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Increase to national beef checkoff to come in 2017

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Another grain export terminal proposed for Vancouver

The exact date of the change is still up in the air

The way western Canadian crop production is growing the increased capacity is needed, say some industry observers

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff / Brandon

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anadian beef producers should expect to see an increase to the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off sometime in 2017, but the exact date is yet to be determined.

“I suspect producers will see this take effect in 2017. But, it is hard for me to nail down an exact time that producers will start to see it reflected on their sales See CHECKOFF on page 6 »

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nother proposal for a new grain exporter terminal in Vancouver by two Winnipeg-based companies has flown under the radar, but could contribute to a dramatic expansion of capacity at that port.

Parrish and Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) and Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. (PGF) are the latest to announce plans to build an export terminal in British

Columbia’s lower mainland. They are proposing a 77,000-tonne storage capacity facility on the Fraser River at the Fraser Surrey Docks, public documents say.

Meanwhile, G3 is proposing a 200,000-tonne storage grain export terminal be built on the north shore of Burrard Inlet.

If both terminals are constructed it will boost Vancouver’s grain storage capacity of almost 978,000 tonnes by 28 per cent to 1.55 million.

Both are welcome news, says Uni-

versity of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray.

Western Canadian grain production is on the upswing and because of rising demand in Asia, Canadian grain companies want to export through the West Coast because that’s where prices are highest.

“This would be very helpful and would increase the return to western Canadian grain farms,” Gray said in an email Dec. 2. “It is very good news.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

INSIDE

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Certain milk proteins may promote human health

Managing mould It’s a year of imperfect feed which needs managing

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It seems cow’s milk may not all be created equal, some may be better for you STAFF

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CROPS Fungus versus fungus It’s a lot like fighting fire with fire, only for fusarium

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FEATURE Take it to the bank Don’t buy a combine with a credit card and other tips

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ilk that contains a certain protein may increase a key human antioxidant and strengthen the body’s disease-fighting properties.

That’s according to a recent study published in Nutrition Journal that examined the results of a clinical trial at Nova Southeast University in Florida looking at the health effects of milk containing the A2 protein.

In the first human clinical trial of its kind, scientists found that milk naturally containing only the A2 type of beta-casein protein — rather than both the A1 and A2 found in most ordinary milk — doubled the concentration of glutathione (GSH) in healthy adults.

GSH is a critical part of the body’s internal defence system which is responsible for protecting a variety of functions. Most notably, it helps the body ward off diseases associated with abnormal cell differentiation, such as those that are

The type of protein milk contains may help make a healthy drink even healthier. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

neurodegenerative or lead to a condition like pancreatitis or cancer.

“It was quite remarkable to find that consumption of milk containing only the A2 type of beta-casein protein produced measurably higher blood levels of the antioxidant glutathione as compared to conventional milk,” said lead researcher Richard Deth.

Recent studies also show that these two proteins digest quite differently from each

other. For some people, the presence of the A1 protein can result in discomfort after drinking milk. Thus, milk containing only the A2 protein may provide a natural way to reduce the symptoms associated with post-dairy digestive discomfort.

Depending on a cow ’s genetic makeup, milk contains either A1- or A2-type beta-casein proteins, or a mix of both, and this can be identified with a simple test.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

Neonic makers respond to Health Canada actions The plan is to phase out imidacloprid while clothianidin and thiamethoxam, popular in seed treatments, will undergo a special review

BY ALLAN DAWSON

“Bayer will support Canadian growers’ use of these valuable tools by continuing to provide Health Canada with sound, science-based evidence concerning neonicotinoid’s favourable environmental profile, including respecting aquatic invertebrates.”

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everal years ago when neonicotinoids were linked to bee and other pollinator deaths sparking calls to ban the insecticides, farmers and neonicotinoid makers strongly defended them.

Now those products are under fire again due to their effect on aquatic insect life.

Health Canada announced Nov. 23 plans to phase out imidacloprid (the active ingredient in Gaucho), in three to five years, but in the meantime will consult for 90 days on possible mitigation measures before making a final decision.

Health Canada also announced “special reviews” of two other neonicotinoids — clothianidin and thiamethoxam — both of which are used more frequently than imidacloprid, mostly in seed treatments.

So far farmers’ response has been muted, but companies are still defending their products.

Bayer is “extremely disappointed” with Health Canada’s proposal to phase out imidacloprid, Derrick Rozdeba, Bayer CropScience’s vice-president of communications, said in an email.

“We will conduct a thorough review of its proposal and supporting data, and provide input into the consultation process,” he wrote.

“Canadian growers value neonicotinoids such as clothianidin and imidacloprid due to their efficacy, safety to applicators and favourable environmental profile,

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when used according to label instructions. Bayer will support Canadian growers’ use of these valuable tools by continuing to provide Health Canada with sound, science-based evidence concerning neonicotinoid’s favourable environmental profile, including respecting aquatic invertebrates.”

Syngenta isn’t aware of the information that sparked Health Canada’s special review of thiamethoxam and therefore can’t comment, Chris Davison, Syngenta’s head of corporate affairs in Canada, said in an email.

“That said, we will use the special review as another opportunity to bring all of the science to bear that supports the registration and safe use of thiamethoxam,” he wrote.

CORRECTIONs A number of readers have pointed out a photo intended to illustrate a story about the positive outcome of the TB surveillance initiative around Riding Mountain National Park on the front page of the Dec. 1 issue was actually of domesticated elk in their pens, not wild elk feeding at a cattle feeder.

The Manitoba Co-operator regrets this error and apologizes for the confusion it has caused. As members of the elk industry have pointed out to us, farmed elk in Canada have been heavily monitored for more than two decades, with just three cases detected years ago, and the industry is on the brink of receiving TB-free status to recognize this achievement.

A Nov. 24 story headlined “A look at G3’s proposed new Vancouver terminal” stated G3 bought 50.1 per cent of government-owned wheat board for $250.5 million July 31, 2015, implying the federal government received the money. In fact G3 made the purchase by agreeing to invest $250.5 million in the new grain company. The money wasn’t paid to the federal government.

CropLife Canada, which represents, pesticide companies, hopes Health Canada will collaborate with stakeholders during the special reviews “to ensure that decisions are reached that give farmers access to the tools they need while providing the necessary protection for human and environmental health,” Pierre Petelle, CropLife’s vice-president of chemistry, said in an email. “Any decision on these products should be made in consultation with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency so that growers in Canada are not put at a competitive disadvantage to their counterparts in the U.S.” Bee deaths linked to neonicotinoids dropped dramatically after the pest management Review Agency ordered several changes in 2014, including the adoption of a new dust-free, flow lubricant, when planting corn or soybean seed treated with neonicotinoid insecticides.

Mark Brock, chairman of Grain Farmers of Ontario, said his group accepts Health Canada’s science-based decision on imidacloprid.

“Its loss will have an impact on grain farmers but it’s the lesser used product of the three,” he said. “We need to focus on preserving the other two.”

Health Canada says the current investigation process is necessary.

“These special reviews will examine any potential risks these pesticides (clothianidin and thiamethoxam) may pose to aquatic invertebrates, including insects, as they are also being detected frequently in aquatic environments,” Health Canada said in a news release.

Imidacloprid use “is not sustainable, and the levels of this pesticide that are

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being found in waterways and aquatic environments are harmful to aquatic insects, such as mayflies and midges, which are important food sources for fish, birds and other animals.

“Health Canada has determined that concentrations of imidacloprid in surface water can range from non-detectable to, in some rare cases, levels as high as 11.9 parts per billion. Scientific evidence indicates that levels above 0.041 parts per billion are a concern.”

Health Canada acknowledged that for a few crops imidacloprid is the only approved insecticide for specific pests, and it has value as a seed treatment due to the “limited number” of registered seed treatments to manage the same pest and site combinations.

However, it noted, new insecticides have been submitted for approval and could serve as replacements in some cases, and label uses could possibly be expanded in other currently registered products.

What Health Canada found with imidacloprid triggered its “special review” of clothianidin and thiamethoxam.

Clothianidin is the active ingredient in Syngenta’s Cruiser Maxx, used on wheat seed, and Helix, used on canola seed.

Bayer CropScience’s thiamethoxam is used in Propser, Poncho, Titan and Admire.

Prosper is used to treat canola seed.

Poncho is a corn seed treatment and Titan and Admire are used on potato seed.

With files from Alex Binkley and AgCanada.com allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

OPINION/EDITORIAL

A shaky foundation

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t’s often said employees are the bedrock of any business.

Without them wheels don’t turn, work isn’t done, products aren’t created and customers aren’t served.

If that really is so, and there’s a small library of management manuals to back that claim, agriculture in Canada is in real trouble.

A joint study from the Conference Gord Gilmour Board of Canada and the Canadian Editor Agriculture Human Resource Council (CAHRC) paints a grim picture of the sector, where jobs go begging and are vacant at twice the rate of other economic sectors. The study says the answer is to bring in temporary foreign workers in ever-larger numbers, streamlining the process so farmers don’t have to be bothered with pesky paperwork or justifications and generally just accepting that it won’t be Canadian citizens filling these jobs.

I can certainly understand the attraction of this approach.

After all, other sectors have employed it with good effect, and it does seem like it would provide a relatively quick solution.

I’m just not sure that in the end it’s a sustainable solution, or one that the industry should be comfortable with the moral implications of.

There are stories all across Canada of TFWs being abused and taken advantage of, treated as virtual slaves. While I am sure there are plenty of farms where these workers would find they were treated well, the simple truth is there’s always going to be a bad apple in every barrel. And unfortunately it’s the rotten ones you’ve got to regulate for.

There’s also the message greater participation in the TFW system would send to the general public. Currently farmers punch well above their weight in public support, though I appreciate it may not seem like that at times. But it’s true — agriculture enjoys greater public support and has a friendlier regulatory environment than almost any other sector of the economy I can think of. In no small part that’s due to how the public sees you as stalwart small businesses that regularly struggle with things like the weather not under your control.

The TFW program infers more than a whiff of the plantation and makes you less sympathetic, especially if stories begin leaking out from farms managed by the aforementioned bad apples.

At its heart as well, I feel this call is based on a false premise, intentional or not.

I don’t buy the idea there aren’t Canadian citizens who could fill these jobs. I think there are plenty of people who would take on this work, the problem is the jobs aren’t good enough to attract them.

As employers you’re basically offering low wages, long hours and the guarantee of a layoff at the end of the season, then turning around and wondering why nobody is lining up.

In a market economy, economic theory tells us, the solution is to change that. Make the jobs more attractive. If they’re more attractive, more people will be interested in them.

The study says higher wages aren’t the solution, and I’ll agree they’re not the whole solution — but they’re certainly going to be part of the equation. Better money can make potential employees ignore a host of other factors, as the energy industry proved in recent years, luring employees from far and wide to locations in the middle of nowhere with nothing but rows of bunkhouses, hard work and boredom.

Sure, with the margins on an average farm, it’s not likely to be easy to match that, but judging from the job losses in the energy sector in recent years — some analysts say as many as 180,000 may find themselves out of work eventually — you won’t necessarily have to.

Money aside, there are other issues that can be addressed.

One is the seasonal nature of the business. True, you can’t change that crops are planted and harvested when they are, but the farmers I’ve seen who have fewer problems with this issue are the ones who attempt to find year-round work for their employees. They operate side businesses trucking, seed cleaning and so on, or they find and cultivate employees who find seasonality works for them.

A lot of farms could also stand to up their human resources game. In an era where there are a lot of other options for prospective employees, you need to offer at least as good an alternative. That means predictability, doing the necessary paperwork and accepting that employees should be treated with respect.

One Saskatchewan farmer of my acquaintance always has no trouble filling up his harvest crew every fall. When one of the neighbours asked how he did it, his reply was succinct and to the point: “I bring them on, I put them on an easier job to start with, like running the combine, and I don’t yell at them.”

The numbers make the clear case that there’s a problem here the Canadian agriculture sector needs to solve.

But pursuing the easy solution to this problem is likely to spin off a whole host of new and larger problems. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

It isn’t broken; don’t fix it

By Alan Guebert Farm & Food

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ruth, civility, and honesty took a beating in the 2016 U.S. election, but global trade, the campaign’s daily whipping boy, actually grew in the July-September quarter.

Moreover, reports the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, an international group that tracks trade, the surge means global trade “may rise over the year as a whole.”

That rise, of course, could end during a Trump administration if the president-elect honours any of the anti-trade promises that became the bedrock of his campaign. Since his win, Trump’s antitrade tone has moderated but no one believes it has completely faded.

Farmers and ranchers, who pollsters say voted overwhelmingly for Trump, remain wary because 20 per cent of all U.S. farm production is sold overseas. In 2015, U.S. agriculture exported $133 billion (all figures U.S. funds) of bulk commodities and food to over 100 countries around the world.

Even more worrisome is that Trump’s toughest trade talk is aimed at deals that involve our very best food buyers — Canada and Mexico (the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA), China (that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, isolates), and the European Union, or EU, (through the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or T-TIP).

These four customers combined purchase a staggering 53 per cent of all American farm and ranch goods sold abroad.

All four buyers are now in the crosshairs of the incoming Trump White House because of what he calls “the worst trade deal ever,” NAFTA, and two other, all-but-dead regional deals, T-TIP and TPP, he says are “terrible.”

Trump isn’t alone in condemning current or pending trade deals. Not long ago, one presiden-

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tial candidate openly complained that “NAFTA’s shortcomings were evident when signed and we must now amend the agreement to fix them.”

That candidate was Barack Obama in 2008, recalls Timothy Wise of the Small Planet Institute, in a Nov. 22 blog post. Obama’s failure to fix NAFTA, Wise adds, helped Trump gain traction.

NAFTA does have shortcomings, says Wise: weak environmental and labour standards, outdated regulations for immigration, and rules that empower corporations to sue nations, for example. Will a President Trump fix those problems?

No, believes Wise, because Trump’s trade view, as he often said throughout the campaign, is “America first.” In NAFTA that means a “nationalist version of anti-worker, pro-corporation trade deal” which “will be a disaster for... working-class Americans.”

If that NAFTA stance becomes Trump’s template for other trade negotiations, disaster awaits American farmers and ranchers who export 75 per cent of all the cotton they grow, 50 per cent of all their rice and wheat, over 40 per cent of all soybeans, and nearly 25 per cent of all pork.

We have an ag policy — for better or worse — built on trade. As such, trade isn’t just a big deal to most farmers and ranchers; it’s the whole deal.

Anti-trade rhetoric might be red meat to bluecollar voters but it won’t go down well with cashpaying foreign food buyers.

Still, it would be a serious mistake to sell this president-elect short. Sixteen Republican challengers and one can’t-lose Democratic opponent made that mistake.

So, when Donald Trump says he’s going to renegotiate America’s “rotten” trade deals, expect him to try. Then pray he quickly learns that American ag exports aren’t rotten or broken.

Not yet, anyway.

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

December 1998

he just-completed merger of Manitoba and Alberta Pools into Agricore took up much of our Dec. 3, 1998 issue. That included what became a somewhat controversial “Farming is everything” advertising campaign, that included the new grain company’s double-page spread of a farmer hugging a dairy calf.

The issue had an interview with Agricore CEO Gordon Cummings, who had been CEO of Alberta Pool. He reflected on failed merger attempts with Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and said different times and different personalities might have led to a different outcome. “I think that if there really was a will, we’d find a way. I’m not sure we ever got to the will.”

Agricore had a short life, merging with United Grain Growers in 2001 to become Agricore United, which was in turn absorbed by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool to become Viterra in 2007.

A hog industry crisis was also prominent in the news, with Manitoba Pork asking the province to match an Alberta emergency loan program. Hog prices were about $70 per hundredweight compared to the previous five-year average of about $135. Many farmers who had invested in hog barns when the industry was heavily promoted in the early ’90s were learning a new term — “cash call.” They had not realized that they were required to make up operating losses.

Another story reported on the change of CBC’s “Radio Noon” program, which was losing its full-time farm broadcaster and moving to a “resource-based” rather than an “agricultural-based” format.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

The opportunity in organic The markets are sending a loud and clear signal, one all farmers should pay attention to “This evolution of the organic market space represents an opportunity for conventional farmers...”

BY BRENDA TJADEN LEPP FarmLink

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ver the past couple of years, I have been developing and promoting new marketing tools to help farmers prove the concept of sustainability to consumers, and to use that to their advantage in pricing. Most recently, my efforts have targeted helping those transitioning into organic.

I have always been honest and unbiased in my work communicating market signals to farmers. To me, consumer preference can no more be ‘right or wrong’ than supply or demand can be ‘too big or too small.’

It just is what it is. An analyst’s work is to understand all the relevant information available, and to use this knowledge to predict the price trends that will follow.

The economics of organics are quite dynamic at this juncture. In recent years there has been a steep rise in imports of certified organic crops, mostly corn and soybeans, into North America to make up for the widening gap between domestic supply and demand. Countries including Turkey, Romania, Argentina and India have become low-cost bulk exporters of certified organic grain and there is, so far, enough integrity behind the organic certification of these shipments to satisfy the sustainability requirements of food companies in North America.

Impor ts are coming into the U.S. at a faster rate than domestic organic crop production is rising.

This is commodifying the organic market space quickly. It had traditionally operated on small, tight supply chains, thick farmer-buyer relationships and highly variable pricing. Now it looks more like the western Canadian special crops trade, only with another piece of paper attached to the contract.

With commodification, organic crop prices will stabilize through arbitrage. Bulk marketing outlets will open up alongside existing supply chains for niche branded products. Statistics will become available around supply, demand and cash prices, enabling market analysts to better predict future trends in organic crop markets.

This evolution of the organic market space represents an opportunity for conventional farmers keen to try something new, and get ahead of the risks inherent in not providing full transparency to buyers and consumers. Around field activities and farm inventory management, technology might allow

our sector to catch up quickly.

However, to avoid new regulations being imposed, it is an inescapable next step for all farmers to start tracking and sharing field records and bin inventories — with buyers, processors and consumers all the way down the supply chain.

Conventional crop production practices may not need to change, but nor can they remain hidden. Consumer confidence in the organic sector is attached to proven, long-standing transparency and integrity of organic food supply chains. Resulting from that, organics are enjoying healthy premiums and accelerating demand.

Farmers in Western Canada are very well suited to cater to this new growth market. The competitive edge is in the diverse mix of food crops within existing rotations, familiarity with acreage-based production contracts, sophisticated on-farm storage systems and the region’s proximity to the U.S. market. This is arguably the largest and fastest-growing food market trend in the world today.

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indicates that buyers of ‘organic’ closely associate the brand with ‘local.’ Canada is not considered ‘foreign’ in the same light as overseas origins, because consumers who choose organic and local do so in part to avoid long-distance shipping of food.

At the end of the day, organic and conventional farmers are going to need — and to want, to coexist happily amidst the period of growth ahead. There remains more work to be done to achieve this, for example around cross-contamination, which can be quite penalizing financially and difficult to plan around. For conventional farmers, it’s the threat of weed seeds. For organic farms, it’s spray drift.

In closing, this isn’t about organic being better than conventional. This is about a response to legitimate market demand. I wish for every conventional farmer in Western Canada to start looking at this space with an open mind, seeking new information, working with their organic neighbours, and to seriously consider taking the plunge.

The market wants to buy a lot more organically produced crops grown in North America, and Western Canada is perfectly positioned to capitalize on the opportunity.

Brenda Tjaden Lepp is the co-founder of FarmLink Marketing Solutions, a Winnipegbased market advisory group.

Off to market we go Canadian trade missions are about meeting and communicating with customers

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he Canadian cereals industry is united in reaching out to international customers.

The 2016 Canadian wheat new crop missions run for seven weeks from the b e g i n n i n g o f Nov e m b e r t o m i d - D e c e m b e r. T h e sessions kicked off on November 10 with a seminar for Canadian millers, the largest buyer of Ca n a d i a n w h e a t . By t h e time the trek is done the missions will reach cus tomers in 17 countries in Asia, Latin America, Europe, North Africa and West Africa.

So m e o f o u r c o m p e t i tors, like the U.S. Wheat Associates, also put on n e w c r o p s e m i n a r s. Bu t Canada is unique because we deliver the entire value chain including representation from farmers, expor ters, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi), and Cereals Canada.

When customers have a question on Canadian production, we have a farmer i n t h e r o o m t o a n s w e r.

When there are questions

on supply or logistics, an exporter is there to provide the right information. Cigi and CGC provide unbiased technical information on the grading factors and the technical milling, baking, and pasta- and noodlem a k i n g p r o p e r t i e s. T h i s collaborative effort demonstrates the commitment of Canada’s value chain to supporting our customers and providing them with the oppor tunity to optimize the value and performance of Canadian wheat.

The Canadian missions are about a lot more than industry representat i ve s t a l k i n g t o i n t e r n a tional buyers. We are also there to listen directly to our customers’ needs and concerns. Bringing these needs and concerns back to Canada is one of the key objectives and values of the m i s s i o n s. T h i s f e e d b a c k allows Canada to adjust our grading and classification systems to give buyers what they want and to focus research goals on the traits and qualities that will get the highest return from the market. The recent changes to the wheat classification

s y s t e m a re o n e e x a m p l e of adjustments made in Canada as a result of going abroad to listen directly to the needs of our customers.

Talking to our customers is important in years when e ve r y t h i n g i s g o i n g we l l and high-quality wheat is overflowing. The conversations are even more important in years when things did not go as planned, like the 2016 growing season.

Fa r m e r s k n ow t h a t t h e growing season was cooler and much wetter than normal and have experienced one of the most difficult harvests on record.

Customers know this too and they want to know the quality effects of the curveb a l l s t h r ow n by Mo t h e r Nature.

T h e n e w s d e l i ve re d by the Canadian team is better than many customers are expecting. Over half of the Canada Wester n Red Spring (CWRS) crop is still in the top two grades. The Canadian team is able to assure customers that Canada has good quality to deliver.

But the news is not all g o o d a n d w e c a n’t h i d e

t h e s e f a c t s. T h e c o o l e rthan-normal wet summer experienced by much of the Prairies was an ideal environment for the growth of fusarium fungi. This year fusarium has had minimal effect on the milling, baking and pasta- and noodlemaking properties of wheat and durum. But fusarium also produces a mycotoxin called deoxynivalenol or DON, and there are strict limits on DON in most markets because of food safety concerns. Fusarium has especially impacted the record-level dur um crop which has seen downgrades because of the fungus.

Because the Canadian team includes the entire value chain we are able to work with customers to help ensure they can access the Canadian quality they have come to expect while m e e t i n g t h e i r c o u n t r y ’s grain safety regulations.

The missions also allow Canadian farmers to highlight the strong management practices that allow them to consistently deliver high-quality grain that is sustainability produced. For example, this

year’s missions feature presentations from producers who outline the sustainability of modern Canadian agriculture. Farmers demonstrate how their practices are reducing energy consumption, sequestering carbon, reducing erosion and improving soil health.

This is a good news story both here and abroad.

Te l l i n g t h e C a n a d i a n agricultural story gives context to our customers about who we are and demonstrates our collective commitment to upholding Canada’s reputation in the global market. Canada is known for quality, sustainability, and the investment of the value chain to ensure we are producing the best product, year after year.

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FROM PAGE ONE CHECKOFF Continued from page 1

receipts,” said Melinda German, general manager of the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency.

“What we are targeting is that some provinces will look to implement the increase in January, while most will look to implement this in April.”

The national checkoff is currently a mandatory $1 levy Canadian beef producers pay on each head of cattle they market.

The checkoff generates approximately $7.5 million annually.

That amount is then divided to support marketing and promotion, through Canada Beef, and industry research through the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC).

The goal of the checkoff is to increase the sales of domestic and export beef, and find better, more efficient methods of producing beef and beef cattle.

“The national checkoff came into place about 17 years ago and we have never seen an increase to that. What that means, is that right now we are operating on about a 70-cent dollar when we just include inflation and not all the other things that can erode that dollar,” German said. “Not only is that dollar eroded to about a 70-cent dollar, but we have also seen our cattle inventory in Canada decrease significantly. What that means is smaller budgets for those national groups. What this increase will mean is the ability to not only continue programming for those national groups at the level they are now, but also enhance them.”

A few years ago the National Beef Strategy, a group of representatives from across the Canadian beef industry, proposed an increase from $1/head to $2.50/ head. Since that time, provincial

organizations have presented the proposed increase to their producers.

“Producers had an opportunity to attend those meetings.

Right now, eight of the nine provinces we deal with have had a positive resolution or motion come to their AGM and passed in support of that increase,” German said.

“What we are targeting is that some provinces will look to implement the increase in January, while most will look to implement this in April.”

Provincial input Manitoba is one of the jurisdictions that approved the increase.

“Last year at the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) annual general meeting, a resolution was passed to support an increase to the national checkoff from the $1/head to $2.50/ head,” said MBP general manager, Brian Lemon.

Provincial organizations also determine how they would like to see their contribution to the national checkoff allotted.

“As a provincial organization, we get to decide where that split should be. In Manitoba, it was decided that the appropriate split was: 85 cents goes to promotion and marketing and 15 cents goes to research,” Lemon said.

To go along with the increase, provincial organizations will now have a third allotment avenue, which has been entitled, issues management.

“There (is) a need to support the consumer and the public, in terms of beef and why beef is a healthy protein option, but also being able to tell our story about things like hormone-free beef or antibiotic resistance,” German said. “This area of issues management is all about ensuring we are out in front of things, telling our story to the consumer, to the public about really what is happening in the industry

Melinda German general manager of the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency

and crunch the numbers about what is getting back to producers for the dollars they give up.

How well are we working on their behalf?” German said.

“What we found this year was the return on investment rose to 14:1. That is very significant and if we compare that to our trading partners in Australia and the U.S., we find that our return on investment is higher and we are doing a very good job.”

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Melinda German, general manager of the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency. photo: jennifer paige

and making that connection. We have really lost that connection and that is why this issues management came up as a component of one of the pillars in the National Strategy that we felt was very important to support.”

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a study that will examine the economic benefits from the checkoff.

“What do you get for your checkoff? Where is the value in the checkoff? It recently conducted this study that looked at the years 2011 through 2014,” Lemon said. “Every time you pay your $1/head national checkoff, it returns $14 worth of value to the beef industry, in terms of new and improved innovations, efficiencies, new markets, bigger markets, market access, those sorts of things.”

The study, Evaluating the Economic Benefits from the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-off, was the second analysis of the checkoff and was completed in June.

“Every five years we commission someone to evaluate

At this point the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off Agency is working with provincial organizations to get through the paperwork of enacting the increase.

“It does get fairly complicated because every province has different rules and regulations,” German said. “So, a little complicated, but not undoable, it just takes us some time to go through the process and the paperwork.”

German adds that Manitoba producers can expect more information on when they will see the increase at MBP’s upcoming AGM in February.

“We are currently working on negotiating agreements with each province. Most of the provinces will be signing those in December and January. So,

by February we will have a lot more knowledge as to when we might anticipate that increase,” German said.

For more information visit, www.canadabeef.ca/nationalcheck-off/. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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I hope both will proceed to completion.”

With western Canadian crop production increasing there are times when there’s more grain than the port, and pipeline serving it, can handle, Gray has said in previous interviews. When that happens grain companies ration the grain moving west by widening the basis (difference between freight on board grain prices in Vancouver and what farmers receive at their local elevator), resulting in lower prices for farmers.

P&H and PGF already export grain from the site they are intending to build their new facility on. It has 15,000 tonnes of storage, Canadian Grain Commission statistics say.

The operation relies on ‘direct hits’ matching Prairie grain trains with arriving ships, one industry observer said. It appears to have been successful and presumably gave the companies the confidence to built a new, expanded facility.

out around 30 million tonnes of grain a year. Port figures show in 2015 almost 25.1 million tonnes of grain (3.6 million tonnes of it in containers) were exported — up considerably from 10 years ago when the average was around 17 million tonnes.

“With western Canadian grain production growing by about three per cent a year it won’t be long until we hit that 30 million tonnes and we will need extra capacity,” one grain industry official said.

The public had 20 days ending Dec. 1 to comment on the proposed new terminal, including at two open houses.

The plan calls for the demolition of two existing buildings and the new construction of the following: • Unloading station and transfer tower with fully enclosed conveying equipment and a built-in dust suppression system.

• Thirty-four above-ground steel storage bins (24 and 10, 3,000 and 500 tonnes, respectively).

• A travelling ship loader with

Parrish and Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) and Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. are proposing to build a new grain export terminal on the Fraser River, at the Port of Vancouver with 77,000 tonnes of storage capacity. The two companies already own and operate the Alliance Grain Terminal on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

telescopic cascading spout to reduce dust during vessel loading, replacing existing ship loader fitted with older technology.

• A semi-loop rail track and holding tracks to reduce shunting during unloading.

• A container-loading facility and storage yards.

• A rail and truck-loading facility.

• An administration building and maintenance shop.

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before construction is approved studies will be done in a number of areas from air quality and the impact on endangered species to noise and traffic in the area. allan@fbcpublishing.com

“This would be very helpful and would increase the return to western Canadian grain farms. It is very good news. I hope both will proceed to completion.”

Richard Gray

The two companies also own and operate Alliance Grain Terminal, a 102,070-tonne storage capacity grain export terminal, on the south shore of Burrard Inlet.

Both P&H and PGF were asked to comment on the proposed new terminal but didn’t return phone calls or emails before press time Monday.

Both companies are old private, family-owned businesses known for keeping low profiles.

Neither is publicly traded, so there are no fickle stakeholders to woo or placate, nor any legal requirement to make much of their business public.

However, the companies have had to share their plans as part of the approval process.

“Our project will support Canadian farmers, increase efficiency in grain exports and build strong business relationships with customers around the world,” states the document explaining the P&H/PGF project.

“Since 2014, exports of grain and specialty crops have increased by more than 20 per cent, with China and India becoming increasingly important destinations for Canadian products. This project will help address two major constraints in getting Canadian grain to overseas customers today — limited Western Canada rail capacity and a shortage of port industrial land for grain handling.”

Currently Panamax ships can’t be fully loaded in the Fraser River because of the George Massey Tunnel, which goes under the river. However, plans are underway to replace the tunnel with a bridge, which means ships can take on more cargo.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

ARBI drafting long-term work plan New Framework for Watershed Stewardship will help track progress

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff/Minot, N.D.

T

he Assiniboine River Basin Initiative (ARBI) has produced a draft plan that lays out what partner organizations hope to achieve for better basin-wide management — and how to go about it.

ARBI presented the draft document at its third annual general meeting here last month, asking member organizations for feedback.

Called the Framework for Watershed Stewardship it sets a way for their organization to track progress going forward, said ARBI board chair Allan Preston.

Work began on the document three years ago, when first meetings were held to dis-

cuss forming the multi-jurisdictional and transboundary organization that officially became ARBI in 2014.

The document lays out its mission and vision, as well as key issues, goals and expected outcomes for more integrated water management as identified by grassroots groups, local, provincial and state agencies, NGOs, businesses and farmers that have sat down together under the umbrella organization to discuss ways to reduce the impact of extreme weather events.

The framework will be what their partner organizations can refer to and see where their own activities and achievements are fitting into the bigger picture over time, Preston said.

One project ARBI has

The Assiniboine River Basin Initiative held its third annual convention in Minot, November 8 and 9, 2016 where conference-goers heard a variety of speakers and offered more input into the direction they want ARBI to take.

PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

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ages, grasslands and wetlands can influence the regions’ hydrological characteristics.

ARBI has also recently been approached to suggest research projects for the Global Institute for Water Security, launched earlier this year at the University of Saskatchewan.

ARBI continues its outreach to stakeholder groups across the basin and will be using this document as it continues to communicate its goals, strategies and vision.

The organization’s three main priorities for 2017 will include completing this framework document, preparation of a white paper on the state of the basin, and ongoing support for the Aquanty Project, Preston said. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

Cheese maker chases non-GMO specialty market It’s a case of giving consumers what they want, rather than creating a differentiation as a marketing ploy, says Bothwell

BY GORD GILMOUR Co-operator editor

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Manitoba cheese maker will become the first in Canada to produce a verified non-GMO product.

Bothwell Cheese has been awarded the voluntary label by the Non-GMO Project, a U.S.based non-profit, for a new cheddar product line due out in 2017.

Mike Raftis, Bothwell’s vicepresident of marketing, sales and communications, says the move comes in response to market demand from a rapidly segmenting food market.

“It’s not just a marketing ploy — consumers are asking for this,” Raftis told the Co-operator in a telephone conversation.

“Bothwell Cheese has always produced unique products; it’s one of the important ways we’ve found to succeed. We produce artisanal products, flavoured cheeses, and now we’re going to produce a NonGMO Project Verified product line. We’ve been around for 80 years because we’ve listened to consumers.”

According to a 2015 Ipsos Reid Poll, 88 per cent of Canadians believe GMO labels should be made mandatory by the Canadian government, Bothwell said; 87 per cent said it should happen because they wanted to know exactly what was in the food they were eating.

Non-GMO Project verifications represent $19.2 billion in annual sales, and more than 39,000 verified products — numbers that prove the market pull is real, Raftis said.

In Bothwell Cheese’s case, the mark will signify the milk comes from cows fed non-GMO feed.

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba was an important partner in putting together the new launch, Raftis said. The group’s members agreed to meet the new standards and, just as importantly, to take steps to test and document they were being met.

“There will be testing of every load of feed, or for farms that produce their own feed, testing at harvest time, to verify they’re non-GMO,” he said. “We were able to work with the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba to make this happen.”

Expected DFM chair David Wiens said members were supportive of the project even before it was officially proceeding.

A year ago, in anticipation of it, the organization’s members passed a motion at their annual general meeting that endorsed pursuing specialty markets.

“We are seeing more specialty markets for dairy products developing,” Wiens told the Co-operator earlier this week.

“Our members were actually quite eager to move forward with this.”

Both he and Raftis said the question here isn’t whether conventional milk is in any way inferior or non-GMO products

“I think overall we’re going to see more of these specialty products in the future.”

David Wiens chair, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba

superior, but rather what consumers want.

“Milk from cows fed nonGMO feed is scientifically indistinguishable from conventional milk,” Wiens said. “We don’t want to in any way undermine conventional milk. When a GMO protein — say, from corn — is fed to a cow it’s completely broken down in the digestive process and the milk protein the cow creates is completely GMO free.”

Nonetheless, if cheese buyers view having cows fed nonGMO feed as important, they’ll respond to that — and other — market demands, he said.

“I think overall we’re going to see more of these specialty products in the future,” Wiens said. “A number of years ago we got our first request for organic milk and we put that request out to our members. Now we have grass-fed milk, which is

similar but not identical to organic milk.”

The differentiation is also likely to creep into the ingredient side as well, as the Canadian dairy industry embraces an ingredient strategy to help offset the butterfat/ milk protein imbalance.

“I think we’re going to see this differentiation in the protein market, even down to very specific isolates of milk proteins for very specific uses,” Wiens said.

“That’s not to say we’ll ever lose our conventional market for milk and milk products, but that these markets with very specific requirements will emerge, and I think pursuing these markets is the key to future growth.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 72.00 - 80.00 D3 Cows 66.00 - 74.00 Bulls 94.00 - 99.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

148.00 - 163.00 (801-900 lbs.)

160.00 - 173.00 (701-800 lbs.)

164.00 - 184.00 (601-700 lbs.)

170.00 - 194.00 (501-600 lbs.)

185.00 - 220.00 (401-500 lbs.)

200.00 - 234.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

138.00 - 159.00 (801-900 lbs.)

148.00 - 168.00 (701-800 lbs.)

150.00 - 167.00 (601-700 lbs.)

152.00 - 169.00 (501-600 lbs.)

160.00 - 179.00 (401-500 lbs.)

165.00 - 190.00

Heifers

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

(850+ lbs.)

Alberta South 148.00 - 151.75 147.50 - 151.25 84.00 - 95.00 70.00 - 85.00 $ 160.00 - 172.00 163.00 - 176.00 169.00 - 183.00 176.00 - 194.00 188.00 - 207.00 204.00 - 227.00 $ 149.00 - 163.00 150.00 - 165.00 151.00 - 166.00 154.00 - 171.00 162.00 - 180.00 172.00 - 193.00

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

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(401-500 lbs.)

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Previous Year­ 50,580 11,605 38,975 NA 458,000

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Close 127.78 124.25 124.03 123.00 123.60 121.98

Change 2.88 3.38 3.58 3.33 3.35 3.47

Week Ending Nov 26, 2016 1,121 26,090 12,315 556 789 10,628 389

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Previous Year 1,152 25,109 12,551 666 645 9,659 283

Hog Prices

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he price trend remained generally higher at the Manitoba cattle auction yards during the week ended Dec. 2, as demand continued to come forward from both eastern and western feedlots.

“There’s a good demand out there for the later feeder cattle,” said Dave Nickel of the Gladstone Auction Mart, adding that “it just keeps getting stronger.”

A higher-than-usual number of local farmers was buying, he said, given the ample feed supplies in the countryside. The feed stocks and a large spread between steers and heifers were also causing producers to retain more heifers than normal, which will lead to heavier cattle in the spring.

From a numbers perspe c t i ve, Ni c k e l expected it would stay busy over the next few weeks. Winter has finally set in over Manitoba, and producers have more time to bring their cattle to market.

“There are still a lot of cattle that are coming off pasture,” Brad Kehler of Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart added.

brad kehler Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart

The feeder market may be moving higher, but the cull cow market was under a bit of pressure during the week, he said.

For the feeder cattle, Kehler noticed similar movement to eastern and western feedlots, with very little U.S. interest. The lack of U.S. demand was likely tied to the fact that the U.S. has large cattle supplies of its own.

U.S. feeder cattle futures moved higher for most of the week, hitting some of their best levels since August. However, the market ran into resistance by Friday, dropping over two per cent. That downturn is likely to show up in the Manitoba auction yards going forward.

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

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(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)

Source: Manitoba Agriculture

E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)

MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)

ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)

Current Week 138E 127E 117.35

Last Week 130.26 122.34 115.64

Last Year (Index 100) 149.42 138.70 134.84

119.04

118.21

136.95

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

Futures (December 2, 2016) in U.S. Hogs

Close

Change

December 2016

50.23

0.48

February 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017

54.08 60.45 67.95 72.48

-1.47 -1.47 -1.27 -1.15

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

“There are still a lot of cattle that are coming off pasture.”

Phil-Franz Warkentin

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending Nov 26, 2016 52,575 12,571 40,004 NA 551,000

Buyers come from east, west for feeder cattle U.S. feeder cattle futures are hitting resistance

Ontario 113.56 - 138.22 118.65 - 141.27 56.80 - 80.40 56.80 - 80.40 150.31 - 183.72 $ 150.31 - 183.72 151.03 - 182.44 141.54 - 187.72 142.54 - 200.65 153.33 - 214.51 154.63 - 219.35 $ 127.35 - 152.97 127.84 - 165.53 121.71 - 161.52 130.94 - 171.70 132.21 - 178.64 144.91 - 187.98

$

Futures (December 2, 2016) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change December 2016 110.58 0.90 February 2017 111.38 0.58 April 2017 111.23 0.82 June 2017 102.40 1.00 August 2017 98.83 0.92 October 2017 98.98 0.77

Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

$1 Cdn: $0.7519 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3298 Cdn.

column

Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: December 2, 2016

Wooled Fats

Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

— — — — — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of December 4, 2016 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.890 Undergrade ....................................... $1.800 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.875 Undergrade .........................................$1.775 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.875 Undergrade .........................................$1.775 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.865 Undergrade.......................................... $1.780 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 105.37 - 141.76 191.11 - 212.55 204.36 - 223.20 206.83 - 236.36 197.88 - 287.12 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

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

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

Argentina commits to allow Canadian pork STAFF / Canada and Argentina are in latestage talks that would see Canadian pork exporters regain access to that South American market.

Following a meeting between Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government on Nov. 18 said the two countries have “acknowledged the necessary steps to complete the process to allow for the export of pork meat and live swine from Canada to Argentina.”

The “final step remaining” in the approval process will be a visit to Canada by Argentinian food safety officials, to audit Canada’s meat inspection system, according to the Canadian Meat Council.

According to the CMC, Argentina is a sought-after market as one of the biggest animal protein-consuming nations, at 115 kg per capita.

Pork, at 14 to 15 kg per capita, is a “comparatively limited proportion” of animal protein consumption in Argentina compared to beef and chicken, the CMC said, but noted Argentina’s Agriculture Ministry forecasts pork consumption to double over the 10 years from 2010 to 2020.

Canadian pork processors entered the Argentine market in 1998, but according to Cesar Urias, director of market access for Canada Pork International (CPI), speaking on the Canadian pork industry program Farmscape, Argentina suspended Canadian processors’ export eligibility starting in 2002.

According to the Canadian Pork Council, the Canadian product ran afoul

of a number of Argentina’s import requirements, citing, for example, Canadian hog producers’ use of ractopamine, a beta-agonist growth promotant, as a feed additive.

According to Urias, CPI asked the federal government in about 2011-12 to approach Argentine authorities on restoring access, to “work around this technical restriction on our plants.”

Once the market reopens, the CPC expects to sell about $16 million in higher-end pork cuts into Argentina in the first year.

Urias said on Farmscape that figure could run up to $30 million “depending on domestic demand,” and volumes could range from 2,500 to 4,000 tonnes.

“This is variable, obviously, because there’s still strong competition from the Brazilians in Argentina, but we believe we do have a product that is suitable for Argentinean needs,” he said.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg ( Hd Fats) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 123.42 - 348.96 — 144.57 - 290.74

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 13.00 - 50.00 46.00 - 59.00

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 14

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices Average quotes as of December 2, 2016 ($/tonne)

Canola futures stuck as market factors push, pull

Future

Basis

E. Manitoba wheat

197.87

42.89

240.76

W. Manitoba wheat

197.87

38.06

235.92

E. Manitoba canola

528.20

-30.93

497.27

W. Manitoba canola

529.30

-38.43

490.87

Prairie growers’ crop rescue efforts weigh on canola DAVE SIMS CNSC

I

CE Futures Canada canola contracts chopped around during the week ended Dec. 2, before ending relatively flat, as competing influences in currency issues and vegetable oil battled to a fiscal draw.

Contracts rose from a mark of $528.20 per tonne on Nov. 25 to settle at $529.30 on Dec. 2.

Good exports underpinned canola, with ideas China was actively looking for supplies. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyoil also inched higher.

Crushing activity was steady. Traders were adjusting positions as the January contract slowly began to make room for the March contract. Investors were also preparing for the release of new crop estimates, due out Dec. 6 from Statistics Canada.

The rising crude oil market threw some volatility into canola futures. An agreement

by OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) to limit the amount of crude oil produced each year had a significant effect on values. January crude oil futures jumped from US$46.79 per barrel on Nov. 29 to US$51.67 by close on Dec. 7.

This pushed up the commodity-linked Canadian dollar, which made canola more

Source: pdqinfo.ca

expensive to foreign buyers. This had a bearish effect on the market, said Jonathon Driedger, a senior market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions in Manitoba.

“Certainly a stronger crude oil market will put upward pressure on the Canadian dollar, which will be a headwind for Canadian canola. I think obviously there’s more moving parts to it than just that, but all things being equal it will make canola more expensive.”

However, ideas that Prairie farmers used a warm autumn to recoup much of the canola that was left out in the fields due to lingering summer rains were bearish.

C B OT s oy b e a n s a n d c o r n we re b o t h weighed down by the strengthening U.S. dollar. Corn ended roughly 10 U.S. cents per bushel weaker while soybeans dropped nearly 20 U.S. cents. Favourable seeding conditions in Brazil added to the bearish tone. There may also be worries presidentelect Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to get tougher on trade deals with China, the main buyer of U.S. agricultural commodities, will hamper exports in the new year.

CBOT wheat fell roughly 15 U.S. cents per bushel as favourable weather conditions in South America created expectations that even more wheat would flow into the massive world supply.

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

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

Cash

Port Prices As of Friday, December 2, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

Weekly Change

n/a

n/a

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

237.36

4.13

Canola Thunder Bay

539.30

1.10

Canola Vancouver

549.30

1.10

Closing Futures Prices

As of Friday, December 2, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

529.30

1.10

ICE milling wheat

239.00

3.00

ICE barley

142.00

0.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

197.87

3.58

Chicago SRW wheat

148.54

-5.60

Kansas City HRW wheat

150.19

-7.62

Corn

136.71

-4.33

Oats

139.09

-1.30

Soybeans

377.54

-6.80

Soymeal

344.38

-11.68

Soyoil

831.73

17.20

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, December 2, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

156.62

0.00

n/a

n/a

488.95

18.90

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

199.06

0.00

Soybeans

424.39

-6.25

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

14.65

n/a

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

Ask

Ask

Cash wheat bids record modest gains MGEX spring wheat rose over the week, while CBOT and K.C. futures slipped

BY DAVE SIMS CNS Canada

S

pring wheat bids in Western Canada finished slightly higher during the week ended Dec. 2, showing some independent strength, as U.S. futures gained in some areas while declining in others.

Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring ( C W R S ) w h e a t p r i c e s w e re u p roughly $2-$6 per tonne compared to the previous week. Average prices ranged from about $233 per tonne in Saskatchewan’s southeast, to as high as $248 in northern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but gained between $1 and $4 on average, to range from about $35 to $50 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of

quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollar-denominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids.

When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids came in at $198 per tonne. That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about US$12-$23 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $16 to $30 below the futures.

Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids generally held steady, to range from $149 to $165 per tonne across the Prairies.

Average durum prices were steady to down by as much as $7 per tonne, with bids in Saskatchewan coming in at about $292 to $299 per tonne,

Average CWRS prices ranged from about $233 per tonne in Saskatchewan’s southeast, to as high as $248 in northern Alberta.

according to price quotes from a cross-section of deliver y points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes).

The March spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted at US$5.385 per bushel on Dec. 2, up about 9.25 U.S. cents per bushel from the previous week.

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

in Canada. The March K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.0875 per bushel on Dec. 2, down about 20.75 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

T h e Ma rc h C h i c a g o Bo a rd o f Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.0425 on Dec. 2, which was down by about 15.25 U.S. cents on the week.

The Canadian dollar was trading at 75.28 U.S. cents on Dec. 2, which was up roughly 1.3 cents compared to the previous week.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

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

Managing the risks of mouldy feed According to Manitoba Agriculture, determining if mouldy feed is still acceptable is a complex situation that requires a case-by-case analysis and usually feed tests

BY JENNIFER PAIGE

“Under 500,000 spores per gram is a relatively low count and should be acceptable for feed.

When we get over a million spores per gram, that is when we start to discount the energy, so feed with caution.”

Co-operator staff/Brandon

A

fter a wet summer Manitoba cattle producers are faced with the reality of keeping animals healthy on less-than-ideal feed sources.

It’s possible, but Juanita Kopp, a provincial livestock specialist, says producers do need to be aware of the risks and take steps to manage them.

“This is one of the topics I get a lot of questions on,” Kopp said in a recent interview. “I know that there is mouldy feeds fed every year in this province, and generally, you might not see any issues, but the biggest issue you would see, would be losses in production.”

Mould growth can reduce the value of the feed and the productivity of livestock, because it makes the feed less palatable to cattle.

“Of course, if they don’t like to eat it you are going to have reduced intake and therefore lower production and growth,” Kopp said.

As mould spores grow they also destroy the vitamins in feed, particularly vitamins A, D, E and K. Growing spores also have the chance of producing harmful mycotoxins.

“Mycotoxin production can be developed in almost any feedstuff during the growing season, harvest and during storage,” Kopp said.

“Grains tend to receive the most attention but byproduct feeds, protein concentrates, finished feeds, oilseeds, wet brewers grains, food waste and forages may also contain mycotoxins.”

As the mould or fungal species grow they metabolize and produce secondary metabolites, mycotoxins.

These can be extremely potent and produce effects with even low levels of exposure, Kopp said.

“Many commonly detected mycotoxins are produced in the field

Juanita Kopp industry development specialist with Manitoba Agriculture

Can mouldy feed still be used? And, what are the repercussions? Photo: Manitoba Agriculture

prior to harvest, so there is not much you can do to prevent it. But, of course storage and harvesting at the appropriate moisture, especially with silages, can help to reduce mould production,” Kopp said.

Mycotoxins can cause mycotoxin poisoning in livestock, which represses the animal’s immune system and can cause lack of response to medications and failure of vaccine programs.

“Mycotoxins may also cause diarrhea, intestinal infections, reduced production, lower fertility, lethargy and increased morbidity. It can also impact the enzymes, how they are produced and how they function,” Kopp said. “With that we can see some suppression of the immune system, which predisposes our animals to diseases and may increase milk somatic cell count when looking at dairy cows.”

Mould growth will also exacerbate dust, which if inhaled can cause fungal pneumonia. Mouldy hay also presents a problem for producers, as the mould spores can be inhaled and cause farmer’s lung.

Preventing mould Mould requires oxygen, heat, moisture and nutrients in order to grow. Once moisture levels reach 15 per cent, mould has a chance to grow and it will grow most rapidly at the 24° to 32° mark.

“If we eliminate oxygen or moisture then we can maintain the feed for an extended period of time,” Kopp said.

If you have concerns over the level of mould in your feed, Kopp highly recommends getting a feed test in order to get a better understanding if it may be acceptable for use.

She adds, that determining if feed is still acceptable is a complex situation which requires a case-bycase analysis.

“Under 500,000 spores per gram is a relatively low count and should be acceptable for feed. When we get over a million spores per gram, that is when we start to discount the energy, so feed with caution,” Kopp said.

In most cases, the best thing to do with mouldy feed is to compost,

dispose of, or dilute it with ‘clean’ feeds.

“Mixing with other ‘clean’ feed is probably the best way to go, but I would still observe the animals for any changes in behaviour,” Kopp said. “Cattle are generally less sensitive to the moulds and mycotoxins than pigs, horses and chickens because they can detoxify and transform to other metabolites that are less harmful, but they are nevertheless susceptible to the negative effects of mould and mycotoxins in feed.”

If you do plan to use contaminated feeds, Kopp says they are best fed to older replacement cattle or cows that are late in lactation.

“We want to limit the amounts of mouldy feeds to the more sensitive animals in our herd, that being pregnant cows or high-producing cattle in terms of dairy cattle, and younger calves, as they are a lot more sensitive to mould,” Kopp said.

Kopp recommends looking into the Prairie Diagnostics Service’s feed tests, which also offers mycotoxin and ergot toxin screens, or inquiring with your local Manitoba Agriculture office. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

PHOTO: jeannette greaves

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

COLUMN

When horses choke

The condition in horses refers to the inability to swallow rather than an obstruction of breathing Carol Shwetz

DVM

Horse Health

W

henever the term “choke” is used in horses it refers to an obstruction or blockage in the esophagus. This is very different than the extreme medical emergency of choking in humans, whereby an obstruction of the airway or trachea has occurred.

The choking horse can still breathe — but the choking horse cannot swallow.

Choke can happen whenever a horse either eats too fast or doesn’t chew its food sufficiently and the feed or hay “plug” becomes lodged in the esophagus after swallowing.

Horses that become overly hungry, or are at the bottom of the pecking order, have a tendency to “bolt” or gulp down feed as quickly as possible. As a result feeds such as pellets, dry hay cubes and grains are insufficiently chewed, and perhaps more importantly, insufficiently mixed with adequate amounts of saliva for smooth travel down the esophagus.

Horses with poor dentition are also prone to choke as they are unable to properly chew their feedstuffs. Since horses are typically fastidious eaters, rarely is an obstruction due to ingesting a foreign body.

Horses are also prone to choke

Initially a choking horse appears anxious and distressed and will show repeated attempts to swallow.

if they are offered feed too quickly following full recovery from sedation or anesthesia.

The presentation of a choking horse varies with the timing of its discovery. Initially a choking horse appears anxious and distressed and will show repeated attempts to swallow, often extending its neck to do so. It may appear to be retching or gagging. As the choke progresses and the horse can no longer swallow the large amounts of saliva it produces, the horse begins to drain or drool large amounts of green frothy and slimy discharge through both the mouth and nostrils. The discharge usually contains food material and is caused by the buildup of saliva and ingested food in front of whatever is causing the obstruction in the esophagus.

Sometimes — not always — a lump can be seen and/or felt on the left side of the neck if the obstruction is large enough and located in the upper esophagus.

Once a choking horse is recognized it is important to contact a veterinarian immediately. Although a certain per-

centage of chokes may resolve themselves, the risk of unforgiving complications increases significantly as the choke progresses. Therefore veterinary attention as soon as possible is strongly advised.

Upon arrival the veterinarian will assess the nature and degree of the choke. Generally a choking horse is initially sedated to relieve anxiety and lower its head to reduce the risk of inhaling food material.

Sedation also helps to relieve the spasms of the esophageal musculature that typically occur around the obstruction. Other anti-spasmolytic medications may be administered as well. A nasogastric tube is then passed through the horse’s nose as a means to identify the location and nature of the obstruction.

The nasogastric tube is used as a vehicle to apply gentle pressure and to repeatedly flush warm water at the site of the obstruction, gradually softening and shifting the obstruction into the stomach. Following relief of the obstruction the veterinarian will advise appropriate medi-

cations and followup care according to each individual case. The majority of choke episodes in the horse resolves with simple treatment on farm.

The attending veterinarian will address any underlying causes, often recommending dental work or feeding management.

On rare occasion further investigation and treatment of a choke may be required. This may involve more aggressive means to relieve a stubborn obstruction and an endoscopic exam to assess any esophageal damage. The main complication associated with choke is aspiration pneumonia. This occurs when saliva and food material is accidentally inhaled down the trachea and into the lungs. If pneumonia is a possibility the horse will be placed on a course of antibiotics.

Another complication of choke is the formation of a stricture or narrowing of the esophagus following ulceration and scar tissue at the site of the obstruction. The scar tissue can be difficult to treat and will often be the cause of repeated episodes of choke.

While choke is not considered to be an immediately life-threatening situation in horses, early detection and timely treatment are necessary to ensure a successful resolve with minimal complications.

Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alberta.

Happy Rock Horseshoes holds fall meeting Major events have been set for the 4-H year

By Regan Teichroeb Club reporter

On Nov. 11 the Happy Rock Horseshoes 4-H Club held its first meeting at Megan Hall’s house with 10 members present.

Our leaders this year are Marti Davis and Heather Davey.

At the meeting we elected our new officers.

I will be the club reporter for this year. We discussed what we will be doing this year and which project books we will be working on.

Our Christmas party will be held on January 4, 2017.

We will be going skating and bowling in Brandon.

Our Communications Night will be on February 15, 2017.

Our club decided to make donations to people in need. Personal care packages will be sent to Guatemala with Doctors Take Action. Packages will also be sent to Siloam Mission in Winnipeg where they can be passed on to people who need them.

I am looking forward to a great 4-H year.

Rapid City 4-H beef club opens year Eleven members joined for the 2016-17 4-H year

By Sierra Inglis Club reporter

R

apid City 4-H Beef Club held its reorganization meeting Nov. 8 at the Hedleys.

The club once again has 11 members, and several volunteered for executive positions.

Wyatt Inglis is president, Thijs VandeLangemheem is vice-president, Brooklyn Hedley is secretary, James Reid is treasurer and Sierra Inglis is club reporter.

Doug Finlay and Lesley Hedley

volunteered to take out their leader applications as well.

The new executive takes over for the 2016-2017 4-H year.

Old business: The club fundraised this past summer so we could have a clipping clinic. We are looking into having the clinic sometime in January. More information will be available at the next meeting.

New business: The first weigh day was set for December 3 at Hedleys at 11 a.m. Doug Finlay will pick up the scales and each family will bring something for lunch following the weigh-in.

The club welcomed new member Aklen Abey, who will be a cloverbud.

Project binders were handed out to all the members. They were asked what projects they would be taking this year. Membership fees are set at $65 a member, payable at the December meeting.

The club decided to have a Christmas party after the December meeting. Each member is to bring a gift up to $10 in value for the gift exchange.

Next meeting is set for 7:30 p.m., December 13, once again at Hedleys.

Canada again declares as avian flu free No new bird flu cases have popped up in the past three months STAFF

W

ith an Ontario duck farm depopulated and disinfected, and no new outbreaks to report in the three months following, Canada has again declared itself free of notifiable avian flu.

The federal gover nment announced Nov. 30 it has informed the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that Ontario is considered free of avian influenza as per OIE guidelines.

About 14,000 12-week-old

ducks on a commercial duck farm near St. Catharines, Ont. were euthanized and composted after an outbreak of low-pathogenicity (“low-path”) H5N2 avian flu was confirmed there on July 8.

The federal quarantine on that farm was lifted effective Sept. 20, following a 21-day waiting period after cleaning and disinfection were completed on the farm.

A three-month “enhanced” surveillance period was also required after cleaning and disinfection were completed Aug. 30. If no new cases of notifiable avian flu appeared in the meantime, Canada could declare itself

avian flu free after the 90-day surveillance period ended.

Low-path strains of avian flu aren’t considered as intense in terms of the illness caused in infected animals. However, lowpath and high-path strains of H5 and H7 avian flu are all considered “notifiable” in Canada, meaning all cases must be reported to CFIA and are subject to control measures.

The all-clear for Canada comes as several countries in Europe and Asia battle avian flu outbreaks in commercial poultry, culling hundreds of thousands of birds.

2017 Forage Seed Conference and AGM Victoria Inn, Winnipeg

January 8 & 9, 2017 The Manitoba Forage Seed Association invites you to their Annual Forage Seed Conference and AGM. A range of topics will be covered dealing with various aspects of growing and managing forage and turf seed crops. This year’s conference is featuring:

• Global Markets, and the Forage Seed Industry • Enhancing Seed Yield with Plant Growth Regulators • Impact of Reducing Wheel Traffic on Soils and Crops • How to Get the Most from Your Grass Seed Crops • Positioning Your Farm for Future Success • Aeration & Heated Air Drying A full agenda and registration information is available at www.forageseed.net or contact MFSA @ 204-376-3309.

2017 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 9th at 8:00 am, Breakfast Buffet, Victoria Inn, Wpg

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Feeder Steers No. on offer

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

30-Nov

29-Nov

22-Nov

2-Dec

30-Nov

28-Nov

1-Dec

2-Dec

1,478

540

580

1,538

2,141*

693

1,165

845

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

160.75

150.00-164.00

900-1,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-165.00

n/a

156.00-165.00

155.00-168.00

800-900

n/a

150.00-171.00

150.00-165.00

160.00-176.00

161.00-173.00

155.00-170.00

137.50-169.50

170.00-178.00

700-800

146.00-173.50

170.00-184.00

135.00-170.00

165.00-184.00

172.00-186.00

165.00-175.00 (180.00)

140.00-180.25

170.00-182.00

600-700

170.00-194.25

160.00-186.50

150.00-186.00

180.00-200.00

184.00-200.00 (203.00)

175.00-195.00 (197.00)

159.00-190.50

175.00-186.00

500-600

177.00-207.25

170.00-200.00

155.00-211.00

190.00-207.00

189.00-205.00 (209.00)

185.00-208.00

127.50-210.00

180.00-203.00

400-500

180.00-230.00

205.00-230.00

160.00-230.00

205.00-225.00

200.00-225.00

195.00-210.00(219.00)

170.00-237.50

190.00-227.00

300-400

206.00-233.00

210.00-231.00

160.00-262.00

215.00-236.00

212.00-234.00

210.00-235.00

145.00-245.00

210.00-248.00

144.00-149.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

132.00-147.00

n/a

127.00-155.00

137.00-158.00

800-900

129.00-134.00

130.00-152.50

n/a

130.00-142.00

139.00-155.00

n/a

120.00-161.00

145.00-162.00

700-800

145.00-150.00

130.00-152.00

130.00-155.00

140.00-156.00

139.00-155.00

145.00-158.00

151.00-159.00

148.00-166.00

600-700

150.00-179.00

150.00-179.00

135.00-161.00

145.00-162.00

149.00-168.00

155.00-166.00

140.00-180.75

150.00-172.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

500-600

160.00-190.00

170.00-182.00

130.00-184.00

160.00-175.00

155.00-170.00

160.00-173.50

80.00-178.00

158.00-177.00

400-500

165.00-196.00

180.00-221.00

150.00-215.00

175.00-190.00

167.00-190.00

165.00-186.00

130.00-199.25

170.00-206.00

300-400

170.00-201.00

180.00-206.50

185.00-221.00

175.00-196.00

180.00-199.00

n/a

172.50-210.00

180.00-215.00

No. on offer

130

n/a

104

45

n/a

n/a

143

210

D1-D2 Cows

79.00-88.00

60.00+

60.00-80.00

73.00-83.00

73.00-79.00

74.00-82.00 (85.00)

up to 90.00

73.00-78.00

D3-D5 Cows

70.00-78.00

n/a

n/a

60.00-72.00

55.00-71.00

n/a

n/a

62.00-70.00

Age Verified

90.00-96.00 (102.00)

up to 82.25

n/a

n/a

74.00-83.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

85.00-105.50

98.00-105.50

84.00-93.25

95.00-105.00

97.00-109.00

98.00-106.50

88.00-99.00

90.00-98.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Slaughter Market

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

77.00-95.00

n/a

n/a

80.00-98.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

110.00-146.00

n/a

84.00-143.00

n/a

87.00-125.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes * includes slaughter market

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

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

Good times gone in a flash for cattle sector Cash-to-cash basis is one of the lone bright spots, but that too could vanish if Trump White House brings back COOL

BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff / Stettler

A

nne Wasko has had a knot in her stomach since Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the U.S. presidential election.

“I’m certainly hopeful, but the one thing that makes me nervous at any time is uncertainty,” said Wasko, marketing analyst with Gateway Livestock Marketing.

“It’s way too early to jump to conclusions, but the fact is, we’ve still got this uncertainty about some of the things he said back in the campaign — especially on the trade front, because trade is so important to us.

“We’ve seen lots of U.S. presidential campaigns over the years where things are talked about during the heat of a campaign that are suddenly gone after inauguration day but we can’t be ignorant to the fact that the rules have changed.”

Trump took swipes at both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership during his campaign, saying he would pull out of the former and wouldn’t ratify the latter if elected. But according to a transition memo obtained by CNN following the Nov. 8 election, Trump’s advisers have also pinpointed countryof-origin labelling (COOL) as one area for reform, and that could lead to wider basis levels and even greater market volatility for Canadian cattle producers.

“We’ve had one of the strongest basis environments in recent history in 2016,” Wasko said at a Battle River Research Group seminar here last month.

“Even though we do not like our prices today, thank goodness our basis is as close to the U.S. market as we’ve been in years.”

So far this year, the cash-tocash basis (which compares Nebraska prices to Alberta ones after exchange is taken into account) has averaged about -$6.50/cwt for fed cattle, said Wasko. That compares to -$11 to -$15/cwt from 2012-14 when COOL was in place.

That gap becomes “more exaggerated” when passed along to the feeder market.

This year’s feeder cattle basis has averaged around -$9/cwt, whereas it ranged from -$14 to -$27/cwt between 2012 and 2014.

“We saw some real extreme basis levels back in that day,” said Wasko. “You can’t hang it all on COOL, but certainly a portion would have been because of COOL.” And history could wind up repeating itself if Trump revisits COOL, she added.

“COOL created extra distance from the U.S. because of all the extra cost. COOL had huge negative impacts on basis levels for feeder cattle and fat cattle.”

That’s the last thing Alberta cattle producers need right now, she said.

“I think we knew we were coming into a cycle, but I don’t think any of us — myself included — thought we would go as high as we did or come off as fast as we did.”

Alberta fed cattle prices have seen a 36 per cent drop from the peak in the spring of 2015, while calf prices have plunged 50 per cent from their peak.

While Canadian producers used high prices to pay down debt and rebuild infrastructure, their American counterparts added two million cattle, a major reason why calf prices are down by half. PHOTO: CANADA BEEF

“We knew this cycle would be at a higher price level, but certainly, the spike up and then the spike down was not what we would call a typical cycle,” she said. “This has been a tough go.”

“I don’t think any of us — myself included — thought we would go as high as we did or come off as fast as we did.”

Anne Wasko

A 10-year wait?

And the sharp drop in prices has stalled Canadian cattle herd expansion, she said, adding that the Canadian herd numbers “haven’t really changed” in the past year.

“If you think about our peak herd after BSE, when we got up to about 5.5 million beef cows in the country, we’re now down about 1.5 million from that number, at 3.8 million cows to start off this past year,” said Wasko.

“When Stats Canada comes out with our January 2017 numbers, I don’t think they’re going to be much different.”

There was “a bit of a retention” last year, but that’s probably it for now.

“It was the one-year wonder — we did keep some extra heifers in 2015, but I don’t think it was enough to grow the size of our herd,” said Wasko.

In contrast, the U.S. cattle herd as grown “significantly” since drought in 2011 and 2012 forced producers to slash herd numbers.

“They got to a bottom of 29 million beef cows in 2014, and since then, conditions have been perfect as far as moisture conditions and pasture conditions,” said Wasko. “And with record prices in the U.S. as well, it’s been an absolutely perfect environment for those who sold off cows in the drought to bring them right on back again.

“Since the bottom of that cycle in 2014, they’ve already added more than two million head.”

And even sharply lower prices won’t immediately slow that freight train — Wasko expects the U.S. herd to grow by another 700,000 next year.

Canadian producers likely won’t be so lucky after “a decade of unprofitability,” she said.

“When 2014 and 2015 came, profitability was great — but it was the first time most everybody in the cow business had seen any money in a long, long time,” said Wasko, adding the extra profits were used for things such as rebuilding infrastructure on ranches and repairing battered balance sheets.

“So now prices are coming back down again faster than we were hoping, and it would be hard to stand here today and say, ‘Rah, rah, rah, guys, we’re going to grow the herd.’

“Cattle prices are already down again. We missed the cycle.”

But Wasko isn’t prepared to say that the Canadian cattle herd is never going to grow again.

“Hopefully, we’re in a better place by the time the next opportunity for the next cattle cycle comes in — but history says those are 10 years apart,” said Wasko.

“The cattle cycle has always been about timing, but we are going to go through a period of lower prices. That needs to be part of the game plan if you’re planning to grow your herd at this time.”

That’s especially true for young farmers just breaking into the business.

“With the environment today, with the volatility that’s out there, we need to be using price risk management,” said Wasko, pointing to things such as the Livestock Price Insurance Program, as well as futures and options, as ways to manage price risk.

“There’s too many things outside of what we can control, and young producers can’t weather those kinds of negative hits.

“I wouldn’t dive into this business without some kind of risk management process.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

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

Winter arrives with a vengeance Issued: Monday, December 5, 2016 · Covering: December 7– December 14, 2016 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

I

t seems like each week, f o re c a s t s s t a r t o u t t h e same, and this week is no exception. Last week’s forecast did a pretty good job, and this week’s forecast is starting off with a storm system affecting some or all of southern and central Manitoba.

A strong area of low pressure will likely depart southern Manitoba by Wednesday, after giving what should be the first widespread significant snowfall of the season. The previous storm systems that have hit us over the past several weeks all lacked cold air, but this system will be able to feed into some fairly cold air building southward out of the western Arctic. Even if this system doesn’t bring the anticipated heavy snow, it will definitely be followed by a dramatic cool-down.

We’ll see the cold air move in on Wednesday and arrive in full force by Thursday or Friday. Expect overnight lows to drop to around -20 C, pos-

sibly even colder if we end up with a deep snowpack. The centre of the arctic high is forecast to stay to our west, which means western regions will likely see the coldest temperatures. We should see a little bit of a moderation in temperatures over the weekend, with highs expected to be around -14 C and overnight lows around -18 C. The weather models then show a weak system pushing by to our south. We may see some clouds and possibly some flurries from this system, but the arctic high should keep most of this to our south. This system will be followed by another shot of arctic high pressure that will bring bitterly cold temperatures, with most regions having a good chance at seeing -30 C readings by Wednesday morning.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -16 to -1 C; lows, -26 to -10 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

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

GF5 2-meter temperature anomaly (°C)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is still having trouble with its precipitation maps, so for this issue I’ve included a map that shows the temperature anomaly forecast for Wednesday, Dec. 14. The core of cold air is forecast to stretch from Alberta, through southern Saskatchewan and into southern Manitoba. Temperatures are forecast to run a good 12 to 16 C below average.

December’s weather outlook? Cold

A good portion of the record-level heating we saw in November took place during the night

BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

W

ell, it’s now official.

November 2016 has gone down in the record books as the warmest month on record across much of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

In the last issue I pointed out we should easily beat the record, and we did exactly that. In fact, we didn’t just break the record for the warmest November ever; we absolutely shattered it!

Usually, when a record is broken, it is by a couple of 10ths of a degree. If you look at the table shown here, you can see all five of the major stations across Manitoba and Saskatchewan broke the previous records by at least 1.2 C. Winnipeg was the warmest station in November, with the greatest temperature anomaly, and it also broke the previous record by the greatest amount (1.8 C). Truly remarkable readings for all of these stations. A closer look at these records reveals a good portion of the heating during November was at night. Looking at Winnipeg’s data, which goes all the way back to 1872, we find the record average daytime high for November was 6.4 C in 1999.

This year Winnipeg’s average daytime high for November was

Thanks to the late-month snow/rain event, for the first time in 15 years, my pond is overflowing and it looks like it will freeze up that way.

7.2 C, beating the old record by 0.8 C. The record average overnight low, or daily minimum temperature, was -3.2 C, set in 1923. This year, that same reading was -1.1 C, which means this record was beaten by 2.1 C, or nearly three times the amount by which Winnipeg beat the daily recorded high.

Most of us didn’t need to look at a thermometer to know that it was a very warm month.

Personally, I heat my house with a heat pump and a pellet stove. I think I turned on the pellet stove maybe three times during the month. Thanks to the late-month snow/rain event, for the first time in 15 years, my pond is overflowing and it looks like it will freeze up that way. That could make for an interesting spring.

Not surprisingly, the heat c a m e w i t h b e l ow - a ve ra g e amounts of precipitation across nearly every region. Both Regina and Saskatoon reported less than 10 mm during the month.

Here in Manitoba, Brandon reported 10 mm while Dauphin

had only eight mm, both of which are about half of their long-term averages. These drier conditions didn’t really help out after these regions saw well-above-average rainfall in October. The Winnipeg region, along with eastern areas of Manitoba, saw near-average amounts of precipitation thanks to a late-month storm system that brought a mixture of rain and wet snow.

Who called it?

Overall, it was a warm month, with near- to below-average amounts of precipitation.

Looking back at the different predictions, I’ll have to give the weather nod to… the Old Farmer’s Almanac. It was the only one to correctly predict above-average temperatures and below-average amounts of precipitation.

Now, on to December’s forecast. I know it is a little late, which does give me the advantage, but over the last couple of months my weather forecast

Table: Remembering November (°C) City

November 2016

Anomaly

Old record

Winnipeg

3.1

8.0

1.3 (1923)

Brandon

2.0

7.6

0.4 (1941)

Dauphin

2.6

7.9

0.8 (1981)

Regina

2.1

7.3

0.8 (1949)

Saskatoon

1.9

7.9

0.7 (1949)

record has taken a bit of a beating, so I don’t know how much of an advantage I will have.

Starting with last month’s winner, the Old Farmer’s Almanac calls for colder-than-average temperatures, with the warmest temperatures in eastern regions and the coldest temperatures to our west. Precipitation will be a little below average in the east and a little above average over western regions. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac appears to call for colder-than-average temperatures as it mentions fair weather and cold weather a couple of times. It also looks like precipitation will be above average, as it mentions the possibility of heavy snow a few times.

Next, we have Environment Canada, calling for near- to slightly-above-average temperatures across Manitoba, with the best chance of above-average temperatures over east-central regions. As for precipitation, it

calls for near-average amounts, with northern regions seeing above-average amounts.

Finally, my forecast. Looking at the latest medium-range models, it does appear we are going to cool down to around average or even a little below average by the middle to latter part of this week. After that, the weather models are jumping all over the place, bringing in bitterly colder air later in the month, then switching that forecast back to a milder pattern. I think there are indications that we’ll see our temperatures cool back down to the average range for December, with a slight chance of very cold air moving in during the second half of the month. Precipitation is also all over the place with the weather models, but I am going to go with above-average amounts as we’ll see several chances for winter storms as the cold air keeps trying to work its way south.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

CROPS

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff/Ottawa

A

new weapon to battle fusarium head blight (FHB) fights fire with fire.

The traditional tools have been agronomy, genetic resistance bred into new cultivars and fungicides — the latter sprayed on wheat and other cereal crops to protect them from the potentially devastating fungus disease that can cut yields and quality.

But a fungus called clonostachys rosea strain ACM941 can also provide FHB protection to cereals, Bill Brown, president and CEO of Adjuvants Plus Inc., told the 8th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight Nov. 22.

That strain, and its impact on FHB, was discovered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientist Allen Xue. Adjuvants Plus Inc., a Canadian firm based in Kingsville, Ont., has the rights to commercialize the biopesticide and is calling it DONguard.

DON is short for deoxynivalenol, the mycotoxin sometimes produced by FHB. When DON levels are high the infected cereal can’t be consumed by people or livestock.

“We are going to register it with a joint (application in Canada and United States) and we hope to submit it in the next couple of weeks,” Brown said in an interview. “In theory it is going to take about 18 months before it is available.”

Although the extent and severity of FHB varies from year to year, it is Western Canada’s worst wheat disease.

F H B i s w i d e s p re a d a c ro s s the Prairies this year and hitting durum wheat especially hard, the Canadian Grain Commission says.

DONguard is an endophyte — a bacterium or, as in this case, a fungus — that lives within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease. An endophyte fungus can live symbiotically in a plant and defend that plant from harmful fungus.

“All (five clonostachys rosea) prototypes (tested by AAFC)

Bill Brown, president and CEO of Adjuvants Plus Inc., explained his company’s new product called DONguard during the 8th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight Nov. 22 in Ottawa. It’s a biocontrol for fusarium head blight. Brown said he hopes to have DONguard registered in Canada and the U.S. in 18 months. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

“It is not a silver bullet, but it is something that really could change the ability to grow quality wheat, barley and oats.”

Bill Brown

showed significant efficacy for the control of FHB and a reasonable shelf life at 4 C,” AAFC said on its website. “Among them prototype three was numerically superior to the others, reducing the area under the disease progress curve by 82.9 per cent, infected spikelet by 81.9 per cent and fusariumdamaged kernels by 72.7 per cent and increasing wheat yield by 55.7 per cent and 1,000 kernel weight by 26 per cent.”

DONguard controls FHB two ways, Brown said. One is through competitive exclusion.

“Me first, me win,” he said referring to clonostachys rosea getting into the plant before the FHB does, taking its place.

The other is mycopariticism.

“It (DONguard) is kind of like a bear,” Brown said. “You get inside the bear’s cage it looks at you for a while until it is hungry and then it eats you.”

Once in the plant, clonostachys

rosea will consume invading FHB, he said.

“It is not a silver bullet, but it is something that really could change the ability to grow quality wheat, barley and oats.”

Research at the University of Manitoba earlier this year showed DONguard reduced the incidences of fusarium-infected wheat kernels as much as the fungicide Caramba, Brown said.

“The year before when it was dry and sunny the results with Caramba were better, but not by a whole lot.”

Brown said DONguard works best under the conditions that favour FHB — warm, with high humidity.

Fungicides work best to protect wheat from FHB when applied just after flowering. DONguard needs to be applied earlier so it has time to grow in the plant, Brown stressed.

He recommended applying from the swollen boot stage to the first awns being visible.

Once DONguard is established the plant can be safely sprayed with most fungicides, allowing for extra protection over a longer application window, Brown said.

DONguard is also effective in reducing FHB in seed and is compatible with most seed treatments, he added.

FHB-infected crops can also be treated with DONguard to cut DON levels post-harvest.

“That is what we are working on next,” Brown said. “We can really clean up the crop. The goal will be to improve the grade. If we can remove one ppm to less than a half-part per million for barley, we are a hero. That is a religious issue for beer drinkers, right? It is important to have high-quality barley for beer.”

Brown suggests DONguard be used throughout the production cycle.

“Inoculate the seed before planting, inoculate the foliage, (and) reduce the perithecial state (the spore fruiting bodies in cereal residue, post-har vest, which cause future infection),” he said.

Preventing FHB from colonizing cereal residue and a source of future infection is one of DONguard’s strengths, one scientist attending the meeting said.

While DONguard has potential, the scientist, speaking on background, said the product has a long way to go before being used by farmers.

As Brown acknowledged, DONguard’s efficacy can be hurt by ultraviolet light. The company is working to mitigate that, he said.

DONguard is a living organism and must be kept cool.

“So when we ship it to the Prairies it will go in a warehouse,” Brown said. “So long as it is cool in advance it’s not a problem because it is going to be sprayed in June or early July.

“It will last months. The key is to get it on at the right time.

“When we pre-treat seed it survives in the seed for years.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

Canadian Grain Commission operating without commissioners as of December 5 The CGC can continue to operate and fulfil most of its duties until the federal government appoints new commissioners

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

T

he Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has no commissioners, but it’s business almost as usual, until new ones are appointed, says Remi Gosselin, the CGC’s manager, corporate information services.

“We can continue to function on a short-term basis without commissioners, but we wouldn’t be able to issue orders or make regulations,” Gosselin said in an interview Dec. 2. “Usually the orders that we create are not until July 1 or August 1.”

The CGC, which under the Canada Grain Act is Canada’s grain industr y watchdog, ensuring grain quality control and protecting farmers against payment defaults by licensed grain companies, is overseen by up to three commissioners appointed by the federal government — a chief commissioner, an assistant chief and a commissioner.

Mu rd o c h M a c K a y, w h o served six years, was the last commissioner standing. His term expired Dec. 5.

As of press time that day, Ottawa had not announced the appointment of any replacements.

Assistant chief commissio ner Ji m Smoli k’s t er m expired Nov. 24 after almost nine years. The farmer from Dawson Creek, B.C., started his new job — Cargill Canada’s head of corporate affairs — Nov. 28.

Chief commissioner Elwin Her manson resigned Jan. 20, returning to his farm at Beechy, Sask. He was first appointed Jan. 21, 2008.

When all the offices of the commissioners are vacant it is important to know the following, Gosselin said: “The commission will continue to exist. Public servants will continue to be employed and be in a position to fulfil their duties without change.

The functions, for example of the chief grain inspector, chief weigher, will be unaffected. Grain research and provisions of all other services are unaffected. So the CG C ’s d a y- t o - d a y o p e ra tions — licensing and producer protection — will not be affected. Basically those functions of the commission, short of making orders

“We can continue to function on a short-term basis without commissioners, but we wouldn’t be able to issue orders or make regulations.

Usually the orders that we create are not until July 1 or August 1.”

Remi Gosselin

and regulations, would be delegated and would continue.”

CGC commissioners also h a ve q u a s i - j u d i c i a l p ow ers, but they are rarely used, Gosselin said.

The Liberal government’s delay in appointing new commissioners raises questions. One hypothesis is the n e w g ov e r n m e n t , w h i c h promised a more open syst e m m a k i n g g ov e r n m e n t patronage appointments, has been bogged down with a high number of applicants.

The jobs pay between $142,800 and $168,000 yearly for commissioner and assistant chief commissioner and between $230,800 and $271,500 for the chief,

which is equivalent to the deputy minister of a federal department.

The gover nment advertised the jobs this summer and both Smolik and MacKay applied. And while both obviously had a lot of experience, they were also a p p o i n t e d by t h e f o r m e r Conservative government.

Traditionally, when a party of a different stripe takes office, it replaces appointees when their terms expire.

The original application d e a d l i n e o f Au g . 1 7 w a s extended to Oct. 3.

There are a lot of factors to consider when selecting commissioners. Competency is an obvious one, but traditionally the appointees have

represented both the grain trade and farmers, as well as regionally.

Fo r e x a m p l e, Ma c Ka y came from the grain trade having worked for Agricore and United Grain Growers and had long been based in Winnipeg.

Her manson and Smolik w e re b o t h f a r m e r s f r o m S a s k a t c h e w a n a n d B. C . , respectively.

But the current government is also seeking candidates with diversity.

“Preference may be given to candidates who are members of one or more of the following groups: women, indigenous peoples, disabled persons, and members of visible minorities,” the government advertisement said.

Only two commissioners have been women. The first was Beth Candlish, who served between Dec. 3, 1981 and Jan. 24, 1986.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

Canadian farms need foreign workers The Conference Board of Canada says the industry is facing a growing labour crunch

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

C

anadian agriculture faces a serious roadblock to future expansion through a growing shortage of workers with the right skills, says a report from the Conference Board of Canada.

The report, entitled Sowing the Seeds of Growth, says the agriculture sector is “on a seemingly unsustainable path, with an ever-growing labour gap that is likely to double to 113,800 positions by 2025. If the labour gap is left unfilled, it will have serious implications for the future growth of the sector.

“O v e r t h e p a s t d e c a d e, the difference between the available supply of domestic workers willing to work in agriculture and the sector’s demand for workers has more than doubled,” adds the report from the business organization.

Meanwhile, “the sector has been able to fill about threequarters of its labour gap with temporary foreign workers, such that they now account for more than one in 10 people in the sector’s workforce.”

Mark Wales, chair of the Canadian Agriculture Human Resources Council, which collaborated with the board on the study, made the labour shortage challenges of agriculture absolutely clear. The board also released a report that shows the aquaculture industry has a comparable labour challenge.

“The agriculture sector has the highest job vacancy rate in Canada; it’s at seven per cent while most sectors are one to 1.5 per cent,” Wales added in an interview. Attracting foreign workers is essential “because we do not have enough Canadian workers to do the job.”

The council and the board worked to compile evidence to demonstrate to the federal government the special needs of agriculture. The situation is much the same in the processing sector, he noted.

“They’re losing profitability because of worker shortages and every time we lose a processing plant, the whole sector suffers,” he says. “We’re the No. 1 industry in Canada

work in the sector or buying more machines may not be possible and will not eliminate the sector’s need for temporary foreign workers (TFWs).”

The way to look at the issue is “rather than bringing the farms to where the workers are, we are bringing the workers to the farms. Without TFWs it is likely that a significant portion of Canadian farmland would lie fallow.”

TFWs “have contributed to the growth in agricultural production over the past decade.

As well, by alleviating shortages and preventing the closure of agricultural businesses, TFWs have suppor ted the employment of Canadians in the sector.

Agriculture “has the largest seasonal fluctuations in employment of any major sector,” the report points out.

“At its seasonal peak, the sector needs about 100,000 more people than at seasonal lows.

This is a key reason why more

and we have incredible growth potential, especially in exports.”

T h e f e d e ra l g ove r n m e n t needs to consider “re-evaluating the effectiveness of Canada’s immigration programs in terms of meeting the needs of the agriculture sector,” the report continues. That should include establishing a trusted employer program and allowing temporary workers in sectors with clearly demonstrated needs. The need for seasonal and temporary foreign workers will likely rise as well, as farms crank up production to meet a growing global food demand.

Despite good wages, farms face worker recruitment challenges because of “an aging workforce, large seasonal fluctuations in employment, the rural location of many operations, and negative perceptions about working in the sector,” the report notes. “Simply paying Canadians more to

“The agriculture sector has the highest job vacancy rate in Canada.”

than three-quarters of the TFWs who work in agriculture arrive under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP).”

More pay is not the panacea for attracting Canadians that many think. “Wages in agriculture have risen relative to the average for all sectors over the past 15 years,” but that hasn’t induced many Canadians to work in the sector.

The report is based on a three-year research project to examine the agriculture labour market situation. It included a survey of and interviews with

more than 1,000 employers, workers, and stakeholders in the sectors.

Feedback from both focus groups and interviews with numerous agricultural producers suggest that the seasonal program has worked well in addressing worker shortages, the report notes. Farms would make more use of TFWs but for the time-consuming task of filling out federal labour market impact assessments.

The largest limitation of both the seasonal and TFW programs is for farmers whose production isn’t included in the National Commodities list including most grain and oilseed crops.

“It is also worth noting that agriculture is now by far the largest employer of TFWs,” the report said.

Almost two-thirds are in the agriculture sector. This is a recent phenomenon and especially critical to the horticulture sector.

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Recommended malting varieties list released Annual roundup aims to show what varieties have market demand STAFF

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he Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) has released its annual list of recommended malt barley varieties.

The list represents varieties that the CMBTC recommends based on the greatest potential for performance, quality and marketability.

“We examine selection rates and consult with industry to gauge the level of demand for specific varieties,” said Peter Watts, CMBTC’s managing director.

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members a clear idea of marketing opportunities for the coming season.”

The recommendations are published annually with input from grain companies, domestic and international maltsters and brewers, grower associations as well as seed companies.

“The list represents malting barley varieties that we believe have the greatest potential to be selected for malt,” said Watts. “We also recommend growers talk to their local elevators, or selectors from grain and malting companies, about the best two-row and six-row malting barley varieties to grow in their area.”

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Ten Manitoba potato operations were named McCain Foods Top Growers last month in Carberry. PHOTO: McCAIN FOODS

Swansfleet Alliance named top McCain grower The annual designation acknowledged the top potato growers contracting with the company every year in Manitoba STAFF

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cCain Foods has named Swansfleet Alliance, of Treherne and Bruxelles, its top Manitoba potato grower for the 2015 crop year.

The announcement came at the annual Growers’ Banquet, held last month at the Carberry Community Hall with 190 attendees.

Jim Waugh, who heads up McCain’s midwest manufacturing operations, was on hand for the annual event.

“A special thanks to all of our potato growers in the Manitoba region for their partnership in our business,” said Waugh.

Swansfleet Alliance started in the seed business and only began contracting potatoes with McCain four years ago. It has been in the Top 10 for the past three years and achieved the Top Grower award this year.

“It’s an impressive achievement,” said Bob Hyra, McCains director of midwest agriculture.

“Being in the Top 10 category for every eligible year is remarkable, and I applaud Swansfleet for its hard work and dedication.”

Potatoes are rated throughout the year on a variety of factors including size, gravity, defect level and colour and awarded points accordingly. At the end of each crop year, the Top 10 Growers are determined based on their overall scores.

The other growers who qualified for the Top 10 roster, in order of final standing, were: • Shilo Farms (Mark Keller – Shilo); • Millshof (Paul Wollman and Joseph Wollman – Glenboro); • Spud Plains Farms (Paul and Kim Adriaansen – Wellwood); • Bailey Farms (Terry and Lori Bailey – Carberry); • Corduroy Plains (John and Sandra Goff – Carman); • Acadia Colony Farms (Isaiah and John Hofer – Carberry); • A&M Farm Ventures (Tom and Lisa Adriaansen, John and Shawna Adriaansen – Carberry); • Davison Farms (Rick and Jackie Davison, Brad and Gill Davison – Carberry); • J.P. Wiebe (Sheldon and Jennifer Wiebe – MacGregor).

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Manitoba farmland in demand, Eichler says Most upward pressure on prices appears to come from established producers looking to expand, he told the Senate ag committee

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he demand for Manitoba farmland from existing large farms is pushing prices up, although the rate of increase has eased during the last f e w ye a r s, s ays provincial Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler.

“Crop production land has been mainly purchased by local producers expanding their operations as they bring in the next generations of farmers to the industry,” he told the Senate agriculture committee, which is studying farmland ownership trends across Canada. Strong crop prices and low interest rates have helped existing farms expand.

“There exists a very competitive environment between large, established operations, 5,000 acres or more, when competing for additional parcels of land,” he said. “They are known to bid up prices aggressively.”

Urban sprawl is pressuring farmland in Manitoba, as it is elsewhere.

“Corporate ownership of farmland is common, both through family-operation corporations and numbered corporations,” he said. “Lack of a provincial and national landownership registry identifying farmland owners makes it difficult to determine control.”

Farmland is an attractive investment both for the rent it earns and the ongoing price appreciation, he continued.

While there’s interest from institutional investors, “we do not have any evidence to indi-

cate that this is driving up the price of land.”

Eichler said in some areas land purchases by conservation groups has added to the price pressure and takes land out of production.

The main impact of the higher prices is that “young and beginning farmers find it difficult to purchase farmland at the current price levels. Commodity prices in crops and cattle have softened and that, along with the potential for increased interest rates, has raised concer ns as to whether farm operations will be able to continue to service their debt obligations in the short term.”

“There is a lack of data available across provinces that identifies who owns our farmland, what it is used for and how that usage has changed,” he added. “As our population grows, there is increased demand for residential development on lands around urban centres. There is potential for the purchase of farmland for speculation for future development. Fragmentation of land base leads to increased potential for agricultural land to be used for non-agricultural uses.”

He said Manitoba sees 500 requests yearly for subdivisions of land in agricultural areas. Then there’s the growing issue of higher property taxes linked to higher farmland prices.

When it comes to preserving farmland, “ We believe a national tool to evaluate policy outcomes by tracking farmland usage would be beneficial to all provinces.

Each province takes a varied approach to land-use planning

and we have much to gain if there’s better alignment and understanding among us.”

The next agriculture policy framework should “support research to identify where the provinces stand on landownership and usage and give us a better knowledge to be used for elective land-use planning.

In addition, ongoing assessment and development of programs that will assist young and beginning farmers in pur-

chasing an initial land base would be beneficial.”

Manitoba wants to keep arable land in food production because of the demand from a growing global population, he added. “We want to make sure we have conservation in mind but, in order to be able to sustain our goals as a province and as a country, we have to ensure we meet those goals in order to make sure we have T:6 in enough food to feed the world.”

“Young and beginning farmers find it difficult to purchase farmland at the current price levels.”

Ralph Eichler provincial agriculture minister

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The sale to the Swiss bank was valued at A$387 million (C$382 million), or A$8.53 (C$8.42) a share, ADM said.

ADM’s A$2.8-billion bid to buy Australia’s largest listed grain handler was blocked by government regulators in 2013 near the peak of a grain market boom.

Commodities prices have since tumbled and ADM and rival agribusinesses are focusing increasingly on highermargin businesses such as natural food ingredients and specialty commodities to boost slumping returns.

“This transaction will allow us to further reduce our invested capital, and it will provide cash that we can redeploy to higher-return investments,” ADM CEO Juan Luciano said in a statement.

ADM had been shopping its GrainCorp stake this year, but was unable to find a buyer for the entire stake and cancelled the sale process in July 2016, sources said.

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PEDv vaccine on horizon but biosecurity still key A PEDv vaccine, field tested during the recent Manitoba outbreak, still needs to be registered in Canada

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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hen the then newly elected Liberal gover nment promised further consultation on changes to the Canada Transportation Act, farm groups reacted with relief.

Now that relief is turning to frustration and worry.

Neither the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), Manitoba’s general farm organization, nor the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, have met with Transport Minister Marc Gar neau, even though he pledged to consult farmers.

Even worse, says APAS head Norm Hall, it appears officials advising Garneau don’t even realize farmers are being overlooked.

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anadian pork producers are one step closer to having a powerful new tool in the fight against porcine epidemic diarrhea.

A vaccine developed by the Vaccine and Infectious Disease OrganizationInternational Vaccine Centre, also known as VIDO-InterVac, at the University of Saskatchewan has entered its final phase of testing.

But while the vaccine is a much needed firewall for Prairie pork producers, Andrew Dickson of the Manitoba Pork Council cautions the vaccine won’t be a panacea for preventing the virus that causes the disease.

“Our members are very excited at the possibility of having a vaccine that will protect our herd from this disease,” Dickson said. “But that doesn’t mean we can relax our biosecurity.

What it does is provide an additional line of defence, it doesn’t mean we can give up worrying about border crossings and trailers or stop worrying about assembly yards.”

Making sure that any vaccine that becomes available is effective is also important, he said, but added that even an efficacy rate of 80 or 90 per cent would have a big impact when it comes to controlling the spread of the disease.

“With our herd being essentially naive, this offers a significant amount of protection, even with say 10 per cent of pigs left unprotected,” Dickson said.

“You need a big pool of animals for this to spread, so the more pigs that are vaccinated successfully, the harder it will be for the disease to spread.”

Using its new containment Level 3 facility, VIDO-InterVac was able to successfully demonstrate that up to 100 per cent protection could be provided using the vaccine, which relies on the spike protein, something researchers have long been convinced is what allows the virus to initiate the infection of the host pig.

VIDO-InterVac’s research director, Volker Gerdts, said that about 700 sows in three commercial operations have now been vaccinated and brought back to the research centre.

Piglets from these sows have now been see PED on page 6 »

group in southeastern Saskatchewan is gauging farmer support for a proposed new “commodity hub” project that would handle grain and transloading of commodities such as crude oil and fertilizer.

An organization dubbed Comtrax Logistics Solutions proposes a $50-million to $75-million project some where on Canadian Pacific Railway’s Soo Line, “most l i k e l y ” i n t h e We y b u r n , Sask. area, including a 60,000-tonne-capacity crophandling facility and 260-railcar-capacity loop track.

Town hall-style producer meetings are planned starting Dec. 8 in Regina, with 10 subsequent meetings throughout the Weyburn/Estevan area, to “explain the proposal and ask farmers for their support.”

If interest is deemed sufficient, shares in the proposed project would be sold to producers “at a later date.”

Comtrax’s plan so far also calls for a “significant portion” of funds to be raised through “commercial partnerships.”

“Farmer investment in grain handling has dwindled with the sale of many of the farmerowned grain companies over the past decade,” Weyburnarea farmer Mark Bratrud said in a Comtrax release.

Bratrud, one of a group of farmers who opposed the eventual sale of farmer-owned Weyburn Inland Terminal to Parrish and Heimbecker in 2014, is now in a farmer group that Comtrax said has been working on the plan for the past two years.

The plan, he said, “will again provide farmers with the service they desire along with a voice in grain handling.”

The concept calls for the Comtrax facility to operate as a fee-for-ser vice public house, also offering the ability to unload products imported to the region. The site is envisioned as also handling crude oil, aggregate, fertilizer and other commodities.

The grain elevator component also calls for “half or more” of the facility’s capacity to be available as condo grain storage for use by commercial grain traders, handlers or end-users.

The hub proposal wouldn’t be the first for Saskatchewan’s oil-rich southeast. Torontobased Ceres Global Ag Corp. has been developing such a hub for grain, oil and other commodities at Northgate, about 60 km southeast of Estevan.

In help-wanted ads in local papers in recent weeks, Comtrax has billed its Weyburn-area proposal as “a producer-driven project that will revolutionize and improve market access in southern Saskatchewan for agr icul tural and other raw commodities… with a focus on bringing value back to commodity producers.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

FCC remains positive despite global shocks Not even the election of Donald Trump necessarily spells doom for agri-trade

BY RICHARD KAMCHEN Co-operator contributor

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recently released productivity and trade report from Farm Credit Canada sees threats on the horizon but overall remains optimistic for Canadian farmers.

J . P. G e r v a i s , F C C ’s c h i e f economist, told a conference call developments like Brexit, growing competition from South America, Asia and the Black Sea, and more regional and bilateral trade agreements affect or pose threats to Canadian agriculture export stability.

As these global forces potentially threaten Canadian agriculture’s export dominance, Canada needs to produce m o re t h r o u g h i n n ov a t i o n and efficiency to meet those challenges.

World political instabil ity has also marked 2016 with unexpected electoral results abounding. Weather events and fluctuating commodity prices provided additional volatility, the report adds.

Nevertheless, FCC is optimistic. Not even U.S. presidentelect Donald Trump’s threats to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and renegotiate or exit the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) fazes Gervais.

Bilateral negotiations with Japan could be revived if TPP falls through, and Canada and the U.S. are heavily reliant on each other for trade, which is unlikely to change, he indicates.

“I’m actually very confident that NAFTA – (it) will evolve perhaps – will remain a very significant component of our trade,” Gervais said.

The outlook for Canada’s exports of agriculture commodities and agri-food products is bright, FCC reports, pointing to the Bank of Canada’s October Monetary Policy Report, which projected 2016 global growth of 2.8 per cent, rising to 3.2 per cent in 2017.

“This will help to spur additional demand. Canada, as one of the world’s largest exporters, can capitalize on that growth,” the report reads.

Even more important than GDP is growth in food demand, which Gervais insists is what matters most from agriculture’s standpoint.

“What drives food demand for the most part is income growth. And if you think of China and India, they’re still doing OK. So for us, there’s no

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big risk in terms of the possibility of seeing world demand for what we sell slow down. We’re still projecting that it’s going to grow, maybe at a slower pace than in the past 10 years, but nevertheless there’s going to be some very significant growth,” Gervais says.

Canada, as the world’s fifthlargest agriculture exporter overall – behind the U.S., China, Netherlands and Brazil – will be able to capture some of that growth, he adds.

C a n a d i a n a g r i c u l t u r e’s strength is its diversity, ranking among the top 10 exporters for 13 different commodities, Gervais says. “ We c a n s u p p l y m a r k e t demand, almost no matter what the demand’s for. And the buyers know we export high quality as well,” he said.

“I think we’ll always be one of the most significant exporters out there, and the idea for us to keep that position is to work on productivity.”

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FCC chief economist J.P. Gervais says recent trade and political instability aren’t likely to be major problems over a longer term. PHOTO: FCC

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reliant on both investments in productivity gains from technological advances and innovation, and minimizing costs through efficiency measures, the report says.

“It is really hard when you’ve reached a high level of productivity like we have to continue innovating and continue generating that same rate of growth,” Gervais said.

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ity gains in the 1980s. But productivity growth only recently seemed to stabilize after having declined since 1990, the report says.

Gervais points out the negative growth trend should serve as a reminder of the need to invest in innovations.

“All in all we’re doing fine, we’ve kept up in productivity with our competitors, especially if you look at competitors similar to ourselves, but we have to work on it as well. It’s not something we can take for granted.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

A new way to pass on the farm that may let you sleep easier An intercorporate loan can protect retirement income, give the successor more control, and take care of non-farming children

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Merle Good has found a new way to pass on the farm that minimizes taxes and risk — but make sure you talk to a tax specialist first, said the farm business management expert. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR

erle Good has a new piece of estate planning advice for Canadian producers: “Create a damn shareholder’s loan.”

“This isn’t a new idea, but it isn’t done as frequently as it should be,” said the farm business management expert. “This strategy allows us to do a lot of neat things that we never could do before as families with intergenerational transfers.”

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the older generation had $5 million in land, livestock, and machinery and shared that business — let’s call it Farm Inc. — with their son. But the parents were winding down and wanted to create a tax-free retirement pension.

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“We’re going to take $3 million of preferred shares and transfer it to a new company,” said Good. “We haven’t moved any assets — all I’ve done is move $3 million of preferred shares to this new company that Mom and Dad own.

“The son still gets to work on the same land base, the same cows, the same machinery.

We’re not stripping assets out.”

Farm Inc. is now worth $2 million, and the son has 100 per cent operating control over it.

The new company — let’s call that one NewCo — is worth $3 million, and the parents share operating control and ownership of it.

“As a parent, do I feel more comfortable bringing my son or my daughter in to a smaller business or to a bigger business?” said Good.

“If I have everything I own in one company, I’m not going to give him much control over that company very quickly.

Everything I own is in that business. As parents, we want to transfer the equity down, but we also want to control it.”

Giving the son control over a smaller piece of the business is good for the parents, but it’s also good for the son.

“If I move $3 million over to NewCo, is he excited about working Farm Inc.? Yes, because he may have a bigger say in a smaller piece than a smaller say in a bigger piece,” said Good.

Shareholder loans are also good for a tax-free retirement pension, but that’s where things get tricky. The parents sold NewCo $2 million in personal land, creating a $2-million shareholder’s loan.

“Most of the time, I would say you have to sell your land to the company you and your son own together (Farm Inc.) to get your shareholder’s loan, but that makes the farming corporation even bigger,” said Good.

“If you want to create a shareholder’s loan, don’t necessarily consider selling land to a company that you already own with a son or daughter. Think about doing this strategy instead.

“You’re selling personally owned land to your own personally owned company, not to the jointly owned company.

With that, we’ve created a $2-million shareholder’s loan.”

Intercorporate loans A shareholder’s loan is created when your company owes you money because you’ve contributed an asset to the corporation, explained Good.

Usually, if a farmer sells $2 million in personal land to his own company, the company would have a $2-million Continued on next page »

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expense and the farmer would have $2 million in taxable income. But the income tax act allows farmers to transfer that land in exchange for shares — not cash — which then creates a shareholder’s loan.

“B e c a u s e l a n d q u a l i f i e s for a deduction exemption, I can sell the land to my company, and it owes me $2 million,” said Good. “And because I qualify for the capital gains exemption, it wipes out my personal tax no different than if I sold the land to my neighbour. Now the company owes me $2 million, and because I’ve used my capital gains deduction, it’s tax free.”

That way, the parents are able to take equity as shares and convert it to an intercorporate loan, so “they’re a creditor, not a shareholder.” The son still has access to $5 million in assets, but he owes his parents $3 mil-

“As parents, we want to transfer the equity down, but we also want to control it.”

pany,” he said, adding the $2 million acts as a sort of tax-free pension.

“That is neat.”

Non-farming kids

Merle Good

lion as a tax-free intercorporate loan.

“If you own shares, you have no security. So we’re converting equity into an intercorporate loan, which I can secure against the assets, plus sell personal land to NewCo,” said Good.

“I want to sell my land to myself, but my new company has no cash. It’s not farming, so how do I get the money? I get the money by moving my $3 million in equity out of the jointly owned corporation and creating an intercorporate loan, which is a tax-free loan.

“Dad’s taking $3 million in equity and saying, ‘Hey, instead of me being a shareholder, I’ll become a creditor.’ The only way to do that is by creating a new corporation. That’s an intercorporate loan.”

Good summarized the strategy this way: “I moved $3 million across to NewCo and I sold $2 million in personal land to it.

Farm Inc. owes NewCo $3 million, which gets the $3 million tax free, and I created a $2-million shareholder’s loan by utilizing my $2-million capital gains exemption because I sold my own landT:10.25” to my own com-

Shareholder’s loans also create an “off-farm asset for intergenerational wealth transfers,” said Good.

“I can leave a shareholder’s loan to a child who’s not farming,” he said, adding he is “violently” opposed to leaving farm shares to an off-farm child.

“It doesn’t work. If you have kids who are not involved in the active part of the business, I will not ever recommend that parents leave shares to them,” he said.

In their will, the parents would likely leave their shares to their son and the shareholder’s loan to their off-farm children — in this case, their daughters.

“We can agree on terms, that Farm Inc. pays NewCo so many dollars a year that the son can live with,” he said. “What’s nice about that is we have a repayment term — maybe it’s $50,000 a year that the farm can afford.

“The shares go to the son. The girls aren’t part of the business, but they get their money on the shareholder’s loan tax free, say $50,000 a year over 20 years.”

If you’re considering going down this route, you’ll likely want to consult with a tax adviser, said Good, because as far as he knows, this isn’t done very frequently.

“No one — in all the years I’ve worked with accountants and lawyers — has ever thought of creating intercorporate loans between companies you own yourself.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Financing tips you can take to the bank Lenders look at the four Ms — money, markets, materials, and management “Sometimes a banker will say no, and they’re doing that to protect you.”

BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff / Olds

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f you want to build a bad re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h y o u r banker, buy your combine on your credit card. “ They hate that,” dead panned Trish Booy, agriculture business development manager at BMO. “There’s a very big difference between short-term financing and long-term financing.

Depending on where you are and what you’re going through, your financing needs are going to change.”

Booy spoke at one of three Success for Women in Agriculture kickoff events last month.

The program, which will run in five Alberta locations in January (see www.agfoodcouncil.com for details), was prompted by a survey that found a lack of financial literacy is one of the barriers that many women face in their ag careers.

Trish Booy

Booy offered a quick primer on things such as short-term versus long-term credit. The latter is used to finance land and equipment; capital improvements; and business expansion — so you need to line up mortgages, term loans, or leases for those items.

She also addressed cash flow — a topic that often trips very experienced business operators.

“Understanding your operating cash flow is critically important,” she said. “You need to know your expenses and know the amount of capital that you need in that time frame to get yourself through.”

Cash flow is one of the key things that bankers look at when

deciding to approve financing, she added. Lenders look at the ‘four Ms’ — money, markets, materials, and management.

“We do look at money, which is your cash flow, your past performance, and your projections,” said Booy. “Are you able to pay your interest portion on your loans and your principal?

Where is the cash flow coming from that’s going to pay back that loan? Are we going to put you in a situation that’s not good for you?

“Sometimes a banker will say no, and they’re doing that to protect you.”

Banks will also look at your potential markets and the materials you need but ulti-

Your banker should be a trusted adviser and partner in your business, said lender Trish Booy. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR

mately, the decision often comes down to management.

“If you have a really strong manager, they will manage the other three, but if you’ve got a crappy manager, the other three aren’t going to work,” she said.

“Any bank will look at management over and above everything else.”

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“From a bank’s perspective, if you do a really bad job of managing your personal finances day to day, you’re probably not going to do such a hot job of managing your company’s finances day to day,” she said. “It speaks to management.”

Lenders will also want to know your personal net worth to make sure you have a safety net if times are tough.

“If your business goes belly up, what do you have backing you? Do you have some equity in your home? Do you have some investments or RRSPs? What kind of net worth do you have to save yourself in those times when we are in a recession?”

Having an industr y market outlook tells the bank that you’ve put some thought into the “competitive environment that you’re in,” while a financial statement analysis “speaks to past performance.”

“That one is kind of a nobrainer,” said Booy, adding you don’t want to look at just your bottom line when determining your cash flow projections.

“Look at your financial statements and see if you can calculate your earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. That’s more of a cash flow picture that the bank will use when we look at lending to that operation.”

When meeting with your banker, take along your production records, forecasts, financial statements, personal net worth statements, accounts payables and receivables, and a list of inventory. Your lender may also want to see your personal banking information, tax assessment, a copy of fire insurance, and interim financial statements.

It may seem daunting, she said, but remember that your banker is on your side.

“If you walk into a bank, you should have somebody who you can build a relationship with, who you feel is a partner and a trusted adviser,” said Booy. “A banker’s primary duty is to use his or her expertise and sound judgment to help customers make the right decisions for their business.

“So don’t be afraid to have expectations of your banker because your banker works for you and your banker should be there to help you.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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

Funds for libraries will be key talking point, say public library advocates Provincial library policies have changed little in 30 years, says Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Rochelle Squires

A province-wide review of public libraries will help identify what’s needed to achieve high-quality service at a reasonable cost to taxpayers. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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province-wide review of library services is being welcomed by librar y advocates.

They see an opportunity to draw attention to the financial struggles facing libraries, where funding has been flat since 2004.

Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Rochelle Squires announced a full program and policy review in late November, noting provincial policies have also changed little in 30 years, even as libraries have entered the modern era.

The review will look at issues impacting public libraries with a goal of achieving high-quality service at a reasonable cost to taxpayers, Squires said.

“Libraries can build bridges between communities, inspire young readers and offer the key that unlocks the imagination,” Squires said in a news release.

“We want to ensure the support we provide and the services that are offered are delivered as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

Advocates within the library community say the top priority

they’ll raise during the review is how libraries are funded.

Donna Kormilo, chair of the Manitoba Librar y Trustees Association (MLTA) says budget restraints are what’s on everyone’s mind. The province has not increased its per capita funding of $8.50 to public libraries since 2004. But operating costs such as wages and program expenses have risen yearly, said Kormilo. “ What we’re really hearing is the overwhelming need for changes to the funding, in other words increases that more accurately meet the funding needs of public libraries,” said Kormilo.

“The per capita funding formula hasn’t kept up with respect to wages and technology.”

There’s need for some sort of base grant in addition to per capita funding, she added.

Leaders of rural municipalities which also contribute financially to libraries also say the review is a chance to look at how library services are funded.

New model needed Ralph Groening, reeve of the RM of Morris, whose council contributes to the operations of the library in Morris, said

there needs to be a better way found to pay for libraries. The broader-based Association of Manitoba Municipalities has proposed the province implement a mixed funding model, which would include base funding as well as per capita funding.

Libraries like the small one in Morris operate on a shoestring and struggle to pay for things like new books and especially technology upgrades, Groening said.

“One of the needs that we have, certainly in Morris and it’s similar in other communities, is more demand for Internet technology and access, and that’s generated not insignificant costs,” he said.

T h e A M M ’s o t h e r l o n g standing ask of the province is to introduce a province-wide library card, to allow borrowing books at any library in the province. Saskatchewan and Alberta have province-wide library cards, which means residents there don’t encounter user fees like those currently paid by Manitobans who live in one municipality but use the public library in another. The RM of Morris brought the provincewide card idea to AMM back in 2008.

“What we’re really hearing is the overwhelming need for changes to the funding, in other words increases that more accurately meet the funding needs of public libraries.”

Donna Kormilo chair of Manitoba Library Trustees Association

Groening says he thinks regionalization of more libraries also needs to be explored. South Central Regional Library, with its four branches in Winkler, Morden, Altona and Miami is a good example of how libraries now resource and offer userfree access to residents in multiple municipalities.

“There are more significant challenges for libraries in small centres, the independents, like what we have here in Morris,” he added.

“We’ve looked at what would be involved in becoming part of a larger regional library system.

Realistically I think that that may be in the future.”

Community hubs A spokesperson for the Manitoba Library Association said they’ll also be highlighting the need for appropriate funding for staffing, and keeping collections and programs up to date.

“We definitely do more than books,” said Dee Wallace, advocacy director for the association. “Public libraries have become community hubs these days.”

Libraries are increasingly places where people meet, hosting gatherings and it’s where demand for educational programming for all ages is increasing, she said.

“Ensuring that libraries have the appropriate physical space to be able to do that is important,” she said. “Especially important for current-day public libraries is creating an environment that’s welcoming and barrier free.”

The province has said the review will include stakeholder surveys and forums to gather information. More information on how library service providers can contribute to this effort will be available in the coming weeks. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Prairie fare Syrup-titiously delicious Maple syrup is good for our precarious planet’s forests too

By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff

S

ome grumble when the snow arrives, but not members of the Pumpkin Creek Ski Club at Roseisle. They rejoice, naturally. They also start leaving treats on members’ doorsteps — cans of pure maple syrup, sold as club fundraisers.

Those cute little cans signal the start of ski season, and time to enjoy hearty breakfasts of pancakes these cold, dark mornings.

Maple syrup is one of those delicious, natural foods you can enjoy knowing the harvest of it contributes to a healthier planet too.

A recent study shows the forests in Quebec — where the PCSC’s syrup is sourced — to be ecological powerhouses. These forests, generally protected under Quebec law, provide over a billion dollars in ecosystem services that are “useful and essential to human well-being and do not, in many cases, have any man-made substitute.”

Maple syrup forests store nearly a million metric tons of carbon each year, a carbon offset equivalent to 290,000 vehicles in a year.

These forests are also havens for other products such as berries and edible plants and they are places that beautify the Quebec countryside and provide sites for recreation and tourism.

The study assigns monetary value to services rendered by nature itself, a value often taken for granted, says the study’s author.

“The evaluation of ecosystem goods and services is an innovative new approach that’s being adopted more and more around the world,” said Groupe AGÉCO associate and study co-author Jean-Pierre Revéret. “The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers has become a pioneer in its usage here in Quebec by applying it to the maple products sector.”

Maple Beer Baked Ham Could any recipe sound more Canadian than this sugar-shack inspired meal? Serve it with a side dish of maple baked beans for a truly Christmasin-Canada treat.

1 tbsp. butter 1 clove garlic, minced 1 onion, minced 1-1/3 c. strong beer of your choice

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Quebec maple syrup producers have always been rightfully proud of their provincial specialty. This kind of study helps more of us who want to consume food produced in eco-friendly environments a better understanding of the benefits that accrue from our food choices.

Once a maple tree is used for maple syrup production, it is generally protected by Quebec law through a number of provisions and cannot be cut down. There are, however, millions more untapped maple trees in the province, and as such are at risk — like any tree that no one sees use for — of being cut down at any time.

That’s why groups like FPAQ have a

and simmer until meat is tender, about 1-1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 400 F. Carefully remove pork from pot and transfer to a baking dish.

Continue cooking liquid until reduced by half. Remove from heat and stir in remaining 1/4 cup maple syrup. Baste meat with maple glaze. Transfer to oven and bake until ham begins to crisp, about 20 minutes, basting with maple glaze every 5 minutes. Carve ham and serve with vegetables of your choice.

1 c. chicken or beef broth

Recipe source: Pure Canada Maple

3/4 c. pure maple syrup from Canada, divided

Maple Baked Beans

3 tbsp. Dijon mustard 2 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 1 tsp. coriander seeds Freshly ground pepper, to taste 5-1/2-lb. smoked pork shoulder (bone in)

In a large stockpot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onions and garlic, sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add beer, chicken or beef broth, 1/2 cup maple syrup, mustard, cloves, cinnamon, coriander and pepper, whisking until well combined. Bring to a boil. Add pork to pot. Return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover,

reminder for us — that a switch from other sweeteners to something that’s good for the natural world is good for all of us.

One person per household substituting just one teaspoon of maple syrup or maple sugar each day for another sweetener puts two new maple trees into production, according to FPAQ (Federation du Producteurs Acéridoles du Quebec.), a group with a long history of connecting eaters with provincial syrup producers in innovative ways.

That’s one sweet deal. Bon appetit!

Here are two recipes from the Pure Canada Maple website. Try others found on the same site http://www.purecanadamaple.com.

16-oz. dried navy beans, soaked overnight and drained 6 c. water 1 c. cubed salt pork 1 onion, chopped 1/2 c. pure maple syrup from Canada 1/4 c. ketchup 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar 2 tsp. dry mustard 1-1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large, ovenproof pot, add beans and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce

PHOTO: Lorraine Stevenson

heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add pork, onion, maple syrup, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Cover and transfer to oven. Cook 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Remove lid. Cook another 45 minutes.

Serve immediately or at room temperature.

Recipe source: Pure Canada Maple

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Specialty cheese maker exemplifies robust organic sector in Quebec

The farm is also one of the few to maintain the Quebec tradition of producing cheese from raw milk

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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u r i n g t h e s u m m e r, Daniel Gosselin’s and Suzanne Dufresne’s cows graze on pastures seeded to more than a dozen carefully chosen flowering plants. In winter, they move back indoors to a warm, spacious barn and switch over to a diet of dried fodder.

The cows’ seasonal diet is the secret ingredient imparting the distinctive flavours of fine cheeses this Saint-Jeansur-Richelieu, Que. couple makes with the rich milk their certified organic small herd of Brown Swiss produce.

Their far m, Fer me des Belles Prairies, has been in the Gosselin family since 1950 and certified organic for more than 20 years.

G o s s e l i n and Dufresne became cheese makers and started their on-farm cheese company Au Gré des Champs Fromagerie. Today they sell a variety of high-end speciality cheese, branding and marketing lines as ’summer’ and ’winter’ cheeses to customers who love both the darker yelloworange cheese they produce while the cows graze the fields, and the much whiter cheese they produce in winter.

Being a cheese maker or certified organic dairy producer isn’t unusual in Quebec, of

Wanting to preserve the nature of their farming business and safeguard their family heritage, Suzanne Dufresne and Daniel Gosselin display one of their cheese varieties produced in their cheese-making facility built on their farm to add value to their milk. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

course. The provincial directory of certified organic products for Quebec currently lists 111 organic milk producers, certified by either Ecocert or Organisme de certification Québec-Vrai.

What distinguishes Gosselin and Dufresne’s farm business is that they’re still one of the relatively few cheese makers in Quebec who remain in the highly regulated business of producing raw milk cheese.

Quebec is the only province in Canada where raw milk cheeses aged fewer than 60 days can be sold, so long as all the required standards related to hygiene, monitoring and inspections are maintained.

Going this route was all part

of a move to diversify their dairy farm and at the same time creating a product that would help maintain a precarious agricultural heritage in Quebec, said Gosselin, speaking through a translator.

“They were looking at ways to improve the profitability of the farm. Instead of expanding and having more cows they decided to go for cheese making,” said Francois Labelle, organic dair y production expert with Valacta, Centre d’expertise en production laitiere Quebec-Atlantique, who also served as translator for non-French-speaking visitors to the farm during the Canadian Organic Science Conference earlier this year.

To say that Gosselin and Dufresne have been successful is an understatement. They have produced award-winning cheeses and today employ nine persons, including their daughter Marie-Pier. They utilize all the milk their small herd of 30 produces and their organic management methods for their land have enabled their 65-hectare farm to be almost entirely self-sufficient in feed.

Au Gres des Champs today includes an elegant storefront retail site where other gourmet made-in-Quebec food products are sold and they are a popular destination for tours and product tastings.

Their farm business is an outstanding example of the astonishing variety of organic producers doing value-added production in a part of Canada where there has been significant adoption of organic farming methods by farmers who see this mode of production not only as a way to contribute to a healthier bottom line for their farm, but to foster a more sustainable environment and robust rural culture.

In 2015 of 39,000 farmers in Quebec nearly 1,040 were specializing in organic agriculture, with dairy products, including milk, cheese and yogurt notably producers’ top offerings.

That’s a small fraction but still signalling significant gains by the sector here.

“The latest data we have from 2012 shows that we have 3.6 per cent of (provincial) farmers who are certified organic, but that’s data from 2012,” says Caroline Halde, an assistant organic agriculture professor at Université Laval and the September conference’s co-chair. Quebec’s considerable uptake of organic farming is attributable to several factors, including very good incentives offered by the provincial ministry, she said.

M A PA Q ( M i n i s t e r e d e l’Agriculture, des Pecheries et de l’Alimentation du Quebec) has fostered a policy environment and invested millions in biological agriculture, or organic farming, including funding to help farmers make the transition.

This is a province where there is very well-managed certification services and distribution models such as Équiterre that link farmers with consumers of organic and local food.

Farm organizations themselves are a key driving force behind this province’s organic growth, Halde said.

“They’re just very well organized,” she said noting organic farmers in Quebec hosted conferences and field events dating back at least 40 years.

“That has really helped with the knowledge transfer to farmers,” she said. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

A poinsettia’s journey From a root cutting from a warm climate to a colourful Christmas plant in your home — what’s the process?

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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hen you see poinsettias in garden centres and retail establishments do you ever wonder how they got there? What was the process by which they were brought to the stage where they are ready for sale as a Christmas gift plant?

Long before the Christmas season begins, greenhouse operators start thinking about getting their poinsettias started.

They have placed their order for rooted cuttings of the varieties they have chosen to grow (and there are hundreds of them), each with their own distinct appearance and demands. The cuttings come from warmer-climate areas such as Florida, and are carefully packed and shipped in climate-controlled containers.

The rooted cuttings arrive at the greenhouse anywhere from mid-August to early September, depending on how the operator grows the plants, the varieties chosen and the time they will be marketed. The cuttings must be quickly potted; ideally one or two days after they arrive, and the time from planting to sale is generally from seven to 10 weeks, depending on the intensity of light given to the plants as well as growing temperature.

Poinsettias ready for sale. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

As the cuttings are unpacked and potted, they are carefully checked for any signs of disease or presence of insects, and appropriate action is taken if any is found. Within a day or so of potting up they are given a treatment of a broadspectrum fungicide either as a spray or a drench to kill harmful pathogens.

The cuttings are planted in their final containers — the ones in which they will be sold — so there is only one potting-up session. One cutting is enough for a four- or six-inch pot, while three cuttings are usually used for the larger eight- or 10-inch pots, with more being used for larger pots. They are placed on the greenhouse benches close together to facilitate maintenance, and moved farther apart as they grow.

Greenhouse temperatures are carefully controlled to grow poinsettias. A daytime temperature of 24 C to 27 C is maintained, while nighttime temperatures are kept above 16 C. After the bracts are fully formed the nighttime temperature is lowered in order to intensify the bract colouration.

Poinsettias are heavy feeders and a fertilization program is begun. Larger greenhouses will have automatic watering systems by which fertilizer is applied, and a 20-20-20 formulation is commonly used. The plants also have specific nutritional requirements; they demand higher-than-normal levels of magnesium and calcium so the feeding program must take all needs into consideration.

Three weeks after they are potted up, the cuttings will have grown sufficiently to be pinched. This process, by which the top one to 2-1/2 centimetres of top

growth is removed, will encourage the plants to branch. About this time the pots are moved farther apart to give the developing growth adequate space.

Plants are examined daily for evidence of disease or presence of insects.

Spider mites, fungus gnats, scale and whitefly are just some of the insects that attack poinsettias while a host of fungal diseases is also a threat. Appropriate measures are taken as required.

Poinsettias are a short-day photoperiod crop so they must have an uninterrupted dark period every night if the bracts are to form and become coloured. Greenhouses typically use auxiliary lighting and shade cloth to create the length of dark period the plants require, which is quite precise — 11-3/4 to 12-1/2 hours each night. This regimen continues for at least six weeks, and is critical to producing these colourful plants.

During this growth period, some operators will apply a growth inhibitor, such as B-nine, if the plants are getting too tall. Finally, by late November and early December the poinsettias are ready for sale. The poinsettia’s journey will finally come to an end when it arrives at your house, just in time to brighten up your Christmas season.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Hamiota Lions celebrate 60 years The commitment continues to work hard today for a brighter tomorrow Since acquiring its charter in 1957, the group has backed a wide number of projects from health to education to recreation.

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

T

he Hamiota Lions Club, officially incorporated in 1956, has served the community for 60 years. Since acquiring its charter in 1957, the group has backed a wide number of projects from health to education to recreation.

With Nelson Woods serving as the first president, the club was comprised of 37 men.

Today, the club is made up of 21 men and women, who continue the commitment of working hard today for a brighter tomorrow.

They were joined by members from a number of area L i o n s C l u b s a n d c o m m unity members at the 60th Anniversary celebration last month.

“Tonight we celebrate a great accomplishment, thanks to great people who over the years have worked hard showcasing a number of projects in their community,” said district governor-elect Helmut Neufeld of Shoal Lake. “We are extremely proud to have been the sponsoring club of Hamiota, as Lions serve the community and the community serves the world.”

Special guests in attendance were: charter member, Morris Deveson and his wife Joyce of Winnipeg; 5M13 district governor Gord Kingdon and wife Lion Wanda from Minnedosa; and zone Chairman Lion Gwen Argue.

With no Chamber of Commerce back in 1956, the Lions included business people, teachers and doctors. Residents

Hamiota Lions charter member, Morris Deveson of Winnipeg, talks with Lion Edith Caldwell, who has been involved with her community service club for 10 years. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

of Hamiota have the Lions to thank in part for the implementation of water/sewer service in the town, as members knocked on doors to get a scope of the need.

Past Lion and Mayor Larry Oakden said his fondest memory of the Lions was the building of the original playground. He recalled fundraising included an auction where members were sold, touching on the fact that his dad, Art, had to give a Sunday church service.

“Sixty years of extreme success is indeed a monumental

achievement,” said Oakden on behalf of the Hamiota Municipality.

A m o n g t h e a w a rd s p re sented were two Hope Medals p re s e n t e d t o L i o n St u a r t McConnell and non-Lion Ed Graham, for demonstrating outstanding charitable achievement in their community.

A Hamiota Lions Club Certificate of Recognition for involvement and dedication to Lionism was presented to Clayton Thompson, who has been involved with the Hamiota Lions for 20 years.

Years of Service recognition certificates were presented to Edith Caldwell, Sharon ClarkVictor, and Ethel Robertson, 10 years; Dwayne Campbell, 20 years; Ryan Hamilton, Elgin Rogers, 35 years. Lion Lynn Caldwell was noted as the member with the longest service to the club with 46 years involvement.

It h a s b e e n n e a r l y 1 0 0 years since Melvin Jones first encouraged people to address the needs of their communities and the world, by becoming involved in the Lions pro-

gram, with the Lions Clubs International being founded in 1917.

“With 46,000 clubs and 1.4plus million members, it makes us the world’s largest service club organization,” said Gord Kingdon. “Members do whatever is needed to help their local communities; from children who need eyeglasses, seniors who don’t have enough to eat, to people we may never meet.”

Hamiota Lions president Elgin Rogers said the current membership is very proud to be part of an organization that has served the needs of the community for 60 years.

“The Hamiota Lions Club has donated over $85,000 to community, district and world initiatives over the 60 years,” he said. “Pressing on, the club needs to attract new younger members – male and female, who have been welcomed over the past 10 years.”

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

This Old Elevator

I

n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.”

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

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

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

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

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

Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www. mhs.mb.ca/elevators.

You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received.

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

The UGG elevator at Kane, seen in this 1960 photo shortly after its purchase from the Canadian Consolidated Grain Company, closed in May 1996 and was demolished in August 1996. The Paterson elevator, built in late 1947 to replace one destroyed by fire earlier that year, still stands although its two annexes were replaced by a new elevator built in 1982. The railway spur was removed in 2007 but the elevator is used by local farmers for their own grain storage. Photo: UGG Photo Collection, U of M Archives

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NEW WILSON AND CASTLETONS: 44’ tridem, 3 hopper, 2 hopper and 36’ tandem; 2014 Wilson Super B; 2010 Lode-King alum/, with alum. budds, lift axles, Michel’s chute openers; 2005 Lode-King Super B; 2 older tridems; 2003 Doepker Super B, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER stationary TRUCK PARTS: 1/2 to 3 ton, new and clean; Michel’s auger and chute openers. eng., 3-6 HP, blacksmith forge, most units used. We ship anywhere. Contact Phoenix Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393. DL Auto, 1-877-585-2300, Lucky Lake, SK. in vg. cond. 306-342-4968, Glaslyn, SK. #905231. www.rbisk.ca JOHN DEERE 1963 2010 loader Cat for SOUTHSIDE AUTO WRECKERS located restoration, running, $3400.

Phone in Weyburn, SK. 306-842-2641. Used car parts, light truck to semi-truck parts. We 306-781-2600, Regina, SK buy scrap iron and non-ferrous metals.

JD TRACTORS: JD 70 diesel, JD R, JD 830, WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles JD AR, and JD M. All running. Call and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension 780-871-4300, Lloydminster, SK. axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK.

2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 5.7L, crew, max TRD, $29,995. Call Greenlight Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

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TRACTORS

2013 JD 8310RT, deluxe CommandView cab, IVT, suspension, 5 hyd., return flow, power beyond, 3 pt., quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 7” display, integrated auto steer, HID lights, power mirrors, radar dual beam, (22) front suitcase weights, 16” tracks set at 120”, 902 hrs., single owner, ext. PowerGard until August 2017, S/N1RW8310RADD910014 2011 JD 9630, deluxe cab, leather, buddy seat, active seat, powershift, 4 hyd., integrated auto steer, diff lock, HID lights, full weight pkg., 520/85R46 factory triples, 1,851 hrs., single owner, S/N1RW9630PCBP024086 1997 Case-IH 8940, MFWD, 18/4 spd. powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, front fenders, front weights, 380/85R30 front tires, 18.4-42 duals, 6,128 hrs., S/NJJA0073178 1997 JD 6300, MFWD, PowrQuad, 2 hyd., plumbed joystick, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, foot throttle, left & right hand door, front weight bracket, diff lock, JD 640 quick tach loader, self-leveling quick tach 85” bucket, 4-tine grapple, 14.9-24 front tires, 18.4-34 rear tires, 5,828 hrs., S/NL06300V195815 1975 IHC 70, Year-A-Round cab, hydro, gas, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540 PTO, IHC 2250 loader, 7’ bucket, original fenders, 15.5-38 tires w/chains, shows 4,623 hrs., S/N2680016U009022 1956 JD 60, narrow front, Roll-o-Matic, 1 hyd., rock shaft, 540 PTO, 13.6-38 tires, S/N6062081

GPS EQUIPMENT

JD Starfire ITC globe, SF1, SF2 ready JD ITC globe, SF1 JD 2600 display, SF2, Swath Control JD brown box display, for planter JD brown box processor, SF1 card

PLANTERS

2013 JD 1770NT CCS planter, 16x30”, front-fold, 2 pt., pneumatic down pressure, screw-adj. trash cleaners, hyd. vari-rate drive, in-row liquid fertilizer, John Blue ground drive fertilizer pump, 500 gal. poly tank, RowCommand, hyd. markers, S/N1A01770PTCM750460 2008 JD 1790 CCS planter, 24x20”, drawbar hitch, pneumatic down pressure, Yetter screw-adj. trash cleaners, hyd. vari-rate drive, John Blue ground drive fertilizer pump, in-row fertilizer, 500 gal. poly tank, rear hitch, hyd. markers, S/NA01790D725135

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

2013 Case-IH 870 disc ripper, 11 shank, rock flex disc, hyd. fold, hyd. rear disc levelers, walking tandems 2012 JD 2210 field cultivator, 54-1/2’, tandems across, full floating hitch, single pt. depth, knock-on sweeps 2007 JD 2410 chisel plow, 35’, single pt. depth, 12” spacing, twisted shovels Flexi-Coil S-tine coil packer, 50’, hyd. adj. coil, adj. harrow sections Wishek 862-NT rock cushion disc, 36’, scrapers, tandems across IHC 490 tandem disc, 32’, scrapers, 21” blades, tandems across IHC 700 auto reset plow, 7x16” JD trip beam plow, 4x16” Melroe 420 multiweeder, 40’ Shop-built pull-type harrow, 36’ K&M danish tine cultivator, 8’, 3 pt.

ROW CROP EQUIPMENT

JD 85 cultivator, 16x30”, 3 pt., flat-fold, cultivator shank rolling shields IHC 183 vibrashank cultivator, 12x30” Shop-built bander, 12x30”, 3 pt.

Klugman header trailer, 30’, 4-wheel Unverferth HT36 header trailer, 36’, 4-wheel, adj. brackets, expandable pole 2006 ProTrak tandem axle gooseneck trailer, 32’x102”, beavertail, (3) flip-up ramps, wood deck, 10,000 lb. axles Duralite tandem axle gooseneck livestock trailer, 7’x27’, divider gate 1977 Shop-built tri-axle deckover trailer, 8’x25’, wood deck, ramps, spring susp., trailer house axles

PICKUPS

2004 Ford F250 Super Duty XLT, ext. cab, 8’ box, Triton 5.4 liter 1999 Ford F150 XLT, ext. cab, 6-1/2’ box, odometer not working 1986 Chevrolet Silverado 10 1978 Chevrolet Bonanza 10, 1978 Chevrolet Silverado C20 Camper Special, 8’ box, 350 V8 1976 Ford F250 Custom, 390 V8

SPRAYERS

Fast 9500 pull-type sprayer, 120’ booms, triple nozzle bodies, 6-section boom, 1,850 gal. poly tank, rinse tank, hyd. adj. hitch, JD auto rate controller, hyd. pump, Richway foam markers, adj. axles, S/N9508304037 1979 Melroe 115 spra-coupe, 60’ boom, quick jet nozzles, 165 gal. poly tank, Hypro pump, adj. axles, foamer, tow hitch, 760 hrs., S/N1151096-79 Ag Chem skid sprayer, 45’ X-fold booms, 360 gal. poly tank, gas motor & pump

HOPPER BIN & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Lowry portable hopper bin 1988 Handlair 560 grain vac Hutchinson rotary grain cleaner Unverferth 3750 seed tender SEMI TRACTORS Seed Vac SV-20 bulk seed conveyor 1997 IHC 9200 tandem axle, 48” Pro sleeper, 12.7 liter Series 60 Detroit, 10 Westfield W80-56 loadout auger, HARVEST EQUIPMENT 56’x8”, on transport, 540 PTO spd., engine brake, air susp., air slide 2011 Case-IH 7210, axial flow, AFX 5th, cruise, dual aluminum fuel tanks, Hutchinson loadout auger, 50’x8” rotor, deluxe cab, leather, PRWD, Hutchinson loadout auger, 41’x6” diff lock, shows 926,763 miles lateral tilt feeder house w/rock trap Hutchinson loadout auger, 41’x6” 1995 IHC 9400 tandem axle, 48” flat & chopper, Pro 600 display, 262 top sleeper, N14 Cummins, 10 spd., air Westfield drive over pit receiver, integrated auto steer, Crary susp., fixed 5th, cruise, wet kit, diff lock, Westfield endgate drill fill Big Top hopper ext., std. wear 2 spd.

Jump auger, 10” dual alum. fuel tanks, 679,101 miles elevator, electric mirrors, HID lights, (2) Flare top 4-wheel wagons round bar concaves, 520/85R42 duals, TRAILERS 540/65R30 rear tires, 1,263 sep. hrs., 2007 Timpte tandem axle hopper LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 1,433 engine hrs., S/NYBG212742 bottom, 40’x96”x66”, ag hopper, spring New Idea 207 single axle manure 2011 Case-IH 3020 TerraFlex flex spreader, S/ND62377 susp., ShurCo 3500 electric roll tarp head, 35’, fore/aft, poly, 3” cut JD single axle manure spreader 2002 Wilson DWH5000 tandem axle 2011 Geringhoff RD800/B chopping Asst. cattle gates & panels hopper bottom, 42’x96”x66”, ag corn head, 8x30”, hopper, air susp., belt drive traps, Shur- Wood & metal fence posts Co 3500 electric tarp, air scale GRAIN CART OTHER EQUIPMENT Donahue 800 tandem axle combine 2008 J&M 1150 Grain Storm grain trailer, 1,500 gal. poly tank, 30 gal. mix RADIOS, TANKS, & TIRES cart, 1,150 bu., 22” corner auger, roll GENERATOR & SHOP ITEMS cone, tandem singles tarp, hyd. tip chute, light pkg.

RON SANASACK & RICHARD SANASACK Ron, 320.760.1395, or Richard, 320.760.1088

or Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240

Steffes Group, Inc., 2000 Main Ave East, West Fargo, ND 58078

Brad Olstad MN14-70, Scott Steffes MN14-51, Bob Steffes MN14-09, Max Steffes MN14-031 | 701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.com TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

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2009 F150 XLT 4X4, SWB, cloth buckets, 1995 IHC 4900 466/8LL trans., good unit, 20” rubber, 48,000 kms, $19,990. Cam- fresh safety, $23,900. Cam-Don Motors, Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

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2004 MACK TANDEM AXLE dump truck, fresh AB. safety, low kms, very clean, good condition. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB.

CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at 2007 GMC 2500 Duramax, extended cab, www.titantrucksales.com shortbox, 4x4, 164,000 kms, 2nd owner, very nice condition, $22,000 + GST. Call Larry 306-221-4563, Perdue, SK. 2013 GMC SIERRA 1500, 5.3L, 4x4 longbox, $18,995. Greenlight Truck & Auto.

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2010 DODGE RAM 1500, loaded, 4x4 Sport, Hemi, $22,995. Greenlight Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. 2013 PROSTAR IH day cab truck with inwww.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430. dash GPS, 500 HP Maxx force 18 spd., 46,000 rears, 3.91 ratio, 228” WB, approx.

129,000 kms, 11R22.5 tires, c/w wet kit CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used for only $65,000. New MB. safety. highway tractors. For more details call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 204-685-2222 or view information at 2005 IHC 9200 daycab tractor, Cummins www.titantrucksales.com ISX 400 HP, 13 spd. trans, 40,000 rears, ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several 967,000 kms, needs paint, $13,900 OBO. trucks with auto trans. available with C&C K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph. Ladimer, or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900. 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885.

K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, 2004 KENWORTH T300, tandem, 8.3 CumSK. ladimer@sasktel.net DL #910885. mins, 10 spd. trans., 480,000 kms, $8800 2004 PETERBILT 330, tandem axle, C&C, work order, fresh safety, $19,000. Call long WB, Cat dsl., 10 spd trans, AC, low 306-554-8220, Dafoe, SK. miles, alum. wheels, $26,900, w/new B&H $48,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph Ladimer, 306-795-7779 Ituna. DL#910885 2002 IH 2600 w/IH 320 HP eng., 10 spd., 221,000 kms., new 20’ BH&T, excellent rubber, very good, $49,500; 2009 MACK CH613, MP8 Mack eng., 430 HP, 10 spd., AutoShift, 463,000 kms., excellent shape, new 20’ box, A/T/C, $73,500; 2009 IH TRANSTAR 8600 w/Cummins eng 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, 742,000 kms., exc tires, real good shape, $69,500; 2007 IH 9200, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, AutoShift, alum. wheels, new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, 1 million kms., real nice, $67,500; 2009 MACK CH613, 430 HP Mack, 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, 1.4 million kms., has bearing roll done, nice shape, $69,500; 2007 KENWORTH T600, C13 Cat, 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0 million kms. Excellent truck, $71,500; 1996 MIDLAND 24’ tandem pup grain trailer, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, new paint and brakes, excellent shape, $18,500; 1985 FORD L9000, Cummins, 10 spd., 20’ BH&T that’s been totally rebuilt, new paint, exc tires, $28,500; 1999 IH 4700 S/A w/17’ steel flat deck, 230,000 kms., IH diesel, 10 spd., good tires, $19,500; 1998 FREIGHTLINER tractor, C60 Detroit, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum. wheels, sleeper, good rubber, $17,500; 2005 IH 9200 tractor, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum wheels, flat top sleeper, good rubber, $22,500. All trucks Sask safetied. Trades considered.

All reasonable offers considered. Contact Merv at 306-276-7518 (house) or 306-767-2616 (cell), Arborfield, SK. DL #906768.

2009 MACK, 460 HP, AutoShift trans., new BH&T, real nice shape, $71,500; 2007 Kenworth, C13 425 HP Cat, AutoShift trans., 13 spd., new 20’ BH&T, $71,500; 2002 IHC 1654, 350 HP IH engine, 10 spd. trans., new 20’ BH&T, 220,000 kms, $49,500; 1990 Kenworth T600, 450 HP Detroit, 10 spd., alum. front wheels, good tires, pulls good w/1996 36’ Cancade 2 hopper grain trailer, nice shape, $35,000.

Trades accepted. Merv at 306-276-7518, 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK DL #906768 AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com 2007 IHC 9400, ISX Cummins, 435 HP, pre-emission 10 spd., 20’ CIM BH&T, safetied, $47,900; 2006 Kenworth T800 C13 Cat, 13 spd., jakes, lockers, 20’ BH&T, safetied, $34,900. Cudworth, SK., call 306-256-3569, 306-230-4393. DL 917908 2009 FREIGHTLINER, 10 spd., Eaton AutoShift w/clutch, DD15 Detroit w/20’ BH&T; 2008 tandem IH 7600, Cummins, 10 spd., new BH&T; 2004 Pete 330 S/A, Cat Allison auto. w/new 16’ BH&T. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, DL 905231 www.rbisk.ca REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season.

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1992 W14 VOLVO gravel truck, 15’ box, full lockers, tandem, 375 HP motor, c/w side plow and front plow, asking $5100 OBO; 1991 FORD F800 w/gravel box, single axle, runs good, asking $4500 OBO; 1990 F800 w/gravel box, asking $2700 OBO. Call 204-728-1861, Brandon, MB.

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1999 IH 4700, SA, flatdeck w/17’ steel flatdeck, 11x22.5 tires, 230,000 kms, 444 IH dsl., 10 spd., safetied, real good shape, $19,500; 1994 GMC Topkick tandem w/24’ flatdeck, 563,000 kms, 3116 Cat diesel, 10 spd., 11x22.5 tires, real good 2012 IHC TRANSSTAR, low pro, Max 300 shape, $21,500. Call Merv 306-276-7518, HP diesel Allison auto trans, loaded cab, 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK. DL 906768.

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NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders.

Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 tanks available. Contact George in Hague, SK. 306-227-5757.

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.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca 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.

EXCAVATORS AND DOZERS: 1979 Cat D8K hyd. straight, dozer, tilt or hyd. angle dozer, tow winch, EROP’s, 90% UC, $46,000; 1975 Komatsu D65E-6 hyd. angle dozer, ripper, ROPS, $18,500; 2001 Case 9030B, hyd. excavator, 2 buckets, Quik change, hyd. thumb, rebuilt Cummins, $49,500; 2007 JD 200C LC excavator, 3 buckets w/Quik change, hyd. wrist-o-twist tilt, 5900 hrs., next to new, $105,000. Many more items avail, too numerous to list. Ph or email for pics. Robert Harris 204-642-9959, cell 204-470-5493, Gimli, MB. rjharrisequipment@gmail.com 1974 CAT D7F, 14’ angle dozer, 26” pads, 3306 eng., 60% UC, vg cond., $42,000 OBO. 204-467-2109, Stonewall, MB. CAT HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS: 463, 435, 80 and 70, all vg condition, new conversion. Also new and used scraper tires. Can deliver. 204-793-0098, Stony Mountain, MB. 2010 CAT 950H WHEEL LOADER, 27,417 hrs., w/Cat quick coupler bucket, 3-3/4 cu. yards, 23.5x25 tires, F.O.B. $75,000. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB

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TWO VOLVO A-30D Articulated trucks, WINTER IS ALMOST HERE! New 8’, 3 PTH, 23.5x25 tires, 2003 and 2004, $85,000 PTO snowblower; 3 old trucks with snoweach. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. blowers; 4- truck snow blades; 2- V-plows for graders; Side wings for graders; BomWANTED: 2- D7R CATERPILLARS, with bardier w/broom; 2- 4x4 holder w/snowSU bulldozer blades, 2005 to 2009. blower; 4x4 trackless w/broom; 4x4 trackless w/blade; 12- loaders, dozers and 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. excavators; IH TD9-92 w/loader, $5900; 2004 CAT D6N LGP crawler, 6-way dozer, Cat D2-5U w/loader, $4900; 20- Graders AC, canopy, diff. steer, cargo winch, new being parted out; 7- work ready graders; UC, 10,800 hrs., $82,000; 2007 KOMAT- Over 400 buckets for loaders and backSU PC200 LC-8 hyd. excavator w/QA hoes; Over 300 construction tires, new and cleanup bucket, 9’6” stick, aux. hyds., used; 100’s of hyd. cylinders; Over 70 sets 12,582 hrs., new UC $60,000; Also all of forklift forks; 52’ scissor lift; 15- running kinds of buckets, various shapes and sizes forklifts from 2 to 9 ton, 1988 Clark 668 grapple skidder; 1989 TJ 380B line skid204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. der; IH 3964 feller buncher; Case 125B delimber; JD 190D excavator; Sawmill and other bush equip.; 1998 EX270 excavator; Over 50 generators, 3 to 193 KW; Over 1000 new and used UC rollers; 2- 811 Bobcat backhoe attachments; New and used parts of all types; 100’s of misc. attachments. Central Canada’s largest wreckers of construction equipment. 2 yards, over acres. Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd., EXCELLENT FARM CATS for sale come with 50 MB. Phone 204-667-2867, fax warranty: Komatsu, Cat, Fiat Allis. Call for Winnipeg, more info excellent working condition. 204-667-2932.

Most newer UC, rebuilt engine, and trans MAGNUM 8.0 KW light tower generator, bush, guarded. Call for price. Can deliver. Kubota diesel, $4400. Call Larry at 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 1973 CAT 930 loader, 2 yard bucket, new pins and bushings, $15,000. Call 306-524-4960, Semans, SK. ATTACHMENTS: Skidsteer snow buckets, blowers, blades, brooms, forks. Conquest Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock.

Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK.

2006 D61 PX-15, 2405 orig. hrs., 6-way blade, 34” pads, near new UC, 155 HP, ex- SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING. We do cellent working cond., S/N #B41323. Can welding, patching, repairs, re-wiring of trucks, trailers, heavy equipment, etc. We deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. use Epoxy primers and Endura topcoats.

Competitive rates. Contact Agrimex at 306-331-7443, Dysart, SK. 2011 JD 323D track skidsteer loader, new tracks, 1450 hours, $31,000. Call 306-554-8220, Dafoe, SK. ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca 1975 CAT D8K, hyd. winch, twin tilt angle blade, 26” pads, very good undercarriage, recent engine rebuild, excellent running condition, 60 hour warranty, 14’ blade, 300 HP, S/N #71V2222, $75,000. Can deliver.

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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.

SKIDSTEER LOADERS: 2008 Case 440, Series 3, $27,500 OBO; 2006 Case 440, $24,500 OBO; 2007 Case 420, $22,500 OBO. Ph. 204-794-5979, Springfield, MB. 2 MACK TANDEM trucks w/dump boxes, $7700 ea; IH 366 dsl., 34,000 kms and 16’ van body. Few other trucks in stock; 100’ ladder truck; 2 Cat scrapers 463, $23,000 for pair; New 24’ garbage box. Salvage of all types. Call Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd., 494 Panet Road, Winnipeg, MB., 204-667-2867 fax 204-667-2932.

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

2011 HITACHI ZX270 LC-3 hydraulic excavator, 6950 hrs., 12’ 6” stick, c/w Q/A ANGLE DOZER w/TILT for a D7G. Also bucket and hyd. thumb, very good shape, straight dozer w/tilt; Brush rake to fit D6R and JD 850. 306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK. $124,000. Call 204-362-1091, Winkler, MB

SKIDSTEER: 2008 CASE 465 Series III, STEEL FARM BUILDINGS INSTALLED! cab, heat, new tires, 2700 hrs., $21,000. 50x100x20 for $80,100; 60x100x20 for Call 306-940-6835, Prince Albert, SK. $92,960; 70x100x20 for $106,120; 80x100x20 for $119,280. All prices include BOMBARDIER SNOWCAT GROOMER, 2 walk doors, 5 windows, 1 bi-fold door BR275, 8.3 Cummins, 9’ Mogul Master (30’x18’) and set- up on piles. Taxes extra.

Some exceptions may apply. Call Prairie drag, $31,000. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. Steel 1-888-398-7150, Clavet, SK. Email to $21,000 SKIDSTEER DEAL! Choice: JD buildings@prairiesteel.com 325 or Case 465 Series 3. Both 2700 hrs., WINTER BOOKING DISCOUNTS ON CAH, new tires, 2007. 306-940-6835.

STEEL farm buildings. Order your steel farm building now before prices increase, 2008 MOD FIELD office complex, 16 units, and do not pay until spring. Factory di12x60. Can be sold in 4, 8 or 16 units. 90 rect steel buildings built to suit your opoffices total. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. eration. Call Prairie Steel now to lock in your price for winter fabrication - we offer 2010 JOHN DEERE 624J wheel loader, all sizes and options. Leasing options 5000 hrs., excellent condition, Q/A. Call available. Contact us at 1-888-398-7150 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. or email buildings@prairiesteel.com 2004 CAT D7R-XR Series II angle dozer, STEEL CLADDING SALE: New Grade A full canopy and ripper. 780-983-0936, 29 gauge white-white metal cladding 3/4” high rib cut to your length for only Westlock, AB. .75¢/sq.ft. All accessories, fasteners and flashings are available. Call Prairie Steel in Clavet, SK., 1-888-398-7150, or email buildings@prairiesteel.com GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for 100’x200’x22’ Steel Farm Building. Ready diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines for set-up on your farm today. Foundation can be shipped or installed. Give us a call specs can be supplied. Includes 26 gauge or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca ext. sheeting and trims, $153,900 plus Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, tax. Add doors and insulation as needed.

Other sizes available. 1-888-398-7150 or Russell, MB. email buildings@prairiesteel.com NEW CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES. Well below replacement cost. Model QSC8-3, ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Farm 280 HP, tier 3, $12,200 ea.; Model post buildings designed with longevity in QSC8-3, 305 HP, tier 3, $12,310 each. Call mind. Call 306-225-2288 or go to Bob 204-339-2982 or cell 204-226-8794, www.zaksbuilding.com to request a quote.

West St. Paul, MB. rubyandralph@shaw.ca POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. Hague, SK. WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, convex and rigid frame straight walls, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews.

290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskatoon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and Osler, SK. parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. www.warmanhomecentre.com INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or built on site, for early booking call FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: motor sales, service and parts. Also sale www.warmanhomecentre.com of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., built on site. For early booking call 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A- 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net www.warmanhomecentre.com Website: www.tismtrrewind.com PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS for all your agricultural, equestrian, industrial, shop or storage needs. Call 306-249-2355 for a free quote. Montana Construction GSI FLAT BOTTOM bins. Call Wentworth www.montanasteelbuilders.ca Saskatoon.

Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about our specials. wentworth@grainequipment.com or www.grainequipment.com TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and HaulAFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. ing Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 For the customer that prefers quality. binmover50@gmail.com 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. JTL CORRUGATED HOPPER bins. Call Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Stick Wentworth specials. www.grainequipment.com Frame building designed with longevity in our Email: wentworth@grainequipment.com mind. Call 306-225-2288 or go to www.zaksbuilding.com to request a quote.

GSI TOP DRY bins. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials. wentworth@grainequipment.com or www.grainequipment.com

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BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2017. Top quality MERIDIAN bins. All prices include: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian Hopper combos: 3500 bushel, $10,450.

SPECIAL: 5000 bu., $13,990. We manufactor superior quality hoppers and steel floors for all makes and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We also stock replacement lids for all makes and models of bins.

Leasing available. Hoffart Services Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK.

Have a Safe Holiday Season & Happy New Year

See you in 2017!

MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All NEW MERIDIAN AUGERS with motor, sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and clutch, reversing gearbox and lights. insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK. HD8-39, $15,350; HD8-59, $17,250; TL10-39, $16,995; HD10-59, $18,995.

SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’- 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, SAKUNDIAK 8x1400, Kohler, Wheatheart Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca SP kit and clutch, used very little.

306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. 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.

MERIDIAN AUGERS in stock at Flaman.

Call or visit your nearest Flaman location, 1-888-435-2626.

HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

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

GRAVITY WAGONS: New 400 bu, $7,400; 600 bu., $12,500; 750 bu., $18,250. Large selection of used gravity wagons, 250-750 bu. Used grain carts, 450 to 1110 bushel.

View at: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB.

DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes. GSI GRAIN HANDLING Systems. Call 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about our specials. www.grainequipment.com BOND SEA CONTAINERS. New, used and Email: wentworth@grainequipment.com modified sea containers. All sizes avail.

Buy, rent or lease. Call Bond today GRAIN CLEANING PLANT w/buildings 306-373-2236, joe@bondind.com or visit and bins for sale as a whole. For more info. www.bondind.com call 306-873-4984, Tisdale, SK. DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, great for pulse crops, best selection in Western Canada. 306-946-7923, Young SK 2 MONOCHROMATIC COLOUR Sorters.

Ideal for removing Ergot from cereal grains. Each machine mounted in an insulated container, c/w air compressor and wiring. Satake AlphaScan II, Hi Flow 160.

Machine #2- Delta I-IC/CCD-5. Both maGSI AERATION DRYERS. Call Wentworth chines capacity- 500-700 bu./hr. Lars Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about our specials. 306-937-2575, 306-441-0242 BattlefordSK wentworth@grainequipment.com or CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to www.grainequipment.com mustard. Cert. organic and conventional.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. For sales and service east central SK. and MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346.

GSI AIR SYSTEMS. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials. wentworth@grainequipment.com or www.grainequipment.com

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738.

BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer conveyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone GSI COMMERCIAL HOPPER bins. Went- 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. worth Ag 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials wentworth@grainequipment.com NEW BATCO 1545FL field loader with mover w/EFI Kohler engine. Reg. $29,000, www.grainequipment.com Cash $23,000, Only 1 left! 306-648-3622, GRAIN BIN SERVICES. Concrete, turnkey Gravelbourg, SK. installation, remodel, repair. We specialize in large diameter setup and wind damage NEW BATCO 1545FL field loader with repair. Call Quadra Development Corp., mover w/EFI Kohler engine. Reg. $29,000, Cash $23,000, Only 1 left! 306-648-3622, 1-800-249-2708, or d.lonseth@sasktel.net Gravelbourg, SK. FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: NEW BATCO 2075 w/electric drive kit.

Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll Retail $36,500. Blow-out Special, $28,500.

306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. free: 1-888-304-2837.

WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of grain dryers w/auto. drying/moisture control.

Updates to Vertec roof, tiers, moisture control. Economic designed dryers avail.

1-888-288-6857. westerngraindryer.com FARM FAN 180 auto batch grain dryer, works very good, $6000; also Farm Fan CMS-14E continuous multi stage grain dryer, $4000. 204-362-1091, Winkler, MB.

GSI GRAIN DRYERS. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996, ask about our specials. wentworth@grainequipment.com or BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, www.grainequipment.com grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and leasing available. 1-866-746-2666.

MORIDGE 400 BUSHEL batch grain dryer, with canola screens, good condition, $2200. Call 306-795-7618, Ituna, SK. OPI GRAIN MANAGEMENT Systems. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about our specials. www.grainequipment.com Email: wentworth@grainequipment.com

DRYAIR GRAIN DRYING SYSTEM. 1.2 million BTU boiler on propane, mounted on trailer. Also 4 large heat coil radiators on wheels. Large quantity of hose w/quick couplers. Shedded, exc. cond., used very little, $42,500. Phone 306-873-9221 or 306-323-2099, Archerwill, SK.

FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-8 ton, 10 ton Willmar Tender. Call 204-857-8403, PortBIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, age La Prairie, MB. w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks.

FITTINGS AND VALVES for your liquid 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. handling needs, all offering the ultimate in sealing power and corrosion resistance.

Call 1-855-765-9937 or www.polywest.ca

USED MC 975 grain dryer, 600 volts, 3 phase, propane burners both upper and lower. Call 306-948-7535, Biggar, SK.

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

MC CONTINUOUS FLOW grain dryer, c/w 7” Sakundiak filling auger, propane fired, great shape, $8000 OBO. 780-853-7637, Vermilion, AB.

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There will be no paper published on December 29 th. Next issue is January 5 th 2017.

Closing date: December 22 nd

JTL SMOOTH WALL hopper bins. Call Wentworth Ag 1-877-655-9996 ask about our specials. www.grainequipment.com Email: wentworth@grainequipment.com

POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. www.buffervalley.com CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount.

Accurate estimates. Sheldon’s Hauling, 306-961-9699, Prince Albert, SK. NEW 2016 BRANDT swing away augers, 4 to choose from. 2 electric BIN SENSE- Protect your livelihood. Check 13110HP+, 1 hyd. swing away, 13,000 bu. per/hr. moisture and grain temperature right from and 3 augers, M13X110 , 1 auger, 10”x80’ your smart phone.

Call Flaman $33,000 ea. Call any HP time, 204-743-2324, 1-888-435-2626.

Cypress River, MB. MERIDIAN AND WESTEEL fertilizer bins. on sale now. See your nearest Flaman MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin store of call 1-888-435-2626. sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipaw10,000 BU. HOPPER BINS - Available for in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837. set up this fall. See your nearest Flaman DECEMBER CLEARANCE: Loaded store or ph. 1-888-435-2626 for more info.

HD8-39/ HD8-46/ TL 10-39 plus SLMD12 72 and SLMD12 95 plus.

Used Augers: LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid 2012 TL 10-39; 2012 SLMD 12-72 with Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction winch and swing mover; Brandt 10x60 S/A: Wheatheart 8x51’ c/w mover. Also 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. dealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS available! Call Dale, Mainway Farm Equip., and accessories available at Rosler Con- 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson, SK. www.mainwayfarmeguipment.ca struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK.

AERATION FANS, rockets ductwork, temp monitoring equipment and more. Visit your nearest Flaman store to see selection or call 1-888-435-2626.

BALE SPEARS, high quality imported from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, excellent pricing. Call now toll free 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing.

Call now 1-866-443-7444.

2013 CLAAS 3300 RC Quadrant 3x4 square baler, approx. 7000 bales made, vg cond., $110,000. Can deliver. Call anytime 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

WANTED FOR PARTS: NH 1475 haybine and NH BR780 round baler. Call 306-395-2668, 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK.

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Rebuild combine table augers Rebuild hydraulic cylinders Roller mills regrooved MFWD housings rebuilt Steel and aluminum welding Machine Shop Service Line boreing and welding

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

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1995 CASE 5240, 3900 hrs.; 1999 Case MX150, 3700 hrs. Both can be equipped with loaders. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

2005 JD 635F 35’ hydraflex platform, PU reel, poly skids, F/A, single point, reconditioned, after season sale $16,900. Visit Reimer Farm Equip., #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com

530 CASEOMATIC, loader and 3 PTH, $5500. Wanted: headgate, reasonable price. 204-799-5392, Russell, MB.

AFTER SEASON SALE! All makes of combine platforms: Flex, Rigid, Corn heads.

Reconditioned and field ready. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com

WANTED: CAB DOOR for Case/IH 1070 tractor. Call 306-781-2775, Kronau, SK. LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have rebuilt tractors and parts for sale.

306-784-7841, Herbert, SK.

RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports.

Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK www.straightcutheaders.com

1998 CIH STEIGER 9390, 425 HP, approx.

6500 hrs., 850 Trellberg duals, 24 spd., vg cond., $89,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. 1995 CASE 9270, 6400 hrs., 4 hyds. w/one return line, 12 spd. trans. set up for OutBack AutoSteer, 5520/85R42 tires, new fronts fall 2014, new back tires fall 2015, recently serviced, $65,000 OBO. Ph/text Dwayne at 306-662-8532, Fox Valley, SK.

1997 CIH 2188, hydro, chopper, w/PU platform, many updates, 3400 sep. hours.

After season sale $24,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000.

Visit: www.reimerfarmequipment.com 2007 7010 Case/IH, dual wheels, w/2016 header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $130,000; 2009 7088 w/2016 PU header, $180,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 1997 CASE/IH 2188, 3000 sep. hrs., auto HHC, chopper, vg tires, rock trap, long auger, 1015 PU header, excellent condition, $25,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 1994 1688, 4300 eng. hrs., newer sieves, rails, feeder house, and bushings, $20,000 OBO. 306-220-1533, Saskatoon, SK.

2011 CLAAS LEXION 760, 700 sep. hrs., fully loaded, $265,000 CAD OBO; 2010 Lexion 590, fully loaded, 500 sep. hrs., $220,000 CAD OBO. All exc. cond., used only in small grains; 2000 Lexion 480, $27,000 CAD OBO. Call 218-779-1710, Bottineau, ND.

1997 TX68, updated to 1999, drives like new, no hassle electronics, straight cut avail. Best offer. Nate Golas 204-372-6081, 204-280-1202, Fisher Branch, MB.

WANTED: NICE R72 Gleaner w/Cummins engine. Call 701-340-5061, Minot, ND.

2010 JD 9870 STS, loaded, 4 WD, only 480 sep./ 600 eng. hrs, $269,000 CAD OBO. 218-779-1710, Bottineau, ND. 1990 JD 9600, 4300 sep. hrs., lots of work done, well maintained, always shedded, $22,000. 204-773-0111, Angusville, MB.

2010 CIH STEIGER 335, powershift, AutoSteer, 520/85x42 duals, rear weights, shedded, only 775 hours, $185,000.

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The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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JD 1820, 61’ air drill, 10” spacing, Atom Jet paired row boots, 4” pneumatic packers, NH3 Raven controller, sectional, JD 1910 430 cart, var. rate, 3 meters, $49,000. 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. JD 1820 61’, DS, 12” spacing, paired row with blockage, 2011 JD 1910 cart, 350 bu. variable rate, 3 meters, 12” conveyor, spare tire, rim, boots, and hoses, $52,000 OBO. Call 306-746-4614, Raymore, SK. 2010 65’ 3310 BOURGAULT Paralink, 12” spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $145,000. 2002 49’ Morris Maxim air drill, 12” spacing, w/7240 Morris grain cart, $52,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK.

2011 B3000, MFWD, 246 hrs., 30 HP dsl., 3 range hydro. trans., deluxe cab, CAH, PS, 3 PTH, mid and rear hyd. in dependant PTO, joystick loader lever, includes 63” Kubota snowblower ($5700 value w/all options), always shedded. Mint! $22,900. Cudworth, SK. call 306-256-3569, 306-230-4393.

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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.

1984 CAT D7G DOZER, c/w 13.5’ twin tilt angle blade, hyd. winch, enclosed cab, new UC, excellent working condition, new 26” pads. Warranty, $78,000. Can deliver.

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

2006 CAT D8T SU dozer, single shank rip- 1974 GMC 3 TON grain truck; Vicon 6 per, cab air, 11,000 hours, work ready, wheel rake; Parts for Vicon 6 wheel rake; $150,000. 204-795-9192 Plum Coulee, MB PMI 1411 rd baler; NH 1090 swather; MH 44 tractor. 204-643-5478, Fraserwood MB CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com BOBCAT 943 SKIDSTEER, $14,900; NH LX865 skidsteer, $12,900; McKee 7’ snowblower, $7,000; Lorenz 8’ HD snowblower, $1,500; Gehl 500 cu. ft., 4 auger feed cart, $10,000; Knight 3 auger feed cart, $5,000.

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2012 BOBCAT S 205 skidsteer loader, 1650 hrs., c/w bucket, vg working condition, 50,000 FARMERS CAN’T be wrong! When $28,000. Can deliver. Call anytime you purchase a Norwesco tank, you’re not 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. just purchasing a tank.

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

SUMP PITS TO suit any application! All manufactured using durable polyethylene for guaranteed long life! 1-855-765-9937 or view: www.polywest.ca 2004 DODGE 1500 Ram SLT QC, 5.7 Hemi, 4x4 auto, 123,000 kms, good rubber, new safety, $7400; 45’ WilRich cult. w/harrows, $2900; 40 Cockshutt tractor 2004 DEERE 325 skidsteer loader, new w/post pounder, $2900; McKee round baleng., c/w bucket, vg working condition. er, $700 OBO. 204-728-1861, Brandon, MB $25,000. Can deliver. Call anytime 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. GPS OUTBACK EZ-DRIVE TC with S2 Display, hyd steering control. Will fit all ATX Case/IH 4 WD tractors and other makes, $3300. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers.

Building now, taking orders. Don’t delay, call now! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK.

WHITE MF 9230 30’ straight cut header, fits White 9700, 9720 and MF 8570, 8590, $4000 OBO. 204-794-5979, Springfield MB FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: JD 4930/4940, R4045; 800/55R46 Goodyear tire and rim; 710/60R46 Goodyear LSW; Case 650/65R38 Michelins, $13,500.

Duals available for combines. CASE/IH MX 110 with Buhler 795 hyd. self 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. levelling loader, LHR, 3PTH, plumbed for grapple, rebuilt powershift trans, 9400 WANTED: 3 PTH sprayer.

Call Glen REPAIR BENT BROKEN combine headers, hrs., MFWD, 110 HP, S/N JJA0113932, vg 306-266-2016, Wood working, $42,000 OBO. Call 204-743-2324, Pickup and delivery available. Call 306-640-8034, Mountain, SK. or email gm93@sasktel.net 306-640-2270, Lafleche, SK. Cypress River, MB. 2008 NH 88C flex draper, 42’, PU reel, poly skids, F/A, gauge wheels, single point, reconditioned, after season sale $19,900.

Reimer Farm Equip., #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com

1993 FORD 846, 7792 hrs., 230 HP, 4 WD, 18.4R38 duals, PTO, 4 hyds., diff lock, cab, AC, heat, 14 spd. std. trans., $46,000 OBO. Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 2013 CIH L785 FEL w/grapple and bucket.

Fits on Case Puma 200, $18,000; Also have some rear weights as well, $1.75/lb.

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 2003 VERS. 2360, AutoSteer, 20.8R42 duals, weights, 3710 hrs., very good cond., LEON 606 FEL with 6’ bucket, $3200.

Call306-960-3000, St. Louis, SK. $85,000. 204-736-2840, Brunkild, MB.

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2002 JD 8120, MFWD, powershift, 4650 hrs. can be equipped with duals; 2000 JD 7710 MFWD, 4900 hrs.; 2006 JD 7720, MFWD, 4600 hrs. Both can be equipped with loaders. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

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1990 JD 9500, 4100 eng. hrs., 912 PU header, many new parts, harvest ready, $27,500 OBO; JD 930 rigid header with hyd. adjustable reel, good condition, SCHULTE SNOWBLOWERS- high grade WANTED: DEUTZ 7145 tractor. Call Bill 204-467-5608, Stonewall, MB. $5000 OBO. 306-946-7928, Watrous, SK. steel w/fully enclosed chain case. Heavily reinforced auger cuts into snow with ease.

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WRECKING FOR PARTS, JD 2750, 3 PTH, vg sheet metal; 2390 Case, vg eng., vg sheet metal; 2090 Case c/w complete overhauled engine, very good sheet metal.

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2004 JD 7520, MFWD, quad shift, LHR, 3 2002 BOURGAULT 5710 47’, 10” spacing, PTH, 741 SL loader, grapple, good tires, MRB’s, Dickey John autorate, c/w 2320 9086 hrs, $70,000 OBO. 306-869-3113, w/3rd tank, seeds 220 acres of canola per Radville, SK fill, $42,000. 306-873-8301, Tisdale, SK. 1-800-667-9871 •• Regina JOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, ex1-800-667-9871 Regina 1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, 1-800-667-3095 Saskatoon 1993 FLEXI-COIL 5000, 33’, 12” spacing, cellent 1-800-387-2768 •• Winnipeg steel packers, DS, Dutch paired row open- Fillmore, SK. 1-800-222-6594 •• Edmonton 1-800-667-3095 Manitoba ers, 1720 TBH tank, $16,500.

306-739-2442, Moosomin, SK. 1999 JD 9400, 425 HP, 24 spd., new rub“For All Your Farm Parts” ber, 4 hyds. w/return line, exc. cond., PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Kowww.fyfeparts.com $85,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. shin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers.

1981 JOHN DEERE 8640, 4WD, 8300 M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, GANDY AIR SPREAD 5424, fert., grass and hours, good condition, $18,500. Call SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111. chem. spreader, mtd. on 50’ Flexi-Coil har- 306-739-2442, Moosomin, SK. row drawbar, good tine harrows, new hoses and clamps 306-642-5740 Assiniboia SK 1990 JD 4755 tractor, 2 WD, quad range, 1000 PTO, approx. 6900 hrs., $37,500. Call 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. TRACTORS, COMBINES, SWATHERS, ploughs, cultivators, tires and rims, hyd. cylinders, balers, older trucks, crawlers. 2004 FLEXI-COIL 2340 TBH, very good, NICE 2010 JD 9630, 4WD, original own204-871-2708, 204-685-2124, Austin, MB. $14,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., er, 2500 hrs., fully loaded, big hyd. pump, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 5 remotes, 800 duals, all updates done, best offer. Don 306-948-6059, Biggar, SK. GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always buying tractors). David or Curtis, Roblin, 2010 8370 VR TBT cart, with third tank, MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734.

TopCon monitor, $72,900. Call Cam-Don Do you want to target Manitoba farmers?

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G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK.

1990 JD 9600, hydro, Redekop fine chopper, chaff spreader, 914 7 belt PU, 4100 sep. hrs. After season sale $19,900. Reim- SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge USED 40’ Kelly disc. er Farm Equip., #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, inventory new and used tractor parts. WANTED: 204-729-7630, Brandon, MB. MB. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. 1-888-676-4847. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, 1986 JOHN DEERE 6620 Titan II Posi, COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and w/Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, chopper, 6 belt PU, low hrs - 2553 eng. used parts for most makes of tractors, $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, After season sale $9900. Reimer Farm combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. Equipment, #12 Hwy N, Steinbach, MB. Phone 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000.

Visit: Borden, SK. www.comb-tracsalvage.com 2016 JD 2410 63’, 12” spacing, Raven NH3 We buy machinery. www.reimerfarmequipment.com autorate controller w/5 sectional control, Bourgault 3/4” NH3 knives, JD 3-bar heavy 2000 JOHN DEERE 9650, walker, fine cut LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE harrows with 1/2” tines. 306-231-8060, chopper, long auger, shedded, $39,000. Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. Englefeld, SK. We sell new, used and remanufactured Call 306-524-4960, Semans, SK. parts for most farm tractors and combines.

WANTED: USED OLDER tandem disc 16’ 2013 JD S690, 503 sep. hrs., var. stream rotor, manual fold top, GS3 command cen- AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac- to 22’. Ph/text 306-946-7738, Watrous, SK tre, premium cab, ProDrive trans., small tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/othwire concave, w/PU header, $325,000 er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle- HEAVY DUTY DISCER 25’, in good shape.

780-853-2031, 780-581-4035, Vermilion, OBO; 2630, GPS receiver, AutoTrac, also ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

AB. available. Call 306-869-7629, Radville, SK. 2008 9770 STS, dual wheels w/2010 615 PU header, $195,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts.

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STAINLESS STEEL LIQUID FERTILIZER storage tanks for transporting/storing 1600-50,000 gallons. Call 306-960-3000.

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WANTED: GOOD USED 18.4x16.1 swather tires and Allis Chalmers 7040 and up tractor. 204-373-2502 lv msg Emerson WANTED: LLOYD WATER PUMP, 12” to 13”. Call 204-385-2753, Gladstone, MB.

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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

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Fall discounts. Full line of new and used equipment. 1 cadman 4000S wide body big gun, like new; Also aluminum pipe, pumps and motors. If we don’t have it, we will get it for you! Call 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK.

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The Manitoba Co-operator. Manitoba’s best- JOHNSTON/FERTILE VALLEY Black Anread farm publication. gus Female Sale: December 15th, 2016 at Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK. 125 bred females, sell mostly AI to calve March through May. View the cow herd on-line: www.johnstonfertilevalley.com Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519 David and Dennis Johnston 306-856-4726, Conquest, SK.

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SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your JACK PINE FIREWOOD: split and blocked shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, in mini bulk bags $100/bag. Other lengths get the year round protection you need. available. 306-277-4660, Ridgedale, SK. We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. or deliver anywhere in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ spruce available. Now taking spring orders while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com

HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying finished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: LW. Call/text 306-736-3454, SE Sask. $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (includes refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for fin4’-5’ or 6.5’ also available. Vermette Wood ished, and all other types of bison. COD, Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home. paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buyStretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad ing compromised cattle that can’t make a in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147. for your call. 1-800-782-0794.

WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from yearlings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison is looking to contract grain finished bison, BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy di- as well as calves and yearlings for growing rect, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, markets. Contact Roger Provencher at Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK. 20-25 COWS AND ONE 2 year old bull.

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Marvin 306-929-2775, Prince Albert, SK. NEW AND USED generators, all sizes from 5 kw to 3000 kw, gas, LPG or diesel. Phone BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE, 77 Plains, 11 for availability and prices. Many used in Wood cross. The top herd bull is from stock. 204-643-5441, Fraserwood, MB. Wolverine Bison sired to the yearling reserve Grand Champion bull in Denver in 2016. This is an impressive group of heifDIESEL GENSET SALES AND SERVICE, ers ready to go this fall. Bulls may be pur12 to 300 KWs, lots of units in stock. Used chased as well. Come view any time, or and new: Perkins, John Deere and Deutz. call Blair 306-231-9980, Plunkett, SK. We also build custom Gensets. We currently have special pricing on new John Deere units. Call for pricing 204-792-7471.

EX-GOVERNMENT STAND-BY UNITS: 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 388 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 419 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 638 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/500 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/800 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $30,000; KT450 Cummins w/250 KW, $15,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK.

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BRED HEIFERS, DISPERSALS and more Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart at Moose Jaw, SK. Girard Dispersal, McInnis bred heifers and more 100+ all together. 306-693-4715, pics & details: johnstoneauction.ca PL#914447.

BRED HEIFERS, DISPERSALS and more Saturday, Dec. 17, 1:00 PM at Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Bounty B Ranch, M-R Ranch, Knox, Ailsacraig, Calhoun, Bietel, Rockin Lazy M, Egan & Tucker bred heifers, Palmer Red and Tan Dispersal and Bred Heifers, 400+ all together.

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OSSAWA ANGUS, MARQUETTE, MB. has 20 EXCELLENT HOME raised Simm/Angus for sale purebred Black heifer calves. Also bred heifers, very quiet, exposed to Red Angus bull June 1st. Mitch 306-467-4975, 2 year old bulls. Info. call 204-375-6658.

306-467-7912, Duck Lake, SK. JARDINE FARMS LTD. has for sale 52 bred heifers, bred to Black Angus bull, due to QUALITY HERD FOR SALE: 165 mostly calve March 15- Apr. 15, $1800/head firm. Simmental cross. Red, Tan and Black cows, Phone 204-354-2254, Brookdale, MB. ranging from 1st calvers to mature cows, bred Simmental or Charolais; 40 heifers, REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bull mostly Simmental cross, bred Limousin. calves, low birth weight, very quiet. We’ve Start calving March 3rd, 2016. Call been in registered Blacks for over 50 yrs. 306-210-8497, Tramping Lake, SK. Buy now and save! EPD’s and delivery 50 BLACK AND 10 BWF bred heifers bred available. Amaranth, MB. 204-843-2287. to easy calving Black Angus bulls, turned SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red out July 1st. Ph 306-493-2969, Delisle, SK. Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call 44 TOPCUT ONE IRON Red Angus cross Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. bred heifers, AI’d to low birthweight Red JL LIVESTOCK FALL FEMALE SALE on Angus bull, very impressive group of heifDecember 13, 2016. Offering: 200 PB heif- ers. Call 306-937-2880 or 306-441-5010 ers and 200 commercial heifers. Sired by Battleford, SK. Density, Net Worth, and Final Answer. AI’d to Final Answer, Angus Valley, and JL Pre- GOOD QUALITY BRED HEIFERS. Red ferred.

Call 306-736-7393 or Angus, Red Angus cross Hereford and Red Angus cross Simmental. Bred Red Angus.

306-736-8698, Peebles, SK. Ferguson Stock Farm Ltd., 306-895-4825, SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Paynton, SK. Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red An306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. gus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

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SPECIAL BRED HEIFER SALE TUESDAY DECEMBER 13, 2016 11:00am BIG ISLAND CATTLE CO. BILL-204-448-2006/ LYLE-204-448-2348 60 BLACK SIM X HEIFERS BRED BLACK-DUE MID MARCH

BRENT LEPLA, STE ROSE DU LAC, MB 204- 447-7185 40 SIM X HEIFERS-BRED R ANGUS DUE MID FEB. DUNCAN GEISLER, ASHERN, MB. 204-768-0128 50 BLACK HEIFERS, BRED BLACK DUE MARCH 1st CLINTON CLEAVE, OCHRE RIVER, MB. 204-647-2623 50 SIMX HEIFERS, BRED RED ANGUS DUE FEBRUARY 1st FEDAK STOCK FARMS, McCREARY, MB. 204-835-2145 30 RED, SIMX HEIFERS, BRED RED ANGUS 10 SIMX HEIFERS BRED HERFORD DUE STARTING MARCH 1st FOR COMPLETE INFO & VIDEO’S GO TO srauction.ca or call 204-447-2266

STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panels, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, SK. www.steelviewmfg.com 2002 BALE KING 2000 bale processor, good condition, $5500.

Call 306-723-4867, 306-545-5007, Cupar, SK. 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

PONY GELDING, SADDLE and harness trained, $1500; To give away: 3 pony mares. Bamford Pony Farm, La Riviere, MB, call 204-242-2369 or 204-825-7830.

BIRCHAM RANCH BRED HEIFERS: 210- Top Cut 1st cross Black Brockle face; 45- 3/4 Angus Black and Black Brockle face and 25 top cut first cross Black Simm cross Black Angus heifers, bred Black Angus. Bred June 10th to Aug 6th. All vacci- BREEDING EWES, EXPOSED: Cluns and nations. Will deliver. Selling at the Rock mixed breeds as well as various rams. Call Solid Bred Heifer Sale on December 12th, 204-842-5237, evenings, Birtle, MB. 2016. Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK. Call Wayne Bircham, 306-662-7940. www.rocksolidbredheifer.com PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service.

Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK.

F BAR & ASSOCIATES Red and Black Angus bulls, bred heifers and yearling heifers for sale this fall. Great genetics, easy handling, registered or commercial, delivery available. Detailed info. ph Allen & Merilyn Staheli, Eddystone, MB, 204-448-2124, or email: amstaheli@inethome.ca SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730.

RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole distributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers programs, marketing services and sheep/ goat supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, SK. www.sksheep.com

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

PUREBRED CHAROLAIS HEIFERS bred to Legend, also 10 commercial heifers bred Charolais. Layne and Paula Evans, 306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK.

BRED COWS, HEIFERS, COW/CALF pairs BUYING ELK for local and international exc. herdsires bought in AB and SK. Elm meat markets. Call us for competitive pricCreek, MB., 204-745-7894, 204-436-2284. ing and easy marketing. Phone Ian at 204-848-2498 or 204-867-0085.

SELLING PKG. OF polled Hereford bred heifers. Top quality, bred to easy calving Hereford bull. Corey Lees 306-577-9971 or George Lees at 306-577-5578, Arcola, SK. CHAROLAIS COWS BRED polled Charolais, 25 BRED HEIFERS bred Hereford. February purebred and commercial, calving Feb.calving, balance due March/April. Excel- April. Call Layne and Paula Evans, lent group. Registration papers available. 306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK. Call Duncan or Jeff Lees at: 306-455-2619 or 306-577-1375, Arcola, SK. 9 HEREFORD HEIFERS selling at Candiac Auction Mart, Dec. 16, Candiac, SK. Bred Hereford or Red Angus. For info contact Herman Bieber 306-727-3127 Wolseley SK

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale.

Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

12V. or Hydraulic Electronic Scale Opt.

Buy Used Oil NOTRE •• Buy Batteries DAME • Collect Used Filters USED • Collect Oil Containers OIL & • Antifreeze FILTER Southern, and DEPOT Eastern Western

Tel: 204-248-2110 Manitoba

2008 MOD FIELD office complex, 16 units, 12x60. Can be sold in 4, 8 or 16 units. 90 offices total. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB.

WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org

ORGANIC FEED GRAIN. 306-515-3500, Regina, SK.

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1 877 695 2532 www.ezefeeder.ca

WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life.

St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

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Life is meant to be shared. We are here to RENN 1355 SILAGE feed wagon, 4 augers, help you. Candlelight matchmakers. Confinew scale, 540 PTO, stored inside, exc. dential, rural, photos/profiles to selected cond., $16,500. New Concept 22” roller- matches. Local, affordable. Serving MB, mill, PTO drive, transport wheels, vg cond., SK, NW-ON. Call 204-343-2475 or email $7500. Farm King 18” rollermill, 10’ dis- candlelightmatchmakers@gmail.com charge auger, PTO drive, transport wheels, vg cond., $2900. 204-937-2922, Roblin MB DO YOU KNOW an amazing single guy CUSTOM GRAIN ROLLING on your yard who shouldn’t be? Camelot Introducw/new PTO Apollo rollermill. New Apollo - tions has been successfully matching peoSven rollermill sales, used mills buying ple for over 22 years. In-person interviews and selling. Re-grooving all makes. Mani- by Intuitive Matchmaker in MB and SK. toba Distributor Direct. Phone Farmers www.camelotintroductions.com or phone Premium Equipment, Randy 204-729-5162 306-978-LOVE (5683).

Call our toll-free number to take advantage of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks for free.

That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. Call 1-800782-0794 today!

TWIN BRAE SIMMENTALS Bred Female Dispersal, Wednesday, Dec. 21, Virden, MB. 110 bred cows- majority are under the age of 6, 43 bred heifers, 20 bull calves, 15 open heifer calves, 2 herdsires. Call for catalogue or go online at www.chescu.com Barry and Glenda Chescu, Inglis, MB., 204-564-2509. www.goo.gl/pF4keh Sale GRAIN PROCESSING: 16” Sven rollermill, managed by: Transcon Livestock Corp.

10 HP, quick release, 6’ cross auger, 2 leg, Bred Cow & Heifer Sale overhead processed grain tank, all wiring, Friday, December 16 @ 11 am asking $7500. 306-862-4849, Aylsham, SK. • 20 BLACK HEIFERS BRED BLACK. LAZY RAINBOW RIVER RANCH has 115 GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar • 107 HEIFERS, 90% BLACK, 10% Simmental, Charolais, Red and Black An- panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, gus cross bred heifers. Preg checked. Can $470; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 5BLACK BROCKLE BRED TO LOW feed til late fall as an option. Price nego- 1” sucker rods, $350; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” BIRTH WEIGHT BLACK ANGUS pipe with 6- 1” rods, $375; 30’ 2 or 3 bar tiable. 204-372-6945, Fisher Branch.

BULLS. BULLS OUT JUNE 24TH. windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and FULL HERD HEALTH. BRED HEIFERS: Approx. 200 big, strong double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting top of the line, one iron Simmental and troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters. ***Note: 130 Black/Red Heifers Simmental Red Angus cross, bred Red or Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. for the Dec 9th Sale*** Black Angus. Exposed May 24th, 2016. Full vaccination program plus Ivomec. Contact STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain This sale is open to consignments.

3J Simmental Farms, 306-325-4622 or troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor All cows must be delivered by belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, 306-327-8005, Lintlaw, SK. 3 pm on Thursday December 15th 306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK. BRED COW HERD REDUCTION, by half. for pregnancy testing.

150 head. Would trade for light or tough ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Cattle feed grain. Call 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. shelter and barn packages.

Call For more information or 306-225-2288 or www.zaksbuilding.com to book call 306-735-2822.

RANCH RAISED ONE IRON UNIFORM to request a farm building quote today!

HEIFERS. Black Angus and BBF, bred June Go to whitewoodlivestock.com 17 to low birth bulls, full vaccination, ask- CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on or go to facebook.com/ ing $1800 each.

Chanig Ranch, site.

For early booking call whitewoodlivestock for pictures 306-478-2658, Mankota, SK. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com Call our toll-free number to take advantage RED ANGUS- GELBVIEH cross heifers, of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks bred July 10, Black Angus. Good big heif- 2014 HIGHLINE BALE PRO CFR651, with and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks for free. ers, bought as calves from one ranch. Full chopper and grain tank, processed 1000 RED HEELER PUPS: 2 females, 2 months That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. Call 1-800- vaccination, asking $1990 each. Chanig bales, asking $27,000. Call 306-397-2653, old, ready to go with first shots, asking Ranch, 306-478-2658, Mankota, SK. 306-441-2663, Edam, SK. $500. Call 306-725-4510, Bulyea, SK. 782-0794 today!

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The Manitoba Co-operator | December 8, 2016

RM OF BIFROST, RIVERTON, 158 acres.

SE-26-21-3E 100 acres in trefoil, balance bush. Written tenders accepted until Dec. 31, 2016. Submit tenders to: T. Hayka, PO Box 23, Arnes, MB. R0C 0C0. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

BORDER COLLIE PUPS red and white, from working parents, ready to go, $500.

306-587-7169, Success, SK. PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE pups. From good working and personable parents.

Contact 306-553-2213, Swift Current, SK.

AFFORDABLE RADON mitigation solution READY TO MOVE: CELEBRATING 40 Years! with Polywest, Liberty Pumps and Fantech! Your RTM Home Builder since 1976. Avail. immediately 1560 sq. ft. homes starting at 1-855-765-9937 or visit: www.polywest.ca $95,000. 3 bdrm, 2.5 baths, main floor laundry, master bdrm with full ensuite and walk-in closet. Spacious living area, large kitchen with island. Marvin Homes Inc., Marvin Vogt, Mitchell, MB. 204-326-1493, 204-355-8484. marvinhomesinc@live.com www.marvinhomes.ca LOG HOMES AND CABINS, sidings, paneling, decking. Fir and Hemlock flooring, timbers, special orders. Phone Rouck Bros., Lumby, BC. 1-800-960-3388. www.rouckbros.com

ZAK’S RTM HOMES and cottages, custom built, every time!! www.zaksbuilding.com or call our talented staff at 306-225-2288 to help design your new home.

RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca

FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE BY TENDER Sealed tenders in writing for the purchase of the property described below will be received

by McCulloch Mooney Johnston Selby LLP as follows:

PROPERTY FOR SALE (owned by ARNOTT FAMILY FARMS LTD. ) • N ½ OF 29-2-7 WPM (317.28 acres) • SW ¼ 29-2-7 WPM (160 acres) • SE ¼ 29-2-7 WPM (146.72 acres) (including 4 granaries located on the property) • E ½ 32-2-7 WPM (310.84 acres) – currently rented out for the 2017 crop year CONDITIONS OF TENDER: 1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property.

2. Tenders must be delivered to McCulloch Mooney Johnston Selby LLP by 2:00 p.m.

December 16, 2016. Please mark on front of envelope “Arnott Family Farms Ltd. Tender”.

3. Tenders must be accompanied by a $10,000.00 deposit cheque payable to McCulloch Mooney Johnston Selby LLP. Deposit cheques accompanying unacceptable bids will be returned.

4. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE: 1. The bidder(s) whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an Agreement covering the terms and conditions of the sale.

2. For Income Tax purposes, the Purchasers will purchase the shares in Arnott Family Farms Ltd. As at the date of closing, the only assets of the Corporation will be the above referenced land and 4 granaries.

3. Possession date will be a date to be agreed upon by the parties in early 2017.

4. The successful bidder will be responsible for all realty taxes following December 31, 2016 (the adjustment date).

5. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender must be paid on or before the date of closing or evidence provided that the purchase funds will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance of the purchase price is not paid by the possession date or under such acceptable conditions, the deposit paid shall be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.

All inquiries to be directed to Scott W. Johnston McCulloch Mooney Johnston Selby LLP P.O. Box 1670 14 Main Street S. Carman, Manitoba, R0G 0J0 (204) 745-2546

OWN A ZAK’S custom built home in the brand new subdivision in Neuanlage, SK. just minutes from Saskatoon. Go to: www.zaksbuilding.com or 306-225-2288.

TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES and Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refinishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder with 38 years experience. Log & Timber Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email info@logandtimberworks.com Website at www.logandtimberworks.com LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or call 306-222-6558.

YUMA, AZ. HOME for sale: 3 bdrm, 2 baths, w/solar system, pool, att. garage and RV garage, fully furnished. For more info. call 403-871-2441 or 928-503-5344.

DOUBLE RV LOT for sale, Yuma, AZ. With RV support building - washer/dryer, toilet, shower etc. 403-871-2441, 928-503-5344.

1987 REGENT 16x72, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, new windows and shingles, 25x32’ addition, $32,000 OBO. 306-252-2901, Kenaston, SK MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ homes. Now available: Lake homes.

Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince Albert, SK.

J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969.

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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.

LAND AUCTION, Stoney Run Cattle Corp., Thursday, December 22, 2016, Days Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Join Mack Auction Company, Dec. 22 for your chance to own 6 quarter sections of prime grass and hay land in RM of Enniskillen #3. There is unlimited potential for this land with the close proximity of The Ceres Northgate Terminal, a multi-commodity logistics center strategically located on the Canada/US border in SE Sask!

The tame hay, native grass, water sources and perimeter barb wire fences are in exc. condition. 1. NW-8-1-3-W2 RM#3, FVA 64,800. 160 acres tame hay and native grass, partially fenced. 2016 taxes $380.28. 2. NE-8-1-3-W2 RM#3, FVA 58,200. 160 acres tame hay and native grass, partially fenced, shallow dugout.

2016 taxes $341.55. 3. SW-8-1-3-W2 RM#3, FVA 80,600. 160 acres tame hay, partially fenced, dugout. 2016 taxes $473.00. 4. SE-8-1-3-W2 RM#3, FVA 67,800. 160 acres tame hay, partially fenced, dugout. 2016 taxes $397.88. 5.

NW-1-1-3-W2 RM#3, FVA 49,000. 160 acres native grass, partially fenced. 2016 taxes $234.13. 6. NE-1-1-3-W2 RM#3, FVA 48,100. 160 acres native grass, partially fenced, dugout. Direct access to Hwy 9, located adjacent to Ceres Commodity Logistics Hub. 2016 taxes $230.29. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill and photos. Join us on Facebook and Twitter. Mack Auction Co., your land Auctioneers.

306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815. PL #311962.

FARMLAND FOR RENT. Wascana Centre Authority in Regina has a property available for agricultural crop use. The land consists of 400 tillable acres of previously cropped land immediately east of the Trans Canada Bypass and is located immediately south, east and north of the Sask. Polytechnic Campus. The legal land descriptions are: 5-17-19-W2 and Plan Health Centre, Block C, Lot PTS of 5, 6, 8-17-19 W2. The Authority is prepared to enter into a multi-year agreement for this property commencing in Dec. 2016. If you are interested, please contact Michelle Paetsch at: phone 306-347-1829 or email michelle.paetsch@wascana.ca Expressions of interest are being accepted until the date: December 15, 2016 for this property.

NORMAN, BARBARA & KEVIN Morrisseau of Crane River, MB. are offering the following private land for sale: NW 36-29-14 W, The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land Forage Lease and Renewable Hay Permit associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: NW 27-29-14 W; Sec 28-29-14 W; E1/2 of 29-29-14 W; Sec 32-29-14 W; Sec 33-29-14 W; W1/2 of 34-29-14 W; E1/2 of 35-29-14 W; SW 36-29-14 W; W 01-30-14 W; Sec 02-30-14 W; NE 30-29-13 W; E1/2 of 31-29-13 W. If you wish to purchase the private land contact the Lessees: Norman, Barbara & Kevin Morrisseau, Box 84, Crane River, MB. ROL OMO. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, Manitoba Agriculture, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO. Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB. ROJ 1E0 or Fax 204-867-6578 CLEMENT BRETECHER of Toutes Aides is offering the following private land for sale: W1/2-22-29-15W, W1/2-26-29-15W SW35-29-15W, NW1-30-15W, SW2-3015W, NE3-30-15W, SE10-30-15W. The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: E1/2-21-29-15W, NE22-29-15W, NW2529-15W, NE26-29-15W, E1/2-35-29-15W, NE01-30-15W, N1/2-02-30-15W, SE0230-15W, SEC11-30-15W, SEC12-30-15W, W1/2 13-30-15W, SEC14-30-15W, E1/2 23-30-15W, W1/2 24-30-15W. If you wish to purchase the private land contact the Lessee Clement Bretecher at Box 5, Toutes Aides, MB. R0L 2A0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, Manitoba Agriculture, Agriculture Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB. R0J 1E0, or Fax 204-867-6578.

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SEVERAL QUALITY LAND packages for sale. Please check out our website at www.hciventures.ca Regina, SK. RM DOUGLAS- 6 quarters high assessed farmland, 1800 sq. ft. house, quonset, and 30,000 bushel grain storage. MLS 584933; RM MEETING LAKE- 1 quarter grassland fenced. MLS 588573. Great Plains Realty Inc. contact Mike Janostin at 306-481-5574, mike@greatplainsrealty.ca or greatplainsrealty.ca

FARMLAND AND YARD SITE, RM of Prince Albert #461 (Hamlet of MacDowall, SK).

406.12 acres. 1975 mobile home. Nicely treed yard - great building site. 8 Westeel grain bins (10,000 bu.), barn, outbuildings.

Power, NG, phone, well, city water runs by FARMLAND NE SK(Clemenceau) 4 quarters property. $497,000 OBO. 306-922-3104, plus 36 acre riverside parcel w/5 bdrm. email: macdowallfarmland@outlook.com home. Featuring: bins on concrete with direct hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly NOTICE OF TENDER of: mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bor- NE-36-39-28-W2; LSD 11 and 12 of dering Etomami River and 50 miles of pro- NW-12-40-28-W2; NW-01-40-28-W2; vincial forest, excellent elk hunting and SW-01-40-28-W2; SE-36-39-28-W2; other big game and goose. 580 acres cult. SE-12-40-28-W2, RM of Grant. All bids to Full line of farm equipment and sawmill be in writing by registered mail or delivalso available Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469. ered personally to the Selling Officer in a sealed envelope before 4 PM on Dec. 14, FARMLAND FOR SALE in the Kipling, SK. 2016. Each bid shall be accompanied by a area, RM 124. 7 quarters with 1000 cult. cheque in the amount of 10% of the bid. acres, 1200 sq. ft. w/double att. garage, Within 15 days of the opening of bids, the nat. gas heat, built in 1995, heated shop, successful bidder shall provide either: (a) quonset, seed cleaning complex incl. The balance of the purchase price; or (b) weigh scale and apple grain storage. Payment of a sum equal to the difference 306-736-2850, 306-735-7575. between the balance of the purchase price 8 QUARTERS GRAIN LAND for rent in RM and any mortgage financing, together with Kellross 247. Located 5 miles N of Leross, an unconditional and unequivocal letter of commitment from a recognized financial SK. 306-736-9018, 306-736-3272. institution to finance within 15 days of the RM OF GLENSIDE 377: Prime ranching confirmation of sale, the successful bidopportunity! 1296 sq. ft. bungalow built in der’s purchase of the land for the price 1988. Detached garage, metal shop/riding stated in the bid. If the successful bidder arena, horse barn and newer corrals. 308 does not complete the purchase on the total acres of land. (Both native and tame terms and within the time specified, the grass, cross fenced into many paddocks). deposit shall be forfeited. The land shall be SE 04-40-14 W3 and SE 33-39-14 W3. sold subject to taxes as accrue due after $499,000. For more info. phone Duane Dec. 31/16. The highest or any bid may Neufeldt, RE/MAX Saskatoon - Biggar not necessarily be accepted. Selling Officer: David Hnatyshyn (assistant Heidi), 306-948-8055. www.duaneneufeldt.com Hnatyshyn Gough, #601, 402- 21st RM OF ROSEMOUNT #378: Starter Street E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0C3, ph: farm/ranch! Older 1 3/4 storey character 306-653-5150, fax: 306-652-5859, home approx 2000 sq. ft. Heated detached email: heidi@hglaw.ca garage, quonset, open front shelter, cor- RM OF MAYFIELD No. 406. Approx 950 rals, bins. 186 acres of land. (70 cultivated acres due to 10 acres out for acreage. 324 remainder pasture and yard site). NW acres of cultivated grain land. Approx 626 36-36-16 and part of SW 36-36-16 W3 acres of natural pasture and prairie wool $349,000. For more info. phone Duane pasture and spring feed pasture water. 2.5 Neufeldt, RE/MAX Saskatoon - Biggar miles south of Maymont on 376. Fenced 306-948-8055. www.duaneneufeldt.com with 3 wires and treated post. What a FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER RM property!! Overlooking the North Sasof Winslow #319. SE-17-32-20-W3, 160 katchewan River and the River Valley. Exacres, 154 cultivated, assessment 99,000; cellent big game hunting in the area NW-01-32-21-W3, 160 acres, 156 cult., as- white tail deer, moose and geese. MLS® sess 89,900; NW-12-33-21-W3, 160 acres, 591593. For further info or to view call 160 cult., assess. 114,700. Conditions of Lloyd Ledinski/Elaine Elder, Re/Max of the Offers: 1.) All offers to be submitted to Battlefords, 306-446-8800, 306-441-0512.

Edge Realty Ltd., on or before December 22, 2016 at 3:00 PM. 1000B Main Street, Kindersley, SK. Box 1324, S0L 1S0. 2.) Deposit cheque to 3% of the offered amount must accompany the offer. Cheques to be payable to Edge Realty Ltd. (Cheques will be returned to unsuccessful bidders.) 3.)

Offers accepted on any or all parcels. 4.)

Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. 5.) Persons submitting offers must rely on their own research, inspection of land, and improvements as to condition and number of acres. 6.) No offers will be considered which are subject to financing.

7.) Please forward all bids and inquiries to: RM CANWOOD #494- $990,000. 1202 Brad Edgerton, Edge Realty Ltd., Box 1324, acres good pasture w/Little Shell River Kindersley, SK. S0L 1S0. Ph 306-463-4515. running thru it. Approx. 660 acres cult.

Fax: 306-463-4516. brad@edgerealty.ca tame hay and the balance main natural and bush pasture. Fairly good fence, also 160 ACRES near Regina with yard and the seller has done some gravel test holes. business opportunity; 15 acres w/large What was found is very interesting on apcharacter home, plus 2nd home on proper- prox. 400 acres. The buyers would responty within 35 miles of Regina or Weyburn sible for their own testing. As well, there is on Hwy. #35; 160 acres w/large home, 3 some spruce timber. MLS®574209. Info. car heated garage, large shop, horse barn, call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of the Battleplenty of water, 20 min. NE of Regina.; fords, 306-446-8800, 306-441-0512.

Near Pilot Butte, 80 acre development land; 90+ acres, Hwy. #11, 7 mi. North of 255 ACRES IN RM of Cote #271: Approx.

Saskatoon, development; RM Perdue, 2 160 acres seeded to cereal crop, balance quarters W. of Saskatoon on Hwy #14; 2 in tame hay. Close to Duck Mountain Promiles East of Balgonie Hwy. #1, 145 acre vincial Park. Municipal water pipeline runs development land. Brian Tiefenbach through property. Located approx. 8 miles 306-536-3269, Colliers Int., Regina, SK. from Kamsack, SK. $1693/acre. E-mail: pmcssdi266tech@telus.net www.collierscanada.com

MUSTARD SEED! We can supply you with new cert. treated or untreated seed. We can upgrade your low grade mustard.

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TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. BUYING: ALFALFA SEED and all types of grass seed. Call Gary at Waterhouse Seeds, 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

NORCAN restores grain farm profitability.

Buy from Norcan and keep your own Glyphosphate 1 soybean seed. Norcan farmers have reported yields over 60 bu./acre.

Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. GLY SOYBEAN SEED, early, mid, and long season available. Top yield, bulk or bagged. Keep your own seeds with the CERT. #1 AAC Synergy, CDC Copeland, convenience of Glyphosate! No contracts excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., or TUA’s. Dealers wanted. Call/text Nate, 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. CDC COPELAND BARLEY, reg. and cert., top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

CERTIFIED CONVENTIONAL CM440 grazing corn. Early maturing, leafier for increased grazing yield. No planter required.

Swath or stand graze cattle, sheep, bison and for wildlife food plots. CanaMaize Seed Inc., call 1-877-262-4046. www.canamaize.com

CERT. #1 CS CAMDEN, Triactor, Souris. excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruffian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant.

Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, Unity, SK.

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EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 Cardale, CDC Utmost, CDC Plentiful, Muchmore, AAC Elie, AAC Connery, AAC Brandon, Elgin ND. Frederick Seeds, Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. for your call. 1-800-782-0794.

AAC ELIE, CERT., sister to AAC Brandon, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net AAC BRANDON, reg. and cert., top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARMS: 1) 1732 deeded acres w/4425 acres of Crown land, fenced, small bungalow, very good buildings and metal corral system, can carry 350 cow/calf pairs. 2) Excellent horse ranch in Erickson, MB., Riding Arena and buildings in fantastic condition. 3) 640 acres mixed farm within 15 min. of Brandon. Call Jim McLachlan 204-724-7753, TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc, seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. Brandon, MB., www.homelifepro.com

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CDC GLAS FLAX, reg. and cert., top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net NEAR DUCK MOUNTAIN, river nearby, very scenic. 459 acres, 265 cultivated, 60 acres fenced pasture. 1550 sq. ft. bungalow with attached garage, 30x42’ heated workshop plus much more. Florence Komarniski Real Estate, 204-638-3055, Dauphin, MB., or Grant Tweed, Century 21, 204-761-6884.

CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, ETHELBERT MB. 150 acres fertile cropland. lentils.

816 sq. ft. 2 bedroom bungalow, full base- 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK ment, 40x60’ Zipperlock quonset, 4 steel grain bins, double detached garage, cattle CERT. #1 CDC IMPULSE CL red lentil. shelter, older barns and buildings w/metal Highest yielding Clearfield red lentil Call 306-861-5679 Hansen roofs. Well maintained. Call 204-638-7947 306-465-2525, Seeds, Yellow Grass SK. jsh2@sasktel.net Century21macmillan.com Dauphin, MB. RM RUSSELL. 3400 acres. For more details please go check out our website at www.hciventures.ca Regina, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Limerick and Cooper, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO, CDC LimeCall today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: rick, CDC Greenwater, CDC Mosaic. Call www.maverickconstruction.ca Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK

MELVILLE, SK: “Week of Scotties” January 23-29th. Large 2 bedroom suite, 4 major appliances, furnished, fully equipped, including linens, internet, NS, $35/day per person; Also 2 bdrm/lounge, $20 or B&B $25/person per day. Permanent renters for suite, Apply now for April, 2017. Can email photos. More info. 306-730-9959.

GREEN PEAS: CDC Raezer, CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. on all, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

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LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buyers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Call 306-862-2723, REG. AND CERT. CDC Calvi, great Nipawin, SK. standability, excellent quality.

Northland RENTAL: REGINA, SK. Dec.27-Mar.9. Like new bungalow w/garage. Utilities and Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. snow removal included. 306-585-6382.

CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK NUVISION COMMODITIES is currently purchasing feed barley, wheat, peas and ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different milling oats. 204-758-3401, St. Jean, MB. ways to weigh bales and livestock; Platform scales for industrial use as well, nonelectric, no balances or cables (no weigh BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buying all varieties of CREEP FEED RATION, oats and barley mix, like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, mustard. Also canary and some other spe- 10,000 bu., very clean, no weeds.

306-642-5812, 306-642-8344, Scout Lake North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com cialty crops. 204-745-3662, Brunkild, MB

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ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale.

Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. 2016 ALFALFA and ORCHARD grass bales, 3x4x8’, 4¢/lb. and up depending on quality, reasonable freight. Call Alvin 204-355-4980, cell 204-371-5744.

HAY MIXTURE Timothy Alsic Clover Orchard grass, 200 bales, 1000 lbs. plus, baled at the right time, no rain, $25.00 per bale. Also have the same hay baled later, no rain. Phone evenings ask for John 204-425-3312, Vita, MB. HORSE OR DAIRY HAY, alfalfa, Timothy, brome, 1st and 2nd cut, med. sq., stored inside. Test and delivery available. Ph/text 204-771-7496, 204-738-2183, Petersfield.

100 LARGE ROUND bales, Timothy and alfalfa, approx 1400 lbs, very good quality, shedded. Call 204-886-2960, Teulon, MB. 38 ROUND HAY BALES 1st cut alfalfa mix, $35 each. 9 round bales 2nd cut pure alfalfa, $40 each. Phone 204-882-2356, Ste Agathe, MB. ROUND AND SQUARE hay and alfalfa dairy and beef quality. Delivered in semi loads. ph/text 306-408-0038, Moosomin, SK. WHEAT STRAW medium square wheat straw bales, 450 bales, shedded. Phone 204-761-8787, Wawanesa, MB. APPROX. 200- 1st cut alfalfa/grass round bales suitable for beef cattle. Also approx.

70- 3rd cut 2015 alfalfa/grass round bales, shedded. All bales netwrapped. Will load.

204-799-8130, 204-837-9750, Headingley.

1000 ROUND 5x6 bales. Grass/legume grass, unthreshed barley and straw. Excellent to average quality. Priced accordingly.

Contact Ed 306-563-6261, Gorlitz, SK. 8000 SMALL SQUARE alfalfa/grass mix bales, no rain, 60-70 lbs., $5/bale; 30 round green oat bales, 1200 lbs., $50/bale. Call 306-421-6310, Arcola, SK. ROUND NET WRAPPED Alfalfa/Brome bales. No rain. Approx 1500 lbs., 4¢/lb.

306-482-7492, Carnduff, SK. TOP QUALITY HAY for sale, shedded, can deliver, 306-501-9204 ask for Paul. Belle Plain Colony, Belle Plain, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, Kenaston, SK. ROUND ALFALFA/ GRASS MIXED and green feed, hard core, 5x6. 306-736-2445 or 306-577-7351, Kipling, SK. GREEN FEED OAT bales, 1500 lbs., $50/bale; Oat straw bales, $20/bale.

306-699-7150, McLean, SK. ROUND ALFALFA BALES, approx. 1300 lbs. for sale. 306-799-4305, Briercrest, SK.

WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds and cereals. All organic cereals and specialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

SHAVINGS: Cattle Feedlot/horse/poultry bedding. Bulk pricing and delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094. Email info@vwpltd.com View www.vwpltd.com

500 GOOD TO EXCELLENT 1st cut 1500 lb. brome/alfalfa netwrapped round bales, 3.5¢/lbs.; 800 exc. 2nd cut 1500 lbs., .5¢/lbs. 306-834-7204, Kerrobert, SK.

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2250 BALES: alfalfa, alfalfa grass, slough hay, little to no rain, netwrapped. Baled w/JD 569, 1175-1300 lbs., 3¢-5¢ lb., volume discount. Call 306-867-7716, 306-867-8249, Outlook, SK.

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ROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay for sale. 306-382-0785, Vanscoy, SK. 280 FIRST CUT alfalfa mix, 70% alfalfa, 30% mix grass, avg. 1450 lbs, $52.50/bale or $75/ton; 600 greenfeed barley alfalfa mix, avg. 1550 lbs., no rain, $57.50/bale or $75/ton; 238 2nd cut alfalfa, avg. 1650 lbs, no rain, $82.50/bale or $100/ton. Call Dwayne at 306-662-8532, Fox Valley, SK. 400 BROME/ALFALFA 6x6 round hay bales, .04¢ per lb., no rain. 306-634-7920, 306-421-1753, Estevan, SK. HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5x5, hard core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, $100/bale. Near Regina, SK 306-539-6123

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ICE SHACKS- INSULATED shacks now on for $2399. Accessories avail., rod holders, slush buckets, hole sleeves, catch covers, stoves and more. See your nearest Flaman location 1-888-435-2626.

SLEIGHS- ICE FISHING and trapping sleighs. starting at only $55. Call or visit your nearest Flaman location, 1-888-435-2626.

3 - 1000 GALLON PROPANE tanks. 2 are c/w trailers; and 1 - 500 gal. propane tank.

Call for details 306-287-8062, Watson, SK. POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl.

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4 WINTER GOODYEAR 22.5-65x17 tires with wheels and hub caps, like new cond., fits Ford or Dodge car, $500 OBO. 204-827-2162, Glenboro, MB. WELL BELOW REPLACEMENT COST New tractor tires. 12- 520/85 R46 Titan $1495 each; 9- 16.9 R28 Firestone, $732 each; 2- 900/60 R32 Goodyear, $2761 each; 7- 14.9 R28 Goodyear, $783 ea; 4- 16.9 R26 Goodyear, $1002 each; 416.9R26 Firestone, $774 each; 1- 320/85 R34 Goodyear, $755; 2 - 380/90 R46 Firestone, $1096 ea; 2-380/85 R30 Goodyear, $924 each; 2- 14.9 R28 Firestone $915 each; 1- 14Lx16.1 SL F2M. 10P, $1150; 1- 11 x 16 SL F2M 12P, $845. New tractor tires mounted on wheels. 4 - 16.9 R28 Firestone, $1003 ea; 8- 650/65 R42 Michelin, $3529 each; 2- 11x16 SL F2M Firestone, $671 each; 36- 18.4 R42 FS, $1664 each; 4- 18.4R42 Goodyear, $1521 each. 204-339-2982 or cell 204-226-8794, West St. Paul MB. Email: rubyandralph@shaw.ca Attn. Bob

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

HELP WANTED ON mixed farm. Must be experienced handling livestock, must have valid license, Class 1 an asset. Competitive wages based on experience ($14 and up) Yellow Rose Farms, 204-535-2272, Baldur, MB. E-mail: rcg@xplornet.ca FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock operation. Duties include: operating, maintaining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB.

WANTED FARM LABOURER for livestock operation. 306-795-2710, Goodeve, SK. Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting LARGE YEARLING COW/Calf Operation Hit our readers where it counts… in the clas- for your call. 1-800-782-0794. has available a full-time position including sifieds. Place your ad in the Manitoba Cofamily home. Qualifications include: A operator classifed section. 1-800-782-0794. background in herd health, operation and maintenance of modern equipment, Class 1 and welding experience an asset. Wages GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, and benefits negotiable. Horses not need9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week ed. Scott, 306-536-2157, Indian Head, SK. from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris air brakes. One on one driving instructions.

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SHUR-LOK TRUCK TARPS and replacement TRUCK FREIGHT INTERNATIONAL TFI tarps for all makes of trucks. Alan, 20.8x42 CLAMP-ON DUALS with rods and specializes in the handling and transportaspacers, for triples, taken off 9370 Case 306-723-4967, 306-726-7808, Cupar, SK. tion of bulk commodities for the agricultutractor, $6500. Ph. A.E. Chicoine Farm ral industry. Great Pay. Home on the Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, weekends. Benefits plan. Modern service, installations, repairs. Canadian equipment. We are looking for qualified company. We carry aeration socks. We MR. TIRE CORP. For all your semi and EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN CAREGIVER with drivers and owner operators to pull Super now carry electric chute openers for grain half ton tire needs call Mylo 306-921-6555 over 12 yrs experience, is looking to care B Hopper Trailers.

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