plant, which will help us

A current aerial photo of HyLife’s packaging plant in Neepawa. Expansion plans include increasing the plant by 130,000 square feet. Photos: HyLife

Claude Vielfaure, president of HyLife (l to r), with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Clark Meng, product development manager at JD.com. HyLife was among several companies to accompany the prime minister on a trade mission to China in early September and while there announced a contract with the Chinese e-commerce platform, JD.com.

to have more and even better product,” Vielfaure said. The investment will allow the company to adopt innovative technologies that will improve yields, processes, increase product shelf life, and allow pig production that had previously been outsourced to the U.S. to be finished and processed in Manitoba. Plans also include construction of new finishing barns and a feed mill, which they’re hoping to begin building sometime this fall. Right now the company is working to find a suitable location somewhere in southern Manitoba. HyLife began operating in the province in 1994 under the name VL4/Janzen in La Broquerie. In 2008, it took over the Springhill Farms pork-packing plant in Neepawa and then rebranded from Hytek to HyLife in 2011. Vielfaure says continued growth and expansion of the company has always been a part of the plan. “Our business plan is completely about growth. The Neepawa plant, when we bought it had 300 employees in 2008, and now we are around 1,200 employees in Neepawa, so there has already been a significant growth over the years and now this is just the next phase, or next step of continuing to grow our company,” Vielfaure said.

International demand

The expansion has been highly driven by HyLife’s continued success and growth in a number of international markets. As a federally inspected packing plant, HyLife is approved to ship to the U.S., Russia, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Peru, Vietnam and Ukraine, but the company has seen the most success exporting to Asian markets. “Our company has grown significantly over the years since we bought the processing plant in 2008. We have decided to sell meat all over the world but especially in Japan and China,” Vielfaure said. HyLife is Canada’s largest exporter of fresh chilled pork in Japan, selling approximately $200 million annually. “Our Japan market has really taken off. Our product is very well accepted there and has grown to the point where the demand has outgrown the supply,” Vielfaure said. HyLife also owns part of a Japanese food-processing giant, Itochu, and recently opened its first restaurant in Daikayama, Tokyo, to help promote the brand and build consumer loyalty. “The restaurant is really about branding our name. It is about having a presence in Japan and giving the consumer a chance to have an experience with the product,” Vielfaure said. “This is something we are trying in Tokyo and if the strategy works we may look at similar options in other markets.” The company has seen similar demand

for its product in China. It broke into the Chinese market in 2008 and has since established a local office. “We have been in China for many years and we actually have a sales office in Shanghai. We are selling about $80 million Canadian of pork a year in the Chinese market,” Vielfaure said. In September, HyLife was one of the 56 new business contracts between Canadian and Chinese companies announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which together hold an estimated worth of $1.2 billion. HyLife has agreed to a product proposal and contract terms with JD.com, one of China’s largest business-to-consumer online retailers. JD.com will market premium Canadian pork products on the company’s e-commerce platform. Currently, more than 280 million people buy products through JD.com. Revenues from the site sales are expected to reach $6 million until the end of 2018. “Through JD.com consumers will be able to buy 500-gram packs of branded HyLife pork online and have them delivered to their door,” Vielfaure said. “This is really just another avenue to be able to brand our product.” Vielfaure says the Asian markets have been pivotal to HyLife’s success, as well as the success of the Canadian hog industry, because they allow the company to market and sell all parts of the harvested pig, including a lot of products that are not sold in Canada, such as hind feet, hocks, heads and backbones. In November of 2015, HyLife also made progress in the Mexican marketplace, establishing a joint venture there to process hams at a small processing plant, Apaseo Ham. The plant employs 100 workers who remove skin and debone Manitoba ham for the Mexican market. Matheson says HyLife’s growing popularity overseas bodes well for Manitoba’s image and reputation. “If HyLife is able to brand Canadian and Manitoba pork and build a relationship with international consumers who recognize and have a desire for it, that can only mean good things for Manitoba producers,” Matheson said. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

New milk-processing plant on deck Manitoba milk producers will have the option of joining the Gay Lea Co-operative as the processor expands into Manitoba BY SHANNON VANRAES

“The business piece of this is exciting, the jobs are excited, but to be able to have farmers in control of their own destiny, we think that is life changing.”

Co-operator staff

newly announced milk-processing plant i s e x p e c t e d t o a l l ow Manitoba dair y farmers to increase production and make use of their entire quota allotment. Last week, Vitalus Nutrition and Gay Lea Foods announced they would partner in the refurbishment of an egg-processing facility in Winnipeg’s Fort Garry Industrial Park. The plant is already equipped with an egg dryer that will be retrofitted for milk, resulting in greater production of both non-fat ingredients and buttermilk. “Certainly we would intend to have the plant operational by September at the latest, perhaps a little earlier,” said Gay Lea’s president and CEO, Michael Barrett. “It will be the newest and best investment in processing the province of Manitoba has seen in a long time and it will help the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba be able to keep that milk in the province.” For some time now, a shortage of local processing facilities has resulted in milk from Ma n i t o b a b e i n g c a s c a d e d t ow a r d s o t h e r p r ov i n c e s , where extra processing capacity is available. This plant is expected to end underproduction in the province. “O u r c o m m i t m e n t i s t o provide milk to this venture, which will also allow us to put in our full allocation of milk for our producers — right now we are underissued by about six per cent,” said Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair David Wiens. “By next summer we hope to have at least six per cent more production and probably more than that with the ongoing demand for various dairy products, like butter, yogurt and cheese.”

Manitoba challenge He added Manitoba’s relatively small size can make attracting large investments a challenge, but that a newly created ingredient strategy has played a role in the pending expansion of processing facilities. “Part of the problem in the past has been that although the butterfat market has been strong in Canada, the protein side has been very limited, so with the ingredient strategy... we’ve created this competitively priced ingredient class that opens up possibilities,” said Wiens. “I don’t expect that this project would have gone ahead if there had been no agreement or any will to push forward on an ingredient strategy, so all of these things are critical factors in the plant being built here.” A shift in consumer tastes has also helped drive demand for butterfat, said Barrett. “If we look back maybe six, seven or eight years ago there was a lot of hype in regards to dairy and fat not being a good thing, so certainly what we have seen is a very dramatic shift in the preference

Michael Barrett

A new dairy plant promises more milk-drying capacity for Manitoba, and the opportunity to fulfil the total quota allocation. file photo

of Canadians,” he said, adding current medical research also shows fat is healthy in moderation. Barrett noted that a push for simpler products, with fewer ingredients, has driven consumers back to products like butter and cheese, as well. “There really isn’t a much simpler ingredient deck than what is in butter, it’s milk and it’s salt and there is not anything much simpler than that. So if people are looking for more wholesome products that’s an important thing for us,” he said.

Growing demand A resurgence of a food cult u re f o c u s e d o n f u n a n d enjoyment has also promoted increased use of butter, cream and other basic ingredients. “Today there are a number of very well-known baking shows and foodie shows, and they are not cooking with margar ine, they are cooking with butter, so we have seen this kind of retrospective and return to a simpler

diet, where people want to have something natural and something that is good and t h a t t a s t e s g o o d ,” Ba r re t t said. “We’re not talking about doing shortbread or things l i k e t h a t w i t h m a r g a r i n e, we’re going back to Grandma’s grandmother’s recipes, doing things with butter.” While the processing plant, which is expected to create as many as 80 new jobs, won’t be open for several months, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba is already beginning to accelerate milk production. “Obviously it takes awhile to ramp up the production, six per cent is a long way to go because dairy farms would have to get their cows, purchase more livestock and in some cases expand facilities,” said Wiens. “So we are sending those signals out now.” He said there was one quota roll forward in September and that a second roll forward of two per cent will occur on November 1. “To simply put it all forward now wouldn’t actually bring more production for-

ward, that’s why we’re phasing it in over the next number of months,” said Wiens. “In the meantime we are hauling milk into Quebec. We know that there are going to be times this winter where we are going to be challenged to find a home for the milk... but we don’t want to simply wait to start ramping up production until the facility opens, we are anticipating it and we want to put ourselves in a good position to have that milk in place.”

Farmers happy Dairy farmers in the province have reacted positively to the news, said Wiens. “There has been a lot of fr ustration on the par t of all of us, as dair y farmers, because of this lack of processing capacity and being unable to find a guaranteed place to send the milk on an ongoing basis, so they know very well that we have been underproducing relative to the rest of the countr y, so when this was announced they were very, very pleased to hear it,” he said.

Manitoba dairy producers will also have the opportunity to join the Ontario-based Gay Lea Foods Co-operative, which represents about 4,000 farmers on more than 1,300 farms. “We think this is very exciting in the sense that we know there is a rich history of cooperatives in Western Canada. I used to be a history teacher so I’m quite well aware of the impact that the co-ops have made... and we think that this is a phenomenal opportunity to be able to ensure the dairy industry is something by farmers and for farmers,” said Barrett. “So we are quite excited and looking forward to Manitoba members... the business piece of this is exciting, the jobs are excited, but to be able to have farmers in control of their own destiny, we think that is life changing.” W h i l e V i t a l u s Nu t r i t i o n c o u l d n o t b e re a c h e d f o r comment by press time, the company’s president Philip Vanderpol did issue a statement that said, “ Vitalus is pleased to partner with Gay Lea Foods and Dairy Farmers of Manitoba to increase much-needed drying capacity while further developing the dairy ingredients industry, adding growth and new market opportunities for Canadian dairy.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

19-Oct

18-Oct

17-Oct

20-Oct

21-Oct

No. on offer

1,200

686*

1,313

n/a

2,267

1,020*

2,605*

1,430

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

128.00-144.00

900-1,000

130.00-144.00

n/a

100.00-131.00

135.00-147.00

n/a

120.00-155.00

140.00-153.00

800-900

143.00-155.00

130.00-160.50

120.00-152.00

145.00-160.00

n/a

140.00-162.00

150.00-164.00

700-800

150.00-174.00

140.00-161.50

125.00-154.50

158.00-174.00

145.00-166.00

140.00-165.00

145.00-158.00

600-700

162.00-182.00

140.00-170.00

140.00-160.00

160.00-178.00

150.00-170.00

150.00-175.00

150.00-168.00

500-600

175.00-190.00

140.00-165.00

157.00-179.00

165.00-180.00

160.00-175.00

150.00-175.00

152.00-185.00

400-500

180.00-210.00

170.00-188.00

175.00-197.00

170.00-195.00

165.00-185.00

175.00-190.00

165.00-186.00

300-400

n/a

180.00-121.00

175.00-201.00

185.00-202.00

n/a

175.00-191.00

165.00-204.00

115.00-144.00

n/a

106.00-122.00

128.00-138.00

135.00-147.00

n/a

120.00-133.00

125.00-141.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs. 800-900

118.00-141.25

110.00-139.50

n/a

130.00-141.00

145.00-160.00

n/a

130.00-146.00

135.00-146.50

700-800

120.00-144.50

110.00-143.00

112.00-144.00

130.00-140.00

158.00-174.00

125.00-135.00

130.00-150.00

132.00-143.00

600-700

130.00-141.00

120.00-143.00

112.00-140.00

130.00-143.00

160.00-178.00

130.00-141.00

135.00-162.50

130.00-145.00

500-600

150.00-160.00

125.00-146.00

140.00-160.00

132.00-146.00

165.00-180.00

130.00-141.00

140.00-170.00

135.00-147.00

400-500

160.00-180.50

150.00-178.00

155.00-176.00

140.00-160.00

170.00-195.00

140.00-168.00

150.00-175.00

145.00-160.00

300-400

n/a

150.00-175.00

190.00-231.00

150.00-170.00

185.00-202.00

n/a

150.00-178.00

160.00-180.00

n/a

220

D1-D2 Cows

69.00-77.00

n/a

65.00-86.00

75.00-87.00

70.00-78.00

81.00-89.00

76.00-84.00

D3-D5 Cows

55.00-64.00

n/a

60.00-75.00

n/a

70.00-81.00

67.00-77.00

Slaughter Market No. on offer

Age Verified

78.00-90.00

n/a

Good Bulls

103.00-115.00

n/a

91.00-102.00

105.00-117.00

n/a

95.00-98.00

n/a

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n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

85.00-98.00

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n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

100.00-138.00

n/a

110.00-135.00

n/a

Heiferettes * 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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STAFF / A U.S.-owned artisanal butter processor in central Ontario is set to become an arm of Ontario dairy co-operative Gay Lea Foods. Michigan-based butter producer Butterball Farms has agreed to sell Stirling Creamery, based at Stirling, Ont., north of Belleville, to Gay Lea effective Nov. 1. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, though Gay Lea said it will maintain “full operations” at the Stirling plant and “preserve all relationships” with Stirling’s customers, suppliers and employees. Stirling Creamery, which was set up by the West family in 1925, today has about 25 staff, mainly in Stirling, with some Toronto-area sales staff. Stirling makes natural and flavoured butters, including Churn 84 European-style butters, whey butter, the Stirling Premium Balls brand and various types of medallions and spreads for foodservice uses. In Canada, the company’s products are sold in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. Gay Lea said its deal for Stirling will add its butter collections to the Gay

Lea product mix, “further increase our production capacity, and support our co-operative’s core principle concern for investment in rural communities.” The deal also allows Gay Lea “added flexibility to meet customer needs in the current high-demand market for butter,” the co-op said in a release Oct. 18. Gay Lea’s acquisitions in recent years have included Black River Cheese, Hewitt’s Dairy, Salerno Dairy, Ivanhoe Cheese and a stake in goat’s milk processor Mariposa Dairy. The co-op also recently announced it would take part in a joint butter and dairy product processing venture in Winnipeg and offer membership to Manitoba dairy producers. “With this acquisition, we continue the tradition of supporting family farms in Ontario while further strengthening Gay Lea Foods’ presence in the Canadian dairy industry,” Gay Lea chair Steve Dolson said in the Oct. 18 release. Butterball Farms, which bought Stirling Creamery in 2006, has operated since 1951 and also began producing Butterball brand turkeys in 1954. The company kept the Butterball brand for its butter business when founder Leo Peters sold off the turkey brand and patents in the late 1960s.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

Cargill to exit Canadian egg processing The company’s Toronto-area plant will go to Global Egg STAFF

.S. agri-food giant Cargill is set to step out of the Canadian eggprocessing business and sell its Toronto-area plant to another processor in the same line of work. The company announced Oct. 20 it plans to sell its eggprocessing plant at Etobicoke to Global Egg Corp., which also operates out of Etobicoke, for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close later this fall. “Given a recent shift in demand for cooked egg products like those produced at Etobicoke, which resulted from changing customer requirements, we feel the facility is a better fit with a firm such as Global Egg Corp.,” Chris Roberts, president of Cargill’s North America egg business, said in a release. A “majority” of the Cargill plant’s 53 employees is expected to be offered jobs with Global Egg, Cargill said, while the remainder will get severance and “other support” from Cargill. Cargill, which had owned the Etobicoke plant since 2006, emphasized in its release that its U.S. egg-processing plants — two in Minnesota and one each in Iowa and Michigan — are not affected by the sale. The U.S. egg business, which operates under the name Cargill Kitchen Solutions, “remains an integral part of Cargill’s protein growth strategy,” the company said. “Global protein demand continues to increase in concert with population growth and the movement of more people into the middle class around the world,” Roberts said. “As household income improves, people typically consume more complex proteins in the form of meat, dairy, egg and fish products. We believe we are in the sweet spot to provide more people with nutritious, wholesome, sustainable, abundant and affordable protein now, and in the future.” Global Egg, which set up in 1996 through a merger of two other processors, already makes liquid and frozen pasteurized egg products, including hard-cooked eggs, for industrial, commercial and food-service clients. Cargill has previously worked with Global Egg through the latter company’s EggSolutions business, which along with liquid and hard-cooked products also makes scrambled egg mixes, precooked scrambled eggs, diced eggs, omelettes, frittatas and egg patties, among other wares for the manufacturing and food-service sectors. The move marks another retreat from Etobicoke for Cargill, whose Cargill Meat Solutions business operated a beef further-processing plant there from 1992 to 2011.

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Herd decisions continue to fuel supply More than 500 animals were at the October 19 sale By Mark Elliot Co-operator contributor

ith fall heading quickly to winter, sheep and goat producers continue to eye herd quality when marketing their animals. Information from Eastern Canada markets suggests there’s still strong demand for animals in all weight classifications, and producers responded by bringing 500 sheep and goats to markets Oct. 19 at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. There appeared to be no price difference between wool and hair ewes or whether the ewes were sheared. The extreme woolly ewes received slightly lower bidding, but overall buyer selection could be favourable for any animal, for any purpose.

Ewes

The hair rams represented the classification and the buyers were more selective, even with extremely limited availability. There were no heavyweight lambs. Market lambs that showed quality received the bidding. Those lambs that were not fleshy were viewed as unfinished product — requiring extra work. The feeder lambs showed that the buyers were not interested in the lower-weight lambs at this sale. The feeder lambs could not maintain with the price bidding of the market lambs, yet, the lightweight lambs produced stronger interest by the buyers. There did not appear to indicate any price differences between wool and hair lightweight lambs at this sale.

$157.50

The 70-plus-pound lambs with quality were slightly lower than the feeder lambs. Eight 71-pound Katahdin-cross lambs were of little interest to the buyers so lower bidding resulted. These lambs brought $1.475 per pound. The 60-plus-pound lambs maintained this range of p r i c e s , a t t h i s s a l e, w i t h prices from $1.67 to $1.79 per pound. The 50-plus-pound lambs could not maintain the bidding prices. Buyers showed their judgment on the direct use of these lighter lambs. Nine Katahdin-cross lambs brought $1.55 per pound. Two 53-pound Suffolk-cross lambs brought $1.675 per pound. The 40-plus-pound lambs w e re re p re s e n t e d by h a i r lambs at this sale. A group of 12 48-pound Katahdin- and Dorper-cross lambs brought $1.475 per pound. A 45-pound Dorper-cross lamb brought $1.25 per pound.

The 30-plus-pound lambs w e re re p re s e n t e d by h a i r lambs as well. Three 35-pound Katahdin-cross lambs brought $1.16 per pound. Three 33-pound Dorper-cross lambs brought $1.30 per pound. Some buyers were looking into increasing or improving their herds. There appeared to be quality in some of the Boer-cross goat does for future purposes. The judgment of the buyers created some good bidding. Limited number of goat bucks has assisted in maintaining the price bidding. Dairy goat bucks were represented by Nubian-cross goats, with three cross-bucklings showing good uniformity and body structure. The goat kid classification maintained the strong bidding as there has been limited supply. The demand appears to be constant while supply fluctuates. The extreme lightweight goat kids were of little interest to the buyers at this sale.

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animal weight

$1.15

65 lbs.

$2.06

70 lbs.

$1.11

95 lbs.

$1.02

112 lbs.

$1.15

165 lbs.

meat

$1.84

113 lbs.

dairy

$1.56

125 lbs.

$1.93

73 lbs.

$1.41

55 lbs.

$104.73

$1.52

58 lbs.

$112.77 - $116.96

$1.56

45 lbs.

$1.46

48 lbs.

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$188.00 - $192.92 $155.10 - $177.45

80 - 94

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$157.92

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KIDS - Under 80

70 - 79

$124.10 - $139.62

60 - 68

$100.80 - $108.55

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50 / 53 / 56

$80.00 / $88.78 / $86.80

$1.46

48 lbs.

45 / 48

$56.25 / $63.00 / $70.80

$1.21

35 lbs.

33 / 35

$42.90 / $40.60

$1.17

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

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

Mild autumn weather to continue Issued: Monday, October 24, 2016 · Covering: October 26 – November 2, 2016 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

nother tough forecast period coming up — not because of any strong storm systems, but rather because we appear to be stuck with a weak steering flow, along with fairly weak weather systems. Add these together and they make for tough day-to-day forecasting. Last week’s weather was much the same, and while the overall forecast played out pretty close to what was expected, trying to figure out if it would be sunny, cloudy or foggy was extremely tough. We also saw a small system intensify briefly as it crossed southern regions late last Saturday and into Sunday morning, bringing with it five to 15 mm of rain. For this forecast period we’ll begin with high pressure to our northeast and a developing area of low pressure to our west. This will result in mild weather as the western low quickly tracks across northern regions. Most of the precipitation from this low should stay over northern regions, with the southern half of the province only seeing a mix of sun and clouds. The weather models then

show another low quickly zipping through from the west on Friday. This low is forecast to track a little farther south, bringing clouds and some showers to southern areas, with the best chance of rain over central regions. High pressure should dominate our region through the weekend, but just how much sunshine we’ll get is a little uncertain. Temperatures look to continue to be on the mild side, with daytime highs expected to be in the 6 to 9 C range with overnight lows near to just below freezing. Halloween Monday looks to be fairly pleasant, with sunny to partly cloudy skies. The daytime high looks to be mild, with overnight lows staying quite warm (2 to 4 C) thanks to an increasing southerly flow ahead of an area of low pressure. This low is forecast to move in from the west on Tuesday, bringing with it clouds and the chance of showers over southern and central regions. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 1 to 13 C; lows, -9 to +2 C. Probability of precipitation falling as snow: 50 per cent. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

Departure from Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) September 1, 2016 to October 20, 2016

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Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors. Copyright © 2016 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.

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This issue’s map shows the departure from average precipitation for the Prairies so far this fall. Overall, it’s been a relatively wet fall, with most regions seeing average to above-average amounts of precipitation. The wettest areas were in western Manitoba and eastern and southwestern Saskatchewan. Only south-central Manitoba and Alberta received slightly below-average amounts of precipitation during this period.

The trouble with current weather forecasts A more detailed, computer model-based forecast is still just a forecast BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

he question I have been asked the most over the last couple of weeks is “What’s the weather going to be like this winter?” While most of the different long-range winter forecasts are now out, or at least out as a preliminary forecast, I am going to wait a couple more weeks before reviewing them, since all of them should be updated by then. To give you a little bit of an idea of what is going on, I’ve seen forecasts that call for a cold, snowy winter for our region, as well as forecasts for another warm and dry winter. Hopefully the picture will become clearer over the next few weeks as the atmosphere begins to settle into its winter pattern. A couple of weeks ago the global temperature numbers for September came out and of the three main sources that track global temperatures, two reported record global warmth once again. NASA reported a global September temperature that just beat out September 2014 by 0.01 C. The University of Alabama in Huntsville, which measures the temperature of the lowest eight km of

If we do break the record, 2016 would end up being the third consecutive hottest year on record for the Earth.

the atmosphere using satellites, reported that this September tied with 1998 as the warmest September in its 38-year database. The one outlier was NOAA, which reported this September was 0.89 C above the 20th-century average, but fell short of the record set just last year by 0.04 C. This finally breaks NOAA’s 16-month consecutive streak of record-breaking global warmth. The fact that El Niño has not been around since early 2016 means most of the recent global heat can be attributed to the continual buildup of greenhouse gases. For the year so far (January to September), global temperatures have been 0.78 C above average, which is 0.08 C above the previous record set just last year. According to NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies, we would have to see an incredible dropping in global temperatures during the last few months of this year

for us not to have a new annual global record. If we do break the record, 2016 would end up being the third consecutive hottest year on record for the Earth.

Lost in interpretation On a different note, I thought I would end this issue’s article by looking at something that has been bothering me for a while now, and that is weather forecasts. My issue isn’t really with the weather forecasts, but rather how they are being interpreted and used. It is actually a fairly complex topic, but I’ll see what I can do with the space I have left. There are two similar but different problems I have seen develop and they have to do with how the public receives and interprets weather forecasts. The first one has to do with forecasts we hear on the radio. The problem with radio forecasts, or the way they report weather, arises, I believe, from

the fact that most of the radio personalities have no background training or even a basic understanding of weather. Add to this the nature of most radio stations, which is to try and summarize information into small bite-sized chunks, and you often end up with misleading forecasts. Take last weekend, for example. Since the Heritage Classic hockey game was taking place in Winnipeg on Saturday there was plenty of radio interest in this story. One of the biggest stories tied to the game was what the weather was going to be like. On Friday, Environment Canada called for a chance of showers in the late afternoon, with rain developing in the late evening. The game was to start around 3 p.m., which to me, is the afternoon, and it should end well before the late evening. Now if you listened to comments about the weather forecast on several different radio shows, it would have sounded like the skies were going to open up all day long on Saturday. Radio personalities simply saw the word showers in the afternoon and rain in the evening, then summarized the forecast by saying it was going to rain all day on Saturday, which really wasn’t even close to the actual forecast.

The second forecasting problem I see comes from the use of weather apps and the way some Internet sites report weather. Over the last couple of years there has been a merging of computer-based weather models and weather forecasts. Today, the majority of weather forecasting sites and their associated weather apps have their forecasts created pretty much all by computer-based models. The nature of the computer models allows for forecasts to be created for any time interval. What we have now seen is the fairly widespread use of onehour weather forecasts. While these forecasts seem really neat and detailed, they are still no different than previous forecasting methods; they just give more detail. The problem is that people take this increased detail as meaning the forecasts must be more accurate. I love it when I hear people talking about the weather the next day, saying “My app says it will rain tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.” — then they get annoyed when it doesn’t happen! I could go on, but I am out of room. I will definitely come back and visit this again in the future — let’s say, Nov. 13 at 9 a.m., based on my scheduling app!

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

CROPS Railways say they’re ready A late start to the shipping season, big crop and the forecast for a harsh winter are combining to challenge the railway BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

anada’s railways are still ready to move Western Canada’s grain crop despite forecasts for a harsh winter. Poor weather has delayed harvest in parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta, resulting in a slow start to the 2016-17 shipping season, but grain companies and the railways are still expecting farmers will harvest in the low- to mid-70-milliontonne range. The varying quality of the crop could complicate shipping logistics, Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), which represents the main grain companies, said in an interview Oct. 18. “If the grain is more homogeneous then you have more flexibility on where you draw it from to meet the specifications on the vessel,” Sobkowich said. “When we have quality issues in certain places... it has to be more precise, to bring that grain in from different areas to meet specifications.” Farmers and grain companies hope to avoid the shipping delays that occurred in 2013-14, following the harvest of a record 76-milliontonne crop and the coldest winter in 100 years. The Rocky Mountains will get lots of snow and Prairies face bitter cold, AccuWeather said in a news release last week. Both can make shipping grain by rail more difficult. Excessive snow has to be removed from tracks and can result in avalanches, while cold weather makes it hard for rail air brakes to work properly and often means shorter trains. The start of the season will feature occasional intrusions of chilly air, but the overall pattern will favour windier and milder conditions in cities such as Calgary and Edmonton, according to AccuWeather. “A pattern change by mid-winter will likely send waves of very cold arctic air directed into the southern Prairies for January and February,” AccuWeather senior meteorologist Brett Anderson said. Temperatures of -25 or colder does result in shorter trains, but warmer than that it’s normal rail-

“We created the scorecard… because of, quite frankly, all the rhetoric and misinformation that WGEA has spawned, which irritates the farmers who are our partners.”

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roading, CP president and chief operating officer Keith Creel said in an interview Oct. 20. “I can tell you we take a lot of steps to prepare as much as we can,” Creel said. That includes having all locomotives with distributive power, allowing them to be inserted mid-train to improve air brake performance, he said. CN Rail is geared up too, corporate development manager Greg Hamilton told the Fields on Wheels grain transportation conference in Winnipeg Oct. 21. “CN is well prepared to meet the challenge,” he said. All its cars have been deployed, including 700 repaired government-owned hopper cars. Locomotives have been brought into service as well as crew, Hamilton said. Most CN grain will move under commercial contracts, which is new this crop year, he added. CN is committed to moving up to 5,500 grain cars a week, but the number is expected to drop to 4,000 during the winter, Hamilton said. Both railways are disappointed with the slow start to grain movement this crop year. That’s often the case, Creel said, which means wasted shipping capacity. “Maybe Wade (Sobkowich of the WGEA) could let me know how to better understand what they were doing to fill the grain bins the first six or seven weeks of the year because certainly we have no grain to move in the rail cars,” Creel

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said. “It is a missed opportunity for everyone.” “The numbers do speak for themselves,” Sobkowich said. “CP came out with a news release that talked about the drawn-out harvest and implied that there is not enough grain for it to move right now. My response to that is that CP should worry about moving the grain that is already in the elevator before it worries about moving the grain that is still in the field.” The Ag Transport Coalition says the last four weeks CP supplied 75 per cent of the hopper cars ordered by grain companies, resulting in week nine in unfilled shipper demand of more than 1,500 cars. CN car fulfilment percentage was in the 93 to 95 per cent range during the same period. Creel said 75 per cent of CP’s grain is now moving under its Dedicated Train Program, first introduced last year, and aren’t captured by the coalition’s weekly reports. “We are not comparing apples to apples,” he said. According to Sobkowich the coalition’s data includes all CP’s grain shipped by coalition members representing 92 per cent of total western grain movement, including grain shipped through the Dedicated Train Program. CP has created a new weekly scoreboard available at http:// www.cpr.ca/grain. It reports how many tonnes of grain CP moved by corridor. It also compares the current week’s movement to the pre-

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vious week and the same week a year ago. The report also comments on factors, including weather, that affected grain movement. “We created the scorecard... because of, quite frankly, all the rhetoric and misinformation that WGEA has spawned, which irritates the farmers who are our partners,” Creel said. “It irritates the grain companies and it irritates the government. We felt the best thing we can do is to be transparent and report back, not rhetoric.” The Ag Transport Coalition says it created its weekly reports on car order fulfilment to publicly track and report railway performance. All partners in the grain chain must have realistic expectations and co-operate, Creel said. “At the end of the day Canada is a world supplier of grain and the Canadian farmer is our partner. They benefit from the low cost of transportation. That is what enables us to compete in the world market. Beating up the folks who are making that possible I just don’t think it’s very productive. I’m all for the farmers and I am all for high yields. I’m all for higher prices and higher-quality grain. Those interests serve us well. We are partners not enemies.”

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End of reefer madness could clear air for hemp Canadian hemp growers are up against unexpected demand overseas BY JADE MARKUS CNS Canada

nticipated legislative changes for marijuana production could spill over to hemp, according to the head of an industry group — but this year, Canada’s hemp producers are struggling to meet a surprise demand increase from Asia. “There’s lots of discussion with things changing in the marijuana arena; hemp also falls in that cannabis space,” said Kim Shukla, executive director of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) at Steinbach. While hemp is a distinctly different crop, the industry is anxiously waiting to see what will happen with regulations in relation to marijuana, she said. “We are anticipating — hopeful — that there may be some improvements made to the administrative end of the paperwork for the coming year.” In August, Health Canada changed legislation to allow medical marijuana users to home-grow their own marijuana, a move that is expected to precede bigger policy changes next year. The governing Liberal party also cam-

Growers of industrial hemp hope new federal rules will ease the regulatory burden on marijuana’s less psychoactive relative. photo: shannon vanraes

paigned on a promise to legalize and regulate marijuana. Industrial hemp plants contain low levels, about 0.3 per cent, of the psychoactive ingredient THC. Marijuana plants typically contain five per cent or more. Canadian hemp growers are only per-

mitted to use certain parts — the stalk and seeds — of the plants they grow, and industry participants have said in the past that regulations limit market opportunity. “There haven’t been any changes, but we’re optimistic, probably more so than

we’ve ever been, as far as some pending improvements to working with Health Canada,” Shukla said. Hemp acres were lower this year, to correct the high leftover volume from the 2014-15 crop year. Shukla estimated there were about 30,000 acres contracted in 2016. “The weather has not been that cooperative; hemp is one of the last crops to be harvested, so we still have some crop out in the field in Saskatchewan and Alberta,” she said. Crop could be damaged by sprouting due to excess moisture. Demand for Canadian hemp from South Korea has increased exponentially, as exports to the country have grown about 2,922 per cent from 2015 to 2016, according to data from Statistics Canada and CATSNET Analytics compiled and provided by CHTA. Looking to next year, processors are looking to contract an increased amount of acres to meet demand, with early estimates between 125,000 and 150,000 acres. “The processors really seem to be stepping up to be able to manage, and I’m hoping that through the year we’ll be able to have some new folks coming on.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

Winnipeg councillor seeks to promote Grain Innovation Hub Farmers are doing more than just feeding cities, they are also filling their coffers BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

g r i c u l t u re i s n’t u s ually an agenda item when it comes to City of Winnipeg committee meetings, but one city councillor is trying to change that. Last week St. Vital Councillor Brian Mayes proposed that the city use some of the cash earmarked for innovation to promote the province’s Grain Innovation Hub, created in 2014 to bring together business and government in the hope of furthering research and development in the grain sector. “We’d like to do something to help out the Grain Innovation Hub with promotion, possibly, I’d like to do something in conjunction with University of Manitoba where they are doing a lot of really good things,” said Mayes, whose funding proposal was ultimately rejected by the city’s standing policy committee on innovation on technical grounds. But despite that decision, Mayes said he will find a way to allocate funding to promote the Grain Innovation Hub, even if it’s a small amount from his ward budget. He said given that the federal and provincial governments have committed $20 million to the hub — with an additional $13 million coming from the private sector — it only makes sense that the city would lend some support as well. More importantly, Mayes said he would like to see a greater recognition of the role agriculture and agribusiness play in Manitoba’s capital city on a regular basis. “As I was educated more about the issues and the industry, I really did come to realize this is a really big part of our future and our city,” he said. “Agribusiness is not part of our past, it’s part of our present and part of our future... so let’s celebrate that and let the public know about it.” Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler agreed that any promotion the Grain Innovation Hub receives is a positive, adding that one in every eight jobs in the province is tied to agriculture. “That’s why it’s so key to have development,” said Eichler. “Manitoba has been a hub of innovation and business in the grain sector for many decades... and we love talking about the good news and the great things that are happening in agriculture and how it impacts those in the city.” One the hub’s most recent contributions was a $366,000 investment in organic grain research at the University of Manitoba, the minister noted. While still exploring his funding options, Mayes said he has spoken to the mayor’s office and would ultimately like to be able to facilitate an agribusiness summit of some sort, something that

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would bring business together while also letting the public know about the role agriculture plays in Winnipeg’s economy. “I think this is something we should celebrate,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Excess moisture issue for remaining canola Late season canola harvesting could mean difficulties for those trying to lower moisture levels BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

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hile most Manitoba canola growers already have their crops in the bin, some producers have been caught by late-season precipitation, including snow. “There is the odd field that is unharvested and most of those acres would be concentrated in the northern part of Manitoba — when we look farther south and east the vast majority of our canola crop has been harvested,” said Angela Brackenreed, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. “But in northern parts of Manitoba there were some snow events.” Luckily for those producers, a return to seasonal temperatures has melted that northern snow, but growers are still left dealing with excess moisture, Brackenreed said. “So now we can essentially view that snow as a normal

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“Air that is less than 10° has almost no capacity to dry at all and we do know for sure that any canola that is going to be taken off in the coming weeks is going to at least be damp — I’ve heard some examples of very damp — so obviously when we are up to moisture content that high it is extremely volatile and it needs to be managed almost immediately so we don’t see any spoilage in the bin,” she said. If canola harvested early in the season comes in at 10 or 11 per cent moisture, it’s not much of a concern. High temperatures mean good drying days and natural aeration can bring that moisture level down without much concern, Brackenreed said, but added that isn’t the case by the time mid-October rolls around. “The problem taking off canola now with that high moisture, is that there most likely isn’t going to be a good string of days for natural drying with natural aeration ahead,” she said. “And the moisture content that is safe for long-term storage is eight per cent.” But there are steps producers can take to dry down damp canola. “Really, first and foremost, a plan needs to be made prior to taking the canola off the field,” said Brackenreed. “It will be extremely volatile so you must have a plan, because things can get away from you really, really quickly if you don’t do something.” The first thing producers can do is underfill their bins, if space allows. “The problem with filling it to the top is that it is harder to aerate to those depths, so if we’re talking moisture content of 12 per cent, then by the time that aeration makes it to the top of the highest peak in the bin you could already see spoilage happening,” she said. The next step is to keep your aeration fans running, even if the air outside the bins is too cool to actually aerate. Fans still keep temperatures uniform and can prevent hot spots. “Also turn the bulk frequently,” Brackenreed added. “These are things we recommend all the time but they just become more and more important in these situations where moisture is high. Turning it can obviously help break up any potential hotspots that may be starting to form and can also help to even out some of those conditions, as well.” If possible, Brackenreed advises the use of a supplemental heat source. “If you have the ability to do this, this is probably your best friend at this stage in the game, because as I said, if that air is cooler than 10° it has very limited drying potential,” she said. “If you add heat to cool air it increases its water-holding capacity and therefore it can dry at that point.” Air should be heated to between 15 C and 20 C with relatively low airflow rates, but nothing below 0.75 cubic feet per minute. “I really think that supplemental heat is the best tool at producers’ disposal this time of year,” said Brackenreed. “If you have supplemental heat you’ll want to use it.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

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will be an important tool for the monitoring of emerging pests and diseases, as well as current pests and diseases. “It may also play an important role when it comes to international trade, evaluating the stock we receive from our supply countries, as well as opening doors for us to send our stock to other countries,” Nixon said. “Without the data being collected and analyzed under an established protocol by an independent lab, there is not much hope of making progress in these areas.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

The Brandon Light Tractor Plowing Demonstration of 1916 This event, was the first up-close look many farmers had at a tractor BY ALEX CAMPBELL

“The 1916 demonstration was the very first tractor demonstration to be held in Western Canada.”

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hile the Winnipeg Tr a c t o r Tr i a l s h a d come to an end i n 1 9 1 3 , E . W. H a m i l t o n , the editor of the Canadian T h re s h e r m a n a n d Fa r m e r magazine, remained interested in promoting tractors. More importantly, the farming public remained very interested in tractors with their promise of being able to perform more work at a lower cost than horses. Hamilton was aware of the tractor demonstration days which had began to be held in the U.S. where tractor companies offered the opportunity to farmers to operate their tractors. T h e s e e ve n t s we re l o c a l in nature and drew far mers from the local area. The advantage of a tractor demonstration day was that a farmer could actually operate a tractor while cultivating or performing the other tasks that it would be called upon to do on a farm. The farmer could also speak directly to a company representative. And there were no highfalutin test results that a farmer needed an engineer to interpret. Demonstration days in t h e U . S . g re w t o s u c h a n e x t e n t t h a t t h e Tr a c t o r Manufacturers Association set up a tractor demonstration circuit so as to better co-ordinate demonstration dates, allowing manufacturers to efficiently move equipment and representatives between demonstrations. U.S. demonstrations began with plowing but soon expanded to discing, harrowing and seeding. In the spring of 1914 Hamilton attempted to get the Western Agricultural and Arts Association, which oper-

Goold Shapley & Muir (GS&M) is important as it was a very early Canadian manufacturer of tractors. GS&M was formed in 1892 from Goold and Company, a manufacturer of beekeeper supplies and refrigerators. The new company diversified and began to manufacture windmills, gasoline engines and other machinery. Manufacturing gas engines resulted in GS&M getting into the tractor business. In 1907, the company introduced the “Ideal” tractor line which consisted of two models the 18-35 and 25-50. GS&M went on to produce the “Ideal Junior” a 15-25 tractor. The Ideal Junior used a hopper-cooled two-cylinder opposed engine. GS&M tractors are rare today, however, they apparently were a decent tractor at the time. Photo: Manitoba Agricultural Museum

ated the Brandon Summer and Winter Fairs, on board with the idea of a tractor demonstration. However, the failure of the 1909 Brandon Tractor Trials weighed heavily on the association’s mind and it passed on the idea. How e v e r, i n t h e s p r i n g of 1916, Hamilton again approached the association and it agreed to host a demonstration for light tractors. The demonstrations were to be held during the dates of the Brandon Summer Fair of 1916. The tractor demonstrations would be held July 18, 19 and 20, 1916 between 10 a.m. and noon.

At the time the association thought that if the demonstration was held by itself, not enough people would appear to make the event worthwhile. However, if held in conjunction with the Summer Fair, farmers would appear in numbers as they could also take in the livestock events, particularly the heavy horses, for which the Brandon Su m m e r a n d Wi n t e r Fa i r s were known for. The Brandon Summer Fair scored a first here as the 1916 demonstration was the very first tractor demonstration to be held in Western Canada. A field adjacent to the

Summer Fair grounds was obtained to allow the tractors to demonstrate plowing to anyone who cared to attend. The field was a sandy loam soil and appears to have been worked before as the plows were fitted with stubble bott o m s. W h e n i t w a s d e t e rmined that 19 tractors would be attending the event, the field was divided into 19 plots to allow each tractor to have one plot. However, the plot size varied according to the number of plow bottoms that each tractor was pulling. So a tractor with a four-bottom plow had more land to plow than a tractor handling a two-

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bottom plow. The for mula used allocated to each plow bottom 1.16 acres. The rules at the Brandon demonstration were simple. The dates of July 18, 19 and 20, 1916 between the hours of 10 a.m. to noon set for the demonstrations. Tractors had to start plowing promptly at 10 a.m. or the tractor would not be allowed to demonstrate that day. No tractor could be entered that pulled more than five bottoms. Any make of plow could b e p u l l e d . Twe l ve - i n c h o r 14-inch shares could be used, but the stubble mouldboards must be in use on all plows. All plowing must be done to a uniform depth of five inches. A tractor company could enter as many tractors as it wanted as long as they were of different types or sizes. The tractors could travel at any speed the operator wanted and could make as many stops as the operator wanted to make. However, each tractor had to complete at least one round during the two-hour daily event. Tractors had to be entered before July 1, 1916. Each entry was responsible for providing any supplies necessary including the plow. The plot of ground assigned to each entry had to be plowed before the tractor was allowed to leave at the end of the event. A $10 entry fee was charged. In the event of a company making multiple entries, the first entry was charged $10 with subsequent entries for this company being charged $5. This event was not a contest and no medals were awarded. The demonstrations were in the charge of a field man who has full authority over the field. Each tractor required sixfoot-long stakes to mark out the first furrow. All of a company’s supplies were to be removed from the field at the end of the demonstration event. The event did not go off smoothly. On Monday, July 17, tractors were still being unloaded from railway flatcars. The Brandon railway yards were congested with cars carrying exhibits coming to the Brandon Summer Fa i r f r o m t h e E d m o n t o n Fair, which had just ended. Continued on next page »

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It was clear that some tractors booked for the demonstrations were caught in this congestion and would not be unloaded until sometime on the 18th. To top it all off, on the evening of the 17th, a heavy rain fell. It was then decided that no demonstrations would take place on Tuesday, July 18 but rather the 18th would be taken up with the various companies staking and striking out their plots of ground in preparation for business on the 19th. At 9:50 a.m. on the 19th, all 19 tractors were running on the start line. At 10 a.m. sharp, sharp mind you, the clutches were engaged and all 19 tractors began plowing. That many tractors in one location on the Prairies at that time was a spectacle, never mind 19 tractors plowing. It is thought 3,700 farmers watched the first day of demonstrations and nearly 5,000 farmers the next. Given the size of Brandon at the time, the logistics of moving this many farmers in and out of the city, plus feeding them, would have been a tremendous task. These numbers indicate that farmers came from some distance around Brandon and so arrived by train or by car, horse or foot. Local newspapers reported that people had driven by car as far as 80 miles one way to a t t e n d t h e d e m o n s t ra t i o n and then returned home by car that night. Given the state of the roads at the time and the cars available, travel by car over such distances in one day was an amazing feat. The large number of farmers would have overwhelmed the hotel rooms available and so either many of the farmers left in the evening for home or slept in whatever stable, straw stack or ditch that was handy. Given many of them had probably homesteaded, a night in a straw stack would have held no mysteries for them. They probably drew a line at a chicken coop or a hog sty however. But whatever their abodes for the night, the number of farmers attending the event indicates how strong the interest was to see the tractors in operation. The event was a success, with the tractor companies attending being well pleased. Letters were sent to the Canadian Thresherman and Farmer from various companies expressing their appreciation for the event. “ We have much pleasure informing you that we have no complaint to make, nor have we at the present time any suggestions to offer in re g a rd t o t h e d e m o n s t ra tion at the Brandon exhibition. So far as we are concerned, this demonstration was a complete success and some of our head people from Bra n t f o rd w h o we re t h e re report as being entirely satisfied. We can assure you that another year if a demonstration is put on, this company will be pleased to assist in every way possible to make the demonstration a success.” — Goold, Shapley & Muir. “The plowing demonstration as a whole was certainly something that all tract o r m a n u f a c t u re r s s h o u l d be interested in at this time as there are so many ver y small tractors being made

graphic: Manitoba agricultural museum

and offered to the farmers. The farmer, of course, is only seeking the one that best suits his purpose and we believe that a more extended plowing exhibition another year

should be arranged, extending the time over to the afternoon so that the farmers who come in on the excursions will have the privilege of seeing it. We were well satis-

fied with the demonstration itself.” — Hart Parr Company. Given the attendance at the 1916 demonstration and the strong interest in the event from the tractor companies,

a repeat of the demonstration at the Brandon Summer Fair was assured for 1917 and 1918. The 1917 event saw 48 tractors take to the field. The 1918 event appears to be the event at which the Fordson tractor made its formal appearance in Western Canada. While the demonstrations ended with the 1918 event, the Brandon Summer Fair continued to host machinery companies displaying their farm equipment. In time this became known as “Machinery Row.” As an indication of the size Machinery Row grew to, in 1948 a million dollars of farm machiner y was on display. In 1948 a million dollars was serious cash. It is hard to gauge how significant the Brandon tractor demonstrations were to the acceptance of the tractor in Manitoba and Western C a n a d a . H o w e v e r, g i v e n the number of farmers who attended the events, the Brandon demonstrations made an impact. Alex Campbell is the director of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, in Austin, Manitoba.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

Low interest rates a risk too

Pay attention to the financial obligations you’re assuming, says FCC’s head economist BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

ake good use of low interest rates, but don’t get carried away. That’s the message from Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist, J.P. Gervais, in the wake of announcement from the Bank of Canada that the key overnight interest rate would be left at 0.5 per cent. Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz also said Canada is likely into a prolonged period of low interest rates, but warned Canadians to be cautious. Farmers also need to heed that warning, Gervais says. In particular he says anyone contemplating expansion should proceed with caution, paying particular attention to the financial obligations the operation is taking on. “Make sure you can meet the financial obligation,” Gervais said. “Expansion might make sense for producers if they can

meet the financial obligation. Pay attention to what’s going on.” Poloz says low interest rates are likely to linger for now, and present a concern for people in or nearing retirement, businesses pondering expansion plans and governments looking to stimulate growth in the domestic economy, Poloz says. At first glance, low interest rates should be welcome with a national farm debt in the $90-billion range, Gervais said in an interview. “Low interest rates are better than high ones,” he said. Still, farmers should be watching their expenses, he says. “It’s a good time to tighten your belt and find efficiencies in your operation. Raise your productivity.” Producers contemplating expansion or major equipment purchases need to be prudent. Rising land prices are frustrating for farmers looking to expand, and buying the land outright may represent assum-

ing a lot of risk for a farm, he says. “There are more options for renting land and one of them might provide the operational size needed to be efficient and make the best use of existing equipment. Watch for opportunities.” In recent years, farm incomes have risen faster than debt, he notes. Last year was the first time in a while that debt climbed faster. Farmers should consider applying a shock test to their expansion plans, just as the federal government has instituted for new home buyers to make sure they can withstand a sudden rise in interest rates or drop in income. “Producers have a duty to protect themselves,” Gervais notes. FCC applies that kind of analysis to any farm loans it makes. For now farm income prospects still appear healthy, even if crop and livestock prices are soft, he adds. There is sufficient

growth prospects that agriculture should be able to ride out the slow economy that has created the low interest rates. Poloz says low interest rates are the result of several factors, particularly aging workforces. Lower-for-longer interest rates have made it more difficult for Canadians to finance their retirement through savings. People are “rightly worried about their ability to live off their savings,” he said. “I certainly can sympathize and understand these concerns.” Longer life expectancy is compounding the challenge because people need to finance a longer retirement period. Businesses need to reduce expectations about future investment returns, he added. Some businesses aren’t taking into account the low-interest-rate environment when deciding if an investment will be worthwhile. If companies are waiting for returns near the levels that prevailed before the crisis, “they are unlikely to invest any time soon,

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Conservatives call foul over lack of carbon tax review Motion to Commons agriculture committee would have looked at the cost of a carbon tax to the sector STAFF

Conservative MPs say they’re frustrated after Liberal members of the standing committee on agriculture rejected a call to study the effects of a proposed carbon tax on agriculture. Conservative MPs brought forward the motion to the committee, asking for a clear and transparent look at the impact the tax will have on farmers and agricultural manufacturers. They noted in the motion the sector is already contributing to emissions reductions through new technology and improved farming practices. “The refusal to examine the cost of a carbon tax to Canadian farmers and producers is unacceptable,” said Saskatchewan MP David Anderson, the Conservative critic for agriculture and food in a press release. “Why does the government not want Canadians to know the impact that a carbon tax will have on agriculture and the economy? Agriculture industry groups have expressed concern that the program, which aims to reduce global warming-contributing carbon dioxide emissions, will have an outsized impact on agriculture and make the industry uncompetitive globally. Canada is the fifth-largest agricultural exporter in the world. The agricultural and agri-food sector contributes over $100 billion to Canada’s GDP annually.

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Carbon price worries farmers, fertilizer makers Both say there’s a real risk the proposed measures will make them uncompetitive By Rod Nickel and Alastair Sharp WINNIPEG / TORONTO / Reuters

anada’s plan to price carbon emissions may weaken the farm sector, raise farmers’ costs and discourage investment in fertilizer production, industry groups say. Ottawa this month promised a price on carbon emissions by 2018, and will let provinces choose a tax or cap-and-trade system. Carbon pollution will cost $10 a tonne in 2018, rising gradually to $50 in 2022. At $50, it would raise fertilizer prices $2 per acre for farmers, and some experts peg the total farm cost at $6 an acre, according to a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce research report. “Everyone is paying attention to this, especially in a downtime for the economy,” said Robin Speer, executive director of Western Canadian Wheat Growers, which has gathered 2,500 petition signatures opposing the price. Reduced soil tilling and more fuel-efficient machinery have made farming more environmentally friendly, and crops absorb carbon from the air and leave it underground, Speer said. Agriculture accounted for 10 per cent of Canada’s 2014 total greenhouse gas emissions, according to Canada’s Environment Department. Nitrogen fertilizer producers, among major polluters in western provinces, are leery of a carbon price. Higher costs will discourage expansion and shift production elsewhere, said Garth Whyte, chief executive of industry group Fertilizer Canada. Provinces should instead credit fertilizer makers for reductions in nitrous oxide, a production byproduct, he said. Agrium Inc. and CF Industries will not be subject to Alberta’s new carbon tax of $20 per tonne when it takes effect next year, but the separate emitter tax that fertilizer companies pay will rise to $30 per tonne of carbon from $20 per tonne, according to Fertilizer Canada. It will be replaced in

Fertilizer makers, like the Koch anhydrous plant in Brandon, will likely see their costs rise under the proposed carbon reduction plan. PHOTO: KOCH CANADA

2018 by another regulation that charges a carbon price. Fertilizer producers can justifiably argue they need provisions to stay competitive, and farmers should also receive support, said Keith Brooks, programs director at Environmental Defence. “You want the price to influence everyone’s behaviour but we don’t want it to mean farmers can’t make a living,” he said. At a committee meeting on

Oct. 18, Liberal government legislators rejected an opposition motion to study how the carbon price will affect the farm sector, Conservative legislator David Anderson said. Ottawa’s carbon price does not directly impose costs on pollution from farm vehicles or their fuel, and the government lets provinces choose how to use carbon revenue, said Caitlin Workman, spokeswoman for Environment

Minister Catherine McKenna. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has pitched an alternative approach to carbon pricing, focusing instead on clean energy technology and renewable power. British Columbia gives farmers an exemption from its carbon tax on farm fuel purchases. Alberta plans to do the same. Ontario’s emissions cap does not cover agriculture.

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The rural Manitoba advantage Take the Leap provides valuable business development tools for rural entrepreneurs

The eighth annual Take the Leap rural entrepreneurship conference was held in Dauphin on October 17. Photos: Jennifer Paige

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff / Brandon

ural Manitobans have big entrepreneurial dreams. The sizable turnout at this year’s Take the Leap conference in Dauphin Oct. 17 is just the latest sign of this, according to event organizers. Take the Leap, hosted by the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce, aims to provide insight into the resources available to these budding business people. “A lot of people in rural areas are looking for this information,” said Charlene Gulak, regional co-ordinator with Workplace Education Manitoba for the Parkland region, at the event. “We were purposeful in coming up with this conference idea, as well as hosting the event in Dauphin, because we felt strongly that there should be accessible information for rural folks who are considering business development.” Attendees included both active entrepreneurs hoping to build on an existing business, and those with a business concept they were interested in exploring. The theme of the eighth annual conference was finding passion, purpose and prosperity. Throughout the day three panels of rural entrepreneurs took the spotlight to discuss

what their pathway to success has looked like. “So often we hear from attendees that they benefited most from this storytelling aspect of the day, where these active entrepreneurs share their stories. I think it is motivating to them to hear about others in the province who have found success,” Gulak said.

Manitoba advantage While some would ask why you’d start a business in rural Manitoba, keynote speaker Les Kletke suggested the more apt question was why you wouldn’t. In his view, rural Manitobans actually have a number of distinct advantages that they can put to work for themselves and their businesses. “ We h a v e t r e m e n d o u s resources here,” Kletke said. “We are not lowest cost in terms of labour but we are low cost in terms of a place to live. We have a great network of extension people and community development people who can help with information and provide guidance. There are other places in this country and across the world that just don’t offer that.” Kletke took over his family farm in 1980 and shortly after became involved with the local marketing group. The group of 20 local farmers became involved in a value-added endeavour, where it bought an existing pasta plant.

After years of trying to get a product on the grocer y shelves, the group later sold the operation to a major food manufacturer. Kletke says this experience gave him a lot of insight into the value-added process and the grocery market. “If you’re looking to get into a value-added endeavour, you really need to stay focused and have a champion for the program because there are going to be difficult times. Especially if you want to build something large, it is a long process and you are going to run out of time and energy so you need to have the champion who will stay with it,” Kletke said. At the event, Kletke spoke on the importance of having a business plan and foresight for the future. “You have to have a plan so that you can change it. If you don’t know where you are going you don’t need a map but if you want to know where you are going, you better have a map,” Kletke said. “Too many of us also get caught up in building a business but never think about the end result. Is this something that we are building and going to sell to a larger business? Is this something we are going to build and keep going with future generations? Or, is this something that is our retirement package and at the end we are going to wrap it up? Those are very important things to know before you start.”

Take the Leap keynote speaker, Les Kletke, discussed the lessons in entrepreneurship he’s learned over the years.

Kletke has spent nearly 30 years in the business of agriculture information as a journalist, author and extension agent. He is also a Nuffield Scholar, former Canadian representative to the Global Farmers Roundtable and holds a degree in economics and a diploma in agriculture from the University of Manitoba. He urged attendees to make connections they can build on. “Events like this are so beneficial for entrepreneurs,” Kletke said. “Networking is really the biggest benefit. If you are looking to start any kind of business I cannot understate the importance of pulling in as much information as you can

from people who have been down this road before. And, even those in completely different sectors, because they are going to give you different business experience that can be valuable to you.” The Take the Leap committee was happy with this year’s turnout and says, along with material handouts, attendees also benefited from valuable conversations. “We have filled the room with attendees again this year and it is great to see because the entrepreneurs really run the day here, we are simply host to these conversations,” Gulak said. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Prairie fare Jack-o’-lanterns and more

Don’t forget all the tasty foods you can create from this fall mainstay By Getty Stewart Home economist

arving ghoulish images into pumpkins and bringing them to life with flickering candlelight is one of our favourite Halloween traditions. But carving jack-o’lanterns for trick-or-treaters isn’t the only way to enjoy pumpkins. They make delicious, affordable and nutritious foods too. Those big pumpkins may not be as sweet as the smaller “sugar pumpkins” or “pie pumpkins,” but you can still use them for muffins, oatmeal, smoothies, lattes, soups, loaves and pies. And of course, the pumpkin seeds make a tasty and healthy treat too. Pumpkins and pumpkin seeds are an excellent addition to any diet. Dietitian Leslie Beck explains that pumpkins are “a good source of fibre, vitamins A and C, folate, potassium, and phosphorus. Like other orange-coloured vegetables and fruits, pumpkins are very high in the antioxidant beta carotene, the precursor to vitamin A.” This combination means pumpkin purée, whether fresh or from a can aids in controlling cholesterol, promotes healthy vision,

helps with weight reduction programs and boosts heart health. Why wouldn’t you save a pumpkin to eat? But a word of caution — don’t eat your carved jack-o’-lanterns. Within two hours of being carved, pumpkins become a haven for bacteria that makes them no longer safe to eat. The soot that forms on the inside of the pumpkin from burning candles also makes them unsafe to eat. It’s not worth the risk. Instead, get an extra pumpkin just for eating. Or, decorate your pumpkins with string, gauze, pipe cleaners, markers, felt pieces, nuts and bolts, buttons, duct tape, Mr. Potato Head pieces or other odds and sods you have lying around the house. That way you can decorate and eat your pumpkin too. Once you have your eating pumpkin, here’s how to roast the seeds and make your own pumpkin purée for all sorts of tasty recipes.

Roasted pumpkin seeds • As you scoop out your pumpkin, separate the seeds. • Wash seeds to remove any stringy bits. • Mix seeds with half a tablespoon of canola oil and a pinch of salt or your favourite seasoning.

Orange Pumpkin Loaf

• Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes at 190 C (375 F), stirring several times. •C ool and enjoy. •S tore extras in a tightly sealed container for several weeks.

Homemade pumpkin purée The following technique works for any pumpkins and other winter squash. • Wash the outside of the pumpkin. • Cut in half or in quarters if very large. • Scoop out seeds and stringy bits. • Place pumpkin halves on a rimmed cookie sheet with 1/4 inch of water and bake at 180 C (350 F) until tender, about 60-90 minutes. • Once cooled, scrape out pumpkin flesh. • Place pumpkin flesh in a strainer and let drain to remove excess liquid. • Use strained purée right away or freeze for up to one year. • For use in smoothies, freeze purée in ice cube trays then transfer to freezer bag once frozen. Add a cube to your favourite smoothie recipe for extra nutrients. Try the following recipes with your welldrained homemade pumpkin purée or substitute with store-bought pumpkin purée.

1/2 tsp. baking soda

half the pepita streusel. Add remaining batter and top with remaining streusel pressing down lightly. Bake until top is browned and a wooden skewer inserted in centre comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes. (If top browns too much before fully baked, lay a piece of aluminum foil on top.) Cool in pan for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

1 tsp. pie spice (mix of cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger)

Makes: 1 loaf

A moist and delicious loaf topped off with a pepita streusel. 1 c. all-purpose flour 2/3 c. whole wheat flour 1 tsp. baking powder

2 tbsp. grated orange zest (zest of 1 orange) 2 eggs

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Pumpkin Soup

1/2 c. granulated sugar 1/3 c. brown sugar

A creamy pumpkin pure soup.

2 tbsp. orange juice

1 tbsp. canola oil

1 c. pumpkin purée

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 small onion, chopped 1/2 c. chopped green pepper 2 tbsp. flour 2 c. sodium-reduced chicken broth

1/4 tsp. pie spice

2 c pumpkin purée

1 tbsp. all-purpose flour

2 c. milk

1 tbsp. butter, melted

1/4 tsp. thyme

1/2 c. pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Makes: 6 cups Source: Favourite Family Foods, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

1/4 c. pumpkin purée 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. ginger, allspice & nutmeg

1/4 c. brown sugar

Heat oil in a heavy pot. Add onion and green pepper. Sauté vegetables until soft but not brown, about 2 minutes. Blend in flour and salt. Add chicken broth, pumpkin purée, milk, thyme, nutmeg and parsley. Cook, stirring constantly until slightly thickened. Serve as is or purée in a blender, food processor or with an immersion blender.

A delicious homemade treat made with real pumpkin purée. 1 tbsp. sugar

Pepita Streusel

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. chopped parsley

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F). Lightly grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper. Prepare pepita streusel by combining brown sugar, flour and pie spice. Mix in melted butter and pepitas stirring until well combined. Set aside. Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, pie spice and orange zest in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs with oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, orange juice, vanilla extract and pumpkin purée. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients stirring just until moistened. Spoon half the batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with

2 c. milk (I used 1 per cent) 1 c. strong brewed coffee (or 2 shots of espresso) 2 tbsp. cinnamon whipped cream (optional garnish)

In a small pot, heat pumpkin purée with the sugar and spices until bubbly, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk until well combined. Heat until hot and steamy, but not boiling. Return heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour milk mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to remove pulp. Pour 1/2 cup of coffee (or espresso) into each cup, top with pumpkinflavoured milk. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pie spice. Makes: 2 mugs Source: www.GettyStewart.com Getty Stewart is a professional home economist, speaker and writer from Winnipeg. For more recipes, preserves and kitchen tips, visit www.gettystewart.com.

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ennifer Jackson poked her tousled head around the corner of the kitchen wall. “What’s for breakfast?” Rose and Andrew both looked up from their respective sections of the Saturday morning newspaper as she spoke. “Love and happiness,” said Rose. “Anything else you want you are welcome to rustle up for yourself.” Jennifer came around the corner and headed across the kitchen to the refrigerator, slippers padding lightly on the linoleum floor. She pulled open the refrigerator door and peered inside. “What goes good with love and happiness?” she asked. “Eggs?” “Eggs are good with peace and tranquility,” said Andrew. “With love and happiness, I like pancakes.” “Mm pancakes,” said Jennifer. “I can’t remember the last time I made you guys pancakes.” “Me either,” said Rose. “But I’ll never forget the first time you made us pancakes.” “Really?” said Jennifer. “They were that good?” “They were edible,” said Rose, “but it took me three days to clean up the kitchen.” “Was that the time I dropped the egg between the fridge and the stove?” Jennifer laughed. “Must be horrible to have kids who try to do nice things for you.” “It is, and it isn’t,” said Rose. “But if you make me a couple of pancakes today all will be forgiven.” “Well, that’s why I come home for the weekend every now and again,” said Jennifer. “Just so I can cook breakfast for my loving parents.” “When you’re not here, half the time we don’t even eat breakfast,” said Rose. “Speak for yourself,” said Andrew. “You don’t really think I go to the café every morning just for the coffee, do you?” “Do you really go to the café every morning Dad?” asked Jennifer as she pulled a mixing bowl out of the cupboard and dumped in a couple of cups of flour. “Of course I do,” said Andrew. “If I didn’t go to the café, how would I know what’s going on in the world?” “Aren’t you on Facebook?” asked Jennifer, adding several tablespoons of vinegar to the milk she

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had just poured into a measuring cup. “That’s where everybody else gets their news nowadays.” “The only things I’ve learned on Facebook in the last six months are that Donald Trump is a maniac and Hillary Clinton is a nasty woman,” said Andrew. “And why are you putting vinegar into the milk?” “Vinegar is my secret ingredient,” said Jennifer. “It’s what makes my pancakes special. And just

because a maniac says you’re a nasty woman, that does not mean you’re a nasty woman.” “I am aware of that,” said Andrew. “That’s why I don’t get my news on Facebook. It’s too wildly inaccurate.” He paused and considered that for a second. “The news I get at the café is often wildly inaccurate too,” he admitted, “but at least it’s not 27 people in a row commenting on the same Trump and Hillary article from the Huffington Post.” “I think Trump calling Hillary a nasty woman was a stroke of genius,” said Rose. “I expect everybody, especially women, will want to vote for a man who has the courage to call a pleasant smiling grandmother in a pantsuit a nasty woman just because she keeps reminding people about stuff he said.” “Do you have any blueberries in here Mom?” asked Jennifer, rummaging through the freezer compartment of the fridge. “Pancakes are not the same without blueberries. Also, nice sarcasm.” “There should be some blueberries in there somewhere,” said Rose. “Keep looking.” Andrew folded up his newspaper and pushed it aside. “The newspaper is not as wildly inaccurate as Facebook and the café,” he said, “but it’s just as wildly depressing.” Jennifer placed a skillet on the stove and turned on the element. “Were people less anxious and depressed in the days before newspapers and TV and the Internet?” she said. “Because they didn’t know what was going on?” Andrew and Rose pondered that for a second. “I don’t know about that,” said Andrew. “But ignorance is not necessarily bliss. You can see that just by watching Trump and his supporters, if you choose to, which I do not recommend.” “Life is full of anxiety,” said Rose. “You need a place you can go where things are peaceful and safe. And then you need to turn off the news.” “And stay off of Facebook,” said Andrew. “But you can still go to the café.” “That’s why I come home every so often,” said Jennifer. “To take a break from the anxiety of life.” “Surround yourself with love and happiness,” said Rose. “And pancakes,” said Andrew. “Don’t forget pancakes.”

Create a Halloween tablescape The season for landscaping may be over but we can still create indoors Mini-pumpkins and small decorative gourds are effective in a Halloween display, and they could be carved into scary figures — perfect for an informal gathering or for one that includes children.

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

he season for landscaping is just about over but we can use the same skills and creativity to make interesting indoor landscapes — especially at Halloween — using garden materials to create tablescapes. Just like in a landscape, a tablescape has to be in scale with its surroundings so the size of the table must be taken into consideration. Creating a theme or mood is also important; is it a casual gathering or more formal affair? Besides scale and style, colour is important. It should complement other things that will be on the table such as the dishes and napkins. Natural materials can be used to create effective tablescapes. Colourful leaves can be collected as soon as they fall from the trees and pressed between heavy books. Leaves of varying shapes and sizes will create a more informal design while having them all similar in shape, size and colour will create a more formal design. Create the tablescape on top of a runner placed along the centre of the table. Pressed leaves, raffia, or colourful potpourri could be scattered along the runner to serve as a base for the design.

A double row of mini-pumpkins, embellished with some artificial leaves is suitable for an informal gathering and could be made more formal if it was displayed on a suitable table runner. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

Rose petals, harvested from the summer garden and dried, would also work. For a more informal look, the elements of the design can simply be put directly on the table with no runner and no base of leaves or raffia or other material. Your imagination is the only limiting factor for what can be used as the main components of the tablescape. Minipumpkins and small decorative gourds are effective in a Halloween display, and they could be carved into scary figures — perfect for an informal gathering

or for one that includes children. The pumpkins and gourds can also simply be left in their natural state. A row of minipumpkins, perhaps alternating orange and white ones, on a bare table, is simple but effective. A few of these pumpkins could be arranged on a suitable base and then embellished with some sprigs of leaves or other dried material. Dried flowers or seed heads could be used instead of mini-pumpkins as the main feature of the tablescape. They could be scattered on a runner or other

base, such as dried leaves. How about dried flowers in a few shot glasses or other small containers in a row on the table? One or two dried zinnias in each container would look attractive. If the dried flowers are roses, scattering a few dried rose petals around the containers will bring unity and interest to the design. Use the natural materials you have collected from your garden during the growing season to create interesting tablescapes for your get-togethers this winter. Why not create a special one for a Halloween party in the coming days? Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Reena answers more questions Plus, some timely tips for Halloween reena nerbas Household Solutions

Dear Reena, I can’t stand it when people knock on my door trying to sell me stuff. I put up a sign that says, “No Solicitors!” To my surprise, this does not stop people from ringing my doorbell and trying to pawn their junk off on me; from little kids to adults, they just won’t leave me alone! Why doesn’t my sign make a difference? — Ben Dear Ben, Well, I can tell you that most young kids (and many adults) don’t have a clue what the words, “No Solicitors” means. You may want to begin by rewording the sign so that ever yone can understand. Secondly, often companies training salespeople teach them to knock on the doors of people displaying those very signs. The reason? These are often the people who can’t say, “No.” The most effective signs are, “Beware of dog,” or, “Do not disturb, baby sleeping.” Of course, you do not want to lie, so if you don’t have a baby or a dog, your sign can just say, “Do not ring doorbell or knock.” If all else fails, disconnect the doorbell or choose not to answer the door.

Dear Reena, My blonde hair has turned green from the chlorine in my friend’s swimming pool. — Amber

Dear Amber, When you combine high levels of copper in pool water with chlorine bleach, you’ll leave Oscar the Grouch begging to be friends. Solution? Wash your hair in ketchup or a jar of tomato sauce and bring it back to its original blonde. Shampoo and condition as usual. Dear Reena, I use dishwasher detergent in powder form and I have noticed over the past months that my detergent tends to clump. Is there a better way to store the detergent so that the powder stays loose? — Thank you, Kelsey Dear Kelsey, Whether you are storing homemade or store-bought dishwasher detergent, you can prevent clumping with this easy solution. Pour powdered detergent into a plastic bucket and close with a tightly fitting lid. This way moisture and humidity will not find their way into your detergent and the powder will stay loose. Stores sell dishwasher detergent in plastic buckets. You may want to purchase one and continually refill it. Dear Reena, I am calling upon your assistance again. I have been fighting moths flying everywhere in my house for the past six to eight months, trying to zap them every time I get a chance. It annoys me and my family and I don’t know what to do. They get into my food, flying over my head and everyone else’s. I can-

Reena has some Halloween tips for the pumpkin. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

not even have anyone over at my house. It is totally embarrassing. I have washed my kitchen cupboards, lined the shelves with newspapers (someone said newspapers keep them away), to no avail. They are there and everywhere, and merrily laying thousands of eggs. I don’t even know how they got in my house to begin with. Someone suggested I fumigate my house but the cost is exorbitant; also it means I have to throw all the food and everything out. Someone suggested using mothballs, but with my grandchild coming and staying with us I am afraid of spreading poison everywhere, plus he might put them in his mouth. I really, really need your help. Please, can you suggest anything I can do to get rid of these little beasts? Please, please help. Thanking you in advance. — Geeta Dear Geeta, Pantry moths can be found in rice, pasta, cake mixes, rat or mouse bait, breakfast cereals, children’s artwork (containing

pasta, corn, etc.), herbs, spices any grain, feed, seed, dried vegetables (decorative or edible) or dried fruit! Vacuum all shelves (throw out vacuum bag) and wash with vinegar and water. Throw out all grains that may have been infected by larvae. This is a waste of food but it beats paying for fumigation. For the next few months when you bring any grain-based products into the house, immediately store them in the freezer. This will kill all eggs or larvae that are already inside. Store your food in airtight containers, which are made of hard plastic, glass or metal (no plastic bags). The best way to determine whether a container is really airtight is to fill it up with water and see if it leaks. Sprinkle bay leaves or Bazooka gum in cupboards to repel moths from invading. Most of the commercial moth control products available are moth poisons, moth traps, and mothballs. You are right; mothballs are not a healthy product to keep in the home especially near food. Sprinkling borax on cupboard shelves is another effective option, but be cautious as borax is poisonous to humans and pets. Worst-case scenario, fumigate.

Reader tip: · We’ve all done it: we get up in the morning to that first hard frost of fall and have to dig last year’s plastic frost scraper out of the trunk, or from under the seat. And, the problem is, it’s dull and won’t even scratch the hard frost on the windshield. No, don’t dig out your credit card as a backup (we’ve all done that,

too!). Take your frost scraper into the house, and find a long flat emery board (nail file) and place it flat (rough side up) on the countertop. Hold your dull frost scraper blade at about a 45-degree angle, and rub it back and forth lengthwise on the emery board. Four or five strokes should do it; check with your finger for sharpness. Don’t try to sharpen it by running a sharp knife against the scraper blade — this will give you an uneven surface and make a bad scraper even worse. I’ve rejuvenated many dull frost scrapers this way and even made a few last the rest of the winter. — Submitted by: Dave

Timely Halloween tips · I f you plan to carve your pumpkin two or three days before Halloween, lightly smear petroleum jelly on the cut edges. · To lengthen the life of your carved pumpkin, spray with water and wrap in plastic wrap; store in fridge when not in use. · Create the smell of Halloween spice. On the bottom of the pumpkin lid sprinkle a halfteaspoon of each of the following: cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin spice. Once the pumpkin is lit, it will create a wonderful seasonal scent. · G et creative! Illuminate your jack-o’-lantern with a multicolour, changing battery-powered LED bulb. I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them coming. Need a professional presenter for your upcoming event? Check out my website reena.ca.

This Old Elevator

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. Goldsborough is especially interested in determining when elevators were demolished. Readers with photos of elevator demolitions and dates of when these occurred can contact him directly at gordon@mhs.mb.ca or call 204-782-8829.

In 1994, a new elevator was opened at La Riviere by Manitoba Pool, joining an annex built in 1980. In November 2004, both of them, along with three steel bins, were moved 14 miles north to Somerset and set beside an elevator built there in 1992, doubling its capacity. The facility is now in use by Delmar Commodities. Source: Chris Thompson

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Sweet paradox: India’s drought-stricken farmers plant thirstiest crop Erratic prices for vegetables, oilseeds and pulses limit the incentive for farmers to plant them BY RAJENDRA JADHAV AURANGABAD, India / Reuters

espite pleas from the g ov e r n m e n t n o t t o, In d i a n f a r m e r s l i k e Santosh Wagh went right back to planting sugar cane as soon as the first nourishing monsoon rains brought water to his drought-stricken region of central India. Fo r g r ow e r s l i k e Wa g h , a 35-year-old from the Marathwada region in the west of India’s Maharashtra s t a t e, s u g a r cane has two attributes that make planting the crop lucrative — hardiness and state policies that ensure higher returns. These farmers sow the cane even as its outsized water demands relative to other crops threaten to plunge this traditionally arid region back into a drought. “ It i s t h e o n l y r e l i a b l e crop. Earlier this year I cultivated onions and incurred a 50,000-rupees loss as prices c ra s h e d ,” s a i d Wa g h , w h o plants 1.5 acres (0.6 hectare) of sugar cane. Four months ago Maharashtra, the biggest sugar-producing region in India, suffered the worst drought in four decades that ravaged crops, killed livestock, depleted reservoirs and slowed down hydroelectric power output. Environmental activists and the government blamed the rapid expansion of sugar cane growing for creating the water s c a r c i t y. C a n e c o n s u m e s about 22.5 million litres of water per hectare during its 14-month-long growing cycle, compared to just four million litres over four months for chickpeas, a pulse commonly grown in India and called gram locally.

Growing problem Without government intervention to reset the revenue balance in favour of other crops, experts warn the sustained production of sugar cane will further deplete scarce water resources and leave the region prone to droughts. This could create social unrest stemming from the widening income gap between cane growers and other farmers. “ The gover nment asks farmers to shift to less water-

A farmer works in his sugar cane field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India February 28, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave

consuming crops, but it does little to support those crops. It failed to solve the problems of oilseed and pulses growers,” said Pradeep Purandare, a former professor at Maharashtra Water and Land Management Institute based in Aurangabad. Erratic prices for vegetables, oilseeds and pulses limit the incentive for farmers to plant them. In contrast, the government requires sugar mills to buy cane at a set “fair and remunerative pr ice” (FRP). The government also buys wheat and r ice at what is called the minimum support price (MSP). “Returns from other crops are unpredictable. This year I allowed five tonnes of onions to rot. Pr ices were so low that my losses would have i n c re a s e d by t ra n s p o r t i n g onions to the market,” said Suresh Kothawale, another Aurangabad farmer. India’s government hopes higher subsidies for pulses

“Returns from other crops are unpredictable. This year I allowed five tonnes of onions to rot. Prices were so low that my losses would have increased by transporting onions to the market.”

Suresh Kothawale Aurangabad farmer

and oilseeds will change farming patterns. “We are creating oilseeds and pulses as an alternative for sugar cane by raising their minimum support prices,” said a senior official at India’s A g r i c u l t u re M i n i s t r y w h o declined to be named. But industry critics said the pulse and oilseed MSP only exists on paper, as the government never procures them aggressively like wheat or rice. “Green gram prices were trading below support prices due to higher production. This makes the support

price irrelevant for farmers,” said Nitin Kalantri, a pulses miller based at Latur in Maharashtra.

Political clout The sugar mill buildup in Ma ra t h w a d a w a s i n i t i a l l y pushed by politicians in the region trying to replicate the prosperity of mills in other areas of Maharashtra state and was focused on areas with plentiful water, said Jaidev Dole, a political analyst in Aurangabad. “But later politicians o p e n e d m i l l s e v e r y w h e re, even in areas where drinking

water is not available, to build a constituency rather than making farmers rich,” he said. Farmers sell cane directly to sugar mills, effectively getting 100 per cent remuneration, but other crops pass through middlemen, ensuring farmers get half the price consumers pay, said Sanjeev Babar, managing director of the Maharashtra St a t e C o - o p e r a t i v e Su g a r Factories Federation. Sugar cane’s sturdiness also attracts farmers because of limited access to insurance that protects against crop failures. Ma t u re c a n e w i t h s t a n d s heavy rainfall or dry spells and is also less vulnerable to pest and diseases compared to other crops, said farmer Sharad Mate, who has lost pulse crops due to droughts and unseasonal rainfall. “I had taken crop insurance for pulses last year, but didn’t get compensation despite losing an entire crop,” said Mate, a farmer from Sillod, northeast of Aurangabad.

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Health Canada edging closer to action on antimicrobial resistance

Use of these products in livestock is likely to be sharply curtailed to protect products important to human health BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

here’s no hard deadline, but the federal government is going to begin reforming antibiotic use in animals this fall. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says the government wants to make changes to protect antibiotics that are important to human health. Without change, deaths linked to diseases that become resistant to modern medicines could outstrip those caused by cancer by 2050, Philpott told the recent annual meeting of the Canadian Meat Council. She did acknowledge that the livestock sector is ahead of the regulations and praised the sector for being proactive. Fro m h e r c o m m e n t s, i t

appears Health Canada will take steps that are in line with measures animal health and livestock groups have already recommended to reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). “We’ll tighten the regulations on the use of antimicrobials in agriculture,” Philpott said. At the top of her list is ending own use imports of many veterinary drugs by farmers. She also highlighted requiring prescriptions for all veterinary medicines and ending growth promotion claims. In early July, Health Canada announced the contents of proposed policy changes to better control the use of antibiotics in agriculture. That’s one, but not the only, source of antimicrobial resistance. Overprescription of medicine to humans is considered by many experts to be a greater factor.

It’s generally thought the changes will come into effect during 2017.

Vets on board At a conference during the summer, the Canadian Veterinary Medicine Association heard that with rising incidence of AMR, veterinarians must balance what is best for the animal with what is best for the public interest. The CVMA and the Canadian Council of Veterinary Registrars have developed a framework to guide veterinarians in meeting federal regulations when they’re enacted. It covers diagnosing, prescribing, using antimicrobials, dispensing, maintaining medical records and other stewardship requirements. Dr. Troy Bourque, presidentelect of the CVMA, says, the time for being alarmed has

Veterinary drug use is going to be subject to new regulations, likely sometime in 2017, says Jane Philpott, federal health minister. Photo: Thinkstock

passed, and veterinarians now need to step up and make the required changes work.

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“Reform will no doubt pose a cultural challenge for practitioners, and stakeholders have legitimate concerns,” he said. “But we will meet the challenge of educating CVMA members and producer groups about the framework, and work with stakeholders, so that we do our part as stewards to protect animals and the public from antimicrobial overuse and resistance.” Dr. Duane Landals, a member of the CVMA Veterinary Pharmaceutical Stewardship Advisory Group that developed the framework, said AMR is now the driver of conversation in human and veterinary health. “We need to view this as an opportunity to work together as leaders, and to set an example in human and animal health here in Canada and elsewhere,” Landals said. That includes eliminating unnecessary antimicrobial use, improving standards of use when these drugs are necessary and improving animal health to reduce the need for antimicrobials. He stressed that the veterinary practitioner’s role is to use professional judgment when deciding whether a drug is necessary, and to provide directions for use, dosage, duration, method of administration, storage, and use after distribution. All of this should be documented in accessible medical records. Health Canada says more than three-quarters of antimicrobials are sold for treating animals including pets. Of these, approximately 90 per cent are used to promote growth or to guard against disease and infection. Globally, the use of antimicrobials in foodproducing animals continues to rise, from just over 63,000 tons in 2010 to well over a projected 100,000 tons by 2030. In Canada alone it is estimated that 1.6 million kilograms of antimicrobials were distributed for animal use in 2013. People who contract infections associated with AMR are at a greater risk of death, more complex illnesses, longer hospital stays and higher treatment costs. At the same time, AMR can also have animal health implications in terms of increased animal suffering, higher death rates and subsequently economic losses to food animal producers and higher consumer food prices.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

EU rapeseed crops in mixed state after dry sowing weather The U.K. and France see falling acres, Germany seems stable and Poland is on the rise PARIS/Reuters

drought during the summer that hampered rapeseed sowing in the European Union has also caused some crops to emerge in poor condition, clouding the outlook for next year’s harvest of the oilseed. The area sown with rapeseed may rise thanks to relatively attractive prices for the oilseed compared with cereals, with Strategie Grains putting the sown area in the EU at 6.7 million hectares, up from 6.5 million harvested this year. But dry weather has already prevented some farmers from carrying out all the planting they had planned and led to weak early crop development in some regions, especially in France. This could limit the scope for EU rapeseed output to recover from a four-year low of 19.9 million tonnes in the 2016 harvest, as estimated by the European Commission.

“... dry weather has already prevented some farmers from carrying out all the planting they had planned...”

In France, traders and analysts generally estimate the sown area has fallen seven per cent compared with the last harvest, to some 1.4 million hectares, because of the parched conditions in late summer. The fragile state of some rapeseed crops due to dry conditions could leave them vulnerable to frost and pest damage. “The situation is very mixed. In some zones, plant growth is half of what it is normally. If there is a severe frost event in the

next two weeks we could see some damage,” said Andre Merrien, research director at oilseed institute Terres Inovia. Consultancy ODA Groupe earlier this month estimated that 10 per cent of sown rapeseed was in poor condition and might not make it through the winter. Rapeseed crops in parts of Germany were also suffering from dry weather but the general picture across the country was reasonable with the overall sown area expected to be stable. “Seed sales indicated a sown area about the same as the 1.3 million hectares Germany harvested in 2016,” an oilseeds analyst said. “Prices were low at the time of sowing decisions but rapeseed still looked relatively attractive compared to wheat.” In Poland, the relative price to wheat also encouraged farmers with sowings thought to be up by three to six per cent to 820,000 to 850,000 hectares, Wojtek Sabaranski of analysts Sparks Polska said. “Early-sown winter rapeseed is in good

Prairies tell a tale of two flax crops Poor weather has boosted cash bids on available flaxseed BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN CNS Canada

large portion of Canada’s flaxseed crop is still in the field, leaving questions over the size and quality of what will eventually be harvested. About a third of the flaxseed crop is still left in the field in Saskatchewan, by the estimate of Tom Leier, senior grain buyer with Scoular Special Crops in Regina. While there is a segment of farmers whose harvests are completely done, others were hit by snow and need an extended period of better weather to resume harvesting. A hard freeze would also allow farmers to finish harvesting the flax crop, said Leier. From a quality standpoint, anything that is still out in the field is at risk of downgrades. “The quality in front of this adverse weather was pretty good,” said Leier. However, the last 40 to 45 per cent will be questionable, especially if anything has to overwinter. If conditions don’t allow for the harvest to finish, “it will be a long spring for some people,” as producers will need to harvest before they begin seeding, said Leier. From a pricing standpoint, poor weather has helped flaxseed bids strengthen a little, but not to the same extent as canola. Leier said the wild card for flax is how much was carried over from the previous year. Statistics Canada estimated ending stocks as of July 31 at 274,000 tonnes, a figure well above the 97,000 tonnes carried over from the previous year. Planted flaxseed area was down on the year, and StatsCan currently pegs production at 575,800 tonnes, compared to 942,300 in 2015-16. Flaxseed is currently bid at about $10.50-$10.60 per bushel in Saskatchewan, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data.

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condition,” he said. “There are some problems with rapeseed that was sown late, due to the dry September. This is the case especially in central regions that received very little rain.” In Britain, crops recovered following rain in September but the sown area was expected to fall, extending a longer-term decline in rapeseed. Some rapeseed planted early had to be redrilled but generally crops were now well established, said Susan Twining of crop consultants ADAS. The rapeseed area in Britain may drop by two to three per cent, she said, driven by declines in eastern counties where cabbage stem flea beetles have caused significant damage in previous years. Britain’s rapeseed area fell to a seven-year low of 579,000 hectares this year, compared with a peak of 756,000 hectares for the 2012 harvest, partly due to insect damage that farmers say has been compounded by pesticide restrictions.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

News

Almost done

Canadian Pacific profit misses on delayed grain harvest

Farmers are pushing themselves hard to finish combining before the weather shuts them down, as seen here with a farmer south of Notre Dame de Lourdes combining beans as rain threatened. photo: jeannette greaves

Reuters / Ca n a d i a n Pa c i f i c Ra i l w a y h a s re p o r t e d l ow e r- t h a n expected quarterly results and cut its fullyear earnings forecast, due mainly to a delayed grain harvest and lower crude oil volumes. The company said it now expects 2016 profit to grow in the mid-single digits, compared to the double-digit growth it had expected in June. U.S.-listed shares of the company fell 2.9 per cent on the news. “G i v e n t h e d e l a y e d g r a i n h a r v e s t , l ow e r crude volumes and persistent economic challenges compounded by a strengthening Canadian dollar, we are now expecting mid-single-digit EPS growth this year,” CP’s chief execut i v e Hu n t e r Ha r r i s o n said. Revenue fell more than nine per cent to $1.55 billion, missing analysts’ estimates of $1.61 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. However, a 6.2 per cent fall in costs helped the company post a higher quarterly profit. The company said its profit rose to $347 million, or $2.34 per share in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, from $323 million, or $2.04 per share, a year earlier.

Ag Days gearing up for 40th anniversary

One thing’s invigorated in the neighbour’s field: the cleavers. You smoked yours weeks ago. Because when it’s time to harvest, YOU’RE not burning daylight on clean-up duty. You can wait to work, or you can get to work.

STAFF / Manitoba Ag Days is already gearing up for the 40th anniv e r s a r y s h ow, s l a t e d for Jan. 17 to 19, 2017 at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. What started out as a modest one-room ‘weed fair’ has now grown into Canada’s largest indoor farm show, and a threeday celebration of agriculture production e x p e r t i s e, t e c h n o l o g y and equipment, attracting visitors from across Western Canada and the northern U.S. This year the main attractions will include the annual bull congress, the inventors’ showcase a n d t h e n e w p ro d u c t competition. Farm safety is the overarching theme this year, and exhibitors are being encouraged to highlight a farm safety issue at their booth, and the Ca n a d i a n A g r i c u l t u re Safety Association will be showcasing its new grain entrapment education travelling display. O rg a n i ze r s a l s o s a y there will be more than 500 exhibitors and a full panel of speakers.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

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MEF Announces Laying Hen Quota Draw For three laying hen quotas of 6,000 (six thousand) hens each. Due to Manitoba Egg Farmers’ animal care policy, the laying hens will be required to be housed in a non-conventional setting. Free run, aviary, or furnished housing (nest box and perches) are acceptable. Applications are only open to individuals or Hutterite Colonies residing in Manitoba; Partnerships and Corporations are not eligible. No individual and no Hutterite Colony shall be eligible to be selected if that individual or that Colony is or at any time was a registered egg producer or is/was a partner or a shareholder of an entity that is/was a registered egg producer. Completed applications must be post-marked no later than Friday October 28, 2016 and must include the $210 application fee. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. The new entrant draw will take place on November 18, 2016 and will be conducted by an independent third party auditor.

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MODEL D JD tractor, 1940, parade ready. WANTED: TRACTOR MANUALS, sales bro204-365-2705, Strathclair, MB. chures, tractor catalogs. 306-373-8012, Saskatoon, SK. ADRIAN’S MAGNETO SERVICE. Guaranteed repairs on mags and ignitors. Repairs. Parts. Sales. 204-326-6497. Box 21232, Steinbach, MB. R5G 1S5. AUCTION SALE for late Blaine Culbertson MB LTD at Waskada, MB., Sat., JOHN DEERE 40, (between 1915-1920). 4402227 19, 11:00 AM. Tractors: JD 7630 Running, fully restored, new tires, $5500. Nov. MFWD w/746 loader, grapple, 3 PTH, PTO; Call 306-734-2960, Craik, SK. Case 3294 MFWD w/3 PTH, PTO; JD 4020 diesel, large rubber, powershift; 8’ Snow1951 MCCORMICK W6, 12V system, front blast 8600A snowblower, like new; 9’ Alhyds. and bucket, w/brush hog and 2 new lied snowblower; Leon A3000 stonepicker, drive tires, shedded, runs great, price ne- hyd. drive, reel type; 30’ JD tandem disc; gotiable. 306-933-4996, Saskatoon, SK. 2- 1989 hwy. tractors; more tillage equip; tools, tow ropes and more. Check our JD A, PTO, hydraulics, new tires, looks and website at www.globalauctionguide.com Auctions, Brandon, MB. runs great, $3900 OBO. Call Ernie at Miller 204-725-8289, cell 204-522-5683. 306-220-2191, Saskatoon, SK.

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FORD TRACTOR PARTS. Specializing in 1952 GMC 2 ton grain truck, good wood 8N, 9N, and 2N tractor parts and engine B&H, motor not ceased, shedded, not used kits. Plus all other Ford models. Manuals. in years. Call 204-638-5429, Dauphin, MB. www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com Call 1-800-481-1353.

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TRACTORS

2007 JD 9620, deluxe cab, leather, buddy seat, powershift, 4 hyd., return flow, integrated auto steer, Field Cruise, electric power mirrors, 4,230 hrs., S/NRW9620P050208 1999 JD 9400, deluxe cab, 24 spd., 4 hyd., return flow, Field Office, wired for ATU, diff lock, 6,159 hrs., S/NRW9400H020346 2008 JD 8430, MFWD, deluxe cab, buddy seat, powershift, 4 hyd., power beyond, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, integrated auto steer, diff lock, radar, 2,902 hrs., S/NRW8430P023369 1999 JD 6410, MFWD, power quad, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, JD 640 self-leveling loader, quick disconnect 4-tine grapple, joystick, hood guard, front fenders, 6,666 hrs., S/NL06410V258823 2000 JD 7810, 2WD, power quad, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, diff lock, 5,939 hrs., S/NRW7810H034456

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JD Starfire 3000 receiver, SF1 JD Starfire 3000 globe, SF1 JD Starfire ITC receiver, SF1 JD Starfire ITC receiver, SF1 JD Starfire receiver, SF1 JD 2630 display, SF1, 1,899 hrs. JD 2630 display, SF1, section control JD 2600 display, SF1, 4116 hrs. JD 2600 display, SF1, 2,871 hrs. JD 100 universal steering wheel

HEADS

2013 JD 615P pickup head, wind bar, 15’, single pt., rubber belt 2010 JD 635D draper, fore/aft, finger reel, hyd. pitch, slow speed transport 2010 JD 635 draper head, fore/aft, finger reel, hyd. pitch, dual knife drive 2010 JD 630F flex head, 30’, full finger 2007 JD 635 flex head, 35’, full finger JD 930 rigid head, 2015 Lucke 9” pans, flex shaft, 60/70 Series hookup JD 930 rigid head, SSR 12” pans JD 100 Series head, 20’, w/New Jay 9” sunflower pans JD pickup head, 20’, S/N583896 Bat reel, 30’, for JD

HEADER TRAILERS

Wemco tandem axle header trailer, 35’ PJ single pole header trailer, 30’ Shop-built single pole header trailer, 30’ Vulcan single pole header trailer, 30’ Vulcan single pole header trailer, 30’

SWATHERS

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

2007 JD 2410 chisel plow, 52’, full floating hitch, AccuDepth JD 1610 chisel plow, 41’, single pt. depth, walking tandems across JD 680 chisel plow, 41’, single pt. depth, walking tandems across 2003 JD 2200 field cultivator, 54’, full floating hitch, AccuDepth JD 980 field cultivator, 44-1/2’, tandems across, chemical boom 2010 Degelman Strawmaster 7000 harrow, 70’, hyd. pitch & down pressure, 9/16” teeth Harms rock roller, 42’ Herman hyd. fold harrow, 60’ JD 400 rotary hoe, 20’, cab guard

SPRAYER & SPREADER

2008 JD 4730 self-propelled sprayer, 100’ stainless steel boom, 20” spacing, 800 gal. stainless steel tank, 5-nozzle bodies w/ tips, 5-sensor boom control, section control, integrated auto steer, air level, chemical inductors, 3” ﬁll, foamer, 2,959 engine hrs., 888 spray hrs. 1989 Loral Easy Rider 2000G, 466 diesel, Allison automatic, 1996 AirMax 5 single bin, 60’ aluminum boom

1996 Premier 1900 pull-type swather, 25’, auto-fold, ﬁnger reel, Roto-Shear cutter, 540 PTO 1996 Premier 1900 pull-type swather, 25’, TENDER TRUCK 1991 Mack CH613, Mack 350, 9 spd., auto-fold, ﬁnger reel 1976 Versatile self-propelled swather, 18’, camelback susp., 12 ton twin compartment tender box single stick bat reel

1977 GMC 6500 tag tandem, 427, 5&2 spd., Strong 20’ box, twin post hoist, roll tarp, shows 70,422 miles 1964 Ford F600 tag tandem, 330 V8, 5&2 spd., 18’ steel box, twin post hoist, roll tarp, plumbed for drill ﬁll 1946 Chevrolet army truck, 4x4, 6 cyl., 4 spd., wood box, salvage, no title, parts only

SERVICE TRUCK & PICKUP

2004 Freightliner Business Class service truck, crew cab, Mercedes diesel, Allison automatic, 2WD, Scott Magnum 14’ aluminum ﬂatbed, set up with 580 gal. diamond plate fuel tank, 25 gpm pump, twin 30 gal. oil tanks, hose reel, JD welder/ generator 2000 Chevrolet LS1500, reg. cab, long box, 350 V8, automatic, 4WD

TRAILERS

Hewitt tandem axle lowboy, 52’, air ride 1994 Timpte Super Hopper hopper bottom, 42’x96”x78”, non-ag hopper 1994 Strick single axle van trailer, 27’, spring susp., (3) 1,600 gal. poly tanks, plumbed 2”, 60 gal. mix cone 2010 Tarnel gooseneck trailer, 32’ Donahue tandem axle implement trailer, 28’, double square tube

WHEEL LOADER & FORKS

1996 JD 544G wheel loader, CAH, 4 spd. shuttle shift, JRB quick tach 2-1/2 yd. bucket, 5,025 actual hrs. SEMI TRACTORS & TRUCKS GRAIN CART 1996 Volvo WIA64T, integral cab, 3406 Cat, Wheel loader forks, 5’, slide adj. 2013 Demco 1050 grain cart, 1,000 bu., 9 spd., air ride, air slide 5th, aluminum fuel EXCAVATORS & DOZERS hyd. chute adj., roll tarp, S/NB24423 COMBINES tank, 180” WB 1981 Case Drott 35 excavator, 318 Detroit, 2009 JD 9770, STS, premium cab, Contour1989 White Volvo WCA, day cab, M11 48” ditching bucket AIR SEEDER Master, deluxe controls, heavy duty variable Cummins, 9 spd., spring susp., twin (2) IHC TD9 dozers, not running 2009 JD 1830 air seeder, 61’, 7-1/2” spd. feeder house, integrated auto steer, aluminum fuel tanks, 150” WB spacing, manifold blockage monitor, GRAVEL TRUCK Y&M, TouchSet, high cap. 22’ unloading single pt. depth, full floating hitch, walking 1999 Volvo VNM64T twin screw, M11 1985 Ford 9000 twin screw, 855 Cummins, auger, fine cut chopper w/power tailboard, Cummins, 9 spd., air susp., air up/down tandems, Dutch openers, 3-1/2” rubber 9 spd., 16’ gravel box Crary Big Top hopper ext., 1,550 sep. hrs., steerable 3rd axle, Loadline 22’x8’ box, packer wheels, JD 1910 commodity cart, 2,000 engine hrs., S/NH09770S732445 hoist, roll tarp CADDY & NH3 TANK 430 bu. 2009 JD 9770, STS, premium cab, deluxe 1998 Volvo VNM64T twin screw, M11 HOPPER BINS (TO BE REMOVED) controls, heavy duty variable spd. feeder Cummins, 9 spd., air susp., air up/down PLANTER GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT house, integrated auto steer, Y&M, steerable 3rd axle, Loadline 22’x8’ box, 2010 JD 1790 CCS planter, 2 pt., 16/31, SCRAPERS, GRADER TouchSet, 22-1/2’ high cap. unloading hoist, roll tarp ProDrive, vari-rate, pneumatic down OTHER EQUIPMENT auger, fine cut chopper, power tailboard, pressure, single disc ripple coulter, liquid in- 1985 IHC 2300 twin screw, L10 Cummins, PARTS & TIRES Crary Big Top hopper ext., 1,857 sep. hrs., furrow fertilizer, 500 gal. poly tank, ground 9 spd., spring susp., Strong 20’ box, single 2,645 engine hrs., S/NH09770S733195 post hoist, combination endgate, roll tarp, drive pump twin fuel tanks

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TRAILERS: BELLY DUMP, end dump, vans, flatdecks, lowbed, tankers, dropdecks, SPECIAL PURCHASE OF New and near- beavertails. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. BELLY DUMP GRAVEL TRAILER, tandem www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. axle, load close w/air, Sask. safetied, $15,000. 306-940-6835, Prince Albert, SK. 2016 SUBARU IMPREZA consumer reports as best small call starting at $23,360! Call for best price!! 1-877-373-2662 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

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www.titantrucksales.com to check out our inventory of quality used highway tractors! Or call: 204-685-2222 MacGregor MB CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used 2014 Chev Silverado; white, dbl cab, box highway tractors. For more details call cover, 5.3L 4WD, trailer pkg, 11,670 kms. 204-685-2222 or view information at 306-854-4807, 306-374-0929, Elbow, SK. www.titantrucksales.com 2006 DODGE 1 ton 4x4 diesel, Crewcab, w/hydra bale deck, 260,000 kms, $15,000. Call 306-861-1039, Tyvan, SK.

NEW BERG’S 24’ end dump, c/w Berg’s Signature quality finish, steel wheels and springride $29,900. 204-325-5677 Winkler

NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to daycab conversions. Sandblasting and paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK.

2002 IH 2600 w/B&H; 2009 Mack AutoShift, B&H; 2009 IH ProStar 8600, Cummins eng, AutoShift, B&H. Call Merv at CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used 306-276-7518 or 306-767-2616, Arborhighway tractors. For more details call field, SK. DL #906768 204-685-2222 or view information at AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed www.titantrucksales.com tandems and tractor units. Contact David COMPONENTS FOR TRAILERS. Shipping 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, daily across the prairies. Free freight. See SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com “The Book 2013” page 195. DL Parts For Trailers, 1-877-529-2239, www.dlparts.ca

CIM TRUCK BODIES, grain, silage, gravel, decks, service and installation. For factory direct pricing and options, call Humboldt, SK., 306-682-2505 or www.cim-ltd.ca ATTENTION FARMERS: 12 tandems in stock, automatics and standards. Yorkton, 2013 CANUCK END DUMP gravel trailer, SK., Yellowhead Sales, 306-783-2899. air ride, manual tarp, vg cond., new MB. safety, $45,000. Can deliver. Call anytime REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. hoist systems can save you time, energy keep you safe this seeding season. 14’ TANDEM UTILITY flatdeck w/ramps, and Give Kramble Industries a call at 12,000 lbs. GVW, new safety, $3750 OBO. 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us 204-794-5979, Springfield, MB. online at: www.kramble.net 2008 WABASH 51’ tandem axle dry van, low miles, current SK. safety, $12,500. Call Larry at 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 1985 INT. TANDEM dump truck, Cummins PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and 210 HP, 9 spd., good 11R22.5 rubber, bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now $15,000. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailer.com 2013 MACK CHU613 Pinnacle, 505 HP, 18 spd., 14 front, 46 rears, 222” WB, alum. wheels, 15’ Renn box plumbed for pup, 174,000 kms, 11.24 rubber, $105,000. Call 306-731-7266, Strasbourg, SK. 1977 FORD 9000 gravel truck, Cummins engine, 15 spd., $10,000. 306-737-0137, Regina, SK. CM TRUCK BEDS. Starting at $2895. Call Jason’s Agri-Motive, 306-472-3159 or visit CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call us at: www.jasonsagri-motive.ca 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com 2006 WESTERN STAR 4900, 515 Detroit, 60 Series, 18 spd., 46 rears, full lockers, only 278,000 kms, $43,900. 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. 2016 BIG TEX trailer goosenecks: 25, 30’ and 33’ with mega ramps, 23,900 lbs. GVWR. Start price, $12,495, incl. free spare. Jason’s Agri-Motive, Lafleche, SK., 306-472-3159. www.jasonsagri-motive.ca

2011 PETERBILT 386, 550 ISX, 18 spd., lockers, leather, loaded, $53,500. Call 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. 2011 KENWORTH T800, 550 ISX, 18 spd., Super 40’s very good condition, $59,900. Call 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK.

BANDIT 3210 LIQUID fertilizer system! Introducing the all new and fully engi- CATERPILLAR 14D GRADER, 1964, neered TBH caddy. Call 1-855-765-9937 or good shape. Call for price 204-267-2292 visit: www.polywest.ca or 204-226-3612, Oakville, MB.

WANTED: RUBBER TIRED CASE or Drott excavator in good running condition. Call 204-835-2345, McCreary, MB. STARTING ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION, to fit D7, D8 Caterpillars. 204-859-2724, Rossburn, MB. Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call. 1-800-782-0794. CUSTOM SWATHING AND COMBINING, cereals and specialty crops. 36’ and 42’ HoneyBee headers. Will take damp wheat for combining. Murray 306-631-1411. CUSTOM COMBINING: GLEANER R72, 36’ MacDon header and tandem truck. Moose Jaw/Davidson, SK area. Ph 306-693-9847.

SUMP PITS TO suit any application! All manufactured using durable polyethylene for guaranteed long life! 1-855-765-9937 WILL FEED COWS. Reasonable rates. Have feedbarley, alfalfa, corn silage plus hay or view: www.polywest.ca bales. Feed analysis avail. 306-768-3226, If you want to sell it fast, call 1-800-782-0794. 306-768-7386, Carrot River, SK.

2013 PROSTAR IH day cab truck with indash GPS, 500 HP Maxx force 18 spd., 46,000 rears, 3.91 ratio, 228” WB, approx. 129,000 kms, 11R22.5 tires, c/w wet kit SEVERAL DODGE DIESELS, 2005-2014. for only $73,000. New MB. safety. 2 crew cab dually’s. Call Your diesel truck 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. specialist! 204-981-0970, Winnipeg, MB. 2005 PETE 378, pre-emission, C15 Cat, 18 spd., full lockups, flat-top, winch, safetied, $37,500. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com

PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. BERG’S GRAIN BODIES: Custom grain, silage and gravel bodies. Berg’s Prep & 2008 TIMPTE TRI-AXLE, w/good rubber Paint. Call 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. and lift axles, SGI safety. 2004 LODELINE tri-axle belly dump gravel trailer w/new ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several brakes, drums and cams, SGI safety. trucks with auto trans. available with C&C 306-487-7799 306-487-2633 Lampman SK or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900. Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, 1996 MIDLAND 24’ tandem pup, stiff pole, K&L completely rebuilt, new paint and brakes, SK. ladimer@sasktel.net DL #910885. like new, $18,500. Merv 306-276-7518, 2009 MACK, 460 HP, AutoShift trans., 306-767-2616, leave message, Arborfield, new BH&T, real nice shape, $71,500; 2007 SK. DL #906768. Kenworth, C13 425 HP Cat, AutoShift REMOTE CONTROL TRAILER CHUTE trans., 13 spd., new 20’ BH&T, $71,500; openers can save you time, energy and 2002 IHC 1654, 350 HP IH engine, 10 spd. keep you safe this seeding season. FM re- trans., new 20’ BH&T, 220,000 kms, mote controls provide maximum range $49,500; 1990 Kenworth T600, 450 HP and instant response while high torque Detroit, 10 spd., alum. front wheels, good drives operate the toughest of chutes. tires, pulls good w/1996 36’ Cancade 2 Easy installation. Kramble Industries, hopper grain trailer, nice shape, $35,000. call 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit Trades accepted. Merv at 306-276-7518, 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK DL #906768 us online at: www.kramble.net

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BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

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2004 CAT D6N LGP crawler, 6-way dozer, AC, canopy, diff. steer, cargo winch, new UC, 10,800 hrs., $90,000; 2007 KOMATSU PC200 LC-8 hyd. excavator w/QA cleanup bucket, 9’6” stick, aux. hyds., 12,582 hrs., $55,000. To fit 320 KOMATSU loader: loader forks, $2800; pallet forks, $3400; 104” 3.5 yd tooth bucket, $5000. 6- 64” excavator cleanup buckets, $4,000- $5,000/ea.; 62” cleanup bucket, $4000; 48” frost ripper, $2500; New hyd. thumb and cyl., for 270 machine, $8500. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB.

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2008 CAT 928H wheel loader, c/w bucket, set of forks available, 4800 hrs., new tires 20.5R28, ride control, Quick Attach. Job ready, $115,000. Can deliver. Call anytime 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

1975 CAT D8K, hyd. winch, twin tilt angle blade, 26” pads, very good undercarriage, recent engine rebuild, excellent running condition, 60 hour warranty, 14’ blade, 300 HP, S/N #71V2222, $75,000. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, 2006 D61 PX-15, 2405 org. hrs., 6-way SK. blade, 34” pads, near new UC, 155 HP, ex2014 F550 FORD, w/Maxon, 1650 lbs., CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large cellent working cond., S/N B41323. Can 144”x90” deck with lift/gate, 6550 miles, www.windandweathershelters.com squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. mint condition, $48,000 OBO. Call COMMERCIAL GRADE Wind and weather Kenaston, SK. shelter buildings available in widths from 204-981-3636, Cartier, MB. 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you have bought an auction building and need EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Rea1999 IH 4700, SA, flatdeck w/17’ steel to upgrade to more durable material or sonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services flatdeck, 11x22.5 tires, 230,000 kms, 444 parts we can help. Located in Yorkton. and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. IH dsl., 10 spd., safetied, real good shape, Contact Paul at 306-641-5464 or Ladimer $19,500; 1994 GMC Topkick tandem 306-795-7779. w/24’ flatdeck, 563,000 kms, 3116 Cat diesel, 10 spd., 11x22.5 tires, real good JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster EXCELLENT FARM CATS for sale come with shape, $21,500. Call Merv 306-276-7518, with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call warranty: Komatsu, Cat, Fiat Allis. Call for 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK. DL 906768. more info excellent working condition. 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. PRIVE BUILDING MOVERS Ltd.! Bonded, Most newer UC, rebuilt engine, and trans bush, guarded. Call for price. Can deliver. 2006 INT. 4300 SEPTIC TRUCK, DT466, licensed for SK. and AB. Fully insured. Moving all types and sizes of buildings. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 5 spd. Allison RD, 1200 Imp. gal. tank w/new MEC 8000 285 cu. ft. vac pump, Call Andy 306-625-3827, Ponteix, SK. NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, 2003 MACK VISION;1990 IHC 9400 Eagle; www.privebuildingmovers.com $45,000 OBO. 306-331-7150, Dysart, SK. payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and 1979 IHC model 1954 tandem dump vertical beater spreaders. Phone truck; 1990 Arne’s triple axle cross dump BALE PICKER TRUCK: 1994 IH 9400, trailer; Wabco grader; 1986 Midland TA 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. 425 Cat, 13 spd., 466,000 kms, c/w 2001 cross dump trailer; 1959 Fruehauf equip. 14 bale Cancade self-loading/unloading BEE BUSINESS. Turnkey operation. Sec- CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 trailer; 1998 Kobelco 150 Mark IV track deck and 14 bale tandem axle pup. ond generation bee farmer looking to re- tanks available. Contact George in Hague, excavator; 1973 Case W26B rubber tire 306-264-3834, 306-264-7733, Kincaid, SK. loader; 1968 JD 544 rubber loader. Doug tire. Vehicles, bee equipment, honey plant, SK. 306-227-5757. at 204-732-2161, Meadow Portage, MB. buildings, etc. Perfect opportunity for young family. Near beautiful northern BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective 1980 CAT D8K, dirt tilt blade, bush sweeps way to clear land. Four season service, town of Carrot River, SK. 306-332-7422, UC, $46,000. 204-525-4521, Minitocompetitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. good SPECIAL PURCHASE OF New and near- 306-768-2628. kimbonish@hotmail.com trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket at- nas, MB. www.waltersequipment.com new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to tachments. Bury rock and brush piles and JD 544B LOADER, $14,500; Bobcat 943 $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting skidsteer, $14,900; NH LX865 skidsteer, www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., $12,900; Soil mover 7 yard scraper, 306-960-3804. $7000; Ashland 6 yard. scraper, $5000 2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick 1-866-938-8537. for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great seMULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. lection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662 Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: SKIDSTEER LOADERS: 2008 Case 440, Series 3, $27,500 OBO; 2006 Case 440, or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL# 91407. www.maverickconstruction.ca $24,500 OBO; 2007 Case 420, $22,500 FARM CHEMICAL / REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, OBO. Ph. 204-794-5979, Springfield, MB. SEED COMPLAINTS $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, 2 MACK TANDEM trucks w/dump boxes, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes $7700 ea; IH 366 dsl., 34,000 kms and 16’ We also specialize in: agricultural available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants van body. Few other trucks in stock; 100’ CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used complaints of any nature; Crop ins. available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK. highway tractors. For more details call ladder truck; 2 Cat scrapers 463, $23,000 204-685-2222 or view information at appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; for pair; New 24’ garbage box. Salvage of www.titantrucksales.com all types. Call Cambrian Equipment Sales Residual herbicide; Custom operator 494 Panet Road, Winnipeg, MB., issues; Equip. malfunctions. Licensed PIONEER 2436 Primary jaw crusher with Ltd., SPECIAL PURCHASE OF New and near 204-667-2867 fax 204-667-2932. new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to Agrologist on Staff. For assistance and vibratory feeder, 671 Detroit dsl., $95,000 $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. OBO. Call 204-372-6832, Broad Valley, MB. compensation call www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. Back-Track InvesTIgaTIons CAT. CRAWLER TRACTORS: D4H, D6D, D7H, D7R, D8T. Komatsu D61PX-15, 1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com D6R, D155AX-6. Standard and L.G.P. undercarriages. 2006 Komatsu PC-270LC-8, new FARMERS AND BUSINESS PERSONS need chains and sprockets, 6400 hrs. Many financial help? Go to: www.bobstocks.ca more items available. Call for prices, info or call 306-757-1997. 315 Victoria Ave., and pictures. Robert Harris Equipment Regina, SK. Sales, 204-642-9959, cell 204-470-5493. OUR CODE BLUE pump metering service is Gimli, MB. rjharrisequipment@gmail.com designed to ensure proper maintenance of Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted your pumps! Call 1-855-765-9937 or view: equipment in the Manitoba Co-operator clas- CAT HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS: www.polywest.ca 463, 435, 80 and 70, all vg condition, new sifieds. conversion. Also new and used scraper 1992 CHAMPION GRADER, 740 Series III tires. Can deliver. 204-793-0098, Stony w/snow-wing, 14,000 hrs., 16R24TG Mountain, MB. Bridgestone tires, all around good cond., OAK LUMBER, 2x4x8’, $5 each. Fir: DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too 2010 CAT 950H WHEEL LOADER, $38,000 OBO. 204-981-3636, Cartier, MB. 2x12”, 18 and 20’ lengths, $1.80/linear ft. high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call 27,417 hrs., w/Cat quick coupler bucket, Fir: 4x4x18’, $1/linear ft. Spruce: 2x6”, 10 us to develop a professional mediation 3-3/4 cu. yards, 23.5x25 tires, F.O.B. and 20’, $.60/linear ft. Spruce: 4x6x20’, plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. $75,000. 204-795-9192 Plum Coulee, MB $1.20/linear ft. Large quantity of used fir Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. 5 YARD PULL SCRAPER, good condition, siding averaging 12’, offers? Lawrence 2 VOLVO A-30D Articulated trucks, new blade, fresh paint, $5000. Call 204-836-2686, St. Alphonse, MB. 23.5x25 tires, 2003 and 2004, $85,000 306-335-2777, Lemberg, SK. FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. each. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. Group for all your borrowing MAGNUM 8.0 KW light tower generator, ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” Management and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, 1988 JD 644E wheel loader, 23.5x25 Kubota diesel, $4400. Call Larry at boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all Regina, SK. tires, 4 cubic yard bucket w/teeth, 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. in stock. Custom sizes on order. Log sid$29,750. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. ing, cove siding, lap siding, shiplap, 1” and CAT 631B MOTOR scraper 31 yd. capacity, 2” tongue and groove. V&R Sawing, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. 1988 JD 644E wheel loader, 23.5x25 runs good, $18,500. Call Larry at 4 cubic yard bucket with teeth, 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. DIGITAL AGRICULTURE PUMPS and me- tires, ATTACHMENTS: Skidsteer brush cutters, ters! Dura Products offer best in class solu- $29,750. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. tions for consumers wishing to transfer 2011 CAT D6TXW, PAT dozer, ripper, forks, buckets, augers, brooms. Conquest Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. liquid. 1-855-765-9937, www.polywest.ca 11,300 hrs., recent new idlers and rollers, CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no ex$110,000. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee MB HOUGH 65 PAYLOADER, works well, posed screws to leak or metal overlaps. $10,000; 1992 Champion grader 740, very Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, church- CAST ALUMINUM PUMPS, from Polar es, pig barns, commercial, arch rib build- Pumps! Designed for heavy duty applica- WANTED: 2- D7R CATERPILLARS, with good condition, $22,500; Fiat Allis grader, ing and residential roofing; also available tions where you need the durability. Call SU bulldozer blades, 2005 to 2009. 165 HP, new tires, works well, $12,500. Call 306-696-6666, Broadview, SK. 1-855-765-9937 or visit: www.polywest.ca in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB.

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3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK.

FOR DECADES, FARMERS and retailers have recognized fibreglass tanks are the ideal tank for storing liquid fertilizer! Call 1-855-765-9937 or visit www.polywest.ca

WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: 2002 KOMATSU WA380-3L WHEEL loader, 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. low hrs., 4 yd. bucket, 23.5x25- 90%, exc. cond., $73,000. 306-921-7583 Melfort, SK. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock. Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK.

EXTREME DUTY BRUSHCUTTER. Made in Canada, 1/4” steel, 66” cut Omni HD gearbox & Parker hyd. motor. Cuts up to 4” trees, two 1/2”x3”x24” blades on a stump jumper, c/w hyd. hoses and flat face couplers. Std. flow operation, open rear discharge prevents under deck build up, fits most skidsteers, $4995. 72” & 80” also in stock. Agrimex, 306-331-7443, Dysart, SK. 2004 JD 270 LC excavator, 2 buckets, 1 48” dirt and 1 60” rake, low hrs., exc. cond, $75,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Website: www.tismtrrewind.com

PORTABLE GRAIN RINGS made of steel. New 20 gauge wide-corr steel sheets 48”H. Sizes from 3650 bu., $2072 to 83,000 bu., $11,447 including hardware. All sizes in stock. All rings 4’H. Best quality available. Canadian made quality silver cone shaped tarps avail. for all sizes. All tarps in stock. Complete packages include freight to any major point in Western Canada. Overnight delivery to most major points in Western Canada. Willwood Industries toll free 1-866-781-9560, fax 306-781-0108. For all pricing, details, pictures visit our website: www.willwood.ca

CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount. Accurate estimates. Sheldon’s Hauling, GSI FLAT BOTTOM bins. Call Wentworth 306-961-9699, Prince Albert, SK. Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about our specials. 10,000 BU. HOPPER BINS - Available for wentworth@grainequipment.com or set up this fall. See your nearest Flaman www.grainequipment.com store or ph. 1-888-435-2626 for more info. AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. MERIDIAN AND WESTEEL fertilizer bins. For the customer that prefers quality. on sale now. See your nearest Flaman 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. store of call 1-888-435-2626. STEEL CLADDING SALE: New Grade A BIN SENSE- Protect your livelihood. Check 29 gauge white-white metal cladding 3/4” moisture and grain temperature right from high rib cut to your length for only your smart phone. Call Flaman .75¢/sq.ft. All accessories, fasteners and 1-888-435-2626. flashings are available. Call Prairie Steel in Clavet, SK., 1-888-398-7150, or email BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS buildings@prairiesteel.com and accessories available at Rosler Con100’x200’x22’ Steel Farm Building. Ready struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. for set-up on your farm today. Foundation LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stockspecs can be supplied. Includes 26 gauge ing dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid ext. sheeting and trims, $153,900 plus Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction tax. Add doors and insulation as needed. 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. Other sizes available. 1-888-398-7150 or email buildings@prairiesteel.com

CAT 463 LEVER SCRAPER, newer conversion, 25 yd., new front tires, exc., $37,000; POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, 2013 20KW light plant, 2500 hrs., $8000. hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction 306-642-3225, 306-640-7149, Assiniboia. and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, CAT D7E, 13’ tilt and angle blade, ROP’s, Hague, SK. full bush guards, 50% UC, starts and runs great. Winch with arch for logging. Asking $30,000. Call 306-629-3752, Morse, SK.

FALL SPECIAL on all post or stud frame farm buildings. Choose: sliding doors, overhead doors, or bi-fold doors. NewTech Construction Ltd. call 306-220-2749, Hague, SK. EXCAVATOR ATTACHMENTS IN STOCK. BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, WBM/CAT/CWS. Western Heavy Equip- convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- comment, 306-981-3475, Prince Albert, SK. mercial. Construction and concrete crews. ATTACHMENTS PARTS COMPONENTS Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskafor construction equipment. Attachments toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, for dozers, excavators and wheel loaders. Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, Used, Re-built, Surplus and New equip- Osler, SK. ment parts and major components. Call Western Heavy Equipment 306-981-3475, STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call Prince Albert, SK. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 15 HEAVY LO-BEDS, $11,000-$70,000. www.warmanhomecentre.com Pictures and prices at www.trailerguy.ca INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. built on site, for early booking call GARWOOD INDUSTRIES PULL Scraper 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 12 yard, hyd. control, 9’ cut width, hyd. www.warmanhomecentre.com unload assist, $16,900. 1-888-278-4905. WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built www.combineworld.com on site. For early booking call 19.5L-24 TOP TRUST new industrial 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: tires, 12 ply, tubeless, $599. www.warmanhomecentre.com 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS for 1997 SELLICK SD60 rough terrain fork- all your agricultural, equestrian, industrial, lift, 6000 lbs, 4 WD, cab, diesel, $16,900. shop or storage needs. Call 306-249-2355 for a free quote. Montana Construction 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com www.montanasteelbuilders.ca Saskatoon. 13.00x24 TOP TRUST New industrial tires, 16 ply, tubeless, $436. 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Haulbehind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ ing Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK binmover50@gmail.com Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca JTL CORRUGATED HOPPER bins. Call Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, Wentworth specials. www.grainequipment.com 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt our for years of trouble-free service. Lever Email: wentworth@grainequipment.com Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. GSI COMMERCIAL HOPPER bins. Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials wentworth@grainequipment.com www.grainequipment.com

2004 VOLVO BL70 backhoe 4x4, extenda-hoe, 1585 orig. hrs., orig. tires and bucket teeth, machine exceptional condition, TEMPORARY GRAIN BINS, selected 3/8” used mainly for snow removal on acreage, fir plywood with all holes drilled. Wood $45,000 OBO. 306-370-1603, Beechy, SK. sizes from 1750 bu., $431 to 11,700 bu., including hardware. All sizes in stock. 2004 NH 200B grader and 760 Champion $852 rings 4’ high. Best quality avail. Canagrader. Both good condition. Call All dian made quality silver cone shaped tarps 306-236-8023, Goodsoil, SK. available for all sizes. All tarps in stock. Complete packages include freight to any WRECKING D6C with exc. undercarriage. major point in Western Canada. Overnight Danny Spence, 306-246-4632, Speers, SK. delivery to most major points in Western 2011 JD 624K wheel loader, CAHR, QCGP Canada. Willwood Industries toll free bucket, forks, 5025 hrs., ride-control, aux. 1-866-781-9560, fax 306-781-0108. For hyd., traction control, grill guard, Beacon, pricing, details, pics: www.willwood.ca 20.5x25 Michelin’s, premium condition, BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, $139,000. 306-621-0425, Yorkton, SK. w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. 2005 CAT 304 mini excavator, 2 buckets, 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. 514 orig. hrs., like new, $40,000. 2015 CIM BIN TRANSPORT TRAILER 306-737-0137, Regina, SK. 17,000 lb. cap., 32’ bed accommodates up 740 CHAMPION GRADER, 1984, 8.3 to 21’ dia. bin. For factory direct pricing Cummins eng., snow wing, ready to work. and options call 306-682-2505, Humboldt, SK. or www.cim-ltd.ca $26,000. Call 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. $21,000 SKIDSTEER DEAL! Choice: JD 2015 CIM BIN Cranes (Westeel design), 325 or Case 465 Series 3. Both 2700 hrs., 8000 lb. capacity. For factory direct pricing and options call 306-682-2505, Humboldt, CAH, new tires, 2007. 306-940-6835. SK. or www.cim-ltd.ca GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Russell, MB.

HOPPER BOTTOM CONES: We make cones and steel floors for all makes of bins. Call Middle Lake Steel 306-367-4306 or 306-367-2408, Middle Lake, SK. Visit us on-line at: www.middlelakesteel.com

FITTINGS AND VALVES for your liquid handling needs, all offering the ultimate in sealing power and corrosion resistance. Call 1-855-765-9937 or www.polywest.ca 2015 VALMAR 7600 66’ boom, PTO fan dr., var. rate JD control, secondary mech. metering, large floatation tires, 3 mtd. cameras, $75,000. Luseland, SK, 306-372-4521.

WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of grain dryers w/auto. drying/moisture control. Updates to Vertec roof, tiers, moisture control. Economic designed dryers avail. 1-888-288-6857. westerngraindryer.com MORIDGE BATCH GRAIN DRYER, propane, no tank, shedded, $3000 OBO. 306-736-2625, Kipling, SK. AERATION FANS, rockets ductwork, temp monitoring equipment and more. Visit your nearest Flaman store to see selection or call 1-888-435-2626.

NEW 2016 BRANDT swing away augers, 13110HP+, 4 to choose from. 2 electric and 1 hyd. swing away, 13,000 bu. per/hr. 3 augers, M13X110 HP, 1 auger, 10”x80’ REFURBISHED PROTEIN TESTERS for $33,000 ea. Call any time, 204-743-2324, sale. Protein in wheat and durum, 2 units avail. Protein in wheat, barley and durum, Cypress River, MB. 2 units available. Jason 204-772-6998. MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS: 2015, 14x95, slightly used, $32,000. Comes with warranty. Brian 204-724-6197, Souris, MB. 2700, very good condition, $15,000 HARVEST SPECIALS: LARGE selection of REM Meridian swing away and belt drive au- OBO. Call 306-441-4930, Delmas, SK. gers, set-up and ready to use. Plus used in stock: 2012 Meridian SLMD 12x72 c/w Ag- ATTACHMENT FOR GRAIN VACS: To remote mover and hyd. winch, $14,800; empty plastic grain bags. Blueprints 2004 Westfield MK100-61 s/a, $5500; available to build your own, or we’ll build Brandt 10x60 s/a, $5500; Wheatheart for you. Guaranteed to work. John Ilchuk 8x51 c/w mover, $8900. We’re dealers for 250-878-1705, Kelowna, BC. Convey-All conveyors. Leasing available! Dale, Mainway Farm Equipment, Davidson, SK. 306-567-3285 or cell 306-567-7299. View: www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca

JTL SMOOTH WALL hopper bins. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, our specials. www.grainequipment.com truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., Email: wentworth@grainequipment.com 306-957-2033. CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and NEW MERIDIAN AUGERS with motor, clutch, reversing gearbox and lights. insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK. HD8-39, $15,350; HD8-59, $17,250; SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’- TL10-39, $16,995; HD10-59, $18,995. 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, AUGERS: NEW and USED: Wheatheart, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca Westfield, Westeel augers; Auger SP kits; Batco conveyors; Wheatheart post pounders. Good prices, leasing available. Call 1-866-746-2666.

MERIDIAN AUGERS in stock at Flaman. Call or visit your nearest Flaman location, 1-888-435-2626.

Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248 Check out A & I online parts store www.pennosmachining.com

466 IH ENGINE for a 1680; Also hydro transmission and planetary axles available. 204-662-4510, 204-522-5283, Sinclair, MB 1997 CASE 2188 combine, hydro, PU, chopper, Red Power Service Check, AFX rotor, 3400 sep. hrs, $32,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 2009 7120 CASE/IH w/2016 header, $165,000; 2007 7010 Case/IH, dual wheels, w/2016 header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $130,000; 2009 7088 w/2016 PU header, $180,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

2008 8010, 1398 sep. hrs., long auger, loaded, 2016 PU, new rotor and concaves, $40,000 red light just completed, shedded, premium cond. Terre Bonne Seed Farm, BALE SPEARS, high quality imported 306-921-8594, 306-752-4810, Melfort, SK. from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, exCASE/IH 8010, 1707 hrs., cellent pricing. Call now toll free 2007 $195,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all 1994 1688, 4300 eng. hrs., newer sieves, loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing. rails, feeder house, and bushings, $20,000 Call now 1-866-443-7444. OBO. 306-220-1533, Saskatoon, SK.

CAT COMBINE PARTS Salvaging 670, 590, 580R, 485, 480, 470, 460R. New additions regularly. Call 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com

REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly to you. Safety, convenience, reliability. HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net 306-757-2828, Regina, SK.

750 LEXION, 2011, 1282 hrs., duals, $279,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, 2013 CLAAS 3300 RC Quadrant 3x4 square Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. baler, approx. 7000 bales made, vg cond., $110,000. Can deliver. Call anytime 750 LEXION, 2013, 1046 hrs., duals, $425,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. VERMEER 605M ROUND baler, monitor, kicker, new pickup, good cond, field ready, 570R LEXION, 2008, 1500 hrs., P514 PU, $185,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, $13,000. 306-335-7875, Lemberg, SK. Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300.

20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS, and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. GRAIN BAGS- 9’ and 10’ grain bags. All Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. sizes up to 400’ long. Quantity discounts 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and avail. See your nearest Flaman location or modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina call 1-888-435-2626. and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

470R LEXION, 2003, 2386 hrs., $99,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald 2011 CASE/IH 1203 30’ SP, pickup reel Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. and transport, $77,000; 2002 Westward 9250 30’ SP, pickup reel, $40,000. A.E. 570R LEXION, 2006, 1258 hrs., duals, Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, $159,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. Storthoaks, SK.

GRAVITY WAGONS: New 400 bu, $7,400; 600 bu., $12,500; 750 bu., $18,250. Large selection of used gravity wagons, 250-750 bu. Used grain carts, 450 to 1110 bushel. View at: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB.

1995 30’ MACDON Premier 2900, PU reel, 960 MacDon header, 21.5-16.1 tires, exc. 1997 TX68, updated to 1999, drives like cond., $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore SK new, no hassle electronics, straight cut 1998 35’ WESTWARD 9300, 960 header, available, $18,000 OBO. Nate Golas, 204-280-1202, Fisher PU reel, turbo, big tires, excellent cond., 204-372-6081, Branch, MB. $29,500. Call 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK

NEW 2016 ARMSTRONG 750 bu. 4 wheel, $28,900. New 2016 Armstrong 750 bu., on tracks, $38,900. Both available with PTO or hydraulic drive. K&L Equipment and Auto, Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK.

1995 CASE 8820, 30’ header, PU reel, NH CR960, 2003, 2578 hrs., $110,000. 21.5-16.1 tires, excellent condition, Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. $16,500. Call 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK

PICKUP REEL PARTS WAREHOUSE: MacDon, UII, JD, Hart Carter, CNH, AGCO. BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new 2013 BRENT 882 grain cart, 875 bu., 20” We distribute parts for all PU reels. Call and used sea containers, all sizes. auger, 1000 PTO, hydraulic kit available, 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com tarp, like new, shedded, $39,000. 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. 306-428-2847, 306-862-7731, Choiceland. BOND SEA CONTAINERS. New, used and modified sea containers. All sizes avail. 2011 E-Z TRIAL 710 grain cart, $27,900. Buy, rent or lease. Call Bond today Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald 306-373-2236, joe@bondind.com or visit Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. www.bondind.com J&M GRAIN CARTS, 750-1500 bu., c/w tarp. Comes in red or green. Available with integrated Ifarm Technology. We take trades! See your nearest Flaman location or call 1-888-435-2626.

GSI TOP DRY bins. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials. wentworth@grainequipment.com or GSI AIR SYSTEMS. Call Wentworth Ag www.grainequipment.com 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials. wentworth@grainequipment.com or www.grainequipment.com HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK

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NOW SALVAGING GLEANER S77, low hrs., duals, cab, tons of good parts. Call us! 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com GLEANER/AGCO 30’ rigid header, low block, fits N and R, c/w header transport, $3900 OBO. 306-693-9847, Moose Jaw, SK

2010 9870 STS and 40’ FD70 MacDon, 1360 sep. hrs., 1890 eng. hrs., auger ext., AutoTrac with receiver and 2630 display, Michel’s hopper cover, thorough annual maintenance history with receipts, Y&M, 2012 MASSEY FERGUSON 9740, 36’, 400 always shedded, dual knife drive on headhrs., vg., 0% OAC, $89,900. Call Cam-Don er, pea auger, $249,000. Will sell separDUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. ately. 306-472-7704, Lafleche, SK. Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: WRECKING: JD 8820 combine for parts. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com J M Salvage 204-773-2536, Russell, MB.

GSI AERATION DRYERS. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about our specials. GOT FUSARIUM? Looking to add value wentworth@grainequipment.com or to your crops? Nexeed Equipment Soluwww.grainequipment.com tions offers Cimbria Delta air screen cleandestoner, indent and gravity separaKEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. ers, as well as Cimbria Sea optical color For sales and service east central SK. and tors sorters for seed, grain, pulses and fusariMB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., um damaged crops. For additional info 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. call/email Rod Cockerline, VP Sales at Nexeed Inc., 204-982-3531 ext. 2, WinniKEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales 2016 MACDON M205 (No DEF), 35’ and 45’ and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call peg, MB. rcockerline@nexeed.ca or visit DK headers, c/w transports. Call Cam-Don www.nexeed.ca 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738. Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. GSI GRAIN HANDLING Systems. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about MF 9420 SP, 30’, 989 hrs., UII PU reels, our specials. www.grainequipment.com $55,000; JD 590 PT, 30’, batt reels, exc. BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” Email: wentworth@grainequipment.com condition, $4500. Both shedded, field and 10” end units available; Transfer conready. Retired. 306-493-7871, Harris, SK. veyors and bag conveyors or will custom DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, build. Call for prices. Master Industries great for pulse crops, best selection in Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone Western Canada. 306-946-7923, Young SK 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. 2 MONOCHROMATIC COLOUR Sorters. TRAILTECH FULL carry swather transport, NEW BATCO 1545FL field loader with Ideal for removing Ergot from cereal tandem, 1400O GVW, lights, brakes, c/w mover w/EFI Kohler engine. Reg. $29,000, grains. Each machine mounted in an insu- all transporting hardware, $12,000. Cash $23,000. Only 1 left; One used 2013 lated container, c/w air compressor and 306-466-7744, Leask, SK. 1545FL Batco, exc. cond., $17,000 cash. wiring. Satake AlphaScan II, Hi Flow 160. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. Machine #2- Delta I-IC/CCD-5. Both ma- 25’ UII PU REEL; 21’ Hart Cart PU reel; all chines capacity- 500-700 bu./hr. Lars A-1. Grain trucks, IHC forklift, swath roller, BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, 306-937-2575, 306-441-0242 BattlefordSK Ford Major diesel loader and blade. Call grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and 306-236-8023, Goodsoil, SK. leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. FLEX HEADS: CASE/IH 1020 25’, $6000; OPI GRAIN MANAGEMENT Systems. Call 2020 30’, $15,000; 1015 PU header, Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about $3500; JD 925, $6500; JD 930F, $11,000; our specials. www.grainequipment.com TOX-O-WIK GT380 grain dryer, PTO drive, Nissen bean windrower, $5000; Large seEmail: wentworth@grainequipment.com good condition. Call 204-546-2299, Grand- lection of used grain carts and gravity wagons. Call 204-857-8403. view, MB.

GSI GRAIN DRYERS. Call Wentworth Ag 2- 3300 BU., 2- 2000 bu., 3- 1650 bu. bins, MERIDIAN 300 TON SS liquid fertilizer 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials. $1.10/bu. Will sell separate. Floors fairly tank, two 3” SS valves, like new. wentworth@grainequipment.com or good. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. 306-921-6697, 306-921-8498, Melfort, SK. www.grainequipment.com

2016 S 680 JD combine, under 250 hrs., new MacDon PU header. Field ready. Can deliver. $410,000. Call any time, 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 1986 JD 6620 Titan II Posi-torque, chopper, PU 6 belt, 2553 hrs, really nice, $12,900. Reimer Farm Equip., #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer. 204-326-7000. reimerfarmequipment.com 2000 JOHN DEERE 9650, duals, fine cut chopper, long auger, shedded, $40,000. Call 306-524-4960, Semans, SK. 2013 JD S690, 503 sep. hrs., var. stream rotor, manual fold top, GS3 command centre, premium cab, prodrive trans, small wire concave, w/PU header, $350,000 OBO. 2630, GPS receiver, AutoTrac, also available. Call 306-869-7629, Radville, SK. 1999 9610, new rub bars, concaves, walkers and bearings. Chopper recently balanced, Rake-Up PU, field ready, Reduced! $65,000 OBO. 306-452-3878, Redvers, SK. 2008 9770 STS, dual wheels w/2010 615 PU header, $195,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

NH 1033 BALE wagon; Massey 124 baler; Wheel rake; McKee forage Harvester; Bale NEW 2014 MD PW7 w/16’ Swathmaster spear; 36’ PT swather. 306-283-4747, to fit JD STS/S series, $24,900. 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 306-220-0429, Langham, SK.

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JD 8820 TITAN II combine with pickup WILDFONG CONCAVES an improved and hopper extension. 306-283-4747, threshing element for JD S series. Also 306-220-0429, Langham, SK. new improved front beaters for JD STS and S Series, no more plugging. Please call 1990 JD 9500, 4100 engine hrs., 912 PU us Wildfong Enterprises Ltd., Russ header, many new parts, harvest ready, 306-260-2833 or Rick 306-734-7721 or $27,500 OBO; JD 930 rigid header with the shop 306-734-2345, Craik, SK. hyd. adjustable reel, good condition, $5000 OBO. 306-946-7928, Watrous, SK. PICKUP REEL PARTS WAREHOUSE: 2012 JD S690, 2630 Display, 615P 15’ MacDon, UII, JD, Hart Carter, CNH, AGCO. header, long auger, integrated chopper We distribute parts for all PU reels. Call and chaff spreader. Discounted fall pricing! 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 306-441-6279, 306-397-2511, Vawn, SK.

2- JD 7721 TITAN II PT combines, field ready, vg, $4000 ea. located at Findlater, SK. Call 403-871-2441 or 928-503-5344.

WRECKING: MASSEY 860 combine for parts. Call J M Salvage 204-773-2536, Russell, MB. 2008 MF 9895, duals, MAV, PU header, 1900 hrs., AutoSteer, just gone through shop, shedded, 0% OAC, $159,000. CamDon Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

COMBINES: 1997 CIH 2188, with PU, serviced, $32,900; 1990 JD 9600, with PU, $28,900; 1986 JD 6620 Titan II STD, with PU, low hours, $10,900. Reimer Farm Equip., #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 204-326-7000.

FARM/ACREAGE SPECIAL- Shedded 1981 Case 2290, 6823 hrs., Bourassa 3 PTH attach, new Farm King 96” snowblower used 2 hours, FEL/bale spear, good rubber. Will sell w/wo attachments, $20,875 takes it all. 306-222-0041, Saskatoon, SK.

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2014 MORRIS 50’ heavy harrow, 9/16x26” tires, 800 acres, bought 70’, vg, $2900. Cam-Don Motors 306-237-4212 Perdue SK NEW RITE-WAY and MORRIS heavy harrows in stock. 70’, 68’ and 55’. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

www.fyfeparts.com 2010 8370 VR TBT cart, w/third tank, TopSELLING USED COMBINE parts off MF Con monitor, $72,900. Cam-Don Motors, 860’s and older; JD 8820’s and older; IHC 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. BRAND NEW 2010 NH 88C 42’ flex draper 1480; L2 Gleaner, etc. J M Salvage, hdr, c/w transport, $32,000. Can deliver. 204-773-2536, Russell, MB. Ken 204-857-2585, Portage La Prairie, MB. SUNFLOWER HEADER, 1010 CASE/IH, GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always HORSCH JOKER PT400, includes large 30’, 12” pans, drum feed. Can sell with buying tractors). David or Curtis, Roblin, floatation tires, rolling basket and cutaway transport carrier. Call Grant 204-573-0454, MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734. disc, exc. cond. 204-573-6354 Brandon MB Brookdale, MB. G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors NEW 1/4”: 8”, 9” and 12” cult. shovels, $3 WHITE MF 9230 30’ straight cut header, only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. to $3.50 each. Melroe plow shares, $15. fits White 9700, 9720 and MF 8570, 8590, 2004 NH CR970 for salvage, running Melroe plow moldboards $30. Lawrence $4000 OBO. 204-794-5979, Springfield MB eng., tons of good parts. Call 204-836-2686, St. Alphonse, MB. CORN HEADS: 1997 JD 893, 8 row, 30”, 1-888-606-6362. www.combineworld.com $16,900; 1996 NH 974, 8 row, 30”, 1997 51’ CASE/IH 5800 HD cultivator, $13,900; 1997 CIH 1083, 8 row, 30”, re- SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge w/Degelman mounted 3-row harrows, conditioned, $13,900. We deliver. Reimer inventory new and used tractor parts. $42,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, Farm Equipment, #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, 1-888-676-4847. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and 2013 JOKER RT370 high speed disc, 2500 parts for most makes of tractors, acres, super chop and level, like new, 2007 GLEANER 8200 Flex Platform, 30’, air used balers, mixmills and swathers. $79,900. 306-862-7731, 306-428-2847, reel, reconditioned, $24,900; 2009 MF combines, Phone 1-877-318-2221, Choiceland, SK. 8200 Flex Platform, 35’, reconditioned, Borden, 306-997-2209, SK. www.comb-tracsalvage.com $28,900; 2003 Gleaner 8000 Flex Platform, We buy machinery. 30’, reconditioned, $21,900; 2000 Gleaner 2004 KRAUSE TL-3000-9F 25’ disc ripper, 800 Flex Platform, 30’, reconditioned, LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE 22’6” working width, 9 shank, 22-23” discs, $18,900; 1996 Gleaner 500 Flex Platform, Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. hyd depth control, $29,800. 30’, reconditioned, $15,900. We deliver. We sell new, used and remanufactured 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com Reimer Farm Equip., #12 Hwy N, Stein- parts for most farm tractors and combines. bach, MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older tracJD 635F HYDRA FLEX PLATFORMS: tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/oth2005, 2007, 2011, $17,900-$27,900. JD er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle930 Flex Platforms: 1996-1999, recondi- ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769. tioned, $14,900. JD 925 Flex Platforms: 1998-2000, reconditioned, $13,900- TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, $16,900. JD 925 Rigid Platform: 1993, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. PU reel, $7,900. We deliver. Reimer Farm etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, Equip., #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. Reimer. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 204-326-7000. NEW VERSATILE SD550 offset disc, 15’, 550 lbs./ft., spring cushion gangs, HD NEW HOLLAND FLEX PLATFORMS: bearing option, 26”x3/8” notched. CamSCHULTE 9600 SNOWBLOWER, 96”, 2008, 88C flex draper, 42’, reconditioned, reduced $24,900. 2004, 74C, 30’, recon., good condition, $4100. 204-745-8700, Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. Elm Creek, MB. $19,900; 2002 73C, 25’, recon., $18,900; MORRIS 760 CULTIVATOR 60’ w/harrows, 1998, 973, 30’, recon., $16,900. We deliver. Reimer Farm Equip., #12 Hwy N, Stein- 2011 SCHULTE SDX960 front mount $5000 OBO. 306-295-7800, Eastend, SK. snowblower, 9’, like new, used only one bach, MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. season, $12,500., Domremy, SK., phone DISCS- FLAMAN is your tillage solutions www.reimerfarmequipment.com 306-423-5476, 306-960-227. headquarters. Farm King, Wishek, and K2009 CIH 2020 Flex Platform, 35’, recondiLine discs now available to purchase, rent tioned, $24,900; 2009 CIH 2020 Flex Plat- SCHULTE SNOWBLOWERS- high grade or buy. Call or visit your nearest Flaman form, 30’ air reel, reconditioned, $24,900; steel w/fully enclosed chain case. Heavily location at 1-888-435-2626. 2- 2002 CIH 1020 Flex Platforms, 30’, re- reinforced auger cuts into snow with ease. conditioned, $14,900 each; 1999 CIH 1020 See your nearest Flaman location or call Flex Platform, 25’, air reel, reconditioned, 1-888-435-2626. $19,900; 1997 CIH 1020 Flex Platform, 30’, reconditioned- $14,900; 1997 CIH 1020 Flex Platform, 30’, air reel, reconditioned, $19,900. We deliver. Reimer Farm RICHARDTON 1200, 700, 750 hydumps; Equip., #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary JD 3970 Harvester, corn and hay head. Reimer. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1-866-938-8537, Portage La Prairie, MB. CAT CHALLENGER: 75D, 85D, 75E, 85E, 204-326-7000. MT835 or MT845, under 5000 hours. Must have been shedded at all times when not 2002 42’ SP42 HoneyBee, pea auger, in use. Excellent condition. Full service transport, Cat adapter, $25,000; Used JD records. All updates done. Phone David adapter plate for newer MacDon headers, Minkus, 204-868-0277, Minnedosa, MB. $1400. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, Storthoaks, SK., 306-449-2255. 2000 36’ 1042 Case/IH w/Case adapter, $18,000; 2008 36’ SP36 HoneyBee, transport, pea auger, 7120 or 8120 Case adapter, $37,000; 2010 40’ D60 MacDon, transport, $60,000; 2010 40’ Case/IH, transport, pea auger, $60,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

2013 VERSATILE SX275, 120’, AutoBoom, AutoSteer, duals, crop dividers, 700 hrs., 1981 WHITE 105 with 10’ Leon dozer very good cond., $179,000. Call Cam-Don blade, fair cond., $10,000. 306-561-7780, Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. Davidson, SK.

FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: 2004 CASE 1020 FLEX header, 25’, $4500. JD 4930/4940, R4045; 800/55R46 GoodCall 306-567-3128, Bladworth, SK. year tire and rim; 710/60R46 Goodyear LSW; Case 650/65R38 Michelins, $13,500. MACDON CA20/CA25 and HONEYBEE Duals available for combines. flex or rigid adapters and completion kits, 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. plenty in stock. We want your trade! 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com PINTLE HITCH SPRAYER Trailers, tandem 2013 IH 2152 40’ rigid, DKD, header tilt, duals, 13’x19’ cradle, Priced $3500-$4500. AHHC, w/ CA25 adapter, CNH/JD/Lexion 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. Pictures at kits available, $49,800. 1-888-278-4905. www.trailerguy.ca www.combineworld.com TRIDEKON CROP SAVER, crop dividers. RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most Reduce trampling losses by 80% to 90%. makes and sizes; also header transports. Call: Great West Agro, 306-398-8000. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK www.straightcutheaders.com

SWATHMASTER AND RAKE-UP 12’, 14’, and 16’ pickups available. Call for details! 2010 65’ 3310 BOURGAULT Paralink, 12” 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $145,000. 2002 49’ Morris Maxim air drill, 12” spacing, w/7240 Morris grain cart, $52,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

WINTER PROJECT- 2006 Bourgault 6450, double shoot, 3 tank metering, some rust. Special $42,500. Phone 306-874-2011, Cropper Motors, Naicam, SK.

2014 JD 6125R MFWD, 125 HP, 540 hours, FEL w/bucket, PTO, 3 PTH, factory 1984 CAT D7G DOZER, c/w 13.5’ twin tilt warranty, $139,800. 1-888-278-4905. angle blade, hyd. winch, enclosed cab, www.combineworld.com new UC, excellent working condition, new 26” pads. Warranty, $78,000. Can deliver. 1980 JOHN DEERE 8440, 4 WD, PTO, 5500 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. hrs., 3 hydraulics, good condition, $14,500 OBO. 306-946-7928, Watrous, SK.

2009 T9060, CUMMINS, AutoSteer, 800 duals, 3990 hours, $211,000. Cam-Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

FORD 7700, 3 PTH, 18.4x34 tires with wheel weights, 500 hrs. on rebuilt engine, 580 Allied FEL w/72” bucket, 84” Farmking snowblower, dual auger and hyd. chute. More info. call 204-364-2385, Arborg, MB.

CASE/IH MX 110 with Buhler 795 hyd. self levelling loader, LHR, 3PTH, plumbed for grapple, rebuilt powershift trans, 9400 hrs., MFWD, 110 HP, S/N JJA0113932, vg working, $42,000 OBO. Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 1984 IHC 5088, 130 HP, triple hyds., dual PTO, $18,000. 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB. www.waltersequipment.com 1983 2290 CASE/IH w/loader, good tires, good shape, $16,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

CASE MAGNUM 275 row crop tractor, 2007, 3858 hrs., $129,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300.

FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers. Building now, taking orders. Don’t delay, call now! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK.

AG EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: 2011 CIH 500 HD tractor, full load without PTO, 1572 hrs., twin pumps, 800 Michelins; 2013 Seedmaster air drill, 70’ slim fold; Bourgault 6550 air tank; 2007 Freightliner, 500 HP, w/Cat warranty; 1995 Peterbilt, 20,000 kms on reman. 3406; 2014 Wilson trailer, less than 3000 kms; 2002 Advance trailer; 1970 Chev tandem, 600 bu. box, 6 spd. auto; 2000 Trailtech sprayer trailer w/tanks, chem handlers and product pumps; 1999 854 Rogator high clearance sprayer w/AutoSteer; 2003 JD 9650 combine w/Contour-Master and AutoSteer; 2012 BOBCAT S 205 skidsteer loader, 1650 2011 JD 635 flex header w/ASW reel and hrs., c/w bucket, vg working condition, transport; 2002 36’ HoneyBee header $28,000. Can deliver. Call anytime w/headsite kit; 2000 Degelman land roller, 45’; 2011 Schulte 8000 rockpicker, high 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. dump; 2009 Farm King 1385 auger; 1993 Farm King 1070 auger; Sakundiak 8x45’ auger; Binsweep. May hold some implements until spring with large deposits. Call Ron 306-648-5394, Ferland, SK. WANTED: Stainless Steel liquid fertilizer storage tanks for transporting/storing 1600-50,000 gallons. Call 306-960-3000.

1993 FORD 846, 7792 hrs., 230 HP, 4 WD, 18.4R38 duals, PTO, 4 hyds., diff lock, cab, AC, heat, 14 spd. std. trans., $46,000 OBO. 2004 DEERE 325 skidsteer loader, new Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. eng., c/w bucket, vg working condition. $25,000. Can deliver. Call anytime 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 2013 VERSATILE 450 PS, PTO, deluxe cab, leather seat, AutoSteer, 790 hrs., very good condition, $289,000. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. ESTATE SALE: 935 Versatile, NH 7090 round baler, like new; Snocrete 848a 8’ tractor mounted 3 PTH snowblower; 1975 Int. 1466, duals, new sleeves/pistons; 1977 Ford F600 3 ton, 40,000 miles; 1975 MF 760 V8 hydro combine; Walinga 6614 agra vac. 403-304-9217, Hoosier, SK.

WANTED: WHITE 145, 170 or 195 tractor, or ALLIS CHALMERS 8070. Emerson, MB. 204-373-2502 or 204-304-0270. WANTED: Older and newer tractors, in running condition or for parts. Goods Used Tractor Parts, 1-877-564-8734.

IHC 2350 QA FEL, 7’ bucket, fits all series 88, 86, 66 and a few other tractors, nice cond., $4800; 700 Job-Master FEL, 5’ bucket, new hoses, fits most tractors up to MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar 90 HP, straight loader, $1850. Pics avail. and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-277-4416, 306-921-8472, Gronlid, SK. 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. CAT 950C WHEEL LOADER, c/w bucket, WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tracvery good condition, asking $23,500. Call tors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor 250-847-0783, Nipawin, SK. Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847. LEON 8’ 2-WAY DOZER, off 4240 JD, $1800. Call 306-946-7497, Imperial, SK.

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LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA 50’ SEED HAWK, 15” centers, twin wing, tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have 500 bu., 3 comp. on board tank, liquid and rebuilt tractors and parts for sale. dry, S.B.R. hitch, Vaderstaad gear boxes, 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. full blockage on seed, quick pin openers, $150,000 OBO. 306-736-7653, Kipling, SK. CASE MAGNUM 290, 2013, 1166 hrs, duals, $225,000. Call Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald Park, SK. 1-844-806-2300

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STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for NEW MAHINDRA mFORCE 105P #1 selling 2009 HYUNDAI LOADER HL740XTD, S/N# parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. tractor in the world. 105 HP, 5 yr. PT war- LF0710299, mint condition, 13,540 hrs., ranty, power shuttle, 24 spd. trans, 3 PTH, $55,000 OBO. 204-981-3636, Cartier, MB. 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. optional loader lift capacity 4100 lbs, CAH, JD 8970, new tires; JD 4440, rebuilt eng.; MSRP $88,400. 0% financing. The Tractor View JD 4450, FWD, 3 PTH, new engine; JD Co., Osler, SK., 306-239-2262. www.tractorco.ca 4255, FWD. 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. DEVLOO CANOLA CRUSHER for sale, $840. Call Gerry 204-744-2773, Somerset, JD 4230, 100 HP, PS, $12,500; JD 4020, MB. Email: gdevloo@xplornet.ca 75HP, PS, $8750 OBO. 204-525-4521 Minitonas, MB. www.waltersequipment.com CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 2001 JD 8210, 3850 hrs., AutoTrac ready; 204-685-2222 or view information at 2002 7710, 4200 hrs., 3 PTH. Both have www.titantrucksales.com 540/1000 PT0. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. ROTARY MOWERS: Wood’s 15’, $6000; WANTED: John Deere 4440, 4450, 4455, JD 1508, $6000; JD 1518, $7500; JD or similar. Must be low hours in good con2018, $10,000; JD 709, $3000; JD 5’ dition. Call 306-338-7232, 306-338-8231. $1000; Melroe 903 plow 7 and 8 furrow; Scrapers: Eversman 6 yd., $5500; Ashland 2012 6140, FWA, 2650 hrs., w/H310 load6 yd., $5000; V-Ditcher, $2000; Big Mac er, bucket and grapple, vg condition, prong type rockpicker $4000; Gehl 500 4 2013 CIH L785 FEL w/grapple and bucket. $79,000. 306-768-2672, Carrot River, SK. Fits on Case Puma 200, $18,000; Also auger mix cart, $10,000; Knight Big Auggie, $5000. Call 1-866-938-8537. have some rear weights as well, $1.75/lb. 1999 JD 9400, 425 HP, 24 spd., new rubber, 4 hyds. w/return line, exc. cond., 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. THE HANDLER IS available in 5 sizes and $85,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. proven on tens of thousands of farms from across the world. Call 1-855-765-9937 or JOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, exvisit: www.polywest.ca cellent condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 50,000 FARMERS CAN’T be wrong! When you purchase a Norwesco tank, you’re not 1985 JD 4850, FWA, 16 spd. powershift, just purchasing a tank. Call JD AutoSteer, 18.4x26 front- near new, 1-855-765-9937 or visit: www.polywest.ca 20.8x38 radial rear- new inside, new rad. recor., new alternator and batteries, front ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Deweights, motor rebuild- 7000 hrs, $55,900 gelman equipment, land rollers, StrawIdeal grain cart tractor. 306-862-7731, master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. 306-428-2847, Choiceland, SK. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK.

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IT’S FINALLY HERE...The World’s First Cordless, Hoseless Fence Stapler! Also Gallagher Power Fence Products. Available from D&R Prairie Supplies, 306-221-1558, Minton, SK. EASY ROLL WIRE Rollers for barbed and high tensile wire. 3 PTH or draw-bar mounts avail. 306-984-7861, Mistatim, SK. SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $7.50 ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea., 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11 each, 75 per bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK info@vwpltd.com GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca WHEATHEART POST POUNDERS. Hydraulic drive w/Honda engine. Trailer mount and self-propeller kit avail. See your nearest Flaman location or call 1-888-435-2626.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 27, 2016

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

GRUNTHAL, MB.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

every TUESDAY at 9 am BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (includes refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also available. Vermette Wood Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

Nov. 1st, 8th, 22nd & 29th

Sat. Nov. 5th at 10:00am Bred Cow Sale

Mon. Nov. 14th at 12:00pm

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

Tues. Nov. 15th at 9:00am

Regular Cattle Sale & Angus Sale

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

Brad Kehler (Manager) Cell 204-346-2440 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

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BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy direct, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK.

JL LIVESTOCK FALL FEMALE SALE on December 13, 2016. Offering: 200 PB heifers and 200 commercial heifers. Sired by Density, Net Worth, and Final Answer. AI’d to Final Answer, Angus Valley, and JL Preferred. Call 306-736-7393 or 306-736-8698, Peebles, SK.

SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside WANTED: OLDER GENIE LIFT, also sheep- Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, foot packer for farm. Call 306-236-8023, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. Goodsoil, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca NEW AND USED generators, all sizes from 5 kw to 3000 kw, gas, LPG or diesel. Phone for availability and prices. Many used in PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. stock. 204-643-5441, Fraserwood, MB. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. DIESEL GENSET SALES AND SERVICE, 12 to 300 KWs, lots of units in stock. Used 70 HEIFERS BRED to short grass bulls, and new: Perkins, John Deere and Deutz. June 25th to August 10th. 306-773-5909, We also build custom Gensets. We cur- Swift Current, SK. rently have special pricing on new John Deere units. Call for pricing 204-792-7471. EX-GOVERNMENT STAND-BY UNITS: 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 388 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 419 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 638 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/500 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/800 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $30,000; KT450 Cummins w/250 KW, $15,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK.

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FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS: Feeders & Alley ways, 30’ or order to size. Oilfield Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1-7/8, 2”, 23/8, 2-7/8, 3-1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1”. Casing Pipes: 4-9”. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art 204-685-2628 or cell 204-856-3440.

30 GOOD SIMMENTAL ANGUS CROSS STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain heifers, bred Black Simmental, Apr. to May troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor calving, $2000. 204-773-2824, Russell, MB belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, 306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK. 30 SIMMENTAL/RED ANGUS cross bred cows, $1800 if picked on Oct. 19, $1900 FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner after that. 306-272-7321, Foam Lake, SK. in agriculture stocking mixer, cutter, HERD DISPERSAL: 80 Black Angus cross feed wagons and bale shredders and inpairs and 80 mixed pairs, all exposed to dustry leading Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. Registered Angus bulls. Full herd health 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca program. $2800 per pair firm. Pasture available. 306-335-7875, Lemberg, SK. PEARSON AUTOMATIC HEAD gate, $700; CUSTOM COW WINTERING for up to 500 2 round bale feeders, $200/ea. Middle cows. Balance TMR rations and unlimited, Lake, SK. 306-367-2043, leave message. excellent quality water. Cost dependant on size and condition of cattle. Ph. Ryan, D&R CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on Livestock Ltd., 306-421-0825, Midale, SK. site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 100 BLACK ANGUS HEIFERS, bred to www.warmanhomecentre.com calve April 15, exposed 42 days. Heifers from large herd with full health program. $2000/each. 306-221-0285, Dundurn, SK. STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder pan15 QUALITY HEREFORD influence heifers, els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orvery quiet. Preg checked. Erwin Lehmann ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, 306-232-4712, Rosthern, SK. PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE pups. From SK. www.steelviewmfg.com good working and personable parents. 80 MIXED CATTLE, bred heifers and cows, Contact 306-553-2213, Swift Current, SK. various prices; Also 2- 3 year old bulls for SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. sale. Call 306-656-4445, Harris, SK. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to 75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red An- run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove gus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo AFFORDABLE RADON mitigation solution or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. with Polywest, Liberty Pumps and Fantech! www.apollomachineandproducts.com 1-855-765-9937 or visit: www.polywest.ca WANTED: 200 Red or Black Angus cross younger cows, lease to own. References available. 306-542-2575, 306-542-7007, Veregin, SK.

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LOG HOMES AND CABINS, sidings, paneling, decking. Fir and Hemlock flooring, timbers, special orders. Phone Rouck Bros., Lumby, BC. 1-800-960-3388. www.rouckbros.com

NEAR DISPERSAL OF 2 year olds to aged Quarter Horse and Paint brood mares. From Fitzpatrick Paints & Quarter Horses, November 3rd 2016, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Over 40 yrs breeding program being offered. 306-925-4523.

FARM LAND SALE BY TENDER

HORSE AND TACK SALE, Heartland, Prince Albert, SK., Friday, Nov 18th, starting at 5:30 PM. Call 306-763-8463.

We BUY used oil & filters Collection of plastic oil jugs Glycol recovery services Specialized waste removal

F BAR & ASSOCIATES Red and Black Angus bulls, bred heifers and yearling heifers for sale this fall. Great genetics, easy handling, registered or commercial, delivery available. Detailed info. ph Allen & Merilyn Staheli, Eddystone, MB, 204-448-2124, or SHEEP/GOAT SALE Saturday, November email amstaheli@inethome.ca 12th, 2016 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. All classes sheep goats accepted. Sheep ID tags and RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- and mandatory. Next Sheep/ men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery pre-booking Goat Sale Feb 11, 2017. 306-693-4715 available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, www.johnstoneauction.ca PL #914447 Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca SHEEP AND GOAT SALE, Heartland LiveDISPERSAL SALE: 40 PUREBRED Red An- stock, Prince Albert, Friday, Nov. 18th. 11:00 AM. Call 306-763-8463 to pre-book. gus cows, 2 to 6 yr. olds. 306-463-4053.

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We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a MIXED BREEDS, EXPOSED, various rams; Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. POLLED HEREFORD YEARLING BRED Also approx. 30 goats, does and billys, We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800heifers. Ph Vern Kartenson, 204-867-2627, various prices. 306-656-4445, Harris, SK. 782-0794 204-867-7315, Minnedosa, MB. COTSWOLD EWES AND RAMS. Scrapie resistant genotype. Phone 306-285-3639, • Buy Used Oil Lashburn, SK. FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. QUALITY HAMPSHIRE and DORSET ram Cows and quota needed. We buy all class- lambs from proven flock. Heeroma’s es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F 306-823-4526, Neilburg, SK. Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620. SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole distributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers marketing services and sheep/ TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN HAS Bulls for sale. programs, supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, 2 yr. olds and yearlings, red and black. goat SK. www.sksheep.com Polled and performance, or calving ease ones. Limousin and Limousin cross Angus, Also open and bred heifers, and group of cows, commercial and purebreds. All bulls guaranteed and can deliver. Volume discount. 204-685-2628, cell 204-856-3440.

200 LENGTHS of 3-1/2” drill stem, some rust would work well for fence posts, $28 each. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. JEWELS & DIAMONDS SIMMENTAL Production Sale, Friday November 18, 2-7/8” OILFIELD TUBING, $40 each; 3/4” 1:00PM Ponoka Ag Events Center, Ponoka, sucker rods, $6 each. Truckload quantities AB. Selling Fleckvieh, Fullblood, Red and Black. Proven productive cows, bred heifonly. Call 306-861-1280, Weyburn, SK. ers, open heifer calves, semen and embryos. For more information or a catalogue contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online: www.BuyAgro.com PL #116061

CWA SPECKLE PARK SALE, Wednesday November 23 at 4:30 PM. Featuring fancy heifer calves, herd sire prospects, embryos and semen. For more information or a HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying fin- catalogue contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at ished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb at: www.BuyAgro.com PL #116061 LW. Call/text 306-736-3454, SE Sask. WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buying compromised cattle that can’t make a long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147.

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CUSTOM GRAIN ROLLING on your yard w/new PTO Apollo rollermill. New Apollo Sven rollermill sales, used mills buying and selling. Re-grooving all makes. Manitoba Distributor Direct. Phone Farmers Premium Equipment, Randy 204-729-5162

LAZY RAINBOW RIVER RANCH has for 20-25 COWS AND ONE 2 year old bull. sale Simmental, Charolais, Red and Black Nothing over 13 years of age. Downsizing. Angus, cross bred heifers. Preg checked. Available middle of November. Offers. Call Can feed til late fall as an option. Price neMarvin 306-929-2775, Prince Albert, SK. gotiable. 204-372-6945, Fisher Branch.

GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, $470; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 51” sucker rods, $350; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 6- 1” rods, $375; 30’ 2 or 3 bar windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters. Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

SCENIC 160 ACRES in RM of Cote 271 overlooking Pine Creek. 40 acres. cult. Minutes from Duck Mountain National Park, Madge Lake. Good hunting. Wildlife consisting of moose, elk and bear. Open to offers. Info. call 306-597-4405, Togo, SK.

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TENDERS CLOSE 3PM November 10th, 2016. For further information contact Larry J. Selby at: Ph: 204-242-2801 Fax: 204-242-2723 email: larry@mmjslaw.com

The unit sale advertisement must include: Lanard Zushman of Vita, MB is offering the following private land for sale: NE 03-03-08 E NW 03-03-08 E SW 10-03-08 E SE 09-03-08 E The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: NW 02-03-08 E NE 11-03-08 E SE 11-03-08 E SW 14-03-08 E NE 15-03-08 E SE 15-03-08 E If you wish to purchase the private land contact the Lessee Lanard Zushman at Box 272, Vita, MB ROA 2KO. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, Manitoba Agriculture, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB ROJ 1EO; or Fax 204-867-6578.

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RM COTE 271: 6 quarters grainland, Class A soil. 1400 sq. ft. bungalow, natural gas, school bus at door, Willing to sell quarters separately. Call 306-597-4405, Togo, SK. 160 ACRES- TOBIN LAKE only 1/2 mile away. Crown Land is on the east and south of property. Stunning 2222 sq. ft. home! Exceptional architectural and craftsmanship. Re/Max Nipawin, Linda Swehla, 306-862-6390, Nipawin, SK. 8 QUARTERS GRAIN LAND for rent in RM Kellross 247. Located 5 miles N of Leross, SK. 306-736-9018, 306-736-3272. FOR SALE BY OWNER: Quarter section of prime hunting land, approx 80-90 acres broke, large body of water, underground powerline, located along Supergrid 17 mi. NW of Blaine Lake, SK. Call 306-226-4646. WE CAN HELP YOU SELL YOUR LAND! Homelife Prairies Realty Inc. Over a hundred years of combined agricultural experience. Can sell big or small packages. Can evaluate your property and work with you to get you the best price! Look after the details and your best interest! For an evaluation or a cup of coffee contact: Tim Graham, 306-526-8196 or Robert Young, 306-586-0099, Emerald Park, SK. RM DOUGLAS: 6 quarters, high assessed, MLS®584933; RM Redberry: 1 quarter with house (handyman special), MLS ®580216; RM Eagle Creek: 1/2 section mixed farm with bungalow, MLS®580211; RM Redberry Acreage: 14.8 acres, 1.5 storey house, 2 car garage and hip roof barn, MLS®582845. Call Mike Janostin, Great Plains Realty Inc., 306-481-5574. greatplainrealty.ca RURAL WATER, FARMS, acreages. Multipure membrane system, 2000 gal./day. The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561. NEVER...HAUL OR purchase those heavy bags of water softening salt or expensive bottle water again! The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561. RM CANWOOD #494- just listed. This 140 acre scenic property is close to the Cookson pasture and the Prince Albert National Park. 1232 sq. ft. home built in 1960, 30x32 hip roof horse barn. Approx. 65 acres of tame hay. Balance is some harvestable spruce timber plus pasture openings. Just a great well sheltered yard. Fenced with 3 wires and treated post. MLS®584810. For further info. or to view call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-446-8800, 306-441-0512.

FOR RENT: 40 ACRES cult. farmland, $60 per acre. City of Winnipeg, RM of St. Boniface, Plessis Rd. SW corner, 1.5 kms from the perimeter. Ph. 204-488-8495. Email: egolumbia@hotmail.com

EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARMS: 1) 1732 deeded acres w/4425 acres of Crown land, fenced, small bungalow, very good buildings and metal corral system, can carry 350 cow/calf pairs. 2) Excellent horse ranch in Erickson, MB., Riding Arena and buildings in fantastic condition. 3) 640 acres mixed farm within 15 min. of BranBEST CANADIAN HOMES built by Moduline don. Call Jim McLachlan 204-724-7753, Best prices! 1520 sq. ft., $111,900; 1216 HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc, sq.ft. $91,900; 1088 sq.ft. $87,900. Ready Brandon, MB., www.homelifepro.com for delivery. Custom orders welcome. Onsite consultation. Yellowhead Modular Home Sales, 306-496-7538, 306-849-0002 weekend calls. Personalized service. www.affordablehomesales.ca

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H. S. KNILL TRANSPORT, est. 1933, speWANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from year- cializing in purebred livestock transportalings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph tion. Providing weekly pick up and delivery Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. service across Canada/USA and Mexico. Gooseneck service available in Ontario, Quebec and USA. US and Canada customs BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison bonded carrier. Call 1-877-442-3106, fax is looking to contract grain finished bison, 519-442-1122, hsknill@pppoe.ca or as well as calves and yearlings for growing www.hsknilltransport.com 155 King Edmarkets. Contact Roger Provencher at ward St., Paris, ON. N3L 0A1. 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com

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TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refinDMI and ishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder with 38 years experience. Log & Timber Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email TRADE AND EXPORT CANADA BUYING info@logandtimberworks.com Website at all grades of organic grains. Fast payment www.logandtimberworks.com and pick up. Call 306-433-4700. LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assini- call 306-222-6558. boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437. ORGANIC FEED GRAIN. 306-515-3500, Regina, SK.

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NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail at Lacombe, AB. for fall delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Call Richard Bintner 306-873-3184.

VEGAS TIMESHARE. INT’L exchanges, avail. 2 bdrm., full kitchen washer/dryer, living/dining room. 306-453-2958, Carlyle.

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QH/ARABIAN CROSS bred mares, yearlings, spring foals and stallions, various prices. Call 306-656-4445, Harris, SK.

READY TO MOVE: Available immediately 1560 sq. ft. homes starting at $95,000. 3 bdrm, 2.5 baths, main floor laundry, master bedroom with full ensuite and walk-in closet. Spacious living area, large kitchen with island. Info. call Marvin Homes Inc., Marvin Vogt, Mitchell, MB. 204-326-1493, 204-355-8484. marvinhomesinc@live.com www.marvinhomes.ca

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JACK PINE FIREWOOD: split and blocked in mini bulk bags $100/bag. Other lengths available. 306-277-4660, Ridgedale, SK.

MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ homes. Now available: Lake homes. Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince Albert, SK. MANITOBA MAN LOOKING for companion to go for coffee and dances. 67-71 yrs. old. Reply to: Box 2002, c/o Manitoba Cooperator, Box 2500, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 2C4.

1981 MALCO 3 bedroom, 1 bath open concept 1132 sq. ft. mobile home for sale. Located in East College Park, Saskatoon, SK. Includes appliances, heated addition, wood fireplace, NG furnace, many upgrades: paint, laminate flooring, windows, water heater, much more. $39,500. Can be moved. For more info. call 306-477-2993, 306-230-8545.

DO YOU KNOW an amazing single guy who shouldn’t be? Camelot Introductions has been successfully matching people for over 22 years. In-person interviews by Intuitive Matchmaker in MB and SK. RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call www.camelotintroductions.com or phone 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures 306-978-LOVE (5683). and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca

NEAR DUCK MOUNTAIN, river nearby, very scenic. 459 acres, 265 cultivated, 60 acres fenced pasture. 1550 sq. ft. bungalow with attached garage, 30x42’ heated workshop plus much more. Florence Komarniski Real Estate, 204-638-3055, Dauphin, MB., or Grant Tweed, Century 21, 204-761-6884. RURAL water, farms, acreages. Multi-pure membrane system; 2000 gal./day. No more water softeners. The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561. WATER PROBLEMS? Multi-Tech no salt softening system. Never purchase or haul water or softener salt ever again! Call The Water Clinic, 1-800-664-2561.

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CERT. #1 CDC IMPULSE CL red lentil. Highest yielding Clearfield red lentil Call 306-465-2525, 306-861-5679 Hansen LOOKING FOR APPROX. 5-10 acres in SK, Seeds, Yellow Grass SK. jsh2@sasktel.net AB or MB to homestead, possibly an old farmyard you would like to see rejuvenated, or maybe you have a small chunk of land that I could use for under $20,000. Call 306-815-7555, Radville, SK., or email llrodrigue@hotmail.com BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buyer of all varieties of mustard. Call for competitive pricing. Call 204-736-3570, Brunkild, MB.

RURAL water, farms, acreages. Multi-pure membrane system, 2000 gal./day. No more water softeners. The Water Clinic, MUSTARD SEED! We can supply you with new cert. treated or untreated seed. We www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561. can upgrade your low grade mustard. Ackerman Ag Services, 306-638-2282, Chamberlain, SK.

2010 MONTANA 34’ 5th wheel trailer, 4 slides, satellite dish, king bed, large shower, fireplace, $32,500 OBO. 306-957-4526, GOOD HEAVY OATS - 44 lbs., never Odessa, SK. sprayed, seed quality. Call 306-734-2997, Aylesbury, SK.

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Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and 20,000 BU. FALL RYE, high falling number. Phone 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395, We know that farming is enough of a gamble don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! Langham, SK. so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in 1-800-782-0794. the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800782-0794. TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses FUEL TANK, 50,000 litre, ULC approved, and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary 70/30 split, double wall with saddles, botWaterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. tom fill overfill protectors, stairs and platform, Supreme powder coating finish, built BUYING: ALFALFA SEED and all types of by Magnum Fabricating, new in Oct. 2012. grass seed. Call Gary at Waterhouse Gunner’s Gas, Davidson, SK. 306-567-3353 Seeds, 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

1997 SHASTA CLASS C, 28’, 7.3 powerstroke diesel, auto, 82,000 kms, $19,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, NORCAN restores grain farm profitability. 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. DL #910420. Buy from Norcan and keep your own Glyphosphate 1 soybean seed. Norcan farmers have reported yields over 60 bu./acre. Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. 1973 ARCTIC CAT, for parts, or as is, not running. Shedded. Phone 306-259-4430, GLY SOYBEAN SEED, early, mid, and long Young, SK. season available. Top yield, bulk or bagged. Keep your own seeds with the Advertise your unwanted equipment in the convenience of Glyphosate! No contracts Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and or TUA’s. Dealers wanted. Call/text Nate, or Norcan Seeds place your ad with our friendly staff, and 204-280-1202 don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bo- 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. nus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-782-0794.

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FOR RENT: CITRUS GARDENS, Meza, AZ., exc. cond., dbl. wide mobile, 2 baths, 2 bdrms. Nov. and Dec. Ph 306-585-6382.

ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different ways to weigh bales and livestock; Platform scales for industrial use as well, nonelectric, no balances or cables (no weigh like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com

WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, Unity, SK.

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WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds and cereals. All organic cereals and specialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

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3- 500 GAL. and 1000 gal. fuel tanks; 300 RURAL WATER, FARMS, acreages. Multigal. gas tank w/stand; 1000 gal. HD steel pure membrane system, 2000 gal./day. The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com water tank. 306-370-1603, Beechy, SK. 1-800-664-2561. POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. WATER PROBLEMS? ELIMINATE total disWilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. solved solids and E.Coli, plus many more! The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com SEPTIC TANKS: Fiberglass septic tanks, 1-800-664-2561. ranging from 750 gal. to 30,000 gallons. Now in stock at Flaman. Call WATER problems? Canada’s Largest rural 1-888-435-2626. water purification company. No more water softeners or bottles. The Water Clinic, 1-800-664-2561, www.thewaterclinic.com

SEASONAL FARM WORKERS, seasonal full-time 40+ hrs./wk. $11/hr. Period of employment anticipated to be from April, 2017 -Aug., 2017. Job description includes cutting and packing of asparagus, as well as weeding of organic fields. Must be willing to work long hours and do repetitive tasks, as well as bending and some heavy lifting. Applicants must be able to work in a variety of conditions in outdoor environment and must be able to work well with others. Education requirements not applicable; experience an asset. Location of work- MacGregor, MB. and area. Apply by email to: admin@rivervalleyfarms.ca or in writing to: River Valley Speciality Farms Inc., Box 33, Bagot, MB. R0H 0E0.

NEVER...HAUL OR purchase those heavy SHUR-LOK TRUCK TARPS and replacement bags of water softening salt or expensive tarps for all makes of trucks. Alan, bottle water again! The Water Clinic, 306-723-4967, 306-726-7808, Cupar, SK. www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561.

FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock operation. Duties include: operating, maintaining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB.

TEMPORARY GRAIN BIN replacement tarps for all sizes from 22’ diameter to 105’ dia. Best quality available Canadian made quality silver cone shaped tarps available for all sizes. All sizes in stock. Shipped overnight to most major points in Western Canada. For all pricing, details, and pics visit our website at www.willwood.ca or phone Willwood Industries toll free 1-866-781-9560, fax 306-781-0108. LARGE CAPACITY TARPS to cover grain piles of varied sizes. Cover long grain piles with 53’W, 90’W, or 109’W piles of any length. 253,000 bu. pile covered for $11,666. All sizes in stock. Best quality available Canadian made quality silver tarps avail. for all sizes. Shipped overnight to most major points in Western Canada. For all pricing, details, and pictures visit: www.willwood.ca or Willwood Industries 1-866-781-9560, fax 306-781-0108.

KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, expert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% government grant now available. Indian Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061

U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and air brakes. One on one driving instructions. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK.

ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mile south Porcupine Plain, SK. 7 positions required for 2017 season, May to Oct. Wages $13-$18/hr. depending upon experience. Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping, and splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, applying mite control and wrapping hives for winter. No education required. WCB coverage. Ph. Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, email: althousehoney@sasktel.net LARGE YEARLING COW/Calf Operation has available a full-time position including family home. Qualifications include: A background in herd health, operation and maintenance of modern equipment, Class 1 and welding experience an asset. Wages and benefits negotiable. Horses not needed. Scott, 306-536-2157, Indian Head, SK.

TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, service, installations, repairs. Canadian EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN CAREGIVER with over 12 yrs experience, is looking to care LARGE COW/CALF RANCH in NE Sask. ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid company. We carry aeration socks. We for a senior. Please call 306-551-7300. seeks energetic Ranch Hand. Bunkhouse greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. now carry electric chute openers for grain FARMERS, RANCHERS, core accommodation provided. Email resume: trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000. Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. knilson@sasktel.net Fax 306-428-2192. SEED PROCESSORS BIG ROUND BALES, 1200 lbs., Orchard Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted alfalfa mixture, solid core, no rain, equipment in the Manitoba Co-operator clas- AUSTRALIAN HARVEST STAFF Needed POSITION AVAILABLE, Cypress Hills, SK. BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS grass area. Background yearling grasser opera$30/bale OBO. 2nd cut, same quality. sifieds. Operators wanted for Australian grain har- tion and cow/calf. Modern facilities and Small square 2nd crop bales, 60 lbs/bale. Heated/Spring Threshed vest from mid Oct. to early Dec. 2016. equipment. Good working environment. Also small square wheat straw bales, Must be able to work long hours and be Class 1 preferred. Wages negotiable deLightweight/Green/Tough, $2.50/bale. 204-886-2083 eves Teulon MB proficient in driving late model tractors, pending on experience. Ph. 306-295-7473. Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, chaser bins/grain carts. Be qualified in HORSE HAY, MEDIUM SQUARE BALES, CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used driving new model Case header/combines. Rye, Flax, Wheat, Durum, Timothy, brome, alfalfa, 2nd cut available, highway tractors. For more details call Accommodation and evening meal will be Lentils, Peas, Canola, no rain, no dust, stored inside. Delivery 204-685-2222 or view information at provided. A working holiday visa will be reavailable. Stacked in your shed or barn. www.titantrucksales.com Chickpeas, Triticale, quired. Also an international licence (valid TRUCK FREIGHT INTERNATIONAL TFI Call/text 204-771-7496, Petersfield, MB. in Australia) would be an advantage. You specializes in the handling and transportaSunflowers, Screenings, will be working on a family run farm. tion of bulk commodities for the agricultuOrganics and By-Products 100 LARGE ROUND bales, Timothy and GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ These positions would suit, fit 19 to 30 ral industry. Great Pay. Home on the alfalfa, approx 1400 lbs, very good quality, 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; yrs. All enquiries to Eastgrove Farming Pty weekends. Benefits plan. Modern √ ON-FARM PICKUP shedded. Call 204-886-2960, Teulon, MB. 9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing Ltd-Harvest staff tribal@westnet.com.au equipment. We are looking for qualified √ PROMPT PAYMENT from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph drivers and owner operators to pull Super VARIOUS ROUND BALES, $25 - $40 per Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris √ LICENSED AND BONDED Call today DAIRY COW & CALF CARE: for someone B Hopper Trailers. bale, 1300-1400 lbs. Holland and Notre at 306-537-2027, Regina, SK. who enjoys working with animals. Duties 204-924-7051, careers@truck-freight.com Dame, MB. area. Ph or text 204-723-0658. SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, may include: feeding and caring for calves, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER, LARGE ROUND 2nd/3rd cut alfalfa/hay MR. TIRE CORP. For all your semi and treating sick cows and doing other barn We know that farming is enough of a gamble MINNEDOSA bales, $50 each. Large round hay bales half ton tire needs call Mylo 306-921-6555 work. Looking for self motivated, reliable so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in individual who pays attention to detail. the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a $35 each. 204-248-2446, Notre Dame de Serving all of Saskatchewan. Competitive wages. Call 204-379-2640 or Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. 1-204-867-8163 Lourdes, MB. 204-745-7864 or email your resume to: We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800TIRES TIRES TIRES! Radial, bias, new, borstlap@xplornet.com Haywood, MB. 782-0794. 38 ROUND HAY BALES 1st cut alfalfa used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, mix, $35 each. 9 round bales 2nd cut pure 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R alfalfa, $40 each. Phone 204-882-2356, 32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, 16.9x28, *6-Row* Ste Agathe, MB. 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24. Semis, skid Celebration & Tradition MALT BARLEY steers. Best price and value guaranteed! 325 ROUND HAY BALES, alfalfa and alfalfa www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905 *2-Row* We buy feed barley, feed wheat, MALT BARLEY grass mix, average 1600 lbs., 3.5¢/lb. or AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland & AAC Synergy *6-Row* oats, soybeans, corn & canola $55/bale. 204-870-9450, Austin, MB. *2-Row* We buy feed barley,&feed wheat, HARVEST SPECIAL! Haybine/Baler: Celebration AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland Tradition & AAC Synergy oats, soybeans, corn canola IN ALFALFA ROUND, 5x6, certified organic or 31/13.50-15 Titan Flo Trac, 10 ply, $199. COME SEE US AT AG& DAYS We buy feedbarley, barley, feed wheat, conventional, little - no rain, price nego- Swather: 4 only, 16.5-16.1 Firestone WeTHE buy CONVENTION feed feed wheat, HALL tiable. Call Larry 204-773-3131, Kevin Traction I-3, $649. Combine Front: 3 COME SEE US AT AG DAYS oats, soybeans, corn & canola oats, soybeans, corn & IN canola 1309 only 30.5L32 Firestone SAT23, 14 ply, 204-773-0488, Russell, MB. THE BOOTH CONVENTION HALL $2945; 2 only, 30.5LR32 (800/65R32) BOOTH 1309 COME SEE US AT AGAG DAYS IN IN HAY AND STRAW Delivered Anywhere: Firestone Radial AT23, $3285; 900/60R32 COME SEE US AT DAYS Prepayment Bonus THE CONVENTION HALL Trelleborg TM2000, $4500; Now loading and hauling 48 large THE CONVENTION HALL round bales. Also 90 large square (3 wide (35.5R32) 460/85R38 (18.4R38) Alliance R-1W, Prepay your regular word classified ad for 3 weeks and your ad BOOTH 1309 in SK. & AB.) $6.95/loaded mile for round. $1199; 4 only, 20.8R42 (520/85R42) AlliBOOTH 1309 will run an additional 2 consecutive weeks for free! ance R-1W, $1599; 7 only, 520/85R38 Ph/tx Hay Vern 204-729-7297 Brandon MB 2013 Malt Contracts Available (20.8R38) Firestone AT23, $1949. Call Our Customer Service Representatives To Place Your Ad Today! 2016 AOG Malt Contracts Available LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom Combine Rear: 12.4-24 BKT R-1 8 ply, Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, $299; 4 only, 16.9R26 Alliance Radial R-1, Phone Outside Winnipeg: 1-800-782-0794 Winnipeg: 954-1415 Phone 204-737-2000 204-737-2000 $1079; 2 only, 18.4-26 Firestone TF&R 8 2014 Toll-Free AOG Malt Contracts Available SK. 1-800-258-7434 ply, $865; 4 only, 600/65R28 BKT Radial Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Box 238 MB. R0G SK. 1C0 Agent: MMLetellier, && JJ Weber-Arcola, SK. Agent: Weber-Arcola, CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large R-1, $1599. WHEEL: 27x32 10 hole wheel 2013 Malt Contracts Available Phone 204-737-2000 squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, fits Case/IH $799. Looking for wheels? Phone 306-455-2509 306-455-2509 Phone We can build it! AG Line Tire and Wheel BoxToll-Free 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Kenaston, SK. 1-800-258-7434 1-855-865-9550. Agent: M & JPRODUCTS Weber-Arcola, SK. BuyPhone 204-737-2000 LACKAWANNA CORP. ers andToll-Free sellers all types of feed grain 1700 GOOD to EXCELLENT 1st cut 1500 lb. Phoneof306-455-2509 1-800-258-7434 and grain by-products. Call 306-862-2723, brome/alfalfa netwrapped round bales, Manitoba’s best-read farm publication Agent: Nipawin, SK. M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. 4.5¢/lbs.; 1000 exc. 2nd cut 1500 lbs., .6¢/lbs. 306-834-7204, Kerrobert, SK. Phone 306-455-2509 TOW ROPES rated up to 250,000 lbs. and WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, 400 BROME/ALFALFA 6x6 round hay bales, tow straps rated up to 240,000 lbs. See peas, green or damaged canola. Phone .04¢ per lb., no rain. 306-634-7920, your nearest Flaman location or call Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. 306-421-1753, Estevan, SK. 1-888-435-2626.

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2013 Malt Contracts Available Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 204-737-2000 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509

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CARBERRY CERT. #1, 99% germ, rated vg for lodging, good for fusarium. Stoll’s Seed Barn Ltd., Delisle, SK. 306-493-7409.

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