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The future looks dangerous, says market watcher Central banks have created an economic bubble and when it bursts, demand for everything will screech to a halt BY JENNIFER BLAIR

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rrol Anderson’s opinion on the global economic downturn isn’t one you’ll read in too many newspapers. “I’m going to make a bold statement: We are at the end of an 80-year capitalistic cycle that has already been prolonged 10 years by central bank manipulation. It has to be refreshed, and it will be,” said Anderson, president of ProMarket Communications. “I believe that economics always rule. Central bankers can do whatever they’re doing to kick the can (down the road) but in the end, economics always rule. “There’s no sense in denying what’s going on in these financial markets right now.” Central banks have been trying to jumpstart the flagging economy by printing money and adjusting interest rates, Anderson said at the Farming Smarter conference in early this month. “Right now, the central bank stimulus bubble is three times larger than the dot-com and the U.S. housing bubble combined,” he said. “We’ve got a very sleepy market right now. In 2017, we’re going to see it start to swing because economics are going to start to cut into these markets....

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Ottawa opens its wallet: Ag research back on the front burner again Top scientists hail the end of decades-long plunge in the number of Ag Canada agricultural researchers BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF

ecent hirings at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are a sign that the long decline in research capability is over. “That they’re hiring is very positive,” said Ron DePauw, who established himself as one of the world’s top wheat breeders with his work at AAFC’s Swift Current station. “If you go back to 1973, there were over 800 scientists in the research branch and now it’s around 380 to 390, and they’re trying to get back to 400. It’s very positive that they’re trying to retain capacity.” Concern has been mounting in recent years that the number of Ag Canada researchers was going to plunge further. A 2013 study by the Western Grains Research Foundation found that 40 per cent of Ag Canada scientists (16 out of 39) were expected to retire in the next three years, causing a serious knowledge gap in crop research across the Prairies. The new hirings are, so far, addressing that problem. DePauw said he heard from one Ag Canada manager that there were about 20 retirements and 22 hires in 2016. And there are still postings across Canada that have yet to be filled. “It’s been very positive to see AAFC replacing staff after a fairly long period where the restaffing of scientists was very low,” said Steve Morgan Jones, former director general with AAFC’s Prairie region. But many key or core scientist positions have been replaced over the 18 months, he said. “They’re trying to retain a capacity,” added DePauw, noting it’s critical to have a replacement hired before a scientist retires so research isn’t disrupted.

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Reem Aboukhaddour (top) is one of four new Ag Canada scientists hired in Alberta this year. Her focus is on diseases such as stripe rust, leaf spot, and fusarium head blight. Breanne Tidemann, (above) another new hire, is looking at an area — alternative weed management — that could be a lifesaver as herbicide resistance continues its relentless march. PHOTOS: Supplied

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As of Dec. 7, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed six cases of bovine TB. This number includes the cow that was confirmed to have the disease when it was slaughtered in the U.S. All confirmed cases are still from one infected herd located on 18 premises. Approximately 50 premises are under quarantine — mostly in Alberta, with no more than five in Saskatchewan. More than 26,000 animals are under quarantine, including those on the infected premises. Testing on quarantined farms is expected to be completed by early January. The last round of reactor animals that were humanely slaughtered showed no lesions or other clinical signs of the disease. Affected producers are eligible for an advance up to $400,000, with the first $100,000 being interest free under the Advance Payments Program. In addition to being deprived of income because they haven’t been able to sell their calves, affected producers are facing huge feed bills and many are struggling because their feedyards weren’t designed to hold so many animals. Alberta Beef Producers is still working to find a feedlot for quarantined calves, but hasn’t been successful so far, executive director Rich Smith said on Dec. 12.

Correction A story in the Dec. 5 edition titled A new way to pass on the farm that may let you sleep easier incorrectly stated that “if a farmer sells $2 million in personal land to his own company, the company would have a $2-million 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.” In fact, the company would have a $2-million capital purchase and the farmer would have a $2-million capital gain. The land is then transferred in exchange for cash owed, not shares.

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Here’s a primer on carbon taxes and cap and trade in Canada Alberta is emulating B.C. with a carbon tax, Ontario and Quebec favour cap and trade, and Saskatchewan opposes carbon pricing Climate Change and Emissions Fund (which will be used to pay for various green initiatives). B.C. has had a carbon tax since 2008. By law, it is revenue neutral — this means that for every increase in the carbon tax, other taxes must be lowered by a proportional amount. It was implemented in 2008 at $10/tonne of GHGs and by 2012, the government had increased the price to $30/ tonne. B.C. also exempted purple gas and purple diesel from the carbon tax, which benefits some farmers.

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ith the federal government’s announcement in October of a national carbon pricing policy, many farmer conversations have turned to what a carbon tax is and how it differs from a cap-and-trade system. The government’s plan requires all provinces and territories to have a price on carbon by 2018. In Western Canada, two provinces — B.C. and Alberta — have a carbon plan already in place. Manitoba and Saskatchewan will now have to put their own plans in place by 2018. But what will these plans be, and what is carbon pricing exactly? And what’s the difference between a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade system?

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What about Manitoba and Saskatchewan?

Under the federal directive, the remaining Prairie provinces must implement a carbon pricing plan by 2018. Manitoba’s government has said that it will create a “made-in-Manitoba” plan, rather than taking on the federally mandated pricing. The details of this plan — including whether it’s a cap and trade, tax, or a hybrid — have yet to be released. To date, Saskatchewan’s government has opposed the federal plan, arguing that any carbon pricing scheme would hurt the province’s economy more than any other province.

What is carbon pricing?

Carbon pricing is any method that puts a price on carbon emissions, whether it be a direct tax or an indirect capand-trade system. In most cases, the price is charged for every one tonne of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted into the atmosphere.

What’s the difference between a carbon tax and cap and trade?

A carbon tax is a charge to an individual or business that uses carbon-based energy, such as natural gas, diesel, and gasoline. The tax is applied for every tonne of GHGs consumed. As part of the national carbon plan, starting in 2018 the Canadian government will set a $10/ tonne tax for any province that does not put their own carbon pricing plan in place. This tax will then increase by $10/tonne every year until it reaches $50/ tonne in 2022. A cap-and-trade system, meanwhile, is a market-based approach to controlling carbon emissions. In the provincial scenario, a legislature will set an emissions cap — a set tonnage that individual emitters must stay under. Emitting companies

What about Ontario and Quebec? A carbon tax will be applied to gas, diesel, and natural gas, but large emitters will face additional measures. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK that are under the cap can sell their unused emissions allowance as credits. Companies and facilities that do not meet the cap must purchase these credits either from other companies or the government. This creates a system where emitting companies can stay below the emissions cap. In a cap-and-trade system, emissions are reduced over time as the emissions cap is lowered at regular intervals.

What carbon pricing plans do B.C. and Alberta have?

Both already have carbon pricing plans in effect.

Alberta has gone with a hybrid carbon tax regime. In this system, the government will price carbon directly and place a cap on emissions for specific facilities and companies, but also create a market where carbon credits will be traded. For the carbon tax, Alberta will begin pricing carbon at $20/tonne in 2017 and increase this price to $30/tonne in 2018. Large emitters must also scale back their emissions over a set schedule. If they go over their limits, they must do one or more of the following: reduce emissions; purchase credits; and/or contribute to Alberta’s

Most of the rest of Canada either already has a carbon pricing plan or will have one. In 2017, Ontario will introduce a cap-and-trade system. The Ontario cap-and-trade system aims to reduce emissions by 15 per cent of 1990 levels by the end of 2020, and reduce emissions by 37 per cent of 1990 levels by 2030. Quebec also has a cap-and-trade system, intended to reduce GHG emissions by 37.5 per cent of 1990 levels by 2030. The emissions cap in both provinces will decrease at regular intervals to meet provincial emissions reduction targets. For more information on the federal government’s plan, go to www.canada.ca, search for ‘carbon pricing,’ and click on the Oct. 3 news release.

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When challenged by consumers, challenge yourself, says expert Sure, producers should defend what they do when they’re in the right — but they should work to raise the bar when they’re not BY JENNIFER BLAIR

“If you have fear in your farm, your operation, or your organization, low quality will follow.”

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hen defending agriculture’s social licence to operate, stop making excuses and start raising the bar. “It amounts to excuses — the stories we tell ourselves,” said Mark Bosworth, a leadership consultant at KESA, an Alberta company with clients ranging from businesses and government agencies to NHL teams. He cited a number of common responses when some aspect of farming is criticized: ‘Nobody told me, I don’t know anything about it.’ ‘I’m just following the rules.’ ‘What can I do, it’s really out of my control.’ ‘Nothing I could do would ever make a difference.’ ‘We aren’t getting enough support.’ ‘People expect too much of us.’ ‘The Americans aren’t doing it.’ ‘The government is out of touch.’ ‘It’s just a fad.’ “Sometimes, these things are true, but sometimes, we get stuck,” he said. And beneath the surface of those stories is fear, Bosworth said at the Alberta Pork AGM last month. “It goes right back to our childhood — ‘I’m going to get a whupping, so I better tell a story.’ We use these sandbags of excuses to protect ourselves,” he said. “But though the fear can be very real, it doesn’t have us thinking rationally.” Fear is the “enemy” of quality, said Bosworth. “If you have fear in your farm, your operation, or your organization, low quality will follow.” With these fear-based excuses, there’s a tendency to aim low, he added. “It’s like the old saying goes, ‘If you want to guarantee success, set a low bar.’ But the outcomes are, frankly, unproductive,” said Bosworth. “We hit barriers and face challenges, and the first inclination is to say, ‘That’s not fair. That’s not right.’ It’s easy to self-victimize. And the tendency for some folks is to lower their standards or their goal. “Others say, ‘What I want to do is bigger than this barrier.’ So they start to think how they can work around it.”

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Farmers need to address the elephant in the room, whether that’s animal welfare issues or farm safety concerns, said leadership consultant Mark Bosworth. PHOTO: SUPPLIED And that’s the way the agriculture industry will need to address issues such as animal welfare, farm safety, genetically modified crops, and the myriad of other concerns that consumers have. “More and more, people are two or three generations removed from the farm, and they’re losing touch,” said Bosworth. “What do we do about that? Do we complain or get frustrated? Or do we reconnect and let them know what we do? “There’s always something that can be done. We have a choice. And the choice is, we can raise the bar.”

‘Off we go’

To do that, you need to be passionate about what you do, he said. It’s the difference between working on a farm (a job), being a farmer (a career), and feeding the world (a calling). “Not everyone has (the latter), frankly. But that passion allows any individual or group to rise above very tough circumstances,” said Bosworth. “And that’s in us, but sometimes we need to remind ourselves.” The first step is to ask why you make excuses.

“Sometimes when you’re trying to name the problem, the elephant in the room emerges — that sensitive topic where when it comes up, everyone goes quiet,” said Bosworth. Whether the topic is animal welfare, farm safety, or another sensitive issue, people should feel free to talk about it. Next, take the initiative. “Between that stimulus of what happens to us and our response, there’s a moment in between where you get to choose,” he said. “Take the initiative. Choose to do something about it. No one else is going to do something about it, so make that choice.” Then make a plan for success, execute it, and evaluate the outcomes. “We need to have a vision of success and clear goals,” he said. “If we don’t like it here, where do we need to be? What are those things in front of us that we really need to figure out? Are we making a difference? Have we dealt with these issues?” If you’re having a “lively debate” with a consumer, focus on “the things that matter,” he said. “When we’re not talking about that — when we’re talking about things that really don’t matter — it sucks the life out of us and takes us down a low-quality path. That frankly sets the bar pretty low. “But when we get deliberate and clear about it, we set the bar high, and off we go.”

New leaders at Alberta Barley, Alberta Milk, and Grain Growers of Canada New Year brings new faces on the boards and executives of farm groups

ith a new year dawning, a host of producers are assuming farm leadership roles or taking on new ones. At Alberta Barley, Jason Lenz has stepped up to chair (from vice-chair) after Sylvan Lake producer and past chair Mike Ammeter “termed out” after serving on the board of directors for the last six years. “It’s a big responsibility that I am looking forward to working with both returning directors and new faces, as well,” said Lenz, who farms 2,500 acres of canola, wheat, barley and faba beans and operates a small cow-calf commercial herd. He’s been vice-chair for the past two years — a role now filled by Dave Bishop of Barons. Other new additions to Alberta Barley’s board are Neil Gorda of Willingdon (acclaimed in Region 4) and Brian Sewell of Blackie (elected after a three-way director-at-large election). At the Grain Growers of Canada, one Albertan is replacing another as president. ‘Senator’ Gary Stanford of Magrath has stepped down after three years as president and three as vice-president. He has been succeeded by Western Barley Growers Association rep Jeff Nielsen, who has been vice president. Nielsen farms near Olds — growing barley, canola and wheat on 1,350 acres — on a family farm that dates back to 1930 on his father’s side. In addition to being a past president of the Western Barley Growers, he also advocated for marketing freedom as a Canadian Wheat Board director. Manitoba farmer Art Enns of the Prairie Oat Growers Association is the new vice president. Alberta Milk also has a new leader. Tom Kootstra has succeeded Albert Kamps as chair with Heini Hehli continuing as vicechair and Gezinus Martens becoming second vice chair. All are long-term members of the board, with Kootstra serving as chairman from

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ately, it’s seemed like one story after another about a record or near-record harvest has passed across my desk. In November, the USDA upped its estimate of an already-record 2016-17 crop. The agency said soybeans would come in at 4.269 billion bushels and corn at 15.057 billion bushels. Market watchers, already expecting a big crop, weren’t overwhelmed by the news, but it did add a bit more downward pressure to an already challenging market. USDA had earlier forecast the largest-ever Russian wheat harvest at 72 million tonnes due to favourable weather. At the same time, Ukraine’s grain harvest was targeted at about 63 million tonnes and record exports are forecast. In the European Union, the cereals harvest was a bit below the five-year average, but that wasn’t enough to offset the effect of good harvests elsewhere. As the production season has worn on in the Southern Hemisphere, things haven’t gotten much brighter. In an early October report, USDA said it was expecting Australia to produce massive crops this growing season as a drought there has broken and soil moisture conditions have improved. It called for a wheat harvest of 27.5 million tonnes (a 12 per cent increase on a year earlier) and a barley crop forecast at 9.9 million tonnes (up 15 per cent). The agency noted only minor challenges early in the growing season with a bit of waterlogging and an early frost that hit quality in some parts of that country. The report further noted the better conditions will also support greater

production of the region’s summer crops, in particular rice, as the year progresses. Similarly high yields have been predicted for the Latin American agriculture powerhouses of Brazil and Argentina, although there are some concerns a drying trend may be taking hold. The caveat for any numbers from that region are the usual ones about the ability of weather to hamper production between now and their harvest season. All in all, it’s not a particularly encouraging picture for a grain farmer hoping for better prices and is all the more astounding considering where we were just a few years ago. In 2008, the talk was of a food crisis as the cost of staple crops like rice and other grains exploded after many years of moribund pricing. At the time market analysts told us a handful of issues were lifting grain prices. Population growth was creating more mouths to feed. Economic growth in developing countries was ramping up consumption, especially as those folks celebrating their improving fortunes by consuming more meat. What really kicked the market into overdrive, however, was ethanol mandates. The movement was transnational with governments around the world mandating inclusion of biofuels into the gasoline supply in an effort to offset potential energy shortages and climate change. That had the effect of diverting a third of the U.S. corn crop into the energy market almost overnight. The effect was as one would expect. Grain prices skyrocketed. They also remained stubbornly high on a series of crop failures such as the 2012 U.S. drought. It combined to give farmers everywhere a powerful incentive to invest in more productive capacity.

Despite the old adage of how land is always a good investment ‘because they’re not making any more of it,’ farmers appear to have done just that. In Brazil, millions of new acres came into crop production, for example, and that country saw near-double-digit annual increases in agricultural productivity, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in a report on the future of global agriculture. The other big story has been the modernization and rapid productivity growth of the Black Sea region. Freed of the shackles of communism and finally given a price signal to make it worth their while, farms in this region have become powerhouse exporters, especially of wheat. It’s a familiar pattern in commodities, but an unfortunate turn of events for those who embraced ‘it’s different this time’ mentality, assuming the factors driving growth would continue forever. Some argue that it’s only a matter of time before grain prices improve again. After all, population is still growing, and global economic malaise aside, people continue to claw their way out of poverty. Others worry we could be in for a prolonged period of lower prices as farmers do what they always do — deal with lower prices by producing more bushels. Right now, with record harvests piling up, it seems the good times are on hold. Is waiting for crop failure to hit, hopefully somewhere else, or trying to grow their way out of low prices the only options farmers have? Or is it time for another strategy? gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

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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 JulySeptember 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 Donald 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 anti-trade 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 American farmers’ very best food buyers — Canada and Mexico (the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA), China (that the TransPacific Partnership, or TPP, isolates), and the European Union (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 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-butdead 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 presidential 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 recent 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. America has 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 blue-collar voters but it won’t go down well with cash-paying foreign food buyers. Still, it would be a serious mistake to sell this presidentelect 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.

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Looking for an opportunity in livestock? Bison have a lot to offer This mighty Prairie ruminant is the complete package when it comes to meeting demand for grass-fed, all-natural meat that comes with a great story By BRENDA SCHOEPP AF columnist

ne of the most interesting animals in North America is bison. A ruminant that used to wander our Prairies in the millions has been reduced to around 500,000 head, many in pens on farms. Rugged and remarkable, these ‘knowledge keepers’ have much to teach us about nature itself. Bison love space and they travel as a close-knit clan. Their natural ability to graze as a mob had great impact on the tender areas of the prairie. In fact, when I recently visited Alberta’s special areas, the first thing that came to my mind was how the ground could use a million head of bison for rejuvenation. The impact of manure and their less selective graze would be helpful. Hard to pen and anxious when enclosed, bison have a natural tendency to seek open areas. They are active grazers that are driven by the sunlight hours. While beef cattle placed on feed will gain more in the winter on a high-energy diet, bison do the opposite and gain more in the summer on a high-protein and -fibre diet. They metabolize differently and it is tough to jump-start them during dull days or past 18 months of age when they plateau. They can, in fact, reduce their metabolic rate by 12 per cent in winter and on a wet and cold spring day, reduce it up to 35 per cent.

It can be argued that putting bison calves on feed for winter can be counterproductive. This is especially so because of commingling where we mix cattle or bison in high-density pens that are from different and diverse cow families as well as a variety of farms, diets, environments, markets, and exposure. The re-establishment of social structure in commingled, high-density pens is extraordinarily stressful. For bison, which need extra space in order to function, putting them in a feeding pen is tricky. They are too close to each other, the days are getting shorter, and they are getting ready to go into maintenance mode but they are forced to move with the gang back and forth to a structured bunk. Why are bison treated like beef? Why give them high-energy grain diets when they respond best to protein? Why the additional stress? I don’t know, but it is worth talking about and I imagine, at some point, it was the only model to work from. Consider this: if consumers are looking for grass-fed, all-natural, humanly handled meat — then that shaggy fellow just might be the whole package. He could be supplemented in field with extra protein (which he would take in) or energy (which bison often choose to ignore) but he loves grazing. What about the carcass? The difference in the cut-out on bison lends us to think of the possibilities for the species. As the most area is in the front and middle,

If consumers are looking for grass-fed, all-natural, humanly handled meat — then that shaggy fellow just might be the whole package.

compared to beef where we focus on the middle and the hip, this creature lends itself to kosher butchering, which traditionally looks to the front end only for cuts. In fact, at SIAL, Canada’s food and technology show, many of the buyers from the eastern seaboard were specifically looking for kosher product as the east is where the US$60-million industry is based. At the show it was interesting to me as to what drew buyers and sellers from 60 countries to the vendors. There were massive lineups for Turkish coffee and pistachio baklava, and people were three deep at Lac Brome Duck. And then there was this tiny booth with a very busy chef and a long single line waiting for Canadian bison. Was the product rare, pure,

novel, terrific, easy to prepare or just tasty? All of the above I suppose but I sense the one thing we cannot overlook is the experience for buyers in being a part of a Canadian history and nature story. What is your emotion when you think of bison? When I think of bison, I hear thunder and smell the prairie and see the blue sky. I feel the wind that blows their downy hair and I am acutely aware that I am in someone else’s space. Perhaps we need to pay more attention to the experience economy in which we are in — where folks want to feel part of something. (Beef did this in the West with the imagery of Rockies.) An anchoring, this may be what consumers crave — a way to feel that one is a part of something greater than themselves through their food. Our structure centres on food as the point of socialization and it is through this humble offering we show our respect for others in our home or as our guest. There is a great demand for bison meat at this time. The opportunity is to continue to find ways to work with the species that respects their nature and their stress points while meeting the extraordinary market demand. Brenda Schoepp is a farmer from Alberta who works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www.brendaschoepp. com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2015

There’s no evidence elk are responsible for TB outbreak Too often farmed animals and wildlife are blamed for outbreaks, despite extensive monitoring and TB controls BY IAN THORLEIFSON

Canadian Cervid Alliance

n recent months, several cattle from herds in Alberta and Saskatchewan have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis. The index animal — a beef cow — was identified at slaughter at a U.S. processing plant. Since then several more suspects have been identified by skin testing. More than 22,000 cattle are affected by quarantines. A common feature of all these herds is that they were commingled in huge community pastures every summer. There has been much public speculation regarding the source of the disease, with many of the cattle ranchers stating publicly and with considerable confidence that the wild elk herd in the nearby Suffield grasslands is the problem. To date, there is no evidence to support those statements. Too frequently cervids, both wild and farmed, are used as a handy scapegoat for outbreaks even when evidence is to the contrary. In fact, the trail points far south in the case of the most recent out-

break. The strain of TB involved has been identified as one first identified in cattle in central Mexico, then subsequently in Nebraska. It has never been identified in Canada until now. It is interesting to recall the history of TB in cervids in Canada. A strain identified as being associated only with Riding Mountain Park was identified in wildlife in the Manitoba park in the 1960s, but the focus at the time was eradication in domestic herds first. In that process, a cattle herd was identified as positive on the edge of the park, and testing of harvested elk showed positives in the wild as well. A decadeslong eradication campaign has reduced incidence to less than one per cent in the wild and no cattle herds have been infected for a decade. The next outbreak was in Alberta in the late 1980s, with the strain and source identified as elk imported from the U.S. — probably the Yellowstone region where TB still persists. Enforced destruction of all affected herds terminated that outbreak. The next incident in 1999 was in elk in an assembled herd in southern Ontario. The strain pointed

Too frequently cervids, both wild and farmed, are used as a handy scapegoat for outbreaks even when evidence is to the contrary.

to zoo stock in Eastern Canada as the source, and once again the destruction campaign appears to have been successful. The most interesting was the next one in 2006 in southern Ontario once again. The single positive was a 17-year-old red deer female who was initially imported from New Zealand. Strain testing showed this to indeed be a New Zealand type of TB. Note that all the cases involve one feature: commingling. Those are all the positives known in cervids in Canada, and the last TB positive in farmed cervids in Canada was over a decade ago. Exceptional disease-control measures were introduced in 1989 for all farmed cervids in Canada

in response to that late-1980s TB outbreak in Alberta. Initially whole-herd testing using skin tests on the neck was required every year, then that was slowly relaxed to every three years and currently every five years. Cervid movement permits (CMPs) issued by CFIA district offices have been required since that same year before any movement is permitted of any cervid in Canada, both farmed and wild. Criteria for CMP issuance are negative status for both TB and brucellosis, except direct to slaughter. Testing and movement controls may have contributed to freedom from both diseases, and have demonstrated benefits for surveillance, traceability and

export certification while imposing significant costs on producers and CFIA, and risks of injury or death for many animals. The Canadian Cervid Alliance has been pressing CFIA to begin the process of assessing the ongoing need for these burdensome tests. Given the history and status of both diseases, and the current nature of the industry, our organization felt that the pressure on producers, farmers and CFIA could be justifiably and safely reduced. CFIA began that process of evaluation and risk assessment several years ago, and has concluded that the farmed elk herd in Canada is now in position to be declared free of TB and brucellosis. To maintain that status, only enhanced slaughter surveillance and targeted surveillance in specific areas will be necessary. This is a great accomplishment — one that has been achieved with a huge amount of work and investment by both CFIA and producers, working co-operatively together. Ian Thorleifson farms elk near Minnedosa, Man. and is a director with the Canadian Cervid Alliance.

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RESEARCH } from page 1 “Agronomy studies or rotational studies, you have to have them running for about 15 to 20 years before you see any measurable effects. Research is not something you can just turn on and off, like a manufacturing plant. It needs that long-term, focused commitment. The management of research is really a complex activity and there’s a skill set that is required and needs a long-term commitment of resources and focus.” Many funding agencies and universities are more suited to projects that can be done in three years, while Ag Canada has the capacity to concentrate on longer initiatives. “You need the whole spectrum of research,” said DePauw. “Upstream research — where you are really engaging in new stuff — is appropriately the domain of universities because you’re training someone for a PhD or a master’s degree. You have to be engaged in something new.” Ag Canada has recently set the strategies for areas of research, and hiring is being targeted to those areas, said Morgan Jones. “I think it has six strategies — there’s one for beef and one for forage, for example,” he said.

“But over the last 18 months, there’s been a lot of general change around and a lot of us are happy with what’s going on.” Steve Morgan Jones

“They’ve done a consult with the industry to find out what their needs are and they’ve matched their hiring and replacement process to that. “I would be very positive about the way in which AAFC has replaced those scientists. It provides the backbone and it complements the work that goes on in the universities and the more practical, applied work that goes on, like Farming Smarter.” The hiring spree is a sharp reversal of the period where there was little replacement of staff. This was especially noticeable between 2010 and 2015 when there was a reduction in Ag Canada’s budget, said Morgan Jones. “But over the last 18 months, there’s been a lot of general change around and a lot of us are happy with what’s going on,” he said. “There was a general decline and rebuilding based on need — rather than just replacing a person who has retired with a same person in the same discipline. The science has changed and it’s not always the right decision to hire someone with the same credentials as the person who has just retired. In some cases, that is true and in others, it’s not.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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They’ve got your back — meet four new Alberta researchers Ag Canada’s newest researchers are working on issues that hurting or holding back producers today — or will in the future BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF

griculture and Agri-food Canada hired four new scientists in Alberta this past spring. Here’s a quick introduction to the newest additions to the research community:

Nitynanda (Nitya) Khanal

Integrated forage crops management, Beaverlodge The forage research position at Beaverlodge had been vacant for years following a retirement. But not any more — although it was an 11,000-kilometre-plus journey that brought Khanal from his homeland to Peace Country. Nitya Khanal Now an expert in plant sciences, agricultural systems management, and plant physiology, Khanal began his research career with a two-year agricultural technician course in Nepal, then obtained a bachelor’s degree in Nepal, a master’s in Thailand, and a PhD from the University of Saskatchewan, where he focused on how plants photosynthesize and respire under cold and drought stress conditions. After several years as a post-doc at Ag Canada’s Swift Current research station, he’s now reviving Beaverlodge’s forage research program, work that includes studying different cropping systems; pinpointing profitable and sustainable crops; integrating forages with annual crops; nutrient management; plant growth regulators; lodging resistance and screening herbicides for minor use registration. He’s also looking

for varieties that will meet the needs of seed growers in the Peace Region Forage Seed Association. “We receive the requests for testing varieties from different companies and we test those cultivars or breeding lines,” said Khanal. “We are screening for seed production in this region and finding varieties that are more adapted for seed production. Since taking his position in April, Khanal has conducted 46 field trials with the help of two staff technicians.

Breanne Tidemann

Field agronomy and weed science, Lacombe Most of Tidemann’s research is geared around answering a question that looms large over Prairie grain production: What producers will do when herbicides stop working? Tidemann, who hails from a grain farm in Saskatchewan, began specializing in weed science while earning a bachelor of science at the University of Alberta. Since then, she’s been working with Linda Hall and Neil Harker and completing her PhD, which focuses on bringing technologies and weed control methods from Australia to Western Canada. She is also currently taking over John O’Donovan’s work and finishing malt barley trials, but will eventually move into the weed scientist position. “As researchers, we’re trying to look five to 10 years ahead in terms of what is going to be needed, because you want to have it developed by the time it is needed,” she said. “The research that we’re doing doesn’t always seem immediately applicable. We’re trying to look down the road at what might be needed in the future.” Thinking long-term is exactly what research advocates say Ag Canada scientists should, in part, be doing because it lays the groundwork that others will require to

create products, varieties, or practices that farmers will need in the future. “Most producers are not that interested in non-chemical weed management because their herbicides are working,” noted Tidemann. “But looking at places like Australia or the States, the chance of that continuing to be the case continually declines every year that we continue to just rely on herbicides.”

Reem Aboukhaddour

Cereal pathologist, Lethbridge Aboukkadour works on diseases that directly impact producer’s yield. Right now, that’s stripe rust, leafy spot and fusarium head blight. “Anything that becomes an issue and a disease with cereal could be potential work for me,” she said. “This year we had wheat streak mosaic virus, which drew some of my attention. Anything that impacts yield or causes losses for the grower, we have to work on.” Aboukhaddour earned a bachelor’s degree in Syria and worked in crop protection services before leaving the country in 2001, earning a master’s in the Netherlands and a PhD at the University of Manitoba, where she focused on leaf and tan spot. She was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Alberta before taking up her new position. There’s a strong western Canadian research community in her field, she said. “We’re always discussing our potential projects. There is a good network of people, whether they’re agronomists, breeders, or pathologists.” Aboukhaddour wants to hear from producers in the Lethbridge area about their disease issues. “We try to build our projects based on the problems that we have,” she said. She can be contacted at reem.aboukhaddour@canada.ca

Haley Catton

Cereal crop entomologist, Lethbridge Catton has studied general agriculture, trees, bio-controls, and ground squirrels. Now she’s a research scientist working on cereal crop entomology. She grew up on a hobby farm near Winnipeg, and developed her love of agriculture working Haley Catton on an U-pick organic vegetable farm. She completed her undergraduate degree and master’s at the University of Manitoba, and a PhD at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan location where she studied biocontrol of weeds and using good insects to control bad plants. “Now in my current position, insects are the bad guys because we want to protect the crops,” she said. “But the concepts are all the same.” Catton is currently looking at cereal leaf beetles, a fairly new pest in Alberta, and using beneficial insects can control it. “Cereal leaf beetle has a really effective parasitoid wasp that has been a really good control for it,” she said. “When the grower sprays their field for cereal leaf beetle, they’re also spraying out the beneficial. We’re doing different trials to compare yields when you spray for cereal leaf beetle or when you don’t spray.” Catton is currently looking for research fields and is hoping to connect with producers having problems with cereal leaf beetles, wireworms, or wheat stem sawfly. She can be reached at haley.catton@canada.ca and would also like to hear from producers who feel there’s a pest that is not being addressed. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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MARKETS } from page 1 Something has to give.” Government debt, along with consumer overspending, are the main drivers of the bubble, he said. “In Canada, the election promise was a $10 billion deficit. Guess what it’s going to be? $34 billion. In Alberta, the original estimate was a $6 billion deficit. The latest estimate is $12 billion, but it’s going to go higher. “That’s the economics of what’s affecting all of us — even people living in Medicine Hat.”

The ag fallout

So what does this mean for agricultural commodities? “Demand is king — not supply,” said Anderson, pointing to the plunge in cattle prices. “Cattle are in short supply, aren’t they? Shouldn’t prices hold? The cattle market was in tight supply, and we were told that these prices would continue to go higher into 2016 and 2017, and all of a sudden feeders went to half price. Why? Demand.” People tend to think that supply and demand equals price, but “in reality, it doesn’t work that way.” “It’s the guy with the chequebook and what he wants to pay that dictates that,” said Anderson. “So when you see strong demand — even on the grain side — all of a sudden it will quit and come back down. We go from buy, buy, buy to stop, stop stop.” But until that happens, look to take advantage of little jumps in ag commodity prices, he said.

Crop outlook

For wheat, the story is “very aggressive” discounting by Russia and Ukraine, he said. “The Black Sea region is really dictating where global wheat prices are going. Russia’s currency crumbled about a year ago, and that gave them a huge competitive advantage.” “It’s going to be tough” if you’ve only got lower-quality wheat to sell. But there may be opportunities for No. 1 and No. 2 CWRS, which is in lower supply and being sought for blending. “If you’ve got the good stuff, you could see

$7 a bushel. It’s possible. The top bid I’ve heard is $6.85.” Yellow pea prices have been all over the map, said Anderson. “Yellow peas were $14 a bushel, and at harvest, they went about as low as $6.50, and now they’ve bounced up to about $7.50 — maybe a little higher for deferred, at $7.75,” he said. “What’s the difference? India. Last year, India was buying like crazy. This year, they’re still buying, but they’re not buying as aggressively.” Green peas are a little more stable, he added. “Greens started at $8 a bushel and they’re probably at $8.50 now. It’s possible the greens might go to $9,” he said. “There’s a fairly good market, but the supply is great enough and the demand has pulled back enough that I don’t see $10 in these markets right now. The top end would be $8 a bushel for yellows and $9 a bushel on the greens.” Canola continues to be supported by a weak Canadian dollar and the rising price of soy oil and soybeans. “March canola has moved up to that $540 a tonne area at the top,” said Anderson. “Because soybeans are toppy, I’m sensing canola is toppy. But if we drop, it’s not going to be by much.” Canola could drop by $15 or $20 a tonne, but “it will go back up,” he predicted. “There’s just too much damage from harvest, and the margins are still really good on the crushing side.” Barley, currently about $168 a tonne ($3.64 a bushel) in the Lethbridge area, is “range bound” and might hit $180 a tonne, in spring. “It made a nice move up in October, and then in November, it started to peel back down a bit. Lethbridge was as high as about $175 a tonne a few weeks ago, and it’s weakened off a little bit.” Part of the problem is, once again, demand in a limited export market. “The only market that really might come in is Saudi Arabia,” he said. “They used to buy a couple million tonnes from us. If they were to step back in, suddenly we’ve got a different barley market, but I don’t see it at the moment.” The barley feed market is also facing competition from wheat infected with vomitoxin, he added.

“The vomi-wheat that’s coming in from Saskatchewan is going into cattle rations, and it’s going to be a competitor. I believe that some of it is being landed in southern Alberta at $155 a tonne.”

Cattle outlook

“Grief” is a good word to describe the cattle market right now, said Anderson. “What’s bugging cattle? Hogs. The hog market just fell apart,” he said. “The meat protein market in the U.S. went into a glut, and beef had to compete against that.” Right now, the situation for feeder cattle is “ugly,” he said. “Backgrounders took the brunt of this. It went from $240 a hundredweight down to $120. This feeding cycle was worse than BSE,” said Anderson. But prices are now low enough that buying new calves has become possible, he added, and the backgrounding industry will start to make money on calves as long as “we don’t get over-exuberant.” “$3 calves have turned down to $2 calves, and it’s sure nice to buy them below $2, but if the calves go to $2.25, it’s going to be another loss,” he said. “The reason I’m not so gungho about meat is because the U.S. is still waffling in pork and poultry. That’s not going to change for a while — maybe next spring.” But on the other hand, fed cattle prices are “moving up, up, up, up.” “We’ve seen Texas move up to $115 recently. They were at $98 as a low about six weeks ago. Alberta went from $128 up to $152 a pound. We’ve made about a 25 cent recovery on the Canadian fat cattle market,” said Anderson. “Some of the fat cattle last week turned a profit, and we haven’t heard that in a while. It’s starting to bottom out, and we’re going to see the market start to gradually move up.” But the boom years appear to be over, and producers — like those in the oil and gas sector — are going to have to adjust to the “new normal,” said Anderson. “The new normal is prolonged, slow economic growth globally. Nothing is going to change that.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

Tips for managing market volatility in 2017 BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF Staff / Medicine Hat

t’s too soon to say exactly how market volatility in 2017 is going to play out, but Errol Anderson has some tips to manage whatever the markets throw at you in the coming year.

Strong Futures-Strong Basis

What should you do? “Price it. It’s tough to do because, at that point, everybody is bullish. But when you see the narrow basis levels and the futures going up, sell your cash if you can. It’s easier said than done.”

Strong Futures-Weak Basis

What should you do? “Hedge. Lock the futures with your cash buyer, lock the futures with your broker, or — my favourite — buy put options. Just get puts, because there’s no delivery obligation.”

Weak Futures-Strong Basis

What should you do? “Basis contract. You want to lock that basis. You think the futures are going to go up, but you want to lock that delivery basis. Or if you need money, sell the cash and then replace it with call options or long futures. Go cash grain to paper.”

Weak Futures-Weak Basis

What should you do? “Put your grain bins to work. I realize there’s a cash-flow component here, but keep that in the back of your mind.”

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Comment wanted on labelling changes

Learn the ins and outs of shelf life

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada are asking for comment on proposed changes to food labels. This is the third consultation on food labelling as part of the CFIA’s Food Labelling Modernization initiative. Proposals outlined in the discussion document include revising the format of best-before dates, improving legibility of information, and requiring more modern forms of contact information for food dealers. The survey, which can be taken until Feb. 28, can be found at www.inspection.gc.ca (click on the Food pulldown menu, then the Labelling link, and then the document dated Nov. 21). — Health Canada

The Troubleshooting Shelf Life workshop takes place Jan. 10 in Lacombe and April 11 in Airdrie. The workshop is aimed at producers who sell at farmers markets or directly to consumers and “who want to understand food quality issues and how to determine the shelf life of food products.” Topics include defining what food quality is; the difference between food quality and safety; shelf life; and how to buy and use hand-held testing equipment. Speakers include Linda Ho of CanBiocin, a University of Alberta spinoff that markets a bio-preservative. To register, call 1-800-387-6030. — AAF

Supply and rising dollar has futures twisting on bearish and bullish news Outlooks for crude oil as well as Chinese demand are among the wild cards By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CE Futures Canada canola contracts ran into resistance during the week ended Dec. 9, backing away from nearby highs to settle at their lowest levels in three weeks. A downturn in soy oil at the Chicago Board of Trade, coupled with a rise in the Canadian dollar, contributed to the softer tone in canola. The big fundamental news for canola during the week was the release of Statistics Canada’s latest production estimates. The government agency pegged the crop at 18.4 million tonnes, which would be in line with last year’s crop, but slightly below trade estimates. While

there were plenty of problems with this year’s harvest, yields ended up better than expected in many cases, and many analysts remain of the opinion that actual supplies will be revised even higher down the road. However, even with a large crop, those same analysts still predict tight supplies and a need to ration demand going forward. The domestic crush continues to move at a blistering pace, with 3.25 million tonnes crushed to date, according to the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. That compares with 2.83 million tonnes crushed at the same point a year ago. Crush margins remain at some of their best levels in recent memory, sitting at roughly $120 above the futures.

Canola exports are also strong, but are running a bit behind the year-ago level, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. There are more wild cards at play on the export front, with Chinese demand always a bit uncertain. Beyond the canola-specific supply/demand fundamentals, there are a few other outside influences to keep an eye on. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump caused a ripple of activity that found its way to the canola market during the week, as his pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma, was seen as unfriendly to the renewable fuel sector. Soyoil crashed on the news, which spilled into canola.

OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is also set to finalize a production cut. The group is notorious for failing to follow through on agreements, but this oil cut appears to be moving forward. That would be supportive for crude oil, which usually lends some strength to vegetable oil as well. However, rising oil usually means a rising Canadian dollar, and a strengthening loonie is bearish for canola. The volatility doesn’t end there, though, as the U.S. Federal Reserve is generally expected to be raising interest rates in December. Higher U.S. interest rates would cause the U.S. dollar to rise. That would weigh on U.S. grains and oil-

seeds, but also the Canadian dollar, leaving the net impact on Canadian prices somewhat uncertain. Soybeans, corn and wheat futures saw some mixed activity during the week, with the grains generally trending a bit higher and soybeans moving lower. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its updated supply/demand estimates, but made no changes to the U.S. carryout forecasts. The agency did raise its world stocks numbers across the board, which was somewhat bearish. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Another grain export terminal proposed for Vancouver The way western Canadian crop production is growing the increased capacity is needed, say some industry observers BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

nother proposal for a new grain export 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 (P&H) and Paterson GlobalFoods (PGF) are the latest to announce plans to build an export terminal in B.C.’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 200,000tonne 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 University 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. “It is very good news. I hope both will proceed to completion.” With western Canadian crop production increasing there are times when there’s more

PHOTO: Fraser grain terminal ltd.

grain than the port, and pipeline serving it, can handle. 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.

Demand growing

P&H and PGF already export grain from the site they are intending to build their new facility on. The operation, with 15,000 tonnes of storage, 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 build a new, expanded facility.

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, which didn’t respond to interview requests, are old family-owned businesses known for keeping low profiles. 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 becom-

ing 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. Industry observers say the Port of Vancouver could currently ship 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 plan calls for the d.emolition of two existing buildings and the new construction of an unloading station and transfer tower; two dozen 3,000-tonne bins (and 10 500tonne ones); a travelling ship loader with telescopic cascading spout to reduce dust during vessel loading; and a semi-loop rail track and holding tracks to reduce shunting during unloading. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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DECEMBER 19, 2016 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Dealing with changing climate a priority

Checkoff agency has (another) name change

Coping with hotter, drier, and less predictable weather is one of the priorities of the new Canadian Beef Research and Technology Transfer Strategy 2018 – 2023. The strategy, created by the Beef Cattle Research Council and Beef Value Chain Roundtable, is meant to guide research through to 2023 while avoiding duplication. Developing and adopting of technologies to reduce the environmental footprint of beef production is another priority as are beef quality; food safety; animal health and welfare; feed grains and feed efficiency; forage and grassland productivity; and antimicrobial use. — BCRC

The agency that handles beef checkoffs once again has a new name. “In the past, the handle for the organization managing the checkoff has bounced around a bit,” the newly rechristened Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency said in a release. Once known as the National Check-Off Agency, it’s also been known as Canada Beef and then its formal legal name (Canadian Beef Cattle Research Market Development and Promotion Agency). The latter was too long a name for a “small team” that administers checkoff funds, the agency said. The shorter name will “better reflect the current realities of the agency’s structure (and reduce the amount of pen ink used when writing our name).” — Staff

Save feed costs by improving body condition scores, says expert

Make the most of cheap feed grain this winter

A body condition of 3 can boost pregnancy rates by a third and add 55 pounds to calf weaning weights

Producers stand to make an additional $130 a head on their calves by supplementing their hay with barley this winter

BY JENNIFER BLAIR

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If you want to save some money feeding your cows this winter, maintain a good body condition score. “Prudent use of feed resources to maintain body condition on the cows to maximize efficiency reduces your feeding costs,” said provincial forage specialist Barry Yaremcio. The amount of fat a cow is carrying will influence how it will respond to the cold. And while you want to make sure the animals don’t get stressed by the frigid temperatures, “how much extra money are you spending to put fat on those animals when you don’t have to?” The Beef Cattle Research Centre compared cows that had body condition scores of 3 at calving time with cows that were 200 pounds lighter, with body condition scores of 2. It found cows with the lower body condition score of 2 had lower pregnancy rates, longer calving intervals, and longer postpartum periods. More importantly, their calves had lower weaning weights and lower average daily gains. “If you change it to a body condition score of 3 — if you do a better job of feeding those cows throughout the winter — pregnancy rates went up from 61 per cent to 86 per cent. That’s 25 extra calves for having the same number of animals at home,” said Yaremcio. “Calf weaning weight went from 460 pounds to 515 pounds, and if we look at the sale price, your value of those weaned calves went up to $81,000 (from $51,000). “If you brought home an extra paycheque of $30,000 and gave it to your partner, would they stick around or would they go out and buy a car on you?” he quipped. A thin cow that’s 200 pounds lighter than she should be heading into winter is also going to need more feed to get in good condition for calving, he added. “In order for that cow to maintain her body weight, it’s going to take her roughly 1,400 pounds more hay just to maintain body weight — not to gain, just to maintain body condition,” said Yaremcio. “If you want to bring that cow back up to condition by calving time, and you have roughly 150 days to do that, how does that impact your feeding program?” For a cow in good condition, producers can get away with feeding 22 pounds of hay and 10 pounds of straw a day, at a feeding cost of $1.13 a day, he said. Thin cows, on the other hand, need to be on an all-hay diet of around 31 pounds a day, and in order for them to gain weight, they also need an additional five pounds of barley a day. “So your daily feeding costs went up from $1.13 to $1.55. That’s 40 cents a day,” said Yaremcio. “Your difference in feeding costs from the time you put them on the extra feed for 100 poor-condition cows is another $6,300, or $63 a head in feeding costs. “Paying attention to how you feed these animals can make a big difference in your bottom line.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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here’s good news, bad news, and even worse news for cattle producers this winter. The good news is that there’s plenty of cheap feed grains in the market right now — but producers will need those savings to offset poorquality feed (the bad news) and part of the sharp drop in calf prices (the even worse news). “We can complain about calf prices, but there’s nothing we can do about that,” said Barry Yaremcio, a beef and forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “But we can manage these animals to optimize their performance and get as much out of them as we can.” Late-season rainfalls have led to a lot of “oddball feedstuffs” this winter, Yaremcio said at a Battle River Research Group herd-management seminar last month. “What we’re finding with the feed test results I’ve seen so far this year is that feed quality is down,” he said. “The quality isn’t going to be the same this year as it was last year, so feed testing is critical. We can’t start to balance the rations without it, and if you don’t have a sound nutritional program, it can affect your bottom line very dramatically.” But in the 2014 Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey, only 47 per cent of beef producers test their feed each winter. “This year, it’s critically important that we do that,” said Yaremcio. “How do you formulate a ration if you don’t have good information?” Cows in good condition don’t need “all that extra energy or protein,” he said. Producers can get away with feeding cows half hay and half straw, depending on the quality. “That’s where your feed testing comes in. If I can cut my hay cost by half and replace it with straw, I’m knocking 32 cents a day off my feeding costs,” said Yaremcio. “Use your feed availability to your advantage. Feed the cheaper stuff or the poorer quality when demands are down and save your good feeds for last.”

Feed choices

But good-quality feed may be harder to come by this winter. For an average alfalfa grass hay, protein levels have dropped from around 14 per cent to around 10 per cent, and fibre levels are between five to 10 per cent higher, which will affect energy content.

“It’s a little bit worse this year than what we typically see,” said Yaremcio. This year, a lot of hay was put up wet and, as a result, wasn’t cured properly, he said. “The bales are already sagging and you can smell that it’s very, very sweet. If you pull the hay out and it’s nice and brown, that’s been heat damaged,” he said. “Depending on the age of the hay, how many times you turned it, and how much weather damage you got on it, there are some times when you’re going to need to feed some supplemental energy. “That’s one way you can mitigate the 40 or 50 per cent drop in calf prices that we’re seeing.” But the late-season moisture also hit some grain crops hard — particularly barley that was planted late and didn’t make malt — so producers could see up to 50 cents a bushel discounts on feed barley at the elevator. “You don’t have to buy that highquality barley. Buy the off-grade stuff and take advantage of some of these situations,” said Yaremcio. “If you’ve got neighbours who have barley that’s 16 to 18 per cent moisture and you can get a deal to purchase it from them, feed that. “That’s an easy way to save some money.” But even with a surfeit of feed grains, wheat, triticale, and rye have some “limitations” because of the higher risk of acidosis. And you may want to skip the oats this year unless the price is right, he added. “When you look at it on an energy and protein basis, you need about $1.60 a bushel difference in purchase price to make oats economical to feed,” said Yaremcio. “Right now we’re looking at about 50 to 60 cents a bushel difference between barley and oats. Barley is your better deal.”

Do the math

A lot of producers are tempted to feed their calves straight hay all winter to save some money, rather than supplementing their diets with grain. But that’s a mistake in the long run, said Yaremcio. Say you’re feeding 150 calves for 160 days, and you want an average two pounds daily gain, he said. “If you’re feeding only hay, your average daily gain will be limited to roughly 1.2 to 1.3 pounds a day. If you add one per cent of their body weight in barley — 5.5 pounds of barley for 550-pound calves — that will increase their gains to two pounds a day.”

“If you try to take some shortcuts and do things half-assed, it’s going to cost you in the long run.” Barry Yaremcio

And that’s where you’ll see cost savings in the long run, he said. Feeding straight hay will cost around $0.67 per head per day — or around $16,080 total. At mid-November calf prices, you stand to make around $189,210. Minus feed costs, your net income would be around $173,130. If you reduce your hay and add 5.5 pounds of barley, your daily feed costs go up to $0.84 per head per day — $20,160 total. But because your average daily gain is higher, you can sell those calves for around $212,712. Minus feed costs, your net income would be around $192,555 — nearly $130 per calf or $20,000 more total. While the drop in quality for winter feedstuffs will make overwintering cattle tricky this year, producers can “find ways to cut their input costs.” “For every dollar that you can reduce your winter feeding costs, the overall profitability of your operation increases by $2.48,” said Yaremcio. “You have to take what you’ve got, but how do you modify things this year to make up for those environmental problems? What are the little things we can do that aren’t going to cost us an arm and a leg?” And the little things can make a big difference to your bottom line, he added. “Pay attention to the details and save yourself some money,” he said. “If you try to take some shortcuts and do things half-assed, it’s going to cost you in the long run.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • DECEMBER 19, 2016

Here’s how to assess the risk when bringing in calves Mingling animals, transport times, light weights, and even weather can be factors that increase the risk of BRD By roy lewis, dvm

here are many factors to consider when bringing in calves to feed in order to minimize BRD (bovine respiratory disease), which is still the No. 1 cause of morbidity and often mortality in our feedlots. Knowing the history of the calves regarding weaning time, distance transported, vaccination, and health history — as well as upcoming weather conditions — will help you determine the level of risk. Each pen or group of calves needs to be independently assigned a risk category — ranging from low risk to ultra-high risk — in order to determine how they should be handled. The overall goal is to prevent a disease outbreak and high death loss by implementing management changes so you will get top performance from your calves. If we can determine the risk level ahead of time, that gives us a hand up in battling the respiratory and other pathogens we know the calves may be exposed to. The final step is making the economic calculation of preventive cost in terms of vaccines, labour, or metaphylactic (mass medication) antibiotics versus treatment and potentially higher death loss. As with most things in farming, this is a gamble and, of course, there are always unknowns that can blindside us. In bringing in calves or, for that matter, feeding your own calves, there are many factors which increase risk and we need to manage or handle these as best as we can. Try and ask yourself the question ahead of time: ‘What is the risk level of this group of calves for developing respiratory disease and is there any management changes I need to make to mitigate or minimize this risk?’

Calves at high risk of developing BRD are generally considered to be those presenting with one or more of these points: 1) They have been commingled because they came from an auction market or were mixed at home. Once a group has settled, avoid adding in more calves. Filling a pen with animals from as minimal a number of original owners as possible is better. 2) Extended transport times where calves become stressed and dehydrated. Loading and unloading create the highest level of stress. In my opinion, when calves are transported huge distances — such as from another province — it tips them into the ultra-high-risk category. The more local we can source cattle, the better. However, that is often not possible as very often calves are raised and fed in two totally different areas of the country. In that case, think of using electrolytes solutions (such as DeStress) before transporting long distances. 3) Bad weather or wide temperature swings can create severe stress. Watching the weather channel may help, but you need to buy when you can. The farther the distance travelled, the more likely these temperature fluctuations are going to happen. 4) The on-arrival procedures (such as castration, dehorning, and branding) all have their stressors. The cattle industry is always under scrutiny from an animal welfare perspective for these procedures and in the majority of cases, castration is done way ahead of weaning. Polled bulls are eliminating horns or the calves are dehorned early while dehorning in the feedlot these days generally involves tipping the few horns that are left. If financial institutions, feeder associations, and grazing reserves did not

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require branding, there would be little done anymore. If you need to brand, minimize size and number of characters as much as possible. Better analgesics (painkillers) and antiinflammatory drugs are being commonly administered, and that will help minimize stress in these painful situations. 5) Calves recently weaned with no or a poor (unknown) vaccination history. The old preconditioned programs where calves have already been weaned a month is ideal. The more protection from respiratory pathogens, the better. This would include the viral as well as the bacterial components of the BRD complex. Don’t forget the clostridials and histophilus in your vaccination protocols. 6) Lightweight calves or nutritionally compromised or parasitized — internal parasites suppress the immune system — may also carry an additional level of risk. For me, calves under 400 pounds would be considered ultra-high risk. For the four- to five-weight calves high risk and above 600 pounds, it depends on the other categories above as to how their risk was assessed. Veterinarians will vary in their opinions here. If calves fall into any one of the above categories they are considered high risk. Low risk are essentially your own calves — pre-immunized and weaned at home into a situation where they know where feed and water are. Weaning in older, heavier

Knowing the history of the calves regarding weaning time, distance transported, vaccination, and health history — as well as upcoming weather conditions — will help you determine the level of risk.

calves and weaning in good weather with either fenceline or some other type of soft weaning is considered low risk. It is ideal to remove the cows from the calves and that they are used to the ration they will be fed. Even in these situations, pulls for respiratory disease can climb and you reach a point where treating them with antibiotics may become necessary to thwart an outbreak. With high-risk calves then, the dilemma is what to do when you get them. Your herd veterinarian will have a protocol for what he or she believes is best and, again, it may vary pen to pen.

Most would consider giving the necessary vaccinations and processing and covering with metaphylactic antibiotics. The newer macrolide antibiotics last a long time in the lungs and they are in a completely different family than our treatment antibiotics. Usually the label states for the control of BRD or to use in cattle at high risk of developing BRD. This is where knowing the risk level of the calves coming into your feeding pen is critical. In the past, antibiotics were given in the feed but they needed to be given for a long period of time and are hard to manage in large feedlots in order to avoid residues. The macrolide antibiotics come with a cost, so this is where the risk/benefit comes in (and labour has to be factored into the equation as well). Our experience has shown us that by assessing the pens and using the appropriate vaccination, deworming, and metaphylactic treatment protocols, BRD can be drastically reduced. In the future, other antimicrobial treatments as well as earlier detection of BRD and even more comprehensive vaccine programs will hopefully reduce mortality and morbidity even further. Roy Lewis practised large-animal veterinary medicine for more than 30 years and now works part time as a technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

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Ruminant parasite drugs are a precious tool — here’s how to use them Rotating drugs, underdosing, and overtreating can lead to drug resistance in ruminants, says expert BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF/EDMONTON

here’s no denying it — drugs used to treat parasites in sheep and goat production need to be employed properly. If they’re not, that could lead to parasitic resistance and drugs that just don’t work. “You can’t just hammer drugs at the problem, because they won’t work forever,” said Lynn Tait, a sheep producer and small-ruminant veterinarian with OC Flock Management in Bowden. Before treating them with anthelmintics (anti-parasitic drugs), sheep and goats need to be weighed and dosed to accommodate the heaviest animal in the group. “Underdosing will result in resistance. If you are underdosing for the weight of the animal, you are opening the doors for those parasites that have resistance,” said Tait. An automatic drench gun should be accurate and fully calibrated, and should administer a full dose. A proper drench gun should go over a ruminant’s tongue and have a metal curve to it. Ivermec pour-on guns should not be used as a substitute. “You have to get over the base of the tongue. If you don’t get it back far enough, they spit it out — and it doesn’t do any good if they spit it out,” said Tait. Injectable dewormers work on sheep, but not on goats. Pouron products designed for cattle should never be used on small ruminants. Oral drenches will work better if food is withheld for 24 hours before the drench is administered. Tait recommends isolat-

“Over time, you will build a flock that is more able to deal with a parasite load.” Lynn Tait

Grazing sheep before letting cows into a pasture is one of the ways to lessen the parasite risk. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK ing sheep or goats in a pen the night before. If food is withheld, there will be less material in the rumen, and the dewormers will be more effective. Only treat sheep and goats when they need it. Some groups may need it, but others may be fine. In order to decide which to treat, collect a couple of manure pellets from a few animals in each management group. (A good time for sampling is first thing in the morning after letting them out on pasture.) The fecal samples will have eggs in

them, showing the parasite load in each animal group. “If you have a group of 50 animals, you will take five to six samples. It will not be accurate to the individual animal, but it will give you a good idea of where the group is, parasitewise.” This method can be used to identify parasite trends and will save money because not every animal is being tested. Producers who have more animals can learn to do fecals at home, which requires a microscope. Vets can also handle fecal samples.

A group of animals that looks sickly could have parasites, and may need to be treated, as can ones that lose body conditioning. Tait recommends culling any individual animals that are chronically underconditioned. “Over time, you will build a flock that is more able to deal with a parasite load,” she said. Animals from outside the flock should be quarantined in a dry pen, not on pasture. Tests should be done if you don’t know the history and management of the newcomers. Most producers think diar-

rhea and weight loss are signs of a parasite problem, but they could actually be signs of something else. “If you deworm one animal, two animals, or an entire group of animals and there’s no change, ask yourself if parasites are really the problem,” she said. “I have seen animals that have been dewormed repeatedly with no improvement and that’s because they have Johne’s.” Deworming without results might also mean that resistance to the dewormer has developed. Unfortunately, many producers have bad habits that can contribute to faster drug resistance, including mixing drugs together to create deworming cocktails. And rotation of dewormers should be avoided. “Don’t rotate dewormers more often than annually. I’m a firm believer that if it’s working, don’t rotate it,” said Tait. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Manage your sheep pasture to reduce parasites When it comes to sheep and goats, pasture management is not just about nutrition BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF/EDMONTON

arasites in small ruminants can become a production problem that can’t be solved by throwing dewormer on your animals once a year. Keeping a parasite load low requires a strategy and good management. “Your goal is not to be completely free of parasites,” said Lynn Tait, small-ruminant veterinarian and co-owner of OC Flock Management. “That is not possible. It’s not even in your best interest.” If animals don’t have some exposure, they would be completely overtaken by any parasite arriving on the farm. “The goal of your program is that you want the level of parasites on your farm to a level that has minimal effect on health and productivity,” she said. “We’re not going for zero. We’re going for that equilibrium point.” Parasite management requires an integrated approach and uses a variety of tools to be sustainable and minimize the risk of drug resistance.

“Deworming just to knock out parasites is not sustainable,” Tait said at the small-ruminant day at Farmfair last month. Design a parasite management plan with your flock veterinarian tailored to your farm. As well, cool, wet conditions increase the problem and remember that parasites are dormant during the winter and become active in the spring. “What’s in the animal is now hibernating in the rumen and you’re not going to touch it now. You have to get your brain around it for spring,” said Tait, a sheep producer with a veterinary practice in Bowden. Managing pasture contamination is also key and lambs and kids are a major source of parasite contamination in the mid- to late-grazing season. The babies aren’t born with parasites, nor with resistance. But when they start grazing, they often leave thousands of eggs on the pasture in their manure. The parasitic egg count in ewes or does is highest when animals are close to birth or lactating, which corresponds with spring lambing or kidding cycles.

“The two go together — because industry-wide, spring is the normal time,” said Tait. “If we did nothing to manage our sheep and goats, they would naturally want to get pregnant now and give birth in April or May,” she said. Ewes or does that give birth in January or February will not have the same rise in parasitic egg counts. It’s not the eggs that are infective but the larvae, and not all stages are infective for all parasite species. Most have a 10- to 20-day window where they are infective. Proper pasture rotation and timing are key. “If you rotate around in a two-week cycle and you’ve just come back when the larvae are infective, you’ve just made your problem worse, not better,” said Tait. “A lot of people are using pasture rotation as part of a management program for nutrition, for grass management, and for parasite management. But I’ve actually seen cases where they timed their pasture rotation so they’ve made their parasites worse.”

There are a number of different strategies that can be used. Some people graze sheep or goats on a pasture, followed by horses. (Sheep and goats share a lot of the same parasites, so they should never be grazed together.) Goats are more susceptible to parasites, so they should be grazed on a pasture before sheep. Since small ruminants share few parasites with cattle (and even fewer with horses), it’s good practice to graze cattle after them. This also reduces the risk of Johne’s for goats and sheep. Leaving the grass a bit longer also reduces the risk of parasite ingestion. Finally, don’t put them on a pasture with their moms. “Wean them and put them out on a pasture alone, so they’re not as susceptible,” said Tait. The Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency has created the 5 STAR program for parasite management (go to www.ontariosheep.org and click on ‘production information’). akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Watch to see if cattle eating cobs when grazing standing corn There’s a high incidence of mouldy corn this year and if cattle aren’t eating the cobs, they need supplemental feeding Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

roviding supplemental protein and grain is one option if cattle are grazing mouldy standing corn. “Some corn crops left for lateseason grazing have been damaged by the fall weather,” said provincial beef and forage specialist Barry Yaremcio. “High humidity, frequent rainfall, and frosts have created ideal conditions for moulds to form. Saprophytic moulds that cause deterioration are noticeable on the leaves and husks. This reduces feed quality especially the amounts of energy and protein left in the forage.” The bigger problem is with mould infection in the cobs. “When infected by certain moulds, T-2, HT-2, and DON mycotoxins can be formed. These mycotoxins can cause mouth irritations with the first symptom being a reduction in feed intake,”

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Milk that contains a certain protein may increase a key human antioxidant and strengthen the body’s disease-fighting properties. That’s according to a new study by a Florida university that looked at the health effects of milk containing the A2 protein. In a human clinical trial, Nova Southeast University scientists found 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 helping ward off diseases associated with abnormal cell differentiation, such as those that are 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,” said researcher Richard Deth. Other studies also show 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., So milk with only the A2 protein may 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.

said Yaremcio. “The cows may eat the tassel, leaves and some of the stalk, but the cobs will remain intact on the grazed plants.” Since cobs have higher energy and protein content, look to see if they are being left behind as that means cows aren’t receiving adequate amounts of protein and energy to meet requirements, especially during the last three months of pregnancy. Providing supplemental protein and grain is one option. “You can feed four to five pounds of grain and 1.0 to 1.5 pounds of a 32 per cent protein supplement per day to help meet requirements.” Warning signs of insufficient protein are manure that appears ‘blocky’ in texture and cows that seem to be very full. “This is because there is insufficient protein to keep rumen microbial populations healthy resulting in a reduction in feed passage rates,” said Yaremcio. “When cows do not consume sufficient energy, the fat in their

bodies will be mobilized to make up the shortfall. Without supplementation, the cows could potentially lose 1.5 to 2.0 pounds of weight per day. This will negatively impact the animals’ ability to withstand cold, windy conditions, reduce colostrum and milk production, and could increase calving difficulties. Calf health could be compromised as well.” Substituting in 2.5 pounds of peas instead of the 32 per cent supplement is another option. “A molasses lick tub (32 or 20 per cent protein) can supply additional protein when consumed at 1.5 and 2.5 pounds per day. But to meet energy requirements, it might be necessary to have the animals consume three to four pounds of the molasses product.” Other options are feeding 50 per cent of the daily ration as a high-quality alfalfa grass hay or silage. Yaremcio urges producers to consult with a nutritionist to develop these types of alternative feeding programs.

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Return to normal weather predicted

Poles suffer massive drop in ice levels

A U.S. government weather forecaster says weak La Niña conditions should dissipate in the coming months. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center says conditions were likely to transition back to neutral during January through March. La Niña is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and tends to occur unpredictably every two to seven years. While severe occurrences have been linked to floods and droughts elsewhere, the effect in Canada is often colder-than-usual temperatures on the Prairies and above-average precipitation in B.C., Ontario and Quebec. — Reuters

In a sign of rising global temperatures, sea ice at both poles is at record lows for this time of year after declining by twice the size of Alaska. Ice floating on the Southern Ocean off Antarctica has been expanding in recent years — something often cited by climate change skeptics. But El Nino has released heat from the Pacific Ocean this year and that’s contributed to “crazy” temperature swings. Parts of the Arctic were 20 C above normal in parts of November while chilly westerly winds that sweep around Antarctica, possibly insulating it from global warming, were the weakest for November in two decades. — Reuters

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, says our weather expert Being snowed in at Christmas has many advantages, argues Daniel Bezte, but big Yuletide snowstorms are relatively rare

BY DANIEL BEZTE

he holiday season is about traditions, and so it’s time once again to do my traditional look at Christmas weather across the Prairies. In particular, a look back to see what the warmest and coldest Christmases were, and if there have ever been big Christmas snowstorms. I’ve shared this with you before, but at this time of the year I always have a secret hope or wish that there will be a big snowstorm over Christmas. I know that a big storm at this time of the year would cause all sorts of problems and hardships, but deep down inside I guess I just wish that I could be stuck at home for a few days. No pressure to go anywhere because you can’t, plenty of food available, family around you, and new presents under the tree. A perfect time to be forced to sit back and just relax — at least until you have to dig yourself out! For this look-back, I have explored the weather data for the main reporting centres across all three Prairie provinces. I went back as far as the weather records go for each of the stations, which includes data from the late 1800s. Some people like to argue that this older data shouldn’t count and for some reason it is not seen as reliable. Sometimes I think it’s actually the opposite. Back then people took weather just a seriously as some of us do today, if not more seriously, and they were often very meticulous about recording daily weather. Today it isn’t surprising to check out daily weather data for a major reporting centre only to discover that some of the days are missing data, usually because of a computer or sensor glitch that wasn’t caught. The easiest way to show the weather records for the days around Christmas is in a table. This week’s table shows the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in degrees celsius, along with the maximum snowfall for Dec. 24-26 for Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Edmonton, and Calgary. If you look at the table you’ll see that if you are looking for a place to

Table Prairie weather records for Dec. 24-26

Winnipeg Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Brandon Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Regina Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Saskatoon Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Edmonton Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Calgary Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26

Max (°C) Year

Min (°C) Year Precip (cm) Year

3.9 5.4 4.4

1953 1999 2011

-47.8 1879 -40 1879 -38.9 1883

15.2 9.4 30.5

1929 1938 1916

4.4 7.2 4.8

1953 1999 2005

-41 1983 -40 1902 -39.4 1891

5.1 15.2 7.6

1938 1938 1976

4 6.1 6.1

1999 1943 1898

-40.6 1884 -39.4 1933 -39.3 1990

9.7 7.1 13.5

1950 1959 1916

6.9 4.5 4.4

2011 1895 1928

-37.8 1917 -38.9 1933 -41.7 1934

12.7 7.6 9.9

1938 1922 1959

10.4 8.9 10

1999 1987 1999

-41.7 1880 -39.4 1880 -38.3 1880

25.4 17.8 21.1

1938 1938 1955

17.6 14.8 13.8

1999 1985 1999

-36.1 1983 -35 1886 -35.6 1886

5.1 10.2 10.2

1937 1923 1923

This week’s table shows the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in degrees celsius, along with the maximum snowfall for Dec. 24-26 for Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Edmonton, and Calgary.

go in the Prairies to experience a really warm Christmas, then Calgary would be it. While all of the other centres have seen some nice warm Christmases, not one comes close to Calgary’s record highs. The year 1999 was a really warm one across the entire Prairies, with record warm temperatures being set in every major centre except Saskatoon that year. If you want a chance at seeing some really cold weather during this period, then you could pick pretty much any place, as all have seen Christmases colder than -35 C. But Winnipeg comes out the winner here with an absolutely

ridiculous temperature of -47.8 C on Christmas Eve in 1879. Interestingly, when you examine the precipitation records for these three days you’ll notice that the Christmas period has been a relatively dry, storm-free period. But there are a couple of exceptions. Winnipeg saw a heavy dump of 30.5 centimetres on Boxing Day back in 1916, but the record for biggest Christmas snowstorms has to go to Edmonton. In 1938, the Alberta capital recorded more than 25 centimetres of snow on Christmas Eve and then a further 18 centimetres on Christmas day, for a total of 43

This map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across agricultural Alberta during November compared to long-term averages. Overall, it was a relatively dry month with most areas seeing moderately low to very low amounts of precipitation. The one exception is the area between the central and northern region which saw average to moderately high amounts.

centimetres. That Christmas Eve started off nice in Edmonton with temperatures climbing to around 4 C before the snow moved in. By the 28th of December the temperature had plunged, with overnight lows falling into the low -40 C range. This same storm tracked southeastwards across the Prairies, bringing record one-day snowfalls to Saskatoon, Brandon, and Winnipeg. While I’m sure there have been plenty of stormy days near Christmas across the Prairies, very few really big storms have occurred. Looking at the current long-range forecast this year, we

may have a chance at changing this since the weather models are trying to bring in energy from the Pacific beginning about a week before Christmas. Whatever weather you do end up with, I hope it is what you wanted, if not, then remember the season and try to make the best of it! Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

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Canola contestant reaps 81 bushels an acre

Plants’ secret chemistry could change the way you farm Science is discovering plants produce their own pesticides and warn each other of threats — but tillage, spraying, and even breeding can disrupt these defences coming their way so they can do the same. As well, beneficial insects can also ‘eavesdrop’ on these messages to track their prey. “Plants are doing these things not because it’s entertaining, but rather, to protect themselves. It’s an amazing trick,” said Schultz. And it’s a trick that Andy Kirschenman hopes to one day employ on his farm near Hilda, northeast of Medicine Hat. “It’s something we don’t think much about — the ability of plants to talk to themselves and to each other both through the soil and the air,” said Kirschenman, who heard Schultz speak at the conference. “But I think there will be a day that comes where we will have products that make your plants talk to each other better and help the connection from plant to plant within the soil.”

BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF Staff / Medicine Hat

war is being waged in your fields. Every day, your crops are fighting for their lives against insects, diseases, weeds, and weather. And their best line of defence isn’t the chemicals we spray or the traits we breed into them. It’s their sense of smell. “Anything that anybody has ever done to any plant causes that plant to produce a unique set of smells, like a fingerprint, and every time you wound a plant or infect it with something, it increases the production of these chemicals,” said Jack Schultz, a plant scientist and leading expert on how plants use chemicals to defend themselves. Exploiting that chemical defence system could revolutionize crop production through a new approach that relies less on pesticides and more on natural processes, the University of Missouri professor said at the recent Farming Smarter conference. “If a plant is attacked on one of the young leaves on top, the entire plant changes its chemistry and becomes resistant,” said Schultz. “If you damage one small leaf on a plant, pretty soon all the leaves within a certain distance of that leaf will start changing their chemistry and become better defended.” Some of these chemicals are toxic to their enemies and act as frontline troops. The heat of a spicy pep-

Plants fighting back

Employing the natural ability of crops to defend themselves is the logical next step in the movement that has brought no-till and soil health to the fore, says Alberta producer Andy Kirschenman. PHOTO: SUPPLIED per, the chill of a peppermint candy, the jolt you get from your morning cup of coffee or cigarette — plants create these ‘defensive’ chemicals to guard against pests, said Schultz. But that’s only part of the story. Other chemicals emitted by the

plant travel through the air and soil to act as ‘messengers.’ And these messengers not only tell a plant’s various parts to ramp up their defences — they also give other plants in the field advance warning that a pest or a disease is

There’s a number of ways producers are already doing that, said Schultz. “One application of this in agriculture is called ‘push-pull agriculture,’ which is doing very well in Africa on very small family farms,” he said. “If you know which plants are attractive to beneficial insects and you know which plants repel pest insects, you can manipulate the mix of plants to both attract good ones and repel bad ones.” There are other applications as well. A damaged tobacco plant, for

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secret chemistry }from page 17 instance, will increase the production of nicotine — a powerful neurotoxin for insects. “That makes a tobacco plant more valuable because the pricing is based on nicotine content.” Another example is brassicas, which produce chemicals that act as fumigants. “In fact, brassicas outperform methyl bromide (a broad-spectrum pesticide) in many situations because the chemicals that protect the brassicas from their enemies are excellent fumigants and excellent anti-fungal agents,” said Schultz. But these defensive chemicals are mostly used today in greenhouses, he said. “If you flood a greenhouse with methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil), you’ll increase the resistance to several pathogens that way,” said Schultz. “Airborne stuff, however, is really hard to control outdoors. It’s remarkable that plants influence each other at all given that the wind blows. So it’s really hard to commercialize that.”

Soil health and hardy plants

Still, with resistance on the rise, farmers are going to need new control methods for insects, weeds, and diseases, said Kirschenman. “Anything we do changes how plants react. I think we have to assume that what we do as humans in our crop protection choices has an impact on that,” he said. “If we lose the natural plant defences and then, through overapplication, we lose our crop protection products, we’re basically out of luck.” But producers are already adjusting their production practices to boost plants’ natural defences through crop rotations, no-till, and cover cropping —

Farming Smarter conference delegates were introduced to the fascinating world of plants’ chemical defence systems by American plant scientist Jack Schultz, a leading expert in this unfolding field of ag research. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR and “exploiting” those defensive chemicals is a logical next step in crop protection, he added. Kirschenman is doing all three to improve soil health on his 5,000acre operation instead of “looking for a solution in a jug or in a bag or in a breeding technique.” “Up until about 2004, we had never grown anything other than cereals and flax, along with summerfallow,” he said. He now grows fall rye, flax, sunflowers, corn, durum, triticale, yellow peas, canola, and mustard.

Longer rotations combined with no-till not only lowers disease and pest loads, but also builds soil structure. That’s greatly reduced both water pooling and salinity that became problems when chem-fallow was employed on Kirschenman’s farm. But by doing that, he’s also making the plants’ defensive chemicals work for him, said Schultz. For instance, when brassica leaves decompose, they release chemicals that have anti-fungal properties.

“When plant litter enters the soil, it’s carrying with it a chemistry that can modulate the activities of all of the organisms there,” he said. “The mix of plants growing on a site turns into a mix of litters, which represents a mix of chemistry that then influences everything else that’s going on in the soils. A healthy soil is rich in chemistry.”

‘Sitting ducks’

Healthy soils also make it easier for messenger chemicals to travel from one plant to another via the

soil — something that is greatly disrupted by tillage. “There’s a real underground connection going on here. If you break mycorrhizal connections, plants are not going to communicate with each other,” said Schultz. “I’m not telling you that we know all the specific outcomes. But don’t assume that you can do anything — including breaking connections with tilling — and expect things to operate normally.” Similarly, producers can also negate plants’ natural defence systems by spraying. Messenger chemicals can call in reinforcements in the form of beneficial insects when a plant is being attacked by harmful insects. But if a pesticide kills the beneficials, this advantage is lost. Even plant breeding can weaken plants’ natural defences, said Schultz, who argues that the relentless focus on yield has inadvertently bred out or reduced these mechanisms. “Breeding plants for such a heavy investment in productivity has deprived them of the ability to defend themselves, and what that does is commits you to pesticide use,” he said. “The reason we don’t have any choices is, in large part, because we have created plants that are sitting ducks. “There’s no free lunch.” That’s something that worries Kirschenman on his own farm. “Whatever we do to our fields affects our plants in positive and negative ways, and it also affects the growing soil we have underneath them in positive and negative ways,” he said. “Everything we do has consequences, and we have to take a hard look at that.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Grain elevators reporting spike in heated canola Producers can check for heated seeds by coring their bins or transferring grain from one bin to another BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Lacombe

rowers, check your bins — grain elevators across Alberta have reported a spike in heated canola, and your cereals may be in danger as well. “I did a sample of canola two or three weeks ago and it already had four per cent of heated in it, and canola can deteriorate very quickly,” Larry Michta from SGS Agricultural Services said in late November. “Make sure you watch your bins. If it goes out of condition, that’s your profit.” The Alberta Canola Producers Commission issued a release on Nov. 30 alerting producers to the recent spike in the incidence of heated canola in Alberta. “Growers are encouraged to check all canola bins as soon as possible,” the statement said. “Cooling the bin and stopping this early heating now can save a lot of money in lost grade and lost delivery options.” For canola, ‘browned burned’ seeds mean an immediate downgrade. No. 1 canola can have only 0.1 per cent heated seed, while No. 2 canola can have 0.5 per cent and No. 3 can have two per cent. In wheat, the tolerance levels vary depending on the type of wheat, but generally, No. 1 wheat can only have 0.05 per cent heated seed. Malt barley can have 0.1 per cent heated seed, and food grade barley can have 0.2 per cent heated seed. Heated grain usually starts to look “a little rusty,” and may go from deep rust to brown to black. “If you look at the germ, you can tell whether or not it’s been heated,” he said. “But that’s something you can control by looking after your crop.” And this year’s harvest created ideal conditions for heated seed, said Michta, who spoke at a joint regional meeting for Alberta Barley and Alberta Wheat. Rain and snow in the early parts of fall, combined with a long stressful harvest, led to some canola being binned at higher moisture levels than recommended and then not given the attention it needed as producers struggled to get other crops off. But ultimately, heated grain “is a storage problem,” and that comes down to the producer, said Michta. “That’s not an environmental or a growing problem. That’s your storage problem,” he said. “When you store your grain, you’ve got to keep in mind that it’s a living commodity. You’ll harvest it and it will be bone dry, and then you put it in the bin when it’s 30 degrees inside and eight per cent moisture. That grain is going to go through a sweat, and when it goes through a sweat, it gives off moisture.” When the weather outside the bin gets cool, the grain next to the wall of the bin begins to cool as well, while the grain at the centre of the bin remains warm. The cool air inside the bin gathers moisture and drops to the bottom, gravitating toward the warm centre of the bin. “Then it will take the warm, moist air up to the top, and that’s where you’re going to get your spoilage,” said Michta. Temperature cables may not be able to detect the start points for grain heating until some of the seed is already damaged, so there’s a couple of things producers should be doing right now, said Michta.

“You can turn on your aeration and cool it down and get rid of that moisture. Or you can core your bin,” he said. “Just put a rag or a paper towel on top, auger it at the bottom, and when that paper towel comes out, you’ve cored your bin,” he said. “Let it sit out on your truck overnight and then put it back in. That should cool it down and break it up. “That’s not to say it won’t heat anymore, but the chances are lessened.” The Alberta Canola release also recommended that producers transfer their grain from one bin to another to detect heating. Probing from the top of the bin or through the doors may not detect hot spots in the middle of the bin. Producers should move at least one-third of their bin, unless storage risk is high. In that case, the whole bin should be transferred. During the transfer, producers should “feel for heat and sniff for a burnt smell as the canola comes out of the bin.”

PHOTO: CANOLA COUNCIL OF CANADA As winter progresses, producers should check their bins at least once a week and make sure their grain stays in good condition, said Michta. “When it goes into your bin, make sure you condition it so you don’t get the spoiling,” he said. “You can’t change the mildew or the sprouted or the fusarium levels. You can’t change those things, but you can make sure that it doesn’t deteriorate once you have it in the bin.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

This fall’s wet harvest created the right conditions for heated seed, said SGS Agricultural Services’ Larry Michta. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR

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New product pits fungus against fungus Company says if DONguard gets into the plant first it occupies the space fusarium would take BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff/Ottawa

new weapon to battle fusarium head blight 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 strain of another fungus can also provide protection to cereals, Bill Brown, president and CEO of Adjuvants Plus, said at a recent fusarium workshop. The strain — clonostachys rosea strain ACM941 — and its impact on fusarium was discovered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientist Allen Xue. Adjuvants Plus, based in Kingsville, Ont., has the rights to commercialize the biopesticide and is calling it DONguard.

Bill Brown, president and CEO of Adjuvants Plus, explained his company’s new product called DONguard during the recent Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON 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 U.S.) 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 fusarium head blight (FHB) varies from year to year, it is Western Canada’s worst wheat disease. It

was widespread across the Prairies this year and hitting durum wheat especially hard. 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. Agriculture Canada tested five clonostachys rosea and all offered some control of FHB. “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 fusarium-damaged kernels by 72.7 per cent and increasing wheat yield by 55.7 per cent and 1,000 kernel weight by 26 per cent,” the department said on its website.

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

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“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.

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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-harvest, 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 back36” high ground, 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.”

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A one-day wonder — 4-H creates what’s a ‘town’ to celebrate centennial up Send agriculture-related meeting and event announcements to: glenn.cheater@fbcpublishing.com

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t will be the shortest-lived ‘town’ in Alberta history — but there’ll be a lot happening in Cloverville during the few hours of its existence. Cloverville, which will come into being the morning of Jan. 7 and last until into the evening, is how 4-H Alberta’s Southern Region plans to mark the centennial of the organization in this province. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of any organization,” said Andy Pittman, chair of the Southern Region’s centennial community. “As we sat around and brainstormed back in our first meeting way back in February, we talked about what is important in 4-H. And one word that continued to come up was community. It’s in our pledge and it’s part of our mentality. So because of that, we decided to create our own oneday community in January. And it’ll be an indoor community, so that’s a good thing.” Cloverville will be located in Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park Pavilion, and with about 1,000 members, 300 leaders, and 100 Cleaver Kids (aged six to eight), there will be plenty of hands to build the town. A large majority of the region’s 56 clubs is expected to participate and create displays which will line half a dozen ‘streets.’ The public can tour the town from noon to 4 p.m. and learn about 4-H’s past and present. “Along with the streets, there will be a town square where friends, family, and alumni can gather and visit,” said Pittman. “There will be an arts display in the town square, and there will be stages and a drive-in movie area where you sit down and listen to stories

Jan. 9 and Feb. 6: Transition Planning Workshops for Farm and Ranch Families; 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr., Lethbridge (also Jan. 10/Feb. 7 in Airdrie; Jan. 11/Feb. 8 in Lacombe; Jan. 12/ Feb. 14 in Camrose; Jan. 16/Feb. 13 in Vermilion; Jan. 17/Feb. 14 in Westlock; and Jan. 18/Feb. 16 in Grande Prairie). Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Jan. 11: Closing the Gap (Creating a more profitable business), Agriculture Centre, Airdrie. Contact: Vince 403340-5545 Jan. 13-15: 35th Anniversary Alberta Horse Conference, Sherwood Park Conference and Community Centre, Sherwood Park. Contact: Horse Industry Association of Alberta 403420-5949

4-H members Chelsea Carroll (left) and Christine Suominen joined Cleaver the Beaver at the Southern Region’s centennial kickoff in September. PHOTO: Lethbridge & District Exhibition from alumni and club members about 4-H. “The displays will showcase a wide variety of projects — it’s a crazy wide variety of projects that our members do. People will be surprised by the awesome number of things that our members are involved in.” There will also be a crafts area, a 4-H camp, and a museum, and the town will also play host to Lieutenant-Governor Lois Mitchell, who will be attending a 4-H banquet in the evening. And like many of their real-life counterparts, the ‘townfolks’ will be assembling a time capsule (in the shape of a grain elevator) that will be filled with mementos of 100 years of 4-H in Alberta.

“But it won’t be going underground,” said Pittman. “We’re going to seal it and it will be on display at Exhibition Park — which has been a wonderful partner of ours for 93 years. Maybe it’ll be opened at the 125th anniversary.” While it’s a lot of work for a oneday event, Pittman said that was never a consideration. “It’s like anything, whether it’s 4-H or any other organization, if you have passionate volunteers who really want to sink their teeth into it, you really don’t think about the hours involved.” Along with giving the public a chance to see what 4-H is all about, Cloverville’s builders are encouraging alumni to come by for a visit.

“I just read recently that the number of alumni in the province is in the ballpark of 250,000 — it’s a lot,” he said. “One of the things that’s really cool about 4-H is that because members do a lot of community service, they tend to keep giving back to their community, whether that’s in 4-H or other organizations. So we’re hoping to see a lot of them at Cloverville.” There’s about 6,000 4-H members in Alberta and there will be other regional events along with provincial ones. For more info, see www.4hab100.ca. For more details on Cloverville, go to www. southcentennial.com.

rande Prairie resident Kayle Riddell-Poole is one of two winners in a national contest put on by St. John Ambulance to raise awareness about Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). The #savealifeselfie contest encouraged Canadians to take selfies of themselves at places in their community where AEDs are located — which St. John Ambulance says are often “hidden in plain sight.” The organization notes defibrillation can increase the odds of survival by as much as 75 per cent for someone suffering a cardiac emergency. And the earlier defibrillation occurs, the greater the chance of a successful outcome. Earlier this winter, St. John Ambulance released the free Save A Life app, to help both first responders and the general public to find an AED quickly. Two AED makers donated defibrillators for the contest, with the winners selected by a draw.

Riddell-Poole, who submitted seven selfies and pictures of AEDs in and around Grande Prairie, is an emergency medical responder and St. John volunteer. “I entered the contest because I wanted to help promote the knowledge of AEDs to everyone — what they are, how they work, all of it,” she said. “I went around Grande Prairie trying to register as many AEDs on the new app as possible and I was amazed at how many people didn’t know what they were, never mind how to use one.” Riddell-Poole, who also volunteers as the chief medical officer for the Western Off Road Racing group, has plans for the AED she won. “I plan to have it in my jump kit for when I am in charge of the medical for the racing group, as well as to help teach other people about AEDs and how important they are.” For more information on the Save A Life app, see www.stjohn.ab.ca/ savealife.

Jan. 16: Manure Management Update 2017, Lethbridge Lodge Hotel, Lethbridge. Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Jan. 16-17: Farmer’s First Aid, Airdrie Ag Centre, Airdrie. Contact: Rachel McLean 403700-7406 Jan. 17-18: Agronomy Update 2017, Lethbridge Lodge Hotel, Lethbridge. Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030 Jan. 18: Getting Into On-Farm Retail Bus Tour, starts near Aldersyde. Contact: Karen Goad 780-538-5629

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Grande Prairie emergency medical responder Kayle Riddell-Poole wants more people to know about Automated External Defibrillators and how to use them. PHOTO: Kirsten Barrand-Bel

Grants available for linguistic minority communities Community and volunteer groups in English and French linguistic minority communities can receive grants to encourage the use of Canada’s official languages in their area. Farm Credit Canada’s Expression Fund will give grants ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 to fund initiatives such as community centres, schools, and daycare centres as well as projects such as theatrical productions, art galleries, and concerts. Last year, CAFE (Centre d’appui à la famille et à l’enfance) Nord-Ouest in Fahler received $7,500 to hire two French professionals in arts, sports, and culture for a festival. Eligibility criteria and applications, which are due by Jan. 8, can be found at www.fcc. ca/expressionfund. — FCC

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Kubota F2260, 2002, 1325 hrs, 60” Front mount mower with bagger . . . . . . . . . $11,500 MF GC2310, 2007, 135 hrs, 23 hp, MFWD, ldr, Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,500 JD 4240, 1980, 7675 hrs, 2WD, 3 REMS, Powershift Trans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 NH 8670, 1995, 9200 hrs, Super Steer, 3 Hyd outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,500 Kubota M108S, 2008, 2980 hrs, 96 Pto Hp, MFWD, 10’ Leon Blade . . . . . . . . . . $48,500 NH TV145, 2005, 4000 hrs, long loader with grapple, C.E. Pto and 3 pt, HID Lights $69,000 NH TV6070, 2011, 3457 hrs, LL, directional tires, high flow ready, const. yellow . $115,000 NH T7.250, 2013, 940 hrs, 165PTO HP, no ldr, P.S. sidewinder, 4 remotes . . . . . $133,000 NH T6.155, 2013, 393 hrs, Ldr, & Grpl, Dlx Seat, 18.4R38 Rear Tires, 14.9R28 Front Tires, 3 Mid-mount valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,000 NH T7.235, 2011, 4030 hrs, CVT, 20.8R42, 4 electric remote, 860TL, grapple . . $135,000 NH T7.250, 2013, 996 hrs, 165PTO HP, P.S. sidewinder, 4 remotes, brand new 875 ldr/gr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,000 NH T7.235, 2013, 4332 hrs, 150 PTO HP, P.S., Sidewinder, 3 remote . . . . . . . . . $166,000 CHALLENGER MT675C, 2009, 1420 hrs, 275 PTO HP, Frt & Rear Duals, 4 Rems, 3 point hitch, frt weights, CVT TRANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,000 JD 7215R, 2011, 4108 hrs, 178 PTO HP, Self Leveling Loader, Power Quad, 620-42 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $191,000 Case IH 9180, 1986, 8000 hrs, 375 HP, 24.5R32 Duals, Powershift, 4 Remotes, CAT 3406 Engine (Steiger Lion 1000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,000 CaseIH STX450 Quad, 2002, 5878 hrs, New undercarriage, 36” tracks, 4 Rems, Tow Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,000 CaseIH STX485 Quad, 2010, 9370 hrs, New undercarriage, 30” Tracks, 4 Rems, PTO, Tow Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,000 CaseIH STX500, 2004, 3700 hrs, 500HP, 800 Mich, Luxury Cab, Elec Mirr, Hi Flow Pump, Diff Locks, 5 Rems, HID Lights, FM750 Integrated GPS, 18’ Leon Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $215,000 NH TJ530, 2007, 4298 hrs, 800 Duals, PTO, Tow Cable, 4 Rems, No GPS . . . . . $235,000 NH TJ530, 2007, 3075 hrs, 800 Duals, 4 REMS, Tow Cable Full GPS . . . . . . . . . $235,000 NH T9.450HD, 2014, 715 hrs, 710 Duals, Hi Flow Pump, Lux cab, Elec Mirr, 4 Elec Remotes, Full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279,000 Versatile 450, 2012, 1230 hrs, 450HP, 800 Duals, P.S., 6 Elec Rems, Deluxe Cab, Raven GPS, frt & rear weight pkg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,000 NH T9.435, 2015, 161 hrs, 370 HP, New 710 duals, Lux cab, 6 REMS, HID, GPS ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $315,000 Versatile 500, 2016, 440 hrs, 800 Duals, HID Lights, Diff Lock, PTO, Weights, Deluxe Cab, Leather seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $355,000

COMBINE

CaseIH 2188, 1995, 3405/2784 hrs, Bigtop topper, singles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,500 JD 9660, 2005, 3345/2497 hrs, Singles, Green lighted end of season . . . . . . . . $114,000 MF 8780XP, 2000, hrs, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In JD S690, 2013, 900/600 hrs, 615P, Premium, HID, Fine Cut Chopper, 650 Duals, 28L Rears, Pro Drive, Full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In JD S690, 2015, 253/163 hrs, No P.U., Premium, HID, Power Cast Tailboard, 650 Duals, 750 Rears, Pro Drive, Full GPS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In NH TR96, 1987, 3090 hrs, P.U., chopper, Singles, AS IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,900 NH TR99, 2000, 2457/1693 hrs, SM P.U., Elec stone Trap, Redekop Chopper, Chaff Spreader, Terrain Tracer, Crary Ext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000 NH TR99, 2002, 2417/1770 hrs, SM P.U., Elec stone Trap, Chopper, Chaff Spreader, Terrain Tracer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000 NH CR960, 2003, 1975/1405 hrs, 14’ SWM P.U. Singles, 2 speed rotors, Std Chop, moisture sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,000 NH CR960, 2005, 1998/1437 hrs, 14’ SM P.U. Singles, Dlx Cab, Dlx Chopper, Remote sieve Adj, Elec Mirrors, Yield Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 NH CR960, 2003, 2305/1686 hrs, 14’ SM P.U., Singles, dlx chopper, moisture sensor, Reconditioned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,000 NH CR970, 2301/1688 hrs, 14’ SM P.U., Singles, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000 NH CR9070, 2010, 1471/1132 hrs, 16’ SM P.U. Duals, Dlx Cab, Dlx Chopper . . $199,000 NH CR9070, 2011, 1320/1064 hrs, 790CP, Singles, Std Chopper, Long Auger, Diff Lock, LCTS, Full GPS, Pwr Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220,000 NH CR9080, 2009, 1272/907 hrs, 790CP, Singles, long auger, dlx chopper, diff lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $226,000 NH CR9070, 2011, 1049/877 hrs, 790CP, Singles, Dlx Chopper, HID, Diff Lock, GPS Ready, LCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245,000 NH CR9070, 2011, 920/723 hrs, 16’ SM P.U., Dlx chopper, Singles, long auger, diff lock, intellisteer ready, Y&M, SCTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,000 NH CR9070, 2011, 1229/878 hrs, 14’ SM P.U., Duals, Dlx Cab, Dlx Chopper, Full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 NH CR9070, 2011, 1062/848 hrs, 790CP, singles, diff lock, HID, long auger, Dlx Chopper, Elec Mirrors, Air Comp, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $256,000 NH CR9080, 2011, 598 hrs, 790CP, Duals, Dlx Chopper, HID, LCTS, Full GPS, Long Auger, Leather Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,900 NH CR8090, 2013, 1003/719 hrs, 790CP, 900 Singles, DSP, diff lock, dlx chopper, HID Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $305,000 NH CR9090, 2013, 1247/865 hrs, 790CP, Singles, Dlx Chopper, DSP, Elec Covers, Full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In NH CR9090, 2013, 1050/780 hrs, 790CP, Singles, Dlx Chopper, DSP, Elec Covers, Full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In NH CR9090Z, 2012, 1231/967 hrs, 790CP, Duals, Opti Spread, IntelliCruise, Full GPS, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In NH CX840, 2003, 2630/1920 hrs, 14’ Rake Up, Singles, Dlx Chopper, Chaff Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,000 NH CX840, 2003, 2188/1671 hrs, 14’ Rake Up, Singles, Dlx Chopper, Chaff Blower, Remote Sieve Adj.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,000 NH CX840, 2004, 1890/1522 hrs, 14’SM P.U., Singles, Dlx Chopper, Y & M, Chaff Blower, Beacons, Remote sieve adj., Reconditioned, Reman Engine . $120,000 NH CX860, 2002, hrs, Coming In NH CX8080, 2010, 1385/1037 hrs, 14’ SM P.U., Singles, Dlx Chopper, long auger, SCTS, diff lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,000 NH CX8080, 2010, 875/706 hrs, 76C-14 SM, Singles, Dlx Chopper . . . . . . . . . $235,000 NH CX8080, 2012, 998/766 hrs, 790CP, Singles, Dlx Chopper, Electric folding covers, Full GPS, Diff lock, LCTS, long auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $265,000

COMBINE HEADER

Michel’s ProTech, 2013, Electric Hopper Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,300 CaseIH 1010, 1997, 22.5’, auger, no transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 NH 971-25, 1994, 25’, Auger Header, Bergen Transport, HCC Pick Up Reel . . . . . . $9,900 HONEYBEE SP30, 1995, 30’ TR/TX adapter, plastic teeth, transport . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 NH 76C, 2009, 76C-14’, swathmaster p.u. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 HB SP36, 2000, 36’, cat adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 NH 790CP, 2013, 15’, Fixed Guage Wheels, Mechanical Floatation . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 NH 72C, 2005, 30’ Rigid Auger Header, Hyd F & A, Trailtech Transport . . . . . . . . . $22,000 HONEYBEE ST30, 2004, 30’, JD Adapter, Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,500 HONEYBEE ST30, 1997, 30’, CNH Adapter, Transport, steel teeth . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 NH 72C, 2011, 30’ Rigid Auger Header, Hyd F & A, Bergen Transport . . . . . . . . . . $28,000 NH 94C, 2004, 36’, SK, Pick Up Reel, CNH Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 HB SP36, 1999, 36’, Cross Auger, Headsight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 MACDON 973, 2004, CaseIH only adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,000 NH 994, 2003, 30’, Upper cross auger, CR/CX adapter, HHC, Auto header height, gauge rollers, transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In NH 94C, 2008, 36’, CR/CX Adapter, DK, F & A, Hyd Tilt, UCA, AHHC, UII Reel . . . . . $42,500 HB 94C, 2012, 30’, UII reel, header tilt, DK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,500 HB SP30, 2014, 30’, DK, UII, transport, header tilt, headsight, cross auger . . . . . . $58,500 HB SP30, 2014, 30’, DK, UII, transport, header tilt, headsight, cross auger . . . . . . $58,500 HONEYBEE SP30, 2013, 30’, SK, HCC Reel, CNH Adapter, AHHC, UCA, Hyd Tilt, Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,500 HONEYBEE SP30, 2013, 30’, SK, HCC Reel, CNH Adapter, AHHC, UCA, Hyd Tilt, Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,500 HB SP30, 2013, 30’ DK, Hyd Tilt, Transport, AHHC, CNH Adapter, Brand New HCC P.U. Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,500 HB SP30, 2013, 30’ DK, Hyd Tilt, Transport, AHHC, CNH Adapter, Brand New HCC P.U. Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,500 HONEYBEE SP36, 2013, 36’, DK, HCC Split Reel, CNH Adapter, AHHC, UCA, Hyd Tilt, Transport, Hyd F&A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,500 MACDON D6035, 2011, 35’, DK, Transport, UCA, 6 Bat Reel, Double Draper Drive, CNH Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,000 MACDON D6035, 2010, 35’ SK, Transport, UCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,000 NH 880CF, 40’, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In NH 880CF, 40’, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In MACDON FD7040, 2012, 40’ DK, Transport, UCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000

HAYING EQUIPMENT

JD 890, 2002, Hay Header, 14’, DK, New knives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 NH 688, 2002, 17000 hrs, Bale Command, Hyd P.u., Net & Twine . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 JD 566, 1997, 18000 hrs, Bale Kicker, 1000 pto, twine only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 NH 499, 1991, Haybine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Hesston 956, 2004, 5421 hrs, Auto cycle, bale kicker, twine only . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,000 Hesston 956A, 2006, 11195 hrs, Twine Only, Auto Cycle, Bale Ejector, Hyd P.U. . . $16,000 NH BR780A, 2007, BC, Narrow pick up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 MF 1375, 2011, 16 discbine’, pivot tongue, steel rolls, guage wheels . . . . . . . . . . $35,500 Macdon A40D, 2013, 16’ Sickle Header, bought new in 2015, used for only 250 acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 Case IH RD163, 2014, Discbine, MowMaxII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,500 NH BB9080, 2010, 35000 ? hrs, Big Square Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 NH Rollbelt 560, 2014, 3692 hrs, 2.07 P.U., 21.5L-16.1 Tires, Hyd P.U., Twine Only, Deliuxe Wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,000 JD 4995, 2006, 1450 hrs, 995 - 16’ Discbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000

SWATHERS

IH 4000, 1980, 19.5’ Draper, Gas Engine, One Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 HB WS30, 2006, 30’, DK, HCC reel, transoport, came off of JD 4895 . . . . . . . . . . $16,000 MF 220, 1997, 3806 hrs, 22.5”, UII Reel, Guage Wheels,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 CaseIH 8825, 1997, 3169 hrs, 21 ft. Draper Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 MF 220XL, 2002, 1450 hrs, 22’, SK, Pick Up Reel, Guage Wheels, Shiftable Table $37,000 JD 4895, 2002, 3660 hrs, 30ft. HB transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,000 MF 9220, 2006, 25’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,500 MACDON 4952i, 2005, 1934 hrs, 30’, DK, UCA, Hyd F & A, Triple Del, Turbo, Large Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,000 MACDON 9352i, 2005, 1677/1333 hrs, 30’, split reel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000 MF 9435, 2009, 1267 hrs, 30’, SK, UII Reel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,000 MF 9435, 2011, 1441 hrs, 30’, SK, UII Pick Up Reel, Elec F & A, Guage Wheels, 480/85R26 Frt Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,500 MACDON M150, 2011, 925/711 hrs, Traction Unit Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,500 JD 4895, 2009, 1055/770 hrs, 25’, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,000 NH H8040, 2008, 2675 hrs, 25’, SK, Hyd F & A, P.U. Reel, Dlx cab, electric mirrors, Prairie Special, 21Lx28 tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000 MF 9430, 2010, 1285 hrs, 25’, p/u reel, elec F&A, guage wheels, SK . . . . . . . . . $79,000 MF 9435, 2011, 977 hrs, 30’, 5200 Header, SK, Elec Fore & Aft, Triple Del. . . . . . $89,000 CaseIH WD1203, 2012, 367 hrs, 30’, DK, Hyd F & A, Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,000 MF WR9740, 2013, 325/176 hrs, 36’, SK, Susp Cab & Axle, 21mph speed . . . . $109,000 MF WR9740, 2012, 544 hrs, 25’ Draper, roto shears, UII Reel, guage Wheels, GPS, hyd roller, 9126 Auger header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,000 Case IH WD1903, 2014, Electric mirrors, deluxe cab, full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,000 MACDON M155, 2013, 703/555 hrs, 35’, SK, Transport, Hyd F & A, HID Lights, 600 tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,000 MACDON M155, 2012, 650 hrs, 35’, Triple Del, DK, 6 Bat Reel,. . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,000 MACDON M205, 2011, 546 hrs, 35’, DK, Transport, UCA, 6 Bat Reel . . . . . . . . . $149,000

SEEDING EQUIPMENT

JD 787, 1997, 170 Bushel 2 Comp tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000 FC 3450, 1998, Mech tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 FC 5000, 1998, 57’, 12”, 3.5” stealth, 4” pneumatic, TBH, DS, AS IS . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 FC/JD 5000/787, 1992, 45’, DS, 9”, steel packers, TBH 230 Bush, 4 run, AS IS . $25,000 NH SC430, 2007, DS, Mech, TBH, Flex ctrl momnitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,500 Seedhawk 4012/357, 1999, 40’ x 12”, Single Knife, DS, 357 On board tank, NH3 Kit also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 NH SD440A/P1040, 2005/2009, 40’x10”, DS, 4”PrdStealth, Harrows, Steel Pkrs, 6 run, TBH, Mech Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,500 NH SD440A, 2007, 46’x12”, 550lbs., 5.5” Rubber, single shoot, TBH. . . . . . . . . . $84,000 NH SD550/P1060, 2007/2009, 60’x12”, 5.5” Rub, DS, 3.5” Dutch, VR, TBH, Liquid hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,900 NH SD440A/P1060, 2004/2013, 58’x9”, DS, 4”Stealth, 4.5” Steel, TBH, VR, Hyd Auger, Duals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000 NH P2060/P1060, 2012, 60’x10”, DS, Coming In NH P2060/P1060/P1060, 2009, 70’x12”, DS, 4” Prd Stealth, 4.5” steel pkr, VR, NH blockage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,000 NH P2060/P1060/P1060, 2009, 70x10, DS, 4” prd row Stealth, steel pkr, harrows, VR, NH blockage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,000

SPRAYERS

BOURGAULT 850 Centurion II, 1990, 82’ boom, single nozzle, foam marker . . . $11,000 Miller/Nitro 2275HT, 2006, 2500 ? hrs, 100’ Boom, 1400 Gal SS Tank, Raven GPS, Air Dividers, 320 Tires, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,000 Hagie STS12, 2000, 2721 hrs, 1200 Gal SS Tank, 90’ Boom, 320 Tires, Crop Div, Ind tank, Triple Nozzles, Outback S with E Drive and 360 Mapping $109,000 NH SP.275F, 2012, 642 hrs, 1200gal SS, 120’ boom, Norac, FM750 control, 380 tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $259,900 NH SP.365F, 2013, 749 hrs, 1600gal, SS, 120’ boom, intelliview monitor, ultraglide, accuboom, intellisteer, electric flush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $329,000 NH SP.365F, 1600 Gal, SS, 120’ Boom Coming In NH SP.345F, 2015, 199 hrs, 1200 gal, 120’ boom, Lux Cab, Elec Mirrors, Boom Blowout, Ultraglide, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420,000 JD R4038, 2014, 940 hrs, 1000 Gal Stainless, 2 sets of tires- 380 & 620, 120’ boom, sectional control, boom height level, full GPS w/ SF2 . . . . . . . . $425,000

AUGERS

Wheatheart 10x60, 2003, swing Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,900 Buhler 13X70, 2004, TMR, Reverser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000 Buhler 13x70, 2005, TMMR, Dual Flighting, Reverser, Hyd Winch & Mover. . . . . . $12,500 Sakundiak 12X85, 2010, Electric mover & Reverser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,900

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Farm Credit Canada remains positive despite global shocks Not even the election of Donald Trump necessarily spells doom for agri-trade BY RICHARD KAMCHEN

“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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recently released productivity and trade report from Farm Credit Canada sees threats on the horizon but overall remains optimistic for Canadian farmers. Developments such as 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, J.P.Gervais, FCC’s chief economist, said during a conference call. As these global forces potentially threaten Canadian agriculture’s export dominance, Canada needs to produce more through innovation and efficiency to meet those challenges, he said. World political instability 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. president-elect 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.

J.P. Gervais

Shoppers at a food superstore in Ahmedabad, India in October. Rising demand from India and China bode well for Canada’s ag sector, says a new FCC report. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave “This will help to spur additional demand. Canada, as one of the world’s largest exporters, can capitalize on that growth,” the report reads.

Demand growing

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,” he said. “And if you think of China and India, they’re still doing OK. So for us, there’s no 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.”

Canada, as the world’s fifth-largest agricultural exporter overall – behind the U.S., China, Netherlands and Brazil – will be able to capture some of that growth, he added. Canadian agriculture’s strength is its diversity, ranking among the top-10 exporters for 13 different commodities. “We can supply market 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.” But a scarcity of additional land for farming and slowing advances in agricultural technology make the health of Canadian agriculture exports reliant on

both investments in productivity gains from technological advances and innovation, and minimizing costs through efficiency measures, the FCC 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. Widespread fertilizer application and the adoption of different modes of herbicide use led to peak annual productivity gains in the 1980s. But productivity growth only recently seemed to stabilize after having declined since 1990, the report says. Gervais pointed out the negative growth trend should serve as a reminder of the need to invest in innovation. “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.”

Farmer interest sought in Saskatchewan commodity hub Proponents say farmers should again have a ‘voice’ in grain handling STAFF

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. Comtrax Logistics Solutions proposes a $50-million to $75-million project somewhere on CP Rail’s Soo Line, “most likely” in the Weyburn area, including a 60,000-tonne-capacity crophandling facility and 260-railcarcapacity loop track. Town hall-style producer meetings are planned this month in Regina and 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 farmer-owned

grain companies over the past decade,” Weyburn-area 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-forservice 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 oilrich southeast. Toronto-based

“Farmer investment in grain handling has dwindled with the sale of many of the farmerowned grain companies over the past decade.” Mark Bratrud

Ceres Global Ag Corp. has been developing such a hub for grain, oil and other commodities at Northgate, about 60 kilometres 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 agricultural and other raw commodities… with a focus on bringing value back to commodity producers.”

A group of Saskatchewan farmers wants to create a ‘commodity hub’ on CP Rail’s Soo Line. PHOTO: CP RAIL

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2009 FORD EXPLORER LTD., V8, AWD, 42” BELTING DOWN to 36”. Good for cattle loaded, 4 leather buckets, new winter and feeders or temporary grain storage. Red summer tires, extra rims, 218,000 kms, Deer, AB. 403-346-7178 or 403-392-7754. $17,500. Photos. 306-843-2934, Wilkie SK 42”-52” USED CONVEYOR BELTING for cattle feeders and livestock processing areas. larrykirk82@gmail.com 2004 MACK TANDEM AXLE dump truck, fresh AB. safety, low kms, very clean, good condition. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB.

WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. 2014 RAM 2500, gas, 2 to choose from, 2008 KENWORTH W900 c/w 565 CumCall Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, starting at $32,995. Call Greenlight Truck mins, 18 speed, 46 rears, studio bunk, very & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. Churchbridge, SK. clean. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430. 2014 RAM 1500, SLT, 4x4 Eco, diesel, sunroof, $38,995. Greenlight Truck & Auto, Saskatoon, SK. SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near- 306-934-1455, new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430. $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. 2014 RAM 1500, SLT, 4x4 Eco, diesel, sunwww.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. roof, $38,995. Greenlight Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. 2016 SUBARU IMPREZA consumer reports www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430. as best small call starting at $23,360! Call for best price!! 1-877-373-2662 or 2013 RAM 1500 Long Horn, Hemi, fully loaded, $38,995. Call Greenlight Truck & www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2002 W ESTER N STAR 4 900FA CO NV ENTIO NAL GR AV EL TR U CK CatC1 0,370-385 H.P. 1 350 lb FtTo rq u e , Jake Brake ,Cru is e ,1 1 R22.5 Tire s ,1 0 Spd ., 1 5’ G rave lBo x,AirRid e Sprin g As s is te d , 54 ,600 g vw r,G re y Clo th,Bu rg u n d y, 74 2,300km . STK #G 1 591 A Sa le P ric e $39,995

2010 IH PROSTAR, 500 HP, Cummins, 18 spd., 46 rears, new drivers, Jake/3-way lockers, fresh safety, $52,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

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CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Speolder Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers. cializing in Cummins, have all makes, large 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. inventory of parts, re-powering is our specialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB.

www.windandweathershelters.com COMMERCIAL GRADE Wind and weather shelter buildings available in widths from 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you have bought an auction building and need to upgrade to more durable material or parts we can help. Located in Yorkton. Contact Paul at 306-641-5464 or Ladimer EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western 306-795-7779. Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872. Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted Vandenberg Hay Farms Ltd., Nobleford AB. equipment in the Alberta Farmer Express Email: logistics@vandenberghay.ca classifieds. EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Reasonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

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DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. 2003 JD 700H LGP, full canopy, screens, new UC, bushings, 6-way blade, mint! 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 780-755-2115, 780-842-7836 Edgerton AB 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. SKIDSTEER: 2008 CASE 465 Series III, cab, heat, new tires, 2700 hrs., $21,000. Call 306-940-6835, Prince Albert, SK.

BUSINESS FOR SALE: Sausage process- ANDRES TRUCKING. Hauling equipment, ing plant in Raymond, AB. For more infor- bins, livestock, towing. Canada/USA. Call 1972 CAT D7F, bush equipped, good cond; 10’ HD rome plow, wheel transport, good or text 306-736-3454, South East, SK. mation call 403-752-3006. cond. Info. 306-342-7509, Medstead, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR business for hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, ANGLE DOZER w/TILT for a D7G; Also straight dozer w/tilt; Brush rake to fit D6R, sale in Regina; Hotel and restaurant on SK. D6N and JD 850. 306-238-4411, Goodsoil. Hwy. #48; 160 acres near Regina with yard and business opportunity; SW SK. WANTED: 14x24 grader tires at 50%+; restaurant, lounge incl, 15 room motel; Also air cleaner assembly for Champion Vanguard bar and grill, incl. 3 bdrm. home; Milestone hotel for sale. Brian Tiefenbach, JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster 740. Call 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 306-536-3269, Colliers Int., Regina, SK. with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call www.collierscanada.com 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres.

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REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants FARMERS AND BUSINESS PERSONS need available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK. financial help? Go to: www.bobstocks.ca or phone 306-757-1997, 315 Victoria Ave., MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, Regina, SK. www.maverickconstruction.ca custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., FARM CHEMICAL / BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK SEED COMPLAINTS way to clear land. Four season service, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, We also specialize in: agricultural trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket at- 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt tachments. Bury rock and brush piles and for years of trouble-free service. Lever complaints of any nature; Crop ins. line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; fence Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull 306-960-3804. Residual herbicide; Custom operator behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ issues; Equip. malfunctions. Licensed NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK Agrologist on Staff. For assistance and payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca vertical beater spreaders. Phone 2011 JD 323D track skidsteer loader, new compensation call 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. tracks, 1450 hours, $31,000. Call Back-Track InvesTIgaTIons 306-554-8220, Dafoe, SK. 1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING. We do patching, repairs, re-wiring of KELLO DISC BLADES and bearings: 22” to welding, trailers, heavy equipment, etc. We 42” notched. Parts: oilbath and greaseable trucks, use Epoxy and Endura topcoats. bearings to service all makes of heavy con- Competitive primers rates. Contact Agrimex at DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too struction discs. Call: 1-888-500-2646, Red 306-331-7443, Dysart, SK. high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. au3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch gers, brush cutters and more large stock. Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye Top quality equipment, quality welding Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646. and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. Management Group for all your borrowing 2010 JOHN DEERE 624J wheel loader, and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, 5000 hrs., excellent condition, Q/A. Call ATTACHMENTS: Skidsteer snow buckets, Regina, SK. blowers, blades, brooms, forks. Conquest 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. 2004 CAT D7R-XR Series II angle dozer, 1973 CAT 930 loader, 2 yard bucket, new full canopy and ripper. 780-983-0936, pins and bushings, $15,000. Call Westlock, AB. 306-524-4960, Semans, SK.

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VIEW OUR WEBSITE WWW.CIABUILDING.COM CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now available. Call Bill, 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca

8 HYDRAULIC BIN JACKS, “Bainter CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All Style”, c/w Honda 5.5 HP hyd. powerplant, sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and jacks used once, like new, $17,500. Call insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK. 780-208-8880, Vegreville, AB.

Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800- BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS 665-1362. and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK.

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LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738. CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount. KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. Accurate estimates. Sheldon’s Hauling, For sales and service east central SK. and 306-961-9699, Prince Albert, SK. MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346.

NEW CONVEY-ALL DRIVE OVER belt conveyor w/electric drive 20 HP motor. Retail $15,000. Special year end price, $12,900. 306-222-6173, Saskatoon, SK.

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of 2008 MOD FIELD office complex, 16 units, MAGNUM 8.0 KW light tower generator, pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 12x60. Can be sold in 4, 8 or 16 units. 90 Kubota diesel, $4400. Call Larry at Motor 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A306-563-8765, Canora, SK. LOOKING TO BACKGROUND replacement offices total. Call 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net heifers with the opportunity for a full AI Website: www.tismtrrewind.com program or just background calves. 403-701-1548, Strathmore, AB.

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DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain NEW BATCO 2075 w/electric drive kit. cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treat- Retail $36,500. Blow-out Special, $28,500. ed seed. 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. www.buffervalley.com BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, and 10” end units available; Transfer conw/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. veyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. 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.

BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews. Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskatoon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, cone and steel floor requirements contact: Osler, SK. Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free: 1-888-304-2837. BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, GRAIN BIN SERVICES. Concrete, turnkey grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- com- installation, remodel, repair. We specialize mercial. Construction and concrete crews. in large diameter setup and wind damage Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saska- repair. Call Quadra Development Corp., toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, 1-800-249-2708, or d.lonseth@sasktel.net Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, Osler, SK. POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK.

2012 TENDER TRAILER: 30 MT ConveyAll trailer, tri-axle, 5 hoppers, self contained hyd. drive powered by Subaru gas motor 36 HP, exc. cond., field ready, $85,000. Bill 780-210-0800, Andrew, AB.

20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com

BOND SEA CONTAINERS. New, used and modified sea containers. All sizes avail. Buy, rent or lease. Call Bond today 100’x200’x22’ Steel Farm Building. Ready 306-373-2236, joe@bondind.com or visit for set-up on your farm today. Foundation www.bondind.com SPECIAL! 4WD 2008 Ag-Chem 8244, airspecs can be supplied. Includes 26 gauge flow bed, 70’ booms, $69,500. 2009 Agext. sheeting and trims, $153,900 plus Chem 8204, 2-bin, $73,500. USD prices. tax. Add doors and insulation as needed. 406-466-5356. Choteau, MT. View website Other sizes available. 1-888-398-7150 or www.fertilizerequipment.net email buildings@prairiesteel.com STEEL CLADDING SALE: New Grade A 29 gauge white-white metal cladding 3/4” high rib cut to your length for only .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 STEEL FARM BUILDINGS INSTALLED! 50x100x20 for $80,100; 60x100x20 for $92,960; 70x100x20 for $106,120; 80x100x20 for $119,280. All prices include 2 walk doors, 5 windows, 1 bi-fold door (30’x18’) and set- up on piles. Taxes extra. Some exceptions may apply. Call Prairie Steel 1-888-398-7150, Clavet, SK. Email to buildings@prairiesteel.com WINTER BOOKING DISCOUNTS ON STEEL farm buildings. Order your steel farm building now before prices increase, and do not pay until spring. Factory direct steel buildings built to suit your operation. Call Prairie Steel now to lock in your price for winter fabrication - we offer all sizes and options. Leasing options available. Contact us at 1-888-398-7150 or email buildings@prairiesteel.com AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. For the customer that prefers quality. 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK.

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes. 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. 2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $145,000; 2Case 4520’s, 70’ booms: 3-bin, 3100 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and 2010 $168,000; SPECIAL- 2010 Case modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina hrs., 4520, 1-bin, 5100 hrs., $98,500; 2and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 2007 Case 4520’s, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 3300 306-933-0436. hrs., AutoSteer, $134,000 and $98,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2- 2004 Loral AirMax 1000s, 70’ booms, immaculate, $76,000 and $93,000; 2006 2-bin AgChem, 70’ booms, $58,000; 2002 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, $32,000; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi belt tender, self contained, $32,000 and $42,000; 2- 24 ton Wilmar tender beds, $17,500 ea; 2012 Wilmar Rangler 4560, 780 hrs., $28,500; 2009 Rangler, 2400 hrs, $23,500; 1974 10,000 gal. NH3 transport, HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and $38,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call $34,500. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Cho306-757-2828, Regina, SK. teau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net

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REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly to you. Safety, convenience, reliability. Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net

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.

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.

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.

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

NEW MERIDIAN AUGERS with motor, clutch, reversing gearbox and lights. HD8-39, $15,350; HD8-59, $17,250; TL10-39, $16,995; HD10-59, $18,995. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of grain Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., dryers w/auto. drying/moisture control. 306-957-2033. Updates to Vertec roof, tiers, moisture control. Economic designed dryers avail. DECEMBER CLEARANCE: Loaded 1-888-288-6857. westerngraindryer.com HD8-39/ HD8-46/ TL 10-39 plus SLMD12 72 and SLMD12 - 95 plus. Used Augers: 2012 TL 10-39; 2012 SLMD 12-72 with winch and swing mover; Brandt 10x60 S/A: Wheatheart 8x51’ c/w mover. Also CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, accesdealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing sories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. available! Call Dale, Mainway Farm Equip., www.starlinesales.com 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson, SK. www.mainwayfarmeguipment.ca Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available in with self-propelled mover kits and bin for your call. 1-800-665-1362. sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

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2010 9870, ProDrive, Harvest Smart, selflevel shoe, Rice dual tires, 615 PU, exc., c/w 2010 JD 635D draper header, $249,000. Henry 403-588-0958, Alix, AB. 2006 9660 WTS JD, 914 PU, duals, 2300 engine hrs., $132,500. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2000 JOHN DEERE 9650, walker, fine cut chopper, long auger, shedded, $39,000. Call 306-524-4960, Semans, SK.

CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK.

RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK USED LMC GRAVITY SEPARATORS, 400 BPH and 300 BPH units available. Call LMC 2007 7010 Case/IH, dual wheels, w/2016 www.straightcutheaders.com header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Canada 1-800-667-6924. Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, great for pulse crops, best selection in 2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, RECONDITIONED COMBINE HEADERS. $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, RIGID and flex, most makes and sizes; Western Canada. 306-946-7923, Young SK $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, also header transports. Ed Lorenz, GRAIN CLEANING PLANT w/buildings $130,000; 2009 7088 w/2016 PU header, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK. or weband bins for sale as a whole. For more info. $180,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, site: www.straightcutheaders.com 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. call 306-873-4984, Tisdale, SK. PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Koshin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers. M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111.

MEDICINE HAT TRACTOR Salvage Inc. Specializing in new, used, and rebuilt agricultural and construction parts. Buying all sorts of ag and construction equipment for dismantling. Call today 1-877-527-7278, www.mhtractor.ca Medicine Hat, AB. TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older tractors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/other Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battleford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769. LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. We sell new, used and remanufactured parts for most farm tractors and combines.

We offer a wide selection of field-ready used Agricultural & Industrial Equipment.

JD 330 discs, 24’ with coned blades, lots of bearings replaced, good condition, $9500. 780-603-5307, Vegreville, AB.

CASE/IH 5600 HD chisel plow, 29’ with Degelman 3 bar harrows, $6500 OBO. 403-820-0145, Drumheller, AB.

MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 years experience. Call Bob Davidson, WANTED: MISC. PARTS for Cockshutt/ Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746. Oliver 2050-2150. Call 780-632-1048. CASE/IH 4012 ATX drill, edge-on shanks, Farmland boots, low disturbance sweeps, disc closers every shank, $18,000 OBO. 403-820-0145, Drumheller, AB. 1983 CASE 2290 w/Leon 707 FEL, 4700 hrs., rebuilt PS and diff., 4 remotes, dual 2003 BOURGAULT 5710 29’ air drill, DS, PTO, good tires, duals, $19,500. Prince AlStealth paired row openers, 9.8” spacing, bert, SK. 306-922-8155, 306-960-3230. 4300 tank, $60,000 OBO. 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212, Wandering River, AB. 1995 CASE 9270, 6400 hrs., 4 hyds. w/one return line, 12 spd. trans. set up for OutWANTED: BOURGAULT OPENERS for Back AutoSteer, 5520/85R42 tires, new 3320 Para-link drill, single shoot w/liquid fronts fall 2014, new back tires fall 2015, recently serviced, $65,000 OBO. Ph/text end. Call 306-463-7527, Kindersley, SK. Dwayne at 306-662-8532, Fox Valley, SK. Available at: 2011 MORRIS CONTOUR 70’, 650 bu. tank w/duals, TBH mechanical drive, dual shoot LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA $160,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have 2013 MORRIS CONTOUR II, 61’, 8370 rebuilt tractors and parts for sale. TBH tank, 450 bu., 3 tank, paired row car- 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. bide tips, main frame big tires, blockage Edberg, AB monitor, seeded approx. 15,000 acres, WANTED: CAB DOOR for Case/IH 1070 5000 acres on new carbide tips, asking tractor. Call 306-781-2775, Kronau, SK. $190,000. 306-883-7305, Spiritwood, SK. 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, 2009 BOURGAULT 3310, 75’, w/6550 tank, 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm 1 yr. on new tips and discs, very accurate Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. drill and tank, $205,000 OBO. Call We know that farming is enough of a gamble 306-867-7165, Loreburn, SK. so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a 2003 FLEXI-COIL 5000 39’ 9” sp, 3.5” steel 2000 CHALLENGER 95E tractor, 6450 hrs., Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. packers, 2011 P1060 430 bu. cart, DS. 4 SCVs, JD AutoTrac, Extreme Duty tracks We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800- 306-722-3773, 306-722-7605, Osage, SK 80%, full weights, asking $80,000. Ph: 665-1362 403-443-2162, Three Hills, AB. 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, JD 8440, PTO, 5800 orig. hrs., quad $52,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, trans, premium condition, $26,000 OBO. Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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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. 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.

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JD 8440, PTO, 5800 orig. hrs., quad trans, premium condition, call Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. JD 4010, c/w FEL, new tires, batteries and injectors, very clean. Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. JD 7710 MFWD, with 740 loader, LHR, premium condition, 20.8x38 tires. Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB.

s670/680/690 JD Combine low hrs 4730 JD sprayer, 100 ft. 854 Rogator sP sprayer, complete with JD auto steer, swath pro special 450 CIH Quadtrac with big pump 554 Rogator sprayer sP 4840 JD 2WD, low hours, new tires GOOD SELECTION OF JD & CASE SP SPRAYERS AND 4WD TRACTORS

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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. 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK.

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1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, w/Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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HEAVY DUTY WHEEL DOLLY. Change your sprayer tires in less than an hour! Over 100 units sold last 12 months. Perfect tool for safely and quickly moving or changing large wheels/tires, $1,499. 403-892-3303, Carmangay, AB.

Small square bales are one of the highest demanded form of bales used across North America. Unfortunately, they are also the most expensive to produce. Until now. The Bale Baron by Marcrest Manufacturing takes regular 14 and 16 inch bales and packages them into time saving bundles of ease. Our Bale Packs are designed to stack efficiently into van trailers, are tightly bound using regular baling twine and are easily handled by loaders and forklifts.

2016 JD 2410 63’, 12” spacing, Raven NH3 autorate controller w/5 sectional control, Bourgault 3/4” NH3 knives, JD 3-bar heavy harrows with 1/2” tines. 306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK.

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KELLO-BILT 8’ to 20’ offset discs w/24” to 36” notched blades; Kello-Bilt 24’ to 38’ tandem wing discs w/26” and 28” notched blades and oilbath bearings. Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com Call: 1-888-500-2646.

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COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and used parts for most makes of tractors, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. Phone 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, SK. www.comb-tracsalvage.com We buy machinery.

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2013 RITE-WAY HEAVY HARROW, 90’, approx. 20” harrows, adjustable pressure and angle, $39,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK.

2006 JD 9760 STS, bullet rotor, 615 PU, w/o, 1 owner, 2200 sep. hrs w/wo HoneyBee 30’ straight cut header, field ready, $95,000 OBO. 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB.

2010 JD 9870 STS, loaded, 4 WD, only 480 sep./ 600 eng. hrs, $269,000 CAD BRANDT 8x50, BLUE, hyd. mover, winch, OBO. 218-779-1710, Bottineau, ND. WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP bin sweep, good cond. Ed 306-272-3848, or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel 306-269-7745, Foam Lake, SK. drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401.

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NH 1060 tbt air cart, Dual 20.8 x 38 tires, No monitor, used 1 season, as new .........$79,500 25’ Hesston PT Swather ......................................................................................$3,000 25’ 725 CIH (MacDon) PT Swather ....................................................................$3,000 40’ Morris 3100 Hoe Drills, mover and hitch .......................................................$10,000 946 Versatile Ford Tractor, 5,000 hrs, 24.5 x 32 D .............................................$50,000 560 Hesston Round Baler, 1,000 PTO ................................................................. $5,500 660 NH Round Baler, 540 pto, nice shape ...............................................................$5,500 60’ S82 Flexicoil Harrow Draw Bar, Nice shape ..................................................$5,250 44’ 820 F.C. Deep Till Air Seeder, harrows ...............................................................CALL 2320 F.C. TBH Air Tank, complete with 320 - 3rd tank .................................................CALL 40’ 340 F.C. Chisel Plow & 75 Packer Bar, P30’s ..........................................$27,500 41’ Flexicoil 300 B Chisel Plow, 3 bar harrows ...................................................$12,500 100’ 65XL Flexicoil Sprayer, complete with windguards, elec. end nozzles single tips, auto rate, excellent condition ...........................................$12,500 29’ 225 DOW Kello- Bilt Tandem Disc, 28” smooth front & rear blades, 10.5” spacing, oil, bath bearings, as new ................................................................. $60,000 47’ 820 Flexicoil Chisel Plow, 4 bar harrow, low mileage......................................$67,500 2009 GMC Topkick 20 ft. Grain Truck, automatic, silage gate, air ride suspension,approx. 7,000 kms................................... $105,000 New E-Kay 7”, 8”, 9”Bin Sweeps available..........................................................CALL 8-46’ Meridian Grain Auger 27 HP Kholer, E-Kay mover, belt tightner, power stearing, lights, no spill hopper, as new ............................................................$12,800 10”-50’ Sakundiak Hydraulic Swung Auger......................................................$1,750 8” Wheat Heart Transfer Auger ..........................................................................$1,250 New Outback MAX & STX Guidance & mapping..................................................... In Stock New Outback E-Drive, TC ..................................................................................... In Stock New Outback E-Drive X, c/w free E turns.............................................................. In Stock New Outback S-Lite guidance .............................................................................$1,250 New Outback VSI Steering Wheel Kits.............................................................. In Stock Used Outback E-Drive Hyd. kits ............................................................................... $500

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KIRSCHNER 10’ BLADE, hyd angle, mounts on JD 740 loader, exc., $4600; Degelman 4600 blade, 4-way, mts for JD 6430 tractor, exc., $9500; Deg. 6900 2-way, mounts for JD 9320. 780-352-3012 Wetaskiwin AB

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403-327-7070 www.dseriescanola.ca 1309’ 7 Tower T&L pivot, c/w both pumps, dsl. motor and large fuel tank. Consider equip trade. 403-362-1897 Rolling Hills AB WESTERN IRRIGATION: CADMAN Dealer. 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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ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: 2009 14’ 6900 Degelman 4 WD blade, hyd. www.maverickconstruction.ca angle, mounting kit for STX 275, 280, 285, 330, 335, $20,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK.

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1976 JD 1830, 145 FEL, CAHR, 3 PTH, live 2006 FLEXI-COIL 5000 HD 51’, 10” sp., 5” PTO, good rubber, very low hours, $20,000 rubber packers, single shoot, $27,500; NH OBO. Call 306-357-2136, Wiseton, SK. 359 mixmill, PBF, new tires, $3300; 2001 Bourgault 5440 dual fan, air seeder hopNICE 2010 JD 9630, 4WD, original own- per, $32,000. 403-665-2341 Craigmyle, AB er, 2500 hrs., fully loaded, big hyd. pump, 5 remotes, 800 duals, all updates done, ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTIbest offer. Don 306-948-6059, Biggar, SK. VATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. JOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, ex- 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB. cellent condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 1999 JD 9400, 425 HP, 24 spd., new rubber, 4 hyds. w/return line, exc. cond., $85,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

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BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (includes refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also available. Vermette Wood Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home.

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

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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.

HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying finished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb LW. Call/text 306-736-3454, SE Sask. QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK.

Go public with an ad in the Alberta Farmer BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison Express classifieds. Phone 1-800-665-1362. is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com WALLENSTEIN WOOD PROCESSOR # 830. TUBING FROM 1-1/4” to 3-1/2”. Sucker 1 man machine for cutting, splitting and rod 3/4”, 7/8” and 1”. Line pipe and Casing also available. Phone 1-800-661-7858 or piling, 50 hrs. 403-346-7178, Red Deer, AB 780-842-5705, Wainwright, AB. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre- USED PIPE FOR SALE- All kinds of drill servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, pipe, perfect for building panels and corrals. Info. call 403-652-6041, Nanton, AB. SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

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50 MIXED BUFFALO CALVES, average 475 to 500 lbs., good weight gainers. Weaning/sorting first week of January. Accepting offers over $5/lb. Call 780-831-5750, Beaverlodge, AB. BISON HERD for sale, 60-70 pairs. Yearling and 2 year old heifers, approx. 150 head total. Call 780-753-0982, Provost, AB. BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, yearlings and calves. Phone Elk Valley Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. BISON CALVES, bulls and heifers, $2300 each. Call Frank 306-662-4163, Maple Creek, SK. BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE, 77 Plains, 11 Wood cross. The top herd bull is from Wolverine Bison sired to the yearling reserve Grand Champion bull in Denver in 2016. This is an impressive group of heifers ready to go this fall. Bulls may be purchased as well. Come view any time, or call Blair 306-231-9980, Plunkett, SK. WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from yearlings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK.

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REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 year olds and yearlings. Polled, horned, some red. Quiet hand fed, hairy bulls. 40+ head available. Wilf at Cougar Hill Ranch 306-728-2800, 306-730-8722, Melville, SK

BRED HEIFERS: 75 Red and Black Angus; 25 Hereford. Exc. ranch raised females. Bred to top quality bulls. Call Dean at 780-855-2580, New Norway, AB. 75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red Angus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. GOOD QUALITY BRED HEIFERS. Red Angus, Red Angus cross Hereford and Red Angus cross Simmental. Bred Red Angus. Ferguson Stock Farm Ltd., 306-895-4825, Paynton, SK.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK.

PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. We manufacture an extensive line of cattle handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowding tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison equipment, Texas gates, steel water rodeo equipment and garbage inHORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alu- troughs, Distributors for El-Toro electric minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. cinerators. branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com

44 TOPCUT ONE IRON Red Angus cross bred heifers, AI’d to low birthweight Red Angus bull, very impressive group of heifers. Call 306-937-2880 or 306-441-5010 SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) Battleford, SK. lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Rick 403-894-9449 or Cathy at: QUALITY HERD FOR SALE: 165 mostly at: Simmental cross. Red, Tan and Black cows, 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. ranging from 1st calvers to mature cows, www.sungoldmeats.com bred Simmental or Charolais; 40 heifers, mostly Simmental cross, bred Limousin. Start calving March 3rd, 2016. Call 306-210-8497, Tramping Lake, SK. SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole distributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers 125 BRED RED ANGUS cross heifers, bred programs, marketing services and sheep/ to Red Angus bulls. Bulls out July 1st for goat supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, 60 days. Call 306-355-2700, Mortlach, SK. SK. www.sksheep.com

LAZY S BULL POWER 2017, January 28th, at the ranch, Mayerthorpe, AB. 225 polled red and black Simmental, Angus and Beefmaker (Sim Angus) bulls. 780-785-3136. Video online www.lazysranch.ca

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK.

CROSSBRED BELGIAN mares, bred back to Belgian Stallion, $2500/ea.; 1- set of brass harness, $1800; 4- Red Belgian yearling mules, $1200/ea. 780-363-2216, Chipman

DAVIDSON GELBVIEH & LONESOME DOVE RANCH, 28th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 4, 2017, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 3rd. Selling 100+ PB yearling bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen tested. Contact Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. View catalog and video on our websites: www.lonesomedoveranch.ca or RED ANGUS- GELBVIEH cross heifers, www.davidsongelbvieh.com bred July 10, Black Angus. Good big heifers, bought as calves from one ranch. Full vaccination, asking $1990 each. Chanig Ranch, 306-478-2658, Mankota, SK.

50 BLACK ANGUS heifers, bred to reg. SELLING PKG. OF polled Hereford bred Black Angus bulls. Can winter and calve heifers. Top quality, bred to easy calving out. Call 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK. Hereford bull. Corey Lees 306-577-9971 or George Lees at 306-577-5578, Arcola, SK. SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call 25 BRED HEIFERS bred Hereford. February Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. calving, balance due March/April. Excellent group. Registration papers available. Call Duncan or Jeff Lees at: 306-455-2619 or 306-577-1375, Arcola, SK. 90- TWO YR. OLD and yearling Red Angus bulls. Guaranteed, semen tested, and delivered in the spring. Bob Jensen, 306-967-2770, Leader, SK. FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. REG. RED ANGUS bulls born Feb./Mar. Cows and quota needed. We buy all class2016, calving ease, good growth; Also reg. es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F heifer calves for sale. Little de Ranch, Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620. RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730.

60 BRED COWS FOR SALE: Charolais Simmental cross. Call 403-652-7253, High River, AB. PUREBRED CHAROLAIS HEIFERS bred to Legend, also 10 commercial heifers bred Charolais. Layne and Paula Evans, 306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK. COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais bulls, come red factor. Call Kings Polled Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK.

BRED COW HERD REDUCTION, by half. FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully sus150 head. Would trade for light or tough tainable livestock watering. No power refeed grain. Call 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. quired to heat or pump. Prevents contamiCHAROLAIS COWS BRED polled Charolais, nation. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. purebred and commercial, calving Feb.- www.frostfreenosepumps.com April. Call Layne and Paula Evans, 1982 TW20 FORD tractor, FWA, w/FEL and 306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK. grapple fork. Call 306-773-1049 or 25 EXCELLENT SIMMENTAL Angus cross- 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. bred heifers, Red and Black, bred to prov- HI-HOG CATTLE SQUEEZE and hi-hog en easy calving Simmental bull, due Feb. grain dispenser. Call 306-773-1049 or and March. Pheasantdale Cattle Co., 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. 306-335-7553, Balcarres, SK. 2002 521DXT CASE payloader w/grapple BRED HEIFERS: Approx. 200 big, strong fork. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, top of the line, one iron Simmental and Swift Current, SK. Simmental Red Angus cross, bred Red or Black Angus. Exposed May 24th, 2016. Full SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 vaccination program plus Ivomec. Contact years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. 3J Simmental Farms, 306-325-4622 or Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to 306-327-8005, Lintlaw, SK. 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 BIG ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder. Selling custom designed packages. Name 2002 BALE KING 2000 bale processor, your price and we will put a package togood condition, $5500. Call gether for you. Fullblood/percentage Low306-723-4867, 306-545-5007, Cupar, SK. line, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier. Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB. 2014 HIGHLINE BALE PRO CFR651, with chopper and grain tank, processed 1000 bales, asking $27,000. Call 306-397-2653, 306-441-2663, Edam, SK. ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association H. S. KNILL TRANSPORT, est. 1933, spe- STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. cializing in purebred livestock transporta- windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panwww.albertatexaslonghorn.com tion. Providing weekly pick up and delivery els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orservice across Canada/USA and Mexico. ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, Gooseneck service available in Ontario, SK. www.steelviewmfg.com Quebec and USA. US and Canada customs bonded carrier. Call 1-877-442-3106, fax STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain hsknill@pppoe.ca or troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage. 519-442-1122, Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com www.hsknilltransport.com 155 King Ed- belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, ward St., Paris, ON. N3L 0A1. Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372. 306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK.

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

WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak TRADE AND EXPORT CANADA BUYING panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ all grades of organic grains. Fast payment and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; and pick up. Call 306-433-4700. Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. GRAIN PROCESSING: 16” Sven rollermill, 10 HP, quick release, 6’ cross auger, 2 leg, overhead processed grain tank, all wiring, ORGANIC FEED GRAIN. 306-515-3500, Regina, SK. asking $7500. 306-862-4849, Aylsham, SK.

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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.

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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.

RM OF GLENSIDE 377: Prime ranching opportunity! 1296 sq. ft. bungalow built in 1988. Detached garage, metal shop/riding arena, horse barn and newer corrals. 308 total acres of land. (Both native and tame RENTAL: REGINA, SK. Dec.27-Mar.9. Like RURAL WATER, FARMS, acreages. Multi- grass, cross fenced into many paddocks). new bungalow w/garage. Utilities and pure membrane system, 2000 gal./day. SE 04-40-14 W3 and SE 33-39-14 W3. snow removal included. 306-585-6382. 1987 REGENT 16x72, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, new The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com $499,000. For more info. phone Duane windows and shingles, 25x32’ addition, 1-800-664-2561. Neufeldt, RE/MAX Saskatoon - Biggar $32,000 OBO. 306-252-2901, Kenaston, SK 306-948-8055. www.duaneneufeldt.com FARMLAND NW-35-30-12-W3 near Harris. Assess 56,100. 1 year lease in place RM OF ROSEMOUNT #378: Starter ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different til end of 2017 ($7000) that will go to new farm/ranch! Older 1 3/4 storey character ways to weigh bales and livestock; Platowner. Asking $239,000. Ph 306-220-0191 home approx 2000 sq. ft. Heated detached form scales for industrial use as well, nonFARMLAND AND YARD SITE, RM of Prince garage, quonset, open front shelter, cor- electric, no balances or cables (no weigh Albert #461 (Hamlet of MacDowall, SK). rals, bins. 186 acres of land. (70 cultivated like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, 406.12 acres. 1975 mobile home. Nicely remainder pasture and yard site). NW North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com treed yard - great building site. 8 Westeel 36-36-16 and part of SW 36-36-16 W3 grain bins (10,000 bu.), barn, outbuildings. $349,000. For more info. phone Duane Power, NG, phone, well, city water runs by Neufeldt, RE/MAX Saskatoon - Biggar property. $497,000 OBO. 306-922-3104, 306-948-8055. www.duaneneufeldt.com email: macdowallfarmland@outlook.com J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most BORDER COLLIE PUPS red and white, trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. from working parents, ready to go, $500. View at www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 306-587-7169, Success, SK. J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most TRUE BLUE HEELER has a litter of Blue trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. Heeler pups ready January 12, 6 females, View at www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 2 males, out of Violet by Jaxon. Excellent working dogs. 306-492-2447, 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK.

HALF SECTION FARMLAND: West of Viking, AB. 310 acres cultivated. Contact Barb Chrystian, Realtor, Swan City Realty 780-385-0631. MLS# ca0093984.

DOUBLE RV LOT for sale, Yuma, AZ. With RV support building - washer/dryer, toilet, shower etc. 403-871-2441, 928-503-5344.

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.

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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 160 ACRES near Regina with yard and business opportunity; 15 acres w/large character home, plus 2nd home on property within 35 miles of Regina or Weyburn on Hwy. #35; 160 acres w/large home, 3 car heated garage, large shop, horse barn, plenty of water, 20 min. NE of Regina.; Near Pilot Butte, 80 acre development land; 90+ acres, Hwy. #11, 7 mi. North of Saskatoon, development; RM Perdue, 2 quarters W. of Saskatoon on Hwy #14; 2 miles East of Balgonie Hwy. #1, 145 acre development land. Brian Tiefenbach 306-536-3269, Colliers Int., Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com

WATER PROBLEMS? ELIMINATE rust, smell, bad taste, hardness, sodium odor. The Water Clinic, 1-800-664-2561, www.thewaterclinic.com FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER RM of Winslow #319. SE-17-32-20-W3, 160 acres, 154 cultivated, assessment 99,000; NW-01-32-21-W3, 160 acres, 156 cult., assess 89,900; NW-12-33-21-W3, 160 acres, 255 ACRES IN RM of Cote #271: Approx. 160 cult., assess. 114,700. Conditions of 160 acres seeded to cereal crop, balance Offers: 1.) All offers to be submitted to in tame hay. Close to Duck Mountain Pro- Edge Realty Ltd., on or before December vincial Park. Municipal water pipeline runs 22, 2016 at 3:00 PM. 1000B Main Street, through property. Located approx. 8 miles Kindersley, SK. Box 1324, S0L 1S0. 2.) Defrom Kamsack, SK. $1693/acre. E-mail: posit cheque to 3% of the offered amount pmcssdi266tech@telus.net 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: Brad Edgerton, Edge Realty Ltd., Box 1324, Kindersley, SK. S0L 1S0. Ph 306-463-4515. Fax: 306-463-4516. brad@edgerealty.ca

RM CANWOOD #494- $990,000. 1202 LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, acres good pasture w/Little Shell River SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or running thru it. Approx. 660 acres cult. call 306-222-6558. tame hay and the balance main natural and bush pasture. Fairly good fence, also TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES the seller has done some gravel test holes. and Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refin- What was found is very interesting on apishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder prox. 400 acres. The buyers would responwith 38 years experience. Log & Timber sible for their own testing. As well, there is Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email some spruce timber. MLS®574209. Info. info@logandtimberworks.com Website at call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of the Battlewww.logandtimberworks.com fords, 306-446-8800, 306-441-0512.

RM 260-261, LAND FOR RENT BY TENDER. RM 260: SE-15-27-23, NE-16-27-23, NW-16-27-23, SW-2127-23. RM 261: NE-25-25-26, NW-25-25-26, SE-35-25-26. Highest or any offer may not necessarily accepted. All offers due by January 15, 2017. Grant Specht, Box 38, Eatonia, SK. S0L 0Y0. Home 306-967-2768, cell 306-463-9768. FARMLAND FOR SALE in RM No. 2: 1 quarter, SW 35-01-34 W1. Offers. Mail to: Box 188, Carnduff, SK. S0C 0S0. 306-483-7477

CERTIFIED #1 CDC Limerick and Cooper, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK.

CERT. CANTATE CANARY SEED. Highest yielding available variety. Hansen Seeds, 306-465-2525 or 306-861-5679, Yellow Grass, SK. jsh2@sasktel.net CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK REG. AND CERT. CDC Calvi, great standability, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK.

GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: kraussacres@sasktel.net FARMLAND FOR SALE in the Kipling, SK. area, RM 124. 7 quarters with 1000 cult. acres, 1200 sq. ft. w/double att. garage, nat. gas heat, built in 1995, heated shop, quonset, seed cleaning complex incl. weigh scale and apple grain storage. 306-736-2850, 306-735-7575.

MUSTARD SEED! We can supply you with new cert. treated or untreated seed. We can upgrade your low grade mustard. Ackerman Ag Services, 306-638-2282, Chamberlain, SK.

RURAL water, farms, acreages. Multi-pure membrane system; 2000 gal./day. No more water softeners. The Water Clinic, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561.

TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

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LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded grain company. Call, email, text Now for competitive pricing at the farm! Market MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. www.maverickconstruction.ca CDC COPELAND BARLEY, reg. and cert., info@marketplacecommodities.com top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net RURAL water, farms, acreages. Multi-pure membrane system, 2000 gal./day. No more water softeners. The Water Clinic, TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, www.thewaterclinic.com 1-800-664-2561. 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. CERT. #1 COPELAND, 95% germ., 94% Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 vigor, 0 fus., 47.14 kernel wt. Sandercock or 306-228-7325, Unity, SK. Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? You are selling feed grains. We are CERT. #1 AAC Synergy, CDC Copeland, buying feed grains. Also buying chickexcellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., peas, lentils and golden flax. Fast pay306-324-4315, Margo, SK. ment, with prompt pickup, true price discovery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Lethbridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email DE DELL SEEDS INC. high yielding grain info@marketplacecommodities.com or corn, high yielding silage corn, proven in the prairies. The leaders in non-GMO tech- VAN RAAY PASKAL Farms in Iron Springs nology. Prairie dealer. Beausejour, MB. area is looking for Feed Barley. Put more Free delivery. Call 519-203-2676. $$$ in your pocket and sell direct to us 2016 TUSCANY XTE 40 AX, #GCHH8907, with no brokerage fee. Call 403-732-5641. $269,900. AMVIC Lic. Dealer. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds Allandale.com and cereals. All organic cereals and speEXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruf- SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297. fian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase CERT. #1 CS CAMDEN, Triactor, Souris. barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK.

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CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO, CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater, CDC Mosaic. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK

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AAC BRANDON, reg. and cert., top CREEP FEED RATION, oats and barley mix, quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, 10,000 bu., very clean, no weeds. North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-642-5812, 306-642-8344, Scout Lake 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. BuyAAC ELIE, CERT., sister to AAC Brandon, ers and sellers of all types of feed grain top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, and grain by-products. Call 306-862-2723, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, Nipawin, SK. 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 Cardale, CDC Utmost, CDC Plentiful, ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid Muchmore, AAC Elie, AAC Connery, AAC core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. Brandon, Elgin ND. Frederick Seeds, Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. SHEDDED DAIRY AND FEEDER HAY, 3x4x8 square bales; Greenfeed and straw. CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia Tests available. 403-633-8835, Tilley, AB. Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK. 600 MIXED ALFALFA big round hay bales, no rain. Easy access. Boyle, AB. area. Call We know that farming is enough of a gamble 780-525-2482, 780-519-7544. so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a ALFALFA BROME PUBESCENT 3x3x8 bales, Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. 1st and 2nd cut. Feed analysis available We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800- Call 306-773-2503, 306-741-9784, Swift Current, SK 665-1362. HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5x5, hard core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, $100/bale. Near Regina, SK 306-539-6123

TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse ROUND SOFTCORE BALES, Brome/Alfalfa, $80 per ton; Alfalfa, $90 per ton. Call 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. 306-842-5710, Weyburn, SK. 400 BROME/ALFALFA 6x6 round hay bales, .04¢/lb., no rain. Contact 306-634-7920, CDC GLAS FLAX, reg. and cert., top 306-421-1753, Estevan, SK. quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 280 FIRST CUT alfalfa mix, 70% alfalfa, 30% mix grass, avg. 1450 lbs, $52.50/bale 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net or $75/ton; 600 greenfeed barley alfalfa mix, avg. 1550 lbs., no rain, $57.50/bale REG. AND CERT. #1 Bethune flax, 98% or $75/ton; 238 2nd cut alfalfa, avg. 1650 germ., Triffied free. Sandercock Seed lbs, no rain, $82.50/bale or $100/ton. Call Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. Dwayne at 306-662-8532, Fox Valley, SK. 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. CERT. #1 CDC IMPULSE CL red lentil. Highest yielding Clearfield red lentil Call 306-465-2525, 306-861-5679 Hansen Seeds, Yellow Grass SK. jsh2@sasktel.net

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600 ALFALFA/ GRASS mixed hard core round bales, 1335 lbs., no rain, excellent cow or horse feed, .5¢/lbs. 306-834-2809 or 306-834-7252, Kerrobert, SK.

HORSE QUALITY HAY bales rounds and small square, grass or alfalfa. Call CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK. lentils. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK ROUND ALFALFA BALES, approx. 1300 lbs. for sale. 306-799-4305, Briercrest, SK. 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

ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS MIXED & greenfeed, hard core, 5x6, 1425 lbs. avg., 5¢/lb. 306-736-2445, 306-577-7351, Kipling, SK. CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, Kenaston, SK.

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FEED GRAIN WANTED! Also buying light, TWO 20.8x38 T-RAIL duals w/rims, quick tough or offgrade grains. “On Farm Pickup” attach, $5000; 16.9R28 T-Rail duals and rims, quick attach, $4500. 780-771-2155, Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. 780-404-1212, Wandering River, AB. BUYING SPRING THRASHED CANOLA and grain “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. 9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph BUYING HEATED/DAMAGED PEAS, Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris FLAX & GRAIN “On Farm Pickup”. Westcan at 306-537-2027, Regina, SK. Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

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