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Horrible fall harvest goes on and on Many producers may have to delay seeding because they need to combine first BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF staff

eith Degenhardt thought last year’s harvest was bad. But then 2016 came along. The pedigreed seed grower from Hughenden estimated only about 60 per cent of the acres in east-central Alberta had been harvested by the end of October. “People have ordered dryers and some are putting crops in bags in hopes that they will be able to get it into a dryer afterward,” said Degenhardt, who farms with his wife, son and daughter-in-law. In a good year, he usually finishes his harvest in late September or early October, depending on the size of his crop. But snow and intermittent showers kept him off his fields. He isn’t alone. Just 73 per cent of the harvest had been completed by the last week of October, said Mark Cutts, crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture’s Ag Info Centre in Stettler. It’s especially frustrating for producers since good moisture conditions in June and July had raised the prospect of bumper crops across the Prairies. “Some of the fields that we’ve taken off have had yields outside the norm, and they are some of the best yields we’ve seen,” said Degenhardt. “The problem is that we still don’t have all the crop off.”

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Battle lines drawn on allowing farm workers to unionize There’s agreement on issues such as overtime and exempting families from the labour code, but prospect of unionization is a flashpoint

Concerns about unions and how families would be affected sparked Bill 6 protests, like this one at the legislature, across Alberta a year ago. A working group has unanimously recommended families be largely exempt, but the labour relations committee was deeply split over the right to unionize and strike. FILE PHOTO BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

roducers remain at odds with the NDP government’s plan to include the right to unionize — and to go on strike — as part of its workplace safety legislation for farms and ranches. “In some areas, we did see some movement and we did get to resolutions,” said Gord Winkel, interim executive director of the Alberta Agriculture Farm and Ranch Safety Coalition (AgCoalition).

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“In other areas, it was clearly not acceptable to the industry to move forward with certain things. “Fortunately, the process allowed for that, and we were able to show that there was a lack of consensus and basically make the agriculture sector’s intent known.” Six technical committees (called tables) composed of farmers, union reps, safety experts, and others have been working since June to develop recommendations for employment standards, labour relations, and occupational health and safety regulations.

One of the biggest challenges has been finding common ground between producers and other committee members, said Winkel, who is also chair and industrial professor of engineering safety and risk management at the University of Alberta. “A lot of folks don’t understand agriculture,” he said, adding that as “understanding became stronger, those tables began to move forward in a better way.”

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People want the facts on how their food is produced, but they want them from sources they know and trust, says expert By ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF/BANFF

Consumers are hungry for information and the best way to get to them is to talk about shared values, says Crystal Mackay, executive director of Farm and Food Care. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN said one of its main functions is to find out what Canadians think. For example, one recent survey found about half of Canadians are not sure whether the food system is headed in the right direction or not. Mackay sees this as good news rather than bad. “I’m an optimist. I’m thinking that’s a great opportunity to have a conversation with people,” she said.

The centre also found keeping healthy food affordable is important to Canadians, especially Albertans, and about 61 per cent of consumers have a positive impression of Canadian agriculture. “But 61 per cent won’t get you into vet school,” said Mackay. “We still have work to do, but it’s definitely a positive trend line for us in Canada.” Consumers are confused about hor-

mones, antibiotics, pesticides, and genetic modification. “If you’re a member of the public, they’re all just one nasty mess of unnatural something and consumers feel equally concerned and have questions about all of them,” she said. But she also pointed to the huge backlash to Earls Restaurants’ short-lived decision to source its beef from a U.S. supplier of Certified Humane brand meat. The ag industry shouldn’t get too worked up about criticism of its practices, but instead welcome the fact that “our country is hungry for a conversation about our food.” “Embrace skepticism and embrace choice,” she said. “Isn’t choice awesome? The fact that people can criticize you with their mouth full is awesome.” And when faced with criticism, resist the urge to rely on experts spouting facts. Connecting with consumers on shared values is five times more important than the facts, she said. Start the conversation with consumers by talking about shared values, such as respect for the environment. (Mackay noted recent surveys place farmers near the top of the list for credible information on the environment, even above David Suzuki.) “Breaking stereotypes and connecting to people is key,” she said. “If I had to give everyone one word of advice, it would be to connect as people first. “You’re committed to the food industry and you’re passionate about it. Figure out what that story is, and start with your heart.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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‘Start with your heart’ in order to win the trust of consumers t’s better to talk about the shared values that you have with a consumer than to start spouting facts. “We are not going to advertise our way to public trust,” Crystal Mackay of Guelph-based Farm and Food Care told an audience of ranchers, food executives and beef industry officials at the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef last month. “This is built on doing the right thing first and communicating it second. This is also a business issue. It doesn’t matter how efficient and modern and innovative you are or how much you invest in animal health, biosecurity and traceability if your next-door neighbour doesn’t give you permission to grow cattle.” The skepticism that many Canadians have about how their food is produced shouldn’t surprise anyone in agriculture as this same trend has long been happening in other countries, said Mackay, who grew up on a beef operation. According to a recent survey, 93 per cent of Canadians know very little or nothing about farming, she said. This should be viewed as an opportunity to talk to consumers, but it requires all members of the supply chain to come together as a team to communicate with the public, she added. One of the newest players on the team is the Centre for Food Integrity (www. foodintegrity.org), which opened in June. On its website, the centre says it wants to foster “a balanced public discussion about food and agriculture,” but Mackay

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Province ups funding for energy efficiency projects on farms Farm groups welcome additional funding but say ‘work still needs to be done’ to reduce impact of carbon tax BY ALEXIS KIENLEN

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fter installing about 100 solar panels on their dairy barn, the Schuurman family has reduced their energy bill by 60 per cent. And they plan to drive it lower still. “My personal conviction is that I want to be sustainable long term — I believe in climate change, and I have an opportunity to change,” said Jordan Schuurman, who milks 85 cows with his parents, Evan and Susan. “There’s also the financial portion of it too. It is hard to see at the start because the technology is pricey but over the long term, you do see savings.” The Schuurmans were able to take advantage of Growing Forward 2 programs to make their farm more energy efficient. More producers will be able to follow their lead, since the provincial government is putting an extra $10 million into the programs. That means there will be $15.8 million available over the next two years, almost tripling previous funding. As well, funding will be increased to 70 per cent coverage with a $750,000 cap (versus a $50,000 cap and 35 per cent coverage previously). “We know that the costs of adopting new technology can be expensive. It is one of the factors impeding change,” Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier said during a press conference at the Schuurman farm. “We’re building on programs currently offered through our Growing Forward 2 suite of programs — programs that are in high demand with over 700 applicants a year (and) currently oversubscribed.” Dairy, chicken, egg, and hog operations, as well as greenhouses and irrigated farms, are more intensive users of natural gas and electricity, and will be able to benefit from the additional funding. The Schuurmans, who have owned their farm since 1989, have been using solar panels

Dairy farmer Jordan Schuurman explains the energy-efficient changes he and his parents made to their dairy operation during a government press conference held at his family’s farm. PHOTOs: ALEXIS KIENLEN since May (with excess power generated on sunny days being fed back into the grid). The total cost for the solar project was about $100,000, with two grants covering 40 per cent of that cost. The solar panels, which are made with tempered glass, have an expected lifetime of 30 years — although each year they lose about 0.5 per cent of their efficiency. Last month, the Schuurmans installed a combination of induction lighting and LED lighting throughout their operation. Planned upgrades on their pumps and cooling systems to make them more energy efficient will reduce power costs even further. The current programs being offered include the On-Farm Management Program, the OnFarm Solar PV Program, the Irrigation Efficiency Program, and the Accelerating Agricultural Innovation Program. “I like to try different things

so when the solar project came out, I thought it would be really cool,” said Jordan Schuurman. “Also we’re doing our part against climate change.” The Schuurmans have also changed the indoor lighting in the milking parlour and barn as well as all the outdoor lighting on their farm. Their new lighting system means they don’t have to change light bulbs. The government’s decision to increase funding for energy efficiency grants was a pleasant surprise, said Erna Ference, chair of the Alberta Chicken Producers. “We will have to see the uptake (of these programs) and see how long the funds last,” she said. But chicken producers are also worried their costs will go up sharply when the province’s new carbon tax comes into effect in the new year. “The carbon tax is definitely a concern for us,” said Ference. The provincial wheat, barley, pulse and canola commissions

The Schuurman family installed about 100 solar panels on their dairy barn, which reduced their energy bill by about 60 per cent. also welcomed the increased funding but said “work still needs to be done to minimize the financial impact of the carbon levy.”

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Ranches in southeast hit hard after TB discovered At least 30 ranches under quarantine after a cow from the Jenner-Suffield area was found to have bovine tuberculosis Staff

t least 30 ranches in southeastern Alberta are under quarantine by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after a cow from the area was found to have bovine tuberculosis. “The number of herds quarantined could increase as the tracebacks of animals in contact with any positive animals over the last five years proceed,” Alberta Beef Producers said in its Oct. 28 Grass Routes newsletter. “The preliminary testing of the index herd has been completed

and we are awaiting the results of these tests. Testing of other herds that had direct contact with the infected animal is proceeding.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the CFIA in late September that a cow slaughtered in the U.S. was found to have TB. “Only premises that have been placed under quarantine by the CFIA are prevented from moving animals without permission,” the agency’s website said. “Producers in the general investigation area that have not been contacted by the CFIA are allowed to move animals (including sending cattle to auction markets and feedlots) but

must comply with livestock identification requirements.” The impact on ranches under quarantine is terrible, ABP chair Bob Lowe told the Calgary Herald. “You go out there and talk to those guys, and it’s absolutely devastating,” said Lowe. “And they can’t get any answers — they don’t know where to turn.” Alberta Beef Producers is urging the CFIA to conduct a “rapid, and thorough investigation.” “We want the investigation completed as quickly as possible so producers can take steps to appropriately manage the quarantined cattle.”

The organization is working with the provincial and federal governments to get financial assistance for the affected producers. Meanwhile, CFIA veterinarians and inspectors are contacting producers in Newell County, Special Areas No. 2 and No. 3, Acadia No. 34, and Cypress County. The agency is also trying to trace cattle that have grazed on the Buffalo-Atlee (near Jenner) and Suffield Block community pastures. Ranchers in the Suffield-Jenner area have raised alarms about the area’s mushrooming population of wild elk — which can be carriers

of TB. About 200 elk were introduced in the area in the 1990s but the herd has grown to several thousand, in part because they can’t be hunted on the Suffield army base. Bovine tuberculosis is a federally reportable disease and Canada is officially considered to be TB free. “This finding does not impact our status as such unless another case is confirmed within 48 months,” said ABP. “Other animals testing positive as a result of this investigation do not count as a separate case, they are considered part of the first case.”

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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 house in the second half of 1981, when 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

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recently 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. 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.

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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 recent Statistics Canada report. 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 ever had. 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. And Bank of Canada head Stephen Poloz

BY CAM DAHL Cereals Canada

few days ago a friend told me snacks had been banned from their sixyear-old’s soccer games. The team was forced to, because some parents had taken to social media to shame other families, because their snacks did not measure up to the shamers’ idea of social acceptability. Food shaming impacts almost all consumers. What about that family that can’t afford the latest gluten free, organic, GMO free, locally grown, produced on a Tuesday yogurt? Are they raising unhealthy children by giving them ordinary yogurt as a snack? Of course not. What is the right choice for a family on a tight budget – purchase the extra-expensive fruit and vegetables that conform to the social standard of the soccer field or buy regular produce and feed their kids?

Choice is good. Everyone has the right to choose what they want to eat. Everyone has the right to include social factors in their food choices. What we don’t have the right to do is claim that these choices are healthier or better than the choices made by other families or impose our choices on others. This is an important issue for agriculture and we need to be part of the discussion. We need to ensure our statements around health and food safety are based on solid research and that the moms and dads at the soccer game know where they can get the facts behind the healthy, nutritious choices. That way they will be equipped to respond when someone tries to shame them. If modern agriculture fails to provide this factual foundation, our choices in production methods will become limited by what people without the facts believe. “Healthy” is not an arbitrary word that can be loosely defined

by what the latest celebrity is pushing on the Internet. The Canada Food Guide, published by Health Canada is the right place to start on this definition. You will notice when reading through the guide that production practices – conventional agriculture, organic, GMO free, etc. – are never mentioned. These are choices outside of the realm of “healthy.” The fact-based food guide does not talk about any of the latest Internet celebrity fads for a reason. For example, let’s take the long-running (and thankfully waning) fad around gluten. Unless you have been diagnosed with celiac disease, a painful and debilitating condition, there are no health-based reasons to avoid gluten in your diet. In fact, avoiding products like whole grain and pasta will deny you important nutrients. Agriculture needs to lead the discussion that will help better articulate the difference

between social choices and factbased healthy choices. We need to work to ensure that the facts around “healthy” are readily available and not distorted by marketing campaigns designed to sell lifestyle choices. It is fair ball for social choices to be part of marketing campaigns from those who want you to buy their “stuff.” However, it is not acceptable to have food fads and marketing campaigns attempt to redefine the meaning of healthy. There is room on our grocery shelves for all different kinds of food choices. There is room on our farms for all different kinds of production practices. This variety is good. But we must remember the word “choice” and differentiate between social choices and researched facts behind healthy eating recommendations. It also means respecting the choices that others make. Cam Dahl is president of Cereals Canada.

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There is truth in old sayings, and value in flipping them around We should challenge ourselves by welcoming other perspectives, questioning conventional wisdom, and encouraging diversity By BRENDA SCHOEPP AF columnist

his is column number 200 and that is a reason to celebrate. To kick off the party, let’s put a twist in some old sayings and look at the importance of our story.

If you farmed today...

You have heard it before — ‘If you ate today, thank a farmer’ — and that pretty much says it all. Farmers provide the food for the world. But thanks to a young female farmer, I was challenged on this. If we turn that around and say: ‘If you farmed today, thank a consumer,’ there is a completely different connotation. Although we are the tillers of the earth (and often the bakers of bread), we can also sometimes be stuck in the back 40 in terms of our expectations of the consuming public. Would your grandma be startled at what you eat today and how you prepare it? Would your great-grandpa shake his head in utter disbelief if he were asked to imagine GPS, drones, cellphones, computerized delivery and automatic shovels? Of course they would and just as the field has been transformed, so has the kitchen. Not that I can brag about my kitchen skills, but it is pretty easy to turn out a variety of foods from a multitude of nations in one sitting. And you don’t have to work all day to do it. Just as grandma pretended to be scorned by bought bread (mine secretly was glad not to have to bake it), today’s farmers are sometimes miffed by consumer trends or concerns. Maybe, we should be paying closer attention?

Bring life to ag…

I often said in my presentations that I would bring ag to life, but I have changed my mind of late and decided that what the world needs now is to bring life into ag. In other words, agriculture is our gig and if we want really interesting and challenging partners we may wish to invite folks into our agricultural life. This does not mean telling them how to think, but to create the dialogue that transforms the discussion to a higher plane of thought. And as we are in a constant state of learning, this is one fine way to up the game. The concept of the total embrace of agriculture as a very part of living seems revolutionary, but these are old dreams. In the ’70s, chef Linda Waters said that good farming made for good dining and that whole concept is back in vogue. There are now countless authors weighing in on the discussion of farming and food and that is an invitation for agriculture, for us, to be in that space.

Challenge the science…

I worry when the agricultural industry responds to consumer concerns with the answer, ‘We have science to support our position.’ Well, who in the heck cares? There is science in everything — our life is one big dynamic lab with millions of interactions every day. There is science behind the jeans on your bum and the toothpaste on your brush; in the engine of your car and the cake in the oven. Let me explain. There is a Country Guide magazine on my desk from 1948 and the ads are for a new scientific formulation for agriculture using from 25 per cent to 50 per cent DDT. In one advertisement, the local rep is

spraying a full fog on a group of ladies with the assurance of safety. It was also safe, the science claimed, to use on cattle, poultry, horses, hogs and dogs. Later, DDT was found to have reproductive consequences on males. The rest of the story played out after the release of Silent Spring in which Rachel Carson questioned the impact of DDT on humans and the environment, as well as overuse (such as on apples in Nova Scotia). DDT was consequently banned for agricultural use in 1973 after long court arguments and an appeal in the U.S. Canada banned DDT in 1972. Challenging science is the measure of an engaged society.

Live your life with colour…

Conformity, in my eyes, is the downfall of any civilization. An expectation of a conforming public to meet the agenda of a few is absurd. Only curious and committed girls and boys have changed history — be that from the pulpit, the battlefield, the science lab, or the airwaves. We need to listen to the different, the outspoken, and those who challenge the status quo if we are to advance as a society. A strong society also makes for an interesting trading partner as it is also an economic hub of activity driven by diversity of knowledge, ideas and applications. Think of it this way: When grandma made a quilt, it was rarely a monotone because she understood the value in colour and texture. One might argue that the quilt was just a project made of scraps. All those scraps represent creativity, ideas, and experiments that resulted in a warm and lasting cover. The patchwork quilt, of African origin, was used to define family name, tribe, status, news, lineage

and history. The breaks in pattern were meant to keep evil away and the diamond shape so popular today was reflective of the African circle of life. It was the quilt that provided the codes for escape of American slaves through the underground. (Heaven was the code word for Canada.) There are secrets in colour and simple art that can be life changing. Expression is foundational in creative thought.

Get your story out…

Stories and colour are a necessary part of life and every person you meet plays a part in your history. If we are to bring life to ag, then it is up to us to tell our story with strength, conviction, passion, and the knowledge that comes with our turf. That includes the science and technology behind what we do. This is not an argument of justification but a conveyance of core values and beliefs. Your ordinary will be someone else’s extraordinary. It is equally important to remember that the folks in your life are vibrant characters who are also counting on you to be in their story, to listen, to come home again, to heal, and to love. Remembering that they care honours them and the role they play — however briefly — in our lives. Today I humbly thank you as a reader for your time on this page and for being a part of my personal, professional, and agricultural story. It’s a joy to write and to be a flint in the fire of creative thought. You are a blessing to me. Brenda Schoepp is a farmer from Alberta who works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www.brendaschoepp.com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2015

Ratifying CETA was the easy part, now comes the hard work The trade deal with Europe will force the issue of supply management reform, especially for the dairy sector BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dalhousie University

fter a few meltdowns and temper tantrums, both sides have now ratified the CETA

deal. In the aftermath of several anti-trade occurrences in recent months, having a deal with the EU is nothing short of a miracle. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement was initially about growth and prosperity, and how both continents can facilitate more trade across the Atlantic. But in the end, the deal was ratified not for what can be gained, but what would have been lost. Europe is saving its global face, while Canada has an opportunity to recalibrate its foreign trading ambitions in agrifood. While Canada remains an insignificant trading player globally, Europe needed to signal to the rest of the world that it remains open for business, despite its recent union-related woes. Economically, because of Russian embargoes, the EU is desperate to find new markets for its food products. CETA may likely ease the deflationary pres-

sures that Europe has been feeling for some time now. With Brexit, the potential gains from CETA for Canada are not as significant, but better access to the European market is good news, nevertheless. Canada’s cattle and hog industries are desperate to reach new markets, and CETA will help to do this in the long term. Canada’s supply management sectors have been needing a wake-up call from outside its borders, and that is exactly what CETA will deliver. With the influx of high-quality, more affordable dairy products, Canada’s dairy industry will now have to redefine itself within a more competitive landscape. In Canada, domestic dairy processors have been preparing for this ratification for years, as massive investments from Saputo, Agropur and others have changed the structure of the industry. In the farming industry, things will be getting much more challenging with CETA. Most of Canada’s 11,000 dairy farmers are concerned about the future of the quota system. Some adjustments have been made by provincial boards in recent years, but these have not been nearly sufficient. More trade-focused programs

are needed and boards should think of ways to entice dairy farmers to become more competitive. A robust vision for the sector must be realized. Both governments and the dairy sector have been struggling with this problem for decades. Supply management is about producing what Canada needs as a nation. The quota system allows producers to feel confident and get paid well, while high tariffs on imports keep foreign products away from Canadian consumers. This is a simple system, which has been heavily criticized by most of the industrialized world for decades. Now CETA will allow thousands of kilos of cheese to enter the Canadian market, exempt from tariffs. This influx of products will represent about two per cent of Canada’s milk production, which will no longer be needed. This figure may not seem like much to the average person, but CETA does in fact create a significant breach in the quota system. This change in turn will destabilize Canada’s entire agricultural system. And, with all provinces having endorsed CETA under the previous government, more changes are on the way. CETA will force the issue of supply

management reform which should be welcome news, for dairy farmers most of all. Most have been led to believe that the status quo will serve their interests well moving forward. But, given that Canada has lost well over 30,000 dairy farms under supply management, it is time for governments and industry to work on a comprehensive plan to allow the Canadian dairy industry to become more competitive. A recent benchmark report suggest that Swiss dairy farmers are the least competitive in the world. Canadians are a close second. If borders open up to allowing more foreign dairy products in the future, Canada’s dairy sector will completely collapse. Any reform would need to be implemented over the next 15 to 20 years, to give Canadian dairy farmers a fighting chance to adjust to these market changes. CETA will be a catalytic force for change, and Ottawa must develop an appetite for this, since it will not be easy. The Canadian government will need to contend with years of fiscal and socio-political baggage. The mandate letter given to the minister of agriculture did not mention anything remotely close to reforming Canada’s archaic supply management practices. These are

due for a complete overhaul, and leadership coming from Ottawa will be key. For now, the industry has been left to deal with its own problems. As the deadline for ratification of CETA loomed, the Trudeau government’s inexperience in diplomacy and global negotiations was painfully obvious. With CETA and other such agreements, it appears the Trudeau government does not have much desire for negotiations in general. Not very reassuring for those looking to Ottawa for some leadership in reforming our supply management regime, which is in dire need of restructuring. Patience and reserve are virtues, particularly when dealing with the ever-contentious issue of agricultural trade. With CETA, Ottawa almost fumbled the ball in the proverbial end zone at the last minute of play. But the deal did prevail. Hopefully the Trudeau government adopts a different, more mature approach domestically for the betterment of Canada’s own dairy farmers. Sylvain Charlebois is dean of the faculty of management and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.

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“The exciting part for us was that all of the recommendations were made with consensus. There was no dissenting view.”

Right to strike

But in the case of the labour relations group, it was more of a case of agreeing to disagree. There was a philosophical split right from the start between those in agriculture and those who believe in the right to unionize and to strike. “Bill 6 is supposed to be enhancing farm safety, and labour relations doesn’t have anything to do with farm safety,” said Mark Chambers, a committee member who is senior production manager with Sunterra Farms. “It created a bone of contention and it was challenging to work through some of that stuff.” The two union officials and labour lawyer knew the provincial Labour Relations Code “inside out” but nothing about farming, he said. “They were completely ignorant to how agriculture works, so we had to correct that and do a presentation on how agriculture actually works to get them educated,” said Chambers. “It got a little heated at times.” Going into the first meeting, Chambers expected the group would be consulted on the gov-

“Now, what we would like very much is for the government to respect those inputs and use them to govern its approach moving forward.” Gord Winkel

ernment’s proposed regulations, but he quickly learned that “the government already decided that the labour relations act was going to be enacted for agriculture, and our goal was to look through the act and see if we could live with it.”

Joel Beatson

“Bill 6 is supposed to be enhancing farm safety, and labour relations doesn’t have anything to do with farm safety.” Mark Chambers

That set the stage for a rocky process. “To us, it wasn’t really a consultation, but that follows the trend of the government on how it has approached Bill 6,” said Chambers.

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When all was said and done, the group reached consensus on only half of the 10 recommendations it put forward. “One of our recommendations was to leave (the code) the way it is, and we couldn’t reach consensus on that,” said Chambers. “Producers say it’s been working fine and that we should leave it well alone, whereas the union reps and the labour lawyer said it shouldn’t be. “There was no way we were going to reach consensus on that, but we wanted to make sure it was on the record to show everyone what we could not agree on.” The producers at the table were prepared to accept the Labour Relations Code as long

as it included wording to prevent strikes, but the group wasn’t able to come to a consensus on that either. “From a farmer’s perspective, we can’t allow unions to disrupt production with strikes in critical times when you’re trying to put crops in the ground, spray crops, harvest crops, or if you’re looking after animals,” said Chambers. “Something needs to be in the act to ensure that strikes do not occur if it’s going to produce irreversible damage to livestock or crops.” But Chambers said he still hopes that the government will look at the recommendations and realize “there’s a uniqueness in agriculture that there’s not in other industries.” “I hope they say, ‘This is real. We understand the concerns of the producers and maybe we should revisit the labour relations act,’” he said. “But at the end of the day, the government can still do as it wishes. It could turn around and say that the act is going to stay the way it is.”

Overtime and family

Employment standards — regulations on hours of work, overtime, and family members working on the farm — was the other big issue during the protests against Bill 6 (which became the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act). But things went surprisingly well at that table. “It was a good process,” said Joel Beatson, executive director of Landscape Alberta. “We really got down to the practical details about why agriculture was unique and why it needed to be different, and we got through it really quickly.” The 12-person table — 10 of whom had “some direct connection to agriculture” — held twoday meetings in June and August and came to a consensus on all 13 recommendations made to the province. “The exciting part for us was that all of the recommendations were made with consensus. There was no dissenting view,” said Beatson. “All 12 people at the table said, ‘Yes, we think that is an acceptable way to handle employment standards.’ “I didn’t expect it to end quite that quickly, but I’m happy it did.” For the most part, the group decided existing employment standards would work for farmers with minor modifications. “There were a lot of employment standards that already applied to farms,” said Beatson. Producers might have been unaware that they applied to farms, but they did exist. “We went through the ones that farmers were exempt from previously, and a lot of those exemptions were maintained.” One potential minefield was hours of work and overtime. Under the Employment Standards Code, employees can’t work more than 12 hours a day, with 30 minutes of rest in every shift longer than five hours. Employees are also entitled to overtime pay after working 44 hours in a week, as well as a certain number of days off depending on how many days they’ve worked in a row.

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That wasn’t going to work for agriculture, said Beatson. “There were some really good ideas in terms of practical solutions for hours of work in a month,” he said. “No one could support that an employee would work every single day of the month without a day off, and the standards already handle that pretty well.” The table’s recommendation was that farms and ranches be exempt from rules on hours of work and overtime, but recommended farm workers get a minimum of four days off for every 28 days worked. The group also recommended that the province maintain the family exemption in the Dec. 9 amendment to Bill 6, which exempted any blood relative up to first cousin from the requirements of the act. That includes any children doing chores on the farm, Beatson added. “We have to continue to separate family from someone outside the family who is hired help on the farm,” he said. “For children, if they’re family, they’re included in the family exemption. And if they’re employees, there will be different rules involved.” For workers under the age of 16, the work “must have no negative impact on schooling, parental consent must be obtained, and the work must not be detrimental to the health, education, or welfare of the youth.” Workers who are 12 and 13 would be limited to 20 hours of work per week. “Children who are 12 or 13 or 14 would have lighter-duty work than 16-year-olds, which is pretty much what exists on a farm already,” said Beatson. Children under the age of 12 were not addressed in the recommendations because it’s very rare for children that young to be hired as employees. “The consensus was that people under 12 weren’t being hired, outside of family.” Administration, particularly enforcement, was another key point of contention for farmers, but again, the group felt the current standard will work for agriculture, as long as it includes a “strong education component.” “Alberta Labour did clarify right away that all of the enforcement is complaint based and complaint driven, and because it’s complaint driven, a minor infraction isn’t going to mean major penalties,” said Beatson. “Everyone was pretty clear that this wasn’t about being 100 per cent compliant 100 per cent of the time. This was about making sure there were fair standards out there to work from.”

Next step

The four other panels — all dealing with different aspects of occupational health and safety — have yet to finalize their recommendations, which are due by the end of the year. Once those recommendations are complete, Winkel hopes that the Alberta government will act quickly on developing the final regulations — and won’t disregard producers’ input. “By getting together to basically formulate our positions and make it part of the public record, we’ve done our sector a service because people know what we’re about and where we stand,” he said. “Now, what we would like very much is for the government to respect those inputs and use them to govern its approach moving forward. “It would be my expectation that it would act on this very good feedback.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

Farm groups plan to lead the way on workplace safety With Bill 6 consultations drawing to a close, AgCoalition aims to ‘show the world’ how to make farms safer BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

ow that the province’s Bill 6 consultation process is nearing an end, what’s next for the unprecedented coalition of Alberta farm groups? “The AgCoalition was initially set up to advance a safety culture, and yet it got embroiled in a consultation process that it didn’t really have a lot of time or purchase for,” said Gord Winkel, the group’s interim executive director. “So now that we’ve done our good work on the consultation side, let’s start focusing on the safety side and continue to move forward on those progressive fronts.” The Alberta Agriculture Farm and Ranch Safety Coalition was an “unprecedented thing” when it formed in January in the wake of the Alberta government’s fasttracked Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act.

The 29 farm groups in the coalition represent 97 per cent of the agriculture industry in Alberta. “We got together and said, ‘In the face of challenge, there is an opportunity,’” said Winkel. “This good work in the face of that challenge led to a fairly major amendment (exemptions for families under the act.) “While that did keep frustration to a fairly manageable level, it still was not a great place to be for everybody involved. It looked like a lose-lose from many respects.” When the government said it would create six ‘tables’ to recommend specific workplace rules and regulations, AgCoalition put forward over 50 names — with 23 chosen to be among the 72 people on the six committees. Now the focus is shifting back to developing ‘leading practices’ for farm and ranch safety. “The way through this is to take charge,” said Winkel. “You can take charge of your sector.

You can take charge of your future by basically determining to lead with how things are represented rather than waiting for others to do it to you. “If you don’t do it your way, it will get done to you.” In many cases, Alberta’s agriculture industry is already doing “really great work” in terms of safety, he added. “We don’t have to invent anything,” said Winkel, a wellknown safety expert in the mining and oil extraction sectors. “In the safety field, one of the things we’ve always been good at is sharing. You know research and development? In the safety field, it’s called rip off and duplicate. “If we can now build on that great work and have it then shared and adopted throughout the agricultural sector, we will see significant improvement.” That will mean changing some commonplace work practices, but the key is to have “a unified voice,” he said.

“Then, when you speak as a sector, it carries with it the credibility and force of an industry.” AgCoalition’s member organizations have all made a commitment to advance the safety culture on Alberta farms and will be working with their members in coming months to shape what that looks like. “AgCoalition is a bold, bold move by an industry to take leadership, and if we stay true to the course, it will be a vehicle that advances safety cultures across all of our industries,” said Winkel. “It’s rooted on the basis of believing in safety and in our lifestyle. It very much says that we are willing to change and to innovate and that we are accountable for safety performance. “We’ll show the world how to get it done — and we’ll get it done the agriculture way.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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It will mean a significant economic hit, but the impact in Alberta hasn’t been estimated yet, said Cutts. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier said his government is “committed to supporting our farm families” but suggested that producers will have to count on crop insurance to cover their losses. “We take this issue seriously,” Carlier said in an email. “That’s why our government has taken a proactive approach by providing Alberta producers with business risk management programs through the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation.”

Harvesting in spring

Some producers are dealing with so much moisture and snow that they might not be able to get their crop off this fall, and will have to wait and combine next spring. That will not only have a big impact on yield and quality, but affect next year’s seeding schedule, said Cutts. “Instead of seeding, you’ll have to finish combining and that will potentially set things backward in terms of dealing with the crop for 2017,” he said.

The situation varies across the province. In the central, northeast and northwest areas of the province, about 30 to 45 per cent of the crop still needs to be brought in. Producers in the south are the furthest along as they were the first to start harvesting. But the Peace River region is better off than some of areas to the south. Producers in the Peace still had about 20 per cent of crop in the fields in the last week in October. “Hopefully we get some stretches of weather that allows combines to get back into the field,” said Cutts. “Producers are just waiting and hoping that the weather does turn for them and allows them to get into the field.” But warm weather in November is hard to come by and that’s what is needed after all the moisture this fall.

Stop and start

Along with the rain and snow, the shortage of warm fall days hurt. That was the story at Degenhardt’s place. Every time it rained, he would have to wait two to three days to let the crops dry. He would then only get two to three days of combining before another round of showers. East-central Alberta has some advantages compared to other regions, since there are cattle

and hogs in the area, and they can make use of the crops for feed. The ethanol facilities in nearby Lloydminster and Unity also take some high-moisture grains Producers with lots of acres and drier land in east-central Alberta were taking off tough grain in September and October and drying it. Other producers have started putting their grain into air bins, and are taking grain off at 24 to 25 per cent, which is wet, not just tough. “In our area, when you get into a bad harvest like this and you get into October or November, there is a lot of tough grain taken off at lower temperatures and then it is put in bins,” said Degenhardt. This grain will need to be moved from one bin into another so that the temperature will stay constant. “You need to be constantly working with that grain, turning it, trying to get it in place where you can actually get it in the dryer and dry it,” said Degenhardt. “It won’t keep for any length of time unless our temperatures are below freezing. Then you have a possibility of keeping it. But that requires constant monitoring if you want to take it off at that moisture.” “Plan A is to get the crop off,” added Cutts. “Plan B is figuring

Keith Degenhardt’s harvest should have been finished a month ago. But like so many producers, he has many acres to combine and a lot of tough grain to deal with. PHOTO: SUPPLIED out how to manage those crops when they’re in the bin because of the moisture. “A month ago, I never would have thought we’d be having this conversation. We had a pretty

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tough October and I hope we get a window here sooner or later to allow producers to get back onto the field.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Help for some producers with unharvested acres Staff

Farm Credit Canada is offering “flexibility to all customers” who have been hit hard by excessive moisture and delayed harvesting. “This year’s wet weather in parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba has certainly been challenging for many farmers whose crops have been affected by excessive moisture,” FCC president and CEO Michael Hoffort said in a news release. “We want to assure them that we understand their situation and will help them through any financial hardship this has created.” FCC said producers should contact their loans officer or call 1-888-332-3301 “to discuss their individual situation and options.” One option would be to defer principal payments. As well, producers may be eligible for an advance on their crop insurance, said the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC). “There are two types of Unharvested Acreage Benefits that a producer may be eligible to receive — the Basic Unharvested Acreage Benefit and the Supplementary Unharvested Acreage Benefit,” AFSC said in a release. “When calculated, these advances are deducted from the final postharvest indemnity.” The Basic Unharvested Acreage Benefit provides a payment of 25 per cent of the producer’s coverage on a per-acre basis for unharvested acres. The unharvested acres must be in excess of 20 per cent of the total insured acres for that crop. The advance covers the difference between the total harvested acres and the number of eligible unharvested acres. To receive the benefit, producers must submit a Crop Harvest Production Report by Nov. 15. For more information, call 1-877-8992372, send an email to info@afsc. ca, or visit an AFSC branch.

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‘Stress test’ expansion plans, says lender If interest rates jumped two percentage points, would borrowing still make sense? BY ALEX BINKLEY AF 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 said, especially when contemplating expansion. “Make sure you can meet the financial obligation,” he said. “Expansion might make sense for producers if they can meet the financial obligation. Pay attention to what’s going on.” Last year was the first time in many years when farm debt rose faster than income, he noted.

So while low interest rates are better than high ones, now is “a good time to tighten your belt and find efficiencies in your operation.” Farmers should consider applying a shock test to their expansion plans like the one the federal government instituted for home buyers to make sure they can withstand a sudden rise in interest rates or drop in income. The stress test looks at whether borrowers could afford their mortgage payments if interest rates suddenly rose

“Producers have a duty to protect themselves.” J.P. Gervais

from the current average of about 2.6 per cent to the Bank of Canada’s five-year fixed rate of 4.64 per cent.

FCC applies that kind of analysis to any farm loans it makes, but producers should conduct their own version of a stress test when considering an expansion, said Gervais. “Producers have a duty to protect themselves.” For now farm income prospects still appear healthy, even if crop and livestock prices are soft, he said. There is sufficient growth prospects that agriculture should be able to ride out the slow economy that has created the low interest rates.

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Brazil beans deeply discounted

Japan eyes food exports to boost growth

Brazil is muscling in on U.S. soybean sales to China as major producers vie to slim down bulging stockpiles after four years of record global output. Brazil has already made several sales and is using aggressive pricing to win more. Brazil and Argentina, the world’s biggest and third-biggest exporters, normally harvest over February-March and dominate global trading through to September. The U.S., the second-largest exporter, sells about half of its annual exports of 50 million to 52 million tonnes in the December quarter. But this year, Brazil and Argentina still have another 10 million to 12 million tonnes to sell. — Reuters

With traditional exports stalled, Japan is seeking to cast itself as a purveyor of high-quality food. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to increase agriculture exports by a third in the next three years to one trillion yen (C$12.8 billion). Hong Kong is the top destination for Japan’s food exports, and a model of the potential Japan sees in increasing trade. With just seven million people, the territory takes almost one-quarter of Japan’s food exports such as Wagyu beef and soba buckwheat noodles. Japan is targeting China for more exports, but also wants to sell premium goods to Europe and the U.S. —

Poor harvest sends canola futures to highest level in four months Along with supply worries, there’s also support coming from export demand for U.S. soy By Phil Franz-Warkentin

anola futures climbed to their highest levels in four months during the week ended Oct. 28, as reality set in on the fact that a large portion of the crop is still unharvested. An estimated 20 per cent of Western Canada’s canola crop was still in the field at the beginning of the week, and weather conditions did not allow for much progress. Prior to the harvest, industry participants generally placed canola production at 18 million tonnes or more. However, if poor conditions mean only 14 million tonnes are harvested, supply/ demand projections tighten considerably. Those concerns over tightening supplies are evident in the July 2017/November 2017 spread. The July contract went from trading at a carry of about $3 under the new-crop November contract at the beginning of October, to an inverse of $28 by the end of the month. That huge shift in price between the old- and newcrop months is usually a good signal that

someone is concerned about how much canola will be around by July of next year. Beyond the Canadian production issues, canola also found some surprising support from the U.S. soy complex during the week. The soybean harvest is nearing its final stages, and expectations for a record-large crop should be bearish for the oilseeds overall. Export demand for U.S. soybeans is also very strong, however, which kept that market underpinned. Soyoil was especially strong over the past week, with Malaysian palm oil pulling up vegetable oil markets around the world amid concerns over lower production. The upside is likely limited as far as the soy complex is concerned, especially as focus starts to turn to relatively favourable planting conditions in South America. Another factor at play in the market these days is the weak loonie. The soft currency keeps crush margins well supported and makes the Canadian crop more attractive to international buyers pricing in U.S. dollars.

Corn and wheat futures, meanwhile, remain stuck in sideways trading ranges. The charts show little direction one way or the other, but the major story in the grains may be on quality issues on the cash side. World grain supplies are thought to be more than sufficient to meet demand, but the quality of some of

those supplies is questionable. As a result, quality and protein spreads are already widening for wheat in both the U.S. and Canada. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Prairie wheat bids mostly higher on weather issues Cash prices for CWRS and durum rose from last week, while CPSR bids weakened BY DAVE SIMS CNS Canada

pring wheat and durum bids in Western Canada chopped around during the week ended Oct. 28, but were mostly higher as worries about the lagging harvest and potential losses in quality underpinned prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up $1-$3 per tonne compared to the previous week. Average prices ranged from about $225 per tonne in Saskatchewan’s southeast to as high as $238 in northern Alberta. Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but gained $1-$2 on average to range from about $32 to $45 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollar-denominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids. When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS

bids ranged from US$168 to US$178 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 weaker during the week, with prices hitting $151 per tonne in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Average durum prices were up by $4-$6 per tonne, with bids in Saskatchewan coming in at about $296-$306 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. 28 at US$5.245 per bushel, down about five U.S. cents per bushel from the previous week. Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in

Average durum prices were up by $4-$6 per tonne, with bids in Saskatchewan coming in at about $296-$306.

Canada. The December K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.1125 per bushel on Oct. 28, down about 10 U.S. cents compared to the previous week. The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled Oct. 28 at US$4.085, down by six U.S. cents on the week. The Canadian dollar was trading Oct. 28 at 74.72 U.S. cents, down by roughly a quarter of a cent compared to the previous week.

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Canada and the EU sign free trade deal but battle not over It may take years before the deal goes into full force, but most import duties will be removed early next year By Robert-Jan Bartunek and Philip Blenkinsop Reuters / BRUSSELS

he free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada signed at the end of last month must still clear some 40 national and regional parliaments in Europe in the coming years to enter fully into force. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the treaty along with the heads of EU institutions, a step that should enable a provisional implementation of the pact early in 2017 with the removal of most import duties. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was almost derailed by a Frenchspeaking region in southern Belgium, which has less than one per cent of the 508 million EU consumers likely to be affected by CETA. But both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker praised the deal. “We are setting standards which will determine globalization in the coming years,” said Juncker. “Nothing in other trade agreements will be able to remain below the level of what we have reached today with Canada.” The agreement is seen as a springboard to a larger EU deal with the United States, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Treaty (TTIP), which

A demonstrator dressed as a clown poses during a protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), outside the European Council in Brussels on Oct. 30. Photo: REUTERS/Francois Len has been the target of labour unions and environmental and other protest groups. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said TTIP talks are not dead, contrary to what some politicians in Germany and France have said, but would need to wait until the next U.S. president takes office in January. Supporters say CETA will increase Canadian-EU trade by 20 per cent and boost the EU economy by 12 billion euros (C$17.7 billion) a year and Canada’s by $12 billion ($9 billion). Ottawa also

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wants to reduce the country’s reliance on the U.S. for its exports. For the EU, it is a first trade pact with a G7 country and a success plucked from the jaws of defeat at a time when the bloc’s credibility has taken a beating from Britain’s vote in June to leave after 43 years of membership. Assuming the European Parliament gives its assent, CETA could come into force partially early next year. However, full implementation, which would include a contentious investment protection system, will ensue only after clear-

ance by more than three dozen national and regional parliaments. The Belgian experience shows this outcome is no given, but Trudeau said provisional application would unlock 98 per cent of CETA’s key measures and that consumers and businesses would immediately feel its benefits. “We are confident that demonstrating that trade is good for the middle classes (...) will make sure that everybody gets that this is a good thing for our economies and that it is also a good thing for the world,” Trudeau said.

Most farm groups, including the Alberta Wheat Commission, welcomed the deal. “We export approximately two million tonnes of wheat annually from Canada into the EU so this could mean significant dollars for Canadian grain farmers,” said commission chair Kevin Auch. The main focus of protests against CETA and TTIP remains the system to protect foreign companies’ investments. Critics say its provision for arbitration panels to rule on disputes with states can be abused by multinational companies to dictate public policy, such as on environmental standards. The EU and Canada say their investment protection system guarantees the right of governments to regulate, make use of independent judges and be more transparent. The deal will eliminate tariffs on almost 99 per cent of goods. The beneficiaries would include, for example, carmakers or the EU textile sector, for which Canadian duties of up to 18 per cent can be imposed at present. Service companies could also benefit and EU companies would be able to tender for public contracts at Canadian provincial and municipal level, the first time Canada has offered this. Canada would be able to send larger quotas of pork, beef and wheat to the EU market, and EU dairy producers would be able to export more than double the current amount of “high-quality” cheeses to Canada. — With staff files

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BIXS launches buying club

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The Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS) has launched a buying club for those enrolled in its data collection system. The club will offer producers “deep discounts from retail partners,” said BIXS president and CEO Hubert Lau. There’s a $50 annual fee for joining the club but it’s not charged until a participant’s savings have reached $100, said Lau. The club’s first retailer is Fountain Tire. BIXS was created by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association but is now owned by a privately held company. Revenue from the buying club will allow the company to grow its data-sharing system, said Lau.— BIXS

Bonnie Spragg of Spragg’s Meat Shop and Nicola Irving of Irvings Farm Fresh will be presenters at Getting into Local Foods workshops later this month. The Spraggs started their meat-processing business so they could produce meat products in their own facility and sell them from their on-site store in Rosemary. The Irvings also raise pigs and make English-style sausages and other pork products at a processing facility on their farm near Round Hill. Spragg will speak at workshops in Lethbridge (Nov. 22) and Airdrie (Nov. 23) while Irving will speak in Parkland County on Nov. 24. To register, call 1-800-387-6030. — AAF

Thinking like a consumer is key to beef industry’s success Look at your product from your customers’ point of view as opposed to ours, says president of Certified Angus Beef BY ALEXIS KIENLEN

“If they value your product, they pay up for it. If they don’t, they choose something else.”

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f you deliver the value that consumers want, they will come. And that’s the best way to drive profits in the beef industry. “If we involve them (consumers) in the process in one form or another, we can find a way to move forward that is financially rewarding for production agriculture and deliver a product to consumers that they are willing to buy,” John Stika, president of Certified Angus Beef, told attendees at the recent Livestock Gentec conference. Many sectors are having to change the way they operate in order to be more consumer focused. Doing that successfully means thinking like a consumer — and that shouldn’t be hard, said Stika. “I often have to remind myself that to some industry, somewhere out there, I’m them — I’m that consumer who doesn’t understand,” he said. “I think that’s important to remember. When you talk about consumers, remember we are consumers. “We have to look at the consumers from their point of view as opposed to ours. They’re going to tell us what they want and we have a choice to either respond to them or ignore them.” Certified Angus Beef, founded in Ohio in 1978 by a group of ranchers, has been a phenomenal success story with sales of beef bearing its brand topping one billion pounds in its last fiscal year. To qualify for the program, beef must meet or exceed 10 standards for quality more selective than USDA Choice or Prime. And it’s quality, not marketing, that consumers respond to, said Stika. “If they value your product, they pay up for it. If they don’t, they choose something else. If we in the beef, pork or poultry business want to grow and prosper, the only source of new dollars from which to build the foundation of our business comes from one source — the

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Meeting consumer demand and delivering value is the best way to boost profits in the beef industry, John Stika told attendees at the Livestock Gentec conference. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN consumer. If the consumer is willing to invest in our products by buying our products at retail and at restaurants and so forth, then we have a chance to grow our business from the ground up.” Historically, the beef industry has focused on what was good for the sector, pushed it through the system, and recruited buyers. But that model isn’t as successful as it used to be. “The model that works today, and what we see with branded programs, is to find out what the consumers want and then build a supply model that fits within reason, from a practical standpoint,” said Stika.

The goal should be to exceed the expectations of consumers, but instead the beef industry has struggled to connect with consumers and spends too much energy ‘educating them.’ “I know that when my wife tries to educate me, I respond a lot differently than when she wants to relate or connect with me on an issue,” he said. “Consumers are the same way. It really is about creating a dialogue and trying to engage with the consumer.” Branded beef sales have grown even as beef prices have soared to record highs because consumers are willing to pay more for a branded product than commodity beef, he said. That’s because

consumers respond to higher prices by becoming more discriminating and less willing to spend money on a product that might not offer the quality they want. If beef is going to compete with pork or chicken, the industry has to be more effective in delivering value that consumers expect, said Stika. “At Certified Angus Beef, delivering more comes back to one simple premise: Why do consumers choose beef over pork or poultry? It’s not because of price. It’s because beef is the protein of celebration. All great events in life happen around beef. Taste is a big part of that.”

As the North American cow herd decreased in size, the beef industry has used tools like management, genetics, and genomics to create more of what consumers want while simultaneously driving efficiencies. “You want to talk about risk management, that might be the best risk management (tool) we have as an industry — taking that time with tight resources, making it through that time period without losing a lot of demand for high-quality beef,” he said. And when starting a brand, remember, “they all start out small and are defined as niche.” “If you’re successful, you’ll grow,” said Stika. “Large brands are just the ones that have had success.” But also remember “the emotion around the dinner table is what really drives this business.” “It’s about connecting with the consumers and having them be emotional that helps you be sustainable in what you do,” he said. “Get them passionate about understanding and supporting the way of life that we all value. We need to balance that scientific approach with the emotional need humans have to connect with what we do. “Our future depends on how we choose to engage those consumers long term. This ultimately will drive home how profitable we are and how successful we are in sustaining our individual operations, whether that be in dairy, beef, swine or poultry.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Consumer concerns about meat is no fad Animal welfare expert says livestock producers need to both ‘raise the bar’ and speak up about improvements they’re making By ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF / BANFF

lobal concerns about animal welfare are having an impact on meat purchasing, and the food industry needs to adapt to this new reality. “For the vast majority, price, taste and convenience have been key — but one of the issues that goes across the board now is transparency,” said Lesley Mitchell, international head of policy for World Animal Protection, a non-profit founded in the early ’80s. “People, particularly millennials, are increasingly concerned about health, wellness and food safety, including animal welfare,” the London-based animal scientist said at the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef last month. “Animal welfare is no longer a point of contention or a discussion of whether or not we should have it. It’s fundamentally part of the picture.” Agriculture has some major issues in terms of animal welfare, particularly when it comes to confinement spaces for pigs and laying hens. “There is a sea change around improving the basic standard systems that have existed for the last 30 to 40 years,” she said. “Animals suffer in those systems and they need to change to reflect the needs of animals in terms of their behaviour as well as their health.” Many of these messages are not just rhetoric spouted by animal activists, but real animal welfare issues based on science, she said. “I am an animal scientist from Oxford by background. I can comfortably say that in many instances, confined spaces cause animals to suffer. I’m not widening that to all production, but it’s an issue and people should hear it.”

What surveys find

Consumers around the world are indicating they’re making purchasing decisions based on animal welfare. An ongoing largescale European survey called Eurobarometer that has been tracking attitudes on economic, political and social issues — has found that four out of five people want better welfare for farm animals, with 60 per cent indicating they will pay more for it. In China, 71 per cent of people polled about pig production consider the welfare of animals a factor in their decision to purchase meat, said Mitchell. Eighty-three per cent of those polled in China want pigs raised in spaces that give them the freedom to move, and three-quarters said they would pay more for it. “This is a big deal in a country where you have a massively urbanizing population but also a growing economy where people are going to be eating more of that product and have the ability to choose,” she said. A survey of young American college students found they believed factory-farmed meat was worth less and people were less willing to buy it. “We know that about one per cent of people in the U.S. and a higher number in the EU are expressing desire to buy highwelfare-raised animals,” said Mitchell. “People have choice, motivation and information and that’s something they are mov-

Livestock producers need to accept — and respond to — consumers’ animal welfare concerns, says Lesley Mitchell, international head of policy with World Animal Protection. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN AFE: 1/4 pg 4C – 6”x6.625” (NON-Bleed)

ing towards. The vast majority is looking for a life worth living for animals in the production chain.”

Changes needed

These survey findings mean producers need to provide systems suited to the behavioural, psychological, and physiological needs of animals. “There are things that are fundamental to your life that will prevent you from experiencing stress. I think that’s the concept that people have,” she said. “They want animals to have a life worth living. They don’t want to feel guilty, or feel bad or think that their food has come from something they wouldn’t want to touch themselves.” Producers, fast-food outlets, and retailers have the opportunity to communicate on the middle ground, she said. And one way they can do that is by communicating through brands and demonstrating that the bar has been raised. Bad stories taint the industry, so it’s important to raise the bar and reach a consensus that this benefits everyone. “Raising that bar and having clarity of commitments and celebrating those achievements is key. You guys have incredible stories to tell,” she said. “If you’re doing these things, be proud of them, speak up, stand up, but make sure it’s not greenwashing because people will pull that rug out from underneath you in seconds.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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The many reasons a horse rolls It’s an eye-catching move, but it’s also completely natural behaviour By Carol Shwetz, DVM

henever an animal as large as a horse drops to the ground it captures most everyone’s attention. Fortunately the most common reason a horse does drop to the ground is to roll, and rolling is a perfectly natural behaviour for horses. It is both beneficial to their health and an indicator of their health. Horses that roll relieve themselves of accumulated physical and mental tensions. While we are not certain what stimulates rolling and what it means in all circumstances, it likely serves several purposes. Typically horses about to roll go through a “ritual”: snorting, blowing and pawing at the ground, circling, and then slightly bending at the knees coming to rest on the ground with a satisfied grunt. Leaning over to one side they then begin to roll, often vigorously back and forth, writhing and wriggling. It’s a full body experience with many horses getting enough momentum to roll all the way from one side to the other, although it may take several attempts.

Horses tend to be rather particular about the site they choose to roll with the ritual serving as a “check” for creature comfort. The rolling spot will be assessed for debris and adequate substrate such as dirt or sand. Sometimes even water seems to be acceptable. In pasture situations horses often develop and share the same spot for rolling, returning to the same spot for rolling day after day. Over time these rolling sites develop into shallow dust bowls. In a herd situation rolling of horses seems to almost be contagious like yawning in people with a number of horses lining up to roll at the preferred rolling site. The lineup often reflects dominance amongst the animals. Although there’s much speculation about the reasons horses roll, it would seem the common denominator driving the behaviour is simply the horse’s inherent desire to feel better. Many aspects of the body receive benefit from the roll. The horse’s hair coat is certainly changed when a horse rolls. This is most obvious in the springtime when the horse uses rolling to relieve itself of the winter coat and aid shedding. The amount of winter coat left on the ground

It’s a full body experience with many horses getting enough momentum to roll all the way from one side to the other.

following rolling is a testament to the effectiveness of this practice. Horses rolling in dust derive the benefit of dustbathing to maintain a healthy hair coat. Horses may also roll in mud to protect and soothe their skin during insect season. Horses that typically seek to roll after being bathed and groomed are likely attempting to restore “things” back to “their” normal — the horses having less of an attachment to being “all clean and shiny.” Rolling re-establishes the loft of the hair coat and restores its thermoregulating effect after becoming wet. Grooming and bathing can change how a horse’s skin feels and rolling is the horse’s way of getting

things back to what they feel to be “their” normal. Rolling also plays an important role in the health of a horse’s spine and musculoskeletal system easing stiffness and maintaining its flexibility and alignment. When the horse rolls it has the ability to favourably affect and change the muscles of its body and spine in a manner unique and unavailable to it in a standing position. As much as a horse rolls for health, it may also be an indicator of health. A healthy horse with a good, strong back will vigorously roll from one side to the other without standing up first. A horse with a weak or unhealthy back may roll on one side very briefly then get up and walk away without immediately laying down to roll on the other side. Some horses with back soreness or other problems will refuse to roll at all. A less common, but occasional problem concerns horses that attempt to roll under saddle. This behaviour can be related to discomfort from the tack or muscle soreness. It can also become a learned behaviour to unseat the rider and is occasionally seen with the witty and charming pony.

Although rolling is a perfectly natural behaviour in horses, most of the time, there are situations when rolling is a red flag and indicates a serious health problem which will require medical attention. Horses with colic pain will drop to the ground and roll, sometimes dramatically so. The quality of the roll will be noticeably different from that of a healthy horse. A horse with colic pain will have multiple episodes of frantic rolling with no invigorating shake afterward and in between rolling episodes, it may repeatedly look to its flank, pace and paw or stand listlessly or lie down. Healthy horses rarely roll in their stall and horses that have been rolling in their stall will appear to be dishevelled, sweaty and are usually covered in manure and shavings. Nearly all horses that are pain free shake after rolling. A healthy horse is one that rolls, shakes and repeats. Providing horses with the opportunity to roll brings both known and unknown benefits to their health and mental well-being. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian focusing on equine practice in Millarville.

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Soggy conditions ideal for spread of foot rot Veterinarian says keeping cattle high and dry will go a long way in keeping foot rot bacteria at bay BY JENNIFER PAIGE Staff

eep a weather eye out for foot rot. The wet and warm conditions of this season have set the stage for the bacteria that causes it to flourish. “The wet weather gives more places for the bug to live and softens up the animal’s skin which makes little wounds more prevalent,” said Dr. Wayne Tomlinson, extension veterinarian with Manitoba Agriculture. “In wet years, we’ll see more foot rot than in dry years because the conditions are right in the wet years for the bacteria to thrive in mud.” Foot rot, or bovine interdigital necrobacillosis, is a common disease that causes lameness. It is caused by a bacteria infection and can occur in dairy barns, on pasture or in feedlots. The disease is highly contagious and is contracted when skin between the toes of the cattle is damaged, creating a point of entry. “If there is a scratch or scrape, they can pick up the bacteria. So, if their feet are wet, their skin is softer. Just like you and I if we sit in the bathtub for a long time. Your skin is softer and more easily damaged,” Tomlinson said. Foot rot is more common when animals are in situations where they are overcrowded or are moving on rough ground or through fields with stubble. Soils with a high pH can also have a higher incidence of infection.

Recognition and treatment

Foot rot should be fairly easy to spot, as infected animals will be in significant pain. The animal will become lame and spend more time lying down. “Foot rot is easily recognized. The animal is in extreme pain. There is swelling of the foot. Oftentimes the two toes are a little bit apart. If you lift the foot up, early on there is a very foul odour to it,” Tomlinson said. Foot rot can also cause the animal to run a fever, generally reducing the animal’s appetite, and impacting the production of milk or breeding. Tomlinson says the foot rot needs to be treated early and aggressively with antibiotics or it can become more severe. If left untreated, foot rot can cause joint, bone and tendon sheath infections and possibly, chronic abscesses. “It is easier to treat early on, in the

“It is important to make sure that it is foot rot that you are actually dealing with. A swollen foot doesn’t necessarily have to be foot rot. It can be a sprain, it can be something stuck in between the toes, staples, sticks, or nails, or it could be a sole abscess.” Dr. Wayne Tomlinson

pHOTO: thINKSTOCK early stages of the condition before it gets embedded in the soft tissue. If you do catch this early on, most antibiotics will work,” Tomlinson said. Foot rot is most commonly treated with penicillin, oxytetracyclines and ceftiofur. Once treated the disease should resolve in four to five days. Be thorough when inspecting the animal and don’t presume all lameness is caused by foot rot. “One of the things I have learned over the years is that people tend to use the word lameness interchangeably with foot rot and foot rot does occur but it is very specific,” said Dr. Chris Clark, clinician, professor and researcher with the University of Saskatchewan. Clark, whose research focuses on cattle lameness and the control and prevention of infectious disease, says improper diagnosis of foot rot can lead to unnecessary administration of antimicrobials, and can prolong the discomfort of the animal and increase the loss of production.

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The best way to prevent contracting foot rot is to try to keep cattle out of wet areas by ensuring good drainage in corrals, or fencing off of riparian areas, or low, swampy parts of the pasture. “The environment is huge but there is no environment that is better or worse. We can have good corrals and bad corrals, and good pastures and bad pastures,” Tomlinson said. “Wet, muddy areas are a much nicer environment for the bugs to grow, so if we can keep them high and dry, whether it is in a corral, dry lot or pasture situation. Keeping them high and dry won’t guarantee anything, but it will go a long way in keeping the bug out.” If you determine foot rot is pres-

ent within the herd, Tomlinson says it may be best to isolate the animal to help prevent the spread, but also, from a humane aspect, to reduce its distance to food and water. Tomlinson notes that there is a vaccine currently available for foot rot but says it is certainly not an absolute solution. “There is a vaccine available, but because of the nature of the bacteria, the vaccine helps but it is not 100 per cent effective,” Tomlinson said. “We have had mixed success. Some of the producers will find that it works quite well, others find that cattle recover quicker but it doesn’t prevent them from getting it and others don’t know if it helps much at all.” Clark adds that most concern around the disease is usually focused on bulls as something like foot rot can cause the animal to be unproductive. He recommends being proactive prior to breeding season. “There are a few things to think about. If you have your animals on pasture, bulls typically carry a lot

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of weight and travel a fair distance. So, you want your bulls to have the healthiest feet possible,” Clark said. “Over the years it has come to my attention and now I really promote that if you have a bull in pasture and you are relying on him to breed those cows, it is worth making the investment of getting his feet salted out before breeding season. “What I usually recommend is that if you are getting the bull’s semen checked about six weeks before going to pasture that is the perfect time to get his feet inspected. That way you still have six weeks before you need him to work and then he will go out to pasture with really good feet and those should get him through the summer.” Clark says producers can also be proactive by making sure cattle have all of the vitamins and minerals they need for healthy skin and hoof growth, as well as look at good conformation, as long hooves can cause complications. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Already too late for global warming target?

An unhappy milestone reached

Governments have given the green light for a UN study on how to meet an ambitious global warming target, despite growing worries the goal may be unrealistic. The report, due for completion in 2018, is meant to guide almost 200 nations, including China and the U.S., on how to stop temperatures rising more than 1.5 C above pre-industrial times. Average world surface temperatures are on track to surpass the 1 C mark this year and set a new record high. Some scientists say the 1.5 C mark will inevitably be surpassed unless new technologies are invented to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. — Reuters

Greenhouse gases rose to a symbolic milestone in 2015, taking climate change into a new phase which could last generations even if governments act to curb man-made global warming, says the UN World Meteorological Organization. Globally averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide, the main man-made greenhouse gas, reached 400.0 parts per million in the atmosphere for the first time on record and are 44 per cent above levels before the Industrial Revolution, it said. A UN panel of climate scientists estimates that concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are at their highest in at least 800,000 years. — Reuters

The story so far is warmer in the east and cooler in the west Storms from the U.S. Midwest tracking through the middle of the Prairies were the biggest factors in last month’s weather

By Daniel Bezte

ast month’s weather roundup stated there were average temperatures over the western Prairies with above-average temperatures over eastern regions. Well, that pattern became even more distinct during October, with western regions seeing well-belowaverage temperatures while eastern regions experienced well-above-average values. The pattern of air temperature during October closely followed the main storm track during the month. The first two weeks of the month saw a couple of very strong storm systems track almost in a true northerly path out of the American Midwest, pushing northwards through southern Saskatchewan and into northern Manitoba. This created a very distinct line between warmer-than-average temperatures on the eastern side of the storm track and colder than average on the western side. When I added up all the numbers for the main weather stations across the Prairies we had a 50/50 split between above-average and belowaverage stations. On the eastern side of the main storm track it was mild, with all three of the main centres across agricultural Manitoba reporting above-average temperatures in October. The Winnipeg region was the warmest, with a mean monthly temperature that was nearly 2 C above average. The Brandon and Dauphin regions were a little cooler, with mean monthly temperatures that were about 1.0 C above average. With the main storm track cutting through Saskatchewan we see a big difference in temperatures between Regina and Saskatoon. Over southern regions, Regina reported a mean monthly temperature that was right around average, while Saskatoon reported a mean monthly temperature that was nearly 2.0 C below the long-term average.

1 Month (30 Days) Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) September 28, 2016 to October 27, 2016

This map shows total amount of precipitation across the Prairies during the 30-day period ending Oct. 27. A quick look at the map shows just how much of the region saw above-average amounts of precipitation (dark greens and blues). Only a small area of south-central Alberta and south-central and southeastern Manitoba received near-average amounts.

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Going farther west into Alberta, temperatures continued on the cold side in October. Both the Calgary and Edmonton regions recorded mean monthly temperatures that were -2.0 to -2.5 C below average. Farther north it was even colder, with the Peace River region recording a mean monthly temperature that was over 3.5 C below average. While cold temperatures in October can create problems, the real culprit was the precipitation during the month. During the first two weeks of October, several storm systems tracked roughly northwards, bringing both heavy rains and snows to much of Saskatchewan and western Manitoba. Farther west in Alberta, the weather pattern helped to pump in plenty of cold air along with an abundant amount of moisture. These features combined together to bring an above-average amount of both

rain and snow across pretty much all of Alberta, with only a small part of south-central regions seeing near-average amounts. Looking back at the longrange forecasts from last month, it would appear that Environment Canada did the best job as it called for aboveaverage temperatures over Manitoba, with near-average temperatures in Saskatchewan and Alberta, along with aboveaverage amounts of precipitation in all three provinces. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac came in second with a call for near- to slightly below-average temperatures along with above-average amounts of precipitation. My forecast was kind of close, but off by a bit. It indicated that the main storm track should stay to our north giving us warm, or at least average temperatures, along with average amounts of precipitation. The storm track in the first

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half of the month ended up sagging southwards, which threw off this forecast. For November, Environment Canada is calling for the current pattern to continue, with above-average temperatures over Manitoba, near average across eastern and central Saskatchewan, and below-average temperatures over the remaining western regions. Interestingly, it is calling for aboveaverage amounts of precipitation across all regions. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for warmer-than-average temperatures right across the Prairies, along with belowaverage amounts of precipitation. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac appears to be calling for colder-than-average temperatures as it never mentions mild or warm. Precipitation looks to be above average according to it, with several mentions of unsettled or stormy weather.

Finally, my forecast. I spent some time over the last week praying to all the weather gods that I know of (just one) and I came up with the same answer — figure it out for yourself! The current long-range forecast for the first half of November is looking pretty dry and warm for most of the southern and central Prairies. After that, who knows what will happen? But my gut is saying we will see colder and snowy weather move back into western and northern sections, with extreme southern Saskatchewan and much of southern Manitoba remaining relatively warm and dry. 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.

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When it comes to healthy soil, you want to lump it Soil aggregation is critical — in several different ways — to growing healthy crops BY JENNIFER BLAIR

“When we know what changes are happening in the soil based on what we do, we can speed the process for healing the soil.”

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hink water is your biggest limiting factor when growing a crop? Think again. “Soil aggregation is the most important constraint that we have,” said Yamily Zavala, crop and soil health management specialist at Chinook Applied Research Association. “In order for a soil to function properly, we have to have all the soil processes — physical, chemical, and biological — function in a way that they can maintain the soil in a good condition. “Aggregation is one of the most important components of the physical process of the soil. We want our soil to have good aggregation.” Soil aggregation — the way soil particles bind together — can act as an early warning sign of problems in the soil, said Zavala at a Foothills Forage and Grazing Association tour in mid-October. Things such as soil erosion, compaction, nutrient deficiencies, and root diseases are all signs of “really bad conditions in the soil.” “If I have physical problems in the soil, that’s going to affect my biology in the soil and my chemicals in the soil, which means I’m not going to have enough nutrients or microbials (groups of bacteria and some fungi) to build soil aggregation,” said Zavala. “In order to have good soil health, all of the processes in the soil have to function properly.” And it isn’t enough to “give a pill to remediate the pain of the soil. We need to see why the pain in the soil is there,” she said. “We need to find the cause of the problem. We need to look at the physical, biological, and chemical properties in the soil, and we need to look at all of them in a way that gives us information about what the problem is.”

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That’s why her organization has launched a new soil health lab, said Zavala. The lab will collect soil sam-

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Chinook Applied Research Association has launched a soil health lab to evaluate and improve soil health, said soil health specialist Yamily Zavala at a Foothills Forage and Grazing Association forage tour in mid-October. PHOTO: FOOTHILLS FORAGE AND GRAZING ASSOCIATION

ples to evaluate and improve soil health based on “local conditions and site-specific constraints.” “We need to monitor the changes in the soil when we change the management in there,” she said. “When we know what changes are happening in the soil based on what we do, we can speed the process for healing the soil.” The lab will study soil health indicators like aggregation stability, compaction, biological activity (such as active carbon), and “soil food web biology,” which includes bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and other living organisms in the soil. The soil health indicators will then be used to establish baseline data and benchmarks for farmers’ fields, which will give producers the ability to evaluate their own management practices. The fees for sample testing haven’t been set, but the goal is to keep them “affordable for producers so access to their soil health information is not restricted.”

“We need to create bridges between producers’ practices and improving the soil health, and we need to identify and evaluate soil management strategies that will target specific problems,” she said. “The more samples that come from farmers, the more we’ll be able to develop our own baseline for soil health. “We want to understand what’s really going on to help you improve the health of your soil.”

Building soil aggregation

On most farms, that starts with building stable soil aggregates. Good soil aggregation leads to better aeration and water infiltration while reducing erosion and compaction — creating a better “house” for soil microbials that contribute to plant health. “It’s important to create a habitat for micro-organism activity in the soil,” said Zavala. “The physical components of the soil are the parts that allow the microbial population to live in the soil. And when we increase the aggregation, there’s more microbial activity.” That’s done first through biological activity — not through physical or chemical activity. “We need to ask what the biology wants,” she said. “What they want is nothing different than what we want. I want air to breathe, water to drink, and a nice house I can live in. The biological components also want that.”

And in many cases, producers are already giving microbials what they want, by moving to reduced or no till, leaving residue on the soil, and increasing crop diversity. “What we’re doing is feeding the microbials that are in the soil,” said Zavala. “Once we have soil organic matter and food for the microbials, the microbials can start doing their functions like improving soil nutrients and aggregation.” One of the best ways to do that is through cover crop cocktail mixes, she added. “Diversification allows you to increase soil organic matter. That’s one of the things that helps you improve soil health, and then you get better crops, better yields, and betterquality products.” Each cover crop in a cocktail mix has a function, said Zavala. “With cover crops, it’s very important that you have a purpose. What is it going to do to your soil? What is it going to do to your livestock?” she said, adding it’s important to have a mix of both warm-season and coolseason broadleaf crops and grasses. “If you have all of that in your mix, that’s going to give you benefits because each one of these species has a characteristic that allows microbials to wake up in the soil.” The different types of cover crops increase soil organic matter in different ways above and below the ground — “above with the plant and below with the root.” “Every single root of every plant is different, with different depths and widths,” she said. “All of that has a different function in the soil. They all build biological diversity in the soil. “When you have different roots in the soil, you have food for different kinds of microbials in the soil.” But there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to soil health problems, she added. “It’s not just one thing you need to do. We first need to find indicators in the soil that show what’s causing problems for us.”

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Despite bleak weather forecasts railways say they’ll move the crop A late start to the shipping season, big crop and the forecast for a harsh winter are combining to challenge the railways BY ALLAN DAWSON 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-70million-tonne range. The varying quality of the crop could complicate shipping logistics, said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), which represents the main grain companies. “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-million-tonne crop and the coldest winter in 100 years. Extreme cold reduces the effectiveness of air brakes and some forecasters are not only predicting a colder-thanusual winter, but also lots of snow in the Rockies. The start of the season will feature occasional intrusions of

“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.” Keith Creel

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Temperatures of -25 or colder does result in shorter trains, but warmer than that it’s normal railroading, said CP president and chief operating officer Keith Creel. “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, and “well prepared to meet the challenge,” corporate development manager Greg Hamilton said at a recent grain transportation conference in Winnipeg. 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 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 said in mid-October that CP had supplied 75 per cent of the hopper cars ordered by grain companies in the preceding four weeks, 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 isn’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 previous 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 higherquality grain. Those interests serve us well. We are partners not enemies.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Supplemental heat best option Late-season canola harvesting could mean difficulties for those trying to lower moisture levels

Canadian Pacific Railway has reported lower-than-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. “Given the delayed grain harvest, lower 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 executive Hunter Harrison said. Revenue fell more than nine per cent to $1.55 billion, missing analysts’ estimates of $1.61 billion. However, a 6.2 per cent fall in costs helped the company post a higher quarterly profit, which rose to $347 million (versus $323 million a year earlier). — Reuters

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ate harvested canola with high moisture content requires a different approach to aeration, says an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. “Air that is less than 10° has almost no capacity to dry at all,” said Angela Brackenreed. “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.” Moisture content needs to be brought down to eight per cent in order to be safe for long-term storage. 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,” said Brackenreed. 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 said. “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 hot spots that may be starting to form and can also help to even out some of those conditions, as well.”

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Canola Discovery Forum focuses on short- and long-term research It gets new agronomic information to farmers faster and exposes researchers to the questions farmers want answered BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

anola growers can cut their seeding rates under good seeding conditions, but they might have to re-evaluate insect thresholds and weed control timing. That was just one of the many pieces of information to come from the recent Canola Discovery Forum held in Winnipeg. “The evidence is starting to show we can probably get away with lower seeding rates based on the vigour and the establishment ability of our (canola) hybrids,” said Curtis Rempel, the Canola Council of Canada’s vice-president of crop production and innovation.

The meeting, which this year was limited to about 200 people, has evolved since the first one in 2013. “It is a venue to take research and translate it into knowledge and practical information for growers in our value chain,” Rempel said. “The other part of it is to take feedback from growers and industry as to what are the gaps and the opportunities to further canola production and take that back to the research community — a two-way street.” Instead of waiting for researchers, some of whom are funded by canola growers, to publish their results, they are encouraged to present their findings so the information gets to farmers faster. There is also a summer tour in conjunction with the meeting.

“The idea is to get researchers into the farmers’ fields and to get farmers into researchers’ plots.” Curtis Rempel

“The idea is to get researchers into the farmers’ fields and to get farmers into researchers’ plots,” Rempel said.

Another goal is building connections between farmers, researchers, industry and agronomists to build a strong research network. “We can’t do research with one lab in isolation anymore,” he said, adding it takes co-operation to get funding. Instead of research starting at the bench, it starts in the field, goes to the bench and then back to the field, Rempel said. “We felt it’s also an efficient use of research dollars doing this,” he said. Besides sharing research results, the meeting identifies research gaps — questions farmers want answers to, which often requires long-term study and funding. Genetics is one of those areas, Rempel said. The search is on to

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find ways to make canola a more efficient user of nitrogen, more resistant to insects and diseases and more stress tolerant. New genetic tools help identify genes in the parents of modern canola (Brassica napus) that can improve the crop while retaining its end-use quality. In the past researchers couldn’t tell which genes nature had deleted. Now that they can, the next move is putting them back without “messing up canola quality.” “Ag Canada is working on it,” Rempel said. “There are university academics working on this. If I am looking at setting up canola to be profitable and sustainable for growers for the next 30 years, this is important work. We need to identify it and we need to make sure that it is on the funding cycle.” The Canola Council of Canada’s goal is for Canadian farmers to average 52 bushels an acre by 2025. Scientists are also looking at how to use nitrogen more efficiently when growing canola, including slow-release forms of nitrogen or top-up applications. The latter requires rain near the application time so the nutrient is taken up by the plant. “It seems because of our incredibly short growing season, relative to Europe and Australia, timing (of nitrogen applications) will be important,” Rempel said. “Fall- or spring-applied fertilizer ahead of the crop is still probably going to be normative. So then what can we do with the timed-release materials? Because that material seems to be optimized for corn, which has a different critical period for nitrogen than canola does.” There’s also research that shows some parts of Western Canada — probably on lighter soils — need more phosphorus as well. Work continues on shatter-resistant varieties of canola. “It is a game changer I think for canola,” Rempel said. “We know that it has very good value.” But more work needs to be done on the optimal timing for straight cutting canola, when to desiccate and what desiccant to use. “There is no doubt the value is significant, but now we’ve got it, how do we optimize this technology? “It’s again, these classic applied research questions. One size does not fit all.” As for changes in target plant canola plant populations the recommendation has been seven to 10 per square metre, but there’s evidence five to eight is better. “This is one of the cases where the science is following what is happening in the field,” Rempel said. “I think farmers are leading the science here right now.” But the council’s interim recommendation will likely be six to eight plants per square metre, Rempel said. “The yield decline from having too much seed is very slow and low,” Rempel said. “The yield decline from having too few plants in the field is very quick.” Fall isn’t the best time for farmers to attend a meeting, but agronomists need the latest information now so they can share it at farm meetings over the winter, Rempel said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Wide basis cost wheat farmers billions Historically, basis averaged about $70 a tonne but the past two crop years it’s been double that, says economist Derek Brewin BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

University of Manitoba economist says a wider basis in the two most recent crop years put an extra $3.5 billion in the coffers of grain companies. “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),” Derek Brewin said in a recent lecture. “We are suggesting the grain companies pocketed most of that difference.” Since most grain companies operating in Canada don’t make their financial reports public, Brewin got the $3.5-billion figure by multiplying the extra basis of $80 per tonne by wheat exports (22.3 million in the 2013-14 crop year and 22.15 million tonnes in 2014-15). 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. Brewin said he is confident with his data, which includes Quorum Corporation’s (Canada’s government-appointed grain monitor) calculation of the wheat basis based on average spot wheat prices, and company handling and railway costs. He said 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 wheat-selling 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 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?” Brewin asked.

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.

‘Capturing an opportunity’

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

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 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. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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lave Lake and Coaldale have received awards from the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association. Slave Lake was given the Most Significant Community Change Award because residents have taken great steps to enhance holistic wellness in their community over the last year. After a 2011 wildfire destroyed

a third of the town, residents have been rebuilding the community, not just physically, but socially and culturally. This included reviving a climbing wall, rebuilding community gardens, and completing the Legacy Centre. The recreation centre replaced the Slave Lake Government Centre and Library, which burned down in 2011 after just one year of operation. The Legacy Centre has gathering and banquet facilities, child care, a T:6 in wildfire interpretation centre,

and performing arts spaces along with upgraded recreation features,including a new playground, walking track, and field house. Coaldale was named the Overall Healthy Community Champion for 2016. This January, the town started offering recreation and culture classes, including zumba, nia (also known as non-impact aerobics), and yoga as well as photography and art classes. The Coaldale Youth in Action Com-

mittee which focuses on youths aged 13-17, has been involved in the planning and implementation of the town’s Halloween Party, Community Fest, and Youth Swimming Party, and is also planning an Amazing Race event for youth. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals, groups, agencies and communities whose contributions to recreation and parks have greatly enriched the quality of life of Albertans.

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wo producers have been acclaimed to serve on the board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. Dan Doll of Fairview will replace Kelly McIntyre in Region 1 while Mike Ammeter of Sylvan Lake will replace Terry Young in Region 7. Region 4 will see an election between John Mayko of Mundare and Kris Klammer of Vegreville to replace Daryl Tuck of Vegreville. The two candidates will be given the opportunity to speak to producers at the regional meeting in Vegreville on Nov. 16. Eligible producers

in Region 4 will be mailed an information package and a ballot before Nov. 30. Ballots must be returned by Jan. 6. Region 10 received no nominations to replace outgoing director Stuart Holmen of Paradise Valley. Therefore an election will occur at the Annual General Meeting during FarmTech on Jan. 31. Alberta Canola is also seeking a canola grower from Region 12 to represent canola farmers on the board as no nominations for this area were made last year. Directors may serve two consecutive three-year terms. — ACPC

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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. 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 campaigned 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 permitted 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

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

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 Shukla’s organization. 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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Revisions sought for Canada’s Food Guide Health Canada will consult on changes to its healthy-eating guide STAFF ealth Canada is planning changes to one of its key policy documents to reflect how Canadians’ diets are generally coming up short in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk alternatives. At the recent Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal, the federal Health Department launched a 45-day public consultation on changes to Canada’s Food Guide, noting it needs to “strengthen how we communicate our advice” to Canadians. Said advice includes replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat, which Health Canada said is linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. The department also noted a higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages has been linked to an increased risk of obesity in children.

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Health Canada said its evidence review also shows about 30 per cent of calories Canadians consume come from foods high in fat, sugars and sodium. Certain nutrients, such as calcium and fibre, are also “widely underconsumed.” The revisions will be made “to reflect the latest scientific evidence on diet and health, and to better support Canadians, including indigenous peoples, in making healthy food choices.” The public consultation will run online until Dec. 8, “to determine how Health Canada can provide better dietary guidance that meets the needs of Canadians.” The Food Guide, last updated in 2007, has served as Health Canada’s “all-in-one” policy and education tool used by health professionals, governments and other stakeholders to support individuals’ health, set guidelines and policies for settings such as schools and daycares, and develop nutrition education programming. However, Health Canada, in its review, has found the Food Guide “is not meeting the needs of all audiences.” Most Canadians are aware of it, but health professionals report Canadians “find it hard to interpret and apply the advice in their daily lives.” Furthermore, it has found “an all-in-one tool doesn’t work for everyone. Some stakeholders want more detail, while others want only simple information.” Health Canada’s upcoming revision of the guide will also include updates to its version of the Food Guide for First Nations, Inuit and Métis, the government said. Input from the consultation period will go to develop new “dietary guidance tools that better meet the needs of different audiences,” followed by testing of those new tools in 2017-18, and a rollout of “updated dietary guidance” in 2017-18 and 201819.

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The plans for Food Guide revisions are part of a larger federal “healthy-living strategy,” which is also expected to include changes to federal nutrition labelling regulations, to be finalized by the end of this year. The proposed nutrition label changes include new regulations on serving sizes, to make it easier to compare similar products; requirements that all food colours be identified by their common names; and allowing a new health claim that links a diet rich in fruits and vegetables with a lower risk of heart disease. The department also proposes a new “front-of-package” labelling approach to simplify information about food products’ levels of sugars, sodium and saturated fat. It also plans to engage with industry stakeholders, starting in the spring on “new targets” for sodium levels in processed and restaurant foods. It said it also plans to engage the public and stakeholders “over the coming weeks” on a proposed approach to eliminate industrially produced trans fat in foods available in Canada. The department also noted it will hold “expert roundtables” this fall on proposals to restrict the marketing of certain “unhealthy foods and beverages” to children.

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EU rapeseed crops in mixed state 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. 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,” Andre Merrien, research director at oilseed institute Terres Inovia, said earlier this month.

“The situation is very mixed. In some zones, plant growth is half of what it is normally.”

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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 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.

A drought this summer has cut French rapeseed planting this fall, but overall European acreage is still expected to rise slightly. Pictured is a field beneath the town of Villebois-Lavalette in the Poitou Charente region in April. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble

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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 government not to, Indian farmers like 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. For growers like Wagh, a 35-yearold from the Marathwada region in the west of India’s Maharashtra state, sugar 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 is the only reliable crop. Earlier this year I cultivated onions and incurred a 50,000-rupees loss as prices crashed,” said Wagh, who 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 scarcity. Cane consumes 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.

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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 government asks farmers to shift to less water-consuming crops, but it does little to support those crops. It failed to solve the problems of oilseed and pulse 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.

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(FRP). The government also buys wheat and rice 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. Prices were so low that my losses would have increased by transporting onions to the market,” said Suresh Kothawale, another Aurangabad farmer. India’s government hopes higher subsidies for pulses 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 Agriculture Ministry who 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.

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The sugar mill buildup in Marathwada was initially 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 opened mills everywhere, 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 State Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation. Sugar cane’s sturdiness also attracts farmers because of limited access to insurance that protects against crop failures. Mature cane withstands 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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Thailand to accept Alberta seed potatoes Seed potato exports from Alberta to Thailand are forecast to be worth up to $2 million per year Staff

lberta is now the third Canadian province from which seed potato growers are eligible to export to Thailand. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced a new export agreement by which Thailand will accept imports of seed potatoes produced in Alberta. “Alberta has a very innovative and progressive seed potato industry and is looking forward to the opportunity to grow lowvirus, high-quality seed varieties requested by the Thai potato industry,” Deb Hart, seed potato co-ordinator for Potato Growers of Alberta, said in a federal government release. The group worked with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada and Alberta Agricul-

ture and Forestry “to profile our seed industry to Thailand officials and to receive approval to export seed to their country,” Hart said. Alberta, with this agreement in place, joins Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, both of which have had seed potato export agreements with Thailand since 2009. The three provinces combined produce about 76 per cent of Canada’s seed potato exports overall. Seed potato exports from Alberta to Thailand are forecast to be worth up to $2 million per year, on top of the $5 million per year in seed potatoes already exported to Thailand from Canada on average, according to industry experts cited in the federal government’s release. While seed potatoes developed in Canada are designed for a northern climate, AAFC said, they’re sought by growers in

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Bee health remains in the spotlight The bee industry wants to see government support for ongoing research to continue BY ALEX BINKLEY

“Whether or not the protective measures which were brought in had much to do with the changes in mortality is a big question.”

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hile bee health has received a lot of attention in Canada in recent years, it’s not time to stop learning about them, says the head of the Canadian Honey Council. Kevin Nixon, the organization’s president, told the Senate agriculture committee there’s still plenty to learn about bees and what’s causing overwintering losses and how various pesticides may affect their health. The committee is reviewing progress since it released its report on bees two years ago. Nixon said the Pest Management Regulatory Agency and Health Canada have devoted considerable time and resources into studying these issues. The latest overwintering loss report indicates areas which were identified as high-loss areas due to claims of pesticides seem to have their losses greatly reduced, he noted. “Whether or not the protective measures which were brought in had much to do with the changes in mortality is a big question,” he said. Another plus for the industry was the formation of the national Bee Health Roundtable by Agriculture Canada, he said. It “has played a vital role in bringing together the stakeholders and allowed a forum for us to work collaboratively to identify areas of priority and iden-

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Bees have received a lot of attention in recent years because of overwintering losses. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK tify gaps where we really need to focus efforts.” The roundtable has worked with PMRA on accelerated registration for bee health products, he pointed out. “There is currently one new product which has been identified to be expedited in order to get it to beekeepers to be used as soon as possible,” Nixon said. “The real problem right now is there are not many potential candidates for future registrations in the near term as a mite control for beekeepers.”

Best management practices for beekeepers is another area where the roundtable has been useful. “By bringing together the stakeholders, we’re able to better understand each other’s needs,” he said. “Through better understanding, we’re able to work collaboratively to reduce pesticide exposure to bees, as well as develop a best management practices manual for beekeepers across the country.” The manual should be a useful tool for new and hobby beekeepers, he added.

“Even for longtime commercial beekeepers, it could be used as a training tool for employees.” The PMRA has also been working to wrap up the review of neonic pesticides that only have conditional registration, he said. He expects to see the first of the three reports this December and the following two next December. The roundtable is also working to complete a bee health surveillance project. The study will be an important tool for the monitoring of emerging pests and diseases, as well as current pests and diseases.

Meanwhile the council has developed a bee farm level biosecurity standard as an on-farm food safety program. It was rolled out to producers over this past year. “The uptake has not been great so far,” Nixon said. “There are a few reasons for this. At this time, beekeepers feel they are not going to get paid any more for their product whether they adopt some of these practices or not. We are currently facing an extremely depressed market where we are competing with imported honey from countries that have no standards at all, so beekeepers question why. “Another reason is in some areas there was no access to Growing Forward 2 funding, or it had run out of funds with certain programs to help producers adopt some of these changes and offset some costs.”

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Tips for dealing with greenfeed that saw snow before harvest Heating can greatly lower the feed value, moulds will reduce digestibility, and the potential for nitrites is higher Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

reenfeed that saw snow before being harvested this year presents some extra challenges when feeding. Bales containing 18 to 20 per cent moisture (or higher) have the potential to heat, and some of the sugars will be used by the microbes during the heating process, said provincial forage specialist Barry Yaremcio. “This will reduce the energy content available to the animals,” he said. If temperatures within the bale get above 40 C, the bales will smell sweet or like tobacco, and the colour can change to dark brown or black. When this hap-

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pens, some of the protein will be tied to the fibre and not available to the animals. If this occurs, Yaremcio recommends requesting an acid detergent insoluble nitrogen (ADIN) or ADIP (protein) test in addition to the regular feed analysis, and to use the adjusted lower protein value when formulating rations. Moulds can also develop in bales with higher moisture, and can result in a loss of quality and possible feed refusal. “If mould is present, bales should not be fed through a bale processor but rather rolled out,” said Yaremcio. “This will allow the cows to sort through the greenfeed and let them waste the material that is contaminated with mould.” Forcing cows to eat feed with five per cent mould can reduce

the digestibility of the ration by 10 per cent. Nitrate in greenfeed is another concern, and it could be present if the crop had significant amounts of nitrogen fertilizer or manure applied this spring or last fall. “If the crop was cut three to five days after a light frost and the field was well fertilized, this creates conditions favourable for nitrate accumulation in the plant,” said Yaremcio. When bales heat, nitrate can be converted to nitrite (the same first step that occurs in the rumen), making the nitrite 10 times more toxic to the animal compared to nitrate. A telltale sign of heating and possible nitrate-to-nitrite conversion is if the bales have slumped and lost normal shape. He recommends testing for both

nitrates and nitrites in this situation. Yaremcio also advises against making chop or bale silage out of greenfeed that has been cut for two weeks or longer. This is because aerobic bacteria have established themselves in the swath, and will outcompete anaerobic bacteria during the ensiling process. White mould can form and nutrient losses also occur. It is also difficult to make good-quality silage with material that has been exposed to the weather. One option available to help counter mould growth and heating is applying the appropriate amount of buffered propionic or formic acid to higher-moisture greenfeed. These products could allow baling at four to five per cent

higher-than-normal moisture levels. However, these bales should be fed out as quickly as possible. Bacteria cannot develop when temperatures are below 0 C, so one possible option is to bale the greenfeed when temperatures remain below zero. Nevertheless, this method also has risks because the time available for baling before the crop is completely snowed under may be very short. Surprisingly, producers should treat higher-moisture bales as possible fire hazards. “They should not be stacked into pyramid piles or under a hay shed, because if the bales start to heat, temperatures could get high enough to cause spontaneous combustion,” said Yaremcio. “Hay or greenfeed fires are entirely possible.”

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2014 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . . $409,000 MH

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2008 Honey Bee SP36, 36’W. . . . . . . . $35,000 SH

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2005 New Holland CR960 . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 MJ

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Landowners’ rights and exploration

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The Farmers’ Advocate Office has updated one of its key publications to help landowners understand their rights relating to geophysical exploration. Geophysical Exploration and Landowners’ Rights answers the five most common questions about geophysical exploration, including whether landowners can refuse permission for exploration on their land. (They can.) It also explains the notification process and compensation rules for damages. The publication can be found at www.farmersadvocate.gov.ab.ca and hard copies are available by calling 310-FARM (3276). — Farmers’ Advocate Office

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has a new fact sheet on best practices when creating a business advisory board. “Business success is greatly impacted by the support and guidance of a board, which helps ensure that the business leaders are achieving the vision, and are supported with skills and expertise,” said value chain development expert Margurite Thiessen. “Building an advisory board can provide open, non-biased advice, and support to your small business.” The fact sheet is available at www.agriculture.alberta.ca (search for ‘advisory board’). — AAF

HEARTLAND 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 AF contributor

here’s no hard deadline, but the federal government is going to begin reforming antibiotic use in animals in the coming months. 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. “We’ll tighten the regulations on the use of antimicrobials in agriculture,” Philpott said. She did acknowledge that the livestock sector is ahead of the regulations and praised it for being proactive. From her comments, it appears Health Canada will take steps that are in line with measures animal health and livestock groups have already recommended to reduce antimicrobial resistance. 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 antimicrobial resistance, veterinarians must balance what is best for the animal with what is best for the public interest. The veterinary association and the Canadian Council of Veterinary Registrars have developed a framework to guide vets in meeting federal regulations when they’re enacted. It covers diagnosing, prescribing, using

Veterinary drug use is going to be subject to new regulations, likely sometime in 2017, says Jane Philpott, federal health minister. pHOTO: thINKSTOCK antimicrobials, dispensing, maintaining medical records and other stewardship requirements. Dr. Troy Bourque, presidentelect of the veterinary association, said the time for being alarmed has passed, and vets now need to step up and make the required changes work. “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.” Antimicrobial resistance is now the driver of conversation in human and veterinary health,

said Dr. Duane Landals, a member of the association’s Veterinary Pharmaceutical Stewardship Advisory Group that developed the framework. “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 provid e directions for use, dosage, duration, method of adminis-

“We’ll tighten the regulations on the use of antimicrobials in agriculture.” Jane Philpott

tration, 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 food-producing 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 antimicrobial resistance are at a greater risk of death, more complex illnesses, longer hospital stays and higher treatment costs. At the same time, antimicrobial resis sstance 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.

NOVEMBER 7, 2016 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Action finally in sight on CFIA modernization Changes were first promised more than five years ago but were derailed by a federal election BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

The CFIA spends much of its time and budget on inspection and regulation of meat-processing plants. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

fter a five-year gestation period, proposed changes to modernize the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are about to arrive at the delivery room. Speaking to the annual meeting of the Canadian Meat Council, Health Minister Jane Philpott said publication of the changes in the Canada Gazette is imminent. The government publishes proposed regulatory changes in Part 1 of the Gazette for at least 60 days of consultation. After that, it considers the feedback and makes any changes before publishing the final version in Part 2 of the Gazette. In this case, the new rules likely won’t come into effect until next year. “We’ll have a package of initiatives to announce,” she

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added but offered no further details. Back in 2011, then agriculture minister Gerry Ritz unveiled the Safe Food for Canadians Act to consolidate all the laws CFIA was responsible for. They were originally under the mandates of several government departments. Since the bill’s passage, CFIA officials have consulted with the agri-food industry and other groups and drafted a preliminary version of the regulations, which will appear later in the coming weeks. Albert Chambers, head of the Canadian Food Safety Supply Chain Coalition, says CFIA showed partial drafts of the regulations in the spring of 2014 and a full proposed draft in 2015. It was delayed by that year’s federal election, which brought the Liberals to power. Food industry officials say they don’t think the proposed regulations have been changed much, which they call a disappointment because many of the sections were unclear or ineffective. Chambers said the food safety coalition has four objectives in the CFIA modernization. They include reinforcing food safety as a shared responsibility of all participants in the supply chain, including input suppliers, businesses involved with the production, processing, manufacturing, importing, distribution, retailing and marketing of food, all levels of government and consumers.

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As well, “the agri-food industry and other stakeholders should foster and facilitate the development of an integrated, co-ordinated, and national approach to food safety policy and regulation based on sound scientific risk assessment and risk management principles and on international standards.” All businesses in the food supply chain should follow HACCP in its food safety systems, he added. In addition, “Food businesses, governments and other stakeholders have a responsibility to adequately resource, proactively manage, update, maintain and continually improve their individual and collaborative food safety systems and food safety initiatives.” To truly achieve an integrated, co-ordinated and national approach to food safety policy and regulation, the federal government should push for increased harmonization between federal and provincial food regulations, he said.

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CFA calls for tax changes to ease family farm transfers Along with farm transfers, clean technology and innovation are areas of interest for the farm group BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

he Canadian Federation of Agriculture has released a lengthy wish list for the upcoming federal budget. The next federal budget, expected to be released in February or March, needs to ease family farm transfers, support clean technologies and innovation in agriculture and help the sector ready for climate change, the CFA says. “Canadian agriculture is in the midst of a major transition, with the average age of farmers now over 54 years old and an estimated $50 billion in increasingly capital-intensive farms likely to change hands over the next decade,” Scott Ross, CFA’s director of business risk management and farm policy told the Commons finance committee recently. A big issue that needs to be addressed is that current tax measures no longer work for the modern farm structure. As more farms incorporate and fewer children of farmers want to take over the operation, the existing measures in the Income Tax Act don’t work.

“Effective tax planning is essential to the viability of the next generation of farms, as well as those retiring,” Ross said. “To ensure the industry is well positioned to continue its growth, CFA recommends that the rollover provisions be amended to recognize the full breadth of family relations relied upon to maintain family farms across Canada and that family farm corporations be provided with a level playing field when transferring their businesses to the next generation, including access to the capital gains exemption and ensuring siblings can access the same provisions as other farm family members.” Another priority is advancing the national “bioeconomy,” using farm waste to produce renewable highquality products. “Canada has the potential to be an innovator and global leader in this area, but a national strategy, coupled with federal investments in research, commercialization and incentives are needed,” Ross said. Ross also called for enhanced inter-

Elm pruning ban over until March Pruning elms to keep them healthy is essential to keeping Dutch elm disease out of the province STOPDED release

he annual elm-pruning ban in Alberta has been lifted until March 31. “It’s time to start taking the dead wood out of your elm trees,” said Janet Feddes-Calpas, executive director, Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED). “To help eliminate elm bark beetle habitat, elm sanitation is essential to an integrated Dutch elm disease (DED) prevention program to keep Alberta DED free.” The only time it is legal to prune elms in Alberta is between Oct. 1 to March 31. “This is when the elm bark beetles, responsible for spreading the deadly DED fungus, are not active,” said Feddes-Calpas. “Elm bark beetles feed on healthy elms and breed and overwinter in dead and dying elm trees. If elm trees are pruned between April 1 and Sept. 30, beetles will be drawn to the scent of the fresh pruning cuts, potentially infecting an otherwise healthy elm.” Her organization recommends using a professional arborist to have your elms pruned properly, she said. Improper pruning, topping or removing an excessive amount of live wood is not recommended, as this weakens the tree’s structure and shortens its lifespan. All pruned elm wood must be properly disposed of by burning, burying or chipping by March 31. It is illegal to store elm firewood since it can harbour elm bark beetles.

“This poses new challenges to the continuation of family farming in Canada.”

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national and domestic market development, saying industry and government both need to invest in this area, and to develop a new strategic vision. “This would include a review of emerging market opportunities, regulatory and non-regulatory barriers to trade and a comprehensive look at infrastructure and broader industry capacity.” CFA also wants action to address labour shortages and to modernize Canada’s internal trade rules.

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New study blames floods and farms for jump in methane emissions Microbial sources of methane emissions are seen as the most likely source and are common to wetlands and farming BY MEGAN ROWLING

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sharp increase in methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in the Earth’s atmosphere since 2007 is the result of higher emissions from biological sources such as rice paddies, cattle and swamps rather than fossil fuels, researchers recently announced. Methane traps heat, contributing to global warming. In 2014 the growth rate of methane in the atmosphere was double that of previous years, with emissions rising particularly in the tropics, said a study led by U.K.-based Royal Holloway, University of London. “Our results go against conventional thinking that the recent increase in atmospheric methane must be caused by increased emissions from natural gas, oil and coal production,” said lead author Euan Nisbet. “Our analysis of methane’s isotopic composition clearly points to increased emissions from microbial sources, such as wetlands or agriculture.” Methane increased through most of the 20th century, driven largely by leaks from the gas and coal industries, then appeared to be stabilizing at the beginning of this century.

But since 2007, levels of methane have started growing again, the scientists said. The rise has likely resulted in part from changing weather patterns in hot and wet tropical areas of the world, according to the study. Nisbet’s team, together with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration looked at measurements and samples of air taken from places like Alert in the Canadian Arctic, Ascension in the South Atlantic, and Cape Point in South Africa.

Harbinger?

Tropical wetlands produce around a fifth to a quarter of global methane emissions, and those emissions respond quickly to changes in temperature and precipitation — for example, as wetlands expand by the end of the rainy season, the study noted. In the La Niña years of 2007 and 2008, methane emissions from some Amazonian wetland regions may have increased by as much as 50 per cent compared to the period 2000 to 2006, it added. High Amazon flood levels also occurred in most years from 2009 to 2014. The pace and nature of the current methane rise imply that emissions — both from natural

Wetland expansion due to heavier rainfall seems to be fuelling higher methane emissions, along with agricultural activity. PHOTO: EcoCruising/Creative Commons wetlands and agriculture — are responding to sustained changes in precipitation and temperature in the tropics, the researchers said. “If so, is this merely a decadallength weather oscillation, or is it a troubling harbinger of more severe climatic change?” they asked in their conclusion. In past global climate events, methane has been both a “first

indicator” and a “first responder” to climatic change, they said. Comparison with historic events suggests that if methane growth continues and is driven by emissions unrelated to fossil fuels, the present increase “is already becoming exceptional, beyond the largest events in the last millennium,” they added. In December, around 195

nations agreed a radical shift away from fossil fuels with a goal of limiting a rise in average global temperatures to well below 2 C above pre-industrial times while “pursuing efforts” for 1.5 C. Temperature rise reached 1.3 C in the first half of 2016, which is almost certain to be the warmest year since records began in the 19th century, beating 2015.

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Seaweed supplement could slash cattle methane Australian researchers have seen as much as 99 per cent of emissions eliminated STAFF 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 Industry Research Organization 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 reduction of up to 99 per cent, said Rocky De Nys, a professor of aquaculture at James Cook University. “We started with 20 species (of seaweed) and we very quickly narrowed that down to one really standout species of red seaweed,” De Nys said. The species of seaweed is called Asparagopsis taxiformis, and researchers have

been actively collecting it off the coast of Queensland. “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. Methane gas is the biggest component of greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture industry, said De Nys, adding the vast majority of methane comes from the cow’s burp rather than the gas from the other end. 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 Australian researchers say seaweed like this can slash methane emissions from cattle. PHOTO: CSIRO/Rob Kinley sampled. T:10.25”

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Gay Lea to buy central Ontario butter maker Butterball Farms will sell Stirling Creamery next month STAFF

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. 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 food-service 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 news release. 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. 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.

Cow antibodies show a path to fighting human disease Novel vaccines combine natural antibodies and engineer antigens to trigger immune response STAFF

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Antibodies from cattle, combined with engineered antigens, can trigger an immune response. A similar technique could work in humans. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK calves to see its effects. Kaushik said the team found a very high immune response compared to an antibody that has been manipulated. The finding proves the concept can work in the real world and can be transferred to human diseases, said Kaushik.

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Thinking of buying a sawmill? Kerf, daily production, and whether you want to saw lumber at the harvesting site are some of the key factors Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

oodlot and acreage owners wanting some lumber cut can either pay someone to custom mill their trees or buy a sawmill and do it themselves. “If it’s the latter, there are several things to consider before buying,” said provincial bioenergy/agroforestry specialist Toso Bozic. “These include the size of your operation, the sawmill type you buy, what you are going to cut, the production system, and the costs.” The first step is deciding how much the mill will be used and how big the operation will be. Is the mill for hobby purposes, or for a part-time or a full-time business venture?

“A general rule of thumb is the less expensive the mill, the smaller the size of the operation,” said Bozic. When it comes to circular as opposed to band mills, it’s a question of which is more important to the user: kerf (the width of the saw cut) or production, he said. “The most important difference between band and circular sawmills is production and the kerf. Narrow kerf band mills have a thinner kerf of 3/32 (of an inch), while circular sawmills generally have about a one-quarter kerf. Because of the thinner kerf, band mills are able to convert up to 20 per cent more lumber out of each log than that of a circular mill. On the other hand, circular mills can cut much more lumber in an eighthour day.”

“A general rule of thumb is the less expensive the mill, the smaller the size of the operation.” For some woodlot owners, turning logs into boards is a hobby. Those seeking a winter source of income should invest in more expensive sawmills needed for higher volumes of production. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK Another factor to consider is whether logs will be sawn where they were harvested or transported to a stationary sawmill. Both methods have pros and cons. “Stationary mills are built on solid foundations usually under a roof cover that allows saw production to be done in almost all

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Massive Australian farm sparks bidding war The ranchland’s sale has been a lightning rod for foreign investment concerns BY COLIN PACKHAM Sydney / Reuters

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(C$394.4-million) bid by Rinehart and Chinese developer Shanghai CRED, just tops a rival A$386million bid by four of Australia’s wealthiest outback cattle families, triggering an intriguing battle between outback dynasties. The four ranching families — known as the BBHO consortium — aren’t household names in Australia but each own millions of hectares of grazing land around Australia. Unlike the rival, all-Australian bid, the Rinehart-led bid requires regulatory approval. The Australian government has twice rejected foreign offers for Kidman. Rinehart, however, said should regulatory approval not be obtained, she will buy S. Kidman

solely — removing any need for regulatory approval. “I hope this provides shareholders with significant comfort and that when they consider the offer they can do so in the knowledge that there is no (Australian Foreign Investment Review Board) or (People’s Republic of China) execution risk, and further that we have the money to invest to properly maintain the stations and their hard-working staff,” she said. Rinehart is Australia’s richest woman with a net worth of $11.7 billion, according to Forbes, based on an iron ore empire in Australia’s mineral-rich Pilbara, where she grew up. A spokesman for the BBHO consortium — referring to cattle-

men Tom Brinkworth, Sterling Buntine, Malcolm Harris and Viv Oldfield — said the sale process was still live. However, some analysts said the earlier BBHO offer had a couple of key weaknesses. The consortium plans to break up Kidman’s 101,000-square-kilometre holdings, which flies against Kidman’s preference for the sale, and accepting it would cost the company more than A$3 million in break fees. The ultimate sale decision will be made by the 53 Kidman shareholders. “Any counter offer has to be judged by the Kidman board as to whether it is a superior offer or not,” said Kidman CEO Greg Campbell.

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Australian wheat output seen near record Rainy forecasts could lead to quality issues and fewer markets, especially if the rain continues By Colin Packham and Naveen Thukral Reuters

Australia is expected to harvest a near-record wheat crop in 2016-17, slightly ahead of official estimates, a Reuters poll shows, but recent heavy rains may lead to quality downgrades and curb exports. The world’s fourthlargest wheat exporter is set to produce 28.35 million tonnes, a poll of 10 analysts and traders found, just ahead of Australia’s most recent official estimate of 28.1 million tonnes made in September. The bumper crop, which would be the second highest on record behind a near 30 million tonnes in 2010-11, follows good growing weather early in the season, but faces risks from soaking east coast rains and unseasonably cold weather in Western Australia. “Western Australia crop losses to frost are about 1.5 million to two million tonnes or maybe even three million tonnes with more losses in New South Wales and Victoria due to continued rain,” said Ole Houe, an analyst with brokerage IKON Commodities in Sydney, who forecast the crop at 25.7 million tonnes, the lowest among the analysts polled by Reuters. Australia’s east coast was inundated last month by five times the September average rainfall ahead of the December harvest, leading to a likely increase in wheat suitable only for animal feed, traders and analysts said. “We are currently forecasting nine per cent of Australia’s wheat crop to be animal feed this season, a rise of two per cent from last season,” said Hannah Janson, chief analyst, ProFarmer, which estimates Australian total output at 28.5 million tonnes. “This estimate has a lot more potential to rise especially if it keeps raining until December.” Too much rain risks damaging the crop to a point where it no longer has enough protein for human consumption, and weather forecasts point to continued wetter-thanaverage weather across Australia’s east coast. Lower Australian exports could help support global prices, which in August hit a decade low.

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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 hardcooked eggs, for industrial, commercial and food-service clients.

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n extensive national survey commissioned by Health Canada shows widespread concern over genetically modified food, and some outright opposition. The poll, conducted in March, reveals a high level of concern and a challenging landscape for the agriculture sector. “Sixty-one per cent of Canadians have mostly negative thoughts about GM foods while 26 per cent are extremely negative,” the report states. Meanwhile only 26 per cent of respondents said they were comfortable eating GM foods and just 22 per cent support the development and sale of GM foods in Canada. “Consumers’ initial response and reaction to the topic of GM foods is certainly not positive and clearly presents some formidable challenges for Health Canada communicators and policy-makers with respect to addressing the level of confu-

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HyLife launches major expansion Pork processor HyLife has announced a $125-million expansion to its Manitoba operations in order to meet the demand of its international markets BY JENNIFER PAIGE Staff / Brandon, Man.

“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.”

anitoba’s hog sector is getting a lift thanks to an expansion at the HyLife pork-processing plant in Neepawa. It’s a success story driven by HyLife’s decision to target offshore, and especially, Asian markets. The $125-million project will address growing congestion in the company’s distribution, chill cooler and cut floor space, said Claude Vielfaure, president of HyLife. “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 a full double shift that will create 165 new jobs, bringing the company’s total number of employees to 2,000. 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. HyLife began operating in the province in 1994 in southern Manitoba and took over the Neepawa plant in 2008. “Our business plan is completely about growth,” said Vielfaure. “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.”

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HyLife chief operating officer, sits down with a few popular Japanese food bloggers at the HyLife Pork Table Restaurant grand opening in Daikayama, Tokyo, Japan. 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. “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

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the point where the demand has outgrown the supply,” Vielfaure said. HyLife also owns part of a Japa-

nese 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,” said Vielfaure. “It is about having a presence in Japan and giving the consumer a chance to have an experience with the product. “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 began selling into that market in 2008 and has since established a sales office in Shanghai. “We are selling about $80 million worth of Canadian pork a year in the Chinese market,” Vielfaure said. HyLife has struck a sale deal with JD.com, one of China’s largest business-to-consumer online retailers with annual

sales of nearly $30 billion. It will market premium Canadian pork products on the company’s e-commerce platform. 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. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Falling prices, borrowing binge haunt U.S. Midwest ‘go-go farmers’ For some of the most aggressive U.S. farmers, lured in by high prices, the bills are coming due BMO Harris also declined to discuss its loans to the Gibson family, citing the litigation. The bank said in a statement that it seeks to avoid lawsuits and continues to make new farm loans, while working with current customers to restructure delinquent loans. “This is a challenging period for grain producers,” the bank said in a statement. “We’re actively working with our customers to help them navigate their way through the cycle.”

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third-generation farmer, Matt Gibson eyed a big expansion of his family’s business in late 2011, as grain prices soared in a searing Midwestern drought. By August of 2012, days before corn prices peaked, the Gibson family had borrowed nearly $18 million (all figures U.S. funds) in a series of loans from Chicagobased BMO Harris Bank. The Gibsons took on more debt after the drought broke the following spring, sending grain prices tumbling. By 2015, with grain prices at half their peak, BMO and others creditors sued the Gibson businesses, seeking to recoup more than $30 million. The travails of Matt Gibson, 39, and his family are emblematic of a new class of “go-go farmers,” a term coined by fellow Midwest growers and agricultural economists. Many, like the Gibsons, borrowed heavily to expand their farms, then borrowed more in an effort to plant their way out of a commodity price crash, according to dozens of interviews with Midwest farmers, lenders and agriculture experts. Their distress could foreshadow broader economic turmoil in the grain sector. “We’re in for a very, very rough time,” said Jim Mintert, director of Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. “It’s going to take several years to work our way through this.”

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A farmhouse that was part of the assets that belong to the Gibson family farm businesses, which was auctioned off by court-appointed receiver to sell off much of the remaining farm assets in Morocco, Indiana, U.S., September 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/Jim Young A Reuters analysis of federal data on agricultural lending in the grain-producing “I-states” — Illinois, Indiana and Iowa — shows that delinquency rates on farmland and production loans are rising sharply. “It’s definitely a red flag,” said Robert Johansson, chief economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The total dollar amount of nonperforming bank farm loans in the three states shot up to $288.2 million in the second quarter of 2016, up from $132.5 million in the second quarter of 2013, the year after corn and soybean prices peaked, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The federal government doesn’t track large farm bankruptcies, but

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a special category of bankruptcies for smaller farms — Chapter 12 filings — points to distress in the grain sector. In the top Midwest grain states, the number of Chapter 12 filings, limited to those with less than $4.03 million in debt, were 51 per cent higher in the 12-month period ending June 30 of this year compared to the same period in 2013, according to Federal Court data. In Iowa, the top corn producer, Chapter 12 filings had climbed 125 per cent. Another troubling indicator: The proportion of extremely leveraged grain and other row-crop farmers in the U.S. — those with debts totalling more than 71 per cent of assets — doubled, to 2.4 per cent, between 2012 and 2015, according to the latest available USDA data. In all, about one in three U.S. farms raising grain and other row crops, not including cotton, last year were categorized by the department as “highly leveraged” or “very highly leveraged,” meaning their debts equalled at least 41 per cent of assets. “I expect these categories to get larger,” the USDA’s Johansson said. “We should be looking at this.” Such statistics match up with the stories of agrarian hubris and family desperation that are piling up in coffee shops and courtrooms across the Midwest. The common narrative is a struggle against low grain prices and high debt after years of credit-fuelled expansion. Matt Gibson and his attorneys declined to comment for this story, citing ongoing litigation. The rise and fall of their family farm is chronicled in the records of lawsuits against Matt Gibson and Gibson family businesses filed by BMO Harris and other creditors. Gibson family members who, according to court records, coowned the businesses — including Larry and Vergel Gibson, Matt’s parents, and his wife, Amy Gibson — did not respond to repeated requests for comment and their attorneys declined to comment.

In past farm downturns, farmers typically owned most of the land they farmed, and thousands filed for bankruptcy in the 1980s, after falling behind on high-interest land and equipment loans. Interest rates are near historic lows today. But modern farmers are increasingly using credit to finance operations — borrowing to rent land, and to buy equipment, seeds and pesticides — leaving them exposed to falling crop prices, agricultural lenders and bankruptcy experts said. Matt Gibson, soon after graduating from Indiana’s Valparaiso University in 1999, returned to help his family’s farm in and around Newton County, about 65 miles south of Chicago, according to a Gibson business website. As grain prices soared, the family ramped up operations. By 2012, Gibson, his family and the companies they owned had pledged land, crops and equipment as collateral to BMO Harris and other creditors, according to court records. As their debt grew, they promised grain not yet grown and calves not yet born, along with a farmhouse and other property.

“He wanted to be the biggest farmer around.”

Russ Helbing

The Gibsons were part of a larger expansion binge by farmers in the Midwest. In Indiana, Iowa and Illinois, the number of farms with $1 million or more in annual gross cash farm income — a USDA figure that does not account for operating costs — increased 65 per cent between 2011 and 2014, according to USDA data. In 2014, these more than 12,400 large farms occupied one out of every three acres of land farmed in the I-states and pulled in 41 cents of every farming dollar. Many farmers who expanded — in the face of falling prices and rising global competition — were younger, said Robert Craven, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Farm Management. “A lot of these ‘go-go farmers’ have never really seen a downturn in agriculture,” Craven said. “For them, it’s only been good times out there.” Other tales of woe abound in grain country.

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Falling prices } from page 44 Ernie D. Johnson, an Indiana farmer, borrowed nearly $159,000 from the Agriculture Department in 2014 and 2015, pledging his corn as collateral, according to Federal Court records. But Johnson sold the grain and stopped paying the government, the USDA alleged in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Attorney on the agency’s behalf in bankruptcy court. Johnson and his attorney, KC Cohen, did not respond to requests for comment. Missouri farmer William Michael Miller owed more than $6.5 million to creditors — including his largest lender, Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri; equipment maker Deere & Company; and equipment lenders AgDirect and CNH Industrial Capital — by the time he filed for bankruptcy in March of 2016. He was preparing to plant corn and soybeans on more than 7,200 acres in Missouri and Iowa when at least one farmland rent cheque bounced, according to documents filed in Miller’s Missouri bankruptcy case. Miller “was always looking for more ground to rent, to get bigger and pay more than anyone else,” said Iowa farmland owner Russ Helbing, whose family rented nearly 4,000 acres to Miller. “He wanted to be the biggest farmer around.” Miller did not return calls for comment. His attorney, Donald Scott, declined to comment.

makers, seed sellers and other entities also extended easy credit, he said. “I started to notice all these bankers letting the farmers have more rope,” said Roach. “They couldn’t give out the money fast enough.”

Renting the farm

In the wake of the 2012 drought, the Gibsons turned to BMO Harris for help in increasing their acreage and expanding their cattle business, according to Federal Court documents. Their timing was terrible. After corn and soybean prices hit historic highs in the summer of 2012, grain prices and grain-farm revenues started to fall. Corn, which topped $8 a bushel in the summer of 2012, has lately traded for about $3.50. Soybeans have seen a similar collapse: Their price hit nearly $18 that year but has since fallen to less than $10. Soft red winter wheat traded above $9 a bushel and now brings about $4. By the fall of 2014, Matt Gibson and his family started to lose control of their debt. They missed loan payments, which over time triggered higher interest rates. Around the same time, some of

“We’re in for a very, very rough time. It’s going to take several years to work our way through this.” Jim Mintert

to a lawsuit filed last month by Boswell and its bank against Matt Gibson and BMO Harris. Boswell officials and its attorneys declined to comment on the case, citing the ongoing litigation.

‘Good dirt’

On August 20, 2015, BMO Harris Bank sued Gibson Grain & Supply and two other Gibson businesses in Federal Court, claiming loan defaults. Gibson’s creditors began repossessing assets, court records show. Deere & Company, Deere Credit, and CNH Capital America took back dozens of pieces of equipment. Landlords turned

over thousands of acres to new tenants. A federal judge ordered much of the remaining farming assets to be sold at auction: about 848 tillable acres, farm equipment, a steel-pole building, and a farmhouse. On a snowy early-February morning, inside the crowded hall at the Jasper County Fairgrounds, three people from BMO Harris huddled together, scribbling notes, as auctioneer Jonathan Kraft paced in front of the sombre crowd. Kraft stomped to punctuate his description of the high-quality acreage at auction: soil types, ease of access, past crop yields. “This is good dirt.” Stomp. “Great dirt.” Stomp. “A great deal.” The auction brought in $5.98 million, after the auctioneer’s commissions, according to court documents. Today, the Gibsons continue to farm, but on a smaller scale. They were able to refinance a few hundred acres of the original family land, a source close to the family told Reuters, and to save the family farmhouse that Matt Gibson’s grandfather built.

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The growing distress of Midwest farmers illustrates the myriad threats now facing U.S. agriculture: intense competition for land; competing demands for limited water; a strong dollar that raises U.S. export prices; extreme weather patterns; and rising foreign competition. This past spring, corn and soybean farmers planted every spare stretch of dirt they could find — a record 178.2 million acres, according to USDA data — in a bid to expand their way out of their financial problems. In October, the USDA forecast that the largest-ever U.S. corn and soybean crops would flood an already swamped global market this fall. Grain prices continue to hover at multi-year lows in the U.S. and worldwide. To weather the economic storm, many farmers have relied on a spigot of bank credit that can be traced to the aftermath of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, which started in 2007. When mortgage underwriting standards tightened after the housing crash, banks and other agricultural lenders extended more credit for farmland as a new source of business, said Minnesota-based agricultural attorney Joseph D. Roach, a former agricultural banker who also is a farmer. Prices for Midwestern farmland rose by more than 20 per cent between 2010 and 2013 in some states and counties, according to data from the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. In Iowa, the weighted average for all grades of farmland jumped 72 per cent from 2010 before peaking in 2013 at $8,296 an acre, according to an Iowa State University survey. An extended U.S. drought during the period pushed agricultural commodity prices to record highs, making farmland loans more attractive to banks. Some lenders, eager to grow their portfolios, stopped following their own lending guidelines, said Roach and other lenders and lawyers interviewed by Reuters. Grain co-operatives, equipment

the BMO Harris loans began hitting their maturity dates, requiring payment in full, according to Federal Court documents in the BMO Harris case. Meanwhile, the Gibson businesses were still under contract to pay above-market rents to farm huge tracts of land. The Gibsons had generally paid reasonable interest rates on their many loans. But in June of 2014, Gibson signed a memorandum of understanding to buy a small herd of 271 Black Angus cow-calf pairs on credit from Boswell Livestock Commissions Co. Inc., according to court records. After putting $50,000 down, Gibson owed the balance — $771,000 — to Boswell in 90 days. He agreed to pay seven per cent simple interest per day — a 2,555 per cent annual rate. With interest and principal charges, payments would total $5.63 million for the 90-day loan. An interest rate that high would be illegal on a credit card or a car loan, according to Indiana’s usury statute, but agricultural loans are not covered by state or federal regulations that protect most consumers. Gibson still has not repaid the cattle debt in full, according

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Carbon tax could up farming costs by $6 an acre, say experts When the carbon tax reaches $50 a tonne, fertilizer alone will cost another $2 an acre By Rod Nickel and Alastair Sharp

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C Fertilizer production is a major source of greenhouse gases. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

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 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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Precision ag tech’s link to broadband under study Researchers are looking at how access to high-speed Internet, or lack thereof, affects adoption of precision ag multiple platforms, takes “significant computing power and upload/download speeds,” the group said. Broadband, for the study’s purposes, is defined as high-speed Internet with download speeds over five Mbps. “A lack of capacity in this regard can override any advantages for a producer considering adopting PA,” such as training or affordability, the group said. For this study, “the objective is to analyze the extent to which access to highspeed Internet, or lack thereof, serves as an enabler/barrier to the adoption of various PA applications.” Funding for this study comes from the Innovation and Growth Policy Division of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The AAFC division is, more generally, looking at the “current state” of the use of PA in Canada, its impact on the ag sector and the factors that either “facilitate and impede adoption” of such applications. The division’s ongoing research and analysis “may also be used to inform development of future policy and program options,” the Ontario Agricultural College study group said.

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rop growers in southwestern Ontario are being asked how their access to high-speed Internet, or lack thereof, has helped or hindered their adoption of precision ag tools. Researchers at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College, as part of the Regional and Rural Broadband (R2B2) project, are studying how “current and future connectivity” influences farmers’ adoption of precision agriculture (PA). The study group’s findings so far show the factors that influence farmers’ decisions on PA applications include initial cost, return on investment, training and technical skills, as well as the “diversity of their operations.” However, the group added, “there are indications that information technology infrastructure capacity, particularly access to broadband Internet, has a significant influence on PA uptake.” The amount of data collected, stored and processed through PA instruments, and the software required to connect

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The Alberta Horse Conference is moving to the Sherwood Park Community Centre. Attendees from past conferences have requested live horse presentations and educational opportunities. This year’s conference, which runs Jan. 13-15, will offer those events at a nearby horse facility. In addition to live horse presentations on topics such as communicating with your horse, there will also be presentations on large-animal emergency preparedness, equine health, and marketing. More information is available at www.albertahorseindustry.ca. — Horse Industry Association of Alberta

A workshop on selling food directly to consumers will be held in Leduc on Nov. 15. Jim Hill with Hidden Valley Gardens will talk about how a simple sales solution works for his U-pick operation near Sylvan Lake. Vicky Horn with Tangle Ridge Ranch near Thorsby will talk about selling to customers both on the farm and via off-farm deliveries. Topics such as parking and traffic flow, signage, scales, cash-handling systems, and washrooms will be covered. The workshop will also help participants understand which regulations apply to their business. To register, call 1-800-387-6030. — AAF

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Farm shows can boost your bottom line, says Agri-Trade attendee John Kowalchuk can point to a host of innovations on his farm that began with something he saw or heard about at the Red Deer event By JILL BURKHARDT

“I think as farmers it’s all our responsibility to portray ourselves in a good way.”

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witter is the new coffee shop for farmers, but there’s nothing like talking face to face. Which is why John Kowalchuk is a faithful Agri-Trade attendee. “The fact you can network and talk to other people about their experiences, I think that’s a big part that makes AgriTrade what it is,” said the Rumsey-area farmer. “You might be looking at something, and (another farmer) might say, ‘Oh, hey I’ve been using this for the last two years,’ and they’ll explain to you about it. You get that first-hand experience from them about it.” Kowalchuk can point to a host of changes on his farm — from air seeders to yield monitors — that were sparked by visits to Agri-Trade. (He’s listed many of them on his blog: www.johnkowalchuk.blogspot. ca.) One of the more recent changes came the year he was looking at remote openers for his grain trailer tarp and chutes at one Agri-Trade booth. He talked to another farmer at the booth about the products. “I ended up putting all that equipment on my trucks because of the conversation that I had that day with that farmer. He felt it was a good product and it really held up. The deciding factor (for me) was the firsthand information from another farmer. “I usually spend more time talking to other farmers at the trade show than I spend talking to the people behind the booths.”

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A device for remote positioning of the swing auger was one of the innovations that John Kowalchuk learned about at Agri-Trade. PHOTOs: John Kowalchuk

Often he’ll strike up conversations with complete strangers because the two of them will be looking at the same thing. “You will just start discussing things, comparing pros and cons.” Those conversations and having the chance to “bounce ideas off” farmers he knows can be invaluable. “I know in the past,” Kowalchuk said,

“I’ve been at different companies’ booths, you may have the trial information in front of you, but then you talk to another farmer. I’ve been convinced of growing different crops because of that.” He said he’s also noticed that areas that are host to shows like Agri-Trade tend to have “more progressive” farmers. “A lot of them have been quick to take on new technology and practices, because they see it so soon,” he said. “We get to see that (technology) all at the same time and learn about it. Then you are able to take it onto your farm and use it sooner than ‘the wait until your neighbour gets it’ approach.” He also recommends checking out the booths of the commodity commissions. “They are our front-line people. It’s interesting to go and discuss with them and to learn their take on how the relationship between the consumer and the farmer has evolved. When I talk to (the commissions) it’s to hear their ideas on how to talk to consumers. It’s become such a big thing.” As a result of those conversations last year,

Kowalchuk decided to get involved and is on the Alberta Pulse Growers board. “I think as farmers it’s all our responsibility to portray ourselves in a good way,” he said. Serving on a board has also opened up a new learning avenue. “There is a lot of things (the commissions) are doing trying to advance the crops. A lot of new research,” he said. “It’s always fun to find out what they are involved in and see what our commission dollars we spend go to.” Kowalchuk is active in the social media crowd, too, and finds Agri-Trade is a great place to interact with folks he’s met online. “You kind of know people already from Twitter, and then you meet them in person you can have really good, frank, discussions,” he said. “I’ve had multiple conversations with different people on Twitter, and when you meet in person you can discuss things further, or discuss other things because you kind of trust those people’s opinions. “You have that previous knowledge of where they are at. It’s given us this wider network of people to discuss farming with.” Going to Agri-Trade and seeing everything from new seed varieties to the latest technologies, impacts the bottom line. “If you’re not the kind to read through all the papers, and figure it all out, it would make a big impact on your farm. To be able to try it out and get, say 20 per cent increase in yield, that has a big impact on your farm. There’s a lot of financial results from that, too.” Agri-Trade runs from Nov. 9-12 at Westerner Park in Red Deer.

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Despite challenges, Farmfair International soldiers on Industry continues to support long-running Edmonton-based ag show and the number of exhibitors and foreign attendees is up BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

t’s been a year of mixed blessings for Edmonton’s Farmfair International. On the one hand, international interest in the long-running agriculture show is at an all-time high and local support appears as positive as ever. On the other, debate over the future ownership of Northlands’ facilities has put the future of the show’s longtime home in question. And then there’s the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association’s since-reversed decision to move the Canadian Finals Rodeo — an event that has run concurrently with Farmfair for decades — to Saskatoon in 2018. (The association recently decided to extend its stay in Edmonton for two more years.) However, Northlands officials are confident in the future of the show, which is now in its 43rd year. “Farmfair International is going to continue its legacy as the premier showcase for agriculture in Alberta,” said Suzanne Bielert, event manager with Northlands. “We’re focused on delivering a quality program for our industry partners, and by adding in new

programs we feel we will be here far into the future. “We’ve been here for 43 years. We look forward to being here for 43 more.” This year, 220 operations — up from just under 200 in 2015 — from across Canada will be exhibiting at Northlands’ EXPO Centre Nov. 9-13. Several new events have been added this year while Northlands continues to build on the show’s popular programs, said Bielert.

in another country. This year it was to the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Australia. This outreach is at least partially responsible for Australia’s strong representation at Farmfair this year, said Felkar. “Our Australian numbers are probably double,” she said. “During our outbound mission we toured various farms, especially the ones that purchased Canadian genetics, and saw what impacts those genetics are having on their farms. The relationship side of our program is so important.”

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And Farmfair continues to develop its status as an international attraction, with 70 farms and companies from all over the world — up from 50 in 2015 — are expected to attend the show. Promoting the event to the world is a year-round process, said Stacy Felkar, international marketing manager at Northlands. “The inbound buyer program has ambassadors in various markets all around the world promoting Farmfair,” she said. “Meanwhile, I work on engaging our contacts, such as trade commissioners, in the various markets. The Alberta government has been fantastic at helping promote the program as well, inviting producers on our behalf when they’re on their trade missions.”

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Farmfair International is home to 12 breed shows featuring more than 15 purebred beef breeds. The event runs Nov. 9-13 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Photo: Farmfair International These efforts appear to have paid off. This year the show includes registrants from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, the U.K., and the U.S. New countries to the show this year include Honduras and Paraguay. In total, the delegates represent 90,000 head of cattle, which means significant buying power, said Felkar. “There is huge Latin, Central, and South American interest this year,” she said. “The ambassador

is a few years into his role now and is making a lot of connections. “I think it grows exponentially once you have the buyers come and experience the program and the show. They talk about it to their people too, so they in effect become ambassadors as well. I think the lower Canadian dollar also helps because their dollar goes further.” Every year Farmfair’s ambassador team embarks on an outbound mission to a trade show

Interested delegates are “qualified” through ambassadors based on a number of factors. “Sometimes it’s based on the number of head they have or why they want to come and be part of the inbound buyer program,” said Felkar. Once the delegates are accepted, Northlands works with them to tailor their experience to their needs. “It’s kind of a little like a concierge service,” she said. “If someone is looking to connect with a specific producer, we can do an introduction. If they’re looking for a certain livestock equipment

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What’s on your schedule for Farmfair this year? Here are four events you might want to check out at the popular livestock show BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

here’s lots to see and do at Farmfair International, including these four events.

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Sponsored by Ag for Life, this is a career fair-style event to help youth learn about employment opportunities in the agricultural industry. “They will be able to speak to company representatives and young ag professionals to see what is out there in terms of ag industry jobs and what they can look forward to in the future,” said Suzanne Bielert, event manager with Northlands.

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product, we can help them find that information. “We work with our network of stakeholders in the programs: government, exporters, genetics companies, and, of course, the producers. Between all of us we make sure they get what they need, meet their business objectives and have a great Canadian experience that makes them want to keep coming back.” One new effort that has helped connect buyers and sellers is the Exhibitor catalogue. Introduced at last year’s show, the catalogue is both an online and physical publication that offers a sample of show exhibitors and what they have for sale. “It works really well,” said Felkar. “International producers on site found it handy because they could use the catalogue to find the producers in the barn, whether they have a specific bull in their ad that they’re promoting or specific embryos for export. It’s good marketing and promotion for exhibitors who took part in it.”

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Farmfair International has received some extra 1:1 funding this year from the Canadian Beef Breeds Council by way of the federal Growing Forward 2 AgriMarketing program. Farmfair and similar shows are good investments for the beef industry, said Michael Latimer of Olds, executive director of the beef breeds council. “They bring a lot of buyers into Canada and add quite a bit of value back to our Canadian genetics,” said Latimer, who has been attending Farmfair for nearly his entire life. “From the standpoint of the Canadian Beef Breeds Council and a member of a family that exhibits cattle there, I think the Farmfair show is very, very important. We find the livestock exhibitions are still pretty critical to the success of the cattle industry, not only in Alberta but in Canada and internationally. “This is despite the advances we’ve made in science. You can select genetics without having a show but the shows have been the best way to keep advancing those genetics.” For more information on Farmfair, go to farmfairinternational.com.

The event takes place on Nov. 9 in Rooms 301 and 302, and there are two sessions (9 to 11:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.).

Sullivan’s Stock Show University Fitting Clinic and Competition

This free educational clinic is open to all stock show youth and adults, compliments of Sullivan Supply. Clinics offer hour-long sessions and there’s also a comprehensive, in-depth two-day grad program. It takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 11 in Hall A, Edmonton EXPO Centre.

4-H Family Day

A jam-packed day of activities on Nov. 12 intended to offer

4-H’ers and their families with opportunities to learn new skills, meet new people, and check out other programs offered at Farmfair International. “It is also Farmfair’s way of helping 4-H kick off its centennial celebrations,” said Bielert. Registration takes place at 9:10 a.m. in Meeting Room 301/302, with events kicking off at 10 a.m.

Rodeo Future Champions

Youngsters ages nine to 14 compete in five timed rodeo events. “It’s a way to showcase upand-coming youth in the rodeo industry,” said Bielert. It takes place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Nov. 12 in Hall D, Edmonton EXPO Centre.

A clinic on how to show stock is one of the featured events at this year’s Farmfair. PHOTO: FARMFAIR INTERNATIONAL

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A need for speed, making the farm safer, and less compaction This year’s AgInnovation award winners bring three very different — but very valuable — things to the table By JILL BURKHARDT

“The response from everyone who tried a demo of the tool was overly positive.”

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nnovation drives the agriculture industry and a lot of it is on display at Agri-Trade. “The technology is diversifying every year, and the ideas keep getting better,” said Rod Bradshaw, a vegetable and crop grower from Innisfail. He’s also chair of Agri-Trade’s ag innovations committee that chooses three products for its innovations awards. “We believe this year’s winning entries will have broad appeal and could be readily adopted by a lot of farmers,” said Bradshaw. This year’s winners are the STOCKade ST400i, the Tire Jogger, and Michelin North America (Canada) CargoXBib high flotation tire.

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STOCKade ST400i

“No more sore black thumbs, no more sore arms and shoulders from swinging a hammer beating in staples for hours on end, no more bleeding from cuts by sharp staples while digging them out of a bucket,” said Axle Boris of FenceFast, a distributor of this nine-gauge cordless fence stapler. STOCKade first developed staplers for the New Zealand market and the introduction of the ST315 pneumatic batten fence stapler “dramatically increased the productivity of farmers and contractors alike,” said Boris.

They’re not cheap, but this cordless fence stapler will make the job go at least five times faster, says its Canadian distributor. PHOTO: FenceFast The launch of the ST400 in 2013 saw STOCKade expand internationally into the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia. The development of the ST400i in 2016 was “driven by farmers and fencing contractors wanting a powerful and portable post stapling system not reliant on compressors and hoses.”

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The stapler, which weighs just over nine pounds, can hold two strips of 25 staples and the depth can be adjusted so there is no striker damage to the staple. “With the ability to drive staples at a minimum of five times faster and in some cases, in excess of 15 times faster this tool is a real time saver, whether you put a monetary value on your time or not,” said Boris. “Yes the cost to purchase our staples is high per staple to that of loose pail hand staples, however, when one factors in the cost and time savings on labour we estimate it to only be a cent or two more per staple.” Several custom fencers along with ranchers are already using this product, he said. “We also have many who have been

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using our pneumatic ST400 stapler,” he said. “However, having to pack around an 80-pound air compressor to supply it with air makes this tool far less convenient.” FenceFast is the Canadian sole distributor for STOCKade. It sells it online and has a list of dealers at www.fencefast.ca. The stapler retails for about $2,000, but the company rents it for $95 a day at its Langley, B.C. location and expects tool rental companies in ranching areas will start to offer it. “For those who perhaps cannot justify purchasing a tool, it is our goal to make the tool more readily available for rental,” Boris said. “If you’re just fencing 10 acres, you might not need to own the tool. Those who do purchase the tool, however, can say they own the largest cordless stapler in the world.” Safety is paramount with this product. “It makes handling dangerous skinny tires very easy,” said Randy Raczynski of Raczynski Sales in Fillmore, Sask. The Tire Jogger is a skid steer attachment that is designed for handling high-clearance sprayer tires, but can handle any farm tire from 44 inches to 104 inches in diameter. Because it is a skid steer attachment, the tire can be picked up whether it’s laying flat on the ground or standing. Once on the attachment, the tire can then be rotated either manually or electrically. “You do not touch the tire to put it on,” Raczynski said. Developed by North Dakota farmer Greg Grengs, the Tire Jogger uses hydraulic cylinders to grab, hold, and rotate large tires from the safety of the skid steer. Two large metal ‘arms’ (that are four inches wide and 16 inches long) securely grip and hold the treads on large tires. The device fits any skid steer with a universal mounting bracket, however, machines 60 hp or larger are recommended because the weight is carried well in front of the machine. Skid steers are preferred because of the hydrostatic drive to inch forward or backward. The operator has a clear and close view in front of him which is especially important when trying to line up bolt patterns on tires. Plates are available for New Holland bidirectionals, also.

“We believe this year’s winning entries will have broad appeal and could be readily adopted by a lot of farmers.” Rod Bradshaw

“They didn’t want to make it for regular tractor loaders because you are too far away and there is too much movement in your loader,” said Raczynski. The Tire Jogger can lift up to 2,000 pounds. A pressure gauge is visible so that the operator can tell how hard they are squeezing the tire. The early response has been great, he said. “I was at the Saskatoon Crop Production Show and I had one guy walk by, watch the video, walk over to me and hand me a cheque saying, ‘I want one,’ without asking any questions. He said, ‘I came so close to getting killed by a skinny tire falling on me, it’s not going to happen again.’” Raczynski Sales (www.grainsystems. ca) is the sole distributor in Canada.

Michelin North America (Canada) CargoXBib high flotation tire

This tire is made for manure tankers or trailers and is one of the new additions to Michelin’s recently revamped large implement line. Designed with Michelin Ultraflex Technologies, the tire is able to fully utilize central inflation systems and get to the lowest pressures possible while in the field for the most soil protection possible. Since there is a greater volume of air in a wider tire, it makes it possible to lower the tire pressure and reduce the impact on the soil. For a manure taker with a load of 13,000 points at 25 m.p.h., the CargoXBib HF tires can be inflated to 41 psi, well below the recommendations of competitors’ tires. This tire is compatible with remote inflation capability, improving performance and productivity. It also has solid rounded shoulders, which prevents irregular wear and improves manoeuvrability.

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Call to help the hungry generated what’s up huge response from farmers Staff with Canadian Foodgrains Bank release

orty years ago, farmers in Western Canada responded to a call to help people who were hungry in the developing world — and the organization that would become the Canadian Foodgrains Bank was born. The call was issued by Mennonite Central Committee, headquartered in Manitoba and it was farmers from that province and neighbouring Saskatchewan who donated most of the 1,442 tonnes of grain to the newly created MCC Food Bank. “But it appears that the call for grain got as far as Alberta, with three donations between Oct. 1, 1976 (when the Foodgrains Bank started collecting donations) and Dec. 10, 1976,” said John Longhurst, the organization’s director of resources and public engagement. But who those farmers were isn’t known, he said. “I don’t know if we could ever find out who those folks were,” said Longhurst. The first shipment of grain — in sacks — went to India. A few years later, MCC invited other churchrelated agencies to join it and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank came into being. Today it is a partnership of 15 churches and church

In the early days, grain from growing projects was bagged and sacks were shipped in boxcars before going overseas. In 2008, Ottawa dropped its rule requiring government funds to be used to buy food grown in Canada. This allowed the Foodgrains Bank to sell grain here and buy food closer to the areas where it provides food assistance. PHOTO: CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK agencies supported by farmers, urbanites, businesses, the federal government, and others from coast to coast. Corny Petkau, 72, was involved in that first collection of grain. He remembers driving from farm to farm in southern Manitoba, sticking his augur into bins, and auguring out bushels of grain.

“I was glad to be a small part of that beginning,” he said. “We knew it was going where it was needed.” Donating grain was also personal for Petkau, whose father emigrated from Russia in 1926. “He was helped to get started in his new country, Canada, and he passed along to his children

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the message that we also needed to do whatever we could to help others. The grain he collected was taken to a local seed plant owned by brothers Ben and Jake Friesen, where it was cleaned, processed and bagged before being loaded into a boxcar. “When asked, we were glad to offer our services,” said Ben Friesen. “We were happy to be part of it, never realizing how big it would grow.” This year, donations (both grain and cash) from Alberta alone topped $2.6 million. That brought the five-year total for this province to $13.7 million. Last year, there were 40 growing projects in Alberta, along with 125 in Ontario, 50 in Manitoba and 31 in Saskatchewan. Many farmers participate in growing projects for years and even decades. That’s true for both Friesen, 78, and Petkau, who are members of growing projects in southern Manitoba. “It’s a very worthy cause,” said Petkau. “I’m glad to see it is still going 40 years later. As long as I’m physically able, I intend to support the Foodgrains Bank.” Foodgrains Bank communications co-ordinator Amanda Thorsteinsson is looking for photos from early growing projects in Alberta. She can be reached at athorsteinsson@ foodgrainsbank.ca or 1-800-6650377.

Nov. 8: Working Well Workshop, Location t.b.d., Strathcona County (also Nov. 10 in Hazel Bluff, Nov. 16 in Morinville, Nov. 24 in Tofield, and Dec. 1 in MD of Bonnyville). Contact: Kelsey Knott 780-400-2165 Nov. 8: Cow-Calfenomics, Vermilion Regional Centre, Vermilion (also Nov. 9 in Evansburg). Contact: Ag-Info Center 1-800-387-6030 Nov. 9-12: Agri-Trade, Westerner Park, Red Deer. Contact: Show Office 403-755-7124 Nov. 9-13: Farmfair International, Northlands EXPO Centre, Edmonton. Contact: Suzanne Bielert 780-4717300 Nov. 15: Powering Your Profits, Camrose Best Western Resort, Camrose (also in 10 other locations from Nov. 16 to Dec. 1; see Events section at www.albertacanola.com). Contact: Rick Taillieu 780-678-6167 Nov. 15: Getting Into On-Farm Sales, Agri-Food Business Centre, Leduc. Contact: Karen Goad 780538-5629 Nov. 15: Alberta’s Carbon Levy: What It Means to Your Bottom Line (presented by Alberta Food Processors Association), venue t.b.a., Edmonton (also Nov. 16 in Calgary). Contact: Ted Flitton 403201-3657 ext. 22

Horse owners asked to complete survey on emergency plans

orse owners are being asked to take a survey on their emergency preparedness so both they and others in the equine sector are better prepared to handle a crisis situation. “The importance of developing an equine emergency structure for Alberta was demonstrated recently with the wildfires in Fort McMurray,” the Alberta Equestrian Federation said in a release. A survey of horse owners and custodians from the Fort McMurray area following the fire found less than a quarter of them had an emergency plan.

The recently concluded FCC Drive Away Hunger collected enough food for 6.7 million meals, far surpassing this year’s goal. The donated food was given to food banks, which assist 850,000 Canadians every month, with children accounting for 36 per cent of that number. There are more than 500 food banks in the country, with about one-third in rural or remote areas. From May until October, teams of employees from Farm Credit Canada offices drove tractors and trailers through communities in B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick to collect donations. “I’m once again overwhelmed by the generous support of our customers and partners — we couldn’t have done this without them,” said Michael Hoffort, FCC president and CEO. Since 2004, the campaign has provided over 33 million meals to food banks in Canada. To learn more, visit www.fccdriveawayhunger.ca. — FCC

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And while a majority said they will be creating a plan as a result of the wildfires, they are looking for assistance in developing one. “The resilience of the horse industry depends on all of us taking action, working together to prepare and plan for the next emergency or disaster,” said Sonia Dantu, executive director of the equine federation. To take the survey, go to www. albertaequestrian.com (click on the Equine Welfare pull-down menu and then on Equine Emergency and Disaster Preparedness). The survey closes Nov. 23. — Staff

Ag students can win $1,500 award

pplications are being accepted for the 2016-17 Excellence Award for Agricultural Students. There are three awards (first place is worth $1,500) for the best responses to this question: Certain segments of the general public question the way food is produced, and have misgivings about the use of new technology. What concrete steps would you, as a future member of the agricultur-

al industry, propose to bridge the information and awareness gap? Entrants can give their answer in a multimedia presentation, video, Twitter chat, blog or a Wiki. The award is offered by Farm Management Canada and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs. For more info, see www.fmc-gac.com. The application deadline is May 5. — FMC release

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ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all in stock. Custom sizes on order. Log siding, cove siding, lap siding, shiplap, 1” and 2” tongue and groove. V&R Sawing, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no exposed screws to leak or metal overlaps. Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churches, pig barns, commercial, arch rib building and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK.

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. 2011 KENWORTH T800, 550 ISX, 18 spd., www.windandweathershelters.com Super 40’s very good condition, $59,900. COMMERCIAL GRADE Wind and weather shelter buildings available in widths from Call 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you 2011 PETERBILT 386, 550 ISX, 18 spd., have bought an auction building and need lockers, leather, loaded, $53,500. Call to upgrade to more durable material or 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. parts we can help. Located in Yorkton. 2009 T660 CHROME Kenworth, 11-22.5 Contact Paul at 306-641-5464 or Ladimer 306-795-7779. 2011 CHEV SILVERADO 2500HD LTZ, fully tires, 490 HP Cummins, AutoShift, Aeroloaded, diesel, leather, sunroof. Greenlight Cab, $36,000. 306-786-6510, Yorkton, SK. Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, 2005 IHC 9200 daycab tractor, Cummins SK. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL# 311430. ISX 400 HP, 13 spd. trans, 40,000 rears, 2011 CHEV SILVERADO 1500, 5.3L LTZ, 967,000 kms, $13,900. K&L Equipment PRIVE BUILDING MOVERS Ltd.! Bonded, crew cab, 5.3L, leather. Greenlight Truck & and Auto. Ph. Ladimer, 306-795-7779, licensed for SK. and AB. Fully insured. Moving all types and sizes of buildings. Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. Ituna, SK. DL#910885. Call Andy 306-625-3827, Ponteix, SK. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL# 311430. www.privebuildingmovers.com 2006 DODGE 1 ton 4x4 diesel, Crewcab, w/hydra bale deck, 260,000 kms, $15,000. PORTABLE TOILET SERVICE TRUCK, 2005 Call 306-861-1039, Tyvan, SK. Ford F650, Cat C7, auto, hyd. brakes, PTO driven vac pump, 1850 gal. alum. split BUSINESS FOR SALE: Sausage processtank, asking $14,000. 403-680-0752. ing plant in Raymond, AB. For more infor2008 DODGE DUALLY 3500 ST crewcab, PORTABLE TOILET SERVICE TRUCK, 2005 mation call 403-752-3006. 4x4 dsl., A/T/C, PW, PL, exhaust brake, Ford F650, Cat C7, auto, blown engine, EGR and DPF deletes, tuner installed, 6 hyd. brakes, PTO driven vac pump, 1850 spd. manual, 199,800 kms, good shape, gal. alum. split tank, asking $8000. BEE BUSINESS. Turnkey operation. Second generation bee farmer looking to re$18,500. 780-205-2532, Paradise Valley. 403-680-0752, Calgary, AB. tire. Vehicles, bee equipment, honey plant, 2011 DODGE RAM 3500 Laramie, 4x4, 1999 DODGE 3500 w/bale deck, vg cond., buildings, etc. Perfect opportunity for diesel, 6.7L, 6 spd., local trade. Greenlight well maintained, $12,000 OBO. 2012 young family. Near beautiful northern Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, Dodge 5500 w/bale deck, 93,000 kms, town of Carrot River, SK. 306-332-7422, SK. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL# 311430. $49,000 OBO. 403-701-1548, Strathmore. 306-768-2628. kimbonish@hotmail.com

2011 F-250 XL, 4x4, only 100,000 kms, 6.2 TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in 15 ETNYRE BLACK HAWK combine trailer, gas, A/T/C, fresh safety, $19,900. Camobsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought 10’W, tridem lift axles, alum. wheels, pull- Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. outs, offers. 780-720-4304 Willingdon, AB for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. 2011 DODGE RAM 1500, Hemi OutdoorsWRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. TRI-AXLE LOW BED, 50 ton, Beaver tail, man, new tires, local. Greenlight Truck & flip neck, 2 pins, 9’ wide, flip outs, new Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, safety, $24,000. 306-940-6835, Sask. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL# 311430. Churchbridge, SK. TOPGUN TRAILER SALES “For those who demand the best.” PRECISION AND AGASSIZ TRAILERS (flatdecks, end SCHOOL BUSES: 23 to 66 passenger, dumps, enclosed cargo). 1-855-255-0199, 1991 to 2007, $3000 and up. 16 buses in Moose Jaw, SK. www.topguntrailersales.ca stock! Call Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK. BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and 1-877-585-2300. DL #320074. pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

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ATTACHMENT FOR GRAIN VACS: To empty plastic grain bags. Blueprints available to build your own, or we’ll build for you. Guaranteed to work. John Ilchuk 250-878-1705, Kelowna, BC. CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, accessories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872. Vandenberg Hay Farms Ltd., Nobleford AB. Email: logistics@vandenberghay.ca FARMERS AND BUSINESS PERSONS need LARRY’S EQUIPMENT HAULING: Farm financial help? Go to: www.bobstocks.ca machinery and equipment. Serving Westor phone 306-757-1997, 315 Victoria Ave., ern Canada. Call 780-720-4304. Regina, SK. EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Reasonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services FARM CHEMICAL / and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

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ANDRES TRUCKING. Ag & heavy equip., bins, livestock, towing. Canada/USA. Call/text 306-736-3454, SouthEast, SK. CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, Kenaston, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call for your call. 1-800-665-1362. 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres.

FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. Management Group for all your borrowing and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Regina, SK.

REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK.

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BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective way to clear land. Four season service, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804.

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CUSTOM SWATHING AND COMBINING, cereals and specialty crops. 36’ and 42’ HoneyBee headers. Will take damp wheat for combining. Murray 306-631-1411.

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1997 SELLICK SD60 rough terrain forkRECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham lift, 6000 lbs, 4 WD, cab, diesel, $16,900. 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye GARWOOD INDUSTRIES PULL Scraper Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646. 12 yard, hyd. control, 9’ cut width, hyd. unload assist, $16,900. 1-888-278-4905. FALL SPECIAL on all post or stud frame www.combineworld.com farm buildings. Choose: sliding doors, ATTACHMENTS PARTS COMPONENTS overhead doors, or bi-fold doors. Newfor construction equipment. Attachments Tech Construction Ltd. call 306-220-2749, for dozers, excavators and wheel loaders. Hague, SK. Used, Re-built, Surplus and New equip- POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, ment parts and major components. Call hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction Western Heavy Equipment 306-981-3475, and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, Prince Albert, SK. MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK. CAT 463 LEVER SCRAPER, newer conversion, 25 yd., new front tires, exc., $37,000; STEEL CLADDING SALE: New Grade A 2013 20KW light plant, 2500 hrs., $8000. 29 gauge white-white metal cladding 3/4” CALL D.B. EQUIPMENT For all your 306-642-3225, 306-640-7149, Assiniboia. high rib cut to your length for only bucket lifts, scissor lifts, telehandlers, and .75¢/sq.ft. All accessories, fasteners and skidsteer needs. 403-396-7078, Medicine HOUGH 65 PAYLOADER, works well, flashings are available. Call Prairie Steel in Hat, AB. dbequipmentsales.com $10,000; 1992 Champion grader 740, very Clavet, SK., 1-888-398-7150, or email good condition, $22,500; Fiat Allis grader, buildings@prairiesteel.com KOMATSU CRAWLER D85, full canopy and 165 HP, new tires, works well, $12,500. sweeps, hydraulic angle, winch, LGP, Call 306-696-6666, Broadview, SK. 100’x200’x22’ Steel Farm Building. Ready $38,500. Call 780-307-1120, Clyde, AB. for set-up on your farm today. Foundation specs can be supplied. Includes 26 gauge KOMATSU CRAWLER TRACTORS: D65, ext. sheeting and trims, $153,900 plus D85, 155 w/hyd. angle dozers, sweeps, tax. Add doors and insulation as needed. and guarded. 780-307-1120, Clyde, AB. USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Spe- Other sizes available. 1-888-398-7150 or CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some cializing in Cummins, have all makes, large email buildings@prairiesteel.com older Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers. inventory of parts, re-powering is our speAFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. cialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB. 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. For the customer that prefers quality. NEW IN 2007 ELRUS 24-42 jaw crusher, DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. mounted on 16 wheel Nordberg portable parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, conveyor, $150,000 OBO. Pro Ag Sales, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts 306-441-2030 anytime North Battleford SK and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN 740 CHAMPION GRADER, 1984, 8.3 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now Cummins eng., snow wing, ready to work. 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, available. Call Bill, 780-986-5548, Leduc, $26,000. Call 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. AB. www.starlinesales.com Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK $21,000 SKIDSTEER DEAL! Choice: JD 325 or Case 465 Series 3. Both 2700 hrs., WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stockCAH, new tires, 2007. 306-940-6835. Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, ing dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2004 NH 200B grader and 760 Champion DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. grader. Both good condition. Call 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS 306-236-8023, Goodsoil, SK. and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, and accessories available at Rosler Con2004 VOLVO BL70 backhoe 4x4, extend- 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. a-hoe, 1585 orig. hrs., orig. tires and bucket teeth, machine exceptional condition, CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types used mainly for snow removal on acreage, up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount. $45,000 OBO. 306-370-1603, Beechy, SK. Accurate estimates. Sheldon’s Hauling, 306-961-9699, Prince Albert, SK.

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 HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK.

ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK LANDMASTER DOZER- LEASE TO OWN Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca Zero Down, Semi-annual Payments, Lease LOOKING FOR COWS to custom feed for Term Of Up To 72 Months. PD14, $35,500; 13.00x24 TOP TRUST New industrial the winter. Call Clint, 306-266-4536, PD18, $39,500. Sask.- Neil, 306-231-8300, tires, 16 ply, tubeless, $436. Glentworth, SK. 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com Alta.- Gord, 780-913-7353. landmaster.ca

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2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $145,000; 22010 Case 4520’s, 70’ booms: 3-bin, 3100 hrs., $168,000; SPECIAL- 2010 Case 4520, 1-bin, 5100 hrs., $98,500; 22007 Case 4520’s, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 3300 hrs., AutoSteer, $134,000 and $98,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2- 2004 Loral AirMax 1000s, 70’ booms, immaculate, $76,000 and $93,000; 2006 2-bin AgChem, 70’ booms, $58,000; 2002 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, $32,000; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi belt tender, self contained, $32,000 and $42,000; 2- 24 ton Wilmar tender beds, $17,500 ea; 2012 Wilmar Rangler 4560, 780 hrs., $28,500; 2009 Rangler, 2400 hrs, $23,500; 1974 10,000 gal. NH3 transport, $38,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, $34,500. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net

BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. SPECIAL! 4WD 2008 Ag-Chem 8244, airflow bed, 70’ booms, $69,500. 2006 AgChem 8204, 2-bin, $58,000. USD prices. 406-466-5356. Choteau, MT. View website 20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale www.fertilizerequipment.net in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com

CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 tanks available. Contact George in Hague, SK. 306-227-5757. NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders. Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK.

2012 TENDER TRAILER: 30 MT ConveyAll trailer, tri-axle, 5 hoppers, self contained hyd. drive powered by Subaru gas motor 36 HP, exc. cond., field ready, $90,000. Bill 780-210-0800, Andrew, AB.

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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. Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net AUGERS: NEW and USED: Wheatheart, Westfield, Westeel augers; Auger SP kits; Batco conveyors; Wheatheart post pounders. Good prices, leasing available. Call 1-866-746-2666.

www.dseriescanola.ca 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

WANTED: CONVEYOR w/MOVER, 15”x75’, gas engine preferred, new or used. Call Trent 403-934-8765 or Don 403-901-5427, Standard, AB.

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new SAKUNDIAK 8x1400, Onan, Wheatheart SP and used sea containers, all sizes. kit and clutch. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. NEW MERIDIAN AUGERS with motor, 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and clutch, reversing gearbox and lights. modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina HD8-39, $15,350; HD8-59, $17,250; and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca TL10-39, $16,995; HD10-59, $18,995. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. 306-933-0436.

2010 BRANDT 13x110 HP grain auger, 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS, $19,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. 2014 BRANDT 13110 HP grain auger, C7 INDUSTRIAL CAT engine fits 950 load$24,300. Nelson Motors & Equipment, er, factory rebuild. Sold with warranty, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com $21,885 exchange. On Track Company Inc. at 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB. MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call C12 CAT ENGINE, MBL: 435 HP, rebuilt. Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., Drop in. Sold with warranty, $24,885. Call 306-957-2033. James at On Track Company Inc. at SAKUNDIAK: 8”x55’, 10 HP elec. motor; 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB. 8”x45’, 24 HP Kohler motor; 8”x50’, PTO drive; 7”x35’, 10 HP elec. motor; 6”x35’, 3126 CAT ENGINE, rebuilt, 250 HP, B&S motor. BRANDT: 7”x35’, 24 HP Kohler $14,985 exchange. Call James at On Track motor; 7”x35’, Wisconsin motor; 8”x50’ Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB blue auger, hyd. auger mover, hyd. winch, HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and flex spout, elec. clutch, Wheatheart bin40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call sweep, 24 HP motor. Ed 306-272-3848 or 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. 306-269-7745, Foam Lake, SK. DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, www.starlinesales.com Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS for all your agricultural, equestrian, industrial, shop or storage needs. Call 306-249-2355 for a free quote. Montana Construction www.montanasteelbuilders.ca Saskatoon.

CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738. built on site, for early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. For sales and service east central SK. and www.warmanhomecentre.com MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and on site. For early booking call leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: NEW BATCO 2075 w/electric kit. Retail www.warmanhomecentre.com $36,500. Blow-out Special, $28,500. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- com- and 10” end units available; Transfer conmercial. Construction and concrete crews. veyors and bag conveyors or will custom Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saska- build. Call for prices. Master Industries toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. Osler, SK. ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Farm post buildings designed with longevity in 2015 VALMAR 7600 66’ boom, PTO fan dr., mind. Call 306-225-2288 or go to var. rate JD control, secondary mech. mewww.zaksbuilding.com to request a quote. tering, large floatation tires, 3 mtd. cameras, $75,000. Luseland, SK, 306-372-4521. ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Stick Frame building designed with longevity in MERIDIAN 300 TON SS liquid fertilizer mind. Call 306-225-2288 or go to tank, two 3” SS valves, like new. 306-921-6697, 306-921-8498, Melfort, SK. www.zaksbuilding.com to request a quote.

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2012 RICHIGER 10’ grain bagger, bought new in 2013, has truck unloading attachment, also elec. bag lifting cradle, used very little. Troy 306-867-7719 Glenside SK

2009 NH 9070, 1793/1474 hrs, IntelliView II display, Y&M, remote sieve adjust, elec. stonetrap, duals, diff. lock, long auger, PSD, deluxe chopper, chaff spreader, c/w 76-C 14’ Swathmaster PU plus 2003 NH 94-C 36’ draper header, fore/aft, split PU reel, single knife drive, gauge wheels, transport, all stored inside, $210,000 OB0. Call 780-608-9290, Strome, AB.

2011 E-Z TRIAL 710 grain cart, $27,900. Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300.

NH CR960, 2003, 2578 hrs., $110,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald 2012 MASSEY FERGUSON 9740, 36’, 400 Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. hrs., vg., 0% OAC, $89,900. Call Cam-Don 2013 BRENT 882 grain cart, 875 bu., 20” auger, 1000 PTO, hydraulic kit available, WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of grain Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. tarp, like new, shedded, $39,000. dryers w/auto. drying/moisture control. Updates to Vertec roof, tiers, moisture 306-428-2847, 306-862-7731, Choiceland. NOW SALVAGING GLEANER S77, low control. Economic designed dryers avail. hrs., duals, cab, tons of good parts. Call us! 1-888-288-6857. westerngraindryer.com 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 2009 BRENT 1594, $77,900. Call Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP 2011 BRENT 1394, $87,900. Call Nelson or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401. www.nelsonmotors.com HARD TO FIND! John Deere 346 square 2016 MACDON M205 (No DEF), 35’ and 40’ baler, nice shape, $5500 OBO. DK headers, c/w transports. Call Cam-Don 780-888-7152, Lougheed, AB. Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, 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, always shedded, dual knife drive on header, pea auger, $249,000. Will sell separately. 306-472-7704, Lafleche, SK.

CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to 2007 JD 568 round baler, surface wrap, 1998 35’ WESTWARD 9300, 960 header, mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. $27,200. Nelson Motors & Equipment, PU reel, turbo, big tires, excellent cond., 2- 2006 JD 9760 STS, bullet rotor 615 PU, various work orders, 1 owner, 2200 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. $29,500. Call 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com sep. hrs., w/wo HoneyBee 30’ straight cut headers, field ready, $95,000 each OBO, 2011 CASE/IH 1203 30’ SP , pickup reel 2 MONOCHROMATIC COLOUR Sorters. 2003 JD 567 round baler, $14,900. Call and transport, $77,000; 2002 Westward choice. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. Ideal for removing Ergot from cereal Contact Nelson Motors & Equipment, 9250 30’ SP, pickup reel, $40,000. A.E. grains. Each machine mounted in an insu- 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, 1990 JD 9500, 4100 engine hrs., 912 PU header, many new parts, harvest ready, lated container, c/w air compressor and Storthoaks, SK. $27,500 OBO; JD 930 rigid header with wiring. Satake AlphaScan II, Hi Flow 160. 1998 JD 566 round baler, $11,100. Call Contact Nelson Motors & Equipment, hyd. adjustable reel, good condition, Machine #2- Delta I-IC/CCD-5. Both ma$5000 OBO. 306-946-7928, Watrous, SK. chines capacity- 500-700 bu./hr. Lars 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com 306-937-2575, 306-441-0242 BattlefordSK 25’ UII PU REEL; 21’ Hart Cart PU reel; all NEW 2014 MD PW7 w/16’ Swathmaster A-1. Grain trucks, IHC forklift, swath roller, to fit JD STS/S series, $24,900. Ford Major diesel loader and blade. Call 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, great for pulse crops, best selection in JD 2005 4895, 30’ HoneyBee header, 306-236-8023, Goodsoil, SK. dual canvas drives, near new UII reel, 1 2009 JD 9770, 1205 hrs., 175 hrs. since Western Canada. 306-946-7923, Young SK owner, $45,000 OBO. 780-221-3980. extensive Greenlight, duals, 615P header, $190,000; 36’ MacDon 973, $19,500 OBO. Call 306-736-7782, Kipling, SK. 1998 WESTWARD 9300, 25’, c/w 972 header, PU reel, 2 speed, 3530 hrs, exc., 2008 9770 STS, dual wheels w/2010 615 MORIDGE BATCH GRAIN DRYER, propane, $29,500. 780-352-3012, Wetaskiwin, AB. PU header, $195,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm no tank, shedded, $3000 OBO. 2013 JD W150, with 435D header, 1996 2188, 1015 PU, 30’ auger header, Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 306-736-2625, Kipling, SK. 2800 sep./3287 eng. hrs, exc. cond., al650/500 hrs., double knife and double 1999 9610, new rub bars, concaves, walkreel, shedded, $132,000. Consider trades. ways shedded. Will trade for bred bison. ers and bearings. Chopper recently balDRYAIR GRAIN DRYING SYSTEM. 1.2 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 780-888-2245, 780-888-1217, Hardisty AB anced, Rake-Up PU, field ready, Reduced! million BTU boiler on propane, mounted on trailer. Also 4 large heat coil radiators PICKUP REEL PARTS WAREHOUSE: 1994 1688, 4300 eng. hrs., newer sieves, $65,000 OBO. 306-452-3878, Redvers, SK. on wheels. Large quantity of hose w/quick MacDon, UII, JD, Hart Carter, CNH, AGCO. rails, feeder house, and bushings, $20,000 2013 JD S690, 503 sep. hrs., var. stream couplers. Shedded, exc. cond., used very We distribute parts for all PU reels. Call OBO. 306-220-1533, Saskatoon, SK. rotor, manual fold top, GS3 command cenlittle, $42,500. Phone 306-873-9221 or 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 2007 CASE/IH 8010, 1707 hrs., tre, premium cab, ProDrive trans, small 306-323-2099, Archerwill, SK. $195,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, wire concave, w/PU header, $350,000 OBO. 2630, GPS receiver, AutoTrac, also 1995 CASE 8820, 30’ header, PU reel, Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. available. Call 306-869-7629, Radville, SK. FARM FAN AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC grain 21.5-16.1 tires, excellent condition, dryer, Model CMS10E, single phase power, $16,500. Call 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK 2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, 2000 JOHN DEERE 9650, duals, fine cut canola screen, propane heat, holds 240 $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, bu., transport wheels, shedded since new, 1995 30’ MACDON Premier 2900, PU reel, $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, chopper, long auger, shedded, $40,000. good condition. Phone Ed 306-272-3848 960 MacDon header, 21.5-16.1 tires, exc. $130,000; 2009 7088 w/2016 PU header, Call 306-524-4960, Semans, SK. cond., $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore SK or 306-269-7745, Foam Lake, SK. $180,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 2010 JD 9870 STS, loaded, 4 WD, only 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 480 sep. hrs, 600 eng. hrs, $285,000 2009 7120 CASE/IH w/2016 header, CAD OBO. 2010 JD 9870 STS, fully load$165,000; 2007 7010 Case/IH, dual ed, ProDrive, 5 spd. feeder house, HD lift wheels, w/2016 header, $170,000. Call cylinders, HD final drives, HD rear axle, HEATER SALES & SERVICE A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, premium cab, IMS, grain tank ext., HD unload auger, long auger, Contour-Master, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. only 550 sep. hrs., 650 straddle duals, 3.5000X2 $259,000 CAD OBO. Both combines would 000027912r1.PDF have 100 hour, up to $7500 parts and labour warranty. Call 218-779-1710. 570R LEXION, 2006, 1258 hrs., duals, $159,000. Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald Park, SK., 1-844-806-2300. 2008 MF 9895, duals, MAV, PU header, 470R LEXION, 2003, 2386 hrs., $99,000. 1900 hrs., AutoSteer, just gone through Canada West Harvest Centre, Emerald shop, shedded, 0% OAC, $159,000. 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WANTED: SYSTEM 95 harrow packer unit, CASE MAGNUM 290, 2013, 1166 hrs, du- JD 4010, c/w FEL, new tires, batteries and min. 50’, grey color, in good shape. Call als, $225,000. Call Canada West Harvest injectors, very clean. Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 403-507-9889 or 403-556-2224, Olds, AB. Centre, Emerald Park, SK. 1-844-806-2300 JD 8440, PTO, 5800 orig. hrs., quad CASE MAGNUM 275 row crop tractor, 2013 MORRIS 50’ heavy harrow, 9/16” trans, premium condition, $26,000 OBO. tines, excellent condition, $28,000. Call 2007, 3858 hrs., $129,000. Canada West Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. Harvest Centre, Emerald Park, SK., 306-493-6460, Delisle, SK. 1-844-806-2300. JD 7710 MFWD, with 740 loader, LHR, premium condition, 20.8x38 tires. Call LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA 2010 8370 VR TBT cart, w/third tank, Top- tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have LOOKING FOR JD 4430 TO 7000 Series Con monitor, $72,900. Cam-Don Motors, rebuilt tractors and parts for sale. tractors in good condition with mechanical 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. issues. Call 403-876-2542, Big Valley, AB. 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. 2013 JD 6140D, FWA, cab, 3 PTH, PTO, 2015 CASE/IH 620 Quadtrac, PTO, 429 640 hrs., c/w H260 loader and joystick, hours, $554,000. Nelson Motors & Equip., $87,500. 780-877-2513, Ferintosh, AB. WANTED: JD 7610 plow in good condition. 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com 780-674-2440, 780-305-4106, Barrhead, 2012 CASE/IH 500 Quadtrac, PTO, 1570 1977 4430, w/606 PT mover behind, very low hrs., always shedded, exc. cond., AB. hrs., coming. Nelson Motors & Equipment, $34,000 OBO. 306-717-2971 Saskatoon SK 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com COMPACTED SUBSOIL ISSUES? Avoid 1980 JOHN DEERE 8440, 4 WD, PTO, 5500 “band-aid” solutions. Since 1984. Call Rick 2010 CIH Magnum, 180 loader, MFWD, hrs., 3 hydraulics, good condition, $14,500 403-350-6088, anytime. 4665 hours, $141,200. Nelson Motors & OBO. 306-946-7928, Watrous, SK. Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. View website 2014 JD 6125R MFWD, 125 HP, 540 KELLO-BILT 8’ to 20’ offset discs w/24” www.nelsonmotors.com hours, FEL w/bucket, PTO, 3 PTH, factory to 36” notched blades; Kello-Bilt 24’ to 38’ $139,800. 1-888-278-4905. tandem wing discs w/26” and 28” notched 1983 2290 CASE/IH w/loader, good tires, warranty, blades and oilbath bearings. Red Deer, AB. good shape, $16,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm www.combineworld.com www.kelloughs.com Call: 1-888-500-2646. 2012 JD 9560R, duals, PTO, 2085 hrs, Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. coming. Nelson Motors & Equipment, JD 610 CHISEL PLOW, 35’, with harrows. 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com JD 1650 chisel plow, 52’, c/w Degelman 2015 JD 9620R, duals, 665 hrs, $554,000. harrows. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 2013 CIH STEIGER 600, Quad, 1850 hrs., Nelson Motors & Equipment, 6 hyd. outlets, 36” tracks, diff. lock, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com MORRIS 600 SERIES 35’ deep till cultivator w/harrows, very good shovels, stone- $453,900. South Country Equipment, 2009 JD 9530, 2500 hours, $257,000. 306-842-4686, Weyburn, SK. free land, $3700. 306-493-6460 Delisle, SK Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com 2012 JD 9560R, triples, PTO, 1820 hrs, 2010 CHALLENGER MT875C, Degelman $369,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, blade, 2700 hrs, $352,200. Nelson Motors 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. View 2009 JD 9630, triples, 3950 hrs, www.nelsonmotors.com $252,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com 2007 CHALLENGER MT765B, 20” track, 3766 hrs,, Trimble auto-guidance, 1000 1997 JD 7410, loader, 9200 hrs, $59,990. Motors & Equipment, PTO, $172,900. South Country Equipment, Nelson 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. NEW VERSATILE SD550 offset disc, 15’, 1996 JD 7800, MFWD, loader, 3 PTH, 550 lbs./ft., spring cushion gangs, HD 11,845 hours, $59,500. Nelson Motors & bearing option, 26”x3/8” notched. CamEquipment, 1-888-508-4406. View website Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. www.nelsonmotors.com 2003 JD 9520T, 4720 hours, $158,900. 2004 KRAUSE TL-3000-9F 25’ disc ripper, Nelson Motors & Equipment, 22’6” working width, 9 shank, 22-23” discs, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com hyd depth control, $29,800. 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 2015 JD 6140M, MFWD, loader, 350 hrs, $172,500. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1997 51’ CASE/IH 5800 HD cultivator, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com w/Degelman mounted 3-row harrows, 2013 JD 6125R, MFWD, 356 hrs, premium $42,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, cab, 460/85R38, with H340 loader, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. $169,900. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 2012 JD 9510R, 960 hrs., powershift, 17’ 2004 JOHN DEERE 9520T, 4198 hours, 6-way blade, premium cab, 9030 lb. cast, 2600 GreenStar, 36 tracks, deluxe cab, extended warranty, too many extras to list, $171,600. South Country Equipment, 306-642-3366, Assiniboia, SK. $370,000. 780-808-3141, Lloydminster, AB 2- 2015 JD 6125M, 700 hrs. up, MFWD, JD 7810, MFWD, LHR, JD 840 loader, 520/70R38, w/H340 loader, $157,500 up. grapple fork, joystick, shedded, very clean South Country Equipment, 306-345-2411, tractor. Call 780-674-5516, 780-305-7152, Mossbank, SK. 1981 CASE 2290, 6823 hrs., Bourassa 3 Barrhead, AB. PTH, new Farm King 96” snowblower used 2- 2015 JD 6140M, 1200 hrs. up, MFWD, 2 hours, FEL/bale spear, good rubber, JD 8440, PTO, 5800 orig. hrs., quad with H360 loader, bucket, grapple, shedded. Will sell w/wo attachments, trans, premium condition, call Call $169,800. South Country Equipment, $19,800 for all. 306-222-0041, Saskatoon. 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 306-345-2411, Mossbank, SK.

2015 JD 9520R, 1130 hrs., 800/70R38, premium cab, leather package, $513,000. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, Mossbank, SK.

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.

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2012 JD 9510RT, 1660 hrs., GreenStar, We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800JDLink, 36 tracks, AJ hitch, $391,900. 665-1362. South Country Equipment, 306-424-2212, NEW MAHINDRA mFORCE 105P #1 selling Montmartre, SK. tractor in the world. 105 HP, 5 yr. PT warranty, power shuttle, 24 spd. trans, 3 PH, 2015 JD 9620RX, 388 hrs., JDLink, 36” tracks, 18/6 powershift, $660,000. Call GRATTON COULEE AGRI PARTS LTD. Your optional loader lift capacity 4100 lbs, CAH, South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, #1 place to purchase late model combine MSRP $88,400. 0% financing. The Tractor and tractor parts. Used, new and rebuilt. Co., Osler, SK., 306-239-2262. View Regina, SK www.gcparts.com Toll free 888-327-6767. www.tractorco.ca 2015 JD 9570R, 526 hrs. up , CommandView cab, JDLink, 800/70R38, $536,900 up. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, Mossbank, SK. 2014 JD 9560RT, 701 hrs., 36” tracks, GreenStar, JDLink, tow cable, $483,500. South Country Equipment, 306-746-2110, Raymore, SK. 2012 JOHN DEERE 9560R, 2916 hrs., 18F, 6R powershift, hi-flow hyds., 520/85R46, $383,400. South Country Equipment, 306-424-2212, Montmartre, SK. 2015 JD 6195R, 866 hrs., MFWD, w/H380 loader, 1800 GreenStar, 620/70R42, $243,000. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, Mossbank, SK. 2009 JD 9330, 1700 hrs., 2600 GreenStar, 710/70R38, 24/6 manual shift, $235,000. South Country Equipment, 306-746-2110, Raymore, SK. 2015 JD 6150M, 1300 hours, deluxe cab, MFWD, H360 loader, bucket and grapple, $183,100. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, Mossbank, SK. 2011 JD 9630T, 2486 hrs., 36 tracks, 5 hyd. outlets, front idler weights, deluxe comfort, $313,900. Call South Country Equipment, 306-842-4686, Weyburn, SK. 2009 JD 9630, 2375 hrs., 2630 GreenStar, diff. lock, 800/70R38, power beyond, $286,900. South Country Equipment, 306-746-2110, Raymore, SK. 2009 JD 9630, 2375 hrs., 2630 GreenStar, diff. lock, 800/70R38, power beyond, $253,300. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, Mossbank, SK.

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2009 T9060, CUMMINS, AutoSteer, 800 duals, 3990 hours, $211,000. Cam-Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2013 NH T9.670, 1620 hrs., 36 tracks, NAV controller, diff. lock, 6 hyd. outlets, $433,700. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, Mossbank, SK.

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DEGELMAN 5900 14’ 6-Way dozer blade, SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire c/w silage extension and brackets, to fit and all accessories for installation. Heights JD 8000 series tractor, $15,000 OBO. from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen 780-877-2191, Bashaw, AB. ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. 12’ DEGELMAN 45/5700 4-Way dozer blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer blade, trip cutting edge, $17,000. Wandering River AB 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212 CAT 950C WHEEL LOADER, c/w bucket, very good condition, asking $23,500. Call 250-847-0783, Nipawin, SK.

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.

200 LENGTHS of 3-1/2” drill stem, some ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTI- IT’S FINALLY HERE...The World’s First rust would work well for fence posts, $28 VATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. Cordless, Hoseless Fence Stapler! each. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB. Also Gallagher Power Fence Products. Available from D&R Prairie Supplies, 36’ WILRICH VIBRASHANK cultivator 306-221-1558, Minton, SK. w/harrows, good condition, asking $1500 OBO. Call 306-210-8186, Reward, SK. WANTED: Stainless Steel liquid fertilizer storage tanks for transporting/storing BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood 1600-50,000 gallons. Call 306-960-3000. and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New De- SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. gelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK.

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MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (includes refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of WANTED: NH BALE WAGONS & retriev- 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also available. Vermette Wood ers, any condition. Farm Equipment Find- Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home. ing Service, P.O. Box 1363, Polson, MT 59860. 406-883-2118. JACK PINE FIREWOOD: split and blocked in mini bulk bags $100/bag. Other lengths available. 306-277-4660, Ridgedale, SK.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, 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 EASY ROLL WIRE Rollers for barbed and high tensile wire. 3 PTH or draw-bar mounts avail. 306-984-7861, Mistatim, SK.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery 12 YR. PAPERED Paint gelding, good huntavailable. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, ing or trail riding horse, 15.2 HH, $2800. Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca 403-701-1548, Strathmore, AB.

SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, TUBING FROM 1-1/4” to 3-1/2”. Sucker 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. rod 3/4”, 7/8” and 1”. Line pipe and Casing also available. Phone 1-800-661-7858 or 780-842-5705, Wainwright, AB. RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se2-7/8” OILFIELD TUBING, $40 each; 3/4” men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery sucker rods, $6 each. Truckload quantities available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, only. Call 306-861-1280, Weyburn, SK. Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

2006 FLEXI-COIL 5000 HD 51’, 10” spacing, 5” rubber packers, single shoot, $28,500; NH 359 mixmill, PBF, new tires, $3600; 2001 Bourgault 5440 dual fan, air seeder hopper, $34,000. 403-665-2341, Craigmyle, AB.

ONE TIME FENCING, sucker rod fence posts (solid steel), steel corners for sale. www.onetimefencing.ca 1-877-542-4979.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling HORSE AND TACK SALE, Heartland, Prince bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Albert, SK., Friday, Nov 18th, starting at Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 5:30 PM. Call 306-763-8463. or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK.

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BIG GULLY FARM Bull and Heifer Sale Thursday, Dec. 8th, 5:30 PM MST, 12 miles North of Maidstone, SK. Horned and Polled, Long-yearling bulls, bull calves and bred heifers. Free wintering, delivery and carcass ultrasound. Volume discount of 5% on 2 or more. View videos, information and catalogue at: www.biggullyfarm.com Lance Leachman, 306-903-7299, or email: biggullyfarm@gmail.com Online bidding at: LiveAuctions.tv

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NH 1060 tbt air cart, Dual 20.8 x 38 tires, No monitor, used 1 season, as new .........$79,500 25’ Hesston PT Swather ......................................................................................$3,000 25’ 725 CIH (MacDon) PT Swather ....................................................................$3,000 40’ Morris 3100 Hoe Drills, mover and hitch .......................................................$10,000 946 Versatile Ford Tractor, 5,000 hrs, 24.5 x 32 D .............................................$50,000 560 Hesston Round Baler, 1,000 PTO ................................................................. $5,500 660 NH Round Baler, 540 pto, nice shape ...............................................................$5,500 60’ S82 Flexicoil Harrow Draw Bar, Nice shape ..................................................$5,250 44’ 820 F.C. Deep Till Air Seeder, harrows ...............................................................CALL 2320 F.C. TBH Air Tank, complete with 320 - 3rd tank .................................................CALL 40’ 340 F.C. Chisel Plow & 75 Packer Bar, P30’s ..........................................$27,500 41’ Flexicoil 300 B Chisel Plow, 3 bar harrows ...................................................$12,500 100’ 65XL Flexicoil Sprayer, complete with windguards, elec. end nozzles single tips, auto rate, excellent condition ...........................................$12,500 29’ 225 DOW Kello- Bilt Tandem Disc, 28” smooth front & rear blades, 10.5” spacing, oil, bath bearings, as new ................................................................. $60,000 47’ 820 Flexicoil Chisel Plow, 4 bar harrow, low mileage......................................$67,500 2009 GMC Topkick 20 ft. Grain Truck, automatic, silage gate, air ride suspension,approx. 7,000 kms................................... $105,000 New E-Kay 7”, 8”, 9”Bin Sweeps available..........................................................CALL 8-46’ Meridian Grain Auger 27 HP Kholer, E-Kay mover, belt tightner, power stearing, lights, no spill hopper, as new ............................................................$12,800 10”-50’ Sakundiak Hydraulic Swung Auger....................................................$17,500 8” Wheat Heart Transfer Auger ..........................................................................$1,250 New Outback A321 RTK BASE stn .....................................................................$7,000 New Outback MAX & STX Guidance & mapping..................................................... In Stock New Outback E-Drive, TC ..................................................................................... In Stock New Outback E-Drive X, c/w free E turns.............................................................. In Stock New Outback S-Lite guidance .............................................................................$1,250 New Outback VSI Steering Wheel Kits.............................................................. In Stock Used Outback E-Drive Hyd. kits ............................................................................... $500 **Outback GPS Systems, E-Kay Custom Augers, Movers, Clutches, Bin Sweeps & Crop Dividers, Kohler, Robin Subaru & Generac Engines, Headsight Harvesting Solutions, Greentronics Sprayer Auto Boom Height, Kello-Bilt Discs**

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SHEEP AND GOAT SALE, Heartland Livestock, Prince Albert, Friday, Nov. 18th. WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? 11:00 AM. Call 306-763-8463 to pre-book. Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Rick WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? at: 403-894-9449 or Cathy at: Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certifiwww.sungoldmeats.com cation & marketing. Call 306-382-1299, QUALITY HAMPSHIRE and DORSET ram Saskatoon, SK. or at info@pro-cert.org lambs from proven flock. Heeroma’s 306-823-4526, Neilburg, SK.

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. Cows and quota needed. We buy all class- COTSWOLD EWES AND RAMS. Scrapie es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F resistant genotype. Phone 306-285-3639, Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Lashburn, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620. MIXED BREEDS, EXPOSED, various rams; Also approx. 30 goats, does and billys, various prices. 306-656-4445, Harris, SK.

WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437. TRADE AND EXPORT CANADA BUYING all grades of organic grains. Fast payment and pick up. Call 306-433-4700.

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JEWELS & DIAMONDS SIMMENTAL Production Sale, Friday November 18, 1:00PM Ponoka Ag Events Center, Ponoka, AB. Selling Fleckvieh, Fullblood, Red and Black. Proven productive cows, bred heifers, open heifer calves, semen and embryos. For more information or a catalogue BUYING: Wild boar, Berkshire, Tamsworth contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at and Black English pigs. 1-877-226-1395. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online: www.canadianheritagemeats.com www.BuyAgro.com PL #116061

SPRUCE FOR SALE! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need. We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. or deliver anywhere in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy di- spruce available. Now taking fall bookings rect, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK. 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 catalogue contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at WANTED: OLDER GENIE LIFT, also sheep306-220-5006. View the catalogue online foot packer for farm. Call 306-236-8023, at: www.BuyAgro.com PL #116061 BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison Goodsoil, SK. is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association NEW AND USED PTO generators. Diesel 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. and natural gas sets available as well. Call HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying fin- www.albertatexaslonghorn.com 1-888-300-3535, Airdrie, AB. ished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb TEXAS LONGHORN yearlings and 2 yr. old bulls; Pairs; Bred cows; Bred 2 yr. old heifLW. Call/text 306-736-3454, SE Sask. ers and Open yearling heifers. Well estab17 CERTIFIED ORGANIC bison heifers, lished herd of top quality, quiet cattle. Call born 2016, asking $2500/ea.; and 1 heifer Dean at Panorama Ranch, 403-391-6043, born 2015, $4000. Fort St. John, BC. Stauffer, AB. Phone 250-785-5794 or 250-262-1254. TEXAS LONGHORN & RANCH HORSE Email: janandharveykvile@gmail.com Fall Select Sale, Saturday, Nov. 19th, KICKIN’ ASH BUFFALO Meat Products is 1:00 PM, Crossroads Centre, Oyen, AB. On currently looking for all classes of bison offer: Reg. cattle including heifer calves, for expanding North American market. Call bred heifers and cows, bull calves, yearling Paul 780-777-2326, Athabasca, AB. or bulls, 2 yr. old bulls. Crossbred Longhorn heifers bred Longhorn. Also good ranch email to cabi1@telus.net broke and team roping horses. For more information, or catalogs contact: Ron BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, Walker 403-548-6684 or 403-528-0200. yearlings and calves. Phone Elk Valley walkersu7texaslonghorns@gmail.com Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB.

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BIG ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder. Selling custom designed packages. Name your price and we will put a package together for you. Fullblood/percentage Low- SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole disline, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier. tributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers ORGANIC FEED GRAIN. Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB. programs, marketing services and sheep/ 306-515-3500, Regina, SK. goat supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, SK. www.sksheep.com

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HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and aluminum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

GALLOWAY FEMALE SALE: November 17th to 22nd, 2016. On: LiveAuctions.TV Quiet natured females, selected for structural soundness and maternal strengths. Contact Russel 403-749-2780, Delburne, AB.

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

ATTENTION ELK PRODUCERS: If you have elk to supply to market, please give AWAPCO a call. $10 per kilo. Hot hanging. Call 780-980-7589, info@wapitiriver.com

FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully sustainable livestock watering. No power required to heat or pump. Prevents contami- HUNTING DOGS: 3 Greyhound 6 mos. old nation. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. pups, outstanding hunting parents. Serious inquiries only. 403-556-0282, Sundre, AB. www.frostfreenosepumps.com SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com

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RANCH RAISED ONE IRON UNIFORM HEIFERS. Black Angus and BBF, bred June 17 to low birth bulls, full vaccination, asking $1800 each. Chanig Ranch, 306-478-2658, Mankota, SK.

70 HEIFERS BRED to short grass bulls, June 25th to August 10th. 306-773-5909, Swift Current, SK. BURNETT BRED HEIFER SALE on Sunday, December 4, 2016, 2:00 PM at the ranch, 12 miles Southwest of Swift Current, SK. Purebred and commercial Black Angus heifers bred Black Angus, F1 Black Angus cross Tarentaise heifers bred Black Angus, F1 Red Angus cross Hereford heifers bred Red Angus. Heifers bred to easy calving Burnett Bulls. Commercial heifers start calving April 1, 2017. Contact Wyatt: 306-750-7822 or Bryce 306-773-7065 email wburnett@xplornet.ca

H. S. KNILL TRANSPORT, est. 1933, specializing in purebred livestock transportation. Providing weekly pick up and delivery service across Canada/USA and Mexico. Gooseneck service available in Ontario, Quebec and USA. US and Canada customs bonded carrier. Call 1-877-442-3106, fax 519-442-1122, hsknill@pppoe.ca or www.hsknilltransport.com 155 King Edward St., Paris, ON. N3L 0A1.

IRISH WOLFHOUND and GREYHOUND pups for sale, ready to go. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK.

2014 HIGHLINE BALE PRO CFR651, with BLUE HEELERS PUPS for sale, ready to go. chopper and grain tank, processed 1000 $300. ea. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. bales, asking $27,000. Call 306-397-2653, 306-441-2663, Edam, SK. CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE, 77 Plains, 11 ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Cattle Wood cross. The top herd bull is from and barn packages. Call Wolverine Bison sired to the yearling re- WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage. shelter Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com 306-225-2288 or www.zaksbuilding.com serve Grand Champion bull in Denver in to request a farm building quote today! 2016. This is an impressive group of heif- Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372. ers ready to go this fall. Bulls may be purchased as well. Come view any time, or PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. call Blair 306-231-9980, Plunkett, SK. We manufacture an extensive line of cattle 75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red An- handling and feeding equipment including WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from year- gus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowding tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, lings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. 80 MIXED CATTLE, bred heifers and cows, equipment, Texas gates, steel water NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison various prices; Also 2- 3 year old bulls for troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric on the rail at Lacombe, AB. for fall delivery sale. Call 306-656-4445, Harris, SK. branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. 15 QUALITY HEREFORD influence heifers, chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: Call Richard Bintner 306-873-3184. very quiet. Preg checked. Erwin Lehmann ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com 306-232-4712, Rosthern, SK. RANCH RAISED F1 Red Angus cross Simm. bred heifers, bred Red Angus. Have had all shots. Calving mid April. Harvey Verishine 306-283-4666, Langham, SK.

PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE pups. From good working and personable parents. Contact 306-553-2213, Swift Current, SK.

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FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner in agriculture stocking mixer, cutter, feed wagons and bale shredders and industry leading Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. OWN A ZAK’S custom built home in the brand new subdivision in Neuanlage, SK. 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca just minutes from Saskatoon. Go to: FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak www.zaksbuilding.com or 306-225-2288. panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will MODULAR HOME CLEARANCE!! Immediate custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. delivery for all 16’, 20’ and 22’ wide SRI showhomes in stock. 1-855-358-0808. GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar www.westerncanadianmodular.com panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, $470; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 5- MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 1” sucker rods, $350; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ pipe with 6- 1” rods, $375; 30’ 2 or 3 bar modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and homes. Now available: Lake homes. double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters. Albert, SK. Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. 1998 BALE KING 880 shredder, LHD, 2 new tires, great condition, $6000. Call RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 306-487-7525, Lampman, SK. 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca ZAK’S RTM HOMES and cottages, custom USED PORTABLE TOILETS, mostly poly built, every time!! www.zaksbuilding.com John, some good, some not so good, $300 or call our talented staff at 306-225-2288 each, take choice. 403-680-0752. to help design your new home.

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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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CERTIFIED ORGANIC BISON RANCH: LS&B. 5 quarters. Some marketable timber, fenced and cross fenced, good handling facilities, 35x60 storage shelter, 1500 bu. grain bin, cabin w/all amenities, good well, good roads. Animals born since 2006 certified organic, closed gentle herd. Excellent customers for meat sales. 2005 3/4 ton Chev diesel, 20’ Sundowner alum. stock trailer. Be a part of exciting, growing industry. I don’t want to sell but married to same gal for 52 years. Fort St. John, BC. 250-785-5794, 250-262-1254. janandharveykvile@gmail.com

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1200 ACRES north of Cereal, AB., $1,998,000. Custom built, 3 bdrm. 2.5 bath home, oil and gas revenue of approx. $11,000. www.bigskyrealestateltd.com for more information or call 403-854-4444. FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER: Approx 10 miles East of Viking, AB. The following are offered for sale by tender subject to the encumbrances and interests as are recorded on the existing Certificate of Titles. SE 16-48-11-W4, 155.4 acres, approx. (130 crop land and 25.4 slough/native land); NW 16-48-11-W4, 160 acres (approx. 140 crop and 20 slough/native); NE 16-48-11-W4, 155.7 (approx. 90 tame grass, 65.7 slough/native). All have newer 4 wire fence. For more info. 780-777-5227 (leave message). Bids will be considered on the total package or by individual quarter section. The highest and/or any bid will not necessarily be accepted. If the successful bidder does not complete the purchase after the acceptance of the tender, the deposit shall be forfeited. Cheques from unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to them. Tenders in sealed envelopes marked ‘Camp Lake Lands’ must be received by 11:00 AM on Dec. 19, 2016 in the office of Nickerson, Roberts, Holinski & Mercer, 608-10th St, Wainwright, AB, T9W 1E2, accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft in the amount of 10 percent of the value of the bid payable in trust to Nickerson, Roberts, Holinski & Mercer, Barristers and Solicitors.

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. 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. FOR SALE BY OWNER: Quarter section of prime hunting land, approx. 80-90 acres broke, large body of water, UG powerline, located along Supergrid 17 mi. NW of Blaine Lake, SK. Can be certified organic. Close to Lac La Peche. 306-226-4646.

2010 MONTANA 34’ 5th wheel trailer, 4 slides, satellite dish, king bed, large shower, fireplace, $32,500 OBO. 306-957-4526, Odessa, SK.

GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: kraussacres@sasktel.net

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.

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320 ACRES, Half section: Near Westlock, AB. Mostly #2 soil. High yields. Agronomy report available. Asking $4800/acre. James 780-690-6111, Realty Executives.

2007 OKANAGAN ECLIPSE 28.5’ 5th wheel, bunk beds, big shower, winter pkg., low mileage, Mumby hitch, $25,000. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB.

8 QUARTERS GRAIN LAND for rent in RM Kellross 247. Located 5 miles N of Leross, SK. 306-736-9018, 306-736-3272.

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LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM of Biggar #347. 3 quarters of tame mixed grass pasture, NE-28-34-17 W3, NE-33-34-17 W3; SE-33-34-17 W3. 460 acres fenced with some cross fencing, dugout, 2002 bored well, on SaskPower service, approx 40,000 yards gravel deposit. Tender closes December 2nd, 2016. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Sold as is. Bidders must do own inspection of property. Submit bids to: Bob Atkinson Box 271, Landis, SK. S0K 2K0. For more information call 306-658-2042.

2016 MIRAMAR 34.1. #F0A06284, $139,900. Special! Save $15,000! AMVIC Lic. Dlr. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: Allandale.com

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.

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SUN BEACH MOTEL, 1 bdrm suite, $750, Lakefront 2 bdrm, $900. 250-495-7766, MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Osoyoos, BC. www.sunbeachmotel.net Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds.

CDC BOYER, CERT. #1, 96% germ. produces plump seed, good for green feed. Stoll’s Seed Barn Ltd., Delisle, SK. 306-493-7409.

ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different ways to weigh bales and livestock; Platform scales for industrial use as well, non- CARBERRY CERT. #1, 99% germ, rated vg electric, no balances or cables (no weigh for lodging, good for fusarium. Stoll’s Seed like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, Barn Ltd., Delisle, SK. 306-493-7409. North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com AAC JATHARIA VB, 97% germ. midge tolerant, certified #1, now avail. Stoll’s Seed Barn Ltd., Delisle, SK. 306-493-7409.

BIG RIVER, SASK AREA. This gorgeous home is approx. 3100 sq. ft. on 3 levels incl. attached garage. Very tastefully done. In-floor heat with propane on 2 levels plus solar panels and windmill. Most furniture is included, c/w 154 acres of bush type land with 140 acres fenced with a 8’ high game fence plus 1 elec. wire. Major equip. incl. to operate this turnkey hunt/production farm. MLS® 561901. More info or to view call Lloyd Ledinski at Re/Max of the Battlefords, North Battleford, SK. 306-446-8800 or 306-441-0512.

RM OF BIGGAR, BIGGAR, $580,000. This acreage has 9.8 acres with a 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with a double attached garage. This home has been 90% renovated inside and outside over the past 2 years. 32x50 heated shop with 3 bays. Back yard has 60x100’ metal clad pole shed, 33x66 steel quonset, and 30x75 wood straight wall older shed. Excellent location, 8 miles north and 3 miles west of Biggar, SK. MLS®586422. Wally Lorenz, Realtor, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-843-7898. We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800665-1362.

ethanol ~ gluten ~ flour

Permolex is one of the largest users of all classes of wheat in Canada, processing approximately 200,000 metric tonnes per year. Thus, we source all varieties of wheat including Spring, CPS, Winter and Soft White as well as Barley for our Ethanol plants from all areas of Alberta and into Central Saskatchewan to meet our plant’s demands. Wheat marketed to Permolex is priced FOB your yard. Most settlements are completed in 7 days. We welcome all new producers and thank all existing producers for their business in the past and future. Any questions regarding pricing, grades or movement schedules, contact Grain Manager at the numbers listed below.

DAVE SHOEMAKER • Toll Free 1-877-447-4274 • Cell 403-556-0282

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